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Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins, H oney

FRUIT-Apricots. So Q1O1kc for Royals and
9612c for Moorparks; Evaporated Apples, AZ a
&c; sun-dried, 3q4hc; Peaches. 5HGT &c:
Pears. S411hc; Nectarines nominal; Figs
white. 394c in boxes; black. 4Ac; Plums.
pitted, 5GtSc per Id.
PRuNEs~isos crop. 2AG2Hc for the four
sizes
RAISINS -The Association quotes the follow
ing prices Standard grades, 50-lb cases-2-
crown Loose Muscatels, SIC per lb;
3-crown, 5%c; 4-crown. 615c; Seedless Loose
Muscatels. 4Ac; Seedless fioated 4tc; 2-crown
Malaga loose 90; 3-crown Malaga loose $50;
seedless sultanas. unbleached. 41sc; seedless
Thompsons. unbleached. $40. Layers. per 20
Dehesa clcster, 81 so: 4-crown fancy clusters.
London Layers. 81 %; usual advance for frac-
tional boxes and layers Seeded-Fancy 16-oz
cartons, per Id, 7&c: fancy 12-oz cartons per
package So C; fancy bulk cartons, per ID, Tic;
choice 16-oz cartons. per Id. 715c: choice 1907
cartons, per package 6Hc; choice bulk car
tons, ID, TIC: 1907 cartons. seeded Seed
lings, Muscate1s. per ID. &c; 12-oz cartons
seeded Seedlings Muscatels, per ID. SIC; bulk
seeded Seedlings. Muscatels. per lb. 6%c.
NUTS-Wainuts. No. softshell. 13h614c;
No. 2. 11hG12c; No / hardshel 13a13Hc;
No 2. 110111hc; Almonds 1115c for Nonpa-
reils. 111c for X L. lie for Ne Plus Ultra
Eastern; Pecans. 11613c: Cocoanuts 81 50@5.
HONEY-Comb. 1oqi111c for white and s15
Q9Ac for amber; water white extracted. SO
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Ne7o York Metal Market.

NEW YORK. March 3O-Tin was lower in
LONDON losing about lbs of its recent advance
on the spot position which closed at 9f27 15s,
wnile FUTURES were lbs Cd lower at e12S Lo-
caiiy TN was quiet and lower in sympathy
with the decline abroad closing at $2s62S 49,
Copper advanced about 5s in London. spot
closing at eBs and futures at e57 15s Lo-
eany COPPER is reported in fair demand and
firm. Lake and eIectrolytfc are quoted al
S12 s71S@l3; casting at s12 62z@I2 as.
Lead declined is Sd to e12 3s Cd in London
but remained unchanged here at 81 60a4 g.
Spelter was unchanged and firm at S. 150
% locally and at G22 in London
Iron closed at o2s Cd in Glasgow and at AS
In Middlesboro Locally iron is unchanged. No.
foundry, Northern $15d15 80; N 2 foundry,
Northern, Sl4 5o915; No. 1 foundry Southern
and No. L foundry Southern soft $14G14 So
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Poultry and Game.

The Poultry market continued firm and
active with large stock particularly In demand.
Old BOOSTERS and small Brolers continued to
drag, but were pretty well cleaned up at the
close. The high prices of small Chickens caused
a better demand for young Pigeons and they
were quoted higher. No more Western Poultry
came and it was expected that there would
be none available before Friday. Game was in
fair request at unchanged rates.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 16Q1Sc per III.
Geese per pair $262 %: Goslings 500 Ok
Ducks, IS 50d6 so per dozen for old and SIS 5Od5
so for young; Hens. $TGS for large and
SIS 5od6 so for small; young BOOSTERS SINS.
Old BOOSTERS, $506: Fryers. $6 5O17; Broilers
S5d5 so for large and $46l4 so for small.
Pigeons, 81 25G1 80 per dozen for old and 81 so
az 10 for Squads.
GAME-Gray Geese. SO DER dozen; White
Geese $161 So Brant, 81 50G2 for small and
81 50d3 for large; Honkers $465; English
Snipe, So so; Rabbits, 81 JO62 for CottontaiIs
and $161 20 for Brush; Hare. 81 259I So
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Meat Market.

Conditions remain as before stated.
DRESSED MEATS.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers TO dealers
BEEFEThGs1zc for Steers and 7@7Ac per
lb for Cows -,
nut Ma1UiTTiToN-wethers. 915a1Oac; Ewes s1s9
10c per ID.
LAMB-None coming in.
PORK-Dressed Hogs, 615d9c per ID.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
The following quotations are for good, sound
Livestock. delivered in San Francisco less 90
per cent shrinkage for Cattle:
CATTLE-Steers SG9c; Cows and Helfers'
76sc thin Cows, 4d5c per 10. -
SHEEP-wethers. 41495Ac; Ewes. 4Aq415c
per Id (gross weight.
LAMBS-515G6c per ID 90 -, r-,zae..
HOGS-Live Hogs. 40 to 200 lbs. 5Sqoc p;
over 200 lbs 5%G5Ac; soft Hogs, 4AgoAss,'
Sows 20 per cent on; Bears % per cent on
tons.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Ne5r York Stock market still unsettled.
Local Mining Stocks haze furry Other Stocks quiet
Skier &c io5cer Exchange unchanged.
Wheat Barley and other grams about as before.
HAY and Fecdsfufs steady at precious prices.
Some demand for Beans from 44riSOna. Seeds dnA
Potatoes and Onions sill firm. Asparagus again to7cer
Poalrr and Game in good demand, bit no higher.
SAMMY ascafher restoring the Orange market.
Butter, Cheese aid Eggs still plentiful and s0eqk.
Tooi market feeling the effects of the heavy rains
Cattle Sheep and Hogs as before quoted.
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brought out liberal offerings, resulting in
another reaction, July declining from SS1sc
10 size The close was about steady, with
July at S7J5GtS7 sc May sold between 9315c
and SIC and closed at 90 &c.
The sentiment in the corn pit was extremely
buIlish due largely, to the attitude of the
principal holder. July opened shade to
between 525sc and 53bc, closed at 53c. May
closed at 55S: a5o7sc, after ranging between
81 &c and SIC
nathy with higher prices in the cash market
oats ruled strong. The closing was strong
and practically at the top July opened a
shade lower to a shade higher at 3szc to
3s5sc, and after selling between 3S1@c and
39%c. closed at 39A@393sc.
A heavy run Of hogs, with lower prices at
the yards, induced considerable liquidation in
provisions during the early part of the ses-
sion. The closing showed losses May pork
closed 2Isc lower. July lard 2lac lower and
ribs down 8 cents.
The Board of Trade will be closed Good
Friday.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omen High. Low. Close.
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Wheat and Other Grains.

WHEAT-The only news worthy of note from
abroad was the notice that the Liverpool Ex-
day, over Good Friday. The Chicago Exchange
will close on Friday. The Eastern markets re-
manned about as before and there was nothing
at all new here.
CASH WHEAT.
California Club, 81 421b01 47h; California
White Australian 81 52Aq1 so: Northern
S III 2 42hQl As; Northern Bluestem. 81 5215
Session to IL 80 a. m.
Open. High. Low. Close
b Msy ;:...I S $SE 81 3sH s. ssF 81 sS9l
p. m. Session.
May-$1 397s asked.
December-$1 1914 bid.
BARLEY-Aside from an advance of cent
market, which continued listless, with both
buyers and sellers indifferent
CASH BARLEY.
Feed, 81 12hq1 10; Shipping and Brewing,
81 17h@1 20: chevaiier. 81 1901 25 for fair
FUTURES.
Session to IL 80 a. m
Open: High. Low. Close
December bsy 5 % sl % 6S 8 5 aS" 81 5 as
2 p. M Session.
Observation-Disclosures asked.
oATs-Previous conditions rule. The mar
White. 81 271k@1 s71s; Black 81 25a1 IS;
Red 81 25@1 80; Gray, 81 321s per ctl
CORN-Business continues slack, the de-
mand being just about large enough to absorb
Western sacked 81 a7A for Yellow. 81 80
fornia large yellow. 81 4o@1 IS; small round urp
DO 81 5o@1 So: White, 81 40@1 45 per ctl:
Egyptian. 81 4o@1 so for white and 81 27h9
30 for brown
RYE-$1 30Q1 s21s per ctl
BUCKWHEAT-$1 1902 per ctl
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

There particular change in any de-
scrption yesterday. The feeling in Butter and
Eggs continued weak, with sellers disposed to
make concessions to clear off their floors Re
celpts were nsither heavy nor light and the de-
mand was about average Cheese continued as
before
Receipts were SO, 400 lbs Butter 1857 cases
Eggs and 3S 100 lbs Cheese
BUTTER-Creamery at first hands, pc
for extras. 2i@2lhc for firsts and 1S920c for
seconds; dairy, 15G20c; store Butter. nominal
cold storage, 20021c for extras, 1SG19c for sec
onds and 16d1sc for ladIe-p packed.
CHEESE-ShG9c for good to choice new
and ldsc for lower grades; Young Americas.
shGlOc: Eastern, 15@16c; Western. 140loc
per ID.
EGGs-Ranch 19G21c for fair to choice;
store. 17@ts4c per dozen.
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STOCK MARKET.
Mining Stocks Rise Suddenly, bit
Fall Back Again.

With the exception of an advance in Alaska
Packers $145 there nothing new on
the Bond Exchange business being extreme
ly dull. There was rather more activity in
the Oil stocks but there were no fluctuations
worthy of comment There was a little furry
in the Comstock shares and at noon Ophir
sold up to So 25 Sierra Nevada to Sic, Union
to 81 Con Cal & Va to 81 Mexican to 81 50
Hale & Norcross to 94c ETC.. but in the
afternoon the whole line eased of and closed
weaker.
The Stock and Bond Exchange will be open
as usual on Good Griday April 1.
The Orr Water Ditch Company. a Reno.
New, corporation. has levied an assessment OF
So per share delinquent March 20
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Beans and Seeds.

An Arizona demand for Pink Beans has ad-
vanced this description slightly Otherwlse
there is nothing new in the market.
BEANs--Bayos. 81 1902 so; Pea. s Sgs 20:
Buffers So 5093 IS: small White; s5gS To-
Red S4 so; Lima. So 2OG3 so; Red Kidneys,
81 50G5; Backeye $2Q2 10 per ctl; Horse
SEEDSVBrown Mustard. SO 75G4; Yellow
Mustard. s3@3 %; Flax 81 s09f 80; Canary.
515a52.c for Eastern; Alfalfa. 141sQ16c: Rape.
III l2c: Timothy, 60615c; Hemp. 315Q4c. per
Ib: MiIIet 39314c; Broom Corn Seed, $2OG2l
DRIED PEAs-Blackeye. So per ctl; Niles.
S3 25: Green 1903 %
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livestock Market.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. March observation-disclosures
90 COO Weak to lower. Good to prime steers
So 1895 co. poor to medium SO 50d4 90; stock
and feeders 50 500l4 40; cows 81 1904 40:
hetfers. 81 1904 30; Gamers. 81 1902 80; bulls.
81 2504: calves, $3Q6 so; Texas fed steers, 81 %
"a So.
S-Receipts: To-day. 1900; tomorrow,
5000. 10q15c lower Mixed and butchers,
So 25@5 co. good to choice heavy, So 4065 55:
rough heavy So S0d5 40; light, So 1905 As; bulk
of sales, IS 30a5 40.
SHEEP-Recepts 20. 900. Sheep and lambs
steady. Good TO choice wethers. 81 1905 40;
fair to choice mixed, So 5004 so; Western sheep.
S4Q5 30: native lambs. SO SOFAS IS: Western
lambs. 81 SOG6 10
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NEATHER coNDIrIoNs I'D GENERAL


Fair weather prevails over Northern Cali
foruia and Southern Arizona and cloudy
weather Ia other portions Of the Pacific Slope.
llyhf rain has fallen in Washington and
1Jh9 and heavy snow IN Utah and Northern
.sr.eoua.
The pressure has risen rapidly over the Pa
ci6c slope.
The temperature has fallen over Utah and
Northern Arizona and remained nearly sta
tiOnary n other districts
The Sacramento River and tributaries are
falling slowly, bot the san Joaquin continues
20 rise.
Forecast made ~ san Francisco for thirty
hours. ending midnight. March 81.
Northern Caliiornia-Fair Thursday: fresh
ro-f her.y wind.
southern California-Fair Thursday: fresh
-.orf heriv wind
Arvada-Fair Thursday.
san Francisco and vicinity-Fair Thursday;
f~esh uortherly wind.
c. y. WILSON, Local Forecsster,
Temporarily in Charge
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sic: light amber extracted. 41s94%e; dark.
3kd4c.
Provisions.

There was no further change yesterday. Trade
continued quiet.
CURED MEATS-Bacon, 10hc per Id for
heavy lO1c for light medium 13c for light
13I5c for extra light and 15c for sugar-eured ;
Eastern sugar-cured Hams. 13c: Callfornia
Hams 12d121ac: Mess Beef. $40 5O11 per Dbl
extra Mess, S11 5O912; Family. Sl2 S0qd5.
prime Mess Pork. SIS, extra clear S24q ~
Mess SIS; Dry Sailed Pork, 1O1aci rig
Pork. S27: Pigs Feet. 50; Smoked Beef lac
per 10. -
LARD-Tierces quoted at sac per 10 Tor
compound and &c for pure: half-barrels, pure,
9Hc; lob tins exc; 5-Ib tins. 95se; 3-lb tins,
Zoe.
COTTOLENE-One half barrel. S75c; three
half barre,s &c: one tierce S1kc; two tierces,
SIC: five tierces. SIC per ID.
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Ne7y YORK. Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. March 3O.-The cotton mar
ket closed steady. to II points lower
Nee York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK. March 3O=FLOUR-Reeeipts.
S,933 barrels; exports, 1879 barrels. Market
firm. with fair trade. Winter patents $50
. 20: Minnesota patents SO 20
WHEAT-Receipts 1900 bushels Spot mar
ket easy No. red, 81 06 elevator and 81 07G
10 (. 0. b. aioat: No. ] Northern Duluth
81 06s f. o. b. ahoat. Options were irreeuIa :
all day. closing steady at a partial I.e net adj
S5c
HOPS-Steady
HIDES-Firm
WOOL-Firrn
PETROLEUM-Easy
SUGAR-Raw, firm; fair refining. 5-s2c:
centrifugal, 90 test. 1890: molassas sugar
29-32e; refined firm.
COFFEE-Spot Rio. steady: No invoice.
csc; mild steady. The market for coffee ftI-
lures closed quiet. net 500 points lower
Sales, &C, 500 bags, including: May 55505 6oc
June. SOC: July. 5.TOG5. 75c; September. ca
6.05c; November, 6.25c; December, {. 256l6. CSC.
DRIED FRUITS
EVAPORATED APPLES-The market is
still firmly held. although demand is no more
prime 51aQ5Ac; choice, ga d6kc; fancy. IA
PRUNES-Are very quiet and easy in tone.
with quotations ranging from 81 to 6Ac, ac-
cording TO grade
APRICOTS-Are so quiet as to be almost
nominal, with quotations unchanged at AKA
loc for choice, 1oH d1o5sc fo- extra choice and
11Q13c for fancy.
PEACIIES-Continue firm. Choice are o,Iot-
9hd10c.
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Cash Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO March s0-Cash quotations were
as follows Flour steady; No. spring wheat
92cdS1; No. 3. SSc@$1; No. red. 931zc9s1 OIL I;
No . corn. 56aic; No.f2 yellow. 54G55%c; No
oats 41hG4i5sc: No. white. 42% G44c; No
2 rye Tic: good feeding barley, 3SQ39c fair
TO choice mailing 4J955c: No. ! faxseed. 81 GO;
barrel. So o5G13: lard. per 100 pounds. Sc 500
STA short ribs sides Qoose). Sc 62A46 rs;
short clear sides (boxed) 81 256D7 so; whisky
basis of high wines. 81 IS; clover contract
prnda $40
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Flour and Millstnfs.

FLOUR-California Family Extras 81 so0
10 usual terms; Bakers Extras 81 TO05:
Oregon and Washington. jobbing at IS s594 rs
per Dbl.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in packages are as
Rye Flour. So 25: Rye Meal. SO; Rice Flour
81 Corn Meal SO 20; extra cream do 81: Oat
Greats 81 90: Hominy, $464 20; Buckwheat
Flour. 81 5064 rs: Cracked Wheat. So rs; Fa-
rina "a so: Whole Wheat Flour. So 50 Rolled
Oats, bbls, 81 250S so: in sacks So 75GS 10:
Pearl Barley. So; Split Peas. boxes, 81; Green
Peas. IS so per 100 lbs.
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,ere 81, bankers bills at S4 s73G64 S735 for de
mand and at 81 S4T5G4 s4s5 for sixty days.
Posted rates-S4-S5lsg4 SIS.
Commercial BLISS S4&sq4 e412.
Bsr siver-55Lc C.
Mexican dollars-44c.
Bonds-Government steady; railroad. steady
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London Closing Stocks.

Bar siver-Dull. 251zd per ounce
Money-31z al per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market fol
short pills is per cent and for three months
bills 2Isd3 per cent
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Northern Business.

SEATTLE, March So.-clearings, se17 e4s:
balsnces, S124.919.
TACOMA March 30.-Clearings S406 III :.
balances. 500. 500.
PORTLAND March 3o.-Clearings, $685.
2J0: balances 1927. 462
SPOKANE. March 30-Clearings 1903 17s:
balances 500. 662.
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Northern Wheat Market.

OREGON
PORTLAND. March 0.-WHEAT-Walla
Walla, zoe; bluestem, Sic; valley. Sic.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, March 3O.-Wheat unchanged:
buestem S2c; club, 75c.
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Butter, Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO. March so-on the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was steady
Creameries. 14624Ikc; dairies 124@21e Eggs,
f1rmer, 1GstG1Tc Cheese. easy, 10G11c.
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Neac York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. March 30-Buying of dry
goods has been confined to very small propor-
tons, buyers being interested only in goods
for immediate delivery in. fall goods which
are always bought early.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
Nezv York Money Market.

XIV YORK. March 30.-close: Money on
csii-stesdy; closed 1h@i% per cent: closing
lid 115. offered. a.
Tire f0ans-Eaay. sixty DAYS 3 per cent.
ninety days. 50 six months. ga a.
Prime mercantile paper +n5 per cent
Eterling eEchange-Firm, with actual bust
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ST. LoniS Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, March 30.-WOOL-Steady Me-
dunn GRADES combing and clothing. 1sd22c;
light fine 11@1T12c; heavy fine, 12d14c; tub
washed. 2OQ31c.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
Exchange and Bullion.

Silver declined &c
The value of the Mexican dollar for customs
purposes has been fixed at 45.5 cents for the
Quarter beginning April l, against 461 cents
for the present quarter
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Weather Report.

G2Gth Meridian-Paciic Time
SAN FRANCISCO. March 30 .. m.
The following are the seasonal rsinfslls TO
date a. compared with those or the same date
last season and the rainfall in the last twenty
f0tr- r1rrre
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Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales on the San Fran.
cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
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Street
$1,000 United R of F4per cent 81 ~
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FINANCIAL

Of United Railroads OF San Francisco: 10000 at
SO 75
AMERICAN CAN COMPANY.
Common-Bid. 81 Is; asked, 81 e2la. Pre-
ferred-Bid, $37 rs; asked, s3S So
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Hay and Feedstnfs.

There is no further change to report in Hay
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Total sales. ...... 7S0. 600 shares.
UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK. March 30-Bond transactions
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WATER STOCKS.

Contra Costa 36 40
Marin Co. =. 62h
GAS AND
Cent L & P. 81 80
Mutual z l. SA 10
Pac l. Co. 55i5 =
TRUSTEES {
S F. G & E. - -
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Miscellaneous Markets.
Foreign Futures.

LIVERPOOL
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Afternoon Session
PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE.

Following the sales on the Pacif
Stock Exchange yesterday:
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Port Costa. =.
S V Wat Co. 3Sst 3giL
ELECTRIC.
S F G & f. ssh 50
Stkn G & z. s
u G & f Co 20 80
CERTIFICATES.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-27
Reported Japanese Made Land Attack
on Port Arthur.
$4,000 KILLED AND WOUNDED
Recently Purchased Japanese Cruisers
Reported Captured by Russians
Cholera Among Jap Soldiers-Rus.
SLAMS Mine Mouth OF Lao River.

St Petersburg, May 24-lt is report.
ed that Foreign Minister Lamsdorif
has received message from the Rus
sian consul al Chefoo, saying that the
Japanese have made a land attack on
Port Arthur and that in doing so they
lost $4,000 men, killed or wounded.
The Russian loss is placed at 5000
men. The ultimate outcome OF the
fighting is not stated.
Paris, May 24-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Matin says: 1T
is persistently rumored that the Vladi-
yostok squadron has captured three
cruisers brought by Japan from Chile.
Fusan, Korea, May pa company
Of japanese infantry routed a com.
pany of Cossacks at SementsU Sunday.
The japanese did not suffer any casu-
alties, while native reports say that
the Russians lost twenty men. The
Russians are stu at Siuyen, the posi-
ton being a semicircle with all parts
about Atty miles distant from Feng
Wang Cheng.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-27
WAS ONCE WEALTHY,
But Frederick euetler OF Detrol, cled
in Poorhouse.

Detroit, Mich. May 2S.-The uncer.
tainties of life are forcibly called &c
notice in the career of Frederick Beut
ic-, 90 age' inmate OF the county
house a. Eloise. whose death just oc
CURED, after a comparatively short i'll
uess. There are those who Viii recall
that al one time, perhaps eighteen ct
twenty years ago The name Of Fred
Bcuiler denoted wealth and proms
nence. At that time be conducted a
shoe establishment on Momcaln
street. just off Woodward. and counted
his wealth by the tens of thousands
II is said that at one time Beutler was
worth no less than Sl50,000
lnjudiciCus investments, however
coupled with circumstances over which
the deceased seemed 10 have No con
troll. soon began TO tell upon his &C
emulation Of wealth. and il MAS NO
long before he was dependent upon rel
atlyes for support Until his brother
died. a few ve1rs ago, he had home
with but little 10 worry him. but Will
that death began Beutler's life Of pau
perism. finally landing ? few months
ago at Eloise He was - years OF age
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-27

Midland. Mich. May 23.-The man
gled remains OF Louis Kent were
found at an early hour lying on the
Pere Marquette railroad track near
the Dow chemical plant by a laborer
going 20 work Kent had been drink
ing heavily Saturday night and 1t is
supposed he caught onto the east
bound freight. which left here about
2 o'clock Sunday morning. and fell be.
meath the train. The body was
dragged seventy-fve feet and both legs
were crushed. both arms broken, TIE
body mangled. the back broken and
the head crushed. Kent leaves a Wild
ow and three children, the youngest
two months old. lie was about 90
years old.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-27
DEPUTY is SUED.
Shot His Prisoner When Latter TREE
10 Escape.

Shot His Prisoner When Latter Trieo
TO Escape.
Marshall. Mich. May 24.-Thc trial
Of the case Of William Mosher of Cass-
opolis against Sheriff Charles b. Fur
ner of Calhoun county and Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Annis began Monday
afternoon with Judge Joel c. Hopkins
on the bench The whole afternoon
was spent in a vain effort 20 secure a
jury.
Last fall a son of Mosher was ar
rested on a charge Of stealing a set OF
harness in Battle Greek. and while try
ing to escape from the officers was
shot by Deputy Sheriff Annis. The
wound proved fatal, but the coroner.
Jury did not censure the officer VIII
lam Moshcr caused himself to be ap
pointed administrator of his sons es
tate and brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-27

St. Johns. Mich, May 23.-SUnday
afternoon. during a severe electrical
storm. Miss Caddie King was standing
in front Of her parents home on East
Walker street. under large maple
tree. talking with Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Gigler. who were sitting in buggy,
when she was struck by lightning and
badly injured. The bolt struck the
tree. splitting it, and then passed
down the body OF Miss King. tearing
off one Of her shoes and burning her
badly. The Giglers we're severely
shocked but VIII recover. The doctors
attending Miss King do not think she
can recover.