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MORE TOWNS TAKEN
Arroyo, Guayama and Coamo
Have Surrendered.
TO Be USED As BASIS OF SUPPLIES
Entire Second Division WIN De Landed
TOday-Two Divisions to Eject
junction at Cayey and Advance
Together on San Juan.

GUAYAA1A BAY, Porto Rico, Aug. /,
via st. Thomas. Danish West Indies,
Aug. S.-Captain Goodrich, commander
of the st. Louis, has seized Arroyo and
Guayama and hoisted the stars and
stripes over both places. BY this stroke
General Miles will be able to land troops
at the southeastern corner of the is
land and cut Off 40 miles Of the march
upon San Juan.
No opposition was offered to the
Americans when the st. Louis, the
Wasp and the Gloucester entered
Guayama bay. Captain Goodrich land
ed a small detachment of men from his
vessel, leading them In person into the
little village of Arroyo.
Finding themselves In undisputed pcs
session. the American party then press
ed forward to Guayama, FIVE miles dis
tant, where they were able TO establish
themselves without resistance. There
is u dirt road from Arroyo to Cayey,
where It connects with the military
road extending from Ponce to San Juan.
The Wasp and Gloucester left Port Of
Ponce yesterday morning to meet the
st. Louis. They entered Guayama bay
ahead Of the auxiliary cruiser to recon
noiter. Encountering no opposition
Captain Goodrich took a party of mer
ashore. They seized the town Of Arroyo
without resistance and raised the Amer
ican flag They then went on TO Guaya-
ma, which Is five miles west Of Arroyo
and 30 miles east Of Ponce. Guayama
il was learned. had been abandoned OF
Friday night by a Spanish garrison q
800 men, who went to Cayey.
Arroyo and Guayama. with the har
bors. viii be used by the Americans a.
a base of supplies. 1t is probable tina
the entire Second division OF the arm
will be landed at Guayama boy Will
supplies. The two divisions Of troor
then can effect a junction at Cayey AM
advance together on the military roa
to San Juan.
This plan contemplates the placing o
the entire southern half Of Porto Ric
under the control Of the American army
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USE oF MOuNrA1N BArrERgEs.

The mission Of a mountain battery
is to seek out and destroy, at close
range and pieoemeal, an enemy whose
forte is a piCIacled and uncsasing
system Of guerrilla warfare that is ex-
treme.y harassing and discouraging to
troops accustomed to Fair field and
10 favor" even though they be season
cd and we'll tried veterans. In British
India this type CT artillery has been
brought to a high standard of perfec-
! tion. and its effectiveness in the con
Itinually recurring conflicts with the
hill tribes has demonstrated that the
mountain gun is the only weapon thai
can successfully cope with the guerrilla
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Mrs. Place Appeals.

NEW YORK. Aug. IA notice Of ap-
peal to the state court Of appeals Of the
case OF Mrs. Martha Place. sentenced TO
be electrocuted at Sing Sing during the
last week OF August for numbering her
stepdaughter. has been filed in the coun-
fv court. Brooklyn.
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a New Manufacturing Company.

ALBANY. Aug. 3.-The Daimler Man
ufacturlng company OF New York city,
capitalized at $5OO. 900. has been incorpo-
rated with the secretary of state. The
company will manufacture all sorts OF
machinery
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Take your trade TO the storekeeper
who sells what you want to buy, and
does not wear out your patience trying
to make you accept something you do
not want.
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ME6ARlS AUGUsT SALE MEGARlS'


prces e m mp np n M +
+
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is
O otreq h O t 0
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All our whalers are not warships.
but all our warships are whalers.-
Gate City M
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O8C

Handy for a porch or sewing
rocker aud can be enameled or
painted at homo.
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y few with oak frames and
upholstered seats,

Sixty-seven rockers without
arms, worth 81 to Sc each.
This lot not vanished or pol
ished and will be sold at
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Extension Tables

Your choice to suit your own
price, some patterns not in the
sizes you want perhaps, but
enough kinds 10 jump to nn-
other pattern. 1888 so, "a. 90
50, 81, $9, $3.50, $40 to S48,
all reduced ones.
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with more of the SO ones in the
bunch than any other.
Book Gases

Both hind, al book case, or
with book case on the one side
and writing desk on the other,
with closets and little Eideaway
hooks combined. Oak and ma =
hogany finishes.
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$I.35
Othsrs in like proportion.

Fine rockers, with seats up.
holstered in silk damask and
corduroy, worth $3.50, $3.50
and $40, all reduced to the one
price of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
OUR BEST AMERICAN FIGHTER.
BY Recruiting Officer Of the u. S. A.

sity OF Konissbcrg the highest education
al Institutions in Germany. His wife Is
also native German. Two OF their little
ones were born i'm Cuba, and the young
est. n tot OF about four years, has been
thrown into a fever on account OF the
change OF climate.
DIT Brwn tells a story which bears
ovefy evidence OF being strictly true.
give years ago" ne said 10 Sentinel
reporter yesterday II emigratod from
New York city 10 the province OF Pinar
del Rio on the coast. about IFS miles from
Havana. / opened n drug store AT Mer-
ccdos. small town. and did well. There
was a colony Of about 400 Americans at
Mercedes and my trade was chiefly with
them.
For about a year we have had con-
unuous trouble with the Spanish au-
th0uitics. Before that the taxes levied by
the Spanish had grown already 20 be out
rageous The government sent over o. new
hidalgo. or mayor. as you would under
stand II. lie was only "a boy twenty-four
years old but a nobleman and penniless.
en- two years time ne went home i'm
mcnscly wealthy.
Here you pay taxes twice q year
but there taxes were levied every four
weeks and an the time they grew heavier.
Z simply had 10 close my business as
could not conduct 20 and pay the taxes.
Everything our colony bought had TO
come from Spain. I'm a cane growing IS
land where sugar was the great product
we had 20 get our sugar from Spain at "A
cost greater than YOU pay here. You
have heard OF Havana cigars, hut cigars
OF any kind cost more there than here.
The taxes were awful and tho strictest
espionage was kept over rs
"Whcn the order came from Weyler 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
The Littlc Encyclopedia.

Persia has not single runway
Patent needles and pins are made 70
the number OF It's different varieties.
In the announcement OF marriages IN
Spain. the ages OF the contracting parties
are always given
The largest room In the world under ono
roof and unbroken by pillars Is Al 81
Petersburg. II is go feet long by l2s
feet in breadth.
Berlin has service OF dinner carts
which call at the homes OF the workings
men and collect lunches TO convey TO the
men at the factories.
The most wonderful astronomical pho-
tograph IN the world Is that which has
recently been prepared by London. Ber-
lin and Partisan astronomers. IL shows
at least 6s 900 coo stars.
Iobsters can smell as well az animals
that live upon land A piece OF decayed
meat suspended in the water In tho To-
calitv where Holsters are abundant Will
soon be completely surrounded by a
greedy fighting crowd.
II IS not an uncommon thing, according
10 a traveller In Russia. 20 meet nero OF
cows or oxen IN certain parts OF that
country wearing blue glasses, 10 counter
act the effects caused by the renecuon OF
the snow In winter time.
some OF the safe deposit companies de-
vote apartments 10 the exclusive rccep-
tion Of FUR garments. FUR mats. etc. They
are kent I'm rooms the temperature OF
which is kept so low that destructive In
sects and their germs perish from ths
cold.
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Spain. considering themselves the flower
and chivalry Of the nation, with their
hearts still in the cause they have lost
more than once. and ready at any favor
able time TO resume the fight for what
they think is right.
The first claimant to the Spanish
throne around whom grew a party of
Carlists was Don Maria Isador Carlos do
bourbon. count OF Mallna. the second son
Of Charles ". OF Spain and grandfather
of the present pretender. This Don Car
los had been recognized as the heir ap-
parent TO the throne while his elder
brother was roigring as Ferdinand VII.
Ferdinand was barely 20 when he died
but his life had been a checkered one.
Napoleon had compelled him 10 yield his
throne to Joseph Bonaparte. and kept
him a prisoner I'm Paris for many years.
After his restoration he was I'm n contin-
ual turmoil of political dsscntions and
difficulties with his own country, and his
domestic relations were no more peace
full Within thirty years he married Eve
wives in succession. Princess Christina
OF Naples, sister Of King Bomba, was his
last wife. She bore a daughter to the
hitherto childloss king. and. being a wo-
man OF considerable strength Of charac-
ter, and personal beauty. gained almost
heir-apparent mad been on bad terms
with his brother for a long time Tie had
sided with the abs0lutist party when the
king had been with the consututionalists,
and had even headed an insurrection i'm
Catalonia with the avowed object OF de-
posing the king.
queen Christiana saw that the days OF
her worn-Out husband were near an end,
and sought 10 prolong her position. indu-
cling him 20 disnhcrit his brother I'm
favor Of his infant daughter. For the
last three years of the wretched kings
life the contest ragged between the parti-
sans OF the queen and those Of priest
hood. The salic law first stood I'm the
way Of her ambition. but the cortcs. On
which the constitutional party had a ma
jority, dreaded the accession Of an ahso-
lutist prince and repealed the law The
king however. who. according 20 the
state of his health. altcrnated between
submission TO his wife and dread Of tho
church, was harrassed with the qualms of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
AN EYE WITNESS
FROM OTHER SIDE
Tells Of the Charge of the Cadets at
New Market.
AFEDERAL OFFICERS TESTIMONY
Franklin +. Town, Captain of the u. s.
Army Signal Corps Pays High 4.
Tribute to the Gallantry of the
Virginia Cadets.

The following is a letter from Captain
Franklin l.. Town, late captain OF the
.Slcnal Corps United States Army TO an
old cadet OF the Virginia Military lnsu-
the and being from an officer OF the
Federal forces who witnessed the charge
OF the cadets 40 New Market 1t gives
peculiar intrinsic value TO this story OF
youthful bravery that VIII live in history
as long as the proud banner Of virginia
floats over the old Dominion.
"ln compliance with your request that
I would state what / observed of the ac-
ton OF the cadet Battalion al the battle
of New Market, l am very happy TO
write you my recOllectlohs OF an event
which deeply impressed me at the time.
aud which appears more meritorous as
the lapse Of years places It at a distance
from which it can be dispassionately
viewed. and admits OF its examination
.as a matter of history.
Lot me first explain. as briefly as pos
sible. The Federal plan Of the campaign
OF f.GL among other operations. contcm-
Mated a movement which would necessl-
tate heavy detachments from the Con-
federate forces covering Richmond and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
CARLOS, THE PRETENDER.
An Interesting History OF the Carlists
and Their Leader.

The name of Don Carlos. the pretender
20 the throne of Spain. and that Of his
party OF supporters, tho Carlists, are
familiar enough to every reader. ana IL
complications multiply IN that peninsular
kingdom as rapidly as seems to threaten
now they will be stil better known. Car
los has been heard OF but little OF late
years except for a few words telegraphed
from Europe Us to his position In rela-
flon 10 the various government crises
faced by Spain. or when some scandal
touches his name. such as the recent
el0pcment of his daughter. Princess FL
vira with Count Folchi. But there were
times when for several years ie was one
OF the most prominent figures In Euro
pean politics and his possible influence is
never lost sight OF in any Spanish situ-
alton.
Don Carlos is the Spanish parallel Of
Donnie Prince Charlie" the Scotch pre-
tender 10 the English throne in the last
century His family has made a SINH
larry romantic fight for the throne. at
the head Of heroic highlanders. arousing
among them the same enthusiasm and
devotion and among the lowlanders 10
the south the same scOrnful opposition.
TODAY the Carlists are the Jaco1ites OF
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CH1CEAMACGA. Aprl 22-For 800 years
!1e have been trying TO XIII of the Amcri-
Can milan. Now in the present trouble
The Indian has. with magnanimity, over
looked the past four hundred years OF
oppression and hl0Odshcd and Nncrs 10
come 10 our aid 90 night tho Spanish.
Big Hump. or the Sioux. tclcgiaphcd
the War Department that be would Oner
himself and 6o0 trained warriors for
service in Cuba All he wanted was
transportation and % landing anywhere
between Havana and Matanzas IN he
could land within ten miles Of Havana
az night. with 600 soldiers. he could charge
on Havana and. aided by the INSURGENTS
tnat are now in camp within two miles
OF the city. capture the capital
So the Indians. whom We have hunted
and Imprisoned. limited. starved driven
ont. killed. oppressed turned from tncr
natural mode Of living, and all but apat-
60. hold up their hands and say they viii
light for us and our cause ana the cause
INDIAN HATRED
Perhaps On This aCt we may be giving
the Indian more credit than Us his due
loath as any OF us would DE- 10 PLUCK
one leaf from his crown OF laurel. The
Indian is man who never forgcis. ncith-
90 does Doc iorElNc. Forgive ana loi-
GET arc two words which would never
o. considered worthy place in the ln-
dian lexicon. -Four hundred years aEo
one Queen Isabella OF CASTLE. sold hcr
Jewels and with tho money equipped 20
eeocuphcr named Columbus with the
ships fp sail westward. Columbus found
a lovely land inhabited bv Indians. 10
was their heaven ON earth. They ate
honey iu tho summer and lived ON game
iu tho winter. they pursued the Wild aui-
mals ANA duut from tine clear cooling
streams. thoy knew uo other people but
their own and were happy. Columbus
changed ON this Ie brought men from
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descent. for several hundred yards. to a
little ravine: an ideal ground for light ar
tlllcry 10 fire over. Tho ground appeared
unbr0ken, and Il was green. IL may have
been a pasture. or moro likely field In
which the crops were just springing up;
but from where | stood IL appeared Ike
a smoothly shaved lawn. and certainly
from the muzzles OF our guns to the raw
inc there was no shelter OF any kind Tor
troops advancing.
Standing on the crest OF this slope af-
ter short time, I observed a line FORM
ing IN the ravine at the foot OF the hill,
which seemed about like a regiment In
extent. but so smart" and 'natty' In APP
pearance as instantly TO suggest our own
pet Seventh Regiment" (of New YORK
city,. They appeared more like militia on
parade than troops in campaign. We very
seen were able 20 Identify the command
as the battalion OF the Virginia Military
Institute. and certainly a more soldierly
appearing corps never faced an enemy
After perfecting their alignment this
young regiment advanced toward our
battery. 1t approached only a short dis
lance when II halted and turned back.
toward the ravine. There was no appar-
ent disorder. nor did it seem that they
were falling back in panic, but rather
as IL by some change OF plan and in pur-
suance OF orders.
The battalion remained but short time
in the ravine and again advanced. They
came on steadily up the slope. swept as
II was by the fire OF these guns. Their
line was as perfectly preserved as IL on
dress parade or I'm tho evolutions or re-
view. As they advanced. our guns played
with utmost vigor upon their line; at
first with shrapnel then. as they came
nearer. with canister. and finally. with
double loads Of canister. As the battalion
continued 20 advance, our gunners loaded,
at the last. without stopping TO sponge,
and think Il would have been impossible
To eject from six guns more missiles than
these boys faced in their Wild charge up
that hin. But still they advanced stead
iIv. without any sign OF faltering. | saw,
here and there q soldier drop from their
limo and lie where he fell as his com
rades closed ND the gaps and pressed on.
Their pace was increased from a quick
step TO a double time, and at last TO the
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nm, few wards from the left Of the bass
terry and was so absorbed In tho spectas
clio that Il did not occur 10 me tnat >
might posslbly be included In tho capture
hntil the presence Of the enemy between
me and the guns brought me 10 a reah1as
t,on Of the circumstances, anV did hos
then consider Il oxpedlent to remain IONS
er where ! was.
History abounds in records OF a,tacns
and dcfences which stir the pioon ",'.
command the admiration OF aI WI" -
appreciate manhood. and chiVShs az.
heroism; but these tales arc expseteu ~
written OF veterans, seasoned 70 49, 80
many campaigns. But when one stops W
,hiok thai this charge was made ~ a
battalion OF young lads; boys, VINO ,ncre
oarnod their spurs OF knighthooa pei"le
,hatr uos were tinted with the down oI
a coming beard. the action looms UP n'o.o
gropdly and gives promise OF iseee
.,ro,, achievements OF men. VINO, as ooyss
could do so well. As military speSs -
a. vyas most beautiful. and as oeeo u
war Il was most grand IN, 10
II "a n trite old saying. BLOOD VIII yen,
hut Il Is true one. These young ls"
represented the best families an@ esil.e1
IN their veins the best blood OF the sou,ns
and while every one or them couiu
faithful to inc ODuSdlpho " -
unso death. not one could falter ia his
duty. When such young men ran IN
cause which they believe In, whether "
is lntrinsically right or wrong one may
realize the sadness OF cutting OH nv
so full OF promise, yet all-those VINO ap.
proyed and those who opposed the Gauss
thew died for--wll accord 20 them ina
tribute OF sincere respect and admirauons
The man who dares 20 die for his convic-
tlons will always be honored. and thesa
Young men placed their motive ABOVE
criticism by their heroic belief In II.
II would seem to me most atting tnM
upon each anniversary Of that action tns
virginia Military Institute should tel "a
its young men the story OF the herolsip
OF their predecessors. Such deeds are an
inspiration and incentive TO great actlonS
and successive classes might wen ba
pointed TO such an example.
I don't believe the history or war con'
tains the record OF a deed more chiyal.
rous. more daring or moro honorable.
than the charge Of these boys 70 vic~
tory which veterans might well boast
Very respectfully.
+ rankin Il. TOWN.
Late Capt. Signal Corps, " 5. Army
Tallahassee. Fla. April Z, 1898
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.
ECU " .'' ""''. .'e ll'..''7 't ~"
t". ''. '..' '""''if "''F' ''''" i'i
ward. To-day ilfN are imprisoned on ul-
te reservations u1t @-.reo enough to hunt
big game and scarcely big enough 90 trap
small animals
-r.. r.. , ...,. r..... tf..
"- '"'''"' ..'.
Spans" queen l'I 'i.1 D.. l """ Wy "''.
1lD Snlu.lrl4 came trouble. is their r.l-
euniue and fur 800 years they have been
waiting tD vent their spite upon SPAN.
Th. um. has come.
Again. Tine Indian loves % fight IIls
religion teaches him that the UrlNtst
warrior shall uaN. tne latest game lu
taa happy hun..us-erouuu and De- fights
Hri lu'u tp i9 W'IF. 4DIA hl7 'hilt
i'''i Nt DIS taught TOD Hr t Mdlii3i' IIl7
hIIUHHii.N Us arrows a'i outlets. ne GUS
Dos igr.n upon butts 'i .!d "nlch he alter
wards hrt. from a little gun. hr toufu-
our himself u the SUN 1Id wind and ne
trains NIs eye Tor lI-IIn.- ana ulitrlIu.
lilo ItAl MING.
A4 'lhl.le p.nee D. ~" months p, l.'l5
80 .'' Ils .''...i'.,.t,,,.
'i, i,.''.' ''Hl ,...... ,'. e ~, ,,... ~,
Trr+ v.hi.b ba it sure u.ul come some
d4y.
Turned loose upon thc Spanish the ln-
dian would fight with 3D. long p.nt up
1920 vs.. ,,o' ,'...t Mot", ,..n ..,,,,,
60. ...t..4 f..li'.. .lf..,l,,f,,. md r,,ii1,
,..r..es v,8uI. do v.h1t the cubans have
never been able to accomplish.
Ih. Indian s. lighting tactics are known
mos lly from lle pie'.itS MliIcn ltli, tH.
,, i . ,,.i.I ti. r1c,,th VIA omen epif-
rIrs "A var whoop This rs true of him
and it may DE also added that there is
method Ono this way of lighting. The ln-
nl.u W.T. %N1'P s.N'7 " H1uioie pr, 49,
" W. , ,' .. 'rgil,. '.a, I,lr cheer and
The he4rf of Inc brave rcvives when Die
hears d. The whoop is also "a signal mean
lng charge but delivered Wqcn me lhalal
is da.hins int' 'ne ~. r,,, -. yv,l
irov-1 tbat tba hunter cIn terrIfy bis
prev with the sound of gun or tine beat
OF drum. So with the indian. lie para
yves The senses ana nerves or the Willte
nau win hl- ltiIinc .ltlL DO. ,,-t.-
iIe WI Ml5.t ~ 49,, d js o. ii'',''
M NE ., ,--.sar,iiin,, ,,yha-a-a-9,' ' some
~ fho trinc. have "A epecIal who0u which
ends in "a shrek sound not unlikd "Whe-
coco" Finally % dies away in 81 ahfll-
Wheeling sound. This is for courage and
al - 60 charee. Indian "ar-Whoops
differ ass indian dialects dihcr ana me
most interesting study can he mace OF inc
w1r-"hoop OF inc AineII.a I lnu.,,'' .,-,.
H' -\'@ ''',7 "'. ~
with the knle' one or the chieI7 CeC''Ie9
that Doc and hts braves coA'u soon DECOR
experts with the .nacneie ana couId 40
great damage with 10. tt says thot "heh
told 90 charge with the KNIFE ihe ihnl'n
throws bis bullets away so 'nal me ''H
have mo- temptation TO hre Ohaimro' eN-
cDpt with o. knife DE knows ihat ne must
make an onward charge or be killeu'
wax VI = iit'i'9.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-24
THE TINIEs RICHMOND, VA. SUNDAY, APRIL "a, 1898.

~ Louis became extinct. Tho orleans
line. the head Of which II the DUO our
leans decends from the Due d'Orlcans.
a brother Of Louis XIV.
Don carlos. who may become Charles
OH of spain. has five children by his
erst ,narriage. among them one son. Don
JAYNE. now in his 2Sth year. who is no
doubt willing 10 pose either as dauphin
OF France or infante Of Spain. Don
carlos himself was expelled from France
in 1Ss1 on the ground that he had allied
himself with dc Chambord. Then he
crossed over into England and lived in
london for a time or late he has al
ternated between Venice and Niareggio,
where he has splendid establishments.
There are said 10 be nearly 2o00 Carlist
clubs now alive in Spain.-Chiclgo
Record.
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WAR FURRY IN COTTON.
Europe Buying Heavily. Fearing an
interruption Of Supplies.

Not for six months has The speculation
al the New York Cotton Exchange been
go active and excited "a IL was yester-
dav. when the total sales ran mp to 521-
500 bales and prices IS to % points, rise
Of about 81 n bale. he advance was duo
to heavy buying for Liverpool and the
contlnnt Of Europe whero spinnors are
alarmed over prospects OF war between
this country and Spain and the posi-
bllitv OF interruption Of supplies. as well
as a dlminution I'm the crop should the
contest prove prolonged. Besides. thcro
was considerable covering OF shorts by
local operators and not little buying
bv wall street and the South, and also BY
the West. including operators az Chicago.
LIVERPOOL gave the signal FOR the rise
here by an advance equal 20 about -
points in our money. Tho SPOT transact
ions there have been very heavy of late.
averaging 1900 bales day. Another
bullish factor was the purchase ~ $500
bales Of tho actual cotton hore for cx-
mort nj a sharp advance I'm prices.
European operators were liquidoting
hedges. or. IN other words. buying fu-
tures here against sales OF the actual
,otton on the other side. still others