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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-25
5HlPPIHG NEWS.
Port Of NorrDlE nna s.o-tsrnouth
October 2sth. 1896.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVAL
British str. Ruthergicn. Natter. Gal
weston to Liverpool. To VIM. Lamb X
Co. for coal.
Schr. G. Inslcy. North Carolina To Bal
timore, with lumber
S"hr. Cornelia. Hill. North Carolina,
with lumber.
Schr. .ibbie Dodge. Mccall. with blue
fish.
Schr. Rouellet. Hanger, with blucnsh
Schr. Gildcrsleeve. Bourllland with
buefsh
Schr. Ephanna. Travers. Suffolk. with
lumber for Baltimore.
SAILED
Schr. John j. Ward. WILDER, New York.
with lumber
Schr. Hennic l.. James Corbin Soyy
York. with lumber.
Schr. i. Norris Brock Randolph Suf-
folk To New York, with lumber
Schr. Marion r. Rockhill. Bragg. New
York, with lumber.
Tug Windtied S. X. Hill, North Caro-
lima, with two harges.
Barges Daniel l. Tenney and Ante
lope. HobOken. with coal
Schr. Timothy Fields. Smith, Baiti-
more. with lumber.
Schr. Ida Comfy. Marshall Baltimore,
with lumber.
Schr. Sallie B. Beswick, Marshall,
Ocracoke. y. c.. with coal.
CLEARED.
Schr. Charles +. futile Bowen. New
Haven, with coal.
Schr. George \. McFadden. Wallace.
Boston, with coal.
Schr. Marjorie. Edwards Boston. with
coal.
Schr. Carrie y. Lane. Quick, Calves
ton, with coal.
Schr. Rover, Hardgnodd. Cambridge,
with lumber.
Schr. John Q. Ferguson. Whcatley,
Baltimore. with lumber.
Schr Nellie, Thomas, Baltimore. with
lumber.
Barge San Joaquin. Hoboken, with
coal.
Barge Campanero Baltimore. with
lumber.
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Sugnr Market.

Market-Steady: out of town prices
are dependent on the delivery
rates TO the different points. Local
sales are being made as follows: Gu,
loaf, $i.S6: powdered. S4.6l: granulate ted
Si.23: c"nfec.oners' standard A. SAIL;
American off y. $..aS: centennial bright
yellow Is. $3.6T: California Il. 1851;
Franklin standard. extra G. s3.55: Key
stone extra G. S3.42; American extra G.
50 3ti
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per pound; Spanish mackerel. l061gc.
per pound; spots. S1.0OGI2.60 per 100 ~
Live stock.

NiarEet fai, and go>d cattle in de-
mahd.
CHOICE heavy cattle. 3!a@lc.; common
to fair cattle. 3u3i.c: Eastern North
oaroiinn; best. 2fs@Sc.: common. 1La@,
PIC: heifers. Western. o1s03Isc.: bulls.
2m2%c.: fat cows. ~ u3c.: Mulch cows.
good. per head. $40 0o@35.O0: cows, com
mon. S10.oQ@20.00; butchers sheep, 2is a
SIC: good corn-fed hogs. 3ih@3S c.
light pigs. 3ihc. Hogs In better Jem1nd
for all weights. Lambs. best, 36p
exc. per pound: common no, wanted Mt
anv price
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CAPE New York
CHARLES : PHILADELPHIA and
ROUTE Norfolk K. r.

siN noUhs QUICKER THAN ANY
OTHER LINE
THROUGH DAY ARD NIGHT EX-
PRESS EACH WAY.
SCHEDULE lEg EFEEC'r MAY II, 1886.
LEAVE NURtOLil.
mouth. High stree. ESQ a. oi M
arrive ut philudclIhia, 5:5g ~
M, New York at S:SS u. m. -
LEAVE NORFOLK.
6lO y. IN. daily, Portsmouth. High street
b:55.) Arrive II; phiindeInbi.
5:iu a. m: New York, T:i3 a. m
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK. "' H.
900 n. Ia. daily, Portsmouth. High streat
t:lD) leaving New York nt : ~
AEkiNE AT NORFOLK.
s?Jo M daily; except Sunday-(ports
mouth, High street, S:,5 n " m %
leaving New York at n -,
Philadelphia, 1920 a. m. as
Close connection made with all rnIl ma
sound lines To and from Boston. "iiu
Pullman Sleeping Cars on night train.
Cape Charles, Pullman Buffet and par
Tor cars on day trains between Phiin .
delpha and Cape Charles. i'iu-
checked ct Wakes Agency, undess sI AZ.
lantic Hotel. and on steamers.
r. r. COOKE. General Agent.
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Money SlnrfteT.

New York. Oct. 2i.--Moncy on call Mt
3WG per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
'EsM Toe per cent. Sterling Exchange
steady. with actual business in bankers
bills AT iSlh dt+Sll. for sixty days and
lS4l.MiSias for demand. Posted rates.
$50 fS'ia. Commercial bills. i7a% a
1909. Bar silver, 65k. Government
bonds. firm; State bonds. dull: railroad
bonds. firm. Silver al the board was
steady
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=

southern Fruit-I3anannas. 75c.@s1.5O
Der punch: oranges, Jamaicas, S3.25
Socoanuts. $3.50 per bag of 100: lemons,
s2,.": cabbage. $l.25 per barrel.
fotatoeS-HaymanS, 60MI5c.: yellow
'"c: onions. $500 per sack.
foult;N-Chicken market glutted: old
s'r'' sprinS chickens. 16drlSc.; small.
not wanted
dozen.
Seeswax-2lc. per pound.
Truck-Irish potatoes, 50QI16c.
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SfelYC laItrIxct.

Market-Eor ". .. slaves the de-
mand seems TO be largely in exc,ss ii
receipts: Ia heavy pipes. prime. $gI.cn:
calls. Sia.0N; hcaN: huGsheads. prime.
$4,000: culls. S"3.00; prime Rcd oak hos
heads. s25.Do and dun: cults. $iJU0: white
oak. light hossheadS. prime, $jSp0; culls.
S32.b0: white oak. heading, prime. SOL Oo:
cmlls. $4,000: white oak. pipe. $1,000: cults.
Soto: white oak barrel, S3S00: culls.
$500; white oak octavcs, So 90: culls
81 90
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tla!Iy 'Nc.p. sunday. Other time ,!aily.
.. l. NorfcIk to Cincinnati ana I.C,tis-
~" 'iai!N. i'Hllor ear pid Point to I!rh-
inpld, 'ld l'uiiu!an Sluap'nu ears fic,,
!: chmcud Tor Cincinnati. Louis lie an. :!
'.pu.' MEAL StrvoH On Dining Ca,a wcst
~ 3"lt,' UsvIli'
:" :; N"riAE t. ct: e.h ratt ana Louis
N.ls daily l'E!man Sleeping Cars for
n.n'.Hn and I.u'!sy lie Meals scry. a..
on iiinins Cars wcs. of Go.Gunsvi.lc
.i'"'ntt i.tu.~ alil.rs at Norfolk daIi,
= T.. nuuiI and y. IA.
co. I"Ii mo- il :piaHtion appl: to
l.. 7. ElHJoN T., Passenger Agent
- ana -. Ticker Dfirc CRANKY street
iui'r Atlantis. iu,"i.
JOHN II. POTTS,
Asst General Passenger Agru,
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New YorIt Aznrlscl

New York. Oct. 4.-F'lord-Dull. easy
and unchanged
- "heat-Spot market dun and weak.
rea. 694Slc.; No. 1 Northern. f7aic on
lions We're fairly active and unsettled.
closing weak at 31a cents decline; No. 2
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EgRFVlz { SOUTHERN r, r, CO,

Mail, AID EXti, Jest L AISi i, N iSyf
i iHiLk h daiiy teNIePt sunday 10 n. m for
Roper. pantego, Belhuven, etc. Connerfi.;;
at sdenton with n. s. $. r. II. steamer
a rivm I9ii9ws; Daily except Sunday Tor
Wnds"r" T pHnEsd5!i TMHI1W RsbHRy ana ana
SATURDAY for all bindings on ChoWann
DAY Tor scHnpcrmong o ry enf on and ,J ERI-
NESDAYS for Salmon Creek Connect
ny al i'eilhayen with steamer Virginia
!ngs. iuio-
,EENyENiMG EXPREss LEAVES NOR
sS G cty daily defh sTssp snS
0 he s cGnsf'! Neuss ruez saesh nGy
day ana Saturday for NewIssrn. Ronnotc
Island, OcrncokG Landing. Morehead Citv'
r.. ana for Jacksonville, WiimIneton n
G.. and all stations ON tho W. Il. g.
MAIL E sN6 a e B.; N a .
Xsep snnday at i l aa a. hT ii1 asn daily
with all rail and steam lines at N orroIlt
for the North; East. and West. Passen1I
tiontion on Water street Qua
EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH
MlNi0N LINE between ali points North
Southern S. railroad and Eastern North
TrsiE6t En-, received daily until p. m. and
=, For further Information opply to the
General &c; Office OF the N. 6 s. r. r Co.
=, General Freight and Pass. Agent.
NJ. K. KING. cooersi Manager.
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kiln Dried.

CYPRESS I.umber-Alarkct in fair Il, .
mand: A. M. |. 10 inches. sl5.60: A. No.
l. II inches. $1,000: Al No. l. edge. Sl:;.5u:
sl2.aO: IL No. 5. edge. $3.50; 80 No. =!
stock. sl&to: bill stuff. air dried. SS.m.,
1000
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Merchants Z Miners T[lISpOIIQIiOICO.

DIRECT ROUTE.
FOR BOSTON, PROVIDENCE AND
SAVANNAH I-f77S
=, Every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
FOR PROVIDENCE.
Every TUESDAY and SATURDAY at a
FARES TO BqsFRe Sr, AND PRov1-:
tIrst-class. including meals and
sec second including meals and
FOR SAVANNAH. - " ~
Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY.
at a. m.
f'areI,first-class, including meals
anu perrin .........................S13 90
Fare,1Second-class. including meals =
Perishable freight sent via ProvitdenScecy.
rewarded by early train to Boston, and
a. 2, the same rate as by direct steamers to
Perishable freights not received later;
than 4 D.: m. on sailing days of Boston
ships. Nfs1tsTss
For further information apply to
II. II. WRIGHT. Agent, Norfolk Va
y, d: STEBBINS, Asst Tariff Mgr. 81
w. 2. TURNER. General Pass. Agt. sS
j. g. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager
General Offices. Baltimore. Nd 9ssas
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G rain.

Peas-Dull: black-eye peas. new crop.
Sl.3591.50 per bag: black. 40M15c per
bushei; clay. 40c per bushcl
Southern White Corn, CSC
OatS-Ssaady; Mixed, 23c: white.
29c.
Mill Feed-Markct steady; bran, $500
60l2.00: shipstuff or middling. SD: meal.
white boited. per 30 pounds, 400.
Michigan. Ohio. and Indiana. No. I.
Timoihy hay. new Sl4OO
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I.,,tbcr p. ri.ct.
Nhuiesalr ,luotations.)

CYPRESS l.umhcr-Market dull and no
d"nIand boards. lX6-I6 feet long, ST. 40
6tl5.00: boards. lX6-l6 rough. 50. Ond,
1000: boards. 1Xl" To Is inches--lG feet
clear. s20.00M2.00; boards. rough. vide
Sl2.124l5.0Q.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-25

Richard Mansfield Is going to sue him
seii. lie wants 10 set 4 play away from
tnr theatre III which lie wishes Ia an
pear himself and of which hu Is pnrt
manager. and legal proceedings are nee
essary.
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Shfurle Market.

Shineles--Quict: No. l hearts, $1,000
ESQ: No. . hearts. S40O6I4 so: No. l sap
S3.00G3.75: No. . SAP S..00M3.76
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Air Dried ,,ine s.umber.

A flooring dry and clear SlI .5U6iI2 "a:
No. .. SS.50Grg.00; edge box. SIS a0m 60:
stock box. SS.0o@S.5d: small joistS. $3.50:
large 1ois's. @o@lo.o0; M Ii scantling
81 50
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General Passenger A

pOANOKE, NORFOLK AID
IN BALTIMORE STEAMBOAT co.
Commencing Sunday, September Isl
1898, the steamers of this line Will leave.
Bay Line wharf every Wednesday and
Saturday night for Baltimore and lea,
Baltimore pier every Tuesday and Fri
day al y.
Freight received only on sailing DAYS
Telephone j. VIM RAINFALL.
eol1-u Agent
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A-l Closing

Nash quotations Were as follows: Flour
was quiet and easy; prices unchanged.
Nc = .p:.nE wheat. 66l;IGSa.c.: No. .
reu' soo, l2lGc.; No. . corn. 2%G 23i, c.: No.
GA AmlS1ac.: pork. s.. 900 10: lard.
A.2o'a 80; short rib sides $4,000 800 dry
siitea shoulders. s4.00M4.25: short clear
s'o=S' S''l2lsM4.25; whiskcy, 81 is.
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A TLANTIC AND DANYILLR RAIL-
~ WAY -

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. Is. iss6s
Train No. l.-Daily Leaves Norfolk.
West SorsoH Us n.y. for s. SS
intermediate points; arriving at DAM
Vile $40 p. M s
Leaves No lori SIS ,. M. Went !M9 oriSiIs
M Leave Lawrehceyllle mo. IS So Z.
nj Train aTpiy No. Dsn oohscl 1e at Z
Atlantic Coast Line train No. S5, forii All
P9bints sSpth ea Wne tb6mPera
No. S.. when notified by the A, q. L., 'thas
there are passengers for points on the AZ.
Train No. connects at ,DENNIsToNs
wlsh ana mSrfk ana
rEsss JnNcr 1 ana D&N VfiIa St LEI 81
pG5nttiS on S seehers 5ballway SYSTEM
phis and New Orleans s"cAsohsi'ie. Mefafs
at Wakes sag Agehgy o ana om Sasshaa
wharf, Norfolk; and at w. v. III Wiz
T. B. o AgfnNSSs, poFWSsSMioq r. .rayrea 3
cHAs Gen g. H Mdpf s isp hIass
q L1DES REGULAR Line SflSAAi+
~ SHIP FOX PHILA DfaLt1 II Ia. --sy,s.ss II
Until further orders, steamers are II ~;
pointed to sail from Norfolk uyet 81;
Honaay AND w Tfom ena
Through bills OF lad.ng 10 all point
South and S9 ,n vest Via Sa;ah n
Air Line. Southern Railway. Norf6liS lfS'
Carolina, Norfolk & Southern Railrpp liz
JAMES w. McCARRIC'S
General sou, w q sgs si;y naff s. 81 u
= Arents. Fnrtadasest sss s
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y 3, c. 8 R S. B. Co,
: baltimore and Norfolk Lines

,asssuGer rates $lo1 one way. $40
round zap.
from E.Incrson's wharf daily except sun
day $40 D. m. leave Norfolk, foot Jack
son street. 800 D. M: leave Old Point G:30
y. m arrive Baltimore. foot Lo. street,
20 Il. IN.
except Sunday. 600 y. in. leave Old Point
10 i, IN. Arnvr Norfolk foot jackson
street ZOO n. IN. arrive Portsmouth (.Snr.
folk ferry 500 m.
Ncw and elegant steamers. The service
Is nrst-class IN every respect. Meals serv-
ed on American plan.
Fticgh; received at the compunv'-
wharf. Norfolk. and itmmerson's wharf.
Portsmouth. daily c%crpi Sunday un:i! !.
lsalt' ;rorc-ccntre Of business portion ~
city Street car lines from pier to all
limits of Baltimore.
T.. n. LAME. Agent
WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOE.
District Passenger and Ticket Agent. bs
Main street. Atlantic Hotel.
Telephone III.
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Peanut Market

Market Very weak: prime. ~: GIac
strictly prime. 2I2'4c.; fancy. PIC
common. i;Ac.: Spanish. s1.O5 per bishcl
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Fresh Fisi,.

Trout. large gray tper pounD Sc: SAL
mon fper pound. iNr5c.; crackers ,p.r
1000. S202.5U: sheepsheads tper poundD.
S9l0c.: blues. 3Q5c.; butter ush. 212e.
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z.z-&! ; I SOUTHERN
JI> Railway CO.

THhOUGll WESTERN NORTH CARO-.
LIMA. Tue LAND or THE SKY
The on!y lac ops. uI.:s u sul!u IruiI h,-
."cv!. NU.ioii. ana 4 uutIanuu.t. with PAN
HI.ih Sleeping Can atta"auu without
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Nnynl StOrcS,

Rosin. sl.00 per barrel; pitch. sI.25 per
barrel; TAR, SITE per pork barrel. and
$3.50 ligion: turpentinc. 40c. per gallon.
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Pubsishcd by Pcrmissionh
A LETTER
From Mr.. H. Il. Wolfe. Master
Carpenter Of Tie Old Dominion
Steamship Company.
DIR. l.. l.. FIl,I:N

LIN l.. II. TEL lil.l
Dear Sir:-four treatment nf my wife
mas given muSt excellent results and j.;
eWinently satis factory. aEL II gives me
l"uch pleasure to t"hc Ills ,tca ion 90
cypress 10 YOU my h.h appreciation OF
A,'n' SIM IN ihc treatment at diseases
90 ~" n''"" tnl throat. Shall Ger
AMY ir' ''nl'iSnd ~; r.- triril, w.
iii'H %ui'"i .r"'n amy disease uf the ear.
nrsc. - i@roat /" 90 to- N,u :nr treat
in"n' NJ? wife joins me N Kind re-
s."i", ara thanks i"r what yuu hnv"
doug for her
II. Y. WOLFE.
Mr.. Wolfe boards al tho Hotel %nr.
folk. formerly Purcell Housed corner
Church alid Main streets. \o.fnin Va
J.. Il. FlRt:Y. NJ. D.. Gyua;atc OF Med
i"al Departments. iniNciSii Of Mary
land, 'ins uHir. at rooms y and =. No
@iS Main s',i,''.n tnl.i number 1876 over >
and Zoe. Sturc) Norfolk. VA.
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WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
isrOvIstoBA-

Norfolk. Va, Oct. "A. 1896.
Fish-Mark.re!. 10. =, in kegs, 500;
new. small. Sl2.3U: new. medium, Sl2.O0;
No. 3. in kegs. $3.50; Herring. Family
Roe. half barrel. $40; North Carolina
Cut Herring. 1885: Eastern in barrels.
S2..J.
Observation-Disclosures strong; mess pork,
new, SS.au: ham, PORK. new. sS.5u.
Bulk Meai.-Steady: clear ribs, 4h@
42.c.. as a size ana cut; fat backs. Az c.
bellies. 4fsMIac.. "a IL size pieces: pork
pla,e, 4"sc.
-Sugar-curcd. &C..
Observation-Disclosures. &c.
BreastS-Susar-c cured, Sc.
Hams-Smithiield. ltMlSc.; S. G.
slip hams. llal9,l2c.
l.ard--Tu!r lard .ierces. 6@6iac: cases
and tubs. &c. over price OF tierces; com
rouuu, Dec; tiercss. in cases and tubs.
&c. higher.
differentiated stronger; New York
state larry. new. 23c.: fresh creamery,
22N &c: Western. iS@20c.
Kerosene Oil-Firm; ll2 degrees. TIC.
60 degrees. Toe: Red, $50 degrees. 1Oisc.
ssroceries.
Coffee-Stronstr; Riu, common, 1873. al
fair. 16taQlIc.; good. lSQ1Slac.; choice,
10000: LaGuayra, 205. Q2lc.; Java, 2gl
3OiSc
Syrups and Enthusiastically: syr-
ups. Bright. 1S@23c.; Fair Grades, i66p
2oc.: Porto Rico. 10. 20 and &c. as to
grade.
New Orleans Moasscs--Quiet: Fair.
goa Csc: Good. 25G30c.: Choice. CSC.
Flour-Market strong and higher:
Western spring Wheat. Best Patent,
Family. S4.50: Winter Wheat, Best Pa :
tent, $40: Choice Straight Family. $500
Good Family. $3.50: Fair Family. SAFE:
Good Extra. $40: Meal. per bushel OF
20 pounds, i0c
Salt--Firm: Liverpool Fine. 81. O06y
Ito. as 70 grade: @. A.. $50 G5c.. as to
weight.
Rice-Milled. 5@6c
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Memorandum.

Pnr! Q! New York, Oct q. "a rived:
Schr Frances {. Yarneil, Bowen, Nor
folk, for New Haven.
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TI.AvEI.E1,s, cu1nE.
HOTfOlk, VIRGINIA Beech Qnu Southern R. R.
RUNNING BETWEEN NoRFoL& ara,
Famou. VIRGINIA BEACH sen %..sr.

I'HIV- ,uDIt IN tHvCt September 2Sth IA.,
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave Norfolk Leave Va. Bepcj,
~ II, IN. Mixed. 900 am. Local I1x
II :Vo n. IN. Local FIX 80 y. m. Mixed
+'"o j. M. Local Eek 600 p. IN. Local Icx.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
lD:Sp Il. III. Local r:x | 30 p. IN. Local lex
sly =. m Local lex 600 y. IN. Local Eek
rains stop only OIL signal ut intermedi-
gers
co., i.oca, Express Trains make the trip In
II. u. HOLLAND
General Superintendent
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Receipt. by .nnnna <tenmcr.

Uill,coi HE Nirriuian
NoriuiS. Va. o.. "a. is!S
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-07
nm IRY 10 FoRcE.

Preferred stockholders Amer Their Div-
idend Of the baltimore and Ohio
BALrMoRv, June AT a meeting Of
the holders Of the first preferred stock
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad a
committee was appointed 70 protect the
interest Of the stockholders and enforce
the payment Of the semiannuAl dividend
which Is due July /. The cOmmitte,
consists Of James L. McLane, John A.
whiteing and John Gill- They viii en-.
gage counsel and attempt 10 enforce the
payment Of the dividend due on July l,
II payment Is refused suit will be imme'
diately commenced.
The foatiug debt holders and tbs
holders Of other issues Of stock win re'
sist payment as win the receivers, Tn,
interest on the stock Is badly needed by
John $. Hopkins university aud 10 trus
tees arc the prime movers Of the present
scheme alth ugh Il Is understood that 4
has the SUPPORT Of the Baltimore reor
ganiEatiun rqmmittee.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-07

KAysAs CnY. June 6.-James No
Kinney Of tho commission firm Of Nc
Kinney Bros. hAs practically oornered
the potato market Mckinney has been
styled ''The Potato King" and Ia said 10
have more Of the product TO sell than
all the Othsr potato brokers In the west.
For the past four days Mckinney hA
raised the prices Of potatoes aS cents
and q further raise h anticipated
Twenty days ago Mckinney contracted
for the only available potato supply y
the west. 1900 carloads from 0Teelsy
Colo. Mckinney Il said to have cor
nersd the market Eve years AGO wher
he raised the price from % cents 10 q
buahel.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-07

WASHINGTON, June 6-The house
waited 20 minutes again today for the
appearance Of q quorum and Speaker
Reed admonished the members 10 b IN
attendance promptly hereafter "a their
neglect In this regard caused the loss Of
valuable time each day. Under the
special order the house then proceeded
10 consider the bill extending the juEis-
diotion Of United States courts In the
Indian Territory.
Mr.. Loud, REP. CALI chairman Of
the postofiice committee. moved 10 sus-
pend the rules and pass the senate bill
to amend the law defining fourth class
mail matter. The amendment related
solely 10 frAnked matter oonhning Il 20
written or printed matter"
At present all official" mAtter can Be
franked. Mr.. Loud explained that the
mails were gorged with AL sorts Of gov
ernment supplies. Last year i.e6o, ,OoC
pounds went through the Warrington
/ Office.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-07
THE DEFICIENCY slLL VETOED.
The President on Jsois 10 the Frsneh
spoiiiailoa Appropriation.

A-Nf"
WASHINGTON. June 0.-The president
today sent 10 the house q message 20,
oompanying his veto Of the general de-
fciency appropriation bin The message
includes the defense Of his exercise Of
veto power and a long criticism Of the
French spolition claims, aggregAtng
over o.. 900, 600, and also an objection TO
the payment Of the Chouteau claim for
Sl74.4l5, arising out Of the construction
Of the ironclad steam battery, Elijah.
The house Immediately took action
ON the veto, but the motion 10 pass the
deficiency bill over the veto was lost BY
4 vote Of 40 to i69. Chairman Cannon
Of the house committee on appropriA-
tons has the deficiency bill prepared.
with the claims objected 10 BY the pres
ident. eliminated 80 that the new bill
can pass At once.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-07
BLAND ANO acIEs.
Their Friends Trying 70 Get IndoEssmens
Of Arkanaas Democrats

LFTTL1 RocK. Jsna O-something OF
q political sensation has hesu sprung
here by the announcement that Gov,
Stone Of Missouri win arrive In this
city in a few days TO remain until after
the Democratic state convention, which
meets on the nth instant. His purpose
is 10 look after Mr.. BlAnd's presidential
boom. Several counties In Arkansas
have indorsed Bland At their primaries
and this fact has encouraged his sup
p0rten. Members Of the Bimetallio
league Of Httle Rock favor Boies for
the presidency and are trying 70 ar
range for the Iowa candidate TO Be here
during the convention. Considerable
rivalry between the two free silver can
didates has been aroused and the
chances are that the Arkansas deloga.
ton viii 70 10 Chicago uninstructcd.