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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-24
Mr., Cowardin Leaves.

Mr. S. P Cowardin, one OF the engineers
for the Richmond Passenger and Power
company will sever his connection with
them the first of the. year
All OF the work In the engineering de-
artment will be. turned oversto Mr., CAL
vim Whitley. Jr. Mr.. Cowardin is very
popular. with the men Of the Traction
line. having beenzsuperintenden OF that
road for several years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-24
PETERSBURG rORACCO MARKET.
Petersburg. Va. Dec. g. 1902.
Market very active and prices are high
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
DRY GOODS MARKET.

for export tc China has been reported in
teav.~ brown cotton goods and the ten
dent.y of prices il against buyers. Homo
demand for both staple and fancy cottons
quiet and without special feature. Prices
unchanged. Print cloths quiet, but
steady: silks firm for piece goods and rib
hons
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CoTToNsEED OIL MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec 23.-Cotton seed oil
on spot was quiet. but considerable trade
was done in future delivery: he zone re
naming firm. Prime rude here nominal.
prime crude. f. o. b. mills, Sic. bid prime
low Sc: prime white. .41a+cc.: prime win.
ter yelolw, PC; prime meal. $21@27.5o
nominal
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TO HAVE OFFICE HERE
Gen. Lee to Direc, jamestown Affairs

rom EIChnn0nu.
General Fitzhugh Lee, president Of the
j. n2cstown Exposition Company. who is
residing in this city during the. winter.
has rented the basement floor of No SD
East Franklin Street. and will use. the
same as the official headquarters of his
company While in this city Mr. George
r. Sheppard, Of Norfolk. who is the sec
rotary Of the company. will he here with
the General most OF the time-certainly
urtii the fight for the appropriation bill
before the Legislature Is over.
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CAITLE MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2a.-BEEVEs-
Dressed beef steady: city dressed. native
sides. 11sGl1c. per pound: Texas beef. 611ssGG
7ikc. Cables quoted American steers a I!
1SGl4c. per pound, dressed weight; re-
figerator beef at 10,szs Pile. per pound.
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MEETINGS.

Richmond Va. Dec. 90 100.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETtNCs
of the Stockholders of The RICHMOND
TELEPHONE CO will be held a, the
company's Office North Seventh Street.
on TUESDAY January 20. ::.p. at L
O. clock NJ tc consider :he advisability
of issuing bonds for underground work
and such other matters as may come be-
fore It. ~
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. Dec. 23.-Sesboard
Line common, 25li:: do. preferred, A.
As, S3A.
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{ . :
calyes-steadv: all around barn-yard and
western calves slow. Veals sold at s59
$50 per 100 pounds, few barn-yard at
Sc. city dressed veals, lgiic. per pound
Sheep and lambs-Receipts: las head.
Sheep sold at sss.5pa4 per. ioo hounds. q
4.5GGG. ,ulls at s394. 30: dressed mutton.
5Laiil,c. per pound !, dressed lambs 73s@
Iuc Hogs-Aboutl steady; few State
hogs sold at S6.So.
TLESReceipts. 800 head. steady vcals-
Receipts. $50 head. &c. lover: Tops. ss3o9
9: common to good. S.ooQs Hogs-Ke,
seipts. d bead 5tsadys l5savy g. s vorel
ers and pigs. Sos: roughs. s5na5 80:
stays. s4.5OaS. Sheep and lambs-Re-
,eipts. LEO head: sheep steady; lambs.
100 15c. lover Top LAMBS Hotva ~ gus rs
ewes, S5.5o@4.s5; sheep top .I 4 mixed, $500
3.75; culls to good. sl.1oaS.4o'
CHICAGO. ILL. Dec. 2s.--CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. 5,0n head; openea seeaay: od Sio Sne
moor to medium. $685.: -stoekers and
feeders, s2a5.4o: cows. s1.25@4 80: hefers.
500: Gamers. s1.25@2.5n: bulls. s294:aO:
calves ssga Tex sd,H yss n bs,d FIG to-
steady. closing Sc. higher: Mixed and
butchers. S. s5d16S5; good to choice heavy.
s6.565l,s rough heay Y oG Ssa ~ lgn.
Receipts. 1900 head; sheep and lambs.
.1oml5c. higher Good to choice wethers.
s46I4.G5: fair to choice mixer, 1904: ma
tive lambs, si@5.65.
CINCINNATI. O.. Dec. g.-HOGs-Ac-
five and higher at s4eeG5.45. Cattle
Steady At seG5. Sheep-Dull at s1.75@3Go.
Lambs-Easier at se.15Go."7.
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SCHOOLS.

ART SCHOOL OF RICHMOND. VA.
Corner Madison and Grace Streets.
MISS ANNIE c.. FLETCHER. Instructor;
MR., zAIITTELDORFE!: STRAUS,
Teacher OF Design
CLASSES:
Monday. 10-2. Ora wing: Tuesday. TO-.
Painting; Wednesday. :0-1. Painting:
Wednesday. % Modelling: THURSDAY 50
Design Thursday s-iG Drawing Friday.
s-i0 prawing: SATURDAY. 10-1. Children.s
Drawing and Modellir.e Glasses: Saturday.
-. TEACHERS Glass Saturday 80 Design
Glasses are now being ORGANIZED IN
Colors and Oil Thorough instructions
given in these various studies.
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TOBACCO MARKET.
1,-n,ci,ia11rcr L-.n =. Dec n2 1910

eLVnchbuFS, va, Dec. 3, I9U-.
Sales Of tobacco in the warehouses Of
the citv continur!Terv large. Prices are
no; altogether satisfactory lut this con-
5i.ior seems to be due aS.1nuch to the
irfe~ior quality of the offerings as to the
heavy receipts. Planters who brought to-
h,cco here last week got good prices. =
Cao:atlons are as follows:
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Office
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
Richmond. Va. Dec. 10. 1862.
DIvIDEND-THE BOARD OF DlREC-
TORS have this day declared a semi
annual : DIVIDEND. OF FOUR PER
CENT. free of taxi payable to Stuck
holders on JANUARY 1ST MENU.
Checks for this dividend will be mailed
to stockholders. Changes OF address
should be promptly notified to the com
p WM II MCCARTHY. Sec'y.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, DEC. 22ss, 1870:
! SAsAe tSEotVEIN -

pORT. OF RICHMOND, DEC. % 1902
ARRIVED y
stexmer Berkeley. Catherine. Norfolk.
nsrcnandise and passengers. Old sDonln.
'o Gte n Pocahontas Graves. Norfolk
nSss!anes River landings. merchardise
Ia ~ seaHgers Virginia Nawirarinn ca
S e. hoonerI Don't know.eLarkin, James
>Rivsr hay, E. A. Saunders Son.
SAILED
steamer Yemasse sO.Neil. Philadelphia.
merchandise and passengers Clyde
line. = <
merchandise and pass ngers. Old Dpmln.
ION line.
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TALKING: MACHINES.

victor Talking machines from SIS to
$50. They make an elegant II Present.
Talk like human beings. Brass band
music as good as the original All thu.
latest records.
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pEANTT MARKETS.

NORFOLK VA. Dec. 23:-PEANUTS@
Quiet Virsinians-Active at 3t&c for bes,
stock F.ncv ad3lsc-: strictly prime 30c.:
prize PIC.
3pETFH2SRERG, VA. Dec c3.-PEA-
NiJTS-Sranish new. active at zoe. Vir-t
ginia,s. new 2A:G2ssc.
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MONEY AND ExcHANGE-cLosE:

MONEY AND EXCHANGE-CLOSE:
Money on call firm at 5i&G1o per cent.
closing offered al per cent; time money.
easy: sixty and ninety days and six
months. per cent; prime mercantile
paper, per cent. Sterling exchange
firm with actual business In bankers
bills at S4S6625 for demand and at $3.50
4.S3.l25 for sixty days bills: posted rates
ss.S4 and s4.Sh2: commercial bills s4.s2l1SG
1924. Bar silver, aSls; Mexican dollars
SIS. Government bonds steady: railroad
bonds IRREGULAR.
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Cash quotations were as folIows: FIouT
quiet and firm. No. 3 spring wheat, 7oc. !;
No. S,1i &c: No. 2 red. 14!2M1oc. No
oats, 3lAc.: No. white. S2Ac. No. rye,
4S1.c. Good feeding barley S6G42c.; fair
to choice mailing. 4a@oec No. J flax
seed. 81 l6: NO northwestern, 81 .24
prime Timothy seed. s. 10. Mess pork.
per barrel ST.: lard. per 1is' pounds.
$40 17h@lo o71s: short ribs sides Qoese):
sS371:1.s. 6sla; dry sailed shoulders (box-
edl. $S.2adS5o: short clear sides CboSedl.
SS7SdS s7k Whiskey. basis Of high
wines. s131. Clover. contract grade s1osS:
Butter quiet and easier: creameries. $50
27hc.: diaries. 17925c. Eggs steady 1T &c
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BALTIMORE. MD. Dec. 3.-FLoUR-
and the month. 75s. @76c.: January, 1fAs@
7fs;c; February. 771sc.; May. SN@s'Ac !;
Southern ny sample, 6742a16c. Corr
Steady: spot. old, 5ckc.; new. size; year.
5lnGSl L.c; january 4eAG50c.: February.
4oL.a49lsc: March 4ss4c. asked: May.
47lc.: Southrrn white corn. new. 46a5!tsc
Oats-F;rn,. No. 2 white. N1@Mt1c. Rye
Steady: No 2. II QS5Rc. Rutter-firm
Firm and unchanged
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EraiernaI No e. /.

Richmond Lodge. No 1. Of Odd-Fellows,
held their regular meeting Monday night
at Bclvidere Hail. Next Monday light
the following officers will he :nstalled:
Past Grand. Charles P. Leisfeld; Noble
Grand O r hasten: Vice-Crand. W. B.
Savage: Recording Secretary, c. l..
Weisiger: Treasurer. John Leisfeid;
Chaplain. a. 3. Branch.
There viii be nc regular meeting of
Cedar Camp. Woodmen Of the World. on
their usual night which is the 24th There
will be a special called meeting at Nell
sens. Hall or the 18th for the election Of
officers
At the meeting of local No 10. Inter
national Association of machinists. he'd
last Monday hight. the following officers
were elected Cor me ensuing year: Presi-
dent Elmer S Hurley: .vice-President. w.
+. Ahern: Recording Secretary. a. &.
Tyson; Financial Secretary George Sur
tevant: Treasurer. William Sheppard .
Conductor. S. Frostic: Outside Guard
r. S. Craig Trustees. James j Craamer.
ID. A.. Blankenship and T T.. Brown.
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So ca; Christmas Services.
There Will be special Christmas Day ser
vices at the Church Of the Holy Comforter.
cr.ve Avenue at pa. II. Tho Holy Com
nunian1 will he administered and special
music will be sung.
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SPECIAL Notice.

Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company.
Richmond Va, Dec. q, 1867
THE FREIG lit DEPOTS OF THIS
Company will be closed ON CHRISTMAS
DAY. 1867. and NEW YEARS DAY,
1908. except for delivery Of pertshable
goods between the hours of 8 and 10
o'clock a. NJ
r. z. DUKE. Agent.
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AUCTION SALES
BY c. L. & FL L. Denoon.
Real Estate Auctioneers.
S SALE
VALUABLE BUSINESS AND RESI-.
DENCE PROPERTY IN FULTON
AND FARM IN HENR1CO
COUNTY.

BY virtue of a certain deed Of trust
dated October y. 1899. and recorded IN
clerks office, Richmond Chancery Court.
2. p. 1876 C. page $40; and In Hanrico
County Court, D. 4. 157 B.. page StS.
default having been made IN the payment
of Il portion of the debt secured. and be-
ing required by the note holder so to do.
l will sell at public auction. on the prem
es. on
MONDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1902.
at 4 O'Clock noon the following property.
All that tract OF land. lying and being In
the county of Hrnrico. Va. near the
miles east of the city of Richmond. con-
tanning one hundred and sixty-s!x and
one-h;tf acres. more or less. aid bounded
as follows: On the north by the lands OF
Timberiake OF. the east by the lands OF
Greenhow and Winston. on che south by
the lands of Peasants: and on the west
by the lands formerly belonging to
FrayS!cr.
AT : O'CLOCK P VI
I Will sell. on the premises. all that lot
Of land, with the improvements thereon.
south line OF Graham Street. between
Erin and Gillian Streets. beginning lis
feet III. INCHES east OF Erin Street. thence
eastwardly along Graham Stree. 81 feet
no feet to an alley. The improvements
consist of q brick store and dwelling.
AT $50 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
I will sell on the premises. the vacant
lot on the north side OF Orleans Street.
beginning 20 feet east of Lester Street.
thence eastwartily and fronting on Or
leans Street 70 feet thence northwardly
SO feet thence westwardIy II feet thence
southwartllv so feet, thence w-stwardiy
5 feet. thence sonthwardly so feet to the
point Of beginning.
TERMS Cash ;.s TO expense OF sale, any
taxes thar may be due. and to pay tho
SUM OF 81 $500. with interest from Octo-
Der L. 1900 balance in two equaf pay
ments; at one and two years, with inter-
est added
F. c. DENooN. Trustee.
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Planters National Bank.

Planters National Bank.
Richmond Va. Dec. % 1902
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have to-day declared the usual semi
annual DIVIDEND OF SIX PER CENT
cfreel OF tax out of the earnings OF the
past six months on the Capitai STOCK
of the bank. payable on and after JAN
.aRY ., 1908.
- RICHARD II. SMITH. Cashier.
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The Savings Bank of Richmond
Richmond. Va. Dec %. 1902
THE DIRECTORS or THIS BANK
have declared the usual semi-annnal
DIVIDEND OF FOUR PER CENT.
free of tax payable on and after JAN
UARY Q. 1903. 81,
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) NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 23.-cOTTON-
There was very little trading to-day in
the market for spot cotton. a moderate
amount Of business was transacted to-
day In the market for contracts, though
tradne was confined largely to the jan.
uary. March and May positions Prices
opened s@3 points down, and!'durinS the
narrow range with distinc, beartsh ten.
dency. losing '@4 points additional up to
the noon call. At tina, level the decline
showed net losses of l@7 points from yes
terdayS range.
Cotton futures closed steady: December.
s1SMh.a0: January. S.l70S1S; February,
g. SdS. %: March, s.2SGIs.29 April. S.31@S.33;
May, S.37GS.3s, June. s.4OGSA; July, SIG
Sa4: August, SIS bid.
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The Savings Bank Of Richmond
Richmond. Va. Dec ~ i90oo-
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Stockholders OF this bank will be
held THURSDAY. January s. 1863. at
!. o. clock P. II.
JAS. 81. BALL. Cashier
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WIN Fl MCCARTHY. sec'y.

Virginia Trust Company.
Richmond Va. Dec l5. 1902
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS COMPANY
have this day declared the usual semi
annual dividends OF three per cent.
free Of tax payable on and after jan
uarv 9, 1905. L. D. ATLETT.
Secretary.
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Cotton futures opened steady; close.

Cotton. quiet: middling. SIS: net re-
ceipts. SAG bales: gross. $3.50 bales: sales.l
100 bales; stock. 1895 bales.
Total to-day at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts. 67.246 bales: export to Great
Britain. 12.3i6 bales: to France l., 1877
bales: to the Continent, I, u.s. bales: stock.
l,G97, 543 bales. s5 81
ConSolidated at all seaports-Net re-
celptx, SS.21S bales: export to Great
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-24

City Bank Of Richmond.
Richmond. Va. Dec. .. l902-
TIE DIRECTORS OF THIS RANk
have declared the usual senl-inI.lSti
DIVIDEND OF THREE PER CE,N NJ.
r.,.obIa IN and after JANUARY 2. 1903.
J.. W. SINTON. Cashier.
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Britain, $3.50 bales: to France. e, lls
bales; to The Continent, 21.240 bales.
Total since September Is tat all sea-
ports-Net, receipts, i.572.o4l bales: export
3i9.759 bales; to the Continent, l,3ab, .66
bales.
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MAY TAKE A HUNT
Governor to Dine Christmas Day at the
- Mansion.

Governor Montague said last night that
he would dine to-morrow with his family
and spend his Christmas quietly at the
Mansion. Il want to- steal away for a
DAYS hunt during the holidays" said
His Excellency though I am not sure
| shall be able to do So
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Money Loaned SalariedP eopIe

retail merchants. teamsters, boarding
houses without security Largest business
ii is principal cities ToLMAN. Room 10.
mo East Main Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-24

Richmond. Va. Dec g. 1852
THE ANNUAL MEETING Or THE
Stockholders of the OLD DOMINION
GRANITE COMPANY Will be held In
New Ford's Hotel. Richmond. Va at
a O'Clock P. ~, ON MONDAY. January
GEO. ". HALL
Treasurer ard esezsal5
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Office Of
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.,
Richmond. Va. Dec. @. 1866.
NOTICE-THE FREIGHT DEPOTS AND
ELEVATOR of this Company will be
closed THURSDAY. Dec. 3, 1902 and
THURSDAY. Jan. l. 1898. account Christ
mas and New Year. except for the de-
livery of perishable freight between the
hours OF 9 and 10 a. N.
T. E. SWAIN. Agent
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Richmond. Va Dec. Is. 1907
THE RICHMOND TRANSFER COM
pany have moved their Union Ticket.
Pullman and Baggage Transfer: Office
to No Sl9 Eas. Main Street between
Eighth and Ninth. with Increased ia
ciities for handling business. Both
phones 10 s. Fl. BOWMAN.
General Manager.
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Old Dominion. Steamship Company.

Old Dominion. Steamship Company,
Close Christmas
THE WAREHOUSES;. OF THIS CON-
paEy will be closed or, CHRISTMAS
DAY Decemhe' 25,h No freight will
be received o, that day. and only per-
ishabIe freight will be delivered be-
tween the hours OF 5 to 10 a. IT.
JNO. F. MAYER, Agent.
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re-
export to Great
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va. Dec. %, 1902.
SALES.

Virginia Carolina Chemical preferred-l
shares at 123; - shares at l225; 3 shares
at 125.
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Citations OF the R;chme

Total for the month.s..., e.0Ss. $50
". -p.aeUSHMAN.
Supervisor of Sales.
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The bond market was quite broad again
today and showed some points of
strength making the price movement as
q whole IRREGULAR. Total sales. par value.
s. 315.a6a. United States bonds were all
unchanged OH the last call.
The total sales of stocks for the day
were 59I11p shares.
The oasis., 1902-02-22

2O-ton smelter is also closed down. It is believed that the price of cop per will soon advance to point which will admit of the working of the property. The other mines of the district, however, are still be- ing worked. Mir. II. ]. Clifford, general manager of the Dragon Mining Company, left Wednesday for the mines at Terrazas, which are in charge of Felix Mcdonald and which are shipping ores to Fl Paso.
 Mexican Herald: The military school for reserve officers, which was closed last December, will be reopened this morning The classes on topography, geography and field and battle Qualifications will be held in the court martial depart- ment at the city hail. says the Monterey News. A great deal of interest has been taken in these classes by the young men of Mon terey, and several will take adyan- tage of the opportunity to become reserve officers in the army. Major Florentino Arroyo will have charge of the lessons at the city hall. Captain Martin Mendoza will be the cavalry instructor and Captain Manuel Cardenas the infantry in- structor.
The oasis., 1902-02-22
ACROSS THE BORDER.


 pletion of the Coahuila x Zacatecas railroad, which is about accom- plished, Coahuila will be in direct and rapid contact with the United States and the interior of Mexico, especially as 1t is believed that the next few years will witness the building of q great many lines in said state, among them the con struction of the Sierra Mojada rail road, which will give great animal tion to the entire Coahuila mining zone.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: E. C.. Rice returned this week from trip to some gold prospects beyond Guadalupe, and brought in some fine specimens through which run rich streaks of native gold. He will develop the property in the near future. Mir. Rice expects to leave about the 10th of this month for Jesus Maria, where he has se- cured a good position under Super intendent Dennis Miniham, who is in charge of the properties of the Belen Mining Company.
 Mexican Herald: Bishop Hamil- toms hint that Mexico might pro- titably send missionaries to the United States, is in line with our advice to the Mexican Foreign Mis- sionary Society. Things are pretty bad up in the land O freedom; what with the Methodist professors smashing the miracle traditions. the spiritual poverty of New Hamp- shire, as exposed by the governor of Daniel Webster's state, and the Sunday golfng and cycling diver sions of staid old Massachusetts deplored by the local religious press.
 Mexican Herald: The construc- ton company laying cables in the Gulf of Mexico will soon begin the work of installing the transmitting wires. The cable will be laid from Veracruz to Frontera, Campeche and Progreso, which ports are fast becoming important maritime cen ters, and which will give direct telegraphic communication between North and Central America. The installment and construction of this new line of rapid communica- tion signifies a new period of actiy- ity in Mexico, as the said syndicate contemplates other cable lines in the Gulf
 Mexican Herald Orders for eau cho (rubber) aggregating over S10,- GOO silver, have been lately re- ceived and will be supplied by the rubber plantations of the States of Veracruz and Oaxaca. The first crop of rubber will be harvested early in the spring in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in the plantations stocked about five years ago X great many new rubber plantations will be stocked in the States Of Oaxaca and Veracruz. and the frs. rubber factory in the Republic is to be built soon at Coatzacoalccs, the necessary capital having been sub scribed by the proprietors of the rubber plantations on the lsthmus.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: J. w. Kastle, the paymaster for the Rio Tinto Mining Company at Terra gas, came in from the mines this. week, where he had been engaged for several days attending to the details of the closing down of the mine and shelter of the company This mine employed about three hundred men, but has been closed
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
0lNEY SPRINGS.

Bsss Bassiey went 70 Pueblo rharsday.
Judss Parker is in La Junta this week ssy'
ing unsps n the district eDurs.
0eorss Lsvis vus arre.ssd Wednesday and
takea 70 La yunss to answer . complaint hled
by NJ. neckssead charging him with defacins
uassis bsands.
IS,ndsord Hale was arrested again Tuesday
ana taken 70 L. Juusa for another trial.
Oscar 0riswo,d rcsursed Saturday after IN
aAssucs Of two years In Missouri Mo says
COLORADO is good enough for htn.
Harry Morris hss cold hia fars" TO some
eastern nsaa for good prtce-sN pcr acrc tos
" acres.
The ssc cream social sivca Tuesday nigh,
by tho Royal NeiRhbors was well attended
snA . neat sum realised. watch the ladies In
tend using to furnish The hall.
Mr. Dassiey and Miss Cosa ". 0wynn toot
iu the Sce cream social st shs Auckland school
house Friday night.
Mrs. Parkcr aud Mrs. Collins Waited DR.
Grimm Of Ordway last Saturday.
Misses 8iln Cromwell aud Katie Jewell Wis
itesi 10 Orsivay ono day lsst week.
Mn. Rockweii's baby has bcen quite sich
for several days. bat 10 rsportsd some better
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-04-25
l.afayeese schsei.

Arl,or day At Tho Lafayesas school
building west II town. was day log 70
te remembered by all Who wsrs iprsssnt.
The parents were invited to come and hsar
The exerciees and take part IN ~ ptouio
dinner. At 10 O'Clock The progrsA
opeued aud wns we'll rendered, sbovinx
the cnre tho tsaclier, Mrs. Elder, bad bss-
slowed upon the childrsn.
After the exercises in tho scl,oolrOoeo
everybody repaired 70 the school Rround.
whces = fius elm tres wcre transplautetA-
Al II O'Clock everybody waa called 10,
70 help eat the hne dinner the ladies b. Il
prepared Mrs. Elder spared no pal -
to sec that every one sujoyed theueslw >.
A good sociabls time was eojOyed I'D
all went homo feeling better f0f hayi ~
bseu pressut aud wishing suoa ds y