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The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-01
Receipts thus far in April mot including
today, compared with the same period in
April, 1899, are as follows:
Arnri 1Qnn nril 1900 Gin
Receipts thus far in 1900 mot including
today, compared with the same period in
*I4oss.
HOGS.


Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated). 1000
a week agO...................... 1853
year ago...................... 8s6
Quotations: Mixed and butchers, $5.15Gs-
$9.Zf12; good to prime heavy $5.22hGg5. .35;
rough heavy, 800; stays and boars, so
422; pigs and skips. $4U4.75.
Hogs sold Z1205c lower than Saturday
with good demand at the decline The
bulk of the hogs weighed straight went
at 30 25Q5.2712. In several instances loads
We're sorted and the choice heavy ends
went at $4,000 IS and light ends at $5.l50
5.25. Packers, $40 Pigs and stags sold
steady, Representative sales:
LII tt..L...
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SAVING OK TwINE.
Farmers BENEFITED by Great North.
ern Rate Reduction.

he Great Northern announces that a
thtrd-c!ass rate On all shipments of agri-
cultural implements and binding twine
Will be accepted on shipments Of less than
car lots seet&eeRI sJk sta tioas on it's lire.
The new 4lateS viii be- considerably re-
duced over those prevailing last year and
VIII nave the effect of giving Minnesota
farmers and others tributary to the line
a decided saving on purchases Of this
kind.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-01
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.


IL9n Me4ic9r SilVer---.'.' II 68Tnion Con. ..... q
~ -1e3Ican ...:.... 26lYellow Jacket. p
WALL STREET GOSSTP-New Yo1-I-
STOCK gossip. reported by H. HoIbert e
son. bankers and brokers. 3l Robert
street National German-American Bank
uGdulils' ,, 81 81. Paul-Strong. Sturgis & Cr
wire wire US: II seems difficult task to cen
NeY 10 YOU anY impressions or comments
uDon this market that would be interest
ihS or instructive. The fluctuations IN
sugar are so peculiar and so generally
unsatisfactory in their results that we re-
Ifaln from comment. Any operator in
!hese securities has to transact his buy
ing or Selli-- practically on runn0r only
Railroad shares are fairly steady bUf
theN 90 not develop any feature that en-
cpurages purchases. 1t is understood thar
missouri Pacific is to put out $15,00O00O Of
QeDenture bonds. Should this be true ir
Will not be favOrablY received by the
speculative public. The bank statement
OF SATURDAY. has afforded much food for
remark. and the comment is not general
" favorable Heavy loan expansion ana
probable gold SHIPMENTS came for criti-
clSln and cause the buYer to pause. We
shall soon have fresh steel and iron ru-
morS. but in the meantime the public are
being educated to the belief that a long
time will eIapse before they can have div
idends on the common shares of indus
trials
NEW YORK MONEY-New York.
April 30.-Money on call easy ii 2I212 per
cent: last loan pa per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper. 4G41b per cent. Sterling eX-
change irregular. with actual business in
bankers bills at $4 SS1s for demand and
S4.841a for six V days; pcstsd rates. $3.50
4.S51a and $4.89G4.8 4.8912; commercial b Ills.
$4.84Q4841a Silver certificates. J91z06 12c;
bar silver. 5924c; Mexican dollars, 4I12c.
MINNEAPOLIS MONEY, Minneapo,is
April 30-New York exchange Monday:
Buving rate SOC discount. selling ate par;
Chicago exchange. buying rate 25c iis-
count: selling rate 25c premium; sterling,
$4.S41k.
ton. April 30.-Today's treasury S 'atement
of balances in the general fund. exclusive
balance &t4S. .OlS. .O96: gold. $!9, ,492 269.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL - New YORK,
April 30-The Commercial Adverti.S55grTT .55rT
London financial cablegram says: the
markets here were extremely dull today,
ostensibly on dear money, but really be
cause Of the persistent pressure, reatz-
ing sales and the general disincnnatlon
10 buy Funds relaDsed tract onally.
Americans opened slightly above parity,
but there was absolute stagnatiOn In
them until o'clock. when a futile at
tempt was made to improve prices. New
York came heavy and Sa8ged until the
close Tintos fell 7-16 in connection with
the Paris settlement and on sales. Ana
cOndas sympathized. Call money was in
good demand, heavy installments OF
WestraIian copper loans falling due. BLlS
were steady. but had a slightly easier
tendency The bank renewed small sums
here and did good business IN dis
counts. The bank bought Gl65,OOj IN
gold and German coin. The exchange VIII
be closed tomorrow.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st Paul, 1888, BOTS
Minneapolis, Sl,6A,34
Chicago S22.23S529
New York $105. .42j, 702.
Boston, ST., DDS, O23.
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clears, s2S0G290 rye iour, Der bbi pure vi e.
$2.651275
- (C5orn-No. corn. aSc; No. 3 yellow,
Oats-No, 8 oats, 24q2nlc; to arrive
251sc for choice; No white, 25c.
Rye-NO. 2 rye quoted at 5065215c
Barley ranges from 35c to 40c for choice
mailing
Feed-Bran, in bulk, $11@1. .25; shorts.
in bulk $10.50@10 70; niddlings, in bulk,
$ll50911. Is; red dog, in 140-Ib sacks, f. o.
b. $3.50 =
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn. in
sacks, per ton. sacks extra. to jobba~-
only, $f4.25@145G; No ground feed. %
corn. l-3 oats, S0-lb sacks. sacks extra
,Hay-The market is steady and un-
changed. Choice timothy is held at 500
$50; clover-mixed timothy. $75GGS; Iowa
uDland, 5000; Minnesota upland, $50
100. coarse to medium. IS 509T; rye straw.
$444. 80. Receipts. 46 tons
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
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BUILDING PERMITS.

as follows: 'e''0io oay
w. R. Murray. two-story frame
house south side Minnehaha, be-
tween North Pascal avenue and
North Albert street 90 5no
Two minor permits, aggregating. 500
Total e permits) s).................. 100
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-01
DEMAND WAS NOT HEAVY
DAY ON STOCK MARKET opENED
WITH AN ATTEMPT TO RUSH
Up PRICES
BREAK IN SUGAR, A FEATURE
Threatened Strike on the New York
Central Caused Drop in That
Stock-SteeI Stocks Showed
Small Gains.

Bar silver New York k........ 593i
Call money. New York ,s............... 2
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-01
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, April SO.-Wheat open
ed fractionally lower.
May wheat opened at 637sc. against 6s%
q64c Saturday. declined to 6334 0G5kc,
firmed up to 64c. lost 1sc, advanced to
641sc, lost 1-16c, frmed. up to Ga 1-16c bV
1850, and by noon held at 64c.
July wheat opened at 655sc, against 655s
Q65Ac Saturday. sold down to 65Jb065Mc
1irmed up to 65&c, lost hc, advanced to
$3.50. lost 1sc by 1:S0 and by noon held
The cash wheat market was fairly
strong. May wheat closed at 63%c. and
July at 651t 6I655sc
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Open High Low Closing.

Open- High low Closing.
Wheat ing. est est. Mon. Sat
Nay Nay -. ,'.,: 6sa5 6ii 68& Ss S sszS9s4
July 655s 65B 65% 6514S 655s-%
On Track-No. l hard, 66Ac: No. I
northern. 64%c; No 2 northern, 63Hc:
April oats, 2S7sc; April corn. CSC; fax
seed, $1.72
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Comparative receipts:
totaI Tor today (estimated). ).......... 400
- week ago. Observation-Disclosures. 443
- , Se'i e.s9O ..-.....+....... 2Dl
Quotations: Choice butcher COWS and
helters, $500 l15; fair to good, s3li3.5g
thin COWS and Gamers. s.. .25g275; choice
butcher steers, A6045; fair TO good SI25
gao; fat bulls, $3.40G3S5; bologna bulls.
2l54325; veal calves, Sl50Q6.50; choice
stock cows and heifers, $35Odi; fair to
good, So. 3.25435O: common and tailfngs. 50. 50
as; heifer calves, $9g4; choice Stock.
ers and feeders, $4445O; fair to good.
$S3'oV45.oo; common and tailings. $2.25U
s. steer calves, $405; stock and
feeding bulls, $2.5O@335; stays and oxen.
$2,toU550; mixers and springers. $25a45.
Receipts heavy for Monday Butcher
cattle sold weak to 1Oc lower, with a good
demand at the decline. Good stock cattle
were ready sale at prices fully steady
with last week, and the yards were
cleared of the best stuff early. Common
stock cattle were, as usual, slow sale at
low prices. Stock and feeding bulls and
feedlnS cows ready sale at steady prices
Representative sales:
Butcher Cows and HeiferS-
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TIC Jay sdIes. e8ch buyer DUTCHa3iUg
the number Of head indicated were as
follows:
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from feed lots Prices barely steady at
last weeks quotations
Representative sales:
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
SPARKS FROM THE WIRE

Tne fnffs =, -,
April IS.
The flagship Philadelphia and the battle,
ship Iowa have arrived at Santa Barbara
Cal.
Lillian Bell the authoress. and Arthur H.
Rogue. a young Chieagean, will be married
April 8.
The British loan has been over-sub-
scibed 10 times, the applications number
ing lS.00o.
The business section Of Macinaw City.
Mich, was burned, including the postoffce
and several dwellings
Tod Sloan sailed for Europe yesterday
He expects TO return to New York and
ride at Morris park In the spring.
1t is believed that all the bodies in Red
Ash mine have been recovered. The full
list shows 40 dead and six injured.
The American Snuff company has been
Incorporated at Trenton. \. j.. with a1
authorized capital stock OF S25.oOo.OOO.
The transport Fitzpatrick left New York
today for San Juan de Porto Rico with sup
plies for the suffering poor In the island.
Yesterdays statement of the condition o,
the treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance, $3o3. .6s1 GAS; gold reserve, S243, ,5l6
105.
Alex Carter, 80 years old, in a temporary
at OF insanity, shot and killed his brother
Charles, a university student, at Oakland
Cal
Rev. Thomas r. Reecher brother o,
Henry Ward Beeche:, and pastor OF Parl
church. is stricken with paralysis at Ell
mira. n. Y.
The Knox Iron company, at Knoxville
Tenn, has an-0EnrCd all increase II 10 PEI
cent In wages # AL ltr and Of ),
cents per ton far ali puddiet This In
crease affects GboSit AZ fi..s.-
Dr. Arthur e. MIG nc4t. c.iftred witt
heresy by the New lo.k b. Y, IL
reversed his decision and Will not w ihdra \
from the Presbyterian church as recent,
stated
The jury In the of Mrs. Rachel Put
nam and her daughter Sarah. who wer.
tried for the murder of their husband an,
father at HillSdale. Mich. announced ;
verdict of not guilty.
A. bill has been introduced In the senat,
authorizing the construction by the gov
ernment of a cable from some port tn
coast of the state of Washington to Cap
Nome and other points in ALASKA
Rev. c. II. Bradford of the Wesley NJ E
| church of st. Joseph, No. has accepted Al
| appointment to the pastorate Of churcl
| in Rome, Italy. He will become the hea'
| Of the denomination In italy and will hav
charge of the NJ e. Book Concern there.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
BRITISH SNEER
IN AH0~n xg$xA -
inxs.

LONDON. England, March a
Regarding the United States offer OF
mediation the Globe says the Incl
dent is of interest only in the light it
throws ON American politics. Re
publicans and Democrats alike are
always prepared to risk the friend
ship of England in party game.
We may preserve amicable relations
with the United States and it is to be
hoped we always will do so but alliance
is impossible. Wewere brought to the
verge of war four years ago for the
sake of Cleveland s reelection and
the pretext for diplomatic quarrel
will never be wanting when anti
English elements of the Republican
party have to be conciliated.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
THE LAST STEP
In the Enactment Of the F1nADcfaI
XIII Has Been Taken.

HtbIi k1a3 fbtfn 1aAcus
Washington. March 1.-THE last
Legislative step in the enactment OF
the financial bin was taken by the
house of representa- yes yesterday y
when tbe conference report on the bill
WAS adopted by vote Of yeas. 1856
nays. 10. present aud not voting. 10
The senate had already adopted the
conference Ecports 50 that II remains
only for President Mckinley to affix
his signature TO the measure to make
1t a law. Represer tative Overstree,
the author OF the bill, took II to the
white house today and the signature
is likely to be affixed sool. Already
arrangements have been made for Sc
curing the pen with which the presi
dent will sign the bin.
The debate on the report continued
throughout the day. Mr. Overstreet OF
Indiana. opening and Mr.. Brosius of
Pennsylvania closing I'm support OF the
measure. while Mr. Little Of Arkansas
closed in opposition with a severe ar
raignment Of the bill. The vote was
on party lines except that nine Demo
Gratis Joined with the Republicans In
supporting the conference report
Personal explanations We're made
yesterday in the senate by Mr. Allen
(Nebraskat and Mr.. Butler North
Carolina) Of their positions on the
financial question. Both announced
their belief i'm the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio OF 10 to
1. The statements were called out by
reports TO the contrary which had
gained circulation. Mr.. Turner Wash
ingtonb began an extended speech on
the Porto Rico bill. He maintained
that the pending measure clearly was
unconstitutional and expressed his be
lief that it would be so held If 1t were
passed upon by the supreme court.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
LETTER HOME
From Plainfleid, by lanes Irwin, I
Richmond Boy Who Was Sent
Thither Recently.

James Irwin of this city who is now
at the Plainfield reformatory for
BOYS. writes a very correctly spelled
and well-worded letter home to his
mother, Mrs Ambrose Irwin of West
Richmond. James is a bright boy
and has yet an opportunity to make
his mark in the world. The letter
follows:
Dear Mother-As it is time to
write again, 1 will do so. We have
had very nice time since the last
time wrote to you. Governor Mount
was here to talk to US on the 31st
of January. You spoke OF sending
me a box. 1t is not too late yet to
send it. Last Saturday there was a
young man here to tell US something
about Lincoln He told US about the
cups which were of painted tin Tel
INV sister / am in the 6 B grade Tell
her that work is much harder here
than there. | think that / viii pass
this term. Mamma, this is all can
think of to tell you now.
| From your loving SON,
k - L. JAMS IRWIN.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
ALONE FOR YEARS
Singular Life of q Hermit
Who Just Died In q Hut
at Evansville.
MONEY UNDER FLOOR
For More Than . Half Century ia
cob Speike Had Observed . Reti-
cence Regasding Self.
Though an OctogensSiaa He Per
sistsntly Refused the Attendance
Of Others Upon His Wants.

Evansville. Ind, March 14.--Jase0o
Speike, an old hermit, aged So, was
found dead In his cabin about three
miles below this city late yesterday.
Coroner John p. Walker searched the
premises and found nearly $500 In
gold hid Ia q kettle under the floor.
Another search will be made for mon
ey, as 1t is believed the old man was
worth several thousand dollars. Speike
lived In one nut for 40 years and re-
fused to let any one come inside. He
owned a farm of 80 acres which was
uncultivated. He came here so years
ago. but no one seems to know the
history Of his life.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
Experts Conclude Report.

Greensburg. Ind, March 14--Messrs.
Hedges and Johnson, the experts,
have filed a supplementary report.
closing their work In the investigation
Of county affairs Ex-County Clerk
Tacket IL shown to be owing the
county $7O6.15, of which amount $500
10 charged to him for making up the
bar docket; 500 because of an allow
ance for special work; 1886 for mar
riage licenses issued and not collected
for, and the remainder on account of
fees due for insane certificates, etc.
Sheriff Meek Is alleged to be short
$217.94, while Sheriff Stolt Is shown
to have 500 still due him from the
county.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
AFFAIRS AT BLOEMFONTEIN
1neelligcnces Regarding Gen. French
Entrance Vag ue but Conclusive.

1neelligcnces Regarding Gen. Frcnch's .
Entrance Vag ue but Conclusive.
London, March 14.-Nothing can be
said Of the advance on Bloemfontefn
beyond Lord Roberts own dispatches.
announcing that Gen. French had ar
rived there. Nothing more has been
permitted to come through Doubt
less Lord Roberts himself is fully oc-
cupied with important military opera
tions The dispatch from Cape Town
saying that Gen. French has Arrived
ut Bloemfontein," probably does not
mean that he has entered the city.
Lord Roberts messages may mean
either that the Beers have cut the rail
way to the north or that the British
cavalry have done so. If the former
then II may be presumed that no roll
Ing stock has been seized. but by gen
ernl assumption the latter intcrpreta
tfon Is regarded as correct. This would
greatly facilitate obtaining supplies
from Orange river. an important nat
ter, as Lord Roberts line of communi
cation at Modder bridge is now liz
miles long
The Beers may make another fight
but there is little doubt that Lord
Roberts will occupy Bloemfontein TO
day. The Beers retiring from Orangt
river will find themselves betweer
two British armies and their guns ar,
almost bound to fall into the hand:
OF the British. while the occupation oi
the capital of the Free State vii
strain the alliance of the two republic:
to the utmost.
The government will not allow ths
Kruger-Steyn appeal to influence II
any way their determination not Il
spare an effort to prosecute the war
There will be no diminution of meas
urcs calculated to maintain the full
efficiency of the field force and what
ever reinforcements were previousl.
considered advisable will still be sen
out.
Lord Salisbury's reply meets witt
unanimous approval among conserva
tives and II is the universal opinion
that he Beers. by their extravagan
claims and canting tone. meant to in
fueuce foreign powers. have agail
over reached themselves. as they di,
by the ultimatum.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
Grand Jury WIN Investigate.

Lexington, Ky. March IA. = Judge
Parker yesterday called for the grand
jury. now in session. and gave II a
lengthy charge in which he urged that
the removal of Powers and Davis
from the Jail on Sunday by irregular
and alleged illegal process. and the al
legged mistreatment Of these prisoners
be fully Investigated and the guilty
parties. IL any are guilty. be indicted.
Summons were Immediately sent by
the grand jury to Sheriff Suter and
Lieut.. Peake at Frankfort to appear
before the grand jury here on Satur.
day. The local officials connected
with the cases have also been sum
moned. The court also instructed the
grand jury to inquire on what author
ity the militia was still occupying the
Jail.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14
United States Service as q
Mutual Friend Not Need
{ ed by England.
INDEPENDENCE DENIED
Oyertnres on the Part of tie Soutl.
African Presidents Positively Re-
Jeefed by Parliament.
Gen. Freneb's Occupancy of Bioem
f0ntein May Mean New Phase
Of Operations at Front.

London, March lin the house OF
lords late yesterday the premier, Lord
Salisbury, read the British govern
ment's reply TO Presidents Kruger and
Steyn, which is I'm part as follows:
Il have the honor to acknowledge
your honors' telegram, of which the
purport IL principally to demand that
her majesty's government shall recog-
nice the incontestible independence Of
the South African republic and the
Orange Free State as sovereign inter
national states, and to offer, in those
terms. to bring the war to a conclu-
sion.
Her majesty's government can only
answer your hOnors' telegram by say
Ing II Ii not prepared to assent to the
Independence OF either the South
African republic or the Orange Free
State"
The United States government, at
the request Of President Kruger and
President Steyn, has offered to the
British government it's services as
mediator. with the view of bringing
about peace In South Africa.
The United States charge d'affaires,
the foreign Office and received a for
NAL reply from the British govern
ment politely declining the good offices
OF the United States in regard topeace.
The Times, commenting editorially
this morning upon the reply of Lord
Salisbury to the message from the
Beers presidents, says: The govern
ment was given the only conceivable
reply to the extraordinary Kruger
Steyn telegram. "A reply which will be
hailed with profound satisfaction
throughout the empire. We are sim
cerely glad TO see the attitude the
United States has assumed in trans
mitting the proposals. Washington's
services Of course have been de-
Glined."
The Daily Chronicle says: '"The
worst enemies OF the Beers could not
have anticipated the full extent and
audacity OF their demands. President
Mckinley has been forced by the ext
geneies OF his position to approach
Lord Salisbury with a harmless inti-
nation OF his readiness to exercise his
good Offices When he reads the CORE
spondence he Will feel thankful that
be has not compromised himself with
. cAssee- that Is now resolved into the
arr0Rsnt 0b5rYhancy of Krugef
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-14

Hoosier Jailed In the Philippines.
LapOrte, Ind. March 14.-RudOlph
Franx Of this city, enlisted in the Unit
ed States army and was assigned for
service In the Philippines. Letters
TvWsursvw~-1sSs~Ss~ss Ss~sssss~@~-~~e>suA
months ago. and 1t was believed by
his parents that he had fallen q vic
tim to the bullet Of an insurgent. Yes
terday the parents were advised by
Secretary Root Of the war department,
that Franz was serving a sentence of
three years in the military prison on
Catraus island. having been found
guilty OF misconduct toward q native
Philippine woman.