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PARIS FUTURES.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO March SO.-CATTLE-Firm; fan
cy IS T0a5 95; choice steers. 50 40a5 65; medium
steers 81 1904 95; beef steers, SO 90a4 20; bulls
81 6094: COWS and helfers, So 49d4 %; Western
fed steers, 81 25q5 so: Texas steers. 50 9OG5;
calves. $4d6 so.
HOGS-There was a good demand for hogs
at 2lsc higher for desirable offerings. Fair to
choice, SO 5a3 SIN heavy packing lots c g so
72H; mixed, 81 55Q3 S0' butchers, ;" 6Vg6 Sz1s'
lights SO 60q3 so; pigs, 50 25GS 60.
SHEEP-Active and 10c higher. Sheep sold
at s3a5 05 chiefly at 81 GO and upward While
heavy exporters brought 81 S545 %; yearllngs'
"a 45G5 10; lambs, IS 504o 80, mostly - Do
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs. 2S'0OO; sheep'
IN
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver advanced.
Sterling Exchange firm.
Wheat steady. Barley weaker.
oats. Corn and Rye dull.
Another decline in Hay.
Bran weak and Middlings Arm.
No change in Beans.
Potatoes quieter and Onions lower.
Butter weaker and Eggs firmer
Asparagus and Green Peas advanced
Poultry firm. Game dull and weak.
Light receipts OF Strawberries.
Provisions quiet.
Tallow higher and in demand
Beef continues firm
Hogs lower and weak.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Hogs are weak at the decline. Beef Is firm
at the revised prices. The other descriptions
are unchanged.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-7hQSAc per lb.
vEAL-Large, &c; small, 71h@sc per lb.
MUTTON-Wethers. 71A@Sc; Ewes, 7c per lb.
LAMB-Spring. 10c per Id.
PORK-Live Hogs. 5G514c for small, 51ic for
medium and 474c for large stock Hogs and
Feeders. 4@414c; dressed Hogs. 61a@7Mc.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Butter is a shade lower. Eggs are fraction
higher. as the demand for Easter is excellent
and keeps stocks down. Cheese shows no
change.
BUTTER
Crean1ery-Fancy creamery, 1714@1So; seconds,
16I5017c. .c,,
CHFEsE-Choice mild new, 11@11hc; old,
1cG10i4c; Cream Cheddar. 12ai21kc; Young
America II6G1212c: Eastern, 11hQ14c.
EGGSQuoted at 15G17c per doz.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.
rhn market Is auiet and unchanged

The market is quiet and unchanged.
BEANs-Bayos 81 1901 S5; Small Whites,
81 1902 90; Large Whites. 81 so61 80; Pinks.
50 O502 10; Reds. So 25@3 s5; Blackeye 80 75@
S5; Buffers 50 25@2 80; Lmas. SO 50a3 50: Pea,
81 2562 so; Red Kidneys. 50 50Q2 so per ctl.
SEEDs-Brown Mustard, s. 75G4 per ctl;
yellow Mustard, So 2593 50; Flax. 50 15a2 rs;
Canary Seed. 2A 92%c per fb Alfalfa. S1aG9Rc;
Rape, 2402@.c; Hemp. 21zGl3c: Timothy. 5@5hc.
DRIED PEAS-Niles. 81 65q1 70; Green. SEQ
30 per ctl.
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DECIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUIT

Receipts Of Strawberries were extremely light,
but there was some leftover stock on the mar
ket There is nothing else new.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Apples, 75cGs1 % for common. 81 5OaDI 75 per
box for No / and S2d2 50 for choice to fancy.
Strawberries 25cds1 per drawer
CITRUS FRUTTS-Navel Oranges. S2 25d3 so
per box; Seedlings. s191 70; Mediterranean
Sweets 81 50G2; Lemons. 75cQsl so for common
and S26I2 so for good to choice Mexican
Lines. 81 SOFAS; California Lines, 75cGs1 per
small box; Grape Fruit 81 50Q3 Bananas, 81 80
az 80 per bunch Pneapples. S2a4 80 per dozen.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED


Thursday March 80.
Stmr Charles Nelson, Anderson, Manila, via
Honolulu.
stmr Coquille River Thompson. Grays Ha-
Dor.
stmr Gipsy, Leland. 1G hours from Mon
terey, etc
stmr Point Arena, Hansen Is hours from
Mendocino etc
stmr Mackinaw. Littleheld. SO hours from
Tacoma.
Honolulu
Bark Bryant Colly. q days from Homo
lulu.
Brig Consuelo, Page. 10 days from Mahu-
kona.
Usal. -
schr oceana Vance, Ankers. 1s]k days from
schr Annie NJ Campbell. Fridberg, 15 days
CLEARED.
Thursday. March 80.
Stmr North Fork, Basch. Eureka: Chas Nell
stmr Pomona, Parsons. Eureka: GoodaIl.
Perkins & Co.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

There is a demand for Tallow at better
prices Otherwise there is nothing new.
HIDES AND SkINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations Heavy salted
steers. 10c; medium, &c; light SQs1ac Cow
hides SIkQb9c: Stays &c; Sailed hlp, &c; Calf,
I0c; dry Hides, sound. 15c; culls and brands.
I2c: d:y Kip and Veal, 15c dry Calf, lie;
Sheepskins. shearlings. 10d30c each: short
Wool, 35@60c each; medium, 70q90c: long Wool,
9OcGS1 10 each: Horse Hides salt. 81 75Gl2 25
for large and 81 for small; Colts. 25G5Oe foi
small.
No 2 3Q315c; refined 434 @5c; Grease, 212c.
wooL--spring Clips-southern Mountain. u
G12c; Foothill and Northern defective. 941lc;
Humboldt and Mendocno, 14g15c; Nevada, 10
912c; Eastern Oregon, 10q12c.
Fall Wools-
Humboldt and Mendocino.. ................9 gil
Northern Mountain ................-...-..I ql0
Plains w
HOPS-1S9S crop, 1O011c per ID for ordinary.
126l21kc for good and 13@15c for choice to fancy
from first hands.
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81; minimum, 46; mean, so.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
North of the Tehachapi ana west Of the
Rocky Mountains the weather is generally
cloudy and threatening. In Southern Califor-
MIA and ArizoQa it is clear.
The pressure has fallen quite rapidly during
the day on the oregon and Northern California
coast.
The temperature has generally risen the
Pacific Slope.
Conditions are favorable for unsettled wealth
er and showers north of the Tehachapi Friday
in California.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, March 81:
Northern Californa-Clcudy with showers
Friday; fresh southerly wind.
Southern California-Partly cloudy Friday;
fresh wind.
Nevada-Rain snow Friday.
Utah-Cloudy Friday; warmer.
ArZona-Fair Friday.
San Francisco and Vicinity-Showers Friday;
fresh southerly wind. G. H WILSON,
Local Forecast Official.
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Cash quotations We're as follows:
Flour. moderate demand and firm: No. 2
ale; No red. 75taG16c; No 2 corn. 35Ac; No.
oats, 27Aq2Sc; No. white 5OQ3oAc; No.
white. 291zQ3Oc; No. rye. 5414c; No. barley.
37647c: No. ! haxseed 81 Ply; prime timothy
seed 80 So; mess pork, per barrel, IS 95G9; lard,
per 100 pounds IS 221zQ5 25; short rib sides.
loose, 81 40G4 80; dry salted shoulders, boxed,
4%G45c; short clear sides, boxed. $515 10;
whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
81 &c; sugar, cut loaf, 6.s3c; granulated. 5.33c.
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MONEY IN DEMAND IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK March 3O-Many commission
houses and individual operators on the STOCK
Exchange secured their call loans early to-day
because of the extended period that the loans
would cover call loans made to-day carrying
until Monday because of the holiday to-Tnor-
row, Good Friday. The banks early advanced
their rates to the legal figure, per cent i anu
.1nany loans were made at that figure me
rate advanced during the day on the Stock
Exchange mostly to belated borrowers. u per
cent being touched five minutes before the
close but the rate ran off and closed at 9F2e49
per cent The squeeze in call money had been
anticipated by many and most of the business
was done before the fancy rates prevailed
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TIME BALL.

TIME BALL.
Branch photographic Office. L. S. N, Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco, Cal,
March So 1899.
The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
I. E.. at noon OF the 10th meridian. at
o'clock p. m. Greenwich mean time
W. S HUGHES
Lieutenant o. s. N. in charge.
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The 0, R, B. N, co,

DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO
p . oRTL "A N .
From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a.
FADE SIP First Class Including Berths
THnE So Second Class and Meals.
Columbia sails March IA. "a; April ., IL, "a
State OF California sails March 10. 2s; April
S. 1s 2s
Short line to walla walla, Spokane. Butte.
Helena and all points in the Northwest
Through tickets to all points East
e. c. WARD. General Agent,
$50 Market street
GooDALL. PERKINS & CO.
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THURSDAY. MARCH 81.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides
the early morning tides given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of the
day In the order of occurrence as to time. The
second time column gives the second tide OF
the day the third time column the third tide
and the last right hand column gives the
last tide Of the day. except when there are but
three tides as sometimes occur. The heights
given are additions to the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts, except
when minus sign @ precedes the height.
and then the number given is subtracted from
the depth given by the charts. The plane OF
reference is the mean of the lower low waters.
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
thority of the Superintendent
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front CMission-street wharO about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height Of tide IS the at both places.
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PORTLAND. Or, March S0-There is quite
an improvement in the size Of the bids that
were put out for wheat to-day. Export prices
having failed TO dislodge much wheat, parties
in need OF the cereal were bidding up to oSg
5s;zc for Walla WalIa, with Valley quoted at
60c and BIuestem Sic Parties who are in no
pressing need of wheat refuse to bid above 55GD
Sc for Walla WaIla and SIC for Valley There
is a good demand for -four and mills are using
large quantities Of wheat.
Cleared-Steamship Monmouthshire, for Chi
ma and Japan, with 29 S12 barrels of -four; Brit
ish bark Bowman 3. Law, for Queenstown,
with q, ESQ barrels of flour.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. March 3o.-Wheat - Club. 5Sc;
I2lnesfa EN-
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was firm: creameries. I4021c; dairies
1lIh@lsc. Eggs, firm: fresh 11A@12c. Cheese,
steady; creams, 11AG121sc.
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CoMpAeN1E GENERALE TRANsArLANTIQUE.

DIRECT LINE to HAVRE-PARIS. szs.
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a. m. <EkIh
from Pier 49, North River. foot Of -. =
Morton st. LA CHAMPAGNE. April S. LA
BRETAGNE. April 10; LA TOURAINE. april
%; LA GASCOGNE, April 20; LA NORMAN
DIE May 6. First class to Havre, S65 and up
ward, per cent reduction round trip. Sec
ond class to Havre. s45 10 per cent reduction
on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 3 Bowling
Green, New York. J. F. FUGAZI & co, Pa
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CALL, HOARD SALES.

Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-No sales.
Second Session-Decem ber-4000 ctls 81 123s; ;
4OOO. 81 12z. 20Oo, 81 l27s; 2s,ooO 81 13. May
1000, 81 097s.
Regular Morning session-December-SO ctls.
81 1874.
81 13.
BARLEY-The market was weak, both on
and off call, without any particular decline
Feed, 81 1714Q1 20; Brewing, 81 25q1 80 per
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal session-9:15 o'clock.seller 'ss. new
-2000 ctls, SEC: 1000, s57sc 5000, S5Ac; 10000,
S59sc; 1900. s51zc; 4OOo 654sc. December-4OOo,
S9Ac
S51sc; Is, co., s5c-
Regular Morning session-Seller '99, new
5000 cts SIC; 26 COO SAC; 1000 S42sc 600o S47sc
December-1S 900, sS7sc; 2O0o. SS9%c 0.G00. SOC.
Afternoon Session-SeIler '99. new-2000 ctls,
S47ac; L, ,O0O S44sc. December-2G00, SSa4c.
OATS-The market is still devoid of life and
quotations remain unchanged.
Fancy Feed 81 4213t1 45 per ctl; good to
choice, 81 3712Q1 40 common. 81 3213q1 3D. Sur
prise 81 45Gl 50; Gray, 81 321261 371a; Milling,
81 4O91 421z per ctl Red, 81 45Q1 50; Black, 81 80
al 40.
CORN
Small round Yellow. 81 25; Eastern large Vel
low, 81 1og1 1914; White, 8 10; mixed 81 o71sQ
RYE-s1 0712G1 10 per ctl.
BUCK CKWHEAT-Nominal.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.


G2Oth Meridian-Pacifc Tfme)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 80. p. N.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of same date
last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four
hours
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BOSTON STOCKS AND BONDS.
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 3O.-The Commercial
Advertisers London financial cablegram says
The markets here were rather more active to-
day than was expected. The tone was firm,
except in Americans. which opened above
parity, and improved slightly. but in the ab-
sence of New York support closed heavy
Tintos were 4OIk; Anacondas, 9.
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AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON LONDON, PARIS
Stopping at Cherbourg westbound.
From New York Every Wednesday 10 a.
ST. Louis. April u st. Louis. May
Paris ...........April 10 Paris May 10
New York. April 26 st. Paul. INLAY II
RED STAR LINE.
New York and Antwerp.
From New York Every Wednesday, IL noon.
Southwark April 70 Noordland MAY
Westernland April 19 Friesiand s....... May 10
Kensington April 26 Southwark MAY II
EMPIRE LINE,
Seattle. St. Michael. Dawson Citv.
For full information regarding freight and pas
sage apply to
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY
80 Montgomery St. or any of its agencies.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. March .-FLOUR-Receipts,
80 4O5 barrels; exports, 15,156 barrels Steady
and firm.
bushels. Spot easier. No. red, SIC + O. b.
afioat to arrive Options opened strong on
higher cables and crop news but subsequently
sagged off under realizing. big Argentine ship
ments and a sharp break in March wheat
Near the close there was a second advance advance
on active foreign buying OF July. which closed
that month I1c net higher and the market nrIl
March closed &c lower and May unehang.edI . u
March 8las9S4 1S-l6c. closed s2i4c; April, 7Sz4 q
7qilc closed 7s74c: Ma. 77q7S4+c, closed &c.
July. 765sd7Sc. closed IT4c
HOPS-Quiet
HIDES+Steady.
WOOL-Dul.
METALs-The features Of the day in the
local metal market were stiffening Of the price
of copper and a weaker ruling OF lead Inc
former was due 10 a scarcity OF spot de4iFerE
metal and urgent demand, the latter to in
creased offerings and an Indifference OF buy
ers The other departments were practically
unchanged. At the close the Metal Exchange
PTGIRON-warrants quiet and nominal with
SO 80 bid and 81 asked
~ TINMFirm. sAFi with s24 bid and s24 % asked
LEAD-Easy, with 81 80 bid and - 30 as asked. e
The brokers' price for lead was 81 % and Tor
'G5Pf5 sPELTER@Duu. 11E with Sc 30 bid and Sc a5
G0FFEE-Options closed steady. unchanged
TO points higher Sales, $500 bags, including:
May. IS %; September, % 80; Oct2ber, % 40
December s. 65 March 5000 s. S0qs5 So Spot
cofee-Rio dull and nominal. No. invoice,
Lie; No. jobbng, 5-l6c
SUGAR-Raw steady but quiet Fair re-
fning, 37sc; centrifugal, 80 test, 45sc; molasses
sugar. 32tc Refined, steady.
BUTTER-Receipts, 1853 packages. Steady.
Western creamery, I7Q22c; Elgins, 22c; fac
tory. 12614Rc; imitation, 131zqlS1ec.
EGGS-Recepts 1880 packages. Steady.
Western I2Ac Southern, 12Ac.
DRIED FRUITS
NEW YORK. March 3o.-California dried
fruits steady.
EVAPORATED APPLES-Common. 708Ac;
prime wire tray, 89sqS5sc; choice, 9g9Ac; fan
cy, ga 010c
APRicoTsEfRoyaai, 18G14c Moorpark, 18h9
lie.
PEACHES -Unpeeled, 9G11c; peeled, 25a2sc.
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LONDON. March SO-Canadian Pacific. s94;
Pacific preferred. s1A; Union Pacific
preferred S3z4 Grand Trunk, Sh; bar silver
teady, 81 lied; money, 214 per cent.
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THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 8O-CoTTON-st
Middling, 5-16c. o,,,,-r,,-
Steady. Middling, 5&c.
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TOYO KISEN KATSHA,

g. TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR
- ner First and Brannan streets p. m, for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. calling at
Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasak and shanghai. and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India, etc No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
NIPPON MARU. Wednesday, April IL
AMERICA MARU Saturday May g
HONGKONCf MARU.......... Thursday June
Round trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at companys otnSe,
421 Market street, corner First.
w. B. CURTIS. General Agent.
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PoRTLAND,s BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or. March SO.-Clearings, $2o2,-
1863; balances, SIS, 620.
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26, May l.. and every fifth day thereafter;
for Alaska and G. n. Ry;; at Tacoma TO N.
For Eureka Humboldt Bay). p. m, Apr: 4.
9. "A. 10. "a, 2s, May 4. and every fifth day
thereafter.
Cayucos, Port Hartford lSan Luis Obispo).
Gaviota. Santa Barbara. Ventura. Hueneme:
San Pedro East San Pedro Los Angelesl and
Newport a. m. Apr 2. G., 10. IA. IS. q. 26.
go May 4. and every fourth day thereafter
For San Diego. stopping only at Port Har.
ford (Sen Luis Obispo) Santa Barbara, Port
Los Angeles and RedOndo Q4os Angeles); IL a;
M Apr T. S. u. 16 20. "A, Is, May 2. and
every fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada Magdalena Bay, San Jose del
Cabo Mazatlan, Altata. La PaZ, Santa Rosata
and Guaymas CMex-), 10 a m, 7th of each
For further information obtain folder.
The company reserves the right to change
without previous notice steamers, sailing dates
and hours of sailing.
TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
5000 'GooDAII. PERKINs & CO.. Gen. Agts.
10 Market St, San Francisco.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

(Note-The Produce Exchange will not be in
session to-day-Good Friday)
WEEAT-Chicago was unsettled. The local
operators and foreigners sold freely, but the
country bought freely in the belief of serious
crop damage This market showed change
Spot Wheat-Shipping, 81 0714q1 10; milling,
81 12lR91 15.
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OCEAN TRAVELL
Pacific Coast Steamship Co,

Steamers leave Broadway
wharf, San Francisco:
For Alaskan ports, 10 a m.s
Apr. 1, 6. II, 16. 21, 26, May 1;
change at Seattle.
For Victoria, Vancouver Oh.
c.. Port Townsend, Seattle,
Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes
and New Whatcom Wash. },
10 m Anr ! s IL. 16. u.
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
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HIATUS TO Be FILLED.
House Finds There is an In.
term in the Report Of
Adiutant Generals.

Following is the Thomas resolution
which was unanimously adapted this
morning:
Whereas. There appears from the
report OF the acting adjutant general
of this territory just issued that there
is an interum of about one year, from
the last report of adiutant Jamison to
the commencement OF the report Of
acting adjutant general Orner, covered
by no report whatever, and
Whereas, The reports OF the depart
men,s show large sums of money ex-
pended in excess of appropriations for
that department of the public service
for which no detailed statement is
given, and
Whereas, During the interim above
mentioned, one Phil G. Rosenbaum
was adjutant general, and connected
with whose administration of said
effice the people Of this territory were
subjec ed to great public scandal and
disgrace, therefore be it
Resolved, BY the House of Represen.
tives Of the Territory of Oklahoma
that the auditor of this territory be
requested to furnish to this house at
his earliest convenience, for informa~
tion, a full and complete list of all
expenditures of said office during the
incum bency of said Phil G. Rosen-
baum, itemizing the same by showing
/ the date of the expenditure, the
amount expended, for what purpose
expended, by whom the account was
approved and to whom the payment
was made, itemizing each bill.
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CREDITS ARE EXEMPT.
Board OF couaty Assessor, tinlshcs sts
Labors.

board OF County Assessor, finishes Ste
Labors.
The county assessors completed their
work at last nights session. They
worked out the following besi. for
their work this year
Machinery Of all kinds to be asses
sed al from 60 TO 50 per cent OF Grst
cost.
All real estate to be assessed q. is
sctual cash value
Adjourned sine die.
The following resolution was pass.
ed: Resolved, that It is the sense OF
this body OF assessors Of the Territory
OF Oklahoma, that the equalization
boards, both county and territorial.
shall exempt from equalization all
moneys and credits which may appear
on the assessment lists as returned by
the county assessors
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ELKS' BENEFIT.
The Ottumwas, of Chicago. highly En-
tertaIning Combination

The Ottumwas, of Chicago. a highly En-
tertaIning Combination
The Ottumwa Quartette gave high
class musical entertainment last night
at the opera house under the auspices
OF the "Best People On Earth. !" The
audience was small but very appreci-
tive, demanding from two TO three en-
cores from each number. The selec-
tions were varied and embraced classi.
cal, comic and sacred music, The
gentlemen were in splendid voice and
the long study and training was APP
parent in their superior renditions
last night.
Messrs Muse, Wiley and Brock each
sang solos which were exquisitely
rendered,
Miss Kleinman, reciter, made a de-
cided hit. Her poses were all personi.
fications of grace; her articulation
was clear and penetrating and her
subjects peculiarly well selected for
her audience.
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As Fire Chief Gruber and Ed Damon
were sitting in the 6re deE artment
headquarters talking at o'clock last
night they heard pistol shot upstairs,
followed by the shufiilng OF feet on the
floor. They rushed up to learn the
cause. Policeman JEFF Taylor, who
was at the street corner, hearing the
shot also, ran 10 the city ball, and
meeting Gruber aud Damon at the
foot OF the stsirs, together the three
ascended to the room above They
saw man lying on the floor face
down, and on removing the hat discov-
cred that it was Policeman A. c.
Bishop, with blood rushing from his
mouth and head. Gruber went In
search of Mayer Berkey and other OIL
cials.
Coroner Arnett was notified, and he
at once empaneled jury, compos d
OF the following Dad Taylor, c. II.
S rutch6eld Joe Willis, Willard Sta
pleton, Frank Smith, and stranger,
name unknown, who rendered a de-
cision that A. c. Bishop was killed by
a bullet wound from his own revol yer.
which fell from a shoulder scabbard
worn over the left shoulder while de
ceased was in a STOPPING position look
ing through the bottom drawer of a
desk.
Mayor Berkey went at once TO the
home of the deceased to inform his
fami y. Mrs. Bishop was prostrated
with grief Telegrams were immedi-
ately sent to members of the family.
The father will arrive tonight from
Clarendon, Mo,
The funeral arrangements are not
made as yet, but will be in charge of
the Woodmen of the World. OF which
he was a member, He was also an
Odd Fellow.
Bishop was 80 years old, and leaves
a wife and one child aged years. He
was good policeman and was high y
esteemed b. business men.
Chief Of Police Baxter, who is lyin 2
at the point of death, does not know
OF his associates death.
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FROM LIFE.

story of Husband and wife who Pass
Each Other In the Night.
About three weeks ago Mrs. J. Il.
Platt started with friends for Calves
ton to pass the winter. Monday her
husband, who was not feelirg well,
started on the noon train for Calves
ton, for weeks rest.
Mrs. Platt r. turned yesterday after
noon from Galveston, having been
informed by letter that MIR, Platt was
not feeling well. Imagine Mrs. Platt's
surprise when informed that Mir. Platt
was on his way to Galveston to make
her n surprise visit.
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Repre.entati.e scOn Danoerously M

DR.. John w. Scott, of Clifton, Lin,
coin coun'y, representing the Seventh
district, was taken sick at the Capitol
hotel last Friday with the grip, which
has developed into pneumonia. He
has grown worse dsi y and is in a dan
gerous condition, owing to his age,
He Is the father Of Chas. II. Scott,
editor of the lola, Kansas, Register,
w. w. Scott, late editor of the Shaw
nee Quill, and A. G. Scott, professor
of English literature at the Saltwater
agricultural college. All his sons are
here.