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CAMPAIGN MANAGERS DEVISE
NOVEL ADVERTISING SCHEMES

tail at friendly delegates. They have an
other "Houn Dawg' In town that banks.
This one was sent to the Clark head
quarters by Richard McKindless, chief
clerk of the criminal court of Baltimore.
The Marshall boomers. with keen souls
for hot weather, rented Il hotel roof gar
den for admirers of the Indiana man.
The Harmon leaders have a reception
room just opposite the Wilson room.
Shortly after the Autograph contest.
consisting of attempts to plaster the ho-
tel from cellar to roof with presidential
pictures started. the Clark friends hung
In the hotel lobby a large likeness of the
speaker and nailed on the frame the
question: Don't he look like a Presl-
dent?' This morning some one fastened
onto II q sheet of paper bearing the
reply: "IIe do not" The cutting thing
about it was that the sheet of paper was
tackled on with a Wilson button.
The rivalry Of the presidential candi-
dates promises to be forgotten for the
moment tomorrow night when, in the
sort OF lull before the battle. the women
suffragsts will make q big demonstration.
Women on six floats. representing the
six states where women have the right to
vote will wear laurel wreaths. Behind
them will trudge members of the Just
Government league of Maryland. in shac-
kles. Probably from 700 to 10od persons
will participate
Attention will be given to tombstone
Vance. who will attend the convention as
the alternate for Joseph M. Halloran.of
Connecticut. Tt is said that Vance Will
be the youngest delegate in the conven-
ton. He is p years old
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Baltimore, juno 24-Ingenuity of the
campaign managers of the democratic
presidential aspirants is being put to the
test to find some novel way to advertise
their particular hero of the hour.
Almost from the start of the Baltimore
convention the Wilson hathands became
popular They bore the alliterative mot
to: "wln with Wilson," The Clark men
proflted by the example and got out
hatbands with the words: Champ Clark .
in big red letters Not only that but
the Missouri advertisers went further.
They got out speciality for women.
These were In realty Champ Clark hat
bands with several inches length added.
so as to make them suitable for sashes.
The Wilson forces secured a spacious
banquet hall. extending the entire length
of the hall In which to entertain the vis-
ting delegates. They retained an oc-
tette to chlrp forth Wilson songs. The
latest decorations of the room was n
handwritten copy of the you are right
telegram Of Governor Wilson to william
]. Bryan last week, The handwriting
was after the style of the Governor and
was spread over a sheet of paper ten
feet long.
The Clark forces have hired a rest
room" for similar accommodation of their
friends This hall Is across Baltimore
street and visitors are attracted to It
principally by a big electric "Houna
Dawg' that blinks it's eyes and ways its
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COTTON MARKET IS
RATHER UNSETTLED
Trading Quiet With Close
Steady Net Unchanged
to 5 Points Lower

New York. June 24.-The cotton market
appeared to be rather unsettled today,
but trading was generally quiet, COM
paratively narrow. with an early loss
partly recovered and the close very
steady, net unchanged to points lower.
The initial decline carried October con-
tracts off to II .4Oc and there again APP
peared to be good demand around that
level from some of the leading trade in
this
The buying was by no means agrees
sive, but with offerings comparatively linz
tied. and with some of the private crop
news rather less favorable than seemed
consistent with expectations of a July
bureau up to the 10 year agevarge, the
market steadied. After a rally to about
Saturdays closing figures, prices again
eased off slim, owing to a continuing of
scattered July liquidation to be in prep
aration for notices Friday, but no weak
mess developed and last prices were
within a point or two of the best
Liverpool attributed the decline there
to favorable weather reports from this
side, while some of the early local SELL
ing may have been encouraged by small
er English spot sales.
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New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston Steady; middling, 12Sc; net
receipts, 331: gross receipts, 33l; sales, To-
stock, rs, 429; coastwise, 1854.
New orleans: Quiet; middling, 12lsc; net
receipts, l; gross receipts, 10; sales, 80;
stock, 3S.115.
Mobile: Net receipts, p; gross receipts,
2l; stock. 2S55; coastwise, H.
Savannah: Quiet; middling 12c; net re-
ceipts, ssi; gross receipts, ISL, stock, 45.-
943; coastwise, 6S1.
Charleston: Nominal; middling HE;
stock. 10,363; coastwise. 5S7.
Wilmington: Nominal; middling. 1l1sc;
net receipts, 1874; gross receipts, l34;
stock, 629s; coastwise. so.
Norfolk; Steady: middling, 11Ac; net
receipts. 105; gross receipts, 100; sales,
344; stock, 2S,514; coastwise, ia
Baltimore: Middling. f2c; stock. 6767.
New York: Quiet; middling, l.55c; gross
receipts, 1880; sales, 100 stock, 14s,SS1; con-
tinent, 326; coastwise, 1866.
Boston: Quiet; middling II .55c; gross re-
eelpts, 64i stock, 9O93.
Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, II soc;
stock, 203S.
Minor ports: Coastwise, 55S.
Total today at all ports, net, 973;
continent. 326; stock, 37,7s2.
Consolidated at all ports, net, 30S9;
Great Britain 1903; continent 1907.
Total since September !, at all ports,
net, 11,7e9.s13; Great Britain. 45os,Ssl
France, 115s, 367; continent 4,24l,s 7S; Japan,
5i1 9S3. Mexico, S763
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans June 24.--cotton futures
opened steady, point up TO points
off compared with the close of Sat
urday. Cables were Indifferent. The
weather map noted considerable rain
in the delta, but the moisture was not
called wholly unfavorable in view of
recent dry weather, and the weekly
forecast which promised generally fair
weather for the belt.
Rumors that the long interest In July
Is very strongly held and that holders
of July contracts will demand actual
cotton for every bale they have had a
stimulating effect, although July itself
was inactive. At the end of the first
half hour prices were 8 points over
Saturdays close on the new crop
months, which did not carry a sincere
ring.
The market was dull but steady the
morning session through. Some BUSH
ness was done in July and showed more
strength than any other month on the
board and lent color to the bullish gos-
sip afioat concerning that delivery. One
story was that spot houses hold over
80, 900 bales of long July cotton and
will be obliged to ask for delivery of
the actual stuff in order TO cover sales
they have made to mills.
In the trading up to noon prices went
to 10 points over Saturdays final
prices.
The market in the afternoon was
stagnant. Half an hour prior to the
close prices were points over Satur-
days close.
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to SIS lower Bulk of sales $755 @7.55,
heavy $7.70@7 .771s; packers and butch
ers. s7.55@775, lights $500 1865, pigs
s6.25@6.so.
Sheep Receipts 5000. Market steady.
lambs s@S.75. yearlings s5@6, wethers
1905, ewes s3.50@4.2a stockers $50 a.
Louisville, June 24.-Cattle; Receipts
100. Market firm on choice, dull on
common; range $24S.50.
Hogs: Receipts 1900. Market 10@15c
higher; range S450@7.70.
Sheep and lambs: Receipts 5000 Mar
ket quiet Lambs So c down; sheep 4Ac
down; some fancy lambs would sell
higher IL receipts were smaller.
st. Louis, June 24.-Cattle: Receipts
740o including $500 Texans. Market
steady to 10c lower. Native shipping
and export sS.50@S.95, dressed and
butchers steers s6.50@S.50, stockers
s350@6, calves s6.25@S.25. southern
steers s5.5OQ8.75. cows and heifers $3.50
Q3.25.
Hogs: Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Pigs and lights s5.25 @S.70. mixed and
butchers s7.50@S.25. good heavy $3.50
@S.25.
Sheep: Receipts 600. Market 1c low
er. Muttons s4@9.55, lambs s5.25@9 10,
stockers $2.25Q3.50.
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QUEER SITUATION
CROPS UP ON COAST

San Francisco, June PA peculiar sit
uation has arisen In California regard
Ing the election of members of the cleo
toral college. Under tNe primary law in
effect In this state the nominees of the
various parties to the state legislature,
together with the hold over senator's
will meet October to nominate the party
candidates for the electoral college. but
the name Of the presidential nominee will
not appear on the ballot in November.
In California, with the republican politi-
cal machinery dominated at present by
Theodore Roosevelts supporters. the cleo
tors nominated by the state senate and
assemblymen may easily be Roosevelt
men. who would secure the regular re-
publican column on the ballot submitted
to the voters in November. In that event
if/the supporters of the President placed
an electoral ticket In the field they prob
ably would have to do so by petition, If
that can be done.
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COLUMBUS CITY
OFFICIALS CHOSEN


Columbus Miss. June 24.-(Speclal.)
On account of none OF those gentlemen
who some time since announced as de-
sirous of succeeding themselves in their
respective offices connected with the city
government here, the Lowndes county
democratic executive committee has
issued notice and declared all an
nouncers elected, their terms OF office
to continue for two years from next
January 1. The only change Is In the
board of school trustees, Capt. e. p.
wilkinson and Fl. t. Sanford retiring
In favor of James w. Lipscomb and
James T. Searcy.
The following is the list of officers
Mayor. e. S. Donnell; couneilmen. b. A.
Weaver, John A. Smell, Ledyard A.
Vaughan, D. S. McClanahan, r. S. Moore
and John w Steen Board of school
trustees, w c. Gunter, w. N. Pickett,
James w. Lipscomb and James T.
Searcy.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, June 24.-At the beginning
OF business today the condition of the
United States treasury was:
Working balance in treasury offices.
$50. 76S, 1876.
In banks and Philippine treasury,
$50, 3S2 1886.
The total balance in the general fund
was 1886, 500, 277.
Ordinary receipts Saturday were $685.
,595, with ordinary disbursements of 81
1856, 49,
The surplus to date this fiscal year is
$63s2.3SS as against a surplus of $14, 40S s67
at this date last year.
Figures exclude Panama canal and pub
lie debt transactions.
Copper exports this month 1891 tons.
London copper was firm; spot, Ell 5s; flu
lures, ELS IS cd; sales; standard copper,
New York, so tons.
New York sales of tin % tons. London
tin; firm spot, e206 15s; futures, e197.
London lead, Ell ISIS Cd; London spelter,
f25 los; iron. Cleveland warrants. Sos in
London.
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Coffee Market

New York. June 24.-Coffee futures
opened steady a decline of / to 2 points,
In RESPONSE to somewhat disappointing
European cables, and sold off during the
day under scattering liquidation or pres
sure from trade sources which was ac-
oompanied by reports of a less active
spot demand. The close was barely
steady, l to s points lower. Sales, SO, $50
bags. June. 1860 July, 10 CSC; August,
1890: September 13.ssc; October, u Csc I:
November, 1880; December, 1403c; Janu-
airy, 14.07c; February, IA O3c; March. 4.11c:
April IA .12c; May. H.14c. Havre, I'M
changed to II higher. Hamburg. .un-
changed to u higher; Rio. so reis higher at
$777: Santos, steady; As unchanged. rs
80 higher at 7 5000 Brazilian port re-
ceipts, $4,000: Jundihy receipts 25,
against a holiday last year. Today's
cables reported firm, As. 8 $3.50. or so
refs higher; Rio No. Z, 4%c; Santos. No.
4, 1880; mild. quiet; Cordova. 16a1hc
nominal
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All these will favor Mr.. Roosevelt That
the Pacific coast republicans will favor
Mr.. Roosevelt cannot be doubted, SO that
the disintegratlon of the republican party
may be confidently looked for
III the democratic party names a eandi-
date that favors methods not approved by
our basic law-if a constitutionalist, that
Is, progressive conservationist is not
named, then will the political fight be
problematical.
IL the democratic convention names
candidate that the rank and file OF the
party that contends for equal rights for
the poor and the rich, that opposes special
favors to those that consolidate as cor
porations, then VIII the democratic STAN
dard bearer be elected and the congress
will also be democratic
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AMERICANS FORCED TO PAY
$500 RANSOM TO REBELS

two months OF depredations, had the
facts began to come through. Campo
reached the city of Chihuahua with 500
men out of a force of 5000 men. He
became involved in a quarrel with Gen.
Pascual Orozco and was placed in jail.
General Argumedo. however, with
about 800 men, is now ravaging the
state of Durango pursued by the fed
eral commander. General Blaquet.
Argumedo. 1t is reported, is attempt
Ing to cut his way southwark to form
a junction with the Zapatistas in the
extreme south OF Mexico At Veledarina
40 federal volunteers captured by Gem
oral Campo were executed In small
squads Rebel officers We'd with one
another for the privilege of conduct
ing the executions. One of the pitIful
sights was the killing OF a federal vol
unteer about So years old by a rebel
soldier hardly out of his teens.
A man arriving here told of 1nding
near Torreon seven bodies horribly dis
figured and mutilated by the Zapatistas.
One of them was a woman. This act
Is charged To the federal forces.
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION
by II. II. LEINAD

am not a prophet, nor yet the son of
D. prophet, but as "guesser' / have
nearly made good. I gave 1t as my opin-
ion that there would be at least two can
dldates-the following of both-largely
republicans.
History. like panics, repeats Just as
our planets have an orbit, just as they
return so that we may see them and feel
their influence. so men and mankind re-
voIve around some common center,
Recall the fact and have before re-
ferred to 1t In these columns that in 1860
the democratic party was divided-dlffer-
ing in principles, Just as the republican
party of today is divided on principles
The delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention in 1860 met in Charles
ton, s. c. Mr.. Douglass ON the first bal
lot was the leading candidate. having las
out of $50 votes cast, with candidates in
the field.
IL was boisterous convention and
lasted longer than any convention of It's
kind The convention adjourned to meet
in Baltimore. Md. Mr.. Douglass was
named on the second ballot receiving ISL
votes. Breckenridge receiving only II.
Those that were opposed TO Mr.. Douglass
separated and organized another conyen-
tion, naming Mr.. Breckenridge Of Ken
lucky. and he received 105 votes, no OPP
position.
The republican party named Mr.. Lin
coin as it's standard bearer and the popu-
lar vote cast was as follows: 1,SG6.352 for
Mr.. Lincoln: 1.375,157 for Mr. Douglass.
and S45,763 votes for Mr.. breckenridge
The ELECTORAL vote was for Mr.. Lincoln,
1870, for Mr.. Douglass II. for Mr.. Breck-
enridge ~. The Wings and Tnionlsts had
united and they named Mr.. Bell as their
candidate. He received 5s9,5S1 votes at
the election and had 30 ELECTORAL votes
cast for him
cratic nominee, while getting large pop
ular vote. received less electoral votes
than either of the other candidates
1t may be well to recall the fact that
Progressive Republicans" from a num-
Der of states on OctobeA l6, 1911. met in
Chicago, and adopted platform called
their party the Progressive Republican
Party and endorsed Mr.. LaF GILLETTE as
their candidate for the presidency So
that Mr.. Roosevelt while nof securing all
the delegates he claims were honestly
elected for him, yet he has deliberately
taken the name of the party that last Oc-
tober organized and endorsed Mr. LaFol-
lette. las'fl
The break up and new alignment of the
voters In 1890 in the democratic party,
will be parallelled by the republican party
in 1912. That Mr.. Roosevelt viii have in
some sections large following cannot be
doubted Ills efforts in securing delegates
where he made direct appeal to the peo-
pie shows this plainly.
The vast army of discontinued people.
those that want Cuba and large slice
of Mexico annexed. those that are down
and out politically and for every Office
holder. there are ten strong applicants.
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FL Paso. Tex, June 24.--Seventeen
Americans in Veledarina, so miles west
OF Torreon, Mex. and about 400 miles
south of the American border. were
recently lined up against a barn while
a half dozen drink -crazed rebels bran
dished skis hooters In their faces and
threatened summary execution unless
million dollars ransom was forth
coming. The rebels abandoned their
orgy when $500 in gold was paid them.
This incident Is one of series of atroc-
tiles committed by the Mexican reyolu-
tionists under Generals Campo and Ar
gumedo in the vicinity of Torreon and
was first made public by party OF wit
nesses to the scenes enacted in tho
interior. who arrived here today.
Citizens of the United States, they
said, had feared the consequences of
revelation Of their plight through
official chapnels, and only with the
routing of columns under Generals
Campo and Argumedo after nearly
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston Steady; middling, II l5-16c; net
receipts, 442; gross receipts,( 4i2; ship
ments. 94S; stock, 81, 202.
Augusta: Quiet; middling. 12l4c; net re-
receipts, 442; gross receipts, 4i2; ship
It's; sales, 1888; stock, ,299.
Memphis: Steady; middling. 12$c net
receipts, 346; gross receipts, co., ship
ments, 254; sales, 325; stock 22.s3S.
ST. Louis: Quiet; middling, 12isc;
stock, 14,261.
cincinnatl: Net receipts, 172; gross re-
ceipts, iii; shipments, III; sales, 300;
stock, 1868
Little Rock: quiet: middling, 11Ac; net
receipts, 3; gross receipts, 8; shipments, 8.
Total today: Net receipts, 1868; gross re-
ceipts. 2232; shipments, 1854; sales. 1913;
stock 1855.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool. June 24.-Closing; spot cot
ton in fair demand; prices 3 points lower;
American rniddling fair. 7.24d; good mid
ding, 6.S6d middling, good; low middling,
coed: good ordinary. 5SSd; ordinary, 5.4Od
Sales of the day were 5000 bales OF
which 800 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 100 American. Re
ceipts, 1900 bales, including 1900 Amer
lean.
Futures opened steady and closed
steady. June, 6.1hd; June-July, s.401sd:
Juiy-August, 641d; August September.
6.39d; September-October, sod; October
November. 6.271kd; November December.
G.2fd; December-January, 6.2311d: January
February. 6.23xd; February March, 6.24d
March-April, s.25d; April May, 6.25ikd !:
May-June, 6.26izd.
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Live Stock Market

Chicago June 24.-Cattle: Receipts
1900 Beeves steady to shade higher.
cows and heifers steady to IOc low
er. Beeves $6.10@9.60 Texas steers s6.4o
as. western steers s6.50MS, stockers
s4.20@6.75, cows and heifers $2.s5@S,
calves s5.2517.55.
Hogs: Receipts $4,000. Market opened
&c higher; advance lost later; closing
weak Light s72547.7o mived 1850
IT'S, heavy s7.2047.75. rough $1,000
TAO. pigs s5.10@ $50. bulk Of sales $50
OTTO.
Sheep; Receipts 1000 Market steady
to sc lower Native $3.25@535. west
ern s3.50M 40, yearlings s475m6s5.
native lambs S4.25 @775, western $3.50
@7.S5, spring lambs s5.25m990.
Kansas City. June 24.-CattIe: Re-
ceipts 1900. including 1000 southerns
steady to foc lower. Southern steers
steadys to Csc down. Dressed beef and
export steers, ss.4oGs.5o, southern
steers s5@s.5O, cows s3.50@5.50, calves
$4MS.
Hogs: Receipts $500. Market steady
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WHEAT MARKET IS
A TR|FLE LISTLESS
July Unchanged, But More
Deferred Months Are
Lower

Chicago, June 24.-While July wheat
was strong and unchanged. the more
deferred months were about &c low
er. The market was quiet and there
was lack of trend.
There was stronger undercurrent in
corn on short covering, although there
was promise of higher temperatures
and more favorable weather throughout
the corn belt.
Oats were fractionally better for July
and September in sympathy with the
strength shown by wheat and corn, but
the more deferred months were easier
Hog products were steady to a shade
lower for pork and lard. while ribs
were triffe higher.
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MASONIC NOTICE

THE MEMBERS OF BIRMINGHAM
FRATERNAL LODGE NO. 1854, KING
SOLOMON LODGE NO. AGO AND BIR-
MINGHAM TEMPLE LODGE NO. GAO
ARE URGENTLY REQUESTED TO
MEET AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE AT
4 O'CLOCK TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
JUNE 20, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AS
SISTING THE VI. w. GRAND LODGE
OF ANCIENT FREE AND ACCEPTED
MASONS IN THE CEREMONIES or
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF
TEMPLE EMANUEL. vIsITING
CORDIALLY INVITED TO
ATTEND. TRANSFORMATION WILL
BE FURNISHED.
II. w. ASHMAN, w. NJ.
STEPHEN II. GREEN, w. NJ.
l.. c. LEADBEATER, w. n
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, June 24-The market was
dull at the decline with moderate trad
ing. Buying Of old crop months with
selling OF new was a feature of minor
moment as light gains resulted from pri-
vate advices OF too cool nights in Geor-
gia.
nowhere excessive and Texas advices are
growing. =
The chronicle estimate of only "a point
reduced acreage Is disputed by some
southern observers who expect the bu-
reau to confirm U cir estimate Of TO 8
cents of. 1t is q waiting market.
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SUSPEND RATES
UNTIL CHRISTMAS

Washington, June PA general tariff
filed on behalf Of Southwestern rail-
roads increasing by about 10 per cent the
freight charges of cotton seed products
from points in Oklahoma to destinations
in Texas and other states today was sus-
pended by the interstate commerce com
mission until December %, next. The
question of freight charges on cotton seed
and cotton seed products is under inves-
tigation by the commission