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The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
rur COTTON FUTURES MARKET
.,oRTss 4 GAIN or 1921 POINTS.

M. rise In Prices Due 90 Predic-
lions OF Frost, and BETTER Foreign
,.bies-spIrIn Turpentine steady
AZ 60. cents. with the Undertone
rirm-Rosins Unchanged - Local
and reIegraphic Markets.
The Morning News once
Thursday Nov s
-.. cotton futures market acquired
O. Today. who pushed prices up 10
points at which the tone q ihe
~ ruled steady. There was goa
d.- Tor cotton on speculation. due T.
3D. .i-tlsns Of frost. ana the better
"a aGvlces indicating az improved de-
r-... from consuming centers. Then. too
SOD markets were decidedly more active
81 gave an impetus TO trading The
To- spot market closed steady. with
Moderate demand prevailing. ard fir
business doiug The spirits turpeutine
rn.ratt closed steady az Ol.cents. with
IN. lndertonc firm later ia the day. The
rosn market closed arm anu unchanged,
with q good demand for the offerings
The wholesale markets ruled steady and
active. The stock market was unsettled
bu mere was an emo nous volume OF
trading with some OF the speclalues s1or
inr advances az high as points The fol-
loving resume Of the markets will show
the tone and quotations at the dosing co.
dsy.
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TRAINS AND DAILY THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL Nhula
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New York Nov. S-The market shows
no development OF importance and buyers
are waiting until conditions are somewhat
more souled Although sellers are con
gdent iu an increased business 10 the
near future they are eXerting Themselves
20 force business There are very few
buyers IN town ana jobniug as we'll a.
Wholesale TRACE shows no Increase Of
fnorncnt
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anrhmnre and nuIIdInE Supplies.

LIME CALCIUM, PLASTER AND
CEMENT-Alabama and Georgia lime IN
fair demand and sell az 80 cents a barrel.
special oalclned plaster. $40 per barrel
hair. ta6c Rosedale cement. 3l.Dqi. .
carload lots. special. Portland cement. re-
tall s2.E, carload lots, t2coa2s.
LUMBER r. o. y. VESSELS sANAN-
NAH-AIlnimum, yard sizes. fl0J0uiioo;
car sIls. 81 yGdl300. diflcult sizes. fi4.o0
aism: ship stock. tisoouiSoo; sawn ties.
q ODasb0, hewn tiea, 35u5sc.
OII-Market steady. demand fair sig-
nal. 4ydgc. West Virginia black, edi2c
lard. Sc. neatsfoot. 6Cd7Oc; machinery. lS
al5e. lluseed Oh. raw. I6lac. boiled. 7s'ac
kerosene. prime white. i2c. water waite.
isc; Pratrs astral. hc: deOdorized stove
gasoline. drums. nhc. empty oil barrels.
delivered Sc.
SHOT-prop. Ito. j. b. ana large.
81 10. chilled. h.7b.
IRoN-Market very steady. swede. 6iA-
NAII.s-Cut. t2.e0 base. wire. i2B base.
BARRED WIRES 30 per 100 pounds.
straight goods. Ags0c. sugar house molas-
SEES. l5a29c
GUN PowDER-Per keg. Austin crack
shot. 800. half kegs. q Is quarter kegs
tl25. champion ducking. quarter kegs.
s. Is. Dupont and Haaard smokeless. half
kegs 81 35 quarter kegs f5lb' l-pound
dorf smokeless powder, i-pound cans. 81:
i0-pound cans. eoc pound.
salt. Hides and wool.
sALT-Demand Is fair and the marks
steady; carload lots. ip)-pound buriap
sacks. &c i00-pound cotton sack. sc
ii0-pound burlap sacks. SIC. iiO-pound
cotton sacks. feisc; 225-pound buriap sacks,
8c i25-pound cotton sack. SC. Z30-pound
burlap sacks. SO,
HIDES Market nrm: dry flint. i5iac;
dry salt. ..ssc green saited. 6.
WOOIs-Nominal: prime Georgia, free
OF sand burrs and slack WOOL isc. black
isc. hurry. iOc. Wax. 10; tallow, sisc
Deer skins. zoe
Fruits aud Nuts.
APPLRs-Northern variety. t325a3B
ORANGES-(Fla1 50 ei15 Co.
PRuNES-f0s 20 Sos. i0c. 5os 10 GO, SIC.
sos 70 I9s. &c; 7os 60 sos. SIC sos 10 Ss. &C.,
eos 10 fl0os. SIC.
BANANAs-ti 25d2 % bunch.
LEMoNs-Market steady 81 i2.D.
cOCOANUTs--u0O coos - per 100
PEANUTs-Ample stock. fair demand
market hrm. fancy hand picked. virginia.
per pound. Sc hand picked. Virginia, ex-
tras. 4iAc. -. c. seed peanuts. &c.
NUTs-Almonds. Terrsgcna. isc. Ivicss
iec walnuts. French. i2c. Naples izc:
pecanH i3c. BraEils i3c. hl0erts, i3c. as
sorted nuts. t0-pound and 25-pound boxes.
i2c.
Cotton BaREinE snd Ties.
AGGING-Market Arm: tute. 81
pound &c: large lots. sue small lots.
s-pound sA0ec; iapound. ShsQSite; sea
island bagsing. 2l4e.
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The cotton market closed STEADY TO
day with sales on the spot OF ~ bales
The demand was reported TO be moderate.
The ece.pts were 4.6ls, agains; 5,SJ9 las;
year and 7.S76 year before last There
was on advance Of from 70 20 q points
steady.
Tie following were the Official spot quo
tatons st the close OF the market at the
Cotton Exchange to-day:
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COTTON SEED OIL.

New York. Nov. 8-Cottonseed oil was
trine steader on spot, small sales taking
place az s5iac. All November shipment
was quoted az &c. Prime crude barrels
DC nominal. prime summer yellow. $50
s3i4c on summer yellow. sc, prime win
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HAIGHT & FREESE

AOMt AN 1,
g Broadway. New York.


FRANCHISES STATE street. Boston. &Og
Walnut street. Philadelphia.
CONNECTED by PRIVATE WIRES
RONDs STOGhS. GRAIN. COTTON
Bought and sod Tor Cash or on Moderate
MHrgius
10 share lots and upward. Commission
i-i6 Cotton our specially,
small margins and large saving on com.
mission Write for terms We can inter
est you seed for our fo-page GUIDE %
Investors" giving detailed information 10
investors and operators in Stocks Grain
and Cotton. Issued gratis and mailed free.
Statistics on RHinoad. IndusTia. and Mis-
celianeous Securities Highest and lowest
prices OF stocks from Isss. Excellent ser
vice. Correspondence collected Out-of-
town orders given spectal attention.
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Rogin steady. unchanged.
Wilmington y. c. Nov S-spirits tur-
pentiue. steady. 2si4a4oc; receipts, 81
casks
Rosin. steady. $40, receipts 80
Crude turpeutine steady Si.iou2 90. re
ceipts. a.
Tar arm s. S.. receipts 100.
New orleans. Nov. S-Receipis: Rosin
909 barrels. turpentine i53.
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MANHATTAN AUTOMOBILE co.

Write for a SPECIAL PAMPHLET on
the preferred and common stocks Of The
Manhattan Automobile Co" This CON-
pauy will earn and pay larger dividends
than any Industrial company listed on the
n. Y. Exchanges and has no watcred
capital
BANKING house
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Willing 20 accept any hing less than QUO
tations for supplies The days receipts
were 23f1. and the exports s6ls. Prices as
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

After the initial dealing- a fiHmcr tone
was common throughout the market.
Total sales OF S shares.
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New York. Nov. S.-Money on call.
steady a. 2isN{ per cent; last loan per
cent; prime mercantile paper i3ia5a per
cent Sterling exchange firm, with actual
business 10 bankers bills a. s4siit FOR de-
mand and az 81 sos a. sou for sky DAYS:
posted rates. &slisdAS5; oommc rcial blll-.
A79a.04 soh. silver certificates. 6tqG5c.
Bar silver 63isc Mexican dollars 4ea.c
Government bonds strong: state bonds in
active; railroad bonds strong.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09
CHICAGO MARKETS.

ter yellow. ssaEc; prime whats s7asss:
prime meal. 1850.
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AktCfHtn since sept il Ae0N .ss~sss AtAlHaT
same Gay last year ................ 5sl.17l
Stock on hand this day ........... T7.47
Same day last year .....-.......... III 55j
Receipts and Stocks at the Ports
Receipts this Gay .........-.+........ A. IS
Receipts this day last year ........ 3oO53
Receipts this day year before last. 6s.l4l
Total receipts since Sept. !, 1900. a, s63 49,
same time last year ...-..........2.Z 06 go
Same time year before last ........ SOS, -
Stock at all ports to-day ........... e25.Ss9
Stock same doy last year .-......... sTi.91
Daily movements az other ports
Galveston-Qulet; middling. l5-i6c; net
receipts 1853. gross. 1853. stock, 1896
New Orleans--Steedy; mlddllng. SIC. net
receipts i5.t95. gross. i5,435; sales, 500,
stock. 2iii2s.
Nobile-steady: middllnr. s13-lse; net
receipts, 49,: gross, l5i; sales 80 stock,
s2@l
Charleston-Quiet: middling. &c: net re-
eeipte LII: gross. In. stock. 1881
wllmington-Dull middiing. &c: net re-
eeipts so3. gross. 1893. stock. s.SG.
Norfolk-steady; middllnE. Sc: net re-
ceipts. 1851; gross, 1861. sales. 49, stock
t2i5.
Baltimore-N ominal. middling, csc.
gross so. stock. 3.s09.
New York-Qulet. midd,ing. . s-l6c; net
receipts, s19. gross. $3.50, stock. 43.s5
Doston-Quiet; middling. 9s-i6c; net re-
e.ipts ~; gross. 54s2,
Phlladelphia-Firm: middlnE. l3-isc
ret receipts. rs; gross. %: stock 29se.
Daily movements al intcribr towns
Augusta-stcsdy. middling. $50. net re-
ceipts i.l25. gross, lij0. sales. 2a2, stock
C2si
Msmphis-steady. middllng. i5-lsc: net
receipts. 25s3. gross. 1859. sales, 200;
-ock 100 POS
St. Louls-Quiet; inlddling. sl-i6c; net
receipts. 29is gross, lo.53; sales, $50
stock. 55.2Ss.
Cincinnati-Quiet: rniddling. sisc; net re-
osipis. go; gross. $3.50; sales. 90; stock.
7Ss
Houston Quiet: mlddnng. siS-i6c; net
tecsipts 1882 gross, 1889: sales 80;
stock. s5.ti0
Louisville-Firm mlddling CSC.
Exports OF cotton this day
Galvestou-T0 Great Britain, NDQ. 20
france. $3.50: coastwise, 3.56s
Now OrleanE-To tho continent, b0i4
Mobie-Coastgise 40
WImiugton-To Great Britain. 6.1lf.
Norfolk-Coastwise 111o.
View York-To Great Britain. 95i. to the
continent. I.022.
Boston-To Great Britain. 1915.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day. To Great Britain O.sl3. TO France.
$50. 20 the continent 5l76.
Total foreign exports from all ports thus
Tor this week. To Great Britain. %. 434i 10
france. q eco. 10 the continent. l0l95l
Total foreign exports since Sept J. 1910.
20 Great Britain. sl36s; 10 France, 10.
SO 10 the continent. 652.5s9.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

FLUCTUATIONS N FUTURES.
w" York, Nov. s.-cotton futures
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09
MURPHY q CO.. INC

opened steady at the advance and closed
stoady. Price. as fo.lnwn.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

Chicago. Nov s-wheat was dun and
easy most OF the day on cables. but later
steadied on export buainesg. December
closing a shade lower. Corn closed 20
&c lower and oats unchanged. Provisions
AZ the close were sisQ5o down.
The leading futures ranged az followsi
open Highest. Lowest. Closing.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

OATS No. mixed. carload. 2shc; job
lots. 3ya9sc. white clipped. cars. Sic; job.
soc
BRAN-Job lots. Sc: carload lots. e0c.
Market steady: No ! timothy
s2,sc Job. s7ls cars. No ?. Sc iib. s2ia cars.
sugar end Coffee.
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SEA ISLAND COTTON.

The bottom has apparently dropped from
fhe demand for sea island cotton. Con-
slmers are waiting, ara doubtless hope
for the market to work ou' the Influences
% depress IL. There Is just now consid-
eraDLe Interest as TO the size OF the crop.
ard pending more definite information.
Tho situation promises 70 remain feature
less
Prices about as follows:
Extra choice East FlOridas ....2li4d2i
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3D. Southern Railway.

Arrive and Depart savannah our slower
II Schedule in EJECT sunday. 10
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note. These quotations are revised
daily. and are kept as near as possible In
accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. onicial quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices whole
salerH ask
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

New York. Nov. S-Flour-Market duli
and tending lower with buyers scarce
owing TO the drop In wheat Rye -four
easy; corn meal quiet.
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]. 0IERTON PAINE,
MALL srREET. NV YORIN.

WALL STREET. NEW YORK.
Money Loaned on Listed Securities.
orders executed Tor Sto.ks. Bonds.
Cotton. Grain. etc. cash or on margin.
Write for SPECIAL MARKET LET
TER on
BURLINGTON"
Also one on
1.-THE MARkET AFTER ELECTION.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour.
duIi. No 3 spring wheat. s7QTse; No. . red.
ia. a75isc. No. corn. sSiAc. No yellow.
8slhc. No. 2 oats. 22nssc; No. 2 whate. nc:
No 8 white. z3i4G1e: fair TO choice malt
ing t5d54c. No / haxseed. SIG; No. /
Northwestern. Sis; prime timothy seed.
- iod49. mess pork. per barrel. MOO:
lard. per 100 pounds. s7.o0ff7 02k: shesz
ribs sides 0oosel. 81. soqs ~: dry saltsd
houlders (boxed). q. 0pdST5: short clear
sides (boxed). q. eoQe70; whisky. basis 81
high wines. N.z.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09
NEW ORLEANS Co1roN MARKET.

New orleans. Nov. s-cgt,oa futures
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The short line 10 Fernandina, jackson
Vile, Tampa and other Florida points.
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Cotton Tagging and Ties.

BAGGING--Msrket Arm; iute. ga
pound SIC: large lots. shc small lots.
s-pound, sA0ec; iA-pound. sAQSlte; sea
island bagging, i11e.
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w. " va W
Nv Savannah. S. A. l. Ryliz sspmii sepv,
Ar Columbia. 5. A. l.. Ry Z sim a asar,,
Ar Raleigh. =. A. L. Ry.. IN s7pmIii SAan
Ar burham. 3. A l. Hy.. 7 soam 4 ispm
ar Petersburg. 8. a. l. Ry 4 Iaann 4 sspu
Ar Richmond, s. A. l. Ry IGam 8 topxn
Ar washington PennR.... tsam sopm
Ar Baltimore. Penna ...... no aaasnlii aAr-.
AT Philadelphia Penna liz g7pm 2 dam
Ar New York Penna. . 0Spm liam
NO,H No @
Nv Savannah. s. A. l. Ryn2 spmli IN Espu.
Ar Portsmouth. g. A. L.Ry z 0oam Npm
Steamers ioave Norfolk daily. axoept
Sunday, for Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York. and daily for Washington.
The short limo 90 Montgomery Mobile
and New Orleans. leaving Savannah "a
10 a. m. arriving az Montgomery 7;t0
p. m. AZ which point close connection IL
made With the l. g. ~. r. r.. arriving
at Mobile 3.o0 a. m. and New Orleans
740 a. m.
The short line 10 Fernandina, jackson
Vile. Tampa and other Florida points.
No. q No 81
Lv savannah. 8. A. /. Ry S osaml Wp,n
ar Fcrnandlna. SAL Ry sam 06psn
Ar jacksonville SAL Ryl loan t6pna
Ar Tampa. $ A l. Ry.... Opm sOam
Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping car
service to Washington. Baltimore Phila-
delphia and New York. also 90 Jackson
vile and Tampa.
Dining cars from Savannah 10 Hamlat
and Richmond 10 New York.
Buffet parior cars Savannah 10 Mont
gomeTy.
For additional informtion apply to
Ticket once. Bull and Bryan streets.
Phone q.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

FLOUR-Market steady. patent 81 20:
strnighL $50, fancy. $50. family, E.s0
MEAI.-Pearl. per barrel. 8 -. per sack
N.25. city meal. per sack bottled u.l2isu
ll5. water ground. &.iSaii1is city Erits
sacks. $3.50. pearl gfits. Hudnuts. per bar
rel &Z75. per sack. ti22ih sundry
brands. u.iTiAa1 ~. sack
CORN-Market arm white Job lots. CSC .
carload lots. So; mixed corn. Job lots
SIC: carload lots. SOC.
RTCE-Markct steady. demand good.
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Country and Northern rroduoe.

POULTRY II ne MARKET ~ steanf' Ruo-
taiions. Broiiers. 5gd3Sc per pair. half
grown. Eqs0c. three-fourths grown. $50
co: hens. 65u75c; rOosters, toa6oc; ducks.
5od75c. geese. T5cdfi.oo
EGGS-Steady At soc.
BUTTER-The tone OF the market Is
firm Quotations. Western creamery, lsa
2alc New York state dairy. i9u23e;
extra Elgirs. 25d2sc.
CHEESE Market hrfn: fancy full
cream cheese. 1870 for % 20 2-pound
-..........r %. ~ rnarA nrarann re
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

IRISH PoTAToEs-Northern. $40
sack.
CABBAGE-5H7c per head.
ONIONS-Yellow "a barrels. s.
crates. Soc: red. u.sO.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09

Prices about as follows:
Fffra aaat-n Vaet EfnrlHa q
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22
IS READY FOR WORK.
Republican National '""'
Philadelphia Will continue
session Three Days

- a LN'.4iJ on
Ph'Ia az Tuxedo CO liC;,dayIa. T.
,'.ercrt ,->iNth anniversary OF the day
On which cen. John {. Fremont was
nominated by TIE first republican con
vention held at Musical Fund hall on
Locust street in this city. the national
republican convention Will assemble
in the great Export exposition build
ing i'm West Philadelphia. Here the
republicans will meet 10 name their
national candidates and enunciate the
platform for the coming campaign.
Five miles of clubs. mounted, on foot
bv coach floats and i'm carriages, in
terspersed with music. red fire and a
cakewalk. is the shortest way of de
scribing the turnout OF the visiting
and local political clubs in this city last
night. There were 10000 men in line
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22
DESTROYED by FIre.

Des Moines. la, June 1S.-Sunday
morning at four o'clock the large audi
forum used for convention hall and
only constructed year ago. at a
cost Of $4,000. was destroyed by fire
The insurance amounts TO $4,000. ii
was occupied by the commercial eX'
change and the +. w. i. Chase Amuse
ment company. the latter holding d
lease and conducting a vaudeville show
All seats. effects and scenery were lost
amounting 10 $1,000. making the tota
loss. as now estimated $4,000.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22
MRS. GLADSTONE DEAD.
widow Of the Famous E"sis"
man Passes Away AT h"-
warden.

London. June IS. - Mrs. Gladstone
widow of William f. Gladstone, the
English statesman, died at 5;4o p !"
Thursday. 49,.
For co years Mrs Gladstone was th le
faithful helpmeet of England Er"nu ~
man" William Ewart Gladstone Whoh'
~ married i'm 1889 when she was cain
crime Glynne. daughter OF Sir stephen
Glynne. of Hawarden. -
She was in Ter cighty-eigh.A year In
her way she has been as rcmarkapie "a
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22
Glorious News

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Washits, l. T He writes; Electric
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22
Gen. whecIcr's Command.

Washington. June by direction
of the president. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
has been assigned TO the command OF
the department Of the lakes with head
quarters al Chicago. lie relieves Brig.
Gen. James +. Wade. who has held that
command temporarily in conjunction
with his regular command. the de
nartment OF Dakota.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22

For two years Ira w Kelley of Mans
field, Pa, was in poor health on account
OF kidney trouble He consulted sew
eral physicians and spent considerable
money for medicines without obtaining
relief until he tried Foley's Kidney
Cure, and now writes: 81 desire TO add
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OF aiding others Sharrar \ Mulhol.
land
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22
Foreign Trade for May.

Washington, June 1j.-Ihe monthly
statement of the imports and exports
Of the United States shows that during
the month OF May the imports of mer-
chandise amounted TO S1l,55j.sGl' an
increase as compared with May, 1899,
of over S2.o00Ooo. The exports of do
nestle merchandise aggregated SILL
onG soi an increase OF $50 600 600.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22

her husband, aiding him in his poit 1es
career bv her tact capabilities lot leau-
ership and keen insight chr,s-
she has long been loved for her l'les
tan character and many beneNolenCos,
,,',',,e, tbeu an Industrial school for boys
and n home for incurably diseased or
n nIa Mrs. Gladstone was the mother n, T
Of eight children, two daughters ana -. S,H
sons one son is governor OF the b StaN
of England Samuel-and another, g,
Vi.n ie a clergyman of the Church Oh
L rll,'i,,,1 II is said OF Mrs Gladstone
t fhat she She was noted for carelessness II
J ['r,', and idolatry OF her famous nus
/ hand
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-22
Kills PuglIist.

New York, June 1s.-Patrolman lr-
win h. Cornelius. of the Brooklyn
force. shot and killed Patrick Farley,
a pugilist, early in the day. Farley
had been arrested by the officer for
wife beating, and was trying TO es-
cane when he met his death wound.
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pn.t nmcc stntistIcs.

Washington. June 1.-The annual
read mstment of postmasters salaries,
inst completed i'm the Office OF the first
assistant postmaster general. shows
that the presidential offices now num-
her 4.27O. an increase of $50 over last
wear. and SOS over 1894. There are 207
first class. 942 second class. and 1921
tbird class
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Drops Dead.

Dover, Del. June Congress
John Henry HoTecker, the state OF
Delaware's only representative in the
lower branch Of the national legisla-
ture. and who is said to have been the
only republican both factions OF the
party could agree upon for such po-
sition, dropped dead in Smyrna.
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Louisville, Ky. June 15.-Thomas
Bach shot and killed Mollie Bach, his
1s-vear-old adopted daughter, and
then killed himself at his home, II
miles from Louisville, because the
Young woman was recently married
secretly.
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Himself.
EiIIed Wife and -

Oneonta. y. y, June 16.Hn:- s..
she refused TO live with him Charles
Il. Mvrick, aged 40 years, of Gilberts-
Vile. slrot and instantly killed his
wife 40 years old. at his mothers
home at Gilbe~tsville Friday. Myrick
then shot himself in his head, dying
instantly.
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The End Approaching.

London. June Is There are some
indications that Lord Roberts cohsld-
ers the wars end in South Africa not
far distant. one OF these is the fact
that the Natal volunteers, who had
seen hard service, were dismissed to
their homes by Sir Redvers Butler Sat
urday. They were cheered as they left
camp Another indication Is the report
current in authoritatively informed
military circles in London that com
plete division of regulars is to be with
drawn from Gen. Buffers army and EN-
barkcd at Durham for China. The
troops drawn from India will probably
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, Conflicting Remark.
R.ouIsition Granted.

Springfield, H.. June ia requisi
tion was granted i'm Minnesota Tor
the extradition OF Charles !. Packer
under arrest at Minneapolis Mimi
and wanted in Chicago for larceny
and embczzlement Of $4,000 worth OF
ebores Of stock of the American Iron
A. Nickel company.