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IS DENIED.
Northern Veterans Drew Their
Pensions in Canteen Tickets,
It Is Declared.
ROASTED GEoDETIC SURVEY.
tBy Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, March 3l.-Considera-
ton OF the sundry civil appropriation
bill was concluded in the House to-day
and the bill was about to be passed
when Mr.. Suizer forced a roll call on
motion to recommt the bill with in.
structions to- strike out the paragraph APP
.propriatlngi sl3e, 900 for rental Of the New
York custom house.
The vote showed a quorum was not
present ana soon adjournment was taken
until tomorrow.
The right OF boards of directors Of State
homes for disabled volunteer soldiers to
retain certain portions Of pension money
received by the inmates was discussed
at length. Mr.. Bell, of California, as
sailed his own State for permitting a
canteen to be esta blished in the California
State home and charged that the old
soldiers were allowed to draw their PEN
sion money from the home in most in
stance only through canteen checks.
After extended debate an amendment
by Mr.. Bell to correct the evils COM
planned of was adopted.
AGAINST .PATERNALISM.'
Mr. Shcrley Democrat, Kentucky. Of
fered an amendment to Mr.. Bells amend
ment, striking its aHti-canteen feature.
He cmphatlcally declared against that
species of paternalism which undertakes
to legislate the morals of people"
He was. he said, opposed to any anti
canteen law. Mr.. Sherley's amendment
was voted down. n
a violent attack on the coast ard
geodtlc survey was made by Mr.. Robin
son, of Indiana who charged that scandal
attached to that Office in connection with
allowances for Communication OF sub
slstcnce. Mr., Hemenway, in charge Of the
bill. Indignantly denied the charges made
Mr., Robinson QndianO declared that
the allowance for communication Of sub
sistence 10 officers OF this service had
been abused siriply ass means of In
creaslng salaries He cited instances
where some officers received s. per day in
Communication Of subsistence, whereas
others in tho same command received mo-
thing. He also mentioned by name men
on vacation who had drawn the allow
ance. lie said that a system had grown
up In this service which was vicious
in principle and promotive OF favoritlsm.
The House adjourned until tomorrow.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 81 The cotton market
opened firm+ut an advance or sHii points on
covering and some buying for long account,
apparently promoted By higher Liverpool cables
& Than expected. but continued Light movement;
There was some rreSuiarity and occasional
periods OF reaction but these were coinpara-
Eiivny limited both in duration and scope.
and the market as a whole ruled steady TO iirIn
Nil day closing steady. sal95 points down from
the top on some atio!iss ON room reailzhS,
but at q net gain OF liI26 points. at the best
May sold at 1872 and July at l5.sa. net gains
q. S1fIS points. s rG5.- d.
Sales were estimated al only 2JL o1l baies.
The trading seemed to be mostly OF an evening
up character but sentiment appeared 10 yhe
very bullish average. II was runored for in.
stnne that the late bull leader had rc.enterel
the market through friends, laying May ana
aJuly In large blocks OIL scalp from about
to the effect That a Wall street operator who
u has recently been believed 70 be operatipg on
tho short side had covered his sales and gone
long. IN add! to tl,is there were rspor,s
private Hdyices Indicated some sales OF spot
cotton at Now Orleans.
Ports receipts for the day were rather heav-
half Of last vars, and the bulls claimed That
the heavier port receipts were due. TO better
demand for export and was also At the expense
I OF stocks mt counted interior towns on the
other hand, accounts from the dry goo.ls dis
trIct continued very nnfavorable. the demand
for cotton products relnnnns acgorutng 70
public reports. ON g strictly haid mouth IN
4 basis With spinners evidently preparing o make
extensive sclirtailncnts.
X Receipts AT tho 3ports to-day were 9,7Il bales
against S,SS5 last week and aces last year. For
and los,1al last year, lo-day's rcpcip's a. a. Nrw
Orleans We're I5a3 bales against ilaD last
year. and at Houston 1897 bales against 1,9l3
last year
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The EFFECT
WAS CHILLY J. /. / |. |.
Suspension Of Two Trust i's' Com ll
panics Materially Elurt
Speculation. III
SHIP MILLIONS n [ /: 3, Of GOLD q D
This Will be Done Next Week
,Nyl,cn Facilities Arc In a
proved.
SHIP MILLIONS or GOLD g y
~. \ ysocintcfl I,,css.)

8(By5 Associated l'ress) "a
NEW YORK Mare sl...,l'1e s y, y1,,, ~
of two trust c2nipai,i ,n one chill
n Inc an nffc.t It on on Ejaculation to-day ne
deIals sylin g. rs " a n dn "dIet 70 other
E iypIl ,f we're reinforced i, ther REM e
onaiy effect BY the larss disfrippih e r,s 70
stocks which was CT en'r1l uus.ss I'm of
much Of t tl,e demand to-day There were
some points OF strength IN Qhe inark .i,,
but they arc exceptions rather ,ll' 'h' t''e
ifSic. foreign exchange raie to-day ,., WE
ut tie point where gold shipments wou,a "a
s ,as y sbis sr|E. focpiies S gold Il IKE
i IL 10 70 o'll tintil next week. when y Is
expected several nillloIs VIII be snipnfnt g;
s ggs eTN hse duo il paft
aepos,s .n f2r ts pfna the
cso na '1 nnrkct ~ at present. Il Is not
DrSba Biz ihnt. when tho payment .ls
maie. ii tic ,pfoeeeds win remain in New
i The strong stocks into. days market ma +. !
SOFT coalcrs due 70 favolr.aDle T,'nt "
eanRs United States le.i IL ra, ,Teferca
dsjfjend, Covering OF shorts rallied the
market during the latter part OF the das
butF the closing was heavy go r,r
limited states bonds we're unchanged on y
call.
NEW YORK. March 3i.-Closc:E Money
on cali easy, sl-2 to "a; closing blnai:
offcrcd Sat "a. Time ionns casS' a SKY
daya q IA to- 3: ninety days 3 70 Ia
saIx months q "A 10 4. Prime mercantile
raper 4 lie 10 5. Sterling exchange, ihrm:
With actual husiness in bankers hllis * ~
;ta.T5 TO ;4si.Ss foi. sixty day bills
Posted rates $3.50 10 $3.50 AZ and A ~.
Cammercial bills si.Si IL to $t,a o-s. Far
silver IS i-i. Mexican dollars. -
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Beaur egard's Ciphers.

= IN the fill OF 1861 he was again trans
ferred to Richmond, and In the spring
OF 1862 to Columbus. Ky. where he was
operator at the headquarters OF Generals
POLK and Beauregard. Ills next field OF
generations was at Humboldt and Corinth.
Miss. with Beauregard, where ne re-
NAMED during the memorable siege OF
that town and the battle OF Shiloh. While
thev4, he transmitted numerous cipher
messages OF General n Beauregard's =, ef.a
department at Richmond, some of which
were said to have been taken off the
wires by Union operator a t Or near
Huntsville, Ala. and given to the enemy.
This was in 1852, in the summer Of which
year Mr. Hates accompanied the Confed-
crate army IN It's retreat from cor!nth
to T1,pelo Miss, sharing all the fattgues
and 5prlvat lions of the soldiers. 3sa
It should be mentioned here tina short
Iy after the outbreak OF the war oil the
telegraph lines in the South We're opGtr-l
ated under new organization called the
Southern Telegraph Company, of@whicli
Dir. w. S. Morris, or Lynchhnrg, was the,
PRECEDENT and j. r. DoS..All, OF Richmond.
the general superintendent.$In the fall of
1862 Mr.. Hates came to Richmond to
recuperate, and later IN thu same year
he was ordered to Charleston. S. c., to
take charge of the regular commercial
office of the Southern Company in that
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MARINE INTELLlGENcD.
PORT OF RICHMOND. MARCH 81, 1904.


PORT OF RICHMOND MARCH 81. 1904.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. merchan-
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line.
steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Nortolt and
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers, Virginia Navigation Co.
Barge Atlantic. James River lumber. Tall
jafcrro and Co.
sAILEp
Steamer Berkeley, Shelly. Norfolls, mcrchan-
disc and passengers, Old Dominion line,
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, MARCH 81, 1901.
ARRIVED,
steamer Nile, New York.
Schooner CHARLES Davenport. Portsmouth,
Schooner Mary w. H. G, Dow, Portland,
n SAILED,
Steamer Pisa. Hamburg, *
Steamer kanawha, Liverpool
Schooner James W, Ewell, Providence,
Steamer Hector, BOSTON,
PORT BERMUDA HUNDRED. MARCH 81
ARRIVED.
barge a, j. Gibson, Moore, to load poplar
wood,
Barge Roanoke, Glllooty, to load pine wood
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LEIGH STREET MEETING.
Thirteen Conversions Last Night.
Mr.. ZONES Again To-night.

There was great meeting. ut Leigh
Howard Ice Jones preached fine SER
mon to n largo and deeply Interested eon-
gregation. There We're thirteen convel'-
Rev. Mr.. Jones had Intended To leave
to-day, but The interest In the meeting
is so great and ho has been 50 strongly
urged To remain that he Will do 80. and
preach again Tonight
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OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY. /.
To-day and Tomorrow to be
Quiet in Wall Street.
(By Associated Prcss.)

4 NEW WORK. March al,-The Good
Friday Easter holiday will be generally
observed In financial and commercial
circles In this city. The Stock. Produce
and. Consolidated Exchanges will be
closed Tomorrow. The Cotton and Coffee
Exchanges will close both Friday and
Saturday. The sugar trade offices Will
transact no business on Friday and Sat
urday. All exchanges abroad will be
closed unlil next Tuesday.
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UNION STOCK YARDS. PITTsBURG, PA,
March I3l.--cATTI.E-zSupply light; markeil
fair, 50. 40Gt4.l5 Hogs Receipts Is double
decks; market strong. Prime heavy. 3 s sgsHSS:
mediums. s5.79J5.75 heavy workers, 50, e5g5.Io
roughs. So 5GGt5 90. shcep-supply fair; market
steady. Prime wethers 35.2oa5.D; common
sheep, s25oa3. rs: choice lambs, 3s1oas.:5;
veal calves. s6to27.0o.
CINCINNATI. o., March sl.-HoG s-weak
an dlower at $l1sd5. 60. Cattle-Steady at
32.o5q4.75. Sheep.-steady at s313.7o. Lambs
Steady a S4G5.00.
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Coming Of the Beers.

A party Of 40 South Africans, common
port NaWs, and thence t. +, az \ 4, Louis;
lie YEAR are expected 70 arrive at New
port News next Tuesday or wednesday,,
Their vessel was last reported from Sc,
yincent CAPE Verde islanrds March r., ?s.l
establish d Roer settlement, They VIII
make the trip over the Chesapeake and
I Ohio Railway,
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Honor General Payne.

tlaE on the Galitol building was at half
mast Yesterday In homer Of the. n,enlery
oil the lase General William II. Payne nf
Fanqnier, The tlag Will remain this until
after the funeral
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Baltimore Fire Map.

\ Mr. Robert Lee Trnylor, WHO Is In
charge Of the Insurance. department. Of
The firm OF Messrs, Davenport and Com
pally, has In his office q very, elaborate
trict of the city Of Baltimore. The map
is a most Interesting pnper, and has
been examined by o. great many persons
FAMILIAR With the stricken city.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. March al-The dry goods mar
ton which has been prevalent for 30 long
There arc those who look for a change before
long from these manufacturers who are COM
buyers arc In town; and those who are hera
are not interested except for immediate de-
E
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
pEAN11r MARKET.

PETERSBURG. VA. March 31.-PEANUTS-
continues firm at sl.l5 per bushel for. sspansh
selIera are asking higher prices; very few being
offered. Virgnias flr1n at 4%c. for fancy stock.
Some shipments are being made from Peters
burg OF stock that had been stored In this
city. -
NORFOLK, VA. March s1.-PEANuTS-
Fa ncy. 4;tqSc.: strictly prime, JsSic. prime.
tlsWAtsc.: common. S1e0Sesc. Spanish, al.25 per
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NEW YORK, March si.--BEEvEs-No re-
ceip.s. i A few dry cows sold at 81 .37,f1e3 IS.
Dressed beef. steady: city dressed native
sides. 6li Csc per pound. Calyes-Receipts. ~
head; veaIs rated nrm. About $50 calves I'M
at IS 12Ia City dressed veals S4l2tc.
per pound. Sheep and I.sbma..R Receipts u $40
head. Sheep. almost nominal lambs. 15N25c.
lower Lambs sold at s5.S5q6. 37ia: one car at
S. 80: small bunch OF clipped at s.. 80 Dress
ed mutton. sasc. per pound; dressed. lanbE.
ST. 51iDc. per pound Hogs-Recepts. e,ee9s head;
market rated firm. No sales reported. lL-..L
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BALTIMORE, MD. March Sl,-FI.OUR--
i and The Month. si.pl,sd loiS; spot No.
red, Western. sl,0tlaG obSic,; southern by sam
month, 5sqfSolsr,; southern white corn A0g52c,
Oats-Fu!l; No. white; 4, as!sati2 y, IyemE'rm;
ohnngel; fancy Imitation. eoc,; creamery, 2sap
zoe; fancy laalS l5S,lss. store packed p, lac
strongi course granulatod and inc. ais5,
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r,oTToNsEEn or MARKET.

4 NEW YORK, March 3l---The dulness in hog
products to-day was reelected in cottonseed OIL
The market showed no new features and trad u
a9c.; prime summer yellow, S5Ac.; OF summer
yellow, nominal: prime white. 4oc.; prime win
Tor yellow 40hc. fil ~ 5g Fl
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naLT1MonE srocK MARKET. !

BALTIMORE. MD, March 3t.--Seaboard ALT
Line common, bid; do, preferred. l99sA ~.
line common, l0,ui1ist; do prcfcrred-Nothing
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. NJ c.. March sl.--sPlRITs
TURPENTlN E-Nothng doing; receipts. u
casks. Rosln-Nothing doing; receipts % bar
res. Tar-Firm at tl.70; receipts. % barrels
Crude Turpentine-Flrm at s2..6Gs,75; receipts
z barrels. yyi h-
+ SAVANNAH, GA, March 3l.-TURPEN-
doing: receipts, Oh casks; ex-
ports. 254 casks. Ros!n---Firin; sales. SS7 bar
res receipts. 6e3 barrels; exports, Ills bar
= CHARLESTON. S. c.. March 3l.--TuRPEN-
TINE AND ROSIN-Nomlnal; nothing doing
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leading futures ranged az ioi!oWS
M T48 Omen High. Low. Close

Quiet and s,eaIy. No. 3 spring wheat, ss5ase,;
yellow 5ei4G56isc. No. oats, Aldiil!sc.; No.
white sa,e 10 rye 1sG GHod fssas Eng
No. / tlaxsccd $I.03; NO. 1Nnorthwestern. sl.l6:
prime Timothy seed. $500. Mess pork, per bal
rel sla1alals l5 per 100 pSnnds7 81 s snsGt
cln.r sides (boxedi, s7.25a7,5o. Whisky, basis
OF high wines, sl.2s. Glover, contract grade,
So 50li TO- co Cheese Easy. at l0Il0S.c, Eggs-
Easier AT mark, cases included 16A@ l6Kc. But-
Ier+-9uict and steady; creamerles, l492A,sc.;
dnirIes, l2isGglc.
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q 41 bAea;} EnleH FRI baIest BLOCK,
export to Great Britain. t9i haies IN.
Total to-day At all seaPortsINes, r. receipts e, s
e,77l bacs export s., lsa mes;
Consolidate at all seaportB--Sct receipts
- b35 bales: export 70 Great britain. 2s'S"
TOT; TOTAL since September IS, at all seapor,s-,
Net receipts Toe5s bales expoIt 70 70 Great
s," gss bas & e 5aps e se
bules; to Mexico, 25,1il bales
# NEW ORLEANS. la. March si,--c9T T., 5.s :,
f1se, 10 sell al board figures. sales 500 6aI,ss
cred on contracts. 1000 bales. Quctanons ad-
! Futnres Ycra surprisingly active and firm
ana prices made good advances. q This WAS due
10 ii,expcc,ediy favorable Liverpool cables anu
marked Improvement in ,hs sp ad,, ne. Rrai
result, Until after the holidays. Shorts did no.
like the looks OF the market and lhey covereu
he; The opening prices were from 1924 points
higher The demand was good while oner;nss
sellers in the market, offerings coming almost
entirely from liaXaaalns longs Al oheri i'!
IN IN tho trading May opened at 1s:16. a ID
xanced % 15 and finally rfcsdea +, ssr lss on
sossd ane Eas'
Angus, is and the new crop months loald
points. !, 4 NJ, IA i AZ, ]
August, q is0a1iSlf Septenlhsr: z aofs l..es; DC
tobcr. lei5; Noyemhu leooa1 2.os.
PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK. March al.-FL0CR-IE,irmy
held at ycstcrdny's quotations. Rye Flour.
Quiet. cornmeal-D,,k: yellow western. siiosg
10. Rye-Steady; No. western, stc. baF !
Wheat-Spot steady; No, red. sloS.. Options
were at first strong and higher: later they
declined under profit. taking operations ana
ess% 1e @ ewss ay
Cori,--Spot iirn,; No. . nominal Option mar
kot had further strong advances on bull SUP
port at the West but eNeninaly Ie'iectea go Ii9
&c. net advance. May closed at SDsc'; J Wy!
5i.c Oats-Spo. hrm;. No. :. 4sisc Option
market was more active. an attempt ps un
closed close; al isasc July ssIsc.
fBaef-ouiet Cut Meats-Dull Lard-Steany:
refined, steady Pork-DulL Tallow-Steady.
CoHeezspot. steady. The marke, for coffee
futures opened steady at an advance OF sup
10 points Demand was NOT heavy. out me me
market closed Quiet az net anSaRss o. rm Dg
refined Arm Rice-Dull. Moasses--Firn
Butter-Firm: extra fresh creamery. !, 2oc. !;
State dairy. $50 Ghesseseaesy; ,, ., S,ier.
isc. small White. September l?c Eggs
Steady; State and Pennsyiv an.a. nearby, aver
age finest. lsi.c., - =. =, - ~.
soy. sa9s.5o; State ana Western. Sacks, 50 Jer-
sey sweets. slbOati .5O. Peanuts-Steady; fancy
handpicked 6ac.: other domestic. ~ 4si:c..
and do% erstes
RyT steam to Liverpool. lpc. 49, s f8 "
n CHICAGO ILL, March sl,-Ralnin Western
and Central Kansas had cauntGroalanGinh
influence on tho wheat market to-day. omsns-
.f'josinp snrIces fall& pts to-day WerG almost
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Norfolk ami Western con. 4s............. os,s
Oregon short Line 4s ana Partic. ........ 9its
Iannrylvaniat COW Observation-Disclosures. a6a
Reading General AZ Observation-Disclosures. 9JH
st. Louis and iron Mountain cor. ss...ll4h
st. Louis and San Francisco fg 4s...... S2.3
ST Louis northwestern lsts 1. .s.......... a47s
Snahnarf a If line "a Observation-Disclosures. 20
Southern Pacific a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. soEa
Southern Railway 5s ......................1t3 E
Texasl and Pnciac lists 1853.
H Sss' gssins ], sis 's;;
u. S. Stncl pd So NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1874
Wabash Isis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 116 aT
Wabash Deb lss 5........ .......!....... 81
wheeling and Lake Erie 4s ................ sIH.
Wisconsin Central Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S21
Colorado and E,iei con. Observation-Disclosures. II
NJ. and ,O"sColIaterai Trust 4s............ 02H
Contra! OF Georgia I'd Inc ,,........"...... %
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pnnlcs were authorized mo1iths ago, and
have doubtless been organized. g ntl mus .
tered III ere this. One of these y ~
Chase City. tho other at front Ro y al
ARTILtEIfY ANISG4AsVliNll,IfS ~ So n 4
These batteries OF artillery an ll l.ls
}troc,r OF cavalry are In tll.s regular SER
ly,ca1 OF the State at tho places named
battery A, Richmond. o Off tl's' 4 u
man. !. 4, "a !, -,
F;attery B. Norfolk. Ulcers by mem n ?.
battery G, Portsmouth jj q OF ficcrs' u
Tblal First Battalion Of Artillery On
Guiding 10 mon on staff, 20 oftieers s, u. LOU
enlisted mem: total. FOG. !. %
Troop b. of Surry county, 81 ficers o.
men. III I'M w t.Sg y.
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Mr.. KATES,. .R|ETIRES
FROM THE POSTAL !; .|!|..
{continued From First Page.)

he fore and which was constructed out OF
o,d and Inferior wire. Mr.. Hates had to
reneat the message over and over again,
taking more than one hour to make II
Intcllirible to the raw operator5at straus b.
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2 CHICAGO. 1Il4. March al.--cATTLE-Re-
csipts. 5000 head. Market slow. Good 70 prime
steers. IS. 25@5.so poo. to medium. 13.5oa5:95;
s0: helfers. s2a450 Gamers. sl.75g2 60; bulls,
ss9Loo calves Texas e sa1 ssssfs 'a
morrow, TO- o10 head b left over, I1-671 head.
Market 15gooc. higher. Mixed and butchers.
good 70 choice he an !, ss.s s,1
sales. IS Ioa5. 20. sheep-ReceIpts. 1900 head.
Sheep. Toe. lower. Good to choice wethers.
81 5lfi5. %; fair to choice mixed. Sa.15It7o:
Western sheep. .t5oa5.e5; native lambs. $4,000
& n ~ ttlstaaa
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Telegraplling to Sumter.

K early IN 1853 Sln9 was 5;lpp0lnte HIeilt
cral Beauregard superintendent Of the
Confederate military lines around Char
lesion. It was here his ability and
experience MS an electrician became Of
vast service to General Beauregard, Flo
completed the erection of lines to all tho
forts connecting Forts Sumter and Moul-
tries and surrounding batteries by
land wires and cable with headquarters
in Charleston, 81, and maintained tele-.
graphic communication with Sumter dur-4
ing tho terrific OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that for
tress by tho United States batteries on
Norris Island and the ironclads In tho
hnrbor.S AT one timo when the fire on
tho fort was very heavy, theIcable coll
Meeting 1t with Charleston was broken
by shot or n shell and communication
ceased, much to the dismay OF tho brave
defenders of tho fort, who, rs long as,tho
telegraph instrument continued tick
ins' know they were not entll'ely CUT
C!h from the outside world,
The approach TO Sumter from Charles
ton, altogether imprncticable in the DAY.
time was dangerous ana eXceed'nsly
risky even in the darkness Of night, Inc
s,lcceeding night tho broken cable WAS
ye%amned by Mr.. Hates, who went over
its route In q small boat lie iound that
1T was dcaply mbedded IN the sand ana
tho whereabouts OF tho break could not
directed that a now cable he laid winch
order was successfully executed the sec
!pnd or Third night after the break, by
Mr. lSntei and communication re-cstap-h
lished be are daylight. and without the
knowledge OF tile Federal batteries at
Cummings Point, only Few hundred
Yards distant. For this work l'e WIS
warmly commended and con,pllmeilted hS
General Beauregard and ms haln'als'e
I'M, -Ir,,. n ~ s. s
Mr.. Hates remained in charge or the
telegraph at Charleston during Inc pom
bardn,.ant OF that city. and WAS trans
rerred to Richmond IN 1871.
Telegraph Changes.
Al tho close OF the war Mr., Rates
md n number OF other southern opera
tors. Including the late II, NJ j. Paynter,
tho late Joseph McGovern, George
hlcCiovern md John Crowley, had 10 seek
employment at tho North lhey were
Kindly received and promptly given work
WITH liberal salaries through the gener-f
osty of tho late Marshall LetTertsn men
general manager OF tho American Ieie-
graph Company, The latter company hi'n
previously absorbed by purchase, me
Washington tand New Orleans Conlpahy'
and It's successor Inc soulhetn te'ps,ap''
Company. In 1866 tho Western Union Eelers
grapll Company, which was composed or
iho union of a number OF small lines
in tho Western States, effected q con-
,solidation Ut the American Telegrapll
Company and the Southwestern rnle,
graph Company. the lines OF which eH7E
tended throughout alltlie Southern stu IS
cast aud west of The Mississippi River
Appointed Superintendent,
simultaneously With the consolidation,
Mr., Hates VAS nYponted superintendent
Of the Western Union COMPANY twitf3
headquarters at Lynchhurs) 81 the lines
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II CHICAGO ILL., March sl.-Ralnfin Western
and Central Kansas had q cauntcrbalancinE
Influence on tho wheat market to-day. offset
ting firm cables and strength III cash grains.
Closing prices IL, all pits to-day were almost
Identical with yesterdays final figures 81
The leading futures ranged, as follows;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-01
CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

CATTLE-Recepts, l5a head: market firm.
Best steers. sdShc.: medium to good. ~ Csc.
common to fair 3lsd4Hc.; best helfers, 4h0
fair ha3a.c.; dry cows "a aftc.: bulls, Sa3aic.;
calves, ~ G!sc.; fresh cows. SIS. Gao; quaran-
HOG Receipts 1.osa head market steady.
Good hogs 6..g5.coc.; shpnts. ba5.s0a roughs.
sfiEEP-Receips. 80 head: market. strong.
Best sheep, &C.; others 41s95Ac.: bucks. sia3
l,.c. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-01
R1cHMoNp STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va, March 81, Z.
SALES.

Virginia centuries--so5o al s,A.; 500 at ot1s;
syp nj g,si {; apia AZ 9iss; 4 80 at sia.
) Broad Street Bank--1aS at :Ga. &fyis