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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-29
n E. q. ke Richmond. Frederic :. =
Rlu Is " . burg s. Potomac IL. r.

Trnins Leave Riclnnond---N orth,yard,
3 4:15 a.. M.--Daily BYRD st. Through.
6:45 A. &M-paiIy-Mal st. Through. Z 81 81
&7:lO A.. Nj, week days. I0lba, Ashland Accom-
80 AZ o1 M.NDaily- Sc Through, Iooal
1a 90 noon-Week Days-Byrd st, Throug h.
|. 1:GO5 r.. M.--Week @Days-ByrdE st, Fredericksss
~ burg Accommodation rs,
Y & .O5t p M-Daiiy--Afai st. "a Through II gs
$50 r. GM.--NNeek Days-Elba Ashland Ae-4
sos e fon M.@paiIy-Byrd ST. Through
h STraIna Arrive Richmond-SopthW re. It'll
II $50 a. NJ, week days. Elba, ashland q oty
conlmodatio Ion. = , .S3 ~ 3, j, I,
20 a.. M.--Week Days-byra5 St. fFeuor!e-ASt99
65 burg Accommodate n: -, siE5 ar
8:95 A&Nl.-Dolly-ByrdG St.. I1FpHKh-n,u. NJ
/ / so A. M,-Week Days, Eyre ~. Ihrou6hs
5,.,A : Isoc M daily. Main St Through. s
s:ha5 III, week days. I1lba Ashland AS
~ G g esnn'msMpaiiy-Byrd st. Through.
80: 10 p: Nj daily. BYRD St Through. Local
e.6o f PsoyM.-Daily-Mnin St: Through.
+ NOTE-PulIman sleeping or Par!or cars on
'aii above trains except train arriving Rioh-
J,nond Ii 10 a. NJ week days. and local accom-
modntions, /, !, =, IL 4, "a ronn.a
lions not guaran eco. ~, I, M or ~ Y
Gen,i. Man'ri Ass' t Ge''l, Mar AlaA
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NAvsr. STORES.

SAVANNAH GA, NOV. =. II r. = tsSil ~ =.
casks. Rosin-Fir1n; ; receipts, 2,445 batrets;
sales, lsla barrels; shipments. 420 barrels
CHARLESTON e. NOV, ~ 2s;.riu- = tf i
TINE AND 2 ROSIN-NothiHg dolnE.5
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lLynchburg Tobacco Market

Lynchburg, Va Nov. %, 1904. a
II Salea OF loose tobacco on the Lynchburg mar
kct for the two weeks ending November y.
1904 reported by John l. oglesby OF Lyncll'e
Sold week ending November 18th. 1852 100
pounds: sold week ending November y tn 1885,
zoo pounds; Increase for week ending November
18TH, &c, 100 pounds ~
4 Sold from September 1, 1894 to November. p
1885, to November %. 1908, 2,ssae, 400 poSlnds;8
decrease for 1904 1.5e3, 500 pounds. !.
Tho receipts \, this week were quite light
when compared with corresponding week for
some years past. This is the result OF tWo
and there has not been season for handling
tobacco since 1t was cured The conditions Of
the offerings rather bad, a large Portt l,i
The quality OF the Tobacco Is very good. though
the colors OF a large portion was consideTlpiy5
was satisfactory to the SELLER. Much OF II was
discounted because It vas ~ such nlgh ordes
z Quotation OF prices Of the LyIrchburs 1naTket
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TOBACCO MARKET,

Rlchnond, Ma, NOV. rs, 1904 IF
Dark Fired Tobacco (New)--I,eeel1ta mod.
acralp and market nctiyctnt Juota on 1(CidJ.-i
SlintCured New Market continues activs ~
quotations; receipts Increasing, Brishts.-
Market fairly active, and firm for all desirable
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All 5ANTIC5 COAST LINE

mn ANS LEAVE RICHMONp. DAlLf-BIEDS
: - ~ m STREET STATION. "A.
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY SEPT. nth
sos a. MA. c. 1. Express u pes to al po1nta
o,6O 4. M.-Petersburg and Norfolk 81
1910 r. M.-Petershurg and n; nha ~. "
s,66 p M-Petershurg and NorfouS.
o.: I'D p M-Goldsboro Local. ti5I tg$
b:5S p. M-Petersburs Local:
a7:s5 p N. --"Florida and West Indian Linz
- ited''rto all points South. =, y,
.: lao r, M.--petersburg and n. and w West.
II "a p M-Patersburg !, Iocal. t3if5 ES8t
tA l''S : TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
4:o7 a, M;7;35 A. NJ; .s:225 ~ n, ''lo:45 ~.
Nj 50 a MI lie r 3 M NJ a'eo = NJ s;so s
.i,xcept Sunday. .'sunday only
q. s. CAMPBELL. Div. Pass. AEt
w. j. CRAIG. Gem Pass. Ast. SEW M
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Northern Pacific 3s.,...,.......... 75M
No,fnik nnd Western con. 4s.............. 1914
oregon short Line is ana Pariic. 1881
I,ennsv,va MIA COW 3iss 1O2s
1,enInp 4 General 1U2Ha
o. y r,,,s and iron Mountain con- 6s.... 1j5ia
q n,,is "a nd san Francisco f. 4s....... S3h
IL i"uis Eouthwestern lists. ................ OK
sea,,nani Air Line .................... $40
snnihern Pacific As ,,.........., 9e1s
so,ithe,1, RAILWAY 1l9ls
roYasHnnd pacific kts. 12l n
Toledo, ST. T.. and Western 4s..............l g
Union Pacific As. 19e
IL Steel I'd 9iat
waiy al sIst, . HIS
wahash Dr,, .................. 6SA
vhee1inp and Lake Eric 43................. go1a
w;srnnsn Central As NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 94l5
co",.,do Fuel cow IS s2la
Sg'fnnd a Collateral Trust 4s.............. 95a
~ , ~ fse,,rrIa ri Inc 70 p
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OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK


1900 Mo, Kan. and Tex, pfd...
1880 Missouri Pacific ...,........
400 Nash. Chat and s.. L......
1880 New York Central..........
1900 Norfolk and Western.......
400 N. ", Ont. and West......
800 Pacific Mali 5............,.....
1880 Pennsylvania II. R..u....
232lO Peoples Gas fChicago) 49,.
$500 Pressed Steel Car.
1900 Pressed Steel Car. pfd.....
10000 Republic !. and 81 coin....
5000 Republic !. anQ g.. pfd.....
$500 Reading, com.A.... ......
100 Heading, list pfd.....,..,...
Reading, I'd pfd.............
7OJ0O Rock Island, comi..s........
GsOO Rock Island, pfd........,...
200 Sloss.. ......... ......,.
200 Sloss, pfd... ...........
1900 s. l.. and s. r., I'd pfd.. -.
I 1900 $. u and Southwest, pfd.
,2S7OO Southern Pacific ............
|65oO0 Southern Railway CONF.
1900 Southern Railway, pfd ......
800 Seatioard Air Line, conn.,.
700 Seaboard Air Line, pfd....
1010O Tenn. Coal and Iron. .......
1900 Texas Pacific ...............
1880 Union Pacific ...............
GSO0 United States Leather.....
1900 United States Steel.......-.H
1880 United States Steel, pfd....
400 Va. Car. CHEMICAL. CONF.
roo Va Car. Chemical, pfd....
1900 Wabash, com........ ......
900 Wabash, pfd. ...s.. ..........
1900 Western Union .............
1900 Wisconsin Central .........
400 Wisconsin Central, pfd....
Total sales 1,5H 600.
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PTl,e. quotations are as foows:
5 DARK FIRED TOBACCu-EEyY
Prminss 3.eQ as 400
1Lpss 100 d $50
lhorl 70 medium lfal ,,,t,,,o', 100 Gp $40
Long lenf.., ',t',',,g $50 ~ 1900
Selections and Mtnppe q VA; 100 a. 400
81 DARK FIRED TOBACCO IiEok DERED. ss
1.lgs ',''ifrsss 400 "a 600
Short leaf ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 600 az 100
Medium leat,,.. .tt'h.',t.,,. 100 % StG
Tong. leaf tt,'t.,i,, $50 az 1900
Wrappers ard select i2tl 80. 1000 al 400
Eli BRIGHT ,IO5Accu. 49,
sA1c)iSlaRs--conmon ..s,,...,..,., 100 a. 400
Medium ..,,..s,,,,.'.,,..t, $50 " 1850
Fine lace % 1850
CUTIE lG0t ~ 1900
Medium Observation-Disclosures, 1900 ~ 800
III M w 1900 a. 100
Fancy aN01 a. 2a51
FIJI iIRs--ColDmon .,..,.,,.,,,,.., 100 % elp
e Medium y,,....,,. .,.,.,.,s,., 900 do 1000
Good 1850 an 100
Fins l20o q l4,s9
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UNION STOCK YARDS, PlTTsBURG, PA.
Nov. 3:eS.--CATTLt-supp heavy, Market ac-
tive Choice, 5.oodI575; prime, $5,20G5.4o.
crude, 81, S0a4 SIS; mediums $3.50; heavy york
els. so; light workers, sj,59ga GO; PIGS
81. G9@4 80; rpughs. Aa4.@ Sherp-Supply fair.
Market stronger prmS Nethrrs, sd. a344 10 4
common sheep. $1,000 spring lambs. siqd:.5;
veal calves, $7d7.75, N f4&
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SOUTHERN RAILWA Y.

SCHEDULE IN EFTEcT NOV. 9Th, 1904
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
700 A. M.--Daly--Lucal for Charlotte, N. e. Is
z: $50 r. Observation-Disclosures Buffet Pullman to-
ma Atlanta and Birmingham, New orleans
Memphis; Chat tanoos4 and Al the SOUTH n
II 40 p. M.-Dally--Limlted.a Pullman ready
800 $3.50 r. NJ, for all the Sou tn. ~
eI554f YORK RIVER LIN
The favorita route to Baltimore and Eastern
points Leave Richmond 1 80 p. NJ. daily, exc
s;l5 P. M.-Local-Dally-15 Sunday. is
400 p. gM.-Except Sunday--For West Point,
f q connecting with steamers for baltimore.
and river landings. Steamers sailing from
West Point Monday. Wednesday and FRI
day call at Yorktown and E Clay Bank /;
4 Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, All-
7i5 monds and Gloucester Point. bill "A Eisi Il 5s{s
4:45 A. M.-11xcept sunday--Local mixed 1or
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. ..s&
6:5s "A. NJ. and 6:42 p. M.--From all the South.
q a:35 p. NT-Froni Charlotte and Durham.
y $40 a. M.-Fronla keysyille y 5:i IL
0;o5 A. M-Bnltlmore and West Point. ~
10 :45 A. Nj 6:10&P M.-From West Point. -sSS
g. w. WESTBURY, d. P.sA A.. Richmond. Va
81 H IARDWICH,' Rj{4F VII. TAYLOR
G. II. tAcKERT, Cen !. ]. Mgr.
an Washington p 2. E as s55 -8l ST
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BALTIMORE MD, Nov ss,rrl .not con.
t trant. siooaaosa corI,-llasy; spSt! I nsw'
3SIs NJ sos'e Mste wh ssese sq Nse
i,a,s - nov initiation 1sQ 93c fancy cream
5sssy sd1s, i lSa s sssss asSH
a 1nnm hnnsai. sugnl-s trong and
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Richmond, va., Nov.

BALTIMoRE STOCK MARKET.
s BALTIMORE. ND. Nov. 9S.-Seaboard AIR
Line common, 191l9A; do. preferred, 3sH d
3sX. Atlantic Coast Line common l6.Gt l5s!s.
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Cotton futures opened strong and closed bare

Spot cotton closed ulet; lplddng unlands.
.T06midd!ng gulf, 9,97: sales. 100 bales *
baIes; gross S,S27 bales; sales. 100 bales; soclt
90 Cos bales export 70 the Continent, ls76 bales.
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

Chicago and northwestern con. l2s!;a
Chicago r. 1. ulld Pacific 4s.................gS 2S
Chicago il. L. and Pa,slnc col. 6s..........ts4st
c., c., g. and st. Louis gen. 4s............ iva
S,nns,s ida I'D T,obatc is SiE
Sse;n,n H. on5 s.suiitern 4s............,. 50 ri
i,enver ana rio r5rande 1oh
icria 1rinr lion Is 1O17i
Erie General 1s. "
N Ioc,nr Valley ...5111h
Louisville and Nashville Unified 4s......... 1921
Manhattan consol gold los
Mexican Central Ii Inc. 2sM
Si,'1 II { ITI Io,,Iu ia NJ N AZ
stnso,, ~ e1ss naas and Texas is........l103
5sso,,ri Kansas and Texas eds. ~. -. Ssia
National r. r.. Of Mexico con. 4s.........s.}
New ersev Central zen IS 1858
Sorthern Pacific 1854
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CINCINNATI. o., Nov. ss--iIods- Steady to
active butchers. Si7G ,; common. $500
good shippers, sl,l09i;25; common, $4ua.35,
sheep SLOW and weak at Sl.75dl,0o. Lambs
easy ut x2.GOlIG. -. 8.LI. - k.lsl..
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CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE sTOCil9MARKET.
IA (Sales at Union Stock Yards.)

1 4. RIclI1HOHu, q, n oV. 81 1911.
There was q very good run OF cattle on the
market. Best steers sold from AS g4l4c.; no
t enes enp to faf sam 70 goe
&c; dry cows. .a3c.; bulls, 5aGr2isc. 4
Q Heavy run OF hogs and sold from 4.scd 5 loc
OF Sheppard lambs. Fat sheep, 3sg54c. Best
lambs, Sac: Others, 41.N5c. Fresh cows, $3.50
~. co. Veal calves 6Ial6isc. n 4. q
n Prospects fair for next market.
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Much Of the better grades would bring h r
Is no bright and but little good doppled tobacco
5hnin offe
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sEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY.

1l-s7!0I. So t93.s53
TRAINS IEANE RICHMOND DAILY
40 Il, M--seaboard Ainll-lo:Go 3, M.-Sss,a-
MtIanta and Southwest B
$40 A. .-l.ocal--For Norlina ana H9mlst,
s't T,SAJNS ARRIVE RICHMOND DAILY,Ef&ls
6.s5 & M--No Si-F'rom Florida. Atlanta and
!. ~ =, Mo. s6-Trom Florida. Atlanta and
$50 i.e M fous% sS-From Norllna and Local
- = w. NJ, TAYLOR, C. \. A.. IS
~ & ss) East Main Street. Phone to5. III
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Cash quoallons we're - 4 oOM Il, No.a 3.
sle Gsai, 10; M, red s. NJ se:
ss ys'Gw% W. s's wll IT, s;ss az s
secs ma,ins sx mefSy s saaa
No. northwestern s1ls r prime l1l.Sy l lard,
~ ,i T po,,nds ST. short ribs sides Sooss y
short clear sds W SaaSG;a ''' eiavsr
Whisksy' nasts q sis ~ Butter-Flrm; cream-
erIes isa daes lsass che ssss
ut IG2c. EggsaFIln a. m nr,e sI rsts. asc |;
~
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& NEW. YORK, Nov. 9S.-BEEVES-Rece lpts,
1.aS0 head Mediu mand common steer, slow,
hut steady; bulls. loul5c higher; cove. steady
81. cows. 81 .25lV50; choice Cinclnnats.
$500. Csllves--I aeceipts, .G0S head. yeals sc.
lgher;, grassers, $50 SOC. higher. Yeals. 500;
cuis. $4Mi.50 grassers S2.50ll3. 76; few clo;ce
ut slr Westerns. -, Dressed, calves strong.
City dressed, sdl13c. per pound: country dress
1924 head 1: Sheep slow, but general steady;
lambs lage5c, lower. shecp,, sa44,so; choice 70
extra, s440G475; Canada lambs, s1.S012, -;
lambs, S5,e516.25; culs, CHOICE extra 500 @
0,35; Cal,udn lambs, $3.50. IIogs-Receipts, Ia
S3l head, Market full steady. Good TO prime
State, $5dJ5. 10, is&t y13
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u CHICAGO ILL., Nov. 2s.-- C.tTsrLE-Re-
ceip,s. 5000 head. including $500 Westerns.
Market steady. Good to prime steers, s6q0
7.;); poor to medium. s3,5od6 so: stockels and
feeders, $l751I.2O; cows. $l25G4.0o: l,sifals,
s5G5,a5 ca nners. sl.4Oao So; bulls s.lM.2o; ;
calves, ssa65o Western Steers. s., S9Vs. u.
Mixed and butchers siboG4. 20; good to choice
heavy, s4Gogl4. 40; rough, heavy si.4ad4. b5;
light. s4.4Oq4.60; bulk Of sales. Il S4.b Ga4 CO.,
Sfeel,-Reccipts, @5,0 600 head. Market $ lealy.
Good to choice wethers. $4.S591.9O: fair 10
choice, mixed. s3o994sl; native lambs. siI25@
G.1O.
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~, SS,i invest was ono Of tho reasons for q
h 81 ak Of hearty 20 in the price q December
wlero here to-day. Part of tho iHss , W.,
, hs nece,nber delivery was Oft II May u
down s.ass corn Is g ", slsic oa's are =
rhe leading futures ranged as folloNis e,
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.ppnnuCE MARKETS..

NEW YORK. .NOs'.S ~
and npp,inally lower Rye Flour-atirln I3uck-
wheat Four--S cad .sCornMeal--Qulet.s = =
iSpTninai. Barley--Q uist :, i, =, :, 49,, a.
l,euyy Worlds shipments With active liauidn iiotl:
T rSt,i,Iy IL Decc1nber, wheat broke over = cen
to-day. II finally rallied q trias with sc2rn;
but closed EqlMc net decline. hiay closeu ~
sIIlN:4s July sLG3: December, sl:l6-
. ccrr-Spot barely steady; NO. oa.se. .Ci.io ,
market. while a shade lower with wheat, VIZ VIZ
relatively we'll held and closed practcaiiy ,Itss
unchanged. May closed at 6lsc e DeTeniS C
size Oats-Spot duh; mixed, sit4 % G - =
tiols no,nin Z. 49,,
I3utter--Fir1n; creamery, common 70 eStr r.
1ssI9SlGc do State dairy. common 70 q tt =,
1EM21c Chccse-E IrIn; state. fun cream s,id':
Eept embcr coored and while iancy ,I iiEtc' ;
large September colored. fancy y aS. ~ e.
Strong: State Pennsy wanna ana neafpS seaect
Cd. White, fancy ssl3sc; Southern. i ,s rs
western steamed s7.9 November a. IL, r y e
1snrt.-F ir1ii 4 s Tallow-Quiet.S Rosln-SteaoS.
J1,n,nentins-Isasy5 at 81 " qb2c. -,
s Con ee--Steady and quiet The MARIE. ZOE :
coifce futures opened steady at an advanEs q
5S,g5 points and ruled genetaaly urn aint LIT IL
stehdy at a net gain Of lbaa9 points. S; SAL
- GHo hays. sugar--Raw, firm; 4 fair rc'llllnE
= ccnfr f,gaj 90 test. 4Hc. Tolasses slAar,
IL. refined Arm, Reef trm. Alolasses-
tat,,e..-steady; Long Island Sl.laa. .e'
stare and western sl.toal jersey sW
s"si3 a. peanuts uiet fancy hand etSqp
Siss other domest les, G4;sG l,nt .cer
steady nat Dutch, per 100. S!uS.vy. l o1
BY steam to I1!verfsool. 1VnhSe.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.

Richmond. Va, Nov. es, 1901.
seggi QUOTATIONS. i IA ssi f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22
cantaIn Hobson.

CaptaAn Richmond Pearson Hopsoi spent few hours in Birmingham yester- day. He came to Birmingham lroi' Franklin county. where he has Deen making speeches for the re-electioh Y- John L. Burnett to congress. Cap'aih Hobson had been with Congressiiiah Burnett until yesterday when the eon gressman left him to go to Washington He expressed himself as fully eonViiioeO that MT. Burnett would have no troupie in being reelected, and by an lnereaseu majority.
 Captain Hobson left Birmingham III the afternoon for Anniston, where ne VIII make an address this morning oelore the Alabama Commercial and lnouseriai association on the Panama canal lie VIII call special attention to the benefts pos sible to Alabama by the building oi the canal. This afternoon he will return to Birmingham to address the Farhei and Davis club at the Jefferson thea.er tonight. Captain Hobson Is considered one of the most attractive political ora tors that Alabama has ever prooueeu' and many Birmingham people will aVall themselves this evening of the opportu- nity to hear him. Tomorrow morning ne will go to Pell City and speak in behalf of MT. Burnett. Later he Will maKe speeches through the middle west TOT the democratic national ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22
Very Cold In Manitoba.

"The weather Is already very severe In Canada" said T. T. Ashford, who has Just returned from Manitoba, where he was judge In the field trials recently run there.
 When I left Birmingham the wealth CT was too warm to be pleasant, but found winter in full blast in Canada and winter clothes were necessary. l wore heavy clothing, wool sweater gum shoes, overcoat and cap drawn down over my face and ears and still l suffered considerably from cold. The northwest s fine country, however, and the trip was a pleasant one.
 Alabama experienced deplorable out rage on law and order in the Huntsville affair during my absence. I was sitting in a hotel lobby in the city of Winnipeg, when my attention was attracted by a rewsboy, crying out A riot In Huntsville, Ala I secured the paper and read a conspicuous account of the lynching of Horace Naples. Such advertising cer- tainly is not beneficial to the states
 'The Manitoba events" continued MT. Ashford, 'are of first importance in sporting circles, and these last trials were quite satisfactory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22
National Election Date.

No doubt many have wondered why the presidential election date Is "the first Tuesday after the first Monday in December" Why not hold it on the first Tuesday in November? Thereby hangs a tale, which illustrates the sur viyal of relics of bygone days.
 The Boston Transcript thus ex- plains the matter. Under the act of 1792, passed when presidential elect ors had some discretion in the election of a President, the electors were re- quired to meet on the first Wednesday in December, and the states were re- quired to appoint them within thirty four days preceding the day of meet ing. If the first Tuesday in Novem- Ler- were the first day of the month, and the first Wednesday of December were the seventh day of December more than thirty-four days would elapse between the selection of elect ors in November and their meeting in December, but there are always just twenty-eight days between the frs tuesday after the first Monday 1T November and the first Wednesday 1T December
 The object of requiring a meeting ot the electors within thirty-four day. was to prevent intriguing, for in 179. electors were believed to be real War wicks. Tn 1887 congress named tnt second Monday in January a. the time when our modern py-dss-lmy electors should meet, br.'the election date wai not chenged It is a harmless date; ., had stood unchanged since 1792 and congress did not see a need o1 changing it, although the object of tho peculiar date had wholly disappeared from our politics. It Is reminiscenct of 1792-a survival of an oddity after the need of it had passed away. Oul electors do no intriguing and no one cares when they meet,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22
Size of Corn Crop.

Low temperatures are prevailing in the northwest, where corn is sur plus crop, and the prices of railroad, and even of industrial, stocks are de- pressed thereat.
 Last years corn crop was 2224 mill lion bushels, and some do not hesitate to say that the present crop will not equal that grown last year. A killing frost this week will, 1t Is conceded, reduce the crop 245 million bushels, and the crop in that event would not exceed last years. But If killing frost does not occur until October most experts say the crop will exceed last years.
 The range of estimates Is very wide. The Glucose company says the yield will be 25o0 million bushels, while Editor Jones of the Commercial West says 1t will not exceed 1900 million bushels. The crop of Missouri Is very disappointing, being less than a half of last years crop, and the crop of nansas is considerably decreased, but in the states north and east of Nils. souri and Kansas handsome increases are expected If killing frosts are de- layed until October, which Is not far ahead. We give below the records of corn crops in the last three years together with an estimate based on government reports. of the present crop:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22

ton be sold this year below ten cents. The weekly bureau report, just issued, shows that the crop has sustained serious damage in every state in the cotton belt Insects, rust and she'd ding have been general. The wide spread damage is cutting down esti- mates of the size of the crop, and this is leading to higher prices. Whatever the crop may prove to be, every pound of good cotton in it Is worth ten cents, and a naked world will take 1t at that price if producers are firm and stub born. The cotton that must be sold as soon as it is picked. will soon be out of the way, and every pound of the rest of the crop should be held against the minimum price of ten cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22
REPUBLIC IRON AND STEEL.
The company's Books Closed for the
 Annual Meeting.

From the Wall Street Journal
 The books for the common and pre- ferred stocks of the Republic Iron and Steel company closed Monday for the purposes of the annual meeting. They will be re-opened October 20.
 At the annaul meeting to be held De- tober 19, the stockholders will be asked 1t is expected to approve the proposed bond issue of s10.00o,OO0 so that the com pany may fund it's floating debt and se- cure some needed new capitl for im- prorements and extensions.
 Minority shareholders do not know off, cially how large the floating debt of the company is, although they seem inclined to credit the statement which places it at about s700O,0O0.
 Unless the management officially de- tails it's plans. giving the sum or the floating debt. how it was incurred and for what spent some if the shareholders will oppose the new bond issue.
 The information they ask for wifi prob ably be conveyed through the delayed annual report, nearly ready to make public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22
Herrick and Harrison.

The unanimous nomination of b. Cadv Herrick for governor of New York and of Francis Burton Harrison for lieutenant governor by the demo- cratic convention means harmony and victory. Judge Herrick was placed In nomination by David B. Hill, whose lifelong enemy he had been. MT. liar rison is a member of the Tammany society. He is also a member of con gress. No young lawyer in the big city is more favorably regarded than MT. Harrison. He was born in New York city, and has lived there all his life.
 It is a grand ticket, 8 strong ticket, 2 winning ticket. It will command the votes of every democrat, and it will be strange indeed if so good a Lcket Is not supported by the inde- pendents and by no inconsiderable number of republicans. Judge Herrici lives at Albany, and he has been on the bench many years. No oDe has ever breathed a word against lis char acter. and MT. Harrison stands wsll where he is best krow'..
 The democrat of New York have sunk in thig -.lsis all personal issues .-.id hase come together upon ticket that will assuredly sweep the state Between Judge Herrick and MT. Hlg gins there is a wide gulf, and the voters of New York will readily see 1t " hen they go to the polls.