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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-11
A YACHTING PARTY.
Prospecting a Granite Quarry on the
RapDahannOck.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Nov. 10
Special.-A party OF pleasure seekers
came here from the North yesterday and
left on the handsome steam yacht "Cour-
ier.' which was In waiting at the wharf,
for a sail down the Rappahannock.
Several Northern gentlemen have con
tracted with Mr.. George Butzner to work
and test his granite q%uarries on the Rap
~pahannock river above this city. II the
quality Of the stone meets expectations
the q~uarrles will be developed on an eX-
tensiye scale.
Judge John T. GoOlrick. Commander OF
Maury Camp, Confederate Veterans, has
received from Mr.. George V. Marshall,
of Union Veterans Legion, Encampment
No. l, Of Pittsburg, Pa, a large quantity
OF fine bunting and handsome streamers,
which that gentleman has donated to the
Confederates here TO use for decoration
purposes when the Grand Army OF the
Potomac meets in this city next spring.
Mr.. James p. Corbin, Of this city, has
been appointed one OF the five aides TO
Grand Marshal. Col. Robert White. Of
Wheeling. w. Va. at the Centennial Ma
sonic ceremonies at Mount Vernon, De
cember 18th.
Cards have been issued for the mar
rage of Miss Florence May Embrey,
daughter Of Councilman and Mrs. w. 5.
Embrey. to Mr.. Charles G. Rowlett, both
Of his city. The ceremony will take place
in the Methodist church. Wednesday even
ing. November 22d. at $50 o'clock.
Large crowds are nightly attending the
revival At the Baptist church. Rev. DR..
J. s. Dill, the pastor. has been conduct
ing the services without assistance. The
meeting will close Sunday. when the con-
verts will be received into the church by
baptism.
Several successful fox hunts have k
place in the surrounding counties re-
Gently in which ladies participated. One
was given this week in King George coun-
ty in honor OF Miss Norton TaylOe. Sew
eral ladies' rode behind the hounds over
a rough country. and though the run
was about twenty miles, there was no
accident.
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Mathematical Ideas" which was well re-
ceiyed. DR.. A. &. Wightman made am en-
thusiastic address on the Generalization
Of Secondary Schools in Hanover County. Do
advocating the establishment OF a high
school for the purpose of leading into the
college curriculum.
He stated that there are twelve or III
teen SCHOLARSHIPS untaken.
Miss White read an interesting paper
ON Hanover TWO sons, Patrick Henry
and Henry Clay
The next meeting Of the association was
appointed for the second Friday in Feb
ruarv.
The following gentlemen have been elect
ed delegates from the Ashland Baptist
church TO the meeting Of the General As
ISOLATION. which meets I'm Richmond on
the 18th: DR.. Pitt, Messrs. J. Palmer Cor
don. Walter Sydnor and Fleming Fox.
Miss Alice COwardin. OF Richmond, IS a
guest Of the Misses Herndou.
Miss EDia Blackwell is on q visit 10
friends in GOldsboro. y. q.
Miss Poulette. OF Farmfvllle. is a guest
Of Mrs. r. f.. Blackwell.
Mr.. NJ. b. Pace. formerly assistant agent
az the depot here. has been transferred TO
the Union Stock Yards. Richmond,
Rev. r. W. Patton. OF Roanoke, is VS.
ting his father. Colonel j. VI. Patton.
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SMALLPOX Precautions.

BOYDTON, VA. Nov. 1O-SpeciaL-sey-
eral persons are affected with a breaking
out resembling smallpox, I'm the nelghbor-
hood OF Chambers Store, and a called
meeting Of the Supervisors was held here
yesterday 10 take action In the matter.
The Board made an order that Dr.
Riddick. of Norfolk. be called IN 10 make
report. and II it be found smallpox. the
authorities are required to establish quar-
antine.
A negro man who had been working on
the Norfolk and Western railroad. first
broke out. and others were taken In the
same manner in the infected district.
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Mr.. LITTLE REACHES HOME.
A Wedding in stafford Welcome to
the Preacher.

FREDERICKSBURG VA, Nov. To-
.speclal-Hon. W. A. Little, who has been
critically IN In New York for several
weeks. arrived az his home here to-day so
much improved that be expects to be fuzzy
restored to health in a short time.
Mr.. Asa Hammett and Miss Dora c.
Dodd. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. william
F. Dodd. both OF Stafford county. were
married yesterday AT the brides home
Rev. A. j. Cummings officiating. MISS
Lorena Dodd was maid OF honor and Mr.
EpDa Hammett best man.
A reception was given last night az the
PRESBYTERIAN church I'm honor OF the new
pastor. Rev. A. II. Kippan and Mrs. KIP
pan. In addition 10 an enjoyable pro
gramme Of music and readings, an ele-
giant supper was served.
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HiohlanI Notes.

HIGHLAND, VA, Nov. s-special.-
Not more than one hundred votes out OF
about a thousand votes in this county
were cast.
Hon. W. NJ. McAllister. OF Warm
Springs. will be a member Of the House
from this district, composed Of Bath. Al
leghany and Highland.
Rev. Nugent. Of your city. has been
preaching here nearly two weeks.
The town is still improving. more buiid
ings going up than In the last ten years.
All the cattle and sheep ut for market
have gone east.
A new bank. bew store. new MIL, ana
drug store have an been built this sum-
mer.
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Cash Quotations were as follows. Flour
slow. No. 3 spring wheat. CSC. 80. , red.
GSNG9c- No. ? corn, 31izH32c-. No. . yell
low corn. 32Lc. No > oats. 23i.n24i &C.:
No. . white. 2Ja,N@jizc. No. 3 white. pa
02jEc. No. . rye. 40. No. = barley. 34a
3gc. No. ! faxsced. new. Si214t Prime
timothy seed. s. 45N25j. Mess pork. per
barrel. $79o4S3D. Lard. per ipO pounds.
GO5u5.17h. Short rib sides loose). $50
1870. dry sailed shoulders boxed. Sj3Ii3
1850. short clear sides fDoXedf SJ.2Wft
so. Whisky. distillers' finished goods.
per gallon. S123t. Butter firm, cream
cry. ijff2Ic.: dairy. fjd2lc. Cheese weak
az 1li1dl2i,c. Eggs firm, fresh, lsc.
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out OF five precincts I'm Lancaster went
for Wexford is incorrect. There are eight
precincts here. four OF which Wealtord
carried by mail majOrities. the resnain-
der being carried by Pinckard with large
maioritles. giving Pinckard a total ma
jOrity OF w In the county.
The returns from Richmond county
give Wexford a total OF 6II votes, being
nearly the whole vote. Pinckard being
credited with only 70 votes IA the entire
county.
Wexford wins in the district By 80 ma
iOrity.
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NEW YORK. Nov. 10-The decline In
The raw cotton market has had no effect
upon the tone OF the market for cotton
goods. The demand Is still ahead OF sup
plies IN the brown. bleached and colored
goods. The tendency continues upward.
Several lines OF FORWARD. 0XdO brown
sheatipgs advanced $50. Advances In
leading lines OF bleached cottOns looked
for. Print cloths inactive. Wide goods
strong. with sellers reserved. Prints hrm,
with fair business. Linen scarce and stu
advancing. Burlaps &c. higher.
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TRADGEDY IN WYTHEVILLE.
Young Walter Criger Killed by n Com
paniOn ia a Fight.

WYTHEVILLE. VA, Nov. 10-Special.-
A tragedy occurred here tonight at 100 in
which young Walter Creger lost his life
al the hands of VIII Corvin. Both men
were drinking and got into a fight; Corvin
stabbed Creger behind the ear with a corn
shucker and death resulted within twenty
minutes.
Young Crcger was only twenty years OF
age and was a private I'm company d.
Second Virginia Regiment. during the
last war. He was n son OF David Creger,
Of this place. a highly respected citizen.
Corvin made no effort to escape, but as
vet has not been arrested. The town is
considerably excited over the affair.
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Madison Comfy Vote.

WASHINGTON. VA. Nov. Especial
There was no opposition 10 the Legisla-
tive candidates in R~appahannock county.
and the smallest vote poled in the history
Of the county. Settle Dem) received
s2 votes. and Parks CDem), tioater for
R~appahannock and Page. received 300
votes. 335 votes polled.
While the above candidates are not in
structed. they are for Martin for Sena-
tor. from every sign and Indication.
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BLEW HIS HEAD OFF
William Wells Takes His Lie With a
Shot Gun.

SUFFOLK. VA. Nov. lo.-special-
wpi,am Wells. forty-eight years old. last
night told his wife he was tired Of living
re mn AN old shot CUR and before
she SouId restrain him had blown OF the
ton oS his head. Death was instantane-
ons Tho suicide took place at the de-
osa.ad.s home in southampton county.
car perIIn' A wife and one child sur
vive. N,
in Jacksonville. Fla, took place this af-
%ternoon at Franklin. The remains ar
rived last night on = special train.
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Richmond. Va, Noy. 10 1899.
Private sales reported today: SMOKER
2. dark leaf. ,, and nlers. 4 hogsheauS'
r,-,octions to-day: Bright, 81 hogs
beods. dark. u hogsheads, - uerces.
Warehouse receipts. IS hogsheads; de-
l%iveries. u hOgshcads. oo
Warehouse loose sales: CrenshaE = ~
800 pounds-highest price. 49, St6' ~,
LII LII 900 pounds-highest price. $50
s,".rowsl also sold 5,ljl pounds OF
bright.
Internal revenue colectonS' ,oo- o.
Tobacco ...---+..s. '+''' IA efa ~,
Gfosrs ..... ........s'''s. A'f'"'
Total .........' $500"
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RALriMoRE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1O-FLOUR-Quiet
and unchanged.
WHEAT-Very dull: spot and month,
6S6Gsi,c.. December GHi, dG9iac. South
ern wheat. by sample. 0Olt69c.
CORN-Stcady. mixed, spot and MONTH,
3ea2Sisc.: November or December new
or old. 2f7SN37c.. January and February,
sGL0&fa.c. Southern white corn. 3J03Nc.
CATS-Firm: No. . white. 30l3lc.
RYE-Nery duh. NJ. 2 nearby. 531tJlc.
SUGAR-StrOng and unchanged.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY and unchanged.
BUTTER-Firm and unchanged.
~EGGS-Firm.
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NV yORK PRODUCE MARKET. I

NFyV YORK. Nov. 1O-FLOUR-Easier
under continued decline i'm wheat, negOtia-
lions sim pending pm W,OOo package ru-
mored as sold yesterday ummation
probable. Minnesota patent, S3.tJQ5HJ.
RTCK\NHEAT FLDUR-Dull.
BIrCKWHEAT-Dul.
CORNMEAL-SteAdy.
RYF-Weak: No. ., 60c.; state rye, Csc.
BARLEl-Dull.
Options opened eajsy at a decline Of &c.
ana further declined ha&c. under lower
cables. expected heavy increase in the
visible supply Monday. large Argentine
shipments, a slack export demand n an
absence Of speculative support. Rallied
partially on covering, but closed easy at
i1Qssc. net decline. Sales, No. 2 red.
March closed al 7j%c.; May closed al
7Gc.. December closed at 72Ac.
CORN-Spot dull: No. . 4Oltc. Options
easy al sc. decline under cables, and
ruled weak with wheat, but without
further decline: closed quiet az PC. net
decline. May closed az 3SlAc.; December
closed az 39isc.
tions nominal: no business.
BEEF-Firm; city extra India mess
CIT MEATs-Easy: picked hams, $50
G925. -
af e. al. citv extra, $40; November closed
al IS a.. nominal. Refined easy.
pORK-Duil.
COTTON-SFED OIG-Steady.
, INSTRUMENTATION.
ROSTN-Steady.
TTTRPENTINE-Stcady at olt.c.
~RTCE-Steady.
RITTTFR-Flrm: western creamery, 1871
95c.. State dairy. lEa25lsc-
CHFFSE-Steady; small, september
fancy 12iFdl2hc.
EGGs-Strong: State and Pennsylvania,
oqS,,j4e western ungraded. al lid20c.
p0TATOES-Steadv Jersey. Sl0l37lA;
New York. sf1i.5A. Long island, Sl12i4H
I GU. Jersey sweets, $~l.J0al.75; southern
sweets. S125Q150
CABBAGE-Dull: Long Island. Sgi per
COTTON BY sTEAM-To Liverpool,
26l4c.
no, loss Of 10 TO 90 points; sales. SlO0o
bags. including december $500 10
lamar. g. S5Gl70 SpOt-Rio nominal;
SI-GAR-Raw duh and nominal; fair re-
timing. CSC. centrifugal. % test, ii4c.;
molasses sugar, Q 9-iGc. Refined quiet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-11

RyINGTON. VA. Nov. s.-Speciai.-
Tho report from Warsaw OF Lancaster
and Richmond counties Is unfair. Thomas
A. Pinckard was not an independent
Democratic candidate. nor was H. Carter
Wexford a regular nominee or the Demo
cratic marty The state at large knows that
no nomination could be effected In these
*, counties. The statement that eeui
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-11
FIRE IN DANVlLLe.
Two Hundred thousand Pounds Of
Tobacco Ruined.

DANVILLE. VA. Nov. To- SpeciaI-At
an early hour this morning fire broke out
in the leaf tobacco factory OF r. y. Bur
ton * co. on Bridge street. The drying
house and boiler rooms where the hre
originated. were gutted and the root OF
the main building in which much leaf 10
bacco was stored. was burned on.
Two hundred thousand pounds or lear
tobacco. valued at sll.Vco. was ruined Dy
IRE. smoke and water. The damage 70
the building amounts to N.5oo. Losses COW
cred by insurance.
Clarence Brooks. a colored barber Died
to-day from injuries received by psins
run into by a street car several days sge.
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NA-AL STORES

CHARLESTON. 5. c.. Nov. 10-TUR-
PENTfNE-Ftrm at iI1ic; gales 10 ASKS.
ROSTN-Frm. sales. 80 barrels y, G.,
d. +. 9Jc.: f, S1O5; q, 4llO. II. Sl.1o J.,
500. X. N.25: NJ. S1.55. y, 2lO; window
glass. SEQ. water white, $40.
SAVANNAH. GA. Nov. 1o-SPiKITS
OF TURPUNTINE-Firm al ISIS re-
ceipts. 81 asks, sales oJ easAs' "a
ROsfN-rrm: receipts $500 barrels rrsIs
sales. Isl barrels e1PorS, 20 ~ y 'SfIo
Ills. O. Sl.2l. n. N20Il25; ! 10 n
$40. NJ. N.0j. y. SD windo" glass
S2TO. water white, Sab'
WILMINGTCN. y. G.. Nov. lo.-SFth-
IT'S OF TURPDNTINE-Flrm AT 4H2H
fSc.. receipts. II casks. o-e
barrels. outot % q 70
a. 20. receipts. 90 barrels.
'TGRIsteady at $3.50. receipts. 1s7 bar
rCls.
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p. A. Danforth. OF LAGRANGE. Ca.
suffered intensely for six months with a
frightful running sore on his leg. but
writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salye wholly
cured il in ten days. For Ulcers, Wounds.
Burns. Boils, Pain or Piles its the best
salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. On
~ sc, Sold by owen & Minor Drug Co.
druggists.
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lower than yesterday. closing at a de-
cline Of Maiac. Corn exhibited relative
strength on small country business. De-
cember closing unchanged And May "A
shade lower. oats closed at 1.ai4c. lower
for December and a shade under for May
with corn and wheat. Provisions closed
slightly lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows.
open. High. Low Close.
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HANOVER TEACHERS.
A Large and Interesting Meeting
Held at Ashland.

ASHLAND. VA. Nov. i0.-Special-rhe
Hanover Teachers Association was In ses-
sion here to-day with an unusually large
attendance OF teachers and spectators.
Irof. r. b.. Smithey read an exceedingly
interesting paper on THE Origin OF
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GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
PEANUT MARKETS.

NORFOLK. VA. Nov. IO-PEANUTS-
Farmers stock. new crop. fancy. 2atc.:
strictly prime. 2i4G2ssc., prime. 2i4c.
nuts. Tome nrn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-11

ContI Tob. com....".....1oo IL -.
49,
Quotations are for bonds maturing in
not less Nian ten years.
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MARK EFT.

CHICAGO. Nov. i0-As a result OF a
tine shipments, wheat to-day went even
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ROB ROY BAKING POWDER
pure and wholesome.
PREVENTED A TRAGEDY.

Timely information given Mrs. George
Long. OF New S'raitsvilie. ohio. prevented
a dreadful tragedy and saved W lives.
A frighttul cough had long kept her
awake every night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors but steadily grew
worse until urged TO try Dr. Kings New
Discovery. one bottle wholly cured her.
ana she writes this marvellous medicine
also cured Mr.. Long OF a severe attack
Of Pneumonia. Such cures are positive
proof OF the matchless merit OF this grand
remedy for curing all throat. chest and
lung troubles. only 5oc and 800 Every
bottle guaranteed Trial bottle FREQ at
owens n Minor Drug Sto'e.
"a HEART AS STURDY as an oak"
II the heart Is 10 be sturdy and the nerves
strong, the blood must be rich and pure.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes hearts sturdy
because ii makes good blood, IL gives
strength and courage.
HOOPS PILLS are non-irritating. mid.
effective.
ROB ROY RAKING POWDER.
absolutely pure and wholesome. Etgae
.~o> cans r. stahteen~ouuco cana. X0N
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF RICHMOND. NOV. 10, 1899.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Richmond. Catherine, New
York. merchandise and passengers Ola
Dominion Line. rt- ,.,f.a
Barge G%ladiolus. heuyi Norloihi haAi'e'
Chemical Company.
SAILED.
Steamer Richmond, Catherine, New
York. merchandise and passengers old
Sieamer Winvah. simmons. Philadel-
nhia. Pa. merchandise and passengers
clyde Line. u.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves NotloIs
and James river sidines. merchandlse ana
passengers, Virginia Navigation ~
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, NOV. 10. 1880.
ARRIVED.
Schooner Daylight. Boston.
Schooner Golden Gate. Easton.
steamer R~apDahannOck. Liverpool.
Schooner Albert +. Stearns, Fort Mon
roe.
Schooner Viking. Boston.
Schooner VIM. II. ClnOrd, baltimore.
steamer Katahdin, Ne" haven
SAILED.
Barge Ocean Belle. Providence.
Schooner G. 4. Camper, Bangor.
Steamer 81. Enoch.
PORT OF WEST POINT, nov. 10, 1899.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Danville BOYD, Baltimore.
passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Danyme. Boyd. Baltimore.
passengers and general cargo.
PORT BERNiUrDA HUNDRED. NOV. 10.
SAILED
Schooner Bessie Brown, Smith. loaded
Schooner Charles Lawrence, Taylor.
loaded railroad ties. East Newark, y. j..
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NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 1O-COTTON-
Futures steady. November. 100 D.d De
cember. IO30IO4. January E0qaN5
February. 7.OlHTOJ, March. looH lVi'
April. 10000. May. Iofd'lO. Junt
Ii04712. July. 71l01l3. AuH4sl. 49,
Cos: September. G.CjQG.G9i OCTOBER, oose
GO.
LrVERPCOT. Nov. 10 =. Moot
TON-Sp0t-Good business done, prizes
lower. American middilng. talr 4 9-lOa
good middling. 1 1t-32, mlddllng, ! 3-ig
low middling. 4; good ordinary 3 LILO
ordinary. 35.. The sales OF the day were
II 90 bales. of which 100 were TOT spte
uIation and export. and included lV'ypl
baies American. Receipts. 500 Dales' lh-
Gliding 500 American.
The market opened easy ana clo-eg
irreeltlar and unsettled az "a decline or Z
no.nts. American middling. J. m Co. No
vveober. 4 1904 2-Gi. sellers. November
and December. 404 l-Gf. buyers Deem
her ana January. 3 G3-di0i BUYERS, Janu-
9rv and February, q G2-Gin3 900, buy
"@rS. Februarv and March, 3 6Z-ut0" t3-t4'
sellers March and April. 3 t2-o4 sellers
AnrfI and Nav. 3 62-6i. sellers; May and
T,re z G1-G4d3 G2-6f, buyers, June ana
JIuiv 2 G-GlN3 G2-G4. buyers; july ana
HwSyiist 3 Gf-Gl. buyers; August and Sep
tember. 8 1864. buyers.
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ron ROY RAKING POWDER.

HOODS PILLS are non-irritating. mid.
effective.
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absolutely pure and wholesome. EseaS
ounce cans. &c.; sightesn-ounee cans ~.
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COTTON-Ouiet. middlinc. ~: net re-
colpts. ere bales. gross. 3.9jl bales: stock.
1OG23Q bales. exports 90 Great Britain.
20 bales. 20 the Continent. SSl bales.
Total to-dsy-Net receipts. IZ.o5i bales
exports 10 Great Britain. 11.4Gf bales. To-
France. l.. $40 bales. to the continent
% ~ bales. stock. ss0.l45 bales.
Consolidated - Set receipts. 'H
bales exports 90 Great Britain. if2!
bales. go France. 35"sS bales 10 the Com
tincnt. 12317 bales.
Total since September 1st-Net receipts
Q25q.TS5 hales. exports 10 Great Britain.
casio bales. 10 France. ef2 1913 bales, to
the Continent. col fG bales.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. NOV. lp.-COTTON-The
excitement of The past few days on The
cotton Exchange was outdOne ion every
way to-day. 10 has been years since
speculation ia the staple oqualIed that OF
to-day. while many months have passed
since fluctuations have been 50 violent
ana the course Of the market generally
as crratic. Although the cables at alaud
when our market opened were Indicative
OF underlying weakness i'm the English
market. and Notwithstanding statements
that the crop movement for some time
10 come VIII De on a much larger scale
man heretofore friends Of the market
remained -lul AZ the start. and prices
went OF but ] 10 3 points on the first
eau. Selling orders soon began 20 come
IN from al directions. notably Wall street,
ana after "a mOmeutary c~ude1vOr. feeble
at first. TO check the downward tendency
of prices. the bull crowd Joined in the
selling movement. Prices melted away
with surprising rapidity. the close OF the
Nfsl hdlt hour recording a loss OF L
points. An effort 10 secure profits at this
time halted the decline. Investors imme-
diatelv recovered courage and scrambled
10 rcinvcst, with the result that a rally
OF "a points occurred iu much less time
than had been taken by the early slump.
When the announcemen was made az -
o CLOCK mat a possible crop OF H-Jph,pir
bales had been raised. bears. with the
assistance Of foreign allies. aggresslNely
attacked the entire list, before ] o'clock
prices showed "a sheer loss OF Is To- ~
points on the extreme positions. some
recuperation followed later, but the gem
eral undertone for the rest of the session
was weak with the market particularly
nervous At times excitement was at
fever heat. with great waves Of buying
and selling. and prices were thrown out
in "a seemingly prOmiscuOus manner. Re
ports that southern spot markets were
holding firm. with prices I'm some i'm
stances d. tQ.I. higher and a bullish sum
mary OF weekly statistics failed 10 figure
in calculations 60 any considerable extent.
The market ives finally irregular AZ z net
loss of 10 10 - points or at the bottom
for fua lnV
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C0TTON-Tufuros 0Donod stoadV. No
vember. 74a. December. 7.f5; January,
~. February. AS. March. 30; April.
7.j3; May. 10. June. 7 %. July, 7G: Al
gust. 75G. September. 10. October. 1m.
Futures closed irregular. November.
72f. December. T9G. January. 729. Feb
ruary. 7.2o. March. 7.3i: Aprii. 7'e MAY.
: o1. June. 40. July. 742. August. 739,
ScDfcmber. Goa. October. G.S7.
Spot cotton closed quiet az y decline.
mlddling uplands. as, DO. gulf rs. sales
none.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-24
A LIFE ATTEMPTED.

Patterson Valley experienced
quite ripple OF excitement one
day last week. Thos. Snpenor is
char ged with having committcd d
an assult npon the person of Steve
Robinette NTH intent to laurder.
1t appears from reports that
there has been trouble between
the parties heretofore. 1t IL al
legged that Robinette was riding
peacably along the road when he
was met by Supsnor and stopped
with winchester, snd would
probably have been murdered
had 1t not been for a bad shell in
the gun. Robinet tried to get
away and was fired upon without
effect as tho distance was to far
for accurate sim Under Sheriff
Charley Steward arreated Mr. Su
penor on warrant sworn out by
Mr Robinette, and the defendsns
WAS taken to the county seat
Saturday last and was released on
q bond of $500 When he return
ed home it is snld he went to the
home Of Robinette and finding
nobody in sight broke In and pro
ceeded to play havoc with every
thing in sight. He was sr1es'e'
for the last crime and again taken
to LA Junta on Monday, teirs
again released on bond Of ti6D
by a Justice of the peace. ihe
trial will come up on preliminary
next Saturday afternoon al la
Junta.-ltocky Ford Tmes-R-p..