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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-13
More Recruits GO to Pretoria.

LONDON April ia dispatch 10 the
Daily Mail from Lourenzo Marquee. dated
Thursday. says:
1T is reported from Pretoria that a Boer
commando Is moving toward Basutoland.
This is supposed TO be a clever ruse 10
draw the British away from Wepener
About 1000 foreigners constitute the
new foreign legion In Pretoria, including
some Cossaeks In uniform. Several fresA
recruits left here for Pretoria today, In
Guiding a French captain bother OF the
late Gen de yi,lebois Mareuii"
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
THE LAWTON FAMILY FUND.
nrs. Layvton Knew Nothing of what
Had Acen Done UntiI She
w ttG.oicd San Frnncisco.

San ~ ocisco, Feb. Until she
reached .,i is city Mrs. Lawton knew
nothing Of the fund raised by the
American people, The news WAS taken
aboard by Pilot Reed, and communi-
Gated to Mrs, Lawton 10y Lieut,-Col,
Edwards, the dead soldiers adjutant
general
ooh, how kind" she sobbed, and,
completely overcome, she sank down
upon dlvan and cried like child.
at had always been Henry's ambi'
ton nnd mine,' she said,presently, ito
have ,me for the children, but l
had despaired Of it. More she
could not say.
Everybody in the cabin came for
ward and congratulated Mrs. Lawton
In turn.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
FIETY.SixTH CONGRESS.
5CS'7gS75S SsS n a a n E7IS7zE'7TS n

In the senate, on the 23d. the session was
1evoted entirely to speech making.
Meesrs Turner (Wash) and Ross (vtl
spoke to the Philippine question, and Mr.
McEnery (Ga.) on the race question OF the
south. ",. In the house, In the presence OF
galleries packed to suffocation the ma.
jority and minority reports OF the speciai
committee on the Roberts case, one OF
his admission and expulsion, were dis
oussed. the applicant himself meking an
impassloned defense that was both ap-
plauded and hissed from the galleries
In the senate, on the 25th,. the urgency
deficiency Bill G9yerng ss0o0i
without debate. A heated colloquy over
the race question In the south OCCURRED
between Messrs. Chandler Gep., N. H)
and Money dem, Miss In the house
mon representative-elect from Utah.
which has occupied so much of the atten.,
ton Of the housessince the assembling or
congress, was decided by the adoption OF
26S to 80.
The senate was not in session on the
2Cth......ln the house the conference re-
port on the census appropriation Dill was
adopted, and an attempt was made TO pass
q bill to pay the cost OF repairing the Ma
Mia cable, which Dewey cut just prior
to the battle of Manila bay, but opposition
developed and the matter went over. The
sItdltI part VI lHt StSslbH was htNONpu
to eulogies upon the life and public serv-
ices of the late Vice-Presdent Hobart,
attestng the love, admiration and respect
In which he was held by all.
Tho senate was not In session on the
nth. In the house an hour was given to
eulcgies Of the late Representative Baird
Of Louisiana, and beyond this no business
OF Importance was transacted.
In the senate on the 29th Mr.. Mason
rep, I'D arraigned the British vice-con-
sui al New Orleans because IN an inter-
view, the vice-consul had assailed him for
the position he had taken In behalf Of the
Transvaal republic, Mr.. Hoar Qep,
Mass) deprecated any attack upon Great
Britain or the English people. Mr. TIL
man, dem, s. C.( spoke on the Philip
pines question, advocating self-govern-
ment Under American protection, ,.". In
the house the bill for the reorganization
and Improvement OF the weather bureau
with pensions for disabled employees, was
sicetracked on n test vote OF 81 to bS
The Sulzer resolution to investigate Sec,
retary Gage, was sent to the ways ana
means committee,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
DEMOCRATIC STATEMENT.

The Governors Authority 10 Ad-
jOurn the Assembly QueSti0ned.
Frankfort, Ky, Feb. i.-For the
den ocra,s thsfollowing statement has
beer issued; '..' '.r.
"rhe proclamation Of Taylor Is I'M.
Warranted In fact and In law. There
Il no ho'insurrection, unless the presence
OF the militia and what they are doing
constitutes an insurrection. But II IN
invurrection did exist the governor
has no power 70 adjourn the general
asst mbly on that account or any other,
except where The two houses fail "
assss on adjournmeat"
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
THE FIGHT ON SP|0N K(|P.
Winston Spencer Churchill Tells th'
Story of the Battle for the
Vantage Point.
ONE OF FIERCEST IN BRITISH HISTORY.
The Men Behaved with Great Gal
Inntry Under a Terrific Fire, and
when They Retired, Did So In
Good Order-Hish Praise for the
Lancashire Regiments.

New York, Feb Winston Spencer
Chprchill has cabled, and the Evening
World copyrights, an account of the
battle of Spion Kop. The dispatch,
which is dated Spearman's Camp, Jan
uary 27, says the fight on the summit
OF the kop was one of the fiercest and
mcst furious conflicts in British mill
tary history.
Guided by Thornycroft.
Guided by Thornyeroft, the troops
surprised the Beers there, and carried
the trenches with the bayonet at
three o'clock in the morning. There
was little loss.
AT once the troops intrenched hasth
ly but the ground was broken by
large rocks and unsuited for intrench.
ments, AT dawn heavy Boer shcllinl
began. Gen. Woodgate was seriously
wounded at the beginning
Demands for Rcinforccments.
Urgent demands for reinforcements
were sent by the commander who suc'
ceeded Woodgate. The reinforcements
we've sent, strengthening the defense,
Thornycroft was appointed brigadier,
commanding the whole force on top
OF the hill A bitter and bloody strug'
gle followed throughout the day, the
Beers concentrating every man and
gun on the summit Of the hill and at
tacking with the greatest spirit.
superior Boer Artillery.
The British artillery was unable tc
cope with the superior long-rangS
Bocr guns, and during the afternoon,
it became evident the infantry could
not endure another day. 1t was i'm
possible to drag guns to the summit
Of Spon without elaborate prepara
tions, or to fortify the hill strongly
enough to protect the defenders from
unussailed artillery
Both wise aud Necessary.
Therefore, Thornycroft's decision Ia
abandon it was both wise and neces'
sary. The troops, still stubborn and
| formidable, marched back to tho
camps in regular order. Every effort Is
now being made TO succor the wound
ed, Of whom many still lie on the SUM
nit. The official lists will give tho
losses. The defense Of the hill by the
English infantry,particularly the Lam
cnshire regiments, was 4 glorious cpl
sotle. The whole army Is proud of 1t.
Roers Before Ladysmitb.
The Boer positions before Lady.
smith are perhaps impregnaole TO 25,'
200 men, but the troops are resolved to
have another try,
The public must initiate the equa.
nimity of the troops. Spon kop is not
disaster, Neither guns were lost nor
unwounded prisoners made. 1t was
simply bloody action in waich lodge
ment in the enemy's intrenchments
was effected, but proved untenable,
Beers Losses Heavy,
The Beers were sometimes within
30 yards Of the Britlsh line They have
also suffered. Their .oss must be great,
tr, compared TO their strength, than
ours,
The process of attrition must ulti,
matcly settle the war. The troops bear
the worst cheerfully, and the nntion
must remain calm, dignlhed and de-
termined
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
-r------T-Y----
THE AMBUSH AT, SUBIG.
1t In Said to Have ResembIed the
Recent Pack Train Az
fair-FOur, Killed.

Manila, Feb. L.. 5:35 p. m.-MAn.
days affair near Subig resembled the
recent pack train ambush. Lieut..
Schcnck fell at the first volley, shot in
the head. Sergt. Singleton and three
privates were killed and five men were
wounded. The Americans then re-
treated. Afterwards a stronger for,e
was sent to the scene of the fighting,
and the insurgents departed.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

a strike of street railway employees
daily expected.
1t has been finally decided not to re-
port a general river and harbor bill ut
this session of congress.
The project TO obtain the national
democratic convention for Cincinnati
has about fallen through.
George Wade, accused of the mnr"
der of Dub Russell 32 years ago, is
on trial at Shel5yville, Ill.
As the result of costly fire at Odes-
sa, Mo-, A. j. Kuchinski,in whose store
it started, is under arrest.
The work of the railroad lobby in
Texas is so effective that the legsla-
ture may not pass the taxation bill.
Mrs. Virginia Brault, a pioneer of
ST. Louis, died at the home of her son,
II X Bunch. She was born in ST..
LOuif in 1919.
The st. Louis Worlds fair bill is be-
litveG to be in good hands, as the fed
e.al senate committee is understood 10
favcr the measure.
Frederick Domeyer, a well-known
wholesale dealer in china and glass
ware, committed suicide in the Office
Of his establishment in New York
city.
1t was the French torpedo boat Tur-
rel that was wrecked off Cape Finis-
terre, All the members of the yes-
sells crew are believed to have per-
ished."
The body of Commander James Car
lin, late in command of the Culgoa,
who died at sea, December 80, was re.
reived by his relatives in Carthage, IT,,
Tuesday.
William Waldorf Astor has contrib
utcd again to the British war funds,
lie has subscribed G250 TO help equip
Lord Dunraven's mounted sharpshoot-
ers' corps.
A man believed to be Charles Jones,
alias Charles johnson, who shot Johu
Jackson, the railway detective, at
Holden, Mo-, has been arrested near
Ottawa, Kas.
Tom West, the safeblower who was
killed in Quincy, H., Sunday morning,
has been identified as Tom Gcode, VINO
lived in Burlington, Ia, in 1894 with a
woman who passed for his wife.
A letter in the possession of judge
pi the court Of appeals strengthens the
behc+ that Senator Goebel is the VIC
tim Of conspiracy, hatched by bit
ter partisans TO assassinate him.
The trial Of John Norton, Joseph
Linen and Patrick Jones, charged
with blowing up the Owensville bank
safe and carrying away $4,000 in
money is in progress at Princeton, i'll.
Col, j, w. Wing, recently on trial
for killing Emmett Craddock, was ad-
judged insane by a jury, at Marshall,
Mo-, and was ordered by the court ia
be taken to the insane asylum at Ne
vada.
Michael Mclaughlin, aged 80 years
who was serving l00-days' sentence
In the work house at Quincy, ILL.,, was
iLstuntly killed, Tuesday, by the cav
ng of bank Of earth over rock
quarry.
Five men were injured in wreck IN
the Erie, three miles east Of Kent, o.,
Tuesday night. The wreck was caused
by mistake in the signals, which al
lowed train to run through a derall'
! ing switch.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
LATE NEWS FROM HONOLULU
Forty -One Deaths From Plague and
Fifty-rwO Existing Cascr -
Chinatown burned.

San Francisco Feb 1.-The steam
er Australia, seven days from Homo
lulu, has arrived here, and reports
that up to the time Of her departure
a deaths from the plague had oc-
curred, and there was a total OF 80
cases. The Australia has been ordered
to quarantine, and further particulars
Of the situation In Honolulu can not
he obtained until she has been thor
oughly examined and fumigated. II
Is understood that Ilonolulu's China.
town has been burned.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
BIG FIRE AT WINFIELD, KAS.
The Business Portion of the TOwH
Practically Wiped Out
by a Fire.

Chicago, Feb IA special to the
Tribune from Wichita, Kas., says: Fire
destroyed the buslness portion of VIM
field, town ns 5000 inhabitants 40
miles south Of here, Tuesday night,
snd threatened the city building and
county jail The Hackney block,
three-story building erected at cost
Of $125,000, and its entire contents
were burned, and. a. hundred people
were made homelese The Arlington
hotel was destroyed. and the Ru,ter
livery barn was bufhed.:with all The
horses. ....,rS
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Not Ripe for Mediation.

Washington, Feb. AL the in-
formation which has reached the pres
ident is to the effect that Great
Britain does not desire mediation, and
though it is understood that the Boer
government is anxious for peace, the
statements made by DR.. Leyds, her
representative in Europe, seem to fa-
vor continuance of the war.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
No call for Federal Assistance.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Secretary Root
is authority for the statement that
there is nothing in the situation in
Kentucky calling for federal interfer'
enc,. He is credited with the re-
mark that the state authorities are
perfectly able to deal with the situa-
ton and are not likely to call on the
general government for assistance.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
MP. E. J. PHELPS CONDITION
II IL Said to Have Become Alarming.
But lie sim Has u Fight
ing Chance.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 1.-The
condition of Il. j, Phelps, ex-ninister
to England, is alarming. The ply
scian in attendance reports that while
Prof. Phelps lungs are clearing, and
the pneumonia is gradually disappear
ing, the patient is becoming veryweak,
and u weakened heart action adds to
the gravity of his condition. How
ever, the attending physician says that
the patient may recover.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Anna NJ. Bowen, dean Of the Wom-
ems Hall at the Northwestern univer-
rity, in Chicago, died of heart disease
on the 2Sth. She was a native OF Chica-
20, u graduate Of Cornell university,
and later spent two years in Germany.
Az Leipsic she was the first woman al
lowed the full privileges of the semi
nary. After her return from Germany
she, for time, did editorial work for
the New York Nation. She was ~
years old.
Two safe blowers were killed and
third badly wounded by Quincy
Qll.) police officers on the night of the
27th. They were pointed out us sus-
pects by the proprietor Of the hotel at
which they registered, and when con-
froi ted by the police showed fight.
Burglar tools and skeleton keys were
found in their baggage and upon their
persons, showing conclusiyely their
nefarious calling.
The eighth annual bonspiel OF the
Northwestern Curling association
opened in Milwaukee on the Goth
The lurid daily press reports OF the
tremendous british losses in the aban-
donment Of Spion Kop are not war
ranted by official reports, and are, evil
IDENTIFY, the product Of vivid imagina-
tons. They certainly could not be Gu
bled from the front.
According to o Boer account OF the
Spion Kop affair, by way Of Lourenzo
Marquee, Delagoa bay, the British left
i,so dead on the kop when they with
drew. The story Is regarded rs .
grors exaggeration.
What is believed TO be the best as
phnlt deposit in Mexico Ia about TO be
developed. II Is near Tampico, and is
controlled by Mexicans who have re-
fused from Americans offers TO oper.
lts the plant. The plant will be oper
Ated wholly by Mcxlcans.
The present week promises to see
ths end OF the Kentucky contests,
so far as the legislature is concerned.
II likewise seems probable that there
will be two state governments exist
Ing, each claiming TO be headed by the
rightful md legal governor.
The whole state Of Kentucky Ia ut
the mercy OF smallpox With the dis
ease prevalent In about thirty-fve
counties, the state board OF health
ands itself without money and power
less to fight the disease.
Estimates made by Tacoma wash
shipping men show that about $4,000
men IRE intending TO reach Cape Nome
by the first steamers from Puget
Sound and Dawson, Two thousand Of
this number will go from Seattle and
the others will go down the Yukon
rlveI.
II II rumored at Washington that the
action of the Baroness llengclmucller,
wife OF the minister from Austria
Hungary IN declining TO accept the
rscor, OF the Mexican Ambassador ut
The diplomatic dinner ut the white
House, will probably result In the
withdrawal Of Hengclmueller from
Warrington. :
The police OF Quincy, ILL.,, late on
The night Of the 9th and early on the
morning Of the 2sth, succeeded In
ricding the country Of = couple Of safe
blowers. They were shot and Instant.
" killed, and q third buddy wounded
and captured. They were Axed fof
business.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Tim END Is NEAR.
The struggle For Life of senator
GOebcl Nearly Over,

The struggle For Life of senator
Gocbcl Nearly over.
Frankfort, n.y., Jan. 3l.--Gocbel is
slowly sinking. " may die at almost
any time.
Shortly nfter noon Mrs. Hermann
Brnnnocker, OF Hartwell, o., sister OF
Gobcl, arrived with Miss Margaret
Partlne. Mrs. Brannocker wns weep.
Ing. She wns taken at once to the bed
side Of her brother. The senator was
conscious, and recognized her with u
pmile. Senator Gocbels married sister,
who lives In Pennsylvania, arrived "
noon,
Goebel, at 1880, asked to see his Sis
ter, Mrs. Brannockcr, ngnin, and she
went into the room, weeping and all
most prostroted. The doctor told her
the end was near.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
REITERATED DENIALS.
to Reports of shooting of
Americans In Mexico.

Washington, Feb. Limited States
Ambassador Clayton has informed the
department of state that the Mexican
government has received a telegram
from Gen. Torres to the effect that ah-
solutely nothing has occurred that
would give rise to the report that six
Americans have been shot by his or.
ders,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
A Royal Inquiry.

London, Feb. 1.-The queen sent 10
the American embassy to inquire as 10
the condition of former United States
Minister Phelps. A cable message
frcm Mrs. Phelps was communicated
to Osborne house informing her majes-
ty that Mr.. Phelps is recovering slow
ly. but Is still very weak.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
lliR Fire nj ~, Louis,

81. Louis, Feb. Fire, which broke
out az n. m, destroyed the Aroma
coffee and spice mills at Fourth and
Spruce streets, causing loss Of fully
100000. Owing TO the intense cold
the hrcmem suffered severely, men
md apparatus quickly becoming en-
tnSpl In Ice
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Court of Appeals AdjournS.

Frankfort Ky, Feb. THE court
Of appeals has indefinitely adjourned
refusing to sit while the militia is
here.
One reason for the appellate court
adjourning Is the fact that letters
were received from Middlesboro stat.
ing TINT Appellate Judges Hnzelrigg
and liobson were also to have been
Killed TucsdnN.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Antitrust Law Sustained.

Columbus, o., Feb. 1.-The supreme
court has handed down decision
which sustains what is generally
known as the Valentine-Stewart anti
trust law, which prohibits the comb.
nation of companies or firms for II.
legel purposes, which are therein out.
lined
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
HHH7sHH 49, 77i7
Inn piiinhIc Cnnditinn.

Fort Scott, kNs,, Feb, John L.
Stewart, who was twice mayor Of this
city, his lust term having been from
1890 to 1892, was, on the 30th, found
In u little shanty, crazed by hunger
md exposure, He became a pauper
kbtcuUh fire '',.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Civil Government for Philippines.

New York, Feb. IA special to the
Herald from Washington, says;
President Mckinley will soon IN.
no, nee the appointment of civil COM
mission to be charged with the estab.
lishment of civil government in tho
Philippines.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
It is signed by +. f. Barton and
other democratic legislators.
Warrants for Assembly m en-.

Cincinnati, Feb. IA Times Star
spe cial from Frankfort, KY, says Gov
Taylor is having warrants prepared
for every member of the legislature
who has allied himself with the Goe-
bellies, charging them with conspira-
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
River News.
Fail. Trace. I" Frozen.
THE MARKET REPORT.
THURSDAY, Feb. I,

ST. Louis .- Flour - Patents, 49, %vQla 66;
other grades. E2,7sg3.i5,- Wheat-No, 4 red,
7lW7sc'- Corn-No. 2 mixed, SlYe:
osss-NS s@oby Ss SSos smsynssr' soGS q choice @
clover, s9,0OUli.00 Butter-Creamery.2 I'D
2ac; dairy, i6u20c. Eggs - Fresh, lShc.
Lnrd-Prime steam, $50, Pork-New mess,
sll o00ili. .25, Bacon-Clear rib,6hc. Wool
medium eomblng slMc; other grades, iT3
Hc,
Chloago--C Closing quotations; Wheat
January sSNe; May ssSsr@ssNS;, July. y
sosso May, S2kQ$?%e; July nkwssHo.
SHtssS"H4iy &sy ssss JSy Sy.sSs' .sS.s'ufPts
AIRY, to.i2h; May, lios7h July, 10 ~.
Lard--January, H,77hi MAY H:N July,
U,g7M. Ribs-tanuary, Hs7h; May. k'MI
July, G.7h.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Foundry Plant burned.

st. Louis, Feb. 1.-The plant Of the
Union Iron and Foundry Co., at 1859
eouth Second street, caught hre about
1850 n. m, und was entirely con-
mmed, entsiling loss Of nearly seo,-
700, partially covered by insurance.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Suspended.

New York, Feb, 1.-The firm Of
Tunstall & Co., members Of the stock
exchange, has suspended. This firm
was formed in November, 1899, 1t is
composed Of II. G. and A. G.. Tunstall.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Losscs mt spion Kop.

London, Jan. 3i,-A dispatch from
Gen. Butler admits a lSs4 Of " per
senti Of the, men engaged ~ the terr1.
bic fighting on Spion Kop.r -.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
LATEST FROM LADysMITH.
The Garrison Holding out Brnvely
and Hopefully,

Ladysmith, Sunday, Jan, 2s.- -(iieho-
yraphed to Swartzkop, north of the
TuRela river)--The news Of tho pro-
.ongation Of the siege, resulting from
Sen. Buffers failure, Is received with
lortitude, We con hold out, The
garrison is healthier, cheery and con-
adcnt, Disease Is disappearing and
there is no horse sickness. The rains
give plenty Of grass. We can hear
Gen. Buffers guns still working, and
it Is rumored in camp that he Is n1-
'ancing along another line. The Boer
aaCers around are again full OF men,
who have returned from the Upper
rugela. The Beers have also taken
up n new position on the hills near
Solenso, where they arc In great force.
Reipforcements are apparently nrriv-
ng from the Transvaal. Large bodies
u Beers are also visible between here
md Potgleter's Drift.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Manegcr Wcitzcl Warned.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 1.--Manager
Weitycl, Of the Capitol hotel, has been
notified that II he permits meeting
OF the legislature In his hotel the mi.
litia will take charge.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Fourth cavalry nrigad. 10 Go

London, Jan. 3l,-Sudden orders
have been sent TO Aldershot for the
immediate embnrkntion Of the Fourth
la,alry brigade for the Cape.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
puiier Doesn't give I'm Yet,

Cape Town, Tuesday, Jan. ao.--Gen.
Butler still holds the Tugcla drifts,
md will possibly renew his attempt to
'orce his way through tho Boer de-
loices before long, In any case Lazy
mith is capable OF holding out Tor a
.orhldcrablc time,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03

Mira. Olive Wittmer discovered d
burglar In her house ut ~. louis. bhs
IN him out with q broom.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
A Corps Of American scouts.

London, Jan. 31.-A special dispatch
from Cape Town says 100 American
lcouts who arrived there as muleteers,
awe enlisted In the British forces.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
ACTION By GOV. taylor
Kentucky's Executive Adjourns tn
Assembly to Meet in London
on February 6.
DEMOCRATS WON'T RECOGNIZE ORDER

Shut Out of the state House Thel
Attempt to Meet Elsewhere. Bu
Find State Troops Barring thu
Wuy-GoebeIs Condition Presnga
Early Demise.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Live stock Market.

81. Louis-Csttls-Esncy export, EN4
e00i butchers, l4,4oQ6.6oi stoekers,. l200
packing, tA2o9AS0i butchers, Nto0
ls5; tight, Noo9l,ss. sheep Mutton
sheep. W5odt5st; lambs. H.%ov1o.
Chicago.-ca -Bssvss, N,ooGe rs, cows,
SS,00ut60i heifors, ts,S6Q6.oo; Gamers ~ "
TTsS TTssss tsd ssafssTs sssve. SGa soosS os%: %
AMI butchers', NboQtSo; good 10 choice
heavy, NloUts2h; rough heavy, Nt5s1
I@i Fight, Nt5Wt'o sheep-Natlve weth.
era, 81 60u6.3b; western wethers, N76Qn
$50; native lambs, b.oou7oo; western,
Se00Q6o0
Kansas City - Cattle = Native stecrs,
s3S0dlt 20; Texas steers, 1,0OG0,l0, Texas
cows S2,b0uSG1, native cows and hellera,
s9ooQd@, stookers and feeders, S'2tgt, ~.
HOga--lloavy, Nb2hQ46S, packers, N,5bsD
&0?ta; mixed, Nb0dl4,g0, light, t37itqli %,
ycrkors Nb0a4,bb, sheep-Lambs, $500
600, muttons, t3,7bdb10,
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03

New York, Feb. i.-Money on call
steady. at"2A per cent prime mercantile
eafiet With. business In bankers bills bt
ix7llQASi% Tor demand, and at <SlQD4Mx
tor Sixty days. posted rates, tSk and lSSitj
Commercial bills, %S5N9&SSk. Silver osfs
assssn ssfss aS:ss eas sv..s:a. s'Ss: ssSSs! SS
easier.
The Van Buren press., 1900-02-03
Cation
Financial.

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