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DecIduous and cItru. Fruit.

The Gamers advanced their prices for Bart
lett pears ar. and aprieots again Yesterday. pay.
Bsrtletts and up to $40 ton for large sized
apricOts. Receipts Of the latter. while ample
for current market needs. showed a marEed
falling or, and retailers willingly paid $50
a ton for small lots, the Gamers were obliged
were slow In the regular trade and the de-
mand for fine apples less urgent than
to hold OF and await Developments. Peaches
remained weak. with the market still over
stocked with ordinary offerings. and plums. nee
tarines and erabapples met with a sluggish de-
mand. Figs were more plentiful and sold at
a wider range. while heavy arrivals Of nutmeg
for that article. Grapes in Oversupply
and dull and the most that receivers could
obtain for the best lots of sseedless was 81
crate. while the other varieties were hard
to move even at round concessions. Berries
stood as before quoted, the market being easy
for everything except the best selections Of
raspberries and loganberries.
Observation-Disclosures $4d5 per chest.
large varieties $2.506350.
Raspberries- per chest.
Blackberries-S263.50 per chest.
Loganberries-$465 per chest.
MISUNDERSTANDING per ID.
Apples-Fancy Gravenstefns, $1-2561 so per
box: fancy reds, s1G1 Is; common to choice
60GS5e; crabapples. 4O65Oc for small and
I5c6$l for large boxes.
Pears Rartietts. s1@1.25 per box for No I
81 80 per ton for No 1 and $50 for No q
Peaches-Small boxes, 55@60c; lug boxes, soc
Piums-4OQT 5c per box or crate; prunes, 75Q
Doc per box or crate.
Nectarines-50cG$1 per box or crate.
Apricots-Crates and small boxes, 50975c; In
bulk. 1hM2l5c Der 10.
Figs-T5c6$1.25 per box.
Melons, Nutmeg melons. 40Q65c per box; can
taloupes sl.50G2 per crate; watermelons. sI.25
$3.50 per dozen.
Grapes-seedless. 75c@s1 per crate: Mala-
crate.
Citrus Fruits (per box)-valencia oranges,
81. 25@3 grapefruit. 50 -5OdS for seedless
lemons, s4.50@5 for fancy. s2.5OG3.5O for
choice and 81. SOAP for standard; lines. s.. 80
06.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas 75e6$175 per bunch
for Hawaiian and s2.50@3.50 for Central Ameri-
can; pneapples, $1.50Q250 per dozen.
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The leading futures ranged as follows:
articles. Open. High. Low Close
Cash Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO, July 29.-Cash quotations were as
follows:
Flour easy; feed or mixing barley. 60@62c;
fair to choice mailing, 65675e; haxseed No
southwestern, S1.3S: No. l northwestern
$1.47; timothy seed. $3.50: clover. $10S5; mess
pork per Dbl. $40 10 @2O. 1T12; lard. per 100 lbs
S1l20; short ribs, sides tloose) S11@11 10; short
clear sides (boxed), S11. 62Ia d11.75.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and -four were equal
to $4,000 bushels. Primary receipts were obs
600 bushels, compared with 733, 600 bushels the
corresponding day year ago. Estimated
ceipts for tomorrow: Wheat 22S cars; corn
115 cars; oats. SO cars; hogs. 1900 head.
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Los Angelen NIarket.

Los ANGELES. July 29-Receipts Of eggs
We're light TO-DAY and il Is expected that the
present high prices viii continue for few
DAYS. Extra selected sold today for 35e a
dozen ranch canile,. at Sc and case counts
ar 30e Receipts o. butter. cheese and pota-
tees were light
Receipts Of pTeGuce today were, Eggs. 129
cases. futtsr. H.O1i pounds: cheese. 80 pounds;
potatoes. 80 seeks. onions. II sacks. beans.
none: sweet potatces. 81 sacks; apples. none.
Eggs-ENtra selects. 55e; local ranch can
dlesl 3se. case cGgnt. 3c; eastern fresh. 29c.
Bntter-Crcan extra. soc; creamery first,
J3c: cooking butter. 25@e
Cheese Northern fresh 17isc: anchor. large,
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Hides-Culls and brands sell about 14dlc un-
der quotations. Heavy sailed steers. 13iac; me-
dunn. 13c; light lie: cowhides. 12c for heavy
12e for light; stays. SIZE: sated kip. lie; salted
veal lie; sailed calf. lie; dry hides, Gle. dry
kip, zoe; dry calf. 25c; dry veal Ole: dry stays,
16c: sheepskins. shearlings. 20d4 each: short
wool. 5OQI5c each; medium. 75cflSt each: long
wool, s1.2561.T5. lambs 2J0 T5c hOrsehides
salt. 81, 25G2 80 for large and 81. TJd2 for me-
dunn. 75c0S1 for small and 25d5Gc for colts.
hOrsehides. dry. s262 Is for large and 81 25G 2
for medium. 5OcG$1 for small and 256jOc for
colts; goa tSkins. prime anGOra. 500 I5c:. large
hair goats. 2365Oc: medium, 20s725c. small. sS1
loo; Mexican dry hides. 17Isc do picked. lee
do dry salted. he. dry stays. 12c. Mexican deer
SKINS 30034e. dry sailed do. 25027c; dry Cen
trail American, 2Sd SIC per H.
TallOw-NO. l rendered. 5615fSc: No. . Sm
41ze. grease 2fi3c
WooEThe. quotations are nominal as the
market Is cleaned up Of stock. San joaquin.
years staple. Bale: do to 8 months I2T
l6e: southern coast. 96ttc; 1905 fall clip
Mountain free. safe; do defective. 6GSc:
Nevada. 1S02Oc per 10.
Hops-Prices to growers are Sd 12c for 1908
pes H. with 15G1Sc for contracts for new crop
delivery.
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Hay and FeedstuRs

The receipts OF 764 tons hay yesterday in
cluded 50 Conditions and quotations
manned the same the medium and lower grades
being neglected.
% for red
Middlings-Ss 5O93T.5 per ton.
Shorts-SS1. 5Od33 per ton
Feedstuns-Rolled barley. sSf Gl32. rolled oats
for feed, $4OG41; mixed feed $251SO for aver
age lots; oileake meal, in 20 ton lots $3.50 in
10 ton lots $50 in ton lots $50 so, small lots
$40; cOcoanut cake or meal at mills. S26 in 20
and 10 and $3.50 In ton lots iObbing, S27 :
corn meal. S39N40; cracked corn, S4O641
alfalfa meal and meslfslfa. jobbing lots S24
carload lots SIS per ton: red star alfalfa meal
SD for carload and SIS for iobbing lots.
wild cat. S10613. so; barley, S1OG13.5O; alfalfa
S1O013; stock hay, $s@1O per ton
StraW-5O67 75c per hale
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Northern Business.

balances SIZE. z99. f''
ances. $40. 404 t
sPoKASE; July 2s.-clearings. ss77,244;
SEATTLE. July 29-Clearings 81 S,2 OK.
balances S3S5 776 F't'''o'A'
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Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON. July 29-1he condition Of
the treasury at the beginning OF business today
was as follows: Trust fuDds-Gold COIN $3.50 =
lars OF 1890. 81, III 0O0 silver certificates ont
standing. $4ST. 762. 600 General fund-Standard
silver dollars in general fund, 81 372 Ss6 cur-
rent liabilities, $50, $50, 616: working balance in
treasury offices, S33. 62s. $685. in banks to credit
Of treasurer of United States, S43, 40 979 sub.
sdary silver coin, S26.551 .664; minor coin.
81 4sl ,731; total balance in general fund, s107,
767 .636. =
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Northern Wheat Market

WASHINGTON
SEATTLE. July 29.--No milling quotations
99c Receipts: Oats car; barley ) cars
TACOMA, July 29.-Wheat, steady Blue
stem export, S1.04; club. 99c; red, 99c
OREGON
PORTLAND. July 29.-Track prices: Club
9sc hluestem $1.04: red Russian Csc: turkey
red 81; forty fold 81.
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boston Stocks and Bonds

The COPPER NIUJkS
BOSTON. July 29.-The market opened quiet.
with trading largely confined to American tele-
phone. which has been strong feature. The
copper stocks quiet during the first hour.
but under the leadership Of Amaigamated Cop
per and North Butte have become quite active
Superior copper showed a gain of z of a point
and North Butte gain of y points. Calu-
copper is active around 81 which is one-half
point higher. Balance Of the copper list dull,
but undertone has been strong
The following list Is furnished by +. F. Hut
as al
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts Of produce Jnlx %
Provisions

The market continues firm and active, with
prices unchanged.
Cottolene, one half Dbl, 1880; half bbls,
l0Ac; L fierce, 101sc; tierces, Zoe; tierces,
9Kc.
The Western meat company quotes as follows:
Hams 1871 @1Sc; picnic hams 12iac: bacon G to
lbs, 201ae; to 10 lbs 191ac; 10 to II lbs.
19lac: fancy sugar cured bacon. 231hc: Arrow
bacon, to 10 lbs, 1S1ac; 10 to IL lbs 1Slac light
dry salt bacon. to 10 lbs. 1Sc 10 to II lbs lie:
medium bacon. i51ac; light medium bacon. 151sc.
Lard-Tierces lie. SOS 144c. los 14s4c IS
145sc, 3s 15c; compound lard. tierces size. Jos
sac. los 9Ac, 5s 9ssc. IS 9Isc: yellow cooking
oil, SIC per gal: white cooking OIL 55c per gal;
salad oil, 5Sc per gal
Beef-Local prices are quoted. Export lots In
speeted by the government 81 per Dbl higher
$11.50 per Dbl: extra mess beef S1f so per Dbl
smoked beef. 2154e per H.
Pork-Extra prime in barrels S2i: clear 500:
mess, SO; pig pork. $2S; pigs feet IS for half
bols, 81. % for % Id kegs and 81 30 for kits.
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Portland Butter Market

PORTLAND, July 29-Butter: CITY an
country creamery extras, 29c; fancy, 26G2Sc
store. 1Sd zoe.
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CHICAGO. July 29.-Butter. steady: cream
cries. 2215 acc; dairies. 20M23iac. Eggs.
steady; receipts. 1912. at marx cases included.
1Sc; frsts. 81 &c; prime frsts. 22Isc Cheese.
strong; dairies. 1St4c: twins f4ts d141ae;
Young Americas. 1sh @1S1se; longhorns. 15i4 a
15l2c.
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Beans tper ctl)-Bayo. S45OG5; pea. noui-
nal small white, $6.25d6.5O; large white. S4-1O
90 pink S2.S5G3.O5: red nominal. blackeye.
=: 40dS-5O; lima. S4.2O04.30; red kidneys. So
d3.S0; cranberry beans, nominal; Gsrvanzas,
Sz-o01S; horse beans. SI.906l2.20.
Seeds-Brown mustard 4H4iac: yellow mus
Iard, nominal: haxseed &C. carload lots canary Z,
54414e; alfalfa. 161a61Se: rape. cleaned. "a
zl2e; timothy, &c; hemp. 4c; millet, 313e per 10.
DRIED Peas-Green are quoted at 81 I5QS per
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$1,000 81 Valley 5s..... 1I5 p
$1,000 r LIST refdg 4s... 20 %
sS'ooo Spring Val Wat gen mtg As se.sih
Street
$1,000 Cal Gas & Ell NJ s t IS. 10000
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Meat Market

There are no further changes to report in
TINS market. Hogs are firm under moderate
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
follows
Beef-sls@7c per Id for steers. 5@e1ac for
vea-7@9c for large and 9@sisc for small.
per lib. ~
Isamb-91a n10c per Id.
915 M10c for heavy
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
weight:
No. fat steers over 900 lbs. alive, 4a4lsc:
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London CIosing stockr

I,aI HIIFFI--sIelt3, go Dot Ounce-
Money-lh per cent.
The rare Of discount in the open market for
sLort bills is IL Per cent and for three months
bills lasMI 1-I0 per cent.
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MINOR SPfCIALTIES
factors IN DEALS
Crop Reports, Likewise, Tend TO
Encourage Spectators in
Wall Street
Now Eork stock LIst

z P Hutton & Co., 400 California street.
members OF the New York stock exchange fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday;
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gOslings, $1.T5G2.25 per pair.
Game-NOminal.
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DRIED FRUITS

r.VapUtateu AppIts-rast, fancy, "a 7uHI1ci
choice. S@s13c; prime, T071se; common 70
fair. 5G6l4e-
Prunes--unchanged; California. 2Han1sc;
Oregon, 6d9c.
Aprieots-Firm on the coast Locally I'M
changed. Choice. 10010Ae; extra choice. 1Ota a
1054c; fancy. 11613c.
Peaches-DulI; choice. 81 G6e: extra choice.
614 d6s4c; fancy. 76Sizc.
Raisins-Quiet; loose muscatel, 3ta641ac;
choice TO fancy seeded. AZ 66c: seedless. go q
515e; London layers, S1.15N1.20
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
COMSTOCKS
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View York Produce

NEW YORK, July Hops-Firm.
Hides-Firm.
WoOl-Steady
PetrOleum-Steady.
Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining 9. 4Sc: centrif-
ugal SO test 5.9Sc; mOlasses sugar 3.S2c.
Refined quiet.
Coree-Futures closed steady. net 5 points
higher to > lower. Sales are reported Of GOO
bags. including July at 6.TJl6. soc; August
6.O5c; September. j.6Jc.
Spot C0fee-Quiet No. : Rio 71ae. No.
Santos. &C. Mild quiet: C6rdOva. o. d12lae.
Butter and Cheese-Steady. unchanged.
EgoS-Firn, uncbanOpd
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TONOPAH AND GOLDFIELD STOCKS
Regnlar Session. 90 To 12.an


Regular Session-9:30 to 1890
500 Com Fraction. 65l1000 Daisy ... 23
1000 Com Fraction. "a 1000 Do So %
Afternoon Session
1000 Blue Bell 63 1000 Lone Star -. 03
500 Blue Bull - OF 500 MacNamars ~
1900 Com Fraction. 64I34 900 Mayhower On 20
1900 Com Frac.. Go 1000 Do 3d.. rs
5000 Daisy $500. % 1000 NJ Pitts E.b1O o.
1000 Daisy 1880. "a 500 New Goldfeld.. -
100 Gid Con NJ s. 72ia 1000 Raw Coalition "a
6U0 Gid Con NJ. -6. 10 100 Ton Exten -. oil
200 Do g.. s.. 10 500 Ton Exten . 80
1000 Do, b 90. 6. 50 y 800 Ton Exten -. 4S
500 Gid kewanas. % 1000 Ton Exten . 10
1000 Jim Butler . 90
Informal Session
5000 Com Fraction. Go 200 Gid Con NJ g. S2l 4
1000 Do b So. Ga 700 Do, 30. s. so
400 Com Fraction. 81 200 Cid Con - g 90
100 Gid Con NJ g. 771a 300 Raw Coalition. "a
100 Cid Con NJ. g. so 700 Raw Coalition. %
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
CALIFORNIA
Bid Ask Bid Ask
Argonsnt =. 300 II Cent Eureka. IL -
Brunswick c.. OF O2So Eureka NJ 95
Bunker Hill. ESQ -
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Loans. Exchange and silver

New York exchange was higher yesterday.
Sterling was lower and Hongkong exchange
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Minneapolis Flax

MINNEAPOLIS, July 29.-Flax. s1.47&
1.4S$4.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
CURTIS RISKS LIFE.
Rain and Wind DO Not Stop Flight
at st. Louis

ST Louis oct. 9.-Under the arch Of rainbow,
Glenn Il. Curtiss pleased thousands Of rain-soaked
spectators here late to-day by an aeroplAne flight
OF more than a mile Forest Park He char
scterized IT as the most diflcult he has ever at
tempted.
ourtiss In the air ! minute and a seconds
aho II that brief time covered close TO nine flr-
longs At first, rising a height Of forty feet he
dipped. then rose gracefully over the tree TONS as
he turned in great and came back TO the
starting point The landing vas skllfuIIy executed
Immediately after the fight dusk settled over
the field Three diriEible balloons. in which Bald
win. Knabcshue and Bsschy had intended u con
test for speed prize Of 81 000 we're in readiness
but because Of the growing darkness. The race wac
called off
Curtifs literally risked his neck and his machine
IN to-daJ's flight Previous trials had shown that
ihe aviation field was 100 cTamped for secure ma
nipulatlon OF The aerOpsne A group Of trees 2sa
yards from the starting point was an obstacle
which George Ozmout. operator OF the Curzon-
Farmsn 5ipiane. had tried in vain 70 overcome and
was the indirect cause of his accident YESTERDAY
But curtiss, flying IN the face Of a ntfr1l breeze
the remains OF gusty wind thar had ragged all
day. rose over the treetops. and although his bI-
plane tipped as he turned he calmly riEhted e.
The FaTman bplane damaged Yesterday v-as
packed for shipment Tonight the needfuI repairs
proving more extensive than had been expected
The exercises in connection with Centennial
Week closed to-day.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
RUN OYER BY FIREMAN.
Boy Steps an Front Of Auto Garry
ing Deputy Chief LaHy.

In sight of his mother, James McGovern nine
years old. of No. 27S Saratoga avenue. Brooklyn.
was run over and probably fatally injured yes
terday at Atlantic and Saratoga avenues by the
automobile of Deputy Chief LaIIy of the Fire
Department. The deputy chief quickly alighted
and hurried TO the boy. He placed him in the
machine and broke all records speeding to St
Mary's Hospital nile away.
That was a dandy ride" said little Mccoy
ern when they reached the hospital The boy
has been a stanch sdmirer Of hremen, and when
he learned that he had been run over by an au-
tomobile run bv fireman the little fellow burst
into tears He told his widowed mother, who
was standing by his bed. that Fireman Joseph
de Mara, who was driving the machine, was not
TO blame
After an examination it was found that young
McGovern had several broken ribs, and that he
was injured internally. Dr. Morrison, the house
surgeon. said the chances of the boys recovery
were slight
Little McGovern's mother was taking him to
Eastern Parkway TO see the Hudson-Fulton
parade. She had gone on ahead little way.
and at the approach of an ice wagon the boy
jumped on. His mother called him. and in get
ting off he stepped directly in front Of the auto
mobile.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
AUTO STAGE ON FIRE.
Thirteen Passengers Jump, LeGr1ng
Their Belongings to Burn.

Adam Birdsall. of Avenue c, whitestone. Long
Island. lost brand winter suit when an
automobile stage of the Queens County Transit
Company burst into flames az Flushing late
yesterday afternoon. Birdsall had made spe-
ciaI trip TO Flushing to buy the suit. lie and
thirteen other passengers. who had been shop
ping hastily vacated their seats when the fire
was discovered. leaving their packages behind.
The stage standing in front of the Fouu-
tain House. at Broadway and Main street
Flushing. There were six women. five men and
three children aboard. ready to go TO White
stone and winett's Point. When Joseph Han
son. the driver. turned on the power a sheet OF
flame enveloped the machine.
The Fire Department was called. but the fire.
men could do nothing toward saving the auto
mobile. which soon became a charred frame of
twisted metal. The fire. it was said later. was
caused by gasolene fumes, being ignited by the
lights on the front of the machine
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
LAIN CUP NOT ZION.
TechmcaIities Defeat st. Louis Aero-
nautS-T'riaIs This Week

St Louis. Oct s.-Because S. L Won Publ pilot
Of the balloon St. Louis III. forgot to mall letter
to the Aero Club Of America, informing that body
OF ms intention to try for the Lahm cup his fight
from St Louis into Minnesota will not give him the
trophy Similarly. thesneglect Of NJ E Honeywell
10 give notice 10 the organization Just before the
start that the balloon Centennial was also . con-
tender Tor the lahm prize has disqualified him
Ihereiore the cup viii remain IN the possession
OF Captain Chandler, OF the United States ARMY
Two trials viii be made for the trophy next week
however Won Publ announced that with Clifford
B Harmon. of New York, as aide. he would make
another flight for the cup. and A Holland Forhss
part owner Of the balloon New York will attenn+
70 gain the prize, with Max F1eischrnann as aide
The latter pair probably will ascend Monday y-on
Pun plans TO go up few days later
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
BAD CHINESE DEPORTED.
Incident at Manila Not Likely to
Cause Trouble.

Washington Oct. s-Information has reached
the War Department from Manila which indicates
that the officials Of the Chinese government in that
city peculiar but effective method OF dealing
with objectionable characters OF their own race
Some weeks ago a number of Cinnamon, it appears.
were seized and shipped away without the knowl-
edge consent of the American authorities 1t
explained that the deported Cinnamon were
bad characters, levytng blackmafl on their more
prosperous countrymen. frequently accompanying
their demands by threats Of personal violence or
death. The situation is said 10 have become in
tOlerable. and the Chinese Consul in Manila finally
took the matter into his hands, and. with the
aid Of other Cinnamon rounded up twelve of the
worst offenders and in the dead Of night put them
aboard a ship bound for China.
Nothing further has been heard Of the case and
It is not expected that anything will be heard IN
less effort is made to obtain the return Of the
Cinnamon. which is believed 70 be improbable AS
reported here. the community is well rid OF q bad
element which has been preying on the wen-to-do
Cinnamon for some months.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
CRANE DOES NOT FEAR REPRIMAND.
In the Dark as to Why He Was Recalled to
Washington. He SAYS.

Chicago. Oct. 9-Charles r. Crane the new Min
ister 10 China. does not fear q repriuand from
the State Department, according TO an interview
with him printed in The Tribune this morning
Mr.. Crane passed through Chicago on his way To
Washington.
Il am in the dark. so far as concerns the nature
OF this recall he said. I got a brief message
from Mr.. Knox. directing me report at Wash
ington once more before sailing for China. do
not think the summons is for the purpose Of CIV
ing the State Department opportunity TO crfticise
recent public utterances OF mine. II is most prob
able that things have come up which necessitase
consultation and conference. II is generally IN
derstood that the situation in the Far East IL AZ
q delicate junctUre.
The newspapers have pointed out that Secre-
tary Knox may wish 10 advise against g repetition
OF such speeches delivered in New York
Chicago and other places after received my an
potntment. Following the receipt Of cordial tnvi-
tatons 10 make addresses before various orrantzs
tions I went 10 President Taft and told him did
not consider myself fit to accept them. He told
me 10 so ahead and do the best I could and for
that end I have striveu. Mr.. Taft knows that
am IN sympathy with the policies 20 which hs
has given his public Endorsement. AS I left Sa,
Francisco learned that the President had beer
as TO its cause"
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
NEW BETTING LAW TEST
Racing Men to Contend That Sem
ate Has Illegally Constituted.

The counsel for the thirty bookmakers and
the Brooklyn and Coney Island Jockey clubs
indicted TN Kings County a few days ago
have served notice on District Attorney Clarke
that a motion viii be made before Justice
Crane. In the Supreme Court, on October 10
for the dismissal Of the indlct ents motion
viii also be made to permit the lawyers to in
spect the minutes Of the grand jury
The bOokIuakers intend TO test the constitr-
uonality of the Agnew-Hart law. contained in
Chapter 507 of the Laws Of 1908 The conten-
ton will be made that the Senate was not
properly constituted at the time Of the passage
Of the law by majority Of one. II will ba al
legged that the seating of William c. Wallace
Senator from the 47th District, vas Illegal The
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court has
handed down decision sustaining the demurrer
raised against John G. Cavanagh's indictment
for permitting gambling at the racetracks. This
indictment is a year old, The ground is INSULT
cient evidence Cavanagh was indicted again
week ago.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-10
CONSTABLE MEETS LoNGwoRTH.
Serves Papers on Him in Suit for Alleged
Unpaid Automobile Hire.
lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

cincinnati Oct 9-"Weeome homer' said Con-
stable Brown to Representative Nicholas Ionr
worth to-day. Brown from Magistrate lam
ings court. and while he extended ,he right bsnd
OF fellowship 10 the Congressman his left clutcbad
legal paper bearing the inscription. ''E f. ErteI
agt Nicholas LongWorih. Suit for SO 20 for auto
mobile hire"
The suit was hled by Earl Z. ErteI Of IoveIand
assignee OF the Funther Brothers COMPANY II
charges that hir. LongUo~th got So "a worth 80
au''in"oile service on September 4, 1908. and has
never paid the bill The suit is set for trial on
TuesdaT Councilman Rippey. Mr. IonFworth.s
representative declares that mistake In the books
Of the Gunther Brothers Company is rescorsitio
for it, Mr. L"nEworth came home 10 take part i'm
The local campaign.