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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, Nov. 1S-Market dull and weak.
May opened &c up at S9Ac; sold up to S91Ac
at IL; off to SS34c at l and closed re off at
SS1ac. Cash 5000, shippers 212@S1ac over
December. Wheat, No. 1 hard cash, 92c; No.
1 northern, cash, 911ac; November, Size;
December, sSc; May, SS12c; No. northern,
S61Ac No. 8, SO1ac; rejected, 65@S1c; to ar
rive, No. hard, SS12c; No. l northern, SSc;
$1.O712; May, Sill; corn, 2634026Ac. Car in
speciton-Wheat, 29S cars; corn, cars; oats,
10 cars; rye, IA cars; barley, II cars; fax, 10
cars. Rece1pts-Wheat, 57,O12 bu; corn, 49,
$50 blu; oats, 2275S blu; rye, 1O,153 blu; bar
ley, 1874 bu; fax. 1O4 433 Blu. Shipments
Wheat, 3269 bu; fax, 1888 Blu.
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LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.

tie today was sO1 rather slow, t except for "a
few extra good lots. The general market was
barely steady with the bulk of the sales of
native beef steers at S4.50@5. Extra choice
shipping beeves were sold at $5.3095.40 and
very common steers were sold to dressed beef
concerns at S3.75G4. GOOD fed Texas cattle
sold at s4.35Q4.50. The stocker and feeder
sales at s950Q4.S5. Bulls sold at wide
range and SO did calves. About 1000 Western
range cattle were offered today and sales
feeders being the best buyers. There was
a fair demand for hogs ind prices about
steady at yesterdays late figures. Sales were
made at $s.25Q3.55 for the commonest to the
best lots, che bulk OF the hogs crossing the
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BOND LIST.

n. J. c. 5s .113
n. c. Is .112
do Is ........r. .1O3%
n. P. lists IS .".11712
do prior As -. 91A
do gen. IS. ..... 5S1s
N.Y.,C. & St.L.4s.10412
n. & w, IS -. .12O
n. w. cons. 80. .142
do deb. 5s ,...116
Or. Nav. lists .112
+Or. Nav. Is go. $685.
Or. s. L. IS, t.r.. .12024
do 5s, t.r. 927s
Or. Imp. lists, t.r.1O2
%do 5s, t.r. 80. 43
Pacific Is of '95. .1025s
Reading As ,,.n. S43s
R. G. W. lists. 80. S114
St.L. & I.M.C.5s S514
St.L.& S.F.Gen. 6s1161s
st. P. Con .139
st. P. G. & P.1sts1191s
do 5s 1854
S, c. non-fund,, Ii
So. R'y. 5s. ....... 9112
S. R. & T. IS. .. 90
Tenn. new set IS. ssh
T. P. L. G.1sts. SO
do rg. 2ds ...... 273s
U. p. lists .,.n .102
UP, d. 6 G.1sts. AZ
Wab. LIST 5s .r".1 1864
do Ids ..-...., IS
W. s. IS ........ 11014
Va. Centuries 80. 67M
do deferred go. 4
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-AchaeA DoT"n' james Dorans
M. DORIAN 6 co.
BANKERS AND BROKERS
81 jackson ST., St. Paul, MINI.
Owl md Cnt Duel

Inc badly, mangled bodies Of big prav
G G ana large owl We're found yesterday
back back Of Ernest H. Bishops store. in dis
pIaoe, says a Westhampton Beach. L. L.
special spec to the New York Herald Norhf1g
hTst. An examination Of them. howere ~
showed sIc." that each had died of wounds in
n Gbd by the other. \ search Of theivard
fbo ovl evidence Of terrific battle between
mo NO one witnessed the duel, but # must
nave been fast and furious The ground vas
S bio, with feathers torn from the owl while
around. 1t is supposed the cat came IboT3
o oHe owl IN dark corner of the yard and
d dctI 1t, and that both fought TO tbS
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RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Received-Wheat, $40 cars; wheat, 40, 500
Blu; corn, 40 go blu; oats $40 bu; barley,
Ii, $40 bu; rye, 1900 blu; fax, 29,O4O bu+ oil
fruit, 1862 100 lbs; merchandise, 1888, 462 lbs
lumber, q cars; barrel stock, cars; machin-
cry, 40, 100 lbs; coal, 1920 tons; wood. 300
cords brick 5000; cement, 100 bbls; pig iron
400 lbs; hides, pelts, ETC., 1000 lbs; railroad
materials, cars; sundries, 40 cars; car lots,
/. 1873.
Shipped-Wheat, 40 cars, 37,79O bu; corn,
900 bu; flax, 1850 bu oil cake, 26,S00 lbs;
flour, A, 917 bbls; millstuffs. 1902 tons; hay,
tons fruit, $50 800 lbs; merchandise, 1,69O, 800
lbs; lumber, Y cars; posts and pilng, l car;
hold goods, $4,000 lbs; live stock, cars;
hides, peIts, etc, $3.50 lbs; railroad mate
rails cars; sundries, % cars; car lots, us.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet. No. spring wheat, SSQS soc; No. 8
spring wheat, S4Q92e; No. 2 red, 95q97c; No
2 corn; &c; No. 2 yellow. corn, 27Ac; No, 2
24Ac; No. white, f. o. b., 231A@24c; No. 3
rye, 4712c; barley, f. 0. b., 2512@43c;
No. l fiaxseed, $1.0619 .101a; prime timothy
seed, $3.50. Mess pork, per Dbl, $735Q740;
lard per 100 lbs, $4.221a@425; short ribs
sides Qoose) $4.20@4SO; dry sailed shoulders
(boXed), 4AG5c; short clear sides Cboxed), AZ
gal, Sis. Sugars cut loaf, unchanged Re
ceipts-Flour 1900 bbls; wheat, 322, COO bu;
corn, 5000 bu; oats 391 600 bu rye, "a, 600
bu; barley, coo bu. Shipments-Flo
oats, 1885, 900 blu; rye, $4,000 bu; barley, 5000
blu. On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creamery, 15Q21c.
Cheese quiet, SQS12c. Eggs firm fresh, 1Sc.
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U. S. new is, reg. 127&
do coup .....,..1 27&
U. S. As .......,,.112&
do coup ...4,,. .11S%
do IDS ..,,,..., 9Si2
U. S. IS reg -. III
do 5s coup 80 .109A
District g '65s ..1G91I
Ala class A. .1O5
do B ."....,".10S
do G ..,,,. ., 90
do currency .n.101
Atchison As ...,.. S614
do adj. IS go. 54A
Can. So. Eds -. 1868
G. & N.P.t.r.5s. 43
@. & o. 6s ...... HOE
c., H. & D. 41as. .104Ss
D. & R. G.1sts. .1071a
do As .......... S73s
East Tenn.1sts .109
Erie Gen. Is .... 10
F.W. e D.1sts. t.T. 6S1z
Gen. Elec. 5s 1925
CHI. G 8. ASS. .104
do IDS ........1 1929
H. & T. G. IS liz
do con. IS ......104
10. c. lists ...... 9914
X. P. Con. t.r. :. SO
do 1st(D.D.) t.r. 1921
La. new cons. As. 100
L. & N. Uni. As. S4a4
Missouri Is 100
NJ. K. &c T. Eds =. 611l
do 4s ..,......, S6%
N. Y. G. lists. .119
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%OfereC
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BANKS ABROAD.

LONDON, Nov. 18.-The weekly statement
Of the Bank Of England shows the following
changes: Total reserve, increase f572, GOO; cir
culation, decrease FIGS, 600; bullion, increase
f404, 1853; other securities. increase 1855 600;
other deposits, increase 1852, Geo; public de-
posts, increase f409 co., notes reserve, In
crease 1865, 900; government securities, in
crease 1850, 0O0 The proportion Of the banks
reserve to liability, which last week was
4S.17 per cent. is now 1929 per cent
Paris, Nov. 1S-The weekly statement
changes: Notes in circulation, increase TO-
$4,000 francs treasury accounts current, in
crease 5.S75. OOOf; gold in hand, increase
1925 CO0f; bills discounted, 7475, OOOf silver in
hand, increase 9025, O0Of.
Berlin, Nov. 1S.-The weekly statement of
the Imperial Bank of Germany shows the
q, 400 900 marks; treasury notes, increase $780,,
COON; other securities. decrease 80, 7SO Doom;
notes in circulation, decrease "a, O2O, Doom.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18-Money on call steady
at 112G2 per cent last loan, 2, closed 11ad2
per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 312q4I2
per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at $4.85A0
4.S51a for demand and at &.82A for sixty
days. Posted rates, 1882 and $685.. Com
mercial bills, 1882 Silver certificates, $50
5919c. Bar silver 577sc. Mexican dollars,
4512c.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Evening Posts
financial cablegram: The stock market re-
main stagnant and featureless. Americans
were better after O. period of dizziness, but
there was no trading. Details Of gold move
ment for the week show the receipt Of $4,000
in coin for the Cape. and the sale of 100000
in eagles for the continent. The Paris bourse
quiet.
IN LIQUIDATION.
ROCHESTER, N Y, Nov 18.-The direc-
tors of the Rochester Savings bank have vot-
ed to place that institution in liquidation.
The officials say that the banks business has
been gradually falling off until the deposits
amount to less han $500 eco.
BANK CLEARINGS.
ST. Paul-S1, 304, 367.17. itI.
Minneapolis ,001, 40S. .
ChicagO-$18, 099 692. ~,
Boston-$17, 4O5, 357.
New York-$126 799, 335.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, 1903, los, 563; gold re-
serve, S156, 153, 625.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO, Nov 18.-New York exchange,
45c premium; posted rates, S312Q4.S612.
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.

Other Grains-Winter wheat, cars; NO. 3
corn, % cars: No. corn, 2 cars; no grade
corn / car; No oats, % cars; no grade oats
l car; No 2 rye, cars; no grade rye, car;
No. barley, cars; No flax, "a cars; re-
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat No hard,
cars; No 1 northern, Ga cars; No. northern,
81 cars; No. 3, 50 cars; rejected, q cars; No:
8 corn cars; No. oats, 20 cars No. .
barley, l car: No. fax, 10 cars.
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Journalistic.

stranger-What is the number Of the
newspapers in this town.
Citizen-We have two; the Bugle Is yell
low and the Clarion Is Bere and yellow.
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Cattle-Butcher cattle steady. Gamers 1Gc
lower; stock hefers steady, stock steers ouIl;
Fresh receipts were moderate, and yards wen
cleared of everything except common stock-
ers.
Representative Sales
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW YORK MARKET.

NEW YORK, Nov. 18-Hay steady. Hops
steady. Hides firm. Leather steady. Wool
quiet and steady. Beef quiet. Cut meats
quiet. Lard quiet. Pork dull. Petroleum
quiet and steady Tallow quiet Rosin steady.
Turpentine firm. Rice quiet. Molasses
steady Cottonseed oil steadier. Lake cop
per dull. Tin easier. Speter nominal. Lead
exchange dull. Coffee options opened steady
at unchanged prices to points decline;
closed barely steady. net unchanged to
points decln saz Sales ao ~ $50 bags inc
coffee, Rio weak; No. invoice CSC; No. Z
jobbing. SIC; mild weak; Cordova, S1a@14c;
sales, 500 bags Maracaibo p. t.; 200 bags Cen
trail American, p. t. Sugar, raw firm, refined
-
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WHEAT MOVEMENT.
ST LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, Nov 1S.-Wheat unsettled;
No. red, cash, elevator 951zc; track, $50
size; December, $3.50; January 92$zc; May,
927k@9214c; No. hard, cash, SIC. Corn
higher; No. 2 cash, 251ac; December, 251sc;
May, 277sq2Sc. Oats higher; No. 2 cash, ele-
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PRODUCE.
ST. PAUL MARKET.

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:
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NEW YORK. DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-There is no change
in the quietude prevailing in the dry goods
market. Both In cottons and woolens the
market is without feature. There has been
an almost imperceptible gain in the mar
ket, due to the better weather conditions
prevailing, the presence Of clear skies and
colder weather having had generally bet
ter effect on the market. In staple cottons
there are few buyersfin the market and mail
orders continue extremely light Print cloths
continue extremely quiet, sales in extras. and
adds alike being very. light SO far this week.
The quotation ON extras is still 2 slice but the
bid at a lower figure makes that quotation
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MIDWAY HORsE MARKET.

Barrett & Zimmerman's report; Market
fair; prices ruled firm. Logging horses in
good demand; logging men are searching for
big horses. The following representative
sales are for horses this day:
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-Flour-Receipts, 49,
steady; rye -four quiet; buckwheat flour dull !;
buckwheat dull; cornmeal dull; rye dull; bar
ley dull; barley male quiet. Wheat-Receipts,
$3.50 bu; exports, 1920 bu; spot easy; No.
ing, but Immediately sold off under big North
west receipts and unsatisfactory cables; ad-
vanced actively on rumored export business
to Hungary, but collapsed finally under real
ling and disappointing exports, closing &c
net lower; No. 2 red November, closed 96Ac;
December, 965s Q9712c, closed $3.50. Corn-Re-
ceipts, 1880 bu; exports, 60,37S bu; spot
steady; No. 2, 342sc; options opened steady
advanced on export demand and covering, and
closed unchanged to 3sc higher; December,
320321ac, closed 323sc. Oats-Receipts 1872, 900
261ac; options quiet but firmer on a squeeze
of December shorts, closing 15c higher; Feb
ruary closed at 2Sc and December closed at
2615c.
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MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.

MINNEAPOLIs, Nov 1S.-Butter had an
easier tone today. Creamery extras and fIsts
declined 1ac as a result of some falling off
in the demand from jobbers and retailers, IS
we'll as a weaker feeling in the principal
Eastern markets. The Chicago quotation yes
terday on creamery extras is the same as in
seconds is fair at quotations. Dairy ex.ras
are in light receipt and prices are without
change from yesterday. Firsts and seconds
are in moderate request A few thirds ale
offered and selling slowly Ladies are clean
ing up moderately well. There is a big call
for packing stock suitable for ladling. Strict
ly fresh eggs are in rather light supply, and
the market On such stock is firm. Some
trading was done on change at 14Ac. In a
small way somewhat higher quotations are
obtainable. Storage eggs and eggs which
have been packed in salt are selling at fig
ures considerably below those tbtainabie on
fresh stock. Cheese is a shade firmer, and
the call somewhat better for fancy goods
Full creams, twins or flats are in best le-
OueSt
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CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RY.

The Maple Leaf Route"
Ticket Office; Robert St, cor. 9TH St. Phone 80,
Trains leave from St. Paul Union Depot
+Daiy. Except Sunday. Leave. Arrive.
Dubuque, Chicago, Waterloo, lS10am t8.50pm
Marshalltown; DeS Moines.. +8.l0pm +145 am
st. Joseph and Kansas City. 1910 pm 1890 pm
MantOrviIle Local ........... 1856 pm fl045 am
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.

Gossip by private wire to c. H. F. Smith
& Co., st. Paul, members of the New York
stock exchange and Chicago board of trade:
London-Wheat off coast, nothing doing,
Sd higher; on passage, sellers at advance, Sd
higher. Corn, off coast, nothing doing, par
tally Sd higher; on passage, rather firmer.
partially Sd higher. Paris wheat and -four
quiet; November wheat, zoe higher; January
wheat, SC higher; November flour, 10c high
er; January -four, 15c higher. French coun-
try markets firm.
Corn Trade News-seedings new wheat
crop in Russia are unpromising; worse than
last years. Drouth and lack of seed the
cause.
News from California is bearish. Cargoes
aaoat reported easier Market acts strained
and should sag off
Closing cables: Paris flour, November, zoe
higher March, Toe higher. Wheat Novem-
Der, 4Oc higher; March, Zoe higher. Antwerp
Red winter unchanged; Walla unchanged.
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NEW BRIGHTON, Nov. 1s,-Cattle, SO; hogs,
30O sheep, 5000. Cattle cheap; butcher grade
firm and active and in good demand; stock
ers and feeders weaker, and only best light
weight sell at steady prices; cows, 800, 81. co.
COW, 961, $3.50; 2 cows, go, 1925; s stock
ers, $50, $50; l COW, $780, $40. Hogs-Mar-
ket about steady with yesterday and active;
sales mostly at 50 5000. 35; strong demand
so, 1870, 1875; 49, 1859, $3.50; 8, 32S, $3.15; 8,
95 So. Sheep-Receipts were all to local feed
ers, and sales were made on private terms;
Z, 200 ewes and 1000 lambs; this sale is con-
sidered the best sheep sale of the season.
ST LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. S.-Cattle-Receipts, $500
shipping and export steers, $4.35@5 80; light
and dressed beef and butchers steers So. 40
Q3 So; stockers and feeders, 81. 50GD4. 80; cows
and heifers, $294.50; Texas and Indian steers
grass, $2.75Q3.75; fed, S4.25; cows and heifers,
81. 25@3.50. Hogs-Recepts, 5000; market sc
lower; light. So 40@3 40; mixed, $3.3563. As;
heavy, S3.4593.5O. Sheep-Receipts, 3,OO2;
market slow; native muttons, $3.5094 .25 !;
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1S.-cattle- Receipts,
1000; best grades steady; others weak; Texas
steers, $293.85; Texas cows, $2.50@3; native
steers, SO. 50@5; native cows and heifers, $1@
AS: stockers and feeders, $3.25@4.3O; bulls,
about steady; bulk of sales, s9.$5@$.55 heav-
les, $3.25d 4.4712; packers, $3.200345; mixed.
$S.9G@3.5O; light, $33G@S.45; Workers, $4,000
3.45; pigs, $3.15@3.40. Sheep-Receipts, 5000;
market steady; lambs, sS.5Oq6; muttons, $3.50
@4.75.
OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA, Nov. -Cattle-Recepts,
1000; market active stronger; native beef
steers, $3.70@4.S5; Western steers, So. 1904 35;
Texas steers, sS@3.60; cows and heifers 81 IS
$3.50; Gamers, $2@275; stockers and feeders,
$3.60@4.40; calves, $3.75@5.75; bulls, stays ETC.,
$2@3.75. Hogs-Receipts, $500; market steady;
heavy, So. 2503.40 mixed, S33003 80; light,
$3.35@3.45; bulk of sales, 81. 3G03 80. Sheep
Receipts, $500; market steady; fair to choice
natives, So. 75d4.50; fair to choice Westerns,
$36O@4.S5: common and stock sheep, s3@3. 10;
lambs, $495.50.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, 10, Nov. 1s.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 500; yesterday 2,432; Shipments 1,O74;
market active, firm; COWS, bulls and mixed
$125QS.5o stoekers and ID he heifers, $$25q415;
$4,000. Hogs-Receipts, 1850; yesterday,
2,309; shipments, 279; market active, firm;
selling at $9.20g3.4O; bulk, $S.2G93SO.
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BITTER AND EGGS.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Butter-Receipts,
2,23S packages; steady; Western creamery, "A
Q23c; Elgins, zee; factory, 1113@11Ac Cheese
Receipts, 9,141 packages; quiet; large, white,
September, S12c; small white, 9Ac; large,
colored, September, SEC; small, colored, 9hc;
large October, Sc; small, October, S5s98%4 C !;
light skins, 6q7c; part SKINS 554@614c; full
skins, 21aQ4c. Eggs-Receipts, 6,504 pack
ages; steady; state and Pennsylvania, 200
Csc; Westerns, DC.
Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Butter steady; creameries,
15@21c; dairies, 10000. Eggs firm; fresh, 1Sc.
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Sheep-The few punches on sale brought
steady prices but the recent declines at
Chicago have made buyers bearish.
REPRESENTATIVE Sales
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Real Estate Transfers.

Security Trust Company, trustee, to
Hattie Blohm, 1t "a, Ramsey County
L. and T. Co.'S subd No. 3........... $500
Security Trust Company, trustee. to
T. Co.'S Co.'S subd No. 8.....e....,......... 800
Olive Butler to F NJ Housa, 1t 9,
blk 2. Wright's add OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 400
i Nfninger and Donnelly's add $780,. 500
Total. four deeds .......... ........$2, 800
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SEED MARKETS

was strong today and at times active at
higher range Of values. Receipts here were
Il cars, los cars at Duluth. and A cars at
Minneapolis. The official close, as reported
NV The Weare Commission company, is as
follows. Cash faxseed at S1.071s, December
at s1.07. and May at s1.1OA per bu. Cash
timothy seed closed at SIS per 100 lbs. Clover Clover
faxseed quoted at s1.061k per blu.
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MARKET SUMMARY.
FINANCIAL.

FINANCIAL.
d.. si,,or New York BIS 58as
| Cail money. New York ....112q2 l12gz
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Chicago, Milwaukee g ST. Paul Railroad.

q Daily. Except Sunday
For full information call at Ticket ONCE.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
PATCHED MONEY ON EXHIBITION

United States Treasurer Roberts is
having constructed in the corridor of the
Treasury Building, just outside his office
door, large wall case in which will be
exhibited specimens of the remarkable
dexterity and skill of treasury clerks in
restoring mutiIated paper currency. One
OF the several show places in the big
building where Uncle SANS financial
operations are carried on is the basement
floor ro ON, where the clerks, mostly
women, are employed in piecing together
green backs sent in for redemption, many
of which are apparently beyond all hope
of Identification. This room is very popu-
lar with the never ending procession of
sightseers, who gaze at the marvellous
work of the womens agile fingers with
admiration.
10 gratify the curiosity of the hundreds
OF sightseers who visit the treasury daily
required much time that the employees
shouldkhave devoted to.their regular work
ana the ever present crowd in the room
where the mutilated greenbacks ale
counted finally became SO great as to in
terfere seriously with the work OF the dl-
VISION. MIR. Roberts will have an exhibit
etAhaiiSSu lIiHO can 10 SSell Hb Sh 1AiuOs
by any body, and which, being self ex-
planatory, can be enjoyed without the
services of q guide.
In the case win be arranged specimens
Of the most skilful and wonderful work
of the women who receive the torn and
tattered pieces of paper, that may have
been chewed by rats or passed through
q coffee grinder, and restore them to their
original condition. 1t geems Impossible
that human hands can do such work, put
it is hardly an exaggeration to say that
bills so torn that they could be passed
through coarse sieve have been made
whnle again.
The women most expert at the work are
Mrs L. Z. Brown and Mrs. Lydia hosen
berg. and the specimens of their skill
that will be placed in Treasurer Roberts
exhibit case will indeed astonish the ma
tives. One bill that was torn into. nve
hundred pieces was put into its original
shape without "a scrap of the paper
missing. Another that was burned al
most to ashes and shrunk by the. heat
was restored piece by piece until it ap.
peared perfect half size reproduction Of
the original note.
The Portland daily press., 1897-11-26
OFFICIAL RECORD BLUNDER.
The Date of Hamilton's Duel and Death
Entered Enormously.

Entered ErrOne0usiy'
1t is curious fact that the only official
record Of the death Of Alexander Hamilton
on file in the bureau of vital STATISTICS Is
erroneous and gives the date of his death
as July IL and the date of his duel with
Aaron Burr as July 9. All histories give
the date of the duel as July II and the
date of Hamilton's death as July IL. The
latter date is inscribed on Hamllton's s
monument in Trinity churchyard and on
the church record
The record perpetuating this blunder 1s
in an old volume now in the custody OF
the registrar of vital statistics In the board
of health. This volume is one that was
handed down from the old city Inspectors 6
office, and until recently was supposed to
be trustworthy, although not consecutive
entries, for the years of 1900 and 1902 fol-
low the record of Ha1nilton's death III
1904. All the entries except that OF Ham
ilton appear to have been written by the
same hand. His is written with much
greater care and heads the list of HIS. II
is Alexander Hamilton, born in Santa
Cruz, W. l., died July II; disease, casual
ty; buried Trinity church cemetery,
Thomas Collister, SEXTON" Under the
head of remarks" in the margin is writ
ten: Fell in duel with Col. Aaron Burr,
near Weehawk, N. Jersey, on the morning
of the 9th of July. Inferred at the expense
of the city of New York. New York
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