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PRODUCE MARKET.

tents, 81. eoes 80; Miunssota patent s7og4,s5
ne rlour5Frn fair to gg9d 1aioa &c.
Steady; No. 2 western. e2e. nominal bsFsy--
Quiet; feeding, aohc. 80. r..,.
sssdE q ss ,f IF:
10 higher Northwest markets e1eessTe, ,a.a' ~ ~
spring wheat States and Tears o. qs'oye et sd
ss'Ds Nh s closed rss ssRe
e censpst IRA. No. sse Optic. m ma ,ss
IL sesr: wa: s'1 md rSmers lit frost
yeiop boiorc Monday. The market cio . s sem
as May f hsSs os ses Sse
5ssfsrq ,s,:s; 5 'S;SG'o i. %s.. ss
S Ssseru ues seaned SOL reaned steady Continent
i fsay s4s snort clear :iI7aolso; mess
EutteEI1II9 'at.a packing :toei
c cs..,eEssrxet arm; State cream ssney
small! ealo,sd ade. p.nn:yivsas fancy mixed
s3s aa4c.; A State and Pennsyvsnta, seconds to
sr,a Firm. Drained, common 70 good g. e5
intce.rFirm: domestis. fair to extra ~ eGans.
Japon IS aMe ); Mo 1sn;ss slM H. seS ~
pcores~The market for coffee futures ope11e51
steady st unchanged prices 20 az adVsSsea o. 10
points and ruled sar,{ Semspd and Cover.
nr o. hs steady cables and small re-
eeip Ths msrxet closed steady at ~, nes so ea.
gSIns ,p ssls: g s% '1s est
s p1d M'o 7Mi1c sugar-Rnw. nrn fair retin.
Id sxe centrtuE % test a%sii @o!sssSs
rsnsd Am, oat soq JESSE esusAe
:s' 60; powd.sed. j5,lo; srsuu|.ted -; cubes
Rot.toe.-seady. Long kland =. eSM =; "a Isl! e5
..v y Il kDGhi. 75: Jersey sweets, 81 isMn.So,
pcys,rutsMFirm; fancy handpieked, . s$@bSs c'
other domestic. sa.xs os ST.
nestle, per 10 TO- ,, - ssd ISerp ee sse
CHICAGO, I'LL Sept, 12,-Grain prices were !
be tttr wheat showing Considerable Strength !.
Slowing q ut gain ot u @ Xcn while corn closed
Hc, higher. ss55
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that a citizens ticket favorable to the
Mann bill would be nominated.
THE FIGHT N|PRINcESSS ANNE E;
Mr., !. Talbot, Capps, independent
Stands for the Party Measure.

Stands for the Party Measure.
Especial to the Times-Dtspatch.)
VIRGINIA. BEACH, VA, Sept. u Mr..
j. Talbot Capps the independent Demo-
cratic candidate for d the House IN Prln-.
cas-, Anne, Is circulating his platform
and asking the support OF al classes oE
voters. Il {:is
He lis very pronounced and decided ca
upon his endorsement Of the Mann hill
and declares his purpose II elected to
try and Improve the bill In directions
which he thinks necessary to perfect y:
He is equally strong In his advocacy , OF
the Barksdale pure eleatlon blll ana y, also
thinks is should be strengthened 10 some
particulars. He promises and pledges
himself to look after and at al tunes
champion tho rights and privileges q o.
those dependent on Back Bay ana IT'S . r..
l,tarIes for their living and to see that
these rights and privileges are not en-. en-
croaoted upon by, the wealthy gun oi Nl'
along Its shores. 81 4 d !. y! I & 49,, $50
MI. Caps will have a very large sup
mort from, d substan tial element N ne
county and Is a very formidable can M.
date against the regular nominee I I,
sit,,at ton presents the rather UNIQUE att
tnde OF an independent fighting Tor NE
nartv measures against the regular NOM
inaa who Is opposed to them.
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Few Brokers There and Mar.
ket Very Irregular.
"A BAD Il BANK STATEMENT
The Loss Of Dash Almost Three Times
a. Large A. Had Boon Predicted.
Brooklyn Transit the Chief
II. 81 Sufferer.
nv Associated Press

sew YORK, Sept. 12--Tradlng during
to-dny's brief session OF the stock mar
5ket was 80 light and otherwise common
place as to call Tor little comment. Only
slight response was made to London,
curltios. e.pec!aily tho Paelhcs and
Union pac ias t aud st. Pail Even the
steel stocks were easier abroad. The at
tendance OF brokeryo thsIexchange was was
very small. and from the outset here th 2, ..
quotations showing advances and declines
alone exhlibteedd ar rnH At tho OPENING
such Issues as Pennsylvania and Reading
~ n .sh " ,Se
, %he hs YES H. wsx
as to activity and strength, opened Down
and sustained q aterial net loss. Before
the and Of the nrst houf ne mars se
aid q saSs ether er
The bank statement. With a losE nj cash
ALMOST three times az large Al In had R e
predlcted together Win '''tSser Il,
creased weakness ali around. the chief
SUFFERER being Brooklyn Transit, which
made on extreme decline OF. b-s IN spite
81 s p4evos neyssSo T # Ms Sses
weak. Some comfort was derived from
the fact that the, excess reserves OF the
Associated Hanks IN the face u u mr..
thar drain upon their holdings Is we'll
over $1b.cD),OOO as compared with about
S7OO. ON tina naIpe time last year.
United States new As advanced Ia por
cent. md the Is a. per. cent. as COM
pared with the closing Call OF last week:
Total sales OF stocks to-day were 12o.-
900 shares,
MONEY AND ExcHANGE-CLoSJ;
Money on call, nominal prime mercantile
paper. GGoh per cent. sterling exchange;
steady, with actual business In bankers
D q. *. 25Qp4 $3.50 for sixty day bills: rpatcd
rates, ti.s3h and s4.s7; commercial bills,
$4.x1 !sD4.s2; bar silver, IS 7-S; Mexican
dol)are, As /, government bonds, steady
railroad bonds, irregular.e
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JOHN l. WILLIAMS q SONS
BANKERS,
Dealers ia lucHMONr. VA.
SOUTHERN INVESTMENT
n a SEUuhillkS,
MUNICIPAL DOlSDo n eFECtALT1. i
Correspondence invited.
load water line; extreme breadth 90 feet

load water line; extreme breadth SO feet,
1.3 Inches. (,
The Marylands armament will consist
OF four s-lnch guns, mounted IN pairs IN
two electrically controlled elliptically
balanced turrets, ono forward and ono
aft, on the main deck; four 6-inch guhs;
on tho gun deck a main broadsdo bat.
terry Of ten G-nei guns, five on each
side. on the main deck forward and aft
will also be located tho eighteen S-lnch
guns OF tho secondary battery.
Protection will be furnished by arnor
consisting OF the water line belt. Tho
engines Will be Of the cylindrical triple
expansion type. va, n S6l III
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A TROLLEY RIDE
Ills Given In Honor Of Several Visiting
Ladies', n

&. A trolley ride was given Thursdsy
night Of this week to Forest Hill, It was
given In honor Of Miss May Belle Smith.
Of Norfolk. and Miss Susie Kendall. Of
Washington. y. G. Music was furnished
by three OF Polk Mlller's darkies. Dane,
ing was kept up until II o'clock, then re-
freshmenta were served. Those present
we're Misses LettIe Carter, Pet Kendall.
Margaret Merryman, Annie Willlans,
Sophia Hooper, Virginia Kendalls Messrs,
Coleman Bradley. Hatton Valentine, Har.
rison Bryant. Clarence SchererM David
Wilson. Henry Parade. Conrad Fleming,
Ross Jones, Arthur Kendall ana John
Cook t6 n
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FULTON X THE NOMINEE
The County Chairman Count Him IN Dy
5Thlrty>Two Votes.

fspeo,'al to The Times -D!spatch)
wooDLAWN, VA, September 12-The
Democratic chair1nen OF Grayson. Car
roll ana Patrick met to-day In Hlllsville
and eanvassed the raturns from the s en-,
toriai primary held In this district sep SCI :,
tember, 4tl tor nominating senator, WIN
the result tthatiJ,s K. Fulton, OF drayson.
received a majority OF thlrty-tWo oVeF
Judge John R.. Moore, OF Patrick'
Mr.. Fulton was declared she D ''
cratic nominee. Vi -ry Aa53Pla ID
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK, VA, sept l2.--PEANUTs;-i;
farmers market quiet. Fancy. ahss;; strictly
prime SIC; prins, &c.; common, 2Ac. span
ish nuts, 81 I'd, per bushel. -,
PETEnsBuRG. VA. Sept, 12-PbANuII;s rs.
Spanish. oo@e2Mc Market nrm. ste s,f hg !ot
lad few being offered, VEyintAS. 5hc. 1oe
fancy; market steady. /.
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BUSINESS AND N.
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS.
SOLICITED BY
THE \.
State Bank Of Virginia
lllIIE. Main ST.,
Richmond, VI.

STOCK COMPANIES organized and Ananasd.
+ we secure capital for business propositions
underwrite aud guarantee bonds and stocks
of meritorlous enterprises. CONVERSATIONAL
BONDING co.. Arrott Bldg. Ptttsbusg. ~,
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. y, O., sept. l3.-sP1RITH
TuRPENTINE-Fkm At 54e:; reeetrts. 81
ese barrels. Tar-Firm at S1.7b; receipts, 60
barrels Crude Turpeuttne- Firm 1T q 7b9sro;
receipts, SO barrels, u. -, =, ,,-,,,n
Firm at nc; receipts, SIT casks; sales. 1875
casks; exports. 307 casks, Roala-Flrmi re-,
ceipt,. 1878 barrelsi sales, ISL barrels; exports,
Oh oHA Jsi;oN g.. G., Sept. i2-ruRPEN.
rINE-Nouinsl, Rosin-SteadJ,
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mr. GOODS MARKET.

rnods closes with buyers and sellers considerably
apart, although the formsr are very .conaerva. !
tive ia thei. purchases Of tutures the latter are
be made. Jobbers report slight decline IN &C.
ttvity, although advices from the interior are
unit In describing fairly active narsst aNul'
button Of merchandise.
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concluded that the johnson Girl was Aors
deeply implicated In the affair than
Slaughter.
h Accordingly Mr., Purcell Informed the
Atlantic City authorities OF what he had
done In the matter. and that the Johnson
girl had gone to Richmond. Va, ana
requested them to telegraph him TO-DAY
II they wanted Slaughter arrested, Up
Ia q late hour tonight Slaughter v> ',''
still at large
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MAMMOTH CRUISER
STUCK ON THE Ways
Continued From First Paxe.l

tendent Pose stated that he did not an,
tioipate any trouble as the result Of the
accident, and that he expected the ship
to be gotten of at any time without be-,
ing damaged, It was very hot here to,
day and 1t Is believed that the tallow
melted and ran or the ways, causing
the cruiser to stick instead Of gliding on
smoothly, according TO the programme,
It was reported that the stern Of the
shin had stuck in the mud, but this was
not the case. Thsre Ia plenty p{ water
at the foot OF the ways and as soon as
there is q tide low enough to cause the
ship to glide down, IT Is expected that
she will free herself from the ways with
the assistance Of the tugs. s
lr' THE CROWD. Se5
The yards closed down at noon to-day
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Wall Street Gossip
special to Tho Times. plspa tch. J

Special to Tho Ttnes'Ulapntch)
NEW YORK, Sept l2--The opening Of the
stock market was steady about the ngnres Of the
previous nights close and little Disappointing
+ 10 view Of tho strength shown In London. The
professional element was poorly represented Oh
the noos and even In tho early trading thees
waa An obvious deposition to wait for semt
such lead as the bank tateuent could sivs.
There is some authority for saying that the
heavy transactions In lAtchison Of Friday were
largely Of a manipulated character!
Soma Investment buying In Norfolk and west
There did not seem to be much stock in the
market.
THE $F1Rsrt HOURS DISAPPoINTlSG;t.9
4 Tho action Of tho market In the first hour
was ther disappointing and prices aasscl on
very moderate pressure, The commission house
business was too light to have any influence and
London was hardly u fnctor
traders sold Steel common under the head Of
Jacob Field. There 10 less talk IN the street OF
me passing OF the next dividend. but the pro-
1 fessionnl element evidently thinks that there
is weak bull account somewhere
The Western element seemed to have some st:
Paul fo- sale on the report. and attaches good
deal Of Importance ia tho increased cost!ot con:
duetinE Transportation ss shown 10 thls and
other reports ~ y Y I,
{ for the day, s5G il4g &H 4ft
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Keep Gu, Affected Cotton,
(By Associated Press

MONTGOMERY Ala, September tA~
The House OF Representatives to,da1
passed bill to prohibit the impor.auos
Of seed from cotton affected With aAag
boil wey!L 55
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For Making False Returns.
ny Associated Pre-.

(Hy -AHSuCtHloU t-F0SSV T
WASHINGTON, d, g.. September M-i
The Postott,ce Department to-day was
advised of the arrest Of John r, Jonss,
late postmaster at Theo. Ga. on the
charge Of making false postof'lce rsturnN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
PRINCE GEORGE AND sURR |'',f
Four Democratic Candidates and One
Republican,.
fsnaolal 10 INC Tlmes-plspatch.l .

fsnec,al to The Times-pispatch.>
,AREMONT, VA. September l2,-The
d,strIct which comprises Prince George
ana and surry counties has furnished four
ca nM on the Democratic side this
year MS follows: ". w, Taylor, OF Bran
ion,' Dr.. w. lib. Daniel. Of Templeton;
T,drs n Riyes, of Templeton, and W. W.,
na"rh, of Spring Grove--while James A.
Young, Of Prince George, Will run as an
independent Republican for the game
office, H..s tt-t Fz-Ht
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Cash aSot.ten, w yer ,o: ssss No. corn
s siSSss n n y sSiss ga aS SS w.
&c. Good feeding barley 40 co.; -. tp o7c e
S S norhwestern' 81 ,os prime Timothy sssl
IS. Ness pork, per barrel; s1abo@ ls:esM; ~! !
lard, per 100 pounds, to.22h 90 sot short rih'
s Ssrs (hoxsd}, Ss.e2ikGa7hi short clear sides
1boxedj, SS.9b@s 80, Glover, contract grade,
nappH fs% At
m nvT cases Included, l7@lsc, cheese--Frirm
at 100l1hc,
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st.. Louis Southwestern 1sts........... o.
St. Loul, southwe sterns 2ds. .......,,,...I-72
San Antonio and Arkansas. Pass 4s......,. \
Southern Pacific Al .f..S.................. 5GK
Southern naiiway 6s / 31i
Texas and Paclfc 4 sts.... ...... 114h
Toledo, ST. L,Fapd Western 4s....,.. 71H
Union Pacific a. Observation-Disclosures. D0N
Union Pacific conv, 4s..............,... D4H
Wabash lists ....................... 114N
Wabash 3da . N, ..l...........,..,,... 1U5
wabash Dab. Bs,,...... 50M
west shore is ,......... ..,.............. 1904
Wheeling and Laka Erie 4s..........,y.. 6s
Wisconsin Central 4s..... SoN
CONSOLIDATED Tobacco 4s............... 6o!i
Hock Island - Observation-Disclosures. 73Ss
POM xvjrnnia ron j q 1Ss 059s
u. s. Steel I'd Is. ....,...........,.... 7s7i
81. ana o., cola teral trust As ....,...... o. ,
Central OF Georgia I'd Inc: :............ 22o31h
virginia Carolina Chemical Co. GOMEZ. Pm
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. pfd..,... %
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, Rock island and Pac. As...,,. l0o
tntenHo rar,n,nsiA 1. 1871
Cmcaso .th4u s,.h.. - 4. ~ "a =
E Eorns. ~ SnE ,o Gr.uds a. osh
t snrr. s. ~ aI I,on :, = =. D0N
MT E.ts 2. ~. ~" Va ,......., e3N
rnrt Wnrth md nenyer city ists. .....,. 1904
fS,.,, y, ~ } =. ~ - . los
rn.vii,e and Nashi i;niaed 8sh
.S"n;, ~, a non rod q.
stsnS 49, S.ont.., *. 70
Ms1'csn Gsntrsi 1t inc' "
Minn, ind St. Louis 4s... ...,......... S 20
Missouri Kan. ana Texas ads.......... ISL
HaeS 'Yn.rt Central gen. 3hs..,.....,... 95H
New Jersey Central gen. bs.............' 1 X
rt .n 1,acidc a. .......,..... II
Sortnit and Western con. 4s........,.. osh
nSsninr General 4s.,.,.......,,......... DAN
a. r, and Iron Mountain con. bs....... ~
St. Louis and San francisco 4s.......... ~
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roTToNsEED OIL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1a-cottonueed oil dull.
Prime crude, (. .. b. mills: nominal prime
soG37c; prime white. 45c.; prime winter vel,
low 45c.5 5S Bl
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CATTLE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, IIu, Sept. l2.-CATILp-He'
eeipts, 200 bead, nominal Good 70 Prime steers.
s6tod6.l5; poor to medium a445 ~ stecS e..
heifers, ssGb; Gamers. ll.5oQ:,7 IS; bulls, $2@
40: calves. Sa.1o@s 90; rex.s-te steers Sa.2'
G4,s5; Western steers, @s,25g42. h ae ~
head; 154eoo lower thnn yesterday. Mixed
and butchers &64oQ6.16; good to choice nea as
IS. io@lo; rough, heavy. %. 25@6S5; ugat so'o9eg
ceipts, 1000 head; sheep steady lambs steaay
Good 10 choice wethar. Ss48:s5: ielr 70 caoicc
mixed, 1898; native lambs, $3.t0Go n
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H. s. rcfnnding q, registered. !
u.aa. rrtunding p, coupon. !
u. 8, New A.. registered: ...........
". s. New ~, COUPON ...,.4. ....... .....{ ! !
U. s. old ~, fegistered go
u. 3. old A., coupon ........ :!
u. 8. IS, coupon ...... ..................
.AtchIson, general IS ...... !
Atchison1 nd5ustmsnt 1850. 2 !,
R RsI;'mors and 9 9SIS
Daltlnote and Ohio conv. 4s...........
Canada sonth 2ds............
Central OF Georgia IS -
Central Of Georgia lst INC. Z Z
Chem Deakt and Ohio 4Es...... ~ :
Chicago and Alton 3 1s.....
Chicago. 3. and Quincy new 49,, .......''
chicago. ". and a. Paul sen. 4s. ....'' :!
chic,so md Northwestern con. Is. go -.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT or RICHMOND. SEPT, IL, 1908,

j o Il d
\ steamer Brandon. Rhodes. Norfolk: merchap,
disc and passengers. Old pomininp linz.
Sten mer Pocabontas Graves James R1veS lsnd.
ipcs and Norfolk merchandise and passengers,
Virginia Navigation COMPANY,
Barge F. W, Cummlskey, JF,. ESan, PsEryvl!el
coal, 2. r. Murphy and son, a..
Barge Perryville, Morse, PerryVlue' coal, y
Fl. Hawes and Co.
RArLED. n
stc,mer brandon, Rhodes Norfolk, meschap.
disc and passengers old Vom1n'on "us'
PORT OF WEST POINT, SEPT. IA 1908.
ARRIVED. ~
panv!lls. Short, Baltimore. pssssnysss and
general cargo
SAILED, WIZ.
Danyille. Short, Baltimore passengers and
general cargo. q
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, SEPT. II. 1908. h
SAILED.
Schooner Hliysbath Palmer, Roston,
Barge Carrie, Boston, 's #
Barge White Bauw, Providence.
Barge Ocean Belle, Alyn's Point.
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NEW YORK. Sept. 1a-BEEvE a-Reeepts;;
e essis, quoted cattle and Refrigerator bet
Steady. Caves-Receipta 22s head; st .;,a
* 20 \ western calves, 81; no krassers Or hut
;ermilks. sheep rnd Lambs-Receipts o,tos
band sheep. 1o@l5c. higher; lambs 20 e 9s9e:
n few choice at a. q; culIs, 81 80; lambs to.1o
@e75 Hogs-Rees1pts. 1166 head; market lE un-
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NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept: 12.-coTIoN; on.
spot cotton uIict, but steady. Sales. 800 oales
inc,udi,x 100 to arrive; quotations advanced

rH;rr, were .tesdy at the opening with prices
ron aesb noints higher than res terday's close
In ~ bts trading September advanced II points -
1913 70 e 9I4 Deee 70 u.s. The
unro In futures was caused BY better
Livcrpooi cables than expected and Gull storm .sa
warnings The market continued hsm - 20 he's he
inv inv ~ noInts. March is nd the other positions
ii points higher than Yesterdays csslns nea nT1
Cotton futures steady az se spssar
December. !D.S4Re o5i Jann.ry,a 9. Go.bo; Feo'
.r.rr a 7n670 7o:g March, Ola. 95s Fl
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,tuy .......o.sl o.sa OTIS $50
spot cotton closed steady; middllng upihnas'
zoo; middllng gulf. 1925; sales, l'o'A oA's''

Cotton stepdy; mlddUn6 K1gsb ~ ~;
4a5 bales; sales. 1881 bales, stock. VIZ"
bales III !, 4s NJ, r.ce,uts
II INK b,ie.; export to Great Britain l2g h.ies;
to The Continent. 40 bales stock 1oa, ~ paieS
Consolidated at oil seaportsnnet Ee '1M haies
7ps bales; export to Great PrlA'n' AZ oo'e F''
to The Continent, 100 bales. !, Set
ptsi aimee September Int at all
receipts. bo,bo7 bales; EXPORT 70 az SaeI h.,ts,
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4 CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 12.--HoGsStssdy at
s4.c566.2O Catue-Steadyl at $214, 70. Sheep
steady at s1.5o@s.4o. Lamps--.-stssdy At sa'7e
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CHICAGO, Ill sept, 12,-.Grsin, prices were
be tttr, wheat showing considerable strength g. T.
SLOWING q pet gain q 4 GXcn while corn closed
xc, higher
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valllig everywhere, but conservatism pre-
vailed, and the day was remarkably QUIET,
all things considered I know that many
persons here were prepared for trouble,
and had anybody started a row there
would have been dozen participants IN
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CHATHAM MEETINGS FAILURE

WALTER EDWARD HARRIS,
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond, Va, Sept. ~. 1908.

virsinis7cmolna Chemical ca. prcferred-oo
VIII ,nia. Carolina Chemical Co. common-lo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
BANKER DREYER
KEEPING BOOKS
Chicago Convict's New Duties in
Joliet Peniten-
tiary.

Joliet, Ills, Jan. 3.-Banker Dreyel'
was not allowed to sleep i'll peace dur
ing his first night in prison. At mid
night the whistles of the Illinois Steel
company, which is just south of the
prison, began u noisy welcome of the
new year and to the 1.200 cOnvicts
sleep was out of the question. Shortly
after Il. N. Thursday morning Dreyer
left his cell in the east wing and
marched lock step with the other pris-
onerS to breakfast.
He was then assigned to duty in the
office unGer Chief Clerk Wetmore and
put to work in the record department
New Years is not observed in the
prison, so that the days routine was
exactly similar to that of every week
day in the year. His hours of work
will be from 4 in the morning TO in
the evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
CLAIMS MADE FOR HER
BY the inspectors Who Have Examine d
the Office.

The reports of poStofiice inspectors
who have investigated the Office from
time TO time show that she has given
the utmost satisfaction to all the pa
irons of the Office, that she is at all
times courteous. faithful. competent
and honest in the discharge of her du-
ties. Her moral standing in the com
munity is of the highest Her reputa-
ton is of the best. Few offices of
this grade in any state are conduct
ed better.
The postmaster recently forwarded
her resignation. to take effect on Jan.
l. but the report of inspectors and
information received from various
reputable white citizens of the town
and neighborhood show that the rcsig-
nation was forced by brutal and
iawless element, purely upon the
ground of her color. and was obtained
under terror Of threats. The mayor of
the town and the sheriff of the coun-
ty both told the postoffice inspector
that if she refused to resign they
could not he answerable for her safe
ty. although at the same time not
one word was said against her.
'On Jan. / the bondsmen of the
postmaster telegraphed that the post
office was closed. that the postmaster
stated that her resignation was in the
presidents hands TO take effect Jan.
/. and that there had been no advice
of the appointment of her successor.
The telegram closed with the state
ment: Prompt action by the presi-
dent necessary for the relief of the
business interests. which are being in
jured solely by the action of the law
less element of the town. is wholly
secondary to the preservation of law
and order and the assertion of the
fundamental principle that this govern
ment will not connive at or tolerate
wrong and outrage of such fragrant
character
by direction of the president the
following was sent to the bondsmen:
The postmaster's resignation has been
received, but not accepted. In view
of the facts the postOffice at Indianola
is closed. All mail for that place will
be forwarded to Greenville. The case
will he referred to the attorney gen.
eral'"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-03
BAD FOR THE CATTLEMEN
Ranges Covered "A Foot Deep in Snow and
Nothing to Feed the Herds
UpOn.

Lincoln. Neb., JAM. 3.-State Repre-
sentative Elect Hanna, of a northwest
ern Nebraska district, is in the city
to attend the opening of the legisla-
ture. ne says the situation among
the cattlemen is very serious, as the
ranges are covered to the depth of
about a foot with snow which did not
drift, and in many places ranchmen
who have large herds are without feed
and no prospect of getting any unless
a sudden thaw should come.
The snow extends as far east as Nor
folk and south oneor two tiers of coun-
ties. In the counties of Cherry and
Rock the situation is most distressing,
for there the cattlemen do not figure
on feeding their stock.