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Boston Stocks and Bonds
THE CoPPER STOCKS

BOSTON, March 1o.-Brokers do not think
the big men favor any further rise at present
but want the market quiet they can 20 on
accumulating stocks. Investors must not be
too impatient for a quick rise. The improve
ment is coming, but it viii be very slow
There was a little more bidding for copper
today and not much Of it around. The metal
was advanced @c. Lake mines are all sold
up and some refused 12%c for round lots. The
market acts well and took lot of realizing
sales today. There was considerable manipula-
ton In North Butte by local traders. it is
said that heavy purchases OF the metal are
likely to come upon the market again.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished By E. F. Hut
ton Co. 4e0 California street. San Fran
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New York Stock List
z. T. Hutton & Co, 49O California street
members Of the Kew York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday.
sales STOCKS High. Low / Bid. Ask.
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Nortbern Wheat Marked

PORTLAND, March 10.--Wheat-Club, S3c
bluestem, S5c valley S3c; red Sic.
TACOMA, March 10.--Wheat unchanged. Price
paid by exporters: Bluestem, Sac; club, SIC
red. soc
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ST. Loui. Wool Marke

ST. LOUIS, March TO- wool--Steady Terri
tory and western mediums. 20@22c fine me-
dium, 1S@20c; fine, 15617c.
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Butter. cheese and Eggs

Butter, Cheese and ESEs
CHICAGO. March 10.-On the produce
change today the butter market was steady;
creameries, 22@2S15c; dairies 20@26c. Eggs
easy; at mark, included, 1I1a @1Sc; hrsts,
lsc; prime frsts, 19c; extras. PIC. Cheese
steady at 121aM14
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London Closing stocks

Bar silver-Steady: 251ad per ounce.
Money-515 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
short bills is g ca3 3-16 per cent and for three
months bills 3 per cent.
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO, March 10.-Cash quotations vere
as follows: Flour-Steady. Wheat-No 2 sprinr
$1.os41.10; No. 3, 98cQ$1 .OS; No red a21 *
e6Ac. Corn-No. 2. 62l506Sc; No 2 yellow.
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Wheat and other Grains

Wheat and Other Grains
W.heat-Chieago .h dropped PIC cables Il and
southwest was selling. The shorts were cover
eerned. The cash grain continued quiet though
lew sales Were being made. Quotations were
CASH WHEAT
California club. Sl.60@1.65; do milling. 81 90
Ql10; California white Australian. 81 659l. 10;
lower grades of California, 81 304l.50; northern
club. 81 81 Y al 62a northern bluestem. 81 81 y
@l.65; northern red, sl.57 Y @1.e2k per ct
FUTURES
1030 a. m Session
May-S1.54 bid.
No transact;o,a p M Session
Barey-For SEVERAL days there has been more
or ess talk of ship having been taken for an
export cargo, but the rumor denied yester-
day. The feeling. however. was bullish, aud
both spot grain and futures were higher with
sales of feed at S1.35d1. .3T12. The demand
was also reported better, as far as feed was con
eerned though brewing and shipping grades were
still n. dull Receipts were fair a.. "a
asked and 2os bid. usual European options The
chartered tonnage in port is 1,463 tons, against
l,9l4 tons on the same date last year; olsen
gagged, 40, l46 tons against % III; on the way
to this port, 202, AT tons, against 240.s5s.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot, $1.35G 1.3t y; com
mon to fair S1.21 T. l.32h per etl; brewing.
81. 4o@1.45; shipping, sI.4oa1.45; chevalier.
do:30 a. IN Session
May .,/sGIrss ss Hiss sa. slss E9g sIlss 3lssf'
December V.. 1 .101a 1.101a 1.1oA 1.lOk
.. m Session
May-No sales; Sl.35a asked.
December-$1 101a.
oats-The market is now showing decided
signs of improvement. A leading dealer has
teen picking up desirable lots here and there
during the last day two. and the deman
and market tone better all around. fea-
ture is the scarcity of lower grade white. which
are sought after. The northern market is higher
on white descriptions Grays nominal there
being very few here. Some 600 tons of different
kinds have been bought during the last AZ
hours by thesdealer referred to. Quotation show
considerable variation.
Good to choice red, S1.52la a 80: ordinary do.
81 .45@1.50; white, SI-4a y @I.60; grAy, 81 80
per ctl.
Corn-There is nothing going on in this mar
ket to call for comment. Arrivals light the
consumption here is limited and prices remain
unchanged.
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, $l.65; white. nomnal western states
yellow. sacked, 81 .eoQl .65; in bulk. San Fran
cisco track, Sl54; white, S1.54: mixed. 81
white Egyptian. s1-eo@1.To; brown Egyptian,
ST. Il al 421a per ctl.
Rye-The market is in its usual comatose con-
dition. California Si.47ta @1.5231 per ctl.
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NOrfhcrn Busfness
SEATTLE, March 1O.-Clearngs, SI,52S 665
balances S1b1 ,O65
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Hides. TalIoM. Wool and HOBS

Hide dealers continue to quote a very qulei
end featureless market, with prices unchanged.
Wool is simply neglected Ii Is impossible u
sell IL and the quotations are nominal
Hops are still in e bad way, with still lower
prices quoted for 1907. Nothing more is heard
about the association of growers. proposed some
time ago. but there is still good deal OF Talk
of reducing the production
Hides-Culls and brands sell about 134le un-
der quotations. Heavy salted steers, Sc; me
dunn 7c; light. &c; cowhidc~, &c for heavy. 5lse
for light; stays &c; salted kip. 6gIc; salted
veal &c; salted calf. lie; dry hides, 13c; dry
kip, 12c dry calf, 16c; dry stays. &c; Mexican
dry hides, lie; Mexican dry salted do, &c; Mext
can picked do, 10c sheepskins. shearings. 1O4
40e each; short wool, 40@70c each; medium
65@9ec: long wool. $l@1.25; lambs. 200
5Oc horse hides. salt. S2l2.5 for large and
81 5O6l1 90 for medium. 50c91 81 % for small and
2565Oc for colts; horse hides, dry $1-5042- q
for large and 81. 25@1.15 for medium. JOc9Sl
for small aud 25@30c for colts: deer skins. dry
Mexican, 20@25c; dry salt do. T13420ci pckled
do, 20c; dry Central American. 2O925c; goat
skins, prime angora. 50cWS1; large hair goats
30G60c; medium 2094Oc; small 5915c
Tallow-No. 1 rendered. 5.s Q4c; No. ?, so
sac; grease, 2@3i2c.
Wool-Spring clip. Humboldt and Mendocino,
years staple 20G22c; fall clip. northern free
mountain, 7G10c; do defective, 6Q13ae; San
Joaquin and southern. 5g1c, according TO shrink
age and defects; fall lambs, s0l0c for northern
and 6@Sc for southern: Nevada, 12G15c per lb
Hops-Prices to growers are as follows: 1906
15Q2kc; 1907 CROP 49515c for all coast de-
scriptions; contracts 9MI I0c for one year and
10@11c for three to i've years.
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Meat Market

Beef and mutton are firm. with the latter be-
ing held back in the country Small veal con-
tinues in oversuppIy and weak Hogs show no
change the demand and supply about balancing.
Chicago dispatch yesterday said: Western
receipts Of hogs were again large for the day,
nearly 10000 over the same dat last year"
DRESSED MEATS
Saughterers' rates to dealers are as follows:
Beef-7H@Sc per lb for steers, 6ls@TAc for
cows and heifers.
veal-6Jb @sc for large and 7is@0e for small.
Mutton-11G12c for wethers. lob 911c for
ewes
Lamb-121s @1s1se per ID; spring lamb. 14@
1415c.
dressed Pork tper lb)-71s@sc for heavy and
20c for light.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, less 80 per
cent shrinkage for cattle
Cattle-Steers, No. I, s15 69c; second quality.
71z QSc: third quality, 615Q7c; cows and
heifers. 61s 47c for No. /: second quality, ga
6xc; third quality, 56515c; thin, 3Q4e; bulls
and stays, 81 44c; thin bulls, PA Q3i3c-
Ca1ves-5@515c per lb for light, Al 05c for
medium and 4q415c for heavy (gross weight).
Sheep-wethers, 51sG6 per ID; ewes 59515c
(gross weight.
Gi3.75 each.
Hogs~i0o to $50 lbs So acc; $50 to 22lDbs.
5@5Ac, 225 lbs and over. AZ 95c per ID; b6rs
so per cent. stays 30Q40 per cent and sows 10
@20 per cent on from above quotations
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE

TUESDAY, March 1O-1o:so a. m.
UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask Pfd A..
A. or CD new. .11915 1211 3s or coup 100a. toiE
MISCELLANEOUS BOMBS
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EXCURSIONS.

Looking for some place 70 spend the
day.
You must be a stranger. You don't
have to strain your eyes. Just follow
the crowd 10 Chesapeake Beach.
II is the only salt water bathing
place around washington, and you can
spend n pieasurable day there. doing
the round Of amUsements and attrac-
lions or spending it quietly along the
beach or boardwalk. or In the delightful
groves along the shore.
Il is really delightful at the popular
Chesapeake bay resort these September
days. and, although the heat of the
summer Is fast disappearing, 1t is Civ
ing way TO a season that makes Chesa-
peake Beach with its salt -breeZes and
sylvan beauty a spot worth going miles
20 visit
The excellent free dancing pavilion Is
the scene Of gaiety day and night. and
Minister'S Orchestra entertains thou
sands on the boardwalk
Just follow the crowd ard you'll get
there.
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French Experm1enterS
Gipe Their Praise

PARIS. Sept. l0-French aerOnauts
are unanimously OF the opinion that the
great fights made by Orvine Wright
IN his aeroplane in the United States
mark a great advance in the conquest
Of the air. and welcome his fear par
ticularly on account CT the valuable
stimulus which it win lmpart TO the
en3r$s OF aeropIane inventors OF all ma
items
Mr. Nyright's record-breal<ng per
Torrance comes most OPPORTUNITY. when
the various governments are beginning
seriOustF to consider the question of eN-
lea.iiug financial and oJner support 10
ellperime nters in aerial navigation.
NJ BleTiOt said that after what he
had seen at lie Mans, where Wilbur
Wright IS making his trials, the per
Torrance Of or lille Wright did not
astouish him. He was satisned, he add
ed, that the Wright brothers machine
was the best aerovlsne Yet constructed
He was convinced that IL could ifs much
longer than ar hour but IT. the absence
OF complete details he was unable 10
be greatly interested. he said, &c see the
Wright machine make a long hight
against a strong wind. He was not
discouraged however. at the stride
ahead made by the American Cunpet-
itOr; on the contrary, both he and n
Deiagrange intended 10 redoublc their
efforts 10 catch the Wriehts, and, if
possible, 90 outdistance them.
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FOREIGN EXPERTS
PRAISE AERONAUT
Berlin and Paris Admit SUI
pefiority of Aeroplane
Built by Wrights.

BERLIN, Sept 9.-Aeronauts at the
Aero Club expressed delight. but not
establishment, at Orville Wright's aerial
feat. AZ since the experiments OF VII
bur @right in France, the conviction
haa prevailed in expert circles that the
Wight Brothers were capable Of great
tn ngs v lth their machines.
Capt9ln Won Hildebrandt, OF the bal
loOn battalion, one OF the most promi-
-nent experts IN aeTonautics in Germany,
summed up the general view. saying:
''OFville Wrights latest performance
means a great step forward in flying
technique Nobody now can further
doubt the reports of the earlier feats
of the Wright brothers These long
trips which have just been accomplished
prove that the machine is so solidly
built that II can remain in the air as
long as the benzlne lasts. while from
the number OF turns made. II can be
seen that the steering gear Is excellent
and that the machine answered every
movement with precision.
To describe so many circles as MT.
Wright made during his flights must
have forced him 10 give continual at
tenjiOn 10 the steering apparatus. while
under ordinary circumstances the steers
man would not be called upon 10 make
such a trying effort. After this most
successful exploit 40 one can doubt the
practical value 81 the flying machine.
even although u still needs special
apparatus for starting. Henceforth tech
nical men must devote more attention
we are destined soon TO see great I'M
movements %
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Richmond Blues Lose RegaEa
When Baggage Car Is Burned
Virginia Military Company Goes Without Uniforms in
Big Parade in Boston With Governor
Foot Guard.

Through some mistake In switching.
the special train Of the Blues was
bumped into the station shortly after
the company's arrival and the cars
were piled up. The baggage car of the
train caught fire after the gas tank
under the car exploded and instantly
the train was ablaZe. The city IRE de-
paItment was quick to respond, and
AFTER an hours sti1 night the fiames
were subdued. The union depot was
saved By il narrow margin, but the
baggage car OF the Blues, the entire
tram sheds Of the west end OF the depot
AMI pa { Of the Adams Express Com
Dauy Plant were burned.
tluaTtermaster Sergt q. c. Boiseau,
OF the Richmond Blues, and Bert Ar
nod, OF the governors foOtEuaTd OF
Connecticut. were badly burned In try
1ng to rescue some of the precious bag
gage from the wreck. they were
wrapped flames and covered with
burns. y lie in q serious condition
at the Haven Hospital. out their
recover. expected. James Wynne, "a
led cir eyed at the gas tank. w8s
also badly burned.
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FORMER MISS REID
SAVES HER JEWELS
Burglars Disturbed After
They Had Piled Booty
on a Table.

GUILDFORD, England. Sept. l0.-The
wedding Jewels of Mrs. john Ward. who
was Miss Jeane Red, daughter of the
American ambassador, almost fell a
prey To burglars last night.
Thieves entered Airs Wards apart
ments and obtained gems ana wedding
Sits worth a vast fortune They had
laid their booty on table, prepare tory
10 packing Il in grips. when they wee
scared away and escaped through d
window. So hurried was the flight Of
The burglars that they took with them
only few small pieces. worth about
500.
When Mrs. Ward returned to her
apartments lest evening. 1hs found the
door OF her bedroom locked She SUM
moned help and the door as broken n.
y scene of chaos was found. The room
had been ransacked and one table was
piled nigh with gems of priceless valua-
Dles. the gifts OF friends lrom al over
the world
Mrs, Ward Immediately took an III
ventory of her gifts To- SEE what was
missing. AS result Of her narrow
escape, the jewels viii 80 10 a safe
deposit vault
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English AerOHdutS Are
Enthusiastic Oper Feat

LONDON. Sept g. Major General
Baden Powell. who invented -nan-lifting
kites in 1894 and for several years was
president Of the Aeronautic Society, and
who is. considered the greatest expert
In England on aerial navigation. was
much pleased when he learned of ar.
WTight's exploit at Fort 2yeT today.
He has followed the HCrK Of the
Wright brothers with keen interest ever
since their experiments began. and with
reference 10 tOdays record-breaking
flights he said
another step has been achieved and
more viii sLrely follow T. 1t may oe
fairly said that aerial navigation with
out the aid II gas * an accomplished
TACT The a15lity to remain floating IN
midair for an hour is sOr-ctilng more
than a mere experiment Such an
achievement has practical USES OF the
greatest import"
The Aero Club was almost deserted
this evening, a large number Of the
leading members having gone 70 Paris
to watch Wilbur Wrights flights. but
those who We're found at the club were
enthusiastic over the possibilities o.
Orvine Wrights exploit
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. lO.-Ar-
irving in this city shortly before day
break this morning the Richmond Blues.
composed OF the members of the first
families OF old Virginia, had their
biggest military parade ever given in a
Northern city outside of New York
spoiled when their train caught fire at
the New Haven union depot and the
cars containing all their brilliant uni
forms we're burned.
The train of Blues came here as the
guests of the Governors Foot Guard, and
the biggest military parade ever held
IN this city was planned for this after
noon. II was the first appearance of a
Southern military company in this city
since the civil war, and New Haven
was en- fete to honor she Southerners.
The elaborate bear skins and gorgeous
costumes of the Blues were to be worn
as the browning dress parade feature
OF march, and the Governors Foot Guard
of this city had its most elaborate uni
forms ready for a companion gorgeous
military millinery display.
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PARTRIDGE LIBERATED
UNDER SIS, 900 BAIL
District Attorney Still Investigating
Charges of False PTetenSe
Against Promoter.

Robert NJ. Partridge. promoter Of cor
p0rations. who in court a short while
ago declared he was interested in more
than a hundred stock companies, and
who was indicted recently on charges
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, today furnished 5000 bail. and
was released from custody. James d.
Richardson and Maj William S Hodges
were sureties OF the bond
The District Attorneys Office is still
investigation Partridge's dealings IN
some or the financial ventures which
he launched, and 1t Is said that he in
terested many prominent men in Wash
iugJOn in them in addition TO the Rev.
Father Eugene Hannah, Of St Mar
tins Church. who sWOre out the war
rant on which he was arrested three
weeks ago in Virginia
Pduridge's troubles started 4 few
months ago, when suit was brought
by stockholders in a lumber company
which he had created, for an account
ing OF the money which they had plac-
"a in the cOmpany's treasury. The suit
was brought BY Attorney James 5.
Easily Smith. Partridge delayed pre-
sentlng the companys books TO the
court when called upon 10 do so. he
declared at first that he did not know
where they were or whether they eX-
listed. but later admitted that he
thought some man in Virginia had
.tlem
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Responding To a popular demand. the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company will continue the special week
end trips TO Old Point Comfort until
further notice.
No season Of the year is more enjoy
able than early autumn at this famous
resort. The air is invigorating and sa-
luxurious. and the hotel appointments
and surroundings are. all conducive TO
recreation and pleasure. There is an
unusual variety of outdoor pastimes:
golf is a great favorite, and now the
hunting is also especially attractive.
The Hotel ChaE1berlain has a shooting
reserve of 1913 acres. and dogs and
guides may be had at the hotel
There are many points Of interest ia
the immediate vicinity Of Old Point. and
visitors in the city viii ind a trip there
highly interesting.
For these special excursions the com
pany's elegant steamers leave the
wharf. foot OF Seventh street, at 6.ap p.
m on Friday and Saturday. the sched-
ule being arranged TO give eXcursionists
from one to three days at Old Point and
two nights on the water
Combination tickets for these trips,
including all accommodations, can be
had a. very reasonable rates at the
uptown ticket Office in the Colorado
building, rs Fourteenth street
A special effort IS being made TO make
this. the closing week at Chevy Chase
Lake. the most enjoyable of the season.
Especially attractive musical programs
viii lie rendered nightly at the United
States Marine Band concerts.
All the other attractions, including
dancing, motion pictures. bowling. the
illuminated pony track, etc. viii be in
full swing, and Will doubtless prove all
the more enic! able by reason or the
GOODNESS of the evenings.
The conditions for dancing were never
more favora bic than at present. and a
vast thrOng OF enthusiasts will undoubt-
edly make the trip TO have a farewell
waltz or two-step.
The same excellent car service which
has obtained throughout the season
will be maintained during the closing
week.
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have ever seen tie Herring acre plane.
although several experts have seen por-
tions Of il
0niceTs Satisfied.
There is little question now about the
Governments purchasing the Wright
machine. Not only are the members of
the official board immenseIy pleased,
but it was plain last night ,nat Secre-
tary Wright. General Oliver, and other
high War Department officials thought
exceedingly we'll of this invention
There Is, however, almost 70 need OK
such representations, Tor 70 one who
has seen the Wright machine in fight,
doubts for an instant that IL cannot do
just what the builder desires It TO do.
That ne Will fulfill every condition. and
that with colors flying. Is the consensus
of opinion among all who have had &C
casiOn 20 witness many of the Fort
AIyer fights.
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HEIGHTENED THE COLOR.

She is eternally disgraced, and Moth
ing short of a divorce will do her now. q"
What has happened2
She was giving a pink tea and her
husband came home and painted II
red.-Nashviile American.
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COAST MAGNATE DIES
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Philip n. Lilienthal Killed Return
ing From Gans-Nelson
Fight
Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.-Phnip y.
Lilienthal, president of the Anglo-Cal-
ffornia Bank and one OF the most PROM
inent of San Francisc0's capitalists,
was killed in an auto accident here late
yesterday afternoon as he was return
ing from the GanS-NeIson fight
Lilienthal married "A daughter of
James Seligman, the New York banker.
and had been prominent in the financial
and social life or san Francisco for
twenty years.
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Continued from First Page)
the maneuvers over his head, that ap-
pTOpriated the money for the Langley
experiments. and have taken an interest
In flying ever since.
Il think that in ten or fifteen years
people viii be travelling about the air as
they are now travelling about the coun-
try in automobiles. l remember not
many years ago that Senator Depew
and John Jacob AstOr and ! composed a
board Of experts who were to judge an
automobile contest from New York to
Ashley on the Hudson. Only two cars
got there out Of all that started Today
lhey can go anywhere, apparently.
Ihis Is wonderful performance
wright flies so easily He has as good
control over his machine as has a chauf-
feur over an automobile.
The place for these trials, though,
would be the Staked Plains, where
there are miles and miles of perfectly
level country and where there would be
nothing TO interfere for days at time. d"
Nheu neWspaperndn asked the
general If there wasn't great change
coming from the old methods of war
fare which he used in the past against
the Indians he smiled and laughed a
Dig yes, but he did not seem TO care
TO discuss the possibilities of the aero
plane in warfare.
No Word From Herring
Major George E. Squier, head of the
board OF signal corps officers, who has
charge of the Fort Myer tests, has
heard nothing from A. NJ. Herring, the
inventor OF a Observation-Disclosures machine,
which is entered for the present con-
tests and who is due here not later than
Monday.
Mr.. Herring has a contract with the
Government and deposited the custom
airy 10 per cent of guarantee, in his case
$1,000 II has not been decided vet
whether or not he will forfeit this 1900
If he does not appear. AS the Govern
meat loses nothing if he does not come.
it is probable that he VIII rot be called
upon to lose this sum. although it can
be eXacted If the War Department so
rules.
There is as much curiosity among
army officers over the Herring machine
as there is among neWspapermen. There
are few men, so far as is known, who
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Balloon Boston Lands
At BridgeWater, Mass

BRIDGEwATER, Mass, Sept. 10
The balloon Boston, in which Charles
J. Glidden, OF Boston, and Prof. II.
Helm Clayton, Of the Blue Hills OBJ
servatory. assembled from Springfield at
midnight landed here at $50 a. m, to
day, after being IN the air hours ard
- minutes, and covering Cighty-two
miles.