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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24
COTTON MARKETS.


NEW YORK, May 23.-COTTON-Grea
excitement prevailed atsthe Cotton Elk
change to-day. An enormous business
was transacted. The market opened with
a bulIish ourisfh and made an advance
Of to 6 points on the first call, with
active buying in anticipation OF an adj
vance from the recent continuous de-
cines. 1t soon became apparent, how
ever, that the liquidation OF long ac-
counts was not over. Southern selling
was very heavy, and it turned the mar
ket Private advices said that southern
planters were quite generally eager TO
secure prices for their crop; anu M lilt
they would remain sellers so Ions as the
present high average OF crop accounts
was maintained. Local parties who
started in to buy for reaction soon soon lo 81
sell for short account AdV1ces IRON
cotton goods centres pointed 10 an IN
satisfactory demand at home and ABROAD;
Pronounced weakness in LiVeIpooi ana
large foreign selling orders inquired as
prominent bear influences also. Frivaie
cables indicated that the cotton trade
of Great Britain and the Continent was
not only bearishiy influenced by crop &C
counts from this side, but on account Oh
the bearish character of late intelligence
regarding the outlook for the Egyptian
crop, reported to be very much improved
by an increase in the Nile overflow,
which has already passed Khartourn,
with the Egyptian cotton average esti-
mated to be larger than ever before, &C
cordinS to the lnspector-General OF lrrl-
cation. For this country the crop news
from the central and eastern sections
of the belt was particularly favorable,
with Texas accounts better tnan they
have been. The selling movement con-
unued, with August contracts coming
out quite freely. Late in the afternoon
August fell to S.4S under an avalance of
long stuff and foremost bear selling. Al
rise near the close. The August price
broke 30 points from the call figures, this
being a decline OF about 100 points since
the selling movement was Instituted.
The market was finally steady a net
decline of to u points.
COTTON-Spot cotton closed easy at
1-16c. lower; middlIng uplands, 9 9-l6c.;
middling gulf. 8 13-16c.; sales, 5000 bales.
Futures opened steady a. the advance;
May, 925; June, 9-1S; July, 9-l5; August.
$50; September. SIS: October. I:92; No
vember, 7s4: December At RI, 49,; &c January
Futures closed steady at the decline;
May. 0.26; June, sci; July, S.S7; August.
S.54; September. SOB; October. 7:S5; No
vember, 10; December, I'll; January.
IT,; February, la; March. III
CoTToN-Quiet; middling, 9-l6; net
receipts. GA bales; gross, G9,o oaies'
Total to-day-Net receipts, 5,29l bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1886 bales;
to the Continent, $685. bales; stock, 3o2'-
913 bales.
exports to Great Britain, 26.263 bales;
to the Continent, 2o,T09 bales:
Total since September lst-Net receipts
6.291, 07o bales; exports to Great britain,
:, 1906 40 bales; to France, G9S, 752 bales;
to the Continent 2,52l,294 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. May 223.--CoTToNo..
bid; July, S.G4@S65; August, S2lgS. -;
Septeinl,er, 7.SOlI7. 81; October, 7.54Qpl 80;
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24
TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond, Va, May %,

richmond, va, May 70, lJOO
Private sales to-day We're as follows:
Wrappers, , hogsileads; filters, II hogs
heads; cutters, S hogsheads; leaf, hogs
heads; Tugs, 3 hOgsheads; stems, 10 hogs
heads.
Loose sales to-day Were: Stonewall
Warehouse, G.5l:, pounds-highest price,
$40; also, packages by sample; Shell
burne's Warehouse, 12,743 pounds-high-
est price. SO. Mr.. ]. j. Fogg, of King
and Queen county, sold one lot at Shell
burnes Warehouse at sd. Mr.. w. T.
Chinault, also of King and Queen, sold
one lot at SIT and another at SO. Cren-
shaws Warehouse. 9,495 pounds-high-
est price, SIT.
Inspections were: Bright, 81 hogsheads;
Ozark, 26 hogsheads and 81 tierces. Re
views-Bright. y hogsheads; dark, l
hogsheads and 3 tierces.
Warehouses report 1913 hogsheads re-
Ceived and 80 hogsheads delivered.
Internal revenue collections to-day
were as follows: Tobacco. S4,G71.54;
cigars, 81, 17597.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 23.-DRY GOODS
The demand continues on q very quiet
scale for all descriptions of cotton goods
on home account Export business to-
day moderate but at steady prices. No
change in the market for staple cottons.
either brown, bleached or colored goods.
to home trade. Prints quiet throughout,
some new fall fancy calicoes being
shown but no prices fixed, orders taken
al value. Gnghams steady in all grades.
Regular print cloths idle but wide goods
rather tir1ner Mems wear woollens and
worsteds inactive Fancies irregular.
Little doing in woollen and worsted dress
goods
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24
COrToS-slcED OIL MARKET

NEW YORK. May ooa-coTToN-sEED
OIL-Inactive and barely steady, al
barrels. 34G3431ac.; prime summer yellow,
3715c. asked; off summer yellow, SIC;
butter grades nominal; prime winter
yellow, 40QG42c..;; prime white, 4O@41c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24
Perhaps You Don't

a Gentleman, taking dinner with some
frien1s exclaimed: II don't often get such
a good dinner in the city: Johnnie, the ne
HE Efforts to stow away all the good
things. to calculate: NEITHER DO
WEE WEE Now, perhaps, where you are get
ting you Stock or GEain o orders seT,; sx
snd nerhaps, when you feel inclined to
..kickn about it. you think neither does
,nVbodv else: but that is where you
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24
PEANUT MARKETS.

NORFOLK, VA, May 23.-PEANUTs-
Farmers stock-Fancy, 2Ac.; strictly
prime, 2211sc.. prime, 2AAc.; common, &c.
bound Spanish, S105 bushel. Tone of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24

MONEY AND EXCHANGE.--Money on
ali EASY at 1903 per cent; last loan al
per cent: prime mercantile paper 800
AZ per cent Sterling exchange easy,
~. s5lSa4. s744 for demand and at S4;S4&9
j S4N for sixty days: posted rates, $500
@480; commercial bills S4.s494 S1a ~:
silver certificates 6066l; bar silver. 60;
MEXICAN dollars, an. Government bonds
irregular: State bonds irregular; railroad
bonds irregular.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24

LIVERPOOL, May 223;.-t P. M.-COT-
TON-Spot in moderate demand; prices
1-32d. higher; American nliddlins, fair,
5la; good mtddlins. 5as; middiing, o15;
nary. 4 Ids The sales OF the day were
5000 bales, of which 500 were for specu-
lation and export, and included 100
American Receipts, 1900 bales, includ-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24
DEATHS.

KEMPER-Died. at the residence of Mr..
w A. Robinson No 1912 East Broad
Street, A SCOTT kEAIPER; aged
twenty-one years.
Funeral from the residence THIS
Thursday EVENING. at 3 o'clock
Friends and acquaintance are invited
to attend
NELsoN-Deid, May sd, at the Wo-
mans College Miss EMMA p. MEL
son. sister OF the president, DR.. James
Nelson.
The funeral service will be held at
the First Baptist Church TO-DAY
(Thursdav,. at 5 o'clock Friends OF
the family are invited.
The trustees of Richmond College and
the Woman's College are requested.
without further notice. to act as hon-.
orary pall-bearers at and from the
church.
4RAINEY.-Died. Wednesday morning, at
o'clock, MARION RAYMOND, young
est son OF T. j. and Estelle Ratney;
aged seven years and nine months.
The, funeral Will take place TO-DAY.
B at O'Clock. from the residence OF his
parents, No. 104 South Laurel Street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-24

steady. No. :; spring wheat, G2@G515c.:
No red, 72lI2Ec. No. corn. 3il2@
373sc.: No. ? yellow corn, 31AG13Sc: No
> oats 22211@Ge335c.; No. white, 2312e );
No. 3 white, 2i& G025lac. No. . rye, 56Ac.
Good feeding barley, SEC; fair to choice
mating, 3G%@41c. No. l flaxseed, 81 50;
No / northwestern, $50. Prime timo-
thy seed. s2.45. Mess pork, per barrel
Sl0,5f0l1 IS Lard, per 100 pounds, $3.50
$685. Short rib sides Ooosel, $4,000
G.G5: dry sailed shoulders {boxed), $4,000
CTS: short clear sides (boxedD. SI1I. 10
Whisl1ey basis of high wines. S1.25. Su-
sars, cut loaf, S5.9S; graduated. $5.i2;;
confectioners' A, S5.3S; off a, S:.23.
Clover contract grade. $3.50. Butter
firm; creamery, 15GG1912c.: dairy, 1910
lie. Cheese dull at SiA@92sc. Eggs
strong: fresh, III
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Benefits of Newspaper Advertising.
Frank Daniels made an experiment
recently at Wallack's theRter Speak
ing Of it the comedian said: Between
the acts ushers distributed among the
audience slips with brief printed
statement politely asking the recip-
lent to indicate by check mark in the
list of various advertising forms which
one had attracted him TO the perform
ance-newspapers bill boards, window
Autographs or something else. The
people seemed to take kindly TO the
idea and the response was most liberal.
Eleven hundred slips were handed to
the ushers, and of that number osl
had been attracted by the newspapers
solely
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Fred e. weckel and family left yes
terday for Cincinnati where they will
reside. Mr. Weckel is q member of
OF the shoe firm of Eisensehmikt g.
Weckel, which interest he will retain
He will take position on the road
with the Cahill Hennessey Hotter
Shoe Co. Mr.. Weekers only object in
leaving Guthrie is on account OF his
heolth and 1t is hoped that the change
from indoor 10 outdoor employment
will agree with him. He has not In
the least lost faith in Guthrie, as he
retains his interests here and IL will
only be a matter OF year or so until
he returns TO Guthrie,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16
HOT FIGHT
At Albay. LuzOn, in Which the
BOlOmen Use Msusers.
scrlnna.McRaelLeaRue

Scrlpps-McRae,Lea
Manila, Feb. 16.-A hot fight be-
tween the insurgents and the Ameri-
can troops occurred at Albay, Southern
Luzon, February 8. During the night
tho American garrison at Oerago was
suddenly attacked by 1900 native Bo.
lomen armed with mausers. The gar
rison held its own till reinforced. The
insurgents then attacked Albay, set
ting fire 20 the houses. The Fortieth
volunteers, of the garrison, were
forced TO retire TO the convent. The
insurgents were finally driven Off by a
heavy Rre. with II killed. The Amer
lean loss was two killed and fve
wounded, including an officer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Bicycle Berry Book, No OF The
Biggle Books is all about berries. A
whole encyclopedia OF berry lore, boil
ed down after the manner OF Farm
Journal. Tells about varieties, about
planting, growing, mulching. cultivat-
ing, picking and marketing. II gives
practical pointers from the pens OF
scores of leading berry growers from
all parts OF the country who have con-
tributed 70 It's colums, II has Colored
representations OF berry true TO size
and color. thiuty-three portraits OF
practical bergman, and thirty~fve
pther illustrations, handsomely bound
I'm cloth. The price is 90 cents, free
by mail; address the publishers, Will
mer Atkinson Co.. PHI Ndelphia.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16
New Omoers

The Southwestern Nursery associa-
tion which has been in session at Okla
homa City, have elected the following
permanent officers:
President, John A. Taylor Of Wynne
wood, l. II.
Vice president, j, W. stevens OF
Yale
Secretary, J., W. Preston of King
asher
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

81 think / would go crazy with pain
we're IL not for Chamberlain Pain
Balm" writes Mr.. w. II. Stapleton, Of
hermipie, Pa. al have been afflicted
with rheumatism for several years and
have tried remedies without number
but Pain Balm IS the best medicine
have got hold Of" One application
relieves the pain. For sale by G. r..
Renfro.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The Entire Nous club of oklahoma
City gave II swell reception Wednes-
day evening at the opera house. Dane
ing was the social pastime. Mr John
Wand and daughter, Miss Hettie, led
the grand march. One hundred and
fifty couples attended
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16
WeekLu LeQder one ueQr Qnd "a

Weekly Leader one year and the
JdTm journal the remainder of
1000 and all of Io0I iS02 io05
and 1904, for only SOC. Sub
SoriptionS begin with the current
month; we cannot supply back
numbers. Orders sent in FebYu-
ary wiH begin with February, and
so on.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Frequently accidents occur ia the
household, which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises. Fer use in such
cases BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT
has for many years been the constant
favorite family remedy. Price 25c and
5uc Sold by II. b. Lille g. Co. and
Wheeler & Son.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Children who are troubled with
worms are pale in the face. fretful by
spells, restless in sleep. have blue rings
around their eyes and pick the nose.
WHITES REAM VERMIFUGE will
xii AAnd e ell these para ties. Price
25 cents. Sold by f.. b. Lille & Co.
and Wheeler q Son. y
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Enent the Entire Nous: The gentle-
men In full dress suits with broad ex-
panse OF white shirt front, and che
ladies in their rich and beautiful fan
cy ball costumes in the brilliantly
lighted and beautifully decorated ball
room, made scene that was simply
entrancing.-O @. Journal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Are you restless at Etght and have a
bad cough Use BALLARD>s HORE-
HOUND SYRUP IL will secure you
sound sleep and effect a prompt and
radical cure. Price 25c and SOC Sold
by f, B. Lille g Co, and Wheeler a
Son.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The program for Indiana Day" on
February 22nd, Is being prepared and
will appear in day or so. There will
be about two hundred Indianians in
the convention.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Faults of digestion cause disorders
of the liver and the whole system be-
comes dersnged. HERbINE perfects
the process of digestion aud assimilh-
tion, and thus makes pure blood. Price
so cents. Sold by +. B. Lille q Co.
and Wheeler & Son.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Amos A. Ewing, the oil inspector is
in the city, Mr.. Ewing is studying
the maps and otherwise informing
himself reg garding the Philippines. IL
Is believed he has his eye on a lucra
tive lob in Manila.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Fortune FavOrs the brave" 1t Is also
favorable TO those who purify their blood
the spring by taking Americas Gfeatest
Spring Medicine, Hoods SarsapaiIla. A
clear head and healthy body are given by
its use II -
Constipation is cured by Hoods sPills, 25c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

600 ydS. all woOI black ard nq-
Uy blue imported HeEriettas, 50 in
Uide, per yard 60o salvage sale
Grand Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16
ol,Inhomn Weather

For Oklahoma and Indian territor
ies-Partly CLOUDY and continued coll
tonight and Saturday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Ladies t06ietG sin lined jackets
regular price So so to $12, So, 98
saiVGge saie-GTGnd Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

IF there is any meaning in the
term. 'Redi Bargains, F." the Grand
Leader has them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The 3yth Pythian anniversary viii
by the George Washington lodge No,
I3, at Ft. Reno on the 10th. Those
fortunate enough 10 receive invitations
,may safely count on a good time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

200 Dr. Warmers GOr9ets, sizes
20 to so, 69O, Each salvage sale
...-6FaRd leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

A boy named Hunt was up in the
probate court todEy for attempting
robbery by means of boring a hole
through q floor. He was bound over
TO the action of the grand jury.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

A. =. Portwood has movGd his bar
ber shop to 1913 south Second steet. He
now has a nice place with electric
lights and hot and cold baths.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

so Sateen uHdershirts, regular
price So. 25. salvage sale ST. 25-
Grand Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Removed from H8 Harrison 10
100 east Oklahoma aUeRue, next to
FranhHn'S grocery. We are shOw-
ing the incest stock OtHarhe8S and
SGddiery goods in Guthrie. call
and see me. I can SdUe you mon
eg. w. S. FiNNEY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

25 Ladies tailor make suits,
price 81 to $40. 1898 salvage
sale Grand Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Today was payday for the city
school teachers and $1,000 was paid TO
them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

100 pair lace curtains. regular
81 grade. slightly soiied, per pair
1925 salvage saIe-GrGnd Leader
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The weather was so cold last night
that the city dads failed to have a
quorum at the council meeting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Miss Alice Paine is leading mem
Der of the Entire Nous club at Oklaho'
ma City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The 3Tth anniversary Of the X. oi
p. lodge occurs en- next Monday, the
10th.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

For rent Furnished rooms, with or
without FIRE. Call at 403 T.. Harrison.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Thore is plenty of room on the stage
Go hsudle th' Sorses in great shape a
our new theater
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Have your prescriptions filed at Lii
hs's drug. store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Clyde orner has taken a position
with the shoe firm of Eisenschmidt &
Weckel.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Don't fail TO see the trained horses
Monday night at the Brooks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16
} g@aoSs@00ee0es0SOoOeOSoO0e
LOCAL MELANGE.
s@ao@o0ooooesoseoaooea0seS
New books at Lillie's

straw for sale, enquire of II. II. Ha-
gan.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

See the horse race Monday night in
police patrol at the Brooks.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

MeSsTs. HiTSoh ana KaufmaOf a
the Grand Leader haUe been in
Guthrie long enough for the trad
ing public to hnOW that whsn the
Grand Leader adUertises real bnr-
gains, real bargains is exactly
what they they wH get.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The Grand Leader viii stand for
everything they advertise, and the
people wW stand for everything
advertised by the Grand Leader.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The Capitol Ma
tional Bank, Of
Guthrie, Okla,
offers to deposit
ors every facility
which their bal
ances, business
and responsible
ity warrant.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Thermometer at a. m. registered
10 degrees above.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

For pure drugs go to Lilies drug
3tOre.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

The horses are taken from their
tails, harncssed, hitehed aud starteds
under full speed in four seconds at the
Brooks Monday night
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

AT olsmith's today, you will find the
following choice brands of smoiing
20 baccos; Dills best plug cut, Old Eng
lish curve cut; Patterson's Lucky
Strike, Surbrug's Golden Sceptre, La
Preferencia cigars.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Vaccine points at Lilies drug store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

Searchllght Pills cure liver ills and
all diseases arising from a disordered
stomach, liver or bowels. 10 cents a
bottle sold and guaranteed by +. b..
aAillib& Co. Guthrie, O. Il.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-02-16

with Miss Mary Nicholas, The club
prepared some veIy fine dishes, among
which were roast pig, smothered
ehicken. fricd onions with sei-sei
sauce, New England pumpkin pie, old
fashioned mince pie and eleven kinds
of cake. Frank Mcclure was the hon
Orery gueat. 4
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-19
Coal Iand:Iro Cenfer.

Birmingham, Ala, is built on a foun- dation of limestone Its southern lim- its touch a range of hills which are filled with iron ore. On the north lies another ridge containing immense deposits of coal. Nowhere else, it is claimed, are the three essentials for the manufacture of iron and steel found so close together. As a conse- quence, Birmingham is one of the greatest producers of iron and steel in the world. A new steel mill, to cost $1,500, ,000, and rod, wire and nail mill, to cost s2,000,000, are now in process of erection. Birmingham makes pig iron at a cost of S6 ton and basic steel at an additional cost of from $3 to $5 ton. Because of the low cost of production, it's mills send more pig iron to foreign countries than all the rest of the United States put together. During the first six months of 1898 Birmingham's shipments to foreign ports amounted to 98,000 tons of pig iron, in addition to 5000 tons of cast iron pipe. Foreign trade for 1899 will show an increase of more than B per cent over last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-01-19
Cubans and Porto Rieans.

One result of the provisional state of things now existing in Cuba is that Cubans who travel abroad are without any definite government protection. They are no longer subjects of Spain and they are not citizens of the United States. Secretary Hay has issued in structions under which they will be given the good offices of American rep resentatives abroad, in case of need, but this is by way of friendly inter- vention rather than official protection. Porto Ricans, however, will be given protection in all matters in which American citizens would be entitled to D;; but they will be registered at the tonsulates as native Porto Ricans and not as citizens of the United States.