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Ih1ED
Continued frmness characterizes Fruits and
Raisins.
Quotations on the Fruit Exchange are as fol-
lows:
CARLOAD LoTs-Apricots are quotable at so
&c for Royals and 1112@l2c for choice
to fancy Moorparks; Prunes, 31ac for the
Sizes; Peaches, 1Rc for prime to choice. 81 q
apples 5s4@6c for evaporated and 29D24ac
for sun-dried; Pears, 21295c Tor prime TO choice.
4@o1ac for quarters and 6G612 for halves; Plums,
&C i0r pitted and 1ac Tor unplttec; Nectarines,
312@412c for choice and 612c Tor fancy: White
Figs. &c; Black Figs. 214@21ac-
JoBBING PRICES - Peaches. 412@5 12c y b.:
Apricots 61a@sc p n: fancy, lOc: Moorparks, .
G l3c: evaporated Apples. &c; sun-dried, 234@
&C; Prunes. 3s494c Tor the 4 sizes; Figs, black.
&c for impressed and 3@31ac for pressed: white
piited; Nectarfnes, 4G6c p ID for prime 10 fancy:
Pears. 21a@l5c Tor whole, 41aG512c for quarters
and 412@612c for halves
CARLOAD PRICES p. q. b. FREsNo-Four-crown
loose. 514c; ScrowD. L4c: 2crown, 3I4c; Seediess
suitanas. o12c: Seedless Muscates. 4c: 3-crown
London layers. 81 20; clusters. 81 50: Dehesa
clusters, 81 80; imperial clusters, So: dried
Grapes, &c q ID.
JoBBINe PRICEs-SAN FRANCISCO Four-crown
loose 5s4c: 3-crown. 434c 2-crown. 534 seedless
Sultanas, &c: scedless Muscates. 41qc: 3-crown
London layers 81 30; clusters 81 so: Dehesa clus-
ters, - 10: Imperial clusters. $3 Is.
NUTS-Chestnuts quotable at SGlOc: Walnuts,
new crop. !. o. b. Shipping point, SEC = D for
612c for Languedoc, 3@S1ac for hardshell and S99c
for papershell iobbing: eanuts. 4G6c Tor Eastern
and &C Tor California; Hickory Nuts. 5@6c 8 h:
Pecans, 712@Sc: FLberts. 112@Sc: Brazil Nuts,
112@Sc q ID; Cocoanuis, S495 p 100.
HO El Comb l06l21ac for bright and 599c
Tor lower grades; water-w hlte extracted, o9o12c:
light am ber extracted, 4l991i3xc: dark amber, 40
412c; DARK, 2G3c q ID.
BEESW WAA-2SGz6cF p h.
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PoULrkY AND GAME.

FOULTRY-Large fat Hens continue to sell over
the quotations. Another car of Eastern Will be
offered to-day or tomorrow. Live Turkeys quot
able at 12@13c for Gobblers, l1@l2c for hens:
young Turkeys 1212@l4c; dressed TURKEYS l49
10 Seese. q pair, 81 25: Goslings, 81 oVe0i Io'
Ducks. $S(G5 SO for old aud SO 50G4 80 for Young;
Hens. So 5O@4 SO: boosters young. So aOG4 so;
DO Old, SS 50@4: Fryers, 81 1908 20: Brolers.
pigeons. 81 25@l 30 q dozen for young and 75c@
81 for old.
GAME-No change in p-ices- English Snipe, ~;
JACK Snipe. 81 2 doz; Hare. 81 q dozen: Raooits.
81 so for Co tontails aud 81 25 for small; Gray
Geese, az 25@2 50; White Geese, 81 . dozen'
Braut, 81 25GI So
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER Quotations continue to shade on.
CREAhKRY-Fancy, 25c: seconds. 23l24c p n
DAIRY-Fancr, 81 12@2212c; good 10 choice, 20
@2lc: lower grades. l5(IiS &c q h.
PIcKLED-l6@lSc q 10.
FIRKIN-l5G1Tc Ts n
CREAMERY I UB -1SGl &c p n.
CHEE~ h-Cnoice mid new, S12G9c q n: COM
mon TO good Old 6@Sc p ID: Cream Ckeddar, 10
Ollie: Young America, 9@lOc: Western. 1U@ilc;
kastern. l9pl3c y h.
EGGS-Quotations remain unaltered Eastern
qnotaole at 2O@2z1sc p doz for fair TO choice; "a
@2ec q dozen for fancy ana l71a@1Sasc for
co d-storage; store Eggs. nominal; ranch ggs 80
choice; cold-siorage. 221a@24c; Duck Eggs, 2bc
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SAN FRANCItCo MEAT MARKET.

wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers follows:
BEEF-First quality. &c: second do 4@41ac:
third do, 31ac Ii.
VEAL-Large. 4ba@5c; small, 1a7c q r.
MUTTON = Wethers, 5@512c; Ewes 4@5c
2 b
LAMB-5@56c p lb
PORK-Live Hogs, 31s@314c q n for large and
medium and 31s@31zc Tor small; dressed do. 414
@41sc n ID.
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

POrATOES-Sweet Potatoes, 5O@75c q ctl in
sacks and bUcQ$1 In boxes; Early Rose, 25@3 35c;
Burbank seedlings, 25@4oc for Rivers and 5O@9oc
p ctl for Salinas
NEGETABLES-M Marrowfat squash is quota ole
a. S5tGI p ION: Egg Plant, 2a@35c "a boz; Toma-
toes, l212G35c p bx; Cucum bers. z5G4Oc y box:
Green Peppers. z5q50c " large box: Dried Pep
pers, 70lUc D; Green Peas, 75cG$l Ss sack
for common and 21a@3c p b for Garden: String
Beans. 75c@Sl 70 q SIX for common and 21ac = h
tor Garden; l.mas, $i@i 20 2 sack: Green okra
2b44Oc p box; Dried Okra I0G1 z1ac Is 10; Cab
bage. 4Oc q ctI: Carrots 3U@4Uc q sack; garlic
l1oM2c q IN
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shIPPI,a INrELLIGnNCE.


Arrived
THURSDAY. November s.
Stmr Australia. Houdlette, days and 16 hours
from Honolulu; pass and mdse, TO spreckels
stmr Scotia. Johnson, IA nours nom Albion;
2S6 NJ fl lumoer, to Albion Lumber co.
Stmr Gipsy. Leland, l9 hours from Monterey,
etc: produce. Goodali Perkins q Co.
stmr Coos Bay Jansen. 76 hours from New
port: pass and mdse. to Goodall, Perkins q Co.
Shi Columb a, Nelson IL days from Departure
Bay; 23lO tons coal, to r Chandler.
ship Lew q Burgess, Yungren. IL days from
Tacoma: 24OO tons coal, to South Prairie Goa Co.
schr ocean Spray: Rasmussen n j Il @ hours from
schr Nette Low. Low. 61a hours from Point
Reyes; 80 bxs butter 10 Il Newhauer & Co.
Schr Annie Gee, Pearson, days from Co
lumba River; lumber. to Dyxbee & Clark. oak
schr Corinthian Zaddart, IL hours from Bowens
Landing: IL cords wood. TO Bender Bros.
Cleared
THURSDAY November s.
Mic stmr Costa Rica, Mcintyre Nanaimo; R
stmr Pomona, Doran. Eureka; Goodaii. Perkin.
& Co.
schr Kodiak, Thomas, Kadiak; Alaska Com
mercial Co.
THURSDAY. November 2s.
stmr Noyo, Levlnson. Fort Bragg.
Stmr Navarro, Miller.
Mic stmr Costa Rica. Mcintyre, Nanarno.
Stml walla walla. Wallace. Victoria and Port
Stmr santa Rosa. Alexander. San Diego
Stmr Pomona, Doran, Eureka
Br ship Pythomene, McAusiand Queenstown.
Ital ship saliva ore Ciampa, Cocurullo, Queens
town.
schr Archie and Fontie Colstrup, Timber Cove
Schr kod ak, Thomas. Kadiak.
Schr Puritan, Atwood.
1eiegraphic.
POINT LoBoS. Nov 4-lo p x-w..,n..
hazy; wind n w; velocity IS miles
Charters.
The Nor stmr Guernsey was chartered prior to
arrivai for heat 10 \ VIncen 2Ss Cd
The schr olga loads redwood at Eureka for
Sydney.
The sr 3 stmr Queen Olga is rechartered for
wheat to st Vincent 27s 3d.
Sept 3o-l1 is 35 W. ship E Sutton, from
New Y ork for San Francisco. --o-'
Died.
HoNGKoNG Nov 4-Captain Pearn. a, ~.
Br stmr Gaelic died at this place.
Domestic Ports
man. from Port Townsend "e
ASTORIA-Sailed Nov g. Srmr Arca., co. g
francisco; Br bark Java. for Queenstoa d bk,n
Cleaner and stmr Empire, Tor San Francisco.
lombo -'oHA w
re. REDoNpo-saIled Nov s-stmr Jewel.
GRAYS HARBOR- allied Nov p-Schr Haten
himbalJ or san Francisco.
FORT TANGELEs-Arrived Nov I-schr w
coos BAY-Arrived Nov 5-stmr Homer. bncs
Oct 3. A-e
sailed Nov 5-stmr Bonita for San Francisco
IATooSH-Passed Nov 5-Br snip City OF Han
Kow, from Tacoma for Queenstown.
OLYMPIA Nov 5-Bktn Catherine Sud-
den. for San Diego.
MENDOCINO-Sailed Nov 5-Stmr Point Arena
for San Frapcisci
EUREkA-Arrived Nov 5-Schr Laura Pike
hence Oct IS: bktn Mar Winkeiin n, nc Oct "a
Sailed Nov Sc Glen. Maza Ian; schr
Fortuna and stmr South Coast, for San rancisco
SEATTLE-Sailed No. b-Br stms A Amauoora
for San Francisco
GREENWOOD-SaiIed Nov 5-Stmr Whites
boro. san Francisco.
COLLINS. LANDINGS Nov 5-schr
Mary Eta, for San Francisco.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFs.

Hay is bringing more money. Straw is also
higher
BhAN-sl3 60G14 for the best and s12 5O@l3
p ton for outside brands.
MlDDLINGs-$l7@lS for lower grades, and
Slo 5OGle 9 80 p FOR the best.
FEEDSTUFFs-Roiled Barley $lS@l9 "a ton:
Oilcake Meal at the mil. $23 p ton; loDblng s2s:
clipped Oats. 81 300l 35 r ct
IA H-Wheat, SSGll: Wheat and Oat S70
~ SO; oat, S6fGe; Barley. $7as SO: River Bar
ley $5@o 90; Alfalfa, IS 5Oa6 30: compressed s6
GS %; sock s5e16: Clover, S6GS p ton.
81 1kA W-35lg .Os 4 bale
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BEANs AID sEEDs.

BEANs-Sothlng doing. Bnyos are ouotable
at 81 3OGl 35 p cti, nmAii Whites, 81 4Onl 5O
Large Whites. 81 55MI 40; Pinks, 81 lOGl is:
Reds. 81 25@i 70: Blscgeye al lO(Gl Is; iied
Kidney, az oU: Llmas. 12tZ2 10; Buffers 81 40a
70: Pea, 81 40@ll 81 y etl
SEEDS = Brown Mustard is quotabe at
81 1908 2 cti; Yellow Mus ard, 81 lU02 25 "a
ctl: Flax, 81 35Gl 90; Canary seed, z1aG23Ic
q b: Alfalfa 51a@61sc: Rape. 21ac: Hemp. 31jac.
DkIhD PEAs-Nies $l@l IL q cil; Green,
81 4001 80 q ctL
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4 REVISION ).

CURED MEATS-Bacon Is quotable a: &c p lb
for heavy. 7c 2 II for ligh; medium. 91sc for light
lOc p h forextra light and ll1ac p h for sugar
cured: Eastern susar-cured Hams l21a@ol31ac:
California Hams, ll@l112c: Mess Beef, S7@7 so:
extra mess do, SS@9o So: family do. S9G9 SO;
extra prime Pork, 81 50@,; extra clear. $l6 a
bbI; mess. $l4 " Dbl; Smo ed Beef 10c 2 ID.
LARD-Eastern, tierces is quoted at &c for
compound and 61a97c for pure; pals. 71ac q ID;
California tierces 6G512c q % for compound and
GAG for pure: hali-bb 6s4c; 10 ID ins, 714c;
do ST. 7Lac p ID
CoTTo es1ac in tierces and 7s40
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FLOUR AND MiLLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-Net cash prices are follows: Family
extras $4 1904 IS: Bakers extras 81 t5a4 10:
superfne, SO s0@4 25 p DBL
CORN NJ + AL, ETC.-Feed Corn, $le 5o@2O SO;
Cracked Corn, S2OG2l q ton.
MlLLSTUFFS-I Il rices in sacks are ss follows
usual discount 10 the trade: Graham Flour So 81
q 100 MS; Rye Flour, 81 T5 = 20 lbs: Rice Flour
so D. Cornmeal 81 3b; extra cream do So:
oatmeal, SO Az; oat Groats, So; Hominy, IS 10
g3 80; BucS wheat Flour, S3 1908 6O; Cracked
Wheat, S3 30; Farina, $4: Whole Wheat Flour
30; Rolled oats, $4: Pearl Barley, So 75Gt:
split Peas, 50 6O: Green do. 81 25 q 100 Ms
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

- wharf San Francisco, follows: &6&kz&
For Mary Island, Loring, Wrangel Juneau XII
Msnoo and Sitka (Alaska), at A. NJ, Nov. 10, 25
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes and
New w ratcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), A. n
Nov 8, 10, Is, TO- rs, 80. and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. P. r
r., at Tacoma with N p. R. R., at Seattle with e..
N. Ry, at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers
For Eureka, Arca.a and Fields Landing (Hum-
boldt Bay), str Pomona p. n, Nov. /, 5, 9, Is,
II, 81. Is, 29, and every fourth day thereafter
For Santa Cruz Monterey, San Simeon, CayucoA
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, san Pedro, East san
Pedro Qos Angeles) and Newport. at A. NJ
Nov. 8. z, IL, 10, 10. 23. 27, and every fourth
day thereafter.
For san Diego. stopping only at Port Harrord
(Sen Luis Obispo), santa Barbara, Port Los An
seles, Redondo clos Angeles) and Newport, IL
AN Nov1 8, 8, Is, IT, a. 20, 29, and every fourth
day thereafter
For knsenada, San Jose del Cabo. MAzatlau, La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10
A. N. 25th of each month.
The Company reserves right to change steamers
or sailing dates. Ticket ofice-Palace Hotel, 4
New Montgomery street.
0OOOALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen1 Agents
10 Market ST.. San FranciHco
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL ENG. Nov. b.-rhe spot market
IS lower at as @7s 3D. Cargoes firm at 3ss lO1ad
October November shipment
FUTURES
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for y o. = Red Winter. No
VEN oer 6s 7d December, 6s 715d; January 6s
714d; February, 6s 714d; March, 6s 714d.
SECURITIES.
LONDON. Eng. Nov. s. - Consois, 1O5M;
silver, 29Ad; French Ientes lO2f zoe.
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BOAnI, Sales.

Following were the sales in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
REGULAR MORNING SESSION. COMMENCING $3.50
10b Bullion. .IS 80 Ophir. ..1.36r2UO Potosi "a
50J Me1cn.. .4s 100 ovrmn... IL 40 Utah....-12
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DEcIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS
ORCHARD FRUITS

ORCHARD FRUITS
Pomegranates, 35@65c y box.
Apples, e5c@sl q box for choice. 26@60c for
common.
Pears. S5@65c p box: Winter Nells, 60cG$1.
Persimmons, 50@75c p box.
BERRIES
Cranberries from Cape Cod. 81 5o@s . bbl; from
Coos Bay, 81 so q box.
Strawberries, 81 5U@D4 for large berries
Raspberries, nominal
GRAFI-S-Very quiet and weak. wet ana
leftover Stock sells to Deddlers at 1O@2Oc p
box Tokays, 20@40c D box: Black Grapes,
l5@35c: Ferdels, 2O@35c: Cornichons. 50@4Oc:
Muscats, 25G4Oc: sweetwaters, 26@35c y box;
Grapes in crates bring l0y15c more than In boxes.
vine Grapes are almost gone and nominal at $<o
@22 80 q ton for black.
CITRUS ERUITS-Lemons are quotabe at $l9
1 Do box for common and $2@2 5O f pox
for good 10 choice: Mexican Lines, $4@5 y box !:
California Lines, '5O@75c: Bananas. $l@2 p
bunch; Pineapples, 81 BUGS so q Dozen
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$40 900 sutter-st Railway Bonds..--.... ITO 90

The mountains of the moon are i'm
mensely larger in proportion than those
of the earth. The moon is but one forty
ninth the size of the earth, but its noun
tain peaks are nearly as high. Twenty
two are higher than Mount Blanc, which
is within a few feet of three miles high.
The highest is little more than four miles
and half.
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NorE-1n the above exposition OF the tides the
early morning tides given in the left hand
column and the successive tides OF the day In the
order OF occurrence to time. The second time
column gives the second tide of the day the third
time column the third tide, ana the last or right
hand column gives the last tide Of the day. except
when there are but three tides, as sometimes
sccurs. The heights given additions to the
soundtngs on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when O minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractive
from the depth given by The charta
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NEW luKK STOCKS.
Bonds. Exchange. Money and Railroad

shares.
Money call has been easy at 405y: last loan at
Ak and closing offered at ~ Prime mercantile
paper 6@7% 1sr silver, 661ac Mexican doars
5O@5 12c. Sterling Exchanse steady with actual
business III bankers bills at S4 Sl14@4 Sl1a for 90
days and - s4A@4 t4Ia for iemand osted
rates. 81 o112@4 e6. Com ercial bills 81 sU@4 81
government oonos easier: state bonds eady;
railroad bonds lower. Silver at the board steady.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

SUMMARY OF THE MARhEIs'
Silver unchan ged.
Wheat drops sharply.
Barley and Rye unchanged.
Choice Oats firm. Corn steady.
Hay and straw higher.
Beans very dull
Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables unchanged.
Butter a shade of.
No change in Eggs and Cheese
Poultry continues plentiful.
Fresh Fruits about the same.
Dried Fruits and RaIsins very stin
Provisions sell well.
Brighter prospects for Wool.
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FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
AND new YORK STOCKS.
L.

q Letdesdorn St., Tel. Main 1854.
BRANCH OFFICE
62S Market St, Palace Hotel. Tel Main 5S2a
PURDY ATKINSON Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market QUO.
tations. Reference l st National Rank : r.
SH1CAGO PkIVArE WIRE new YORK
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United States Hvdrographic
ONCE located In the Merchants Exchange Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard 10 nationality and free OF
expense
Navgators are cordially invited TO visit the
Office, where complete of charts and sailing
directions of the world are kept hand for COM
par:son and reference and the latest Information
can always be obtained regarding lights dangers
commerce.
The time ball top OF the building Tele-
graph Hill Is hosted about ten minutes before
noon. and is dropped at noon. 12Oth meridian, by
telegrephic signal received each dav from the
United States Naval Observatory ~ Mare Island
Cal.
notice stating whether the time ball was
dropped on time, or giving the error. If any. is
published the same day by the afternoon papers,
and by the morning papers the following day
w. 8 HUGHES.
Lieutenant q. 8. NJ, in charge.
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W. A. CARROLL. BROKER. SnIsAeo .sA &c =,

Fast w ire East Strictly NEW YORK
Unequaled Servicel Commission STOCKSU
Office, 328 Montgomery St., Safe Depos I BID
Tel Main l73l. Private Parlor for Ladies
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OLAAN S1kAA- EkS.
Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
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The Time Ball.

The Time Ball.
BHANcH HYpRoeRAPHIc OFFICE. o. s. Me-
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO. November 5. 1885,
The time ball on Telegraph II i'll droppe1
81 actly at today e., at noon of the 120th
or exactly at . p NJ, Greenwich time
w. s. HUGHES,
Lieutenant Z. S. N. in charge.
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GOLD MlNlNG EXCHANGE.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

THURSDAY Nov 8 I'm.
UNITED STATES BONDS
B,6. Askeal Bid Aaked
Q g q coup. .1t9 q = a reg" 1o1A
Do new issueI2I
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DRIED FRUITS. kAIsINs. NUTS. ETC.

FRIED FRUITS
Continued frmness characterizes Fruits and
Raisins.
Quotations the Fruit Exchange are as fol.
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INsURANC
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
COMMERCIAL
Amer B&TC.
Anglo-Cai. -. "a 80
Bank OF Cal. 225 23612
Cal 5 D&TCol071al0s
FirsINalioni. l74hhlS4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01

Sealed prODosale VIII ~ received 6 the city
clerks once. Rock island, m. unt1 Monday.
July 8. 1ee6s at O'Clock p. m. for coaDtructing
the improvement ordered By IN ordinance en-
titled ae folDoWD:
IAN ordinance for The constructioa a Q ssoen
drain the city Of Rock lsland. Ill, boginuine e.
the foot Of twenty fourth etrees It he poinf Of
intersection Of the csntof line - eaid street with
the Mifsissippi river; running thence oouth~riy
to Niuth sveoue; teeacs easteriy TO twenty fifth
street; thence foufheRy certain distance on
ssid lwenty-nfth strsst- Passed Apsil Is. A. D..
And for furnisntng . I the materials and doins
the work according IN thc plans cd epoezheaaSOns
on nle ct the city deyk's once.
Blank hide viii - furulSho1 % oppoien1inn.
AL bids must be socompa1tse Stlh entitled
check in The een q Eve h1u1rsa O1eol 6oIlass On
Rock lels1d baak. psy1boo 70 the oedeg - ~
mayer Of saIl city, yhAcA slnn becoes fessette1
20 said city 10 eeee ~ e61es shal ~ 70 sn1er
he vork ior ne psiS3 Ssesaiosed in - - m
according 70 The 49, sl1 pesi6ca1lsss In shs
svsnt shst the contract shan Be swas1e1 = Inn.
a. y. HUssus, O1g C5efk.
Rock Island. m. Ssss :. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01

sYnor11D OF PRH0RDlHo cHAPrH.s.
CHAPTER LAT The beginning Of
the civil war Valentine Weldon was
Suspected Of the murder Of his.broth-
g. Frederick, who had disappeared.
Dr.. blanchard married their sister.
He became . widower. and years a.
ter the supposed murder went west
With bic children. Howard, Alice and
Clara. Captain Brandon conducted
The train whom Il reached the far
vest. Two bad charActsrs, Henry
Kyle and Font Robb. Joined them.
H-Henry Kyle soon leaves the train
and visits his father and sister,
Nora. who attempt 70 turn him from
his evil liis. III-Two lawyers
named Bliss come 70 the west from
Virginia to attempt to force the
BIanchards 70 relinquish the Weldon
estate. The Blissss ally themselves
wish one Bouton and Els gang, who
are ready for any villainy w.
Louis Kyle, Henry Kyle's brother,
warns Captain Brandon against Bou-
tons gang. v-The Blisces accuse
Dr. Blanchard Of having murdered
his wife. vI-Louis Kyle enlists .
Sighting hermit, called the Prophet,
10 behalf Of the Blanchards against
Douton. VII Patch deserts the
Blanchsrds and goes to Bouton.
Captain Brandon encounters Henry
Kyle, fights him and leaves him for
dead. VIII = Valentine Kyle con.
fesses that he 10 Valentine Weldon.
and that he killed Ais brother, Fred
srick. ENTHUSIASTICALLY. TX = The
Blissss give Bouton their plan.
They mean to get the Blanchards ont
Of the way and claim the Weldon
estate, TO which the Blanchards are
heirs. X-Captain Brandon visits
the Prophet. Xf-Dr. Blanchard Is
seized BY Bouton. XlI-Capt. Bran
don captures Patch and Robb. XIII
and xv-Henry Kyle offers to aid
the Blanchard girls, who are now in
Bouton's power, but his offer is de-
cliued. Xv-Bouton and his gang
proceed against Valentine Kyle. The
kyles are warned BY the Prophet and
escape. Bouton fires the house.
xvI-The Blanchard girls escape
from Bouton and join their father.
Who meanwhile has regained his
liberty. XvII-Recounts adventures
OF Alice and Clara Blanchard. XVIII
Henry Kyle, seeing the ruins of
his fathers house. vows to avenge
the wrong. XIX, Xxx and XXr-The
Prophet frees Louis Kyle. who had
fallen into Bouton's hands. Nora
Kyle meets her cousin. Alice Blan-
chard. for the first time. Patch 10
shot. Caption Brsndon's men are
driven BY their enemies. XIII
Boaton offers immunity from fur
ther persecution to Nora Kyle and
her family IL she will marry him.
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mo. I tcfll remain In the shddO,C."
Of joy, but Valentine Kyle and his wife
remained back in the shadow.
II cannot meet him, wife. I cannot
meet hiinp' cried the unhappy man.
Meet him, husband. Even if he
should recognize you he can bear You
no malice. Dr.. Blanchard was ever your
friendr'
"No, I will remain in the shadow
till I can escape from here"
THAT you must not do, Valentine.
Look out, my husband See, time has
90 changed him that I could not tell
that had ever set eyes ON him before.
The children are shouting his name.
That alone assures me am not mistak-
en-. II you wish to remain unknown, he
cannot recognize you. Only in your
brave heart and love for me are Won
the Valentine Weldon Of 10 years ago.
Here. here they are. Do not crouch back
in the darkness See how like our Nora
the young girl looka''
4ra. Kyle seized her husbands arm
and kept him standing back near the
entrance to the cave. where, without
being directly observed, they could see
all that was going on outside.
And Valentine Kyle and his wife
have arrived. - said the Prophet. raising
his bronzed face to the sun. 81 knew
that God would answer my prayer.
Where are they?'
''In the cave" shouted the children.
and every hnnd was pointed in the Iii.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-01
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