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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06
GENERAL MARKETS.


NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, September 5.-Flour-Qulet
| and weak at a &C. decline.
Rye FlOur-Firm.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady: No. 2. western G2i-c.
Barley-Firm.
Barley AIalt-Cuiet.
Wheat--Spot easy; No. ? red, 74}sc. Op-
| lions opened steadier al sc. advance
on firm cables. There was a sharp d.
| cline. under weak Northwest market ad-
vices, liquidation, heavy spring wheat re-
| eeipts and an increase in the Vlsibics,
| but there were rallies on covering; May
closed at roc: September closed az Use;
| December closed at 1oAc. o,..
Corn-Spot steady; No. . $3.50. OPP
lions opened steady, with wheat, nut de-
clined later, on more IayoraDie "e1bln nT
ON covering. and closed firm at sc. dd-
vance: MAY closed at 353sc.i september
closed at 357sc; December jose. 49,,
Oats-Spot quiet; No. 2 Zoe. Optlohs
Beef-Quiet.
Cut Meats-Steady.
Lard-Firm. Refined steady.
POrk-Steady ,.,,
T2lc; State dairy. lo0lSc., ,..,....t.
Eges-Firm: State and PennsyiVahN,
fSbc.: western unchanged at market d.
12Ill6c. q, --e,e,.
southern sweets, NuSl@. s,>,s, n
Cabbase-Easy; Long Island $29SJlO
per 100. -, ri,,ar,ool oeuc
Coffee-Options opened at uncnunsea
prices to a decline Of points. Irdaihs
vas fairly active with the market leSef
steadier. on local demand. Supssqg1,hl-
ly there was a reaction, under llqulualiOu
nIyrompted by heavy receipts and unfavor-
sble dne cables Close quiet and un-
| CHANGED TO points lower. sales, ~, 80
| haas including october, $40; November
| 81 "a. December siG0uMt1; March, W.,
May $40. Spot RIO duii S 3n6hi nonI az
| Mid quiet and barely steady; CorooFd'
'4 s@gsaTT&Raw steady. Refined quiet but
s'saoST THE DRY-GooDs MARKET.
NEW YORK. September prints
quiet Staples in good demand; Glns-
Rms firm. Print-clOths quiet Tor both
TSg,liar and odds, but firm. COTTON Yarns
In good demand and prices ADVANCING
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. September 5.-Blour-
Quiet and unchanged. quo
Wheat-Dul; gPot qnd the month egs Xxx
694c.; october, hFil'4c, .''-s
Realistically: mixed spot, S54 aofc.,
The month. 36lsd3G3ic.; October, 3on5ol4c. I;
November or December. new or DID, S5A
q83hc.; January; 8sgsstse.
BVe-etrong and higher No. 2. near by,
| 58c -. s....,.,,, .,.-,, -
cry. 2lG22c ,.,,o,,,
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
| CHICAGO, September 6.-Weakness "
| ,ba Northwest and heavy receipts az all
p Ins sOr we're S%' mainly resbonslble for de-
| Zines Of ikQA IN deferred futures in
wheat to-day September was IN good
! demand. Hot, dry weather caused an az, ao-
vance Of k@A in corn. oats closeu un-
| changed 20 nc. higher <-,,..
The leading futures hanged as iolio"s'
opening Highest. Lowest. CLOSING
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augusta 'hronlCle)
Rev. William Kimhrough Pendleton, d.
D.. LII. d., died Saturday at Bethany. W.
Va. where for many years he has been
the honOred president OF Bethany College,
which was founded by Alexander Camp
bell. the first and one Of the best known
educational institutions of the Christian
Church. Mr.. Pend etOn was born I'm YAM
ceyville Louisa county, Va. In 1916. and
was related both 10 W. l.. Yancey and W..
II. Crawford. d Georgia. lie was The son
Of Colonel Edmund Pendleton. and after
graduating from the University IF Vir-
ginia. went 20 Bethany College as Pro-
fessor Of Chemistry and Sciences. After
filling the post Of professor for twenty
years he was elected president Of the col
lege. which position he filled with great
ability and acceptabiity for twenty-five
years. When with advancing age his
health began TO fail. he surrendered the
active presidency of the college and went
u Eustis Fla, where he has lived for
several years past, amid the orange
groves and lakes of that state. but was
continued as president emeritus Of Beth
any's faculty. Several weeks ago re went
from Florida 10 Virginia on visit TO
relatives
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RACES AT sHEEPsHEAD.
Flight stakes "a Procession-NOn
Easily by Ben DOrnn.


NEW YORK, September 5.-Thero was
only one stake race on the card al Sleeps
bead to-day-the Flight. AT seven furlongs
for adj ages-and IL resulted I'm little more
Than "a procession as Ben DOran, the
Gibson favorite. spread-easled his Held
ell won as ne pleased. summary;
tNtt race-tuturity coufse-ktWln q 20
u a.n Jean az TO / and 10 u second
hnst Baunerct 40 10 y third. Time
second race-one mile--Arbaces q 10 y
won. General Mart Gary q 10 ana 20 y
t,lnd. Mai % 20 p third Time. az 5-0.
h.fd r9ce-cne mile ana three-six-
Mcleod o. Dare @ 10 and 10 ID second
ne DtNli ~ Go ID third Time, 2.cj.
fouflA faee-fhgnt Stakes. seven fur
-. sa ION Doran 90 90 10 won, Sanders
" 70 D. ana z To % second. and McMeekin
~ 90 - third. Time. l.g6 as.
Fifth race-Hurdle Handicap. one and
imeo-quartor mles-Ben Eder @ 10 iOJ
Won. Hardice % 10 7 and to ID second.
Morton % To- ID third, Time. 3.28
sixth race-siN and a half furlonqs-
Ponce O5 10 ID won. Mehanus q To- ? and
eFeW second. Skyscraper q TO j. third.
Time. l:202-S.
HARNESS RACING.
NEW YORK. September 5.-FollovyinR
're the results Of tO-days Grand Circuit
races.
z10 class pacing-purse @2o0o-Royal
Rose won. Fairview second, Nichol h.
l.rl. Time 2WM. 2:06@.
Speedway Cup race. for omatcufs-Mc-
MILAN won. Newcastle second Angus
ih',d Time 2.2s.s 2:2O 2'2OiE. Newcastle
'oh ne second neat. 49,
z1G-class trOtting purse 1.0co-Surpal
Won Precision second, Niggoo Jack third.
Time. 3l0k. 10
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THE TOWN or SALEM.
Mr.. Ryan WEEDS Miss Baird-Poiiti'
caI mud Personal.

SALEM VA. September S.-tspeeial) >
The old order OF Dunkards closed their
meeting Sunday night al Green-Rid<s
church Delegates from many states 10
the Union were present
Nh Charles J. Ryan and Miss Maggie
narsonaqe Yesterday evening. The couple
are both from Vinton Rev. W. H. III.
Joyce. OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
oiiiciated. -.
The primary, or county mass-meeilns'
Ulu be held on Monday, September iSth,
10 appoint delegates 20 the convention
which meets November 20. This con-
vention will nominate candidates Tor this
district. which ~ composed or the cogh..
ties Gf CRAIG. Roanoke, Montgomery, and
Roanoke city.
II rs said that Mr. q. l.. stearns, who
IA n TYLER man. viii run az candidats
for the state Senate. in opposition 20 Mr.
Edward Lyle, Of Roanoke city.
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LYvoHBuRG TOBACCO MARKET.

lYNCHBURG. september b.-SpecIlI)-
oial. l--Quotations.
Dark Grades Of Tobacco-Lugs: Com
roon dark fuss, sl.5oGs2.50. Good dark lugs
81 s5aS8.5o; fine dark lugs Si45.
dunn dark leaf. s. 25QsS: good dark leaf.
9GsS; fine dark leaf, S9asl2; good black
wrappers. sl0qsii; fine black Wrappers
fright Tobacco-Leaf: Common monde
script. s20qA common bright, oroN " y y.
hles. SqS4 medium bright Tugs @gse;
good bright Tugs. NGS9; fine bright Jugs
S95CGSlO. 800. .,,,,,,,
Leaf: Common cutting, SaS; medi a.ln
cutting. s7JOaS9: good cutting. .SfSg' n n6NS
cutting SliQN250; fancy cutting Sf'oO8
$40. .oa
Leaf: Common cutting wrappers, -, SssH
si2: medium cutting Wrappers, $lLgelp'
fine cutting wrappers, sl59|O; gooo ma
hOgarv 80 500S30
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tho war. The constant tendency to de-
crease. however, Is due, according TO the
tobacco merchants, TO increased taxes
hama cigars. The principal way TO aid the
tobacco industry. II Ia argued. is TO inn
prove the roads IN Piuar del Rio, where
the cost OF transportation Is very great.
This would enable island products to
come 90 the Habana market In competi
ton with products Of the United States.
such as corn. whereas Il Is now impossi-
bic 10 compete on account OF the great
cost Of transportation over bad roads.
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zszR ~ ~. 3 Q2gZ4szSzgS1~
CINCINNATI WINS TWICE.
Her Victories Due to Hard and
Timely Hitting-Other Ball Games.

Her Victories Due to Hard and
Timely Hitting-Other Bali Games.
CINCINNATI. o.. September 1.-THE
Reds bit Bates hard in the first game and
made their hits at the right time in the
second Tucker and Bates were given
th. usual notice of release to-day. At
tendance. 123l. Scores:
CINCINNATI. 70; CLEVELAND. 8.
Cincinnati -. ...2O15O524'-is = i
Cleveland GO. .....00OO OO3OO-3
Batteries: Phillips and Woods; Bates
aai Duncan.
rrr7cs Messrs. Mansssau and Con-
rv Time. hours.
CINCINNATI. 8; CLEVELAND. T.
cS-rr5a ... ...o1oo34o1-ts5' 2. 4 4
Cleveland .... 30 2101C 102-7 u 3
Batteries. Frisk and PETIT; Collihower
Tmg.res. Messrs. Nianassau and Con-
molly. Time. hours.
STpERBAS. Is; NEW YORK. 8.
PROOKLYN. September 5-The Brook
Irrs landed on Carrick to-day Tor seven
Teen hits including two triples. Attend
arce $3.50. Score: X II. T..
Sew York ............9 2g0 80
brooklyn ..... .......0 3 o 81 lis " !
Batteries. Carrick and Doyle Dunn
rur'ros. Ncssrs. Emslie and Dwyer.
lu. s hour and IS minutes.
BALTIMORE. s; BOSTON. T.
BOSTON. September 5-MCGinity's
c.-r.s were too much for Boston to-day.
VlIa Nichols was batted hard and Of
tar Attendance. 800. Score. r II. Z.
T--..r 1910 OOO12O-4 s.
1-ir~ors ....01OO I4OO2-S 16 4
Batteries: Nichols and Bercen; Nc
Grify ard Robinson.
turires. MesSrs snyder ana McGdtT.
Time j our and % minutes.
QUARERs. Is: WASHINGTON, 10.
PHILADELPHIA. PA. September g.
Jack F.feld. recently released by Phila-
C.Inhi1 was signed by Manager Irwin
to-day. and requested that he DE allowed
t1 pitch against his former comrades.
Oh. made "A pretty mess OF II, being
rounded for twenty-One hits and passing
s.o Ii' w. r. H. Z.
,t sgI,5 -. ..OOO4O23O1-iO Is s
Batteries: Fifeld Roach. and hlttridse'
uonahl. nd Mcfarland. -.
r-rrufrcs. Afessrs. SwaTtwOOd and Hunt.
Time 2 hours and 90 minutes.
ORPHANS. 10; PITTSBURG. z
CHICAGO. ILL. September 5.-The Or
rr.r- had considerably the best or
su--.ng match TODAY. The heldlns WIS
diam. Attendance. 600. Score: X. H. H..
chicago ...... 80 % 0 Is IS
p.tt.f-irg ..O1OO33 O0O-7 Is 3
batteries. Donahue and callahan;
Sparks and Schriver.
r--npiras: Messrs. O'Day and McDon-
aI Time 2 hours and II minutes.
pERFECTOs. 4; LOUISVILLE, a.
ST.. LOUIS. MO. September 5.-Louis-
vile made rally in the NINTH and came
near winning the game.
Score. r. II T.,
81 I.oris .........0O1O001 2O-4 .
Iari-.Iu. -. 100000 g. 4 y 8
Batteries. Cuppy and Schreck; Cunning
i.m and thinner.
Tmu'Its. N.ssrs. Latham and Carney.
Game called ON account of darkness.
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ed), compromise verdict was reached
by which the accused Is TO pay fine OF
SIS.
Mr.. Edward Brown. late OF the faculty
OF the Smithdeal Business College. 0t
Richmond. is I'm this city. From here he
will 20 TO Loudoun county, where be has
been appointed principal OF high school.
Mrs. W. h. Edwards left this afternoon
for Prince Edward county. where her
children are spending the summer.
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Louisa Personals.

BELFAST, LOUISA. September o.
(Special.)-A party. consisting OF Mrs.
Mary L. Hill her children. Mr.. G. j..
WiTis's family. DR.. william d. Willis and
sister. Miss Kate Willis, and Mrs. Grant,
have Just returned to their home. In Rich
mond. after a very pleasant visit 10
Louisa. Their departure Is much regret
ted by many friends made during their
ctaV
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Richmond. Va, September ), 4

Richmond. Va, September ), 1893.
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry, 81 10
ne: No. 2 red. 72c.; bag lots, So 10 7c.
Corn-White Virginia dag LOTS, lie; No.
2 white. A. to 40 lie; No. white, 80 70
80 l-2c.: No. mixed, $50; No. mixed,
81 lie. Oats-NO. mixed, 25c.; No. mix
cd. "A TO q I-2c.; winter seed oats, IS TO
sc Rye, IS 10 Gle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06
HOW TEE CLUBS STAND.
GAMES TO-DAY.

BROOKLYN at New York.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Pittsbprg at Chicago.
Louisville at 81. Louis.
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n.yvuLr TOBACCO MARKET.

DANVILLE, September Especial =
Quotations: wrappers Fancy, s504SS;
good. 10000 medium, Sl2qSl6; common,
SsQSi2 Fillers-Fine. sSUsll; good 500
GOOD Nf5sS. common. Sass Smokers
Fine N5Cas9: good, s6.5Oas75O; common
siaSs.5O Nondescripts-Good, AaSo.oO;
common. slN&.
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sUFFOLK pEANUr NItRIIET.

SUFFOLK. VA, September 5.-(speclaD
Fancy hand-picked, NC; Jumbo do. 5lac.;
extra hand-plcked, 4Hc.i extra large Vir-
ginia. shelled, &C.; No | do, &C.; NO 2
axe; farmers stock, Shgic.; Spanish
sos per bushel.
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pErERsnrnG TOBACCO MARKET

PETERSBURG. VA, September o.
fSpecal)-The market Is practcaIly
closed until the new crop begins TO come
in. Sales not sufficient 10 base quota
tiOns on.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06

NORFOLK. September 5.--(speoial)-
Farmers stock, fancy, lac; strictly
prime, 3Ac.; prime, 5-Sc.; common
f-l6ofs l-2o.: Spanish, slgsl0j. Market
firm; all stocks short
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06

PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. SEPT. 5.
By telegraph
ARRIVED.
Steamer Aragon. Providence.
Barge Fawn, Froysdence.
SAILED.
Steamer winfield, La9 PAlmas.
Sfeamsr Ainsdaie, kOucn,
steamer Oriel, Rotterdam.
Schooner Clara T.. Randall, Portland
PORT OF BERMUDA HUNDRED, VA.
SEPTEMBER S. 1879.
(Dy telegraph
ARRIVED.
william Lee Hall, Gates, 10 load hum
Der. -,
PORT OF WEST POINT SEPT. &. ls,A
(By telegraDh)
ARRIVED
Steamship Baltimore, Murphy, Baiti.
more. messengers and gensraI cargo.
steamship Accomack fhompson, Nor.
folk: passengers and general cargo.
stsamahip Elm City. Haynes Aattaponl
river landings; Passengers and general
cargo.
SAILED. 4
steamship Baltimore Murphy. Bait.
more. passengers and general cargo.
steamship Aceomack Thomps0n, Nor,
folk: passengers and general cargo.
steamship Elan City Haynes. Msttap0nI
river lanslngs; oasssnxers and general
Cargo
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06
RICHARD c. GREGORY DEAD.
Was n Prominent Citizen OF Chase
CITY.

CHASE CITY. VA. September 5.--(Spe-
cial)-AIr. Richard G. Gregory, after an
Illness Of several weeks. died here yester-
day. He was about ~ years old, promi-
nent citizen. and was engaged in the leaf
tobacco business His interment took
place at Woodland Cemetery to-day with
Masonic ceremonies. WOrshipful Edward
B. GOode and Rev. Sterling Gum Off
ciated. Mr. Gregory leaves a widow and
three young children. He was a dsvout
member of the Methodist Church.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06

Cash quotations were as follows; Flour
STEADY. No 3 spring wheat. SsAestsc.: No.
red. 72a. No. corn &c. No. oats,
2IAaa4e.; No. 2 white. zsH2ie. NO; .
: harley. 5,49gsoe. No. | fiaxssed. u.isH.
Mess pork, per barrel. SLkaE %. Lard.
ner 100 pounds, Ss.l2. Hhovt-yib sides
nocse1. siscqs5.G. prS-ssited shoulders
noxedD, 5ya@tsc. short clear sides box
eal, i5.lsaS660. Whls.ey, distillsrs' tn
loaf unchanged Clover prime NgTA
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL September a. +. NJ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06

HABANA. September b.-PTominent to-
Daeco merchants here say .Ls spo@mous
decrease 81 100000 IN The tpbs0y... oasplis
" Cuba Tor 1875 was due principally 10
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

PETERSBURG. VA, September o.
Special Virginia peanuts quiet az A.
for fancy lots; Spanish firm at $40 PEI
bushcl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06
THE QUARANTINE RAISED.
National Soldiers Home at Hampton
VIII BE Released To-Horrow.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, September s.,
Special )-GoyernOr J.. T. Woodlin 81
the National Soldiers Home, was to-day
instructed by Surgeon-General Wymaa
to raise the quarantine against the place
which was recently infected with yellow.
fever on Thursday. No persons VIII be
permitted 10 visit the home for the next
three weeks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.
EMIT SECURITIES.

Richmond. Va. September 5. 1899.
Sales: Virginia-Car6lina Chemical. com
mon, 10 shares at 72ls.
IO,r,-o,r,rur,-o, GEgTrpTTTEc
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,raconebr SCOUT. for Lawton.

MANILA. September $50 p. M.-Lieu
tenant Batson, Of the Fourth Cavalry,
has organized a band of 100 Macabeoe
scouts. who VIII operate under the d-
rectiOn Of MaiOr-GeneTal Lawton. All
Of them were Spanish volunteers. They
will b. uniformed and will be armed with
Krag-Jorgensen rifles. The Macabebes
viii have a flag-raising and barbecue on
Friday next
BEST on the market for coughs ana
colds and all bronchial troubles; for Group
Il has no equal" writes Henry r. Whit
ford South Canaan. Conn, of one Minute
Cough Cure. Bodeker Bros, T. a. Miller.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06

All wool and four feet wide.
bound to have a good run, and
they give so much style to your
legs that you will hardly recog-
nize them.
There is real ART in the cut
Of these Trousers-real profit
- vorr in Tho nrico.
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EXPREss COMPANIEs.
MISCELLANEOUS.

American ............. '''......i....... 10
United states ...........s .ss...s......s N
XVetfs TNarpo ....... ................ -
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IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE STAN
DARD YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS.
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NOT ENCOURAGING.
Arctic Whaling Season Is Complete
Failure.

Port Townsend. Wash, Aug 13.-Ad-
vices from the Arctic whaling fleet
brought here to-day by the schooner
]. NJ. Coleman, 27 days from Port car
ence, are not encouraging. The season,
it is stated, has been a complete TALL
ure The captains of the whalers Jean
cite, Karluk and Alexander report 1t
the worst during the past 20 years.
The jeanette succeeded in catching one
whale, while the Karluk and Alexander
failed to capture any, and are devoting
their attention to trading. Other whal-
ers spoken to early in the season report
no success whatever. The Coleman
brought several tons of whalebone and
furs from Port Clarence, which will be
shipped from here to San Francisco.
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His Opportunity.

From Town Topics.
Helm thinking of proposing to you.
She-I hope you will postpone 1t
while.
He-Why?
She-I don't know you we'll enough
yet to refuse you.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14
Cost of Launching.

The cost of launching a battleship runs
away with something like $4,000. The
great leviathan requires some five tons of
ta!low and more than ton of oil and soft
soap to persuade her to leave her cradle
and glide peacefully into the water.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14

recently cabled him an offer for next
season, but he was obliged to refuse it
on account of his contract with the
Broadhurst Brothers.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14

Maclyn Arbuckle, formerly with the
Frawley company, and the best actor
that ever played in that organization,
is at present in London. May Irwin
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14

Miss Dorothy Mo.ton is in London
under the especial chaperonage of
Yours Merrily" John Rogers, and is
looking for a new opera to bring to
America, but before she will purchase
the work she must sing the part in Lon
don to assure herself that the opera is
really of commercial value. Now that
is really clever of Miss Morton. She
not only Is astute, but has good ad-
Visers. 1t is rumored that there is an
elderly angel of Southern extraction
who hovers about the prima donna. If
this be true. the angel has common
sense as well as wings
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Corrs spondents J. e. Boyd s Co.. 6. A. Nc
Nhorter, OMAHA; Darlington, Hannah
* On ChiEauO
FELLOWS COMMISSION go.

II W. Granite ST, Butte, Mont. Telephone 523
Wheat opened easier at sc decline. Higher
Liverpool cables. together with good cash de-
man. and covering By bears. Market turned
strong, advanced and closed at nearly the top.
The best spring wheat authorities are reporting
Disappointing threShing news, Wheat has de-
clincd long enough to have 4 recovery. The fact
fhat the market i a short one ought to help this
along Cash demand Is the best bull help just
now in corr. We have of late considereI tho
crop futures low enough, and dom
change our opinion. The new crop is not yet out
of danger Of frost
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-07
DETAILS OF THE SESSION.
Senator's Influenced by the News from
Maniln-Amendment Defeated.

Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The treaty of
peace negotiated between the commission
ers OF the United States and Spain. at
Paris, was to-day ratified by the United
States Senate, the vote being 81 yeas to 27
nays, or one vote more than the two-thirds
majority necessary to secure senatorial
concurrence in treaty document The vote
was taken in executive session, and until
the injunction Of secrecy was removed. the
result was supposed to be private. but the
Vice President had no more than announced
the figures before senator's rushed out of
every door leading from the Senate cham
Der declaring that the treaty had been rati-
fed. Some made the mistake of stating that
there were three votes to spare. There was.
in fact, only one vote more than was neces-
sary-the ballot resulting 81 yeas to q navs.
No vote has been taken in the Senate
since that on the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law that has been
followed with as close interest as was the
vote of to-day. This anxiety was due not
only TO the magnitude of the question at is
sue. but to the uncertainty which attended
the matter up to the last moment Many of
the vast throng which was turned from the
galleries after the doors were closed in re-
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