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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
TROOPS FROM ALASKA
To be Sent to the Philippines
From SILVER to Sweat.

WASHINGTON. May s-ordors
have also been issued Ia the com
handing general Of the department
Of the Columbia 20 relieve the two
companies Of the Fourteenth infan-
Try now tn Alaska by such dctnch-
monta fro mhls department ns he
mny deem necessary and assemble
them at san FraurlHco preparatory
10 assigning them tp the Philippines.
\ company 81 the Twenty fourth In
fantry. now IN the Preside at san
Francisco. win be sent to Alaska.
Brig. Gen. $. ~ NJ Young. who
has been on duty at Augusta. On.
M chief mastering officer Of tho
south. has been directed 10 proceed
To- San Francisco ana report to the
commanding general of The depart
ment n California Tor duty In the
Philippine lsla
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08

under rarefHl CROWN management,
aud eUeeller meHurea Bre taken tn
prevent NHHtf one peculiarly RI
the manaeemeut uf forests la uuaan
r. that certain forests are rceos
MED as necessary % protect the wa
ter supply Of rivers. and in these for
gFta the frlllnr of timber IL under
very stfiei reputation. the object he.
ins to preserve the Forests for ali
time
4 Nrw Yafb eifl who mnkee a
huaiHeaa 81 washing cats gives the
following as her way of dninH u.
81 use vessel large enough O. I'm
mersr the rtt There should he
thrte waters. an comfortably warm.
put few drops of ammonia IN
the First water. 1 Wcnr rubber
apron. and for the nfnt bath soap
the cat we'll The other two waters
are clear. n She f. strong rub her
dry, pot her a little aud turn hcr
looHr II she IL delicate ar young.
rub her dry, giving hsr saucer 81
milk pat her IA bankct and cover
her up. 0nrc ia two weeks IL often
enough 70 battle a healthy cat"
isyer since the wild West show au-
rearcd 10 nuda- reath. the citizens be-.
lievr that every American rs lea the
habit 0f carrying q revolver a few
niEhta before my arrival an Ameris
can traveller and bis friends had
been HittinR AZ "a table ia music
hall ordering rrfraahmeuts az may
be obtained af that kiad 1t q place.
when the American called Tor HIS
check. the waiter performed feat
Ia mathematics ana learned that
three times three made seventeen
The American found fault with thiH
system 90 multiplication ana stood
un 20 PROTEST The young woman
who sold programs threw herself in
front 81 him and HriEed bis arm
Please don't she said. his r. "A
poor man lie has a wife and fam
lly" The manager came running
Wait. wait" he enlrehtrd. Please
do not make any trouble. ask you
that yea should NOT shatt'" Yield
ina 80 these ontfvailes the Armrfi-
can anafsd thr lifr ut the trembling
walter. who bad made a run for the
stairway There WAS another COM
putaiian. and IL vas decided that
three times thrre made nine Cur
fcspaudence Chicago Record.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
at tho kiickltat Academy

gOLpESDAI.E. wash. May g.
Representative Wesley l.. Jonca has
accepted the invitation 60 deliver the
annual address TO the graduating
glass Of the Kuckitat academy The
commences ient exercises ~ this In
siitution viii take place Nav =. Rev.
Nathan Evans. pastor % the NJ. =.
hurCh at Goldsudais. viii deliver
the baeesiaueatc ssrmon On the sun
day evening previous to commence.
ment day. Professor Charles Tim
bfin. principal. Is well pleased with
the progress Of the academy for this
year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
GHOSTS IN A HOTEL
A New York Man frightened
into Attempting Suicide.

NEWARK. y. =. May SIN a
frenzy 81 terrier. cauHed by what he
believed II hs ghosts Robert shrrz
-. a hotel keeper. plunged IA knife
into his breast times. innlcting Ia
TAI Injuries. Two weeks ago bis hair
Was Eray- To-day % ia an white as
snnN.
When he took the hotel fortnight
asu he waH toi- q was haunted. lie
laughed. but ON the first night he
heard strange Noises and went down
60 the cellar and saw the kegs tuin-
bins ali about. though nobody was
thrre. Every night weird cries niled
the building. Early this morning
strange hands srlEed him. and he
stabbed himself. he Hayn. TO escape
a more horrible death.
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Found after Twenty Years

MuNC1E. Ind. May s.-Twenty
years ago Mrs. Mary Williams loan
ed her baby Co theatrical company
of property" II was not returned
at the time agreed end she never
again saw her ehild until few days
aFo SHE has returned from the III
ne Pennsylvania town whore her
daughter was located by the police.
The Identification waa complete and
Mrs, Williams VIII make her home
with ber daughter.
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a Hesrtless ThTong.

NEW YORK. May s-=Joscph Nd-
deuhnfer. painter. feil from q truck
To- the pavement On Fifth avenue
last nighf. sustaining q brukeu leg
aud Internal injuries Ncldruhofcr
rrawied to the sidewalk aud In great
agony called FOR help. For fully Is
minutes ne remained unnoticci. al
though thousand persona passed.
Finally a bicycle policeman called
an ambulance. Neldcnhafcf will die.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08

company Nvde present n ia said
tbat MauaHer rr'ek. Of the Carnegie
interests. himnel: WAS there The
consolidation or steel interests wsa
accomplished before night,
These companies are In the deaf
Carnegie Steel company, National
Steel company. American Hoop Steel
company and American Tin Plate
company
These concerns were amalgamntcd
inta ono combination to be known
as the National Carnegie steel cem-
pany Mr. t'rick Is Ia be president
Of the trust
The aggregate capital Of these DIR.
frfent concerns. simply adding capt
tai 10 capital. amounts 10 between
three hundred and four hundred mll-
lion dollars.
The National Carnegie steel com
pany viii control the entire output
az ateri IA the United states, with
the exception % the Federal Steel
and the American steel Wire.
Thls combined output amounts 10
ssa. oOn tons uf hard metal a week, or
between 1900 and is.O0o TONS day.
These companies require no adhl.
tloual iasue Of stock ON entering the
combination. They have all the cap
ital they want
President John W. Gates, Of the
American steel Wire company. said
that he had hcen 10 England and the
continent and that steel and rig iron
we're higher In Europe than ever boz
FORE.
Iron In Europe - worth double
hat It was in ise1. = said Mr.. Gates.
Europe would be glad g. let some Of
her business come over here, be-
cause she has more business than
she can hadie alone.
1T appears - me that people had
let their supply &c iron run down
for the last three or four years nnd
= 49, -. ,ss.,ts trying - catch un
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RAISE THE
PRICE OF STEEL

NV YORK. Nay s.--The arrival
OF ifsldent John " Gates. 81 the
Ame.can Steel Wire company, 81
chicgo. from Southampton, was Coz
ineidht with the formation at the
Waldrf- Astoria Of one Of the grc1t-
est tfets in the history u manufac-
TURNS ana commercial mon0p0licn.
Balf & dozen 81 the largest capital
lists IN ifeei and iron met In private
room . the WnldOff4Natoria and
contaminated the monster cnmmna-
ton 10 metal The mcn at the cou-
ference svere. IT. Judge. william IT,.
Moore r Moore Bros. promoters. Of
ChieaKg, .. y. Field. President 81 the
American Tin Plate company; Q. q.
Guthrie ana ". a. Painter. 81 the
Amerlcan Steel Hoop company. Sew
erai officers Of the National Steel
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To Control the Mouse.

WARRINGTON. u. &. May s.
Republican members ~ the house Of
those states In the west that viii not
present candidates FOR the speaker
ship are organizing with view Of
influencing the policy 10 control In
the organization II the house. There
has been a great deal ~ correspond
enee GA the subject. II II said TO b.
the purpose % the combine to with
huid pledges Of support for the
spcakrruhip until the situation has
~ developed that they viii be able
to act together Ia the election OF a
speaker acceptable 10 their section 81
the country.
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO, Ill. May Seattle
Ucevcs unchanged. stoclers, 81 606l
$50; cows, S2GAa5; Texans. S3754
40.
Hogs - Light. Ss7oQ395: rough
mixed, Sc higher: pigs, S2.S0WSS5s
heavy. SJS0ai2.
Sheep Natives. dM520; western
unchanged. lambs, S5t6.2 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
Safe Combine Is OF.

CINCINNATI. q. May sit was
announced on thc exchange today
that the proposed saf- combine was
N. Tor the present. owing e. the
failure t. rsofKaniae the Herring
tall Marvin company \ telegram
from New York announced that the
Cincinnati Stockholders IN the latter
concern had refused to stand for an
q aHeanmsnt ami a. a consequence no
settlement could be made with the
creditors
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Notice TO Stockholders

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF The Miller River Mining Company
will he held at the Office Of the com
pany. No. $50 Pioneer building. IN the
city Of Seattle, on Saturday, Goth
day of May, 1899. at the hour Of >
O'Clock p. M FOR the purpose OF
olectlng seven trustees. and FOR the
further purpose Of considering the
Of changing the corpor-
ate name of the said corporation, and
FOR the transaction OF such other
business as may be brought before
such meeting.
by order Of the President.
GEORGE FOWLER,
President.
Attest: c. a. Mckenzie.
Secretary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
Girl Kills herself.

Ia SALE. 1T. May s-Vinict
Necum. Of Utica. AGED seventeen.
committed suicide last might by
drinking carboiie acid \ woman uf
the village had told Miss Nireum'H
fortune. iisr mother rrpfovrd her
for natreniziug the fortune-tcllcr
and a fcw minutes afterw ard SHE
drank the poison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
II Will Nov Coat Money.

CANTON. @. May s. Mr.. George
IL after maney now. 4 have been
DOING everything without Ray" ahr
says People Do NOT realize hue
poor ! an. I must make money in
some way q pay my bills al she ha-
tel " the papers want anything
more theY must pas fur a. Viii
positively mol Eise my picture 70
any one. Let puauie wait for my
baHk4 I shall senh notice e. tbs
Canton ph1torraphrrs that they viii
have Is quiz selling my pictures
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08

CuEBOYGAN. Mich. May Sd.
Gulie. well known resident. was
murdered a. supervisor David Bow
ems farm. near Onaway. Saturday
evening II iB thought the murderer
was waiting TO Nil Howen on his re-
turn from the supervisor meeting.
ana in tho dark he mistook ellis for
flawen and shot him dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08

~ 0Iineux Must Stay In Jail

View YORK. May Holland II.
Molineux must remain In iait The
supreme court 80 ordered today. IFS
case was resuhmitt~t to the grand
jury THURSDAY u has not yet been
decided whether Gaiineuxs request
to ftre that body during the investi-
CATION Of hts case will BE- aceedsd to.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
Tho aamo Clipper signifies.

Llght. easy running. Besides. IL IL
strong and durable. Look II over at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-05-08
Jobbing Quotations.

The Iobbing quotations today were
nB follows:
Sugar 0obbinE)--Golden c, In bbls.
iMc. extra c. In bbls. &c. powdered.
57kc: dry graduated. bAc. cube, bTc.
beet. 5A. spot cash prices,
Flour, etc. GobbinE)-Patent Ex-
eollcnt. Ss.25. Novelty A. $500; Star
tbakers). S275. California brands.
40. corn meal. yellow. 81 so per 100
lbs in i0-lb sacks. corn meal. white.
1855 per 100 lbs In i0-lb sacks; buck
wheat Hour. pure, Sa.5o per 30 lbs In
Glib sacks, cracked wheat. S2.25 per
100 lbs In 10-lb sacks; fnrlnu. 81 SIS
per 100 lbs in i0-lb sacks. farina. 81
per 100 lbs In 6-lb sacks: steel-cut cat
meal. 50. so per 100 lbs in l0-lb sacks;
graham flour. sl.7b per 100 lbs In l0-lb
sacks: whole wheat flour, SlS5 per
100 lbs in l0-lb sacks. rye meal. S2i0
per 100 lbs In lob sacks; rye -four,
s225 per 100 lbs In i0-lb sacks: split
peas. 100-lb sacks, $3.50; split peas.
50 per 100 lbs Ia 25-lb boxes: pearl
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barley. fi2l per 100 lbs Ia sacks.
wheat hnk0H. 75Ib boxes. s. 10.
wheat flakes. i2a1 por case 81 80 glib
pkRn. fancy rolled oats. izE5 per
bale. In Glib sacks. corn meal. yellow.
i2s0 per Dbl ia b0=lb sacks. corn
meal white. t2S0 per hbl In G0.lb
sacks. buekwhaat Hour. pure. $50
per Dbl, IA G0-ib sacks. cracked
wheat. % per Dbl IN 50-lb naoka. steel
cut Dat meal. $3.50 per bbl Ia s0-lb
sacks. graham hour. 200 per bbl fn
b0eib sacks. whole wheat -four. ~ per
BID IN tDslb sacks. rye meal. fI7s per
Dbl IN s0slb nHeka rye Hour. 81 per
Dbl. fancy rolled oats. 1880 tbs net bbis.
sab fancy rolled oats. s0-ib sacks.
o. 20. fancy rolled oats. yer case.
f275.
Coffee GobblnR) Green Moe D..
per 10. 21W1ie. Java. per ID. 2fmePe.
Costa Hlen. choice, per 10. t5Ml9c.
Roasted Nthuekle'a. ln I00.lb eanea
per ewt. iiI75. G0-lb eases. per esst
fit.es. 5Gslb cases. per cwt. fii -.
Java. t0-ib tins. per 10. &c. sack. Sc.
Alden Mocha. 17iAc. Caracoln. see.
Guatemala. &c. ground coffee. 100
zoe. Lion. zoos. tii75. CTS. fiIg5. soc.
tiiR5.
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Lumber and Bsilding Material.

Loga-superior quality. per II. No.
mr.. t6d7. merchandise fir. $500
SIS. No. cedar. s6d7; common. per
NJ. bsoa5. spruce logs. $3.50. cedar
shingle bolts. t225l2G0.
Fir Lumbcr-Rough. -. thick I'm
ish. surfaced. one OF two sidcs. $. 10
and IL inches wide. tl5a2 20. lengths
- 10 ls feet. special lengths. 50c Per
NJ extra. one-inch finish. si5Iis. all
vertical grain. 81 per NJ extra,
Flooring. dressed and matched. sis8
81. stock boards. s-lnch. ssGis. To-
inch. $500 IS. i2-inch. tiSd1a. Fenc-
ing. Ne. or 6-ineh finish. 50: No. ?.
s.: v or channel rustic or drop sid
ing. weight 1000 lbs. si10iA Fir tim
Der joista and scantllnws. rough.
sS.boal6. $ s l T.. s950dls. 5 4 $.
sllG1i. Box boards. l2-ineh and up.
sh.
Washington Red Cedar Lumber -
Rough. ts9a. bevei siding. weight 200
lbs. sit9tb.to. ceiling, weights Nos. 1.
and }. h-inch. 1900 lbs: Nos. |. 2.
and 3. ys-ineh 700 lbs. ti3927. wains-
ooting. Si0Gi4; rustic. S25Q2s: ~
shingles. sl.25; standard shingles.
ti.i0. i-inch flnish. ~. II and i6 feet.
f25aat: thick finish. t2s8s6; cedar
squares. Z. S. 9 and 10 feet. $4,000.
pickcts. s1s.
Kiln-dri 81 In advance of green.
Drayagc. Coo.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS

Monday Morning. - business on
West street h exceptionally good
this morning. The quotations re-
main the same as Saturday.
Gordon a 60. received a carload 81
bananas yesterday morning. and in
the cons enment were two punches
y rod bananas, direct frum Havana.
The bananas are q rare thing In Sc-
attic. ard readily sold for s. bunch.
Poultry. eggs aud butter remain
the same.
The nah market IL etill firm.
Tic foliowinr prices are being Of.
fered 10 the producer by the local
dealers for delivery in round lots on
the dock or IN the car at Seattle.
Grain - oats. t2s. barley, s2a.
wheat. chicken feed. $40. bran.
Us. shorts. SIC.
Hay - Puget sound. 81 per ton:
Eastern Washington timothy. also
ut2. alfalfa. =.
Eggs strictly fresh ranch, lee.
butter Fresh ranch. iodiic.
creamery. Isolde.
i9AAAfH AAAa NUE. ave AaA AarEi =
live turkeys. lie.
Live Choice beef cattle. cows
&c. steers. 4h9sc; good hogs. live.
tsc: hogs. dressed. 6isc. calves.
dressed. large. &c. small. &c. calves.
live. large. &c: small Sc.
Hides, pclts and Wool - Heavy
sound shitod steers. over 60 pounds.
&c: medium sound, per pound. 75sc:
light sound. under 20 pounds. &c:
cows. sound. all weights. &c: stays,
bulls and oxen. td5c. sailed klps.
&c. calves per pound. Sc. green hides.
ic less than salted. dry hides. per
pound. l2c: dry culls. onc-third less
summer deer. per pound. ssGsic.
winter deer. dry. iaal6c; papery
deer, sai2c. dry olks. S0i0o; green
elk. iG5c. sheep pelts. 25de5c; shear
iinRs. i5Q25c. Eastern Washington
wool. Sc. Western Washington wool.
i2c; dirty or timber burned. Toe. tall
low. 2tAHJf.c.
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Fresh Meat dobblng1-cow beef.
&c per 10. steer beef. sic per ID.
mutton. wether. DC per ID: pork. 7isc
per ID. veal. large. Sc per 10. small.
IOc.
Provisions Oobhlng1-Hams. large,
iohc; hams. small. lie: breakfast
bacon. Ike. dry salted sides. 7ae.
Rex. sac.
Lard OobbinFl -IIome-made. per 10.
Thc: white Star. Sc. Coin Special.
sac. lard. compound. uerces. eMe.
Fresh Fish Oobb.ng)--iIallbui, ~
mon. suso salmon trout. i2tkc.
founders. s9t. aoiea. ses rock cod. &c.
trout. isn0i5c: shrlmps. i0c. shad.
eQzcs smelt. "a se: Columbia river
ea7cs Hmeit. tas. herring. aate. tom
cod. 4cs oysters. olympia. f15o per
sack. 80 per gallon: CLANS. TO
per sack Dungencas crabs. live. 81 10.
cooked. tIg0
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fruits.

Green Fruit Oobblng) Oranges.
Seeding. t2aabo. navels. i2.7s0s;
lcmans. g. 900 20. apples. fancy. Sis
"a % per box. cooking apples. 81
per box. bananas. s25o per
bunch: California black figs. 2o-lb
boxes. ti.s0. cartoons. 81 Is. Smyrna
figs. 30 per 10: new dates, shc,
sweet apple elder. SOC per gal; med.
sweets. s1250a: Strawberries. s. a
crate. California cherries. Si.s0 a box.
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Potatoes UobbinRl - white River
nurbanks. t37gto. Island Early Ttose
tasdte. Island white. sss01s: Yak
Ina ana oregon. $40. new potatoes.
= per H.. native silver skin
onions. SIS per ton, oregon
and Yakima silver skin. fancy.
80 per ton. beets. yi2s per sack
carrots. y0c9&i per sac. rutabagH.
Csc per sack garlic. D.. California
asparagus. tasc per 10: waila Waila
asparagus. ssfiec per 10. rhubarb. &c
per 10. tomatoes. fe.z5 per case.
COO per dozen. garlic. &c. California
asparagus. Gasc per IL. rhubarb. Sff
i0c per IL. tomatoes sa.25 per case.
sweets, s. gsm4. strawberries. Si.55 "A
.rnl.. ituIIsnrnIn ..hs.rrLla 81 Il 4 hun
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euttor. Cheese. ETgs and Poultry

Butter Ranch i0migc; fancy
dairy. In squares. 1bal7c. Washing
ton crramrtiea. i=lb prints. $4,000,
Eastern. Iowa and EiEin. 10000.
Cheese UobblnFj - Native wash
ington. iZlEWiic. Eastern. la q
i3Mc. California. lie
Eggs Oobhing) Strictly fresh
ranch. i1i4Mise.
Comb honey ~ California. i2HQ
49,. strained. &c.
Poultry Dressed chickens. i58isc.
live chickens. l5e. live turkeys. i4ff
BE. dressed geese. i5a lie. dressed
turkeys. ieQi7e.
Nuts.
wainuts. per 10. sacks. i2aifc.
Eastern black watnuiA. l0c. pccnns,
izGli3e. nlbeftH. 1ie. almonds. fancy.
soft shell. lsdz9c. almonds. No. =.
i6Qi7e. peanuts. e91e. pine. lie:
hickory. ioci cocoanuts. per dozen.
75o. popcorn. &c per ID.
Nay, Grain and Feed.
Hay oobbiug) Puget SQUAD. per
ton. sf0g: Eastern Washington tim
othy. si1ati. alfalfa. SO.
oats gohbinE) Per ton. f2s.
Barley Rolled. ~.
corn-W Whole. az %; cracked. 81.
feed meal. per ton. tz7
Feed W heat. G2t. ell cake meal.
SIS: middiinEs. i2iu25. bran. si7.
shorts. as. chopped feed. i2ou =
dairy chopped feed. .is. seed oats.
ts0u5e.
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Pacific Coast Steamship Company
FOR san Francisco

The comDanyn ele-
CANT steamships
Queen. Walln Waiia.
md Umatluu leave
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-20
Catching "A Ropue.

In great city like London there are many importers, who make busi- ness of appealing to public sympathy by shamming sickness. Not only do they pretend to be crippled or blind, but they also feign epilepsy and other diseases, and are taken to public hos pitals in a state of assumed uncon- sciousness. One Of these imposters was carried into hospital from a po- lice van and laid on a sofa in the ex- amining room. The resident surgeon had keen eye, and watched the pa- tient closely. AS the apparently un- conscious man was deposited on the sofa a few pennies fell out of his pockets and rolled on the floor. The patient opened his eyes and made 8 quick movement to recover the coins. Then he bethought himself and drew back.
 The doctor. accustomed to deal with such pretenders, turned to an attend ant and remarked:
 You notice, probably, how limp the man is, and how heavily he is breath ing. It is a bad case, and needs im- mediate and severe treatment. Fetch the battery
 There was suspicious trembling of the patients hands, and the loud b.sathing ceased. When the battery was produced, the doctor added, brisk ly:
 He scarcely breathes. You must be quick. Let him have the full power of the battery. Half charge will not answer the purpose.
 The patient by this time had opened his eyes from sheer terror, and before the wires were we'll in hand he had found his voice. Sitting bolt upright on the sofa, he shrieked:
 ''Let me go, beg of you. There is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-11-20
GREAT IS MEXICO,
so WRITES A CORRESPONDENT
 FROM CAPITAL.
Many Manufacturing Concerns Born Every Week-Cigarette Trade Is Ex'
 banding = Paper Mills and Cotton Machinery. 8
Machi

At home and abroad there is plenty of confidence in the future of Mexico In Europe we have seen it evidenced the past week in the adoption of a plaa for the conversion of Mexico's gold debt of $97 .0000 000, bearing 6 per cent interest, to a per cent basis, writes a correspondent from the Cits of Mexico. Here we have seen, in the past ten days, the incorporation of several new companies for manufac. turing purposes, the formation of a cigarette makers league or trust, for t amounts to that, and the putting of nearly $l,000,000 more into new ci- garette factory fresh orders for cot tol mill machinery, and a remarkably good showing in customs receipts for this time of the year. Mexicans have more money than ever before to buy foreign goods, and they are importing heavily. Even with all the new cotton mills and print works, the home sup ply of cotton textiles is insufficient fo1 the demand, and imports in that line. beth from the United States and Eu- rope, are increasing, 2 fact which in- spires cotton mill people to order more machinery and to put up new mills. A large new paper mill, backed by Mexican and resident Spanish capital. is to be built near this city, and the machinery is already ordered. A great extent of the streets of this city are to be paved with asphalt, and already the principal streets are handsomely paved with concrete blocks, which make an ideally smooth pavement The new Banco Central is running up a heavy list of depositors, and has $3,G00,000 paid-in capital, and will, in a year or two, double that amount. sold this week at heavy premium and the institution is doing large and very profitable business. The older banks report good business in 1899. and will soon increase their capital, the National to have S22,000,000 effective capital and the London s19,000,0o These are business facts, which show how Mexico is booming along under the hrm rule of the present adminis- tration. which is business from the word go" to employ an effective colIo' quialism.
 President Diaz is taking life little easier, turning over many matters, which he once felt he must supervise, to his ministers, and yet he puts in his fourteen to sixteen hours a day, which is wonderful work for a states man 69 years old.
 The federal government has adopted new rules regarding concessions, and people seeking charters must give the best of references and be prompt with their forfeit money. Mere spectators no longer have any chance, either with the federal or city government. Mexi- < co has reached a point where her credit is first class, and can demand the ref erenees oI people seeking government >-iui1a@