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Money Rates Abroad.

LONDON.-Noney. 1d1R per cent. Dis
count. short bills. 21-16d2B per cent; three
months bills, 21sa2 3-16 per cent. Bar gold.
as I'D: American eagles, 76s Sad. Gold
premiums at Ruenos Ayres, 1920; Madrid,
S9.95: Lisbon, $3.50.
notwithstanding on London 20 marks
AZ pfs for checks. Discount rates, short
bills. , per cent; for three months bills, 2s
per cent.
PARIS.-Three per cent. rentes 1O1f Csc
for the account. Exchange on London, 25f
2lc fer checks.
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~ ~ futures ranged as foIlows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour I'M
changed. No. spring wheat, 66%q6Sci No. ,
red, 69% G7O%c. No. 2 oats. 34G34Ac; No. ? white,
36H636Isc; No. 3 white, 35z9361zc. No. 2 rye,
ad54Isc. Fair TO choice mating barley, 55d61c.
No. L haxseed, s1.39; No. 1 Northwestern, $l.41.
Glover seed. contract grade. 1925. Prime tim
othy seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per Dr1, Sl4.459l45O.
Lard, per 100 lbs, s9.07I5d9.10. ShOrt-rib sides
Ooose), IS. 3OdS.45. Dry-salted shoulders Cboxed),
81 Short-clear sides (boxed), SS.90g9.
Whisky, on basis Of high wines, $L30.
Receipts-Flour, 6S, 900 brls; wheat. 509,0 600 bu;
corn, $50, 600 bu; oats. 403,O0 bu: rye, 1900 bu
barley, 21O. 900 bu. Shipments-Flour, $1,000 bris:
wheat, 1S5, 600 bu; corn, 24, 900 bu; oats, 14O. 900
bu: barley. 900 bu.
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HOrseS-Ihe receipts OF horses cOntinue
comparatively liberal. nearly 800 head hav-
ing arrived for the regular sale OF the
Blair-Baker Horse Company to-day,
against 1T5 the same time last week and
40 the corresponding time a year ago.
There was better quality represented than
In the corresponding sale last week, and
in some Instances there was a higher class
Of horses. There was a good attendance of
buyers from Eastern and New England
points. the South was fairly represented,
and there was the usual number of export
ers. The demand was much better than in
the corresponding sale last week, and any
loss sustained in prices at that time was
regained to-day. Generally. values were
considered practically the same as those
current two weeks ago. one class of
horses sold about as readily as another.
but of course sales of strictly good kinds
were a little more satisfactory than others.
The demand for cavalry horses was better
than in the initial sale of the week, and
consequently prices rallied some. A good
clearance was made early. and the market
closed steady at opening prices. There were
few extreme sales. but coach horses sold
as high as $40, heavy horses S162.5 80 and a
trOtting horse with a record of 2.21s at
500. Among the cOnsignors on the market
from outside the city were ]. w. Rocker.
louisville; John Nestal, Plainfeld: J. Az.
Sligar, Effingham, H.; j. G. Wilson. Sey-
mour. Ind; J. W. Igo. S~helbyville, H.; c.
b. BriscOe, Westfeld. H.: y. Il. Lee.
Casey. H.. and J. G. Brown. Sullivan, Ind.
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transactions at the Interstate Yards.

INTERSTATE sTOCKYARDS. INDIAN
APOLIS. Sept. 4-Cattle-Receipts, 80;
shipments small The quality was fair. the
supply consisting chiefly of butcher stun.
The market was strong on all kinds that
could be classed as good. but common
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Dry Goods.

YORK. Sept. 4-There has been a some
what quieter demand to-day for staple cottons
than on recent days. but no change IN tire gen
efal tone. A considerable amount OF business
has been passed owing a. the difference la ths
view 81 buyers and sellers Print cloths are
quiet and unaltered. Prints in steady request AZ
previous prices. Staples in mems wear woolens
ana WoTsted for spring well sold and firm.
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TreaSurY Statement.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES statement
of the treasury balances i'm the general
fund, exclusive of the $3.50, 000,0 600 gold re-
serve i'm the division of redemption. shows:
Available cash balance, $179, 90, 312; gold,
$109, 331, 832.
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Hogs-Receipts. 800. The supply was about
as large as usual on Wednesday, with the
quality showing very satisfactory. The
market showed no change as compared
with yesterdays close, with the exception
that there was nothing offered good enough
to bring the top price of yesterdays mar
ket. The shipping demand was strong and
consequently the supply was placed early.
The best heavy hogs sold from So 20 to $6.S5,
with medium ana heavy mixed generally at
500 to 500. Light mixed ranged from $6.40
10 $3.50. with most of the sales of that grade
at $3.50 to $500. The market closed strong
after a clearance had been made. Quota
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A IN
Q%uotntions Mt -. Louis, baltimore
Cincinnati and other Places.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. Flour duh; red winter
patents, S.45d35. extra fancy and straight.
SgG9 Is. clear. e. S5n295. Corn meal steady at
s.. 20. Timothy seed nrm and in good demand a.
S5a5.i0. Bran dull, sacked, east track. 10.
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Markets for silver.

NEW YORK-Bar silver, 5S1sc. Mexican
dollars, 4512c.
L~ONDON.--Bar silver quiet at 27d per
/ CGnCp.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK. sept. Cotton closed quiet at
lsc decline; middling uplands. SIC, middling gulL
SAc. Sales. I.3vd bales.
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street-RaiIway and Belt Securities

Merchants National Bank-........ al
Union Trust COMPANY ............... 10 .
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pHCVP 4NCOCIpto' 4iVVV' SHIpLIIVIItS' GU. IHt
receipts of sheep and lambs for three days
show a gain of about 500 over the same
time last week and nearly 100 over the
corresponding time a year ago. The receipts
to-day were nearly twice as large as a
week ago and over GOO larger than a year
ago. The market opened with a good de-
mand from shippers and with rather active
competition the offerings at the start
changed hands promptly at quOtably steady
prices generally compared with yester-
sidered stronger. There were scattering
sales of lambs at A.S5d5, and culls to de-
cent lambs sold at S3d4.5). The top price for
sheep was practically $3.50, and ordinary
kinds are quotable as low as $3.50. Quota
tiOnS:
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Sheep-Receipts small; shipments none.
The market was a shade stronger than yes
terday. The demand was steady and all
offered Were sold. The market closed quiet
at quotations.:
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REPRESENTATIVE Sales of Steers

HOgs-Receipts, 1000; shipments, loo.
The combined receipts Of hogs for three
days show little change compared with the
same time last week and an increase of
about 1000 over the corresponding time a
year ago. The receipts to-day were about
the same as a week ago and a year ago.
Buyers evidently believed that the supply
was large enough to fill all orders, conse-
quently at the opening they were not in
clined to pay any better prices than yes
terday. Soon competition developed and
offerings were changing hands at strong
to unevenly higher prices. A few sold 10c
above the extreme price yesterday and
the top price for loads was nc higher.
Most of the good weight hogs were gen.
orally considered about sc higher and less
desirable stock sold steady TO 212c higher.
Shipping orders were very well supplied
out of the early arrivals and with the
market left in packers hands a few late
arrivals had 10 sell at prices that were
little If any better than yesterday. A good
clearance was made. Sales ranged from
$6.2546.S5, and a small proportion of the
supply sold below $3.50. Quotations:
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negro. described as WeakT3indeG. was ar
rested by an agent of Hammond in
Georgia and was brought here on the
charge OF being an ESCAPED convict It
was proved on arrival that he was the
wrong man. but he was held IN the stock
AIDE till Ee signed a contract and had been
kept imprisoned for months
4 batch Of young negroes arrested last
fall for playing craps were taken out Of
Jail by Fowler. who gave bonds Tor them
and worked them on his SIOCkdde until
the investigation began, when he returned
them TO the sheriff
The grand jury found a man crippled
with rheumatism His disability, he as
serted. had been caused from being forced
to work in ice cold water waist deep
Several guards are specially reported FOR
shooting At free laborc:S and cruelty
the system OF compromising cases one of
the chief abuses of the law that has
made this contract system possible The
report says:
Abuses VIII grow up till the criminal
courts are degraded into machines for
private gain and often fer extortiou and
oppression In our Judgment IL should be
Il crime to compromise for private gain
any case after Indictment is found
Nor can We condemn too severely that
other fruitful source, in fact the origin of
the abuses herein reported. the leasing out
of cOnyicts 20 work on private farms
Evils already detailed are too eloquent to
neceSSiyate a discussion tC prove this
Such system should not be tolerated
after its results have been exposed, as in
this county
This investigation has been brought
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about because Of the oppression and abuse
OF me- who We're too poor. too friendIess
too ignorant. and often too degraded 10
act for themselves but who are never
theIeSS. entitled to the full protection Of
the law and who because of their weak
ness have peculiar claim TO our protec-
ton
Judge Benet told the jury their present
ment gave him profound satisfaction
J hey had done their duty fearIesslY. fair
" and thoroughly He deprecated at
temDtS to make this a race or political
question Such nl-adyised criticism as
had been made by our Northern friends
does harm 1t never did the negro any
good When South Carolina has dirty
linen TO wash she will not put II through
Il Federal laundry. We are competent
70 enforce the law and do our duty with
! out the aid of Congressional busyboCiies
editors. or anyone else from beyond the
borders OF the State.
He thanked the jury in the name of
South Carolina and Of Anderson County.
and would thank them for wiping out the
stain put upon her By a few misguided
citizens The illegal contract system, he
declared was already dead 1t could not
stand exposure
The nspers were turned over to the
solicitor. with Instructions TO prepare in
. dictnentS against all the men presented
Judge Reaet said il remained for the petit
iuries TO do their duty The evidence
showed that the men presented were
Z guilty Of false imprisonment and assault
and battery and they Were also liable to
. suit for damages by all those persons
who had been uI-uSed and illegally de-
tanned
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COMPLICATIONS IN HAWAII.
Legislative business TRANSACTED In
The Nntixc Tongue.

HONOLULU. March Iva San Fran
cisco. March sD.-Some curious complica-
lions have resulted from the early sessions
Of the first Territorial Legislature Of Ha-
wall Henry z. Cooper Secretary Of the
Territory has been elected from the
chamber because he belongs 10 the eXecu-
tive branch Of the Government.
The proceedings OF both houses are car
RED on in the Hawaiian language. despite
the fact that the Territorial act says all
legislative proceedings must be in English.
In the House are only six fuN-bloUded
white men and seven Of mixed white and
native blood In the Senate there are
about six white men and four of mixed
blood In the House the native members
voted 10 have all proceedings in Hawaiian.
and this has been carried out. interpreters
giving d running English version. In the
Senate English was used 81 first. but now
both languages are employed.
COOpcrs removal Nas made by formal
motion, which declared Jl.at ne had no
executive branch Of the Government no
make test case ne insisted on being re-
moved b. the sergeaut-at-aTIns
Governor Dole and Chief Justice FTcar
declared that the Intention OF the Terri
tOridI act was 10 have only English Ian
Euage used in the Legislature. and thus
the time Of the sessions Was reduced from
/ ninety to sixty days. because the re-
/ mOyal Of the necessity for GraUsIa ting
speeches would expedite business. Some
! curious bills have been introduced Jy the
natives one asks that The Fedora! quar-
antine be abolished
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ABUSES IN THE sToCKADEs.
The Anderson County. :. G, Grand
Jury's Startling Report.

ANDERSON, s. g, March S-After
reading the secret evidence that accom-
panied the startling report of the grand
jury yesterday, Judge Benet said: 1T con
tains pitiful details, TO stories Of IonS i'm
prlsonnent, without even the moCkery OF
4 trial, whippings. kidnapings from other
counties. and even from Georgia The
most pitifuI is the testimony of some ne
SroeS pretending to be satisfied with their
condition
After three weeks Of work the grand
jury made its report. the court room be
ing densely packed with whites and
HACKS. Their findings showed that the
shocking conditions alleged to have ex-
listed in this county did, in fact. exist at
the time the judge ordered the iuvestiga-
ton The extent of the Iawlcss contract
system was not great. So far as the grant
jury could find. but twenty farmers ana
their oVerSeerS so employed negroes. an
these were all presented They will be in
dlcted and tried at The June terra Of
court the officers of this court having TO
be III another county on Monday.
The grand jury's report deals in detail
with cases in half dozen stockadrs
some OF them employing convicts with
contract labor, while at two emily free
LABOR IS worked J R Miller. Elias Nc
btS' ~ - hammond, and J. : Fowler
are the proprier DIS of the four pIauta-
tions on which the worst abuses were
found to exist. These men had guards
and overseers.
The first two had no convfcts hired from
the State, but they conducted regular
convict camps" and treated their labor
ers exactly like convicts AT all of them
the free labOrers were whipped. and the
jury found where several had been beaten
severely and cruelty one man being
given one hundred lashes at one time
Besides being guarded they were locked
up at night and on Sundays and wore
bail and chain at all times. The case of
Warren Sloan presents features of kid
mapping He was arrested in Pickens
County by J. H Miller and another white
man with warrant, taken TO Miller
stockade. and worked there till this in
vestigation began. John Clink Scales
seems TO have been transferred for
consideration by Elias McGee TO J. O.
Hammond.
lie was arrested by MCGEE on the
charge of stealing corn haudcuffed and
turned over to Hammond, who sent him
to work IN his stockade. J. A. Rice, a
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MADE THE PRICE TOO Low
ResuI: Of Mistake in an Estimate
for Inauguration Souvenirs.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Unable to Comply With It's
Contract TO Furnish Portraits OF
eHPresIdents of the United States

a closely guarded secret in regard TO
the souvenir invitations to the Inaugural
Ball, issued under the direction of John
3. Wight Chairman of the Committee
on Invitations and Tickets. has finally
leaked out II was announced by lIr-
Wight, that the invitations would con-
tain steel engravings OF every President
Of the United States specially made for
the souvenir by the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing The book was TO be
furnished to the Inaugural Committee
at cost price. This was not done when
the invitations finally came to he printed
and il is now learned for the fist time
that the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing made q grave error in the estimate
Of the cost of the work.
This was not the reason assigned for
the change in the invitations by th-
Chairman Of the Committee on Invita-
tons and Tickets in his report made t.
the Inaugural Committee when tn
change BaS found necessary Al that
time M Wight stated that the Bureau
OF Engraving ana Printing had found i
impossible TO prepare the engravinss II
time fer the book 10 be available for the
purposes OF the committee.
Mr. Wight was appointed Chairman Of
the Committee on Invitations and Tickets
almost before any other chairman Of sub
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men who owned sheds at this point were
strongly opposed to him and his policy.
When il became known that ne had re
solved that the sheds should be torn down
the owners applied for an injunction ID
prevent him from carrying out the plan.
Many Of them even went further ana
placed armed men on their premises. With
instructions to fight before they allowed
the sheds to be demolished. For several
days Shepherd took no actiCn and then
one night, after the owners had with
drawn the guards. he appeared on the
scene with Il party of labDrers. AM be
fore morning the unsiChtly structures
had disappeared.
During the civil war troops were often
encdmped on Mount Vernon Square In
1860 troops were gathered there. under
arms to prevent a riot, which promised
10 be the outcome of hotIy contestel
election for the mayoraIty Of WASHINGTON.
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SAID THEY WERE BRIBED.
Two Scranton Common CouncIImen
Confessed al a Hearing

SCRANTON, Pa. March Sat a hear
ing OF bribery charges against several
Scranton councilman yesterday, VII
liam V. Grifiths, ex-President of the
common council, who resigned with
others under an agreement with the NIu-
niCiDal League. testified That he had re-
ceiyed money on several occasions for
his vote.
Asked TO specify. he said he received in
an $50. divided among the franchises to
the Barber Asphalt Company for ten
year paving repair contract the Scranton
Electric Light Company for u ten-yea r
lighting contract, and the Lackawanna
Telephone Company ordinance
Simon Thomas, another depoSed coun-
Gilman. also gave similar testimony.
Other startling admissions are expected
at the hearings Yet to come
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DENTON. Nd. March S.-Joseph Clark.
q middle-aged colored man. met q horri-
BILE death in a we'll At Queen Anne Station.
yesterday afternoon He had dug 10 a
depth Of about eighteen feet without us
ing a curb. The sides gave way. partial
" filling the Well The mans head was
two feet or more under ground, and he
was smothered III spite Of his eitorts 10
free himself
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4 FIENDIsH ATTACk.

An attack was lately made on C. F. Collier
OF Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly proved fatal II
came through hts kidneys His back got 50 lame
he could not stoop without great pam, nor SIT
in a chair except propped by cushions. No
remedy helped him until ne tried Electric Bit
tcrs, which effected such wonderful change that
he writes he feels Ike man This marvel
Gus medicine cures backache and kidney trouble,
purihes the blood, and builds Up your health
Only 50c at Henry Evans Drug store, e22 :
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700 08c wrappers to go at 63c.

hundred ladies' perale wrappers yesterday
the last shipment from the great fire sedayed many days
Of the Inauguration crowds which pecuded the delivery
freight Immediately They wrapper bargains
the SALE all of them braid trimmed and all have
deep all them most per
fecty made You've Your life known wrappers
these selling for less than 9S CSC
and you dozens patterns from which including
the desirable navy blues red e and blacks we'll
coIors-al warranted fast.
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MAHER AND sHARKEY TO MEET
\ Match Arranged for by the Mems
Managers

NEW YORK, March S-Petar Lower.
representing Peter Maher, and Barney
Reach, for Tom Sharsey. met YESTERDAY
10 arrange q heavyweight battle. The
managers, after but a few minutes bick-
ering. agreed 10 let their men come to-
gether for twenty-five rounds before The
club offering the largest purse
Each pugilIst has deposited 81 600 with
Al Smith as a forfeit The articles were
signed in another State SO a. 70 avoid any
clash with the authorities Either Char
lie White OF Tim Hurst viii be selected Is
referee.
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Mrs. Sarah Il. Reesling,
al Windsor ave. Bristol,
Tenn. writes ] am IL
wears Old and Tor three
years had suffered with a
severe form OF Cancer on
my law. which the doctors
said was inCuTablc, and
that ! could not live moro
than six months, Iaccept-
ed their statement as true,
and had given up all hope
Of ever being well again,
when my druggist, know
ing OF mycCndition recon-
Tueaded :. s ). after TAX
mo z few bottles he sore
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There are
81 Ek 60 aE Ed never any ex-
e @AEgE s ter1al signs of
u WEz ~ - Cancer until
the blood ! 5

polluted and the system thoroughly con-
.a1;linated by this deadly virulent poison
Then a sore or ulcer appears on some
part Of the body; II NAV be small and
cerous cells form and are deposited by
the blood near the sore, it increases IN
size and severity, with sharp shooting
pains. No matter how often the sore IS
removed by the surgeons knife or flesh
destroying plasters, another comes and IS
worse. The real disease is III the blood,
and the treatment must begin there The
poisoned blood must be invigorated and
purified, and when this IS done cancerous
cells can no longer form and the sore Will
heal natnrallv and permanently.
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Infants coats. Sl.9S
Lot of infants long and short
Bedford cord coats, trimmed
with fancy ribbon. and with
bishop sleeves, viii be sacrificed
for quick clearance at S1.9S.
Infants slips, l0c.
Lot of infants long and short
muslin slips will be sold at 19c.
Worth double.
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general health.
If you have suspicious sore, or have in
heTited any blood faint, send for our free
book on Cancer, and write to our medical
department for any information or advice
wanted we make no charge for this ser
vice Your letter will receive prompt and
careful attention, and will be held in
striCtest confidence
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co. ALBANIA, Ga.
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Extraordinary bargains in shoes.

zoe pair for lot of youths boys lace shoes
sizes 13 to u instead of 81 % $3.50
SD pair lot of boys youths
double soes leather Innings throughout regular
9c pair lot of calf and dongoIa button and
lace shoes III to which regular 125 and $3.50 values
59c pair for lot ladies' dongola Oxfords
turned soes; 81 % values.
S1.59 pair lot mostly
from 6 s. which $3.50 values
S19S for lot of mems tan Russia calf shoes;
made and square toes; which regular s. values.
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Sale of COrsets at SI.OO.
800 more alI=WOOl French flannel G OQ
waists added to the sale at - 20

you thought the assortment yout o t
90 French neIW
hyoull saIn yea
IS an plain
handsomely and the ghes grades
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overcomes this de
structive poison and
removes every vestlge
of it from the system,
makes new, rich blood,
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began to heal, 10 the surprise of the physicians
and IN short time made complete cure. have
gained IN flesh, my appetite IS splendid sleep IS
Tefreshing-In fact, ana enjoying perfect health
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SOC champion" shirt waists, l25c.

An odd lot of boys fancy percaIe shirt waists-a Cham
brand which, know, has superior
the world over for soc will be sold tomorrow 12c.