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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23
THE ROAD AGITATION.

or not.
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THE ROAD AGITATION.
Unless we have some new Legislation
on the road question, the only chance we
see for Washington county to have good
roads is for private companies to build
tlrnpikes and collect toll. Under tho
present law the county cannot levy a
tax for road purposes of more than %
cents on the 800, 90. The present levy
is 10 cents and the money SO raised
must be spent on the roads in the dis
trict for which it is collected. This Just
about keeps the bridges in repair, buys
tools and pays the expense Of tho COM
missioners and overseers' The most
serious objection tothe direct tax meth
cd of building roads is that property in
incorporated towns does not pay the
tax and the towns are benefited as
much by good roads as the farmers.
Before a bond proposition can be sub.
mitted, the county must go to an ex-
pense of several thousand dollars in
surveying the roads and having an esti-
mate of cost made. The county court
is not willing to go to this expense un-
less it is assured that the people will
vote to issue bonds. There is no use
denying the fact that bonds would not
carry at this time. So far the people
can not agree upon what roads to i'm
prove. The proposition to build six
roads in different directions from
Jonesboro will be opposed by local in
terests and q similar proposition rela.
tive to Johnson City could not carry
Washington county is peculiarly stu.
ated. 1t has two prominent towns and,
unfortunately, has rival interests ant
it will be hard to get an agreement up
on any road proposition. We all wan
good roads and only differ as to wher,
they shall be built and how they shall
be paid for. 1t has been argued tina
Knox county has built certain road
under the present law by issuing bond
and did not survey all roads in th
county. This is n mistake. Kno
county simply purchased several pike
from private corporations, as otht
counties have done.
On account of the law and confic
ing interests it seem to us that the on
chance for Washington county is to el
courage individuals to organize a stoC
company and bnild a pike where the
= desire.
-, They would build through the be
paying section expecting to make mol
ey, and later on Washington count
might purchase the roads so built. TT
COMET has reason to believe that a con
pany will be organized soon for til
purpose and farmers will be permittC
! to subscribe for stock and pay in lab,
+ on the road.
q Pike roads so built are private pro.
O erty, built for profit and of course bui
: built they can get business. Those wi
, use them pay for the pleasure and II
one is taxed for q road that is of no d
, rect benefit to him. Later on if tn
county wants to buy such a road IL
people know just what they are doir
where the property is and it's condition
Why not encourage pike companies
What says our old friend, Judge Pa.
terson?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23
Read This Slowly and Think.

Does my life please God?
Am | studying my Bible daily?
Am | enjoying my Christian life?
Is there any one | can not forgive?
Have | eve won a soul to Christ?
How much time do l spend in prayer?
Am | trying to bring my friends to
Christ?
Have I aver had direct answer to
prayer?
Is there anything I can not give up
for Christ?
just where am | making my greatest
mistake?
How does my life look to those who
are not Christians?
How many things do / put before my
religious duties?
Have | ever tried giving one-tenth Of
my income to the Lord?
Is the world being made better or
worse by my living in it?
Am / doing anything that l would
condemn in others?- Presbyterian En-
deavor.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23

Travelling often takes the conceit ont
of a man, but coming home puts twice
as much of it in him again.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23

CHARLESTON, w, Va, Mar. ., 1898.
To WhOm ii may concern:
Utmost heartily recommend Fortuna
as Of great benefit in cases OF catarrh.
IT is especially beneficial wherever the
mucous membranes are affected. AS a
tonic it certainly has nc superior"
w. II. OHLEY, Ex-SCcretary of State.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23
The Legislature convened Tuesday

Some women sue for a kiss, others
sue after one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23

Please refer to the ahoyeR uesa nd Regulations il you ed disconnected by central opcra-
Mafeyourc complaints to the Managers, and no 1.-THE operators W will endeavor to please
you
r L. BRUNER, Manager, JH EPPs Manager
johnson City Tenn Joneshoro Tam
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Mar. ., 1a

Hon. W. II. UhIs ,cr l. 81" OF
West Virsini Who's a.. q o., q te1.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men ssrong, blood pure. s0e. 81. AL druggists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23

Respectfully,
S. A. BOWMAN
2. II. WoFFoRD
G. w. Sutton
W. 6. MATHEs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-02-23

or not.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-13
WANTED TO MARRY.
But Relatives Objected and Hubby
Is Huffy.
From The LdmbertOn Star.

Andrew Henning, who has been
making his home in Vail township,
anne to town last Monday afternoon
% consult with an Attorney, saying
that he thought this was a free
country.
From what we are able to learn
he above Young man and a young
adv by the name of Miss Eta
Belson. who resides about ID miles
lorth of town. had made arrange
nents to run away and get married,
50 accordingly Henning went near
the home of his girl last Saturday
and got the young lady and started
heller SHELTER for Redwood Falls
where they expected to get the
nuptial knot tied.
Shortly after the young couple
started. brothers of the girl dis
covered what was up and took after
the elopers and as the boys proved
to have the swiftest horses they
overlook the run Always some three
or four miles from where they
started. After giving the young
man trouncing and also treating
Che sister to some of the same kind
If medicine, the brothers took their
sister home with them.
Young Henning had packed the
clothing of his intended bride in
MS trunk and contends that he will
Keep them, and as love laughs al
ock-smiths, says that he will yet
have the young lady, in spite of the
Young men who treated him iii such
rough manner.
The young man is considerable
anraged over the affair claiming
hat the young woman is Of age ano
is nobody's business but thei'
>wn if they get tied ''for better OF
or worse
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-13
DID NOT REACH HOME.
Sheriff. pease and Chief of Police
Crooks Looking into the Case.
From the Morgan Messenger.

Sheriff Pease and Chief of Police
Crooks of Redwood Falls were in
town Sunday. They were on their
way home from New Ulm. where
they went the day previous looking
up the trail which certain parties
had taken while travelling to their
homes, one of them, Mont. Dollson,
by name, living in Mankato, and
the other, Renna Hiler, living in the
northeast corner Of Missouri. 1t
seems that on the I'd of November.
the two men named above. started
from Redwood Falls for their homes.
having with them three horses and
two wagons. The horses and wag-
ons belonged to the man whose
home is in Missouri. He had
worked on various railroad jobs
and it was while at work on one of
the roads that he lost horse, leav-
ing him with only three horses, he
having come into the country with
two teams.
1t seems that Hiler did not arrive
1T his home and his relatives. fear
ing that there might be some foul
play. wrote to Sheriff Pease last
NJ Of
inquiring into the matter. and at
Redwood Falls he found that they
eft that place on the date given
above, Nov. I'd. On Saturday Sher-
if PeaSe and Chief Crooks started
out and followed the trail of the two
men. From Redwood Falls they
found that they went to the Waba-
Sha Greek school house. There the
parties were seen by the school
children. On the evening of the
first day out of Redwood Falls they
stopped at the farm of David Sher-
man, about a mile over the line in
Brown county. Here Hitler spoke
considerable of meeting his wife
and children, whom be had not
seen since last spring. The other
nan, Dollson, did not say very
much. Hitler had with him about
500, which, he said, he had earned
Turing the summer.
From the farm of Mr.. Sherman to
New Ulm Messrs. Pease and Crooks
.ound only one or two parties who
lad seen the men, and these were
not able to state positively the day
5he parties were seen. At New
Ulm Sheriff Pease told the county
officials about the matter and left it
in their hands. On Sunday the two
officials returned to their homes in
Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Licenses to wed have been issued
o the following persons during the
past year:
Charles Terhell ...Stinna Brekke.
Iharles Christensen Julia Axland.
". J. Clara Rongstad.
August E. Kruger. Anna A. Lapchie
Walter A. Thompson Sarah Harw00d.
William Fixsen. Gertrude Geier.
'ic tor COyer. LENA Winter,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-13
GALES.

Miss Lizzie Carney recently visited
with A. w. Slower.
The voting people enjoyed party at
Fred. Slover's on the I'd.
A. w. Slower and family spent
Thanksgiving with Belview friends.
Miss Florence Moore left on Monday
for an extended visit with her sister at
Dover.
J. E. Leonard and family attended
the funeral of her sister at Hutchinson
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Croft returned
from visiting their son in New Avon
on Dec. LIST.
Virginia Harrington will give read.
ing in the N. E. church on Friday
evening, Dec. 18th.
F. N. Slower and family enjoyed
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Slover's par.
ents in Westline.
Miss Bertha Rosendahl had an in.
teresting Thanksgiving program by
her school in district 40.
Messrs. John Filkins, 8. E. Webe,
and families were with the family Of
Charles Filkins on the 3Oth.
The members of the Presbyterian
church, with few old neighbors, drove
in body to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
James Kennedy last Friday noon. A
genuine surprise party of 81 enjoyed
the picnic dinner. Rev. L. F. Badger
in behalf Of their friends, presented
them with two nice rocking chairs
Gimmestad 4 Lewis il the new firm
which will commence real estate bus
mess in Belview after Jan. LIST. Note
their advertisement on the second GOV
er page.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-13
Stupendous
Bargain Sensations
For Small Stipends.

During the purchased mammoth stock Of Goods
for the Fall Winter trade While
mony
ces left We And while
weather appear and the probably long
have concluded Christmas presents goods
patrons by giving them away first wholesale prices
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-13

A. J. Sundine .Helena Anderson.
William Engelrup.. EN-. Christensen.
John johnson. .........Julia Peterson.
Peter Johnson. Annie Peterson.
Edwin Carlson. Lily,M. Lilyquist.
Frank Guhlke. .........Julia Rose.
l.. D. Cooler. Rose!H osmer.
SmOOt ;. Farris. Minnie Lewis
Dick SathOf.. Marry Henning.
John Anderson. ~ Hattie F. Whittet
Jesse w. Marcyes Abbie Mcdonald.
Arthur E. Laidlaw Olive L. Tiffany.
Paul J. Berndt......... Mary Burglnger.
Herman Masche. Augusta Adele.
Arthur Weldon 5000 Maude L. Brown.
Ed ward Ellefsen.. Carrie Knutson.
Friedrich Schultz A Amelia FiXsen.
F. Roy Weaver. Cora F. Garner.
August Hagen. Zuehlsdorf.
Henry O. Garlock. Louie g. Evans.
Fred Trebesch Anna Schneider.
K. NarcO.. Davis.
John J. Nagel.. ..Sena Walter.
Oscar w. Berg. ........ Elizabeth KOsel.
Andrew Hanson. 49,. Mary G. Jensen.
Leonard j. Bennett. Fannie Baird.
| Charles Halgersen Lena Johnson.
j. Winegarden.. Matte Madden.
Herman Schultz......Id Lipkow.
William Keary....... Mary Brady.
Charles A. Ely Alice Laharty.
Jens Nelson. .Salina Vicarious.
Emil F. LentZ...... Maud Walters.
| August Theiring ...... Bertha E. Roberts
George LohrenZ. ......Nettie F. Davis.
Herman Shining -. Laura Wells.
John Schmidt. Maggie Swartz.
Ferd. J. Fenske .... Lizzie Frank.
John DeGroat. Ida Welch.
Sam. Jones'. Eastman.
Charles P. Cooper. Anna J. Brooks.
Wilhelm Hagen Annie Anderson.
| Bonnie Davis. Frances Barnard.
Otto A. Struebing. Johanna Schafer.
VIM. H. Smith. .... Florence Hanson.
Charles Burns. Lena Christensen
Gustav Kopischke. :. Martha Kempfort
Ronaldo Theiring. ELLA L. Laird.
D. A. Dennistoun.. Minnie NJ. Jensen
Rasmus ChristensonC Caroline Bake.
Fred Blume. Bertha KempfOrt.
Jas. p. Kragh.........Jessie Mckenzie.
Robert Rickell. Jr, Jessie E. Childs.
Bertel P. Hoffbeck Anna H. Johnson
Fred. NJ. Banker. gle DennistOun
Nels G. Englund. .. Mary Sheehan.
~ h orIn
Daniel F. DeGrOat. Anna Prisinger.
Albert E. Clark go. Matte Davis.
Robert J. Moorhead Millie NJ. Clark.
Viii lam Brunsell... Della Nelson.
VIM. f. Mowan. . Margaret Sisler.
Edward Riley........ Lena BOckes.
Peder s. .Ingeberg Sampson
Jacob P. Volk...... T. Schottenbauer.
Hugh Ruddy..........Julia Frederickson
Samuel Morrow Elizabeth O'Hara
VIM. Schwede. Minnie kOhlman
Francis J. Dilse Sarah Arnett.
Christ Shredder. Rose.
GOtlieb Nude ... Emma Hopp. /
Jaroslaw Kovanda.. Mary Mosnicka.
Nels Christensen 800 Matilda Larson.
| Karl Roster Amanda jacobson
Christ Christensen. =. Laura MikkelsOn.
Peter P. Nelson. ..... Carrie Jensen.
Andrew Anderson. Hattie Lillyquist.
Carl Munson. ..........Nettie Lillyquist.
A. J. w. Mason. Susie B. Segers.
Jerry A. Riordan .. BERTHA Pierce.
H. w. Shoemaker. .Tena Boehm.
George kettlewell.. B ertha Croft.
Thos. Troistad. ........ Mary Christensen
John Wilson, Amanda Sandine.
Harry o Beatty. Carrie Tompkins.
Hans Larson Agnes A. Larson.
John Jones. Jeanetta Crooks.
John w. SHINING Flora Meyer.
Walter l.. Peabody. Margaret Fagen.
w. B. Stevenson. 49,. Bertha Larwick.
W. A. Wilson. Hagan.
Chas G.. Carbon. Nellie Lillyqulst.
F. o. Chandler .......A f. Culbertson.
Oliver Gehrke ........ Minnie Raduenz
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-12-13

Mems and Boys Gaps.
25c gives you the price of 100 Caps.
4Oc gives you the price of IS Caps.
6Oc gives you the price of cap that
will protect you from the storms OF
winter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-04
Steamer.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Friday, February 8.
| Stmr Samoa, Jahnsen, "a hours from Eureka.
Stmr Willamette, Hansen, 50 hours from Sc
attic
York via Magdaena Bay, days
Stmr Orizaba, Hail. 70 hours from Newport
and way ports
stmr Geo Loonis, Badger, hours from
Haw stmr Aztec, Trask, 81 days from Hong
kong. via Yokohama, % days, via Honolulu,
9 days hours and As minutes.
Bark Undaunted Olsen, "a days from Sydney.
Schr Nettie Low. Low, hours from Point
CLEARED.
Friday, February 3.
stmr Pomona, Parsons, Eureka; Goodall,
stnr North Fork Bash. Eureka; Chas Mel
son.
stmr Charles Nelson. Anderson. Seattle;
T Kruse. .+
Ship Henry B Hyde, scribner. Hilo; D
Br ship Wallacetown. Motley, Portland;
schr Bessie E. Stevens. Havner. Manila;
Benjamin Havner
SAILED
Friday February s.
Stmr Ruth. Strand, Coos Bay.
Stmr Pomona, Parsons. Eureka.
Stmr Gypsy, Leland, Santa Cruz.
Stmr Coquille River, Thompson, Tillamook.
Stmr Navarro. Walvig, Caspar.
Stmr Grace Dollar Fosen, Grays Harbor
FIR bark Louis Pasteur, Tatteven, Queens
town.
schr Corinthian. Korth. Bowens Landing.
Schr Ocean Spray, Nyman, Iversens Landing.
Stmr Corona, Debney, San Diego.
Schr Reliance, Stenborn, -.
Schr La Chilena, Masten, Fort Ross.
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS, Feb g. 10 D m-weather
cloudy; wind NV velocity 20 miles
DOMESTIC PORTS
PORT TOWNSEND-saile Feb s-Br ship
King Edward for -; bktn Skagit from Port
Gamble for Honolulu; schr Corona from Port
Ludlow for Honolulu.
In Port-stmr Walla wara. from Victoria
Go Fra Cfe OtT- fror
Ludlow for Honolulu.
Arrived Feb S-Br ship King Edward. from
COOS BAY-Arrived Feb s-stmr Arcata.
hence Jan 81.
Francisco; stmr Empire for San Francisco.
EVERETT-Arrived Feb 3-Schr A NJ Baxter,
TACoMA~safed Feb 1-Br ship westgats
for South Africa.
Cleared Jan 8i-ship F Sargent for Homo
GREENWooD-Sailed Feb s-stmr whites
boro for San Francisco;
pinger hence Jan 90.
UsAL-Arrived Feb s-stmr sunol. hence
Feb 2.
ALBIoN-sailed Feb s-stmr Albion for -
PORT ANGELES-Passed out Feb s-ship
Edward OBrien from Nanaimo for Honolulu
for San Francisco.
ASToRIA-Sailed Feb 3-Br ship Queen
Elizabeth for Queenstown.
SOUTH BEND-Arrived Feb s-schr North
Bend. hence Jan %.
EUREkA I,- Feo SLStmr Aliance
Sailed Feb 3-Stmf Chilkat for San Fran
cisco.
Sailed Feb 3-Bktn Tam O'shanter for San
'1eiS FOREIGN PORTS.
ACAPULCO-SaiIed Feb 1-Stmr San Jose for
San Francisco.
MANILA-Sailed Feb 2-Stmr City OF Puebla
for San Francisco, via Nagasaki.
WELLINGTON, N Z-Sailed Feb 2-Br stmr
Miowera for Vancouver.
SYDNEY-Arrived prior Feb s-Italian bark
Marie, hence Dec 4 Br hk Rose from Van
couver.
EASTERN PORTS.
NEW YORK-Arrived Feb 2-Stmr Finance
from Colon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-04
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb s.-Apparently everything
was against the price of Wheat at the outset,
but the market, nevertheless started quite
firm. Argentine shipments were $4,000 bushels
Wheat during the week, against 10000 bushels
the week preceding, and Liverpool was Id
lower tor spot wheat and 74d lower for fu-
lures, while outside markets all showed con-
siderable weakness. Owing to the sharp de-
cline or the last few days prontaDle shortage
had been created which the more experienced
traders tried to secure under cover OF Inc
bearish news, enabling them 10 execute the
maneuver without attracting notice May
opened a shade higher at 739sg7SBc, ana as
some of the bulls VINO succeeded in getting out
near the top OF the recent advance were ready
TO try another investment May was BID up 10
FAC. The market kept up pretty well Tor an
hour and a nalI. AT END OF tnat time, buy
ers seemed nave enough, but there was still
wheat for sale. After dragging slowly Tor a
time between 733sQl35sc, the market began 10
131ec. until everybody seemed TO have wheat
for sale, SO from that point down to l3c very
little could be disposed of, and not until May
reached 729sc did the buying become urgent
enough to cause slight reaction. In the nnal
dealings shorts covered freely and May I'M
proved to 75q731sc, the closing price, net
loss of sc.
The weakness of Wheat extended to Corn and
caused good deal of liquidation. May left on
%c lower.
Oats followed Wheat and Corn. May de-
clned Nc
General outside liquidation through commits
sion houses weakened Provisions. good
break and this led to sharp declines throughout
the list. Pork lost 2214c; lard. 1Oql21zc, and
ribs, 712c.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-04
LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Louis Pasteur took for Cork
90, 1888 centas, valued at $50, 60o
The market continued weak and dull with a
further decline in futures
81 15q1 17h per ctl.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 o. clock-May-S0oO ctls
81 1917; 1000. 81 1875
Second Sesson-May-10,0 900 ctls 81 15A
Regular Morning Session-May-6000 ctls,
81 1876.
Afternoon Session May-2Ooo ctls, 81 151s;
$1,000. 81 15az; 26, 900, 81 1875.
fBARLEY-There is less weakness and the TOP
quotation was paid for choice bright Feed.
Feed, 81 25Q1 2S%; Brewing. nominal.
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 o clock-No sales,
Second Session-No sales
Regular Morning Session-No sales.
Afternoon Session-No sales.
OATS-The market was quiet at unchanged
prices
Fancy Feed. 81 35@1 S7h per ctl: good to
choice. 81 271s91 321z; common. 81 25; Surprise,
81 421191 30; Gray, 81 27kQ1 321a; Milling 81 321i
Obs per ctl; Red. 81 55@1 65; Black, 81 60d
175
CoRN-ouotations remain unchanged. with a
lifeless market.
Small round Yellow. 81 ID; Eastern large yell
low, 81 071z@1 10; White, 81 10; mixed 81 071sQ
/ 10 per ctl; California White. 81 12h.
RYE-S1 15@1 171a per ctl.
JCKWHEAT-Nominal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-04
STEAMERS no ARRIVE

Lieutenant. u s 4
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-04
BRADsTREETs FINANCIAL REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Bradstreet's Financial
Review tomorrow will say: Although the
stock market has been active the volume of
transactions has fallen from the high records
established in the preceding week. AS the
close of a month attended by a phenomenal
amount of trading and public participation
naturally resulted in a large increase of the
detail work. which was already almost over
taxing the facilities of the average brokerage
establishment, the change was not unwel-
come one. In fact, it was suggested that, in
view of the facts, the larger interests con-
nected with the market here concluded to give
Wall street badly needed respite. At the
same time, after such a remarkable exhibit
ton of strength and speculative excitement as
the preceding week has afforded, a reaction
was considered due by many experienced OBJ
traders have shown a disposition to take the
bear side at least temporarily. 1t cannot be
said that the course of the market has cor
responded with such expectations. 1t has been
strong in tone. there have been no marked de-
clines, concessions in prices developed buying
support and heavy sales by London produced
little impression.
were sharpest and traders seemed to be sue
cessfully raiding the market, the end of the
day brought with 1t renewed buying support
and a sharp recovery of the losses Yet it has
also been evident that the eager public pur-
hausted. The fresh buying orders that come
into the market are largely limited to figures
under current quotations and on the other
been one of the most prominent factors in the
weeks speculation. In fact conservative
houses have generally advised such action, and
the public has not been slow to follow it. This
checked the general advancing tendency and
caused irregular declines in many of the stand
ard stocks and those which led last week S
rise, On the other hand bullsh activity has
been mainly turned to specialties and securi-
ties manipulated by the many bull pools
which are usually organized when the market
is in its present condition. AS already stated
the larger interests have not been aggressively
active, whether for the reason suggested in
the opening sentences OF because they were
fn- 10 or In Op1a
Instances support extended from such
sources when the realizing sales or the pressure
of short selling by traders seemed likely to
cause declines which might be serious. There
were no declines of striking Importance and the
rlmors of the week. while mainly of a favor
able character, produced no such general effect
as the talk of new Vanderbilt consolidation
deal, which of the chief factors in
last weeks exceptional bull market. Strength
and weakness were irregularly displayed this
week and while the former has predominated
the opinion seemed to gain ground, particularly
in Wal-street professional circles, that the
bull speculation eliminated, at least tempo
rarily in the wonderful activity of January
% and the succeeding DAYS.