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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Kansas CITY live stock.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. no head. Market fairly active at
unchanged prices. supply was liberal this
week, With no material change in prices.
Export and good dressed beef cattle were
a shade stronger; other grades active at
steady values. Heavy native steers brought
S.50a6.25; light weights. s475d6.10; stockers
and feeders, s., I5d5.25; butcher cows and
heifers, So0dS. 40; Gamers, 2.26G2.OO; west
ern steers, A.0od5.& Texans, S16d4l0.
HOGS-Receipts, 1900 head, Although the
1leayy hogs brought ASoa4,S5; mixed, $40
Q4,87R; Hight, A.30d4,5.
SIIEEP-ReCeipts for the week, 10000
head. Large supply Of western lambs early
In week caused a slight decline in prices.
Muttons were in good demand at steady
prices; stockers and feeders continue very
active, the best grades a shade higher, with
the plain kind steady. Lambs, SHOWCASES
muttons, S,65dS10; feeding lambs. $3.50
4GO; feeding sheep, NSS.5Oq4.o0; culs,
$2.50Q3.2.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
st. Louis Live stock.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 2,-CATTBE-Receipts,
500 head. Market steady to strong; native
shipping and export steers, N.T5G6,00:
dressed beef steers, si.0Oa5,65; steers under
1000 pounds, S,7505,25; stockers and feed
ers. s2.60q4.S5; cows and hcifers, 81. 40q5.00;
and Indian steers. S,@q4.s6; cows and
heifers. S2.30qS60.
HoGS-Receipts. 400 head. Market
steady; pigs and lights. A,40d4.60 60; packers,
81. 6d4 IS; butchers, si45q4.60
sHEEP-Receipts 500 head Market
s4.Ood5.75; stockers, s2.OOaS.5O; culls and
bucks, Sl.6Sp3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
VIEW YoRK GENERAL MARKET.
ouot,tions of the Day IN Various
Commodities.


NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-FLOUR-Recelpts'
10, $40 bbls.; exports. 9O,4O7 bbls. Weak and
sun, Minnesota patents, $3.SOp4,O 90; Mime
sofa bakers, s2.95aS.lo; winter straights'
ss.8Q3.@.
RRYYB x No. 2 western. si&gs2c
(. o. b. ahoat spot.
CORNMEAL-Dull.
aWHEAT-Receipts, 1873 75 p Haj 7 exports
s'0i a,6 Sai sp sPGt f So. i mo- ncrfn s9a' Do pal ii 3,
1850 Z. o. b. ahoat to arrive; No. ] hard
Duluth. Sl%c to arrive; No. 2 red, 72%c, ele,
vator. Options opened easy at unchanged
prices. weak cable, big northwest receipts
and heavy September deliveries acting as
the chief selling motives; after a slight
showers. local unloading impelled a second
decline which left the market weak at
a9isc net loss May, 7sE@s9c; closed, 5shGi
ssPtf 7SaSfs$ Ss'.g eiossd. f S5Sss'' ''''0' pS'S"-
CoRNSReceipts, 94,s95 bui exports,
? $50 bMs Spot firm; No; 2 SS5sS l, amp o; p;
held. Closed Arm, Nc net advance May,
8Sisq35%c; closed, S5Ac; September 1880
size closed. s7Ac; December. a58aSlac;
oxTs@Rsceipts, 225,O@ bu exports,
se,e4l bu, Spot quiet; No. 2 white 2114e'
options inactive.
iO6l5c; Pacihc coast, iS96 crop, 4aGc; 1897
"HHfitpIEsmsteady: GALVESTON. 20 to Is lbs,
lsMql7c; Texas dry, "a to 80 lbs, l21sqlSc;
California, 2l 10 Is lbs, lSi4c.
LEATHER-Steady; hemlOck sole, Buenos
Ayres. light to heavywelghts, 21l9q2SAc
WooLrsteadyi domestic fleece, lsa2ie;
Texas. 13ql6c.
BUTTER-Quiet and steady; fine cream
cry. is93lc, fine dairy, 16laq2lc; factory, IL
Q15Ac; Imitation creamery, l44llci state
dairy. l5dl9c; creamery 16l2Q2lc, -.
CHEESE-Strong; large white, lie; small
white. nq1lhc; large %colored, ne; small
colored. 1iAQlllAc.
POTATOES-Quiet; fair 20 prime, &l.l21.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-MoNEY-on call,
nasy at 2@3 per cent; last loan, at 2 per
cent: prime mercantile paper 4Aao per
cent. .,+,
actual business in bankers bills at S4;S6Q
1861 for demand and a.S394SS for sixty
days; posted rates, $4.S4 and Si'S'Ea; com-
"sILVER-Certifcates, 5S%@6oc; bar, 5sAc;
MeSSnD bonds, inactive: railroad
bonds. steady; government bonds, steady;
Is reg, 1oO1a; IS reg AND sn,d coupon 1851; new
As reg. and coupon, 1905; old As req llA;
The following are the closing quotations
-, honda.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Sept. 2.-(Special.)
w. A. Prather. deouty of the state COM
missioner OF public lands, at Pierre, has just
been examining into the school land ques-
tion west Of the Missouri river, where 1t has
been charged that timber is being cut from
these lands. Mr.. Prather says that during
the last few months a great many arrests
have been made for trespassing on school
lands and that thousands Of acres belonging
to the state have been constantly used with
out compensation to the state and he pro-
poses to put a stop to the unlawful practice.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Cbtcayo I.iye Stoclx.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Receipts OF cattle
today were too light to make a market, I'M
changed prices prevailed for the few ordi-
nary grade lots offered, but quotations were
practically nominal.
Prices for hogs were firm and about &c
early, but the Improvement was lost.
Heavy hogs slod at $3.9Oa4. 80; mixed lots
at A.1594.60, and light. at $4.2044.65,
PIGS-Brousht $S.5093. 40, and culls. $500
$3.50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-were in fair de-
mand at steady prices. Offerings were slow.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
NO united stntes Mar Shin FOR Africa

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-The State de-
partment has decided that 1t will not be
feasible or necessary to send a war ship to
South Africa. Such a vessel. 1t Is said,
could get no nearer the TTansvaal than
Delagoa bay and as this is Portuguese terri
tory 1t would not be possible to send marines
or sailors across the country. even were II
desirable to do 80. Therefore the depart
ment will rely entirely at this stage upon
the discretion Of Mr.. Macrum, our consul at
Pretoria. for the protection of American
interests In the event OF war.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
New York Live stock.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-BEEVES-Re-
ceipts, Oil head; little trading; feeling
steady; exports, $50 head cattle, 20 head
CALVES-Receipts, 722 head: veals,
steady; grassers, dull: veals, s5.00nS.00:
grassers and fed calves, none; city dressed
veals, 81. 500l2.00.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, 1921
head; sheep, firm; lambs, steady; sheep,
s3.0Od4. 20; lambs, s4.2oQ6.15; no Gamers.
HoGS-Recelpts, 94 head; none for sale;
feeling steady.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2.-WHEAT-De-
cember. 65Ac, cash, No. 2 hard, 629e5c; No.
3, 59@63c; No. 2 red, 69g71c; No. 8, 65467c;
receipts, PIG cars.
CORN-December, 24%c; cash. No. Q
mixed. 2sa2slac; No. 2 white, 29%c; No. 3,
29Ac.
OATs-No. 2 white, 21M@22c.
RYE-No. 2. 53c.
HAY-Choioe timothy, s6.75Q7.5O; choice
prairie. S.. 75@6.O0.
BUTTER-Creamery, 17619c; dairy, 15c.
EGGS-Ffrm; fresh Missouri and Kansas
stock, firsts, 11Iac, cases returned.
RECEIPTS..Wheat, 129, 600 bu.; corn, II, 800
bu. oats, II, 900 bu.
SUPERINTENDENT, $1,000 bu.; corn,
$500 bu.; oats. 5000 blu.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

sHEEPin :, IN Se were tod no fresh receipts Of
SsnuncPb Of h~old-overs The ma q small
without change of any consequence Buvo
ers claimed that they were short OF NUT
desirable ones here they would have
brought firm prices.
Sheep were In pretty good demand all the
week and prices on the desirable kinds on
mutton yearlings and wethers have not
shown much, II any, change, The lamb
market however. had q lower tendency and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
nnnL, ElcnrInpA.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Clearlngs, 22,O9l,935
balances, S2,2S1,0 O7; New York exchange,
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Clearings, s20S, 936,
694; balances. $l2, l76, 749.
BOSTON. Sept. 2.-Clearings, 1923, 45I96o;
balances, 2,2S2,S $40.
1888; balances, $5SS,512.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-Clear!ngs,
$40, 1877, O95: balances, 50, 366, 90.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 2.-Clearings, $i,5O5,lN5
balances, Sl.O95, $50; money, steady at 4m1
per cent mostly at 546 per cent; New YORK
exchange, 65c discount, Acc discount asked,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
ARE YOU WITH USY

In the columns of this paper in the early
part Of August, we ADVISED you to buy Ia
under 156, but since then has sold above l66.
We have another one good for
TEN POINTS ADVANCE
in the near future and we are prepared to
opening OF the market Tuesday next. Tele-
graph or mail us Ten Dollars to reach us
Tuesday morning when we will wire you
gha9 &c 90 ending ana saee y9b rM 18Th, "hhN
The market Is now in shape for profit
making and we want 10 have the chance Of
accounts for parties, who are too far re-
moved from the market to be able to take
advantage OF the many. dips and rises
which occur daily and have
MADE MONEY FOR
who never made a dollar in Wall Street
before. Our charge for handling accounts Is
3 Il CT. OF THE NET PROFITS
during the first month, % per cent there
after. We appreciate the fact that it is to
MAKE MONEY o o
Knowing that II % make money. WE
OUR REPUTATION is MADE and 1t is
hardly necessary to say that we will use
our very best efforts to assist you in profit
able speculation, thereby increasing our
THERE WILL BE A BOOM
In Wall Street during this Fall and Winter
which If taken advantage OF by you WILL
MAKE HANDSOME PROFITS AND WE
WANT to add you.
Let US hear from neutrality-suspicious. In
vited.
ITO Code HoIders)
"wIsH" SUGAR.
Thread; 'rrarget"i "Terraee;' "Trapeze";
lance in our hands as early as possible
Tuesday.
JNO II. KIMBALL & CO.,
30 Brondwny, New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Coffee Market,

NEW YORK, Sept. 2-COFFEE-options
opened quiet and unchanged, ruled excep-
tionally dull and heavy, European and Bra
lillian cables being adverse and receipts
still heaVy; selling was checked by large
easy. net unchanged to 10 points decline:
sales, $3.50 bags, including November, 81. 40;
December, SL65; April, A,s5a49O; May, $l95,
jobbing, csc, Mild, quiet; Cordova, 9kql1c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
weckIv nnnL Statement.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE weekly bank
statement shows the following changes;
decrease So 26, 900; specie, decrease, Si2S!,-
200: legal tender, decrease $685., 400; deposits
decrease S,8i1, 300: circulation, increase SIPS, =
400. The banks now hold 9,19l, go in excess
of the legal requirement.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
EIght Persons are Injured.

LORAIN, o., Sept. Eight persons were
injured to a more or less extent today as a
result Of a head-end collision between two
motor cars on the Lorain & Elyria line dur
ing a dense fog, Both cars were crowded
and were running at a high rate Of speed.
The front half OF each car was demolished.
No one fatally hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Cotton Market,

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2.-COTTON-
Steady. Sales, 1,450 bales: ordinary. 4c: good
ordinary, 4l9c; low middling, s 8-i6c;' mid
cling, 5 1S-l6c; good mlddling, csc; mid
ding fair, 61Rc; Receipts, 4,1S4 bales; stock,
1926, 1877 bales. Futures quiet and steady:
September, S5.59d5, 81; October, s5.G0d5 81 ;
November, s5.6595.G6 December, S.7OaS7i;
January $575g576; February, s5.7sd6. 81;
ST. louis. Sept. 2,-COTToN-ouiet and
UNCHANGED; mlddlipg 5 l5-l6e, Sales, 800
bales; stock, 64,124 bales. "
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Toledo Market.

TOLEDO, o., Sept. 2.-WHEAT-Lower,
weak; No. 2 cash, 691ac; December, 1910
asked.
CORN-Lower, steady; No. 2 mixed, s31sc.
~OATs-Dull, steady; No. 2 mixed cash and
September, 21c.
RYE-Dull, steady; No. 2 mixed, 56hc.
SEEDS-Clover, active, higher; prime
cash, $4.25; October, $4.95.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

al %; fancy, si.40d165: southern sweets,
N.O0a1 %: Jersey sweets. S2.O0a2.5O
E~GGS-Firm; state and PennsylNania lSci
western ungradcd, 12i4N15lac.
FREIGHTS-Steady; cotton by steam,
2GLc; grain by steam, 2Aa3d.
TALfOW-FIrm; prime city, as; Austral-
Ian, in London. 25s Sd.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
81. Joscnb Live stock,

SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Sept. 2.-(Special)
The Journal quotes:
CATTLE-Receipts, 500 head; market ac-
tive and steady.
HOGS-Receipts. 5000 head; market 56l0c
lower; heavy. $42oa4: 30; light, s4So694.55;
pigs. S4.30Q4.50; bulk of sales, S4.25d4. 80.
SHEEP-Receipts, none: demand strong.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
phiIndeIphin Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-BUTTER-
Firmer; fancy western creamery, Bic; fancy
western prints, 21d22c.
E~GGS-Firm; fresh nearby, 1910; fresh
western, 1612c; fresh southwestern. 15c;
fresh southern. 12413c.
CHEESE-Firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The exports OF
gold and silver from this port to all coun-
tries for the week aggregate S55S.9n sill
yer bars and coin and Sa,505 in gold: snip.
ments of specie this week were S4l,952 gold
and $50, 361 silver.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Dreyer Jury Cannot Agree.

the case OF Edward s. Dreyer, the former
prominent banker, charged with failing 10
turn over to his successor ~ treasurer OF
the West Park board 1919. 900 OF the
boards funds, today announced that tho
twelve men could not agree upon q YER
dict.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

for the week the market was at 'ieas, 100
lower.
More fecder lambs have been coming this
week. but still the supply has been too
small to satisfy the demand.
quotations: PRIME native wethers. N.0o1
4&; good to choice grass wethers. $500
SEQ: fair to good grass wethers, 2.6bd3.b;
good to choice grass ewes, 8i033.6O: fair
TO good grass ewes. S00dS.SS; good TO choice
spring lambs. S.0odb.20; fair TO good spring
lambs, A.s0Qi5.OO. common spring lambs,
A.o0al,5O: feeder wcthers. S87ba3.S. Repre-
sentative sales:
No. Av. Pr.
10 culls IS 50 40
$50 western feeding wethers ... ~ 95
lN Gull lambs ,......u.,..... % 40
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

MINNEAPoLIs, Sept. 2-wHEAT-De-
cember, 677sc; May. 70&c; No. l northern,
69a6skc: No 2, 67%46Sc; No. 2, old, 6SQ6SAc;
new, 65a66kc; No. 2, 6196412c.
FLOUR-Unchanged.
BRAN-In bulk, $40. 50010.75.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
DuIuth wbeat Mnrket.

DULUTH, Sept. 2.-WHEAT-No. 1 hard
cash, 7lac; September, 7Ohc; December,
70lac; No. 2 northern cash, Csc; September,
67&c; December, 6Shc; May, 72Bc; No. Z
northern, 65kc; No. 3 spring, 62Ac. To ar
rive: No. 1 hard. 70lac; No. 1 northern. Csc,
OATS-20Ac.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
cnnditinn ar thc Trcnrnry.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ~2.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, S2IS, I53, 49,;
gold reserve, $2iS, 81, us.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Metal Market,

NEW YORK, Sept. 2-METALS-Plg iron.
steady:. northern, SIS; 5Oa22.O 90; southern,
SlS.0oq2150. Copper. quiet: brokers', $3.50.
The brokers' price for lead is s4.S5 and for
copper $3.50. No report from Metal ex-
change; steady.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
California Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-CALIFORNIA
FRUITs-steady; evaporated ap-
pies, common nc; prime wire tray, SA9
81ac; choice. S&Q9c; fancy, 9a9kc. Prunes,
3A6Sc. Aprtcots, Royal, lac; Moor Park,
Peaches, unpeeled. S411kc.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
MiIunnkee GrnIn MnrLet

MILWAUKEE, Sept. = WHEAT
Lower; No. / northern, 7OkQThc; No. Q
northern, not quoted.
RYE-Higher; No. /, 541kd55c.
BARLEY-Steady; No. 2, SIC; sample. AGO
51c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

market was firm; creameries, 16a2Oc; dair-
les, 18a17c. Cheese. steady at sAgl04c.
Eggs, frm; fresh, 11k@12c. Dressed poul-
try, firm; turkeys, 99loc; chickens, 9a9hc;
springs, 10l2c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2'-WOO1-Firm and
unchanged. with a good demand for the
higher grades.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
Cash quotations were az follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Steady; winter patents. $500
$50; straights, S3.10Q3.15; spring patents,
SO. 40q3. 20; spring specials, s4.2O; straights,
81. SO93.2 20; bakers, $1.9O92.60.
WHEAT-No. 8 spring, 66%Q7O%c; No. 2
CoRN-No. 2, S1Ac; No. 2 yellow. 500
6ATs-No. 2. 21ka214c: No. 2 white, 289
23Ac; No. 3 white, 22A423Rc.
RYE-No. 2, sac.
SEEDS-No. / faxseed, 31.1Sk; northwest,
81. 20: prime timothy seed, 81. 1902. 32I5;
clover, contract grade, $6.40q7.W.
J1nl1nuipp ara tha repeiDtS and shiDments.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03

PEORIA. Sept. 2.-CORN-Fifm; No. 8,
a1c.
O~ATS-Firm: No. 2 white, 21A G211kc.
WHTSKY-Steady, on the basis Of 81
for finished goods.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
EnrcInn EInnncInI.

Of discount in the open market for three
months bills, 3 5-iGaSN per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
HIDES. TALON. ETC.

HIDES-No. i green hides. 7lac; No. 2
green hides. 61ac; No. l sailed hides. DC; No.
lbs, 1Oc; No. 2 veal calf, 70 to IS lbs, Sc.
TALLOW. CREASE, ETC.-Tallow, No.
1, &c; tallow, No. 2, 24c; rough tallow, 112c;
white grease, 2I343c; yellow and brown
grease, 1lRU2Ac.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition Of Trade and Quotations on
staple md Fancy Produce.

Condition Of Trade and Quotations on
staple nnd Fancy Produce.
EGGS-Good stock at l3c.
BUTTER-Common to fair, 12Rc; choice,
14al5c; separator, Zoe; gathered creamery,
1Sal9c.
POUBTRY-Hens, live, 71kGsc; spring
chickens, l0c; old and STACEY ROSTERS, live,
Skdic; ducks and geese, live, 5q6c; turkeys,
live, Sc.
PtGEONS-Bive, per doz- 75c.
N~EALS-Choice. DC.
VEGETABLES.
.WATERMELONs-Good stock, Grated for
shipments, 150i6c.
CANTALOUPE-Per doz., Grated. 2584Oc.
TOMATOES-Per crate, 25d3Oc.
POTATOES-New. &G3Oc per blu.
CEBERY-Per doZ., 30a3jc.
SWEET POTATOES-Per Dbl, S2.0o42.25.
FRUITS.
RBUEBERRIES-Per 16-qt. case, $3.50.
PBtMS-Callfornia, per crate, $l.S54l.b0.
CALIFORNIA neutrality-suspicious. 80
d95c, cllngs. S5n90c.
APPLES-Per Dbl, 81.
GRAPES-NatiVes, l7GlSc per basket;
California, SL25ql.50.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
LEMONS-Callfornia fancy. A.25a4.50;
choice California, So. 15d400; Messina, fancy,
BANANAs-Choice, Grated, large stock,
per bunch. $2.50Q2.75; punches,
$2.00q2.25.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-03
New York Mining Quotations.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The following
are the closing quotations for mining
shares:
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sOffered.
po.ton Stock 0uotations.

BOSTON, Sept. 2.-Call loans, 34ih per
cent; time loans, 4a5 per cent. Closing
prices for stocks, bonds and mining
shares:
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Property Owners Comply.

Chief Sullivan Of the Fire Department is
well pleased at the cheerful compliance of
property owners with the enforcement OF
the fire ordinance providing fire escapes
on all buildings of three stories and over.
Over $50 notices have been served on own
Der so per cent are in the district under
charge of John Willis, assistant engineer,
which comprises the commercial section
of the town. Out of the number notified
to place escapes on their buildings con-
tracts have been let and work commenced
on over IT'S buildings. In no case has
either Chief Sullivan or his assistants met
with refusals to comply with the ordi-
nance.
1t is calculated that there will be up
ward of 800 buildings provided with es-
capes by the time Chief Sullivan has all
his reports collected from his assistants
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MONTEREY, Feb. 4-For the second
time in this decade an effort is being
made to interest the State in the pre-
servation of and proper generation for
old Cotton Hall, the most historic build
ing in California, except perhaps Mon
terey's other celebrated landmark, the
Custom House. Mayor r. F. Johnson
of this city has been in close CORE
spondence with Montereys Assembly
man, F. P. Feliz, since the opening of
the Legislature, laying before him all
the data connected with the history of
the famous old building, the momentous
events that occurred within its walls,
its present condition and uses, and from
this material Mr.. Feliz h, formulated
bill to be presented for the considera-
ton of the Legislature. The bill pro-
vides for the appropriation of a GER
tain sum annually from the State fund
to complement the sum raised by the
citizens of Monterey city and county.
the entire amount to be used in keeping
the valuable Old structure in a state of
preservation.
In 1898 similar bill was presented
in the State Legislature and passed
both houses, but was vetoed by Cover
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nor Markham and no further effort
was made to bring it to life.
Cotton Hall is beyond question the
most important building in the State,
from the standpoint of the amount and
character of State history that was
made on the floors of it's quaint old
rooms. The building was begun in 1916
by company of Mormons who came to
Monterey in that year, intending to
form a Mormon colony here, and was
first designed for a Mormon temple
The funds gave out absolutely, how
ever, and the Mormons were obliged
not only to discontinue building when
little more than the foundation had been
completed, but to dispose of the prop
erty in order to get means for moving
to another locality. They went from
here to place near San Bernardino
and from there drifted into Arizona or
joined their brethren at Salt Lake
The grounds and foundation of the
building were bought by Rev. Walter
Cotton, the first American Alcalde Of
Monterey. and the edifice completed by
him to be used as City Hall. It is
said a large portion of the money used
in the building of 1t was obtained by
the seizure of the winnings of gamblers
when Monterey undertook to put down
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gambling after the American occupa-
ton. The hall was, when completed,
decided to the city of Monterey. This
deed brought about long litigation after
Colton's death, his heirs wanting the
land upon which the building stands
and endeavoring to wrest it from the
city. The case was finally settled in
favor of the city about three years ago.
One of the most important events in
the edifice was the assembling and de-
liberating of the famous constitutional
convention in 1S51-the convention that
drafted and signed the first constitu-
ton of the State of California-that
constitution that has been so widely
copied in framing the constitutions of
younger States and amending those of
the older commemorative of the Union.
Suffers Fort, building Of not half
the interest and significance of Cotton
Hall and one that is scarcely ever seen
by visitors to California. has had large
sums expended upon it by the State
and the Monterey people feel that it is
no more than justice that they should
at least be assisted in their efforts to
preserve the edifice that is the most
fitting monument to the men who
labored to make California the great
State it now is.
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ing reunions of various regiments and
making addresses. He will sail on
Wednesday but his family will not go
to Washington until the fall. Mr..
Hitchcock not desiring to take a house
there so near the close of the season.
The members of the retirin~ Embassa-
doris family are now in Berlin and will
spend some time in Italy and at Con-
stantinople. Mr.. Hitchcock will assume
the duties of his new position immedi-
ately upon his arrival in Washington
Regarding his selection by President
Mckinley as Mr.. Bliss successor. he
remarked: My appointment was as
much a surprise to me as it could have
been to the public"