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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston: Quiet; middling> 97sc; net re ceipts, 14,977; gross receipts. 14,977; ship ments, 14,329; sales, 3246. stock, 173,7O5.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 9asc; net receipts, TAG; gross receipts, 1l01; ship. ments, 3246; sales. 14ss; stock. sS,o91.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 9S4c; nei receipts. 1886; gross receipts. 1880; ship ments, 39S4; sales, 9200: stock, 19l,349
 St. Louis: Firm; middlng. 97sc; net re- ceipts. 216; gross receipts, 1036; shipments s22 sales, 3S0: stock, 37,96S.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 379; gross re- ceipts, 37s: shipments, So3; stock. Ss92.
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 9Ac; net receipts. 191: gross receipts. 19l; ship ments, 1335; stock, 36,lS1.
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 9asc; net re- ceipts, 424; gross receipts, 424; shipments, [: sales, BOT; stock. 22o.
 Total today: Net receipts. B,31s; gross receipts, 19,99o; shipments. ai76; sales, l4.60l; stock, 527,5N.
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St. Louis Produce

Hay firm; timothy, $24q2s; prairie, $15q lg. Whisky, $l 40. Iron cotton ties, 9lc. Baggins, sssc. Hemp twine 71ac. Pork unchanged: jobbing, Si6.75. Lard higher prime steam, s9.12lza9. .221a. Dry salt meats unchanged; boxed extra short, sssc; clear ribs. S3sc short clears, sssc. Bacon unchanged; boxed extra shorts. 95sc clear ribs. 9ssc; short clears, 9s4c. Receipts Flour. 34,000; wheat 23,0O0; corn, 109,Ooo; oats, 20,0O0. Shipments: Flour, 5000; wheat 22,0O0: corn. 6l.000; oats, 26OO0. Poultry weak; chickens, lie; springs. 111sc: turkeys, 14c; ducks, 13c; geese, SC. Butter firm; creamery, 26@32c. Eggs firm,
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MORRIS AVENUE
 MARKETS IMPROVE Delayed Receipts in All Commodities Arrive.
 Good Fowl Demand

The tone in the markets of Morris ave nue was much stronger yesterday than the preceding day, Business generally was active and receipts were good in most every line, some of which were ship ments which had been delayed as a re- suit of cold weather.
 A more active demand was witnessed in the poultry trade. Hens were sold extensively and show an increase of 1c per pound, while fryers sold readily at an advance of 1sc per pound. The egg de- mand was good at 2S@'3oc per dozen.
 Feed merchants spoke favorably of con- ditions, and reported the arrival of three cars of grain and several cars of hay. Prices were strong and steady.
 The market is as follows:
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JOHNSON WANTS
 AN EXPLANATION

. Chicago, January 1e-"Guess that's dis crimination for you,' said Jack Johnson, worlds heavyweight champion pugilist, last night in speaking of the statement of Commissioner O'Neal that Johnson would not be allowed to box in New York AS an American citizen I would like to know If have not the same right to box in New York as any one else. he said. They allow boxers to go in the ring there who are not even American citizens" he said. 'They allow Langford to box there. Then why do they stop me? am not oyeranxious about boxing in New York. and l would not unless had western referee. l will be down there in short while and will make 1t a special point to call on Mir. O'Neal and ask hts reasons for his actions"
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Capital $1, ,5OO, ,000.00

ceipts. 4S79; shipments, 1888; stock. 2l.- s6s
 Brenham: Receipts. 2ss; shipments, FPS. stock. 1880.
 Charlotte: Steady; middling. Sc; re ceipts, LIS; shipments, 14s; stock, 3D. 390.
 Columbia: Receipts, 25S6; shipments, 5244: stock, 40,117.
 Columbus. Ga. Steady; middlning, 9ike; receipts S3s5 shipments, 1995; sales. 1895; stock, 69e2.
 Columbus. Miss. Receipts, 121l; ship uhents, l257: stock. 6a27. Dallas: Stock 12,722.
 Eufaula: Receipts. 2S5; shipments, 662; stock, S614.
 Greenvilles Receipts, S5f; shipments 2707, stock. 13,025.
 Greenwood, S C.. Receipts, 175; ship ments. 9s; sales, IT; stock, s6,1S7.
 Helena: Receipts, 1054, shipments, 22i5; stock, 11.310,
 Little Rock: Receipts, 24l4; ship ments, S150; stock, 27.252.
 Macon: Receipts, s2s, shipments, s6S; stock. 49,266
 Meridian; Receipts. 21Os; shipments, 3949; stock, 3S50
 Montgomery: Steady niddling, 9ko; receipts, 2396 shipments, 60O7 stock, 10,229.
 Nashville: Quiet; middhng, 9c; re- ceipts, 52
 Natchez. Receipts, 42S; shipments, 200 stock, 722
 Newberry: Receipts, 25 shipments 25 stock, 63a5.
 Raleigh: Quiet; middling. Sac re- eeipts, 1o4 shipments 800; stock, 16, 6S5.
 Rome: Receipts, 1212 shipments, 14S4
 selma. Receipts, 1259; shipments, 3566 Shreveports Steady, middling, sAc; receipts, 2109; shipments, 63O4 stock, 31,03S.
 vicksburg: Receipts, o57 shipments, 105; stock, 15,S14.
 Yazoo City. Receipts, 425 shipments, 675; stock, 14,1SS.
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Cash quotations were as follows: F1our-Steady.
 Rye-No. ?, 96c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 90cd$1 .05; fair to choice mating. $l 26l1 36. Timothy seed. $11@15.
 Clover, $15421 .25.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, old, sl5.5o; new, $le.
 Lard-Per 100 pounds, go. Ea9. 42H. Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $S. .62ik. Butter-Steady; creameries, 2s637c dairies, 25Q33c.
 Eggs-Firm receipts. s19 cases; at mark, cases included, 211sd3l1ac; hrsts 29aS1c; prime firsts, 34c.
 cheese-Steady; daisies, 11%c: twins, 16Ae; young Americas, 1615a16slc; long horns, 161kc.
 Potatoes Steady; receipts, 9. Poultry-Weak turkeys, 13c; chickens, 13c; springs, 1119c.
 veal-steady; 50 to 6o-pound weights. 7d12c.
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and April, s139od1410. London easy; spot, 962 12s Cd; futures, 2S3 Is Cd. Gus tom house returns show exports of 10749 tons so 1aE--this. mouth. J 4alxe copper, s41tzB161sc. electrolytic, 4as@i4ssc casting, 14d14Ac.
 Tin easy; spot, 42.25@4s25: January $4O. .50a41.50; February, $40 25@f1; March s40dA; April, $50. 75q40.75; May. $39.621kq 4o.621s. London steady spot. e1sf; fu- lures. G1s2 5s
 Lead quiet; 4.4Od4.50 New York; s4.3Od 4.35 East St. Louis. London, e15 lis 3d. Spelter quiet; $6. 45Q1665 New York; s6.SGG $50 East St. Louis. London, a26 15s
 Antmony dull; Cookson's, s.75.
 Iron-Cleveland warrants, 4ss 9d in Lon don. Locally iron was steady. No l foundry northern. s14.75a15; No. ?, s1450a 1475; No. 1 southern and No. l southern soft, S142561475.
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CHICAGO WHITE SOX
 TO TRAIN IN TEXAS

Chicago, January 12.-Harry Grabiner, secretary of the Chicago American League club, will leave tomorrow to look for suit able training grounds for the team. He will visit Fort Worth, Corsicana and Gal weston, Tex, and within few days make a recommendation to President Comiskey.
 Grabiner will be gone about two weeks and will also arrange several exhibition games for the spring trip. He will go to Dallas, Wichita, Topeka, Kansas City. St. Joseph and other places for the pur- pose of making dates for games.
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Taking of American Cotton

New Orleans, January 12.-Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cot ton by spinners throughout the world as follows, in round numbers
 This week Ss2, 900 this year, against Ss5,oso last year, and 1000 year before last
 Total since September 1 this year. 6,1ss,- OoO, against 5,2500O0 last year, and 5,l9i,oo the year before.
 Of this northern spnners and Canada took l, ,2OS,O00 bales this year, against l. S6s, 900 last year, and 1279,00 the year oe- fore; southern spinners, 1,1s6,0o, against 1,1S7 900 last year, and 1,o5o,Oo the year be- fore, and foreign spinners, 379iooo. against 1893 900 last year, and 2s65,Ooo the year be- nro
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, January 12.-The local rice market was strong and active today. but trading was light excepting clean Hon. duras. Receipts: Rough, ISIS; clean, 276s; millers, 1744. Sales: Rough, 221 Honduras at 8. 60i3. 75c; 12s Japan at 3.5Gd3.70c; clean. 2116 Honduras at 2l4af1ac; 5s1 Japan at 7-16a3ssc. Quotations: Rough Hon duras, 2.25Qpf. 40c; Japan, 2.5oQ3. .S5c; clean Honduras, s1sm5&c; Japan, 3A44c.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, January 12.-Cotton seed oil was partly a shade lower early today under somewhat freer offerings of crude. but the list soon steadied up on commits sion house buying. covering of shorts and support from refners. Closing prices were generally unchanged to points net high er January, 5.42d5. .43c; February. 5.540 5.55c; March. 5.5Sd5. COG: April. 5.61G5 .63c; May. 5.6Sa5. .6sc. Prime crude. .33d4. 40c: prime summer yellow. 5.36d5. COG; prime winter yellow, 5.50d6 5Oc prime summer white. 5.50@6c. Total sales, 1s.300
 New Orleans, January 12.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined in barrels, per pound, ). .45c. Choice meal, 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton. s8; choice cake, per cent ammmonia, per long ton, s27.
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Coffee Market

New York, January 12-The market for coffee futures opened steady at an ad- vance of , to IA points in response to higher French cables, European buying orders, covering by local shorts and some little bull support. Firm offers from Brazil. however. were said to be un- changed to a shade lower again this morning. The Brazilian movement was liberal, the trade is looking for sharp competition from mild grades as the movement expands, and the market turned easier during the afternoon under near months liquidation and bear press ure, which in addition to talk of more urgency to sell on the part of Brazilian shippers was encouraged by q closing re action at Havre The market was ffnaliy weak on near months and steady on dis tant positions, with prices from ? to D points net lower Sales, 122 800 bags; Jan uary and February, 12.54c; March. F. 56c; |ApriI and May. 12 .50c; June, F 4eei July ! and August, 12.4Sc; September and Oc- |tober, F. .5ec; November, F 45c; December, | 12 SIC.
 Havre was 34 franc higher after hav- ling shown net gain of im1A, Hamburg was 14c higher to i4c lower. Rio was 15 | reis at Ssx025: Santos steady, As 300 reis flower at 7sx650; Is 200 reis lower at 6sx $50 Receipts at the two Brazilian ports, I a, GOO, against 1S,000 last year. Jundiahy receipts, 9o00, against 5SO last year. Rain was reported in all districts of Sac Paulo. |Today's Santos cables reported 4s 150 reis higher at 7sx700; Sac Paulo receipts, 20,00o,
 against 16.o00 yesterday.
 Spot coffee unsettled: Rio, 14c; No. 4 Santos. 151sc nominal; mild coffee quiet;
 Cordova, 1594qls1sc nominal.
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Comparative Cotton Statement

New York, January Comparative cotton statement for the week ending Fri day, January 12:
 Net receipts at all United States ports during week, 364,S7i; net receipts at all United States ports same week last year. 25s, Ss7; total receipts since September 1, 7,s54, 4,9o5 total receipts to same date last year. 6,545,03S: exports Nor the week, 374- 5SS; exports for same week last year, ESQ., 691; total exports since September 1. 5,slO,- l9S: total exports same date last year, A. 325 55S stock at all United States ports, 1 450, 1hS; stock at all United States ports same time last year. 6,42l,129; stock at all interior towns. SS9S20 stock at all interior towns same time last year, 76l291; stock at Liverpool, sS7,000; stock at Liverpool same timei last year. 1,0s90o0; stock of American afoat for Great Britain same time last year, sSl,000
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Treasury Statement

Washington, January 12.-At the be- ginning of business today the condi- 1ion of the United States treasury was: Working balance s66,22S, 199! in banks and Philipine treasury, s33,s62 455; to- tai balance in general fund, $l23,427,- 447; ordinary receipts yesterday. S2,11S,- 216, with ofdinary disbursements, s3,- 42S,511 the deficit to date this fiscal year, $26,75o, 264, as against $6,422.1Si last year. These figures exclude Pan anna canal and public debt transae- tions a
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Flour and Foodstuffs

(Corrected by Tennessee NH Co,)
 Self-raising flour, s5.75. Nellie King foui. per barrel, S5. Boltea meal. per 9s- pound sacks. s1.62. No. corn, per bush el, kiln dried. S5c. Pure wheat shorts, $34. Pure wheat bran, s30. c. s. hulls, per ton. $l0 Prime c. s. meal, per ton, s26. 50. c. s. feed meal, per ton. s24. No. timothy hay, per ton. szS. Mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass. $22. Corn chops, per 1O0-lb. sacks, sl 55. White oats, 66c.
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Cotton Receipts

New York. January l2.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1: Galveston, ,, 46s, ,7S7: New orleans 954,109. Mobile, 257, 7S2: Savannah, 1,e72,075; Charleston. aOS.632; Wilmington. 392.l73; Norfolk, 4ss,02S; Bal timore, 62 1l4 New York, 3i0i; Boston, 3S, "A. Newport News, 7i43 San Francisco. 105, ITS. Brunswick. 277,965; Port Town send, S2,f7s; Pensacola, 90,S05; Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. 115,120; Jacksonville, 3s, oil: Laredo, Tex, 1856; Georgetown, 490; Gufport, 57.90s; Texas City, 411S3; minor ports. 3103. Total. 7,S54,905 bales.
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Imports of Merchandise

New York, January 12.-Imports of mer- chandise and dry goods at the port of New York for the week ending January 6 were valued at $ls,027,002. Imports of specie for the port of New York for the week ending today were $452.9O2 silver and s921 ,5OS gold. Exports were s98o,133 silver and S1 s322 147 gold
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New York Money

New York, January 12.--Money on call, 2@2ss per cent, ruling rate and closing bid, "A per cent: offered, 2ss per cent; time loans, steady; 60 days, 2az 03 per cent 90 days, "A per cent; six months, 4 per cent.
 Close prime mercantile paper, 4@4A per cent; sterling exchange, firm. with actual business in bankers bills at 4 S4 for 50 day bills and 4 ST 10 Tor de- mand commercial bills. ABBA bar sil- yer, 559sc; Mexican dollars, 47c; gov ernment and railroad bonds, steady.
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Fruits and Prnduce

(COrrected by Douglas Bros)
 Apples fancy northern, per bbl., s4Q5. 50; bulk, $2.75Q3. Oranges: California, per box, $5. Lemons: Fancy, per box. Q. Lines: Imported. s1. Pinea pples: g. .75 @3 per crate. Grapes: Tokay, per crate, g.. Concord. pony basket 14c: s-lb. basket, 3Oc. Irish potatoes: Per busheI, sl 40. Sweet Potatoes: Dooley yams, per bush ell. 90cqs1. Rutabagas Canadian, h.. 11sc. Onions; Red Globe, per h. 3c; Spanish, per crate. $1.s5. Celery: Color ado, per crate. $6; per dozen punches, 9Oc QSl.25; Oranges, Florida, s2.50; Cranber- ries, per box, $2.75d3 per bbl., $11
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City. January 12.-Cash wheat, No white, sl-02. Corn, No. 2 mixed, s5p e6c No. white, Sic Oats No. white. 5Oa51c No. 2 mixed. 49@49kc. Close . Wheat. May, sl.O1M1 .oiis July. 927sc Corn, May, 6534c; July. 61sc.
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Poultry and Eggs
f-orrecfed hv Garretf 4 LI

Corrected by Gafrett M Hinel r Hens-30935c; live, per pound, 15c; large flyers. 15c ID; medium flyers, 16l17c per lb small 16Ql7c per lb Ducks-S00l40c each. Guineas, 25c. Boosters. 25c each Geese, 50QG0c. Live turkeys, 16Q17c h. Dressed turkeys. 1SQ20c Ib. Eggs, fresh 2S090c. Country butter. 20Q25c lb. Rabbits $l.50.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
by Armour & Col

tCofrected by Armolr & Co.)
 Lard, 1lhc. compound. S..c; D. S. Short ribs, s9.%; D. S. fat backs, s9.05; clear bellies, sl0.50. Ham butts, 12c; Boston butts, 11hc: porq Joins, 111zc; spare ribs, He: breakfast bacon, 19ikG21c. Star Reg. ham, 14Ac Star skinned ham, 15Ac.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans, January 12.-Spot closed steady, lsc up. Middling,. 9%c Sales, 1850 with 2350 to arrive. Low ordinary. s5 15-16c; ordinary, 6%c; good ordinary, 3-16c strict good ordinary 8 9-16c; low middling. S7sc' strict low middling 914e strict middling, age; good strict fniddling, t0isc; strict mid ding fair 10%c; miHdling fair to fair, 11c; fair, II ssc. Receipts, 11s4O; stock, 2X4416
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HUBBARD BROS. 6 co.

N. Members New York Cotton Er. |change New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso. Non. Orders soliqIted for the pur. te and sale of Cotton and Coffon A NOil for future delivery. Special ii. A and liberal tefIns given for con.
 hts of spot cotton for dollvorI.
 Pndence invited
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery. January 12.-(Special. J. Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery to- day at 9c for mddling and 9.sc for strict Eggs are retailing at 35c the dozen. General produce prices unchanged.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, January 12-The cotton goods market holds steady. Incoming iobbers report trade improving m tnelI sootiona Domestic wool markets are errn and American manufacturers are buying in Australia and South Amerl- can markets. Yarns are steady.
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St. Louis Grain

St Louis, January 12.--Cash wheat. No. red, $1 01@1 02ie; No. 3 hard, $l 020f1 12. Corn, No. 2, Gle; No. white, 65Ad66c. Oats, No. 2, 5o1ac: No. ? white, 51110f52c. Close: Wheat, May 99ssd99Sc July. s31ac. Corn May and July, 657sc. Oats lower; May, 50lsc July 4419c.
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City. January 12-Recepts Wheat 3i,0oo; corn, 35,ooo; oats, 4Ooo
 Shipments: Wheat, 34oo0; corn, 45oOo oats, 13,0G0.
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Sea Island Cotton

Savannah, Ga, January 12.-Sea Island. Fancy Florida and Georgia, 22& p23c; extra choice Florida, 2lSt m m23c; choice. 2oh @ 21c; extra me le Ss 1ec. Nne t7m1Sc; common, 16m Is kc. Sales. 1571; receipts, s25; shipments 1122. stock. 10.1SO.
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Weekly Interior Cotton Towns

Albany: Receipts, 1s2 shipments, 217; stock, 1852.
 Athens: Receipts. S13S; shipments, t0,030; stock. 36.532.
 Atianta. Steady; middling, e'sc; re-
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Naval Stores

Savannah' January 12.--Turpentine firm, 49iz @49iAc; sales. 135; receipts, 1s4; ship ments, 23l; stocks, 36.325. Rosin firm; sales. 22i3; receipts. 1231; shipments. 1888; stocks. 136.1i0. Quote: B, $6. S71kQ16. 90; D, $. 921a; F. s6.971s; D. $707 .021z c, s7@7.Oo; II, s7.02lkd7 10; I. S.o21a; K, $7.SO: M, S.45; N, S.5o; VIC, $7.eo; wv, s7so.
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Coffee and Supar

Corrected by Franklin, Stiles & Franklin.
 Coffee: Arbuckles. s24.S0 per 100 lbs. i; Luzsnne, zc lb. Sugar: Standard gran ulater. Sc lb.
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Metal Market

New York, January 12.-Standard cop per easy: spot. January, February, March
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New York Cotton Futures
Cotton Movement

Cotton Movement New York, January 12.--The fol- lowing statistics on the movement of cotton for the week ending Friday, January 12, were compiled by the New ork cotton exchange:
 Weekly Movement
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LOCAL, SECURITIES

otaI sales for thhe dny 4eI,a00 shares.
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and In Kentucky their name Is le-
gion and their number innumerable-
viii view with alarm decision that
has been handed down by the court
OF appeals In a case appealed from
Graves county Two citizens OF that
county snapped horses. one Of
them was SO badly worsted In the
deal that he caused the others In.
dictment on the charge OF obtaining
property under false pretonses in
that worthless horse was represent.
ed TO be sound in every particular.
The lower court sustained a demur.
ror 10 the indictment but the com.
monwealth's attorney took an appeal
The opinion OF the higher court by
Judge llobson. holds that "a false
pretense In horse trade that the
horse is sound. II knowingly made
with Intent to deceive, and calcula.
ted to deceive the person to whom 4
Ia made, Is indictable under the false
pretense statute and whether the
pretensc was calculated to deceive
the person 20 whom II was made Is
a question for the jury" The case
Is remandcd for further proceedings
In consonance with the opinion.
There is no reason why n man
should not be as honest with his fell
bowman in a horse trade as In any
other business transaction, but Il is
pretty generally recognized that ANY
thing goes In the swapping ring As
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sions IN which he and Ohlos COVER.
nor figured, much Co the delight OF
the diners aud 10 the amusement OF
Mr. Harmon, who apparently enjoy.
ed IL as much as the president
Gov Harmon and r. he said, "be.
cause OF our old and anectonate as.
sociatons. could not keep away from
each other even though the proper.
ties require that We should observe
the due ofhciai relation to each other
that circumstances suggest. and so
we had a talk. and We talked politics
and YOU would be surprised to know
how many subjects, personal and
otherwise We had complete agree
ment about Our views Of insurgcn.
cy don't differ greatly; there "a little
difference In detail as to persons,
but as to the principle OF the thing
we are 'sot' "
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TAFT TALKS WITH HARMON
President Receives Encouraging As.
suranees from Ohio Republicans

President Receives encouraging AS
suranees from Ohio Republicans
Columbus, o., Jan. Si.-President
Tafts second day in Ohio developed
less speechmaking and more politics
than did his 16.hour stop in Cleve.
land. Many republican leaders visit
ed him here yesterday with a word
or two and to add to the presidents
growing information about political
conditions in Ohio. The president
spoke at luncheon OF the chamber
of commerce on peace aud dedicated
the new federal building with a
speech against the judicial recall dur.
ing the day. and last night as the
guest OF the Columbus glee club re
peated portions Of his speech Mon.
day night to the Tippecanoe club OF
Cleveland. Soon after his arrival
the president held a reception In a
hotel, and, according to the esum.
ates OF members OF his party, more
than 5000 persons marched by and
shook the presidential hand. During
the day many talked politics with the
president and admitted Il.
Gov. Harmon, who was a luncheon
guest with the president, could not es
cape the political atmosphere, for
when Mr.. Taft rose to speak he pre-
faced his address with a few comics
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DINNER TO FARLEY
Non Sectarian Affair-Letter From
President Taft.


President Taft.
New York, Jan. 9O.-Men in all
walks of life and OF varying religious
beliefs were represented tonight
among prominent residents who ten
dered dinner to Cardinal Farley as
a token of the esteem in which the
new member of the Sacred college is
held by the non-Catholic population
of the city. The dinner was the last
in a series of tributes TO the cardi-
nal since his return from Rome, in
most Of which those of his own faith
have been the chief participants.
Tonight's function was noteworthy
for the inclusion in its program of
the reading OF a letter from Presl-
dent Taft voicing American appreci
alton of the appointment Of the card
inals. and paying tribute to the worth
of the recipients of the honor, and
for an address in honor of the guest
OF the evening by Governor John A.
Dix of New York