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Cotton Seed Oil.

1856; I, 50 10; K. $4.55; NJ. $4.S5; N, IS. 80
VIC, Sc; WV, 1925.
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Comparative Cotton Statement.

New York, September 25.-Comparative
cotton statement for the week ending
Friday September 25:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during week, S3,s4S; net receipts at all
United States ports same week last year,
213,197. Total receipts since September l,
6S1,877; total receipts to same date last
year, sol, 545 Exports for the week, 49,
662; exports for same week last year, 107,-
704 Total exports since September l, 1885,,
III; total exports same date last year,
265, 66S. Stock at all United States ports,
44S, 10S stock at all United States ports
same time last year, 445,S3S. Stock at
all interior towns, 2oS, 7s5; stock at all in
terror towns same time last year, 1872 624.
Stock at Liverpool same time last year,
100000. Stock of American afioat for
Great Britain same time last year, 10S 900.
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STEINER BROTHERS,
Bankers and Brokers.

Mortgage loans on Birmingham
City property at 51a and 6 per
cent interest. Local and for
eign securities bought and SOLD.
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Consign your horses and
mules to Fies & Sons big auc-
ton sale, Tuesday, Sept. 29th.
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increase for the week just closed OF
1855 against an increase of 7O61s62 last
wear and an increase of 170,o25 year before
last.
The total visible is 1,97sSs4. against l.
793. GIT last week, 2,324,2S5 last year ana l.
e66. 227 year before last. OF this the total
American cotton is 1322,3s4, against l.
127 e17 last week. 1913 223 last weak and l.
1914 opt year before last, and of all other
kinds. including Egypt, Brazil, india etc,
GET 600 against 666, 600 last week, sl1,ooz
last year and 772, 900 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above shows an increase compared
with last week of 1s5,767, decrease com
pared with last year of 344sol' ana an
increase compared with year before last
of 1851
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
as above there is now afoat and held IN
Great Britain and continental Europe
Gas, 900, against 1886 900 last year and eos.-
600 year before last; in Egypt, o4,VVo'
against $1,000 last year and S2,ooO year
before last in India, $4,000, against 4So,-
600 last year and 100000 year before last;
and in the United States, $4,000, against
5o2. 900 last year and $1,000 year before
last.
s-Includes Bremen stock correction
minus $3.50 American and 1908 other kinds,
total minus correction 1o197 bales.
New York, September 25.-The follow
ing statistics on the movement of cot
ton for the week ending Friday, Sep
TENDER 25, were compiled by the New
York cotton exchange.
WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
This Year. Last Year.
Port receipts 1890. 2S6,178 221,312
Overland to mills
and Canada 1900. 3,4OO 3,4Sl
Southern mill TAX
ings (estimated) $4,000 $4,000
Loss of stock at in
terror towns 49,. AZ 1868 2O,51b
Brought into sight
for the week. -. 361,942 2,3OS
TOTAL CROP MOVEMENT.
This Year. Last Year.
Port receipts $3.50. 6S1,22I 51S,754
Overland to mills
and Canada 1890. 1O,0SS 1906
Southern mill TAX
inEs testimated) $4,000 $4,000
Stock at interior
towns In excess
of Sept. L. 94,502 b2,267
Brought into sight
thus far for sea-
son ............. Ss1,SO2 676,727
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter.

New York, September 25.-(Special.)-
Business in Liverpool remained at low
ebb, as they are depressed by the fall
ure of the operatives and masters to
agree. Here the trade feels that nearly
all of the bearish factors in the shape
of large crop ideas, poor trade and all
sence of speculation have been felt,
whereas 1t is probably that the Lanca-
shire troubles will be settled and that d
storm may appear at any moment. The
Improvement today from the low point
was due to statement by the govern
ment that a cyclonic disturbance was
east of the Leeward islands moving west.
Several large buying orders quickly ad-
vanced the market some 10 points from
the bottom. Our market is gradually
moving in line with the import price of
high grades, as the strength of October
is due to the belief that the holders of
the low grades here will not tender them
for delivery, as with a high grade crop
thew will be more desirable.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet; middling 9ssc; net re-
ceipts 1904; gross receipts, 1904; shin
ments, 1851; sales, 1906; stock, $685.
Augusta-Firm; middling, 91-16c; net
receipts, $685. gross receipts, 1866; ship
ments, 2o75; sales, 1880; stock 25,2S3.
Memphis: Quiet middling, 9Ac; net re-
celpts' 2245; gross receipts, 2297; ship
ments, 527; sales, 1000; stock, rs 1875.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling, CSC: gross
receipts, 1865; shipments, $685. stock, 1927.
Cincinnati-Net receipts, rs; gross re-
cepts, rs; shipments, Al; stock, 1o,s73
Louisville-Firm; middling, 91hc; net re-
ceipts, "a; gross receipts, o. shipments. a.
sales, 70; stock. 100.
Little Rock-Steady; middling, sMc; net
receipts, oo4l; gross receipts, $50; ship
ments, 400; stock, 1854.
Total today-Net receipts, 10, s76: gross
receipts, 1856; shipments, 1928; sales.
5636; stock, 1890
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Court In Opera House.

Tuscumbia, September 25-(Special)-
circuit court will be held in the opera
house on account of the burning of the
courthouse. The docket is exceptionally
heavy, with more than 200 civil and GRIM
inal cases to be disposed of and for this
reason Judge Almon has refused to con-
slider the proposition to dispense with
the fall term of court Two cases of
murder in the first degree are to be tried
and one for murder in the second degree.
Over 1000 witnesses have been summoned.
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Ads illustrated with good cuts are
trade winners-The Gawk makes good
cuts
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, September 25.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts about 1000; market weak; steers
| 81. 4OQD7. go; cows, $3.25Q5 .25; heifers, 500
AIS; bulls. s2.5OQ4.50; calves, 3d. 50QS
stockers and feeders, $2.60q4.5O.
Hogs: Receipts about 11000 market
steady; choice heavy, ST.. 1907 As; butchers,
| ST. 3017 AS; light mixed, $.6S5Q7 choice
light, $7Q7.25; packing, s6.Soq7 TO-; pigs,
So. 1906 rs; bulk of sales, $6.S0@7 10.
Sheep: Receipts about 10000; market
weak; sheep, $3.50Q4.50; yearlings, $3.50
4.25; lambs 50 .5OQ5?5O
ST. Louis, September 25.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts $500, including 5000 Texans; market
steady, 10@5c lower; native shipping and
export steers, $4Q7.4o; dressed beef and
butcher steers, $275@615; Texas and In
dian steers, 81. 75Q5.25; cows and heifers,
! 81. 5000.
Hogs: Receipts 1900; market strong;
pigs and lights, So. 50q66O packers, s6.75
al 10; butchers and best heavy, N.N@
7.45.
Sheep: Receipts. 1900; market steady;
native muttons, s4@4. 10; lambs, 50. 25@o so.
Kansas City, September 25.--Cattle: Re-
ceipts $500. including 400 southerns; mar
ket steady; choice ex' TT and dressed
beef steers $6Q7 80; far to good, 81 400
90; western steers, 50. COOS 10; stockers
and feeders, 81. SO@4So; southern steers,
81 5000. 10; southern cows, $2@3 20; native
cows, $2@4; native heifers, $250@4.7 rs;
bulls, 50 1905. go; calves, $S50G36o.
Hogs: Receipts 10000; market strong to
1Oc higher; top, $40; bulk of sales, $3.50
al; heavy, $7Q7. 10; packers and butchers,
Sc. 55@7 05; light, $6@7; pigs, s4@5.
Sheep: Receipts 1900; market steadp;
lambs, $685. ewes and yearlings, So 400
4. 80; western yearlings, s3.75@4. 10; western
sheep, $3.1O%3.9O; stockers and feeders.
1904.
Naval Stores.
Charleston, September 25.-Turpentine
steady at 35c; sales, rs casks Rosin
steady; sales, 800 barrels on private terms.
Quote: A, B, c, $3.50; D, 255; e, $3.50;
F, $2.65; G, $780, H, 1925: l. 1875; K,
Sd. As; M, $475; N, IS. 40; WIG, $780, WV,
&c. Is.
New Orleans, September 25.-Recelpts,
PA barrels rosin; turpentine, Zoe. Elk
ports, 300 barrels turpentine for New
York.
Savannah, September 25.-Spirts turpen-
tine firm 351ac; sales, S25; receipts, 57s;
Shipments 240. Rosin firm; sales, 245O; re-
ceipts, 2652; shipments, 35O1; stock. 143.4S4
Quote: B, 81. go; D, 81. 6o02. IS; q, 81. 871k0
27O: F, 50. 75GD2 .82A; G., 81. 7532 .871s; H,
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New York, September 25.-The follow
ing statistics on the movement of cot
ton for the week ending Friday, Sep
TENDER %, were compiled by the New
York cotton exchange.
WEEKI.Y MOXEMElNT
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Chicago, September 25.-The wheat mar
ket advanced sharply for time today
December touching 81 .O214@1 OPS, but there
was plenty for sale on the bulge, and De-
cember closed &c off.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
ATTEMPT MADE TO
DESTROY SCHOOL
Clarence Lambs Discovers Blaze
Under Steps of Oriental Build
ing and Extinguishes Fire

An attempt was made at midnight
last Saturday to burn down the Ort-
entail school building on Clay street
wholly destroyed was due to the vigi-
lance of Clarence Lambs. watchman for
the German bank, who saw a blaze un-
der the steps of the school and imme-
diately called assistance. He was aided
by a passing Chinese, who blew a Pc
lice whistle TO secure help to save the
building.
After great difficulty the volunteer
hands extinguished the flames. An in
vestigation was Immediately made TO
trace the cause of the fire and an effort
was made to discover the incendiary.
No clew was found as to the Identity
of the guilty party.
For some time past vagrants and
morphine fiends from Chinatown have
quartered themselves in and about the
Oriental school. and the board of edu-
cation has made a strong appeal to
Chief of Police Biggy TO abate the nui-
sance. but the appeal has not been
needed.
Although the board of education has
urged on the police the necessity of
discovering who tried on three differ
ent occasions to set fire to the Mission
high school, no report bearing incrim-
mating evidence has as yet been made
to the police. At the time the attempt
was made to burn the Mission high the
house was filed with teachers and pu-
pills
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
WOMEN GATHER FOR
CLUB CONVENTION
Delegates to Seventh Annual
Meeting of Federation AS
semble in WatsonyilIe
Cordial Welcome and Banquet
GreetS Visitors on Arrival
for Big Assembly
By Kathleen Thompson

WATSONVILLE, Oct IA hundred
clubwomen, with a hundred suitcases
hundred joyous greetings and a hun
dred keen appetites, arrived in watson
vile tonight, coming as delegates to
the seventh annual convention of the
Women's Federated Clubs of the San
Francisco district, and representing in
all more than so organizations of
women. The convention, which will be
called to order tomorrow morning, was
informally opened tonight when the
members of the Watsonville woman's
club met the delegates at the train
for greetings and introductions took
entire charge of their luggage and es-
corted them in body to the Odd Fell
lows hall, where a supper was waiting.
The long tables were decorated with
yellow blossoms, the clubs color, and
after the meal there was music and an
hour or twos chat before the visitors
scattered to homes and hotels.
Mrs. Charles Rodgers, president of
the Watsonville club, and who will sue
ceed Mrs. o. E. Clarke OF Napa as dis
trfct president, if rumor is correct, has
as her house guests the state president,
Mrs. T. B. Hume; Mrs. Clarke, and the
executive board. Mrs Tuttle, whose
daughter. Mrs. Aaron Schloss, Is repre-
senting the California club, will have
eight members of that organization as
her guests.
Mrs. E. c. Hurff of San Jose, expires
ident of the district, joined the dele
gates at San Jose. Mrs. Robert HILL
another ex-president. is also a delegate
here. Mrs. James w. Orr of the Cali
fornia club. met the others at Palo
Alto, similar recruits joining the party
at every station.
when the convention opens at o'clock
tomorrow morning in the Christian
church. Mayor j. A. Linscott will well
come the delegates and Rev. d. F. Stat
ford will give a short invocation.
Mrs. Rodgers will speak for the local
club. In the days program two slight
changes have been made. Mrs. o. E.
especially urge the clubwomen to in
terest themselves in the literary
branches of club work. rather than let
ting the work run too much to civics
and social science.
Mrs. B. n. Deleon will make a plea
for girls in the theatrical profession.
whose work takes them to strange
towns and among strange people. She
will urge the advantage of establishing
headquarters in every town. where girls
may be directed to safe homes and no.
tells. = Reports from officers and clubs
Will fill the days program, except for
a session of domestic economy in the
morning and a philanthropic talk in
the afternoon
In the evening there will be a large
reception to the state president, short
talks on the Boston biennial, and music
at Odd Fellows hall
The Watsonville clubwomen are try
ing to find time before the close of the
convention to take their guests on a
long drive into the nearby orchards,
where canneries and fruit drying can
be visited.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
SAVES SHIPS CREW:
FALLS TO DEATH
John McDuff, Quartermaster OF
Steamer Umatilla, Drops Into
Hatch and Is Killed

John McDuff, a quartermaster, lost
his life on the steamship Umatflla at
Broadway wharf late last night while
hastening across the ship to arouse
sleeping mates in danger of suffocation
from burning sulphur used for fumiga-
ton. Blinded by the fumes that were
pouring from partly open hatch, the
quartermaster stumbled into the hold
of the vessel. His skull was crushed
by the fall.
Three members of the fire depart
ment were almost suffocated a half
hour later while taking McDuff's body
from the reeking hold. Captain Jerry
Sullivan of engine company No. 12,
Battalion Chief Cook and Lieutenant
Conlon of chemical engine No were
the men who nearly lost their lives.
the former making a second trip after
being once dragged forth.
McDuff Joined the steamer Umatilla
at Seattle week ago. His home was
in Cleveland. o., and he was 80 years
of age.
At night Quartermaster McDuff and
Watchman William Hazel were on
watch. Fourth Officer B. Ottesen feared
that the fumes from the sulphur would
asphyxiate the cooks and walters. of
the crew and sent two men aft to open
the matches and arouse the sleepers.
McDuh fell into the hold. The body
was removed to the morgue
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
CASES Go TO MURAsKY
Murphy and Newburgh Hear
ings Assigned to Civil Court

Some surprise was manifested yester-
day in court and legal circles when it
became known that Presiding Judge
Sturtevant of the superior court had
assigned the cases on which Ruefs
attorneys, Frank J. Murphy and A. S.
Newburgh are charged with an attempt
10 bribe a juror, to Judge Murasky's
department of the superior court for
trial The assignment of the cases to
a department that has been devoted to
civil cases exclusively establishes a
new precedent, but while Judge Sturte-
want did not explain his reasons it
was generally conceded that the as
signment was made for the purpose of
saving time in getting the cases to
trial.
OF the three regular criminal depart
ments of the court not one could
have been selected in which the cases
could have been put on the calendar
for actual trial at any time in the
near future. Judge Lawlor's depart
ment has a crowded calendar and the
Ruef case now in progress probably
will keep it busy for several weeks.
Both Judge Dunno and Judge Cook
are in the midst of their campaigns for
reelection, and in addition to this,
Judge Cook has disqualified himself
from sitting in any graft trial, while a
bitter fight would undoubtedly have
been made by Murphy to disqualify
Judge Dunno had his case been sent
to the latter's court.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
EPISCOPAL JUBILEE
PLANS COMPLETED
Details for Celebration in Honor
of Archbishop Riordan
Are Perfected

The executive committee in charge of
the celebration of the episcopal jubilee
of Archbishop P w. Riordan, Thurs
day. met last night and perfected the
details of the ceremony. Judge John
M. Burnett was in the chair.
The vanguard of clerical visitors
reached the city yesterday. OF most
interest, probably, to the archbishop,
are two representatives of his alma
mater, the University of Notre Dame,
Indiana. The college will be repre-
sented at the jubilee celebration by
Very Rev. Andrew Morrissey, DID,, pro-
vincfal of the Order of the Holy Cross,
and Rev. John Cavanaugh, president of
the university
All day yesterday the sisters of the
Holy Family were busy in decorating
the interior of the cathedral. The gen
eral scheme will consist of white
chrysanthemums and silver leaves. The
tabernacle will be covered with orchids.
The number of priests arriving in
the city was increased yesterday. Arch
bishop Christie of Portland is expected
today. with Bishop Conaty, Bishop
Grace, Bishop Glorieux of Boise, Bishop
O'Day of Seattle, and possibly other
church dignitaries. Father Daniel
Riordan, the archbishop's brother, who
is pastor of st. Elizabeth's church in
Chicago, arrived yesterday. Bishop Da
Silva, who has been assisting the arch
bishop in confirming children, has re-
turned to the city and will be present
at the jubilee exercises.
souvenir of the jubilee is being
prepared by Pedro Gomez, the sexton OF
the cathedral, which will picturesquely
set forth the different activities of the
archbishop during the last 25 years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
COWARDIC[ DENIED
BY TUGS MASTERS
Captain Hamilton Says the Star
of Bengal Could Not Be
Held From Beach
Mate JOhansen Asks for Inves.
tigation, Which Will Be
Held Monday Morning

Full reports regarding the wrecking
of the bark Star of Bengal in Alaskan
waters, September 90, were received
by Captain John Birmingham yester-
day, among them being the statements
OF Edwin Farrer master of the steamer
aattie Gage, and Patrick Hamilton,
master of the Kayak, the two men
VINO have been accused of cowardice
IN deserting the unlucky vessel when
in peril
Both men stated that they had no
otner recourse than to cut their tow
INES and seek shelter for themselves
on the leeward side of Warren island
About a. M, September co. wrote
captain Patrick Hamilton, during
heavy squall, the ship struck aback.
She laid then on the port tack and was
drifting fast to leeward. The steamers
were not able to hold the bark off the
beach. About $3.50 a. m. the bark let
go both anchors with both the steam
ers still pulling on their towlines. At
sou a. m. she was In about 10 fathoms
or water and about a hundred yards
from the beach. A large rock was
under her stern. / told the captain of
the Hattie Gage to cut his hawser, and
did so myself. The sea was breaking
all around us. Went out and laid to
Until d. M, but the sea was running
SO high We had to run for shelter
under the lee of Warren island. Wind
was now blowing gale"
The remainder of the report goes on
to state the difficulties under which the
tug travelled and of the ultimate rescue
OF the few survivors. This report was
signed also by Fred Wilke, mate of
the Kayak, and James Kennedy, the
engineer.
Everything went well' wrote Ed
win Farrer, master of the Hattie Gage,
until we came out near Helm point,
when the wind came in so strong from
the southeast that we were unable to
keep the ship off the beach and had to
cut our towlines."
Besides these reports We're others
from Captain N. Wagner, giving formal
confirmation of the wreck and one from
Mate Johansen asking for an investiga-
ton The examination of the witnesses.
which was to have been conducted
yesterday. was postponed on account of
the absence of Captain Wagner and
Johansen. 1t will be held Monday
morning. The reports were sent from
Wrangel, Alaska. where the masters of
the two tugs now are.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-14
ACH CHALLENGES
TWO FAIR JURORS
Dismissal of Talesmen Example
of Methods Used by Ruef's
Attorney
Prospects Now Good That Jury
Will Be Completed by End
of Week

Henry Ach. attorney for Abe Ruef.
was forced into dilemma yesterday.
He was given the choice of accepting
two absolutely fair and unimpeachable
jurors or of ridding the jury of their
presence by the exercise of two of his
precious peremptory challenges. That
he chose the latter method and sent
from the jury box two men whose an
swers had shown them to be beyond
any question unbiased and impartial
was a fair commentary on the methods
employed by the defense in selecting a
jury.
Gustave A. Blank, a confectioner of
254 Clement street, and August T. Ny
lund, butcher living at 1854 Dolores
street, were the two, men whom Ach
challenged perempterily after his ex-
haustive examinations had failed to de-
velop the faintest ground for challenge
for cause. Honesty and decency were
so plainly stamped on both talesmen
that it forced Ach to go openly on rec
ord and he did He dismissed them
both. The theory of the defense, as IL
lustrated by the entire conduct of the
case thus far, is not to select a jury
under the test of fairness and impair
tiality in the weighing of evidence, but
under the test of whether the individ-
y,
might look more favorably than other
wise toward verdict of acquittal for
Ruef
The net result of yesterdays session
amounted to nothing except to deprive
Ach of two of his peremptory chal-
lenges. He has three challenges re-
naming, while the prosecution has two,
and 10 men are now in the box sworn
TO serve as jurors. Ach's method of US
ing his peremptories has caused the
long dragging out of the case, but with
most of the peremptories now exercised
there is prospect that the jury may
be completed by the end of the week.
Blank and Nylund were passed by
Heney without challenge, and Ach also
failed to enter any challenge for cause
against Nylund, although he attempted
TO have Blank ousted from the box
Blank said that he had read practically
nothing of the graft cases. being
wrapped up in his own business and
home affairs. Nylund came to San
Francisco since the fire from Kansas
City and has taken no active interest
in local politics or affairs. giving his
entire time to the establishment of his
business. He served three terms in Kan
sas City as an alderman, and his state
ment concerning this fact furnished
ground for an interesting examination
of his views relative to civic matters.
Other talesmen who were examined
yesterday and dismissed for cause were
Victor B. Peters, Samuel Hirschfelter.
Edward E. Gillon, James +. Meagher
=. g Bauer, George Barber, Calvin R.
Worrell, l.. Hanansborough, Edwin c.
Young and Benjamin F. SHAPIRO.