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New York, Marsh Il. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

New York, March Ia.--y What pecein,s ~
~ experts 6Slla; spos easy. No rss 7 asx
a ss shsa, g arrive OPTIONS opened ca easy
n'.s5 ~ rs rs aastsns under Disappointing LIVER
s ss eas sensraliy weak all day within :
49,. s'yN range, snensaesd By foreign sellios
ss ~. nTsr n,s sossrnmsns mort on farm re-
l l, asd elesed %fsfke net lower. w.r-h
ss.cnts tsSass May i,eols Hides ana fs.,sa.
er rh wsti o dsii Cotton seed oil steady:
lrgs, csli- Copper II Sos3is 81 Tn rrrs ~ ~
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HOUSTON BANK cLEARINGs.

The following are the ciearances Of ths
Houston banks for The week thus far and N,
the corresponding time last yesr, toreths,
with the iDCrpaSn nr
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bid; 8 sailsFs; valve
Aew Uricnns Futures.
Futures opened quiet md ofosrd STEADY
nalea Il 800
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.
GALVESTON,

iheFt is q scarcity OF hogs and the demand
is good at full quotations. Cattle OF all kinds
are il, light supply and wanted.
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hayre. March 10. --spo:s quiet bu,
futurcs xtaaax
HOUSTON wHOLEsALE pnIcr.
0uotntions for RpunA Lots ~ SEQ.
Comm aslit ,-r,,


These Quotatlons are rcyistd daily. -. ,h..
correctness can BE- relied UPON Thl 49,, 49, su',S
those ruins IN Houston Wholesale markss. ~
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Nsw York. March lo.-rhc business nax.,n,
n ~ .ne Urinary dry goods gnskst Is stl aIens
stai dcfnand for staple gcuds and ise s,. sSs
= iFIehnlar Jobisrs. however. rcpor, " saas
y af ,asn es Locally and COED returns from OH 81,
lines scarcely changes al all Blea.hea s s
sse very quiet Print cloths dali s $500
S-lS. Prints show no change. sA''ls
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WIRE AND NAILS.

Quotations are Tor less than carload lots.
Special prices on carloads
BARRED WIRE -Olfdden, gal. 81. as per 100
lbs NaukegaH. sg.59
WIRE hSlLS--Rate 500 par key: ad.
yeHces, Tod, I'D and i6d. SC: So and ID. loo;
81 and ID. 2oc' ID ana Sd. 2ec; I'd. i5c; I'd.
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CAJ.vESToN cOT1

JSLN ESioN WI ION' kE0l4II
BY Gulf, Colorado and Santa h
1853 bales; international and grak n
1857, Galveston. Houston and Hesda11
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. ~, ~
La Porte and Houston, 400: b. NJ
sch Andy Davis, 8. Total, 7l13.
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r o. D. mills. Tsxas interior no,n,,
leg TO location, 49,, sccord.
Prime summer yellow iii 49, % q n,s
feret az ........ a,
Irins cotton SEED cake. rs ~ 20:
Frlrae cotton ssed meal ~ ~ ~ %
Lsstsrs. per pound ~ ~ lis 80
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asked, bid; nominal.
New ,ork Futures.
Fltures opeaea dull bat steady, at noon
qulot. closed easy: sales 81 40.
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Gra'n nnd provlsions ElsrMhnrc

: ssnsas ny. March ie whes, about st,aav.
q 30 hard ~ No ? ssI3NsSa-- Sc prs 81
s rs &, sa,s; NJ snEins ssGss Corn h,sn.
~ ,., sNp, nlxesi tss 2Hls. tlstr active 80
Mkste -iits3 rive steady No, > a rtsv
l 81 pfaiFie 'po7 .: choice timothy III;
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New York. March lo.-Money on cal, .,.x
= ia-'a per cent last loan per cent Prime
commercial paper il.i. per cen, s,n,,,.,s
exchange weak with actual business IN hs,,r
sts elils q asss for demand and al 4 So, n
III ior sixty days Posted rates. ssGl "
a1 sa. s,sss,a,se.s Commercial bills. isoSi
o,f. Mexican dollars An. Coycrnn,en, n,,,,,s
s.ronhs; STATE bonds duh: railroad bonus
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cy,EAREn rop cA,,,,..,

CLEARED FOR GALVEH6I
SIS Alara. -. Fayai. Februs,S y
SIS Alimo. Xix. New York. MsnS i
SIS Anoccs. Robinson. Barr,. ~. =
SIS Capella. -, Liverpool, ftbr,'
SIS Ceiatuo. -. Rotterdam. psls,,s'
SIS Ellen Rickners. -, Brenss r
20. y
Sc I1ibernia, -. st. Vincent -
SIS Holmfield, Townsend, Cefdif p
Cruz. January %.
SIS MEXICAN. Edwards. Llyerpod =.
SIS Miami. Mcdonald, New YoYf. r.
SIS Navigator, Combine, LlyerSsi
airy q. a
IS Nordhoalen. Shields, Februps I
SIS Nueces. Risk. New York, Mar
SIS Oswestry. Wilson. at Bermuh r
.,s Parkgate. Hunter, Gibraltar. n /
SIS Phoebe. Stacy. Bremen. Janl6 \
SIS Robert Adamson. -. ShieiN Z
SIS Springweli, -. swanson. ~
SIS Wastewater. Stevens. Rottesd1S7
SIS White Cross. Taylor, Rio 3 r
January is.
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a asked; Did. Q nominal.
stocks Mt United states Ports.
United states Exports.


The following are Tie closinE puniations for
cotton IN the SPOT today at the leading mar
keis. together with the closing OF Iniddlins
yesterday, with toiayfs sales:
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DRIED FRufrs ANn NIT.

ArPLEs-Fnney oyaporated. 6o-lb boxes,
I sAec LID cartons. &c; choice eyapo-
tsIed. IN bulk, 5o-lh, sc fancy sliced. ia a6-lb
ApRIc6rs-sc per III loose; 1oc in lib car
uITRoN-rn lob hotes. lie.
cAuLIFLoWER -Catifuruia, 81 per dozen
CELEkf--taiitornla COO per dozen.
clIHhNl,s-.I b6is, &C; 5It boxes.
cif e, i hgIk So In lib cartons. sisc,
kAls INS--Cslifornie s-crowr l.. L. boxes.
4ggi ~ !, boz l.. l. raisias 0bGf6oc; .
crown l. NJ ratsins, 5p-in boxes. 42.t5c; j.
crown l.. NJ. 50-lh boxes. 5lsc.
iNuNES-C California, 50-6os nc; e1-7os
SIC: l0-Sos, sac. aD-to1s. 5f}5kc
NnIs- Brazil, Ice per Ia; fLiberts. Sicily,
iis Naples, l2ias. walnuis, 1sGlic peanuts.
ii.@5e, almonds, California, feai4e per ID in
saehs pseans, 21za Sac Italian chestnuts
cGcoANUrs-S'. per 100. 5000 per 1000
GRAIN AND HAY.
Carload lots job cars, from mills; dealers
charge from store 50iGe more per no lbs on
bran. 2H2c per bushe on oats and corn ana
lOaslte per iO1 los On hay.
BltA N-.os; corn bran 5oc per 100 lbs.
CEGPpED CORN--7sfJSlc per 100 lbs
CoitN-So sacked l2T4Sc. on corn CSC
oArs-fexas 2oifJec per bushel; Kansas
NHFAT sHoRTs-sio0 per 100 lbs.
WHEAT scREENiNGs zoo ner bGshei.
IiSN-Alfalfa. Sll56syl4.p0 per ton Tim
othy. n3,75Nlieo; South Texas prairie hay.
CoTToN SEED PRODUCTS-Moa and
cake $3.50 per ton; hulls N.50d5.00 per
ton.
MfLLEr sEEp-7Oa75s per busnel.
ScbGHUM SEED 81 i50l,-0 per hushei.
RYE SEEDING per buShel.
FRUITS.
ArPLES--Fancy Ben Davis ST. 1911. %;
Wnesaps and other varieties. 81 .25lbi 80,
hsNANAS--Si, +QGt,59 per bunch. packed
fog Shipment
LEMONS .-Messinn and pHiermc common,
s. y, choice. &.5l, extra fancy 800.
ckASGES- California Seedlings, y aj92 -;
RgvtiE tGeGst5 -.
sTEAwBERRiEs--Per crate OF q quarts.
S1.0e13, 20.
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e,oli,oo pounds, value si0c. "a "a. .
value ssSif. w, h
VESSELS n

VESSELS IN poay \
IS Amy, Fowler & Mcvitls =
SIS Eric, J. Moller & Co.
SIS Helois, Fl. Mosle & ca. n
IS Lauenbsrs. VIM. PAR = ~ I
IS Mcnemsha. Daniel RInlev = Z
SIS Montezuma. w. W Wiis..
SIS Nieeto, Fowler & McviHss
IS Oak Branch, Alfred Holt y
s. Oswesty. j. Moller & ca ~
IS Pensacola, Simmons, Fov,x, |,
81 Flyrpton, y. Moller & ~ n
IS Polycarp; VIM. Parr & a.
IS Ramon de I.arrinaga, ror,., I
SIS slntNnderino, Fowler 4 NINA
SIS Thomas Turnbttli, Fowler. Y y. y,
s. TEurston. d. Ripley. =
S. Victoria, j. Molier & Ca
Sch Clara A. Donnell. McRae o.,
Sch Martha, quarantine.
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To Liverrool--per = 49, er. .S
what tss2.ooo pcGnds. valns ~" bushels
81 to',on ssec, stSe3 pounds. value s,sa
sssAs pseans. value Siifs ss1 hsisa IT, &c.
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Galveston spots. ssa IA
The Galveston SPOT market cluasd easy and
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Stats closed with demand fair and prices
unchanged, sales 12s@o, Of which Ii,.fp were
Aitfflean imports 1890, OF whlch $500 were
Atnerftan.
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Tho Ner orleans SPOT market closed dun


The New York spot rnrlSst closed easy and
unchanged.
t.uaa d lairy. 8 Good ulihiln. ~
low initiating 3 1876 afid1tras faff. 6fe
Middttn2 ,s.9s.+. SO lAni+s ., a.zss. 20
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| aslls.r.a: " II sAse.. d. ia ,aeIfssrsa. Ape.

dsiistred; IS ID csses. 10 Iac delivered. Apex
FLouR-EmpIrr Mnis. Houston: Davison's
H;gis patent, $3.50: White Ribbon. second par
ent. s. 10. Texas Star Mills quote. TidA
wavs. S.sg; Sea Fairy seeoad fciIsr patent,
$500; Sea Pearl $50, rye -four fi.sf, Special
rates for shipments TO Interior paints; sous
In barrels. iSc above sacks; IN half barrels.
zoe above barrels
cream meal. in barrels, s. ~. pearl msal. 10
iG-lb sacks. slSo per hhl Of four sacks. scotch
and Friends ontr s..2p. Columbian oaes. 81 u
HAMS Standard sisf7gc ptcnic hams. e.
HoNEY--In s0-ib cars. extracted iisfss1ses
In coschs 50 iGv; in LID cans sxtructed. Sic.
& EARu--RcHned tierres, somround Sc ieaf
cans. "a higher. 5-lb eSrs. sc higher 5-t6
sfoI.AssES- Rsbosisi fair. is0tsc, prime.
.oGslr: choice. 2sisesc; tnEry new erop SYRUP
RICE Extra fancy ncad. s;4G5s4c eAstee.
4tsfT5r fair tfFfiss: fancy imported. 81.
RoPE-Basis Tor T-ls; stsal. &C.. riAnills,
SALT -Lirerpocl soarse. sseT5es sne. Sc
tor Louisiana coarse. soc fns. sias barrels.
s-ias. IS: &c 80. $3.50: toc-ss. ss-a: 70-ts.
SALT FISH Maesrrel. No, 4. In io-is kits.
s5sei 81 % bali barrels s55adF5.S
sAts9INt.s--A American qtertsrs s525fsi.S5s
Gllssis grade, quarters sil 5es fancy sprats,
STARCH ssarsarr. goods, Pearl. il tn-ls
~ tsrsases. per Boz s-.I5s corn starch Sac
per ID, ~ and to-ih ncxes.
SfGAh-~Q tlotasioas are fer sr1sll lots; spe-
ciai prtees gtvsr on carload orders Standard
EraTristRf 5isrs enbes and powdered i5-iss,
la's.tizna yellow clarified. fancy ssl9ac.
shctee faff4ssc
sRonucE.
RFi8NS--Catsfarnia small white .sse per %
hTye'f y; pink ie Lima beans 3ttiSlac.
ti Z, 20, -ssed peas 81 lsTse
BtT Err Blue Star, ice; dairy. IlfI5c.
ta#fS Elxtn creamery g@d1sy. Texas country
hgttcr. choice, is5ftsc; common. sfSiOc; nieo-
margarine, solids, tie. prints. i1c ElEtn dairy
bricks 1856. f;yuospre fancy creamery, In
an. lG-tb Pals, zee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s3.o0as ". Texas st7s
StIEEsE-New York faii cream. uaisc;
WIscnnsFn lill rream. fiian12e. Young Amer
ica. ~; Western skim lcc.
tutlS-- Fer dozen. Sc ret
eNtuAS-t'apcy red pa Sc per 10.
Fk'fPER--Chtlc, i5&2oe per 10; black. $40
I'3T ATOEs- California and Colorado 500
est- sweet POTATOES. 7y1f1Qc per hushel. gem
at G9cft9-0g. i0-perk bhls. at tg.1,. Tonnes
sas -. 81 nal 30 per huShei
ttitLT8f Hens = 7afGs -; springs Sc On
g. WI broiierE sl.1sHa. 20 Turkeys hens
EeNfaoo. gobblers sioGadl2eo. Ducks s. 70
e. =. Geese, 81 .9ont y.
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NEW GOLD STRIKES
One in Klondike and Another in In
dian River District.
MINERS LEAVING DAWSON City
Reported Gold Discoveries on the
Big Salmon River.
WINTER CLEANUP, $4,000, 900

JUNEAU. Alaska, February /, by steam
| er City of Seattle. Victoria B. c., February
"a stampede from Dawson Is imminent.
The news was brought out by a party of
about a dozen men, who reached Skaguay
on January 2S, several of whom had reach
ed there by small steamer the evening of
the same Among them was George Nc
Kenna of Douglas, Ireland, who has been
in the Yukon for two years. He also states
that number of very rich new strikes
have been made. This is the very latest
rom the Klondlke, as four men in the
party left Dawson as late as December %.
A party of twenty-four men left Dawson
on December 10 for ST. Mary river. They
course up and into the Rocky mountains.
Gold has always been found in the bars
of the Yukon For years the sand banks
OF the Stewart have produced gold, and in
some Places there Las been rich yield to
the pan.
AS much of the gold in the Yukon came,
doubtless, from the klondike and it's I'M
equaled rich ributaries-Bonanza, Ell
dorado, HuEker and other creeks-it Is
argued that SO, also, the gold in the Stew
art river bars may come from the same
situation and from deposits equally as
rich.
Two New Discoveries.
Two new creeks have been discovered.
One is in the Klondike district. Here the
ground shows 40 cents to the pan with
seven feet of pay dirt TO work.
The richest creek is in the Indian river
district. in the same vicinity. Eighty cents
a pan was found in this district a few
inches below the surface, with bed rock
many feet below. This is said to equal
anything found at first on Bonanza or Ell
dorado. There was a stampede to the In
Dian river district as soon as the discoy-
cry became known.
Strikes on Big Salmon
VANCOUVER, B. c., February 5-The
steamship Coquitlan, which recently struck
on d rock near Mary Island, off the south
west coast of Alaska, while bound north
has arrived here direct from Skaguay
bringing news of affairs In the northern
territory. The news that many strikes had
been made on the Big Salmon is confirmed
by party who came out for supplies.
Pay dirt yielding 80 cents to the pan has
teen discovered in the gravel above bed
rock. which at last report had not been
reached On Henderson creek five miles
below the Stewart, good strikes have been
made. 1t Is likely the stream will prove
rich in gold.
Latest reports from the interior of Alas
ka are especially encouraging. Minook
river and Its tributaries, as well as scores
OF other streams in that region, promise
to surprise the world, says returned pros
pector, in the next year, and all the United
States will rejoice.
1t is now generally conceded that the
winters cleanup will not be more than
$1U.WO,OOO.
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MUST ARREST HIS OWN SON
Trying Duty Devolves Upon Sheriff Mansey
of Decatur.
The Son Indicted by Grand Jury for
Murder Committed Nine
Years Ago.

DECATUR, ILL.,, February 5.-Sherif Man.
sey has been given warrant to arrest his
own son, Joe Mansey, for the murder of
Mat Mckinley in 1882 and for which crime
Ephraim Tanner is now serving life SEN
tence in the penitentiary.
On the night of July 8, 1889, two women
passed down the street in this city, and
when near the court house called for help,
as man was supposed to be following
them. Mat Mckinley, young man of
good character, who was passing on the
opposite side of the street. went to Their
assistance, and as he approached was shot
and died almost instantly. The man who
shot him disappeared
Ephraim Tanner was tried, and on the
evidence given by a woman, who said she
saw him do the shooting he was conyicte ed
of murder and sentenced to the penitentiary
for life, and has now served eight years
in that institution. .'.---.-7
1t was thought by many that Tanner Yves
not guilty, and rumOrs were set. afloat
charging Joe Mansey with the crime. The
stories were all indefinite until the last few
months, when a number Of affidavit OF
persons who claim to have facts in connee-
ton with the murder were prepared, with
an application for the pardon Of Tanner,
and placed before the board Of pardons.
!, Accompanying the aftidavits was petit
ton signed by about $50 prominent citizens
of Decatur, stating that they Thought Fan
ner innocent. There was among them q
letter from physician, DR.. Robert L.
Walston, which said that knowledge had
come to him in a professional way that
evidence was made public the grand jury
Immediately took up the case, and after a
thorough investigation brought In an in
dictment against Mansey.
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Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-regular call-12 O'Clock m.-National Safe
ton. at %: at IS; Is at Is; 20 al %; 10 at
can Graphophone. 100 at 10; 100 at Is: so at Is.
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100 at 80 cents; 100
sen fs LINOTYPE 10 at l4s 10 at 10 at
l.4H 10 at s lasH 10 AT, At l44 After s ean
81 600 at 115A American Graphophone. 100 at
15A; so at 1875. o. s. Electric Light. at 1o6.
1oi DID, 1923. asked. soyear fund g. soid. 10
bid: LESS. funding. currency. us bid;
1Is bid Metropolitan Railroad cony es.. l22 bid:
125 asked. Metropolitan Railroad certificates of
Of B. IL s
Belt Railroad o., SO bid, % asked lexington
series H - 4, IL bid. Warrington Gas Company IS,
imp. ios bid. los asked American Security and
Trust 5s, F: and A.. 100 bid American Security
Mad Market s $ s%d Ss bid
Market Company imp. 6. IIo bid. washington
fantry LIST Is. 30 bid, 100 asked. ''s''n s"' ~
bid. Metropolitan, so7 bid. Central new stockl:
ls5 BID 100 asked Farmers and Mech cha lso
bid. los asked. Traders, s5 bid. Lincoln. 100
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies : National
Safe Deposit and Trust. 114h bid 1ls asked
Mmeriesn security and Trust ias did, iss asked
Washington Safe Deposit, - bid.
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction. 121s bid, Tx
asked. Metropolitan. 123 bid, 123h asked. Co.
lumhia IS bid. 70 asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washington Gas.
20 bid. 4sH asked Georgetown Gas, 40 bid. U.
8. Electric Light. 1O4E bid, los asked
Insurance Stocks--Firemens 30 bid. Franklin.
80 bid. Metropolitan. 20 bid. Corcoran. 60 bid.
Potomac, e. hid Arlington. rs hid. German
American 1s5 bid. National Union. 1o4 bid 11h
asked Columbia, Tx bid. lzh asked. Riggs, "a
bid, asked Peoples. 81 bid. 81 asked. Lin
eoln. ~ bid, 10 asked Commercial bid. ~
asked
bid, 81 asked. Columbia Title, AZ bid. 5M asked.
Washington Title. IN bid District Title, 81 bid.
Q asked.
Telephone stoeka.-Pennsyivania, g bid g
asked Chesapeake and Potomac. 5eh bid. q
asked. American Gfsptophone. 10 bid, i5k asked.
American Graphophone, preferred, x16h bid, 1871
asked
Missellaneous Stocks. - MerRenthaler linotype.
144k bid. 141A Ssked- lEanston Men0type. 1914
bid. 11x ASKED. Waaldngton Market. n bid
Great FaIls lee. III odd. Nssfslk and Waehilgesn
Steamboat. 10o aGnDd. IADcoan Han. - auBoG
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BRYAN THE CANDIDATE
Feeling at a Recent Conference of Silver
Men.
laying Plans for the Elections to the
Next COngress-Three Parties
to Cooperate.

The numerous conferences held recently
by the silver men in Congress have Gull
minated in an agreement on a plan for CO.
operation with respect 10 the elections to
the next Congress, both House and Sem
ate. The silver republicans and populists
held a conference last night in the COM
mittee room of Senator ALLEN of Nebraska,
and agreed upon plan. Every silver re-
publican and every populist, senator and
representative, was present, and the con-
ference was entirely harmonious and unani-
mously in favor of cooperation with the
democrats in elections next fall, looking to
a general cooperation in the presidential
election Of 1900. There was no opposition
manifested to the plan which was proposed
and adopted This plan Is for the three
parties TO cooperate in support of the can
didateS of each for election to the House
and Senate, to I'LL places now held by each,
respectively.
There was also a unanimous expression
of opinion during the informal discussion
that Mr.. Bryan was the logical candidate
for the presidency of the cooperating sill
Yer forces Cooperation will be encouraged
in all sections. Ex-Representative Towne.
the chairman of the silver republican ma
tional committee. it was decided. should
go to Oregon for the purpose of assisting
to cooperation between the democrats
silver republicans. and popuiists of that
state for the election of two populist nomi-
nees for Congress. The plan of co-opera-
ton contempiates that where seats in
either house of Congress are now held by
silver man in either of the three parties
the united assistance of the three bodies
OF the same party as the one now holding
IL,
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THIRD RAIL SYSTEM.
New Method of Electric Propulsion to
Be Exhibited.

1t Is understood that Mr. W. w, Doty
president of the Empire Electrical Traction
Company Of New York, will shortly exhibit
the model Of new system of third-rail
electric traction. which, he believes, will be
eventually adopted throughout the country
because Of its cheapness. He claims that
no excavations in the installment of his
system is necessary, and also that ne stor-
age batteries are used, nor any magnets
pivoted joints, springs or levers.
He describes the system as one where the
cars are supplied with current through a
third rail. laid flush with the roadway,
midway between the tracks. resembling in
many respects the ordinary slot rail of the
cable or underground electric, this rail be-
Ing divided into sections, short in crowded
city streets. but as long desired over
private rights of way. He explains that
the switches which connect the ...ird rail
to the main feeder are electrically operated
by powerful soleneid, actuated by the
current from the main line, the current
consumed by each solenoid while in action
being only one-eighth of an ampere and
will work from $50 down to $50 volts on an
ordinary surface railway; for heavier work
or great speed the solenoids will be made
in proportion to the work required. The
action of the solenoids is SO positive that
when the car has passed from one section
Of the third rail to another the section just
left is cut out as completely as if the wire
connecting that section with the feed wire
had been cut
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GERMANS PURPOSE.
Much Doubt Felt Regarding Her
Policy of Excluding Our PrOducts

There is much doubt felt as to what is
the intention of Germany in issuing edicts
of exclusion against some of our products
If the intention is to enter into a system
OF discrimination, II Is realized that there
will be a tariff war which will hardly stop
short of non-intercourse.
1t is not believed that Germany can af-
ford 10 provoke such a war, and, therefore.
there will be no hasty construction put
upon the action thus far taken.
On the contrary. every effort will be
made to settle the matter without re-
course TO reprisal or retalia ton. If il is
demonstrated by the course of Germany.
however, that tariff war is intended,
thers Is ample power in the hands of the
President to retaliate in kind, without
awaiting the consent of Congress.
Moreover, Germany is not in a position
treaty TO the privileges accorded to the
most favored nations
The opinion is held and could probably
be enforced that there is no commercial
treaty between the two countries The
treaty that has existed was made in 1928
between the United States and Prussia
Since then Prussia has become a part of
the German empire and is not. by ITSELF
a treaty-making power
Therefore a treaty made when IL was an
independent government, under the usage
OF International law. would no longer have
force after 1t had ceased to be power
with which a treaty might be made There
Is little room for any contention on this
point, and If this government chose to dis
regard the favored nation clause Ii could
do so with propriety.