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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-08
WHEAT-s1 75@l IS per ctl.
FLOUR AND MILLsruFFs.

FLOUR-Family extras, 81 1904 Is; bakers
extras, S6p4 Is per Dbl.
MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows, usual discount to the trade: Graham
Flour, g rs per 100 IBIS; Rye Flour g 70 per 1907
Cornmeal 50 g.; Oatmeal. "a 25; Dat Groats
s. 50; Hominy.. 50 25q3 so; Buckwheat Flour. 81
Whole Wheat Flour So 90: Rolled Oats bar
res) IS S5@6 Is; in sacks, IS 651S 05; Pearl Bar
ley, IS: Split Peas 81 rs: Green Peas, "a so per
100 MS -
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NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. Sept Mooney call, firm,
2%@4 per cent; last loan, per cent; Prime
Mercantile Paper, 4q5 per cent. Sterling Elk
change weak. with actual business in bankers
s2Z for sixty days; posted rates, 81 s3A64 "a
and "a s5isq4 So; commercial bills, 81 S1hQ4 81.
Mexican Dollars, 46%c. Government bonds,
Arm; State bonds, dull: Railroad bonds, firm.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver firmer.
Wheat and Barley weaker.
Other cereals unchanged.
Receipts OF Hay less excessive.
No change in Beans.
Sugar marked up.
Potatoes and Vegetables in good supply.
Butter steady at the advance.
Eggs and Cheese unchanged.
Hens higher. Other Poultry unchanged.
Peaches. Pears and Plums firm.
Melons doing better. Grapes slow.
Dried Fruits range about the same.
Veal firmer. Other Meats unchanged.
Hops. Wool and Hides unchanged.
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LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Sept. THE Evening Posts
London financial cablegram says: The Gambia
incident made the stock markets here hesitate
to-day and the firm tendency was less clearly
defined. 1t is believed. however. that the reac-
ton will be only temporary, the undertone be-
Ing decidedly firm. Grand Trunks and Cana
dian Pacific rose sharply on a reported settle
ment of the rate war. although 1t is understood
here that only an adjustment of local rates on
the two systems has been arranged
Americans suffered through realzings dur
ing the early hours, but the close was firm and
York is still buying gold. bidding it up TO Us
l0Sd. Debeers mines are sold heavily from
Paris but other Kaffrs keep fairly good and
the movement in West Australian mines is
Stunning the proportions of small boom.
CLOSING.
Canadian Pacific. 911a: Grand Trunk, ~.
Spanish tours closed at AZ.
PARIS, Sept. spanish tours closed at A.
MADRID, Sept Spanish tours closed at
6725 Gold was quoted at e. rs.
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BEANs-Bayos 81 25a2 10; Small Whites
81 5000 10; Large Whites. 81 75@1 90; Pinks
81 2502 IS; Reds. nominal: Blackeye, s. $50
3 rs: Buffers nominal; Limas. 1908 Is: Pea,
81 s0a2 o5; Red Kidneys. 50 50Q2 10 per ctl.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, 81 25G4 50 per ctl:
Yellow Mustard. s4@4 121s, Flax. nominal. sad
2 10: Canary Seed, 2A92%c per 10; Alfalfa,
from Utah, &c; Rape, 2AQ3%c; Hemp, 2X@3c;
Timothy, 5@5Ac.
DRIED PEAs-Niles. 81 7a1 80; Green. 81 rs
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Builders Contracts.

Lucy and Charles Kickoff (owners) with
tect none all work except plumbing for
and half story frame cottage E line of
Stanyan street, rs S of Alma avenue rs by
100: 1890
Nicola Marni (owner) with A. Caccia and ].
Pecarich (contractors): architect, w. o. Banks:
all work except plumbing and painting for a
three-story and rough basement frame dwell
ing w line of Mason street. $50 of
Green. N AJAX S3T01
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Veal is quoted frmer. The other descrip-
tons remain unchanged.
BEEF-First quality. SIC; second quality,
51eG6c: third quality. 4t615c.
VEAL-Large 5000; small. sk@Sc per ID.
MUrFON-Wethers, 6G7c; LIVES, 6Q6hc
per 10.
Handspring, THOSE per rb.
PoRK-Live Hogs 3s.d3%c. for large, 4g4Nc
FOR medium and 3M@31sc for small; stock
Hogs, 2Qac; dressed Hogs. 5A@6lac.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Sept. 7.-Consols. 110A; silver.
27%d; French rentes, 1857 321so: wheat cargoes
off coast, buyers ~-d sellers apart; cargoes on
passage, rather easier; cargoes No. ! standard
Cal. rs 5-6d English country markets. dull. Cd
lower.
LIVERPOOL Sept. Wheat. steady. wheat
in Paris, quiet: -four in Paris, quiet.
COTTON-Uplands. $500.
CLOSE.
WHEAT-Futures closed dull. September,
5s AID; December, IS 1atd
CORN-September. quiet 3s ND; October
quiet, IS ND; December quiet, So 3bd.
HOPS-At London, Pacific Coast, 244d ID.
PORTLAND'S BUSINESS
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER s

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of the
day In the order of occurrence as to time The
second time column gives the second tide OF
the day, the third time column the third tide
and the last right hand column gives the
last tide of the day, except when there are but
three tides, as sometimes occur. The heights
given are additions to the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts except
when a minus sign g precedes the height
and then the number given is subtracted from
the depth given by the charts. The plane of
reference is the mean of the lower low waters
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TIME BALL.

TIME BALL.
Branch photographic Office, u. S. NJ Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco. Cal. Sep
TENDER T. 1898.
The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
!. e.. at noon of the 10th meridian, or at s
p. m. Greenwich mean time.
CHAS. P. WEIGH
Ensign (retired), U. s. N, in charge
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Cash quotations were follows:
Flour, dull No spring Wheat, Gle: No: 3
Corn, soas930Ac; No. Oats 2o92Oisc No 2
white. 23sd24tac; No. 8 white. 22G2sc: No 2
Rye. 43a43i1c; No. 2 Barley 3SQ43c; No.
Flaxseed, SIC; Prime Timothy Seed, 81 As; Mess
Pork, per barrel. IS 40dS As; Lard, per 100
pounds 81 72h@4 S2l5; Short Rib Sides, loose
s. 00t15 %; Dry Sailed Shoulders, boxed, ago
4s4c; Short Clear Sides. boxed S. 50G5 CO.
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
francisco Bay. Published by official au-
thority of the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Mission-street WHARF about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height of tide is the same at both places
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
SHIPPING INrELLICENcE
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Wednesday, September 7.
Stmr Thistle. Williams. 10 days from Bristol
Bay
stmr Albatross. Curtis. IL days from
Creek
stmr Westport, Peterson, 10 hours from Bear
Harbor.
stmr North Fork, Bash, 26 hours from
Eureka.
Stmr Bonita. Olsen rs hours from San Diego
- Stmr Washtenaw. Groscup, 70 hours from
Tacoma.
Stmr Curacao Won Helms, days from
Guaymas. via Ensenada and San Pedro.
Schr La Chilena, Matsen, hours from Fort
Ross.
Sehr Five Brothers. Jensen. As hours from
Bihlers Point.
schr Ocean Spray ostlin. IS hours from
Iversens Landing.
schr Coquille. Pearson. days from Coquille
River
schr Lizzie .Brien. Hansen, days from cres-
cent CITY.
schr Lily, Bottger. days from Umpqua-
CLEARED.
Wednesday. September 7.
stmr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Diego;
Goodal Perkins & Co.
Br stnr Moana, Carey, Honolulu and Sydney;
]. D. Spreckels & Bros. Co.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Wheat, s12@1s 90; Dat. s12@1s; Cheat. s1o9i2
Timothy. s10@12 so; Alfalfa, $1G911 per ton.
STRAW-30Q50c per bale.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. 4%c Wool
Bags, 26@2sc; San Quentin Bags, 81 IS; Fruit
Bags. &c, 51hc and SIC for the three grades of
white and 79Sc for brown.
COAL-Wellington IS per ton; New Wal
lington S.; Southfeld Wellington, 81 So: Seat
tle., &c.; Bryant. s.; Coos Bay, S.; Walisend
81 80: Cumberland $13 in bulk and $14 so in
sacks; Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, s14; Can
mel, $40 per ton; Rock Springs and Castle Gate
sacks.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com
pany has advanced its prices and now quotes,
terms net cash: Cube, Crushed and Fine
Crushed, 7,se; Powdered: s%c; Candy Granu,
a, &C. California A. sac; Magnolia A. 5Ac:
Extra C, SIC; Golden c. 5ssc; half barrels,
NC more than barrels. and boxes NC more.
No order taken for less than 70 bbls or its
equivalent
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HIDES. rALLow, WOOL AND HOPS

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations. Heavy sailed
steers, 10c; medium, &c; light, Shc; Cow
hides. &c; Stays. shc: salted Kip size; Calf.
Sc: dry Hides sound, 15c; culls and brands, 12c;
dry Kip and Veal. 15c: dry Calf, 17@1Sc:
Sheepskins, shearlings, 15025c each: short
wool; Soq4Oc each: medium, 6odsoc; long wool.
sOcda 10 each; Horse hides, salt, g Is for
hides. dry. 81 rs for large and 75cQs1 Is for
small.
TALLow-No. rendered. sA@slc per lib;
No. O. 2laGf2Ac; refined. 41z@4%c; Grease, &c.
WOOL-Fall clip, Southern Mountain. 7@1oc;
Mountain. II months. 9@1lc; San Joaquin and
Southern. I months, sG1oc: Foothill and
defective, 1oG12c; Middle County. l3@1Sc; Hum
boldt and Mendocino. 14d16c: Nevada 1O014c;
Eastern Oregon. 1oG12c: Valley Oregon. 15@l7c.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GRAND HOTEL.

Ia Curtis. San Leandro
Mrs w J Loring L Ang
B S Sprague & W, N Y
Mrs w W Davis, N ]
Miss NJ Davis, N J
r r Chevalier & w, Cal
B F CARRIER. Salinas
S H CARRIER. Salinas
Mrs c Erickson. Cal
Miss Anglon, Folsom
, F H Triebel & W, Cal
f c Hurt. Sacramento
J ] Sinclair & W, Sac
&C. E Jeffrey & W, Cal
A E Schof1eld, Cal
J E Lombard, U S N
] W Bowen. Los Ang
w G Jasper, Wheatlnd
r H Chase, Porterville
r r Murphy, Denver
F J McGanney. MERGED
f H johnson. Il Ang
! E Milliken, Mexico
w S Gatewood. Chicgo
r J Brandon. San Jose
Is Frankenheimer. Stkn
HOTEL.
wv Bayly Jr, Los Ang
10 L Noble, Indiana
Mrs B Smith, Indiana
e W Runyon & w, Cal
A M Gardner & w, Npa
Miss r Gardner. Napa
j F Farraher. Yreka
J Garwood. Stockton
Miss l. Henry, Cal
H NJ Lands, Nevada
wv Bayly & W, Los Ang
cRN HOTEL.
y D McManus, Cal
p M Sullivan, Sonora
J Boyle, MADEIRA
C M Broderick. Chico
] M Carolan, r Vista
J Considine, Englewood
c II Soelke, Chicago
s Stedeman, Chicago
A r Moulton. Chicago
] Hamilton Jr, Cal
HOTEL.
Miss Cunningham, Cal
Mrs Stockinbotham, Cal
G A Brendt. Cal
J A Mckenzie, MERGED
W Thompson, Modesto
E z Lissine, Ell Paso
w G Week, Chicago
G s Aldman, Cal
F Birdsall & w, Sacto
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INVESTMENT BOARD.

Morning Session.
10 Hawaiian Com & Sugar Comm. ~ 1214
~ 40 40 ..........-s.. Il w
80 Spring Valley Water .........-.......100 90
40 Market-street Railway Co. 81 1211
$4,000 Contra Costa Water Co 5s...........100 Is
Afternoon Session.
80 Giant Powder acknowledgements. 40 u
% Hutchinson P Observation-Disclosures. SO 90
80 S F Gas & Electric Co.................. IS Is
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RAIsINs. ETC.

The situation remains the same. There is no
weakness apparent in anything. not even in
Prunes, which are the quietest fruit in the
list. At the same time there is not much do
ing.
DRIED FRUIT-New Prunes, 5Nd51ac for
4o-50's 4A@5c for 50-60s, 4K@41c for 60-70s.
s4@4c for 7Osos. 3AdS1sc for 80-SO's 2a4 a3c for
so,loos and 2AG2isc for 1oo-llos;; new Peaches,
7a4QShc for choice and 9G10c for fancy;
Apricots, 9Gp12c for Royals, and 15117hc for
Moorparks; Eyeporated Apples, sk971Ac;
dried. 4G5c; Black Figs. sacks. 2@2kc; new
Plums, 5@6c for ptted and 19lhc for IN
pitted; new Nectarines. 667c for prime to
fancy; new Pears. 7q7itc for quarters and 71a
Q10c for halves
RAISINS-2G2hc for two-crown, 2h@2%c for
three crown. 3GSlsc for four-orown. 394c for
Seedess Sutanas. Phase for Seedless Mus
catels and s1d1 10 for London Layers; dried
Grapes, &c.
NtTS-Walnuts, new. &c for hardshell. &c for
softshel; Almonds. 36l4c for hardshell. 617c for
softshel; s1aasc for paper,shell; Peanuts 40
5hzc for Eastern and 4Hc for California; Pc
cans, 61k1sc; Filberts. sh@1Oc; Brazil Nuts.
SQ9c per Id: Cocoanuts. 81 50Gp5 per hundred.
HONEY-Comb, 9d10c for bright and 6d7c
for lower grades; water-white extracted. $40
&C. light amber extracted. 4Al54c per Id.
BEESWAX-24n26c per H.
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Miss E Noble, Sacto
Mrs N B Manning. SaS
J w Kearney, Omaha
J ] Gardner, l. Ang
l. ] Kent, Sacramento
NJ ] Nugent, Yuma
w A Monroe G. W. FIT
Jones
W w Kelly, Butte
C L Russell & w, Cal
E s Moultron & son,
Riverside
DIR A e Osborn & W,
Eldridge
W Smith & W, Napa
C S La Rue, Yountvllt
] H Seawell, Ukiah
] Q White, Ukiah
J G Ruddock, Ukiah
W Nichols Jr. d Flat
F E Hinch & w, Gallup
J Poundstone, Grimes
c E Mitchell, l. Beach
W S Green Colusa
X Fellows, Wash. D c
G Williams Union Is
PALACE
e B Smith, Chicago
J L Dolly, d c
II Allen, Buena Park
Mrs J Sparks, Redondc
Mrs J Tennie. Texas
T Springer, Chicago
B Cartwright. Illinois
Miss K Cartwright. Ill
B Cartwright Jr, Ill
E NJ Glidden. Boston
G e Griswold, Chicago
NEW WEST
r Quinn, S Diego
Mrs A Olsen, Chicago
Mrs E Prodan, Chicago
S Waller, L Ang
s v Marling, Portland
Miss M Whitney. Cal
II Bennington, Cal
H T Clarke e. W, Cal
P Murphy, S Jose
c H Rossback. Cal
S A Howell, Oakdale
BALDWIN
A A Brown, San Jose
DR. McPike. Vallejo
A M Dean, Redding
] York. u S n
K G Emerson. Cal
I B Dockweiler, LIS Ang
J M Gonigle. Ventura
A Ramish, Los Ang
J S Werrin, Nevada
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co,

! ! s:
Steamers leave Broadway
IE4e wharf, San Francisco:
E8N&SA For Alaskan ports 10 a. m,
E&SNX4A Sept 8, g. Is, Is. %, 2s October
M E&dVNA 3. transfer at Seattle
HS&1N MS For Victoria. Vancouver (B.
I AuMA3 c., Port Townsend, Seattle,
tf k#N Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes
and New Whatcom (wash), 10
a. m, Sept 8, 8. Is. IS. g. 2s.
October z and every fifth day thereafter
transfer at Seattle to this company's steamers
for Alaska and G. N. Ry.. at Tacoma to N.
p nv AT Vancouver to c. p. Ry.
For Eureka (Humboldt Bay. 10 g. m. Sept.
s, Ii. H. 20. %. Oct. 5. and every sixth day
thereafter.
Cayucos, Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo).
Cayiota Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme,
San Pedro East San Pedro CLOS Angelesl and
Newport 9 a. m, Sept. 2, s. 10. "A. 49, %. 20.
80, Oct. and every fourth day thereafter.
For San Diego. stopping only at Port Har-
ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara. Port
Los Angeles and Redondo CLOS Angeles, II a.
m Sept L. s. II, 16 20. "A, 2S. Oct. and
every fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada Magdalena Bay. San Jose del
Cabo Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa
liza and Guaymas (Mex.). 10 a. m, 18th OF
every month.
The company reserves the right 70 cnange
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
and hours of sailing.
TICKET OFFIOE- New Montgomery
street palace HoteD.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts,
10 Market St, San Francisco.
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DEc1DUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

All good canning fruit is scarce. Pears and
Plums in particular. Melons are doing better.
Grapes continue the slowest fruit on the list.
Fresh Mexican Lines expected to-day.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
Strawberries, 50 5O@4 per hest for large and
- for small
Figs 4QG65c for black. double layers.
Cantaloupes 356175c per crate; Nutmegs, 100
40c per box; Waternelons $l5Q25 per hundred
for large and }5Qi2 for small to medium
Huckleberries, &c per 10.
ounces. 35465c per box.
Pomegranates 76c per small box.
Red Nectarines, 50Q75c; White Nectarines,
nominal
White Grapes. 25@50c per box: Black Grapes.
10000; Muscats. 3616oc; Seedless. 5o@75c To-
kay, 356f50c; crates sell about loo higher than
boxes; Isabellas. 81 n per crate
Black berries, S2@4 30 per chest.
Plums, 10000 per crate and 20p50c per box;
in bulk SIP 50Gi20 per ton.
Peaches, 60QS5c per box for good to choice
and 35@40c for common stock; clings, $15Q60
per ton: freestones. $o00IE.
Raspberries, $7QS per chest.
Apples, 35d6oc for common, 75cG$1 per box
for No. l and 81 Is for choice
Bartlett Pears 81 25Q1 so per box and $46G50
per ton for No l and 9Oc@A per box and s35
per ton for ripe and inferior stock.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, $1G1 30 for Va
lencias s1q1 rs for ST. Michaeis. 75c@s1 for
Mediterranean Sweets and 50475c for Seedlings:
Lemons, 81 5ca2 so for common and 1904 for
good to choice; Mexican Lines, $5@6c: Califor
MIA Lines 75c@s1 50: Bananas. 81 2592 rs per
bunch: Pineapples. s3@4 per dozen.
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PoRTLANp's BUSINESS.
LOCAL MARKETS.

PORTLAND, Or. Sept. Exchanges, 81
731; balances, $40, 1856.
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. Ia p. m.
ntd 81, Ola I'll
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Morning Session.
100 Giant Powder Con .................... 40 SLY
80 Hama Plantation Co ................... Is 3711
300 Hawaiian Com & Sugar Co ........... 27 %
100 do do .............. ............ 81 12k
SO, 900 Northern Ry of Cal 5s bonds. los 90
10 S Gas & Electric Co................ IS so
$4,000 P of bonds .....................10S so
Street
200 Mutual Electric Light .......... Ii 90
20 Spring Valley Water .................. SO S71a
Afternoon Session.
rs Bank of California ................247 90
20 Giant Powder Con ..................... 40 50
20 do do ........ .................. - BIN
25 Hama Plantation Co b 3............. Is 371a
$50 Hawaiian Com & Sugar Co .......... q 1211
125 do do ........ .................. u 90
95 S F Gas & Electric Co.................. S8 rs
120 do do OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IS 90
ESQ Vigorit Powder Observation-Disclosures. 225
Street
100 Hawaiian Com & Sugar Co.... q 121k
so F Gas & Electric Co................ IS Is
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady; creameries, 13DlSc; dairies
11MQ15c. EGGS, firm; fresh, 121sc.
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MINING STOCKS.

Following were the sales in the San Fran
cisco Stock Board Yesterday:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-04

is dealt with. Let the new charter re-
quire sufficient amount to be placed
in the tax levy, not subject to reduc-
ton, to support public library on a
proper scale if housed in a building
worthy of st. Paul Then we can guar
antee that the friends of the library
will waste not moment, but that agi-
tation and work, sure to be crowned
with success, for a new building will
begin at once. In that campaign The
G b e promises to be a leader and
it is confident of success. We can go on
in our sleepy and Indifferent way until
competitors outstrip us, or we can be
worthy Of our name and reputation.
The first, the indispensable step, is the
voting of adequate library support. Let
the charter commission see to that, and
the rest of the good work will be taken
care of.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-04
Prussia's Rub Reel procaI.

Just why the action of the Prussian
minister of finance, in decreeing an
embargo on imports of all kinds of
fruits exported from the United States.
should have caused "a real sensation
in official circles in Washington" is
comprehensive only on the conjecture
that in those circles it is believed that
Christianity in Prussia has attained
that perfection that turns the other
cheek to the smiter. AS human nature
runs, the man who hits his fellow.
whether on the cheek or solar plexus,
Immediately puts himself on guard
against the return blow; but those pre-
cious innocents in official circles" ac-
tually think they can kick Dutchmen
and not get the kick reciprocal EX-
perience should have taught them bet
ter, if, indeed, they are capable of
learning. Eight years of hitting back
and forth should be a sufficient term
to impress upon the dullest that tit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-04

for-tat is a game that has been played
mum dawns.
McKinleyism affected a horror Of the
cheap things Germany was making and
sending US, and slapped imposts on
them to make them dear. Immediately
Germany affected to discover trichinae
in our pork and Texas fever in our
beeves, and while the price Of the cheap
things went up to our buyers the price
of our pork and beef was cut in twain.
Dutchmen paid higher prices for their
fleisch and wurst, but what are trifies
like these? Some one always gets hurt
when there is war, whether it is war
of powder and guns or of tariffs. Then
followed lengthy and grave confer
ences Of diplomats and ministers, and
our department of agriculture estab-
lished elaborate inspections to examine
meats intended for export and to at
tach to such as were found healthy Of
fetal certificates. For a time, some
came the restoration and the war
ragged again. Now fruits are added to
the list Of things Prussia says cannot
come from the United States
And the delightful humbuggery of
pretense both sides indulge in. We de-
clare war on German manufactures
solely for the sake of the poor fellow
who is employed in making the same
kind of things here; not at all for his
employer. He can take care Of him
self. but not of his work people, too
SO tariffs are laid on imports in order
that the employer may "be able,' if he
WISH to take care of his wards. And
Germany is so solicitous for the health
Of her dear people. She is as entirely
needless of the profit or loss Of her
Junkers as we are of our manufacture
ers, but the stomachs of her burghers
must be protected against the microbes
that infest meats and fruits from
America. Singularly it is the Junkers
themselves, the Agrarians, as they
style themselves, who are afraid that
trichinae will get into the Germanic
midst; just as it is our own manufac-
turers who want to save their working
people from pauperism. Meanwhile,
the Junkers and the manufacturers
wink as they pass by and rattle the
coin their humbuggery transfers to
their pockets from those of the con-
sumers. Punch and Judy box each
others ears while the box office takes
in the coin. Great and immortal is
humbug.