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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, Sept 30.-Catte-sales were
on basis Of 8.S0@4.O0 for the poorest
dressed beef steers, up to 525G5.5O for the
best shipping cattle. with the bulk of the
transactions at 4.656l5.25. Feeding bulls
sold largely at 30013.35 and bolognas sold
from 300 down Veal calves sold at 3.5Od
$50.
Hogs-Sales were largely at 3.95074.20:
heavy packing lots sold at $685. 80 and
prime assorted lightweights at 4.30@4.35.
Sheep sold freely at 2.S5@3.0 90 for the poor
est to 400 for choice heavy natives West
ern range sheep were active at 3.S513 80;
good feeders, 3.60@370; lambs sold at 400
fetching 4.5045.10. Very few lambs sold
above $50.
Receipts-Cattle. 1850; hogs. $4,000;
sheep, 5000.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices Of Cereals and Ship
ments Received

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. so.-wheat--
Steady; May, 1.4311.
Barley-Quiet December. 90N.
Corn-Large yellow, 1.10G1.121x.
Bran--13. 5O@1450.
Flour-Family extras. 5.oo@5.1o; bakers
extras, 4.75Q4S5.
Wheat-Shipping wheat, 1.43A per GENITAL
for No. and 1.4561. AGA for choice; mill
ing wheat, 1.47zs@1521a.
Barley-Feed. 9oaS2M; choice. s5; brew
ing. 1.0061.15
Oats-Poor to fair. 1.O7h01.17h per CEN
tai; good to choice, 1.2Oa1. 30; fancy feed,
1:S2h@1.35; gray, 1.15@1.10: milling. 1.22M
1.271s; Surprise, 1.40@1.45; black. for feed,
1.15G1.20; black for seed, 125@1.35; red.
1171a1125.
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ON CHANGE
What Was Done Yesterday on Wall
Street


NEW YORK, Sept. 30.--There was no
sign Of anything In today's stock market
to give encouragement to the hope Of
those who profess to believe that the
market has run its course. so far AZ re-
action is concerned and IL ready to resume
its upward course. The character of the
dealings did not differ in any respect from
those OF Yesterday Prices were rammed
down with great facility and the great de-
clines invited large offerings. The slight
rallies which occurred a few times. on the
contrary, led to an almost total cessation
Of activity, and the upward course of prices
was halting and dif1cult The net decline
achieved today is very much greater than
that of yesterday, only because the bears
reserved their greatest efforts for the last
half hour of trading, leaving no opportu-
nifty for recovery before the close. This
was apparently owing to an excess of con-
fidence on the part of the bears, who were
content to leave their short contracts un-
covered over night, instead Of realizing i'm
mediately. The market continued almost
wholly professional and the dealings
seemed to be confined to the room traders
except where the sharp declines covered
orders placed to stop losses. These were
in large volume and aided materially in
the decline. A feature of the day was the
reversal Of the position Of the operators
for the London account, who were sellers
today.
London prices also came lower, and this
was said to be due to q resumption there
OF selling for New York account. Some Of
the selling In London was attributed to
Paris orders. owing to a monthly settle.
ment at that center.
The resignation Of the Spanish cabinet
and the prospects Of q Liberal govern
ment In Spain tending to ameliorate the
conditions between that country and the
United States. and news that conciliatory
propositions had been received at Madrid,
also tended to deprive the bears of their
pet weapon. the Cuban question.
A decline In sterling exchange OF " cent
in posted rates and Y tnpactual rates
brought the price appreoiably nearer to
the gold import point and was favorable
factor to increase the prices. - produc-
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California Fruit salee

NEW YORK, Sept. sO.-Porter Bros Co.
sold today:
Grapes-Black Moroccos, 1.7oa2.oO. single
crates; assorted. 11O@1.70; Cornichons, 1.50
@1.65; Muscats, 95c@1.55; Tokays, S5c@1 20.
Pears-De Alencon, 1.60; b. Diels. 1.400
1.60; B. Clairgeau. 100; Winter Nellis 1.S0
0140; Wears, 1.05@1.25.
Quinces-1.20.
Plums-Coes late red, 100.
Peaches-Salways--5017
p CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-The Earl Fruit Co.
sold today:
Grapes-Tokays, 6o01.s5; average, 90;
double crates, 1.90.
Peaches-Levi Cling. 50@So; George Late.
50Q60; salway, 35Q70.
Quinces-1. .1061.20; average, 1.14.
Pears-Howell, 170@2.00; average, 1.S9:
Clairgeau. ls0; D'Anjou, 1.90@2.0O; aver
age, 1.s7.
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are undesirable, how much more 80 are
gloves. Except the thick wooden ones
for winter warmth. gloves should be
banished from the child's wardrobe.
How many youngsters. dressed to
DEATH" or near 1t, would echo the COM
plant of West Indian negro soldier
when for the first time he donned full
uniform: Barracks for the feet bad
huff; barracks for de hands too bad
too bad!"-Hospital.
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l11@12
Eses-store. 2o02s; ranch. ss9sl; east
ern. 1926; duck. 20.
Poultry-Turkey gobblers. 1l01b: turkey
hens. 10; old roosters, Z. 60140o; young roost-
ers. 3.00Q400; small broilers. 175Q3.35:
large broilers 25003.00; fryers. 27t03.00;
s.0O@4.OO; geese, 1.25@1.5o; goslings. 1.bO@
L75;; pigeons. 1.00@1.25.
Honey-Comb. s010 for bright and COS
for other grades; water white extracted
1hd4K; light amber. sk@4: beeswax. sS0
Is per fb.
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European Markets

NEW YORK. Sept. S0.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says
The stock market here was good today,
except Americans, which followed the New
York lead and closed at about the lowest.
1t is not likely that there will be any
stong renewal of buying Of Americans here
until the New York position has been more
clearly defined 1t is still believed. how
ever, that New York will soon start an
upward movement again, as the revival Of
trade activity there is increasing. Mines
were good and the papers talk Of trans
ference Of attention from Americans to
them. That however, practically depends
upon the New York initiative.
The Paris and Berlin markets were firm.
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Real Estate Transfers
THIIR9DAY. Se,

THURSDAY, Sept 80.
D. c. league to v. M. Greever-Lots 8
and II, block e, subdivision No. /, Axusa
Land and Water Co.: $1,000.
l.. s. and e. A. Clarke to A. I. Gilmore
North u lot "a, and south X lot IS, Miller
g. Herriotts resubdivision: $780,
University Of Southern California to H.
De Garmo-East 10 acres and south 10
acrss Of block 2s7, Maclay rancho; 5000.
J. n. and ]. Z. Murray to p. B. Howe
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Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, Sept. so.-California dried
fruits, steady but quiet.
Evaporated apples-Prime, wire tray, 4
wood dried, prime. 7; choice. "; fancy,
71k@8
Prunes-4H@8.
Apricots--Royal, 7@Sh; Moorpark. s011ha
Peaches-Unpeeled. 7011; peeled. 121A@16
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OFFICE OF THE HERALD,
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 80, 1897.


= building and loan association has been
bank. The popularity of these institutions,
paticularly in California. is evidently grow
ing. In this southern country where SO
many people are striving to acquire homes
Of their own, 1t is an immense advantage
to them that they are able to make pro-
vision by which they can pay for such
homes out Of their savings from month to
month. The system not only encourages
thrift, but 1t is also considerable factor in
helping to build up town. The history Of
these institutions shows that they afford
one of the safest as we'll as one of the most
remunerative forms of Investment that are
open to people of moderate means. Like
all other financial enterprises, the work.
ing of the system may be abused by in
trusting the management of the associa-
tion to incompetent or too sanguine peo-
pie on the one hand, or allowing 1t to be
plundered through dishonest means. It
Is a significant fact, however. that the
failures among building and loan associa-
tions have been few. Especially is this the
case in California since the system of state
supervision was started and the affairs OF
each and every association doing busi-
ness in the state have been subjected to
careful examination.
The only two reports of the building and
loan commission are for the fiscal years
covering the period from June l, 1893, to
May 81. 1895. No subsequent report has
been printed owing to lack of appropria-
tion for the support of the state printing Of
fice. It is even limited that the new board
of commissioners lately appointed do not
intend to keep up the thorough personal
supervision exercised by their predeces-
sors-but that is another story.
From the reports which have been pub
lished and which were compiled after an
enormous amount of laborious examina-
tion and thorough research, the following
figures have been CLEANED which will give
some insight into the extent to which the
people of this state have invested their
funds in building and loan associations:
In 1894 there were 1877 associations in Cal
ifornia, with gross assets amounting to
$50, ,S20, ,0S2.1S, holding capital invested by
members of s1S. .s43. 9Ss.61 and accrued earn
ings to the amount of "a, 451, ,49020 These
u&uroS luCredSeus dCCOIuii6 " tAc AcPoA I
of 1895. to IA associations having gross as
sets of $21, 400, ,52001, holding capital In
vested by members Of $14, ,361, ,399.62 and hav-
ing accrued earnings to the amount Of
$4,74s, ,s56.66 and reserved profits of $780,
$685.
The late report also shows that during
the past fiscal year the association col
lected from their members and depositors:
In dues and paid-up stock. ......$ $685., 1886 1S
In premiums and interest ....... 1888. .653 0S
Loans repaid. id.................. 344s, ,074S9
Fees and fines. 45,51334
Deposits and other receipts...... 2,213, 1864
Total receipts from members
and positors................ L, ,473, 3439 96
To this add
Balance bought over..$ 17O,755.A
Borrowed on over
drafts and bills pay
able .................. LIE, ,940.7o
s2s 6q6 M
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Liverpool Market

LIVERPOOL, Sept. so.-Closing: Wheat
Spot, No. 2 red winter, dull, rs 3D. No.
red northern spring, dull, Ss Cd.
Corn-Spot, American mixed, new quiet,
3s; October. steady, 2s 11ssd; November,
steady, 8s Nd; December, steady, 8s 11sd,
American mixed, old, quiet, 3s Nd.
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Cash quotations. were as follows:

Flour, weaker prices favoring buyers;
No. 2 spring wheat. s7M@91N No. spring
wheat, fob, S2@8S; No. 2 red. 93ss94sl; No.
corn. %ssQ27M No. oats, 19Q19A; No.
2 white. fob. 22Q2S No. 8 white. fob,
201A@22; No. rye. 46; No. barley. nominal;
No. 8. fob, 2S@41: No. 4, fob, 27@34; No.
fiaxseed, 961a@9S%; prime timothy seed,
2.65; mess pork, per BARREL s.20@S2 rs: lard,
per 100 pounds, 450@4.521s; short ribs sides,
loose, 4.SO@515; dry salted shoulders, boxed,
5ss@5h; short clear sides, boxed, 5A@5sa
whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gall
lon, 1.22; sugars, cut loaf, 5.96; granulated,
5.A
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Money Quotations

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Money on call,
steady at 21a13 per cent, last loan, per
cent, closed, offered at per cent; prime
mercantile paper, 4A@5 per cent: sterling
exchange, weak, with actual business in
bankes' bills at 4.s4s4 for demand and at
4S21bQD4 s2N for sixty days; posted rates.
4S30l4.S4 and 4.S516@4.S6; commercial bills.
4.S1h.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 3o.-Drafts.
sight Is; telegraph. TN.
LONDON, Sept 30.-Consols. 111X.
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would have enabled them to buy ct an I'd
ditional profit we're disappointed. the mar
ket starting with December bringing 6911
and S99S, as compared with S9h at the close
yesterday. Liverpool commenced the days
trading at prices unchanged to I'd. lower.
Paris started at 16 centimes decline. These
prices were better than expected in view
Of the terrific tumble in prices late In yes
terday's market hour. The Price Current
said that the drought conditions had been
intensified during the week and complaints
OF dry pastures and Of ground unit for
plowing came from all over the west For
q moment after the opening the market
hesitated, then shorts concluded the quick
er they covered the better 1t would be. and
the price Of December, which had dropped
through neglect to 89N, went up with a
jump to 90A Shorts had considerable diff
hculty in covering, and not until 90N had
been reached did holders evince any dis
position to let go. After that the market
sagged on again to 80. Chicago received
25S carloads and Duluth 1419. Some offers
In the pit Of No. Q spring wheat at IS cents
for October delivery. at which time the
grade will be limited from the regular
contract trade, ELECTED general attention
from its discounting the price at which
1t could be sold at the time for September
at s. cents. This caused the price of De-
cenber to run down to S0M But shortly
afterward when 1t was announced that
e5O000 bushels Of No. spring had been
ohered at So and taken by shipping firm
for export, the spectators made haste to
buy back what they had been SO anxious
to sell a short time before. The prices re-
sponded to the demand thus excited by
another rise to 90N. In addition to the
local fresh purchases for export, the clear
ances of wheat and flour from Atlantic
ports for twenty-four hours ansOunted to
$4,000 bushels. Additional strength was
lent to the market later by the cent pre-
MUM which wheat was commanding at
St. Louis over the Chicago price, Decem-
Der finally sold up to 90% under a vigorous
demand, and closed at 90ssG9ON.
The dry weather and the recovery in
wheat caused corn to rule firm.
Oats were fairly active and stronger.
Speculative trade in provisions was small
but prices were firm all day at some i'm
provement over yesterdays closing values,
The leading futures closed as follows:
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PAtrole,lrn

NEW YORK. Sept. sO.-Petroleum-
Pennsylvania crude, nominally IS.
OIL CITY, Pa, Sept. 3O.-Credit bal
ances, 70; certificates, nominal; shipments
1855; runs 1195S4 barrels.
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Wedge stock is selling 100 per cent less
than property would bring. It IL Uood
purchase for investment or speculation. 3.
H. Ellis, 213 stimson block.
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Ing an easier tone In the market. The
bears forced q decline in spite Of all these
conditions and made especially fierce raids
on special stocks. The active list shows
net loss of over q point. and in many
cases of more than TWO points.
Values Of railway mortgages held firm
against the decline in stocks on reduced
dealings. Total sales reached only 81, ,225, 900.
Government bonds were strong. the new
and old fours and the fives advancing v
ana X bid all around
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silver Bullion

NEW YORK. Sept. Solar silver. 54A
Mexican dollars, "A.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 30.-Bar silver
6S11a; Mexican dollars, 4614e1t.
LONDON, Sept. SO.-Bar Silver 251Sd.
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. so.-The Of
ficial closing quotations for mining stocks
todav were as follows:
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Wall paper, late styles, low prices. a.
A. A. Eckstrom's s2l South Spring street.
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Receipts. Shipments

On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries 15@22
dairies, 1908. Cheese-Steady. SQ9 Eggs
Steady, fresh, A.
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Troaeury Statement

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. = Today's
statement Of the condition Of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $215 5s7, ,97S;
gold reserve. s147, ,621. .962.
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Instructions given on the plano anl ~
tar; twelve lessons for + Addseoo -
once box Il y. 3, s,
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON. Sept. ao.-Atchison, 1l1i; Bell
Telephone, 25915; Burlington, S611; Mexican
Central. 8; Oregon Short Line, 22h; San
Diego 1l1k
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Leaving q balance OF cash on hand of
1856, ,4S4S7.
The aggregate net profits Of all associa-
tions for the fiscal year were 81. .3o6, 1856. .66.
This amounts to 6.46 per cent on the aver
age capital loaned out, which shows pros
porous state of business.
The total membership Of building and
loan associations is reported as s1.o42. The
number of borrowing members is sssl
The average loan per borrower is $2l06 49,
The average Investment Of stockholders is
Dues paid in.......................... $685. SS
Average Investment. .$53 16
These figures are sufficient to show the
Importance Of the interest so heavily rep
resented, and we will supplement them
from time to time with information as to
the various associations doing business
in this part Of the state, for the purpose of
encouraging investment in the best man
aged and consequently the most prosper
Gus institutions.
Some anxiety as to the future Of busi-
ness in Japan is shown by London flnan-
SAobSp S0yp tuo ECuuOHllSLs Lie SuCCeSS OIL
the war against China stimulated trade
and confidence in that country to tre-
mendous extent, and the fact that this
contest was carried on without financial
assistance from abroad led the people to
believe that they could accomplish almost
anything. Since the war ceased the army
has been reorganized and the navy in
creased at great expense, although, of
course. the indemnity paid by China has
been largely used for such purposes, and
the government has done everything DOS
sible to stimulate industry ana increase
business. Promotion Of corporate under
takings has followed. and between July /,
1896. and December 81. 1895. the capitalixa-
tion of new companies amounted to 1.279-
100000 yen (about 5000 900, ,O00). Banks. rail-
ways. industrial and mercantile concerns
have been projected and the nominal capi-
taifzation Is greatly In excess Of the money
actually put in. The cotton industry has
increased since 1887, as measured by the
number Of spindles, from 67,921 to $50, ,953,
and new enterprises of the same sort which
would add 50 per cent to the capacity are
projected. The railroad mileage at the
close Of 1896 was 2275 and more lines were
being built. The foreign trade is on the
increase but the balance is unfavorable
to the country. That the business of Japan
is greatly inflated there can be no doubt,
ana the next collapse win probably be in
that part Of the world. So far as this
country is concerned. however. the effect
will be small.
\
Net railroad earnings for July make
good showing. The gross receipts of eighty
sygtems for that month aggregated $780,
4kk e40 In Isalxs <aa a
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Interpretations

Pacific Beach Mining company. Eureka;
Humboldt county; $4,000; all subscribed.
Globe Realty company, San Francisco;
$40. 900; subscribed, $500.
Union Sugar company, San Francisco;
81, 900, 900; subscribed, $12500. ss
Carlotta Gold Mining company, San
Francisco; 5000 900; all subscribed.
Corona City Water company, Corona;
SIS, 900; subscribed, $780,
Victoria Cross Fishing and Mining COM
pany, San Francisco; $4,000; subscribed,
$3.50.
Horseshoe Fishing and Mining company,
San Francisco; $4,000; subscribed $3.50.
Iceberg Fishing and Mining company,
San Francisco; $4,000; subscribed. $3.50.
Also. Herold Fishing and Mining compa-
ny; Guardian Fishing and Mining COM
pany; Moosehead Fishing and Mining COM
pany; Scroll Fishing and Mining company;
Lion Fishing and Mining company; Flag
Fishing and Mining company, and the
Crest Fishing and Mining company, all Of
San Francisco, and each 900 stock and
$3.50 subscribed,
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Rond List

NEW YORK, Sept. so.-The following
were the closing quotations on bonds to-
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CHICAGO MARKETS
Ysstsrday's transactions on the Board
Of Trade

CHICAGO, Sept. So Shorts in wheat who
expected Z further break In wheat that
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Net railroad earnings for July make a
good showing. The gross receipts of eighty
systems for that month aggregated $685.
6lAss0, . gain over July year ago Of 7.6
PET cent Net earnings for the month
auaennt r. t17,76Q6sA an increase over .
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Closing Stocks
NEW YORK, Sept. So.-The following
are the closing stock quotations:
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Mining Stock Quotations

Following are yesterdays quotations on
the Los Angeles mining and stock ex-
hange:
Name of Stock Bid. Asked. Sales.
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PLUM FOR AN IOWAN.

Edwin H. COnger Nominated for Minister
to Brazil.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The president
has sent the following nominations to
the senate: Brigadier General John R.
Brooke to be major general. Edwin H.
Conger of Iowa to be envoy extraordin-
airy and minister of the United States to
Brazil.
Edwin HI. Conger is1a native of ILL
nois and went into the war from that
state, rising from private to captain.
He is a lawyer and has practiced in
Iowa. He served in congress three
terms with President Mckinley and was
chairman Of the committee on agricul-
ture in the Fifty first congress, when he
t'ade considerable reputation as the
champion of the Conger lard bill, which
failed of passage in the senate.
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AGAIN DISCUSSED CUBA.

No Definite Plan of Procedure Agreed on
by the Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The cabinet
again gave most of it's time to the dis
cussion of Cuba, including not only the
methods of distribution of relief to the
distressed Americans in the island, but
also the general subject of the insurrec-
ton. AS to the latter, the proceedings
were confined entirely to discussions and
it was not attempted to outline any
definite plan of procedure at
this juncture. Everything appears
to depend upon the conclusions
that are reached by Mr.. Calhoun,
and realizing that they are dependent
for a fail ,tatement of the actual condi-
lions in Cuba entirely upon that agent,
the members of to- cabinet are indis-
posed to bind themselves to any line of
action in advance. That this does not
necessarily imply any great delay in
treating the question with more pur-
pose to accomplish something than has
yet been the case, is made probable
by the fact that the president
expects Mr.. Calhoun will have
completed his mission in Cuba and be
OH his way back to Washington in the
course of a week or ten days. Allowing
for the time he may require to reduce to
form and embody, perhaps in an official
report, the conclusions he has formed as
to the conditions in Cuba, the president
should be in full possession of all the
irr1,,O1tant facts Mr. Calhoun hoe COL
lected in the course of two weeks from
this date, unless events in Havana unex-
pectedly prolong his stay
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tory challenges being made by the de-
Tense and none by the prosecution. The
witnesses were the file clerk of the SEN
ate, the committees stenographer and
Senators Gray, Lodge, Davis and Lind
say, who We're on the investigating
committee. The line Of defense is that
the question asked, which looked to the
production of data as to the political
contributions of the sugar company to
state and local elections, was not per-
tinent to the inquiry. This was shown
by the repeated development of the fact
that Mr.. Havemeyer answered the ques-
ton as to the national campaign and as
before the investigators.
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PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
Two Important Questions Settled at the
Days Sessions.

Two important Questions Settled at the
Days Sessions.
EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 26.-The
Presbyterian general assembly settled
two important questions during the day.
The first was not to sell it's building in
New York city and the second to have
only one secretary of home missions.
The latest echo of the controversy over
DR.. Briggs and the Union seminary
came up in the report of the judicial
committee which extended to all Presby-
terians the order to exclude students of
that seminary from their care. It was
apparent that few commissioners knew
what they We're voting upon as the mat
ter came up ON appeal from some un-
named action of the synod of New
York, the name of the case alone being
given.
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First Butter Sale.

ST. PAUL, May 26.-Twenty five thou
sand pounds Of butter were disposed Of
at the first weekly sale by the Mime
sofa dairy board of trade. The price
averaged from 1879 to 141a cents a
pound. Butter samples came from all
parts of the state and some from Wis
consin and North Dakota.