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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02

All weak places in your system effect
ually closed against disease by DeWitt's
Little EARLY Risers. They cleanse the
bowels, promptly cure chronic consti-
patton, regulate the liver, and fill you
with new life and vigor. Small. pleas
ant, sure; never grippe. w. B. Rea.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
OpIN. KANSAS.

ODIN, KANSAS. Y
Beggs Mfg Co. Sirs: have use,
your Cherry Cough Syrup the past week
for La Grippe and can cheerfully say i,
is sure cure for that disease; as it
cured me in short time, and will cure
others if they will use it faithfully.
+. Shade. For sale by all druggists.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02

"A CAUTIOUS MOTHER will always
keep on hand o supply OF Beggs Cherry
Cough Syrup. A sudden cold may de-
velop Group, and before you can reach
o drug store tho child may be past help.
Delays are dangerous. Kept by all
druggists.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02

Mr.. +. H. Strout. Parsersburs. W.
Va, says: >Gentlc1usn-I found t. II
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup does 1as
business every time. Not. once has it.
failed to cure my children Of cold OF
Group. Even La Grippe gives up "a
hold when tackled with Beggs Cherry
Cough Syrup, would sooner be with
ont life insurance than not to keep
good supply Of this medicine in my
house. Sold by all druggists.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
ROBBERS SECURED $4,000.

Stage Between salmon Lake and Red
noas. Nom, Held Up.
DILLON, Mon. Aug. sS.-The stage
between Salmon Lake and Red. Rock
was held up during the morning just
inside the state line. T. N. Reilly lost
more than $50. QUO in gold dust which he
was bringing to Dillon. The robbers
escaped. .
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
KRUGER MAKES NO REPLY.
Chambsrlain's Speech at Birmingham Il
Received.

( 4. y. ~ {. 4.
chambsrlain.s speech At Birmingham Il
Resolved.
PRETORIA, Aug. 3O.-The reports OF
Joseph Chamberlain's speech at Bir.
mingham last Friday have been re-.
ceived here. President Kruger said:
ssLet the newspapers bring whatever
they like. I cannot say whether they
report Mr.. Chamberlain correctly.
When he speaks to me direct shall
listen and shall know how to reply"
Commandant General Joubert, in the
course of an interview, declared that
the whole republic would resist like
one man any interference with its inde.
pendence.
State Secretary Reits said he believed
Mr.. Chamberlain was speaking fol
himself only and not for the whole OF
the British cabinet. The situation, he
declared, had not grown worse, but
there was danger spark might fall
into the magazine and do damage.
CAPE Town, Aug. 80. According to
reports from Johannesburg the burgh-
ers are everywhere exchanging Mar
tinis for Mausers.
"a heavy load Of ammunition. includ-
ing 800 Mausers, arrived at Johannes
burg on Friday from Utrecht The
Netherlands.
i GREAT DISTRESS PREVAILS.
Trade Practioslly at 8 standstill II south
Afr1ca. @
CAPE Town, Aug 80 Owing to the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
"Our baby was sick For . month vii

Our baby was sick for a month with
severe cough and catarrhal fever. AL
though we tried many remedies she
kept getting worse until we used One
Minute Cough Cure it relieved at once
and cured her in a few days, B. j..
Nance, Prin. High School, Blhfdale,
Texas. w. B. Rea. d.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02

BEGGS CHERRY COUGH SYRUP
gives you the essential qualities Of the
Cherry tree bark from which it derivee
its name. It cures your stubborn colds.
coughs Of long standing and Group. Ii
is the best known cure for La Grippe.
Sold by all druggists.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02

Matthew Dreyfus impressed me as
III honest man who was prepared to
make any sacrifice to save his brother"
Az De Freycinet. the former minister
Of war, foreign affairs and premier, TO! :.
lowed Cordier on the witness stand.
De Freycinet. however. contentca
himself with delivering an address more
in the nature Of q patriolic Grafton Iu,.a
testimony for or against Dreyfus. ts.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
mlral " atsop Ii III.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The Army
and Navy Register says; Recent let
ters from Manila mention the illness 'ss
Admiral Watson such as to cause serious
anxiety to his officers. The sickness is
the result of an accident which oc-
CURED to his launch while he was or
board July z.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
ASKING FOR TRANSPORTS.
England Looking Ahead to War With
tho T1ansvaal.

England Looking Ahead to War with
tho T1ansvaal.
CALCUTTA, Aug. 20. govern
ment, according to a Calcutta newspa-
per usually well informed, has asked
the British India Navigation company
what transports would be available for
government use in the event Of war in
the Transvaal.
"DeWitts Little Early Risers did me
more good than all the blood medicines
and other pills." writes George ii.
Jacobs, Of Thompson, Conn. Prompt,
pleasant, never gripe, they cure con-
stipation, arouse the torpid liver to
action and give you clean blood, steady
nerves, q clear brain and 4 healthy ap-
petite. w. B. Rea.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
The Thirty-first En- Route.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 28.The Thirty
first regiment, y. S. ", is now en-
route to San Francisco by the Pennsyl-
vania RAILROAD via st. Louis. The
troops left in four sections, followed by
a baggage train. They expect to arrive
at San Francisco by Sept. 2. Only four
men were left in the hospital.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
SMELTER DESTROYED.

Largest Plant OF the Kind In the Black
Hills Burned.
DEADWooD, s. d., Aug. 80 The
smelter and chlorination plant of the
Golden Reward company has burned.
This is the largest plant Of the kind in
the Hills.
81 suffered from piles for 25 years.
and after all so-called cures had failed
was permanently cured by one box of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve," says Eli
Hile Of Lumber City, Pa. Be sure You
get "DeWitt's." There are injurious
and dishonest counterfeits. w. B. Rea.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
CUBA sELF-susTAlN,NG.

Excess Of Receipts Over ExpsDditures fer,
the Firss six Months OF '08. ...as
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-The war de-
partment has given out for publication
an interesting statement Of the financial
condition of the island Of Cnba. II
shows thAt updsr the manag gemant Of
the United States government the re-
ceipts of the island from Jan. 1, 1899, to
June 80 of the current year, exceed the
expenditures by the very handsome
sum of $1,480,021. This Statement
probably will be surprise to many
persons who had thought that Cuba
under the military occupation of the
United States was not self-sustaining.
During the period named the receipts
from all sources were $6,982,0lU dis
bursements, $5,501, ,98S. OF the money
disbursed $1,712,0i4 was expended in
sanitation.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND that tn.
persistent use of Beggs Blood Purifier
and Blood Maker will drive disease:
germs out Of your system and life VIII
again be worth living. You canno,
cure in one week or in month, blood
trouble that has been years in getting a
foothold. Beggs Little Giant P,ii,
should be taken twice week with tbs
remedy. Kept by all druggists
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-02
VERY NEAR A FIGHT.
RUSSIAN AND BRITISH INTERESTS
CLASH ovERA CONCESSION. "A

Dozen OF tha Cars soldiers ForcibIy
Eject some English Workmsn In.
China--British Consul Lands = Party
Of Bluejaokets and Hurries Gunbost
Into Position-ssoond Warship Sent
. From Shanghai to tho scene of tho
Trouble, fsf5-s. #f".". .sS
SHANGHAI, Aug. 28.-As the outcome
Of a dispute regarding some lands at
Hankow, on the Yang -Tse- Kiang, about
700 miles from the sea, which were
purchased in 1858 by the concern OF
Joseph Matheson g. Co., but were sub,
sequently included in the new conces-
sions to Russia, the owners. under the
advice and protection Of Mr.. Hurst, the
British consul, sent workmen to fence
In the tract. After the work was be-
gun dozen Cossacks from the Russian
consulate appeared on the scene and
forcibly elected the workmen. s4
The captain Of the second-class gum
boat Woodlark, specially designed for
river service, after consulting with Mr..
Hurst, landed q party Of bluejackets
and moved the Woodlark within fir
ing distance Of the Russian consulate.
For q time q fight seemed imminent,
but nothing further occurred. The
bluejackets are now guarding the prop
erty. ' @ - 5.'. ,..@
The British third-class gunboat Esk
has been dispatched to Hankow from
this port. Great Britain is. evidently
determined to uphold British rights.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-09-08
CONDICIONE8 7 CONCEsIONEs

OoN0oAENTos deben presead Agenc autGpsdsmeu
con uTm manuscta del emcad
rn aamdo Los hete 80 pagos au en-
desn
coDrados en- est dehiendo ormar apae
FASAE-Sa mpOT ha satsfshO
corre eambo
que no enesen pesente momento
paples touados bordo ienen
fASAJES DE IDA VUELTA-Paa
safes de Ssms Valdos para los asat
nu Yahdos sno 100
nea asatntc podran
meolante Ia deVOpcon de rebala total
En- a case Dc que pudie ut reto
vuea dtenca
MepIe qe hube Compomehdo obn
de s dlerenela
BlAEIEs DE kAMlLAs5 concede por las fSmas
com custro paJe enterO cam Ea a no ap
cable pa Dc ida ta ado de 500 frances
NNOO
dos 40 clmpido
mao @ IL en- aoant Ondo
que ne1o pss1e' idem
Los exs seran Coorados 6n de f de 10 kos
Taneos e. n enDoo La anuca fOCsTr
kMtLAADOS Compna
los oe 6ouerno Epan0
oe 4 0go psetsE de l 525 a. 425 pesess
skduhOs-La Uomans eos
m6dG@ ~F' NF
Para mas nfOrme dlIgise los Agate q plaza,
MAYOL HERMANOS 8 Co.
AgOstO 15 de 1885,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-09-08
i76 BibIiOtosa de ia DEMOCRACEA

la orden de dessrrO Ouaudo oy6 Ia yoz de la reina
msdTe anteoamara.
-Senors, deois respstuossmeats, psro tonO
fTme gusrds que estsba de Oenttnela Ia puerta,
no pusdO dejsros entrar.
-DsCid al rey que Sc tratAv de Ia segOridad del
EstadO.
Sea que estO llamara su atsnci6n, que qusiera
rompeT con 50 madre, Carlos TX Sc levant6 abri6 6l
mismo la puerts, dIjo:-Eutrad, sehofa.
-MTad, ssnOr, dilO la relna que reOobT6 Ia entere
dominadOra de | Antiques dias mientras que os
entretenes atormentar que me son es los fall
sos amigos de Voesa M,estsd COnspran, 20 velO por
vuestra seguridad.
-1Qa6 deois, s,norar pregunt6 Ell rey desconCerta.
do-SEa d6nde Sc oUnspnap
-Eu Augsrp, en Pot1u, en Bretsns,. We'd 10 que
me escribo e duqle de Alsnoon, al qae df Ell primer
aviao hsoe ounce dias.
Ea tfsoto, UstAtlna hsbiA reoomendado en- so 6lti-
mo menssa sl hermano del Fsy, que hioera vlgar de
ceca tres oaballeros del 0sste, muy conoCdOs in
huyeutss Ell partIdO hOgonots. Ha0riase dehO que
Catalina pTeveia consPso6n, que tenia por obisto
CFear reno Independents do Franoia con las pro-
Vnoas del AniOu las A1gamesnss; ~ Oosa extTanal
los cahaeFos dshgaados preolsaments poF Ia reiRa Il.
guardian en- ell complOt III duque de AlenOon dabs los
pormenores mas mtnuciosOe, oOmenzabs ssi;
0Sgdn vuestFss indisaeioness sehoFa..,,s
Todo el mento del dtsoubrimientO oOTTespondia
Ia reina msdIs. Ia O6lers del Tey desyaneA6
tonees eOmO por sacanto. Qdlao ooieF Ia manO de Ia
rena oesarai psFO 6ssa % IL retire con altivsz e
diio-Ahora, ssfof, ne peFmtirea que salga que no
eapeEs ana oEdeR de destlsrEo
-Yo miama me destierro Ia LlTsns; re yigiT
enlla 90 paFisntq lee pEnspsl da g esls es GaaA
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-09-08
Variedad de Tarietas
Ia FavOrita del Roy dc Navarro l,s

NO hay que oOntsr con e sp0yo del rev. La
reiua Catalina le embru6 de una hora. lAh!
"a no SO trata de enrOdar q Renato y desterrar a Ia
reins, 81 oOntrario.
-tPueS que pas6P
No 10 s6, el rey desterr6 al duque de Crillon.
-EsO ya es demasiadol mUrmur6 Enrique
y 20 empiezo Greer que Renato es brujo.
-Pues 20 10 soy mas que 81, 10 vais q ver...,
Buenas tArdes, Pibracl
-lPero donde vsis monse6or9
"A Ia camara de la reins.
-Estk con e rsy.
-Pues bisn, la espersE6.
Enrique tenia proyecto; el de anticiparse a Re
nato COaserVar intaota la reputation de brujo ri
principe hiEo este raooonio: La reina empe6 ous6tos
medios pudO para salvar Rsnato; pero debe teners
reuoor por les angustias que he sufridO por 6 Dor
a humiliation que le hzo pssar e rev permsnsoiendo
sOrdo sus raegos Es possible que 90 vengue que
saha terrible contra los que regoOlarou poT s
desgrsoia de Rsnato; psFo en- cambo va q estar muy
enfadada CON este trataFle muy NAL. Desde aver
acs sobre todo mis- predcconea realiEon tan hien
que Catalina debS tsner alta opinion de nj. Lo cue
me interesa es sostsnsFla expensas de Renato
Sc fu6 Enrique Ia oamara de la Teina madTe, cue
como SO To- habia snunoiado PbTac, esaba t0davs en-
el apOsento del rey; perO e principe enoontr6 e
gabinete de la raina Nancey que eataba Tadante dc
alegha sueen estsrlo las personss oayo psrtdo
tiunfa Nancy saba que Enrique habia tenido fre.
Ouentss entEevistas Oatsna one e rsobia sempFs
bisn, ls aOOgi6 con ls mayor amabilidad.
-Su magestsd esta On Il okmsTa del FeY, e dij0;
perO sHPongo cue veHdfk pfont0, Tened e de bondad
aentaros sshoF de CoaFasss.
Enrique miro Nsnoey L psFea6 eae este ioYeu
tenia npchst eanas ds haRlak
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-09-08
LS0n Estos Sus SintOmas 2

Predileooi6n al onanismo, emisiones de dia
o dc nOchO derTamee al estar en- preSsnclR 90
una persona del sexo opuesto al entretener
ideas lasc1yas; granos, contracciones dc los
mdaculOB (Que son precursoree de Ia Epilep-
sial; pensamientos y suehos voluptuOsos; SO.
foeaoiones, tendencias q dormitar dormtrs
Hensaci6n de embruteeimient perdida de "a
voluntad, falta de energia imposibilidad de
concentrar las ideas, dolores en- las piernas y
en- los mdSculOs, senSaci0n de trtsteza de
desallento inQuietud, falta de memoria, inde-
cist6n, melancolia, eansancio despues de quail.
Quter eSfuer20 pequeho, manchas hotapteS
ante Ia vista, debilidad despues del aoto de
una perdida involuntaria; derrame al haceE
esfuerzos en- Ia Bllla, ruido silbldo en- los
oidoA, timldeZ, manos pies pegaj josos trioS
tenor de algGn peligro inminents dc muert0
0infortunio, impotencia parctal o total, der
rame premature tardio, perdida o dismlnu-
cion de los deseos, decaimiento de la sensibl-
ndad, 0rganos caidoa y debiles, dyspepsia, etc.,
etO. Algunos de esos sintomas son adver'
tenclas naturales para un hombre que debe
recuperar sus enervadas fuerzas whales,
vendra ser presa do alguna fatal enfer-
medad.
Nosotros solicltamos do todos quo sufron
de alguno de los sfQtomas encima enume-
radios, QUE OBSERYEN BEN ESTE
AHISO, eomunicandose con nuestra Com
pahis de medioos espeeialistas que han tent
do veiqte amos de experiencia, trat8ndo en-
fermedades de los nervios y del sistema se-
xual, qulenes pueden garantizar ina Gu
raci6n radical permanente.
Envienos una Telaci0n completa de 81 case
dandonos todo su nombre y direction, edad,
ocupaclon, 81 es casado soltero, cualea dc
los sintomas nombrados SO le han NANTES.
tado I'd, y 81 I'd. ha usado algun trata-
miento para gonOTrea, estrechez, Stills al
guna otra enfermedad venerea. NuestTa
junta de m6dicos diagnosticar8 enseguida =
cuidadosamente su case (gratis), informara
I'd. de 10 que le cuesta un tratamiento de
| 30 dias, en- ell que se efectu8ra una CuraOl0n
radical, SO le restablecer8A I'd, su compile
/ ia salud; Y vOlvera I'd. a ser un hombre vi
| goroso. 81 I'd. nos remite SIS en- Dilletes dc
gu pals, como garantia de buEna fe, le envta'
remos enseguida las medicines requeridas
por correO registradO, tan prOnto como nues
ira Junta de medicos haYa decide el compile
to tratamientO que I'd. debe someterse
COMPANIA EsPECIALISTA del NORTE
8 Broadway,
New York, E, U de A
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-09-08
Carpinteria Mecanica
EBANIS7ERLA z CARRETERIA
de L. P. DOria s. Anguera

En- saabmO haze tOda trabajos para fsbrOaC6n
de dede los oadOE adoos mas oompcadOa hass h mas nO
pueFta que neceite
oOnsuye tambn tOds ass de mnehos para nsroio;
oabaos Caro de aidos de MADEIRA ben
Ademaa eneu de sudO general de mdes de phpen de Il
E0RDA tabaa amercanaa ngea amansa depp de foHE
Hero gslvaudzadoy complete mriao de ferreria.
PH De teaas Os soe de nass uedsH de
0anoa hueblsa De bsjuOo ropuOl de codrO.
Ponce NoYismbgs Dc 1898
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-09-08
HOMBRES DkBILES

Parece que ell Creador ha ordenado que des-
pu6s de IL sangre el fluido vital seminal see
la sustancia mas preciosa en- el euerpo del
hombre, y alguna perdida contranatural de
81 prodI0ira eiempTe resultad0s desastrosos.
Muohos hombres han muerto de enferme-
dadeg corTientes, tales como las del c0razons
del higado, de los rihones, enfermedades pull
monar0s, etc., poT hAber permitido q su vita
ldad gaatarse, eKponiendose aai ser faciles
vfotinas de estas enfermedades, cuandO al
gunas cajas de nuestras medicines, tomadas
tempo, habrfan impedido estas debll bllitantes
perdidas, asi preservando su yttalidad para
medadea.
Muchos hombres han llegado lenta, pero
seguramente, 4 un estado de demencia iT-
durable causa de estas perdidas, sin saber
ln Nhrhndara nanaa dAl NAL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-09-08

UONEAIUNE5A Nada aFo HDe cope6n con Ios
Las dc e
colonial e Fort deFrance
Masela Colon
de Ia Enea HaVe- Bordeaux Haiti O' ~ WV " '"F'A
pueE Itnaro xdep pse
con
cayenne Ia duyra Puerto Cabeo, Colon
CeOna (Oalnna) Mae tsbordo
rambler
NOIALa O0mpanla
loe Easa1es Barcelona
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-08
FOUR NEW FEVER VICTIMS.
Two Deaths Are Reported from Santiago from
Yellow lack.

Santiago de cuba, July -Four new
cases Of yellow fever. all in the city OF
Santiago, We're officially reported. to-
day. Two deaths were reported. No
official report was received from
Boniato camp, hut il is known that the
situation there is serious
The two principal hotels OF the city
are now infected.
The camp on the Moro road is 50 far
healthy but 4 dangerous element, very
difficult to control. exists in the pres
ence of numerous American advcntur-
ers. who are usually hard drinkers and
refuse to respect the health regula-
lions.
Up TO date l2l cases have been re
ported and q deaths.
MANY Cuban soldiers are arriving to
share in the distribution of the Ameri-
can Gratuity. not knowing of the post
poncnient of the date of paymcnut. 1t
is estimated that there viii be no
fewer than 1l.d00 here. next week. OF
this large number comparatively few
will have means of support and the Of
ficials are considering how to furnish
them with Subsistence.
Payment is proceeding satisfactorily
in the east end Of the province.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-08
CUBAN NEWS.
Gen. Brooke Paying Teachers Back Salaries
-Brigandagc on the increase.

Havana. July ten. Brooke has is
sued decree appropriating 100000 in
settlement of arrears of salary in the
education department. Many of the
SchColmaStcrs have gone without pay
since January. Fifty thousand dol
lars Will hereafter he monthly appro-
priated. The local press is unanimous
in applauding this act. as it is the first
time in years when anything like rcgu-
larity Of payment has been attempted
in this direction
For some time Gen. Brooke has been
annoyed by Il stream of anonymous
letters regarding public affairs and in
cidents.
El tuhano. Il paper published in the
city of Pinar del Rio says that, not
WithStandin% repeated denials. the
brigandagc which always begins with
cattle thievery is rapidly increasing in
the western districts of the island in
Guiding the provinces of Pinar del Rio
and Havana.
Gen. Ludlow has complimented the
fire department of Havana on its eff
cheney.
The government surgeons at Mari
anao have vaccinated 1865 persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-08
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON
Leaves Newport. r. l., icr Three Days Visit at
Portland. Nc.

Newport. r. l., July THE North At
lantic squadron left here, shortly after
1890 this morning, for Portsmouth, n. H..
ana Portland. Me. with Capt III. &. Tay
lor of the Indiana, in command. Battle
to the entrance of the harbor, while the
other ships got away.
AS the fleet passed Fort Adams. head.
ing out to sea, the Massachusetts and
Texas following closely upon the heels Of
the flagship. cruiser New York was next
IL get into line. with the New Orleans
bringing up in the rear
The fleet will stop at Rockport Mass,
where IL is expected that the Brooklyn.
which left New York. today, will join.
The feet IS scheduled TO arrive at Ports
mouth. Monday, July 10, and at Portland.
Wednesday. July Y. ana after a three
days stay at the latter place. to return
TO Newport. Thursday. July 20.
During the cruise the fleet will engage
IN maneuVcrS and drills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-08
Howard, Crosby &C.,, = s: s::::.; :::.;.

Wheat on passage and In the American
visible supply now aggregates TOTES GO
bushels: We look for continued dullness
until after the government report
The opening Of the stock market tn
day. was influenced by the rise OF Penn.
sylvania and New York Central. said IN
be due to the circulation Of the local re-
port concerning combination OF the two
systems. Some Of the leading Interests
who have been absent from the Street
were at their Offices, today, and the
effect was seen in more support to the
market. The movement in Manhattan Is
supposed to have resulted from the In
TINA ton from Mr.. Sage that the Wander
bits may be trying to secure control and
the Vanderbilt influence in the market
on other stocks was also conspicuous.
The general railway list was higher at
the start but fell back under profit taking
and the market made further declines az
the morning wore on. traders working the
bear side in anticipation OF a bad bank
statement. The small size of the surplus
in the New York banks nat uraily bring
some sensitiveDess in money, and, at a
time like the present. every bank state
ment is a kind OF snas shat has TO be
scraped over somehow.
Call money held firm IN New York at
from TO per cent. keene brokers are
also havy selling by house, with Western
connections. but on the decline, good
deal of covering advanced prices TO near
opening price. Tho bayIns oI Anaconda
is supposed to be for Standard Oil ac-
count. The short intcrese in Sugar Is
again said TO be unusually large, much
Of ii being for Boston account. Tennessee
Coal Il Iron was well bought and there
was a rumor that strong effort is to be
made TO devise a way b. which the COM
mon stock can obtain a dividend prior to
any further distribution on the preferred
In London. Americans opened above
parity. Business in other markets was
much restricted by the political outlook
Continental bourscs firm.
The time for the declaration Of l.. & N.
dividend is now cluEc ut hand and holders
expect more than IA this time. COM
pany has just been organized at St Louis
10 build large and complete steel plant,
ana it is understood that the new COM
pany VIII fight the Steel Trust.