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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-11
T Y WILLIAMS
FOR CLERK OF COURT

With high sense Of appreciation of
past considerations and tokens of
Kindness and with a deep feeling of
gratitude for the same, beg to an
nounce myself a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Clerk of Court
Tor Lancaster County. at the approach-
ing primary. su'Ject to the rules of
the Democratic primary.
VS. PORTER
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-08-11

L am a candidate for the Legislature
and will abide the result of the pri
mary.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
RALLY IN STOCKS
 DUE TO COVERING Bears Sold While Forced Liqui-
 dation Was Going On.  DECLINES WERE WIPED OUT of
 rs D. 5a .- Selling Orders Were skillhlly Arrang- ed and Succeeded in Weakening .s the Market - Cut in Steel x Rails Caused No Buying
DECLINES WERE WIPED OUT

New York, September 25-Today's rally in prices of stocks was very clearly due to covering operations by the bears, who sold stocks last week while the forced liquida- tion was going on. There were signs al- ready evident yesterday that the profes- sional bears had over-discounted the de- cline, but the failure of small stock ex- change firm and the distribution of selling orders slilfuly arranged 50 as to appear to come from last years newly returned bear leader, renewed the confidence of the bears and their attack on. the market late in the day was successful in weakening it again They continued their efforts to fur ther decline in price this morning, and had good success for time in the most prom inent industrial stocks, notably sugar, to- bacco and Peoples Gas. but the general list failed to respond as readily as yesterday as to the weakness in these special stocks.
 The bears in consequence brought to cover all through the list and brought some sub stantial rallies. The declines in the special ties were mostly wiped out, and Brooklyn Transit and Peoples Gas were lifted a point over last night. Last weeks liquida- tion apparently outran the needs of the nfoney market. and the raids upon stocks were not successful in dislodging selling orders. Some tinlidity was induced in the bears by the possibilities of suddenly favor able developments in some directions.
 The cut in the price of steel rails has mot led to large buying so far as known, and railroad officials express dissatisfac- tion that the price was not placed lower. When the railroad companies begin to place their contracts for the coming year, how ever, an important effect Is sure to be pro- al 1f cr0T erally. Wall street is on the alert also for was nothing to show the imminence of any such event outside the fears felt by the bears.
 advances, but losses were scored by some of the less active issues. Total sales, par value, sS5O,OOO. United States refunding 2s and.5s declined A in the bid price.
 New York, September 25.-Money on call steady at 1A@2 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 41a451s per cent.
 Sterling exchange heavy, with actual business In banks bill at $4.SS1a for demand and $4S2al04S2s for 60 days.
 Posted rates, $4. SS196p4S4 and S4.S71aq4.SS.
 Commercial bills, $4S2@4. S21s
 Silver certificates, 6274@G32c.
 , Bar silver 629sc.
 Mexican dollars 49Ac.
 Government bonds weak.
 State bonds inactive
 | Railroad bonds irregular
 By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.)
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
BEARS HAVE A DAY
 IN COTTON MARKET. Close Was Steady With Net Loss
 of 12 to 23 Points. MARKET HAD NO SUPPORT Traders Were Afraid of Receipts With the New Orleans Estimates for
 Tomorrow Particularly De-
 pressing-Oables Weak
MARKET HAD NO SUPPORT

New York, September 25.-There was a fairly active, but much weaker market for cotton today the first call showing a de- cline of SQ12 points, with selling general. Prices by noon had returned to about the closing figures of the previous day on cov- ering in anticipation of the bureau report, which, when it appeared, fell little flat
 The market advanced a few points in re- sponse to 1t. but immediately turned very weak under renewed selling the ground that the report had been previously dis counted There was a lack of support of any kind, and prices gave away rapidly. In the early afternoon the market was off to the opening basis with speculation slug gish. Traders were afraid of receipts with t..e New Orleans estimates for tomorrow particularly depressing.
 At the weakest interval of the session prices showed loss of 1S@23 points. Sell ing was checked, however, by the large dis count at which the more remote positions are selling as compared with current prices The market closed barely steady at net loss of F to 23 points
 New York, September 25.-Cotton quiet; middling, 1OMc; net receipts, 30; gross, 7O99 sales, 100; stock, 2674; exports to Great Britain 3905; to the continent, 300.
 Total today: Net receipts, 47,SS5; exports to Great Britain 16437; to France, 540O; to the continent. 9354; stock, 303,S67.
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 127,9S7; exports to Great Britain, 17,3S6; to France, 6350; to the continent, P, 733.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 421. .7o1; exports to Great Britain, 79,7n; to France, 19,470; to the continent, SS, ,S63. '
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

Cotton Letter s- Fairchild & Hobson's Cotton Letter to H.
 D. Cothran & Co. |. New Orleans, La, Sept Tablespoonful ing cables from Liverpool this morning, futures closing there at gain of only 1-6l,e with spots down 3-16 such small sales as 2000 bales, opened our market at a loss of points. December selling at $50. There was an improvement later of 6 points, how ever. when December sold up to 9.55 on confirmation of damage to the North Texas cotton crop by the recent cloudburst, and it appeared that this flood of the Panhandle State will do great damage in the Colorado, Trinity. Brazos and Llano valleys in find ing its way to the gulf. Our correspondent at Dallas wires us that his reports from all over Texas and Indian Territory confirm his messages of yesterday. wherein he es- inmates the loss at 250OO0 bales. This feat ure. however, was lost sight of in the af- ternoon when the governments weekly crop report was issued, and while it fur nished poor prospects for a full yield, it nevertheless told of favorable weather in the belt outside of Texas. in which State, ia the central and northern sections, the crop suffered from excessive rains. which will retard picking. Tn the southern dis trict more favorable conditions existed and
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

picking made good progress. People who had bought on prospects of an unfavorable tbureau report were somewhat disappointed at the tenor of the report, and turned sell fers, it being hard to dispose of cotton in the local spot market, even at concession of 1-16, was factor also made use of in the last hour.
 j With good weather we expected contin- ued good receipts and an increasing week ly movement, and consequently bearish weekly statement, as spnners have taken but sparingly of American cotton the past few days. The market here finally closed 25 points lower than last night and p points flower than the highest of the day.
 Spots were down 1-16 Sales for the day, 1500; f. O. b., $50.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Birmingham City Bonds

Fruits and Produce Butter-White clover, pound prints, 27c; Elgin (standard), 23c best creamery, 25c; Mississippi best grade, 23c. Irish potatoes 60c per buShel. Sweet potatoes, $1. .5O@1. 75 per bushel. Grapes-Concord, 12l2c per small basket and 22c per large basket. Apples, S2. .250D3. .0O per barrel Pears-Kiefer, $l.75@2.0o per barrel. Bananas. 75G9oc per bunch. Lemons. s4.00@4.5O.
 Poultry = Best friers. 25c; medium, 1S0 200; ducks. 2O922hc.
 Eggs. 16c.
 Onions, 11kc per pound.
 Cabbage. 1hc per pound.
 Local Staple GIorerie. Flour-Best patent, $4.65; half patent. $40O
 Sugar-Granulated. 6hc; Y. C., 6Ac. Coffee-Green. 12413hc; Arbuckles pack ages, $13.45: Lyons packages. sl2.45 Lard, sssc basis.
 Meats-Clear rib sides, Sssc bacon bellies 1s1sc: dry salted bellies, 91zc best hams. 12c: Four x hams. 11c; California hams. Sc: breakfast bacon, 12c. Molasses-Centrifugai. 1513sc: sugar house. 20Qp35c; Georgia cane, 3503ec Rice, 41ke; fancy. 7c. Corn-Mixed, 57c; ;>white, 5Sc. Pearl meal, I.02; Jim Dandy. 98c; Joe Darter, Sic.
 Hay-Choice timothy. $1S.0o; Mo- 1, S17O0: clover mixed. s16.0o; prairie. s11.00. Oats-Mixed, 33c; white, 36c. .FNsr Bran-Mixed, $17.0 pure wheat, $500. Cottn seed meal. $22. 50.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Daily Statement

Mobie-Quiet; middling 10c; sales 100; re- ceipts 201S; stock S8S7. tN Savannah-Easy. nominal1y unchanged; middling 1OBc; sales 7se, receipts 95fO; stock 66609. Charleston-Steady; middling 10 1-16c; sales 100; receipts 5506; stock 26,2SS.
 Wilmington-Firm middling 10Ac; re- ceipts 1755: stock 31,967.
 Norfolk-Firm; midding 1Oasc; sales 66S; receipts 377S stock 17,114.
 Baltimore-Unchanged; middling 10Ac; receipts AS; stock 1034
 Boston-Quet; middling 10Ac; receipts 2215.
 elphia-Quet; middling lie; re- ceipts IA: stock 2091.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling 1O3sc; sales 15; receipts 3395; stock S031.
 Memphis-Steady; middling 10 5-16c; re- ceipts 2117; shipments 736; sales 1850; stock 12,730.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

posters. Now, for the information oi tne above experts will state so they Will Know not to tell any more lies, except they do so wilfully and maliciously. that until com menced to exclusively treat prlVate u,s eases as a speciality I was a member or tns State Medical Associations; also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society anu one of its board of censors, or medical eN- aminers (See Transactions of Medical AS, sociation of Alabama. 1887, for prooD VIII still give special attention to private trou- bles, and also treat at my office patients with any disease they may trust 10 my care.
 refer you with permission to First Ma tional Bank, Alabama National Bank 1eI- 1erson County Savings Bank and Steilel @ Bros, Bankers, as to my responsibility lo, my contracts cure many patients by mai treatment. Write for prices and terms. Ao, dress Dr. Y. E. Holloway, 1801h Secohu avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 Office Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office hours, s:so a. m. to 5:s0 p. m. Sun days, 10 a.. m. to 12 m
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
BONDS
Fins rcia1

New York September 2-The Conner cial-Advertiser's London financial cable gram says:
 The markets here were idle and generally dull today, attention being mainly occupied by the arrangement for mining contangos. Americans opened over parity and were fairly firm all day on bear closing, though New York hesitated trading lightly on both sides The close exhibited small gain. The tone was more bulEsh than for some time Copper shares were weak. Paris sell ing. Payment of treasury bills and prep aYaions for the end of the quarter caused the market to borrow about f2,O0O,0 GOO from the bank of England at AZ per cent. Dis counts were firm. The bank lost f5O,0OO gold to Egypt. Silver was slightly lower, closing firm.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, September 25.-Cotton easy, sales 445O bales Ordinary 5-16c; good ort dinary Sc; low middling a7sc; mddling 10Ac; good middling 1015c; middling fair 1034c Receipts 23,S74; stock 91, ,4S2
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts 127, 9S7 exports to Great Britain 17,3S6; exports, to France, 6350; exports to the continent 27,7S3; stock 303, S67.
 New Orleans, September 25.-Cotton fu- lures barely steady; September 10 33D10. . 35; October 9.56@9 .57; November 9.3S@9 40; December 9.S5@9. 36; January 9 935@9 36 Feb- ruary 9.S7@9. S9; March 9.40@9.4 .41 April 9.41 @9 .42; May 9.41Q9.43.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
COTTON. STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made direct on the Exchange for which the order is given.
 Correspondents-J. H. Parker G. Co.,; c. w. Lee & Co.,; Purnell, Hagaman & Co.,, New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Or leans; Ware & Leland, Chicago SReferences-First National Bank of Bir- mingham; First National Bank of Rome. Ga.
 TELEPHONE Mo- 1145
 Special attention given ts orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the citx.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

at S9.5Oa10.00. Lake copper ruled quiet and steady at $16 75q17.0o. Lead was dull and unchanged at 4S71s, while spelter continued quiet at S410Q4.15. The brokers price for lead was $400, and for copper $16 75@16 S712
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
DIR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician ard Surgeon.

Young physicians
 and the lesser lights of the medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to ere ate the impression that they are expert in the treatment of priva e diseases. They delight in tell ins people that doc tors who advertise are quacks and im-
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Sugar and Coffee

2 New York; September 25.-Raw sugar firm; fair refining. 4Ac; Centrifugal, 9S test, Sc; molasses sugar. 4c; refined firm.
 Spot coffee easy; No. invoice SEC; nom- inal; mild quiet; Cordova, 9A@14c. Futures opened steady in tone, with prices points lower under adverse European and Brazilian cables with receipts very heavy and rate of Rio exchange by private cables, 9Bd. against 10 1-16d official. The market rallied late on covering, while the undertone re- smained weak in the absence of public spec ulative support and satisfactory spot de- Smand The close was steady at 5@10 points higher. Total sales, 97,5OO bags, including September. 6.9O@6. .95; October, 6.90; Novem- Der, 7607. .05; December. 7.05a7 10; March 7.30 @7. .35; May, 7.4OG7. .45; July, 7.45.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Nj etal Markets

New York, September 25.-Tin in the local market for metals started this morning at a considerable advance due chiefly to rise of f. Is. Cd. abroad. but reacted later on large arrivals, but closed firm in tone at S2S 5042S.75. Pig iron warrants exhibited some weakness and closed weak in tone
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

For quick and good repairs on any kind of machinery, phone 2lO. John D. Lykes.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
D. COTHRAN & co,

-1embers of Chicago Board of Trade. Rgems and Alabama National Bank kh Building.
 Private leased wires to New York. New Orleans and Chicago.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

A Gentleman's Smoke Texie Cigars! TeHie Cigarsi
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Chicago Change

Chicago, Sept. 3. = Prospects of clear weather in the northwest and a heavy in crease in the worlds visible gave weak wheat market today, October closing 1Ao lower. Corn closed 1sc higher and oats Ac lower. Provisions closed 2AQ5c higher for January options.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

The Taylor School reopens Sept. 26. See advertisement.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool September 25-Small cotton business; prices lower; American middling fair, 7Ad; good middlng, I'd; middling, 15-16d; low middling, 6A; good ordinary 31-S2d; ordinary. 21-32d.
 The sales of the day were 2000 bales in- cludng 16O0 American none for specula- ton and export.
 Receipts 1900 bales, including 9100 Amer lean.
 Futures opened steady and closed quiet but steady; American middling, I. m C.: September, value; September-October, Gil buyers; October November, 5.44 sellers; No vember-December, 5.34@5.35 buyers; De- cember-January, 5.2S@529 sellers; January February, 5.25@526 sellers; February Mar rch, 5.23 sellers; March-April, 5.21 sellers; April May, 5.19Q5.20 buyers; May-June, 5.1S sell CTS; June-July. 5.166l5.17 sellers; July-Au- gust 5.14@5.15 sellers.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
LOCAL MARKETS,
Local Cotton NTarke.

Good middling ........ ......10 @10R Ji8WIU
 Strict low middling .......... SAC 9B
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

cash quotations were as follows: Flour weak. No. spring wheat 7O@7S1ac, No 3 red 71479c. No. corn HA@41kc, No 2 yell low 411aG41Ac No. ? oats 22ssc, No 3 white 24AQ25'ac. No. 2 rye 52kc. Good feeding barley 391ac. fair to choice malting 52956c. No 1 faxseed s1.54 No. 1 northwestern s1.54. Prime timothy seed $4 40dp4. 50. Mess pork, per barrel, $l2. .00@12 .O5. Lard, per 100 pounds, S.0597 071a Short rib sides, loose, S.60ll7. 80. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, 6AQ63sc. Short clear sides, boxed, SS.15qS.20. Whisky, basis of high wines, s1. Sugars unchanged.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
DrV Goods

New York; September 25.-Demand shows some improvement over --,serday, but is still quiet in all cottons. Heavy brown sheetings and drills strongly held. Ducks firm but quet. Bleached cottons without change. Coarse colored cottons are difficult to buy. Print cloths In light request but very firm. Fair demand for staple prints with upward tendency in prices. Ginghams strongly held in staple lines. Silks show @, better business and steaGier tone.
 
 New York Cotton Futures
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

NO. | Aoi' s etc. 7:30 p. m. ss4 No from Savannah, Macon, Columbus. etc., p. m
 Elegant through sieepers between Bir' mingham. Columbus. Macon and Savannah on Nos and l. - Connection is made at Savannah with the fast freight and luxurious passenger steamships of the Savannah line from ana to New York. Boston and the East Close connection at Macon with the Dixie Flyer for all points in Florida and Cuba. -s---'-- srs- - "a For more detailed information. beauti- fully illustrated matter. write or apply to SoLON JACOB6. Commercial Agt JACK w. JOHNSON.-A.-e-
 Union Ticket Agent, F
 Birmingham. Ala.
 T. C. HALLE. Gen. Pass. Agt., i B. II. HINTON. Traffic Manager.
 Savannah. Ga i
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Live Stock Markets

Chicago, September 25.-Cattle receipts, 35O0 including 1000 westerns and 12OO Texans; | generally steady to slow; Texans lower; na- lives, best on sale today, two carloads, at $5. 80; good to prime steers, B. .40p5.90; poor Ito medium $46O@535; selected feeders strong, $3. .9Od4 65; mixed stockers steady, B 75003. .S5; cows, choice, steady; medium, shade lower S2.SO0D4.25; heifers, $3@5; can- ners steady, s2D2.75; bulls, $2.50@46O; calves steady, unchanged, &50@6.50; Texan re- ceipts. 1900; best on sale today. lo carloads, 8 65; Texas fed steers $4.25@5; Texas grass steers. s. 4004 20; Texas bulls, $25003.5O.
 Hogs-Receipts today 21,000: tomorrow, 29,- 900; estimated left over, 25Oo; steady, to shade lower; top. $6.65 mixed and butchers. s5 1Od5 52; good to choice heavy, .5O; rough heavy, $4.95G5.O5; light, S5.2oQ3'oo' bulk of sales, $5.25@5.4O.
 Sheep receipts, H. 900; steady to 10c nigh CT; lambs, 15c higher; active; good 10 choice i.wethers, 8. S56D425; fair to choice mixed, $3600390; western sheep. $3.so042o; Iexas sheep, $250Q3.6O; native lambs, &.SQ5.25; western lambs, S4.75Q5.25.
 Murphy Company's Stock Letter ; New York. September 25.-The stock market showed more strength today and at times showed a disposition to advance but on all strong spots selling orders made their appearance and the market eased off Again T. c. I. found another low price today, selling off to 51h, but rallied to o3 on the close. Missouri Pacific was strong throughout the session on belief that the pool liquidation had finished Interest. however in the market centered around Peoples Gas. which showed slight rally. There was nothing new in the way of news to cause any change one way or the other, but quite lot of buying seems to be going on in quiet way, and we expect rally in the entire list shortly.
 Fl
 Treasury Statement
 Washington, September @.-Todays statement of the Treasury balance, exclu- sive of the $150, 900 gold reserve in the division of redemption shows available cash l,nInnna nf S124 255 247. gold. $77. .l70. 51l
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

Fine, pure tobacco and no flavor make Texie Cigar a magnificent smoke.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

By Private Wire to Murphy & coo
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

No. 2 solid vestfbuled train carries Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from Birming- ham to New York without change. Cafe and observation car Attalla, Ala, to Radford. Va, and Chattanooga to Cincinnati.
 No. carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati also free Re- elinfng Chair Car Chattanooga to Cincin- natl.
 No. 1 Solid vestibuled Train has through Pullman Drawing Room Seepers, Blrming- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport J. M Culp, Traffic Manager. Washington D. c.
 Frank s. Cannon. General Manager c. A. Wickersnnm. Superintendent. Bir- mingham- W. A. Turk, c. P. A., Washington. n. C. c. A. Benscoter. A. G. P. A, Chatta- nooga
 R. M. Ellis. T. P. A.. Rirminghsm. Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-09-26
Articles lOpened IHighest Lowest Closing

The leading futures ranged as follows:
The age-herald., 1900-09-26

By Private Wire to H. D. cethran & Co.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
FOLLOWING THE SCRIPTURES.

THE FATE OF THE BOY WHO PLAYED FOUL IN
THE GAME.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
QUEER MONEY or THE MOUNTAINS.
From The washington Star.

From The Washington Star
The strangeSt money l ever saw" said a
mercal traveller to a Star reporter the other day,
was In the mountain districts of Kentucky and
West Virginia. Early last spring | making
my semi-annual tour through this region, and /
stopped one morning at little grocery store and
saloon, not to sell goods, but to get drink of the
mountain dew While | pouring my
drink big. husky mountainecr entered the place
and called for a drink A. he finished gUlpug it
down he reached into a large pocket and drew
forth what looked To be coOnskin. He laid the
skin on the counter. the burkc"pcr took the skin,
and opening a drawer. hauled out a rabbit skin,
which ne offered change. The mountaineer
picked up the skin and started To the front part
Of the store, which was the grocery department.
He there bought a twist Of plug tobacco and ten
dered the rabbit skin in payment. He received a
big twist OF long green, and was surprised to
the StOrckeepcr reach in another drawer and ten
der him squirrel skin. The mountaiueer tucked
the squirrel skin in his pocket, walked out, un-
hitched his horse and rode away.
Il became interested and engaged the proprietor
in conversation. lie told that sometimes he
would go for months without seeing any real
money. and that the mOuntai used the skins
in all kinds OF trades. such buying provisions,
horses etc. He said that four times 4 year q hide
buyer from Lexington Cincinnati visited the
country and bought up all the skins which were
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
ELOQUENT, But UNATAILIyG.
From The Chicago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune
Il consider Bishop Joyce one Of the most elo-
9f 9ufent preachers in the Church" said n; NJ. +.
ocIeSate but ! remember in which all
mis- eloquence proved unavailing. He living
al The time in Tennessee. The pastor OF a neigh
boring church confined his house by i'll
ness and the Bishop rode over for number OF
Sundays to occupy his pulpit. 1t in the
mer time and the windows of the little church
were hung wide open. As he rode up the
church the Bishop had noticed man working in
ms garden. As he looked out of the church IN
dows he could still see the Sabbath breaker
ing away. almost within reaching distance.
when il came time for the Bishop Joyce
announced as his text Remember to keep holy the
Sabbath day He preached most powerful and
affecting sermon As he announced the text the
man in the garden looked up for moment. but
shortly turned and went on with his work. For
several Sundays the Bishop preached the evils
OF Sabbath breaking, and each Sunday the o,d
man kept busy in the garden, though he heard
every word of the sermons and fully appreciated
that they aimed him.
'Flnally. as Bishop Joyce rode away from the
church on the last sunday; he stopped and called
over the fence to the hardened Sabbath breaker.
Brother. he said, why don't you stop work
some Sunday and come to church"
Because, Bishop, if | did the bugs 'ud get all
these potato vines. But | must say you the
most eloquent preacher | listened to. I'm
right sorry you're going away"