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utuTef opened ete Nv
cotton futures closed barely steady.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans. La, April 16.-The spot
cotton market was very quiet today. Quo
tations reduced lie on all grades.
In the future market trading was light,
the bulk of the business being in May,
July and October. Prices opened at a
decline of 8 to points and later in the
day as a result of unloading on the part
of the weak legs prices eased off few
points more, finally closing with net
losses of 8 to IL points on April to July
inclusive, and 3 to points on the bal
ance of the list
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cept the dover interest of the widow Of
J. H. Lowery in As acres thereof, which
have been set apart to her in a special
proceeding in said Superior Court, which
see for a particular description said
48 afcres.
A. G. LOWERY, Com.
3-19-t. d. 8.
March IS. 1908.
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prices, which was too good to miss and
we see in the announcement today that
the opportunity was not wasted ON
any weakening it is probable that many
bearish features heretofore overlooked or
ignored Will come to the front and play
an active part in accelerating the de-
cline. CAMMANN & co,
Cotton Department
Per HUGH F. McELROY.
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The most troublesome factors in rails
ing children are Coughs, Colds, Group
and Whooping Cough. Anyways Group
Syrup is the only safe and certain cure
for these ills. Try it and help baby to
pull through the spring months. rs
cents at Hicks.
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resulted in a strong close, May being Use
higher and July up 1-4c. May corn
closed "a lower with oats. Provisions
were easy, the May products closing from
2k to rye lower.
Leading futures rAugeu as Follows:
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3-19-t. d. 8.
March Is. 1908.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Having qualified as administrator C.
t. a., of the estate of Ambrose p. Pearce,
deceased, late of Wake county. N c.,
this is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate to present the same
to the undersigned on or before the 18th
day of March, 1904, or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery.
L. B. YOUNG.
Administrator, C. t. a.
March 14-03.
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OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK MONEY.

on .rall steadyr JAQ4A; per cent: closing
!: time money steady co days per
cent; 90 days six months 1900. per
cent Prime mercantile paper SHQSz per
cent; sterling exchange firm with act, al
bushes In bankers "tls at isa7s6t for d.
msnd and at 4sS.6eGl4S3 20 for 30 day hi is
Poster ra es ssts M4o7s; Commercial hills
4s .x0i s3a Bar silver451s: nevica- dollars
39 Government bonds steady; Raj ,roa
Iond firm;
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f,s.n ouotat,ons were as follow:

| Cash quotations were as foIlows' .o an
ssar ..ra isasy d. S slsSs' clear:
DO spring specials 40; spnng pa'e.n1es n es, ~
& 70; do, s.raghti s200G220; bakers 02o0.. ~,
| Wbeai-No 2 spring 70Q7s, No. 3, 709s; NO.
red. 75XG7 Cprn-No. 2 AK: No lyelo"
431l Oats--No. 2, 33H; No 2 WHAT -; Rye no.
| 2, 4gs561 No. white %; good feeding tat,ey
| 37a3s fair to Cd dice mailing 4SQ5d No: NAY
M'09:~o northwestern LII: Prim' tino,hV
saao $50; Mess pork per BIB. 1850 . w; LARD,
| per 100 lbs s9SGb9 SD; Short ribs sldes tloosel
s.t2n; Short c ear sides fboxed) $40 l2hGl0 20;
| Whiskey basis high grade winel.O Glover,
| contract grade az NJ.
NEW YORK
New YORK. April 10 Flour firm but
leg, active; winter patents $40 81. Minnesota
patents 9Ud.4.z5.
Rye -four saeady; tr o goo1 2eUI3.2J; en- olce
to fan Y 3. 2516345
Buckwhea flour steady Sl9012 l5
Corn nsa ste 'dy; ys,low so .' str,e CLOS
Barrie, d II; feeding AZ; lna',no 5lO5lh
Barley malt steedy; western 650G.
Whea -.po, ste 10y: No. 2, REQ, Slh Closlhg
May so 7-l6 July 762s; September ;3l4 lG
Corn--Spot FIR .: No. Z, 'alx. April 52h; May
52s; July 50h September 49A; 90
. It's SNot quiet n" z 5eh. May 81. >
1000 beef hams S200Ol12l.50. Jacket $40 50Qtl2.
cut meats quiet; picked bellies 9A0ll4;
pickI >honlders 9d9A; picked hans nhG2
Lard dull; western g ste.med 7l lo2s; refined
meas s slss5@iks'e5' ~
Tanow easy city, per package 5N; country
Rosin eady; strained common to good. e. IS
$3.50.
Rice firm domestic fair to extra 4HS7;
Molasses firm; New Orleans, open kettle.
good to choice. 3ltG40
Coffee-spot Rio quiet, No. invoice 54
Supsr-raw firm refining firm; ,enfect" n
ers A 4 IS. II oud A5,os; cut Loaf 40. low
4 50; granuiated 4.e0. ruDes sos;
butter steedier;ext creamery "a state dairy
1926
Cheese firm: small colored fall made, Is; small
write. fall my6e, l44. a
po}atoes firm southern 1000 800; State
ana western p $50 lbs. l500lS7h Long Island
l7512Oo; south Jersey sweess s2.7592 %
Peanuts steady: fancy hand pinkea 4AQ4h
Cabbases easy; Long Island .750l.sO; south
q Fraients to Liverpool; cotton by steamer l2c
grain Id.
On further demands from shirts the Co ton
oil market was strong on 8 OF AMI agar
higher, Prime crude I. . Lmills a49oo; ls
49, prime white 4Gg47;prime winter vello" a..
prime meal e26.5olt ~ so nom.
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
PAL TaoRE. Ap'i'. 10 Flour steady;
light: Winter patents 37o139O; Spring patents
4.15614E0. a,,-o,.
w neat firm; srot and April slk@S2;
southern wpea, bv sample i70S2
Con firmer; spot ana April 60ssO5l.
Southern white corn 4tQL5l
Oats dull and easy: No. white, AN.
RYE So ady; Nc 57h; No. western
butter hrm and lower; fancy imitation
fsrcy 2lQl23 ;creamery $1,000; fancy ladle 2OO2l
fancy ron lT0lS; good rol 1907; store pacKed
l50H.
Eggs steady; fresh 14H
Cheese st eady and wsr; large IA; meolum
l4lIl4A; snlaii li~Ul4&
Sugar strong higher; bne and coarse graz
ulRted 4.OIn.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. April 16.-Trading in wheat
was active today and there was renewal
of buying by the leading longs, which
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s. A. L. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Apr 1 .-Seaboard Air Line
common c3M; preferred 80.
Bond, 4's. so
Atlantic Coast Line. common.11s; pre-
ferred ......
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HONDs.

uS.Rst. 2's reg..ioo4
8. s. Ref. rs cou 1904
u. S.3'sreg ......1o7k
I" coup ........1oSN
q. 8. new as reg 134%
i" coup ........137h
y. 6. old as reg.11tA
I" coup ......1llh
q. 8. SIS reg. ....102h
+" COUP. ..-.103M
Atch'sn Gen. As. 1908
/" adj As. -. 90
Bait. & o. As. 100
do 3 1-2's. 81
do cow. AS. 1o2
Can. So. 2nds....1oS4
G. of &. 5's.......107H
" LIST incomes. ~
/" I'd incomes 3Izs
G. e. o. ANS. :. 104h
c. 81 A 3 1-2's... 75A
c.. B. & Q. as. s1H
CM&StP gen 4's11o
G.. Il N. con rs. .132h
c.. Il. l. 81 P. 4's.1o5
CCC&SLRen4's. 99x
Chicago Ter as. 8 N
Colo. So. 4s..... s8h
d q. Rio CAS-. 98M
Il. prior lien as. osH
Erie Gen A's. -. SAX
F.W. .JO7H
Hook. V.41-2 s,106k
L. q N. ami. 4's ,.l01
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Man. goldcon. 1904
Mex. Cen. 4's.... TN
do 1st inc. 24h
MINI. 81 St.L as SO
M. K. q T. 49,. 9sB
. 2nd's...... so
N. Z. &. lists.
do gen 3 1-2 101
N J. G. gen. 5's..l30
No, Pac. 4's......1O2H
4" 3's........... L
N. 81. W.con. as. 9t
Reading gen. as s6H
st l. Il | Mton SIS 111n
81. IL. @ . Il gene So4
st. L.. S'wes rs. 95H
do 2's........ 79
S.A.&A.Pass as 81
So. Pac. 4's...... go
So. Railway 5's..115K
L. 81 2. lists. ,116
T..St. Law. As. ~
Union Pac. as. II 2B
do cow. 4's.1OlX
Wabash 1sts..... 117A
n = n
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Nrw ORLEANS. LA. April Is Cotton futures
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL April Is -4p. m.-Cooton SPOT
In fair demond, prices points higher;
American middl!ug fair S.94; good miudling
s64;middling S 4S. good ordinary 5le or
binary S.o4 The sales OF the day were
10 OpO bales. of which 1900 were fors -ec-
t,iation ,and export. and included $500 wv
erican. Receipts 5000 bales including
1900 American
Futures opened steady and closed quiet.
American middling, 60. c.;
March aud April, ................ 5.2+6lS rs
AnrIi and May,.............. ,... 5.246G5. IS
Nav and June ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5.2SQ15 20
June and July ..... -. :. -. $50
1uiv aud Au0ust 80. .....,. s. 5d5.26
Au9nst and Septem Der ........ -. 5.tS05. 10
Ser tenn Der and October. .......... 81
October and November. .'....' Of
November and December. 81
RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Raleigh. N. c., April l6.
Recainte for the week 1877 bales
Prices ....9&@ 10 1-16
Receints this season IA Isl bales
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
NO CITY IMPROVEMENTS
FOR TRACTS NOT Plated

At the special meeting of the city
council Saturday afternoon the draft
ing of an ordinance was advised pro
viding for the Withholding of munich
pal improvements for future tracts
of land not plated
This action was taken as a result
of the difficulties experienced of late
i'll compelling parties opening new adj
ditions towards the southern limits to
make provision for the requisite mum
Der of streets of uniform width, etc.
The meeting of the council was for
the purpose of inspecting the site of
the location Of the proposed D., Il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
HUNTER Is KILLED
Fred Burnison, of Walker Station
Shot by Companion. Frank
Ratican.
DIsCHARGEOF GUN ACCIDENTAL
Tragedy Occurs Yesterday at East
MoIine-Dies at
Hospital.

Fred Burnison, aged n. of Walker
Station, was shot accidentally yester-
day by Frank Ratican. companion,
while hunting. and died at l o'clock
this morning at the Moline City hos
Fital from his injuries.
Willie WieSe was the third member
of the party that started out for Il
hunt about O'Clock IN the morning.
Each carried shot gun. Between 3
and o'clock. while on the homeward
journey, the young men came across
rabbit tracks between the railroad
rails just beyond the Grinnell school,
in East Moline.
The rabbit was traled To a clump
of brush, Burnison and Wiese in the
lead. with Ratican about ten feet to
the rear of them. The rabbit was
frightened from it's lair and Rurnison
and Wiese each took shot, bringing
down their game. In the excitement
Ratican's gun was discharge d-iiust
how. he is unable to explain. He says
he was carrying the gun on his arm.
with one finger on the trigger, but he
does not remember pulling the trig-
ger; at any rate he claims he did not
u
for he saw that il had been landed by
his companions.
Falls Mor ally Woun led.
Burnison fell PROSTATE to the
ground. His companions. almost Graz
ed by the tragic happening, tcnderIy
lifted him in their arms, and gave an
alarm, which resulted in an immediate
call for the Moline ambulance. 1t was
so long IN coming, however, that they
decided the quicker way Il getting
the injured man to a place where he
could be properly cared for was to
board an intcrurban with him. This
they did. soon reaching the hospital,
where DR.. y. IL. Arp was on hand to
minister to the wounded young man.
The physician, on examination. found
that his wounds were necessarily ia
tai, and that there was nothing in his
power that could be done beyond
making his remaining hours as pain
less as possible. The charge entered
the right side. below the ribs. destroy
ing one kidney. wounding the other,
and passing through the spine.
No One Is Blamed.
Coroner l.. Y. Eckhart conducted an
inquest. the jury returning verdict
of accidental death, and attaching no
blame to Raticau. Burnson lived with
his widowed mother. He is survived
also by three brothers and one sister.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
WORKING A NEW swINDLE
Ingenious Method of DispOsinR OF Cheap
Pianos Employed Here.


A new swindling game, which it is
said has been worked in the three cit
es, is carried out after the following
plan:
\ gentleman comes to the city and
engages room in private family.
Generally he is accompanied by wo-
man. He then tells the party from
whom ne rents the room that his wife
or sister has piano which she wishes
to keep in the house and asks permits
zion to place it in the parlor. The
next day an advertisements is seen in
a local paper stating that the party
has $500 piano almost new for sale
At a bargain. This looks so much like
a real bargain that responses come
quickly.
As soon as the pair succeed in
selling the piano, which they are
ready to do fer almost amy price
above 500, they remove from the city
and most likely remain away. Thus
the party who rcomed them shoulders
the burden of the blame.
These pianos are made of very cheap
material in factory which makes
this its business and are meant to last
only long enough to sell They can
be put together for about $75. Then
these canvassers go about the coun-
try and practice this deceit in every
town they strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14

& n. w. side track to the plants of
the Tri-City Pasteurized Milk COM
pany and the Marshall Organ com
pany, crossing Third avenue near For
ty-second street, and also to inspect
the plat of McCabe's first addition in
Edgewood park. The privilege of lay
ing the new track was granted on con-
dftion that the space between the rails
be planked. The plat was referred
back to the owner for amendment.
The plat fronts on Fourteenth avenue
and Forty-second street. The alder
men objected to the narrowness of the
latter street. The plat shows a width
of so feet. while further on the street
is so feet wide. \ further objection
was owing To no provision having been
made for an avenue between Twelfth
and Fourteenth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
NEW CANDIDATE OUT FOR
STEWARD OF INFIRMARY

The board of supervisors meets in
December session tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. At this meeting
"A steward for the county infirmary,
and janitor, engineer and elevator
conductor for the court house are to
be appointed.
John NJ. Swank. who has held the
position of steward at the infirmary
for several terms. is TO have opposi-
ton. it is understood, Ferdinand
Nerves. of Drury, former member of
the county board, having announced
his candidacy for the place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
MERCHANTS
information Bureau

Directories of North and South Da-
kota, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin. Pc
oria and Chicago. Records are kept
IF people moving, arriving or leaving
Davenport. Credit reports and cor
rect addresses furnished on applica-
ton. Branch of the Bergman Collec-
ton Agency. 207-209 Brady street,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
is COOLEST SPELL
SINCE FEB. 1893
Temperature Drops to IA Below
Zero Sunday Morn
ing.

Between and o'clock Sunday
morning the official thermometer reg
jstered 14.6 degrees below zero-the
lowest point reached since Feb. Q.
1899. At o'clock Saturday morning
It was "a above, showing decline of
3s.6 degrees. The high wind that pre-
vailed during Saturday disappeared
with the approach of the cold wave
thereby lessening considerably the
severity of the latter. AS the old say
ing goes. lit was calm, but it was
keen" The predictions are it will be
fair and warmer tomorrow.
The ferry r. j. Robinson reached
the Kahll<e boat yards justin the nick
of time, Commodore Henderson pull
ing for the winter harbor after one
trip Saturday.
The Rock Islands fast mail train
from Chicago had another bad spell
this morning, arriving four hours be-
hind the schedule.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
READY FOR POWER
All Machinery is in Place at Nam
moth New Shops
Plant
TEST is TO BE MADE SOON
to Begin Within a Month
800 Men in The Begin
ming.

Power will be turned into the huge
shops of the Rock Island road at New
shops this week, probably Wednes-
day The work on the power house
reached the long looked for climax
saturday evening, when the last of
the heavy machines WAS set on its
foundations. Now the chief work is
TO make the connections and then the
first test of the plant will be made.
Il is officially announced that the
plant will be in operation between the
irst and the 18th of January.
Something like 1877 machines have
3een set in the machine shop, and the
leavy machinery for the blacksmith
hop has been going on in like pro-
portion. The storehCuse, too, has
been transformed into something like
/ great granary with its huge bins
FOR the reception Of nuts, and bolts,
md every manner of small supplies.
rhe work of filling this three-story
itruCture with the vast amount of
supplies to be used by the bridges and
luiIGing department has been stead
ly in progress, and Chief Storekeeper
y L. Mcleod has fitted handsome
quarters in the building for the ac-
'ommodaticn Of some twenty-five
Jerks For from this storehouse are
20 be issued all the supplies used in
The maintenance of the Rock Island
system Between Chicago and Omaha
md Minneapolis and the gulf, all sup
)lies will be issued from this point.
The blacksmith Shop.
The blacksmith shop will contain
lbout forty-two FORCES, beside the
heavier machinery to be installed
here. There are still some twenty
forgcs vet to install. but this is a
work of few days Gully. Twenty
carloads of machinery are yet to ar
rive and be set in place, principally in
the machine shop, and this work will
consume upward of twenty-five days.
\ force of $40 to 500 men will be
Employed ut the shops from the start.
When the shops open it is the under
standing that the road will import
men in large numbers from the vari-
rus points. There is repair work al
'eady on hand and in prospect sufti-
lent to keep force of 500 busy. and
hese men will be put at work as soon
Is it is possible To transfer the men
and provide quarters. Mr.. True, the
assistant superintendent. is already
the ground. J. f. Kill<er, of Chi
cago. has also arrived to be superin-
tendent of motive power at the plant.
\ force of 100 men has been en-
ployed of late in laying switch tracks
about the plant, and something like
twenty miles of track has been dis
tributed. The intention is not to use
The big 35-stall roundhouse this win
rer, except for engines not in active
use. The turn table is in, ready for
instant service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
Fisher for Lieutenant Governor.

Col. II. V. Fisher. of Geneseo. for
merly member of the house of rep
resentatives and the state senate from
this district, has made formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
republican nomination for lieutenant
governor. Col. Fisher has many
friends in and out of his party in Rock
Island county, and he is generally in
a position to command those of his
own political faith, whose services he
may require.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
Diamonds Going Down Instead Of Up.

waete other
LOAN
Twentieth ,phone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
We Are Selling
Ole Best
Groceries

handled in the city at popular prices.
\ trial order will prove the above
statement. Note few special bar
gains below:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
CLARK PAID HIS HOTEL
BILL WITH TIE QUEER

In the account book of Tom Clark.
the counterfeit shower who has
been arrested at Cedar Rapids, is
shown just what has been done with
the money that passed through his
hands while he was in the business
that got him into trouble Among the
items are s. spent for railroad fare
from Chicago to this city Dec. and a
hotel bill of $50 paid here Dec. 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14
GRAND ARMY POST HAS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING

Buford Post, No. 243 Grand Army of
the Republic. at meeting at Memori-
al hall Saturday evening elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year:
COmmander-Frank Ostrom.
Senior Vice Commander-G L.
Bailey.
Junior Vice CommanGer-M. Ger
lack.
Experimentation Carpenter.
Officer of the Day-John Gardner
crmaster-ThOmas Campbell
Sergeant-C. b. Knox.
Outer Guard-John Huller
Buglar-N. n. Coons.
Trustees-C. B. Knox, William Nc
Conochie and Z. II. Bowman.
Delegates to the Encampment-G. +.
Bailey and William Carpenter. Alter
mates. VI. Ziegler and John Gardner.
Tri-City Strne MaSons' union No. Is.
has chosen officers fer the ensuing
term as follows:
President-E'red Fricl<e
Vice President-Herman Allen.
Corresponding Secretary-L. l. Cool
y
Trc2surer-D. \. Bloomberg.
Master Observation-Disclosures Johnson.
Deputy Huston.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Peterson
l.. l.. Cool was elected delegate to
annual convention to be held at Tren-
ton, y. j.
Mount Olive court, No. 80, auxiliary
to King SoIomCn's lodge, No. 20, \. f.
d y. NJ, has elected the following Off
Gers:
Most Ancient Matron-Mrs. Lillian
+. Green.
Most Worthy Joshua-John Slaugh-
tC-.
Senior Matron-Mrs. Hughes.
Court Secretary - Mrs. Altheda
Moore.
Court Treasurer-Mrs. Lulu Slaugh-
te..
Inner Gate Keeper-Mrs. Alice Bur
rus.
Tri-City lodge, Cf machinists. yes
tcrday elected the following officers:
President-E. c. Berry.
Vice President-D. j. Flynn.
Recording -Kirschmann.
Financial Secretary-R. +. 10y.
Treasurer-F. w. CaIkins.
CONDUCTOR. w. Schneider.
Sentfnel-H. NJ. Ball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-14

Coroner l.. V. Eckhart conducted an
inquest. the jury returning a verdict
of accidental death, and attaching no
blame to Raticau. Burnison lived with
his widowed mother. He is survived
also by three brothers and one sister
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-09

ket has positively turned, yet there is no doubt but that the concerted action of New York bankers has saved the country from most disastrous crisis, and that in spite of current fears the worst has been passed and improve ment cannot be very distant. At Pitts burg, Philadelphia and Baltimore em- barrassed individuals have either been obliged to liquidate or have received the necessary assistance, so it Is prop able that trouble in these quarters IS over. To-day's prices amply discount all the evils that can be anticipated for the next year or so, and human foresight can go no farther. Excesses in promoting, in underwriting and ID stock watering have all exerted more than their legitimate effect, and even the probability of business reactloh must be considered as overdone In the present market.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-09
HEARD IN PASSING

The New Workers like their ponncs hot from the grtddle, and they are get ting it the way they like 1t.-Blngnan ton Leader.
 Like the prospective republican can didate, Grover Cleveland is record breaker, and it may fall to his lot 10 break the unbrolxen line of precedents against third term. m.-Troy Press.
 No one will be surprised to hear that Addieks had the nerve to make personal call on the president regard ing the federal patronage in Delaware but every citizen who believes in de- cent government will be glad to learn that the president had the nerve to show him the door.--New Britain Her ald
 It is time for us as a nation to ad- init and face the dangers which threat en the personal safety of our presi- dents. Three national tragedies with in years should enforce the lesson which congress has so far refused to heed. We owe it to the president to give him reasonable assurance of pro- tection from the bullet of, the anar- chist conspirator or the dangerous lu- natic; and we should give him the pro- tection frankly and openly.--New York Tribune.
 There is no doubt whatever that MT Mahan will make an excellent mayor. His ambition to be the chief executive of this city is inspired not for personal qualification only. but to give New Lon don a go-ahead, progressive admins tration. Friends and enemies alike expect to see him accomplish great things for New London-and will be disappointed if he is not able to make record far surpassing that of any chief magistrate the city has had in years.-New London Day.