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Some LyrchinRa

Two negroes, Henry Askew and Ed
ward Russ, were hanged behind the
railway station at Mississippi City,
Miss, for alleged completely in tho
murder and violation Of little Chris
tina Winterstein, daughter of a we'll
to-do farmer who lives near Biloxi.
and as they were strangling their
clothing was set ablaze, the self-con-
stituted executioners firing scores of
shots into their scorching bodies. a
third negro, Seth Cobb, was hanged
at Seidenbach's store, in West Baton
Rouge parish, La, for incendary
talk, while the fourth was shot and
instantly killed while making a dem.
onstration against one of the posse
who was engaged in trying to capture
a negro assassin whose mad deed
brought on all the trouble between the
races in East Baton Rouge parish.
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COcaine's Hold On NEGROES

The results of cocaine invcstiga-
tion in Memphis, Tenn, are renarka-
bic, showing the hold the drug has
on negroes. Careful inquiry by stIni-
tnry officers shows that so per cent.
of all the adult negroes of Memphis
are more or less addicted to a usv of
the drug. Some negroes use it as a
mild stilnulant, but many for it's in-
toXicating effect Nine out of ten me-
grGes arrested are cocaine users La
borers and steamboat roustabouts. are
greatly given to the drug. Ln the me-
gro district the drug is sold in all gro
ceries as well as at drug stores. In
the immoral quarter all-night drug
stores give il out in great quantities
in ten-cent packages. The city aoun.
Gil has passed an ordinance prohibit
ing the sale OF cocaine except on pre-.
scription-only small quantity TO be
sold on prescription. Niolators Of
ihe ordinance will be severely pun.
ished.
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SOUTHERN GlEkNlNGS.
Tho CROWN Cotton Crop.

The statistician of the department
of agriculture, Washington, June II,
estimated the total area planted IN
cotton at $685. 900 acres, an increase
of 2,O36,0O0 acres, or 81 per cent over
the productive area OF last year.
He estimates the increase at per cent.
in South Carolina and Alabama, per
cent. in Texas and Georgia, per cent
In Louisiana and Tennessee 10 per cent,
in Indian territory, Is per cent III Okla
homa. 25 per cent. in Virginia, and p per
cent in Missouri In general, the increase
has been restricted by scarcity OF labor,
the high price of seed, the enlarged area
In fall-sown crops, and in certain sectlohs
by exceptionally unfavorable weather
conditions. Along the northern border
of the cotton belt, land from which wheat
has been harvested, is being hurtleul}
planted in cotton, but the amount Is rela'
lively ineOnsiderable, and allowance mas
been made for it in the estimate
The average condition of the SrowinH
crop on June / was S25. as compared
with a5.' on June of last year, S9,O at the
corresponding date in l&S, ana s"l ths
mean Of the June averages OF the last zen
years
A condition of S2.5 is, with one excep-
ton, the lowest June condition In u
years
The condition in Texas IS Il, this being
the lowest June conultloh repor'eu ipl"
that state in % years and 10 points De'
low the ten-year average South caro-
lima, Alabama and Tennessee are points,
and Mississippi and Florida points. and
point respectively below their ten-year
averages on the other hand, Louisiana
reports / point North Carolina ? points,
and Georgia and Arkansas 3 points above
heir ten-year averages.
Every important section of the nine
principal cotton states, together With OK
Ia, hon, md Ipli Yap ppU hDI
visited by special agents of the depart
ment and the results Of their investigb-
tions are embodied in the present report.
This work will be continued throughout
the entire growing season, and should any
modification of the acreage figures he
found necessary, the requisite adjust
ments will be made by the statisticiar
and promptly made public.
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A Destructive Tornado.

Elk Creek, Neb,, June IA tornado
did much damage In the farming coun-
try west of here yesterday afternoon.
1t formed, seemingly, on the Trudy
farm, and the funerol-shoped cloud
missed this village by but so rods.
The greatest damage was nt the W. j.
Blys,one farm, whore the house was
wrecked and barns and outbuIdlngs
blown away. The family took refuge
In the cellar and escaped, Damage
wns also done on the farms Of X. II.
Boone, E c, Thompson and j, w, Park.
er, but the extent is unknown.
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A MISSOURI COPPER FIND.
Two Missouri Prospcctors Make .
Find that They Believe VIII
Iti,ai the Famous HccIn.

Monroe City, Mo-, June i4.--Dr. W..
c. Sprinkle and d. r. Yowell have just
returned from prospecting tour
northwest of the city. They are wild
with delight, for with them they had
about one-half bushcl OF pure, or near
ly pure, copper nuggets, that show
they were taken from broken quartz,
The nuggcsts run In size from that Of
peu TO the largest one, which weighs
IL ounces They claim that II is not
a pocket, but II true vein, and from
what they saw think II will rival the
great llecla mine of the north, They
refuse to give the location of the find,
but IL must be In the North River hills,
In the western part Of Marion, or east.
eln part of Shelby county.
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suRRENDEItED TO BRABANT.
Reported Surrender of Beers in the
Flcksburg District.

London, June 12, 80 a. ma Reu-
ter dispatch from Meseru, dated June
ii, S:35 p. M, says;
& Fifteen hundred Beers surrendered
to Gen. Brabant to-day in the Ficks-
burg district
An official Boer telegram asserts that
the British have been defeated, with
considerable loss, at Donkersport, in
the southern extremity of the Free
State, or Orange River colony, ten
miles from Norval's pont. 1t was
thought that this district had been
cleared of Beers and rebels long ago.
All Of Gen. Carrington's force had
landed at Beira a week ago. The or
ganization to invade the Transvaal
from the north is already far ad-
vanced
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HONORED BY CAMBRIDGE.
Degree OF LII. u. Conferred tpon AM
bassodor ChOnte amd Prof.
JOh. Williams White.

London, june l3,-Combridge uni
,ersity conferred the degree of LID.
On several distinguished persons, in.
cluding Mr.. Joseph II. Choote, the
United States ambassador here. and
Prof. John Williams White,of Harvard.
In presenting the degree Mr.. Choate,
the public orator, DR.. Sandys, briefly
touched ON the many ties linking the
United States ana Great Britain, add.
ing that when either country was at
war the principles of neutrality
proved to be consistent with the feel.
ing Of ,ocit good win existing between
the leading statesmen OF the nations.
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KENTUCKY-INDIANA LINE.
Kentucky claims Exclusive Juris.
aiction OF the ohio to the In
dInnn Low Wntcr Line.

Frankfort, Ky, June 13,---'rhc Ken.
tucky.lndi0na boundary line dispute
was argued In the court Of appeals
md submitted, The question Of juris.
dic,ion of the waters of the Ohio river
Is involved, Kentucky claiming cXclu.
slyc jurisdiction TO the low water
mark ON the Indiana side while ln-
dlnnu, ON the other haui claims con.
current ulrlsdlcO lon,
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FOR TEACHER AND pUpM.

Provision must be made annually In
the Boston public schools for $500 ad-
ditional pupils.
A museum OF art and archaeology
viii be established ut the University OF
California next year.
According to the School Review, only
ll.5l per cent. Of the pupils In Amer.
lean high schools are boys.
The pupils OF one school IN S. yraeuse
brought In In one day 10000 cocoon
clusters Of the tussock moths, under
the stlmulant Of prizes offered for such
work. .
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TIE CHINESE SITUATION.
It Formed the Principal Topic OF
Discussion at Tuesdays
Cabinet Meeting.
MINISTER CONGER'S DISPATCHES READ.
The steps Taken to Reinforce Adhh-
ruI I<eu,nn Gone Oyer--Dccided to
stand by the Policy of protecting
American Interests, independent
IL, as Far as Possible.

Washington, June 13.--The cabinet
meeting was attended by Secretaries
Hay, Hitchcock, Long and Gage, ana
Observation-Disclosures Smith. 1t was de-
voted largely to u discussion of the
Chinese situation. Secretary Hay laid
before the cabinet dispatches from
Minister Conger, which indicated that
the situation is very critical. Secre-
tary Long had no late dispatches. The
steps that have been taken to rein
force Admiral Kempfl were gone over,
and it was decided to stand by the
policy which has been entered upon
of pushing measures for the protec-
ton of the lires and property of Amer
lean citizens, and of acting independ-
emily as far as possible.
May Have to Act in Unison.
1t may be that i'm the accomplish
ment of this result the forces OF the
powers will have to act in unison Tor
the protection of all foreign residents
in the disturbed districts, but this IL
to be the extent of the American ac-
tivity. 1t is to be confined solely to
the protection and safeguarding of our
own interests and those of our citizens.
The Chinese government will be looked.
to, under the general laws of the COM
ity of nations, to restore order and to
make such reparation as is proper
From all political schemes in which
any the powers may become involved,
the United States is to hold alooi
This is the general policy heretofore
outlined, and it will be adhered to.
Admiral Kempff Informed.
The navy department has cabled di-
rectly to Rear-Admiral Kempff Mt
Taku, to inform him that marine rein
forcements have been ordered to him
from Manila. Thus the admiral will
be in position to act with greater
freedom in sending relief expeditions
to Pekin and elsewhere, knowing tina,
he will soon be able to replace the
marines diverted from Taku.
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Ex-Gov. oates KiIIs n Negro.

Ex-Gov. Oates, OF Alabama, shot and
killed negro man at his residence in
Montgomery the other night. He heard
u pistol shot in his kitchen, and on
going to investigate found his cook
lying on the floor, killed by n negro
then in the room. The negro who did
the killing then started toward Gov,
Oates with his pistol In hand. The ne.
gro, paying no attention to warnings
not to advance, was shot and killed by
Gov. Oates
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Hawaiian Republican Delegation.

SON Francisco, June i3.-fhe dele.
gates TO the republican national con-
ttntion at Philadelphia from the terri
tory of Hawaii arrived here yesterday
on the steamer China. The delegates
are; c. u. Wilson, Samuel N. Parker
ond W. kepoy.kal The latter gentle.
man Is n native and n lawyer Of great
tpputntion In Honolulu.
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Reared rh,rty.rour oruhnn..

Eufuuln, l. H., June IA Susan Glib.
son, wife Of Charles Gibson, n well.
kncwn Indian writer, and one Of the
most prominent members of the Creek
tribe, died here, Tuesday, of consump.
,ion. Mrs, Gibson was Choctaw, ii
years OF age, This wcll-known couple,
who had no children OF their own,
reared % orphan children, providing
guod homes for them.
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Jewish Charities Conferences.

Chicago. June l3.--At the session Of
the national conference of Jewish
Charities, Morris Godstcin, Of Gin.
cnnO,i, read paper on the Causes Of
Poverty aud the Remedial Effects Of
Organized Charity" and Dir, Lee H.,
frankel, of New York spoke ON "ru-
bcrculosls Ms affecting Jewish Chorl-
ties"
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SENATOR sCoTT'S SON.
The sold Mnn" sends nm $50, 900 ~
wedding CIT, Incidentally
Mentioning Twenty Cents.

Philadelphia, June i3.--Senator
scott, who is here attending to his du'
lies as n member of the Republican
national committee, sent 100000 telc
graphic draft to his son, Lieut., Scott
II san Francisco, where the young
nan. upon returning from volunteer
Iervicc in the Philippines, was married
yesterday. The senator wired that no
,egun life with 20 cents.
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The Cotton Acreage.

Washington, june i3,.-According to
The statistican Of the department Of
agriculture the cotton acreage this
yeUr Is 95,jjs,OOO, an increase of o.
05d,oOO acres over the productive area
of last year, The aycr GO condition Of
the crop, ON June 1, was S2.5, the low
est, with one exception, in 20 years.
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BULLER FORCED ALMONDS MEX.
The AFFAIR was Ably Conducted by
Gen. Hildyard,

Ten. HiIdyard.
London, June 12, 1910 n. m,-The
war Office posts the following dispatch
from Gen. Butler;
Headquarters In Natal, June H.
We forced Almonds mex to-day. II
insn't marked ON the map, but is the
last defle to Charleston flats. The enc.
my were In considerable force, with
sevral guns in position. The brunt of
the fighting fell upon the Second Dor
sets, who carried the position at the
point Of bayonet, and the third cav
airy brigade, VINO were heavily at
tackled on our rights from very brok.
en- country round Iketeni mountain.
i hope our casualties are less than 100,
which, considering the extreme length
Of the position, is much less than l
expected. .
The whole attack was directed by
lIildyard, whose dispositions were ex-
tremely good. The artillery, tenth
brigade and third cavalry brigade did
most of the work,
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Some Day.

Some day. when transportation be-
comes cheaper, Florida viii be the
winter garden for the New England
states, New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland and Washington
city. Georgia ATLANTA, Macon and su-
vonnoh) Is the best customer Florida
hns for early vegetables and strnwber.
rics.
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TWO IMPORTANT CAPTURES.
Gen. Macarthur Reports the Capture
of the Filipino Generals HisOn
and Cavestany.

Washington, June i3.--Gen. MaeAr-
thur, at Manila, cabled the war de-
pnrtment M follows.
"Report capture Generals Ilizon,ncar
Mexico, and Cnvestany, at Alcala,
beth important, latter very important
Lender of guerillas in popsasinun
province Uuzon.)
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NO NEWS FROM dEy. MnrmurN.
lie Was FiphtinR North Of Vetchkop
when Last IIcnrd From.

London, June is, $40 p. m,--'rhe
following dispatch has been received
at the war office from Gen, Forester
Walker, In command of the lines OF
communication in South Africa;
Cape Town, June ls,-The follow
Ing is from Kelly'Kouny;
"'Jmc ll.-No communication from
Me,huen since june Z. lie was fight.
ing June to the north of Ncichkop.
Steyn IN nenr Reltz.'"
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CONE AFTER W. S. TAYLOR.
1 kentucky SheriH Goes 10 indian
npoiis with Rcqui.i,lom
Papers.

Frankfort, Ky, June IA Sheriff Su'
or has gone to indianapolis with o
'cqnlsitIon on Gov, Mount from Coy.
Beckhnm, asking for the extrndition
If W. 5. Taylor, ON the Indictment
'horging him with being IN accessory
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The Winter wheat Aren,

Washington, June i3,-The depart
ment of agriculture, after deductng
acreage plowed up or cut for forage,
finds that the area In winter wheat re-
naming under cultivation ON June /
was 24,90s,000 acres, n reduction from
the area sown In the fall OF 5,ai0OO0
acres.
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DIR. Eddy In Trouble.

Puma, M, June 13.--'rhe jury IN the
cose Of Miss Mae Brocklesby, who died
80 mys,crlously IN this city saturday,
returned verdict that the woman
came TO her deNth us the result of u
criminal operation, and os u result of
The decision DR., G. w, Eddy, oo old
III yslclnn, has been arrested. f
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Gen. Corbin attaches considerable
Importance to these captures, In his
opinion they are more nearly in the
nature of surrenders than captures,
and indicate that the principal leod-
ers OF the insurrection are abandoning
the cause, and are coming into Ma
Mia to accept American supremacy.
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Egyptian Cotton Crop Estimn,m

1t Is estimated that Egypts cot
ton crop will be equivalent to 100000
American bales, The cutting of the
"snd' In the Nile promises to nau-
gurate new era in Egyptian agrIcul-
turo, as the water will hereafter bo
richer In fertillllng material
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Two Men Kuicd ~ u Fire,

New York, June l3,-frc in Will
iomsburg, Brooklyn, last night dc.
stroyed Paul WeidmOnns cooperngo
establishment, causing the death Of
two men, the injury of five Others and
financial loss of S250, 900.
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Grn, SI.0n iNnniMred.

Manila. june i3,.--LIeut, Johnson, OF
the l'orty.frst infantry, reports the
capture Of Gen. slzon, who was Gen.
MucArthur's opponent in the railroad
campaign, and who has recently been
operating with 1900 guerilIas in Pam
panga and Bulucan provinces, Luzon.
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prIuu. Two MiIiIon. In cold.

San Francisco, June ii.-rho Alas.
kan Exploration Co, has received ad.
vices that the company's steamer A. H.
Gustln left Dawson ON june 4 for St.
Michael, carrying s2.ooo,OoO In gold
dust,
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Itclie lloyd ncnL,

kilhournc, Wis., June 13.-Belle
Boyd, the famous spy OF confederate
lum., died suddenly OF heart discose
Monday She had come here 10 lecture,
She was "a years old,
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"The stockholders and employees
stand in relation to each other as part
ners. AS to the division Of the re-
ceipts of this partnership, it is best
shown by the manner in which nick
el five cents) Ia divided.
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German NnynI NIL,

Berlin, June 1d.-y1he bundesrath
las approved the navy bill, and the
measures providing means TO carry out
he projected plans ns already passed
W the reichstng,
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Judno q. y, MCMILLAN.

Judge q. s. Mcmillan, mn old pnd
prominent man of Lincoln county,
Miss, died at Brookhayen, aged Il.
He had filed various POSITIONS of hon
or and trust in Mississippi.
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TO Mine Alabama Coal.

The Empire Coal and Coke Co., OF
Alabama, has been incorporated at
birmingham ALA. The capital stock
Is 100000, most Of which, II 10 said,
has been taken.
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Observation-Disclosures
How the Requests of the Stree
Railway Men Of Cincinnati
Were Met.
lMlcABLE SETTLEMENT OF GRIEVANCES.
The Employees Requested Better
Hours and More Pay-Ihe Com
pany Took the Matter Under Adj
visement and the Result is that
Company and Men are Satisfied.

Cincinnati, June l3.-The amicable
adjustment of the question of hours
between the Cincinnati Street RailwGy
Co. and its employees is quite in con-
trast to the conditions prevailing in
ST. Louis just now. There has been no
strike, but the employees requested bet
ter hours and more pay for their labor.
The company took Up these requests
in business-like way, and an AMIGA
BILE adjustment has been made. The
concessions made come in the nature
of Il surprise to the men, who have at
all times acted with discretion and
have earned the respect of President
Kilgour and his board of directors by
their iudicious behavior. Recently Mr..
Kilgour has been sending for the lead
ing conductors and motornlen of the
various lines and offered them two
propositions, either of which he said
would be satisfactory to the company.
The first was n ten-hour-an-a-half
straight work day, without any relief
for meals, at the same pay as for IL
hours-S2 day.
The second proposition was an elev-
cn-hour work day, with one-half hour
meal relief, at the same wages-$2
day.
Out of these propositions an agree
men1 grew, the terms Of which are
given in the following circular, issued
by the company to its emplcy yes, and
which has been accepted by the men:
"The Cincinnati Street Railway Co.,
after carefully looking over its busi-
ness for the past fiscal year, terminal.
ing June 80, 1900, and comparing It
with the year 1899, is satisfied that it
can, in justice to all parties in interest,
make an increase to its conductors and
motormen in the matter of compensa-
tion. This increase will be in the form
a reduction of time of the working
hours. Whereas heretofore, and at the
present, the working hours have been
12 hours per day, and compensation
l6 2-3 cents per hour, with relief in
the middle of the day for dinner, and
in the evening for supper, from and
after June 90, 1900, the number Of
hours will be reduced to 10h hours,
making the compensation 10 cents per
hour.
"The stockholders and employees
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p..ponoercy ana suicide,

San Francisco, June i3.--Chauncey
M. Hawkins. n jewelcr. once wealthy
man, committed suicide by taking
morphine. after vainly trying TO oh.
tAip employment In this city.
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From tho Orient.

San francisco, June i3.-The
steamer China arrived from the orient
Via Honolulu. She currled 100 cabin
passengers and "a Europeans and $50
Chinese IN the stecrage, sfF
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Tho Fifth Victim,

Providence, Il, |. June la.--Gcorgc
'oker, who was injured IN Sundays
lcctric ear accident, died last night
oOking the iifth Victim thus far
deut'Gov. &mball IN Improving, :
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The Plaque az Cairo.

Cairo, June l3.--Out of n total Of IS
plague eases since the outbreak of the
disease here "a Of them have resulted
fatally
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10 Mine Goid ana Copper.

Raleigh, N.Co oJunc 1.-THE state h"
chartered the frOnvllle Mining Coz "
oxford, to mine gold and copper. Av
thorized capital, 100000. y
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Mrs. George m, lIocker pe.d.

Philadelphia, June i3.-Nlrs. George
II. Booker, widow Of the poet and ex.
minister to Russlo, is dead at her home
In this city.
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The i,rincess.Arihcrt,

Washington, june li.--rrincess Arl'
bert, the granddaughter Of Queen VIZ
toria who has been visiting ut tn
British embassy here, left the city fo
New York, via the Pennsylvania rail-
road, last night She was accompanies
by Fraulcln Won Chappis, her lady'ln'
waiting. From New York the prince"
VIII visit NIngnra Fails and Canada
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THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

NHN'TTT' HT' INV TN1TTE' WIN
some repairs.
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p,uuuc sl,untion UucInny.a.

Sun Francisco, June i3.--The board
" health reports the plague situation
unchanged,
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. DISPATCH FROM KELLY-KENNy.
lie Announces the Defeat Of the Ene-
my south 0t NOOdcval.

my south 0t NOOdcval.
London, June II, 032 p. m.--The
war Office has received the following
dispatch from Gen. Kelly-kenny:
"Bloemfontcin, June l2.-Our troops
from the north are at Ilonigspruit
(south OF l,oodeval where the Beers
cut the British lines Of communica-
thn), having defeated the enemy.
They will be at America Siding to-
morrow At s n. N. r....
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
A Decrease Of 100000 Bushels I'm the
Visible supply of Wheat.

CHICAGO. Jan. 27.-wheat was very
steady today. There was about 1-2c ad-
vance early on the I'D advance at Liver
pool, and from 3-4G9 3-4c advance at
Paris. Foreigners both bought and sold.
There was liberal proht-taking for local
account. Primary receipts were about
half o; last years. Clearances were about
400, 900 bushels There were 100000 bush
els cash wheat sold here for export. The
visible supply will decrease at least SOC. 900
Cold weather is weakening the bull at
titude on corn. Tonight's prices are l-Sd
lac under Fridays. There has been a
large cash business done here in the past
few days but it has been on a rate redue-
ton. At the same time Western offerings
have increased and the advent of the cold
wave has wonderfully improved the con-
ditions for movement from the farm TO
the market.
Oats we're OFF small fraction. The SELL
ing has been better than the buying. The
big oatmeal people have been sellers today.
Oats respond instantly TO any weakness in
corn