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The herald., 1897-04-06
National Bank Changes

The comptroller of the currency gives
notice of the following changes in his
bulletin of date March 29th: Application
to organize national bank approved
The First National bank of Window,
Minnesota Capital s5O,O0O). by the fol-
lowing persons: A. d. Perkins, ]. N.
McGregor. John Hutton, w. J. Clark,
=. c. Huntington.
The citizens National bank of Fergus
Falls. Minnesota. has gone into volun-
tary liquidation by resolution of its
stockholders dated March %. 1897.
The First National bank of Nocona,
Texas. has gone into voluntary liquida-
tion by resolution of its stockholders
dated February 10, 1897.
The First National bank OF Seattle,
Washington. Maurice McMicken, pres
ident in place of ]. H. McGraw; J. H.
McGraw, vice-president In place of Maui
rice McMicken; no assistant cashier in
place OF George r. Fisher.
The herald., 1897-04-06
Financial Notes

Providence. r. l.. has sold per cent
30-year gold bonds aggregating 81. $780,
900. The prices realized ranged from
109.25 to 114.419.
The New York sinking fund commits
sioners have been awarded the issues of
3 per cent 19-year school bonds to the
amount of 1929. 81 at par.
West Springfield, Mass. has sold $685.
600 4 per cent 30-year water loan gold
bonds. The highest bid next to the sue
cessful one was 10S 567.
F. N. Myers, of the Bank Of Rands-
burg. has appointed F. Pratt assistant
manager
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
ing corporation Is one of the big banks
OF the world. with agencies in all the
leading countries. It's resources are 1884,
1is.S00. 1t has 25,765.7S2 in cash and
$2.527.355 in bullion. The paid-up cap
ital is s10.00O.000, and the reserve fund
has just been raised from $6.0o0, 900 to
s6.500.000. Its fixed deposits are $59. 9.212.-
s94. The net profits for the last six
months of the year 1S96) were 81. .461, 900.
The herald., 1897-04-06
London Markets

NEW YORK. April 5.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
The stock markets were stagnant but bet
ter today on cheap money. Consols were
117h buyers. Foreigners were better on
the improvement In Paris. Kaffirs were
improved for the same reason, despite
were strong. Americans were neglected
but steady. the only feature being the
strength of New York Central on rumors
of a funding scheme. The consol dividends
have been paid, causing a money glut in
the market. Discount houses have re-
duced their deposit rates by one-half of
per cent 1t is rumored that IL the bank
rate Is not changed on Thursday, the joint
stock banks may break their usual custom
and lower ther rate irrespective of the
bank. / know that the matter is at least
mand at 77s 1oSd for RlSsfa and japan.
The Paris and Berlin markets were firm.
The herald., 1897-04-06
The Broom Market

American brooms are exported in large
numbers to many countries. Our ex-
portations Of brooms to some countries
have within recent years. owing to nat
ural causes, decreased; but the aggre-
gate exports are now larger than ever
and still increasing. We sent brooms
to Central America, South America and
South Africa, to the United Kingdom
and to France and Germany. We sent
many brooms to Australia, but the guam
tity has since diminished ma
terially, but we send large guam
titles OF broom corn and broom
making machinery. American broom
making machinery Is also sent to other
foreign countries At one time many
American brooms were sold in the Arr
gentine republic. but now they are rails
Ing broom corn on the Plate river. and
making the brooms down there. we
send = little let OF bropms to China. but
practically none to other Asiafic coun-
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San Francisco Produce

Mil and Feed Stuffs-Middlings 15.5O9
1880. California bran, 12OO9125O; outside
brands, 11.50
Hay-Wheat. s.Oc@s.5O wheat and oat.
7.O0Q10O0; oat, 600QS.50: barley, 50OQG. co;
per ton; best barley 6.50dS.00: alfalfa, 800
@s.0o; clover, 6.OOgs;oo; stock, ,6.OOa6.Oo COM
pressed wheat, 6.0049.50; compressed oat,
6.0oQ7.00. Straw, per bale, 35a50.
Potatoes-Early rose, 65G15 cents per CEN
tai; Salinas Burbanks 90Ql1.10 garnet chile,
S5@s5; river Burbanks,, 50a65: river reds,
7o0D; Oregon Burbanks. 70G1.10 Peta-
luna and Tomales Burbanks, 60Q80; new
potatoes. 2Q2R cents per pound; sweet po-
tatoes, 1.00a1.75 per Genital.
Dry Beans-Pink. 1.05Ql.2 20; Lima, 1.551
1.65 small white, 1.104120; large white, 1.O5
al. 90
Various Onions, 25Oa2.75 per GENITAL: Or
egon do. 2.00Q2.50 per Genital; dried peppers,
6Q7 cents per pound; dried okra, 10Q12k;
garlic. 1Nm1s4; common asparagus, 4d7:
choice do, S09; tomatoes, LOCAL. .25 per box I:
green peas. 2lad4 per lb.; string beans. 100
1914; green peppers. 1.25a1.5o per box egg
plant, 10c per pound; Mexican tomatoes,
1.25d1. so per box: rhubarb, 75Q1.40 per box:
cucumbers. 1.00M1.50.
Fresh Fruits-Good to choice apples. 100
91.75 per box; fancy do, 2.00Q2.25.
Citrus Fruits-Navel oranges, 2.00@3 so
per box; Seeding do, 75gl: :25; Mexican
lines. S.5GQ400; common California lemons
75f71.00; seconds, do. 1.509l.75; fancy do. 225
bunch; pineapples. 2.09a4.OO per dozen
Smyrna fgs. l2Gl4 cents per pound; dates,
cents.
Dried fruits. jobbing prices furnished by
the San Francisco fruit exchange:
Apricots-Fancy Moorparks, 49, choice
do, 10; good do. 8h; standard, Z; prime, 6ls
Apples-Evaporated. 5a sun dried. 2%.
ard, 5; prime. 41a; peeled, in boxes. 12A.
Pears-Fancy halves, ,61A: fancy quarters,
on; choice. 1895; standard, 4; prime. 2AQ3.
Plums-Pitted, AZ; unpltted, ~
Prunes-Four sizes, 3%.
Nectarines-Fancy. 5ls; choice, 4h;stand-
ard, 4.
Figs-Choice white. 4: do black. 8: fancy
white. in lob boxes. 65G7o.
Raisins-Jobbing prices In sacks or 50-lb
Az two crown 34 seedless Sultanas, So !:
seedless Muscatels, AZ; in 20lb boxes. three
crown London layers, 1.9o; clusters, 1.60;
Dehesa clusters 275; imperial clus ters, 1925.
Grapes-1n 20-lb boxes: Three crown Lon
don layers, LIS clusters. 1.6o Dehesa clus-
tiers. e.75; imperial clusters, 200.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 13la; second
DO, l2@121a; fancy dairy, IL; second do.
Cheese-Fancy mild. new. e1a@7; fair to
good, 5lsQ6; California cream cheddar, 10
oil; Young America. 7Qs; eastern. 14Q141a;
Ezss-Store. 1O1k@12; ranch, 1o1sa12
Poultry-I.ive turkey gobblers and hens.
14t50fb per lb;; old roosters, 3.75qD4 90 dozen;
young do. 6g0G7.00; broilers, small, $500
young do. large 5Ooq6.00; fryers, 5.5oq6.oO;
hens, 40o4b0o; old ducks, 5.0oa6U;
young. 7.6o9s5o; geese. l:75q2;oo goslings.
sSSSs9s; sSSs e. pigeons DID, laSal50; do young
0ame-Gray geese. $50: white do. 75@10 90;
brant. 1.2591.50; hare, 7bQ1.00; rabbits. 1.O09
1.50 English snipe, 2.60.
The herald., 1897-04-06
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Southern District Of California Where
cifc Coast Railway company filed their
libel in the district court of the United
States for the southern district Of Califor-
the the prf pert Of Wilmington. her epI boats tackle
apparel and furniture, In a cause OF con-
tract. civil and maritime. And. whereas,
by virtue Of process In due form Of law
to me directed, returnable on the Goth day
Of April, 1897, have seized and taken the
said steam tug boat, "Tiger," her beats
tackle. apparel and furniture, and have her
a district ceu1t will be held In the United
States court room. In the city Of Los An
geles, on the 10th day Of April, 1891. for the
owners, and all persons who may have or
claim any interest, are hereby cited 70 be
and appear at the time and place afore-
q fnal decree should not pass as prayed
MA. cOvA RRTJBrAs,u.s Marshal. 20
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tries, and our exports to China are so
small as to be of no consideration.

tries and our exports to China are so
small as to be of no consideration.
The climate of this country Is favorable
to the growth Of broom corn; it Is culti-
waited with the greatest skill and with
the best results. Considerable quanti-
ties are also raised in Italy, but 1t Is Of a
poorer quality. and 1t is permitted to
ripen too much, until 1t is red and life
less and brittle. The Italian corn Is
made into brooms in Germany, where
the labor Is much cheaper than here; bu.
that cheapness Is offset by the effective
use of machinery here. In America
even the corn itself Is harvested and
sorted by machines. American brooms
on the lower grades are put down in
Germany at prices that are very close
to those of the poorer German brooms.
The higher grades of American cost
more, but they are the best brooms in
the world,
The herald., 1897-04-06
New Interpretations

The Commercial Publishing company
yesterday filed articles of Incorporation.
The object stated is to own and publish
books, newspapers and magazines and
buy and sell the same The capital
stock Is placed at $4,000, all of which 10
actually subscribed. The directors and
stockholders are H. w. Caldwell. G. M.
Caldwell, N. w. Corbett L. E. Mcmillan
and A Caldwell.
The Mutual Oil company also filed ar
ticles of Incorporation. The directors
are w. l.. STAFFORD, Sherman Wiggins.
w. S. George, w. f. Shepard. The term
is fifty-one years.
The herald., 1897-04-06
OFFICE OF THE HERALD,
Los Angeles, Cal, April 5

Los Angeles, Cal, April D, looi.
The dismissal by Judge Ross of the
case of Daniel Meyer ct al. against the
city of San Diego on the ground that a
similar litigation had been begun in the
state courts gave rise to a statement
that the way was now open for the
issuance of the San Diego water bonds.
This conclusion is entirely premature,
AS the matter is securely tied up, and
no bonds may be issued until the par
ties get out of the legal tangle they
are now in.
The American Exchange bank, at Buff
falo, N. Y, has gone into voluntary liqui-
dation. 1t is one of the oldest
institutions in Buffalo. and in
q perfectly sound condition. AS
o reason for the action taken
It is pointed out by bankers that the
excessive rates of interest on deposits,
together with taxes and the cost of ad-
ministration, have reduced the profits
of banking among the smaller institu-
tions to a point where difficulty has
been experienced in securing an ade-
quate return on the capital invested,
considering the risks involved, and 1t
is not unlikely that the example of the
American Exchange bank will be fol-
lowed by others.
A dispatch from Chicago announces
the failure yesterday of the Globe Saw
ings bank of that city, organized in 1891,
with capital Of $2O0, 900. It's statement
of February 13 showed a surplus of
$4,000. The Globe Savings bank had
no connection with the Globe National
bank.
The New York state railroad commits
sion has granted the application of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company,
the Central Park, North and East River
Railway company, the Eighth Avenue
Railway company, the Ninth Avenue
Railroad company. and the Sixth Ave-
nue. Railroad company to use the un-
derground electric trolley motor power
on their roads. The decision covers
about forty miles Of street railroads IL
that city upon which the motor power is
to be changed. At the hearing given
by the railroad commissioners William
c. Whitney. speaking for the company
said that 1t was intended to spend about
$4,000. 900. and to build two parallel lines
near the backbone of the island, to try
to relieve the tremendous glut of travel
The herald., 1897-04-06
Money Quotations

NEW YORK, April 5.-Money on call.
easy at 1IsQ1N per cent last loan, +;
closed 1hq1% per cent; prime mercantile
paper, SM94 per cent; sterling exchange,
steady with actual business in bankers
bills at 4.s70ls7A for demand and 4.s5k9
4.S6 for sixty days; posted rates. 4.s64G
4.sS@4. .Ssls; commercial bills, 4.S4sz; silver
certificates 61%462A.
LONDON, April 5.-Consols, III 1915.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-Drafts,
sight, 20; telegraphic. 22l2.
The herald., 1897-04-06
CHICAGO MARKETS
The Days Transactions on the Board
of Trade

CHICAGO, April 5.-Wheat got a blow
on the heart from Liverpool when that
market cabled an opening decline of I'D
per GENITAL. The start here under stress of
such a staggerer was at declines compared
with Saturdays closing price of ~ to 1
cent per bushel for May and to q cent for
July. First quotations for the former were
from 69s4 to 693s and for the latter 69h and
So. The lower of these quotations formed
the bottom of the range of the subsequent
fluctuations up to 12 o'clock. In addition
to the decline at Liverpool the quantity on
ocean passage was increased 43O, 900 bushels
since week ago and worlds shipments
show a marked increase over those of the
week previous, to total cabled to IL the board
of trade aggregating over 100000 bushels
against 1886. 900 bushels the week previous.
This also helped the bears In that 1t was
far In excess of the recent average, al
though $500 900 below the estimated weekly
requirements. According to a cablegram
from Beerbohm's European stocks of
wheat and flour in first hands and the
quantity on ocean passage were together
10, 900, 900 bushels less April 1st than they
were March 1st of this year. The reduction
in visible supplies in this country for March
were about six million bushels so that the
world s visible lost 10. 900, 900 bushels in tina.
month. Minneapolis and Duluth received
only $40 cars of wheat compared with S44 a
week ago, and S6 the corresponding day OF
last year. Chicago got thirteen cars. May
down to 691s@69A and July 6s7s@t9 The
closing price for LAY was 693sq6yA and
for July 68X. Corn was quiet and weak,
influenced by the weakness in wheat and
the more liberal receipts. Oats held re-
markably well during the morning on a
very small trade, but later grew weak with
wheat. Provisions opened weak and con-
tinued to decline, Notwithstanding the
smaller run of hogs than expected
The leading futures closed as follows:
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sold at 3.75@415 the bulk crossing the
scales at 4.O544.10. There was lively de-
mand for sheep and prices averaged 10 to
10 cents per 100 pounds higher; common to
choice sheep selling at 3.25Q540 with west
erns selling largely at 42515.00. while lambs
brought 3.50d5.50 for poor to choice fioeks.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs. 10000;
sheen 1900
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Assessment Accident Insurance

Attorney General Hancock has writ
ten an opinion holding that the New
York Casualty company must cease Is
suing a form of policy contract which
specifies to carry the person insured
therein for a fixed amount. The New
York Casualty company is an assess
ment association, and the Attorney
General holds that the form OF policy
under consideration can only be issued
by joint stock casualty company The
policy contracts issued by assessment
casualty associations must contain ex-
plicit provisions for the calling for ex-
ira assessments, and policy issued to
be carried for fixed amount is viola
tion of this provision of law.
The herald., 1897-04-06
Chicago Live stock

CHICAGO, April 5-Cattle-s Sales were
at S.7504.A for common dressed beef steers
up to 6.00Qb40 for choice to prime cattle,
with the bulk Of the sales ct 4.2o(D5 .O0.
There was the usual shipping demana for
hogs and Chicago packers took hold very
WELL although they were evidently dis
1mallnesa Of the supply prevented = de-
cline however and common to choice hers
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Visible Grain

NEW YORK. April 5.-The visible sup
ply of grain Saturday April Sd, as COM
piled by the New York produce exchange
was as follows: Wheat 49, 900 bushels;
decrease, All 900. Corn, 25,3lS.000 bushels;
increase, 1866 900. Oats, 13,616,000 bushels;
decrease. 10000. Rye. 3,632,000 bushels;
decrease. 5000. Barley, 2,sl2.Oo0 bushels;
decrease 953 fnN
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Liverpool Markets

LIVERPOOL. April 5.-Wheat. spot. No.
northern opened dull, IS Sd. Spot corn,
American mixed new, 2s 6szd; old do.
steady, rs lloyd. Futures closed dull. April,
rs 615 d; May, Is I'D; June Is Cd. Flour
closed dull; st. Louis fancy winter, IS Cd.
Pacific coast hops at London, 65s
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Sale of Irrigation Bonds

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN BY TIN
board of directors Of the Linda Vista r.
rigation district of Sap Diego county, Cal.
ifornia, that said board intends 70 ooll
1924, 900 of the bonds of said district "a
Tuesday. the 18th day of April, 1877. at 70
o'clock In the forenoon of that day, and WIN
receive sealed proposals for t6e pdrchAge
of said amount Of bonds ct its 613ce In solU
said board.
SaSss aaaSSssFS & ggsI;5 gg9gHsIs;55. 1.ss3s:slIg4 s3sslI'4fk
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Silver Bullion

NEW YORK. April 5.-Bar silver, g.;
Mexican dollars, 4slk.
LONDON, April 5.-Bar silver, 2S3t: bull
lion in the Bank Of Englepd. 10000.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-Bar silver,
62; Mexican dollars, 49lz050.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Teday's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $225, ,3s9, $3.50; /;
gold reserve, $151, 7S30S5.
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LINES OF TRAVEL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

The company's elegant steamers Sar
Rosa and Corona leave Redondo ar IL a. N.
and Port Los Angeles at 2:20 pm. for San
Francisco via Santa Barbara and Port
Hartford, April 2, 6, 10, IA. IS, 22, 26i 30. May
4 5, p, IS. %. "a. 2S, June / s. g =, Y. a. Is
Redondo at II a. m. for San Diego, April
4, s. 12 16, 20. a. 2S. May 2 9, TO- 4, 1s 2, 26.
calls at Newport. Cars connect via Re-
dondo leave Santa Fe depot at 10 .. m or
from Redondo railway depot at $3.50 q. m.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p; r. r. depot at 1875 pm. for steamers
north bound
The steamers Eureka and Coos bay leave
San Pedro and East San Pedro for San
Francisco via Ventura, Carpentsry4, Santa
Barbara, Gaviota, Port Hartford, Cayucos,
San Simeon, Monterey and Santa Cfuz. at
$3.50 p. m: April 8, z, II. Is. 1s, q, 2, May
/. 5, 8, 10, II, 21, 25. 29 June s. 10, II, IS,
22 &C. 80. Cars connect with steamers via
San Pedro leave s. p. r. r. (Arce de oeyotl
at SOB p. m. and Terminal ry. depot at o.05
pm. The, company reserves right to
change without previous notice, Etaalneass
sailing dates and hours of sailing. w. Par.
ris. Agent. 124 w: Second St, Los Angeles.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. AgtS,
San Francisco.
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Petroleum

NEW YORK, April 5.-Petroleum was
weak. United closed 81 bid. Pennsylvania
crude was weak. May closed 1S1s bid.
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON, April 5-Atchison, -: Bell
Telephone, -; Burlington. 70; Mexican, s;
San Diego, =.
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California Limited Santa Fe Route

Leaves Tuesday and Friday at am,
Only two nights out to Denver and Kan
sas City, three nights to st. Louis and
Chicago, four nights to New York and
Boston. Ticket office, 200 South Spring
street,
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oh, my head! Take Bromo-Kola. In
stantly cures headaches, diminishes ia
tigue.
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
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To Cure q Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If 1t
fails to cure. 25c.
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The word "he," or its equivalent in sound
exists in all languages and in every one is
expressive of disgust.
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Latest style OF wall paper at A. A. Eek
strom's. S24 South Spring street.
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Notice of Removal

DR.. Wong Him, the
Imperial Chinese
physician, begs to
announce to his
numerous friends
and patients that
he has removed to
larger and more
modern premises, at
S3l S. Hope street.
between Eighth and
Ninth streets, where
he still hopes to
merit the favor of
their pat i U II u & e.
Take Il r a C ito n,
Grand avenue or
Was hington st.cars.
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TESTIMONIAL

January 5. 1897.
GSe Upper Main street for having cured me
of kidney and stomach trouble which
caused me great prostration: was unable
to get good nights sleep for about Three
years, and, acting under theadvice OF the
best doctors Of Chicago, ! came here to geA
well on the climate, but kept getting gra4s
ually worse, until l was told to try Dr.
Wong Him, and by the aid of his WONDER
months time | am a new woman and feel
stronger than / ever did. Any person wish
ing me to certify this can find me.
7ls North Marehgo r;ss ayenus. Ny Pasadfna- TssMM
To the Public: 1 take pleasure in tes-
tifying to my marvellous recovery under
the treatment of DR.. Wong Him of 639
Upper Main street, Los Angeles, from
number Of stubborn ailments, among %
pepsia and kindred stomach troubles.
heart affection and kidney disease.
But what / consider this physician excelled
in, SO far as my. case is concerned. was in
tism coupled with other disorders, was my
affiction in this respect, and, although
number of well-known skilled ocultsts IN
some of the larger cities of this country
pend upon glasses and receive but poor SER
Vice even then. DR.. Wong Hims remedies
have enabled me to abandon totally the use
Of any artificial help to sight, and my eyes
for near work and distant, az Is truly
wonderful. To the skill and remedies OF
the physician named can alone be attrib-
uted a revolution in my physical condition
OF the ''incurable" character OF my af-
"''''0A'' 'GsL G.L PLowsfAN.
Pico Heights p O.. Cal. Sept. 5. 1896.
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Flour dull; No. spring wheat 6s1k7Sgax
No spring wheat, 60970; No. Q red, S4li n
ssN No; corn. AZ; No. 2 oats. 17A; No. 2
white. -1G22 fob; No. 8 white. 1S0n1a
No. 8, 24@A fob; No. fax seed, 74G77M;
prime timpthy seed, 2.67M; mess pork, per
bbl.. s.2o@A?5; lard. per 10 lbs. 4.l0@4. E}s;
ed shoulders, (boxed), t,sQ6}h; shoff clear
sides. (boxed). 4M0tx;. whisky. distillerss
finished goods, per gal; 1.1S; sugars, cut
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os ANGELES SAVINGS BANK.
DIR. SOMIIERS

Treats successfully all female diseases, in
GLIDING fibroid tumors, suppressed and
painful menstruation, from any cause.
ELECTRICAL TREATMENT A SPE-
CIALTY, Twenty-Five years experience.
DIR. SOMERS cures catarrh, bronchitis
and other pulmonary troubles for S.
month, medicine included. Call and inves-
tigate his facilities for treating the above
disease.
DIR. SOMERS cures the opium. morphine
and cocaine habit in four to six weeks No
failures; no suffering; no hindrance to
business. Room 315, Currier block. 212 w.
Third street, between Spring and Broad
way
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On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 1920:
dairies, 1O@N Cheese was firm at 1OjkQDi0K
Eggs were steady; fresh 8h.
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SUMMARY

CeeuS '.'s.s.'s.ss..s....'...... %
Nominal ......................... 23
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H. w. Hellman j. F. Sartori, W. L. Graves.
II. j. Fleishman, C. A. Shaw, F. o. John
son, H. Shankland. j. A. Graves. M. l..
Fleming, NJ. S. Hellman, w. d. Longyear.
cent on ordinary deposits. Money Loand
real estate.
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Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, April 6,-The following
are the closing stock quotations:
Atchison 49,. 10k Northwestern .104
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-23
ELECTION OF JUDGES.

The Farmvine Herald rightly supposes
that the Dispatch would not favor the
election of judges by the people-cer-
tainly not whilst our electorate is what
Il is
We understand, OF course. that the pro-
position Of Mr.. Camm Patteson and 9TH
ers is first to abolish the present county
court system and then to elect the circuit
and Supreme-Court judges by the popular
vote Another proposition from another
quarter is that each one of these judges
should be elected by the vote Of the
people Of the entire State. This expe-
dent would be beneficial TO q certain eX-
tent. but it would impose upon each
Judge a great work in the matter Of can
vassing for election. So we think we
would better content ourselves with the
existing mode Of electing judges, at least
until we have purged the Virginia cleo
torate of the Objectionable material in it.
And by the way. we want to say right
here that the majority of the newspapers
that favor a constitutional convention do
not seem to favor a restricted suffrage.
So the probabilities are that if a consu-
tutional convention were ordered now
the convention would not alter the ar
ticle Of the present Constitution which
deals with the matter Of suffrage.