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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
Cotton.

New Orleans Feb. 1O.-COTTON-Futures
barely steady; sales. 800 bales; February
csc bid: March, 6.59a6.60c; April, 6.65a6.66c;
May, 6.1n6.72c; June. 6I0d6.76c; July, 6.SD41
6.Slc: August, 6.69d6.T he: September, 6.45If
G.tIc; October, 6SSa6.S9c; November 6.59d
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11

s1.s0a1S5: low grades, s15oa175: Rye. $50
Ql.55.
CORNMEAL-Market still dull. Quoted
at 354S6c per Cwt., bulk.
CORN CHOP-Market draggy. Quoted
at 33Il24c per cwt., sacked.
BRAN-Fairly active and higher. Sacked
46d4Tc per cwt.; bulk, 36G3Sc per cwt.
FLAXSEED-Quiet and weak. Cash, 500
65lzc per bushel, upon the basis of pure.
CASTOR BEANS-Scarce and firm. Car
lots, a.15 per bushel; less, S1.05 per bushel.
HAY-Receipts past q hours....-.2I0 tons
Same time last year.................2l0 10 tons
Shipments w ..... ....110 tons
Firm and in very good demand. Quoted:
Prairie, choice, S5.5046.00; No. l, $5.00d5.50;
No. ., S4.50lI5.00; lower grades. S3.00G400
Timothy, choice, SS.50d9.O0: No. l. $500
500: No. ., s6.50d7O0. Clover, mixed, No. !,
$6.0Oq650; No. ., S5.50d600-
Yesterdays Chicago Markets.
Furnished by the French Bros. Commits
~, ~ FTro 1a
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
SHEEP-Movements the past "a hours:

Receipts 1900. ......- ..................1.749 749
Shipments .......... ........ ........... .5l2
OIINe-outS - ;-.-'. ---...---l. .iii
There was quite a drop in the receipts
yesterday. and under the falling off in the
supply the market showed firmness and de-
mand good to the extent of the offerings,
and the pens cleared early.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11

The market continues dragEy. A Number
of buyers are on hand. but they are doing
little. The weather is against the market,
The South is pretty well supplied with
stock and all the markets there are dull
which is causing buyers here to go slow
What doing, however, is pretty much at
steady prices.
We quote:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET,
Fairly Henithy-Most Fruits and Veg.
etnbles Moving Very
Well

Quotations below are for job lots. On
small lots higher prices are asked and oh
tained. enough being asked to cover extra
cost of caring for and filling them.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
Open! High! Low. Close! LT"es: flUss

Chicago car lots-Winter wheat, cars;
contract. / car. Spring wheat. cars: con-
tract none. Corn. 243 cars; contract, cars.
Oats, PSI cars; contract "a cars.
Estimated for to-day-Wheat, Ia cars;
corn. 400 cars: oats, 300 cars.
WHEAT-Cash-No. 3 red. S6lS7c; No. 3
red. S2qS5c; No. 2 hard, S0dS2c; No. hard,
73G7c.
CoRN-Cash-No. 2 mixed. 2214c, and No.
2 white. 22Isc.
oATs-Cash-No. mixed. 16c; No. .
white, 19Ikq20c.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
w. s. Tough g. Sons
SPECIAL
COMBINATION SALE!
AT KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS
aDS MedFeiSdday Feiday FdSruary TO-, II, 1907
Entries Close February s.
Tours in the Rocky Mountains.
Entries Close February 5.

The Scenic Line of the World" the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad offers 10
tourists in Colorado. Utah and New Mexi-
co the choicest resorts. and to the trans
continental traveller the grandest scenery
The direct line to Cripple Greek. the great
est gold camp p,.,ts on Earth, earth: Double daily
ers ard tourists cars between Denver and
San Francisco and Los Angeles
Denver. Colorado, for illustrated descript.
i've pamphlets.
La Carte Dining Cars.
Go East via THE BURLINGTON
ROUTE. No better run, good cooks, fine
service, and the best supplies the market
affords. Broiled spring chicken speciality
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE,
The Best Line to ST. Paul.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL THURSDAY FEBRUARY H. 1897
Coffee and Sugar.

ern, 4Os. LARD-DulI; prime Western, 2os
Sd; refined in pals, 22s.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
LOCAL LIVE STOCK MARKET.
BEST CATTLE STEADY. ~ GOOD DE-
MAND AND CLOSED STEADY.
More Hogs In and Market sc Lower
But Demand Good mt the Decline
Sheep Firmer Under Light
Receipts, Fairly Active.

Western receipts past q hours:
X. c. Chi. St. Il. Oma.
Cattle :. $500 l3.0O0 500 800
Hogs =. ........l3. 100 5000 100 t. i00
Sheen =. ..-.;. 100 12,OoO 1,lOO GOO
Same time last year:
Hogs :. ........ 1000 5000 6.;OJ 800
Sheep :. .-.... $3.50 l2.U0J l.GOp lJ
New York, Feb l0.-Cables quote Ameri-
can steers at 10lgdll4c: sheep. Sd9c:
frigerator beef, 9Al0c. Exports. $50 beeyeS
and 4,603 quarters of beef.
CATTLE-Movements for the past "a
hours:
fecelplS ----. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lSS
SnlpLntntS ....-,r....----J.SJS 2lJ
Drive-outs.... -. -. ..........3UlS 81
There was fairly good market yesterday
and prices Were generally steady. The run
was only fair and Chicago reported more
life to trade and only moderate receipts.
There was a good supply of medium feshcd
and medium weight steers in and they
showed weakness. Good to choice export
steers We're scarce and in good demand at
steady TO firm prices. Cows were steady
and best fairly active. Gamers dull and
weak. Stockers and feeders when showing
quality sold very well at steady prices. but
common and medium were in very fair de-
mand, and prices steady, under moderate
receipts-that is, desirable offerings. Others
dull and weak. Mich cows steady and all
good TO choice in very good demand. Com
mon, Sl5GlS; medium to fair, $20n26, and
good to choice, $3O440.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
Government bonds

As reported yesterday by Houston, Fible G.
Co., over their private New York wire:
~ Due Int due Ask
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
A La Carte Dining Cars.
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE,
The Best Line to st. Paul.
Fifty-six Hours to Los angeles.

The California Limited. via Santa F.
Route. Swift, safe and luxurious.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-11
-ClOSed-

The following was the range OF prices
yesterday, as furnished by the C. S. Lee
Commission Company, 200 New York Life
building:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
POINTS FROM THE PRESS

Plutocrat is defined as zone who ex-
ercises political power by virtue of his
wealth" 1t fits like a glove and we
see no reason for ruling it out of the
neutrality-suspicious. Review.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
Degenerate Repub11canism.

The Republican party, as it exists
today, is the same party in purpose, in
the bulk of it's membership, as was the
PAL " that stood out in resistance to the
spread of slavery, that elected Abra-
ham Lincoln to be president, that took
the lead in preserving the union of the
states from destruction. The charge
has been only in its organization. It's
organization has brought the money
power to bear upon elections; it has
created boss-ships in the greater states
of the union; it has subjected the par
ty in those states to the rule of one
man. who has governed it in the spirit
of despot, and has made it the in
strument for the corruption Of public
morality.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
Trust Abuses.

Byron w. Holt, of New York. in 6
recent speech before the Boston Re-
form Club, presented startling array
OF figures showing the enormous prof.
It's OF the sugar trust under the oper-
alton of the legislation secured at
Washington iii its favor He said that
the retail price Of granulated sugar,
which constitutes about nine-tenths Of
ali the sugar consumed in this coun-
try, is about ~ cents pound, or IS
pounds for ST.. When family invests
81 in sugar it pays out about
80 cents for sugar and As cents
for tariff. At present out Of this As
cents the government is getting about
~ cents, the refiners' MONOPOLY 20
cents, and the sugar growers and
wholesale grocers the remaining five
cents. Next year, when the refined is
made from the raw sugar on which
the present duties have been paid. the
government will get about Is cents
and the refners about is cents Of the
SIS which the average family will
spend for sugar this year $40 will go
for sugar, $3.50 to the government. So
to the sugar trust and 50 cents to SUI.
gar growers and wholesale grocers AS
our sugar account amounts to about
$500, 100000 year, the sugar trust
will this year pocket about $50, OOO, 900
Of our sugar tax.
1t will be seen that the sugar trust
is getting by far too large a proportion
Of the sugar duty. Consumers, know
ing the revenue necessities of the gov
eminent, would pay the duty with
eluanimity if they knew that proper
proportion of it was going into the ma
tional treasury. 1t was reported at
the time the tariff bill was pending
that the trust was able to get about
what it wanted at the hands of corr
gress, and this appears to have proven
true. 1t accounts in a great measure
for the rise Of more than $50 per share
in the sugar trusts common stock.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
THE UNION PACIFIC.
SYNDICATE DEALS HERE AND
IN HONDURAS.
Corporation Ownership Of Central
America Is Duplicated Practically In
the United States--WipIng Out of
Government.

Honduras has fallen a speedy VIC
! lin to the bond system which is more
deliberately but no less surely getting
its grip on nearly every municipality
| in the United States, as we'll as on the
nation. Late in the sixties that state
issued $25,000,000 OF bonds, to borrow
itself out of a debt, but spectators
grabbed them in such manner that
only $1,000,000 was realized, leaving
the state hopelessly in debt, and hav
ing first jumped from the frying-pan
into slow fire, she now jumps into
quick one by turning over all the
custom-houses and banks to syndi
cate of New York millionaires, who
will bleed Honduras at every pore m
der pretense of discharging it's debts,
ana throw it away like a sucked
orange when nothing more can be got
out OF 1t, says the San Francisco Star
lhls is all of a piece with the past
acquisition of twenty-odd great rail-
roads and any number of small ones by
similar Tor perhaps partly identicaD
combination, some or all of the mem
pers OF which are in the deal to snatch
the Union Pacific at pretended "com-
petitive" auction.
Inc grabbing of the Honduras Gus
1om-houses is based upon the same
principle as corporation railroad COM
olnatlons-that of individuals and
companies usurping the legitimate
functions of government. Carried to
us logical conclusion it would involve
contracting out the entire functions of
government to syndicates. The Hon
ouras grab, though more fragrant In
appearance, is no more repugnant to
ever principle of popular govern
ment than is our present railroad and
telegraph system.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
High Priced Labor the Best.

Sioux City Tribune: The better paiG
and more intelligent the labor the bet
ter the products of that labor and the
more easily they can compete in the
worlds markets. That is business
fact which the American manufacturer
discovered long ago, and it would re-
suit in still higher wages and more
if all trade restrictions
were removed. High wages and cor
responding skill are economical and
free trade would simply emphasize the
truth.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
I old Kaintuck All Right.

The silver democrats of Kentucky
polled about 20 per cent Of the total
vote cast. The remark may be made
that there is nothing the matter with
Kentucky. Some time ago Senator
Lindsay said publicly that he did not
care to represent constituency not in
harmony with his views. He will be
given an opportunity to resign by the
new Legislature, which will formally
draw his attention to Kentucky's
vote. But he will never let go.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
So It Was.

It was good thing for Patrick
Henry that he lived during the last
century, for if he was alive to-day and
made speech in Virginia like the one
that made him famous, some little cor
poration Judge would close his mouth
with an Injunction and probably send
him to Jail to boot.-Tacoma Sun.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
The Position Of Mr.. woloott.

Denver News: Mr.. Wolcott has ar
rived at parting of the waters .
He has stuck to International bimet-
allism and incidentally the federal pa
tronage, until 1t has been demonstrate
ed that international bimetallism can
not be had. Now he must choose what
his future course will be.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
sCrackiak.the whip.

Those SHARP reports from away
down III Maine 1afe caused by Tom
Reed cracking his whip in practicing
for the complete management of the
majority when congress meets again.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
HON. w. J. BRYAN ANALYzES
THE RESULTS

Trusts Dominate the Republican Party,
and the People are Fearful OF the Out
cOme-An Able Discussion of the Po-
-, Aiticnl -Situation--What. ,Repuhltranism
Means
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03

The most dangerous anarchist is one
worth a million dollars, mouthing pa
trlot1sm and piety at every step, and
continually trampling upon and set
ting at defiance the laws of God and
man.-Hanford Radical
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03

In the last five years George Gould
has lost $25,644,637, or at the rate of
$5,0OO,O0O year. In the last three
months he has made it all back ex-
cept $9.72S,525, which is incontrovert-
IDLE proof that the Dingley law is the
worklngman>s best friend Chicago
News.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-03

Call it by any name you like, it will
smell just as sweet, when "confisca-
ton or Reputation" sets in in 1900.
That's what Johnny Bull called it 121
years ago, when the American colonies
rebelled against the British tax-gath-
erer. That is he ultimatum now. and
it is brewing flst.-Coming Events.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
A Natural Magnet.


Professor Smythe was once lecturing
in a provincial town on natural phi
losophy, and in the course of his ex-
periments he introduced most power
full magnet, with which he attracted a
block Of iron from a distance Of two
feet.
"Can any of you conceive greater
attractive power?" demanded the lee
teurer, with an air of triumph.
II can," answered voice from the
audience.
mot a natural terrestrial object?"
eyes, indeed"
The lecturer, somewhat puzzled, chal-
lenged the man who had spoken to
name the article. Then up rose old
Johnny Sowerby. Said he:
II will give you facts, professor, and
you can Judge for yourself. When I
was young man there was a little
piece O. natural magnet done up in a
neat cotton dress, as was called Betsy
Maria. She could draw me fourteen
miles on Sunday, over ploughed land,
no matter what the wind or weather.
There wasn't no resistin' her. That
magnet O. yourn is pretty good, but
it won't draw so far as Betsy Maria"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
TURTLES ON ECHO LAKE.

VerRcfOus Story of an Extraordinary
Scene After n New Jersey Storm.
Washington Post: There is lake in
New jersey near Westfeld, called Echo
lake. For several years past it has been
known that the lake contained many
swapping turtles. The snappers made
savage war upon the fish, killing many
of them and crowding others out of the
lake. A few weeks ago there was severe
stern in that section of the country, and
the day after the storm party from
Westfield went out to the lake to see if
any fish were left in it, or if any had
been stranded in the meadows by the re-
ceding waters. They found few fish, but
there were swapping turtles in abundance,
from little bits of fellows a few inches
in length, up to lusty warriors a foot
across the back, and the jaws of all Of
them were in thorough working order.
There were turtles everywhere, crawl
ing in all directions, fighting and biting
their way in search of the lake. which
was their objective point. Everything
living with which they came in contact
was Immediately assaulted, and the tur
ties came out best in every instance, until
man appeared on the scene. Then the
aspect was changed, and although the
snappers were worsted, they rendered a
good, or bad, as may be, account of
them. It was no trouble for a turtle to
best healthy hen or cat, or even dog.
A turtle, who was one of a. party of three
in crossing yard, caught a chicken by
the leg. His head was cut off and his
mouth pried open, but the chickens leg
was crushed. There were several in
stances of cats coming flying into the
house dragging a turtle along with them.
The honest watchdog could be seen rae
ing across field with small snapper
ornamenting the end Of his tail, and
hog in the attempt to make meal Of
one that had obtained access to the pig
pen had a portion of his jaw torn of.
The houses and cellars in the vicinity
of the lake were invaded by the turtles,
frightening the women folks, and even
proud man was attacked. Several snap
pers having crawled into q cellar at
Weingarters boarding house, a German
was sent to get them out. One OF the
turtles tore q hole In the mans boot
leg and the man nearly tainted. The tur-
Ties always gave battle No thought of
retreat crossed their minds. If they have
minds, but they charged on whatever
came in sight. Swapping turtles are born
fighters. A bulldog Is not to be compared
with a snapper. Up around Echo lake
a snapper would clutch trouser leg and
tear out piece of the material of which
the trousers were made, or he would
shoot out his neck and fasten his jaws on
a mans hand and hang on. There was no
such thing as let go. Cutting or tho
turtles head did not loosen his Jaws
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
A Dukes SNUFF Boxes.

The snuff boxes presented to the first
Duke of Wellington NOW in possession
of the present duke at Apsley house,
are very numerous. At the beginning
of the century snuff box was the
usual gift bestowed upon men of dis
tinction by potentates and public bod
les. and they were showered upon the
hero of Waterloo on his return to Eng
land. Several of them would appear
to have been greatly valued by the
Iron Duke, for they contain slips of
paper with the names of the donors
written in his own somewhat peculiar
hand writing. The freedom of almost
every corporation Of note in the king
dom was bestowed upon him, the for
NAL parchment being Enclosed in a
handsome snuff box.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
A QUEENS TACT.
Margherita Of ltaly Did Gracious and
y Graceful Act.

MargheritA Of Italy Did . Gracious and
Graceful Act.
OF all the qualities once essential to
q sovereign, the one most useful now
is tact. Queen Margherita of Italy.
who belongs to a house trained to
kingcraft for more than thousand
years. is said to be wonderfully skill
full in dealing with social difficulties
An incident which occurred at one of
her drawing rooms illustrates her read
mess and delicacy. The persons who
are to be presented at the Roman court
are arranged in a large, semi-circle in
the throne-room. The queen enters
and passes around the line, attended
by chamberlain, who names each
person, adding usually word or two
to give the queen some idea of their
claim to notice. She asks a question
or makes remark to each and passes
on. On this occasion there was in the
line young man from South America
whose embarrassment showed itself in
pale cheeks and terrified glances as
the queen drew nearer. At last she
reached him and stopped. He heard
his name. saw her smile. There was
roaring in his ears; his knees shook.
Every eye was bent ,pon him with
amused interest, his terror was so per-
ceptible.
From Brazil?" she asked. "And
what town in Brazil is your home,
Signor?"
"I-your majesty don't know!" he
gasped.
The whole circle smiled, but the
queens face was calm as marble. "You
mean that our beautiful Italy has al
ready made you forget your home?
All, signor, you are skillful courtier!
You fatter us too much! and play
fully shaking her fan at him she passed
on, leaving him wondering how he
came to make so brilliant a response,
while the crowd looked at him, respect
fully bewildered, also.-Youth's Com
panion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
Not a Nice Place for Sleeping.

zone evening my officer said to me:
I think I'll sleep here tonight, Wick
enden, down by the gun" I an
swered, very good, sir and scraped
q hole in the sand ard laid his blanket
in it. AS a. rule we could sleep direct
ly we lay down; but in a few moments
lie said: 4 can't sleep here, Wicken-
den" Cant you: sir? I asked.
What's wrong. sir?" "Why, there's
such an abominable smell just here"
ooh. that comes from over the hill
yonder. sir. where there few dead
hcrses," 1 replied. However, 1 scraped
a hole for him somewhere else, and
while was moving the blanket dis
covered the body of a black buried
just below the surface. which my mas
ter had exposed by twisting and turn
ing about in his restlessness. 1t gave
ne Il bit of shock. but 1 called out to
enc of my comrades to come and look,
end we had good laugh about it,
Told From the Ranks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
An Ancient Canal.

The Bahr-Joussuf, or Canal of JOS
eph, which, according to tradition, was
built by the son of Jacob, is still in
use, after 1000 years of service, and
the life of fertile province of Egypt
is dependent upon it today. It takes
its rise in the Nile at Assiout, and
after running parallel with it for near
~ ESQ miles, enters a pass and waters
the province of Fayoum. In ancient
times it created a large lake in the
Fayoum, and modified the climate of
the surrounding district. This lake
has disappeared, but the remains of ir-
rigation works abound.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
Patents issued.

List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern inventors:
Samuel A. Alling, Homer, Mimi, net
holder; Virgil R. Dunning, Mankato,
Mimi, lock; Edwin Fabian, St. Paul,
Mimi, molding device; Erick Hall
stroln. Montevideo, MIMI, tension de-
vice for Irvine binders; Oliver Hull
back, st. Paul, Mimi, molasses pitch
or; Samuel NJ. Jencks, Madison, S. D.,
hay rack and loader; Nelson LikiLs,
Minneapolis, Mimi. acetylene gas gen.
orator; Thomas E. Mather, Minnewau-
kon, N. D., liquid measuring machine;
Edwin H. McHenry, st. Paul, Mimi,
dynamomcter; Wallace G. Miller,
Bruce, S. H., book holder; Charles S.
Ovenshire, Minneapolis, Mimi, door
clasp; Harvey G. Reed, Minneapolis,
Mimi, trolley guard; Edward H. Tur-
ner, Minneapolis, Mimi, game appara-
tus.
Il. d. Mcrw!n. Patent Lawyer, 91O
Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul, MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-09-30
Ready to Work.

It is refreshing to hear Of an aspir-
ant for public Office who frankly admits
his ambition, yet disdains to seek po-
sition in which he will have nothing to
do but to draw his salary.
Two wayside pilgrims were dis
cussing the corrupt practices of mod
ern politicians.
"Raggsy," said one of them. "you
don't banker after a gov'ment job, do
ye?"
81 don't mind sayin' I'd take one eff
I could git it, Sabbalong," responded
the other, "but l don't want any job
that's all fat. Pm willin' to earn my
wages"
can wot sort O. job would be about
your size?"
"Well, I'd like to fill fountain pens
fur some assistant secretary of the
treasury"