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Caldwell G Wards Grain Iette,.

by bdftiett, frazier & Darlington.
 Chlcago, March 30-Wheat-The wheat market was irregularly, going from one extreme to the other several times during the session. The weather was wet throughout the winter wheat belt, The absence of anything particularly bulish Tn the early advances encouraged bears to farther press their favorte side. The Kansas City market was strong and the milling demand there reported as ex- cellent Minneapolis was rather a drag on this side. There was considerable talk of poor flour d/nand and of the mills closing down.
 Corn-Armour O Co. were hest buyers of both the May and July options The trade in the May option is limited and nervous. The pit trade is bradening some- what, as good many operators are in- clined to tail on the bull operations Eleven cars of contract in the local re- ceipts and 100000 bushels of the same quality were made yesterday The cash market was stronger.
 Oats-Mark3. was strong in small re- ceipts, the wet weather and in sympathy with the strength in corn. The corn bulls were thought to have given this market assistance. The trade was larger than usual, and local operations generally con- tinue speculative.
 Provisions-The hog situation caused a shap break in all products. The mar ket at the yards was five to ten cents lower There was moderate buying by commission houses. supposed to be on ac- count of the strength In corn.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

There was very little doing in the local markets yesterday. No change In the quotations for cotton was reported and the securities list held steady.
 In the staple grocery market meat fell off few points and lard was also marked down 5sc.
 All prices held steady along Morris avenue yesterday. Fruits continue a fea- ture, but there Is very little doing
 More poultry was on sale yesterday than has been seen for some time. Eggs are steady.
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New York, March SO-Money on call steady, closed 11ad1& per cent; offered 1& per cent; time loans easy; sixty days, per cent, ninety days, 3a4 per cent; six months 3%@4 per cent.
 New York, Mach 30.-Prime mercantile. 419d5; sterling exchange firm. with ao- tual bushes in bankers bills at 1900 4S735 for demand and at ASA. 75q4S4.S5 for sixty days posted rates 4S5Q4S51a and 4S9; commercial bills. 4s4as @4S41a; bar sil- yer, 55A; Mexican dollars, A. Govern ment and railroad bonds steady.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago March 30.-Favorable weather conditions for wheat counterbaiancea strength in the cash market today. The close was at almost yesterdays figures, July being up only Ne corn shows net gain of 11s to 1k4; oats of s4, and provi- sions were off 2Ia to cents.
 The leading futures ranged as follows;
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600. Mostly 10 cents lower. Good to prime steers. s5. 25@5S0; poor to medium. $3. .50@500; stockers and feeders, $255@4. 25; cows, H,75Q4.s0; heifers $2.25q4.50; can ners, sl.75@260; bulls. s2.00@410; calves, s5. 20a6.50 Texas fed steers, s400@4.65.
 Hogs-Receipts, 4000; market 15 to 200 lower; mixed and butchers, $530@5.52Ha; i; good to choice heavy, $5.4Od550; rough heavy, s5.2od5. 40; light, $5.15@5. 40; bulk of sales, $2. .25d2. 40.
 Sheep-Receipts, 10000, Steady; lambs 10 to 15c lower; good to choice wethers, &.75q545; fair to choice mixed, s35014. 50; western sheep, 450@5.45; native lambs, s450d5S5; western lambs, $45Od6.05.
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New York Cotton Futures.
The New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, March 30.-Spot cotton continues very quiet. Sales 515 bales, in- oluding 400 f. o. b., delivered on contracts, 300. Quotations unchanged. Futures open ed quiet with prices from 2 to points down. Liverpool was rather disappoint- ing and New York came in at a decline of from to 13 points. A few buying or ders received within the first few min utes of trading served to cause an ad- vance until prices were 5 to points higher than the close of yesterday on May and July. The market was even more narrow than 1t was yesterday and buying or selling orders for a few hun dred bales affected prices appreciably. Late in the session trading became ex- tremely dull and several minutes elapsed between deals. Tn the trading May first lost points from yesterdays close at 1484, advanced to 149O declined to 14.SS. advanced to 15.0S and finally declined to l4ee There was similar fluctuations of July. The market closed quiet There were net gains of to 10 points on old crop positions, while the new cropmonths were unchanged to points lower
 New Orleans, March 3o.-Cotton futures. steady March, 14.66 bid; April, 1466 bid: May 14.99a15.00; June, 1522011525: July, 1543d15.44; August, 14.65 bid September. 12T@12.79; October, 12.09aI2.o4; November Il .90d1192
 New Orleans, March 30-Cotton quiet: sales, 515. Ordinary, 12 9-1s good ordi nary, 1873; low middlng, 1412; mddling. l41s; good midding, 15 3-16; middling fair. 10 s-ls- Receipts, 4275; stock. 2ss.114
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OH Market.

New York, March 30.-Cotton seed oil quiet; petroleum easy. Rosin and tur- pentine steady.
 New Orleans. March 30-Cotton seed oils easier Prime refined in barrels 37c; off refined In barrels 36c; prime crude loose, 3015c.
 Memphis, March 30.-Cotton seed oil, car load lots, per gallon. Prime crude. 29q2s1sc; off crude, 27@271ac; prime sum mer yellow 311sc; choice cooking summer yellow less than car load lots 42c. Cotton seed meal prime, s2O,75q21; cotton seed cake, $2O.25.
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Tn, Coffee Market.

New York, March 30.-Spot Rio steady; No. invoice, 6ssc mild steady.
 Futures opened steady, unchanged to 5 points higher. Offerings became heavy partly for the account of importing in terests. apparently while there also ap- peared to be some selling for long ac- count. The close was quiet at a net de- cline of to 10 points. Sales 65O0 bags. May, 5.55d5 60; June, 5.S0; July, 5.70G5. 75; September, s.00Q605; November, 6.25; De- cember, 6. .256i6. .35
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Dry eoods.

New York March 30.-Buying of dry goods has been confined to very small proportions, buyers being interested only in goods for immediate delivery or in fail goods. which are always bought early.
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Liverpool Market.

Liverpool, March Se.-Spot cotton in llm- ited demand; prices points higher; American middling fair, s.50d; good mid ding, S.34d; middling. s.24d: low middling, S.14d; good ordinary, s.04d ordinary, 7,S4d. The sales of the day were 1000 bales. of which 200 were for speculation and export, and included 320 American. Receipts were 11.0O0, including 5000 Ameri- can. Futures opened steady and closed quiet and steady; American middling G. O. C.: March, 7.96; March-April 7.93; April-May. 7.s0; May-June, 7,S8; June July. 7.SG; July-August 7.S2; August September 7.6O September-October, 6.s4; October-N ovember. 6.51 November De- cember, G. 4
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cothran q CO.'S Stock Letter.

By Ware & Leland.
 New York, March 3o.-There was a broadening of the stock market today from the start. Bulling of the granger issues by the dominating element of Wall street continued.
 London first bought then sold, disposing of several thousand shares on balance. Sentiment continues bullish, and there was a marked increase in outside inter- est. We look for further improvement. but would not neglect fair returns in is- sues that have advanced sharply. These stocks should be bought upon reactions, while securities that have not had an ad- vance of consequence ought to be bought now.
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Local Staple Groceries.

Local Staple Groceries.
 Apples-Westerp evaporated. 71sc. Flour-Fancy patent. $6, half patent. $5.65
 Hugar--Granuiated. Be; Y. C.. 411c. C0nee-Green. s1x0121zc; Arbucklea. Porto Rico. $11.80. Meats-Dry salted ribs, 7kc; dry salted
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CITY TAX NoTICH.

UT Y T AA NUT ICE- The books will be open on April 1st. 1904, for the col lection of merchants tax for the year 1904, which tax shall become delinquent on the first day of May and will draw interest at 8 per cent from said date.
 J. T. GARRETSON,
 Tax Collector.
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clearinus and Exchanae.

New Orleans, March 30.-Clearings, 2,- SIS, 339. New York Exchange bank. I per 1000 premium; commercial, 25q50c per 1000 discount
 Memphis March S0.-C1earings, s567,- 2S5; balances, $970l3.
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Baltimore March 30.-S. A. l.. common 94d1O; do. pfd,, 174; do As bonds' noun ing doing.
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vIrolnIa-CaroIina Company.
Seahord Air Line.

New York, March 30.-Virginia- Carolina Chemical company, 291s; do. pfd., lo4.
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Caldwell 6 Wards Stock Letter.

by MllieT ~ So-
 New York, March 30-The markets greatest activity was in the early dealings when prices were buoyant under the leads of St. Paul Realizing sales gave an early set back to Union Pacific but the rumors that St. Paul company had ac- quired a substantial interest in the Un- ion Pacific directed attention to the lead- ing Rockefeller issue, and prices advanc- ed over per cent.
 In the early afternoon the market showed some languor and prices were re- actionary. The downward movement however, was checked by rapid rise in sugar of 1k2 and a demonstration of strength in Steel preferred on more fav- orable reports with regard to the forth coming dividend on preferred stock Cop per was rather heavy and the industrial list as rule was neglected In the last hour the market showed the effect of ex- tensive general profit-taking.
 The market closed little more than steady. Sales s100 shares.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, March 30.-Todays treas- ury balance, exclusive of the gold re- serve. shows: Available cash balance, S223, 356, JAS; gold, $116,S749 935.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,

l guarantee you a permanent cure of private troubles and that you may know my guaran-
 tee Is reliable l refer you with
 permission. to the First National bank, Alabama Ma tional bank, Stein CT Brothers, bank CTS, J c if e T 5 o n County Savings
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Daily Statement,

Galveston-Easyi middling, 145so; re- ceipts, 245 stock. 27,247.
 Mobiie-Nominal; middling, 14ssc; re- ceipts. 40; stock, s,294
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, 145sc: re- ceipts, 1,061; stock, 53,395.
 charleston-Nothing doing; receipts, 1; stock, 1864
 Wilmington-Nominal; receipts I. stock. 6.157
 Norfolk-Receipts, 1900; stock 13, 40O Baitimore-Nomlnal: mddling, 15c; stock. 3122
 Boston-Dull middling, 1490; net re ceipts, 301; gross. 661.
 Philadelphia-Steady; middling. 1540; stock, 22l6
 St. Louis-Quiet: middling 15c; sales, 90; receipts, 259; stock, 17,S2s.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling 15c; receipts, S74 shipments, 5665; sales, none; stock. 43,479.
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Price irregularities are reported, but these do not appear productive of much increased activity.
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s6,117,721.3s

W. p. G. HARD lNG President l. II. WOODWARD, j. n w CRAWFORD, A. R FORSYTH, DIRECTORS: T. T. 3. w. A. H. Woodward William T. Jemlson, H. J. H. Barr VcePresdent; w. P O. Harding President
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rib bellies. ssc; hams fancy. 1shc; medi- um, 121ac; extra clear. 7Ae; bacon bellies lie.
 Lard-Leaf, Sc.
 Compound Lard-Snowhake, 7hc.
 Molasses-Centrirugal l5q35c; ,ugar house, 40c: Georgia cane, a3c.
 BeaGs-Navy. $2.65 per bushel; Lima. 60 pound.
 Pearl Grits-92 pounds, S1.3s.
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Tae Llve Stock MsFlfet. Chicago. March 3o.-Cattle-Receip %.
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Feed Stuff.

 Meal-Bolted, Sl.20. Hay-ePr ton. timothy No. 1, s17; clover. mixed, s15.50. Corn-Mixed. 63c; white. 64c Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, feed. 2i; prime, s25.
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which the men on the steps stood like
statues, motionless and awestruck.
The darkness fell again, and with it came
an incredulous murmur from the soldiers,
who turned this way and that seeking con-
iirmation or refutation of their fears, and
somewhere in the far south, and then two
others, in rapid succession.
From Bhatgaon, Your Excellency"
spoke up one of the elder officers
Before his words had died away there
came sudden flare of brilliant light from
the east, so sharp and vivid that the tenn
pies of Pashupati and even the CLINT of the
moving river, We're clearly seen; and as the
darkness fell once more a bugle-caiI went
singing shrilly in the city just behind them
AT this the priest FASTENED in with the
news to the King, and Dawhar Singh
sprang down the steps to his horse, calling
orders to his staff he went.
There was great Gathering of horse in
the rough roadways, and trumpets began
to blare. Khatmandu which had retired
for the night, woke again to active life
and Patan; and farther, Bhatgaon.
There was wild jangling of bells from
city to city, and away on the distant hills
spots Of flame burst out, with now and
again great red flare.
Three batteries of artillery came across
the parade at a quick trot. An officer ran
down the steps, flung himself across his
horse and galloped away into the dark
ness The guns went Gathering and bump-
ing after him, and finally, from out the
distant south. there came the spit and
snarl of rifles.
And whisper ran through the frightened
night, "He Is GOMEZ
A little earlier on the same day, as the
sun was touching the snow-tipped hills to
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CLAIMS FOR RELIEF.
Heirs of Young Engineers Drowned in
Sewer

A hearing was granted yesterday be-
fore the ways and means subcommittee OF
the House committee on the District of Co.
lumbia on bills for the relief of the heirs
of Melvin b. Smith and Harold Curtiss
Grant. the two young engineers in the en-
ploy of the District government who We're
drowned in a sewer the I'd of June last. 1t
will be remembered that these young men
were detailed TO inspect a newly construct
ed sewer. They entered the man-hole, not
supposing there was any water or gas in
the duct. Young Smith entered first, and
his cries for help brought his companion
to an attempted rescue. Both young men
were drowned.
One of the bills appropriates 5000 for
the heirs of Melvin b. Smith and the other
appropriates $4,000 to be paid to Adelaide
Z. Grant. widow. and Alice Adelaide Grant.
only child of the late Harold G. Grant.
Among those present at the hearing were
Mr. William A. Gordon, representing Mrs.
Grant; Captain Grant. father of young
Grant; Rev. r. Ross Fishburn and Judge
Ivory G. Kimball. Judge Kimball Is in
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CHAPTER XXVI.

On the night of February the twelfth
group of officers stood on the wide steps of
Narayan Hitti, the Kings palace in Khat-
mandu. They were dressed in brilliant uni
forms and carried themselves in capable
soldierly manner. In the center OF the
group was the Prime Minister, Shaun Shir
Singh, and next him his brother, Dawhar
Singh COMMUNICATIVE Chief of the Army OF
Nepaul. They were discussing the political
outlook with the high priest, the Raj Guru,
who had just crossed from the palace to
Join them. A number OF lesser lights stood
generals; others, war-scarred veterans. In
the roadway below lounged the slaves of
The priest, who had escorted him across
and these had joined eagerly with the SER
wants of the officers, who We're also waiting
there with their masters horses. Uniform
ed sentries paced al regular distances along
the roadway, and at the foot of the steps
a little squad of men was drawn up on
guard To the right could be seen the
lights of the British Residency, and in
front, across the parade ground. those of
the city.
There was q lull In the rapid talk, and
Dawhar Singh. turning to the door, was
about to enter the palace, when a startled
exclamation stopped nm. Facing sharply
about he saw the whole night lit up, SEEM
ingly by a distant fame. 1t was like the
Northern Lights save for a warmer hue,
and lasted perhaps two minutes, during
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crimson, green and amber, and shooting
long arrows of light adown the shading
valley, there came to the outer court of a
little hill temple that set well back
in a piece of heavy jungle, two pilgrims
master and servant, If one might judge
from their dress and bearing The leader
of these, hating a moment. motioned his
follower TO wait, and crossed the inner
court to the door of the shrine itself ere
his way was stayed by white-robed priest,
in answer to whose question, WHAT
wouldst thou, brother?' he said quietly.
Il am Rama Lalkura of Bhaitypore, and
l would rest and eat little rice, and my
servant Also for we have come far way"
Thou art welcome, Rama Lalkura,
and thy servant. There is charpoy waI.-
ing for thee, and the flesh of a young kid,
curried with dhall is steaming just be-
yond. Rest, my lord, and eat thy fiIl.'
Having set the meat and drink before his
guest, nor questioned him with one curious
word, the man excused himself and went
to look to the comfort of the servant in
the outer court who was none other than
our friend Abdulla Milk. This DONE he
passed out into the gathering shadows and
set a light to a piled-up heap of grasses
and leaves.
AS the flames caught he dropped some
powders to their heart, and they leaped
nigh In response. changing to green and
then scarlet, and then died down quickly
He paused, looking out across the valley
where the shadows lay thick on the farther
iiiiS. All answering name leaped I'D, which
changed like his in color, and then died
down.
An hour later the hills were all abba re
with signal fires; and the little grove that
hid the temple and the ways to and beyond
1t were full of armed men. coming and
going into the night, and as those hurrying
north passed those drawing south thew
whispered, He is Gomez
Some hours after night had fallen the
outposts of the Hillsmen came in touch
with those of King Vikrama Sab on the
hillside above Bhatgaon. The latter chal-
lenged them. otand: who are yer" And
out OF the darkness a fierce voice
replied, Tell Irkhana's grandson,s
whelp the Lord Lalkura bids him get
to heel.' There was q short sharn
tussle. few ill-directed volleys from iaz-
ais and Martins that broke the blackness
with Jagged flames, and then the HilIsmen
melted before the strong reinforcements
which came to the aid<of the kings troops
From then on, all the night long. the
valley was alive from end to end with reg
iments and battalions marching. with
troops Of light horse flying from point 10
point, and the rattle and bang of mountain
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is becoming dangerously crowded and other
thoroughfares should be provided to relieve
the congested condition of the road.
Mr.. Lipscombe also offered a resolution,
which was adopted commencing the Com
missioners for installing the system of med
zeal inspection in the public schools. and
also commended Health Officer Woodward
for the efficient manner in which he has
directed the work. ,'he association re-
quested that the medical inspection be con-
tinued.
A report on parks was made by Mr.. J..
w. Watson. chairman of the committee on
parks and reservations. He spoke of the
efforts of the committee to secure addition
al parks for Mt Pleasant, and stated that
within the city limits there are 301 parks
or reservations, while in the rest of the
District there are only twenty public res
ervations.
The meeting was presided over by Col.
Townsend, and Mr.. Watson acted as secre-
tary. Mr.. VIM. H. Robson was elected a
member of the association
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ISOLATION, in a brief address, Endorsed the
remarks of Colonel Stocking, and said,
among other things:
washington probably has 100000 or
more people. OF that number how many
are taxpayers? BY examination of the rec
ords l find that only 10 per cent of our
population pay taxes. Washington has
about 10000 colored people, who are gen
orally non-taxpayers. larger element CT
residents are also non-taXpayers. l refer
TO the public officials and government en-
ployes. who number about 100000. OF the
remaining 100000 people residing here, the
records show that only a small per cent
pay taxes here. In fact the records show
that out of the 300, 600 residents of Wash
ington only $1,000 are taxpayers. These
people, you must realize, bear the burden
of expenses.
I'm other words, about 10000 people in
the national capital pay one-half the ex
penses of the District government, and S0,-
COO 600 people in the country pay the other
half of the expenses of supporting the ca pital
of the nation. If things continue in the
future as in the past ten years, we will be
confronted by condition of bankruptcy
"And now the committees in Congress
deliberately shut the doors in faces,
and say they don't want to hear the rep
resentatives of the District taxpayers. What
are we to do about it? What can we do +?
We can do nothing, and this Is partly be-
cause so many influential citizens display
so great a degree of apathy toward the real
interests of the city.
What the end will be I cannot foretell"
concluded Col. Townsend. but the time is
approaching. and l hope it will be soon,
when the United States government will
be obliged to take the District of Columbia
and take care of it. If things continue as
they are the time will come when the bur-
den of taxation will be so great that a man
cannot afford to own property in the Dis
trict."
At the close of the discussion Mr.. Shoe
lyar Int yvDS II
ed.
The Concluding Business.
Upon motion of Mr. J. w. Watson, it was
decided to refer to the Brightwood Citi-
zens' Association the letter from Gen. Har-
ries, which was vigorously characterized
as "a gratuitous insult and an undignified
reply to a. respectful resolution of the as
ISOLATION and unworthy of serious no.
tice."
Mr. l.. S. Lipscombe introduced resolu-
ton which was adopted urging the open
ing of 18th and 18th streets. 1t was cited
in the resolution that Brightwood avenue