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Grain and proyisious.

CHicAGo. Dec. 3l-Whcnt ruled fairly
active aud unsettled The opening was
strong aud IA &c higher than Saturdays
closing aud with u continuation Of the
strength then existing aud good buying. u
further advance Of lc was established. Later
u weak feeling get In, influenced by liberal
offerings, due in part TO rumors that stocks
In the United Kingdom would be i.ooO,OcO
bushcl larger than last year, and another
that the stock in the United Kingdom, on
the continent and afloat, would bc about
100000 bushels larger than a wear ago.
There WIS considerable realizing by parties
who had bought just previous To the recent
advance. Prices declined &c from the top
aud closed about the same "a Saturday.
Corn was moderately active, ruling firm
early and lower later. The market opened
ut saturdays closing prices and gradually
advanced &C. reacted &c, and closed ia sc
lower than Saturday. There was a good
demand for January early and this had a
strengthening influence ON the other futures.
Oats wcrc weak aud lower There was an
increased tr,sirc on the part Of some large
holders To sell. one operator dispo-ing II
about i.Do,Oco bushels Of May NJ 3sa.c. DE.
spite the heavy selling the buying was good,
especially from shorts and prices declined
only sc, rallied slightly, aud closed steady
Mt N6t.c lower than saturday.
Quite good business was done In mess
pork at irregular prices. Early IN the day
the feeling was easy, and prices declined SO
5hc. Later prices rallied i0CJi2,sc, but dc.
clined i0Csi5c and closed comparatively
steady.
A decidedly weak feeling prevailed In lard.
and prices ruled decidedly lowcr-about SOC
for December aud i0ttl5c on the longer de-
liycnes The market closed rather tame.
Trading was moderately active In ribs, but
prices exhibited little change.
The visible supply Of grain, a- reported by
the board II Tndc, In comparison with that
Of Last week, II ~ follows Wheat, -, Ssi.
On, increase 2sa.Ooo corn, $4,000 increase
l22s,OJO oats. h02iDl. Increase $1,000.
rye. iG5acoo. increase i2,0cg. barley, 2,s0i,
no0 increase 3i7.DO0
The leading futures ranged n follows:
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MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ?, 1850

@3oc; prime, choice, 35@42c; fancy, A95oc;
to choice, 30@35c; syrup, 20o945c strong.
CHEEsE-Prime flats, S1f99lEc; New York
factory, 9H@l0c; full cream, 12lzgl3c;
Young America, l3@l4c.
Soar AND CASDLEs-Soap, 3M@5ci candles,
full weight l0c
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LONDON, Dec. 81, pm.-The amount Of
bullion gone into the Bank Of England on
balance today is $4,000 Bar silver, AZ 0-l0d
per ounce.
PARIS Dec 31.-Threc per cent rcntes, s2f
71hc for the account.
BANK CLEARINGs.
CHICAGO, H., Dec 3i.-Clearings, 81 $780,
600.
NEw ORLEANS, La, Dec. 3i.-Bank clear
ings, ", I3O,35I.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 3i.-Clcarings, sss, 900, =
isl; balances, 81, ,6g2.
BALTIMORE. nd. Dec 3l.-Clcarings, g..
2Gi, li6 balances, 1881. $3.50.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. 3i.-Clearings,
80, $40 200; balances, 81, 3S,32l.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 3l.-Clcarings, So, 49,
6s2; balances, siOG9s3. For this month,
clearings, $s6,05i, 2Oi; balances, si3, $50, 50l.
For corresponding month last year. clear
ings, ssO, so, 0dI; balances, sil,5I,ts7. For
this year, clcarings, SOyO, i7I,s7s; balances,
Sal, ss3 go. For last year, clcarings, ss0l,-
5I7, 73l; balances, SI3s s59,622.
BosroS, Mass, Dec. 3i.-Clearings today
| siI.Dl9, 2J3; balances, sl,972,7l IAN For the
month Clcarings, 1909 7s5, 0j6: balances. $I5,
| SIG i0l. For the corresponding month last
| year. Clcarings, $35i, 0s5, 1sg balances, 81
| 6bl,Ti0 For the year: Clearings a, i27, J57, :
go balances, $500. 6is. $50 For last year:
Clcarings, Si,3s7, 75i,215, balances, SJoi, $40,
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Live stock.

CmcAeo, H., Dec. l.-Cattle-Receipts
$500; shipments, $500. Market steady;
beevcs, s. $500 10; stockers and feeders, 81. 90
ta3. i5 cows, bulls and mixed, $l.40g290;
bulk, $20Oa2.30 Texas cattle, $2.00td3.i0.
IIogs-Rcceipts, 1000 shipments, 1000
Market strong; 56JI0c higher. Mixed, 500
@5.2o; heavy, S5.05@5.SV light, $5.0O@5.35
skips So 50t1i00.
shecp-Receipts, $500; shipments, 1900
Steady. Natives, Si.O06l570; western, $500
@l.Go, Texans, s2.50@340, lambs si5otg
800.
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COTTON MARKET.

The local cotton market opened easy and
closed easy mlddling o1sc Sales. 400
bales. Including ~ last evening. II which
s,so balcs 10 exporters aud |, lou bales 10
spinner.
nNcHAS0r QUOTATIONS.
- ordinary, nominal. COOL ordinary, SIC
low mIddling. A., middling. 9Nc. good mid.
dling. O,.c. middling fair. 10 SlOc, fair,
nominal.
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The First symptom. OF Death.

parts II the body sinking at the pit Of the stomach
loss Of appetite fcycrishncss pnpcs OF SORTS, arc
all positive evidence oi poisoned blood No mat
ter how II became poisoned Il must be- purified 30
avoid death Ackcr's English Blood EliScr has
neyar failed 81 remove scrofulous or syphilitlc
posons. sold under positive guarantee. II. j.
lleiscr. druggist
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rnpors n<cRn SO n&TRR ana 4 a
= 4 n CO. NALH n n sto 9. SBwRR
= L.noxrRh "a. x CAV m. 1slS. X
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Miscellaneous.

WufsKY-Stmight Kentucky Bourbon,
81. 5000 90, Robertson and Lincoln Counties,
Tenn, firm at Sl.Y Ia 500 sharp advance
on October Eastern rycs, 25tg6W, ac-
cordink 10 the aye and make; common
whisky, SlO0mi3O. according " proof;
nothing under 10 per cent quoted.
BAoGING--liAMl3c.
TIEs-Si lOtgi,i5
Snor-Drop, $40; buck, $lAa
LEAD--5lkdGc.
TALLow-IlSc.
sNurr-Garrett's, si0T5; Ralph's, si0.25,
Railroad. - -; Gail a AXIS, $500.
FuRs--licar skins, Sl.OOCLLU0 mink, l5Cg
i5c, coon. hunter handled, l5Ct75c. country,
handled l5CsGOc; otter. sl.WdGO0; beaver,
SLOO6i6.00; wild cat, l5G.:Dc, fox, l0dT5c;
ihuskrat, i0CIi5c opos-um. lOCgl5c; wolf,
50cCs2.O0, panther JOc6eslOl skunk, 10
msUc.
PowDER--Regs, 800, half kegs, t275,
quarter kegs, $50
Coat OII,-Primo white, wholesale lots,
Zoe per gal.
NooL-lIurry, grease wool. unwashod, Is
C,2h. clear. grease wool, 20fI2Sc. bury,
washed, 2DGt 10: tuh.washcd .OdS5c.
TonAcoo-Common, 25cI3Oc other grades,
GOCtSjc.
BEEswAN-2Dc
NnLs-lron. $2O0, steel $40
IIIpEs-Dry flint No. I, Oc No. 2 &c; dry
saltcd, SC; No. 2, e.; green saltcd No. |, ~
@Gc; No. 2 &c, green, &c. deerkins, 500
IOc; shcepskins l5cpiUo firm.
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Live stock.

LANns-Choice, SC common TO good, per
head, 81 .5Oa3N.
Iloos-Choicc light, Be-; good, siG5@Ls5.
common, iliMilfc.
CArrLE-thoicc grayI 3'iCtINc; good. 90
Ct3c, scnlawags, iaM2'ic; choice feeders.
2isCtSc: feeders iAm2Lc.
surrr-ChoIcc &c, medium, &c. com.
mon 81 fpmlm
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Northwest. consols, n2,y
N. w debenturc o., l0ST
Oregon d Trans. Cs, 1917
81, Ia ]. N. gen. 5s, IS
81. H& s. y. gen. NJ, li6M
ST. lnul consols, 1861
stP., Chic & Pac. lists, 100
7. HIrG. TT. Refs, yOn
7. T. X q. TT. Refs. 3y
Union Pacific lists. ll5H
West Shore, 1915
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n rol MAN a BEAST. PENETRATE
MUSCLE A FIBRE Az Tllk WHY DONL.
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Nrw YoRK, Dec. 3l.-Market quiet, as
usual. at the close Of the month and year,
but a very fair quantity Of goods was shipped
10 take advantage Of freights
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local demand creamery, 2i@27c; dairy, 20

Eggs-Markct overstocked; best, 14c.
irovisions-very quiet pork, 1915; lard,
prime prime a steam, nominally $3.50, Dry salt
meats, shoulders, 1925; longs and ribs, 500;
short clear, 1925. Bacon, boxed shoulders,
800; longs and ribs, T.75G7.95; short clears,
$3.50. Hams, &l0.37 <@1275.
Receipts-Flouy. 1900 brls; wheat, 1000
bu; corn, 22s.ooo bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley,
5000 bu.
shipmcnts-Flour. 10000 brls wheat, A.
600 bu; corn, 1870 900 Blu; oats, 69,000 bu; rye
none; barley, 1900 bu.
KANSAS Cry, Dec. 31.--Wheat-- Receipts
69l bu.; shipments, = bu; in stock, 26s, 40
bu. Quiet. No. red, cash. 03Isc asked
May 0sc bid, 81 asked; No. 3 soft cash, soc
bid CSC asked; February, 07c bid May,
H.0l% bid, 81 .03Il asked.
Corn-Receipts, 1918 bu. shipments, -
bu.; in store 100, 900 bushels. Steady. No.
cash, 25c bid, 26c asked; January, 259sc
bid 26c asked; May, 2o1+c bid, 20Ac asked;
No. white, May 30I9c bid, ~ asked.
Oats-No. 2 cash. no bids nor offerings
May, 24s4c bid, 24Jsc asked.
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MUSTANG LIN.MENT

CURES swfNSEY, SADDLE AND HAn.
hL8s SORTS IN HORSES a NULLSl
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ST. LOUIS, No.. Dec. 3i.--Wool market
quiet and unchanged.
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Groceries


NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 81. Coffee Demand
light but holders firm; Rio, common to
prime, l4A@l5c. Sugar--Quiet but steady;
open kettle, strictly prime, &c; prime, 4Hc;
fully fair, 4sIc; good fair, 4Hc; fair, 9-i6c;
good common, 411c; common, 4hc; inferior,
3H@ic; centrifugal, plantation, 7c choice
white, o 7-l6c; off white, O 5-i6@6%c; gray
white, 6hd6Lc; choice yellow clarified, Ga
o l.i6c; oil yellow clarified, 5Kg5 5-l6c; see
onds, ihGy5Isc. Molasses-Strong; open
kettle choice, 406ilc; strictly prime, sea
SIC; good prime. 32@33c; prime, 2sGD30c; good
fair, 25@26c; fair, 22@2lc; good common,
0@22c. Centrifugal-strictly prime, 2i@
25c; good prime, 20@22c; prime, is@i0c;
good fair, i7c: fair, i6c; common TO good
common, l3@l5c; inferior, li@l2c; syrup,
2s@32c.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 3i-On the Produce FIX.
change today the butter market was dull;
fancy creamery, 2sc; good to choice, 22g24c;
fine dairy, 22ci good to choice, is@2oc. Egg
Dull Mt lSc.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONEY 8 PER CENT. NEW YORK Ex-
CHANGE PAR SELLING.
cotton Easy-Middling Cotton o 3-sc;
Sales, Today, 1900 Bales - The
General Market is Steady - Meats
Easy.
APPEAL OFFICE,

MONDAY EVENING Dec. 81, lsSS
Money Is in strong demand with suili-
cient supply for business purposes Rates
Arm at per cent.
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CHILLS.
DuNCAN'S CHILL TONIC has stood
the test for yoarS. and today stands the
leader Of Chill Mediclno. Road
What 4. sid a. 4,

Dr. Duncan IL take pleasure IN making pub
ic statement Of the TACT that have used your
ChRi Iosic with great success after ything clso
had signaily failed. Myself sud family Join In
thanking you for the discovery Of such medl.
cine, which VIII he OF such great bcnehi to m,s
kind lour truly, 4. PRfssLG
Mlnlln, Tenn.
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ct;i.Eg roLIowHoRN, oAKEp nArs.
0BJs 8 H~ol DLskAsE IN SAIIL- !
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CLEvEL,sD, o., Dec. 3l.-Pctrol@m cas-
s.w. ll0o, TIC.
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Ia. stamped Is, 90N
Missouri ca, i02x
Tenn. new set. u. 1906
Tenn. new set. 5s, 100
Tenn. new set. IS, 13H
Canada So. DDS. %
Cen. Pacific lists, ii4N
Denver 4 X q. lists, fl9
Denver 4 X. q. Is, M
Den. x RG. West lists, "a
Erie 2ds, pS
N. X. & 7. Gen. Gs. %
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GENERAL TRADE.

BuY aud sell stocks aud bonds through I
NJ. GHlbrcath, No. 10 Madison street.
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FRuIT-Stcady. Oranges, $5.5066.00. per
brl; So 00@3.5 30 per box. Lemons, so 50G3.5 so
per box. Bananas, $l.50@260 per bunch.
Grapes Malaga. $600@900. Dates. 7GJsc.
~ Enl.g lsl iaI AMI.
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Rain and Sleet.
THIS UNPLEASANT WEATHER TO-DAY RECALLS A
STORY ABOUT A WASHINGTON PHYSICIAN.

THIS UNPLEASANT WEATHER TO-DAY RECALLS A
STORY ABOUT A WASHINGTON PHYSICIAN
The rain, which began falling shortly after
midnight this morning, froze as it fell, and the
pavements we're soon covered with sleet There
were numerous falls OF pedestrians. and among
them ladies, on their way to the government
departments, or other places where they are
employed, sat down more or less gracefully ON
the sidewalk; but fortunately, no one was seri-
Ously hurt. Pedestrians preferred the middle
of the street, as safer, notwithstanding the
sidewalks in front of residences were generally
strewn with ashes or sawdust. This weather
recalls a story about tall. prominent, WASH
ington physician, who died few years since.
Jansen, the resurrectionist, was under arrest
for grave robbing, and the doctor visited the
station where he was incarcerated. Good
morning, doctor" greeted the sergeant, az the
physician entered the station. Don't speak
to me-" grufly replied the doctor. The SER
geant imagined that the physician was Of
Tended, and inquired why he talked that way
I'm the first place" replied the doctor, with a
humorous twinkle in his eye. ''You arrest the
grave robbers so that We cannot get subjects
for our students, and then you make people put
ashes on the sidewalk. That prevents broken
limbs, and beats doctor out Of $50 fee."
A SuNKKN ScHooNER-The schooner Kitty
Ann, Capt Laycock, of Alexandria, while car
rying LOCO bushels of wheat from Capt
p. B. Hooe, Of that city, to Dunlop
Co.. OF Georgetown, sprung q leak and sunk
just east OF the long bridge Thursday after
noon. One end Of the vessel was run on shore
and her cargo will prove only partial loa.
The ANNUAL MEETING OF THE woMAxs Ma
TIoNAL INDIAN ASSOCIATION was held at the
EoDitt House yesterday. Miss Kate Foote
Mrs. Justice Matthews, Mrs. Senator Dawes,
Mrs. Representative Burrows, Mrs. Admiral
Carter, Mrs. Gen. Greeley, Mrs. DR.. Sunder-
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son. 1t is known that Harrison wants him for
the Treasury, but that he occupies the awk-
ward position OF being at present without
home" It is said that when Gen. Harrison
begins to write down the names of his cab met
he writes:
For Secretary of State James G. Blaine, of
Maine; for Secretary of Treasury, William Win
dom, OF p Then he stops. runs his pencil
reluctantly through the last name and passes
on to John Wanamaker, leaving the Window
matter to be settled at some other time. VIM
dom has quite distinguished record. and GER
tainly II any man can be identified with state
he ought to be Minnesotan He served in
the House Representative from that state
during the Thirty-sixth Congress and success
slvely in the Thirty-seventh, Thirty-eighth.
Thirty-ninth and Fortieth. and was then ap-
pointed to fill an unexpired term in the Sem
ate and subsequently elected to a full term,
When Garfield became President he was made
Secretary of the Treasury. He had but
short term of this office. but in that time
Is regarded as having demonstrated
his capacity as financier. Since then he has
been practicing law in New York and has not
been much in Minnesota. He dropped out of
Minnesota politics and, to some extent, out OF
favor In that state. He is said to have cher
ished some resentment at his defeat for re-
election to the Senate. But that defeat and his
subsequent loss of favor appears to have no
more important source than that he made
money and built a fine house in Washington
Ahot hit houoe AT ScOtt SlrCle Is SalU 10 nave
cost him his prestige in Minnesota His enc
mics at home had photographs made of it, and
circulated throughout the state as an argu-
ment that he was not suitable representative
OF the unpretentious new west, Just as during
the campaign of "a, photographs of Blaine's
house were circulated as an evidence that he
was not honest! Both he and Blaine are to an
extent the victims of that curious logic that
finds bad morals in big houses. After Allison's
defamation, Window naturally came up as the
most prominent western man. who was familiar
with finances. He is supposed to combine a
knowledge of Wall street with sympathy with
the west, and in that is just the man General
Harrison has been seeking for the Treasury But
whether man who has been SO improvident as
not to provide himself with a state, or having
one, so careless as to lose it, can be trusted to
watch over the finances of the country is a ques-
ton not definitely settled, SO far as the public
are informed. As to his ability and fitness to
fill the position no one makes question.
ANOTHER TREASURY CANDIDATE
Charles Foster, who is spoken of for Secre-
tary of Treasury in case Wipdom copnot aotah
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ward his past services He has had a most re-
markable career. and when he goes into Gen.
Harrison's Cabinet that will be the first public
ONCE he has ever held. He climbed mp to this
high distinction by devotion to private business.
He began his career in his fathers brick-yard,
in the low lands south Of Philadelphia. From
that day to this he has grown in fame for bust
ness capacity and has always been held in high
regard for integrity. His name is best
known through the success of the Wanamaker
business house in Philadelphia, primarily q
clothing house, but SO extensive as to include
almost everything in the retail line. He first
went into the clothing business as boy on
salary of S1.50 week He advanced rapidly
through his good business sense and skill as al,
advertiser. Five years after he began on a. so
per week he had advanced and had saved 80 600.
which became the foundation of his fortune.
He was always active in church work, and was
at one time president of the Young Mems Chris
tan association in Philadelphia. When in
1861 he started in business for himself with a
partner, who was his wife's brother, each put
$4,000 into the business, which, by good man
agement and wide advertising, has brought
fortune.
WILLIAM WINDOW.
Since the only thing that perplexes Gen.
Harrison as to the selection Of William Win
dom for Secretary of the Treasury Is the ques-
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ever, on account of lack of shrewdness on his
part 1t is merely the result of great heart.
lnnuenced by feelings of benevolence. little
story is told of him that will illustrate his
character. A shabbily clad old woman called
at his fine house on X street one evening and
told pltiful story, asking for assistance.
"how much do you need?" asked the Sem
ator.
Between her sobs the woman named $50 as
the least amount to get her out of distress
He gave her the money The next day he found
that she had been to Henderson and several
other Senators and had got sums ranging from
80 to 800 telling several different stories to aid
the application. Mr.. Palmer grieved over the
depravity of the woman and was somewhat in
dignant at being deceived so.
Never mind, he said, ''she will come to me
again! with a threatening shake OF the head,
that BODIED no good to that particular imposter.
1t was not long before the woman called
again at his house. He lost no time in seeing
her, and at once charged her with deception
and imposition. His voice was full of re-
proaches and he spoke with the utmost
severity: The woman wept profusely, acknowl-
edging her faults, but excusing herself upon
the plea that the statements as to her poverty
we're true, and that want had driven her to
practice deception. Her tears pleaded with
hlm not to judge too harshly of one in her
position. The Senator's heart melted.
Don't you know" he said to Henderson the
next day, that beggar woman came after me
again."
"fes. sir, )" he said; .'she had the impudence
to come to me again for money and =" he
paused.
"And?"
And ! gave her $50. You know always
was a fool"
Whatever he may think of his own weak
ness his colleagues and friends know that this
quality brings him little closer to the people
than most millionaires are. and lie is good
citizen as well a reliable statesman. He
was born in 1880 at Detroit which is still his
home, and Is a farmer and manufacturer. He
was IN the state senate for one term, and is
Just closing his first term in the L. 5. Senate
JOHN b. HENDERSON.
There is very general impression that ex-
Senator John B. Henderson. of Missouri. will
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with the appointment of either. Swift is q
wealthy and very prominent man in California
politics. He Is a lawyer and has held several
prominent positions In the state, but has retired
from active practice of the law, though
only about fifty years old He
is "a learned and affable man of
bright wit and fine conversational powers,
and il q successful author. He has travelled
nearly all over the world, and possesses fund
Of information Of places and people. His social
qualities make his company sought by all who
know him. He has the reputation Of one of
the very best story-tellers and after-dinner
speakers in the country. One Of his best
known books Of travel Is "Going 10 Jerico."
A widely read work Of fiction Il his rupert
Greathouse." He was one Of the negotistors
OF the treaty with China in 1850, known - the
Swift, Angel, and Prescott treaty. He has
always taken q prominent parts in California
politics, and has contributed literally 10 the
republican cause, especially in the last cleo
tion- He was the republican candidate for
governor Of California IN 1855, end wrote the
famous anti-Chiness petition which was pre-
sented 10 the Senate Two or three years ego.
Ee II . native Of Missouri, but vent 70 Califor-
mia in the early dayk He = IN old friend Of
HaEyison.
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head of the State department. Among all the
cabinet probabilities he is the fixed star of GER
tainty. His history is that of the most pop ular
man in the republican party, who in the mo-
ment of adversely is stronger than most great
men are while in the zenith of their glory He
has some bitter enemies. To every one of
them he counts thousand devotees. He has
no lukewarm friends. His history is as we'll
known as that of Webster or Clay. His name
has more charm to his thousands of admirers
than any title that could be prefixed to it,
From Speaker of the House to Senator. to Sec
Rotary of State, to candidate for President. to
"Uncrowned King he has held the enthu-
siastc admiration of thousands and steadily
grown in power with his party.
He was chosen for Secretary of State because
his is the most prominent personality in public
life to-day, because his retirement rendered
the nomination of any other for the presidency
possible. and because popular opinion attrib-
utes to him the most eminent qualifications
for the place.
THE OTHER SEVEN.
Harrison has an immense field from which to
make choice for the seven other places he has
to fill Many have been mentioned whose