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IRONISIONS.

The market is rather weak than otberwiso
though there is no change in prices
oo CO TX hEn MEAIo-Baoou. Size y h for heavy
SH for ior rsht medium toc for igh', 101sc n
ern sugar-cured Hams lO12@IIc; California
Hams 9G912c . ID; Mess Beef Ss so . bb !.
extra mess do SO so; family do. Sll0l2; sail
PORK Se9s 80 . bbl: extra prime Pork SO so:
extra clear, SIC; mess Sl4 so . Dbl; SmokeJ
Beet II l12@l21zc 2 h.
LARD-Eastern tlerces quoted a, b14c y n for
compound ana DC for pure; pals, 7c; California
ueIceS Be g D for compound and &c for nnre.
half 66ls, 614c; 10 ID tins &c; do D h, 71,ac
COZ LkNE-Tierces 57sG 61sc Packages
less than 800 Bs-l-b pals, so IN a case ST6c. q
D pals 20 in case, S3sc; ST. pails - in a case
el4c; 1O-D pals. g IN case, S1sc: 5O-b lins or
7gio IA a ease, case ISsc; wooden buckets ~ lbs net
I1U lbs 71Sc q IN TO- ~ 0''' 0O1'
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POTATOES. onion. VEGETABLES.
Onions are easy at the quotations. There Is No

Onions are easy at the quotations. There is no
change in Potatoes.
Los Angeles Green Peas brought 596c and String
Beans ease q ID: Green Peppers, 4@6c; TomA-
toes, I5C@S! 20 q crate; mu.er Squash, 1Z12C:
Egg Pam. l2L2c g n
fOTA 1 OES-Eary Rose, 40Q50c; River Reds,
S5640c; River BuroanEs, 4O@5Oc - SACK;
Oregon Burbauks. 50g70c; salinas BurbanKss 90
sGoOc; Sweet Potatoes, 5u96Oc @ ctl for Rivers
ana 65GSOc for Merced; new volunteer Potatoes
l12DZc Z Ii.
oNIONS-sI 4OaI so; cut Onions 75c@Sl 25;
Pickle onions, 5U975c p sack.
NEGETA BLES Mushrooms, i0Ml sc p o; Mar
rowfat Squash, SSGI0: Hubbard squash. So
@l0 q ton; Dried Peppers 4G6C 2 b; Green
teas, 3G6c p 10; String Beans, SG5c; Dried
Okra, l5c; Cabbage, 6O975c p ctl; Carrots 70
@30c q SACK Garlic, SC . n; tomatoes. 25960c
(
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ARTICLES

Cash quotations as follows: Flour, firm;
Winter patents, 81 70G4 90; Straights 81 lO9
40; Spring specials. So So: spring patents,
81 4G@4 80: straights, 81 3O@4 so; bakers,
% oo; No. 2, Spring wheat SsQS91ac: SO. 5
spring Wheat s4G97c No Ked. 81 0l@l OF;
No. Corn 26c; No. . Oats 2214c: No. 2 White,
Z514; No. White. fob. 231a@241ac; No 2 Rye,
40 H2c; No. Barley. 70 o. z6$z0 0S9c: Nc. 5 -:
20 =: NO. tIaXseed- 81 1l149l 1912: Prime
Timothy Seed. 81 s. n Mess PORK & Dbl. 81 BOO
z 40; Lard . 100 Ds 81 271264 80; Short RiDs
sloes Noose). 81 l56l4 30: Dry Sailed Shoulders
looxedl. "a 75@5; short Clear SIDES (bOxedl.
% 4509 65; WHISKY. dIstillers' finished goods per
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Dec. 10-Wheat at the opening was
very uncertain quantity, II was generally con-
ceded that it 10 the interest the bull CLIQUE
TO allow the December price TO settle down TO a
point where 1t would be less attractive for country
holders 10 send all their wheat Of contract grade to
Chicago. but because this palpab.e many o h.
ers expected a similar course and there was
weak market The disappointment over poor re-
sponse OF Liverpool 10 the advance here hsd some
effect on opening prices. The opening of Decem-
Der was downward, but 1t very soon became strong
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND sKINS-CuIls and brands aell 1c
under sound stock Heavy saIted steers, lO@IO1ac
e ID; medium &c; light S49@9c: Cow hides,
o+2S99o; stagS 512c; sa,ted Kip, &c; saIted
Salf io9llc 2 ID; salted Veal &c: drv Hides,
100 5Hsc; culls and brands l2@l21 ory KIp
snu cal 44c' qry af 1Sc: culls 12c: GoatskIns
2Oq35c each; Kids, Sc; Deerskins good summer
Zoc Is Ii; medinm, 2Oc; winter l0c; SheepsEInS
shearllngs l5925c each; short WOOL 3506Oc
each 4 NSTA
TALLoW-No. l. rendered, S@915c p b: No
2 2@213c refined. sc; Grease 2@21lc q n
WOOL - Fall Clip Middle counties free
loSlSci do defective, 10@11c; San Joaquin, de.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. Dec. 10.-The Boston Commercial
Bulletin will tomorrow say of the wool m arket:
l ne market has ruled dull through the week
Melbourne is quo ed steady. The sales OF the week
are ]. S92,OO0 pounds domestic and BOG 600
pounds foreign, against 100000 pound domes-
tlc and ,S4S,OOO pounds foreign last week and
!,lo4,OoU pounds domestic and S7I OOO pounds
foreign for the same week last year The sales to
date show al increase Of So, $4,000 pounds do
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Some cnoice large Hogs are selling up to 3s4c
and even 31sc but these sales exCeptioo al as
Hogs are weak Beef Mutton and Veal have not
changed for a long time.
Who esate for dressed stock from slaugh-
IererS follows
BkkF-First quality, 61a@7c; second do. SAC
&c; third do. 4@5c q D-
VEAIs-Large 5616c; small 6617 ? n
MUTTON Wethers 6G7c; Ewes &c . n
La MB-Spring, 76Sc q n.
PORK-Live Hogs $3.50 q b for large and 314
@33sc for small and S11c for medium; soft nogs
212@3c q ID; dressed do 5G5 lac.
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Omaha.

OMAHA, Dec NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1lOo
Market steady TO l0c higher. Native beef steers
So rugs ~; western steers, s3 60G4 25: Texas
steers, $3@3 so: Texas cows and heifers So $50
so: Gamers, 81 00@12 So stockers ana feeders
S5 5094 20 calves $4@5 70; bulls, stays, etc.
50 2s@3 so. '
HUGS-Keceipts. $500. Market steady Heavy
S3 05@3 20; mixed, So l0d3 Is; light as POO
80: bulk of sales, IS 1908 Is.
SHEEP-Receipts 100. MArke; steady Fair
to choice natives SO 7504 10: fair to choice West
erns, $S 6OG4 80; common ana stock sheen S914.
lambs SA05 90 ~ -
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X ansas City.

KANSAS CITY. Dec lO.-CATTLE - Re-
ceipts, 10000. Market slow; barely steady: Texas
steers, 20 1898 6O;1 1exas cows - 4O@Z SJ:; ma
tive 81 eers, 50 6bG5; naive cows and heller.
81 1904 stockers and feeders, 90 1904 So
bulls 81 S5G3 so.
HoGS-Receipts. $4,000. Market strong to 5c
higher. Bulk OF sales. IS 2719@3 30; heayies
So 1908 80; packers, So 20@S So mixed SO ~
@3 20; lights; So 1898 80; yorkers s3 rs
G3 30; pigs, $3@3 221s
SHEEP-Receipts, 200 Market firm Lambs
S3@5 40; muttons, 50 5044 so.
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HAT AM FEEDsTUFFs.

Bran was bought little cheaper yesterday, as
there a lot the wharf hat ad to be move d,
but as this was merely temporary quotations are
left as they were. There is change in Hay.
BRAN-sl7 5O9IS so p ton.
MIDDLINGS-S2O 5O@22 50 p ton
FEEDSTUFFS-ROlled Barley S2062l p ton;
Onca&e Meal at the mill s2s 5O@29 so . tom
lobDing. $50; COcoanut Gaze S19@2O Cottonseed
Meal S29@30 q ton
HAY-Wheat, 81 12@l450 2 ton; Wheat and Oat,
S1l@l3 50 Oat. $lU@l2: Barley. Sl0Gll2; com
pressed, Sl2@l4; Alfalfa. $500 6U; sIOcK, nomi-
nal; Clover, $S@l9 90 = ton.
H1RA M-3U645c y bale.
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BEANS AND SEEDS,

The Bean m arket continues unsettled and quiet,
and prices are liable to turn either way at a mo-
N ent's notice.
BEANs-Bayos 50 S5@2 so: small Whites
tl 2Oml S5; Large Whites. 81 10@l 20: Pinks
81 45G1 90; Reds, 81 4O@l 60: Blackeye 81;
ked Kidney, 81 1892; Lmas S. 609l 20; But
ters, 81 409l so; Pea, 81 25@l A.
SkEDo-Brown Mustard 81 1908 y cti; Yellow
Mustard 50 2502 8 2 ctl: Flax 81 sO@2; Canary
seed, 2149234c z n; Alfalfa, 644c; Rape, "a
z$4c; Hemp &c: Timothy, 512c.
DRIED PEAS-Niles Sl 20; Green. 81 2U9l 40
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FLOUR A.D MILLsTUFFs.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras
81 55@4 65; Bakers extras S4 S0G4 40 y bbl
CORN MEAL. ETC-Feed Corn, $40 50121;
Cracked Corn. S2l@D22 y ton.
MILLsTU UFFS-Prices in sacks follows,
usual discount 10 the trade; Graham Flour 50
q 100 rs; Rye Flour. 50 so p 100: Rice Flour
SIS 75: Cornmeal. So rs; extra cream do S3:
Oatmeal, S3 so: Oat Groats, 81; Hominy, So 100
80; Buckwheat Flour SIS 25G3 so: Crack ed
Wheat, So 20; Farina, 81 so; Whole Wheat Flour
IS %: Rolled Oats (bblsl. So 70695 90; in sacks
"a
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BUTTER. thEEsE AND EGGS.

The Egg market continues very weak, and sell
ers are making concessions 10 work OF STOCK. But
ter and Cheese unchanged,
BUTTER
CREAMERY-Fancy creameries, 26@27IJac; sec
onds, 24G25c z n
DARY-Choice 10 fancy. 2Sc q d; lower grades,
16G22c-
PIcKLED-22@24c q o.
IIRKIN-19@20c p n.
CREAMERY TUB-22 I2d2S15c 2 n
EAsTERN-12Gl3 SC for ladle-packed.
CHEESE-Cholce mud new. 1l@l2c p 70: COM
mon TO good, G10c; Cream CheddaE ll@l2e;
Young America, l29l21sc; Oreson. l012@ lc;
Western, 1l120IZc; Eastern, 1212@1312 q 10.
EGGS-Kancn Eggs, 25@0: DC e dOz; store Eggs
22@24c; Eastern. 25c p doz Tor fancy, 20@22Iac
for hrsts and &C seconds
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The WEEKS FAILURES.

The -Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports II
failures in the Pacific Coast States and Territories
for the week ending yesterday, compared with
l9 for the previous week and q for the CORE
spending week of 1896. The failures for he past
week divided among the trades as follows;
! oysters. restaurants l baker, ! cigars anu to-
bacco ! com. lum Der, ] panng-mil, groceries
and liquors, saloons, ! mining, , general stores,
! dairy, ladies' underwear, l tailor.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

No change in silver.
Wheat weaker again. Barley also of
Oats Corn and Rye unchanged.
Bran weak. Hay unchanged.
Beans irregular.
some changes in Rice.
onions easy. Potatoes unchanged.
Eggs very weak and duh.
Butter and Cheese unchanged.
Eastern Pou try well cleaned up.
Turkeys weak and lower Game in lighter re-
ceipL
No change in fruit
WaInuts weak aud lower.
Provisions quiet and easy.
Hides Wool and Hops unchanged
Meas about the same.
seventeen failures last week
Decreased movement in QUICKSILVER
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Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL. Dec 10 - Wheat - Firm No.
L standard California, 3Ss; cargoes on coast,
h0thlhg doing cd higher; Cargoes on passage,
sellerS at au advance, Cd n CHER; English country
markets, steady; French country markets. firm;
Liverpool wheat, No. California, s. 4dGGss 41ad;
wheat IN Paris, quiet; -four in Paris, firm.
CO1IoN- Uplands. SIG
CLOSE.
WHEAT-Spot No. 2 Western wfnle er frm rs
1oo; NO red y Northern spring firm, rs 90.
CohN-Slot Ameri, an mixed steady, 3s I'd;
Decem Der seady. IS I'd January IS 11sd; Feb
rnary steady, IS I3s l.
fLoUR-St Louis fancy winter steady, los
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PARIS FUTURES.
BANK Gle FRANCES,

NEW YORK, Dec 10-Tbe following table
compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank cIearings
at the principal cirses for the week ended Decem-
ber 9, with the percentage of increase and de-
crease, as compared with the corresponding week
last year:
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QUICKSILVER MOVEMENT.

The receipts OF Quicksilver at this port during
The frst ! months OF the year were l6,037 TASKS
against -, $40 curing the same time in 1896. The
eK ports by 4gl3 TASKS valued al Sl94.-
AU5, against IL 81. f = S4l2, 39S in 1896.
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tective, 7@sc p h; do Lambs, 611s@sc: Southern
Monntaln: s@l2c; nee Northern 12G lac p ID;
90 defective, 9@llc; Hum bolds and Mendocino.
1S@l5c p ID
hOPs-oid crop 2@6c p h for poor TO fair and
s@1uc Tor good; new crop lO014c
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mesiic and 1876 Gas, 900 pounds foreign from the
sales the same date in lS96.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

Closing Prices for Bonds and Railway
Shares.
NEW YORK, Dec. l0.-Money on call
at 142@2%; last loan at 2%; closed at ls4 @2%
prime mercantile paper SG4%; Sterling ex-
change firm, with actual business in bankers bills
at 81 S5Ss tor demand and S4 S2IaG4 S25s for
80 days; posted rates. 81 e3la6p4 "a and 81 o61a
ga 81; commercial bills, "a Sl34 silver Ger
IihcaIes 5S1s959Ac; bar SILVER. 5Sc; Mexican
dollars, 4614c; Government bonds strong; State
bonds dull; railroad bonds, strong.
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MINING Stocks
Boston.

BOSTON. Dec l0-Atchison 1914; Bell Tele-
phone. 260: Chicago. Burlington ana Quincy.
Sa3s; Mexican Central e1s; Oregon short Line,
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ASHINGTOE. Dec. l0-To-day's statement
OF the condition OF the treasury shows: Available
cash balance, SZ57 966, 4s2: gOId reserve. $685..
54e,774
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NoKTHERN Wheat MARKET.
Oregon.

PORTLAND Dec 1O-The English markets
closed lower to-day and charters closed higher
than hey have been for six years. and these tw
important factors in the local wheat market CON
blned 10 lnfuse considerable we knees therein
Exporters made no change in quotations. Wa!la
"aiIh 1 l9Hec; valley and blue STEM. 76G7612c
Cleared-N orwegian bark Ophelia Tor QUEENS
town with 65 405 bushels wheat British ship
Bardowie for Queenstown with 1913 2O5 bushels
wheat
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Dried Fruits

NEW YORK. Dec 1O.-CalIfornIa dried fruits
steadg. kvaporated apples, common, 5@7c:
nr me wire tray' 734GSc; woOd-dried prime,
S1sc: choice, S12c; ia CO, e691ac
PRUNEN-5@Sc p IL
APRICOTs-Koya 7@s15c: Moorpark, e6llc.
PEACHES-Unpeeled,7 7GlOc; peeled, l202Oc
= b.
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W heat Movements.

on the Produce Exchange TO-DAY the Butter mar
ket wEs steady. Creamery, l5G2Sc: dairy. l@@
lSc; cheese quiet, S@s12c; eggs firm, fresh. 2Oc.
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December-1S9..

NorE-ln the above exposition OF the tides the
carly morning tides given in the left hand
column and the successive tides of the day in tins
order OF occurrence to time The second TINA
column gives the second tide OF the day. third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives the last tide of the dav except
when there are but three tides as sometimes
occurs The heights given are additions TO the
soundinss on the United States Coast Survey
charts except when minus sign q precedes ths
height, and then the number given Is subtractlvs
from the depth given by the charts.
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tXUHANoE AND BULLION.
!RoDUCE MARKET.
HEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

"HEAT-The furry in Chicago being over that
market fell back, and this market followed suit.
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Sun. MOON AND TIDE.

sUN. MOON AND TIDE
UNITED STATES COAST AND GRoDErrc SURvrv
INES AND HEIGHTS HIGH AMI Low
WATERS AT FORT POINT ENTRANCE TO SAN
IRAN cisco BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
NoTE-The high and low waters occur at ths
City Front (Mission-street WHARF about twenty
hVe minutes later than at Fort Point: The height
OF tioe IS the same both places
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FoRLIGN MARKETS.

PORTLAND, Dec. iO-Exchanges. 1929
balances, sos sos
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RECEIPTS OF lkoDUCE.
FAMILY RETAIL MARKET.

Eggs are considerably lower Butter is also
cheaper.
Poultry. Game and Meats range about the same
about the same last week.
There is change worthy OF note In Fruits
Summer Vegetables are coming in freely from
Los Angeles.
wealth er,
Following is THE CALLS regular weekly retail
uriCe liSJ.
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London
Liverpool.

LONDON. Dec 1O.-Consois l1S 1-l6; silver
26Bdi French renles. 1851 s71ac
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PORTLAND's BUSINESS.

unchanged.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-12
STAY Granted the California rIur=
derer at the Eleventh Hour by the
State Supreme Court.

formation to the condemned man.
The message was sent to the death
cell by guard. Durrant quickly,
without any great display of emotion,
fell on his knees and prayed silently
for several minutes.
Mrs. Durrant, mother Of the pris-
oner, was a passenger on the $3.50 boat
from San Francisco. When she
reached the prison the news was told
to her. She was cheerful on the way
over, saying that she had put her
faith in God and felt that he would
not desert her. On arrival at the
prison she was informed that her sons
life had been spared and she might
see him later.
Thank God" she said. Then she
went to hotel for rest and refresh
ments. At p. m, she returned to
the prison and was admitted to Capt.
Edgar's office where her boy was
awaiting her. The death veil was re-
moved and Durrant was brought
down to the office and it will not again
be placed over the prison unless re-
quired by further developments in the
case Mrs. Durrant remained with her
son in a close conversation for some
time. The Associated Press reporter
was subsequently admitted to the
prison office where Durrant and his
mother were seated on a sofa. Dur
rant had expressed a desire to make a
statement, and in the course Of an in
telView said: Naturally 1 was great
ly elated at the news of the reprieve,
although my first information, based
on a telephone message was not posi-
tive. Soon afterwards the news was
confirmed. All l could do was to
thank Cod
WAS the reprieve a surprise?"
mot exactly. All along l have had
perfect faith in my God. This after
noon l was visited by two sisters of
charity and 1 believe that their prayers
and the prayers of all those who have
interceded for me have been instru-
mental In bringing about this result"
Then Durrant remarked that he could
not understand why Christian people
should be urging him to confess. II am
innocent" he said, "and would never
confess to such a vile crime. Sooner
or later the truth will be known. 1
have faith that the real perpetrator
Will yet be discovered and punished.
All these little stays bring us nearer it.
1 know that theLord will sooner or later
set all things right. / shall never give
up the fight because the Lord is with
me"
On Mrs. Durrant's face was a smile
of contentment, but the son looked
sad and his eyes were full. He earn
estly repeated many times that faith in
God would save him in the future, as
in the past. You may say l am inno-
cent" added Durrant in conclusion. II
will never yield, and God is with me-
After an hours private talk with her
son, Mrs. Durrant returned to her ho-
tel and Durrant was taken back to his
cell In murderers' row which he had
occupied before the death watch was
set over him.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-12

For PresbyterieS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 11.-Af-
ter being in session all day and until a
late hour tonight, the special commit
tee appointed by the last general as
sembly Of the Presbyterian church to
reform and harmonize the methods Of
giving to home missions agreed on a
declaration of principles and unani-
mously adopted resolutions embody-
ing it's views. The struggle that was
fought out during the day was wheth-
er or not the growing demand among
the state synods and presbyteries to
be allowed to manage their own affairs
without the aid Of the home board Of
missions, the national board, should
be indorsed, such Endorsement mean
ing a granting Of practical autonomy
to each presbytery.
This sentiment prevailed unanimous
ly, and although the committee mere
ly voiced its principles and left 1t to a
subcommittee, to be appointed tomor-
row, to draft plan the action Of the
committee was such as to be entirely
favorable to the large element IN the
church that is opposing the domina-
ton Of the home board. The resolu-
tions adopted were tentative" the
members said, and intended merely to
test the sentiment Of the committee.
There were four of them and each was
adopted without a negative vote. They
all tend to let the home board down
lightly but all speak unequivocally
for liberty for the synods.
The first and most important declar-
ed in favor of local administration
of the affairs of each presbytery in
every case where practicable. The lat
ter phrase is taken to refer only to
those presbyteries or synods that have
not shown themselves capable of be-
coming self-sustaining. This is the only
important resolution, as it covered the
main point, the others being matters
of small significance. The second
merely recognizes the national unity Of
the home board. The third is slightly
more important 1t provides that each
synod that launches out for itself to
do it's work shall incorporate in its
plan a provision that will insure the
home board from suffering loss and
final decay; in other words, it must
provide for sending to the home board
a percentage of its receipts. This is
already done in presbyteries that have
broken away from the home board. Illi-
nois forwards 10 per cent and Iowa 25.
After laying down these principles
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-12

the British flag and American seal
ers. The same proportion was shown
to exist throughout the waters of the
North Pacific. In detail, the figures
for this seasons catch now made avail
able for the first time are as follows:
Total catch of seals in the North Pa
cific for the present season, $500,
against $4,000 last year. The total
catch this year is divided as follows:
Taken by British vessels, 30,8OO; by
American vessels, 400; by japanese
vessels, $780, The catch in Bering sea,
which is that portion of the North Pa
cific in which the United States is In
terested, is 1850 for the present sea-
son, against 29,500 last season, re-
duction of about one-half. Of the
catch in Bering sea, British vessels
took IL, 900; American vessels, 1,O5O. The
figures make no distinction between
British and Canadian vessels, as prac-
tically all the sealing IS done by Ca
madam vessels, which, however, are
nominalIy classed as British.
The falling off of about one-half In
the total catch, both in Bering sea and
the North Pacific is said to be most
significant, in view Of the circum-
stances. The present season is pet
ter one, the experts say, for the taking
Of seals than last season. The same
regulations apply this season as last:
Under these circumstances, 1t Is SAID
that the conclusion to be drawn from
this years figures is that the seal
herd has been greatly reduced by IN
discriminate slaughter at the alarming
rate of about one-half in the last year.
The report Of Prof. Lucas Upon the
habits Of the seal was read, as were
also the reports of Messrs. Jordan,
Thompson and MacOun. The reports
of Profs. Jordan and Thompson mad
not been exchanged heretofore. The
papers led to considerable discussion,
which was, generally speaking, OF an
amicable character, although some
marked differences Of opinion were eX-
pressed.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian
premier; Sir Louis Davies, the minister
of marine of Canada, and the otnef
officials who are taking part in the
Bering sea negotiations, were enter
tanned at dinner by President McKin-
lev et the executive mansion tonight.
The list of guests included the mem
hers of the cabinet. The guests as
sembled in the blue parlor shortly be-
fore 8 o'clock, where President McKln-
/, lev met them. Escorting Premier
Laurier. the president led the way TO
the private dining room, where the
table simply adorned with white chry-
santhemums was set. The Marine band
was present and played throughout
the dinner
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The Daily News
this morning argues that the conces-
sion of a preferential tariff to England
will give Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Do
minion premier, a powerful argument
in favor of renewed reciprocity with
the United States.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-12
Home Mission Board Rob-
bed of It's Power Over
Local Measures.

the committee decided to appoint
subcommittee, which is to draw up a
plan and report to a meeting Of the
special committee at q time to be fixed.
This subcommittee IS TO enter upon
its work bound by the instructions of
the special committee as laid down.
The special committee will be in ses-
sion again tomorrow, and some addi-
tional principles may be adopted, but
those already adopted will remain un-
changed The Rev. c. L. Spinning.
Of New York, representing the home
board Of missions IS a member OF the
committee. The voting was viva voce.
and he was either drowned out or did
not vote. The committee. with a slight
break this evening. was in session from
early this forenoo-. until II tonight.
The only one Of the fifteen members
absent was Rev. John Medicines, OF
New York. The forenoon and after
noon were spent in tabulating and clas-
styling the suggestions for reform from
members Of the church. 1t was not
until tonight that the committee got
down to consider plans.