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Naval Stores.

Savannah, April 2S-Turpentine firm. 53a4; sales, 49O; receipts. 97O; exports, 7a5 Rosin firm; sales, 141S; receipts. 2o27; ex- ports, 2125. Quote: A, B. c. D, 2.50; E, s2.55; F., $2.6O; c, 2.65t H, s2.65; I, s2.So; K, s3.15; M, s3.20; N, s3.45; window glass 8. 60; water white, s3.S0
 Wilmington, April 8.-Spirits turpentine steady, b312c; receipts S1 casks. Rosin firm, g 35; receipts, 1Si. Tar firm, g; re- ceipts, 257. Crude turpentine firm, $2.25, $3.75 and $4; receipts, 4S.
 Charleston, April 2S.-Turpentine firm, 53c. Resin firm. Quote: A, B, c, D, g. 25; E, s2.SO; F, s2.95; G, $2.4O; H, s2.45; I, $2.6o; K, s295; M. 8; N. $S.25; window glass, 8. 40: water white $3.7O.
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500; steady good to prime steers, $oo45.6O; poor to medium, s. 90d490; stockers and feeders, s300@465; cows, $l.50d4.50; heif- CTS. s2.75a375 75 canners, $.5O@25o; bulls, $2.0O64o0 calves, s2.5od5.75; Texas fed steers, s400Q6.05.
 Hogs, receipts, 3000 to 10 cents low CT; good to choice heavy, $495@5.00; light, s4.704490; bulk of sales, $475q495.
 Sheep, receipts, 10000; steady to strong; lambs weak good to choice wethers, s4.75d5.65; fair to choice mixed. $37594. 75; clipped western sheep, s5.0o@565; clipped native lambs s42595.sO; clipped western lambs $4.75d610; wooded western lambs. 6o06I7 00
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Caldwell & Wards Cotton Letter.

By IT. and B. Beer.
 New Orleans April &.-As Liverpool was disappointing our market opened to points lower, and declined to g points additional shortly after on the lack. of demand for spots and warmer weather throughout the belt. Advices from New York stating that the Fall River mills had bought 5000 bales of spots there privately, and that all May notices would be stopped by exporters. subse- quently occasioned an improvement of to IF from the bottom here. Near the close the easiness of spots locally and realizing superinduced recession of to
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Daily Statement.

Galveston-Firm; middling, IA; sales, 4; receipts I'll; stock, 24, 6S6.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, 13%; re- ceipts, 327; stock, 3634
 Savannah-Quiet middling, 1894 sales, 737; receipts, 26; stock, 37043.
 Charleston-Nominal; receipts, 5; stock. 4570.
 Wilmington - Nominal; receipts, 2; stock, 6a19
 Norfolk-Reeelpts. 200; stock, 9250
 Baltimore-Nominal; stock, 903.
 Boston--Steady; middling 3.S5; net re- ceipts, 100; gross 470
 lphia-Steady; middling, 410; receipts. 100; stock. 132.
 St. Louis-Nominal middling, 14h; re- ceipts, BIO; stock, 12,11S.
 Memphis-Unchanged quiet; middling, 1873; receipts, 431; shipments, 1331; sales, 500; stock, 41,719
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool April 2S.-Cotton, spot in tair demand; prices unchanged to points higher. American middling, fair SOP; good middling 7sS; middling, ITS; low middlng, 765; good ordinary, TAO; ordi- nary, 7.34. The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 200 were for specu- lation and export included 7,400 American. Receipts 9100 bales, all American. Fu- lures opened steady and closed easy. American middling, zoe; April 7.50 April May, 7.46; May-June, TAP; June-July, 739; July-August. 734; August-September 709; September-Oc October, 6.41; October Novem- Der, 6.14; November-D December, GOT; De- mber-January, 6.05; January February, GOA.
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Cotton Seed oil,

New York, April 2s.--Cotton seed oil steady. Petroleum weak; refined, SS5; Philadelphia and Baltimore, S.10; in bulk, 5.20. Resin and turpentine steady.
 Memphis, April 2S.-Cotton seed oil, carload lots, per gallon: Prime crude, 25@ 251h off crude, nomnal prime summer yellow, 2Sc; off summer yellow, none; choice cooking summer yellow, less than carload lots 4Oc. Prime meal, $25. 25@ 25. 50.
 New Orleans, April 2s-Cotton seed oils: Prime refined, in barrels, soc; off re- fined, in barrels, 29c; prime crude. loose,
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Quiet but firm.
 Wheat-No. ? spring, S7q92; No. 5, S5N 92; No. red 99Q100.
 Corn-No. ?, 4sH4@4ss4; No. yellow 51Hs@j2Ha.
 Oats-No. 2 4oHsa4Os4; No. white, AZ GAS; No. white, 40Q42Na.
 Rye-No. 2. TO-
 Barey-Good feeding. 3oa36Is: fair to choice malting, 45@55
 Flax Seed-No. 1, $lOoKa: No. l north western, $i.01ba.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, s2.95. Mess Pork-Per bbl., s12. 2.10G12.15. Lard-Per 100 lbs, $6.72ksd6.75. Short Ribs-Sides, loose, s6.25G6.50 short clear sides, boxed, s6.50d675. Whisky-Basis of high wines, SIPS. Clover-Contract grade, s10.75. Butter-Steady; creamery, 14d23; dairy. 13N21.
 Eggs-Easier; 16G16Hac.
 Cheese-Steady; 9Q10Nc.
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Caldwell C Wards Stock Letter.

By Miller x Co.,
 New York April 2S.-The stock market today has been extermely dull. Erie is- sues had quite a decline on poor March statement. Advance in Mexican Central was largely due ta re-purchases by peo- pie who now claim assessment will be small Copper was strong early in sym pathy with advance In London, but later declined. The short interest is large, the market remains professional and the pub lie Is indifferent as yet.
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Money or Call.

New York. April 2S.-Money on call easy 1a1A per cent; closing bid, I; offered at 1A; time loans, nominal; sixty and ninety days, 2d2& per cent; six months, 30 SA.
 Prime mercantile paper, 9a4G4 per cent; sterling exchange steady, at decline, with actual business in bankers bills at S4. .s6. 90d4 S6 95 for demand and al $4 .S4. .s5d ASA. 90 for sixty days; posted rates, $4.S6@ 4.SS; commercial bills, $4,s41sq4 .S4ss; bar silver, 55; Mexican dollars, 43ia. Govern- ment and railroad bonds steady.
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Parties leaving town for the Summer months can have their furniture stored with us in private bedrooms in new dust-proof ware house. Harris Transfer & Warehouse Go.
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Coffee Market.

New York, April 2s.-Coffee, spot Rio, q mild steady.
 Futures opened steady, 10 points higher in sympathy with higher European ca bles and somewhat lighter primary re- ceipts than expected. Demand was not heavy and shortly after the opening the market lost a partial points of the ad- vance under liquidation. The close was 5 to 10 points higher. Sales, 20750 bags. May, 5.S5@5. 9O July, 6.10d6-15; August, 6.25; September, 6.35d645; December, 665d6.7O March, 6.95.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington. April &.-Today's treas ury balances. exclusive of the gold re- serve, show. Available cash balance, S2l9,- 9SS, ,52S; gold, $1O6, ,902,3 ,379.
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Metal Market.

New York, April 2S.-Tin declined 2s. Cd. in London. spot closing at ZIP los and futures at f125 12s. Cd. Locally, easier. $27. 75 ;a$2S.0O.
 Copper lower in London; spot f5S los i; futures, a5S Is. Cd. Locally steady. Lake 13 371sQl13. 621a; electrolytic, 13.1213113. 25 {; casting, 12S71zd1312R.
 Lead unchange, $4.60Gs465 in New York and ZIP 2s. Cd. in London.
 Spelter ruled steady, but lower here at s5. 29ds525 and unchanged in London at f22 IS. 6d.
 Iron closed at 52s Sd. in Glasgow and at AS. 6d in Middlesboro. Locally un- changed. No. 1 foundry northern sl5 259 sl5.75. No. ?. foundry northern. s14 75Q15. .25; No. foundry, southern, and No. foun- dry, southern, soft, s1425@1475
 Live Stock Market.
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Dry Goods.

New York. April 2s.-The weather has again prevented any active business in dry goods, either at first or second hands and the outlook is firm with better pros- poets. The reduction in certain grades of bieached goods has been instrumental in causing business with local jobbers, as is indicated by the return to 5-4 cents on fruits
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cIearlnas and Exchange.

Memphis, April 2S.-Clearings, S47242; balances $29S,0 ,079.
 New Orleans, April 2s.-Clearings, 2,- 22O. .792. New York exchange, a per SlOoO premium; commercial paper, 50 cents per 5000 discount
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Chicago, April 2S.-Notwithstanding the marked improvement in weather condi- tions, a majority of traders today were bullish on the wheat situation, an act i've general demand forcing prices up s4 to 1sc for July. Corn Is off shade; oats up 114 and provisions to 25c lower.
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virolnla Carolina Company.

New York, April s.-Virginia-Carolina Chemical company, closing, 2I1a preferred sales, 100; closing, 101s.
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H. E. WILSON & co.

S1OO 100000 Alabama money to loan on Real Estate Mortgages and other good coliaterals.
 Rates: s, 6, and 8 per cent, accord ing 70 amount, time and value of se- car.ty offered. 204 and 205 First Ma lionsl bank building.
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ceaboard Ar Line.
Chicauo Change.

Baltimore, April 2.-Seaboard Air Line, common, s1ad10; preferred 1S1s@19.
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Southern Railway 5s..................ll5H 5Ha Mobile and Ohio ct 4s................ e3
 Central of Georgia 2d inc............. 3l "a
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Local Staple Groceries. Apples-W estern eyaporated. 71sc. Flour-Fancy patent S; half patent. $5.65
 Sugar-Granulated, 5c: Y. C., 41zc. Coffee-Green. sh91,kc: Arbuckles. Porto Rico. S11.80.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs. 7c; dry salted rib bellies, s%; hams, fancy, ,12Ac; medi- um, 11Ssc; extra clear, 1sc; bacon bellies. 11c.
 Lard-Leaf 7Ac.
 Compound Lard-Snowflake, 6&. Moiasses-Centrifugal. I5035c: suga1 house. 4oc: Georgia cane. S3c BeaEs-Navy. s2.65 per bushel: Lima. Go pound.
 Pearl Grits-s2 pounds. S1.A
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Fruit and Produce.

Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton. feed. t2l; prime, $25.
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Feed stun.

Meal-Bolted, N.Z0.
 Hay-ePr ton. timothy No. 1. s17; clover mixed, $15.50.
 Corn-Mixed. CSC: white co.
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New York Cotton Futures.
New orleano Cotton Market.

New Orleans, La, April 2S.-Spot cotton good inquiry, but factors refuse to make concessions. Sales $50, including 400 to ar rive. Quotations unchanged.
 Futures opened to ' points lower un- der the influence of unfavorable Liver pool and easier New York The trading was largely professional, and the bulls showed no disposition to operate. evident ly being satisfied with prices. The market was easier throughout the first part of the session, and later showed slight re- covery after the first declines The clos ing was quiet, the list showing net losses of to 10 points on the old crop positions, and to on the new.
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Be safe-cook with Gas.
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New Orleans, April 2s.-cotton futures dull but steady April il bid; May 13 .S1@13.S2; June, IA bid July, IA. 19614. 20; August, 13.2Oa13.2i; September, Il. 69@11 .71 ; October, Il .1Sq11.19 November, II OoQo u.05; December, Il .03G11 .04.
 New Orleans, April 2s.-Cotton quiet and easy; sales $50; ordinary, II 11-16; good ordinary, 13; low middling, 13ss mid ding, IA; good middiug, IA 5-16: middling fair. IA 11-16; receipts, 1755; stock, 217164
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago. April 2s.-cattle. receipts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-11
AnUnwelcome Visitor.

Early last night horse ran llto
the uarlor of residence on the west side
of Washington street, near King, and
caused stampede of the inmates of the
house. The animal stalked about in
the room, upsetting tables, chairs,
whatnots, &C., until people in the
neighborhood entered and attempted to
lead the equine out. The horse showed
no disposition to leave and some trouble
was experienced in getting it into the
street. The circumstances in connection
with the incident are peculiar. The
horse which was attached to sulky had
been left standing near Mr.. Patterson s
stable and having become frightened
made bolt, heading for the front door
of the residence, on the steps ofwhich
several children were seated. The horse
leaped over their heads and entered the
front room. The sulky was too wide to
follow the horse into the house and the
animal soon freed itself of the vehicle.
The children on the doorstep escaped
injury, but the antics of the equine
while in the house were akin to those OF
a bull in a china store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-11
Smallpox at Manassas.

Manassas, it is said, has number OF
cases of smallpox. These are distributed
in a good many places in the town, and
are mostly negroes, though there are sew
eral white patients. 1t has broken out
in the county Jail, and in the family OF
the jaiIor there are one or more cases.
The disease has been looked upon with
indifference until alarm spread among the
people on account of the cases scattered
at so many points, and within the last
day or so the council has appointed board
of health, something the town has not
had until now, and they have established
a pest-house and are endeavoring to get
the segregated cases in one group. This
is the third or fourth visit of this disease
to Manassas, being brought there on
every occasion by vagrant negroes, and
breaking out among those residents first
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Personal.

Mr.. B. Wheatley is in Richmond IN
attendance upon the meeting OF the
Funeral Directors Association.
Mrs. Joseph E. Willard, who has been
in Washington for some weeks, has gone
to her country home in Fairfax county
for the season.
Mrs. James Welch, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Claude Swanson and Mrs.
Henry st. George Tucker, in Washing
ington, has returned to her home In
Richmond.
There will be horse show ball, after
the Cameron Horse Show, on Thursday
at McBurney's Hall.
Mr.. Donald Mclean has 50 far re-
covered from his recent illness as to be
able to leave the Alexandra Hospital
for his home on Queen street.
Mr.. G b. Marshall says the state
ment published yesterday that his
friends would urge him as a candidate
for the presidency of the Common Coun-
CT! should he be elected a member OF
that body is incorrect and that he has
no idea of being a candidate tor the
position.
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Excents fo Sherir,s Action.

Commonwealth Attorney Crandall
Mackey, of Alexandria county, is not
satisfied with the action of Sheriff Will
liam II. Palmer in serving warrants at
the St. Asaph poolroom on Monday. He
thinks the men should haze been taken
into custody, Mr.. Mackey said yesterday
that he would proceed against the alleg-
ed gambling resort on plans of his own
without taking Sheriff Palmer into his
confidence. He further said "Sheriti
Palmer either does not know his duties
or he does not want to perform them.
/ intend to take action myself against
these men, but am not ready TO an
nounce my plan at this time. | shall
proceed hereafter without taking Mr..
Palmer into my confidence, and am going
TO rid the county OF all gamblers"
The first case against the gamblers was
heard before Justice Hagan at the Alex
andria county courthouse this evening,
when the men arrested at Rosslyn, Jack
son City and Heatb's, in the raids near
the Aqueduct Bridge, on last Sunday,
were put on trial.
It is said that since the visit made by
the grand jury st. Asaph the managers
of the resort have organized what Is
known as the Western Union Transfer
and Commission Company Through this
company the poolroom claims to trans
NIT all bets to a point in West Virginia
and as they assert there can.be no be-
until the wager is taken, they will at
tempt to show at the trial that the actual
betting occurs not at ST. Asaph, but il
West Virginia.
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Citizens Progressive AssOcia-
ton.


A meeting of the Citizens Progressive
Association was held last night at the
Hotel Appich. There were present
b,e,srs. 4. y. Brockett, II. F. Robert
son. Urban S. Lambert, F. S. Harper,
Harry Kirk, ST., Harry Hammond,
Harry F. Wheat, Robert Elliott, Clifton
Howard r. E. Knight, Worth Hulfish
and r. W. Graham.
In the absence of the secretary Presi-
dent Zimmerman appointed Mr.. r. E.
Knight secretary pro TEN.
The secretary stated that the COM
mittee appointed for the purpose ofselect-
ing candidates for the respective wards
had Submitted the names of Messrs.
Peter Aitcheson, from the First ward,
and Henry Strauss, from the Second
ward. as candidates for council to be
supported by the association.
The action of the committee was en-
dorsed.
Mr.. Wheat stated he was not DESTROYS
of becoming a candidate, for the reason
that if elected he would not have the
time TO devote to committee meetings,
which he understood were generally held
in the day time. His business interests
called for his attention during the day.
Mr.. Brockett stated that committee
meetings we're most always held at night,
and he did not see any reason FOR Mr.
Wheat Withdrawing.
Upon the question arising as to the
proper course to pursue on election day,
Mr.. Harper said that he thought it
proper to leave the matter with the H.
nance committee and the four commit
tees appointed to select candidates. DE
further stated that as the law governing
primaries was now the same as in gen.
eral elections, the only work to be
done was to get the voters out.
Mr.. Hufsh said he read commune
cation in the Gazette in which he had
been taken as a republican and not hav-
ing a right to run in democratic pri'n-
airy. In reality the writer was correct,
but in municipal and State elections he
had always favored the men who IN
his estimation were suitable for the
offices, irrespective of party lines.
1t was understood the Progressive Asso-
citation was organized not in favor of
any party, but for the city's welfare.
He had always favored street improve
ments and the advancement of his city.
He did not care for the nomination OF
any party, but if by his aid he could
promote the city's interests he would
willingly and conscientiOusly do so. He
was sorry that the party question had
been brought into the matter. In con-
cIusion, he said that the association had
purposely avoided the paid Offices the
sole purpose was to elect people to
Council who were in sympathy with
public improvement.
After some general discussion the
meeting adjourned.
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The New Wcems Steamer.

The new steamer now being construct
ed for the Weems Steamboat Company
at Locust Point, Baltimore, will be
known as the Anne Arundel. The
launching will take place Saturday
Miss Elizabeth Chew Williams, daugh-
ter of Mr. Henry Williams, president
of the Weems line, having been Sc
lected as sponsor, will break the bottle
of champagne over the new steamer s
bow as She takes her initial plunge into
the waters of the Patapsco. The Anne
Arundel will probably ply between
Alexandria and Baltimore and points on
the Potomac river.
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LOCAL BREYITIES.

The weather today has been bright
and cool.
The gas In the Board of Aldermen
chamber last night gave very unsatls-
factory light until few minutes before
adjournment when it suddenly burned
brightly.
A meeting of James w. Jackson
Council. Junior Order of Mechanics,
will be held tonight. Several candi'
dates will be initiated and concert
given during the evening.
Mrs. Mary Harrison, an inmate OF the
aims house, died at that institution this
afternoon. The deceased was 10 years
old. She had been an inmate OF the
aims house about eight years,
Mr.. J. A. Smith, while on his way to
Washington last night, found an over
coat on the electric train. The owner
can regain his property by applying at
BASES saloon, ia north Fairfax street.
A meeting of the Modern Woodmen
of America will be held tonight at which
two candidates will be initiated by a
degree team of seventeen from the order
in Washington. Refreshments will be
served during the meeting.
A meeting of Alexandria Council,
Royal Arcanum was held last night at
which one candidate was initiated. A
check for SO, 900 has been turned over
to the widow of the late d. Bendheim,
that being the amount of the insurance
of the deceased.
Fried clans, SOC Dozen clam soup, lOci
soft shell and deviled crabs, 10c each, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at c. II
Zimmermans. go
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Lansburgh s. Bro,
42O to 426 Seventh Street,
WASHINGTON. D. C.
Meetings..

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mount Vernon and Mar
shall Hall Steamboat Company, which
was held in this city on Monday after
noon, the old board of directors was re-
elected. =,
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of The Norris Peters Company was
held at the Office of the company in this
city today for the election Of officers and
the transaction of other business.
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TELEGRAPHIO BREvITIEs

In Dubuque, Iowa, today marriage
ceremony was brought to an abrupt
ending by woman in the congregation
claiming the groom-elect to be her hus-
band.
The Missouri Supreme Court today
knocked out the antitrust proceedings
instituted against the Terminal Associa-
ton of st. Louis by Attorney General
Crow.
The democratic ward caucuses to
choose delegates to the district conyen-
ton. which is to elect delegates TO the
St. Louis convention, took placein Port
land, Me-, last evening. The Hearst
supporters claim the delegates in all but
one of the nine wards
A cry of "6re" created panic among
several hundred guests at the Planters
Hotel, in st. Louis, at 1880 O'Clock
last night. The fire was confined to the
room occupied by a representative of a
shoe and rubber concern. Several thou
sand dollars worth Of samples we're des-
troyed.
The republican State convention held
at New Haven, Conn. today elected
delegates at large to the republican ma
tional convention. The delegates were
instructed to vote as unit for the nom-
ination of President Roosevelt. The
convention passed a resolution endorsing
the administration of President ROose-
welt, but adopted no platform.
GOOD bye Sophus, l am going to
hell" With these words Charles Adolph
Wallin, stoker on the torpedo boat
| Lawrence, now at St. Louis, leaped into
the Mississippi this morning, and
drowned himself. Efforts to rescue him
we're unavailing. Wallin was 26 years
old, and native of Stockholm, Sweden.
The cause of the suicide is unknown.
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wind-l1n of the Season.

There was virtually nothing doing at
Fishtown this morning. The receipts
of herring we're few with no demand
The wharyes we're deserted by cutters
and the few persons on the premises
were huddled in groups around the lunch
shops. The season has about run us
course, and those who have operated the
shores have sustained loss. Most OF the
seinehaulers have cut out, and within a
few days time the season of OF 1914 VIII
be among the things Of the past
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Explosion of Cylinder.

While south bound passenger train
No. Is of the Southern Railway was a
short distance this side of Culpeper about
six O'Clock Yesterday evening the right
cylinder of the locomotive (No. 1879
exploded, hurting fragments of iron in
every direction. Fortunately no one was
hurt. Another engine which was sent
to the scene brought the train to this
oitv
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Miss Critcher's Loss.

An oil stove, accidentally overturned,
was the origin of fire yesterday after
noon, which, although it burned for only
few minutes, destroyed the studio OF
Miss Katharine Critcher, of this city,
on the third floor of l42l F street north
west, Washington. Handsome paintings
and bits of sculpture were either smoked
or scorched, and all were ruined. The
loss on the building was only S75, covered
by insurance, but Miss Critchler's loss
was estimated at 81, 900.