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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-16
ECONOMICAL PEOPLE
BuY it at the New Model.
Millinery Department.
We opened the finest line of IMPORTED FLOWERS
ever brought Topeka Don't fail these beautiful
Flowers
Also new line of Sailors, all the new sraws cable
ledge, mixed straw,
A special display of Chldrens Misses and Ladies
trimmed Hats this week.

$1.15
Child's fine kid button. Strong
value at $1.40.
$l.0S
Ladies' fine kid lace, coin toe, cloth
or leather top, stock OF pat. tip.
Worth ESQ.
70c
Ladies' chocolate cloth top, dace,
low cuts. Worth S1.00.
soc
Ladies' hand turned, lace, low
cuts, sizes 21a to 5. Worth $1.O0.
75c
Misses good quality kid oxfords.
Worth $1.00.
Old Ladies' dongola lace, hand
turned comfort Shoes. Worth s1.25.
S1.39
Misses fine chocolate lace, coin
toe, stock or patent tip. Worth
$1.6O.
Misses best quality dongola, but
ton. Always sold by US at $1.75.
S1.39
ChiId's fine chocolate, lace, coin
toe. Every pair guaranteed. Sizes
81z to IL. Worth $1.65.
75c
Ladies' tan cloth top oxfords.
Worth $1.OO.
SOC
Misses fine hand turned lace, low
cuts. Sizes l, III, and 2. Worth
$1.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-16

Visible supply: Wheat. decrease $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-16

D. of H. dance wednesday evening.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21

Rather more tone IS noticeable IN the cot
ton goods Industry. and there Is firmer
tendency In prices. print cloths having re-
covered slightly from their unprecedent-
ed low quotation. Some check 20 our sx-
port trade In manufactured products IS
reported as a result Of the higher freight
rates ruling. but ofTsetting this. there are
reported large orders received az interior
points for steel plates said 20 be on a
foreign government account.
Wheat exports are larger than FOR
weeks past agEregating 4o54S2s bushels.
against 3.ss2. 81 bushels last week. $50
50 bushels in this week 2 year ago. 1875. p
on bushels In 1896. :. .; 10 bushels in 1s15
and 2.s04 no bushels IN Isef. Corn exports
arc slightly smaller. aRrregstlng z so 80
bushels against ~. on bushels last week
20 0r0 bushels this week a year axe. ls65. %
90 bushels IN 1876. l02z ~ bushels in 1855
and 507 30 bushels In 1894
Business failures for ne week number
III falling OF % = from last week. aHf
compared with 1f5 n this week a year
ago - IN Ises and % IN lsa5
business failures IN the Dominion -
Canada aggregate =. against = las, week
p In this week a year ago. = IN 1895 and
2 in 1sss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
ithout a dock or cut-out and selling at

without a dock or cut-out and selling at
! s415.
L. B. Morledge & Co., of Ponca City,
were again on the market with two cars
of hogs, which sold to Ferguson.
JEFF Houston of Ponoa City shipped up
a car of fair hogs. which went to Dold-
]. B. Keu of Clearwater was on the
market with a car load Of mixed porkers
which went to Ferguson.
F. E. Williams Of Mt. Hope was ship
per of hogs on the late market.
A E. Stephenson OF Hennessey was
among the late arrivals with q car Of
| hogs, which graded fair.
Hopwood Bros. & Baxter were again on
the market with hoks shipped up from
Enid, where large number Of hogs have
come the past season.
J. E. Cooley of Rose Hill, was repre-
scented on the market with a shipment of
hogs.
B. F. Ross OF Preston was late conner
with car of hogs.
Provisions at first yesterday experienced
dull trade. but livened up later with the
result of a mixed close. lard being up
10 cents and ribs of 10 cents.
Though the hog receipts have been
heavy everywhere the past week, the de-
crease in this branch at st. Louis last
week was 1000 head.
The annual meeting Of the Kansas Live
Stock ASSOCIATE ton has been in session the
past few days at Emporia, when matters
Of Importance have been passed upon.
A committee was appointed to confer with
railroad officials relating 10 Issuing a re-
turn pass in cases OF one car shipments
All the old officers were reelected
official hog receipts at Kansas City yes
o-da . 10
ord.
One stock journal says: There isn't
any rule or scale Of prices by which to
sell hogs these days"
Doubtless the heaviest shipment Of hogs
ever sent from Kansas City in one con-
signment went out over the Santa F'e last
night to Cudahy, Wis. There were 60 cars
in the lot.
The National Live Stock Reporter says
THE main reason why hogs are higher
is because average weights are running
likhter. Some people think 1t is the war,
but hogs are boosting themselves and &C
cepting little assistance from the specu-
lative interest which comes at the right
time"
At Omaha It is now claimed that the
TransMississippi Exposition will award
$4,000 in prizes for live stock exhibit.
he SUCK ydTu interests dI SOuLn OudNd
gave $1,000. Illinois Day is Tuesday,
June II.
There was one stocker offered on the
local market yesterday weighing $50. and
The shipments of the Dold Packing
company yesterday were as follows: Two
cars of packing house products to New
selling at $500.
Orleans, and a car of the same each to
Kansas City and Dallas, Texas.
The railroads bringing in yesterdays
receipts were as follows: Santa Fe, 8;
Missouri Pacific, g. and Rock Island. 2.
S. II. Kilgore, commercial agent for the
Missouri Pacific railroad, was a business
visitor at the yards.
o. A. House and George Kennoyer of
Leon were at the yards yesterday looking
over the market preparatory to shipping
Mr.. Kennoyer is one of the old-time ship
pers to this market.
w. n. Ferguson, of wellington, was on
the market yesterday and bought several
cars of hogs. Mr.. Ferguson is one of
the prominent cattle ment and stock
growers of Sumner county.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
COTTON

New York, May 2O-The cotton market
opened steady, with prices to points
higher, and throughout the early session
was without important further change.
Liverpool orders, which have predominant
ed during the past few days, were cor
spicuous by their absence. Wall street
went short on the advance in the fail Cp-
tons; New Orleans also sold. Shorts COW
cred in a small way; but viewed broadly
it was a stupid market At II O'Clock
the feeling was steady with the opening
figures still current Sales to that tine
were less than 5000 bales. The early
Improvement was in response to more IA
vorable English cables than looked for
and continued unsatisfactory news IRON
the cotton belt.
New York, May 20.-Cotton-Spot closed
dull: middling uplands. s 49, middling
gulf, Ills; sales, 400 bales. FUTURES
closed quiet: sales 8, 200 bales. May. 6@1;
June, 632; July. 6.37; August. cal; Sep
TENDER, 631; October, 629; November, 6.31;
December, $50; January, 63i
New Orleans, May 20.-Cotton-Quiet;
middling. 57s.
Galveston. May 2o-Cotton-Firm; Ills.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKET

New York May 20.-Coffee-Options
steady. with June points lower and OH
Ct months unchanged. ruled exceptionally
inactive and festureiess. with European
cables unsatisfactory and no advices from
Brazil; weak Undertone in view OF eHor-
nous visible supply and slack spot de-
mard. Closed quiet. unchanged 10 FIVE
points net higher Sales. s25A bags. in
GLIDING MAY, $50; September S.70- RIO
dull. 40. invoice. 81 No. iohbing. SIS;
mild quiet; Cordova. si.Fl5i-
Sugar-Raw. strong. fair refining. -.
centrifugal. 20 test SIC; refined. firm
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
THE WEATHER

Wichita. Kan. May %. IS9S.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Saturday clearing and cooler: fair and
warmer sunday.
During the past p hours the highest
and the mean -. with cloudy weather and
q moderate thunderstorm in the afternoon
with light rain from 1:50 20 $50 p. m. Il
inch. This storm passed almost wholly
southeast Of the city and the thunder
could he heard for three hours after the
rain ceased. And al Q p. m. another thua-
derstorm came up from the west with a
dash Of rain at . p. m. trace. The wind
AT p. m. had veered to west and was
brisk.
The Little River at p. m. had risen
about three feet and the Big river rose
from "a feet in the morning 20 SIS feet
at 6 .. m.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been s..
For the past nine yesrs the average
temperature for the month OF May has
been IS. and for the eoIh day. s..
FRED. L. JOHNSON. Observer.
Washington, May 20.-Forecast for sat
urday:
Kansas-Clearing and cooler weather:
northwesterly winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Ter-itory-Fair
weather; cooler. northwesterly winds.
We have noticed that most funny stories
are either on an Irishman or a man lust
Harried-Atchison Glpbe
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
CA 81 GRAIN

u
Chicago, May 20.-Cash wheat: No.
red, s112 No. 3, s1.12913o; No. 2 hard. s1.15
q11S; No. 8, ,1.10Q1. 30; No. 2 northern
spring, s1.42.
Corn-No. cash. 3s, Q3st: No. 5. s514.
Oats-No. cash. BOZ; No. 3 30.
Flax-Cash. sl3s; northwest, sL3S; May,
s1.2S; Sept, s1.1sq1-1s15.
Chicago May 2o-Butter-Steady; cream
cry, 12Q15: dairy. uQ13.
Eggs-Firm fresh. ehc.
Live poultry-In brisk demand. Spring
chickens. sl3Q9; ducks. $685.; turkeys.
6a7c.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas ity ay ..0-Mrt3. .3S2..; 30. so2C
Kansas City, May 20.-Wheat-Strong.
higher; No. hard. s12OGL21; No. 2. SL179
I21; No. 3, s1.15G11S; No. 1 red. 20; No. 2.
$1.1SQ1.19; No. 3, S115d1T7; No. spring,
Sly; No. spring. s1.l7; No. 3, s114.
CornC-losed weak; No. mixed, 349S4A /;
No. white. S54Q351A; No. 5, 34lt
Oats%Slow. lower; No. white, 32932H.
Rye-Weak; No. 2. 56G57.
Hay-Rather weak; choice prairie, 5000;
choice timothy. s10.75.
Butter-Steady; creamery. 121sq14; dairy
lOQ12.
Eggs-Firm; fresh, Sc.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, May 20.-Wheat-Hlgher; No
red cash. elevator, s125; track, 1851 26;
May, 81 225s bid; July, 96& bid; September.
ss5s bid; December, S315; No. hard cash,
S123Q124
Corn-Higher; No. 2 cash and May, 3415;
July. S41s bid; September. S51s bid.
Oats-Lower; No. cash, 3212; track,
-; May S112 bid; July, 251a bid; September,
2314 G23ss No 2 white, 1872.
Rye-Firm; 6212.
Butter-Weak; creamery, 14916; dairy,
IOd14c.
Eggs-steady; 9Ac.
NEW YORK.
New York, May 20.-Wheat-Receipt
S05. $50 bushels; exports, 1876, go bushels;
Spot firm; No. 2. $1.5411, (. o. b. afloat to
arrive; export grade 973s, f. o. b. afioat to
arrive. Options closed 4 to &c net higher.
No red May closed at s1.56; July closed
at $1.15.
Corn-Receipts, 1OS,225 bushels; exports.
213, 800 bushels; spot firm; No. 2, 417sc OPP
lions closed strong; May closed at 40; July
closed at 40&4.
Oats-Receipts, $4,000 bushels; exports,
$50. 314 bushels; spot quiet; No. 2. 3415; No.
2 white, 3715; options closed steady; May
closed at 3412.
Butter-Receipts, 4,417 Firm; western
creamery. 131zQ15; Elgins, Is; factory, u
Q13c.
Eggs-Receipts, 6,2e1 packages. Firm;
western, 1913; southern, 10A.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, May 20.-Staple cottons are
again irregular. except in sheetings and
drills for export use, which are fairly
good. the demand for goods for eastern
ports being quite a feature Of no small
interest. In brown goods for domestic
consumption there is no gain reported.
Bleached cottons are still a very quiet
feature of the market Coarse colored
goods show no change. Print cloths are
quiet at / 15-16c nominally bid for extras.
Bids are still refused by sellers. however.
IN a continued attempt 10 force the mar
ket to &c Ordered goods show a fairly
well developed demand and good sales at
excellent prices.
Manchester, Eng, May 2a-Cloths and
yarns steady with a moderate demand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
To Cultivate Chinese Trade.

san Francisco. May 2a,-T@'o members
Of a commercial commission 70 China.
which mas the enforcement o. the Tinted
States government. and S 6elng sent out
under the direction OF the Phiiadeipaia
commercial museum. FOR the furtherence
o our trade with Chiua 80 foreign lands
generally. ere in ehis city TIE Two neEl-
be-s are Sheridan P. Read, untB recent
y United States consul a. Ten Tsln,
China, ard Cassiss a Green They xiii
meet a shang Hal the third member q
the commision, Dr. Gustzvs Se56eVsoa.
= well known explorer and scientist
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
LIVE STOCK MARKET

Chicago. May 20.-There was a light Fri
day supply of cattle today. Prices were
steady. There has been very good gen.
eral demand and prices averaged 10 cents
higher than last week. Western-fed steers
S3.45d46O; choice fed Texans, $40; beef
steers, S4.00G5.25; cows and heifers, 1850
ATS; Gamers, $3.25d36O; calves, $5.75d6.75 IS.
The demand for hogs today was much
smaller than during the early part of the
week. and the market continued to show
great weakness. Prices declined 10 to 15c
Fair to choice hogs, $4.35dA5O; packers,
81 05G435; butchers, $42Od445: common to
choice. $4.1OQ4.4O; pigs, $2.75@4OO.
The receipts of sheep this week have
fallen 5000 head behind last week and
both sheep and lambs have advanced 10
d20c. Clipped sheep. 3.2564 40. Clipped
lambs, s4.O0d5.O0; wooded lambs. s.. 10d5.50 ;
spring lambs, $6.OOG6.75 per 100 pounds.
Receipts-Cattle $500; hogs 81, 900; sheep
5000.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, May 2O.--Cattle-Receipts,
1851 natives; 81 Texans: trade less ami
mated than usual and prices were weaker
for heavy steers. ruling. TO 10c lower
Light and medium weights steady: prime
dressed beef steers sold from $47505.0O.
Good to choice. A.45d4.75; butcher steers.
s415G460. Butcher cows and heifers. $500
a465; veal calves, 6G612c per pound Stock
ers and feeders, S4O045.2O. Texas steers,
$400G465.
Hogs Receipts. 2i,24S Yesterdays break
in provisions and liberal receipts caused
a decline of about 15c in packing hogs to-
day, and anywhere from % to 40c on pigs.
Heavy hogs sold from $4.25Q4.i0; mixed.
S.l0a425, lights, $3.S5Q420; pigs, S2.509
500
Sheep-Receipts. 1921. Brisk general de-
mand. prices steady to sc higher. Colo
RADIO wool lambs $5.2od5 90; clipped $3.50
di75; clipped sheep. and muttons, s4.20a
AGO; spring lambs, S6.N0u650.
ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis. May 2o-Cattle-Receipts 500.
including 200 Texans. Market steady. Ma
tive shipping steers. 81. 40d520; light and
dressed beef and butcher steers. s.. 75d
500; stockers and feeders. $S.0oG460; cows
and heifers. S200q415; Texas and Indian
steers, $S.Sod465: cows and heifers, $3.50
SO.
Hegs-Receipts, $500; market to l0c
lower. Workers, &.l0d420; packers, S4O0
0440; butchers, 81. foui50
sheep Receipts 2.100. including 100 Tex
ans; market steady. Native muttons. 81
a4.5o. lambs SL5cQ6.50
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
Mheoninc Cough.

I had a little boy who was nearly dead
from an attack OF whoopiag cough- Ny
neirhbors recommended Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. l did not think that any
medicine would help him but after Civ
ing him few doses OF that remedy
noticed an Improvement and one bottle
cured him entirely. It Is the best cough
medicine I e-e- had IN the house,. L
Moore. South Burgettstovn, Pa For sale
by T-f5r~fsrs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
TRY GRAIN-o! TRY GRAIN-o!

Ask your Grocer today to chow you a
package Of GRAIN-O. the new food drink
that takes the place Of coffee. The chill
dren may drink 1t without injury as well
as the adult. All who t-y il. like Il.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown OF
Mocha or Java, but 1t is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceives 1t without distress. u the price OF
coffee. 15c and 2Sc per package. Sold By
all grocers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21

Ser York. Nay s7.-Ths Worif ssTr
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of IRE Norwsz.aa Bark Gs5afa hsss s~sa
erounsd Fhs saErg frau Tafisn. Ds.
on Arra = for GrnrisY. uresr mars
- Captain Hansen. o. Msy - -" wAi@s
logged and ahaodoreo ssis - ths bsFs
.az parsed n latfs1s = . ara ianSitses
= q - ;as schooner susie - Fiamaasr-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
BiSK CLEARTNes

New York May - THE following table.
compiled By BTsdstrest-s. shows the Sos Al
tlearauces ~ the principal cities zn5 ne
percentage o. Increase or 5screase. aH com
pared Sth the corresponding week isEt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Dock. Az. VT. =
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

z. II. Kibbe OF Douglass was on the
market with a car OF hogs. which took
the top Cor the day. They were very fair
TO good hogs. IS in number. averaging 81
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

The following official range Of prices on
grain and provisions at Chicago Is fur
nished by the Christie-Street Commt sslon
Co. Board Of Trade Rooms. Sedgwick
Block Wichita. Kan:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21

phoeuix. ARK Nay BIB. :. Ffassia.
ez-Eove-aer - Arlo-s. d.sf sEsssa3r 90
hs bone hsre ysstsr3ay. BE isy ssEs
- rest. s-s uaea = aasBsbsr - fbs p ~
went % 60. hn - wzs fesas - -
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
Do YOK

The Christie-Street Commission Com
pany can give you continuous market
First class service. Fair treatment
Write or call on US at our Office in the
Sedgwick block. Wichita, Kan Private
wire everywhere.
c. E. LATHROP. Manager.
Long Distance Telenhone $50.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21

YOU wild find that painting
4 properly done with Pure
White Lead,and Pure Linseed Oil
is good investment-more than
the cost will. be added TO the at
tractiveness and value of your
property. Make sure that the
brand is right. (See list of brands
which are genuine.) Avoid the
i" just-as-good,.' "sold- for-less-
money" sorts.
~DTr% BY using Nasaa1 Pus wAhs Lad ,sssr Cd
FKEF deemed 81 ass readily oesS RapAet Esvisg
heas pAsed
eoGhnAio1s u forwarded
NATIONAL LEAD CO., ST. LOUIS BRANCH
Clark Ave. and Tenth St, St. Louis Ne.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21

Daily Eazi- - earrssr. ~ s.r ~.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21

We have noticed that most funny stories
are either on an Irishman or a man Just
Earried.-Atchison Globe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21
LOANS AND EyCHANGr

New York. May 20.--Money on call NOM
inally ~ per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per, 4G5i2. Sterling exchange steady. with
actual business in bankers bills a s. SsT
4S614 for demand. Posted rates. SfS}atS7.
Commercial bills. A.S2T4S2ls. Silver Ger
tifcates. 57l4 G57i5. Bar silver. 51it. Mexi-
can dollars. 45lE
TREASURY STATEMENT.
Washington, May 20.-Today's statement
OF the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance. 500. -. 976; gold re-
serve. STA. 623 s25
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-21

Chicago, May 20-Cash wheat: No.
red, Clip No. 5, s1.1291. 30; No. hard. 81. 10
al IS; No. 8, &1.10QLso; No. 2 northern
spring, s1.42.
Corn-No 2 cash. 36,G3s1s; No. 5. 3514.
Oats-No. cash, BOZ; No. 8, 30.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

fired by member of Jeb Siuart's fnnaa
Confederate cavalry. in confess M
Sheridan's redcubfahie troopers IA M 4
the engagements on the peninsula 4 VI
ginia near Richmond In 1864. Instead 4
entering the body OF the Union esv1ss-
man II penetrated his saeidirDag&
The final bullet. very much 0attenM ~
elongated. was one OF the last shots d -
Rebellion. as 1t was fired nj App0mssn
just before the surrender Of Lee e 0nns
II was In very fact picked up qulie -
the historic aour apple tree under Naath
the surrender OF armed rebellion wss ~
10 Gen. Grant. This shapeless buii6 "
the precursor OF peace after four go
of bloodshed: peace with healing y ~
wings. peace for a reunited country m
cut rebel or a siave--but all frse 49,
cans, with but a single flag. the eM
with its Stars and Stripes. the hag -
will wave i'm triumph over Spanish 60.
sion In Cuba--the dag OF Washinyses u
Lincoln. baptized In the blood q
heroic defenders. the Stars and str
Old Glory are unsuiiicd and shall n...s
remain so. 50 long as her sons
main true to the
Land of the free and the hone
brave"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10
THE BREAD MAN OF GUAYAOUIL


you 10 Jail. / doubt. in fact. whether
there is a place IN the world where 1t Is so
easy 10 break into Jail as here. People are
imprisoned for debt, and it is a common
thing for a planter who wants hands on
his estate 70 SO 10 the jail and pay the
debts OF such of the prisoners as will agree
to transfer their debts TO him and work
them out. He then gives them small wa
ges and takes out perhaps dollar week
from each mans salary until the debt is
paid. In the Jail at Bodegas, a town fur
Their up the Guayaquil river, l talked with
q Jamaica negro. who told me he had been
In prison for months because he had failed
to pay a millionaire planter SIC which he
had borrowed. Said he: "If were free
| could work TO get the money to pay my
debt. but they keep me here until some
one buys me out and then must work for
him or he can put me in again.
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rage through the streets without a special
permit from he police This Is the IN
healthy season at Guayaaaii-the season
of the yellow fever. the season Of ma,a-
ria-~when death hosers over the town ard
the doctors make enough to give them
Summer vacations In Europe. The water
now lies all about me in pools upon each
Of which rich green coat of slime sui
reniy floats. ready 10 be turred Tito poi
soneus steam by the equatorial sun. Ths
town lies between two rivers. 1t could
be easily drained with a ditch plow, 40
that the tide. which Is here very high.
would flush II twice a day. but It's people
let IL remain as II is. TIE result Is that
every now and then there il a great epi-
de,nic. The yellow fever of last year car
ried away thousands. and during the win
ter season some kind or fever Is almost
always present. Guayaauii has no sew4
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They carry swords and guns and both look
and act In the fercesf manner. One OF
them almost dropped his gun on my foot
the other day as I attempted TO pass him.
He said .atras"' which I suppose means
back" A. least / backed and walked
around the other way | have since learned
that no ore may pass between the police
ard the wall. but must go outside the
policeman. / suppose II the policeman has
10 fight he prefers to have the wall at his
back. Another regulation is that all peo-
account Of themselves. The cry is ssWho
goes there2' and the answers must be such
that will satisfy the police or they will take