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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-20

New York, May 19.-The following is the
comparative cotton statement for the week
ending Friday, May 10:
Net receipts at all United States
ports during week.. ............... 1881
Net receipts at all United States
ports for same week last year.. 5121
Total receipts to this date. ......... .SO44,5o2
Total receipts to same date last years 95,1B
Exports for the week.. ............ 59.S06
Exports for same week last year.. H644
Total exports to this date. -. .6554,5SS
Total exports to same date last
year -. -. ........ .6,777,547
Stock at all United States ports.... 736,501
Stock at all United States ports
same date last year. -. 5a.277
Stock at all interior towns. 49,. 377,599
Stock at all interior towns same time
last year.. 49,. ...... ........... 225s61
Stock at Liverpool -. ...... $3.50. 1 sol, 900
Stock at Liverpool same time last
year :. ................ ............1, 1885, 900
Stock of American afloat for Great
brllalh.... ...... .... ................' oooVV
Stock of American anoat for Great
Britain same time last year,. $4,000
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Drv Goods

New York, May 19.-Fairly an active de-
mand on the average business in progress
in cotton goods. Bleached cottons in de-
mand and very firm at recent advances.
Brown sheetings and drills scarce and
strong in all leading makes. but not quot
ably higher. Gray goods firm and tending
up against buyers. Colored cottons firm
with better demand. Prints firm for both
staples and fancies and sales fully up to
the average for the time of year. New
dark prints selling mostly on value basis.
No change In glnghams. Mems wear
worsted fabrics and dress goods quiet. Bur
laps quiet and prices barely main tanned in
both Dundee and Calcutta goods.
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Chicago Change

Chicago. May 1a.-Despte the strongest
kind of news in the way of crop damage
today, wheat closed with a loss of &c, ow-
ing to heavy realizing. Corn declined sc,
and oats Ac. Pork advanced nc; lard
719d10c, and ribs SC.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles lOpened Highest Lowest Closing
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By Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent.
Birmingham, May 19.-There was nothing
special intoday's Liverpool advices. Prac-
tioally unchanged all around. In conse-
quence our market ruled dull and feature
less all day, with but little disposition to
trade. The crop movement is quite large.
Come in sight for the week, 1900 bales
against 1900 last year, and the total de-
ficiency is now only $1,000 bales. Stocks
continue large everywhere, the New York
figures being now the largest in four years.
Crop accounts are favorable. Good show
ers were had along the Atlantic seaboard,
and the temperature was satisfactory. The
European holidays begin tomorrow.
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New York, May 19-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all ports
since September l. 1893:
Galveston. 2277,6S9 New Orleans, 2,129,435;
Mobile, 257, 1884, Savannah, 1.055,203 Charles
ton, 1863, III; Wilmington, 300, $50; Norfolk,
63S, $50: Baltimore, 1917; New York. 1854;
Boston, 295, 757: Newport News. 19,169; Phil
adelphia 46 35S; Port Arthur, 1875; Bruins
wick, $50 400; Pensacola, 195,93O; Port
Royal, 20 $50; total, S,O44,502.
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No. 2 carries PULLMAN Sieeping Cars Bir-
mingham to Cincinnati and erom Ba1nhig-
ham to New York without change.
No. 4 carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car
Birmingham to- Louisville and Pullman
Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati
No. / has through Pullman Drawing
Room Sleepers. Birmingham to New Or
leans and Birmingham to Shreveport
J. M. Culp. TIa:fie Manager. Washington.
-. G.
Frank 8. Cannon. General Manager
& A. Wickersnan. Superintendent. H,r-
minghamL
C. A. Bensceter. A. G. r. A.. chafte<
'SSSsSSs r,,@, T. p. A.. Birmingham. Ala
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, Opened Highest Lowest Closin

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was quiet, but firm; No. 2 spring wheat. $50
73lae; No 8 spring wheat 6SD721hc; No. Q
red, 41A476c. No 2 corn, 33c No. oats,
271Ac; No. white. 30c; No. white, 29629sc.
No. 2 rye, &c. No. 2 barley, 35640c No. 1
flax Seed SLOPE; Northwestern, $1.05 prime
timothy seed 1925. Mess pork per barrel,
$S.15GS.20; lard per 100 pounds $510d5. 121a;
short rib sides, loose, s4.50Gl4.S0; dry sailed
shoulders, boxed, 4AG41ac; short clear sides,
boxed, A.95@5.0O. Whisky-Distillers' fin
ished goods, per gallon $1.26. Sugar-Cut
loaf unchanged. No. 2 yellow corn. 9324c.
Clover-Contract grade, $6.1066.20. On the
produce exchange today the butter market
was steady; creamery, 12G1Shc; dairy, 100
1Sc. Eggs were steady; fresh, 11%c. Cheese
was steady; creams. 9910%c.
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G,nnee.

New York, May 1s-coffee options closed
steady net unchanged. Net sales, 400
bags, including July, $515; November,
S.l5; Spot Rio dull; mild, quiet but
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ENTHUSIASTICALLY; middling, 515-16;
sales, ESQ; receipts, 796; stock, 54,935.
Mobile-Quiet; middling, 515-16; sales,
100; receipts, 2S2; stock n,22S.
Savannah-Qniet; middlng, 57s; sales 10:
receipts, Lin; stock, rs, 764.
Enthusiastically, middfing, 5 9-16; re-
ceipts, 199; stock, lisp.
Wiimington-tluet; middling, SIS; re-
ceipts, 20; stock, 11,37S.
Norfolk-Steady; middng, SIS; sales.
$50; receipts, 1913; stock, 55,9S7.
Baltimore-Nominal; 81; receipts, 1905;
stock, 1859.
Boston-steady; middling, 81; receipts.
net, AS; gross, $50.
Philadelphia-Quiet; middlng, 61a; stock,
1853
Memphs-Steady; middling 5A; sales l.
100; receipts. ass; stock, 125,SO3.
Augusta-Steady; middlng, 6A; sales, l.
090, receipts, So; stock, 26,S95.
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Hester's Weekly Statement

New Orleans, May 19-Secretary Hester s
weekly New Orleans cctton exchange
statement issued before the close of bust
ness today shows an increase in the move
ment into sight compared with the seven
days ending this day last year in round
figures of 80 1000 an increase over the same
period year before last of $4,000 and an in
crease over the same time in 1895 of 56,100
For the nineteen days of May the totals
show an increase over last year of 1000.
an increase over the same period year be-
fore last Of $1,000 and an increased over
1895 of 123,000
For the PSI days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the PSI days
of last year, 101 600 ahead of the same days
year before last, 2314.O0O and ahead of 1855
by l ,049 900.
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 1898 against 42712 for
the seven days ending this date last year.
2SS27 year before last and 19,434 the same
time in 1895, and for the nineteen days of
May it has been POS against 129,533 last
year, 10341 year before last and 77,70S the
same time in 1895.
This makes the total movement for the
261 days from September to date 1865, S67
against 10,764,644 last year, S,S49,64O year be-
fore last and 9,615,S63 same time in 1896.
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports S,156, 779
against S436,943 last year, 1851 year be-
fore last and 7,S293S6 same time in 1897:
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers to northern mills and
Canada 1,214.26S against 1,159,s26 last year,
SCI 300 year before last and 1.021 $3.50 same
time in 1886; interior stocks In excess OF
those held at the close Of the commercial
year 265,002 against 1883 last year, de-
crease under September l year before last
9,256 and an excess over September / of
54,627 in 1895; southern mill taklngs, 1,02I.SlS
against 9SS,SS2 last year, S59,029 year before
last and T09,411 same time in 1895.
Foreign exports for the week have been
50, sos bales against All last year. making
the total thus far for the season 6,672,71
against 6,9l9,3SS last year, decrease Of.
237, 674.
Northern mill takings and Canada DUR
ing the past seven days show an increase
of 4,261 bales as compared with the CORE
spending period last year, and their total
ta1kings since September / have decreased
1851. The total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada, thus far for
the season have been 3,14l .sS7 bales against
3.1S3,314 last year. These include 2,S07 6S4 by
northern spinners against 2,169,315
Stocks at the ssahoard and the 20 lead
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,rits anf Produce
Butter-Elgin, 22laG25c; dairy No. 1, 21c
dairy No. 2, 15c country. PIC; cooking, 10c
Potatoes-Irish, s5090c.
Potatoes-Sweet, So. 50ds2.75 per crate
Lemons-Choice, So. 25d$3. IS; fancy, 81
Poultry-Hens, 25@SOc; fries, l5D2Oe;
ducks, zoe; geese, zoe.
Eggs-9c.
California Oranges-s3 25G$3.50
Strawberries-30f4c.
Beans-Snap, s1.25%1.95.
Tomatoes-S225@3.
legal Staple Gr@re~f.
Flour-Best patent. $4.25 straight. 81. 80
Sugar-Granulated, $50; Y. c., 53s45Xc
Coffee-Green, 9@1115c; Arbuckle's pack
ages, $1,000; Coverings packages, SO 20.
Lyons packages, $3.50.
Lard--6Ac.
Clear rib sides-51sc.
Molasses Centrifugal, 15q3oc; sugar
house, 20@35e.
Rice-5hG6hc.
Corn-Mixed, 49c; white, SOC.
Pearl Meal-90c.
Hay Choice timothy, $500; No. 1, $780,
No 2, $500; clover mixed $3.50.
2. $3.50; clover mixed, SIS.
Mixed Oats-3Sc; white, 42c.
Bran-Mixed, $3.50; pure wheat, SIG.
Cotton Seed Meal-$lS.00.
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summer Resorts
on the WISCONSIN CENTRAL are fully
described and illustrated in "Rambles in
Summerland." Send for copy to Jas. C.
Pond, Genl Pass, Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
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FLUCTUATIONS
WERE NARROW
Total Range of Cotton Did Not
Exceed 2 Points.
CLOSED AT | POINT LOWER
Claims Made That the Crop Would Be
Late and General Poor Condi-
tions Had Its Effect on
the Market.
CLOSED AT | POINT LOWER

New York. May 19-The cotton market,
after opening quiet and steady at I'M
changed prices to 1 point advance, was ex-
tremely marrow, and the total range on
fluctuations for the day did not exceed
points. AT the close the feeling was quiet
and steady with prices unchanged to point
lower.
About the only news on hand on which
to base ideas was crop informatio and
as this failed to agree in the majority of
instances, both sides were slow TO pro-
coed. Claims that crop damage, lateness
and poor conditions had been greatly ex-
aggerated were exhibited by the bear
crowd, but were met with equally numer-
Gus reports from nearly all sections of the
belt that the crop outlook was far from
reassuring. 1t was said that the ground
was as dry as finder in some OF the east
ern states and that tho erop was making
poor stand in the central region. Farmers
We're understood to be very much discour-
aged in Arkansas and northern Texas by
the ravage5 of insects and in some cases
where seed had been washed gut of the
ground by the rains of last week were re-
fusing to plant. Though Light rains were
indicated on today's weather bulletin for
the northern districts, the greater portion
of the belt was free from precipitation,
with the temperature very high The local
trade did not lose sight OF the fact that
the conditions in Fall River cloth markets
were never better than at the present time
which also may be said of European mar
kets.
The English cables today reflected COM
paratively quiet markets at Liverpool,
which was attributed by private advices to
the close-at-hand holidays. The demand
for spot cotton in the south was not vigor-
Gus, but all markets were holding their own
with dealers disposed to advance asking
rates.
New York, May 19.-Cotton, quiet mid
ding, 6A net receipts, III; gross, $40; sales,
"a; continent, $50
Total today: Net receipts, 1904; exports
to Great Britain, 1873; France, 7,45S; con-
tinent, 1918; stock, 736,5Ol.
Consolidated: Net receipts, 59SS4; exports
to Great Britain, 14,5SS; France, 97i0; CON
tinent, Sc, 457.
Total since September L: Net receipts,
S,O44,5O2; exports to Great Britain, 2S6, 55s;
France, 701,440; continent, 2,5GO,51S.
New Orleans Cotton Merke5
New Orleans, May 19.-Cotton futures dull
but steady; May, 56S, bid; June, 5.71ao.73:
July, 5.7Sa5.74; August 567@5.GS; Septen-
Der, 5.63Gt5.G4; October, 5.63Q5.6l; NovenI-i
Der, 5.6la5.65; December, 5.6Sd5.69; jan
uary, 5.71@5.72; February, 5.74I5.15; March,
5.77@5.7S.
New Orleans May 19.-Cotton easy. sales,
1890; ordinary, 37s; good ordinary, 49,; low
middling, 5B; middling, 1916; good mid
ding 6ss; middling fair, 6 1916; receipts,
3,47S; stock, 357 343.
Consolidated statement: Receipts, 1854;
exports to Great Britain, 14,5Ss; France,
$40; continent, 35,47S; stocK 1851.
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LOCAL MARKETS,
coel Ceftnn Market
demonstrating, SIC.

he ron Nrrt-et
Birmingham, May 19.-The following are
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By Private Wire to Paine. Murphy G Coz
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BONDS

New York, May is.-commercial Advsr
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
THE BEE BULLETIN.

Weather Forecast for Nebraska
Fair; Warmer; Southwest Winds
Page
I More Fighting In Philippines.
English Tracks boycott Croker.
President Kruger Is Defiant.
Double Murder In south Dakota,
= Negroes Make nm Appeal.
Gcrmnny's BnrRain ON Islands.
street Cur strike in Cleveland.
. Nebraska News.
Plans to welcome the soldiers.
q LondoncrS TO to the Races.
Affairs Mt south Omahn.
3 Omaha Brewers Oppose Trust.
Protest Against street Closing.
News of the Local Courts.
q DoinRs of Omaha society.
Union Pacific Robbery In 1877.
: Council BIuGs Local Matters.
Iowa News and Comment.
sports of II saturday.
10 Nebraska Mt Woodmcn Convention.
News OF the Railroads.
with the wheels and whcclncn.
IL sporting Review of the week.
IL Tour Up the Amazon.
IL In the Domain of Woman.
10 Amuscmcnts of tho Week.
Five Famous Bnndmnstcrs.
16 agatha webb" Serial story.
IL "PInntation Pagcnnts."
is Editorial and Comment.
10 Modern Printing Presses.
Hnrrimnn's Alaska Expedition.
20 Richest Man in the Pulpit.
Etchings of Life In Maniln.
Fl Condition of Omnhn's Trade.
Commercial and Financial News.
23 Echoes of the Ante Room.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11

johannesburg. j. B. Robinson the South
African millionaire and mine owner, received
telegram today from his agent at Jo-
hannesburg saying the situation there is
most serious. The agent added that a mass
meeting of Uitlanders will be held today in
order to confirm and support the proposals
of the British high commissioner, Sir Alfred
Miner. AS open air meetings are not allow
ed without permission it is not improbable,
if the necessary permission is not obtained,
that the police will endeavor to stop the
meeting.
The concensus of opinion among prominent
Uitlanders and South African capitalists in
London is that the British government is in
a tight fix that it cannot retreat from its
position and that If President Kruger does
not recede war is inevitable.
Regarding the suggestion that the United
States be asked to mediate between the
Transvaal and Great Britain. Joseph H.
Choate, the United States ambassador, says
"While every good American would welcome
the possibility of helping solution of the
present situation. we have not been ap-
preached in the matter, and ! personally
know nothing of this proposed mediation by
America"
An official of the foreign office in CONVEX
sation with a representative of the Asso.
ciated Press said: 1--WE have not approached
America, nor has America approached us ii
this matter, and 1t is very unlikely that
America will be asked to do anything of the
kind, much as we value the good feeling
existing between the two Countries
A detachment of 200 Royal engineers
sailed today for South Africa from South.
ampton.
| PRETORIA, Transvaal Republic, June 10
After inlihnratiOD
ing the Voksraad yesterday afternoon APP
proved President Krugers franchise pro,
posals and instructed the government tc
draw them up in the form of a law, which
! will be submitted to the Volksraad
The Volksraad yesterday also passed 6
resolution of regret that the British hgt
commissioner had not accepted President
Kruger's proposals. which the Voksraat
| "considers reasonable in the highest degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
PLEASURE PARTY CAPSIZES
Lenky Catnmaran OverturBs and Two
of Those on Board Fail 10
Reach Shore.

STOCKTON, Cal, June 1O.-At midnight
a party of twenty young people who were
enjoying a pleasure ride in a catamaran
on the river were precpitated into the
water by the overturning OF the boat A
desperate struggle for life followed and for
a time 1t was reported that many had been
drowned, but today all but two of the party
were accounted for. Those drowned we're:
MISS MABEL KAFTTZ.
WALTER HENDERSON, the engineer.
Rescue parties from shore saved many of
the young people and strong swimmers who
We're in the party managed to land most
of the others.
1t is claimed that one OF the boats sup
porting the catamaran was in a leaking
condition and that the boatmen knew 1t was
filling but paid little attention to the mat
ter.
After the accident, the boatkeeper. Pc
terson, 1t is alleged. refused to aid one of
the women, who implored him to lot her
rest on a willow which was supporting him.
He cannot be found today.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
. REPORT OF CHIEF SURGEON
Total Casualties Up to April I Foot
Up 10 1,O20-Good Work in
Caring for wounded.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Among the re-
ports submitted by General Otis concerning
the operations OF the army in Manila Is one
from Colonel Henry Lippincott. chief sur
geon OF the army. for the month of March.
Colonel Lippincott says:
The long list of engagements between our
troops and the Filipinos, continuing through
the month, resulted in the following casu-
alties to Cur command:
Killed Cf!cers. 6; enlisted men, II.
Died from wounds: Officers, 2; enlisted
men, II.
Wounded: Oficers. IS: enlisted men, 4S5.
Total casualties for the month, 596; total
casualties since outbreak. 1929.
Our force has been much overworked, but
nevertheless has met every emergency.
Major Crosby has put up excellent tent
wards. and the purveyor Major Corbiscer,
has furnished abundant supplies of all kinds
at short notice. Considering the work done
and disadvantages we labor under, being SO
far from our base, / can safely say that the
success In meeting all requirements thus far
has been marvellous
The Filipino wounded Will receive the
same kind attention they have in the past
no efforts being spared to make them com
Portable and give them every chance for re-
covery.
Number of Filipinos admitted to hospital
during the month, So; number died, 8; num-
ber transferred, 90; remaining in hospital
under treatment. 10S,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
NEW CUP DEFENDER AFLOAT
SIoop Columbia Glides Into the
Waves at Bristol with
Pleasing Ceremony.

BRISTOL, r. l., June 10-Whlle twice be-
fore in it's history this little town has felt
the thrill accompanying the launching of an
American cup defender, the lowering into
the water tonight of the beautiful sloop
Columbia was nevertheless an event of great
Importance to Bristol, as well as to the en-
tire yachting world.
An hour before the launching this morn
ing the big door that for weeks had screened
the back end of the shed was taken down
and for the first time the world had chance
to see the shining underbody of the boat.
Inside the shed, assembled under the bow
of the boat, was the christening party, with
Mrs. Iselin as the central figure; while on
deck were twenty of the Columbia's crew
with one or two officers and Nat Herreschoff
At sos Mr.. Herreschoff gave the signal
and the work of lowering the boat into the
water began. 1t took about ten minutes to
get 1t started and at S:14 it was seen to
move. There was considerable creakng at
first and one or two short stops but at S:1G
it began to slide steadily and then it was
that Mrs. Iselin dashed the bottle of cham
pagne against its bow and said II christen
thee Columbia" The launching was sue
cessfully concluded.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
TRAGEDY OUTCOME OF DIVORCE SUI

ARMOUR, S. n. June 10-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Particulars Of the tragedy four miles
northeast of belmont, in which 5. Clark
shot and fatally wounded his wife and l5-
yearold daughter, point to a cold-blooded
murder. The shooting occurred at the
home OF NJ. Il. Bundy while the Bundy .amily
and Mrs. Clark and daughter were at din
ner Clark and his wife were divorced about
four years ago and were remarked in juno,
1898. They had four children, the daughter
who was killed and three smaller ones. For
some time Clark and his wife have been sep
arated and Mrs. Clark has recently instituted
proceedings for divorce. The daughter has
all the time kept house for her father and
the little ones.
Friday about noon Clark was plowing near
the road on his place when his wife drove
past in the direction of the Bundy homestead
Clark called to her to stop, but she made no
reply and drove on. shortly afterward the
daughter came to the field and requested
permission to go to Bundy's to see her
mother. Receiving no reply she took the
little children and repaired to the Bundy
residence, where she was soon followed by
Clark. Entering the house Clark demanded
Of his wife why she had not stopped when
he called to her.
Il had nothing to say to you"
'Did you sign any papers at Hooper's yes
terday?"
Mrs. Clark refused to affirm or deny this,
whereupon Clark drew a revolver and shot
her. The ball, which was a 44-caliber en-
tering the left side of her neck and passed
clear through. Turning to the daughter he
sent ball into her right shoulder 1t pass
ing through the body and coming out under
the right arm, breaking 1t. second shot
entered the back Of her head and came out
in the forehead.
Clark then returned to his home changed
his shoes, embarrassed horse and, armed
with rifle and revolver, started on horse
back in northwesterly direction. He had
five hours start when the Douglas and
Hutchinson county officers arrived on the
scene. Six men sat for nearly five hours
within half mile of the house afraid TO go
near 1t to Investigate. Mrs. Clark and
daughter were alive at midnight. but their
deaths were hourly expected. Clark has
not been apprehended