Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-10-14
belonging to the gang that burned Deputy
Collector Stegarts property and fired upon

belonging TO the gang that burned deputy
Collector Stegart's property and fired upon
his family.
The United States treasury depart
ment, October ordered the transfer of ten
million dollars of gold from the assay office to
be used in making exchange on account OF
foreign gold. This makes thirty million dol
lars transferedsfor the same purpose since the
beginning OF the present fiscal year. The
amount of foreign gold which has came to
this contry since July first is estimated by
treasury officials at about thirty-fve million
dollars.
A New York telegram of October 6,
says: In the suit of James A. Wheeler
| against Phil Sheridan, to recover the value
of certain personal proderty in Missouri of
which he was dispossessed by General White,
in command of the department of the gulf in
1866. Judge Blatchford, of the United States
circuit court, rendered decision denying the
motion of plaintiff to file bill of exceptions,
and with leave to make application to the su-
preme court, to which plaintiff has taken out
writ of error. Tne bill of exception should
have been FLED before judgement, and the
csurt is not satisfied that case for relief IS
made out.
The fantastic part of the st Louis,
No. fair week took place on the night of Oct
6, in the shape of the third annual parade of
the veiled prophets The pageant consisted
OF twenty two tableaux, representing ideal
scenes drawn from prehistoric and an.
cient sources, and familiar scenes from mod
ern times, and brilliantly Illuminated, as it
was. by colored light, presented a most gor-
geous appearance. The crowd that witnessed
the procession was simply immense, more
than fifty blocks of streets embraced in the
line of March being densely packed with pee-
pie, and all cross streets and open spaces
were crowded. Nearly all buildings in the
business part of the city and many private
residences were handsomely decorated for
the occasion, and the whole affair went off
finely. The spectacle attracted more strang.
ers to the city than were ever in it before.
the festival terminated with grand full dress
ball at the Merchants Exchange, which was
most brilliant event, and participated in by
the very first people of the city.
The Mark Lane Eapress of October 5
says during the past week the weather has
been most favorable for securing the remain
der ef the outstanding grain. 1t must be two
or three months before English wheats are in
condition favorable for threshing. This and
the disappointing nature of the yield have
made holders confident of an immediate ad.
vance. The market closed Friday firm with
an advance of shilling per quarter on Mon
days rates. The leading provincial markets
were very firm at the close, partly in conse
quence of the demand for saving, and there
was an advance in some instances of two
shillings per quarter. Trade, though firm at
the enhanced rates, was not active. Though
actual imports are smaller the large millers,
aware of the large available extaneous supply,
confine their operations to present needs. On
Friday foreign old red winters and fine
whites advanced shilling per quarter and
other sorts spence to 10 pence. Maize and
round corn were shilling higher on the week.
Mixed American closed 20 shillings and
pence. English barley in small supply, and
demand nominal. Oats in fair demand.
slightly dearer. Flour advanced 6 pence a
sack and closed firm. Sales of English -four
the past week 1866 quarters at 40s Id per
quarter, against 1912 quarters at Ats Id per
quarter the corresponding week last year.
Imports into the United Kingdom ending
September 25, were 1901, ,78S hundred weight
of wheat and $780, GAG hundred weight of flour.