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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-01
FLUCTUATIONS In = :.
:. COTTON MARKET
-es
After Opening Steady There Was
a Sharp Advance.
USUAL BULLlSH STATEMENT
From the Cotton Belt Was in Evidence
@Rumors of Trouble With Ger
mans at Manila Caused
Decline for Time.
USUAL BULLlSH STATEMENT

New York, February 2S.-The course OF
today's cotton market was not unlike that
of yesterday.
After opening steady with prices l point
lower to points higher. there was a sharp
advance to level 4 to points over last
nights final figures and subsequent reac-
ton to the opening figures. The close was
barely steady, with prices points higher
to 2 points lower. The better feeling early
in the day resulted directly from frmer
turn of the Liverpool than local traders had
calculated upon, together with the usual
bullish statement from the cotton belt re-
lating to the movement and prospects of a
new crop.
These influences were supplemented by a
report from Fall River to the effect that
little or no spot cloths were to be had at
any figures, while sales for future deliv-
cry ran well into April with spinners in
some instances refusing further business at
prevailing figures.
Port receipts considering the fact that it
is the last day of the month were hardly
as large as looked for and official estimates
pointed to an extremely light movement
during the rest of the week. Early in the
afternoon, the bear faction, under a rumor
that Admiral Dewey had sunk a German
warship tended to depress the market and
their efforts were attended with a fair
amount of success, although at no time was
there the slightest sign of weakness.
The cotton sold was almost entirely for
the account Of those traders who had pur-
chased before the rise in the forenoon and
was for1the realization of profits orders
from outside speculative interests were
conspicuous by their absence. Southern
representatives Found plenty of idle cotton
on THEM hands houses with continental
and -l4iverpol CONNECTIONS took little part in
business from opening to close. -
Cotton quiet, s 9-l6c; net receipts, so 045
bales;s gross 10,4ST;' sales, 1880; stock, 49,
366; oastwise, ,236; continent, 200. an
Total today: Net receipts, 29.543 bafes
exports to Great Britain, II $50; to the COM
tinent, s27I1; stock, S09,241. 777 4
Consolidated: Net receipts, 4,374 bales;
exports to Great. Britain, 81 ,O29; to France,
1,557iHto the continent, "a ,007. iiH'
Total since September L: Net receipts
7,12,617i exports to Great Britain, 2,9l1 ,521
to France, 634 0l3; to the continent, 1851 1872.
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Dry Goods

New York, February 2s-Demand for
staple and fancy cotton keeps up well on
both spot and through mail orders. There
is not the least difficulty in selling mer-
chandise. The trouble is to find goods suf-
ficient to fill the orders coming forward.
The tone Of the market was very strong
throughout. Further advances were re-
ported In bieached cottons in wide sheet
ings and in prints and the tendency was
still upwards in all lines Print cloths were
strong, but not quoted any higher than az
for extras. Wooden goods for mems wear
quiet and unchanged. Dress goods in fair
demand.
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NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
COMPANY. a.
TIME TABLE NO. s-IN EFFECT
Monday January 4. 1897, at 500 m.
Passenger - Passenger.
Daily except s., Daily except
Sundays. sundays.
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at NEW ORLEANS lnoo4
mi and TExES, MEXICO. Wf\I
IOOt CALIFORNIA AMI the uOOl

Thara In no better location in tn. Iii. .
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Ihe he duplicated by any ofhar aoama
Ct Country IN ths world Come and see session
N Tns York and New Orleans Is Via Itfhs sw
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with ali the way from Atianfs wns and
winery winery For rates OF fare or other Mont Mont
NATION GEORGE W. ALLEN
TRAY. Pas. Agent, Atlanta
H. D.. ELIZA
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p. q. kIRRv%
city Ticket Agent, Atianta
w. T. rAYIoSSa-
General Agent. Mohgomerv
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Gen. Pas. and Ticket Ast; All.nta. Ga.
Traffic Manaser: Mohtk0msry. AZ.
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Articles. Opening Highest Lowest Closing
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No. IS makes close connection at West
Point for st. Louis and the west.
j. M. Culp, Traffic Manager, w ashington,
d. c. ~ -
g. s.. Cannon, Third vice-Presdent and
General Manager, Washington D. c.
w. A. Turk. q. p. A., Washington, d. G.
q. A. Benscoter, A. g. p. A.. chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
c. q. Jackson, r. p. A., Birmingham. Ala.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
HAILSTORM WORKS RUIN.
Losses to Crops In North Dakota and
Minnesota Estimated ut Over
S1,00O,00O.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 11.-A Fargo
IN. d. special to the Pioneer Press
saws: Two million bushels of wheat
are estimated to have been lost IL
Thursdays hailstorm, which partially
destroyed the crop on nearly 25o,ooC
acres of land in the state. The total
loss will be over $1,o00,000.
Losses are estimated all the way from
25 to 100 per cent. of the crop. The acre
age lost in Cass and Trail is placed at
from 100000 to 100000 acres. Many
conservative estimators say that so
per cent. of the crop on 100, 900 acres are
not too large figures for the destruc-
ton in Cass and Trail. The former
seems to have suffered slightly worse
than the latter in acreage. In the north
ern part of the country the storm seems
to have begun as far west as Erie and
Galesburg, and gone directly east on
the county line between Cass and Trail
to Red river, and then over into Mime
sofa.
St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. IA Pioneer
Press special from Ada. Mimi, says:
This county was visited by the most
disastrous hailstorm in its history, and
thousands of acres of grain are now
lying total loss, many farmers being
entirely hailed out. The storm was
general throughout the county, and as
far as reports can be obtained, tray
ersed the entire length and breadth of
the county, doing considerable damage
to large area of grain on the Dakota
side before crossing the river into this
county.
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ENORMOUS REDUCTION.
Employees of the Cambria Steel Com
pany Suffer n Cut in Wages of
20 to so Per Cent.

Johnstown, Pa. Aug. 14.-What is
probably the record for u big reduction
Of wages goes into effect in the struc-
turaI department of the Cambria Steel
company this morning. The reduction
ranges between 20 and so per cent. The
straighteners of the large beams viii
have their wages cut to about three
dollars, while the holdups Will be paid
on q scale that will average them about
$3.50 per day. The workmen declare
that straighteners have been making an
average of SIS or SIG a day, and that
the holdups averaged from six to seven
dollars for their work. They claim that
they were not overpaid, even at that
rate, for the beams are very heavy and
the work is so severe on the men that
they can endure it for only few years.
A general strike of the straighteners
and holdups is looked for.
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DEROULEDE ARRESTED.
Prominent FreRchman Cast Into
Prison for Conspiracy Against
the Government.

Paris, Aug. An. Paul Deroulede,
founder of the League of Patriots and
member of the chamber of deputies
for the Angouleme division of Cha
rente, was arrested at four o'clock Sat
urday morning at his estate at Crois-
sey, near Paris. number of members
of the Anti-Semite and Patriotic
leagues were also arrested.
NM. Deroulede, chief of the League
of Patriots, and Marcel-Habert, a mem
Der of the chamber of deputies, were
arrested on the evening of February
% last on the charge of melting sol
diers to insubordination in connection
with the election of President Loubet.
On May 81 the prisoners, who had
been on trial before the assize court
in Paris, were acquitted. although dur
ing the proceedings M. Deroulede adj
mitted he wished to lead brigade to
overthrow the parliamentary republic,
that his action was fully premeditated
and that he would not cease his at
tempts to overthrow parliamentarism.
He acknowledged he was guilty of all
the charges except the allegation that
he wanted to lead the soldiers astray
without leader.
When an attempt was made to arrest
NJ. Guerin, president of the Anti
Semitic league, he refused TO surrender,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
DOINGS OF A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
Of the Past Seven Days in This
and ALI Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Instructions have been given Gen
Brooke to prevent at all hazards any
flibustering expedition in Jiminez' in.
terest leaving Cuba for San Domingo.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans re-
port for the fiscal year ended June SC
last shows total disbursements of $685.
253, 1923, leaving balance of 1857, ISIS
in the treasury. The total number OF
pensioners on the roll was 991,519, a
decrease of 2.195.
Advices from Washington say that
Mai. Gen. Otis will remain in supreme
command of the Philippine islands, and
should he request to be relieved Maj.
Gen. Lawton will be assigned to dhty
as his successor.
The war department received word
from Gen. Otis that he has captured
letters of high insurgent authority ex-
horting the inhabitants to hold out a
little longer; that European recogni-
ton will be granted by August 81 and
that the present United States admin
istration will be overthrown.
Gen. Garcia, of Cuba, presented 10
army officials in Washington plans for
the organization of a Cuban militia.
The question of calling for volunteers
is under consideration by Secretary
Root. 1t is said that additional troops
may be needed to relieve those who
have served some time in the tropical
countries. 1t is also suggested that IT
may be deemed advisable to increase
the army of Gen. Otis.
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Kisses FOR MERCER.
Audience Expresses Its DisapprovaI
of His Evidence Against
Dreyfus.

Rennes, Aug. 14.-One Of the most in
teresting features of the session Of the
Dreyfus court-martial on Saturday was
the testimony of former President Cas-
imir-Perier regarding the diplomatic
correspondence in which Emperor Will
liam required OF the French govern
ment that the German embassy in Paris
be acquitted of having sustained rela-
tions with Dreyfus.
Gen. Mercier was on the stand for
four hours. His evidence was1l repeti-
ton of the old charges and accusa-
tons against Dreyfus. He repeated
again his war-scare story to the effect
that the Dreyfus affair had brought
Germany and France to the brink OF
conflict.
AT the end of his evidence Gen. Mer-
eier said he believed that the only mo-
tive of Dreyfus' treason was that Drey-
fus had no feeling of patriotism. This
cruel utterance brought forth Kisses
from the audience, whose blood had
been sent up to fever heat by the wit
ness savage attack on Dreyfus.
Rennes, France, Aug. 15.-The shoot
ing of M. Labor, leading counsel for
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, robbed the morn
ing session of the Dreyfus court-mar-
tial of its paramount interest. The muir
derer apparently chose Monday for the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
TIE EAST.

At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during he
week ended on the 18th aggregated
$1,576, Al ,1O2, against S1,596, re, 600 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week of 1898
was 24.3.
In the United States there were 13G
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 18th, against 1S2 the week
previous and 1876 in the corresponding
period OF 1898.
George II. Wheeler, former president
of the Chicago City Railway company
and president of the Washington Park
club, died in Plattsburg, n. Y, aged IS
years.
At West Point hazing has been abol-
ished by Col. Albert i. Mills, the new
superintendent of the military acad-
envy.
A big reduction of wages has gone
into effect in the structural department
of the Cambria Steel company at Johns
town, Pa. The reduction ranges be-
tween 10 and so per cent. a strike will
probably follow.
At Bremen, Me, Mabel and Lizzie
Weston, aged is and Is years, respec-
lively, and Lizzie Dodge, aged IA,
daughters of farmers, were drowned
while bathing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

Charles Newbauer, a Milwaukee mer-
chant. filed a petition in bankruptcy.
His liabilities are $s0,s6 and his assets
$685..
Lynford Lawrence died at his home
in GAINESVILLE, aged IS years, He had
been a resident of Rock county for 60
years.
The stockholders of the La Crosse
Carriage factory. whose factory was
recently destroyed by fire, have decided
to rebuild the plant.
Anthony Hudson, the first white set
tier in Pierce county, is still living, hav-
ing just passed his one hundredth mile
stone of life. He is actively engaged
in farming.
Fire at Roxbury destroyed the barn
of Henry Bloom with five horses, be-
sides cows and calves.
Gov. Scofield returned to Madison
from the Pacific coast and resumed his
place in the executive office. He is
greatly improved in health from the
trip.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical association
was held in GAINESVILLE.
II. NJ Jones, of Eau Claire, ex-sherifT
of Eau Claire county, died suddenly at
Silver Star mountain, where he was Wis
iting his uncle. He was SO years old.
The school census gives Menasha a
population of 1000.
The date of the county soldiers and
ra,,,ior, ~, Ballot ic "Wednesday.
August %.
While training on the race track in
Darlington the running mare, Aunt
Mary, owned by Edwards q Bishop, of
Belmont, was killed.
The free rural mail delivery has been
put in operation in the town of Hamil-
ton.
w. L. Sawyer, a prominent young
business man of Milwaukee, died at
Santa Luretia, Mexico.
Preliminary steps have been taken
toward the establishment of free rural
mail delivery system for the western
part of Winnebago county.
The Milwaukee court house had a
narrow escape from being destroyed
Dy ITe- AS II was NHe DundlHB was
damaged to the extent Of $4,000.
Mrs. f. l.. Griffin, of Fond du Lac,
claims to own the key which locked the
cell in which John Brown was confined
before his execution.
John W. Miller, of Wausau, has been
designated census supervisor for the
eighth district.
Leah 4. Munro, of Marinette, widow
of George IL. Munro, who was killed IN
battle in the Philippines. has been
granted a pension of $12 month and
So additional for her child.
Mrs. Richard Ganey, ageo 20, a bride
of ten months, died at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Knoll, in
Kaukauna.
L. T. Pullen and wife celebrated their
golden wedding at their home in Evans
Vile.
The free textbook plan has been
adopted for use in the Beloit city
schools.
A wolf was killed last week by dog
owned by Ernest Bohn in the town OF
Vermont.
Charles Mahlon Cottrill, president of
he chamber of commerce in Milwaukee,
died at oconomowoc. aged 65 years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
Is Practically Ended.

Newport News, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
yellow fever epidemic is practically at
an end. The quarantine established
by this city against Hampton and vi
entity was raised Thursday night. The
local quarantine against Norfolk will
be raised Saturday evening. The rec
ord of the scourge to this date shows
a total of 43 cases, of which / l resulted
fatally. Twelve cases were discharged
as cured and 20 convaiescents remain
in hospitals at the soldiers home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17

The pleasant method and beneficial
effectc of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS. manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. 1t
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds. headaches and fevers
gently vet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy arc obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. =. IL,
For sale BY all Druggists.-Price SOC. per Dos'ia
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WHIPPED THEM AGAIN.
American Troops Engage and De-
feat Another hand of Fill
pinO Insurgents.

Manila, Aug. ia reconnaissance
Saturday by troops of Gen. Samuel b:
If. Young's brigade, with the object of
discovering the whereabouts of the en-
envy near San Mateo, northeast of the
San Juan reservoir, about ten miles
from Manila, resulted in the occupation
of San Mateo. The American loss was
three killed and - wounded, including
lieutenant of the Twenty-first in
fantry.
Manila, Aug. ia force of United
States troops from Quingua, four miles
northeast of Malolos, and from Balinag,
near Bustos, about six miles northeast
of Quingua, encountered a body of in
surgcnts, estimated at about 500, half
way between Bustos and Quingua. In
the engagement that ensued the Fill
pinos were severely punished and scat
tered. The Americans lost one man
killed. The insurgent force is believed
to have been under the command of
Gen. Pho del Pillar and to have had in
view tearing up the railway at Bocave
and Bigaa, about three miles northeast
OI DuluCdns ~ VI NllN 4 NNhtg
first infantry will be sent to those
points to strengthen the railroad guard
and to reconnoiter the country in the
direction of Norzagaray and on the
Bustos road. Gen. Wheaton, with the
troops at Calulut, made a reconnois-
sance on Angeles, about four miles to
the northwest, where he found SEQ of
the enemy. He silenecd their fire and
then returned to Calulut.
Washington. Aug. 15.-The secretary
of the navy has received the following
from Admiral Watson at Manila: ''Es-
capped Spanish prisoners report Gill
more and 10 other Americans-eight
sailors and five soldiers-eonfined at
Vigan July 81. Four sailors in hospital
with sore legs. Gilmore well treated"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-08-17
FACTS ABOUT CUBA.

There is talk of erecting an Office
building In Havana on American lines
Natives near Santiago do landoffice
business selling relics from the battle
fields
Skilled labor is scarce. Cuban car
penters, plumbers and masons are not
skilled.
Not one out of ten natives can reud
and write, and they have no ambition
beyond mere existence.
Bill posting is a new industry, and
Havana is now well plastered with un-
slightly advertisements.
Life and property in Havana and
Santiago are now said to be as safe as
in any city in the world.
Brigandage is scattered and the ban
dts are renegade Spanish soldiers for
the most part-not Cubans.
Complaint is made of the railroad
tariffs. Seven cents a mile is the pas
senger rate, and freights are CORE
spondingly high.
Retail stores confine themselves
strictly to one class of goods, and re-
turning travellers say there is spien-
did chance for department store.
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1t appears that the hurricane which
devastated Porto Rico and other islands
of the West Indies was most destruc-
tive in its effects about Ponce, where
LOCO persons were reported killed and
the town almost entirely destroyed. BY
order of President Mckinley Secretary
Root has made an appeal to the Ameri-
can people for aid for the destitute.
Advices from Manila say that the
American troops occupy Calulet, Santa
Rita, Baceler, Angeles and Guagua.
Everything indicated that all the rebels
had scattered for miles in every direc-
ton.
In Constantinople plot was discov-
cred to dethronc the sultan, and the
leaders, Gen. Akhmet Khali and four
of his officers, were put to death.
Maj. {. Kilbourne, paymaster of the
army, has been appointed treasurer of
the Philippine islands and the island of
Guam.
Gen. Torres learned that his nephew
had been killed by the Yaquis and or
dered that 40 prisoners in Montezuma,
Mexico, who had fallen into his hands,
be put 10 death. and they were shot.
The Olympia with Admiral Dewey
sailed from Naples for Leghorn. The
admiral says that there never before
was so much kindly feeling abroad for
Americans.
OFF Rockingham, B. c., the bark Car
Isle Castle was wrecked and II lives
were lost, and the City of York went
ashore at Rottness and II of the crew
were drowned.
Attorney Labor, counsel for Drey-
fus, was ambushed by two men as he
was en- route to the courtroom in
Rennes, France, and one shot was fired,
hitting Labori in the back Mr.. Labor
fell in the roadway. He is still alive.
1t was announced that the bullet had
entered his stomach; that there was no
outward bleeding, and that the physi-
clans believe that Labori will die from
the wound.
Gen. MERCER testified in the Dreyfus
trial at Rennes, France. His evidence
was a repetition of the old charges and
accusations against Dreyfus. He was
the recipient of Kisses and curses from
the audience as he left the stand.
Late news from the Arctic whaling
fleet is not encouraging. The season,
it is stated, has been complete failure.
As result of the West Indiana hur-
ricane, the latest estimate places the
dead at 2,000
American troops under Gen. Young
captured the city of San Mateo, ten
miles from Manila. The American loss
was three killed and 13 wounded.
Twenty-three of the enemy are known
to have been killed.
Admiral Dewey has arrived at Leg
horn, Italy.
a London dispatch says that Gen.
Lord Kitchener, conqueror of the Sou
dan, has signified his intention of visit
ing America soon.
Five persons We're drowned by the
sinking of the French steamer PIANO.
boto in collision off Lowestoff with the
steamer Hercules.
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Otis VIII Sfnx.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Maj. Gen. Otis
will remain in supreme command of the
Philippine islands. Should be request
to be relieved Maj. Gen. Lawton will be
assigned to duty as his successor. 1t
is said on high authority that this is the
decision reached by the president and
Secretary Root during their several
conferences at Lake Champlain. Secre-
tary Root made no secret of the inten-
ton of the president to retain Gen. Otis
in command at Manila, and so informed
Gen. Miles at lengthy conference. dur
ing which the Philippine situation was
discussed.
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DIR. BARRowS DEAD.
Criticism on His Performance of BEL
mont-SIonnc Marriage Ceremony
fastened the Event.

New York, Aug. 11.-Rev. DIR. Josiah
Strong on Thursday received kilograms
announcing the death at Mackinac
Island, Mich, of Rev. DIR. Walter Man
ming Barrows, of Greenwich, Conn.,
who married Perry Belmont and Mrs
Sloane. DR.. Strong said in an inter
view: DIR. Barrows was an extremely
sensitive man and the misrepresenta-
lions and criticisms on his action in
performing the Belmont-Sloane mar
riage ceremony preyed upon his mind
robbed him of sleep and reduced his
vitality" 1t is the common conviction
in Greenwich that it was an important
if not the primary cause of his death.