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SALES:
American Can com .............,
GOO American Can pfd ............
American Grass Irvine ........
200 American Cotton OIL com......
100 American Locomotive conn.,.
200 American Locomotive pfd......
1000 Anaconda
400 American Car and Foundry....
1900 American Sugar ................
297O0 A., T. and Sante Fe com......
800 A., T. and Sante Fe pfd........
1900 Amalgamated Copper ..........
1890 Baltimore and ONO ..;.........
4Go0 Brooklyn Rapid Transit-.......
1920 Canadian Pacific ..;.............
80 Chesapeake ana Ohlo........'.
Canada Southern ...............
roo Colorado Southern COM. 1890.
iGo Colorado Southern lst pfd.....
900 Colorado Southern I'd pfd.....
an:n0 Chicago. Mil. and st. Paul......
% chi. Rock Island and Pac....
1900 Colorado Fuel and lron........
3o1 Chicago Great Western........
$40 G.. c.. c. and st. Louis........
All Consolidated Gas ...............5
1Ino Delaware and Hudson ........
200 Del, Lack and Western........
1880 Erie com Observation-Disclosures.
iaO Erie 1st pfd .....................
225O Erie I'd pfd ....................'
900 General Electric ................
1855 illinois Central ..................
400 Leather ............ ..i;;;;....''.''
7oa louisville and Nashville.
1854 Manhattan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
zoo metropolitan ....................
ZOO Mexican Central ..............'..
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ern producers have been working at q
fair profit for the last six months
Reductions. therefore, when they come come
in pig iron, can have only relative att ,a ams
no effect On the scale at which the lat
Tennessee Coal and Iron. for instance.
has orders on its books which cannot pos
sibly be filled before the latter part % -,
the third quarter and some may nave
to be carried over into next year. ,.,,,,
The company Is purchasing occasionai-
" additional new raw material proper
ties. although IT is not amply -, supp ,nint
Where i II will be SO we'll .entren,che d., 1t
porary market conditions.
THE CLOSE:
been expected and the actual showing was
even less satisfactory than the stree street
Of the heavy liquidation early in the
week 1t was figured that loans would 10
show a large decrease. The decrease m
deposits was not liked Traders renewed e'S e,d
their attacks and number OF stocks gave
way rather easily.
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS..

~, -, >,,r,,yoatcrn- cnn 7,s...'.,, To-
anicaso " ~ 40 t.is,,1 nr1 .poc "a ~ 1O5
ohicneo' hoSh , e, inuis ron ,s 09t!
c ~. ~. =, i, .,,,t "a ,,,.... S3l!
Sh,cosn ~. ~, ..,.h orn a.s ..,., so
So.ornuo "a, ~ p,n Crnnin a,s,,..... o9H
i psINei .,a n.'I i,,n .' I.s s......... oSM
,:rieP , ~, az 40 ..,,....... SO
l.rlc Tt.h IA nonrcr civ lists 10
I,, w, % ~ ~ ,, .,,.' .iL,s .,.... 1OI Y
,toc ,,Si ~ ~ SnsLv,lIe I'nincd as 1Ol y
Manhattan Consolidated gold 4s........ 70 20
MeSi i ccn,."I ,st Observation-Disclosures. 26,s
H MeA,ea III 81 e. ouis 4.s 1Oi u
~ Minll' a'u ., MI Tayns I's,.,...... 00M
Missomti' ~ aud Tnyns 2d's. So
M MlssoH W., Nca,,tr,i ven 3is's..... 1O2h
Wv Wv Ia,n,n Can,rnl rcn. 5,s......... 1921
N,,, ~. b, c,nc ..s 1Ol 2.
Sa ortnen 70 ninr as Observation-Disclosures. 729s
E..rn,i. a., Westcrn con 4s..,........ 100
n ~. iT,M rnnor,I IVA ..,,...... OF
St. l.. and Iron Mountain con. 5s....... ii-
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NEW ORLEANS, May 23.--COTTON---T
spot cotton market to-day was quiet and steady;

quotations unchanged.
Futures were dull. At the opening prices
were "a points below yesterdays closing.
Later IN the day the bulls inauguratcd an up
ward movement, which continued to the close.
when the board showed not gains the day OF
10, aud The crop positions sac points.
Cotton futures quiet and steady: May. i 80;
June, ll.95Gll2. 90; July, 12lSMl220; August,
/ 55Gg1 ] So; September. 0.0U0l0.07 October.
o2sa320; November, 01oG012; December.
0l00IO.ll
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.. S, refunding 2s, registered .......... !.
u. S.refundng 2's coupon ...........''. :.
u, S. 3's. registered. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. :.
u. S. 3's, coupon .................'' ~
u. s. New As. registered. ................. ~
u. s. New As. coupon. ................'s :,
u. s. old As. registered. ............'...' !
U. S. old AS, coupon. observation-disclosures. ~ q
u. s. SIS. registered. ..........'.-....'' ~ ~
U, s. SIS. coupon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n
Atchison, general As ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS q
Atchison. adjustment IS ..........'.'''s., N q
Baltimore and Ohio As ..........'''.''' "a %
baltimore ana Ohio 81 IS. Appropriateness. ~ %
baltimore and Ohio Conv d's...........'' ~ !"
Canada Southern eds ............-..... ~ ~
Central of Georgia 1st Inc. .N.......... q
Chesapeake and Ohio 4is's..........5..... ~ =,
Chicago and Alton 31s's ..;.......''.' q
Chicago, i. and Quincy new = s a. ~,
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rnrvrnNs EDD OH. AIAnKET

1COTTONSEED OIL MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 23.--Cottonseed oil was
dull and barely steady. Prime crude, O. /, D:
mills, 34m35iac.; prime summer yellow. 42tA-l5e;
! OF summer yellow, 3s13sKc, prime white. AG9
| 47c. prime winter yellow, 469a7c.; prime meal,
| S276l27 80 nominal
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond. Va. May 80 1903
CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 23-CATTLE-1nrket
G5.25; POOR to medium s4@p4,3o; stockers and
feeders, $364:75. Hogs-.Opened steady. closed
good sc to Choice heav ans
cepts. 900 head. steady; lambs, do Good to
choice wethers. $4.7oG5.5O; native lambs.
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P, & T, mud s,n Francisco as aBla
81 inuis South,yostnrn. is, 10 ........ O3ia
ST. Louis Southwestern eds. ..,........... 81
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass 4s...... ~
Southern Pacific As .................... w
Southern hallway 5's ................... !ioS4
TeXns and Pacific lists ..,........... lIs
I-nlon poc,ar 4's Observation-Disclosures. 102H
I,mion pnrinc Cony Ala ,......... OTIS
Wabash ISIS Observation-Disclosures. 1854
Wnhnsh obs s ia,,,,...... 1O7
W w a,, Tnt n. '.,' . ~
Wet Wes"S Shore az 1oD7s
Wheeling md Like Eric as ............. DlM
WtsonnuIn -" T.antrni 40 ,,.... n2
f,,,,i,nnto al Toharcoi lie ..,,,.. OF
Co,nrnIn IucI decentralization. S7A
Rock Island Observation-Disclosures. go
Pennsylvania ............... 10
C ~, dr of Cenrrin % Inc. 85a4
Virginia Carolina Chemical oC con...... o.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co, pfd....'.. ~
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NEW YORK. May 23.-BEEvEs--No snles re-
ported, Dressed beef steady; city dressed, ma
dressed veals. general sales, 70lOc. per pound.
Sheep and Lambs Sheep and yearl ings steady;
good spring lambs firm; ycnrlinGs. $500: lambs.
$B12.M8,15. Dressed mutton, 6fG10c. Dressed
lambs, l3G16c per pound.
CINCINNATI. o.. May 23.-HoGE--Actiye at
s425M45O. Cnttle--Steady MT S4.25G.1 i. TO-.
Sheep--stcndy at s2.25. Enthusiastically mt 81 a
8; spring lambs, S5Gp7.25.
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Cash quotations were follows Flour,
steady. No. 2 spring wheat, Io@Soc.; No; n ..
No yellow. 42c. No. 9 oats, S3lsc;; 10. 2
white 3,%M3sIs No. 3 white. BON G37 &c.
No 9 rye 43lo 0i5Oc. Good feeding barley. IS %
43c,: fair to choice mating. 40G54c. No.
nnxseed, SLIP; No. ! northwestern, S1.l7ls;
prime Timothy seed, $3.50. Mess pork per :. bar y.
rel. S17 371s n $50; lard. per 100 pounds. ss0o
@s071a: short ribs sides Ooosel. $500; dry
sailed shoulders tboxe ID saI Wh,s sher
bnsis OF high wines. s1.30 Clover contract
grade. sl1.5oG1l,75. Bnttcr.Was steady;
crenmercs 15d21 &c; diaries, 15Ilsc Eggs
Easy at mark. cases included, l4Ac. Cheese
Weak at 1ll5Gl2c.
BALTIMORE, ND, May 2a-FLouR-ouiet
and unchanged. Wheat-Strong; spot an nd. enc the
Corn"Firmer; spot 52052hc.; May, 52M521sc,;
Southern white corn. 47653c. 0nts.Firm; NO.
2 white 4l6l4llac. Rye-Steady; No. z, 56c;
Butter Eggs, Cheese and sugar-Firm ana
unchanged. 4+
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LYNcnBunG TOBACCO MARKET,

LYNCHBuRG TOBACCO AAHkEI
Lynchburg, Va. May 20, 1908;
receipts for the past week There has
been no material change IN prices. oWlllg
10 the dry weather and the fact that
farmers are busy preparing for the new
crop, It Is expected that the market WIZ
The quotations are as follows
DARK GRADES.
PRIMlNGS .....,..,,.,,.,s,,,.,,.$ l,bouS 5.oV
LUGS- ~,
copw2p a ssan Am !HEgsToBA c sS5Ss 400
LuBS o'oS4@ ~
Medium dark lugs.,....,,,,,.,,t g9g . 9o
Good dark ugs..,,..-...,.,.,,' o'loW o'o
LEAF n,aa , ~
Common and dark leaf...,,.., 5,mg 600
Medium drak leaf...,.....,.-,, 1'ooY y oo
Cnnd dark leaf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000 500
Isina dark loaf ,.,...,,..,. II .00Gl II, 90
Extra fine dark li'S S5lg 81! 56 ~
n'aeN @ hittltGHr T;;oiiBsiAGtcos. ~
LUGS- ,o ~
$$$$ s:'sst j E E$;$ IS Is
LEAF ,aoe,. a a,
Is Good cutters ..,......,... 5000 IL. 90
Iine cutters Observation-Disclosures. ll,O04 1900
s Msaja% NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., s sSy 49, az
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TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond VA. May o. 1908.
The quotations of the Richmond tobacco mar
kct are follows:
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United States new As declined IA per
cent. as compared with the closing call
of last week. ~
Total sales Of stocks to-day were 2sS.-
600 shares.
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ST FAUL'
Traders sold st, Paul and the rumol
that the dividend might be reduced was
again revived. but not credited
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7 RUIK ISIIANIJ
| Rock Island lacked support and was
sold by some western interests on reports
| of a less satisfactory crop outlook.
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AMALGAMATEp COPPER.
A possible decline in the Steel indus
try was given as the reason for the weak
ness in A. c. +. since The two Industries
are more or less parallel
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Prices OF bonds have moved irreguarly
on a larger volume Of dealings. due prin-
cipally to the heavy transactions In the
new United States Steel sinking fund
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
virginia Carolina Chemical comInon-4o shares
/. I'd

Richmond, Va, May %. 1908.
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WABASH EARNINGS:
Wabash reports for April net earning
OF Si0l.S25. an increase OF S9i ,439.
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STEEL STOCKS:
Steel stocks reflected the less pressing
demands of railroad interests for deliv-
cry Of orders and the growing belief that
there might be n decline In prices of
some lines of finished goods,
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CHICAGO. Ill, May 70 Wheat waa rather
uiet carly, but showed lrmnesas later VIII
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\ hit Of French Life.

country tcCming with age. a pop
uiati"n with many unique customs.
datin" back a. far in the lapse Of
time rs the churches themselves.
where the town cricr * almost a
daily occurrence. with his rat-a-tap-
tap on his old snare drum. and his
sonorou~ voice druning u proclaIna-
tion II the marie. Listen with me to
ono I heard: Tho marie has heard
with regret that the children Of the
village have been disturbing the
birds nests in the trees: and if thcsc
acts are not discontinued. he will
hold the parents responsible and fine
them heavily" Strange. odd II all II.
but how interesting
On" live, we'll here: not grand
rooms ana bath. TO bc sure. nor az
at room aud bath prices. for six
francs - day viii foot the bill for
everything. including wine: but we
get the very best Of food at the cafes.
or ~ the Hotel du Cog. at Montipnv,
where We din" in one Of the pretty
little arborS i'm tho garden. and for
get all about the rush and struggle
for existence W" have ever present
with us 1T home II is not only a
rest and relief. but m Inspiration.
Artist Life in France" bv Charles
u. Wells, in Four-Tracl News.
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/ Napoleon Spencer. DE last time ]
dun see Marster Walter wuz on de
pier, an he shook hans good-by an
left or $50 gold piece dar." And Ma.
po1eon locked at his hand as If TO
again see that treasure sparkling In
his palm.
where was that. Mr.. Spcncer?"
Down by dc pier at der Battery
explained Napoleon. ''Dercs whai
de Shark was a-lyin'."
"Who was with Mr.. Hestor? Die
any one ride with him in the ear.
rage: Tell me all about it"
Thar amt much to tell. boss. -
said Napoleon. ''Marster Walter tole
me To drive down town an meet him
in front Of de Record orfice at half
past three. l dun 40. an ne tolc
me to drive over ter Broadway. az he
lowed ter pick up Mister Hammond
and another gcmman who was cwine
ter see him off on dc Shark | done,
50 and desc gemmcn comes down de
steps. gets in de carriage and drive,
dem away. OATS all der is to it,"
What building did you go TOP"
De Carmody buildin', on Broad.
way. sab" said Napoleon
I'D" you know Mr.. Hammond when
YOU see him.
NO. sab.
What kind Of looking men were
those who got in the carriage? win
you have fresh cigar, Mr.. Spcnccr?'
THANK yer. boss. Dcy was noiyh-
" fine lookin' gcmmen.' said Napo-
leon "Dey was oldish lookin' gem
men, and dcy 'pcarcd mighty i'm.
po'tant, sab"
Did You see anyone else on the
yacht"
Oar was sev'ral gemmcn on de
upstairs part of dc boat" said Ma
poleon. Oats a mighty fine secgar
YOU smoke. boss. Dat tastes like de
kline Mnrster Walter smokes"
You don't know how long the
yacht remained at the pier. do YOU ."
DE Shark sailed right erway as
| left sab" said Napoleon. while
| war atiNin' Their harness of tber
oil boss. de caps gave de orders an
dc shark sailed out inter de bav.
Marster Walter didn't say nothin'
Ter me crbout whar he was a'gwine
or when he would come back Mar
Sier Walters mighty particlar man
crbout sich things. sab"
Much obliged. Mr.. Spencer" said
Jack Stevens. I'VE want to send a
cablegram tu him as soon as pos
sibic. Good day"
"Good-byc. boss. Sorry / cawnt
tolc Yer nothin' mo- erbout him.
MarStcr Walters n MIGHTY hard ,,,,,,
to find when he's gwine crway, sab.
Good bye. sah''
ITO Be Continued
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how MUCH TARIFF pEroRMa
Ehe~e 10 Nobody To-Day Dema n ing
Free Tsade, WHAT II 10 he
DOnef

TIC democratic leaders are perer-
ally agreed that the tariff will be a
leading, il not tie leading. issue in next
years campaign. They are preparing
for the fray witn that idea very firmly
fixed in their minds. But what will be
their demand in the premises? How
far will they propose going in the mat :
ter OF revising the present scedules?
Tor years, says the Washington
Star, the democratic party was known
as the party of free trade. Men like
Mr.. Watterson, Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Vest,
Mr.. Russell, of Massachusetts,, and the
late Frank Hurd, of Ohio. all ayowed
Tree trade principles. And they were
very influential in shaping their party's
course on the tariff. Mr.. Watterson in
two national conventions defeated an
effort to straddle the issue. He in
sisted on straightout declaration.
and got il. Mr.. Cleveland's success in
1884 was achieved not so much because
of any specific declaration of his party
in its platform as because of the divid-
ed sentiment of the republicans re-
specting Mr.. Blaine.
But in 1892 Mr.. Cleveland was elected
on platform which promised tariff
reform, in heroic form. At last. it
seemed. we were to have a measure
which should express to the country
the meaning Of 16 years of vigorous
tarih agitation. Ten thousand lead
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DEMOCRATS HAVE no CHANCE
without nm Issue sd wahous .
Leader. the Outlook for fhcps
Never Was Darker.

The Boston Herald. which has no
bias against the democracy. has been
looking over the ground, and says "
cannot sec any chance for that party
10 carry the country in 1904. 1t looks
AT that l31 majority against the de M
ocrats IN the electoral college IN
1900. knows that the majority would
nave been much bigger in 1902 il =
president had been elected this wear.
ana does not understand how they
can escape defeat by "a vcryA.frge adj
verse vote two years hence. ThS Her
ala is not exhibiting any feeling in
the matter, but tells this as n contr;-
button to the political philosophy of
the time. says the st. Louis Giol,e-
Democrat.
Many other intelligent newspaper.
are in the same quandary as our Bos-
ton contemporary. In fact. very few
democrats, it is safe to saw. look for
victory for their party in 1904. No
leader is in sight around whom the
bulk of the democrats would rally
Bryan has his own faction. but most
of the democrats east of the Missis-
sippi are against him. and he hims eff
does not look for another nonina-
ton. Hill has been discreditcd by
the defeat in New York. and by tho
socalistic coal plank in his stat.
PLATFORM. which was denounced BY
many representative democrats out
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side OF his state and by some in il.
Even his candidate for governor, Bird
>. Golfer. took pains during the can
vasS 10 say that he did not favor that
expression. German has very few
friends among the masses of the
democrats. and Cleveland. who -
mentioned i'll connection with the
candidacy by few democrats. is i'm
possible. of course.
Moreover, the democrats have no
issue. so tar rs the country has been
able tn learn. which would raise up
leader or attract any considerable
number of voters. They have been
forced to drop silverism. militarisrn
and imperialism. they dare not make
night on the tariff. and there is no
issue for them in the trusts, for the
republicans have prcempted that
question. The outlook for the demo-
Gratis was never darker two years be-
Tore presidential election than IL is
at this time Their party is so de-
m"raIi/cd and diScrcditcd. i'm fact
that IT. Is of no use even as an opposi
non. From present indications. IL
VIII enter the coming canvass under
the cloud OF forcsccn. deserved .and
Overwhelming defeat
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PRESS OPINIONS.

IA movement to reiuvenate the
democratic party j. another reminder
of the manner IN which history repeats
itself --.Washington Star.
GT"Thc three great SPEAKERS" says
democratic contemporary. are Clay.
Blaine and Reed. and the last was not
the least" These democratic discov-
cries Of the superior merits of the op.
position should be more prompt. ST
Louis Democrat
GTMr. Bryan says If Grover Cleveland
is the kind of man the rcorgauined
democracy wants 10 run for president
the rcurgauiled democracy should run
that kind of man. But Mr.. Bryan
doesn't say there u ghost ~ n chance
for either the disorgaui/cd or the re-
organized democracy 10 elect = can
didatc and there isn't 80 long ~
Mr. Bryan controls - large Il following
~ now marches under his bauncr -.
Troy Times.
ES'It was ~ England that court de-
cidcd that goods sold simply a.
wooden goods" need not contain q
particle Of wool. IL il 50 Thoroughly
understood by the trade in En- gand
that wooden goods do not contain WOOL
that tho courts viii not hold sSlc Of
fabrics composed entirely OF substi.
tutes TO be fraud. And vet the free
trade papers tell us that nothing for
eign is mixed with British wool in
the manufacture of woolenS because
the British have free wooI.-Indisnsp-
ollie I.,nrpaI
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ing editorials and twice that many
eloquent stump speeches were to be
written into law. But congress baked.
Inc measure that had been promis ed
could not pass that body. a great
many people, it so turned out, had been
writing and talking on the tariff oues-
ton either without sufficient know
ledge of what the country wanted, or
what their party was able to perform
Ihere were democrats who proved to
be as pronounced protectionists as nv
republicans in commission: and be-
tween them they made a spectacle of
the tar'h plank of the democracy's
latest platform. \ hodge-podge tariff
bill which recognized the principle of
protection as distinctly as the McKin-
ley bill had done was passed. and the
free traders were routed
Nor have the free traders recovered
their old form. Nobody today is de-
manding free trade. On the contrary.
many of the men who foIlOwcd,the free
trade banner 80 tong arc now Gcclar-
ing that the country will not have free
trade, just as they are declaring that
the country will not have free silver
But how much tariff reform do they
now propose? What is their line of
thought ON that subject? How far
away arc they from their position
when they were challenging the pro-
tectcd industries TO n struggle to the
death? The tIrif is undoubtedly "a
live issue. and tho time has conc for
bot IN sides IN Inc SpppiHc
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stevens

bcrs of the firm nj all all, ,
the stun from thc tcomster ,vbo
hauled it. or get the facts from, tb.
shipping clerk will make no Ind
breaks
Stevens had NOT been .,y,r t,yo
hours before he returned Uc wac
cNcitcd but happy.
"Wcll?" said Chalmers.
That furniture went on board IN.
shark" said Jack Stevens "rt no+
only went aboard the shark, but
it went into the hold of thc ho,t l
found the two tcamSters who bouIcd
it, made them believe vyos onc
Of the clerks of the furniture h,use
and explained that = conpI,i,t I'D
been made that two chair. zero
missing. They told mo all ,t.,,,, :,
The shark wa anchored off icon.
ty-fourtb street .rb,,. ,..i. a.. g.,
niturc There and holm ,u, - - a..
yacht told tbcr thc u,,t,cr &C.,.
Of no conscoucnc, and c,r,;,,,.,,t
them that suepic;or ,vo. NOT 1iro,..,.,,
against them oI.o r,rnJ ,,,,
about the billiard tabIe rL,, -
went ON board fine Yacht x, d;d ,I,a
piano"
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four-Mr. Blake and Miss Meredith
that's six-ahd Mr.. Converse and my
scf-1hat's eight"
you are right. Lillian. / rcmem-
Der now" said Miss Lie Roy. What
a splendid memory you have, I can
never remember anything"
Walter and Sidney were talking
about big convention of the lead
crs of trusts said Miss DE Melville
Il know Walter was very enthusiast
tic about ii, as he always * about
everything. did not hear either of
them say anything about going to
Europe"
Soon after this Miss Leroy and
Miss De Ncuvillc rolled away in their
carriages. and the big Carmody man
sion was dark as il frowned on Fifth
Avenue.
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SILVER is DOOMED.
Fven In the BeniEhfrd CoHntries
where Trade sfnEnateA u -
Passing Away

In The Philippine islands there is a
currency problem. 1t has been pre-
cipItatcd by the recent depreciation in
the price of silver. \ permanent solu
ton Of it viii not be attempted AT This
session Of congress. but some remedial
Legislation will he passed that will re-
IeVc the distressing conditions created
bv u. The lesson of the Industrial dis
organization now prevailing in an
countries using silver standard -
mat silver must everywhere speediIv
give way to gold. says the RrooLIyn
Eagle (ind). The United states viii
OF necessity lead the way by efTectip1
n change in the currency system Of
their colonial dependencies in The
tdrlhcst Pacific. and Mexico is expeci-
eh TO follow suit with q promptness
that will bring China. India aud Nh.
straits settlements readily into line
Tic necessity of securing promise
Q" common and definite action against
silver Is The real reason why the con.
gfcss VIII not comprehensive dis
cuSs the proposed currency substitu.
ton during this session. The cooper.
alton of China and Mexico is earnestly
desired. and while the adhesion of tbes.
nations T." the gold standard - by M
means an evcntusIity Of the rrmof.
f"tnrc. the encouragement nf their
anti-silecr sentiment to the noin,
where radical reform becomes ,cc.
cssary Is guaranteed best by tho r..
resistiblc logic Of cummerciai evente
\ h'tle longer submission to- the evils
" silver standard and the nations
that now have recourse to IL will bury
- beyond the possibility Of resurrec.
ton.