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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.
The. leading futures rnnged MS follows;
High. Low. Clos,



Chicago January 1.-THE latent bullish
feeling. which has lent mora or las
.tro,,at,, 49, - IDS
p''ns'h 10 the markets the past day or
two In spite Of the Indifferent views be-
came declJadl,- ,,orifo.. ,ot,,.. .,,,, ,,t,
-, -',''''''e''' 'V't's "'i' "'n'"t
oiPScu Is higher thhn yesterday. Corn and
oats are each up Il. while pork advanced
80 lard 10 and ribs 19,h wheat oraned Al,
sos htd co.. ~, ~. Vi3'''N "-
80 p'u lor May with some holders de-
manding and receiving b9is at the same
time Inside of balf nm ~, a., al
So, .oq .'... -, "' n'ui itVH' t"e
S saa, 90 was haid. The only fresh bulliah
80 rs rIrlE IN NE SESSION were modrr-
ave aui tscelpts at Minneapolis and Duluth
Gu Gu tile oIl'cldl report OF last week : kus-
IIiatt 9i"phlents, Whlch were only 800
ous1ieiS' 2salnst l,-W;OO9 as estimated yes
~ ei,iag' huS liis was brlsk Tor q Tune when
~ Hus hVeh 'iiht nearly All OF those who
iiu thken niue wheat Immediately st
VIC We opeiIlns ana VINO had bought calls had
plen'y iot sal1 AT IS advance, During the
IN ioer ana hali the pr.ce gradually
sINoh on us e1riy accumulation. AFTER
we piice reacted from 593i TO JsAs. due TO
nchhtilIlite ties mere WAS a st,cnu lutt,
,',M'i catr i II ~ TO oSAM00, the market
had somethns 1I 10 o "g nr'Ns s ai markets
49, c,m., - e., put fuhlprs OF 3ciiNity IN the
uVinahl ior cash wheat had probably the
az e., , @ NJ III Cie"'Ii.E tle eNt1d m
ard =, r"r M MAsal' Urn was dcliNe
anu strong me news was no more bulltsh
siie5l uelote; put tue receipts were again
,ieil,,1a ms, win me bulge in pro.
W. IONS, the rlse, IN wheat and oats and
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mon 2l923c
CHOPPED C0RN--75c per 100 lbs.
g., ia y "A lfalfa sl3 00uli 90 per ton; miilet
ssrv1UGl2.5o; timothy sl7 o0ffis.o0: North
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ON sHIPBoARD NOT CLEARED.

not cleared. today Is as follows;
For Great Hritaln-Ss Paulina i7Si: Ida
l26, Giacia 1854; City OF Belfast 3s32, Rosc
Castle 1894 members 5i0i, total N,7n. y
For. Frauce--Ss Joseph John 37H bales,
j ripoli 1905; total 9s23.
For Bremen-ss Blenheim 1850; Darling
ton $500; total 1851. ~
For Hamburg--Ss Verbena 562.
For Russia--Bk Storken 1881 bales.
For New YoflS--Malory line 7A1. faSs
For Morgan City--Morgan lire 20. t
Total i2,2iS, against 1884 last year.
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New York. January - The cotton mar
kct opened lower. cables being disnppoint-
ing and trading slack. The German ele-
ment continues TO hammer the market,
and prices further declined. Selling was
checked somewhat by Neill's confirmation
Of his G. 500 900 babes crop estimate. In the
aft srnoon tho market developed consider
able weakness on Indications OF heavy re-
calptS at New Orleans tomorrow, esti-
mated as high as 1000 bales, against 2g77
last week and 74l7 last year The bulls
claimed that the heavy movement at New
Orleans was due to competition OF inn
proved terminal facilities at that point.
and Il was at the expense of other ports.
The market closed barely steady at a net
decline OF cas- points.
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COTTON-SEED PRODUCTS.
HOUSTON MARKET,

The following quotations were posted
&c day by The cotton seed product depart
mcnt of the Houston Cotton Exchange and
Board of Trade;
Per Gallon.
Choice crude oil, for butter
oil mae s..s..s-..tsfs...s ~ W -
Strictly prime crude oil,.... ~ N q
Prime crude .......,.....;. 20 10 aoh
Prime butter oil IN barrels IS
Prime summer yellow OIL. -
Cake and meal fob. mill interior points.
according to location.
Short Ton.
Prime cotton seed cake, SEE 10 n IA 90
Prime COTTON seed meal. II 80 a IA "
Lintors. A. Houston delivery and classi-
1icatiun, per ID. 3AM3Ns.
Soap stocks. foots frora refined OIL per
h. 40 bid. 90 asked.
marks--Market firm
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NEW YORK MARKET.

New York January 15.--(Spccial to the
Houston Cotton xchangc.)-Prtme crude
oil "a: prime summer yellow 2S In barrels;
priuc cake nominal; meal 20.V0l 2l.O9 per
ton. ms rl<et dull
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L.ONpON MONEY MARKET.

Lopdcn, January l5.-Consols for money
l97lt for the account In 5-l6; bar silver
81 7-ls1 pcr ounce, money y per cent rate
OF discount ia The open market for snort
bills per cent; for three montha lsWl 5-l5
per cent.
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THE CorFEE sIr1rArIoN.

|chsn,.. eoHee market has shown little
Emahge IN quotations recently ana has been
tsther bare OF features. An estimate of
Eot,.ts,, uWlhg Santos and Brazil crops re-
Ia, e.. mere the other day puts the figures
|,bis ' ,. 5000 200 TO s,5GO,O0O bags. While
Him. considerably lower than the first es-
Iii ySI should these figures be realized.
recor rt, RI ,', probably tho largest crop on
ID, VI, me drowth is over and outside
al, com comparatively small rain damage
So"ul'lons are reported as favorable.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Total receipts OF cotton at Galveston
today. were as follows Missouri. Kansas
and Texas ts3; Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Ire Gle. International and Great Northern
800. barge Abbie 63l, barge Boots sod by
schooner Lark ~. schooner George Lock 81.
There were no shipments today.
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LIQuORs.

BEER-schlltz, quarts. ,lobO per Dbl;
pints sli.Oo per Dbl; A. b. c. bohemian.
quarts, SlO5O plnts. Nl.00; Dixie Pale,
per case, two dozen in case.
HIGH WlNES-sl.2 % per gallon.
NlilSkY-lcr gallon Finished goous
on high wine basis Si22, straight Bourbon
and rye, according TO age and quality
N15Q3.OO; blended S.75d3,50.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

AyTE rpu-Acr t,t...., 49,
gross rr,lia, '1i ~ ~ h. I.M per
ssross. Goidan coz 13 75 I'm boxes. &.W per
Snsio, oil 49, N 10 per uoAgh boxes
cas- pi M pe session Coach OIL rer
AMNlIiNiTi0NIr q ner a. ~ y n,
49,; o, nrica p0wd6r g5o per keg,
Ii iSi t, pr'Se; aIoP shot' per sack sl.iO9
sb nmSoN isa -, Wholesale l., grocers' charge:
II aso eiedr; noXed 6hH5S; In sacks &c
WsS; V vreaikIast sIfpsAci dry salt GMGhc;
~ ~ utS sttit bellies sc smoked bellies
'"thACScITaNSGH" pe Ms '3ssGI;,s ~,
basslns, IA ID, 4iac; Id, 47sc; q. H. SIC:
atm .irs W. neita, none in market.
=, ~ .. No foW DElt-Apex, ID $500, a
aoc sij1o' - "a 'yS' victor Id per dozen
~, n I'D tVc, 4 10 4bc; Isis one Spoon,
70; Her qozen S3lgi Y ID si$5; q Id SOC.
u, 90, ~ ~ NJ rhui FER dozen! straw
On !6 synNi.VV pine3 rpies, standard, SIS
Ssii% &C. SShPPeeo,. Bartlett pears 10, Nl6
SiinIv' q Y ~ 10 NSV4 90, peaches, standard,
sta iv Sli-v' Il ,i~ see9nds, lb. SlQOHi 10;
& So l' e, lb pie peaehes S6s5c biackserfies
SVgs,oSi . ID standard apples, 9Oa95c
eIdGiSa. fon IAN r, GHn1y G45.4e wrapped,
rock i0alilcc "'S i'iAeu' IN pals 'gS'ac'
neos 49, = - oo " EYE AbLES - Marrowfat
hea9s 49,; Lima beans syd90c string
il ScS,sfl5c b e9 so, 5VcpS ga Sy t@matHoes
~ 4oq i,.2 ~
dozen FOR o. II, 80 Ti.D a. ,o
egg plums H. i9a ia Ia apri tG s. ga i.5S
necta,,,n,',.5 't e, ~ grteh gaSes silVn 70
berries berries si fy9 BACK cherries so' black
81 o65,I a., . ~ ~ So SIS, az tohst oee,, ~
do1o lS' ~ 10 H1,-VIs 10 corner neei
do 1oTeh ~. va .o' 10 lunch tongue
dnoon' .fE;;t2I -,N' x 10 chipped beer. z
d d s5mH i,.io' 10 oNtorc sauSase, Z
~ II, $500 Fo,vDi ihnhlVrt SAUSAGE, 10 si'e1
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CATARRH

g, ferers may obtain valuable pamphlet
~, - o,,ciosing stamp to Columbia Chemical
SSsnnany, Washington, ID. G. No cure, NJ
nav This concern is reliable.
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On tho produce exchange today
Butter steady; creamery lSU23; dairy i3GD
%. Cheese quiet, S94m9a EGGS steudy.
fresh $50 II.
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS.
Doings Of Day With Wall Street
Operators,
LITTLE ACTIVITY SHOWN IN STOCKS,
The Dissoiutiod of the Bond Syndicate
Has Little Impression on the Mar
kct--An Advance In silver.

New York, January Ii. - (SpeciaD--J.
Pierpont Morgan's letter threw the stock
market into a heavy and irregular condi-
ton. As The intervals OF time between
now and tho opening of the bids Is suf-
flctent TO give the croakers chance 10
croak and the bears to drag down things,
IN lieu OF any other argument, this action
of Mr.. Morgan is rs good cats-paw TO
do 1t With as any ether. The new fours
were whacked and sent down for a while
jus. after the dissolution OF the syndicate.
The bullion dealers anticipate liberal sub
ecrlptioLs and offered TO buy gold at fs0A
per cent premium and carry the same for
intending subscribers until February
with interest Kuhn, Loeb 8. Co. deposit
cd $4,000 gold Ia exchange for green
backs. Towards tho close brokers in the
main agreed that the loan would be n
success. and a rally quickly resulted.
Foreign exchange dull. sixties i.SIA; de-
mand 4S9i4
A better demand from India and Japan
sent silver up TO e7ss; Ntoxcans SO.
Wise Londoners bought ST. Paul when
It was low and sold it ON the raise,
Denver and Rio Grande reports for the
half year ending December l last show a
not increase of Ssl3,02i.
There was no change In the cotton stu
alton today or the conditions surrounding
the market The only new factor devcl-
opcd was the oversold condition OF the
March option ana the disposition of the
shorts In 1t to cover The market showed
an easder undertonc at the start, with
sw aggering tendency to values. The Liv-
erpool adyices were bearsh. ana as a con-
W. a General fhOulh
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Good bceves firm; good fat COWS and
hcitcrs In demand, good calves and year
linss active end firm; the supply consists
OF poor, common stock. Good cornfed
hogs and good sheep firm.
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sToCK.


PORT OF SABINE PASS.
Sabine Pass, Texas, January N.--Arrived
.Barkentine Anita Berwind. Donahoo.
from Tampico.
Saiied-Cuttsr Galveston, Clark, for Gal
weston,
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BEANS California. small white sasisc
per ID: Bayou 22sn2hsc, pink, 22su 29sc;
Lima. in4i4c; black eyed peas, 3Is.
BuTTER-Blue Star &c; dairy Ice ladlc
1Sc fancy Elgin creamery nc, fresh Texas
country Sd20c " I'm good condition.
BUTTERINE--Soids. l2c; prints, 12l2c.
Elgiu dairy bricks. Sc.
CABBAGE-Texas per crate, .Sl.5OU2. 90,
saucr kraut, s. i0n2.50.
CHEESE New York full cream lac;
Wisconsin full cream l3c; fancy filled
cheese, lie; Swiss. 3Oc; imitation Swiss.
raise brick cheese. l5c; I4imburger. loo.
l';GS- Texas. in cases. l2c.
GAME--Squirre 60p1jc per dozen; rab-
bits, small, $l2o1L50, jack rabbits, ,20on
$50: opossums. $300G4O0 mallard and
other large ducks, S25pu3,G0; teal and
70: wild geese. $500 $50, prairie chick
ems. s3.GOn4.oO, snipe. Sl.o1ql.25
ONION S-sOd8 5c per bushel; onion sets,
I'm hushel boxes, Sc OlN22 q per box.
i'EPPER--Chlle, he per lb.
POTATOES--C dorado coo. sweet pota-
toes i0fs5Oc. Seed potatoes: Tennessee
Triumph. $500 per l0-peck barrels or Sl.75
per bushel in sacks New York seed pota-
toes g. % per 3-bushel barrels.
POULTRY-Chi per dozen; old
hens 81 $4,000. spring, s2.25@275; turkeys.
S6.5oul2O0; ducks, s2.25QSOO; geese $4,000
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stock. ut Leading Markets.


The following are tho closing quotations
for cotton on the spot today at the leading
markets, together with closing OF middlins
Yesterday, with today's sales.
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Guiding American sugar, Atchison 1901,
Chicago gas 1900. United States leather
preferred II no
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TRADE NorEc

'NFAbE NOIES.
weak. 49, o"t the market Is
tba Iompkirs of Lynchburg Is among
'S'phs merchants IN the city.
bsrs S'peh'lne has advanced. but local Job
rs report good demand.
rof local delivery the Houston mills
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COTTON SEED OIL.

gorge n. William of New York thus
tews the cotton seed oil situation In
letter dated January il: although
las advanced about twenty points
hing the past week. cotton seed oil con-
hes to sell at CSC f. o. b. here. and prime
Sde at &c. Ii now looks as # there
st be a further advance in lard to
bet the demand for compound lard
forahly.
3Jhe expected shortage in the output
the mills has not been felt on the
Srke,s OF the world up to this date, and
lis still question of considerable i'm
1t whether the 700. 900 or GOO. 900 barrels
brtage will have the effect Of stimulating
demand for competitive fats and there
cause an active demand for oil at adj
tnced price. II Is estimated that there
IS been an accumulation of fully i25. GOO
brels OF oil during the past three months.
|is oil Is held on speculation and with
b expectation that y ready market
D he found for 1t at n profit to the
Fners. "ha English market has again
clined. and oil Is offered at the lowest
ice on record. with the demand slow at
: decline
From the consumers standpoint there Is
thing In sight to advance oil, the only
ing that will holm the rlarket Is n de-
led advance in lard and this depends
rgely upon the receipts OF hogs during
e next four weeks. We quote prime
How oil at 2se bid. prime crude at 2tc
], prime crude, loose, at mills 20i4a2lisc.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS

New York. January 15.-Tho 'noocfafo
Enforcement IN the general demand th4t
has been noted In previous repors COZ
steadily Improved by the arrival OF many
buyers. Printing cloths steady at &C. put
very dull.
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, January i5.-Sugar-Open
Eettle steady at 2i4G,3 3-lO; Centrifugal
sranulated 4lkG4 9-is; whites +dli SID: yell
To,ys 3ssMrk; seconds 2%IGh. MolasYes
nuiet open Kettle 1928; centrifugal 6flIs.
Hamburg January 15.-coffee quiet ana
unchanged; sales 400,
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DRIED FRUITS.

choice evaporated. G!aa6Ac; fancy eyapor-
rated G9sGilc.
APRICOTS-Ev aporated 12c.
CITRON-lic per lib.
tons &c. , -.
l5c.
NECTARINES-F vaporated l0c.
PEACH F,S-EvapOrate b.
PEARS-Evaporate SC.
P[CNtS-Pitted Toe.
PRUNEs-Crop of 1885: California prnnes
co. zoos &c, SO-g0s, 6isc s0-70s, &c. 50-6es nc
silver ana ruby pTuncs, Joe. .
RAISlNS-California l.. l., boxes sl'4oa
!. 20: 2 crown l.. NJ. raisins. 70 ID. boxes, DC,
3 crown l.. NJ. so h. boxes, 4i.ail2c.
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HAvRF MARKET.

TDyre January I5.-Spots quist but easy
at quotations..
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COTTON POINTS.

The United States ports today received
IL, lg2 bales. against 25.s2l on this day last
year. "a, Is5 on Tuesday of last week and
l2.075 on this date In 1893.
Houston expects 900 bales tomorrow.
against 1853 last year. The estimate at
New Orleans is for $500 to 10000. against
5il7.
Gilbert & Co. OF New Orleans wired +.
Cargli at 1924 a m: Liverpool says NELL
out. but difficult Of Interpretation; mar
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ss Lecna, New York. Cd Jan. Il.
sch Emma knowltcn. New York, poo. r.
Syh NJ. W. Chiids, Havana, sd Dec, n q
snip kyber (f3rl, Calcutta, cid Nov. q IN
ship British Isles, Calcutta, sid Nov. II
Sc Glsnilo tBr.). Hamburg. sld DSc. u
IS Polana tBr.), Liverpool. AID Nov. 4 Y
80 Daniel. Liverpool. aid Dec. II, l3
IS Hartlcpool (Br.). Hamburg. sid DsA
s.. D,orsvin tNor;l Shields. I'D Dsc. \
IS Rauma tNor). Shields. sid Dec, a,
IS Eugene. Barry, cid Dec. n.
s. Wennington, bremen, sid Dec. q.
Sch Maud II. Dudley. Newport NeW4
sld Dec. Il ~ 3
Sch Daisy Farlin. Philadelphia, I'D pea.
Sch y. NJ. Whit-. Phila., sid Jan. &
SIS NJ. o'Neill, Philadelphia, sid Jan I.
tx Hirotha, Pernambuco. sid Nov. 6
Bk Rcnown. Falr,outh, sid Dec. q
IS Belfast, ltsborough, sid Nov. ~
81 Joseph John, Cardiff. aid Nov. 20.
So Sarmatia, Cardiff, sid Nov. &c,
IS wooler, Manchester. cid Dec. 10
Ss Ethiopia Glasgow, sid Dec. q.
IS Guido, Havana, sid jon. ..
S. Trpoli, Havana, sid Dec, II.
IS kuntsford, Penarth. sid Dec. "a
ss Ida. Porto Rico. sid Dec. 10.
SIS Blenheim. Havre, sid Dec. 3.
Bk Lttoe, Seville, Dec. q. AK
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New Orleans.
Galveston.

Market supplied with cattle and calve
overstocked with shcsp and hogs.
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No buffet should - without po9
Angostura BitterA the houxn I|| e.
appetizer and mvtsorntoss Z: I.
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cuHAN ronAcco scAEcIrY.

Texas planters who are raising tobacco,
Ihich Is said to equal the finest Cuban
Poduct will doubtless find better mar
r this year. In an interview in New
[prk CITY the other day General Carlos
(hicla Of the Cuban insurgents among
her things said; What fine tobacco
fere II next year will come from supplies
men have been laid In before now. Tho
P'ce VIII probably be very high The
Fason for this scarcity will come through
Pc operation of General Gomez In tire
royinee Of Matanzas, into which he has
'w penetrated. Most of the fine tobacco
pines IRON the western end of the island.
Is probable that the troops. in passing
trough this region, VIII destroy almost
Il the crops The plants are about six
'ehes nigh now, and therefore. they can
ct De burned But the cavalry will be
asseu over them, and there will be no
rops."
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eprsary ~. ,.... s.,.s 1900
S.n sssss sssss Geese sssss ~
Ss ssses sss sssss sssssss>seee y
Twr sss's secs sssss sssss ssess q
ys "n sssss sssss ss.s ssssssssssss
s"ry ssssss sssss sssss .sss,sssss
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Car load lots, job cars, from mill pes A..
ers charge from store 5dlec more per ~
lbs on bran, case per oushel on oats anu
corn.
CORN-Sacked s3Q34cs
BRAN-70c.
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SEMI- WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
New Orleans. January 15.Seeretary Hes
ters figures on the. movement at ~ lead-
ing Interior towns for The half week. with
commissions, are as follows.
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ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis. NO.. january i5.-wooa -
I, traH
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03
TETEKfN4RIANS IN SESSION.
Officers Elected and Chairs of Examiner
Assigned,

The Virginia State Board of Veterinary
Examiners met at DIR. Harbaugh's hospi-
tai yesterday and organized by electing
the following officers. Dr. Charles Nc
Culloch, Howardsville, president; Or. a.
j. BuTkholder Stanton, vice-president;
Or. T.. =. Niles. Blacksburg, secretary.
The chairs Of the examiners we're as
signed as follows
!. Equine Pathology and Therapeutics
and General Surgery, to DR.. w. IL. Har-
baugh.
2. Anatomy, Histology. and Bacteri-
ology, to DR.. +. +. Niles.
3. Materia jMedica. Chemistry, Phar-
macy and Toxicoiogy, TO DR.. Charles Nc.
Culloch.
4. Physiology. Hygiene. Sanitary
Science, Contagious and Infections, 10
Dr. George c. Fawlie.
5. Bovine and Canine Pathology and
General Obstetrics. 10 DR.. \. j. BurK-
holder.
All persons who desire 10 begin the
practice Of veterinary medicine and sur
gerry IN this State must now pass a salts
factory examination before this board
before they can legally practice. But all
persons who have been in practice in this
state prior TO the first day Of May arc
exempted by law from having to undergo
an examination. They must apply to the
board for a certificate before the first day
Of November, or they Will he compelled
10 pass a satisfactory examination before
they can continue IN practice after that
date.
ono Of the first official acts OF the board
was the unanimous vote OF thanks ten
dered TO the Hon. J. Aston Cabeh ioI
his earnest and successful Efforts IN oo-
raining the law under which the ooafd
will endeavor 10 elevate the standard OF
the profession IN this state.
Bylaws for the government or the
board and rules and regulgions for the
examination of applicants were adopted
The next regular meeting OF the poaro
will be held at Norfolk on June "a, ls'o'
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Funeral of Mr.. Christian C. Thon.

The funeral Of Mr.. c. c. Taon, who died
Friday at $40 p. NJ. will take place from
St Johns Evangelical Lutheran church,
corner Eighth and Marshall streets, at l
p N. this afternoon. Mr.. Thon was born
in Germany I'm ls4s. and has resided in
this city the greater portion OF his life.
He was a good loyal citizen, devoted
husband. a kind and indulgent father.
He was also president Of the St John s
German Evangelical lutheran church
Sunday school. and financial secretary
Of the church. also active delegate on
several occasions 10 the Lutheran Synod.
He was a member Of the following
lodges: Syracuse X. OF p; Liberal Grove,
L. 4. 0. D.: Old Dominion Council, a. l..
Of II: Unity. 7. o. o. F., and Citizens
Building and Loan Association.
The funeral services VIII be conducted
by Rev Paul L. Menzel, assisted by Rev.
j. a. Morehead.
The active pall-bearers will be selected
from the different lodges OF which he
was 4 member.
The honorary pali-bearers are Messrs.
Frank Miller. William jenkins, ST.. A Won
n. Rosenegk. Junius a. Morris. John T..
Branch, Garland Haake. y. c. Becker,
Captain ]. A. Lipscomb. August Jacob,
Henry G. Miller, j. II. Kohler. and Jake
A Wttel..
Friends will meet at his late residence
at 80 =. NJ this afternoon
The ohicefs of the Grand Lodge OF Nir-
ginia. United Ancient Order OF Druids,
have been summoned 10 attend the fun
eral of Mr.. Thon, who was O. Past Noble
Grand Arch Of the order. An officers
and members of subordinate groves are
also requested 10 attend.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-03
SHOCRED BY LIGHTNING.
Passengers on a {. 4 q. Train Had Mar
row Escaue.

An accident, which badly frightened
the passengers on the Chesapeake ana
Ohio train arriving in this city yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, occurred at
boswell Hanover county, yesterday even
frg. No one was seriously hurt, but the
passengers in the train had narrow
escape At the time of the accident
there was a storm reigning. and quite a
heavy rain falling. The train was stand
ing on the track at the station. and
i'm the midst OF the storm lightning struck
in the immediate vicinity of the train
The engineer had hold Of the lever. and
was knocked down. He had 10 be car
ried back to the smoker, where he re-
NAMED till the train had gone TO the
next station. by which time he had re
v.ved sufficiently TO resume his duties.
The fireman was not hurt and ran the
engine Everybody on the train felt a
considerable shock. The train was Tot
damaged at all. and arrived in Richmond
at the usual time.