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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-Evening Posts Lon
don financial cabegram: The stock market
here were quiet, but good today. Americans
were strong, being bought by New York and
the continent. Northern Pacific, st. Paul and
L. G n. were chiefly favored. The close was
firm. China and Japan stocks were better.
The mining carry-over, shows a small ac-
count and comparatively moderate CONTAIN
goes considering the current money rates.
The market was firm. Money IS expected to
be dear for the general settlement. which
will begin on Tuesday next. The dearness
of money in India is point to be watched.
The Paris and Berlin markets were steady.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24-Money on call firm
at 3G14 per cent; last loan at 3, and closed
at 21a@3 per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
31204 per cent. Sterling exchange closed
frmer. with actual business in bankers
bills at $4.S4A GAS 4A fer demand. and $43lA
G48112 for sixty days. Posted rates, $500
423 and s4S564.86. Commercial bills. A.SSR.
Silver certificates. 571sG58iac. Bar silver,
57Ac. Mexican dollars, 453sc.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK. Dec. A.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserve decrease 81. POP, 600; loans,
increase 50 927, 900; specie, increase, $l33,TOO;
legal tenders, decrease 81 $4,000; deposits,
decrease 1913, 800; circulation, decrease, S22,-
CO., The banks now hold 81. 523 450 in eX-
cess of the requirements of the % per cent
rule.
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul-$73O. S71.e9
Minneap polish SIS. 492.
Chicago-S16, 731. 376.
Boston-S16. 296, 176.
New York-sl36, 561. 1877.
GOLD COMING.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Hedelbach. Ickel-
heimer & Co.. announce that they have $500, =
900 in gold leaving London tomorrow con-
signed to them.
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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
the best goods for shipping and to cover the
cost incurred. an advance over jobbing prices
has to be charged:
Butter-Market steady on all grades.
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HORSES AND CARRIAGES.

HORSES! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. take noticei
200 head of heavy logging horses weighing
from 500 to / 500 lbs. for sale at low prices
at Barrett & Zimnerman's stables, Minne-
sofa Transfer. st. Paul. Nina: part time
given II desired; take interurban car from
either city
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g. $4,000; No. A. SEC; No. spring, 83k@s41ac.
Corn active; steady; No. 2 mixed, 231ac. Oats
nominally steady; No. white, 22@221kc.
Rye firm; No. 2, 44c.
TOLEDO.
TOLEDO. Dec. 24.-Wheat weak; No. 2
cash and December, 95a4c; May, CSC. Corn
dull; No. mixed, cash and December, 2Sc.
Oats dull: steady; No. mixed, 22kc. Rye
dull; higher; No. cash. 47c.
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LIVE STOCK.
Union STOCKYAPDS

UNION STOCKYARDS.
Receipts 104 hogs, Sc cattle, s calves.
sheep.
Hogs-Active, but sc lower following the
Eastern decline. Quality good.
REPRESENTATIVE Sales
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
firm; winter patents, S4.7O@4.S0; straights,
S4.20G44O spring specials. $50; spring pat
ent, $4.4O64SO; straights, $4.1O94 40; bakers,
SS.5O@3.SO. Wheat-No. 2 spring, S925@9O%c;
No. spring. S2@91c; No; red. $50. Corn
No. g. 231Sc; No. 3 white, f. o. b.. 24A
G24Ikc. Rye-No. 2, 47c. Barley-Sample,
Z. o. b., 27G3Sc. Flaxseed-No. l, $1.15h
1.191A. Timothy Seed-Prime, $40. Pork
Mess, per Dbl, $7.70@7.75. Lard-Per 100 lbs,
S4571k64.6O Short Ribs-Sides Qose), $4.42k
@4.471@. Shoulders-Dry sailed (boxed). AS
Q42lc. Sides-Short clear (boxedl, $46504.95.
Whsky-Distillers' finished goods, per gal,
>d.19. Sugars-Cut loaf, $3.50; granulated,
$50. Receipts Flour, 5000 bbls; wheat, 49,
600 bu; corn. $4,000 bu; oats. S14,OOO blu; rye,
COCO bu; barley $4,000 Blu. Shipments Flour,
1923 COO blu; rye, eco bu; barley, none. On
the produce exchange today the butter mar
ket was steady; creameries 15@21c: diaries,
12G1Sc. Eggs firm; fresh, 21c. Cheese quiet;
SfiS1Lc
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representative Sales

Cattle-Quiet very little offered. The yards
are bare of all classes of stock, and more
fat cattle wanted
REPRESENTATIVE
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same as yesterday advanced to $3.50, lost
&c, firmed up to 931zc by 11:sO and by noon
held at 1890. May wheat opened at 91Ac
against 9Os4c yesterday, lost &c, fuctuated
between 911sc and 919sc for nearly an hour.
advanced sharply to 919s991&c, declined to
91A9913sc by II As, and by noon held at
91Ac. The cash wheat market was strong
with a good demand for all grades. No.
northern sold mostly at 4c over the May price,
with choice at 1a9%c better. No. northern
and lower grades 10114c better than yester-
day. On the whole it was a very satisfactory
day for the sellers. Receipts here were 5Ol
cars. Shipments, 210 cars.
During the noon hour the market inclined
to a lower level through realizing by longs
wishing to be free over the holidays. De-
81 Lice.
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MARKET SUMMARY.
FINANCIAL

FINANCIAL.
Bar silver, New York E. 57A SIX
Call money, New York .21a@3 312Q4 |
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RELIEF SOCIETY
Employment Register.

Employment Register.
Office IA East Ninth Street. Telephone 1885,
We want work for the following worthy
persons:
YOUNG woman stenographer and type
writer; the support Of an invalid mother.
AN EXPERT penman to address envelopes
invitations.
MAN to put out calendars.
MAN to attend furnaces.
BOY to do chores or drive; the only sup
port OF widowed mother.
WOMEN 20 do washing. housekeeping and
caring for the sick.
MEN to saw wood: clean off snow. and do odd
Jobs.
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CLAIRVOYANTS.

MRS DR. HAYES-Clairvoyant massagist
reveals past, present. GA East Seventh.
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wanted.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24-Prices in cattle showed
no particular change. Sales were largely at
s425@5; common dressed beef steers selling
around S4.60@4.75; while q few fancy cattle
brought $3.50. The stocker and feeder trade
was only moderate, with sales largely at
$35004.15. Calves were scarce and firm at
$5.75@6.5O fer the better grades. There was
slow local demand for hogs at further
reduction Of SC; the bulk of the sales being
at sS.321a93.4O. Heavy packing lots sold at
$S20Q3.3O, and prime medium weights at
s.. 421hG3 Az. The supply of sheep and lambs
was easily disposed of at steady prices. Lambs
sold at $414.5O, for culls up to S5.50Q5.65 for
choice focks, while yearlings brought $3.50
@5. A very few fancy sheep brought $40
done at $2.75G4.50. Heavy export sheep were
dull at S4Gl4.25. Receipts-Cattle, $500; hogs,
80 OOO sheep, 5000 head.
MINNEAPOLIS
NEW BRIGHTON, Dec. 4.-Receipts-Cat-
tie, 60: hogs. 500. sheep. |. Cattle steady on
all good grades, demand for good cattle firm.
saIes-6 cows, av $50 lbs. $3.50; 1 cow, So
lbs. $3.50; q cows, aV s27 lbs, $3.50: cow.
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. A.-Cattle-Receipts &c.,
of which 200 were Texans; market steady for
Texans; natives strong; fair to fancy native
shipping and export steers, $3.95@o.25; light
and dressed beef and butcher steers So 25g5;
stockers and feeders. s2.50@4.10. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500; market strong and active; light
So. 3OQDS 40: heavy. $3.55Q3.45. Sheep-Re-
ceipts. 500; market steady native muttons,
$3.50g4.50; lambs, s425Q5.50.
SIOUX CITY
SIOUX CITY. To-. Dec. 24-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 200; yesterday 1852; shipments, 1926;
market nominal; yards well cleared: cows
bulls and mixed. s1.5O93.75; stockers and
feeders, So. 25@410; calves and yearings, SS.25
@4.25; veals, $4@5 IS. Hogs-Receipts, 100;
yesterday. 3,1S1; shipments, 1923; market
steady to &c lower, selling at S. 1593.SO bulk,
$500. No market tomorrow.
OMAHA
OMAHA, Dec. 24.-Cattle-Receip.s, SOD
market stronger; native beeves steady. 1875
@4.S0; Western steers, $3.50Q3.S0; Texans.
$685. so; COWS and heifers, $2.S0q3.S0; stockers
and feeders, $3.5094.4O; calves, s4a6 Hogs
Receipts, 5000; market higher; bulk CT sales,
$3.2O@3.z5. Sheep-Receipts, 1,OOO; market
steady; fair to choice natives, $3.60Q4.50;
lambs, S405.50
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FINANCIAL.

BEFORE YOU RENEW OLD LOANS. or
make new ones. The State SavingI
Bank, Germania Life Building, Fourth and
at lowest rates. charges no commission OF
exchange, requires no gold clause and gives
you the ION or before" privilege.
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s36 lbs. $3.50; stockers. av 400 lbs. 1910.
Hogs market shade lower than yesterday.
Chicago declining sc to TIC. Quality poorer
than yesterday. Sales-96 hogs, av Us lbs,
$S25; GO hogs ay III lbs. So. IN; u hogs, ay
al lbs. $3.50; 4S hogs. av "a lbs. $3.50; 60
50. %; Ii pigs, av 100 lbs. $3.50. sheep-Steady.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
MEDICAL.

ANNA MACK, from Chicago; baths of all
kinds: select massage. 1S6 East Seventh st.
DIR. STELLA FREMONT - Baths massage,
electricity and vapor. S03 Jackson st.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
WANT ADS.
FOR RENT.
Houses.

A.A.A.-HoUSE-For rent, 5S7 Olive ST.,
eight-room house. south front; window
shades through entire house; bath, gas,
furnace, all modern conyeniences; in first
class order. Apply at 5S5 Olive st.
Rooms.
SEVENTH. So EAST-Corner Csdar-Furn!sh.
ed rooms, steam heated, for rent by day or
week, single or en- suite.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FemaIe.

HOUSEKEEPER-Wante position as house.
keeper, where other help is kept; under
stand buying and not afraid of work. good
city references. Address Mrs. NJ. A. Clark,
General Delivery
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

FOR SALE-A retail butter store we'll To-
Gated doing a cash business OF $50 per
day; price, 81, 500; good reasons for selling.
Address T 10. Globe.
PARTNER WANTED with some capital to
push a profitable. established business;
state experience and amount capital. Adj
dress I IS, Globe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Barrett G. Zimmerman's report: Market
fair: demand mostly for heavy horses; a
good supply Of loggers on hand; prices firm
Ent low. The following representative sales
are fer this day:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25
BUSINESS CHANCES,

NINE. LAURETTA'S massage bath parlors;
elite patronage solicited. 3l9 Jackson st.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

The demand is good, and prices hold strong.
Corn-No 8 yellow, 251ac; No. 3, 25c; No. 4,
24hc. No sales.
Oats-No. 3, 221ac; No 8 white, 22Ac.
Rye-No. 2, 44%@45c.
Barley-No 5 23bc
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TO EXCHANGE.

VACANT CLEAR PROPERTY will be taken
in exchange for equity OF $4,000 in i'm
income. G.. e. Hamilton. 4S E. 4th st.
TO EXCHANGE-New goods exchanged for
secondhand. Cardozo Furniture and Ex-
change Company. 232 East Seventh st
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-25

Sheep-Strong. More sheep and lambs
wanted.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22

possession by the government OF the rnin-
OF the old Crown Point fortress in Essax
county, y. Y. on Lake Champlain. This
fort was built by the British in one of the
early colonial wars and was the scene OF
some of the most stirring events of the
revolution. While the building and walls
of stone are in remarkably good state Of
preservation ia view of their age the relic
is fast being destroyed by relic hunters
whose raids are now entirely unrestrained
MIR. koOte has discovered among the rec
ords Of the Esse1 county court an ancient
deed which provides that the government
may take possession of the property at any
time on the payment of the nominal sum
of 1924. He introduced d bill Co appropri.
ate that amount to secure the fort for a
government reservation. There are IS
acres within the embankments. General
Miles visited the place last summer and
suggested that the government should Sc
cure it and quarter there during the sum
mer a detail OF few soldiers from the
Plattsburg garrison TO guard the property.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
PuhlIshers Id W..

NEW YORK, Jan. % William Waldorf
Astor publisher Of The Pail Mall Maga
zine, and :. :. Mcclure publisher of Me
Cmres Magazine, are squabbling about
their respective rights To Robert Louis
Steycnson's last work, "St Ives, which
was sold by the executors OF his estate.
Astor bought the English serial rights,
Mcclure the American serial rights and
Scribner the American book rights. Me
Clure copyrighted the story i'm his own
name and has advertised it, but has not
begun 10 publish it. When The Pail Mall
Magazine began TO publish the story, Nc
Clure complained 60 the International
News company, who publish the magazine
here, that IL was violation of the copy
right law and announced his intention of
beginning suit unless ii was stopped. As
tors attorneys have replied that they have
the right to circulate the story throughout
the world, provided they print it in Eng
land
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
MARLBOROUGH HARD UP.
selling aud Mortgaging Ills Property to
Haise Cash.

AAAiHt htHnt
LONDON, Jan. e2 lit IS stated that the
Duke Of Marlborough, who every one sup.
posed had the use OF good sized share OF
the Vanderbilt millions, is raising money
on his property.
The duke recently parted with consider
able outlying property nn the borders OF
Oxfordshire. lie has also just placed a
new mortgage on another portion Of his
estate
1t was recently asserted that the Duke
of Marlborough was Investing some OF the
Sl5,UOO. 900 which Miss Consuclo Wander.
bilt had when he married her, in London
property This, however seems improha.
bic, as IL has been q long tiur policy Of the
various heads of the house Of Marlborough
to raliseas much as possible on their out
lying estates in order, according to popu-
lar belief 20 maintain the splondors of
Blenheim palace.
This shortness of ready money On the
part OF the duke reminds mo of "a curious
little incident 1 lonrn on good authority
that the Duke ot SAKE Coburg Gotha has
just raised a private loan of $500 900 In
this city at is hours notice the negotiA-
ting ilnancier getting per cent
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
canadian RaIIroad Men Complain.

TORONTO, Jan. 22.-Changss and dis
missals are daily occurring on the Grand
Trunk railway under the new manage
ment. aud aggrioyod employees will bring
mp the matter before the Railway union.
Il * maintained that Americans receive
positions made vacant by those dismissals,
and the employees are strong I'm their de
nunciations of the dismissals of Canadians.
1t will also be asked why Canadian labor
unions contribute 10 the support OF inter
national bodies when such international
bodies assist In the passage of alien labor
laws against Canadian workmen. Depu-
tations have waited on the district super
intendcnt protesting against dismissals of
Canadian workmen and demanding their
reinstatement, but have been politely ne.
quested to leave the business of the man
agement alone.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
Mysterious Suicide identified.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 22.-The reported
unknown dead man who committed sui
eide here Jan. 3 by taking morphine now
turns out TO be Thomas j. Brown, for
mer United States signal officer and a
member Of wealthy family Of Turner's,
n Y. Brown was 81 years old and ten
years ago held an important position un-
der his cousin, Mcclure, superintendent
of the Erie railway. Browns wife died,
and he entered the army, being sent to
Tombstone, A. 4. There he married a
woman who later eloped with an army
officer, taking his money with her. Brown
followed the couple all over the country.
Recently finding her here degraded, penhi-
less and friendless, he killed himself His
wife gave the police the clew to his iden-
uity
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
independence Now or Nothing.

NEW YORK Jan. 22.-president 4. Es.
trada Palma of the Cuban iunta has given
out "a long statement in which he cmphat-
ically denies that the Cubans viii he satis.
fled with anything less than absolute indie.
pcndcnce or that compromise measures
with Spain have ever been considered So
much has lately been said, he writes, "oi
the probability of the termination Of the
Cuban revolution by the acceptance ON
the part Of the Cubaps Of autonomy or no.
forms that an authoritative statement OF
the situation is necessary Mr. Palma in
sists that the population of Cuba of AL
classes Is with the insurgents. He denies
that General Gomez Is willing 90 trea
with Spain on ever corresponded upon th,
subject as alleged.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
snnalnr Molcott.. nlls.inn.

LONDON. Jan. 22.-The Daily News says
this morning that Senator Wolcott of Col.
orado had an Interview yesterday with Sir
William Henry Houldsworth, Conserva-
tive member OF parliament FOR the north
western division OF Manchester and who
was the British delegate at the Brussels
monetary conference In 1892 The inter
view was private and informal The bi.
metallists i'm parliament, The Daily News
says. are not disposed to take any active
measures, but they believe that time Is on
their side, and they are warmly intesested
in Sir Samuel Montague's S proposal that
10 secure the adoption of the dual stand
ard it will be necessary for the United
States TO begin and then to offer 10 per
cent tariff rebate to all nations following
their example
Evening journal., 1897-01-22

friends were urging his appointment. II
was further stated that Major Mckinley
had sent an emissaIy to see Mr.. Gage at
his home in Chicago and ascertain wheth.
er or not the latter would accept the port
folio If rendered him. The source from
which the authority for the statement
comes is beyond question.
Further strength to the statement IS
added. if such be possible, from the fact
that Senator Cullom Of Illinois, who has
been considered for the place, has been
dropped. it being the desire of Major Nc
Kinley TO have Mr.. Cullom remain in the
senate, rs there is no telling what might
turn up should the Mckinley forces in IL
linois attempt to replace him with the
present Legislature so badly torn up.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
A nannuet ror penrose.

HARRlsBURG, Jan. 90 The executive
committee OF the State League Of Repub-
lican Clubs met Ia the caucus room of che
capitol and selected Williansport as the
next place OF meeting and sept s and 8
as the dates a resolution was adopted
that "a banquet be rendered to the Hon.
Boies Penrosc, United States senator elect
from Pennsylvania. and that a committee
of 20 members of the league be appointed
by the president for the purpose of perfect
ing all arrangements and that lsadore So
bel be made chairman of the COMMITTEES.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
EsTABLIsHED isac.
PUBLIC LEDGER
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Editor and Proprietor from 1864 to 1894
GEORGE w. CHILDs DREXET..
Editor and Publisher.

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Evening journal., 1897-01-22
nInKlnIer Nm Attend.

DETROIT, Jan. 22.-According to the
announcement of d. d. Woodmansee presi-
dent of the National League of Republic
an Clubs, President Mckinley will attend
the tenth annual convention of the league
to be held in this city next July. A move
ment was begun at meeting Of the advi-
sorry committee of the state league held
here to hold in connection with the July
convention a reunion Of presidents and ex-
presidents of Republican clubs, who, it is
now expected will all be invited
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
nleeked convIet.. Is.eapa.

MIDDLETowN, y. Y.. Jan. 90 - Deputy
sheriff Hull's suspicious were aroused
when "a prisoner in the jail asked for a
spool of thread The deputy sheriff set a
watch. and soon saw colorcd prisoner
named Hicks, indicted for burglary, throw
the spool over girder of the roof lie in
tcrcepted him and after search found
30 feet of twisted rope made of bedding i'm
Hicks cell Twenty prisoners We're ready
10 escape by a window in the roof when
the rope should be pulled up and fastened.
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
The MetrIe srstem Favored.

WASHINGTON, Jan 22.--lt is the inten
tion of the house committee on coinage,
weights and measures TO authorize ia.
vorable report on bill providing for the
use Of the metric system in the United
States Chairman @. W. Stoue has investi.
gated the practical working of the system
in Europe and will probably incorporate
the results in the report
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
Rehn.n tn chilh snr srstem.

BUFFALO, Jan. 22.-The grand jury ro-
ported no bills against several saloon
keepers charged with selling liquor to mi
nors on evidence furnished by small boys
sent into their places by agents of the
state excise department. The action of the
grand jury is looked upon as a condemna-
ton of the practice of securing boys TO act
n .pottofo
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
pIarne Reaehe. the Rea sen.

ST PETERSBURG, Jan. %. Two cases
Of the bubonic plague, which IS raging in
Bombay, are reported from kamaran.
Kamaran is an island Off the west coast OF
Arabia, in the Red sea 10 is a British
possession and one of the landing stations
near to the city Of Mecca. A severe quar-
antine has been established by the Rus
sian authorities
Evening journal., 1897-01-22
Bread Riots In Spain.

LONDON, Jan. ga Daily Mail dis
patch from Madrid says that the severe
weather has resulted i'm acute distress es-
pecially in the province of Seville Bread
riots have occurred at Luisiana, Viso del
Acor, Arahal and other towns.