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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-31

The attraction underlined for Friday,
september at the opera house, Alma,is
a rural comedy drama of Yankee farm
life. entitled Isl Plunkard, and will be
presented by the young character actor,
J. q. Lewis, supported by his big COM
pany of talented comedians in the laugh
ing success "Si Pluukarl;' - it deals with
rural New England and some Of the
more vicious aspects OF city life. The
comedy is in four acts, two OF which
take place on Sis farm, near Fairvlew'
Conn. and the others in New York
City, where tho rural representative
meets with some wonderful adventures.
Mr.. !. G. Lewis appears as the character
of the traditional downeaster, ST PUNK
ard. whose chief reason for being IS to
serve as foil TO the conventional VII
lain. The action Of the play admits OF
a number Of novel and pleasing special
ties by company of comedians, pre-
senting a programme Of mirth, music
and novelties constructed 10 drive away
dull care. The past season the comedy
has been rewritten and will present a.
new features Remember the date. Re
served seats at Sharrar q Mulholland 5
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-08-31
Delays Are Dangerous.

A little pimple on your face may
seem Of little importance, but 1t shows
that your blood is impure, and impure
blood is what causes most OF the dis
eases from which people suffer. Better
heed the warming given by the pimple
and purify your blood at once by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medicine
cures all diseases due TO bad blood, in
cluding scrofula and salt rheum.
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ON THE RACE TRACK.
At New Orleans

New Orleans, March 7.-Belle of Orleans and Cheesemite were the only winning favorites today. The Lightning stakes fur nished a spirited contest, and Choice, the strong favorite, who seemed a sure winner down the stretch, had not enough left at the finish to stall off Sempre. who, though an outsider, was backed from 12 to 2. Hus- tons ride on cheesemite in the steeple- chase was exceedingly clever. The track was slow.
 First race, one mile selling-Protus, 112 q. Dorsey), 20 to and to 1, won all out by a nose. Goose Liver. IF Q.. Rose), to and 6 to 5, second; Colonel Cassidy, 113 (Mc- Joynt), to 1, third. Time 1:4Sk.
 Second race, six furlongs-Belle of Or leans, 1O7 II. Rose), to and to 5, won by a head in hard drive; Jamaica, 1O7 CW. Shawl, to 1 and 8 to 2, second; Misrecor- lia, 112 (HothersolD, 20 to l, third. Time 1:15A.
 Third race (short coursc). steeple chase handicap-Ch 160 (Hustonl, | te 6 and to 5, won handily by a length; Van
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SOVEREIGN TELLS MORE
Of the Troubles Between Soldiers and
 Miners

Washington, March 7.-When James R. Sovereign, former grand master workman of the Knights of Labor, resumed his tes- timony today at the Occur d'Alene inyesti- gation before the house committee on mili- tary affairs, Representative Lentz asked him If there was any law, written or un- written requiring a member of a labor or- ganization to conceal the names of crimi- nals
 MT. Sovereign answered in the negative.
 Speaking of the general condition in the mining country while the men were im- prisoned, MT. Sovereign said he had seen mothers weeping for their sons, wives for their husbands, and sisters for their broth CTS, denouncing the military officers for the reign of bread and water, and describing it as a repetition of the horrors of Ander- sonville.
 The members of the committee cross-ex- amined MT. Sovereign at considerable length. Representative Hull again took him over the assembling of the miners Of the morning when the mill was blown up.
 The witness said it was evident there was some preconcerted action. At MT. Hull s request Mir. Sovereign read an article in the paper edited by him as to the Bunker Hill Destroyed" "One Thousand Men Would Wreak Vengeance on the Scab Mine" The article said that half of the one thous- and men were masked and armed with Winchester rifles, and described the awe inspiring scenes as 5000 pounds of dyna- mite were placed under the mine concen- trator, one of the largest in the world, and 1t was completely wrecked after three ter rible explosions.
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based upon the informa tion I had received and believed to be correct-and on these charges he was brought to trial by a court martial, which, however, acquitted him. subsequently he united with others and preferred charges against me, on which was brought to trial. The findings of the courtmartia1 were set aside. was given the command of a brigade, and promoted by the president as lbrevet brigad1er-gen- eral, and was confirmed by the senate in August 1865. The war being over, Lieu tenant Colonel Corbin became colonel of the regiment, and, if mistake not he has remained continuously in the army from that time to the present-a period of nearly thrty-five years.
 'T regret that any one has seen fit to bring up this matter, for I of the opin- ion that the Nashville incident ought not at this time to have weight in determining the question as to whether the adjutant- general of the army should be made major general
 "Corbin and I were at that time very young volunteer officers, with but ltstle ex- periepce in either life or service, and 1t seems to me that neither his act as a sol Gier nor mine as "a commander ought to toe judged by the severe military standard of the regular army. I believed at that time that Colonel Collbin had shown cowaTdlce, so reported, and felt 1t my duty to court
 martial him. But the judgment of the court did not sustain me, and the incident should be regarded as closed.
 'grhe question whether the adjutant gen eral of the army should be major general is one to be determined by experts, and don't feel called upon at the present time to pass an opinion upon It. My object dn writing this communication is to state facts as they occurred so as to remove from the publfc mind many nisapprehensions and misunders5andfngs. Very respectfully, <" T. J. MORGAN, Hate Colonel Fourteenth United States Colored Infantry and Brevet Brigadier General U. s. ""
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Birmingham City Bonds
FTrits and Produce

Frrits and Produce Butter-Elgin, 23@25c; dairy, No. 1, 1S@2oc; country, 15@16c; cooking, 8Q10c. Potatoes-Irish, roc. Lemons-Choice, s3.75@4.50. Poultry-Hens 25Q27hc; fries, 15917c; small, 12@13c; ducks. :Oc; geese. 2o@3Oc. Eggs, 12@121zc per dozen. Tomatoes. $3.25 per crate. Spring cabbage, $1.75 per crate. Onions-White, 11sc; red. 1%c. Apples-s3. 50@450 per barrel
 Local staple Groceries Flour-Best patent, s45O; straight, s3.65; patents, $40.
 Sugar-Granulated, $5.65; Y. C., 5Ac. Coffee-Green, 1014d12c: Arbuckles pack ages, $13.30; Lyon's packages, $12.30. Lard-7h.
 Clear rib sides, 6l5c. Molasses = Centrifugal. f563sc; sugar house, 20@35c; Georgia cane, 36c. Rice-4@6hc.
 Corn-Mixed, 4S1kc; white, 49kc. Pearl meal-S5c. Hay-Choice timothy, $1s75; No. 1, s17.75; clover mixed, $14.50. Oats-Mixed, 36c; white, SIC; seed, 39c0 40c.
 Bran-Mixed, s17.o0; pure wheat. slS.OO. Cotton seed meal, $22.50.
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Brunt. 1S5 (Eggerson). 16 to and 4 to 5. second; Voyager, 40 (Al Mark, ? to 1, third Time S:171k.
 Fourth race five furlongs-The Lightning stakes for two-year-ol -olds-Sempire. 1oo1s (MitchelD, to 1 and to 1, won driving by length; Choice, 1O51h (Boland), to 4. sec- ond; Wild Pirate, 1O5 (Sewcomb), 20 to l. third. Time 122
 Fifth race, five furlongs, handicap-Miss May Dae, 941a CW Shaw), 8 to and even' won easily by length; Prince of Veronla' 1O5 (McJoyanD, to l. second; Gold D,or' 1O2 (Wedderstrand), 5 to 2, third. Time 1:27.
 Sixth race, mile selling-Sadle Burnham, 117 (Winkfeld), 8 to 1 and to l, won all out by half a length; Indian, 122 (Boland), 6 to and 1 to ?, second; Eva Moe, IF CW Shaw), 12 to l, third. Time 143
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool March 7.-Good business was done in spot cotton; prices were 5-32d low err American middling fair 5%d; good mid ding, 9-16d middling, sgd; low middling, 5ssd good ordinary, 5 3-16d; ordinary, 5d. The sales of the day were 15000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and export and included 11,5OO American. Receipts, 1S0OO bales, including 15,7OO American. Flu lures opened easy and closed steady at the decline American middling low middling clause quotations: March, 522Gp5. .23s; March April, 5.19d5.2Os April-May, 5.15s; May-June, 5.11@519b June-July, 5.OS@5. O9b; i; July-August, 5.06 value: August-September, 4.626I4 63s; SeptemberOcto 4.3s; Octo- ber- November, 4.20b; November-December, 4.19s; December-January, AT value; Janu- ary-February, 4.16.
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NEW YORK AND THE EAST VIA
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

The Southern railway offers double daily service on convenient and quick schedules.
 Leave Birmingham 600 a. m. and use the Washington and Southwestern Limited, through sleeper, dining cars and library observation cars east of Atlanta.
 For sleeper reservations, tickets, etc., ap- ply to c. D. Jackson, T. P. A.. 2O19 First avenue.
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Dry Goods

New York, March 1.-The stock nnArket has shown about the usual amou1ls r,f bust passing in staple cotton goods, but there has been ltttle demand for forward deliveries. The tone continues strong, but no further advance In prices has been made Next upward movement of import ance looked for in bleached cottons. Fancy prints are quiet, but steady. Staples in fair demand, with firm tone. No S1ange fin sginghHmS.
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Gelder's Restaurant open all night.
Have you visited the Arling- ton Botel and CafeP If not, why notP Up to date.
IMPROVED SERVICE

To Rome and Dalton, via. the Southern
 Railway.
 Effective January 15, the Southern Rail- way inaugurated double daily service be- tween Anniston and Rome. Ga. New train makes close connection with trains SS and 37 between Birmingham and Anniston.
 Passengers can now leave Birmingham at 6:0O a. m. arrive at Rome at 11:50 a. m., re- turning, leave Rome at $50 p. m. and ar rive at Birmingham at 1o:0o D. m. Z 1-17-30t.
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Safe Blowers at Work

Pawtucket, R. a. March f.-The safe in the office of the Hand Brewing company at Darlington, a suburb of this city, was blown open at an early hour this morning. and upwards of $3,50o in cash, more than $1 500 worth of revenue stamps, and cheeks aggregating upwards of S1, 900 were stolen
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Notorious Money Lender Dead

London March J.--Isaac Gordon the notor- dous money lender who has figured in num- erous scandals, died suddenly to-day in Bir- mingham. He was well known all over the kingdom, under various aliases. Gordon is said to have been worth G1, 100000.
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Railroad Man Dead

New York, March J.-Solon Humphries, formerly a weil-known western railroad man, died today, aged 80 years. He was the original promoter of the Ohao and Mis- sissbppi narlroad through Illinois In 1851.
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'aiiy Statement

alveston-Quiet; middling, 9lzc; sales, sS1; receipts, 3,647; stock, 1912
 Mobile-Quiet; mddtng, 9-16c; sales, 100; receipts, 304; stock 19,AO
 Savannah-Qudet; m!ddMng, 5-16c; sales, S1; receipts, 4,2S3; stock, 1884.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 91sc bid; re- cetpts, 247 stock, S2,554.
 Whining gton-Firm middling, 91zc; re- ceipts, 753; stock, 16,261.
 Norfolk-Dul; middling, 13-16c; sales, ?; receipts, 1,165; stock, 3S,423. Baltimore-Nominal; middlng, 9bc; re- ceipts, S45; stock, 15,225.
 ,Boston-DuD; middling, 13-16c; net re- ceipts, 18S; gross, 6,516.
 lphia-Quiet; middlng, 97sc; re- ceipts, 60; stock, 8,362.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 97sc; receipts, 60; stock, 80,362. -;
 MemphIis-Steady; middling, 9Ac; re- ceipts, 1,021; sales, 1,05O; shipments, 4499; stock, 100247.
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Financial

New York, March 1.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram:
 The inactivity which has characterized the markets here recently continues today. They began firm, but fell away generally after the noon report spread of the reibel- lion of the Cape Dutch.
 Americans opened firm, but half an hour exhausted the business and New York failed to respond. London feels fairly will ing to buy, but New York avoids giving a lead.
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LOCAL MARKETS,

local Cotton Market Good middling, SBc. Middling, S%c. Strict low middling, SHc. Low middling, Sc.
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BONDS

United States 2s, registered.... ...l03 United States 3s, registered.... .........1llA United States Ss, coupon.... .... .......lllA United States new 4s regisrered.... ...l91
 United States new As, coupon..... ....l5l
 United States old As, registered.... ....lli1s United States old As, coupon.... .......llS1s United States 5s, registered.... .1l61a United States 5s, coupon.... .......uo12 Louisiana new consols 4s.... ......l0o
 North Carolinaf 6s...... .....'..lSl
 North Carolina 4s.... ...'....lVo
 Tennessee new settlement 3s.... ....... 30 Virginia Centuries.... ........ SS1s Virginia Centuries deferred.... .... ... SA
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BEARS SUSPENDED
 AND DAY WAS DULL Bulls Were Hampered by Closer
 Conditions in Money EFFECT OF CURRENCY BILL The Attention of All Stock Operators is Devoted to That Question-ln
 Consequence Business Reach
 ed Point of Stagnation
 
EFFECT OF CURRENCY BILL

New York March 7.-Professional pear operators suspended their campaign for a decline in the stock market today. The hull contingent on the other hand were hampered by the continually increasing closer. conditions in the money market ana by the determined indifference Of the out side public In consequence dealings on the exchange approached the point of stagna- tion and the movement of prices was en- tirely without significance.
 Attention among the money lenders and capitalists, as well as among stock opera tors, is devoted to the probable effect upon the currency bill when 1t shall become op- erative. As to the volume of the expansion of the currency opinion is agreed that ad- dftional note issues will be made at once up to the par value of the bonds at present on deposit to secure curculation, which Is slightly over s24O, ,OOO, ,OO0 The 10 per cent. increases thus indicated will be $24,OO,OOO. As to the extent beyond this to which the expansion Is likely to proceed, all is con- lecture, and opinion is exceedingly varied.
 Some of the buying of bonds today was attributed to capital made available for reinvestment by the recent large selling of government bonds. Prices were generally well sustained. Total sales, par value, $l,- 735 0O0 United States old As and 5s ad- vanced 1s, and the Ss A in the bid price. The new 4s declined 4.
 New York, March 7.-Money on call steady at 2d31k per cent; last loan, per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 41aq52 per cent Sterling exchange weak with actual business in bankers bills at 4.85%Q S5B for demand and 4.S2b for sixty days. Posted rates 4.S3hq4.S4 and 4.S7Q4.S71s. Commer- cial bills, 4.S1AG4.S2A.
 Silver certificates 59A@60%c; bar silver, 59sac; Mexican dollars, 47%c.
 Government bonds irregular; state bonds irregular; railroad bonds firmer.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, March 7.-Today's statement of the condition, of the treasury shows available cash balance, $29S, 4S6, ,023; gold re- serve, $237, 8,8S0.
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Cash quotations were as follows: FTour was steady. No. 3 spring wheat, 61q6S12c; No. 2 red. 6S669c. No. 2 corn, 34c. No. 9 oats, 2S1k@235sc; No. 3 white, 261s9261ze; No. white, 25A@26c. No. 2 rye, 551so. No. 2 barley, 37@40c. No. 1 flax seed and north western, $1.6O; prime timothy seed, $2.45. Mess pork, per barrel, $9671s@1062h; lard, per 100 pounds, s5.72h@5. 77h; short rib sides, loose, s. 5.7Og5. .95; dry salted shoulders. boxed, 6AQ61zc; short clear sides, boxed, $5.95G6.05. Whisky-Distillers' finished goods, per gallon, s1.A. Sugars-Cut loaf, $6.05; granulated. $5.49. No. yellow corn. 341sc. Clover, $S25. On the produce ex change today the butter market was strong; creamery, 19@241sc; dairy 161sQ22c. Cheese was firm at 12Q13c. Eggs were firm at 16Q161Rc.
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ChicaRo : 'hange

Chicago, March 7.-Wheat during the first half of the session today was steady, helped largely by higher cables, but yield ed later to the lack of speculative demand and closed barely steady, with May ssc un- der yesterday. May corn closed a shade
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higher, and May oats hc lower. Provis- ions at the close were easy and practically unchanged.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Seeds. Field and garden. J. II. Mccary Go.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. March 7-Cotton was quiet, with sales of 800 bales; ordinary. 1-16c; good ordinary 8 9-16c; low middling, Sc; middhng, 9Nc; good middling, g 7-16c; mid ding fair, 11-16c; receipts, 1Oo6l bales; stock 373,67S bales.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, 109, ,27S bales; exports to Great Britain, 40, ,at bales to France, 450 bales; to the conu- nent. 57. .3O9 bales; stock, 941, ,O25 bales.
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SHARP BREAK IN
 COTTON PRICES Is AScribed to a Heavily Over
 bought Market. s DECLINED OVER 20 POINTS For Time the Market Continued Weak and Irregular, Then There Was
 Pause, But Was
 Very Slight
DECLINED OVER 20 POINTS

New York, March 7.-There was a sharp break in cotton prices today. This was as- cribed to heavily overbought market with the long interest widely scattered and when selling started at the opening demoraliza- ton followed. Today the Liverpool market broke 10 to 111k points on the future list and 5-32d on spot cotton.
 Private cables said that this break was largely due ito continental selling. The Liverpool situation was reported to have been largely relieved by recent covering. but the result of the foreign news as a whole was the cause of a break of 10 to 27 points.
 Liquidation proceeded upon an enormous scale. For a time the market continued very weak and irregular Then there was a pause in the selling pressure, but until the decline had reached nearly hc on the summer positions. as compared with the highest price of the previous day, the re- action from the lowest of the morning amounted to to 19 points, on which there was considerable covering and also some pretty good buying by people who felt that the decline had been too rapid. But the later phases of the market again reflected a weak public sentiment; there was renew ed selling for the purpose of liquidation, and the afternoon market, for the most pant was unsettled.
 The market closed steady at net de- cline of 21 to 34 points.
 New York, March 7.-Cotton was quiet middling 9ssc; net receipts Sr bales; gross receipts, 559 bales; sales 25 bales; stock. 146 15S bales; exports to continent, 1,zu' bales.
 Total today: Net receipts, 21,2S1 balesi exports to Great Britain, 23,SS3 bales; to the continent, 1S,4S4 bales; stock, @l,92o bales.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts 1O9.27S bales; exports to Great Britain, 45,- 047 bales; to France, 45O bales; to the cons tinent, 57,309 bales. Z
 Total since September 1: Net receiptss4 5,592,OS1 bales; exports to Great Britain 1,644, 1892 bales to France, 5SS, 7S5 bales; to the continent, 1,86S,913 bales. =
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Coffee

New York; March 7.-Coffee futures opened steady and unchanged; ruled mod erately active and firm on cables, moderate receipts at Rio and Santos, less pressure in the spot and some local disposition to cover. General speculation on the whole was slack. The market closed steady and ufcha anged to 10 points net higher Total sales, 17,750 bags, including March, $6.95; April. $6.s5; May, s6.95; June, s6.S5@6.9O July, $6.95; August, SB.95; September, $7.0O; November. s7.05; December SIPS; January, $725. Spot: Rio, nominal; No. invoice, Sasc, nominal; No. jobbdng, SNc; mild, market quiet; Cordova, 91a@14c.
 The Cattle Markets
 Chicago, March 7.-Cattle receipts 1000: active, 1OQl5c higher on all grades of beef cattle; native and good to prime steers $5.15Q6; poor to medium $4Q490; selected feeders active and firm, $4. 156I4 TIA; stock steady to slow, $3.40@3.90; cows best, 1Oc higher; others firm, $310a435; heifers strong to 10c higher, $3.25@475; canners active, firm, $225q3; bulls $2.75@440; calves steady, S4I50I75; Texas receipts 1000; Texas fed strong, 10c advance, $4d5; Texas bulls in demand, active and higher, S325@3.75
 Hogs: Receipts steady, 23,OO0; tomorrow 20,00O; estimated left over 5000. Active aver age 5c higher; top 5; mixed and butchers $4.7064.95; good to choice heavy $4S565; rough heavy s4.70d4.S0; light $4. 656D4 90; bulk of sales $4.S5@4921k.
 Sheep: Receipts 10000; sheep and lambs active, shade higher; many Colorado; lambs $4.50@7.5O, highest on record this season; good to choice wethers $5.60@6; fair to choice mixed s4S5@5.5O; western sheep $500 595; yearlings $5.90@6.5O native lambs $5.25@ 750; western lambs $6@7.5O
 St Louis, March 7.-Cattle receipts 2,700, including 1,200 Texans; market 10@15c high CT; native shipping and export steers &.5O@ 5.s5; dressed beef and butchers steers $40 5; steers under 1000 pounds $3.5064.65; stocl1ers and feeders $3.z5@45O; cows and heffers $225d4.30; canners $1.25@2S5 bulls $3G4; Texans and Indian steers $3.40@4.75 cows and heffers $230d360.
 Hogs Receipts S,600 market steady to Sc higher; pigs and lights A3O64.S0; packers s4S504 90; butchers $490d5
 Sheep: Receipts GOO; market steady; na- tive muttons $.50Q5.50; lambs $5@7; culls and bucks $3@4.50.
 Metal Markets
 New York, March 7-Conditions in the metal market today were, generally speak ing, in an unsatisfactory form the only actual officially quoted change being a de- cline of 75 points in tin, making the figure s3425, at which the market closed easy. T,t- ;ron d,,1I and aasv T.aad u11otnd
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Metal Markets

New York, March 7.-Condtions in the metal market today were, generally speak ing, in an unsatisfactory form. the only actual officially quoted change being a de- cline of 75 points in tin, making the figure s3425, at which the market closed easy. Pig iron was dull and easy. Lead quoted unchanged at s4.7O@475, and spelter was quiet and unchanged at A.709475 The brokers price for lead was s4.45, and for copper $16.50.
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New Orleans, March 7.-@Cotton futures lower; March, 94 asked; April, 9.efds.06; May, s.O7@9OS; June, sO64907; July. e.o6@ 9O7; August, SS4@8.S5; September, 7.so4h92 October, 76O@761; November, 7.51@7.52; De- cember, 7.50@7.51; January, 7.51 bid.
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Ala. Great Southern R. R

esbortest and quickest line to Cincinnati, n,,isvilI and the Norla; also to Shreve. port New Orleans ana all polnto south. "e Schedule in effect Nov 1s 1S9s
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PLANT SYSTEM

Schedule in effect February IS, 1900.
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THE PEOPLES TAILORS Can be found at II N. 2Oth st., next door to Postal Tel. Go.
RAILWAY SCHEDULES

In EffectNovember 18th. 1899. at p. m. Arrival and departure of all trains at Union passenger station, Birmingham. Ala.
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
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OFFICERS--N. B. Barker, Preside Harding, Second Vice President; Tom Cashier.
 DlRECTORs-T. T. HIllman, D. ert Jemison, Ersklne Ramsay, T. H. b. Barker, F. M. Jackson.