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Poultry.

ST LOUIS. July 2s.-Poultry weak; chickens.
SIC; springs. lie; turkeys. lic ducks. SC; geese
3n4c.
CINCINNATI July 15.-Foultry steady. hens.
like springs. Hc; turkeys. lOc-
BOSTON July 25.-[specfal Fowls. isizcs
springs. 1ed1sc: turkeys. l5c.
CHICAGO, July 25.-Iced poultry steady; tur-
keys. 12c; chickens. i21xc.
LOUISVILLE. july 25.-Hens. ioc Per 10; spring
chickens. 12c
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. July 2s-cotton quiet and
steady Sales bales. Ordinary. 1S-lecs
good ordinary Ike; low middiing. lzAc. mid
ding i3isc: good middling. l3ssc: middlins fair.
Al. s45 bales.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-cotton-spot cioss1
quiet: middling uplanes. 15ec: mitdllng gulf.
-
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Markets for silver.

NEW YORK Bar silver. 5i1ac; Mexica
dollars, 421c.
LONDON.-Silver bars. 25l4d an ounce
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NEW YORK. July 25-The week In dry goods
closed with buyers practically indifferent 10
chandise, except when they are Obliged ~ press
ing needs 20 purchase for Immediate delivery.
In such cases high prices being paid. Manu-.
facturers. however. owing 10 the curfafiment %
production IN progress are rot encouraging the
buyers 20 operate. and this course 10 likely to -
pursued for tine 10 come
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MONETARY.


1NDIANAPOLIS.-C0 paper, 4M6
per cent. time loans, 5G6 per cent Clear
ings, $1,10S,06S "a; balances, $500, 212.01.
NEW YORK.-Call money nominal. Time
money strong; sixty days, 4A per cent:
ninety days, per cent; six months, per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 511G6 per
cent. Sterling exchange steady at sea
4S6 lbs for demand, 8. SO. 75Q4 3.S75 for sixty
days; posted rates, $4.S41s and $S7; COM
mercial bills, s4.S3d4s31a
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YOUR SUMMER vAcArIoH.

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keep In touch with home. The hest
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Treasury statement.

wASHINGTON.-Saturd statement of
the treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive OF the $50. 600 gold reserve In
the division o. redemption, shows:
Available cash balance ........... .s22s 1s6, l0l
Gold Observation-Disclosures. 9S 965, 50
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,necie and Merchandi.e Moxem.

NEW YORK.-Exports of specie from this
port for the week aggregated s722, 1870 in
gold.
Imports of specie were 1855 in gold and
Sl2 $50 in silver.
Imports of dry goods and merchandise
were valued at Sl0,676.111.
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

Increase I'm Loans Surprises the
Street-Reserve In Augmented.
NEW YORK. July D.-The statement of
averages of the clearing house banks of
this city for the week shows:
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ST. LOUIS. July f5.-Wool steady 20 Arm. NJ.
dunn grades and eomhings. lSQ21c: LIGHT nnA
isslsc: heavy nne. l20lsc; tub WASHED 00zSAso-
NEW YORK. July s.-wool An; eensNh
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new YORK CLEARINGHOUSE BANKS.
STATEMENT OF ASSOCIATED BANKS CITY OF NEW
YORK ENDING LILLY


o. the assoc ated banks New Yorkci
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UNITED STATES BONDS.
Chicago Stocks.

tA,bert r. Thompson & Co.'s wire.l
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$780, 1867 100 SIS 142 500 500, 3I6 500 70.
$500 ZOO .1.925 4OOl .7,16S, 7OO $3.50 ZOO 100.
deposits, increase .925; reserve on de
S., 1874 600. United States deposits included
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
PREMIER coMeEs' PLEA
Why the Religious Teaching Orders Are
Hostile to RepubIIcanism. -.

Paris. March 19.-The chamber yester-
day devoted it's entire sitting to finishing
the debate on the law refusing authoriza- :.
ton to religious congregations to teach
required under the law of associations.
The house finally adopted the report Of the
commission against the authorization by a
small ma jority. 81. $50
Premier Combs argued that the suppress
zion of the congregations was not a sup
preston of the liberty Of teaching. The
state had the right to regulate public In
struction. to look into Its character and
forbid the teaching OF doctrines contrary
to republican principles. This was what
the state was doing. -: Il b. e.. ~. ~-.-
He was the son; he explained, Of poor
parents, and it was necessary that he
should go where education was least cost
~. He attended a small seminary intend
ed for poor children, and he had learned
there that there was an abyss between the
bourgeois class. educated by the congrega-
tien., and the laboring class. Instead of
love, fraternity and unity among the ,peo-
pie, the teaching by the congregations
brought forth hatred and alienated the
people from the republic. It was time to
take measures to end this propaganda
power to destroy republican doctrine and
to show any weakness toward them would
be objectionable. ..-s .~ .-
After a brief reply by Rlbot, the cham
Der voted the adoption of the report by
800 votes to EST. This implied that the
chamber refused to discuss the articles OF
the report, but adopted Its conclusions in
favor of rejecting applications for author
ization by all teaching congregat ions. The
announcement of the result was received
with shouts Of Long live the republic"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
The action proposed by the senatesis ex


The action proposed by the senate is ex-
actly what President Roosevelt endeav-
ored to obtain at the last session of con-
gross, hence. the" new suggestion looks
very much like a: hocus pOcus treaty. "A
bill was introduced in the house Of rep
sresentatives giving to Cubansaa reduction
of 225i per cent from the regular duties OF
our tariff laws. It passed the housesEof
representatives and was sentsover to the
senate where it was debated at lengthand
7f1nallyIaid aside without action, because.it
was asserted that: the same result could
be better accomplished by a treaty. -
.r-All that occurred last June When con-
ggress met in December the same bill
might have been taken; up again by the
senate but the treaty plan was preferred.
Senator, Quay's llold-up prevented its
yratificationyand the president was COM
PEELED toscall-am extra session for its con7
sideration: :. As soon as the extra session
met the supporters of the treaty were in
formed that 1T could not be ratified unless
it contained q clause providing that 1T
would not go into effect until it, had re-
ceived the Endorsement of the house of
representatives. This was a democratic
proposition: SIT is said. to have been in
vented by Mr.. German, but the republicans
accepted it SO promptly as to- excite sus-
picion, and the Cubans may expect that
when congress meets again other obsta cies
will be thrown in its way.
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ON STRIKE INJUNCTION
The Wabash Case Is Dragging It's
Weary Legal Way Through
.., the Courts.

: st.. Louis, March 19.-Colonel Blodgett
resumed. his argument in behalf of the
company in the Wabash case this NOR
ming. He read extracts from the consti-
tuition Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen to prove that there were no
grievances entertained by the employees
against the road inasmuch as the Brother
hood had not proceeded in accordance
with its own laws. He claimed too, that
the grievance committee had never
taken up any alleged grievance. The
whole thing lay, he declared, in the
recognition of the union, and failing in
this, the defendants had conspired to
induce the employees to stop work, and
otherwise :injure the road
Taking up the affidavits submitted by
the defendants, in which it was claimed
that the Wabash road had not kept faith
with it's men,. Colonel Blodgett declared
that there had been no instance cited by
the men in. which a. promise made by
President Ramsay or other officials had
not been kept in spirit and letter. The
denial Of the officials of the two brother
hoods that any coercion. had been en-
ployed to induce the men to leave was,
the speaker declared, not founded upon
fact There are, he stated, benefit funds
in both organizations to which the men
pay monthly dues There is in the laws
of, both organizations, he said, a rule
providing that If any member declines to
strike when an order was issued by the
officers he shoild forfeit his membership
and pecuniary benefits, and action taken
under the fear of losing these, was, he
declared, plainly coercion.
Colonel Blodgett concluded his argu-
nent at 1890 o'clock by a general resume
of the evidence in which he declared it
was plainly shown that a. conspiracy ex-
listed to tie up the road and cripple its
commerce.
He was followed bye. N. Travous. who
also spoke in. behalf of the railroad
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COVER a 2WIpEsFlELD
Indictments Against Ames Are of AN
Omnibus Character,

Indictments Against Ames Are of IAN
Omnibus Character.
The indictments under which DR.. A A.
Ames was arraigned yesterday are of an
omnibus character. They include prac-
tically every specific charge Of bribery
against the former mayor which the
states attorney thought likely to hold
water, and in addition there is one indict-
ment charging conspiracy, in connections
with Irwin A. Gardner and Chris Nor
beck. This last Indictment apparently is
expected to cover all the ground not all
ready occupied by the. other six bills
Besides two specific charges Of receiv-.
ing brides of $25 each from Sadie Byrd
and, Gladys Barr, both keepers Of dis
reputable houses, there Is an indictment
for receiving brides amounting to $500,
from Gladys Barr, Augusta Hayden, and
others whose names are not known. I'm
der these three indictments are included
all the charges of receiving bribes from
abandoned women. Then there are bills
charging the reception Of brides from
keepers of fake auction joints, and one
charging the extortion of 5000 and $50
week from D. B. Crandall Of the Standard
theater.
The names of the witnesses who gave
the grand jury the information upon
which the indictments are based, however.
form the principal cause of alarm among
were Thomas Brown, Jr.. Irwin A. Card
ner and Christopher Norbeck.
Gardner. it is stated, has turned against
EAmes, because he learned that the for
mer mayor, through agents, had led him
| to pass jurors unfriendly on the first Card
ner trial. Upon receiving this inforn1a-
| ton, Gardner, who had refused to turn
states evidence, steeled his heart against
| the doctor. Some of the indictments
charge bribery during the time when
Gardner was collector. These charges, It
Is said, will be easy. to prove.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
4O.FOOT STAGE
At MEMPHIS
Highest Water Ever Known Now
Sweeping Past the Ten
nessee City.
Arkansas Towns in Danger-Some
Tied-Up Trains-New Or.
leans Safe.

Memphis, Tenn March 1s.-The high
est stage of water predicted by the
weather bureau was realized this morn
ing, when the gauge registered forty feet.
The crest of the high wave is believed
to be near, however. and it Is confidently
Iprophesied that in another twenty four
hours decline will be noted.
The effects of the flood are being felt
more severely at Marion, Ark. There are
over 200 people there awaiting succor.
Relief boats left Memphis to-day i'll an
effort to reach the unfortunate little VII
lage. An attempt will be made to ease
the vessel through the crevasse. If the
trip is successful 1t will not be necessary
to cut the levee. =. ....
A feet of skiffs was to-day sent to the
two passenger trains hemmed in by the
waters on the Iron Mountain tracks, three
miles west Of Bridge Junction.
Yesterday the Frisco officials sent eight
cen cars of rock to a break in their tracks.
All of this rock was dumped into the
above the surface Of the water !.
The levee at Osceola, Ark. Is reported
in critical condition. The waters are seep-
ing through and a break is imminent.
The situation at North Helena. Ark. Is
grave. The levee has partially given way
but mighty efforts are being made to hold
| it against the rising torrent. North hele'
| a Is separated from the city OF Helena
by a. strong embankment.
! The railroads entering this city from
the west are completely tied up and the
water is rolling over their tracks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
The French Chamber of Deputies
Votes to Terminate Religious
Teaching Orders.
Authorization to male Teaching
Orders" Refused-Frances
Policy Outlined.
Government Will Educate the Youth
as a Measure of Preservation
Of the Republic.

chamber Of deputies yesterday gives An
tie form to the present policy of Y gov
eminent to terminate the exfsten9 at the
religious teaching orders and to Substitute
a system of government schools. The
principle of this change was formulated
under the premiership OF M. Waldeck-
Rousseau, but it's actual enforcement was
left to the present Combes ministry.
The law voted yesterday Is very brief
and negative in it's terms. simply refus-
ing authorization to teach to all the male
teaching orders. The effect of this Is to
place the orders outside the pale of the
law. and their further existence is through
sufferance.
There remains to be determined the
time the orders will be allowed to wind up
their affairs and terminate their work.
Many of the orders, anticipating the
chamber vote of yesterday have already
completed their plans to retire from the
field. 1t is expected that a few months
will almost suffice to execute the changes.
Numerous incidental questions are in
volved in the transferrance Of the pupils
and the effect on the extensive properties,
and notices of several Interpolation have
been given with the view of securing de-
lay permitting an adjustment of the new
conditions. The statements of M. Combes
and other ministerialists, however. indi-
cate the prompt carrying out Of the PREF
mier's policy.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
ministry retained an ample majority for
all practical purposes. although there was
some falling off from the usual ministerial
strength twenty-five ministerialists sep
arating themselves from the majority and
four others not voting. On the other hand
the ministerial strength was augmented by
scattering votes from the nationalists,
while practically the full strength Of the
socialists. radicals and union democrats
supported the ministry. The vote shows
that notwithstanding all OBJECTIONS the
ministry commands more than sufficient
strength to put it's policy In execution. .
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NEW ORLEANS SAFE
No Particular Danger Even Should the
River Break the Levees.


River Break the Levees.
New Orleans, March 19.-There Is COM
paratively little change in the local flood
situation, which Is improved by the con-
tinuance Of good weather. .Advices from
points between here and Baton Rouge are
to the effect that all weak places have
been strengthened and that the whole sys-
tenn of 1evees is sustaining the strain
without deterioration. ~
Henry VOTERS, OF, Louisville, who built
the Cotton Exchange. and was the first
civil engineer and architect to construct
a basement here and who is probably as
we'll informed as any other man in the
country on river conditions and the gen.
eral situation at New Orleans, to-day
said: ,-.E $500
II have absolute confidence that New.
Orleans will never suffer from flood, for
the reason that should the river reach
stage where water would flow over the
levee along the city water front, the
water would simply pass through the
city's streets and empty into Lake Ponch-
atrain, a distance of about. four miles
from the river front; hence the current
would not be swift enough to do any ma
terial damage. It might flood some Of
hte stores somewhat, but there would be
no destruction Of property or loss of life.
It is an impossibility for the levees on
the water front to break, owing to- the
| gradual rise Of the made land, Should
the levees break above Or below the city,
| the water would find its way into the
swamps and into Lake Maurepas and into
Lake Ponchartrain, and from there
through Rigoletes and Pearl river into
Lake Borne, which is a: bay of the Gulf
| Of Mexico. The outlet of these two lakes
would amply provide for any overflow OF
the levees on the river front or from Gre
vases above or below the city. New Or
leans is absolutely safe, in my opinion,
| for all time to come .-, T.: ,.. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
CANAL SYNDICATE
Financial Leaders to- Build the
Ditch.

Washington, March 19.--Simultaneously
with the ratification of the Panama treaty
by the senate word comes to Washing
ton that the initial steps are being taken
in the organization Of the worlds larg-
est construction syndicate which will bid
for the contract for building the canal.
Some Of the financial leaders of the coun-
try are uniting in this syndicate, which
will be nearly four times as large as any
Organization for a similar purpose. II
is estimated that between $135, 900, 900
and $145, 900, 900 will be expended before
the canal is completed and the syndi-
cate expects to make proposal to hand
over to the government the canal com
pleted to the smallest details.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
SLIDING SCALE
IN MINERS WAGES
Anthracite Coal Commission May
Recommend the Provision sug-
gested by President .Baer.
The Minimum Rate Of Wages to Be
the Price Which Is Now
Paid.

New, York, March ls1s Though the
findings Of the anthracite coal, strike com
mission. were not made public by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. In whose hands the re-
port has been placed, an inkling. seem
ingly based on the best Washington au-
thority, has reached this city as to the
nature Of the concessions which would be
made to the miners in the important mat
ter OF wages, says the Herald
This was that there should be estab-
lished, for the next three years, what is
known as a sliding scale, and that the
prices paid to the miners would be based
on charges made by the operators for a
ton of coal. S..
The minimum rate of wages for the
miners is to be the price which is now
paid to them.
There are the best of reasons, adds
the Herald, for believing that such a pro-
vision is Incorporated in the recommend
atoms Of the commission for It seemed to
find favor with all the members OF that
body when it was preached to them first
by George F. Baer when he appeared be-
fore the commission.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-19
IN A; WASTE OF WATERS
Trains Cut OF by the Flood Wait Near
Memphis.

Memphis.
Memphis, March 19.-Brealzs in the
levees occurred shortly after 9 o'clock last
night just after westbound trains on the
Cotton Belt and Frisco had left Memphis.
The Cotton Belt train had proceeded but a
few miles when it encountered a section of
flooded track. = r. %..- --.....,.s. ~ :,
In attempting to cross the rails spread
and the engine was partly derailed, pre-
venting the train moving in either direc
ton. The Frisco fast Kansas City train
approached from Memphis and with it's as
sstance the Cotton Belt engine was pulled
back on the track. In the meantime a
serious washout had occurred between the
trains and Memphis and retreat TO this
city was cut off: All night the passengers
were compelled to remain in the coaches,
while the water rose on every side, and
soon there was no land in sight within a
mile: s '+sj
The trains are on the track Of the Iron
Mountain near Altman, Ark. Before them
are washed out tracks and on this side the
foundation has been carried away until
passage is unsafe. BY taking risks sew
eral handcars succeeded in reaching the
westbound train and about fifty passengers
were brought to this city. The remainder
refused to attempt the return and; are
housed in the coaches. Attached to the
Frisco train is a, dining car and supplies
were sent on the handcars. =.
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the state. After a, full hearing the order
was made releasing the sureties from fur
ther liability upon the payment OF all
expenses. The bond still stands against
the principal, A. A. Ames, and he is liable
for the fun amount unless he can produce
evidence to prove that the bonds were
wrongfully defau1ted.
kilograms Are Displayed.
Some rather sensational statements
were made by A. B. jackson at the hear
ing in affidavits filed with the order in
the present settlement. He claims that
his clients are not liable for the amount
Of the bonds because DR.. Ames went to
West Baden on the express permission
of both the county attorney and the
court Judge Simpson, and that he was
informed by the county SAtorney that he
needn't come back until he received no.
t1ce from that office, which notice never
came.
In this connection Mr. jackson intro
duces some interesting kilograms and
swears that he believes them to have been
sent as they purport. These messages
are as follows:
West Baden, Ind, July 81, 1so2--sheriff Dree
want 1ne to come to Minneapolis and plead I
VIII 10 80: am sick and unable to travel but
Minneapolis, Aug. 1. 1ao2-Dr. A. A. Ames.
West Baden. Ind. Boardman says If health ID
bad not necessary to come until you hear from
us. ". w. Dreger, Sheriff.
1t was largely on this showing that
Judge Pond allowed the bondsmen to set
tie for the actual expenses incurred by
the county. By giving the defendant per-
mission to leave the jurisdiction of this
court, and that without the consent of the
sureties,. it is claimed that the liability
1 of the bondsmen was increased and it is
held by the authorities that when a
bondsman's liability is increased with
I out his knowledge or consent this liability
is thereby annulled.
These claims would have had to be
proved, however, and q. long litigation
| entered into and rather than do that the
sureties We're glad to accept the offer of
the state to settle.
Judge Ponds order will not affect DR..
Ames. He will be liable for the whole
bond and an attempt will be made to
4 collect it. The county now has attach
nents on gproperty belonging to him val
ued at about $1,000 and this will be re-
talned with the hope Of getting more later
Il an
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:, Every available police detective was as
signed to: the case and private detectives
were also retained to assist. go
At 1870 O'Clock, Captain Mcdonnell
chief of detectives, said that his men had
discovered no clue. The precious bar
was checked out by the incoming messen-
ger in the customary manner and receipt
ed for at the company's office in the I'M
ion depot The outgoing messenger then
icheckedrit and receipted for 1t.
His train was an hour and half late.
and while awaiting its arrival, the bar of
gold, the detectives learn, was loaded on
a truck in the office, where several per-
sons not employed by the company saw
it and examined it. When the truck was
unloaded after the arrival of the train the
bar was found to be missing.
Capatin Mcdonnell says he has found
that at least three persons not con-
nected with the Pacific Express company
were in the office and examined the bull
I'lion and discussed it.