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Galveston-Quiet, but steady; middling,
81; sales 624 bales; receipts, 1884; stock,
312 96S.
Moble--Steady; middling. s; sales 600
bales; receipts 1,754; stock, 51,204
Savannah-Steady; middlng, 15-16; sales,
d27 bales; receipts, 1881 stock, 161 ,6S6.
Charleston-Steady; mddling, 8; receipts,
3763 bales; stock, 6,157
Wilmington-Firm middling 5; receipts,
1864; stock, 1866
Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 5 5-16; sales, 1853
bales; receipts, 4,163; stock S6,071.
Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 5h; re-
cepts. 1,205 bales; stock, 29, 49S.
Boston-Quiet; middling, SIS; receipts,
net, 1887 bales; gross. 1920
Philadelphia--Firm; middling, 6; receipts,
143 bales stock. 5.201
Memphis-Steady; middling, 81 sales, g.
500 bales; receipts 5.143; stock, 159,SS9.
Augusta-Firm: middling, 51a; sales, SCI
bales; receipts, 1872; stock, 35,646.
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Articles Opening highest Lowest CLOSING

Cash quotations: Flour, Slow; No. 8
spring wheat 6O5s@621ac; No. red, 671hc
No. corn, sSssa335sc; Mop yellow, $500
34lkc; No oats, 2614a27c; No. white, 2Sk
@2sc; No white. 273ld2S2I; No. 2 rye, &c.,
No l fax seed. 99Ac; Northwestern, $1.04H ;
prime timothy seed, 1925; mess pork,
S795GtS. 90; lard. S4971a@5.10; short ribs Sides
$I45m4.65: dry salted shoulders, 414d4ssc;
short clear sides, si.S0Q49O; whisky, s1.26;
sugars, unchanged.
On the produce market today the but
ter market was weak, creamery, 1fQ20c
dairy. 136l1sc cheese. steady, S1sd1O12c;
eggs. firm, fresh, 22Q2a1ac.
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The Iron Market.
A Precocious Youth.

A PrecOciOus Youth.
From the Chicago News.
Drummer-That's a remarkably smart
boy. Is he your son?
Milwaukee Father-Yaw; you pet he vas
Won schmart poy. Vat you thinks; he vas
porn and raised in Milwaukee,, und he
sbeaks dot English so well as German
already.
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Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin. Csc; dairy No I, zoe; daify
NO z, l5c; country, 121kc: cooking 1Oc =
Potatoes-Irish 62G65c per bushel.
Lemons-Choice, S45065.0O.
Poultry-Hens, 25c; fries. lac; ducks.
2oc; geese. 2Oa25c
Eggs-20c
Jamaica oranges per barrel. s7as75o
florida oranges, in boxes, SS.7544.oO.
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There is no better location In the United
States for Eastern and Northern emigrants
than the line of this popular railway ~
The productions of Georgia and Alabama
cannot be duplicated by any other secfion
of country IN the world. Come and see
The through yestibuled limited befwesn
New York and New Orleans is via the Et'
lanta ana New Orleans Short Line the
most attractive route to travel in the south
II passes through a rich country teemine
with attractive and prosperous towns ma
villages all the way from Atlanta to Mont
gomery. For rates of fare or other infor-
nation write or call on
GEORGE w. ALLEN
Trav. Pas. Agent, Atlanta. a,
H. d. ELLIS.
TRAY. Trt. and Pas. Agt, Atlanta. "a
e. e. KIRBY.
City Ticket Agent, AT 1nta. %
w. 7. Ia YLOR
General Agent Montgomery. Ala
b. +. WYLY.
Gen. Pas. and Ticket Agt, Atlanta. Cd
r. E. LUTz. T9
Traffic Manager, Montgomery, Ala
GEORGE C. SMITH. -
President and Gen. Man. Atlanta. Ga
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Paine. Murphy s Co.'S arnln Letter

by Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & Co.
birmingham, December S.-There is no
change in general news or sentiment. The
local crowd are persistent bears. Large
contingent liquidation in December is af
fecting all options and realizing was order
of day. Lower cables. small export de-
mand, continental markets all easier, and
dun and large receipts were the features.
OPENING was unchanged from last nights
prices. but large offerings immediately
caused weakness and a steady decline Of
over 3 cent followed. closing about the low
est Corn opened strong. but soor symna
thized with wheat and decline, cent.
Buyers of put privileges yesterl. ore
chief supporting influence, othcrwi lower
prices would have been recorded.
Paine, Murphy - Co.'s Stock Letter
BY Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & Co.
T;rr,Ip otov, Docefa1,e~ s-u'ha roar7
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TRAINS ARRIVE BIRMINGHAM:

No. IS makes close connection at West
Point for st. Louis and the vest.
J. M. Culp, cratic Manager asIiington.
ID. G.
General Manager, Washington, d. c.
W. A. Turk, q. P. A., Washington, d. c.
a. A. Benscoter. A. G. p. A., Chatta-
Gee c. E. Jackson. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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Local Staple Groceries

Flour-Best patent, $405a425
Straight. 1870
sugar-Granulated, $545; Y. c., 50.
ages, s1O.sO; Coverings packages. $3.50; Ly-
on's packages. 1880
Lard-6hc
Clear rib sides-5%c.
. Molasses-centrifuga 15@2sc; sugar
house. 2N0s5c.
Rice. 519d6kc.
Sorn-Yellow, 45c; white 47c.
Pearl meal-S0c.
Cream meal-S2c.
Hay-Choice timothy, $14.5O; No. /, $14; No.
2, 3d.
Mixed oats-37; white, 40c.
Bran-Mixed, $500: pure wheat, Sl6.Oo.
Cotton seed meal. $16.
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Admits Ii.
From the Chicago News.
Hixon-Its always humiliating to admit
that another man Is smarter than ones
self, but there goes a man to whose supe-
rior wisdom 1 respectfully doff my hat.
Dixon-Indeedl And why do you consider
him smarter than yourself?
Hixon-Because he once had chance to
wed the woman I married and didn't
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-09

Chicago, December S.Wheat, corn and
oats today joined hands in running down
hill. the road being creased by the lack of
foreign demand for wheat by the higher
freight rates and by the prospects of larger
receipts of the coarse grains. Wheat closed
at decline of &c for May and 1d11s for
December Corn declined Sake, oats Nc
and provisions 21sQ5c.
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Did Not Need One.

From the Chicago Post.
II thought he had been advised to go to
Las Vegas for the mud baths"
Quite right; but they found it was all a
mistake. He didn't need one."
"Why not?"
''He had just been through a hot and
close political campaign"
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JACKSON G CO..
Commission Brokers
1910 MORRIS AVE. P0TTER euILDlNe,.a

Stocks, Bonds, Cotton, Grain,
Provisions. Private leased wire
to New York, New Orleans and
Chicago. Orders executed for
future delivery, for cash or on
margins. Immediate settlements.
Reference Birmingham Trust
and Savings Company Bank.
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NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
COMPANY.

TIME TABLE no. BIN EFFECT
Monday, January 4. 1897, al 500 a IN.
Passenger, Passenger.
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suREC CURE ron PILES

Icfng Blind blsedrg frsueg lies Yield Al
DIR. Bo-SAh-kQ,S PILE REMEnf. stops itss.
49, yrrExiss mail. Ok r0sAkKes Phiio-s r..
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY co.
SCHEDULES.
Effective December T. $685.

ARRIVALS
No. 3 from Albany, Columbus, etc. II :35 am
No. from Savannah, Macon, CO.
lumDuS, etc.,. ............ 5:6U pm
Connection at Savannah with superb
freight and passenger steamers of the
Ocean Steamshlp company. from New York
Boston and the Eas..
For further information apply to
s. Jacobs, Cont Agent, Jack W. john
son, Union Ticket Agent, J. c. Halle, Gem
eral Passenger Agent. E. II. Hinton. Traffic
Manager.
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BIRMINGHTM Sc ATLANTIC r. r. co.
Time Table No. 25, Taking Effect 500 a. m.
August Is, 1898
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LOCAL MARKETS,


Local Cotton Market
cotton-Middllng. 4Nc.
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By Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-06-07

Of those for whom the depositors
are trustees in the ledger headings.
The erasures and corrections not.
ed are OF minor importance and
have been explained to your COM
mittee. The complaints as to
ilegible writing is due TO the in
dividuality of the handwriting and
is hardly matter to speak OF as a
very short time is required to he.
come acquainted with the charac-
teristics OF same.
In regard 70 the 5000 referred to
in the former report OF your COM
mittee, we desire to more specifically
state the facts in the case.
On June 3, 1895, therel was a
shortage of 500 in the cash of the
days work and as the error could
not be found an entry was made
that day in the cash book stating
that il not found in checking it
would be made good, said entry
being signed by the responsible
clerk in the Office. A similar error
and entry was made on February 8,
1897. The Cash Book on these two
days shows that the cash was
handled by two or three clerks, but
as the head clerk was responsible,
he quite properly assumed such
responsibility over his signature
in writing, at the close of the days
work.
These errors cannot be definitely
settled without checking all Of the
pass books. This is very difficult to
effect. The Postmaster General
advertised for all pass books to be
sent in for the purposes OF comput-
ing interest and checking, but only
portion of them have been receiv-
ed as the result of such effort.
In conclusion we would request
that this report he attached to and
made a part Of our former report as
explanatory OF the same. Respect.
fully submitted,
A. V. GEAR,
j. d. PARIS,
Committee of Finance.
Honolulu, May 26, 1885,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-06-07
CRICKET.
The England and Australia Matches

The England and Australia Matches.
At Bedale, on the 9Th inst, prior
to the commencement Of a match
between the Yorkshire County
Eleven and local eighteen, Lord
Hawke opened new pavilion on
the ground. In the course OF his
speech he said that with regard to
the Australian cricketers, another
team was to visit this country and
they had asked the different clubs
whether they would be welcome.
He could assure the Australians
that they were always welcome,
Doubtless, they we're keen to meet a
full England eleven, and English
cricketers should be as keen to re-.
gain their lost laurels; but he
thought that as these Australian
test matches had come to such q
pitch OF excitement it was time they
were undertaken by the cricket
associations OF Australia and by the
Marylebone Club for England. The
test matches should be absolutely
in the hands Of the Marylebone
Club, which was above suspicion.
The M. @. G. should select the
teams, and not allow the Oval and
Manchester to take over these
matches. They had ground in
Yorkshire second to none, and capa-
BILE Of holding 10000 people, and il
was only fair that Yorkshire crick-
eters should have a look at these
matches. The payment should be
in the hands of the Marylebone
Club. Each professional player
should be paid f20, and the club on
whose ground the match was played
should receive 20 percent, the
balance being divided amongst the
counties with representatives play
ing for England. Unless these
matches were played under the
Marylebone Club he was sure York
shire would take strong stand, and
not allow their players to appear.
London Weekly Times, Nay Is, 1898.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-06-07
THE POSTAL BUREAU.
A Supplementary Report in Regard
to the Postal Savings Bank.


j. l.. KAULoKoU, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Sir.-The majority OF your Finance
Committee since submitting our
report upon the expert work done
upon the books OF the Postal Bureau,
beg to submit the following sup
Elementary report, in regard to the
Postal Savings Bank:
Upon examination we find that
some OF the statements in regard to
the Postal Savings Bank are in
correct.
The present Superintendent was
not obliged to copy the work Of his
predecessor in the new books open
ed by him, nor did he copy the same.
The new books were opened accord
ing to the statement OF the present
Superintendent for the following
reasons:
LIST. Because two OF the books
were full, and it was therefore alb
solutely necessary.
End. Because it was desirable to
open up separate nationality ledgers.
Bird. Because in the printed led
gers the debit and credit sides are
reversed-and have been since the
inspection OF the books when the
Postal Savings Bank was first open
ed. This is greatly confusing to any
bookkeeper. The manner OF Ledger
Ruling referred to in the experts
report is found to go back to the
year 1898.
The additions, footings and rul-
ings where errors occur have in
nearly all cases been the work of
subordinates. Your committee have
been working on the same books and
we would deprecate such method.
Sufficient appropriation should be
granted for the Savings Bank to al
low frst-class bookkeeper to de-
vote his entire time to the bookkeep-
ing pure aud simple. We believe
that the Postal Savings Bank has
been greatly hampered during the
past few years through lack OF a
sufficient number of competent as
sistants. This would give the
superinten of the bank sufficient
time to inspect and check the detail
work for which he is responsible.
The statement that the headings
of different accounts are incomplete
refers to Trustee Accounts when the
names of the parties for whom the
depositors are trustees have been
omitted, 1t is claimed that as the
trustees are the only parties who
can draw out the trust funds it is
necessary to fill in the names of the
parties for whom the parties are
trustees, more especially as DECLARE
tions are all on file showing the
nature of such trusts, and the num-
beers OF the Pass Books identity the
same. Your committee believe that
J the better plan 10 to show the names
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-06-07
BUSINESS LOCALS.

This is Underwear week at Sachs.
Do your shopping this week at
Sachs.
Ladies Night Gowns Soc, Ladies
Skirts 50c,, Chemises 35c,, this week
at Sachs Dry Goods Co.
Persons requiring tombstones
should apply to Fred. Harrison who
has choice lot OF new designs on
view.
Three nicely furnished rooms at
No. 8, Garden Lane, formerly No.
4).
Special bargains in French Chal.
lies, Organdies and Dotted Swiss at
l.. b. Kerr's, Queen street. For one
week only.
Boomingl Boomingl is our Suit
Club, ST per week. Medeiros &
Decker, No. IL Hotel street. Tel.
GA, p. o. Box, 598.
To appear respectable is to be
decently shaved, which can only be
attended to at the European Barber
Shop, Chas. Molteno, proprietor.
Ex-Zealandia, the California Fruit
Market received in Camarinos' re-
frigerator all seasonable fruits, fish
and fresh California block butter.
Call aud inspect them,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-06-07

Some are cheap now. Cheap
cereal adulterated coffees are
very plentiful and are forcing
down the prices of the old
Kona product, especially the
medium and lower grades
with which they compete.
The higher grades of ISL
and coffees have declined a
little in sympathy.
Our customers are the first
to benefit by reductions.
Fine coffees are scarce and
no reductions can be made in
their prices.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-06-07
MoRTUARY REPORT.

The total number of deaths re-
ported for the month of May, 1898,
was 68, distributed as follows:
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NOTICE.

g UBSCkIBERs ARE RESPECTFULLY
- notified that all subscriptions are pay,
able strictly in advance by the month
u. J. TESLA,
~ NprsSsT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25

There were the same rows Of small white
beds, the same white walls and the same pol
ished floors with rugs. Above the beds were
placards announcing tho period OF their en-
dQwment on atable In each room. was a Ynse
OF flowers, and everywhere we found little
bandnged children with thick-soled shoes.
They were. we'll cared for, those children.
They enjoyed every possible comfort, lux
uries even. but, somehow. looking at them, l
began to experience q dull ache In the region
OF my heart, Once when was q chlld l had the
visiting to n strange place and was put, IN q
big bed In a big room away upstairs and left
there alone in. the dark to listen, .wide-eyed
and, breathlessly to the solemn ticking OF a
loud, tall clock.
II left the nurse and went back into the room
where the surgeon was.
" Aren't you ready to Ro2' l asked.
Not quite r7id he. There are two or
three more children to see to vet. -Why3'
Il could hear the thud of the heels in the
next rooms Involuntnrlly L clapped my hands
""E ia ffF' a lonesome. Sunday 7 explained,
aud want TO go home
You shall 60 home In n very few minutes
said ne. and remember one thing. shall
meyer bring yon with me again. never
And, TO tell the truth, / am rather glad Of
that. l don't want to go with him again. 1t
Dleases. me to be assured that those children
are, we'll cared for. that they are quite as con-
tented and happy as children who are per-
fectly formed, perhaps more so, but / don't
want 70 ace them. Sometimes 1 dress that
siQnally / think l hear the clatter Of thick
soled, brace-strapped heels, wake vide av AXE
and find IL almost Impossible to 70 back to
sleep again"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
BOSTON WoMEN TAKE TO BOXING
So Punching Bags Are an Acceptable Christ
mas Gift in That Town.

BOSTON. Dec. 24.-"The idea OF giving your
wife a punching bag for a Christmas present"
said a dealer In athletic goods, may seem at
first sight n trile unwise: yet 1t is none the
less a fact that there il In Boston n great de-
mand for these bags. not only among what you
might call gymnasium women. but also among
those who do not take systematic exercise.
Boston women are not all running TO brains
evidently. They must like to spar or they
wouldn't do 1t. Whether the male part OF the
Boston population is pleased or not is another
matter; and it isn't TO be presumed that the
men like the prospects of general s]parring
with tho bag among the so-called gentler seX,
simply because they are prevailed upon to pur-
chase the equipments. for when Boston women
want anything they get it. All men know
that"
Looking at the practice OF bag-punchinG
from a merely physical or sportswomanlike
point Of view. the exercise is indisputably eI-
cellent. For the ordinary woman the pundl-
ing bag is necessarily too hard: accordingly.
women use boxing gloves of the hOrschaiE de-
scription. The boxing movements strengthen
the back. waist, arms. shoulders and Peck.
and broaden and build MP the chest, The eN-
Crcise Is recommended to be taken imAncdi-
the bath. say. OF course. care must hei taken
not 10 ovcrdo il. The work must be followed
out more ~, science than IN anger, or serious
styles Of punching bags, too. fy back. aud are
ant 10 hit hard.
The question NJ women STARRING Is "a delicate
mHtteTT, which eagn mar, must settle Tor him
man must either strike or speak out. and II the
punching bag only turns the current in it's
direction II may prove q boon TO civilization
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
NOT WHITEs ENOUGH TO 60 ROUND.
Effect of the War and the Suffrage Quaiih-
cation in a Mississippi County.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 24.-An attempt will be
made to induce the Legislature Of Mississippi
to cut of a slice OF De Soto county and annex
It to Tunica. Various territorial reasons are
given for the proposed change; but the real
reason is found IN the suffrage qualification OF
Mississippi and the Spanish war.
Tunica Is a black county OF the Yazoo delta,
a county OF big plantations. many negroes and
OF 10000. 1t has only $50 white voters, and
these seldom cast more than 100 or $50 votes.
When the Spanish war began the planters sons
all showed a great desire to enlist, and 1t is
vote Of Tunica county is now in the First and
Second MississiRpi regiments, This Leaves be,
local ofices. Sc. The complaint is made that
there are not enough qualified electors In the
county to nlI w 4 the ieo yaT,io nm lnr'e soi and speeS G a.
desired to fll out tho juries and give Tunica
enough white citizens properly TO administer
are off for the war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
WHICH HEARS WHICH9
A Brooklyn Problem In Bioomers Suggested
by IA TaiIor's announcement.

THE only tenable theory OF Brooklyn treats
that neiGhboring borough Ms n problem seek
ing to solve itself" remarked a returned ex-
plorer. "Onc must Judge by what Is seen and
by what is heard. II is like the conundrum
superadded 10 the charade. OF course. one is
always permitted to give 1t up. but that puts
you out OF the game, That which would else
where pc merely curious becomes In Brooklyn
Il possible clue to the missing solution. The
stranger who finds himself in Brooklyn can do
no more than note and ponder, Let any such
stranger essay this problem which Is displayed
In uubllc places In BrooklyH where sign are
posted. the announcement Of certain tailors In
these words. We make boomers out OF your
quiring mind. really wants to arrive at a com
prehension oi brooklyn i, would be better To
drop tins and try something easier. II does
lead To. a most complicated state OF judgments,
and only the most slear- h are CAPABLE OF
tracing out the intricacies Of the Brooklyn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
The nIissouri for 80. NJ

Remember me to your friend from Mis-
souri,"
"How did you know he was from Missouri
Il heard him say, when you had asked him
Missourians say that. lf-y-tse is Missouri Tor
o. X, Only a Missouriap can give, the two let
ters the PRONUNCIATION they have IN that state,
preeiate 1t, and from q AiSsouTlUR."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25
There's a hole In my glove
There's 4 hole in my glove
Ihnrn,l N hnln I'm ms nlANn-


1T looks kinder queer. Malindy.' said the,
new millionaire TO his wife after the guest had
departed, that the Count wouldn't take hi9(
coat on at dinner. like the rest Of us. don't I fnEl
Maybe he didn't have M shirt. ~ suggested
the lady, "lye seen lellers hHed w hathaway
~ the SHOVE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-25

Now that the European vintage for 1898 is
at an end it is possible to speak positively as
to the character and amount OF the product.
The best authorities agree that in the Bor-
deauX district, while the yield is far below the
average, in quantity, the quality OF the, wine is
leans the centre of the wine industry, the sun
ply is deficient, but the quality is so good that
earnest drinker OF chamnagne ignores any but
whata are called vintage years. or those in which
the quality of the product OF the Crane as
sures q superior grade OF wine. Next year
1899 wine will have attained its approximate
ne ~ood n;m ~ ure w Tb""d desir ., ~ tS III IL Ih3 nj
cellars with the vintage Of this year will do
wisely TO secure the quantity that they desire
for sale by the makers.