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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

1hlCaOO, Dec. lE.-EnOrmOuS reCelpts of wheat in the Northwest had depressing influence on speculative prices here today. At the close wheat for May delivery was off h91hc. Corn and oats are up bc Pro- visions range from 13e higher to 15c lower.
 Extreme weakness was manifested in the wheat market at the opening. Initial quo tations on May were ss q 7sc lower at .os%
 @1.1O. Several clements tended to create bearish sentiment. One of the factors we the largeness of the worlds shipments es- pecially the liberal total from Russia. An other Influence was the snow which had fallen in the drouth stricken wheat fields Of the Southwest. The principal cause of the opening wheakness, however, was the re- markedly large receipts i1 the Northwest arrivals today being nearly double those of the corresponding day year ago. From the start there was fair scattered selling. The market lacked any good support. As Il result. additional weakness developed, May selling off to 1.o99s c 1.O9h. Throughout the day the market here was affected by the weakness of Northwestern markets. wheat prices at Duluth anu Minneapolis be- ing down l F c Pc. Dulness in the flour trade one reason assigned for the lower prices in the Northwest A temporary ral- ly occurred here toward the middle of the session on covering by shorts who were ap- parently surprised at the comparatively small increase in the visible supply. The increase in available stocks was only 24SOOo bushels. compared with an increase of E. 900 year ago. On the rally May sold up to 1. 0ls e .10A. The market, however, soon turned weak again, May declining to .0ats. A heavy tone prevailed throughout the remainder of the day, final quotations on May being 1.09& 91 p91s. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 160,000 bush els. The amount on passage decreased 6SS,- 600 bushels Primary receipts were l.53S,- 800 compared with 999.O00 year ago Min neapols. Duluth and Chicago reported re- ceipts of 1,16f cars against 1,059 last week and 654 a year ago.
 Considering the weakness of wheat the
 corn market held remarkably firm through out the entire session. little easier tone was manifested at the start as a result of liberal local receipts but the fact that out of total arrivals of l,0S8 cars only nine graded contract, gave encouragement tc bulls. causing firmer feeling. There was considerable buying of December by short;
 and this helped to support the distant de liveries. May opened shade to hc lower at 44A to 44$s q 44ls. sold between 44A and 44& and closed at I4$
 An improved cash demand caused q firm undertone in the oats market. Trading wa! of light volume and mostly for local ac' count. May opened unchanged to hc lower at 30 R c 30h, sold up to 30$s q 30% anc closed at 3O&. Local receipts were 194 cars Early in the day the provisions market was firm owing to smaller receipts of hng' than expected at the yards Later the mar kct weakened profit taking, there bcine little support In evidence. At the close May pork was off l5c at 12 65. Lard was lower at 7.O5. Ribs were up 7lsc at 6.SO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13
NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR.

NEW YORK Dec. 12-Coffee--Spot Rio firm; No, invoice, sas. Mild steady: Cor dova, 1OQ13.
 Coffee-Raw firm. Refined firm: No 13. 4 .55; No. II. 4.50
 Coffee futures opened steady at un- changed prices to an advance of points. There seemed to be considerable demand for European account and with some Wall Street buying the general ranges of prices turing the middle of the session was about 50 10 points higher. The market closed un- changed on October and November and rose to 0 points higher on other positions Sales 75.950 bags
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13
WALL STREET REVIEW
SPECULATIVE DEMAND FOR STOCKS SEEMED PARALYZED.
Confidence Entirely Departed from Eager Buyers of Week Ago at Prices Higher than Those at
 Present.

NEW YORK. Dec. 12-Beginning with heavy declines in Amalgamated Copper to- days stock market was weak through the entire session, the occasional rallies failing to hold prices for more than a few minutes at time. Although values crunbled away rapidly there was little excitement in tho street. Brokers seemed to have nothing but selling orders, they said and they di1 not look beyond that facc and the recent reckless speculation and the campaign by the newspaper advertisement against cop per stock to find reasons for a drop in prices.
 Money was easy and loans were made carefully. The market closed weak, with prices generally at the lowest. More than 2.o00 900 shares of stock cranged hands during the day. The selling wave contin- ued nearly all the forenoon with only a tenn porary reaction and about noon the market showed further weakness An impressive
 ing by London houses. The largest sales of London houses were made in the Steel stocks There was evidently good supply of stop loss orders on hand, but the shorts did not fare much worse than some others.
 The violence of the opening decline was so great and so pronounced that many brok- whelmed with surprise and for little while were quite nonplussed. Any ms-'-et support that may have existed was wit . 1t the slightest effect One of the most ,,-h- sational breaks was in Greene Consolidated Copper on the curb. It had been selling around S4 early in the day and had declineI only nominally. In the afternoon the stock broke nearly ten points to 22. Ten points in Greene Copper Is the full par value of 31o.
 The selling throughout the day was of general character and in addition to London offerings came from all parts of the country. At the various brokerage offices there was less excitement and fewer crowds than during the previous week. It was the concensus of opinion that most of the weak accounts were eliminated in last weeks de- cline. Conservative bankers said they re- garded the course of the market as natural. There has been no concerted calling of loans. but bankers continue to scrutinze collateral offerings more closely. There was no apparent reason for the further break in prices in the final trailing except that trad CTS as whole got on top and hammered Amalgamated, the balance of the list sell ing off sympathetically. Call money went to the lowest price of the day, 2 per cent in the last hour
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13
LovEMAN & CO.'S COTTON LETTER.


 NEW ORLEANS Dec. 12.-Trading was light and of professional character today and fluctuations were confined within a mar row range March opening points down 7.6s. All things considered. Liverpool hay ing been very much worse than expected and movement rather free. American mar kets ruled remarkably steady. It was q case of your move with the spinners and farmers, one relying upon the other to make the first break. By keeping out of the market the consumer hopes to tire the pro- ducer, and by refusing to sell. the planters aim to force the mills to pay higher prices for the remainder of the crop. Offerings of actual cotton were very light in this mar ket today. factors being under instructions to hold, but the demand was just as limited, majority of buyers being without orders. Shorts are of the opinion that receipts will continue in excess of last year. notwith- standing advices from every section of the belt to effect that merchants and farmers refuse to sell. Longs contend that cotton transit and that when 1t shall have spent itself there will be a marked falling off in arrivals. Leading professional operators on the short side of the market making capital of the further weakness in the New York stock market, pointing to the fall in securities an unfavorable feature In con- nection with the holding of cotton, claim ing that money will become tight all over the country if values continue to seek a lower level The ginners' report on cotton ginncd to Dec 18th is beginning to be rnade mention or Last year from Nov. 14th to Dec. 18th 1.711,0S2 standard bales were ginned. making total to last date figure B. 526244 bales. According to the official es- innate this crop is supposed to be 12.162. 900 bales, but as about 80 per cent of it is esti- mated to have been ginned to Nov. 14th. the general impression Is that the next gin- ners' report will show about another 10 per cent of the crop ginned to Dec. 18th. or total of about 100000 bales of stand ard weight, which would represent an all lowance of 1.214000, or about 500.O00 bales less than what was ginned during the same 30 days of one year ago.
 Eleven million of bales ginned to Dec. 18th would be no guarantee for a 12,25ooO0 bale crop, but We know last years yield was small one and that 1.5O0.90O were ginned d after this date last season. Considering con- dltlon Of market this week. it Is remarkable how values have been maintained which was the best to be expected under the cir cumstanees With united action on the part of inland spot holders. much can be accom- plished in sustaining market Stocks are de- creasing under heavy exports to Europe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13

given in one dispatch. as the cotton ex- changes of the country would like to have it. much waiting and guessing will be done away with. It should, in that event, be given out around Dec. goth. The report has its importance. as it will naturally be compared with the Government estimate of the crop.
 As the season progresses the ginners' re- port will possess more and more importance as the last report will give the entire amount of cotton ginned this season. If both the census bureau and the department of agriculture say that the crop is over 12.- oOo.000 bales. there is little use in doubting such figures.
 Spots were about as quiet as futures dur ing the greater part of the day. Up to I o'clock. sales on the spot and f. O. b. cotton hardly aggregated 2.5o0 bales. according to those who were in a position to estimate sales
 Private cables from the English market said that bankers were buying high grade cotton and selling distant deliveries against 1t. late cable said that the market closed with good tone. although large spot interests were trying to depress market
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13
TREASrRY RAIA%CEs
NAVAL STORES.

PRESENTATIONS. Dec IF. = Treasury bal ances, $l45.714.275; gold sS7.l22.775
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13
G. E. PIERCE & CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

(By Private Wire from Gibert Clay) NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 12.-Early quota tions from Liverpool were about unchanged from Saturdays close and in not showing an advance were disappointing. Towards the close slight improvement was observed. Business was small. being principally con fined to scalping operations with some in vestment buying of the high grade deliver
 les. Options closed at gain of points. Spots declined 1 point. Cables as a rule pressed bearish views Manchester advised small market for yarns and cloths quiet. A surprising amount of steadiness was the fea- ture of our early market, although trading was dull, there was sufficient amount of buying to cause moderate improvement. the purchasing being of the same character recently conspicuous and generally against sales to mills No disposition to depress prices by room traders was apparent. Re- ports of holding cotton by the interior were numerous. at the same time port receipts for the day and estimates for tomorrow are liberal. The next completed census data will state the amount of cotton ginned to Dec, 18th, covering 24 working days since the last report. If the ginneries have been utilized to the extent of one-half their estf- mated capacity. the returns will show a to- tai of about 1.600.000 bales. against S,s4s,- TAT last year and s.311.S35 year before. That sentiment continued bearish is fully evidenced by the small amount of specu- lative support in the market and lower levels are expected when the urgent demand in fulfilment of nearby commitments shall have been satisfied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
SENATOR sMooT's CASE.
Hearings Will Soon Be Resumed by
the Senate COMMITTEES.

:
Hearings in the case OF Senator Smoot of
Utah win be resumed By the Senate COM
nittee on privileges and elections in about
ten days. Senator Burrows, chairman OF
that committee. has not yet called meet
ing of the committee, but it is expected he
will do so very soon after the Senate as
sembles.
When Congress adjourned the protestants
in this case had not submitted all the evi-
dence they wished to place before the COM
mittee. They will have probably six or
eight additional witnesses to bring on, but
their names have not yet been made pub
lie. The protestants seek to leave the iden-
possible, so that their names are not likely
to be given out until subpoenas have been
issued
After the protestants have closed their
case the defendants viii submit a long list
of witnesses they will wish to have called.
In the last session of Congress- while this
case was under investigation, the defense
declared that they could dfsprove the es-
sentials of the testimony offered by the
protestants, and a great deal of interest
now centerS upon the nature of the eV1-
dence they will offer. M
Senator Hoar, whose death occurred since
the adjournment of Congress, was MEM
ber Of the committee on privileges and
elections, and he took an especially strong
interest in the Smoot case. He was pres
ent at practically every meeting and fire.
quently questioned the witnesses. His place
on the committee will probably be filed by
some New England senator when the COM
mittee on committees meets.
Robert w. Taylor, representing the pro-
testants against Senator Reed Smoot, held
a consultation today with Senators Bur-
rows, chairman of the committee on priv
iliges and elections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
TO MEET JANUARY II.
of City Delivery Superin-
tendents to Be Held Here.


There will be a convention of superin-
tendents of city delivery from five of the
largest post offices in the United States in
Washington on January II. 1905. The order
for this meeting was suggested by Post
master General Wynne and was issued by
Superintendent of Delivery E. H. Thorpe
today. The latest meeting of this sort was
held here in January, 1891, and was repre-
sented by superintendents from twelve
cities. This year the delegates have been
selected from New York. with a force of
1,SO0 carriers; Boston, 923 carriers; Phila-
delphia, 1, Jos carriers; st. Louis, SAT car
riers; Chicago, 546 carriers, and Washing
ton with 257 carriers.
The business of the convention will be
the discussion of plans for the improvement
Of the service in large cities, most of the
questions being of technical nature, and
at the conclusion of the meeting a report
will be submitted to the Postmaster Gen.
eral in which the work of the superintend-
ents will be outlined and certain recon-
mendations included. The general and in
ternal economy of the delivery service in
large cities will occupy the attention of
the delegates, and E. H. Thorpe will serve
as president of the meeting.
1t is generally understood that great i'm
provements are possible in the free delivery
service and it is the hope of the Post
master General that the work of the con-
vention will be effective in remedying many
oversights which now exist In the business
OF delivery of the mails In crowded centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
TARIFF REVISION.
Ex-senator Chandler's Views on the
Subject,

mo item In the tariff is sacred" said ex-
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire this
morning, who is now at the head of the
Spanish claims commission. in discussing
the great political question of the hour upon
which republican opinions are SO sharply
dividing. THE tendency of the leaders in
Congress for the last few years to say that
no line of our tariff legislation should be
touched is wholly foolish. and the quicker
we get away as a party from that point
of view the better. Whenever men go be-
fore Congress to urge a change in the tariff,
either the raising or the lowering of a duty.
care not which, they should be heard re-
spectfulIy and IL they sustain their point
the change should be made. It is rtdicu-
lous to present stone wall of obstruction
against all proposed notifications of the
revenue laws. such as we have been doing
in recent years. That the tariff should all
ways be subject to revision is point one.
Any public proclamation of the repub-
lican party, however that general revis-
ion Of the tarin was required. or ought to
be conceded. would be very foolish There
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
Personal Mention.

Gen. Davis, judge advocate general of the
army has returned to this city from visit
to his married daughters. at West Point
N. Y.
Capt Pillsbury of the bureau of naviga-
ton has returned from visit to his home
In Boston.
DR.. B. E. Bernow of Ithaca. n. T., former
chief of the division of forestry in the De-
partment of Agriculture. was in the city
yesterday and today.
Capt. Chester Harding, assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner, has gone to Pat
erson. N j.. as the representative of the
District, in connection with the investi-
cation into fire risks in congested busi-
ness centers which investigation is be-
ing conducted under direction OF the Ma
tional Association of Fire Underwriters.
Mr.. Andrew G.. Rawlings of the patent
ONCE has gone TO Southern Pines, N. c.,
on account of pulmonary troubles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
EIGHT MEN ENroMBED.
Buried While Digging Water Pipe
Trench in st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, November 2S.-Eight Of
twelve laborers employed in digging
trench for water mains in Southwest ST.
Louis were buried today by a cave-in, and
it is believed all have perished.- The men
were working close together, when, without
warning, tons Of clay fell on them. A
bursting water pipe caused the cave-in.
Those who escaped at once went to- work
with the help OF others and in twenty min
utes dug out three of their companions all
dead The victims were Italians.
A fire engine company and police with
ambulances hurried to the scene and every
effort was made to rescue the remaining
victime of the cave-fn, who Were In the
employ of John 8. Mcmahon, a contractor.
The trench In which the men were at work
was ten feet deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
LOST ON PIXIES PEAK.
Exciting Experience of Three Young
People in Colorado.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, November
2s-A party of three young people from
Chicago, becoming lost on Pixies Peak. nave
been compelled to spend the night exposed
to the rigors of mountain weather. In ad-
dition to this, one of the party, Miss Maud
Arnold, daughter of B. ]. Arnold, wealthy
manufacturer of Chicago, was severely
burned by the explosion of a celluloid comb
which she wore in her hair.
The party took refuge in cleft of rock,
and while asleep near campfire the comb
became heated and exploded. The young
woman's hair and clothing caught fire, and
she was Immediately enveloped in flames.
The two young men, with their coats,
smothered the flames, but not until Miss Ar
nold's hair and clothing had been badly
burned.
When daybreak came the trio picked their
way from Cameron's cone, where they
spent the night. to the halfway house on
the cog road, and walked into Manitou.
Stanley Arnold. the fourteen-year-old
brother of Miss Arnold, and Harold Mauer
were the companions of the young woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
TEMPERANCE IN THE NAVY.
Admiral Barker Discusses the Neces-
sity for Sobriety.

Rear Admiral A. s. Barker. commanding
the north Atlantic fleet, is a firm believer in
temperance in the navy. In recent report
to the Navy Department, he referred to the
naval canteen in the following words:
1.-The navy is to be congratulated that the
department has remained firm in excluding
wine and beer from the canteens of ships.
The tendency of the times Is toward total
abstinence Railroad companies do not en-
ploy men who drink intoxicating liquors be-
cause of the increased danger of accidents
and consequent claims for damages. Man
ufacturing concerns are yearly becoming
more strict In this regard. How much
greater the necessity for absolute sobriety
on battle ship. Tons of explosives are
confined in the vessel, fires burn with in
tense heat in the furnaces, electricity Is
generated in currents of &ufhcient strength
to run 1000 lamps and Move turrets weigh
ing hundreds of tons, wl1ige within the ship
closely housed over hiS1ormant hell are
more than 100 human befEgs.
1.-The majority of enlisted men come from
good homes and are temperate. Is it there
fore not better to weed out the few intem-
perate and raise the standard still higher
than to disgust many self-respecting men
and lower the tone of the service?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
IN FAVOR oFIcoLLEGEs.
Supreme Court Decision Of the Fayer-
weather VIII Case.

The case known as the Fayerweather will
case was decided by the Supreme Court of
the United States today In favor of the
colleges. The case Involves, a bequest of
about 50. 100000 made to twenty different
colleges by the late5 Daniel g. Fayer-
weather. a leather MERCHANT Of New York.
who died in $780, The viii was attacked
by Mr.. Fayerweather's widow and two
nieces. fraud being alleged. The case has
been pending in the courts for some Years
and has been before the Supreme Court on
several occasions The last decision in 1t
was rendered by the circuit court for the
southern district of New York, and was
favorable to the colleges The heirs then
appealed to the Supreme Court. but today s
opinion affirmed the finding Of the circuit
court. The opinion OF the court was de-
livered by Justice Brewer, and held that
the case had been previously adjudicated.
The beneficiary colleges are: Bowdoin.
Dartmouth. Williams. Amherst. Wesleyan.
Yale. Columbia. Union Theological. Ham,
ilton. Rochester. Cornell. Lafayette Lin
coin. Virginia. Hampton. Naryyille, MARI
eta. Adelebert. Wabash and Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
woMEN's TEMPERANCE UNION.
Annual Session at Philadelphia
Purity Meetings a Feature.

PHILADELPHIA, November 2S.-A ma
jority of the delegates to the annual con-
vention of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, which opens here
today, are already in the city. Many of
them came Saturday and yesterday.
Mrs. L. NJ. n. Stevens, the president, and
Miss Anna NJ. Gordon of Evanston, ILL.,, the
vice president at large, were among the
first to arrive, and they have been busy
with the other general officers in going
over the details of the convention.
A meeting of the executive committee was
held today, at which final arrangements
were made for the work of the convention
Purity meetings are to be feature of
the convention. One will be held each day
while the union is in session. The first was
held today under the direction of Mrs.
Helen l.. Bullock of New York Among
the speakers was Rev. DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts
of The reform bureau of Washington; Mrs
Elizabeth Grannis. president of the Purity
League of New York, and Mrs. Emile D.
Martin, national superintendent of the de-
partment of purity In literature and art.
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has been no demonstration that is neces-
sary or that the people want it,
Then you would oppose extra session
In the spring. called especially to consider
this subject?''
Called specially for tariff revision, yes;
but called for general business of which
tariff changes should be a part, no. This
is big country, and Congress ought AL
ways to be called in session in April. rather
than wait until the December before the
nominating conventions of the next con-
gressional contest. before organizing the
House. l wish an April session were the
regular thing. and to help the custom along
l should like to see one called next year"