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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-10

No. 80 connects az I.ynchburg with South
ern hallway North and South.
No e2 connects at Balcony Falls with
No. for Clifton Forge and the West.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-10-10

Chicago 'tationary engineers have
been conceded the eight hour day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14

FOREIGN TRADING. London v-7~ nor so,f.. -
the local market Ar5itrase houses sold faz
thousand shares sales Of Northern Pacific pre-
dominating
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS. Prevailing s-,,,,
loan quotations IRE Atchison common. Chi.ago
Burlington and Quincy. New-Tork Central North
ern Pacific preferred Union Pacific preferred
United states Leather preferred. Southern Raflvzv
preferred Louisville and Nashville Baltimore and
Ohio preferred. 2 Atchison preferred Missouri Pa
cifc Reading LIST preferred Rock Island St PAM
Union Pacific common. American Tobacco common
Tennessee Coal and Iron. Federal Steel common
American Steel and Wire common. 2ia. PEOPLES
Gas. Sugar. Manhattan. Brooklyn Rapid Transir
2lz03; Third Avenue. Delaware and Hudson. III.
Northwestern Western Union T. Northern Pacific
common. 1aa1 per cent; Baltimore and OHIO com
mon, 202l2: National Steel preferred Pressed Steel
Car preferred and Republic Steel preferred. fat
BANK CLEARINCiS--TotaI hank cIeariuss OF all
the clearing houses OF the United States for the
week ending October Is have been 81 42s 81
against d6Ss 49, SOS last week and 81 sfl s327 the
corresponding week last year
RAILROAD EARNINGS The Financial Chroa-
icle computes the gross earnings OF sxty-four roads
for the fourth week of September at Sl3 135.f1
decrease of S2s4717 PIP per cent: 1OT roads for
the month of September 500 -204 increase OF
S.a6,472 107 roads from January / 1900 10 Septem-
Der CO. at 1897 go 49, an increase Of Sss71 $50 and
forty-three roads for the first week Of October al
S7654913, an increase Of S3f 472. or 46T per cent
MINING COMPANYS DIVIDEND--The Home
stake Mining Company has declared its regular
monthly dividend OF p cents share and an extra
dividend Of the same amount both payable on Oe-
tober - at the Office of the transfer agents This
makes total of S9193,750 paid in dividends TO
date.
BOWDOIN'S SEAT ON 'CHANGE-GeorEs
s Bowdoin. who several months ago retired
from the firm OF J. P. Morgan & Co. has sold
his seat on the Stock Exchange 10 George F Baker
IT., of the president OF the First National Bank
Young Mr.. Baker was employed in the bank for
few months following his graduation from Harvard
but has for nearly year been in the ONCE OF
J. P Morgan & Co
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS

Through a heavy reduction in loans and de-
nosits. the Associated Banks showed smaller
loss in reserve above legal requirements than
had commonly been expected. The loss in cash
was less than that indicated by the known
movement OF money for which the unsatis-
factory average system was responsible Bank
cash holdings actually decreased over SS.000.0 900
on interior and Sub-Treasury operations. but
the bank statement presented a loss of only
So. $50, 800. Loans decreased So. 200 and de-
posits $156 100. the result of all changes be-
ing reduction in surplus of $1.777.975 to $4,-
463 925 Stock market traders were encouraged
with the showing, and shorts" who had lines
outstanding in expectation that the surplus
would be wiped out made hasty efforts to cover
their contracts. Speculation was not active, but
sentiment was cheerful. An alleged statement
by an officer of the Bank of France that that
institution would place no obstacles in the way
of gold shipments to this country helped the
course Of prices while the heavy registration
throughout the country added confidence to
speculative opinion the political outlook for
sound money and trade expansion.
The money market situation has improved in
the last few days. but current conditions do not
suggest that the time is ripe for a bull move
ment in securities. The banks have been forced
to make a sharp reduction in their loans In
order to prevent the extinction of the reserves
required by law and while gold imports from
Europe, and receipts OF gold at the Pacific Coast
will help the market, the relief will hardly be
sufficient to cause a big increase in reserves.
unless the demand for money from the interior
should cease. There is little prospect that the
drain will stop at once. If last years move
mont of money is followed this year the demand
from the South and West will not end until
December The situation Is not unhealthful.
In fact it is sound and representative of the in
dustrial activities of the country. Money is
ard fear over the monetary outlook is lacking.
Higher rates for money should not be followed
by important liquidation In stocks while pos
sible twists in rates to exorbtant figures will
not cause panic in the market. The people
who stocks not spectators of slender
means. Operators who have confidence in the
reelection of President Mckinley will doubt
less be active buyers on all recessions. They
afford to hold their securities for bull
velop for several months.
The movement against the shorts in People S
Gas continued with considerable vigor in yes
terday's market while Sugar Refining and
American Tobacco bears were also forced to
change their position. Local traction stocks
were strong and the general railway list was
firm and higher. Late realizing sales did not
prevent final prices from showing substantial
net Improvement
The usual weekly table of price changes for the
active stocks follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
BUYERS AND SELLERS.

The principal buyers and sellers in yesterdays
market were: ". c. Sheldon bought Pennsylvania
Housman & Co. bought Union Pacific Strong
Sturgis & Co. sold H L Dittman 1000 bought
Louisville and Nashville. Halle & Stieglft5 600
bought Northern Pacific. Prince & Whfteley bought
st. Paul Jurgenson bought Continental Tobacco;
Hollins & Co. sold Housman & Co. $500, T. V,
Savin Q.OOO). De Witt bought Peoples Gas Ladd.
Wood & King $50 bought Sugar; CarnEa GOOD
sold. Prince & Whitley 1000 bought St Paul
Wormser Fahnestock 1000, traders bought Peo-
pies Gas: SpeigIeberg d.OOO sold Lockwood, Hurd
& Co, Halle & Stieglitz 600 bought Union Pacific;
Sidenburg & Kraus sold. Worden Co, Q.ooG
bought American Tobacco. Van Emburgh & At
terbury W. 5. Gurnee bought Northern Pacific. z.
B. Ravens bought American Tobacco; c. H Smith
sold Carlisle. Ladd. Wood & King G,5o0), Hous-
man & Co q .OOO bought Sugar; Mcintyre & Mar
shall Q.00Ol sold II. I. Dittman sold Metropolitan
Railway. Prince & Whitley G,OOO IN alp bought
St. Paul; scattered selling Langhaar 0,O00 sold
PENNSYLVANIA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
RETELLIYG IN GOLD COIN.
From The Youths Companion.

= Boston merchant OF great wealth. believing
that certain symptoms indicated that he would
become insane consulted a specialist and under
his advice became inmate Of private asylum
For twelve years his recreation the png UP
Of gold coins and then knocking them over. At
times ne washed his hands gold eagles and halr
eagles. At the end Of the long seclusion he re-
turned 10 his counting room. and In twelve months
confirmed the thoroughness Of his recovery by
making 10000 He died of yellow fever IN Cuba
where he had gone 10 look after mis- sugar planta-
ton.
A similar passion for handling gold coin is now
and then exhibited by who suddenly become
rich George Augustus Sela, IN his Life and Adj
ventures" tells OF London journalist who spec
,lla ted IN railroad stocks. His first venture Melted
him $50 Drawing It In gold, he repaired to
hotel emptied the bags Of gold in the bed and
n sleep literally in the sands of Pactolus The
man was so crazsd by his good fortune that he felt
Measure in revealing in a golden bath
psesnfni the wonderful violinst, when ne re-
ceived the proceeds of his concerts-he insisted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITION.

Z. SCnumdCNer q 60 say
From ass, which the price of demand stsF-
ling the date of our last review OF the 5th IN
slant, the market declined 70 4S312 THURSDAY
but recovered to Asa on Friday This being below
the commonly accepted gold import point. the pub
lie has been kept guessing why so little sold has
yet been engaged abroad for shipment 70 this coun
try. On Thursday the news was spread that no
gold would be obtained abroad that would cost any
less to import than the SOVeTeigns in actual crcu
lation in England and that gold importers
would have to demand sterling as low as AS-1 70
enable them to bring over what gold sOvereigns
they may pick up there This may De The
case with gold coins which the weight cannot b
ascertained when procuring them from the banss
and the money changers, but when gold IS oousn
by its actual weight there can be uncertainty
about its stand in price here. Bar gold being nov
7SS 12d I'm London and double eagles los 81 ouncs
in London, find that. after taking the treisn
and insurance and terminal charges at the uSlA
rates and about eighteen days interest at I Pc.
bar gold stands in here at about 4.SSAl anu
double eagles about ISL From this Il DOES
not follow that exchange market viii be KEEP
these figures. On the contrary. 10 viii continue
to fuCtuate, as before, according 10 the none,
market and the relative proportion OF supply anu
demand In France and Germany gold. We
understand, Is obtainable except at even higher
prices than in England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market steady. Fina
quota lions follow

RAILROAD BoNDs-Market strong Total sales
amounted in par value to s5295o0 against S7es5OO
Friday. The heaviest dealings were in the Atchison
issues Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern division
31ss. Central of Georgia S. Central Pacific IS,
Colorado and Southern LIST A.. Erie LIST general
As Missouri, Kansas and Texas I'd As. Norfolk
and Western As. Northern Pacific IS. St. Louis and
Iron Mountain Is and IS. st. Louis Southwestern
2ds. Union Pacific As and Wisconsin Central gem
eral 4s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14

being paid in gold-used to wash his hands in
sovereigns. -
A French novelist Soulie. wrote book entitled
1.-The Memoirs of the Devil" 1t took the pup
Usher paid him for the first volume $4,000 In golo
The author carried the coin TO his bedroom poured
it into a footbath, and enjoyed for half an hour
the excitement of moving his feet TO and fro IN a
bath of gold coins, smoking, meanwhile, the Dig
gest of HsvanaS.
sir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14

cents quart on II. AS it stands now neither the
producer nor the consumer gets his dues Inc
producer gets too little The consumer pays 100
much The Five States Mix Producers Association
plans 10 bring about 2 readjustment of the prevail
ing dislocation in the milk field
When the people in New-York City understand
the situation more thoroughly they win recognize
the Justice of the claims of the farmers and be
willing TO give them their support and sympathy:
They will know that 1t is matter of necessity not
of choice that compels the milk producers 10 move
as they purpose to move.
- ' H A. VAN FREDENBERG,
Editor "New-York Farmer"
Port Jervis n. Y. Oct. g. 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Cotton furnishes bur a small proportion OF =.
freight traffic the Southern Railway. anu h
heavy gains in earnings which the COMPANY
showing are not due 20 the big movement o. =
ton now under way. The increase OF S4SVVV lOl =
first week in October and $4,000 for the ase sn
in september came from general improvement -
lines of Industry in the company's territory. SOU
ern Railway finances are growing stronse' -
day through business growth in the south 49, 5bvsl-
MANAGEMENT of the company 2uatrs- G5S,Ssr5ve-
cal condition of the road shows steady mp ne
ment. and large expenditures for the soD5 taken
property charged operating account - -,nrove-
from earnings are being made. Win az. 80 bsttsr
nent expenses, however. earnings ,ished
last wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Oct. 13, p. m.-The market for Ameri-
can securities was dull at about parity level
Closing prices follow: Atchson 293s; Canadian Pa
cific ss1a; ST. Paul. 115ss; Illinois Central. 12ol4;
Louisville and Nashville, 74A Union Pacific pre-
ferred, 76A; New-York Central 1884,; Erie, 1925:
Pennsylvania. 671h Reading. SIS; Erie first pre-
ferred $50; Northern Pacific preferred. TIA; Grand
Trunk. 611. and Anaconda 914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES-Money on call 2G21z per
cent. per cent being the ruling rate Time money,
3 per cent for sixty days per cent for three
months and 4l1G5 per cent Cor four and six months
on railroad collateral Commercial paper. 5d54 per
cent for three, four and six months for the best
names and above for names not so well known
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Marl1et dull. Actual
closing rate follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
4 QUESTION Of CURIOSITY.

rom LIE
KsthaTtne-He didn't ask me TO marry him. and
shall feel all my life the cruel sting of dsappoint-
ment.
Nancy-Poor girl! Were your affections so pro-
fcundy Interested?
.'No: but il kills me think can't ask him why
he didn't ask me"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
STOCKS CLOSE STRONG.
BANKS LOSS IN HOLDINGS.
SURPLUS DOWN TO S4.4e3. 000-MoNEY
AND EXCHANGE.

Closing prices yesterday of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Fridays
final quotations were:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
Bankers, posted rates VOC

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Domestic exchange
on New-York was as follows at the places named:
acknowledgements. 81 25 discount; bank par.
San Francisco-Sight. ne; telegraph. 1Oc. Cincn-
nati-Between banks. Soc discount; the coun-
ter, soc premium. Boston-Par Chicago-3Oc dis
count. Charleston-Buying. Toe discount; selling
par. Savannah-Buying, 3-1sc; selling. 1-16c dis
count.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-CaH money in
London. lql15 per cent. Open market discount rate
for short bills. Ssd4 per for long bills Al AS
per cent. Berlin discount rate. per cent three
months bills, AZ per cent for short bills. Berlin
exchange on London, 20 marks AZ pfennigs Paris
exchange on London. p francs 1872 confines Paris
discount rate, per cent.
FOREIGN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. consOIs. 9s12
for money, IS HIS for the account Spanish As
closed in London at 7O3s. French rentes 90 francs
spa centimes.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 625sc: Mex
lean silver dollars. 491Ac Bar silver in London
closed at 291sd.
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid, 3O65; Lisbon s.;
Buenos Ayres 1870; Rome $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
THE ADVANCE IN STAPLES

"Eradstreers" says:
I2e numerous announcements or sS----rd %
prices OF staples during September were 80 BIZ
De renected In the monthly report OF D--
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
MOBILE AND OHIO.

The Mobile and Ohio report for the year ended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington, Oct 13.-The condition of the Treas
ury, divisions of issue and redemption. the be-
ginning of business to-day was as follows:
RESERVE FUND
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14

Actual sales--J-Closipg- shares
open High Low. Fin. Bid. ASK. sold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14

saturday Saturday. Net
! Oct. q. Oct ID. changes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14
BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.

1000 L S As Cou i0OT.ii4
5000 Va Fund Debt OF
5000 A T & s T Adj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-14

The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits on the re-
spective dates:
Oct. Is 9S. Oct. IA go Oct 49, 90
Specie sl4T9i5,1 100 Sl+5.33T, 700 $3.50
Legal tenders 5S.JO2,5Oo 49.5i62OO 800
Total reserve .s2O1 447 500 S1e4sseOO S29 sol 100
Reserve required
deposits. ISL 7S6O5O 1873 T36 $50 175
Surplus ........ sls 66l. $50 s11T735O 81 463 aa5
Percentage ......... II 26.l
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-01
SHERMAN LAID TO REST.
Ohio and the Nation Contributed Laurels
to the nlusUrious Dead-Presidenr
Mckinley at the Funeral.

Mansfield, O., Oct. 26.--In pic
turesque little cemetery where gen
erations of Mansfeld's builders sleep
lie the remains of John Sherman,
Ohio's senator and the nations states
man. There yesterday all that is NOR
tai of the former secretary of state
was laid to rest with ceremonies that
were impressive yet eloquently sim
pie. All Ohio contributed laurels to
the illustrious dead, and representing
the nation were President Mckinley,
Elihu Root, secretary of war, and
other Washington officials. The city
was draped in mourning. Every bust
ness house closed at two o'clock and
all the schools were dimissed that the
pupils might attend the services at
the Grace Episcopal church, where, half
century ago, John Sherman first
worshiped and where for years he
was a vestryman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-01
A CENSUS BULLETIN.
1t Summarizes the Returns of POpuIa tiOn
of Cities Having $4,000 More
Inhabitants.

Washington, Oct 26-The census
bureau in a bulletin issued yesterday
summarizes the returns of popula-
ton of cities having $4,000 inhabitants
or more in 1900, the individual census
of each of these cities having been
officially announced heretofore. There
are 159 of these and the bulletin
shows that the percentage of increase
in their population from 1890 to 1900
was 1875 as against 1915 for the same
cities in the previous decade. The
absolute increase in the population of
these cities from 1890 to 1900 was
4,839, 1876, or 82,426 less than the abso-
lutte increase from 1880 to 1890, when
it was 1921, 562. The 159 cities com
bined have population in 1900 of 49,,
1884, 25, against 1885, 489 in 1890, and
9,933,927 in 1880. Of these $50 cities
divided into four classes, 10 had 2OO,-
600 and over, 10 had 100000 and under
100000, 40 had $4,000 and under 1OO,-
600, and 81 had $4,000 and under $4,000.
In 1880 there were but 20 cities
which contained more than 100000
inhabitants, but in 1890 this number
had increased to %, and in 1900 to 80.
: In 1900 there are rs cities of $4,000
inhabitants or more as compared with
SIS in 1890 and 35 in $780,.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-01
THE STRIKE CALLED OFF.
Anthracite Miners 60 Back to work at
Those Places Where Union Demands
Were Compiled with.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 26.-President
Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers,
gave out statement addressed to the
strikers last night for publication.
In it he says:
NAfter carefully canvassing the en-
tire strike situation, we, your officers,
district and national, have concluded
that your victory is so nearly COM
plete that no good end can be served
by continuing the strike longer. The
contest has been in progress for SO
days and the companies employing
you have, with few exceptions, signi-
fed their willingness to pay the scale
of wages formulated by the Scranton
convention of October IL and IS.
''As there are some few companies
who have neither posted, notified nor
signified in any other manner: their
willingness to pay the ten per cent.
advance in wages and suspend the
sliding scale, we would advise that,
unless the men employed by such
companies receive notices before Mon
day that the advance will be paid,
they remain away from the mines and
continue on strike until the companies
employing them agree to the condi-
tions offered by the other companies;
and the employees of the companies
who have offered the advance of ten
per cent. and abolished the sliding
scale are hereby authorized to resume
work Monday morning, October %,
and to be prepared, if called on, to
contribute reasonable amount of
your earnings for the maintenance of
those who may be compelled to con-
tinue on strike
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-01
A Noted Knight TernpIar
Owes His Health to Peruna.

Colonel L. I. Moody, prominent Knight
Templar, is well known IN every city in the
United States west of Buffalo, n. Y, as a
jewelers. Auctioneer. In the city of Chi
member of the K. rs and also of the Ma
sons. The cut shows Colonel Moody in the
costume of the Oriental ConsSstory Masons,
32nd degree.
enue, Chicago, H., Mr.. Moody says the fol-
lowing:
For over twenty-five years I
suffered from catarrh, and for
over ten years ] suffered from
catarrh of the stomach terribly.
SO I have taken all kinds of medi-
cines and have been treated by
all kinds of doctors, as thousands
of my acQuaintanceS are aware
in different parts of the United
States, where have travelled, but
my relief was only temporary,
until a little over a year ago L
started to take Peruna, and at
the present time / am better than
I have been for twenty years.
''The soreness has left my stOm-
ach entirely and am free from
indigestion and dyspepsia and
will say to all who are troubled
with catarrh or stomach trouble
of any kind, don't put it off and
suffer, but begin to take Peruna
right away, and keep it up until
you are cured, as you surely will
be if you perseYere.
EMy wife, as many in the southwest can
say, was troubled with bad cough and
bronchial trouble, and doctors all over
the country gave her up to die, as they could
do nothing more for her. She began taking
Peruna with the result that she is better now
than she has been in years, and her cough
has almost left her entirely. The soreness
has left her lungs and she is as well as she
ever was in her life, with thanks, as she says,
+. P. Moody.
Catarrh in its various forms is rapidly be-
coming general curse. An undOubted rem
edy has been discovered by DR.. Hartman.
This remedy has been thoroughly tested
during the past forty years. Prominent men
have come to know of its virtues and are
making public utterances on the subject. To
save the country we must save the people.
10 save the people we must protect them
from disease. The disease that is at once the
most prevalent and stubborn of cure is ca
tarrh.
If one were to make list of the different
names that have been applied to catarrh in
different locations and organs, the result
would be astonishing. We have often pub
llshed a partial list of these names, and the
surprise caused by the"first publication of it
to all people, both professional and non
professional, was amusing. And vet we
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-01
DID THE HANDSOME THING.
A Marrying Minister Who Found No
Fault with Gambling
Phrases.

In a volume of "reminiscences just pub
lshed entitled: '"The Wedding Day in Lit
erature and Art" minister relates his ex-
perIence with two weddings in the same
town on the same day, one in the morn
ing, one in the afternoon. '"The first we'd
ding fee l received was &c." he says, ''a very
large remuneration for the place and peo-
pie. After the second wedding the best
man called me into private room and
thus addressed me:
What's the tax, parson?
Anything you like, or nothing at ALL I
answered. q have frequently received moth
ing.)
Now said he, we want to do this
thing up in style, but 1 have had no ex-
perience in this business and do not know
what is proper. You name your figure
81 suggested that the legal charge was
two dollars"
&" 'Pshaw,' he said This amt legal. We
want to do something handsome
Go ahead and do it, [ said. Whereupon
he reflected a moment and then asked me
how, much L had received for the wedding
of the morning.
-" Ten dollars l replied
"His face frightened at once Here was
a solution to the difficulty.
=" I'll see his ante he remarked, raise
him five dollars and CALL Whereupon he
handed me $l5.'