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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
New York Cotton Futures.
NEW YORK, July 1s-Quotations for cotton futures today were as follows:
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW. ORLEANS. July 1s.-There Is a better feeling in the spot cotton market today among both buyers and factors, as the result of the material improvement in the situation at Liverpool. While there has been this improvement in sentiment however the volume of. trading had not been enlarged to any considerable extent. Buyers are disposed to be very conserva- tive in their trading and pull hard for every possible advantage. closing for de- sired lists only under pressure, and in that manner holding the movement down to meagre proportions. Sales 700 bales, including 50 to arrive. Quotations un- changed.
 Trading was decidedly slack today in the market for contracts. interest. seem ingly, being centered almost exclusively in the October and December positions. Sentiment at Liverpool was notably stronger, the advance in that market covering 2-32d on spots and 2-64d to 4-64d on deliveries. New Orleans stood. on first call at an Advance of i2q3 points on all months save September, which was 1 point down, and worked up 7aS points more. but gradually declined thereafter unless the close when all positions showed a net loss on the day of 465 points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
In 1he Financial World

west caused a rally to 6sk early, but In sympathy with weakness in the markets of the Northwest a further decline to 6ss followed. Later damage claims from the Spring wheat territory, the strength ot the coarse grains and heavy export sales resulted in a rally to 6sA and the close was firm, h lower at 6Sh The market was not a large one and feeling was nervous under conflicting weather reports Exporters reported 30 loads taken, sea, board clearances in wheat and -four were equal to 957.000 bushels. while primary receipts were S40,000 bushels, compared with 661 900 bushels a year ago. Local receipts were 231 cars. 10s of contract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 213 cars, against 301 last week and 234 the corresponding day last year.
 Provisions were dull. fiuctuating mar rowly, but holding steady in sympathy with corn and on higher prices at the yards. September pork closed 7h higher at $14.27: September lard with like ad- vance at @,65 and September ribs un- changed at $7.90
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
London Financial Cablegram.

NEW YORK. July 1S.-The Commercial Advertisers London fnancih Il cablegram says: The stock market today was rath- CT more cheerful on the sharp recovery of American shares. which came strong over night. They were bought by Lon don. which Is rather short. The mar ket eased off about noon on account of two small failures. They finished buoy ant. however. on New York's hearty sup port Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Louis and Ohio was patronized on The Times cable dispatches that Pennsylvania will guarantee a per cent. dividend, but in the best informed quarters the report is discredited. The market has repaid the Bank of England El 5O0OOO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Kansas City Live Stock,

KANSAS CITY. July 1S.-Cattle-Re- ceipts, 7.500 natives. 700 Texans and 500 export and dressed beef steers. $5. 50a5 95 fair to good, A. A.T5d5 40: stockers and feed CTS, g. 2.5O6425; Western fed steers, $3.15d grass steers, $3.25dS.90: Texas cows. g 50 G3.25; native cows, $275@4.2b; heifers, g. 5Od475; canners $l.75d2.7O; bulls, 2.5O9 1; calves, $2.5Od5. .25.
 higher; heavy, s. 5.s0d5.S7h; light. $5.35G 70: pigs. $4.75d530.
 Sheep-Receipts, 5000: sheep steady; lambs. 10c lower; lambs, A5ef5: wethers, 8 25q3.75; yearlngs. s. 50d4.25; stock sheep, $l. .50d3.75.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
ringfield (Mass.) Republican

Springfield tMass) Republican.
 Dr. W. Schlich. in a recent address before the London Society of Arts, sounded again the timber famine alarm. A deficiency of wood will soon be felt.he said. unless systematic measures for increasing the worlds supply be adopted. He points out as a remedy the cultivation of timber upon waste land, just as. other crops are raised. It is certain that the na- tion which enters upon forest-raising on large scale will eventually have valuable resources.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Iiverpool Cotton Futures
Cotton at the Ports.

New OrIeans-Steady; sales. TOO; ordi- nary. 6ls good ordinary, l3-16; low mid. ding, 7Ss: middling Sss good middling 439: stock, 94052.
 Galveston-Quet; middling Sls; receipts 52O7 stock, 56.670.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, Sls; receipts ?: stock, 5,761.
 Savannah-Quiet mlddling. SIS; re- ceipts 562; stock, 31 1,574. Charleston-Steady; middling. SA; re- ceipts. 67; stock 2,959.
 Wilmington-Firm; middling. SA bid stock. 4.65i.
 Norfolk-Steady: middliug. S4; sales 125; receipts, 800: stock. 15,429. 4.46s.
 Boston-Steady: middling. S1s; net re- eepts. 7s: gross, 112.
 Philadelphia-Firm middling, s34; stock, 2.637.
 St Louls-Quiet; middling. sA; receipts 979; stock 57,362
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19

ST. LOISC, July -Flour-Firm: new Winter patents, 5; S0oaS.59; extra fancy
 Whis key-Steadv at sig.
 Dry sslted meats-RnXed strong in de- mand; extra shorts, ss00; clear ribs. S D. clear sides. $50.
 Bacon-Boxed strong: in demand; extra shorts, sssI1a; clear ribs, 1925. clear sides $9.37la
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Local Cotton Market.
New York Spot Cotton.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Cotton-Quiet; middling. S1s: net receipts. 115; gross, D. 062 sales. 22; stock. 1Ss,413; exports to Great Britain, 495
 Total today-Net receipts. soil; exports to Great Britain, l,495; to the continent 263; stock, 410.S4l.
 Consolidated-Net receipts. 43.099: ex- ports to Great Britain. Il ,5l5; to France, 200: to the continent. 10,516
 Total since Sept. Met receipts. 1879, 734; exports to Great Britain. 2,964,527: to France, lOi.601; to the continent, 2.4S1, ,645.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Chicago Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO. July 1s,r-Corn and oats. in fuenced by weather. led an advance which held wheat steady today. corn clos ing IS higher. oats 14MSs up and wheat K lower for September delivery. Provi- sions closed unchanged to 71z higher
 Early reports of interest to corn trad CTS gave the impression that last nights rains were more liberal than was after ward thought to be the case and in con- sequence sufficient corn wac offered to depress the price from % to E. There was a steady country demand. however, and a rally from 50 to 503s, the opening figures. to SIS ensued. Profit taking caused a fractional setback, but sentI- ment was gradually becoming decidedly bulliSh on numerous damage claims winch came in flood from the corn belt. Final ly the impression became general that the rains last night had been little better than local showers in scattered districts 52 The close soon after was strong Is over yesterday at SIS. Receipts were 227 cars.
 Oats were strong and active, advancing with scarcely a setback throughout the day. The corn strength was, of course help, but in the main the advance was due to continued buying accounts, appa- rently confirming reports of snort crop Receipts were fl cars. Septemoer sold between 3lat and 33ls and closed 1AGl"s higher at 33d33N.
 Rerorts of beneficial rains in the wheat zone remained an influence in the wheat market throughout the sesslon. its great est potency. beins al the opening when September sold from a to A lower at 675s to 61s. Buying largely for the south
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, July 1s-Dry Goods-In all departments the market has been quiet today, but reports from out-of- town indicate more Business doing Sell lers are not endeavoring to force busi- ness and prices in both staple and fancy cottons are steady. Print cloths dull and unchanged. American Woolen Company will open its new light weight piece dyes for Spring next Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Naval Stores.

WILMINGTON, July 17.-Turpentine- Steady at 331sd33S4; receipts. %
 Rosin-Firm at 95dsl receipts. 145.
 Crude turpentine-Quiet at $la2; re ceipts, l3l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
RemarkS.

Temperatures continue high and nearly stationary with rain quite general except the rainfall varying from sprinkles in North Carolina to heavy in Northwestern and Southwestern Georgia.
 FRANK P. CHAFFEE
 Section Director. Weather Bureau
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
TreasurY Statement.

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-Today's state ment of the treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, shows: Available cash balance. $173 133, 4l5; gold, $s7, ,336, 76a.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
New York Coffee and Sugar.

NEW YORK July 1S.-Sugar-Raw: steady; fair refining, 3h; centrifugal 9s test. 5-32; molasses sugar. Sh; refined unsettled.
 Coffee-Spot Rio dull; No. [ invoice, 54: mild, quiet; Cordova, SA0121a. Futures opened steady and unchanged and the close was dull net unchanged. Foreign market news quiet. Brazil receipts were fully up to predictions, spot demand was inactive and orders from any quarter were scarce. Total sales were but 1000 bags, including October at 4.95; December, b15: June, 545.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Cincinnati Provisions.

CINCINNATI. July 1s.-Flour-Duli. Lard-Steady at $S.4O. Bulk meats-Firm at $s.171a. Bacon-Firm at $S.25. Whiskey-Quiet at $l.27. Su0ar-Steady
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
$1.oOo Would Be Nice,

If the boiler should explode and you had one of The Advertisers $1,00o Accl- dent Policies, 1t would come in handy to your family. Readers can get tnen' Ask about it. Sun-Weo-lIL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
St. Louis Provisions.

CHARLESTON. July 1S.-Turpentine- Firm at 33Is
 Rosin-Firm and unchanged
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Everybody Going
Then Worlds Supply of Timber.

to the Park tonight to see the big Min gtrel Show; 25 cents. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Mew orleans sugar and Molasses.

NEW ORLEANS, July IS.-Sugar- Quiet; open kettle. 33-l6d4: open Kettle centrifugal. 3kG41s: centrifugal yellow 4la4 9-16; seconds. 24d3b.
 Molasses-Dull; centrifugal, 6dli
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Weather Conditions.

For past twenty-four hours.1
 depression over the extreme North east has caused quite general rains in Illinois, Missouri, the Ohio Valley and Northeast: another depression central over Montana has given heavy local rains in South Dakota. and rains have been quite general in the cotton belt. ex- cept In Texas and along the immediate eastern coast. with thunderstorms in Mis- sissippis Alabama, Georgia and the Caro- iinas. secondary depression Is develop ing over Western Texas, though generally fair weather obtains in the West. The barometer continues nearly normal over the Southeast and the extreme Northwest. Temperatures are somewhat lower along the east slope of the Rockies, but con tinue rather high in the Middle Mtssissip- pi Valley and along the South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
 Cotton Region Bulletin. U. S. Department of Agriculture.
 Weather Bureau
 For the 34 hours erding at a. m.. 18th
 Meridian time.
 MONTGOMERY. Ala. July ls:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
WALL STREET REVIEW
SPECULATIVE JUDGMENT WAS
 INCoNCLUSIvE.
Erratic Gyrations of Stocks Affected by Northern Pacific Settlement Puzzled the Talent-Railroad
 Bond Market Active.

NEW YORK. July I.-speculative Judgment on today's stock market was unsatsfactory and inconclusive under the Pacific. St. Paul and, to a lesser extent, other railroads immediately affected by the Northern Pacific settlement an- nounced .Sat late yesterday. The influence of opening of the stock market as was snown by the congested buying of stocks or the railroads affected and of the steel Union Pacific at the opening were 100 shares at 103A to 10411. compared with lo214 last night and of St. Paul 5000 shares at l6514q165. compared with 1884 last in to the extent of 5000 shares. varying in prices from 401a to 4lA, compared with 4Oh last night. The price of this stock day and it Was under steady % pressure % e through the mutations of the market, getting down nearly a point under last night and closing at fractional net loss. The whole market felt the effect almost immediately of enormous realizing sales and the successive declines suggested the conjecture that inside interests, which to take profits. The belief prevailed on the board that the large capitalists who supported the market on Monday and Tuesday on practically all offerings of loads. taking advantage of the effects of the Northern Pacific announcement to reduce their holdings. The rather pal pable manipulation of the market and the circulation of value intimations that fur ther disclosures were coming of additional arrangements under the Northern Pacific settlement added to this impression. Rather frank admissions were forthcom- ing that the announcement of the North ern Pacific settlement was timed with a view of quieting apprehensions and checking the uneasiness in the stock mar ket against the early decision of those in- terested to withhold announcement until later period. This gave color to the be- lief that the policy thus adopted to rally moral effect upon the steel strike situa- ton as an advance in the steel stocks These conditions served to take the edge of the fact of the announcement of the a period after midday when the general level of prices had receded we'll below last night. even Union Pacific and St. Paul showing losses. The weakness in Atcht- son. Rock Island, the Coalers and some of the Southern lines were quite pro- nounced. It was late in the day when Union Pacific began its final upward was apparently unsuitable. blocks of 1000 to 4,0O0 shares succeeding each other in quick succession Every effort was appa- rent to bid up. the price of the stock. It was lifted to 10sh and Southern Pacific to s7. The market rallied in sympathy. but did not generally get back to the and General Electric s1a. The buoyant rise in Union Pacific revived the belief in further developments in the community of interest plan in the West. The clos ing was feverish and irregular below the best.
 The railroad bond market was active and continued slightly irregular. in spite of a late improvement. Total sales (par were all unchanged on the last cali.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19

There is hope for a man if a woman begins by hating him. but he has nc chance on earth if she begins by trust ing him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
Money and Exchange.

NEW YORK, July 1S-Money on call easier at 21aaS1s per cent; last loan at 3 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper. 4G4h per cent Sterling exchange firm with actual bus mess in bankers bills at 4.s7A for demand and at 4.S4lsd4S4sA for sixty days; posted rates, 4.S5h and 4SS.
 Commercial bills. 4.83sz z@4S4L.
 Bar silver. 5sh: Mexican dollars. 46s4. Government bonds. steady; State bonds, inactive: railroad bonds, irregular.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19

Biggest Success Yet. The Minstrels at the Park tonight another big show. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19
at $50; receipts, 12S.
SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH. July 1s.-Turpentine- Firm at 34; receipts. 2SS3; sales, 1,6l7; ex ,,ortS 2 S06
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19

Rosin-Firm and unchanged; receipts 4766; sales, 1.6l7: exports S.SO6.
 Posin-Firm and unchanged; receipts 4,7r6: sales, 6.655; exports, 3H.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm.
 Wheat-No. spring. Ssdes; No. red. 67A@6s
 No. ? corn, 5Oss; No. yellow. 491sd5o. Oats-No. 3 white. 34kd36. Mess pork, per bbl., $14.10a14.15. Lard, per 100 lbs., $s.60aS.e21a. Short rib sides Ooose). $7S0. Dry salted shoulders (boxed), 7K11ss. Short clear sides (boxed). $s.3o4S 40. Whiskey, basis of high wines, $1.21.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-19

Indicates rise. Indicates fall
 The Alabama and Coosa' will rise slow ly during tonight and Friday. the rise continuing longer in the Alabama.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-06-19
THE WAR AT KlowA.

The wet and dry war at Kiowa grows
in interest. As stated last week, some
business men raised purse and had a
keg of beer shipped in to drink. Just
at the time they were imbibing the city
marshal appeared with q search war.
rant and arrested Clyde Noble and Bal
ser Leonhart and seized the beer Leon
hart and Noble were fined SOS and 800
respectively and sentenced to Jail. They
promptly gave bond and appealed the
cases to the district court. Following
this. tie beer was replevined and the
city marshal and mayor were tried be-
fore Justice DOwntaiD and a jury and
they were assessed with the value of
the beer and costs, which amounted to
about $50. The mayor and marshal, as.
sisted by some friends paid up.
Yesterday Clyde Noble, one Of the
men arrested. and his attorney, A. l..
Herr, were in the city in consultation
with Noble & Tincher who will assist
in the defense at the October term of
court. It promises to be a warm mum.
Der. II the facts are as related the
marshal went too far and IL he Is not
careful he will sooner or later find him.
self In serious trouble. 1t requires q
man OF good judgment and hard bust
ness sense to make good officer, espe.
cially where the liquor issue Is at the
boiling point.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-06-19
GID THOMPSON NOT GUILTY.

Gideon r. Thompson, of whom the
INDEX made mention a few weeks
ago, who was held for murder at
Springfield, Colorado, had has trial last
week and the jury returned a verdict
in favor of the defendant.
f. Sample, who was called from here
few days ago to defend Gid, returned
last Thursday, and from him we learn
that young man by the name of Mich
olson was found guilty of the crime and
is now awaiting his sentence to
the penitentlary. The penalty is from
10 to 20 years.
The person murdered was W. IL.
thompson, son of Bill Thompson
who swore out the warrant for the ar
rest of his brother, Gid Thompson.
These four, Gid and Bill Thompson
and his son, W. H., and Tommy Mich
olson tall got into a fight oyer some
misunderstanding and it terminated in
shooting scrape. A bullet struck
w. ID. Thompson, killing him instant
ly, and Gid was held responsible for
the fatal shot which killed his nephew.
This is tie fourth time that Gid has
been tried for murder and each time he
mas been cleared by his attorney, Ed
Sample. Gid and Bill were tried three
times In this county for the murder of
one, j. B. McQuinn, an early settler
who was killed in the vicinity of
Deerhead, in the year 1885, and each
time they escaped conviction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-06-19
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.

Sheriff J. B. Gano arrested q young
man by the name OF A. w. Balm at
Kansas City on Saturday and brought
him here Sunday and imprisoned him.
Balm Is charged with having forged q
draft on the Alva bank and cashing it
at e. G. Shigley's store at Lake City.
The draft was drawn for $500. Mr..
Shigley heard from the forger a few
days after the draft was cashed. He
was arrested for forging paper and pas
sing it on Elmore & Cooper at Kansas
City, but was discharged for lack of
prosecution. Mr.. Shigley went with
Sheriff Gano and identified Balm as the
man who cashed the Alva draft.
Mr.. Balm is quite a familiar charac-
ter in the West. He was coachman of
Ernest V. Harding, the missing cash
Ter of the German-American bank of
st. Joe, and he will endeavor to justify
his action with some paper he holds
against Harding.
Ellls & Ellis have been employed to
defend him. He Will have a prelimi-
nary hearing next week.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-06-19
ANOTHER SLAP.

The administration organ has taker
another shot at the old soldiers becaus,
they criticised the mayor for falling to
issue the usual and customary procla
nation and either failed or refused to
give Decoration Day proper recogni.
ton officially and individually. Edi.
torially the INDEX has taken no par,
in the CONTROVERSY except to give the
soldiers a hearing through our col.
umns. The next week after Decora-
ton Day we were called upon by a COM
mittee sent by the G.. A. r., to express
their thanks to the public for the inter-
est manifested In the exercises
and to express their dissatisfaction ov-
er the neglect of the mayor to issue a
proclamation advising the closing of
business houses during the exercises.
They said then, as they say now, that
on account of no proclamation the bus.
mess houses were not closed and that
each merchant stated that he did not
close because there was no official proc.
lamation and that there was no reason
to belieye that the others would close.
The Cresset stated the same week that
the business houses were closed longer
than on any Decoration dayprevious but
it did not venture any opinion as to the
mayors duty in the matter. at this
the G. A. r. became indignant and j.
FL. Owen, Commander of the Post, ask
ed as to say the Cresset's statement
was false. He said that he had taken
the pains TO inquire of every merchant
IN town and none except Capt. Hardy
had closed at all, giving reasons as
above stated. No blame was attached
TO any of the merchants. It was not
expected that one should close unless
it was understood that all would do SO.
However, last week the Cresset gives
Owen and others the lie
again and names a list of stores that
we're closed. IL now narrOws itself
down to question which the G. A. R.,
the merchants and the Cresset may set
tie for themselves, our columns are
still open. We are not a competent
witness because we did not take the
pains to observe. We know that the
bank and postofice were closed but
say whether the stores were
or not. The Commander of the Post
insists that they were not
and that the merchants
asked him short time be.
fore the exercises why proclamation
was not issued, and they censured the
mayor as severely as the soldiers did. |
We are told by the members of the G, |
A. Z. that when the matter was talked |
over in the meeting only two excused
the mayor and those two have their
feet under the table at the present
writing.
We are grateful for the personal
the Cresset gives US but
We must decline to accept it. We sim
ply gave the Grand Army space be-
cause they asked it, If they were mis-.
aiken the mistake is not ours. 1t looks |
little queer, however, that the Ores
'et, which has all along professed such |
great love for the defenders of the flag
will now jump on them all spraddled |
'ut and call them liars, and refuses ev-
IN to yield them space to state their
'ide of the question.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-06-19

DR.. Kociell had little blaze in his
parlor Monday afternoon. but prompt as
sistance soon got the fire under control.
The greatest damage was the ruination
OF fine upholstered parlor set and
complete destruction of some expensive
fancy work. The damage done TO the
walls was slight. The FIRE started from
lighted match carelessly thrown into
the fringe of a sofa. supposed to have
been done while Father Dikman, the
cathoiic priest, was smoking. He left
the room before the flames were notlc-
ed. DR.. Kociell carried insurance.