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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
MuRpHY,s COTTON LETTER.

New York, January tin n Liver
pool market prices were 4 points lower
in sympathy with the sharp local de-
cline yesterday. Needless TO say. Eu-
rope as well as New Tor staii In as
constituent at the immense movement
which has been going on for some
weeks. and. what Is worse. there Is no
sign OF a falling of in the near or dis
taut future. We do not wish To dis
courage small crop believers. but under
the circumstances IL looks as II the
trade has been misled b. the remaf kaoly
small estimate issued by the govern
mtnt. 1t is quite natural that this
view should not be entertained. since
the movement is already far in excess
of last years figures: whereas some
time ago il was far behind. Until tho
fig ures again drop behind last year 10
is In order to prepare for liquidation.
Prices. IL is true. are relatively low. but
the market never fails TO De influenced
by receipts, no matter whether prices
are high or low: hence. the fact that
prevailing prices are still lisc under
last year Will not help much unless
strong parties should come in and buy
on q very heavy scale OF which there Is
no evidence as yet. New York opened
. To 6 points lower, but much surprise
ate recovery OF the market. which for
the greater portion % the session was
dull. Apparently there was an eXhaus-
ton Of selling orders. but how long this
would continue was a question. Big
buying FOR Wall street account. espe-
cially for May delivery. produced a
better feeling and some Improvement
over yesterday was shown before the
close. MURPHY & co. Qnc.)
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b en- secured TO her testimony and when
the officer again brought her o to
sign her statement she again went into
histories. She protested that she did
not know anything bout the shooting
anC begged not to be locked UP.
After taking the. testimony the jury
found for it's verdict that Tom King
came to mis- death from gunshot wounds
at the hands Of Grattar Pearce.
The coroner mad out a commitment
end Pearce was taken from the guard
house and commit ed to Jail without
bail. He Is a black negro about IS
years old
Before the jury adjourned they signed
a communication to Mayor Waddell re-
questing hin to hold Priscilla Bradley
for perjury. saying she a willfuily
sworn falsely as to the whereabouts OF
Grattan Pearce when it was very es-
sential, for the jury to now 1t.
The old mar who was killed Is about
co years old. and has been employed by
MI. F. T. Skipper as a ~scavenger. He
is we'll known all over the city, having
teen employed in sanitary work for
many years. He will te buried today.
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The North Carolina senntor.hfp.

State Senator Merton. OF North Car
olina. who was among the guests at the
Raleigh yesterday said:
THE only important political ques-
ton now before .hn naonla Of North
Carolina IS h election or a United
States senator to succeed Senator
Pritchard. This does not come until
next winter. but already there are sew
eral candidates In the field. and the
work of building fences has begun. In
the light of recent political events ii Is
perfectly safe to predict thai h legis-
iature will he democratic. I understand
Senate Pritchard will be given the
complimentary vote of his party, which
will be In the minority. The candidate
generally considered as having the best
chance at present is Lee S. Overman.
OF Salisbury. He is a man well known
throughout the tate, having been
speaker OF the house twice. Another
promising candidate Is Locke Craig, of
Asheville. He Is a young lawyer and
has quite a following. Many Of the
politicians look with much favor on his
candidacy. He has been a member of
the Observation-Disclosures Post
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
THE DROWNED SOLDIER.
Brought to the City on the Steamer
Southport and Sent to Uniontown,
Pe.-The Two Batteries AccOmpa-
MED the Remains to the wharf mt
Fort Caswell.

The remains of the lamented Corporal
William A. LaClair. who was drowned
at Fort Caswell the day before Christ
mas and whose body was recovered last
Friday. We're brought up TO the city yes
terday by the steamer Southport. Cap
tain o. d. Burriss.
The steamer left the wharf at Fort
Caswell at 9: Is a. m. and just before she
started for the city the remains wera
escorted to the steamer by the entire
garrison of two companies Of coast ar
tillery. The escort consisted of all the
officers n 1875 men n the scene was
quite an imposing and impressive one
The casket was borne by twelve soldiers
in full dress uniform. acting as pail
hearers. and when the wharf was reach
ed the two companies of artillery form
ed at open ranks for the body to he
horne through to the steamer. Military
honors were paid to the dead soldier.
and it was a sad occasion for the entire
garrison. by whom Corporal LaClair
was so highly esteemed for his soliderlv
and manly qualities. He served gall
lantlv in Cuba during the war with
Spain. having belonged to Battery B..
Fourth artillery. of the regular army.
When he was mustered out he %reenlist-
ed in Battery c.. Fort Caswell. now
Company SO. under the new regulations.
Tt is a peculiarly sad coincidence that
on Christmas a year ago his sister. aged
10 years. died.
The Southport arrived here at 1920
n. m. with the remains. They were ac-
companied by the military ~pallbearerS.
and were taken TO the undertaking es-
tablishment of Mr.. James F. Woolvin.
where they were r~e-embalmed. Last
night they were sent on the Z O'Clock
train on the Atlantic Coast Line to I'm
iontown. Pa. where the deceased's par
ents reside. They were encased in a
handsome metallic casket which was
wrapped in the United States flag.
The soldiers who acted as pallbearers
returned to the fort yesterday after
noon. but Private B. Wigs accompa-
MED the remains to their destination.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

New York. January 4-The disap-
pointment over the weekly bank state
ment today made IL difficult for the
stock market to make Roadway against
the selling 20 take profits. A good
part Of the gainL were wiped out after
the statement appeared and sorne of the
weak stocks fell a point or more below
last night Realizing was In evidence
from the outset among the coalers and
some others. but the heavy absorption
of the United States Steeei stocks and
d rise In ~Amalgamated Copper gave
some tone to the market. Copper
promptly relapsed and selling also met
the advance in the United States Steel
stocks. The rise in the copper stock
was based on the reported dissolution
cS an injunction against the payment
OF dividends by one of It's subsidiary
companies. A number Of low priced in
dustials developed strength during the
day. especially the producers OF rail-
road equipment
81. Paul advanced on Its increased
earnings for the fourth week In De-
cember. The nnouncemen that this
company would discontinue statements
OF weekly earnings gave rise to some
doubts among spectators ove the rail-
Dad outlook.
The hank statement showed an In
crease OF only $3.457.s00 In cash which
was tFss lTaH ualf the amount predict
ed The increase of reserve require
menss by the large loan expansion
more h Offset this In the surplus
Item. which accordingly showed a small
decrease.
Confidence in early ease OF one
was considerably dashed by this devei-
opment- IL was thought probable there
had beeen shipments OF cash In Cieye-
land to meet the exigency thre. con
siderable attention was still given 70
the Cleveland incident Predictions
among exchange authorities that ex-
ports OF gold would soon be resumed
also disturbed sentiment over b
money outlook. The market closed ger.
orally easy. but with some slight re-
.coveries from the lowest.
The bond market has been fairly ac-
tive. but somewhat irregular and there
has been no striking investment de-
mand for mortgages. securities Unit
ed States refunding rs declined = and
old IS H Ind the SIS advanced y Der
cent. frou the closing call OF last week
Total sales Of stocks Cor the day vsre
a. Co shares.
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A A
O~bsequies of MIR. Thomas wright
Meares Yesterday Afternoon at st.
Johns Episcopal C~hurch-The Re-
mains Laid Away i'm Onkdale Gene

The solemn orders for the burial of
the dead were said yesterday afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock at ST. Johns Episcopal
church over the remains of the lament
ed Mr.. Thomas Wright Meares, who de-
parted this life on Wednesday after
noon. The officiating clergymen were
the Rev. DIR. Carmichael and the Rev.
T. H. T. Horsfield, and the occasion
was an exceedingly sad one. There was
q large attendance of ~sorrowing rela-
tives and numerous friends with sad
hearts were there to pay a mark of re-
spect to he memory of ohe whom
they so tenderly regarded in this life.
HYMNS 342 and 679 were beautifully
and tenderly sung by the choir and at
the conclusion of the services a sad
cortege ollowed the remains to Oak
dale cemetery where the last sad ri es
tool place. Many handsome floral
tokens were a~ffectionately placed upon
the grave and as many more came in
last evening from Richmond and other
cities and will be added to the other
tributes TO the memory of1im who has
be an taken from our midst
The pail bearers were as follows:
Honorary-Mr. Pembroke Jones. Cap
tain 7. Alves Walker, DIR. George Gill
lett Thomas, Captain John r. Kenly.
Hon. George Rountree and Messrs.
Robert N. Sweet. Fred Kidder T. NJ.
Emerson and j. H. Boatwright.
Active-Captain E. w. VanCourt
Lucas. n Messrs. NJ. S. Willard, De-
Lancey Evans. Walter L. Parsley, D.
NJ. Williams, j. w. Murchison. G.. H.
IN h and Joseph H. Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Short and family,
OF lake Waccamaw, and Mr.. and Mrs.
F. v. Bal ger, of Lumber, S. c., were
here to attend the o~bsequies.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07

New york. January 4-cofee futures
opened steady and unchanged In price
TO 5 points higher. the advance being
In sympathy with stronger European
cables and on local covertnS and metal
clique upport S~horti(sSter the call
demand from botk sSsSs and the cop
per people subsdN. being replaced by
a bear selling movement OF moderats
proportions, which caused prices to
sag to below las; nights closing figures.
The local market finished steady at net
unchanged prices to a decline OF D
points. Sales were 1880 bags. Spot
Rio quiet, No. Z. invoice &c. mild market
quiet, Cordova : l-2 TO lie.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07

New York January THE; dry
goods market closes the week with .
very quiet business In progress IN al
deparrments There has been only =
sembiance OF buyers The tone OF the
market for all descriptions Of piece
goods coatinues frm.. Cotton yarns are
In auseter request. buyers being tn1u.
enced by the decline In raw material
u prices ar maintained The worsted
yarn market continues strong. WooleD
yarns are quiet and unchanged.
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New York. January THE state
ment OF h associated banks for the
week ending today shows: Loans $685.
ssss. 90. leo. increased si5.3s4soa. circu.
lasion SCI. Increased SIS. leo. legal
tenders s74ssE.Soo. increased Ssss7. 200:
specie sle4. SOS. so. Increased 81. ls0. go:
deserves s2as. oe6. 600. increased s.. &57. 500.
Reserve required ss5l. S.. ozS. increased
s5.sS3.ss5: surplus S1.si5.sss. decreased
sS15.TT5
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S2me a last year-3Ac-
STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Nothing
doing.
kOSIN-Steady at 81 .n0 to S1.05
TAR-Steady at $1.2c.
CRUDE TITRPENTINE-Quiet; hard
81. 10: soft $500.
Prices same day last year - Spirit.
Iturpentine &c and 3eEc: rosin $1.20
ard s1.25: tar $3.50: crude turpen In
hard 81. 30 and 50 %.
Receipts today - so casks of spirits
13s barrels of rosin. 1o2 bar
Irels of tar. so barrels of crude turpen-
Zine.
Receipts same da- last. year - 13f
tasks OF spirits turpentine. $50 barrels
of rosin. 1S7 barrels Of tar. 81 barrels
lot crude turpentine
PRODUCE.
SALT-100's CSC: l8's SOC. ssO's Sc: p
q. S1.35: In less han car lots
DRY SAETEQ SIDE]Sh to SIZE
BUFFERS to &c.
FLOUR-StraiRhts $s.7s: second pa
tents s400: ful s4.K-
MOLASSES-S. House. 15c. New sn
leans Rrights. = to &c: Porto Rico -
to Sc: Cuba. g to &C.
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New York. January Mooney on call
steady at 5 per cent; prime mercantile
d. per 5 TO 5h per cent: sterling ex-
change S eady with actual business In
bankers bills az IS6Ts TO 4.sI for de-
mand and at 4.s3z to "a for sixty days
posted rates i.S4h and 4-Ssr. CONNER
cial bills 4.S3 to 4.sSh: bar silver SOS;
Mexican dollars AN government bonds
steady; state bonds Inactive. railroad
l,nnlr firnnnr
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MID NIGHT

Tom King, Colored. shot to Death
Yesterday Mornfng-Four Negroes
Were Arrested and one Confessed.
with n Bullet I'm His Hear King
walked Around and Lived two
Hours.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07

Distr.ct Attorney Jerome announces
today that the case OF Albert r. Patrick
accused OF the murder Of william n
Rice. would be called for trial before
Recorder Go6 on January 18th
President Roosevelt and Senator
Harna have a conferences upon the re-
publican political situation In the south.
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NAVAL STORES


SPIRITS TURPENTINE - Nothing
doing.
ROSIN-Steady at 100 mo s1.05.
TAR-Steady at s1.29.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Quiet; hard
S1.10; soft $500.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
turpen inc SIC and 36kc; rosin s1.2O
and s1.25: tar $40; crude t%urpentine
hare s1.30 and 50. 80.
Receipts today = 81 casks of spirits
trrpentine. SAT barrels of rosin, 22O bar
refs of tar. 81 barrels crude turDen-
Line.
casks of spirits turpentine, 1914 barrels
OF rosin, 105 barrels of tar. 80 barrels
of crude turpentine.
PRODCCE.
SALT-100s 45c: 1905 Soc. zoos S5c
L. F. S1.35: in less thai car lets.
DRY SALTED SIDES-SA to sac.
BJrTTER-24 to 26c.
COFFEE-7k to l0c.
FLOUR-Straights ASS: End patents
81. 90: full s4.75.
MOLAsSES-S. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights. q to &c: Porto Rico 50
TO Csc: Cuba. % to acc.
SUGAR Granulated $50: w X.t
No. 5. s4.65: No. Z. s4.45: No. 9. 81. 30: Nc
II. s4.2o
1.ARD-Pure 11Ac: compound Size.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina Sc to Toe
Virginia, IS to Coo: Spanish so to zoe.
| CORN-Th to SOC.
CORN MEAL-75c.
CHICKENS-Dull: hens Is to CSC
roosterS % to CSC: So~.ng 5 to 1Sc.
EGGS-Steady at 22c.
SHINGI-ES-Per lUJ0. 5 inch saps
81. go: S inch hearts. S2.2H: s incl saps
81. so: s inch hearts. S3.50.
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WILMINGTON FAREEIs.

Thursday. January .
Receipts Of cotton today-5s bales.
Receipts same day iast Year .
lisies-
This seasons receipts TO date-21i.5 80
tles.
Receipts 10 same day last year-2Is.-
|1Ss bales
The lions posted AZ Z O'Clock
today at the exchange:
COTTON-Firm-
@
lGcod Ordinary l3-1f
Low Middling s-ls
iMiddling .-.-..-. --.--.--...---.-iS
Good Middling 3-ls
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Saturday. January 4

Saturday, January 4.
Receipts of cotton today-656 bales.
Receipts same day last year 26S
f:Iles.
This seasons receipts to date-216. 443
bales
Receipts to same day last year-217.-I
&c. bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
today ut the a~cranze:
COTTON-Steady.
Ordinary ............. .........5 7-1el
Good Ordinary ...... ...6 1916
Good Middling Bis,
Soma day Last yaar-anc |
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cOFFEE-7H to ioc.
SUGAR - Graduated $50 W-x-C
IL 3Ae0L
L.ARD-Fure iiLc: compound nc
COUNTRY PRODUCE
PEANCTS-North Ca Dina s. 20 Ioc.
Virginia IS TO eoc: Spanish 50 70 TUG
SORN-771s to SC
CORN MEAL-5:h TO &c
CHICKENS Dull. lens 3 to sc.
ROSTERS 20 to sc. spfIaE 8 TO iSc-
EGGS-Steady at Z-c-
SHINGLEsS-Per LOCO. S-fnch saps-
$50; 5-inch hearts, 32-2s: s-inch saps
S2.5e: s-inch hearts MA
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LAY last ycdI-SAS-
NAVAL STUkES-

Same Ia last year-SAc-
NAVAL STUKES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-Quiet. ma
lchiEe barrels SEC; country barrels 35c.
ROSIN-Steady at sl.00 n sl-o5.
TAR-Steady at S1-2G.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Qciet: hard
lilo: soft s2.eo.
Prices same dav last year Spirits
lturpentine 35c to 34zc: rosin s1.20
and sl.25; tar $50: crude ~IurDentine
HARD sl.30 and $3.50.
Receipts today 81 casks Of spirits
lturpentine, 225 barrels of rosil, III bar
rels of tar. 81 barrels of crude turpen-
aLe.
Receipts same day last year 81
lcasks of spirits ~turpentine, 4S7 barrels
of rosin, 343 barrels OF tar. II barrels
nj crude turpentine-
PRODUCE
SALT-100's 45c: lsO's soc. zoos S5c
e. F. sl.35: in less than car lots.
DRY SALTED SIDES-sh to sac.
BUTTER-24 to 2oc.
COFFEE-7kQ 1gc.
FLOUR-Straights SS.15: End patents
$500; full s4.75.
MOL ASSESS. House. 15c. New Or
leans Brights. % to Csc. Porto Rico u
20 35c; Cuba. % to 40c.
SUGAR -Granulated. So 20, w. X. c
No. 5. SAGE: No. I. s4.45: Nc. ,. $3.50: No.
III. S4.20.
LARD-Pure. 11Ac; compound SIC.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina 65 to 7Oc
Virginia 55 to Coo: Spanish GO to zoe.
CORN-771a to sec.
CORN MEAL-72h 10 75c.
N. c. BACON-I1ans 13c. shoulder
&c: sides 10 to lie.
CHICKENS-Dull: hens 25 to csc
boosters 20 to Csc; spring s to 1Sc.
E;GGS-Steady at 22c.
SHINGLES-Per 1000. 5-inch sap>
ST. 60: 5-inch hearts. 20 %: 6-inch saIs
So. so: 6-inch hearts. $3.50.
TIM REH.-
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Friday. January 3.
Receipts of cotton today-676 bales.
Receipts same day last year - 312
=. les.
This seasons receipts to date-115. 1871
Sales
. Receipts to same day last ~year-217,-
900 bales.
The quotations posted at 4 o'clock
5Gfay at the
COTTON-Firm.
Ordinary .......... ..............5 7-16
Good Ordinary ...... ............6 1916
7 ow Middling 11-16
Middling 3-16
Snnnn danr Lost nroar-O1n
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THE INQUEST.


Yesterday afternoon DR.. Bell. sitting
IL his capacity as coroner. investigated
b killing. The Jury met at police
headquarters at the city hail.
Priscilla Bradley. colored. in whose
yard King was shot. was the first wit
ness. She testified as follows: ct
didn't know anything about the shoot
ing until I was called. / was in bed.
Dock Lewis sleeps at my house, and I
didn't know when he went to zee He
came In about $50 p. m. John Sloan
stays at my house and he came in
about $50 p. m. He went out after
wards. He did not stay long and came
back about 10 p. m. Sandy Moore
came I'm about $3.50 p. m and didn't go
out any more. Grattan Pearce stays
at my house and he came In with San
dy Moore at $50 D. m. He did not go
out any more. / am sure He was in
b room with me all the time. The
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-09
Theatres in shakespeare's Time.

In the time of Elizabeth. who was a daughter of Henry VIII. the theater was very different 10 the luxurious ideas that We now associate with our playhouses. Once entered into the dark and narrow oval Of an Elizabethian theater, writes an antiduary in the March Lippincott, the first thing to strike the visitor must have been the group of fine gallants that sat and postured on the stage. There among the players, and sadly interfering with them at times, these troublesome inter- lopers smoked. played cards and criti- cised the play and the actors. or banded jokes or abuse with the groundlings that stood below on the stone of the yard, The literature of the day is full of ailu- slOns to this almost incredible custom, to the breaking up of which wit and abuse Of satirlst and dramatist seem to have been iaVished in vain On the stage in earlier times a piece of 0rdHance was placed and shot off to increase the yer similtude nf war or to announce that the performance was about to begin. The furnishings and settings were of the rud-
 est. A throne was commonly set to de- note tho state of kings The scene was not infrequently indicated to the learned hy sign conveying the locus of the play, as Venice. Elsinore, or the Forest
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-09
THE TROUBLESOME AsPIRATE
The English Cockneys Have Roman Authority for Dropping CHS"

Baltimore Sun.
 An Englishman, the Rev. Godfrey Hill, takes up that weapon which is mightier tnan the sword to vindicate the Cockney John Bull who drops his ''h's." Mr. Hiif assures us that the aspirate has given trouble for many centuries; that the mis- use or It was common among the an- cients. He recites the ridicule which Catullus heaped upon one Arius, who in- sisted upon writing himself Harrius, to the great weariness of everybody in Rome. The Romans rejoiced when he was sent to Syria, but he seems to have got even with them by sending home report on the 'Hionian waves" MT. Hill states that uneducated Romans dropped their "hs' just like the London Cockneys. and quotes St. Augustine's comment. If a man murders the word human by calling CTS than if he had committed real rnur- der"
 The English defender of the Cockneys, acording to The New York Tribune, finds that the Roman languages, or those orig mating from Latin, generally discard the ''h." Examples of this are found in the French "avoir'' and the Italian astoria" No man, in MT. Hills judgment, ought to be ostracized because he takes liberties with his "h's." The time will come when this aspirate will be eliminated from the English alphabet as an utterly useless let ter Then the Cockney will be vindi- cated. Until that time comes, however, the man who is not on speaking terms with the ''h'' will be outlawed. He may be person of correct life and otherwise irreproachable, but if he is "h'-less he will be under the ban of exclusive society.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-09
April. 1902.
MRS. BURDETTE, HOSTESS
 OF GENERAL FEDERATION.

Mrs. Bob" Burdette will be the hostess so to speak, of the General Federation of Womens Clubs which convenes in Los Angeles next month. She is so spoken of by reason of her presidency of the California State Fedora tion of Clubs. and also because of her national prominence in club affairs,
 Mrs. Burdette was in Alabama last Winter with her husband when he was on his featuring tour. Wherever they went Mrs. Burdette was the center of attraction among the women. especially club women. Receptions were arraigned, and pink teas,> etc., all womens affairs, and MT. Burdette declared that his fame as a lecturer had sunken behind the sun of his wife's popularity as club wo- man. He is known, he says as Mrs. Burdette's husband" and has been re- duced to the single sentence in press notices supposed to apply to him; MT. Burdette also spoke.
 However, as an Alabama woman now In Montgomery remarked at the time. MT Burdette appears greatly to enjoy shining with reflected glory. She says that Mrs. Burdette is as charming personally as she is intellectual and wins the enthusi- astic admiration of her sex wherever she appears. At the last convention of the General Federation in Milwaukee. Mrs. Burdette was widely advocated for the presidency, but she declined to be run against Mrs. Lowe, who, she said, should be induced to accept a second term. It is very probable that the next President of the General Federation if she con- sents to become a candidate will be Mrs. Bob" Burdette and in this connection it is interesting to know that she is said strongly to sympathize with the Southern clubs on the 'color' question.