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shorts 10 Sly; clear ribs IL 90; short clears
II 1915 Bacon-steady; boxed lots extra
shorts II. rs; clear ribs IL. STA short clears
u 90. Receipts--Flour 1000; wheat 49,
GEO: corn 10000; oats 24.Ooo. Shipments
Flour 5000; wheat $1,000; corn 5000; oats
1900.
September 679s; cash No. hard -: No. .
red new 71d7lL Corn-July GiA; Septem-
Der 5119; cash No. . mixed Go; No. . white
Wheat 5000; corn i5.3oo; oats iip1050
Wheat 1900; corn 21.6O0; oats
500
New York July -vheat-Receipts So
900; exports III 900. Spot easy; No. . red
sou elevator and s1dS2 T. O. b. ahoat No
l Northern S34 T o. b. afoat No. ! hard
s6l3 Z o. b. afoat. Options easy.
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A STRIDE IN NEW CROP OPTION

tooer those already IN control OF old crop
supplies will not he likely 20 issue del'v-
cry notices.
Liverpool was fully ss good as the friends
OF the commodity expected. Sales on the
spot amounted to 1900 bales OF quotations
advanced l.i64d OH middlings and grades
below and 1920 on grades above. At the
close contracts went higher BY single
cath The English market holds the bulk
OF remaining supplies and It should not be
hard TO guess the result If the worst hap
pens 10 the impending yield.
New York opened unchanged to 4 points
above the previous close There were no
changes In the first trading. but slow de-
cline soon occurred causing bottom prices
10 he reached early This was covered be.
fore The middle Of the morning and smi-
lar decline followed and continued until
top prices were reached shortly after the
midday call. A point reduction soon took
place, but was regained in the last hour
aud formed the liin.t Of nuciumtiun az TO
the clo,e. In the net result July dropped
points. Angus advanced . points. Sep
TENDER o and the later options went 10 70
il points better
New Orleans started unchanged on July
and ] and ? higher on more distant months
decline Il . points appeared In the early
moments aud 4 recovery followed aft
which there vas steady drop TO the low
cst u tho day which formed The level dur
ing the greater pArt - tho morning
sudden bound Of Is TO points occurred a,
noon Apr gched, and tho lmpr yemen c0n-
tinued until Top prices were reached by the
next hour The last advance was z adually
lost during the rest OF the session, and
fluctuations were confined 10 I'm! thus
set In tho net result July went unchanged
Augus' glined 3 p,ints. September 9 and
the balance of fh" list advanced and q
Sat mn -
amounted 70 i5l bales Spot quotations
were raised l.16 ut New York, AMI e,s
where stood without change
The scawrrd movement was tho SMILES,
yet Receipts at all ports FOR the day were
$50 bales compared with 1000 for tho cor.
responding dny Of asst year Siuce Friday
they have been 10000 bales. compared with
~. $50 for the same time NJ last we X and
$3.50 for the corresponding time VI Inst
wear. Thus far 10 tho season they b We
been T.37i5sl bales, compared With 1861
T32 for the corresponding time Of last s5a-
son. Exports. since iday nave been
T. 4ai bales, compared with 46,542 for TIN
same time III last week and 1892 for the
corr sp nding time q lost wear. Stock at
bales, compared with 800 2S5 for the sam
day II last week and 455.54I for the core
spending day Of last year
Mcintyre & Marsh1u of New York say:
We believe that should July advance 20
about q cents there would he good de Il
If the option for sale and consid rahlc de-.
liveries made on contracts because Of the
lnrge amount Of low grade and undesirable
and very nigh grade cotton that constitutes
the bulk Of tho stock here that rs available
for delivery
Fairchrd & Bobson wired from New Or
leans.
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SLIGHT ACTIVITY IN STOCKS.

sympathetic influences The light specula-
tive operations In stocks are viewed with
satisfaction for the reason that credits are
not being incurred on that account ON an
unsubstantinl basis. The financial list has
been flooded with alarming reports Of cro2
damage from too abundant rains In the
grain regions, which have not been eutirClt
without effect on prices Of stocks. But tue
ever. as demonstration Of the underlying
confidence In the general situation.
The sustained level Of railroad earnings
above last years high level Is accepted as
Q convincing index Of prosperous conditions.
The anthracite carriers are conspicuous eX-
ccptions and show the heavy losses incident
70 the paralysis Of the trade by the stlike.
FURRY IN MONEY MARKET.
The money market had its customary
furry incident to the turn Of the half year,
but thanks to the small speculative com
nltments and to the sklllful financing the
stock market was little affected. On the
other hand foreign exchange has moved up
to the gold export point Paris is calling
home Its credits and IL per cent In
stallment Of the s1GoOOo.ooo consol issue
Is due in London on July 10. There bas
YORK exchange rate at Chicago, indicating
an unusually early demand for currency
from the interior This demand Will
normally increase In the coming weeks. or
cessiye installments II 20 per cent on tue
British loan payable in LONDON.
The investment demand for bonds roloW-
ing the July disbursements has not YET
been largely In evidence, and there nlye
been some declines United States old Is
coupons declined X the IS and new Is u
and the old As registered 3 MS compared
With the closing Of last week.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

st. Louis, July 3.-Poultry-Asyil
ems 10, springs 14@15; turkeys 0; ~
e csc 4u412 Butter-Steady; cree
225a; dairy 1Td10. Eggs-Lower, "
or. No market Friday and SlturSIl
New York, July 3.-Eggs--RecelI
packages; market quiet and nrm' il
l5k@171a. III
Chicago, July 3.--Butter-Steaa!i
cry 1921, dairy 1sal9l9 Chses
9%dloA. Eggs-Strong; fresh los 4
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METALS.

New York, July 3.-only marrow
were recorded in metal prices M
lead the local market was quiet w,
as previously quoted at ~. In
price remained at Eli IS Cd. bo.sll
nestle and London markets for sgss
unchanged Business IN the loc, "
ket was inGfferently active ana "
holiday type, the tone holding WIS
prices unchanged. European m''' Z
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New York Money.

New York, July Mooney on call firm
at 3d6 per cent. Last loan 3 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 41x65 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm, 4.sIJk for demand
and s5la for sixty days; posted rates
4 s66f4 s6la and 4.SslaGl4 ~; Commercial
bills 4s4%t@4 s5% Bar silver 52$4. Mex
lean dollars ~. Government bOnas weak;
State bonds weak; railroad bonds irreg-
ular.
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COFFEE,

New York. July S.-Coffee-spoi, \
mild steady; futures closed net !.
to 3 points lower and dulet, ',
reached $3.50 bags, including Jun
August 4 90; October 8 30; peesJ
as Is; February 8 IS: March =
3. 4n,d5. AS.
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London financial CabI.

New York, July She Commercial Ad-
vertisers London financial cnblegram says:
The stock~ market was comparatively stag
n0nt. Americans opened steady and mar
dcned IN the afternoon on New York buy
ing of Louisville and Nashville aud South
ern railway, London assisted very itw
in the way Of trading
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SUGAR.

New Orleans, July 3,-sugar-c!s,'z,,,
kettle 2I2d3 1916: open kettle ,I' Z
3d315; centrifugal yellow 3ltntsMs. II
l&d3k. Molasses-Dull; centpns
New York, July S.-Sugar-nass' n
fair refining 27s centrifugal
Molasses sugar 2&, Refined urn
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Kansas City, July .-Cattle-Recelpts
23Qc natives, 100 Texans G54 Texas calves
800 native calves, Cornfed cattle active
and firm quarantine stun active, strong;
others steady to lower; stockers weak
CHOICE export and dressed beef steers 500
as 80; fair to good o. S5t1lT %: stockers and
g, 75 Texas and Indian steers 2 656f5 81:
Texas cows 3 .OOd5 50; native cows 9 GOA
9, 90; native hefers 2 s5d6 %; Gamers i. 50
Hogs-Receipts $3.50. market weak 10 10
lower; heavy 775T1T so; mixed packers
65@7 50; light 7 4od7. 721a; workers 7.6o
q .b212; pigs 7,00d7 30. Sheep Receipts
20: market 1od15 higher; nntive lambs
Ioa6. 90; Western lambs 4 2od4 so: ma
tive wethers 4 1ods 81: Western wethcrs
l0d4 50: Western wethers 3 .oSd4 As,
bed ewes 3 3Nd4 30; Texas clipped yearllngs
3, 1904 90; Texas clipped sheen 4 'C0d@ 43'
stockers and feeders Z. co.'s. 90.
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THE TONE WAS FIRM
AND MARKET CLOSED EASY.
A Little Furry Occurred in the Money
Market, but Good Financing
Averted Trouble.

New York, July 3-The stock market was
very dull during the greater part Of the
session, but was stirred into some degree
OF activity In the anal hour when the Oh
est prices Of the day were made The rise
was In the nature Of demonstration
against the short interest which had looked
Tor hurry in the market before the close
that would enable them TO cover at n prost
The furry failed TO materlallze and when
the shorts attempted to cover they bid
prices up on themselves There was a
sharp reaction in the dual dealings and the
market closed easy. The tone during the
day was notably firm and rho market much
Of the same character as for many days
past The clearing weather In the South
west and the great Improvement In the
crop harvesting condition was the bnsls Of
the strength In the market and the grain
carrying roads led the advance The
money rate opened at per cent and there
were fears that the demand Incident to
carrying over Tor three days woull stifen
the rate before the close, but the rate on
the contrary declined. The hope l. en-
leriAineq tnat easier money conditions Will
soon folnW the completion of the semi
annual settlement The foreign cNChan g
rate however, stlil holds near the gold ex
port point and Paris was buyer Of god
IN the pen market IN London d ~. Ster-
Ing exchange at Paris however. advanced
sharply today and relaxed the pressure for
gold Another development Is the weak
ness Of New York exchange at Chicayo
which fen TO SOC discount today. CHICAGO
reports a heavy demand from Northwest
eru points for currency There has been
no loss hy New York banks on interior ac-
count this week, but there is a sharp fall
interior
The days bond market was dull and ir.
regular
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London Consols.

London, July 3-Consols for money
~ 3-l6; account y6ls Bar silver quiet,
"a 5-l6d per ounce; money 2d2A per cent.
Discount for short bills 7-l6 per cent;
for three months bills = 7-l6 per cent.
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TOTS mos. l,224,3oO t955.oO2 T9O. 700 n
Z, From this table it will he seen that the
g th.! steadily enlarged up to May and
tuat June turns the other way: but the sf
reefs OF the drouth were not greatly felt
nhtll July last year when receipts broke Mi
records Conservative opinions place the
sulF shortage as probably the greatest of
VII show fully MS much loss as does me
IKE period ending today Even those 40
ures. large MS they are, do not sboW The
en,lte loss AZ this point, as the average
lowing table: VI" i''
Average weight Of hogs. first six months
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SOME BIG DEALS AT SAN AYe

San Angelo, Texas, July Lee Nh
500
G. NJ. Casey & Son bought from
son Bros. S21 head of 2-year-old I
nn1 from Parramore & Lewis &il
Of 8 and 4 and ninety-six head Of u
W. 0. Talbot bought 400 head q s
old steers from d. B. Cresenbarn ~
Mckee.
The 1902 shipping season Is oysI
proximately 100000 head were shlre
market from this point and, but Y
slump, would have been 80 per en-
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A Peouliar Accident

Llsno. Texas. July 3.-Br,p
living twenty miles west OF ne'''
q hay stack onto the end Of ~
handle aud II penetrated his w
Is In dangerous condition
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Those who expected something uuusuni in
the governments secoad monthly crop re-
port were not disappointed 10 YESTERDAYS
session OF the cotton market. In fact. the
rec ntly developed feeling Of hullishness
found rapid climax when the document
was flashed and the shaggy fur Of the hsar
was not sufficient for his protection after.
wnrds. Still no grent amount Of activity
appe1rcd and the liquidation which foil wed
caused small reaction but the convictions
II the trade were nrm enough IN prevent
sny noteworthy change. The anxiety Of
shorts was intensified hy the attitude Of
foreign spot holders who could easily part
with their supplies on m advancing
m1fke' and thereby render more dangerous
any complications about the supply 10
come
II tho document were hn1l the conditions
o. decline rs summed mp BY TIL department
might be considered alarming. change In
thirty days from condition seldom Aualed
for IT'S hrilliancy TO one several notches be-
low the ten year average Is No ordinary
record. change In the foremost produc.
Ing State from a condition that approached
c1ce,leoce In the latter part Of May to one
below the west record for fifteen vears IN
the latter part Of June is we'll calculated
10 oa;e be long Especially when # is
considered that an additional statement is
given to show that even II the events that
have happened since June % were Included
nj the report the situation would not he
materially altered. As might have been x.
psctcd the n ct " the document was elec.
trio for a time ana those who had sold opon
heavy alEcoun'e IN next cfor. options we're
forced to cover whilo values on thnt por-
tion II the list ROSE with a feathery light
ness. It may he tated that opinion vas
not entirely in accord with the government
on the subject Of deterioration. md In view
Of the coming Of three successive holidays
the buying support was somewhat checked.
The danger Il Judging crop ON the nrst
of July was not lost sight Of bur omens Of
any disaster are more potent than usual
when the position Of the market at present
Is token into account II would seem N I
nothing less than colossal crop would
offset the strength n he derived from the
figure ~ the movement. and there are
those VITO believe that the latter factor
will increase In importance as tts old sea.
son ncars its end. They claim that the
strength Il he interests which hold the
actual stuff in Liverpool and New Orleans.
While tho short account 10 summer and
'nrly fall months Is so extensive, will
urely influence the market, that II new
otton should not ne available for delivery
n tine to deliver on contracts before DC
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COTTON SEED PRooucTq

f. o. B. mill Texas interior psli
cordlnE to location. peTf
Prime crude oil, loose $50. IS g.
Prime summer yellow OIL. IS q
Linters, according TO quality 02ns,
Per to-
Prime cotton seed meal. ,s24 25
Prime cotton seed cake, "a % u
Quotations on prime cotton ses
ana prime cotton seed cake are for 7,
At Galveston. \
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IN HOG RECEIPTS

Tho following sales were made today:
Day * Jersig. Elgtn Kan, 200 steers,
SO pounds, OBS; 81 steers, 1872 pounds,
o0l; w. II. Sillim0in Elgin, los steers,
1887 pounds. 295 147 calves, 1870 pounds.
%; 10 calves, 270 pounds. $50; % cows,
go pounds, go; P. s. wltherspoon,
Minco, l04 steers, has pounds SO:
Snapp & Lindley, Workman, 10 cows. 64s
pounds. ESQ; AZ cows, 5s5 pounds, / so;
a y. Srnpp. WORKMAN "a steers. 800
pounds, 5.55; 60 steers, 1907 pounds, y So:
Davis Eigln 1o7 steers, SIS pounds, 4 so.
Gillllnnd, wynnewood. % steers. 765
POUNDS 275; u steers. 9l5 pounds, 400;
Shoefeldt & +. Egln. i5 steers, lOT6
pounds $50. y. s. skinner, Elcin. %
steers, 673 pounds, 275; NJ Alien, Marietti,
/. 4, 80 steers, 500 pounds. 40: II Kopp.
lush, Springs, SO calves. 276 pounds. 3 IS:
p calves, le9 pounds, 3.25; s. c. Sn ed,
Chico, l. T: "a steers, 500 pounds . 20:
s Perry, Minco 80 calves, 1875 pounds,
42o; 20 steers, 497 pounds, 80.
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New York Dry Goods.

New York. July 9.-The dry goods mar
ket has been very dun today In all de-
partmcnts No change in tone or prices OF
any cotton goods.
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COTTON MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Low mid sly Mid fair 10 lie
iMi1dllEE .... o. Sales ....... none
Liverpocl--Spots closed nrm, prices re-
vised, demand good; sales 5000 bales. Of
which l1,Gno We're Amerlcsu; speculation
and export 1000 bales: Imports POO bales,
81 which ali were American,
Ordinary ....4 1872 Middling 5
God ord A 2532 Good mid ID 3.S2
Low mid ....4 1892 Mid fnir ...., 3 1882
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New Orleans, July 3.-Cotton 81
Prime refined In barrels 43; off Ieis
prime crude loose SO.
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Memphis, July 3.-Cotton seed d'
crude nominal; off crude 3Si5Ga
summer yellow 40; off summer yelh,l
inal; choice cooking summer noInlllII
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ST. LOFTS

81 Louis, July 3.-Cattle- Receipts 2e0o
intending 1000 Texans; market anon
steady: Dressed beef and butchers steers
. va 90: steers under 1000 pounds 25fl
t ana nelters ? 2Sd5 50; cnnners 7bd2 IS;
bulis : 5"ni rs; calves .OGd6 so: Texas
and indian steers 0od6 o5; cows aud
market S 10 10 lower. Pigs and Tgbts : n;
~ 80; packers 4odT so; butchers :. sea-
! ~ heep-Receipts 1900: market higher.
native muttons 3 25d3 Is; lambs 50i
. .0Od2 so N'o0A'rs
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FIRM rNnERTnNr IN AtAnKrr

tHNI UNDtNIUNE N MARKET
Speculation has been nstless and almost
i1o during tbe short week in the stock
market The large operations in the money
morict due 10 jug settlements and some
large corporate transactions. restricted the
resources for speculative uses. But In
spite n the dizziness Of the market and II
some developments that gave cause for IN
casineSs, the undertone Of the market has
heen firm and some individual stocks have
enjoyed sharp advances. In the absence
Of news 10 account for these advances. It
is generally supposed that they have been.
due 10 manipulation 10y tho financial pow.
ers seeking to support the market by these
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ssn Marcos tAml ..,...,..N New York 6-2s
~ hubert tBrl ...l,..- ,AntofogaSta ..
SCHOONERS
charles l. Davenport at New York 5.2i
Mary ], Russell. ,.,....at Philadelphia GIL
VIM j. Lermond. .....at Philadelphia G,o3
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CONDITIONS SET FORTH
IN BUREAUS JULY REPORT
Caused Fright Among the "shorts.'
Strength in Liverpool Spot Situation.
Bullish Feeling Uppermost.
At THE CLOSE /;

Liverpool, i-64d higher.
New York, points down to is points
up.
New Orleans, unchanged to 9 points
higher.
SPOTS:
Liverpool revised.
New York. t-16c higher.
Elsewhere unehanoed
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! Hyerase weight OF hogs, first six months.

.
II Is certainly encouraging to note tho
steady Increase IN weight for tn, current
year as shown by above table which indi
oates return 10 normal feeding condi.io5s
hut II Is only when reduced 10 bounds t5st
me shortage in raw material from wbICs
hog products are manufactured Is fully
shown '"'''
Table showing hog receipts " pounds 70.
sether with decrease for the lrsr s1y
months Of 1901 and 1902:
1000 Hogs Pounds.
~ s..'....t......... 22f.30 22S.gi4 ltO
iopl '.--,.............10 55.O03 4n6 $40 6oi
Decrease ..... 100 7O2 ~ soc 20,
yer cent Of decrease 81 Al
A".ough this great decrease Of a. ner
cent In hog weights occurs producers have
not heen losers 10 the amount indicated
owing 20 the high range Of prices for
which this very shortage was In n great
measure responsible. Going back 7, former
years We find that June prices for Inc Year
averaged higher than any June since tl,nt
OF 1889 and, with that single excsntIon arc
the highest for June IN the history OF tbe
market Va 'n'
SALES AT KANSAS CITY
s"ek Yards. Kansas City, No, July a.
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The range Of prices AZ New York qua
Sew orleans foi the active months was as
,rltove.
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HOUSTON

The following are the ouotations for .ho
Houston I've stock market as furnished nv
me A. c. Bell Live Stock Commission com
pany
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n Daily Statement
Houston Comparative Statement.
Houston Railroad Receipts

Following are the receipts Of cotton by
che various railroads entering the city
Bales.
International and Great Northern....,
Total Observation-Disclosures. 3
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Decrease . 100 7o2 ~ eoe 20,

SALES AT KANSAS CITY.
s"ek Yards. Kansas City. No., July a.
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90; sM stosp spess closed quiet. prices La
',;'ys ~ ~ s's Good MID 80 o-lo
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-10-11
Presents from DRUGGISTS.

The members OF the National Whole.
sale Druggists association. who passed
through the city Thursday nisht in a
special train on their way to Monterey
Cal, presented General Tourist Agent
George Hagenbuck, of the Santa Fe,
win very expensive Navajo blanket.
Mr.. Hagenbuck accompanied the party
from Kansas City to Seligman, Ariz.,
and they showed their appreciation of
the special service rendered them by
that gentleman, by presenting him
with this valuable present.
Mr.. Faxon. who had charge of the
party, was also made a present of a
very beautiful and valuable blanket.
The party speak very highly OF the
manner in which they were entertain.
ed by the retail merchants of Albu-
querque.
Mr.. Hagenbuck passed through the
city Saturday night on his return to
Kansas City.
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-10-11
HALLS NEW JOG.
"Lum" viii Have Charge o. Indians
Soldiers and Ball Payers at
the Fair.

The fair executive committee, In
looking for a good man to handle GER
tain attractions at .ne fair. has APP
pointed G. G. Hall, Familiarity known
throughout the southwest as 'Lum.
to have exclusive charge Of tus IT..
dams, soldiers and base ball players
during their stay in the city. II 1t is
the wish OF the Indians to have tepeeS
constructed. Mr.. Hall Ii supposed to
pull OF his coat and start to work; IL
the soldiers desire stimulants In bar
rels or few water troughs for their
horses, the obliging "Lum" must get
hustle on himself and attend to tho
matters forthwith; IL the base ball
players desire jags Of any proportions
and wish to make Of him their bank.
from whom they can borrow money.
Mr.. Hall must not protest, but he
should promptly acqd;esce to all de-
sires. The gentleman Is thoroughly
familiar with Indians. soldiers and
base ball players, especially profess
SIGNALS, and the executive committee
made wise move by giving the honor
to 'Lum" Hall. The gentleman goes
north tonight. and for several days he
will put himself in training with the
blood hounds at the penitentiary.