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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-19
GENERAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 1s.-Flour-A shade
steadier at first, but closed barely steady,
with wheat; winter straights. sS.6ogSS,7O.
Rye Flour-Quiet
COrnmeal-Steady
Rye-Steady; NOF2, western, Soc.
B5rley-Nominsl.
Barley Malt-Duil.
Wheat-Spot steady; No. 2 red. Sisc.
Options opened firm, on the Illinois report
action. bears subsequently oYersold, and
wers driven in at midday, causing a
rapid advance. This. in turn. was fol-
lowed by a late afternoon break under
realizing, and rain news. Close weak at
a 1isGlAc. decline from the top, but Ia
7sc above last night; May closed at 1885.
July, !9c.; September, 7SAc.
COrn-Spot steady; No. 2, 43%c. Options
opened frm. with wheat, but lacked ac-
tivity. and subsequently eased off sharp
&c net loss; May closed at 1850; July
i03sc
oats-spot dull; No. 2, white, aSc. OPP
lions neglected.
Beef-Steady.
Cut Meats-Steady.
Iard-Nominal western, steamed, s.. asa
$3.50. April. $5.47ls, nominally. Refined
steady
Pork-Steady.
Butter Steady.
Cheesc-Firm.
Eggs-Steady.
COttonseed- Oil-Steady.
Parliamentary.
Turpentine-Quiet at 43i2GHAc.
Rice-Steady.
Cabbage-Strong; domestic, S9asl7.
Coffee-Opt opened steady, at I'M
changed pr 10 8 points decline,
showed speculative apathy. selling being
checked by low price and buying checked
tn lot 4
new crop Of proportions equal TO last.
Warehouse movements subsiding, but re-
ceipts at Rio and Santos maintained. add
ing TO the depression. Close steady ana
unchanged TO points lower; sales, l5.I5O
bags, including May, A.5; June, S.0o.
Spot coffee steady.
Sugar-Steady; raw strong; fair refining,
3-lGc. centrifugal 96-degree test, 47sc
molasses sugar, 41l-16c. Refined strong.
THE DRY-GOODS MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 1s.-The dry-goods
market to-day has been quiet in all lines
OF staple and fancy cottons for quick de-
livery, but buying in fall specialties. such
as printed flannel effects and fancy
woven dress goods, has again been on a
fairly liberal scale. The general tone
continues steady. and any irregularty in
price Is confined 70 unimportant quarters.
Print-cloths are in slow demand, but
prices are steady. WOollen and worsted
dress goods are in fair demand. Mems
wear woollens quiet, with prices un-
changed.
- BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE, April 1S.-Flour-Flrm
and unchanged.
Wheat-Dull and higher; spot and the
month. 7S07S12c.; May. 7SA07Sl9c.; July,
nc. southern, by sample 7lq7S2c.
Confirm; spot, 42c. bid; the month,
iOQ42c. May, 399saS95sc; southern white
corn, 42A043c.
Oats-Frm; No white, 35q3515c.
Rye-Steady; No. near by, 59c. asked;
No. western, 62lac.
Sugar-STOng and unchanged
Rutter-Steady and unchanged.
Eggs-Firm at 13c.
Cheese-Firm and unchanged.
Lettuce-Per bushel box, $l.75Q$2
Whskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-After recording an
advance OF l4c. to-day, on sensational
crop news, wheat turned weak on profit
taking and closed unchanged for May and
2.c. net higher for July. Corn declined
SC oats closed a shade lower. Pork
rose SC. and lard and ribs 215c. each.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening Highest. Lowest Closing.
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,vxcuauRG TOBACCO MARKET

LYNCHBURG. VA, April ls.--(Speclal.)
The sales of tobacco on this market for
the current week amounted e
6s4 800 pounds. No material change Ga
prices. Quotations. Medium dark Tugs
q. 5Oa 81 so; primings. So. gS; common dark
luss. s.. 5Ols2 Is: medium dark Tugs, SS
sS95; fine and good dark S50lS.
Ieaf-Common dark leaf. ss.501A; me
dunn dark leaf s425as5: good dark leaf
ss5Oas9; fine dark shipping leaf s9Qsu
fine dark shipping leaf, seqsl2 good black
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DANvILLE TOBACCO MARKET.

DANVII.LE, VA. April 1S-(Special)-
We quote as follows:
Wrappers-Fancy, Si0HS55, good $50
$40: medium. s20QsSO; common, sl1qt20
Fillers-Fine, $50. $50; good, $3.50
s.. 80: common, $2.5oqSi.5O.
Cutters-Fine. $17QS23; good. sllqSl7
common. Nu$ll.
Smokers-Fine, si0QSl3; good S5O4S10
common, S3.75dE50
Nondescripts s3aA.5o common.
s203
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Vuiet Hut Pretty Marriage at
bowling Green--PoIitical.


1J"L LING GREEN. VA, April IS
The marriage Of Miss Annie +.
''-.,oa 90 Mr.. Robert 4. COghll, both Of
"-'f Green. took place tonight az the
VI the bride. The bride was hand
,-,y attlred IN white IVORY satin. with
...- ssamenterie and trimmings. Her
az attendants were her sister. Miss
b. te Winston, and Miss Grace King. OF
.rachsOIrg. They wore white or
o over blue satin, with satin ribbons.
bridal party entered through the rear
NJ ana proceeded through an aisle
'D'n 20 an altar erected I'm a bay
e" of the front parlor. where they
met by Rev T.. H. Rowe. who per-
u The marriage ceremony IN his
~, solemn and Impressive manner.
l, iafior decorations were handsome
.a extreme. and showed exceptional
o.. and taste.
J. p" 0iiae Is the eldest daughter OF Mrs.
an. eauoss, and is d great favorite
"ei numerous friends. The bride
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NANTUCKET. MASS. April 1S-The
fishing schooner Eliza. of Beverly, cap
tain Hopkins, which sailed from Hyannis
Yesterday evening for the fishing grounds
struck on Rose and Crown Shoals during
The night. and eleven OF the crew OF four
tcen men were lost. The three survivors
,cached Siasconsct I'm the schOoners dory
Today. They report that the schooner
is a total loss.
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richmond, Va, April Is, 1889.

Richmond, Va, April is, 1899.
Quotations: Wheatt-oLongberry 70 Il
TO 79c.; No. red. rs to roc. Corn
White Virginia, bag lots, 43 to 44c.; No.
2 white. 43 to iSl2c.; No. white. AZ /,
42lsc: No mixed. ilc. No. mixed, 3gi
to 4Oc. Oats-No. 2 mixed, 32i9c. No. (.
mixed. Sll2 to sc; winter seed oats, 33c
Rye. Coz
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKTT

PETERSBURG. VA. April B-lSpe-
cial.)-Market firm. with light receipts.
Quotations: Common to medium Tugs.
32aS3 good TO fine lugs, s3.50GsS: poor
short leaf. ssdst50: fair 20 good short leaf
SjasG5O; medium to good wrappers. $50
sl2: good TO fine wrappers, $1inNs; me-
dunn to good shipping. N.50qsll; good to
6ne shipping, sl2.50GSl7
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LIVESTOCK MARKET

Richmond, Va. April IS, 1895.
Receipts: Cattle. 800 head sheep, 10
head. lambs. 100 head; hogs, 400 head.
Sales: Cattle. 300 head; sheep. l.
head; lambs, 100 head; hogs, 400 head.
Prices: Cattle-Best, 4 IL TO &c. gross
common TO fair. Ii TO 31-4c. gross; bulls
2 3-4 TO lac. gross sheep, I l-2 TO 8
gross; lambs. 10 &c. gross; hogs. SIS
10 81.
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SUFFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

SUFFOLK. VA. April 1s.-(Special)-
No. l fancy hand picked. Virginia. &c. ;
extra hand picked, Virginia, S3sc.: No.
Virginia sheled. 5Bc.; No. 2 Virginia,
shelled, 2a.c.: extra large Virginia. she'll
ed &C.. No. / Spanish. shelled, &C.; No. 2
Spanish. sheied, sac.
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wrappers. aOaas; fine dark wrappers.

S4Qi24
Bright Tobacco-Bright New: Lugs-
Common green and nondescript, S.J0qfi;
medium smoking and cutting. s550qS5;
good smoking and cutting, s7nSS50. fine
smoking and cutting ssGSi0.
Leaf-Common cutters, SHS6: medium
cutters. T.50QH.S0; good cutters $3.50;
fine cutters. sll-DTSll: fancy cutters. $l2fp
wrappers. sl0dfl5 fine white, $50 $40;
good mahogany. ti250aslG.
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NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. VA, April ls.-(Special)-
Farmers market; fancy, S4c.; strictly
prime, &c.. prime, 2s4027sc. common, 2lslp
29sc.; Spanish, SOC. bushel The market
is steady
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PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

PETERSBURG, April 1S.-(Special.)-
Virginia Peanuts-Firm at &c. for good
stock: Spanish firm at S7izc.
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This picture on y represents
one style. We've hundreds AL
most as many prices so; you
all may get just what you'd
rather have-just what your
bovs would rather have, too
and The price just the sum you
wanted to pay.
OF course, money back if
you're not pleased, here.
You'll find every comfort in
our Children's Department for
warm-weather shopping.
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PORT OF RICHMOND. APRIL IS, 1899.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves, Norfolk,
merchandise and passengers; virginia
Navigation Company.
Schooner George W. Anderson, Brewer
New York, cement; ). II. Halves a co.
Schooner Thomas Seamore, Philadel-
phia. coal; Warner Moore.
Barge C. ]. Bugh, McKeown, Baltimore,
coal; Crump & West Coal Company.
SAILED.
Steamer Winyah. Simmons. Philadel-
phia. merchandise and passengers; CIyde
Line.
PORT OF NEWPORT NEWS, APRIL IS.
(By telegraph
ARRIVED.
Steamer Benclune. Beaufort.
steamer Nymphea, Tampa
steamer North Cambria, New York.
Schooner j. 5. WnslOw. Portland.
Schooner w. 5. Jordan, Boston.
Schooner Clara a. DonneH, Boston.
SAILED.
Steamer Katahdn, Providence.
steamer s. j. Murphy. New Haven.
Steamer Buena Ventura. Boston.
Steamer Benclune, Cette
Steamer Nymphea Stettin.
barge p. j. Carleton. Providence.
PORT OF BERMUDA HUNDRED, VA,
APRIL IS. 1879.
(By telegraph)
SAILED.
Schooner william Miller. Ackerty, lum-
Der; Hampton, Va.
PORT OF WEST POINT. APRIL IS, 1898.
(By telegraph.)
ARRIVED.
Steamship Accomack, Thompson. Nor
folk passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Accomack. Thompson. Nor
folk passengers and general cargo.
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RICHMOND STOCK EXCHANGE.

RICHMOND, va, ApIlI Is, 1913.
Sales: Virginia Centuries. 1000 at 50;
Georgia, Southern and Florida first pre-
ferred. % shares at 80; Citizens Exchange
Bank. 20 shares at Is; City Bank, y
shares at 80 p. c.; City Bank, shares at
3OA; Virginia-Carolna Chemical. prefer
red. II shares at 1167s; Virginia-Caroina
Chemical. preferred. 10 shares at 1863. (;
Virginia Carolina Chemical, common, %
shares at II.
.,..-.-,,.,->-,r cr-rrrnrr-ru-C
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Wheat-No. 2.
July .......75lsQA 72A 7i3s 7l7s
Sept. Ills 1914 1875 7ils
Nay .......35Aa9s S5ls S5is s5HaH
uly .......3j7, as 80 35H 353s
Sept. ......36i2 S6ls 36ls S6lsQA
Oats-No. ?.
May ......2I q 267s 1874
July .......Z0ts ZJis ZitsuZo Zis420
Ness Pork-Per barrel.
May ......s9O2la 1910 s9O2lk 1906
fully .....S92O 1926 $500 s.. 22Ia
sept. .....s9.S2ls ss.42lz 1921 $40
Lard-Per 100 pounds.
May ......s517l2' 500 SITE $500
3 3gpy. :s5iss SIS s5i5s Sis ; s.is
Short Ribs-Per 100 pounds.
May ......S4.7O 1915 $40 s4.72i1
Sept. ..".si.95 $5.O2A $.e5 $500
Cash quotations were as follows, No.
elbow corn, 35&4 n36c. Flour firm. No.
spring wheat, 72Q15c.; No spring wheat,
7g7ic. No; 2 red, 76q7sc. No; 2 corn
SIC. No. oats. &c; No. white, Nl2p
lc. No. 3 white. &3.uSol2c. No. 2 rye,
jQ5GAc. No. barley, 40447c No. / flax
eed sl.19; new, sL23. Prime timothy
ed S235. Mess pork, per barrel, 5000
80. Lard, per 100 pounds, Sl7lzuS5.20
ihort-rib sides Qoose), ST. f5QAS5. Dry
alted shoulders boxed. IA nc. Short
lear sides boxed. AS5qS5.05. Whisky
.stilers finished goods, per gallon, sl.2G
.ugar. cut LOAF, unchanged. Butter quiet
reamery, l3qlSi2c. dairy, ul2ql7c Eggs
ready; fresh, l2tic. Cheese steady and
nchanged.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, April 1S-i =. Moot
Jn-Spot in fair demand; prices steady;
american middling, 32sd. The sales OF the
ay were 1000 bales, OF which 800 bales
5ere for speculation and export, and in
.uded $500 bales American. Receipts.
900 bales, including 2,l0O bales American
Futures opened steady. with a moderate
emand. and closed quiet; American mid
ling, low-middling clause, April, 3 2O-6id.,
luyers; April and May, 3 20-64d., buyers;
ay and June. 2O-6id., buyers June and
July. 3 0-6i43 2l-6id.; July and August,
z0-GiQ3 2l-6id., sellers; August and Sep
ember. 2O-6iqS 2l-6id., sellers; Septem
and October 3 2o-eid.; October and
November. 3 ls-6ia3 2O-6id., sellers; No
~ and December, 20-6id., sellers;
December and January, 3 l9-Gid., sellers;
-nuary and February, 20-64d. buyers;
'ebruary and March, 2O-64d., buyers.
NEW YORK. April 1S--cotton-Quiet;
ross receipts, 1866 bales; sales, l,l55
ales. stock, 1881 62 bales exports-to
treat Britain, I4S9 bales; to the Cont
rent. 1913 bales.
Totals to-day. Net receipts, lo,Vf- pdIess
xports--to Great Britain. 1850 bales; 10
ne Continent, 9.75l bales; stock, 1882
ales.
Consolidated: Net receipts 3i.2l7 bales; |!
exports-to Great Britain, 6,682 bales: 10 |
rance. III bales; TO the Continent, b,0iI |
ales
Totals since September list: Net re-
.elpts. 1883 bales; exports-to Great |
:ritain. 3.l17 1883 bales; TO France, Csc l03 |
,aIes. 10 the Continent. 2il0G2 bales.
Reports from the cotton belt were gem |
rally OF very favorable character. both |
: regards me weather conditions and |
he status II field work. Glowing reports |
we're particularly numerous from Texas, |
,ut throughout the cotton belt the crop
was being rapidly planted, and advanced
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Book and job Printing neatly executed
at the Dispatch Printing House
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RICHMOND LYCEUM

All who Gesire TO enjoy the superb
course OF entertainments offered By tins
organization during the season Of 1899
1900 may sign application blanks al the
Office of the
J. l.. HILL PRINTING CO.,
ap I9-It II north Twelfth street.
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MEETINGS.
ATLANTIC CITY. n. J.

THE WILTSHIRE,
Virginia avenue and Beach. Atlantic City,
n. ]. Enlarged and refurnshed. Special
spring rates. s. :. PHOEBUS. owner
and Proprietor, formerly Hygeia Hotel.
Old Point Comfort mh 29-3xt
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, APRIL 1918
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MISCELEANEOuS.
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

Quotations are for bonds maturing I
not less than ten years
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-F'lour-A shade
steadier at first. but closed barely steady,
with wheat winter straights $S6ouSS.7O.
Rye FlOur-Quiet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
HAWAII TO HAVE
NAVAL MILITIA
An officer May Be Sent to the Islands
to Instruct the New
Organization.

NEW YORK, March PA Washington
special to the Tribune says: Hawaii is to
have naval militia organization similar
to the auxiliary forces possessed by many
of the States, which were so valuable IN
the recent Spanish war. Secretary Long
received a letter on the subject to-day
from J. B. Castle, who was Hawaiian
secretary of legation at Washington be-
fore annexation was accomplished, ask
ing for all necessary regulations regard
ing the militia in order that steps could
be taken at once at Honolulu to perfect
an organization
The Navy Department is highly graft
fed with the prospect of such a reserve
force in the mid-Pacific, as Mr.. Castle
and the HaWaiians interested with him
propose to establish, especially as it is
impossible to maintain as large regular
naval force there at present as the i'm
portance of the locality would justify, did
Admiral Dewey not require so many yes
sells in the Philippines. 1t is expected
that a. naval officer will soon be spared
to undertake the instruction of the Ha-
waiian battalion in technical matters,
drills and routine ship life, and If pos
sible a monitor or gunboat will be as
signed to the battalion for cruising duty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
NEARLY ASPHYxIATED
Joseph Becker Returns to His Home
on McAllister Street Just in
Time TO Save His Family

Joseph Becker, employed as a bartender
by Dick Carr, on Montgomery street, re-
turned late last night to his rooms in a
lodging-house at JOG McAllister street and
found his wife and ten-year-old daughter
Lizzie in an unconscious condition, the re-
suit of escaping gas. Becker Immediately
threw open the windows and dragged the
semi-lifeless bodies into the hail.
Becker states that before leaving his
home this morning he detected the odor
of gas and notified the landlord. The
latter gave the assurance that the matter
would be attended to and Becker thought
nothing more about 1t. Last evening,
however, when he returned from his work
he met another tenant of the house, who
had perceived the same odor AMI who
had Just visited the basement with the
intention of turning the flow off at the
meter.
When Becker became acquainted with
this fact he Immediately realized that the
landlord had ignored his warning given
hours before, and he rushed to the room
where his wife and daughter were sleep
ing, only to find them fast becoming VIC
tins of the deadly fumes. Both were
taken to the Receiving Hospital, where
Drs Tormey and Runnell administered
copious draughts of oxygen, finally re-
storing them to a conscious condition.
Had Becker made the discovery little
later it is probable that his family would
have been asphyxiated. The fact that
they had been sleeping but a short time
was also in their favor. Becker is well
known, having managed the Olympic
Club bar for many years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
SOUTHERN PACIFIC MAY BID
WILL BE OPPOSED BY THE PRO-.
TECTIVE POOL.
An Agent Of the Latter Is Quietly
Buying Up Bonds and Expects
to Get Possession Of
the Road.
Special Dispatch to TIL. Call.

LOS ANGELES, March 22.-At noon
way property will be sold under fore
closure proceedings by Court Commits
sioner Henry Newly. For many months
Arthur Is. Cody of Chicago has been
buying bonds at a price never above
2712 cents on the dollar. Cody is a
member of the protective committee,
the other members being P. NJ. Green.
Andrew McNally, j. S. Torrance and j.
u. Pope. Through this committee pro-
ceedings in foreclosure were begun in
June, 1897, and the decree was granted
in October of the same year, the sale
subject to twenty days notice. Since
then the bondholders have not been
idle and the holdings have been con-
centrated in the hands of Cody and
those whom he represents, principally
the Singer heirs of Chicago. Valentine
PeytCn, a capitalist of DanVille, ILL.,.
is advancing money for the purchasers.
He is in Pasadena and Will likely De
the purchaser under foreclosure.
The Southern Pacific owns $4,000 in
bonds and did not come into the pool
of the protective committee. 1t is ex-
pected in some quarters that the road
will bid actively.
The Huntington syndicate controls
the Pasadena and Los Angeles electric
line and it has ever been an open ques-
ton whether the street railway corpora
ton has not had an eye on the Mount
Lowe road as an adjunct. Peyton de-
clares his interests are not linked with
those of Huntington.
To make the line profitable and stable
a right of way 200 feet wide on Govern
ment land from Echo Mountain to the
summit of Mount Lowe, had to be OBJ
tanned. The last Congress enacted a
law granting this, with 100 acres addt-
tional on the summit of the mountain,
as the railroad was simply a sQuatter
on the public domain. That legislation
was the elimination of the efforts OF
those who expect to become absolute
owners of the property.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
ALAMEDA SCHOOLS PRAISED.
Marin County Teachers Pleased With
Their Excursion.

SAN RAFAEL, March 22-The third
days session of the Marin County Teach
ers' Institute opened with music under
the direction of Miss Edwina Dufficy,
which was followed by the reports of the
committees that visited the Alameda pub
lie schools Discussion of these reports
was conducted by Professor T. l.. Hea-
ton. The teachers were a unit in the
opinion that the Alameda schools were
conducted on. the most. approved modern
plan and that the pupils attending them
had every facility for acquiring a sound,
practical education. The discipline in
vogue was highly commended. A vote of
thanks was rendered Superintendent Sui
Ivan for the reception and banquet ac-
corded the teachers
Professor Heaton read an interesting
paper on 1.-THE Laws of Our Language,
Grammar-Its Aim and Scope" Dr.. Ell
mer E. Brown discoursed or art and
Education" Both papers were discussed
by the institute.
At the afternoon session Professor Hea-
ton spoke on "Aims and Methods of Dis
cipline." DR.. Brown on The Social AS
pect of Education" Among those to take
an active part in to-morrow's exercises
are Miss Kathryn E. Stone and Profess
sor Elwood p. Cubberley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
UPROAR IN The
MISSOURI HOUSE
Bitter Words Exchanged
by Lawmakers.
ALMOST COME TO BLOWS
OPEN CHARGES OF DISHONEST
VOTING.
The Trouble Arises Over the Bill De-
signed to Regulate Charges
in the Stock
Yards. -
ALMOST COME TO BLOWS
OPEN CHARGES OF DISHONEST
VOTING.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST. LOUIS, March ga special to
the Republic from Jefferson City, Mo-,
says: The bill to regulate stockyard
charges caused furious excitement in
to-night's session of the House. Charges
of dishonest voting were openly made
and pandemonium reigned, at times so
furious that it seemed probable the
members would come to blows The
object of the bill is TO reduce yardage
and other charges from 20 to so per cent
It is said to be a duplicate of the Kan
sas law.
The bill was placed on its passage
during the early part of the session and
defeated-ayes 81, noes 81.
Mr.. Bohart of Clinton moved to re-
consider the vote by which the bill
had failed to pass and his opening SEN
tence was:
Honest men and honest legislation
have no place in the Missouri Legis-
lature."
IF the gentleman from Clinton
means TO insinuate that undue inf1u-
ence caused a majority Of the House
to vote against the bill, he says what
he knows is false, retorted Mr.. Jones
of Howell.
Mr.. Cleary of Kansas City said he
regarded the remarks of Mr.. Bohart as
the rawlings of misguided youth. I'm
mediately the House was in an uproar
and some personal encounters were
narrowly averted.
With fifteen or twenty members
clamoring for recognition, some one
moved to table the motion to recon
slider, which, had it carried. would have
killed the bill The motion was put
and lost; yeas, 81; nays, SO.
Before any further move could be
made a motion to adjourn prevailed.
Under the rules the bill must be voted
upon tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-23
REPUBLICAN PARTY
FOR PORTO RICO
Radicals to Prepare Platform and
Endeavor to Unite ALI
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SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO March
22.-The leaders of the Radical party
have decided to organize a Republican
party in Porto Rico with a thoroughly
American platform. They Will endeavor
to unite all factions. The platform will
be submitted at a meeting to be held to-
morrow and it will indorse the policy Of
Mr.. Mckinley, will pledge fidelity to the
United States. hail the prospects of an
nexaton to the United States, express
the belief that the Porto Rico courts can
be trusted with the civil government of
the island, but will declare Willingness
to await the action of Congress.
The platform will also favor free suf-
frage, public schools, free trade with the
United States, with the establishment of
a gold basis for the currency, the Amer
lean system for the judiciary and will
pledge the party to lend every effort to-
ward civilization and to teach the inhab-
itants to become loyal to the United
States.