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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-15
REVIEW OF MARKETS
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Stocks, Money, Exchange Bonds, Grain,
Cotton, Provisions, Etc.

New York, July 14.-There was
short period of strength in some stocks
this morning, but it was insufficient to
overcome the sagging tendency in the
general market The weakness Of
Brooklyn Transit coming on the dull
market emphasized the reactionary ten
dency. The main cause of the general
weakness was the increasing fear that
money difficulties abroad would cause
future trouble for the New York money
market and would take out gold rs soon
as the local rate for money fell 10
point where the London rate would
prove attractive.
Rumors were abroad all day that
shipment of gold was contemplated for
4omorrow's steamer. but up 10 the
close none had been announced. Money
worked easier here call loans ranging
from to per cent. The call rate In
London went to 3ls per cent. and dis
count held at the Bank of Englands
minimum rate of 81 per cent. London
sold moderately in New York. but gave
good support to 4 few faVoritcs in the
American department of it's own mark
ct. There was no quotable change in
sterling exchange rates. but sight bills
showed a hardening tendency. while the
present day bills were easy. Not SO
much confidence is felt in a favorable
bank statement for tomorrow. The
amount Of the loan contraction is an
unknown quantity upon which depends
the state of the surplus reserve. The
banks have lost nearly S2.500000 TO the
Sub-Treasury, largely on account of
heavy customs payments They nave
gained n small amount on the regular
currency movement with the interior.
but the large sums of money known to
have been sent here earlier in the
week from other eastern financial CEN
ters may have gone to other institutions
han the banks and would thus not fig
ure in the returns. These considera-
tions prompted Il pause in the buying
movement in stocks and the early
strength in the Southwestern group. the
trunk lines and Northern Pacific gave
way In the afternoon to decidedly low
err prices. The talk Of crop damage in
the Northwest affected the Changers
unfavorably in the late trading. Losses
from the top point in many active rail-
road stocks ranged from to . points.
Northern Pacific was marked up above
last nights level in the final dealings,
though il was little affected during the
day by the repor; of an amicabc agree
Inent with Great Northern interests
Chicago Terminal Transfer was strong
on the reported sale to the Alton syn
dicate. Brooklyn Transit was weak
1 throughout on the prospects of strike
and closed at the lowest, 2K below last
might. The early strength in Sugar
gave way to weakness. and Rubber
cropped "a. with n subsequent partial
recovery Manhattan was marked up
to 120 a one time on the theory that
surface railroad strike would add to
It's business. Covering by shorts was
an element of It's strength. Missouri
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LlVERpOOL COrrON MNRkEr.

Liverpool. July III p. m.-Cotton-
Spot. fair demand; prices, full. Amer
lean middling. 3 sled.
The sales of the day were 1900 bales,
of which 1000 were for speculation and
export, and included II 300 American.
Receipts. 5000 bales. including 200
bales. American.
Futures opened quiet. with Il mod
crate demand. and closed quiet. but
steady. American middIinS:
July, l1-6id. seller; July and August.
l6-6iN3 l7-64d. buyers; August and
September. 15-GiM3 16-Gid. buyers;
September and October 3 i5-6ld. seller;
October and November. 5 ii-Gid sell
er: November ana December ; 13-Gid.
buyer: December and January. 3 13-Gid.
buyer; January ana February. 15-6id.
buyer; February and March. 3 li-6id.
seller: March and April. ) 1l-6l@
3 l5-6id. buyers: April and May. ; 10 g.
az i6-jid. sellers; May and June, .
16-6id. buyer.
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TRUCK MARKET.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.)

NEW YORK.
Potatoes quiet; Southern lirs,s S2GS3;
Long Island. $2@S3; Southern seconds
$lM$1.7 rs.
Cabbage steady; Long Island. 81 500
81 so.
Muslkmelons sell when choice. but
poor drag. Watermelons in large uccu-
mutation and Very weak. Muskmelons
Virginia and North Carolina. per crate
75c.@Sl %; do per basket, 75c. a 81 %; do
Charleston. per basket $lGSl.15 do
Florida and Georgia. per crate. 81 6oGi
81 so. Watermelons per carload. $3.50
$3.50; do per hundred. S6IiG.
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Az per cent; sterling exchange, heavy
with actual business in bankers bills
at A.S7A @iS7la for demand. and at
S.S404SiA for sixty days; posted rates
A.S5N4S6 and $iSSI4SSia: commercial
bills, $i.S3is; bar silver 60c.: Mexican
dollars, 477sc.; Government bonds. firm;
State bonds. inactive; railroad bonds,
heavy.
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NANAI STOKES

Charleston. s. G.. July l4.-Turpon-
tine market firm at 39c. Rosin firm and
unchanged
Savannah. Ga. July l4.-Spirits tur-
pentine market firm. Ace. Rosln firm.
Quotations unchanged.
Wilmington. y. C., July il.-spiri,s
turpentine steady. 39iaGioc. Rosin
steady. 9oc. and ?5c. Crude ,urrentine
firm. Sl.25. SEQ and SEQ. Tar firm,
$l.i0.
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II. c. HOGGARD & CO.,
PHONE 40 81 BANK STREET.
7. F. Rogers,
ROOMS 21l AND 212 COLUMBIA BUILD
mo. CRANKY STREET.
rI-fArr

ROOMS 2ll AND 2l2 COLUMBIA BUILD
mo. CRANKY STREET.
BTORDH
Five story brick store No. 10 Commercial
Place. possession January list, 1900.
store No. a. Commerce street.
Warehouse 100 Water street.
store NO. $40 Cute street.
chouse Nos. I, ana 81 Woodside Lane.
Store No. l6 Nivigon street
stores Nos. 20 and 259 Water street
Offices: Cranky. Bank and Commerce sts
store go Water street.
DIV IS:.:-iNGN
Dwelling No. 36 Charlotte street.
Dwelling No. 237 Duke street.
Dwelling; No. l05 York street
Dwelling; No. pa York street.
Dwelling i'll Mottu Block, Client.
Dwelling on Warren Crescent.
Dwelling No. us l,Oi;sh street.
Dwelling No. 222 Boush street.
Dwelling 10. a College Place.
Dwelling No l07 York street.
Dwelling NO 6.i Butte street.
Dwellings, in Mo:tu Ei0ck. Client.
Store and dwelling corner Cumberland
and Nicholson streets
pwciling 10 - North street
i'wci.n.. No 49, York street.
Dwelling C.n-y Road. Client
Fiat 80. IL Washintou street.
Flat - CRANKY street.
TWO rooms with bath. CRANKY street.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MArKr:r

Baltimore, July 14.-Flour. quiet; un-
changed. Wheat. dull ana lower: spot
and July, 74@74Ac.; August. 74la@
74Ac.; September. 1874 G76c.; Southern
by sample 70M15c. Corn. easy; spot
and July. 3SM3Shc.: August SSI3Sisc.;
September. $50 Gs3Slkc. Southern white
42c. asked. Oats. steady: No. white.
3lM3lhc. Rye, firm; No. nearby. 5Sc.
No. 9 Western, Gle.
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NORFOLK MARKETS
For Grain. tilI. Gr06sriGS. Provisions
sc.
QmotntiOnsn Wnolcsnle Pricca uii-
less other i've stated. ana price. ar
hubjccI 10 nucinWf.On ga :iinritcf
GRAIN. Hay AND RICE.


CoRN-White corn. from store. &c.
from store. CSC. m!Ned oats. @ac.
MILL. FEED Market steady. bran nor
ton $500: middiinss $i;.5J per ton.
ONTS-Stcady: mixed soc. white. 3-c
fiAY-No. Timothy hay. CAR lots. lSiac.'
ton lots. Ice, mixed nay, car lots li5c..
MILIfD RIcis--As to srales-5,s to
itouGu RICE-65C1sc per bushel.
PEANUTS AND PEAS
PEANUTS Market firm: fancy. ic
strictly prime, sac prime 3'4c.. COM
PEAS Biackoye. nominal: black, Slol
per bushcl.
COUNTRY PRODUCE
POULTRY-I.ivc steady; chickens. old
fat .21I30c.: spring chickens small. steady.
nj l2iaGl5c; large, 20g.5c.; ducks. mud.
EGGs-Quict at lie. per dozen.
BUTTEK-Good country. Hale.
COUNTRY HAMS - Steady; Smthiiold.
fancy. l3ul5c.: Virginia country iou i-,.c
good North Carolina. ioHl-iec.
barrel; Northern. white. S2.clU2.25 per bag;
new sweets. layman. .oc.li Sl.o0 per bar
rel; yellow. Sl.0l0l.2j.
NEW PEA 5od75c. jer basket
CUCUMRERS-soI7
SNAPS-75c. 5iSl 00 per basket
cARBAGE-Sl.51Q20 per crate.
ONTONS-Se50a per bag.
BEEMuDA-$2.oo per box.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-15
SHlpPlNG REPORT.
Foreign amd con.,uisc.
July IL Is.
49,
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Br. stmp. Banank, Dobson, New Or
leans. - coal.
Dr. sump. Asapanthus, Davies, New
port News. To finish.
Br. stmo BoyntOn. Howse, Bruins
wick, 10 coal.
schr. AleN. AIcCulloch, Weiss, James
river. brick.
schr X y. spedden. Mitchell Balti-
more. light.
Dge. Columbia. Port Deposit. crush
ed stone
Merritt 6. Chapman tug, Rescue from
New York.
schr Charles c. Endicott Bailey
Boston. light.
CLEARED.
Gr stmp. Banana. Dobson, Hamburg,
Goaieu.
nr a,mp. Agapanthus. Davies. Ham.
burg, cargo.
Er. strg soydton. Howse, Rot,er-
dam. couled.
schr. George Il. Vreeland. Abbott
Bayoauc, stl.ts.
SAlLED.
Span. stmu Nice;o. Uribarry, Va
lcncia, Via Ni.,o.
Nor. Blk. chlysolitc. Heland. Liver
pool.
Baltimore.
ALrnMARLF MD CHESAPEAKE
Wire down; mo- report.
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NoTIdIt 10 MARINERS.

RHODE laLANp. NAnRAcAN-
SEVr BAY "a WESTERN PASSAGE
PLUM BEACH SHOAI BELL BUOY.
Notice is hereby given that. on or
about Juiy IS. 1890. this black ben
Anoy. ON the westerly side OF the chan
nel through the Western passag4 Of
Narngansett Bay, ana Just to the east
ward o: l'iunn Beach Light-iIOuse.
VIII be di'~ouiinued
liy order Of the .ight-fIouse Board.
FRANCIS j. HUTCHINSON.
I'ear-Adinirai. /. :. Navy, Chairln'n.
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BOND MARKET.
Now York. July II $50

United States IS. registered ......... Ics2s
United States IS, coupon ........:..... le9is
United States new as, registered 80. $50
United States new As. coupon ........ 40
United States old As. registered ...... il2
United States old i's. coupon .......... 1laIH
United States SIS, registered. .......... ll2i9
United States &C. coupon. ll2i.
district of Columbia 3-G5's minimum. ll9
Virginia Centuries ................. S6ia
Virginia deferred ......... s24
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
New Orleans, July 14.-Cotton futures
steady; July, 5.55; August, 5.37G5. IS;
September, 5.33@5.3i; October, 5.33Gi
5.3l: November. $685. 30: December.
5.io@5.4i: January. 5.i3G05. "A: Febru-
airy, 5.41Q5. AS; March. 5.52@5. 53.
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Norfolk, Va. July Il. 1899.


High temperature and dry weather
prevails in cotton belt. Record is rs
follows;
1S99. ISIS.
No. stations reporting =. liar les
Aver. ma>imum temperature. ~ 81
Aver. minimum temperature. II 60
Aver. rainfall 49,. .... ...01 II
Bar silver in London unchanged,
279sd.. against - 5-l6i. last year
Future contract market in Liverpool
declined partially half point, closing
steady.
New Orleans received yesterday tho
first bale of new cotton for season
lS9a-l9oo. This is twelve days later than
last season.
August contracts in New Orleans de-
cliued points, 81.
Future contract market in New York
declined > to 1 points, but closed
steady; August. 5.f9 tn $50; October,
5,62 10 5.6S; January, 5..6 to 577
The crop movement during past week
has lA,u s,llo,v-.
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81 bales; to the Continent, 2,77a,59l

bales.
New York, July 1.-THE following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September l. 1885,
Galveston, 2.295,527 bales; New Or
leans. 2,196.975; Mobile 259.67S Savan-
nah. LOSS, 1O6; Charleston. $40. 500; Will
mlngton. 29S.G26: Norfolk, 6S2. 25S; Bal
tlmore, 6O,035; New York, LBS; Bos-
ton 10000; Newport News. 22.2ii; Phil
adelphia, 50,679; Brunswick. 80, 1872;
Port Arthur, 1875; Pensacola. 800, 1858;
Port Royal. 20,S65. Total. $3.50. S36.
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F. OR re E: PITT

RESIDENCES.
October Isl. 1899.
GO !3utc street
~ and "a. Duke street.
1l2 Duke street.
4il i,Ute street.
Three low Houses. Ghent
Dea rabic housa IN York street.
laA Yarmouth. corner iiau.
IL Mariner.
lN bermuda street.
~ Mariner street.
l-l Mariner street.
Granny street extended.
81 Holt street.
De ranic house on Butte street. IS rooms
suitable for boarding mouse.
3e Bank street.
~ liaull street
. Houses on Kirkland avenue.
Eu.o street. ncur Bcush. " rooms.
Good nous, with large yard on suburbs
Several desirable houses Atlantic City.
For lurther Information 'phone 30.
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AUCTION >ALE~-rurunE DAYS.
AUCTION FUTURE DAYS.
BY John c. Nicmeyer. Auctioneer.
Special Commissioners Sale Of Desirable
Suburban Real Estate in SCOttSNIIe,
Near City Of Portsmouth,
Norfolk COuntu.

Pursuant 10 a decree of the Circuit
Court OF the County of Norfolk. rendered
IN tho cltnceiy cause therein depending
wherein John +. Hutchinson and Others
band and others are defendants the I'M
iorsgncd. as special commissioner an
pointed by said decree viii proceed to sell
bidders,
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by tho Morris Auction House, Al Wash.
ington street. opposite new market.

T AHGE AND ATTRACTIVE SALE
~ at our auction house THIS (Sntur-
dny) MORNING at 10 o'clock. viz: SIX
Oak BEDROOM Suites. Wardrobes, Tables.
larlor Suites. Bed Lounges. Fancy Rock
ers. Chairs. Sidcboards Mattresses,
Springs. Lamps. Carpets, Rugs, Mating
Oil Cloth. Pianos. Fine Organs, / Iron
Safe. 10 Cook Stoves. Crockery. Glass
ware, Bags Beans. Also, 1 Gold Watch
and lot miscellaneous goods. Ladies cs-
pecally invited. Sale positive.
1t X. II. MORRIS. Manager
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-15
AUcTEoN sALEs-TnIs DAY.
BY the Morris Auction House A Wash
ington Street. Opposite New Market

n AYToN WAGON AND SET OF
~ Harness at auctlon.-We Will sell
THIS SATURDAY. July 18th, at II
O'Clock. q two-seat Dayton Wagon in good
order: also. ono set of New Harness Sale
positive. K. II. MORRIS,
IL Manager.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

w bash 80. g.,
Waba sh pref. e.. ~ .
w and l. T. zee. 50,
w and l. T., pre- 24i,
EXPRESS cos.
Adams FIX. .....ll1
American l;X. ..iS1
l. S l;X. 1880. Is
Wells Fargo .l25
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ALDnMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL.
Wire down; no report.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
LOWER EXPRESS RATES..
Kansas Legislature Shows n DISPOSE
ton to Exercise Official
Control.

TOPEKA. Dec. 3l.-(Special) Keefer's
bill placing express companies under con-
troll of the court of visitation and giving
the court power to fix express rates was
taken up by the house committee of the
whole this afternoon. There were a num-
Der of defects in the bill.
.Weilep said the bill was demonstrations
al because it says the court shall fix rates,
which Is a legislative act instead of d
judicial one.
How about your railroad bill just rush.
ed through" asked Keefer. That gives
the court the right to fix rates"
Weilep did not. reply. A motion was
made by Rothwei to refer the bill back
to the judiciary committee.
Fitzgerald. Republican. of Ford. opposed
the motion because he was afraid the
octopus might get hold of the committee
and kill the bill. He said that the people
of Kansas wanted express rates reduced,
not simply because they are now too high.
but because the companies were unpatri-
otto during the Spanish war and refused
to pay the war tax. The motion to refer
the bill TO the judiciary committee. with
instructions 10 make a report Monday,
was adopted.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
THE JOURNEY TO MANILA.
Fred Heisler. Twentieth ansas Tells
of the Trip to the Phil
lipnineS.

Fred D.. Heisler, a member of Company
B. Twentieth Kansas volunteers, which
was organized exclusively for young men
of Kansas City, Kas.. has written a let
ter from Manila. The letter was received
by the young soldiers father. Editor l. r.
Heisler. of the Kansas City. Kas., Weekly
Sun. The letter is as follows:
AT Sea. November -, 1898:
Il write this as We are sailing through
the China sea, down the east side OF Lu-
ION island.
We left Honolulu on Tuesday, Novem-
Der l, and expect to get to Manila to-Hor-
row afternoon, after a trip OF five weeks
from San Francisco.
w have had a very fine trip. not hav-
ing L bit of rough weather. nothing more
than q little rain. The only trouble is that
we have had nothing to do. and we have
got SO lazy that We will never again be
I'VE passed a live volcano the other
night. about l,505 miles out from Manila.
Its name is the Farral9ne de VaJores; L
about 4 in the morning, just as we We're
taking our morning bath. We could see
the reflection on the sky several hours
coming from it; The smoke, rolled out In
great volumes. but IL seemed as If the fire
was several hundred feet below the crater.
Il understood that We would strike Ma
Mia in the dry season. but as it has rained
nearly all the time for the last few days.
if this is the dry season l do not want TO
De mere Ill Ine Wet onc.
Manila. Nov. 22.-We arrived in the
bay last night. and anchored about a mile
from the city. and in view of all of the
warships in front of Cavite. The only
way to unload ships here is by lighters.
there being no wharf. Tha will show
what kind of a government has had cor
| troll of the islands for the last 500 years.
What little of the city we can see from
the water looks very nice. but we will
know nothing about the city proper until
We get inside of the walled city.
Manila. Nov. %. '9S.-We landed yes
terday. Thanksgiving day. and are now
Quartered in the heart of the old walled
city. The Oregons. with whom l am quar-
tered at present. have the finest quarters
in the city-heing those formerly occupied
by one of the crack Spanish regiments.
days to Hong Kong. so. YOU see, we have
pretty good mail facilities. One of the
daily papers here has the Associated Press
dispatches. so il will be seen that We are
right up to date or news.
FRED D.. HEISLER.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
school fund. The county owes Sc. 800 ana
its assessed valuation is 1891, 900.
HOT FIGHT FOR BREIDENTHAL
Fate of His Guarantee Fund Bill Il
Protect DepOsitOrs Is in
Doubt.

TOPEKA. Dec. 3l.-(Srecia1.) The fate Of
the Prudential guarantee fund bill for the
protection of bank depositors depends en-
tirely upon the ability of Fairchild to line
up the Pops in the house. and OF rarely
10 herd them in the senate.
The bankers here lobbying against the bill
have the best of the light up to date. They
succeeded in preventing a favorable report
have almost got the senate banking COM
mittee. They still lack one member there,
hut say they will get him before the conf
mittee meets Monday TO formulate its re-
port TO the senate.
Breldenthal and the bankers had 1t hot
and heavy before the house committee all
the afternoon. They argued their cases u
a ~standstill. Breiden;hal was greatly hu-
inflated when he found several Pops on the
committee lining up with the bankers. To
them he said: II am surprised that 4
ing up for the banks and against the PEG
pie You are sent here to represent the
people. not banks"
But Breidenthal could not whip them into
mittee. saw that the banke had n ma
1ority of the committee present and made Il
suggestion to report the bill back with,
out recommendation or hold it over until
the rest of the members returned. me
bankers said that they would be satisfied II
the bill was reported back without any
recommendation because they We're certain
they could beat ii on the floor of the house.
Russell accordingly returned ii without
recommendation.
Fairchild. of kingman. has great faith in
his ability to whip the Pops into line for
the bill.
The senate committee held a meeting this
morning and sentiment was about evenly
divided. 1t was decided 10 give all parties
Interested 4 hearing Monday morning.
Farrelly said tonight that the bill would
no doubt be reported favorably by a bare
majority of the committee. He saws the
greatest danger in the way of the bill be-
coming a law lies in the house.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
ONLY CAUCUS RULE GOES.
Populists Have Absolutely No Regard
for Regularity or Others
Rights.

TOPEKA. Dec. 3l.-(Special.) There was
a spirited light in the house to-day when Il
came to the final adoption of the rules.
The Republicans contended that the rules
could not be changed without a two-thirds
vote. They claimed that the special Ses-
sion was merely an adjourned session of
the lS9. session., and that the Pops so rec1
osnized it by retaining the speaker and
ttcers were entitled to their places in the
extra session, the Republicans commended
the old rules We're still in force. In other
words. the house could not consider one
portion of the old session as regular with
out considering all regular.
Brown, of Pratt, admitted that it was
Irregular on the part of the Pop majority
TO amend the rules by a majority vote, but
he said that il had been so decreed by the
Pop caucus and that the Republicans
would have to grin and bear it.
The Republicans severely denounced such
conduct on the part of the Pop majority.
but the Pops rushed the rules through.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE
House. in Committee of the Whole.
Takes Favorable Action on
Several Bills.

TOPEKA. Dec. @~1.-CSpecialD The house
in committee of the whole recommended for
passage the following bills:
An act abolishing the metropolitan police.
An act requiring county treasurers to pay
to cities of the third class which comprise
a road district. of the delinquent road tax
levied and collected in said district.
An act requiring annual settlements to lie
made by township treaSurers with town.
ship boards.
An act requiring railroads TO give stock
shippers passes or stand responsible for
the injury of stock in shipment.
An act repeating all acts relating to the
creation and operation of the state board
OF railroad commissioners.
An act providing that in all actions
brought for personal injuries or death
against a common carrier. it shall not be
necessary. in order 10 recover Judgment,
to allege or prove that the plaintiff did not
contribute negligence TO such injury or
death in order 10 recover in such action.
| When this bill was reported for passage
the Republican lawyers in the house had
a good laugh at the expense OF Fairchild.
the author. because the bill seeks to change
the rules of evidence. which cannot be
done; and for the further reason that the
rule now is that the railroad must prove
contributory negligence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
Our TroIleys in Rome.
From the New York Evening Post.
4 ypuDp American ubn &c cpepGi

From the New York Evening Post.
A young American. who is spending the
winter in Rome. had to stand up in a
crowded trolley car the other day. He was
in the front of the car. and he observed
that a piece CT machinery over the motor
mans head bore the name of an American
electric company. Upon it Were long di-
rections for the motorman. but they were
in the English language. On the controller
were also the words showing which way
to turn in order to let on. and shut OFF the
power, but these words, TOO. were in En-
glish-"On' and off" \ firm in the Unit
ed States. which is seeking and obtaining
a market for its machinery in a country
where the people speak and read Italian.
offers instruction in the use of its appli-
ances only in English.
This incident is a typical illustration of
a serious defect in the methods of our
business men who are trying to secure Gus
toners for their wares abroad. They fail TO
adapt themselves 10 the peculiar condi-
tons which rule in the market that they
would enter. The failure is the more serious
for American interests because our manu-
facturers come into competition. wherever
they go. with the British and the German:
and the business men OF both these empires
realize the necessity of studying what may
be called the local and the national equa-
tinnS in rha prOblem of world trade,