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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 3.-our local wheat
market opened weak and lower this morn
ing on discouraging cables from Liverpool
and London. The Chicago market was also
affected from like causes. Advces from there
this morning reported bearish feeling pre-
Tailing; with some strong parties enlisted on
the selling SIDE For nearly an hour the
market held stubborn at the decline then
weakened and by 1915 May wheat sold at a
full cent under Fridays close. From that
time up to nearly noon the market was very
quiet with but little signs Of recuperative
power The news of the day was chiefly CON
lined to the usual Monday morning statistics.
The trade generally is little at sea as to
what to do. Traders here have not forgotten
May. Chicago reported that the bull CLIQUE"
was doing nothing, which is fully as had 90
doing something. New York reported very
now looking for better foreign demand
70 prevent a gradual sagging of values We
can hardly expect an immediate revival In the
demand; this Is only the third day of the
year, two of which were holidays as far as
business Is concerned.
January wheat opened at SS1ac, against SOC
May wheat opened at S9bc against $500
$3.50 Friday, lost &c, firmcd up to S91s @S95sc,
sold at s9c, advanced TO S9Ac. declined to
noon July wheat opened at S7%c. against
Ssc Friday, and lost &c by noon Receipts
OF wheat were large today, but the demand
was good for all grades except No. northern,
which was slow, buyers being disinclined to
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*Ex. -interest
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The evening Posts
London financial cablegram says Business in
the stock markets here has not vet been
1uIiy resumed, but the tone was distinctly
the moment. A feature was the sharp fall
In gold to IT'S lid, due to the rise In German
exchange, in dividends and the prospects of
a release OF government dividends on Wednes-
day. Americans opened firm with other mar
kets, but gave way later and closed rather
It's New York correspondent stating that the
new YORK Times was about to publish an
article showing the disastrous effects of rate
cutting, partly prejudiced the market. The
undertone, however, good and hopeful
and rise is confidently looked for.
NEW YORK MONEY.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Money on call firm
212 per cent, last loan 3D. closing 21A03 per
cent Prime mercantile paper 3hQ4A per
cent. Sterling exchange firmer, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S4B04.S5 for
Posted rates $4.S3 and $48512@4.S6. CONNER
ctal bills $4.S1. Mexican dollars 46Ac. Silver
certificates 561A q6Sc. Bar silver 571Ac.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Todays statement
of the condition of the treasury shows Avail
able cash balance. $2S5, 474 1859; gold reserve
$3.50, 81, $40.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, $1,G95 $685..
Minneapolis, &, 295 008.
Chicago, $26,768 35S.
Boston, $2S S12. POI.
New York, 1856, asa, co.,
CHICAGO MONEY.
Chicago, Jan. 3.-New York exchange, Csc
premium. Posted rates, $4.S3 and $48S.
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CAPITAL EIGHTY MILLIONS.
Articles to he Filed by the New Wire
COmbiD alton

CHICAGO, Jan. g. The News
Springfield, Ill, special says: Barring
some unforeseen incident, there will be
filed with the secretary of state this
week articles of the Incorporation of
the largest capitalized stock company
in the West. The new company will
be the American Steel and Wire COM
pany, with principal offices located at
Chicago. The capital stock will be
100000, $3O,OOO,OOO of which will be
preferred stock, entitled to receive each
year out of any surplus or profits a
dividend of Z per cent. and the remain
ing $57,0O0,OO0 will be common stock.
The incorporators will be: John w
Gates, Isaac. L. Ellwood and Ebert
H. Gary. The fee for licensing the
Incorporation Of the company will be
over $4,000, and will be the largest
single fee ever received by Illinois or
any other state department.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
LUETGERT REWARD.
Twenty Thousand Dollars for the
Woman Dead or Alive.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Police Inspector
Setback has made a verbal offer Of
$4,000 in approved real estate to any
person producing Mrs. Luetgert, dead
or alive. Attorney Harmon, of the de-
Tense, has complained that he is only
prevented from producing Mrs. Luet-
CERT by a lack Of funds, and Inspector
Setback, it is said, chose this method
of rejoinder. He also hopes to thus
put a quietus on the reports from vari-
Gus parts of the country that Mrs.
Luetgert has been discovered.
In the Luetgert trial today, Lawyer
Harmon, for the defense, entered a mo-
ton that the case be taken from the
jury, and Luetgert released on the
ground that the brief session of court
on New Years day was Illegal. The
motion was at once overruled by Judge
Gary. No evidence was taken at Sat
urday's session, court having been adj
journed as soon as the defense object
ed to the trial proceeding on that day.
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DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH. MIMI, Jan. (s.-Market dull and
Weaker; May opened sc off at 901ac, sold off
to ss%c at n:oo after touching s07c, shortly
a aver opening. sold up to sOBc at 114O, off to
off at soc bid. Cash. II 900 blu elevators,
W. 1 hard. cash, s51ao; January,
SShac; No northern, cash, $50; July, SS%c:
May. e0c bid; January. Soc; No. northern
SSe: No 8, 79c. To arrive-No. 1 hard. SOC
NO 1 northern. 90c; rye, Acc; oats. 2416c6
3sGc; bar bsrleys 24Ae; flax s.17A; May, si21;
corn 1ohs9D6c. Car !nspection-Wheat, 81;
W. Wheat. 1OSo 4o bu; corn, A,OO2 bu; oats, 3S.-
a4o bu; rye, 4,4S7 blu; barley, LILO bu; fax.
a z adS pu. Shipments-Wheat, %, 100 Blu; oats,
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ST. PAUL GRAIN.


Quotations on hay grain, feed, etc. fur.
chants: Nei
weak and prices lower. No northern Se1S
@so1zc; No northern, 821k@S41hc. ~
0 S1rn-N0. 8 yellow, 2e@261zc; No. 8. 2sA
Rye-31a@45c. .@.rs -,rea<..
Barley-25@30c.
oats-No: white. 2s1z@24c; No. 8, 2s@2sHc
0s se. eI e. M10Q1ao; red clover. $500
Flour-.cPatents, per Dbl. s4.SO95. 20; straight
s41;46og4.6o; bakers. s4@4SO; rye flour, 5000
Ground Feed and Millstuffs-No. feed
Silgl1. 70; coarse cornmeal, $105O@1O.75; bran.
oulk, $S26q8.60; shorts, $8.5O69.
Hay-Market lower and very dull excent
Ing for choicest qualities. Receipts liberal.
No demand whatever for common hay. Choice
to fancy upland, $5.50@6; fair to good wild
upland, s4.25Q5; inferior qualities, $4,000
4S6 timothy, good to choice, S67567. as.
Straw steady; oats, $S@3.25; rye, $393.S5.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
DURRANT's DEATH.
Father of the Condemned Man VIII
BE There to See 1t.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-Theodore
Durrant's attorneys will again seek to
OBTAIN the aid of the federal courts
and will ask Judge Morrow for a writ
of habeas corpus While this legal
contest is being conducted, another
appeal to Gov Budd will be perfect
ed, in the hope that he will be induced
to grant Durrant reprieve until all
the legal points at issue have been full
ly determined. In case all efforts to
save Durrant fail, which is expected,
his father will be at the foot of the GAL
lows to hear his sons last words and
to witness his death. Mrs. Durrant
will be with her son until an hour be-
fore the end. She will not witness the
closing scene.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
PERSONA NON GRATA.
Senior Rodriguez Not at All Popular
at Washington.


NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Senor Jose De
Rodriguez, minister of the Greater Re-
public of Central America, to the United
States, will not again represent his
government in this country, says a
Washington dispatch to the Herald.
limitations that he will not be accept
able to the administration, it is said,
have had the effect of causing the diet
to determine not to again appoint him.
The diet has been given to understand
that should Senior Rodriguez return, he
would be received persona non grata
and his recall would be requested
Senator Morgan has announced that
he would ask the president to declare
Senior Rodriguez persona non grata,
and If the president declined, he would
agitate the matter in the senate. The
objection of the president to Senior
Rodriguez is based upon his alleged ac-
ton in urging the diet not to permit
Nicaragua and Salvador to receive
William L. Merry, as the diplomatic
representative of the United States, on
the ground that he should be accredit-
ed to the diet.
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GRAIN IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS

Reeeived-Wheat. $50 cars, $50, 300 bu; corn,
1920 bu; oats. 1o76O6 bu; barley, 1928 bu;
rye, $3.50 bu; fax, 1880 bu; oil cake SS, 6S7
56 tons; fruit, 11S, 29S lbs; merchandise, ,314.,
1873 lbs; lumber, u cars; barrel stock, 6 cars;
machinery, 274,20O lbs coal, 1898 tons; wood,
Soo CORDS cement, 300 bbls; stone and marble
l car; dressed meats, ITO, 900 lbs; railroad ma
terials. 8 cars; sundries 20 cars; car lots,
Shipped Wheat. 40 cars, $1,000 bu; corn.
81 .161 bbls; millstuffs, 2,519 tons; fruit 81
100 lbs; merchandise, 1881, 22O lbs; lumber.
20 cars; barrel stock, car; machinery, IA
goo lbs; cement, 125 bbls; household goods
1000 lbs; live stock, 2 cars; hides pelts,
etc. 27,3OO lbs; railroad materials, 2 cars:
sundries, 10 cars; lots, 500.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04

MINNEAPOLIS Jan. 3.-Butter rules steady
and Is without price change on all grades
except sour and stale packing stock, which
Is 1ac higher. Retailers good buyers
Of creamery extras, but little can at present
be sold in jobbing way. The call for frsts
and seconds is moderate with supplies on
hand rather heavy. Dairy extras are In light
receipt, with fair demand reported. Medium
grades are plentiful and not in much request.
Roll and print is steady. Ladies are in fair
demand at quotations. Packing stock is firm
Ing up somewhat. Strictly fresh eggs are
firm and In excellent demand The principal
call at present is from retailers. Held stock
is in free supply and moving slowly. There
is little demand for storage eggs. Dressed
poultry is frmer. Chickens turkeys and
geese are higher. Fancy spring chickens are
in good demand with not many coming in.
Fancy selected dry picked turkeys are in good
demand by butchers. Veal is firm at quota
lions. Mutton and lamb are in light receipt
and rule steady. Dressed hogs are shade
firmer.
BUTTER AND EGGS.
NEW YORK, jan -Butter-Receipts
1884 pkgs; firm; Western creamery, 15@22c
Elgins &c; factory, 12@15c. Cheese-Receipts
5,04S pkgs; steady; large white, September
S1a@8a4c; small 9Q91Sc large, colored, Sep
TENDER, 81a@S34c small, 9G9Ac; large, Octo-
Der, 81aQS3sc; small S12@S%c; light SKINS
6@61Rc; part skins, 41a@51ac; full skins, 21a
@31ac. Eggs-Receipts, 1857 pkgs; steady !;
state and Pennsylvania, 22@251Ac; Westerns,
22q 25c.
Chicago, Jan. 3.-Butter firm; creameries,
15@21c; diaries, 12Q1Sc. Eggs firm; fresh, 22c
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LIVE STOCK.
UNION STOCK YARDS.

Receipts-Hogs 100; CATTLE 200.
Hogs-Not enough to make market and
hogs quoted $330@3.50.
Cattle-Strong; the few loads on the mar
ket were mostly butcher steers OF fair quality
oxen; all sold at Chicago prices; more cattle
wanted.
REPRESENTATIVE Sales
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STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.

Totals. -. -. 20 125 116 1876 S. 4
Other Grains-Winter wheat, II cars; No. 3
corn, Is; No corn, /; No. 8 oats, So; no
grade oats, 4; No. 2 rye 3; No. barley, 1;
No. barley, A. no grade barley, 8; No. 1
fax, 6; rejected fax, 1.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat No. 1 hard, 2
cars; No. northern, 14S; No. northern, 2;
No. 8, IS; rejected, 10; No. corn 8; no grade
corn, 1; No. oats, 45; No. l fax, Z; No. 2
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W.T.. PriceI N,
Wt.Price

Sheep-Steady,, but quiet; no receipts; good
demand for good sheep and lambs.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO Jan. 3.-There was revival in
the demand for good fat cattle today and
such lots were largely about 10 cents higher.
Sales were at an extreme range of S3.SOQ5 so
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
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
Butter--Market steady on all grades.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04

Cash quotations were as follows Flour
quiet and easy. Wheat-No. 2 spring, S61b
csc; No. spring, SO@S9c; No. red 9O%
691c. Corn-No. 2 yellow, 26A @25Ac No.
3, 26@26asc. oats-No. 2, 22%@23c; No. 2
white. f. o. b., 24425c; No. white, f. O. b.,
s3AQ24c. Rye-No. 2, Acc. Barley -SampIe,
(. o. b., NQ3Sc. Flaxseed-No. 1, $1.l7@
LII. Timothy Seed-Prime, s265. Mess
Pork-Per Dbl, $9.05@9.10. Lard-Per 100 lbs
$4SO Ribs-Short sides Qoose), $45OG4.75.
Sides-Short clear (boxed), s475@4.85
Whisky-Distillers finished goods, per gal
r. g. Receipts-Flour, II, 900 bbls; wheat,
10000 bu; corn, 100000 bu; oats, 1858, 900 blu !;
Flour II 600 bbls; wheat 10 900 blu; corn, 103,-
goo bu; oats, $685. bu; rye, 1;ssO blu; bar
ley, 1900 blu. On the produce exchange to-
ray the 6utter market was firm; creameries,
16Q2lc; dairies 12@1Sc. Eggs firm fresh
&c. Cheese. quiet: S0S1hc
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tSt. P M. e. NJ 121

The following were the closing quotations
of other stocks as reported by the Associated
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
BOND LIST.

en-. ]. C. IS. ITO
N. c. 6s .125
*do As .......... 101
an. P. lists, '65. .116
do gen. IS. ...... 81
%do prior As. -. 951s
IN.Y.C.& St.L. s.106A
Nor. & Yves. IS. .123
Northwest Con. Ia
do deb. IS. .1165s
20. Nav. lists ...112A
do As .......... 9S1a
%. S. Line IS, t. r.124A
*do 5s, t. r...... 96A
%. Imp, lists, t.r.101
*do 5s. t. To-. 461z
Pacific IS. '95. 1914
l'Reading As 80. S315
ar. G. W. lists. -. 50
81. l. NJ. COMBS 50
sSt.L.& ST. G.6s.1161a
Est. P. Con 800. 1882
ItSt.P. c. P. 1sts.119
*do 6s ......... .11511a
IS. c. non-fund. ... Il
$50. Ry. 5s. 925s
S. R. & Irvine IS. 561a
I*Tenn. new set IS. IS
T. P. L. G.. lists. . 97%
do reg. Eds. 2S15
Union Pac. lists. JOB
UP, D. & G. lists 49
Wab. 1st 5s. 1913
do IDS .......... SOS
*W. Shore As. 1891
I$Va. Centuries E. 6S
do did .......... 315
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04

Oats-No 8, 22M@2SAe; No. 8 white, 231ac.
Rye-No. 2, 441ac; No. 8, 44c.
Rye-No. 2, 45c. No sales.
Barley-No. 8. 241ac.
Feed-Trade is good in all lines.
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn, in
sacks, per ton sacks extra, to job
bers only $40 %
ID sacks, sacks extra o - '. ~ 10 rs
No. ground feed, II corn, II oats, Is
Id sacks, sacks extra OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II 90
No. 3 ground feed 2-3 oats, 70-lb sacks
S1ChS eAlId NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II 20
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04

pay the premium over May No. and re-
jected wheat averaged nc better than Fri
day. The weakness in futures caused cash
buyers to- hold off for concessions. Receipts
here were $50 cars and 40 cars shipped out.
There was no improvement in the market
during the noon hour. Trading was light
and of a scalping order. January wheat
closed at SS1Ac May wheat at S87s@S9c and
July wheat at S71Ac.
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n 6 new 4s rec 1oe I.

Atchison As -. S9A
do adj. As. 49,. ssh
Canada So DDS. .1071s
G. & N. P. (C.T.l 46A
G. & Ohio 5s. .1143z
&C., H. & D.41zs. .1043s
D. & r. G. lists. .1GSl4
sd. & R. G. As. s9az
East Tenn. lists. .106
Erie Gen. As. 701b
F.W-D. lists, t. r. 7OH
Gen. Elec. IS. .1001a
G., H. & S. A. 6s. Jos
do IDS .1O194
H. & T. G. IS. 1891
do con. IS. go. SO
Iowa Cen. lists. -. 50
K. P. Con-. t. r. IS
*. P. list O.D.).115
tL.A. new con. 4s.1OO
AZ. & N. Uni. As. S5A
Missouri Is 80. 100
M, K. & T. Ids. 6S
do As ........... S6A
IN. Y. Cen. LIST. ZIG
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN.
CONDENSED FORM.
THE cat.lcmcn's Association Score
a Victory in the Arrest and Con.
viction of the Huthnans Will
Have a Good Effect OH ll~ustlers.
Guilty of Itustltns.

The Cattlcmen's Association has scored
II pronounced victory in the cases Brought
by it against John Huffman and his son
Tor killing Il steer belonging to stock
man. The Hultmans are farmers and
have for several years resided west of
Chamberlain in the celcd Sioux lands. A
year ago last winter, during the unusually
deep snowfall, a steer got upon the roof of
their dugOut and broke through. Their
defense was that the animal broke its leg.
and that they killed it to end its suffering.
The testimony of tile prosecution showed
that they knew the owner of the animal,
but never notified him of the mishap. In
stead they sold a quarter of the beef to a
stage driver and hid the hide in an effort
to escape detection. The son was tried
some months ago for his connection with
the crime, and is now serving a sentence
of two years in the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary. The father was found guilty by a
jury a few days ago, and has been SEN
fenced to IL years imprisonment in the
%penitcntiary. 1t is believed the severe
punishment meted out to the two men will
in the future discourage similar crimes OH
the great cattle ranges of this state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
THEY WANT PRIVILEGES.
Sheep Breeders to Confer with the
Railrnnda.

Among the important business trans
actions of the South Dakota Sheep Breed
ers' and Wool Growers Association Mt
Chamberlain, was the selection of u COM
mittee to call upon the presidents of the
railroad lines entering the state, to re-
quest that the slcepmen nf South Dakota
tie accorded the anne feeding privileges
for their sl.c.p us are granted sheep
ra!scrs and feeders in adjoining states.
In adjacent states sheep shipped by rail-
road may he unloaded at midway
points and fcl for several weeks or
months, then reloaded aud shipped to
their destination at through freight rates,
being u grea, saving over local ralcs which
$ nth Dakota sleep raisers are now re-
CURED to pay should they wish to unload
their sheep to he fed eli route. When the
matter is presented to tile presidents of the
various railroads in the able and lucid
manner in which the committee will pre-.
sent 1t, there is little question that the
sheep feeding privileges now enjoyed by
other northwestern states will lie extended
to South Dakota, while yet in its infancy,
has made and is making phenomenal
strides, and will be greatly benefited and
encouraged If the railroads grant tile re-
quest of the %sl!eepmen in this important
particular.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
Lead win Brocc I'm.

Lead has been known as the toughest
place in the Black Hills. 1t has been the
headquarters for all the gambling lens
aud d%isreputable places of the country, for
the reason that more laboring men arc
employed there, with a bigger pay roll,
than in any other place. Every gambling
place is to be closed. The business men of
the city have brought the movement about.
Thousands of dollars have been spent each
month in these gambling dens that will
now go into other channels of legitimate
trade in the city. The Homestake CONF
pany has now established a watch Over all
of It's employees and any man found in a
gambling place in Dcadwood or any other
city or i'll amy place of questionable resort
i'll Lead after II O'clock at night, while in
the employ of the company, will he imme-
diately dismissed from the services of the
company.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
THE WEEK IN TRADE
THE BUSINESS WORLD AS SEEN
BY eRApSTREET'S.
Congress Has Adjourned - Grea,
Patriotic Demonstration in the
House After the transformations
by President Mckinley.
Brads,rcet's Review.


Bradstreet's Weekly Review says:
While the tone of general business par
takes of the usual midsummer, stock talk
ing quietness, the number of favorable
features coming to hand has not mater.
tally lessenel and confidence in a good
fall demand is sill widespread. Business
III speculative circles is restricted. DE.
vclopmcnts in the iron trade are still
patiently awaited, but among he favor
able features might be instanccd an inn
proved demand for pig iron and increased
inquiry at higher prices for steel plates.
The crop conditions are IN the main very
favorable, although the tendency is now
TO discard early extreme estimates of the
yield of wheat, and estimates of 675.000,-
600 tn 1JU,0l0,0 900 bushels are more popular.
Business failures for the week number
2i1, as against 2l3 last week and 2l3 this
week a year ago. AS for some time past
the east and northwest send relatively the
best reports. In the eastern aud middle
states the one of trade is quiet.
The feeling in the WOODEN goods trade
is hopeful, While new business is narrow.
Wheat shipments for the week aggregate
2.72S.6l2 us against 4,716, 40 last week and
2,502, iDti THIS week a year ago.
Corn exports aggregate 2,ill.27 bushels
against 2.GDl. 500 bushels last week and
{, 732,1l7 bushels in the corresponding
week of 1897.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
THE EXCHANGE is MADE.
Hobson and His Crew Have Secured
Their Freedom,


Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond
r. Ilobson of the flag ship New York and
seven seamen who were with him when
lie sailed the collier Merrimac into the
channel of the harLOr of Santiago de Cuba
June 3 last and sunk her there, We're sur
rendered by the Spanish military authors
ties Wednesday i'll exchange for prisoners
captured by the American forces. Hob
son and his men were escorted through
the American lines by Capt. Chadwick of
the New York, who was awaiting them.
Every step of their journey was marked
by the widest demonstrations on tue part
OF the American soldiers.
Hobson was taken on board the New
York Immediately. The tlagship's decks
were lined With officers and men. AS
llobsOn clambered III, the side and stepped
on board his vessel the harbor rang with
shouts and cheers of his comrades. He
had little to say regarding his experiences,
except that lie and his companions had
been we'll treated by the Spaniards and
thai they were all in excellent health.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-07-15
Crop Condttions,

Crop conditions in South Dakota are
more encouraging than when reports were
sent in two weeks ago. The recent rains,
followe.l by cool weather, were generally
very beneficial. They were especially
beneficial in the districts east of the Mis-
souri, River that lad suffered from the hot,
drying winds of the preceding week. Over
these districts mlrkcd Improvement is
already seen in the condition of spring
wheat, ITS, barley, rye and grass, bu.
there appears Ia lie many fields of
spring wheat, oats and some harley.
til I sustained permanent damage, the
extent of which cannot yet be determined.
Corn withstood the hot winds, except in Il
few nortlI-central localities. Rye is ripen-
ing in the southern countries AMI some
Fl ids are reported ready to ut. There is
some local damage by liall reported in
Turner Coun. y. There is still some report
of rust bul n II serious.