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Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27

sterling posted at s4S8ik for sixty days and
sass for dematd
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Clearings, 1l25.-
46J.256. balances, So.gSO.1B.
BOSTON, Jan. Z6.-Clearings, Sl9,O5l,5i9
Balances. S74.O75.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Is -Clearings,
NA.Sl,6l1; balances. 2.l66, 100; money, s per
cent.
BALTIMORE. Jan. z6-Clearings. $780,
80; balances. &343. SUE; money. D per cent.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 26-ClearinEs, S4,943,-
go; money, lm6 per cent, New York eN-
change, dull. &c premium.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. l6.-Clearings, S,56i.Sj0;
balances, S,1I5 rs. money, steady, 5G6 per
cent. New York exchange, 800 premium.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
Liverpool Grain and Provisions

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 26.-wHEAT-spot,
firm: No. 2 red, western, winter, IS Id
No. 1 California. IS 91kd; futures. quiet
March. Gs sad; May, is Ssd.
CORN-Spot, quiet; American mixed,
new, AZ SID. futures. quiet; January, nomi-
nal: March, IS sd; May, Is 27sd.
FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter, quiet
IS Sd.
PEAS-Quiet: Canadian. IS I'd.
HOPS-At London Pacific coasD, firm
PROVIsIONs-Beef, quiet; extra India
mess. los Cd. Pork. easy; prime mess.
western. 75s. Hams, short cut, IA to lC
lbs, firm, SIS Cd. Bacon. Cumberland cut,
% to 30 lbs. firm, AIS Cd; short ribs, 16 to
"a lbs, firm, ass Cd; long clear middles'
light, Is to "a lbs, firm. ASS; long clear mid
dies. heavy, 80 to 40 lbs. firm, AIS Cd; short
clear backs. 16 to 20 lbs. firm, ass; clear
bellies, IA to 16 lbs. steady, 5ls. shoulders,
square, II to 10 lbs, firm, 5ls I'd. Lard,
prime western, in tierces. quiet, 5ls; Ameri-
can refined, in pals, quiet. SOS Cd.
BUTTER-Nominal.
CHEESE-Strorg; American finest white
and colored, 62s,
TALLOW-Prime city. steady. 27s Cd;
Australian, in London, firm. S4s Sd.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cattle steady-HOBs Close Weak
sheep and Lambs Fairly Strong.

24Oo0 head: steady; good to prime steers
81 5Od5.S5; poor to medium. IS. 1901. 80; stock
ers and feeders, 50 .2SQ4.50; cows, S1.40@
40; heifers, g. O04 IS; Gamers, s. Loo
$50; bulls, g. OOQ4. 80; calves, S3.O0g7 80;
Texas-fed steers, $3.5OQ4. 60.
HOGS-Receipts. $500 head; estimated
tomorrow, 5000; left over. 1000; strong to
Sc higher; close weak; mixed and butchers,
IS 45@6.76 good to choice heavy, $500
$50: bulk Of sales, Sc. 45a6. 10.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 1900
head; sheep and lambs steady to strong;
good TO choice wethers, s.. 40d4. rs; fair to
choice mixed, $.5OG4. 40; western sheep,
So. 7545 90; native lambs, 81. 1876 %; western
lambs. "a. 75d6. rs.
Official Saturday,:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
Coffee Market.

Spot Rio steady: mild quiet. Futures
opened quiet at a partial advance OF 5
points IN response to advances abroad and
less bearish statistics, but buying was re-
stricted by good CleRrances, expectations
OF still further shipments to this country
and the continued disposition of importers
showed no further change. Sales were 81
500 bags, including February at 400;
March, 4.30c; May, 460c; September, Assoc.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 26-SUGAR-Mar-
ket dull: ouen kettle. 2Ad3Isc; open kettle,
centrifugal. S-lGal 1-16c; centrifugal white,
3sd4c: yellows. seas l5-l6c; seconds, 2sa
@ 5-l6C.
MOIASSES-SueadyI open kettle, l4d26c
centrifugal. Ease syrup, l9d2tc
E YORK, Jan. 2b-SUGAR-Raw,
about steady; refined dull
MOI.ASSES-FiTm.
IONDON. Jan. 96-SUGAR-Beet, Janu-
arv. IS llLd.
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New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-MONEY-On call.
steady at 3k64 per cent, closing at AZ per
cent; time money, firm sixty days. $40
AZ per cent; ninety days, 4kQ5 per cent;
STERLING EXCHANGE-Steady, &.S6SO
for demand and at A.SS90 for sixty days;
posted rates. "a s4I9q4, s7h@4.SS commercial
bills, "a. S2A94 .S3S.
SILVER~Bar, 471Ac; Mexican dollars,
371Rc.
BONDs-Government. steady; railroad,
heavy.
The closing quotations On bonds are as
FcloUs.
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AND HETFERs.

HOGS-The week started out with a fair
run of hogs, but the demand was OF good
proportions, 80 that the market improved
a little. After the first round the market
was generally a nickel higher than Satur-
days average. The bulk OF the good weight
hogs sold from S. 70 to So. IS, with prime
loads selling as high at $3.50. The light
weights went from S. down. Trading
WAS very brisk on the hogs that had any
weight. so that practically everything OF
that description wac disposed of at ar
early hour. The light stun, though, was
neglected, the same. as usual, and left until
the last, but still they sold a little higher
than they did last week. Representative
sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27

ELGIN, Ill, an. 26-BUTTER-The ses-
sion of the Butter Board of Trade today
was more active than for many weeks, 10.7 O'
pounds being sold on call, all but one lot AT
25c and 81, ZOO pounds at tc more. Thl
market was declared firm at 25c. a drop OF
&c from last week. The output Of the week
was $1,000 pounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
81. Joseph Live stock Market.

ST. JOSEPH, Jan. 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1852 head; natives, 50. 75d5. 6; Texas
and Westerns, s.. 3d5. 10; cows and heifers,
50. 2Jd4. 20; veals, S3.OOa7. 70; bulls and stays,
s.. 50d4 4. 80.
HOGS-Receipts, 3,lA head; light and
liEht mixed, S6.55d6 nv; medium and heavy.
Sc .65d6 .921a.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Reseipts, 1897
head: top Colorado lambs, Sc .25; wethers,
a.. ewes a. 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
whisky Market.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26-wHIsKT-steady
$3.50.
goods, $l.H.
CHICAGO. Jan. 26-wHISKY-On basis
Of high wines, A.9.
tillers' finished goods on the basis Of u.S0
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VtsibIe supply of Grain.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The visible supply
of grain Saturday, January "a, as compiled
by the New York Produce exchange, Is as
follows:
WHEAT@9.O55 900 bu. decrease, $4,000 bu.
CORN-S, $4,000 bu.; increase, $4,000 bu.
OATS+.OO9 900 bu.; decrease, $4,000 blu.
RYE-1,O6, 600 bu.; decrease, $4,000 bu.
RARLEY-2.2 2S. 600 bu.; decrease, 1900 bu.
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Evnpornted AprIe. and Dried Fruit.

NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-EVAPORATED
APPLES-Market is quiet, but steady to
firm under a limited iobbing demand; com
mon are quoted at 4a0c; prime, 5h65l2c;
choice, 5Ad61ac; fancy, Ease.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS -- Spot
prunes are in rather slow demand, but there
10 no pressure to sell and prices are firmly
maintained: quotations range from S4c 10
but unchanged at 7hG9hc for boxes and
7ikd1Oc for bags. Peaches are dun but
unpeeled.
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Toledo Grain and Seed.

TOLEDO. Jan. 26-WHEAT-Active and
easier; cash and January. 79c; May, S2Ac.
CORN-Dull and unchanged; January
acc; May, 451sc. a.
OATs-Duli and steady; January, &C.;
May. 37bc.
RYE-No. 2, 54hc.
EDS-Clo active and strong; jan
uary, $7.421h; March, $7.471k. Prime timothy,
$3.50. Prime alsike, SS.3.
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Articles, open. High Low. Close. Salty.
Cash quotations were as follows:

Cash quotations we're as follows:
FLOUR-Quiet and firm; winter patents,
Ss70dSs5; winter straights, S. 1905 60; spring
patents, SO .6Oq3.95; spring straights, $S.1Oa
$50; bakers, $2.45q2.90.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, S0qS2c; No. 3, ia
soc; No. 2 red, Th67SAc.
CORN-No. 9, 45Ac; No. 2 yellow, 45%c.
OATS-No. 2, 34Ac; No. 2 white, Sec; No.
3 white, 3ia35hc.
RYE-No. 2. 50a50hc.
BARLEY-GOod feeding, 46Q48c; fair to
cnoiee mailing, 49G5Sc.
western. 1924; prime Timothy, "a; clover,
contract grade, $11.S0.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork. per Dbl, $17.OOd
1850 Lard, per 100 lbs, SO. 3OplO. 40. Short
RIBS sides doose), S9.25@9.9O. Dry sailed
shoulders boxed), $S.25qS,50. Short clear
SIDES (boxed), S9.50q9.75.
E~ollowinR were the receipte and shin
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
M,Ivaukee Grain Market,

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. @.-WHDAT-Mar-
ket frmer; No. i northern. S21a4S3c; No.
northern. S1h@82c; May, S1h@S1sc, sellers.
Enthusiastically: standard. 5Sc; sample,
CORN-May, 45945sc, sellers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
sioux city Live stock Market.

SIOUX CITY. Ia. Jan. 26.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-CATTLE-Receipts. $500; stockers,
higher; killers. steady; beeves, S.5Oa5.O0,
COWS. bulls and mixed. A,5Gd4.OO; stockers
and feeders, S2,75d4.25; calves and yearlings,
S2.25N3S5.
selling, S5.gOa57O; bulk. SG.9OG6.61.
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New York Mining stocks.
NEW YORK. Jan. 96-The following are
the closing prices on mining STOCKS:
Hank CIearings.

OMAHA. Jan 26.-Bank clearings today,
81 ,22S,616.AS corresponding day last year.
Sl,ll9. OO2.0 S; increase. sos, ga. 40 ~
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Clearings. SOS. OS2. 1874;
balances, S,S3,S27; New York exchange. &c
premium; foreign exchange, unchanged:
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nc; No. 1 northern. sc; No. ? northern.
76hc.
tLOUR-Market 1Oc up; first patents.
ALISON. %; second patents, $1,000. 10; first
clears, S2.6O: second clears. 81. t5d2. IS.
BHAN-In bulk. SO. HONll4. N.
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philadelphia Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26.-BUTTER-
Firmer; extra western creamery, &c; extra
nearby prints, &c.
EGGS-Firm, good demand; fresh nearby,
&c, at the mark; fresh western, 25c, at the
mark: fresh southwestern 24c, at the marx;
fresh southern, 23d24c, at the mark.
CHEESE-Unchanged; New York tull
creams, prime small, 144l4hc; fair TO good,
prime small, 131ad13%c; prime large, lac;
fair to good, 13h@13Ac.
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STEAMSHIPS
R0LLAND.AMERICk Lime
N New 5SiH-ssr CErs Steamers Of Il, 80

NFW vdeE sIsSnsfs Of 1850 TonE
Sailing Wednesday at 10 A. ~.
Rotterdam ........Jan. IS Rotterdam Ma 4
Amsterdam ........Fsb. chamberlain Mo- ~
Ryndan ..........Feb. isIstatsndam ......Nsr -
Holland-AmericR Line, 30 B'vvay, n. \.
sssssmsss@ 81; ~ s. Jones. i5o2 Fansm 81. Louis
SSsos. rlIt sal b. p T. Flodman d CO., 5I1
kostoIL 90 30. l1th 81 Omaha
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KANSAS CITY Grain and Provision..

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 26-wHEAT-May,
I0AC; July, 665sGGIc, Cash: No. 2 hard,
61aeSlRc; No. s, 66a67c; No. &. 6Od63c; re-,
tected, 54q6Oc; No. ? red, GSQ7lc; No. 3, 6IG
CORN-January. csc; Nav, 2SNa3SAc;
Cash; No. 2 mixed, 29a,c; No. ? wni,r, 4JbaG
4O4C, No. 3. 4Ohc.
oATs-No, ? white, CSC; No. 2 mixed,
o5lzc.
RYE-No. >. 4Jc
HAY-Choice timothy. slSOOa135O. choice
prairie, $500.
BUTTER-Creamery. 2og24c: fancy dairy,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27

on the Produce exchange Today the but,
ter market was dull and easier; cream,
cries, l7QlShc; diaries, l7q23c. Eggs, easier
loss off, nc. Cheese, dull and firm, l3a14c
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
nnInth Grnin Mnrket.

DULUTH, Jan. 26-WHEAT-Cash, No.
hard. 7Sl5c: No. 2 northern, 75hc; No. !
northern, 7S1c; May, 79h@79Ac; July, Sac.
OATSAMay,3 6c.
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~EGGs-FIesh. %.
Peoria Market.

Peoria Market
PEORIA, Jan. 26-CoRN-steady: No. s.
42c.
~oATs-Steady; No. 8 white, S34c.
Minneapolis wheat. Flour and Bran.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 26-WHEAT-tiay,
SIC; July, UAqlSAc, on track. No. l hard.
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stock in sight.


NEW YORK. Jan. 26-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. i.8S head: steers more active, clos
! ing firm: bulls and cows steady: all sold:
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WEBSTER DEPOT-I6TH a WEBSTER
Fremont, d Missouri
Valley,

Fremont, a. M~issonrI
Valley,
Black Hills, Deadwood,
Lead, Hot Springs. IA 800 pm a son nm,
Wyoming, Casper and
Douglas .....-........d $500 pm C 500 nm
Hastings, York, David
City, Superior, Geneva,
EXeter~and eWard ....b 300 pm b b.OO nm
Bonesteel, Lincoln, Mo- ''
brara and Fremont. .h 1880 am blO:2b Am
Fremont Local..........c 1880 am
Chicago, st. Paul, M~inneapoIis A.
omaha.
Twin city Passenger. "a $3.50 am a $40 ON
Sioux CITY Passenger. "a 200 pm aii:2O am
Oakland Local..........b 5:45 pm b S:45 am
Missouri Pacific.
Nebraska Local, Via
Weeping Water.-....b 4:lO pm sIO:25 am
a Daily. b Daily except Sunday. d Daily
except Saturday. e Daily except Monday.
c Sunday only.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
London stock auoUatIons.
don, Jan. 2s.-Closing quotations:

BAR SlLNER-Steady at 2l&d per ounce.
MONEN-21kd3 per cent. The rate Of dis
count in the open market for short bills is
SAG 5-l6 per cent and for three-mnnths'
bills is 3 3-l6d3h per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-27
Both Beef Steers and Cows Slow Sale and
STEADY to a Dime Lower,
HOGS GENERALLY A NICKEL HIGHER
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 2s.

The following table shows the receipts OF
cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha
for the year to date, with comparisons with
last year: 1903. 1902. Inc. Dec.
Cattle ............ 62,O53 59,127 1926 go.
Hogs ............. 153.OS1 9 4,525 ... 1902
sheep ............ 7S,4lS 44,559 $3.50 .....
Average price paid for hogs at South
Omaha Tor the last several days with com
PARSONS:
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BURLINGTON sTATiON-IOrH & MA.o
Burlington & missouri River.

Burlington q Missouri River.
Leave. Arrive.
Lincoln .................a $40 am bill 80 In,
Nebraska Express. la $40 am a 7:G nm
Denver Limited. .........a AIS pm n a., ~
Black Hills and Puget
Sound Express. ........a 10 pm a $40 nm,
CoIoradC Vestibuled
fryer ...... q $50 pm
Fort Crook and Platts-
mouth ............,..b 1920 pm bil:o5 am
Bellevue q Pacific Jct...a $50 pm a s:.7 am
Bellevue & Pacific Jet. "a 800 am
Kansas City, ST. Joseph a COunciI
Bluffs.
Kansas City Day Ex...a s45 am a sos pm
st. Louis Flyer ..........a 5:l0 pm all:ib am
Kansas city Night Eek. .alO:3O pm a 6i5 am
Chicago, Burlington AZ quincy.
Chicago Special. .....,...a 200 am a or mn,
Chicago Vestibuled Eek. "A 400 pm a 7.56 am
Chicago Local ...........a 1923 am ali:O0 nm
Chicago Limited. ........a sos pm a 1850 am
Fast Maii'""'''"''." a Z:40 pm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
I. j. !. j. i j. !. x f. i. i. i. j. !. +
!. i.
+ LITTLE STORIES.
+ 4,
+ j. f. Il + j. f. + 4. j. + T. 1. f. i.
"Uncle Joe's" Envy.

Henry B. +. Mcfarland. president cf
the board Of commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, is a fine locking
man, smooth shaven, with iron gray
hair.
The first time Mr.. MacFarland, in his
capacity of commissioner, went before
the appropriation committee of the
house of representatives to urge some
item in the district supply bill he
found "Unclc Joe" Cannon. the chair
man of the committee. sitting on the
small Of his back, smoking a cigar and
looking at the ceiling. Mr.. Cannon
arose, greeted Mr. MaeFarland, and
then resumed his former attitude The
argument was made Mr.. MacFarland
paused for reply.
Mr.. Cannon puffed on his cigar for
a moment. Then he said y oung man.
Eve been watching that face of yours
If l had il I'll bet wouldn't be afraid
TO play poker With any living man. -
Philadelphia Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
No Financial Legislation.

If the information given out from
the White House is correct the Repub-
lican leaders have agreed with the
president that no financial legisla ton
shall be attempted at the coming ses-
sion of congress. The reason assigned
is that the country is so prosperous
that there is no need of such legisla
ton 1t is only few months age. 1T
the close of the last session Of con-
gress. that Senator Aldrich. who rep
resents Rockefeller and Wall street
more faithfully than he does the state
of Rhode Island said in the senate that
if his bill for the relief of the banks
was not passed the country would so
to perdition. Most of the country has
managed to rub along since then eX-
cept Wall street, which has been in the
dumps mainly by reason of the avarice
Of the trust magnates in biting off
more than they can chew. The presi-
dent and Secretary Shaw have given
the banks all that the Aldrich law
promised them, and more, too, for
whereas that law proposed the banks
should pay Il small per cent on govern
ment deposits, the administration has
given them the use Of over SlG0. 600
without Il cent of interest. TO bring
these matters up just on the eve of 4
presidential election and have it de
bated so that the voters of the whole
country would have their memories re-
freshed about the faVoritism shown
the banks would he bad political
move, and the Republican leaders have
therefore decided against doing 50.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
A REPUBLICAN BuUNDER.
Restriction TO American Built Ships
liz the Philippines.

The Incompetence Of the administra
ton in many matters of great inpor-
tancc, especially TO the Philippine Is
.tnds, is shown by provision of the
&c, ot March ), lJI2, which was pre-
pared by tie War department and en-
actrG BY con,eIesS almost verbatim as
il came from the president and Secre-
tary Root fIe act provides that aft
or .luiy i, 1904, all ships engaged in
t,tii. among the iSlaHis or betWeezs
island pol,, and the United Statea
A.pzt have 4u American registry. The
eHt,r,t internal commerce of the is
E.aG~ IS now carried oH III ships built
atH e2=aed by foreigners, and it viii
h. physically impossible to secure
American vessels by JHly, 1891. There
are over 1N,HJU vessels ana boats en-
@9ld in This intertstod trade, and
5#.r an aer5ueut ii tIesiaw VIII com.
I5essig p8ral5ze tie .nmHrrce Of TIE
aa.ls sH.iaso. After la3y /. 1873. how
tszef. 41lles one present laN.i is amend
~, IT, t5zlz sIips which vii be per-
!4i46ti L. tou1.h 1t tl1e SIX ports Of Ell
d II e. Philippine Islands viii he
t..o~s Wi.b American registry OF with
SfatazE registry under tine terms OF
t,1e trr#3E ef Paris
KS ae slip esH obtain American reg
stry H'I5'Ss bEiHt in tie nited States
or allowed registry by special act of
CONGRESS- We u;y expect 70 see a stub
born h9ht by the American shpbuild-
ing interests against Il change in the
law
Tie Republican leaders are nearly
all committed to the notorious ship
subsidy scheme or in place of that dis
eliminating duties in favor of Ameri-
can Uuilt ships to bolster UP our mer-
chant marine. which has SO sadly de-
clined under the protective tariff and
the Republican policy. With the tar
If reformed and the enormous protec-
ton that the steel trust and the other
trusts enjoy reduced or abolished the
price of the material that enters into
the construction of modern ships
would be vastly decreased. Monopoly
backed by high protection is the cause
of most of our economic troubles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
Graphic's Daily Story

Henry" said his fancec suddenly
SprinGin@ from Indifference 10 an in
tense interest i'm what WAS going ON be
fore her, Il do. not care TO hay" you eat
lIfiieFpua With amy one except me.
Givo Il 10 me
Woicatt east Il quick. troubled glance
from oes Fl the girls to thr other
Kate was dca;l3y riIr. Ht~trr'~ facc
was anAions
You are forgetting. Hesset.. II" said
that we arp in TIM ri"z5H,as nt a hu@i-
rS&
Give me the philep"na." sad lies
ter Kate looked e0 &5tGost i #eel
hgt with ar etta lar,3a4 l4=tteesf. tle
teez Hester commaet'rd v5ts her
go#et but pleaded Wif't tafa7o,Fas
}\ot tsat toss j Jhr T'.'o= aa5 before
hef Nas- -suafcaee ltaU} 6ss1 =f.-Gt
f2 WeIeeft @sHeji5- Al As5ea. ~ae
Ie.t eye zdNoo o't - 1saresAed Il was
t.e=ese of = serpent uaqs.tatJ0s II zfrof,e
n aae=G4 whom il WAS about f. Ia
tstlrl H.ut A#s= stroke did al fan
aF5e= scene pissed - Quickly as Il eaH4ez
and apfs14=5g.s= 5as.=ss,.i:st 81 = fv.fz=..-
re'5e u f-ast..=.tt IS ae0= il NJ s's5tz@E
IA Nolratf
Tie 67ze6thed eeaele did oot ramain
Ions aftrr DINNER Hester I'D tde
hostess That Size WIS suffering from
le5dache aad he4-ad to hc excused
NAeu Nojeo;t tooI, Kaie's hana before
departing )c nafee3 tha it tfniHllpd.
fle looked into te.f eYo and Hp f4aried
that he saw despair
Wolcott and lis hetretbed rode home
side by side without sppHknG Some
thing was Wron4. but he did lot know
what il WIS IL Was iaef.ned To
blame Hester for her action though
only on the ground tAat it was i'm
polite He eoHelr5ad TO wait for an
explanation ill they got home
Henry" sad Hester before entering
the house .'you knew about acids and
tests for all seats Of things know
about Your course IL analytical rhenriS-
try Willie i'll college. GO to the nearest
drug store and get some acids to make
Il test with"
Wolcott was by this time so mysti
fed that he obeyed tn. order like a
neNt Returning With several Walls and
strips Of litmuS paper, he found Hester
examining the philopena hy a bright
light.
TEST it for poison She said.
Woleott started. locked at her as
though he thought her bereft of her
| senses, chen did her bidding After Hp-
plying several tests he tried one that
| produced an effect.
Great heavens, it is poison
To Henry Wolcott ever afterward the
meetings of Kate and Hester We're mat
| tcrs of marvel. There We're atfable
words expressions of interest. some
times. il would seem to an observer,
even that they loved each other VOL
cott. who looked from behind the
scenes. saw in Hester one who held a
knife That She could drop at the slight
est rebellion, in Kate a slave who
Cringed before her MISTRESS
ISABEL BEUTNER.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
The Indian Way.

What is this Jai Alai they are talk
ing about over in the Woed hearing -
Representative Fred Landis of Indiana
asked Representative Cooper of Wis
consin. who had been in Cuba
why" said Cooper, the players
wear baskets on their hands. One
throws ball against the wall and an
other catches il in his basket" 3"
suppose he doesn't catch it?s
Then he loses
Huh. said Landis. 'if they played
that game out in Indiana they would
use washtubs instead of baskets. We
take nc chances. New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-12-13
Criminal NonnctiOu.

The Republican leaders have decid-
ed that the coming congress is TO make
its mark by its "inn0cuouS deSuetude"
and is to be known in history as the
do nothing congress. Can the Repuh-
lican party afford to appeal to the peo-
pie on the iluuna iSsue ot letting well
enough alone" If President Hoose-
Welt is nominated his reputed strenn-
osity may offset the Republican CON
gressional progra mme of inactivity. but
1t is very doubtful II many voters
would regard their interests conserved
by this course. To stand pat and
claim that the protective tariff has
made every one prosperous, With thou
sands of men out Of work. will hardly
satisfy the most ardent Republican in
the wisdom of his leaders With banks
failing and railroads reducing their
wages that such business depreciation
brings. the voters Will be asking why
no effort was made TO prevent further
sta gnation. If the cost of living still
continues at the prosperity point-a and
there is no Immediate signs of decrease
will those VIM must bay daily th-
protected products q trusts vote 10
continue tie parry In nower which re-
fused lagisla-:on - aia them? stand
lng rat uade. these circumstances is
erimiaal, and til Democrats in coz.
gress viii demand ,sction.