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Sketches o Goveri Andrew J, Bethe*. Andrew J. Bethen, who was yester day inaugurated lieutenant governor bf Sou ii Carolina, la a native of up per Marlon, now Dillon County, thia State. - He waa horn in th? Free State section of Bethen township, which borders the Marlboro County line, Au gust. 17. 1879. His father. Dr. Andrew J. Bethea, a popular physician and planter, who had served with distinction In the Confederate army, and wno died when the present lieutenant governor waa les? than two years of age, waa the son of a well known Methodist preacher, Rev. Samuel J. Bethea; his mother, Mrs. Annie M. Bethea, who still survives, was the daughter of a Baptist preacher, the Rev. Joel I. Al len, who represented Marion County In the legislature.of. 1876. Both grand . parents were .useful citizens whose Influence la still, fell. ip the section where they lived. Andrew J. Bethea grow.up on the farm and learned tc work, but, eager for an education, attended, the, best schools available at that time*. At 17 he entered Wake Forest College, from which he was graduated with highest honors in 1902, taking the de gree of B. A., and later in 1904 the de gree of M. A. Subsequently he at tended the University of Tennessee and also the University of South Car . ollna, from which latter institution he waa graduated with honora and re ceived bia Master's degree. In 1910 he passed the State bar examination and was licensed to practice law in all the courts of South Carolina. During tbe first year following- hie college course, and at Intervals, be taught school at Beech Island, in Aiken County, at Camden, Kershaw County, and at.Hopkins, In Richland County, hading been principal ot each of these schools. ;. In 1905 Mir. Bethea became the edi tor and publisher of the. Darlington Press, a weekly newspaper at Dar lington. He continued In the news paper busJnesa until January, 1907, ' when he assumed his duties as pri vate secretary to Governor Ansel, having ' received bis appointment from Governor Ansel . November 26, / 1906. He served as secretary dur ing the entire administration of Gov ernor Ansel, going out of office with the governor in 1911. In 1911 Mr. Bethea was elected cod? coTaTuMasloner pi Benth Caroling, by the general assembly, which position he held ur.til he took the oath of office of lieutenant governor. He also served two~ terms trune yeera ago as chief clerk ot the engrossing depart ment, and waa a member of the State Democratic convention last summer and worked and voted for the adop tion of the rules for primary election reform. The new lieutenant governor la in t?ue?'.y Sst*?*????! in e?? pressa* day movements for social and moral up lift. He Is frequently called on to make educational speeches and last summer addressed the Southern So ciological congress at Memphis. In campaigning the State for the of fice, he bolds he took an outspoken stand for clean politics and good gov ernment In South Carolina receiving the nomination by a large and flat tering majority. Since leaving the governor's office as private secretary of Governor An sel, Lieutenant Governor Bethea has made his ?home In Columbia, where he has for several yeera been engaged tn the practice of law with offices at 12111-2 Washington street He lg a close student of parliamentary prac tice and will preside over the Soul h Carolina senate during the next two years. Secretory of State McCown. R. M. MeCown begun his fifth term aa secretary of State today, afr. Me Oowu ts a native of Darlington, now4 Florence, County and will be 60 yearn of age on March 7. Tbe future sec retary of State attended the public schools in the city of Florence and about three years st South Carolina College, now the State University. In Columbia. .Like many other young men, MY. McCown had the idea ot "going West" and did, bnt two years cured him and be-returned to.South Carol Inn, moro convinced than ever that "there ls no place like home.** About thia time Florence County was created and In thia Mr, McCown took an active part. He followed the pro fession of farming. In 1890 his first political career begun with bia elec tion aa chairman of tbe Florence Dem. ocratle executive committee, which he held for three terms. Daring the same time ba served Ott tho member or tbe State Democratic vteutlve com mittee frota Florence CO. tn ty. Part of that time Mr, McCown served as as sistant eiern of the State senate, which position he filled for 14 years, resigning tu 1902 to tab? a position in the office of Secretary Of State Jesse T. Gantt, Mr. SacCown waa chief . clerk during the administration of Mr. Gantt and tn 1906 entered the race for secretary of State, winning out ou the first primary over three oppon ents, having a lead of over 12,000 votes. The popularity of MT. McCown bag been attested by the iact that be has been reelected secretary of State four times since without opposition, filling ?he office with se^sfeetfen to tbe people of tb? State, tfr. McCown ls a modern and retiring public offi cial but the way itt which bo hag ad ministered hts office ie show? hy tbs fact that he bsa been sustained by tbe supreme court In every ruling he has made on Incorporation papers. During a?! the recent factionalism .Mr. McCown remained on gdeesan? tenas with ?fi factions andi had the c?sjftleate og alt parties. Mr. McCown waa married October 34. ?Ol to Mise Sallie & Oslioway e? f Men Who nor Mannin; Little Rook In Marloo, now Dillon. County. To them were born four children, three boys and one girl. Mr. McCown still lives In the town of Florence for he says that it la * ser ious thing to break up business, so cial and family ties for a temporary political Job and for that reason he has never moved to Columbia, and be, too, Is bound to Florence by ties Of sentiment. His office force is made up ot the following: W. Banks Dove, chief cleik, ap pointed In 1908; G. Ft. Little, record ing clerk, appointed in January, 1914; Miss - Gertrude . Walker, stenographer, appointed when Mr. McCown assum ed the office first In 1907. Samuel T. Carter. Samuel T. Carter, State treasurer, was born at Edgefleld court house. September 9, 1871. His father was the late Capt. Jonathan H. Carter, au office; la the United States navy dur ing the Mexican war and until tbs War of Secession when he Joined the Confederacy. His mother was Miss Henrietta G. Tompkins of Edgefleld, a sister of Col. D. H. Tompkins, fm mer ty secretary of State, Mr. Carter was only 12 years of age at tbe time of his father's death. He at once assumed the responsibilities of a man. At the opening of Clemson College, July 4. 1893, he matriculated and there took a very high stand. In December, 1894. be was appoint ed chief clerk In the office of the Sec retary of State, under hts uno.??. Col. D. H. Tompkins. Later he waa as sistant to State Superintendent of ed ucation W. D. Mayfield, a position which he filled for three ??ara with great credit. In February, 1898, he was appointed bookkeeper In the of fice of Dr. Ww H. Timmerman, State treasurer, and this position he held until 1907 when he was promoted to chief clerk by Hon. R. H. Jennings, State treasurer. Mr. Carter was nominated In the Democratic primary election ot 1912 by the largest vote ever , received in this State by a candidats with opposi tion, and be waa reelected in 1914 without opposition. On October SS, 1895. he married Miss Nell Brooks, youngest daughter ot Col. and Mrs. U. R. Brooks. General W. W. Moore, Brigadier General, William Wood bury Moore ,the adjutant general of South Carolina, and subject of this Sketch, was born at Hendersonvlile, Colleton County, South Carolina. De cember 30, 1868, being tbe eldest sen of Dr. Henry Woodbury and Martha E. Moore, (nee Martha E. Rowell). General Moore received his early education In the country nebo???? of his native county, and entered the Citadel in 1884. After leaving this in stitution tn 1885. he intered the mer cantile life as clerk and continued In . U!B work natl! when he enter ed the mercantile business on bte own account,, which was conspicuous ly successful for several yeera lu 1904 he entered the race tor sheriff ot Barnwell County, hie adopted County, and waa defeated by only 58 votes. In 1910 he entered the race for adjutant general and only lacked 2,019 votes of being elected In the first primary. In the second primary of that year, with Captain Richardson as his opponent, he was elected by a vote ot two to one. Daring the re cent campaign he made the rece for election to a third term and was elect ed by the large majority of 30,147 votes, which, under the existing po litical situation, was unquestionable a distinct compliment. In OAa race as la 1910, General Moore received the highest number ot votes of any candi date for any State office. His interest In the betterment and improvement ot the National Guard has'been conspic uous throughout bte whole adminis tration, and with the support of the present governor and a majority of the officers ot the National Guard a marked improvement la this organi sation may be expected. A. *w*. Jones, A. W. Jones who began today hts eighth term aa comptroller general ot South Carolina ls the premier in point of continued service among the State officials who will help Governor Richard I. Manning to govern South Carolina fdr the nett two years. Mr. Jones was born lt? Ablwilie County tn 1857 and received all the education al advantages" that the times afforded. Later he took a Halving at the best business colleges which the State af forded, early displaying that Insight Into business which has been a large factor In bis successful administra tion Of the business office of the State government. At the early age ot SI Mr. Jones was elected audrie* of Ab beville County which position he fill ed for six years, advocating In that Position tax equalisation ea ha baa done in his larger field of .usefulness to the people. In 3.891 bo served ea phosphate inspector and for four years was auditing clerk under Comp troller General J. P.^Derbam. In 190S be wee ?Hoted comptroller general which position he bas filled continu* ously since, being reelected ia 1904, 1998, 1908; 1910, 1919 sad 1914. What few theos he was opposed tor reelec tion fae won oat handsomely for the people nave faith la "Dolph" .Jones ?ad approve of hts way of handling ?he basin eas office of the State gov ernment, rant one thing will show beer walt he has conducted his office. He has uncoverrd ta error? ead bed bookkeeping over 8250,000 which has been saved to the taxpayers of the Sute through his checking of the booka of county officials. Mr. Jones bas a charming wife and ?nv excel lent family. The following conaH forc?: C. W. Bowyer, chief clerk; John A. Holmes, bookkeeper; CE. BS i Compose e's Cabinet more, auditing clerk; Miss Kate E. Maher, stenographer. Theene* A. Pee plea. Thomas H. Peonies, the attorney general, waa boru on the 4th of Au* gust, 1882, at Beaufort, bet mored to Barnwell County when quite young where be waa reared. As a hoy he attended the country schools, then to the graded school at Bamberg and the high school at Blackville. Mr. Pee pies waa a member of the law clase of 1908 of the University of South Carolina, Where he took s nigh steno. After his admission to ibo bar Mr. Peeplea hung .out bli shingle at Blackville. His fi nit appearance in politics waa tn 1908 when he ran for the legislature in Barnwell. In 1910 he was a successful candidate for the house. In 1912 he waa elected attor ney general of the State over, three competitors, bis claim of being the people's man proving a winning ar gument He was reelected In 1914 and begins today on his second tenn. Mr. Peeplea Is still single,, a fact which makes hun an interesting sub ject among the fair votera of' tba SUte. Fred. H. Dominick, the assistant attorney general, ls a native of Lear tagten. County, having been born on February, 1877. He was educated, as a boy, in, the public schools of Colum bia, where hie father Hoed at the time. For two years he waa a student at the University ot South Carolina, and upon the death of bia father bia' mother moved to Newberry, and there he entered - Newberry College and completed the senior class. He stud ied law tn Newberry and at the Uni versity of Virginia, and after admis alon to the bar practiced his profes sion in Newberry. Mr. Dominick ls a man of ability and his friends predict tor him high political honora. Like his Chief he is not married. Mis? Hallie Armstrong is the ste nographer in tba office of the' attorney general. She la n daughter ot ?he county treasurer of Barnwell County and prior to . her connection with the attorney general's office served as stenographer in the office of Bates ft Sims st Barnwell. E. J. Watson, Ebbte Julian Watson, commissioner of grlculture, commerce and indus tries, born at Eridge Springs, Edgefl?ld (now Saluda) County, Si C. June 39, 1869; son ot . Tilmen and Helen O'Neal 1 (Mauldla) Watson; A. B. Un iversity of South Carolina, 1889; mar ried Margaret Smith Miller of Beech Island, 8. C.. December 17, 1896. City editor of The Evening Record, Colum bia, 1889-1891, Colombia State, 1891 1903, newe editor 1903-4, secretary Chamber ot Commerce, Columbia, 1902-4; Stat') commissioner of agri culture, commerce aad Immigration (now agriculture, commerce and ia ?uBt,;cr3> Sosih Cateiine -SACS 35=?ch ID. 1904; went to Europe August 1906. and established offices on be half of the State of South Carolina in several foreign countries, to aecure leal rabie immigrants tor agricultural work; was the first to examine pros pective immigrants in their own homes ia Europe; landed at Charles ton. November 4, 1906 with n ship load ot BOO immigrants whose pas sage had been prepaid by the State; brought a second shipload February, 1907, and established movement of a new class of Immigrants to the South through the pon of Charleston; presi dent Southern States Association of Commissioners of Agriculture 1906 1; vice president and member execu tive committee Interstate Sager ?rowers 'Association; glee president Southern Industrial Parliament; vice ?resident Irrigation Congress 1909; member Department et Immigration National Civic Federation South Car olina Agricultural Society (bon.)t vice president National Conservation Con tress 1910-11; president Southern Cotton Congress 1611; Democrat; bss written 46 reports, pamphlets, bulle tins, etc., upon resources of South Carolina aad agricultural and indus trial subjects. Ia 1907- he determined te put toto practice in South Carolina advanced Ideas of agriculture and apply busi ness methods to this fundamental te lustry. Setting about lt be entered upon a difficult campatgsj, conducting the first State corn contest since 1889, md enlisted; tba boys of tbs State in the work. At first tt was a campaign for corn. Tba cooperation of Dr. 8. it Knapp waa sought and obtained, ind .tba State entered upon n ?sw sra. Ideas pet late practice baa atece Men adopted all over tba United Mets*. Meanwhile the State's annual igrlcultc*.?! prodoctioo has more (bea trebled te mlttioae of dollars on lees Kresge than ta 1900; prosperity 'Sigas where poverty stalked, and the armer's children are BO longer leav ng the farm for the city. Perfect larmeny prevails among all tb? agrl ?u?tural working forces. The State's raine of crops per cultivated acre is prestar thea wat of any other really ?rteultaral State te the Unten. A ?evolution has been wrought te eco lomlc uKSiTltlono. In the winter of 2fil, a few months ?ter his election to tbs presidency of bb Southern Cotton Congress, la the hes of the largest cotton crop tao rorid has evpr known, with tba ane iOce of the ero? teunlaeat by reason t falling price, he went to New York. ?Wained a loan of 8?0,teo,06o and assied tb* crisis ia traca aaa uar as o completely check tba omisa ghi on be market and ensure * good price PT th* cttvp. saving to the producer* ?1 ll ten* of dollars. N?t one dollar of t>* loan WK* ever actually used. ;-tttowgh he bas tees te semi-public tf* io? Jd yeats ?ad ba? heM outee tees 1904. be baa barer sought any dtce or boner that baa cote? to blah DOT bju he partidpeted lo ney contest tor such. J. E, Sweartogeii. John E. 8wearingen. horn January 9, 1876, was elected guts superlatend tnt of education tn the Democratic printer*/ of 1908. A native of Edge field, he wan graduated from the South Carolina College in the clue* of 1899. After teaching nine years in the school for the deaf and the blind at Cedar Spring, he entered upon hie duties as State superintendent. He has worked consistently for agricul tural and industrial education, for an adequate system of country schools, for direct State appropriations to the public schools, and for higher stand arde of wont along all lines. State appropriations tor tbs public schools during 1914 amounted to $250.000. Thia stimulus has added over $800,000 tn local taxes during the last five yeera. Superintendent Swearlngen attrib utes th* progress tn public education Ut community support and oopera tion, and to the willingness of lae tax. payers tb maintain and develop ade quate schools. He ls now seeking to secure from the 1915 legislature a compulsory attendance law with to cal option features, a State board ot examiners tor teachers, Increased or ganisation and efficiency in the county superintendent's anice, broader recog nition of Industrial and agricultural subjects, and liberal appropriations for the public schools. in Irrend Ceomlsilen. John O. Richards, native ot Ker shaw County, for 18 years member of general assembly of South Carolina; appointed railroad commissioner by Governor Ansel November 26, 1910, to fill unexpired term ot James If. Sul livan, deceased; elected railroad com misstnore 1912; term expires 1918. O. MoDuffle Hampton, native of Co lumbia, clfil engineer, reel estate and Insurance; elected railroad commis sioner 1910; term expires 1910. Frank W. Shealy native Lexington County, clerk ot court Lexington County when elected railroad commis sioner hi 1914. Term expires 1920. J. Prest?te Darby, secreta rr of rail road commission; nstive of Columbia; waa In service of Southern Railway Company when appointed secretary December 17. 1911. MSB leary E. Carr, official stenog rapher qt railroad commission, ' na tive of Columbia, appointed December. 1910. ooooo ooo ooooooo o Letter Frog? tho People. o '-.a EDITOR THE INTELLIGENCER; If called upon to point oat a simple and easy urey to eave cotton farmers of the SUte one or more million dol lars this year. I would recommend planting the new stock food crop call ed "FeteriU." aa one good sore of oat-, ton land planted tn thia will produce grata and forage sufficient to suppori aa average male the year. This new crop is on the order or common sorgh um eaae and recuire* about the same ran.va?ou and method of coring but the sulks are not sweet, consequent ly does not gat soar and mouldy like common cane. Tba grain or FeteriU la Urger and much more abundant than sorghum. I planted one and a naif acres last year first of July, fee fore a good stand could be counted on account of Ute extreme dry,- hot weather. All stock eat the stalks np ?i?an, cows eat sulks aa larga as corn cobs. For large yield of grain plant In rows in Jana or before, cut beads off while standing, shock cane or set upright under cover. The grain of FeteriU is an Ideal poultry food and may be ted to both mules and poultry without threshing. We thresh only tor seed. Forman Smith,, who intro duced this new stock food crop in O AT section, ls one of oar toter dey beye tactore. e*> J. C. STRIBUNO. ffb?, S ?. . ? m mt Os.,11? mm, m Dciweer* ovuter? And Dept y Sheriff*! ? (By IwnHitnl PMS.} ROOSEVELT. M. J-, Jan. 19.-One maa was mortally wounded and L8- others, all striking employes of the American Agricultural Chemical Company, wera shot during a clash today between several hundred strik es and 80 sheriffs deputies. The fight occurred while the depu ties were awaiting the arrival of a train supposed ta carry Uborero to take the placea of some of the 900 who struck January 2. because their ?ages were reduced. 'Accounts dif fer as to whether the strikers or the top* v were tac aggressors. W2LLB? BURIED AT WALHALLA Lo?is A. Brcoaeeke Dies Veryj ??r&ieal> af Htfblands, Wort? Carotina. WALHALl??m5an!' 19.-Louts M. irennecke dtod soddenly thu enem as, at t o'clock at Highlands, N. C. ils body will V? brought here for bar. si He was bom here over thirty yearn go. Ke leaves nu noothar, Mrs. Fanale bnsmecke, on? elster. Miss Mergoe tte, sod two brothers. Frank, of Col ^-Ha*?*1 * andaville. N. C. Mr. Brennet*? baa always been rall la body, tort had a remarkably right miad and nanny dUpoeittoe, matta ago he trent tc Highlands for te health. The reports were that ha rae doug falrty arel). The newe of te death waa a ae*i* to Meade hera. UEBXAN AU C BA FT MAKES LOB? EXPECTED BAU? OH ENGLAND (CONTIN ?B? ?BOM PACK ON?.) fled, alto waa found dead, while* * sol dier was discovered ia Norfolk Square with a wound ta his chest. So far as ascertained these are the only casualties in Yarmouth, put ow lins; th complete darkness as a result of the cutting og of the electric light serrice. this can not he accepted as definite. The greatest damage done resulted from a bomb that fell lu St. Peter's Plain near St. Peter's church, whick damaged a whole row of houses, breaking all the windows and litter lng the street with slate from roofs end brick. The towns of Yarmouth. Sandrine ham. Kings Lynn sad Cromer sro.la tbs province ot Norfolk, walch abuts the North Sea about 160 miles north esdt of London. ' Yarmouth, known aa Great Yat mouth, and Cromer are favorite wat er resorts, while -Sandringhan? cos tains the country palace of the lats King Edward. King's Lynn ia * sea port and market town. It contain* shipbuilding yards. Iron ' foundries, machine shops, and other Industries, If tbs air craft which mads the at I tack were the ones which passed over tba leland ot Amoland they probably started from the vicinity of Cuxhaven IO thia'case they would have had to fly about 160 miles across the Norte Sea to reach England. Koppelt? Brought Down. LONDON. Jan. 20.-(2:15 s. m.)--A Zeppelin bas been brought down ?unsteuton, a few miles north of Sandringham, according to a dispatch from King's Lynn . to the Central Nows. Tba dispatch adda that the Zeppelin j waa brought down by the fire ot warship. Advertised Letters. Following ts tba list of letters re maining uncalled for tn the post office at Anderson, S. C.. for the week end lng January 20, 1016. Persons calila* tor these will please 'say that they were advertised. ' Ode cent dee on nt) advertised matter. A-George-1 Adams. : B-Ollie Blackwell. Jame!* ii J Black. Floyd Bolt, B. IC Boya. Alar [Bane* ^C-Glance Cunningham. Mrs. C D-H. B. Duncan. F-W. W. Fisher, Elsie May Ford4. G-Mrs. Martha Ooettell. J I-Mrs. Wm. H. Howard, Miss Jes lats Harper. B. L. Hunter. M EL flor? I bin. Murphy Henderson. Jhrf. A. Ham land; MISs Anni* Hughes. K-Frank Knox. Ir-Guy L. Laue, Miss Marri? Lu?ste, R.C. Lea, M-R. D. Music tc Co. N-~W. K. Nix. . P-Mira; Emma Potman. I R-Joe Richard. s~c. W. Smith, Bill Smith. Y V-*-D. P, Voile*. W-Mlao Louisa Williams. . M?i HM". ?? !?? ? m I GRINS ANO GROANS o ooo ooo a a. .>.?*.# Dril Bays. 1 . I jj It is a bad theatrical season. Very g few diamonds are being stolen. sj, Why Good Mea Are Busy* rv . (Rochester Post Expresa.) .. "Marry a busy man." advises Hr^?p Rovun.1. It can't be done lagall T. All tar bnuy men are married. That's weat makes them busy.' " Job EnoBgh. ah (Boston Globe.) tn Opponents of government-owned co snips feel that the Ship ot Stat? Is th* lol only one that the admiaisiration ab should undertake to run. on ,- wi Fair Exchange. ?Trenton. N. K ?ato Osistts.) th< They ought to jet that flushes cou- kr riet who has made a hit wrttmg about Oj stories out of prison sud pat same ot Tl tbs other writers in. aa Ita?! Il Se. Un (Phladetphal Inquirer.) Taking Hobson as sa example, we I are forced to the conclusion that Pro- m bibttloniata ?rc seldSat temperst*. JJ PAPE'S vwtwm L1 FOR INDIGESTION . ' OR BAD STOMACH * Un,ti,--, , , as_?? - - M .w^ww WKWH| ge?? s sum saul w, Dvpepila ki fir? Sour, gaeey, upset stomach, ledige? tioo, heartburn, dypepst?: when the feed you ?at feraient* into gcses and Btubbom lumps; your bead ac you feel siCa and miserable, when you realise the magic la Dlapepain. It makes all s misery vanish tn five minutes. If your stomach (sin a continuous revott-lf you cant get lt regulated, please, for your sake, try Pas?'* Dia Ua sa ns sileas to have s le?d a^;^Uk? rh?l? ' Thar* will not be nay without fear. ITs be cause Papara Dispepsia "reO does' regulate weak, out-of-order '?otnao? that gives lt tte saiilteee et? salad aa anally. Ott? larg* flfty-ceot eaae af Papa's Ddapepsta from any drug etore. It fa the quickest, surest stomach reKef ead Bam known. It act* almost Ilk? augie -it la a seieatifte. tarsal*** and Mtasaat atossach atfep??mitoa which truly tilosa? ta every ? boase. Ml foi & lt* m I pt til ? fal se* Commen?a! i Stocks and Bonds. NEW T?RK, Ju. 18.-Block tran ictlons QB thc exchange today were rger and broader than ia a?r ooostoa noe trading ta tba entire Hat waa ?Bumed December 16. With few asi tattoos th? average of today's prices aa on a level with the high anota* ons then recorded and 6 to ld pointe ?ova the low range walch marked te subsequent decline. \ The significant feature of the move eot waa the fact that specialties, so .g dominant, wer? relatively Iguor I, while former favorites like United tates steel. Amalgemaud Copper, .adte* ami the Pacifica regained teir wonted leadership. Of all low riced issues, Missouri Pacific alone xupled a commanding position, ad? og tn ita reosnt recovery on favor ito reoiagtosatlon rumora Canadian seine and affiliated lines were again Mire and strong, while the coalers, rangers, transcontinentale end south rn roads gained from 1 to 6 points United States Steel waa the most salve ot the Industrials, but lu Im artance temporarily was eclipsed by ethlthem Steel, whose directors ral lied expectations by restoring the referred stock to the full 7 per cent ito, those shares leur selling at the est price in aver eight years. Ad MOM ot two to four points were quite mere! in the many miscellaneous is le;. Including tobaccos. , Activity waa less pronounced In the iter trading and realising lor profits aa seen, but without much effect on ie general list, which closed with a rang undertone. Wabash 4'e and Rock Island collat raid were, the only, bond .issues to mw weakness In the open market, il others recording galas. ToUl eeles ur value, w~? 18,083,009. United St .oupoos S's were 1-2 ir cent higi bo call. New Yotk Cotton NhTW towi. Jan: 1?:-There waa tl KiMf, ??.y, tnt. farther ulnar, rto?rkera ware dito 10 points higher, ealislng waa heavy,from.thaiurt, Ili^jrE overalgg lying orders end during the ear* ^?t^vothoith. .old IS to*?o dots r above last neat's close with oath, December sold at *67. Henees out ttktog became even more active id as prices began to sag ott from a heel,-teeni traders JS^Vhe |harr appeared to he very little ?teaor southern selling, the absence .0%f^>W? ?Stet on . scale ihsv? were rather conflict to the in !rgiy^*?rjy?r while exports for e day were light. Closing prices gM^e t patata from ttTBw?o? Coot cotton steady; middling un jus 8.60; Oulf 8.76.'Nolale"g "P Cotton futures cfosed steady. Open high tew close Mfr . - -.Ml^a^S'l&is .feh . . . .8,80 8.80 8.81 g.?4 1 V . . . ' .IB Ml 8.80 8.86 S tlrL ? . . 8.18 8.1? 8.88 ?.OS ! ?lober . . . 1 88 8.4S SS SS 1 New Orleans Cotton j j Rfcw ORLEANS, Jan lV-Aftsr i aping up for anadvance tn the early , fc4HJL5a?*)r cotton market ea- J unlered a wave of selling from J ag* end prices reacted te a level ? oof ld poinu under yesterday's ?Toa? i SKKir^?-iSSi' I ? *W rise carried July up to 8,88 , d all months registered BOW high * offerings was from ss ti va ed longs. Bpet brokers reported a good de- i steady; sates ea the' &to?fnlar * Ss *"lT# ???e?b ^Marlh 8?80; May 8.88; ly MM**. October |jol. . ? Ck>tton Se?dOH | *E? 3?8&'r& ?^ttottaadi waa higher early today oh demand aeee*by feries from renaertos 3?:Sl2ua^ wn^mn. ^ nalwT is.: .. ... ;;v ?? ' o .i .... Liverpool Cotton Xrm&POGl* J?A. 10,-Cotton, spot, P'L*00*.******.iu?dditog . J** middling 4.?S. SaleV?TaSt! coloite* and espar* to*. Receipts Vtarei oasettled. May-Jone 417; yataga* 418 i-S; SeteoeMtovem. . WS. JwS; JaauaTyrVwataary BM md Financial Dry Goods ? NEW YORK, Jan. 1?.-Fancy fall cotton* were offered today at about Lb? ?ame price rangea ot last aseaos. Cotton goode were generaly stronger. Men's wear waa quiet wi ttl some ad dttlonsi export business offered tor ?sar purposes.- - Chicago Grain ' ? ' \ I CHICAGO, Jan. ?v -Flatt?didg oui of export demand today checked the howard tread of wheat. After being heavy from tbs start ?nd at one tim* 8.1-8 down for May. the market clos ed unsettled at 3 l-4?2 3-8 to 2 8-8 nuder last night. Other ler.Jlng staples too. all showed net loases, corn 11-8 |o 1 1-8?1 1-4; oats 1?1 1-8 to ? 1-8, and providions io to 33 Mlt#l6. > Drain and provisions closed \ Wheat, May ?1.80 3-4 ; July OJ. .83 3-8. Cotn. May 77 8-4; July 78 l-l., ? Oats, May 5? 7-8; July 62 6-8. ? Cash grain: t) g Wheat. No. 3 red. fi.3i@?.41 i-% Nd:* hard,tfft^HOfctj? 1-3. \ Livestock CHICAGO, Jan. r?ogs ''-steady. Bulk $6.76?7 ; light 80.66?7,10; mixed 8.#097.10; heavy I6.460t.00; rough .4500.40; pigs f0.4OO7.10. . dattle steady, Nattve ?eera 86.66? MO; cows sud belters 63.3DO8.10; calve* 17.60 ?10.60. . Sheep strong. Sheep $6.75?6.40; Pfm^i-J^Sf^^f Umba 66.76? . i. ..ii'i.'i11.? . " If yea dent tige tie sgfeU.df amas?? niBMik'* TTVII?II ? IT ? II .vsaaa^Bsaa I laOiUBSjsjggg, Try a bottle ot Nanxetta's PT* ?aft hundreds and tbetw?nds, wfcy shouldn't lt please yon.. 'Doctora' tad druggists cisin* lt can not W taorovpd apea, fer whit it is li, commended., . ? dkald sad guaranteed by aU isao*. tag drug stores and tbs Nm?*-' ta! M*dicia*v^ 'lld-Cofias ?t . Gre?avilt?. ?r c. Pone 1?I9, foaage island, ft c. ?oa. g*. t0l#, 7* gei started wit*.j^ti-'wii" raak* - oing offer. Beni fa ' tt-i^:taiE.-'; O^ *Jr Md SfUi OtaCd from - 1.000 Cab ^l??bal FWBE. and you -tbs order as ?cuy thees ? yon Ilka ?i nutt give you special ?HOW en potato 8*44 aaa Potato ?sata lator. 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