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The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-12-15


dread the approach of cold weather on
account Of having to wear wraps. The
coat is ofttimes cumbersome and cape
hides the figure too much. A remedy
for both these ills come in the form
Of dainty little waist which can be
worn all winter without any other
wrap.
The waist is made of the heaviest
French broadcloth- the kind that IS so
thick and of such pure wool that it all
most refuses to burn when tested. A
yard and half will make the waist, as
the goods is fifty-four inches wide. The
price is $3.50 per yard, stiH this is
cheaper than coat The lining should
be of heavy taffeta and nothing is
prettier than Scotch plaid for 4 trims
ming. Steel gray is a favorite color,
and black and gray, or green and gray,
contrast beautifully with the solid color
as trimmings. For example the lapel,
the straps and outer facings of the
waist may be of the checked goods. The
sleeves arc made tight and the plain
ness Of the waist is relieved by tend
ing the front pieces a few inches be-
low the belt line If checked skirt is
worn with the waist two rows OF the
plain steel gray cloth might be sewed
upon it so that there will he harmony
throughout the costume.
A green or black felt hat, with a
crown cnverad sl,h tii.v rli.Ies of gray
rishcn and trimmed with a white bird,
adds greatly to the effect of such a
waist.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line to Cincinnati-
 Convenient Schedules to Louisville.

The Alabama Great Southern railroad, with its connections, formerly the Queen and Crescent route, Is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to Cincin- natl. A solid vestibule train leaves Bir- mingham at 5:55 .. m.. daily, carrying Pull mans handsomest drawing room sleeping cars to Cincinnati without change, arriv- ing at Cincinnati at 7;30 ?. m. Cafe and ob- servation car on this train from Chatta- uooga to Cincinnati. Close connection at Lexington with chair car for Louisville, arriving at Louisville at 7:30 p. m.
 Che train leaving Birmingham at D. rn carries Pullman sleeping cars from Bir- mlnsnam to Cincinnati. arriving at Cincin- natl at TAO a. m Pullman union sleeping car Chattanooga to Louisville on this train, arriving at Louisville at 7:N q. m.
 c. N. BILLHEIMER. TraveIing Passeng Agent, zo1o First Ave.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Markets by . Telegraph.

in anticipation of the presidents speech Thursday night, and some of the selling was due to the realizing upon the effect of the speech.
 It is evident that the speculation was only for a short turn.
 The tone of the money market has worked easier, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the banks of the first 10 per cent in- stallment of the government deposit of the Union Pacific payments. It is evident also that the increasing abundance of money and ease of rates is all that prevents larger imports of gold as the supply of exchange Is constantly increasing and rates for money in London and Berlin are again hardening. Net gains in the general list extend up to points and in the specialties to 14A in Lake Shore and 61s in New York Central. Kansas and Texas preferred, the Chicago and Eastern Illinois stock, Rock Island. Northern Pacific preferred and Northeast also made heavy gains. With saia of bonds for the week on par value over s26.O 900. business in that department of the exchange exceeds all previous rec pords both for a week and a month on the business thus far in the month. The ex- treme gains have been somewhat reduced by profit taking, but prices are materially higher on the week %
 Total sales stocks today. POI 800 shares: including Atchson preferred, 3.610; Bur lington. 7,e57; Denver and Rio Grande pre- ferred, 4,Tf0; Lake Shore. 3,420; Louisville and Nashville, 24,270; Manhattan, 5,f20; Missouri Pacific. S,205; M. K. and T. prefer red, 6,Si0; New York Central, O,S69 North ern Pacific, 4,O17 do preferred. 13.3S1; St. Paul, 106l0: Southern preferred, 3,930; Union Pacific. 9.S9O; Chicago Gas. s.O51; Sugar, 9,OS0.
 Money on call easy. 1% per cent; last loan, 1A
 Prime mercantile paper, 3@4 per cent.
 Sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at $i.845s for de- mand and at S4.S21k6ps4s2s for sixty days.
 Posted rates, s4.S9h and s4S5kQs4.S6.
 Commercial bills, $4.S11s@$482
 Silver certificates, 56s4@57A.
 Bar silver 56A
 Mexican dollars, 45as.
 State bonds dull
 Railroad bonds firm.
 Government bonds irregular.
 New fs registered, 127sa; do coupon, 12s
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Grain Letter

By Special Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent. Chicago, Jan. 29.-The invisible supply continues to be an unknown quantity. There are reasons why 'tis more so this season than usually. The high price, com
 pared with recent seasons, has made farm CTS free sellers in some sections. It has also made farmers more independent finan- cially. Some are waiting to see how the growing crop comes out in the sprin. It is estimated, however, that p per cent. of the crop remains in Minnesota, only per cent in North Dakota and IA per cent. in South Dakota. The harvest in Argentine is practically over but continued rains have interfered with its movements, but March is generally the largest export month for them. Their surplus a year ago was esti-
 mated at 15O0O,OOO bushels; now it is 20 00O,- 900 to 35 000, GOO bushels. Their largest ex- ports were 55, 900 bushels in 1891, when the gold premium was much greater than 1t is now and their crop larger During 1896 they exported IS, 8,O000 900 bushels. Saturdays s market was almost dull before the bull campaign in the January delivery, was started some realizing. Commission houses selling put the prices back for a time, but the Letter brokers were promi-
 nept buyers, and the May option was soon put on the up grade. Cables were steady about reflecting our betterment of yester- day. New York reported large buying or ders for cash wheat with Chicago ad- vanced 1Ac, and northwest receipts were 320 cars against 35S last week and 1S9 a year ago. Chicago receipts were 46 cars.
 The market reacted slightly as the short
 session advanced, but as rule steadiness
 prevailed. Corn and oats were moderately active, but inclined to weakness.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
BOND
Financial

New York, Jan. 29.-The Financier says:
 The statement of the associated banks for the week ending Jan. 29 while 1t does not show the enormous increases of the previous weeks, indicates that the money is still flowing heavily to this center. The gain in cash for the week was $6, 6,337 100, of wheich nearly s25 900 was specie. The latter represents western receipts to a large extent, following Australian remit tanecs The increase in deposits, amount ing to $S, OH, 400 tied up over $2,OO0OO0 of the cash received, so that the surplus reserve is only $4,S34,25O heavier than one week ago. There is no doubt that the expan- sion of $2 2,395,00O in loans reflects the ulti- mate mercantile and stock exchange trans actions, instead of special operations and technical manipulation. such as have been in evidence since the Union Pacific sale. The loan increase is scattered through a larger list of banks than usual, and the totals are largely due to gains made by the National Union. Western National, National Bank of the Republic. It Is worthy of note that the bank which has been most prominent in financiering the Union Pacific deal reduced its loans four millions. All the special depository banks paid to the treasury 10 per cent of their holdings last week; otherwise the gain in cash would have been heavier. As it is, the deposit items of the banks doing the largest business with interior banks show the highest percentage of gains.
 The future, in view of continued piling up of Idle money in New York, appears to favor easier money. It should not be forgotten, however, that considerable of the surplus cash in banks belongs to the treasury and Is subject to its withdrawal. The commercial demands are also heavier, as Whereafs the loans of the banks during January, 1897, remained stationary, while the surplus reserve increased $26, 900 900, the loans in the same period this year have expanded s1sOOo,o 900. while the excess cash shows gain of $2O.O000OO. Thus, while the supply is in excess of demand, the latter is immeasurably more pro- nounced than at the beginning of last year. It is difficult to see, however, where the hope of much frmer money markets this season finds foundation. If interest rates go beyond defined line, gold im- ports must follow. Only that the ex- change situation Is now under strong con- trol some interesting developments in the way of unreasonable International trans ferences might be possible.
 New York, Jan. 29.-Evening Posts Lon- don financial cablegram:
 Americans were dull here today fin re- sponse to New York prices but the close was above the lowest. Gold is in good de- mand.
 Money is likely to be more in demand next week.
 Dry Goods.
 New York, Jan. 2s.-Condttions of more extensive trade are shown in the dry goods market at the close of the weeks trading.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Cotton Letter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agt
 New York. Jan. 29.-saturday's cotton market was not marked by any particular features and the short session was devoid of especial interest. Trading was rather light and the variations in prices were confined within a narrow range. Advices from abroad, however, were quite favor able, and southern news was not very ex- tensive. Nothing new transpired in the situation in New England, although en- couraging reports came from the cloth print districts. The movement at the ports was moderate and about as expected. Big operators advised purchases on any scale downward.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Stock Letter

By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agt
 New York, Jan. 2s.-The passage by the senate of the Teller silver resolution had ket Saturday as the barking of the dog had upon the moon. Following the same course pursued for several mornings past, initial sales were posted at higher prices in nearly all instances. It became evident that holders of securities were not dis posed to sell even in the face of ordinarily depressing influences. London was gener- ally weak, but the internationals shares continued firm, Louisville and Nashville and the Northern Pacific stocks leading followed closely by Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Atchison preferred and Fire pre- ferred. In Northern Pacific preferred dealings were heavy, blocks of 1000 shares changing hands frequently at CTS to 6S. Missouri, ansas and Texas preferred was strong on the report that January earn ings are the largest in the history of the road and the rumor of dividend on the preferred finds it's origin in the showing of the company for the six months just ended. It earned about $1, 100000 surplus over charges. As 1t has no floating debt to pay, these earnings have accumulated and are held in cash. The Vanderbilts and the Changers were also strong fea- lures. For the second week in January eighty-five roads reported 15.S1 per cent increase in earnings. For the third week sixty-seven roads reported an increase of 14.13 per cent. Northern Pacific earnings for the third week increased $s7463.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Articles Opening iHighest Lowest Closing

Cash Quotations.-Flour steady; straits, $43O@4.60; spring specials, $5.3O; do patents, $45O@4.S9; straits, $420@4.40; bakers, $3.5O@ 3.SO; No. 2 spring wheat, s9.3O@9.35; Mo- 3 spring wheat, 91@94ss; No. 2 red. s9c@$1.o2; No. corn, 277Sc; No. 2 oats. 23s4@24; No. 8 white, f. o. b., 241s@25h; No. 9 rye, 471k; Mo- barley, f. o. b., 2s@34; No. flax seed, s1.25@1.31; prime timothy seed $2.S0; mess pork per barrel. ss.S5@sso; lard per 100 pounds, $4.S21a4S5; short ribs sides, loose, $771kQ497la; shoulders, boxed, 4A@5; short clear sides, boxed, $5Q5.20; whisky. distil- lers' finished goods per gallon, $1.19; sugars. cut, loaf. s5.ss; granulated $5.39; No. 2 yell low corn. 27N; cheese quiet. SQsk; eggs. easy, fresh, 151a; butter steady, creamery, 1s@1S1k dairy, 11Q17.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Daily Statement

 St. Louis-Cotton quiet and unehfdged' no sales reported; receipts, 4,SS5; lock' 72, ,130. Galveston-Qutet middling. 51se; sfss' S9 receipts. 7,5S6; stock. 21061S
 Mobile-Sheady; middAng, SAC; sales, 1Os; receipts, 2,Sl6;. stock, 121,oS9.
 Savannah-Steady; m.ddsmg, 3-16c; sales, 1OS; recipts 2,316; stock, 121,OS9. Charleston-St:ady; miGdJng, 5-16c; re ceipts, 1,5iS; stock, 1,411.
 Wilmington-F middling, 5sse; rd- ceipts, Ss1; stock, s,2s2.
 Norfolk-Quiet; middling, 5l2c; sales, a43; receipts, 1.645 stock, 29,s2S.
 Boston-Quiet; middting, 15-16c; receipts. 908; stock, ncaIe.
 Philadelphia midd,ins. 3-1Gc; re- ceipts, 196 stock, 19,92S.
 Memphis midd,ing. 15-16c; sales, $500; receipts, 2,s99 stock, 125,SGo. Augusta-Steady; middnng, 51acQ5 9-l6c; sales, 925; receipts, 4S9; stock, 63,S4S Houston-Cotton steady; rniddling, 5lsc; sales. 313 receipts. 6,TG; stock, 71,S46; e%- pected Monday, $500.
 New Or.eans-Stsady; sales. 3,SGO; ordi- mary, 4Ac; good ordinary, 4ssc; low mid ding, 4 15-11sc; middhng, SAC; good mid ding, 5 9-16c; m.dding. fair, 6c; receipts, Il, ,626; stock, SEATS.
 LouisviEe-Middling. 5lac.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, nSt, 28, 191; exports to Great Britain, l5,ZoS; con ni.nt, II, ,S25; stock, 1,257, ,1d.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
New work Cotton Market.

Cotton. quiet; middling, 5-l6; gross re- ceipts, 3,3H; forwarded. SS5; sales' 'i1' spinners, Il; stock, 16l,711.
 Total today and consolidated: Net re- ceipts, 2S ,191; exports to Great Britain b. 2O3 Continent, 17972; stock. 1257,l ,lo4.
 Total since Sept. 1: Net receipts, o,oae,- 557; exports to Great Britain, z,SIso' France, 59S ,S45; Continent, 1,7si,o2
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

The disposition of buyers is more in the line of free purchases.
 In ocaton goods lines there has been but slight increase in the sales and this has been due to local causes in some sec tions.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
PAINE, MURPHY & GO.
 BROKERS. STOCKS, COTTON, GRAIN, ETC. 2O17 FIRST AVENUE PHONE SIP BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Execute orders for future delivery for cash or on margins. Private wires to New York, Chicago and New Orleans References, First National bank or mercantile agencies.
 1-15-tf
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

o.I0.
 Dry salt meats-I3oxed shoulders, A75G5; extra short clear, s4.S71sa5 ribs. s5a5.12sk; shorts, s5.12kq5 25.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

Fruits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 25c; Dairy, No. l. EUc' 10cD12c.
 Eggs, 12ikc.
 Potatoes-Irlsh, soc to s1 CT bushel; sweet per barrel, $2.50 Apples. s. 50@400 Lemons, sSG250 per box. Oranges. $300d4.O0 per box. Cocanuts, s4.O0 per 100. Corn-Yellow, Ale; white, 42c. Meal, Soc per sack. s. ,, Hay-Choiee timothy, s15; No. 1. si4; No. Poultry-Hens. 22lsc; fries, nhcgzoc' ducks, 15Q30c; geese, soc.
 Local Staple Groceries Flour-Best patent, s5.5o95.75. sugaT-Granuiated, s5salh; Y. C., s475; - Coffee-Rio, green, 8G13iec; Arpuchie' Lowering and Lyons packages, $lo.oo' Lard, 511c basis. Clear ribs, sides, $5.37h. 20d35c.
 Rice, 61k@6lkc.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Livsrpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, Jan. 29-Coaton, spot, mooer- ate demand; prices steady American mao- dmng. 7-s2d. Sales were 5000 bales or which 5Oo were for speculation and expont and included 1900 American.
 Receipts 10000 b'a1es. including 4'zOo American
 Futures and closed quiet with a moderate demand.
 American middling, L. M. C., January, 3.10a311, sellers; January February S.os@ 3.10 sellers; February March. 3.os, buyers Maroh-April, S.09@310. sellers; Apr1l-May' BIO, sellers; May-June, 310, all sellers Jtine-Jmy, 3110312, se,ters; July-August' 3.10, buyers; August-September, S.lS, sell CTS; September-O October, 3.1Sa34 buyers; October November. 3.14. buyers; November December, 3.14dS15 buyers.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
New orIeans Cotton Market

New Orsslaals, Jan 29-Cotton futures barely steady; sales, s1OO. February, 5.A bid; March, 530Q5.s1 April, 5.SS45.s5 May, 5.Ss;@5.4O; June, 54la5.45; July, b4s@5.5o; August, 554a5.55; September, 5.5sG5.l6O; Oe- tober, 561a565.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
The Iron Market.

Birmingham, Jan. 2a.-The following are the latest quotations on iron:
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
LOCAL MARKETS.
Fruits and Produce

Local Cotton Market Cotton-Middling, 51s. li-i.i's
The age-herald., 1898-01-30


 St. Louis, Jan 29.-Fiour quiet and strong without change.
 Wheat-Lower, closing cent below yes- terday for May; January, hc off. May opened Hc better, went off 1s@Kc. rallied as@1ac, dropped back 1sc.. reacted asc, de- clined 1asc, later going down %c and not rallying more than Sc later, closing with sellers Ac above the bottom. Spot dull. neg lected and lower; No. red, cash, elevator. 9Skc; track, 99; January, SS%; May, 9S7s; July, S3; No. 3 hard, cash, 90Q91.. Corn-Futures lower, weak and fraction ally lower; spot, quiet and lowerI No. s. cash, 26A; January, 2e bids July, 2Sk. Oats-Futures quiet and shade lower; No. 2, cash, elevator, "A: track, PAS; Jan- uary, 2s; May 24N; July, 23N; No. white. 25A@26.
 Butter-Dull; creamery. 1s@191a; dairy. 8 @15.
 Eggs-Lower, 12h.
 Whisky. s1.1s.
 Pork-steady; standard mess jobblng. $ss7h.
 Lard-strong; prime. strong, s5s2A: choice, A.70.
 Bacon-Boxed lots extra short clear. $5s7ha6.5o.
 Short ribs. s5.5oG5s2M; shorts. s5.sa1a0
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

J. M. Cuip. Traffic Manager. Washington. W. H. Green, General Superintendent. wSshHjnsT W A sTmrk. 1Sak 0. F. A., washington, D. 0. C. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A.. Chatta- HJP F. Billups. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Chicago Change

Chicago Change Chicago, Jan. 29.-Wheat today felt the heavy London acted weak and May closed lower. No attempt was made to do any thing in January.
 Corn and oats were heavy and declined A each Provisions were firm without much trading and closed unchanged.
 The leading futures ranged as follows
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Chicago Live Stock

Chicago, Jan. 29.-The few cattle offered today were disposed of at the recent decline averaging about 10 cents lower than week ago. Beef steers, $3.6505.5O; for the poorest to the best.
 Hogs active. Common to prime. $3.650 s.9o; largely at $s.7714@s.S5. Pigs, $2.50Q3.75.
 Sheep and lambs in flair demand, with unchanged prices.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

TIME TABLE NO. s-IN EFFECT
 Monday, January 1. 1897. at b:00 m. Passenger. Fa5sengerl Daily except Daily exceps Sundays. Sunoayss
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
SIYRTLE NEWS.

Since my last "dot" there has been
postohics established at Mr.. E. A.
Davis store, which is very handy.
The mail comes three times 4 week.
Mr.. E. A. Davis, cur popular country
merchant, is postmaster. There is a
very large mail from this place con-
sidering the size of our prosperous
and thriving little town.
The dust has been settled By the
recent rains and a very nice season
has been realized, very much to the
satisfaction of the farmsra. Things
hsd begun to get awful dry and dusty.
but the rain came in time to revive
most Of the crop except gardens,
which had parched up beyond re-
coTery.
There was very heavy rain, wind
and thunder storm on the 10th isst. :,
which did q great deal of damage to
fruit trees and other crops. Ore Of
our most prosperous farmers had 200
or 800 large prizs trees blown down
on about two acres of land.
Farmers are all about through
harvesting grain; some have not
4tssa aMlsa THAR n beat in "A fine cgop
Wheat was planted quite e1tenSiyel,
last fall, and I think all those who die
plant were wise, for it has made fai
yield.
Cotton and corn are doing =. well a
J could be expected. Corn had beg1l
to dwindle before the rain, but I thinl
this will revive it somewhat.
Miss Matte Cooper has been very
i'll for long while, but glad to re
port that she il improving.
There was quito q large crowd at
"the central" last Sunday evening.
Mas Dora Helms, one of our mosi
attractive young ladies, has returned
from an extended visit to relatives in
RidseWay.
One of our most popular youn:
ladies, Miss Eula Wilson, is visiting
in Chester county.
Miss Carrie Helms is visiting in
Ridgeway. Fritz.
June II, 1895.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21
WINNSBORO, S. G..
Tuesday, juno FL, - 1895

THE newspapers are talking 8 grest
deal about a conflict in views between
General Miles and the administration,
and that Miles will be put in the back
ground, and some other man put in
active charge of the army of invasion.
There may not be any truth in this.
Some Of the dispatches say that there
is no truth in it. Still the newspapers
have a way sometimes of ferrating out
information, and it may all be true
It is said that General Miles has too
much red tape about him, and that he
is not aggressive enough. Whatever
may be the true state of affairs, no.
body in this section would kick, if
Miles was kicked out. a man who
tried to humiliste 3 man like 5en.
Davis by putting chains on him, when
there WAS no use for it whatever, can
not command the full respect and con-
fdsnee OF Southern soldiers,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

freeing ourselves from them. It WAS
delivered in his usual gentle, impress.
sive style.
Rev. ". S. B. Ford, in the after
noon, told US about prayer. Saying
prayers il not praying. Prayer, he
says, to be effes!ual should be spon
taneous sutpouring Of the hearts
feelings. Many were tho beautiful
illustrations used. Mr. Ford speaks
IN ar easy, graceful manner.
Last, bat by no means lesst, our
pastor, Rev. II. K. Ezell, spoke Of the
sChapel Car" and impressed upon us
the Importance of, aud good done by,
the chapel car service.
The day was very pleasantly and
proftably spent, and while it is ina
possible for us to speak Of each one
Separately re will say that they all
acted their parts well and reflect much
credit upon our superintendent, DR..
j. A. Scott, and his loving, helpful
wife. The doctor is one of the ''corn-
er stones" of Mt. Zion and is the life
and heart of the Sunday school.
Miss Alma Lyuch, of Gafney, who
has been visiting at Mr.. W. s. HALLS
for quite awhile, left for her home yes
terday. During her stay bsre she has
made host Of friends who will sadly
miss her.
Mr.. Elliott Holmes Hall, of Wof
ford College, came home yesterday.
Cadet Simon Lumpkin, of Clemson
CAl)aoe and his sister. Miss Susie.
who has been attending Mt. Zion H.
stituts in Winnsboro, are with us
again. We are truly glad that our
young friends have returned after 10
long IN absence.
Mise Kate Harihaw, of York, who
has been visiting Miss Ethel Jackson,
has returned home. Miss Harshaw
won many friends while here.
We had a splendid season this after
noon after q drought of more than
seven weeks. C.s.F.
June 16, 1898.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

TIE country will breathe easier
When Hobson and his men shall have
been exchanged. The death lag has
been placed over Moro CASTE. and it
is not know whether it jsintendsd to
convey the intelligence of Hobson's
death q, whstter the flag was hoisted
shonor of the dead Spaniards killed
in the bombardmsnt. Nobody has
any confidence in the Spaniards, and
the country will be anxious for the
safety Of these brave Americans in
their hands until they are beyond
Spanish hands.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-21

1t is with general regret that the
alumni of the South Carolina College
hear of DR.. Pstton's having resigned
his chair in the faculty of tbs South
Carolina College. This venerable pro-
fsssor Ievsd the very elms on the old
campus. he verify believed that to
walk under them was an inspiration
for the higher things of life. His gen
uine love for Latin and Greek was
catching, and there sre hundreds and
huadrsds of young men throughout
the State who will sincerely deplore
that DR.. Patton no longer Occupies bis
chair Of ancient languages.