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Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations
nm sLnnIn nnl EnncN nrnhmCe.

Condition Of Trade and Quotations
on staple md Fancy Produce.
EGGS-Roceipts increasing; fresh stock,
weak at 12c.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Choice to fancy
turkeys, 9alOc; ducks, SlzG9c; geese, Siadac;
spring chickens, slsd9c; hens, s@slac; roost-
crs, id5c.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens, 6lRa7c: spring
chickens. 6igG7c; old and STACEY roosters,
3n5c; ducks, 64c; turkeys, &c.
BtTTER-CommOn to fair, 16c; choice,
l7dlsc; separator, 25c; gathered creamery,
22a23c.
PIGEONs-Llve, per doz., 75c.
VEALS-Choice. DC.
GAME-Ducks, mallards. s3.OOaS.2 5; blue
wing teal. N.75; green wing teal, Sl251i.5O,
mixed ducks, $l.50d2.co.
oYsTERs-Medium per can, lsc; stand
ard, per can, PC; bulk standard, per gal.
Sl.25; extra selects, per can, 30c; extra Sc
leCts, per gal, S.fOGl.7j; New York counts,
per can, &c; New York counts, per 100, 81 %.
81; midland. choice, $3.50; lowiand choice,
IS; rye straw. choice, $3.50; No. 8 corn, 26i9c
No. 2 white oats, 22Rc; cracked corn, per
ton, $ll; corn and oats, chopped, per ton,
$ll.5o; bran, per ton, Sl2; shorts, per ton, Sl3.
VEGETABLES.
NEW TURNIPS-Per doz. punches. SOC.
SPtNACH-Per box, 81.
NEW BEETS-Per doz. punches. 4oa5Oc.
LETTUCE-Per doz. punches, 4Oc; fancy
head lettuce. per Dbl, s..
RADIsHES-Per doz. lunches. 4Oc.
SWEET POTATOES-Per DOL, ILLINOIS,
So. Jerseys, IS; large bbls., Kansas. 2.75.
POTATOES-Per bu, choice. 0di0c.
CABBAGE-Holland seed, &c.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, per crate
$3.50.
ONIONS-Retail, yellow, 75c; red, S599Oc;
Ohios. per Dbl, s2.25,
CELERY-Per doz., 25d3oc; California,
per bunch, i0n75c.
Observation-Disclosures, per h., lAc; Ca,
madam. 1Ac; per Dbl, 50.
MUSHROOMS-Per Id. box. soc.
TOMATOES-Florida, per 6-basket crate,
RHUBARB-Pcr doz., soc.
FRUITS.
APPLES-Choice western shipping stock
81. 0Oa3.JO; New York stock, 81; fancy, A,5
@475.
GRAPES-Malaga, per bbl.. S7.oo69.0O.
CRANBERRIES-Bell and Bugle, pei
Dbl. IS.
TROPICAL FRUITS.
ORANGES-Mexican. per box, 50; Cali
! fornia navels, per box, $3.25d3.5O; Cali,
fornia seedlings, per box, S2.50d2. rs.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HONEY-Per dissection case. s3.25.
.NuTs-Hickory, large, per bu., SIPS
~shellbarks, $1.35.
FIGS-California, layers, per 1O-lb. box
81; California carton, per 1O-lb. box, $l.lO
imported figs, per lb., 13c.
HIDES, TALLOW, ETC.
HTDES-No. l green hides, Sc; No. 2 greer
hides, &c; No. / sailed hides, SC; No. 2 salteC
hides, Sc; No. / veal calf. 8 to 70 lbs. &c
| No. > veal calf, Il to 10 lbs. Sc.
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LIVERPOOL. Feb. l1-WHEAT-Spot,
nrm; No. l California, IS r9dd6s "a; No. :
rcd western, winter, stock exhausted; No.
l northern spring, Is Id; futures. closed
firm: March, 6s loNsdi May, 81 lo'gd' july
6s l0Ad,
CORN-Spot. firm; American mixed, new,
IS sd; American mixed, old, So SGD; futures
firm; February, IS Tsd. March. Ss I'D;
May, IS 1Ssd.
Professionalism. IS nd.
HOPS-At London. Pacific coast, dull,
G3 l0s6EA
FLoUR-st. Louis fancy winter, firm,
Is Sd.
PROFESSIONALISM. dull; extra India
mess, SOS; prime mess, Us Cd. Pork, Arm;
prime mess, western, 66s Sd. Hams, short
cut, II to l6 lbs, firm, i9s I'd. Lard. firm,
prime western, in t]ierccs, ais Sd; American
refined, I'm rails. SIS Sd. Bacon. Arm; Cum
herland cut, Is to 80 lbs, 37s Cd; short ribs,
rs to % lbs, Sjs Cd; long clear middlcs,
li~ht, so to rs lbs, 36s; long clear middles,
heavy. IS to 40 lbs, S5s cd short clear
backs. " to is lbs, ass Cd; clear bellies. "a
TO IL lbs, S9s I'd. Shoulders. square, u to
l. lbs, firm. as,
BuTrER-Finest and good United states,
nominal,
CHEFSE-Firm; American finest white,
SIS; American finest colorcd, sos.
YELLOWSTONE prime city, 29s; Aus
tralian, in London, 2Ss Cd.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 1O.-CATTLE-Rc-
Ceipts, 200 head; prices nominal; severe
weather caused "A shortage in supply, the
receipts for the week amounting to 32,VN
head, which fact caused last weeks de-
cline. prices today showed very 1ttIe
change from last weeks quotations, heavy
native steers brought S5.OOd5.6O; light
weights, ~Si5nd5.35; stockers and feeders,
81 90: butcher cows and hoifers. S3.OOh
$50; Gamers. 81 5Oa3.OO; fed westerns, $i.ONH
SO: western feeders, $3.5Od450; Texans,
s.. 5Oq4.5O.
H6GS-Reccipts. 5000 head; packers and
shippers were Indifferent buyers; prices
ruled steady to SC lower: heavy. $4.75d4.S7l2.
mixed. $4.70d4SO; light, $i.5OG4.75: pigs, $ill
qi.40,
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts for the
week. $1,000 head. The supply was the
largest for several weeks; lambs sold shade
lower early in week, but advanced the last
two days: muttons and feeders sold STEADY
lings. S5.OOd5.65; muttons, $i.5OUS.25; stock
ers and feeders, $3.25di.5O; culls, S2.5Od5.5o'
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COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL
Center Of Interest Shifts to Corn Pit, tn; I
Market Being Strong.
WHEAT FIRM WITHOUT BEING ACTIVE
oats Market Is strong on u Good GEN.
crnl Dcmnnd-Mnrkct for proNi-
sions Not n BiE One-wcak Hog
Market at Opening.

CHICAGO. Feb. 1O.-The enter of inter-
est on the Board OF Trade was shifted to
the corn pit, that market being exception
ally strong and active, May closing a4d7sc
over yesterday. Wheat, Influenced by corn
and better cables, closed firm, May lac up.
oats closed sake improved and provisions
also a trine better.
There will be no morning session Of the
board on Monday. 1t was a sad session for
short sellers in the corn pit for the coarse
cereal, after an early gain on which trad
ers confidently sold more than they had
bought, failed to follow its usual custom of
reacting and climbed still higher. Trade
was active and large and the crowd greater
than in any other pit. The influence of It's
strength overspread the whole floor. Inc
source of the markets power was Some
thing of a problem. An enormous shipping
business was claimed. but New York re-
ported only fifty boatloads taken for eT-
port. Offerings from Illinois. from which
Chicago has recently drawn most OF It's
supply, were very small and receipts-4S6
cars here-moderate; The main influence,
| however, seemed to be the large purchases
| made by moneyed spectators, whose &C
lions were followed by a horde of lesser in
%terests: Their maneuver to nix a higher
posed to hold in good quantities. was az
least for the day successful. May sold
from SS&G337sc at the opening to 5i'aadf'sc
Wheat was firm without being very ac-
tive. Better cables, due largely to smaller
worlds shipments and the eXceptional
| strength of corn, were the influences. New
York reported six loads taken for export
| and seaboard clearances in wheat and flour
were 537. 900 bushels. Primary receipts were
i 5000 bushels, against i64, coo bushels last
year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 49,
cars, compared with 37 last week and 81 a
year ago. Receipts here were SIS cars,
none of contract grade. May opened a,
| 6Sas G6Slhc. ac over yesterdays close, sofa
off to 6SAd6Sssc and reacted to 6SSsc, clos
ing nc improved at 6ShG6s9sc.
The oats market was strong on a good
general demand. Receipts here were 2I-
cars. May ranged from 23l2c at the open
ing to 231c, at which the market closed, 3
MI2c over yesterday.
The market for provisions was not a big
one. A weak hog market was felt at the
opening, which was lower for pork, hui
steady for lard and ribs. This was recoV-
cred, the strength of corn being Il factor.
The demand was fair and offerings lght,
NAV pork sold from Sl1.02l2 "a. Tl,l5 ano
closed 2ibc over yesterday at Slice; May
lard from $50 to S6.l5, closing 2t2c UP al
81, IL. and May ribs from S6.O5 to S6O.!2
with the close a shade better at S6:Q?nb.o'tg
ESTIMATED receipts tomorrow: wheat, 81
cars: corn, $50 cars; oats, $50 cars; hoss
$4,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
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of the days receipts was
purchasing the num-


CATTLE-As usual at the close of the
week, there were very few cattle i'm the
yards today, and not enough to really make
a market, had they all been on sale, but as
it happened. just about half of them, or ten
cars, were consigned direct to packers from
Kansas City and were not offered for sale,
The market was about what sellers have
come to expect on the last day Of the week,
that Is, 1t was slow and Indifferent. Some
of the buyers did not go up into the yards
at all, and those who did as a rule wanted
the stuff at low prices to pay them for
their trouble in carrying it over to next
week.
The tendency of the cattle market seems
to be downward, and there is no doubt but
what buyers are working to get it down
on the supposition that there are a good
many cattle on feed. Their efforts have
been greatly aided by the large receipts at
most market points, though South Omaha
has not had anything very extra of n run.
The market here has been, if anything,
better than at most points, but it, too, has
gone lower. The low day of the week was
Wednesday, when the market was in bad
shape, but on Thursday and Friday it re-
covered a little, and at the close of the
week is only l5d20c lower than last week.
Cows and heifers have not been in very
large supply at any time during the week,
while the demand for that kind of cattle
has been very good, with the result that
the market has not suffered as much de-
cline as the market on beef steers. Cows
and heifers are not to exceed 10c lower
for the week.
With fat cattle going down rapidly the
market on stockers and feeders has fol-
lowed the downward course, and for the
week the general run of cattle of that de-
scription is fully 25c lower. The amount
of trading in that kind of cattle is small,
as the country does not seem at all anxious
to buy under the present conditions gov
erning the fat cattle market. Representa-
tive sales.
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New york Live stock.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1O.-BEENES- Re-
ceipts. ia head; no trading: nominally
steady; exports. 26O head cattle and 1900
CALVES-Rece.pts, 14S head; very little
trade: prime veals, $.25; car southern
calves hold over.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 15l head;
sheep. quiet and steady; lambs, very dulI,
A.75d5 1917; lambs, prime to choice, S7.S1l2q
..S5.
HoGS-Receipts, 2,4S1 head; Steady at So
45.40.
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ST, Louis Live stock.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. Neutrality-suspicious.,
100 head; market steady native shipping
and butcher steers. 50. 9Cn5.2 %; steers under
1000 lbs, $3.5Oa4.50; stockers and feeders.
81. 75a4. 10: cows and heifers. S2,WA 4. 90;
and Indian steers. 81. 25a4.55, with the best
worth $40; cows and heifers, 2,6ot3.72
HSo 5Sd f;gSfs ' g5d nfS s.: p naINGt S! So 45a
80: butchers. 81. 5000. 90.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-ReCeipts 200 head;
| market nominal: native muttons. A.Q0a
SO: lambs, s.. soar. GO; culls and bucks,
81. 5OI4. rs.
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developments In Australia, It is reported
from there that tho lN9 clips will show q
deficiency estimate at nearly 10000 kin
The arrivals Of wool FOR the next series OF
auction sales amount to lU2. 9S6 bales, In
Guiding 3O.5OO forwarded direct. The i'm
ports during the week were; New South
Wales. l,6ii bales; Melbourne. 1856, South
500: Albany. g6; Cape Of Good Hope and
Natal. 1850. china. 77; Bremen, sol; else
whore. RI
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aeain ON shccn. SO that cycrythIne changed

again on sheen. so that everything changed
hands in uuod season.
The sheen market this week has been tn
exceedingly good shape and entirely to the
liking OF sellers. Buyers have wanted The
stun. and though there was a fair run II
was. if anything. smaller than the require.
mcnts of buyers. so that the market was
strong every day. Sheep FOR the week
could safely be quoted 25c higher ano
lambs loo HIGHER.
Quotations: Good to choice fed y~earlings
Si.GOQ5.7 10; fair to good vcarlings, S'5ua,'o
good to choice wcthcrs, &150j.iO; fair tt
good wcthcrs. Si.15u5.O1; good to choice fec
ewes, $t5oHA.7 40; good to choice fed native
lambs. s .750IOo: good to choice western
lambs. $665u6.gO; fair to good led western
lambs. 81. lOn6.65; feeder wethers, &Wni,5O
feeder ]ycarliugs. Si.5Nd5.Oo; good to choice
feeder lambs Si5OI5.25. Representative
sp1UG.
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KANSAS CITY. Feb. 1O.-WHEAT-May,
&c; cash, No. 2 hard. 6Sa6Slsc; No. 3, Ss}s@
GlSC; No. > red, 69NT zoe; No. >, 6Sdt6Sc.
CORN-May. SlMc: cash. No. . mixed,
3oAc: No. . white, 3Lc; No. ,, Sic.
OATS-No. . white. 2ic,
RYE-No. .. 52c.
HAY-Choice timothy, S.COa9.5o; choice
prairie. SG.75a1.O0.
RECEIPTS-Whcat, IS $500 bu. corn. 52,60l
bu,; oats. 1900 bu.
SUPERINTENDENT. 16, 800 bu.. corn, 2S,-
800 bu. oats, 1000 bu.
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Minncnnnlis Mhcnt and rInnr.

store: No. j northern. February, 65a.c;
May, 60&c; July, 67isc. on track: No. /
hard &c; No. l northern. 65Hsc; No. > north
ern, 62leC.
FTOUR-Stcady; first patents, s3.60nS.7 20;
second patents. S3.30d3.40; first clears, S2.60I
.. 20: second clears, S2l0.
B~RAN-Ouiet; in bulk, Sl1 Wull -.
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and about steady. with no material change
in quotations. California dried fruits were
fairly active and Arm at former prices.
Stat" ~CVllotatDI urnlcs, common. ohtC;
prime, t.Hsi.r: choice, 7Ti'zc; fancy, SI
h.. as to size and quality. AprNots, Royal,
l3dl5c. Moor Park. l5dlSc, Peaches, peeled,
ls012J. uuDceled. Gik09C.
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HOGS-The market this morning opened
sc lower under the influence of the reports
from other markets and the lower provision
market yesterday. Later on, under the in
fluence of the very good demand. the mar
ket frmed up and closed with half of the
decline reGained. In other words, the hogs
today sold ;2i2@5c lower than Yesterday.
The hogs sold today very largely at $i.77la
a4.S2la. with $3.50 quite a popular price for
good loads and $4,S5 for u few of the best.
Yesterday the hogs sold very largely at
Sl.s2EGI4.S5, with a $3.50 top.
This has been the high week in the hog
market so far this season. The week
started out with a good advance and the
market was higher again on Tuesday. on
Wednesday there was a slight reaction, but
the market went still higher on Thursday
and on Friday touched the highest point
reached so far this season. At the close of
the week there was another slight reaction
but the market closed with the ending Of
the week 1Ja20c higher than the close Of
the previous week. \ glance at the table
of average prices will show the fluctuations
from day TO day, as well as the gain in the
| market price since the first of the month.
Representative sales:
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Articles.

On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries, 19q2412c;
diaries, 19d22c. Cheese, firm, 129l3c. Eggs,
easy; fresh, 12laal3c.
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pcori., Market,

PEORIA, Feb. 1O.-CoRN-steady; No.
.. 3lnC.
O~ATS-Firm; No. 3 white, 23Am24c.
WHISkY-Firm, on the basis of S.23la
for finished goods.
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New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. lO,-MONEY-on call,
steady, at 2 per cent; prime mercantile
pS sTEjRLiNG EXCHANGE-steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at si:S1as
m4.S7lA for demand, and at M.SiA for sixty
days; posted rates A.S5ai.SSl2; commercial
81 Observation-Disclosures, 5oa. 06oc; bar,
597sc; Mexican dollars, 4Ii3c.
BONDS state, inac,ive$ r]ailrooad,
IS. reg, 1693s; coupon, 1922; As, reg. and
coupon, 1874; old As, reg. and coupon, 1li4;
IS. reg. and coupon, 1924.
The following are the closing quotations
u 5 5. 4: IS Egg rsF....l lS5s3 n \. J. J. G G. f isa,f 4. d.
do new A., reg. l34 No. Carolina As. JOG
-, r'.lr0n ,....l34 No. Pacific 3s.... 81
DO coz Coupon }i reg HIS. NY. CO st.IL.. is.iS75t
do Is. reg .......ll24I n. d w. con. As. 9iI2
do coupon .,....ll2s.I do gen. 6s...,.,.l30
d. of g. eos. III Ore. Nav. 1s.....ll0
do adj. is'...... S3ls ore, s. /. IS, .i97i4
Can. Southern q. lt9l2| do Consol 5s....ll4
Ches. a. o. 4i9s... 9Stt Reading gen. As. S5ai
do s.....,..... llaIsIR q. w. Isl. 96l
( G. & n. w. e. rs. 141ls' St.I.. & I'M. c.5s. ll173
do S. +. deb. 5s.ll9 |StL, & S.F.g.G s. 1913
Chicago Ter. As. 93la ST, Paul consols 1875
d. q r. G, 1s...,.l02a. ST; p G. & p, Is, ll9hs
= ~ +, y. & G. ii..,lo5ll4 So Railway IS. .i1Sl
Erie gen. ls,..... r IS. r. X r. u.s.. 1873
T.. w. * D. G. Is. n Tenn. n. s.. Gs.... 95
Gen. Elec. s. III Tex. & Pacific lsll3'9
Gpd55 IS &,.'9'....,..,io7 'raloa Pacific i%ss.10i.
ii. & T. G. 5s...lip. Wabash ls........ll5.
Iowa Central is.,li3 West shore as. M
! X. e.. =. 81 q. Is. I2A US. Central Is. 81.
/ IA. new con. is.lpdia IVA. Centuries. So
l.. & y. uni. Is, 94II 10 deferred ... :
n, X. & r.. Is. tGE Colo. SO. 4s....... $40
do $780,. % So. Pacific g.. Slas
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MIIvnuLcc Grain MprLc,

MILWAUKEE. Feb. l0,-WHEAT-Mar-
ket steady; No. l northern, 6Sd6Sl4c; No. >
northern, 65i2I66c.
RYE-Firm; No. /, 57q5SC.
BARLEY-Firm; No. >, i5di7c; sample.
SSI3gc.
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DuIutb Crnin Nnrk ct.

DULUTH. Feb. 10.-WHEAT-No. 1 hard.
cash, 6G1sc; No. l northern, cash, 6Sisc;
May, 66iSc; July, G9lsc; No. . northern, 63Ac;
No. 3 spring. 60l2c.
OATS-9iRd2ic.
CORN-32inC.
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go r

on moneys invested in California OIL Fields.
payable LIST of each month. Call.
fornia's oil production Is valued at several
million dollars yearly. To more quickly
develop our rich oil lands we offer a limited
number of shares to the public. Allotments
made in rotation as applications for stock
are received. Shares, $1,000 each. Address
New Century ON Co, Stimson Block, Los
Angeles, Cal.
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Conaition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Feb. N.-Tnday's state
ment OF the condition OF the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, S29s, $50,
64: old reserve, SEQ. 242, 47S.
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Stock in sight.

Wool Market.
LONDON, Feb. lO.-Trading was duh in
the wool market during the week, pending
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CnIifornin nried Fruits.

NEW YORK, Feb. l0-CALIFORNIA
DRIED FRUITS-Eyaporated apples quiet
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SHEEP-There were a few loads here and
the market was active and a little higher
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HITTER. Egg and Cheese Market.
Toledo Market.

TOLEDO. D., F,b. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and flru: NJ. .. o1el. ulc; MY, 1875,
CJaN-tc.ive and steady; No, ? mixed,
.5ATs-Dur: No. . missed. et,-c.
RYE-Ouie No. .. cash, Sc.
CLOVERSEED-Dull and lower; prime
cash, old. 81 IS bid; March, new, s5.62ls BID
No. 2 seed, A.50q4,& ~.
The colored American., 1900-03-03

surrendered and made up my mind to
"jcy mahself" and [ did. There was
music, vocal and instrumental by Mrs.
L J. Mann. Cards aid checkers and
social chat followed by a dainty
little supper which was heartily en-
joyed by none more than myself and
the presentation by Mrs. Mann on be.
half of friends and well WisheIs OF
pretty little toilet set, comb and
brush and tooth and nail brushes
in flexible leather case. Mr. II. A.
Spencer, made witty little speech and
did it so well that he was given an g xtra
plate of cream and glass of ice water.
The whole affair was as enjoyable as 1t
was surprising to me, for L have long
since put myself in the position
of the good old brother whose hOmely
philosophy "Bressed am he wat spects
muffin for he shill not be dis pfnted ia
not be sneezed at even on birth days" |"
[ take this public method OF express.
ing my grateful thanks to these kind
friends for their generous remembrance
Of NE and of renewing TO them the as
surances of my distinguished consider.
alton, regard and esteem.
The colored American., 1900-03-03

Albany, n. Y, Special was the
vic,im Of a very pleasant, agreea BILE and
ENJOYABLE surprise on my 44th birth
day which occnred on Thursday Febru :
ary 93nd instant. The chief cOnspiratOrs
IN the scheme were Mrs. L. j Mann,
president of the Orummell Historical
Association; Miss Mary HOyt, its Origi
nstoT; Miss Eva Williams the hostess
at whose residence the final act in the
deap laid plot was consummated while
she acc ssorIes before the fact were A.
J. Oliver, Esq. who resembles we'll
fed and well paid presbyterian minister
the cuurtly and 8uavs John D Nichols
OF the state library, Henry A. Spencer,
Esq director OF CIummell Historical
Association, Miss Geneva Johnson of
Charleston, S. O., Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hoyg Of CabIeskiIl, n. Y, Mrs. William
Van Alstyne Of Albany, Miss Anna
Moore, MT. l.. J, Mann, Mr. ]. r.
FrSby, Mrs Florence A. Bruce and
others This jolly crowd KEEP your
humble servant in blisstul ignorance Of
their fell designs until the last moment.
On the evening of the event [ was IN
yied to tea with (Rev) } Oliver, while
the madam informed me that she had
an important committee meeting at
MISS Williams aud that L should call
there for her at 1920. Usually she has
the habit Of coming from these short
distances alone Still agreed to call for
her and did so shortly after ten O'Clock.
As approached the house | saw lights
and heard voices making merry, when
rang the bell, out went the lights. l
heard a shuftiing of feet that was quite
suggestive OF something out Of the
ordinary going on. Finally when was
admitted by the mother of the hostess
Mrs Williams. 1 saw things. Sister
Williams face WAS a study, she tried to
IOok solemn and endeavOred to divert
my attention from the rattling of dishes
which was going on in the next room,
and to prevent me from smelling the
fragrant Odor of delightful pot Of cOf'
Tee, by opening the door and a window.
While sat in the parlor looking at
sister Williams and cogitating some
"hstiy d string of these msrrymakers
OuIst IL fiom the adjoining room, each
COngTatulatlng me on the anniversary
my birthday, and wishing me many
nlappy returns Of the day. Then 1t
Ua"ned upon my abfuscated vision
WHAT all the whispering at our club
meeting on the Tuesday previous al d
'ue mysterious conduct Of the wife of
NY bosom meant and inst uatnraIl 2
The colored American., 1900-03-03
Prof. G. w. Reynelds-Educator.

Among the brilliant young men of the
race few have shown brighter promise
in educational circles than Prof. G. w.
Reynolds, superintendent OF the colored
High School at Richmond, KY. The
best evidence Of the high character Of
his efforts Is the fact that at the last
state contest his pupils carried off the
highest hOnors and with such prOficien.
cy as to elicit most fulsome praise from
the representative white papers of bour-
boDdOm. As lecturer on educational
topics, Mr.. Reynolds IN much in de-
mand in the West and many education
al journals attest the force of his faciIe
pen.
The colored American., 1900-03-03
Consider the Statement.

The True RefermeF's Bank did a thirty,
ing business recently. At the close Of
business fnrthe week, ending Thursday,
January 25th, Cashier Hill reported that
q business of more than eighteen thou
sand dollars had been done. This is a
fine showing; ID demonstrates what
can be accomplished by the race, if pet
ty jealousy Is relega,e ed and the true
spir.s OF combination, concentration and
co operation practiced by all our peO-
pie The Reformer.