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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-08-04
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vals voas conduire pres de lui.
Je rai suivi sans defiance

&c miserable Par honheur IN
salteador est sorti du bois ct d tue
&c mechant homme dun coup de
fusil
-Et le salteador, ne yous a-t-il
fait aucun NAL?
] Non, monsieur; du reste, il
await peine Ell le temps dc ma.
dresser la parole quand vous 9tes
/ arrive.
Que yous a-t-il dit?
--Je ne sais, murmura-t-elle en-
balssant les yeux. J'6tais 81 emue
81 efrayee..
-Je comprends celia. ..mais i'y
songe.. Puisque vous ayez un frere
Ill est mort, monsieur, repondlt
Ia jeune file en- rougissant iusou'aa
front.
All vous favez appris depuis ?
-Oui, monsieur.
-Aujourd'hui, par consequent !?
-Oui, monsieur
All /. .alors Get homme yous
await doublement trompee
-Ou, monsieur, r6pondit-elle en-
pleurant.
-Ainsl vous n'ayez plus de pa
rents ? reprit Francis
Non, monsieur, ie suls seule au
monde. En- d6barquant 4 San
Francisco, mon passage paye, il me
restait quinze dollars pour toute
fortune. J'ai etc obligee de les
donner q Ia femme qui ma aidee i
N echapper
LIE rouge de Ia honte couvrait la
figure de la pauvre jeune file, tandis
qu'elle r6velait ainsi le douloureux
secret de sa misere, ct de crosses
larmes roulaient lentement sur ses
ioues.
Ne vous desolez pas ainsi,
reprlt Francis. Nous vous mettrons
a meme de gagner votre vie, sans
ayoir dobligation a personne.
oh /! monsieur, comment pourrai-
Je vous remercier de ce que vous
faites pour moi
Ne parlons pas de celia. Cest
une avance que yous me rendrez plus
tard. Que savez.vous
I'm peu de tout. Du temps que
mon pauvre pere 6tait richie, il
m'avait fait donner une bonne
education. Je sais coudre, broder,
je dessine un peu, ct, sans etre bien
forte, je pourrais a Ia rigueur donner
des leGons de piano. Je parle palIe-
mand, fespagnol, ranglais ct un. peu
de franeais.
-Avez vous quelque etat que
vous soyez dlsposee a exercer de pre-
ference ?
--Je donnerais volontlers dies le- i
CONS de musique ct de dessin. Il.
II faudrait courir le cachet, dit
Francis en- secouant Ia tete, ct vous
etes trop jeune ct trop belle pour
faire ce metler-la dams une vile
CONNIE San-Francisco. II me Went
une idee. Sauriez-vous ct voudriez-
vous TRAVELLER pour une modiste
oh oui monsieur; 81 vous me
trouviez une place dams un magasin
Dams un magasin, celia a bien
des inconv6nients, reprit Francis. ii
vaudrait mieux qu'on vous donnat
de rouvrage faire chez vous.
On ne voudra jamals, monsieur.
-Je crois que celia Sc fait pourtant.
D'ailleurs. .Enfin, je vais men
occuper.
Ii sortit sans ecouter SEES remerci-
ments ct courut chez un negociant
sur lequel il await une lettre de credit.
II lui expliqua ce quill voulait, ct lui
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FEUILLETON.
LIE
Suite

vous, miss demanda lie gros An
glais. Mais dabord, pardon, com
ment dois-je vous appeler?
Martha, rtpondlt-elle.
Martha :? fit Hosmer du ton
dune personne qui attend le reste de
Ia phrase.
Ellie rouglt, ct les larmes lui vim
rent aux yeux.
Martha Dietrich, rtpondlt-elle
enin dune voix embarrassee.
-Je parierals cent guinees contre
dix que ce II fest pas son vrai nom, Sc
dit Hosmer, don't lie regard soupcon-
neux etudiait les movements de la
physionomie de Ia ieune file.
-Vous etes Ailemande ? dit avec
bont6 Francis Elson, qui voulait faire
cesser lembarras dams lequel il
voyait la pauvre enfant.
Mon pere etait Allemand, mon
sleur il await epouse, a Eera-Cruz,
ma mere qui 6talt des enyirons de
cette vile. Moi, je suis nee a Mexi-
co Oh mes parents etaient venus
s'etablir.
Eth bien ! mademoiselle M1artha,
reprit lie gros Anglais, fatfsaK que
nous yous reconduisions chez vous
-. Gu plut0t ne vaudrait-il pas
mieux aller tout de suite a Ia police
faire votre declaration au sujet du
meurtre de votre compagnon
oh non, non, pas maintenant
plus tard s'ecria la jeune file en-
tressaillant, ct ayec un geste de ter
reur qul fit encore froncer lie sourcil d
NJ. Hosmer.
--Alors, reprit-il sans Sc laisser
arreter par lie regard mecontent de
son compagnon, on demeurez-vous
Ellie quitta lie bras de Francis, ct
s'appuyant contre le mur dune mai
son, dams latitude du Encouragement
lie plus complet.
Laissez-moi lei, monsieur, lui dit
ellie. Que Dieu vous r6compense de
votre bonte pour une pauvre file!
-Vous ne pouvez rester seule
ainsl! s'ecria Elson emu de Get
accent douloureux. Voyons, made
moiselle, vous etes avec dies gentle
men ct je yous jure que vous nous
insplrez un veritable interet. Y at
il quelque motif qui vous emp6che
de rentrer chez yous ?. ..Pouvons-
nous yous etre utiles en- quelque
chose
Ellie fit signe que non.
-Adieu, dit-elle, adleu, monsieur.
Que Dieu vous recompense de vos
bonnes paroles.
-Je ne men irai pas avant que
vous m'ayez repondu, reprit Francis,
tandls qu'Hosmer epanchait son
lmpatlence ct sa curioslte en- frappant
lie muir ayec la pointe de sa came
Ayez conflance en- moi, ct parlez-moi
CONNIE une seur parlerait a son
frere.
A ces mots, prononces dune voix
douce ct afectueuse, la pauvre enfant
ne put contenlr plus longtemps lesl
sanglots qui retoufaieut. Ellie Sc
couvrlt la figure de son moucholr, ct
Sc NIT pleurer amerement.
Hum hum hum /! fit Hosmer
en- poussant lie coude de son ami
cecl devient monotone. Isl nous
aoandonnions cette Ariane ajouta-t-
Il dune voix don't laccent ua peu
emu contrastait avec lie ton de plai-
santere quill cherchait a prendre.
Francis ne lui repondit que par
un geste d'lndignation.
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Ecoutez, mademoiselle. re


propres affaires, vous fniriez pa
etre remarquee, ct yous seriez expo
see des insultes. Permettez que
nous vous conclusions d un hotel
On yous y donnera une chambre, et
vous y resterez jusqu'a ce que vous
vous trouviez assez bien pour re,our
ner votre demeure.
--Helas ! monsieur, je men al pas,
repondit-elle en- eclatant en- sanglots.
Comment celia s'ecria Hosmer
que ne put arreter un vigoureux coup
de coude de son compagnon. Vous
venez done d'arriver a San-Francisco /?
-Depnls trois jours, monsieur.
Eth bien alors Oh avez-vous
demeure pendant tout ce temps-la?
Dams une maison OH lie ne
retournerais pas quand meme ma vie
en- dependrait, repondit-elle avec
energie.
Hum hum hum fit Hosmcr
ayec un crescendo formidable.
Malgre son accabIement, la pauvre
file ne comprit que trop la signifca-
ton de ces hum repetes.
Mon Dieu mon Dieu dit-elle
avec douleur, VOLTA ce que je craignais !
Maintenant, vous avez mauvaise
opinion de moi. .Malheureuse que je
suis ...Oh monsieur, reprit-elle en-
Sc tournant vers Francis les mains
jolntes, ne pensez pas NAL de moi.
Je suis pauvre ct bien a plaindre
toutes les apparences sont contre
mol; mas devant Dieu qui m entend,
je ne suis nj une file perdue, nj une
aventuriere.
-Votre physionomie ct yos larmes
me repondent de vous, repondit
Francis; sur rhonneur, je vous crois
Ainsl n'ayez pas d'lnquietude de ce
cote.
Que vous etes bon dit-eIle en-
la main du jeune homme
qu'elle lalssa brusquement retomber,
CONNIE 81 une autre pensee etait
venue pempecheg de ia serrer.
-Oui, trop bon /! murmura Hos
mer.
-Ecoutez, reprit Francis. 81 vous
n avez pas encore de deneure, raison
de plus pour entrer dams un hotel. ].
je vous y ferai donner une .chambre
NE craignez rien, ajouta-t-ll vive-
ment en- la voyant ouvrir la bouche
pour pinterrompre; je me charge de
tout arranger avec le maitre de
l'h6tel.
-Mais, monsieur, il ne me reste
plus rlen, murmura-telle dune voix
etouffee par une douloureuse confu-
sion.
-Puisque je me charge de tout.
--Je vous en- remercie de tout
mon cgur, monsieur mais je ne
puis accepter. dun etranger. Mon
Dieu mon Dieu ! que penseriez-
vous de moi. =? Vous supposeriez.. :.
Rien du tout, mademoiselle. !. Tout
rheure, rien que sur votre physiono-
nie, j'ai eu confance en- yous. :.
Maintenant, votre tour, regardez-
moi. Ai-je rair d'un homme capable
l'abdser de votre isoIement ct de
vouloir profter de votre malheureuse
situation?
Ellie jeta un timide regard sur la
douce ct loyale physionomie du
jeune homme qui Sc tenait devant
ellie.
oh non, monsieur, murmura-t-
ellie, avec faccent de la conviction.
Pardonnez-moi ma frayeur mais 81
vous saviez. ;.
-Je ne veux rien savoir apjour-
1'hul, lnterrompit Francis. Voici
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tfouVerez mon adresse dams ce porte
feuille, ajouta-t-ii en- lui tendant ul
Garnet dams lequel il yenait dc glissei
une banknote Nous me feriez n45
venir.
-Et voicl Ia rnienne, ajouta Hos
mer, qui, en- depit de ses soupeons et
de sa brusquerie, Sc sentait attire
malgre lui vers la jenne file.
| Quelques minutes apres, les deuz
Anglais ct Martha entraient a l'h0tel
de I I'm on. Francis prit les deyants
ct commenea par remettre yingt
guinees au ma1tre de la maison. II
lui recommanda ensuite de fournir 4
la jeune file tout ce don't ellie aurait
besoin, ct de WELLER sur ellie, II lul
laissa son adresse, ct lui dit qu'aus-
sitot que les depenses de mademoi
selle Dietrich auraient absorbe les
vingt guinees, il enverrait dautre
argent. Ces accommodations terml-
nees, Francis rejoignit sa proteg6e
quill await laissee dams le parloir
avec Hosmer.
Alden, dit-il en- Ia saluant. De
main, nous causerons de vos affaires.
81 vous le voulez, ajouta-t-ll avec Vi
vacite, car je n'entends savoir que
ce don't vous jugerez utile de min
former.
Que Dieu vous benisse ct vous
racompense murmura Ia jeune file,
plus touchee encore de la d6licatesse
de Francis que de sa gen6rosit6.
81 nous entrions au bar-room de
lhotel pour prendre un grog on un
verre de punch ? dit Hosmer en-
sortant avec son compatrote.
-Mercl, repondit Francis, qui
eprouvait lie besoin d'9tre seul lie
retourne chez moi.
--O1 demeurez-vous ?
A rh6tel de la CouYYoae.
Moi a celui du Lingot dor
c'est tout pres. Je yous accom-
pagne.
Mon cher compatriote, dit Hos
mer d Francis qui marchait silen-
cieusement a ses c6tes, CONNIE ie suis
a San-Francisco depuis plus longtemps
que vous, permettez-moi, de vous
donner quelque conseils. Les quatre-
vingt-dix centiemes de Ia population
de cette vile Sc composent du rebut
de toutes les nations. Saul quelques
rares exceptions, CONNIE vous ct moi,
quelques fonctionnaires ct quelques
savants, exceptions bien rares, ie vous
assure, cette population ne comprend
que des gems decides a faire fortune
par tous les moyens possibles. meme
par des moyens honnetes, CONNIE
pecrivait je ne sais plus quel journal.
La population feminine ne vaut guere
mievx; au contraire.
-Pourquoi me dites-vous celia ?
interrompit Francis avec humeur.
Pour que vous le sachiez, reprlt
Hosmer un ton imperturbable.
A cause de cette jeune file, nest
ce pas ?
-Precisement. !. Je commence
par vous dire qua MOI aussi ellie
m'inspire beaucoup de sympathie par
sa physionomie ct par le son de sa
volx... Mais convenez que, par all
leurs, les apparences ne lui sont pas
favorables.
Comment celia
--D'abord, ellie ne nous a dome
aucun detail nj sur sa presence 4
lendroit Oh nous lavons rencontree.
nj sur rassassinat de son compagnon.
Avez-vous va son embarras quand je
TAI engagee a venir faire sa deposi-
ton a la police !?
-Qu'est-ce que celia prcgve. j.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-22

Regarding the Legal Termination Of serv-
ice i'm the Army.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. - Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Reynolds, has
made ruling that section 7401 Revised
Statutes limits the legal termination of
service in any pension case to either
one of only two possible dates; these
are the date OF actual discharge for
amy other cause than expiration Of term
of office, and the date of disbandment
OF the organization because OF the OK.
piration of term of service. 1t is held
that q determination of the commence
ment Of service by the war department
from its records, after full considera.
ton of the law and the facts, in any
claim based upon service during OF
since the war of the Rebellion will be
accepted by the interior department al
final. The rule that pay is coincident
with and determines the period of such
service is vacated and set aside, and the
consequent decisions are overruled.
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work nc Headquarters Of Both Parties af
Washington Practically Concluded.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.--The work OF
the Democratic and Republican con-
gressional headquarters, so far as the
PRONUNCIATION ofliterature is concerned,
is practically closed this week. Mill.
ions of documents have been sent out
from the headquarters, but the mana
gers now consider that the time for
literary proselyting is past. AT both
headquarters apparent confidence is
manifested in the result in November,
and each side claims a majority of the
next house. The Democratic managers
assert that the situation has improved
perceptibly from their point of view
with the settling of business uncer'
tainty and the revival of trade, while
the Republicans with equal emphasis
claim great reaction everywhere
against the Democratic party as re.
suit of the tariff and other legislation OF
the last congress-
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SUING FOR INTEREST.
Iowa OfRcials Want County Treasurer
to Disgorge.

Iowa OHicials Want q County Treasurer
to Disgorge.
SIOUX CITY, Oct. %. Three suits were
begun here by the county against ex-
Treasurer w. A. Kifer to recover $~0,-
600 ON each of three official bonds,
which he gave during his term as coun-
ty treasurer. It is claimed that he was
i'm the habit of drawing interest ON the
funds in his hands and appropriating it
to his own use, also that he kept all
the fees paid into his Office for himself.
He is entitled under the statute, it is
alleged, to only $500 of these fees, all
the rest going to the county. Kifer's
bondsmen are made co-defendants with
him. No decision has ever been made
in this state relative to the right of the
county treasurer to retain interest on
public money in his hands, and great
interest is consequently felt in the out.
come of the suit.
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Several Prominent Wisconsin Men
Arraigned in United States $
Court.
sWINDLED GOVERNMENT.
New York Police officials Arrested
For Extortion---Result of LexOW
Investigation.

MADISON, Wis, Oct. 22.-The first one
of the suspects indicted by the federal
grand Jury for alleged fraudulent en-
tries Of timber lands in the Ashland
district, Arthur r. Osborne of Ashland,
was arraigned before Judge Bum. o..
borne plead not guilty, and was put
under $4,000 bail. which will be fur
nished. The others named in the in
dictment with Osborne are Robert =.
Heydloff. receiver at the Ashland land
office under Harrison, Warren E. Nc
Cord, brother of ex-Congressman Myron
McCord. Harry j. Box, Gussie L. An
drews and Richard Broderick There
are 80 indictments, some including
other parties not yet under arrest,
What the Indictment Charges.
The indictment contains two counts
the first charging conspiracy to de
fraud the United States of title to pub
lie lands; second a conspiracy to com
init perjury in taking necessary atfida
Wits at the land office. 1t is charged
that Broderick acted as agent for th'
| others in making pretended settle
ment and proof of homestead entry fo
his own benefit, but in reality in specu
lation to benefit Heydlauff, McCord
Osborn and Box. Broderick entered
| the lands, which are in Bayfield, county
at the Ashland land office. Nov. 2, 1891
The cases will come up for trial at tn
December term Of court. G. A. Lame
reaux. nephew of the ex-commis
sioner of public lands, defends Osborn
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ON n stunping Tour.

ST. PAUL, Oct 22.--The Dispatch
says: For the past two weeks j. Adam
Bede, United States marshal for Min
nesota, has been stump speaking for
Major Baldwin. After the president
issued his letter notifying all office
holders to keep out Of active service
Bede became more aggressive than
ever. and he was finally notified to re.
turn to his post. He refused and sent
in his resignation, and to his great sur,
prise, it has been accepted as stated.
Marshal Bede is at present on po'
litical tour, stumping the state for the
Democracy. His subordinates here adj
mitted the fact of his resignation, and
the reasons assigned when interviewed
but declined to discuss the matter In
| the absence of their chief.
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TO DEBAR ATTORNEYS.
Oregon Lawyers Charged With Fraud and
Corruption.

Oregon Lawyers Charged With Fraud and
Corruption.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct, 22-The griev-
ance committee of the State Bar asso-
citation has filed petition in the state
supreme court for the disbarment of
%. r. Mason, U. s. c. Marquam and
@. g. Thompson, attorneys of this city.
The committee charges that Mason was
indicted by the grand jury for libel
committed by publishing scandalous ar
ticles in The Sunday Mercury, also that
he attempted to extort money from
Major General o. o. Howard. The
charges against Marquam are that he
fraudulently appropriated 5000 while
acting as receiver of the Kelso, Wash.
Shingle Mill company. Thompson is
charged with fraud and corruption and
violation of the rules Of common
decency in formulating plan to un
lawfully prosecute Chinese firm In
this city,
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SOUTH ST. PAUL, Oct. 20 1894.
HOGS-Narket opened slow and weak.
Eastern markets were in bad shape and
prices bearieh Not much business done until
after dinner Yards will clear at about 800
20c lower.
CATTLE-Market firm on good butcher
stuff. Good demand for stockers; common
slow.
Prime steers, $8.251D3.75; good steers, 50 60
@3.25; prime cows, $2.501a.00; good cows, $500
M2.50; common to fair cows, Sl.U0lBl.75: light
veal calves, $3tDt.5G heavy calves S1.50030u
stockers Sl.25Qs2; feeders, $2D3; bulls, Sl.2S
9l.75
SHEEP-Good demand for good muttons
others dull.
.uuttons Sl8i 52l0 lambs SL50d d3OO; COM
mon $1.30
Receipts: 1890 hogs. 45o cattle; calves. 10;
sheep, 25.
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ON BENCH WARRANTS.
Several New York Police Officers Arrested
For Extortion.

Several New York Police Officers Arrested
For Extortion.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Upon bench
warrants the following police officers
have been arrested:
Ex.Captain Doherty and his two
ward detectives, Hook and Mehan: ex-
Sergeants Liebers, Parkerson, Jordan.
Clark and McKenna.
The warrants were issued ON charges
brought out before the Lexow commit
tee, and substantiated at the defend-
ants trial before the police board, on
which occasion they were dismissed.
The alleged offenses consist chiefly of
extortion.
Charges Constitute FelOnies.
The accused, except ex-Sergeant Lei
bers, who has not been found, were ar
raigned before Judge Cowing in the
court of general Sessions.
Colonel Fellows, for the people, an.
nounces that the charges against the
defendants constitute felonies.
Judge Cowing fixed ex-Captain Do.
herty's bail at $40, 900 and the bonds OF
the other defendants at 5000 each
Doherty's bail was afterwards reduced
to s. 800.
All the indictments were based upon
evidence furnished by Augusta Thurow
The ward men were indicted for offer
ing her protection" and the sergeantl
for accepting her bail in the cases ot
the girls from Mrs Thurow's establish
ment who were arrested.
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ARMY REGULATIONS.
The New Compilation Now Only
Awaits a Few official APP
prevails. -..
SANCTIONED BY sCHOFIELD.
When Issued Soldiers Will Know
How to Act in Almost Any
Contingency.

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a. The new
army regulations are rapidly nearing
completion. Three-fourths Of the entire
work has been approved by General
Schofield. The balance is likely to be
passed on by him within the next two
or three weeks. 1t remains then only
TO have the entire work approved by
the secretary of war. The advanced
stage OF the work makes 1t probable
that the new volume viii be ready Tor
distribution before the close Of the year.
Regarded M Important.
The ne w regulations are regarded as
quite important as the new tactics, as
thew emcrace the common law OF the
army, based on experience, orders OF
the president and Of the war depart
ment, laws Of congress- etc. 1t covers
all questions Of military discipline, rank
and precedence, appointments and pro-
motions, uniforms and equipments, fur
loughs, desertions, post canteens. cere-
monies, pay and allowances. flags,
music and the innumerable formalities
which govern every branch of an army
life. Indirectly, also. the regulations
are awaited with much interest by the
militia and national guard, as the state
troops adopt the government regula-
tions as well as the tactics.
Great Care Taken.
The war department has ta&en Che
greatest care preparing the new regu-
lations. A board OF three veteran offi-
GERS. Colonels Corbin, Gilmore and
Babcock, now serving as assistant adJu'
tants general, were detailed TO super
wise the work. Lieutenant John i.
French. who had recently completed
his service as recorder in preparing the
new infantry, cavalry and artillery tao
tics, was given immediate charge OF the
work Of evolving the regulations from
the mass of material, orders, laws, Gus
tom, etc. With force of clerks he has
been at work for months The board
has frequently met to insprct, change
or approve the compilation. Genera
Schofield has also gone over each steE
of the work, and thus the new bool
has been subjected to the most rigid
scrutiny.
Our First Regulations.
The regulations will embody the ex
nerience of about 100 years OF army
life. Baron Steuben, q German noble
man. who was the drill master of on
Revolutionary troops, made the frs
regulations. but they were very crude
and d part Of the tactics. In 1891 Gen
eral Winfield Scott prepared the drs
Systematic set Of regulations. and the,
have since served as basis to built
upon, modified and enlarged. Succes
sive presidents have made changes 2
necessity arose. The war department
issues general orders every day. apply
ing mainly 10 specific eases, but oftel
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wants . world,s Championship.

SAN Francisco, Oct 22.-Sam Nc
Leod, the local champion catch-as-
catch-can wrestler, is after the world 3
championship. He has defeated every
one who has gone against him ON the
Pacific coast and now challenges any
body in the world to meet him at this
style of wrestling for from 81. 900 up.
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Ths Volume of Business, However, Is Far
Below Two Years Ago.


Below Two Years Ago.
NEw YORK, Oct. 22.-Bradstreets
says: With but few exceptions the
leading features of the business situ-
alton this week has been those of con-
tinued moderate Improvement, al
though the total volume of business 80
far, as indicated by bank clearings
throughout the country, will require
considerable expansion to compare IA
yorably with corresponding totals two
years ago This relatively favorable
bank clearing report is offset in part by
the decline in staples, coffee alone scor.
ing o slight advance. At Louisville
tobacco is easier under promise OF a
large crop and hides are lower in price
at some of the more important markets,
while leather Is quoted lower at West
ern cities Competition of Northern
lumber manufacturers
Have Forced Down Prices
at Chicago, and all except best grade:
OF cattle at Omaha and Kansas City
have sold for less than week ago
while wheat and Indian corn have alst
shown declines. The production ot
iron and of bessemer steel continues al
heavy as heretofore and quotationi
haye been further shared. Lard Ii
lower in price, and the prospect fo1
cessation Of textile labor difficulties q
the East has weakened the print clotl
market. As serious as any other de
crease is that in cotton, the feature O
trade South this week being check t.
purchases by interior merchants TO
spring delivery, and slow mercantil
collections. due to lower prices for cot
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