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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-10
TIE MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock Marke:

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Cattle, $4,000;
best 10c higher; others steady; good
to prime 6.2506.42; poor to medium
5,25@575; COWS 1.75@500: Texans
3.50@5uJ; stockers 225@A25.
Hogs, $4,000; best strong; packers
dull; heavy 6.50@6.95; light 6.10yO
GO; mixed .5.15@6.75.
Sheep, $4,000; weak to 10c lower
3.5G@4.0o; lambs 1O@15c lower; 200
@4SO,
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ABINGDON,

Abingdon, Sept. los. A. Myers
and T. N. Smith returned Thursday
after a three months trip from San
francisco, Cal, and New York City.
They report a fine time.
Leslie Ramay will return home Sat
urday from Oklahoma where he is Wis.
iting relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. King visited Thursday
with Mr.. Henry's.
The Willing Workers met at the
home of Eldon Ramey's Thursday.
Mrs. w. D. Martin returned to her
home in Hedrick after a weeks visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. J
Feenors.
Mr. Smyth of Wellman is buying
horses at Fleenors barn.
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freshing shower, which, though very
light, was enough to lay the dust and
cool the air.
Isaac Wells of Lucas has departed
for Elgin, Oregon, where he goes to
make his permanent residence.
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Opinions people grasp themselves
they will not let go without contest.
Opinions that are thrust upon them
they will run away from at the first
opportunity.
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When you want pleasant physic
try the new remedy Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are
easy to take and pleasant in effect.
Price rs cents. Samples free at drug
gists.'
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DUDLEY STONE QUARRY.

Best building stone for all purposes
in Iowa. Sold in any quantity.
Ledge four to sixteen inches thick,
ANDREW LANES,
Dudley, Iowa.
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PackWood.


Packwood, Sept. 10.-C. F. Johnson
and Miss Nellie W. Mitchell were mar
September at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mitch
ell
E. H. Woolums and family have re-
turned from an extended visit in Kan
sas City.
Miss Rhode, of Eddyville, was a
guest of Rev. and Mrs. j. c. Caughlan
last week.
About 100 tickets were sold at this
point for the excursion to FIT. Madison
September 5.
Miss Hattie Hale, of Floris, has re-
turned to our city.
w. M. Dukes and wife, Of Union
Vile, were guests of the latter's sister,
Mrs. Childress last week.
Mrs. William Steel is visiting her
son in South Dakota.
Walter Weller, ]. P. Lindburg, G. A.
Norman, Will and John Douglas and
o. M Bundy went to North Dakota
last week to look at the homes for
sale.
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into the propttty which she recently
purchased of d. NJ Biggs.
Mrs. Howard Comstock returned
Saturday from a three weeks sojourn
with relatives in Illinois.
Miss AIDA Crook of Creston spent a
few days of last week with friends
here.
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St. Louis Produce Marke

ST. Louis, Sept. 9-Wheat, cash 70
December 72@72k.
Corn, cash 5S; December 5914.
Oats, cash So; December 36A.
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oTTUMWA MARKETS.
Live stock and Poultry.

All choice hogs over $50 lbs GAS
Choice hogs, $50 to $50 lbs. sos
Choice hogs, ITO to $50 lbs. 5.S5
Cows, per cwt. .oo@3.5o
Heifers, per cwt. .50@4 90
Calves .......... ........4 .00@r4 so
Sheep ..... ................3 .00@3.75
Spring chickens $500. 071s
Poultry fowls ............ O5H
Hen turkeys -. ...... OF
Cocks ............. OF
Young gobblers ........ OF
Old gobblers .... on
Geese, full feathered ..... O21m
Ducks, full feathered 1880. o.
Pigeons, per doz ......... 50
Grain and Produce.
Wheat, fall -. .......... 5000
OaLS ...... ......... ..... Is
Rye -. ........... rs. 5o@sa
Corn chop ........ 1.25
Corn ....-.........-..@ 50@52
Shorts .......... ........ 1.16
Bran ~. ..ssS,.r........ Loo
Hay ..:... ....:.... .s..11.oG@13.Oa
Hay, baled $3.50. ..... 81, III .00@13.0O
Oat Straw - .....t.. 80. 5.O6@6 90
Butter, packers pay ......, 12
Eggs, packers pay......... IA
Hides. Wool and Feathers.
Hides cured, No. 1........ Of
Cured, No. 2........~.. or
Green, No. 1............ x 0eh
Green, NO. 2.......~.... e O5b
Wool. tubwasned =. ..---. so@2s
Medium unwashed ..... 14m16
Coarse, unwashed ...... l3615
Fine, unwashed -........ 11m13
BeeswS-- -. .........a 22@25
Feather, prime live geese 30@35
Tallow. No. .......... 6
Tallow, No. 2...,.......... O4hm05
Retail Prices. &
Flour. per sack ....."..s s5@1.ss
Mill stuffs. shorts, per 100
Oats chop ...........>-.A 100
Tea. Imperial. per ID !-.-.. 5o@75
Gunpoweor ..es.a 5000
Japan .s.ssXsG 4 AO@75
English breakfast ,,,..s.. 50@75
Oolong ... ...I ss...S 4 SCOTS
Ceytcn ..s s..sssaes rs
Uncolored Japan .,.... IL A0@60
Sugar, cut loaf, Is q IA lbs 100
Pulverlzed. Is lbs for ..u ai 100
Granulated, IL lbs for .s Fl. 4. 90
Extra C. 10 TBS for .....s stGj 100
Dark g. 70 iSs for ...,. 1YF 100
Coffee, Rio. green :ysr lbs y 20@35
Rio roasted .....a ....s a2h@35
Golden Rio, green s].i,..,, Il 25
New onions, per peck. .a.tlss AS
New potatoes, per peck.,.- II 50
Creamery butter, separator III 25
Dairy butter, per lib. .ns-s.. z2N
Country butter, per lb..44,. 20
Eggs, per dozen. sa.a.,,i..A SgHF ia
Beets, per bunch .......s..s IVY Cd
Sweet potatoes, per peck. So
Cabbage, per pound. .-,,.s ia
New homegrown cabbage s
per head s...s .asssp,,a n5@7R
ofmnas peidosen $685.
Bananas, per dozen .~s.... 20@2s
PineappleS. - ....a.ss ps&20@aS
Celery, per bunch .....t.,.s. j U5@71a
New carrots. per bunch. ~. III, an2N
Wax beans, per pound. ..'.,'s s is
String beans, per pound. ..., 10
Lettuce, per head. ......... O2M
Corn, roasting ears, per do2 12H
Blue berries. per box..4~.a 20
Cucumbers ....-..... So. 02A
Tomatoes, per pound. az, O8 1-5
Turnips, per peck -. ....x 20
Homegrown watermelons.. Z Io@15
Watermelons 49,. ......-'. 20@25
Cantelopes .:..-..... O5@15
Delaware grapes, lb. basket 35
Home grown plums, box. ~. & 10
Malaga grapes, lb. basket. 40
Grab apples, per peck so. 20@25
Egg plants ......-.:s..... 10@i5
Cantelopes :. -. s...... 10000
Peaches, per basket. ...... 5000
Peachers, per bushel. $3.50. 1855
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Chicago Poultry Market.

steady; turkeys COS; chickens s1s@
II.
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Peoria Produce Market.

Peoria, Sept. 9-Corn, inactive.
Oats, steady; No. 2 white $3.50
1854.
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Err: TUESDAY. 81
street Saturday evening. They pro-
pcse giving grand ball at the beauti-
lui @hiteley opera house, Sept. IA.
number OF Farmlngton's young
people attended the band concert here
last Saturday evening.
The Cresap building on Front street
lis completed and the new hardware
store will soon be ready for business
special train from Des Moines
brought B. r. Wales stock here from
the state fair last Saturday evening.
Al. Troutman and family moved
here from Troy, Ia, this week. Mr..
Troutman intends to start a racket
store in the lower story of the Cresap-
Stadler lock
Smith anu Henry will open their
restaurant in the Page building on
Washington street, in lew days.
The bcnaparte ball team will play at
Hilsboro sunday. The Bonaparte Jul
niors will play the Pennington Reds
here Sunday afternoon.
The Bonaparte public schools will
open September 16 with the following
corps Of teachers: j. E. Moore, prin-
cipal. Ranine M Story, assistant. Jer
retta Scanlon grammar department,
! Rosa M Schmidt intermediate depart
ment, Alta Fitzgerald primary depart
mcnt, Bertha Kishing, second prima-
ny.
The corner stone for the new $1,000
Presbyterian church here will be la
next Thursday
/ Pillars for the driveway around the
o.uesillan ieslaehee' no" IN course OF
cons.i uetioh' are pellg erected.
i'ai l'opeltsoi, VI ottum"a, was IN
'Ag el,y inns weeh.
81 "a II. d: anu y. -. week were business
'is ea;'l IN Des Moihes last week:
-, oiin.on oIesap' VINO was seriously
III VIII lne ioChJaM' IS Improving.
Ieiepilohs me between Big MOUND
anu bohaparte is oellg constructed
~ ooii!l .. Moore OF heokuk, was IN
eiie cr.! tnis week.
a. !.ouiGs mas compieted MS job OF
pa!htihs the school mouse and VIII
jan. sne ne" presbyterian church
"i, n1i ieaus. ~
MISS MAMIE flanagan returned TO
iier sclooi at Chlcago saturday.
81, ai VI our young people VIII at
tehu inc west rolnt TAR next week.
noud.
pouuS, Sep.. io;.Mrs. anna M.'WlIe
VI ann Drahe' oiea SATURDAY at $40
q: ~. anu WIZ ne buried TUESDAY at
eiock p u MIS-. Dfake{had Deen an
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iteaiis wv Years one was d laoy VI
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u ,,atlo ~ W. nei eneIs uay ne DIS VIE
NJ nI,. s.,o NJ n. ehpoi
H.. W., anu Mls. Daniel hoplso4 ol
, 1ii.sian no VIZ visi.ins MIN Mls. NOD
80. pa 10 4,'", WI aiiu his. oonh Moi
'ot, M. an MI, o.ngi ie,aiises las. Weeh:
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a.hMoou i"'' "eeh' returning nonie
90 &c ,,oc, .. -,
srandmothef, Mrs Jane Mcclure, and
GO MI ti7, -, 49, hoeiuie' dl helii'
pA r d .ioi, 1n .aso "e a4t. -,
a;nn &c w. 80 s s' - tns W.
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l,,@ i,st Iuedna op,.an az III
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a+iras IN t 1Ins io;;t Mno 10 Vlsillng rel
irrod Er;daH orsni,g W. mas e, 1Hseiis ~.
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Chicago Proru.a Market.

Chicago. Sept. 9.-Wheat. No 2 red
70M @10a: No. 5 rcd 6S84ND70; No. Q
hard 6S34 @69a4: No. 3 hard 6S1h @69;
September GS&; December opened
7OR @707s; highest 711s; lowest 7OlA;
closed II.
Corn, o. ? 5s1a; No. SO; No. 2
white 5714; No. 2 yellow 56al; No. 8
yellow 561A; September 555s; Deem
Der opened 571a@577s; highest 5sR;
lowest 57$s @571s; closed SIS.
Oats, No. 2 341a @34%: No. 8 341A;
No 2 white 36h@37; No. white So
@SsM; No. A white SO; September
333s; December opened 1913; highest
'35 "A @S5$s; lowest 35; closed $50
35B.
Pork, September 1910; January
1885.
Lard, September 942; January 800.
Ribs. September SIS; January SIT.
Rye, 81.
Barley, $1,000.
Flax, LA.
timothy, $40.
Glover, $40.
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DrakesviIle.


Drakesville, Sept. 1O.-The ladies of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
held a bazaar in the cid Christian
church on Friday, September IS. They
will serve cream in the evening. The
proceeds will be used for the benefit
of the church.
The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal Aid society were nobly aided in re-
pairing the sidewalk around the
church property and helping to pay
the salary of their pastor.
Rev. G. w. Barber, wife and son,
Harry visited in Eldon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Burns, Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. Rev. Barber
was at one time pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Eldon and the
family has many warm friends there
and at Selma.
Miss Cora Bell of Bellsnap visited
with Mrs. G. w. Barber Friday after
noon.
Isaiah Ware, wife and daughtsr, Liz
zie, visited at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage Saturday. August 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. FortZ pleasantly en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. R. Cooper and
Mrs. Carrie Barber Wednesday Of last
week.
Rev. Barber baptized by immersion
five new converts at Heady Chapel. A
class Of thirty-four members has been
organized, the outcome of the recent
campmeeting held at that place.
Master Guy Duke was in Belknap
Wednesday of last week.
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Farminqton,


Pennington, Sept. lot. w. Nc
Cam attended the Eldon fair last
week
Mark Wallingford returned Saturday
morning from a short visit in Burling-
| ton
Miss Laura Donnell spent Sunday
visiting friends in Pulaski.
The Epworth League gave an ice
cream social in the Baldwin hall Sat
urday evening. A good sized crowd
was in attendance and quite a sum
was realized.
School commenced Monday with a
larger enrolment than ever before.
Bert Smith of Bonaparte was in
town Saturday to meet his wife, who
has just returned from a few DAYS
outing in the north.
Jno. Stirling, ST., arrived home Sat-
urday from Scotland where he has
been spending the summer.
Chas. Palmer and Roy Walker of
Memphis, Mo-, came in Wednesday
morning to work for Phillips Bros. &
Clesen, in the Handle factory.
Geo. Benson and Miss May Hart
visited in Bonaparte Saturday even.
ing.
A bus load of young folks drove over
to the Kahoka fair
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Coffin and son
spent Sunday in Acasto, Mo-, with
Will Green and wife.
S. f. Stoner returned from Big
Mound Saturday evening where he has
been employed
Harry Hassman is carrying his arm
i'll sling these days, the result of a
fall from his new bicycle.
Rev. Cooper of Keosauqua spent
Sunday in town, the guest of Rev.
Wehn and family.
Ed. Manhordt leaves this week for
Iowa City, where he will enter school.
Bonaparte.
Bonaparte, Sept. 10.-Bert Smith
and wife are in Minneapolis.
About twenty-five of our people at
tended the Big Four fair at Eldon Fri
| day returning on the excursion train
that evening.
| There is talk of organizing bust
ness mems association here this win
ter. 1t would be a good thing for the
town.
Mrs. Wood Fisher, of Eldon, was in
the city the first of the week.
J. Hall Whitley, of the Whiteley
Advertising Co, was in Keosauqua on
business.
The band will give another of their
excellent concerts in front of the New
] man jewelry establishment on Front
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New York Produce Market.
New York, Sept. 9.-Wheat, Decem.
Der 7GB.
Corn, December 62A.
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New York, Sept. 9,-Butter, arm;
1872 @20R.
Eggs. firm; 17@1S. u
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North English.

North English, Sept. 10.-Miss Ethel
Thomas left for Des Moines Wednes-
day where she will attend Drake uni
versity.
Mrs. NJ. J. Morrison returned this
week from her Kansas City trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Schnell left this
week for their new home in Mason
City
j. F. Luton has resigned his posi-
ton as clerk in the Farmers store.
Clarence Woodland takes his place.
Professor Athern of Drake univer-
sity visited at the parental home over
Sunday.
Poke Williams is remodelling his
house
Mrs. T. M. Foster and family are
visiting in Marengo this week.
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chicaao suttcr and Ena Markei,

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Butter, steady /;
creameries 14@1912: diaries 1907.
Eggs, steady; 1905.
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Hilton.

Hilton.
Hilton, Sept. 10.-Mrs. John Evans
left for an extended visit with her pa
rents near Eddyville last week.
r. ]. Phillips, the nominee for gov
ernor visited this place Wednesday on
business.
Claus Johnson received a slight but
painful injury at the mine Thursday
night, by fall of slate, catching him
in the side, causing him to be idle a
couple of days.
VIM. Bowen is visiting with his fam
lily in Cleveland.
James Mitchell visited in town a
few days last week.
Thomas Greir visited in Oskaloosa
last week.
John Evans, top boss at the mine
was in Pekay last week.
Richard Gephart, the civil engineer
arrived in town last Wednesday from
Chicago and did some work at the
mine.
An Austrian boarding house is being
erected here and when completed will
make the third company boarding
house at this place.
The Iowa Central contemplates put
ting in a new switch. 1t will be put
in behind the depot and will be very
convenient for the unloading of mer.
chandise.
William Wilkinson returned from
Cleveland Thursday with his family.
J. r. Stein of Oskaloosa arrived in
town last Wednesday and took charge
of the Hilton Drug company's store
during the absence of DR.. ]. f. Gray
who will resume his studies at the
Iowa City Medical college.
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Munterville.

Munterville, Sept 1O-Mrs. Nels
Hall and Mrs. Perry Swenson visited
with Mrs. Burgeson, west of Munter-
vile Thursday
Mrs. Jno. Kinblade is an Ottumwa
visitor today.
Charley Johnson went to Ottumwa
Friday evening.
Mrs. Louise Hokanson from South
Ottumwa is visiting relatives in this
vicinity this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Swenson of Red
Oak, who have been visiting their son,
L. l.. Swenson, the past month, start
ed on their return trip this morning
expecting to make the drive to Red
Oak in four days.
William Baldwell delivered hogs in
Ottumwa Thursday, receiving the sum
of $6.25 per cwt. for them, the highest
price for hogs for some time.
Rev. A. E. Mcneil delivered his fare.
well sermon to his congregation Sun,
day and started Immediately for his
new charge in Michigan. All regret
to loose Rev. A. E. Mcneil, but his
health demands a change. All sin.
cerely hope he may be greatly benc-
flied by the change.
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ChiIiicothe.

Chillicothe, Sept. 10. - Mrs. e. S.
Warren and children went to Oska-
loosa Friday for weeks visit with
relatives.
Misses Katie Conwell and Gertie
Pierson have gone to Cedar Falls
where they will attend the state nor
NAL school.
Charles McCarty and Charles
Working of Ottumwa attended the
Yoemen's lodge here last Friday even
ing r.
Mrs. Ed. Nye and daughters, Maur-
inc and Marjorie, returned Saturday
morning from visit with relatives in
Plainview, Neb.
The Yeomen will entertain their
families at a supper at their hall Fri
day evening, September 20.
Max Berry of Munterville visited
Saturday and Sunday with friends
here.
Mrs. Charles Coggeshall and chill
dren have gone to West Liberty to Wis
1t relatives and friends.
Misses Nellie and Blanche Olney of
South Ottumwa visited last week with
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Reese Harris of Cali.
fornia are visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
/, Walter Forsythe of Ottumwa was
here last Sunday visiting friends.
Mrs. Waddell will move this week
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oJs.
Murray, Sept. 1O.-Michael Ahern
went to Chicago the first of the week.
Chas. Goering moved to Lorimor
last week.
Editor McMasters, mother and sis
ter have been making him a visit.
Miss Lucy Clark went to Alton to
visit with her mother.
Dr. and Mrs. Wright, of Thayer.
were Murray visitors this week.
J. Fem went to Chicago Wednes.
day.
Miss Madge Ashby returned to her
home in Alton after visit with her
sister, Mrs. w. A. Averill.
Joseph Dale and family moved to
Lucas Wednesday, where Mr.. Dale
will be employed as foreman of the
east section.
The democratic convention held in
Osceola last Saturday, nominated,
among others on their ticket, j. Ca
thels, for treasurer He is man well
and favorably known.
Soldiers reunion at WOODBURY. Fri.
day.
Mrs. Will Underwood assisted in tn Z
fair a few days this week.
Miss Nellie Beede attended the re.
union in Alton Wednesday,
G. z. Bosserman was a county seat
caller Thursday.
Mrs. Ellis is visiting in Red Oak.
Elmer Holcomb is visiting his broth,
er in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Harriet Falkner is spending a
few days in Lee county
Miss Ollie Ronk, who has been quite
The times., 1901-06-23
SERIOUS GRAZING OUTLOOK.
Sheep Men I'm the West Fear Losses
Thrpugh Starvation.

TACOMA, Wash. June 22.-Sheep and
cattle men in all the Western States are
much disturbed over the grazing situa-
ton, and the prediction is made that un-
less thousands of sheep are sold within
the next few weeks danger of heavy loss
es by starvation is imminent. Immigra-
ton to all the Western States during the
last ytar has been very large. Much of
the land that in former years was used
for grazing purposes has been taken up
in homesteads, and the increase in fiocks
in all parts of the West this year has
been heavier than it has been in many
years. Stock men are looking anxfously
toward Alaska as a possible market for
100000 or 100000 sheep, but shippers be-
Heve that their figures are far too large
g. 7. Van Allen, a stOckraiser of Utah,
who is now here says that there is not a
range in the West that Is not overcrowd-
ed. In Utah, he says, the conditions are
probably the worst There the nOmadic
fiocks have practically been restricted to
the deserts, on account of the rapid set
ting of the ranges, and the owners OF
herds there will either have to market
their fiOcks or allow them to Starve. 1t
has come to a point" said Mr.. Van Allen.
where there is to be a struggle between
cattlemen and sheepmen- tlocks have
been driven from their accustomed pas
ture, and cattlemen of the South are
threatening to drive their herds to the
conditions are better in the Northern than
in the Southern regions. / am afraid the
sheepmen will get the worst of 1t IN the
struggle"
The times., 1901-06-23
AMERICANS MAKE A BID.
Offer to Construct Road From
Halifax to Yarmouth, n. =.

HALIFAX, n. S., Jane 29.-The Domin-
ion Securities Company, which is com
posed of the Vanderbiits, William Sew
ard Webb, Samuel r. Galloway, John
Jacob Astor. Henry l.. Sprague, Arthur
l.. Meyer, Edgar Vanelten, Alfred Schof-
fer, and other AmerioaR capitalists and
promoters, has madd' a averbal offer to
the Premier. Mr.. Murray to build the
railroad from Halifax to Yarmouth, N 3.
The local government has power to
grant a subsidy of $4,000 a mile for the
construction of this work. The Dominion
Government subsidy is 5000 and where
the cost of construction exceeds certain
amount there is provision for an increase
in the subsidy. Some forty-odd miles Of
the road from Yarmouth to Darlington
have been completed, and Messrs. Brill
and Fletcher, of Philadelphia, the owners
of this road, state that it is costing in
construction and equipment about S1,O00,-
OOJ. This Will, in all probability, be
taken over by the company undertaking
TO construct the through read.
The offer was made by William Seward
Webb. 1t was virtually an acceptance of
the Governments proposition to give
subsidy of $4,000 per mile to the com
pany undertaking to build the road ac-
cording to certain conditions and giving
ample security for the due performance
of the contract Mr Murray asked Mr..
Webb to put his proposition in writing, in
order that ii might be submitted to the
Government for consideration.