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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
WHEAT TOUCHED 30 CENTS. The Inside of the Recent FIuCtu-
 ationS in Grain. BONDS ACTIVE AND HIGHER. Room Traders Fail in Their Effort to Bring About Reaction in the Chicago
 Stock Market.

Chicago. April 2O.-Sixty cents for May wheat was the price today for the space of a moment. The continued rise in values had at length begun to disturb the equanim- ity of those bears who have the credit of be- ing possessed of a full measure of nerve and assurance. It was presumed that yes terday's covering by Pardridge had brought the bulge to climax, but one of his fol- lowers emulated his example by renewing his short line this morning. This gave the market great strength and activity while the buying was in progress, matters quieting when it was over The last ten minutes witnessed a renewal of the excitement that has been present on the trade more or less all the week, offerings suddenly becoming very scarce and the demand appearing simultaneously in all parts of the pit Prices were rushed up until they were within < fraction of cents higher than yesterdays close.
 It was remarkable that during the steady advance that has taken place during the past six days the outside has been far from permanent. It has been secretly a short scare from beginning to end with invest ment buying of only minor importance. opened fro 5s to 5 sod I to sy se cosine Mseat at 597sQ60a4, 1%917sc higher than yesterday. Corn-The marking up business was going on in corn as well as in wheat today. Two reasons were assigned for the firmness, one for the strength was derived from the sur amount of corn taken from store in the
 
 twenty-forr hours previous.
 The market did not show a neglected ap pearance as recently, on some occasion the activity reaching the point of liveliness. May corn opened at 457sc, advanced to 471a, where it closed, 15sc higher than yes terday. Cash corn was a4c per bushel high CT: Oats showed a perfect willingness to take part in the present movement of price. While not appreciating to the full extent of wheat and corn, still enough gain was made to demonstrate that perfect accord with them was present. May oats closed %c higher than yesterday. Cash oats were Ac per bushel higher.
 Provisions-There was still some chang ing of pork from May into July and Sep tember going on today, but In lard and ribs most everything has been turned over No new contracts are being made in May, which Is practically cash, and the activity is now in July. Todays market opened firm on the strength of hogs, but later offerings became some larger and produced easier tone although they did not actually press on the market. The close was Dc higher than yesterday for July pork, unchanged for July lard and 21sc higher for July ribs
 The cash quotations were as follows Flour was duh, but strong with very little business transacted today. Wheat, 64@66c No. 2 red, 59a4 @60c; No. 2 corn, 45a4 @46A Ac; No. oats, 2S1a@29c. Pork, s12.25Q125O Lard, S.0O47. .O21s. Ribs. $6: 30@6; S21s Shoul- ders, $5.571s46.00. Sides, s6.5596.6O. Whisky, S1.21
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12d2Oc: creamery old. 9115c; Elgins. 200. Cotton seed oil was quiet and unchanged. Petroleum was nominal; refined New York, $10.75; Philadelphia, S1070; Philadelphia in bulk, $S.2048.25. Resin was quiet, but steady strained, common to good, S.45q1.47la. Fur pentine, machine barrels only in stock, quoted at 32lbc Rice was firm and un- changed. Molasses was firm and unchanged. Peanuts were quiet. Coffee options were s14.3O; June, $1395: July, $1425; December, $14.10d1415. Spot Rio was dull, but steady, firm fair refining 9 11-16c; centrifugals, 96 test, Be. Refined was quiet, steady and unchanged. Freights to Liverpool were nominal.
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The Suns Cotton Review.


 New York, April 2O.-The Suns cotton re- view says: Cotton rose 10 to F points, then reacted and cloed easy at net advance for the day of to 6 points, with sales of Al, 200 bales: New Orleans advanced Il points and then lost part of this. Signal Service Officer Dunn denies having predicted continued drought in Texas. A low barometer is re- ported in the west just north of Texas.
 Print cloths during the past week have been active and strong at an advance to 2A cents. Some otherScotton goods have been advanced on good sales One dealer said that the indications point to a decrease in the acreage in many sections of Louisiana of 10 per cent. Some bears lay stress on the fact that there has. been no overflow of the Mississippi this spring. The advance in Liverpool today was attributed in dis patches possibly to buying orders from America. Spot cotton here was quiet at an advance of 1-16c with sales of ls9 for spin hing. New Orleans receipts on Monday are estimated at 5000 to 5000 bales, against S75S last wek and 3324 last year The southern spot markets were generally firm Calves ton, New Orleans and Savannah advanced 1-16c; Norfolk Bc. The New York ware house stock is now 19S, 900 bales against 235,- 900. 2l5,OO0 3S6,OOO and 11S000 bales in previous four years.
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New Orleans Cotton Market. New Orleans, April 20.-Cotton futures closed al hit1 b.llaS
I,iverpool Cotton Market.

 Liverpool, Aptil 2o.-NooL- cotton was in good demand; prices were firm; American middliDg, Y-16d. Sales, 12 ,uUO bales, of which II ,00U bales were American; for specu- lation and export, 1000 bales. Receipts, 19,o00 bales, of which IT, TOO were American. Futures opened firm; demand good. r American nludling ana low mIddling clause quotations: May and June delivery..,.. 36-64d03 3S-6id June and July delivery ....3 3o-o4du3 4U-b4d July and August delivery. 3 39-04dn3 41-64d August and September de-
 HNery y..................-... | 4O-o4dG3 43-o4d September and October de- livery .....................3 41-o4uRS 43-o4d October and November de- livery y.....................+ ; 4Z-64d November and December delivery ...........-.... 45-b4dn3 46-64d December and January de- livery y.........-.-.......... | 4o-b4dG3 47-b4d Liverpool, April 2o.-1 p.m.-Futures closed firm
 American middiing and low middling clause quotaticns: April delivery .,............3 3S-64d. April and May delivery ...3 3o-64ut May and,June eelivery....3 36-64d@3 39-64dt June and July delivery 8 4U-b4dt July snd August delivery~3 41-64dt August and september de- lTefy .....-..............-o 4z-b4Q03 43-6 4Q~ sep:sD Der and october de- nyerg .................... 43-64da3 44-64dt Octsierand November de- USc.y ...........-.... ..-.3 7o-b4Q November and December
 delivery .......-..........3 46-64dt December and January de-
 HFtfy ..................... 4T-64dt January and February de- livery ......................3 4S-64d@3 4S-64d* NseIers. lBuyers. tValue.
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St. Iionis.

St. Louis, April 20.-Flour was firm; pat ents, $2,95dS15; fancy, $2 S5q350; choice, s2O0a2;2 p. Wheat was higher; April, 59l2c April 44ssc; May. 47sc; July, 46c. Oats were higher; April BOG; May, aS01sc; July 26asc, steam, $6.7O choice, s6S21a. Bacon-Shoul- ders, $500; longs, s6.S71a clear ribs, 70o; short clear, $725 Dry salted meats-Shoul- ders, $5.25; longs, $500; clear ribs, $662l@; short clear sides, $6.75. High wines were steady at $l.2O.
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New York.

New York, April 2o.-Flour was quiet, but firm; winter wheat, low grades. $1.9O62. 3O
 fair to fancy, S235Q2. 30; patents, g. 75GD3. 40
 Minnesota clear. $240Q2.90; patents, g. 250
 APO; low extras, $l90Q2.30. Southern flour was quiet, but firm; common to fair extra, $1.90Q2.75; good to choice, $2.S0@3.25. Wheat was dull but firmer with options; No. 2 red, in store and elevator, 631aG63a4c; afoat, Csc; options were active, excited and irregular, advancing A@11sc, declined ssQA, closed un- settled at AaD*c over yesterday, with a large switching business; No. red, May, 635sc; June, 641sc; July, 64asc Corn was quiet but firmer; No. 2, 54iac in elevator; 55Ac afioat; options were dull. but firmer; May, 51Ac; June and July. 519sc. Oats were dull, but firm options were frmer; April and May. 32Mc Spot No. ?. 321sQ3214c; mixed western. 32Q33lac. Hay was firm; shipping, 50@55c; good to choice, 70975c. Wool was moderate ly active and firm; domestic fleece, 15Q19c: pulled 12933c. Beef was quiet and firm; family $l000Q12.00; extra mess, $S.00@S. 50. Beef hams were steady at S19.50. Tierced beef was quiet and strong; city extra India mess, 15Q19c; cut meats were firm, but quiet; pickled bellies, $6.75GD7.00: shoulders, $500; hams, $9.75@11.0 %. Middles were dull: short clear nominal. Lard was quiet and about steady; western steam, T15; city, $6.62h: futures nominal. Refined was quiet; contt- nent, S7 50; South America, $780, compound. s. .37lseD5.50. Pork was active and steady; mess. sl3.5O@14.Oo. Butter was quiet and steady; state dairy, SQ1Sc; creamery. new, 200; western dairy, SQl3hc; creamery, new.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
Chicago Cattle Market.

Union Stock Yards, H., April 20.-Cattle.- Receipts, 300. Market steady. Common to extra steers, $4.OOq6.25; stockers and feeders, s2.60G14. .s5; cows and bulls s1,75a5.0O; Texans, $3.25Q15. 9. --.s packing and shipping, $4.95d5I0; common to choice mixed $4.70a5.0O; choice assorteds s4.S06i4.90 light s4.65Q04.95; pigs, $4 00a 465.
 ferior to choice. s2.5OQ475; lambs $S.5oa5t5O.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
NewYork Cattle Market,

New York, April 20. 20.--Beeyes,,No trading 1 slow at a decline of 15 ito 20 cents per cow Decent to good unshorn sheep sold at $3.6efp 4.621s; clipped yerlings lambs s5 lOq525 To-, prime to choice; unshorn, $4O0d5.SO.
 Hogs-Receipts, 30l6 head; none for sale alive. Nomnally steady at S5.25u5.5O.
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The Worlds Visible Supply.

New York. April 20.-Tne total visible sup- ply of cotton tor the world is ,272, ,63l bales,
 ot which 3,945, 431 bales are American. against 3,935, ,264 and 3. 303 .064 respectively lastyear. Receipts at all interior towns for this week, Al ,055 bales. Receipts from plantations this week, 45. .54l bales. Crop in sight, 1912, ,306
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
In Wall Street.

New York, April 20.-The room traders en- deavored to bring about a reaction in the stock market at the opening this morning and in the absence of supporting orders they succeeded in forcing prices down A@% per cent The amount of long stock which came out, however, was disappointingly small, and before the expiration of the first hour of business the early sellers turned buyers The result was that a number of the leading issues touched the best figures of the week. A feature of the closing hour the inquiry for an advance in St. Paul, Kansas and Texas; Central Iowa; Louis vile, New Albany and Chicago; Erie; Northern Pacific; Norfolk and Western; Peoria, Decatur and Evansville: St. Paul and Duluth and Wabash. St Paul sold up to 6l,- Northwest to 96A, Rock Island to 32k, Central Iowa to S*, Louisville and New Albany to 7ss, Louisville and New Albany cific c preferred to 19s., Norfolk and Western preferred to 15as Peoria, Decatur and Evansville to 5 St; Paul and Duluth to 26A
 rumor to the effect that the anthracite coal presidents will take up the disputed matter in Philadelphia next week strength ened Lackawanna, Delaware and Hudson, and Reading, but the trading in these spec ialities was on very light scale. Louis active than of late, and moved up on state- ments that arrangements had been per fected for the funding of it's floating debt.
 In the final dealings the market was strong. Net changes show gains of 1s@zs per cent. Kansas and Texas preferred, however is up 1A to 32. In the inactive stocks Consolidated Coal of Maryland rose 2A to 3O1a.
 The total sales were ,SS9 including 2O,- 800 shares of American Sugar; 5000 shares were listed and 26, 900 unlisted.
 The bond market was active and higher.
 New York. april 20.-Money on cali was nominaily 1l2 per cent; last loan at - per cent, and Closing offered - per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 412@5 per cent. Bar Silver, 66ssc.
 sterling exchange was firm, with actual business in bankers bills al S4. SSA G4 6sl2 for sixty days and $4. esl4 @4. S9l2 for de mand; posted rates. s4.e9a 4. 9Ul2; commercial bills, $1. S7I2Q4.SS.
 Treasury Baiances-Coin, Ss3, 796 1000; cur rency, S5T, ,096 ,ou0.
 Government bonds were steady.
 State bonds were dull.
 haroad bonds were strong.
 Silver bullion at the board, 66AG67c.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22
RAILROAD TIME TABLE

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE oFTRAINs. Trains marked thus @ run daily. Thus CD daily except Sunday.
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Solid trains through between Birmingham and Macon, making close connection for Sa- vannah.
 Connect ions at Savannah with Ocean stenm- ship comp any s steamers for New York, Bos- ton and the east. Sleeping cars on night trains. Macon to Savannah.
 For further information relative to rates. schedules, etc. apply to
 L. A. CAMP, T. P. A., Columbus, Ga. sOLON JACOBS, c. A., Birmingham. Ala. A. II. STEVENS, Agent, Birmingham. Ala.
 JACK W. JOHNSON, U. T. A.,
 Birmingham, Ala.
 Savannah5 Ga. J. c. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agent
 Savannah, Ga.
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FOR RENT.

TOR RENT-For the summer, a commodious U, residence, completely furnished, near Five Points, on South Highlands. Splendid garden just planted. telephone in the house, and every convenience imaginable. Telephone and water rent paid. Address "Summer,' care of Age Herald. 4-21-3t
 TOR RENT-Five-room cottage corner 9th II avenue and 25th street. W.. J. Dangaix & Cos, Z003 1 st avenue. 19 tf
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FOR SALE.

~~-~-O~--------------~~ TOR SALE-Twelve secondhand Remin gton I Standard Typewriters in excellent condi- ton. from $40 to $65 each. Good machines rented by the month. ". J., Dangaix & Co.,; 2O03 First avenue. 4-21-tf
 FOR SALE-Five-room cottage on lot 6fx100 U feet southwest corner 9th avenue and 25th street, across from public park and one block from the Powell school house. Can be bought with small ash payment and balance on long time or installment plan. W. J. Dangaix X Co.,, 2003 1st avenue. 19 tt
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CENTRAL R. R. OF GEORGIA B. M. Conner and R. s. Hayes, Receivers.
 SAVANNAH & WESTERN I. R. co.
 H. M. Conner and R. J. Lowry, Receivers. Time table. in effect March IF. 1895. EAsTBoUND. wEsTBOUND. DAILY. STATIONS. DAILY.
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EAST LAKE RAILROAD. In effect Monday, November 8, 1893.
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For further information. sleeping car reser- vation, etc.. call on or address
 c. H. HUDSON, w. A. TURK, G.P.A.,
 G. M., Washington, D. O. Knoxville, Tenn. c. A. BENSC0TER, J. N. ROSS, Supt., A. G. P. A, Birmin gham. Ala. Knoxville. Tenn.
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Weekly Bank Statement.

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-15

dreds of points involved in their manage
ment, has given what Is now known as
the appellate division OF our court large
amount of business TO transact. The IN
comes OF attorneys have consequently
been largely increased thereby, ana men
OF mind of legal aud philosophical ma
ture find a keen field for the play Oh their
intellects in tracing out the way In when
new questions that are constantly arising
should be settled.
Another class of cases that have greatly
increased in number In recent years ID
is what Is known as damage cases, OF
suits against large corporations for IN
juries received either by employees or
others. They many times are very iruil-
full sources OF revenues for attorneys, VINO
can induce juries to believe that corpora
tions are worse enemies to humanity thah
anarchists.
The close of the session of the court
has been marked by the large NUMBER Oh
divorce cases disposed OF. In the larger
number OF such cases the petitioners
meet with no opposition from their sup
the cases, which now has 10 be read or
given in open court, fails TO attract many
auditors for the testimony has bitter
taste and the ears tingle after II. once In
while there Is a sharp contrast brought
to the scene of trial, as was the case the
other day when, through the open win,
dows of the court, where a noted case OF
this kind was being heard, hoated the
impassioned strains of that gem OF III
Trovatore, 4" 1.-THE Tempest Of the Heart.
It's one time sweetness had become more
bitter than death for many OF those VINO
heard ii.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-15
FACTS NOT ORATORY.
Testimony is The Main Thing in
Court Now.a- Days.

A day in court Is probably not as pleas
ant an occasion for anybody except the
attorneys whose wallets or bank accounts
are increased thereby, as many another
place that might be mentioned. Still, the
portion OF the drama OF life that is played
there is not an insignificant one; in fact,
for many 1t Is of great significance.
The trial Of the criminal docket always
draws larger attendance than the trial of
other cases. There seems TO be fascina-
tion for people in general to look upon
a criminal, and the greater the guilt of
to look upon him, and TO watch his jour
ney through the mills OF justice. OF
course, there are two ways OF looking at
the criminal; one in the light of a person
rather different from his fellow beings,
and the other as person who, froma
lack of energy and misfortune, has drifted
into the wider path, who has cunning,
but knows not the way to keep 1t within
bounds.
Most OF the men and women who are
indicted and found guilty meet with de-
served punishment, but the greater pain
too often falls to the lots OF wives or chill
dren, whose pathway in life Is hard
enough without those who should pull up
the thorns planting woes therein, that
cause the heart TO bleed.
In q community such as this, In which
mercy so often is tempered with justice,
there are few cases where the innocent
are punished, or where the punihsment in
flicted Is too severe. Once in great
while, n case does occur in which IL seems
that justice has had the bandage drawn
over her eyes too closely. Such case
did recently occur in our courts For the
Judge In sentencing the prisoner regretted
that the man had not the money TO get n
copy OF the testimony in trial prepared
for filing in the appellate division, as
from something told the Judge by police
officer after the trial, that official believed
a new trial might have been given the
prisoner. The man was a tramp, his
clothing was poor. Misfortune or his own
fault had ns surely as the old woman OF
the fates cut the union between him and
prosperity. The crime was a dastardly
one, and the law had to be avenged, but
the man In jail-well he can repent OF his
other falling for years TO come
There is noticeable in the trial OF cases
at bar q lack OF oratory. The lawyers
con fine themselves almost entirely to the
facts OF the cases. Very seldom are there
occasions when the argument of the attor-
ney II enhanced by what can be called
eloduence Still, there are men nj the
bar today, and there has been one case,
mt least, tried during the term OF court
Just closed, In which there were bursts of
eloquence that charmed and captivated
ell within hearing, and gave proof that
orstory was not a lost art
ft n, perhaps, not matter for regret
that more attention Is now given TO facts,
or rather TO testimony, than to the sym
pathies which were the main dopen dence
OF the orator NJ the bar.
The immense increase OF wealth within
the past 20 years has brought into import
ance what IL known as the equity side of
the court. The very general formation OF
Joint stock companies. sud In the hun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-15
copyrighted. 1895.
CHAPTER III

How I found my way out of that room
and how l stumbled into my own, is OF
small importance. What i should tell
is that fust as crossed my darkened
threshold / caught, far down the hall, a
passing glimpse of Lucetta carrying a
lighted candle In her hand. After that
short view I remember nothing. Yet /
must have undressed myself and gone TO
bed, for when l woke in the morning
was between the sheets and the bed was
pushed back in its place against the wall.
IL was maid who woke me. had
seen this woman before, and had rather
liked her appearance, which was that OF
strong and kindly woman. She was
building the fire when l opened my eyes,
and the cheerful glow produced strange
effect upon me. The visions OF the night
seemed to recede, and for moment L
believed myself 10 have been merely the
victim OF horrible nightmare. Her face,
as she turned toward me, added to this
feeling, il was so frank and cheerful.
"Ah, Miss Grant" she cried, "Miss
Knollys sends her love and hopes you
have passed a pleasant night.
was dumbfounded. Either her as
surance was great, or my Imagination
had indeed played me fearful trick. De-
termined TO settle the matter at once, l
inquired as lightly as l could what had
happened in the night To keep the fam
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-15

tion would the events Of this night have
with those of the one beforeY
Listening intently, / heard first the
trampling OF several feet down the corri-
dor, then prolonged silence, and then
second trampling, measured In It's tone,
as when several men carry heavy BUR
den. Instantly / seemed 10 see again that
outstretehed form and clay-cold face !
had touched the previous night, ana
with my hair rising on my forehead,
hearkened 10 the diminishing SOUNDS un-
I'll they finally ceased in what seemed 10
me to be the direction OF the staircase
Horrifed beyond all precedent, ana
feeling myself involved In the perpetra-
tion OF some unknown crime, ! sank back
on the edge of the bed, asking myself
whether / should light my little stump OF
candle or no. But just then stir some
where below me drew my attention 10
the window. and abandoning all thought
of a light, / sprang TO the curtains and
drew them, only 10 find my vew shut out
by two blank shutters. Desperate now,
and convinced more aud more that there
was something 10 be seen from this WIN
dow, pulled az the fastenings with my
whole strength, and finally succeeded in
unclosing one of the shutters which fell
slowly back. Immediately wide scene
opened before me OF stark black trees and
white wastes of new fallen snow. Moth
ing else, strain my eyes as i would, TIL
suddenly warned by slight sound from
the corner of the house leaned out as
far as / dared, when saw the moving
shadows OF four people (only the shadows,
the people themselves were not visible
staggering under a load, the size and
shape OF which were sharply delineated
on the snow. The burden was a coffin
and the bearers-you can understand my
terror when say this-were not all men.
Two had skirts on, and IL / was not
greatly mistaken in the slight and deli
cate form of the hindermost, it was Miss
Knollys herself who thus helped to carry
an unknown body TO its probable burial.
Overwhelmed by this confirmation ol