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e closing quotations /:

Business in State bonds was light and insepis-
cant, the sales including small amounts OF Ionisi
ana consols at 67l2 North Carolina consolidated a
at ssh, and South Carolins IS. non-fundable. &C
III. City bank stocks we're neglected.
There is almost no legitimate demand Cor any
class OF railway bonds, and the dealings in them ara
gradually growing smaller Erie second consols cose
the day with loss of 3 per cent at 1905. Mis-
sour, Kansas and Texas seconds fell l Der cent
and recovered p 10 sole. c., c. and l. c. incomes
were higher for small lot at77 Metropolitan
nrsts remained steady at 100. Ohio Central frsts
were steady at 99l2G100, but the incomes vere
lower as 80. Ohio southern firsts sold at05. Den-
yer and Rio Grande consols rallied Il 10 lib hut
closed at l12le and Kansas Pacific consols wen,
per cent lower at los Texas and Pacific incomes
declined 10 76 but recovered TO 70iQ and frsts
klo Grande Division, rose flom 81 70 931. a g2s,
The Sub-Treasury to-day gained S34Oa30 on hsl-
ance' made up by coin gain Of S36S.O7o. less a
currency loss of S27l49; ii also received 100000
gold coin from San Francisco. Money to-day Wa
IN active demand at the Stock Exchange some few
carly loans were made at per cent bat the bulk Of
me business was at g, and later business as high "a
10 ana interest and at the close large amounts
DC oh aimed after bank hours, unless brokers Do
posted Their securities instead Of checks 10 fnala
Ieif accounts good. There is nothing siucB-
lar or surprising in the sudden change in
the monetary situation. l. st week the situation
Warranted 5@6 per cent market, and if rates had
not heen manipulated. and lenders had not becor1e
accustomed TO accepting such rates as were m,se
ior them, the rule would have been az least Der
cent instead OF 2i203 per cent With the certainty
that the banks close down to If not efovv ~
20 per cent rule az the end OF last week and With a
ueihand Tor money for remittance 10 the interior
the necessity of calling loans the SOCK *
chalee 10 supply the legitimate demands al business
is apparent Hence the diminishing supply for stock
ii - purposes Winch should have become
known gradually was only apparent when Dr. had
dec eased 50 much that 81, 100000 or - nO0.OQO
Ioahe9 easily az low rate could no longer make the
rates for the whole business The only change in
tne domestic exchanges on New-YOrk Is a further
aecihe TO 81 discount az Chicago The United states
Treasurer at Washington to-day received sS5 600
IN National bank notes FOR redemption. The Gus
toms rec pts were SsI4 SOY, and The internal rev
enne receipts we're S34S,53S. The Clearing Honse
statement to-day Is follows: Exchanges
Sllo,023,43i balances, 5000 445. = e trans
actiolis az the Sub-ITeasurY covered H-ociuts
.O.o36; payments, $500, 126; currency balance
@4,SOZ,C69; coin balance, $S5, 759, 729.
me foreign exchanges continue duh and rafhsr
weak, bu the rates are unchanged and flis nominal
quotations as follows:
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MINES AND MINING.
WEDNEsDAY. Aur. II.

WEDNESDAY, aug. 17-P. ".
There was q halt to-day in the movements at the
Mining Stock Exchanges, and with Il smaller bust
ness prices generally show some concessions, but
none that are important specially significant of
change in the tone of the market. Consolidated Vir-
ginia again sold down to 2.05, but California was
steady at l. Sierra Nevada sold at 1Olt Union Con-
soldated at 10li, and Mexican at 9l2 Bodie was
lower at . on lower quotations from San Francisco
while the prices of the Comstoc-s there generally
ruled firm. The best class of the LeadvIlles was u
shade lower, but Hiberna was / cent bette at .
Silver Cliff further declined from AGO to 4.35
Green Mountain sold at 505is Rising Sun at 2.40
D2l2, Gold Stripe at |, and Cherokee at Il. Miner
Boy was largely dealt in between 81 and 50 cents
finally closing at "a cents, and Great Eastern was
cent lower at 20 cents. The markets closed quiet
and steady.
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CLOSING PRICES or PHILADELPHrA STOCKS

WEDNESDAY. Aug. Up. NJ
TTo-day's stock market opened strong and first
bids were from Il TO l per cent above last even
mg's offering figures. There was no a trace re-
naming of the weakness and feverishness that char
acterized the closing transactions yesterday Al
once 1T was sumised that was in possession
of special information relative TO a probable settle
ment Oh the railway war. Sequel--a liberal cover
ing of " shorts" which at time amounted TO a
scramble that further advanced prices sharply: n
la er dulness, and a final closing that was weak and
at figures not materially different from the last
ones of yesterday. OF course, 10 the afternoons
stringency OF money ascrbed the late
decline and weakness AS matter of
fact it had nothing to do with prices
generally, because only few operators vet bolieva
that the monetary stringency is anything more than
spasm and besides. it generally was known that
a shipment Of 81, 100000 of gold from Iivernool
was reported for tomorrow. Denver and Rio
Grande stock was special feature IN the d,y,s
work in common with the general market that
stock opened at 30 per cent above last EVENINGS f
urcs and further u 10 96ls. The last
sales were as S9i2QS94 after transactions
that amounted TO $500 shares Rumor aIonos
that the cause of the decline is thai n lo., .,
$2,000,000 on that stock was called in md tho in
ability 10 renew the loan elsewhere forced ,ha 81
of the stock. OF the general market nothino con ~
added to what is presented in The General I,stv
at the head of this column, except that the bigas,
figures were made about I2la o'clock. The MAJ
kct closed weak. A"'
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EURoPEAN FINANcIAL xARKErS.

LONDON Ang. l7-l230 D. m.-p s. bonds and han
per cents iO4s, Atlantic and
Hus.ess ceFncates. ass 90 second rs rlo. ss's; "a
second ooDsols 100 New YORK lz7a zen
sc 80 p keading SlS View YORK ontario anu western
49, MILWAUKEE, AND ~ PAN common. ll6A
loNDON Aug ll-y:So TnfaEss sdvio,. toree ~
cent tentes SO irancSsl2 y ccutifnce
LONDON, Aug. l7-4OO D. mL-Consols lO0e,a money,
end lois Tor The account fe. &a kiAos Central $500
New ora Ontario and &as1erEl SSA
LONDON, Aog. 1850 m-rAe Of bal3an VIA
&207OO0.
LONDON Aug l7dD m.-fsr1s advces quote fhTee PER
cent rentes al SO francs so centimes
PARis Aug l7-5 p m.--kKohange LONDON IS n>n~
20 centines ior >AecEz
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la London British consols were Il lower at I0O5e
Tor money and So lower at l0Q7.8 T account. OF
and they were Is lower al 1919. Exccpt f6r cen,
IRA ANA hudson Lake shore and Erie American
railways were al depressed aud quoted "nauinlareD
par SILVER was steady al 81 9-i0d per ouaas. The
BANK oi England lost E207 900 bullion o1 IL arce
IN ar S, French 3 per cents, after decline q
sG.2- rallied 10 $3.50, sight eSchange ou london
advancing TO 25.JO francs to the (.
The following are the reported quotations for
change:
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nRAzIIIAN COFFEE n,AnKFr

RIO JANERo Aug i6.-Cofoe-tso0d Flrsts s.enods $50
reis O kios AVcrre daily rcr<alf. $4,000 ship
Inenis of Ihe week-To The and Etuvpe
10000 the United See NO,
issgRncan 1000 SAFES al the week-fr the Chans'
ald North Of EUROPE 2oo0O bags for lhe Inied $500
$1,000 bags; for the Mediterranean, 1900 spoAt
l4Aoo0 bags. Exchange isnean ~ I'd.
l6.-Conse aJo0ds, 500 rfe 30 ~
ff0s. daily receipts week 2aOo ea ~
countries. x<sA-f
IA countries. 1900 bags stock. s&,ooD bsgs.
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government bonds were more active than usual.
ana IN the early dealings the continued Ga were IN
pe1ter demand at ls0la per cent advance At Che
ciose' however, the market was weak. and the final
DDS show declines OF Il per cent for the 4Ios and %
Is per cent for the continued SIS and tine A A.
nexed are the closing quotations:
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FOURTH CALI O'Clock p. NJ.
InY rrIranAru ~ rur ~nrnrvr.l


SAN FRANCisCO, Cal, Aug. I7-Uorl, on fhe voin
discovered by the Sutro Tunnel. east az the Y.lnyc
tie Yellow Jacket. 800 cye suIp.lc ng. Prom
the same vein, rive encouraging ar'ays The Chnj
mr-SaNagc non pump s running AK strokes
per minute, and Is taking all the water from the
100 level OF the middle mines.
Operators are ciated over the prospect for great
activity IN the toWstnck market.
! lac silver King mine, Calico District Cali fnr,io
has been bonded here for 1900 900.
fiaUermg reports are received from The Rattle
idlly i've feet wide, AMI ASSAYS average .sIOO nrr
ton at depth OF sixty feet '@' Jaw psi
William NJ. Lent switched oil for Bodie hernre
going East. ''i'''
HoDIE, CAL Aug. 17.-Lasf week Standard Con.
soudaled shipped 10 the mill ,3Ol tous OF ore ;
average pulp assay, $26 60. Crude bullion re.
celNeo, 1872 ounces Bullion shipped TO the com
The 300 level of the Boston Consolidated ia stli
peihg driven IN nigh grade milling ore The Vr.I
cfosscui 400 level, IS entering more favorable or
Bodie Consolidated average pulp assay for f,e
pas, week ~ 13. Rich ore has been struck at n
crosscut Is being run from the GOO level Of tro
heH cloud smart to cut The Concorlia ana MONDAY
Consolidated Pacific Wine. below tbe 600 1o,,o,
III rich ore averaging 500 % per tom '0'O'' 10
So 90 ''' INC p"S' week
t, Bullion valued at $35,s51 2G was received in
, ne Eu cka Consolidated Company has decloro1 o.
lW'tu NO. 'Vl OF 90 cents per share, PAYABLE
AuGust - eastern stockholders of record viii he
pald at the Office Oh Laidlaw Il Co.. No ii Woil.t
Newly York. ave ~ ""il-sl
Old Dominion Copper superintendent rc,orts
August q: " In cutting through from the tn,,rpnt g.
tIle smart on the New-lork struck some Of tbc
pesu ore yet round IN the mine, aseayiup 10 to To
per cent copper. On The Old Dominion we G ~ ="
ore VEN steadily improving and the width Of vc,
increasing as we advance into the hui and ro;n
ddcp1n. EVtiIytnhg now goes TO prove that The
deeper we sink the larger and richer we viii find t
Standard Consolidated official report Aug,s+ q
SHOWS mat the east crOsscut, 900 leve! - ~ ~
ieeI. me south drift from the west crescent 10 10
40 ieet and looks very favorable The DIAL Io", -
OF the south drift from the east crescent 2nn Ie
~ o luo iee The work of running the east crosscnt
@ 'JNelI mas oeeh resumed; the rock in the face -
HVIy nara. Inc west crOSscut from the South Tr;ct
2oo ieNcl, Is IN "a feet IN good blasting rock Th
o'a height OF uprase No. from the south drift ~
o. ieet, me VEN showing n width of feet III
Total height OF the uprase on the Bruce vein dE1
level incline IS IA feet the vein at this Inn t'U
ABOUT ieet WIDE. The vein in the stones - , ~ -
POP ieEei hodS ITS usual width OF abou 20 feet ad
III The 300 level 1T is fl ON 10 20 feet wide anu
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Ny. INNING STOCK EXCHANGE SHES
SECOND CALL-12 O'CLOCK W.

0ri'ntd&MDlr| StateLie MOI Podie Calayeras
wv so 1'3u ana 90 $50 900 800 13
9luu.-.l,oO lp00--..l LILO Boulder Con Cen Arizona
Miner Boy 500 ..s}--.l.l0 200 20 O5
l6Ol; .63 100 blJ. LILO Bull Domingo Gre'n Mountn
4UblO - state LIE No. 100 SO. 10 100
oVV -, "a 2 and Fndey 300. ..... 5l3
SutfO Tunnel 100 ..-.-..6.SS 200 Moose
1000. lido 100 $40 5.SS Silver Cliff D. 800. .92
California Stormout 100 -. 10 Rising sun
LUZ. LOO 900 ...3.3O 100 40 200 lido
Spn Virginia Mexican Bulwer 800 ......2A5
@Ip buZlO l0o.....-9.J0 100 .....270 500 bl5 100
Great Eastern Sierra Nevada 600 ..-..2 70 Union Con
800 30 25O.Dl5.IO.25 Hukiu 300 bio 10 25
200 - S2i
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II O'CLOCK no Do o'cLoCK.
pig O'CLOCK TO 3 O'clock.

Ohio Central let Houston and Tex Nil q st Paaicon
l0OO.-.-..-lo0 q mtg 4OOO. .... I.5
Ohio Central Inc lBUOO. 1O4 st l. CIV aud
1000 Dbl Den and rio Estate Is 'g5
Il LIST mtg LIST cunsO lOOD-.--.- il6
1900. --. llS II OOJ. -.-..- ll2is y y EN
Tex Pacific X g Northwest Consols New "a
DIVISION coup gOlu bonds 10000. 1907
l0,OOO- ....-.S-A '"Vo-.-.- ~ o,OO0.--.. lOO9a
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Ocean Steamers

A NCHOR LINE u. s. MAI. STEAMERS.
"a NEM-YORK AND GLASGOW
from TIER No. 20, North River, New York
DeVoiiA. Aug ~ 2 m. Ethiopia -. en- 3 n IN
cillilA-. aug ~ FurnPssia semi no N
These steamers TO arr cltS sheen or oig L. H.
SaolhSToJ0l $ Excursion tc6ets re lIcei rltsA
>,Seconl cabin. SD STORAGE
NEW YORK TO LONDON DiRECE
WITT. rom fier 80 ~ Worth River foot ID lrlesst
N,c,oilh Aug 20. De- ~. California Aug. ~ a m
ipiltS r, ii EXCURSION tickets reduced
LIEN DI.h7ON bk(rHERs. Agenas I BoNline .l.roen.
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Summer Resorts.


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s up to al Regular S OcS rSts
S(ERKSHiRE HILLS
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Fur descriptive circular CROSS PropIictoT ''1
PERKSHlRE'S MOST POPULAR RESORT.
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CATSKGLL MOUNTAINS.
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RT9aaway Dr. r " Mcdonnell lis Eost 4ihst o J. Nc ISl
and H. ROsenhein, 81 Dey.st ~ N'''c''''
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trains hourly from Long Island CITY. moderate
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First-cass family hotel Inolcrn convenience lar
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The following were the receipts and ship nents .
ana from Chicago and Milwaukee to-day:
fseoepJS shtomeatS
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THE GENERAL LIST.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
PERSONAL.

Wm H. Veazie, Marine, and John T. Goodies,
Pierre, d. T., at the Windsor.
Lieut. Albert L. Meyer, Fort Sully, and K.
Hutton, London, Eng, at the Metropolitan.
Hon. L. Donnelly, Of Donnelley, and Jas.
s. Stack, Of Fargo, were among arrivals at the
Merchants last evening.
Hon. Geo. p Wilson, cx-attorney general
of Minnesota, now a resident of Fargo, Da-
kota, was at the Merchants yesterday.
J. A Humbird, wife and daughter, Miss N.
White, and A. p Goss, of Hudson, Wisconsin,
spent few hours in this city yesterday after
noon.
COL Robertson returned to St. Paul yester-
day from Denver, having enjoyed several
weeks recreation around the picturesque en-
vironments of that beautiful city. He looks
refreshed and invigorated from the trip, but
as a place of permanent residence he greatly
prefers st. Paul.
A. s. Graves, postmaster at Red Wing:
Lieut.. B. D. Spilman, seventh cavalry; J. A.
Vanstrum, Sheriff of Kittson county; Edgar
L. Wakeman, of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, and his wife and son; J. Norquay, Alex.
Biggs and Thos. Spence, of Winnipeg; Chas
Esplin, of Kewatin; and Louis Berncheim,
from Fort Sully, were among the arrivals at
the Merchants Yesterday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-08
House.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 7.-Mr. Springer
offered resolution calling on the secretary of
state for all information in the state depart
ment relative to the Halifax fishery award of
S5,500,00O paid by this government to Great
Britain, and especially that relating to al
legged fictitious statistics and perjured testi-
mony imposed on arbitrations and on which
evidence of award was made. Also whether
the government has taken any steps to secure
verifcation of recently published statement of
Professor Hid.
Mr.. Newberry obtained unanimous consent
TO make some remarks on the subject He
charged distinctly the following facts, and he
thought they were susceptible of clear proof:
That fraudulent testimony and altered official
documents had been brought before the Com
mission; that such alterations and false testi-
mony were made continuously by the author
lied agents of the British government; that ex-
traordinary precautions had been taken by
agents to prevent the discovery of alterations
by the United States government The ques-
tion, he continued, was momentous. frhe open
charge was clear as MONDAY that in the ar5-
tration between two of the most civilized ma
tions of the globe to settle a grave
question Of national right false and fraudulent
testimony had been knowingly manufactured
and executed by one party to wrong the other.
He believed the party in power in England at
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A BIG RAT-KILLER.
HOo Uncle Aaron Made His Word Good
Hartford Times

Ho,c Uncle Aaron Made His Word Good.
Hartford Times.]
Uncle Aaron lived near Hartford, and
was matter -offact man. His barn and
out houses fairly swarmed with rats, and
Uncle Aaron was telling friend from
another town how he was troubled
by rats and how he had seen hundred at
least at time. The friend laughingly
told him hundred was a good many
rats, and begged him to take off few.
Uncle Aaron replied to the effect that
he was fixing trap, and if his friends
would wait few days he would convince
him he was not lying.
"All right" answered his friend; eff
you will catch anywhere near hundred,
Just let me know"
Uncle Aaron, too, said: 'tAll right"
adding: "I'll let you know"
When his friend started for home the
last thing he said was: "Be sure and let
me know how many rats you catch. A
hundred is good many"
The trap Uncle Aaron was at work on
was sort of platform almost as large as
big barn door, and the plan was to
weight it with heavy rocks, raise one end
about three feet from the floor, and have
it so rigged that the pull of a string
would spring It and let it fall to the floor,
making it decidedly uncomfortable for
any living thing that might happen to be
under it, After arranging it to his mind
he began to bait it. He threw meal all
around and under the trap, and went to
a place conveniently near and watched
things. He did not have to wait long be-
fore he counted at least twenty rats inves-
tigating that meal. But they did not go
under the platform. This was kept up
for several days, and after while the pa
tient watcher, who speut an hour or
two everyday in seeing them maneuver,
had the satisfaction of seeing several of the
rats venture under the trap. Then he
knew his plan was success. He could
pull the string almost any time of day,
and catch dozen or twenty, but he was
"laying low'' for bigger haul. The up
raised platform was no longer terror to
the animals. They took the bait from
under it as readily as could be desired
Finally Uncle Aaron thought the time was
ripe to pull the string. He had not bait
ed it the night before, so the rodents
would have a keen appetite when he
sprinkled the cheese crumbs and meal
that morning After doing this he took
up his position and waited. First one rat
"a sort of pioneer-came gliding out and
began to partake of the feast. Next a
pair2came out; then three or four, then a
dozen. They came from all directions.
Uncle Aaron was actually trembling with
excitement. He could hardly keep his
hand from pulling the string But he
waited until the space under the platform
seemed fairly alive with the creatures;
and then-he pulled Down went the
heavy platform with crash. A num-
her Of the rats were seen scampering off;
hut Uncle Aaron felt confident he had
nailed some of 'em. AS he came up he