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Eastern livestock Market

OMAHA, Aug. 4.-Cattle-Receipts, $500;
market 10@15c lower. Western steers $3.25q
$50; Texas steers, $4G4. So; range cows and
heifers, S2.75@4.25; Gamers, $2.70@3.13; stock
ers and feeders, $2.75@4-75; calves, $2o0qo.2o; /;
bulls and stays, $2@4.
Hogs-Receipts, 2, 700; market steady. Heavy,
$6.30 40; mixed $6.30@6.35; light, S6.3oq
GAO; pigs, S5.50@6.10; bulk of sales, S6.30g6So.
Sheep-Receipts, II, 900; market steady. Year
lings, $425@4.75 wethers, $3.60g42O; ewes,
| $3.25@4; lambs, $5.50@625.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Cattle-Recepts, 1000;
market l0@15c lower. Beeyes, $3.10976O; Tex
ans, SO. .50@5.10 westerns, $3.50Q5.9O; stockers
and feeders, 81. so; cows and heifers, Slio
@5.90; calves S5.25@625.
Hogs-Recepts, about $4,000; market steady.
Light, $605@6.70; mixed, $6.05@6.s0; heavy,
$6@6.s5; roughs, S6@625; good to choice heavy,
S6.25@6.S5; pigs, $4.75@5.75; bulk OF sales
So. 30@6.65.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000: market weak. Ma
tives, S4.25@5.25; westerns, So. 75@5.75; year
lings, $4.25@5; lambs, $3.50@6; westerns, $500
@6.25.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. A.-Cattle-Recepts,
10, ,oO0 market 10c lower. Stockers and feeders,
50. .SO@5; bulls $2.40@3.50: calves $3.25M6:
western steers, $3.50@5.25; western COWS, $3.50
@3.75.
Hogs-Receipts 5000; market steady Bulk
of sales, $6.30@6.60; heavy $6.6O@665; pack
ers and butchers, $6.35@6.65; light, $6@6.5S;
Sneep~Receipts 5000; market steady; NUT
tons, $3.75@4.35; lambs. $4.5o@6.25; range weth-
ers, $3.50G460; fed ewes, $3.25@41o.
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Northern Rnsiness

PORTLAND, Aug. 24.-Clearings, $S46, s42;
balances, S117, ,53S.
TACOMA. Aug. 24.-Clearings, $500, 1862; bal
ances, $29, 1913.
sPoKANE. Aug. 24.-clearings, so71, $50; bal
ances, S129, ,902.
SEATTLE. Aug. 24.-clearings, s1,2ss. 551;
balances, $3.50, ,022
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Visible Grain SUNNY

NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The visible supply c
grain Saturday, Aug. %. as compiled by th
New York produce exchange, was as follows
Wheat, 63S, coo bushels, decrease 604 600
Corn-1, TIT 900 bushels, increase 10000
OATS. .SSS 900 bushels increase 623 600
Rye-166, 900 bushels, increase is, 900.
Barley-610, 900 bushels increase 132 600.
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Butter. Cheese and Eggs

CHICAGO, Aug. 24-On the produce exchange
today the butter market was steady. Creameries,
1s@221ac; dairies, 1I@20c. Eggs steady; at
mark, cases included 14@1Tc; frsts, 1S19c;
prime frsts, 20c Cheese steady at 111a@13e.
ELGIN, ILL.,, Aug. 24-Butter firm at 23c;
sales for the week S26 400 pounds
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OREGON
PORTLAND, Aug. 24.-Wheat-Club SSc; red
SIC; bluestem, 92c; valley, SSc.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Aug. 2.--Wheat-Steady; choice
milling bluestem, 93c; club, 90@91c; red sac
Export prices: Bluestem, old, 91c; new, 90c;
club, old. soc; new, Ssc; red, old SIC; new, SEC.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
NAVAL stores-Turnentine and Rosi,

361sc; sales. 924; receipts. $40; shipments. 593
Rosin-Firm; sales. 2,937: receipts. 2.607;
shipments, 1892; stock, 157 sos: Quote: A. B.
G, S23214; D., S2.35; E, s2.40; F, $2.70@2 72;
G, 50. S5; II, $3.50; /, $685. X, 81. 20; NJ, $3.50:
N, $5.25; WG, $5.75; WV, Sc.
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General Merchandise

Bags-Grain bags, 6ss sG6Bc; San Quentin.
61sc: wool bags, 359S71sc; fleece twine. &c per
pound.
CoaI-Carbon Hill, SO; Beaver Hin. 81: Penn
sylvania anthracite egg. SIG per ton; yelling
tralian house-Richmond. ETC., $S5009: Cum
berland S14 in bulk and $3.50 in sacks; Welsh
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New York Mining Stocks
Boston Copper Stocks

BOSTON, Aug. 24.-Copper stocks were lower
The market is very professional and has no
tendency either way. The immense transac-
tions Saturday and the sharp fluctuations have
scared the conservative element, and Just at
present brokers advise sales Of stock on any
strong spots.
Nevada Consolidated Copper has applied TO the
London stock exchange for the listing of its
securities. TO be followed by application for
the listing OF the Cumberland Ely .ssues
North Butte is being picked up by traders
mine. e
Manufacturers Of copper metal are bepinnino
to seea little falling off In their business again
ana one well informed man says he thinks
me price on the metal viii go OF again. This
should make coppers sell OF.
COPPER CLOSE
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Todays statement
elusive of the $50, 900 900 gold reserve, shows:
Available cash. balance, S191, ,9S5 $50; gold coin
and bullion, $50, ,9SS, S5S; gold certificates, $27,-
IL SEQ
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Foreign Futures
ST. Louis wool Market

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24.-Wool-Steady. Medium
grades, combing and clothing, 19@20c; light fine
16@161zc; heavy fine, 11@12c; tub washed, 20
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Dried Fruits. Raisfns. Nuts and Honey


The j. K. Armsby company gives the sltua-
tion in fruits and raisins as follows:
Owing to the differences between the
Wholesale Grocers' association in the east and
the members of the Dried Fruit association OF
California a lesSened volume of business has
been transacted in dried fruits with the larger
cities. but the interior markets and the west
states have been free from buyers, with the
result that such Jobbers own their goods at
lower prices than it will be possible Tor the
large jobbers to secure.
During the past week there has been a
marked change In the situation Ion on on raisins.
From crop estimated at 10000 tons TO one
that it is known will not exceed $4,000 is quite
reduction, and the values of both new and
old goods have stinened materially. Early in
the season sales were made quite freely by
most packers a basis Of buying stock from
the growers at &c. and at these prices the
trade other than in the large cities bought
freely With the reduction in the estimated
tonnage. and under heavy demand, the grow
ers have refused TO sell at packers views, and
while a few goods were secured at from 314 e
to S1ac, much of the stock has been held at
&c, and it is predicted by some Of the grow
ers that the price win be at least 415e within
goods at 4c from the growers than it a
short time ago at 3l5c, ard II the views OF
and the coming crop. are correct, then higher
prices even than those that being
paid are warranted by actual conditions:
6l5c apricots, 612 G10c; peaches, 5G5Hc for
standards, 515@6c for choice, 615c for extra
315c; prunes size basis, 33k@4c for old and
4@4lhc per lb for new crop. with premium
for the large sizes.
Raisins e. o. b. Fresno)-2 crown. 41sc; S
crown, 4Ac; crown. SIC; seeded, &c; seedless
sultanas, &c.
Raisins thew crop)-CIusters-4 crown. $1.75;
crown, $2.25; crown. STD; London layers
crown, 81 10: crown. 81 -25; crown 81 rs
Seeded, 7@71se; seedless. 4l4c; Thompson 5
seedless. 4%c loose muscatels, 55tc for 4 crown
5r4c for crown and &C for crown
NutsTAlmonds new CROP. nonpareils. 1115@
12c; IAL. 1015011c; ne plus ultra. 1Oc; Brakes
9l5c: languedocs. &c; hardshells Wal
nuts-13c per ID for No. / softshel and 1Oc for
No. do; 1212c for No 1 hardsheIl and 912c for
No. do.
Honey-Water white. comb I6617c: white
15c; water white, extracted. s@s1ae; light am
Der, 7971sc; dark amber and candied, 81 d5Ac
per lb.
Beeswax-2s@29c per lb for light and 24G25c
for dark.
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LOCAL MARKETS

San Francisco Money Market
New York exchange and Hongkong exchange
were both lower. Silver also declined.
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London Closing Stocks

Bar silver-Dull; % 13-16d per ounce.
Money-1s@% Of 1 per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for
short bills is II al SIG per cent and for three
months bills I3s per cent
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Meat Marker

Slaughterers' rates to dealers are as follows:
Beef-6@6%c per lb for steers, 506c for cows
and heifers.
veal-6@71 for large and s1se for small.
Mutton-wethers, IA 9sl5c; ewes, 7@71se per
pound.
Iamb-S15 @91sc per ID for spring.
Dressed Pork tper lbl-915 @10c for light
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good. sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco. gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers No. 1, SO 04c; second quality.
315c; third quality. "a t@5c; cows and heifers
Sc for No 4; second quality. 2&e: third quality
thin bulls 1@1Hc.
Calves-41564s<c per Ib for light, &c for me-
dium and 3iac for heavy.
sheep-wethers, 4c per lb; ewes, 31zc; shorn,
1sc less
Hogs-fO0 to $50 lbs. 6zc; $50 to $50 lbs
65sc: $50 to 325 lbs. &c; boars so per cent stays
30 TO 40 per cent and sows 10 TO 20 per cent on
from above quotations
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London Hon Market
Portland Butter ]

LIVERPOOL Aug. 24.-Hops at London (Ps
cifc coast), steady, fl 10s@f2 5s.
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New York Grain and Produce

new UFItdHs OOttUH MHThtt
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 24.-Cotton-Spot easy
Lice lower on all grades; middling, 1l-16c.
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Northern wheat Market

PORTLAND, Aug. 24.-Butter-Extras, 81
fancy, 2719c; choice. 25c; store, 1sc.
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New York Stoci- List
E. F. Hutton & Co., 49o California street
members OF the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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Sales STOCKS High. Low. Bid. Ask
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MIDDLE AGED. respectable woman, good cook,
viii do some washing In American. family
fond of children; will give references. 81
Alta ST. between Montgomery and Sansome,
Telegraph hill.
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DRESS MAKER. expert in all branches, will g
out. Phone Franklin 4f29.
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EMPLoYMENT OFFICES
ROOMS AND BOARD

ket ST. near 7th, under auspices OF the SAL
WALTON ARMY; elegantly furnished; every
modern convenience; steam heat. electric light
and elevator service; spotlessly clean; CEN
trally located: thoroughly homelike; telephone
Market l34e: prices very moderate. ranging
from 25c per night up; special rates BY the
week or month. See matron. room 33.
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D0ET-A Scotch c0llil
white ring on neck.
ar. Tisltacion vail
FRANK A. JONES.
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BRICK LAYERS.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
2 brick layers. housework, 81 day and board.
WAGON WOOD WORKER.
Wagon wood workers, close by. 81 day.
MISCELLANEOUS
Foreman bricklayer; boss here. s. day, board.
bricklayers. south, 81 day. board.
Chandelier maker. city. S2.75 day.
Mixer. San Luis Obispo. S35. found.
basalt block makers, $25 per month
lumber pliers. north. $3.50 day.
Slaughter butcher. cattle $3.50 day.
Hog butcher, packing house. So day.
Camp blacksmith, Alameda 81. 25 day.
Fish and poultry cleaner, $40 and found.
Burleigh drllerS Solano county.
Choreman and butter maker. $50 and found.
muckers, gold mine. So. 15 day
HOUR JOB.
LAB0RERS-ALAMEDA.
10 laborers. new job ins Alameda county,
hours, 81 day.
SCRAPER TRANSFERS.
scraper teamsters, Berkeley 81 day.
FEW LAB0RERS
s laborers, city. board home. S1.75 day.
10 laborers, 3 cent fare. Si.15 day.
laborers, San Mateo. S1.75 day.
10 laborers. free fare north S52. 30.
SEE Us FOR OTHERS
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WHITE PALACE HOTEL
SPECIAL NOTICE.
1856 NEW SINGLE ROOMS INCLUDING
BATHS; sun AND ELECTRIC LIGHT IN
EVERY ROOM.
$50 PER WEEK. CALL AND SEE THEM
go SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
FREE OF CHARGE TO GUESTS.
800 splendidly furnished rooms. 35c. 50c and
75c per day free bath with every room; larg
est hotel office and clubroom on Pacific coast
facing Van Ness av.; baggage checked and
stored free of charge; highest grade of white
help employed.
WHITE PALACE HOTEL---NEyER CLOSED
l1th and Market sts., San Francisco.
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LOST AND FOUND


LOST-On Church st. bet 18th and 18th. or i'm
mediate vicinity, a lsdy's black leather hand
bag containing ] pair diamond earrings.
diamond rings. ] diamond bar pin. with East
ern Star pendant. q gold bracelet a cotton
driH esck holding gold and silver coins and
other articles Of value liberal reward on
returning 10 MRS. GEO. A. DAGGETT. 1905
Scott 81.
LosT-s5o reward and no questions asked fOg
return or Information leading 20 recovery OK
female terrier half Yorkshire. half Scotch:
answers 10 pane ''Skeet'; several upper front
teeth missing. il years pet. AhS- GEO
STERLING. Carmel. Cal
-OST-Around San Bruno. reddish brown male
dog long bair on legs and tail. smsll white
spot on chest, long tail: c0lHr with Oak
land license. Notify $50 Adeline ST., Oak
land. and receive s. reward.
LosT-Bet. aTth and Church SITS and 14th snd
Market canvass purse containing money.
Finder please leave AZ Wilson market. 18th
and Church. ana receive liberal reward.
FyosT--A Scotch collie bitch, year old. brown
white ring on neck Return 10 Isl Rufhland
ar. glsltacion valley. and receive reward.
FRANK A. JONES.
IOsT-At corset counter Emporium. Saturday
afternoon. three mink fur. head. Return
TO 663 % ave. Richmond district. and re-
ceive reward.
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EMPLOYMENT wANTED-Female

Cook-Good economical cook for small hotel:
$40 week. Call from l TO p. M, l112
Wood ST.. West Oakland.
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and SOLICITORS WANTED

S1kHr1SHH1S anu SUIICIIUHS WANTED
SALESMEN Wtd-We are placing hundreds OF
our graduates in good positions with the best
nrms In the country, and always have good
openings; learn to be an expert TRAVELLING
SALESMAN and earn two to 10 times what
you can in any other profession; no former ex-
perience required: II you want TO earn a good
salary write tor CALI for our book. "A Knight
OF the Grip Address Dept. I12. National
Salesman's Training Association, Mills build
ing, San Francisco Branches-New York
Chicago Minneapolis, Kansas City.
ADVERTISING solicitors for special newspaper
work; must be first class men capable Of earn
Ing big money; only those with Al references
need reply. Address box 1882, CALL Sd and
Market SITS.
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HELP WANTED


MALE HELP WANTED
--.->~-~.~.v-~--,--.->-~--,-
MURRAY & READY,
Leading Employment and Labor Agents
WHITE PALACE BUILDING.
18th and Market SITS. San Francisco.
Phones Market Csc and 657
BRANCHES:
9th and Franklin sts., Oakland
Phone Oakland 1881
ID and Main sts.. and III Marchesaut st.
Los Angeles, CAL
FREE FARE NORTH
NEAR
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
500 lsborers, teamsters, rockmen, drillers,
ETC.; ship you daily; free fare
SHASTA AND SISKIYOU
FREE FARE
90 teauisters, scraper and wagon work
100 laborers, grading and track work.
SOUTH
SAN LUIS oBISPO
25 tesmsters and so laborers on the S. c. P.
X. r., 81 day.
s. T. COMPANY.
FREE FARE-FREE FARE.
oREGoN-OR -OREGoN-OREGON.
l25 laborers for company's own work; special
SHIP FREE TO-DAY
COME HOME TO SLEEP
HOUSE. NExr DOOR TO
MURRAY & READY'S GREAT LABOR
eoo oFEIcE; EII; 15da a,, AND MARKEr E - sTs TSrp,c
LIGHTS IN EVERY ROOM
% CENTS PER NIGHT, S1.25 PER WEEK,
INCLUDING BATH.
COFFEE SERVED FREE DAILY FROM TO
s. A: M FREE BARBER SHOP, BOOT,
BLACK STAND. SHOWER AND FOOT
BATHS, TAILOR AND PATCHING ROOM.
BAGGAGE CHECKED FREE. ALL PAPERS
AND MAGAZINEs AND BELLMAN TO CALL
YOU. WHITE HELP ONLY EMPLOYED.
OCEAN SHORE LODGING HOUSE, FAC
ING AND ADJOINING OCEAN SHORE TER
MINAL RAILROAD DEPOT. 11TH AND
MARKET SITS. SAN FRANCISCO.
NEVER CLOSES
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MEETINGS-sociaI

MEETINGS-SOcial
]. sTITT WILSON. from England TO the Pacific
70 boost the socialist campaign. Tuesday. 0ctO-
her 20. and Wednesday. October 2l. Walton's s
pavilion. Golden Gate az. near Buchanan ST..
p. M: doors open o'clock.
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AGENTS WANTED

STRICTLY first class agents wanted for high
class suburban property; large commissions to
right men. JOSEPH H. RUCKER & CO., 40
Post st.
THE Oregon Nursery Co. of Salem, Ore. wants
ing fruit sections of California Full particu-
lars on application.
$25 A week even; side line; few fine new
household novelties. THOMAS CO., Syndicate
bank bldg. seth and San Pablo Oakland.
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they were more anxious; that the in
trest was increasing, and in all but
one case the acreage was extending.
To the question: Have farm mort
cages increased or decreased since
the erection of tn factory. and to
what extent?" all but two statad
that they had decreased, some mater
tally, some 25 per cent, some 80 per
cent; one, that very few farms were
now mortgaged. Two stated that
stated that farm mortgages had in
creased owing to the fact that rent
ers were becoming able to buy on
partial payments.
Another question was: "The aver
age price for agricultural lands prior
to the location of the factory and at
the present time?" Two gave no
price before the factory was erected.
the land being a desert and of little
value; land in one of these sections
now being worth 800 per acre, In
the other $3.50 per acre; Of the others
the smallest increase was 20 per cent
the greatest $50 per cent. The aver
age price OF all was $34.2S per acre
prior to the location of the factory,
and $75.55 at the time of the report.
The average increase in value was
124 per cent. But this was not the
whole of it-merchants and real
estate men were benefited; in fact.
the whole community. The follow
ing statistics have been gathered fror
the reports:
Assessed valuation, increase 139
per cent.
Population increase. 89k per cent.
Average value of resident lots. in
crease SO per cent.
Anoher thing about the beet sugar
industry is the fact that 1t is i'm
possible to make a trust out Of 1t
without taking the farmers into the
deal. and the factories must be scat
terer.-National Magazine for Novem-
ber.
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HoLLY,s NEW WATER SYSTEM

The power plant for Holly's water
works was begun last Wednesday
morning, and at this writing the
foundation is laid and the brick is
being unloaded preparatory for build
ing operations.
The final test of the deep artesian
we'll has been extremely satisfactory
to both Driller Baugh and the people
of Holly. The water is soft, much like
the product from the Tabor Opera
House in Denver.
The capacity Of the well is one
hundred and fifty thousand gallons
every twentyfour hours-said to be
sufficient to supply a town much
larger than Holly.
Supt. Kicker of the w. w. Cook
Contracting Company says that the
well is a great success. and that the
quality of the water is superior to
any he has tasted in the Valley
Holly Chieftain.
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SOME PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
FIGURES.

William H. Taft received on Nov. j
last the greatest popular vote ever
given to a candidate for President of
the United States. His plurality Of
the popular vote has been exceeded
in only one instance, that Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1904. His majority
Of the entire vote has been exceeded
only twice in the country's history
by that for Roosevelt and for Grant
dn, 1872.
Taft.s plurality was 1,265.SS2 and
his majority over all 459.530. The
total vote this year was 14.S93.O4o'
Roosevelts plurality in the record
election of 1904 was 2,545,515, in
total vote of 13,52O.521. Out OF
total vote Of 6,466.165 in 1872 Presi-
dent Grant had a plurality Of 762.9sl'
The votes for minor candidates In
1872 amounted to only about $4,000.
Mckinley had 6O1,s54 in 1896 and
S49,79O in 1900. Prior to 1872 the
heaviest pluralities were those Tor
Buchanan-496,s ,sO5-in 1856, and for
Lipcoln-491, ,195-in 1860. Between
1872 and 1896 the pluralities were
comparatively small, and in two IN
stances the winning candidate fell pc
low his principal rival in popular
votes. Tdlden, defeated in 1875. had
a plurality of 250,935. while Cleveland
had a plurality Of 9s.o17 when Har-
rison was elected In 1888. Garfield
had only 7.018 plurality in 1880. while
Cleveland had 62,683 in 1884 and $780,
$40 in 1892.
Roosevelt and Taft are the only ones
who have passed the 300 mark in the
choosing of presidential electors.
Roosevelt holds the record with 1885,
which gave him a plurality Of 1876 in
the college, while Taft will have 32l
and a majority Of 159 in the college.
Grant with 286 electoral votes In 1877
had a majority OF 223 in the electoral
college, while Franklin Pierce. with
total of 254, had a majority OF 212 In
the electoral college chosen in 1852.
The growth of the country ana the
consequent increase in the size OF the
college, together with the greater dh-
fusion Of population. make the results
of recent years hard to compare with
those of earlier days in the country's
history, SO far as the electors are
concerned. In only rare instances
however, has a President been CHOSEN
who was not the popular choice OF
the country. The big popular plurai-
ties of recent years appear. therefore,
to command the principal attention
Of those who hope to wrest cohlroi
from the present dominant party
Chicago Record-Herald.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Thos. Meaoher, Living on Miller
Ranch, Burned Out Monday
Night.

The farmhouse on the Miller ranch
northwest of town. occupied by Tom
Meagher and family, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Monday night. Mr..
Meagher woke up about 10 O'Clock
and discovered the ceiling all in
flames and about ready to fall In
He hurriedly awoke his wife and
children and got them out Of the
burning building Just few minutes
before the ceiling collapsed. Mr..
Meagher was unable to get his shoes
and clothing. which were in another
room as was also the case with John
Nolan. his nephew, who was spend
ing the night with his uncle.
Mrs. Megahre was more fortunate
in securing her shoes and clothing.
But one piece of furniture was saved
from the fire.
The children were put to bed In
the granary and the parents walked
to town to give the alarm.
1t is not known what was the
cause Of the fire. but it apparently
started from the outside.
The loss of their household goods
is quite a hardship to Mr. and Mrs
Meagher, but they are fortunate in
deed to escape without anything NOR
serious.-Granada Times.
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LOST OPPORTUNITY

Now that the complete popular
vote has been announced, Bryan's
weakness is more evident than ever.
After twelve years of constant cleo
tioneering and in face Of heavy in
crease in the population he has re-
ceived several hundred thousand less
votes than he did in 1896. This too
In face OF the apparent fact that this
was a good democratic year, and that
in state elections the party made a
better showing than for the past
fourteen years. In only one state.
Missouri. was Taft's majority less
than the republican candidate for
governor, and there he ran ahead of
the rest OF his ticket. only the fight
that Governor Hadley made on Stand
ard OIL causing him to run ahead
In NO state did Bryan get as large
a majority as his candidate for gov
-ernor, and he lost several states that
elected democratic governors by com
Portable majorities. The Bryan loss
In such states as Ohio. Illinois, Mich
igan, Minnesota and New York ran
up to more than 100000 and in many
others the loss was quite formidable
The panic and other causes made
many voters willing for change
but not to Bryan. Democracy thrives
on panics but even discouraged and
hungry people will draw the line
some place and william Jennings
Bryan is that place. That much is
evident. What might have happened
II the democratic national convention
had made a different selection is only
con lecture, but republicans can well
congratulate themselves that things
are as they are. Long life and much
honor to Mr.. Bryan. He probably
has several more good campaigns in
him. and he can render a grateful
country no greater service than to
make them.