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DUNs REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, April 7.-R- G. Dun G. Co.'S
Weekly Review Of Trade will say tomorrow:
Failures in the first quarter of 1899 were in
number 2772, against 1857 last year. and the
liabilities S27, OBJ, against s32 946 565 a de-
crease of 1895 per cent. Geographical aspects
make the returns peculiar, with a slight in
crease Of defaults in New England, decrease
of l3 per cent in the Southeast and 20 per cent
in the Central States There was a decrease
of nearly 40 per cent in the Pacific and South
western States, Al per cent in the Western
States and 4.S6 per cent in the Middle States
No other year OF the twenty-four covered by
Dun's quarterly reports has shown as small
failures during its first quarter excepting 1880
and 1881, and no other except 1880 and 1886 as
small liabilities per failure. The average of
defaulted liabilities per firm in business. only
S22 49, is smaller than in the first quarter of
any year except $780, and the rate of defaulted
liabilities to solvent payments through clear
ing houses only 81 u per $1,000. is also the low
est for the quarter, except in 1880
The famine in iron, caused by urgent demand
far exceeding the present supply. not only con-
tlnues. but has caused haste TO start As addi-
tional furnaces with output estimated at
$3.50 tons weekly, Of which the bulletin of the
Iron Association has given list. These are
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VALUE OF FOREIGN COINS.

The Treasury Department has fixed the gold
value Of foreign silver coins for the purpose
of appraisng values of foreign imports for the
quarter ending June 30 follows: Mexican
dollar. Az cents; japanese yen, ass cents; In
dian rupee, 20.6 cents; Chinese tael, 64.s cents.
To IA cents according TO port; Central Amerl-
can peso, SO. cents, the same the Colombia
peso the Peru sol, the Ecuador sucre and the
Bolivia bolivianO; Chile peso, S6.5 cents; Ger
man mark. 23S cents; French, Belgium and
Switzerland franc, the Venezuela bolivar, the
Finland mark, the Italian Ira and the Spanish
neseta. 1q.3 cents.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

1t is now being learned that the scarcity in
Eggs is due to the free selling of Hens some
time ago by raisers. owing to the dry season.
This was particularly the case south Of the bay
The market continues firm, but there are East
the way.
Butter and Cheese are unchanged.
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy creamery. 17q171zc; seconds,
16q16kc.
Dairy = Choice to fancy. 141kQ1sc; common
grades 13614o
CHEESE-Choice mild new, 11Q11hc; old.
10dl0Hc; Cream Cheddar. 12d121zc; Young
America I1hG121zc; Eastern. I1eq14c.
EGGS-Quoted at 17a19c per dozen.
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POTATOES. ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Receipts were Ss1 boxes Asparagus. AL boxes
Rhubarb and 122 sacks Peas
The decline in Onions continues and Potatoes
are weak, though no lower.
Los Angeles Vegetables were in better assort-
ment than for some time. Nearby Vegetables
stood about the same.
POTATOES-S1 50q1 65 per ctl for Early Rose,
81 4OG1 go for River Burbanks: Sonona and
Marin Burbanks, 81 1901 60 per ctl; Oregon,
81 1901 60 for seed and 81 60Q1 10 for large;
Sweet Potatoes. - for Merced; New Pota-
toes 364c per lb
oNIoNs4OQ75c per ctl. outside quotation
for Oregon.
GETABLES-Asparagus 75c@s1 25 per box
for No. 2, 81 50G1 70 for No. 1 and 81 for fancy;
Rhubarb, 40690c per box for the general run
and S1G1 25 for fancy: Green Peas, 4Q7c; String
Beans, 15Q16c; Cabbage, 81 2591 so; Tomatoes
81 5oq1 IS; Egg Plant. 1Oql5c per lb: Garlic,
6a7c per lb; Dried Okra 15c per lb; Dried Pep
pers, 10c; Green Peppers. -; Carrots, 25d35c
per sack; Mushrooms 4a10c per lb; Hothouse
Cucumbers, 50cd$1 50 per doz; Summer Squash
from Los Angeles, 10c per lb.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-California family extras 81: bakers
extras, So S56i3 80; Oregon and Washington
s3Q3 65 per bbl.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows. usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour, So 25 per 100 pounds; Rye Flour So 70
per 100 Rice Flour, 81; Cornmeal. 81 so; extra
cream Cornmeal. So rs; Oatmeal. $4 5o94 rs:
Oat Groats, 81 75; Hominy. SO 25d3 so; Buck
wheat Flour, s4q4 25: Cracked Wheat. So 75:
Farina. 81 80; Whole Wheat Flour So so; Rolled
Oats (barrels), Sc 5516 95; in sacks, S6 s5Gs rs;
Pearl Barley, S.: Split Peas. 81 so; Green Peas.
IS per 100 pounds
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
suNrMARY or THn MARKErs.

New York Exchange lower.
Silver UNCHANGED.
Wheat DUH and Barley lower.
Oats. Corn and Rye unchanged.
Hay plentiful and weak.
Rolled Barley declining.
Bran and Mi6dllngs unchanged.
Scans and Seeds as before.
Some changes in Rice.
Potatoes weak and Onions lower.
Butter and Eggs unchanged.
Poultry firm and Game weak.
Better assortment OF Vegetables.
Apples doing better.
Other Fruits about the same.
No change in Meats.
Increased movement Of Quicksilver.
Sugar firm at the advance.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
The weather is generally clear over the Pa
ciic slog this evening.
The pressure continues to fall over the coun-
try west of the Rocky Mountains and rise 10
the east or them.
The temperature has risen in all districts eX-
Cert in the Sacramento Valley, where there was
a slight fall The maximum temperatures
throughout the interior OF California exceeded
50 degrees.
Conditions are favorable for fair and con-
tinued warm weather in California Saturday.
Forecast made at san Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight. April s. 1893:
Northern Caltfornia-Fair. continued warm
Saturday light variable winds.
Southern California-Fair, continued warm
Saturday; light west wind.
Nevada-Fair. continued warm Saturday.
Utsh-Fair. warmer Saturday.
Arizona-Fair, continued warm Saturday.
san Francisco and vicinity-Fatr. continued
warm Saturday; light variable winds.
G. H WILSON,
Local Forecast Official.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans are quiet at previous prices. and Seeds
are dull.
BEANs-Bayos, 81 75@1 IS; Small Whites,
81 1902 20; Large Whites. 81 So91 80; Pinks,
81 O5Q2 Is; Reds So 25@S 35; Blackeye, So 75Q
IS; Buffers. 81 25Q2 so; Limas So 4OQ3 80; ;
Pea. s2 2592 so; Red Kidneys, 50 50Q2 60 per
ctl
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, 50 1894 per ctl;
Yellow Mustard, So 2563 80; Flax, 81 15G2 25
Canary Seed. 2AQ2$4c per ID; Alfalfa, S1z99lkc
Rape, 2AQ2%c; Hemp. 2AqSc; Timothy. 5
DRIED PEAs-Niles. 81 s5@1 70; Green. s2q
80 ner ctl.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

All descriptions remain unchanged.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF-719@Slsc per Id.
VEAL-Large, &c; small. 71h@Sc per lb.
MUTTON-Wethers, 7la4Sc: Ewes, 7c per H.
LAMB-spring. 1O@11c per ID.
PORK-Live Hogs. SC for small. 51s@5Kc for
medium and 41k@4&c for large; stock Hogs and
Feeders, 4@41kc; dressed Hogs. 61k67hc
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BRADsTREETs ON TRADE CONDITIONS.

NEW YORK. April 7-Bradstreets to-mor-
row will say:
The auieter tone Of distributive trade is even
more marked this week than last testifying
to the unfavorable effect upon retail trade and
indirectly upon jobbing distribution of the cold
backward spring and less favorable wheat crop
advices While reports as to the damage to
winter wheat are most numerous from the
Southwest, the influences of the backward sea
son, frost in the ground and other unfavor
able conditions have tended TO moderate the
hiterto very cheerful tone OF advices from
the spring wheat States.
Other features of the week a further
ouiettng down of the excitement in iron and
steel though here lack of supplies and not
lack of consumptive demand is assigned the
chief reason. A strike of iron ore miners in
ly to complicate the ore supply ques-
ton. Strikes involving 10. coo men have been
feature of the week operations, Lumber is
feeling the influence of expanding spring de-
mand at many markets and prices are very
strong.
Cotton is slightly lower on fuller crop move
ment, but manufactured goods firm,
though some speculative lots of gray cottons
have been offered at concessions. Wool and
woolens are rather quiet though fall orders
for women's wear goods are encouraging and
the product is steady, the view being that
the proposed goods combinations have not got
very large supplies of wool. The situation as
regards prices Is sun very favorable one,
the list OF staples advancing or remaining
steady being by far the most numerous. while
bank clearing statistics, railroad earnings and
all other obtainable measures of trade prog
ress point to an immense business. speculative
and otherwise, having been done during the
first quarter of the year 1883. Throughout the
West and Northwest, with few exceptions,
complaint is made of unreasonable cold wealth
affecting distribution, particularly at retail.
Accompanying these reports, however, are
numerous statements that the business done
during the first quarter is considerably in ad-
vance of that handled a year ago Complaints
OF bad weather and roads come from the
South Texas trade and agricultural conditions
being upfavorably affected and New Orleans
reports that spring trade is likely to be dis
appointing for a like reason.
Wheat, including -four shipments for the
week aggregate 1884 500 bushels, against g. =
9ss, 23s bushels last week, 3,77S 726 bushels in
the corresponding week of 1898; 2 O36 797 bushels
in 1897 1764, sos bushels in 1896. and 1884, l79
bushels in 1895.
Since July /. this season, the exports of
wheat aggregate 1SS, 345 800 bushels, against
1888 SAC, ,27s bushels last year
Business failures for the week number 1sO
exactly the same number last week. but
compared with 220 in this week a year ago.
232 in 1897; 231 in 1896. and 225 in 1895
Business failures for the week in the Domin-
ion of Canada are light, numbering only 81
as against SO last week. 80 in this week a
year ago, 80 in 1897. 80 in 1896 and 2s in 1895
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PORTLAND's BUSINESS.
PORTLAND, April 7.-Clearings. s2S1, os2
balances, $52, ,1S4.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.
OREGON.

OREGON.
PORTLAND, April 7.-Walla Walla wheat
found buyers to-day at 5SG5s1c, but valley and
bluestem were in no especial demand at 59d60c,
with some buyers refusing to quote any more
for them than they would for Walla Walla-
Cleared-British ship Marechal Suchet for
Queenstown with l12 760 bushels of wheat
Foreign wheat shipments from Portland for
the week ending to-day 112, $50 bushels.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. April 7.-WHEAT-Club, 571zc;
bluestem, 60kc.
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QUICKSILVER TRADE.

Exports OF Quicksilver from this port by sea
In March were S79 TASKS. against 756 in March.
1895 and for the first three months OF the year
s46S TASKS valued at S135, ,l23 against 1907 TASKS
at s53.770 in 1885. The receipts for the three
months were 59l4 TASKS. against BOO.
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HAY AND FEEDS TUFTS.

Receipts of Hay were large again and the
market was weak with decline in several
descriptions.
Dealers report that oat Hay shows less weak
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expected to increase production this month
and yet more in May and June, and some
weakness has been attributed TO the prospect
But the price of gray forger has again ad-
vanced to $l4 30 at Pttsburg, without chanse
in other quotations.
The demand for products is still enormous
Contracts for the East River bridge covering
Il 900 tons of acid open hearth steel have been
placed at Pittsburg and one covering 5000 tons
for Newark building besides at Phila-
delphia for 5000 tons of ship plates, with many
for bridge and other works, and in pipes new
business is so great that ii forces prices farth-
er in, while parties are trying TO consolidate
The Republic Iron and Steel Company will
be the combination of Western bar mills and
the hoop and cotton tie association will soon
be completed.
In another industry progress seems to have
been caused by frmness of manufacturers. who
notified customers that options for boots and
shoes not accepted for April would be with
drawn. A great number of orders followed. it
is said, and April begins with the largest ship
ments for that week in any year. sS, 7s4 cases
any year excepting 1898.
Manufacturers who bought leather at low
prices six months ago have comfortable mar
gins, but those who buy at the higher prices
lately quoted are seeking an advance, which,
as before, jobbers generally refused.
The market for copper is stronger at 1Sc for
lake, and while domestic consumption is heavy
the increase of 400 tons in the European supply
in March is not considered encouraging.
The woolen manufacturer does not yet seem
to have gained by recent consultations or pro-
posals, but goods of the finer grades steady
In prices, with moderate orders while medium
and low grade goods tend in buyers favor.
The demand for a few kinds has covered the
season. but makers of the large majority are
yet in need of orders Sales of wool have but
slightly increased. though more inquiry is re-
ported, with better demand for some grades
OF goods. The cotton mills have enjoyed a fine
demand of late and have held prices WE'LL but
strikes have now closed several large mills
about Providence and Norwich, growing out of
the recent advance in wages, which the hands
claim does not affect the full restoration prom
ised. Meanwhile cotton has been weaker, with
better receipts in March and poorer foreign
demand
Wheat has been fuctuating without much
dictory. as usual at this season. and command
ing not much more confidence than usual. The
exports from Atlantic ports for the week. flour
2240,172 last year and in spite OF all reports
the current receipts continue to exceed last
years. The prospect for the continuance OF
large exports of staples has not improved
within the past ten days.
Failures for the week have been 141 in the
United States against 232 last year, and IS
in Canada, against 80 last year.
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Cash quotations were as follows

Flour, dull and unchanged: No. spring
wheat, 7oG72c; No. spring wheat, 67Q70c; No.
red. 73Q76c; No. 2 corn 345sQ34Sc; No. 2
oats, 27Ad271ac; No. white, 30g31c; No. 8
white. 2sl4 Q3Oc; No. rye. 53c; No barley,
3sQ4Sc; No. fax seed. 81 1912; new winter,
81 221z; prime timothy seed, 81 80; mess pork,
per barrel. 50 2OQ9 25; lard, per 100 pounds.
$ 2214@5 25 short ribs sides Qoose), 81 50q4 80;
dry salted shoulders (boxed), 4%Q412c; short
clear sides (boxed), S545 10; whisky, distilers
finished goods, per gallon, 81 IS; sugars. cut
loaf & 81: s,rantlateS IS 22
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BRADSTREETS REVIEW OF THE NEW
YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 7.-Bradstreet's Review
OF the New York stock market tomorrow will
say:
The hardening of the money market prior
TO April failed TO arrest the bull movement
in stocks but this week the continuance OF
high rates for call loans, together with in
creased discrimination by the banks and other
lenders against industrial stocks have been
followed by liquidation and general declines in
prices. The impression of the street in regard
to money has been that more plentiful sup
plies and easier rates would be seen this week.
This was somewhat unreasonable, as whatever
funds are taken TO the interior for the Apri
settlements are slow to drift back to the fnan-
cal centers. On the other hand the closing
up OF large industrial deals results in tying up
large sums temporarily the money market be
ing thus influenced during the last few days
by the operations of the syndicate in charge
of the American Smelling company. while at
the beginning of next week IS, COO 900 is TO be
paid into a trust company by the subscribers
TO the Alton syndicate. Such operations re-
strict supplies and result in shifting OF loans
and time money is significantly easy at per
cent. The call loan rate in Wall street all week
has been per cent. Some quotations as low
as per cent were made but the other
hand the rate for balances at the stock ex-
change has touched u per cent 1t IS still
the general impression that easier money for
speculative purposes will return, but the mar
ket is considerably exercised about the new in
dustrial stocks and the attitude Of money
lenders TO them. In spite or the conservative
feeling about such securities. the speculation
in them has been increasing large amounts
being held margin. From the beginning
OF the movement, banks have shown repug-
nance TO the new industrials as collateral,
even when they constituted only a small pro-
portion Of the securities. The tightness Of
money this week seemed to cause Increased
reflections of industrials in mixed loans and
rendered it more difficult for brokerage houses
to carry such securities. This led to consid
erable liquidation in the industrials the de-
clines in that quarter unsettling the rest OF the
list and on Friday the apprehensve feeling
of the street seemed to culminate in out
pour OF long stocks and serious declines
throughout the list. Railroad shares however,
: 81 heff liberal
plies of money coming into the market, there
was a general rally in the afternoon.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Q20th Meridian-Pacihc Time.)
SAN FRANCISCO, April T. p. N.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls TO
dat-. as compared with those Of same date last
season and rainfall in last twenty-four hours:
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HIDES rALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about lc under the quotations. Heavy salted
steers 10c; medium, &C. light. S9Shc; Cow
hides. s14q9c; Stays, &C. salted Kip. ,9c Calf.
i2c; dry Kip and Veal 15c; dry Calf, lie;
Sheepskins. shearlings. 1OqSoc each short
Wool 35@60c each; medium, 70G90c; long Wool
eoc6s1 10 each; Horse Hides salt 81 756D2 %
for large and 81 for small; colts. 25Q5Oc for
small.
.. 9Ibc: refined, sc; Grease. 215c
WoOL-Spring CliPs.-southern Mountain. 12
months 769c; Foothill and Northern free 10
Gl2c: Foothil and Northern, defective, 9G111c;
Humboldt and Mendocino, 14Q15c; Nevada, 10
G12c; Eastern Oregon. 10Q12c.
Fall Woods
Humboldt and Mendocino. no..............s oil
Northern Mountain ..........-..............7 910
Southern ~
Plains
HOPS-1S9S crop, 1oq11c per lb for ordinary
l2d1212c for good and 13Q15c for choice to fancy
from first hands.
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was firm. Creameries 14G2oc; Diaries.
11lz61sc. Eggs, steady: fresh, 11Ac. Cheese,
steady; Creameries, 11%01212c.
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BOSTON sToCE
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON April canadian Pacific, sS1z
Northern Pacific preferred. SO14; Union Pacific
preferred, S1&; Grand Trunk, SIS; bar silver.
quiet, q 7-16d per ounce; money, per cent.
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FRIDAY. April 70 D. m.
Morning Session.
INVESTMENT BOARD.
Morning Session.

Board
40 Hutchinson S P Co ................... 81 70
10 Oceanic S Co Observation-Disclosures. 70 %
80 Giant Powder Con .................... 81 %
Afternoon Session.
Street
S. Hama Plantation Observation-Disclosures. II 621z
40 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar.. 81 90
% Spring Valley Water ................. .102 50
$4,000 V Water per cent bonds. ....... .1O4 25
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SATURDAY, APRIL 8.

NOTE-In the above exposition Of the tides
the earIy morning tides are given in the left
hand column and the successive tides Of th9
day in the order of occurrence as to time. Inc
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
three tides as sometimes occur The heights
given are additions to the soundings on tns
United States Coast Survey charts. except
when a minus sign (-) precedes the height
and then the number given IS subtracted from
the depth given by the charts The plane OF
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Totals. U. S...s2, ,051, $50. s11
Totals outside of
s24.161.6s6
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Not included in totals because containir
other items than clearings
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

Tines and Heights Of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance TO San
Francisco Bay Published by ofnciaI au-
thority of the Superintendent
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front CMission-street WHARF about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height of tide is the same at both places
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BANK CLEARINGS.

The following table, compiled by Bradstreet,
shows the bank Clearings at principal cities for
the week ended April Z, with the percentage
of increase and decrease, as compared with
the corresponding week last year:
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. April 7-FLOUR-Recepts,
1S1, 600 barrels; exports 1879 barrels. Moderately
active and steady, without change
WHEAT-Receipts, lO, ITS bushels; exports,
H. 9S4 bushels. Spot, easy; No. 2. size. f. o. b.
afioat Options opened steady on covering but
developed extreme weakness on easy cables.
weakness in stocks, liquidation and big Argen-
tine shipments. Later prices rallied on bad
crop news but finally eased off again through
unloading and closed weak at Ac to 1kc de-
cline May, rs 7-16Q15sc, closed 76Tsc: July
15%q76.sc closed 7sssc; September, 74A@75c.
HOPS-Quiet.
HIDES-Firrn.
WOOI-OlIiet
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san Francisco data: Maximum temperature
q. minimum, 81; mean. sc.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
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Family Retail Market.

Cheese, Swiss. -. 20G25
Common Eggs. .1712q20
Ranch Eggs, per
dozen ............2 20q25
Honey Comb, per
fb ................l2Ql0
Do. extracted. ..-Ql0
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

iOPS-1S9s crop, 1oQ11c per lb for ordinary,
l1212c for good and 1SQ15c for choice to fancy
.-A lnnrn
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ASH. per H.

dozen ......Si 0062 90
Cress, doz bnchs. .20t925
Green Peas, h.. S610
Lentils, fb....... Ga S
The Arizona daily orb., 1899-12-18
P resenta,ion to Lewis Williams.

On Saturday there was presented 10
Lewis Williams, in view OF his severlng
today his long connection with tile man
agement here OF the Copper queen
company, very handsome and Valuable
cane by the following employees OF the
company: Electrician, machinists' en-
gineers, furnace forenen, head carpen-
ters, converter foreman, ioundrymen
and assay ONCE. The cane has heavy
handle oil solid gold, tipped with quartz.
Upon the handle is inscribed "Pre.
sented to Lewis Williams by his devoted
employees" Mr.. Williams is highly
appreciative of the beautiful gift, espe'
ciaily SO as an evidence Of the respect
and esteem of the donors. He femarked
that he is particularly pleased at the
form OF the gilt, since it il something
that can be his daily companion and a
continuous reminder OF the friends who
gave it and of the kindly feelings which
prompted the giving.