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DULUTH GRAIN.

DULUTH. Mimi, June 6.-The market was
dull and weaker September opened 2Hc off
at 7SAc. sold up to 79hc in ten minutes, OH
to 7S1hc at HOO, rallied to 7SAc at noon,
Blu to shippers at lie under July. shipments
Wheat. &c 5s7 bu; oats, 69,ss2 blu; rye, 1,451.-
SO7 blu. Wheat stocks last week: No hard,
2 northern, 6O1, 377 bu; No. spring, 172 3i5
blu; no grade TIT blu; rejected, 3J911 bu;
special bin. 36s, 2s7 bu; total, 4,O655o5 bu in
crease, 1S1, 172 bu; amount last year, 2,6;7,58
bu; corn, 2,351. 974 blu; cats, 55l,e0o blu; rye,
lei, 400 bu; barley, IS, 1870 bu; fax, 472 125 bu.
September closed at 7sc; spot No 1 hard,
1929 No. 1 northern, s1.2s; No. northern,
hard s13O; No. 1 northern, $780, No.
hard July $1.31; September. 7Sc; No. 1
northern July, s1.S1; oats, 271A@261ac; rye,
4Sc; barley, 3114c fax, $1.16; corn, 30iAc.
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GRAIN IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.

Received-Wheat, 1873 cars. 1880 bu; corn,
&c, 900 bu; OATS 25,53O blu; barley, ESQ bu;
rye, 2,O4O blu; fax, GAO bu; flour, sig bbls;
millstuffs, II tons; hay, 100 tons; fruit 44e;s
cars; barrel stock, cars: machinery, 276, 100
lbs; coal, 1872 tons; wood, 80 cords; brick,
16, coo; lime, cars; cement, 425 bbls; house
hold goods 43 600 lbs; stone and marble,
cars; dressed meats, $4,000 lbs; railroad ma
terials, cars; sundries, S5 cars. Car lots,
SOP.
$50 bu: oats, $500 blu; barley, 1850 bu flax,
$40 bu; -four, q, 1903 bbls; mlstuffs, 3S5 TONS
fruit 400 lbs merchandise s2selp Son lbs
hold goods, M.OOO lbs; ties, car; hides,
pelts, etc, $4,000 lbs; railroad materials, z
cars: sundries, 10 cars. Car lots, 634.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Corn
dull. No. spring wheat, $1@1.O No. 8
spring wheat, 95c@$11O; No 2 red, $1O7 No.
No. 2 oats, 251kc; No. white, 2S1s@29c; No. )
white, 27!sc; No. rye, 47c sample barley,
34G37c; No. faxseed, $1.19@120; prime tim,
@10.4O: lard, per 100 lbs, s5.s71k@6; short ribs
sides Qoose). s5.55G590; dry sailed shoulders
lboxedl, 5@5Ac; short clear sides (boxeO,
ceipts-Flour, 49, 100 bbls: wheat 46.soo bu:
corn, 666,90 blu; oats, 70 600 blu: rye, 200 bu:
barley, 10000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 1900
bbls; wheat, 1850, 200 blu; corn, ga, 600 bu oats.
exchange today the butter market was firm:
creameries, 13@1514c; diaries, 11@1Sc. Eggs
steady; fresh 91ac
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ss,1so; Chicago q. W., s,17S Peoples Gas,
4,440; Sugar, 23,550; Leather pfd 1920; st.
Louis & S. w. pfd, $3.50.
The following were the fluctuations Of the
leading railway and Industrial shares fur
nished by G. H. F.. Smith & Co., members
New York stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Light Receipts but Good Lots of
Cattle Offering-HOgs &c
Lower.
South St. Paul.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, June e.-Receipts
at the Union Stock Yards-Cattle,
100; hogs, 100; calves, 49, horses, II. The
cattle were mostly fat stock from Iowa. The
animals were in large part young and small,
but In good condition They were quickly
sold at fairly good prices. Hogs ware few in
number and not of choice. quality. All were
bought by the packers and butchers. The
prices were a shade lower than last weeks
closing Representative sales:
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The Northern Pacific

Has moved its St Paul city ticket office
from corner Third and Jackson streets to
corner of Robert and Fifth streets. The new
location is in the midst of the business and
can easily be told by the large and unique
trade mark Of the railway company which
ornaments the big plato glass windows Re-
member the corner. Robert and Fifth streets.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

There are still many orders from all Sec
items which generally demand deliveries two
months ahead of the time named in the con-
tracts, indicating heavier disbursements than
had been expected. AS a result, though some
manufacturers have but few orders, many
season. and deliveries are asked on next sea-
sons orders. This is especially true in wom-
ems light shoes, Of which one house received
orcers FOR 10000 PAIRS during the week, and
in brogans, which manufacturers cannot sup
Ply as, fast as they are wanted.-Dun's Re-
view, June 4.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Chlcago receipts of live stock last week
ard comparisons with receipts the previous
week, also corresponding week in 1897 and
1886, respectively, are given below:
RecetptS- Cattle. Calves Hnps Sheen
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First clears -. -. ........... 4 So@5 %
Second clears 49,. -. ............ 8 1904 90
BRAN. SHORTS AND COARSE GRAINS.
Bran In bulk -. ..........$ SO 00D 8 Is
Shorts In bulk -. .,,,......... 001 25
Middl1ngs In bulk =. .............12 500 8 co
Red-dog, 140-lb sacks, f. o. b.. IT 00417 so
Corn-Corn is strong; No. 8, Gle.
Oats-Oats are very weak; No. held at EGO
26c; No. white held at 26Ac.
Rye-No. 2 rye quoted at 47c no sales.
sales.
Feed-The trade is good, with fair demand.
Values are looking upward.
No. 1 ground feed, 2-3 corn,
1-3 oats. 0-lb sacks, sacks ex-
ira ....... ....... ............. $l4 00@14 so
No. 2 ground feed, " corn, u oats,
7o-lb sacks, sacks extra $500. IA 50@15 90
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
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Other Grains-Winter wheat, ~ cars; No.
3 corn, IL cars; No-4 corn, cars; No. 8
oats, cars; no grade oats, 1 car; No. s
barley, 1 car; No. l flax, cars.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat No. northern,
SO cars; No. northern, 8 cars; No. 3.
70 cars; rejected, IL cars; No. corn, cars;
no grade corn, car No. oats, as; No.
flax 2 cars
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK
WHEAT WAS LOWER.

Bearish Statistics and Foreign en-
bles Caused the
Slump.
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Cattle-Steady and active. The receipts
were mostly Iowa steers and sold early at
good prices. Fat cattle and good little stock
ers in demand Representative sales:
Butcher Cows and Heifers- 1
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and shoes are as large as usual, and the
May business in hats was better than last
year. In farm machinery trade is the larg-
est for four years, and binding Irvine is in
demand. with prices advancing Paints and
oils dull. but the drug trade far in ex-
cess of last year Dry goods jobbers re-
port good trade for the season. and r;tail
trade is fair. Lumber shipments in May
were 4.250, 600 larger than last year, and for
the week 6795,000 feet. against Toes, 0t0 las.
year. Saw mills are running night and day.
-Dun's Review, June 4.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Shipments from the East are again over
5000 cases, or per cent over last years for
the week, and 1000, CT per cent larger for
the month than in 1897. The total to date,
as given by the Shoe and Leather Reporter,
with quantities for the past four weeks each
year Is here shown although the figures
from that journal seem to include one more
week than was included to date for all pre-
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MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN

MINNEAPOLIS, June 6.--me local whe..
m mi opened weak On all futures beyo
the July option. The September op-ned at a
&c drop from Saturdays close. Domestic cr5p
news was all of the best and the worlds ship
ments fer the week record breaker Tn
course of the, market was downward with
hardly hitch In the grade up to noon.
July wheat opened at s1SS, being the same as
Saturdays close. advanced quickly to slsS,
declined to slSSh quite early and remained
- September wheat opened at 77a4, against
79Ac. Saturday, lost &c, firmed up to 7c,
lost NC. again sold at 7Sc, dropped to re and
gained 1Sc by n:3o a. m.
December wheat opened at 75c, being a full
cent under Saturday, and declined to 74c with
but little trading in it, ~
Ihe cash wheat market was slow again To-
day, because of the absence of local millers
IN Inc NO, NO, l northern sold fairly well No
grades concessions had to be made in order
TO make sales. Receipts here were 13S cars.
shipments, 80 cars. S'
The market during the noon hour was weak
during the greater part of the time.
June wheat closed at $1.33, July at s1.ss
September at TIC and December at 1850
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Sheep-Good demand for good sheep and
lambs. Common Stuff dull.
MICH cow EXCHANGE
Lyle & Raeburn's report: Fresh COWS ard
springers somewhat slower Of sale, tho :gh
good ones sold just as high as ever; dairy
mems dry cows in good demand at reinunera-
tive figures. Representative SALES:
No. Prce
cows $500. -. -. ..!...............$ 90 90
cows ........ go. $3.50. So 90
/ cow =. ....... ..a.... ....... ...... 50 81
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me following were the closing quotations
OF other stocks as reported by the Associated
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The market Is weak in sympathy with
wheat Holders are not pushing sales.
Saootd paseh.s ..............S S0Q6 90
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BONDS.

U: 5. new 4s; -, IN. J. G. IS. ia
do coup -. 1924 do As ...103
do As -. 1884 -1OS1S IN. p IS ........1iS
do coup .110-112 do. prior 4s.. graz
DO IDS 50 do gen. $751;. 62X
do IS reg .110H -111BlN.Y C& Stills. .105
do 5s coup. 110H-1111slN. & W. IS.
District 8 S.. ia an w. con...143H
Aia CLASS Alb do deb. 5s. lib
40 ........1o5 Or: Nav. lists. :. lis
do ........... 80 do As ga
do currency =. 80 Or. s. L. 6s.tr. .127h
Atchison As 49,. e3A do IS. t. '1OH
do adj. 49,. 6s%I Or. Imp. 1sts,t.r. 10S
Can. So Ids. -. 1883 do IS, t. r.' 60
Chic. Term. 4s. SSH Pacific es of '95' ,11lh
y. & y. 5s; ll3A Reading As $50. s5%
G.. H.. D. AIS. 1C4%tR. G. w lists =. IS
D. & R. G. lists 1857 StL& I.M.con.5s Ak
D. & R. G. As -. 94A StL& S.F.gen.6s1IeH
East Tenn. lists 107 St p con. ,145
Erie Gen. As =. TAX ISt. PC. & P.ists11S1h
Gen Elec. IS. ..1O2k do IS ....116
u. n q 5. A. s.!GSk So. Ry: 5s........ 955s
90 2ds :....... .l03R' S. r. & T. IS. -. 70
n: i. Z; os ..loJ Tenn. new set IS S7is
90 con. 6s. IVA TT. p. L. G. lists 1O4
Iowa c. lists. -. .100A do reg IDS. S6%
La. new con. 4s1CO UPD.& g lists Siit
L. & N. uni. As. 90H lWab 1st rs 10eX
Missouri 6s 49,. 100 do DDS - S4a
M: Il. L. IDS. 6SA w Shore As. -. .1GS
:, 40 IS ..:.:.... S7Z Va. centuries -. 69A
N. I. u ISIS. .llS do deferred -.
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RANGE OF PRICES.

Open High Low CLOSING
Wheat est est. est. Mon. Sat.
Juhe -. :. iss SO "a 80 %
Sept :. .. Tx rs 76% n sSSx
Dec :. -. rs rs 7SA 73% "a IA
On Track-No. 1 hard, s1.32al; No. / north
ern, S1.31%; No. northern, N22%; Nav
oats, 25s4c; May corn, 31Ac.
Curb on September wheat sellers ..,...T
Puts on September wheat ............... 75K
Calls on September wheat 7S%
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board and port. as well as fore and aft, the
New York steamed quickly in. aud cir
cled around 10 the westward. toward Point
Ruoalieva. while the Puritan swung TO
starboard to engage the Maya batteries
Tho Maya battery was the more forrnsa-
able and the fire from 1t Was more fre7
aueEt. bat the shei.s fell short. The New
York ignored this battery after a minute,
and proceeded to pay all her attention to
the battery Oh Rubaiteva. which was bal1.,
pushed TO completion.
II was beautiful sight to see the tar
get practice OF the New York. A big
balloon OF smoke would suddenly rise
from her side. The eye, following the
direction Of the shot, would see an in.
slant later cloud Of dust and fragments
Of concrete and mortar dying high In the
rear. Then would come the roar OF tae
piece. sullen and heavy.
The New York had soon reduced the
range from 1909 TO 5000 yards. and soon
was tossing shells into Rubalieya at the
rate OF about threa a minute with won
derful precision and apparently great
destructivensss
In the meantime the Puritan was taking
care of Point Maya. 1t was long sho.
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THE MONITOR PURITAN.

and began to le, fly her guns at the bat
teries.
The New York was just giving the e
nal to retire, when one deriant shot was
fired from Rubalieva. L. was the last
that battery was ever 10 fire. One OF
the big guns OF the Puritan answered
back. II was the best shot Of tho day.
1t struck the battery just where the gun
was. tore It's way into the eafthworks
and exploded. doing great destruction.
Capt t. McHugh. an artillery officer OF
the British army. who was spectator
of the engagement said it Was one OF the
best shots he had ever seen made.
Having practically demolished the
Spanish batteries the ships stood out to
sea Not shell had struck one OF them.
but there had been three narrow misses
OF the New York.
The Spanish fred shrapneI once, which
had burst above the ship. shell had
struck just forward OF her and another
Just aft.
The fact that the Span;ards failed 10
strike such a large target as the New
York, towering as she does like house
out of the water. was taken as evidences
that they are not good marksmen. On
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IN DESTRUCTION
o. MAIANlAS FORTS.
a,;Iliant Guunery Of the New
York, Puritan and Cincinnati.
- gre ON tine FortfneaftSss -
c~.say snd MethodieaJly ~ II En-
sageA In Target Prscsiee' asa
e.~r~ With Every shet After the
...~e Wss Found, While Spanish
s,.~ vas without Any Eject.

sew YORK. April ga dispatch from
Us IVES. from a correspondent Of the
,,.,..a WHO xas al eyewitness OF the
ss-.ss.nsat OF Maianzas by the Ames-
ssaa sssps. nys;
.ar..ral Sampson this afternoon bonn
,.~dsa ss.sneed and pretty well destroyed
s. sr..tssa batteries IN position and n
<.r,s Of constructions at the entrance TO
:. snrtr Of Matan.as.
4. did /. vita the flagship New York.
4. nonstor Puritan and the cruiser Gin
ssssn Not one OF the American ships
$. xruek, the Spanish gunnery being
NJ
eszrs Is as yet no means OF knowing
4. uunbsr OF dead and wounded on the
xessk side. IL must be considerable.
~ The New York. Puritan and Gin
.~1s were accommodating In force. for
i ,wpess OF locating and destroying the
.4f.sdaIae defenses being constructed. the
ax.hip vas fired on by the batteries on
Pa, Rubaiieva and Point Maya. guard
- ne snfrance to the harbor.
Ia New York replied. firing her for
sasa saga,-inch guns on the part side.
sse steamed boldly ia between the batter
- sna soon b.axed away with both broad
caks At them
he Puritan steamed IL behind the New
Ymx and engaged the fertilization on
rssns Mssa. whiie the New York went to
s.sr5cara close up to The land and poured
BE-. shesis Into Point Rubaileva. The Gin
esaratl, which remained we'll astefn under
oeasrs. signaiiea for permission TO engage,
im received Il. and soon was firing her
szha a. tbs forts on the west side OF the
Lag
TIE batteries fred explosive shells and
na<t OF them fell wide Of the mark. Ono
bufst Just beyogd the stern OF the New
Yark and shrapnsl shell. exploded above
her. II took tha three ships jus. eighteen
minutes TO silence the batteries.
The iass shot that was fred by the
Spanish came trom Point RubaiIeya. The
Puritan replied With one of her twelve
Zach guns, The she'll struck The battery
with wonderful. accuracy and blew up q
pertain 81 II.
After waiting In vain for the spaniss: to
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whenever We choose TO cpeu hi"'
Another story Of the Bomba rdment-
Copyrighted. 1925 by the Associated press-
ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP. OFF HA-
VANA, April 2s.-l0 a. m---Via Key west,
April 2a-Tne bombardment OF the Ma
tanzas batteries is now a matter OF his
tory. The flagship has returned &c her sta
ton eff Il Moro. AS already briefly
stated in these dispatches the lombard
ment accomplished Its purpose, and that
without any loss OF life on the American
side. 1t is believed tho Spaniards must
have sustained some loss of life. in addi-
ton to having their nearly completed earth-
works and fortitica;ions torn UP by the
explosion Of shells. The capture OF the
city was not at all contemplated, the OBJ
jec; being TO stop the erection of the bat
teries.
This engagement. the first In which the
United States navy has participated fer
about thirty years. occurred quite unex-
pected,y. The New York was lying about
twenty miles east of Havana, at 1880 yes
terday morning. when Rear Admiral
Sampson decided 20 steam 10 Matanzas
Al the entrance 10 the harbor the monitor
Puritan and the cruiser Cincinnati met
the flagship. A stiff wind Was blowing
and the waves poured over the low bow
and stern OF the monitor. AT slow speed
the flagship proceeded toward the harbor.
the Puritan following half mile astern
and the Cincinnati about two miles TO the
I'D UN
Capt. Chadwick stood ON the high bridge,
carefully surveying the forts, which had
mad the temerity 10 fire on the United
States torpedo beat Foote. When about
three miles from Punta Gorda, the ex-
treme point of the eastern end Of the har-
shore. 1t locked like n newly erected
earthwork. Closer inspection revealed q
number Of men clustered around the shore.
Still the New York steamed slowly ahead,
until II was ascertained without any doubt
that the Spanish troops were busy erect
ing what seemed 20 be sand battery. ana
had already gotten several guns into posi-
ton.
Rear Admiral Sampson decided that this
was detrimental 10 pacific blockade.
General quarters was sounded the
men rushed 10 their guns. When the New
York was about 400 yards from Punia
Goraa her helm was put 10 starhoard ard
commence firing the bugler blew Naval
Cadet Boone in charge % Waist the
eight-inch gun amidships on the port side.
rad the horror of firing the first shot. The
flagship shook from stem 10 stern as the
frss proiectiie, aimed by the United States
M the shore OF Cuba flew from the muZ-
&c Of the big gun. This was al 1886 p. m.
Fifty pairs Of glasses were !eveled from the
flagship at the shore. II seemed minutes
before The yellow smoke cleared away.
but IN realty Il was less than five seconds.
Then a little cloud Of dust was seen 10
rise a; the righs Of the eagthworks. FOR
the first attempt, az 400 yards. It was
by 10 means a bad shot. Without the aid
OF glasses the objective point could be
clearly defined VITA = deafenIng report
Ire eExat-inch gun III the forward turret
let sy It's iron missile. X landed high.
The after tlIrre. came next with the same
sized projecti.e. 4 shout Of delight went
ur from the flagship as a dense cloud rose
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TO that battery. /: WAS 50 Scii masked
chat the only target was the lnfrcqueat
smoke from the battery. Bns when the
Puritan got The range her shells Burst
every time within the fertilization. and
great was the explosion thereof.
Hiah up into the air would SO a cloud
81 dust-atonas of the Spanish fort--iook-
Ing for al nc world like ,he explosion
Of a magazine II brawn prismstic rowder,
The Puritan was doing fully "a much
BARN on The east side of the bay as tse
New York was doing on the west side.
All this time the Cincinnati had RENAME
OUT Of acS!ou.
Capt. Chester s;gaaled for permission
So eneags. and & was grantst. by the
hsssa!a. TAen the Cincinnati steamed
up 20 within eeoA yards. broadssae on.
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the ether hand, every shot that the New
York fred after she got the range was
pitched right into the batteries.
IN point of time The engagement lasted
Just eighteen minutes. II began at hfty-
seven minutes past l2 O'Clock and ended
AZ a quarter past !.
Tbe Puritan and Cincinnati were left to
guard Matanzas, and the New York
returned 10 her old position.
All told. the United States ships fired
eighty-six shots a. the forts. The forts
ared probably twenty-five shots.
Sat far more important than the de-
strae,ion Of the Matanzas batteries Is the
conclusion shout the future which may
be Drawn from the bonn oardmens. This
cauciusion Is that Havana IS absolutely
at the mercy OF the United States fleet
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ssnsw the engagement. the Ships withdrew.
savsng h5th batteries ia ra5lns
VISA adnsissl Sampson. on tho aagsssip
ssw yssR left ire cruising ground "a pay
AFHfe Afatan4gs assa cardeuas. he IN sae
~ is aslad THAI sosne; hlaG had 10 oe done
va ne sosy aggressive Spanish artillery
~ wao were manning tie batteries out
"a, way. They hs4si tul,e flfel 81 The tor
peie beat Foo,e and aere very htasy erect
* faggiaeas lolzs and placing guns In posi-
aaA
AT Matanzas the New York found the
as1aos Puritan and tho cruiser C1ncin~
ss8 ,has have been oloekadiuS shat port
Aaaisal SAMPSON decldea 20 make recon
s.asssAace In fatso jar the threshold par
pase q; beating the batteries, discovering
tas Kind q glns they n,oan;ea. and If Pcs-
Nase sssgsnx ;h,, work u tovti.aoa uefa-
SAiaasss Is at the head Il bay. about
fesr niles fyoaa the SEA. This bay. at So
as'sta, Is thyve ao-lsgs Vide. on the west
ss@e q ihe asS "a Pasnt Rssssalleva. and on
'as east s3,le Po3a, Maya. The poaa,s heve
ssa sl'eAs ele>atloa above tsa goa, tlit
'''e so''sga-ss'ioa og sac hareor H. Sach as
2 Site ihe hafseges On taefu tsnrsand-
* eas1s,u. Stretching hack from these
sAs'e'tes asv sev.-ln- 3is and q wass a<s-
aFseS las sa1.@ h.a h>ea mounted soaie-
Wv 'AeFe conces-st ~ gre ssruabcfry.
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the lowest for six years. and the present
years receipts thus far indicate no change
for the better"
Rev. l. III. Cobb. CT New York. present
cd the report OF the Congregational
Church Building Society.
The council today sent the following
message To President Mckinley:
THE triennial national council OF Con-
gregationai churches sends you most cor
dial greeting and devoutly prays that Di-
vine guidance may continue TO be vouch-
safed unto YOU and that God OF our
safed unto you, and that the God OF our
army and navy that the Unsclfsh patriot
ism OF our people may speedily be crown
ed with the blessing 81 righteous peace"
Rev w s. Hunt. Of Utah read a paper
on "Mormonism and the Present Situation
In Utah" He made a strong appeal for
funds to carry on educational work I'm the
churches of Utah.
The following officers were reelected for
the ensuing three years; Secretary Rev.
Henry \. Hazen. Of Auburndale Mass:
registrar. Rev William III. Moore of Hart
ford. Conn: treasurer. Samuel Il. Forbes.
Of Hartford. Conn: auditor David y.
Camp OF New Britain. Conn.
AT the evening session the report OF tho
Congregational Home Mission Society was
presented and a general discussion OF the
subject occupied the time OF the council
until adjournment.
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THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
Mathematics Discussed in q Number
Of Papers Ina the Morning.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE National
Educational Association he.ds meetings to-
day at the National theater and the Grand
opera house. AT the latter place. the sub
Ject w&s THE Social Base of Conscience"
This paper was discussed by number OF
persons. among them being Henry Sanford.
state institute director. Penn Yam. n. ".
and II. T.. krat. superintendent of public
schools Sioux City. la
Mathematics was the magnet that at
tracted the attention OF the school teach
era at the morning session. The principal
paper was by Prof. William Benjamin
Smith, OF New Orleans. The absolute
worth OF the study of higher mathematics
is admitted. he said He spoke of the rel
alive value of mathematics as regards cub
ture. taken I'm the broadcast sense.
THE Constants of Mathematics was
the subject OF an address by Superintend-
ent Edward Brooks OF the Philadelphia
public schools.
An address on the value OF mental ari,h-
metic was made by A. s. Downing, OF
Albany.
The last address was on the value OF
the etudy Of geometry. by Prof. Miller. OF
Howard university.
Los Angeles has been selected MS the
place OF meeting for the next convention.