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WHEELER on THE PHILIPPINES.
Time Has Passed for Discussing
What 10 DO with Them.


HUNTSVILLE. ALA. November 23.-In
a letter from Santa Rita. Luzon. 10 an
admirer i'm this city. General Joseph
Wheeler discusses conditions in the is-
lands. IT, advocates their annexation.
General Wheeler writes:
"The time has passed for The people Of
the Tuitoc states to discuss the question
cf what is % Doe done with the Philip
pines While we have not advanced far
into tho country yct The territory con-
trollcd by the United states contains
more than % million people. We have
given The people to under tand that we
are here To- remain and very many of
them have committed themselves TO us.
If we were to abandon the country, thcs"
people who desire American protection
would Doe subjected On rN KINDS of re-
prieal-. their property would Doe conhs-
Gated. and many OF thcm would Joe killed.
For us to go 0u aud conquer the country,
and then withdraw our army and aban-
don the country would mako matters
worse than 90 leave TT now. We would
have induced more people 10 adhere TO
Us. and. therefore would leave more 10
become the victims of revenge
"Thero is another view
APPEAL TO POCKET
owe 1rore out che Spani1rds who had
been tine gov mins power nearly +VV
years. FOR DOL. to withdraw would l''Ne
"a condition OF anarchy ANA foreigners
Who own PROPERTY iu the country would
lave certainly strong moral CAIN
AGAINST the Uuited States for their losses.
IL think the people generally want
rr.cc of course Aeu.naldo and his Of
frars are reluctant TO yiei3 their power.
and MANY Df their soldiers are p-fn-tp
with tboir duties. as for the first time in
th.ir lives thoy have guns. and with The
roruivlnce of the officers are Permitted
to rob the people and commit outrases.
Under a good government. This country
would Do one OF great wealth. and our
connection with II would be Of great ben
cat TO the United states. The evil iea-
ture. oe tnrso islands have been oNaeee-
,.tl1 Their extent is so great from
North to south. and the variation Of the
altitude SIS such that there is a greet Va
rictv Of climate and production amer
cans WIN find this an excellent heid Tor
fhair eucroio-'
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, "a, November y, 1873
Private sales reported to-day were as
follows: Filters C5righO p hOgsheads.
leaf. 10 h0gsheads; Tugs. 2 hOgsheads;
stems. 3 hOgsheads; scraps. . hogsheads.
Total number Of hogsheads sold during
The day. IS.
United States internal revenue collec-
lions for the city Of Richmond. va. 20
dav were: Tobacco. &,Sl93s; cigars 1922. u.
Total. $253ls0.
stonewaH ShOckoe. and Seabrook 5
warehouses report to-day: Receipts,
h1esheads; deliveries, T. hogsheads.
The tobacco Inspector reports to-day:
Inspections Bright, . hogsheads; dark
M h0esheads and tierces. Reviews
Bright. / hogshead; dark. 4 hogsheads
western. l h0gshead.
Crenshaw's Warehouse had a sale to-
d4y of T. 222 pounds dark loose.
Shockoe Warehouse also had a small
Nessrs. John r. Jacob q Co. make the
following comments on the market for
he week: Dark COiO-Fine wrappers in
good demand. Tugs In fair demand, all
ofner grades duh. New IOose-Receipts
iiaht. market fairly active. Brghts-
Steady al quotations. but not SO much
doiua, this week as last. Sun-Cured-
Receiuts and offerings very light; mar
ket steady at quotations.
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APPALACHIAN PARK ASSOCIATION.
Organization at Asheviiie-Com"it-
foes I'm secure Congressional Action.

AsHEVILLE. y. g.. November 3.-Ihe
Appalachian National Park Association
was organized here last night by the cleo
ton OF George s. Powell. Of Asheville.
president. and Dr. c. y. Amber. OF Ashe-
Vile secretary Twenty-Five yice-presi-
dents were chosen from the states OF
North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia,
rennessee virginia Kentucky and West
Virginia. and the District II Columbia.
snseches were made before the conVen-
ton b. Senator Marion Butler, Congress
man crawford. ex-COngressman Pearson.
ana others Committees viii az once be
appointed. looking 10 the securing OF IA.
,'ir.tIs legislation for the establishment
Of "a national park by Congress al It's
coming session. There WAS "a large and
enthusiastic attendance on the conyen-
ton.
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vember and December. 4o2-6iQi @-eld.,
buyers; December and January. 4Ol-6id. f,
buyers; January and February "a, SELL
ers; February and March, 6,-64d., buy
ers March and April. 62-tid., buyers .
April and May. 62-6ld. buyers May and
June. 61-6l03 62-6id. buyers; June and
July. 6l-64d. buyers; July and August
3 sp-6il3 s1-sid.. buyers: August and Sep
TENDER. 5S-Gl03 59-6id., buyers.
NEW YORK. November 23.-Cotton--
Quiet: middling, 7n-c.; net receipts. 4i9
bales; gross receipts. 5.02 bales; stock,
1874 bales
Totals to-day: Net receipts Si62S bales;
exports-to Great Britain. 5000 bales; 70
the Continent. S25I bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts. 22i465 bales;
eXpOrts-tO Great Britain, 25ll bales TO
France. q 100 bales; to the Continent. Co.
7S6 bales.
Totals since September lst: Net receipts.
2.152. 063 fbales; eXpOrts-tO Great Britain,
707 97s bales; 10 France. 296.6jO bales TO
the Continent 75S.702 bales.
Cotton futures opened steady: Deem
Der, N2G. January, 1871; February, SL35;
March. N.37: April. N.3S. May. N.N: June.
$40; July. Sn: August T39; September,
800; October. $500
1913. December N36. January, $40: Feb
ruary N.f2 March N.ff: April. 81 As;
May, T41: June. SIS; July, $40; August,
Ni7; September sos.
spot quiet ana l-l6c. higher middllng
uplands. re; middling Gulf. Use: sales,
none.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. November D.
Cotton-Futures steady, November Tll
bid: December. T13QN.1i: January. s.. 13N
Nlf; February. S7.15HSI17. March. S19G
$40; April. N.210<7 p; May. 81. 22GS7. 23;
June. 81. 236isL2i July. T.2iQS.2 %: Au-
gust, $l0uS. Y; September, S6.75as6. Is;
October 81. SEA S6.69.
PETERSBURG. VA. November %
(Special) -COtton-Steady at 75-l6c. FOR
good lots
EXCHANGES TO BE CLOSED.
ALM Won L N-......,L -. % u
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rpr,srRE FROM SPANISH WRECKS
II Amounts In Vnlue 50 Far I" '"'
n Million Dollars.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, November D.
Thu wreckers working upon the suhKeh
snanlsh armored cruiser Almifahte
Oouendo have discovered a chest
containing $1,000 in Spanish gold wh'c"
tho Cendoya Company tho firm employ
ing the divers. viii retain.
Work on the cruiser haa been IN pro-
gress for FIVE months. and many thou-
sonds OF dollars worth Of treasure mas
heen secured. The safe was found IN the
hottcm where r. fell during the burning
Of the ship -. 10
only a Few days ago the wreckers pc
gan on the torpedo-boat destroyer furor:
They have already found a service ~
heavy silver plate. Experts assert aiter
Inspecting the destroyer. mat she n'i y.
.eosilv have been raised and repaired. ne
u,recltlng operations have proved source
~ large returns 10 the companies esu-
mated az 10000.
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significant Railroad Visit.

BRUNSWICK. GA. November o.
Presidents Spencer, Of the Southern rail-
way. and Erwin. OF the Plant System.
by several others, arrived
in the city. and made an examination OF
the properties OF their roads here to-day.
They are reticent as 10 the object OF their
visit There is much speculation on ac-
count OF the Joint visit OF the two sa.l-
Nifty a closer alliance between the sys-
TENS they represent.
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THE RICHMOND DIsPATCB-FRIDAY. NOVEMBER "a, 1892.

q DOaS3: fine dark lugr. Sass. Leaf:
Common dark leaf. A5OuSi: medium dark
leaf. 81 25dtS5; good dark leaf s5p$S; fine
dark leaf. s9Nsl2; good black wrappers.
nVds ii: fine black wrappers. Slimsl6.
Bright Tobacco-Leaf. Common monde
script. s26is3s0: common bright brownish
lugs. s3dsi: medium bright pigs. NfIs6,
good bright Tugs, Nas9. fine bright Tugs,
se50usl0. Leaf: Common cutting, sass;
medium cutting. T.J0Qs9; good cutting. DT
$40: fine cutting. tllG$l2.50; fancy cutting.
N45ldsi6 Leaf: Common wrgppers.
sSTsf2. medium wrappers. $i2fisl3 fine
wrappers none Offering; good mahogany.
mono offering
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.

PETERSBURG. VA, November y
(SpeciaL)-Market firm; receipts this week
heavier showing a large proportion OF
better grades, which are actively sought
after at higher prices Quotations: Com
mon 10 medium Tugs. s. 20 g; good 10 fine
Jugs $3.50 10 s.: poor short leaf. 50 10 $3.50.
fair 10 good short leaf, s. 10 s.: medium
TO good wrappers. s. 10 Sl2: good to fine
wrappers. 81 10 S22: medium 10 good ship
ping. 81 20 sl250; good 10 fine shipping. $lS
TO SIS
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pANyILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

DANNlLLE. VA. November 23.--(Spe-
Wrappers--Fancy. $3.50
SIS: good si6Qs30: medium, sl2NSl6: com
mon. sSQsl9 Fillers-Fine. SASH good.
sass. common s3GSJ Cutters-Fine.
Smokers-Fine. s750Gs9.5O. good $500
-; common. S450Ns7 Nondescripts-
Granulators. N50as7. common. slQH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-24

Richmond. Va, November ., 1899.
Quotations. Wheat-Longberry 70 10
75c mixed. 20 70 1oc.; shortberry. 20 TO
75c.: No. red, 75c.; bag lots. O. 10 7ic.
Corn-White virginia. bag lots, 4lc.; No.
white. Ac No. 3 white. 20 lie; No. ,
mixed. zoe: No mixed, IS 10 39c. oats
No. . mixed. IS l-2c.; No. 3 mixed. - to
IS lie; winter seed, 80 10 o)c Rye-65
Id roc
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-24

FlTZGERAID. GA. November &-At
tareeIv-attendcd meeting here 10 was
.tiifJ IN erect "a $4,000 cotton-mili at
mis- Mace. More thaf half the capital
stock has been subscribed. The balance
~ Bowen was elected temporary
,,reeid'rf and viii an once proceed with
ibe preliminary arrangements.
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NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. VA. November 9.-(Spe-
-Peanuts-Farmers' market, active,
fancy, 2a3c.; strictly prime. 2isc; prime,
nc; common stock. lian2hc. Spanish
nuts CSC. Receipts are quite heavy. which
gives the market a downward tendency.
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MR.. BREW TER RESIGNS.
uNu, SERVICE CoMMISslONhN
STEPS DOWN AND OUT.
plVggSC CIRCULAR TOO MUCH FOR Hill
p.pubIicnn Though lie Is. lie Feels
OBLIGED 10 Protest Against such
violation Of Lnw--Is Race Conflict
helms revoked!

Helms revoked:
---
WAIST. On -. c. November 49,
H-lt is reported here. ON the best
.. that Mark s. Brewer. one of
... -..-r1.rs off the Civil Servic. COM
..u s,or,,,. e.ra ,n t,,. ,..,..-
''' inc reasons
i'r Dis voluntary REIMBURSEMENT
very lucrative post are not with
. .rtlr. Tho action grows ONT OF
.....l.,. .t....i.. t....., l..,,...,
Nfk Hanna s. campaign committee.
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CHICAGO pRODrcr ArApKrT

CHICAGO, November 23.-Wheat closed
2.NAc. under yesterday to-day inau-
enced by the weakness Of Liverpool and
a predicted liberal increase In the visible
Corn weakened. with wheat. and on lack
Of demand. December closing 'sn2.c low
or and May i4c. under. oats closed az
a loss of lsUa.c., and provisions un-
changed 10 q tribe higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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RICHMOND DECIDED on.

brotherhood Of II. Andrew VIII
Mcet Here Next Year.
COLUMBUS o.. November 23.-At the
recent Convention " the brotherhood
off So. Andrew. held I'm this city, the time
and place Of the next convention was
referred 20 the Executive Committee. and
that body has just decided on Rich
rnond. va. october 10 20 H. 1900.
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PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

PETERSBURG. VA. November b.
SpeciaL)-Virginia Peanuts-Ffrm at ESQ
24c. for good 10 choice. Spanish-Firm
AT zoe. per bushel
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Inrh snIishmry Deter.

roNnON November 8.-The following
t.,n.fi1 Wae issued at Hatfield House
ttfs ryening. lord salisbury IS suffer.
he from influenza but his temperature
has FALLEN and he has passed a comfort
aili. dnE"
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aMlnMAlMGsn@

IS the one malt tonic universally PR
scubcd by physicians for the upDuiu l.'
OF the languid and weak. me prIls .'.''.'l
product Of the Anheuser- Busch Brewing
Ass0clatlon.
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.

EALIIMUItE- MD, N0VemDer q
FlOur-Firm and unchanged.
Wheat-Quiet; spot and the month
70An705sc.; December. 70&H71c.; May,
1850. asked.
COrn-Dull and easier: mixed spot,
80 sl39izc.: the month. 94n39i2c: Deem
Der. 3gG39fc November or December new
or Old 3shu3S3c; January. 38U3SHc.:
February. 3s4 aisle; southern white, 2JU
39iic for new.
Oats-Frm. No 2 white. 32032hc
Rye-Duli; No. ,. nearby. 5N5Jc
Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Sugar-Un-
changed
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. NOV. p. 1879.
ARRIVED.

PORT OF RICHMOND, NOV ., 1899
ARRIVED.
Steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Norfolk
and JamesRlyer landings. merchandise
and passengers; Virginia Navigation Com
pany
Steamer Winyah. Simmons. philadel-
phia Pa, merchandise and passengers;
Clyde Line.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS. NOV. I'd.
CBy teiegraph)
ARRIVED
Steamer City Of Everette. Boston.
steamer Mars. Barry.
Steamer Batavia Hamburg.
Bark Calburga. Philadelphia.
SAILED
Schooner Edith Olcott. Providence.
Barge Kentucky. New York.
PORT OF WEST POINT. NOV. Q. 1890.
dBy telegraph)
ARRIVED.
Steamship Baltimore. Murphy. Balu-
more, passengers and general cargo.
Steamship Accomack Thompson. Nor
folk; passengers and general cargo.
Steamship Elm city. Haynes Aatta.
poni-river landings. passengers and gene
SAILED.
Steamship Baltimore. Murphy. Balu-
more. passengers and general cargo.
steamship Accomack. Thompson, Nor.
folk. passengers and general cargo
steamship Elm city. Haynes. Malta
poni-riycr landings; passengers and gene-
raj cargo.
PORT OF BERMUDA HUNDRED. VA.
NOVEMBER %. isa
G3y telegraph)
ARRIVED.
Barge 40. 5, Dunbar; to load lumber.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-24

.o, hBEltLAND. MD. November o.
or second section OF the Baltimore and
""S passenger Train, No. 9, west bound.
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orders for printing sent to the Dispatch
Company will be given prompt attention.
and the style Of work and pricss Will b
sure to please you.
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LyNcHBuRG TOBACCO MARKET.

IYNCHBI'RG. November Zi.-(Spe-
cial)
park Grades OF TobaccO-Lugs: Com
mon dark Tugs, sl.50us2Jo, good DARK lugs,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-24

Cash quotations Were as follows: Flour
steady 30 . spring wheat t3u6jc.; No.
3 spring whoat. 67iaQ6si4c No. 2 corn,
g2iac No. , oats, ZAu24isc.; No. 2 white,
4lAc. No. 3 white 25isq26c No. ? rye.
soc No. 2 barley. Ndf3c No. / fax
seed. 1874 Prime timothy seed {2.OJ.
Mess pork. per barrel N.G4D.0. Lard.
per 100 pounds, SLS0ns50j ShOrt-rib SIDES.
loose Slsy0SJ.lj. Dry-salted shoulders,
boxed SJg1ieli $3.50. Short-clear sides,
boxed. S5l5GS.20. Whiskey. distllers'
finished goods. per gallon. Sl2ii2. Glover,
contract grade. N75ltSs Butter firm 81
l5izH25iac. ...
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL November 81 p. NJ
Cotton-Spot. good business done; prices
steady; American middling. fair, ilgd.,
good middling. i9-32d.; middling, f'sd;
low middling. ll5-l6d. good ordinary
sad.; ordinary 9-lsd. The sales for the
day were 4 600 bales Of which 1000 were
for speculation and export, and included
II 200 American. Receipts, 1900 bales IN
GLIDING IL 600 American.
Futures opened quiet but steady, and
closed steady al an advance of 2H3 points,
American middling. low middling clause,
November. 40s-6fdi 0i-Gid., sellers; Mo-
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EXCHANGES TO BE CLOSED

NEW YORK. November 8-The Stock.
Coffee and Cotton exchanges will be
closed Saturday, out of respect for Vice
President Hobart
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Suit Against Pension Commissions

CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Novembvi
23.-Esquirc Thomas Gne, n prominent
citizen Of this place, has Med "A suit for
$1,000 damages against Commissioncr-ol
Pensions ii. clay Evans.
Gife was one Of the pension attorneys
whom Evans had dlsbarred Tor alleged
crookedness. Gine alleges that his Gis-
barment was a personal matter. COM
missioner Evans denies this statement.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-24
RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Richmond. Va. November %. 1880.
Sales: North Carolina rs. 1000 ar 1893, /:
Virginia Centuries. 800 at S7s Virginia
Centuries. 1OO at So; Richmond city IS,
500 AZ H.
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THE DRY-GOODs MARKET.

NEW YORK. November 23.-Large
business reported In print-cloth regulars
at &c.. and odd goods. narrow and wide.
also In active demand. Business in heavy
brown sheetings and drills still restricted
by scarcity Of supplies. and with prices
against buyers No change I'm bleached
cOttons Holders selling with reserve. in
face of a moderate demand. Coarse goods
strong throughout. and In fuller demand
than supply. Prints selling freely I'm new
light fancies and staples. Denims. new
strong faHcies. opened az 4iac Ginghams
unchanged Cotton Innings strong Ad-
vances Of l-S0l-4c. I'm cambrics and sile-
sias.
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NEW YORK PRODi CE MARKET
NEW YORK. November 2}-Flour-
Moderately active. with buyers and sell
ers apart and with tendency a litt,o
easier, with wheat; winter patents. @6od
Rye Flour-Weak; choice to fancy. ST.
1855.
Buckwheat Flour-Steady.
Buckwheat-Q
COrnmeal-Dul
Rye-Easier; No. .. e2hc.; State rye. ooc
Barley-Strong; feeding, iOai2c.; malt
ing 4iUiSc.
Barley Malt--Firm
Wheat-Spot weak; No. 2 red. 73i6c. on
tiGns opened weak at nc. decline. under
lower cables and weak western indica-
tons. Later there was a partial rally,
on local covering but again the market
turned weak. in the absence III export
speculative demand. while private foreign
adyices were also bearish. Close weak
at a net decline Of hW3sc., March closed
an 753,c.; May closed at 75i2c; Deem
Ger. re
Corn-Spot easier: No. .. i0& iO7sc OPP
tions opened weak AT a 2,c. decline. under
lower cables. and ruled generally heavy
with slack speculation and liquidation.
Close weak at a 2s0i2c. net decline; May
closed a 39c.; December closed at 39izc.
Oats-Spot easier; No. ., Sc. Options
nominal
Buttor-Strong; western creamery 2sd
&c. state dairy. 1Su2jc.
Cheese-Firm; large, fancy, September.
Eggs-Steady: State and PENNSYLVANIA.
2202}c.. loss off; western unchanged.
POtatOes-Quiet; New Jersey. $llVdN. Z;
New York. SinA75; Long Island 1920
$40; New Jersey sweets, N0aN.I5;
southern sweets, $3.50.
Cabbage-Dull; Long Island, s2.TqSN
per 100.
Cotto,-By steamer to Liverpool $3.50
Cut Meats-Easy; picked bellies. @a
Lard Firm: western steamed, S3lh;
November. @3Fz, nominally. Refined
frmer
Pork-Steady.
PctrOleum-Firm.
Rosin-Quiet; strained. common to good,
Sl3)0Sl35
Turpentine-steady at 5la5lEc.
Rye-Steady.
C6nee-Futures opened steady, with
/ March points lower and other months
unchanged The market soon developed
considerable strength. on active covering
fair foreign buying, ana demand rom
| Wall street. Late European cables and
news in general from Brazil was of bull
| ish purp0rt 4 furry OF realizing car
ried prices down with n rush some 10 10
- points. soon after midday. but the
market later reacted on renewed cover
ing. Close firm az net loss Of points
Total sales. $3.50 bags. including Decem-
Der. $500 $3.50, January, @7J0S.9. Spot
hrm; No. T. invoice, csc. Mild firm; Cor
dova. 6H4nG 1886.
Sugar-Raw quiet but steady: fair re-
hning o 13-l6c.: centrifugal. 96-degree test
&c; molasses unchanged at s-l6c. Re
fined steady.
COttonseed-Oil-Was firmly held at 29c
for prime summer yellow. Prime bulk
off summer yellow was not offered. phime
crude tanks. 2002lc.; prime crude bar-
rels. 25nZjiac.: prime summer yellow. 28l2
029c: off summer yellow. 21ia42Sc.; but
ter grades, 50i2lt3lc. prime winter yellow
Sic. prime white, 29p3oc.; prime meal
| SZ3nS2i
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations are FOR bonds maturing in
not less than ten years.
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GENERAL MARK FITS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MA

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK. November 2}.-Flour-
Moderately active. with buyers and sell
ers apart and with tendency litf,o
easier. with wheat; winter patents. 3.Wd
$3.50.
Rye Flour-Weak; choice to fancy, 50. 70
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

pening the lion was jumping at me. 1
instinctively dubbed my rife and
struck out full force at the big, red
mouth with the outstretched Jaws 1
felt its hot breath in my face and a
dep growl sounded just beside my ear
Il don't know exactly how I man
aged, but turned my head just as the
lion reached me so that he struck me
on the shoulder. was knocked down
and for an instant I thought my time
had come.
THE lion must have thought the
knockdown had put me out of the lght,
for he jumped from me at Tom, who
was rushing to my help and looking
for chance for a safe shot in the
scrimmage.
Il pulled my hunting knife and
Jumped up to help Tom. All the while
Pat Whalen and Joe stood near by,
waiting to send a bullet where 1t would
do the most good. They dared not
shoot while we three were fighting so
close together. The dogs were close
by. biting and snarling at the lion, but
he didn't mind them any more than If
they'd been guinea pigs. The impact of
the lions body bowled Tom over; he fell
on his side and face, and the claws
fortunately only ripped up a little flesh.
Before the beast could get in his deadly
work 1 had my knife in his back
THE others crowded up to get in a
shot and blow that would tell. 1 guess
the cantankerous old snarling cuss
saw he had the worse end of the fight,
for suddenly he swung around knock
ed me over again and started to run
for the underground above us on the
hillside. Dogs and men took after him
pell nell. Bullets did not seem to
have any effect on him; besides, the
dogs began to regain their courage
when they saw the brute on the run,
and they hugged his heels closely.
He hadn't covered half the distance
to the brush when five other lions pop
ped out and began to cry and snarl.
Up went the guns, and we began to
pump bullets into them. The dogs be-
gan to fall away from the chase when
they caught sight Of the others. That
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-12

serves the rest, as it has been doing
for centuries.
$50 long as the Supreme Court ex-
lists to be attacked and defended; so
long as the public credit and good
faith Of this great nation are in peril;
so long as the right of property, which
lies at the root of all civil government,
is secuted and the three inalienable
rights to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. which the Declaration Of
Independence proclaimed, and the con-
stitutlon has guaranteed, are in jeop-
ardy, so long will great public service
be demanded of the bar"
Choosing Place to Practice.
Equipped with his love of the law
and his thorough preparation in it,
Choate began, in 1854, to look about
for an opening. He took plenty of
time for the task as might be expect
ed of scholarly man able to command
leisure. He took a trip through the
West, and it was not until 1856 that
he settled to practice in New York.
1t might have seemed the natural
thing for young Mr.. Choate to hang out
his shingle in Massachusetts instead
Of emigrating to New York. Although