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BONDS
Financial

New York. August 29.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram says:
 The American news improved the tone of the markets here today but failed to in- crease the volume of business in Ameri- cans in any other department. The invest ment demand for consois is reviving.
 The bank bought f2s,0O0 gold in bars and received f50000 from Australia.
 There is reawakening here of specula- tion in silver.
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BIG PLANT TO BE BUILT
By the Birmingham Railroad and Loco
 motive Company.

The Birmingham Rail and Locomotive Company will build a plant for ma king corrugated iron roofing, siding. ceiling, and so on, at Seventh avenue and Twenty sev- enth street. The machinery for the plant has been ordered and will be here in 8 short time
 O. E. Smith and Hosldns Williams own CTS of the business, stated yesterday that they expected to have the machinery in position and ready for operating within two or three months.
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New Orleans Cotton RIarke,

New Orleans, August 29-Cotton steady; sales, 1000; ordinary 5-16c; good ordinary, Sc; low middling, 9lsc; middling, 95sc; good middling 9bc; middling fair, 1O1sc Re- ceipts 2S7; stock, 33,793
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts, 15,- OS9; exports to Great Britain, 2,SS1; to France, S66; to the continent, 2,356; stock. SS,646.
 New Orleans, August 29.-Cotton futures easy. August, 9.47Q95O; September, S62G0 86i; October, S270pS. 2S; November, 81S4eS.19; December, S.17GDS,1S; $. January, SEpS.lS; February, S.19@S2l; March, S21@S.23; April, S.23QeS.25; May, S254S.N.
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Dewey to Join the Fleet

Gloucester August 29.--It was announced here today that Admiral Dewey will prob ably come to Rickport in few days and join the warships at that point. Tie Rear sarge is now anchored o- Rockport, and other vessels are expected It Is understood that Admiral Dewey will go on one of the vessels to Bar Harbor, where the American and British fleets are to join in festivities next week.
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NOBLE BANKRUPT
Duke ofManchester Squares With His
 Creditors

London, August 29.-The Duke of Man cherter today was adjudicated a bankrupt, entailing his resignation from all his clubs The petitions to the bankruptcy court in cluded one from the young nobleman him. self, whose acceptances are so widely dis tributed in unknown hands that his friends radical course.
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II4 I-2 Twenty-first St.,

cabled about over. Buying was checked by unsatisfactory European cables and the indifference of spot buyers Improved late on pit covering; closed steady at net un- changed prices to 1 points advance. Total sales, 7,700 bags, including: September, I.35; November, 7.50@7.55 December, 7.60D 7.65; January, ITO; February. 7.7547 80; March, 7.S0q7.S5; May, 7.9O.
 Sugar firm; fair refining, A; Centrifugal, 96 test 47s; molasses sugar, 4c; refined firm.
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N etaI Markets

New York, August 29.-Pig iron warrants weak at 1O5; copper quiet and unchanged at 16ss: lead dull and unchanged at 4371a. inc total exportation of pig iron from the United States during the first seven months of this year amounted to S9,S10 tons, against total of 1e2, ,936 tons for the same time year ago.
 The brokers price for lead was S4 and for copper 16.75@16.S71a.
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Live etCctS Markets

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Cattle receipts. 1S,5OO, including 5000 westerns and 1000 Texans; natives steady to strong; westerns firm; Texans strong to 10 higher; butcher stock active, steady: natives, best on sale today, one carload, $6G5; good to prime steers, S5.50d6.10; poor to medium. $4605D5 45; select ed feeders firm, $+dp4.75; mixed stockers steady, s. .25G03. .90 cows, $2.S0G4.50; heifers, S3d5; canners $210602.70; bulls. $2.o0df5O; tanners, $2. 10lo2.70: bulls, $2 50GD450: calves, s5Gp7.25; receipts, 1000; best on sale today 13 carloads at $3.SO; Texas fed steers, &.25@ g.; Texas grass steers, $325a4.20; Texas bulls g.. .5Gn3 40
 Hogs-Receipts: today, 27000; tomorrow, 23, coo; estimated left over, 5000; opened steady; closed Dc lower; top, $5i5; mixed and butchers, si.9G05.S0 good to choice heavy, $56D5.95; rough heavy, &S0949o; light $5.0565 .45; bulk of sales, $51Ofpo.3O.
 Sheep-Receipts, 2S,000; sheep and lambs steady; choice a shade higher; good to choice wethers, $3.65@S90; fair to choice mixed, $3.50Gt3.75: western sheep, B. 4O@3SO; Texas sheep, $2.50n3.50; native lambs, $40 5.75; western lambs, s4.75d5.75.
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REDUCED RATES CENTRAL OF GA. RY
 Account meeting of United National Asso- citation of Postoffice Clerks. Atlantic City, September Sd to 9th. 19OO Rate of fare and one-third on certificate plan via Central of Georgia and Ocean Steamship Company. Solon Jacobs. Commercial Agent; W. D. Tfammet, Travelling Passenger Agent, 20l5 First Avenue, Birmingham. Ala.
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SUMMER SALE OVER SMOOTH SEAS
Low Rate Excursion Tickets

ITO New York, Boston and the East-over- ia nd in luxurious sleeping cars on the per- fectly equipped trains of the Central of Caoreia Railway to Savannah, thence a delightful sea voyage on the palatial Steamships of the ocean Steamship Com
 For more detailed information apply to your nearest railroad agent or to SoIon Jacobs, Commercial Agent, 2015 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala .
 6-15-3m. cod.
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Treasury Sta tement

Washington, August 29.-Todays state ment of the treasury balances in the gen. eral fund.- exclusive of the $15O.O0OOO0 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $137, ,017, ,316; gold, s6S S53, ,034.
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DR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

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

New York, Aug. 29.-Spot Rio quiet; No. invoice, S5s; mild quiet; Cordova, 9asG14c. Futures opened steady at unchanged prices to points advance, but ruled dull and eased off. Only light local trading was in- dulged in Selling was checked by the strike conditions at Santos, although privately
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made direct on the Exchange for which the order is given.
 Correspondents-J. H. Parker & Co.,: c. w Lee & Co.,; Purnell, Hagaman & Co. New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Or leans; Ware & Leland. Chicago.
 References-First National Bank of Bir- rningham First National Bank of Rome. Ga
 TELEPHONE No 1145
 Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the city.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. August 29.4 D. m.-Spot in creased demand; prices higher; American midding fair, S1-32d; good middling, 11-11d; middIing, 5%; low middlng, Ed good ordinary. 51sd; ordinary. Sd. The sales of the day were 4,000 bales of which 400 were for speculation and export and included 5000 bales American. Receipts AGO all American.
 Futures opened steady and closed steady; American middling 1 m. c.
 August, 536 buyers; August-September 5.14@5.15 buyers; September-October, AGO sellers; October November 45e sellers November December, AS sellers; Decent ber-January, 4.42 sellers; January-Feb- ruary, 40 sellers February March, 43SGD 4.39 buyers; March-April, 4.370p43S sellers; April-May, 4.3G@4.37 buyers; May-June, 4.35G4.36 buyers.
 Dry Goods
 New York, August 29.-Some makes of finest bleached cottons reduced # cent per yard. No change in other bleached goods, demand quiet; nothing new in brown sheet ings or drills, dull demand and prices ir- regular for spot goods. Wide sheetings quiet.
 Coarse colored goods show somewhat more doing with easy sellers. Print cloths quiet and unchanged. No change in prints and ginghams are quiet. Mems wear woolens and worsteds very irregular, new lines being put out at low prices. Dress goods quiet and easy to buy.
 New York Cotton Futures
 TDxrD Drfxy to irn fr,I Q (y~
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Chicago Change

Chicago, August 2s.-A big cash business was the prime factor in wheat today, Sep tember closing 7sc higher than Monday. September corn closed 112c up and oats d shade improved. Provisions were fairly steady.
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x. D. COTHRAN & GO,

Members of Chicago Board of Trade Rooms 1 and Alabama National Ran1, -.-N Building.
 Private leased wires to New York, New OrleanS and Chicago.
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Celero- Pepsin-the king of all soda fount drinks; spark ling, refreshing and benefi- cial. All founts; 5 cents.
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By Private Wire to H. D.. Cothran & Co.
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OFFIcERs--N. B. Barker. President; Harding, Second Vice President; Tom O. Cashier.
 DlRECTORs-T. T. HilIxnan, B. NJ. ert Jemison, Ersklne Ramsay, T. II. Mo E. Barker. F. NJ. Jackson.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

cral Cotton Marker
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
BLooDIEsT OF THE CENTURY.
In One Hundred Years There Has
Been No battle TO Equal
GettysburE.

Gettysburg ranks in history as the
bloodicst battle of the century. II is
likely to retain its sanguinary preemi-
nence through the current year, which
completes the nineteenth century.
The combined losses of the federal and
confederate troops was over 40 per
cent. Of the entire number engaged
That is to say, with 100000 on each
side, the number of dead and wounded
amounted to 10000 apiece. 1t was the
second great battle of the civil war
that was fought on union soil, Antie-
tam being the first, There, too, the
losses footed up 35 per cent. of the
whole number engaged. What gave to
these two battles their peculiarly
bloody character was the fact that the
confederates were making y desperate
endeavor to lodge themselves perma-
rently in the federal lines, while the
union troops were fighting on their
own ground.
But although Gettysburg ranks first
in history, Cold Harbor stands forth
as the bloodiest place known in our
civil war. In Is minutes the union
army lost $4,000 men, and the horrible
Slaughter was stayed only when Han
cock refused to charge again on q
position which was impregnable.-
Utica Observer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
Youneest Drnmmer Rov

W. p. Malott, of this city, thinks
that one of the drummer boys who
served under him was the youngest
boy in the civil war. Mr.. Malott was
leader of the band of the Twenty-first
Indiana regiment, j. w. Mcmillan,
tolonel. Eddy Black, one of his
drummers, was just eight and half
years old when he joined the band
In 1861. He remained with the regi-
ment for over a year, until congress
discharged all the regimental bands
Eddie died a few years after he came
home. He was a brother OF Charles
ID. Black, the carriage manufactures,
of this ty.-Indianapolis News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05

be unwilling to 60 too closely into the
subject The hum OF rifle bullet. the
shrek Of a shell. the rush of cannon
shot must be, and always has been, ex-
tremely trying to the experienced war
rior. A certain officer. who prefers on
this occasion to be nameless, has frank
ly described his first experience in bat
tie. 1--WE were advancing 20 the scene
Of operations" he says. ION entering a
strip of wood it occurred to me that my
men, being raw recruits, would not
fight well on horseback. and sol or
dered them to dismount. This, of
course stopped the whole body of the
army behind the regiment. While the
men were leisurely tying their horses
an officer came up at furious gait and
asked peremptorily: What have you
stopped here for, and blocked up the
whole road?' 1 saw the point in a mo-
ment, and bade my men move out OF
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05

the wood. In themeantime my scab-
bard got itself hopelessly entangled in
bush, and the more tried TO get it
loose the more it stuck the faster So I
told my men to form at the edge of the
wood and wait for me. Then cut the
straps and left my broken scabbard in
the bush, while, with naked blade flash
Ing in my hand, 1 rushed TO the trout.
Not a man could L find. They were
anxious to see the fun, and had run over
the brow of the hill, and scattered along
the whole length of the line. After In
finite difficulty, many words and more
temper, got them together again.
1--WE were barely in position when I
heard distant cannon, and at the same
instant saw the ball high in the air. As
near as could calculate, IL was going to
strike exactly where stood, and dis
mounted with remarkable agility, only
to see the missile OF war pass 60 feet
overhead. 1 felt rather foolish as
looked at my men, but q good deal re-
heved when I saw that they, too, had
squatted on the ground, and none Of
them were looking at me. I quickly
mounted again and commanded them
TO stand up We were ordered to
charge soon after, and the enemy easily
gave way before us, for which was
most devoutly thankful. We passed
some dead and wounded, the first sad
results of real war that had ever seen.
AT night black clouds overspread the
sky, the rain fell in torrents, not even
a campfire could be kept to light up the
lmpenetrable gloom. / stretched NV
self upon the soaked ground. The pale,
rigid faces that had seen turned up to
the evening sun appeared before me as
1 tried in vain to shield my own from
the driving rain, and as the big foot of
4 comrade, laundering around in the
darkness, spiashed my eyes full of mud,
/ closed them in my first sleep upon a
battlefield. "-Chums.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
UNCLE BIG IKE ON "wAH."
Remi ntscences OF an Old Body serv-
ant of Young Confederate
Soldier.

"Well. Mars William Henry, dey tells
me de wah am ober. Mighty quick
done up, want it? De wahs is use
ter want no sech fas' perceedin's, but
dem Dagoes amt morn hat men.
noways. l seen lots on 'em down in
New Orleans when use ter go down
dar wild mules fruna Kaintucky. Dey
gifts mad mighty easy, en- den look
out, er dey'H stab yea in de back; but
when dey hez to face yer in q fight 1t
don't 'quire long to whip EN-"
"Why, Uncle Ike, didn't know yon
were in the war Of the rebellion. You
lived in Mississippi theN you told me.
Did you join Sherman on his raids2"
sherman? No, Mars William Hem
~, wuz on t'other side. De way
huccom it wuz. my young marster he'd
to go; leastwise his pa couldn't hole
him at home no longer, en- so ole
marster sont me wild him. 1 want
nuthin' but a fer-han', but / wuz
strong en- healthy dem days. Ev'y-
body called me Big Ike,' fur 1 wuz
putty pow'ful Ia de aims en- shoulders.
We he'd sev'rul o. de same name-Lit-
tie Ike, Ike johnson, Ike Darlington
"a foolish sort o. niger. allus cracldn'
jokes) en- me. Dis wuz how 1t hap.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05

him with other weapons-a good, hard
pair of fists. l was a more active boxea,
than he, and Mr.. CAPTAIN got it good
and hard. swung on him with nv
right, and when his head went over to
one side from the blow, knocked it
back with my left. Then 1 uppercut
him, and followed that up with a
straight one in the nose, and, by way of
establishment, blackened one of his
eyes.
by this time the captain yelled to
the men to arrest me. If he hadn't they
never would have done so; they were
not a bit sorry to see the captain well
dressed out. for he was intensely un-
popular. Invent to the guard house and
the whole story came out on my trial.
The offense which had committed was
punishable even by death, but all the
punishment l got was reduction TO the
ranks and transfer to another com
pany-the latter part of which SEN
tence was highly to my lilling."-Ruf-
falo News.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
BOWS OLD AND NEW
The Many Different Styles Used in An.
cisnt Warfare.

The Many Different Styles Used in An
cisnt Warfare.
While universally used by the an
clients, the form OF the bow varied with
different nations. The Scythian bow
was in the form OF the letter G, and the
bow Of the misunderstanding of the
Scythians-still keep that shape.
The Greek bow was not more than
three or four feet in length, but so stout
and stiff that 1t required considerable
strength and skill to use it. 1t is said
that the first Greek bows were made
from the horns Of a species OF goat,
the bases being united by means OF a
metallic band. Afterwards other ma
terial was used IN their manufacture.
but they still retained their original
shape. These bows were too short to
be OF much use, and, comparatively
speaking, but small portion OF the
troops were armed with them.
The Romans carried the bow to
Britain, where 1t at once obtained IA
vor, and during the Middle Ages, was
extensively used, forming an important
element Of the armies OF that period.
The English archers were said 10 be
the finest in the world, and their skill
decided the battles of Crecy, Peitiers
and Agincourt. The bows used were
OF two kinds, the long bow and the
| aroalest or cross-bow. The arbalest
was made OF steel or horns. and was
OF such strength and stiffness that Il
was necessary to use some mechanical
appliance to bend it and adjust the
string. The arbalestiers carried 8
| culver with fifty arrows, and were
placed in the van OF the battle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
SATURDAY. MAY 5, 1900
DRESSED THE MARTINEZ.
a Private Who Gave His Captain q
Good DrubbinR for His
Abuse

~Yes," said a veteran of the civil war,
who possessed a medal for gallant serv-
ices. 81 went into the army private
and 1 came out private, but that
doesn't signify that 1 never went any
higher. I was pretty young when the
war broke out, and there were many
fellows in the company who would
naturally be considered for promotion
before would, but, nevertheless, after
about years service, was promoted
to be a sergeant
"But the honor didn't last very long,
and the way in which reduction to the
ranks came about is characteristic of
the spirit which dominated the voiun-
teer organizations and the state of dis
ciphne which prevailed.
"You know you couldn't treat private
soldiers in the volunteer regiments in
the army in precisely the manner regu-
lar soldiers are treated. In the first
place, the officers of the regiment were
elected, which 1 believe to be subversive
TO good discipline, for a man who votes
for an officer has sort of feeling that
that officer is under some obligations to
him-that, IN short, he has a proprie-
tary interest in the officer. Again, the
men and officers were social equals in
civil life, and in some instances the of
ficers were OF humber occupations
than the men who served under them.
well, my downfall came about
through the conduct of the captain of
my company. If there ever was an ar
rogant, exasperating dog, II was he.
BE was good soldier and brave man,
bat his elevation had a bad effect on his
head-his capital piece was swelled be-
yond oil reason, He treated his men as
men before the mast are supposed to be
treated by the most brutal masters OF
ships.
WELL" continued the veteran, 'I had
a hard time of it with this martinez.
The most ordinary order was given in
the most insulting manner. He never
lost an opportunity TO humiliate me
and wound my feelings. If had been
an habitual offender against good dis
cipline instead of n pretty good observ-
er of it, could not have been worse
used.
bat the end came at last. One day
when I had been detailed for guard
duty Capt. - discovered trifling Of
Tense against regulations which had
committed. That was his opportunity,
and he used it with q malicious salts
faction. l was ordered to report TO
him, and was on my way when met
him in the company street in the pres
ence of large number of soldiers.
He stopped me and began to abuse
me Ike thief and n scoundrel. One to
hear him talk would imagine that I was
u captured deserter. was technically
TO blame, and so could do nothing but
grind my teeth and bear it all, although
grew hotter every minute.
FINALLY, encouraged, perhaps, by my
Submission, this man applied vile
epithet to me.
Then it was all off. slammed my
mussNet to the ground and sprang at
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
QUEEN OF MEDIUMS
Madam Zantille's Divine Gift
Conquers All Secrets.

JOY. happiness and success are the
three great blessings of this life, and
all three may be obtained through
knowledge of ones self. She holds the
key TO every hidden mystery and IL
mt only the OLDEST PR AOrICING
MEDIUM IN THE WORLD, but is al
o one OF the few reliable ones, being
over sixty years or age. Her expert
ence and knowledge OF life is broad
deep 81 d profound. and when uoited
with her moet marvellous powers of
mediumship il makes OF her ell that
she claims TO be. The earth reveals
unto this medium the hidden treasures
buried in her bosom. she gives advise
m business, love. courtship, marriage
everything. Madame Zsntille wishes
80 state that she does not use q globs
nor inspect the hand or head, nor tel
ny astrolegy or pslmistry, but reveals
che past, tells the present and pred ict,
the future by HER CLAiRvoYANr sIaH1
AND TRANCE hEDIUMsRiP. HOURS n.
no. co p. m. daily. White and color
cd invited.
- Love, Marriage, Divorce. Mis-.
mated il the cause of so much trouble
therefore consult this powerful medi.
ura at ouee, IS now is the time. Don't
forget the name and number.
MADAME zANTILLE,
Permanent Home and Office,
8ls,N. 2ud street
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05

It is announced that an entirely new
method for the manufacture OF table
cutlery is being introduced into Shelf
field, England. and is exciting much
Interest A round bar OF steel is placed
In machine, and by means OF by
draulic pressure perfect knife Is
formed-blade, bolster and handle. The
fash" is taken OF, and it is subse-
Quently ground and polished by ma
chinery. One such machine Is capable,
1t is stated, OF producing 5000 OF these
all steel knives per day, at a compare
lively small cost in labor. The ma
chimes are capable OF dealing with any
kind Of cutlery or tools.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
An Odd Railroad.

A horse railroad about a mile In
length. accommodates the residents of
a suburb OF San Francisco. The grade
Is about 3h percent A horse draws the
car and passengers uphill, the car de-
sends by its own gravity, and then
carries the horse on the rear platform
or the ear. The ascent is made at the
rate OF 2h miles an hour, the descent
averages at the rate Of 10 miles an
hour.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-05
Wisdom of the west

1--WE find," said the foreman of the
western jury, that if, as the prisoner
says, the shootin' was accidental, then
he ought to hang; fer in these gun af-
fairs a man oughter know his own mind.
1t oughter be shoot to kill or no shoot.
A man who has accidents happen to
him with gun is dangerus TO our soci-
ETY., an cughter be put out of the way
fer the safety OF respectable folks.'-
Phitadelphia North American.