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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
4 AT MORRISONYlLLE
The Father of His Country Will Be Fit-
4 tingly Honored, II,

W . V
tingly Honored,
~ Eli fspccal to Tho Timcs.D ispatch)
WORTHWHILE, VA, Feb, 24-Wash-
lngtons birthday will be more tlttingly
remembered this year than ever before
In tho history of tho old town. For two
weeks tho members of tho Henry Irving
literary Society Of the Morrisvll!n High
elaborate programme, consisting Of !. es-
says, readings, oratlons. recitatlons and
the singing Of patriotic songs, and 1t
was to have been rendered last Friday,
but the members felt that they would
Ike more time to rehcarse 1t In, and as
the weather was very dlsaGreeable, the
exercises were postpon ed until tho after
noon of the 27tl, when the Father OF
Ills Country ::"i!. be duly honOrcd: Tho
names of several honorary members have
recently been added to tho membership
or tho society.
Yhere has probably been less spring
blowing done In this section than ever
was known before at this dn t., This -
owing partially to the unfnlornble Wea-
Their and partially to a CIR wing belief
among the farmers that tho less time %
elnpse between the ploWlng mud the
planting of the corn the larger the YIELD,
other conditions being similar.
The numerous hoayy rains That began
early last fall and have continued right
along since then, besides seyerely dams
aging many crops of corn, have kent
many farmers from housing this crop,
ana it isEno uncommon sight to 38 see
whole fields covered With shocks Of corn
twisted, fallen, weather. beaten ana
CrOW-eut en-, f s M AL 5t2sf
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THOMAS BRANCH &8C0
(lIsTABL1sttED 1881
MEMBERS 81
Nav York Stock Exchange.
New York Cotton Exchange.
PRIVATE WIRES TO
PRINCIPAL MARKETS.
Investment Securities,

g r a.
prompt attention the exchange mn 11s Ct;
Sterling eased pcrceptIbly, while IN Pa ,.,i.,
lie rate rose another half centimc. mus
removing ali Immediate prospect OF gollu
ket continued throughout the early ses-
sion were madS g tSeso a..
forts, Conducted by the minor, profess
sional interests were dlscon,t.iin1nea as soG
anpeare mat veT Try llttle &c w. =
Tho Evening sim says: Out Of to-day q y S 3
irreStart o %n Esnetlha e sags,HE sS
m MN Der Of stocks stood out cons ,ns-
" X. ,E fi Notwithstanding the he less
il the Tpse 1efEe soqh pd ay
81 apjr it advances III the st; Louis and
san : Francisco issues, locking Valley r.
and all the NVa pa, IS oeing
rises of no less than 51a points ! ools place
in The common stock onla sing Strans 8 e !
ton, Substantial gains Wefel sc9[ PIG c nno
nan VS. funded bonds. Such an ABRUPT
Rise naturally invited prollttttaRn egc saedg
under which mnterini rea ad ~ ,,oweli
ahove Fridays final figures. Definite and
itative explanations I, q the mo we
ments St bGHs nna rb San ec mfnne ST.
nation ana rntincntionsI Of the system .,i1
make 1t a desirable prize OF, IN unuesire
able menace, according 70 inc Po nii,,s ~
view, 10 number Of the older establish
y II = was the common opinion. to-day that
the recent steady accumulation OF these
securities reflected the determinnnLtion on on
the part Of those interests controlling ne n.
Older old established lines ito prevent the st.
Lolds and San Francisco from becoming ~ i
n disturbing element in the now l liare >
monious situation which has Of Itself
been been created 1T a tremendo Gus outlay Of
capital and OF no little violation OF oriEl-
nal Intentions 1t was the common opin
ion to-day that whatever may be the nn-
ture OF the extraordinary movement IN
the Frisco securities definite Information
thereof will soon be forthcoming.
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5Lynched inBLouisiana,..,

H05l7 71IdlI'Y AHsOclnt led VTesS D 81 y
Y sEIRlgYT 20 R'f,. Ian February 2i.-.
Frank T,rown, "a negro, was lynohed at
Alcpads stnt ton, NJ AGAR here, early his
morning. Bl own sl'o u 2. q y. famed C9R,i
nell, N but not fatal y. y 81 "
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
Petersburg Va, Feb. "a. 1908. !
Market very active ana prices are lllsH
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
my GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.--Actiyity n dry {,
tSeommission house circles to-day, although
iobbers have had fair business. The u !,
market continues firm, but the mu@ IN q
profit to thc3mnnufacturer IS Ner!J ,,h !, ~
,isfactory. Conditions are tlnchansea w W
far as prices are concerned. s+f WI i
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TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond. Va, Feb. 2

Richmond. Va Feb. "a, 1903.
The tobn eco market for the week end
Ing February Goth closed active.
On account Of the cold, tdisagreenble
off very much, especially onfsun-curcd.
There was an unusually large percentage
OF damaged tobacco sold this week The
price for this kind looked very cheap. yet
most Of It sold for all It was worth. CON
dition taken Into consideration. Friday's
market showed UP with some good sun
piles bringing from $l1@l5 pcr hundred.
Dark stommlng and bright tobaccos
have n steady market at previous quo
tations. &. 8i=9
Total amount sold this week at the four
warehouses, 3G2044 pounds.
N ,rhn -n1nta tinns IRE as follows: ~
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

PORT or RICHMOND, FEB. "a. 1908
ARRIVED M
Steamer Berkeley, Catherine, Norfolk,
mechandIse and passengers, Old pomin-
line. 3s{ g VI 81 t5' M
SAILED. IN S
is Steamer Pocahontas Graves. Norfolk
and james River landings. merchandise
and passengers, Ytrginia n aYi ationgs 50.
si3 Steamer y emassee. simr n del-
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NEW YORK QUOTATIONS..

QUOTATIONS FURNISHED THE TIMES
DISPATCH BY SCOTT & STRING
FELLOW, BANKERS AND 8lss
BROKERS, 1102 70. MAIN
8s STIR FIEyrg @ =
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BALTIMORE, MD, Feb. p ..--FLoU R7
Steady. misunderstanding; spot, and the
MONTH SO1s@s0Ac.; Southern by sample,
7s@Slc.5 Corn--Unsettled; spot and y the
Oats-Quiet; No. 2 white, 42lac. Rye.
Firm; No. 9, 571Aq5sc. Butter-Eirm and
higher; fancy Imitation. q d233c. 1 fancy
EIJggsLSteady and lover; fresh, 15c.
Cheese Steady and unchanged. Sugar
Firm and lunchnnGc ..a .a.
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II CATTLE MARKET.

RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET. z
(Sales at Union Stock Yards.) .s
Richmond, Va, Feb. "a, 1903.
Notwithstanding, 1856 head; market
err on common to medium grades. Best
steers. 4N I5asc. medium to good 40
4ihc. light steers and heIfers, 3g3iac.;
good heifers, 4@ikc,; \, COWS, 2sa3Mc:: i;
nc. = fresh COWS, s25GpiS.50. Southern cat
tle--None on market. g
B HOGS-Receipts, ,S35 head; market nc
sHbiEP AND LAMBS Receipts, Il 122
head; market strong on good sheep and
fair, 31a@41ac.; fair to good lambs, o1s@
Glac. -.
next Mondays market. "a W
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i.
BA 1,rfNlDRl5, NIB, FEB, "a. Seaboa AZ,
a GIL Jana e 4'a ssM Xtiantc Coast Lhe
common, 1sils; do. preferred unchanged.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Y i NJ i3a Richmond, Va, Feb. "a, 1908. =
E s,f 56a SALES. tA..1f
& virginia Centuries SIC, 900 at 81; $o,10o at
t04. i 3} i is. II M 4 En- q ,.3 . u. .i y gla
senbonrd AR. Line 4's-s1,o1 at 81 !, !.
shares at G5A u. shares a G5A. !, ! " Z.
Atlantle Coast Line p ~ Cer,l'ico YES
Is, as Chemical eforred'0
III STATE SECURITIES. Bid. Asked
North cnrolna as. O. 1 oIS IA. 1921 q =.
Va ya ss psN g ss sns R Hna Rs q s
* RAILROAD BrONDs MS 81 K.
a. c. r. Of 6, Ger. Of Ind b's. ia . Il. ~
Georgia Pac. ist G's, q. 1922 2. JIG t...
Ca So and Fla ls!o.. !, !; ~, IL -
G Eop ana a Wes hlf Ry III IA
n and ". Ry. ,1'oeahenta,ss, 4s..,992s {f. -
PET Class a Is, RJC 1 1884,. ...1 15S ...
Rfs c nnd M II SE Is ~ ylois. 8
SOUTH South Bound ist IS iS4l...,. 1 liz, III
Z c Ga1i, 1st, 1s ;r, ,n4: 8. ia S 81 So
RAILROAD sTo CKs, Par n
Atlanta anu Charlotte. 1O lG5 -.
Atlantic Coast Line lo0 ls1 %..... M.
Atlantic Coast Line pfel...,l1oo00 ~ ~ '''#
A a. mt 2, cSnst h I'm pd "a ias
Sea board Air Line con.......lU X Ao7a
BANK AND TRUST COS,
& n,crcnn National. :. !. I. 100 1@ 1870
div I, H. Z. 25 1873 "a.
ITirs VI Ma ionnl ..,,.......... 100 200 $3.50.
National Bank of Vn.... 10y lp1 l IL, -.
Planters National 10y aaO -
Union Bank Of Richmond ....b0 l65 ~.
INSURANCE. COMPANIES.
Va. Fire ana Mdrine... 3,
Virginia State l..................25 ~ $50.
* Nj sc. I'll. lIANtCOUS.
Amer. lob. pfd., 5 p. c:....1N ~: lS 90
American Locomotive pfd 100 95M w
Carolina Chem. pfd...1oO lH ~
Va. Carolina Chem. com. 100 6tN 6oA
VIC. c. Co., Collateral 7. 6's.. 99A A.
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NAVAL, STORES,

WlLMINGToN; n. q: Feb 42 a. = re-.
oeIDts AZ casks. Rosin-Flrm mt sl.9o; re-
ceipts, l,467 barrels. Crude Turpen!1ftnnnr. r.
I,Irmat s3aoa4; receipts5;s 81 % ba reIs
sAVANNAH, g A., Feb, 2;-T Z li III y
TNE-Tirm at G5c.; receipts (to-4dnaay 20 LIS e
casks; sales 70 casks; sSpoITs$ " barrels
snles ca barrels; exports, 2,Gl2 harreiIsSI r,
CHARLEsTON, 81. e., Feb D., ~, ns4'-r none,
pc NTI N Firm at G4kc,; s'ltes' '' fNl
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bure market by Mr.. John L. Oglesby. OF
Lynches' Warehouse. for the Two weeks
ending February. q. 1884, ~, ~ q
Sold week ending EsnruaTS,ratn. Sist
7 7s 49, EG''' dee,rease for week ending Feb
rary Sos 500 pounds Sold lod from r. o 8e-
r rIH ~ Il, ia2 iie2s,s00 pounds; increase
for 1903, 1,440ao0 pounds, Z,
Receipts this week nave az hee en- H nnn
Veal her"and the bad condition Of the
roads, which II. many places are a|m csa
impossible. Receipts OF Drignt ,i toD r,ast
Prices on all grades quite !, vel vel sustained
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Cotton futures opened easy; closed


lands, 1905; mlddling gulf, 1890; sales,
G,752 bales. e. NJ
Cotton, steady; middling. 1905; net re-
ceipts, 1876 bales; gross, $500 bales; sales,
Total to-day at all seoports-Net re-
ceipts. 2S,9f6 bales; export to Great
Britain, 10,5GS bales; to the Continent, SO, 706
bales: stock. a5514 bales, Ill
Consolidated at all senports-Net re-
ceipts 1852 bales; III export to Great
Britain, 1850 bales;t to the Continent. 49,
Ol9 bales rs g
ports--Net receipts 6505,S5 5bales; export
to Great Britain, 20G7. G24 bales; to France.
S4lG bales; to tho Continent, 2,237,043
bales.
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EAST BUFFALO. N. Y, Feb. H.-CAT-
TLE--Active, 8 steady to strong. Yeals, 95G.
lower: Tops s9:25G9,5o; common to good
" on light grades. Heavy. s7.5017.55; a
few at .s7Co; mixed. N.35G17 80; workers.,
81 .2og7$9 pigs 81; roughs, s6So96,CQ;
sheep, 25c.z higher; lambs, l0c. lower. Top
lambs. $G.90ap7; culls to good si5oa6,75;
lyearlinEs. s5.50diG; ewes. s5G5.25: sheep
SIS.
l45 CINCINNATT O.. Feb. 24,--HOGS-DrJl
and lowers at S9.75@7 80 Cantltlie-Steady at
EASY ut S5GLG.S5. .Q S5s fg3s .lis Az
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~
SUN-CURED TOBACCOS
Primings Observation-Disclosures. 3.5OQi$ 45O
IIugs, common ....,,',.,.,,..,., 4,oO9 GOO
Lugs. good to prince. 6..tdp 500
Esaf f @saIum s sSS Sc Sc
Lear, me ,.,,,,,,..,.,,.,,,,,,,.,l Q,oUQy lSOO
'ppe' BRsiiiGiH;T' ;Tto;Bi;XAcccoss. '''SVss 10y
s sneEsFs; f %saiS% ss $' Sc
Smokers. fine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, S.ilU 1000
Cutters. common ..,....,..,.,.., 5000 TO- on
cutters. medium COMMITTEEMAN, 10000 1900
Cutters, fine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, l2,h0dD l5GO
Cutters fancy .,.,,.,,...,..,.,, 14.0OdD II. 90
Filters, common ,,,,.,.....,..,., 5000 100
Fillers, medium ,.,,,,,.,..,,,, 1000 500
W E!epT 9ne medium sSSss 1873 isSS
Wrappers, fine ....,,.,.,..,...., 20 0O5l %. 90
Wrappers fancy ,.,..,.,.,,.,,.. 100000 AZ. 90
leaf, medium ,,..,,.,,,...,.,., $500 60
zeal bk Ho sillPpiNG ToRAc S;ess s00
Iugs 45lllIS 900
Leaf, mediu m...,.,.,...,.,.,,,, bb15g 7,60
$3.50 q = ~ nv . ". b, cUsHMAN. III
Supervisor of Sales.
LYNCHBURG TOBACCO MARK EFT.
LynchbnFg, Va, Feb. q 1903.
The Lygehbnrg TOBACCO market sh &C, {
maeEa iap tEs &c fqRaf oi w az,
ciIed Increase In the amount. Of bright
tobacco That Is being offered; The In
crease a the offerings of TEhtis sbeX
stationary, While the {. quality Of the
breaks shows tendency to Improve.
Quotations are as follnWs IA
ioARIS GRADES, -. !, |,
- Common and N dark ,ugs/ 5000 4se
DARIS 5s'pEAlAl 81 ti n oBAcS 'i5s., I y
Msalaml DARK uss,,,, ,,,,,. 100 Az
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1,c,,rrf, y SIZED OIL MARKET. y

7COTTONsEED Oil MAtE1Nl7E1.F[' 4,
n YoR 81 td Feb Pri Go,t erde here re
MN ~, naii. priine crude, f,o b. mills, SAG
si Hit prime summer yellow foIac; AZ orr
smneF gelpw yc S3IS l5 fim9 PRIME Hi neal Zeal
S27 EDdD2S nominal.
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PEANUT MARKETS,

NORFOLK, VA, FEB, MmPiI ;sfa up ~ :.
r ahonr peafh rom 1ast IN tic Price 81
spanish ] na Y; which are quoted u now at
io 'Iiancy, s ntuiet at 27sc, strictly prime,
oYn'! N15rime ne; low grades. &C., ma
ehins pifked y gans !. s d n r.
ma nud' speckic peas, Sl.l0; clay and red peas
Slid Peanut bags, in bales GS IN, Aloe,
PETERsBuRG, VA, FEB. 24-P!lA-
NtITS-Spa new, active at 72c. Wis
iginia s, new active at Sc,
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THE PRODUCE MARKET. mi
Richmond, Va. Feb. "a, 1903.
QUOTATIONS @

NEW YORK, Feb 24,-FLoUR-- stcad-
lily held with a moderate demand, Rye
Flour-Stcady. Iiuokwheat Flour Quiet.
Cornmeal-Qu Rye-Quiet BARLEY
Steady. ssi5
Sllac Options had irlnness early, IN the
day. on bullish cables, together tn week.
ly, foreign and home statistics and GOV
was impelled by reports Of snow in the
Southwest and prices broke severely,
closing ssGl@c lower. March CLOSED 1t
&I$c.; May, Sic; July. 7s1sc.i septelnper,
CoIrn-spot steady; No g. Coo. OPTIONS
market after advancing early on stronger
crease in the visible reacted sharpy with
wheat and closed lspAe. net lower. Feb
runry closed a t 59IGc.; March, 57lsc.; May,
52iEc.; July, 6GSc. l-
Oats Spot steady; No. 2, 4aAc. Options
irregular all day. being firm q FIRST but
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BONDS.

INl1NI "
Y. S. refundinga 2s, registered..-.,.. 3 107;NH
U. S. refunding rs coupon. .....,. lOl "
u. S, 3s. registered ~
Y $s coupon ,or.1 1SatA
Y. s. old A. acknowledgements. 1 1VSh
Y. s. old As, 1 1Gost
Atchison, general As ;.......,.....,.. lo22M
Atchison, adjustment ,4s..........,..,, lo2hl
baltimore and Ohio a,a'a 1 o.,
Baltimore and Ohio conv. 4's..,,..,... 93ai
Canada Southern d's.......,........,.. l0o .
Central of Georgia 6's........,..,,...... los%
Central of Georgia lst Inc,,,....,..,. JOS
Chesapeake and Ohio 4la's,.,....,,.... rs
CChhcago nnd "a Alt2n ,rs s cw l ggS
c%%ie casso II a" and i s. PAU t GEN. i si
Chicago and Northwestern con. U.s.. 1928
Chieaso Rock arf Island ana Tae 4s' 1GSA
Colorado and Southern As. ,........., 81 &
Denver, and Rio Grande 4s,.....,,.. aSla
Erie prior Hen a's ,,,.,.,>,,,,',.,,,.,,., % "
Fort Worth and Denver City lists, 1llH
Hooking Valley As;;,,,.... ,..,.-.,,, lGSl9
Lonlgyiie and Nash; Unified fs;... 1 l995s5
Mexican Central As. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I7h
Mexican Central list Ine,..,,;;,,.,..,,. 27J
Mimi and st, Louis rs (bid).-..,... 1888;
Missouri, Kan, and Tex. eds .,..,,.... S2lG
New York Central gen, Siss Old, le3l.
Kew jersey Central gen. 5s,,...,.,.. 1921
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. ,aSs
Norfolk and Western con. 4's.,..,., lolH
Reading General is;i;ai,;;, - 9iSs
ST. Louis san Francisco 4's,....... 90
ST Louis Southwestern 1sts.,,,,..,., a7la
81. Louis souhhw,ss5ern 2oSs, ,s,. y
southern Paclc 4s:..,,,.,,s,,,,,..,s, 92
Southern Railway 5's ..,...,..,.,..,, lllM
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8 7GIssa7sc.; No. 2 red, 571asd 75ssc. No. 2
corn, llc.; No, yellow Az No 2 oats
SS Scs' Good feeding barley l3a4Gc. fnir to
eInt o mailing ]5a5ic; No. i ilaxseed
$i.13; No. northwestern, sl.1S prime
Timothy seed ST. Mess pork, per b az Iels
SGo o.: short ribs sides Ooose) So 500 dry
sailed shoulders (boxed) IS 121aGs - y; short
clear sides (boxed), S9S7&glo Whiskey,
tract grade, sl1.SO. Butter Firm; cream
cries, 1SQpy7AcI; dnlries, 1iGl24c. Cheese
Steady at 121s@12N TO 13@l3i4 , Egg IS
Easier ut mark, cases included, IA @Gl434c.
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Everything sold and outlook good for
next Mondays market

/ ! 'I.t
f CHICAGO, I'LL, Feb. 24.--CATrLE Ere
celpts, 100 head; steady Good to prime p 11Hs
AS: stocliers and feeders. 81, 35N4 so; cows
hefegs S2s45 r ,! s 49 9
Texas-fed steers, % .750l4 rs. Hogs-Re-
eeipts to-day 81 c92 ~ head ,neEo 600
Mixed and butchersn s6.S0dD7.15; good to
choice heavy, s7,2og7 .35i rough heavy
S5@1 15 light s545aGso; b4 4, sc Of sales
sheep steady; lambs. l5ae5c. lower. Good
to, choice wethers, s5d6.15; fair = 70 choice
mixed S4M5; native lambs, $4.75G7.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-BEEYl1s o
sales reported Dressed beef steady; city
dressed native sides, Gl2d9c per pound
Calves about steady. Veals, s5@9.bo:.city
dressed veals, llGl4c. per pound. Sheep
and feed lambs steady; common and me-
diam lambs slow and weak. Sheep. sac
6.25; lambs. Sc. 25@0 .12l4. Dressed mutton,
l7la69c per pound; dressed lambs, 9d91ac
4Hogs--Sllghtly- easier State hogs, $3.50;
common mixed western, $685. State pigs,
S745. t;
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Sterling easied pcrceptibly, while In Paris
The rate rose another hair centimc. tnus5
rem owing all Immediate prospect OF golu
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PENNSYLVANIA AND yVABASH:
Interests closely associated with Tenn
sylyanin did not attach immediate i'm.
portanco to the Pennsylvania-NV Wabash
Story, although it was admitted that the
accumulation of the Wabash STOCKS, was =,
of a character which might easily lndli
manipulation. The buying of the deben'
sture ''B" In particular was very good. 35
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COloEl1R: d,
4 Amulgamated Copper developed Its prin1 h
clpal strength In the afternoon and ad-
vanccd on what was considered trace az 9
buvins, and Rockefeller manipulation III Q
stock was inclined to sell off In the early
trading, and it was said that foreign is
sues were not so bulish on the TRACE
ISSUE as they had been. l- WI z. .l9Es ~
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RICHMOND PRODUCE MARX EFT.

(WIIOEEsALE.)
Prices corrected daily by u, w Evans &
Company 1913 y Cary Street,
o Tuesday, Feb. p, 1903,
III LIVE POULTRY.
With continued light reeeipts the mar
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SOUTHERN. RAILWAY: ,a55
Southern Railway Is making an I'm
portant cut Off from Murphy to Chatta-
nooga. which will shorten Its line from
Memphis to the coast about ninety miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
SELMA.
We'll Known Negro killed-Case of
 Destituton Discovered.

Selma. October H.-(Special) )--Word reached the city today of ftal shooting that occurred at Tyler yesterday after noon shortly before dark. The result of the affray was the death of Dave Meyers, a we'll known negro who has been in various shooting and cutting scrapes. Meyers shot a negro on Christmas eve, wounding him so that an arm had to be amputated. Claude Smith, in trying to effect the negros arrest on that occasion shot Meyers three times with pistol but neither wound proved serious.
 A case of Restitution was discovered by the authorities today on the outskirts of the city. A woman giving her name as Mrs. Green and her home as Rome, Ga, was found with two children in a house. She seemed to be in abject want and had concealed her condition from her neighbors. The first the authorities knew of the case was a message from the woman asking that she be furnished transportation to Rome to go home and die. Mayor Atkins and Chief Walters went immediately to the woman and furn- ished her with fool They will give her tickets for herself and two children to her home in Rome. She has been living here about eighteen months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
HUNTSVILLE
lnaenious Fraud Has Been onearthed
 Deputy Force Increased.

Huntsville. October 21.-(Special)-The Tinted States grand jury has returned indictments against L. R. Price, G. w. Clements and Robert H. Duncan charg- ing fraudulent use of the mails. Investi- gation of this case shows up one Of the most ingenious frauds ever perpetrated in this section. According to witnesses, the three defendants claimed to be mer- chants and made practice of establish ing stores in small towns. assuming the name of some prominent merchant or business man. and securing large stocks of goods which were never paid for. Bank references were required frequently and to meet this emergency large sums were deposited in banks and then drawn out after goods were received. Dozens of the most conservative wholesale houses in the United tSates have been victimized to the extent of thousands of dollars.
 The headquarters of the crooks has been Gadsden, and 1t Is believed that their operations have covered a period of more than ten years. They have conducted mercantile house In Gadsden under the firm name of Murphy & Co. several months. and until recently no one con- nected them with that establishment
 The department at Washington has au- thorized United States Marshal Dan Coop CT of the northern district to increase his force of field deputies to six men and he has appointed H. c. Arnold of Gurley, and Frank Kennemore of Jackson coun- ty. MT. Arnold was deputy for thirteen years until recently when the field force was considerably reduced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
PULLMAN.
Interesting Wedding Takes Place--old
 Confederate Soldier Dies.

Cullman October H.-(Special.)-A we'd ding of much interest to the many friends of the contracting parties and possessing just a tinge of romance, took place here this morning. when Ex-Senator Will G. Brown, formerly of this place but now of Colorado, and Miss Mae Humphrey, the beautiful daughter of Col. T. l. Hum phrey were married at the home of the bride in this city. The wedding was great surprise to all except few inti- mate friends, and took place at o'clock this morning. Immediately afterward the couple took the train for their future home in Boulder, Colorado.
 J. M. Pickens, a one-armed Confederate and one of the best known citizens of this place, died here last night, after long illness. Mr. Pickens was one of the most answering documents of this section.
 In accordance with the provisions of bill passed by the recent legislature this county will have another term of court this fall which will begin on the first Monday in November, Judge Kyle has ordered juries summoned and witnesses subpoenaed. and a regular two weeks term of the court will be held. It Is thought with four annual terms the circuit court docket will be kept clear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-22
BESSEMER.
Case of State Versus James R. Wears
 Decided Against Defendant.

Bessemer. October H-(Special) )-The case of the state versus James R. Wears charged with assault with intent to mur- der Lee Morrison, consumed the entire day in the City court today. The jury brought in verdict tonight, finding Wears guilty of assault with a weapon, setting his fine at $50 and costs.
 Trouble between the two men took place last March in Collins saloon. Bad feel ing had existed for a long time, and it is alleged that prior to the time of the assault, Morrison shot Wears in the leg and threatened his life. On the night of the trouble, both are said to have been drinking heavily, when a disturbance arose over some beer and in the brawl Vicar shot Morrison in the back of the head, wounding him seriously.
 Tomorrow the case of Thomas A. Hines, Jr, charged with embezzlement. will come up for trial Young Hines was for merly employed by Jordan & Keith who allege that he appropriated funds for his own use. The case of Lewis Holeman, charged with assault and battery with a weapon, will also be tried.