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s LONDON FINANCIAL
Consols and Quotations of American
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London, June M.-4 p. m.-Consols for
money, IS 1916; consols for account, soM: Ana
conda, Sst ,Atchison, 8S%; Atchison preferred,
1o3; Baltimore 8 Ohio. ioS9l Canadian pa
cific, a7A; Chesapeake & Ohio. IN: Chi
cago Great Western, 30A; Chicago, Milwaukee
&: St. Paul, 176A; Denver & Rio Grande,
g; Denver & Rio Grande preferred. IS; Ere,
preferred, 50; Illinois Genital. 1907 Louisville
& Nashville. 1850; Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
275t; Missouri. Kansas & Texas preferred, 60;
New York Central, ISL: Norfolk & Western oe err
tario & Western. 1885; PENNSYLVANIA. TN;
Reading. $685., Reading first preferred, 42M
Reading second preferred, 351z; Southern Rail
way, 36%; Southern Railway preferred, 97h;
Southern Pacific, 65A; Union PACIFIC, 10e%;
Union Pacific preferred. 81: United States
Steel, 38A; United States Steel preferred,
9oA: Wabash, 31A; Wabash preferred, 47A;
Spanish Is, SOA; Rand Mines, IN; De Beers,
22Ss. - g -, - ..'<. r.. ~. 49, - -:
Bar Silver-steady; "a 7-16d per ounce.
Money, 2A02k per cent. ....- .4-..r
The rate Of discount on the open market
for short bills is 21s@29a per cent. The rate
of discount on the open market for three
months bills is 2a@2ss per cent.
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GRAIN TRADE GOSSIP

verhof,' Milimane: do not see much In
the market this morning from news or from
character OF trading, however, July kind is
firm and 1t Is about all i can say. 4
i Liverpools close: Wheat hd higher; corn
Va higher. ss
Berlin wheat; closed unchanged; Buda Pest
wheat closed Nd higher.
Broomhall cabled: Brilliant weather in
England and France counteracted the
strength in American cables OF last night
and the opening was only y higher. Later
the market steadied 4 on covering by shorts
due to the nervousness owing to the postpone
ment ofthe kings coronation. - NJ -
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SLOWING was the range of prices:
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, MINI. June 24.-Wheat gained Nc
on easy trading, but lost most Of the ad-
ing was sc OF. at 1850 for July and TIC for
September but this was soon recovered and
July sold to 7614c and September to ZINC.
The close was We up for July and hc OF
corn IA; rye, 2; fax. O. shipme nts-Wheat,
40, 933 bu.
Close: Wheat-No. 1 hard. cash. 7sAc;
TENDER, 72Ac.. to arrive, t76Ac; No. 2 north
ern, cash, 75hc;1 No. 3. 73Ac. Flax-Cash,
$1.7o; cash northwestern, Sl.75; to arrive,
oats-september, 31Ac: cash, ACC. Rye-To
arrive, soc; September, 53hc. !.
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PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions.

Chicago, June A.-Provisions were some
what nervous early in the session Hogs
reached $3.50 at the yards-a new top price
for the year. Products generally showed some
advance on this influence, but there was good
outside liquidation and some selling by pack
sc up at $3.50, and sold back to $1sa21z;
September pork opened unchanged to loo
higher at $3.50 to $3.50, and dipped to s1s.4s.
July lard opened unchanged to 211c up at
S1O65 to $10.67h, and July ribs &C. lower at
$10s5, and sold at s1o771k@1o.so.
: Close: Pork-June. &lS4o; July, $3.50:
September, s1S.e7h; January, 1870; October.
September, $40 7o@1o- 721a; October. s1o.ss; No
vember, s10.17h; December, $3.50; January,
$s.37h; May, $s.27n. Ribs-Jupe, S10.s5:
July, $685. September s1o'7h; January
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State Grain Inspection.

June rs.
Inspected n-Wheat-Cars-Great North
ern-No. 1 northern. %; No, 2 northern, IS;
No. 8. 5; rejected. 1; no grade, 10.
Chicago, Milwaukee 6 St. Paul--No. /
northern, 8; No. 2 northern, 43; No. 3, 16;
rejected, 3; no grade, 2.
Minneapolis & St. Louis-No northern, 8;
No 2 northern, IA; No. 8, A. rejected, l.; no
grade, /.
500 Line-No. ? northern, Is; No 3, s; re-
jected /; no grade, l.
Northern Pacifc-No. northern, 4; No. 2
northern, Is; No. g. Q; no grade, 5.
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
No 2 northern, 8; No. 8, 80; rejected. 8; no
grade, 7.
Chicago Great Western-No. 3, l.
Totas-No. i northern. SO; No. 2 northern,
ISL; No. 3, 70; rejected, 9; no grade, g.
Other Grains-No. / winter wheat. 3 cars;
NO 2 winter wheat, rs; No. yellow corn. 8;
NO 8 corn, 2; No. A corn, g; No. 2 white oats,
i; No. white OATS g. No. white oats, 9;
No oats, 8; no grade oats. /; No. FAX,
90; rejected fax, 6; no grade fax. Q.
Cars Inspected out-No. northern wheat,
So; No. 2 northern wheat, 70; No 2 wheat, Z;
5; no grade corn 1; No. white oats l; No.
white oats, 10; No flax, 6; rejected flax, 8.
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New York Grain.

New York, June -Flour-Recefpts, $685.
IN tone. st ttsss
Wheat--Receipts. 32.175 bu; Sales 100000
bu; opened easier, because Of bullish crop
news and cables; then 1t suddenly turned
strong by a score of July shorts and was
Arm at noon. July. s0@soNc; September,
771s07sMe; December, g 7-Is@7sMc. .
car lots; No. western, CSC o b anoat. Corn
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South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Neb., June 24.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1900; market active and 1oc higher;
beef steers, s5@7;7s; COWS and heifers. 500
$3@5.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900; market 1oc higher;
closed weak; heavy, $7.60@7.75; mixed, $50
@7.60; pigs, IS. 50@7.25. -. r.. ......
Sheep-Receipts, $500; market 10000 lower;
sheep, $425@5.25 lambs, 81. 5o97. ..-5
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: Kansas city Live Stock.

Kansas City, June 2-Cattle-Receipts
1000; market steady: beeves, steers, A759
S.25, highest on record; Texans, s3@S.so; heif-
ers, $685. stockers and feeders, So. 50@5.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market strong to 100
higher; heavy. $7.70R7.S0; packers, $75g97. go;
medium, 81. 30G7.75; yorkers, $7.60@7. So; pigs.
Sc. 7O@715. y
Sheep-Recedpts, 1000; market steady but
slow; sheep, $4@o.20; lambs. $460@S.7S y
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Z, New York to Edwards, Wood & Co.. Irregu-
lartty will probably be experienced again to-
day on account OF the strong position Of some
stocks and bearish manipulation Of others.
New York. Watson. The buying of Union
Pacific was on report that the decision in
postponed indefinitely. ~ +. y &
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St. Louis Live Stock,

st. Louis June 24.-Cattle-Receipts, 5000
market steady; beef steers, Sc. 30@7 80; stock.
ers and feeders, $3.4o@4.90; cows and heifers
$2.25@5.40; Texans fed 81 3o96.25
higher: pigs, $500. 80; packers, s7.4o@. IS;
butchers, $750@f 1914.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; market slow; sheep
$4,000; lambs. s4@6.75.
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New York Produce.

New York June NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1887
nkgs; market steady: state dairy. 1S@Mc;
state creamery, e19@22Ac; renovated. 17QWc;
Cheese-Receipts, 1887 pkgs; market steady;
new state full cream. small ,colored. fancy,
9Nc; small white, 9Ac; large colored, SIC;
large W 9st EggsR aeeints.,43 5S. 1kRs;
market dull; state and Pennsylvania 1s@181kc;
western -oandled,I a@1Se; Kentucky, 16Ac.
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Wheat Movement by Roads.
L'.. -. June g. .t. ~ .. ~
Observation-Disclosures, u cars; Omaha, 81;
St. Louis. 10; Great Northern, 81; Burlington,
1; 500, 5; Northern Pacific, "a; Chicago Great
Western, 18. =. f. .--- 49, 49,.
Shipped-Milwaukee, II cars; Omaha. i;
Great Northern, l; Burlington, 8; Chicago
Great Western, g. ..t-. = -, ; r..
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Mich Cows and Sprngers- = =
Three cows and calves, $3.50; 1 COW and
calf, 1872; l COW, $50; COW, $22. -~--
HOGS-Prices &c higher. Receipts liberal,
but common in quality Nothing choice on
sale. Prices range $7.20@7.5O; bulk, $1,000
7.35; rough hogs sorted out at $3.50. Yester-
days top, $3.50, instead of $3.50, due to put
ting 10c on a load first bought at $3.50. Sales:
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80, 900; left over, 3, 400; 6@loc higher; mixed
heavy, 81. 1901. s21k; rough heavy, s.. s5@Sss;
light, $1,000. 90; bulk OF sales, $7.5G@f so
Sheep-Receipts, 10. 600; slow; lambs steady;
good to choice Wethers, $4@4.75; fair to choice
mixed, 50. 76@4.50; western sheep, $4,000 10;
native lambs s5@7; western lambs, $S@S75.
Official yesterday: Receipts-Cattle, i, 2s4;
hogs, 81, S42; sheep, e, 800 Shipments-Cattle,
4SS; hogs, 5,629; sheep, $50. :,
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THE FLOUR MARKET
No Change of Importance-Quiet md
Steady.

The -four market presents no new feature.
Millers report the volume Of business run
ming about the same from day to day. For
eign buyers still too low in their views
end only an occasional order is entered from
aboard. Domestic demand is fair.
For the day the shipments were little
heavier, showing So, 1879 barrels
First patents are quotable at $4@4. 10; Sec
ond patents. $57O@3.sO; first clears s2.s5:
second clears, s225.
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Puts and Calls.

Two o'clock report:
Puts-July wheat, 76c.
Calls-July wheat. 761Ac.
Curb-July wheat, 76M@76Ac.
Puts-September wheat. 70Mc.
Calls-Septem ber wheat, 7oAc.
Curb-September wheat, 701sc.
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RECEIPTS $500 bu sales rs 600 bu; opened
hrmer on showers west, but unlike wheat later
sold off under realizing. ioats-Receipts, 1885,
0O0 bu; dull, but steadier; track white, state
o0g57c; track white. western, 5O@57c.
Close: Wheat-July ; 80Nc; September,
775sc. Corn-July 67Nc: September -643Lc.
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Chicago Produce.

| Chicago, June 1.-Butter--s Steady cream
cries. lSGl22c; dairies. 171k@19hc. Cheese
Steady; twins, l001oAc; daisies. 0M010Xc;
Young Americas, 1eN@l1c.$ Eggs-Firnn; q loss
of, cases returned, 16c.s Live :Poutlry-Steady;
turkeys, logic; chickens. hens. 10c; springs.
l1512oc .Ess4 --st { 9sE =. Isl -
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Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee. June 24.-Flour-Firm. Wheat
STEADY; close, No. I northern, 7s1a@7sc; No.
No. j. 57Ac:s Barley-Steady; No. 2, T@7lhc;
sample sal 65G70c. 0ats-Higher; No. 2 white.
soc; cornaJuly. &c. *. $50
/ Wheat-Puts. 1870; calls, 74Nc. j.. ....
Corn,-No puts or calls. -. -. =. y
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Liverpool Grain.

!, Liverpool June A-Wheat-spot Arm; No.
II northern spring, Is I'd; futures firm July,
SIS Masd; Sept enter, IS ed. Corn-spot quiet
American, IS Cd; American mixed, IS Cd; fu-
lures nominal; September, IS 2Ad; October,
5s 1870. "a
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.

Chicago. June 24.-Close: Flax-Cash
northwestern. $1.74; southwestern, $l.54; Sep
TENDER, $1.41; October, $13S. Rye-July, uIc;
September, size. 'BarleyjCash, 66@70c.
Timothy-September, $4.45. Clover-Cash,
1886. t''s.' -
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New York Provisions.

New York: June 24.-Beef-Quiet. Pork
Strong: mess, S19@19. U.s. family, $40. 1000:
short clear, SIS. 259M5o. Lard-Easy; prime
western steam, $10.s7h. 49,
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Liverpool Provisions.

Liverpool, June Observation-Disclosures
cut, firm, 56s: short rib, Arm, sis; long, clear
middles. light and strong. SIS; long, clear
clear backs, strong, 56s; clear bellies, strong,
SIS Lard-Prime western, strong, 54s: Amer.
lean refined, strong. SIS Sd.
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, ST.. Louis Grain.

St. Louis, June 24.-Close: Wheat-IIig CHER;
No. red cash elevator, 71ssc; July, 51Hc;
September, 7o%c;. No. hard, 74h@751ze.
Corn-Higher; No:T2 cash, &c; July, 64M@
S4Ac; September, 55HG56c. oats-Eigher;
No: 2 cash. 44@441sc; July, $3.50; September,
2SAc; No. 2 white, 491z@494c.. -. 49, =,
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GENERAL PRODUCE
Official Quotations Minneapolis Pro-
: g.. duce Exchange. 3s-.s~''
~
-, Tuesday,: June "a.

:: Extra creamery butter, steady; ex-
:: ira dairy, steady. Strictly fresh eggs,
: steady. Live poultry, steady. Pota-
toes, easy. Fancy country dressed
veal, steady. Berries, steady. = :
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JUu6 q
Cattle Hogs

tie, strong; others just steady; yeals and
bulls, steady. Trade in stock and feeding
cattle generally slow. Good weight steers
were fair sale but light weights INCLUDING
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Railroads entering the yards reported re-
ceipts for the day by loads as follows: Chi
cago Great Western, 7; Chicago, Milwaukee &
st.. Paul, 16; Minneapolis & St. Louis Is;
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 20;
Great Northern, %; Northern Pacific, 6; Chi
cago. Burlington & Quincy, 2; Wisconsin Cen
trail, 2; 500 Line. 81; totals, Ill.
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CHICAGO Live stock.

Chicago, June NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1900,
steers, s.. 5o@S:25; poor to medium, 81. 76@7.50;
stockers and feeders, s2.50@5: cows, 81. 400
5.75; heifers, $2.50@650; Gamers, $1.40@2.50;
bulls $2.20@o.75; calves, $2.5o@650; Texas
fed steers $497.65
Hogs Receipts to-day, 10000; tomorrow,
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Toledo Grain.

Toledo, Ohio, June 24.-Wheat-Active and
firm; cash, 7sMc; June. 1916; July. 7s1sc;
cash, s31ac;; July. $3.50; September, 76Ac:
Oats-Active and strong; cash, 451c July,
3Skc; new. 42c; September, 30Ac; new, &c.
Clover Seed-Dull and firm; cash. $50; octo-
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TUESDAY. EVENING. JUNE q. 1902.
WANT GOOD BEEF.
Demand for Dry Fed Butcher Cat
tie at South St. Paul.
POOR STUFF DRAGs ON SALE
Hogs Up Another Cents-Large At
tendance of Shippers.

South st. Paul, Mimi. June 24.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards to-day: Cat
tie, 1880; calves, $50; hogs, $500; sheep,
1900; cars. Ill.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. /, 1902 to date, as compared with the
same period in 1901:
Year Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Horses Cars rs
1901. 6O644 1852 2S2,511 1906 6,49o 1892
Inc. 1888 2,143 46,074 $500 -. 1851
Dec. $500. 5000. ....... ....... $3.50
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in June, as compared with the same period
in 1901: EE aSr+
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep Horses. Cars.
1902. 1867 3,706 36,3N 5,841 1913 S35
1901. $3.50 1875 30,866 3,505 1888 TIL
Inc. ... ... 500. 2,505 90.
Official receints for the nast week are as
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receipt. and Shipments.

June 2S
Received-Wheat, 221 cars, 1870 $50 blu; corn,
3.1eO bu; oats. $3.50 bu; rye, 1,12o bu; fax,
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Midway Horse Market.

Minnesota Transfer, St Paul, MINI. June
A-Barrett & Zimmerman report good heavy
drafters moved we'll, being taken principally
by lumbermen and transfer companies Me-
dunn and good drivers and deh very horses
were moderately active. In general trade
shows an unexpected Improvement over last
week. Values: go,
Drafters, extra $1ss@2M
Drafters. choice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 146@16S
Draftres. common to good ............ 100f140
Farm mares extra ............. 1306160
Farm mares. choice ............. 1100l30
Farm mares, common to good ....... eo@lo0
western horses OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 e
New York. to c. E. Lewis: Think the ILL
ness of King Edward will affect prices here
to-day, otherwise situation unchanged.
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MISCELLANEOUS
New York Cotton.

New York. June A.-The cotton market
points higher on. active demand from shorts
and moderate foreign support in the regular
part, based upon further drought reports
call, the market gained several points more
on general buying, after which there was
setback under proft-taking by early buyers
however, many declines here. The initial
cables from Liverpool noted an advance Of
2A@4 points in futures and 1-16d in spot cot
The weather chart gave generally fair condi-
tions throughout the belt, and the, forecast
for the west gave little promise OF rain In
Texas within the next few days One single
this being net rise of Is points in the last
two days. !-s.'
Late in the morning the market dragged
tone. with noon bids 2@4 points higher. The
close in Liverpool was something OF a disap-
pointment. being net unchanged to one point
. S-lec; mfddling gulf, 8 s-lsc. Estimated
receipts at the ports: To-day, $500 bales
$3.50 actual last week and 1920. actual last
21,sOo actual last week and 6s,S45 actual last
year. To-days receipts at New Orleans were
1872 bales against 2,447 last year, and at Hous-
! Spot closed steady; middling uplands, SIC;
midding gulf, sac. Sales, none.
/ Coffee and Sugar.
. New York, June 24.-Cotfee futures opened
steady in tone, with prices unchanged to Ave
fected by bearish European markets and q
crop movement somewhat overestimated. The
local market. after the cop opening ruled steady
At midday the market was quiet and steady,
prices being net unchanged to 1--WE point low
sfes Si5e MareS p nG
were 21,6ss bags. Spot is in light demand
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Lead and Conner

Z New York June A.--Lead-Quiet, uu
changed. Copper-Dull and nominal
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~, ss 4: d. Peoria Whisky.
Peoria, Ill, .Junes 24-Whisky on the basis
Of 81 30 for finished goods. ~
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Wheat Movement.

June a. . -.1. -
The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat mar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
Rawlings Wait.
Especial Dispatch to The Tines)

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The music for the occasion was rendered
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They were the recipients of quite a
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very handsome and valuable. Immedi-
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left via Danville for an extended North
ern tour.
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A Visit to the Peanut King

In its different homes the peanut is also
known by the names OF sround-nut, PIN
dar earth-nut, goobcr and Sround-pea.
While Brazil is generally conceded to De
It's native home, Africa. ranks first in
production, the United States coming
third, and furnishing onc-siNth of the
WoriG S crop
To reach maturity the peanut cannot
fe, grown further north than Marylad, q
mild climate with 4 light, sandy soil, such
as is to be found in q few of the South
ern States, proving the best for its
growth One of the peculiarities of this
nut is that the fruit natures under
ground The roots arc covered with tiny
tubercles il, which are multitudes OF IN
fnitesnlalIy small organisms that supply
the plant with nitrogen. The seed is
planted III early spring in rows or nils,
ad is ready for harvestig about the first
of October when the fields present their
Iiveliest appearance After the tap root
of the plant has seen cut, by means OF q
kind of wing attached TO the plow, the
vines are taken out of the oirt by
fork and put into small heaps, and thence
into shocks to mature or cure II IS a
picturesque sight i'll the fall to see the
colored people, all sizes, gathering pea
nuts from the vines the wee pickanihnleS
scattered here and there, dumped III tue
dirt while their mothers MI the large
bags for the factories
The largest peanut establishment in the
world, owned by any QUO company. is
located at Smithfield Va. a little town
nesting among the low hills Of the tee
water section, where the sound OF
abroad engine has never been heard,
when the head OF this establishment, Mr..
p. D. WwaItney. who bears the distinc-
ton of being called The Peanut King.
returned to his farm. penniiess. from the
surrender at AppomottoS court house.
he laid aside his ragged gray Jacket and
took no the culture OF peanuts.-Helen
GRAY in Leslie's Weekly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
ENGLAND AND JAPAN.
Londoa Comments On the Recently Formed
Alliance.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Feb. 12-The Liberal after
noon newspapers view this alliance be-
tween Great Britain and Japan with
mixed feelings and the conservative or
CANS generally applaud it. The st, James
Gazette says:
perhaps we shall find when the policy
of Great Britain is definitely known, that
The United States is formally or lnfor-
maIly a party TO the league OIL peace IN
the far East. At any rate no elioiL
should be spared to secure lts adhesloh.
Tive Westminster Gazette thinks the al
,;,nce can be fairly termed offensive and
defensive. says that it therefore has
dangerously wide extension, and concludes
that it looks like a rather hasty answer
10 European hostility.