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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28
CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST.


 San Francisco data: Maximum temperature. 6S; minimum, 43; mean, g.
 An area of high pressure still continues cen tral in Utah. A moderate depression has moved northeastward from the Pacific Ocean into the eastern portion of British Columbia during the last twelve hours It has caused rain in Washington and Oregon and light snow in Idaho. Cloudy weather extends southward as far as Cape Mendocino and light showers are expected the extreme northern California coast tonight. Fog is approaching the coast from the westward.
 Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight December 2s, 1898: For Northern California-Partly cloudy Wednesday with fog along the coast; brisk northwest wind.
 For Southern Californa-Fair Wednesday; light variable winds.
 For Nevada-Partly cloudy Wednesday. For Utah-Partly cloudy Wednesday, For AriZona-Generally fair Wednesday. San Francisco and vicnty-Partly cloudy Wednesday. probably foggy in the morning; fresh northwest wind.
 Special from Mount Tamalpais-Partly cloudy; wind northwest, 10 miles; temperature, G; maximum temperature, SO.
 W. H. HAMMON, Forecast Official.
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ASSESSMENTS PENDING.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
 Tuesday, December 27. Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander. s11e hours from San Diego. etc. Stmr Geo W Elder Hinkle 671s hours from Portland, via Astoria 531z hours. Stmr Bonita. Nicolson 35 hours from Ven tura, etc. Bark Bryant. 2s days from Honolulu Bken Tropic Bird, Jackson. 40 days from Ta- hiti.
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Afternoon Session - Seller 'ss, new 5000 ctls, 9sc.
 OATS-Are firm but dull at unchanged quo tations Offerings are ample for all imme- diate needs.
 Fancy Feed. s1 8Oa1 321a per ctl; good to choice, S1 2561 271k; common, s1 20G1 221a: Sur prise. s1 35d1 421.; Gray, s1 25Q1 30; Milling. sl 271kQ1 32l2 per ctl; Red, sl 45q1 60; Black. $1 60QS1 75.
 CORN-The market is firm enough. but the demand Is nothing extra.
 Small round yellow. $1 20: Eastern large vel s1 0714q1 10 per ctl; California white. s1 1212Q l 15
 RYE-Quiet and unchanged
 California, S1 171aG1 221a; Eastern, s1 15 per ctl.
 BUCKWHEAT-Is nominal.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, Dec. 27.-The wool market con- tinued brisk. the weeks sales showing over 5000, 900 pounds. The position of the market for domestic wool is a steady one and deal CTS are most hopeful of better prices in the near future. Fleece wools are yet quiet as whole. although medium grades are still go- ing we'll
 Territory wools-Montana fine medium and fine 14q16c; secured 43c; staple. 47@4Sc Utah. Wyoming, etc. fine medium and fine, 13G15c; secured, 43c; staple, 47G4Sc.
 Australian secured. basis combing superfne, 70972c good. 65Q6S; average 62Qs5c.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT FREIGHTS-Continue dull and nominal. The chartered wheat fleet in port has registered tonnage of 14131. against A. = 425 tons the date last year; dsen- gagged. S2.OOO, against s4oo on the way to this port 140 800, against I'll 400.
 WHEAT-The Madagascar takes for Cork 75, ,169 ctls, valued at sS5,5 800; Duchesse Anne, for Cork. 44.723 ctls, at s53, 675
 The market advanced in sympathy with higher quotations from the East and abroad Business was good on call but dull spot. Spot Wheat-Shipping. s1 1591 171a; milling. s1 20Ql1 221s.
 Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-May-12O O0o ctls s1 21; 20.0o0 S1 20a4 50. o00 s1 207s.
 Second Sesson-May-200 ctls, $1 21; 140O0 s1 211s; |. o00 S1 211l: 4000 s1 21as.
 Regular Forenoon Session-May-2oo0 ctls, S1 21i5; 14000. s1 21as; 0000 s1 21A
 Afternoon Sesson-May-10,0 900 ctls, s1 21b; December-4000, s1 1T1S.
 BARLEY-The market is largely nominal at the moment. there being sales to make quo tations. Trading on call is also slack.
 Feed, s1 27IaQ1 30; Brewing, sl 35G11 45 per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES
 Informal Session-9:15 O clock-No sales. Second Session-Seller '9e. new-2000 ctls. 9sc: 2000. 97fsc 5000, STAG; 4O0o. s7Ac.
 Regular Forenoon Ssssion = December-2o0o
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I
IMPORTS OF WHEAT.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 27.-Imports into Liver pool of wheat for the week: From Atlantic ports, s7, 500 quarters; from Pacific ports, none: from other ports, 1000 quarters
 Receipts of corn from Atlantic ports for the week "A, 500 quarters.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There is little doing in Beans at the moment. Quotations before. Seeds remain un- changed.
 BEANs-Bayos. s1 S5G2; Small Whites. s2 Is q2 20; Large Whites. s1 SOQ1 95; Pinks. s1 95q 05; Reds. s 15Q3 25: Buckeye, 8 75G4; But ters, S2q2 50 Limas, s 25d3 35; Pea, g 25q2 40; Red Kidneys g 40n2 50 per ctl
 SEEDS-Brown Mustard, s4 50q4 75 per ctl; eed eeiW 2A@ae 9sIsr Der b "A Alfalfa hfa SGsc S Rape 2AQ2&c; Hemp 212Q3c; Timothy. 5d5ac.
 DRIED PEAS-Niles, $1 50G1 75; Green S1 75 G1 S5 per ctl.
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1S AND BONDS.
 
BOSTON STOCI
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The Commercial Ad- vertiser's London financial cablegram says: The markets here were stagnant after Christ mas, except in Americans, which were fairly active with narrow fluctuations in the early hours A little spurt came with the New York prices, followed by a pause, but at the close was active. St. Paul was buoyant on a rumor that the Credit Lyonnaise and other Continen- tai establishments were advising their clients to acquire the stock. Forty thousand pounds sterling gold in bars was bought by the bank and 165, ,000 pounds in bars sold for Germany. 1t is understood. Germany on Saturday took 16300O pounds to-days Af- rcan arrivals in the open market at 77s 11&d.
 CLOSING. |, LONDON, Dec. 27.-Canadian Pacific, STA Bar Silver quiet, 27&sd per Grand Trunk, 71s: Northern Pacific preferred, 7s. Money, 343ih per cent.
 PARIS, Dec 27.-Spanish fours closed at
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLoUR-Famlly extras, s4 1894 25; bakers extras. s3 9064 per bbl.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour, S3 9 per 100 pounds; Rye Flour, S2 7j per 100; Rice Flour s7; Cornmeal, s2 50; ex- tra cream Cornmeal sS 25; Oatmeal, s4 25; Dat Greats. s4 90; Hominy, 8 25G3 50; Buckwheat Flour, S4G4 25; Cracked Wheat, s 75; Farina, s4 50: Whole Wheat Flour. s3 50; Rolled Oats (barrels) s5 S5G6 20; in sacks, 8 6546 05; Pearl Barley S5; Split Peas. S4 25; Green Peas, S4 5C nor he
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Open. High. Low. Close.
Cash quotations were as follows:

Flour firm. nomtnally 1oc higher; No 3 Corn, SS1kc; No , Oats, a4a27c; No. white 29gS4c: No. white, 2S12G2sc; No Rye; $40 seed s1 10; Prime Timothy Seed $2 30; Mess Pork, per barrel. sS 2SaS so; Lard; per @ 100 pounds, s 30Q5 422; Short Rib Sides, loose, $4 S5a5 10; Dry Saited Shoulders. boxed, 4l4G0 44sc; Short Clear Sides boxed. s5 1o95 15; Whisky, dstillers finished goods, per gallon S1 26; Sugar cut loaf, 5.95c; granulated, b.26c.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter opened weak at a decline and the demand was slow. There was no change in Cheese. Eggs continue steady with light sup plies.
 BUTTER
 Creamery Fancy creameries, 2ec; seconds. 2Sc.
 Dairy-Choice to fancy. 25Q27c; common grades, 1SQ 24c.
 Pickled Goods-Firkin 17a1Sc; pickled roll 1741Sc for dairy and 19Q20c for creamery squares; creamery tub, 22d22l9c.
 Eastern Butter-Ladle packed, 16Q1613c per ID; Elgin, 22Q221zc.
 CHEESE-Choice mild new. 12Q121kc; old, 10 Q11c; Cream Cheddar, 12Q121ac; Young Amer ica, 12Ql3c; Eastern, 10Q12c.
 EGGS-Ranch Eggs. 35G3sc per dozen; sec onds, SoaSSc; store Eggs, 25@30c Eastern, 221a 425c for ordinary and 2SqS0c for fancy.
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HIDES, rALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

All markets under this head are of holiday character and quotations unchanged.
 HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell about 10c under the quotations. Heavy salted steers, 10c; medium. S1sc light, sc Cowhdes, Sc; Stags. Sc; Salted Kip, Sc; Calf, Sc; dry Hides sound, 15c; culls and brands, 12c; dry Kip and Veal. 15c; dry Calf, 17c; Sheepskins shearlings. 15425c each short wool, 30640c each; medium. 6e@SOc; long wool, 9OcQ$1 10 each; Horse Hides, salt. s1 1892 for large and 75c for small; Colts, Soc; Horse Hides, dry $1 50 for large and 50c@$1 for small.
 TALLOW-No 1 rendered. 31a932c per lb; No. 2. 2Ac; refined. 42.G5c; Grease 2c
 WOOL-Spring clips-Southern Mountain P months, 769c; San Joaquin and Southern. : months'. SG9c; Foothill and Northern. free, F 914c; Foothil and Northern, defective 911fc: Humboldt and Mendocino, HG15c; Nevada, sG He; Eastern Oregon, 10@12c.
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LUMBER.

LUMBER-Retafl prices are as follows: Pine, ordinary sizes. s15 5OQ1s; extra sizes. higher; Redwood. ST for No. 1 and s14d15 for No. 2; Lath. feet, g 20d2 30; Tickets. s14; Shingles. s1 35 for common and s2 5 for fancy; Shakes,
 - for split and sl0 50 for sawn; Rustic, S1i
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OREGON

OREGON. PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 27.-Local wheat buy CTS were quoting 59c for Walla Walla and' If they wanted wheat badly enough would go from F to 1 cent better. Tonnage is so scarce that there is not much activity with return ing strength in the markets Valley Is steady at 62c and blue stem 62@63c
 WASHINGTON. TACOMA. Dec. 27--Wheat, stronger Club, soc; blue stem, 63q631ac
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGs-Calcutta Grain Bags for next season. nominal. at 47sG5c: Wool Bags, 26G2sc San Quentin Bags, s4 S5.
 CoAL-Wellington, sS per ton; New Yelling
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VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2- The state ment of the visible supply of grain in store and afoat for the week ending Sat urday December 24. compiled by the New York Produce Exchange is as follows:
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries, 14Q2012c; datr- ies. 12i2@17c Cheese, steady; S&q1o1sc. Eggs. firm; fresh. 22Q221ac.
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
 Times and Heights of High and Low
 Waters at Fort Point. entrance to San
 Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
 thority of the Superintendent.
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur at the city front (Misson-street wharO about twenty five minutes later than at Fort Point the height of tide is the same at both places.
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WEATHER REPORT.

G20th Meridian-Pacific Time) .-. .,: SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27, p. m. '' The following are the seasonal rainfalls to : date. as compared with those of the same date last season. and rainfall in past twenty-four
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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

There was no life to this market yesterday. Quotations for all descriptions remained un- changed.
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Cranberries, q 5Oq1O per barrel for Eastern and s1Q1 50 per box for Coos Bay.
 Apples, 35960c for common 75c9S per box for No. and q 25Q1 50 for choice. Lady Ap- ples, S1 25q1 75; Apples. in barrels. $5q9.
 Pears-50cQ$1 % per box. <
 Persimmons-75cQH per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges, S1GD2 50 per box; Seedlings, 75cG$1 50; Mandarins S101 25; Lemons, 75cGsl 50 for common and S2Q3 for good to choice; Mexican Lines, s 50Q4; Cali fomnia Lines, 25q75c per small box; Grape Fruit, q 50Q3 30; Bananas, s1 50G2 per bunch {; Pineapples, $3Q5 per dozen.
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS AND RA1sINs.

The Eastern markets remain dull, as will be seen in the first column. and the local situa- tion Is still stagnant.
 DRIED FRUIT-Prunes, 61kc for 4O-5O's, 41k65 Sc for 50-60s. 3lzG3&c for 60-7Os, 2A03c for 70-S0's, 2AG212c for S0-90's, % for 90- l00s and 11zQ1%c for 10O-11Os; Silver Prunes. 21aG5c; Peaches. 6G719c for good to choice, 7lkqSc for fancy and 10q1212c for peeled; Aprcots, 10d12c for Royals and 121kQIS12c for Moorpark; Evap- orated Apples. ,7Aq71ke; sun dried, 4Q41ac; Black Figs, sacks, 20219c; Plums. 4h66c for pitted and 1@1hc for unpitted Nectarines 6p 7c for prime to fancy; Pears, 6QSc for quarters and SQ9c for halves.
 RAISINS-3%c for two-crown. 4%c for three crown, SAC for four-crown 5IhG6J5c for Seed less Sultanas, 41ac for Seedless Muscatels and s1 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes, 2%qsc
 NUTS-Chestunts, sGI1215c per lb; Wanuts rose for hardshell. 9d1Oc for softshel; Al monds, 7GSc for hardshell, 13G14c for softshell 15g16c for paper-shell Peanuts, 6G17c for East ern and 412q5c for California; Cocoanuts, S4 50 G5.
 HONEY-Comb 1o@11c for bright and s69c for lower grades; water white extracted, 6I50 7c; light amber extracted, 6c; dark 5@53kc per lb
 BEESwAX-24G2sc per ID.
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TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic Office, U s. N. Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco, Cal, De- cember 27, 1898.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building dropped at exactly noon to-day i. e. at noon of the 120th meridian, or at s O clock p. m. Greenwich mean time.
 w s. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant U. S. N, in charge.
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q, Jan. l. and every fifth day thereafter snanS s aSys.Sa and e. N Ky. at Tacoma to N. P. Rg. iSE ss xapcoqTs5 SnSofS. tS Gi F 1aE9 Ey' n.. k 10 IS. 20 25 90. Jan. {. and every fifth day thereafter. - . a, ra,mcos Port Harford (San Luis Obispo) santa Bs9baE Pr0 Ventura a. Newport. a. m. Dec. 5. !: Il. 15 1s. 2S. 17. Il. Jan 1. and every fourth day thereafter; ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara Port Los Angeles and Redondo Qsos Angeles), il a- m, Dec l. g. g. 13 IT, 2. 25. 2S. Jan. 3 and every fourth day thereafter.
 For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo Mazatlan. Altata, La Paz. Santa Rosaiia and Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m., Dec. r. Jan. #.
 For further information obtain folder.
 The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers sailing date1 ard hours nt sailing
 RICKET OETIOE- New Montgomery street tPalaco HoteD.
 GOODALL. PERKINS & CO, Gen. AEts
 10 Market st.. San Francisco.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec. 27-Consols no 5-169110 7-16; Silver 27ass; French Rentes. 101f soc.
 Wheat cargoes coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, nominal, unchanged; No. 1 Standard California sos; English country markets part Sd dearer wheat and flour on passage to United Kingdom 2,250,o00 bush {; wheat and flour on passage to Continent. lO6O, OOO0 bush; Indian shipments of wheat to United Kingdom. 53 GOO bush; Indian shipments of wheat to Continent. POGO bush.
 LIVERPOOL. Dec 2T.-Wheat firm: wheat in Paris firm; four in Paris, dull; French country markets, quiet; Cotton, up- lands. 3-32s.
 LIVERPOOL Dec. 27.-WHEAT-Futures closed steady; December 5s 111zd; March. 5s 10td: May, 5s Skd.
 CORN-Spot firm; American mixed. 4s. Flu lures quiet; March, 3s 1O7sd December, 3s 11%d.
 FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter, Ss.
 HOPS-At London (Paciic CoasD, dull. s4 15sd5.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco:
 For Alaskan ports, 10 q. m.. Dec. 2. !. 1f. 1T. 22, 27. Jan. 1. change at Seattle.
 Fer Victoria. Vancouver fB. e., Port Townsend, Seattle. Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash. ]. m n m Dec 19 II 1a
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND Or, Dec. 27.-Exchanges, $471. 623: balances, Sl04, ,160.
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MINING STOCKS.

MINING SIOChS. Following were the sales in the San Fran cisco Stock Board yesterday:
 Morning Session. 400 400 Belcher I3eIe 1, 19 50 Gould & Curry. 24 400 Gould & Curry. 9 15O Mexican ........ S1 POO Gould & Curry. 23 100 Sierra Nevada So
 Afternoon Session l0O Andes ....:...... O5 800 Justice .......... 5 100 Best & Belcher. 33 100 Occidental - S5 450 Con Cal & Val 10t Following were the sales in the Pacific Stock Board yesterday:
 Morning Session. 200 Con Cal & Va. I 10 POO Ophir .... 4s goo Con Cal &; Val 0713 90 Potosi ........... 15 200 Con Cal & Val O5 300 Potosi ........... F l5OO Hale & Norcrs. 09 200 Sierra Nevada. s1 50 Hale & Norcrs. 0S
 Afternoon Session. 200 Con Cal & Val 07Jz 200 Potosi ..... 13 1000 Hale & Norcrs. 10 200 Union Con....... II
 TOSJN-C. NI-nrA
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COmpagnie GeneraIe Transatlantique.
 French Linel
 DIRECT LINE to HAVRE-PARIS
 FRANCE). Sailing every Saturday <fhTA at 10 a. m. from Pier 42 North sH& S River, foot Of Morton street
 LA NORMANDIE.. ................... Dec 5l LA GASCOGNE.. ......................Jan. LA CHAMPAGNE. ....................J Ian. l4 LA BRETAGNE... ....................Jan. 21 LA NORMANDIE. ....................Jan 2S First-class to Havre. s65 and upward per cent reduction on round trip. Second class to Havre. S45. 10 per cent reduction round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Bowling Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO, Pacific Coast Agents. 5 Montgomery avenue. San Francisco.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-13
LAW is UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Which Requires Recording OF All
Mortgage Assignments

The law passed by the last Kansas leg
stature prov.d ng for rec riding assign
ments Of real estate NOR cages was yes
terday declared unconstitutional by Judge
Alden of the district court in Kansas City,
Kan. The decision was in the case of
David II. Moo. e, a sident of Ohio.
against c. S. Mendenhall and others.
Moore has held mort cages against certai
Kansas City, Kan. properly since 1883.
Recently he retained Judge T. p. Ander-
son to foreclose the mortgage. 1t de-
veloped in the trial of the case that Burt
& Bridgens had bought the equity OF re
dempIon in the property and they sought
to defeat Mr.. Moore's foreclosure under
the recent act of the legslaturt, which
provided that all mortg ges executed and
assigned prior to the enactment of the
law should not be receivtd in evidence
unless the assignment of the same was
recorded within six months after the law
took erect. In this case Mr.. Moore had
neglected to have his assignment recorded
within The time prescrI b d by the law.
Judge Alden, in rendering his DECISION
held that the law practically destroyed all
mortgage liens on property created prior
to the enactment of the law unless the
assignments were recorded within the
specified time, and in his opinion the legis-
azure could not enact laws which would
render void 20 ltra-ts prevous.y entered
into
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-13
ghe aieha Daily Eagle: "Wednesday orro Gully g.

on foul flies. In this inning Topeka went
in with the score 10 TO against them and
hit Hardy so frequently that when they
had finished they were one ahead They
made five runs in this inning. Gatewood
and AIauck hit for two-baggers, and
Rebesman, Price and Ash each got sin
giles. All of them scored.
Ninth inning-It was in this inning that
the excitement was intense. With one
came TO bat Montgomery made a hit TO
left center. He stole second after long
slide and came aonie on Hardy's nice
single. Mayer hit foul Fly to left, which
Ash caught. Hubert went out from short
TO first, and Rose ended the inning By
flying out TO right feld.-Wichita, !. The
pretty work of the day was done by the
1t looked for a few minutes as Il more
than nine innings would have 10 be play
ed. Fear got to first on Dunn's error.
Rebesman hit to shortstop. who made an
error. Gatewood took base on balls,
filing the bases. Ash hit TO Relser, who
threw to Montgomery, forcing Fear out.
Price duplicated the performance, forcing
out Rebesman- With two out and the
bases full Mauck hit 10 left for single.
winning the game by the score Of Y
to Il
Today will be the last game of the
series. 1t is safe TO say that today's bat
tie will be a hot one. Topeka will have
in their crack pitcher. Mr.. Eyler. kid
Bevis will twirl for the home team
The official score is as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-13
NOTES OF THE NORMAL
Days Events AT the county Teachers
school

Messrs. Albert Walker and sherman An
drews visited normal Tuesday ate n on.
Misses Emma and Made, Salmans were
among our visitors last Saturday morning.
Mr.. Henry Hulse Of Harper called Tues
day morning.
Mss Lena Griffith Miss May Duncan
and Miss Anna Calady Of Mulvane spent
Tue day morning il the different normal
classes
Mss Pearl KessIer Of Maize has prom
IS to sing The S,ar Spaagled Banner"
10 the uormalites one m orning his week.
Mss KeSs.er has very sweet voice, well
ira d.
r. G. Craekmore, who represents Har-
din college. of Mexico, No spoke briefly
Tuesday in the interests OF his scnool. He
leaves Wednesday for oklahoma.
The school management c.ass yesterday
was the best + he summer, though only
a few students remained scr that hour.
The discussion was On the extent Of the
teachers influence Professor Buck had
charge Of he class. and presented many
excellent ideas, and the talks Of Professor
Scott d Mss My Anderson were espe-
caIv good. Tn s. who neglect thss 2art
o. she daily prog am do not know what
III Y mss. and il is % De hoped Superin-
tendent Co.viue's remarks OF yesterday
morning wiz be faithfully reported % the
del nQueDts.
\ program IS being arranged TO De giren
soon al The hour q ? OF generu eNer-
cIses or school management. Misses
Windle ard r sher and Mr.. Alexander are
among those who WI take part
The directors OF Wichita W, c. T. I.
met and elected The following od2csrs Tor
the ensuing year: Pr 5 dent, Mrs c ara
G. Dean; vice president. Us. H. L. Ma
son; record ng SECRETARY, Ms ISab2l G.
5 owne; corresponding s. eretary. Mrs. I.
NJ Fr end; ,r5asu, er, Mrs. F. A. Preach:
financial secretary. Mrs A u. Tay.or.
Miss Vera HUI expects 10 leave within
? few days for Lawrence. where she will
spend month With Fri rds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-13
EXPRESS CLERK ARRESTED
To Test the Matter Of Placing
SfamDs


c. w. Traver, bill clerk Of Che Wells
Fargo Express office al Topeka, was ar
rested yesterday for violating the new
revenue law. The action was brought by
United States Attorney Lambert to test
the question whether the express COM
panies or the customers shall pay the
tax required for packages. The case Will
be heard July 49,
In answer to references from the COL
lector Of internal revenue, bearing upon
the question as to whether the shipper
or carrier shall pay for and afix the re-
qured revenue stamp to bills Of lading
etc. Assistant Attorney General Boyd at
Washington, D. c.. has held as follows:
The law makes it the duty of every
railroad and steamboat company. carrier,
express company, corporation, or person
whose occupation it is act as such. to is
sue the shipper, consignor or his agent,
or person from whom any goods are ac-
cepted for transportation. bill Of lading,
manifest or some other evidence of the
receipt OF goods, wares or merchandise
for carriage and transportation and this
bill Of lading, manifest or memorandum
requires a revenue stamp of the value of
ed. In case of failure to issue such bill
of lading the law imposes penalty of $50
upon the carrier guilty of such failure.
The penalty for failure to so affix
stamp is not more than 500 The purpose
of the law is clear 1t was to tax the cor
poration and not the shipper and those
provisions undoubtedly fix upon the ex-
press companies and other carriers the
duty of providing, affxing and cancel
ing the stamp and their failure 10 so
provide, affiX and cancel such. subjects
them to the penalties provided by law.
Il is suggested that some Of these ear
riers are refusing to receive goods for
shipment until the shipper pays the tax.
While it is not my province to advise as
to the recourse which the shipper may
have in instances of this kind. yet am
sure that laws are ample to require pub
lie carriers and express companies to re-
ceive goods rendered for shipping or suf-
fer damage for such refusal"