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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01
CARRY OUT THREAT.
Black Hand Explosion Follows Letter
Demanding 81 1000

New York, April Although writ
ers of Black Hand threatening letters
demanding 81 900 of an Italian store
keeper in an East One Hundred and
Seventh street tenement had neglected
70 specify where the money should be
handed over, their threats Of what
would happen if the money were not
received were carried out early to-day
when bomb was exploded in the front
of the tenement. The explosion shat
tered windows, cracked walls, blew
down partitions and caused panic
among the hundreds of tenement ten
ants in the fve-story building.
Nicola Longhitan, the man threatened
with the Black Hands vengeance, said
that he had not notified the police be.
cause he thought he would get addi-
tional letters telling him when and
where to pay the money.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh OF
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, back ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous.
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment OF the kid
neys. Swamp-2oot corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding pain passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
of being compelled to 60 often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
Of Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone
Swamp Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle and book that tells all
about it, both sent free by mail Address,
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen
erous offer in this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, ard don't let dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp Root
ii You do you will be disappointed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01
SHOOTS TO FIND HIS
SISTER IS BURGLAR
Girl Dead from Wounds by Her Broth
er, Who Thought He Was Fir
ing at a Householder.

Philadelphia, April Housed by an
unusual noise in his home at Lans-
downe, near here, early yesterday and
seeing a figure moving about in the
dim light, Alexander Kerr, Is years old
fred shotgun at the object, and then
discovered that he had shot his sister,
Nellie, 10 years old. The girl died in
Is minutes.
The father OF the two is a night
Waterman, and was away from home.
The grief-stricken young mans story
was corroborated by the mother, and
the authorities have not taken action
against him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01
SIi}!l4IEl
SUNDAY BASEBALL ALLOWED.
Mayor Gaynor Of New York Dedieates a
Part Of Street to the Sport.

New York, April 1.-The boys OF New
York may play baseball on Sundays all
they please on a city playground, two
hundred feet wide aud two miles long.
Mayor Gaynor and Park Commissioner
Slower settled that between them yes
terday. Asked under what law the may
or and park commissioner were dedi-
eating a city street to be a city play
ground, Mr.. Slower replied: "The law
of common sense and good nature"
The Sunday playground is to be West
street, from the Battery to Gansyoort
street. There are only warehouses, mar
ket buildings and ship chambers shops,
for the most part, OF the east side
of the street, and pier heads and ferry
houses on the other There is no part
of the city where a stray fly ball could
do less damage. The street is practical
~ deserted BY traffic on Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01
CANNON WON'T LEAD.
Former Speaker Not a Candidate to
Head Minority.

Washington, April Representative
Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois to-day
made formal announcement that he
would not be candidate for minori-
ty leader in the next Congress. This
leaves only Representative Weeks Of
Massachusetts, and Mann of Illinois as
contenders. Mr. Mann will win, or re-
ceiye in the Republican caucus next
Monday night the complimentary nom
nation for speaker, which carries with
it the minority leadership.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01
REICHSTAG VOTES
DOWN PEACE MOTION
Declines to Demand Steps Toward the
Agreement to Curtail
Armaments

Berlin, April 1.-The Reichstag, by
a large majority yesterday rejected the
socialist motion calling upon the gov
eminent to take immediate steps lead
ing to an international agreement con
eerning universal limitation OF arm
aments and the abolition Of the right
OF capture at sea
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01
EAST CALAIS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lamberton Of
Marshfeld were in town Sunday.
Mrs Ora Clark of Cabot visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Goodrich, over
Sunday.
VIII Clifford of Barre visited his sis.
ter, Mrs Leonard few days this week
Mrs. Lucretia Lyford died Thursday
March 90, very suddenly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01

No Real uhstitute-There is no
real substitute for Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Any preparation said TO
be Just as good you may be sure
is inferior, costs less to make, and
yields the dealer a larger profit.
Insist on having Hoods.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01

Roots, Banks and Herbs-Hood's
Sarsaparilla so combines the great
curative principles Of roots. barks
and herbs as to raise them to their
highest efficiency for the cure Of
all spring humors, all blood dis
eases, and rundown conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-01
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

. 40 eAAAo
is because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
a1lowedtoadvance
thekidney-poison-
ed blood will at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

low, petroleum and rosIn steady. wool
quiet. Turpcntinc quiet. Rice arm. Mo-
sugar weak. Coffee closed points lower
on DeccnSer. and from unchanged 10
points net higher other months spot
quiet: Rio No. :. H+s q lii4c: Santos No. l.,
0a: mild quiet; Cordoya, l5is q iSnc nom! !.
nal Butter firm. Cheese firm. Eggs weak
Potatoes steady and unchanged. CabbaE cs
weak red ton @idc Freights and pea
nuts unchanged.
Couonssed oil was quiet and featurclcss.
transactions being 81 the evening up sor;
ahead OF the holidays. Both domestic and
european demand lie at standstili Spot
closed points lower and futures generally
10 points lower. December. 5.S2Tb.Si jan
uarE. 6.a21o.S: February. 6.ss 3S56 March,
oSa 90 April. 5.iia6A: prime crude .i3
@iN: prime crude. IlS3 40: primo summer
yellow. 5.2N4 SIS: prime winter yellow, SIS
aoio; prime summer white. 5.3S 8s.Ts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
BOND LIST.

Ais liners .............. %
American Tonaeco 90. Observation-Disclosures. ~.
american TohaGco 90. ss............... II,
L!EssIt q Myers Is, ". !.................. l!e
LlEgeit q Myers 81. ". i.................. So,
I.oT!lard IS " Observation-Disclosures. Ic1
i-"E!!ara IS, ", on.
Atlantic Coas, Line LIST ~ Ch!dl......... :Si.
q. g. LII. and :. col. tr 4s.......... n5
Atlantic Coast Line IS lin Baltimore. 70.
Chesapeake and Ohio il:s thldy.. %
norfolk and Western cv ir....... lcsi .
soaboa:d A!r Line Observation-Disclosures. s.
sea board Ait Line i.dl. Observation-Disclosures. Si=.
southern RaiirAy Company is ri.
southern Railway Company Is iGs
United states Steel % Observation-Disclosures. 1913.
Va. Brown Rrs cNs. tbilp...... T.
Va Car Chemical lst Is th!dl lo,,.
Wabash deb. Observation-Disclosures. n
Wuoash-Pitts. Term l.i a. fpiGi..., 80
ia"hin" ne" 81 taid,....,,.. .....-........ lc!I,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
roR1 or RICHMOND, DEC. q. i,

PORT OF RICHMOND DEC. 81. 1871.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Berkeley. SHELLY Norfolk mcr
chandise and passengers. Old dominion
Line.
Steamer poca hontns Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise and
passengers, Virginia Navigation Comuany
Steamer aurora. Furmaa, Petersburg and
James River laadIngs merchandise and
passengers. FurmRn Line
SAILED.
steamer Rerkclry, Shelly, Norfolk. NOR
ehandisc and passengers. Old DOMINATION
Line.
Steamer Aurora, Furmsn. Petersburg and
1aIhes h!rer landings. merchandise and
passengers. Furman Line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
NAVAL STOKES

Wilmington. y. -, December ei-SpIrt.s
uurp'nilhe steady. IS: receipts casks.
kos'h steady. so; receipts ~ barrels Tar
hfn'' l.S'; receipts. 30 barrels. Crude mr.
peniin" steady. so and 40: receipts. Is
savannah Ga. December ci-'rurpen,inc
nrih' Sn i": safes. 500 casks; receipts SIS
casks; shipments. 1895 cnSks. stacks 40 ~
casks Rosin trin: sales. 100 barrels: re
'"irts' ESQ barrels: shipments. $3.50 barrels:
stocks. l"i,s?d barrels. Quote. r. 1915; u.
$40: NJ. y. $3.50: w. u; $50; w. ". si75
Charleston. :. G., December ?l-Turpen-
!inc hrn tST,M ta'. Rosin arm. Quote: q.
So; D. e Ss.i6@ $50; F, Se.7oa@.sc,1: G.
SIop6.s5: II, S6.iodSpo: |. ,soisr: X
49, NJ $50 \ $50; ". q, s7.o. W, ".
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
CHICAGo GRAN M.RKrr

Chicago December el.--ArEcntine reports
OF perfect harvest weather laid heavy
hand on whaet. and indirectly on ali other
grain Closing hpurrs were al net decline
81 "a as to Ia l'sc. Latest trading left
corn y 20 a CSC down; oats of ;. GIc. and
hog products varying from last nights
level to 7isc below.
The leading futures to-day ranged as fol-
lows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
NEW YORK PRODUCE M,REEr

.NeW F0rN. DeCni!lbcr .l-T-lou- ,r,. ,,,To.
ahd about steadE Rye -four barely stcsdy
Buckwheet -FOUR arm Corn.ncal s,ead~.
rye q"is' Barley steady. Wheat e,sy-No
req .''s elevator. export has!s TO arrive
anu 'sc j. o. b. aAoht. options closed s.I
..c net lower December. os7ic; May
Nv i"-!. corn easy export new. c.s.c 7
Q. D "nont options nominal. onts cas-.
S,"nG"fh Write .3c IN elevator No. >. 63:sc,
- "'s""E' ''ei hf!n LAID easy Tall
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PEANUT MARKET.

'kepoFi"d hr Rodgers McCabe & Coz
petersburg. Va. December .i.-Pcanuts -
spahish-tirm al Ste per hushel. Virxinias
steauy; immho. ic per pound; fancy. hand
phcNcd' "'-m 3a.c pes pound: extra prime,
80 per pound; prime, &c per pound; ma :
CHINE picked. GcI3igc per pound
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
New Y ork
Stock Market

New York, December el.-For .bc
most part OF the days session the stock
ma:kcni bore the familiar asuects ar
thS approaching hoiidays. the three
Iam ., 9ptration which consisted
largely OF short covering by the pro
lcSSional element. The movement M
hts' was decidedly irregular. with pro-
uou'iSen weakness in the Gould issues
particularly III Texas aud Pacific ana
l'cuFer ANA Rio Grandc shares
IN the latte. part OF the session the
market grew gradually firm ana more.
active under the leadership OF Lehirn
valley. AmalSamatsd Copper. American
Sme!tinS and other active speculative
issues. The further rise in the cop
pcrs coinciGcd with reports of another
advance i'll iao price Of the metal. to-
Scther with the announcement that
many domestic manufacturers nave re-
Gently been heavy purchasers OF tue
metal The market as "a whole. how
ever WAS marrow and unconyinctuy
and such net gains as III" day recorded
We're at times frequently resisted by
a bear party. whose ranks seem to
have been largely augmented in the
early days of the week. The days
news WAS a mixture of good and indlf-
icrcnt none OF which seemed To c%cr-
else much influence marnetwisc Au|
increase in the dividend OF the At
l3ntic Coast Line Company, which con-
trc.s the railroad OF mat name, was
accepted as an indication that the
might increase their dividend dlshurse-
incnt hut such hopes We're dashed
when announcement OF the regular rate
was made Just before the eud oil the
day.
lnc purchase by d prominent bank
ing house OF the N.w iorR Centras'>
lSsuc uf Sla.O0p.uV0 OF equipment notes
Which are TO bc offered al public sale.
was the one item OF bunkins interest
the recent demand for money from
German and other foreign sources hnv-
ms suddenly subsidized Time money
was slightly higher as result OF
the recent outflow TO Europe, and u
further stiffcn;ns OF thirty and sixty
day maturities is probable.
\ part from 3-point decline in
Denver and Rio Grande SIS the bond
market was firm. Total sales, par
value, si,54o.ooo. United States bonds
we're unchanged on call.
Total sales OF stocks were Ss630o
shares. including Tobacco $500; AT:
lantic Coast Line, $500: Chesapeake
and Ohio 1900; Louisville and Nash
willie. i.lo0: Norfolk and Western, 500:
Reading. 4l.0oo; Southern Railway, 3
zee preferTed 100; Union - pa sdd ~, 81.
ginia- Carolina Chemical, SOC: LehiSh
Valley. $4,000.
New York, December al.-Money on
call steady. ie"4 per cent; ruling
rate, !; closing bid, $i offered a, !;
ninety days. +Gi Ia per cent: SIX
months. iTtl-i Prime mercantile pa
per tI-in4 - per cent Sterling en-
change weak. with actual business III
bankers bills AT S+.SS for stNty-daF
bills and al Si,S62o for demand, Com
mcrcial bills. siS2 IL. Bar silver,
81 SIS Mcxican dollars, 50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

.HsH EThIh-CIose' Wheat No. red asa
SAC; No red 2ia CSC: No. hard. e,iscSS
800: No. hard, a5aaSc No. northern.
81" q ios; No northern. sI.o4 q 10; 30.
northern, N'o2 a los: No. spring. s7c q s,o2;
*iW; velvet chah. aoc a &i.05: durlm. oac n
corn--No. old, 7cc: yellow old. 7sc M. :.
slt: q s3c; No white. 6lh csc: No yell
low. SIN CSC: No 5, 5si. a ooi,c, 30. 4 rbt,e
eegsm.c; No. yellow. 5sia n Gle
oats-No. white. iS4tSiic; No 8 dec.
No. white. t5i. a ITsic: No. white iS6
Fi2c; standard. AZ. n 4Si.e
baltimore December .l--T-haat easier.
spot contract. e3a;c. Corn steady; SPOT con-
tract, new, C9Se. Data qulei No. . white.
eSt.c asked. Rye nominal; No. western
domestic. si.o41l.9i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
DRY HOODS MAnI;,,.r

New York. December aL--Thc primary
sottph goods market was quiet. but with an
upward tendency. Yarns uuie; and inac-
tive. Fair tradc in wooden goods for mems
wenr for tho nest season
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

Dcc"mhc: ...a.ta a. a;o -,
Spot tioscd quiet: middiing uplands .Ci:
gulf, %?e; sales. 6,21o bales.
Co'ton-Quie;, mddiins. .6S bales: no, re.
ceints, 50 bales; sross receipts. SEGA bales:
sales. seq bales. stock is!,S.Gi bales: OK
Port 70 the continent $3.50 bales couptwIse.
6S7 bales.
Total to-day i; all pcrts--Nt; recei pts.
'l,"is bales export 10 Great britain. Il. Is,
bales: to France 5sssi bales. TO the CONT
neni. iHos. bales: stock l.5c6.5Ss bales.
consolidated at all rorts-Net receipts
%H's' ha!cs; export to Great Britain T3Sss
bales; 10 France F.o5s bales: to the CONT
nent. 1907 bales; to japan, stsa5 ba,es.
Total since September AT all ports-Se,
receipts 6.7l%s75 bales: expor, to Great
Britain 1.:s2,ss3 bales; to France 5as, 7sS
bales: to tho continent. l.Sas.aco bales: 10
Japan lH'o's bales to Mexico, 3s25 bales.
lures oHened steady At decline q. to :
points in sympathy with lower L!verpoo;
market than due. The close was steady at
net decline OF to u points, After tho
cail tho market weakened further on IGout-
daiion by nervous longs: leading butts Of
Tered little or no support; Tho decline
"idened to points on trading months bv
support checked the downward tendency
The market was very quiet AMI mod
crate amount oi buying served to steady n,
In the afternoon session longs l!qu!da,ed
freely. and tho market could no; absorb
the offerings. SPOT arm unchanged; mid
ding :3-is sales. 1870 bales; TO arrive. Ssl
bales The cotton futures ma.kc, closed
go; July "a?; August; a.aa; October. ?.95;
December 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

Stock.
Sales.

400 Ais Chalmers
Al'ts- Chalmers. pfd.
S.D AmalgRmated Copper -.
J'Hp Amer. Agri. Chem. com
$50 Amer. Beet Sugar. com i.
'.l'p American Can
~ american Can, Efd.
l,oS" Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Car and E'oun.. pfd
az American Cotton OIL.
~, Amer, Llnsced OIL. pfd. e.
y" American Locomotive 80.
Amer. locomotive. pfd...
Amer. Malt Co. pfd.
''I"9 y american smelling ......
american Suga, ....
80 Amer. Tel. ana Tel Co.
y American Tobacco. com.
.'itp American Tobacco. pfd..
80 Anaconda Copper ...
i.nSl AtchiSpn ........
40 Atlantic Coast Line.
go y. &. l.. of tunnrctiCut..
LvNn Baltimore ANA Dhio....
80 Brooklyn RapiU Transit.
.'' C%nirai Leather, conn.,.
q" Canadian Pacific ..........
i.spt Chesapeake ani ohio.
leo -. cage Greu: Western.
go Chi, NIL. ana ST. raul...
50 Crucihle Steel Cor. com.
~" Crucihlc Steel. ptd.t......
Chicago and North west.
Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado and Southern.
'i9l Consolidated Gas .......
Delaware and Hudson.
-.So5 Den. and Rio Gran. com.
800 Den. and RIO Gran. nfd.
80 DiStillcrs' See. Cur.......
100 Erie
100 Erie. list pfd .........
Fed. Min. and SIN, pfd..
100 General Electric
80 Great Northern. nfd.
$50 Great Northern orc ctfs
ln tlliuoi9 Central ..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

AEAKEET CONDITIONS.
Lave P"u,ry-Ma rket active D,o...,
r'uitrE--Markot fairly s;endy. With coll. ar
weather conditions will DC GOOD Eyrs
fa!fI% active Other produce steady and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

Quotations :oE interest paying bonds are
at a price TO which interest mus; ha add
&C. Income ho"ds AID certiheatcs o: in.
ueG:eaness are cat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
Gottoa futures c.osol steady

Al havors, guaranteed qually. Tho
Velvet Kind Ice Cream
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

New York. December observation-disclosures
l,s2i head 10 trade; feeling steady GAVE,
Receipts, "a head. weak veals $500
aS cuiis. $500; barnyard calves. s4oy
sheep and iambs-Receipts. 1927 hcnJ
sheep. $50 q 800. culIs. s2.Odca5: lambs,
s+ss de.75: cul!s sLcoQL5a Hogs-Rcccipts
$50 head; steady. s52s $50: pigs. $5.76n
6.l5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

Loose pressed. large bales. Nominal
Load your cars SO that hay at doors rep
resenis contents and thus avoid reflections
RMS market grades hay in accordance
With the rules OF the National Hay Associa-
tion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
Market, VIII Close.

Eew York. December 2l.-All mar
iScts here viii be closed SATURDAY cA-
cent Gaivy ana poultry
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS..

(Furn!shed by Levy Commission Co, Com
mission Merchants. Richmond, Va
Richmond. Va, December y! 1911
ACTUAL WHOLESALE quotations OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

hcc"mhc: ..............nt2 ~ 30 70.
Sp"i iIoscd quiet: middlins upands ..6i:
gulf, no. sales. 600 bales
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

Chicago. December I.-c,attie-Rccefat..
$50" head; market strong. ior higher.
BeeVcs. sisoGS.%e: Texas steers. $42oI5.75:
western steers. si;oGe.So: s,ockcrs ana
feeders. $3.c5a5s5; cows and heifers s2.Coii
ete calves, sS.0od5a" HoSs-Reccipts a.
90 head; market strong, generally &c hIrh
er than yesterday Light; s5og6.lS; mixed.
sS.Spa $50: heavy. s6.,n65n: rough $3.50
sos: good 10 choice heavy, s5.o5 aG.S0; pigs.
s#DI5.7o bulk Of sales. s.Uaf2e Sheep
Receipts 1000 head, market strong Ma
tive $2doI 40: western. s27aGiIO: year
lings, si.Nfo5.@5; inmbs, native. tcoife:5;
western. S4o5 9G.3o
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
RICHMOND GRAIN ,IAR11Er

Richmond. Va, December Il. 1911
QUOTATIONS on CHANGE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(sales at Union Stock Yards
Richmond Va December Il larI

Nsates al Union Stock Yards.
Richmond Va. December q. 1911.
Report of the live stock market for the
week ending December Is 1911:
Rece!pts-Cattle, 12o head: calves a. head
sheep, 2S2 head; hogs, S25s head.
Best steers. Sef6hc.: medium to good, 50
5tsc.; common TO fair, +S84ac: best hcif-
er'' . q SAc medium to good 4i.Ii&c.;
common TO fair, 3;sT3A.c.; best cows Al
ifse. medium 10 good. u2i:c. common .
fair "a aitc: bulls. alaG &c. good calves.
TIC. fair 10 medium, SI6i:c. Cows and
caves, SIS q GOO pes head. Best heavy hogs
light hogs. 81. Il &C.. sows and stays ; a ..-c
best sheep, @7 q ic.; common to fair. > Il aI.c ;
beat lambs tT6,.C. fair medium, { a SIC ;
common. 50 &c.
\. B--These yards will DC closed Christ
mas day; market Tuesday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-16

Tie gel r I..;siiter. SO called from its
authos Eibridge Gerry. is a division
of political boundaries by one party so
as to insure the defeat Of political op-
ponents by placing them in districts
containing a majority of hostile voters.
1t has been worked successfully in hun
dreds Of cases since Gerry first tried 1t,
although it is playing out as a political
expedient The gerrymander often de-
feats its purpose, as in the case Of the
late President Mckinley, who was ger
rymandered out Of congress in the old
Sixteenth Ohio district only to be elect
ed governor Of the state for two terms
by the Republicans and thence to go to
Washington twice as president Of the
United States. Gerry first saw the
light on July II, 1744. He was vice
president under Madison and had a
long and distinguished career as a
statesman - Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele-
graph
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-16
The Wandering Stones"

In Peru, on the shores Of the lake of
Titicaca, the most lofty lake in the
whole known world. are three pillars
Of stone Of unequal height. On one Of
these huge blocks the rude features Of
a human being have been cut and the
other two are covered with designs of
various kinds, all believed to have
some mysterious reference to sun wor-
ship. Who the engraver OF these mon
oliths was or at what age of the
world the engraving was done Is not
known, but it Is highly probable that
1t was done long before the Americas
had ever been seen by any white men.
The stones are so large as to preclude
the idea Of their having been erected
by human beings, the best explanation
being that they were deposited by
glaciers where they stand. That the
natives have some legend to this eff
feet is proved by the fact that they
call them wandering stones"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-16
BELLOWS OF FLAME
SWEEP A MOUNTAIN
California Resort and an
Indian Reservation
Are Threatened

Banning, Cal, Aug. 16.-Billows Of
flame, driven by high wind that rose
this morning. are sweeping around the
base of Mount San Jacinto today, and
on toward the big pine forests lying TO
the eastward. Palm springs, a resort,
and the Banning indian reserva ton
are in jeopardy.
Supervisor Marshall of the Cleveland
reservation arrived today to direct the
fire fighters, scores of whom are max
ing futile efforts to stop the flames.
Men who have been working night and
day since Sunday, are being rapidly
driven back and the fires may reach
the great pine belt OF the Cleveland
forest tomorrow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-16
NEBRASKA PRIMARIES,

Omaha, Neb., Avg. 1s.-According to
returns this morning from Nebraska s
statewide primaries yesterday, the re-
nomination of supreme judges W. B.
Rose and c. B. Letton, by the Repub-
icans, seems probable. But a few hun
dred votes divide the five leading can
didates for the Democratic supreme
court nominations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-16
PORTUGAL HAS
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK

Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. ia series
of earthquake shocks gradually in
creasing in violence were felt in
southern Portugal late last night.
At Mortela, Albufeira and other points
near the coast, considerable damage
was done and some persons were in
jured.
At Lagos, the disturbances were ac-
companied by tidal wave.