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Fruit and Produce.
Corrected daily by c. F. Bell & Co.,. 2
 Morris ayenue)

Corrected daily by c. K. Bell & Co.,. 20lS
 Morris avenue.) Oranges-Per box, g.. 75G3.0O for Flori- da's; Mandarines, per box ss.o0; Tanger- box.
 Grapes-Malaga, per keg. s5d5. 50. Lemons-Per box. extra choice. S. 95; fancy, $350
 Grape Fruit-s450n500 Pineapples-P crate. so.506i3.5o. Bananas-Per bunch. culls. 4oa5oc: straights. 75@S1.
 Apples-Fancy northern stock, Bald wins, Pippins, etc. $3.5od3.75 Kings, s4. 4.5o; Gills, S4: bulk stock. B.
 Cranberries-Por barrel $500 to sS.5o. Cabbage-Danish. per pound. 3hc. Celery-California, $1 per dozen; per crate, s5.
 Northern parsnips. carrots end beets. per bushel 75c. Ruta Bagas-Per pound. 11kc Spanish Onions-Per crate. s1.50. Peanuts-Fancy, per pound. 6c; No. 2, 416c.
 chestnuts-I.ln d. per pound. 7c. Almonds-Per pound, 12kzc Brazis-Per taund 10c Mixed Nuts-Per pound. l21zc. Pecans-Pe- re"~d. 10c. t,ranable Wa1rr+s-Per pound, 14c English Walnuts-California. per pound. 16c.
 Dates-In No. 1 cartoons. 7Kc. Figs-Fancy imported. per pound. i21sc; California cartoons. 10c.
 Citron-Per pound, 13i@c. Raisins--Seeded. per package. SIG. Cleaned Cur-ents-Per package. 7c. Raisins-Per box. new crop, si.75 to $z.D0. Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. s1n1.05. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, SL75 to g. co: yellow. $2.50d12.75. Onions-Per pound new northern 215c Peas-Black and gray eyed. per busheL $l,75d2.00
 Navy Be -~--Per bushel. s2. 40Q2.50. Turkeys-Lfv- psr -ound, 2h4l5c: dressed. 1Sl120.
 Eggs-Fresh, 25c.
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already reached a mark higher than any but the old timers can remember. There is also a disposition to sell which is no doubt superinduced by the mounting prices. It was reported yesterday that about 100 bales had been brought into Birmingham and disposed of at a good figure to local merchants. Yesterday was more lively than usual and there was some excitement in speculative circles.
 Local securities were quiet yesterday and closed steady with all prices un- changed.
 Morris avenue was rather bedraggled on account of the rainy weather and business did not seem particularly active Eggs are very plentiful at 25c per dozen. Fruits are also selling well, especially oranges and apples. Game continues in evidence al one or two places.
 No developments are reported in staple groceries. The market is holding fairly steady.
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Caldwell 6 Wards Grain Letter.

By Bartlett, Frazier & Darlington.
 Chicago January 21-The market broke badly this morning on stop orders, but recovery came early It was thought that big interest might be selling wheat, but cash situations are so strong that we doubt whether this is the case. Price cur rent says the situation is unchanged. Our private advlces from the southwest con tinue unfavorable. Corn closed strong on small receipts and futures showed small stock and poor grading Provisions dull but lard intrinsically cheap. Packing season more than half over and no ac- cumulation to speak of.
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The Metal Market.

New York, January 21.-Spot tin closed at a29 5s and futures f129 15s in London. Locally, tin closed at s2s 25@2s. .75; in Lon don spot closed at f57 los; futures a57 2s Sd. Locally copper unchanged: lake. sl2- 75613 electrolytic. s126212d12. .S71a casting. a25o@l5.25. Lead firm. N60D4.65 locally. Spelter f2l Is Cd in London. $4. 90n505 To- cally. Iron closed at 49s sd in Glasgow and As Sd in Middlesboro. Locally. iron was unchanged. No foundry northern. sl5Q16; No do. $l4@15; No. l foundry southern and No. l do. soft at $1373614 50.
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GULF AND SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

Direct Line
 In Connection with Illinois Central Raii- road Company to Gulfport. Miss. Through Pillman Sleeping Cars between Fulton. Ky. and Gulfport. Miss. on Trains Nos. 1 and 2. with through ser vice on same trains to Memphis. St. Louis. Chicago. Louisville and Cincin- natl.
 Schedule in Effect January 8. 1904
 N. 1. No g. No. s. Ls. Jackson.... 5:25 am s.35 pm 4:S0 am Lv Hattiesbg.. 500 am 7:o5 pm s:10 am Ar. Gulfport. ... .lo:o5 am 10:o0 pm Il 15 am
 No. 2. Mo- f. No. S. Lv Gulfport.... zoo pm 7:1o am S:4b pm Ar Hattiesb'g.. 9:o3 pm 1o:3o am 6:55 pm Ar Jackson. .....1l 55 pm 2:l0 pm 1o:25 pm Gulfport-Mlssissippi greatest deep batter port. only 12 hours from Memphis. At Jackson connection made with Ilii- nois Central railroad to all territory north. east. south and west-with Alabama and vicksburg to Texas and the southeast at IIattiesburg with New Orleans and Northeastern railroad. Pearl and Leaf River Railroad and Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City Railroad-at Guifport with Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 s. D. BOYLSTON,
 Gen1 Pass. Agent Gulfport. Mss.
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New York Cotton Futures.
The Live Stock Market.

Chicago, January 2l.-Cattle Receipts 500; dull and lower good to prime steers, s4. so61s5. .s5; poor to medium. s325a$45O stockers and feeders. S2.00@$4.0O; cows, $1.50 assoc; heifers, $l.756$4.50; canners, H. 50@o s2. 50. bulls, $200@S400; calves, s3.00d$3. 65.
 Hogs-Receipts, 5000; mixed and butch CTS. s4s5ds51O; good to choice heavy, s0.00 @$515, rough heavy, As59s5OO; lights, s46Oms495.
 sheep Receipts. 14,00; sheep and lambs strong to 10 cents higher; western sheej. 8 5Ods4 40; native lambs, $4O0n$6-O0 wes- tern lambs $425ds60o; good to choice wethers. $4O0@$4 40; fair to choice mixed, s3 25d34OO
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Bonds,
Money on Call.

New York, January 2l.-Close. on money easy. ? per cent closing bid 1X. offered 2. Time loans easy sixty days 3d3lh; ninety days, 3kd3la: six months. 4d4lz Prime mercantile paper. 4la5: sterling exchange steady at decline with actual business in bankers bills at s4 s6Gs4SG05 for demand and at $4s3 20Q4S3.2 .25 for sixty days: posted rates $4s31k634s7; commercial bills As2aQ4s27s; bar silver 5Gssc; Mexican dollars 44c; government bonds steady: railroad bonds strong
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By Miller & Co.

By MIIItT N OO.
 easy Liverpool this morning, due to short time adoption by Manchester mills; how ever, before closing, it showed renewed strength and closed 1 point above yes- terday The New York opened irregular, withstood heavy selling by bears, who were aided by good realizing. The strength of the market came from good Wall street buying. assisted by Sully interests and foreign orders. Advices generally from the continent and American spinners say there Is no likelihood of early general re- ducton unless spinners fail to get staple necessary to run. Therefore, curtailment due to advance in prices, is not expected for the present. Sentiment very bullish, Based on New York's closing, Liverpool due to come Il points up in the morning.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington January 2l.-Spirits tur- pentine nothing doing; receipts, 15 casks. Rosin firm. s235; receipts, s1 .45. Tar firm. s15o; receipts, 147. Crude turpentine firm. s2.50, s425 and s425: receipts, 30.
 Savannah, January 21.--Turpentine firm, 65: receipts 24; exports, 255. Rosin firm; sales, 2242: receipts. 2751; exports. 1892 Quote: A, B, c. D. g. 45; E, $2 60; F, g. 65; G. s270; H, g 906f.2.95 I, s310; K, s315, M, ssso N s3.95; window glass. $40; water white, s430.
 Charleston, January 21.--Turpentine steady, GA Rosin steady Quote: A, B. C. D, s2. 40; F. s2.55: F. s2. @; c, s2.e5; H. s2s5; I, s30o; K sS.O5; M, ss.s5; window glass, $400; water white. s4. O.
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MARKET
 FAIRLY ACTIVE Soon Rallied From a Declining
 Tendency STRONG SPOT SITUATION Receipts Contained Small and the Far Eastern Situation Was Con- sldered Somewhat
 More Peaceful.
 

New York, January 21.-The cotton market opened fairly active with prices seven points higher to four points lower. Immediately following the call liauida ton imparted rather a declining ten dency to the more active months, but with cables a shade better than expect ed, receipts continuing small, the far cas- tern situation considered more favorable and advices from the south indicating a disposition to sell aggressively and the list was soon rallied
 During the balance of the session 1t showed an almost uninterrupted upward tendency. and in the late trading trading reached new high levels for the season. March at the best sold at 1453, May 1474 and July 24S4, being net gains of 2Sq3O surprisingly firm. and more than ordi- nariIy active, showing gains of from 45 to 49 points on September and October.
 There was moresor less liquidation dur ing the entire session, but generally speaking, offerings were light and shorts having evidenly been rendered timid by the domination of bull speculation, became good buyers at intervals, particularly to- ward the close, when the bulls were aid- ed by a lively covering movement.
 The market closed strong at a net ad- vance of 20 to 49 points. Sales estimated at 600,0O0 bales.
 The trading seemed to be chiny for To- cal and professional account, with the public showing disposition to await in dications as to Ae effect of the latest advances on users of cotton, as well as the movement.
 Receipts at the ports today 19.3S4 bales against 2S,57S last week, and 2S, 53S last year. For the week 155, 900 bales against 1S2,9 ,901 last week. and 222177 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans were S355 bales against S733 last year, and at
 New York, January 2L-Cotton quiet; middling, 1460; net receipts, 263; gross re- ceipts, 6420 sales. S4S; stock, 71,079; ex- ports to France, IS.
 Total today at all seaports, net receipts, 9,3S4. Exports Great Britain, 2350; France, 373S; continent, 40S6 Japan, 100; Mexico, 1452. Stock, S36.91s
 Consolidated at all seaports, net re- ceipts, 135,72 exports to Great Britain SS,015; France, 325S; continent, 104,S46 Japan. 100; Mexico, 17O2
 Total since September 1 at all seaports net receipts, 5,77S,396; exports to Great Britain, 6ss,5 5S0; France 55s, 437 continent, 1,930, 402; Japan, 33, 665; Mexico, 20,246
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The Coffe, Market.

New York. January 21.-Coffee, spot Rio firm; No invoice SEC; mild. steady; Cor dova. s1sd13Ac.
 Futures opened steady. points up on European and Wall street buying and ruI- ed fairly active during the day, and closed steady at net advance of 1oG15 points Sales 143Oo0 bags. January, s745; Febru- ary. S55; March. s7. 60d7.e5; April. S.75: May. s7.9od7s5; July, ss.1oas.2 20; Septem- Der. ss.s5as.45; October. sS. .45as5 50; Decem- Der, ss.6oaS. .65.
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cothrsn & Co.'s Stock Letter.

By Ware & Leland.
 New York. January 21.-There was a rampant bullish tone to the stock market today Continued advances In the bond market could but so result, especially as the rate for money eased again. It Is a situation to which we have called atten- tion for weeks as being in sight. We have harped upon the money situation until we have probably tired our readers but 1t is this upon which the present market is largely predicted. supported by the pros perity in the west and south and the iron trade improvement in the east We be- leve a higher level than that established today will be reached andmfan only re- peat our recommendations to buy Penn sylyania, Steel preferred. Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific. Baltimore and Ohio. which as heretofore stated are among the best in the list The best results will of course be attained by purchasing them when soft.
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LIverpoo, Market.

Liverpool, January 2l-Moderate busi- ness done in spot cotton; prices points lower; American middlng fair, s; good middling. 7.s4; middling 7.74 low mid ding, 76s, good ordinary, TBS; ordinary, 8. The sales of the day were 1000 bales. of which 800 were for speculation and ex- port, and included 5000 American; re- ceipts none Futures opened easy and closed firm: American middling, good or dinary clause: January 1.59; January February. I.5s; February March, 7.55; March-Aprii 7.54; April-May. 7.52; May
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Local Staple Groceries.

Apples-West evaporated. 7dSc. Flour-Fancy patent, $525; half patent, $4S5
 Sugar-Granulated. 47sc. Y. C.. 4Ac.
 Coffee-Green, S1a@121Ac; Arbuckle's, packages, $13.S0; Lion packages, s1380; Porto Rico, S13S0
 Meats-Dry salted ribs, 75sc: dry salted rib bellies. shc; hams. fancy. 131kc; medl- um. 12ikc; extra clear 7ssc; bacon bel lies, 11c.
 Lard-Leaf SAc.
 Compound Lard-Snowdrlft. 7c.
 Molasses-Centrifugal. i5635c: sugar house. 40c Georgia cane. 33c.
 Beans-Navy, 2.65 per bushel; Lima. 6c pound.
 Pearl Grits-92 pounds. s1.35.
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Cotton Seed oil.

New Orleans. January H.-Cottonseed oils easier. prime refined in barrels. ss off refined in barrels. 34 prime crude loose. 90.
 Memphis January H.-Cottonseed oil carload lots, per gallon: Prime crude, 29Ia on crude, 266t2s; prime summer vel low, 3215fp33; choice cooking. summer yell low. less than carload lots. 42; cottonseed meal. prime. s2o. 5o9s2o. 7b; off. s1s 5o032o0 %; ccttonseed cake, prime, $2o50.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm. . Wheat-No. 3, S06S7; No. red, 92aeS Corn-No. 9 461s; No. 3 yellow, 4s Oats-No. 2 S9q39h; No. 3 white, Ss@ 41a.
 Rye-No. 2. 6O
 Barley-Good feeding. 40; fair to choice malting. 49d50
 Flax seed-No. 1. 1o7; No. 1 northwes tern, 1121a
 Prime timothy seed, 325. Mess Pork-Per barrel, 131od13. .271k. Lard-Per 100 pounds, 702b. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, 63o66 B. Short Clear Sides-Boxed. 6.621s06. 7 Whisky-Basis of high wines, 1.27 Clover-Contract grade, 1125 Tn the produce exchange today the hut ter market was steady.
 Creamery. 15d21c.
 Dairy, 13d19
 Eggs steady. 25@27
 Cheese. steady, 10d1o1s.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, January 2l.-Todays treas- 1iry balances. exclusive of the gold reserve shows available cash balance. sz25 se7. .7os. gold. $ss, ,0e1. .520.
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cIearInas and Exchanges.

New Orleans. January H-Ciearings $4- 237. 45; New York exchange bank, $1 per s1000 premium. commercial par,
 Memphis, January 21.-Clearlngs. $953,- 2o0 balance. $z1s,s01 A
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Meal-Bolted, $11O; water ground s1.O6. Hay Per ton, timothy No. l. s17: clover, mixed, sl550; prairie, SIS; John- son grass. s13O0
 Corn-Mixed, 63e; white, 6ic.
 Cotton Seed MealAPer ton, feed, s2t; prime. s24
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LOCAL MARKETS.

If. the expected happens it is safe to say that spot cotton in the Birmingham market will be quoted at 14c before the close of business today The staple has
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cARRoLLToN SHORT LINE RAIL-
 WAY COMPANY,
1 Carrollfon and stanxei. AI

To carrollton and stansei, Ala, via
 Reform. Ala No. 2. No. L II a m Leave St sel...... 4 Arrive 3:t5 p5sn Il 40 am Arrive Reform. .... Leave s;3s pm JOHN T. cOCHRANE.
 Pres. and Gen'i Manager.
 carolifon. AlA
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seaboard Air Line.

Baltimore, January 21.-Seaboard Air Line, common, 1S7s@1sA; preferred, 162s@ 161ks As, bonds. 66@661z.
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June. 751: June=July. 7.4Sa7 70; July August. .45. August September. 7.25; Sep tember- October. 6.6S; October November, 3q
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roMsleBeE 6 NORTHERN RY. co

Passenger Schedule Effective December
 1. 1903. Train No. 1. Train NO. 2 Lv. 500 a. m. .,. Fairford.... Ar. 7:4o a. m. Ar. 6:25 a. m. ..Calvert..... Lv. 7;20 a. m. Train No. g.
 Ly. 8 200 D. m. ....Fairford.... Ar. 800 D. m. Ar. S:25 D. m. ....Calvert.... Lv. 8:S5 p. m. Tombigbee and Northern trains con meet with all Southern Railway trains to and from Birmingham every day in the week including Sundays. For other information apply to
 JOHN T. COCHRANE,
 General Manager.
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Atlantic Coast Line.

Through Pullman sleeper Birmingham to Jacksonville via Montgomery.
 ]. A. Taylor, T. P. A, Montgomery. A,a- W. H. Leahy, D. P, A., Savannah. Ga W. H. Craig. G. P. A.. Wilmington. c
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. R.

Schedule effective November 9. 1902.
 Read Down. Read Up. No l. No 8 No. g. No. am pm am. pm 7:10 $40 Lv. .Tailadega. AT 1o:25 6:5s s:35 5:o3 Ar. .Pell City. Lv BOO b:ss 10:00 9:55 Ar. .Bir' gham..Lv 61o 3;B Trains run daily except Sunday. Quick est route between Talladega, Birming- ham and western points.
 Ship your freight via Birmingham and Atlantic railroad.
 J. F. FLEETWOOD, c. F. G P. A. John c. Soley. General Manager.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the union station. Birmingham
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P. C. HARDING President j. H. j. H. w. w. CRAWFORD A. R. Cashier DIRECTORS: T.. B.. N J. H. Woodward William Walk Nabers. r. F. Melton Robert Erskne M Jaeksons J. H. Barr, vee-PresIdent; W. P. a Harding President
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Feed Stuff.

Pearl erits-s2 pounds. sl.s5.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
n.andeC
Sheriff.
A Remarkable Issue.

Nearly every paper of any note in the State
of California has taken up the fight for the
poor flower sellers who have made San Fran
cisco beautiful, but it has remained for the
News Letter OF this week to give the real
reason why they were dubbed away from the
Chronicle corner. Incidentally this fearless
paper puts in a strong plea for the establish
1nent of the free flower markets.
Governor Pardee is asked some very pertinent
questions regarding the Harbor Commission
and its strange doings. Park Commissioner
Ilovd comes in for share of blame for the
issuance of an order that all men over forty
years of age be discharged. Hearst Is hayed
because of his unique comparison of himself
with Lincoln and many other great men,
OF especial interest is the Foreign Affairs
article and at this particular juncture any
thing like an unbiased view Of the Russo
Japanese war should be of value to all readers.
The departments are bright and readable
and as usual the theatrical criticism is caustic
and truthful Fitzgerald Murphy, the drama
tier of Wagner's immortal play, has written
an article for the News Letter which will give
the public a far clearer idea of the great mu-
sicai composers motifs than anything hereto
fore written.
The Insurance and financial columns have
the usual reliable quota Of news and COM
ments and the News Letter. the recognized
mouthpiece of automobing enthusiasts, has a
department devoted to this great and useful
sport that is not equaled by any newspaper in
the West
Junius, in one OF his interesting letters calcu-
lated to make politicians squirm, tells us all
about the available legislative timber. Buy a
News Letter; there is to be something in
il that will repay the investment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
DRIVER LOSES CONTROL
OF A FOUR-HORSE TEAM
Dashes Down the Steep Grade on Ber-
nard Street With Fatal Result
tn Valuable Animal

David Reilly, a teamster for the
Pacific Pine Company, Third and
Berry streets. was driving wagon
load of lumber yesterday down the
steep grade on Bernard street. Four
horses were attached to the wagon
and Reilly lost control of them. There
is no outlet to the street, which is off
Taylor street, between Pacific and
Broadway and Reilly, fearing a Sc
rious accident, jumped off the wagon
and escaped injury. The horses
struck the fence at the end of the
street with terrific force and were
thrown to the ground.
The loaded wagon crushed the two
wheelers so badly that one had to be
shot and the other taken to a veteri-
nary surgeon The two leaders es-
capped with slight injury. A lamp
post near the fence was also demol-
ished.
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TO INVESTIGATE COURTS.

One of the matters the Grand Jury
purposes overhauIing with great thor
oughness is the frequent miscarriage
of justice in the Police Courts. That
there is abundant room for an inquiry
in this direction is we'll known and
the Jury intends to go to the bottom
of the abuses that have long made the
procedure in these courts a farce. The
jury wants to find out why so small
proportion of the arrests by the DO
lice is followed by convictions in the
courts.
The jurors are in possession of infor-
nation which convinces them that in
the main the police are doing their duty
in the matter of arrests, but that their
efforts to preserve order on the Barbary
Coast and in other troublesome dis
tricts are nullifed by the refusal of the
Police Judges to hold the offenders, or
their practice of discharging them with
trivial fines. Thus persons arrested on
indisputable evidence of conducting
lotteries have been released on the pay
ment of s. fine, which is far less cost
ly to them than a stated license fee
would be-
The jury regards this condition OF the
courts as utterly subversive of justice.
because it discourages faithful officers
to discover that men whom they arrest
are able through the exercise of po-
litical pull or the employment Of IA
vored attorneys to escape punishment
If the Grand Jury can give the Police
Courts a real shaking up that will re-
suit in reform it will deserve and
have the support of all except the crim-
inal element of the city.
INDORSES FLOWER MARKET
The Grand Jury discussed at some
length the action of the Board of Pub
lie Works in removing the flower ven
ders at the corner of Market and
Kearny streets. After general express
sion of opinion a resolution was adopt
ed favoring the ordinance presented to
the Board of Supervisors by the Mer-
chants Association providing for the
establishment of a number Of regular
flower markets at prominent points in
the city. Foreman Max L. Rosenfeld
said after the adjournment that the
sentiment of the members was unan-
imously in favor of the open-air flower
marts, as they deemed them the best
possible advertisement of the floral re-
sources of the State, as well as an at
/ tractive feature in the decoration Of
San Francisco's streets.
The Grand Jury also purposes taking
up the Sproat case at an early date,
giving it careful investigation. This
! is demanded by many members Of the
business community.
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PROBES FRAUDS
AT ALMSHOUSE
Grand Jury Committee Be-
gins It's Investigation
of Alleged Irregularities
POLICE COURTS NEXT
Members Want to Know
Why So Few Convictions
Follow the Many Arrests

Like other great bodies the Grand
Jury of the city and county Of San
Francisco moves slowly. 1t promises,
however, some thorough work before
the close of its seven months term.
Yesterdays meeting was destitute of
expected sensations. The members did
not get together in numbers sufficient
to make a quorum until nearly 4
o'clock and at 5:15 they adjourned to
meet again next Friday.
The most important matter before
the jury was the report of its Health
Department committee, which has been
investigating the alleged frauds at the
County A1mshouse. DR.. Ira B. Dalziel,
chairman of the committee, reported
that it had begun it's investigation by
visit to the Almshouse earlier in the
afternoon The accounts had been ex-
amined on the question Of the short
age of 1886, charged by the present su-
perintendent, Frank Schmitz, against
his predecessor, William j. Kelley.
Then the committee had measured
the barrels in which syrup and pork
has been furnished by the contractors.
These were found to>be short, the syrup
barrels containing only th1rty-IWo gal
Ions, whereas the contractors charged
for fifty-nine and half gallons. The
blankets said to be short in weight
were weighed and out Of two dozen
lately furnished as standard five-pound
blankets only five were found that
reached that weight. The others
varied from three and a quarter to four
and a quarter pounds. Regarding the
beef furnished to the Almshouse the
committee learned from number of
the inmates that since the publication
of the charges there had been a great
change in the quality of meat supplied
them.
The inmates said, and beef shown
the committee by superintendent
Schmitz confirmed their statement, that
the meat they are now getting is of
excellent quality, but they declared