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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The higher
cables from Liverpool this afternoon
aroused an active response from the
local cotton traders. early prices show
ing a considerable advance. except Au-
gust, which opened dull and a point
lower. Besides the cables, bulls laid
stress on excessive rains over the east
ern portions Of the belt. After the call
IT was noted that large blocks of De-
cember were for sale around $50, and
this checked a more full reflection of
the cables. Other options held steady
but to a certain extent felt the influence
of the offerings Of December.
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you would think" said trader.
that people expected the bull party 10
go on forever advancing the market .
or 3 per cent a day. We have now
a rise OF from 10 to Is points, and a re-
action ot from to points. and this
seems natural enough" 1t is the opinion
of professional critics that for a while
1t will be a very difficult market for
outside traders TO make money in, owing
to its highly manipulative character
Most of the commission house writers
take refuge in the very truthful asser-
tion that no one hope to call huctua-
tions in so uncertain a market, and thar
The Washington times., 1903-08-20
TEXAS BANK LOANED
MONEY TO PRESIDENT
Results in Losses, ala Comptroller of
Currency Takes Charge.

The Comptroller of the Currency an
nounced today that the Citizens Nation
al Bank, of Beaumont, Texas, was closed
yesterday after examination by Nation
al Bank Examiner J. NJ. Logan, and a
committee OF the Clearing House Asso-
citation. which showed estimated losses
amounting to 1925. 900. and doubtful items
OF $4,000. Examiner Logan has been
appointed receiver.
The failure OF this bank is due TO the
large loans made to the president. r.
Oliver, and enterprises in which he is
interested.
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ODeninR.
WEEKLY STATEMENT
OF BANK OF ENGLAND

LONDON. Aug. 2O.-The weekly state
ment OF the Bank of England issued to-
days shows the following changes:
Total reserve. increase, 9S17 900; cir
culation, decrease 1882. coo; bullion. in
crease e465.2S5; other securities, de-
crease e f525,000; other deposits, In
crease s2,131, 900; public deposits, in
crease G2.105. 600: notes. in reserve. in =
crease 9SS7 900; government securities,
increase e4.000.000 The proportion of
the Bank of England's reserve to la
bility this week Is 47.16 per cent,
against 1854 per cent last week
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COTTON RETURNED
FROM ABROAD
Better Prices Obtainable Here Cause
Reshipment From England.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The Oceanic of
the White Star Line arrived yesterday
with thousand bales Of cotton in her
hold. 1t was American cotton, and was
a shipment received in England but q
short time ago. 1t was reshipped owing
to the better prices obtainable In this
country.
The Cevic and the Cynic are booked 20
arrive within the next week or there
about with over a thousand bales each
on board.
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IF had had a discretionary order 20
buy or sell 1000 shares of stock right at
the close" said well-informed broker
Il should not have known what to do
That is the mental attitude of most
brokers and traders. II is realized that
owing to the highly manipulative char
acter of the market its aspects are likely
to change abruptly. 1t is impossible.
traders say. to forecast the course of
prices by a study of conditions either
speculative or otherwise. A great many
traders simply go with the market and
seize quick profits in preference to TAX
ing attitudes on either side.
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BIG COTTON MERGER
READY FOR BUSINESS
Fourteen Million-Dolla Combine-Tht
Largest in History.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20.-The or
ganization of the Southern Textile Com
pany, a combine of Southern cotton yarn
mills, has been practically completed
and the mills will soon be taken over
This is the largest cotton merger IN
history. The company. which is CAPT
talized at $4,000. 900. will take over
about seventy mills in North Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.
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GOLD IMPORT GREATER
THAN PREVIOUS YEARS

According to figures given out by
Ellis II. Roberts, Treasurer of the
United States. the receipt of gold at
San Francisco from Australia and
Alaska. for the months of July and Au-
gust, is greatly in excess to that of the
same months In previous years. The
total shipments to San Francisco aggre-
gated $6,307, ,0S2, as compared to 81 $685.
900 for July and August OF 1902. 81. 1886, 900
for 1901. and $4G0. 900 for 1900.
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wIDEWATER, Va, Aug. 2O.-It is
thought that now the master flyer has
arrived on the scene of action. a test
will be made of the great bird" as
soon as the weather is suitable for the
flight The weather here has been IN
favorable for aerial navigation for more
than a week, and the wind and rain still
continue. Yesterday the weather was so
bad that all work on the superstructure
of the ark was suspended.
The scientists gave their whole atten-
tion TO the forging of stout graphing
irons, to be used in recovering the air
ship should IL plunge into the river.
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LIGHTS AT FORT WASHINGTON.

The constructing Quartermaster at
Fort Washington will open tomorrow
the proposals sent in for wiring the
barracks for electric lighting at that
fort. On the following day he will open
proposals for additions and alterations
at the hospital at Fort Washington.
Several Alexandria contractors are in
terested.
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PERSONALS.

Mrs. w. E. Dienelt and children
started yesterday for Alton, Pa. to at
tend the wedding of Mrs. Dienelt's
brother, Henry n. Mitchell
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh MCGUIRE started
this morning for Atlantic City to spend
some time.
Miss Annie Hurdle started today for
Cape May Point, to spend ten days
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BURROUGHS-BRoWN.

The marriage has just been announced
of Frank Burroughs and Annie Brown.
The ceremony was performed at the
parsonage of Trinity Methodist Episco-
pal Church by the Rev. Mr.. Jeffers last
Sunday
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SMALL FIRE.

A slight fire at the grocery store of
John Lannon, at the corner of Pitt and
Cameron Streets. brought out the FIRE
department yesterday evening The fire
was caused by the stacking of a barrel
of lime, and was extinguished before the
arrival Of the engines.
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MAD DOG KILLED.

Policeman Sherwood yesterday killed
valuable dog belonging to Deputy
Clerk of the United States Court r. ".
P. Garnett. The animal was thought to
have hydrophobia-
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The Calumet and Hecla Mining Com
pany has declared dividend of so per
months ago. This dividend brings the
total disbursements to stockholders mp
to $50. $3.50, 900 on a capital of $780, 600.
AT the current price of the stock the
property is selling in the market for
$45, ,0OO. 600.
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MARGARET PADGETT'S FUNERAL.

gett, the little daughter of James and
Rose Padgett, will take place from her
parents home in North Fairfax Street,
near Cameron Street, this afternoon at
o'clock The interment will be made
in the Methodist Protestant Cemetery
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CHURCH FUND ENTERTAINMENT

pleasant festival and graphOphone
entertainment was given last night at
MOlen Hall in West End last night. The
proceeds Will go to the building fund of
st. Johns Chapel. The entertainment
will be repeated tonight.
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PROF. LANGLEY GOES
TO JOIN HIS CORPS
Declines 70 Be interviewed
on His Project.
ANGRY WITH NEWSPAPERS
May Remove His Quarters Also From
Mount Vernon Ducking Club-Ail
Wide Awake at Whitewater.

Prof. S. P. Langley. secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution. but more wide
ly known as the experimenter In aerial
navigation. left Washington this morn
ing for Quantico. Va. where he will re-
main during the tests of his bird lie
refused to be interviewed and is ap-
parently much incensed at the attitude
taken by the press of the country in
regard to his experiments.
His desire has always been to main
tain the utmost secrecy about his air
ship and all it's movements. In fact. 10
such an extent has he carried this de-
sire that in spite of the numerous
columns published about him and his
aerodrome during the past month never
until last night had he deigned to make
a statement for publication.
1t Is said that he might have spared
himself much criticism. and the reports
concerning his airship might have been
more correct. had he not been so secre-
tive. He forgot. it is said. that even
a reporter may look at an aeronaut. -
and that 70 conceal the flight OF all air
ship sixty-odd feet long is a dificulr
task.
The following statement was issued
by Prof. Langley:
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CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

Officials of the United Metals Selling
Company say that lake and electroIytic
copper will sell at ii cents before many
days, and that the price will remain
close to that figure.
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conservative operators had better ignore
them and go in for the long pull.
The eighteenth annual report of the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg Railway
shows an increase of 81. 1.139, ,490 in gross
earnings over 1902. and an increase of
$507 1923 in net income after all deduc-
tions. There were gains of 5000. .401 I'm
operating expenses. and of $367, ,1S7 in ap-
preparations for extraordinary improve
ments. The latter includes the princi-
pal of the car trust bonds paid off during
the year, and the cost of thirty-fve miles
of additional trackage.
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DEPRESSION Still Rztles the Market,
Losses Marked III RazIzvuy Issues
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported by w. B. Hibbs & Co., 1919
F Street; Members New York Stock Ex-
change, Chicago Board of Trade, Wash
ington Stock EXCHANGED
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

SaIes-Columbia Railroad 5s, S5OOg1O5,
s5O0G 1O5.
Washington Gas, 10Q591s.
Lanston, 100QS, 1G0@s, 2OOQ8, 1000
77s. 1OO@7S4-
Greene Copper. 10919.
The Washington times., 1903-08-20
BASEBALL.

The Alexandria Athletic Club and the
Norris Peters nine will play a game OF
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Market opened firm, point lower to 9
points higher. Noon. market dull. but
steady.
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LOAN COMPANIES.
Household Loan Co.,
6i6 r ST. NJ. W.,

A-BRAND-NEW COSiPANY-NEw IDEAS
We know we can offer You better terms, longer
time, and easier payments than any other COM
pany in the city. We mean on ycur Furniture,
Pianos, Organs, etc. II you any other
company We will pay them Off-give you all
the money you want. Courteous treatment
assured. Drop postal for agent TO call and
plain terms aul9-u
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Special to The Washington Times.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain market
today:
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oALEXANDRLA 3(EWS NOTES

baseball on the old fair grounds next
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
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YOU CAN SAVE MONEY

By obtaining your loan from company. We
charge about half the interest demanded by
others for loans on furniture, pianos, etc There
is charge for preparing papers-you get the
full amount Quick. private dealings Private
Offices for ladies. No publicity, no inquiries
among your neighb0rs. no recording Of papers.
II you pay notes before they due. you
the interest We are not in ''the trust"
NATIONAL LOAN AND INVESTMENT CO,
4th floor, " E. Cor. 18th & Sts, opp. Treas
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May Change His Quarters.

1t is probable that Prof. Langley will
make his quarters at the clubhouse
Of the Mount Vernon Ducking Associa-
tion. where his whole party was in
stalled until Truxtun Beale visited the
club and an order was subsequently
issued that only members OF the club
and their personal guests would be per-
mitted TO have the use of the clubhouse
hereafter. II may be also that Prof.
Langley will seek out an even more
secluded spot, possibly Clifton Beach,
where his aerial corps is now located.
He was accompanied on his trip this
morning by two scientists from the
Smithsonian.
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EQUITABLE COOPERATIVE
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.

ASSETS =. SAC. .E5o.n
Loans,
LOANS made at the lo~ est rates u Interest
charged by any building association No
O0nIs or other extra costs. Loans are re-
payable IN mO-thly snstaIlmenfs- Settlements
IN full or IN part may be made at any tins
by paying interest TO date Of settleLsepL
Shares.
Subscriptions received DAILY from . an. 20
1.3O pm at the ot5ce Of Ghe Association
-Four per eeat interest PER Is allowed
On shares until ma.iaify. when fuu earnings
are paid
Further information will be cheerfully fur
pished by the oiicsrs upon application At the
ofbcs.
EQUITABLE BUILDING. Ioos p St nv.
John icy E1son. Prezi ut
4. J. Schlfhirt, Vice President
Geo u. Ca=ilear. 2d Vice President
Frank p. Reesde. Secretary.
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TREASURY OFFICIALS
WILL GO TO DEADWOOD
viii Attend American Min
ING Congress.
SECRETARY SHAW TO SPEAK
Former Goes as Representative of Pres
ident Roosevelt, Who Will Be
Unable to Be Present.

Secretary Shaw and Director Of Mint
George E. Roberts have accepted invl-
tations TO attend the American Mining
Congress at DeadwoOd. S. D.. on Sep
tember I. They are both on the pro-
gram to deliver an address.
Secretary Shaw will be present as the
personal representative OF President
Roosevelt. He has already engaged ac-
commodatiOns for his stay In the West
ern city, and Will leave Washington
about September 3 or 4.
One of the most important topics
scheduled for discussion is the Ques-
tion Of establishing a Government de-
partment Of mining. The proposition
will be vigorously pushed by the dele
gates on the ground that the interests
OF the miners and the operators would
be benefited by the Introduction of
such department.
Preparations Under Way.
Active preparations for the congress
are now under way. The committee
having charge of the arrangements has
received many acceptances of the In
dieations the convention will be one of
the largest in the history of the organ
iZation.
Among the governors of States who
have already signifed their intention 10
be present are James H. Peabody, of
Colorado; S. r. Van SAINT. of Minne-
sofa; John T. Morrison. Of Idaho. and
Governor Herried. of South Dakota.
They will head delegations from their
respective States.
The greatest collection OF precious
minerals ever exhibited will be dis
played at the convention This will in
clude the individual collection of the
Homestake mine, the greatest gold pro-
ducer of the world; the collections OF
the Black Hills, Colorado, California
and Idaho, besides smaller collections
from other gold and silver producing
States. Idaho is preparing what is be-
lieved to be the greatest and most COM
plete single collection ever made.
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II YOU ARE PUTTING MONEY IN
Een q bank you look for the safest in
stitEtion: way not the sans
" care when you deposit your vsl1-
sbles for a :oanf We have building and sales
nIade for that purpose All business CONFIDENTIAL
Money loa.led on waIches. diamonds. lesSlry.
etc. Interest three per cent instead o. ten
H. K FULrON'S LOAN OFFICE.
Established Is.O. Sls Ninth Street. ps.
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Prof. Langley's Statement.

mug 10
ITO the Press: The present expert
ments being made in mechanical flight
have been carried on partly with funds
provided by the Board of Ordnance and
Fortifcations and partly from private
sources and from a special endowment
Of the Smithsonian Institution The ex-
periments are carried on with the ap-
proval of the board of regents of the
Smithsonian Institution.
THE public's interest in them may lead
to an unfounded expectation as to their
immediate results, without an explana-
tion, which is hereby briefly given.
These trials, with some already con-
Quoted with steam driven flying ma
chimes, are believed TO be the first in the
history OF invention where bodies far
heavier than the air itself have been
sustained in the air for more than few
seconds by purely mechanical means.
In my previous trials success has only
been reached after initial failures, which
alone have taught the way TO II, and ]
know the reason why prospective trials
should be an exception
''It is possible, rather than probable
that IL may be otherwise now, but judg-
ing from the light of past experience IL
is to be regretted that the enforced
publicity which has been given to these
initial experiments, which are essentially
experiments and nothing else, may lead
TO quite un:ounded expectations.
''It is the practice of all scientific men.
indeed of all prudent men, not to make
public the results of their work till these
are certain. This consideration, and not
any desire TO withhold from the public
matters in which the public is interested
has dictated the policy thus far pursued
here. The fullest publicity consistent
with the national interest (since these
recent experiments have for their OBJ
ject the development Of a machine for
war purposes) Will be given to this work
when IL reaches a stage which warrants
publication s. p LANGLEY"
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MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.

Wash Cas- Co, ser A, 6's lsO2-2T.. l03 ....
" ash Gas Co, ser B, Sc lS04-27.- 1913
L. S. Elee. Light, Deb. Imp. 1902. l1Zh l0i I
o. S. Elec. Light, Cert. Indebt... l02H 1'4&
Ches- & Pot. Tel Com ga. l03k lO44
Wash. Market Co., 1st 6's. 1892 les
Masonic Hail ASS n 5's, c. 1908... llR
Wazhfro~for Ia lt6k HEX
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Capital Traction R. R. ga. lO5K lOlK
Net r. r. 5's, 1925. l74 122
Net Z. R. Cert Indebtedness A.. Iva l07
Met r. R. Cert. Indebtedness B.. lJ< lOI
Columbia R. r. 6s, 1914.-.-.-.. NIX III
Columbia r. R. 2d mort 5s---- IJ4H LOG
Xash Street Railway 4's........ IlH q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11


delightful humor which pevades hem
and the rich anecdotes with which they
abound, his lectures are characterized by
a literary favor. an intellectual breadth,
and an ethical elevation which make them
very valuable. Professor Stratten is gift
ed with The rare combination Of ta1ents-
scholarship, oFatorical fervor. quick imagl-
nation, humorous insight. intellectual
force. and the happy faculty OF graceful
and powerful presentation of his thoughts.
These are the qualities which arousessuch
delighted enthusiasm in his audiences and
which have won for him such unstinted
praise from press and people.
FRONT NOTED ANCESTRY.
In regard to professor Stratton's techni-
cal lectures, his close study Of history
and economies gives him the. right to
speak upon those subjects. While his con,
trihutions to the North American Review
and other leading magazines. his address
before the Montgomery Conference on the
Race Problems. and his other works upon
the subject. have given him standing as
an authority on that question.
Professor Stratton comes from ancestry:
noted on both sides for its orators.
Through his father. Rev. H. p. d. STRAIT.
on, he traces his descent from, the Strait
ons and Donglasses OF Scotland, while
through his mother tnee Miss carter.,of
Virginia. he draws his blood from the
Carriers. fIarrisnns. and Lees OF the old
Dominion. At an earlysaxes developed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
feared good oratory was ending in North
Carolina, but those who heard the really

~
feared good ora tory was ending in North
Ca folina, but those who heard the really
adrairabls speeches at the Democratic
+ caucus last night are. sure that there are
3 plenty Of good orators. The speech of w.
4 A. Sell. of Hickory, for. Craig. was per-
: ha ps the finest of ALI but there was not
Z one poor talker among LIE orators.
Among -to-day.s arrivals was ex-Con-
gresham w. Z. Crawford. of Mayners-
vile; tDuBrutz Cutler, Marion: W-1B.
Rodman, j. F. Taylee, washington; = F. I.
! Osborne, Charlotte II
MAR *R GiEs MAYOR MASON:
Colonel CartersA. Woodruff, of the Ar
stillerys Corps; United States army, Is
s here to9attend the wedding. on the 18th
q Instant II; his sister-in-laW Miss Marion
Haywood. and Major Mayson, United
States army. Colonel Woodruff is, In COM
mand :of Fort Slocun, NJ. Heiis a very
proHinsnt Mason and { Knight Templar,
and and -.hasSa .great man ); + riends In North
Carolina. i S.
The :Corporati lon Com mission sends on
i 70 the Inter ate Commerce Commission
the complaint OF Jenning s, Of Greensboro,
against the Southern railway, al dis
scriminati ion In favor of Lynchburg. and
against Greensboro IN shipments of ba-
snapasH from Charleston
s9sss 8 IR E;s si. NlARI s. COLLEGE.
IS The cadet battalion Of the agricultural
and sohanieal 4 olleEe 10 aae work
s!ast ey y sat The. which burned
sths s la1.|I FeFels Col
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

Tho Finest Linen Damask, in variety Of
most beautiful designs, some with open
borders. TIC best Irish makers Linens.
His limited price for retailing usually is
s1.2o. Cohen's price, fcz this
sale ................-.r y
Sc pieces Of All-Linen Table Damask-
bought by our buye-. Tho lot contains
Scotch, Irish, and German. You can pick
from any niece in the lot b''llfolded and
not touch a piece that cost Vss than CSC.
Many pieces are the s5c. Linens. S0r
Choice of any piece. 49,
Beautiful Silver Bleached Linen Danasks,
In new designs, heavy embossed figures In
has relief. No linen store has ever sold
these goods under. S1.35.s They are QEc
full 72 inches wide, and are priced. " -
White Table Damasks. looks rliks the ,mer.
cerized at Soc. Some 1,7oo yards to be sold,
full So inches wide and full bleached, Toe
per yard for this srecial linen SALE. = y
81 pieces rPure.White Satin Damask, best
Mt 5oc. yard. in snowfrop and other 2Qc
pretty designs, per yard. ............' =
You've seen the best s1.5o to $500 Table
DamasEs.- This lot contains the most beau,
tiful DESIGNS ever produced. The chance
brvins # ~, these Linens enables 81 co
LINEN EHTF~S, TOO. Those that you
always pay $500 pair for-all pure linen,
~rc-"nteed in every respect; CT or
limited quantity. each ......... ~ =
Remstit-hed Linen Pil'ow.C,aes came
.'-~e with this lot; will be sold, 25c
each
THE SALE OF TOWELS is most marvel
1ous in most cases: thu quantities. are o"ite
large, so that boarding houses and hotela
crr he sunn'ied in most any quantity. C!.er
white. n~ett'~st Of Linen Damask Towels.
ts.d fr'n"r. full size, 1870 inches, 10q/C
25c. Towels, each. ,.............. 49, :
F"mm.d Huck Towels, closely woven,
hcyIers IN = va-'etv of STYLES: size. 1ex32-
th- best .1nc. Towel ever sold. The ~
price. each. ...3........ y
$500 dozen Towels in one lot, bought by
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

urged the reopening OF the once. eisass
Win or without Mfnnis Cox. the present
postmaster n charge.
SsEae TOR McLanrin showed Mr. Payae =
EIStssram ne received to-day from ?. 9
GsnnpInan. an attorney of Iniianola. stat
.ns shAl ;lne postmaster resigned voinn-#
lsaiiiy; tnat she left towr voluntarily,
a s4 sthat she will be protected II she re-
Sena tor afcLauFin said he was able g
give give assurance that the postmaster wQutd
pS entirely safe In returning ard stated
snaL the present situation imposed sEsas
aardsnlp on the people OF .naiaaoia,
ADMINISTRATIONS ATTITUDE
Ihe present attitude of the administra-
tlon us that the post-offlce Will be reopen
eq.S and Minnie Cox retnstated as posi-.
master. tf the responsible authorities o.
ilu.anola furnish guarantee or protection.
1t the Mayor and Sheriff will give as
s1rorce OF her safety Postma ster-Gea.
eral Payne will recommend to Prestesas
: ,oSsevssS wao.t Is personally consiaarans
the case that the post-offlc: be re-ss
tabitshsd. and the postmaster broasae
BACK 70 #lndian0la and put In chars
Senator NcLaurin was told that. wills
assurances from private citizens wsss
.Ssal.ryfng. Official assurance is a pEs
& s s isi.> ard this assurance win BE- re-
quested by. Sarator McLauria.
>,rs.aret afcESausrn also conferred Wisu
4 the ssdens regarding thu casa.