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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-30
LIVERPOOL.
LONDON STOCKS.

LONDON. December 30.-Money was
in demand for year-end requirements
today. Discounts were firm
Paris bought 100000 and India
100000 of the s6.125.00O new gold Of
Tered in the open market There was
no demand for the remainder
The settlement was concluded with
out trouble on the stock exchange, but
business was quiet, pending the peace
conference developments. Paris sold
its favorites early. but bought
moderately in the late trading, while
the rest OF the market suffered from
light realizing. Rubber and oil shares
were steady exceptions.
American securities were quiet and
steady during the forenoon, when light
covering advanced prices q fraction.
The market eased OFF in the early
afternoon. but New York support
caused a recovery late in the day and
made the closing steady.
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TAFT REFUSES DATA
Will Not Order Controller to
Aid Money Trust Probers.
GUIDED BY WICKERsHAM
Attorney General Picks Flaws With
House Resolution Calling
for Assistance.

President Taft has declined to instruct
the controller OF the currency to make an
investigation to secure for the House
money trust investigating committee facts
not now in the possession of the con-
troller.
Guided by an opinion by Attorney Gen.
eral Wickersham. the President has ad-
vised the committee through its attorney.
Samuel Cntermyer. who made the re-
quest for information, that he does not
think 1t proper to obtain the data in this
manner.
Attorney General Wickersham today
made public the text Of his opinion be-
cause. he said. "of the confused and err
roneous statements" which have appeared
during the past few days regarding it's
purport.
Important Feature.
One important feature of the Attorney
Generals opinion is the statement that
no legal effect is attached to the direc-
tons contained in the House money trust
resolution calling upon the controller of
the currency. Secretary of the Treasury
and other officials to comply with all
instructions of the committee for assist
ance in its labors.
posed by law" says the opinion. land
cannot be lessened or increased by reso-
luton Of one house"
The Attorney Generals opinion, upon
which President Taft based his letter to
the committee. holds that the President
has the lawful power to direct the con-
troller to supply the committee with in
formation already in his possession.
Has Right to Refuse.
The President can. on the other hand,
refuse to divulge this information. II he
thinks the interests of the government
require that 1t be kept confidential, says
the Attorney General.
Most of the information sought by the
committee Is not now in possession OF
the controller. and the Attorney General
holds that the controller has no right to
exercise his power in procuring data
merely for the purpose of furnishing it
to a committe Of one house of Congress.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. December 30.-Wheat de-
velored strength today, owing to smaller
world shipments than expected. The ad-
vance, however. was restrained by pre-
dictions that estimates Of the Argentina
export surplus would have to be enlarged.
Local spectators were the chief buyers.
The opening was unchanged to "a up
May started at Ola to OH. the same
variation from Saturday night as the
market had taken altogether. rise to
91Aa9lA followed.
Wet weather made corn firm. May
opened a shade off to a like amount
higher. at 4S to 1875 and steadied at asa
4Sh
Oats followed the upward course Of
other grain. May. which started UNI
changed to a sixteenth dearer; at 32sz to
32Aa327s. seemed inclined to keep within
that range.
Provisions took the upgrade with hogs
First sales varied from Saturday nights
level to 15c higher, with May at 1890 for
pork. 9.75a9SO for lard and 97Oa9. Is for
ribs.
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TO BUILD PUBLIC WORKS.
Gen. Mcintyre Favors Increasing
Limit of Philippine Indebtedness,

Recommendations for an increase to
$15.OO0,OOO Of the limit of the bonded in
debtedness Of the Philippine government
for much-needed public works for an in
crease in the amount of land that may be
homesteaded. for amendments of the law
governing mining claims, for extension of
the vocational education of the Fflpinos.
citizenship to the residents of Porto
Rico are the principal features of the
annual report of Gen. Frank Mcintyre,
chief of the insular bureau of the War
Department.
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Court Of Appeals.

Present: The chief justice. Mr.. Justice
Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
No. 2432 Rudolph agt. Sensner; appeal
dismissed with costs; opinion by Chief
No. 2443 French agt. Association for
Works of Mercy; decree affirmed with
costs: opinion by Mr.. Justice Robb:
No. 1896. Velati agt. Dante: Judgment
affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr.. JUS
tice Van Orsdel.
No. 241. metropolitan Life Insurance
Company agt. Burch; judgment affirmed
with costs; opinion by Chief Justice
Shepard.
Patent appeal No. 724. In re applica-
missioner of patents affirmed; opinion by
No. 1855. Tribby agt O'Neal; decree
affirmed with costs; opinion by Mr..
Justice Van Orsdel.
No. 1851. United States agt. Won Jen-
ney; Judgment reversed; opinion by Chief
Justice Shepard.
No. M. Patent appeal. In re Boston
Wine and Spirits Company: decision Of
commissioner of patents afnrmed; opinion
by Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel.
No. 245S. District Of Columbia agt.
Gardiner; judgment Of Police Court re-
versed with costs and cause remanded
with directions to reform the judgment
by ordering a revocation OF the license
OF the defendant In error; OPINION oy
Patent appeal. No. 76s. In re Western
Electric Company: decision Of commits
s. oner Of patents affirmed; opinion by Mr.
Justice Robb.
Patent appeal No. 76S. In re Otis A.
Mygatt; decision Of commissioner Of pat
ents affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice Van
Orsdel.
al: Judgment reversed; opinion by Chief
Justice Shepard.
Patent appeal No ITO. Henderson agt..
Gilpin; decision OF commissioner Of pat
ents affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Robb.
Patent appeal No. $50. In re Reisch
Brewing Company; decision OF commits
sioner Of patents affirmed; opinion by Mr..
Justice Robb.
Patent appeal. No. 791. In re Charles W.
Merrill decision Of commissioner of pat
ants affirmed; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Robb.
Patent appeal. No. 49, Broune agt Dy
son: decision of commissioner of patents
reversed and priority awarded to
Broune; opinion by Chief Justice Shep-
ard.
No. 500. Patent appeal In re william
L. Bliss; decision OF commissioner OF pat
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LONDON
UNIQUE ART TREASURE SALE.
Articles From Imperial Palaces in
China to Be Disposed Of.
Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondents OF Inc Sthr.
LONDON, December %. 1912.
Negotiations are in progress which may
lead to one of the most sensational sales
OF art treasures that have ever taken
place in London. II is the public auction
of the wonderful treasures from the i'm
perial palaces in China, which include
the finest specimen OF every form Of
Chinese porcelain.
The chinese palaces are vast store
houses of art treasures. The late dowa-
ger empress was an assiduous collector,
for she used to receive on her birthdays
quantities of bronzes, black pearls and
gold ornaments Of rare workmanship
from loyal subjects who wished to buy
her favors.
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FALL FROM BATHTUB FATAL.
Brother of Frank Gotch, Wrestling
Champion, Dies in Unusual Manner,

NEW ORLEANS, December go
Adolph Gotch. twenty-seven years old.
brother OF Frank Gotch. the champion
heavyweight wrestler. met death in a
peculiar manner in a rooming house in
Dauphine street here late last night.
Shortly after Gotch had repaired to
a, bathroom in the house. groans were
heard issuing from the room. Breaking
open the door. other occupants Of the
house found him stretched out on the
floor dying.
He died before physicians arrived
Coroner OHara declared that death
was due to a broken neck. sustained in
falling out Of the bathtub Gotch was
employed here as Il stationary engineer.
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NINETEEN ELECTED MEMBERS.
Admissions Approved by Chamber Of
Commerce Committee.

Nineteen new members of the Chamber
of Commerce were elected by the member
ship committee of the chamber at meet
ing this afternoon. The new members
are Walter C. Scott, Martin Meeneham
A. Lotus. NJ. Leroy Golf. Harris N
Brown. William Cato. Henry May. E. S.
Wolfe, o. A. c. Oehmler, John w. Hol-
combe, Edward T. Dawson, Joseph Hall
Chase, George w. Joiss. William D. Sui
livan Michael Naughton. James LOTUS
Peter LOTUS. James D. McConville, Dr.
Sigmund A. Szaria.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. December. 3O.-Flour-
Quiet, but steady.
Wheat-Lighter worlds shipments and
scattered commission house buying on
wheat market this morning; May 97Ha
97A
Pork-Barely steady.
'Beef-Steady.
Lard-Weak; middle west. 9.s5a995,
Raw sugar-Quiet: muscovadO. 50 test
823; centrifugal. 06 test. 373; molasses
50 test. 2.9S: refined. quiet.
Petroleum-Steady. 81.
enthusiastically.
Hay-Quiet.
Hides-Easy.
Leather-Firm.
Butter-Steady; receipts. 4.OS6 tubs;
creamery extras. 35a3712: firsts. 32a35;
seconds. 29a3l thirds. 27a2s; creamery
he'd extras. 33a34: firsts. 30a32: seconds.
2Sa29; thirds. 26a21: state dairy finest, 80
a34; good to prime. 2sa31: common to
fair, 23a21; process extras, 261sa27; firsts,
25laa28; seconds. 221sa24: imitation cream
cry firsts. 24ha25: factory held. 23iaa241a
factory current make, frsts. 23a24: Sec
onds. 22a22h: packing stock. held. 21a22:
packing stock. current make, No. 2, 81;
No. 3, lSa2O.
Cheese-Quiet: receipts. 904 boxes.
State. whole milk. held. white or colored.
specials, IS; do. white or colored, aver
age fancy. 17ha17%; state whole milk
held lower grades 161aa17H: state whole
milk. fresh, white or colored, not green,
17a17A: do. white or colored. average run,
16l4a161z: state. whole milk poor liza
I5ls: daisies, held. best, 1Sa1SA skins.
3al4A.
Eggs-S.eady; receipts. 1901 cases;
fresh-gathered extras 31a32; extra flrsts.
2aa3O: firsts. 27a2s: seconds and lower
grades. 22a26: held fresh average best.
21a23: do. poor to fair. 1ta2O: fresh gath
cred dirties. 16a18: fresh-gathered checks.
Hale; refrigerator special marks fancy
local storage. 201ka21; do. firsts. 1920:
refrigerator firsts on docks. 19a1911; do,
seconds. 1Sa1Sh: thirds and poorer, la
TN: state. Pennsylvania and nearby hem
merry whites. fancy large new laid. 42a45:
do. selected white. defective in size and
quality. 3ja40; do. hennery brown, 80;
do. gathered brown and mixed colors ga
80; western gathered whites 2Sa36.
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A Born Salesman.

From the Kansas City Journal.
lyon are wasting your time writing
poetry
But l sell my poetry protested the
other.
"And that convinces me that you can
sell anything. Such being the case, why
not take up high-class bonds, or steel
bridges, or something big" IL
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Asks for Railroad Pay Change.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has pre-
scented to the House committee on post
offices and post roads an appeal for a
change in the methods of making pay
ments to railroads for carrying mails.
The institution of the parcel post Is
necessary for the change. he explains, as
the weight of packages to be carried will
be increased.
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SNOW BURIES FIFTEEN.
Three Bodies Recovered From Under
Slide at Fernie, B. G.

WINNIPEG. Man., December 3O.-It
is reported that heavy slide Of snow
today at the Coal Creek mines of the
Crows Nest Pass Coal Company. at Fer
ME. B. c.. carried with it a carpenter
shop in which fifteen men were working.
Three bodies had been recovered at
noon.
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ACTUAL CHURCH UNION MADE.
Methodists and Congregationalists Of
Park Ridge, ILL.,, Merge.

CHICAGO. December 3O.-Actual church
union. such as was advocated by the fed
eral council of the Church OF Christ In
America, held here few weeks ago. Is
finding an illustration in Park Ridge.
suburb The Central Methodist Episcopal
Church and the First Congregational
Church have decided to merge.
The last service under the separate or
1anixation was held yesterday. Next
Sunday, the first Of the new year. the
services of the new organization. to be
called hereafter the United Church of
PARK Ridge. will be held. The two
churches have been in Park Ridge for
more than fifty years.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon:
Capital Traction 5s. $500 at 10.
Washington Railway and Electric As, $500 at
1914. $500 at S37k. $500 at 81.
Washington Railway and Electric CON-, 25 at
SIS.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd., at
9014. at g0A.
Washington Gas. at SCH.
East Washington Savings Bank. 20 at 1874.
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J.
ASHLEY GOULD DGDiEf Sec .Ta
In addition the admitted of S6S68594 shown
statement the First National Fire Insurance Company
had November subscribed capital and surplus of $780,
Sao4o paid The balance account
subscriptions being paid monthly nstaments and will
credit in the companys admitted
capital surplus of the company of 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-30

In a quarrel over young girl with
whom both were infatuated, Boud Davis.
eighteen years old. shot and killed Irwin
Asbury. twenty years old, at East Lynn,
In Wayne county, w. Va. Davis was ar
rested.
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WEATHER.
Rain This Afternoon, Cloudy To-
night; Tuesday Probably Fair.

For the District Of Columbia-Rain this
afternoon. cloudy tonight. Tuesday prob
ably fair: moderate to brisk south, shift
ing to west, winds.
The disturbance that developed over the
middle west Sunday Is now central near
Lake Superior and moving eastward. Dur
ing the last twenty-four hours it caused
rains and warmer weather in all districts
east Of the Mississippi river and In the
lower Mississippi valley. Another storm
Is central over the Dakotas and moving
rains In The northwestern states and
rains in the north Pacific states.
There will be rain this afternoon
throughout the Atlantic states and to-
the immediate Atlantic coast. There will
be snow tonight or Tuesday In the region
OF the great lakes and generally fair
weather tonight AMI Tuesday in the
southern states.
Temperature will be somewhat lower
during the next thirty-six hours through
out the Atlantic states, the east gulf
states. the Ohio valley and the lake re-
gion.
The winds along the New England coast
will be increasing south. shifting to west.
Tuesday: on the middle Atlantic coast
brisk to high south, shifting to west: on
the south Atlantic coast brisk and high
south. shifting to west except moderate
vi the FIOTlOd ana georgia. coasts, on
the east gulf coast. moderate, southwest
and west. -,.'.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
pm. ~: II midnight. a; today.
am. Al; 8 am, 80; IL noon. 81; 2
pm. 54 Maximum, 81, at 2 pm. to-
day: minimum. 80. at 8 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. AZ; minimum, 81.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 pm, 30.14;
4 am. 29.s1: am. 1918; IL noon.
1858; pm. $3.50.
Tide Tables.
Today-I.ow tide, 7:18 am and 1855
p.m.; high tide. 12:42 am. and liza pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 6:S am. and 9
pm; high tide, I: Al am. and 2:12 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:19 am; sun sets.
4:47 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 7:19 am.
Moon, last quarter, 1904 pm. today.
The City Lights.
Public electric arc and electric mean
descent lamps all lighted fifteen minutes
after sunset and extinguished forty-five
minutes after sunrise: public gas lamps
lighted twenty minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty minutes before sun
rise. Naphtha lighting service has been
discontinued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-30

Mineola Tribe of Red Men, Leitersburg
Md, are planning for big celebration
New Year day. A fantastic parade will be
q feature. Ex-Justice Elias B. Hartle Of
Hagerstown and others will deliver ora
tons. a banquet will follow
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. December 3O.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance OF
. to 10 points in response to higher L1v-
erpool cables, reports that sentiment was
becoming more bullish In the English
trade and active buying by local ana
southern trade interests.
January notices were estimated at about
20.oOO bales, and may have caused some
good demand for January around the
ring. and the same spot house which were
believed to be taking up the cotton also
were buyers of later deliveries
Wall street selling and scattering liqui-
dalton checked the advance, with the
market becoming less active toward the
end Of the first hour. and prices eased
on or points from the best.
Continued support of the near months
from spot brokers gave the market a
steady Gndertone later in the morning,
but after the close of Liverpool had shut
out arbitrage business the demand here
became less active and prices eased on
toward midday. with the near months
Saturdays closing figures. December
and January remained relatively steady
and about II or II points net higher.
Spot cotton-Quiet; midding uplands.
10 nominal.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
were 5000 bales, against JO.4O2 last
week. and "a. So last year; for the week.
10000 bales. against 262.514 last week
at Galveston were 12.7l9 bales. against
1i9OS last year; at New Orleans, GAS.
against 4347 last year, and at Houston,
ii.2s2 bales, against 1O,461 last year.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, December 3O-Closing:
-otton-Spot in fair demand; prices
higher: American middling, fair, I'll:
good middling. 1871; middling. III; low
niddling. $50: good ordinary, 6.53: ordi-
nary. Cos. The sales OF the day were
5000 bales, of which 500 were for specu-
alton and export and included $500
American. Receipts were 5000 bales,
including 6O.0OJ American. Futures
opened firm and closed quiet. December,
IG212; OVERWHELMINGLY, 6.SS: January
February, 6S3l1 February-March. 6S2ha !;
March-April. 6.S1: April-May, CTS: May
Iune. 6I7H: June-July. 6.75: July-August.
LIN: August-September. $50: Septem-
,er-October. $40; October November.
i311..
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FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. December 30-Three per cent
rentes, 50 francs Is centimes for the &C
count: exchange on London, d francs 16
centimes for checks; private rate Of dis
count, per cent
BERLIN, December 30.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks Az pfennigs for
checks; money for the settlement. 50
per cent.
LONDON, December 3O.-Bullion
amounting to E1O.0O0 was withdrawn
from the Bank of England today for
shipment to the continent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-30

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-30

Hourly Sales Of Stocks Today.
ii am, $3.50 l2m.. 80. 844O
Inn, llSO1J 2p.rn... l35,30j
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

II you want work read the want col
umns of The Star.
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DECLINE AT OPENING
Strong Pressure Sends the
Active Issues Down.
SLIGHT RECOVERIES LATER
American Express at Its Lowest
Point for Dozen Years.
OUTSIDE INTEREST IS SMALL
After Floor Traders Cease Their Sell
ing Operations the Market
7 Rallies Easily.
SLIGHT RECOVERlES LATER
OUTSIDE INTEREST IS SMALL

NEW YORK, December 30.-Stocks
were under pressure when trading was
begun today, and all of the active issues
declined Pressure was most pronounced
in the case of Steel. which lost point.
Union Pacific. Canadian Pacific and
Reading declined a like amount and Erie
list preferred q.
After a number of stocks had been de-
pressed a point or more pressure relaxed
and slight recoveries ensued.
Professional operators favored the snort
side of the market again today, and solu
the active issues literally for time, with
resultant sharp declines. In addition there
was scattered liquidation in some OF the
minor specialt!es and hgh-class invest
ment stocks.
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Falls Ten Points.

American Express fell 10 points to It's
lowest figure in dozen years. Little out
side interest was apparent and after the
floor traders had ceased selling the mar
ket rallied easily. Amalgamated Copper
displayed conspicuous strength.
There was less tension in the bond
market and call loans opened at per
cent. Bonds were irregular.
Copper stocks rose smartly on the an
nouncement that large orders had been
taken for the metal at IN cents Anal
xamated touched -. General Electric also
gained points. Lackawanna opened
down 10 points.
: Prices crept gradually higher despite
the pauc!ty of the demand. and in the
early afternoon the list averaged sight
~ above last weeks closing.
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, December 3d.
Wheat-Quiet. steady; spot No. red
1.O5A: spot No. 2 red western. 1.O7A: De-
cember No. 2 red. 1.OoA: January No.
red. 1861; February No. red. 1.O71z
March No. red, 1.O9h: steamer No. 2
red. 97A: receipts. 156. $50 bushels.
Corn-Easier: spot contract, 50: year
80: January. 51&a517s: February. 51ssa
SIS; steamer mixed. 40h; receipts. 2e9,
246 bushels; exports. 1851.
Oats-Dull: No white. 3a1sa39A: stand.
ard white. 3Sha3SA: No. 3 white, 37lea
37%: receipts. 81. S3S bushels.
Rye-Dull: No. western domestic. Z:
asked: receipts 1884 bushels.
Hay-Quiet: No. / timothy. 19.OOa19 so
No / clover mixed 15.5Oa16.OO
Grain freights-Firmer: steam to Liver.
pool, per quarter, 3s 41ad, January: Cork
for orders. per quarter, 3s 71sd January.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. December 3O.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot steady: No. 1 Manitoba. 7s
I'D; No. 2 Manitoba. Is SID No. 3
Manitoba, Is 3hd: futures steady: De-
cember, Is Sd: March. IS ND: May. Is
2Hd..
Corn-Spot easy: old American mixed,
IS ID; do. via Galveston, rs lid nominal;
futures steady. January. is sd; February,
Is 9Ad.
Flour-Winter patents, 29s Cd.
Hops-In London Pacific COAST, ga
15sa f6.
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The Safest investments

CAPITAL
Financial company. well introduced on Paris
and London stock exchanges. Is open 10 neRo-
tiate securities paying large dividends. Would
buy by contract big business. industrial or min
ing. to form Joint stock companies. Write 10
BALDY & CO., Bankers. IS rue Blanche. Paris
(France).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-30

For the District Of Columbia-Rain this
afternoon. cloudy tonight Tuesday prob
ably fair: moderate to brisk south, shift
ing to west winds
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FINANCIAL.

1t of Examination by Insurance Department of the DIS
Columbia of November 2, 1872