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The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
SAMUEL SALTER SURRENDERS.
He IS snid to he Involved in the AL leged Election Frauds in
 Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Nov. 14.-Deputy Cor oner Samuel r. Saltef, who is involved in the alleged election frauds in the thirteenth division of the Seventh ward, and for whom a warrant had been issued, has surrendered himself He entered 1000 bail, to appear for hearing next Thursday.
 The warrant charges Salter with conspiring, with others, to procure and cast fraudulent ballots and make false returns at the recent election. Salter's arrest in the result of the hearing, last week, of five alleged re- peaters, who are said to have been brought to this city from Washing tor. by Lieut.. Rodgers of the capitol police, and who are now under bail for trial
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pounds of flour, 7,500 pounds of salt and other provisions, 1900 new uni form coats, mank blankets. and other articles Of clothing; also r4mber Of insurgent officers, and 69 Spanish and two American prisoners.
 Detachments were sent north to San Nicholas, and it is believed that Young established communication with Wbeaton's troops last evening. Ipdi cations are that the insurgents will not escape to the mountain capitals ai Bayombong without great difficulty and loss, if at all. Our troops at Tar lac, Ariag, Taliverag, San Jose Bapo, Humingan, San Quentin, Tayug, San Nicholas, on through to Linzayen gulf, with strong stations at Arayat, San Isidro and Cabanatuan, should cause the insurgents much annoyance.
 Our troops have suffered great hard ships, and have performed most se- were service, but are reported in ex- cellent condition and spirits. The en. terprise and indomitable will dis played by officers was never eXcelled.
 OTIS.
 The spelling of names of towns in above is as given in the cable dispatch. As the American forces have now reached point, the maps of which arc necessarily imperfect, the war depart ment adheres to the text of the ca ble.
 Later in the day the department re- ceived second dispatch from Gen. Otis, as follows
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TO EXPEL INDIAN HUNTERS.
to Trouble With Several Hun dred Indians.

Denver Col. Nov. 14-Game Warden Lee is organizing a posse here to eX
 pei from Colorado several hundred h. dians who are encamped at the head quarters of Yellow Creek. between Pielanee and Douglas creeks, and are engaged i'll killing deer. The settlers are alarmed lest the Indians shall seek to avenge upon them the killing of several Indians, by Game Warden Will CON and d posse, two years ago. Gov. Thomas has called on the sheriffs' of fees in five counties in northwestern Colorado to aid the game warden in enforcing the laws. There are prob ably 100 of the old Colorow Utes en- gagged in the party, and at least an equal number of Uneompaghres and Uintahs. There are supposed to belong at the White agency.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
THE INEVITABLE CONFLICT,
X Gnng of Young Toughs Attack Ne Sroes and Il Desperate Fight
 Ensues.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 13.-Twenty boys, known as the Twelfth-street gang. started in Saturday night te thrash every negro who came along East Twelfth street. The trouble began when a coIolored woman, with whom the boys had quarreled. cut one of the boys in the wrist with a razor. An hours fight in the open street ensued, bricks and clubs being used with ef- feet.
 An officer chased one of the boys, Frank Dimmitt (white), down the street. firing as he ran. One bullet struck Dimmitt in the leg and another, glancing. struck Mrs. 0. II. Nelson, Il hoarder at the Arno hotel, in the head. Neither were seriously hurt.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
MURDERED BY A CHORE BOY.
Alleged Confession of Charles Cross to the killing of Mrs. Sarah c.
 King at Stamford, Conn.

Stamford, Conn, Nov. 1.-The in. quest into the murder of Mrs. Sarah C. King is in progress. Just before the opening of the proceedings, it waa learned that Charles Cross, the 17-year. old chore boy. who is under arrest or suspicion. had made a confession. Ac. cording to Cross statement, after Mrs King had retired, he entered her room and undertook to oyerpower her. She resisted forcibly, whereupon he hurled Ter 10 the floor and struck her head against the floor several times. She became unconscious, and he lifted her body to the bed, immediately leaving the house to notify neighbors that ths woman had been murdered.
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REFUSED TO GIVE HIS NAME.
An Unknown Man Meets a Horrible Death Under n Moving Train
 of Cars.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 13.-An un- known man met horrible death just outside the depot yards of the Chicago Great Western railway yesterday. He jumped from coach of an incoming passenger train and his feet caught in d frog. Wildly catching the handle- bars of the next coach his legs were torn out at the hips, and his body fell limp to the ground. The man lived l5 minutes. dying in horrible agony. He first gave his name as Ward. then as Robinson. but would tell nothing of himself. A pay check in his pocket was made out to Frank Robbins. He was well dressed.
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HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
Or. James Morrison, Whose Home as Baltimore, Md, .,t.as Robbed,
 Was Fatally Beaten.

Baltimore, Md, Nov 14.-Dr. James ". Morrison, the aged physicians, who was robbed and beaten by two men at his home on the evening of November 9, has died of his injuries. The thieves got nearly $1,20o in money and valua- bles. John Schmeltzing, who took pr. Morrison home from nearby resort on the evening of the robbery has been arrested, but is out on bail
 Dr. Morrison served with distinc- ton during the civil war in the Sev- enth and Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania regiments, and joined the regular army as a surgeon at the close of the rebel lion.
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A Second Dispatch.

Manila, Nov. 13.-No news of Law tons advance received yesterday; Mac Arthur's troops took Bamban and Ca pas, four miles north of Bamban, both on railroad. and Conception, to east Of railroad, yesterday. Insurgents, re ported 1,50o strong, retiring rapidly north, making slight resistance. Our casualties: Second Lieutenant Davis, TEirty-sixth volunteers, killed; three enlisted men reported wounded. Strong reconnaissance from Capas in the direction of Tarlac to-day. Condi tion of roads and streams render Il general advance with wagon trans portation impracticable. Enemy ap- pear to be in demoralized condition, and show much disorganization, as in dieated by the capture of telegraphic dispatches and deserters from their ranks.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
Live Stock Market

St Louis-Cattle-Faney export. s5 756 CPS: butchers $4 35dl5S0; stockers, g 5c6g %, cows and heifers, g. .5OQi.75. Hogs = Packing, $S s5a415; butchers. 8 90Q4 2o; light 8 756I4 05 Sheep-Mutton sheep. S32s6425; spring lambs. s5.OoQ550.
 Chicago-Cattle-B Reeves s4 25Q650: cows, s 2544 60; heifers B OoQl5l5 eanners, sl. 1T ai3 00; stockers and feeders, S. 004D4 50; Texas grass steers, 8. 150D4.00; Texas-fed beeves. si0O(I5. 40; westerns, s40Oa5. %. Hogs-Mixed and butchers $3 9014 2a: good to choice heavy, $40044 20; rough heavy S3 S0@390; light, s. 90Q4.15. sheep Mutton sheep steady; lambs slow. and 1t'g I5 cents lower
 Kansas City-Cattls-Native steers, Sl Gl5. 90; Texas steers, s3.0045.20; Texas cows, E. 0063 10; native cows and heifers, g. l5Gg 65; stockers and feeders, $2. 00Gl4.60. Hogs Heavy. S3.S712d4.00; packers $3.S7la a6J4 00; mixed, $9,S0@3.95, light, SS.SOqS.97la; york CTS. $3 95Q3,97l2 Sheep-Bambs, $4.5015. 10, muttons, s .0Clt435.
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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Aaron Thompson, of Petersburg, III. an old settler, is dead.
 The National Municipal league will meet at Columbus, O., Wednesday.
 The Springfield 1ll.) street ear men will strike to obtain recognition of the union.
 The BoeFs are becoming more ven, turescme, and are stealing cattle close to Kimberley.
 Canada's troops for South Africa ar. rived at Cape Verde islands, Sunday, on the steamer Sardinia.
 C. L. Hayes, wanted in Norman, Okla. on q charge of embezzlement, is under arrest at TeXarkana, Ark.
 The North Pacific whalers and Kar- luck have reached San Francisco with large cargoes of whalebone.
 An option on the Union iron works at San Francisco, has been secured by the new ship-building combine.
 Gov. Tanner of Illinois is expected to announce formally, in a few days that he is not candidate for renom. ination.
 A military road has been completed from Port NaIdes, Alaska, 85 miles in. to the interior of the Copper River country
 Assistant Secretary Allen of the navy has submitted his annual report to Sec retary Long. He favors national na. val reserve.
 The Oklahoma court of appeals has refused to issue a mandamus to com. pei the Dawes commission to enroll applicants.
 Five inmates of a Tennessee insane asylum escaped, leaving word that they had started for Utah to join the Mormon church.
 Col. Ghilders of the Tennessee regi ment, which arrived from the Philip pines on Saturday, praises Gen. Otis conduct of the war.
 The industrial commission will com. dnct an investigation into the question of transportation at meeting in Chi. cago, beginning November 15.
 John Alien, of the Christian Broth. CTS college, St. Louis, who was ser. oUslH injured in football game Satur. day. is in a critical condition.
 At Vienna, H., James Gore convict ed of the murder of John Scarlet, has sworn out a warrant against Bent Gore charging him with the crime.
 Col. William J. Bryan has left Ne. brasla to join hunting party Of Mis-. sourians, who will be the guests of Moses P. Wetmore. in Fancy county, 2fo.
 Ionng republicans of Kansas City. Mo, have organized a club to enter tain young democrats throughout the state at banquet some time in Feb ruary.
 While taking a party of fishermen tc Spring Lake in small steamboat Leonard Partridge, of Peoria, was caught in the machinery and maugled to death.
 The retirement of Nice-President Hobart assures vacancy in the pre- siding chair of the senate. MT. Frye probably will be elected president pro tcmpore.
 Old Company A Association, of St. Louis tcolored), Sunday, presented a flag to the Forty-ninth regiment. United States volunteer infantry, at Jefferson barracks.
 The California powder mill, at Santa Cruz, Cal, was wrecked by an explo. sion, Sunday, 16,oOO pounds of powder and several buildings being destroyed and one man killed.
 John Armstrong, son of former St. Louis police sergeant, was found dead in the dining-room of his home, with a bullet wound in his left arm and left side. Murder is suspected.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
UNDERGOING FUMIGATION.
Spanish Steamer With SmaIIpO, on Board at San Juan,
 Porto Rico.

San Juan de Porto Rico, Nov. IA. The Spanish steamer Buenos Ayres, from Corunna, October 27, and Cadiz October 31, which arrived here Sun day with GOO steerage and 25O second cabin passengers for Cuba, and 50 pas sengers for Porto Rico, was found to have two cases of smallpox on board The vessel and passengers have been placed in quarantine, and undergoing fumigation.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR KEEPS.
Probably Fatal Result of Prize Fight nt the Pelican Ath-
 Ietic Club.

New York, Nov. 12.-At the Pelican Athletic club in Brooklyn last night Harry Apfel and Jack Fox were matched at 13s pounds for 20 rounds. Arfel was knocked out in the thir- teenth round, and several hours after wards lapsed into a state of coma from which he has not yet recovered. It is said that when Apfel fel' he struck his chin upon the floor, receiving q fracture. He is now laying in the Norwegian hospital in Brooklyn, un- conscious, where the chances of his re- cCNery are said to be small
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
INCENSED KENTUCKIANS.
Knox County Men Getting Tired oi the Diiatory Tactics of the Elec-
 ton Commissioners.

Barboursville, Ky. Nov. 14.-Over A. 900 people from the rural district con gregated on the streets here. In censed at the reports that the vote Of knox county would be thrown oGt. and tired of waiting for the eommis- sioners to certify the vote, they came to town to see that their liberties were protected, as they expressed it.
 Mandatory injunctions have been filed on the commissioners to compel them to finish the count. Up to noon the commissioners had taken no ac- tion.
 People are wrought up to the high est excitement, and trouble is feared.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
Governed by Circumstances.
DISPATCHES FROM EULER.
Operations at Mafeking-A Success-
 full Night Sortie.

London, Nov. 1.-The war office publishes the following dispatch re- ceived from Gen. Butler:
 Cape Town. Sunday, November 12 (Nignt)-The following reports have been received from Col. Baden Powell:
 The Enemy Shy.
 'Mafeking, Monday, Oct. 30.-All well here; enemy apparently shy of at tacking. Now closing to invest us. Are to-day destroying railway, la miles north, with dynamite. Smelling continued. Doing very litle harm
 An Assault Repu1sed.
 Tuesday, Oct. 31.-Enemy at tempted assault to-day on Cannon Kopje, and southeast corner of town. Attack most brilliant, notwithstand- hot shell fire by the British South Af- riean police, under Walford. Enemy lost heavily. Our casualties five killed and five wounded.
 ,Killed-Capt. Hon. D. II. Marsham. Fourth Bedfordshire; Capt. c. \. Pet ehell, Third Kings Rifles; sergeant major and two troopers.
 
 officers and troopers, all British South African police.
 The war office also made public the following dispatch from Gen. Butler: Cape Town, Sunday, Nov. 12.-The following is from Nicholson:
 'Buluwayo, Sunday, Nov. 5.-The following is from Baden-Powell:
 Successful Night Attack.
 'Mafeking, Wednesday, Oct. 25.- All well here Enemy still shelling We made a successful night attack on his advance trenches last night getting in with bayonet. Our loss was six men of the Protectorate regiment killed and nine wounded, including Capt. Fitz- Clarence, Third Royal fusileers, and Lieut. Swinton. Enemy's loss un- known. but considerable. Enemy have vacated Signal hill and laagered two miles northeast of town and two miles southeast
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GOING TO A FAMILY REUNION.
The Trip, However, Was Cut short by Death on Board n santa Fc
 Train. Near Chicago.

Kar sas City, Mo-, Nov, 13.-A special to the Star from Guthrie, Okla, says: News was received here from Chicago reperesentatives of the Santa Fe Rail- road Co.,, that $. l.. Oyerstreet, United States district attorney for Oklahoma, died suddenly this morning on Santa Fe passenger train shortly before reaching Chicago. Mir. Oyerstreet was on his way to Franklin. Ind, where he was going to attend a family reunion to celebrate the golden wedding of his parents. MT. Overstreet was a brother of Congressman Jesse Overstreet O the Seventh Indiana district.
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COUNTING OF THE BALLOTS.
The Canyassing Boards in Kentucky Make Haste Very Slowly With
 Their Work.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 14.-The count ing of ballots was resumed by the county boards of convassers in a nun. ber of counties where the work was left unfinished last week. The count ing is likely to drag along we'll into the present week. In the city it is especially slow, the commissioners hay. ing reached only the Second ward. There has been no change since Sat. urday in the estimetes of pluralities by the two parties. Both sill claim the election, the republicans by 5000, and the democrats by what they styls "a safe" plurality.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
DESPATCH FROM GEN. OTIS.
Official Report of Recent Movements
 on LuZOn Island.

Washington, Nov. 14.-The follow ing dispatch from Gen. Otis was re- ceived at the war departments:
 Gen. Otis Dispatch.
 Manila, Nov. -MacArthurs ad. vance, the ThirtY-siXth volunteers and cavalry troop, under Bell I,cntered Tar lac at 7:10 ?. m., yesterday. Enemy fled. By great labor Macarthur sue ceeded in getting forward to Capas, yesterday, all his artillery and quarter, masters transportation, and will have command in Tarlac to-day, his advance pushing forward to save as much ot the railroad as possible, which the enemy is trying to destroy on his re- treat. Many deserters from enemy. who passed in to Macarthur some 30 rifles yesterday. Insurgents in that section are reported to be short of provisions. Lawton is pushing for ward with great energy, his advance being obliged to leave behind him all transportation, and depend to Il great extent upon the country for subsist- ence Hayes, with the Fourth cav nlry, in the vicinity of Carranglan, ha.,
 
 property, and nearly half a battalion of 400 polomen transporting Aguinal. dos property north over the noun tains, together with his private secre- tary and ssuen officers.
 Young, With the Third cavalry and Bansons Maeabebe scouts, followed by the balance of the battalion of the Twentv-second infantry, leaving be- hind all transportation, pushed out on to San Jose Lupam, San Quentin and Mayug road, and scattered the enemy stationed at these points, most of whom were driven southwestward Vessels, with squadron of the Third cavalry, hastened forward to Mayug, where the insurgents supply depot was captured, securing several hun dred thousand pounds of rice, a,5o9
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Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 13.-A double, headed Pittsburgh X Lake Erie freight train of 55 loaded coal cars crashed into the caboose of another train at McKees' Rocks, last night, and piled the wreekage up high. Three men were in the caboose. One of them was taken out dead. Another had one foot crushed and both legs broken, and T third was so badly injured that he may die. An unknown man who was steal ing ride was also killed. The acc dcnl is blamed by the trainmen on the negligence of the flagman of the train tliat was struck.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
 An Official Conference.

Washington, Nov. 14-Brig-G Ludlow, military governor of Havana. who has been spoken of in connection
 with the civil governship of Cuba, when such an office shall be estab- lished, was at the war department, and had a long conference with Secretary Root. The secretary afterwards went with Gen. Ludlow to the White House.
The Monticellonian., 1899-11-17
A Man of Many Wives.

Chicago, Nov. 14.-James Monroe, who is said to have wives in half q dozen cities and who is also wanted for number of alleged swindling operations, has been arrested here and will be held pending the arrival of officers from Rochester, N. Y, where he will be tried on charges of bigamy and swindling.
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Killed by n Fnst Tra,,

Pesotum, H., Nov. 14.-Philip Hol- ginger, Q farmer, and Miss Catherine Stalhut, a friend, were driving over the Illinois Central track a short dis tanee south, Sunday. on the way home from church, when they were struck by the New Orleans special, the new fast train, causing the death of both.
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Stopped By British Cruiser.

Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bay, Thursday, Nov. 9.-The French steam. CT Cordoba has arrived here. When 70 miles out she was signalled by the British third class cruiser Magieienne and as she did not obey, q blank shot was fired across her bows. After her manifest had been examined she was allowed to proceed.
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Taken Back to Havana.

New Orleans, Nov. 13.-Wm. A. Cox. of Chicago, wanted in Havana on charge of embezzlement, and whose fight for liberay here extended over three or four months, sailed on the steamship Whitney for Havana, in charge of Detectives Stuhbs apo Derance.
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River News.
THE MARKET REPORT.
TUESDAY, Nov. II. Grain and Froyisions.

St. Louis Flour-Patents, sS.4O0S 50: other grades, s2.s0@S.2O. Wheat-No. red. 69lz470c. Corn-No. mixed, S3c S50; timothy. s90041100; choice, clover, $i000411 50. Butter-Greamery, 2312425kc. dairy lSM22c. Eggs-Fresh, l6c. Lard Prime steam 5.09e. Pork-New mess, $9 0o Bacon-Clear rib, 57sc. Wool-Tu6- Washed, 20l5m 29lae, Missouri and Illinois medium combing. 2112c; other grades, 15ts Q2012c.
 Cbicago-Closing quotations Wheat December, 67Bc May, ulsc. Corn-No- vember, 3llac; December a1sc: January. 30la93Gssc May, 32I2c Oats-November, November, Ss l2Ib; December, $S.12l9QtS. .l5; January ,$g. 55; May ,$9.65. Lard-November, $4 97l@; December, s4.971.a5.00; January. So l7la; May. s5.3212. Short ribs-November, S4 s7l2 December, $4.S212 January, s49zla ef500
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Suicide of a Murderer,

Leavenworth, Kas., Nov. 14-Walter Mitchell, confined in jail here under indictments for the murder of a fel- low convict in the penitentiary, com mitted suicide, Sunday, by hanging himself from the top of the cell door. He made rope out of a part Of a blanket
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CuIIom's Hawaiian Bill.

Chicago, Nov. 14.-Senator Cullom has announced his intention of reintro- dueing, on the opening day of the Eff ty-sixth congress, the pill providing a territorial form of government for Hawaii. He will urge prompt action upon this measure.
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Reported Boer Defeat.

London, Nov 14.-A special dispatch from Durban, Natal, dated Thursday, November, 9, evening, says:
 Native runners who have just ar rived here from the Drakensburg dis trict report that the Boers suffered a severe defeat at Ladysmith this morning The Boer guns were si- fenced after four hours fighting, dur ing which the Roer losses were heavy. No details have been received"
 Wounded Prisoners Doing We'll
 The colonial office gave out the fol- lowing extract from telegram re- ceiyed from the governor of Natal.
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John Hays Hammond Coming.

London. Nov. 1.-The steamer Teu- tonic, which sails from Liverpool, No- vember 15, for New York, will have ameng her passengers John Hays Hammond, the American engineer who was condemned to death by the Trans vaal Republic for participation in the 0utlander conspiracy, which culmi- hated in the Jameson raid
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As to Representative Roberts.

Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. 1.-The Fri bune says that an arrangement has been made between Representative elect 8righam T. Roberts and the re- publican members of congress to al- low him to be sworn in and then to re- sign without further action in the mat ter.
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An Automobile PIow.

Chicago, Nov. 14.-Dr. Richard J. Gatling, who reyolutionized methods of warfare by inyenting the rapid-frc gun that bears his name, nas invented an automobile blow. Dr. Gatling says it will do the work of eight men and twelve houses.
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New York, Nov H.-Money on call strong at 12 per cent; prime mercantile paper. 5G54 per cent; sterling exchange weak, with actual business in bankers
 bills at lS5QiS5A for demand, and at 4Se1. @4Sl for 80 days; posted rates, 4S244s2ls and 4S6l2M4S7 commercial bills, 4S0: silver certificates 59i2q6WA; bar silver, 59 Mex
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Arrived Mt Cape Town.

London, Nov. 14.-Advices received here announce that the British troop. ship Oriental, with 75 officers and l.. 21S men on board, has arrived at Cape Town.
 The British transport Hawarden Castle has sailed from Cape Town, bound to Durban.
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"Lieut. Lethbridge, of the Rifle brr gade, who was dangerously woLhded November 7, st I.adysmith: Lieut.. Nis. bit. of the Gloucester reg iment,- ifad the wounded prisoners at Pretoria are reported by a refugee to be doing wei" :"
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Opened to Foreign Trade.

Pekin, Nov. 14.-Yo-Choa-Fu, at the entrance of Tonting lake. has been formally opened to foreign trade. This is the first port opened in the anti foreign province of Huanam.
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Col. Henry Ininan Dead.

Topeka, Kas, Nov. 14.-Col Henry Inman, author and ex-plainsman, as, sociate of Col w. F. Cody Buffalo RilD, died here to-day, aged 62,
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Cotton.
Financial.

Quotations for middling range as fol. lows: St. Louis, 78se, New York, 7sse. Memphis, : 5-16c.