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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24
WALL PAPER.

GOOD wall parering" That's the kind Of
work accomplish; help are experts. do
their work promptly and aFtisticslly and our
charges are reasonable; rooms papered from 81
Up. f. G. NoLTE. s24 9Th st. NV. m24-ti
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

Colorado Fuel and Iron was weak Ten
nessee Coal and Iron held its own dur
ing the morning hours. but seemed inclin-
ed TO do little more than that. II there
have been negotiations looking toward
the acquisition of these two companies by
the Steel Trust they have met with some
hitch apparently
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24
Washington stock exchange.

Sales-Capital National Bank: 5Q160;
Capital Traction 2GG%IG22s; Arlington
Fire Insurance Co: 50d2S. Mergenthaler
Linotype: 10G%I6519. I0IsI65lz After call
Lanston MonotyTc: E70a13T<
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

The standing Of the pitchers of the
American League to date is as follows:
Winters, Mitchell. Young, Sparks, Lee,
Griffith, Plank. KatOlI. Skopec, Foreman.
Carrick, McGinnity. Frish- Sievers- Yea
ger, Patten, Patterson, Crouin. Lewis.
Reidy, Moore, Miller. Dunn. Cuppy Cal
lahan, Braggin, Bernhard Howell. Dow
ling, KelIum, Hastings. Plat. Scott.
HawIey, Fraser, Hoffer. Harvey. Hart,
Mercer, Gear. Owens. 8IiIIigsn, Schmidt,
Baker, and Garvin.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

Washington has played about twenty
five games on the home grounds up to
the present time and only two umpires
have put in an appearance, Cantillion
and Haskell The fans tire of an umpire
if he is allowed to remain too long in
one city, and the opinion is frequently
expressed that President johnson should
give his indicator handlers orders to
move on oftener
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

The best batter in the American League
Lajoie, bats right-handed. while Keller
the premier sticker in the National, is q
left-handed hitter
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

The poor patronage at Louisville has
about disguised Walter Wiimot and he
viii likely transfer his Western AssOcia-
ton team to Grand Rapids or some other
city
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

Manager McPhee, of the Cfncinnatis
thinks well of Walter Clarkson, the Har-
ward pitcher. and may try to sign him.
The coIlegian is a brother of John and
Arthur Garrison
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

When the 'azsIpvaalkee News" heard
that there was talk of moving the Mil
waukee team to St Louis il remarked
For heavens sake let our club aIone-it
amt bothering anyone"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

The chief characteristic OF the market
this morning was dullness with iregulari-
y the next most noticeable feature per
haps- Business for the week opened with
small advances in q number of securities,
the New York fractions showing especial
y wei in this regard A few minutes aft
Ct the opening prices began to decline
fracuonally and at the same time bust
ness ceased in a remarkable way Trans
actions were few and far between and aD-
parently confined wholly to the profess
ional element With such d market it is
out of the question to predict with any
accuracy what viii be the next move but
it is safe to guess that it VIII not De i'm
portant whatever 1t is. The insiders are
not doing anything because the public
is out Of the market and cannot be drag
ged back at this dun season. The out
look is for d continuance Of the traders
market with only small movements in
prices up and down
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

Lajoie net only leads the American
League in batting, but also in runs
scored. having crossed the plate fifty
one times.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

Cupid ChiEds is slated for release by
the Chicago Nationals
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

News over Sunday was scarce One Of
the most interesting stories and one that
has an important influence on the market
was that regarding a Metropolitau-Man-
haitian deal The statement was reiter-
ate6 this morning that the Metropolitan
people viii lease the Manhattan. guaran-
teeing a dividend OF per cent. Conser-
vative people, while not denying that
there may be some sore Of foundation for
this story are not willing to believe it in
its present shape. They doubt if the Met
Toplitan management would be willing TO
guarantee such q high dividend rate, de-
spite the evident large advantages that
the deal would give them. Manhattan
stock was doomed up 10 rs this morning
early and held fairly well later Metro
poiitan made q smaller gain and Brooklyn
apid Transit sold above the best price Of
last week
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24
New york Stock Exebanre-

Corrected daily by W B. Hibbs & Co. mem
bers OF the New York Sick Exchange, I4I9
Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

Both St Paul and Union Pacific were de-
cidediy weak this morning, St. Paul soon
selling at III and Union Pacific below H.
There was nothing new regarding the
community of interest situation this
morning but it seems to be definitely
shown that there is 70 be no merger be
tween these two systems.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24
Chieage. Gr:.is. and. Trextslon Market.

Corrected daily by W B. Hibhs & Co., raem-
beTs Of the New York Stock Exchange, IIla +
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

The American Sugar Refinery this
morning cut the prices on refined sugars
ten points This makes the price Of gran
ulated 5-55 cents a pound. The Arbuckle
price is 80 cents. il having been points
under the trust price for two or three
weeks. Sugar stock contrary 10 expecta-
ton advanced on the announcement Of
this news, and during the morning hours
was one Of the few securities that made
any advance in price
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

The tobacco deal viii become operative
this week it IS said The securities of
both the old companies and of the new
Consolidated Tobacco Company are ali ex-
tremely risky specUlations.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

The gross earnings Of the Northern Pa
cifc for the second week of June showed
an increase Of $S0,G19- The increase for
she fiscal year TO date was s., ~, IS4
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24
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and get elegant cust9m-Tnade suit Of clothes
least Bit worn: made by cur Washington tail
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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

MONEY LOANED sa'zried people and retail mer-
chants upon their own Ealles without security:
easy payments ToLMAN. Room as 90S-s14 g
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
7aE SEWERAGE QUESTION
AND BOND ISSUE DISCUSSED

last Tuesday Mr.. Geo. G. johnson,
u,oo;dent of the Young Mems Bush
ness League, called a meeting OF that
hodv and the citizens to discuss the
.awsrape question and the bond issue
4 be voted on next Monday, and TO at
,ord 10 other business before the Lea
que. ,,,.o
. nnmber of citizens. After calling
,he meeting to order and President
Jobpson stated its object, Mr.. Wal
aouer arose and asked for answers to
.ome pointed questions in regard to
The completion of the sewerage. he
was followed by Mr.. II. Perry on the
same subject. Mayor Yerger, as a
member Of the league and in the ca
pacity Of a private citizen. answered
.he questions of the above gentlemen.
Mr.. N. Golddein was then called up
m and made strong speech in favor
n the bond issue as the only means OF
completing our sewerage system ana
,aying the city the thousands OF dol
lars already spent. Mr.. Goldstein al
u rave a statement of the money
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
A Mississippi Printer.

Mr.. J. Palmer Black, foreman in
the newspaper department. OF the
vicksburg Evening Post, ls printer
Of no mean ability. Since taking the
formanship Of this daily he has greatly
improved its appearance and general
makeup, making it one of the attrac-
tive papers in the state. Bro. Cash
man is to be congratulated upon hay-
ing such an energetic and progressive
foreman. Mr.. Black was, last winter,
an employee of The Times, and we
take great interest in him. In COM
menting on his makeup Of the Post,
the Inland Printer, of Chicago, the
foremost journal in the country devot-
ed to the printing trade and allied IN
dustries, says: M
"Your first page is very well arrang-
ed. but the use of condensed type
throughout detracts from It's neat APP
nearance. To appear in the best taste,
The second and fourth parts should rs rs
set in a normal letter, and there shoni9
hi = Greater distinction between tne
first and third lines. The neaos
throughout the page are arranged "
best advantage, giving it an exception
allv neat and newsy appearance,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
CREDlTABLE EDITIONS
NEW ORLEANS DAlLIES.

The extra large issues of the New
Orleans papers of last Sunday were
great surprise to their many readers
over the land, and were also a rare
treat to them and fully appreciated.
In these days OF journalism, progress
and competition are the order, and it
is a live paper indeed that keeps in the
front ranks. These issues numbered
fifty and sixty pages, and contained
reading matter that will keep the av-
erage reader busy until next Sunday
to finish; Each issue gave the very
latest Geographic news from the entire
world, and the most renowned writer's
ana best informed contributors filled
their columns with the progress OF the
world. The sentiments OF these papers
are tower OF strength for the good OF
the South, and their influence power
full iu moulding public opinion through
out the land. In the great realm Of
paperdom, these papers are numbered
among the best and most conservative
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
It,s Very Hffectiye.

Window dressing in the country 10
It's early stages was regaroeu 40
means of beautifying the front. But
IL has developed into what is known
TODAY as an advertisement tnat sens
more shoes than any other advertising
chupnel known to the retail trade ana
stands without rival. Not only the
retailer has sought this mode OF ad-
vertisinp. but some of the wholesalers
in certain towns, am told nave
learpedsthat good window displays
have N reded capacity to draw the 81, re- !,
,as,ers inside, and this, connected with
iudicious newspaper advertising Is
sure to bring satisfactory results
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
"A KNITTING Mill
FOR GREENvILLE
The Times IS Wokins for One and fIas HOPES
Of Success il the Move i Supported.

Z dollar added 10 the value Of all city
and county property
Manufactures are what build citAes,
They are. the secret Of the prosperity
81 the East today. Put one into or
GRAFTON and others are snre to follow.
we have the finest field IA The world
and no one realizes this fact more hhap
our own citizens, who ARE
familiar with the conditions Of thls
section.
Then why not take advantage of ey-
cry opportunity 10 advance orr own
interests as well as that of The couuty2
why hesitate when the venture il 4
sure and safe one, and cannot fail %
be mutual beneft2 n "A nothing
more nor less than plain, business
proposition, with All advantages o.
the side Of the Investor We have the
capital; We have the territory, and w
have the raw material What fe-
mains? II every citizen win investi@
gate this matter, We feel sure that
within few weeks sufficient Stock
will have been subscribed To begin
work on the building.
Citizens Of Greenville IRE not Slow
to take advantage Of Opportunities fpr
Announcements, and we have aanRnknc
hopes for the success Of this venkQrc
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14

Little by little cities have been built
and great things accomplished There
il no encouragement " us because
some person does not come up and sub
scribe for s25,tOo Of knitting mill ~
once. Such thing this early would
set our minds again TO working up
some other Improvement or city enter
prise. This. after October, we will
not HAYS time to do for few weeks, or
anyway until we get out our Souvenir
edition. Send us your subscription
this week for the number Of shares you
desire help us to raise the amount 70
$3.50 BY October is, and the balance
We are confident can be had. This
will only require 200 shares Of 500
each. No Planter or business man In
the county can afford to miss this OPP
portunity of assisting in an enterprise
which promises to be one of the best
paying investments that could be made
Aside from a pecuniary considers
ton, which in itself should be sutfici-
ent, we should think Of the good accru-
ing to the city and county from the es-
Establishments of every enterprise Of this
character. Everyone should realize
that every dollar invested this way, 10
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
REPORT or THE GRAND jury,

~
Hon. +. q. Llrkin, Judge OF the
Fourth Circuit Court District q
Mississippi:
Strive, the grand Jury, beg
leave to submit this, orr final re-
port.
we have examined in all lO0
witnesses and found 5 trne bills.
The nnmber Of ~ witnesses
were examined to find evidence 81
he assassiration Of the Two itAl-
ans and the wouLaing Of anoiher
ITALIAN, which occurred ~ Erwin
IN the night Of July the 10Th, 1901
We, the grand jury, were nm
able. after q careful aud rigid ex-
animation and investigation OF all
the witnesses TO find Sufficient
Audience, as to who were the per-
betrators OF this assassination.
In fact the major part OF the
witnesses seem to know nothing at
iii. Notwithstanding most al q
them, are living on the road lead
hog from Glen Allan to Erwin,
claiming to know nothing, and
oot having seen anybody
on the road that night. Except =
| Jew witnesses admitted Of having
seen several buggies aud 9 number
Of men on horses, without being
able to identity who they were,
and most all OF them which, we,
the grand jury, have examined are
AZ silent as the grave as 70 who
| are. or were the perpetrators o.
| this crime, neither knoMlag di-
r. CITY OF Indirectly, as t0Who the
parties are.
Several OF the witnesses In
formed the grand jury what they
know, which however was only
near say and rumor, naming 9
number of citizens living at Glen
Allan, Hampton and near by.
The grand jury alter laborlne
| far 5 days, endesvOring to DC
Their duty and to do all that they
possibly could to lind, or to as
certain, as 10 who the guilty par
ties are, and these being absolute
| " in sufficient evidence TO enable
Il this grand Jury to find true bill
| against The assassins who commit
ted this crime.
We, the grand Jury, heartily en-
dorse and quote from the resoiu'
lion unanimously adopted gu tn
Itch day OF last July by the Younl
Men's Business League Of th
lefty OF GIeenville as fully ex
. pressing the sentiments OF thl
grand jury.
A. sx,,ayets ~ the is'ssS
vi saF ise' ri Ia i'sr sess
\ Vei. ln,na tiieaeO, - vtsizens
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
He won q Prize.

Show window decorating or trim
ming is the i'm portantfeatnrsof every
up-to-date atore Of all cities, and. TOO,
in all the smaller towns the merchant
yies with his next door neigbor ~
displaying his wares to the best ad-
vantage from an artistic standpoint
AS an advertiser these show win
ldows are or she best kind. The public
has an eye for the bautiful and the
artistic, and the eye 10 ever on the
lookout for the most pleasing efiects'
whether it can clearly define the arts
tic from the inartistic or not. Ana
the public eye 10 becoming more OBJ
servant every day IS TO the harmonic
ing OF colors and the grouping Of the
objects of the display from the true
standpoint OF art. The merchant, no
matter what kind Of stock ne may
sell, fully recognizes this fact and y q
to his Interest from financial view
to have the best artistic display Of his
goods In his,show window TO attract
the buyer.
The art Of trimming windows has
become profession, and profession
that commands good salary 10 Al
the larger cities. So many 90 THESE
window trimmers number that they
organized the National Association O
window Trimmers Of America. AZ
their last annual convention hsld sit
indianapolis last August they award
| ed prizes for the best displays Of show
window and store interior decorating
Greenyille was ably represented o.
mn Chas. muller, Of the Montgomery
| Roth d 90. who was awarded the iirs
prize, gold medal, for the best 10
| terror display. There we're lars'
number Of competitors and TO q
lSward ed frat prize atta1hessto it',sn'
little honor. We congratulate MI
Muller. Fy
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
40. FIELDS MINsTRELs.

Gan. CO. has never been known TO
give q slow performance and his sue
cess az minstrel man has made his
name a household word throughout
the length and breadth of the land
This makes his seventeenth annual
tonr Of the country and he is better
equipped than ever TO please the MINI
strel loving people. Mr.. Field has q
minstrel troop this year that Is unexS
celed In talent and number. His OPP
ening performance was given at the
Victoria Theatre, Dayton, Ohio, Aug
nat gard, and was most brilliant one,
His ouartette of black face comedians,
Jim rmWall. Tommy Donnelly, Chas.
Cartwell, and Geo. Mullen, are the
finn makers and jokers in the first part
AIG. Field is no less merry maker
than these four, and these five Come
dams are making the whole country
laugh. I,
His sweet singers are not few, and
the solos of Newton Basset, Jos. y.
Blamphin, Aubrey Priugle and Rees
Prosser, are all decided successes.
The characteristic song Down where
the Cotton Blossoms Crow" as sung
nv the sweet tenor singer, Rees Pros
ser. is said to be one of the greatest
hits Of the performance. The costumes
and stage settings are magnificent and
Grand. A carload of special scenery
and thousands of many colored electric
livht bulbs are used, and makea scenic
display that is never to be forgotten
The clio is one, Of the most diversified
and rtplete with marvellous feats o
iugplery, acrobatic exhibitions, musica
comedies, and Doc Quigley's lates'
creation, ''The Light and Dark sid'
Of Society,"" which is. a dancing bur
llesoue, ends one Of the best minstre
performances ever produced.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
ROCEEDlkGS or THE
BOARD OF SUPERvIORS.

Continued from last weeks issueJ
THURSDAY, sEPTEMBER 8.
In the matter Of the reduction In A.
sessment OF real estate Of Greenvilie
Compress Co.: This cause coming on
this day to DO heard upon the appiicAr
tion Of Greenville Compress 60. for ~
du ction In the assessment Of It's real
estate, and 1t appearing 70 the board
that the compress owned by said com
pany was destroyed by fire In the
spring Of 1901, and that said petition
ought to be granted, 1t Is ordered BY
the board that the assessment OF the
real estate Of said company now stand
ing at $50, 900 be reduced to $4,000.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.
Il is ordered that the personal ASSESS
ment roll filed by s. A. Barield, assess
or, be, and the same y hereby APP
proved, as correct, and-the clerk Is or
dered to make copies thereof, as pro-
vided by law.
It is ordered that the following
amounts be and are hereby fixed as
county levee for said year as follows:
general county fund. 7 IA mills; court
and jail fund, "a Of one mill; new
railroad bond fund, "a Of one mill;
funding bond fund, IA OF one mill; TO-
tai mills
Ordered that the members OF the
board be allowed the following amounts;
.I 0o1 en-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14
bPFHDENT M'KINLEY
| DIED THIS MORNING
~ the Third Time the Nation is Called Upon
To Mourn Murdered Presidents Loss.

that followed the shock of the shooting of the Pres
mas hut deusion The bullet of the assassin has done it's
E President McKnlsy died from the effect wound at
o'clock this morning
N such time this the nation becomes indeed oneunfed
sorrow which is sincerely felt in Mississippi in Maine
rda as in California. The South has lost frend-ost
it lost Abraham Lincoln; and the nation lost chief
and study all for it's welfare it's good Great
the public loss the first thought of the devoted wife,
Grief that of the millions who today is but little
A; Nav she find comfort knowing that the sympathy
uhtv nation is all hers
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-09-14

the county 81 Washington proud
Of the good repute thai IL has EN-
ioyed, we depIOre and denouNes
the cowardly midDiglt assassi lIa-
tiOn 81 two helpless Italians that
occurred on Lake Washington In
this county.
Having performed ihe duty ass
fsigned as az the SPECIAL term Of
this court we ieQ0eet to be dis.
charged.
We, the grand jury, wish tO
tender to the Judge and other OIL
ticers Of the court, our thanks for
the courtesy and attention shown
us. Very respectfully,
HI. WlLCzINsKI,
Foreman 81 the Grand Jury.
Sept. 18Th, 1901.