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Bonds,
Money on Call.

New York. September 1.-Money on call firm and higher at 2@3 per cent; closing bid, 12 per cent; offered at per cent; time loans steady; sixty days and ninety days, 3A@S% per cent; six months, 4@4A per cent; prime mercantile paper, 4A@ Az per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills at 4S6 30 for demand and at ASA 30Q4S435 for sixty day bills; posted rates, 4s51a and 4s71a commercial bills, 4s4A; bar silver, 60%c; Mexican dollars.
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Dry Goods.

New York, September Unsatisfactory buying was still in progress in the dry goods market today both at first and second hands, and although jobbing buy CTS are showing conservatism. their dis position to operate ahead was accepted as an indication of their faith in the market Prices were largely without change.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, September Wet weather in the northwest caused firm wheat mar ket today At the close wheat for De- cember delivery was up h@Ac. Corn shows gain a Ac. Oats are practically unchanged Provisions are down 10c to 125ac.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago September 1.-Cattle receipts 2tCO. Market slow and weak Steers, s3.3O @5S5; stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.0O; cows and canners, $2.25@400; bulls, s2.20S $50; heifers, $2.15Q4.25 calves, $2.0o477b.
 Hog receipts 14OO0. Market weak. Mixed and heavy packing, $5.o0Q5. .92Ha; shipping and selected, s5.45d6.2O; light, $570g6.15: pigs and roughs, $300@5.95.
 Sheep receipts 6OO0 Firm; sheep, $325@ ES5; lambs, $5.759800.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, September 1.-spot cotton quiet; sales 375 bales. including l25 to arrive and 100 f. O. b, Quotations un- changed. Futures quiet and steady, with trading light. The fluctuations were nu- merous and fairly wide, giving room trad CTS the opportunity of doing profitable business. The market opened to points down and unfavorable New York and Liverpool advices carried prices to 9 points lower. Covering by shorts caused a recovery of 15 to 20 points and to 5 points above last evenings finals. Late in the sessions reports of rain in Texas were received and prices eased off The market closed quiet with net losses of to points.
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Metal Market.

New York, September 1.-The London tin market showed continued weakness with speculative liquidation evidently in progress. The spot market closed at 9147 2s Cd and futures at s146 12s Cd. Locally, tin was weak with spot quoted at S225Q 92.50. Copper showed continued weakness abroad closing at gro 2s Sd for spot, and at 969 17s 60 for futures in London. Lo- caly, quotations are little better than nominal. Lake and electrolytic are held at 1925 to 17.00 and casting at 15S7Ia@ 16.37Ks. Lead was dull at 4S5@4.9O in the local market, and was unchanged at e14 Ss Sd in London. Spelter was irregular in the markets abroad with Glasgow clos ing at 45s Cd, and Middlesboro at As 10H2d. Locally the market iG reported firn al- though some of the extremes asking prices are gradually working off to nearer general basis. No. l foundry, northern, is quoted at 16.50@1725; No foundry, northern at 16.O0@16.75; No. 1 foundry, southern at 16.25@16.75: No. 2 foundry. southern at 1575a162 25, and No. 1 foun- dry southern, soft, 16.5@1675.
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WANTED.

Five bright, active young stock girls, and five boys for wrappers; age from IA to l6. Simpson. Outright Go
 10l0 Third Ave.
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cIearlnos and Exchanae.

New Orleans, September 1-Clearings. s3Ss1 ,6S6; New York exchange, bank, q per s1OO0 premium; commercial, Toe per 5000 discount.
 Memphis, September 1.-Clearings, s545.- 61; balances, $146,230.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, September l - Today S treasury balances, exclusive of the gold reserve, shows: Available cash balances, s127, ,597, ,345; gold, s54.549,577.
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New Orleans September 1.-Cotton fu- lures steady; September 10.A bid; octo- Der, 10. .57@10. .5S; November, 10.5991o.61; De- cember, 10. 67Q10.eS January 1O.7e@10 7s; February. 10. S2@1o.S4; March, 1o.ss@10. sl; April, 10. .92d10. .94; May, 10.9SG11.
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Cordova 10Q13
 Futures opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of points in re- sponse to steady European cables. There was some realizing for over the holi- days, but Sac Paulo receipts were small and the market continued small on about the initial basis, closing steady, net un- changed to points higher. Sales 1S,250 bags. September 7.20; December 7.50 Jan usry 760; March 775; May 7.S5; July 795
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S6,e55,547.4o

Hardlns Prssdent H. Barr vcePresldent and K Assistant cssheri Assistant Cashier Thomas BorOn Assistant Cashier
 T. H Nabers B. F. Moore TutUer Ersine Ramsay F. Jackson w P O. Hard Walker H. A. H. Woodward, Wm Wa; ohn L.. KauI
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Total Net Receipts.

New York, September 1.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1:
 Galveston, s717; Mobile, 157: Savannah, 64S2; Charleston, CTS; Wilmington 1l9; Norfolk. POT; Boston, 2S1; total, 1699s.
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New Orleans, September 1-Cotton quiet; sales. 375; ordinary, 2 11-16; good ordinary. STs low middling, 9%; middling, lO9s; good middling, 10 11-16 middling fair. Il; stock 43 044.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Easy.
 wheat-No. spring, s2c; No 8. ssc; No. 2 red. 7SAG79sc Corn-No 9. 5s9sc No. yellow, 541sc Oats-No. white, 27s4c; Mo- white. 25a427c. Rye-No. g. 61c. Barley-Good feeding, 37@3sc; fair to choice malting, 42@4Sc. Flax seed-No. l, si.os; No. l northwest ern, s1 .12. Mess Pork-Per bbl, s15.3o615.4O Lard-Per 100 lbs, T.9719. Short Rib Sides-Loose. $S .654S.75 Short Clear Sidcs-Boxed sS .87lka9 .121z. Whisky-Basis of high wines, H.29. Clover-Contract grade. sl1 .00. On the produce exchange today the but
 ter market was steady; creamery. 17@
 201sc; dairy, 161z@1S1sc. Eggs steady at 16c; first, 171zc; prime firsts, 191sc; extras 21hc. Cheese firm at 11Q11%c. Co1fea Markef
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coffee Market.

New York, September 1.-coffee. spot
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SSIukosaAfvS 0h0kSfuSuhs New York. September 1.-Followins As
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Total sales for the day sso,6oo shares.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-02-24

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obtaining rtr'iertu-I -s--f .- fo keep the
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head low. and Feet li-h .- according ~
the dprtpr. rru~,Iy fpr brain trouble,
and some uf"rua. maIaii-. 70 ran b.
adopted gradually
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-02-24

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ChOlly D'you know. I'm sometime.
inclined 10 thiDk Clara encouraging
ly Why don't you do II. Cholly1 It's
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-02-24

Even tho fre. citizen Of free oJun-
ny may NOT have FOO aI, ra,cs the right
10 DO what he pleascs with bis own
property Galveston NeWs
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Friend Your wedding breakfast was
a delightful affair Mr. Honeymoon
with a slghJ-Yes but we've had 9th.
ers sluce.
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r. M. FOX
Secret Socie ii g 6

Csrton.
Canton, Arcnore No {. Pstrisret
Militant, I q O. 2, has regular nee
rg On trE, and thirt Monday nigh,'
70 each month.
WM DEVESEY, CON
D T SISBETT. Clerk
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-07-31
Russians Anticipate Bombardment I
VIadiyostok.

Vladivostok, July I'm anticipa
lion II of a japanese bombardment the
commandment of the fortress has is
yued rules for the protection of prop
erty and prevention or spread OF fires.
The city has been divided into sections
and all ablebodied Inhabitants will be
required to participate in extinguishing
such ATss.
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RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT URGED
TO RESIST HUMILIATING
DEMANDS OF JAPAN.
DISCUSS ALLEGED TERMS OF PEACE
CONDITIONS OUTLINED BY JAP
ENVOY CONSIDERED FAR
FROM MODERATE.

; 4 5l Il
st. Petersburg, July 31The tone
OF the Russian press grows more war
like as the peace conference draws
nigh and the government on all. sides
4 is urged to resist hun1iliating demands,
even at the cost OF continuing the war.
Peace on the japanese terms as
outlined by Mr.. sato, says the Russ,
which is the first paper 20 comment
seriously on the Sato interviews. can
only be an armistice. 7" The Russ, which
has now the largest liberal following,
finds the Japanese demands far from
moderate and sees little chance of the
conference ending successfully if Mr..
Sato has, correctly stated the Japanese
position, but it appears to believe that
Baron komura's spokesman is acting
ION his own responsibility or scents
q possible bluff to pave the way for
the acceptance OF actual and more
moderate terms by Japan.
The SViet continues its fault finding
with the stactlessness" of the visit Of
Secretary of War Taft and Miss Alice
Roosevelt to Japan while the United
States is the host Of the peace pleni-
potentiaries.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-07-31
DEFICIT FOR JULY II THREE AND
A HALF MILLIONS LESS
THAN LAST YEAR.
SLIGHT DECREASE in EXPENDITURES
SHORTAGE OF GOVERNMENT FOR
THE MONTH ABiouTsFoUR-
TEEN MILLIONS.

Washington, July 31.-The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures, which will be issued
by the treasury department on Aug.
1, will show the receipts for July,
1906, to have been approximately SA9,-l
10000 and the expenditures about.
S62,s60, 600, leaving a deficit for the
month of 13,68o,000. The deficit last
July was sl7,3o0,0oo.
There We're no. extraordinary receipts
orteNpenditures in July, 1904, and none.
will appear in the figures for the pres
ent month. This decrease of about
$3,500.G00 in the deficit this month,
as compared With ihat for July, 1904,
is accounted for by the material in
crease in the receipts, particularly.
from customs, and a slight decrease in
expenditures. The receipts from Gus.
toms alone will exceed those for July,
last year, by about $4,000, COO Those
from internal revenue sources will
probably exceed those Of a year ago
by about $500,060 The treasury Off
,cials regard the showing this month
with satisfaction and point to the ST..
100000 increase in customs receipts
as an indication Of a large increase in
business during the remainder of the
Year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-07-31
Mr.. BRYAN is WILLING.
Wisconsin Committeeman Proposes
Nebraskan for President.

Wisconsin ConmlCleeman Proposes
Nebraskan for President.
Madison, Wis, July Sit, E. Ryan
of Waukesha, the Wisconsin member
of the Democratic national committee.
seriously proposed William Jennings
Bryan as the most available presiden-
tial candidate Of the Democracy in
1908.
He declared that the sentiment of
the Democracy all over the country
was fast coming to an unanimity in
favor Of making Bryan again the
standard bearer Of the party and sug-
gested that even at this early day the
first organization be perfected to this
end.
Responding directly to this sugges-
tion Colonel Bryan did not deny his
Willingness to consider himself as
available for presidential ticket tim
Der, but, thanking Mr.. Ryan and the
others for. the tributes paid him, said !:
ut is too early for any Of us to know
who ought to be the standard bearer
of Democracy in the next campaign
and would not be worthy of the con-
fldence you have shown in me if I did
not take more interest in the outcome
than in any personal victory.
The candidate must be Democratic
and stand on Democratic principles.
The party must be Democratic and de-
serve to win if it does win 1t cannot
win unless it shows smore interest in
Legislation for the benefit Of the peo-
pie than in the distribution of patron
age. The platform must be written by
the people and not by the politicians
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-07-31
BROKER LOSES SEVEN MILLIONS.
sated in Suit for Share in None,
Derived From Mines.

- " DefTvtd from N11Fes.
New York, July 31.In a suit
brought in the United States circuit
court by John a. Thompson, a mining
broker. against Thomas F. Walsh. a
Colorado mining operator, for a half
share of $4,000, 900, for which Mr..
Walsh is said to have sold the Camp
Bird group of mines to an English syn
dicate, a decision was rendered during
the day for the defendant. ThomD-
son claimed that there was. an oral
agreement between himself and Walsh
that they should share alike in the
mines.
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GUILDS ARE VERY BITTER.
Chinese Commercial Organizations
Urc,iY,u Extension Of BoycoiT. IS

Chinese Commercial Organizations
Urging Extension Of BOYCOTT.
Victoria, B.. c., July 31.7--Adyioes
from IIongkong by the steamer Tactar
state that mass meetings of guilds CON
tinue to be held at Canton and Hong
kong, at which arrangements are maxi
ing to further the boycott against the
United States.
Delegates have been appointed to
visit different guilds in China and a
board has been arranged to gather
data from the Chinese in America re-
garding their disabilities, the informa-
ton to be published in pamphlet form
for distribution throughout China, and
circular letters will be sent to Chinese
in America urging them not to be dis
heartened, but to stand staunchly by
the movement.
Chinese papers are printing columns
Of bitter attacks against the United
States, and recounting stories Of al
legged degradations and outrages prac-
ticed on Chinese in America, which aid
in influencing the people of South
China.
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1 EMBARGO ON WAR NEWS. /
English Newspapers May Be Re
strained by Legislation.

London, July 81 R Replying to a
question in the house of lords during
the day the Marquis of Linlithgow,
secretary for Scotland, stated that the
admiralty hoped to make representa-
lions in responsible newspaper quar-
ters regarding the danger of the pub
1Iication of news in war times or times
of national emergency. II these rep
resentations failed, he said, legislation
may become necessary.
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CAPITALIZED AT s54,5oo,ooo.
Combination Of Street Car Building
Easssss Companies.

Combination OF Street Car Building
Companies.
New York, July 81 Reports that a
combination has been effected of street
car building conn mpanies, including some
of the largest concerns in the United
States, are confirmed by the Times.
which states that the console lidation will
be capitalized at $54,000,000. Fore
most among the firms in the merger
is said to be the B. J. Brill company
of Philadelphia, which takes in the
American Car company and the John
Stephenson company, each big con-
.cern in itself The st. Louis Car COM
pany is also in the merger. Edward
Harrison Power will be president Of
the company and a banking house in
this city will manage the syndicate
which has undertaken to float the
stock,
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TWO MEN UNDER ARREST.
Big Seizure Of Tobacco by Revenue
Authorities.

z e43I
New z ork, July 31.-One of the big.
gest seizures Of tobacco by federal rev
enue authorities in this city for several
Years, together with the arrest of two
members Of the firm, both long in the
business here, was made during the
day The seizures were made at the
cigar factory Of Carlos Garcia G co.
In Warren street and the two men arr
rested were Carlos Garcia and julius
Llera, the members of the firm. Both
the men were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Shields and held
in 50, 500 bail each for examination
next Wednesday.
The seizure at the factory included,
according to the federal agents, i 900
counterfeit tobacco stamps, 25 900 high
grade cigars and 1000 pounds of to-
baccO.
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CHINA WILL ASK DAMAGES.
Seeks to Recover Heavy Indemnity
From Belliaersnts.

3. 4 = 90
Washington, July 31.-Fo blowing her
request that she be permitted to par.
ticipate in the Portsmouth peace con.
ference and the later announcement
that she will not be bound by any
provision relating to Manchuria that
may be contained in the possible peace
treaty between Russia and Japan it is
reported here that China will demand
an indemnity Of $lOO,O0O,OOO for dam.
ages done by the belligerents in Man
churia through the destruction Of
crops, burning of villages and other
losses sustained by the inhabitants Of
Manchuria since that province has
been the battlefield of the greatest con.
fict of all times.
Unless apparently trustworthy re-
ports are totally at fault both the Rus.
sian and japanese armies have paid
for everything they. have used that
belonged to the Manchurians.
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PURDY is PROMOTED.
Minnesotan Becomes Assistant Attor
ney General.

Minnesotan Becomes Assistant Attor.
ney General.
Boston, July 31.The resignation Of
Assistant Attorney General William A.
Day and the appointment of Milton D.
P,lrdy to succeed him was announced
during the day by Attorney General
William Fl. Moody, who was in this
city on his return from vacation in
Maine. The attorney generals an
nouncement follows:
William A. Day has resigned the
Office of assistant to the attorney gen
eral of the United States and his resig-
nation has been accepted by the pres
ident.
Milton D.. Purdy, senior assistant
attorney general of thefUnited States,
has been appointed by the president
to succeed Mr.. Day
Mr. Day resigns to: become comptrol-
Ter of the Equitable Life Assurance so
.ciety of New York, to which position
he was elected by the new Equitable
directors last Wednesday. He has been
in the service of the government since
the first Cleveland administration.
l-s i
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DISPUTE OVER TERRITORY.
FIGHT Between French and Germans
Ss s in Africa. s6

z R I 4
Berlin, July 3 |. The South Cam
eroon company, whose traders and
their guards it is now admitted, came
into into conflict recently with French Sen
egalese soldiers on the frontier of the
French Ere 1 Congo over the question
whether l17 certain territory is French or
German, q an, reports 70 the foreign ONCE
that ill the fighting which took place
three Germans were killed and four
We're made prisoners and one French
Senegaleses sergeant was killed. The
foreign Office, S previously reported,
is inqlIiring otficially Of the CAMERON
govern tent as to what really took
place. The French government doubt
less in the meantime will also be in
formed 5e' IN ,d officially on the subject. Both
governments will then be in a position
to locate the blame and take measures
to prevent such collisions in the fu-
tufe. There is no disposition here TO
regard the incident as likely to lead
TO anything serious, though Germany
naturally will fully protect her col
onists 0
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SLIGHT SPREAD OF PLAGUE.
Twenty lone New Cases Reported at
New Orleans. II

New Orleans, July 331The of1cial
reports OF the city board of health to
the state board of 81 new cases and 3
deaths, making a total Of 227 cases and
AZ deaths to date. indicates very
slight spread Of the yellow fever here
and continues to show all cases. trace
able to the ori ginal infe elton Eight.
cen of the new cases are Italians, one
an American, one Frepchmap and
enc German. N>ASAfNAuEYA N
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AR,MlsTicE is PROBABLE.
Fighting Will Be Suspended When
Peace Enyoys Meet.

Fighting Will BE Suspended When
Peace ENJOYS Meet.
New York, July S11 the course
Of an interview Aimar sato, who is the
official spokesman for the Japanese
peace commission, said: :
Japan is perfectly willing to agree
to an armistice after the credentials Of
both commissions have been examined
and verified.
The examination of credentials
must necessarily be the first duty of
the peace delegates to ascertain that
all are qualified to act in the capacity
to which they are represented. In the
negotiations for peace that ended the
Chinese war I remember there was
much delay because the credentials OF
one of the Chinese plenipotentiaries
did not bear the emperor's seal grant
ing him lplenary powers.
However, I think an armistice will
be agreed upon after the commissions
enter formally upon their work. It
has been the custom in all peace nego-
tiations to cease hostilities during the
convention of peace plenipo
MI. SatO was asked as to the definite
powers of the members Of his commits
sion and he said:
They have power to reject any pro.
posal and commit the Japanese govern
ment to any document they may sign,
subject of course to the sanction Of
the emperor"
CHINA WILL ASK DAMAGES.
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EXPLOSION ON TEUToNlc.
Employees Imprisoned in Steel Cells
Surrounded by Flames.

New York, July 31.-An explosion
in the hold OF the White Star steam
ship Teutonic started a fire in the en-
gine space of the dynamo room, below
the water line. John Burns, who was
in charge of the storeroom, was caught
below. He was in q steel cell, around
which played flames which heated the
walls. Burns shouted for release, as
did John Connor and James Ryers, two
oilers, who were in the engine space
and could not get out. The flames
were above them. A line of hose was
carried to the deck and water was
played on Burns steel oven. Then
Burns opened the door and climbed
up. Connor and Ryers also escaped.
After an hour the fire was under CON.
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