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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.

MINNEAPOLIS, June There is no price
change in any grade of butter. Extra cream
cries are in good request in a jobbing way
at 14c, and large quantities in the aggregate
are being sold to retailers at 14kc with an
occasional sale at 15c. The call for frsts
is fair, and the market we'll supplied. A
good many seconds are being offered and
moving, slowly at quotations. The call for
extra diaries is active at quotations. and
an occasional fine make will bring frac-
tion more. Firsts are in heavy supply and
in fair request The market is glutted with
seconds and large quantities are going into
packing stock barrels. Ladies are steady
and grass packing stock firm.
Although receipts of eggs are heavy, the
demand is sufficient to absorb them at good
prices. Sales are being made to retailers
at &c, and in jobbing way at TIC. Cold
storage people are buying largely, cases re-
turned, at 7kc.
Chickens are 1kc lower, owing to free
offerings and only fair buying. Turkeys are
easy and prices off zee. Ducks and geese are
quiet at 6@7c.
Strictly fancy veal is moving readily at
71kc Mutton and lamb are steady and dressed
hogs fairly active at quotations.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
CHICAGO. June 1.--Butter Arm; cream
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Except interest.
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, June 1-Evening Posts Lon
uon financial cablegram: Business in the
STOCK markets here was very slack today
disappointment is expressed at the absence
OF response from Wall street to the higher
prices quoted here yesterday for Americans
operators mere were quite cheerful prior TO
the arrival of the New York quotations. and
every preparation has been made for an ac-
tive business. Secretary Cages assurance
lesarulng the intentions of the United States
E 8oseLnin n on the currency question was
manly responsible for the improved tone al
tnough the expanding railroad earnings were
not overlooked. The market however closed
ouI and dlsheartened. The Japanese loan
was applied for today about five times over
Ihree hundred thousand sovereigns in gold
due to arrive from Australia in the course OF
the next week or so have been bought in
crease is shown in the stocks Of copper dur
ing May, while deliveries have exceeded sup
piles by about 100 tons. The Paris bourse
opened dull, but closed comparatively firm
while the Berlin market was steady through
out.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, June Money on calleasy
at 1AQ112 per cent; last loan, IA closed,
"a. Prime mercantile paper, 31k@4 per cent
Sterling exchange steady, with actual bust
and at $4S5%@4.S6 for sixty days Posted
rates, $4.S61A@487 and $4.SS@4.SS1s. CONNER
cial bills $4.85@4S5A. Bar silver 60hc.
Silver certificates, 6O@605sc.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul-$633, 799. IL.
Minneapolis-$ 1872, 945
New York-Clearings, ST., 500, 1927; balances,
$5,S 27S.
Boston : Clearings, $12SOS,s5S; balances
81, 410,219.
CHICAGO MONEY
CHICAGO, June 1.-CIearings SIS, $50 Gil
New York exchange 40c premium Foreign
exchange barely steady; demand, $4S7k; sixty
days, $4.S61S.
BANK DOORS CLOSED.
OMAHA, Neb., June IA Bee special from
Lincoln says the Merchants bank closed its
doors at noon. No statement yet given out.
The bank had capital OF $50, 000
TREASURY STATEMENT
WASHINGTON June 1.-Todays statement
of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail
abe cash balance, $3.50, 119, S12 gold reserve,
$144 319, 662.
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GIRL is MARRIED TO A RED VASE.
Peculiar Why Chinese Have of Oh.
serving WidOyvhOOd

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May Sl.-From
Luchow, China, comes the news that Miss
Hsu, daughter of one of the gentry, was
married recently to Red Flower Vase which
was a substitute for her dead bethrothed.
perial academy, and former optimus OF Han
lin academy.
The young man died few days before the
swear marriage and observe her w,dowbnnd
in the family of her bethrothed. Hence the
curious marriage ceremony TO vase.
n memorial will be sent to the emperor ask.
ing him to erect granite arch at Luchow
to commemorate the brides virtue.
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cries, 11@14Ac; dairy, 7@l2c. Eggs easy;
New York. June 1.-Butter-Receipts two
daysl, 34;744 pkgs; firm; Western creamery,
lgl5c: Elgns, 15c; factory. 719@1013c. Cheese
large, sac; state, small, 7a4GSc; part skins,
taQ71sc; full SKINS, 21s@3c. Eggs-Receipts
two days., 2766S ipkgs; firm; state and
Southern. 50. 10 per dozen cases.
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

May %, 80 and 81
Recetved-Wheat. 344, 100 bu: corn, % 400 bu:
blu FLAX, 16 40 bu; flour. l. OS1 bbls: mills.uffs
90 ions; hay. 235 tons; fruit $40 6S2 lbs mer-
chand:se; 4,451 ,6S7 lbs; lumber, 80 cars; posts,
~ cars; barrel stock, 9 cars; machinery. 4I3-
200 lbs; coal, 1929 tons; wood 123 cords:
brick, Sc. 600; lime, 9 cars; cement. $50 bbls:
household goods, 20, OO0 lbs; live stock. 8 cars:
lard IS tierces; dressed meats, 269, 791 lbs;
Total lots. 1853
Shipped-Wheat, 80, 400 bu oats 26 400 blu:
b barley lS77O Blu; rye, $500 bu; -four, 70 O23
merchandise 3,7146OO lbs: lumber 10 cars:
posts, car; machinery. 26O, $50 lbs; coal. Is
tons; wood, "a cords; brick $4,000; lime. 2
cars; cement 400 bbls; ties. l car; dressed
meats. 81 100 lbs; hides, $4,000 lbs railroad
materials 81 cars; sundr:es, Is cars Total
car lots, 1888.
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTIO

Other Grains-No. corn car; No. 8
corn II cars; No. corn, cars;~ no grade
corn, ears; No. oats, 4 cars; No. 3 oats,
1873 cars; no grade oats II cars: No rye
II cars; No. rye, 2 cars; No. barley, 12
cars; No. bar.ey. % cars: No. barley, II
cars; no grade barley, 10 cars; No. l fax.
cars.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat-Nc. l nor .hern
66 cars: No. northern. cars; No 3, 4 cars:
reJected, cars; no grade, cars; No. 8 oats
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, June 1.-The market for dry
goods showed Slight gain in the bulk of
business done today. This was due In a
large measure, to the fact that two days
orders had accumulated, rather than to any
growth in the general demand for either
days demand is still quite limited. Staple
CottonS inactive. Coarse .colored cottons con-
t:nue dull. Print cloths are said to be frmer
at Fail River, though changes in quota
lions have been made. Prints are generally
6u l. but in some quarters sales of fall
II nted goods and fannes are made in con-
siderable quantities. Woolens and worsted
goods show no improvement. Jobbers report
business of Light proportions.
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YORK. June 1.-Hay steady. Hops
cue. Lea her steady Wool firm. Beef
steady. Gu meats steady. Lard dull Pork
steady. TaHow steady. Petroleum quiet,
Res n quiet. Turpentine quiet. Rice steady.
Molasses quiet Pig iron easy. Copper easy.
Tin easy. Spe.ter firm. Lead steady. Coffee
options opened steady, closed quiet 5G15
POINTS lower; sa,es, $3.50 bags including
Sep ,ember, .25; spot Rio dull; No. I,
TIC invoice; 7%c jobbing; quiet; Cordova,
of 14c for good Cucata. Sugar-Raw nrm;
refined firm.
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO, June 1.-The fax seed market
opened at a fraction higher this morning
liz hit. Receipts here were 81 cars, 80 cars at
Du-u nth and 20 at Minneapolis. The
official close, as reported by the Weare Com
mission company, IS as follows: Cash flax
a. tie, July at TIC and September at TIC
Cash timothy seed at $2,75 per 100 lbs. and
81 per 100 lbs. Minneapolis fax seed quoted
at 14c.
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Cattle-Steady. Receipts were mostly stock
ers. and good brought strong prices;
common, weak. In butcher cattle, fat cows
and heifers are in the best demand Represen-
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Cash quotations were as follows

Gash Quotations were as follows:
fiour-Qulet and easy. Wheat-No. 2
spring 671k@6Sc; No. spring. 63G6Sc; No. ?
red, &c. Corn-No. 2, 235s @23Mc Oats-No
3 I5ikc; No. 2 white, +. o. b., 2OA @22c; No.
Re %hive NJ !, O. o., lS32q21e Rye-No. 2 321kc
b., 26@32c; No. 4, f. o. b., 26@271Sc. FLAX
Seed-No. 1, 76A@77c Timothy Seed~Prime
$2.16. Mess Pork-Per Dbl. $7.9O@7. 95. Lard.
Sides Qoose), "a 15G4 40. ShouIders-Drv salt
ed boxed, 5@5Ac. Sides-Short clear (boxed1
42sG4%c. Whisky-Distillers' finished goods
per gal, I19. Receipts-Flour, 1000 bbIs;
600 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley. %, coo bu. Shin
ments-Flcur, II 900 bbls; wheat. 113 600 bn
corn; 100000 bu: oats, $4,000 Blu; rye. IA coo
Du; barley 500 bu. On the produce exchange
To-Day the butter market was firm; creamery
1lql41zc; dairy, 7@12c. Cheese weak: 71bG
TIC. Eggs easy; fresh, Sc. |Z~
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OMAHA.

SOUTH OMAHA, June 1.-Cattle-Receipts
200; market sc higher; native beef steers, 81
@4.S5; Western steers. $3.S0@4. go; Texas
ers and feeders, So. 75@4.7O; calves, 1904;
bulls, stays, ETC., 50. 25@3.60. Hogs-Receipts
$500; market shade higher; heavy, $3.371A@
3.421a; mixed, So. 371s@3. 421R; light. So. 1870
ceipts, 500 market strong; fair to choice ma
tives, $1,000. 40; fair to choice Westerns,
So .50@4 80.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY To-. June 1.-Cattle-Receipts,
2000 yesterday 694; shipments, 1923; market
very active on - all grades; cows, bulls and
GA so; calves and yearlings. So. $500. so; veals
$4@6. Hogs-Receipts, 2,2e0; yesterday, 726;
market active, stronger; closed weak selling
at SO. 9OG3. 40; bulkss$3. 35@3.37.
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CHICAGO GREG1 WESTERN RI

The Maple Leaf Route
iicact Office: Roilert ST.. cor. 5th St. Phone 100
Trains leave from st. Paul Union Depot.
!tailr. I Except Sunday. Leave. Arrive
n,.buq1e, Chicago. !; aterioo, { 1870 am II % pm
$. Joseph and Kansas CITY. 1910 pm Al IS pm
MahtorVlHc Loe2!..-..... 3.55 PM $3.50 am
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LIVE 'ssTocK.
Union sTocKYARDs.

Receipts, SOD hogs 300 cattle. 1O4 calves,
Hogs-Strongimnd active. Quality averaged
only 1a1r Yards cleared early at 212Q5c adj
vance. REPRESENTATIVE sales:
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DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.
MILWAUKEE.


MILWAUKEE, June Flour steady. but
dull, Wheat lower; No. spring, Tic; No.
northern, 75c; July elise Corn dull: No. 8,
7 re Oats higher; No white, 2O@21c. Bar
dull; No. l, 55e. Receipts-Flour, 5000 bbis;
wheat, $4,000 blu; barley $4,000 blu. Ship
ments-FFour, 24000 bbls; wheat, 5000 blu /;
bar.ey, COO blu.
GRAIN IN STORE.
NEW YORK, June 1.-The statement of the
visible supply of grain in store and aioat,
as compiled by the New York produce ex-
change, is as follows: Wheat. 80 1888, 900 bu
decrease 1,407, 900 blu; corn, 1921, 900 Blu. in
crease 742, coo blu; oats, 1859 900 blu, increase
blu; barley, 1,414 900 bu, decrease 10000 blu.
LIVERPOOL STOCKS
LIVERPOOL, June Following are the
erpool: Flour, 100000 centals; wheat 2O31,-
COO centals; corn, 1927, 900 cenals. Next Sat
urday, Monday and Tuesday will be holidays
in grain markets. The provisions market
will close next Saturday and Monday.
ST. LOUIS.
red cash elevator, S1hc bid track, S2@84c
July, sec. Corn firm; No. 2 cash. PC; July.
2las021Ac. Oats firm No. cash. 1Sc bid
July, 1870 BID. Rye nominal; 33c track. Fax
seed steady. 74c.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPooi-. June 1.--Clos ;ng-Wheat-
Spot dull; futures steady; July, IS It'd, un-
changed; September IS 61Ad I'D lower; De-
cember, 5s 7Ad, unchanged. Corn steady;
June, Is I'd. unchanged; July. Is 71kd, I'D
higher; September, Is I'D, I'd lower.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. June Wheat, 2@3c low
er; No 2 hard, SIC; No. spring, SIC. Corn,
about 1ac lower; No. 2 mixed, 18c; No 2
white, zoe. Oats, about 1c lower; No. mixed,
Tic. Rye-No. 2, 29@30c.
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KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. June 1.-Cattle-Receipts
1000; market steady; Texas steers So. 156U
5000. 95; native cows, $1.70@4.15; stockers
and feeders, 81 .5093.60. Hogs-Receipts. 49,
goo; market steady to strong; closed quiet
bulk of sales, So 1908. 45; heavies So. 25G3 As;
packers, So .20@3. 40; mixed, So .25G3. As; light
SO. 3O@3.45 Workers, $3.421z63 As; pigs, $40
1856. Sheeq-Receipts, 5000; market strong
lambs, s4.15G5: mutton, $3G04.65.
ST. LOUIS.
ST LOUIS. June 1-Cattle- Receipts, SOoo
market active and stronger all kinds
shipping steers, $4.5065.25; light steers, So rs
"a %; stockers and feeders, $3@4.40; cows
and heifers, 81 5000. 40; Texas and Indian
steers, S3@4.50; cows and heifers. 50. 2563 80.
Hog--Receipts, 8 COO; market steady TO str ng
light, SO 1903 so; mixed. 50. 2563.5O heavy
Sc. 30@3. 35. Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market
steady to strong; native muttons scarce, So. 25
@4.25; Texas sheep, $3.40@4.2 %; lambs, 81 .25
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

GRAIN GOSSIP.
Gossip by private wire to c. Fl. F. Smith &c
Co., st. Paul. members Of tina New York
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Real Estate Transfers.


Margaret Anderson and hus to Male
p.nski 1t %, Towards add .......... $3.50
Carrie E Sher.n and hus to c Saerin
Spec Co: 1t 6, blk 9, Michel & Robert
sons add ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
VIM Hurley ara wife to F Goldberg. 1t /.
blk 4, w S. Paul & Imp Syn
VIM Brewster to Anna NJ Brewster 1t 2,
A Wede's sub part, blk 81, Airing
ton Hills ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Emma Sanford t. H S:lait, t 8. blk 2,
Boulevard add No. Observation-Disclosures. $50
A NcOoraid and wife to A Mcdonald
!. s. blk 2 Mackubin & MarshaE's add
and t 4. blk l. Brooklyn ........... 100
Emma Linoeke, guard, to A n1ehe,
toms add -. ....................... 2s5
H wareham ard wife to II and A
Petryrort I l. 2 3, a. 5 and 6, blk
Johnson and wife to>Annie John
son. : 6, c Friends sub, blk los, l.
Daytcn's add ......................... 500
j Jersen and wife to Moshofsky, part
it IA and 10, blk 9, Smiths sub -. 100
j c Jensen and wife to Mos hofsky ct
"a. 1t 81 and &c. blk g. A Smi ms re
and 1t 10, blk s. Hazel Park div No. 8 100
VIM fiamm and wife 10 H Hum, |. 13, IA
I'd 10, blk 2, A GotZian's re Sizes
ADD ...................... ................ 100
j Jensen and wife to A Nadoiny Il e.
" chefs re blk IA, Rober;son's & Van
E.ten's odd 1900
and 3D. blk 3, Smith re 1t 10, blk s,
Haze. Park div No. Observation-Disclosures. 100
J Moshofsky e. al. to State Bank. part
1t II and 10, blk 9, Smith sub. 49,. 100
Victoria Roel.er and hus to Cara A
Roeller, It II, blk 2, Ramsey's add 49, 100
VIM Schwartz and wife to L Jes Ike, Il 81
: blk 9, Pottgieser's sub. ..............., 700
T Meeham and wife to Ellen McGroor:y
part It 8, ard s. blk 40, West st
Aul 10
Ellen McGroorty to Isabel Meehan. part
1t 8, and g. blk 40 West S. Paul 10
Laura Camel ard wife to NJ E Grip
Len, u It l and 2, blk 80, White
Bear ........-......- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500
T Scott and wife to ID NJ Emmons, 1t
II, blk 2 Second add to Merriam Park 100
d NJ Emmons and wife to G Dougail
1t II, blk 2. Second add to Merriam
Park ;;...:... So; ;A........ 5000
14S # 1t 10, blk r. Summit Park add 4 OoO
Confarr TO Elizabeth Jones, 1t IL
and H. blk is, Lineau's re............ 657
Twenty-four deeds, total ...... $14 2S3
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BOND LIST.

u. S. new As reg.1234
do new As coup.12315
do 5s reg ..... .113K
do IS coup ...11"
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MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS.
TWIN CITY STOCK YARDS June RE
ceipts fS0 cattle, LOO hogs, 80 sheep.
'Cattle-The receipts included considerable
good stock Beef steers sold at $4.30 and
stockers at $4.10@4.25. Killing grades firm
and feeding cattle steady Sales 2 cows,
1850 lbs, $2.75; 2 cows, LIPS lbs, SO %; IA
stockers, APT lbs, $40; hefer, $40 lbs,
1885; 1 COW, $40 lbs, $2.25 i stocker, $50
CSC lbs, 1885; 20 steers 1,190 lbs, "a. 3d.
cow. LOGO lbs. 81. Sc; cow 900 lbs, $2.75;
bull, LILO lbs. 40; 2 cows, $50 lbs 81 IS
cows, ga lbs, So; % steers, 1882 lbs 81 30;
IA stockers, 400 lbs, So So. Hogs-A fair sup
ply ON the market. Trading was active with
sales mostly at s.. 25@3 so, top at $3.321a.
Sales: wagon hogs, 172 lbs, $3.50; IS
291 lbs 50 %: So So lbs s. 81 81 81 IA lbs
So. Is: 81, 2o5 ,bs So. 30; So, 246 lbs, $S.3715;
60, 227, $3.321k. Sheep market firm and un-
changed.
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The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks as reported by the Associated
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June 1.-Prices for cattle re-
good demand. Native beef steers sold at S1GD
5.15, chiefly at S4.3J94 So, a few at $2506
$50. Bulls sold mainly at $2.50@3. 25, and
cows went largely at So 25 Calves were ac-
tive at $6.25 for the best Trade in hogs was
an mated, with good demand and prices
ruled about 215c higher. Sales were at an
extreme range of $33003.65 for inferior to
prime hogs, with sales laTgey at g. $500 CO.
Pigs sold mainly at $3.25GD36O. Sheep were
again in excellent demand at $2,7JG04.65 for
inferior to fat heavy lots, with choice scarce
and strong at $4.75@5. Lambs sold at $500
4.S5 for shorn. Receipts-Cattle, 2,G0O; hogs
e. eco; sheep, IL 900.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET
opened fair with number of choice drivers
and general purpose horses on hand Local
trade good. The following representative sales
are fnr horses This day.
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Trade is quiet. Mills are generally over
sold in shorts and -four middlings
Corn-No grade, 1701S1Ac.
Oats-No 8, 18@19c; No. white 19D19hc.
Rye-No. 2 sold at 39c.
Bar.ey-No. 4, 24AGD24a4c.
Feed-Reported by the Diamond Elevator
and Milling company:
Business is fair. with demand at prices
quoted. Bran is in fair demand
Coarse cornmeal and cracked corn,
IN sacks, per ton, sacks extra to
jobbers only .:.................... SIS. 5OGS.75
No. ground feed 2-3 corn, 1-3 oats
Sob sacks .:..:................ S.75@s. 90
No. ground feed, Y corn Y oats,
sob sacks :............. 800
Nc. ground feed 2-3 oats, 7O-lb
sacks ................ .............. 925
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08
FACTS OF INTEREST.

]. e Brewer, Of Abilene. Kan. shipped
more than 7.aeo eco eggs in iSs.
II is estimated that the lumber OF the
Mtramichi and tributaries, Canada VIII
this season amount 70 I12,cea. oso feet
a yellow deg derailed hand car near
Reno. Kan, and the car went over TWEEN
ty-foot e-ahankmsnt. tnjBring three men.
The dog. after the accident, jus, got up and
barked.
The husband OF five wives in Chicago
struck paying JOB as result OF his
matrimonial enterprise. He IS posing as a
freak in dime museum. The hours and
the compensation are much more comfort
able than the struggle TO support tnres
growing families on SO . month
At Boistrudan, near Rennes. France, the
parish priest informed his congregation
recently that he was going TO take . va
cation in order 70 do penance for his sins.
He then worked for three days, breaking
stones on the public highways, after cele-
brating mass at o'clock in the morning.
living on bread and water during the
whole period. He wound up by holding
q Thanksgiving service. after which his
parishioners showed their appreciation or
the example he had set by treating him
TO square meal.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Margaret Reid, the young indianapolis
singer was chosen for the part OF Mieaela
in Carmen" at Covent Graden and Is said
10 have done well. The title role was taken
by another American singer, Zelle De
Lusan.
Some doubt having arisen as to Martin
Luther's burial place. Prof. koestlin. or
Halle, his biographer asserts that the body
has never been removed from the Palace
church In Wittenberg, and that 1t was seen
there Is 1892. lying in coffin, the VOID OF
which was mouldered away, by the side
of Melanchthon's.
Grand Duke Adolf OF Luxembourg, who
Is row so years of age. is the oldest tenn
poral sovereign in Europe. He was for
merly Duke Of Nassau, and after reign
OF q years was turned out by the Prus-
slams in 1866. Seven years ago he found
another throne on the death OF King Will
lam Ill Of Holland, whose next male heir
he was as the Luxembourg law of inner
itance does not admit women.
Elder Tice Spear, of Tompkinsville. KY.
who Is a preacher of the Christian church,
is 81 years old and has been preaching
sixty of them. He walks to all of his ap-
pointments and carries a valise contain-
ing his earthly possessions. During the
sixty years of his ministry he has not re-
ceived more than $3.50. and has never solic-
tied donation. Notwithstanding his adj
vanced age Mr.. Spear gets about as lively
as a boy of Is. and says he hopes TO be
able TO preach his last sermon on his one
hundredth birthday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-08
TO HOLD THE YUKON TRADE.

The great discoveries Of gold in the
Zlonslke hay. awakened the world TO the
Importance CT the Pacific northwest coGn-
Try. and millions OF eyes are turned to-
wards Alaska, while thousands OF persons
are ssralnlng every nerve TO secure funds
suffscient 10 make the trip into that far
north land next spring. This means the
expenditure of thousands upon thousands
OF dollars for Quitting gold hunters.
As people scramble for the treasures
along the goId-lined Yukon and its tribu-
saries. so cities VIII contest for the trade
OF the prospective miners entering that
territory. So far. Seattle has outstripped
all competitors in this trade. She met the
unexpected rush and satisfied the people to
the extent that at the close of the present
season she had captured the title Of out
fitting point"
IL is with this good record that Seattle
viii start In early next spring. and it is
remain idle while rival citiss are striving
to wrest from her the trade that has been
and, with proper effort, should continue to
be seattie's.
The Seattle Chamber OF Commerce Is al
ready at work planning for future efforts.
The old-tirne spirit Of Seattle push is be-
hind them. They propose to so before the
liberal business men and property-owners
of this city and ask for financial assistance
and support to aid in carrying out one of
the grandest and most important works
that Seattle has had TO accomplish for
several years. The committee of the
Chamber OF Commerce. according to the
report in the Post-IntelIlgencer this morn
ing, viii ask that 5000 be expended
monthly In this work. The report should,
and no doubt will. be sustained. as the
sum Is little enough for the grand work in
hand. Money spent In this way is never
lost. The conditions justify 1t. and the
results are certain TO show the wisdom
displayed by the committee in making the
Recommendation.