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STOCKS WE'RE DULL.
Bradstreet's Financial Review for
the Week just Closing.

Bradstreefs Financial Review for
the Week just Closing.
NEW YORK, Feb 9.-Bradstreet's
financial review tomorrow will say:
Dizziness prevailed in the movement Of
quotations during the past week, though
the stock market was, on the whole,
strong and inclined to advance, up to
Friday, when a reaction set In. Easy
conditions continue in the money mar
ket, although this is shown more by the
volume of offerings of funds than by any
further relaxation In actual sales. Many
leaders consider that with the large de-
mands for accommodate ton by merchants
and manufacturers, and with the April
disbursements yet to be encountered, no
further declines in rates are justified.
The fact that industrial securities OF
good quality are accepted with freedom
where they form reasonable collateral
for loans has resulted in stimulating an
Improvement in that portion of the gem
eral list.
1.-The market has been decidedly more
active. At the same time, the trading
continues to be, in the main, Of a pro-
fessional kind. Pools and large oper-
aters have made their presence felt by
taking very large portions of the list
in hand and causing, in some instances,
material advances. On the other hand,
it was noticed that the same interests
have from time to time taken profits
in stocks which were put up when the
movement began a fortnight or so back.
This was particularly shown in the steel
and other industrials, the tendency OF
which towards the close of the week
was decidedly heavy on extensive sale
London shows a disposition to buy Amer
lean stocks. Money is easier in all Eu>
ropean markets.
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SHALL THE PHILIPPINES BE
HDEYs,

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Chenoa, ILL.,, welcomes the ex-
pansion policy of the government and
its Mckinley, as a priceless boon. The
acquisition of Cuba and Puerto Rico by
the United States is hailed with delight
by these gentle opponents of all that is
dry. But 1t is over the possession of the
Philippine islands that these philan-
thropic Chenoans most joyfully do
chcrtle. They see In the willy Tagal, the
warlike Macabebe, the treacherous Min
danoan, the subtle Moro and the savage
Igorrote splendid subjects upon which
to work their work. An anti-cigarette
campaign among the dllsky F'ilipinos must
necessarily have tremendous results for
the Filipinos have never even heard of
any good reason why they should abjure
tile RoXiCus weed. And, not being ac-
quainted with the demon rum-that Is, as
run-the whole Filipino race may by
prompt action be preserved from con-
taminatien In the future
Hence, the w c. T. T. OF Chenoa, ILL.,,
has petitioned the congress of the
United States to so amend the constitu-
ton that that much disregarded docu-
ment may prohibit the sale and manu-
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TIE MAYOR WILL FAIL.

The failure of the gambling prosecu-
items is not unexpected. Gambling and
kindred forms of crime, designed to fleece
fools out of their money, have been I'M
der open police and administrative pro-
lection in this city since F. B. Doran
months ago. For fully two years of that
period the man whom Mayor Kiefer now
expresses himself so anxious to convict
OF gambling was one of the strongest
forces in the community. He maintained
a saloon which was the rendezvous of
local and imported criminals This sa
loon, it is understood, he started with
capital furnished by police officers. He
was a power in police circles, and during
the carnival Of crime which has so long
prevailed among us he was able to die
tate the appointment of the men who
were paid by the public to protect it
against crime. At least two of the city
detectives under reform admins
tration received their appointments d.
rectly through him.
Now Mayor Kiefer sets himself to the
task of driving the gamblers and other.
hold earlier His attempts are praise
worthy, and he is entitled to public SYM
pathy and support. but he will not sue
coed. His new chief of police could have
told him that before he started. The
criminal influence in official circles is too
strongly intrenched 1t is receiving in
of the police force while another wing is
honestly endeavoring to do as the mayor
wishes done. The failures In the munich
pal court do not lie at the door Of the
presiding judges as the young man who
prosecutes misdemeanors in that tri-
bunal so wrathfully declares. 1t is
due to an influence far beyond the con-
troll of the court. That influence is
stronger than Mayor Kiefer, and stronger
even than the municipal judges, whom
the mayor declares he is only a cipher
when compared to.
Crime has been coddled in one direction
and ignored il another by our city Of
fcials We have the high party authori-
ty of the Pioneer Press for declaring that
the police for the last year and nine
months, as well as for the preceding two
years, have been in collision with the
criminals The G o has no knowl-
edge of the truth of this charge, but It
might point to many circumstances which
sustain the view of the Pioneer Press.
What has been done from the Begin
ming cannot be undone in an hour. We
wish Mayor Fiefer all the political gain
that he evidently expects, and which his
Republican enemies are trying to deprive
him of, which usually comes from ef-
forts to maintain the law on the eve OF
an election; but we warn him that, how
ever he succeeds at the primaries or In
the convention next April, he Is doomed
to hopeless failure in his efforts to in
terfere with the control which the Grim,
inals now have in our municipal con>
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coLoNIALIsM RAMPANT:

Judging by the progress thus far made,
the present congress will provide rec
ord which may well be the subject Of
serious public consideration. 1t is quite
young as yet but it has distinguished it
self greatly over many of its predeces-
sors. 1t has ratified the arbitrary and I'M
constitutional methods resorted to for the
exclusion of Congressman-elect Roberts.
1t has, in the report just made by the
majority of the committee on ways and
means. shown how poor a guide consti-
tutional limitation or requirement may be
when party purpose seeks unrestrained
expression. 1t has fairly indicated its
purpose of giving seat to Matt Quay,
of Pennsylvania, one of the most no.
torioGsly evil influences on the political
life of the nation, while it excluded Rob-
erts, and will also, in all probability, ex-
pei Senator Clark, of Montana, while
recognizing the almost unlimited power
of another of its members, Senator
Hanna, who is the very incarnation of
all that is corrupt and dangerous in the
politics OF our day, and who holds his
own seat pure and simple in demonstra-
ton of the potency of money in elections.
The most recent performance identified
with this congress is beyond all doubt
the most significant of all. That is the
report just offered by majority of the
committee on ways and means, which
seeks to exclude the people of our ter
ritories from the rights and privileges
of representative government as estab-
lshed by the founders Of the republic.
That report advances the doctrine that
''the term United States, as used in the
constitution, has reference only to the
states that constitute the federal union,
and does not include the territories. If
this doctrine is to prevail, it may be said
with just as much show of reasoning that
the term United States as used in the
constitution has reference only to the
thirteen original states united by that
constitution. The doctrine advanced rep
resents the very antithesis of imperial
ism. twithstanding that 1t Is advanced
for the sole purpose Of buttressing the
cause of Imperialism.
Could the mere dictunl Of congress be
accepted as final on this dangerous doc
trine. there would be grave reason for
public misgiving. But happily, even
though this determined purpose to leg
islate in favor of protected interest is,
without regard to the constitution, is
adopted by congress- the supreme court
must in the last event pass upon the
claim of the new imperialistic doctrine.
Matters indeed have now reached such a
condition that nothing short of an
authoritative declaration by the highest
court in the country can save us from
the indefinite extension of the un-Ameri-
can idea which underlies the entire CO.
lonial' policy of our masters
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facture Of alcoholic liquors in our new

facture of alcoholic liquors in our new
possessions.
These good ladies of Chenoa, ILL.,, must
know that the present Republican adj
ministration and its board of directors do
not regard the constitution seriously.
Certain parts of it they look upon as in
competent; other parts as irrelevant, and
the rest of it as immaterial; while as a
whole it is regarded as ultra wires and
of no effect and, like the Declaration of
Independence, they class it as obsolete
and untitled for the needs of the "em-
pire"
Holding such views, it is possible the
government majority in congress may see
no particular harm in lacking this de-
sired amendment to the constitution, and
if the ladies insist upon 1t they might also
secure an amendment prohibiting, or at
least misunderstanding polygamy and
slavery within the island of Sulu. Such
proposition might not be popular with
President Mckinley and his directorate,
for the reason that the sultan of Suu is
a paid employee of the United States,
having been placed on the salary list
last year, and. as this sultan has a very
strong pull with the future voters OF
Sulu, who all look favorably upon polyg
amy ard slavery and practice the same,
any Legislation. or constitutional pro-
vision REFRESHING polygamy and slavery
in the island of Sulu aforesaid over which
| floats the starry banner, might be deem
ed impolitic at this time.
Still while they are pursuing the demon
rum, the ladies of the w. C. T. U. of
Chenoa, ILL.,, might do we'll to administer
! a blow to polysany and slavery, which.
even the warnest friends of President
Mckinley and his cabinet and board OF
directors must admit, should not be al
lowed to exist and flourish under the
Stars and Stripes
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SMART SHORT STORIES.

G. r. Glenn, superintendent of public
instruction of the state of Georgia, one
day explained the powers Of the X-ray
machine to a gathering Of darkies at a
school commencement. After the meet
ing was over negro called him aside
and wanted to know If he was in earnest
about the machine. Mr.. Glenn assured
him that he was. BOSS, l wants ter
ak you eff er niger ct chicken kin you
look In him an see chicken?' why,
yes, Ephraim,o said Mr.. Glenn. 'sWell,
boss, 1 wants ter ak you one mo- ques-
ton. Kin you look in dat niger an tell
whar dat chicken come from?'
Senator Blackburn. of Kentucky and
Col Pepper, of whisky-ma king fame,
were discussing horses, when Representa-
tive Grain, of Texas, entered. What
are you talking about?" asked Grain.
Horses said Blackburn. oh, re-
marked Grain, "wly don't you talk about
something worth while? Why don't you
discuss literature or something to i'm
prove your minds?' 'Literature?" said
Blackburn, what kind of literature do
you recommends 81 like poets," answer
ed Grain; II am particularly fond OF
Tennyson and Longfellow." 'Longfel-
low?' interrupted Col. Pepper, suddenly
taking an interest in the conversation;
the greatest horse ever bred in Ken
lucky"
Some evenings ago (says the New York
Tribune) a man was seated in the cor
ridor of one of the large hotels smoking
fragrant cigar. On the lounge next to
him were seated a woman and her daugn-
ter, the latter next to the smoker. The
draft blew the smoke across the younger
woman's face, to which the smoker re-
manned obiivious or Indifferent. Finally
after several quite audible remarks to her
mother apropos of the rudeness of men
in general. which passed rapidly into a
somewhat hectic comment on this smoker
| in particular, turning savagely to the
tormentor, she said: eff you were my
husband, do you know I'd poison your"
"And do you know, madam replied the
man, calmly removing his cigar, were
you my wife, I'd take that poison?'
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FOR SWEET CHARITY.
Appeal to American Women for
Hospital Ship Maine.

Hospital Ship Maine.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan 31.-Mrs. Adair, vice
chairman of the American hospital snip
Maine executive committee, has issued
the following appeal through the Asso-
ciated Press to the women of America:
American Hospital Snip Maine Ohoer
the Red Cross. r.
The Women of the United States: In
the absence OF our chairman, Lady Kan
dolph Churchill, who is now looking aIter
the arrangements Of our snip OH the
coast of South Africa, write in the name
of the executive. committee OF the above
fund.
I'VE intend to keep the ship going as
We have started it, so that every Amer
lean should look upon 1t with glow OF
pride. Sisters in America, it is for you 10
act, to form committees in every city. II
YOU en6oW cot, and donor or donors OF
$500 can do so and call it by any name
they like, it will greatly aid in the work.
Publish this far and wide so 1t may reach
kind and compassionate hearts, SO that
most good can be done.
And you from Ireland. are you not
moved by the splendid bravery or your
countrymen in this war, whose herolSm
has made them the admiration of the
world, and are you not proud that when
reverse follows reverse and England was
torn with doubt. it was to an lrishman
she turned-Lord Roberts? You cannot
stand passive with folded hands and not
send your own men a word of greeting.
Personally, as the daughter of one
who is not forgotten in his own country,
Gen. Wadsworth, who years ago. when
ireland was starving. chartered ship at
his own expense, filled it with corn from
his own land at Genesee, and sent 1t
across the Atlantic to help the Irish peo-
pie. and who fell gloriously in battle for
the Union at the Wilderness. may think
/ am justified In writing this appeal? Re
member it is from woman to women
VIII you support me?
-"Cornelia Adair
'sVfce Chairman, Executive Committee"
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DANGEROUS DELAY.

The excellent results achieved through
the conference held recently by the rep
resentatives of the contending parties in
Kentucky will be destroyed if the radical
element OF Republican politics in that
state is allowed its way. The delay and
hesitation on the part of acting Gov.
Taylor has tended in a great measure to
nullify these results and to embitter the
feelings which had been so desirably al
layed after the fatal assault made on Mr.
Goebel Strong-headed and unreasonable
In all his official courses up to the blood
shed for which his conduct was mainly
responsible, Mr.. Taylor now shows de-
gree of indecision which is utterly at war
with his entire attitude before. The con-
ference was held with his concurrence.
His first expressions clearly indicated his
purpose to concur In what had been done,
and his declaration that all he wanted
| was such amendment Of the Goebel law
! as would render the election boards non
| partisan bodies leaves him. no matter
WIFI Ills SupSSQuShl -oSltoii iid3 NC, ia
| the position of having clearly Endorsed
| the results reached.
There may be no great superiority on
| the part Of the mass of the adherents
| of Goebel over those of Taylor, but it is
undeniable that the leadership of the
former forces has been distinguished
/ throughout by degree of forbearance
and willingness to resort to peaceful
methods under great provocation to
bloedshed which has not, or at least up
| to the conference had not. distinguished
the leading representatives of the other
side. II the Democrats do not throw
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officers as asses and the troops al
towards"
CANADIAN PROTEST.


MONTREAL, Feb. s.-Hon. Joseph
Israel Tarte, minister of public works, is
strongly opposed to the sending of any
| more Canadians to South, Africa Re-
ferring to a proposal to send out 10000
men, his paper, La Patrie says:
''The country has already spent nearly
| 100000 to send two contingents to
Africa. These figures show what war Is,
and what will be our responsibility. If we
are to take part in all the conflicts of
Europe, instead Of developing our re-
sources and improving our country, we
will spend our money in ornaments for
wars in which Canada has no direct in
tefest.''
ADELBERT HAY ACCEPTED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Secretary Hay
this morning received cablegram from
Adelbert Hay, United States consul at
Pretoria, stating that he had received his
exequatur Wednesday,, and that matters
were very satisfactory. This effectualiy
disposes of the apprehension that existed
in some quarters that the Boer govern
ment might decline to receive Mr.. Hay
because of the failure of Col. OBierne to
receive recognition from our government
as diplomatic representative from the
Transvaal.
KAISER HINTS AT INTERVENTION.
BERLIN, Feb. 9.-During Emperor
Williams two visits yesterday to the
British ambassador, Sir Frank Lascelles,
his majesty expressed sympathy with
Great Britain and touched upon the
feasibility of friendly Intervention. The
kaiser also expressed his regret at the
recent utterances of Duke Regent Jo-
hann Albrecht Of Mecklenberg- Schwerin
to the correspondent of the Eelaire, add
tho hot baJ ,a oil fLo d11lya
gent reproving him for the indiscretion
he had displayed.
SAYS BULLER HAS FAILED
LEIPSIG, Feb 9.-The Neuste Mach
richten prints a special dispatch from a
correspondent, who claims that Gen. Bull
ler's third attempt to relieve Ladysmith
has completely failed.
GERMAN CRITICISM.
! BERLIN, Feb 9.-The Militair- Woeh-
enblatt, reviewing the fighting on the
| Tugela river, characteriZes the British
| strategy as most unfavorable.
| Two German officers on the active list,
| Won Knawski and Fritzdorff, have just
| published an able book on the South
| African war.
ITALY AND GREAT BRITAIN.
! ROME, Feb 9-In the senate during
| the reading of the budget, the minister
| of foreign affairs, the Marquis Viscounr-
| Venosta, replying to the Marquis Vitel-
| leschi- Nobiliai, pointed out that the re-
! lations between Italy and Great Britain
! had always preserved 1.-The character of
| friendship and mutual confidence" He
expressed himself as confident that
| events in South Africa would not lead
to complications of a more general ma
| ture.
FUNDS FOR BRITONS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9-The benefit per-
| Torrance at the Empire theater, for
| the benefit of British soldiers in South
| Africa and American soldiers who fought
| in the Philippines, netted about $4,000.
| ANOTHER SHIP SEIZED.
| DURHAM, Feb. S.-The British bark
| Birkdale, with contraband, has been
! seized by the British.
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At THE THEATERs.
METROPOLITAN.

An audience which fill ed the big theater
to the doors witnessed the second per-
fornance of Julia Arthur and her COM
pany in the magnificent production Of
More Than Queen" 1t was a repre- sent
alive gathering of the wealth, culture and
beauty of St. Paul, and the reception oc-
corded Miss Arthur was a brilliant per-
sonal triumph, as gratifying as 1t was
well deserved. The sale of seats for the
remaining performances, matinee and
evening, is very large, although there are
still plenty of good seats to be had. The
matinee today will begin promptly at 2
o'clock, ard tonight at sharp.
Corinne and her big extravaganza COM
pany will open an engagement of four
nights and Wednesday matinee at the
Metropolitan opera house tomorrow
night.
Toll Gate Inn,'' the latest colonial
drama, will be the attraction at the Met
ropolitan for three nights and Saturday
matinee, commencing Thursday next.
GRAND.
Through the Breakers will entertain
the patrons of the Grand for but two
more performances. Today at 2:Se will
occur the last afternoon performance.
and tonight at S:15 will initiate the final
evening presentation.
Chas. Kent, who heads the producing
cast of the Sorrows of Satan," which
comes to the Grand tomorrow night, Is
one of the best known actors in America,
and is particularly we'll known in the
Twin Cities from his extended engage
ment with the Neili stock company. He
is an actor of admitted refinement and a
thorough student Of detail '"The Sorrows
of Satan was one Of the hits in New
York last season, and will doubtless be
we'll received at the hands Of st. Paul
theater goerS.
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DEATHS OF A DAY.

RUSSELLVILLE. KY, Feb 9. = Col.
eighty-three. He was a prominent Ma
son. and founder of the Widows and Or
phans Homes Of Louisville.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Smith NJ Webb,
sixty-two years of age, publisher. living
in Toledo, O., died in St Vincent's hos
pital today from shock. Webb had been
a patient in the institution for five weeks.
After dinner tonight he Went to the bath
room. and in some unknown manner fell
into a tub of water. He was discovered
by one of the attendants, but died later
in the evening.
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Mr. RYyaa lectures.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9-W. j. Bryan de-
lsvered his lecture Pending Preblams."
before George A. Rich post. G. A. r., at
the Breoklyn Academy of Music. 1t was
this lecture that Mr.. Bryan delivered in
Carnegie hail this city on Thursday night
sontation Of the silver question. The
academy was crowded and Nr. Bryan
was literally applauded throughout OH
his address. Mr.. Bryan leaving the silver
question denounced trusts and the British
in South Africa.
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WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnesota-Fair and not so cold Satur-
day; Sunday fair; variable winds.
IoMa-Fair and not so cold saturday,
Sunday fair; variable winds
Wisconsin-Fair and not SO cold Satur-
day: Sunday fair; variable winds.
North Dakota-Fair Saturday, with rs
ing temperature; Sunday fair; variable
winds.
South Dakota-Fair Saturday, with ris-
Ing temperature; Sunday fair; variable
winds.
Internationally fair Saturday and
Sunday; westerly winds.
ST PAUL.
Yesterdays observations, taken by the
United States weather bureau, st. Paul,
p. T. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at o'clock last night.
Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
Highest temperature OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Lowest temperature Observation-Disclosures. ID
Average temperature ............ >
Daily range -. ............ ............ is
barometer ..,......... .....-.............0 U 20
Relative humidity ................... IS
Precipitation ...-.... ...--............... U
z u. M, temperature Observation-Disclosures. q
Z p. M. wind, south; weather, cloudy.
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prevent a greater decline, may hereafter
affect this market.
THE weekly output of pig iron Feb
was 298,014 tons, and the stocks unsold
rose 1880 tons in January, indicating a
consumption slightly smaller than the
output when the month began"
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p.sseneer Conference Closes.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-The joint conference
between the general passenger agents of
the roads between Chicago and Buffalo
and Pittsburg and between Buffalo and
Pittsburg and the seaboard was ended to-
night. Rates to be made in connection
with travel to the Paris exposition were
discussed but no agreement was reached.
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Illinois centraI Coun.

CHICAGO, Feb. Sit is runered that
the Illinois Central has obtained control
of the terminal bridge and terminals at
Omaha This is assigned as the rea=en
why the road did not enter Omaha over
the Union Pacific bridge.
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WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9-The following
table, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the
bank ciearings at the principal cities for
the week ended Feb. 8, with the per
centage of increase and decrease as com