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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATs-Bacon. sQshc per lb for
heavy, s1k@sc for light medium. 101s911c for
light, 12c for extra light and 121z91Sc for sugar
cured; Eastern sugarcured Hams. lie; Cali
fornia Hams, 1Oc; Mess Beef, sl2g12 80 per Dbl
extra Mess Beef, S13 so; Family Beef. $l4 509
Is: extra Prime Pork, sl2 so; extra clear ST so;
mess. SIG; Smoked Beef; lie per 10.
LARD-Tierces quoted at 494@5&c per Id for
compound and 7Q71ac for pure; lf-barrels,
pure 5A9Se 1O-ib tins sh 81 Slb tins SIC,
less than 300 lbs lib pals, 60 in case. 91zc;
BIB pals 20 in a case. S9sc; 5-b pals, IL in a
case, S1ac; 1o-lb pals, in a case. S4sc; 50-lb
lbs net. s1sc; fancy tubs, so lbs net. 77sc; half
barrels about 10 lbs, 7Ac.
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IS: minimum 10; mean, 50.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
The weather is generally cloudy over the
Pacific Slope except in Southwestern Califor-
MIA Rain is falling in the western portions
of Washington and Oregon, and snow in the
eastern portions. Snow has also fallen dur
Ing the day over Utah, Idaho and Northern
Arizona
The temperature has generally fallen over
the Pacific Slope, the greater fall being IN
Arizona. a
weather with brisk northwest winds in Cali
fornia Saturday.
Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, February 20:
Northern Calfornia-Fair except partly
cloudy along the northern coast Saturday;
brisk northwest wind.
Southern California--Partly cloudy Saturday,
probably with light rain in the mountains early
Saturday morning. high northwest wind
Nevada-Cloudy with snow in the mountains
Saturday
Utah-CIoudy with snow Saturday.
Automatically cloudy with snow in the
mountains Saturday; cooler.
San Francisco and vicinfty-F'air Saturday;
brisk northwest wind.
Report From Mount Tamalpa1s-Clear; wind
north forty miles; temperature, ~: maximum
temperature, 90. G. H. WILSON,
Local Forecast Official.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Beef is shade easier, owing to the Lenten
season. Mutton and Veal are unchanged.
Lamb Is easier. Hogs are firm and unchanged.
Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
are follows
BEEF-7GSc per ~
VEAL-Large and small, SGsc per ID:
LAMB-s@10c per 10 for yearlings and 12a@
PoRKpLive Hogs. 5A@51sc for large. 5N95Mc
for medium and 5Q53sc for small; stock Hogs
&c; dressed Hogs, 61a9Shc.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

There will be no more Eastern on the mar
ket until Monday. Local Poultry Is cleaned
up and higher.
Game is rather frmer. a., ~,
TURKEYS, i1d1Sc for Gobblers and 11G19c for
Hens; Geese, per pair, s15oq1 Is; Goslings. ~ 70
az 30: Ducks "a 5OQ56; Hens, S. SOFAS so; young
boosters. s7@7 so; old BOOSTERS. s5@6; Flyers,
se96 5O Broilers, $5d5 so for large, 50 6O94 %
FOR small; Pigeons, 81 506p1 IS per dozen for
old and 81 25a2 50 for Squads: ..,
81 80; M Mall sSS San WSeeon
s1Gi 25: Small Duck 81; English Snipe, 81 60g
jack snps s91 55 GT sg1 Sees aonhe Ps
50 5oSI3; Hare, 81; Rabbits, 81 so for Cottontails
and 81 for small.
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HAY AND FEEpsTuFFs.

Bran and Middlings are in light supply and
very firm Hay continues dull and unchanged.
Dry weather seems to have effect whatever
upon il.
BRAN-s1s 5oGI20 per ton.
INGS-s2ig22 so per ton.
FEEDsTUFFs Rolled Barley, s2sg27 per
ton; Oicake Meal at the mill. s31@31 so; Job
bling, ss2932 90; Cocoanut Cake. s24925; Cot
tonseed Meal, ,2S930 per ton; Cornmeal SIS 50
@24 50: Cracked Corn. s24925; Mixed Feed.
s1s 50G20.
CALIFORNIA HAY Wheat. s1s@17 80 for
no fancy coming in; Wheat and Oat, s13 5o9
16 so; Oat. S12 50614 so: Island Barley. s13914;
Alfalfa; Sl1@i2; Stock. $40: Clover, nominal
Wheat and Wheat and Dat. sl2 boQ1s 50; Cheat.
:1Ig12; Grass Hay; SO: Dat. s2GlS; Clover.
STRAW-35617bc per bale.
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IMPORTS FROM THE ORIENT.

The City Of Picking brought 44,915 mats OF
Rice mostly from Hongkons. There were over
1000 mats from Japan. She also had Az bags
Java Coffee 1000 bags White Sugar from hong
kong. 200 cases Nut OIL and 2eO0 rolls Mating.
The steamer brought one OF the larges tcon-
signments of Raw SILK received at this port
in months It consisted OF 1885 bales. ana IS
valued at over $500 600. There was also s's'i~
in specie.
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.

Dat products have again advanced. No
other changes
FLOUR-California family extras, s4Q4 Is;
bakers extras. SO s0Q4 Oregon and Washing
ton 1903 IS per Dbl.
MILLSTUFFS.-Prices in sacks are as fol-
lows usual discount to the trade: Graham
per 100; Rice Flour. 81; Cornmeal. 81 5O extra
cream Cornmeal, Sc Is: Oatmeal, 81 50a4 rs;
Dat Greats, 81 T5; Hominy. SO 25G3 30; Buck
wheat Flour, s4a4 %; Cracked Wheat, So rs;
Farina, 81 80; Whole Wheat Flour. So so; Rolled
Oats (barrels) Sc 3596 Is; in sacks, Sc 1906 81;
Pearl Barley. S.; Split Peas, "a rs; Green Peas,
81 50 per 100 pounds.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb. A.-The demand for cattle
to-day was slow and prices showed i'm
provement. Fancy cattle, S. 75d5 IS; choice
steers, S. s5G5 20; mediums. 81 65d4 90; beef
steers So s064 so; cows and heifers, SO 30d4;
bulls. 81 1894: Western fed steers, 81 1905 s.;
Texas steers. So 50Q4 %; calves. S. 50q7 rs.
Hogs ruled 5Q10c higher. Fair TO choice
50 1903 80; packing lots, s. 5SgS TN: mixed
So SOFAS 80; butchers, 50 eOQ3 So; light, 50 s59
80; pigs, So 1898 So
Sheep were steady and lambs were about 10c
decline for choice. Inferior to prime sheep.
lambs, So 25G4 rs.
Receipts-Cattle. 1000; hogs. 1900; sheep.
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Some changes in Cordage.
Silver unchanged
Wheat and Barley futures advanced
Oats in light supply.
Corn flrmer.
Rye still duh.
Dat products advanced
Bran and Middlings very strong.
Hay dull and unchanged.
Beans and Seeds as before.
Potatoes and Onions unchanged.
Poultry and Game doing better.
Butter weaker. Eggs firm.
Mexican Lines scarce and higher.
Honey in fair demand and firm.
Provisions unchanged
Wool. Hides and Hops as before.
Beef easy, Mutton and Pork firm.
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EcaEIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, FEB. 24.-Consols. Ill 7-1s; silver,
27ssd: French reltes. 1925 95c; wheat cargoes off
coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage. buy
ers and sellers apart; No. / Standard Califor-
nia 2Ss Cd; English country markets. quiet.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. A.-Wheat. firm; wheat
in Paris steady; -four in Paris, steady; French
country markets, quiet; weather in England,
fine.
COTTON-Uplands, u-32d.
WHEAT-Spot. firm: No 1 red Northern
spring. IS I'D.
CoRN-spot, steady. Futures quiet. Febru-
ary 3s SID.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRoDUt

NEW YORK. Feb. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
49, sig bushels; exports, 49, 32. Again duil ana
steadily held.
WHEAT - Receipts $500 bushels; exports,
org 118. spot firm. No. red, S5ssc, I. o. b..
atioat to arrive. Options had an easy open
tuTeess although fairly steady on foreign buy
ing and export rumors. In the afternoon bears
hammered prices off until caught by late
rise in corn and disturbing Manila news. when
bastv covering ensued, the market closing
atrong at &c to lie net advance March,
37sQS41ac closed s4hc.
IOPS-Steady.
HIDES-Firm
WOOL-Ffrm.
METALS-It was a day of small things IN
the local market. with the exception OF lead.
fatlons were positively unchanged. News from
abroad and the West practically had been
anticipated buyers in view of heavy purchases
were slow to take hold, and sellers were indif-
ferent and disposed to hold out for another
upward movement. At the close the Metal Ex-
change called:
LAKE COPPER-Unchanged. at SIT 70 bid
and SIS asked.
TIN-Firm, at pa rs.
IEAD-Quiet, with 81 IS bid and "a 40 asked.
SPELTER-Unchanged, at SIS 90.
The brokers' price for lead is 81 TO- and for
copper SIS
70 s points lower Sales 81, $50 bags includ-
ing: March, SIS %; May, S. 40; June IS 5o Au-
gust IS 60; September. S. zoos rs; October,
spot coffee-Rio, dull: No invoice, 6ssc:
No. jobbing. csc; mild, quiet; Cordova, s
| @14c.
cenfrif hsMlss test. isc: molasses sugar
| 8 11-l6c Refined. firm.
| BUTTER : Receipts, 240o packages; firm.
Western creamery, 16922c; Elgins. &c; factory.
EGGs-Recepts. 1852 packages: strong and
| higher. Western, BIC; Southern, 34a35c.
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pEc1DJoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Lines have gone up again and are very
scarce Oranges are In fair demand.
DECIDUOUS FRUITS
for No and 81 70 for choice.
per box; Seedlings. 75cdSl 80; MandarIns. 81 %
al Is: Lemons. 75c6S1 80 for common and SO
20 for good to choice; Mexican Lines, So;
California Lines q per small box; Grape
Fruit 81 50Q2: Bananas, 81 25q2 so per bunch;
pInaannIes s204 80 per dozen.
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The leading futures ranged as follows:
Articles
Cash quotations were as follows:

Flour moderate demand and steady; No. 2
spring wheat. eSG711kc; No. spring wheat, 6
97oc; No. 2 red. 721k97a1kc; No corn. 3tha9
No. white, 291a @Soc; Ne. rye, 55%g5sc; No.
barley 42@52c; No. fax seed, 81 151s; prime
timothy seed 81 471a; mess pork. per barrel,
50 45@s 5o lard, per 100 pounds. IS So95 321s;
short ribs sides Qoosel, "a 65@4 Is; dry sailed
shoulders (boxed), 4A@4%c; short clear sides
(boxed), "a s0Q5; whisky. distillers finished
goods. per gallon. 81 26 sugars cut loaf IS 10;
granulated, S. 20.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

Beans steadily held at the quotations.
Alfalfa Seed is dull.
BEANs-Bayos. 81 eoG1 so: Small Whites.
81 1922 20; Large Whites, 81 6591 Is: Pinks,
30; Buffers 81 $500 90; Lirnas. IS 25a3 s5: Pea,
81 1892 so; Red Kidneys. 81 1902 so per ctL
SEEDS-Brown Mustard 81 50Gl4 10 per ctl;
yellow Mustard, So 1924; Flax. 81 1902 rs; Ca
nary Seed. 2AG2%c per ID; Alfalfa, 89s1so;
Rape. 2kG2%c; Hemp, 21sG3c; Timothy ogossc
DRIED PEAS-Niles, 81 s5@1 20; Green, sza
30 per ctl.
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BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clear
ings at all principal cities for the week ended
February "a. with the percentage Of increase
and decrease. as compared with the CORE
spending week last year:
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THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Feb 24-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
Business here was small to-day, owing to the
heavy settlement. The tone was good in the
early hours, but was depressed later by ru
NOR Of the death of the Ameer of Afghanistan,
which affected consols and Indian issues,
although IL much doubted.
Americans opened off, then rallied slightly
above parity and maintained firm tone on
professional and Continental buying until New
York prices became weak, whereupon the mar
ket became rather wild, went fat and closed
at only fractional recovery. Three hard spots
were Central Pacific. Baltimore and Ohio and
Ontario and Western. There were dealings in
Central Pacific As at 1851; in the 312s at 91lz
in Southern Pacific As at SO, and in Southern
Pacific shares at 3S1a
Coppers were fabby Tintos were 40: Utahs
81. Anacondas s14 and SIS, and Bostons rs.
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BRADsTREErs ON TRADE CONDITIONS

BRADSTREETS ON TRADE CONDIIlONS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Bradstreets to-mor-
row will say: Iron and steel and cotton goods
have shared in public interest this week be-
cause OF urgency in demand and consequent
buoyancy in prices. In the former industry
the striking feature has been the continued
call for supplies alike of raw and OF inanufac-
tured material, not only domestic, but even
of foreign account and II is as yet too early
to ascertain the effect OF the numerous and
heavy advances announced during the week
1t Is of course. to be rernem bered that iron
and steel are in active demand at advancing
prices the wsfld over. and it is ENCOURAGING to
find that export buyers of pigiron are follow
ing I'D their demands. notwithstanding recent
advances in this line. 1t is beginning to be
hold its export trade In some products II pres
ent price tendencies continue A notable ex-
ample of this Is furnished in steel rails. which
are now up TO a parity with quotations in
other countries. and some business is SAID 10
steel prices as a whole are from Is TO 20 per
cent higher than they were at this time year
ago, and considering the cost Of production ana
output it is asserted that profits are but lit
tie below those of 1880.
In cotton goods. as in iron and steel. and a
number of other products. active export de-
mand seems to have been at the bottom OF
the unquestionable Improvement which has
occurred in the last three months. The last
week has witnessed especially marked strength,
print cloths, ginghams and gray cottons all
sharing in the price advances. The export
trade in cotton goods is the largest ever known
for the period since January /, being more than
E Itself is sue rather easier and slightly lower on
the week. the result partly Of slightly In
creased movement at the South. Cereal prod
ucts remain steady and but little changed in
price. partly because of the near approach of
the crop-scare season and also because of lib
eral export calls. Notwithstanding heavily in
creased receipts and continued cutting OF re-
fined sugar by the warning rehners raw
sugar is slightly higher the week, appar-
entity on the growing appreciation Of improved
statistical conditions.
Lumber is reported quiet at some markets as
a result of the late stormy weather, but ali
markets report prices unchanged except where
quotations have been still further advanced.
Wheat, including -four. shipments for the
week aggregate 1854, $50 bushels against 2,454
I'll bushels last week: 8, 1872 1859 bushels in the
corresponding week OF 1885, 1872, 216 bushels in
1897 22O6. 77S bushels in 1896 and 1888 0SS BUSH
els in 1895. Since July l this season the ex-
ports of wheat aggregate 162, Se7, 349 bushels,
against ISL, 204, $50 bushels last year.
Business failures for the week number 22o.
a gain of 60 over last week. and compared
with 1873 in this week year ago. 25S in 1897.
2u in 1896 and 234 in 1926.
Business failures in the Dominion of Canada
for the week number SO, against 20 last week.
10 in this week year ago, 30 in 1897, OIL in 1896
and "A in 1895.
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rAM1LY RETAIL MARKET,

Butter is cheaper Eggs are dearer al "no'e
sale hut the retail prices are little aHeo.eu.
Meats stand about the same. Poultry sho~
- nart,c,,Iar change but Game is cheap ana
~. ~ favor. The season for II will be over
this month T.. ,,,ore
Asparagus and Rhubarb are coming IN more
,,ant,fu,1v and prices are declining Other
summer Vegetables are scarce and dear ihere
is no change in fruits. ,,,,,
10 Following is The Calls regular weekly price
list:
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb 24.-The general surround
ings Of the wheat market were unchanged
at the commencement Cables were lifeess. the
weather was not a disturbing factor and Ar
gentine shipments to Europe for the week
were about anticipated. Under those circum-
stances May wheat opened shade lower at
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COPPER TRADE,

American and European production OF copper
for January and exports from the United states
for the same month compare follows:
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WEATHER REPORT

q2oth Meridian-Pacifo Time.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. "a. 8 p. m
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date. as compared with those Of same date
last season, and rainfall in last twenty-four
hon
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was dull and easy. Creameries. Hq21c;
Diaries, 111kG17c Eggs, weak and lower; fresh,
3O635c Cheese firm; Creameries. 9Aqllc.
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Totals ............ s1.116,s12 !

mot included in totals because containing
other items than clearfngs.
ssNot included in totals because Of no COM
parison for last year.
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TIME BALL.

TIME BALL.
Branch photographic Office, U. S. N, Mer.
chants Exchange, San Francisco, Cal
February "a, 1898.
The time ball was not dropped February
% on account of 1t being a holiday
W. 5. HUGHES,
Lieutenant. U S, N, IN charge.
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

about 1c under the quotations. Heavy sailed
steers. 1oc: medium, &c; light, s@s1ac; Cow
hides, sh@sc: Stays. Co. Sailed Kip. &c: Calf
1oc; dry Hides. sound 15c; Culls and Brands.
Sheepsklns, shearlings, 10@soc EACH short
Wool, 35Q60c each; medium. 7oqsoc; long Wool.
sOc63S 10 each; Horse Hides, salt, 81 75Q2 % for
large and 81 for small; Colts. 2595oc; Horse
Hides, dry, 81 5OQ2 for large and 81 for small.
TALLOW-No. / rendered. 3A@319c per 10;
No. 2 2%d3c; refined. 4%Q5c; Grease, 2921sc.
WOOL-spring clips-Southern Mountain. IL
months 7@9c; San Joaquin and Southern. Z
months sdec Foothll and Northern, free. 100
l2c; Foothll and Northern. defective, sq1lc;
Humboldt and Mendocino H915c: Nevada, 100
I2c Eastern Oregon 10412c.
Fall Woods
Humboldt and Mendocino. 9 gil
Northern Mountain. o12Q
Southern q IA
HOPS-issS crop 1Od3llc per ID for ordinary,
12@121zc for good and 13915c for choice to fancy
from first hands.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %.

NOTE-In the above exposition Of the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column. and the successive tides Of ths
day in the order of occurrence as to time Tbs
second time column gives the second tide OF
the day, the third time column the third lido
and the last or right hand column gives the
last tide of the day, except when there are but
three tides. sometimes occur. The heights
given additions to the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts. except
when a minus sign q precedes the height
and then the number given Is subtracted from
the depth given by the charts. The plane Of
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or. Feb. 24.-Clearances. $751;
722; balances, 25 $50.
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goods gives the highest confidence to deal

goods. gives the highest confidence to deal
ers.
Wheat has gained only 1aAc in price, although
Atlantic exports flour included) have been
1857 1854 bushels against 1850. All last year and.
including other exports 3,27e, 735 bushels.
against 1856, 1893 last year. The exports have
been so heavy that many doubt their con-
tinuance, and yet grain comes from the farms
and then goes abroad as II such doubt had
no basis The Western receipts during the past
three weeks have been 9,376,473 bushels, against
1885, 426 last year.
Failures for the week have been 1s1 in the
United States, against 233 last year. and forty
in Canada against thirty last year.
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CLOSING.

LONDON, Feb. 24-Canadian Pacific e3a
Northern Pacific preferred, 50; Union Pacif
preferred 80; Grand Trunk, 81; bar silve
quiet, 27ssd per ounce; money, 2A per cent.
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INVESTMENT BOARD.
Morning Session.
MINING STOCKS.

Following were the sales in the San Fran.
cisco Stock Board yesterday:
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SIN MOON AND TIDE.

SUN, MOON AND TIDE.
United States Coast and Geodetic SURVEY
Times and Heights Of High and Low
Eancisco Raw. Published by official a,
thortiy OF the Superintendent.
NOTEThe 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.
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BUILDING BILLS ARE Hung UP
HOUSE MUST ACT UPON ALL OR
NONE.
Will Require Another Special Order
to Dispose of the Whole Batch
Measures Considered Yesterday.

/ Washington, Feb. 8.-The net result
Of the work during the two days
allotted for the consideration of public
building bills in the house was the
subject of single bill providing for
the erection of a building at Newport
News, Va, at a cost of $4,000. Sixty
five bills in all, carrying or authorize
ing the expenditure of about S12, 900, 600,
were favorably considered in committee
OF the whole when the committee rose
today, but because seventeen other bills
reported had not been acted upon in
committee, flibustering tactics were re-
sorted to, and all efforts to advance the
bills favorably acted upon in commit
tee were blocked. The second bill, an
pIopriating 1000 for a building at
Blair City, Neb., got as far as the third
reading, when a demand for the pro-
duction of the engrossed bill prevented
it from being placed upon it's passage.
The previous question had been order
ed on the Altoona, Pa, bill, carrying
S125, 900, when the house adjourned, so
that it will be the unfinished business
tomorrow. All the other bills, however
lose the privileged status they had in
virtue of the special order. Another
day, therefore, Will have to be allotted
to secure action upon them, and assur-
ances have already been obtained for
another day as soon as the appropria-
ton bills are out of the way Twenty
four bills were favorably acted upon by
the committee today.
The bill was faYorably acted upon, as
We're the following: Streator, Ills, $50
600; Stockton. Cal increase limit of
cost to $156,C0O); Freeport, Ills, SIS, 900;
Tampa, Fla, 100000; Admission, Ala,
$4,000; Bristol, Tenn, $4,000; Aber-
deem, S. D., $4,000; Salem, Ore, $780,
GOO; Menominee, Mich, $4,000; st.
Cloud, Mimi, $4,000; Abilene Tex,
$75, 600; Leadvflle Colo, $4,000; Eau
Claire. Wis, $4,000; Macon, Ca, $685.
600; Monmouth, Ills, SAT, 600; Oskaloosa,
Ia, $50, coo.
Mr.. Corliss (Rep., Mich.) called up
the senate bill to amend the law reuuir-
ing ballots for members of congress to
be written or printed, SO as to permit
the use of machines where authorized
by the laws of the state. Massachu-
sets, Michigan and several other states
now employ machines in state, county
and municipal elections. The bill was