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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30

HAVERSTRAW. y. Y. August 2S.-
Daniel Ludwig an aged prisoner. wha
had been committed % tho county jaA Al
New city. ended his twenty day sentence
by committing suicide yesterday.
Ludwig when confined. was I'm a cell
on the second tier from tho floor While
out FOR exercise on the gallery. which
runs around the Jail ian front OF IN. cells
Ludwig sprang over the rails and plunged
headforem0st. landing on the iron foor.
twenty feet below. When picked up By
fellow prisoners he Was dead. his neck
having been broken.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30
GOT HOTEL MANS CASH.
Slick Swindlcr Managed TO WORK y"
Roeus Checks.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j., Aug. ga
-. ..',-','5,er ras been playing clever
e eame on the prominent hotels Of ms a.,
eity ana has lefr the resort with Sl.o.o
Wy Wv no an his pockets. His game was
70 Give the hotel clerk q worthless c ...F
for several hundred dollars and OBTAIN
advances OF 500 on IL, and then make
his exit. At the Chalionte the S"lnIlvr
registered as Charles Wood Oh New
York a fictitious name ne w. ~ ~.
hurry to meet a friend ana al'er s4S-
49, H. cierx his baggage checks. which
- l,te~ found 10 be bogus. he pre-
..,tca "A check Tor S2o made payable
AZ a New York bank. and got 500 on II.
That was the last seen Of him.
A short while aftorward evidently the
same man registered at Hotel Isles
worth on Virginia avenue and went
through the same performance. At this
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.,,
Wrnips 1u planted and come mp plell"s D.
sweet potatoes doing well; q Jun crop
will bo made. no apples.
orarc,.,-- A..omlc. Favorable wealth
err for er5ps. is,e irish potatoes coming
NM garden n.as and snaps for late crops
s6vn. storm knocked off about 20 per
cent. Of 9pp.s+ and late pears.
Erierson- Hanover. Corn crop best FOR
..'',... .r.,, worm doing some dam.
ace 10 mrst. some farmers commenced
r7r.rq foIi'r.
rot't.. KIM William. weather fine for
an CROWN. crops: corn more than aver.
-g. .~.,. ..rI,.,r fodder commenced. ship
mart of melon. nearly over.
zYnf-rta Of Wight. clear and hot;
eo5l.r ru.l.rr holm. pushed; yield good;
an .ro.. io.. w.n.
,r.n ,--.I.., Rod piaius-Frankln
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- YORK d. GOOns MAnKEr.

NEW YORK. Aug. 20-Staple cotton
goods are strong. There Is a fuller de-
mand than sellers can meet. and prices
are steadily tending upward. Advances
reported again to-day in brown. bieacned
and coarse colOred cOttOns. Print cloths
firm for regulars but no demand. Wide
grades scarce and against buyers. De-
mand for prints improving Mems wear
worsteds strong and frequently per cent
liphcr
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New Books.

We publish seml-wcekly tho utle and
authors OF every new book published In
the United States mp 10 that date This
book giving the record OF books between
lst and 18th OF August Is now ready fres
for asking at book counter or sent by mall,
one year for Joe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30
THE CROPS,
Tho Weather Bureau Makes sum
mary Of Crop Conditions.

mary Of Crop Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-The following
IS the weather Bureaus weekly summary
Of crop conditions:
While the drought conditions reported
al the close of the previous week have
been relieved locally i'm the South Atian-
tic States drought continues with increas-
ed severity in Texas. oklahoma, South
ern Missouri and Michigan, and rain ~
much needed in the ohio Valley the
lower lake region New England and gen
orally throughout the southern and CEN
trail Rocky Mountain districts.
Very favorable weather conditions pre-
vailed iu Iowa. Northern Missouri Ne
braska and Kansas. but ass in the previous
week. reports OF The effects of excessive
moisture are received from the Dakotas
and Minnesota.
THE general condition OF corn IN the
states OF the Central Mississippi and ONO
valleys is less satisfactory than at the
close of the previous week owing 20 con-
tinucd absence OF moisture. which has
oonduced to- too rapid maturity. The
weather conditions bro Iowa Northern
Missouri. Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas
Minnesota and iu the Middle Atlantic
States have been more favorable and
generally the crop has made good pro-
cress I'm these States although late corn
Is somewhat less promising In portions
of Nebraska and Kansas.
All reports indicate that the crop has
made rapid advancement toward matur-
ity
Reports Of injury 20 Grain in shock and
stack continue TO come from the .Dakotas
and Minnesota. principally, however. as
n result Of rains of previous weeks. The
DELAYED harvesting of spring wheat will
bo completed 10y the end OF August.
While reports OF rust and shedding in
cotton are somewhat less numerous in
the eastern portion of the cotton belt. in
The central and western districts the re-
ports Of rust and sh.d.ng continue I'M
diminished premature .pening being quite
generally reported On the named districts
whore there is n quite general deteriora-
ton on the crop.
r9yorable progress has been made IN
cutting and housing to1acco which work
is generally well advanced. me rare
crop needs rain in pennsylvania and Ken
lucky
The previous reported untavoraole out
i,or- for anrio- continue although some
,.,~iatias principally the carly. are album
danf I'm portions of Nebraska kansas.
Illinois Indiana and in the Middle Az
iarfie states and Southern New England.
The reports generally Indicate 'hat the
fruit is dropping extensively
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NA.AL STORES

CHARLESTON. S. G., Aug. 29.-TUR-
PENTINE-Qui al 43c.. sales. none.
ROSIN-Flrm and unchanged; sales,
none
SAVANNAH. GA, Aug. 29.-SPIRITS
or TURpENTINE-loi at Acc; re-
ceipts. .451 casks: sales, lib casks.
lbs barrels. sales, !. 30 barrels.
WILMINGTON. y. c, Aug. 29.-SPIR-
ITS or TURPENrl NkmQalet and STEADY
al 44ff44lLc.. receipts. li2 casks
ROsIN-Firm at 9oa95c.: receipts, 33i
% cpITDE TURPENTINE-Firm At s.. co:
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BEARS JUMP ON
RAILROAD STOCKS
Many Prominent Securities Show
Losses al the End Of Day,
THE POOLS HAVE POOR SUPPORT.
Tho Bond Market Quiet aud the Price
Changes Irregular - Transvaai
Crisis an Influential Factor
i'm the Foreign Market.
THE POOLS HAVE POOR SUPPORT.

NEW WORK A-~ ODD Prices in many
prominent stDrk show losses OF 81 per
shane ana urwards ass "a result. of tlc
DAVIS TRADING. lnere was disposition in
fhe ..rf,. b.',-re 80 'f.a lnv 90 contest thC
gr.f.no ,rd tn, .f.rf was assisted hy
t...,......f .f,.,,,. f...rrae Iu thD U.t But
fhe oors'sfert. bclvinoss of railroad stocks
80 fho f,4rIfo.I exhaustion of the buying
G.r9rI sIscoura.el the bulls and turned
tbe eoaio i'm farDr vi the bears Stocks in
v.blcb rTaniri.iati.u by pools had been re-
c,-.r. ..,,-.,Is ID, This class were Lou. -vil,c
and N.shtffo Northern Pacific. Atchis0u
r,,.f.-~r.d r.iff.nDrr and Ohio. and N0r-
AN orf v-retern several of the minor
tN f.t f. Man, ,,,f.r rfrauf
,,..,,li,,.,,,.i'n ,lt, eroerod considerably.
e.rt. 0r,neeIfiou to thc carlv hoaviness
,,t I-.f .t.lt.r cr tf. .-tror.-fb of
SNti D".i. ''-N' 5ff,f ~,
...5 .,,r ..r,,i. orfIoi.f i1ti.
tM. -,. 49,. ,.~ri,,,s at,ai'abl.
III tre common The common advanced
cent
sfrrf and wire was also marked MP ON
predictions chat the Listing Committee Of
the stock Exchange were disposed Co adj
uft &c fn the listed 0eD. rtmcut These
two factors imported nrmness go the iron
and steel group. with tho exception OF
Tennessee Coal and Colorado Fuel.
In ODE railroad list Che chicago tf'al
Western stocks showed continued
strength. the preferred y rising . points.
Transit was Hftcd quite Progressively. ana
Motron1ltan Street railway and Mannat-
tan showed sympathy There came a
covering movement after "a sharp fall, ana
Sugar showed strength. itul lht-t t.t
monfs of strength were quite lnSuhlclthl
90 iulucc renewal OF buying IH we 6gl-
eral list ON auay large scalt. dAu W.
prices continued tO orit away u"uci
dr.thlnE offerings. t
Tho declaration of . Der cent. semi
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Doq Collar Belts.

Fashions latest fad leather Belts
made Ike dog collars. fven these are
here under price, being lot OF Suede k'd'
steel studded.
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CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. Aug. 29-Wheat averaged
weak to-day. but closed az substantially
unchanged prices Expectations ~ in
creased Northwest receipts Was stn at-
fecting the bulls, but the shorts were
disposed TO take profits. Otner markets
were not interesting. Corn closed 5c.
lower for September and unchanged for
December. oats declined ltc. in Septem-
Der. but closed q shade higher for De
cember Provisions closed unchanged 10
DC. lower.
r.hn laaalne fulnras ranced as follows.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 81 Lbl I-lull
and weak. buyers holding OF for addi-
tional concessions, Minnesota patents,
$3bJuf.
RYE TLOUR-Sto-dy
CORNMEALe-Duli.
BYE-Quict; 40. western, GIG.
BARLEE-Dul
BARLEY MALT-Dull
WHEAT-SpOt quiet; No. red, io.sc.
Options opened weak at &c decline Dc-
cause OF big Northwest receipts and lower
cables. A subsequent rnly in prices ON
demand from shorts left the market com
paratively steady at &c. net decline. bN-
port trade was less active May closed al
s0lkc.: September closed az 1880, Decem-
CORN-spot weak: no. .. 3s7sc OPP
tions opened easy AZ lsc. decline WIN
wheat and was unsettled an DAY nnael
liquidation Of September, closed weak at
September closed al &c; December closed
oXIs-spot quiet options dun.
EEEF-Quiet.
LARD-steady. Refined steady.
pOKK-Firm.
RUTTER western creamery, IL
ale: State dairy 1jnlHc
CHEESE-SFong. large WHITE lO2c.
FGGS-Eirm: state and Pennsylvania.
1701Sc: western graded az mark. re
CrATOES-Dull; fair Go prime. Sll@. p
012j: fancy. 400l0j, southern Sweets
SlG12J. Jersey sweets. SzH-gJ ..>.
per 100
26Ac.
COTTON-SEED OiIf-Stoddy.
REORGANIZATION.
ROSIN-Firmcr.
TURPENTlNE-Stca az 47A04sc
RICE-Stcady.
COFFEE Options opened steady. un-
changed prices. ruled moderately active.
with the range partially points hikhri
on covering and switching win sellers
the large visible and continued Dig re-
ceipts checked speculative buying; closed
quiet. unchanged 90 . points hiener .fiee.
$50 bags. including September at St@la
AS: November, 81 45: March, So July
S525. SpOt-RiO dull; mild quiet
SUGAR-Raw steady Refined quiet
AIUSKAIELONS-ShO irregular quality
and values: fancy occasionally higher
than quoted ROCKFORD. Colorado, per
case S2u3. do. Jersey. Colorado seed. 81
do. MARYLAND seed So 5003. do Hacken-
sack. per barrel. J0u11c.; do. Jersey.
Hackcnsack seed. 4ol l5c.: d.. jersey,
Christina. 1Cc0$1. do. Gem, 1Jc1Sl1l.
do Jenny Lind. SOC Mfl.25.
VVATFRNiEIONE-N ovcrstocked
prices show q further decline; Mary a,nl.lL;
T.. do. MARYLAND. per 100 SS0l4, do. Jer-
sey and Virginia, S4Nl2
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Total ....... ...''...''.'''.'''Sl2'''5 a

Mr. Frank Knabe. OF Powhatan county.
H. a. fbe OFFICE OF i. Il. Vaughan a. Co.
a eampie IN his English Olive leaf tobacco.
n is yyou cured and very fine. These to-
baccos arc shipped largely 10 England,
and are made into plug ana smoking.
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The leading futures raneed as toIlo"S

quiet No. 3 spring wheat GJ1f8oJc.;
No . red. T2i-Q73c. 80. corn Sic. No
. yellow corn. 82c. No. oats. ~ 12l iac..
No . white. 21022c. No. . white. 2ltn
22a,c. no. . rye Jfiac No. barley 25l'
3Oc. No naKseed SIG. new. Bill.
Prime timothy seed S225N2.3o. Mess
pork per barrel, STJogS.30. Lard. per
100 hounds. S512i4M515. Short rib sides
Ooos0. $3.50. dry .saited shoulders
Cboxcd). S5E00JC2iL. short clear sides
6oxcdl. S5cI057O Whisky d.st.lers
finished goods. per gallon. Sl2f Sugars
cut loaf. SJS3. granu'atcd. S5.3l Butter
firm. creamery. 15ien.lc.. dairy. li1l5c
Cheese firm nj 9a40l0ilc. Eggs firm;
frl-h. 30
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Rlehmana. va Aug. %. 1850
WHEAT


NORFOLK. VA. Aug. 29.-COTTON-
Farmers stock-Fancy. &c; strictly prime.
sa axe: prime, 3i1c.; ordinary. 3q84c'
pound. Spanish 81 per bushel.
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Glucose Sugar ........ 800. .'..'. UsH
Glucose Sugar pfd... ........-...... lVV
International Paper go. .......... S4A
Intornational Paper pfd'.... ........ 90,
Jacledo Gas ......... .'.'ss...,.... 80
National Biscuit .;i''.''''' ..''''. aass's
National Biscuit ptd....-. ......... ss
National Lead ......... ........... slH
National Lead pfd....''.. ''.''...' 10 10
National Siccl $3.50 ..'.'..''.'.' 9922Esz
National steel ptu...s.sss s+..ssss. 20 "A
New york Air Brake .............. 49,
North American .....,.. .'....''..' ~
Pacific Coast ....-r:+.'' .''.''''''' -
Pacific Coast Isl DID,. .......... ),
Pacific Coast 2d ufd..... .......... -
Pacific Man ......... ''.''''''''''' ~
Peoples Gas ......'.' '.''...'' see. l4t5,s
Pressed steel car .-..t.... ........' 9tH
Pressed steel Car pfd..... ......... s9il
standard Rope and Tw.nc.......... "a
SUGAR .c..'..- '...-.. .'..''..'''''' -
Tenn. coal and Iron ............... D5's
United states Leather .............. 81.
United states Leather pld.......... 40.
United states Rubber ...... ....... 4''l
United Statcs Rubber pfd.......... ia
T.. C.. G. ana ST. H.. ............ IA
BONDS.
Cnitcd states Us. reg, ex-int...... 1904
United states os, reg. .... .-.......- tbo 3
United states BIS. cOup. ........... lue 2
In.tec states new A. reg.....'.'. iSof
United states new As, coup. ....... 1905
United states old As. reg........... IA
United States old As couD......... llJ
United States So. rcg.............. 1llla
United States 5s. coup llliz
District of Columbia 3.6j's. ex-int... III
Alabama (Class ~ ...... .......... lOs
Alabama Glass 80 ...... .......... l0l
Alabama lClass % ...... .......... lV3
Alabama Currency ........ ....-.... 80
Atchison general as ............ .-'.' IVA
Atchison Adjustment 4s ............ 9tH
Canada Southern DDS ........ ...... IL
ChCs. ana Ohio AS ............-... yt12
Clts and Ohio 5s ................. III
Chi and N vs.. c0nsol rs ........... 40
OH and Y ~ s II. Deb. SIS ..... 11Oh
CHICAGO Terminal as ...... ........ eN32
Don. and rio q. lists ............... 1OJA
Den. and RIO g.. As ................ 1OJA
Fast Tenn. va. and Ga. 1sts....... 103
Brio General As ...... .............. ~
Fort Worth and Denver city LIST. -
General Electric % s ''...''''''''' ~
D"!FesloH' 49, "li4 p. = D.. '''''''' 1os
Galveston. IT. and S.. Il. us .:..... ivv99
Houston ana Texas central So 20
Houston and Texas Central Con- Be -,
Iowa central isis .t-1'.,-. .'-.''.''' l15-t
kansas Cily, T. ana q, l7'7 '''''''' -
LOUISIANA ne" S"i-3i E.'''''''' ogq.
LOUIS iu' .Hg,il; ,.,. ols 72L
No. 5>th' @l5 i 49,. 80 a. 90 0iw
eio.' N.li, ~. ~ i-te 1Ilt,
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There are II styles. both Button and
Iaco of the kind Of stock which we are
willing 90 guarantee so far as 20 cay. if
they don't wear YOU better than any N.oo
shoe Won have been wearing we VIII give
Won another pair. II you do not think
fhev are az nice as the finest brand OF
g shoes. we are mistaken. No matter
now hard YOU are 20 it, we believe ~
can flt you, as we have almost every size
and last.
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The First Fall Shoes

of the lots bought before the recent rise
OF prices are ia and our show window
tells the tale Of these one dollar and
fiftNCent shoes.
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weeks ago. il had rented another store ~ feet
wide by feet long. The new space has already oeen
occupied by fast arriving new purchases and the OF
merchandise will prove very interesting reading every day
now.
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receipts. - barrels ~
TAR-Steady at Sl.5D; receipts 46l bar
rcls
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30

Tnsnecfions to-day-Bright, l. hogs
heads. drak Sc h0gsheads and - tierces
western. ~ hoeshoads Reviews-l hogs.
InIn nrIEhI
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30
The Stores Improvements

The carpenters, plaster
ers, and painters have
left us, and the store to-
day is larger than it was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30
The First OF the Seasons Sales

The Trade Sale of which YOU have
of Blankets, Seiehbors or friends.
Whist there may be no immediate neces-
siiy ior these Blankets, when 500 do need
them Immediately the prio will be higher.
You can select these now and have them
isid aside without paying entirely tor
them.
ICE. buys Single Blankets for double
beds
sac buys a Blanket ft for a king.
- % buys an ATWOOD Blanket weigh
ing . pounds I'D inches wide. 81 inches
long and as warm as blanket for $40.
Between these prices we have nearly 80
other styles and prices.
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PORT OF WEST POINT AUG. %, 1899
ARRINI.n.

Steamship Baltimore, Murphy Balti-
more passengers and general cargo.
Steamship Accomack. thompson, Nor
FOLK passenger and general cargo.
Steamship Elm City, Haynes. Malta
poni river landings. passengers and gen.
rral cargo.
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TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
Richmond. va. Aug. %. $50!

Richmond Va. Aug. %. 1890.
Sales on the Tobacco Exchange to-day
ranged as follows:
- packages ..-...... .'''''''.S l.NFiS 'Ni
seabrook's. Crcnshaw's, shockoe. Stone
wall. old Dominion ana Allegheny ware
lOgehDude
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Steamship baltimore. Murphy Balti-
more. passengers and general cargo.
Steamship Accomack. Thompson, Nor
Sfeqfnship Elm city. Haynes Malta
poni river landings. passengers and gem
oral cargo
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT NEWPORT NEWS. AUG. %, 1889
ARRIVED.
Barge Hamilton. Providence.
Schooner Mary Il. Palmer, Bangor
Steamer Gallca. New Orleans.
SAILED.
schooner clara Randall, Bangor.
Bark Nnevah. Bangor.
Barge Hornet Norwich.
Barge Llchtenfels Bros. New York
Barge city of Montreal Providence
Barge Lone star. Boston.
Steamer Katahdin, Providence.
Steamer Galicia. Hamburg
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lust before the close finishing barely
steady at I TO ; points decline.

lust before the close, finishing barely
steady at TO 3 points decline.
coTToN-Futures opened steady at de-
cline; August and September 80, &c
tober, $50. November. COB, becemp't r.
6OT January. 6.11, February O.iO' Maieh'
go. April 90; May, ON June, ~ "a.
September. on October 5.9I; Noyeml9.er'
COL. December. sos, January, 0I$' reD-
ruary. 6i0 March. GlD. April co. May
G2G; June, G30 ,,,
lands. GA middl'ng gulf Ga sales 80
bales.
COTTON-Stoady: m'ddling. Gii: net re-
ceipts. 500 bales. gross. l.2o2 bales. siic''
- bales. stock 1896 bales
Total tO-day-Nct receipts, lptll oal's ,
exports % Great Britain, Us bales. 70
France 200 bales. 90 The Continent -'iv'
bales. stock. aTI ia bales, ,,oc- ,..,os.
COnsolidatod-Nct receipts |lt6J blles'
exports to Great Bri ain, lNo bales 20
France. 2.2iO bales; 20 the Continent
G272 bales.
Total since September ist--Net receipts.
s413GSO bales; exports 10 Great Britain
8.J13.752 bales: 20 France. 7n0IO bales,
TO the Continent 2.s55 iu0 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 29.-COTToN-
Futures steady; August DOB BID; Sep
TENDER. 5.C7uJ.GS: October. jGinJ.iu, No
vembor. 5.7405.7J. December. 5.1affi~ot
January. 5s40l.sj: February J.s9u5tO.
March. 593, April. 5.9Sg5m; May. 6.02o
6ol.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. % p. Moot
TON-Snot ln limited demand; prices
favor buyers. American middiinc. 9-l6I.
The sales of the day were 5000 bales. OF
which 500 were fOr speculation and export
and included 800 American. Receipts,
800 bales. no American.
Futures opened ana closed quiet dl me
decline. American middlus. J. m. e.. Au-
gust. 3 3O-GlQ3 1861. sellers. August ana
September. 2g-G4N3 SJ-6i. sellers. Scn-
TENDER and October. 27-Gl03 2s-ti, SELF
ers: October and November. 2j-hl sell
crs November and December, 3 25-Gi,
sellers. December and January. . 1854.
sellers. January and February. . 2j.Gl,
sellers: February and March. 21-bi ~
2G-Gf. SELLERS: March and April. : 2l-Gi
buyers. May and June, . 21-64 buyers
June and July. 1864. sellers.
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NrW yOnK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK Aug. 2J.-FLOUR-Dull
and weak. buyers holding on for addi-
tional concessions, Minnesota -atcnts'
S3bJu4
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CONDITION OF THE RAILROADS.
The Gross Earnings For the Past Yeal
Increased S1?5,e35,s4s.

The report OF railway statistics for 1893,
complied by the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission, shows that eleven roads went into
the hands of receivers, against forty-hve
taken out.
The aggregate mileage OF railways on
June 80, 1898, was 247 7532, an increase OF
4OSS. The number OF railway corporations
was 2047. The total OF railway employees
was 674 ,55s, on increase OF 5l,0S2. There
was paid in wages s495 ,055,G ,G1s, an increase
Of $40, asa ,0S7.
The amount Of railway capital outstapd-
Ing on June 30, 1898, not including current
liabilities, was 0,sl3, ,j54 OBJ. OF the out
standing stock &C 26 per cent. paid no divl-
dends. The total in dividends paid was
SOC. .152, $50, an average OF 500 per cent. on
all stock on which dividend was declared. l..
The total number Of passengers carried
was sol ,0CG GS1, an increase OF II ,6Ol ,4S3.
The total number OF tons OF freight car
ried one mile per mile Of lhe was GIT $40,
m increase 0! 9S, ISL. The gross earnings
OF the whole mileage was -, 47, ,325,O2l, IN
increase of !l25,235,S4s.
Tie total number Of casualties for the
wear was 4T,741. or railway employees 1858
were killed and 81 ,TG1 iDinred. The pas
sengers killed were 221 and injured 2945.
One passenger was killed for every 2,267, :
go carried and ono injured for every no..
al. One out I every AT employees was
killed and one out Of every twenty-eight
iuiurcd
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The Woman of Fascination.

The woman of fascination is never
what is called an educated woman,
than which there is nothing more re-
pellant to the sane and world-taught
mind.
She feels that she has mission to
instruct all those who do not happen
to have learned precisely the same
things that she has learned. More
over she is very self-conscious and
painfully aware of her own mentality.
She is therefore Intellectually like the
vulgar parvenu who has. raked a sud
den fortune from some mud heap and
makes himself offensive by his eager
ness TO let you know how much he is
worth.
Blue eyes-that is to say, unmiti-
gated china blue-are never fascinat-
ing IL a woman. But blue eyes verg-
ing upon gray, and also eyes of any
other color, may be admitted to the
category, with a certain discrimina-
ton against hazel eyes and strong
preference for eyes of violet black.
The mort fascinating eyes are those
that hesitate between gray and green,
at times becoming very ark.-Harry
Thurston Peck, in the Cosmopolitan.