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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17

date 70 Vice President? At the hope of
being a member of the Hanna Cabinet
collection. Or at the steady demand for
monumental work? Shut be the mouth
of greatness. Enough TO know that
greatness wears happy smile.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17

The big fight which Mr.. Thomas c.
Platt is making at st. Louis is winning
O good deal of admiration, and it is all
deserved. Every induoement has been
held out to him to get on to the band
wagon, but be has refused steadily to
listen to them. A smaller man would
have run to cover long ago.
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3 octaves, four round corners, SI35

Also Cheap Pianos from $500 to $25.OO
Organs styles for hall Also Students
with ped two $500
$500. We shall sell for $50
regular Special Re
ductn Prices until all Sold This offered
strictly FrstCass Piano the cheap afford
to let the opportunity by unnoticed.
correspond with Intending purchaser giving full particulars
strumen desired.
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q If Mr.. Hanna has consented to the use
of the word geld in the platform it is
because he fears fight on the floor of
the convention. His idea has always
been to omit that word, and if he has
yielded it is because the gold sentiment
was too strong to be resisted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17

The Republican of any prominence
who has not been mentioned in connec-
ton with the Vice Presidency, enjoys n
rare distinction.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17

shall offer entire Secondhand Pianos
that will instrument
with and to this shall give the citizens
Portland and vicinity the offered
Below give Hand Pianos which
u emit
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17

1t looks as though the Democrats and
Populists of Maine might be able to
Zine drives"
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THEi PRESS.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE II.

Senator Lodge has covered himself
with glory in his fight for the gold stan
daId.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-17

enough to dominate the district. 1t
looks as though pretty fight over the
currency plank might be one of the
features of today's state convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
AT NEW YORK.
Ruling Prices I'm Produce mt the Sea
bOnrd's Commercial ron

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-FIour-Receipts. 10. 100
brls: exports. 11.745 brls. Market higher in SYM
pathy with wheat. but demand was light. Rye
-four steady. Corn meal steady. Rye quiet.
Barley dull. Barley malt nominal.
W-heat-Receipts. 20, 200 Blu; exports. s.4oo bu.
Spots firm; No. 1 hard. 6sAc. Options advanced
all day on a bullish report from the Hungarian
Minister Of Agriculture. frmer cables. gold i'm
ports. export demand, liberal clearances and
covering by shorts: closed 1Hd1ssc net advance.
August closed at ei4c; September. 6SAG64ssc,
closed at 64Ac.
Corn-Receipts. 1s4. COO bu: exports, so. $50 bu.
Spots firmer; No. 2. 26Ac. Options more active
and generally frmer all day on export demand.
prospective smaller receipts and sympathy with
wheat. closed izg*c lower; August closed at
2t4c; September, s6l2G25;sc. closed at 263.c.
oats-Receipts 1890 bu; exports, SIS bu. Spots
dull; No. ?. 2O1sc. Options dull and only barely
closed at 2Ol4c; September. 2OA92lsc. closed at
2G3sc.
Hay steady. Hides quiet. Leather steady.
Wool quiet.
Beef steady. Cut meats firm. Lard steady;
Western steam, S.12zc; refined steady. Pork
Cotton seed oil firm: butter grades. 26627c:
prime summer yellow. 2Sc; of summer yellow.
Conee-options opened steady. with prices un-
changed to 5 points higher, but gradually eased
off during the day under light trade and feature
lower; other months unchanged 10 10 points
higher. Sales. 5000 bags. Including: August,
l0.&Ql0 zoe; September. s.s5c. Spot conee-Rio
steady. but quiet; No. Z, l0Sc for invoice lots
and 11kc for jobbing lots. Mild quiet: Cordova.
i5Q164c. steady; No. :, Rio, Ice.
Exchange. s1S-l6d. Receipts. 1900 bags:
Europe. 1900 bags; stock, 245. 000 bags. Total
warehouse deliveries from United States, 9.S01
York stock to-day, 1S5. 2s0 bags; United States
stock. 203. $50 bags; ahoat for the United States,
2sx eco bags; total visible for the United States.
4S7 $50 bags. against 54o.s33 bags last year.
Sugar-Eaw easier, refined quiet.
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TRADE ~ GENERAL.
Quotations ut st. Louis, Baltimore.
Cincinnati and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2S.-Wheat-Firmness abroad
and the Hungarian minister's estimate showing a
large deficiency in the worlds crop early and
later strong cables advanced wheat a fraction.
No. ? red. cash. elevator, Gle; track. Ole; No. 2
hard, 52c; August. &c: September. c03sc: De-
cembe-. 63sc. Corn advanced fractionslIy on
strong foreign cables and frrner domestic mar
kets. No. 2. cash. ls7sc; August. 1859; Septem-
Der. l9i4c: December. elc bid. Oats advanced
slightly in sympathy with wheat and corn. No.
2, cash. lc bid; August. lie; September, 17lkc:
May. 1870 bid. Rye firm at 2sLc. BARLEY
steady. Corn meal firm at $i.30. Bran steady.
Flaxseed nrm at &c. Timothy seed steady.
Whisky firm at St.1S. Hay unchanged. Butter
Cotton ties and bagging unchanged. Pork higher;
standard mess jobeing. So. i2is45. 37ih. Lard
higher: prime steam. S.22@c: choice. 3.32i5c. Ba-
con steady and unchanged. Dry-salt meats
steady and unchanged. Reeeipts-Flour, goo bu:
wheat. 2o.0oO bu; corn. S3.cco bu; oats. 1900 blu,
corn. ca.Co0 bu: cats. 5000 on.
BALTIMORE. Aug. Flo quiet and un-
changed. Receipts, 5.1l3 brls, exports. 52l2 brls.
Wheat duh and frmer: spot and month, siska62c.
Receipts. 4,coi bu; exports. e. go bu. Southern
by sample. 60GC3c; Southern on grade. essGs2~c
Corn firm: spot. month and September. go 26isc:
October. 26s a25xC: November and Decemher
22xc. Receipts, 1872. 555 bu. Southern white and
yellow, 2ti.4Z7isc. Oats steady: No. 3 white o.
Ga6c; No. 2 mixed. 23lz3izc. Receipts. Is. PSI blu,
Rye quiet and easy; No. ?, nearby. 3sJa36c;
tending lower; choice timothy. new. Si1G1i m
Grain frcights firm. active and higher. steam "a
Liverpool. per bu. 3SSd- Sugar steady and nm.
changed. Butter, eggs and cheese firm and IN.
changed.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 2S.-FIour easy. Wheat IN
fair demand; No. . red. G0u62c. Receipts. 600
bu; shipments. l.soo. Corn steady; No. 2 mixed.
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provement over that OF the heated term is no
exasgeration. and from this on a gradual i'm
CARDS prices. they never before were so low.
and II Is hardly possible for them on many arti-
cles 10 go lower ami not stop the hanaling OF
tomatoes z0c and pears &C. Natermelons have
been 50 low OF late that. the sum realized little
more than paid the freight. The poultry market
Is weak on large receipts and a light Eastern
demand. Eggs are scarce and shippers nay Zoe
readily for them. Provisions are moving quite
freely. but prices are weak at the very low
range. The hide market II quiet at the reduced
quotations OF Thursday Of &c. Grocers are
fairly busy. prices have taken on a steady tone.
the weakness In the sugar market having been
checked, and other markets are featureless.
The local grain market could hardly be more
demoralszed. Receipts are liberal and prices at
bottom figures. as will be seen by the track bids
os Yesterday. quoted as below:
Wheat-No- . red. &c; No. 2 red. 4sG51c: No.
4 red. 400f3c: wagon wheat. &c.
3 white. 2c: No. 2 white mixed. nc; No. 3
low. 2ic; No. 2 mixed. 2lc; No , mixed. 2ic;
oats-old. No. 2 white. &c: No. ? white. &c:
No. 2 mixed. 2oc; No. 3 mixed. 15c; new No. ?
Hay-No. ! timothy. siINj2: No. 2 timothy. g. 20
G19.5O: new timothy, ssd9; new prairie. $5G6.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
P~ouItry-Hens &c: springs. &c; cocks. Sc:
each for full feathered. SOC for plucked.
~Butter-Country. &c; choice. nc.
Feathers-Prime geese. soc per ID; prime duck.
25c per ID.
wool-Medium unwashed, re: fine rnerino. I'M
washed. loc, tub-washed. 2OG25c; bury and un-
merchantable. SC less.
HIDES. TALLOw.
Green,salted hides-No. /. 4&c: No. 2. 4c; No.
! calf. Sic; No. 2 calf, sc.
Green Hides-No. 1. 4c: No. 2. &c.
Grease-WWhite' s%e; yellow 2ac; brown. 2ac.
Bones-Dry. S12u13 per ton.
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choice. $500: crimson or scarlet clover. 50. $50
prime, . .70Il S0: fancy Kentucky. IA lbs. s.45G
1.s0: extra clean. 7eT9oc; orchard grass extra
s.. On: red top. choice. 90; English blue
grass. "a lbs. SL25T1.50
lIDners' supplies.
Best brands charcoal tin. &c. I0xI4. -tx2o. 1zx12.
S5-o0u6; IX, lOx14, 14x20. Zxl2. S5u7.50; IL, I4x2O.
roofing tin. %.5oN5: IC, zoN2S. >9II0: block tin
IN pigs. SC: in bars. zoe. Iron-27 y iron. &c Der
Ii: charcoal iron. 30 advance: galvanized Is per
cent discount. Sheet zinc. 6G6zc. Copper bot.
toms. 2Ic. Planished copper. 2oc. Solder. IIQ12c.
Window Glass.
Price per box Of 30 square feet. Discount. 8
SKIS to loxl5--Single: "A, 81; A. $3.50: b. I. rs:
9. So. Double: IA. $3.50: a, {. 80: Il. So
lixif and l2xlS TO 1Gxz4-Single: "A. IS: A.
s725; Z. 81. Double: "A. $l0.75; A. s9.25: &.
isx22 and 2ox2O to 2OxSO-slnsle: IA. $50: A..
$50: =. 50. Double: IA. $l4; y. Sl2.75: b. s12.
I5x36 10 2ix30-single. "A. &l.50. a, $40: 3.
Ss.25- Double: "A. Sl5.25; A. Sl3. 80: Il. 1925.
25x2S to 24x26-Single: IA. $40: A. 5000; b,
S9.5e. Double: "A. SIC; a, $3.50; b.. s13. 25.
Z6x3f. 2Sx32 and 3exS0 TO 26x44-Single: "A.
sl2.si a. SHE: Il. slo.25. Double: IA. s17.25;
z6x4s to soxsO-Slngle: IA. SIS; A, Sl3. so; b,
So Double: IA, Sls.75: A. SIS; Il. SIC.
5oxs2 to 2ox4-Single: IA, 1850: A. STATS. 3.
Sl225- Double: "A. s21.5O; y. $19.75: Il. 1850.
3fx5S 70 2fySo-Singie: "A. 81. %: a. 81. 70: b.
St.e. Double: AA. $22.75: A, SCI. %; 3, 500.
2cx60 10 f0x60-Single. "A. SIG: A. SIC. 75; B,
SlS75- Double: IA. $3.50; a. SO: b. so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
REAL-EsTATE TRANSFERS.
Eleven Transfers, with n Total Con-
sidernfion of ~S3O.234.75

instruments filed for record in the recorders
Office of Marion county. Indiana. for the twenty
four hours ending at ) p. m. Aug. rs, 1896, as
furnished by Theo. Stein. ahstracter of titles,
corner of Market and Pennsylvania streets. In
dianapolis. Suite 229, first Office floor, The
Lemcke. Telephone 1850:
barbara Crossler 10 Rebecca Dobbins.
lot -, Comos's addition, Oakland..... sI25. 90
Hattie l.. Emmons 10 Sarah NJ. Apple,
lot 10. Gombss addition. OakIand...... 10000
William j. Hugo to Thomas w. Brown
and wife. lots 9 and 10. Ruddell's sub
division block 8. Johnson's. heirs ad-
dition 100000
Sophia I. Brown and heirs to William j.
Hugo. same lots 100000
part northwest quarter section 3, town
ship Il; range 5...-r-.-:~-:..~~.: 2.OOO.OO
commissioners. lot 5, block Z. Arm
strong's first addition, North Indianap-
oils 10000
Charles +. McClelland TO Isaac J. Har-
den and wife. east half northeast quar-
ter; section T. township Is. range p. s.574.5O
Joshua lump ct al, executors, TO Will
lam II. Coburn, lot 1. Collects sub
division Collects second University adj
James White 10 Frederick Oxford. lots
l, 2 and 3, Downey 4 Twins subdi-
vision Hutchings a. Darnelrs Brookside
additlon .--------- .--.--.----...--.-... ], 200. 90
Arthur Leopold TO Henry Seyfried, lot
L. sanders-street addition .:....~.-.. 10000
Samuel w. Axtell to John J. Carriger
and wife, lot ?. Clark's first addition,
West indianapolis ................. 10, 100000
Transfers, IL: $50. PA n
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Wool.

BOSTON. Aug. 2S.-The Boston Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow OF the wool market:
The market continues quiet, the only purchase
being large blocks taken for { eculation. Ohio
fleece woods are still &c above the lowest touched
in the spring of 1895. Utah fine medium. how
ever. has been sold on a secured basis of &c,
the lowest price on record for Territory. San
Joa quin free has been sold on a secured basis
OF 24c. the lowest on record for spring California.
The sales of the week are: /. 49, 900 lbs domestic
and 195, coo lbs foreign, against LISA, 500 lbs do
2. 400. 600 lbs domestic and 94S. Oo lbs foreign for
the same week last year. The sales to date
SNOW a decrease or AZ, St3.S 6S IDS domestic ana
%. $50. goo lbs foreign from the sales TO the same
date in 1855. The receipts to date show a de-
crees Sc of 1873, 707 bales domestic and III, 76S bales
foreign
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Bradstreet's re-
port tomorrow will say: The volume of
general business has not increased within
the week. Exceptions appear to be at
Baltimore. Louisville and Kansas City.
which send out more favorable reports as
to the quantities of general merchandise
sold than any other centers. Early move
ment of crops is said TO be behind the in
creased orders. Another encouraging in
fiuence is found in lower rates for foreign
exchange and the movement of $40, 900. 600
in gold from abroad. the impression being
that not less than $25. 600, 900 in gold is TO
be imported in the near future. Conspic-
creased firmness for money at nearly all
financial centerS. At New York, banks
at most larger cities report Withdrawals
OF deposits, in many instances by country
banks. higher rates for call loans and at
some points the practical refusal to make
time loans.
general increase in demand for sta pie mer-
chandise. The tendency OF the former is
to let the latter carry, stocks. and of the
latter to cut down production until scarcity
compels freer purchases by wholesalers.
Trade opinion is that little gain i'm business
need be expected until after election.
Merchants in regions where cotton and
new wheat are moving freely are some
what hopeful as TO prospects.
The record of this weeks business fail
ures in the United States shows n large
increase over last week. being 800. as COM
pared with 264. n gain OF hfty-four. Com
pared with the week a year ago the in
crease Is $50. and with two years ago the
gain is Us. The last week I'm August. 1898.
during the panic. there were $50 failures
reported. as contrasted with $40 this week.
Total exports of wheat. flour included as
wheat. from both coasts of the United
States and from Montreal this week
amounted to 32Sl.@4 bushels. against 1881, :
a year ago. 3. 10000 bushels two years AGO
and 5.O92.CW three years ago.
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steady: No. 2. s1c. Is~d steady at 3'25c. Bulk
meats easy at 3.S7lec. Bacon quiet at 4S7izc.
Whisky dull: sales, 40 brls at Sis. Butter
quiet Sugar easy. Eggs firm at l0i2c- Cheese
steady.
TOLEDO Aug. higher and firm:
No. :. cash and September. 64kc; December.
e7kc. Corn steady; No. 2 mixed, 2iIzc for cash
and September: No. .. December. 24c; No. 3 yell
low. &c. Oats active. prices steady: No. :
mixed. lie; No. .. September. 1870. Glover seed
duh and steady; prime. October, Si-22a.
DETROIT. Aug. firm: No. / white.
slac: No. 2 red. s2izc: September. ss$c' Deem
be-. 6Sssc. COrn-No. .. &c. Oats-No. 2 white.
23Sc. Rye--No. .. ssitc. Receipts-Wheat, 22.c00
bu; corn, 500 Blu; oats. COCO bu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
Oils.

WILMINGTON, Arg. 2S.-Rosin firm. strained.
s1.S@: good, Sl.f0. Spirits OF turpeStine dull: ma
chine. &c; irregular firm at 2li4c. Tar firm at
sl.05. Turpentine steady; hard, $40: soft, $l.5S:
virgin, s165.
OIL Aug. 2S.-Credit balances, s1.os.
Certificates opened at highest. $1.O6; closed at
lowest. s105. No sales. Shipments, 5l,972 5rls;
runs, "a, 903 bris.
+ YORK, Aug. 2S.-Petroleum steady;
United closed at s1.o6is bid. Resin steady. Tur-
pentine steady.
Aug. 2S.-Spirits Of turpentine
firm at 22sc. Sales. 50l brls. Rosin firm.
CHARLESTON. Aug. 2s.-Rosin firm at SIS
@1.3O- Turpentine. 2l2c.
TOLEDO. Aug. 2S-North Lima. e0c: South
Lima, 55c; Indiana, sc.
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ing futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: No. 2 spring
wheat. SIC; No. 3 spring wheat. 53AG54kc; No. 2
red. 6il40s2hc. No. 2 corn, 21c; No. 2 yellow
corn, 2ll4G2llsc. No. 2 oats. 1910: No. 2 white,
[. o. b.. 19l2M20l2c: No. 3 white. (. o. b.. 15G 20l6c.
No 2 rye. SIC. No. 2 barley. nominal; No. 3,
+. o. b., 23q30c; No. 4. f. o. b.. 2lc. No. / flax
seed. 65kc. Prime timothy seed, g. 20. Mess
pork. per brl. s5.62is@5.65. Lard. per ID, asa
3.37iAc. Short-rib sides 0oose). $685. Oc; dry
sailed shoulders boxed). 3%:G4c: short-clear sides
Cboxed). Sha3%c: Whisky. distillers' finished
goods. per gal. S1.19.
Receipts-Flour 5000 brls: wheat, 90. 600 bu:
corn. $4,000 bu; oats. $1,000 bu: rye, 10. 900 bu:
barley. 1000 bu. Shipments-F1our 5000 brls;
bu; barley, 1890 bu.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
Butter. ECCs and Cheese.

NEW YORK. Aug. 28.-Butter-Receipts, 3.076
packages. Market steady: Western dairy, Sts@
lie: Western creamery. 11ls6l6i2c; Elgins, l6izc;
factory, 15Q114c. 2.233 pack
ages. Market quiet; large. 5dSc; small. case.
Eggs-Receipts. 4.20S packages. Market steady
State and Pennsylvania, l214Ql6c; Western, l2ls
015c.
Aug. 2S.-On the Produce Ex-
change. to-day. the butter market was steady;
creamery, 9G1ec. dairy, sale. Cheese firm at
7isaShc. Eggs steady; fresh. 1114c.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.-Butter firm; fancy
Western creamery, l612c. Eggs firm; fresh,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
T.Ibott-Avenuc House Ran.acked.

The home of w. c. Esterbrook. 40 Tai
hott avenue, was entered yesterday after
noon In the absence OF the family and the
entire house ransacked. Two suits OF
clothes. an overcoat and one-half dozen sill
yer spoons are missing. A sealskin coat
was overlooked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
Dry Goods.


NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-There vas a good all
round market for staple colored and fancy cot
tons. printed fabrics, dress goods and the va
rious STYLES included therein. Agents have adj
vanced the price of blue and brown denims: also.
9-oz blue and brown; also. S-oz blue, brown and
drab denims and the blue camlets each &c per
yard. Printing cloths in better demand at 2lsc.
Market firm.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-29
Metals.

NEW YORK, Aug. s2S.-Pig iron quiet; South
ern, sl0.25G12; Northern. SO. 75G12.5. Copper
nominal; brokers', 1850: exchange. 10.5On11c-
Lead firm; brokers', 2.50c; exchange, 2.65a2-IO.
Tin easy; straits, IS. 5Gl3 &c; plates firm. Spell
ter quiet; domestic, 3.65q3.15c.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2S.-Lead stronger at 2.45Q
2.47l5c. Spelter dull and unchanged.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2S.-Cotton quiet. Mid
ding. 7&c; low middling, Z 3-16c; good ordinary.
6 1910. Receipts. 2.3l9 bales, all new; sales.
300 bales; stock, 1929 bales.
MEMPHIS. Aug. 2S.-Cotton steady. Middling.
7ssc. Receipts. 724 bales; shipments, 1O4 bales
stock, 15,S46 bales: sales, 25 bales.
3 NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-Cotton closed quiet.
Middling uplands, Sc; middling gulf, SAC. Sales.
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building Permits.

nue.. 400.
Henry Winter. frame stable. 4s Clark street. $50.
Philip stTack, Brookside avenue. frame dwell
Ing. $500.
{, Helbing. frame dwelling house. Newman
and Davis streets. $50.
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Scarce and Higher-HOgs Ac-
tive and StcaGy-Sheep steady

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2S.-Cattle Receipts.
eco: shipments, $50. There was a very light sup
ply and the better classes OF steers were in good
demand at an advance of about 25c. Other
grades were barely steady. Quotations were:
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The following table. prepared by Bradstreet's
shows the total ciearances at the PRINCIPAL cities
and the percentage OF increase or decreas az
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Little New IN Local Marxets-Price.
MontIy Weak.

To say that business Is good would be an ex-
Asgeration. but 70 say that - shows some i'm
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cloyer-cholce recleaned. 60 10. As004s5:
prime. English. choice. $l50flf-I5:
prime. S.s54S aisike. choice. A.7sQ5: alfalfa.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-10
*@MORSE & MUNRO.&
ASKING FOR A PLACE.

Twin City lapers Think the Northwest
Entitled to a Cabinet Position.
ST.. PAUL, Nov. 10.-ln view of the
great majority given by Minnesota for
Mckinley, and because of the general
loyalty to him from the Northwestern
states, some of the Twin City Repub-
lican papers have concluded that the
Northwest is entitled to a place in
President McKinley's cabinet, and are
asking such place.
The st. Paul Dispatch puts forward
Ex-Governor w. r. Merriam of st.
Paul as a prospective secretary of the
interior, it being urged that his prom
inence in securing the adoption of the
financial plank in the St. Louis plat.
form makes him the natural candidate
of the Northwest. On the other hand,
the Minneapolis Journal suggests Unit
ed States Senator G. K. Davis Of St.
Paul, who is prominent on senate for
eign affairs committee, as fitted adj.
mirably to become secretary of state
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-10

Huron dispatch, 6< Immediately on
ascertaining that the republicans had
lost control OF the legislature. causing
Congressman Picker to withdraw from
the United States senatorial contest,
messages were sent by the Daily Huron
lite to prominent men and politicians ask
ing il Pickler would be acceptable for
commissioner Of pensions. All replies
we're yes, and that paper will tomorrow
edltorially urge him for the position.
Grand Army lei are emphatic in their
enforcement of Major Picker.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-10

The MInnehaha county canvassing
board is having quite Il per2lexing ex-
experience 10 making the official count
OF the recent election. The returns
from two townships we're not signed by
the judges " election, 10 several other
precincts the poll lists and return sheets
instead of being returned in sealed en-
velopes according to the provisions OF
the new law, were locked up IN the
ballot boxes as provided under the old
law, and the commissioners, feel they
have DO authority to open the ballot
boxes as these ought to CONAN untouch-
ed. unless through judicial process, the
ballots and q copy OF the returns that
should have been made to the com
missioners in sealed envelopes. The
Minnehaha county board has worked
two days on its canvass AID had to adj
iourn until it finds out the legal way to
get at the returns locked up in the box
es, which may be by al order from
Judge Jones. However, il all the pre-
cincts having made irregular returns in
Minnehaha county were thrown out it
would not change the election in a single
instance, as all winning candidates had
votes enough to spare, ll9. Only IA in
all are ~ question as to regularity Of
ret
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-10
SHOWS A REDUCTION.
Salaries OF Postoffice Department Some
what Cut Down.

Salaries of Postofice Department Some
what Cut Down.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. The annual
report of Frank H. Jones, the first as
sistant postmaster general, gives a re-
view of a large part of the years postal
business of the government and makes
numerous recommendations for the i'm.
provement of the service. 1t shows
that during the last three fiscal years
the aggregate savings i'll the divisions
of salaries and allowances of postmas-
ters were S545, 994 in free delivery ST.
3l4,4l5, and postoffice supplies of s2l8,-
$40 total 81. 27S,9o5. For that period
there Was an aggregate reduction Of
$3.50, ia III the number of pieces Of
mail sent from po.toiiices to the dead
letter Office.