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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-18
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

A meeting of the Shareholders of the Exchange National Bank will be held at it's banking house at noon on Tuesday. January 14. 1908. for the election of a Board of Directors and the transaction of such other business may properly come --tf. sLYvAIN BAUM. Cashier.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-18
ChrJstmas Footwear at Half Price.

CbrIstmas FOOtwear at HaIf Pr1ce.
 16 Pairs Hand Crocheted House Slip 0ers; Lambs Wool Sole. In pink, blue, red and black. Regular price $1.00 and $1.25. Bargain Counter price 75 cents. Bullock Shoe Co. --adv.
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New Machines have arrived. TALKING PICTURES open at TheatOrium today. 10 cents. Illustrated Songs. Good Quartette.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Tax Collector of Montgom- cry County, subject to the action of the Democratic Party.
 CHARLES B. TEASLEY.
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Cab Drivers strike

New York, Dec. IA strike of l. 500 cab drivers will begin in New York
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Don't miss the Big Sale. All Shoes 20 Per Cent. on. For Cash Only. (No crcdit.)
 Noble-Goode-Tayl Shoe Co.
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CDEGIAI Ssl0lll3ES
IMPORTANT MEETING
EXCLUSIVE DRESS FOR MEN.

Ancient Order Hibernians. Div, No l. Tonight pm. Knight of Columbus Hall, IS Perry St.. Election of Officers.
 HUGH MEEHAN, Pres. CHRIS. BAILEY. Reed. Sec.
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CENTRAL WRECK WAS OF
 MOST UNUSUAL NATURE
Trainmen Marvel at Escape of Engineer
 Taylor and His Fireman.

Trafumen Marvel at Escape of Engineer
 Taylor and His Fireman.
 That nobody was killed in the wreck of inc Central of Georgia Railway train near Fitzpatricks station Friday aIter, noon is one of the wonders that locaI railroad men are marveling at.
 Running at a good rate Of speed the engine of train No 12 struck bunch of three mules and a horse near F1tz- patricks. It was on fill of about five feet riRh. The terrific force Of the blow knocked the engine off the track. turning 1t completely around ana throwing 1t to the bottom of the HI. Engineer Taylor and his fireman went down with the machine. While poth were badly cut and bruised neither or them were seriously hurt. The postal and baggage cars were deraiied. put the two day coaches on the rear or the train did not leave the track. Conductor Tom Hall. In charge oi l train No. B. due in Montgomery at 1 D. m., had his train turned around oi | the "Y" at Union Springs and backed | up to the scene of the wreck. Con, ductor Smith, in charge of the wrecked No. 12, transferred his passengers t' | Conductor Halls train which pro i ceeded to Eufaula and Macon. 4 | yard engine was sent out from Moh' gomery and Conductor Hall transferre' N his passengers to the two coaches O
 train No. 12 that had not left the ralls
 the switch engine bringing the tw, coaches to Montgomery at , ocioci yesterday morning. as train NO. M uu
 here at o'clock Friday night. Tn
 only fatality was a mule and horse'
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STATESMEN ON GRID
WINTER DINNER OF WASHING
 TONS FAMOUS CLUB.
There Was Not . Moment Without Jest, Song or . satire-The Menu Souvenirs Were
 Very Unique.

w.sbineton. Dec. 7-The Gridiron
 Club began tonight its winter season
 of fun making dinners by a hvely en-
 tertainment of 200 men, prominent m
 politics. diplomacy and business inere
 was not a moment without jest, song or
 satire and there was not a jest, song
 or satire that did not hold up. Tor the
 merriment of all, some one or the guests present.
 To begin with, when President Sam uel Blythe lit up the huge electric grid iron in the spacious banquet nall or | fine Willard Hotel. the absence or the nreliminary cocktail was emphasized. Vice President Fairbanks bore tne hr,nt of this stunt for in front or him
 s,enped A Gridironer and sang dttty | abo,it, an Indiana dinner where cock tails were served with subsequent re- | grets. ,a Mir Fairbanks was then alio"eo ra ton, of buttermilk.
 A class in nature-faking, throush | questions and answers, deveiopeo | logical connection between octopus and wall Street.: also if 1t IS true that money talks. "The President Musl '. Be the Richest Man in the Wo.,1 ed one of the class. The story tnat George Washington threw dollar across the Potomac, was oeclaFeo hus to be a nature-fake because secretary Cortelyou had thrown S2o,0oo'ovo 10 Wall Street. A song which put Secre-
 tary Cortelyou in the attitude ol aulee,s
 waiting to be called to the Presidency, brought later, likewise response from the Secretary . "why are the ships going to the Pacific" was answered in many Ways' chief of which was to Seat Secretary Metcalf in the Senate. The new State of Oklahoma maae lts nan1ncfatiO S0naLOtS S and Representatives and an electora! | vote for Bryan. Chairman New. or | the Republican National Committee. was requested to think 1t over ana | then pranced in on hobby horses squad of equestrian-tested army on'- ! cers. eve will now drink to the next | President of the United States" sol- | emnly announced President Blythe, at- | ter he had gotten to their rect wee | President Fairbanks. Speaker cannon | Secretary Cortelyou and Senator Knox, ] Then was sung ditty which conJured
 with the names of all the Presidentiai Possibilities. A song followed which showed great admiration for the yer satility of Ambassador Bryce put l kindly warned him that with 1t all he would be found wanting unless ne
 learned the Presidential game or ten- l his.
 of Clearing House Certificates issued
 bv authority of the "Gridiron Club
 Clearing House Association" There
 was certificate for each course ana
 ,rha puests of the club included:
 Vice President Fairbanks. sepaker
 canon Secretary Cortelyou Postmas-
 ter General Meyer, Secretary straus Secretary wilson. Governor Johnson oi | Minnesota, the Japanese Amoassauor hoe and large
 n,,rnber of Senators and Representa-
 tivas with a sprinkling of others prom
 ;nent In business circles and the Army
 cnd Navy.
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Amusen1ents
"The Doll House.'' 7

What a weird blending of impossible | situations and results with keen de- l lineation of character and human emo- | tions Henrik Ibsen has accomplished l in "The Doll House," presented yester- | day at matinee and last night at The 1 Dexter as Mir. and Mrs. He1my, carried
 the piece through in well sustained | fashion. It might be said, however 1 that Miss Davis has been seen to better advantage in pieces not demand I ing such versatility of emotions. She was seriously handicapped by decid- l ed weakness in the minor support. It was not until the last act that Miss Davis was able to get well over the | footlights and cause a break in per- | sistent hum, during the afternoon per | formance, which must have been as | disconcerting to the players as 1t was | to some of those intent on keeping pace with the lines. In this act. punctuated | by exceptionally impressive opposite by | Mir. Dexter, Miss Davis displayed a l suggestive demeanor that was decid- l ediy artistic, and must have been true to the intent of the very eccentric au- thor.
 l Like other of sen'splays action cen | ters around few characters. Just suffi-
 cient action is interwoven to prevent l the extended dialogue, rather, story | telling parts, from falling fiat. The l infection of the interwoven character | parts with which to season. and the | development of the web of circum- stances did not move with the spirit of the lines, and rather retarded the effectiveness of the major roles.
 B The story, but no matter the story | To tell 1t without Ibsen's dressing | would be to make the narrative com | monplace. It ends without settling the l destinies of the characters to the en- l tire satisfaction of the audience. IL l leaves one specuIating as to the future | of the young married pair.
 l MT. Dexter's Torvald was highly sr- | tistic. A little suppression in the last | act. in which he is intoxicated, might make this scene more effective and | natural. He like Miss Davis, ascend | ed to his best work in the last act when his wife leaves him and he real | izes that "the miracle is about to hap pen. 1 There was little in the other mem- | bers of the cast to commend.
 R. B. Mitchell as Nils Krogstad' was I sufficient. Phillip Maitland as Dr. l Rank was impossible. He talked all | the way through, more conscious o' \. having done with what he had to say I than the development of 8 very strong
 character part: A aimculs roae raths nv q, | finished actor, MT. Maitland was fathei
 a handicap to the piece.
 Brun Johnson as Mrs. Linden was l mechanical, and also failed to act the part. She was rather 'afnateurisn, ana | failed miserably in the strongest situa. | tion in which she figured--when she l secures relief for her friend through l A reconciliation with Krogstad
 | The next attraction at The Grano | will be ''The Virginian." Tuesday night ------------ III Xmas Sale, Thursday. December i@' Central Presbyterian Church FaEiofs'
 oyster Supper from to 10.
 su-wed-thu.
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R Mrs. L II. deC Cottes
SOCIAL CALENDAR

Tuesday Dec will give linen for Mary Marshall Vass
  o'clock home
  wickw weddi lGunne wednesday William cards in < honor of frs St. Mashburn the Queen ,vesusday Dec 11Miss . be ed in Thursay  wilbe ma at Mrs T. Mars
  Johnson be solem of MT nd frs. w. S.  McCord place eath O NrsA. Ray and . $500 In
 
 H Parrish wlb be 2 Florenc Metcalfe 2 Thomas . William
 rmingha the
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tbis happy occasion included Misses Ruby Richardson. Gladys Hudson, Ethel Sykes, Ruby Kirkpatrick, Anna peIle spiers. Helen Chaffee, Lucia Nor ris. Katie Haden Wilhelmina Cardinal, Julia Gordon, Marion Semmes, Jullette Due. Isabel Norwood, Sallie Blount Holt, Evie Bullock. sallie Bullock ana Miss owen.
 COMING HILL-HARD-
 Mir. Samuel Hardwfck, Miss Agfe tJardwick. Miss Elizabeth Baldwin and
 Miss Cuthbert will arrive this morn ing from Washington. The marriage of Miss Hardwick and MT. Hill VIII he an event of unusual social import ance on Tuesday evening. Miss Eliz- abetb Baldwin will be maid of honor. Mir James Fitts TTil1 best man and the bridesmaids are Miss Roberta Roberts, Miss Elizabeth Andrew, Miss Clement Marks and Miss Dorothy Siebs. Miss Juliet Ruth and Miss Sarah Ruth will be flower girls. ,,, Among the out t-of-town guests VIII be Mrs. Walter Brown of Anniseon. MT. and Nrs. Sage of Atlanta, Miss cuthbert of Washington. Miss Annie Lee Fitts, Mrs. James H. Fitts. pr. and Mrs. Aston Fitts. Mir. Samuel Al ston. all of Tuscaloosa. The bride groom's party will include number of his friends from various points in inc state. The marriage, which takes nIace at s:30 o'clock at St. Johns Church, will be followed by small reception to the wedding party and refatives at the home of Mir. and Mrs. c [. Ruth on Clayton Street. 
 CUNNINGHAM-PHEL
 Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Phelps announce 1 the engagement of their daughter | Rubv. to MT. James M. Cunningham | the marriage to take place on the even | ;ne of December 25. at their home oi Robinson street.
 l
 ENLARGEMENT OF MISS CLOUD ] AND MIR. PARRISH Mrs. Florence Hamilton Cloud an
 nounces the engagement of her daugh
 ter. Sudie Glenn, to MT. Henry Junio
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Parrish, the marriage to take place Wednesday, December IS, at her home, Is East Jefferson Davis Avenue. at l o'clock.
 ENGAGEMENT OF MISS METCALF AND MIR. CHANDLER. Mir. and Mrs. John Metcalfe an nounce the engagement of their daughter Coralette, to Mir William
 Thomas Chandler, Jr., the marriage te
 take place January l, fin St Johns Episcopal Church. MISS wAGNER'S CARD PARTY. Miss Fife May Wagner entertained at cards yesterday afternoon. when her guests were the members of the Sat- urday Card Club. She was assisted by Miss Virginia Norwood. The club prize. d gold pin, was won by Miss Ella Har- grove Sayre. and the prize for the ad- ditional guests. a book, fell to Miss Agnes Carr.
 MEETING OF MAGAZINE CLUB.
 The members of the Magazine Club met with Miss Olivia Anderson Friday afternoon when the interesting and instructive program included the following papers: George Sands and Balzac Compared"
 by Mrs. Stewart McQueen. "FTlambert; Salammbo," by Mrs. John | Hastings.
 "Consueio, and Other Works" by
 Mrs Ray Rushton.
 Emile Zola; Le Reve." by Mrs. H. | c. Gunnels.
 MISS WATTS ENTER l TAINS AT CARDS. | Miss Gabriel Watts entertained at bridge Friday afternoon at her home on Jackson Street. The game was lpIayed at four tables, and the prize. a beautiful picture. was won by Mrs I,ottie Driver. The games were fol- lowed by delicious course luncheon.
 Miss watts's guests were:
 Mrs. B. F. Chapman. Mrs. Alex Troy, Mrs. J. L.. Gaston, Mrs. Meehan, Miss
 Minna Dent Miss Alice Lahey, Miss
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
THE SOCIAL SIDE
ix HONOR MISS PICKETT =,

..---
 AND MISS JACKSON. Mrs. S w. Fosters reception on Wednesday afternoon. given in honor if Mrs. Alfred Jackson and Miss Pick ,ft was one of the most elaborate fnnctions of . day which was charac- tsrtzet bya number of charming sociai alairs, says The Atlanta Georgian.
 Mrs. Foster received rom tc m the afternoon and she was assisted by the following ladies: Mrs. A McD- Wilson, Mrs W. D. Ellis Mrs R T. Milan. Mrs. Eula B. Grimm. Mrs. (barles Miller Mrs. H. Seydell. Mrs. CIarsnce Houston. Mrs. J W. Pope, Mrs. John Mccullough. Mrs. w. M. Zirkle, Mrs. Charles Bowen, Mrs. w. C. Holleyman. Misses susie May rope, Marie Houston, Agnes Ladson, Nan and Kate Carroll. Nellie Bowden, Hal lie Ellis, Elizabeth Rhett, Nell Waldo.
 Mrs. A. McD. Wilson and Mrs. R. F. Milan presided at the tea table in the dininr room, and in the den. cozy apartment opening of from the libra ", a quartette of pretty girls. Misses Agnes Ladson, Nell Waldo. Marie Hous- ton and Susie May Pope, presided over
 The color motif was yellow. and the cheering color of sunshine was sug- gested in every possible detail. fei- low roses filled the vases in the draw ing room and the lights were shaded with golden colored globes. In the dining room the csnterpiece for the tea table was a basket of yellow roses. tied with gold satin ribbons. Silver carfdsIabra held yellow candles with shades Of yellow silk. The hints, bon- bona and so forth. were in crystal compotes. The vases on sideboards and buffet were filled with yellow roses, and tie same flowers were used
 "a an nd In fh a den where the punch bowl was ar ranged on a table massed with foliage and clusters of green grapes.
 Mrs. Foster received her guests wearing . gown of black point d'esprit over black silk and chiffon and adorn- cd with lace and jet.
 Mrs. Alfred Jackson wore white net over silk and trimmed lavfsniy m cream lace.
 Mics Pickett was in blue radiut< silk and lace.
 The ladies of the receiving party were all handsomely gowned.
 The friends of Mir. and Mrs. Aubre, Nelson, of Atlanta, are glad to know from typhoid fever and they are nov visiting her parents. Col. and Mrs Pau Sanguinetti, on Ripley street.
 A PRETTY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
 One of the delightful small affairs oi the week was the celebratioR of Miss CIaytie Thornton's birthday. when she enfertained a number of her friends last evening.
 The rooms were decorated by an CT fective placing of ferns and foliage nlanfs. with here and there a vase o cut flowers.
 The feature of the evening was ( sNfusicaI Romance in the form of { contest. The prize. string of cora beads, was awarded to Miss Willemeni Cardinal for answering the greates number of questions.
 carnes and stunts" were enjoyed after which delightful refresh rnenti ana fruits were served. The guests oi
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attended and enjoyed the occasion. The prise offered for the best Rentle- man dancer was awarded to Mr. T. 8. Ward. A program dance and music by Hoffman's Band. formed the pleas ure of the evening.
 Mrs. J. W. Bullock. Jr., who has George W. Ely. has returned to her home in Pensacola.
 Mrs. David whetstone has gone to
 Selma to visit Mrs. John Furniss. MT. and Mrs. D. R. Cook have re. turned from their wedding trip and are at home with Mrs. Cooks parents. Mr. and Mrs Charles F. Harmon. Mrs. A. l.. Stavely, who has been amending some time with her parents, Judge And Mrs. Jonathan Haralson.
 has returned to her home tn Wash ington.
 Miss Allie T. Kohn has returned home l after d three months visit to her sister. | Mrs. John F. Weber, of St LOUIS, mo' l -s --E | Miss cIementina Cram KohnNand Miss | Alice T. Kohn, 2nd.. have returned nome l after spending the past three months l with their aunt. Mrs John F. Weber, of | St. Louis. Mo.
 l MT. and Mrs. B. F. Buckalew mad | as their guest for Thanksgiving Mrs' u. J. wiImore, of Auburn.
 Mss Phoebe Cary, Master Frank VII more and Miss Anna Wilmore, or Au' burn, visited Mrs. Buckalew last week l + ..
 Mrs. George Scott, of Greenville. whe has been visiting in Selma, will be the guest of Mrs. B. F. Buckalew Friday afternoon.
 Miss May Huwell Majors is spending a few days at her home in Tuscaioosa l :. +
 Miss Sarah Davis has returned to thu city and is with Mrs. D. Lewey, at 40; Monroe avenue.
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r,JNERAL OF THOMAS BARGANIER
Roax of Young Man Buried At Home In
 SledEe'a.

The funeral services over the re mains of Thomas Barganier, who died Thursday of congestion of the brain was conducted Friday at Sledges' the late home of the deceased. by Rev. J. W. Elliott Of Montgomery.
 MT Rarganier is survived by his rarents MT. and Mrs. J. M. Barganier of Sledge's; by his brothers. M. F. Bar ganier of Montgomery. James M. Bar ganier. IT,. of Mobile. J. F. Barganier and S. R. Barganier of Columbus, Ga. William P. Barganier of Sledge's, and his sisters. Misses Fannie. Ruth and Jeanette Barganier of Sledges. Iht interment was in the burying ground at Sledge's.
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AGED MAN DIES.
Remains of J. F. IlIEes Will Be Buried
 in Columbus.

J.P. nIges, aged 9S years. died last evening at the residence of his son. Charles R. nlges. IS Pleasant Avenue. after a short illness. The deceased Is survived by one son, Charles R, 1llges. and a daughter. Mrs. R. T. Taliman. both of this city.
 The body will be shipped this morn ing at S:l5 o'clock to Columbus. Ga.
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where the interment will take place. Before leaving Montgomery. there will be a short funeral service at the home of Chrles P. Illges on Pleasant Ave- nue. Rev. s. A. Cowan, pastor of the southside Baptist Church, will ofiiciate. The remains will be accompanied to Columbus by his son.
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nenth of Mrs. Gray.

Decatur Dec 7.-(SpecIaI. J-NlIS' Gray. aged seventy-two years, died at her home near Oak Grove yesterday. Death was due mainly to old age. Sne was one of the oldest and best known residents of the neighborhood in whIch she resided for so many years her
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Nris. Williams Dead.

Miss Williams died yesterday morn ing at 9 o'clock at local infrmary after a long illness. Miss Williams came to Montgomery from Clanton. Ala. for treatment some time ago. The remains were shipped yesterday after noon to Clanton, where the interfnent will take place in the family burial plot. I.. !
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CONTESTANTS FOR THE BIG DOLL
 Onered hY A. NAehmnn.

Please note that through error, tn' name of little Maggie May Coins dos' not appear in the official standing pup lished in our large ad in this issue She should have occupied fourth place
 A. Nnchman.
 -sdv. Ladies' OuAtter.
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Xmas sale, Thursday, December IF. Central Presbyterian Church ParlOrs. Oyster Supper from to 10.
 su-wed-thu.
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win be a fine

Will be me
 CHRISTMAS GIFTS To your friends or relatives out of town. A word to the wise is suff1- cfent. Sold by all first class grocers Rut up by John Bradford, Montgom- cry, Ala.
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Xmas Sale, Thursday. December iz' Central Presbyterian Church PariOrs. oyster Supper from to 10.
 su-wed thu.
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adv.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
BIG EXPENDITURES
FOR PANAMA CANAL.

WASHINGTON, d. c., October 2S.--
(SpeciaD Representative James A.
Tawney, of Minnesota, who will sue
coed himself as chairman Of the House
Committee on Appropriations is in
Washington preparing to go to work
upon the big supply bills Of the first
session of the Sixtieth Congress.
The most important matter now be-
fore the committee is the appropria-
ton for the Panama canal.
The expenditures to date ON the
Panama canal have reached the huge
sum of $129,6OS, 56S.5S. OF this amount
$27 100000 was made available by the
last Congress.
The original Canal act authorized
an expenditure of $1S5,000,000, and
this amount will be nearly exhausted
when the appropriations of the next
fiscal year are in the hands of the
commission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
SHARP LOSSES FOR
COTTON CONTRACTS
Buyers and Sellers in LO-
cal Market Apart.

The cotton markets turned very
weak yesterday, due to the financial
disturbances primarily. Liverpool
was 2 to points higher an hour be-
fore their close, but prices there
slumped badly and the close was at
net losses of 1 1-2 to 8 points. New
York opened lower but soon improved
and when New Orleans opened little
later prices were generally slightly
above the close for Saturday in both
markets. 1t was reported that Texas
was selling hedges against spots and
this was a signal for giving values
kick. In the decline that followed
every position was forced below the
10 cent line, establishing new low
records for the season. The high rate
for money and exchange operated
against the market and prices grad
ually worked lower until the close.
New York was q to % points net
lower and New Orleans 20 to-23 points
below the close for Saturday in the
active positions. The price of spots
IN the former market was marked
down Is points and in the latter re-
duced 3-16. Liverpool spots were
quoted unchanged with sales of 5000
bales.
The receipts at Savannah were 49,
BOB bales and at New Orleans III.
The estimate for New Orleans today
is 10000 to $4,000 and for Galveston
2l,O00, to $4,000. For all ports the es-
innate is $4,000.
Trading was very light in the Amer
lcus spot market yesterday. Quota
lions are unchanged from the day be-
fore In the morning some business
was transacted on a basis of 10 IA
cents for good middlng, and few
bales more sold Is of a cent lower.
In the afternoon buyers were bidding
10 cents but without results, factors
being firm in their views. The re-
ceipts for the day by wagon were
1S9 bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-29
CLARK & CO.'S COTTON LETTER.
Total to dat

NEW YORK, October 28.-Liyerpool
was featureless today on spots while
futures manifested some inclination
on the opening to do better. After
our opening call the English brokers
sent selling orders pushing January
down to 1905. The Bank of England
declined to discount market bills un-
der 8 per cent, which rs IL above the
official minimum rate. Immediately
after this announcement Liverpool de-
clined points closing on the low
with-a nirregular tone. Our market
was decidedly dull during the entire
session with some buying from pro-
fessional sources around 10 cents for
January, after this was satisfied the
bear crowd hammered the market
down to a dime in an endeavor to
catch stop loss orders. The larger
spot interests are initiating against
the market in a very large degree and