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LhiengO Live stock Mnrket I
OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Nansas Receipts. 5000.
steady 20 lOc lower: beef steers. IS 7065
20; Texas steers, $5a6.20; cows and heif-
trs; $5-?gG6.i5; Texas steers, $516 20; cows
and hseifers, 50 .60Q6 rs; stockers and feed
ers, 81 -Z5Q5 go; bulls. S.. .50d5. .25: calves
$4-5o66. Hcgs-Receipts, 1900. 5GI6c
IIc,Wer; heavy, S.15q7.25 packers. Sc. S0d5
..I9; medium, $7g7. 20; yorkers. S7d7 10:
Pigs, 80 .l0Q6.50. Sheep-Recefpts 2 OG0.
steady; sheep, $5.60q5 80; lambs, s6. .40G
Sioux City-Cattle-Recetntz aoo. NAV
ket steady. S5Q6.25; cows. bulls ana nfx-
81 d. $z.5Oe55 30; stockers and feeders. 500
LOO; yearhngs and calves. $SCI4 25. Hos
Receipts, 4500. market 5d1Oc lower: sS 3
dly.60; bulk. S. S0G6. go. 7O ~
south Omaha-Cattle-R Receipts, g 200.
SLOW, lggl5c lower; beef steers. 81 Q0G5
30; cows and heifers, 50. .75G5. Is: Wes-
tern steers, 81. 50a6; Texans, s4. 25a5, 81.
Gamers, S-56Q2.T5 stockers and feeders
S2. t505- Is; calves. s.. .50676 80. Hogs-Re..
e9llz ce1Rts; 81; l2aC; slow to 10c lower; heavy,
i $500; 5Gd; mixed; $6.9o97; light, Sc. 30a7;
Pigs, IS -30Gl6-50. Shecp-Receipts' 800.
steady; sheep, $5.25Q6, lambs, IS. 50G56, ,9o
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DIPL0MATIC TIES WITH CUBA.
First Legislative step Taken 20 Ea-
tabIish Them 4. Taken.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 10-T1e
first legislative step looking 90 the estal-
the United States and Cuba was taken TO-
day by the senate committee on foreign
relations. That committee considered the
PRESIDENTS recommendation and agreed
TO report an amendment r0 the sultry
civil appropriation bill providing the nee
essary furds
a salary 0E sl4 r00 or 5000 more than
the president recommended. i# provided
for a minister 70 Cuba anl Dr0vlsi1l l3
made for three conzulates instead of tfs1
There is to Ee a consul general 1T Havana
with a salary of 5000. also a secretary
and an assisrnt secretary " legatiDr lr
salaries OF Z.0oe and s1.5l0 respectively.
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STOCKS AND MONEY ABROAD.
London Market Waging Heavily on
Peace in South Africa.

LONDON. April 30,-There was a scanty
business on the stock exchange today,
e-orc the no day but the tone was con
tIdent on rumOrs thar Botha and Delarey
We're pacific in theiF attitude. The mar
ket is wagering two to one on peace be-
fore next Tuesday. ConsoIs spurted from
9495 to 95. kaftiFs We're quietly bOyant
and Americans were idle and dropping on
the absence Of the support, except spe-
cialties. In the street st. Paul and IlIi-
nois Central jumped on New YOrk's
baying orders in a narrow market At,
Gibson was sold, and Canadian Pacific
was heavy on considerable selling against
an option. Money rates were unchanged.
and the market is still borrowing Gold
TO the amount Of 5000 was received
from the continent.
The amount of bullion taken into the
Bank Of England on balance today was
$4,000
PARIS, April 9o-4 D. m.-Three per
cent rentes, I0lf NE for the account: ex-
change on London, Z5f 18c for checks.
Spanish As, 1907.
BERLIN, April S0.-Exhange on Lon
don. p marks 4724 pigs for checks: dis
count rates. short bills, 21a per cent: three
months bills, IA per cent.
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GETTING At GEORGIA TRUSTS.
Anti-Trust Law of Is9G Declared
UncOustItutfonuf.

ATLANTA. Ca. April 30-Tha augrcrse
court OF Georgia today held th1t .ha
efforts or drug firms in Atlanta t0 pre-
vent certaiH pharmacy srOm purchag-
Ing goods from wholesale houses watch
supplied the drug trade here we've inagal
Under the common Law and contrary %
the public policy. The court also held
that the antitrust law o. Georgia pass
ed IL 1856 was unconstitutional The er-
feet og the decision Is that the trusts ana
other combinations can be prccected
against under the common law q th@
state.
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GIRL AGAINST GRANDFATHER.
TweIve-Year-OId Testihe- Regard
ing n Double Murder.

NEWARK. ~ J.. April 3G-Wlth -e-
markable composure tweiva-year-oII
Maud Ferguson. the Only living witness
Of the shooting of her mother and grand
mother in their home last February. has
testified % facts, which IL substantial a
will convict her gray-haired grardgather.
Philemon Crelin. The glrL the star wiz
ness for the state said that on the iglt
Of the shooting her graudfa-Ler came
into the house and after a few W0-ds
shot her grandmother. killing her instant
". Then he shot the witnesses mother
and fired a shot at the witness as she
dived under a table He then turned the
revolver on himself. but che wound Il-
hict=d did not prove fatal.
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Open High. Low clos

Cash quOtatIOns were as follows: Flour
steady. Wheat-No. 3. 74Ac; No. 2 red.
s2z40S4Ac- Oats-NO. 2, 4212614224c; No. ;
white, 8Q4512c; No. white. 4+G45c. Rye
No. 2, 59Q5912c- BarIey-Fair to choice
mailing. 67G7lc- FIaxsed-N0- l. $1-67; No
1 Northwestern, S1.79. Pork-Mess, per
Dbl. sl6.604l6.65. Lard-Per 100 lbs S9-9712GJ
100215. Short Rfbs-Sides QooseJ. Ss. .35ft
$40. Shoulders - boxefd), 7dSc Sides
Short clear (boxed), s9.90G10 Whisky
Basis of high wines, $1.3G Glover Seed
Contract grade, SS.35. Receipts-F'Iour
$500 bbIs wheat, 81 go bu; corn. 73 eco
bu; cats, Z1G.000 bu rye 1900 bu: barley
26O00 bu. Shipments-FIour. 1880 bbIs;
wheat, AZ coo bu; corn. So, coo bu; oats 49,
O9o bu; rye, LOCO bu; barley. 10000 bu. On
the Produce exchange today the butter
market was steady; creameries, 17622c:
dairies, 17d20c- Cheese irregular at PHO
IS1@c. Eggs firm; fresh, I515c.
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L. & ". uni. As. .102sl
NT1-s--s,- -

L. & ". uni. As .I02sl
Mexican Cen. As. 50
do 1st inc---.. 344
Mimi & St. L. 4s164st
NJ, K & 7. IS. .I9l1z
Go 2ds ......... S32I
N. Y. Cen. lists. .I04
do gen 3las log
y. J. c. gen 5s.I40H
y. P. IS. .I053s
90 IS ......... 745s
y. & w. con. is. .I0I3s
Read. gen. 4s.-.. 9g41
). l. &I.M-con5s116
;. l.. & s. f. As. SO
St L. &S. w. .1stsI01
do IDS ......... S6
5. A. & A. P. IS 91I4
South. PaC. As. S53t
South. Ry. IS. .122s4.
Tex. & Pac. lsts12I
T.. st. LAWS. IS
Union Pac. Is. .l05A
90 cow. Is. .Ie9
wabash lists ....12i
do I'd -.-......-1l1
do Deb 3 ..... 7T12
W est Shore As. .11S7s
w. & Lake E. Is 9312
" is. Cen. IS. .... 945s
Con. Tobacco IS. 81
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Metals.


NEW YORK, April 30-Prices for tin
were raised at home and abroad today.
The gain in London was 91 IS, with spot
closing at 3120 and futures at G12T. At
New York the gain was close to 1%c, with
spot closing at ISL 14d12S1zc. Copper was
2s Sd higher IL London, where spot and
futures closed at G52 IS. The New York
copper was quiet. Lake closed at 1124G
12c, and electroIytic and casting at 1sa
G15sc. Standard copper for spot to Au-
gust delivery was quoted at $11611 Is.
Lead was steady but unchanged here at
4lsc, but London was Is Sd higher at Ell
15c. SpeIter ruled steady here at s4 4215
gained IS Sd at London, closing at els
Is Cd. New York iron market was steady
and unchanged, as follows: Pig iron
warrants nominal; No. l foundry North
5rn. S19029: No. 2 foundry Northern, $50
10; No. foundry Southern. ST -5Ga1S; No
l foundry Southern soft, sl7. .50d18 Eng
lish markets were lower, with Glasgow
closing at 5Sc 81. and AfiddIesboro at ass
4@d.
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Minneapolis Curb.
DULUTH.

DULUTH. April 30.-CIose: wheat
151sc; No. ! northern 73c, NJ. snrin'-
nc. To arrive. No. I hard 7S1ac; No 4
northern ana May. 751ac; July, 761sc; Sep
cas- hand MAY. 74l5c: No 2 northern 72r'
Oats 4ZAc. Rye. Size Corn. 6lc. Flax
to arrive. cash AMI May. s177: September
$I;5!1?' October, SL34lA Receipts-Wh
6269 bu; shipments, 266. .6S3
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NEW ULM AND RETURN sI.5O.

Sunday, May 9TH, Via Omaha Road
Next Sunday. May 18th. the Omaha Road
viii make a special rate Of 81 so for the
round trip from Twin Cities to New Ulrn.
Train leaves MinneanoIfs 7.f0 a N S+
Paul, l:40 a. m. Returning leave New
ulm S:54 a. m. Arrive St. Paul z 7:35 a. m,
Minneapolis $40 al m Monday Tickets
at city ticket Office, $50 Robert St, st.
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New Tim and Retgrn onIv SO

Sunday. May T. via the Minneapolis e.
St Louis railroad Special excursion
train will leave St. Paul SIS a. m from
depot, foot of Fourth street. returning
same day. Tickets on sale at city Office,
SsS Robert, and at depot.
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ewes, medium weight 81. EOS -25; heavy
WelShts, +-5BI AIS; fair 10 good fat ewes.
S4.2994.7g; common killers, S4lJ4. %; spring
lambs, $I1L9. These quotations are for
wool sheep and lambs. Prices on shear
lir5s avera ge soc lower
Demand continues good for good quail
lty killing sheep and lambs at prices
Iully equal to those quoted on the East
ern marEe-S- Common and thin stuff
SLOW and weak Representative sales
Killing Sheep and Lambs:
No. Kind W.T.. Price.
Gull lambs .................. 81 81 50
2 shorn lambs ........... 500
ewes ....-....-..............1g $50
Gull lambs -................. 81 456
Among the shippers on the market
were; Y. W. Marer, River Falls; George
II Cook. townsville; A. kadletz & 90 /,
Silver Lake; Weinzel BrCs. & Co, St
Bonifacius; F. s. TaIcott, Buffalo; O. J.
Guam, lT STarbuek; r. T. Hogg. Cyrus
fawley Bros, Royalton; Maiden Rock
Live stock Co, Maiden Rock; J. H
Nlcholy, New Prague; a. Rupert, JOr-
dan. Fl. Emmons, Emmons, S. D. Hub
o2rd, Augusta and Mondovi; J. NJ Dens-
more, Montevideo; NJ karp, Bird ISL
ana. = Shen, LakcviIls; l. n. Brown,
Boyd; M0en & olsen. CIarkdeld; H An
derson- Madison; d. NJ CorquodaIe.
Echo; f. F. quick, Mason City; A. D.
Sacket Durham & Carpenter, JanesvilIe; ;
ScoVLle q WaIthers, Meriden; j. J. Len
ertz st. James; William Bergman, Com
frey; Anderson, Wyoming.
Midway Horse Market
Minnesota Transfer, ST. Paul MINI
Barrett < Zimmerman report the outlet
to North Dakota very small while the in
qulry from various points il this state
Is keeping up satisfactory. The local
trade IS Of a large volume with ane Keep
tcnalIy strong demand for team horses
and delivery horses.
DrafterS, extra .............. S155G9f5
DIatters- choice .......-...........I I404I155
DrafterS' common to good ........ 125a140
arm mares, extra --......-........ 120GI40
Farm mares. choice ........... IOOGID
Farm mares common to good ~ 756JI00
Chicago Live stock Market.
CHICAGO April 3j.-Catt!e-Receipts.
5,tJO. including 200 Texans; slow. I5c to
&c lower; good to prime steers 81. .75G
s.aUf poor TO medium, $4.JGGI6- 40; stockers
and feeders, $2.50G5; cows. 81 40G6; heif
SFs, y 50a5-25; Gamers, 81 .2J1I2. 30; bulls,
Sz.9oGt7 o.; calves, S2d3. .S5: Texas fed
steers, S5--5@6.25 HOgs-ReCeipts TODAY.
S5,C0. tomorrow, $4,000 left over. 600.
zoe to l5c lower; mixed and butchers
20, .odl 20; good to choice heavy, 81 .f56
10; rough heavy, $6.S5G7 10; light Sc. 65Gb
% eV' oulk Of sales, $6.SQGl7.10 Sheep
iSecelpts, 14,0C0; sheep steady. lambs dull.
lower; good 70 choice wethers. ST. SCAT 10.
Ialr 70 choIce mixed, 81 .75Gl5. so; Western
Sneep, s3-Z3yu6.l0 native lambs, clipped.
@f. ,'4b.5Oi Western lambs clipped, S.. .25a3
80; Colorado lambs. $7.15 Official yes-
terday Receipts-CattIe, 2. .7G5; hogs. Is, !
Lt4; sheep, 5.9lS hiDments-CattIe-2 23t (.
hogs, ?, lib; sheep, none.
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PRODUCE AND FRUITS.

COMMISSION ROW, April 9o-Tr7da
IN the open market ut todav's roeetir1
sI-,t OF the Produce Exhange established the
tter-Crearuerfas-
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Cattle.

Cluparatv We receipts.
Total for today estimated ......... 500
~ -.-- -t7J .----.-----.... SL-
Gl2rariOls. Choice butcher steers 81. .25
ut-7.- good. S5.5tI6. common to fair $40
So. choice cows and heifers. $5Gj.5O:
good. S+0t-I5, fair So 325d3. Is. Gamers and
cutters, 5Il343. sod to choice bucher
bulls. s+.-5u5; fair, &3.5GG4. common and
bologna bulls, $3G3.z5; good to choice
Fe4iS, $t50H5; common to fair. S3d3. .:
good t0 choice feeding steers. S. 50d4 45G.
common to fair, $3H3.+G; good to choice
stock steers. 3.25l3.75; common to fair.
S-.25u3.l0, steer calves. s. 2513. 50; good t0
choice stock cows and heifers. $2.75a3. %:
comm to fair. S202 IS; heifer calves. -
as; SO * and feeding bulls. 50 50G3 sc;
S21d 10 choice milch cows and springers,
Ss-d fl; common to fair s200S0
Eu-cher cattle generally 10d15c lower
but moving readily a the decline VeaIs
steatJ- Feeding steers heavy stock
steers and stock and feeding bulls steady.
1-Is I-Weight stock steers. all heifers,
stock calves and common stuff slow at
prices I0Hl5c lower. Representative sales:
Butcher Steers
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HOG PRICES ARE LOWER
DROP AMOUNTS TO , 1-2G5 CENTS
VERY LIGHT RECEIPTS
All Kinds of Killing Stun Quoted
IOI15c LOyer-F eedinG Steers
Steady-stock steer Prices RanEe
From Steady to to I5c lower
sheep and Lambs steady.

ed receipts at the Union stock yards to-
cay Cattle, 325; calves, IFS; hogs, 1850; /;
sheep, 500; cars, 81.
OEcial receipts Tuesday: Cattle $50
calves, I6l. hogs. 3,619, sheep. 80. cars, I22
Receipts thus far in April. including to-
day. compared with the same period in
1901 are as follows
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at 744G74i@c- AIilIers bought the best
wheat. For the No. I the basis was un-
changed at 112c over May No OF good
quality brought 12c over May and No. 3
wheat sold 1ac under Rejected and no
grade sCld from SAC for bin burnt to 1@
I2c for the best lots.
The following was the range of prices:
Wheat Open. High. Low. Wed. Tues.
April .............. -. - "A 1912
May ......-. 1875 z47s 787s 4 73i5
September 73ts 7Ss 73x 3E Is
On Track-OHicial closing quotations
April 30: No. 1 hard, I72c; No. 7 northern,
751417574c; NO. ? northern, 74UT+4C; No. 3
wheat. 7-14Q73c; oats. 42c; corn, 57l20
59l@c; rye, sac. barley 56@t6c; flax $40;
flax futures, April SL7F2; May, Sl--r1s;
July. S.7+2.
FIoUr-TEere was a renewal Of fore. .gn
inquiry but no very heavy business re-
suited. Mtllers report demand IN general
fair. Prices are firm and steady as
quoted
Shipments for the day were A. 1856 bb.s
First patents are quoted S+641G. second
patents. S3-S5G3.95; first clears. 81 80, sec
ond clears, $50
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a lCIlISOu, gen .ASIt 3iT2
do adjust As. ga
Baltimore& o, 4s1024
do 312s ......... S6al
do cow. As. .109
Canada South2dsI09
Central Of Ga 5sII2s4
do 1st inc ...... S612
Ches. & o. 41as. .10Ss
Chi. & Alton 31zs S44
c. B. 90. new As. S614
C,M&St P. gen 4s11614
G. & NV. .conTsIe612
c., r. I. & P. 4s1121a
C,C,C&S.Lgen 4s10t
Chi. Terminal As. .899z
Col & South. IS. 9524
D. & Rio G.. As. 10I
Erie prior lian4s. lCO12
do gen. As. .-.... SS14
F. w. &c ID. C.1stl15
Hook. Val. 412s. .1I112
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Produce.

CHICAGO. April 3n-Buttar steady.
creameries. 1ST22c. dairias TTnzr~
Cheese irregular twins 12Nl1t4c. daisies
12aHIZAC: Young America I3GaIgtnr.
Eggs steady; at mark cases Included
l5l7c Live poultry steady; IlnI4Ac:
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state Grain Inspection.


Other Grains-No. corn, ,; No. corn
8; no grade corn. ,; No. 3 oats. s: No /
barley, B. No. barley, l: flax, 3; rejected
flax, l.
Cars Inspected Out-Wheat - No. I
northern, 81. No 2 northern f01, No g.
81; rejected. Il; no grade, /: No. 4 north
ern oats. ); no grade oats 1: No. ? rye.
l.; No. barley, /; No 1 flax, "A; reject
ed flax 13
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the commodities mentioned arc selling
T" the retail trade IN large lots these
prices may be shaded:
Beans
Farcy, navy, per Lu ........&s.lO o 40
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After May LIST.

Buffet Smoking Library cars. with bar-
Der and bath, will be attached to Great
Northern Flyer" leaving st. Paul daily.
9:20 a. N.
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Liverpool Provisions.

LIVERPOOL. AnriI G-Bac0r-T.ona.
clear midiles, heavy. firm. at SIS. sha--
clear backs. firm az 625 Cd Cheese
American finest white firm. a SIS 5d
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Hogs.

Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ...........1 $50
A week ago ..........-...... ........ 347
A year 50 -........-....... ....... 3 80
Quotations: Light and light mixed, Sc 50
heavy. S6-soU115; boars, 81. 5063 so: stays
S55on6; underweights, S6.2546.5O; pigs
S550U5.
Eastern points reported a 10G15c drop
today. but unusually light receipts ana
conditions generally warranted only a
weak 10 3c lower market locally. No hogs
JHat were even good quality on sale
Price range. S6. 10lI695, bulk. ST. SOFAS 90
Representative sales.
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Daily Wheat Movement.
ReceIpts. Shipments-

The following are the receipts and
shipments at tine principal primary wheat
ma Of
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Bank Cgearings

St. Paul. s966,561 IS.
Minneapolis, 81, SOS. 76G. II.
Chicago, $29, ,71S,064.
Philadelphia, 8,120, 762.
Baltimore, SO, 500, III.
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London Closing stocks.

Consols, money, "a Ills: do account
CJune), "a 15-t6; bar silver, 2372d FER ounce:
mercy, 2lzG3 per cent The rate Of dis
count in the open market for snort and
three months bills is 2 13-16a27s per cent.
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statement of the Treasurr.

WASHINGTON. D. c., April 90-To-
days statement Of the treasury balances
in the general fund, exclusive OF the
$t50C01G00 gold reserve in the division of
reOemption shows:
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new Aork Money.
NEW YORK, April S0.-CIose: Money
on call firm, S2lGS per cent, closing bid
and asked 7dS; prime mercantile paper
4d44 per cent; sterling exchange firm
With actual business in bankers bills ar
4-Sf1s7sGt4 SO for demand and at 81 S51
for sixty days, .pQstcd rates, S4s6 and
@ @S812d4. SO; commercial bills S4.Sta4m
4.S54- Bar silver sic; Mexican dollars.
lc. Government bonds steady; state
bonds inactive; railroad bonds weak
Bank Ctearingz.
St Paul. 1856, ,561. %
Minneapolis 81 658. 765 IL
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ewes. medium weight, 81 75G5. .&; heavy
weights, $+-50Q4-15; fair TO good fat ewes.
S4.29W4.a0. common killers, S4G54. %; spring
lambs $l1L9. These quotations are for
wool sheep and lambs. Prices on shear
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otal sales for the day. 1.057 600 shares.
New York Mining Stocks.

xEx dividend.
Tnfal sa.las fNI
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
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VENEZUELA's DEBTS

According to the New York Herald
the amount of Venezuela's debts at the
end of the year 1901 was S4S611.3 71. OF
this amount s14,725, 544 was classed as
foreign debt and $33,SS5.s27 as interior
debt. The interior debt is composed
almost wholly of guaranteed railroad
and water works bonds.
source of Venezuela's present trouble.
German capitalists built railroad
from La Guayra, the chief seaport of
the country, to Caraeas,its capital. They
invested $120O0,O00. on which the gov
eminent guaranteed per cent. inter-
est. 1t soon became apparent that
such a high rate of interest could not
be paid, and so 1t was reduced to per
cent. The cost of the road was very
great because a high spur of the
Andes had to be crossed.
The English also invested a large
amount in the railroad from Puerto Ca
bello to a point in the interior, and
the interest on the roads bonds was
guaranteed by the Venezuelan govern
ment.
One revolution followed close on the
heels of another. The revolutionists
did not respect the rights of the bond
holders nor the welfare of the railroad
companies. Rails were torn up, cars
were smashed and the business of the
roads became dsorganized. OF course,
INF on oINN.
| duced to per cent, could not be paid,
and was not paid.
The German and English bondhold-
ers naturally wanted their money. and,
being unable to get it by any process
of law, called on their respective gov
ernments for assistance. Warships
of two mighty nations went to vene-
zuela on a collecting expedition. The
idea of the two nations seemed to be
that the best way to collect the debts
owed to their respective subjects was
to destroy what the reVolutionists had
left. Therefore, they bombarded Puerto
Cabello and sunk ships of the Vene-
zuelan navy.
Gould not the German and British
creditors have gone into the courts OF
the country and collected their money
by legal process? Could they not have
proceeded just as citizens Of Venezuela
would proceed to collect a debt? II
certainly seems so. If they could moi
have got money, either from the rail.
road companies or the government
they could have taken the railroads
They made a mistake in investing
money in a country which they knew
did not have a stable government
They went into speculation, and they
ought not to complain because it turn
ed out disastrously.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-22
THE SCARCITY OF COAL.

There are several things in connec-
ton with coal just now that are at
tracing attention. One is it's high
price. Friday 1t was selling as
high as $14 per ten in New York city
that is, anthracite coal. Soft coal was
commanding So per ton. OF course at
such prices there must be a great deal
of suffering among the poor in the
Northern cities. According to President
Baer, of the Reading Railroad. the
middlemen and independent operators
are making the price high. He says
that the great coal companies are
holding to the agreement which they
made with the public at the time the
strike was declared off, namely, $3.50
per ton at tide water.
In the meantime the government is
getting alarmed at the decrease in the
amount of coal at the various stations
from which the feet in the Caribbean
sea draw their supply, and has notified
the coal operators that in case of ne
cessity IL would seize all coal in sight
1t has also given notice to the opera
tors that the stations muct have their
full supply at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
While this struggle for coal is going
on arrangements are being made. ac-
cording to the Manufacturers Record,
to export coal TO France. 1t seems
that Frances annual shortage is about
150OO,O00 tons, and she rs expecting to
get a supply from this country. She
is willing to take soft coal. No doubt
she can get all she wants, but not
while the scarcity at home, caused by
the great strike OF last spring and
summer. continues. The demand is
now much greater than the supply.
And If France purposes getting coal
from this country she will be wise II
she accumulates a stock, since a
! strike is pretty certain to occur once
in every two years. II is true that
a commission is now trying to make a
! permanent settlement of differences
| between miners and operators, but Il is
a safe conclusion that they will not be
successful