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The Washington times., 1901-08-02

20; Western Family 8 1sas.3O; Winter
40; Spring Straights, 275a3s5; Spring
ents, Ns5; Baltimore High-grade Family,
N-36; Baltimore High-grade Extra, 1895;
baltimore Choice Family, S3.70 Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super, s.. Bog
ZSo; Maryland, Virginia. and Pennsylva- :
ana pennsylvania Family. S.15Ii3.30; City
Mlils Super. s2.25a2.50; Rio Extra, $3.50ti
20; Rye flour, medium to choice, s2.90ft
Oats-The market was firm Stock in
elevators. ls7.154 bus: white No. 9. 3Izd4ic;
40, NO. ), i2Wi3c. do. No. 4. 40nflc; do,
ungraded, 4oul3lsc; mixed, No. 2, 411zui2c;
graded, S9042c
Rye-The market was steady. Stock in
elevators, 30,1ll bus. No. nearby in car
lots 53c; No. } rye, Sic; No. rye, 49c;
NO : Western rye, bic, in export ele-
vator
Bitter-The market is firm. Creamery
separator, extra, pc; extra first. 2lu22c;
cr. erfamery first, 2oc; creamery imitation,
ladle, extra. l6nl5c: do extra first l5Hl6c;
Western store packed. l3Qll4c: Ohio rolls.
hrst, l"4lGc: second. 12ai4c: West Nir-
ginia rolls, first, 14ul5c; second. l3g1ic.
Eisin creamery prints, 14-fb. 26a27c: do:
l,lo, 2SI25c; do. lib. 23n24c: Maryland and
pennsylvania creamery prints, 5-lb, 2iV
&c: do, 1-fh. 23Qi24c
EESS-lne market Is steady. strictly
fresh, 13al35c; Western, 13Tl3lsc
Poultry-Market is steady. Old fowls
16a alolsc per lb; spring chickens. 12d13c:
roosters, 25d3oc apiece; ducks, Sa9c per
ID.
Green coffee--Market quiet No. 1 (Rio
grade), 5fsa5ic.
Roasted conee-Market steady Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java Size; Maracaibo.
lH2c. African Java, 1S14c; Rio blend, TIC;
Peaberry mixture lie; pure Mocha 29Isc;
Java Mocha blend. 27c. CThese coffees
are in fancy bags, paper-lined) II packed
in cans or cubs, 19c higher
Package brands-E l. c., 100-lb cases.
lie; 60-lb cases, II 1-10c: 35-lb cases.
II 2-10c; Lion coffee, in 100-lb lots, 106Sc;
in 60-lb lots. 7Sc
Cotton-Market quiet: middling, 1-sc;
strictly low midding, Sc; low middling,
73sc. Stock in Baltimore. 2736 bales.
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DUPEs COMPLAIN TO POLICE.
Alleged Fraudulent Employment
Agencies BeinE Investigated.

The police are actively engaged in the
securing of evidence in the alleged fraud
ulent employment agency cases and be-
leve that now, although they have pre-
viously failed to secure a conviction, des-
pite their untiring efforts, they have suf-
iicient evidence in their possession to drive
many of the agencies out of business,
even if accomplishing nothing more.
Although for several years there have
been frequent reports made at Police
Headquarters of the operations of the OBJ
jecticnable agencies, there has been, since
the publication in The Times several days
ago of an exposure of their methods. a
constant stream of compliments at the
detective office. Several of the best OFF,
GERS in the department have been assign
ed to the case. These officers have long
been drsirous of trying their hands ut
securing evidence to convict the persons
complained of, and what they have so
far accomplished seems to have Justified
their being assigned to the task. Some
of the stories told by those who have
been defrauded are pitful in the extreme
and have so moved Captain Boardman
that he has determined to drive the Of
tenders out of business and secure their
conviction If it is possible.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The District SeaIer Submits His An.
nual Report.


Col W. C. Haskell. Sealer of Weights
and Measures for the District, yesterday
submitted to the, Commissioners his an
nual report of the operations of his office
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1901.
The report shows that the receipts for the
year We're S5,60o26. The lowest receipts
were in the month of August last year,
when they were $314.54. and the highest
were in April of this year. when they
were s560.s0 Colonel Haskell states that
the amount received fully covers the ex-
penses and makes the Office self-sustain-
ing. q
The report shows further that 13, ,032 in
spections of scales were made during the
year as follows:
Platform, l.42S; counter platform, 6T;
spring balance, 4.542. counter, 5.93I. wagon,
43e; railroad, 4: abattoir, IL: lever 3.
The number of scales condemned was
rs, of which 20 were spring scales and s
were counter scales. Eleven wagon scales
were condemned for repairs The weights
sealed We're GA and 2S were condemned.
There were 742 liquid measures sealed
and 80 dry measures. The liquid meas
ures condemned were A and the dry
measures 100. The yard measures sealed
were 754 and were condemned.
Two hundred and four wagon scales
were found weighing correctly and the
balance, with the exception of the eleven
condemned for repairs, were within the
tolerance. Where it was found practical
bic, scales needing but slight repairs were
placed in good condition by the Office.
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AWARDED TO THE STANDARD.
The Oil Trusts Texas Firm Gets a
state Contract.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 1.-The Waters
Pierce Oil Company. which is the South
western branch of the Standard Oil Com
pany, today beat all competitors in bid
ding for furnishing the Texas charitable
institutions with Beaumont oil.
1t received the contract for furnishing
oil for nine months, the amount to be
used during that period being about 5000
barrels. Its prices range from 30 cents
to 65 cents per barrel. the wide difference
being due to the point of locat tion of the
several institutions and the difference in
freight rates to the place from Beaumont
The Waters-Pierce Oil Company has
failed to make the affidavit required under
the Texas antitrust ac- that II is not
trust, nor in any way connected with a
trust, and its failure to comply with this
provision of the law makes it subject to
a penalty of not less than $500 nor more
than s., 900 for every day the law is vio-
lated. The Attorney General IL also di-
rccted by the law to institute suit for the
forfeiture of the companys permit to do
business in Texas
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PAID THEIR INTEREST.
City and Suburban and MetropOlita
BondhOIders Receive 100000.

The interest due yesterday on the bonds
of the City and Suburban and Metropoli-
tan Railway was paid, as usual, at the
office of the Baltimore Trust and Guar
antee Company in Baltimore. Checks
had been made out for the payment for
some days and it is said by officers of
the company that there has been no ques-
tion of not making the payments at any
time. The payments amounted to about
10000 being 2h per cent interest on
81 600 Metropolitan bonds and also a
semi-annual payment on s1,750000 City
and Suburban bonds.
Some gossip has been indulged in in
the street over the alleged probability
that the interest would not be paid yes
terday.
The payment of the interest on the
bonds gave a slight flip to the public in
terest in the Washington Traction and
Electric bonds. A small amount of the
bonds changed hands yesterday at 6iA.
The issue was offered few days ago at
GO and found no buyers.
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New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision a1d Grain
Market Quotations In Full.

BALTIMORE, Aug 1-Following are
today's quotations In the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 1,9l6,43S bus.
Receipts of Southern We're somewhat
freer. The demand was good, but in sym
pathy with Western prices were about 1c
lower, compared with the final sales of
yesterday. Graded lots brought 721zc for
No. 2 red, 6Siac for steamer No. red, and
651ac for rejected Sample lots, as to
quality and condition, sold at 65c, 6513c,
&c. Csc, ,0c, and Tic.
Western wheat opened easier; August,
Tic. Foreign market were all lower with
the exception of French, which were 1c
up. and speculations ON this side were
easier on excellent spring wheat reports
and small trade. Cash wheat sold at lie,
while. August later sold at 70Ac. Septem-
Der was dun at 711ac and October at 72IAc.
Trade very quiet. Private cables dull
and demand small. Market closed strong.
Spot. August, 1kc bid: September. 72Ac
bid 722sc asked; October. 7sc bid, 73i4c
asked Sales, 500 spot, Tie: 1900 do, 7O2.c:
5000 August 7c-4c; 5000 do. 7Ofsc; car
spot 7O5sc: car August, 7Ossc. Settling
price contract 7ossc No. red, 671sc No.
2 red, 67isc.
Corn-stock in elevators, 39675i bus.
Receipts of Southern were very light. only
one small lot of yellow being received,
which sold ahoat at 60c by sample The
feeling was firmer. in sympathy with
Western markets and in the absence of
sale white was quoted at 60GGlc afioat
Cob quiet at s275 per Dbl for carload lots
prime yellow on spot.
Western corn was inactive and dull.
There was no enquiry for corn, either
cash or options. and hence the market
drags along without much interest or at
tention. Exporters do not offer any corn.
and rs none is being secured in the West
there is only small trade. Private ca
bles duh. Market closed dull, but higher.
Spot sic bid; August, 5Sc asked; Septen.-
Der. 5Sc bid. Sales-Car yellow, to arrive
6oc: car spot. 61R. Settling price, mixed,
b6l.c: steamer mixed. 55zc.
Fiour-Market was quiet Western
Super. s23OQ2.55; Western Extra, $3.50
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THE MARKETS OF EUROPE.
Stocks with One Excep-
tfon Almost Forgotten.

LONDON, Aug. l-Stagnation contin-
ued today in the markets here. Ameri-
cans were almost forgotten except Nor
folk and Western issues. which spurted
sharply, on the idea that Pennsylvania
interests are increasing their holdings
with a view TO control. The rest of the
list sympathized alphabetically.
The market repaid large loans due the
bank. and easy rates are returning with
the beginning of the month Berlin ex-
change 20.42
The London quotations today were as
follows:
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Government Bonds.

The professional characteristics of the
stock market are still uppermost. and
despite some supporting orders from the
important people in the Steel securities
yesterday the session as a whole NAV be
said to have been a traders affair of
the most pronounced kind. In the morn
ing there was more strength in the mar
ket than had been looked for, and ii was
inferred by careful people that the keene
pool was the cause. Later there was
decline all over the list, led, like the pre-
The level of prices~went off fractionally,
but not far enough TO destroy the entire
early gain. Business was dull. but not
quite so distressingly so as on Wednes-
day
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LOST JOBS BY STRIKING.
SteV Vcdores Get the Worst of IA
wRlkout.

About thirty colored laborers who re-
ceived IL cents an hour for unloading the
boats OF the Washington and Norfolk
Line went on a strike yesterday. They
getting the raise. they were discharged
and others employed in their places. The
ousted stevodores congregated about the
wharvos until dispersed by the police.
The Washington times., 1901-08-02

SI.25 to Baltimore and Return Via
II. Il o.,
Saturday and Sunday. August and l.
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Chicago Grain ana rrov1.,on Market.

Corrected daily bv W. B. Hibbs * Co., mem.
ben Of the New York Stock Exchange, Iilo Y
The Washington times., 1901-08-02

All druggists sell Royal Headache Tablets.
Four doses 10 cents. A safe and sure cure.
The Washington times., 1901-08-02

Storage Company, 10a1oe IL. Capital
Traction, 5Dd1o2 SIS. Lanston Monotype,
25a1l "a and 1O0G14 SIS.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS
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Washington stock Exchange.
Sales-Washington Traction and Elec-
trio 4l-2's. 81. .G00H64 81 National Safe De-
posit Company, 104l50 Union Trust and
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FINANCIAL.

'e.NA s..I....-s. al financial
responsibility of your Eroker. is i'm
portant as the selection of right stocks"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
They Ignore the "Negro Domination" Issue
In Stnte Politics Raised by the
Democrats.

Baltimore, Nd, Aug. THE repub-
lican state convention held here yes
terday placed in nomination the fol-
lowing ticket: For state controller.
Herman S. Plat, of Baltimore; for
clerk of the court of appeals, Thomas
Parran, of Calvert county. Both
nominations were made by acclama-
ton, no other names coming before
the convention. Interest, therefore,
centered mainly in the platform and
the speeches, all of which teemed with
denunciation of democracy in general
and former United States Senator
German in particular. The 'white
supremacy" issue raised by the demo-
Gratis in the platform adopted by them
at last weeks convention was ignored
in the declaration upon which the re-
publican candidates will stand, but
it came in for its unfavorable men,
ton in the speeches.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10

San Francisco, Aug. THE Selby
Smelling and Lead company has been
robbed of $2s0,0oO worth of gold bull
lion. The theft occurred some time
Monday night and was not discovered
until yesterday morning. The thieves
tunneled from outside the building
under the vault at the Selby works,
which are located ON the bay shore.
about 30 miles, from San Francisco.
They got away with nearly 1900
pounds of fine gold, worth $40 an
ounce, without leaving q trace of
their identity behind. The robbery
is the most successful and remark
able ever accomplished on the Pacific
coast and was evidently the work of
skilled mechanics. The whole affair
was most skil'fully planned and ai
slsillfully executed. 1t is supposed
that when the robbers secured their
loot they loaded it into g. boat that
was waiting and disappeared in the
fog that had come over San Francisco
bay. In their haste to get away they
left two gold bars worth nearly $780,
600 lying on the bank at the waters
edge.
Probably preparatory engineering
extending over several weeks was
done before the robbery could be &c
complished. Close to the wall of the
building in which the vault is located
shaft was sunk below the founda.
ton. Then q tunnel was run to the
vault and holes were bored in the
iron floor until an aperture sufti-
GENTLY large to admit man was
made. 1t was then easy work to
pass down the treasure into the tun-
mel and load it into boat. The rob-
bers even took the precaution to
sprinkle red pepper in the tunnel in
order to make things as unconfort-
able as possible for any one who
might attempt to pursue them.
There were four fine gold bricks
in the vault which the robbers loot
ed. Each was ten inches long, five
inches wide and four inches in
height. All these bricks were 99S fine
and worth $1,000 per ounce. In addi-
ton to this there were stolen from
the bullion vault crude gold in all
shapes and sizes and some of it in
bars of different lengths.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
WAS IN BUcHANAN'S CABINET
Judge william C. Price. Prominent I'm the
southern Confectionery. Is Dead In
Chicago Mt the Age Of 30.

Chicago, Aug. Judge William
Cecil Price, United Stated treasurer
under President Buchanan, died here
Tuesday at the home Of his son-in-
law, William S. Newbury, aged Sc
years. Judge Price settled in Spring
field, Mo-, in the early 30s. An ar
dent believer in slavery, he became
prominent in the ranks of the demo-
cratic party and when Buchanan was
elected he was given the keys to the
treasury. When Buchanan ordered Maj.
Anderson to reinforce Fort Sumter
Judge Price believed the south was
being betrayed and resigned his office
il: anger. He was with Gen. Price ut
the battle of Pea Ridge and was cap
tured by the federals and confined in
the prison at Alton, ILL.,, until Sep
TENDER, 1862, when he was exchanged.
The body will be taken to Madison,
Wis, for interment Thursday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
TONS OF MAIL PILED UP.
New Postmaster ut Lawton VIII Earn His
Salary for Several Weeks = Trouble
Over Liquor Selling.

I.awton, Ok, Aug. Cd. T. White,
the new postmaster for Lawton,
opened up the Office yesterday. Four
or five tons of mail was already
stacked up ut Lawton and four wagon
loads are being hauled daily from the
railway. White, by hard work, in
duced the department to allow him
ten clerks, although the Office under
department rules is rated at four
clerks. Unable to get stamps suffi-
cient from Washington, he has been
buying them in quantities from vari-
Gus Offices in the territory. He Sc
cured a small circus tent at FL Reno
and will open the Office in that and
use every endeavor to work off the
tons of mail in few days and give
the people of the magic city salts
factory service.
There is likely to be serious trou-
BILE in the new counties over the SELL
ing of liquor. A large force of United
States marshals yesterday began to
raid every "bootlegger" and liquor
dealers tent at Lawton and other
towns and arrest them for introduce
ing liquor into an Indian reservation
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
OVER A SCORE KILLED.
Explosion In Phiiadslpbia Grocery House
Wrecks Five Buildings and Causes
Death OF Many People.

Philadelphia. Aug. Ga terrific ex--
plosion in block Of six buildings on
Locust street above Tenth last night
completely wrecked five of the struc-
lures and caused the death OF from
ten to 20 or more persons. Over two
score of others were more or less seri-'
ously injured. Some of those taken
to the hospital will die. It is esti-
mated that at least IS persons were
in the five buildings when the eKplo-
sion occurred and the exact number
Of dead will probably not be known
for "a hours.
The explosion occurred about $3.50
o'clock. What exploded and how 1t
happened Is not known at this time,
but it is believed to have been bar
rel of gasoline in one of the three
grocery stores. With the explosion
of No. 1908 the front walls of the
buildings were blown outward into
the street, while the floors and the
roofs were blown upward and fell
straight to the ground. Almost every
building in radius of two blocks
about the scene Of the explosion had
window panes shattered and was
otherwise damaged. Every building
on the opposite side of Locust street
was more or less wrecked, but none
Of them fell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10

Ell Reno, Ok, Aug. 7.-Speculation
has gone wild Mt Lawton. Men re-
turning from there say there are at
least 10000 people on the TOWNSHIP
and most of them were crazed by ex-
oggerated ideas of value in town lots.
The first business lot brought 1920,
but bids soon ran into the thousands
and prices of from $1,000 to $4,000
were paid for the best locations.
All kinds of gambling is flourish
ing, pocket-picking is of hourly oc-
currence. One man was reported
killed yesterday. The town is in o
state of intense excitement.
The opening ut Anadarko was very
quiet. About 5000 people were on
the ground. Only three blocks were
sold yesterday, making 90 lots in all.
Sale began ut nine n. m. The first
lot WINS sold to man named Brown
from Missouri, price $l65, highest
price paid.
The only bank open for business
yesterday had over 100000 in de-
posits. No liquor of any kind or beer
was sold in any of the townsites.
There is misunderstanding about
the townsite of Apache, about 20
miles north of Lawton. The town
has not yet been laid out and there
were only few tents and camps.
About so hacks met the train there
10 take passengers to Lawton. The
TOWNSHIP of Richards is a good one
high land with natural drainage and
good water.
The auction sale of town lots at
Hobart began promptly at nine
o'clock yesterday morning and the
first lot was purchased by William c.
Allen. of Little Rock for S45 cash.
The inside lots ranged from 50 to S95,
while some corners went above $50,
the highest price paid yesterday be-
ing $50, the lowest SO. These lots
are designated for business, but will
be used for residences.
The most disappointed person at
Lawton last night was Miss Matte
Beals. of Wichita, who drew claim
No. 2 in this district. She expected
to get one of the quarter sections of
land adjoining Lawton on the south,
but she didn't get it. Instead she
got a strip of ground n mile long and
q quarter of q mile wide along the
south section line, separated from the
TOWNSHIP of Lawton BY similar strip
a quarter of mile wide, on which
James r. Wood, of Weatherford, Ok,
filed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
DELICATE HANDLING.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin Says tho Question OF
Taxation Now COnfronts the Philip
pine Civil Authorities.

Manila, Aug. 7.-Adjt. Gen. Corbin
has sailed for Shanghai, where he will
embark on a steamer for home. Aft
err completing ten days tour of
noilo. Calbaig, Cebu, Zamboanga, Cot
tabato and Jolo, and obtaining rapid
but extensive view of the operations,
he says the conditions are satisfac.
tory. He believes that the military
problem henceforth will be simple, but
that n difficult task confronts the civil
authorities. The question of taxation.
he thinks, will require the most deli
cate handling. He was surprised by
the Intelligence and diligence dis
played by the natives. He found the
sultan of Jolo a shrewd, intelligent
ruler. who will probably readily CO.
operate with the Americans, especial
~ if he is under the guidance of q
capable resident adviser.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
TO EXTEND ELECTRIC LINES
Plan on Foot 70 Connect All Towns In
Mining District from Joplin to
Pittsburg.

Joplin, NO., Aug. 7.-Officers of the
proposed Mineral Cities electric rail-
way and officers and engineers of the
Southwest Missouri electric railway
have almost assured the citizens of
this district that the road, or. at least,
greoter part, will be built in the
near future. This line will connect
Joplin with Chitwood, Mo-, suburb
cf 2,OC0 inhabitants lying west of Jop-
lin. and Galena, Empire, Columbus,
Stipvi,le, Turk, Scammon, Weir City.
Cherokee, Fleming No. Is, Pittsburg.
Frotenac, Midway, Cornell. Yale, Min
den. al being in the coal belt of Kan
sas, with smelling industries of con-
siderable magnitude.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
COLOMBIA'S HARASSMENT.
Gov. Alban Declares That Venezuela, Ecua-
dor and Nicaragua Have Hostile Eyes
ON His Country.

New York, Aug. 6.-Gen. Alban, gov
ernor of Panama, has telegraphed
this statement to the Herald relative
to the present situation in Colombia:
"The revolutionists do not occupy any
city or place of importance and are
made up of guerrillas, who merely
attack undefended villages and local
tiles. But at present Colombia is be-
ing threatened by foreign invasions,
encouraged by the presidents of Vene-
zuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua, against
which the Colombian government is
well prepared and will do all that is
natural and allowable in self-defense. !"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
Heavy Rains ln Nebraaka.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. Heavy rains
fell last night in the southwestern
part of Nebraska, breaking the
drought which has been almost con-
tinuous since the Fourth of July. In
the Sappa valley of Furnas county
the downpour was the greatest ever
known there, three inches falling in
less than half an hour. Other parts
of the county got an inch. An electri-
cal storm accompanied the rain. light
ming doing some damage.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
To superlntend Fine Arts.

St. Louis, Aug. 6.-President D. R.
Francis yesterday announced the APP
pointment of Halsey c. Ives, Of St.
Louis, as chief of the division Of fine
arts of the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position. Mr.. Ives, who is director OF
the School of Fine Arts, Washington
university, was chief of the fine arts
department at the Columbian EXPOSE
ton, Chicago, and as such gave emf
nent satisfaction.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-08-10
CIVILIANS IN CONTROL.
City OF Manila VIII Hereafter he Admin
istered by Three Commissioner
President Is n Filipino.

Manila, Aug. THE military gov
eminent of Manila ceased Tuesday
and municipal affairs viii be taken
over by three commissioners similar
to the government in the district Of
Columbia. The president is q Filipino,
Col. Herrera. The others are Messrs.
Baldwin and Tutherly. The chief of
police is George Curry, former officer
Of the Eleventh cavalry. Mr.. Hcuser-
mann is the city attorney.