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New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. I.s-The wheat traders to-day -
nored that very bearish December governments
crop report which issued yesterday afternoon
To-nghts close is sc to $.c over last nights Inc
Northwestern markets advanced even more tua'
Chicago Prices helped by unfaVoraoi9
weather. small receipts. good export demand Eds
and the strength everywhere of good ouali'y
grain. May opened 1915. sold between 7Ss4c anu
772c. and closed at use sellers: December ciose
a 75Tsc and July at 14l.c. Primary receipts were
320.0o0 bushels less than last year The North"sS'
ern cars 5S5. against 662 Clearances "ei~
430 600 bushels Cables off fraction ous
showed less decline here yesterday New-1orA =
ported 30 ais for export. 1t was raining thIo"7"
the West; much colder weather is threatened IIoi
the Northwest The Price Current said tna'
wheat was maintaining it's high condition frisd'S
cables reported the weather in Argentina favoraos
Liverpool said Russia getting heavy protsC'
ing snow Local receipts only 53 cars; uis
estimate for tomorrow 40 cars. There was a o'-
general trade. The pit theory was that Arnio',
was scalping in a large way, buying early anu
selling later :.
Patten was still covering He did not taAs =
by the million. as he did yesterday. but severSI o
the Patten houses work taking May du'e
Iy. This demand and bad weather for movem9.
with the small receipts and better reDcrteu "
mand at the Gulf and the Atlantic seaood'u
made the close 1sc TO sc higher May opener q"
44Ihc sold between 44ssc and 44S4c and cleseu "
i4ssc sellers. December closed strong at Ssac' -
top for the day. January closed at ssc- RecepS
were 2I2 cars. with only contract. To-morroW
estimate was la ears. Cables were about steau'-t
THE Price Current said that the crop was 'hi
proving sIoysly. Primary receipts were sSse oeSn
els under last year. Clearances were ilsvo 03
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

There was further heavy liquidation in the mar
lxet for outside securities and dealings were on d
somewhat broader scale Reactions of "a to z per
cent were shown. while heavier losses were noteo
in offerings in of the less active issues
Northern Securities the central feature ue-
cIinng per further continued heavy OF
ferines throughout the session American Can COM
mon declined 91a. while the preferred lost Ia
per cent to a. Virginia Coal and Coke lost ia to
3S Standard Oil lost points. to go; Havana Com
mercia1 "A: British Columbia u, to SIS; Writing
Paper 1 per cent TO % while in other parts of the
list u q per cent shown in the less active
issues. International Mercantile Marine common
offered down per cent in the bid. TO 21- Cop
per stocks were down from Y to q per cent The
market weak, but active.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
WEAKNESS IN IRON DISAPPEARS.

The weekly pig iron market report of Rogers,
Brown & Co. says:
The market situation throughout the entire coun-
try is stronger than week ago Indications about
the first of the month seemed to favor a conSid-
erable increase in the output of pig iron and pos
sibIy "A shading off in consumption Buyers were
ouick to catch the apparent drift. and new orders
dropped small figures. The facts that have since
developed. however. have put different phase on
the situation. The furnaces making merchant pig
a re not increasing output much The Improvement
in the anthracite district is but tia offset to
the banking of furnaces in other districts through
short coke supply The talk of reduced consump-
tion appears investigation to be IA myth The
foundrfes and mills almost universally report new
orders are weeks and months behndecontract de-
liyeres Lastly the freezing up of the Rhine has
delayed large amount of German foundry iron
which eastern seaboard foundries had contracted
for in December and January; Under these COM
bned influences the weakness in prices which was
felt n week two has disappeared. at least
SO far as domestic strong irons concerned.
High phosphorous foreign brands. such No 5
Middlesboro are offered below home prices The
offerings. however, are in cargo lots 3GG0 to 5,000
tons in 4 single delivery. cash against documents
with no guarantee of analysis and RESPONSE
bty as to quality; naturally therefore, buyers
shrink from placing such orders. 1t Is reported
that Eastern steel companies have placed very
considerable contracts for foreign Bessemer. and
German steel is again taken in good sized lots
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
STOCKS.

STOCKS.
Open High Low Last Shares
ing est. est. sale. sold
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12

asked. TEX dividend
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12

London Dec. u.-The weekly return of the Bank
Of England shows the following changes: Total
reserve decreased f35eooo. circulation decreased
sss7 600 bullion decreased u.s. other securities
decreased Il As ooo other deposits decreased Il .70s
ee public deposits decreased fl-s2sooo. notes re-
serve decreased f3s4.coe and government securities
decreased 81 500 ooo The proportion OF the Bank Of
Ersand's reserve 20 liability this week is 4455 per
cent as compared with 42.34 per cent last week.
Rate OF discount unchanged at per cent
Paris. Dec. 1.-THE weekly return OF the Bank
Of France shows the following changes: Notes in
circulation decreased H. 900 francs. treasury
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market slightly lowe
FINAL quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market weak Total sales
,oo,nted I'm s,ar value s474 500 against s24S7Oo
o, Wednesday. The heaviest dealings were an the
Atchison general As Baltimore and Ohio gold as
Central of Georgia second incomes. Chicago Bur
lingtoa and Quincy as. Chicago. Rock Island and
Poetic Is Green Bay and Western debenture BIS,
Mexican Central consolidated Is and first incomes
Northern Pacific SIS and As. Oregon Short Line Is.
Peoria and Eastern first Is. Reading general Is.
Third Avenue is, Union Paclhe nrst and conVeruole
zS and Wabash debenture Bs. Colorado Fuel and
Iron convertible SIS and Consclloated Iooacco As
ais
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Quoted rates follow: Money
on call opened az g per cent: highest. per cent;
lowest per cent. last loan. per cent; closed at
aGI0 per cent: ruling rate. per cent Time money
was quoted at 7GS. per cent for short dates and S
per cent for six TO seven months. Commercial
paper was quoted 6 per cent for sixty to ninety
DAYS per for chioce four and six months
single names and above for others.
FOREIGN -EXCHANGE-Market closed steady.
Artl1a1 closing rates follow
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Dec. H. 4 p. m.-The market for Amerl-
can securities was weak and lower. finai Prices
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Wednesdays
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
SECURITIES VALUES BREAK.
Hghey Money Venezuelan Situation Factors 4tehng
LIQCTD4 TTON THROUGHOCI

counts current increased $4,000 francs, gold ii
hand decreased $4,000 francs bills discounted de
creased 45.e5eooo francs. and silver in hand de
creased | 250 6pO francs
New-York tribune., 1902-12-12
OTHER CITIES.
BOSTON STOCKS.

And interest. TEX dividend.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
CONVENTION IN DEADLOCK.
First Congressional District Demo cratic Convention In Session at Wynne. Macon Lacks Two
 Votes of Number Nee
 essary To Elect. --~>

Wynne, June 16.-The Democratic convention for the nomination of a candidate for congress for the First district convened in this city today and was called to order by the dis trict chairman Hon. O. N. Killough.
 Hon. w. w. Cate of Craighead, was elected by exclamation permanent chairman; Dudley Clark, of Lee, per manent secretary, and A. A. Knox of Greene, and B. B. Biffle of Clay, as- sistant secretaries.
 After the organization thes conven tion took a recess, reconvening at 2 o'clock, when nomination speeches were in order.
 Prof. E. L. McHaney of Clay, prin- cipal of the public school at Piggott, put in nomination Judge F. G. Taylor, of Craighead; Hon. Ed Mathis of Craighead put in nomination Hon. Eugene Parrish of Craighead, and Judge Jacob Fink, of Phillips put Z nomination Hon. R. B. Macon of Phil lips. The nomination of MT. Parrish was seconded by Hon. B. H. Crowley of Greene, the nomination of Judge Taylor by Clyde Going, of Poinsett, and the nomination of Macon by Ed McCulloch of Lee. On roll call the first ballot stood:
 Macon-Phillips, g; Lee, 8; Mississ- ippi, 6; St. Francis, 4; Woodruff, 8; total 35
 Parrish-Craighead, g; Cross, 5; Greene, 2; total 21.
 Taylor-Clay s; Poinsett, 4; Critten- den, 4; total 16.
 Necessary to choice, 37. More than hundred of the leading politicians are here from the several counties of the district, and the friends of each candidate show strong determination to stay by their man.
 The convention took a recess at o'clock this afternoon. A deadlock is inevitable, and no one can safely predict the outcome. The convention held short even- ing session and took recess after the seventyfifth ballot until g o'clock tomorrow morning. There was no change.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
FIRST COTTON BLOOM.

Ed Pegg, a sturdy and industrious negro farmer living on the farm of J. R. Cox, east of Diaz, was in town Monday morning with several cotton blooms, probably the first of the sea- son. He had several red blossoms which had fallen off and were prob ably first open about June 10 or Il.
 Pegg says that he has an 80 acre field in cultivation planted about April 10. He has plowed it six times and don't believe there are five pounds of grass and weeds in the whole tract. Having been planted but two months ago, the growth has been marvellous, as it is now from knee to waist high.
 Cotton prospects were never better say many of our oldest farmers and certainly it is far ahead in point of time of an average year, as the first bloom is often not reported until after the 4th of July.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
IN HONOR OF MISS ECHOLS.

Miss Noreene Kinman entertained quite a party of young lady and gentleman friends Monday evening in honor of her guest Miss Stella Echols, very popular member of her crowd, which is most easily accounted for ip her sweet and genial disposition and charming manner.
 A feature of the evenings enter tainment was the playing of old-time and patriotic songs by Miss Marille billiard and Mrs. J. L. Sells, answer ing the questions of a civil war TO- nance. This afforded no end of amusement and in the drawing to de- eide the prize winners, Miss Jennie McCauley carried off the first prize and Miss Josie Phillips the booby. The refreshments were delicate and nicely served, completing a most de- lightful occasion, such as make the lives of young people pleasant and refreshing memory in later years.
 Those present were as follows:
 Misses Josie Phillips, Katie Bishop, Aubrey Arnold, Bessie Buford, Neill Randy, Jamie Stephens, Jennie Me- Cauley, Tillie Sprigg, Mae Whitaker, Lucille Taylor, Dovie Erwin, Della Bernstein, Nellie Terry, Mary Bailey, Annie Dutton, Stella Echols, Noreene Kinman, Katie Price; Messrs. Ed Sprigg, Chas Holmes, Lawrence Beard, Roy Dutton, Homer Buford, Eugene Hirsch, w. Bennett Egan, H. Evans Bragg, Edwin Carter, Robt. Laird, Tom billiard, Ernest Mcdonald.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
MCCRORY TO BE DRY.

The state Supreme Court, through Chief Justice Bum on Saturday handed down an important decision on the question of licensing saloons at McCrory, which reverses the rulings of the lower courts and makes Me- Crory 'dry" town.
 The prohibitionists in a petition, signed by G. B. Fakes ct al. and con- taining 609 names prayed the Wood ruff county court for an order pro- hibiting the sale of intoxicants within three miles of the Methodist church of McCrory. At the same time, saloon men had made application for re- newal of dramshop license and offered a petition signed by I'll persons, ask ing that their names be taken from the prohibition petition as they were made or authorized without due con sideration and under misapprehen sion of the facts and results.
 The county court granted the pe- tition of these remonstrants and the
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
DANCE AT HAZEL.

The young people of the ''Upper Ten" crowd, chaperoned by Mrs. J.. L. Sells, enjoyed another delightful dance at the Hazel Hotel Thursday evening. Though the weather was so warm it fairly sizzled, these young people are ever in for good time, and the fact that the mercuric bulb has become a little fighty, is never al- lowed to stand in the way of their pleasure.
 The music was good being furnished by the colored orchestra; the follow ing young ladies and gentlemen were present:
 Misses Mary Bailey, Noreene Kin man, Orbie Arnold, Della Bernstein, Josie Phillips, Jamie Stephens, Imo- gene Randy, Stella Echols of Cotton Plant; Messrs. Edwin Carter, Tom billiard, Bennett Egan, Eugene Hirsch Robt. Laird, Roy Dutton, Homer Bu- ford, Frank Gullette, Harry Bran denburg and Charles Lawson, of Little Ro ok.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Governor Davis Saturd ay pardoned P. P. Helm of Independence county, convicted in April 1901, of forgery and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
SETTLE CLAIMS IN COURT.

A Tennessee pearl buyer named Young lost couple of pearls in a box Saturday evening, one of which he thought he recognized in pearl sold to Dr. Henry Owen by John Q. Guy m.
 The latter claims however to have found the pearl in question Monday afternoon on the Confederate park bar and his statement is corroberated by Frank Clancy. Dr. Owen did not care to purchase a pearl whose own ership was thus called in question, but agreed to hold the same while the claims of the contesting owners are tried in court.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
CRAP SHOOTERS CAUGHT.

The crap shooters lost quite num- Der from their ranks Monday night through raid by Sheriff R. W. Randy assisted by Deputy Neal. A game was in progress in a house on the alley between First and Second streets near Elm early Monday evening and as no sentries were on guard, the officers had their game bagged before the darkies could realize what had happened.
 Fifteen of the "bone throwers'' were caught, some of whom may es- cape fine or jail sentence, as they claim to have been onlookers only and non-pa -partakers of that enticing game of "craps." Several of the arrested culprits gave bond, while the others will await trial behind the bars.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20

Mayor Cast Deciding Vote Electing H. c. Huffman Night Watchman- Bids For City Printing Re-
 ferred To Committe On
 Printing-Other Pro-
 ceedings Of Session.

HI. c. Huffman, who has a service of nearly two years to his credit IS night watchman for this city, was on Monday evening reelected to his old position, the other nominations for that office being George L. Robinson and R. W. Douglass.
 7 H. o. Huffman was put in nomina- tion by N. B. Wishon, while c. H.. Wilmans presented the name of George L. Robinson and J. G. Walker offered R. w. Douglass as candidate. Aldermen Wilmans and Walker voted for Robinson, while Aldermen Bailey and Wishon cast their votes for Huff man, thus leaving tie and the mayor cast the deciding vote for Huffman.
 Bids for the city printing for the ensuing year were received from T. T. Ward and P. H. VanDyke and upon failure to reach an agreement were referred to the committee on city printing.
 City Attorney Gustave Jones re- ported that he had bought in the pest house ground at the tax sale in the name of the city. The city attorney also reported the signatures thus far secured on the petition for an i'm provement district.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and all the accounts approved by the finance committee were allowed.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
MICHELL-HOLLOWAY.

Searcy society and many out-of- town invited guests witnessed a pretty home wedding of elaborate arrangements Wednesday evening in the celebration of the nuptials of Miss Birdie May Holloway of Searcy, to MT William A. Mitchell of Little Rock, which took place at the residence of the bride.
 The marriage service was said by Dr. Bogard, and the beautiful decora- tions of roses and ferns with which the home was adorned, made the solemnizing of the rite a most im- pressive scene.
 The attendants were Miss Clara Sprigg, and MT. A. B. Lippmann, Miss Zula Holloway and MT. Willis Mitch ell.
 The bride was lovely in a handsome white organdie and the groomsmen wore the conventional black. The wedding march was played by Miss Kate Faucett.
 The newly wed, after receiving the congratulations of the large number of invited guests present, left on a special train for Higginson, where they were to make connections with No. for a honeymoon through the Southwest.
 The contracting parties were we'll remembered by their friends, receiv- ing many elegant and costly presents of cut glass, silver and bric a. brac.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Fifteen Months-Old Agnes James Fell From Second Story Window
 In Newport.

"Agnes, the fifteen months old daughter of B. B. James, who lives near Newark" says the Journal of that town Chad most thrilling and dangerous experience Friday night at Newport. She fell from second story window, distance of sixteen feet, and what is more remarkable, escaped uninjured.
 MT. James and his wife and little daughter were en route home from Grand Glaize where they had been pearling. On arriving at Newport they went to the Cook hotel for the night, and were assigned to a room in the second story. Their bed sat be- side a window, the lower sash of which was raised, but had a screen over it. About the middle of the night MT. James was awakened by the cries of the child. He supposed she had fallen out of the bed and reached over on that side to find her. Imagine his surprise when his arm ran out through the window screen.
 Realizing that the child had fallen out of the window, he jumped fran. tically out of the bed and rushed downstairs expecting so find her mor tally injured. However when he got to the child she had pulled herself up and was standing on her feet resting against the house.
 A careful examination showed that no bones were broken; in fact no marks of the fall were visible except scratch on one arm, supposed to have been caused by coming in con- tact with the rough edge of the win dow screen when she rolled over against it and bursted it out."
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.

The railroad situation is very fav- orable at present. The contract has been let as far up White river as Buff falo City and supplies of all kinds are arriving at Buffalo daily. They are now going into camp at Buffalo, pre- paratory to begin grading Yellville Echo.
 What is said to be the largest loco motive ever built is being set up in the Sante Fe shops at Topeka. It is a tandem compound decapod, and weighs 267 ,000 pounds. It has heat ing surface of 5,39o square feet, or about 700 more square feet than the next largest engine in the world.
 The principal railroads in Arkansas, it is stated, will come to the relief of the Arkansas worlds fair commis- sioners by granting transportation ill connection with working up state exhibit. President George R. Beld- ing of the commission has just held a conference with the railroad author ities in St. Louis and secure this con cession.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
BRIDGE BILL PASSED.

The Senate having already taken favorable action on the bill providing for the erection of a bridge over White River at Newport, by the New port Bridge, Belt and Terminal Com pany, the passage of that measure by the House upon Saturday, removes the last barrier towards the con struction work of the Morning Star Railway.
 There will be a meeting of the directors at the general offices in this city Wednesday, when it is hoped that something definite may be an- nounced.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20
WELDON WARBLI NGS.

MT. Will Crider and family moved into the hotel last week.
 Dr. May of Auvergne preached in the 'Tabernacle" Sunday.
 Wonder why Jim Tankersley wore his new red tie Tuesday night?
 Prof. Speers, ex minister to Africa, is the guest of Dr:. Whidden this week.
 Mrs. Mcdowell, of Tupelo, visited Mrs. Tankersley one day last week.
 MT. B. R. McDearmon is painting the house of c. L. Shoffner in Tupelo this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Dee Kimbrough visited the family of F. M. Vaughn at Tupelo Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clayton Drayne en- tertained few of their young friends Friday night. The little son of MT. and Mrs. Miller who has been quite sick the past week is some better. MT. and Mrs. H. D. Herring, o Ferrills, spent Sunday with their many friends of this place. Robert Towan found two nice pearls last week. He hasn't learned how much they are worth.
 Mrs. Gillian and Misses Lotta Me- Donald and Mildred Johnson left Wednesday for visit to relatives in Newport.
 We are sorry to lose MT. Bowen who has gone to Tupelo to teach a summer school. He will return here this fall to teach. Miss May Glover, and brother Guy, of Layton, came over Wednesday on visit to the Misses Tankersley, Miss Glover remaining over for an enter | tainment.
 Syd Cameron, one of the best ball ! players in the country, has joined the Tupelo club for this summer. The game with Augusta went IA to 4 in favor of Tupelo. People are beginning to wonder how J. H. of Tupelo can make his ap- pearance in Weldon before breakfast every Sunday morning. Gan any one solve the mystery? Rev. w. c. Toom bs and family left Tuesday morning for Harrisburg, where they will attend the district conference. They will visit Searcy before returning home. It is time the Weldon boys were | waking up. Yes, we fear it is past time from the way the Tupelo and Layton boys had our prettiest girls out driving and walking Sunday eve- ming. We are sorry to learn that Pink Parks, merly of this place but now of Cotton Plant, is paralyzed. His mother and father brought him home Wednesday. He has the sympathy of 1 the entire town. Oscar Drayne, one of our prosper ous young farmers, seems to enjoy chasing his sporty hat down the cot ton rows this cool, windy weather. Oscar says, Farming isn't what it is cracked up to be-"
Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-20

Governor Davis Saturd ay pardoned P. P. Helm of Independence county, convicted in April 1901, of forgery and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
 Jonesboro-The work of construct ing the new Cotton Belt freight depot was commenced this week. The build ing will cost in the neighborhood of $5,000, and will be very handsome and substantial structure.
 Fayetteville-Reports from different peach growers say the trees are so heavily loaded with fruit that it will be necessary to tighten the branches by thinning them out, in order to save the trees from breaking down.
 Major General Haynes has promul- gated the following ruling: "It i held by the governor and adjutant general, that appointive offices of the Arkansas State Guard shall be appor- toned as near as possible among the great body of the people at large. Therefore they shall be if practicable so chosen that each section of the state may have it's due and proper representation where the military office is appointive and commissions are to issue in either the staff or line of the military establishment of the state.
 Little Rock-Two applications have been filed with Secretary John H.. Page of the state charitable board for the position of Superintendent of the state insane asylum, made vacant by the resignation of Dr. P. o. Hooper. The applicants are Dr. w. o. Stinson of Dermott and Dr. w. c. Prewitt of Little Rock. The board will make a selection at it's meeting on the first Monday in July. Governor Davis left Sunday for Fayetteville to attend the University of Arkansas commencement exercises. He will deliver an address to the graduating class Wednesday. The new deaf mute institute buildings are practically completed, work on the interior finishing being now in pro gress. At cost of about $80, ,0O0 the state has erected an administration building, main school building, a boys dormitory and kitchen.