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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-31
BOARD WILL MEET
ON. NEXT SATURDAY
Important Committees 70 Meet
This Afternoon and To
night.

President William NJ. Turpin has issued
a call for al extra session Of the Board
of Aldermen to be held ut ) O'clock r..
NJ. on Saturday next, to concur in the
joint resolution authorizing the Finance
Committee 10 make arrangements to take
III, tls, letN's note IN tho Merchants
Bank. on Monday, by means Of tenn.
lporary loan. Business ut the City Hall
Wll he brisk this afternoon.
Tho following committees arc SEIZED,
.uled to meet; Police, Elections and
Schools, 1880 o'clock r. NJ; Stroets. >
.o'clock; Grounds and Buildings, Z; III.
.noncc, s; Water s. All these meetings
viii be Of Importance, The Street Com
.mittee will take IN the burglary alarm
ordinance, and will also distributes the
funds allotted in the budget to this de-
pArtment, among the various wards, Tho
meeting of the Water Committee Will be
q regular one, and VIII likely take M
tho long dram out and chaotic quest on
OF electrolytic damage to the clty's wa
ter pipes.
The Grounds and Buildings COMMITTEES
always does important work, and the
meeting this afternoon Will furnish no
exception i1
ME Finance Committee will have up.
routine matters. and incidentally The
subject Of meeting the city's note due
GU Monday.
From 4 O'Clock until late at night there
Will be lively times around tha City
fall.
kot place In which AL Virginia meets to
buy and sell
Read tosdsy's MIANT M, page. Il will
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main with the Japanese forces. In case
they disregard the above rules and or
teIs. the authorities OF the koto shlrebll
may refuse to allow them to accompany
the Japanese forces.
Article IL. The Wal. correspondent VIII
not be permitted to dispatch his commu-5
nlcations whether they be correspondence
for publication or private letters or tele-B
grams. etl,) until after their exninlnatlpIl,
Ivy re 9ttifes appoinsed fof 5hs pfpes9
mminicnion containing cipher Or syl
bols Will be permitted TO be DISPATCHED, I,
Artielel2 The army and Us officers will
accord az far as circumstances permit h
to tho war correspondent suitable treat 4
ment and facilities, and when IN The held
and in case of necessity, give him food,
ctc,,.or ~ his request gly,e him Transports 4
ton in vessels or vehicles
Article la, IN case the %ar scorrespoSusi
ent y guilty q z ylnlaiion q lAe af!ni III.
the preservation of military secrets, ptc.,5
he may BIZ adiudsed and punished bS the
court-mariial according 70 the military
nenal code. G5i
Article IL. Articles to la arc applicable
"a interpretors and servants,
3 The regulations Hovefnlng me naval
war correspondent lirovide that no shall
make ;,prlicaton 10 the naval staff Inn
portal headQuarters for Permission "
accompany Inc navy that nc shall obey
the fleet which he ACCOMPANIES; that no
communications concerning war SHAH Da +
sent unlii after they h;iSa been examined
by officers nominated iol the purpose b3
tile commander OF the heet; that perniiIs
sion granted Ia q correspondent can 20
that the correspondent shall be dressed
In a certain fashion, and that necessary
regulations CONCERNING his treatment 20
llSea by The commanding of'iGeri and n
nallv that the correspondent shall alWays32
carry his permit With linn and show
when asked by ilsIlS on ni.Ny author it'fs.
House cleaning time has roincs--trad
the ,r,tI) WANTS. for halp, and ys,st " w
not Nave 10 work yourself ~ dsasiL
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TopAcco MARKET.
fynchburg, va, March %. 1904

SlE 4 i,ynchbutg.i Va,i March 30. zoos. K
Sales OF ioose tobacco on tho Lynchburg mar
kst for the Two weeks ending March ". 1901
reported by John L.. Ogesby: n.
Z Sold week ending March IN. 1,lllaN nounda,
sold week ending March 26th. 1.o7s, zoo pounds
decrease for week ending March 2sth, 31l1oo
pounds. Esy f 55i
Sold fron, October. 1. 1903 to March 80. 1901
1882, ooo po1ndsi sold from October Il 1892 to
1901 6,427o00 pounds ,5 n
Tho receipts OF tobacco hnvc been much
lighter this Week thai, for the pnst two weeks
The, offerings were largely Of tho conmon, and
medium, grades There was d tlno crop OF flne
tobacco Sold which brought satisfactory prices.
the best leaf bringing iron, sl5 to $40 per io9
as for tho past month. WITH no prospect 81 q
charge. particularly FOR the better. r, A. ne
In working order. tho probability ia that tho
receipts q tobaceo VIII BE- much iigt,ter. for
determined to reduce their crops one- fourth
then plant nothing bu ths beet aha Y e.
highly and talto great care IN curing and pre-
pairing market. they Will set paying prices
IL. AZ
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NAVAL STORES.

SAVANNAH. GA, March ao.-TURrEN.
TfNE-Dull Mt &c A. sales. IA casks: receipts,
c43 casks; EXPORTS. So casks. llosin-Ftrnl;
sales. 2co barrels; receipts. !, a59 aba rres; ex-
HCHARLEs'rON, S. c. March 30. -TUHP PEN.
TINE AND ROS1N--Nomlnal-N Nothing doing.
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FOUR DAYS.
MYSTERY
Hard to Solve tile Hidden Hidden Sig
t1ificancc Of Accumulation
n Of Union Pacific. ,sss II
.IR.RtEs eU.L.A5R AN. D asLl.voW
Speculative Confidence Set Back
N and The Markct&C Closed at
Lowest Point Of Day.
nv Assoclatci -prcss.y1

q 8 y +.
NEW YORK, March 3O.--,l,here Was
practically no limit 10 tho surmlse and
conjecture with which professional Wall
street INDUCED itself today over the
hidden Significance Of tho accumulation
of Union Pacific stock, which has been
tho mystery In tile market now for many
days. Tho favorite hypothesis at the out
yet to-day was that tho accumulation
was In the interest OF the St. Paul Inter
ests, ana It was asserted with every
appearance ofSconvicton that an official
statement would shortly be Forthcoming
from the st. Paul authorities that they
I had occurred 10000 shares Of Union IA.
\ Ciflc. A l5gaas iaE ,3.85
mater q q, s eom' g, I not9r, aay
Union Pacific in the interchange OF frame
and tho common ownership Of stocks
nre already cose. But ne assumption
that clf-protection nccessitatcs such &C.
ton By ST. Paul presumes q similar
and thans-contlndnial railroad systems
coast. Hence the rlse In st. Paul was
logically. accompanied by strength IN ~.
ouated In like manner, and floods, Of new
5rumors extended the principle illustrated
Il IN At. Pa,sSs supposed purchase OF
One variation Of the riimor, was that
the buying was for thu, could interest
rather than for ST.. Paul. Other factors
8 lad only Ii small influence on the rise
lin prices. IA.
Cheerful reports were heard OF the
coal trade, and the reduction In prices OF
anthracite TO go. into effect on April l
is expected to stimulate demand. United
States Steel preferred recovered Its yes
terdaSs decline and held better than the
average.
. Speculative confidence over the reliabil.
ity or sons stories current To account
Tor the rise. was decuedly impaired as
the day progressed. and during the finhl
hour the level the prices touched repre-
scented Il cancellation OF the best spartSof
the earlier gains
* The persistent pressure on Union PACIFIC
and Southern. Pacific, WHICH Was Ignored
during the forenoon. gained additional
impressivcness.3 These two stocks ranged
below yesterday, Isl last prices throughou
Union Pacinc'g loss on tho day Is "a fiat
point. ana southern Paciiic's isls4ess n
The market closed irreEula rfand he e,
the lowest. Bonds were steady. Total
5railcs, par value. sa.lG5,Do0. United States
bonds were unchanged OIL call
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BALr1MoRs STOCK MARIlET.

BALTIMORE, MD. March SO.-Senboord Air
Lima common. oHlIl0; do. preferred. TIA bid,
Atlantic. Coast Line common, l9Ils, do. pre-
ferred-Sothing doing.
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c.oTroNsEED oIS. MARKE

Il NEW YORK March a0.-ro.days dull illness IN
hog products was reflected In the cottonseed
Gil market, trade being light at about yes;,ers
29c.; primo summer yellow. S6Hc.; or summer
yellow. nominal prime white. &C.; prime win
ter yellow, 70 nc. IN.tal
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my GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, March ao.-Buying OF dry goods
ms been confined to very small proportions.
buyers being interested only goods or nro
a IN W q bought early Price irregularities are
reported. but they do not appear to be produc.
tive OF much Increased activity, s
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sales, 1.sss bales. d, sis N
Cotton. dull; mddlns. Is ~ ne, r! reGSe aax
stock, lV7s:3 baes
Total to-day ut all seapo;ts--Nct reGeipt s
to Franco, 1859 bales: to the Continent .e9
bales; stock, tsl96s bales.
a Consolidated at all seaports,Set recetp!ss;
t0lGi bales; export to Great britain .',lal
bales; 10 France, .4ao bales: 10 the Continent.
Total since September LIST at all seaports-
Net receipts. 6,ea2.G7s bales; export 70 S'reht
Britai In aoG7 1il baics: to Francs l6l.Io7 bales
To the Continent. $50 bales; to Japan. a9e-l
bales; TO Mexico IS, AL bales
vi NEW ORLEANS, LA, March %. COTTON
Spot cotton continues Very quiet. ouolatioils
uncha nged. Il; 5l4sJ 90 y ~. ;
= Futures Opened quiet Xxi tn uE!eeE from "a I
poIts down HIlvcrpool was rtttherF dishpPolnt.
ing and New York carnc In at q became %
from 5lil3 points A few buying orders received
within the first few minutes OF trade served
TO cause an advance until prices were aNi
poipts higher than the close OF yesterday on
May and July The market vas even more
narrow than 1t was yesterday. and buying or
selling orders for n few hundred bales aNected
Ing became eXtrIncly dull. and several min
,lcs elapsed between deals In the trading
May frat lost points from yesterday close
az .l4Si. advanced to 1879. declined 10 li.Ss.
advanced TO 15.Ds and finally declined 70 lirs,:
'rhcrc were similar fluctuations in May; The
market closed quiet. There. were net gains OF
7Gi0 points on old crop positions while the new
crop hion,ns We're unchanged to points lower.
Cotton futures steady: March, u bS l,d:1hpril,
I4s5 bid; aay. lLHai,tp: JIns. la...a.1.25;
H. izl1is.7o; October, ls,o3gl2efi November,
j 9ofi 1 ~
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Norinlk and Western 4 con. 4s............ oSN
Oregon Short Linz As and partic......... 9iis
Pennsylvania conv 3hs.. ................. 90
7eadiie General Is ........... $685.
st. Louis and Iron Mountain con. 5s.... 114H
st Louis and San Francisco IT, 4s........ 81
st. Louis northwestern, ists.......>......... 9A
Seaboard Air Line As Observation-Disclosures. Gs s
Southern Pacific As Observation-Disclosures. 50 u
Southern Railway 6s ................, III
Texas and Pacific lists ........... t1l6h
Toledo, ST.. L. and Western 4s............. G9ls
Union Pacific AZ 1O33s
Union Pacific conv. "a .,..................l ysH
u. s. Steel I'd Is .....,................ 74;s
Wabash lists ................... 1l6h
Wabash Deb. BIS ......:.s................. Glia
Wheeling ulld Lake Erie As 81 tl
wisconsin Central As ........ ......... 89Ia
Colorado Fuel and Iron con. 5s 20 III
NJ. and o. Collateral Trust 4s............ 92S
Central OF Georgia I'd Inc ................. 80
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RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.

4 Corrected Every Friday.)
y FLouR-rUnclangel Very dull; receipts in
,reasnE. 5S8 " y
lyEESA T. Confines Hrn, at quotations
COS .S-GraGsd cgln IN good demand daml
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2,20o Amalgamated Copper, .....
a ion "a mos Chr JiIt} Htfotif1dt'ys,..

2i20o Analgamated Copper i.,....
100 Atncr.e Car md 1fotindl'Ss...
hn,o,. Cottgn O!l........,.tss.
u Amer. Snuff, pfd..s..........
Amer. Can -. .,..I.........
Amer. Can.Bpfd.......i......
100 Amer. Locomotive. coill...,
PSI Amer. Locomotive, pfd....
$500 Aner, Sugnr ......,..s.,....
: 1880 AZ. T. and 3. re. pfd......
1900 Baltimore and OlllO.u.....
il4Wf l3rooklyn Rapid Transit.
+ :yN Canada Southern ...........
t1lM Canadian Pacific ...........
200 chesapeake and Ol1lo...,..5
ilSG) Chi. Great Wester1....,....
$500 Gill. MIL and s. P.........
Colo. Fuel and troli..........
\ 025 Coln. Sout fern. com. .,.....
100 Colo. Southern, LIST pfd....
TlO Colo. Southern, 2d pid .......
no Colo. Southern, I'd pfd.....
100 Clev.. Gin. Chi, and s. Ia.
Continental Tobacco. pfd.. .
Z 4G8 Consolidated Gus .3........u-
1000 Delaware and Hudspll.,....
Del. Lack, and Western.
112G0 Erie. conf. ...... ....,..,..l..
ss5 lIrIe. i Isl ptd. s ...'.
400 General Electric ............
1870 Illinois Central .,...........
Geo louisville and Nnshvillc...
1900 Metro. Street Railway..... y,
300 Mexican Central ...........,a
500 Mo-, Kan. and Tex. CONF.
go Mo. Kan. md Ten; pfd....
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MARINE 1NTELLlG ENcB.
PORT OF RICHMOND. MARCH 30. 1901.

4 PORT OF RICHMOND. MARCH 30. 1904.
ARRIVED.
/. steamer Brandon, Rhodes. Norfolk, merchan-
disc and passengers. Old Dominion line. X
= b4 i5ssqS8E SAILED asf5tsl5@ 75si2s
steamer Pocahontas, Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings, merchandise and pas.
sengers, Virginia Navigation Co. 81 K
Steamer Brandon. Rhodes. Norfolk, mer-
chai,dlse and passengers. Old Dominion line.
& PORT OF WEST POINT, MARCH 80 1901. 4
ARRIVED.
Baltimore. Courtney, baltimore, passengers
Elm city. Haynes. Mattaponi River Land
ings passengers and general cargo
SAILED
Baltimore: Courtney. Baltimore, passengers
and general cargo. EN
Elm. city. Haynes Mat,apon, RI R!yer Land
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. 0tARc1I. 30, 1901.
ARRIVED
u Schooner James b. Drake,i' New. York. APEX
Schooner j. w. Paul, New York
Schooner Sarah w. Lawrence, New York. 3.sa
L Schooner Ella IL. Whitley. n NV York.
Schooner Mary Barrett, Boston. Hi.
Schooner E. Walcott, BOSTON, 57
FL SAILED. u n
q Steamer Orion. Boston. ~ Il S5f
81 Schooner Thomas w. lawson Boston.
Schooner Jennie French Potter, Rostol1
Schooner William 3. Palmer Portlu land.
II Schooner Miles NJ. Merry, Bangor.
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Enormous Tobacco Sale.

(snocial 10 Tho Tlmes-D ispatch)
WINSrON N. c., March 30.--
The tobacco manufacturers hero shipped
3, sos, OA pounds this month. This breaks
all former records. and stamps this city
the biggest manufacturing town IN the
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MfScELLAN Eous N MARKETS,
/ PEANUT MARKET.

PETERSBURG. VA. March 80 --IE nm ITS s
continues firm at sl.15 per busel Tor spanish:
offered tirgtnlas Arm at 4Mc for fancy slock'
Some shipments are being made from Peters.
burg OF stock that had been stored III 'his
HoRroLK vA March, 20 So@ III ,Iri,se
4is@ ia.c; common 3!4 39.c, Spanish. Size per
buehcl. HSa88 }s
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and soft stock has to be sold at large con-
SoATs-Large stock on hand ana market
rery dull t.il
RYE-Unchanged steady.
HAY-WithS receipts increasing and probably
viii be more liberal /. market is lower and not
EGds1Market active st prices quoted re-
ceipts moderate. el}s III XII Ee
tInue light and market active; common stock
poGLTRY--Receipt continue light and de-
nlaI,d good at quot a tons.
81 VIRGINIA BACON-All choice. we'll smoked
stock In good demand at%quotations. 'flZ;
tAPPLES-Receipts increasing and market
4 ORA Noes Receipts OF Florida very light
oNioNs-continle in good demand with very
light receipts. "a . t.s
moderate n market firm and active.
RECEIPTS FOR TIE WEEK-Wheat, 32.7Io
b,lshels Corn, BITES bushels. Oats, es.0S6
bushels. Flour e69s barrels Hay. GIG tons.
~ STOcK IN ELEvAToR-wheat sss bushels,
Corn, 1885 bushels Oats. 7175t bushels.
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For the week 5o.ooo bales agalnht g le0 last
week and l1s.,3 last year To.day,s receipts a., az
Nav Orlenna we're US bales against l,s'1
last year, and ut Houston 1.t2t bales against
$40 last year. as5 4t5
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TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond. Nn,. \

Richmond Vn,, March 30, 1901.
The quotations on he Richmond tobacco
market Tor the past week are as follows;
DARK FIRED tTOBACCO--NEW
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PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 90 -FLOuT--E1r1n, Rye
I'iour-Duli. Cornmeai-Sicady, l'ye-puil.
Barley--Quiet. ~. o.,
were irregular ali day The close was steady
at partial hc net decline. May closen a.
Cori,--SpoL tirin; No. 9 nominal. Option mar
ket was dull and fenturclcss ciosinE t:qlhc.
oats-steady: No :, AsIsc. !, ~. 49,,
Beet-Quiet; packet. sleGl1oe Cut Meats-
Dull. Lard-Easy; Western steamed 81. re-
fined ensy, Pork Easy; short clear, Sl4.,sp
lG.00 mess, Slt.7oN las. TailoW-Dull. sRosln-
stead;. Turpenunc-S Steady.
mild steady. The marknt Cor coffee futures
opened steady at unchanged prices 10 an al
vance OF points on Il light demand, Later
;oncrings became heavier, and there also APP
peared to be Some selling for long account Innin
rho close was gulet at IN net decline OF 5allo
POINTS Sales G0,JOO bags, Sugar-Raw, firm:
fair refining, 35-32c.; centrifugal, % test
3 2l-3oc; nuaSses sugar, = 23-3-ci rcHneu, hrnl.
Rlce-Dull. Mnlnsscs-FIrm.
Rutter-Firm: extra fresh creamery, .Sc.
full cream, fancy small. colpred, September,
tl.c.; small white. September, l2c. Esgs--Flrm;
State and Pennsylvania, nearby, average tlhest'
Potat oes-- Firm; Long Island. s7.e5Ta.70 Jer:
sey, $3a55o; state and Western; sacks. g 200
steady; fancy handnicked. SNc,; other domes-
Tic ,3ii nG5ac. Cabbases-- Firm;' domestic. per
Ton, $:5mS6,00; Florida, Darrell, crate. $4,000
3.75 Cotton-By steam to Liverpool. 1oc
n tIIIcAGo, ILL. March so. FAVORABLE
weather, conditions for whent countcrbalanced
III the cash market today. The close was {, a.;
option IN oniy &c.; corn shows q net gain OF
lismllic.: oats are lip &c. Provisions are OF
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, r. 1. and Pacific col. 5s.......... 7sh
Z &C., s. and ST. Louis gen. 4H........ 10ol5
On fca 20 Terminal 50 &
sGongolidntcd Tobacco 81 ............... b9ts
Colorado and Southern As .,................. S5N
Denver and lso Orande 4s.................s 97!1}
Erie prior IN As OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. VIA
Eric General Ia s5ia
Fort Fort Worth and Denver City ists........ 1851
Hooking Valley Observation-Disclosures. 1861
Louisville and NASH. Unified 4s....s....... yS7s
Manhattan con. gold 50 1914
Mexican Central "a .................,....... o.
Mexican Central list Ines. - %
nj Inn and 81 I Louis IN %
Missouri, = Kansas and Texas 4s..........t s9A
Mss5,rl. Kansas ard Texas 2ds.. ......... IS
National r. m OF Mexico con. 49,. .a..,. rs IN
New York Central gem SHs................ 07as
Natr Jersey Central gen. 6s............... 123
Northern Pacific As Z. 1884
Northern Pacific 3s Observation-Disclosures 7lh
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UNION STOCK YARDS, PITTsBuRG, PA.
steady. Choice. $5.lO15.3o; prime. NsOa5.0o;
fair, s3,4Oq415. Hogs Receipts, 10 double
decks; market active, Prime heavy. s.. s5aS.9o;
medium md heavy yorkerss. s5.954 6ooi light
S. 5Op50O Sheep--Supply fair; market lover.
Prime wethers. j,25Q5 s. 40: common sheep, $3.50
Ql3?5; choice lambs, S6.2aa6,35 veals s6.5og1..5
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BALTIMORE, MD. March so,-FLouR-'
track sLo5R; spat No, sled,. Western, = 600
Lo6A the month, fl,oSMlt3; May, sl,os
52&o.; ule month. 52a5.bc,: May, 52hg62Sc,;
SOU l.frn, whltescorn: ioN5lnc. Oats--Flrm; No
z white, S,aGisc, Rye-Qulet, uptown No. 2
initiation No.; fancy crealnedy. s5N26c.; fancy
ladle, lb@l6e.: store packed, l3c EEgs--Film
at &c. SugAr-F Firm and unchanged. 4
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EThe leading futures ranged as follows:
= ~ ~ 3'9'f'5 Oman High. Low. CloSe

n Gauh QUOTATIONS. We're as folloWs;, FLUUI1"
Was Steady, No. spriug wheat pc, qSl: No,
No red eshe.aNS S os,s t fHG
IKE; No. Q while, i.Aailc. No. rye, nc,
3Godi, feeding barley. sSas9c.; fair 70 eholce
mailing, I5g5bc. No, tlaxseed, Sl.oy; 10.
SIa,65lp ~ 90: lard4pc 100 pounds. 6;s5dsSfls;
short ribs sides loosel, 49, u short clear
high Wines. SIPS clocer, contract grade, slo, %.
Butter-ste9dy; ereameres, ll4sihe.i dalrless'
\l2i.Ip2lc. Eggs Fir mat mark. cases Included,
AGsi Yl7c, Cbeose-lasy at l0dlllc
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Spot cotton closed dun. points. hig he e
m!ddiing upiands. l5.i5; niddlinG gull, ls' 70;
sales, ] $50 ba lee. iSlt, u tx "a
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"A CINCINNATI. z o.. March 30.-HoGs-Quet
ana lower at sio5d675. Gpttle--StrGis and ne
tive at s9,:59l,7D, Sheep---Steady at SS,?5aa5O.
Lambs Steady at S4,50H6. 90.
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House cleaning time has coines--rraa
not n.ye 10 work yourself II death
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET
Il Richmond, Va. March 30. 1894.

8s5stls sfa EeS 81 SALES.
Atlantic Coast Line co,nmon--1l AT los: 100
! al ld7Is.
I@s Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. Col. Trust
per cent. 0fO at 3iis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-06

way; but I'm too fat for that sort "
gymnastics And you'd cut nice tg.-.
too, clambering down that perpendic-
| ladder. and the street full OF u
wouldn't YOU. now. Besides. we'd
and break our necks if we ATTEMPTED
| Dimple looked at his watch. -4
added At twelve O'Clock tonight
dear, I shall give you a practical dem
stration Of how this thing operat-s
is now eleven O'Clock In another Il
there will be nobody on the street FL.
speak of and then I'll show Won
easily | can descend 10 the sidca
Get my largest grip and TIL It -7
silverware and valuables. Just as
should if the house was atire.
In half an hour Mrs Dimple had -a.
valise packed. and il was placed in
pouch As the clock struck t.r..
Dimple got into the pouch himself anil
said: Now, my dear give ua
shove"
And with a doleful creakiHg Of ru-ess
the huge bag was swung through
open window. and began 20 descend
the outer darkness. Mrs. Dimu-- leaned
out of the window and watched vr
straining eyes. trembling lest am a...-
dent should precipitate her husband
the pavement seven stories b-.9w
Halfway down, the pouch containing
the inventor and the valisc suddenly
stopped and refused 20 go farther IT,
pulled on the cord in vain Finally u.
shouted to his wife Harriet the rope
has slipped off the pulley. See If yo9
can't fix it. ~
He was hanging directly In front of d
window, which was suddenly thrown
open. and a voice yelled Help, Mar
der Thievesl Police"
Dimple's hair began 20 rise. He
jerked the cord franticalIy. \ dozen win
dows went up and as many heads APP
peared Burglars some one screamed
Shoot EN-, Kill EN-"
Bang, Bang \ bullet ripped through
the leather bag within a quarter Of am
inch of Dimple'S stomach He gasrcI
and shivered. Far above he heard his
wife shrieking wildly With a desl arr
ing effort he threw his whole weight upon
the cord. and-thank Heaven the uas
moving again. The bag began % %
down-not smoothly now. but with ave
full drops and Jerks and WobbhugS fitting
first to one side and then To- the other
compelling Dimple 10 cling 70 the ropes
for his life But it kept ON descending
until it reached the tagging. and It's
terrified occupant felt great sense Of
relief as II at last rested upon the
ground
But the feeling of security was short
lived. y hand that seemed to his ez-
cited fancy to be as big as a door-usr
seized him by the collar and vauk.i
him out of the pouch He saw gilt
tering star and brass buttons. and heard
a voice eNClaim.
Aha I've got We now. We tha.-,
Be aiSy, or it's rappin' We over the head
III be. Come on Rafferty, I've s.r
him, bad cess TO the loikes az him
Here's a grip full of svag too
Mad with horror at the thought Of
being arrested for a burglar Dimr'
broke away from the officer and sta-r-
TO run; but before he had executed
hall dozen bounds he landed r-a.-
into coal-hole which had been
uncovered through the criminal ,.-.-