Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-15
From $l.Ol 5-S to $l.O9.. Clos
es at $l.07 l-S.
ALLIANCE WILL HOLD WHEAT.
Career Of Crime, Folly Of two Girls,
Sugar Beets, The Minnesota
Storm, A SwindIing Concern,
Strike Of Longshoremen, Foreign
and State News, etc.
WHEAT GOES UP.

Der wheat opened with a cOntinua-
ton of yesterdays wild scenes,
strong cables continued to effect the
market. Those who sold wheat
around to 9 yesterday thinking the
elimination was reached rushed in
TO the pit to cover at any terms to
top loss of orders from New York
nd ST Louis, shouts came pouring
10 aud all together there was a wild
Gene all sorts OF prices bid and ac
epted ia different parts Of the PIT
II lie same time, within two minut
s after the bell tapped, all the way
bet weem S1.Ols "a Sl.025 with some
trades possibly at Sl.O3 were paid
A food Of selling orders caused 3
break 70 sLO19. There was rally
to 81 .G2 aud another break to 81 Ol1
md All advance to Sl024 About 1915
another bull wave swept over the
wheat pit and amid indescribabl'
scenes ofexcitement the pricewas put
up by halves and quarters to Sl.O6l
within three minutes. This bulg'
is uu dersi God TO esult from buyinl
i'm account of shorts who failed tore
spond to margin calls. When thest
wants were satisfied there was L
quick reaction to 81 l.03i, and at 1920
prices was Sl.O4s After 1890 the
furoe subsidized somewhat, at least
for time. and fluctuations were
| narrow; thea another advance set
in and the price rose to 81 90 about
IL o'clock. Ten minutes later II
dropped to Sl0S. Other markets
were lost sight of in the excitement
In wheat.
As tile session drew toward the
close, traders W re de.irous Of even.
ing up their trades and the conse-
auence was that from the extreme
high point Of $l09 the market broke
off to 81 ,O53 there was afterwards a
slight rally and wheat closed un-
settled, cash Sl.O7B IA $l07s Sept.
SI.O4k C3Sl 05, Dec. $l.06.
The excitement today in wheal
cannot be ascrlbed to any one thing.
Il sympathizes with the world
wide agitation on the question OF
bread stufis, including rye and
wheat. All foreign markets are ex-
citedly higher and America as tht
only country which has full crops l.
prohting by European and Asiatic
scarcity. This in brief seems be the
sentiment prevalent on the hoard
here.
BERLIN, Aug. 15.--rhe grain
market here Is very excited Rice
for August delivery which closed at
240 marks IL now quoted at 26O
marks. August wheat has advanced
IA marks so pfennings from yester-
day. the closing price now being 244
marks. The North German Gazette,
the official organ of the government
today says:
The government will resolutely
adhere to its decision to make no re-
ductlon in the duties levied upon
grain imported into Germany.
The government Is now held re-
sponsible for the advanced price in
the grain market.
WILL HOLD WHEAT.
ST. PAUL, Aug. l5.-Geo. Muller,
who Issued the alliance wheat cir
cuiar, says 1--WE have received re-
plies from the secretaries of the al
lance In Southern Minnesota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin and Kansas, all
telling us the alliances voted favor
ably on the suggestion not an un'
favorable answer was received"
CAREER OF CRIME.
New ORLEANS, Aug. l5.-John
G.. Hunter, one of the most notorl
ous couvlcts In Louisiana, has
escaped from convict camp In
Morehouse parish. He was born In
London forty.eight years ago, and
reared for career of crime. First u
thief and pllierer, he ultimately
became one Of the most expert
cracksmen In England. He was
convicted at length aud served a
term Of five years at Botany Bay,
after which he came to America.
He had varied career In the west,
was at one time member Of the
famous Jesse James gang Of Missouri,
aud after plying his profession In
levery city between New York and
Chicago, went 10 Silver City, where
he Joined n gang of counterfeiters.
These were broken up, AS was gang
Of smugglers on the Pacific coast, In
which case Hunter narrowly escaped
capture. In the seventies he ran n
bunco house In New York, but had
10 leave after the robbery of a Jewelry
store, when his oomrade was
captured aud confessed. Hunter
was sentenced In Georgia to seven
years Imprisonment for moonshln'
ing, but was pardoned after three
years OF good behavior. when he
went TO Mexico. In June 1854, a
number Of robberies occurred In Har-
rlsonburg, Calahoula parish. Hun
7 ter was captured, stolen goods found
/ IN his possession, and, after oonvic-
,ion on three indictments, he was
sentenced 10 ten years In the peni'
tenllary. A few days ago, being a
"irasiy.n he procured a file, cut OIL
ti,e nnSie, ,chains that bouad hlm 10