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The times., 1899-04-29

New YORK, April ZS.-BTaqstreel TO-
morrow will say:
Favorable conditions are reflected In re-
ports of good retail distribution of spring
and summer goods. and in fair filing in
orders from jobbers. Demand from first
hands for general merchandise Is If any
thing, quieter, in keeping with the be
tween season period now at hand. Indus
trial activity continues specially marked,
a pleasing feature this week being the
practical absence of the unrest. particu
larly in building trades, noted for many
years past about May l. While favoring
retail distribution. the springlike weather
conditions. however, have the reverse of
a stimulating effect as regards quotations
of two of the country's great staples
wheat and cotton. In these and in hog
products the tendency of values has been
to avoid lower range Winter wheat
crop advices have continued irregularly
unfavorable, but good weather enabling a
large area to be planted in spring wheat,
coupled with rather less active export de-
mand and denials of damage to European
crops has weakened quotations of wheat
and -four at leading Eastern and interior
markets. The opening OF lake navigation
is looked forward to as providing an in
creased supply of cereals at the seaboard,
thus encouraging 4 wider business than is
possible on the present restricted stocks.
Partially compensating for the falling off
in exports of natural products. particularly
cereals, is the immense expansion in ex-
ports of manufactured goods. Shipments
of such gods in March aggregated over
S36,o0o,0o0, or 35 per cent OF all our ex-
ports, proportion rarely, II ever. ap-
preached before, and, in view OF probably
smaller takings of our natural products,
toreshadowing even more marked expan-
sion in the future DrQVidinp that prieas do,
not advance to point prohibitive of free
shipments. Business failures for the
week number iS4. as compared with 1877
last week, 2i5 In this week a year ago.
2i4 in 1896, and 206 in 1885,"
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where particular reasons have operated.

where particular reasons have operated.
Within a very short time the advance will
begin. Today may see it or some day next
week There are particular reasons how
ever, why the boom may be nearer than
many have believed. One of these is the
news from Manila. The market has been
in 4 position to advance for several days,
waiting only for the leaders to finish huy-
ing stocks. This news is n distinct bull
argument that can be understood by any
one and it seems probable that the leaders
may take advantage of it to secure the
help of the public in advancing the level
of prices quickly and without much effort
on their own part. AS TO the general sit
uation, it is all that could be desired by
even the most radical bull. The railroad
earnings for the month of March and the
returns SO far received for April are large
beyond expectation. Last years earnings
were enormous and only the most opti-
mistic hoped to see an increase from them
this year. But so far nearly all roads
have shown this increase, and in some
cases it has been very large.
The money situation is excellent. After
May there should be no more possibility OF
tight money. The wheat outlook is bright
ening all the time.
The times., 1899-04-29
FHB STOCK MARKET
Dull and IRREGULAR
Apprellensions of Close Money
Restrict Trading.
The Combination of Copper Con.
Germs Helps Anaconda Shares.
Light transactions in Standard Rail-
Way Issues-Mnnhattan and
Rapid Transit Active.

New York, April 2s.-There was no gen.
eral improvement in today's stock market,
which continued very dull and alternated
between hrmness and weakness without
any apparent definite reasons for the price
changes. There was no particular pres
sure apparent in the standard railway LIST,
which, while lightly dealt in, was steady.
Even in the instance of Burlington and
Quincy the Disappointing March statement
of earnings caused only fractional de-
cline. The unfavorable construction placed
upon the statement was chiefly owing to
the small decrease in operating expenses
reported by the company the showing in
that respect varying materially from those
of other lines in the same general terri
tory.
Manhattan Railway and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit were the active features of the
local transportation shares. The first
named declined rapidly at the opening.
A part of the loss was subsequently re-
covered. Brooklyn Rapid Transit moved
over wide range of prices in the morning
dealings and it scored q rapid advance in
the early afternoon on the reported ami
cable settlement of differences. To some
extent the trading was restricted by ap-
prehensions of close money market until
affer tlc May disbursements. DuI InSTe
was no disturbance on this account today.
Sterling exchange continued very firm,
but as it is regarded as certain that there
Will be no explorations OF gold this season
the foreign exchange situation was not a
factor in the market. The proposed sur
render of the Filipino insurgents was
wholly ignored
There were very large dealings in Ana
conda Mining following the formal incor-
poration OF the great copper combination,
and the fluctuations in the stock were
exceedingly wide and erratic. Sugar Re-
fining also traversed a wide range of fiuc-
tuations without any particular gossip at
tending its movements. The shares
based upon iron and steel were generally
firm. There were a number of more or
less pronounced movements in the after
noon. including a rather sharp break in
Consolidated Gas, TO which no particular
causes were assignable. A wholesome
feature of the days situation was the
strength of the bond market, and the de-
mand Of the high-grade investments was
reported very large. The dealings for
foreign account were small on balance.
the feature being the continued selling of
Anaconda. The market closed dull and
with an uncertain tone, except in the in
stance Of Metropolitan Street Railway,
which was weak.
The times., 1899-04-29

The.stock market yesterday showed a
visible hardening of tone and should be
considered marked Improvement
aithough there was no particular advance
IN prices, and, although at the close the
traders forced the usual recession which
has been their plan for the past two weeks
The condition OF this market has been dis
cussed heretofore in this column. but IL
Is perhaps well 10 repeat the mention of
the matters most pertinent at the moment
The leaders Of the market have been buy
Ing stocks on all breaks for three weeks
and there can be no question that they are
now preparing for an advance of some i'm
portance. The events of this week have
been conflrmatory of this view in every
way. Prices have not declined and they
have advanced a trile. There have been
no weak spots except in especial cases
The times., 1899-04-29

1t seems probable that the entire mar
ket will advance together and have few
Iaggards This is as it should be, If the
boom is to be one of strength and length
such as a large part of the street expects
But at the same time, there will. OF
course, be particular stocks the favorites
at times, as there always are in the
strongest market. Manipulation Of the en-
tire list at once would be too much for
even the biggest clique of the new Wall
Street" with its era of big things The
prediction of some of the shrevdest peo-
pie in the street is that the Flower stocks
will lead the advance. And the favorites
among the Flower stocks are Brooklyn
Rapid Transit and Federal Steel common.
Already there are evidences that these
stocks are on the eve of a good advance.
The buying of them for the past two weeks
has been very large and their strength
during the past two days has been due TO
further buying by the same crowd. Flower
has been conspicuous. Brooklyn yesterday
was sold down to below 1874 in the opening
quotations, but it rallied quickly from this
level and during the afternoon sold above
1856. The close was a point OFF from the
high, but more than a point net advance
from the close on Thursday. The favorite
prediction in the street is that when the
stock gets above 137, the highest point in
its career, it will have quick advance to
40 and better, and 1t seems probable that
this may be accomplished any day, perhaps
today.
The times., 1899-04-29

lumbia R. II. SIS: s1i,OOOG1O9; Columbia
National Bank: 10d16O: West End Ma
tional Bank: 5G132; Traders National
Bank: 9G124; National Safe Deposit and
Trust: l1O@135; Washington Loan and
Trust: 10G15S. 5@15s 1-2, 5G16O; Capital
Traction: 2OG94. 1898 3-4, 20G93 1-2 400
SO Ia, 5993, 20Q92 IA. 40@92, 20G9i "a.
40@9l 1-2, 20992 Ia, 20G92 IL,
2O9s3 Is. 120@93. 160G92 3D. 140d92 rs;
Metropolitan r. r.. 1OG22s Is; 9OG22S.
Metropolitan r. R. receipts, 10a22S. CO.
lumbia r. r., 2G14S. Washington Gas.
409459; s659 Ii. Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone, 15G77; 2Oa7S 1-2; 3Od7S.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 1OG215; 20G21i:
30@213; 95G215; 20@215 Ia; 10G2l3;
1OG214; i0d215 Is; 10G215 3-S; 300
215 IL; nG216; 1O1217; 1OG21S; 1OG22O.
Lanston Monotype, 2562O Is; 10000 IA.
American Graphophone, 209613 SIS; Amer
lean Graphophone preferred. 1854.
The times., 1899-04-29

Yesterdays record on the local stock
exchange was the finest ever made. both
in the amount of business done and In
the advance in prices. 1t is safe to saw
also that no session of the exchange was
ever attended by more brokers or witness
ed by more visitors. The value of the
business done was very nearly a quarter
OF million dollars. and the number of
shares more than 1000. There were more
than 100 shares traded in in each of seven
stocks. Mergenthaler. Capital Traction
National Safe Deposit and Trust. Metro
politan Railroad Washington Gas, Lans-
ton, and Graphophone common One of
the features of the day was the activity
of the highest priced issues.
The most interesting stock of the day
was Mergenthaler Linotype, which had a
tremendous activity. and an advance in
price such as has very seldom been seen
on the local exchange in this or any other
The times., 1899-04-29

Washington stock Exchange.
Sales-U. S. 3's, coupon: s5Ooa1O "a;
Metropolitan R. R. SIS: s1,0OOQ123; CO.
The times., 1899-04-29

The year 1899 is to be an industrial year.
Already its record is one of the finest ever
made, and its promise is of the rosiest.
The stocks of the steel and iron corpora
tions must, according to the shrewdest
people in the street, partake of the pros
perity of their companies. The immense
earnings of the Federal Steel Company
and the Steel and Wire and National Steel
Companies will be reflected in big divi-
dends. and these. in turn, will force the
prices Of the stocks up. Federal Steel
preferred will receive 6 per cent and
American Steel and Wire preferred per
cent. The common stocks of these con-
Germs will probably get even larger divi-
dends before the end of the year. Mr..
Flower has expressed his firm conviction
that the Federal Steels will go much higher
and when he is convinced in a matter of
this kind there are excellent reasons for
agreeing with him.
The times., 1899-04-29

The grangers. while they were not par
ucuiariy active at any time yesterday, ex-
hibited considerable strength at all times
and closed the day with only fractional
net losses, despite the advance in the price
OF wheat. The granger sharps are en-
thusiastic in their advice TO buy the stocks
on all recessions for much higher prices
soon after the 1st of May. If not before
that time. st. Paul and Burlington are
the especial favorites with many for the
very good reasons mentioned heretofore in
this column. but the friends of Mr. Flower
are certain that Rock Island and Atchison
preferred viii not be neglected by this
gentleman.
The times., 1899-04-29

Northern Pacific common was one of
the strongest stocks on the list, with
quick advance in the first hour and much
stubbornness against the attacks of the
bears in the later trading. The buying of
this stock during the past two weeks has
been excellent, and there is every reason
to believe that the insiders are preparing
TO advance it to a new high level in a
short time. The other Pacific stocks are
all regarded with favor by the bulls also,
especially Union Pacific preferred.
The times., 1899-04-29

Watch for town. Congress Heights. D. c.
The times., 1899-04-29

Consolidated Gas had bad day. getting
as low as 1873 and closing at 1874 ga after
an opening at 1873. All the New York
corporations securities. with the excep-
tion of Brooklyn. Jared badly in fact Man
haitian being the weakest stock on the
list and Metropolitan Traction declining
TO 2i7 3-4 from $50 3-4
The times., 1899-04-29

Manhattan was the disappointment of
the day to many. 1t was weak at all
times and closed the day with net de-
cline of more than a point. In the first
hour there was a raid by the bears. which
sent the price off three points to 119, and
although there was some recovery later
the close was weak at 120 34. The news
of the morning was that the New York
board OF health had found the L structure
Of the Ninth Avenue line unsafe. The
bears. large part of whom are Tammany
people. took advantage OF this news and
caused the break The bad news is now
all out with regard to the road and all
before II for several months to come will
probably be bullish. The shorts are nu-
merous. A rally is due.
The times., 1899-04-29
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Spring Wheat Area Ad>iccs Causing
Concern.

Chicago April 2S.-The weather West
and Northwest was not of the most de-
sirable sort today and although Liverpool
and Paris were lower and the Argentine
shipments double last weeks. wheat was
strong all the session. July sold at II Is
and 73, and closed at ~ "a bid. Kansas
did not show the rains reported so freely
yesterday forenoon and there came the
claim of chinch bugs. Conditions were
not any more favorable in the Northwest
Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs C Co..
members of the New York Exchange
The times., 1899-04-29

active stock, Mergenthaler sold on
Wednesday at 200, and was considered to
have made a very high record then by
many people. On Thursday it spurted to
20e. and was the talk OF the street. Yes
terday the stock was bid up from 206 to
215 before a share OF stock was offered.
and from this price went to 220. making
the total advance for two days of 20 points
Nearly three hundred shares changed
hands at prices between 213 and 22O the
bulk of the sales being offered at 2l3.
Capital Traction. which has been very
strong also for several days with Mer-
genthaler, yesterday met a heavy order
to sell around SO. and was forced down to
81 and a fraction, practically by the offer
ing of one broker. When he had finished
his liquidation, there was a sharp recovery
10 90 rs. The disposition in the street is
to believe that the stock Will go much
higher. The statement is attributed to
Mr. Stevens, OF the syndicate which has
been buying up all the local railroad and
light corporations, that he has no inten-
ton OF buying the Capital Traction. Less
than two months ago similar statement
was alleged to have been made by reep-
resentatiye of the syndicate regarding the
Metropolitan and Columbia Railways.
Nevertheless the latter railways are now
in the process of being absorbed by the
syndicate and will soon be a part OF its
great street railway system. 1t is thus
quite possible to doubt If the syndicate is
entirely frank in its protestations of in
nocence. AS matter of fact, many busi-
ness men thoroughly expect to see the
Capital Traction a part of the syndicate
properties in the near future.
The times., 1899-04-29
New York stock Market.

Corr,cted daily by ". B. Hibbs Co.,
members Of the New York Exchange,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-07-21
and honorable means to secure the
nomination. know there are many

and honorable means to secure the
nomination. Iknow there are many
candidates in the field, and hest
tated to enter the race, but now l am
IN to stay. My viewson matrimony
have often been expressed in your
hearing and need not be reported
here. II you decide to confer upon
me the honor | seek, please fix a
date Tor caucues with your mother.
| have no objections to her acting as
temporary chairman of the perma-
nent organization. Should the re-
suit of the caucus be satisfactory,
we can soon hold the primaries and
select the date and place of the con-
vention. | have never believed in
long campaigns, SO if you decide to
honor me, will ask you to make
the date as early as possible. De-
votedly yours.
The following telegram answered
it:
Caucus unnecessary. Nomina-
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fix date of ratification.
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r, OLD POINT COMFORT AND THE
sEAsHoRE, AUG. srH



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The round trip ate TO Old Point
Comfort Is only $1,000 and the
tickets are good until August Both,
with stop OVER privileges returning
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The trip surpasses any fered the
travelling public. Grand aud beauti
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the Capital. If desired.
Every attention and courtesy will
be extended to ladies without eecorts.
Choice Of routes returning. between
Richmond aud Clifton Forge. will be
given, enabling those who desire to
visit Lyncbburg, Natural Bridge and
other points of interest.
Sleeping car rates will be 81 90 for
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ng Railways.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-07-21
ANIMALS CAN COUNT.
culator Among Them, According
to an Old Observer.

An ornithologist, after many e:,peri-
ments on parrots, holds that they can
count up to four. A Russian physician,
DIR. Timof1eff, extended these expert
ments to birds, dogs, cats and horses.
He concludes that crows can count up
to ten, dogs to "a, cats only to six. but
horses carry off the palm as calculators.
In village of the government of Po-
kow, DR.. Timoheff studied horse be-
longing to peasant, and found that the
horse always stopped at the end of its
twentieth furrow. 1t did not stop when
tired, but only after every 20 burrows.
1t was so exact about this that its mas
ter reckoned the number of burrows
that he had made by the number of
times that the horse halted. The ami
NAL counted for the man. In another
village DIR. Timofeff saw a horse that
calculated the versts (Russian miles)
by the number of posts on the road, and
the time by the striking of the clock.
One day this physician was going to
Valdai, when at the twenty-second
verst one of the horses hitched to the
troika Ia three-horsed carriage) stop
ped suddenly. The driver got down
from his seat, gave some proven
der to the horse and drove on. The
horse had been trained by it's master
when very young to get food at every
25 versts. There can be no doubt that
the horse kept count by the posts along
the road. 1t had made a mistake this
time of three versts, but it was not it's
fault. Along the road there were three
other posts besides the telegraph posts
which looked very much like them.
Hence the error of three versts.
This same horse was accustomed to
get its food in a stable near which the
town clock rang at noon. DR.. Timofeff
himself saw the horse prick up its ears
and listen, but droop its head dissatis-
fed when less than ~ strokes sounded.
On the contrary, it manifested all kinds
of satisfaction when it heard the
twelfth stroke of the bell, neighing for
its provender.
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ale Loved Them And Paid Enor-
nous Prices For Them.

With the death OF Robert Bonner
there passed away the truest lover
of the trotting horse and the great
est promoter oftrotting horse breed
ing the world has ever known.
While Mr.. Bonner's name was not
frequently heard in connection with
turf matters during his declining
years, and he naturally lost much
of his enthusiasm for the trotter
just at the time when the trotting
horse industry was growing rapid
ay, he nevertheless in those early
days of racing invested such vast
sums in trotting horses for his own
stable that the total is sum far in
excess of that ever paid by any
other man for harness horses. Ii is
estimated that altogether Mr.. Bon
ner has paid at least $780, 600 for
race horses.
1t has beeu almost fifteen years
since Mr.. Bonner's great passion
for the trotting horses began to
wane, aud although Sunol, for whom
he paid 1000, and few other
good ones, have been added to his
list since that time, the majority of
his great purchases were made pre-
vious to 1885.
Many will find it interesting to
glance over the list of wonderful |
horses owned by this friend of the
trotter, and at the extravaganza
prices he paid for them. Accord
ingly a list of the most prominent
animals bought 10y Robt. Bonner is
here given below:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-07-21
whales Teeth as Currency.

Whales teeth form the coinage of the
Fiji islands. They are painted white
and red, the red teeth being worth
about 20 times as much as the white.
The native carries his wealth round his
neck, the red and white of his coinage
forming a brilliant contrast to his black
skin. A common and curious sight liz
the Fiji islands is a newly married wife
presenting her husband with dowry
of whales teeth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-07-21
A Candidate For MatrimOny.

A rising politician from Michigan
recently made application for the
hand of his sweetheartin the follow
ing novel manner:
"My dear Miss | hereby
announce myself as candidate for
your, hand, and shall use all fair
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-07-21
HAN FAT
A Sure Cure for the Bite of the
Kissing Bug.

As soon as possib e after having
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place large piece of ham fat ny NJ
the spot and let it remain there for
some time. The patient will expert
ence relief at once, but the ham fat
should not be taken off Just then, a.
the poison in the "kiss" must b.
drawn out. The fat accomplisbe- this
in abont half an hour.
A kind heart and a helping hand
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