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New York Markets.

FLoUR-State and western steady and
very quiet; winter patents, SO. 90d4 10: win
ter straights, $3.50d36O; Minnesota pat
ents. S3.95d4.lo: winter extras, S26Od3
WHEAT-No. 2 red opened easy under
favorable crop news, but ruled steady on
local covering; July, 7s1kd7S%c.; Septem-
Der, TSd7S2sc
RYE-Steady; state, &C.,. No. 2 western,
651kc., (. o. b., afioat.
CORNING. 2 quiet and steady on export
talk and light offerings; September, s9ikc
December, 3Ssc.
OATS-null; track, white. state, 32d37c
track, white, western. 32Q37c.
PORk-Quiet; mess, S75d9; family.
$40. 50d10.75.
LARD-Strong; prime western steam.
S.52ih nominal.
BUTTER-Quiet and steady: state dairy,
13izGl1c.; state creamery, l5dlSlkc.
CHEBSE-Quiet; large, white, Sc; small,
white. SIC.
EGGS-Irregular: state and Pennsylva-
mia, 15izQl6c. western, 14Ihdl5i1c
RICE-Quiet; domestic, 4ssa7lkc; Japan,
4Ad5isc.
TALLOw-steady; city. 5-I6a4Sc. /:
country. 4ssn4iRc.
HAY-Quiet; shipping, 6Oqs5c; good to
choice S0N9Oc.
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friend and confdant, the Rev. DIR. John
Hall Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church, died.
A week ago Tuesday he took his last
drive. When he came home, he was so
ill that physician was called.
Robert Bonner was born in Londonder-
ry Ireland on April %, 1924. He came
to this country at the age of 10 upon the
solicitation of his uncle, who lived in
Hartford
He had an English sovereign as his
sole possession when he landed. His
wealth is placed at millions today.
He secured work on the Hartford
Courant as printers apprentice and re-
ceived $25 for the first, $50 for the sec
ond and $40 for his third years work.
He came to New York in 1874 and
brought with him $40, the savings of his
life in Hartford. He put his money in
the Chambers Street Savings bank and
made regular deposits thereafter until he
was able to save $1,000 a week.
His first employment in this city was on
The Evening Mirror. Later he did work
as a correspondent and finally took a
place on The Merchants Ledger, a small
financial paper
Not long after this he bought the
paper ana, artef conducting II for awhile
on the original lines, conceived the idea
of making it a high class family paper
Then began Mr.. BCnner's real succesSf
Changing the papers name to the New
YORK Ledger, he built it up step by step
by skillful management and advertising
The most popular writer in the country
at that time was Miss FANNY Fern. Mr..
Bonner sent to her an offer of 81 col
umn for a story. She declined. He raised
his offer to $50 without success and con-
Guided by contracting for a ten column
story at $1,000.
Mr.. Bonner originated the plan of get
ting prominent men to write for his pa
per and sign their names.
He paid at various times during his
life for famous horses total of more
than $1,000,000 and owned such thor
oughbreds as AliX. the present record
holder; Maud S, Sunol, Dexter, Rarus,
Startle, Edward Everett and a score of
others.
He would never race a horse for
money.
He gave great sums for philanthropy,
and it is said more than 100000 was
donated to various projects. When the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church was
erected, Mr.. Bonner gave $4,000
Mr.. Bonner retired from the manage
ment of The Ledger II years ago.
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SERIOUS HINTS ON DRESS.
Accompanied by Some Flippant Conn
mentA by Boston
Man.

We have received little pamhlet
which we hope has been distributed
widely among our readers, observes the
Boston Journal. The careful study of
it may put an end to doubts that have
embittered households and poisoned
the wells of domestic happiness.
This little book-we dislike the term
"boolllet"-tells in simple language
how to dress your coachman, groom
butler, doorman and page.
Thus, for instance, the coachman
should wear six buttons on his coat
two on the back at waist and two at
the bottom of skirt. He should also
have flaps on his pockets. Otherwise
he might be mistaken for the groom,
who has no faps on his pockets and
has five buttons in front and six be-
hind. These buttons should always
match the metal trimmings on the har-
ness. Ardent Bryanites will, of course,
use silver.
The hat must be silk. There is no
alternative. SLOUGH hats are no longer
worn by the coachmen of our more ex-
elusive citizens, and the more fastid-
ious insist that the hat should be a new
one, not a cast-off deer of the master.
The coachman, when on duty, should
smoke only cigars. They should cost
at least at the rate of three for quar-
ter. Green baize cloth aprons should
match your billiard table. Crest but
tons, worn by your servants, should be
ducal. There are several dukes in Eng
land, so there may be variety in the
device.
By paying attention to these details
and the advice as to other matters given
by this pamphlc~ you will be obliged
to be more scrupulous as to your own
dress; for it is a sad sight when the
groom is mistaken for the master.
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spain Misses Her Colonies.

WASHINGTON, July As the re-
suit of the loss of her colonies SPANS
sugar factories, with Il yearly produc-
ton of 10000 tons, have been unable to
satisfy the home demand, amounting to
about 100000 tons per anuum. Accord
ing to Consular Agent Mertens at Valen-
cia, the government has been petitioned
to reduce the high prohibitive duty Of
1924 per cent to 10 per cent, and, in
spite of the opposition of the rehneries,
the reduction probably will be made as Il
revenue producing measure.
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THE COLUMBIA LEADS.
The New Cup Defender OutsaiIs the
Old Champion.

NEW YORK, July 1.-Over a trian.
gular course of 30 miles in comparative
ly light winds the new elin-MOrgan
yacht Columbia yesterday vanquished
the Vanderbilt yacht Defender by min
utes and 80 seconds actual time and con-
WINGED the yachtsmen who saw the royal
struggle that she is worthy of defending
the precious trophy which Sir Thomas
Upton and the merry tars of England
hope to take back with them in the
Shamrock next fall. The Columbia's
fore staysail and club topsai are any
thing but perfect and cracked in the
wind like a Transfers whip, demon
strating that in a general way she will
need a good deal of tuning up. Yet, bas-
ed upon the showing she made as a bet
ter boat than the Defender under adj
verse conditions, the nautical sharps are
strongly convinced that Sir Thomas will
sail home without the silver mug, the
possession of which has given us the
yachting supremacy of the world since
1851. But yesterdays race was an I'M
satisfactory one. Shifting, battling winds
and a bad, lumpy sea, with dirty rain
squalls, made the conditions anything
but ideal for yacht racing.
In windward work the Columbia, with
sails drawing badly, demonstrated her
superiority, and in a long reach with
sheets eased she Outfooted the Wander
bilt boat. The sudden shifting of the
wind prevented a trial at running with
spinnakers. In light weather, closehaul-
ed, therefore, 1t can be said that she is
undoubtedly the Defenders superior, but
what she can do in piping breeze re-
mains to be seen.
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ALASKA'S BOUNDARY
The Fairbanks-Foster Party
Returns From the North.
We SHOULD NOT YIELD AN INCH
The White and ChiIcOOt Passes Are
the Storm Center of the Dispute.
Canadians Hope to Secure
l<lOndilxe Port of Entry.

TACOMA, July 10.-The Fairbanks
Foster Alaskan boundary party has re-
turned from the north, and interviews
with members of the party indicate that
the watershed on White pass, back of
Skaguay and Dyea, will be accepted as
the international boundary line at that
point. The White and Chilcoot passes
constitute the storm center of the Alaska
boundary. AT those points the Canadians
hope to secure concessions that will en-
able them to anchor down port of entry
into the Klondike goldfelds. All other
parts of the country thereabouts where
concessions are looked for are of little
importance compared with the Lynn ca
nal, which is the key to the situation.
Senator Fairbanks, when interviewed,
placed Importance on the fact that he
must sit with the joint high commission
in August, but declined to state what
lines of argument he would take up. Re
garding boundary matters that were dis
cussed during the four weeks spent in
Alaska Senator Foster declined to speak.
personally" he said, Il am opposed
to yielding an inch of United States ter
ritory. A careful investigation, however,
demonstrates that there may be different
constructions placed upon the treaties
involved as regards channels, the situation
of lesser islands and the like. But in the
main the United States is plainly given
a strip of territory north of Portland ca
nal or Whereabouts ten marine leagues
inland, except where a well defined
mountain range placed the boundary
nearer the coast. This strip runs to
Mount st. Elias. Many contend at the
passes that the watershed back of Ska
quay and Dyea is the dividing line. On
the one side are the head waters of the
Yukon and on the other the streams
flowing into Lynn canal are formed. Be
tween these two districts there is a
chain of mountains, in the opinion of
some bringing the boundary line some Is
miles nearer the coast. This seems to be
a fair expression of the American view
of the boundary question. BY this con-
struction of the treaty it is held England
will receive the benefit of every point
that can be fairly and honestly granted.
ION the other hand, however the Ca
nadians and many of the English hold |
that the boundary should be drawn 80
miles, or ten marine leagues, inland from
the headlands. By such a construction
of course, Lynn canal would be an inlet |
into Canadian territory, and three ma
rine leagues inland from the headlands
at the entrance would be many miles
south of Skaguay and Dyea, and hence
Canada and England would have the
coveted port of entry without a question
of doubt. As l look upon it personally,
Lynn canal is a part of the ocean. 1t
would be unfair to draw a line 80 miles
inland from the entrance to bodies of
water of that nature and call it the
boundary under the treaty"
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A LOVELY FLAG.
Several of the Stars of Miss MulfOrd's
Banner Made in Historic
Places.

The largest flag in the world has just
been completed, says Harper's Bazaar.
1t was planned by Miss Josephine Null
ford, 0. Madison, N. ]. Miss milford
might not have become an eXpansionist
in the line of flags had we not fought
with Spain. When the country went
to war, Miss Mulford's patriotism de-
manded some expression and the larg-
est flag in the world was none
too big for the purpose. This par
ticular star-spangled banner is 100 by
65 feet. 1t is made of bunting manu-
featured especially for it, and is sewed
with silk. The stars are almost three
feet in diameter, and each one is em-
broidered with the arms of the state
it represents and the date of it's admis-
sion to the union.
One interesting detail is that Miss
made several of the stars in
historic places. Sitting in John Han
cocks chair in Independence hall, she
partly made the Pennsylvania star,
which she finished in the house of Betsy
Ross, who made the first American flag.
Miss Milford went to Washington's
at Morristown in order to
make there the New Jersey star. The
one was made at Fort Nc
Henry, the Virginia one at Mount
Vernon, and the New York one partly
on board the flagship New York and
partly in Fraunce's tavern, where
took leave of his officers
Nl,,a, n, h. h,1r
canvas Miss Milford has embroidered
a long dedication to the American army
and navy.
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NO DROUGHT IN LUZON.
American Troops Suffer Great Dis
comfort From Incessant Rains.

American Troops Suffer Great Dis
comfort From Incessant Rains.
MANILA, July 10.-It has been rain
ing and storming almost constantly for
two days, and the country along the
American south and bay lines is literally
Hooded. The soldiers are suffering great
discomfort. The Thirteenth infantry
regiment at Pasay is in the worst posi-
ton, being practically surrounded by wa
ter. The bridges that were used for get
ting supplies have been washed away,
and some of the companies are now sep
arated by streams six feet deep. In
many cases the men are sleeping with
three feet of water beneath their hunks,
which are elevated on cracker boxes.
The company cooks when preparing the
meals stand knee deep in water. Some
of the roads leading to Pasay are simply
impossible, and the rice fields ON all sides
are one great lake.
A high wind blew over several tents of
the Second Reserve hospital.
Manila bay is impossible of navigation
by either launches or cascoes, and no
vessels are leaving the harbor
The United States transport Centen-
NAL is ready to sail for San Francisco
with discharged soldiers, but the latter
have to sit around the water front all
day drcnChed to the skin waiting for a
launch to take them to the steamer
The river Pasig and all the other
streams are swollen, and the city streets
at all low points ale covered with water.
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Death of Judge FoIlett.

NORWICH, n. Y, July 6.-David L.
Fsllett, justice of the supreme court of
the fourth department, suffered stroke
of apoplexy yesterday afternoon and died
within few minutes. He had been com
planning of a severe headache, but was
about his home as usual.
David Lyman Follett was born at
Sherburn, N. Y, July II, 1886. He was
educated at Oneida Conference seminary
and read law at Norwich, n. Y. He was
admitted to the bar in 1858.
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THE TEXAS FLOOD.
Continued Reports of Suffering From
the Great Calamity.

AUSTIN, July 11.-Governor Sayres
and a corps of assistants spent yesterday
working in behalf of flood sufferers up
and down the Brazos river bottoms. Re
ports from the stricken district are to the
effect that while the waters are rapidly
receding the condition of the flood suffer-
ers is improving very little. The govern
or received official reports from NelascO
the sOuthernmOst point, that everything
was i'll fairly good condition there, with
% feet of water prevailing. He has re-
ceived a telegram from the citizens of
Hearne stating that they had fought
alone as long as they could and would
now have to ask public aid, that all the
property in that section had been laid
waste, they were starving and homeless
and needed money, food and clothing.
Their wants will be supplied at once.
County Judge Bell, at Bellville, wired
that there were 1000 sufferers in the
counties ON Mills creek and / 1000 in the
creek bottom in absolute need. From
numerous other portions of the flooded
districts similar reports came pouring in.
Governor Sayres stated yesterday that
the effort on the part of some to belittle
the damage attendant upon this food
was actuated by motives that he could
not understand, that during his long resi-
dence in Texas he had never seen a
worse calamity befall its people, and that
from reports he had at his disposal he
was led to believe that the list of suffer-
ing would be very large.
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KILLED AT a CROSSING.
OF "a Family of Seven Only One Re
mains, and He Is Badly Injured.

III Family of Seven Only One Re-
mains, and He Is Badly Injured.
COLUMBUS, o., July 10.-AlI but one
Of the seven members of the family of
William Reinhard of this city were killed
and the remaining one was badly injured
by Big -Four passenger train yester-
day afternoon.
The dead are William Reinhard, aged
Al; Rachel Reinhard, aged 40; William
Reinhard, aged IA; Arthur Reinhard,
aged 8; Karl Reinhard, aged I; Edward
Reinhard, aged ,. Injured, Clarence
Reinhard, aged y, collar bone broken.
Mr. and Mrs. Reinhard and their FIVE
children were out for an afternoon drive
in a surrey. They approached the rail
road crossing from the east, crossing the
tracks just as the west bound passenger
train due here at 3:15 p. IN. came along.
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queen Victoria Liberal-Minded.

Some one once asked frequent Wis
Itor to the table of Queen Victoria:
what do you talk to the queen about ?"
Everything" was the reply. "Ev-
and anything. There is no
topic on which her majesty is ignorant.
She appears interested in everything
and accepts all new ideas and views
with a large-mindedness which is sim
ply astonishing in a woman of her age"
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Big Aluminium Plant.

BOSTON, July IA Montreal spe-
cia to The Transcript says: The Pitts
burg Reduction company, it is announc-
ed. has been induced by the company CON
trolling the immense water power priv
ileges at Shawinigan Falls to invest
s., 900, 900 in a plant for the manufacture
of aluminium at that place"
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shot Mother and Sister.

TOPEKA, July 6.-Willie Porter, 8
years old, of Coats, Kan, was playing
soldier with a pistol he found in the hired
mans room. I'm shoot you" he said to
his baby sister. who was in her mothers
arms. Then he pulled the trigger, the
bullet passing through both the baby and
the mother, killing them instantly.
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OMAHA, July 1O.-F. NJ. Hans, the
well known western detective, has re-
turned to Omaha after long chase after
the six men who held up and dynamited
the Union Pacific express train in WyO-
ming June 2. Hans fears the men have
escaped for all time, at least as far as
present efforts to capture them are con
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Anthracite Coal Tonnage,

PHILADELPHIA, July S.-The an
thracite coal tonnage for the first six
months of the present year, as shown
by the official figures just issued, aggre-
gates 20,26S,7 tons, which is an in
crease of 4.457, AGO tons over the CORE
spending period of last year.
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Will Admit the Men.

CHICAGO, July 10.-Announcement
is made that men are to be admitted to
the national congress of mothers and the
named changed to the national congress
of parents and teachers. The fourth an
nual congress will be held in Des Moines
in the spring of 1900, and there will be
more men than women on the pro-
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Socialists Arrested.

VIENNA, July last evening the
police of Vienna dispersed an immense
Socialist demonstration that was in prog
ress in the neighborhood of the town hall
FOrty-fve persons were placed under ar
rest, among them the labor leaders DR..
Adler and Herren Raumann and Bret
schneider.
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Deaf Mute Convention,

ST. PAUL, July 10-The sixth ma
tiOnal convention of deaf mutes meets in
this city tomorrow for a four days ses-
sion. Delegates are expected from all
over the United States. Papers of spe-
cial interest to deaf mutes will be read
and discussed
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An AboIItionist Dead

INDIANAPOLIS, July S.-George w.
Julian, the abolitionist. died at his home
in Irvington yesterday, aged So years.
In 1859 he was a candidate for the vice
presidency on the Free Soil ticket and
was a member Of congress many Year,.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-07-14
American Wins ut Henley.

HENLEY, July S.-B. H. Howell, the
American oarsman, won the finals in the
diamond SOULS. The diamond souls have
been held by Americans now three years
running. Ten Eyck captured the trophy
in 1897, and Mr.. Howell won it from
him last year. Howell beat Blackstaffe
by four lengths. His time was eight min
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An Armenian Invasion.

LONDON, July S.-The Constantine
pie correspondent of The Standard says:
1.-THE vail of Van, Turkish Armenia, re-
ports an incursion of an armed band of
revolutionary Armenians from Persia.
There have been conflicts with the Kurds
and Turkish troops, accompanied by des-
perate fighting. Several persons have
been killed"
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spanish Commanders Acquitted.

MADRID, July S.-Admiral Cervera
and the other commanders of the Spanish
feet destroyed in the battle of Santiago,
whose conduct has been the subject Of in
quiry by special court martial, have been
acquitted and formally liberated
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Addition to Masonic Home.

UTICA, n. Y, July 11.-At a meeting
of the trustees of the Masonic home, held
in Utica, the full board being present
contracts were let for building an ADDS
ton to the dining room, which will pro-
vide 20 additional rooms for inmates.
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In 1850 it was estimated that there
were 100000 princes and other heredi-
tary noblesin Russia, and since then the
number has increased
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rnsmnnia Council Decentralization

HOBART, Tasmania, July S.-The
legislative council aud the house of as
sembly yesterday passed the federal ena-
bling act, thus ratifying on the part of
Tasmania the work of the Australian
federation congress.
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Bid For Democratic Convention.

KANSAS CITY, July 10.-Four thou
sand citizens attended a mass meeting IN
Convention hall, and in less than an hour
$31, 900 was raised as bonus for the ma
tiOnal Democratic convention. 1t is
hoped to increase the amount to $4,000.
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w. NJ. Gallagher, of Byran, Pa, saws:
"For forty years l have tried various
cough medicines. One Minute Cough
Cure is best of ALL" 1t relieves Instantly
and cures all throat and lung troubles.
Cunningham's Pharmacy, Bradford; q.
l.. Andrews, Newbnry.
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LONDON, July S.-Mr. Samuel L..
Clemens Mark Twain and family left
yesterday, for Sweden, where Mr.. Glenn
ens -~iI, take the Swedish cure.
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ROBERT BONNER DIES
Famous as Founder of New
York Ledger.
DIR. HALLS DEATH A SEVERE SHOCK
Landed In This Country With "A Sow.
ereign-Died MuItimiIliOnaire.
Paid Fancy Prices to Noted Au-
thOrs-Owner of Horses.

NEW YORK, July robert Bonner
died at 7:4O o'clock last night in his city
home, 8 West Fifty-sixth street. Mr.
Bonner was more or less i'll for some
months, but was able to be about until a
week ago last Tuesday. Death was.
caused by a general breaking down of his
system.
There were with him at the time of his
death Robert Edwin Bonner and Francis
Bonner, his sons; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Bonner, son and daughter-in-law; Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Ford, daughter and
son-in-law.
Mr.. Bonner enjoyed good health until
some months ago, when his life long
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Only One Regiment Necessary.
In his new volume on China Arnot
Reid declares that 1000 European SOL
diers could conquer that country.