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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
MONEY REPORTS

2s1.67; for the week, SIC, ,314, ,1S425;
for the corresponding week, $780,,
2641O; New York exchange. selling rate, soc
premium; buying rate, zoe discount; Chicago
exchange, selling rate, 10c premium; buying
rate, 4oc discount; London 60-day sight doc
umentary, s4.S4M.
ST. PAUL-Clearings to-day, 1851, 1885, for
the week, 81. .842, 1926; last year, s4,522726.43
BALTIMORE, April 3.-Clearings, s4,176,
523c; balances, SS01, ,O75. Money, per cent
Dals1sss, S1ssoN i1ssss,s assis hs'hansss' ss9
PARIS, April 3.-Three per cent rentes, 10Of
75c for the account. Exchange on London, Psf
1S1ac for checks.
The weekly statement of the Bank of France
shows the following changes: - Notes in cir
culation increased 1880, 900 francs; treasury
accounts current decreased 81, ,475 900 francs;
gold in hand decreased 1,160,000 francs; bills
discounted, decreased 1866 900 francs; silver
in hand decreased 1.900,G 600 francs.
BERLIN, April l,3-Exchange on London, %
cent.
3 CHICAGO, April s.-Clearings, Sal, ,S12, 1886;
balances, $2.185, 036. Posted exchange, $4.S6
for 60 days, $4.Ss1a on demand. New York ex-
NEW YoRK-close: Money on call steady
at 313@4 per cent closing bid, and asked. ,
31a@4 per cent Prime mercantile paper, 4A
90 per cent. Sterling exchange Arm, with
actual business in bankers bills at s4.S7H0
4.sS for demand and $4.S5as@4. .S5A for sixty
days posted rates a s4ss szs and s4ss Com
Mexican dollars, 45. Government bonds
steady; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds
firm. Exchanges to-day, $272,s21 balances,
SIG, ,161 oil.
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Cattle-Steady. Sales:
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Duluth Grain.

Duluth. Mimi. April 3-There was lively
trading in wheat, we'll divided between May
and July. For the first half of the session
IN me market WAIST was steady PIT after r.. that it fel
and it quickly sold at 71Ac, falling later to
711a@n??sc, and then advancing to 7lsc. From
that point it fell to 711sc and closed at Tic
a decline of A@7sc. Cash sales were 20, 900
bu at 1Ac under May for No. 1 northern. Flax
was active and steady: 1t sold Nc up. TO
s175, fell to $1.7412 and then sold at $1.75A,
closing at SITS.
Close: Wheat-Cash, No. 1 hard, 731ac; No.
northern, 7o12c; No. 2 northern, CSC; No: 3
spring, Sc; to arrive, No. L hard. 7skc; No.
toba, No. northern, cash. 69Kc; May, zoe;
No. 2 northern, 66Ac. Oats, 401sc; rye, 521ac.
senfember 5 aoe oetober 81 90 corg &c.
Cars Inspected-Wheat, AZ; last year, 49,
barley, l; fax, g.
RecMeiptsmWheat M 52oS s, bu; M oats, 5ssS 5ss bu
Shipments-Wheat, 498 bu; corn, 1,071 bu.
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Chicago Live stock.

Chicago, April 3-Cattle-Receipts, 10000;
slow; good to prime steers. $6.75@7.40: poor
to medium, 81 5o@6.5o: stockers and feeders.
$40; Gamers. s1.25@2.4o; bulls, ;2.5o@5.2S;
calves. 81. .5o@5.75; Texas fed steers, $5@6.
Hogs-Receipts. $1,000; tomorrow, %, GOO;
left over, II, 1,013; &c lower; mixed and butch
ers, $6. 5O@6 .95; good to choice heavy. So. 80
Of; rough heavy, $6.6O@e.SO;. light, s6. 400
6.75: bulk of sales. Sc. 60@6. s..
sheep-Receipts, 1900; sheep strong; lambs
s5.25@5.75; fair to choice mixed, 81. .5o@5: wes.
tern sheep s440@6; native lambs, 81. .5Ol6 IS:
western lambs, $5.9OQ6.9O. :.
Oficial yesterday: Receipts-Cattle, 1s,757:
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Receipts and Shipments.
April q, \

RSeceived-wheat, i42 cars. 12s, $40 bu; corn.
S,2so S,2 6u: oats, 1910 bu: barley, 500 bu; flax,
hay, 20 tons; fruit. 157,176 lbs: merchandise.
97o4 lbs; lumber, 22 cars; barrel stock,
cars: machinery, $50. $50 lbs: coal, s4s tons;
cement. $50 brls; household goods, 81, 200 lbs
ties, car; dressed meats. 16e,a10 lbs; hides,
pelts, etc., $4,000 lbs; railroad materials, 3
Shipped--Wheat 23 cars, 20,47O bu; corn,
$40 bu; oats, 2,7S0 bu;. barley, 1000 Blu; rye,
$40 bu; fax, 5,l0O bu; -four 72,403 brls; mill.
stuffs, 1.S72 tons; fruit, 71,000 lbs; merchan-
disc, 2,4S3, 800 lbs; lumber, "a cars; posts and
,piling, | car; machinery, 356.3sO lbs; brick.
II, ooo lime, 2 cars; cement, 200 brls; house
hold goods. 100000 lbs; railroad iron, 6 cars:
ties, cars; stone and marble, cars live
stock. 2 cars; linseed oil, 200 brls; Oil cake,
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GROUND WELL SOAKED
in Northern South Dako-
TIA Considered Very Promising.

Specials to The Journal.
Aberdeen, S. D., April s.-The frost is COM
ing out of the ground rapidly and it is evident
that the ground in the whole northern part
of the state has not been soaked so deep since
the early eighties, making the spring an un-
usually promising one for crops. Less than
10 per cent of the wheat land has been seeded
to date, on account Of urfavorabIe weather
conditions during the entire month of March.
Yesterday furnished more sunshine than any
three days for upward of month The pre-
valance OF cloudy weather this spring has
been something altogether unusual.
Ortonviile, Mimi, April S.-Seeding in this
section is well under way and the ground is
in good condition for all kinds of crops. The
acreage of corn crop is being largely in
creased, many farmers planting eighty acres.
New Prague, Mimi, April 3-Some wheat
has been sown but farmers expect they will
have to reseed most of it as it was ready to
sprout when the cold weather set in.
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PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions.

shortly after the opening. Hog prices at the
yards were only steady, and the only early
demand was a small one for July pork. Pro-
vision stocks on hand were looked at bear
ishly and longs liquidated. May pork opened
21ac lower, ut $3.50, and slumped to $16.5O;
May lard 6@2kc lower, at $s,75@s.771k, and
May ribs unchanged at $S,971z and eased 70
1886. Close: Pork-April, S16.35; May $16.45; /;
July, $16571a Lard-April, 1855; May, $3.50;
July, 1910; September, $s.7711. Ribs-April,
ssS5; May, s8.S71; July, $S.971a@9; Septem-
ber,. 50. 05@9.071a.
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BUrTER-Extra creameries, lb, 27@271ac;
dair;s,s aSts, ID 3soaszo1gc: second per lb zoz,e;
ID, 2ow2lc; seconds, per lp, 1yc; roll and
print, fancy, lb, 21c; roll and print, choice.
10, lsc; ladies', tlrsts. 2O@2lc; seconds. ID.
tsc PACKING STOCK per ~ 1se; oo renovated,
EGGS-Strictly fresh, case count, fdoz, 1870;
checks and seconds, lOc.
EwI1z ate or per sr,as p
NO. !, l47sc; No. ., l2@121ac; No. 8, lb, 7@Sc;
limburger, No l, per lb, lac; limburger. No.
:, per 10, l0@l1c; pultost, per h. Sc; primost,
l41sgl5c; No 2, s1s@9c; round Swiss. No. 1,
15Ql59c; No. 2, Sa@9c; Young Americas.
fanGy, nc i,e l3e; choice, sglo1sc.
and young toms, lb, 147a@15c; old toms and
hens, per lb, l2c; young toms, per ID, lsc;
culls, per ID, 5g53ac; chickens, springs, fancy,
H., 12@121ac; hens fair to good, per lb, s@1oc;
o, ola roosters, 10, 5@7c; ducks, fancy, per
H., l2c; culls, 6@7c; geese, per lb, 1U@11c;
LIVE PoULTRY-rurkeys mixed coops,
l1c; chickens, spring. per lb, 11c hens, lb,
llc;, roosters, sc; ducks, white, 1Oc; col
DREssED MEArs-veal, fancy per lb.
s@S1zc; fair to good: lb. 7@74sc; thin small
country dressed, 7@71Ac; mutton, thin, 507c;
lambs, milk. pelts on, 121a@1sc; lambs, fancy,
1ail, sStY12e; hogs, light 7lsc; hogs, medium,
oGAME-Squirrels, gray, doz, SOC; red, doz,
2Uc.
POTATOES = White stock. per bu, in car
lots. 75c: white stock. less than car lots. S.
W9Oc; mixed red. in car lots. Csc; small lots,
sacked. 75c
sresId oN9NsRsa Ser sa soRe s S Red Wen
DRIED PEAs-Faney yellow, per blu, $1.s5;
mfedium, n sa. per bu sl4o; green, fancy, per bu,
sl.6o; green, medium, per bu, S1.35; marrow
DRIED BEANs-Fancy navy, per bu, s1,so;
bu, s1:75; medium. fair, sl.25 medium, mixed
and dirty, $4,000: brown, fancy, per bu, ST.
tai fair TO to good. s1,4o@1.6o: Lima, California,
! APPLES = Timber Twigs per brl, s45o@5;
Missouri Pippins, brl, $47565; Winesaps, brl,
$6; Ben Davis, brl, S5@550; box stock, Sl5O0
ORANGES California navels, best fancy,
s.; choice, .$S5O@S.75; California seedlings,
$Sg3 90; Mediterranean sweets, all sizes, box.
sa.5o@s7o; blood oranges, a-box. $275@s;
fornia, per box, S.
| LEMONS-Messinas, fancy, $375; choice,
sSoGs soE California 6 II fancy as to size. $780,
PINEAPPLEs-Ne southern, large, per
doz, s4.75; small and medium, $4.25.
= express receipts
CRANBERRIEs-Jeseys per brl, s7.5
Jerseys, bu boxes. s2,25@2. 90:
Sc efApEsMasgas faneE psa heg extra fancy per keg
medium bufches, s2.25@2,5o small bunchss, .1i:s
s2@2.25.
tIoNEY-New fancy white, lib sections,
15@16c; choice white, 12@13c; amber, 1O@l2c;
golden rod, 11@12c; extracted white S@9c;
buckwheat, 9910c; extracted amber, 7@sc
Embellishments, new, doS, S275
@S; pieplant per lb, Sc; beets, per bu, 6oc;
cabbage, per lb, &c; cabbage, per ton, S35
radishes, per doz, 65@7Oc: radishes, home
grown, per doz, 25c; lettuce, doz, 45@50c; let
tuee, head, per dcz, 6o@s5c; carrots, bu
| 4505Oc; caulidower, crates, S3@325; cucunl-
bers, hothouse. per doz, 81; celery per doz,
| Csc; carrots, per doz punches, 50@6Oc; beets
per doz punches, 50GD60c
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Sugar and Conee.

New York. April 3.-sugar-Raw, steady;
fair refining, aMc; centrifugal, s6 test, 3ssc;
molasses sugar, 2Mc; refined, steady; crushed.
lasses-Ffrm; New Orleans, s4@lc. Coffee
futures braced UP points on call this NOR
ming under the stimulus Of rather better Eu-
ropean cables than expected, and falling off
in the primary movement, and was sustained
all the forenoon on fair support from houses
with foreign connections and little demand
slim at best. and not much Of an Improvement
over yesterday dullness, although the feel
ing seemed generally more favorable to some
advance. after the long period Of depression
tone was steady. Sales amounted to $3.50
bags, including May at 5.35@5. .4oc; July at sos
@5.6Oc; September at 6.S0c; December at &c
and March at Csc. Spot was nominalIy un-
changed on the basis Of sac for invoice lots
of N. Rio. Rio barely steady; No. Rio.
s4.25. Exchange, II 15-16d. Receipts, 5000
bags.
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New York Grain.

New York. April s.-Flour-Receipts, 1s, osS
brls; sales, 400 pkgs; flour was steadier
again and fairly active on winter wheat
brands. Wheat-Recepts, s,775 bu; sales, $780,
900 bu; opened lower because Of disappointing
cables, was, later advanced by jump in
corn and some unfavorable crop advices:
May, 777s@7S 5-16c; July, 7Sh@78Bc; Septen-
ber, 775s@7Sc. Rye-Steady; state, 60@61c i
+ New York car lots; No. western, &G3Ac f
o a1oat. Corn-Receipts, 1850 bu; sales,
225, 900 bu; opened steady, then declined 1ac
under realizing and manipulation west. May,
6s@s55sc; July, 651a@655sc; September, $3.50
65c. Oats-Receipts, $1,000 bu: generally firm
but quiet: track, white, 49@55c.
Close: Wheat, May, 771ac; July, 771ac. Corn,
May 65Lc; July, 65c
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
PRISONER HAS SMALLPOX
Court Was Ready for Trial, but De-
fendant Could Not Appear

Special TO The Journal
Fort Dodge, Iowa, April 3.-smallpox
put an abrupt termination to the trial of
Mark Tabor, charged with larceny. in the
district court to-day. Tabor's case Is
one which has been hanging fire for some
time. He was arrested for stealing jewels
which. it is alleged, he later threw into
the river, in order to avoid detection.
His case was set in court lawyers were
In their places, and all was ready to pro-
ceed with the trial, when word was
brouht in that Tabor was down with
smallpox. He has been placed under
quarantine.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
Kansas city Live stock.

4OOO steady; beef steers, $5.25@690; Texans,
"a. 7696.20: cows and heifers, So 5o@6 so
stockers and feedrs, $3.50@5.35.
Hogs-Recepts, 1900; sc lower; heavy, sc. 80
@6.95; packers, $6.66@685; medium, $3.50
$50; yorkers, s6.70@6S5; pigs, IS. 3e@6.15.
Sheep-Recelpts, 1000; steady; sheep, s.. 80
@570; lambs, Sc. .4016. Is.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
GENERAL PRODUCE
Official Quotations Minneapolis Pro-
duce Exchange.
Thursday Anril 2 3sIr

Extra creamery butter, firm; ex-
ira dairy butter, firm. Strictly
fresh eggs, firm. Dressed hens,
firm; spring chickens, firm; fancy
turkeys, steady; live poultry, firm.
Potatoes, nrln. Fancy country
dressed veal, steady. Oranges, firm.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Cotton.

New York, April Cotton opened steady,
with prices 2 points higher to point lower.
Spot closed quiet, 1-16c higher; middling up
lands, 9 1-16c; middling gulf, 8 5-16c; sales.
ZIG bales. Futures closed barely steady; April,
S.90c May, S.S5c; June, S.S7c; July, 8.S6c; Au-
gust, s.S6c; September, $500; October, ss.16c;
November, s.o6c; December, s.o6c; January.
8.O5c..
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st. Louis Live stock.

St. Louis, April s-Cattle- Receipts, $500;
steady to strong; beef steers, ss. 5o@s.s5: Tex
AS5; cows and heifers, $225@6
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; steady; pigs, $6. 400
CTS; packers, s6.60@6.95: butchers, S6S5@7
Shepe-Receipts, 200; firm; sheep, $500
$50; lambs, SoW6.75.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee, April S.-Flour-steady. Wheat
Firm ;@close, No. 1 northern, 73c; No. 2 north
ern, re; May, 71hc. Rye-Dull; No. 1, 5S1ac.
Barley-Firm; No. g. 6sc: sample. 60@651ac.
Oats-Steady: No. white. 44c. Corn-May.
59Ac.
Wheat-Puts, 7o7ac calls, 71Ac.
Corn-Puts, 591ac: calls, 50ssc.
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st. Louis Grain,

St. Louis April s;---Wheat-Lower; No. 2
7o1sc; No. 2 hard, 711s@74c. Corn-Lower.
No: 2, cash, 5e,sc; May, 6Oc; July. 6Osss @6o,kc.
Oats-Weak; No. O., cash, 4Sc; May, 425c:
July, 331zc;; mo. 2 white, 45@46c.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, April 3.-Butter-Firm; creameries,
2O@27c; dairies, 20@25c Cheese-Unchanged;
twins, 12c; daisies, 121Ac; Young Americas,
13c. Eggs-Firm; at mark, cases included,
14Ac. Live Poultry-Steady; turkeys, 100
121sc; chickens, 10hc. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, April s.--Wheat-spot firm; No. 1
northern spring, IS sd; No. 1 California. IS
lures steady, quiet May, IS 117sd; July, 5s
10ssd. Corn--Spot steady; American mixed,
new, 5s 21ad: American mixed. old. os Sd;
futures quiet; May, IS Id; July. 5s bd Octo-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
Fire Buss MT Hennfns.

Special to The Journal.
Fergus Falls. Minn., April "a telephone
message from Hennng brings news to the ef-
feet that an attempt has been made to burn
the village hall there. The fire was discov-
age was done. A lighted fuse showed that
the blaze had been started by incendiaries
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
,Phone Extension to Rothsay.

Special to The journal.
b Pelican Rapids, Mimi, April 9.-The poles
have arrived for the purpose Of extending the
telephone system from this city to Rothsay.
fifteen miles. Ther6sis to be one and perhaps
two stations between and the work of set
ting poles and stringins wires is to be COM
menced at once.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
Toledo Grain.

Toledo, Ohio April 3.-Wheat-Weak; cash,
77Ac; May, 77Hc; July, 741sc. Corn-Cash,
5sMc; April. 5SAc; May, 60Ac; July, 61Ac.
Oats-Cash, 421kc; April, 42c; May, 43c; July,
357sc. Cloverseed-Quiet, firm; No. 2, 1850
4S0. Timothy-No. 2. $3.05.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
THE FLOUR MARKET.

Business Fair, but Demand Not Quite
SO Brisk.
The market shows no special change. Mil
lers report continued demand and continued
inquiry from abroad, yet demand on the
whole is a little less active than earlier in
the week.
Shipments for the day were II, 4O2 brls
First patents are quoted sS.7593.S5 second
patents, S3.6oQ375; first clears, $2.S5Q2.9 90;
second clears, $2.15@22 %
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Wheat Movement by Roads.

April e..
Observation-Disclosures, 81 cars: Omaha. IA.
st: Louis. 8; Great Northern, So; 500, Is.
shipped-Milwaukee, 1 car; Omaha, 3; st.
Louis, IT,; Great Northern, 7; Chicago Great
Western l.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City. April s.-Wheat-May, 67A@
67asc; July, 67A@67ssc; cash, No. 2 hard,
6SRc; No. 2 red, 76@77c. Corn-May, 69skc;
September 581ac; cash, No 2 mixed, 6@61 ic; ;
No. 2 white, 65c. Oats-No. 3 white, 45645Hc
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
New York Produce.

New York, April 3.-Butter-Receipts, 3.o6S
pkgs;' firm and active; state dairy, 23@27jkc:
state creamery, 24@29c; creamery held, 236
261ac; renovated 20@26c; factory, 1s@24c; i'm
,22s pkgs; firm; state full cream, small early
make, fancy colored and white. 13@13Ac; state
full cream, large fall make, fancy colored and
white, 12@12Ac. Eggs-Receipts, 1903 pkgs;
steady: state and Pennsylvania 16c western,
at mark, 1519@16c: southern, at mark. 800
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
Chicago seed. and Coarse Grains.

Chicago April s-Flax, cash, northwest,
81. IA; south west, $1.es; May, $1.72; septem-
Der, $1.32 Rye-April, 55c; May, 55c; July,
55ac. Timothy-April, $50. Ciover-Casi,
$s. Barley-Cash,' 81@66c.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03

Changers, Sugar, Colorado Southern, Hooking
Valley and Leather. They say nothing about
Colorado Fuel & Iron, but my opinion is they
want to shake out long stock before moving it
shake it out. II 1t rallies am going to sell
some. Good deal selling OF July corn and buy,
ing of September down here.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
INVESTMENT GOSSIP

Watson, from New York: The increased
demand for Wisconsin Central was accompa-
MED by a revival of the reports that a new
interest is developing il the property. Much
of the Wall street gossip of lats has coupled
the name of the Moore Brothers with an
alleged change of control OF Wisconsin Cen
tral.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03

Mich Cows and springers-
I COWS and calves, $780,
cows and 2 calves. $115.
l cow and l calf $2S.
HOGS-Receipts unusually light and gener-
ally common in quality. Eastern points re-
ported a Decline but conditions here did not
warrant any reduction and prices hold steady.
No good hogs on sale. Rough, $645 to Sc 65:
bulk, s6.46.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
BOAT AND GUN FOUND

May He Drowned.
Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen, s. d., April 3.-Last Friday
morning two boys aged about Is, sons Of
John Korpua and Matti Puro, Finlanders,
living near Hecla. this county, went hunt
ing and have not been seen since. Search
ing parties found their boat In the James
river with one of their guns in 1t, and
the parents fear that both have been
drowned.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03
New york Provistons.

New York, April 3.-Beef-Strong. Pork
firm. Lard-Easier; prime western steam,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03

d st. Louis. April S.--Lead-Quiet; $s.971A@
4.o2ak. spslter-Firm; $4.20.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03

New York to Edwards, Wood & Co.: Stocks
in London about parity. Atchison earning as
for new serial bonds. Price Current says
crop conditions fairly favorable.
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stock, Wednesday, April 2:
Totals

CATTLE-Receipts OF all kinds light and
ncludlng nothing choice. No quotable change
ID prices and trade conditions are about the
same The stocker market continues slow
except on choice quality stuff. Sales:
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tock and Feeding Sheep and Lamb
Sioux City Live stock.

Sioux City, Iowa, April s.-Receipts- ts-cattle
500; hogs $500.
HOgs-About steady Sales.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-03

.-I1e Various faiIroads entering the yards
reported receipts for the day by loads as fol-
LOWS: LOWS Chicago Great Western, 2; Chicago,
MllWaukee & st. Paul, q; Minneapolis 4 St
Louis, 4; Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis &
omaha, s; Great Northern, g. Northern Pa
CIfiC. 4 Total 2H =
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-01

Tarlac was captured on November II, but
Aguinaldo and his government had moved.
The following day the insurgents were at
tackled at San Jacinto, the place being cap,
tured, but not until it had cost the life OF
Maj. John A. Logan. The fighting contin-
ued with but small loss to the Americans
until Dagupan, the northern terminus OF
the railroad running from Manila, was
reached on November 20. Four days later
President Bautista, Of the Filipino con
gress, surrendered himself to Gen. Mac
Arthur and Gen. Otis telegraphed the war
department at Washington that 1.-The in
surgent government could no longer claim
an existence" At that time the insur-
gent treasurer, secretary of the interior
and president Of it's congress were in Amer
lean hands.
The American troops pushed steadily
northward, and on December 5 Gen,
Young's command arrived at Nigan, neal
the northwest extremity of Luzon. In or
der to follow the rapidly dispensing enemy
Gen. Young divided his force into smalle,
bodies of troops and dispatched them il
different directions for the purpose of cap
turing Gen. Tino and Gen. Del Pillar, anc
on December IL Gen. Tirona surrendered
the whole of the district to the American
forces, Capt. McCalla, of the navy, ac
cepting the surrender.
During the middle of December two
notable events occurred. The first, on De
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-01
MAI. WESLEY MERRITT.
The First American Military Govern7r
of the Philippines.

encountered for almost a century almost
continuous revolutions on the part of the
natives, fighting for almost the same rea-
sons that prompted the patriots of Cuba.
The victories of May l and of August Ii,
1898, relieved Spain of her vast colonial ter
r~itories, but at the same time it trans
ferred from her to the United States the
rebellious subjects that had given her just
troubles for a century.
On the evening of February 4, 1899, at
$3.50 o'clock was fired the first shot in the
revolution Of the Filipino soldiery against
American occupation, a revolution that has
continued to the present time, though is
now, after almost two and a half years OF
fighting, seemingly near a close.
The Filipinos demanded absolute indie
pendence of the American people, and that
this country refused to grant. That, in a
concise way, may be accepted as the cause
of the present rebellion in the Philippines.
During the three days following the firing
of the first shot the American troops drove
the insurgents from the line of defenses
they occupied outside Manila and secured
possession of the suburbs of the city. Dur
ing this three days of fighting $4,000 Amer
lean troops were opposed to Aguinaldo's
army of 10000 Filipinos.
The battle of Pasig, on March 10, was the
next important engagement between the
two forces. 1t was early in March that the
advance on the rebel capital at Malolos was
begun. The first fight of this campaign was
on March 26 at Malinta, and this was fol-
lowed by the capture of Malolos on March
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cember Is, was the rescue OF Lieut.. Gil
more, of the navy, and his men, who had
been captured near Baler, April u, and the
other was the death of Gen. Lawton, killed
during the fight at San Mateo on Deem
Der 10.
BY the opening of the year 1900 the in
surgent opposition had dwindled to but
little more than a force of scattered ban
dts, and guerilla warfare was the rule.
The northern portion of the island had
been pretty generally cleared, and Gems.
Schwan and Wheaton began a campaign
against the insurgent forces in the south,
and Gems. Bates and Bell headed an expe-
dition which left Manila February IL to
drive the enemy from the Camarines. Both
of these expeditions encountered consid-
cradle opposition from small bodies of in
surgent troops, but were in the end sue
cessful in accomplishing the objects for
which they were organized with but small
loss of life.
The details of the campaigns of 1901 and
of the present year are so fresh in the pub
lie mind that a rehearsal of their details
is unnecessary. Of last year the two most
| important occurrences were the capture OF
| Aguinaldo by Gen. Funston on March %
| and the establishment of civil government
in the dislands by the Taft commission on
july 4.oThere has been considerable fight
ing since that time. The campaign in Sa-
mar. with its attendant horrors, will prob
| ably not soon be forgotten, either by the
participants or the American public, and
now promises to result in a number OF