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Th? Land of Brokeii Promises A Stirring Story of the Mexican Revolution Bj DANE COOLIDGE jtmktT tf "Ti* Pltbtlof Fool." "HkUu Wurri." "Tbs Tcxku." Etc Illustration, by DON J. LAVIN (.Copyright. DH, bj Frank A. Munsey.) CHAPTER IX. Not tho least of the causes which have brought Mexico to the brink of : Ute abyss ls the endless quarrel be tween church abd state, which has al most destroyed the sanctity ot mar riage and left, besides, a pitiful her itage, of deserted women and father less children as its toll. Many an honest laborer baa peoned tums elf to pay: the priest for his mar risge, only to ' be ' told that lt ir not legal In the eyes of the low; and many ' another, married by the judge, ha? been gravely informed by the padre that the woman is only his mistress, and the children born out of wedlock. So that now, to be sure that abe la wedded, a woman must be married twice, and many a couple, on account of the prohibitive fees, are never mar ried at all. Cruz Mendes was no different from the men .of his class, and be believed honestly that he was married to the comely Maria; but Hooker could hove enlightened-bim on that point if he hud cared to do it. - Bud waa playing a game, with the Eagle Tall raine for a stake; and, be ing experienced at poker, he stood pat and studied hts band. Without doubt Mendez bad lost his usefulness as a locator of the mine, since Maria waa not bis legal wife and could not sign the transfer papers as such. Accord ing to the law of the land, the woman now living with Aragon's mayordomo was the "legitimate" wifo of the con tract, and she alone could release title to the mine once Mendez denounced the claim. , . But Mendez bad not yet denounced the claim-though for a period of some thirty days yet ho bad .the ex elusive pTivllego ?l dGTbgBO-and Bud , did not intend that he should. Meanwhile they must walk softly, leaving Aragon to ,still hug tho delu sion that he would soon, through'??hts' mayordomo, have them in his power and when Die fuU sixty e\?ya cf Crus Mendez's mining permit had expired they could locate the mine again. But ?how-and through whom? That waa the-question, that Bud was study ing upon when Phil rodo up the trail, and In bis abstraction he barely re turned bis gay greeting. "Well, cheer up, old top!" cried De Lancey, throwing hts bridle-reins to the ground and striding up to the tent. ''What ho, let down the portcullis, me lord seneschal 1 .And cease your.-vaia repining, Algernon-our-papera are all 0. K. and the lawyer saya to go ahead. But that Isn't half the news! Say; wo ' had a dance up at the hotel last night ana I met-" "YOB-sure you did," broke in Bud; "bat listen to this!", And be told .bim . of El Tuerto'8 matrimonial entangle ments. "Whir, the crooked devil!" exclaimed Do Luncey, leaping up at the finish. . "Oyes^i Mendes I" "Don't say a word." warned Bud, springing to the tent door to intercept huh, "or you'll pot un out of buitnesi! It ls nothing," he continued In Spanish os Mendez came out pf his bouse, "but * put Don Felipe's boree In the corral when he is cool." ^'Bb' senor-^Wlth greki pleasurel" smirked Mendez, running to get tho horse, and after he had departed Bod turned back and shook bia head. "We can't afford to Quarrel-with Mtv Mendez," be eald; "becauBo fi Aragon ever, ?eta hold-ot him .we're ditched. Jest let everything; run on like we'd overlooked something untH the sixty days are up-then, ir we ger a wa? with lt, well locate the mino our> tt?lves." . ? ?' . 5 .Tes; but howr ? "Well, tbey's two ways?T refctfirafc Bud: "either hunt bp another Mexican citizen or turn Mexican ourselves."' - "Turn Mexican!" shrilled Phil,' and then he broke, down . end laughed. "Well, you*re mi great oas. Bud,'.' ho chortled; "you sure are!" "I come down herb to get this mino," .aid Bad laconically. "Yes, but you're a Texan-or was one!" "That - make? ho difference," an . ewered Bud stoutly. "The bot weather ls coming on-revolution tr likely to begin t?y time-and there ain't a sin-, gio M?itcan wo can trust, ' Jest one, mer* break now nnd we lose out-now how about Rfc* 1 . . . "Who's going to -turn ^MexloanT" questioned Do JjLVa?tt^TW oe mat' ' ^.vVolr^i willoi then!" '?No, yon won't resd>. rvTbeen latIn^chlU"sotmg r ?je, I've been thinklnis ibis ovey jtll i day and you Jest beard about it Tho ipan that turn* Mexican- lo -likely to get-mixed up with the-authorities and have to skip the country, but the other feller ie in the other way-he's got to stay with the works till heil freezes eyer. "Now you're an engineer and you know how to open up a mino-I don't. Bo, If you say so, I'll take out the pa pers and you bold the mine-or if you -want to you can turn Mex." "Wei1," said De Lancer, his volco suddenly becoming soft and pensive, j "I might as well tell you. Bud. that I'm thinking of settling In this coun try, anyway. Of course, I don't look at Aragon the way you do-I think you are prejudiced and misjudge him -but eyer since I've known Gracia "Graciai" repeated Bud; and thea, stirred by some great and unreasoning anger, be rose up and threw down bi? hat pettishly. "I'd think, Phil/' be muttered, "you'd be satisfied with all the other girls in tho world without-" "Now here!" shouted Phil, rising as unreasoningly to his feet, "don't you say another word against that girl, or I'll-" "Shut your mouth, you little shrimp!" bellowed Bud, wheeling upon j him menacingly. "You seem to think you're the only man In the world jithat^-" ' "Ob, siuBb, Bud!" cried Phil In dis gust, "you don't mean to tell me you're In love with Gracia tho!" "Who-me?" demanded Hooker, his face suddenly becoming Axed and mo sk li kc; and thea he laughed hoarse ly in derision and sank down on the bed. Certainly, of the two of them, ho was the more surprised at his sudden outbreak of passion; and y ot when tho words were spoken he was quick to j know that ?hoy were true. " Undoubtedly, In bis. o wa way, ka wno in love-but he would never ad mit lt, that he knew, too. So he sank down ou the blankets and swore harsh ly, while Do Lane ey Bt a red at bim in unfeigned surprise "Well, then," he -went on, taking Bud's- answer for granted, "what're you making Buch a row about? Can't I go to a dance, with a girl without you jumping down my throat?" "W.'y, sure you can!" rumbled Bud, now bot with a pew Indignation; "but after getting me to go into this deal against my will and swearing me to Bom o damn-fool pledge, the first thing you do ls to make friends with Aragon and then make love to his daughter. Is that your Idea of helping things along? D'ye think' that's the way a pardner ought to act? No, I tell you, lt is not!1* "Aw, Dud," protested Pe Lancey plaintively, ."what'? the matter with you? Be reasonable, old man; I never meant to hurt your feelings!" ?' ''Hurt my feelings!" echoed Hooker scornfully. "Huh, what are we down here for, anyway-a Sunday school picnic? My feelings aro.nothing, and they can welt; but we're sitting j>n a "mine that's worth a. million dollars mebbe-and lt ain't ours, either-and when you throw in with old Aragon and so to making love to his daugh ter you know you're not doing right! That'? all there Is to it-you're doing me and Kruger dirt!" "Well, Bud,' said Do Lancey with mock gravity, "If that's the way you feel about lt l won't do lt any- more! .he Gave Me Mer Hand and Away - ?' ? Ht," breathed Bud. sm els hands; "Ot out, Phil, worrying \ ^tWn?M??m. I won't' do lt,** protested Phil sincerely? "So that's settled-now ? who's going lb turn Mexican citizen?" "Suit yoVM'." said Bud listlessly. Til' match you for 1 tl" proposed De Lancey, - diving Into hts pocket for money. ? ^ i *Ddh?, peed if?/f- responded Bud "you cs a do what you-please." "Noi 'lil match you I". persisted Phil. "That waa tho agreement-whenever It! was an even break we'd let tba money talk. Here'a your quarter-and iff. 1 match;, you III b?een)e- Uta Mexi can cl?sen. Ail oct? Let 'er gol" ?'.T? flipped the ?oin into the air and caught it in his.band: "Heads!" be calied, without looking at lt "What you gott" "Hc&dB!" s answered Bud/: and Phil chucked his money into the sir agata and laughed as it dropped into hin j palm. ^Heada^the I* ?gainV* he. cried, showing-the Mexico?) eagle;" 'fi: v?er?r' did see th> ttmo wh>n JcoGidp't, matoo; you; anyway. So now. old socks, you jpwj free* rlgh^ 0Q belpg t* ^?^ a^4 l hating Mexicano like horny toads, and I'll denounce the Eagle Tell the min* ute the time ls up. And I won't go near, tho Aragou outfit union : you're with roe-ls that a go? All right, ?hake hands on it, pa rd! I wouldn't quarrel with you for anything!" "Aw, that's all right," mumbled Bud, rising and holding out his hand. "I kuowed you didn't mean nothing." He sat down again after that and gazed drearily out the door. "Bey, Bud," bogan Phil, his ayes sparkling with amusement, "I've got something to tell you about thot dane? ; last night If I didn't put the crusher on Mr; Fells Luna and Mani . ael Rey! Wow! ' I sure wished you wer? there to see me; co it! "This Felix Luna ls the son of an bid sugar planter down In the bot coun try somewhere.. He got run out by,j the .revoltosos and now be's up here trying to make a winning with Gracia Aragon-uniting two noble families, i and all that junk. Well, slr, of all the j conceited, swelled up little squirts you ever saw in your life he's the limit, and yet the old man kind of favors I him. "But this Manuel del Rey Is the cap tain- of the rurales around here and. a j genuine Mexican fl re-eat er-all 'buck-; ukin and fierce mustachios, and smells like chill peppers and garlic-and the two of 'em were having lt back and fortb ss to who got the next dance with Gracia. "Well, you know bow lt is at a Mexi can dance-everybody-ls* supposed to be Introduced to everybody else-and when I saw those twp young turkey cocks talking with their hunda and oyobrowa-nnd everybody else backing off, i stepped In dose and looked at the girl, "Anfi she's ' Homo girl, too, believe me! The bigged brown eyes yon ever saw In ; your ' life, a complexion like cream, and ' hair--well, there never was such hair! 8he was fanning her self real slow, and in the language ot the-fan that means: This don't inter est me a blt!' So, just to show ber I was wise, I pulled out my handker chief and dropped it on the floor, and when she saw nra she stopped and bo gan to count the ribs In ber fan. That was my cue--It meant she wanted to Speak with me-so I stepped up and said: " "Ex cu s o me, senorita, but while the gentlemen talk-and If the senora, your mother, will permit-perhaps we can enjoy a danceV "And say, Bud, you should have seen the way she rose to it. The girl ls a sport believe rae, and the Idea of those two novios chewing the rag while she sat out the dance didn't appeal to her at all. So'she gsve me ber hand and away we went, with all the old ladles talking behind their fans and Manuel del Rey blowing up like a volcano in a bunch of caramban or worse. G oe, lt .wos. exeat, and she could dance Ilka a queen. . ? "But here's the Interesting part of ?t-w$$gt ?o ye.? t?ili?k she sses? nie, after we'd had our little Jaugh? Well, you don't heed to get so grouchy about it-she asked about yon!" "Aw!" Tes, soo did! 80 you see wbal you get for throwing her down!' "What did she ask?" [ "Well, she asked"-here he stopped and laughed-"she asked If you were a cowboy!"' "No!" cried Bud, pleased in spite of himself; "what does she.know about cowboyi?" . "Ob, abe's wise!" declared Phil; "she's' been to school - twice In Los Angeles and seen the wild west ehow. Tes, sir, ah o's just'-' like /sn American girl and speaks English; perfectly. She told me ehe didn't like the Mexican men-they were too stuck on them selves-and cay, Bud, when I told her you were a genuine Texas cowboy? what do.you think she satd?" "W'y, I don't know," answered Bud, smiling broadly In anticipation; "what did sheiayt" "She said she'd like to know youl" ' "She did not!" cains hack Bud.with pudden spirit. - : x, ; Then he laughed the thought away, a great burden aeenied to be lifted from his heart ?nd ho found -himself happy ?gain, (To bs continued.) . RUN DAY SCHOOL PICNIC - (Belton Journal.) . . Hundreds of children made happy here Tuesday when at was announced thftt arrangements had been perfected for a pic?lo for "the member's of the Sunday school of the First Baptist church. This picnic Will be given next Wllllamston park. This party will be a largo one, as there aro hundreds on the roi! Of this Sunday school. The faro will be 10 and 20 cents rounnd trip. The G. S. & A:, will handle' the p lenice rs and tickets will bo sold tor tho 9:00 and ll: a. m..cars. Extra cara will be on hand for tho occasion, returning to Belton at ?:20^' Tickets will bo good an any car returning from WU lama ton. , ' ; '*-?., . Big, little, old. nhd young wi" attend this picnic and the evttrt wl?l bo one or great ples^#:^it>*<Q: eat a beautiful iwrty^fyerfcVHMUjr, plenty af good shsdo^lll m^k> many little hearts happy. ' " . Keep in mind tb'?Tflhte?-Wednesday, June 24. Care leaves 9 and H a. m. ' --.,'!. >' ,|'.-M-\ Quite-Rieht ' Teacher of Bc-taby in Girls' 8cbool --Kow for a MUe reyli**v .What can you' telY m?.'<Mfss SmltHrot'tliB long ?eyity of bacteria?'; - Misa Smlib-"1 1 don't' remember oxactly,#but 1 think t^ey S^e fonder than they are wide ?" RECEIVER von BODY First Crue On Record Where This Has ? Occurred. Washington, June 20.-A case uni que in supreme court annals was docketed today when an appeal reach ed that tribunal from 'a Maryland court order directing appointment of a receiver for the. vital organB of a dead man. The caso grows out of the fight ~v er tho million dollars insurance car ried by Edward O. Painter. a-eapltnl iBt of Jacksonville, Fla., when he fell overboard from a terry boat at Jack-I Bonville. April 21, 1913, and was | drowned. Painter' was seized with violent vo miting and when he went to the rail of the boat, fell into the water. Upon recovery of his body hig vita! organB I were sent by family ? physicians to Baltimore for examination. Dr. Charles Glasor, in whose custody they I were placed, was enjoined by thc) United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company from turning tho organs over to tho widow and daughter for burial before this company, which had issued an accident policy to Painter, had an opportunity .to examino thom.' At Ute instance of thc insurance company a receiver then was appoint ed to take charge of thc organs and to make a chemical examination on1 thc ground that thc insurance policy provision giving thc .company a right of examination, was suporlor to any property right the widow Or daughter j might have. It is for review of this decision that thc case today was brought to thc Supreme court. HOPE ABANDONED Believed That All of 19? Entombed Miners Are Dead. Lethbridge, Alberta. June 20.-Tho ! bodies or 94 of the 197 miners en-1 tombed when an explosion yesterday,] ?. racked the inner workings of minc No. if. of the Hill Crest, Alberta. Col lieries, 7 <lmltcd,- tonight had been brought tc tho surface. All hope of j rescuing :>ii 9 any of the remaining 103 members ? .' the crew that entered th me ye?u,rda.- !" been abandoned. Under tho M . of government expo?'H. the work,of : ::c< went rap idly forv.-i.ru vc( d/ and at nightfall the rescuers had reached a point, sev eral hundred feet into the minc. Tho work was retarded somewhat by a fire tbat broke out today, but was only temporarily delayed. That thc explo sion was due to the forming of gases in tho lower levels of the minc, has ! been generally accepted. Investigation preliminary to the formal opening of tho Inquiry into the cause of the disaster has been start ed by government officials. Practically the entire malo popula tion of the little mining camp was wiped out by disaster. AMERICA TO FM Tbis Name Given-Won?maker's Fly?: * - - lag Mat,- ' I New York, . Juno j 20;-^-In -a "caMe grain) received today i'rom Roftman Wanamaker, who la In tS?rcpt?, Mr. Wanamaker. gives tho name "Ameri ca" for his flying boat .now being com pleted at Hammondsport, N. Y., for the flight across the Atlantic. This name was welcomed by tho officials of the Aero Club of America, for "America" was the name of tho balloon with which Messrs. Edwards W. Mix and Alan IL Hawley won the I international balloon race a In 1909 and 1910. Cablegrams hu vo Leen sent by. tho Aero Club to thc raro clubs of Eng land* Spain and Pirtugal, advising of the departure fow Europe of Messrs. Sumner R. Hollander and J. Lansing Callan, who will est?bil uh supply sta tions at the Acores and Vigo. Spain, where it is proposed the trans-Atlan tic fl ur shall stop. HEAR OF GOLD MOVED Many Million i Ia Bullion Transferred | to Hew York. ' New. York, Juno 20.-What ls said ; in the financial district to .have been the greatest transfer of gold 'between sub-treasuries occurred during. tho | week when 143,000,000, of the precious metal:.was delivered at thc sub-trcsa UTy here. The . gold In bars and coin carno from other branches of the. United States treasury and the shipment. It was j said, was prompted hy the. fact that fdr the USt six weeks this coun try has been losing gold-to Europe on u -large renie. Since the-first of -Vay .$53,000,000 bas gone opt and ' slnce-the.beginning, of the year $69, 000,000. tr - Bankers sav hat ; little If any of the .gold Just snipped here ts : likely to be needed is the crest of the gold j outflow apparently was reached car ly In tho week.. .? . v .* - - . ? ??. VANDERBILT WITHDRAWS University Gets Ont of Athletic Union : Because of 0a* Yes* Bade. Nashville. Tenn., June 20.-Vander bilt University, baa withdrawn from tho Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, according to announce ment hero tonight. It I? stated the action Was taken by the bodrd of di rectory, of tho University's Athletic uftsocioiloa because of dissatisfaction ovo?, ihr, "one. year rule" recently adopted by the L A. A. It is claimed here that other'South ern universities aro opposed to tho pew rule, and lt ls understood a con ference will bo hold by representa tives of theso institutions In Atlanta. Ga., "for 'the purpose - of considering mattera relative to the welfare of Sthletlca/Un ibo south. : Mr. ' Jones Discassefl. Washington, June 20.-President Wilson has written ?> p?rsop*!, letter to Chairman Owen o.< -tho senato bauk WOULD HKS THAIN PITCHER The (ase nf Minti* Lntetd Big League Salt hr Court. Chicago. June 20.-Application i for an Injunction to restrain Albert Schulz, thc pitcher who left the New york Americana for thc Buffalo Fed erals, from playing with other than ?be New York club was field herc to day set by the court for Monday. Judge Charles M. Fool!, In tho Su perior court, retuned to issue an in junction immediately, instructing counr.cl to first obtain rcrvlce. Depu ty Sheriffs were unable to locate thc pitcher. It was reported ho WSB sent to Hurfalo, supposedly to evade,. the' service. This is thc third suit oj* Itt"kind! to come before Judge Foell. He ruled that George ll. ! Johnson, who Jumped from the Cincinnati Nat lonnie to tho Kansas City Federals, canp lay only with the former club. The ease of Fred DlandlUg. who loft tho Cleveland Americana for tho Kansas City Federal team aud then returned to Cleveland ia now ponding. OFFICER* . ' ARRESTER Annapolis M"n -Flares' In Jun After 1 An Auto Accident. Annapolis. Md..- June 20.-Lieut. Fred H. Potcet, U. S. N.. and a com panion who gave -his name as Alston Simpson, were arrested .tonight after tho lieutenant's automobile slightly injured four boys. The machine, said to have been, running at a high rate of speed first struck a carriage, then swerved and struck the boys. For a time lt look ed aa though angry spectators would attack tho officer and lila companion, j After spending several hours In Jail the two men were released ob ball. NEURO TO QUIT President Wilson Asks For Resigna tion of Johnson. Washington, June 20.- President Wilson has asked for the resignation of Henry L. Johnson, a Republican negro of Atlanta, Ga., as record np of i the District of Columbia, to taho icf^ ffect July 1. ::>.:. Thc position has boen filled by a' negro for a number of years.' South-| ern democrats are disturbed at Mi" re ported intention of the president tte point a negro to succeed Johnson." lt was raid today tho President will not be halted by criticism, but another negro will bc named. in ?nv. ANOTHER II A Nh' CLQ&PK The Doors of the State Nat'onal of j Little Rock Unopened. i Little Rock. Ark., lune 20.-After an all night conference of tho direct- I ots or the Sfatn National Bank of this city, that Institution did not u;on for business today. Thc bank ls capital- I ized at I500.CO0. It carried deposits of $l,71,9;873.68. !, | President W. H. Garanti? said the action of the directors wau taken be I canse pfr a "steady irUhdrawal Pf i de posits.'**" Officers declared all liabil ities will bo met. ; "T?1 *T* ^f* "TT" ^* .f* 1* *I* mWt *fc ' .?* j * THE DAY IN CONGRESS * * i ? ? ? "i* "Y* '? "f* *"*...*lV'flf" Washington, June 20."--Senate met | at noon. Resumed debate rn Indian bill. House met at nyon. Resumed dehate on the rundry .civ il bill, and Chairman Fitzgerald4," .Vf the approprlationr. committee, "gave notice in the night sesiona-next' week until it was passed. Representative,'! Goulden delivered eulogy on Brigadiera General McDougall, former repreeon tatlve from Auburn, N. Y., buried at Arlington today. ? r.v. -.;n\ . < Senate: i.fuia'iiV Adjourned at 5:28 p. m. until neoni Monday. , House: Debato on sundry civil bill contlbu [ cd until Monday. Adjourned at 7:t>5 p. m. because of absence of quorum until noon Sunday, ' whe neulngloa will be delivered on. the luto Timothy D. Sullivan, ot Now York. . Federal OfHr.cr Hurt. . Mexico City. . Jone . ,20.-General Manuel Zozaya. commanding t the fed eral column which bas buen.repairing tho railroad et- Colma, ia , lying se riously wounded at Guadalajara. .? Ho received his injuries, in a recent en gagement with the constitutionalists. - Bot)) houses of congress held meet ings "today preliminary to the extra ordinary session next week. Owing to the lack of fuel the rail-1 road service bas been suspended. LoohlBp Fer Man. Schenectady. N. Y" June 20,-A well dressed man, who. on May . 20. rented a boat of Claude Hanlon, la being sought In the belief that he can clear tho mystery connected with thc finding ot a woman's torso in ' thc stream here yesterday. The strang er loaded a burlap bag-and a Piece ot concrete into the host juat beforo starting. Tbs torso was wrapped In such a sack and weighted with con crete, .'i...,. ;. ; . *. . . National Ratines i Cooo^' ; Washington, June 20. - White .flfflttse officials today gave out a n^tybergo? lotted from business men io differ ent parts, of tho . country tending to uphold tho president's .contention: that business conditions are gobo ana.fhat there ls an .organised effort on tho part of "blii business" to postpone ac tion on the proposed anUrtruftt.l?gis lation. Thef?n^ti^ will meet with Mrs. David Beaty, on Tues day afternoon at 6 o'clock ''.:.-.' -.'. -r--'*-'.:?. ' > Mr., John -McAdams ?pd Miss Ella McAdams ot Carawell Institute,, were bur lness visitors to ,0m city. Saturday. T; D. WaTktns of Belton Routo 3. was a visitor to the Electric Cit/ on ,V ;. :'.? - . ". ".' -.' . *1 " Financial and New York Cotton ' ' Now York. Juno 20.-There wa? ? further sharp 1-reuk Ju the .cotton market toda}- with December con tracts Holling off to 121 :t, or 13.35 per bale below tbc high record of Juno I. Favorable weather, improving, to in spire tho Helling movement, which was active and moro or less general. Closing prices were barely steady and Dcm 8 to 15 point? net lower. Thc opening waa steady at a decline of ?I to 6 pointe in sympathy with liv erpool and in1 response to overnight buying ordern. There was a good de mand at the decline and prices ral lied a fow points riso aftor- thc call. Tito selling, however, Bcemed to be moro urgent with bears moro confi dent than.at ?my previous time since thc decline started and tho market soon became weak-and unsettled.. Railies of 7 or S points occurred Sf ter a break of some 10 to 17 pointe but were not maintained and last prices were the lowest ot the day on new crop deliveries. Lead,'n g spot interest? wcro again good buyers of July, hut offerings of that position were heavier and thc price broko to 1360. The selling herc was doubtless pro moted by tho favorable weather out look for over Sunday. Cotton futures closed utoady. Open Cioac July.127L 1261 August.1271 12i5l October.1217 1210 December.1252 1213 January.1238 123! March. .1243 1237 Spot cotton quiet; middling up lands. 13.25; Gulf 13.50. No sales. Stocks and Bonds .^Npw York, Juno 20.-Tho Rock Is land rcorganisalon plan, announced after the close of .business Friday, whicb, if carried to'lrult promises to/ bo tho most complete Duane!.il over hauling ever projected in tho annals of "American Dall ways, aga'.n domi nated business lonni on the stock ex change. The securities of th?? origi nal or operating company which arc clearly to benefit \\i dar the tonne of the new pian, male materlul gains, : while th? common alni preferred s'nr ca of the Rock lal.ind Ccmpany, om I of thc two holding companies which nra to be wiped out, fell to now- low records. , I In tho dna! dealings, tho list under thc lead of Union Pacific and United ' ?States Steel, advanced to thc highest I level of tho week. Trading Iiowcv-1 |cr. mainly represented the usual weekly settlement of, contracts. Sentiment, was Inclined towards gre ater cheerfulness, despite Indication of further delay in the handing down of tho freight rato decision, tho new angle in the Mexican situation ano trade reports of an adverse character. London and the continent offered little comfort to this market, tho former inclining to irregularity with ' weakness and hesitation at Paris and nei lin. Privato advlcos from." Paris offered no definite hopo of an abate ment in thc gold demand: from .this i center. Tho drain of gold from thia port! was again reflect"?'. In the weekly bank tintement, willoh showed an ac ?t?al cash loos of about 18.000.000, due ?entirely to that movement. The bond markot was steady, -with total sales, par . value, or $1,590,000. Government bonds were unchanged on call during the week.; New Orleans Cotton New Orleans, June 20.-Softness de. \ eloped in tho cotton market ' on tho week end session and prices I were .sent down to new low levels for tho wcok and the present ' downward [ movement. Soiling orders carno .from both sides of tho market and wore tjsod pertly on pca.ilmlstlc j trade accounts from foreign mill men tors and partly on the continued im ps ovement iti reports from the cotton belt. At tho lowest of the day July was 21 -points under Yesterday's last quo tations, while the ne v crons were lt under. The clpse was stead v at-a loas of 9'to 10 points. CloBlng futures:. July 130G; August 1297; October 1241; December 1210; January 1211; March 1250. Spot cotton quiet, unchanged; mid 'diing 13 13,-16, (.ale s on tho spot 310 to arrive HO, s Money On Call -! Now; York; June 20.-Clone Mercan tile paper 3 1-2 a 4. Sterling steady; 60 days 4.85.75; de mand 4.87.95. Commercial bills. 185 3-8. Bar silvor 66 1-8. Mexican dollars" 43 1-2. Government bonds steady; railroad| bonds Arm; 'Call money nominal, no loans. : , Time; leans: 60 days 2 1-4 ninety day a, 2 1-4 a 1-2; als. months 3 1-4 a .1-2. . .. .. - . " t ' Liverpool Cotton ... ? .,." Liverpool. June 20.-Cotton spot, easier; good tnlfldllflg 18IU middling 75?; low middling 709; saloa 3.000: . speculation and export 200'; receipts' 9.000. - - i - . K Futures quiet;: June 729; Juno and July/710:.. July and;August .7ll;. Au,?.; gust and ?September 696 l-2;'Octoh3r November 666 1-2; December January 668; January February 657 1-2; Mar. and April ;6kfl;j-2;. . , ? ? Cottonseed O? New York, Jun? 20.-The cotton, seed oil market was active witt! sihall Commercial price changes, but tho undertone wan 1 steady on moderato covering and in sympathy with lard. Closing prices unchanged to 1 point higher. The market closod steady. Spot 720 a 7;*5; June 721 a 73SS; July 729 a 731; August 748 a 749; September 751 n 755; October 7:15 a 737; Novem ber 702 a 704; December 694 a 697; January 694 a 695. Total sales 2,900.' Grain and Provisions Chicago. June 20.-Enlarged offers of new crop shipments from first-, banda resulted in a stampede of wheat 8peculntor8 today to Ute selling side. In consequence the market closed weak nt 5 -8 to 3-4 a 7-8c under lase night. Corn wound 'tip l-l a 3-8 to 3-8c net higher, oat? oif 1-8 ? 1-3 to ?Mc. and provisions varying from un changed ligures Lo 10c advance. ' Nrw York.. Juno 20.-.-Tne statement of tho actual condition of clearing; houpo banks and trust, companies for tho week RIIOWH that tlioy hold $38. 839.250 reservo in excess of legal re quiiomonts. Thia ls a.docrcnsc of $3. 471.950 from last week! Tho statements follow:;: Action condition: Loans decreased, $5,201,000; specie decreased 12.784,000. ... Legal tenders increnscrl 4,067,000. Nef deposita dc : mased 20.417.000. IlankB cash reserve In vault 429, 863.000. Trust companies cash in vault 73. C2t,000. Aggregate cash reserve 502,876,000. Trust compan'es reserv?' with clear ing house me tn hers carrying 25 pet cent, cash reserve 87,513,000. State -bunks and trust companies In Crcater New York. not. included tn clearing house statement: '.''.' Ivoans and Invoslintcnts Increased $2,208,500. , Cold decreased 112.100. Currency and bank notes increased 176,600. Total deposits Increased 517,500. There wero two games of bail played In tho city yesterday, both being very one sided. Brogon and-Gluck crossed bate at thc Cluck Mill with a final score of 7 to 0 in favor of Gluck. Thc other game being ..at Buena Vista park, '-botween Belton and Tox.iway, the score being 9 to 0 in favor of Belton. There was little In terest in -either game on account of tho apparent one si deda ORR bf each . Secretary Porter A. Whaley return ed Saturday night from Greenwood where he went to whoop''em up for tho Anderson team In the game with Grconwood Mr. Whaley has como to the conclusion that us a baseball rooter ho is not much of a-success for tho home hopes'got stung to tho tuno I .of 12 to 0.. But Mr. Whaluy explained it all by raying that Anderson had her third ' baseman In tho hex while the pitchers are trying to get their arms in condition, and thc Greenwood pit cher was none other than "Babe" Adams, the hurling wonder of the South Carolina university* team. Mr. [.Whaley hopes to have hs name to an Anderson contract before tho opening bf : tho Piedmont, league. CHARLESTON ?? 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