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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, Iowa, May 3:--Cattle-Receipts
for the week were slightly in excess of last
week, but more than LOCO head short of
year ago. The trading in stock cattle has
been generally satisfactory to the holders Of
cattle having quality and weight. Some i'm
provement in the genral quality of the offer
ings was noted and with a brisk demand these
offerings moved cut freely and prices were
we'll maintained, ruling strong with the clos
to very inferior grades, especially those lack
ing weight were slow in sale, and it is this
class that comprises the modest holdings in
dealers pens at the close of business to-day.
Late in the week the inquiry was not so keen
for the feeder grades, due, in the judgment
of the trade, to the slump in the fat cattle
market. Fer the week the bulk Of the good
stockers ard feeders sold at 81 to $50. with
the extra good to choice and fancy kinds
high as s4.75 and IS. The common to very
inferior sold from &c down to Sc. With a top
of 81. 60 or yearlings the bulk of the yearlings
OF good quality sold around 81 to 1925 the
poor to common and light weights at from
3.25 down. Unless there is further slump
in fat cattle prices good trade in stock
cattle is anticipated for next week as grass
is making fast.
Newspapers have been filled with anti
beef trust talk to such an extent that the
consumption of dressed beef was curtaiIed
or packers feared it will be. On this account,
break of 25c in all killing stock was effected.
and this break is registered a COMPARE
lively moderate supply of cattle at all mar
kets. A top of &c was made and the bulk Of
the desirable corn-fed steers sold at s5.75 to
$3.50 Best cows and heifers ranged up to
&C. with the bulk of the good butcher cows
at So, Is TO 81 30 -..
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!; No. oats, l. no grade oats, 2; No. bar
ey, l; No. rye, ]; rejected fax, 1.
Receipts and Shipments.

May g.
Received-Wheat, 24l cars. 200 $50 bu; corn,
14,620 bu; oats, 1880 bu; barley, 1880 Blu !;
fax, 1880 bu; nour. l,23l brls; hay, 227 TONS
fuel oil, 64,7S7 gals; fruit, 295, 20U lbs mer-
chandise, 2,124,3 lbs; lumber, % cars; bar
rel stock, cars; machinery, So6,o2O lbs; coal,
es2 tons; wood, IS cords; brick, $4,000 lime,
cars; cement, $50 brls; household goods, o5-
$40 lbs; pig iron, Is cars; stone and marble,
cars; live stock, cars; salt, cars; dressed
meats, 1900 lbs; butter, 10000 lbs; hides.
pelts, etc, 1880 lbs; wool, 10000 lbs; railroad
materials, % cars; sundries, so cars; car
lots, 720.
shipped-Wheat, 10 cars, 15,4sO bu; corn,
$50 bu oats. 1920 bu; barley, 1,460 bu rye,
1900 bu; fax. 500 bu; flour, 5s,S27 brls; mill
stuffs, 1883 tons; hay, 10 tons: fruit, 5o.060
lbs; merchandise, 2,379,100 lbs; lumber, 7G
cars; posts and pilng, cars; machinery,
;s3 SSS lbs; brick. S2,ooo; lime, 1 car; house
hold goods 63tSo lbs; railroad iron ear;
stock cars; linseed oil, 1874, 900 lbs; oil cake,
1855 lbs; hides, pelts, ETC., 10000 lbs; rail-
road materials, Is cars; sundries, 20 cars;
car lots, S27.
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ChicngO Live Stock.

Chicago, May Cattle receipts. 100
to medium, s4.5016.4o: stockers and feeders
S. 5O@5.75; cows. s1.4Od5.75; heifers, $2.259e
Gamers, $1.4oa2:4o; bulls, s.: 25@5:2 5; calves
$26575; Texas fed steers, IS. 25Gp6.25.
left over, $685.: strong; mixed and butchers
Sc. 75@715; good to choice heavy, S7.1007.271a
rough heavy, Sc. S56705; light, $6.650i6.95; bulk
Of Sales $6.S5@7.le.
Sheep, receipts, 500; sheep steady: lambs
weak; good to choice wethers, s5.50@6.2o: fail
to choice mixed, s4.75M5.3G; western sheep
So. 2566.2 20; native lambs, $4.75G66e; western
lambs, $5.2oG6.60
Ofcia yesterday: Receipts, cattle, 1,o23
hogs, 1883; sheep, 2,42S; shipments, cattle
$50: hogs 2,714. -.
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State Grain Inspection.
Nav 2.

May 2.
Cars Inspected In-Wheat-
Great Northern--No. ! northern, So: No. ?
northern, So: No s., rejected, 1; no grade, g..
Chicago, Milwaukee, & st. Paul-No
northern. q: No northern, At: No. 8, IA; re-
jected 81 no grade, g.
Minneapolis & St. Louis-No. northern, Z;
No. northern, 6: No 5, 81 rejected l.
500 Line-No. northern, s; No. 8, 2; re-
jected, L..
Northern Pacific--No. l northern l. No. .
@hortnern, 4 no grade, 2.
Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis G Omaha
80, / Northern, 3; No. northern, Is; No. 8,
T. no grade, l.
Total--So j northern, 50; No. Q northern.
lis; No. 8, 81: rejected. 8: no grade, Is.
f Other Grains-.Cars-tNo. 4 corn, z; no grade
TORN, 1; No. white oats, Z; No. white oats,
II; No. 3 oats, ); no grade oats, 8; No. 4 bar
Icy, 2, No. i tiax, 1: rejected fax, 1; no grade
lax, l.
Cars Inspected Out--No. northern wheat,
II; No Q norther wheat, 81; No. 3 wheat, %:
detected wheat, j; no grade wheat u; No. ]
yellow corn, 3; Nc corn, 1; no grade corn.
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421421ac; No. 8, 41a@42c
Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Mimi, May 3.-Wheat lost 1sc to-
day from yesterdays close of TIC for July. 1t
opened &c up, at 772sc which was high point,
and steadily declined to the close. Mllers
say they can sell -four at the present wheat
prices at profit Business ali the morning
was quiet and dull. May was neglected.
Flax held about unchanged, finally closing 1ac
up for October. Receipts-Wheat, 20 cars;
corn, 1; oats, 1; flax, 2; total, "a. Shipments
Wheat, ITO, 400 bu.
The Close: Wheat-No. 1 hard, cash, 77kc;
Nc. northern, cash and May and July, 7612c
September, 741ac; No. northern, 7415c; No. g.,
7212c. Manitoba Wheat--Cash and May, 75kc;
No. ?, 73c. Flax--Cash and May, s1.76K
September, $1.45; October, 81 40. Corn, 611ac.
Oats-Cash, 4S1sc; September, 3o1sc. Rye,
5412c
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New York Grain.

:. New York, May S-Flour, receipts, 1858
without change. Wheat. receipts, 1873, $50 bu
sales, $4,000 bu; opened irmer on dry weather
in Kansas and strength Of outside markets,
July, 81 13-16@s2Ac: September, S01sM81Ac
December, s2ab@S25sc. Rye, dull; state, 61G
SIC c. j. f. New York car lots; No. 2 western,
sales 10000 bu;{ opened steady but was
later weakened. by the wheat decline and
favorable crop news; July, G6sl GG71kc; SEP
dull and easy On crop news: track white. 500
soc. Close Wheat, May, SlAc; July, S21sc
corn, May, 671ac; July, &c
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PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions,

Chicago, May 3.--Provisions again showed
excellent opening strength on a light run
Of hogs and the lower prices at the yards
Packers also lent support; July pork opened
$l7.l July lard unchanged at S1015 an6
sold to 5000, and July ribs unchanged al
$3.50 and advanced 21sc. Close: Pork, May
$3.50; July, s171O017.12ks; September
$17.171z; lard, May, s10l21s; july. 5000; Sen.
TENDER, s1o:271a October, $1o.27k ribs, 50. 52Is
July, se.5529 571a; September, SO e2!a az 60.
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Liverpool Provisions.

Liverpool, May s.-Beef strong: extra India
firm; short cut, IA to Is lbs, 54s. Bacon firm +;
Cumberland cut. IS to 80 lbs, sos; short.ribs,
2S to "a lbs, SIS; long clear middles, heavy,
IS to 40 lbs, 52s short clear backs, 16 to 20
lbs, SIS; clear bellies, IA to Is lbs, sis Cd.
Shoulders-square, II to 13 lbs, firm, 39s Sd.
Lard firm; prime western in tierces, SIS Sd:
American refined in pail, 51s. Butter-United
States finest, 95s. Cheese firm American
finest, white, SIS: American finest, colored,
IS. Tallow-Prime city, firm, 30s.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Cotton.

New York May 3.-Cotton opened steady
at decline of 20l1 points on weak cables
selling forced May to 923c, July to 900, and
August to 9.05c. Then came a rally Of :
points on profit-takins on room shorts tc
9.25c for July, but substantial new buying.
Liverpool Broke sci points near months
and 16I2 points on late months.
Cotton futures closed steady at the decline.
May, 9.19c; june, disc; July, sic; August,
ber Size; December, S.14c January, S.14c
Zee Spot closed quiet sc lower; middling up
lands, 9 916c; middling gulf, l3-l6c. Sales
300 bales - "a
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Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, May 3.-Close: Wheat-spot No.
red western winter. no stock: Mo- l north
ern spring, steady is sd; No / California,
quiet IS 413d; futures quiet; May, IS I'd;
steady; American mixed. new, IS Sd: Am ngie
can mixed, old. 5s Cd; futures quiet July,
IS I'd; October, 5s 1&d. Flour-St. Louis fan
cy winter. firm IS Cd.
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New York Coffee,

New York May 3.-Coffee opened steady,
with prices unchanged, and ruled featureless
throughout the session; The market closed
lower. May alone showing an advance Total
sales We're $3.50 bags, including: August.
5.25c; september. s.3oc; November, 5.50c;
January, 5.65c; March,. $500. Spot was dull
at 5 7-16c for No. Rio. Rio was weak No.
Z Rio 4, IS. Exchange, p 5-32d; receipts,
1000 bags; cleared for the United States.
5000 bags; cleared for Europe. 1000 bags.
Stock, 637 eco bags. - 81 - ~
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Der, 6oa4c; December, 47Ac; May Q9o3) 47hc.
Cash corn, No. 8, 61@61kc
Oats were quiet and easy. Receipts We're
getting heavier and reports from the fields
wer ncouraging. July opned a shade higher
at 36$s@361ac, but soon declined to 36Ac. Re-
ceipts were 226 cars.
Close oats, May. 42c; July, 34hc; new, 36Ac;
September, 29ssc; new, 31Ac; December new,
31Bc.
Cash oats. No. 2, 42@421ac; No. 3, 41s4@42c.
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St. Louis, Mo, May s.-c!ose: Wheat. No.
z cash elevator SIC: May, 7s1lc; July, a41sc:
September, 73c. Corn, lower; No. > cash, SIC;
May, &c; July, 621s@e214c; September, Soc
1880; September, zoe; No. white, 46G4e19c.
Lead, dull. $3.97R@4; spelter, firm, s4.121a
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Kansas City Grain.

-, Kansas City, May a;;-Close: Wheat-May.
~ red, sGSoc 'as cornMay &C., s :s%e1e
Der, 58@5S1ac; cash, No. 2 mixed 65@65hc;
No. 2 white, 67@67Rc. Oats-No. 2 white,
463lm47c
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Toledo Grim.

Toledo, May 3.-Wheat-Dull weak; cash,
SIC; May, size; July, 1890; September, 7s1sc
Corn-Dull, easier; cash, slice; May, size;
July, 62c; September, 611sc: Oats-Dull east
er; cash, 421ac; May, 43c; July, 35ssc. Clover
seed-Dull, steady; cash, $5.22k; October,
So 30: prime So 90
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, May a.-Butter, steady; cream
cries, 1s6N1zc; dairies, 17I20c. Cheese, IN.
changed; twirs, 121a612sac; daisies, 1sc
Young Americas, 13G131ac. Eggs, steady a
mark, cases included 15Ac Live poultry
steady; turkeys, 100121ac; chickens. lie.
London closing wheat unchanged to I'D I'D
vance; corn, sd lower.
Paris close Wheat unchanged to 10 cen
times lower; -four, 5925 certimes lowerA
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st. Louis live stock.

st. Louis, May -Cattle--Receipts, SEQ;
steady: beef steers, 81 5oI690; Texas steers,
So. as; stockers and feeders, S2.701475;
cows and heifers, 80. 25@6.
Hogs-Receipts, 1,5O0; steady; pigs, $1,000
$50; packers, $6.S007; butchers, S6.9o97.30
Sheep-Receipts, 500 steady; sheep, S4.50@
g. 80 lambs S.. 50GSI0.
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A New Auction Feature.

An interesting feature of the week at this
market was the first of a series of public
auction sales of thoroughbred breeding stock.
Thursday and Friday a good string of full
blooded Herefords were offered and sold to
animals, on Thursday, making an avera ge of
s214 g. per head. To-day string of Short
horns were disposed of.
Hog receipts were around 20, 600 for the
week, an increase of 500 Dover last week and
about the same as for a year ago. The aver
age quality of the offerings was fairly good.
Considerable fluctuations in prices were reg
istered this week. Yesterday sales were at
1915 to $40. the bulk, s6sGd6.95, being sc
lower than Monday and about the same as a
week ago.
Sheep receipts were moderate and the mar
ket strong for all kinds. Colorado shorn
lambs sold up to Sc. % and other kinds rela-
tjye1y as high
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THE FLOUR MARKET
Prices Are Easier~-Demand Coz

Prices Are Easier-DemanA Contln-
ues Moderate.
No special changes marked the close OF the
week in the -four market beyond slight
lowering Of quotations to correspond with
the lower range in wheat. Demand remains
moderate.
Shipments for the day, 153,S37 brls.
First patents are quoted s3.9594.25; second
patents, So 75@3.S5; first clears, $2.s5; second
clears, S210.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. May -cattle-Receipts. 2s;
unchanged.
Hcgs-Receipts, 2,ooo steady; quality very
poor heavy, $7:271@g7.a 5; packers, $71o@
7271a; medium, s7G7.25; workers., S695@705;
pigs, $6d6.S0.
Sheep-Receipts, none; unchanged.
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South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Neh. May Seattle, receipts
300: market steady, unchanged.
Hogs, receipts, 100; market active shade
stronger; heavy, s7.c5@7.25; mixed, $6.9517o 5;
pigs, $5.50G6.50.
Sheep, no receipts
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.

Chicago, May 3.-Flax-Cash northwestern,
S1.79; southwestern, $1:s7; May, s169; Sep
TENDER, Las; October, $1.40., Rye-May, ssh
G55$c; July, 56Mc. BarleE-Cash, 65071c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $500. Clover-Cash,
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Mich Cows and Springers-
b One COW and one calf. $26 't- -,
Three cows and one calf S102.
HOGS-Prices to-day were a Zig sc higher.
Receipts very light Quality quite little bet
ter than on Friday with few, right good to
choice hogs On sale. Price range, s6.50G7 05;
bulk, s67506.s5. Sales:
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Among the shippers on the market were:
John Tingvall, River Falls; Schwartz Co.,
Lester Prairie; H. F. ,Purfeest. P H. Holton,
Kenyon; D. &C.. Fairbanks, Sargent; L. N.
Weston, Havan; Gallery & Kelley, Franklin:
F. Remes. John Waceck,. New Prague; Dun
ham & CARPENTER, GAINESVILLE; John Brewers.
Client; G. W. Dodge, Madelia. William Jent1,
Henderson,; Malsed & Williams, Summit; F.
Bach, Wheaton; Rude Pauison, Sacred
Heart; Hector Lumber & Supply Co, Hector,
H. Krause, Vernon Center; Thomas .Moreson,
Gilmore -
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cl tR15f ve isS ns5s f?' prices 5ss
steeFs Fairly good in qasi i. on e1S sale some
little movement in common to fair stock
stuff, and the weeks close finds the yards
fairly well cleared. Sales:- --- '.-'..'
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Light and light mixed, Ee.5oG6 So; mixed q
butchers, IS. rag %: heavy, sbSUd 10. uI.-ur-
weights, $6@6.io pigs, s5.5h95.s5.
SHEEP-Receipts light; demand good for
good stuff, with prices steady. Common stuff
slow and weak Feed-lot lambs sold at S.
Sales: 49, go.
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Wheat Movement.
~ ~ to- ~ Ma, 90 u IS III
Wheat Movement by. Roads.

May 3. ID, =. 80
Observation-Disclosures, 4s cars; Omaha, Is;
St. Louis, II; Great Northern, 40; 500, "a;
Northern Pacific. >.
shpped-Milwaukee. cars; Omaha, 1; st.
Louis, u; Burlington, 1. $780, ......-. g,
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New York Provisions,

+ New York. May 3.-Beef-Steady Pork
Firm. Lard-Firm; prime western steam
s1G50
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heeipts1 Tor the day. BE- loasis as follows: Chi
cago Great Western; +: Chic ago, Milwaukee &.
St. Paul, A. Minneapolis &<St. Louis, 8; Chi
| cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Z;
| Great Northern, /; total, 10.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
American Vessel Fired Upon

A cablegram has been received at the state department from Minister Bowen at Caracas stating that he has been informed that Bermudez steam CT (by which it is supposed he means one of the freight carriers belonging to the National Asphalt company has been fired upon on the River San Juan. Minister Bowen said that he had asked for an explanation at the foreign office and had been told that the government knew nothing of the firing upon the ship, which was pro- bably done by revoutionists.
 Instructions have been sent to Unit ed States Minister Bowen at Caracas to see to it that the interests of the Bermudez company are protected and that the company does not suffer from irregular practice in the Venezuelan court. Three members of the Vene- zuelan revolutionary committee have left for the Island of Martinique to take possession of new steamer of $500 tons purchased by General Mates, the revolutionary leader, and christen- ed Guzman Blanco.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19

The value of merchandise coming from the United States for the eleven months ended November 30, 1901. was $3, ,976, an inrease of $l, ,l99,5 597 over the corresponding period of 1900, while the exports for the period of 1901 amounted to $4,lSl, 47l, an increase of $1, ,76S,7 JAS.
 The merchants of Lagoncy, in South Camarines province, Luzon, have sent a cable message to General Chaffee pray ing that the American troops be not withdrawn from Lagoncy. The mer- chants are unanimously of the opinion that if they are deprived of the pro- tection of the military they will be- come victims of the lawless element at the cost of their lives and property. They say that if the American troops leave the town the enemy could reduce the food supply of the inhabitants and retard the advance of the soldiers coming to their rescue and that such action would lead to irreparable dam age.
 The merchants further declare that the local police are insufficient to guarantee order. This is proved, they say, by the fact that the attachments of American troops have withdrawn from the neighboring towns and that the local police have been unable to suppress the assaults, robberies, assas- sinations and forced contributions by gangs of the recalcitrant element in the neighborhood.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
MEAT HIGH IN LIVERPOOL
Price Due to Prohibition of Canadian
 and Argentine Cattle

The rise in the price of meat at Liverpool is attributed more to the prohibition of Canadian and Argentine cattle than to the operations of the Amerian beef combination. During the first quarter of this year more than 5000 fewer cattle were imported through Liverpool tban during the correspond ing period of 1901, ,and the South Ameri- can dead meat trade has failed to com pensate for this shortage.
 The Butchers association and the Association of Foreign Traders aver that the scarcity of meat will increase until the government permits the entry of South American and Canadian live cattle, which might safely be done, as disease among this stock has disappear ed.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
OUR GROWING COMMERCE
Increase of Trade With the Philippine
 Islands

The insular division of the war de- partment has prepared for publication a statement giving in comparative form the commerce of the Philippine islands for the eleven months ended November 30, 1901 and 1900.
 It is shown that the total value of merchandise imported during the eleven months ended November 30, 1901, was $27 249, SIS, against $22, 342, . 474 for the corresponding period of 1900. The exports of merchandise dur ing the eleven months ended Novem- Der 30, 1901, amounted to $23, 266, 1S9, against $2l ,069, ,566 for the same period of 1900. These figures show an increase of 31 per cent in the imports and 10 per cent in the exports.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
Want Government to Pay

The building of twentysix torpedo boats for the United States government cost the contractors something over $2,000,0 ,000 moie than the price they received from the government, accord ing to the report of the torpedo-boat board, which has just been submitted to Secretary Long. The builders them selves declare that their losses aggre- gate over $3,000, ,000.
 i The contractors want congress to make good their losses. Secretary Long does not indorse this application. He has simply collected the necessary infor- nation for the guidance of congress if it entertains the appeal.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
AMERICANS UNDER FIRE
SOUTH AMERICANS ATTACK VESSEL
 BEARING STARS AND STRIPES
Increase of Trade With the Philippine Islands - The High Price of Meat in Liverpool Due to the Prohibition of Canadian and Argentine Cattle - Bank Robbery

Governor Odell will leave Albany, N. Y., on April l9 for a six weeks trip to California.
 w. E. Koch, jeweler, has, accord ing to York, Pa., special, found cash and securities valued at $l5, ,000 in an old chest which he purchased for a trihing sum at public auction.
 The president has issued proclama- tion setting apart the San Francis co Mountain reserve. This conserves the water for 2,500,000 acres of the Salt river valley, in which Phoenix is situ- ated.
 Six men broke into the Commercial bank at Lacey, Ind., early Saturday, drilled a hole in the safe and touched off a heavy charge of nitro glycerine. The explosion awoke citizens, who appeared before the robbers could gain entrance to the money vaults. Many shots were exchanged, but the robbers got away. The damage caused by the explosion is SIP, 2,000.
 A special from Pawnee, Okla, says: As result of exoert examination of the offices of county officials, the grand jury has returned accusations in the district court against the following persons: John c. Hughes, county attorney l.. F. Lacy, county assessor; J. D. Ramsey,K. H. Menning, Edward Strange and L. s. Davis, members of the Pawnee city council.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
Philip D. Armour'S Estate

The total valuation of the late Philip D. Armour's estate in Chicago and New York has just been arrived at. It amounts to $l4, 4,75l 105 and to a large extent consists of personal prop erty. In addition to the above named sum there is some real estate in Illi- nois and elsewhere, the value of which is not given. Mir. Armour left practice ally all of his estate to his widow, Melvina, and his son, J. Ogden Ar mour.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
Big Postal Receipts

The largest quarterly receipts in the history of the postal service are recorded from Washington for the three months ended January l last, figures for which have just been completed. The receipts were $32, 2,005,62 ex- penditures, $30, 947 131; excess of re- ceipts over expenditures, $l, ,05S, 490.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
Cholera at Manila

In the provinces up to date totals of 224 cases of cholera and 166 deaths from that disease have been reported. In Manila the choleras total are 206 cases and 106 deaths.
Holbrook argus., 1902-04-19
Ml1saI1nn

Museum Manager-W Where's the living skeleton? It's his turn to go on.
 Mdlle. Fatema-He lost his balance while washing his hands at the sink moment ago and slipped down the waste pipe.