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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
LETTERs ON INQUIRY RECEIVED
DAILY ~ POSTMASTER.
!. INFORMATION
People Who Fear Acquaintances Were
Killed III Wreck at Youno's Point,
White 70 lLocai P~ostofice 70 Secure
Information About Them.

Despite the fact that all the vic
tins OF the Young's Point disaster
have been identified, letters Of inquiry
arrive at the Billings postofnce, sent
BY someone who believes that a loved
one or a friend has been killed or by
someone, who probably, through mo-
tives known only to himself. wants it
to be thought that he was killed in
9 wreck.
One letter received yesterday arous-
cd considerable comment AZ to the
motive OF the sender. who failed to
spell his name twice alike. It was not
dated. An effort to locate the man
mentioned in it failed. Ut follows:
TT is believed that Bob Wsnik was
On No. 16 when it was wrecked nea
Park City and has not been see since.
He was married to his wife at Loran,
Oaio. in 1892. and has lived at '
rious placies IN Montana his last resi-
aence was at Billings, Mont. His last
employment was for the Northern Pa
scifc Railroad company.
'ANTON WINICK."
The other letter was Of the class Of
inquiries probably due to the incor-
rect information sent out from Butte
about the wreck in which the name Of
h. q. Vickers was made to read r. A.
Bickers. It follows:
Cooley, Tex, Oct. i, 1908.
ITO the Postmaster at Billings.
Dear Sir--I notice in the papers
that there was q train wreck ear
Livingston. Sept. Is. and among the
Injured was one r. A. Bickers Of
Billings. your town. very badly hurt. I
would Ike to know II he recovered
from the hurt or did he die, and are
there any other people Of your town
BY the name Of Bckers. II you viii.
answer this you viii oblige one who IL.
seeking information In regard to his
family.
~. NJ. BICKnRS."
Assistant Postmaster Boohers has
answered the letter giving names Of
Btckers in Billings Of WHOM he has
knewledge.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
WANTED IN TOLEDO.

Ohio sherif Arrests indicted Man In
Billings Yesterday.
Sheriff Serene Chambers Of Toledo,
Ohio, while passing through Billings
yesterday with a prisoner named How
ard, whom he had arrested In Los An
geles, Cal, stopped over here and ar
rested Roy e. Bassett, who had been
indicted by the Toledo grand jury and
who 10 said to be wanted In the Ohio
city for beating q board bill.
Bassett had been In the employ Of
the Billings Water Power company
working on construction work and Was
apprehended BY sherfff Herford.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
DID NOT KNOW BILLINGS WAS ON
THE MAP SAYS MENDELsoN.
Is NEEDED HERE
Yellowstone County Took TWO Prizes
at Helsnasa and Could Have Taken
scores4Hadsshe Entered In competi-
tion-susar Co, Had Fine Display.

1.-THE benefit which Helena derives
from the state fair should spur BILL
ings people to the establishment Of an
Eastern Montana fair to be held in
this city every fall" asserted Hans
Mendelson, who returned Sunday
night from Helena, where he had
charge Of the exhibit placed there BY
the Billings Sugar company.
II q surprised" continued Mr..
Mendelson, s'to find people at the fair,
scores Of them, who did not know that
Billings was on the map and who had.
never seen q sugar beet. When they
did see them they were almost certain
to point to them and say them's big
~parsnips.'
The fair was an excellent one, ana
while this county did not nave an or
fetal exhibit. It secured two prizes,
MI. wallace Of Park City taking the
first prize for peaches and for grapes.
I am sorry that this county did not
have q large display, for It would have
been q great advertisement for the
Yellowstone valley, which can produce
agricultural products the equal Of any
/ displayed.
Outside Of our display Of sugar
beets there were sugar beets from is
different counties, the finest Of which
came from Carbon county. There
were very me beets from Chouteau
county, the Milk river district and
Deer Lodge county.
The farmers, who attended the fair
displayed wonderful interest in the
growing OF sugar beets and the posi-.
bilities Of their culture. The display
we had there was an educator, for
many people went to the fair, who did
not know that there was such q place
as Billings, who did not know what
a sugar beet looked like and who did
not know that there was q beet sugar
factory in Montana.
The Sugar Display.
"Our display created considerable
interest. It was not entered in the
prizes, but had it been It would have
taken a large number, undoubtedly
i've had more than 500 sugar beets, sc
big sacks Of sugar, a large amour. .,
bulk sugar and % varieties OF pre-
serves and jams, which had been put
up by Mrs. j. T. Fairburn from beef
sugar. There were very fine displays
and people declared that they would
have taken the prizes had they beer
entered.
"Our display was arranged with
blue background and blue trimmings fo1
blue is the. best color to show OF
sugar.
The fair was q big success IRON
every standpoint. There yer man.
strangers in Montana in attendance
and it proved an excellent advertise
as to Montana's resources.
I believe that the success of thu
state fair should spurn eastern Mon
tana people to the establishment Q
an eastern Montana fair at Billings
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
TWO DIVORCE SUITS FILED.

Unhappy Husbands Want Legal sepa.
ration From Matrimonial Ties.
Two divorce suits were filed in the
district court yesterday.
F. s. Gates petitioned for a divorce
from Mrs. Bessie Gates, to whom he
was married In Seattle, Wash, Sep
TENDER IS, 1890 and whom he accuses
of habitual intemperance and adultery,
Alexander Geyso asks Cor a divorce
from his wife Flora, whom he alleges
deserted him in Illinois, July 81, 1905
They were married! in Chicago, Sep.
TENDER 30, 1897 and have three chill
dren, Edith, aged 8, Vanita, aged 6, and
Flora, aged 8, the custody Of whom he
desires.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
INSPECTION TOUR.

Third Vice President o. N. +. Arrives
Here saturday.
G. M. Levy, third vice president Of
the Northern Pacific railroad, will ar
rive in Billings Saturday morning on
No. s. enroute west on a general In
spection tour Of the road. He will
visit the branches Of the road near
here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
vislT HERE OF PRIVATE CLAIM
AGENTS 70 SEE VICTIMS.
LARGE SUM INVOLVED
Expected That Claims Asoregat'ns
Half Million Dollars May Be Filled
Against the company-No Decision
Vet Made by Railroad Commission.

AS a result of the visit to Billings
this week OF W. 6. Bissell, formerly
claim agent for the Northern Pacific
railroad, and J.. Mattemora, formerly
3 claim agent employed by the Twin
City Rapid Transit company, it is ex-
pected that some effort will be made
by some OF the injured victims Of the
Young's Point wreck and the heirs OF
seine others to secure damages from
the Northern Pacific railroad because
OF the accident.
MI. Bissell and Mr.. Matt,mora, who
were formerly claim agents for the
companies mentioned, have gone into
business for themselves and now rep
resent claimants against the railroad
companies In efforts to secure dam
ages, etc. Their visit here is said to
have been for the purpose ofsmeer'ng
some Of the injured, now in the Sis
ters' hospital. and to find the where
abouts Of the heirs OF others. What
their success was 1t has been impossi-
BILE to learn.
Local attorneys seem divided as to
the amount OF responsibility upon the
railroad and the amount OF: damages
which can be obtained, but there is q
general impression that claims against
the company a~ggregating Q thar
half a million dollars are very apt te
be filed. There were twenty killed OF
died from injuries sustained in the
wreck, while nine others we're injured
all Of them still being in the hospital
All OF the injured are said to be II
excellent condition and the physicians
In attendance assert that there will be
no more fatalities as q result Of thu
accident.
The coroner's jury, which investigat
ed the wreck, placed the blame for II
upon the freight train crew, but as YET
no criminal action has been started
against either the crew or the rail
road. County attorney Wilson laid The
evidence he had collected before the
state railroad commission, which un
der the law must Investigate such &C
cidents. and informed the commission
ers that he would be guided by theil
recommendation as to whether or no
he would prosecute the train crew. /
is understood that the railroad com
pany has laid on the crew.
Local railroad oficials said yesterda,
that they knew nothing about the visi
here OF either MI. Bissell or MI. Mat
timora and had not received any nc
tice Of possible action against tn
company Immediately. The compan;
attended to the burial Of the victim
and shipped them wherever friends d.
sired.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
EGGS COST HIM $50 PER DOZEN.
Frank o. Lane Of Columbus Found II
Expensive to Steal.

Expensive to Steal.
Frank o. Lane Of Columbus vas
brought to the county jail yesterday
to serve a thirty day sentence for
stealing eggs. He was tried in justice
court in Columbus on charge Of appro-
priating unto himself n dozen hens
eggs, the property Of q Chinese restau-
rant. He was fined $50 or 80 days in
the county Jail. !.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-09
CROP CONDITIONS.
eovernment Report on Condition,
Throughout Country.

WASHINGTON, Oct. The corn
crop "a October Z was 77.s per cent;
sprns wheat quality ss.1 per cent; to
hlprodaction ~ spring wheat was In.
1icated - a12.0ee.ooos The yield pei
aere averasings13.z bushels. combined
pS6dnctlon spring and winter wheat
indicated g about ess. 8 900 bushela
SSsAs quality.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26

8otI9after unb BITE betber Gefanbten,
Greiberr Mumm bon @9par3enitetn
tn 1otto. @raf BON @oesen in 9aln@
burg unb 8aron BON Mei9enau in Mio
be Sanetro, beren Namen in eriter
2inie senonnt tpurben, haben, trob
ibrer 8eaiebunsen gu Wafbington, BITE
pafme ni9t errunger. Ginen tn Gnse
lamb geborenen, in ensliI9em Mo9tz
berei9 pirfenben @eneralfonful, Der
nit elmer Mmerifanerin perbeiratbet
TT, traf bic Mabl bes &aifers. Sn
btefen brei punften tit BITE Mebnlihfeit
apifden benz per5torbenen Greiberrn
bon Sternburg unb fetnem Nadfolger.
benz Grafen 8erniforff cine obiolute.
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ftorff. bisber beutf9er @eneralfoniul
fur Ggbpten in aairo nit benz Stang
etnes auberorbentli9en Gefanbten unb
beponmddttsen Miniiters, purbe am
IA. Nobember 1862 In Qonbon aIs ber
Sobn bes bamalieen preuBi{1en @e<
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ipGrtigen, Graf Mlbredt b. Berntorff.
geboren. gr befu9te bas @pmnaiium
IN Rabeburg unb trat 1881 In bas /.
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biplomotffden 2aufbabn. SIN Sabre
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Mustudrtigen 4mt bef4dftist setpefen.
Qegationsfefretdr tn Belsrab, 1894 in
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26
Tiir $500 nad 9eutl6lano.

0entfd : amerifaniide 3eitmngen
meroen i'm aIten Baterlan0 NIT gro.
Dem Sntereiie geleien tpeiI iie iid
fret atsiprehen uno bdufig bon orii.
ben mebr Neuigfeiten ullo Na9ribten
bringen, aIs Die beuti1en 3eitungen
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lit o1iiben iiberaa, mobin Iie geianot
miro, Elm iebr germ geIebener @ait
mno fam iib riibmen, Entertaining
nno @iiroigung gu finoen, mie aus
aablreihen griefen an uns, iopie an
Sieienigen, pel1e oas Nlott an TIRE
8eruanbten ihiden, berporgebt. Wer
6abcr ieinen 8ermonoten uno Greun-
ben cine Greuoe ermeiien, ibnen Elm
Diafommenes @ei6enf MAIDEN min,
Der beiteae fir fie Die ySreie Breiie
fir Seras". 9as Snteraiie fir Teras,
mie iiberbaupt fir oen Gtaot uno Die
@egeno, mo Die 8erpanoten pobnen
lit In DeutidIano febr Iebbaft nno es
lit unm0glih, In Prinatbriefen cine
10 eriinolibe Muffl1rung uno 8e-
idreibung Oes fremoen 2anoes gu ge-
ben, mie bies Die uSreie Breiie" an
mohcntlih TIT. Sir cen geringen
Breis bon $500 p~erienoen mir porto
frei infer rei6boItiges @odenbIotl
auf Elm Sobr an irgeno cine 4oren.
i'm Muslanoe.
Die Sreie Ereiie fir Seras Yubliibina
EDmDaTn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26
Nn bag Ynblifnm.

Die nSreie Brefie fir Seras" miro
an iiber 450 Boitofficen perfanot
un6 bat cine groBe 8erbreitung in
Der Nahbar-& epublif Merifo, i'm SIT
0ianer Serritorium uno Oklahoma.
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eritredt iih bon @albeitcn Big binamf
nod 9eniion bonn duBeriten Often
Biz nod gl 8aio i'm ferniten @eiten;
es idIieBt ieIbitperitdnoli9 nit be-
ionoers aablreihen 2eiern oas 6iht-
beiieoelte MitteI-geros uno BEN Siio-
meiten Elm. Mu6 in Merifo Bot iie
cine groBe 8erbreitung.
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iabrein, iabraus i'm Sntereiie oes
8lattes untertpegs uno fiibren BENT
felben i'm gerein nit mnieren riibri-
gen 2ofaI-Igenten fortpdbreno nere
2eier au.
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bic 1Sreie 8reiie fir geras", mo es
fib oarum banbeIt, oie beutl6e ge-
bolferung 81 erreihen, bas Bette Sin
aeige-N e6inm i'm Staate geras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26

Dregben, 1896 tn ct. petersburg.
1893 in Min1en. SIN Sabre 1902
tpurbe er 8otf1aftsrath In Qonbon.
Dur9 feine Sbdtisfeit in Gnglan5
lenfte er bic befonbere MufmerfIamfett
auf fih. ba iid feline 9emiibunsen, bic
beutfdfeinb.ide @timmung in gngs
Lamb gu befeitigen, btelfad aIs erfolg<
reid ertpief:n. @etne flaren unb
Ieidtberitdntli9en Darlegungen iiber
bic Sadlase erfdienen benz 3aifer als
Dortrefflide 2eiftungen. Na9bem er
bier Sabre in 2onbon gepirtt hotte.
tpurbe Der @raf als biplomatii1e-
Mgent unb generalfonful fir ggppten
nod aairo sefanbt, unb Qnfans 1908
gum Range eines Gsfanbtsn erboben.
Der poften In aairo gilt In Der beutz
fhen Diplomatic aIs cine 8oritufe gu
90berem. dbnli9 pie Der in &alfutta.
BON uober 5ternburg getommen mar.
Der fiinftise beutf9e Botfdafter In
mafbinston 1T ein Mann BON iiber
Mittelsr0be, fdlanfer Tisur unb trGgt
etnen blonben Sdnurrbart. Gr 1T etn
portreffli9er Rebner.
SIN Sabre 1887 perbetratbete ii9
@rof 8%ernltorff In Berlin nit ber
Rem Worferin Seonne 2udemeDer. Ser
Che finb spei &inber entfprofen,
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alt, Die Dor 5tpei Sahren in aoirp If
gefeuidaftIi9es Debut battle. unb
Graf Gbriitian @iinther, jeBt II Sobr
oft, Der mod bas @bmnafium befudt.
Die Gamili' 2udemeper DerlieB bot
langen Sabren Nep Oorf nnb purbe
in 5ranfrsiH anfdffis, po Der Batter
Der @rdfin in biefem Sabre ftarb.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26
ganmwoaiamen nun oeaenWtohal.

Nrima BaumipD0fnnnen . Wehl os,
gDnne $3.50 u. $23.75.
Baur1nDniamen' Del, rob, AZ @ts.
Hriu1n BarMtponinmra aufter Der
Tonne S24 90.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26
Nieb MART.

San Wntonio. 25. Sob. lsus =
OGfen $3.50 bts 1926 per 100 9fs
&ihe $1.75 bis So 40.
Wulen unb .Staqs@. 81. 70 bss $3.50
Sdhrlinge 50. 25 Bis 1915
adlber $3.50 Bis $500.
Sdafe $500 Big s.. 80.
Siegen $500 6ts 81. %.
Shtpetne So. so bis s. $3.50.
81. SDuis, %. Sob. l908-ainbplet,
81. so bi8 81. so. Teros . 8ifb
IS. so Bis s6.40.
Shneine 50. so Bis 5000.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26
8eris,f
9 a 1t m 10 ollie.

San Mntpnio. Seq, % NDb. =
Ordinary 3M Gents; Wopb Orbiuort
81 Gents; 9on Mibbltne 7 9l16 Gents
Wttonling 83li6 Cents; COBB MibbIina
9l16 gts.; Wi0alina 5air 9 1l16 Cts.
GsaIDsfzpa. Ies., % Woo. -Drb,anss
~ geutS. @pUb Oroinar1 6h gents
eop Wicaltaa 1916 &ts.; Wtboitne
93ll6 Sta; 8ooo Neih5ltnp 9 9ll6 @fs;
Riobiina Fair 10 lsI6 @ents
Netu OrIsanS ga. %. Sob. =
@DD6 Srbinarp 71ll6 gts. Sum Mihts
ting 87jl6 Cts; Mtbbling 91I16 eta
goDh Wt6btiug 95s genta.; WiooIizf
Fair g "a Gents
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Der deutscbe
Botscbafter.

Die tpieberboIten Spefulattonen be-
treffs Der WteberbefeBuns bes burd
has Mbleben bes Gretberrn Sped bon
@ternburg perlpoiften Malbingtoner
Poftens tporen enti4ieben miibia. De-
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26

@eludt. Gin dltli6er Mann nit
etDos 8ermogen fudt nnterfunft
ols @eieaidafter Bel elmer altereii
Game ODER @itpe. gu ~erfragen III
Der Office bieier 3eitung.
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O d i | {.

VI ~ u 9
aartOfeIn. galilornia, $3.50 II. SLIGO
per @tn.
8rpiebeln, Nenuu Tanner. 81. IS. uno
ST. rs. 9eras 81 Is unb ST. 80.
Somaten, Seras, rs Cts. per 4 &nrb
Crate.
8Dhf, $2.5 30 per LOG Bfun6.
gohnen. CRIME Teras. 40 unb so gts.
stumble 8abs 60 u. 70 gts. per &ite.
@urfen, IS Ii 40 Cts. per 8iie.
Sfra 80 u. 60 Gents Der Rife.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1908-11-26

Sams6altcrim seind)t BON einem al
teren aneinitebenoen oelttihen Wfann.
@utes Seim. gu erfragen In Der Or
flee Der oGreien Hreiie".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-21
WHEAT IS HIGHER
 IN ACTIVE MARKET
Opening Is Lively But Trading.
 Soon SimmerS Down
NEW HIGH PRICES FOR CROP
The Foreign Situation Bulls the Mar ket, as Liverpool Is Short-Corn Advances on Cool Weather
 and Oats Is Higher.

Chicago, August 20.-Sman primary re- ceipts and a continued active demand for cash grain by millers and exporters created moderate firmness in the wheat market here today. At the close wheat for September delivery was up Ac. Corn was up 1ac. Oats were ssc higher and provisions 21k to 71a cents higher.
 The wheat market opened active and strong, but quieted down considerably before the middle of the session, whiie at the same time sentiment in the pit became less bullish. Shorts in the Sep tember delivery were eager bidders early in the day, owing to the small offerings of cash winter wheat from the interior, and to the brisk demand by exporters and eastern millers. A local mill paid $1 .34 per bushel for 5000 bushels of No. 1 hard, which Is a new high price for the crop. car of new No. spring ar rived here today from Iowa and brought $1. .0s per bushel. Elevator concerns con tinued to dodge the possibility of being compelled to deliver their wheat in store on September contracts by covering their short sales in that month and re-selling for December, at a shrinkage premium for the latter. The foreign situation also furnished considerable support to the local market, the Liverpool market be- ing up fully Id, due to the light offer ings from Argentina. The market closed firm for the September and December deliveries, and barely steady for May. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 12s cars, against 315 last week and 327 a year ago.
 The corn market was strong at the start owing to the congested condition of the September delivery and to cool weather in the corn belt The September option was especially strong because of the urgent demand by shorts for that delivery the price at one time being l cent above yesterdays final quotations. The May delivery was relatively weaker than December or September and showed greater losses. The close was irregular. May being easy and other options firm. September opened ss@1ac higher at 771aQ 775sc, advanced to 78Bc, and closed at 771sc Local receipts 214 cars, 53 contract grade.
 Traders in oats were chiefly interested in the September delivery, which ad- vanced nearly cent early in the day on lively covering by shorts. The advance, however, was not maintained after the first hour, liberal offerings from elevator interests causing some recessions The close was firm. September opened 40 1ac higher, at 4sss@4S7sc. advanced to 4914c, and closed at 4S%c.
 Local receipts 11S cars.
 Provisions were firm on an active de- mand for the January products by local packer. The market lost some of It's strength late in the day owing to profit taking. At the close September pork was up 71Ro at s14S5. Lard was up 21kc at $9 25. Ribs were 211@5c higher, at s. 721a9 8.75.
 Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat S3 cars; corn 237 cars; oats 125 cars; hogs, 4,000 head.
 Leading futures ranged as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-21
REACTION AGAIN FELT IN STOCKS Leading Railroad Shares Are
 Affected AdversIy CLOSING PRICES STRONG After Recession During Most of the Market Period the Bidding Up of
 Prices Is Begun and Some
 Recovery Is Made.
CLOSING PRICES STRONG

New York, August 20.-The reaction ary tendency in the stock market which became so pronounced in yes- terdays late operations gathered fresh momentum today, resulting in tempor- ary losses in a number of active issues No very definite news accompanied tho downward movement, aside from rumors of the probable dismissal of 4O00 employees of the Pennsylvania sys- tenn on or before September 1. There was further acute weakness in New York Central, both here and abroad although in London the opinion pre- vailed that reduction of the coming dividend will be averted. To offset ad verse factors advices from Pittsburg reported a marked increase in the ton mage handled by the railroads of that district, and also preparations by the steel companies for large equipment orders.
 The news from the western and southwestern agricultural sections was optimistic in the extreme, rains the past two weeks having apparently given great relief. Corn seems to have been specially benefited and the of- ficials of the Burlington road report in- dications of 100 per cent outrun in that staple. The minor labor troubles which recently hung over the industrial situation apparently have taken turn for the better, especially in Indiana. where the soft coal operators are sup posed to have made overtures for a set tlement of their difficulties with the United Mine Workers. Little signifl- canoe was attached to the business on the exchange, which was restricted In volume until the final hour, when re- coveries were made from the early re- sessions made under the lead of the Hartman issues and the greater part of the days early losses gave place to net gains.
 The sensational decline in cotton was hardly a market influence, although the wild and indiscriminate selling of that commodity was in some quarters regarded as bear argument. The fail- ure of the Lackawanna officials to reach any decision with the interstate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-21
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'s Letter.

New York, August 2O-(Specal.) .)-Fur- ther showers throughout the south, with predictions of these continuing during to- day and tomorrow prevented any recov- cry in Liverpool. Our market opened easier showing the pressure to sell on the part of the large interests had not ceased and this heavy selling continued during the session, at times breaking prices sharply, but the market finally closed at rally of 10 points from the low point. All of the Wall street brokers were found to be heavy sellers, though it is not believed they have liquidated their entire interest. Further showers would lead to anticipations of a very large yield. Most of the buying today was for local and southern account as the south has been largely short during the past month. We believe the operatives in Lancashire will consent to a reduction in wages rather than to strike in the present depressed condition of the textile Industry. At the close the local traders were free buyers looking for a substan- tial rally tomorrow on the idea that the pressure for the moment is over.