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New York Cotton Market.

New York, Oct. S-The cotton market opened easy, at a decline of 7@11 points. chiefly on the more petnote deliveries. Following the first ealI there was some reaction on covering by local traders, who were able ito see a Iittle profit and were anxious to even lup their accounts
 and await the government crop report due Monday. Throughout the session the market had a weak undertome. public cables being decidedly disappointing, while private cables said that Nleill was | ready with a heavy crop estimate. At the same afne the movement of cotton in Bhe: south showed an increasing ten dency, which also checked confidence on the 9ong side of the account. The nrarlse,, closed steady at net de- cline of 9@12 poGn,ts.
 Cotton easier; GniddNng, 61sc; net re- ceapas, 1,225 bales; gross, 11,825; exports ito Great Britain, 1,73S; to the contane-i:, 50; forwanded 6.7O4; sales, 25, all spin nsrs; stock, 57,9S3.
 Weekly: Net receipts 2,790 ba1es; gross. 37,1T0; exports to Great Briuafn. SEP: to France, 2,444; to the continent 6,6S2; for
 warded, 14,303; sales, 2,016; spinnens, 616. Toual today: Net receipts, 47.707 bales;
 experts 10 Great Britain, 30,107; to the continent 6,966; stock, 486,974. Cors slidsted: Nlt receipts, 281 1926 bales; exports to Great Britain, 105 636 bales; to France, 11,342; co the continent, 4,1S6. Total since Sept. |: Net receipts, ,092,- 544 bales; exports to great Britain, 264 140; to France. 5S,7s5; to the continent, 2O5.- $40.
 Cotton futures opened easy; sales, 14,- nla1n .Ta, q q 70 March, 6.52; April, 6.54; May, 66O; June, 6.G3; July, 665; October, 6.36; Nove'mb 1T, 6.SS December, GAP.
 Cotton, spot, closed easy at a decline
 of 1sc; middiing uplauds, 61kc; mIddmng
 gulf, eAc. Sales, 25 bales. Cotton futures closed st ady; sales, 132,-
 800 bales. January, 6.43: February, GAY;
 March, $50; April, 654; May, 6.5S; June,
 6.62 July, 6.65; October, 6.33; November,
 6.S5; December GAO.
 Liverpool Cotton Market.
 Liverpool, Oct. S.-4 p. m.-Spot cetton,
 fair demand; prices lower. American
 n,iadhng fair, 43-16d; good mlddhrg,
 8 31-32d; American midiling, 327-32d
 low middEng, 25-32d; good ordinary,
 3 19-32d; ordinary, 13-32. Sales 10,000
 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and export. and included 9,100 American
 Receipts, 2,o0O bales, irc1uding 400 Amer ican.
 Futures opened and closed easy, with a moderate demand American midddng
 low middqing clause: October. 341@3. 42d
 value October and November, 3.S5d
 buyers; November ard December, s3sd
 sellers; December and January, January
 and February, 3.32d buyers; February
 and March, 3.S2d@3.3 3.33d buyers; March and April, 3.S3@3.34d sellers; April and
 May, 3.S4d buyers; May and JIIe. S35d
 buyers; May and June. 335d buyers:
 June and July, 3.36d buyers; July and August. 3.37d buyers. -'
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Trains Nos. 57 and 5S carry Pullman vcsi- bule slecpers between St. Louis and Jack sonviue and Montgomery and Port Tampa. Trains Nos. B and 36 carry Pullman yesti- bule sleepers between Cincinnati and Jack sonvile
 Free reclining chair cars between Mont zomery and Savannah on trains 57 and 5S Train No. 5S, leaving Montgomery at 500 D. m., connects at Port Tampa with Plant steamship line for Key West and Havana. Any information regarding routcs rates and schedules will be furnished upon appli- cation to
 R. l.. TODD, D. P A.,
 Montgomery, Ain.
 B. W. WRENN, P. T. NJ,
 Savannah, Ga. H. c. McFADDEN. A. G. F. A.,
 Savannah Ca
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H. H. s
Grain Letter

s i Chicago, Oct. s.-Wheat was dull market today. Opening prices were at a small advance, December starting at 91&1917s. compared with yesterdays s closing prices of 91ss There was prac- 'tically but one factor in the market. the drought Liverpool was off Esd and Paris was unchanged. Northwest re- ceipls 1.12s cars, against 1,O9s a week ago
 The Argentine drought was still uT- broken. New York reported foreigners good buyers at the seaboard. After ad- vancing to 921h, December reacted to 91ss on the selling of about 5OOOOO bushels by a big broker Then shorts who were unwilling to leave their iinss uncov- cred over the holiday on account of the drought situation started buying and December again advanced to 92bc. Dull ness again set in and ths market went off to Sic, the low point of the day. It rallied later and closed where it left off last night, 915sc. H. H. SMITH & co.
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The Iron Market.

In6 IrOn mafKet. Birmingham, October S.-The fon wing are the latest quotations on iron: Open silver grey, $S.s Close silver grey, No. 1 foundry and Mo- 1 soft $775. No. foundry and No. soft. s7.25 No. 8 foundry, $7 No foundry, grey forge and mottied, $6.75.
 White, $6.50.
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those of GaIst year, and the general con- dtion of the roalds to show lDttle larger receipts just at present fncp, the country districts. which will diminish after the wet weather sealson is here.
 II. q. SMITH 6 CO.,
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No. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Br- mfngham to Cincinnati and from Birming- ham to New York without change.
 No. carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car Birmingham to Cincinnati and Pullman Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Louisville. U. M. Culp, Traffic Manager, Washington, D. c.
 Frank s. Cannon, General Manager c. W. Wickersham, Superintendent, Br- mingham.
 ". A. Turk, G. P. A., Washington, D. c. c. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A., Chatta- e. M. Billheimer, T. P. A. Birmingham. Ala.
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NORTHERN ALABAMA RAIIROAD
 COMPANY. Time table No. B. in effect Monday, Jan. l.
 1897. at 500 a. m.-
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Read up.
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Samuel Hunt, General Manager. O. K. Cameron. Master of Trains. N. R. Adrience, Supt.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
A CLERICAL BECCAR.

Rev. George Brooks, of London, whom
the editor of "Truth" some time since de-
nounced as the "king of beggars," has
lost in hie second damage suit against
the St. James Gazette. The publishers
of the Gazette proved that Brooks in
stead OF being poor clergyman, as be
claimed to be, really had fine country
home with plenty of servants, carriages,
etc. 1t further showed that Brooks had
secured an average Of $4,000 per year by
means Of his begging letters, which were
scattered far and wide. The reverend
gentleman must have been disciple to
the celebrated JEFF Rankings, of Chicago
and New York, who once disclosed in
court that "there is sucker born into
the world every minute
OF course Brooks claimed that he So
licited these donations on behalf of the
suffering poor, bat there seemed to be a
good deal of the money left, sticking to
his clerical fingers. Brooks reminds one
of Thurlow Weeds famous story of the
defaulting deacon, who embezzled about
$3.50 in small change from an Albany
church, money which had been taken up
in contribution boxes. Upon being
a questioned as to why he kept the money,
the man replied, that the money having
been taken up for the benefit of the poor,
he did not know of a family poorer than
his own.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
BIRTH ROLE IN FRANCE.

Much attention has been given of late
to. the alarmingly small increase in the
population of France, during the past
five years. The matter is of special in
terest to the French government, because
of the great contrast with Germany,
which has rapidly increasing popula-
ton, and is thus able to furnish recruits
for the army.
The country is growing relatively
weaker, while the opposite is true regard
ing the great rival of France, Germany.
1t seems to be law of nature, or of
social development. that as civilization
advances, the birth rate declines. The
highest birth rate is found among peo-
pie of comparatively low order of civil
ization, or at least lower way of living
Marriage is delayed in high state of
civilization because men and women pre-,
fer to enjoy the comforts of living in
easy circumstances rather than burden
themselves with the care of children.
Decline in the birth rate, however, is in a
measure compensated for by decline in
the death rate. In highly civilized coun-
tries the death rate is much lower than it
was in the same countries two or three
generations ago. 1t is when people live
under very trying conditions that the
death rate is large, and it is under the
same conditions that the birth rate is also
large.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

The people of the southern portion of
Grant county have tried for ten years to
secure the creation of new county with
Deming as the county seat. At every ses.
sion of the legislature during that time
they have worked earnestly to secure a
new county. In the house last week
bill was passed almost unanimously Gre
ating the county of Washington out of
the southern half of Grant county. The
bill will soon come up in the council,
probably this week, and the chances are
favorable for its passage.
Grant county is one of the largest in
the territory, and the interests of the peo-
pie are not favored by 30 large county.
Silver City and Deming are sixty miles
apart, and, with dividing line east and
west, and two counties Acreated, each of
these towns can maintain first-class
county government. Deming is one of
the best towns in the territory, and the
new county will have probably 200 miles
of railroad for taxable purposes. The
Citizen has always favored the creation
of new counties wherever and whenever
practicable. 1t has for years favored the
creation of Summit county, and hopes
this week to see the new county of Wash
ington brought into being. 1t is our be-
lief that the old county of Grant will
make more rapid progress after the new
county is segregated.
Washington was the "Father of His
Country" and deserves to have county
in his honor.-Albuquerque Citizen.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
IREASuRER,S REpnRI.

Hon. Samuel Eldodt, as terrific rial treas
ton, and the affairs of his responsible
Office have been conducted IN manner
thai reflects great credit upon the incum'
bent. He has recently issued report to
the governor dealing with territorial
finances from December 3, 1894, to No
vember 90, 1896. This report shows the
total revenues of the territory to have
been $237 ,976.56 for 1895, and $224,659.97
for 1896, the same having been derived
from licenses, taxes, court fees, interest
on deposits, ETC., while the expenditures
for 1895 were $33O,52S.32, and for 1896,
$246,421.17, covering interest and part OF
the principal of the public debt, salaries
and fees, expenses of territorial insttu-
tions, normal schools, court expenses,
cattle sanitary board, etc.
The rate of taxation for territorial pur-
poses for 1894, 1895 and 1896 was 775
mills, and the assessed valuation of all
the counties in 1895 was SAL l40,90267.
On November %, 1896, there remained
the following balances in territorial banks
in favor of the territory:
Bank of Commerce, Albuquerque S 2,1A OF
First National Bank, Albuulleruue 6.O37 81
Taos County Bank , 3,203 80
First National Bank. Las Vegas ~ 603S 03
New Mexico Savings Bank 4 Trust
Co Albuuuerul1e 1855 81
San Miguel National Bank, Las Vegas 6,037 q
Bank Of Roswell 1922 IS
First National Bank, Ration ~ 1901 s.
Total $50, 3O1 %
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
A Democratic Voice.

While it is hard to become reconciled
to the fact that radical Republican
must soon fill the Office to be vacated by
that sincere, honorable and worthy Dem
ocratic governor, W. I. Thornton, it
would seem that we are at least to have a
good old citizen in his place. Tie Hon.
A. L. Morrison, for fifteen years a resi-
dent of New Mexico, it is said stands the
best chance at present for the appoint
ment. 1t is to be hoped he will get it,
for of all the aspirants he is the most en-
terprising, competent and honest. No
carpet bag rule, should be the motto of
all the patriotic people, and any approach
to it is obnoxious. Then we want broad
gauge man, one who will administer the
office to the best interests of the territory
as whole. Morrison is said to be such
a man.-Eddy Current.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
Reducing EXPENSES.

The general demand for retrenchment
in county and territorial expenses in New
Mexico, will undoubtedly be respected
by the present legislative assembly
Taxes are high, but there would be no
complaint on that score if the expendi-
lures were kept within the revenues, and
we had the assurance that there would be
no necessity for increasing taxation to
meet rapidly and continuously growing
debts accommodating in every county for
running expenses. Il has been commended
and justly 80, that the salaries of comfy
officials have been unreasonahly high,
and that large saving could be made by
pruning them down to fair compensation
for services rendered. Senator Fall has
introduced such a measure in the council.
This bill is in the right direction, yet we
fear 1t s in some instances, little too
radical in its reductions of salaries to be.
come law. Slight notifications in that
respect and little moderation in section
%, we believe would make satisfactory
and beneficial law out of council bill No.
9.-Raton Range.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
FOREIGN MINING SCHEMES.

Mr.. w. H. Wiley, the mining engineer
of Denver, who has recently returned
from a mining trip to Corea, tells very
interesting story of the manner in which
mining operations are conducted on the
island. From what he says, however, we
gather that the concessions on the part
of the Corean government, proved upon
investigation less valuable than antici-
pated. The gold is there, he says, and
the ore very rich, but the conditions do
not seem favorable for such mining oper-
atons as Americans are accustomed to.
At any rate they were not sufficiently
favorable to induce Mr.. Wiley to remain.
This ia not the first time that an Ameri-
can has gone to Corea under the promise
of valuable concessions from this gov
eminent. That the island is rich in de-
posts of gold and silver, has been DEM
onstrated beyond question, but the gov
eminent, it would seem, rather than have
it worked out by making the conditions
easy for capital, prefers that it shall re-
main in the ground or that it shall be
taken out by the slow and Anticipated
process, in vogue with the natives. A
party Of Californians went to Corea sew
eral years ago with the same result that
has attended the efforts of the Denver
engineer. They came back, and opened
mine at home, which has proved great
success. The lesson to be found herein
is plain. II is this. There is plenty Of
good mining property at home, in tho
operation Of which, miners do better as
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

THERE is a disposition on the part of
the Legislature to deal most literally with
the railroads. Up to date all bills intro
duced beneficial to them have been
passed unanimously. In return 1t is
hoped that hereafter the railroads will
more promptly pay their taxes.--Albu.
querque Citizen.
As a rule tho railroads Of the territory
are prompt and good taxpayers. Once
10 while somebody on the Atlantic d
Pacific railroad takes a notion to fight
TIE levy of taxes in Bernalillo and valen-
cia counties, but judging from the record
the A., r. &S.F railroad has made 10
paying taxes, this pernicious practice
will disapp just a. soon a. the Santa
Ys management gets hold Of the Atlantic
4 Pacific railroad.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
.lnaenh,a Raad Bill.

Senator Joseph, OF Taos county, is
meeting with determined opposition in
his effort to secure an appropriation of
81 500 to construct highway through
Rio Costilla canon. The object is to
open the La Belle gold district to Anto-
nito and Denver g. Rio Grande points in
northern New Mexico, fifty miles distant.
At present the La Belle country is noun
tain locked and is accessible only toward
the east by way of Catskill and Trinidad,
and the 500 miners there complain of the
hardship in having to travel several hun
dred miles to reach the Taos county seat
and territorial capital. The miners have
agreed to expend SO in work for every
dollar the legislature will appropriate,
yet there is no hope for success of Mr..
Joseph's bill-first, because it is declared
special legislation, and, second, because
the lower Rio Grande politicians are
against the measure on the pretext that
it serves to establish a PRECEDENT
Vegas Optic.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

in poor, old Missouri they still think
the state has the right to throw United
States marshals into the Missouri river,
if the state 80 chooses. The lower house
of the Missouri legislature has just passed
an anti gold contract bill, which contains
provision specifically regulating the
action of United States courts in the mat.
ter. They must be away behind in Mis-.
souri,, for even the Missouri New Mexi-
can Democrats know better.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

MRe. STANroBp's gentle reminder to
Senator Stewart about that $4,000 he
owed her husband at the time of his
death, now nearly four years ago, has set
the sagebrush statesman to "rustling" up
the coin. With free coinage the ancient
Apollo of the Comstock might have
gotten out with paying four bits on the
dollar. But Mckinley was elected and
Bryan was rejected, SO You all can see
how Stewart was affected.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

The question of whether liquor shall
be sold within the precincts of the ma
tional capitol is rather small one for
the whole nation or any considerable
part of it to become exercised over. If
it is proper to provide means whereby
members OF congress can get something
to eat within the capitol, there is no rea-
son why they should not be permitted to
get something to drink also.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

THERE are quite number of combines
in New Mexico to control the federal
patronage and each combine seems to
think that it has the winning slate. Quien
sabe?-Rio Grande Republican.
That's so. And some of the men that
think they are commanding the situation.
will find out after March 4, that they are
not commanding the situation as much
as they thought they were.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

WITH the invited guests bitterly wrang-
ling over question Of precedence at the
approaching Bradley-Martln ball, the
host and hostess of that much criticised
entertainment, might almost be excused
for flunking at the last moment, and join
ing Willie Wallie Aston, in self-banish-
ment from such beastly unappreciative
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

SPAIN is in bad luck. The plan of re-
form in the Cuban government, now
made public by the Spanish ministry for
the first time, does not suit the naughty
dons of the mother country. So the gov
eminent will have to continue war in
Cuba at an enormous expense and with
out the sympathy of a single civilized
nation on the face of the EARTH
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
That District Attornevshin.

The enactment into law of Representa-
tive Olin r. Smiths judicial bill for
northeastern New Mexico, has started a
lively scramble over the district attorney
ship for the counties of Colfax and
Union. Mr.. Smith is slated for the
place by Governor Thornton, it is said,
but the Ration Democrats are pushing
Frank s. Crosson, of that town, against
him, while Jerry Leahy, Ration Repub-
lican leader, has been In Santa Fe trying
to pursuade his party friends, who hold
the balance of power in the council, to
oppose Smiths confirmation and thus
leave the place open to be filled by the
governor whom Mckinley will appoint,
in which event Mr.. Leahy feels reasona.
bly, certain of position.-Las Vegas OPP
tic.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
No Necessity For any Rupture.

A number of our territorial contem-
poraries are predicting that the good
feeling now manifest between the mem
bers of the legislature at Santa Fe is too
good to last. We do not share this senti-
ment, and shall continue to expect more
work and less politics from this legis-
lature than any of its predecessors. We
regard the organization of the legislature
with Hon. Antonio Joseph as president of
the council, and Hon. W. II. H. Llewellyn
speaker of the house, as an earnest that
the members of the legislature are bent
on doing something for their constitu-
ents. Add to this the fact that the COM
mittees are divided with political impair
tiality and there is little reason for pre-
dieting that there will be any serious rup-
ture later on.-Roswell Record.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
A Herd Law.

Parties favoring herd law for Lincoln
county have made up their petitions and
forwarded them to the solons at Santa
Fe. The opponents of this measure have
also gotten up petitions, asking the leg
islature to consider well the interests OF
this county before giving their votes to
measure that threatens it with bank
ruptcy. Lincoln News.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

rule than IN taking up the various foreign
propositions which look we'll on their
face, but which when sifted to the bottom,
turn out to be decisions, and snares for
the feet of the unwise.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

Ex-SEoRETARY JOHN W. FOSTER is
teaching bible class of sixty persons in
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church in Washington. It is better to
make Sunday school teachers out of the
Statesmen than to attempt to make
statesmen out of Sunday school teachere.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09

SENATOR GEARS bill, now pending in
the United States senate, providing for
the creation of 9Th judicial district in
this territory and the appointment of an
additional judge, should become law. 1t
is a meritorious and greatly needed
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
Very Good Idea.

Senator Hughes yesterday afternoon
introduced bill greatly curtailing the
power of judges in contempt cases. The
principal idea of Mr.. Hughes is to pre-
vent arrogant and despotic judges from
exercising tyrannical powers.-Albuquer-
que Citizen.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
TERRITORIAL COMMENT.
Leading Questions as Treated by the
Territorial Papers.
The Disposition is Good.

So far as we can learn, the disposition
of almost all our territorial legislators is
to help the territory by killing bad bills
and to work for the elimination of the
bad parts of laws now in force.-Roswell
Record.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-09
County Attorneys.

We hope that county attorney bill
will be able to run the gauntlet uf legis-
lative opposition and become law. A
prosecuting officer in each county would
be preferable to the present system, and,
besides, it would be in the line of local
elf-government.-R Record.