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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-13
State Grain Inspection.
Feb. L.

---- Feb. IT. -"
Inspected In-Wheat-Cars-
Great Northern-No. hard 2; No north
ern, 20; No. 2 northern. 81; No. 3, Z; rejected,
!; no grade 10.
Milwaukee..No. northern, 3; No ? north
ern, H. No. 8, 5; rejected, 2; no grade, 2.
st. Louis--No. northern, s; No. 2 northern,
a; No. $. 1.
500 Lne-No. 2 northern 5; No. 3, 1; no
grade, 2.
Northern Pacifc-No. 1 hard, l.: No. !
northern, a; No. 2 northern, IA; No. 8. 5.
Omaha-No. g. 6; rejected. 1; no grade, 4. <
Great WesteFn-No. 8, l.
Total-No. l hard, 3; No. / northern 81:
No. northern, 81; No. 3, &c; rejected, 4;
no grade, Is.
no grade corn, 2; No. 8 white oats, 2; No. 4
white oats, i No. oats, Q; No. rye, 1;
No. barley, 81 No. 4 barley, {; No. 5 barley,
/; No. i fax, 8; rejected flax, 6.
Cars Inspected Out-No. northern wheat,
20: No. northern, Sc: No. 8, 81: rejected. Q;
10 grade, s; No. 2 winter wheat, 8; No. 4
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Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Mimi, Feb. 13.-Wheat was higher,
with fair trading. 1t opened for May 1sc up,
at 1880, sold off 1sc and advanced gradually
and steadily to Tic. The close was TIC bid.
$1.731a May. 1t was dull and featureless.
Flax was off 1sc from yesterdays close Of
S1.7341a May. 1t was dull and featureless.
Receipts for two days were 129 cars wheat,
oats, 3 barley, "a flax total, 1854. Shipments
Wheat. 1851 Blu.
Close: Wheat-No. 1 hard, cash. Use; No. 1
northern, cash and to arrive. Toe: May, TIC;
July, 7S1sc; No. 2 northern 72!Ac;> No. 3,
70Ec; Manitoba, cash, 73c; May, 7519c; No. 2,
cage Flax, cash, $1.691a: to arrive, $40;
May, $1.73; corn, Size; rye, 55hc; barley, 400
SIC bid
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New York Produce.

New York, Feb 13.-Butter, receipts, $3.50
pkgs; firm; state dairy, 16@27c; state cream
cry, 21M29c; June creamery, 17@24c; removal
ed 15@23c; factory, 15@20c. Cheese-Recepts,
gill pkgs; firm; state full-cream, small,
early made, fancy, colored, A@12c: state
full-cream, small, early made, fancy, white,
11Ac; large early made, colored. 10Ac: large
early made, white, tUAc. Eggs-Receipts,
10.s19 pkgs; firm; state and Pennsylvania,
291a@50c; western, at mark, 291ac; southern,
New York, Feb. 19.-sugar-Fair refining,
31sc; centrifugal, 96-test S5sc; molasses
sugar, 2Bc; refined, steady; crushed, 5.25c;
powdered, 4.s5c; granulated, 4.75c. AIolasses-
Firm; New Orleans, 35@41c. Coffee-Steady
Ne. Rio, SIC. Coffee futures showed
strength and an advance of 5 to 10 points
over previous quotations in sympathy with
improved European conditions. Opening prices
were not improved upon to noon. Total sales
to that hour were 12,0O0 including March at
Der at 6@6.O5c; December at 6.20@625c Spot
was steadier, but nominally unchanged
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On the market: Sam Kinsey, Twin City
stockyards; J. B. Smith, Big Timber, Mont;
Schneider Brothers. Delano; W. F. Purfeest,
P. H. Holton, Kenyon J. Sparrow. Royal
Wolfe, Kellogg; B. G. Mold, Nelson, Wis. !;
H. Kaye, Maiden Rock, Wis; Schneider
Brothers. Alma, Wis; c. L. Wood, Castle
Blooming Prairie; F. stowell, sanborn, Iowa;
Axel Anderson, Rush City; Frank Hpp, Ar
lington; Wittsack & r., Waconia; F: & S.,
Carpenter, GAINESVILLE; j. H. Laughlin, Owa-
tonna; Dwinnel & W., Marshall; H. P. John
son, Taunton; E. L. Starr, Amiret; H. Lau
ritzen, Tyler; T. NJ. Gardner, Miner; l.. Lieb
brand, Jordan; Ryan & Hoban, Waseca T.
NJ: L., Lewisville; Dundee Livestock company,
Dundee
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: firm. New oranges, steady. :
BUTTER.Exttria creameres, per h. 2sc;
1rsts, per ID, 24c; seconds, per lb, 1S@1sc;
dairies, extras, per ID, 23c; diaries, frsts,
per Id, 1S@19c; seconds, per Id, 15c; roll and
1sdt fancy ID, 1Se roll and print CHOICE
fancy, zoe: renovated, choice, 1S@1sc.
EGGs-Strictly fresh. cases included, loss
checks, seconds, picked and lined, per case,
$2GI25O.
CHEEsE-Twins or flats, fancy, lb, 121ke;
oa9Hc; young Americas fancy, i25ac; CHOICE ,
ID, 9@1OAc; brick, No. 1, per ID, 1870; brick,
No. ?, i0@11c; brick, No; 8, per h., 7@sc;
Nm per- No. 1ae pato $751; per ml p se
/, 144@15c; No. 2, Sl@sc; round Swiss, No.
DRESSED PoUIT T$3. fancy hens,
and young toms, per Id, 13c; old toms and
hens, ID, Toe; thin young toms, Id, 10@l2c;
Ic a to good SOLO, heas fancy
per lb, lO@1lc; old roosters, ID, 5@7c; ducks,
fancy: h., 11@12c; culls, 6@7c; geese, lb, sh
DRESSED MEATs-veal, fancy, per lb,
S@S1ac; fair to good, lb, 61a@7c; thin, small
or overweight, per ID, 5@51ac: mutton, fancy,
dressed S@s ff m1ton thin H. &C.
ID, 67@c; hogs, light, lb, TIC; hogs, medium,
TIC; heavy, &c.
GAME-Rabbts jack, doz, s2.5o@a; white,
doz, $3.50, cottontails, doz, $1@1.2O; squirrels
| FISH Pike lb, 7@sc; crappies, lb, s@5c:
piekerel A.; sunish, perch, etc, 2gsc;
POTATOEs - White stock, per bu, in car
lots, ne; white stock, less than car lots, Soc;
mixed red, in car lots. 6o@6oc: small lots,
SWEET PoTAToEs-1llinois, per brl, s5.25
$3.50.
ersfeld, per bu, Sis; Silver Skins, per bu.
$150; Spanish. per crate. 81.
BEANs-Fancy navy, per bu, 2'ls so x,
s.; brown, fancy, bu, $2l5@2.55; brown, fair
| to good, blu, $1.5O@1.75.
DRIED PEAs-Faney yellow, per blu, $50 s.,
$50; green, medium, $l.s5; marrowfat, bu,
| 1926; Lima, California, per lb, 6@7c.
APPLEs-Limber Twigs, per bu, s4.sse e@s:
Ben navs pRPRS box Stock S.
| ORANGES-California navels, fancy, $S.25;
choice So California seedlings $ T. SG5 5a n
Efoass ciff bo1 $751; p grape Sef ut
mia, Per box, ST. so; Florida, $9.5o@1O.
| LEMONS-Messinas, fancy, $40; choice,
$3.50; CALIFORNIA, fancy, as to size' $S'oo@S''o;
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., express re-
ceipts, per ct, 6O@65c. a,o.
ASTss peF b ssc srsey s per S
boxes, s.. 10.
| GRAPES-Malagas, extra fancy, per key,
| 81: fancy, per key, Sc.
medium punches, 1925; small punches, 81.
j HONEY-New fancy, white, lib sections,
15@16c; choice white, 12@13c; amber, 1O@l2c;
golden rod, 11@12c; extracted white, S@9c;
buckwheat 9@10c; extracted amber, 7@sc.
| VEGETABLEs-Pie plant, ID, 6@sc; beets,
per blu, 60c cabbage, per lb,s &c; cabbage,
per ton, $50; radshes, per doz, ao@S5c; home
grown, round, per doz 95c; lettuce, head, per
doz, 6o@s5c: carrots, Blu, 45@5oc; caulifower,
crates, $3@3.25; cucumbers, dollhouse, per
doz, 50; celery, per doz, 35c; celery,
California, per doz, 6O@85c; spinach,
per blu, SIPS turnips, per blu, 4oc;
squash, per lb, 21ac; tomatoes, per 5-lb
| basket, 90c@$1; parsley, per doz, Goo; satisfy
(oyster plant, per doz, SOC; watercress, per
dOZ 30c,
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PROVISIONS
Chicago Provisions

Chicago, Feb. 13.--Hog products were some
what weaker at the opening, following lib
There was some support on the decline, which
steadied the market, but trade was very slow
May pork opened unchanged at 1855, sold of
to $3.50. May lard 5@712c down at 81. 471h
and May ribs 26@5c to a shade lower at So. 81
to $S.57k. Close: Pork-February, s15.8
May, $500: July, SIG. Lard-February, So. 80
May, $9.4Yk; July, ss.55@s.571s; September
$9.671k. Ribs-February, $40; May, ss.52h
July. ss62k; September, sS.70@S. 721k.
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Lake Preston Home Damaged.

Special to The Journal
Lake Preston, S. D., Feb. 1S.-I. A. .Keith's
residence in the southwest part OF town had
a narrow escape from being burned. The
fire started in the domestic's room. Two boys
had to jump out of the window in order to
escape Ladders were raised to the room in
which the fire was confined and by hard work
the blaze put out, but not until everything
in the room was consumed. The floors
almost burned through and also the ceiling.
The loss is about $500. fully insured.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
Firmer Feeling GeneraI-NO Special
Change in Demand.

The market is frmer all through. in SYM
pathy with the stronger wheat market. De-
mand is a little livelier, yet not especially in
creased.
r Shipments were 1854 brls for the past two
days.
First patents quotable at $3.S5@395;
second patents, $37593.s5; first clears, So. 700
$50; second clears. S345.
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Kansa. City Live stock.

Kansas City, Feb. 3.-Cattle-Receipts
1000; steady; beef steers, 81. $685. 5; Texans
$415@5.1 10; COWS and heifers, 81. 70@5.25 stock
ers and feeders, $3.50@4.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; best steady; COM
mon shade lower; heavy, $6.35@6.5 so; packers
$6@6.4O; medium, s590@6.98; Workers, $500
g.; pigs, 81. 50@5. 80.
sheep-Receipts, $500; firm; sheep, ss.5o@
$40; lambs, $5.50@6.35.
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Wheat Movement by Roads.

Wheat Movement by Roads.
Observation-Disclosures, 81; Omaha, 80;
St. Louis, IS: Great Northern, 2O2; 500, 6:';
Northern Pacific, SO; Chicago Great West
ern, 1.
Observation-Disclosures, II; Omaha, 2:
st. Louis, 10: Wisconsin Central, 2; Great
Northern, 3; Burlington, 4.
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south Omaha Live stock.

South Omaha, Feb. 3.-Cattle-Receipts,
$500; strong to 10c higher; beef steers, $40
ESQ; Texans, sS.50@4.60; cows and heifers, 500
ASS; Gamers, $1.75@2.75; stockers and feeders,
$2.S0@470.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850; &c to Zoe lower:
heavy, $6@6.25; mixed, $s.90@6; pigs, s4.5o
@5.50.
sheep--Recepts, 5000; steady; sheep. 1895;
lambs, $5@6.50
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Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee, Feb 3-Flour-Firm Wheat
Higher: close, No. northern, 76k@7c; No.
northern, 75@7ec May, 1850. Rye-Steady;
No /, Gle. Barley-Firm; No. 2, 64@641sc;
sample 5S@632c. Oats-Steady; No. white,
acc. Corn-May, 62Ac.
Wheat-Puts, 7S$sc; calls, 79c.
Corn--Puts, 621sc; calls, 62Ac.
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LiverpooI Grain.

Liverpool, Feb. 1s.-Wheat-Spot steady;
No. red western winter, IS I'd; No. 1 north
ern, spring, IS 1112d; No. California, Gs
3Ad: futures steady; March, IS 1%d; May
IS 2hd. Corn-spot quiet; American, mixed,
new, IS 21sd; mixed, old. 5s 4d; futures easy;
February, IS I'd; March, SIS 21sd; May, os 211d.
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Chicago Produce,

Chicago, Feb 13-Butter firm; creameries.
17@28c dairies, 16@23Hc Cheese steady;
cheddars, 9A@10c; twins, 1014@1O1ac; daisies,
10Ac; Young Americas, 11@11Rc. Eggs
strong; at mark, cases included, 28k@29c
Dressed poultry steady; turkeys, 10G141sc;
chickens S@D1Ohc
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ition Of stock Wednesday, Feb. u:

CATTLE-Receipts here were limited to
only few carloads. Buyers were very
anxious for both beef and butcher grades,
and particularly SO for the better quality
kinds, at prices fully steady Veal calves were
In very strong demand at prices firm with
the recent strong advance.
There was very little activity shown in the
stocker and feeder trade. The supply was
comparatively small. Sales:
Butcher Cows and Hejfers-
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb 13.-Wheat-May,
761hc; July, 1850; cash, No. hard, 76c; No.
red, SSc No. . spring, 731k@74c. Corn
May, 621ac; September, 60Ac; cash, No. 2
mixed, 616611sc; No. white &c. oats-No.
. white 471Ac
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st, Louis Live stock.

ST. Louis, Feb. 3.-Cattle-Receipts, 1900:
steady; beef steers, So. 30@6.20; Texans 1915
@5.30; stockers and feeders, $265@4.90; cows
and heifers, s2.25@5.1O.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; slow to sc lower;
pigs, S5.85@595; packers, $5S506.10; butchers,
Sc. 10@6.45.
Sheep .Reeeipts, 800; strong; sheep, $500
5.35; lambs, 81. 50@6.25.
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New York. Grain.

New York, Feb. 13.-Flour-R Receipts, II 446
brls; sales, $500 pkgs; showed continued firm
ness, with moderate trade. Wheat-Re-
ceipts, $500; sales, 765, 600; opened drmer on
cables and foreign buying. eased off with
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Cows and Heifers

HOGS-Receipts were, again very liberal at
all market points. At the five big markets
receipts aggregated about $4,000, or 10000
more than last Thursday and 10000. larger
than year ago to-day. Eastern quotations
steady with yesterdays trade. Mediums and
heavies sold largely from $3.50 to $6.15, with
pretty choice hogs topping the market a,
$6.25. Lights and mixed sold from $3.50 to
$685.. Sales:
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Midway Horse Market.

Minnesota Transfer st. Paul. Mimi, Feb
13-Barrett & Zimmerman report that the
heavy arrivals were principally farm horses
weighing from loo to 1,40O lbs Buyers were
numerous. Pr1ces ruled stationary. Values:
Drafters extra ......... .S150@2O0
Drafters choice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l3O115O
Drafters, common TO good ........... 115l13G
Farm mares, extra ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 125@149
Farm mares, choice .......s,. 100@126
Farm Mares common to good ........ 75Q100
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Infant Drowned in a Pail.

s Olivia, Mimi, Feb. IA 1-year-old child
Of Andrew Cunningham, living three miles
out of town, was drowned in pail of slop
water to-day. while the mother was after a.
pail OF water.
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Wheat Movement.

Feb. 49,
| The following are the receipts and ship
ments at the principal primary wheat mar
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New York to whallon. THE roarko+ hoe no

New York to Whallon: The market has be-
gun to stiffen somewhat, under more reas-
surfing theories as to Brooklyn Rapid Transit
bond issue. Traders who sold the stock
short early began to cover, under the belief
traction consolidation case Some people be-
lieve that the pool in Southern Pacific is
hgh tening its load.
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New York Provisions.

NEW Y0Tk 8FrOV1SfOns.
New York, Feb. 13.-Beef-Steady. Pork
Easy. Lard-Easy; prime western steam,
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Estimated receipts by cars to-day OF the
railroads centering at these yards: Chicago
| Great Western, T; Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul, 10; Minneapolis & st. Louis, s.; Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, 16; Great
Northern, 2; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
q, Wisconsin Central, 1; Northern Pacific, IL;
total. 81 = - :
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Chicago Live Stock.

including 200 Texans; steady; good to- prime BRINE
steers, $6.50@725; poor to medium, $4d6;
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New York to L. T. Sowle American Rail-
way shares are more active in London and
show tendency upward; prices are M05k
above New York closing Tuesday Yester-
days market was quiet but firm, especially
Steel, Norfolk &, Western and Wabash, partly
on orders attributed to New York
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Lead.

| ST. Louis, Feb. 13.-Lead-Firnr; $4@4. o.
| Spelter-Steady; $3.50.
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RANGE OF WHEAT PRICE IN MINNEAPOLIS


corn and then rallied again toward noon; May
SSAqs3 l-16c; July, SSss@64c. Rye-Quiet;
state, 64@65c, C +, New York car lots; No.
2 western, 667ac, o b ahoat. Corn-Recepts,
$4,000 bu; Sales $4,000 bu; opened steady, but
soon eased off owing to heavy western SELL
ing by provision interests, after which it rail-
lied again; May, 66A@61c. Oats-Receipts,
$4,000 bu; slow and irregular with corn; track
white, 49@55c.
Close: Mheat-May, S4ssc; July, SAC. Corn
May, 673sc; July. 661ac.
Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.
Chicago, Feb 13.-Flax-Cash, northwest
tern, $1:711aQ1. 71&; southwestern, SLIGO; May,
VIA: s Rye-February,, 5S1se; May, 601sc; July,
59Ac. Barley-Cash, 5S@63c. Timothy
March, $6.5o@6. 90. Clover-March, $685..
st. Louis Grain. .
st. Louis, Feb. 3-Wheat-Higher; No. 2
red, cash, elevator, S7Ac; May, S61s@S65sc
July, 1870; No. hard, 7712@7ec. Corn
Higher; No. 2, cash, 607sc; May 62Bc; July,
t3asc. Oats-Higher; No. 2, cash, 445sc; May,
1850; July, s71sc; No. white, 4S@4SAc.
TO1a1n Grain
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Receipts and Shipments.

orn, 5; No. 3 white oats, 2; No. barley, s.
No. rye, /; No l flax, IS; rejected flax, o.
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SHEEP-There were few loads Of sheep
received fresh in the yards. The demand
from the local trade was strong at firm prices
on both choice fat ewes and wethers, and 10c
higher on fat lambs. Sales:
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INVESTMENT GOSSIP

Northern Securities, 105@105X.
New York to c. E. Lewis: Americans in
London were stimulated by New York buying
orders and better feeling among local opera
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Chicago Seed and Coarse Grains.
Toledo Grain.

Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 13.-Wheat-Strong,
higher, cash, SS14c; May, S71ac; July, size.
Corn-Strong, higher; May, 63Ac; July, 63Ac.
Oats-May, 445sc; July $3.50. Cloverseed-
Dull firm; February, S.. 65: March s. 67h
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Puts and Calls.

Two o'clock report:
Puts-May wheat. 751sc.
Calls-May wheat, 75A@75Bc.
Curp-May wheat, 75as@75Rc.
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GENERAL PRODUCE
The minneapolis Market.
Thursday, Feb. Is.

Thursday, Feb. Is.
~ u
Extra creamery butter, higher; ex- !:
ira dairy, higher. Strictly fresh eggs, ::
: firm. Dressed hens, firm; spring ::
chickens, firm; fancy turkeys, {:
higher. Potatoes, firm. Apples, {:
firm. Fancy country dressed veal, !:
firm. New oranges steady
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Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 13.-Receipts-Cattl
300; hogs, $500. Hogs steady on best; others
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BIG HOG RECEIPTS
They Are Some 2o,o 900 Larger Than
a Year Ago.
PRICES HERE ARE STEADY
Strong Demand for Sheep With Fat
Lambs Ten Cents
Higher.
PRICES HERE ARE ST
STEADY

South st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 13.-Receipts
to-day were about 200 cattle, 50 calves, $500
hogs and l.5O0 sheep
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. /, 1902, to date as compared with hte
same period year ago.
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs Sheep. Horses. Cars
1902 80. 6,576 S2,079 81, 43S 1884 65 2,24a
1901 -. 1928 2,S15 S4,771 54,112 2S4 1,s6S
Dec 49,: 7S6 .:.::. ::;.:;;: les .. o.:
The following table shows the receipts for
the month Of February to date, as compares
with the same period a year ago:
Year Cattle Hogs Sheen Horses. Cars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Annie P. Manuel, widow Of. w.
F. Manuel, died at her home near
Nokesville, Prince William county, last
Friday, aged 6S years.
The steamer Essex, Captain Hart, OF
the Weems Line, which carried away her
shaft last Monday in the Rappahannock
river. arrived at Baltimore yesterday
morning in tow of the tug Volunteer.
Marriage licenses were issued IN
Washington yesterday to james b.
Gray, King George county, and Mary
L. Harris, Westmoreland county, and
to John W. Tiffany, Loudoun county,
and Cora Duke, Hanover county.
No complete returns of the newly reg
istered vote have been officially made,
and no exact estimate been obtained.
]. Taylor Ellyson, democratic State
chairman. says that not over 10 per cent
of the colored vote was registered. Mr..
Ellyson says there was not doubt that
a full democratic delegation would be re-
turned to Congress from Virginia.
A fatal accident befell Mr.. r. II. Nc
Daniel, butcher, of Hamilton, Lou
doun county, Thursday evening at >
o'clock. 1t is reported that he fell
asleep on platform beside which was
placed large scalding tub 8 by 2 feet,
containing about two feet of boiling
water. He was seen to fall into this
vat. and before assistance could reach
him he was SO severely scalded that he
died in agony about clock yesterday
morning. He was 30 years old and
leaves a widow and four small children.
Mrs. MaIinda Boyce, wife of Col. q.
L. Boyce, died at her home, ''The
Tuileries," near Boyce, Clark county,
Yesterday morning. Her father was Maj
Uriel Wright He was graduated from
West Point, resigned his commission,
and entered the service of the Conieder-
acy, serving until the surrender at APP
pomattox. Until the infirmites of old
age caused his retirement, Mrs. Boyce's
husband, Col. Boyce, had been for many
years foremost figure in the financial
world of Virginia, and was a prominent
lawyer. He was one of the largest
stockholders of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, and was its first president. Mrs.
Boyce leaves her husband and three sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, d. c., November |.
While the democratic congressional
committee has decided not to issue an
official forecast of the election, it is con-
fident. that the democrats will control
the next House of Representatives. OH
Gals OF the committee estimate that the
democratic majority in the next House
will be not less than Is. 1t is evident
from this forecast that the democrats ex-
pect large gains in the West, which,
with the solid representation from the
South, they hope will give them good
working majority in the House.
Rev. DR.. Rocker, secretary of the
apostolic delegation in this city, received
official word this morning from Ottawa
of the receipt of pontifcal brief APP
pointing Mgr. Falconio, the present
apostolic delegate in Canada, as apos-
tolic delegate to the United States to
succeed Cardinal Martinelli, who was
recalled to Rome last April. The new
delegate will reach Washington Novem-
Der 20.
Thirty-six cases of bubonic plague
have occurred in San Francisco during
the last ten months and every one OF
them has resulted fatally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
POLITICAL.

Information received from democrats
of Pennsylvania is that the republicans
are demoralzed in many Of the Congress
sional districts and that the democrats
will make gains.
The work of the republican Congress
sional committee is completed. Chair
man Babcock said in New York today
that Congress was safe to the republic
cans by twenty majority.
Chairman Dunn, of the New York
State republican committee, said today
that Governor Odell will be elected by
81, 600 majority, but the democrats say
that Coler will be elected.
information which reaches the White
House from various parts of the country
affecting the elections of next week is
not altogeter satisfactory to President
Roosevelt. The President is uneasy
over the situation and yesterday author
lied statement intended to inject his
personality into the campaign in the
hope of arousing the republican voters
to action.
Ex-Vice-P residentAdiai f. Stevenson
spoke to two crowded meetings in the
Eleventh Congressional district in New
York last night. He said: eve are
upon the eve of an important election,
and, as / FIRMLY believe, Of a great
victory. There arc no discussions in
the democratic party. Our party is
united and every democrat hopeful OF
victory. New York will, on Tuesday
next. elect Mr.. Coler and all Of his
associates on the democratic ticket.
The Empire State will return to the
democratic fold. -