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The age-herald., 1902-03-19
Local Staple Groceries.

F1our-Huegely's best patent. $4. 30; Ten- nessee patent $i 10. half patent $40
 Sugar-Granulated, fhc; Y. C., 4Ac.
 Coffee-Green. S1k@11hc.: Arbuckle's . packages, s10.so; Lion packages s1o. 30: Cordova packages. $10.S0
 Meat-Dry sailed ribs Sc; clear bell lies, 11c: dry salted bellies. s%c: best hams 12hc; four hams nhc.: Cali fornia hams SIC: breakfast bacon, I4c. Cheese-New York full cream. ls5kc. Lard 10Ac basis.
 Com pound Lard-s5kc basis.
 Molasses-Centrifugal, 15935c: sugar. house. 20035c: Georgia cane. 36c.
 Rice-Per pound, 411c: fancy. 7c.
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New York March IS. - Cotton quiet; middling 9h, met receipts 3S4 gross re- ceipts SS34, sales 32OO, stock 167,S7S, ex- ports to Great Britain $50, to the conti- nent BIO.
 Total today: Net receipts 22,121. exports to Great Britain 471S, to the continent S2S0, stock 725, 735
 Consolidated statement; Net receipts 52,25s, exports to Great Britain 2o,6o6 to the continent 10S,892.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 6,760,11S exports to Great Britain 2.627,- 595, to France GAO, 795. to the continent D. 140, ,T80.
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Da Costa-a-Nickle.
STOCK PEAS WANTED

6TOCh FEA AS w ANTEU
 Wanted to buy for spot cash, any and all kinds of Peas in any quantity, E. O. B. your depot. Write at once, stating variety, quan- tity and lowest price. B. H. Moore 6 Co.,, 367 Main St.. Memphis, Tenn.
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Bonds.
Financial.

New York, March 1s.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram says;
 The stock market was cheerful. The
The age-herald., 1902-03-19
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made direo, on the exchange Tor which the order is given.
 Correspondents-J. H. Parker 6 Go. c W. Lee & Co.,, Purnell. Hagaman & "a New York; Fairchild & Hobson. New or. leans; Ware & Leland. Chicago.
 Reference-First National Bank of Bir- mingham. First National Bank of Rome.
 TELEPHONE NO. i1D.
 Special attention given to orders ovss telephone and orders sent from out of tM ety.
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BEAR CONTINGENT SOLD JULY-AUGUST Cotton Opened Steady One to
 Three Points Higher WALL STREET LED BUYING Firm Liverpool Gables and Reports That Print Cloths In Fall River
 Were Advanced to S9s Gents
 Were Chief Factors.
WALL STREET LED BUYING

New York March 18.-The cotton mar ket opened steady with prices l to 8 points higher, and for time was quite firm on general buying, in which Wall street and local shorts led. From the opening the commission house contingent were out of the market and failed to al- ter their policy during the rest of the ses- sion. Firmer Liverpool cables than an ticipated and reports that print cloths in Fall River were advanced to 3asc were the chief bull influences. Toward midday the market slowly responded to the heavy port receipts, absence of support and partial reaction in the English mar ket. During the early afternoon the bear contingent persistently sold the July and August options but seemed to be cover ing in May. This caused a narrowing of the breach between May and July to 2 points. but later in the session 1t again spread to points and finally points. In mid-afternoon active selling for both ac- counts forced May off to S.S5 and July to S.SS, but near the close light covering orce more rallied the market, which was finally steady and net point higher to l point lower. The total sales were close to 100000 bales.
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COTHRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade ana New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Rooms l and 2 Alabama National Rank.
 Building.
 Private leased wires to New York. New orleans and Chicago.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, March 18.-The demand for spot cotton continues good at cur rent prices. Sales today 1850 bales, includ- ing 100 to arrive. Quotations unchanged The future market was unusually quiet. The opening was l point higher but dull ness pervaded both sides of the ring There appeared no change of importance in the features surrounding the market, and the floor most of the day had a hoi- iday appearance, so quiet was the DUST ness. New York reported slight advance. while Liverpool reported heavy sales at better prices. These features, however, were not made active use of by the bulls and there was generally an apparent de- sire to let well enough alone. When the gong sounded the market had fallen on 1 to 9 points net on all positions except September and October. which showed gains of 8 points each.
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New Orleans, March 18.-Cotton futures quiet and steady; Marcn o.61qS.62 April 8. .6saS. .69; May 8.77@S.7S; June s.SS@S .S4; July S.S8@S .s9; August s.72qS.73; Septem- Der S26Q8.27; October S.OlqS.O2.
 New Orleans, March 1S.-Cotton easy; sales 1850; ordinary 7as; good ordinary 73s; low middling sk; middling Sss good mid ding g; middling fair 9%; receipts 7Sl1; stock 299,65o
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THE LOCAL MARKETS
Local Cotton Market.
LOCI. Stocks and Ronds.

Corrected Daily by Caldwell & Ward, Bankers. 2015 First Avenue. Tele-
 phone 7b3. lSee CardD
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"Ex dividend.
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New York Stock Market. By Private Wire to Murphy 6 Co.
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FRISCO SYSTEM. K. C., M. 6 B.-East.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA

NO. 2oe Southeastern Limited. i. i2:so p 'Eo. 2o4. New York Express ..... 1o:20 p No. 210 Winfield Accom- ...... 4:S0 D
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15

he saw fit, Benjamin w. Gist,sa young
farmer living near this town, drew tna
money from the bank in.s5,06o lots ana
gave it away to the poor.
Gist owns a good farm and other
property. The $4,000 was left to. him
by an uncle. AS he was already well
to do, lot of his relatives talked OF
contesting his uncle's will, to geS q
share of the $4,000, but did not do
so. Recently. when Gist became OF
age, the money was turned over 70
him He says that he Intended to
divide it among his relatives, but that
they disgusted him. and finally ne
went to a bank and drew out $4,000 In
gold, and drove thru the streets of the
city distributing it in s5. $40 and $40
pieces to the poor.
The deserving and the undeserying;
the just and unjust Jared alike. He
saved many poor family from want
and frightened many home. In
$4,000 lots he distributed the entire
40,0OO, and now he says that he has
peace, altho his relatives do not speak
to him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
cIGARMAkERs WILL WAIT.
No Demand for More Pay Until To-
bacco Trust Is Overcome.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Three thousand
members of the Cigarmakers' Union
will wait another year before demand
ing wage increase, because they 90
not wish to increase the expenses OF
their employers, who are fighting the
So called tobacco trust. For several
months a large proportion of the MEM
bership of the union has been agitating
for the introduction of the Spanish bill
system of making cigars. This would
increase the wages of the workmen
from $4 to Sc thousand. So eager
We're the agitators to have the system
introduced that they were willing TO
strike to gain 1t. At Meeting held
the other night speeches were made IA
voring the plan, and, for time, the
majority seemed to favor 1T.
George Thompson told of the struggle
the independent retailers and union
made to resist the inroads of the So
called trust. The trust factories, he as
serted, are run by non union and un-
derpaid women and children, so that
the combination can sell cigars at from
50 to Sc thousand less than the In
ave66 -StatesiNocmf en- en- en- emf
dependents. Strike talk was dropped
first, and when the vote was put the
proposition was defeated to /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
WILL SHOW SYMPATHY.
Queen Alexandra to Give Dinner t.
War Widows and Orphans.

London, Dec. 15.-The Associated
Press learns that Queen Alexandra in
tends to mark her sympathy for the
sufferers In the recent South African
war by giving Christmas dinner to all
the widows and children now in London
of those who fell in the war. The din
ner will be given on Dec. 27 at the AL
exandra Trust restaurant, of which the
queen is president, and which was
founded in March, 1900, by Sir Thomas
Upton for the benefit of the poor. Sir
Thomas Upton has charge of all the
arrangements for the dinner.
In the proclamation announcing her
intention Queen Alexandra will invite
all the widows and children of the sol
diers and sailors belonging to the inn
perial and colonial forces who lost their
lives in South Africa or died from the
effects of the campaign. She adds:
'sHer majesty desires in the corona
ton year to express her heartfelt SYM
pathy with those who have suffered the
cruel bereavement of war, and to wish
that happiness and comfort may. with
Gods blessing, be theirs in the coming
year"
Her majesty will defray all the trav-
cling expenses of her guests
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
Commander in Venezuela Wat
ers Ordered to Cease Ag- !,
gressive Operations
ARBITRATION BEING CONSIDERED
Suggestion of the United States on Be-
half of Venezuela Received at British
Foreign Office and Will Be Given
Careful Attention - United States
Position Regarding the Blockade.

London, Dec. 15.-Under Foreign Sec
retary Cranborne denied in the house of
commons today that the British COM
mander was responsible for the sinking
of the Venezuelan ships. An expression
of desire for peaceful settlement of
the difficulties has been received in
London from the Venezuelan govern
ment.
London, Dec. 15.-Bulletin-The AS
sociated Press has reason to believe or
ders will or have been sent to the Brit
ish commander in Venezuelan waters to
take no further aggressive action at
present, pending a decision being ar
rived at on the proposal for arbitration.
This came in the form of a proposal
thru the United States government to
submit the claims of British and Ger
man subject to arbitration, which,
Lansdowne announced later In the day
in the house of lords, is now under
consideration by the British govern
ment." Lord Lansdowne added: we
are greatly indebted to the good offices
of the United States minister at Car
acaS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
Situation One of Inactivity on
the Part of the Venezuelan
Government
HOOKING TO THE UNITED STATES
castro's Advisers in Large Measure
Depending on Minister Bowen and
The Washington Government to Get
Them Out of the Difficulty in Which
They Have Been Placed.

Caracas. Dec. 15.--Inaction reigns In
goyernment circles here. The officials
do not know what to do and are de-
pending entirely upon the United States
to assist them. A movement is on foot
here. headed by prominent doctors and
lawyers, to request Castro to resign
and ask Vice President Ramon Ayala to
assume the presidency and form cabi-
net without party tendencies. 1t is al
no proposed to summon congress to ap-
point temporary president to arrange
the questions in dispute in a manner
satisfactory to all concerned General
Hernandez ell Mocho, who has just been
released from prison at Maraca1do IS
expected at Caracas tomorrow. His
party is very active and further trouble
Is apprehended. The Venezuelan gov
ernment announces that Great Britain
has opened navigation on the Orinoco
river. Two warships will patrol the
river. Vessels flying the Venezuelan
flag are excluded. The government re-
ports the German cruiser Panther going
to Maracaido to destroy the forts
there.
Minister Bowen, at the request of the
Dutch minister, DR.. VanLeyden, who is
sick at Curacao, has taken charge OF
the Dutch interests here. Leading
merchants of LaGuayra arrived here
last night, abandoning that port, owing
to the fear that it would be shelled to-
day. The German cruiser Vineta is
going TO visit Margarita, an island in
the Caribbean sea belonging to Vene-I
xueia, thirty miles north of Cumana.
Yesterday afternoon four loud ex-
plosions alarmed the cit yof Porto Ca
bello. On investigation 1t was found the
British marines had blown the subter-
ranean prison cells of the castle of Lib
ertados with dynamite. They also
burned all the wooden buildings sur
rounding the castle and carried away
everything that could be transported.
After bonlbarding the forts at Porto
Cabello and landing marines on the
island where the castle is situated, the
forces of the powers acted just as tho
they were at home, causing great In
dignity among the Venezuelans. When
everything had been destroyed the
marines re embarked. The Venezuelan
government warship Miranda scaped
the vigilance of the German cruisers
Fake an.i Panther, which were search
ing for her, and arrived at Marcaibo
vesf farda,y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
COLOMBIA is ALARMED.
Does Not Like Uncle Sans Indifferent
Attitude Toward Venezuela.


Panama, Dec. 15.-Intense excitement
continues here over the situation in
Venezuela. Bitter feeling prevails
against what is called the unjustffed
aggression of the Anglo German all1-,
ance, and the statement that the United
States is regarding the affair with pas
sive Indifference is CALLING. South and
Central Americans on the fsthmus are
disappointed with the Rooseyelt-Hay
Interpretation of the Monroe doctrine,
which they compare with the policy of
President Cleveland and his secretary
of state in 1896, when England tried to
take advantage of the Guiana ques-
ton. The energetic procedure of Cleve-
land and his success In causing Eng
land to recetie from her position created
a sentiment of deep respect for the
power of the United States. Now it is
all changed. Spanish Americans have
reversed their opinion and it is the gem
eral impression here that the United
States will never be able to sign a
treaty for a canal without consent Of
the Anglo German alliance or against
its opposition.
Colombians feel they are justified in
being alarmed over the situation. 1t is
pointed out that Colombia may soon be
brought to account for hundreds of
German and British claims, which will
be vigorously disputed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
MERCHANT SHOT BY BANDITS.
j. M. Koonsman Killed in Fight With
Hold Up Men at South Bend.

a
Hold Up Men at South Bend.
South Bend, Ind, Dec. 15.-John NJ.
Koonsman, one of the best known Ger
man residents of South Bend, was
murdered last night while resisting the
efforts Of three negroes who attempted
a hold-up in the Koonsman grocery
store. He succeeded in forcing th>
robbers to the entrance OF the store,
and then, foiled in their design and
maddened by defeat, they turned on
lhi-r and frAd three shots into his
body. The bullets lodged in his neck,
left lung, and just over the heart. Death
was instantaneous, and Koonsman fell
to the floor in a pool of blood
The murder was witnessed by only
one person, Harvey Kletke, aged II.
He was employed as clerk in the
Koonsmai. store. The murderers are
still at large.
The only clew as to their where
|abouts is that furnished by Edward
Hunt, clerk. He states that fifteen
minutes after the shooting he saw three
negroes run toward the Three-I rail-
road tracks. AS special freight train
went west on the Three-I about that
time, the murdererS probably jumped
on car and got out of the city.
Bloodhounds and posse tracked the
men to Elkhart tonight, the dogs stop
ping in the Big Four yard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
AS TO PEACEFUL sLockADEs.
Impression Growing That Allies Have
Gone Little Beyond That Point.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Minister Bow
en- has confirmed the press reports to
the effect that the guns of the allied
fleet, which bombarded Porto Cabello
Saturday, We're directed entirely at the
fortifcations, not at the town. This
statement relieves the affair of the first
suspicion that 1t constituted violation
of international law, in the fact that
twenty four hours notice was not CIV
en- before bombarding. Requirement as
to notice applies to unfortified or forti-
fed towns where fire must be directed
upon the inhabitants, and this was not
the case at Porto Cabello, so that while
the officials here regret that the firing
took place, they have as yet no cause
of protest, but is is nof probable the
United States will break it's attitude
of inactivity, In the event an attempt
is made to enforce peaceful block
ade" toward an American ship. When
the allies were considering ways and
means to bring Venezula to terms, and
blockade of this character had been
decided upon, the German government
informed the United States when a
blockade was established it would turn
be made to seize ships. The United
States made no response to this state
ment 0ast year,, not feeling called up
on to do so before presentation of an
actual case. But now that a blockade
| is sought to be established, Secretary
Hay has informed the German govern
ment that American ships should not
be interfered with in their trading, ex-
cept the inhibition applies to all ship
ping and further the note intimates
disapproval of stoppage at all. In so
doing the state department is following
precedent, for during an effort of the
powers to establish a peaceful block
ade': in Crete in 1898 Secretary Sher-
man formally recorded refusal to be
| bound by it.
1t is within the legal right of the al
lies to close Venezuelan ports. but prob
ably this can be accomplished without
protest on our part only after formal
declaration of war. Hope is growing
here that such declaration can, after
all, be avoided, owing to the energy
with which Mr.. Bowen has acted. The
proposal of Castro to the allied powers
for a peaceful settlement was suggested
by Bowen and it came to the state de-
partment thru his hands. 1t has been
the embassies hands. AS Great Britain
and Germany have heretofore expressed
a desire to settle peaceably, 1t is hoped
| they will avail themselves of this op-
portunity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
ASKED TO LIE IN PORT.
Anglo German Note Requests Venezue-
Ian Vessels to Stay in Port of La
Guayra,

Guayra.
commanders of the allied Anglo-Ger-
man fleet which the Venezuelan gov
ernment refused to receive at La Quay
ra, was sent to United States Minister
Bowen at Caracas and forwarded by
him to the proper government officials
here.
The note is in the name of Great Bri-
tain and Germany; it requests all Ven
ezuelan ships, after the lapse of five
days, to refrain from sailing from the
port of La Guayra until the present
difficulties are over.
The question what right Great Bri-
tain and Germany have to coerce Ven-
ezuela without declaring a blockade is
being asked. on all sides here.
"Ei Mocho" Hernandez and certain
other revolutionary leaders left Mara
caibo yesterday for Curacao on their
way to Caracas. Hernandez is proba-
bly, the most popular of the revolution
ary leaders; President Castro has kept
him imprisoned at Maracaibo for sew
eral years past.
The news of the shelling of the fort
ress and customs house at Porto Cabel-
10 yesterday afternoon by the British
cruiser vineta reached Caracas at a
late hour. 1t caused considerable excite
ment, and in spite of the preventative
measures taken by the police of Porto
Cabello, trouble is feared at that port
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PAGE ONE.

Tefegraphic News.
Venezuela Looks to United states.
Britain Calls Halt.
More Hope Of Peaceful Settlement.
Operators Make a Statement.
Accident at Philadelphia.
Will Be No Hangings.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News in Brief.
Murder at Clinton.
Postal Check Currency.
The Retrial of Mrs. Hossack.
Reagon Found Guilty of Murder.
Oratorical Contest at Ames.
Thayer's Rural Letter.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
The Statehood Bill
To Enforce Antitrust Laws.
Business Features.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
Against Army Canteen.
PAGE FIVE.
General News.
Death of Mrs. U. s. Grant.
Gallfnger Replies to Keen.
Miscellaneous News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News.
Mrs. Conover's Generous Gift.
Will Furnish Library Museum ant
Art Room.
Central Finishes Seasons Work.
Memorial for Bishop Lenihan.
Arrested on an Indictment.
Snowfall Is Heavy
Salvation Army's Christmas.
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Iowa and Commercial.
Board of Trade Quotations.
Review of Market Conditions.
The Situation in Wall Street.
Laying the Pacific Cable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
NEARLY 400 LIVES LOST.
Season on the Great Lakes Has Been
One Of Many Casualties.

Chicago, Dec. 15.--Three hundred and
eighty-seven lives We're lost in wrecks
and otherwise on the lakes during the
season just closed. Thirty-six ships OF
kinds were lost, against fifty-one in
1901. As in 1860 and AZ in 1899. The ag-
gregate value of the boats is SS66,5o0.
The year was anything but profitable
to the marine insurance companies.
They took in about S2,000,000 and paid
cut nearly as much in losses of all kinds
and expenses There is therefore much
complaint among the risk men.
For the first time grain insurance did
rot turn in handsome profit. 1t Is
said that all Of the 100000 which ship
pers paid to have their grain covered
has been paid out in losses. Lumber
insurance was not as disastrous as last
season. but the companies engaged in
this line of business generally report a
loss. The Habard disaster on Lake Su-
perior wiped out what surplus remained
with some companies.
In vessel insurance 1t is estimated
that the insurance companies received
about 30 per cent less money the past
season than in 1901, owing to the re-
duction in rates from Az to "A per cent,
due to competition at the opening or
navigation, and the further reduction IN
the valuations
1t is probable that even with this
reduction the business on steel SHIPS
has paid a profit. for outside of the
Bannockburn no insured steel ship mas
been lost. Both the 500 river and the
Lime Kilns crossing where the Detroit
river empties into Lake Erie, have
been singularly free from the expell-
siye strandings and collisions Of pre-
vious seasons. In fact, there has not
been a single serious loss in the 500
river, due to a large degree to the
close supervision of the government
over the navigation of that dangerous
waterway. AT the Lime Kilns the
decreased, owing, it is said, to the fact
that owners have not loaded their ships
as deeply as formerly.
There were reported in the Marine
Insurance Bulletin during the season
562 losses of all kinds. Last year the
losses numbered III, and in 1900 there
were 502. In 1899 they aggregated
$50, and in 1898, 3S6. On nearly all
OF these losses there would be insur-
ance GLAZING had all the boats been in
sured. This decrease of 155 losses
during the season, compared with its
predecessors, is fair indication of the
difference between the two seasons.
In tonnage the thirtysix vessels
passing out of existence the past year
measured 14,514, as compared with 23,-
79S in 1901 and 1T,415 in 1900. The
aggregate value of ships lost during
the season was SS66 900
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
ANOTHER MINE STRIKE.
Cox Bros Employees Are Dissatisfied
and May Quit.

New York, Dec. 15.--More than 1000
miners at Drifton, Near Hazelton. will
go out ON strike Wednesday unless
their employers adjust the grievances
they complain of before that time, says
a dispatch from Scranton to the Press.
Shipment of coal to New York will be
decreased 10000 tons day ii this strike
is declared. The dissatisfied miners are
employed by Cox Bros. & Co. They say
the company has repeatedly refused to
e-employ all it's union miners District
Presidents Duffy, Fahy and Nichols,
who are in this city, have had con-
ference regarding this question. Duffy
upholds the attitude of the Drifton min
ers, but the other district presidents, to-
gether with attorneys representing the
miners before the strike commission,
are doing thier utmost to prevent sus-
spension of work.