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Futures here declined = TO 10 points. closing steady,
with sales OF p. GOO bags, havre declined ~. Ham
hurE was unchanged to /. pfg. lower. Rio was steady
ut unchanged prices; receipts. SO 900: stock, 2pl 600;
exchaDEr, I'D, adeclinr OF S-S2d. Santos was steady
and unchRn ed; receipts, 80. 900; stock. 49S. 900. The
receipts to-day were the largest en- record. There vas
less disposition 10 buy to-day, and In the absence Of
support. prices declined. American warehouse de-
livcrios Yesterday were 1909 bag. American visi-
ole supply OF Brazil COZ. S2e bags. against +4o. 2o7 last
year.
2slsc.. common t. good strained rosin. 81. 55Sol 90.
P1TEoLEu N-Crude certificates we're unquoted here
and III Oh City.
FaovIsioSs-Lard dun. Prime. S4.65. Pork lower
and quiet. Ness. tS@sS.2o. TaIlow. 3s132c. But
ter-CreAnery, Western. l5c. Rggs-State. fresh
gathered. iSc. Chicago. Aug. O." Another large run
OF hogs, with that market fully ten cents lower.
caused further free selling by HE scattered holders
In provisions. n sharp decline resulting as on yester.
day. Nos, or the demand came from packers. and
their support brought about almost a full recovery in
prices, the market closing arm. The cash demand
was large for al kinds OF meats, and also for lard for
export. The recent decline in hogs Is likely TO cur
tail the movement next week and In that event n
goot advance in provisions may he cxpe ted"
SVGAR-.aw dull but nrin; So test. 34c.; 96o test.
sac. Refined fairly active ami l-l6o higher :or No. 4.
wooL--The Wool Exchange quotes foreign woods
As follows: Australian-Purt Phillip combing. 2jes
30": Per: Phillip clOthinZ, 2+s26C; Adelaide
cnn,h'n. 22CS2sc. New Zealand clothing. 29G25r.;
ms cru-shrrd, 2I@2Sc Cape clothing. l7@lSc.:
Cage CumbinC, lS& &c. Mont. Primera. l16l7i2c,:
NerlGo. l"ial Ii 2c,. Canadian rombing, ego 2Sc. Eng
lish and lrish-Irish hogs. "3E % i2c.: Irish wethrrs.
32n-22L2c: shropshire. 2HG29Lc.; Sussex tegs, 25S
2Gr.; SuhseI ewes. Re2
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that they had unlimited orders for ali that could be
6oughtt The visible Monday viii probably not show
advanced In the faro Of the decline here yesterday IL
REGARDED a. additional evidence Of the strength OF
siisins Of p%arcSsse1 made early in the w Week,
one lot OF i~,O0U,OO0 hush. coming on tho
werS perfect. The principal buying was BY The short
interest. Receipts were 100 cars, with 700 estimated
were sasicr. with continued liquidation Of long stun.
Prices declined NC. a busb., but recovered a portion
Of the les'; Receipts were e2o cara, with 500 esti'
F~LouR-Trade was fairly active, mostly in spring
patents. Prices firm Sales 1880 bbls. The Nod
during the week until Friday. when the course OF
wheat unsettled hour values and left the trade duh.
The south was a good buyer and the Pacific coast en-.
Joyod q good trade"
Barrels. Sacks.
Receipts l3e0S
Winter in hbis.; Supenrne. s.. 05as 50. 10; No. e extra,
sSa5Sss 20; NJ ! extra; g. i5!@s S0ei clears: 81, 30
NH ~Fced-Brhn was stronger. In sympathy with tho
MMrs. Western quoted 20 rs. = 100 ns: 0ocso2Gct
Zoe. VS. . - US V'
CorroS-spot cotton here WAS unchanged. with
S.. against SIC. last year New Orleans and Gulf
s'.cy against sac. last year. The southern spot
bales. New Orleans 800, Augusta iO7. Norfolk 2, and
snysnnah l bale. Liverpool, was unchanged on the
yanced l to . points. The Liverpool sales for the
week were 1000 bales, Including ~, 900 American.
lean. and %, 900 last yet 1. Including 81, 900 American;
stocks $4,000, Including $4,000 American. against
lean. and G25,o 0O last year. including $4,000
American. In Manchester yhrus were quiet but ste dy;
i,lsS bales. against rs lat AZ w. WscR RoFt and 10 i.Sso Vast lass
year; total for the week s.952 bales, against 9,i79 In
from the ports to-day approximated 1000 bales.
New Orleans advanced 8 10 o points. Futures hers
steady at a net advance OF q to ! for the day' With
sales of 76'4oo bales. The future trading wai as fol.
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x,cararu. Canal commission Organizes.

The Nicaragua Canal Commission held its first
regular meeting in the United states Army
Building in Whitehall street yesterday morn.
ing. Admiral John w. Waller, L. :. ". was
eIS"tcd PRESIDENT. The other Commissioners
present were Cap. o. NJ. Carter, Corps of En-.
rinoers. /. :. A., aud Prof. l.. NJ. HIupt. civil
cncincrr. NJ. 4. Connolly was appointed Secrc.
tary. After m.orual talk the meeting nd.
juurneG. Another meeting viii probably not be
held before the autumn.
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EtnanrtAl.
4inanftal.
'KLONDYKE"

The conmodious and fast-sailing steamer
Portland" leaves Seattle September 10th
for Fort Get There, St. Michael's Island,
Alaska, mouth OF the Yukon River, making
connections with the river steamers
"Weare," "Cudahy, Hamilton, " "Hcaly,"
Power" and Klondyke." Passengers
will be landed at Circle City, Fort Cudahy
and Klondyke gold mines on or before
June 10Th. 1898.
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Real Estate Private sales.

n. Rawak has sold for William Weber TO o. Schur
No. bO3 Fifth avenue. northeast corner " ll2th
street. nve story brick nat Enust. .3,Sx96, for
$4,000.
Juhn II. Woodbury. has bought No, l0h West Sew
en- y.re ond stree, tfOurstory browustoue dwelling,
on lot l7Ni022.
y. ". strauss & Co. have sold for Dr, Lucien e. War.
ner the nV-->tory double apartment house No, 1853
West SInciy1sixths street. i0Kl"u, 10 a Client.
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eIrctious ana aHertings.

NEW r Aug. Z, 1897.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING q The stock.
i hnidrrs OF the Warren Natti 20. will lie held nj
ia once in the CITY OF Warren, uaio. on Tuesday'
september 1th. 1897. At : o'clock I. NJ, TO eleet
Direcfors for the enSuiaE year and for such other
baainaaa a may properly he brought before IL.
HAS. Z. IAbAL kScrstAES,
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Cour, Cnlcndarr This Ilay.

Supreme Court-SperIa Term-Part I.-EI parts
Surrogate Court -Chamhcrs-No day calendar.
city Court-Specia
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Government boufs strong at unchanged quo.
tations. Railway aad other bonds strong and
active. The features were American Spirits
Is. American Tobacco Scrip. Ann Arbor As,
Brooklyn Elevated lists, /, r, Chesapeake aud
r. Burlington and Quincy debenlnre 81.
Duluth and Iron Ridge lists. Detroit Gas
5a. Detroit. Mackinaw and Marquette land
grants, Kansas Pacific ConsOIs. I, r.
Kansas and Tcxas IDS, Laclpde Gas lists, Man.
haitian Railway Is. New York. Susquehanna
Navigation As. Peoria and Eastern lists, Stand.
Georgia lists, Southern Railway r.. Tenncssee
Coal and Iron Jiir. div. us. Wisconsin Central
lists. I. r., Atchison, Erie, Northern Pacific. Ore
gon Improvement, 81. Louis and : N Francisco,
st. Louis Southwestern. Texas Pacific and Wa.
bash issues The more important net advances
As. g, TO s2as; Brooklyn Elevated lists, IL. Ia,
TO so; Chesapeake and Ohio general 4ias. l., to
81; burlington and Quincy debentnre IS. Y To
l04a; Duluth and Iron Ridge lists, o., to lO2ss;
Detroit. Mackinaw and Marquette land
$oA. and general Zen s"'ls, y, 10 ,'7lG;
and Texas Eds. -, 10 62l2; Lncledc Gas lists,
IL, to lo2: Manhattan Railway ~. "a, TO 07S;
Northern Pacific prior Is, Il, 10 90la; New York,
SusquehannA ana western generals, ., TO 81;
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Is, A.. 10 S94
Oregon Improvement Ists,t: =. ], to OOH, and
Its Its; "a 70 49, ST. Louis and San Fran;
IS, H. 10 ioola. and Is, =, to 72S n'ssssi st.
Louis Southwestern lists, 17s, TO 73ls, and I'd,
lae, TO 2glsi STANDARD Rope and Irvine 90, Il. 10
o.; South Carolina and Georgia IStS. y 70 eki
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IttGtca,.

ATEENTloN -olppN GlINniE. GEAprATEUN
~ NkkNllG OF me CITY OF SEN YORK. MEDl-
CAI, DrPAkTMENT, % WARS \ SPECIALIST | "
DISEASES Of NEN. OLD pr GRlNDLE has been
Longer Established HaI hGa Ia more experience than
any other GdNeIts NJ IlA -u!ani c!ty papers prove
this. Under his scicnilhc treatment blood and skin
diseases. pains III hunes, rod spots. stre throat and
month, ulcer, painful evenings, kidney aud bladder
complaints, sea ding Inflammation. gravel, uEdevei.
Optd orga ~, weak ack, lost Vitality, IRE speedily, per,
mGnCutlN cured, Mru atuUt to marry should consult
OLD DIR. uEINDLE, Every impeachment removed.
Sufferer, dc not waste tam" visiting lrrE sknIul phyeI.
clans. i'p"rtrr, OLD pR, GkIApLE never tails.
OFFICE oNfR - GEAi,S AT III West l@II ~, he.
tween 18th ard IN Hva. AiNirc free. Medicine 81.
Hours. "toN sundays, q toi NochHrgc unless cured.
O2.B DH. t.ItEi. az wear ~ -p.riAiIsI III dts
eases of men "ulN. 9ui 'ktsi rrrliancnt cure glsr.
ahiCti In az diseases or ,IuurN refunded, Blood poi.
So, skiu !i-e'c O., kidney an bladder trouble, weak.
mess, Nr~you" debility, error VI youth, Ldi dreams,
w~hr. Gnlc'rluIed organ iHlHInnrnt. 10 nArl age,
& r. wise, consult the Cuts ia =peCiailst IN this
Car ofre over 10 y"nr, at AGO vast I'm St. near
II.'H, square. hours - iu": SUNDAY - To ,. seen.
TIM 'r"atment ana advice free. Nn:lriur only zoe
N-A.-oCICEiNT r~I:RTANHNT CIRE
In ''raNcs " men. dangerous eases solicited; relief
at "h'" mo e Gcsiy H.. only nr.,- as scientific trent.
I'rni taoGll yal. TAv cAiluF Specialist. Dr BJ.l.a har.
IL West ga Oh v 60 .. 7 To ". Sundays, 10 TO l..
A -pR: coSRAp's %sANITARIuN. 1T West lTtS
"a. q Formerly Stth ST.. Telephone sot SSH %
Consultation Q 70 0.
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Real EsIate Auction sale.

At the Broadway salesroom yesterday Peter r..
Meyer & Co. sold No. Gei fremont avenue, or l7Tth
sticrt. near Webster avenue, twostory frame build.
In. lot .a.3Nlol. 5N2S, foreclosure sa,e, 10 Jane f..
Halligan, for go, BOO.
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FARE, INCLUDING BOARD,
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
&l,OOO.)

Placer and quartz mines bought and sold.
Investments in mining property made, saw.
ing expense of sending agents. Our agents
and experts are on the ground and have been
for years. We will issue letters of credit on
u company at it's posts, Circle City,
Alaska, Fort Cudahy, Dawson City, Klon-
dyke Gold Fields, Northwest Territory,
at a charge of one per cent. Employ
ment will be given at rcmunerative wages
during the winter along the river, %chopping
and banking steamboat wood. Large
stock of supplies of all kinds will be found
at Fort Get There and Hamilton, on the
lower Yukon.
For particulars aDDly
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dividends and anterest.
CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY.

CHICAGO AMI ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. Z. 1897.
SOTICE,-A quarterly dividend Of one dollar and
seventy.ivc cents per share has this day Teen de.
clared on the Preferred and Common Stock Of this
COMPANY, a yabie on the INST day OF $ ptember
next, TO the stockholders OF record at the close OF
business hours on the 10th instant.
The dividend on shares registered In New York will
he paid az the onice OF the Company's Agents. VI ssrs.
Cuyler. Morgan a Company. ~ Pine Street, New
York, and the dividend on shares registered In Chi.
cago viii be paid at the ONCE OF the Treas irer OF the
Company. c. II. FOSTER, Treasurer.
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Rral estate for sals-Cuuntru.

IN ACRES RICH Ian adRpied for trucking pur-
" poses and near test markets, for 5000, slGdown,
81 weekly; ne inter 81 or tuNes; possession AT once;
one hour from Philadelphia, and near nice town.
RI i nnd fertile soil; easy Ia improve n" swainps,
rocks. or stones. FUrest wa.er; IDEAL climate; worth
investigating. Write or call
KlSI.EN. l3 Chambers st.
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southsrn. Halfway 81, q, 70 e2S; Tennessee
Coal and Iron o.. bir. division. 2, TO s5ie: wa.
bash 2dst IA. to 5oin, end debentures, series y,
were 4. Atchison adj. As, % y cent, to BSss; Col
orado Midland A., I. r, As..to Ole; Detroit Gas IS,
!. TO SO, and Wisconsin Central lsts, {. T., is'N
cont, to 80.
Commercial price Of bar silver in Now York.
Sec. Bar silver In London closed at 2bad.
E EsS5Tas to S' Earo pei to.no MTrS q sos 1000 s. oa as,sae''
Money on call. ] 2 cent. Time money is
= cent; four months; zig &c y cent, and fye 70 six
Prime indorsed bills receivable arc quoted at
3laO13A y cont, choice and prime single nAmes
at s&@4 y cent. and good names at 4G4ia y
cent.
Sterling exchange continued on its downward
posted and actual quotations. The factors at
work for several days past are sun influential,
Smaller sma a spe than T' Expected. The SnSi business lhsil Was WAS
at inside figures, and the market closed weak.
c sssidn ns,a. oT sar a ,ssSli ws' Sl 90 lO I've ioI Posted Std
bills, s~i.s5s$l;sSh; sight drafts, Si.ssaS
Francs are quoted at 5.lsis@5. I'LL Tor long
and 5.18k for short; r~eichsmarks, 95isd95A
20 i T.1SSsao Ss' for long and Go%SiSo' t@itSI for
short.
Domestic exchange on New York. BOSTON
8 cents premium g par. Buying.
lid on; selling. par. New orleans-Bank, 81
premium; commercial, so cents discount. San
Frnncisco-Sight. is cents premium; telegraph,
17l2 cents premium. st. ~Louis-5od25 cents dis
count. Chlcngo-3O cents discount. Cincinnati
Between banks, % cents discount, and over
counter. so cents prcf,ium.
The imports of dry goods for the week ending
to-day were &l,253.a57. against S2.525:531 last
week and 81, 2oi .044 for the corresponding week
oflast yoar. The amount marketed was SS73.-
996, against S3,04l, ls1 last week, and 81, l76,-
COS for the corresponding week of last year.
The Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad Com.
pany has declared a O %anrtcrly dividend OF Ia y
cent. on Its guaranteed stock. payable Sept. l.
Standard Oil Trust certificates opened at
30sio. sold at 307a, and closed at 30sdSo9.
Metropolitan Street Railway new IS closed at
112a@l13.
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad stock. which n
week ago was y of l y cent. y share, was gig
bid to-day. The advance Is attributed TO the re-
port that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
will operate the road on a percentage basis. and
will change tho motive power from steam to
electricit". and to the fact that the plans for
running me conpRny's cars across the Brook
Ign Bri.:Ee arc approaching completion.
Railway gross earnings for July compare with
those OF the same month of last year as fol-
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rev Tsrs seek E~rehAsrs-ss'A = q
urrrxD YATES AND STATE soNps ON s1.oocsA
a. Q,
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DIRECTORS:

DIRECTORS:
JOHN j. HEALY.
Dawson, Klondyke Gold Fields.
ELY r. WEARE,
Fort Cudahy, n. W. T.
CHARLES A. WEARE,
Chicago, Ill.
MICHAEL CUDAHY,
Chicago, Ill.
JOHN CUDAHY.
Chicago, Ill.
ERNEST A. HAAiILL,
Chicago, Ill.
PORTUS b. WEARE,
Chicago, III.
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Jefferson and CieArseId Coal and Iron Co.
The Board of Directors OF this Company has de-
clarrd a Dividend OF FIVE PER CENT. out OF the
net earnings for the year ending June 30th. 1907.
on the Preferred Stock OF the Company, payable
August 10th. TO Stockholders OF record August 10th,
at 8 p. N. Checks for dividends Will te mailed by
the transfer agents OF the Company.
GEO. II. CLUSE, Treasurer.
ROCHESTER, Now York. August 9Th. 1897.
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The Rio Grande Western Railroad reports
gross earnings for juno OF S255. 500. an increase
Of $47,es5 as compared with the same month OF
952. For the year ending June 80 the gross
earnings were So, 46s. $50. an increase OF 81. LAG
as compared with the corresponding period OF
49,. OOl.
The Oregon Improvement Company reports
gross earnings for Juno Of S3ll. 9Os. an in
crease Of S3s. 094 as compared with the same
month or last year. and net 1874 ,O5s. an increase
OF $45.4+4. For the seven months ending June
crease OF S37. 974 as compared with the cor
responding period of last year. and net S266, $50.
an increase OF $lT2,973.
Delaware, L~ackawanna and Western leased
lines report for the quarter ended June so:
1897. 1898. Chon0eG.
Gross earnings. 81. s76 ,s3s sl.83l .OB3 Dec. SSH. e25
Oper. expcnsea.. Ntb. O9O aIS.sQ bee. 32,sG7
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8ral estate for 4ale.

$4,000 SAshi priSf as SS'S SSsin leased sar fSr s dSas.
must nave money. THOMAS ROSECRANS, cor. eth
av. and 9th ST., Brooklyn.
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FURNISHED aousrs to Est---Cuuntru.

NANTUCKET. NAss.-CiiH cottage. 10 minutes
~ beach and wiling :. near hotels: fully furnished,
led. table lineh, blankets; WanuIcunnet water; sta
bile; = bedrooms; 500 balance season. EASTMAN
Il JOHNSON. % West both 81.
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w ~ 80 N-'So
Brddstrset's reports the number of business
failures ia the United States during the week
ending tonight ut PA, as against $50 last week.
and go the corresponding week, Of last year.
II. q. Dun & Go. compute the liabilities Of the
concerns falling in July at $7.ll7.727.
The receipts OF the Government to day we're:
Customs. SlS6. GAG: internal revenue, S506. 236.
and miscellaneous. S34, 1868, a total OF S727..
245. The disbursements were 1927. 900. an
excess of expenditures over receipts Of 500.
;755. The receipts OF the fiscal wear to date
have been Ei1.9Si .9i2. and disbursements S57,.
5Ts.9us, mn excess OF expenditures over re.
ceipts uf Sli, 500. 966.
The net assets Of the Treasury at the close OF
business to-day, MS officially computed. compare
with those Of yesterday as follows:
aug: D Aug g.
Gold coin and bullion -. 4l4O.l n. 273 ol4O. S5l. aa2
Silver dollars and bullion SS. 0i7, 5O@ 80, S54, sp7
United States notes ...... l.2S2, $50 80, 19S. sos
Other assets In excess OF
denand liabilities .... 26,1SS,555 25. $40. SIC
Available cash balance,
including gold balance. $3.50. $50. 6l9 o22o. $50, 400
Money in London. iIdi2 y cent. Rates OF dis.
count In open market for both short and three
months bills l y cent. Paris advices
quote 3 y cents at 1O5 francs 25 confines. Ex-
change on London IS francs lo9 centimes-
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S a o S1SO.

At Patchogue and Medford, l.. l. easy terms; 81 per
month aud up. For particulars call or write 10 Q. L.
Land anil Investment Company.
bIt5ds Broadway, New York
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gral estate for sale-s1eu gerses.
fOr Sale OF 60 Est-Gitu.

A 7 WOODLANDS HEIGHTS. CITY-Choice cottages,
"a y rooms, all improvements. To let; els per month,
or sold on easy terms. IRVING, $40 Madison ay.
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. amrllina E,ousss On Iet-Cits.

MISERABLE HOUSES. furnished and unfurnished
IL IN desirable locations; rent 81, 200 to SO. 900.
FOLSOM BROTHERS.. s3i Broadway. cor. 18Th st.
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I 9th ST., 40 wEST.-one large and single roomtn
- refined, quiet house; gentlemen only; reference.
QQO ST, IL WEST-Handsom suite; private butht
% square and single rooms; permanent or tran
aients; references. LELAND.
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FURNISHED Flats 60 Tet.

ENLATS AND APARTMENTS. unfurnished. furnished.
Il In desirable locations; rent $3.50 TO 81, coo.
FOLSOM BROTHERS,, s35 Broadws y. cor. 18th at.
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#an1fd-femalts.

A -A.-wANTFD-Model nrure; bust, IS; waist.
20; in height, 8 feet q inches: age. about 22 years
none but perfect nguro need apply; good situatio on
references required. lSi 9th Av.
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The national supreme court has pro-
pounced the Frankfort (Ky.) lottery
franchise invalid.
King Humbert Of Italy is again cred
tied with an intention of Indicating in
favor of his son.
DR.. Won N~arquardson, the eminent
Munich jurist and professor of Err.
langen university, is dead.
General John S. Mason, a veteran OF
the Mexican and civil wars, died at
Washington, aged - years. He was
retired in 1883.
Thomas, alias Thurman, alias Lutz,
the forger and jailbreaker who married
Miss Rutherford of Minneapolis, has
been sentenced at Memphis to six years
in the ~penitentiary.
Lady Millais, widow of the late presi'
dent of the Royal Academy, is seriously
ill. She is suffering from cancer of the
| throat, the same disease which caused
the death Of her husband.
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1892 December. 1897
81: NO: =: y: :! : :! ! : :
5 78 9 |10|11
12| Il |15|1 17|18
10 IDOL 81 % % "a %
MEASURES.

Senator Cullom Will Push the Anti.
Scalpers and Pooling Bills.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Senator Cul.
lom Of Illinois, chairman OF the com.
mittee on interstate commerce., who
has reached here, said in an interview
that the a~nti-scalpers bill and the pool
ing bill would be brought before the
senate as soon as possible during the
coming session. Regarding his attitude
toward attempting financial AM cur.
rency legislation, the senator said: II
am in favor of first ascertaining
whether we can muster enough votes to
pass such a bill. If we cannot, I am in
favor of keeping our mouths closed.
There is n use in blocking public bust
ness for weeks with a fruitless debate"
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Her Foot In His Pocket.

OF Princess Pauline Bcrghese, she
whose charms Canova is supposed to
have im~mortalized in his Venus Vic
trix, Mr.. Augustus j. G. Hare, in his
"The Story of My Life" relates this
anecdote, told him by Lady Ruthven:
She used, when at Rome, to go to
ia toilette DIES pieds" of Pauline
Borghese. Regular invitations were is
sued for it. When the guests arrived.
they found the princess, supremely
lovely, with her beautiful little white
feet exposed upon a velvet cushion.
Then two or three maids came in and
touched the feet with a sponge and
busted them with a little powder
~''c'etait la toilette des pieds." The
Duke of Hamilton used to take up one
of the little feet and put it inside his
waistcoat Like a little bird"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
RATE ONLY s.. NOW.

Drop Of q Dollar in the Fare Between
Chicago and st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1.-The Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad has
announced a 81 rate between Chicago
and st. Paul to 60 into effect at once.
The Wisconsin Central and the Chi
cage and Northwestern roads promptly
met the cut with the same rates. A
meeting of the Western Passenger asso-
citation is called for this week in Chi
cago. It is generally believed that
action on the rates will be taken at the
meeting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-01
New Hotel for White Bear.

ST. PAUL, Dec. la thoroughly
representative hotel is likely to be built
at White Bear lake in time for next
season. As far as outlined the plan
contemplates the purchase Of the
ground upon which the Williams house
now stands. The present structure is
to give way to a new one, which will
contain from 70 to 100 rooms, and
which, with the ground, ETC., will call
for an outlay of something like $40. 600.