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AN ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING.
Francis Collins, n Me- Caught in
the Act of Trying TO Steal n
Child in Chicago.

Chicago. July 27.-With a crowd of
Indignant citizens at her heels, Eliza
beth Francis Collins, colored, raced
along Cottage avenue after she had en-
tleed iIilda Grace Fowler, the six
year-old daughter of Charles Fowler,
from the residence of her parents, She
WAS captured by policeman after a
struggle. She is now Il prisoner AT
the Stanton Avenue sctation, held on
a charge of kidnapping.
Her attempt with Hilaa Grace Fow-
Ter was the fourth she is alleged to
have made in an hour. The others
were the following boys:
Louis Hoggett, 12 years old, Albert
Hoggett, nine years old, and Harold
Doddy, eight years old. With offers of
candies and money, it is charged, she
tried to entice the boys from their
hcmes. When she had failed with
them she succeeded with the little
Fow ler girl. The child left her play
mates and readily went with the col
orcd woman.
At the station the woman declared
ste had no intention of kidnapping the
glrl. She also denied having attempt
cd to entice the boys away, but the
children identified her positively as did
reral men who saw her talking to
them.
The boys said that the woman had
offered to take them to theaters and
buy them sweets if they would go with
her.
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oHIo's FOUR PRISON DEMONS.
They Have Been Placed in "A steel
Cage Where They Can Kill
Each other If So Minded.

Chicago, July 27.-A Times-Herald
special from Columbus, o., says;
The four incorrigible convicts-Ira
Marlatt, Otis Hurley, John O'Neil and
John Atkinson-in the Ohio state pris-
on, have been placed in a steel cage
which has just been completed for
their special benefit.
The prisoners are known as the
"PIison Demons" Each one has shot
or stabbed a guard or two since his in
generation. They are all life men,
and though subjected to the severest
punishment absolutely refuse to work
Though the warden does not admit
il, il is believed the men will sooner
or later kill each other. Marlatt
fought like a maniac against being put
in the cage, and it required six men
to control him.
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MURDERED IN CHINATOWN.
Supposed Wife of Lem Sang, Laun-
dryman, BrutalIy Murdered
in San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 27.-Chinatown
has had another murder. The sup
posed wife of Lem Sang, a Chinese
laundryman, was brutally murdered in
a room occupied by the pair in Stock
ton street. The mutilated body was
found by the police when they broke
in the door, hacked almost to pieces,
lying in pool of blood and presenting
a most ghastly sight. Who killed the
woman can only be conjectured from
circumstances surrounding the Inys-
terious murder, and suspicion points
strongly toward Lem Sang, who has
not yet been found.
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ABDUCTED BY MASKED MEN
Engineer Doyle of the Garfield =
Grouse Mine mt Cripple Creek,
Col, Seized and Carried on.

Cripple Creek, Col, July 27.-John
Doyle, engineer of the GarfeldGrouse
mine, has been carried off by 20
masked men. The sheriff has been
notified and is making efforts to find
the missing engineer.
When the 20 masked men reached
the mine they ordered the blacksmiths
ard other Ell yes of the mine back.
1--WE don't want YOU" said one of the
leaders. "lts Doyle we are after. Wen
fix him" The men employed at the
Garfield-Grouse are unable to conject-
urc what was the cause of the trouble.
Tie Gartield-Grouse mine is worked
under lease by F. o. Wood, and all the
miners employed there are union men
Later-Doyle was released by his alb
ductors after they had given him a Sc
we're beating. He processes not to
know who the men were or why they
punished him.
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TANK OF AMONIA EXPLODED.
Two Men Severely Injured by the
Explosion of u Tank of AM
monia at st. Louis.

St. Louis, July 27.-A tank contain
ing 50 gallons of ammonia, IN the base
ment of the Union Dairy Co.'S milk
depot, exploded, Tuesday night, Gauss
ing extremely painful injuries to A. c.
Pundt and Everett c. Riggs, the dairy
ccmpany's engineer and fireman.
10th men were standing near the
tank when it burst. They were
Dire. sed in thin clothes, and the eX-
piosive penetrated their attire, burn
ing them as severely as il they had
been scared with red-hot iron. The
hurns of both men are confinedto their
bressts. stomachs and thighs.
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CHICAGO'S FILTH CONDUIT.
Five Thousand People Attended the
Mass Convention to Consider the
subject Mt White Hall, Ill.

White Hall, Ill.,, July 27.--About D.
600 people gathered here from all por-
tions of the Illinois river valley in at
tendance upon the mass convention To
consider the attitude to be assumed in
relation to the opening of the Chicago
drainage canal, and the removal of the
government dams at Kampsville and
LaGrange. st. Louis, and Chicago and
the intermediate towns were repre-
sented.
Congressman w. e. Williams, of
Pittsield; ex-Congressman Heinrich
sen, Judge Lacey, f. j. Ward, IL. {.
Withers and others technically in
formed upon the subjects of delibera-
ton made speeches.
Trustee Alexander j. Jones,w was
to represent the sanitary district Of
Chicago, was unable to be present,
but submitted a letter containing
proposition, upon which ne believes
unity of action between all interests
affected may be attained. He said;
"In my opinion, a concerted move
Sutulu Dt Hltidt ny lHV Pt'li' Vi ~
Illinois valley, the sanitary district,
and the city of Chicago for the removal
of all government dams, simultaneous
with the work of the permanent i'm
provement of the Illinois river. MAJ.
Marshall. of the United States engi-
neering department, has already, un-
officially, stated that he shall recon-
mend the removal of the crests of the
government dams, in order to accom-
modate the increased flow, which will
bc occasicned by the drainage canal.
Now, in my opinion, we should bring
all our interests from Lake Michigan
10 the Mississippi and, if possible, to
New Orleans, into one concerted de-
mand upon congress, for appropria7
items requisite to carry out the deep
waterway project, which had its incep-
ticn in the drainage canal legislation"
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SCORE OF GUESTS POISONED.
Mysterious Case of Poisoning In
London Attributed to Ameri-
can Canned Goods.

London, July 27.-Much excitement
has been caused here by the mysteri-
ous poisoning of a score of guests Of
the Inns of Court hotel, which, it is
alleged, was due to American canned
fruit. A second victim, MIR. Il. w.
Bartlett, of Philadelphia, died during
the night. The fruit was eaten n
week ago and all who partook of il
were made i'll, one of the number dy
ing on July 81, the medical certificate
assigning castro enteritis as the cause
OF death.
An inquest will be held in the case
of Mr. Bartlett.
The Australian cricketers who have
been residing at the hotel, were happi-
ly absent when the fruit was served.
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RECIPROCITY WITH JAMAICA.
The Kingston Cleaner Doesn't Seem
TO Hegnrd the Treaty with
Much Enthusinsm.

Kingston. Jamaica, July 27.-Rela-
tive TO the protests of Louisiana and
California against the ratification of
thc West Indian reciprocity treaty, the
jamaican press cordially wishes them
success. The Cleaner explains that un-
der present conditions Europe offers
n better market than the United States
and that therefore American reciproci-
" is no favor of Jamaica. "On the
contrary" the Cleaner adds, "the SEN
nte will help us by throwing out the
treaty and having us raise more rev.
cnu., whilst in such an event there
could be no retaliation"
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WHAT IS A|L|NG FRANCE?
Unexpected Opposition Developing
Toward the Reciprocity Treaty
With the United States.
FRANCE REALLY DROVE A HARD BARGAIN.
She Seems, However, Like Some OF
the Rest, If She Cannot HIVE
Everything Her Own Way She
Doesn't Want to PIay-InfuentiaI
Opposition.

Washington, July 27.-A good deal
of surprise has been caused in official
circles here by the unexpected opposi-
ton developing in France to the rati-
fcation of the reciprocity treaty just
negotiated by Mr.. kasson and NJ. Cam
bon. 1t is not deemed eXpeient now 20
make public the details of the conven-
ton, but it can be stated authorita-
lively that in the opinion of our own
officials the French have driven hard
bargain in making the treaty. They
have, it is said, secured more advan-
tages than they had any just reason
to expect at the beginning of the ne
gotiations, and that success was ul-
timately obtained is owing to the fact
that the negotiators felt bound to OBJ
serve the behest of the president and
make a treaty that the French people
and make a treaty it all hazards.
1t is suspected here that the French
people are not aware of the actual
value of the concessions they have OBJ
tained and there is reason to believe
that when the champagne makers
learn the amount of benefit they are
to receive the opposition to the con-
summation of the treaty will be at
once transferred from France to the
United States.
Misleading Statement.
The statement made by NJ. Delcasse,
French minister for foreign affairs
that the treaty contained the favored
nation clause is said to be misleading
to the public, for what it does contain
in that direction is a special provision
in the ease of certain lines of articles
of import, that if the rate of duty is
reduced below the figures stated TO
any other nation. then France shall
have the same rate. But, this provi-
sion is not general, and applies, as
stated, only to certain specified arti-
cles. 1t is believed that under this
head, however, the French champagne
makers will profit, for. while the
treaty itself does not give them the
rate desired, yet they probably may
profit by the low rate just given to the
Portuguese makers of sparkling wine.
influential Opposition.
1t is appreciated here that the oppo-
sition in Paris comes from very in
fuential quarters. The Republique
Franchise, which makes bitter attack
on the treaty, is directed by M. Meline,
former premier, and one of the most
capable leaders in French politics. In
particular he represents the peasantry
and the gentleman farmer class, and
his Leadership of an opposition ind-
Gates that the treaty will have diff
cult course before it.
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OFFICERS MUST COUGH UP.
Illegal Fees and Salaries Drawn by
Officers of Highland County,
o., Must he Refunded.

Hillsboro, o., July 27.-The report Of
q committee appointed, three months
ago. to examine the records of county
officers for the past ten years, has
shown that in that time the illegal
fees and salaries drawn by different
county officials aggregate S56,2O0.
Suits against the various officers to re-
cover that amount will be insisted on
by taxpayers.
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River News.
THE MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY, July q.
Grain and Provisions.

st. Louis - Flour - Patents, So. 4Odsso,
other grades, 81 9OM325 Wheat No red.
7ikm72kc. Corn-No. 2 mixed. 22c. Oats
No. 2, 22j3 Hay-Prarie, 81 5001S 90; TIM
othy, S1G00a13.50; choice clover. $9.00d10.5 80.
Ruttef- Creamery, 1sa1Sc; dairy, 12al5c.
Eegs-rresh, 8. Lard-Prime steam,
52C Pork-New mess, 1925. Bacon
clear rib &c. Wool - Tub washed.
2O@26Iac; Missouri and Illinois. medium
combing, l9l&c clothing, lyc; other grades.
lSQl9c.
Chicago Closing quotations; Wheat
July. 70ssc; September, 715sc; December.
1laa19sc; May 769s@76l2c. Corn-July.
S2$sc; September, S29sc; December, Sllsc;
May, 32ss M32Ac. oats-July, 24c; Septem-
ber 1al9mi99sc; December, 20c: May, 2l7see
22c Pork-July, sSG5; September. $3.50
S1Il2; October. IS 80. Lard-July, S5.27is:
September, s5.S5; October, S. IS; December.
s5.45: January, s5.57z. Short Ribs-July.
sje21s; September s507h; October, S5.l2l2,
January, $4y7i2.
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MRS. RICH SAID TO BE SULLEN.
The Woman Accused of Numbering
Her Husband in Mexico VIII
be Tried Six Weeks Hence.

II Paso, Tex, July 27.-Mrs. Rich,
who is accused of having murdered her
husband in Mexico, will be kept in
communicate for As hours instead of
~ ms the law directs. BY direction of
Gov. Ahumada the prisoner will be
permitted to receive visitors two days
at al times. The trial will begin six
weeks hence. Since being locked up
in Mexico Mrs. Rich has refused to eat,
and is said the be very sullen.
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SOLDIERS HoMEWARD BOUND.
California Infantry and Artillery
Leave Manila for Home on
the sherman.

Manila, July 27.-The transport
Sherman has sailed for San Francisco,
via Nagasaki and Yokohama, with the
California infantry, consisting of 4S
officers and $50 men; two batteries of
the California heavy artillery, Off
GERS and Sc men, and 275 discharged
soldiers of other regiments.
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Messenger BOYS, strike Ended.

New York, July 27.-The messenger
boys strike has not been officially de-
clared off, for there is no leader or
committee to make such announce
ment Dut the strike is at an end az
far as .nconveniencing the companies,
or there being any considerable num-
ber of strikers is concerned.
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VIII burn Coke.

New Haven, Conn, July EFT has
been decided TO discontinue the use of
cca! as fuel on the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad and to SUBJ
stitute coke for it on all locomotives
Successful experiments with coke have
bsen tried for year.
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An OmciaI Visit.

Southampton, July 27.-The mayor
and sheriffs of Southampton paid an
official visit to the United states
school ship Saratoga. They vert cor
daily entertained by the commander
and officers of the Saratoga. At
luncheon President Mckinley and
Queen Victoria were toasted.
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Heir to Four Millions.

Seattle, Wash, July PA Finley.
third officer of the steamer Garonne,
now being fitted up for transport.
has received word from England that,
through the death of his father he is
keiT to an estate amounting to nearly
S4. 4.OOO, 600.
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The TalIuInh AFFAIR.

Rome, July 27.-An official com
munication says that the United
States secretary of state, Mr.. John
Hay, has instructed the American EN-.
bassy to assure the government OF
Italy that the United States will adopt
every legal measure warranted by the
facts to insure justice in the Tallulah
a afTair
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= The chief signal officer has received
the official sick report for the month
of April, covering all the signal COM
panies on duty in the Philippines. 1t
shows a total of only 4.23 per cent.
sick-a remarkably favorable state of
affairs for any climate.
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The United States transport. Nor
gan City arrived at San Francisco, on
the gath, from Manila, with returning
troops, including those inyalded
home. She was at once sent to the
Angel Island quarantine station for
examination and fumigation.
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1t is reported at Los Angeles, CAL,
that an oil well trust is being formed
to take in all the oil properties thus
far developed in the Carolina and
Whittier district. 1t is proposed to in
corporate the new company with a
Capitalization of $20,000,000.
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Strike Ended.

Pittsburgh Pa, July 27.-The strike
of Western Union telegraph messen.
gers has ended and the boys are all at
work again. They claim that the COM
pany has promised to concede their
demands, but this is denied by the otii.
cials.
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Frank TanuehilI Dying.

New York, July 27.-Frank Tame
hill, the veteran actor, is dying OF
Bright's disease in this city. While
there is no hope of his recovery, skill
ful nursing may prolong his life for
some daVs
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1t was rumored in Trieste, on the
o1st, that NJ. Harris, the American
minister to Austria-Hungary, intended
to invite Admiral Dewey to be his
guest in Vienna and to proceed to the
Tyrol, passing through Ischl to visit
the emperor.
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Simple funeral exercises over the
body of the late Robert G. Ingersoll
were held at Walston, the Ingersoll
summer-home. at Dobbs' Ferry, n. Y,
on the 25th. The remains were after
wards taken to Fresh Pond, Long Isl,
and. and cremated.
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En- Route to Honolulu.

san Francisco, July 27.-Aldace f.
Walker. of New York, chairman of the
bnnrd of directors of the Santa Fe sys-
tom. has arrived here accompanied by
Ms. Walker and their daughters, en-
route to Honolulu on a three months
measure trip.
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Messenger Strike in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, July 27.-The messenger
strike continues, but the lawlessness
attending it heretofore is much les
sened by the more active work of the
police. Several new messengers were
attacked and beaten, but the police
rendered prompt assistance.
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Two sharp earthquakes shocks were
felt in the southern part of the state
of California, on the 21st, at 4:34 p. M.
The first shock lasted several seconds,
and was most severe. The vibrations
were from east to west. No damage
worth mentioning was experienced.
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Capt. Dreyfus' Back Ray.

Rennes, July 27.-Maitre Labori
spent two hours with Dre4fus, in the
prison, Tuesday, and informed mis-
client that 10000 francs, the amount
of his four years salary, has been
placed in the clerk of courts hands by
the government.
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A Revolving Crime.

Westchester, Pa, July 27-A revolt
ing murder has come to light. It IS
alleged that Mrs. Fannie Stevenson.
eclored, crushed her infants HEAD
wIlh an AK and then threw the body
to some hogs, which devoured it. The
woman and her husband have fled.
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victory Over the Union.

Detroit, Mich, July 27.-The combi-
nation strike and lockout in the Piu-
gree & Smith shoe factory has ended.
All the GOO employees will resume work
at once. The company has gained
victory over the union.
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NIichnelS

Late arrivals from st. Michae!s
Alaska, report that there are at st
Michaels about 40 small river steamers
for sale. They are the property of un-
successful prospecting parties that
wintered on the Koyukult and other
branches of the Yukon. In many in
stances their owners depend on their
sale to secure means to obtain their
passage home.
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pre.idcntL Loubst on vacation.

Montelimar, July 27.-President Lou
bet has arrived here to spend his yaca-
ton. He was welcomed by the mayor
and corporation officials, after which
he repaired to Marsanne 10 visit his
mother.
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Ordered to Manila.

Washington, July 27.-Lieut,-Col.
Ernest II. Darlington has been re-
lieved from duty in the Office of the
inspector general in Washington, and
oroered to Manila as inspector general
of the department of the Pacific.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

The United States ambassador to
England, Joseph II. Choate, gave a re-
ception at his residence, ON the 24th,
to the Yale-H Harvard atheletic team
the Stewards, Messrs. Wendell, Brooks
and Sheriff., and Walter Camp. A
large number of Americans We're pres
ant
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

A special from Aberdeen, S. d., on
the 21st, said: yesterday was the hot
test day known in this section of the
state for many years, the government
thermometer registering 106 in the
shade at p. m. Crops are damaged to
some extent, a conservative estimate
being Is to 20 per cent. Business was
suspended"
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Ada Gray Seriously III.

New York, July 27.-hIrs. Ada Gray
Tingay, the actress, better known as
Ada Gray, is seriously i'll in this city,
having just undergone anopcration for
removal of cancer. Miss Gray is well
known all over the United States, par
ticularly in the west.
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Jessie Hoover, IA years old, was
drowned at the Greater America eX-
position grounds at Omaha, Neb., on
the cath. With younger brother she
was wading in the pool where the
Spectacular battle of Manila is pro-
duced, when she got beyond her
depth. She was daughter of the en-
gineer of the scenic railway Inc
body was recovered.
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The bureau of ordnance has taken
steps to relieve the coast forts of the
country of the large accumulation of
obsolete ordnance that has been piling
up ever since the change in ordnance
construction from cast iron to steel
guns. 1t is worth less as junk than
the cost of removing it and breaking
il up.
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VIII InterpelIate the Government.

Paris, July 27.-The Eclair says that
NJ. Castellin, republican revisionist,
deputy for Aiane, will interpellate the
government in the chamber of depu-
ties on the concession of minimum
tariff to the United States.
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Berlin, July 27.-A great fire is rag
ing at Marionburg in West Prussia. At
noon 40 houses had been razed. The
fire brigades from Dantzic and Elbing
were summoned to assist in subduiug
tie FIRE.
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Was q Forty-Niner.

New York, July 27.-William ii.
Proctor, who went TO California in
1s49, remained there IS years and ao-
cumulated a fortune, is dead in
Brooklyn, aged s4 years.
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Rcquisition for Armstrong.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 27.-A requisi-
tion has been issued on the governor
under arrest at Seattle, charged with
jury bribing in Chicago.
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A Favorable showing.

Havana, July 27.-According to La
Lucha the first half of the current fis-
cal year shows a balance in favor Of
the American administration of ST.
g67. 500.
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Capt. Drcyfus Reported Ill.

Paris, July 27.--The Petit Journal
says that Capt. Dreyfus is i'll with
fever, ard that. his condition is seri-
Gus.
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Post Office department officials ex-
pect to ask for an appropriation from
the next session of congress for auto
mobiles to be used in collecting the
mails at all frst-class post offices. Re-
cent tests in Buffalo have satisfied Of
ficials in Washington that they may
be used to advantage.
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Live stock Market,

81. Louis-Cattle-Fancy export, $3.50
5.Cl; butchers, A,5Oa545; stockers. s3.2,ep
440; cows and heifers. s2.50Q5.50. Hogs
Packing, S4.OOI4.70 butchers. s4.456i4. .69'A:
light. s400GI450. Sheep--Native sheep, $3.50
@l.m: yearlings, 4.2505.25; spring lambs.
s450G6.25.
Chioago-Hogs-Mixe and butchers,
heavy, A05a425; light, s4S5G4.6O Zone lot
&.65J. Cattle-Beeves. s450@5.s5; cows and
heiiers. S2.OOgi4s0; Texas steers, s4.00M5.2p:
stockers and feeders. Sl56l4.S5 Sheep
Mutton sheep. sS0Oa5.GO; lambs, s400@6. IS.
Kansas City % Cattle - Native steers
&25Q5.50; Texas steers, $3.35q5.20; Texus
cows, 50 004i3.S5; native cows and heifers.
S2.5GM5.15; stockers and feeders, S2.S5fli IS.
Hogs-Heavy, N.30d4.40 packers. S.256D
4S7le. mixed. A.25Q5S5; light. S4.l5m445:
yorkers. A.i00445 Sheep-Lambs, $1,000
$50; muttons, S3S0G450.
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An organization is being formed by
some of the Spanish residentsof Manila
with a view of securing American citi-
zenship. The originators of the
movement claim that in this way their
property will secure protection. Many
Spaniards are willing to pay $500 each
to become citizens of the United
States
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The board of naval chiefs decided, on
the 21st, to give 30 months for building
the six new protected cruisers, instead
of "A months as was first contemplat-
ed. This is due TO the rush of private
work at all the shipyards, which made
the yards indisposed to bid on the YES
sells until more time was given. The
extension. il is said, insures active
competition and lower figures.