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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
KILLED THE BILL.
Repeal of the Anti-POOI Provision
Is Defeated.

Five members of the house committee on
crimes and punishments, to whom was re-
Ierred the bill to permit pool selling at
tracks in the state during the continuance of
actual race meetings, met at the Windsor
last night and voted four to one against the
passage of the bill. There were two members
Of the committee absent, Henry Johns and
Judge Hicks, of Hennepin, and the friends
of the measure said that they had reason
to believe that if it had been full commit
tee the vote would have been four to three
However, the bill will be killed in the house
today unless the minority of the committee
makes an effort to have it placed on general
orders without further recommendation
1t seemed as though all Hamlne had turned
out to argue on one side or the other of the
BILL principally in opposition to it, The fight
against the bill was led by Rev. DR.. George
II. Bridgman, president of Hamline univer-
sity, who was seconded by Prof George s
lnnes, Mayor F. B. Doran DR.. Caruthers. of
Hamline, and others. Their chief argument
was that the permission of pool selling would
be practically the permission of running races
In opposition to their remarks there was
presented a petition signed by a number of
business men of Hamline, stating that thew
believed the bill would be in the business
interest of the little community and Frank
Luhrs and A. P. Hendrickson, both neighbors
Of the Hamline track, spoke in favor of the
passage of the bill. They recited the benefit
the passage of the bill would be to the busi-
ness men Of the community and urged the
passage of the bill on a business basis. but
after the hearing the committee went into
executive session and voted as above stated
four to one against the bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH, Mimi, March 25.-Cash sales to-
day were only 16 cars. The mills dropped
their price to Nc under May and got cars
The shippers paid Zee under There was
worked for shipment about $50 odd bushels
The market was dull. The opening was at 73c.
For two hours it changed only Nc selling
at 73Ac, then fell back to 73c and closed at
7Sc. The close: Cash No. l hard, 741Ac;
No. northern, 7213c: No. northern, zoe
No: spring, 6613@6S1kc; rejected, 5O14 a
64Ac; tc arrive, No. 1 hard, 741kc; No. !
northern, 721zc; May, No / hard, 75c; No.
l northern, 73c; July No. l northern, 1850
September No northern, 69asc. Receipts
wheat, 1S3.O40; shipments, none. Cars in
none; oats, 1872; rye, $3.50; barley, 543; fax,
1854. Oats, close, 171A@17c; rye, 39a4c; fax,
7Sc May, 79c.
Cash sales were as follows: Three cars
No. l northern, 73Hc; cars No. 1 northern
73c; cars No. l northern, 72Ac; 8 cars No.
l northern, 7212c; 1 car No. northern, Tic;
l car No. northern, 70Ac; cars No. Z
spring, 66Ac.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
ST. PAUL GRAIN.

Quotations on hay, grain, feed, ETC.. fur
nished by Griggs Bros, grain and seed mer-
chants:
Wheat-The wheat market today was very
dull, prices, however, held about steady: No
l northern, 711207214c; No. 2 northern, 700
Tic.
Oats-No. 2 white, 1614617c; No. 8, 15@16c.
Corn-No. yellow, 20@21c; No. 8, 19G19s4c.
Barley-20023c.
Rye-31@33c.
seeds-Timothy, sOc@s1 90; red clover, So. so
G4.5O; fax, 76lk@77c.
Flour-Patent, per Dbl, 50 .sO@4.SO straight,
$S:65q3.SO bakers, 5000. 40; rye -four, 500
3.25; buckwheat -four, s3G3. 80.
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No. 1 feed
7.5OqS; coarse cornmeal 81 ESQ. so; bran,
bulk, 81 50@7. 10; shorts, $7.50G7.75.
Hay-Choice to fancy upland Sc. 2566. rs ;
good qualities wild and upland, $506; inferior
qualities $4G5, according to the quality and
condition; No. timothy, $6.50@7. so; oat and
rye straw, So. 50@4.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
FAVOR FIlE-SlxTHS
Continued From Fifth Page.

of insolvent corporations. To pass as
amended.
H. F. 37s (substitute for H. F. 226, by COM
mittee on education)-Relating to school dis
trict repositories. To pass.
H. F. 500 Parker)-Relating to village bonds.
To pass.
H. F. SO7 vaiD-For the protection of la
borers. To pass.
H F. 52S (ScotD-Relating to insurance COM
mssioners' clerks. To pass.
H. F. 323 (Scribner)-Relating to county
agricultural societies. To be Indefinitely post
poned.
H. F. 72O Substitute for H. F. 334, by COM
mittee on insurance)-To revise the state in
surance law. Indefinitely postponed.
H. F. 30S Wail)-Relating to liens for
labor. To pass as amended.
H. F. ZAP Substitute for H. F. 301 COM
mttee on appropriations)-To appropriate
money for the state fair grounds. Recon-
mitted.
S. F. 476 CThompson)-To appropriate $14 600
for county agricultural societies. To pro-
hibit more than one association in any county
from receiving money. To pass as amended.
II. F. 739 (Schmidt)- Relating to liens on
hoatabes. To pass.
H. F. 760 Substitute for H. F. 1871, COM
mittee on logs and Misunderstanding to
stray logs. To pass
H. F. 446 (Basford)-For relief of Martha
Crawford. To pass.
H. F. 536 CNunger)-To reimburse c. G.
Clement. Indefinitely postponed.
H. f. SIT CMunger)-To reimburse ]. w.
Mortified. Indefinitely postponed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
blanket BALLOT NOW.
House Passes the West Bill, Making
Several Changes.

The West bill to provide for blanket bal
lot, in which marking the top of the ticket
under some device votes the party ticket
straight, was taken up and discussed for an
hour in committee Of the whole. The bill
is II. f. 1853, and has been printed twice.
and its discussion has been deferred by its
author fully a month after the bill had been
placed on general orders.
Mr.. West the author of the bill, moved
a recommendation for its passage. He said
that the bill in substance is the same as
the laws of the states Of New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa and North
Dakota. It's object was to make it possible
for the iliterate voter to cast his ballot and
to avoid mistakes which have been so COM
mon during the previous election.
The bill was opposed by Mr.. Staples who
urged the maintenance Of the present form
of the ballot upon the ground that the new
blanket ballot placed a premium upon the
ignorant and indiScriminating vote. Mr. DON
nelly sought to amend the bill so as to cover
the voting by three parties, but failed. Mr..
GrondahI moved to amend to put the
cross on the right, instead of the left-hand
side of the name, which was adopted.
The house got into a squabble over par
liamentary question. Mr.. Staples had moved
to indefinitely postpone the bill, and Mr..
Meyers, in the chair, held with Mr.. Jacobson
that the friends of the measure had a right
to perfect it before it was put on its final
test. The bill was recommended for passage
by a narrow vote, with the aid of Mr.. Don
nelly and others of the minority.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
NOT AN OBsTRUCTIONIsT.
jacobson Gives Notice That He Is
Simply Paying Close Attention.

The ever increasing list of bills on
general orders was made the subject
of brief but brisk discussion during
the morning. Mr.. Jacobson gave notice
that he would ask for a night session
and asked the committees to take
notice so that no meetings would be set
In discussing the matter he said in
spite Of the fact that he had been
dubbed and "obstructionist'' he would
oppose with all his might and main
every effort to crowd through any bill
More sessions and less railroading of
bills was the watchword and he felt
that the members should avoid. if pos
sible, a repetition of the closing scenes
Of the session two years ago, when all
manner of bills, good, bad and indiffer-
ent, were hustled through without
proper consideration.
Mr. Feig urged that his resolution
calling for longer hours be acted upon,
but Chairman Meyers, of the rules
committee, explained that owing to the
action Of the house on the committee
report on the Anderson move to adopt
longer hours, the Feig resolution was
held in comJnittce and is still pending.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.
GRAIN GOSSIP.

Gossip by private wire to c. H. F. Smith
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Cincinnati Price Current: Wheat crop ad-
vices are more gloomy than previously for
Illinois, and there is considerable complaint
from Indiana and Missouri; generally favor
able otherwise. Recent weather is favorable
changing prospect in some localities Dat
seeding is retarded by moisture
st. Louis: bona f1de sale has been made
by farmer of his wheat crop in Macoupin
county, Illinois, 10 Amade Cole at &c per
acre for all wheat raised this year in his
field.
Closing cables: Antwerp unchanged. Paris.
holiday. Berlin lower.
Four ports cleared: Wheat So 1876 bu; -four.
@.1S2 bbls; equal to 1920 blu wheat.
MILWAUKEE,.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 25-Flour quiet
and steady. Wheat quiet and steady; No
2 spring, 73c; No. northern, TIC; NAV,
7313c. Corn firm; No. 8, 21jhQ22c. Oats
steady; No; white, 1S1a@2Oc. Barley steady /;
NO. z 3lQ3114c; sample, 25Q31c. Rye steady :
No: l, 34@S412c. Receipts-Flour, 5000; wheat,
1000; barley, 1000 Shipments-Flour 12 600
wheat 1900; barley, 16,OOO.
ST. LOUIS.
ST LOUIS. March 25.-No. Q red. e4c
May, SSc asked; July, 1890 asked. Corn
NO. cash, 21ssc bid; July, 231zQ235sc. Oats
nrm: NO 2 cash, 1Sc bid; May, l9c. Rye
nominal; 54c track. Flax seed nominal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 25.-The local wheat
market today was one of the most inactive
of any for months. There was nothing in the
way of news trade from any point to
hep the market out of the rut in which it
has been wallowing for weeks past. Crop
experts forwarded news from Indiana to the
effect that the crop would I OF exceed 60 per
cent of a crop and others put it as low
40 per cent. Illinois crops reported great
damage done, but these reports appear to
have no effect on the market. The trade as
a whole has lost faith in everything of a
statistical nature and from the present tenn
per of the trade we believe that if a report
to the effect that the entire crop were wiped
out 1t would have no greater effect the
average trader than a simple elevation of
his eyebrows. The speculative spirit is inert
prominent trader has the following to say:
Practically the speculative world has but
$780, GOO blu of wheat on hand with which
to speculate, yet it is impossible, apparently,
to work up any enthusiasm over the situa-
ton, though there has rarely been time in
the history of the trade when actual stocks
were so almost insignificant. The above rep
resents the stock of No. spring wheat in
No. l northern there, but as it is selling at
&c over No. spring, 1t is not at all likely
to be delivered on speculative contracts. There
is practically no wheat anywhere else to
speculate with or in. Minneapolis wants her
stocks to grind, while that at Duluth is mostly
engaged to go forward at the opening of
navigation. New. York has but about 2,7O0
Goo bu of all kinds and is losing every week.
Outside of these four points there is less than
5000 900 blu of wheat in the visible. Yet pit
traders as well as some speculative oper-
ators at other commercial centers are selling
wheat with a freedom suggesting enormous
stocks How easy it would be for these men
to be brought up with round turn should
any prominent trader take a notion to buy
the little wheat on hand or liable to be until
a new crop is made. very little money
in a relative sense and modicum of nerve
properly applied would be capable of serious
results to men who insist on selling freely
that which is comparatively scarce
May wheat opened at 70sc, against Tic
yesterday, advanced to 704 Q70Ac, sold at
7OAc, irmed up to nc, lost 19c, gained nc,
sold at 70%c, advanced 1sc, lest Sc by las
and by noon held at 70$4 707sc.
July wheat opened at 71%@11kc, against
71%@70%c yesterday, frmed up to Use, lost
nc. advanced to 71a4c, lost &c by II 80 and
at noon held at INC.
The demand for cash wheat was good from
both millers and shippers. No. / northern
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady. Wheat-No. spring, 71%G72%c; No.
red. S4A@SsMe. Corn-No. 2, 24@244c.
Oats-No. 2, 1634@17c; No. 2 white f. o. b.,
210 2213c; No. white f. o. b., 1S62324c. Rye
No. 2, 33@331hc. Barley-No. 2, nominal; No.
8, f. o. b., 28633c; No. a. f. o. b., PAX @26c
Flaxseed-No. l. 77GSO12c. Timothy Seed
Prime, 500. Mess Pork-Per Dbl, IS. 7O@S. rs.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, 81 Short Ribs-Sides
Qoose), $4.5514. 50. Shoulders-Dry sailed
(boxed), 4A@5c Sides-Short clear (boxed).
4%G47sc. Whisky-Distillers finished goods,
per gal, $1.17. Sugars-Cut loaf 5. $780, gran
ulated, 476 Receipts-Flour, 5000 bbls
wheat, 5000 blu; corn, $4,000 blu; oats, 126 600
blu; rye, 1000 blu; barley, $4,000 blu. Ship
ments-Flour, 1000 bbls; wheat. 49, 900 blu:
corn, 5000 blu; oats, 1874, 600 blu; barley 5000
bu. On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creamery, 1@1S1kc;
dairy 9617c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
SENATOR KYLE ON TARIFF BILL.
South Dakota Man Says 1t VIII Pass
the Senate.

CHICAGO, March Ex-senator James H.
Kyle, Of South Dakota. spent yesterday morn
ing in Chicago He Is taking advantage Of a
lull in senate business to make a short visit
TO his father. who lives at Champaign Ill,
where the senator was born.
Mr.. Kyle said that little Of Importance
would be done in the senate until the tariff
bill was presented TO it. He felt that there
was no doubt of the senate's passage of the
bill, as 1t would receive the full support of
the Republican members and meet with no
obstruction from the Independents. He spoke
in warm terms of the favorable impression
which President Mckinley had made and
predicted that his administration would run
more smoothly every day.
Asked about his political confreres and OPP
ponents in South Dakota, Senator Kyle said
that Mir. Picker, who had made such a
strong contest with him for the toga would
undoubt eddy receive a good appointment from
President Mckinley. The position of COM
missioner Of Indian affairs was the he
considered most probably reserved for Mr..
Picker.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
WAGES OF MINERS.
Mr.. Rockefeller Would Not Consent
to a Cut,

CLEVELAND, O., March 25.-It was an
nounced today that John D. Rockefeller's rep
resentative at the recent meeting Of the Besse-
mer Iron association made a fight against O
reduction of the wages of ore miners. 1t was
stated after the meeting adjourned, without
reaching an agreement, that the wages Of the
men in the Rockefeller mines would not be
cut, no matter what others did. Mr.. Rookie
feller's representative at the meeting was F.
T. Gates, of New York. Mr.. Gates declared
wages ought not to be reduced.
''The wages at the Rockefeller mines will
not be reduced he said, land if the other
producers think they can improve conditions
by reducing wages they are mistaken. That
would be beginning at the wrong end. II any
thing, wages ought to be increased"
The general impression among iron men
here is that the breaking Of the ore pool will
cause big boom in the production OF the
upper lake mines 1t is predicted that the
shipments Of ore to the lower lakes during
the coming season will aggregate II, COO. 00C
tons, and present indications are that most
Of this will be consumed at the furnaces which
have been awaiting an adjustment of the az
fairs of the ore producers before resuming
operations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW YORK MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Hay quiet. Hops
easier Hides steady Leather quiet Beef
quiet Cut meats steady Pork steady. Tai
low quiet. Petroleum tdull. Rosin steady
Turpentine steady Rice firm. Molasses
steady. Pig iron weak Copper quiet Lead
easier. Cottonseed oil steady. Coffee-Op-
ttons opened steady; unchanged to 10 points
decline: closed steady at SOLO points net de-
cline; sales $500 bags. including March, S.25c;
September, S.40GS45c; spot Rio steady; No.
z, S5sc invoice. SIC jobbing; mild steady;
Cordova, 14A@15Ac; sales, 700 bags Bogota
and 1900 bags Porto Cabello p. I. Sugar
Raw firm: sales, 1,5O0 tons and 125 hhds Mus
covado, 89-test, at bile; refined firm
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.
NEW YORK. March 25.-In quiet way
considerable business was done in brown and
colored cottcns as many buyers are begin
ming to appreciate the fact that some classes
goods end of the line continues fairly active,
and for mems clothing. woolens and women s
dress goods, also underwear and hosiery, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
NOTHING SENSATIONAL.
The Stock Yards People Are Not
Unreasonable,

The special committee to investigate the
prices charged for the care and sale of cat
tie, hogs and sheep at the New Brighton and
South st. Paul stockyards met last night and
examined under oath Joseph Roby, the re-
ceiver and superintendent of the New Brigh-
Ion yards; also Mr.. Borden, of the same
yards and Gen. Flower, of the South st.
Paul yards. The facts developed were prac-
hcally what had been informally stated at
the meeting Wednesday evening. The prices
charged were practically ALL as has been
stated; in fact, there is no divergence in the
testimony. 1t was stated that while the
South st. Paul yards and packing houses are
one institution and heavily capitalized the
New Brighton yards not connected di-
rectly with the packing houses there and
have Capitalization of only $4,000. The
committee decided to go to the South St.
Paul yards next Tuesday to look over the sit
uatiOn there, and later they expect to go to
New Brighton.
The committee is contemplating the intro
duction of a bill to regulate the rate Of COM
mission and other charges at stockyards, but
1t is hardly probable that the matter can be
acted upon this session.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
NEW YORK MINING SHARES.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Evening Posts
London financial cablegram: Except for home
rails which were firm and active. the stock
markets we're quiet and rather dull today.
Consols closed Ac lower at 112A. Lord Sails
bury's sudden departure for the continent Is
VariouSly construed some regarding 1t as
a sign that there Is nothing critical In the
political situation, while others say that the
premer's condition demands immediate rest.
Americans were fiat on fears that the decision
of the supreme court in regard to railway
pooling will upset existing traffic arrange
ments and induce rate cutting.
BANK CLEARNGs.
st. Paul-$418, 3S6.51.
Minneapolis-$769 469.
New York-Clearings, $S7, 052, 757; balances,
81 89S 548.
Boston-Clearings, $1337O619; balances.
1884 955.
CHICAGO MONEY.
CHICAGO, March 25.-New York exchange,
25c discount. Foreign exchange firm; demand,
$4.S712; sixty days, S4S5A.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Money on call easy
at 112G1% per cent; last loan, 1112, closed Of
fered at 112 per cent Prime mercantile paper,
31z@4 per cent. Sterling exchange steady,
$4S7A@4S71a for demand and $4S5A04.S6 for
sixty days. Posted rates, $4.S611 and $3.50
4.881a. Commercial bills, $4.84%. Silver GER
tihcates, 62B@63Ac. Bar silver, 62Ac.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Today's state
ment Of the condition Of the treasury shows:
Available cash balances, $218, 687, 928; gold re-
serve, $151, 745, $50.
CALUMET DIVIDEND.
BOSTON, March 25-The directors Of the
Calumet & Hecla Mining company, at their
meeting today, declared another dividend OF
S. per share payable April % to holders Of
record March q.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
THE UNEMPLOYED.
Committee Struggling to Devise
Means for Their Aid.

The subcommittee of Chairman McGill's
house committee to devise means for the
aid of the unemployed spent a busy afternoon
yesterday attempting to draft two or three
measures aimed to fill the needs of the case.
The subcommittee started out with the full
knowledge that with the best intentions in
the word difficulty would be met in the
effort to aid the unemployed. A bill follow
ing the line of the Donnelly resolution intro
iuced some time ago has been drawn and pro-
Vides for a state loan of $25, 900 to cities Of
over $4,000 at the city's request. This sum
IS to be loaned for five years without inter
eSt and is designed to be used in paying
he unemployed for work done. The bill
which, it is understood, will not be wholly
satisfactory to cities, will be submitted to-
lay to the main committee.
second bill following somewhat the Pin
gree plan, provides for the exemption from
taxation for agricultural purposes land which
may be loaned to unemployed heads of fam
lies who are without sufficient means of
support. 1t is provided that not more than
i've nor less than acre shall be given
20 any one man, and also that the land is
not available if the taxes are greater than
S10 per acre.
Later the committee will make some effort
TO provide for work on good roads for the
unemployed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
SALTWATER NEWS.
Twin City Gang Rounded Up and
Sent Home.

few days ago four men came here from
or two without any apparent business, the men
were ordered out of town. The women went
to a resort in the western outskirts of the
city, and were arrested at the request OF
Minneapolis authorities who claim that the
gang has been implicated In a number of
thefts in various parts of the city. The wom-
en- were taken to Minneapolis yesterday aft
ernoon and gave their names as Mrs. George
Pullman and Emma Schmitka.
The water in Lake st. Croix registered
eight feet above low-water mark yesterday,
having raised about four inches in twenty
four hours.
Adam Decker has been received at the
prison from Goodhue county to serve one
year for grand larceny.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26
Creamery swindIe.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Anton Christensen,
OF Michigan, was arrested here today charged
with having swindled the Rdgeway Mich,
Creamery company out OF $4,000 The arrest
was made on request from Michigan. It Is
alleged that Christensen, while acting man
ager OF the creamery company, Appropriated
the funds. His scheme is said to have been
to take to himself from two to three cents a
pound on every pound of butter sent out BY
the creamery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-26

sold mostly at 1AG1hc premium over May.
Low grades sold well. Sales were made as per
statement below. Receipts were 210 cars
and A cars shipped out.
Trading was very light during the last
hour Of the session, but the tone Of the
market appeared to be q little stronger. Chi
cago advised Of some good sales of cash wheat
to mtllers. Closing cables quoted Liverpool
I'D lower than yesterday and Berlin III
marks lower. March wheat closed at 71Ac,
May at 70%c, and July at n1ac.