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MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15.-The wheat market
started out weak this morning but ruled
quite strong and active during the greater
part OF the morning session. First cables
were encouraging, quoting Liverpool London
Parls and Berlin wheat markets all slightly
higher and second cables quoted an advance
OF AQ12d in Liverpool, with a good consumD-
tive demand, and closing cables quoted mar
kets still higher in England and the con-
tinent New York advised that foreign houses
had large buying orders from Britain and tha
continent. St Louis advised of a better mill
ing demand and Kansas City said that milIers
were paying good premiums for wheat 10
grlno. argentine advices were contradictory
some sticking to the original u 900 900 bu for
export; others down to s 600 900 bu and still
others with nothing at all for export Au-
stralian wants were again confirmed and In
dian famine stories little more acute Re-
ports regarding the growing crop insist upon
serious damage done throughout large areas
In Indiana, Ohio and Illinois With regard TO
stocks in farmers hands opinions are greatly
mixed, but all agree that they are less than
for years at this season. Now all of the
above news is bullish in tone and helped to
Keep the market firm at slight advance but
there is a total lack of speculation and a
bearish sentiment growing among dissatisfied
holders because the market does not resnond
Immediately to their wishes. There is no
good reason in the world why prices should
not go higher. and every reason why thev
should, and they. no doubt will later on
The government report will be given to the
press this evening, and pointers are given out
that final figures will show a crop of $50 900 OO0
bu for 1896 This report, as usual. retarded
business, every one feeling like being as free
as possible pending its issue. Clearances
from the seaboard were fairly liberal Our
local stocks are likely to show a decrease of
2G0. 600 bu for the week and the visible pos
sible 1900 bu decrease on Monday.
,old May wheat opened at 1880. against 1890
7S1@c yesterday, dropped to 78c, gained 1-16c.
sold at TIC advanced to 1890, lost Hc, ad
vanced to 7S9sc. sold at 7S$sc, frmed up to
7S5s@7824c. declined to 7S3sc, f1rmed up to 7s1kc
by II AS and by noon held at 783k6781bc
The cash wheat market was more active to-
day than for weeks. The demand was good
for all grades, and holders of low grades had
e complete cleaning out of stuff that has been
hanging around for week so. Loalc mill
ers were free buyers, the Washburn-Crosbv
company being especially prominent in buying
to arrive No. northern sold at 7707724c and
No. at 75AG76c. Sales were made as per
statement below. Receipts here were 235 cars
and 81 cars shipped out.
The market held fairly steady up to nearly
the close. swhen through some realizing the
market weakened and closed near the bottom
for the day. Clearances from the seaboard
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ST. PAUL GRAIN.

Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc. fur
nished by Griggs Bros, commission mer-
chants: --s+-frei Js -.est.
northern, 75@761ac ~ Z
Oats-No. 2 white, 16@161lc; No. 8, 15@1ec
Corn-No. yellow, 2o@21c; No. 8, 1870
Barley and Rye--Sample barley, 2O925c+ No.
rye, 3413q35c; No. rye, 33@34c
Seeds-No. flax, 721A@73e; timothy, 9Oc@
81. 20; clover $304.50.
Ground Feed and Milstuffs-No i feed 2
bu corn to 1 bu oats, $909.5O; No. feed, 1
bu corn to 1 bu oats, $9.75G10 No. 8 feed
ground, l bu corn to 2 bu oats S1O 25@11;
cornmeal, bolted, $13G14; cornmeal, unboited
$8.25@8.50; bran, s5.T5@6.25.
Hay-More demand for the best qualities
and market for such is firmer other qualities
unchanged, dull. Quotations: Fancy upland
$5@5.5O; good to choice wild and upland, 81
as; common and coarse qualities, S303. rs:
good to choice timothy. $6.50@7.50.
Straw-Good demand; oat straw, $3QD3. Is:
rye straw, $3.25@3.50.
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SQUADS, dozen 49,. ............ .75@1.oo
Canvashack. ducks. dozen. ........6. .OO0s. 90
Mallard ducks, dozen ............ =. -. .~3. 90
Teal ducks, dozen ~. .......... IL s25492. 90
Common ducks, dozen ..............s al. Is
Woodcock, dozen ,9....... 4.OO@4. so
fseEsncPe; Bear Carcass aszen bljsag II 1on
FishNGood demsnS: ~ ''''',f i'e
Black bass, n .asz 3,.. .-....:s @ - o.
MINNEAPOLIS. an 15-A somewhat bet,
nrsts' which which resulted n the price advancing
1sc; hTheFe Is semi akcumulation of seconds
and Thirds but nat Enough to at present
Wih fsis dAiay II {Se GSstgI aedne i iS
tlrstss were unchanged and steady. Seconds,
% which consist Rrineipaly Of low grade jar
une gru iuPp Gf tSs Tsh cRoSe PgIss
sweet grade, is 1kc lower. Packing stock is
easy. -
Eggs dropped Asa- ~Most of the handlers
are wen stocked up and the consequence
is that jobbers are not good buyers, and the
retall trade holding or for still lower prices.
Storage stock Is easy,
The. cheese market i firm on fancy makes
ot run cream twihscof flats. Brick cheese
Is IN fair demand.s- - ff
,hiI3 buyers rs. in the poultry market are scarce
Whlie the l1ghtness' Of current receipts pre-
vents decline in quotations. +s
arrivals OF veal are rather heavy, with
the strictly fancy carcasses moving slowly at
9c. Ihere Is aslight inquiry for muttonaand
lamp' Dressed hogs are dull.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-Hay quiet : Hops
steady. Hides Arm. Leather sfirfn.S Wool
qule5. Beef quiet: Cut meats steady. Lard
STEADY; Pork dun Tallow steady. %Cotton-
SEED OIL easy. Petroleum dull. Rosin quiet.
1urpenune quiet. Rice steady. Molasses
quiet Fig iron quiet. Copper strong. Lead
str0ng. Tin very firm. Plates dull. Spelter
dull. Coffee-Options opened quiet, with
prices points higher, but no business until
aIter noon, when trading on a small scale
tooK place; generally featureless, with weak
unuertone Following absence of outside sup
port and neglect Of spot coffee, closed 5@1O
points net advance; sales, II $50 bags, includ-
ing March, %. 45Q9.50; spot. Rio steady; No. 7,
9opblng I012; invoice, 10; mild quiet; Cordova,
lo12QII Sugar-Raw steady: refined firm.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, Jan. Observation-Disclosures,
40 packages; Western creamery, 13@2Oc;
EIglhs' 2Uc; factory, 7@14c. Cheese-Receipts
l, 4oi PACKAGES; quiet; state, large, 7h@11Ac;
small, S12Q1lAc; part skins, 4@8kc; full
SKINS, 21s@3c. Eggs-Receipts, GOT pack
ages; quiet: state and Pennsylvania, f701715c;
Western, 13@16c.
Chicago, Jan. 15-Butter-Firm; creamery.
nrm, l5@19c; dairies, 9@17c. Eggs-Weak;
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DULUTH GRAIN.


DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 15-The elevators
opened up with bids of 2a4c under May for
cash wheat, but could get none, and advanced
l12c to &c under. Sales were Il, 900 bu. di-
vided about equally between the mills and eIe-
vators The estimate of stocks is for 125. 900
bu Increase for the week. The market opened
12c up, at Sic, reacting then, dropped unani-
mousIy to the close which was SG1bc.
The close; Cash No. hard soc; No. 1
spring, 72@74c; rejected 55@70c; to arrive
No. hard, soc; No. 1 northern, 7Sc; May,
No: l hard, SIC; No; northern, 8O1Ac.
Receipts-Wheat, 2S604 bu; shipments. none.
cars inspected, sc: last year, 35. ReceiptsG
Corn, none; oats, 4O,S53 bu; rye 5, ,9S1 bu; bar
ley, 7So bu; ;o flax 5,o52 bu; Oats; close, 17A
Cash sales were as follows: car No. I
hard, SOAc cars No. / northern, 791bc: 4
cars No. northern, 79c; g, 900 bu No. 1 north
bu No. l northern, 7S15c; I car rye, 39c; 8
cars rye, 3S34c.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.

Gossip by private wire to c. H. F. Smith
& Co., st. Paul. members Of New York stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade
Modern Miller says: The demand for mill
ing wheat at country points is more urgent
than ever, and prices continue to be held
above what the speculative level would war
rant. Mill stocks Of -four is low, and in sew
eral of the, leading markets of the Southwest
stocks show a reduction, Memphis being the
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Cash QUOTATIONS were as follows Flour
quiet. Wheat-No. 2 spring, 7712c; No. 8
25ke; Oats-No. 2, 161ac; No. 2 white, f. o. b.,
2OGM3c; No. white, 171aG191ac. Rye-No.
z 3aAe. Barley-No: 2, nominal; No. g.
No. 1, 7513G7Sc. Timothy Seed-Prime, 81 g.
Mess Pork-Per Dbl, $7.S2b97 .8715. Lard
Per 100 lbs, $3.9714d4 Short Ribs-Sides
Qoosel S3:971@Q4 .221a Shoulders-Dry salt
t6oxed), 41sG4Ac. Whiskv-Distillers' fin
ished hoods, per GAL $1.1S. Sugars unchanged.
Corn-No. yellow, 2214G22%c. Receipts
eco bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley.
$4,000 bu Shipments-Flour, 5000 bbIs;
wheat. $4,000 bu; corn. $1,000 bu; oats, POI, :.
OGO bu; barley, 5000 bu: On the produce ex-
change today the butter market was firm;
creamery, 15G19c; dairy, 9017c. Cheese
steady at S12G912c. Eggs weak; fresh 1910.
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS,

Received-Wheat. 164 500 buu;' corn 6,1Oo bu;
oats, $3.50 bu; barley, $40 bu; rye II 400
tons; fruit, 25,OOO lbs; merchandise, 1884 ,699
lbs lumber, 5 cars; barrel stock, 8 cars; ma
chinery, 10000 lbs; coal. 676 tons; wood, PSI
10000 lbs; stone, cars; live stock, cars:
lard, 200 tierces; dressed meats 60 900 lbs
railroad materials cars; sundries, cars.
Total car lots SIC. '
Shipped-Wheat, "a, 400 lbs; oats, q $50 lbs:
barley, 5000 lbs; rye, Il 200 bu; flax, /, 200 bu
Hour, 81 472 bbls; milstuffs, 4S2 tons, hay, IL
tons; fruit, 1850 lbs; merchandise, 1,O2s. 400
IDS lumber, 70 cars; machinery, 10000 lbs
ties, cars; railroad materials, / car: sun,
dries. cars. Total car lots, 454
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Real Estate Transfers.

Mary Z Morong and hus to f. Lowe, 1t
7. l, R Weide's third add. ...... $500. co
II. J F Eisenmenger's Lake Villas. 1890 90
Mary Funk to Anna Funk, e13 1t 8,
l, Winslows add. 5000. 90
r G Pleins TO l. Pleins, 1t II, l,
Total .......................... ST, ,1O2. 90
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NOr1hcrn

Other Grains-No. corn, 2 cars; No. 4
corn, 1 car; no grade corn, Z cars; No. 8 oats,
Is cars: No. rye, 10 cars; No. 8 rye, 2 cars;
No. barley, II cars; No. barley, 1 car;
No. fax. cars; rejected fax, 2 cars; no
grade fax, l car.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat, No, 1 north
ern, 49 cars; No. northern, 2 cars; No. 3,
l car; rejected 1 car; no grade, cars; No.
oats, 20 cars
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HIS ELECTION VOID
Because Mcdonald Drove Voters to
the Polls.

WINNIPEG. Man, Jan. 15.-The
election of Hugh John Macdonald as
member of the Dominion house of COM
mons for Winnipeg was declared void
this morning on admissions made by
his election agents. Only one witness
was examined, and his testimony re-
lated to the hiring of vehicles to take
voters to the polls. This Is against
the Canadian election laws.
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do Old 6s ...... go StL.& S.F.Gen. .6s1O8
Va. Centuries -. 6112I Tex. Pac. lists. -. S712
do deferred do 2ds :. ...... Pig
Atchison As ...... 80A U. P. lists of &c.. 1O3N
do Second A =. 45 West Shore As 1O5A
Can. South. 2ds...1O6 O. R. G. NJ 1sts..11OA
L. & NJ un. As. 80 O. R. & N. As. -. 91H
do 5s ....... 90blN. P. 3ds. s....... 1912
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PRODUCE.
ST. PAUL MARKET.

Note The quotations which follow are for
goods which change hands in lots in the open
market. In filling orders in order to secure
best goods for shipping and to cover cost in
Cured, an advance over iobing prices has
to be charged.
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LIVE STOCK.
UNION STOCKYARDs

UNION STOCKYARDs.
sheep, 200. ~'NN' oO'
Hogs--Strong and active. There were not
enough hogs to 60 around, and yards cleared
early at 5010c advance
ReDr1SQOtativa Sala
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BOND LIST.

Cen. Pao. lists, '95. i0O1s
ID. & r. G. Is. Ill
do As :. ....... 88
Erie Seconds 49,. :. 631a
G. H. & S. A. 6s. .104
do Is :. ....... 961A
H. & T. Cent. 5s.1061h
do IS :. ....... .102
M. X. T. first As. S37s
do second 4s :. 61%
Mutual Union IS. Ill
IN.J.Cent. Gen. 5s.1161s
IN. p. lists ....... .114
Northwest Con. III
do s. F. deb. 5s.11015
X. Gfi West, lists. 1874
st. Paul Con. Ts.13l
! do G. q p. w. 5s.112%
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MISCELLANEOUS.
CHICAGO HIDES.

Leather Review viii say The packers have
SOLD 1900 native steer hides from Kansas
city at 8 cents with Chicago freight al
macs macs were let go at SIC These transac-
tlons NIX the prices. at Chicago Nc lower.
Leatner is strong in all the markets, but
there is pronounced hesitancy about buy
ing. The tanners seem determined to IN
hoid values, but until they have gained their
point with the reluctant shoe manufacturers.
are aEerse TO buying raw material. Country
bum hides closed shade frmer today at Sc.
SEED MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-The faxseed market
with other grain markets. First prices were
Ac higher and held firm at higher prices
asked: as receipts here were q cars, 10 cars
official close. as reported by the Weare Com
mission company, is as follows: Cash fax
at, at 1Sc % and May at 7S1Sc per bu. Cash tim
Sfny % seed &C closed lose at s2.65 per 100 lbs and
go go per 100 lbs. Minneapolis fax quoted at
721ac per bu. ~
MINNEAPOLIS HAY MARKET.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 15.-J. A. Hunt &
20. Co. report better feeling today in hay cir
were hght Prices are quotably unchanged
some dealers report a slight advance for
ch cnolce timothy. We quote as follows:
SLo!ce S iowa upland "a 5005. 90
NEo1;,,... NPA0sAAA +-VU0Df. 0U
MeuIuh .'..... ...................... 3.50@D4. 90
Ml&eo M nay .:..................... COOS so
T Toa[se as 10 quality .............. 3.50@4 90
1tlnoIny 80. ..................... 6.00Q7 90
Rye straw, choice -............. 4 q
an NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK, Jan, 15.-Buyers are present
IN good form, and though representing the
medium to smaller classes of houses, are at
work and taking a good quantity of all class
es of stuffs desirable for cutters, converters
ana ?obbers. The most prominent feature
in this connection is that the larger mart of
purchases are wanted Immediately. Conse-
quently agents and manufacturers stocks
nave undergone a fair reduction. The tone
OF the market shows steady Improvement.
Printing cloths, firm, at 25bc. and sales for
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CattIe-Steady. Therezis good demand for
butcher stuff, stockers and feeders, and not
enough coming to supply the demand Can
ners and com omnstcck weak
anti Snln
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MINING STOCKS.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.


NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Evening POSTS Lon
don financial cablegram: The stock markets
were quiet today but good. Americans were
quiet but firm. The main factor was the talk
OF cheap money. 1t is too early to express
an opinion as to whether this expectation is
justified OF not. 1 understand that nearly a
million in gold is coming here from Egypt
soon, and that f300 900 is on the way from the
Cape, but the latter will soon be bought up.
AS an instance of the random talk today
about easy money, it was even said that gold
would be leaving the United States ait once
for London. The Paris bourse was firm. A
million sterling in Brazilian treasury notes
is said to be placed in Paris. 1t is probably
true, but l cannot be certain. The Berlin
market was steady.
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.
The following table compiled by Brad
streets. shows the total clearances at the
principal cities and the percentage of in
crease or decrease, as compared with the cor
responding week last year:
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NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Money on call easy
at 1h@2 per cent; last loan, 11h62; closed
l1k@2 Prime mercantile paper, 31k@4. sterl-
ing exchange 1rmer, with actual business in
bankers bills at $4S71A64.8734 for demand
a. and $500 go S6A for sixty days; posted rates,
$4.85@4.S512 and $4S804SSh. Commercial
bills A85k. Silver certificates, 64M@65Ac c;
bar silver, '64%c.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul-S490 127.49.
Minneapolis 631. so.
Chicago-S11, 1855, ,557.
New York -Clearings, $S5, 1902, 765; balances,
Sc, ATT 116.
Boston-Clearings s14,747, ,17s; balances. ST.
705, ,440.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO, jan 15.-Money today unchanged
New York exchange, SOC discount Foreign ex-
change strong; demand, $4.S71a; sixty days.
$4.84k.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--Today's statement
of the condition of the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balances, $3.50, SIS, ,542; gold reserve,
$141, ,086 070.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 15.--There was a rather
better market for cattle than is usually seen
on Friday and good cattle were a little
higher Sales were made at i SO. .25@3 IS for
common dressed beef steers up to S565 25
for prime cattle, and two carloads of fancy
Herefords and short horns sold at S.
There was a good stocker and feeder trade
sales being mostly at SO. .2504. 10. Butchers
and Gamers cattle averaged 15s lower. and
prime calves sold at .,6, decline OF 15c Cow
sales were largely at $2qS 1926. with heifers
sold at So. 50@4. 25. There was a lively de-
mand for hogs, prices showing an advance
of 5s per 100 lbs. and they all sold at So Is
@j SO for common to choice lote, with the
bulk of the trading at SO 35@3. so. Anything
desirable sold quickly, and a few lots of Sc
lected butchers hogs brought So CO. Trade in
made on the basis of 81. .25D2 so for inferior
up to $3.S5 for chetce ssheep, fed Westerns
selling at So. .25@3 .S5. Lambs were active at
So. $685. 80 for COMMON ITO prime, few going
below $4 and yeatlfngs sold at So. .so94 90
1000. e r'
MINNEAPoLIs, sock YARDS. Jan. 15.-
Cattle-Market active. Sales:
60 cows, ay 1000 lbs, $50; q cows, av 110o
lbs, $27O; Is steers. ay 1000 lbs, s.75: i
steers, av. 100 lbs, SIN =.
Hog market steady, Good demand for all
q hogs, av 1876 lbs. So; 10 hogs, av 1So lbs,
$3.50. -
sheep--Market firm. demand for good NUT
tons and feeders. Sales:
70 muttons, av 50 lbs, $2.75.
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15.-Cattle-Receipts
5000 head; shipments, 1000 head; Texas steers
$305@4 native steers, 50. 35@4. 90 native cows
and heifers $1.15@3.5O;, ,,stockers and feeders.
$250Q4. Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head: ship
ments, 200 heads bulk Of sales, 81. .256D3a aa.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments 800
head; lambs, $2.50@4 80 muttons, $293.5O s-f2
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY Jan. IL. Receipts, 200
head ThuI5day.,.- 253 head; shipments 406
head; market quiet steady: good cfearances;
cows, bulls, mixed s1G3.4O; veals, s3@5 %;
lings, s3@39O; Westerns, $303,70. Hogs. 900
head: Thursday, 1,740 head; shipments, SAT
head; market, active and &c higher; selling,
s3O593.30; bulk Of salas, $S.121k@3.1o.
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U. S. new rs reg.120
do coup :. -. III
do 5s reg. @. i.112N
: do 5s coup -. .114h
do As reg iii
do As coup =. .111N
do rs reg -. 95H
Pacific 6s of '95. .102H
Ala, Glass A. :. .104
: do Glass B -. .103
do Class C -. So
do Currency :. "a
La. New Con. As. 95
Missouri. IS -. 100
North Carolina 6s122
do As :. 100
8. c. Non-F Fund. Y
Tenn. New Set So 77H
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Total ..............., SO, 6S2, ,26O 114O71, 1876
The following table gives the receipts of
wheat at the four principal winter wheat mar
kets from the beginning Of the crop move
ment July 1, 1896, to date, and for the same
time year ago: ~.
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were larger than expected, being S72 900 bu of
wheat and flour.
January wheat closed at 76s4c. and May
wheat at 78c.
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RANGE OF PRICES.

. o.. Open High Low, Closing:
January .... 80. 49, -. 76% 77A
May ...... 1875 7SA tx IS 7s%
'ep On re'Tpac Tpack.N6 hard 7sc No. nortbern
7612c; No. northern, 75Ac; Jan. oats, 161ac;
faxseed 72l2c.
Curb on May wheat ................ 78
Puts on May wheat. ................ 773sQ77k
Calls on May wheat, bid .......... 1875
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No. northern LOO bu, to arrive. ....... 773s
No. northern, 5 .carse,.................... II
No. 2 northern, 1 car ......N............. 76A
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-04

depression as it was last year. When
we come to add the myriads of people
in Japan, China, India, Central Asia,
Australasia, Northern Africa aud
Spanish America to the others, we find
that OF gold there is not enough to
give 10 civilized and semi-civilized
mankind s4 per capita. Now, when
the worlds property comes to be
mea sured in that quart cup and prices
are fixed accordingly, 1t will mean sim.
ply Chinaizing mankind; that is, il
mankind will stand it. They may in
some countries, but in our country it
would mean that the Republic would
pass away on the flames Of such rev.
olution, as the world never saw. 1t
would be to our country, so far as the
people are concerned, what those cata-
clysms, the records of which make the
divisions which we call geological per-
iods, are to the. solid earth. From
that wreck and chaos new civilization
would slowly expand. 1t would re-
quire several hundred years in which
to raise new breed of such Shylocks
as have brought the present trouble to
the world.-Salt Lake Tribune.
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: New York Times: Residents

- New York Times: Residents O.
Bayonne, N. j., saw peculiar object
suspending in the air on Saturday af
ternoon near the Kill Won Kull at
height of about 300 feet. Closer in
spection revealed that it was attached
to line flying five Eddy kites and
one Hardrave box kite many hundred
feet above it. The strange object was
a flying camera obscura, an invention
of William A. Eddy, the kite man
who calls it a vistascope, and in its
mirrors were reflected views of the
waters of Newark Bay, with yachts
and rowboats and even views of dis
tant Staten Island. Mr.. Eddy's inven'
tion, which was only perfected month
ago, resembles giant magic lantern
with lenses and screens. The frame
work is about feet square, and screen
three feet in diameter. 1t is attached
to a regular kite string and can be
turned in any direction. The refec.
tions are seen with the aid of field
glasses. Mr.. Eddy says his invention
will be valuable in time of war. The
enemy can be observed if located be-
hind hill or fortifcation. Distant
objects at sea may also be scrutinized
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LETTER FRI NJ HOODT0WN.
Chills ON the Increase-Notes About PEI
ple-Sorghum Crop Good.

Chills ON the Increase-Notes About Peo-
ple-Sorghum Crop Good.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
HooDTowS. September miss Marie
Good died Tuesday, the Oath ultimo, and
was buried at Bullock's Creek on We'd
nesday. She was the eldest daughter of
the late DR.. ]. B. Good. Her pastor, Rev.
J. B. Swami, being absent, the funeral
services were conducted by Rev. j. H.
Thacker.
Mr.. w. G. Plexico was bitten by small
pilot snake, few days ago, while out
with some other boys in pursuit of mad
dog.
Chills and fever are on the increase, es-
pecially on the water courses. Fever is
again making its appearance on the
ridges, also.
Walter Latham is improving slowly
from quite severe attack of fever. Lucy
Bankhead, the eldest little girl of Mr..
Jas. f. Bankhead, is quite i'll with the
same trouble.
Mrs. Jane Smith has been very sick for
several days at her home near here.
We have had but little rain lately. The
weather has been very favorable to the
saving of large quantity Of fine fodder.
Cotton picking has been commenced on
small scale, and from the rapid rate at
which the early cotton is opening, it will
be but few days more until some bales
will be ready for market.
think our people generally are very
we'll satisfied with the selection of Hon.
J. L. McLaurin to represent South Caro-
lima in the L. S. senate, as he was thought,
even by some who opposed him, to be the
ablest man in the race.
The sorghum cane crop is better than
usual, at least in outward appearance,
though but little molasses has beer made.
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