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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-06
hundred dollars, they have no income
at all, but are supported by 8 tax upon
the communities in which they live.

PORTO RICO has been annexed to the
United States, Cuba will be, and it Is
now announced that the members OF
the peace commission in session at
Paris, have been instructed to demand
and accept nothing else than the an
nexation OF the entire group of the
Philippine Islands, and also g coaling
and naval station in the Ladrones. And
all this. though the resolution of Con-
gress declaring war against Spain, con-
taius the following declaration:
THE United States hereby disclaims
any disposition or intention to exercise
sovereignty or control over said islands
except for the paciication thereof, and
asserts its determination, when that is
accomplished, to leave the government
and control of the islands to the people
thereof"
However, when nation starts out on
policy of conquest, annexation and
Imperialism, its solemn declarations of.
fer little or no obstruction to the attain
m ent of the object of its desires. But
such things do not escape the notice OF
other nations, and there is day Of
retribution for nations as well IS for in
dividuals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-06

DR.. BULLS Cough SYRUP HAS BEEN
in use for half q century. Some fami-
lies have used it for three generations,
and it is to-day the standard cough
remedy of this country.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

NEW YORK COTTON-New York, Nov. ..
The cotton market opened steady with
prices two points lower, under less responsive
English cables than looked for. The loss
was soon regained, however, and a slight
improvement scored on demand for local and
southern shorts. The volume OF receipts is
steadily losing weight influence. Neill 8
estimate for IL 500 600 r. minimum crop
cut little figure as g >or. Futures closed
barely steaay; November, sic; December,
5SO9c January, 5.14e; February, Else;
March, 5.22c; April, 5.26c; May, 5.3Oc; June.
5.34c; July, 5.37o; August, 5.40c; September,
5.40c.
BUTTER AND EGGs-New York, Nov. q
Butter, receipts, 5,627 packages; firm; VEST
11k@14c.
Chicago, Nov. 2-Butter steady; cream
cry, 14q22c; diaries, 1214Q19c Eggs steady;
fresh, 1712Q1Sc. Live poultry, firm; spring
chickens, SIC; hens, &c; turkeys, 10c; ducks,
NEW YORK METALS-New York, Now 2.
The feature of today's market was the sharp
reaction in tin, due partially to selling pres
sure and falling off in demand. At the
close the metal exchange called pig iron war
rants dull at 81 bid, $7.25 asked; lake copper
unchanged at 12.50c bid and12 Csc asked; tin
easier $3.50 bid, $lS.25 asked; lead firm,
$370 bid, 1913 asked; spelter firm, $515 bid,
50. 20 asked. The firm naming the settling
price for leading miners and smelters in the
West quote lead $3.50
NEW YORK DRY GooDs-New York, Nov.
2:-There was very little in the tenor of
the days trading to warrant the assumption
that any radical improvement in dry goods
is impending. Staple lines were in better gen.
eral demand though there was nothing of a
speculative character in the trading Bleached
cottons were quiet in nearly all lines. Export
goods were sold quite freely for all mar
kets. Cutters and converters continued to
operate in the market. The market for print
cloths was reported quiet. There were few
If any sales of extras at &c and odd goods
orders were also reported quiet. Prints were
without feature.
NEW YORK COFFEE-New York, Nov. 2.
-CC@se options opened steady at unchanged
steady undertone some positions advancing
on covering but absence of cables from
Brazilian markets CLOSED account of holi-
days. made traders conservative; Haver
cables, following yesterdays holiday, unsatis-
factory; little or no outside speculation; local
traders equally nervous. Closed steady, I'M
changed to 5 points higher; sales, 1900 bags,
January, 5.40c; March, 5.50c; April 5.60c;
spot coffee, Rio quiet but steady; mild, quiet
Sugar-Raw, firm; refined, firm.
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NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON MINING SHARES.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2-New York exchange TO
premium : Uz Sterling exchange, posted, s4,s81z@
4.S7; actual, $4.8394.S6; 60 days, $4S11a@4.S5.
WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York Cos
sip. reported by H. Holbert & Son, bankers
and brokers' 941 Robert street. National Ger
n!an-Amer,can Bank building, st. Paul. Post
& Flagg wire us: "Today's mar
ket presented the same general feat
ures as yesterday railroad stocks, be-
ing absolutely dead but the industrials
active. Tobacco was weak talk of opposi-
ton to the coming deal declining sharply at
the opening subsequently rallying only to sell
off again. Federal Steel, which has had such
notable advance of late, sold off on the ex-
ecution of several large stop orders probably
on account of people having bought in what
is known as pyramid We think this stock
apt to sell off because next week 1t will be
dealt in in the regular way and many who
have been buying it very eagerly when it
comes to question Of paying for it. find it
difficult to do so and will consequently have
10 sell. This is almost always the case where
a stock advances largely on dealings when
issued. sugar was very strong on cover
ing of short contracts induced by increase in
the premium last night and this morning
and it showed that most of the heavy selling
yesterday was short. The betting the
election swung more toward Van Wyck again
today and this had some effect on prices.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL-New York Nov.
1.-THE Evening Posts London financial ca
blegram says: The stock markets here
opened steady today, but quickly gave way
on vague feverish politics and sympathy with
consols. The weakness Of consols, however,
was mainly connected with the settlement the
Bank of England again borrowing largely
upon them, with the result that the CONTAIN
goes rose per cent. The markets generally
closed at the lowest. Americans were dull,
but closed above the worst"
NEW YORK MONEY-New York Nov. q
Money on call, 1902; last loan, 2 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 304A. Sterling ex-
change firm with actual business in bankers
bills at $4.S6@4S6N for demand, and at $4.S2%
G4SS for sixty days. Posted rates, $4.83h
and 4.S61a@4.S7. Commercial bills, $4S1h@
1882. Silver certificates, 61A@62c. Bar silver,
61ssc. Mexican dollars, 473sc.
TREASURY STATEMENT = Washington
Nov 2-Today's statement of the condition
of the treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance, $500, 636, 546 gold reserve, $2.02;5, 408.
BANK CLEARINGS.
St. Paul, 1924, 24S.6O.
Minneapolis, So 32l $50.
Chicago, 500, 1851 26.
Boston, $16,306. 453.
New York S1S1, 395, 7S7.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS.

GRAIN GOSsIP-Gossip by private wire to
c. n. F. Smith & Co., st. Paul, members Of
the New York stock exchange and Chicago
board of trade.-Thomans crop report for
November shows the condition of corn TO he
lower by per cent, due to wet, cold wealth
er: The maximum prospective yield is $780,
100000 blu. Reserves are very light. There
is considerable incl ease in wheat acreage in
dicated. The growth was seldom more prom
Using. Liverpool private cable quotes par
cells No. red and No. Northern cd higher
per quarter.-There are rumors of large
takings of wheat at New York and outports--
from 140 to 165 loads.-The Missouri state
ST LOUIS, Nov. 2.-Wheat, higher and
firm; No. red cash elevator and track
691@c; November, zoe; December, 6S1sc; May,
69!s@7Oc; No; hard; 6514@67 c; Corn,
SlAc; May. 323ac. Oats, higher; No. 2 cash,
261Ac; track, 27@28c; May 25sc; No. 2 white,
3OQ3Ohc. Rye. firm; SIC. Flax, better;
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2.-Close, wheat, quiet;
1sd lower; November, nominal; December, 6s
15bd; March, 5s 111Ad; May, nominal; Corn,
cember, 3s Esd; March,3s SD; May, nominal.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2.-Flour, steady.
Wheat. lower: No; / northern. CSC; Nc. 2
northern mort 6elkG Oats; fiTmer 25 SIs
2, 4Sc; sample, SS1a@4Sc
KANSAS CITY Nov. 2.-Wheat steady; No.
! hard. 62Q6Sc; No. 2, 6lg62c; No. 8 5lQ62c;
S SsSe2c req No. o'G $50 5S5So o coTn HG firm S Ro
mixed, 2s4 629%c; No. 2 white, 3Olh@31c; No.
3, 3OG3O1ac. Oats firm; No. white, $500
26c Rye firm; No. 2. SOC.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2.-Flour-Receipts, 22,-
AIS bbls; exports, 1,S3S bbls; moderately ac-
tive for spring patents, but otherwise dull.
Wheat Receipts, S1S, 200 bu; exports, %, 965
options A@3sc net higher; No 2 red, May
Y 1-16G725sc, closed at 725sc. Corn-Re-
ceipts, 244625 bu exports. 52,7S7 blu; spot
steady; No. 2, 391kc f. o. b., afioat; options
w Now olo
Oats-Receipts 900 bu; exports, $500; spot
steady; No. 2, 2914c; options quiet,
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ST. Paul Markets.

PRODUCE-Butter, eggs and potatoes, firm
at prices that prevailed at the opening of
the week. Some varieties of apples are quot
ed higher.
The following are the street quotations as
corrected daily by c. L. Jet & Co.:
APples-Per 90 B b ~ Spy, s. 1904;
Ben Davis, s3@3.75; crabs, $2.5OQ $50; other
varieties, $2.75@3:25.
Bananas-Choice, shiipping-Large punches,
$150G2; small punches, 75c@1.25.
Beans-Per Bu-Brown, 81; dirty lots, 60@65c;
fancy, $125; medium, hand-picked, $1.10.
Beef-Country- dressed, fancy, 6@614c; rough,
3R@4c.
Butter-Per Lb-Creameries. extras, 23@24c;
creameries frsts 20@21c; creameres, gath
cred cream. 16@19c; diaries, extras, ITO
zoe; limitations, 12Q121sc; packing stock,
Cabbage-Home-grown doz, 15@S5c.
Cheese-Per Lb-Brick, No. l. 10Ac; brick
he; twins, fancy, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
91k@10c Young America, new, 1Oc; prmost,
Cider Sweet, per Dbl, $5@5.5O; sweet per
Cranberrles- & Bugle, s6.75@7; Cape
Cod $65007.
Eggs-Fresh subject to loss off, new, cases
included, 151a@16c; seconds, cases included,
Figs-California, 1O-lb box, $125
Fish-Per LbaPickerel, 41ke; croppes, 7c;
trout, lake, &c. whitefsh, &c.
Game-Ducks, mallard. per doz, $3.50; canvas
backs, $4.25GS; brant, per doz. $4@45O.
Hogs-Clean, Per Lb-Heavy, 41kc; light, AZ
&c; medium, 4c.
extracted amber 6q614c; extracted white,
61ac; golden rod, 10c; extracted white lie;
white, fancy, 13c.
Lemons California, DOCS to 36Os, $65oa7;
Messinas. choice. 36Os, $4.5O65; Messinas,
fancy, $685. $6.25@7; Messinas choice, 36Os,
$55066.
Maple Sugar-Per Lb-Ohio, in bricks. Zoe:
Vermont, in bricks 10c; Western in bricks,
10c.
Mutton : Per LIB : Bucks, SIC; country
dressed. 71@@S13c; milk lambs pelts off, 91h
aloe
Nuts-Almonds, new, small quantities, 11@
12c; almonds, Tarragonas, sacks. 100 lbs
12c. Tarragonas, small quantities. lac. fl,
berts, sacks, about 200 lbs, SIC; flberts.
81; peanuts, per ID, raw, 696lkc; peanuts,
per ID, roasted, &c; pecans, new Texas
polished, 100-lb sacks, Sc; pecans small
quantities, s@199c; walnuts. 9610c; walnuts,
California, hard. sacks, 100 to 10 lbs. 10G
lie; walnuts. California, hard less guam
titles, 12c; black walnuts, ST.
Onions-Per Bu-silver skins, 35@4Oc; other
varieties. 25030c.
Oranges-Per Box-Seedlings, fancy, Valen-
cas $4.50G5.
Pears-Per Bu-Michigan, S15O; Washington.
$780,
Potatoes-Bu rbanks $25@26c: Rural. 25@2sc;
Snow Flakes, 25G26c; Peerless, 25@26e; 9TH
er varieties, 17q23c;. Jersey sweets, s..
per Dbl; MuScatines, s1.75G2.
live hens, 5@6c; live geese, 7c;. live ducks,
7GSc; live turkeys. S2@9c; cocks, 4@5c.
Quinces-Per Dbl, $4@4.25; per bu, $500
175
veal-Per Lb-Coarse and thin, &c; extra,
fancy, country-dressed, SIC.
! Vegetab les-Green-Bee per doZ punches
10c; new carrots. per doz, 10c; new turnips
per doz, 15c; tomatoes. &c; caulifiower. dry.
Pigeons-Tame pigeons old and young, alive
per doz, Coo; squads, fancy, 81.
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DULUTH.

DULUTH, Mimi. Nov. 1.-THE market
opened slightly off and held steady all morn
ing, with few sales and little inclination to
trade. Cash wheat held at a slight premium
over May. Receipts were small, but ship
ments were large, 600 Blu; of this Con-
solidated elevator sent out 100000 bu Freight
rates were as past two days, &c to Buffalo.
Among sales of the morning were these:
10000 blu No. l northern, 66&c; cars No
northern, &c; 10000 blu No. ! northern, 67e;
10000 bu, 66a4c; 10000 blu No. northern,
$3.50; 10000 bu, 66a4c; Is 600 blu, 667sc; car
No. 2 northern size; 1000 Blu fax, $1.05;
10000 Blu December, SLOPE; l car, $1.05; 5000
Blu, $1.061a; 5000 blu, $1.O4; 1900 Blu, $1.05;
25,0O0 blu No. l northern wheat, 67c; 1000
bu No. northern wheat, 66&c. Market
opened at 6414c for December and 6612c for
at noon 64Ac for December and 66s4c for May.
Oats, 251ac; rye, sic; barley, 34G40c; fax, to
arrive, $1.041k; May, S1.07; corn, 2S%c. Cash
sales for day amounted to about 100000 blu.
No. hard cash and to arrive, nc; Deem
ber 66s4c; May, 6SAc; No. northern, cash
and to arrive, 671ac; December, 6434c May,
67Ac; No. northern, Csc; No. 8, slice
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coarse, 10@12c; do bury. seedy, etc., SQ9c
Montana Montana: Unwashed, fine. bright. per lb,
SQ9c; do medium, 12014c; do coarse, 800
lac; do dark combings, 7QSc.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET-Boston, Nov. q.
The American Cotton and Wool Reporter
VIII say tomorrow of the wool market: 1.-The
largest weeks business thus far in 1898 has
been transacted since our last review the
sales for the week ending Nov. l aggrega.-
Ing over 100000 lbs. The demand for fleece
has run almost wholly to quarter, three
combing being in better demand than for
some time. The transactions in foreign woods
have cut less of figure in the market, al
though it is understood that some negotia-
lions are now under way which may result
in a considerable business. The sales for
the week in Boston amount to 1925, 500 lbs
domestic and $500 lbs foreign, making a to-
tai of 9,059, 900 lbs against total CT 1888 COD
lbs for the corresponding week la year
Sales since Jan. l, 1898, amount TO 102, 6-5 SO
lbs, against 1895, 100 lbs last year at this
time.
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No. 8. car; rejected, 1 car; no grade, 2
cars; No. oats, cars No. barley, 1 car !;
No; barley, rs cars; No. rye, cars; No.
! fax. | car.
corn, 1850 bu; oats 4017O bu barley, II, $50
bu; rye. $3.50 blu; fax, 1850 blu; oil cake,
l04 40O lbs; flour, $40 bbls; hay Ice tons; fruit.
46f 800 lbs; merchandise, 1,609, 633 lbs; lumber,
J. cars; barrel stock, 5 cars; machinery, $1,000
lbs; COAL LISP tons: wood. 36S cords; brick,
"a, Oo0; cement, 100 bbls; household goods, 90,
Goo lbs; pig iron. so cars stone and marble,
coo lbs; railroad materials 9 cars; sundries,
q cars; car lots 1861
SHIPMENTS-Whe 20 cars. 22,91O bu;
oats, 500 bu; barley, 1920 bu;. rye, $50
blu; flax, 1880 bu; oil, 914 $50 lbs; -four, 81. 4S5
bbls; milstuffs 2274 tons; fruit, 270.700 lbs;
merchandise, 2,1S76SO lbs; lumber, SO cars;
wood, 10 cords; lime. l car; cembent, 100
bbls; household goods, 99C0 lbs; ties 5 cars;
live stock, cars; railroad materials, cars;
sundries, 10 cars: car lots 81.
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Live Stock Markets.

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Nov. 2.-The receipts at
the Union Stock yards today were: Cattle.
1893: calves, 419; hogs, 2,090; sheep, 407 The
cattle market was fairly active with prices
steady On good butcher cattle. But few
butcher steers were offered. High grade
stockers and feeders were a shade stronger.
Stock cows and hefers about steady. Com
mon stuff dragged. The hog market was
somewhat demoralized, owing to the heavy
decline at other points Shippers were in
prices, and this made trading dull. All the
hogs were finally sold. but it was late before
the yards were cleaned up. The sheep mar
ket was steady and fairly active in all kinds
of stuff. Mutton sheep were in demand.
Hogs-Market badly off, owing to the de-
cline at other points, The drop in prices was
from &c to 10c. The bulk of the light to
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u u norses were practically without demand.
a,e ne OF western horses we-e also Leavy
anu constituted lot of fine horses The
nominal value Of serviceable sound horses
from four to eight years was as follows:
Drafters choice to extra ....... .$135
DIrafters, common to good. .............. so
F arLn horses choice to extra ............ 10l
TU 90 - morses, common to good ~
CHICAGO. Nov 2.-Buyers of cattle today
LOOK 100 al the good, fat steers at steady prices,
Cboi tor otner lots the market was rather SLOW
nv Snoice steers, $5.25Q5.70 medium "a 1904 40;
peer steers $4g4 SO; stockers and feeders, $50
40; bulls, $2.25@4.15 COWS and helfers, $3.50
ca eaiy@s $S25@5 Western ., % rangers e
SI.oOV4.eo; western fed steers, $4Q5.30; Iexas
grass steers, $4,000. In spite of the diminish
ing receipts, of hogs packers were not dis
posed sn 10 take hold very. rapidly and prices
day at the lowest figure of the season. Fair
70 cho &c $S.571a@3.75; mixed, $3SO@S.67h;
n n.sn SS.5Gg3 20; pigs, $2.50@350 The pens
we're oVernoWing with sheep and trade was
euctlon In prices. Feeding sheep, $3.15q4;
year1ngs, $45O@4.75; inferior to choice lambs,
{4oOq5;25; feeders, $44lQ4.s5. Receipts-Cat-
tie, l4:C09; hogs. $4,000; Sheep, $4,000 head.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Nov. 2.-Cattle- Receips,
1900; Tuesday LAT; shipments, 1888; mar
kei fairly active, steady Sales: beeves,
az lS9z i6s $4 4S beeves, ay 2SS $4; 80
10 stock heifers, av 676, BIS; stock heifers,
av 440, $40; bulls, av 1,24O $3.50; bulls,
av $50, 50; bulls, av $40, 1925; "a stockers
and feeders, av SD, $40; Is stockers and
feeders, av 800, So. IS 20 calves, av 261, $4;25;
Is calves, av 269, SAYS; % yearlings, av 6s2,
$3.50; 80 yearlings, ay $50, $40. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1,S00; Tuesday; 1884; market 1oc low
er, selling at $3.3OQ3.55; bulk, $3.SOQ3.65.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2.-Cattle-Receipts,
10000; best, strong; others steady; native
steers, $S.70@5.25; Texas steers $2.55@375:
Texas cows, $1.5O@2.75; native cows and (,
heifers, 81. 5OQ4.50; stockers and feeders, $3.l5
Q4.5O; bulls, 50. 35@S50 Hogs-Receipts, Is,
600; 6@10c lower; bulk of sales, $S.4OQS50;
heavy, SO .40QS.55; packers, 50. 40; mixed,
$3;95@3.5O; ligh\ $S.3O@345; workers., 50 400
S.45; pigs, $S.2Od3.40. Sheep-Receipts, 5000;
steady. lambs, $3.25@5.S5 muttons, $S94:S2;
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2.-Cat le-Rece.pts, 4,t0];
steady; beef stesrs, $4.25@5.5O stockers and
feeders, $2.5Oq4.5O; cows and heifers, SEQ
4.50; Texas and Indian steers, $2.75@4; cows
and heifers, $2@3.50. Hogs-Receipts, 5000,
5@10c lower; workers, $35O@3.65; packers,
$3:6OQ3.7O: butchers, sS.65@3.75. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 2O00; easy; muttons, $3.75@475; lambs,
81 5006
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ST. PAUL.

Quotations on grain, hay, feed. etc. fur
nished by Griggs Bros, grain and seed mer-
chants
northerh. 6S@6S1kc.-CORNENo 3 yellow,
white, 25@2512c No. 8, 241a@25c.-BARLEY
AND RYE-sample barley, S4@4Oc; No. 2
rye, 4S@4S15c; No. 8, 47G471kc.- SEEDS
No. flax, 973s@9Sc; timothy seed, SOL. 25;
red clover, S4@4. -FLOUR-Patents, per
bbls, $3.60Q3.S0; rye flour, $2.40@2S0.--
GROUND FEED = $12. 1903 COARSE
@9.25.-SHORTS-In bulk, $9.50@975.-
HAY-Market steady; receipts light; choice
Iowa aud Minnesota upland, $7.25@8; Ne. 1
timothy, $75O@S.5O; clover and clover mixed,
$500. 5O,-STRAW-Rye $3.75@4; cat, 1925
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KELLY NOT INSANE.
Such Is the Judgment of President
Upham, of the First National.

The case of Patrick Kelly, who is appealing
from the recent decision of the probate court
making the ST. Paul Trust company the
guardian of his estate, was continued yes
terday afternoon before Judge Otis and again
adjourned. MIR. H. P. Upham, of the First Ma
tional bank, was the principal witness yes
terday Mr. Upham swore that. in his judg
ment, the appellant was fully competent to
conduct his business and that the proceedings
against him were unjustifable. The case was
begun at the instance of a son of the appel
liant, Patrick Kelly Jr., who swears that his
father is mentally unbalanced.
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Cash quotations were as follows: F1our-
Steady Wheat-No. 2 spring, 66Q61Ac; No.
2, S21Sc. Oats-No. ?. 2434 q25c No. white,
27@271Ac; No. white, 25a4 926Ac. Rye-No.
2, 52G521@c. Barley-SampIe. 3314Sc Flax
Seed-No. l, S1.O3Q1.05. Timothy Seed
Prime $3.50. Mess Pork-Per bbI $79OG795.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $4,000 5 Ribs-Short
sides, Qoose), 5@2Oc Shoulders, dry sailed,
(bboxedl, 43g@434e sides1.5Short. clear;
goods, per gal, sips. Sugar, cut
Loaf, 564c; granulated 5.14c. Receipts
-Flcur. 23,90O bbls; wheat, 217, 200
bu corn, 461 200 bu; OATS 1853, 600 bu
rye, $4,000 bu; barley, Ill, 900 blu. Shipments
10000 bbls; wheat, 1861 bu; corn, 500
bu; oats, 144,3O0 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley,
butter market was steady; creameries, 14@
22c: diaries, 121a@19c. Eggs, steady fresh,
1712@1Sc; cheese, quiet; creams, 7A@9Ac.
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To Abandon Wrecked warshlps.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The navy depart
ment has practically decided to abandon
wrecking operations under existing contracts
on the Spanish cruisers Cris.obal Colon. Viz
caya and Almirante Oquendo, near Santiago.
which have become GENEROUSLY expensive to
mendations, in part at least, Of Naval Con-
structor Hobson and ether officers who have
been experimenting the work of rescuing
the conclusion that the Vizcaya and the Al
mirante Oquendo will probably never be
rescued, and the Cristobal Colon, if saved
at all, will not be brought to the United
States.
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Her attire Cost Her Dearly.

Roy Lemoure, or Ray Jones, whichever
her name may be. the young woman arrested
in male attire on Seventh street Sunday night
was tried in the police court yesterday, on
the charge of drunkenness and fined $40. The
charge of disorderly conduct against the girl
was dismissed. The young man arrested in
company with the girl and who gave the
name Of A. G. johnson did not appear, and
school teacher at Brainerd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-03
SMALL BOYS SUSPECTED.
Trio From Six to Eleven Accused
of Taking Money.

A trio of youngsters, the eldest eleven
years old and the youngest but six, stood be-
fore Judge Hine in the police court yester-
day, charged with the crime of larceny. The
boys are Oscar Anderson, Adolph Anderson
and Agath Anderson. They are accused of
robbing the till in A. G. Johnson's butcher
alleges that the boys took about S14. The
lads however, deny such wholesale appro-
priation of the butchers receipts and say they
took but 81 each. 1t is charged that the
boys took the money when allowed to GO
back of the counter to procure some scraps
for their dog. Their case was set for trial
today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-03
WAS PREMATURE.
Announcement Concerning the Gu
ban Provisional Assembly.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-President Masso,
of the provisional Cuban government, has
cabled from Santa Cruz del Sur to Senior
Quesada, secretary of the Cuban delegation
here, saying:
Assembly has not yet met, owing to the
absence of quorum"
This called out by an inquiry by Senior
Quesada as to reports coming by way OF San
tiago, representing the Cuban assembly as in
session at Santa Cruz del Sur. and engaged
in important questions relating to the future
of the island, the disarmament Of the Cuban
army and the extent of cooperation between
the former insurgent forces and the United
States authorities.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-03
sCORCHED AT MIDNIGHT.
Building Formerly Occupied by Re
ber's Restaurant.

The building at 1876 East Fourth street, for
merly occupied by RoXey Reber as cafe and
saloon, was damaged to the extent of $500 by
fire shortly before midnight. officer Twohy
discovered the fire while making the rounds
of the alley in the rear of the building. The
flames were burning fiercely in the part of the
building formerly used as Kitchen and
were communicated to a small barn in the
which was slow in reaching the scene, and
did not get to work until fully ten minutes
after the first alarm. Meanwhile the flames
alarmed occupants of the large buildings close
to the burning structure.