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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-13
SOUTHERN CoTTON-MILLs.
Some Probably tn shut Down TOT
Sfxty DAYS.

CHARLOTTE n. c. siay ,.12-An i'm
portant meeting OF cotton manni'r,,'r,'S
will be held here Saturday the io'n IN
slant. 1t is expected that more IMAM
hundred mills will be represented. Inc
yarn-mills making low numbers VIII pro
iably shut down for sixty days. and pro-
bsbIy for the entire summer. NUMBER
OF cioth-mills are likely TO run on snort
M
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-13
Valuable Property Sold.

ASHLAND. VA, May l2.-tSpeciail-
Messrs. John S. Elicit, Frank ]; SUI,
ton. j. Taylor Ellyson, and Co,onsI
John Il. Purcell were here ms ai,r Yer
noon. attending sale OF valuable p .,U
nertv. They left on the evening tram
for home. Mr.. Ellyson met many frien1s
on our streets. who were glad 10 WEI
come him to this town.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-13
BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET

BALTIMORE. May 12-Virginia Cen
turtles, Ga 3-4465; Baltimore and Ohio.
1l@12; Consolidated Gas. 80 S-4 asked; do.
6's, 1l7S-4 asked; Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern, Est, 41-gs guaranteed,
~ IL bid others not quoted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-13

Richmond, Va, May u, 1897.
. Quotations: Wheat-Longberry, S7M92c.
mixed. S5u32c.; shortberry. Sa92c.; No z
red, 92c. Corn-White, Virginia, S5 LA
36c. No. white, 81 1-2Q36c.; No. mixed,
30 3-f633c. Oats-No. 2 mixed, 23n23 lie
No. 3 mixed, % 1-4li22 3-ic. Rye-Nominal.
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FINANCIAL.


CITY OF MANCHESTER BOND sALEs
n,nc APE HEREBY INVITED FOR
,,o r,,rchase OF y75, 200 in CITY OF MANS
CHESTER ca NA2 lo,3t YEAR PEN
$500 Tor retiring s % e sinsa for p i
' oer,s OF paving Hull street.
p'pi mas as 10 be opened on May IS 1897. Cos
,ract for purchase TO be closed o? or
, hafore June Is, 1897. and funds available
10 the city on July ]. 1897. the right ~
..ooserved 10 reject any or all bids.
j. w. BRONAUGH. Jr--
Treasurer City OF Manchester. va.
my 9-lw
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MARINE IxrELL,GENCE.
popr OF RICHMOND, MAY u. 1897.

PORT OF RICHMOND, MAY IL iss''
SAILED.
steamer Pocahontas, Graves. Norfolk
,rerchandise and passengers; Virginia
Navigation Company. ,,u, fnar,.s
schooner Mary Curtis, Maker Snaries-
ton via Norfolk, coal; vessei 1ohh <h'
curtis & Sons. .u. r,,,.
.Gnbooner Hattie Paige, Kelley. Eliza
hetbnort. ties; vessel, John A. curtis q
Sons.
popT OF NEWPORT NEWS. MAY L.
By telegraph)
ARRIVED.
steamer County Down. Pensacoia
italian bark Peitrino, New YORK.
SAILED.
Steamer County Down. Fecamp'
Schooner A. L. Milford Cnariestons
barge Coal King, New York.
PORT OF WEST POINT. MAY Il. 1877.
By telegraph) $3.50 +.
ARRIVED.
s.oasb,n Baltimore, Murphy. Balti-
more. passengers ana general carso;
amship Elm City, Haynes, Matta>
noni river landings; passengers anu se"S
raj cargo. Ban
Steamship Baltimore. Murphy, baiti-
..,oras passengers and general cargo:
"Ste.mship Elm City. Haynes, Aastk
Won, river landings; passengers anu sene'
raj cargo.
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GIadness Comes

With better understanding Of the
w transient nature of the many phys
zeal Ills, which vanish before proper ef-
forts-gentlc cfforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply TO a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions Of families. and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due TO the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase. that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment OF good health,
aud the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. IL
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended TO the most skillful
physicians, but il in need of laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and Is most largely
ased and gives most general satisfaction.
his.sa TuT1iyfrA reYr'--s
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Opening. Highest. Low

firm a'" No yellow corn, "a 3-iG25c. No.
spring wheat. "A 5,Sc.; No: % . spring
wheat. 7Ca74c.; No. 2 red, "a o-sc; no; .
corn "a 12@2t sts. b. No % s Sa5s: No. 4c
white. +. o. b.. 21d2Sc. No. 2 rye; S5@
q lie No. 2 barley. nominal; No. 3; I. o;
n 3Sds9c.; No. T. (. o. b.. 27d2Sc. No. l
faxseed. II S-iGI7sc. Prime timothy seed
s2@a.2so, Mess pork; per ran n 6aTrsi'
ss So 12ass.s5. Short rib sides doosee).
81 s0ffs4SO; dry-salted shoulders (boxed),
s.. 250$5. 80; short clear sides (boxed), So9
s5.i21-2 Whiskey,. distillers nnisne ,
$50; granulated, $tT7. Butter weak;
Creameries, l0al4 l-2c; diaries, 7@i3c.
Cheese weak at 1-4hl0c. Eggs steady;
fresh. lac
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. ILL. May l2.-Trade In
cattle was quite animated, az hrner
prices for desirable offerings. Sales were
made at S390Gs425 for the commoner
lots of steers adapted to the dressed
beef trade. while choice TO extra cattle
were salable at $440QS5. Sales or heavy
-oxport cattle at $tDgso were prisk.
Stockers and feeders sold as high as
$l45. Cows ana heiiers were sa,ap =, so1e
81, T564.5O Bulls were steady az E.SvW
"a and calves sold largely at sfo0ds o-D.
Texas grassers sold as low as Si9.
while fed lots sold largely around sfV
There was a good demand for hogs,
An rricts ruled about 2 lie. lower.
Hogs sold at an extreme range or s5;vW
S.g5. sales being largely S.soaS.D tlgs
sold at s250uSsS- A year ago tne pest
heavy hogs sold at VS. LIZ, ana Prino
Prices for sheep ruled firmer to loc.
higher under the influence OF larry
active general demand. Sheep were
wanted at ssasIS $40 for in nsms S Sp 80
Texans selling freely at SSoqS.so.
Lambs sold at s3.25gsS.so. Spring lambs
o' Reeejpts: Cattle. 1900 head; hogs. 81
600 head sheep 1000 head.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. O., May 2-Flour-Flrm.
Wheat-Firm; No. 2. slg92c.
Corn-Quiet and steady; No. mixed'i
va, 15eats-ouiet; No. 2 mixed. pic.
Rye-Quet No 2. 36g3c.
Iard-Easy at $3.50.
Bulk Meats-Dull at A.S0qH.@
Bacon--Dull at S5.55qy.6O.
Whiskey-Steady at N.ls.
Butier-Quiet and easy.
Sugar-Quiet
Eggs-Quiet at TIC.
cheese-Firm and In fair demand.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK. May .-Cotton-Steady;
ntddling. s-4cs; net receipts. none;
Great Britain, l.553 bales; to France.
1892 bales; TO the Continent. f,46l bales;
forwarded, II bales: sales. 2,l93 bales;
spinners. TO bales; stock. 1899 bales,
Totals to-day Net receipts. 6.6SS bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 1855 bales: TO
France. l.s92 bales: to the Continent.
9.7S7 bales: stock, 433.650 bales.
consolidated: Net receipts, 26.7l8 bales;
exnnrtx-to Great Britain. 1900 bales; 70
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Lcnvcn for the Err West.

son shall pay a fine not exceeding $40
for every such offence"
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CHICAGO. May l2.-Wheat bulls had
strong inning to-day, lasting ABOUT an
hour and then the bears went In ana
,'ora still hating in an irresolute way az
the close. the score standing l-sc In their
favor at the call of time Crop damage
renorts caused the early. strength. ana
realizing was the principal reason ior 'ne
- ioyvar In the end oats also lost
trifle' but averaged firm. Provisions were
rather weaker. but the changes IN prices
were in the end very slight. e.uo.
The leading futures ranged as ioiio"s'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-13
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations ara fo- bond, maturing In no;
less than ten years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17
COnSeCFated in Honor of
Late FIR. Finnegan.
Impressive Ceremonies In
Saint Edwards Church.
Eloquent Discourse by Rev. FIR.
Fitzpatrick OF ST. Patricks.

Last night was one that will not be
soon forgotten by the members of st.
Edwards parish, Wanskuck, for the crown
ing act Of a splendid purpose was accom-
plished in the conservation of a sweet and
noble toned bell that is to commemorate
the memory Of one of tho best beloved and
most worthy pastors who ever labored in
the Masters cause, the late Rev. James A.
Finnegan.
At the conservation service were many
who were OF different creed than was
the late pastor but they loved him for his
kind generous ways and no less as man
aid they respect him than the people
whose spiritual guide he was for IL years.
Many there are In other Catholic parishes
IN this part of the city who have listened
with profit To the simple earnest instruc-
tiop of the priest who has passed from the
held of toll in which he was so earnest n
worker, and the people of the immaculate
Conception church revere the memory
of the curate who was so devoted TO the
instruction of the young years ago.
AS the eloquent preacher of the evening
said the best memorial to the deceased Is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17

ATwOOD--The 18th inst, Thomas H. At
wood, aged al years.
FALvEy--In Howard, on the 10th inst. .Jero.
miah ", son of the late Jeremiah and Jo.
hanna Falvey, formerly Of East Provi-
dence.
FOLEY-In this city, on the 18th inst, Norah,
wife OF John Foley, aged a. years.
Funeral from her late residence. ~ Erastus
street, Friday, 18th inst, at $3.50 n. IN. Rola-
tives and friends are invited to attend.
Please omit flowers.
HASELwOoD-In Attleboro, Mass. 10th inst.
sally. wilmarth, wife of George W. Hasal-
Funeral Saturday, 10th inst. at p. M.
from her late residence.
HoBART-In this city, 18th inst. Caleb Ho.
bart, first sergeant, First Rho ie Island
Cavalry, Company !, aged 81 years
MoNAHAN-In this city, on the 10th inst.
Bridget daughter Of the late Thomas and
Catherine Munahan.
Fureral saturday morning the 10th IL ST.
~ 80 o'clock, from her late residence, .&i
wickcnden street. Relatives and friends are
invited 20 attenc.
McDoNALD--In Johnston. II. l., on the 10th
inst, Nellie. daughter of John and Mar
Funeral from her parents residence. e.
Oliver street, Johnston, II. L., Saturday, 10Th
inst, at $3.50 n. m. Relatives and friends are
invited 10 attend,
ObmSIhAD-n Nooustock, Nonn., on tne
18TH inst. Maria Louisa. daug 1ter OF tho
late Nathaniel Harris Olmstead Of savan
nah, Ga.
PATTERSON In this city. 18th inst, Richard
Patterson.
FurCral from the residence Of his sln.in
law, James Gaffney lYl Knight street, Fri-
day. 18th inst, NJ $50 o'clock. Relatives and
friends are invited To attend.
sIMMoNs-Ia this city, the -Ieth inst. Ellen
c.. wife Of James simmons. aged 90 years.
Funeral sfrvi ,cs Fridry the 18th inst, at
2 sO u. m, from her n stands residence, lOi
Pitman street. Relatives and friends are in
vited 20 attend.
STANTON-In Johnston. the 18th inst,
Maria. wife o. Patrick stanton.
Fune nl from her hush1nu's residence. rs
North Lake street, saturday. the 18th inst,
~ 80 n. ~. Relatives and friends are i'm
vited 90 attend.
An lad. " In The News speaks for ITSELF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17
SHERIFF'S SALE,

BY virtue of an execution, No. 1896, issued
from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial
District, holden at Providence. in the county
of Providence within and for said district,
On the 10th day OF March, A. D.. 1897, and re.
turnable 20 said court on the lOth day Oh
June, A. ID. 1897, wherein the i. H. 1llling,
hast Supply Company, corporation OF SAID
Providence is plaintiff, and Mary McCusker
of said Providence is defendant, will be sold
at Public Auction on SATURDAY, JULY 10,
at IL 90 a. m, at the Sherif's Office, IN the
Court House on College street, in the city OF
Providence, all the right title and interest
which the said defendant, Mary McCusker,
had on the 4th day OF February, A. ID. 1887,
at o'clock and B minutes in the afternoon,
the time of the attachment on the orlglhai gi
writ in the suit i'm which the above, esl rlbed
execution was obtained in and to the Follow
ing described real estate viz,
That lot of land, with all the buildings and
other improvements thereon, situate IN SAID
city of Providence and bounded and described
as follows, viz. Said lot bounds northerly
on Atwell's avenue, on which ~ measures
sixty three (63) feet more or less, easterly on
land of Michael Golrick, southerly on herd
street, which IL measures ninety-four (sil
feet more or less, and westerly ON land OF
Ellen Jane and Bridget McClusSey or McCus,
ker, on which II measures elghty nve lSol
feet more or less being that lot numbered
tnne) upon that plat entitled, Plat OF Dr.
Hewitt Land, Providence, by Gushing
Farnum, 1856" and recorded In the once OF
the Recorder of Deeds in said citv on Provi-
dence in Plat Book No g. at page ~, with the
exception of the east side Of said lot, when
was taken by the city of Providence under
the right of eminent domain for the purpose
OF cutting through and extencing Nmton
street reference being made to said plat and
TO said records for "A more full and perfect de-
scription of said premises.
Levied on this 10th day of March, A. ID;
1897, at 2 o'clock ana - minutes p m, ana
viii be sold 10 satisfy said execution II
sufficient. FRANK II. BARROWS,
jel7thu-lt Deputy Sheriff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17

old Brown celebrates hor t29th Com.
mencement From Connecticut the sol.
dicrs come clothed i'm the uniform Of their
Continental forefathers in arms. Over in
the Fuller building Rhode Island fur
nishes an exhibition of her splendid in
dustrlal development at the end of tho
century. And so we have much In town
TO remind us of glories of our history ana
tradition in education and patriotism
and to inspire US with the examples Of
industrial and commercial achievement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17

The Hawaiian Islands are plainly more
logical AS a possession of the United States
thnt ever was Alaska which we bought
from Russia aud have never been sorry
for it, We ought to have the Bermudas.
too, the outpost Of our east coast. But
old mother England is not at all likely To
sell out until that far distant day COMES
their warships into coal barges and use
their fortresses for Fairgrounds for tho
children OF common international
family.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-17
A BIG INDUSTR Y.
Comprehensive View OF
Railroad Business.
Income, Debt and Expenses
of Great Corporations.
Illinois Is First In Mileage---Penn-
sylvania Roads Income.

WASHINGTON, Juno IT, Special l-One
of the greatest industries i'm the United
States, as every one knows, is the rail
ways, but few people have an adequate
idea of the magnitude of this industry or
of its peculiar phases and details The in
terstate commerce commission has issued
the most complete statistical survey of
American railways that ever came from
the press. A study of this report reveals
some most interesting and important facts.
There are in tho United States lS0,65
miles of railway line. Illinois has the
greatest mileage, 0,64o; Pennsylvania
is second, with 9,75l miles, and Texas
third, with 1874. There are but 22i miles
of railway in little Rhode Island, and only
317 miles in Delaware.
In addition to the fS0, ,657 miles OF line
there are 10, $40 miles of second track, 97t
miles of third track, 733 miles of fourth
track and 43, $50 miles of yard track and
sidings, OF total Of 236, s94 miles of track
In the country, enough to reach about ten
times around our globe.
Locomotives and Cars.
There are 1, 104 operating railway COM
panies i'm the United States, but 45 of
these operate nearly 56 per cent of all the
track in the country.
In the whole United States there are 3d.,
600 locomotives in service, Of which 9,999
are passenger locomotives, 20,012 freight
engines and the remainder switching and
unclassified.
4 A Fai Ill.
ways of the United States, of which 33, l2
are passenger cars.
II is estimated that If all these cars
were placed together they would make
train more than 5000 miles long.
The passenger cars in use on our rail
ways, IL loaded TO their full capacity, could
carry nearly 2, 900, 600 passengers.
To every 100 miles of railway there are
20 locomotives, 673 freight cars, 10 pas
senger cars and % other cars.
Every passenger locomotive hauls in
year an average of 900 passengers, and
each freight locomotive hauls $4,000 tons
of freight.
The total number of employees Of the
railways of the United States is given at
7s5, ,03i. This was June 30, 1895. At the
same date in S93 the number was S73, ,602,
and in 1890 IL was 740, 301.
The number of employees TO 100 miles
of line is smaller now than at any time In
the last six years. The present number is
AL, against 5l5 in 1898 and 479 in 1890.
Railway Employees.
It is interesting to inquire how this
great army of railway employees is classi
fled. The principal classes and their aver
age daily wages follow:
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1t will be noticed that the men who are
employed to repair the locomotives and
cars and TO keep the track in order num-
Der about $40, 900, or nearly one-half of
the whole number of employees.
The wages of all classes Of employees,
excepting general officers and telegraph
operators and dispatchers, have suffered
slight reductions since 1892
The total amount of railway capital in
the United States (stock) il s4,96l, 1885,
656--a figure so vast that 10 is almost i'm.
possible to grasp it. Tho amount of stock
outstanding is S2S, 602 per mile Of road.
The amount of funded debt-bonds, etc.
lis even greater, being s5,3S5, 495, ,573, or
S3l ,0iS per mile.
The total of stock and oil forms of debt
amounts Co s63, pos per mile on all the rail-
roads of the country. The heaviest CAPT
talization is sl20, 600 per mile in New York
and Pennsylvania, and the lightest, S43, 800
per mile, in Nebraska, Wyoming and Idaho.
Seventy per cent of all the railway stock
in the country draws no dividends.
On more than IL per cent of the funded
debt no interest is paid.
The earnings Of the railway system dur
ing the year covered by the report were
81 ,O15, 900, 900, of which 23 y per cent was
from passengers nearly 6S per cent from
freight, nearly 3 per cent from the mails and
per cent from express. Other income was
$l32, 432, 1873, making a total of sl,207,-
SOB, sos.
The operating expenses were s731, ,4li,-
322, as follows: Maintenance Of track and
structures, 90 per cent; maintenance Of
equipment, nearly rs pr cent; conducting
transportation go per cent; other, per
cent; interest and fixed charges, 1855, $780,
927
IL Is n curious fact that during the year
IA railways in the United States, with 1874
miles of track, were abandoned by their
owners.
Four Great Roads.
The American railway which enjoys the
largest annual revenue Is the pcnnsyl-
vania, the amount being nearly $50, O00,.
600. The New York Central is second,
with $i2, 600, 600. The southern Pacific
company is third, with s3l 600, 600, and the
Chicago and Northwestern fourth, with
t2S, 900, O00
The railway which has greatest gross
revenue per mile of line Is tho Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western. s26,05l per
mile. The pittsburg and Lake Erie Is Sec
ond, with s2b,3iG per mile. Both are
coal carrying roads
Itcosts the railways Of the United States
s22, 600. 600 year TO renew their woruout
ties, Si.000,O00 a year to repair fences,
road crossings, signs and cattle guards and
more than $4,000, uO0 year 90 supply wa
ter 90 their locomotives.
Freight rates nfc now lower than ever
beforc and have been almost constantly
tallipg since 1880. WALLER WELLMAN.