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GENERAL MERCHANDIsE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, June-July delivery,
COAL-Welington, So q ton: New yelling
ton. $s p ton; southfield Wellington, 81 so "a
ton: Seattle $5@5 so; Bryant. SIS SO: Coos Bay,
81 SO; Cumberland, $l3 80 in bulk and 81 in SKIS
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $l3; Welsh An
thracite Egg, -; Camel. $S; Rock Springs,
Castle Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 go: Coke,
$40 so in bulk and $12 80 p ton in sacks.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
terms, net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed all 61sc; Dry Granulated, 61ac;
Confectioners A, 5ssc: Magnolia "A, 4Tsc; Extra
c, 4slc: Golden C, ass: half-barrels, 14c more
than barrels, and boxes 1zc more.
SSRUP-Goden, in bbls. l5c; Black strap, 1Oc
q gal.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINs-Heavy salted steers. &c;
culs and brands, &c; medium. 511s@6c; culis and
brands; 44@5c; light. 5c culis and BRANDS sses ac
Kip. &c p rb: salted Calf &c p h; salted Veal
&c; dry Hides, l0@11c; culls and brands 91sc;
dry Kip and Veal, &c: cus. 61a@7c; dry Call
lbc; culls, lOc; Goatskns, 20@S5c each; kids &C;
Deerskins good summer, 25@30c; medium, 1b@
25c; winter, 10c; sheepskins, shearlings log
@5Oc each long wool, 65c each. Culls Of all kinds
about 12c less
TALLOW-No. 1, rendered, 312@4c; NO. 2, &c;
rehned, 61a@5Szc Grease. 212c q ID.
WOOL. We quote Fal. as follows: Eastern Ore
gon, 9@11c q Ii; San Joaquin and Southern, 3@6c;
Nevada. &c p b.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-The market continues to settle, and
the feeling is weak,
CREAMEnY-Fancy, l71a@1sc; seconds, 1910
17c p b.
DATRY-Fancy, Ice p h; good to choice,
14@15c; lower grades l21a@131ac.
EAsTERN-Nominal.
CHEESE-Fancy mild new, 11@l11ao p n;
common TO good, 9@10c q b. Cream Cheddar, 12@
121ac: Young America, 11@l2c; Western, 100
1012c; Eastern, 13(914c.
EGGS-The market continues to improve. Store
Eggs are still in better demand than ranch and
very few be obtained under lie. Store Eggs,
l01a@l lc; ranch Eggs, 1l12@121ac; Duck Eggs,
10
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POULTRY AND GAME.
PoULTRY-The M market is easy. Hens are W,

POULTRY-The market Is easy. Hens are weak
and young stock is slightly lower.
Live Turkeys. 121a@13c p 1b for Gobblers: 1917
@13c for Hens; Dressed Turkeys 13915c; Geese, Ss
pair, 81 a0@2 %; Ducks, $o@1S p doz for old and
81 5O@S 30 Tor young; Hens, $4@5 q doz; Roosters
young, $6@6 so; do. old. $5 50@4 so; Fryers So;
Broers, $5@5 SO for large and SAGA SO for
small; Pigeons, So 1903 u dozen for young and
So 256S2 SO for old.
GAME-Hare, i5c p dozen; Rabbits 81 % for
Cottontails and 81 D dozen for small
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are as follows:
Family extras, So 9O@4 p bbl: Bakers extras,
So SU@3 90: superfine, So rs az So % bbl.
CoRNMEAL, ETC. - Feed Corn, $20@20 SO;
Cracked Corn S21 p ton.
MILLSTUFFS-Pric in 10-fb sacks are as fol-
lows. usual discount to the trades Graham Flour
2s4c; Rye Flour, 314c; Rice Flour, 71ac Corn
meal, 2S4 (93c; extra cream do, 31zc: Oatmeal
Ss4c: oat Groats, 41ac;. Hominy, 4941ac; Buck
412c; whole Wheat Flour, Sc; Rolled Oats, Aye;
Pearl Barley, 41ac; Split Peas, 4s4c Green do,
514c . ID.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers as follows:
BEEF-Frst quality. 51ac; second quality,
412@oc: third do. 1a@4c p h..
VEAL-Large, 5@6c: small, 6@7c y %.
MUTTON-Wethers 6961ac; Ewes, &c p h.
HANDSPRING Lamb, s@sc; yearlings 7c p b
PORK-Live Hogs 414c for large and ass
@412 for small; dressed do, 5@614c q fb.
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS Bacon, 61sc for heavy, 71ac
for light medium. s1ac p ID for light, l01ac for
extra light and 121ac for sugar-eured; Eastern
lO43c; Mess Beef, $S p bbl extra mess 1e s. DO 90
$S 80; family do. $1O extra prime PORK " 2 pni ;
extra clear, SIS p bbl: mess, $14 o Dbl; smoked
Beef. 10@101ac p H.
Eastern, tierces. is quotable Ct 61ac 4, ?
ID for compound and SC for pure; pals, oh2c; oal
half-bbls, 714c; 10 -ib tins &c: do s. si4c q ID
COTTOLENE-714c in tierces and &c q 10 IN III
h tins
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Sailed

WEDNESDAY. March IL.
Stmr Pomona, Doran, Eureka
Stmr Mackinaw. Lttlefield. Tacoma
Stmr Weeott, Whitney. Eel River.
Stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego, etc.
Stmr Arago. Reed Coos Bay.
Stmr Homer, Drisko Coos Bay.
Stmr Tillamook, Hansen.
Stmr WhiteSboro, johnson.
Mic stmr Costa Rica, Mcintyre, Nanaimo.
Whal bark Horatio, Slocum whaling.
Schr Rebecca Jorgensen. San Bias.
Schr Orion, Anderson, Grays Harbor.
Schr Mary c. Campbell, Bodega.
Schr Bender Brothers, Zaddart.
Schr w f Witzemann Olsen, Champerlco
Schr Emma Claudina, Nielsen, Tacoma.
Charters.
The Ger bark j G Pfuger was chartered prior to
arrival for dyewoods from Mexico to Hamburg.
The bark Richard III loads coal at Comox for
this port Br ship Marion Lightbody, wheat at
Portland for Europe. owners account
Teiegraphic.
POINT .LOBOS, March 1910 n M.-Weather
foggy wind w; velocity miles.
Spoken.
Feb %. IA n, 81 w, Br ship wasdale, from
Newcastle, Eng, for San Francisco.
Domestic Ports.
HUENEME-Passed Mar 1S-Stmr City of Syd-
ney, from Panama for San Francisco
SAN PEDRO-Arrived Mar 17-Stmr National
TACOMA-Arrved Mar 1S-Stmr San Benito
hn c Mar 10, and % sail Mar l8 for San Francisco
NEW WHATCOM-Sailed Mar l8-Bark Ger
IVERSENS LANDING-Sailed Mar 18-schr
Arthur 1, for San Francisco.
Francisco.
TATOOsH-P Passed Mar 1s-shp Guardian, firm
Port Hadlock for san Francisco.
USAL-Sailed Mar 1S-Stmr Newsboy, for San
Francisco
GRAYs HARBoR-sailed Mar 17-schr Laura
May for San Francisco; schr Mary and Ida. for
San Francisco; bktn Catherine Sudden, for San
Francisco
UMPoUA-sailed Mar l7-schr Louise, for San
SEATTLE-Arrived Mar 1S-Ship Spartan hnc
Mar b
COOS BAY-Arrved Mar 1S-schr Gotama, hnc
Sailed Mar ls-schr Vera, for San Diego.
BOWENS LANDING-Sailed Mar lS-Schr
Seven Sisters, for San Francisco.
GREENWOOD-Sailed Mar l8-Stmr Green
wood, for San Francisco
Eastern Ports.
NEW YORK-Sailed Mar l7-Ship Centennial.
Foreign Ports.
LIVERPOoL-Arrived Mar l8-Br ship Lord
Templemore. hence Oct l9.
PANAMA-S Mar l6-Stmr Acapulco, for
CoLON-sailed Mar l5-stmr Advance, for New
FALMouTH-saileoM Mar 17-Br ship Genista,
for Silloth.
ANTwERP-Arrved Mar 15-Br ship Drum
muir. from Oregon. Mar 16-Br ship Duchalburn,
oUEENsTowN-sailed Mar 17-Br ship Scot
tish Moors, for Fleetwood.
Arrived Mar 17-Br ship King Edward, hence
Nov IL: Br ship Earl of Zetland bound for Linn
erick, Seturned windbound.
Movements of Trans Atlantic Steamers.
LIvERPOOL-Arrived Mar 1s-Stmr waesland
from Philadelphia.
smpOrtatiOns.
HUENEME-Per Tilamook-l600 SKIS barley,
461 SKIS corn, 100 SKIS beans
PORTLAND-Per Alice Blanchard-1 mdse
65,652 TT lumber, IL bdls hides, 2 SKIS do z pkgs
household goods, 1 cs dry goods. bnl whisky, ]
matter, 736 SKIS sugar.
Astoua-l bx candy,
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OF INTERIOR PRODUCE
THE STOCK MARKET.
FoR "a HOURS.

The Bodies were lower yesterday. The best
figure for Bodie was 26c and for Bulwer 35c, and
both stocks quiet. The Comstocks were
rather weak, the best prices being little lover
than those of the preceding day.
The close was easy, but rot materially lower.
Transactions on the Stock and Bond Exchange
rather smaller and prices showed little change
Bullion Is assessed 10c and Summit, of Bodie
district, &c, delinquent in Office April 90
Earnings of the Napa Consolidated Quicksilver
Mining Company for the three months ending
March i show: Gross, SAC, ,O29; expense, $24, 733;
net, S21 1255; dividend No. 49, payable April l.
$4,000: surplus. Sll ,25h.
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AND CITRUS FRUITS.

APPLES-S1@l % p box for good to choice SO
@S5c for common to fair, and 81 50@2 for fancy.
STRA small lot came IN and
sold at 60e p basket.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges quotable as follows:
$1(0l 80 u box for Seedlings: 81 1903 b box
for NaveIs and So 2b@2 so q box for Malta Boods:
frozen stock goes down to nothing; Lemons, 75c@
81 so for common and $2@2 so for good to choice;
Mexican Lines. $5@5 So California Lines, 75c
q box: Bananas 81 25@2 SO = bunch; Pineapples,
S266 q dozen
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.
BRAN-s12@12 so p ton.

BRAN-s12@12 go p ton.
MIDDLINGS-$16@l7 q ton for lower grades
and SIT 5O@1S so Q ton for the best.
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, $16@17 p tom
Oilcake Meal at the mill, $21 p ton: iobbing
$21 SO; Cottonseed Oilcake. $21
HAY-Is quoted AS folows; Wheat, $S@11 SO:
few sales of extra choice at $12 reported.
Oat, $500: Wheat and Oat $S@1l: Barley. $7@9:
Alfalfa, $7@9: Clover. $6t@S SO; COMPRISED,
$7@10 so; Stock, $6@7 % ton
STRAW-35@60c p bale.
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.

Money on call has been steady at 3@4y: last
loan at 3Z and closing offered at 3Y. Prime
mercantile paper, 51a@6% Bar silver 6s1ac. Mexi-
can dollars, 545s@55s4c sterling exchange easy.
win acruaI brsluess BANKERS bulls at 81 So "
CS4 s63h for 60 days and S4 S712a4 1912 for de-
mand. Posted rates. 81 s71a@4 sS1a. CONNER
steady: state bonds dull railroad bonds lower.
SiIv Ger at the board was easier.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANS-Bayos quotable at 81 10@1 20;
Small Whites, ST. 25@1 40: Pea 81 40@l so; Large
Whites, 81 1O@l l71a; Pink. 9Oc@$l 20; Reds
S. 65@1 80; Blackeye, nominal RED Kidney.
nominal; Limas, So 25@2 65: Buffers 81 40@1 SO,
SEEDS-Quoted as follows: Brown Mustard 81 95
az 05; Trieste. s2@2 20 p ctl; Yellow Mustard,
81 40@l 60; Flax, 81 TOOL 70; Canary, 314@31a
? ID; Alfalfa, 5000 q b; Rape, 1s4@2c . fb
Hemp 4c = ID.
DRIED PEAs-s1 25@1 40 p ctl for Niles
and 81 25Gll As for Green.
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SPECIE IMPORTS.

Imports Of specie at this port during the first two
months of the year $424 ,627, against 3OS sos
for the same time in 1895. The descriptions en-
braced in the total for the first months of the
year are as follows: Gold bullion, $107, ,S16: gold
con $l7.916; silver bullion, $2246 64a; silver coin,
ALAG.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver slightly OFF.
Wheat futures unsettled.
Barley quiet. Oats held higher.
Corn rather firmer.
Hay and Beans unchanged.
Asparagus and Green Peas lower.
Sweet Potatoes higher.
Onions unchanged,
Butter off again. Cheese unchanged
Eggs continue to improve.
Poultry weaker.
More Strawberries came IN.
Citrus Fruits unchanged.
Dried Fruit locally very dull
Provisions inactive.
HIDES as usual.
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HYDKOGRAPHIC BULLETIN.

BRANCH HYDRoGRAPHIC OFFICE, u. 8 N. !
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN Francisco. March IS, 1S9R. }
The time ball Telegraph H1ll dropped
exactly at noon today. e., at noon of the 120th
meridian, or exactly at F. NJ Greenwich time
A. +. FECHTELER,
Lieutenant U. S. N. in charge.
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BOARD SALES.

Following were the sales In the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
REGULAR MORNING SESSION COMMENCING $3.50.
300 Andes .2S 80 CC4v....l. $4,000 Union. ;. 80
100 Belcner. ..2s 400 Occid .1O5 80 SO
100 Bodie. .....26 $50 New. ..6S 100 Utah. .....10
pr,Ixx-
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ROYAL NAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINWALL RSa-
- fortnghtly for the West Indies and eSA$E8
Southampton, calling route al Cerbourgh
France and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading in connection with the
Pacific Mail S. S. Co.. issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco TO Plymouth,
class &07 60 For further particulars apply TO
PARROTT & CO., Agents,
306 California st
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SHIPPING iNTELLIGENCE.
.rri we'd.

Arrived.
WEDNESDAY, March IL.
Stmr st Paul. Duggan, 70 hours fm Newport, etc;
pass and mdse. to Goodall Perkins d Co.
Stmr Tlamook, Hansen. 3S hours from Hue
meme; produce, to Jonas Granger.
Stmr Alice Blanchard, Dunham, rs hours from
Portland, via Coos Bay AZ hours; pass and mdse,
to North Pacific Steamship Co.
Br ship Lucipara, Jenss. 62 days from Newcastle,
NSW; ;2826 tons COAL to Dickson. De Wolf dG Co.
Bark Aureola, Won Dahlern, 8 days from Column
bia River; lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co
Bktu Monitor, Turloff, days from Columbia
River; lumber, to Chas Nelson.
Schr Webfoot, Donnelly, days from Grays
Harbor; lumber, to Simpson Lumber Co.
Schr Eta B. Madsen. from hours Fort Ross
butter. etc., to Ross & Hewlett.
Schr Newark, Beck, Is hours from Bowens Land
ing; $50 M # lumber, to Haywood.
Cleared.
WEDNESDAY, March lS
Stmr South Coast, Hansen, Portland and way
ports o q \ Co.
Stmr Queen, Green, Astoria: Goodall, Perkins
d Co.
Stmr Pomona, Doran, Eureka GoodaI, Perkins
& Co.
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early morning tides are given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides OF the day in the
order OF occurrence IS to time. The second time
column gives the second tide of the day, the third
time column the third tide and the last right
hand column gives the last tide of the day. except
when there are but three tides, as sometimes
occurs. The heights given are additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts, except when minus sign q precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractive
from the depth given hY the charts
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GOLD MINING EXCHANGE.
LOCAL SECURITIES.

LOCAL SECURITIES.
Bid shares Humboldt Bank. ..$lOOO OO
Bid $1,000 Spring Valley Bonds, 4's..... % 70
Bid so shares Hawaiian Commercial. ..... IL 80
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st. p. c. d Pa lists. lls
Ala Class A 4.......los
FOREIGN MARKETS.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL ENG. March 1S.-The spot market
is firm at IS 6d@5s I'd. Cargoes dull at 27s I'D ar
rived
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.

lILONDON, Eng, March 1S.-Consols, 109ss
silver, 3lssd; French Rentes. 101f 6Uc.
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FUTURES.

The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for n 10. Red Winter: March,
5s SID; April. ss 514d; May. 5s 61ad; June, IS
61ad; July, 5s 61ad
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

WEDNESDAY, March IL 2 P. M.
rSIrED STATES BoNDA
Bid AskedI Bid Asked
O 6 4s coup. .1Ua As reg. 1OS
Do, new is. 1l7Al
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25

Selma. Ala. Aug. 1S.-News has
been received here from Augustine,
Perry county, fourteen miles from a
telegraph station, that terrible and
most destructive cyclone swept over
that place on Thursday last, leveling
everything in it's path. Twelve ne
groes and three white people were
killed by houses falling in on them,
and ten other persons were more or
loss injured. Twenty-four head Of
horses and mules were crushed to
death by falling barns. The cyclone
was followed by the heaviest rain that
has fallen in that section in fifteen
years. The creeks and their branches
were converted into raging torrents,
sweeping away cotton, corn and other
crops, causing heavy losses to plant
prS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
may name stare Ticket.

Indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 13.-Tho
question of calling convention Of tho
Indiana democracy to put state gold
ticket in the field is being agitated to
g considerable extent in number OF
local cities where the sentiment j:
that a movement in that direction will
take shape this week. While the gen
tlemen in charge of the natSnal
headquarters in this city are not ia
yorable to such step they will hold
themselves bound by what may appear
to be the majority sentiment OF the
gold democrats of the state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
GOyernment'a Maps Issued.

Washington. Aug. 1S.-The big gen.
eral maps Of the United States, issued
by the general land Office for this year,
have just been issued. The result Of
the work of engraving and printing is
one of the most complete and finely
drawn sets yet issued by the govern
ment. The feature is the division of
the country into sections, marking the
various cessions and purchases from
other governments The tracts covered
in the original thirteen colonies and the
Gadsden purchase. the Texas annexa-
ton, the cessions of Louisiana, Alaska,
for the first time Commissioner La
moreux is the originator of the idea.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Fatal Row Over Politics.

Wagner, l. T., Aug. 1.-two men
were shot and killed and another NOR
tally wounded at the annual conven-
ton of the national party in the Chero-
kee nation, ten miles north of Table
quah, Saturday. The killed are Eli
Wofford, chief of police of Tahlequah,
and Charley Proctor, a deputy. Sheriff
Leonard Williams was fatally wound
may die as result of his wounds.
The row originated over whisky. The
affair has created intense excitement
in that section of the nation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
EIies XIII Herds of Stock.

Charlottesville, Ind, Aug. 1S.-Out
along Black Creek and in the sur
rounding country hogs and cattle are
dying by the hundred from the poison
Gus bites of swarms of fi:es, that are
somewhat larger than the common
house fly and much more pestiferous.
Hogs and cattle have been bitten by
the flies, until a fever sets in. and
death follows. The farmers are great
" discouraged
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
SERIOUS RIOT AT GELFAST.
Crowds Stone Nationalist Procession
More Trouble Feared.

More Trouble Feared.
Belfast, Aug. 1S.-Serious rIoting oc-
Cured Monday in connection with
the nationalist manifestations III favor
of granting amnesty to the Irish polit-
zeal prisoners. There were several
professions Of nationalists through the
streets as a beginning and they were
finally merged into large procession,
headed by bandsmen, armed with
spears. The procession attracted i'm
mense crowds of people and stone
throwing commenced This served to
enrage the national1sts and their bands
men attacked the crowds with their
spears, wounding many people. The
police charged the rioters and used
their baton5 freely, with the result that
several persons were hurt before order
was restored The police are taking
steps to make display Of force calcu-
lated to prevent any further serious
rioting, and, il necessary, the military
will be called upon to assist the con-
stajulary in maintaining order.
Heavy rain put stop to all rioting
and no further trouble Of this nature
has been reported. The troops. how
ever. are still confined at the barracks,
awaiting further developments.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
New York Painters Strike.

New York, Aug. 1S.-A general strike
of painters has been ordered to take
place, which will include men in other
trades, who will quit work in sympathy
with them in the shops OF the cunt act
ors who are paying wages less than
the union scale of $3.50 for eight hours
work a day. 1t is said that nearly 900
workmen will go on strike. The New
York painters union is composed of
five organizations, comprising a men,
bership of 1000. An executive board
transacts all business for these unions,
and it was this board which recently
issued the order for the strike.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
organized Labor Declares. for silver.

Chicago, Aug. 18.-Organized labor
of this city. at leas: that portion Of II
represented by the Chicago Labor
congress, yesterday by vote OF l9
to passed a resolution in favor OF
the free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at the ratio Of 16 to 1. The
resolution also provided for q commit
tee to be appointed to investigate the
records of all the leading men in the
gold standard movement and Endorsed
the action of the American Federation
Of Labor in it's stand against the gold
standard
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25

Anamosa, Iowa, Aug. 13.-At 8 O'Clock
Tuesday evening fire started il the
cellar OF the prison dining-room. The
oven had been hot and some kindline
which lay near by took fire. The cellar
was full of barreled pork and other
combustihle matter. The fire was soon
beyond control. The entire entry build
ing was destroyed, including the large
library of 5000 volumes, the tailor shop,
dining-room and chapel. The total loss
will reach about $4,000. BY great ef-
forts the eIgine-room and dynamo were
saved.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Big Mortgage to lie Foreclo,ea.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 1S.-The
Farmers Loan and Trust Company Of
New York has filed suit in the United
States Circuit Court to foreclose mort
gage executed in its favor in 1889 by
the Oregon Improvement Company
The litigation arises over mortgage
for $4,000, 900 issued in 1880 and given
to the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany as guarantee for the redemption
of bonds for like amount Endorsed by
tie company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Mckinley and Hanna Confer.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug 18.-Major Nc
Kinley and Chairman Hanna met at
the latter's home in this city Sunday
asked If Major Mckinley would take
the stump Mr.. Hanna replied: Major
Mckinley has made no change in his
plans. He will not take the stump in
this campaign The national chair
man said he was not informed as to
the progress of the campaign in the
east, for the reason that he had been
so busy in Chicago he had no time to
read his letters.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Calvin S. Brice has cabled 81, DOS
to the Peabody Library fund of her
alma mater, the Western Female Sem
mary OF Oxford, o.
Mr.. William ii. Phelps, President OF
the Harvard Society of Natural His
tory, has left for Venezuela on
scientific expedition.
Brown University has conferred the
degree OF M. s. upon Nathaniel Her
reshoff, the famous designer and boat
builder OF Bristol. r. L
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Industrial Plants Close Down.

Providence, r. l., Aug. 13.-The awful
heat continued to kill in all parts OF
Rhode Island, and Tuesday night eight
deaths were recorded. Many industrial
plants closed down in and about this
city, and the number of prostrations
exceed anything ever known here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Omaha Young peo,,. ac,,v.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 19.-The first of
the delegates TO the Young Peoples
Christian union are in the city and IL is
expected that several hundred will ar
rive to-day. The number who have
already applied to the committee Of ar
rangements exceeds ] 500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
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ISryan TO NIsir SIiiwauk We.

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 19.-Chair-
man Peck OF the silver state committee
said Monday that while he was in New
York Candidate Bryan promised him to
make one speech in Milwaukee, even II
he could not tour the state. Mr.. Peck
says he clinched the promise by secur-
ing the consent of the national COM
miffppp
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Popnli.t Commlttee CaIled.

Raleigh, n. c., Aug. Ex-senator
Butler has called meeting of the ma
tional popultst committee to be held at
Washington next Tuesday to decide on
the immediate opening Of headquarters
AZ Washington.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Race for Tilted EnclIshmen.

The English Derby is race which
nearly always falls to a titled person
age. During the last twenty years only
five gentlemen without handles" to
their names have carried off the coveted
priZe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-25
Lynching Interests Diplomats.

Bar Harbor, Me-, Aug. 15-Baron Fa.
va, the Italian ambassador, left here
for Washington last night in response
to message about the Louisiana
lynching affair