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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

PRESS COMMENTS ON
JAMES. K. VARDkMAN.

1t has been TIE pleasure of this paper
to support the distinguished gentle.
mans candidacy since the inception of
the campaign, and it will be a hannv
moment to this writer when the cor.
vention declares him to be the partv's
nominee.
Judge Longino is the leading candi.
date tor governor at the present me.
ment' but he likes many votes of hav.
ing the number sufficient to nominate,
n there is no likelyhood of his going
into the convention with the required
number. This fact makes the chances
OF Vardaman assume a roseate hue and
seems to be the logical nominee in
the event Longino fails to secure the
on the first or second ballot
we make no hazardous prediction
when we assert it is oar belief that he
VIII be the nominee. Gulf Coast
Progress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

James G. Lyell, Of Copiab co,,,..
,,w,'norawn from the race "a
'ha'lrosd Commissioner. q
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

STlCN To Yardauan to the last.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

VARDAMAN should be Mississinni,s
next Governor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

occupies an envia bic position. IN.
counties that have instructed for hin
are the counties in which be has haer
heard. These without exception a..
him majoritiea
Whatever may be the outcome Of ~.
proceedings on the s3rd. Major vard..
man will come forth with ! brilliant
record, with the admiration and conf.
dence Of a steadily increasing host q
friends, and with the consciousness and
conviction that he has done bis full dutv
to his State. as to the National Govern.
ment, in the matter Of disinterest.d
service and u%nswerving allegiance. =
Clarksdale Challenge.
Benton county gives Major Vardsman
her instruction for Governor, 20 ALA
does Union and 10 also will Tinnah
should it chance that Judge Critz At
any time drops out of the c~ontest--
we hope he will not do-for Var.
canaan was closest Critz in this countv
Vardaman, Longino. South.
I'm Sentinel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

The canvass that Major yardamap
made, the strength that he has do.
veloped during two the months he has
oeen actively in the race for Governor
stamp him ms a a of unusual ona,;6.
catlons' a statesman OF rare ah;,;t,
lhat he should have on%tstripped three
OF ms competitors already, they having
nad several months advantage, and il
now gaining rapidly on the fourth l.
evidence that with an eorol
caance and a fair fight from the beain
n'ns. his nomination would have been
assured. Under existing conditions +.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18

1 III hdHaioous prediction
"hen we assert it is Our belief that he
VIII be the nominee. Gull Coast
Progress.
Maj. James X. Vardamad is loominc
up in the northern part of the state
Where he has has made a few speeches
wherever he has met and mingled with
lhe common people he has won their
friendship and admiration. 1t is onlv
the Pot'bunting politicians who ridicule
MS candidacy. He is getting there on
hisown merits and all he needs is time
ana opportunity to meet the people. He
Is now the second man in the race with
instructed votes and considering the
short time he had to canvass. he il do.
ing wonderfully we'll. We have No
to despair af his prospects of cleo.
tion.-Cotton Belt News.
Vardaman is the only candidate who
IAN beat LONGING. -Cotton Belt News. f,
THE race for governor promises to ]
rive the state convention a little more !
ronole than has been anticipated. It e
$ true that Longino is still in the lend =
'ut Vardaman is gaining strength dai. r
y and he is not going to be found an a
asy man to conquer. With n few moro y
Instructed votes he a prevent Lony;. n
nomination, and this done, victory ii
his. Herald. \
Tho c,o,.,,, 49,
The times., 1899-12-09

NEW YORK, Dec s.-Further aud ma
teriaI declines were scored in today's sock
market. the tendency Of which continued
10 be wholly dominated by apprehension
in regard TO the money market. Liquida-
tion BY commission houses was general
throughout the market and aggressive
operations for short account also marked
the trading On the other hand the room
traders appeared to be the chief buyers
Of stocks. their operations being presuma-
bly, based upon the theory that q rally in
The market IS overdue. Attention was nat
urally directed toward the showing hat
the banks are likely 20 make in their
weekly statement Of averages tomorrow,
and, from the preliminary estimates, It
appeared that a loss in actual cash Of ever
$4,000, 000 would be shown. On the other
hand, IL seems highly probable that to-
mOTroW's statement viii also show
heavy reduction in the loan account, as
there has been extensive commission house
liquidation this week. II today's estimates
Of the loss in actual cash proves 10 be
correct * VIII require a reduction of
$2e 00e o9G in loans for the banks to main
tain the position as regards surplus re-
serves. IN which they stood last week.
Private dispatches received in Wall Street
today from Washington reported that the
Secretary OF the Treasury had asserted his
intention OF issuing another bond call
should he consider such action warranted
BY the state OF the money market,
There was nothing of sufficient impor-
tsnce in tOday's stock dealings 10 over
shadow the influence OF the money market.
The Chicago and Northwestern Company
advanced the rate Of dividend on its COM
mon stock 10 8 per cent, as had been ex-
pected. but even this circumstance was
without particular effect. London's dealings
10 his market were in ;EiSing volume, and
littIe attention appeared TO be paid 10
them. The initial prices were materially
lower than last nights final figures and
The market continued unsettled throughout
The day. with only occasional and short
lived recoveries appearing. The most Sc
we're declines appeared in the Industrial
quarter, where the Tobacco stocks Sugar
Refining American Steel and Wire, Fed
eraI Steel. and Tennessee Coal and Iron
were the worst sufferers. Consolidated
Gas and local traction shares also broke
sharply. IN the standard railway issues
The declines were less severe, but in a
number OF Instances were jim excess Of ]
r.nF--
The times., 1899-12-09
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Leads in a General Advance
of Prices in Cereals

CHICAGO, Dec S.-Wheat had a further
advance of 1-2c today, due to steady Liver
pool, Continental cables and light North
western receipts. There was considerable
realizing on the advance, but the market
took it well. Primary receipts were SOC, 900
bushels less than last year. Argentine
shipments were liberal. Broomhall re-
ported crop prospects excellent and har-
vesting begun there Advices from other
sources, however, were that harvesting is
being delayed by rain. There was more
or less buying here on account of it.
Corn was up 3-S01-2c, December and
January making a better gain than the
May. There has evidently been some i'm
plovement in the shipping demand, be-
cause we get some all rail business and the
December buying has been by shippers and
elevator people. Liverpool was up 3-SQ
I'D. with spot the stronger. Corn sym
pathized with the wheat rally.
Oats sympathized with the other grains.
up barely 1-Sc. The export demand con
tinues poor and New England has not
been buying much of late. CleaTances all
last week were only 1876, 600 bushels. Re
ceipts were 1913 cars, with 200 for tomor-
row. CleaTances We're IS, 900 bushels.
Provisions were active and higher with
a large general trade and a good share
of the business was for outside account
indicating an awakening OF speculation in
this market. The closing was firm with
most Of the advance held. The cash trade
was fair
The times., 1899-12-09
DUN's WEEKLY STATEMENT.
Noteworthy Falling on In the Num-
her OF Business Failures.

Noteworthy Falling ON In the Num-
ber OF business Failures.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Dun's weekly re
view tomorrow will say:
Failures in five weeks, ended November
80, were SS6, and in the amount Of liabili-
ties $S,046,S48, against $12 691 ,094 in the
same weeks OF last year, S14 $50 1871 in 1891
and s17, ,16S0S6 in 1896. The table by
branches of business shows remarkable de-
crease, even comparing five weeks failures
with the regular compilation for four weeks
last year, and In previous years but the
figures including the same weeks each year
show decrease of 36.6 per cent, compared
with 1898, or 44.S per cent, compared with
1897 and Of 53.1 per cent compared with
1896 1t is further cause for congratula-
tion that the few large failures this year
are in FIVE weeks much smaller than in four
weeks of either previous year, and repre-
sent largely real estate and building opera
tions.
The approach OF new year usually
brings so much of hesitation in business
that the small shrinkage this year is sur
prising. Probably never before have the
productive forces of the country been 80
largely covered by contracts at this date.
ensuring employment and profit far into
the coming year. This results, not from
mere speculative excitement, but from ac-
tual demands for consumption running far
beyond the capacity for production and
pushing il to remarkable expansion.
Prices of pig iron are strongly main
tanned. though extraordinary efforts promise
increase OF over a quarter in producing
capacity within a year. because the entire
output Of most furnaces for the first and In
part for the last half Of next year has been
sold already
Hides are again stronger at Chicago,
although receipts OF cattle at the four chief
Western markets in eleven months have
been per cent larger than in the previous
year, as the demand for consumption iD
manufacture has evidently increased much
more. Leather holds strong, with de-
mand apparently exceeding the supply, and
while recent advances in prices Of boots
and shoes check new orders, the urgent de-
mands for deliveries ahead OF contracts in
dicate a consumption never before ap-
preached
Wool has advanced further with much
speculative buying, though most manufac-
tureTs have supplied wants for the present
and are less disposed to purchase at prices
now averaging hIgher than at any time
since June Is, 1891 Cotton is weakened
by accounts of large quantities held back,
and has declined an eighth, but reports are
sufficiently conflicting to make speculation
active, Notwithstanding the decrease Of
$50, 600 bales, or 29.4 per cent, in exports
for three months of the crop year.
Wheat has risen cents and corn frac-
tion, with decline in Western receipts OF
both. Atlantic exports OF wheat for the
week -four included, were only 3,359,677
bushels against 1896. 167 last year. and Pa
ciic exports 88G 172, against 556,523 last
year.
Failures for the week have been 221
in the United States, against 24S last year,
and 80 in Canada, against % last year"
The times., 1899-12-09
New York Cotton Market.
BRADsTREET's TRADE REVIEW.
Business Opens AuspiciousIy in the
Lnst Month OF the Year.


NEW YORK, Dec. s.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
THE last month Of the year has opened
auspiciously, finding trade and industry
generally well employed, demand treading
close upon and even passing supply,
labor troubles, averted in some instances
by widespread advances in wages, or small
importance. except IN one or two cities,
and with the general level of values OF
staples az the highest point reached for
eight years past. More seasOnable weather
conditions, not however, extending
throughout the entire country have i'm
proved the retail distribution Of goods at
many markets. Holiday demand has open
Cd well and collections from retail trades
therefore, show Improvement. The rise
Of staple values, a notable feature in the
month Of November, has apparently been
projected into the current month and some
lines. notably cereals and pork products
which failed TO share in the improvement
last month, have strengthened perceptibly
since December l.
The strength Of cereals, notably wheat
this week, is a reflection largely Of de-
creased receipts at the Northwest, but
Bradstreet's monthly statistics Of wheat
stocks, show nearer approach 10 normal
comparisons with one and two years ago
than has hitherto been possible. Increases
/ in November this year were not as large,
either in this country or abroad, as they
were one year ago, and to this extent the
outlook is less bearish, and owing TO the
smaller worlds production this year hopes
OF wel-maintained prices have not been
abandoned.
Textiles In November, as in October, led
| the upward movement OF prices, but as ten
out OF thirteen classes of products advance
ed, less irregularity in the general move
The times., 1899-12-09
THE RICHEST INDIAN.
He Enjoys "a $4,000 salary and Lives
Like a Gentleman.
From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.)

(From the ST. Louis Post Dispatch)
Oronhyatekha, doctor of medicine, is
the richest Indian on the American conti-
nent and Is without doubt the best edu-
Gated.
This remarkable Indian was born at
Brantford, Ontario in August, lS41. and his
success in life dates from the visit OF the
Prince of Wales to Canada IN 1860.
When the prince reached Brantford a
number Of Indians appeared before him in
aboriginal attire. Among them was Oron-
hyetkha, who by reason Of being the
brightest youth in the Indian district was
selected TO make the address 10 the prince
on behalf OF the young men of the country
Dressed after the Indian fashion, with
bead embroidered bucl5sFIn hunting shirt,
leggins. feathers, belt OF wampum, toma-
hawk, and a mantle Of fur, OrOnhytekha
presented an ideal picture Of brave at
tired for a ceremonial occasion. He looked
and so the prince remarked, like figure
from one OF Coopers novels
The Prince Of Wales Was so greatly i'm
pressed with the versatility Of the Indian
youth that he made him a member of his
establishment placing him in the care OF
Sir Henry Asland, reguiUs professor of
medicine at oxford. University. Under
these auspices Oronhyatekhy entered OK
ford, and later graduated IN medicine at
Toronto University.
In the practice OF his chosen profession
Oronhyatekha was fairly successful, but in
1881 he discovered a rapid road to fortune
in the reorganization OF The fraternal in
surauce society known as the Ancient Or
der of Foresters. When he set about the
work the society had not a dollar in its
treasury. 1t now has a reserve reaching
nearly to $3,500,000
AS the chief officer Of the society DR..
Oronhyatellha receives a salary Of so 600
a year He lives in the style of an English
country gentleman. He owns an island
and he has built a magnificent mansion.
The times., 1899-12-09

ment is noted than FOR some time past.
Cotton has lost some of the strength dis
played last week, swing chiefly to a por-
tion Of the speculative element becom
ing tired and selling freely on slightly in
creased receipts. Toward the close some
strength was noticeable on improved for
eign buying, and the net change for the
week is not serious
After year Of unprecedented activity,
and advancing prices, iron and steel are
quiet, with few significant changes,
because the season Of the year does
favor new work and partly also
owing to the fact that products are
very generally sold up to the middle of
next year. Prices show no marked change,
plates and sheets being relatively weakest
among finished products while bars are
strong
Business failures for the week number
220, as compared with III last week, 237
in this week a year ago. 292 in 1897, Ssl
in 1886, and 31S in 1896"
The times., 1899-12-09
ware & Le1and,s Letter.

Reported daily to Ferry & Wood, Brokers,
1899 Street; upstairs; phone l52jl
CHICAGO. Dec. S-Wheat at London IL
up; Paris wheat and flour Is higher; Ant
werp II higher Argentine shipments
s32 600; since January /, IS. GOO 600 bushels.
Harvest delayed by bad weather. Primary
receipts, $50 600; shipments 113 GOO. Re
ceipts at winter wheat points very light and
attracting attention. ST Louis stocks viii
decrease 150, 600 Clearsnces 7S 0G0. For
the week, clearances heavy, 5,193, 600
There are more bids at interior points for
shipping and milling account. In order to
obtain any good-sized quantities of wheat
it will be necessary TO bid very sharply for
it. There is 8 decided improvement in the
demand for -four.
While fluctuations have been confined
within narrow range, there were fair
sized buying orders in the hands Of commits
sion merchants, and the undertone Is a
strong one. The surroundings of wheat
at the present time are of bullish char
acter, and when the investment and specu-
lating public recognize the fact that this
cereal is intrinsicaIly about the lowest
commodity in sight il will not take long 10
start buying movement which will attract
general attention.
Weekly clearances OF corn, 3,815, 600.
While country offerings have increased a
little. this was lost sight of in the buliish
sentiment that has prevailed among local
operators, whose buying has been very
pronounced. The deferred futures closed
strong, and higher prices may be looked
for very shortly.
In provisions, hogs were strong. Ship
ments of lard, 1,616OO0; meats. ,865 600.
There was some selling by packers, also
realizing of profits by scalpers, but offer,
ings were well absorbed
The times., 1899-12-09
A CATTLE TRUST PROJECT.
Plans on Foot to Arrange "a MOnste
Combine OF HBnchers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 8.-George B.
Loving, promoter of the big Texas Cattle
Trust announced today that J. H. Stevens,
of Kansas City; Charles Goodnight, of the
Texas Panhandle, and j. W. Light, of
Chickasaw !. T.. have been appointed ap-
7raisers of the fifty ranches which have
agreed TO join the combination.
They will begin work at once" said
Mr. Loving tonight, and if they can agree
on values with the ranch owners the com
bination should be in good working order
early in the spring. If any ranch men re-
fuse to accept the appraisers valuations,
l think there Will be no trouble in getting
others 10 take their places.
This agreement on price is now all that
The combination scheme lacks Of realza-
ton. Kansas City will be the syndicate 3
headquarters"
The times., 1899-12-09
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-U. 5. 2's: $6O@10s "a; Metropoli-
tan r. r. SIS: $1,00Oql25; Washington
Loan and Trust: 20g163. lOG182; Column
bia Fire Insurance: I72Q13 IL; Capital
Traction: l0G92 IL. 40d92 IA Washing
ton Gas: 15G56 Ia; Chesapeake and Po-
tornac Telephone. 2663; Mergenthaler Lin
otype. 80G206, 10d206 IA, 10G206 3-S, 10
q 205 1-2. 300206 IS, 30d207 IA, 200
207 I-s. G0G207. 50a207 3-8, 1Oa2O7 u. so
a 2O7 5-s, I0d207 "a. 10a20s. I0a207 IS:
Lauston Monotype: l00G16 IA, 1156
162 1-2 American Graphophone: 1006
y SIS; Pneumatic Gun Carriage: I00a 24c.
After caIl-Capital Traction: 111Mg2 a.
The times., 1899-12-09

New York Central was strong all day, as
we're Central rights" The close was at
1$3 I-2. The Baltimore and Ohio securi-
ties were also fairly strong, the common
declining to "a "a only and closing at
30 IL, the same price as that OF Thurs
days close. Pennsylvania was the weak
est Of the securities Of the Eastern trunk
line trio that made such q fine spurt two
weeks ago II declined TO l33 1-2, and
closed At l33 3-4 There is much bullish
talk regarding New York Central in the
street
The times., 1899-12-09
A co1oRED CAMPAIGN CLUB.
The Organization to he known rs
the Brynn-McLean League.

4 number OF colored men have decided
to organize a campaign club to be known
as the Bryan and Mclean National League.
with headquarters at Washington, and
which will encourage the formation OF
auxiliary clubs throughout the country to
co-oDerate with Independent thinking col
ored people and TO bring about the iisin-
tegration of the colored vote.
This will bring forward a candidate for
election on the District delegation TO the
Democratic National Convention Of 1900
to represent It in that body. The work
of organization IS to commence at once
The times., 1899-12-09
BEARS IN FULL CONTROL
Stock Market 0VerShadOWed by
Excessive Ra eS for Money.

Liquidation by Commission Houses
the order Of the Day - Tobacco,
Sugar Refining, American steel
aud Wire, and Tennessee Conl and
Iron Lead the Decline In Prices.
The times., 1899-12-09

Other facts that DO not seem compatible
with pessimism over the railway situation
despite the attack of Sugar and Steel and
Wire by Mr.. Keene are the Increasing Of
the dividend rate on the common stocks
Of Northwest and Omaha. The directors
Of the Northwest yesterday declared Z
semi-annual dividend OF per cent on the
common stock. The rate for the past four
years has been 2 II per cent, though the
company has been earning more than
per cent annually and is now earning
about 10 per cent. The Omaha directors
declared dividend Of per cent on the
common stock, the rate last year having
been 4. IL was suggested yesterday that
these increased dividends should have a
good effect on the granger shares gen
orally, and there is reason to believe that
this viii be So The intrinsic cheapness of
ST. Paul and Rock Island around their low
prices OF yesterday cannot be questioned
and il viii be remembered by holders OF
these securities that advances in diyi-
dends 10 them are inevitable also. even il
the directors do at present seem disposed
10 MISREPRESENTATION. ST Paul is earn
ing u per cent on the common stock and
Rock Island in the neighborhood Of 8
per cent on its stock Rock Island yes
Jerday went as low as III 3-S and St Paul
as low as 122 Is. Both securities were
bought persistently at these levels. and a
fractional rally occurred before the close
il them.
The times., 1899-12-09
Hurty Genr Noises.

CFrom the New York Herald)
Some Of the city's noises in present stage
OF 'cvilization'' arc apparently unavoidable, but
surely The soul racking sounds made by wheels
Of all kinds for the mere lack OF little grease
could be prevented il the authorities took the
proper measures.
The times., 1899-12-09

The selling begun on Monday has con
tnued almost without interruption during
The entire week. Yesterday the breaks In
prices iu the Industrial securities were
heavy and important. and the railway list
did moi escape. The prices al the lowest
were an the way from two TO ten or more
points lower than they We're a week ago
u is not difficult 10 analyze the situation
now that IL has arrived though there were
few week ago that expected the break
Ine decision Of the Supreme Court in the
AddystCn case and the remarks Of the
President on the subject OF trusts. coming
together, have been utilized by the bears
90 frighten the holders OF the industrial
securities, and after heavy short selling
iOf DAY OF two there has come al last
en- immense amount Of liquidation The
tact lhat the banks viii undoubtedly be
oDAged 10 call loans during the remainder
Cf the year in order 10 secure money TO
make the dividend and interest disburse-
mentE. has added 10 the fright of the weak
holders Of securities. Tighter money ves-
terd6y seeming 70 confirm the idea that
the banks are in poor position and also
seeming 10 forecast poor statement for
today made the liquidation fercer than IT
any tine heretofore. There wac for an
hour 10 the afternoon a STEADY marketing
Of stocks at whatever they would bring ="
The holders OF large blocks Of securities
bought az much lower prices are not sell
tnE now. They are buying ia fact They
do not believe that the stock market is
10 20 10 pieces They ere not afraid that
IL VIII be necessary 20 close the doors Of
the Stock Exchange FOR q week Many Of
them are now making the observation that
Just such tremendous throwing ever OF
securities as occurred yesterday afternoon
usually comes Immediately before an up
turn - the market. The advice OF these
people now is % buy such stocks as the
grangers. the PacIfcs. and the Nanderbilts
81 present prices and & may be added
that Steel and Wire at 40. Federal Steel
al IS. Pacific Mail around a.. Rubber At
80. and Tennessee Coal and Iron and Col
orRd0 Fuel and Iron aJ yesterdays low
prices, VIII undoubtedly be considered rare
bargains before the end of the year II not
within a day or two. The prices made by
many securities yesterday are those re-
corded al The bottom OF previous breaks
this year. Who that understands the
present situation viii venture 20 say that
ii has anything in il 20 warrant a further
decliue2