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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
Blue Ribbon Society Concert.

A memorial concert was given at the Ca
rondelet Turner Hall last night by the Blue
Ribbon Society. A feature was the singing
of the Sidonia Ladies' Quartet. composed Of
Misses Ella Sidonia S%cheffker, Freda Sau-
ter. Maud O'Rourke and Mrs. Anna Bender
Schultz. This quartet will appear again to-
morrow evening at the Memorial NJ. z.
Church. Jefferson avenue and Accomac
street.
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tonight said that no announcement of tho
engagement has been made yet, though IL
was quite on the cards that one might be
expected soon.
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German Protestant Ala Society.

The regular monthly meeting OF the st.
Louis German Protestant Orphans Aid So
ciety will be held at room No. 50l, Imperial
building, Tenth and Pin streets, Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
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GIGANTIC SWINDLE IN COPPER
MINING COMPANY ALLEGED.

Sale of $3.4O0.000 Worth of Stock in Property at Fresno, Cal, Said
to Have Been Made to British and French Capitalists by
a London Concern of Which W. Fl. DAILY Wa Manager,
on Showing of a "Salted Shaft"
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adj of the G. A. r.. Euehres.
The Colonel William Henry Stark Circle.
No. .. Ladies of the G. A. R.. will give two
progressive euchres. one at 9 p. m. and ths
other at Sp. m. at the residence of Mrr.
Stark. No. 1913 Kossuth, avenue. Saturday.
June s.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Cotton closed steady yesterday with no changes in quotations reported. Stocks and bonds were also quiet. No price de- velopments are noted and the market is firm.
 Morris avenue did an unusually large business yesterday and dealers were in rush to fill their numerous orders. Fruits seemed most in demand, although all lines were fairly active. especially poul- try.
 Apples are more plentiful than anything else just now. At the close of business yesterday large stocks were carried over to Monday. They are in good condition, however, and will suffer no damage. Among the varieties now to be had are the Ben Davis. Baldwin. a few russets and other fancy stocks. Russets were not very abundant. and the supply on hand was quickly exhausted. The prices range from g to s425. Grapes are selling we'll at osc per eight-pound box of northern Con- cords. California tokays are sl75 per crate.
 In vegetable stocks cabbage is most plentiful. with fair supplies of both va- rieties of potatoes. Tomatoes are bringing st per bushel for the Alabama variety, and are not very plentiful just now Span- ish onions are $l 40 per crate; northern onions are Pc per pound.
 Live poultry has been much in evidence during the past week. All quotations have held steady, however and at the close yesterday hens brought 5 to 4oc; large
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cothran & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

By c. w. Lee & Go.
 New York, October 24.-Frosts were gen. erally reported today and this means that the crop is done for in a great many sections of the country. Some points have not had frost but the low tempera- lures west of the river and all north make the frost outlook for other sections rather dubious.
 This frost is earlier than usual on moderate crop, and a very late one. Wherever frost has appeared the prospect for top crop can hardly be bright. Af- ter this moderate crop views are likely to gain more adherents than before this season.
 But as a market factor, frosts were really secondary The feature of the morning was the war talk. Complica- tions in the far east are feared and this brought out lot of long cotton. No one seemed disposed to buy heavily at the present tifne though the number looking for lower prices has dwindled to small proportions. Reports from the south in- dicate moderately less active demand fo spot cotton owing to the advance in price and this has caused realizing in the local market. Trading today was active in the extreme with the tone even more feverish than yesterday The tendency of the market is undoubtedly reactionary, but this may not mean much of a break in prices. With the outlook so complicated conservative people are taking profits on any advance towards ten cents and run ming their chances of getting the cotton back later on. Prices have had a good upturn for this season of the year A conservative policy is to be advised
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COTTON MARKET
 REMAINS STEADY Trading is Chiefly of orofes-
 sionaI Character RECEIPTS FOR DAY LIGHT Notwithstanding Measuring News or the Far Eastern Situation There 's
 still Uncertainty-Prlces
 Show Little Change.
RECEIPTS FOR DAY LIGHT

New York October 24.--The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advanee ol points to a decline of point on covering and buving for long account, promoted by reports of more or less general rrosts throughout the central portions or the belt. Receipts for the day were also rather light, but the cables were unoer expectations and notwithstanding the re- assuring tone of this mornings newspa- per reports. there is still uncertainty over the far eastern situation. After httie further frmness on the call the market influenced by these later considerations annarentlv. in connection with expecta- tions for a heavier movement next week. eased off to about last nights prices ana ruled rather quiet but steady around that level, trading being chiefly of prores- sional character.
 New York, October 24-Cotton quie'' mfddling 10. 20; gross receipts, ss5; sales' 2ss stock, 9O,76S.
 Total today at all seaports: Net H'- 7eo. Great Britain, s944; France. none; continent, 12, ,169; stock, 530,761.
 Consolidated at all seaports; Net 4a,- 760; Great Britain, 9944; continent. lz'ios' Japan, 1900; Mexico 5O
 Total since September 1 at all seaports' Net. 1,61O, 408; Great Britain, 423,I7l; Franee' 150 s19: continent, 453,612; Japan. l93o; Mex- ico 2S5O
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4 points and January about points, but selling orders were executed In such vol- ume that the recovery was lost before the end of the first hour. The tone of the market revealed the same feverish- ness and uncertainty that characterized the situation yesterday. On the one hand heavy realizing sales were notice- able and on the other hand the demand for cotton proved such as to prevent any thing like 8 break in prices. Reports from the south, however, indicated a light let up in the demand for actual cotton and this added to the uncertainty in the future market. Sentiment was in- clined to a conservative view of the sit uation, owing to the advance and the in- creasing movement
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Baxter 6 Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, October 24.-The early mar ket halted under the conflicting infiu- ences of the trouble in the east and the frost in the cotton belt. Had it been for first named. there was a general feel ing that the market would have respond ed to news from the south. Frosts were general last night throughout the cotton belt. with private wires reporting some snow flurries in the Carolinas. Heavy frosts were reported as far south as vicksburg. Miss so that the date of killing frost is earlier this year than usual, In view of known lateness of cot ton crop the effect upon the yield Is ex- pected to be serious. But for the moment the fear of war between Japan and Rus sia overshadowed the frost news and prices failed to advance much during the early dealings. December ran up 8 or
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington. N C., October 24-Turpen- tine, nothing doing. Receipts 95 casks. Rosin firm; receipts 73. Tar firm. $1.SO; receipts 7S Crude turpentine firm, $2. 25 @3S0 and $3s5; receipts 109
 Charleston, s. C.. October 24-Turpen- tine steady. 55lac Resin steady A, B, c. s. .05; D, $2 .15: E, $2.25 F, $2. 40; c, $2. .45; II, g. 50; l. $2. K. sS00; M. $40; N $3. 7O; window glass, $3.S0; water white, $40.
 Savannah, Ga, October A.--Turpentine firm 56c; receipts 4sS; sales 1S4; exports II. Rosin firm; receipts 3,131; sales 1s40; exports 3136. Quote A, B, c, s215; D., g. .25 P, $2.35; F, s2.50; c, s255; II, $2. 6O; I, s270; K, $21O; NJ, $3.5O; N s3.s0; win dow glass, $3.9O; water white, $4.2O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-26
Cotton Seed OH.

New York, October 24.-Cottonseed oil quiet; prime crude, nominal; do. yellow, 39a39lkc; petroleum firm; refined, New York, 1920; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 915; do in bulk sG.25; rosin, firm; strain- ed common to good, $2.60@265; turpentine quiet 591a@GOc; rice steady.
 Memphis, October 2f-Cottonseed oil carload lots, per gallon prime crude, 2714 M2Sc; off crude, 20@2sc; prime summer yellow, 32M33c; choice cooking summer yellow. less than carload lots. 42c. Cot tonseed meal prime, $2500q29.50; off, $19; cottonseed cake, 5000.
 New Orleans, October A-Cottonseed oil quiet. Prime refined in barrels, 35c; off refined in barrels, 34c; prime crude loose, 29c
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New York Cotton Futurss.
The Metal Market.

New York. October 25.-The volume of business reported in the metals today was small. and price changes were few. Cop per. while more or less nominal. was firm CT in tone. with lake held at 13. 371s1ls .5O: electrolytic at 1s and casting at 12.62h. For tin there was good inquiry and Splter was firm and unchanged at 6. 12h Lead quiet; spot A.5O. Iron nominal and
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Fruit and Produce.

Corrected daily by c. F. Bell G Co.,. 201s
 Morris avenue.) Oranges-Per box, 8. .00 to 1925 for Flor ida's; $350 to $375 for Jamicas Grapes--Northern Concord. ID baskets, 2sc; northern Concord. lb, baskets, lie; California Tokays s1.75 per crate. Lemons-Per box. extra choice. $3.500 3.75; fancy. A
 Limes-Per 100. 75c0sl.
 Bananas-Per hi-non. culle ecU75c. straights. sl5O to $2.00.
 Pineapples--Per crate, 8. 9 b s3.50 New Apples-Per barrel. s2dp3; fancy northern stock. $40094.25.
 Cocoanuts-Per bag, s3.50
 Cranberries-Per box, s3.00.
 Cabbage-Danish, per pound. 11ac; Michigan. large heads. 1A@11c. Tomatoes-Alabama per bushel. n.00. Kalamazoo Celery--Per bunch. soc. Green Beans-Per bushel. S1 .00QD1. .25. Ruta Bagas-Per pound. 1Ac. Spanish Onlons-Per crate. H.40. Peanuts-Fancy. per pound. 6c; No. 2 Sc.
 Chestnuts-Per bushel, s4q4.25. Fecans-.-er pornd i0c.
 English Walnuts-Pcr pound. i5c. Raisns-Per box. s170. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. BOG. Sweet Potatoes--Per barrel. white, s1.50 to s2. %; yellow, s2. 50 to $2.75. Onions-Per pound. new northern. %. Navy Beans-Per bushel, $2.7503. Peas-Black and gray eyed, per bushei, $1 .75@2.00.
 Live Poultry--Hens. 35c to 40c; large flyers. 2sc to BOG; medium. 20c to 25c; small 1Sc to 20c.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm; winter, patent $4d420; straight. s37od41O; spring patent, $41O@ s4.5O; straight, sS.7o@3.9O; bakers. $26O@ $3.40
 wheat-No. 8. 7saS4c; No. red. S1A@ S3s4c
 Corn-No. 2 Ss94c; No. yellow, 45%@ ACC
 oats-No. 2. 3Gkc No. white, 3S%c; No. white, 36Q3S
 Rye-No. g. 56c.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, 47q56 Flax Seed-No 1. 90c; No. northwest ern 951Ac.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $2. .65.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel SLEIGH. 30. Lard-Per 100 pounds $6571k@6.60. Short Ribs-Loose. $7000D7.50.
 Short Clear Sdes-Boxed $L25Q7.371k. Whiskey-Basis of high wines, $1.25. Clover-Contract grade, $1075
 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady. Creamery, 151ka21c; dairy, 14d1sc; eggs steady, 1S@ 1912c; cheese easier. 101a@11c
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Money on Call.

New York. October 24.-Money on call nominal; no loans; time money steady Sixty day, 1 per cent; 90 days and six months. 4ls65
 Prime mercantile paper. 5lsa5A per cent; sterling exchange steady with ae- tua1 business in bankers bills at 4S5. 700 4sb.75 for demand, and at 4S2 2594s2 30 for sixty days: posted rates, 4SSQ4s61a; com mercial bills, 4S2A; bar silver, 6O7s; Mexi- can dollars. 46k government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
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Tho Coffee Market.

New York. October 24-Spot Rio coffee firm; No. invoice, 1-1s; mild firm; Cor dova. 7l4Q12.
 Coffee futures opened steady points higher on all positions except May, which was 10 higher The gains were due to further active demand from various com mission houses, who were encouraged to buy by firmer European markets and continued light receipts; closed steady, net unchanged on the spot month, but 5 to 10 points higher otherwise. Sales, 103- 750; November, 522; December, 5.45; Janu- ary, 5.50@5 55; March, 57Od5.75; April, 5.75; May. 5.65@5. 90; July, 5.95; September. 6@6 05.
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Chicauo 'ci1ance.

Chicago. October 24.-Manipulation of December wheat at St. Louis was the dominating influence in the grain market here today, and caused a sharp advance in wheat, December closing 1h4114 high CT. December corn was up ss oats were ss higher, and January provisions from 10 to 221k higher
 The leading futures ranged as follows;
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Local staple Groceries.

Apples-We evaporated. 7111Shc. Flour-Fancy patent. s490; half patent, $4. 60.
 Sugar-Granulate 5c; Y. C., 4%c.
 Conee-Green. rk09hc- ArDuckle'A packages, 1f.30; Lion packages. 10.30: Cor dova packages. 10.3O; Porto Rico, 10.s0. Meats-Dry salted ribs. SAC; dry salted rib bellies, Sc; hams, fancy, 14hc; me- dium, 13Ac; extra clears. sac.
 Lard-Leaf. SIG.
 Compound Lard-Snowdrift. 7%c.
 Moasses - Centrifugal. i5q 35c: sugar house. 40c: Georgia cane. s5c.
 Besns-Navy. s..50 per pu=ael: Lima ca Pearl Grits-s2 lbs. u.6x
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Dry Goods.

New York October 2f.-In dry goods the week closes with material conservatism expressed by buyers with regard to pur- chases. either for spot delivery or for the future. While there does not seem to be any definite idea that lower prices will be secured by waiting. the financial situa- ton is so as to lead heads of houses to advise toward the continuance of the gen. era1 conservatism which has marked buy ing operations.
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flyers. 2s to BOG; medium, 20 to 25c; small, IS to 20c
 Eggs are steady, and practically no fiuc- tuations have occurred during the week. Butter closed at 25c for best Elgin.
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Clearinos ane. Exohano.s.

New Orleans, October A-Clearings, s2's4i6So; New York exchange bank par; commercial, 125 per 1000 discount
 Memphis, October 24-Clearings, s1,- oS2,772; balances, $1240s7
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Comparison
 Is the Safeguard,

And no careful housekeeper who has fur niture to buy will make a purchase with out coming first to this store Here is furniture to be proud of when you buy it. Proud of it's goodness and artistic character---proud of the fine woods; the worlxmanlike construction; the well-fitted joints; the easy sliding drawers and the excellent finish. Every piece in this store comes from factory noted for goods of real excellence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-26
TreasIIrv Statement

Washington. october 24-Today's treas ury balances. exclusive of the gold re- serve show Available cash balance, $225,- f79 705; gold. s102, ,SS7, ,215.
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S1,810,601.43 $5,S24, 4,576.59

W. p. G 'res.dent H. vicePre sdsnt ] H.. VicePresident W. w. A. R. T.. HIIman E M. j. H. Woodward William i.abes r. F Notion Robert Jemson Walker Percy r. N 1ackson' J. H. Barr, vl-sPresdent W. p. O. Hardhg President
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Baltimore, Md, October 24-seabord Air Line, 12A@13; preferred, 20 bid; do. fs, 67%q675s.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, October 24.-Spot cotton in limited demand; prices unchanged to 2 points lower; American mddling fair, 6.92; good middling 5.s4; middling. 5.72; low middling. 5.66; good ordinary, 5.54; or dinary, 5.34. The sales of the day were 4O0O bales of which 400 were for specula- tion and export and included 3200 Ameri- can Receipts. 1400O bales, including 13.700 American. Futures opened easier and closed barely steady: American middling, zoe: October, 5.49: October November. 535; November December, 80; December January, 5.2Si January-February, 5.26@ 5.27; February March. 5.2665 27; March, April. 5.26; Apri-May. 5.2s; May-June. 5.26
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vireinia-caroIina Company.
seaboard Air Line.

New York, October 24.-virginia- Caro. lima Chemical preferred, SS.
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Daily Statement.

Calveston-Firm; middling, 9l5-l6c' sales 1,74o; receipts 15,348; stock 12e'745
 Mobie-Firm; middling, 9Bc; sales 6oo; receipts 2,321: stock 31,207.
 Savannah-Firm; middling SAC; sales 71o; receipts 07S1; stock 94.sT5.
 Charleston-Firm; middling. 9ssc; re- ceipts 2.122 stock l0s96.
 Wilmngton-Firr middling, SAC; re- ceipts 1,495; stock 1S,0i4
 Norfolk-Firm; nddling, 9Ac; sales SIS; receipts 2.977; stock 14,695.
 Baltimore--Nominal. middling, 10c; re- ceipts 5O7; stock 6,945.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 10c; receipts. gross. 5,070.
 Philadelphia-Steady: middling, 1o.45; receipts 40; stock 5.3S1.
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, 9hc; re- ceipts 5S0; stock 1.227.
 Memphis-Cotton steady; middling 97sc; receipts 4.so2; shipments 2,960; sales 1.20o; stock S. 255.
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Eeeej Stuff.

Meal-Bolted, st.20; water ground, s1.2D. Hay--Per ton. timothy No. 1, s17.50; clo- yer. mixed. s16.5o; prairie. s13.00; Johnson grass. s1300.
 Corn-Mixed, 67c; white, 69c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, s21Oo; hulls, per ton in sacks, $S50.
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We make the best ..s in town. Age Herald Engraving Company.
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RESOURCES.

RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. -. $3,535,1e2.14 Overdrafts. -. ... 4S3.01 U. s. bond5 and premiums 368,0OO.00 Jefferson county bonds. 100000 Other stocks and bonas.. 11,30o.o0 Bank building. ..... .... 51,o0o.Uo CASH In vaults g 470,93e.48 With banks .. 1,321, ,101.55 With U. s. Treasurer 18,554.40
 S1,s1o,601.43
 $5,824, ,576.59
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Schillinger Brewing Co Hof- Brau on tap from today on.
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TIA. Msw orIean. Cotton Market.

New Orleans, October A.-Spot cot.on quiet but firm. Sales $500 bales including 4.7oO to arrive Quotations unchanged. Futures opened steady with prices l to its lower than yesterdays closing ieV- q. The depression was caused by the ap- sence of supporting orders and continu- ation of liquidation. Prices remained several points lower than yesterday finals until late in the session, when the bulls inaugurated a buying movement which sent prices up to IA points above the opening figures. the market closing within a point or two of the highest ng- ures of the day. The net gains were ID to ii points.
 New Orleans. October 2A-Cotton tu- lures steady October, 9.7S@9.SO; Novem- Der. 9.74d9 76: December. 974q9-75; Jan uary, 9SOd9S1; February, 9s6@9.sS; March, 995d9s6; April, 10.00@1002; May, 1o.06d1oO7; June, 1o.o9@1O.11; July, 1o.13@ 10.15
 New Orleans, October 24.-Cotton open ed quiet and closed firm; sales 5,SOO. Dr. dinary. 3-16c; good ordinary, SAC; low middlng, 91hcj mddling, 97sc good mid- ding. 10 1-16c; middling fair, 10 7-16c; re- ceipts Il Al; stock 116,SO0.
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CONDENSED REPORT ROLLER The FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Birmingham, Ala
 
LIABILITIES.

LIABILITIES. eanital stock. .g 3o0,000.oa Snrnlus and profits 37O,113.1d Reserved for taxes 5,028.45 Circulation 3O0,00D.o9 DEPOSITS. individual .. $4,282,738 Bank .......s SiotVoos~S nited States. 5O,OOO.Oo
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New-York tribune., 1903-07-18
THE NEGRO DISCUSSED.
Race Problem the Topic at Epworth
League Meetings.

Detroit July l7-At the Epworth League cou,eD-
ton Tent Ontario, Auditorium Epworth the Detroit
Opera House and The Central Methodist EptscopaI
Church, where to-night's meetings were held yvero
crowded to capacity again. DR.. II. NJ IamUU of
Nashville Tenn. talked THE Field Near at
Hand at the tent meeting. and in his address re-
ferred to the negro question. We have made tho
negro. he said "a thing be batted To and
fro by politicians. and we have forgotten his re-
hgion In a large measure. What We need Is 10
spend more time in putting the grace of Christ in
the hearts of the black people What we need To
do TO solve the negro problem is to transform any
instinct of savagery that may exist in the few of
that race. in order to stop the lighting of faeots
and the raising of stakes II is only hone
And when you of the North write resolutions con-
demning mob law, remember that il Is not Method
list hands that pull the ropes and light the fires
In Auditorium Epworth. the Rev. A. h. Leonard
of New-York. spoke the Field Far AWAY -
and referred to the negro question. He described
Africa as the land that has been more terribly
blistered and peeled by the cruelty and avarice of
man than any other in the wholc world and an III
Whether II be Englshman, Frcnchman. Turk
German or Portuguese that makes conquest in
Africa, the African Is his helpless victim. Nor IS
America free from the shame and sin OF oppress-
Brought here without their consent as human
merchandise, liberated after two centuries OF sla-
very by the exigences OF war; they now out
casts socially and politically. and, ofsen denied
the right of trial by jury, they shot hanged
or burned at the stake. both in the North and
New-York tribune., 1903-07-18
MORE ANIMALS FOR BRONX PARK.
Bears from Alaska and Mexico, Monkeys
and Great White Heron To Be Added.

The director Of the Geological Society has an
nounced several recent arrivals at the Geological
Park in The Bronx which he says OF unusual
interest and scientific value. Among them is a
bear cub six months old. obtained at Port Muller
Bay, Alaskan Peninsula. and evidently represent
ing a species recently described Merriam's bear.
This is said to be the first of its kind to into
captivity.
Charles Sheldon has succeeded. after over two
years of constant effort. I'm getting a grizzly bear
cub from Mexico If this animal really is a
grizzly. 1t represents the most southern form OF
that group of bears. y full grown cIouded leopard
brought to the society by Captain Golding
from Singapore. II will be placed on exhibition
i'm the small mammal house. half grown sia-
mang. received from Captain Golding. is, in all
probab bility, the first representative OF its kind
reach America alive. In reality it Is large black
gibbon. with web fingers and large pouch under
the throat. a large Tcheh monkey. Of Northern
China also brought by Captain Golding.
an adult specimen of the great white heron re-
Gently from Miami Fla. is PROBABLY the only cap
tive representative of its species alive In North
America. Two of the sO-Called giant bear. Of
Corea have been purchased by cable of Mr..
HagenbeCk for of the bear denS. and will
be shipped very shortly