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Available Supply of Grain.

NEW YORK. March iI.-special cable. and telegraphic communications to Bradstreet' s show the following changes in available sup plies from last account:
 Wheat-United States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased l,525 900 bushels; anoat for and in Europe, increased 500, 900 total supply decreased OPS 900.
 Corn-United States and Canada east of the Rockies. decreased 45 GOO bushels,
 Oats-Cnited States and Canada, east of the Rockies, decreased 4i7,0O0.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Weather Conditions.
rFor past twen,y-four hours. ]

IFoF pAst VWehty-rouf hourHI
 The barometer continues high on the Atlantic coast and generally fair and pleasant weather obtains in eastern districts: the Kansas storm center of yesterday has divided. one portion moving northeastward to Lake Superior, caus- ing general. though moderate rains in mid dle western and Lake districts and the other now over Northwestern Texas, apparently nov ing eastward giving increased cloudiness east ward through Mississippi. with light rains in Texas and Arkansas. though an area of high barometer the Pacific Northwest and spreading eastward is giving fair weather in the West, with cooler along the east slope of the Rockies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Italian Nobles' Bloodless Duel

New York. March 11.-A duel with pis- tols took place Monday morning on the Italian frontier between Prince Ludovic Pignatelli Deux Aragon and the Marquis De Savalls. according to a dispatch from the Nice correspondent of The Herald. Four shots were exchanged without re- suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
New York Spot Cotton.

NEW YORK. March Ii.-Cotton-DuH: mid ding. eH; net receipts. 366; gross. 7.277; sales l,Sls; exports to the continent. VI; to France, 4I9
 Total today--Net receipts. s.oo6; exports to Great Britain. 3,7o5: to France, 4is; to the continent. VI; stock, 734.5eo. l7 consolidated-Net>.re receipts, 69. 542; exports to Great Britain, l7.432: to France. o'5S4 to the continent, 4I,5II
 Total since Sept Met receipts 6,6So. 34a: exports to Great Britain. 9 56I ,SS6; to France 628. 565; to the continent, 2,O99 276
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
New York Coffee and Sugar.

NEW YORK, March lI.-Coffee-Spot Rio dull; No. 2 invoice, 5ss: mild. dull: Cordova, 6Gl2. Options opened steady with prices un- changed during the rest of the day was dull and featureless with professional interests in con trol. but indifferent. There was nothing in foreign market news to influence sentiment here and statistics averaged up quite as bear net unchanged Total sales, l2 500 bags in cluding-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

Ask her critics about Montgomery Book Beer and they will tell you there's nothing better.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
DO YOU WANT THE BESTe Ross's Antiseptic Barber Shop is the place to go. Exchange Hotel.
James Wilcox Indicted.

Elizabeth City. N. J.. March 1.-The grand jury today found true bill for murder in the first degree against James Wilcox. charged with killing Miss Nellie Cropsy. The prisoner will be arraigned this afternoon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

Montgomery Book Beer brings the roses to the cheeks. It leaves the nose uneolored.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Money and Exchange.

NEW YORK. March | i.-Money on cpu firm at 363% per cent; closing bid and asked. 3d3h per cent V> Prime mercantile paper 4ha5 per cent.
 Sterling exchange steady, bankers bills, 4.67ls for demand and at 4.65 for 60 days; posted rates, A96@4.eeh. r. Commercial bills. 4,94tdA 85k.
 Bar silver. 54hs; Mexican dollars. <3x.
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New York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK March ii.-The market for all descriptions of print cloths is affected by the funcertain labor conditions at Fall River. neith- CT buyers sellers showing much disposi- tion to do business. In this market condi, tions show little change in any direction The tone continues very firm in most description: with demand of ordinary proportions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY. March li.--cattle-Receipts I,eoo natives. l,5oo Texans, 300 calves butchers steers and good COWS and heifers steady: other grades trihe lower. Choice export and dressed besf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
MARKETS FOR FUTURES
AFTER SCORING SUBSTANTIAL GAINS WEAKNESS DEVELOPED.
Aone'Was Feverish in Afternoon, tne Pressure of Long Cotton caus- ing Declines in Prices-The
 Close Barely Steady.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The cotton mar ket opened firm. 266 points higher on gen eIaI buying brought on by the failure on sLiv erpoors part to fully respond to the heavi ness here of yesterday. Moieo the Uadt nere had made some reckoning on serious decline under the bad South African news. bu 10 which English traders seemed to attac.
 little importance far as It's effect upor cotton and cotton goods were concerned. Fol- lowing the call Liverpool continued to woiF higher and prices in the local ring improved the belief being that weak long cotton Ina pretty thoroughly been shaken out and tha DUH support was once more at hand Houe ton estimated small receipts for tom rrow ana Southern spot market news was butIish But after rising to g.. 30 for May and g. .66 10 July fresh liquidation set in and bear pressure became feature. large estimate for to morrow's New Orleang receipts and fears O.. stop loss orders being reached caused roem iones and shorts alike to take the selling side, Before rally occurred May broke to 072 and July to 076. For the rest of the session the market was very feverish at times stiffening on demand from shorts to secure profits. but cotton.
 The close was barely steady with prices 4 points lower to l point higher. Total sales were estimated at 25o. 900 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
ROCK BEER. ROCK BEER.

Montgomery Brewery's Book Beer oa draught at all saloons today. It is better than all Spring blood medi- cines
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Country Products.


 eh!sIens. row; $ $ per do.: l.rs. fryer. syrupHcouniry. 4oa4se per gal Dried Appfes-Peeled, 6c. Evaperafed Apples-sc.
 I.emohs-choicv. 50; fancy. $3.zs03 5c Poistses-1rish. sIIooI.2 20 bushel; sweet onions.sl.7s bushsl
 lIay-Jehnson grass in bales. sI2DI4 pei ssss.r esss.s.FIe DOT e ,s psnss 1.a;.c,.a ,,u, Apples-s4 soT6 co. RutaSasas-st,7s per bbl.
 orsnxes.Fiorida' S2. soa2.7s Peas-whits. S2.so bushei: clay. sI.5o Navy B.an.-sI 50 bu-hel.
 Woodwar.. Half Bushels-Iron- bound per dos, g so
 so pc, has Sss Well Buckets-Sa5o. ,-.= -. Wsssbpsla.@s vnSsnpsi1.ed; i1 1sSs Ssst: so ssas' z Hardware. Nails-Cnt. s2.eo; wire. says. Cotton Cards-S46o.
 Ssais SsiiS.,t:s TI;:s;:ossSs sos SS Der d do'
 s. Hides, Wool, Etc. Hidss-Green saited. 51s; dry flint. IT; dry saited. 9c. lt''i t1e Beesvax-24c per pound. WooI-.Clear, unwashed. i4c; clear, washed, I6@22c; bury. Be; bury. washed. l6W Iec Drugs. camphor-e2k067lkc per pound. Alums-3h N4c per pound. Sulphur-3s94c.
 Salts 2,s@ac. -. GinEer-t26t5c Pepper-t5f I8c. sQuinine-3565Oc.
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Port receipts today. 2s.oe5; port receipts nme day last year. 25.755. Estimated to- Seo: New Orleans. 10. 500 to li.5oo against
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
 Provisions.

Bacon-loc. s~S
 Dry salted sides-okQexc. , Lard-Tierces. i0k1fic.
 Meal-771Ac per btDhsI
 oats--White. 62c; mixed, ooc. Corn-whfte. 771sq60c per bushei.
 salt-LiyeIpool., st sack. Virginia, 06o; fichigan. 2SO- pound barrels. St.76 | 5c- srup--Fancy. 4oc: reboiled, soc. ;4.ISM425 r. ,~-'-e' III = sugar-e;ranulated. Sc: Y. C.. 4hc: cut oaf 6iac,f '-- ,. r Arrow fies-45 lbs. sI. % Jnte Bssgins-2 lbs. 7h97Sc; K lbs. ?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

IhdIcAtes rise. 1ndIcates fall. River Forecast.
 The Coosa and Alabama will continue to fall slowly during the next two days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
reasury Statement
Chicago, Grain and Provisions.

WASHINGTON. March iI.-Treasury hal
 antes. SIy7, 4l7,l42: gold. Ss3. 3.454,ei3.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

ttCeFuOtf o S0
 SugaI-Raw, steady; fair refining, 2 &; cen. rifusal 9e test, 3%; molasses sugar. 2S; re- med, dull .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

Cincinnati Provisions. CINCINNATI. March ll.-Flour.Easy. I.ard-Firm at S9. .I21s Bulk meats-Steady at S9 55. Bacon-Quiet at So 5o.' ------. Whiskey-Steady at Si.3o it| f Sugar-Quiet. Haa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
Naval Stores.

SAVANNAH. March II.-Turpentine-Firn at 43; receipts ,i7s; sales. 60; exports. 25o
 Rosin--Steady; receipts. 2.o6I: sales. I26 exports, l.ss?; A. B; c; 30, E. sIae; F g 45; M. S2.e5: N. s3.25; window glass, $500: water white, S3. 85. CHARLESTON. March II.-Turpcntine and rosin-Unchanged. ...-.- (. WILMINGTON, March II.-Turpentine- Nothing doing: receipts, casks Rosin-Nothing doing; receipts. ISL.
 Crude turpentine-Steady at SI .35G2 40; re- ceipts, barrels.
 Tar-Firm at si.2o; receipts. 2I7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
HARKS & GAYLE
 Cotton Merchants.
DAILY COTTON ouoTATIoNs FOE MONTGOMERY.
eoeed upon American Standard Classin' ueuon and actual sales yesterday:

LOCAL COTTON MARKET.
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Tsmperature and Precipitation.
STATIONS.

For selected Southern stations during g. hours, ending a. m, March II. 1902:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12

St. Louis Provisions.
 ST. LOUIS, March II.--Flour-DuIl heavy red Winter patents. S3 ss94. o5 extra fanc, and straights, S3. 45@3 55: Clear. S3. Io@3. .25 Whiskey-Steady at Si 3o
 Dry salted meats-Boxed. steady: extrs shorts and clear ribs. $8. 50; clear sides. S8 75 7 Bacon-Boxed steady: extra shorts and cleal ribs, S9. 25@e. 3714; clear sides, S9. SO
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EXIT THE TREADMILL.
English Prisoners No Longer VIII
Endure This Torture.

English Prisoners No Longer Will
Endure This Torture.
The treadmill of our fathers-of
some of our fathers, that isis no
more, and the up to date criminal will
no longer be able to tell grim stories
of his experiences on "the wheel"
The report Of the commissioners Of
prisons, just issued, gives the record
of the last days of that notorious in
strument of discipline. The superces-
sion of it as a form of hard labor was
commenced some years back, and now
it has been finally abolished in our,
prisons. This has rendered necessary
the revision of the standing orders re-
lating to the employment of prison
ers sentenced to hard labor. Oak
um picking is still retained, but other
forms of industrial labor have been in
troduced, and after twenty-eight days
of "strict cellular separation" If the
prisoners behave well, they are al
lowed to work in association. The
treadmill was condemned on various
grounds. 1t is held to have been both
trying to health and ineffective as
punishment. The large rooms and
spaces which the abolition of the
wheel has set at the disposal of the
prison authorities are being utilized as
workshops, more particularly for as
ISOLATED labor. The passing of the
treadmlll must be regarded as another
proof of the growing humanity of our
criminal code
But it should not be forgotten that
'the wheel has had its apologists,
even it's enthusiasts. Prisoners have
been known, when sentenced to go up
on it for given time, to offer in mere
lightness of heart to perform the al
lotted task ION their heads" And we
can imagine that conservative crimi-
nails, who probably form the great ma
jority, will complain bitterly of its dis
appearance, just as the galley slaves
of old time would have objected strong
ly to the introduction of sliding seats
and swivel rowlocks. And who can
forget the inspiring treadmill song of
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes? The con-
Wet in those lines tells how pleasant
tits to ramble round among ones hon
est friends" and concludes with the
declaration that when he is at large
and has made his fortune, Now, hang
me, but l mean to have treadmill Of
my own!-London News.
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Ex-Congressman John Allen, known
as private" Allen, because he was the
only private in the Confederate army,
was standing on Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington, recently, watching the
Grand Army of the Republic parade.
With him were two ladies' AS the
multitude of Grand Army men swept
by, Private Allen was visibly i'm
pressed. After several hours had
elapsed Charles A. Edwards, secretary
of the Democratic congressional COM
mittee came along. Allen greeted him,
stopped him and said:
Edwards, how long has this parade
been going alongw
-Four hours and a half" replied Mr.
Edwards after consulting his watch.
Mr.. Allen heaved a sigh, turned to
the ladies and said in tone of melan-
choly pride:
"Just see what held at bay for four
years. New York Times.
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THE SPELLBlNDER.
His Entrance Into and His Place In
Modern Politics.

! The spellbinder made his appear
ance coincidently with the dude in
the early eighties at least, the names
arose at about that time. The two
types of men have existed since the
first spellbinder persuaded his brother
troglodytes to form the first tribal gov
eminent and the first dude distinguish
ed himself from his fellows by scrap
ing the sea. mud from his hairy limbs
before gulping down the mollusks
whose high heaped shells were to be
the kitchen middens of the archRol-
ogist.
The young Republicans who went
forth converted to Democracy in the
Blaine campaign and with the zeal of
new converts held their audiences
spellbound as they wove chaplets of
rhetorical flowers about the head of
the Democratic candidate were the first
spellbinders, think, to wear the title,
1t was swiftly adopted, however, indis-
criminately for all political speakers.
The spellbinders of 1894, rightly or
wrongly, at least left their party for
consciences sake and gave their serv-
ices to their cause. Even today ma
jority of political speakers are abso-
tlutely unpaid. OF course one hears
stories of fees of $4,000 paid to not
ed Democrat for campaign services
against Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and of fees
of $500 a night paid to a noted indie
pendent who opposed Mr.. Harrison. In
addition. however, to congressman and
senators and state and local otficehold
ers who give their services, there are
hundreds Of speakers of various po-
litical faiths who neither hold nor eX
pect to hold public office who would
regard the offer of payment for a po-
litical speech as an insult. Neverthe-
less, the spellbinder must get what
comfort he can from the triumph of his
cause, for the world will not credit him
with disinterestedness, and his best
friends, out of politics, think him hired.
The orator of an earlier generation
has had his day. The modern spell
binder, like the man of business, the
soldier, the Salvation Army evangelist,
concerns himself more with results
than conventional methods, with mat
ter rather than form.-COlonel Curtis
Guild, Jr., in Scribner's.
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MILLIONAIRE wESTINGHOUSE'S MANSION.
considered one of the finest residences
in Washington. 1t was for a number
of years the home Of the Letters, for
which they paid an annual rental of
$4,000 The Westinghouse family
have spent the winters in Washington,
for some years living at the Arlington,
where they entertained lavishly.
In the neighbOrhood of the Dupont
wheel of fortune" are the homes Of
several other persons of wealth and
social distinction, among them the Rev.
]. A. Aspinwall, millionaire Episcopal
clergyman; Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bell, wife of the millionaire telephone
king, and Mrs. Richard Townsend, the
occupant of what is known as the
''ghost palace" lately built ON Massa-
chusetts avenue.
These are a few Of the many million
aires conspicuous in the civilian society
of the capital, though not connected
with the administration of the govern
ment. whose presence here justifies my
Introductory observation that Washing
ton is becoming the social as well as
the political capital of the nation.
SAMUEL HUBBARD.
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He Donned n Dickey.

When first made bishop of Stepney,
DR.. Ingram was anything but popular
and, indeed, had occasion to seek police
protection. Greatly worried, the bishop
tried to trace the cause and found one
old lady who was able to enlighten
him. Its your white shirt, sir" she
said. 1--WE don't want no white shirted
gentry here. Try a gray shirt and a
dickey, like our chaps wear on Sun
day" The advice rendered was prompt
ly acted upon, and thus the present
bishop of London made the first ad-
vance toward friendship with his peo-
nIn
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Iva burns Federal cavalry dashed
VI into the town of Grenada
4 Miss, in the rear Of the Con
federate army guarding Vicks
burg on the north. AT that date the
Confederates, led by General Pember
ton, who afterward became the stub
born defender of Vicksburg, held pc
sition on the south bank of the ITALIA
hatchie river forty miles north Of
Grenada. The troops were part of the
regular garrison of Vicksburg which
had moved out of the works to meet
and oppose the march of Grant south
ward on the overland campaign against
the noted Mississippi stronghold, which
was set on foot in the early part of the
month.
The purpose of Washburn's dash was
to destroy the railroad behind Pember-
ton, but he failed to accomplish that.
However, the raid showed Pemberton
the weakness of his position. Wash
burn had ridden in from the northwest,
coming from Helena, and was acting
independent of Grant. Three days aft
Ter Washburn's blow Grants advance
cavalry crossed the Tallahatchie above
Pemberton position, and these two
movements, with the prompt crossing
over of two columns of Grants infan-
try, caused Pemberton to retire south
ward toward the Yallabusha.
The movement of Grant toward Vicks-
burg lacked rapidity for two reasons.
He had to repair the railroads and the
bridges as he advanced southwark for
the purpose of keeping up rail COM
munication with his base in Kentucky
and with Memphis, on the Mississippi,
the rendezvous for troops sent to re-
enforce the army. For another thing
Grants own status was not clearly out
lined. He had recently been appointed
to the command of the department of
Tennessee and supposed that he would
control all the troops operating against
Vicksburg
: But while the troops in several col
umns were moving toward the point
of concentration for attack on Penn
berton the war department prepared
a plan for an attack down the Mis-
sissippi river from Memphis and
asked Grant to spare troops for the
purpose. He had committed himself
to the overland movement. In order
to insure supplies for the troops all
the provisions of the country, and
these were in abundance, had been
gathered into the stores. Grant be-
lieved that if necessary the army
could live off the country it passed
through on a lengthy campaign
For some weeks, or all through the
month of November, while the Fed
erals were crossing from Tennessee
into Mississippi, the outposts of both
armies had frequently met in Skin
mishes and General Pemberton was
kept Informed of the movements Of
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The Mystery of Prayer.

Nobody knows what takes place
when we drop a lump of sugar into a
cup of coffee. Whether the change is
mechanical or chemical the very
wisest of men are not able to say. We
know just one thing, that by dropping
the sugar into the coffee the coffee is
sweetened. For most of US that is
enough.
Commenting on this simple thing, DIR.
Charles r. jefferson goes on to discuss
the mystery of prayer and says: 1--WE
know that by dropping a prayer into
day we sweeten the day. How this is
brought about we do not know. who
has the sight so keen and strong that
It can follow the fight of song or the.
flight of prayer? Why should we not
he as reasonable and practical in our
religion ms we are at the dinner tableP"
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1t seems to cost a great deal to live
nowadays. Most persons notice it, es-
pecially persons who are hard put to it
to find the money to pay their bills.
The statisticians report that commodi-
ties in general use cost on an average
about 10 per cent more than they did
last year. The rise in the price of meat
contributes a good deal to this adj
vance, though breadstuffs have been
high too. Articles of luxury, like good
clothes and country houses, have grown
dearer in proportion than most articles
of necessity because the huge influx of
money that the country has sustained
has made a brisk market for luxuries.
Rents are higher, houses cost more,
servants get higher wages, board is
higher at resort hotels. The living eX-
penses of any given family are very
much affected by the expenses of other
families of their acquaintance, and the
scale of living of ''other families
seems Just now to have become incon-
veniently liberal. Prodigality Is SO
conspicuously prevalent that it has be-
come more or less Observation-Disclosures
phia Inquirer.
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wASHBURN'S CAVALRY DASH AT GRENADA
the enemy as well as the strength OF
his foe. Pemberton's headquarters
We're at Jackson, Miss. a point east
of Vicksburg. He commanded all told,
about 10000 men. The front line was
under the leadership of General Earl
Van Dorm, who had fought Rosecrans
at Corinth in October. Van Dorm had
about 24,OO0 men and 10000 more were
in garrison at Vicksburg and Port
Hudson.
Having brought his army into close
touch with the enemy in Mississippi,
lGrant was loath to weaken his move
ment by detaching large bodies of
troops to support another plan. He
believed that a steady advance. over
land would compel the Confederates
to draw all their strength to the de-
tense of the territory threatened.
Even in the event of another Federal
expedition down the river. he held
that his own march overland would
induce the Confederates to mass their
strength on his front to impede his
progress southwark, and all the troops
retained there would by Just so much
weaken the true defenders of Nicks-
burg. AS the matter stood the first
week in December. Pemberton was
calling upon the authorities at Rich
mond for requirements to cope
with Grant. He asked that troops be
sent him from the army of Bragg in
east Tennessee and from the force
west of the Mississippi, where there
was then no active enemy to contend
with.
Grant controlled in the limits Of his
department $4,000 troops. His move
ment southwark was three times
checked by orders from the war de
partment, which favored the expedi-
ton down the river. He was finally
given discretion in the case, but eau
toned not to ego too far" in the march
overland against Pemberton. sherman
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THE BLADE. Toledo, Ohio.
Toledo Blade Opinion year fore only S175

ster to succeed DR.. Bradley, is de-
scribed as ga churchman OF moderate
temper" a fact that is made signifi-
cant at a moment when extreme views
are more vehemently ventilated than
they have been at most periods in
Englands ecclesiastical history. Dr.
Robinson became fellow of Christs
college, Cambridge, in 1881, and from
1884 to 1890 he was dean. In 1898 he
was appointed to the NOrrisian pro
fessorship Of divinity in his university.
AS Norrisian professor he published
some works of deep eruditioh. In 1901
he was appointed chaplain to the king.
Canon H. c.. Beeching, who succeeds
to the stall formerly held by Dean
Robinson, is variously distinguished in
Biblical criticism and in English let
tiers. He is an alumnus of Ballot col
lege, Oxford.