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OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
How II Works For the Benefit of
American Labor.

How II Works For the Benefit of
American Labor.
When an American manufactures
finds that he has overstocked the mar
ket at home, he ships his surplus
abroad and sells 1t at price which
enables him to compete with England,
France or Germany In their own mar
kets. He is, satisfied In many cases to
get back his original investment and
the cost of transportation. By doing
this he is able to keep his plant In
operation and give his men employ
ment all the time.
II this were not done many manufac-
turing institutions In the United States
would be. forced at various times to
work on half time or even shut down
until they had realized upon the stock
In hand It is this system which has
been largely responsible for the ire
mendous extensions of American trade
abroad, especially in machinery, dur
Ing the recent and prevailing full tide
of production. In this respect the diff
ference In prices at home and abroad
has absolutely nothing to do with the
tariff question. and many manufacture
ers assert that a reduction in the tar1n
at home would simply result in reduced
wages to their men and have little or
no effect in any other direction.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
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on the wooden bow. The sloop imme-
diately began to sink and carried the
ram down with her until the iron beak
which coupled the antagonists broke
off. AS the ram backed away she
stood motionless for some time under
the broadsides of the Cumberland, and
the heroic sailors of the sloop, although
they knew their ship was doomed,
poured shots upon the Merrimac at
close quarters till she fairly reeled I'M
der the blows on her plating.
Not a shot broke through the armor
Of the ram. The Cumberland cOntin-
ued sinking, and the commander of the
ram hailed to know If she would sur
render. "Neverw cried her captain,
the gallant Morris. We'll sink along
side" AS the water rose the crew climb
ed higher and continued working the
guns until at last their muzzles were
in the water. The man who fired the
last shot as a deathknell was mortally
wounded in the act and one Of eighty
killed in that short fight. The flag
was flying from the staff as the old
ship rested on the bottom, with her
rigging above the tide.
After finishing the Cumberland the
Merrimac turned to the frigate Con-
gress, which could only be reached by
taking q tortuous channel that brought
the ram under the guns of the Federal
batteries on shore. If the batteries
had had a few more heavy guns or
more solid shot for the ones in position
that day, there would have been no
Monitor and Merrimac fight on March
9. At one time the rams keel dragged
I'm the mud while she was making a
long turn 800 yards from the batteries.
Well aimed shells tore away her daV-
! its, knocked the muzzle off one OF the
| guns and stove two firing ports into
| one. The rams commander, Admiral
Buchanan, was struck by one OF the
shots, and sailor who crawled out on
deck to replace a flag shot away was
instantly knocked into the sea.
! While the Merrimac was fast under
! the guns on shore the Congress slip
ped her cable and moved into shoal
water close under the friendly bat
teries. The Merrimac finally got free
and steamed up close enough to land
some shots in her. The sailors imme-
diately ran out white flags, but the
colors still fioated at the mast.
A Confederate tug steamed up to-
ward the Congress, but General Mans
field the Federal commander on shore
ordered his rifemen to fire upon her
for fear the guns Of the Congress
would be turned upon his batteries
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rimac appeared in Hampton Roads.
five Federal vessels lay just across the
main channel-the thirty gun sloop
Cumberland and the fifty gun frigate
Congress at Newport News. and six
miles east, off Fortress Monroe, the
forty gun frigates Minnesota and Ro-
anoke and the fifty gun frigate ST.
Lawrence. These were all wooden
ships, and only the day before, In an
ticipation of a raid by the much be-
lauded Merrimac, had been ordered to
make all haste into the Potomac river
for safety.
Hampton Roads is a waterway be-
tween the lower end of the Chesapeake
bay and the mouth of the James river.
The Confederates occupied the south
ern shore with batteries, and the north
ern shore was lined with forts and
camps Of the Federal army. The order
for the Federal vessels anchored north
of the channel within range Of friendly
guns to seek safety in fight had not
taken effect when the ram hove In sight
about noon the Sth Of March. On board
the Congress and Cumberland the sail
ors' freshly washed clothing was dry
ing in the rigging, and their boats were
swinging from their booms.
Heralded by pillar Of black smoke
rising out of the mouth of Elizabeth
river, strange craft steamed from I'M
der the Confederate batteries and head
ed for Newport News in the direction
of the Congress and Cumberland and
the Federal shore batteries. These ships
and batteries, aggregating 100 guns.
opened on the stranger at three-fourths
Of mile.
The broadsides of the thirty-two
Founders of the Congress rolled harm
lessly from the plated shield Of the
ram, which passed the frigate and NOV
ed slowly toward the Cumberland tt
get position to ram. She kept well out
Of the way of broadsides for time
but at last the Cumberland's pivot rifle
and forward guns bore on the target
A duel Of fifteen minutes at 300 yards
followed, and the shots Of the ram GU
the wooden war sloop with frightful eff
feet. The tide was slack, with no wind
and the Cumberland was a still large
for the steam ram. Entire guns crews
were annihilated by single shots.
At the end of fifteen minutes firing
the Merrfmac headed for the Cumber
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1902, by G. L. Kilmer.l

ICopyrig%A, 1902, by G. L. Kilmer.l
~N order to economic in time as
we'll as in money the protector of
III the first iron ram fished the sunk
en- hull of the United States war
frigate Merrimac from the bottom OF
Elizabeth river. The conversion Of the
wooden frigate into an ironclad steam
ram began by cutting the old hull down
to within three feet Of the water line.
Both ends for several feet back were
decked over level so that the weight
of the superstructure and armament
would keep them below water, or
awash, as the sailors say. In the mid
die section, or about one-half of the
ship. a sloping roof was laid of pitch
pine and oak timbers twenty-four
inches thick. This roof extended from
the water line at an angle Of 50 de-
grees to a point seven feet above the
gun deck. At the ends of the vessel
this timber shield was rounded so as to
give the bow and stern guns wide
sweep in firing.
Over the timber shield of the ram
was riveted an armor of iron plating
In two layers and four inches thick. In
motor power the old hulk was weak.
Her engines had been condemned as
worn out, even before they passed
through the fire which destroyed the
frigate, and they afterward lay for
weeks submerged in salt water.
But at her worst the Merrimac, or
Virginia, as she was rechristened, was
the best fighting machine afloat In
southern waters that spring morning
when she slipped from her ways, took
q sousing If rather ungraceful plunge
and righted herself with an air that
seemed to convey to the model men-Of'
war of the world the saucy challeng
ing salute: 81 am here! Haul down
your colors"
Nothing was lacking to make tht
Merrimac a most terrible floating bat
terry. She carried Z inch rifle eacf
In bow and stern and three 9 incl
| smoothbores in each broadside. Last
but not least, for that was the mail
| purpose of this unique creation, cam
the ram, or beak, cast iron PROV
| projecting four feet from the bow, ant
| when in action so completely sub
merged as to be out of sight of the enc
my and cut below the water line Il
striking.
All the heavy armor Of the shi
was intended simply to shield men, er
gines, machinery and cannon while tn
i vessel should be fighting her way tt
ward an enemy to give 1nishin
thrust with that terrible beak, whic
weighed 1900 pounds. When the Me
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The tug was driven off by this fire.
and the heavy guns continued pound
fNg the ram. At this Admiral Buchah-
an, believing that some Of the missiles
flying over the ram came from the
Congress, ordered the helpless frigate
to be riddled with incendiary shells.
She was soon ablaze, and the surviv-
ors Of the crew saved themselves by
Jumping into the water. Two southern
officers lost their lives while working
to rescue the wounded sailors Of the
burning ship.
One man killed and twenty wounded
were the battle casualties on the ram.
Two guns had lost their muzzles, the
smokestack was gone, likewise one
anchor; but the monster was mon
ster still. Eight guns and their crews
were in fighting trim, and at dark she
went back to her mornings to prepare
for a finish fight with the rest OF Uncle
Sans wooden feet next day.
lbs. .as sss~ GEORGE L. KILlHR
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COMING TO MANKAT0.
A Stock Food Factory Seeking a Pro-
per Building.

The Sleepy Eye stock food manu-
featuring company is trying to secure
suitable building in this city with
view to moving here. 1t employs
half dozen hands in its factory
and has four or five men on the road.
It is such factories as this that Man
kato needs, and it is to be hoped that
a suitable location can be secured.
There is demand for store build
ings.
A gentleman has for some time been
seeking a suitable location for a
temperance billiard parlor, but thus
far without success.
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ern. up.to-date cities. When the pub
lie is fully educated up on that point
then. and not till them, may we ex.
pect that they will be able and willing
to proceed with our much-needed
street improvements.
Street Sprinkling. The total assess
ment for street sprinkling in the Front
street district was 1915. AZ, or at the
rate of 4 90 cents per foot; and that
insthe rest of the city where sprink-
ling was done was 81, $40. "a, or at the
rate of S15 cents per foot.
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Feb. 2l-28 Mar. Z, 1902
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION FOR
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS.

ORDER FOR HEARING AfELlCAIlON EOh
APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR.
eTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
q Earth, ss-In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate OF Emma @.
Barnard, deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition OF Eva l..
Barnard of Mankato, Minnesota, representing,
among other things, that Emma G. Barnard
late of Blue Earth county, Minnesota.
on the 7th day of February, A. D., 1902, at the
county of Blue Earth died intestate, and being
an inhabitant of this county at the time OF her
death, leaving goods. chattels. and estate with
in this county, and that the said petitioner
is a daughter of said deceased, and pray
ing that administration of said estate be to her
said petitioner, granted.
TITS ORDERED, that said petition be heard
before said court, on Monday, the 18th day OF
March, A. D., 1902, at 10 o'clock a. M, at the
Probate Office, in Mankato in said county.
ORDERED FURTHER. that notice thereoi
be given to the heirs of said deceased and to all
persons interested, by publishing this ordei
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing, in the Mankate
Free Press, a weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato in said county.
Dated at Mankato, the 18th day of Feb, A
d., 1902.
BY the Court.
probate Court Seal VIM. F. HUGHES
Judge of Probate.
Harry Paddock, Atty. for Petitioner.
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ORDER EOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR
: TATE OF MINNESOTA. County of Blue
y Earth, IS. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Cynthia
8. Paddock, deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition Of Harry
Paddock of Mankato, Minnesota, rep.
Iesenting among other things that Cynthia
5. Paddock. late OF Blue Earth county
Minnesota, on the 2lst day of January
A. ID 1902, at the County of Blue
Earth, died intestate and being an inhabitant
of this county at the time OF her death. leaving
goods chattels and estate within this county,
and that the SAID petitioner is a son
of said deceased, and praying that ad
miristration of said estate be to him
said petitioner, granted.
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore said court on monday, the 18th day of
arch, A. ID. 1902, at 10 O'Clock a. M, at
the probate office in Mankato, in said county.
Ordered further, That notice thereof be gwen
to the heirs OF said dece sed and to all persons
interested, by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free Press,
a weekly newspaper printed and published
at Mankato, in said county.
Dated at Mankato the 14th day OF Feb, A. d
1912.
BY the Court,
probate Court Seal VIM. =. HUGHES,
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cs;..ro IInIon Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 49, Cattle Good to
prime steers, $6.50@7.50; poor to me-
dunn, $4.5O@6.5O; stockers and feed
ers. s2.5O@4.75; cows and heifers,
s1.25@5.5O; Texas steers, $4.25@5,75.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
6.25; good to choice heavy, $500
6.37b: rough heavy, $5.S5@6.15; light,
s5.5o@5.S5; bulk of sales, $5.S5@6:2O.
Sheep-Good to choice. $4.755@6.36:
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Sini,x civ Live Stock.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 19.-Cattle-
Beeves, $4.00@5.50; cows, puils ana
mixed, $2.00@4.25; stockers and reed
ers. $2.50@4.50; yearlings and calves.
a.. 50@4.00. Hogs-s5.5006.1b.
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81. paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, Feb. 19.-Cattle-Fancy
butcher steers, s5.5O@6.1O; fancy
butcher cows and heifers, $3.50 Q6.OO;
good to choice veals, $5.2506.25;
good to choice feeders, $3.5O@4.25.
THogs-s5. 6O@6.20. Sheep-Good to
choice. s42504.75; lambs, $5.OO06.25.
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Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Feb. 19.-Wheat-Cash, No.
1 hard, 775sc; No. Northern. 749sc;
No. Q Northern, 721sc; No. 8 spring,
7Okc. To Arrive-No. hard, 77ssc;
No. / Northern, 745sc; May, 769sc;
JuIy. 77ssc. Flax--Cash, Sill.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. l9.-Wheat--
Cash, 745sc; May, 74Nc; July, 76Bc.
On Track-No. hard. 76asc; No. !
Northern, 745sc; No. Northern, TSh
M73Mc.
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The Markets
Grain Quotations.

Reported daily by Edwards, Wood q Co.,
Room IL Hunt Building.
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Feb. 21-28, March Z, 1902.

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS
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AGAINST THE ADMIRAL
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HOLDS
THAT scHLEY COURT DID
SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE.
THE DECISION MUST STAND

Saws Failure to Conduct an Efficient
Niqht Blockade at Santiago Should
Have Been condemned-Brooklyn's
Famous "Loop" the One Grave Mis-,
take of the Battle-Recommends
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-03

Master Car Builder L. II. Garfield left
for New York yesterday afternoon.
Industrial Agent c. w. Ten Brock,
of the I.ackawanna railroad. was in the
city yesterday.
j. NJ. Slayton, of Tulley, N. Y, and
w. r. Wolf, of Homer, N. Y, We're call
ers at the I.ackawanna railroad offices
in this city yesterday.
The strike at the Wyoming Shovel
works has been adjusted, and the nom
union workmen have Joined the union.
Work will not be resumed, however, for
week or two, as some improvements
are being made.
The Delaware and Hudson company
Thursday morning took control of the
Pine Ridge and Laurel Run collieries
at Mill Creek, which it bought from the
Algonquin Coal company. The company
placed Delaware and Hudson cars at
the mines over the Central Railroad of
New Jersey tracks and surveyors laid
out grade for new tracks to be laid
from the mines to the Delaware and
Hudson tracks. Previously the coal was
taken by the New York. Susquehanna
and Western railroad.
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CLEVELAND BAKING POWDER co.
NEW YORK

cial board were present. During the course Of
the evening, Mr.. Newing was presented with a
handsome roltop desk.
The annual meeting Of the Dunmorc Cemetery
association was held on the grounds yesterday
afternoon. Alex. Dickson ana Henry Beyca were
chosen as temporary chairman and secretary,
respectively. The report Of the directors for the
past year was read and showed everything to be
in an exceedingly fourishing condition. the cash
on hand being something over $4,000 Messrs.
Sclarer and Showers were reelected directors for
term of three years. and D. b. Atierton for one
year, to fill the uncxpircd term of the late Judge
Lewis The remaining directors are George 3.
Smith. W. +. Hallstead, Henry Beyea.
Dunmorc Presbyterian churcll.-Rcv. W. +. Glib.
bons. pastor, will preach at both morning and
evening services. Morning subject, "The Chris
tian Heritage" an anniversary sermon, giving re-
ports Of the work of the church for the past
year. Evening subject ''IIow to Enjoy Our Re
ligion." Sunday school at l. o'clock. Midwcek
prayer service Wednesday evening.
Trip Avenue Christian churcll-llev. j. u.
Dabncy, pastor, will preach both morning and
evening Morning subject, "T;e Disciples Of An.
tiocll''; evening topic, Evolution OF Christian
ity.'' Sunday school at 10 O'clock
The breaker Of the Green Ridge Coal company,
which was destroyed by fire several months ago,
has been rebuilt and work will be resumed there
OH Monday. This will mean the employment Of
about 500 men and boys that have been ldlc DUR
ing the past four months.
First Methodist Episcopal churcliRcv Charles
Henry Newing, pastor. The pastor will preach,
botll morning and evening. Services at 1890 a.
m. and 7.30 p. m.; morning subject, "The Great.
est Fact of the Age; evening subject. "Know.
ing Christ Is Seeing God" Glass meeting at
11.45 a. m.; Sunday school at ESQ p. m., Daniel
Powell. superintendent; evening prayer service at
$50 o'clock Epworth League. Tuesday evening
at 7.45 o'clock. Mid.week church prayer meeting,
Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
The rattle for ten quilts and one embroidered
cushion for the benefit Of Mr.. Herman Claus,
took place last night. Ticket No. SO, second
SERIES held by Mr.. Rosar. 1892 Birch street,
and ticket No. 45o, first series, held by Mr.. A.
Milbrant, 10i Ridge street, won quilt each
Mrs. A. Jones, Dickson City, won the cushion
with No. 2Os. The above named parties are re-
q,icstcd to call on Mrs. J. Fisslcr 1887 Cross
street, to receive the articles in exchange for
their tickets
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To Erect Shops.

Ground has been broken on the Dia-
mond Land company's tract for the
erection OF the new shops and foundries'
for McClave & Brooks. The general
contract has been let to Frank Meyer,
and the stone work to Edward S. WILL
Jams.
The plant is to be ready for occu-
pancy in five months. and when finished
will have five times the capacity of the
FIRMS present plant on Seventh street
and Dockash place. The ground plan,
including fire spaces, etc. Is about 762
feet long and 300 feet wide.
The buildings to be erected will be a
large foundry, stock room, two machine
shops, pattern shop, tire-proof pattern
storage house, engine house and boiler
house. office building, blacksmith shop,
oil house. barn, etc.
The Office building and pattern stOr-
age house will be of brick, and the
foundry, machine shops and stock room
of wood, with steel roof trusses. The
plant will be we'll equipped and thor
oughly up to date, and furnish employ
ment to many additional hands.
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THE MARKETS
Wall Street Review.

New York, May 1.-The stock market received
shaking up this afternoon which has been
considered overdue for some time by competent
observers of conditions. As usual, the consfrue.
of the fall in prices Needless to say, the ground
has been prepared by the manipulation OF specu'
lative pools and cliq,cs, with a resulting nfa.
tion in prices which gave purely fictitious values
in the most fragrant cases and highly specua-
tive range OF values in the whole list. The
inforced today by the example of another group,
which has been lifted recently by highly lnanipu,
lativc tactics with practically no general demand
for the securities. The abrupt break to par of
Rutland preferred compared with 800 yesterday
was the sufficient indication on the stock cx
weakness Of the market was contested for q
time, apparently by the clemen which has led
the speculation for some time. They had to con-
tend with large western, orders 10 sell. Tho no.
table strength of Louisville, which touched lb''9A
was attributed to tho maneO,ivres of this element
short interest. Early strength in Pennsylraniit
was also help. In the late dealings all attempt
to support the market abandoned and stocks
were unloaded Unfortunately. causing a break
in prices which reached as high as 3 per cent.
and under. in the majority of active stocks. ST.
Paul suffered to the extent ofi1s Canadian rae.
life. 33s and other less conspicuous stocks rom
3 to T. International Power continued its &C.
centric gyrations which extended from 102 to s5
with net loss Of IL points. Hasty profit taking
by the room shorts caused some spasmotlic raj!
lies. but the closing weak and senii.demofaI
lied. Minor considerations were oblitcratcd ~
the importance attached TO the money outlook.
Total sales today. 1,O232oO shares.
The bond market shared the weakness OF the
stock market but in much less degree. Total
sales, par value, $3,22O,O00 United States bonds
were all unchanged on the last call.
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The D., l.. & w. company has placed
an order for fifty locomotives to be
used in it's fast freight service. They
in a. general way will be duplicates of
the fine engines the company has re-
Gently been putting into its passenger
service with the exception that the
driving wheels will be somewhat
smaller.
The freight business Of the company
has grown with such strides that in
creased motive power is necessary. AS
rapidly as possible the old type of en-
gine in use prior to the advent of the
new management are being retired
from service as not fitted to tile re-
quirements of modern railroadng.
When the fifty additional locomotives
Just ordered are added to the large
number received during the last three
years the company will have an array
of engines exceeded by few railroads.