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The times., 1901-04-06
OBITUARY.

Capt. John Alexander Stevenson. the
oldest captain on the Mississippi River
died at Shreveport, La, on Thursday
night while on a visit there. He was
seventy-nine years old. He was a ma
tive OF Uniontown. Pa, and went to New
Orleans i'm 1859, when ne went into the
river business.
The times., 1901-04-06
OIL STRUCK IN MEXICO.
An Artesian Well Leads to the Dis
cOSery.

COATZACOALCOS. Mex, April s.
There Is considerable excitement in this
part of Mexico over the discovery of
petroleum and asphaltum on the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec, a short distance from
Coatzacoalcos.
The discovery was made by an Amer
ican coffee planter while drilling an ar
tesian well. The flow of oil is strong. and
it has a base of pure asphaltum.
Arrangements are being made to drill
number of wells and TO develop the
new oil field on an extensive scale.
The times., 1901-04-06

The appellate division of the Supreme
Court Of New York has decided that the
income Of Mime. Boni de Castelane can
not be held up for the debts Of her hus-
band. This decision, it is said. viii re-
lease an annual income Of over half a
million dollars, lately under tentative Sc
questration. No doubt the result of the
proceedings will be welcomed by the py-
rotechnic count" ana it is also probable
that the cause of the Orleanist preteuder
viii again look up. IT takes money to
support pretensiOns
The times., 1901-04-06

AS the new Maryland election law
makes actual and continuous residence in
the State necessary to qualify a citizen
10 vote at its elections, there is something
like a political panic among the several
thousand Marylanders in the District who
have been Marylanders in fact only just
before election time They viii have to
move over the border or lose the fran
chise That may amount to a considcra-
bic hardship In cases; but It will put an
end to the registration and voting of
hordcs OF District negroes who. having
been employed on railway work in Mary
land at some time or other. have been
rcgularly taken back there to swell the
Republican vote.
The times., 1901-04-06
Probably on the List.
0rom The indianapolis Press.

(rOm the IndahdpoIs FfeSs.)
The Nebraska deadlock broke too late to admit
Of Slr McikIeiohn's getting place Of refuge
ON the St Louis Exposition Commission. but
maybe the President can find him something
equally as good"
The times., 1901-04-06

Cable messages received here from San
Reno, italy. tell Of the death on We'd
nesday of Henry Gubble. son of Canon
Gubble, of st. Pauls Cathedral London.
Mr. Gubble was II prominent resident of
Babylon, l.. l., and was sixty years old.
He travelled extensively and for several
years lived i'm Shanghai. where he was
the American representative of the Stan
dard Oil Company. His health recently
became impaired and his doctors ordered
him TO go abroad.
The times., 1901-04-06
1 Comment.

(From the ST. Paul Dispatch)
jefferson Davis was confined in casemate in
FORTRESS Monroe and the irons fastened him,
for a while Aguinado is confined" in the
Ilace OF Malacanan; no irons.
The times., 1901-04-06

There would appear to be an eligible
opportunity for General Otis to explain
the transaction by which the Govern
ment acquired possession of thirteen old
Spanish gunboats in Philippine waters. 1t
is alleged that they were offered to an
American official of high position at a
very moderate price; that the offer was
refused; that a private syndicate bought
them in and then turned them over to the
yiceregal authorities at a cost considera-
bly, above that for which they had been
offered directly. It is said that the syndl-
cate cleared one hundred thousand dol
lars by the deal without trouble or ex-
pense. There may have been nothing ir-
regular in all this. still it would be well
TO hear what General Otis has to say on
the subject
The times., 1901-04-06
The New Attorney General.

In many of our newspaper exchanges
we are panied to observe tendency
to find fault with the appointment Of
Mr.. Philander c. Knox, of Pittsburg, to
the office of Attorney General of the
United States The objection is made
that, whereas the Attorney General is
an officer who should be always ac-
tive in enforcing the laws against trust
oppression and aggression, a man who
steps from a great trust attorneyship to
the portfolio of justice in the national
Cabinet could hardly be expected to
put the screws on friends whose inter
ests he lately represented and to whom,
perhaps, he may owe his elevation.
Under some conceivable conditions
such an objection might stand. but not
in the case Of Mr.. Knox At the polls
in November the American people sol
emnly registered their desire to have
the country governed by the trusts and
monopolies through the politico-trust
combination that appealed TO the voting
masses to continue it in power for an
other four years. Citizens knew that
when they cast their ballots for Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt they were giving
their endorsement to trust rule and to
imperialism in the new possessions. 1t
is no time now to grumbIe over the re-
suits. One of the purposes of the COM
bination in power has been from the
inception of the first Mckinley Admin
istration to destroy the merit system in
the civil service 1t is, therefore,
perfectly normal thing to appoint an
open and ayOwed enemy of that system
as a Civil Service Commissioner. 1t is
charged that the wishes of a great cleo
trical corpora ton were consulted in the
appointment of a Commissioner of Pat
ents
Why should the Department of JUS
tice be differentiated? Why should not
a trust attorney be made Attorney Cen
eral? Is it conceivable that some of
our best business interests" as Mr..
Hanna is fond of calling the mOnopo-
lies, would be able to sleep at night if
man upon whose judgment they did
not absolutely rely We're in a position
to make trouble for them? We think
not, and we also think that President
Mckinley has been wise in securing
the services of Mr. Knox The latter.
having been a typical and unusually
distinguished and successful trust law
yer, will fulfill every requirement of
the position. His appointment is fully
justified by the warrant the people have
placed in the hands of Mr.. Mckinley
to rule the Union subsequently to the
wishes and demands Of the trusts.
The times., 1901-04-06

In a prosecution for forgery Of check
In Texas it was eontended that there was
a fatal variance between the check offered
in evidence and the one described In the
indictment because the former had hthO-
graphed upon il a United States revenue
stamp while the latter omitted the stamp.
On appeal the Court OF Criminal Appeals
held that there was no variance as 1t was
not necessary to set out in the instrument
or describe the revenue stamp, since lt
formed no part of the instrument alleged
to have been forged. beer vs.. State, %
S w Rep. 962
The times., 1901-04-06

Only nominal damages Will be allowed
against a railroad company. holds the
Supreme Court of Arkansas. i'm the case
of ST. Louis and Iron Mountain Rail-
way Company vs.. Imam go S. w. Rep.
95f), where a passenger who boarded a
car a few miles from his destination was
forbidden from entering the town BY n
quarantine guard. and this rule applies
whether the passenger was elected by
the guard.
The times., 1901-04-06
And again

All lllS IS picturesque lnlpftHat tlDn
enough. and the public VIII be likely to
ask who is responsible for the state OF
things. According to Mr.. Flynt, the
Under World" which should know best
who are its worst enemies, declares
that the captains of the precincts.
standing in with the keepers of gam
bling places and Joints" are RESPONSE
BILE for their protection; and thief who
knows the Tenderloln district well is
quoted as asserting that a conscientious
captain could clean up that district in a
week In the final analysis, however,
the responsible power seems TO be the
people, for il is admitted that not even
Croker is powerful enough to order the
town shut and keep It SO. one man put
il in this way:
"He might order thc town shut. and II might
stay shut for a night. but II tie boF, thought
that his Nihs was m earnest they'd turn him
down"
And Mr.. Flyut's conclusion is this:
'As criticised by the professional ;ramp and
thief New Aork's municipal defence against
crime seems 10 be- faulty in the following par
ticuiars: Practically the entire municipal gov
eminent i- 5t the beck and cali Of THnmauy, and
Tammauy sub0IdiHa;es tilc City'H interest, to
its oUu. New York is open because ID ple8ses
and pass the Tammauy Powers that Rule 10 have
it so. The police department is helpless, be
cause IL must obey Tammsuy's orders and pro-
tect Tsmmanys friends The guns understand
the situation, and feel sure of dOmicilc in the
cit, as long as tAcy arc able 20 '-qnare the
authorities. Ii The police authorities were freed
iIom Ismiuany's rule sHd We're given TO under
stand that tics must clean up the city or give
way 90 men who can. the Under World declares
that Aow York could be Scrubbed out in two
nights There would still be some guns in the
the aid Of the police aud would probably be
'fairoadcd when caught committing crimes
The Under World Is OF the opinion that the
citizens Of New York do not want the CITY
scrubbed out, else they would overthrow Tam
many"
The average citizen is likely TO ask,
The times., 1901-04-06

a Republican voter in New York wrote
his name in the column of the Demo-
cratic party in the primary enrolment
books by mistake. On discovering his
mistake he applied for a writ of man
damUs to compel the police commission
ers to change his name to the Repub-
iicau column. But the Supreme Court
Especial term held that he was not en-
titled to the writ. since the mistake
arose from his own negligence.
The times., 1901-04-06

A verdict of manslaughter received and
entered on Thanksgiving Day is not void
on the ground that Thanksgiving is a
dies non, holds the Supreme Court of
louisiana In the case of State Va. At
kinson GO So. Rep. 279), because the re-
ceiving Of the verdict was only a min
isterial act and did not constitute an
entry of judgment on that day
The times., 1901-04-06

The relative righIs OF the drIVers OF Ne-
hicIes were defined by the Supreme Court.
appellate term. in the recent case of Cohen
VS. Metropolitan Street Railway Company
(6S n. Y. Supp, SSO as follows: \ driver
of a vehicle in a city street has a right
to expect that street cars viii be man
aged with reasonable care. and with
proper regard for the rights of others
lawfully using the public thOroughfare.
and he may drive along the track I'm full
view of an approaching car and the fact
that he so proceeds for any distance will
not charge him with cOntributOry negii-
gence, if under all the circumstances his
conduct IS consistent with ordinary pTu-
dence the only limitation on his right be
ing that he must not unnecessarily inter-
fere with the passage of the car. which al
though entitled to a preference. does not
the tracks.
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vas vas; quiet; Chicago had a touch of liout-
ia Cl9n all through, but tempered WITH
es9Gi lH4 1 The market would not hold
1SdIllSt heayy offerings. At noon there
was renewed liquidation. and Nav sfr11cIs
GG;31QizIsc. AT this point the market held
9horts were inclined to cover and sun
P oLl was forthcoming from buyers, who
1ssued Tor a reaction after several days
OF continued weakness, and the marked
&c under top prices of a week ago
5e fo16dna6afy receipts were 565,0O0 blu, against
hour, $4,000 bu. Minneapolis received 3O1
year. ~ -''''
The market touched 78al@73Mc and rail-
lied May wheat to a close at 74$sGS741Sc
July at 751sQ75Ac. >. 40
The cash market showed better tone on
low grades, Que in part to a. smaller per-
centaSe of poor wheat in the receipts.
On the whole prices were on the same
OASIS as yesterday, but the market was
S ellea m 1 up better. No. northern sold at
z =, northern ranged from Sc to Tic, with
the bulk of sales zoe. No. 8 sold from
quo TO O5c, tough No. 3 going at SIC. Re-
A1Ss6Soeo wheat had range of SOC to Coo.
1neIe was not much rejected in sight
No grade brought soc to 66c. very Door
lots going at 47c to 4S15c.
Mlnneapol1s range Of prices:
Open High Low Closing
5%lz ;:::7 g ~ < 7 75R * 81.
No. 2 northern, 68S@7O1kc;- oats oats, 251t tc;
C. eo c[' S5c; barley, 3SQ50c; rye, 47c; fax
FIax-The market was steady on ves-
terday,s range. Receipts were larger
with 70 cars in this market. Some went
on sale and about 10 cars Were reported
$l.6S other rejected. lots at .H.62 and
I.6O No grade brought around 81 *
Ira daddol aI was pretty well scattered, local
taking little. Minneapolis received q
cars, against six last year; Duluth had
two cars. Closing. prices were: Mime
ssp 20 S sash A64; to arrive, $1.63; May
May, S.72; September, 81 %. T4'OO'
Flour-The market is quiet; prices are
9uoted Q unchanged, First patents are
rst e s4a second s69 patents 50 S5@3
2. 10. Shipmets, SO, al bbIs. ,. r-S
Millstuffs-The market Is UNCHANGED
except op that shorts are quoted Csc per ton
lower. Bran In bulk is quoted S11. 756112:
Tour our m1iddlings, $12@12. %; bulk shorts
SSIo.55qll red dog in 14O-Ib sacks, $f4;
feed ie 1o in 2Oo-Ib sacks 81 per ton additional
SI,in nyU1iD sac1 KS 5O per ton additional.
Feed and Meal-The market is quiet.
coarse corn meal and cracked corn are
9@ aod j. $3.50 1S. No. feed, $1375; No. 2
corn meal in cotton sacks at the Tnte Of
$3.50 per Dbl. -~''e VI
M, Corn-The market is firm and active.
There was a demand for corn to arrive.
several lots selling at 34Ac Spot offer,
n ing s,o4 were well taken. No. yellow
No. 4 corn, SAC. Receipts, IS cars: shin,
ments, % cars b., '---
Oats-The market is active on g. SLIGHTLY
lower basis. No. white is quoted at 25c:
NO. oats, 241ac. Receipts, 40 cars; ship,
ments, cars. '---
Barley-Trade was active. No. 4 sold
at &c; NO. brought :42c; good lots going.
TO 49c. Feed grades are quoted at 39043c;
shipments, cars. 0''- . ,
Rye-Trading in rye was on the basi,
of 4l7sc for No. g. and there was business
IN NO. rye at 47c Receipts, 2 cars;
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. I7.-Wheat had
another bad day breaking off a full cent
up to noon, May selling at 7S%@7S7Bc. 1t
was yesterdays story repeated, with for
ceipts at Northwestern points, and an In
creased tendency towards liquidation on
the part Of tired bulls. May opened q
ehade off at 74&c and sold down to 749
74lsc on the first break There was re-
Oeated effort to rally but the market
was not responsive. Liverpool was sd
lower. Argentine wheat was reported
I'd since Tuesday. These lower Argentine
offerings arise from the official Argentine
crop report: estimating a total of 1O6,00O,-
COO bu, and placing the eXportable sur
Says of the crop in this country that mild
weather with some freezing has not dis,
turbed the favorable outlook. After the
6%er eT aro on9 711e a aed on me me
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18

S7,52S bu; spot firm: No 2, ACC elevator,
and 1910 f. O. b. afoat Options closed
firm 7sGD7ac net advance. January closed
4G1sc; March closed 45c; May, 43 9-16@44c,
closed 44c; July closed 441sc. Oats-Re-
ceipts, 3d. 400 blu; exports, $3.50 bu; spot
quiet; No. 2. 901sc No. 8, soc; No white,
3219c; No. white, 32c; track mixed wes-
tern, 3OQ3113c; track white, 311aQS5c.
ST: LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. H.-Wheat lower;
No red cash, 71Ac; January, nAc; May,
1ESA97S9sc; July, 72Ac; No. 2 hard, 6S@.Oc.
SS5Ac; May, S7asc; July, 3794c. Oats higher;
NO. cash, 25c; January, 25c; May, 25@c;
No. white, 271sc
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 17.-Close: Wheat
red, Zoe Corn-May, S6%@36Ac; cash No.
2 mixed, 3414c; No. 2 white 361kc. Oats
No. white, 26Ac.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 17-Flour 5@1Oc
lower. Wheat lower; No. 1 northern, TAO
74Ac; No. 2 northern, 711k orc. Rye low
er; No. 1, 52Q5215c. Barley dull; No. 2,
$4,000; sample, 45@57c Oats lower; No.
2 Western. 2615@26%c.
GRAIN GOSSIP-By private wire to c.
II. F. Smith & Co.: Price Current: Mild
weather, with some freezing, not disturb
Ing. Favorable outlook for wheat. Far
amount of grain marketing. High prices
CT hogs is strengthening the sentiment
concerning corn. Hog packing 6O5OO
against $4,000 last year.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 1I-C1osing: Wheat
-Sp = strong; No. l California, IS Sd;
No: 2 red Western winter IS 2Kd; No. 1
northern spring, IS 41Rd. Futures quiet;
March, IS 5sd; May, 6s I'D.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18

very slow. There is very little sale for
even the best quality animals and the
others are only salabfe at Gamer prices.
HOGS-Receipts have been rather light
this week. Prices have been Up and
down, but there have been no serious
breaks and, taken as a whole, the market
has been a fairly satisfactory one. Lo-
cal packers are paying up well and TAX
Ing all offerings. Today the market
ruled steady to strong The bulk of the
hogs sold at s5O5Q5.1O with a range of
$0Q51b. Rough packers out at $4,000
49O. Best quality pigs are selling at
$425
sHEEP-There has been very little
change in the sheep and lamb market
Receipts have been moderate, with a
fair demand for all kinds at fully steady
prices for best quality. Anything under
good quality is slow sale at prices that
average 10 to % cents under last week.
Packers are getting large part Of their
supplies from the feed lots.
Very truly,
w. M. CAMPBELL COM. co.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

COFFEE AND sUGAR-New York,
Jan. 1.-THE market for coffee futures
opened steady, with prices to 10 points
lower under disappointing European mar
ket advIces and local selling. Ruled dull
most Of the session without material fur
Their change In values, with the talent in
clined to be bearish owing to heavy crop
country receipts, stagnant spot demand,
apathy in speculation and prospect of big
shipments to America from Brazil. The
close was steady, with prices to 10
Guiding: January at 5.55c; March at $3.50;
May, 5.S5c; July at $500; September at
spot, Rio dull; No: invoice, 71sc;. mild
market quiet; Cordova,j 8@1212c.- Sugar
Raw steady; refined steady.
METAL MARKET-New York, Jan II.
Speculation in the local market was
again dormant Trading was of a small
eFal trend of prices downward. Tin, in
response to weak cables from London,
where prices went off about Ell to e119
closed weak at s2615 against $3.50, the
closing figure of yesterday. Some small
sales were made at the decline. Copper,
though again scoring loss of Us Sd In
London to Ell, ruled extremely dull in
the local market with a somewhat easy
pndert9ne. Closing prices We're $17 for
Lake Superior and 1875 for casting and
fered 0t ON TT the latter Tern metal. Lead was
dull, with s4371a the nominal price, while
at London prices went off IS 90 to Sig
lbs. Spelter ruled very dull all day at
yesterdays decline, with trading very
slow at $4.1O@4.15. Iron markets, both
domestic and foreign, were rather quiet
and largely nominal.
DRY G0ODs-New York, jan 17.-Fall
River sold regular print cloths today at
the quotations. namely, S1sc: The quan-
tity is said to be nearly 100000 pieces. In
other directions the market shows little
change. Demand up to the previous az
erage of the week for both staple and
fancy lines of cotton and wooden goods
: COTTON MARKET-New York Jan II.
-Cetton-Spot closed dull; middling up
lands, SIC; middling gulf, 1O1sc; sales
none; futures closed steady; January,
$780, February $3.50; March, $500; April,
9.2Sc; May, 9.2Sc; June, 9.26c; July, 9.26c;
August. SC; September, 8.49c; October,
8.22c; November, 8.10c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
CONTRACT WORK.
Pave Wabasha Street.
once Of the Board Of Public Works.

Office Of the Board Of Public Works,
City of St. Paul, Mimi, Jan Tth, 1901.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board Of PUBLIC Works York in :, and for the
nesota, at their office In said city, until
p. M, on the 24th day Of January,A. d. 1901,
for the paving of Wabasha street, from
at College avenue. to the south line of
University avenue. also the intersection
Of University avenue, Wabasha street and
Rice street, in said city, according to
plans and specifications on file in the Of
fice of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties
in sum of at least twenty (2O) per
cent, or q certified check on a bank Of
per cent of the gross amount bid, must
accompany each bid. Said check shall be
made payable to the Clerk Of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
VIM. L. AMES,
Official: c. H. BRONSON,
Clerk Board Of Public Works
Jams ,1901-1Ot
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
PRODUCE AND FRuIT.

Receipts light. Observation-Disclosures. 22c;
firsts, >21c. Dairies--Hand separator, zoe;
extras, 1Sc Ladles-Extras, 16Q17c;
Cheese Market steady and active.
Twins, fancy full cream, 121kc; full cream,
Yo111g Am hn new 1a&l2s; brick Sea no
old, 1212Q14c; Limburger, as to grade, S14
Eggs-Market easier; receipts light
Fresh stock, cases included, loss off, 19c.
Reans-Market firm. Fancy navy, per
bu, $2a225
Peas-Yellow peas. SIPS; fancy green,
Potatoes-steady; fair demand. Pota-
toes, blu, 3S@45c.
Vegetables -Beets, per blu, Csc; lettuce,
matoes, California, basket, 76c; spinach,
! blu, SOC; turnips, blu, 25cj beans, wax, bu,
50; string beans, bu, So; cucumbers, doz,
81; carrots, hu, .SOc; turnipts, doz, soc;
Onions Steady. Red Globe and weth-
ersfield, cwt, $1.75@2
Apples Market well cleaned up and
! good stock commands firm prices at ad-
Yanced quotations. Apples, fancy. SITS
$3.50.
Lemons-Receipts liberal; demand good.
Fancy Messinas, box, $3.75@4; California,
! Oranges California navels, box, $50
| $50; Mexican, box, 81. 1903.
Nuts-Hickory, per bu, $1@1.25; new
California walnuts, lb, lac; peanuts, raw,
per Id, &c. peanuts. roasted, lb, 7c; Bra
zils, per lb, lie; pecans, medium, 11@
111zc; chestnuts. new, per lb, 12@15c.
Bananas-SurpIy moderate; demand ac-
tive. Choice shipping, $2@2.5O.
Figs and Dates-Figs.. new, California,
HalIowee dates, new, 512c.
Apple Cider-Sweet, per Dbl, SIS: sweet
per half tbl rs; hard, per Dbl, 50.
Dressed Meat-Demand light; supply
fair. Veal, fancy, per ID, 1850; veal, me-
dunn per lb, SIC; hogs, country dressed,
| per Id. 6Q614c; spring lambs, pelts off, per
| Id, SC.
Poultry-Demand fair; receipts liberal.
| Dressed springs, per lb, S@S1ac; hens, per
| lb, 6kQ7c; turkeys. S@S1Rc; ducks, fancy,
per lb, SC; geese, per ID. 812Q9c.
croppies, per lb, 4Gl5c;~ picferel, per lib,
SC; frog legs, per dozen. 4Q5c.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
W. M. CAMPBELL COMMISSION CO,
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SOUTH ST.PAUL, MINNESOTA
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
South ST. Panl. Ian

South ST. Paul, Jan. IT.
QUALIFICATIONS and killing cattle
of all kinds have been in good demand
this week and prices realized have been
steady to strong. We have had some
little good quality fat COWS and heif-
rs and very few good steers, but the
bulk Of the offerings have been common
to fair There is an especially good de-
mand for fat and killing bulls. In the
stock cattle division trade has, as a.
whole, been little dull. There has
been fairly good market at all times
for the best quality stuff and espe-
c1ally good stock steers and we have
had one day, Tuesday, when the general
market was active, but It is impossible
to judge the whole week by the one
day. 1t is more than possible that
trade would have been much more active
with more good quality cattle in. The
bulk of the offerings have been COM
mon to fair and this class of stuff ia
dragging badly. Stock heifer prices
hold up strong and there is market
for everything good. Mich COWS are