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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-18
Grand Opera House.

"CUBA'S VOW" NEXT WEEK.
 There are few plays that have struck the popular chord quite as magnificent ly as "Cubas Vow" which will be seen at the Grand Thanksgiving day, Fri day ard Saturday, November 25, 26, with daily matinees. The blowing up of the Maine, Hitting by in the progress of the play in panorama, and the de- struction of the fleet of Cervera off the coast of southern Cuba are enough to stir the heart of the most prosaic parsonage who goes to see the play. Historically "Cuba's Vow" is a gem. Critics in all parts where the play has been preserJted have been loud in their praise of it. It is the only play de- picting actual scenes in Cuba in con- nection with the late war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-18

Bobby asked me what murder was Did you answer him?" 'I told hin that murder was a mere matter of be. lief on the part of a jury."-Puck.
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CONDITION OF THE TREAsr1pv

NO4VDIIIUN UF THE TREASURY.
 Washington, Nov. 1l-To-days state- ment of the condition of the treasury shoWs: Available cash balance, $29s.- 6l6,65O; gold reserve, $241, ,08S, ,68o; ret silver, $7,297, 17S United States notes in treasury. sl6.912,O74; treasury notes of 1890, $l,O2S,599; total receipts this day, $lS7,s67, ,455; total expenditures this day, $2036,0O0; total expenditures this month, $29,33S000; total expenditures this year, s26S o63, 533 deposits in na- tional banks, $s5, ASS, ,937; silver bullion, sS57, ,036.
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nee, 1Oc and 20c: evening, 1Oc, 2Oc. soc.
 "IOTEI, .TOPSY TURVEY."

E. F. Rice's great production Hotel Topsy Turvey" will be presented at the Hyperion on Thursday and Friday November A and 25. There will be a matinee Thanksgiving day. Edward E. Rice will present Hotel Topsy Tur- vey" with the strongest cast, headed by Henry F. Dixey and Alice Atherton, and the handsomest stage settings he has ever placed before our theater- goers. Sale of seats opens Monday. Prices 75c, s1 and $1.50.
 ROSENTHAL.
 Rosenthal will give a piano recital at the Hyperion on Monday evening, No vember 2S.
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NATIONAL CYCLE BOARD OF
 TRADE.

Stockholders Decide to Dissolve the
 Corporation.
 New York, Nov. 17.-At a meeting of the stockholders of the National Cycle board of trade held to-day it was de- cided to dissolve the corporation. This action is due to a resolution passed by the board of directors favoring the forming of a new organization to be known as the Cycle Manufacturing as- sociation of America, which will be composed only of manufacturers mak- ing the bicycle complete.
 The manufacturers of the component parts of bicycles also held meeting in the endeavor to form an organization, distinct from the cycle manufacturers.
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'rhere is no Kodak
 but the Eastman Kodak"
 1898
 KODAKS For salo by The Arthur H. Barnes Go. nrss n''SHsi, stor.. 159 Church St.
PLEASANT RECEPTION,

The reception given in the New Ha- ven Dancing academy on Wednesday night by Professor Lane was pleasant and we'll attended one. About one hun dred and fifty couples of young people were present and spent the evening in dancing. The rooms were nicely deco- rated with palms and potted plants,
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MIR. JOHNSON -CoNvALEscENT.

S. c, Johnson, president of the Yale Safe and Iron company, who was sick with malarial and typhoid fever during August and September has been suffer- ing from a relapse, from which he is recovering and hopes soon to be able to attend to business again.
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stanzer (of a poetical turn)-Tt was a fearsome sight. Melee (overhearing)- ''Foursome.' you mean. Talking about golf, I suppose?-B0ston Transcript.
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them through in safety. The ability to read aloud in English, correctly and musically, was considered so desirable by the master that he taught it to the whole school for an hour each day. The text book was usually either Shake speare or Scott, and the pupils were able to recite page after page of Mar mion'' and 'The Lady of the Lake by heart Often on his way through the hall to the schoolroom Mir Gum would begin reciting aloud from some part of one of these poems, and as soon as he came near enough for the boys to catch his words they took mp the lines and continued them in chorus.
 The Masters Appearance.
 One of his ''old boys" in speaking of the master as he appeared in the school room, says he was a tail, powerfully built man, whose hair and beard be- came gray early in life. As he sat in his big chair, with his dogs beside him, and the slender hickory rod which he called his "cudgel'' in his hand or be- side him on the desk, he made a pie turesque figure. This rod he used only seIdon1-perhaps not more than a half dozen times a year-but when he did resort to it he wielded it with vigor that was highly impressive. He did not tolerate idIing among his pupils, but when he saw a little fellow neglecting his books for the very evident cause of homesickness or some childish trouble his sympathy was aroused at once. Il was no uncommon thing for him to take
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26

San Francisco data: Maximum temperature 57; minimum. 47 mean. g WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECAST
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BRADSTREETS REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Feb 25.-Bradstreets to-mor- will say: While business of a specula- tive nature has been quick to reflect the in creasing strain in political affairs in reduced values and withdrawals of curtailments of ac- tivity in some lines. there is little to indicate that the volume of distributive trade has been reduced, and reports to Bradstreets this week. so far as the latter branch of business Is con cerned, are among the best received this year. With few important exceptions, the price situ- ation Is one of strength, while the enlarged demand for coarse grains Is taken to reflect the turning of attention from high priced cereals to those of a lower priced character. At the East last weeks spurt in the dry goods trade at Boston does not seemed to have held, but at New York there is considerable more doing in the jobbing trade, The cotton situation Is one of frmness, reflecting a like curtailment of production growing out of labor troubles and the firmness of raw cotton in duced by good export demand. Wool is firm, but the demand has perceptibly slackened. and there Is less doing in manufactured goods The best report as to the distribution trade made so far this year comes from the Central West. Spring trade there Is reported earlier than usual.
 Kansas City perhaps the most important market for agricultural implements in the records and sales limited only by the ability to deliver orders. The demand for iron and steel steel at the West still continues m large and ana prices are firm. feature Of Chicago traoe of steel rails for railroad in Alaska. Almost equally good reports come from the North west; where trade is reported either fully equal to or ahead of last year The south seems to have shared In the improvement to a notable extent. The word Klondike accurately pictures the situation on the Pacinc Coast All eyes appear to be fixed on the outfitting trade and the transportation of men and sup plies to the north
 Exports of wheat, including flour, from this country and Canada during the past week. .fye days) aggregate s,722 46s bushels. against ysag s1y aso ssss7 in isss asss0ss in 1885 and
 Corn exports amount to 3,6s2, 7ss bushels this tpn week year ago: 3,15S.S1S in 1896 and S47 GOO bushels in 1895
 failures Is indicated by reports to Bradstreet s this week. the total number being only 1sa against 269 last week, 25S in the corresponding week of 1897. 2n in 1898. 234 in 1895 and 272 in 1894.
 Business failures in the Dominion of Canada this week number 45 against 3s last week; 60 Tn tnis tnis week year ago; 51 in 1898. and A In
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PORTLAND BUSINESS.
PORTLAND. Or, Feb. 25.-Exchanges, s3l4 454; balances, S31, $50
FINANCIAL REVIEW.


 NEW YORK, Feb 25.-Bradstreets Financial Review tomorrow will say: Under the infiu- ence of the Maine disaster the stock market was unsettled at the end of last week Liqui- dation continued on Monday the holiday on the succeeding day creating desire to cur tail speculative engagements On Wednesday, in the face of heavy buying by London, the market showed increased weakness ana nqul- dation tendencies and continued tnls course on Thursday, breaking with some violence. The hardening of interest under the withdraw ais or money for use in Duslness d. ,te in- terior and the consequent reduction or the time loans added to the unsettled feeilns and the calling in of loans was among the chler disturbing factors. London was agaln a large buyer at the breaks It's total purcnases Tn the two days being estimated at over 100 900 shares. though this was considered to be mainly spec ulalive and likely to result in selling on the rally, which foreign operators pelieVso wouIu of the specialties, such activity pelhs promln- ent in the Vanderbilt stocks, in People Gas and Rock Island and In the Pacinc ana Kan sas and Texas The bear people were, now ever very active in the progress of the de- cline and were rewarded with the Iorcing out of large amount of long stocAs' through tne exhaustion of margins and the catchins or supporters
 Throughout the week the Traction stocks and Sugar especially unsteady and ready to yield, indicating both that the prices TOT them had been put to an unduly hlgh ieVel anu that their rise had attracted consideraDie weak puy ing. Rumors of all kind regarding alleged discoveries about the loss Of the Maine ana the probable effect on our relations with opaln had free circulation and the market was toO demorallzed on Thursday to take notice or favorable circumstances such as the drop in exchange rates in response to the aoVance Tn money here and the accompanying possibility that any future rise in interest here would have the effect of attracting gold from the other side of the Atlantic
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works. and though there is no fighty advance

works, and though there is no fghty advance ln any line, and in all narrowness of profit IS a matter of complaint new business for this dull season is unprecedented
 :, W neat continued it's progress upward until Si oo14 was reached Monday, but declined SAC later, as 1T there were fears that Spain would somehow stop British vessels from talk based on foreign possibilities deserves little notice, put the price has advanced about LUG since since Cnlcaso spectators last took occasion to snake or weak followers, and the opportunity Tor reaction was inviting. There is no abating or foreign demand. Atlantic exports were 'sosSl4 bushels flour included, for the week. against L326, A last year, and Pacific exports l,o'oSl6, against 136.4 last year. and in view or current excitement these figures are more III iinpor l dant than the aggregate for four weeks to,sso's!z bushels against 6,5SS, AIS last year
 GIT ,.s .tantic exports, and 4,o53,o2s, against ht e Wsek ~ were l4o per cent less than last year out. out tne cash price declined but slightly. The spot price Of cotton not affected
 IL IS not the season for much improvement in textile manufacture but the cotton branch Has Ea gained by the closing of the strike in one Fali River mill and by the addition of some works at the South
 The woolen manufacturer meets many can ceilations, especially in goods sold early with out definite price. but is doing more than ever at thls season, though new business in the ,as1 n1gner grades of worsteds and woolens is not pai ticuIdrV encouraging. Sales of wool are SLOW, with weakness in clothing, amounting to apout 2c decline from the highest point, indi- stocks but some are selling foreign wool in order 10 take supplies of other qualities In eooue ol nledlum and low grades the demand continues large: The silk manufacture shows remarkable increase during the last six months, having imported raw material far in excess or consumption in any previous year ana L al rate 12O per cent above the imports In the last census year. N me ron manufacture has more demand for PIooucts and slightly better prices for Bessemer pig which has advanced to s1O 40 at Pittshure With with gray forge unchanged there, local coke strong saoI at Chicago in spite of some Southern har.oS Teakness and Eastern anthracite really un- enaegea Sn az though quotations shade lower NO NC nnished products have changed in price and all are strong in demand excepting bar, which combination has failed to advance Soma large contracts are reported. especially in car and @ p[ase }be building ship and structural work raat,a ,st the e. demand for sheets is heavy. Minor to l4c with large receipts i'oe Faliures for the week have been 23s in the 0nlted States, against 2e6 last year. and 3o in
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in wheat somewhat irregular. May was quiet and weak and opened at S@ 7sc lower at from s1 031a to s1 02. and selling down inside of minute or two to s1 O211, then rallying to $l 03h. July was by no menas steady, displaying the weakness that the earlier delivery did. July opened shade lower at SEA- QSs7sc, where 1t hesitated for short time then slowly advanced to 90hc. Though news was of mixed charac- ter, that having bearish tendency was ap- parently given the most attention at the start. Liverpool was considerably lower, though not enough to cause much fresh selling here. The most important bearish the Argen- tine shipments which amounted last week to l, ,40S, 000 bushels, which far from bearing out the statements that the exportable sur plus of that country would not exceed. 4,O0O- O0O bushels. After the first minute or so Of trading, however, this sort of news was lost sight of. The much more confident tone of Wall street and the prospects of delay in de- cisiVe action the Maine disaster induced many sellers of yesterday to turn buyers. and this demand exerted a favorable influence on which might punish shorts also caused hedg- ing by the more conservative bears. July de- veloped more strength than did May, and more trading was done in that delivery throughout The Letter party probably accumulated l.o00,Oe0 bushels of July during yesterdays selling ton during the morning developed the fact that the market was oversold. It resulted in while getting to S1 03as. A long period of dull ness followed realizing by smaller scalpers causing reactions 10 Sl 04 ana sOt4c. Afternoon prices gradually tended downward. sharp break in California wheat at Liverpool of 2l1d was talked of a good deal and helped to start selling again. July closed at ss14 QS9asc; May, s1 o3ta.
 Corn followed wheat May closing 9sc lower:
 Oats were active and strong early, but eased off later, closing unchanged.
 In provisions there was the same disposition to cover stuff sold yesterday as in grain Near the close the market became weaker. May pork closed 15o lower. May lard and May ribs, 21ac lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

early importation of gold, which is the direct outcome of the stifening in the rates for call money. The amount of sterling exchange held in New York Is variously estimated at from $40 COG, coo upward. large part of 1t has been used collateral for loans and the large H. oxidation of loans has released quantity of this exchange and brought 1t upon the mar ket. In other words. the rise in money rates makes 1t more profitable to bring home funds which have been left abroad on account of the higher rate hitherto prevailing there. The i'm port movement Of gold Is likely. to continue ur- less there should be a sharp advance in the money market in London and Paris. The call ing in of this countrys gold credits abroad is likely to put a stop for the present to foreign buying of our securities which has been large of late and which continued even to-day. The bears made an effort to retain control of the stock market at the opening to-day by raid ing a few of the specialties notably Metropoli- tan Street Railway and Manhattan. but they sympathy with London. Trading was ner- vous during the first hour but after that the upward tendency became fairly settled and continued throughout the day with slight frac- tional reactions A distinguishing feature of vestment demand. The days highest level of prices was not fully maintained but net gains Northern preferred gained points on renewed rumors of a valuable distribution to be made to stockholders. The effort being made to ad- just rate differences Western and trans Continental lines was favorable factor in the
 Money on call loaned at per cent but later became easier in response to gold engage ments. Rates were frmer in both the money and commercial paper markets.
 There was a sharp recovery in bonds to-day in sympathy with stocks. Total sales, s2,- GAO 0G0.
 United States new Is coupon declined lh; do registered, l. and the old 4s registered, and the 5s, 1s bid
 Total sales of stocks to-day were 467 500 shares. including: 47+o Atchison. 7475 do prefer red, sl66 c. & O.. sLsS0 Burlington 12,975 L. 6 N, IS. $50 Manhattan, s71s Metropolitan. S335 Reading preferred, 6662 Missouri Pacific. Is. 715 New York Central 365O North American. S72O Northern Pacific 1s,So do preferred 13. .66o Rock Island. S1,6os St. Paul. 455o St, Paul and Pacific. 11sss Tobacco. 20 66O Peoples Gas. 4sS7 General Electric, 6s, ,s30 Sugar, $500 T.. c. & l.. 10097 Western Union.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-The Cloch takes for Cape Town 093 ctls. valued at ST. 500
 Futures were off again but spot prices showed no change. There was not much activ- lty, though fair trade was done call Iidewater quotations are as follows: s1 41A 5o per ctl for extra choice for milling.
 CALL BOARD SALES
 Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-May-4o0o ctls. Sl 4OA 1000. s1 40M. December-4000 s1 30s4 900, sl Sl; 5000. sl 3O7s; 2ooo, s1 sO5s. 200o, s1 30; 2Ooo s1 29B 5000, s1 294 May-Sooo' $l 40; 5000, s1 39a.
 Regular Morning session-December- 4ooo ., Afternoon Aft session-May-4ooo ctls. s1 3sss 30, ,0oO s1 39&. December-16,oo 900, s1 2sik.
 BARLEY-There was another slump in futures owing to the continued showers, and holders of spot feed refused to give conces- sions Brewing for shipment quoted weaker.
 Feed. s1 o2A91 O5 for dark to good and s1 o71a for choice: Brewing s1 15G1 1711 for No l and H 10q1 12h per ctl for dark Coast.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-May-4OoO ctls. sSa.c: POGO. sSc; 2Oo0. 971ac. December-2O0o SSc. Second Sesson-May-4oOo ctls. S7c: 2OO0 s6s. C. Regular Morning session-May-2 ctis, s61sc; 2ooo, SIC; 4OoO, s7Ac 4eoO, s71zc.
 Afternoon Session-December-4O0 ctls. SIC. OATS-Continue dull and easy. though there Fancy feed. s1 221s@1 25 per ctl; good to Surprise. s1 251 so red a s5i 45 gray, r!sq s is @1 1711; milling s1 20G1 25; black. for seed. s1 35G1 50. Clipped Oats sell at s192 per ton over the raw product.
 quence. Prices show further change. Small round yellow. s1 1oG1 1219 per ctl; large yfRll9T sl S5@ S5 S7i S7 ns1 whts ts sl 05@1 OFF,
 BUCKWHEAT-Nominar none here
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

Hay keeps up to the old prices. though sev- eral minor changes. both up and down, will be seen. The market, however is rather soft which is natural, considering the rain.
 Feedstuffs are unchanged.
 BRAN-$lS619 rer ton.
 MIDDLINGS-s22d24 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, S24625 per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, s2S 5og29 50: jobbing. $50; Cocoanut Cake. s21 5oa22 50; Cot tonseed Meal, s2sq30 per ton; Corn Meal s23 50 s1S919.
 HAY-(Ex-car in round lots)-Wheat. s17Q1s per ton: Wheat and Oat. s1661s: Dat, s14 501 Is 50: Barley, s14d1S; compressed, SIS 5o@lS 50; Alfalfa, s10 50Gl1 50: stock. SHOP: Clover, s11 5od13 Nevada Timothy, SIS 50GH per ton.
 STRAW-35@45c per bale.
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EXPLANATION

The arrow flies with the wind. The top ig- ures at station indicate maximum temperature for the days; those underneath IL, If any the amount of rainfall, of melted snow in inches and hundredths during the past twelve hours Isobars. or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherms, dotted lines. equal barometric pressure and is usually accompanied by fair weather; Tow" refers to low pres by cloudy weather and rains. Lows usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high in the interior and low along the coast. and the isobars extend north and south along the coast, rain is probable but when the low is inclosed with sobars of marked curvature. rain south of Oregon is i'm probable. With high in the vicinity of Idaho and the pressure falling to the Cali fornia coast, warmer weather may be expected in summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an opposite result
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POTATOES. ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

Receipts of over 5000 sacks of Potatoes from Oregon broke prices again yesterday. There was no change in Onions and Vegetables worthy of note
 POTATOES-EarlyR Rose. 65975c; River Reds. 4515oc River Burbanks, 5oq60c per sack; Ore gon Burbanks 55c@s1; Salinas Burbanks. S0cd7s1 10: Petaiuma Burbanks. 5o97oc;, Sweet Potatoes, 25@50c per ctl for Rivers and 65cGsl for Merced new Volunteer Potatoes - per lb.
 ONIONS-s2 5Od2 60 per ctl Oregons, s2 65@ S5; cut onions. $292 25 per sack.
 meda Green Peas, s0sc per ID; Mushrooms. 5615c: Marrowfat Squash. s25G30 per ton Dried Peppers. 667c per lb Dried Okra, 15c: Cabbage, 6O075c per ct: Carrots. 25@6Oc per sack; Garlic, 3p41sc per lb; Asparagus, 1OQ 25c per b; Mexican Tomatoes, S1 50 per box.
 Los Angeles Green Peas. -; String Beans. 1oc: Tomatoes. $1Q1 50; Green Peppers, 25d3oc per lb; Summer Squash, -: Egg Plant, 25c per ID; Hothouse Cucumbers. 5oc@s1 per dozen.
 PERFORATED VEGETABLES
 Potatoes, sliced raw, 12c per lb In lots of 25 fbs; sliced desiccated. 1691Sc granulated raw. 13c: Onions. COG; Carrots. old, 13c; new, 1Sc; Cabbage. BOG; Sweet Potatoes BOG: turnips, 25c; String Beans, BOG; Tomatoes. soc.
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HIDES. TALLow. WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SK1NS-Culls and brands sell lc under sourd stock. Heavy sated steers lO1a@11c; medium. s1kc; light, s@skc; Cowhdes. s0s1ac; stags. 6q61ac; salted Kip, 1oc; Calf. 11c; dry Hides, 17g17hc; cuIs and brands. lS1, g14c; dry Kip and Veal, 14915c; dry Calf. 1s9 Kids, 5QiOc: Deerskins, good summer. 25GSoc per ID; medium. POO: winter 1Oc; Sheepskins, shearlings. 20Qp30c each; short wool. 4O@7Oc each; medium. 7OQ90c; long wools, 9ocQs1 30 each.
 TALLOW-No. 1 rendered. 3631kc per 10; No ?, 2621ac; refined, Sc; Grease. 2G2Ac
 WOoL-Fall clip-Middle counties-free, 1o@ 13c; do defective. 10q11c; San Joaquin. defect i've, 7G9c; Southern Mountain 9411c; free Northern. 12913c; do defective. s@11c: Hum boldt and Mendocino. 13d15c: Eastern Oregon 9913c; Valley Oregon. 16d1Sc.
 HOPS-Old crop, 266c for poor to fair and SO 1oc for good; new crop 11G141kc per ID.