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to the subtreasury, and the condition of
the surplus reserve, to be shown by the
bank statement tomorrow, Will depend
upon the amount of loans which have
been called.
There was no further fall in sterling exc
change to-day, but yesterdays sharp de-
cline here was reflected in a stiffening of
the London discount rate to 81 per cent.
which Is IL per cent. above the Bank OF
Bngland's minimum rate. Confidence was
expressed that the redemption by the gov
eminent of the currency skies beginning
next Friday, would serve as a safeguard
against stringency In the money market.
But there as much room for uncertainty as
20 what amount Of these bonds will be pre-
scented for redemption before January.
when they mature. The next payment OF
Union Pacific purchase money into the
treasury IS to be made on Dec q, the
amount being about sS500,0OO the final pay
ment of an equal amount falling due on
Jan. ;. In addition the usual heavy accu-
mutation of funds preliminary to the Jan~
uary disbursement of dividends, and In
terest is to be recognized with this.
AS result of the rally before the close
Of fo-day's market, net losses are In mosr
important instances reduced to fractions.
Some inactive stocks show losses Of from
to per cent.
There was a marked falling off in actfv-
ity in the bond market, and some issues
show losses, Union Pacific AS declining A
per cent Total sales ], 750, 900. Governmental
were steady and unchanged.
Total shares of stocks to-day. s26 500
shares.
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DRY Gnnns.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE dry goods mar
ket shows more activity. the trading
which appeared since the reductions in
bleached goOds. having had che effect of
beneftung the market generally The in
creased activity is noticeable both in store
trading and in mail orders but sellers
are yet afraid TO predict as to how much
real benefit will accrue
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RICE.

There Is a good demand at prevailing
prices, for fair and good qualities, while
the better grades at the moment. are
somewhat neglected. The following quo
tations are for round lots in first hands:
fair OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .3An4
GOOD ..........-...,...-....... 4AGlk
Prlfne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AZ %
Choice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5A45h
Rough-75c to 500 per bushel.
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STOCK .............,............ 35,]OZ 47 ,16l
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 7.-Turpentine
market firm zoe bid; sales none Rosin
firm and unchanged; sales none.
Wilmington, Dec. H.-Spirts turpentine.
firm at &c. Rosin, quiet at Sl.1Jd1 20
Crude turpentine steady at $1.40 and 81 80
Tar firm at S1.05.
New York, Dec. 17-Rosin steady; strain
ed common to good, $1.4OQ145. Turpentine
steady at 33hc.
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Movement Into sight.

New Orleans, La, Dec. 17.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton Fx-
change statement, issued before the close
of business to-day shows an increase in
the movement into sight, compared with
the seven days ending this date last year,
in round figures, of $1,000 bales, an in
crease over the same days year before
last Of $4,000 bales, and an increase over
the same time in 1894 of 1900.
For the seventeen days of December the
totals show an increase over last year of
25S, 900 bales an increase over the same
period year before last of 326, 900 bales, and
a decrease under 1894 of $4,000 bales.
For the 10S days of the season that have
elapsed. the aggregate is ahead of the 1C8
days of last year. TAI 600 bales ahead of
the same days year before last, 2,02S 600
bales, and Of 1894 by $4,000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 4SS,0l4 bales.
against 3SS, 55S bales -for.-the- seven days
ending Dec. II last year, 322,7 69 bales year
before last and ass 500 bales same time in
1894 and for the first seventeen days of
December it has been 1888 416 bales,
against S75,713 bales last year, $40, 535 bales
year before last and 1,167, 255 bales same
time in 1894.
The movement since Sept / shows re-
ceipts at all u S. ports, 4,S6613 bales
against 43S9 154 bales last year, 1898, S65
bales year before last and 4,635 231 bales
same time in 1884, overland across the Mis-
sissippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to north
ern mills and Canada, 575 III bales, against
493, O0S bales last year. 495, 353 bales year be-
fore last and 1913 bales same time in
1894.
Foreign exports for the week have been
312, 1888 bales, against 240,015 bales last year,
making the total thus far for the season
3,2S7, S15 bales, against 2,872,3 0S bales last
year, an increase of 555 bales. Northern
mill ta1ings during the past seven days
show an increase of Al 945 bales, as com
pared with the corresponding period of last
year. and their total takngs since Sept.
l have increased PA, 113 bales. The total
takings of American mills, north and south
and Canada, thus far for the season have
been 1,504,O72 bales, against 1,272,S37 bales
last year.
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Hubbard Bros. q Co.'s Circular.

New York, Dec. H-Hubbard Bros &
Co., say of cotton: although the move
ment of the crop shows some increase
over last week 1t has not caused any weak
ness in the southern markets and as Great
Britain has waited, confident of its ability
10 obtain its needed supplies upon a better
basis, there has been no severe pressure
upon Liverpool. The surplus has thus far
been bought by the continental and Amer-
can spinners, Great Britain having taken
less cotton than during the same time last
season 1t would appear that the southern
shippers were under engagements at high
er prices which enables them to pay more
than the ruling quotations here or in Llv-
erpOol justify. 1t is an axiom in the trade
that the continental spinners are the best
merchants than of the three competing
buyers of the crop and it will be curious
indeed If this season the Englishman will
have turned the axiom into a theory by
buying the cheapest cotton of the year.
Our own market is without pressure
from any source, the only sellers being the
exporters, as they obtain their cotton in
the south as no one dares to be short of
cotton at present prices, though realizing
that the weight of the crop Is yet to be felt
by the trade. The goods market has been
depressed through the disposition of the
retail merchants 20 regard "a large cotton
crop as foreshadowing lower prices for
cotton goods and they therefore pursue the
same hand to mouth policy which the spin
ners so often follow in buying cotton
THE question of the reduction of acre
age for the next crop is attracting atten-
ton and a convention has been called to
meet in Atlanta to consider methods for
concerted action. By far the largest por-
ton Of the trade is disposed to consider
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worlds visible cotton supply.

New Orleans, Dec. 17.-Secretary Hes
ter's statement of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton shows an increase during
the week just closed OF 215, S53 bales,
against an Increase for the same time last
year of 1880 bales, and an increase the
year before last of 54,6S9 bales.
The total visible is 4,O72062 bales, against
1856, 200 bales last week and 4056,576 bales
last year. OF this the total of American
cotton is 3,Si1,S 24 bales, against 3,6SS,209
bales last week, and 3,7S2376 bales last
year, and of all other kinds. including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, $4,000 bales,
against 21S,0C0 bales last week and $4,000
bales last year.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton shows an increase compared with the
last week of 215, S53 bales, and decrease
compared with last year of 5,496 bales
AS the record now stands the visible
supply of American cotton is ahead of last
year. in round figures, 100, 900 bales, while
that of Egyptian, Brazilian, Indian and
other descriptions is 1900 less than last
year.
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the cdffrNonding date last year: Spirits
turpentine firm a 25c. Rosin firm: A. Il.
c, 81 .45; D. si.45; Ea,sls45s f, 81 As; G. Si45:
II, 81 IS; I, $175; K, 81 so; M, 81 90; n, $225;
w G. $2.45; w w, S2.75
Receipts and Exports-The total receipts
for the past week were 5,319 casks spirits
turpentine and %. S52 barrels rosin. The ex-
ports We're sos casks spirits turpentine
and 81, 1855 barrels rosin, moving as follows;
To New York. go casks spirits turpentine
and 1928 barrels rosin; to Baltimore.
cask spirits turpentine and 100 barrels
rosin to Boston, 1875 casks spirits turpen-
tine and 45 barrels rosin; to PhiladeIphia.
105 casks spirits turpeutine and 593 barrels
rosn; to Trieste, 80 casks spirits turpen-
tine and $3.50 barrels rOsin; to Montevideo
f. o., $3.50 barrels rosin; to London. 1906
casks spirits turpentine; TO Antwerp $3.50
casks spirits turpentine and 700 barrels
rosn; to Hamburg. 2,444 casks spirits tur-
pentine and 6,325 barrels rosius. to Glas-
gov, 1.2J0 casks spirits turpentine and 800
barrels rosin; to Rotterdam 2.303 casks
spirits turpentine and 5,625 barrels rosin:
to the interior AZ casks spirits turpentine
and go barrels rosin.
Receipts, shipments and stocks from
April /, 1897. TO date, and to the correspond
ing date last year:
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Comparative statement of net receipts at
all the ports from Sept. l, 1897, to Friday
evening, Dec. II, 1897, and from Sept 1,
1896 to Friday Dec. IS, 1896:
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WEEKLY COTTON REPORTS.
Comparative cotton statement for the
week ending Dec. II, 1897, and Dec. IS, 1896:
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Stock of cotton at all ports Dec. II. 1897,
and on the same day of the week last
year:
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CARTER CASE NOT CLOSED.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF IN
CURRY NOT YET RECEIVED.

Secretary AIger AnxiOusly Waiting
For 1.-THE Findings TO be Deliver
ed Directly to the Secretary of
Wharf.-The Report known to Cover
Several Hundred Pages-The De-
lay In Making Up the Report
Causes Fear That 1t May BE I'm
friendly to Cant. Carter.
Washington, Nov Sat the war de-
partment the most profound secrecy sur
rounds the findings of the board of Of
ficers, in the case of Capt. o. NJ. Carter,
charged with Irregularities in connection
with the river and harbor work in Savan-
nah harbor and contiguous streams. Capt.
Carter is now in Washington, anxiously
awaiting the PRONUNCIATION Of the boards
report.
The board notified Capt. Carter. more
than week ago, that it had no further
occasion for his attendance upon its meet
ings, which indicated that the investiga-
ton was closed. 1t was expected that the
report would be prepared and submitted
to Gen. Wilson, chief of engineers, within
a few days The announcement was
made from New York city, where the
board concluded it's investigation, that the
report was completed last week. 1t was,
therefore, due at the war department to-
day.
Secretary Alger when seen by your cor
respondent this afternoon, stated that the
report in Capt. Carters case had not yet
reached him. He added that he is deeply
interested in the case, and he is anxious
to see the findings of the board. Gen.
Wilson, chief of engineers, said the re-
port was expected several days ago, but
it has not yet reached the department.
He added that, in view of the fact that
the board was ordered by the Secretary
of War, the findings of the court will be
delivered directly to Secretary Alger as
soon as it arrives. 1t is known that ,the
report of the board is quite
voluminous, covering several hundred
pages. Some of the warmest friends of
Capt. Carter in the service express the
fear that the report may be unfriendly to
him, from the fact that so much time is
required in making up the findings. While
they persist in refusing to believe for an
instant that he has been guilty of dis
honesty in connection with the appropria-
tions expended under his direction, they
realize that it is possible that he may
have been guilty of unintentional care
lessness or some technical breach of mill
itary regulations during the long period
he was stationed at Savannah
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GOTHAM's ANARCHISTS.
Tenth Anniversary of the Chicago
Executions Celebrated.

New York, Nov. S.-The anarchists of
this city tonight celebrated the tenth an
niversary of the execution of their COM
rades in Chicago, by public meeting in
Clarendon hall. There were about 500 an
archists in the audience. John Most pre-
sided, and read his speech from manu-
script. He was interrupted several times,
but when Mosts face flushed and he
shouted, Put that dog out" no voice
was heard again.
Most spoke of the canaille of capitalism,
which, he said. congratulated itself that
the social revolution had been squelched
and that peace and order prevailed He
wanted to tell the political handets" that
the anarchists were not gathered to mourn
or to shed tears, but to sing a song of
triumph, for the future which is not far
off"
'"Fhe spirit of the revolution must and
will endure until the spirit of tyranny
shall be crushed-until the triumph of JUS
tice and equity and humanity and peace
will prevail" said the speaker.
He called the government "a cowboy
government-with apologies to the cow
boys" and tickled his hearers by saying
that only one bomb was fired in the Hay
market, and that it did excellent work.
Charles W. Mowbray, Herman Schmitt
and August Lutt were the others who ad-
dressed the meeting.
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DAILY, $40 A YEAR.
CENTS A COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WE EEK 81 A YEAR
PISTOL ENDS A POLICEMAN.
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY IN
WHOLESALE LIQUOR STORE.

The stock Had Just Been Put In the
Hands of the sheriff ,on Attacks
mcnts The Omcer Supposed to
Have Surprised Interested Parties
In the Act of LoOting the StOreS
The Proprietor and Five of His
Employees Under Arrest.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov 8.-Policeman II. y.
Ponder. of the city force, was shot ana
killed tonight under circumstances that
promise to develop a great sensation.
There is a mystery surrounding the
tragedy, and the police do not know all
the circumstances of the killing, but sus-
picion points toward persons whose cons
nections with such crime would never
have been suspected.
This suspicion caused the arrest of Ia
Stenau, a large wholesale and retail liz
quor dealer, the proprietor of two or three
of the costliest saloons in the city.
Walter O'Quinn and Julius Simon, two
young white men, and three negroes ems
ployed in Steinau's Wholesale liquor housd
are also under arrest.
stenau was not placed in cell. but al-
lowed to have a guard in private room
at police headquarters.
The killing occurred In Steinau's whole-
sale liquor store on Wall street, opposite
the Union depot about Z O'Clock this even.
ing
steinau was put in the hands of a res
ceiver to-day upon petition of creditors.
who alleged that he had given heavy
mortgages to members of his family and
others to defeat his creditors his affairs
having become badly involved.
Policeman Ponder was stationed on tha
beat in front of the store. and by instruc-
tions from Chief Manley, was keeping al
close watch upon 1t, as 1t had been report
ed that valuable goods were being spirit.
ed away. 1t is supposed that the ofioer
saw some one in the store, which
he knew was closed, on ac-
count Of the receivership, and
that he entered to make an arrest, the
front door being open. At any rate, he
was shot down and instantly killed whIie
in the store, which was well lighted,
though no one has yet been found who
saw the shooting.
1t is another curious fact that the whole-
sale store communicated by a glass door
with a bar in adjoining room but the
barkeeper knew nothing of the poiice-
llus Simon, though originally OPEN
ed up by Steinau. and the
| public thought It was his. As
stated, Simon and his clerk, O'Quinn,
are under arrest A bunch of KEYS to the
wholesale store, Identified as belonging to
Steinau, was found near the front door,
though Steinau was at home when the Of
hcer was shot.
The theory of the police is that an eff
fort was being made to loot the store be-
fore the receiver had time to take stock,
and that whoever the parties were, they
were discovered by the policeman, and
they killed him to prevent exposure.
An Inquest will be held tomorrow,
when some startling developments are
looked for.
When the receiver left the building this
afternoon he locked the big vault and
turned the combination. After the assassi-
nation the vault was found unlocked and
bunch of keys were picked up near the
vault
All who are under arrest deny knowing
anything about the tragedy.
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CREW OF THE PECKER IN COURT
Anderson Accused of Murder and the
others With Arson.

Norfolk Va, Nov. S.--John Anderson
cook, and the others of the crew of the
American schooner Olive Pecker, whose
captain John Whitman, and mate, Will
lam Saunders, were killed at sea on Aug.
6 last, were sent up to the navy yard yes
terday from the United States steamship
Lancaster, in Hampton Roads. upon which
they were brought here, and were turned
over to Deputy United States Marshal
Cross. They were kept ia the Norfolk
Jail all night, and carried before United
States commissioner Ackiss at the Gus
tom house this morning for a preliminary
hearing. The case was continued for
further examination.
Anderson is charged with numbering the
captain and the mate, and the others are
charged with setting fire to the vessel.
They are John Lind, William Horsburg,
Andrew March, Martin Barstad and Juan
de Rios Barrial.
Anderson has asked Judge Hughes to
appoint counsel for him. The others will
be represented by P. J. Morris of this
city.
The prisoners were recommitted to the
Norfolk jail. The case may be tried in
Norfolk
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COstpLIcATroNs WITH CANADA.
Sir wlifred Iaurier's visit to Have
nm important Bearing on Them.

washington, Nov. S.-The authorities
here have been advised that the arrival
tomorrow of Sir Wilfred Laurler, prem
ier of Canada, Sir Louis Davies, minister
of marine in the Laurier cabinet, and 9TH
er officials of the dominion. is to have an
important bearing, not only on the Berlng
sea settlement, but on all the pending
questions which have been sources OF In
ternatlonal complication between the
United States and Canada, namely the
passage of alien laborers to and from Can
ada, the North Atlantic fisheries question,
the presence of many Americans in the
Klondike territory belonging to Canada
and in the mining regions of British Co
lumbia, the fisheries troubles along the
great lakes, the bonding privileges grant
ed Canadian railroads. the controversy
over rights in the Frazer river, British Co
lumbia, and in Puget sound, and also the
question of a reciprocity arrangement be-
tween the United States and Canada,
There is direct and definite information
that Sir Wifred Laurier comes prepared
to take UP all these questions, and IL pos
sible include them in one general settle-
ment whereby the constant friction they
have engendered may be overcome.
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CIVIL SERVICE LAW RULING.
Appointment Gives "a Man "a Right In
Equity TO a Place.

Equity TO a Place.
Martinsburg, w. Va, Nov. 8.-Judge
John ]. jackson handed down a decision
to-day which holds that transfer cannot,
without trial, be made under the clvil SER
vice law, because it is equivalent to re-
moval.
Judge Jackson insists that the appoint
ment of man to federal position under
the civil service law gives him a right In
equity TO the place which he is not forced
to surrender save for cause. Judge jack
son remarks in his document that the
leaving of discretionary powers in the
hands of the heads of the departments
makes the civil service dead letter. He
rules That there is no doubt the civil serv-
ice law is entirely constitutional
His second finding is that congress has
never delegated to the President and the
commission legislative powers.
His third point declares that the internal
revenue service has been placed under the
merit code, and he also holds that any at
tempt to change the position and rank of
officers In civil service departments is a
violation of the law. His final holding is
that a court of equity has a right to sit
in such cases, and has jurisdiction to re-
strain the appointing power from remov-
ing the officers from their positions of
such removals are shown to be In viola
ton of the civil service act.
He, therefore, orders that the men who
had been shifted from good salaried
place to a small salaried place should be
reinstated.
The case which resulted in this opinion.
was brought to reinstate a United States
storekeeper or gauger in the revenue serv-
ica.t
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PRESIDENT FAvoRS PEACE.
CEN. LEE TALKS OF HIS INTER-
VIEW WITH HIM.

The Consul General Gratified by Be
ing Informed That His Course In
cuba Met With the Presidents
ApprovaI-Gen. Lee Confident That
Gen. BInncO Will Institute a New
policy, But Cannot Say What 1t
VIII BE The Consul to Sail for
Havana Tomorrow.
New York, Nov. S.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
consul general at Havana, will sail for
his post of duty on Wednesday. Gen. Lee
was reticent to-day, in speaking of Cuban
affairs, but he referred with satisfaction
70 his interview with President Mckinley
last Friday.
1T was. of course, gratifying to me"
said Gen. Lee ito have the President tell
me that my course as consul general met
with his approval. He told me that he had
received letters from representative men
of all sections, who expressed their salts
faction at my retention in office. OF
course, I cannot say what my instructions
are except that I am to lookout for the
rights of American citizens. AS to Pres
ident McKinley's wishes, ali that 1 can
say is that he desires peace"
Asked as to the effect of Gen. Blanco's
appointment to succeed Gen. Weyler, Gen.
Lee said: "Of course, when a commander
Is replaced by another in the field it fol-
lows that this new commander is to use
a new policy. The new general would un-
derstand that even though he received no
special instructions whatever. What Gen.
Blanco's policy will be, however, can
not say
Gen. Lee expects to go UP to West Point
tomorrow to say goodbye to his son, who
Is a cadet there.
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THREE BURNED TO DEATH.
One Loses Her Life In Rushing Back
to Save Her Mother.

one Loses her Lie IN ltuSnAn& EAcN
to Save Her Mother.
Hot Springs, Ark, Nov. S.-A fire, with
frightful results, occurred here this morn
ing at / O'Clock. Frank Kaufman Char
lie Johnson and Clara Erhart were burned
to death
The fire occurred in A. Erharts bakery,
on Central avenue. The building was a
S-story brick, and Mr.. Erharts family oc-
cupied the third floor as a residence. Sew
eral of the employees of the baker, in
Guiding Frank Kaufman and Charlie
Johnson, slept on the second floor.
The fire originated in the room in which
the ovens are located, In the rear of the
building, and spread rapidly to the sec
ond and third floors where the sleeping
occupants were almost suffocated with
smoke before they made an effort to save
themselves.
Mr.. Erhart succeeded by heroic efforts
in getting his family out through the win
dows on the roofs of the adjoining build
ings, and dropping them on the awnings
below.
His 1-year-old daughter Clara, after be-
ing rescued, ran back into the building
for her mother, and was burned to death.
The bodice of Kaufman and johnson
were found in their beds this morning,
frightfully burned. They were intoxicated
When they retired, and suffocated before
being aroused.