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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
PRODUCE AND FRUITS.

Butter Steady and in. active demand.
Receipts light. Creameries-Extras, 21@
2l12e; iirsts, 19c. Dairies-Hand separa-
tor, 1Sc; extras, lee. Ladles-Extras, y
etl4c; packing stock, fresh, lie; held, so
Ice.
yCkeese-Market steady and active.
Ne. l, 1215c;; brick, No: 2. 91sc; Swiss
cheese, old, 1212@l4c; Limburger, as to
r Eggs. Mar easier; receipts. light.
Fresh stock, cases included, loss Off,
1512Q16c; storage, 1218c.
2Beans-Market firm; fancy navy, per
bu, 81 2592, IS: medium, hand picked, per
bu, 81. 60GD1. 80
. Peas. Yellow peas, s125; fancy green,
$1.S0
Potatoes STEADY; fair demand. Pota-
toes, per Blu, 38045c.
Vegetables : Lettuce. per dozen, zoe;
parsley, per dozen. Zoe; tomatoes. Cali
fornia, basket, 75c; spinach, per blu, 75c;
turnips per blu, dec; beans, wax. per blu.
%; beans, string, per bu, IS; cucumbers,
dozen 2Oc; carrots. per blu, 40c; horserad-
Enthusiastically; Red Globe and Weth-
ersfield, per cwt, 81. 1902.
Apples-Market well cleaned up and
good stock demands firm prices at ad-
Yanced quotations Apples, fancy, 1926
"a.
lemons Receipts liberal; demand good.
Fancy Messinas, per box, $3@5.25; Cali
fornia, per box, $2.259D3.50
Oranges California navels. per box. SO
$3.50; Floridas, 81. 1903 Is; seedlings, S2.EO.
Nuts Hickory, PER bu, s1@1. %; new
California walnuts, per Id. 14e; peanuts,
raw, per h. &c; peanuts, roasted, per ID,
7c; Brazils, Per ID, lie; pecans, medium,
per 10, 11@1212c; chestnuts, new, per ID,
120f5c.
Bananas = Supply moderate; demand
active. Choice shipping, S1.75@22 IS
Figs and Dates--Figs, new California,
box 85e1s1; fard dates, 10-lb boxes S@3c;
Hallowce dates, new, SIC.
Apple Cider-Sweet, per Dbl, 81; sweet,
per half bel, 81. so; hard, per Dbl, SO.
Dressed meats-Demand light: supply
fair. Veal, fancy, IL Csc; veal medium,
&C; hogs. country-dressed, 64612c; spring
lambs. pelts off, SC.
Poultry-Demand fair; receipts liberal.
Dressed springs, per ID, 9@10c; hens, so
&c; turkeys, 9@10c; ducks, fancy, 10Kc;
geese, $1,000.
F'ish-Fair demand Pike, per ID. &c;
croppies, per Ib, -4@5e; pickerel, per ID,
&c; frog legs, per dozen,-@Sc.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

Lucy ]. Mullen and husband to
Katharine S. Hull, II 1, blk 6. Stin-
Sons boulevard add. szSN
c. d. Gillfiillan and wife to ]. Csrud-
nowskis s II of ne a sec 2, t SO. r q. 975
c. E. Smith and wife to o. Crosby,
Its and 4, blk Is, Summit Park
:, add ............... 5000
It II. blk 0. Bald Eagle ............. 80
Western Realty company to T. C.
Borg. It's Is and Ii, blk l, rearr d.
H. Hunts add ..;.;-..;...-....-...... 1850
Emma Starkey and husband to Car
RE Lindholm, 1t g. blk Il, Beaupre
Kelly'S add ..................... c33
Kate Lester and husband to William
H. UIber. It g. blk 2. FIill's add. LOCO
E. A. Morrissey and wife to Mary
A Morrison. Y 1t 4, blk 4, Eifelt,
+. & o. add Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Total .............. .................s 1e,0S5
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27


Total for today (estimated .......... i $50
A week ago ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,S07
A year ago ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 165
Quotations: Good to choice butcher
steers, $450@5; fair to good So. 7504.25 ;
common to fair, SO. 25@360; good to choice
to good butcher cows and heifers, $3.50
3.25; thin cows and Gamers, $1.50D2. Is;
good to choice corn fed bulls $3I3. 60 !;
bologna bulls, $2@2.75; good to q choice
veals, $4.50@5.75; fair to good veals, $3.50
04.50; good to choice feeders, So 25tI3.S5 {;
good to choice stock steers, So. 2503. 80;
fair to good, $3QS. %; common, $2.256I2. SO;
good to choice stock heifers, 2.75@3; fair
to good $2.50Q2.75; good to choice steer
calves, $3.2503. 90; fair to good, $3.00G3 .;
good to choice heifer calves, $2.S5GG3; fair
to good, $250G2. 70; good to choice mixers
and springers. $32@35; fair TO good, $2S6D
30; common, $22Q27.
less than on last Tuesday and under the
estimate for the day. Butcher cattle of
all kinds We're in good demand with no
quotable change in prices OH any class
Among the offerings were a few head of
good to choice cows and heifers, but the
bulk averaged only fair. The stock cattle
division was fairly active. Choice feed
grade and good quality stuff steady
Stock steers sold steady. Stock heifers
and feeding cows were In especially good
demand at fully steady prices with the
offerings averaging only fair TO good in
quality. Some choice stock COWS sold
UP to $3,10@32G, but these We're exceptions.
Stock calves were only fair sale at un-
fairly active at barely steady prices.
Common stock and feeding cattle dragged
badly. f'7 49,
Representative sales:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
DULUTH.

DULUTH. MINI, Feb. 26-Market dull
but firm; May opened unchanged nj
IG3se; sold up to 1850 at 1920. off to 7elzc
at 1850, and closed unchanged sat. TGasf..
Cash dull at unchanged premiums
Wheat-No. | hard cash, 77ssc; to.aarrl1e,
1880; May. 7S9sc; No. 1 northern cash
z5asc; to arrive. t74sse; May. 76sse: July
spring 631Sc@6s1ac. Oats. 26% 6261ac. Rve
501kc. Barley, 35655c. Flax, cash. sj.f5.
to arrive. S1.65:e May, $685.: sSeptambeTr.
a.15. Corn, 313zc; May. 3S1sc Car in
spection: Wheat. Co. corn. SO: oats O..
rye. 9, fax, T. Receipts Wheat 20 az;
bu: corn. 10o,7lSs bu; fax, 2.1SSs. Shin
ntents-Flax,- G,73G bu.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
ST. PAUL GRAIN.

st. Paul Grain -Oats-Receipts. cars:
No. 8. 26@26iec; No. 8 white. a7@z71a
Corn-No. g. Size; No. 3 yellow. 3Sc.
Feed-Granulated corn meal in cotton
sacks, $3.50.
Bran and Shorts-Bran in bulk, Sl2.50;
shorts in bulk, SIPS: coarse corn meal.
ton. $l4; No. feed, $14.25; No. 2 feed.
$14. is; No. feed, $15
Hay-Market good on best grades Up
land. choice, $10.5O@11; upland, No 1. 80
$50; midland. $3.50; medium. So. 5007.50
timothy. choice. $12@12.5o; No. /. S10l011:
rye straw. choice. $5.75@725; wheat and
oat straw, $4.75G5.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
californta Via the .sun.hlne Route"

NO'f III ." 50 HNVD'
Every Wednesday a fine Pullman tour
list sleeper leaves Twin Cities Isl Paut
500 a. M, Minneapolis 7:5O g. m.) via
C. NJ. &c St p Ry., and run through
to Los Angeles. arriving there every
Sunday morning.
Price of double berth in this car So
Before making your arrangements for
California get particulars as to Sun
shine Route"
Hundreds eff Northwestern people pat
tronize this popular service every sea-
son-it tTaverses one of the most interest
ing portions of America
For comfort and convenience 1t Is not
surpassed.
Cheapest rates are obtainabie via this
route. Inquire of ticket agents, or write
j r. Conlex. Asst Gen Pass. Aren't
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
CONTRACT WORK.
Curb and Boulevard Laurel Avenue.

Office Of the Board of Public Works.
City of st. Paul, Mimi, Feb 2st, 1901.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of ST. Paul, Min
nesota, at their office in said city, until
2 D. M on the 7th day of March, A. d.
1901, for the eurbing filing and sodding
of Laurel avenue, from Victoria street
to Chatsworth street, in said city, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file In
the Office, of said Board.
A bond with at least two f2) sureties in
a sum of at least twenty GOD per cent or
a certified check on a bank of ST. Paul.
In a sum of at least ten Q0) per cent of
the gross amount bid, must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able TO the Clerk of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
VIM. Il AMEs.
President.
Official: c. #. BRONSON,
Clerk Board Public Works
Feb. 23-190l-10t.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
MTNNEAP0T.TS

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 26-Wheat open
ed this morning firm and steady, Nav at
745sc The first trades took It to fi&c,
where the~market settled and did not
vary more than 1-16c up to midsession
The principal strengthening item at the
start was the lighter Northwestern re-
ceipts. Minneapolis and Duluth has 909
cars, which looked small by comparison
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
- Dull and steady: Wheat--No. 8. 700
B9i@c;. No. 2 yellow, 991ac Oats-No. 2,
2S$4q26c; No. white. 2734 G12s14c: No. 8
white, 2fQ2Sc. Rye-No. 2. SIC. Barley
Good feeding, 47c. Malting-Fair to
choice, 5lG55c. Flax Seed-No. l, 81 e2ib.
Northwestern-No. l, s1.65 Timothy Seed
Prime, $40. Mess Pork-Per Dbl. Sl3. $50
IA. Lard-Per 100 lbs. 81 456D7. So Short
Ribs-Sides Qoose), $7@725. Shoulders
Dry salted (boxed(. 6hG612c Sides-Short
clear (boxed), S.35Q755. Whisky-Basis
of high wines, Sl.H. Sugars-Cut loaf.
1923; graduated, S5.72; confectionery
"a. S5.59: on A. $5.44. Clover-Contract
grade, S11. Receipts-Flour, Sc, GOO bbls:
wheat. $1,000 bu: corn. $4,000 bu: oats
z05,0o Blu; rye. 6e00 bu; barley. 81. 600 blu.
Shipments-Bfour, 900 bbls: wheat, 3d.,
O00 bu; corn, 10000 bu: oats. $50, coo bu:
rye. Leo hu barley. 1000 bu. On the
produce exchange today the butter mar
ket was quiet. Crea m cries, 1929! G:
dairies, 10919c. Cheese quiet, f6RG1IH
Eggs active; fresh, 171ac.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
Low Rates to Washington, D. c

Round trip $31 90 via the North Western
Line for the Presidential Inauguration
March 18th. Tickets on sale Feb. 2Sth
March list and I'd, good returning March
Stn CITY Ticket Offices 413 Nicoliet ave
nue.. Minneapolis 3S2 Robert street. st.
Paul.
All tickets good on the famous, cleo
tric-lighted North Western Limited.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
sleeper Service 10 Kansas City VI:
..The milwaukee," Line.

First-clzss PuIilnaa sleeper frcn Twin
Cities every cay via c., NJ. &c st. 2. Ry.
to KanSaS City.
Leaves Minneapolis 1850 a. M, st. Paul
500 a. H. and arrives Kansas City
o'clock next morning.
Direct and most comfortable route to
Kansas City. the Southwest and CaiI-
fornta.
Pullman tourist sleeper also from Twin
Cities every Wednesday. running through
10 Los Angeles. Cal.
Apply to ticket agents or write ]. ,
Conley, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent. ST. Paul
Mimi, for lowest one-way and ToCrd-trt..
rates TO all POINTS south and west
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
Totals

OtdLs ...-.. IUb I42 60 q e
Other 5o, Grain s,Winter wheat,4S0s No. 8
2; No. 8 oats, g. no grade oats s. No 3
rye, 2; No. rye. l; No barley, /: No
4 barley 2; No; barley, 81 rejected flax,
10; no grade flax L
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat-N I
northern, 81; No. 2 northern, 81; No. 8. 2s:
rejected. %; no grade, 81; winter wheat
81; No. corn, Il; No. 3 oats, IS; No 1
flax. 6; rejected fax, H.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
TIE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
BULK OF HOGS SELLS AT PRICES
STRONG TO A SHADE
HIGHER
BUTCHER CATTLE SELL STEADY
Good Demand for All Kinds at I'm
changed Prices-Best Feeders
Sell StrOng-Stoclers Steady
Common Cattle Drag.

SOUTH ST. PAUL,-Feb. -26.-Receipts
at the Union Stock yards today were:
Cattle, LOCO; calves, 300; hogs, 200; sheep,
325; cars, 70.
Official receipts yesterday: Cattle, zS2;
calves, 10l; hogs, l,l59; sheep, sos; horses,
Y; cars, 90
Receipts thus far in February, COM
pared with the same period in 1860, are
as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
BONDS.

u S. ref. IS, reg1053s n. Y. c. lists. ..1O7
do coup .10j5s N. j. c. gen. SIS. 49, u
do IS, reg......111 Nor. Pacific as. us
do IS, coup. .11l15 do As .......~.. 1861
do new IS. reg 1875 N.Y..C.& S.L.4s1Os
DO new 4s, ceupl37ss N. 81 w. con- 4s102
DO old As, leg. HI Or. Nav lists. .109
do old 4, coup Ill do IS .......... .1041i
DO 5s, reg. Ill Or. S. Line 6s.. .12S
do IS, coup. III do con- IS. .11615
D; of Z. IS. '65s. 1;3 Reading gen. IS. 93.s
Atch. gen. As. .1G37s r. G.. w. lists. .100A
do adj. 4s..... 81 IS.L.& I'M con. 5s116
Cana. So. Eds. Ill S.L.& ST gen. IS. 291a
CheSa. & 0. 41ssl06M lSt. Paul con. ..1Si
do 5S, Old .12112i St.P., CO P.1StsllSM
G. & NV. cor. 7s14G do SIS l20ss
do S. f. deb 5sl24 So Pacific As. 92ts
Chi Term. u.s.. 81 So. Ry. $751;. .115A
Col So 49,. S4fs S. r. q T. 6S.. 81
ID. Sc r. G. As I0l IT. e p. 1sts II u
Erie gen. 4s.... S31s do IDS - o.
F.W. e. D.C.1sts IS Union Pacific 4si0s
Gen. Elec. 5S.. .161tsI Wabash lists 49,
Iowa Cen. 1sts.11S do IDS - 100
L. & n. uni IS. .101 West Shore I15K
M, K. & It. IDS Is Wis. Cent. is. $50
DO is ...........I Va. Centuries 7512
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
W. n. CAMPBELL.
COMM ssioN coM?AVl
LiVs Stock Connissls1 Msr;alll3
Un q Stoos Yards.

roUTH ct. Paul
;. Consignments and correspondents So
uefted. Market reports furnished on ap-
pljcation
We do a strictly commission business.
NO live stock bought or sold on our own
References-Stock Yards bank, South
ct Paul: Security bank. Zumbrota: Hon
A I: koerner. state treasurer, Capitol
buiiding. st. Paul: A. c. Anderson. cash
Ter st Paul National bank ST. Paul
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
HOGS.
Comparative receipts:

Total for today (estimateO ..........2. 400
year ago Observation-Disclosures. iS6
A year ago Observation-Disclosures. .572
Quotations: Good to choice light, s.. 80
@5.40; mixed and butchers. S.. 35@5. As;
good to prime heavy, $5.35@545; COM
mon to fair, $5.25@5.3O; rough packers,
$1,000. 20; pigs and skips, S4@5.
Market opened a shade higher, but
closed weak at the advance Receipts
good Prices ranged from $50 to $5.45,
with the bulk at S.. 421@. Rough packers
sold strong to &c higher. being at 5000
SIS. Best pigs sold up to $4.S5, with very
few on the market One load of very
fancy heavy hogs sold at $3.50. Repre-
sentative sales:
Lights
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27

No. WtDkg. Price. No VT. Dkg. Price
80 49,. 1S3 -. So 40 $50 $3.50. 169 20 s. 40
49,. 1S5 :. 80 6 $50. ISL :. 30
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
STOCK QUOTATION

Furnished by Charles II. F. Smith &
Co., members of the New ;, York Stock,
Exchange, Pioneer Press building, who
York. Closing prices are bid:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27

IN6pI tStHIdLIV6 safes.
Good to Choice Butcher Steers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-27
Receipts thus far in 1901, compared
with the same period in 1900, are as fol

The following table shows the roads
over which yesterdays receipts came III
and the number of loads hauled by each:
sz'7sF-- (1attle HOGS Sheen Mived
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
AMALGAMA1ED MEN CEASE WORK.
GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED.
Startling Results OF the Failure Of the Unied
States Steel Corporation 10 Agree on
Unicnlzlng lis Mills.

President Theodore J Shaffer. of
the Amagnmated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers. issued Satur-
day to the presidents of all lodges In
the plants of the American Tinplate
Company. American sheet steel Com
pany and American steel Hoop Com
pany the following order: Notify
your men that the mill Is on strike and
will not work Monday, July 10. Il. J.
Shaffer."
This means that unless the confer
ence committees arrive at an amicable
understanding, all plants controlled by
the Amalgamated Association will be
tied up. About 10000 men are affect
ed directly and Indirectly by this or
der and serious consequences are
feared everywhere.
The order was followed by n circu-
lar to all lodges in plants of the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation, giving the
propositions of the manufacturers and
calling upon the men to joint the great
army fighting for the cause of union.
ism. No other alternative Is given by
section 80, article 10, of the associa-
tlon constitution. which reads: should
one mill In a combine or trust have a
difficulty all mills in said combine or
trust shall cease work until such grlev-
nnce Is settled"
This order applied to the American
Tlnplate Co.'S 81 plants, 1000 skilled
and 10000 unskllled; American Sheet
Steel Co.'S 1000 skilled and 10000 un-
skilled; American Steel Hoop Co.'S 10,-
900 skilled and 10000 unskllled.
The strike Is the first great labor dis
turbance among the iron and steel
workers since the famous strike at the
Homestead works of the Carnegie
Steel Company. President Shaffer
was confident of his ability to get the
organized men to quit work.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
A B0ER STOWAWAY.
Gets Away From British Guards and Jumps
lnlo ths Ocean.

One of the Boer prisoners recently
taken to Darrells island. Bermuda.
from South Africa. was stowaway
on the steamer Trinidad, which ar
rived at New York Tuesday. His name
Is William $. Duploy. Last Friday he
saw chance to escape and threw him
self into the water. He hoated about
for hours till two Bermudan fisher
men took him aboard and landed him
at Hamilton. There he eluded pur-
suit and got aboard the Trinidad, hid
ing In the coal bunkers. He remained
there during the trip. Duploy was ar
raigned before the special board of in.
quiry. The young man admitted that
he had escaped from the British mill
tary prison Mt Bermuda. He said that
he came prepared to earn his own
livelihood and there was no chance OF
his becoming public charge. His
case was deferred until his friends
can be heard from. He was sent back
to Ellis island for detention.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
$4,000 MEN AFFECTED.
Result Of the BI.MonihIy ExaminatIon--rhs
PuddIers viii Receive S5.25 per Ton.
FlnIshers Two per Cent.

The wages OF 10000 puddlers and
flnlshers in the union rolling mills OF
the country were Wednesday advanced
for the months of July and August.
The puddlers are to receive Sj.2J q
ton, or 81 12 cents ton more than
was paid during the past two months
and the flnishers win get an increase
over the former rate of per cent.
This was the result of an advance
In the base rate of the Amalgamated
association scale made Mt the conven.
tion In May and accepted by the Re.
public Iron & Steel Co. and the In.
dependent iron companies and the firm
price OF bar iron during May ana June.
The bi-monthly examination of the
sale sheets of the Republic company
was made by Assistant Secretary NJ.
+. Tighe of the Amalgamated asso.
citation and Secretary oames II. Mutt.
OF the labor bureau of the bar iron
combination. II showed that the actual
sales of bar iron for the past two
months averaged 10 cents n pound.
This gives the puddlers % cents ton
above the new base rate for the open.
ing two months of the new scale year
and the finlshers per cent. The base
of the scale last year was S4.7j n ton,
ana 1t was advanced to -. The pud.
dlers receive % cents n ton with every
one-tenth cent advance In the average
bar iron sales and the finishers' pay
Is Increased per cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
CARS GO DOWN WITH A BRIDGE.
DASHED TO DEATH.
A Railroad TresiIs Gave Way Letting a
Work Train Fall Eighty. seven Feet
Escaps Of Passenger Train.

Eleven men were killed and n num-
ber seriously Injured Thursday by the
fall of the Nlckle Plate railroad bridge
that spans Crooked creek, near Spring
held. Pa.
The East End local freight followed
Il Few minutes behind passenger train
No. 3. The local, after the passing of
the passenger train, pushed three cars
heavily laden out on to the structure
to unload stone for the masons work
Ing beneath. The work of unloading
had hardly begun when the whole
structure, bearing the three laden
cars filled with laborers, fell into the
valley. Only George Smith leaped in
time TO save himself from Injury. The
list of dead includes: Conductor Pm.
a. Moore, Conneaut: j. SeabOss, work
man, Cleveland; George Schwartz.
workman, Springfield; Homer Beck
with, fireman, Conneaut: five Italians.
names unknown; -- Randall West
Springfield. The men, as the train
fell leaped as far as possible. so that
only two or three were buried beneath
the mass of debris at the bottom of the
raylne. These were easily pulled out
ana carried to the top of the hill and
placed on the lawn, awaiting the ar
rival of medical assistance, which
came promptly.
AS soon as the news of the accident
reached Conneaut the wrecking train
ana hurrlediy constructed ambu-
lance train was dispatched to the
scene. The wounded were attended
to. the dead were placed in cots and
all were taken to Conneaut, with the
exception of Randall, Beckwith and
Swartz. who were taken charge of by
parents at Conneaut. Ihe railroad
men regard 1t as little less than mirac-
ulous that II withstood the strain of
the heavy laden passenger train No.
3. while moving slowly over it, and
five minutes later fell while only the
weight of three cars were standing
upon 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
The EUROPEAN CROPS.
Average Yield in England. France Short.
tpain Viii Have Surplus.

The Mark Lane Express, London, in
Its weekly crop review says 1t ls doubt
ful If the recent rains will effect great
or Transformation scenes" In the
wheat crop of England. The yield may
reach an average of 2SA bushels per
acre. The enhanced price and BIZ
weekly market In Paris furnish evil
dence that the French farmers con-
slider the government estimate as being
10 per cent too high. The agricultural
press puts the yield at 35,000,000 quart
crs. 4,0O0,000 quarters below the gov
ernment estimate. Spain Is reaping
n magnificent harvest, estimated at
12,500,000 quarters. The Italian har-
vest promises to reach the full average
and the Roumanla harvest Is estimated
nt 9,OOOOO0 quarters, leaving 100000
available for export. The spring wheat
In Russia Is less promising. In sew
eral provinces the winter wheat crop.
however, is splendid. The rye will
make an excellent harvest The other
autumn-sown crops are all above the
average, but the spring barley and oats
are below par.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-17
ALARM IN EGYPT.
Bubonic Plague There Is Of Very virulsnt
Tfpe-many Deaths Result.

The state department Is Informed
through Its consular representative In
Egypt that the bubonic plague which
prevails In many towns there Is of a
virulent and destructive type, and on
account of Its rapid development and
the exceptionally high rate of NOR.
tality general apprehension and alarm
prevails throughout the country. Dur
Ing the week preceding June 10 there
We're 23 cases reported, 21 of which
were at Zagazlg and two at Minlch.
Sixteen cases We're admitted into the
hospital and five were found dead out
side OF the hospital at the former
place, or those admitted to the hos
pital six died. a singular circum-
stance occurred Just before the break
ing out of the plague. 1t was noticed
that the rats in different parts of the
town appeared to be in a dazed and
dying condition.