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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-23
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Partnerships white live geese In small
s &c n s aad and aES e IN large lE Cd ay s
fofilc: x soassc: Xxx 2sa2sc: Xxx 1876;
&c on large sf aafe ehiekens se o. % @ &C. e
RooTs-Per. h.: Ginseng at 81. to $50:
seneca ssc: pink 13c; golden seal Sc: black SIC:
nc: angelica 5asc wshoowbsrk ' Of root Sc
bark Of tree 2isc: blood Sc: hluenas &c: sassa-
ff saEsP p Eft 81 TlS wool singer pe Is ec
shsarlng ioc e s5c: lamb at SOC to 5oc: dry.
Observation-Disclosures at $50 per ID. for
LINsEED oIL19po,abie at &c, per gal for
raw and $50 for boiled: 1c per gal. less in car
pop coRN-ioo lbs. at 81 IS for yellow sheiied
and 81 for mixed on cob.
RICE-ouotable at s1.35 on cob and s1.so TO
SCRAP tgs '' IRON AND METAI-Per 100. lbs,
Wrought iron Sc; heavy hs S cast see ,issols
S. heavy brass 80; copper So: zinc %: lead
s's&iTSE. side medium at &c: granulated sgc
Il BROOM 90 coRN-ouotabie at S. to 500 per
'V BEASs AND PEAs-ouo,e from store: whi,s
Dfms da s U.s. Il
dried green Scotch peas at 8 Is per bu,:
biseke yeas al $40 pc California Rink at 81 S.
- Lima bsans ss at .@fc per Ell p ieniils a 81
medium and mixed to 81. 4o3i.Io for navy, -.
light and varnlsh Soc; machine SOC: sugar 15c:
whisky soc; do. half bbis. Soc; wine 81. sauer-
kraut 3oGf0c pickle foef50c: -four l5c; molasses
S0c; lard tcs &c: &c of each broken head: TIC
RAGS ETC.-Per 100 lbs: Country raEs q;
75c. Old rope-No. / manila at Sl.25. No. AZ
50c. Rubber at sJf7j.50. 7,l..-.
PEANUTS-Farniers' stock. per 10: Red I'M
lac, gray brown and black mixed 1N6Zc
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at SC per h.; Virginia
PECANs-western at &c; brown and black
mixed aG21.c: niachine-picked 59s1sc; extra
black &c: inferior less.
DRIED FRUIT-We quote: Apples-Eyap-
Grated rings 4iLTsc: do quarters at 4A1f4kc;
bleached peeilngs at 1Ac; chops At nc: sun
dried quarters at Sc for dark to &c for prime.
MAPLE sUGAR-ouots at Sc. to. toc per ID.
sORGHUM-Prime new nominal at s5c per
gal poorer goods less. its.
H0SFY-cor1h at 1oc to 12c: choice Colorado
at 1lc strained aid extracted at 164isc In bbls
a' e1.p Is quote. on orders for prompt
| deliver: Lard ties. Sf.5zts for wood hound.
81 - for G.hoop lyon bound and $40 for shoop
do: oak pork bbls. Sis for wood and 81. % for
bound cleo tierces 81 30 for s-hoop. kraht b5ls.
81: do. half-bbls. zoe. do kegs foc. do casks
81 .l5: siack-work hbiss-S-hoop -four 4sc. 6-hocp
do &c round hoop do. 4ic s-hcop sugar sc.
6-hoop do. &c: rniil-run ample CSC. NO. do.
CO., meal s1c: s-hoop lime sc. 4-hocp do -
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Foreign Exchange.

Reported by Francis Bro. 5. Co., No. "a
North Fourth street, st. Louis;
Prime sterling. cables 4. S51oI4.S5 checks
I.S460Q4 $40: 60 days 4.sl&q4 .a4..
Commercial sterling. checks 4.S4I5; 60 days
4.S1I4.bl1s: 30 Gays 4.191aq4. 1875
Grain bills 4.s11sG4 SlA.
Cotton bills 4.S0is.
checks 5.1s4.g5.1S}4q 5.lS 1-l6; 60 days 5.2lAg
5.31 Liz.
Commercial French francs. checks 5.193s: 60
days 5.c1NG5.21 1-16GS5. 22is.
Commercial swiss francs, checks SO; 60 days
5.23M.
Commercial Belgian francs, checks 5.2lP
$50 LIE: 90 days 5.23ls as q 1-l6lf5. 2Ss4
Bankers reichsnarks, cables 95fe5 1-16;
checks $4,000 1910: 50 days "a 7-IsTs4lg.
Commercial reichsmarks. checks "a 1875; 60
days o. 3-16 90 days 937sG93 1915.
Bankers Dutch guilders, checks 4olsd4o 3-l6;
60 days 40.
Commercial Dutch CIilders, checks 40 1-16Gp
401k; 90 days 80 13-l6Gs95s.
Market barely steady.
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w.lr stree, Go..ip.

Reported by the New York Commercial. Ad-
yertiser through francis. Bro. & Co.. NO. IA
North Fourth street.
Foreign - American stocks In london to-day
were quiet and on the whole inclined to say on
msnt betWeen Rnssia and Jsnan In this mar
ket tho arbitraee houses traded In about 10. 600
shares, selling early and buying afterwards.
They bought a little more than they sold.
Rock Island-TEs decline in Rock Island was
due 10 selling by specialists and scattering COM
nniseicp houses- The Rock leland Railway g
clininx sharply on selling prompted by the talk
Of the new blanket mortgages and the new bond
ISSUE regarding which there appears to be con-
siderable apprehension end MISREPRESENTATION
Consolidated GAIA further rise was scored
by Consolidated Gas. The buying WAS pretty
much Of the same character noted since the
1 week Following the election insiders stated
however, that the real basis for the steady rJfr-
fshases has been not 20 much pool manipulation
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TRANSIT AGAIN HIGHER
WITH GOOD SUPPORT.
OTHER FRACTIONS ARE
ABOUT STEADY.
Missouri Edison Bonds and Ma
tional Candy Stock Are Active
Miscellaneous Issues.

Transit again had fair support in the
market for local securities. The opening
was higher and the bulk Of the transac-
tons was at S12. %, a net advance of Csc a
share for the days trading. United Rail-
ways preferred held firm at $3.50, and
the 4-per-cent bonds were easy at SIS.
Missouri-Edison 6s were active at S96. 25
and National Candy common sold lower
at S1b.25 and Ih
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stocks of Grain I'm store.


Creamery, extra Eat at sse; hT IT'S
ar,s isc. dairy-pacled fancy 19d20c: poor to
Hsir 1saS15c: country roll 12a12,sc; store packed
isc for choice and poor at s0llc. Grease stock
ss rShSeese-Northern On orders: Twins 1otsc: sin
,,es I0slc. daisies 1Iitc: Young Americas ulkc;
long horns Ike: New York twins 11ttc; lin
burger na12c: Door 1885, Swiss 1sc for choice;
Eggs received 455 pkgs. local and 20
throrirh shipped 1.7s5 pkgs Market steady at
271ic for nearby. case count, and 2slic bid for
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New York Money Market.

New York. Dec. 22.-Money on call easy at
sa4 per cent: closing bid ~; offered at a;
time loans easy; co days c: 90 days 55Ots; six
months 59l5k. Prime mercantile paper btaus.
Sterling exchange weak. with actual business
in bankers. bills at .s45og4 ;siS5 for demand
and at 4.S115Epi .S120 for tU-day bills: posted
rates 4.S2 and 1855: commercial bills 4.S15g
4. S0S75. Mexican dollars age. Government
bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
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Provisions.

Pork-New standard mess in a 3osbins way
closed nominally S1202z.
Iari-Choiec steam on f. side closed nonn-
inaIly s.s5c. kettlc-rendered &c.
Green Hams Etc.-Car lots held (. O.. b. z.
side thus: Hams-l0-av. at I0i4c; rs at SIC:
AS at size: Iss at sssc: 1ss at sssci 2os at SIC
Skinned hains-16s, 1sd31J and 22424s Mt sac.
CALIFORNIA; az s;s95tsc. New York shoulders
(l06i2-Hy.l at Sic.
ranged: Breakfast bacon at from 1olzc for
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Tho Republic quotations are for lots in frst
hands unless otherwise specified. Small lots on
orae ps, are charged higher. ,,.., - =
bulk per Dbl. measure from 81 .5OG2. Is. west
eauy e ang ,ll9 ssS fsncy RP as
ef MAt eaaGtiiRs GRslis manly XII r.ss mas 81
PpiN SlaSIsI LEsScgban tnsw) saez2s per doz.
..oRANG Es-Fiorida brishts or russets $500
S2.l0 per box del. California on trje. Seeding
GRaPs i Fruit hayels F Il sSs per box
1a gR eE 500 per box. t., .,.. ...,,,,, -
baskets Fl lbs each at IL 81 per erase Pony y
u LEMONS; ENC on trk 81. 4oas 50 for
choice TO fancy: new Messina from store
Il LfMEs-Per 100 81 .5os2.
BANANAs-ouotable s.25Gz.25 bunch on
coCoANUTs.Per 1000 E. trk. $50: jobbins
,,GRANsERRIEsa Cape Cod choice E5oes per
og ao 3f5ss ef5RsI, hsi
per sya a9s0 co iEts wss.1S 1
Ia ss1ps sE a d q. hSlly SS7s PEE dos and
southern u Seedis pines 0 paa l 5s
doz. Christmas trees s15a45 per 100, accordinr
to ST. ssa srs o .rssS af s bulk Inferior
e. asrcinary sSgc: fair to good soassc: choice
,9SIoNsmKsd globe in bulk 5o0ySc. and skd
5oRsss White globe e bulk s6SIse. 80.
s an In,ch Azsds per ton del. accofdins
.cGcUMbERsSEas dollhouse. fancy large
ToMAToEsI California Is at se92.so. F1or.d.
BEETs-Home-grown 4oe4sc per bu loose;
orleans estasos s per re Per rolda S
tAERofs-Honqe-E,ew .oe4so ou- box. and
GUMBo-F1orida es at s3dt for sound.
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as the knowledge that the net earnings showed
something like IS per cent on the stock.

United States Steei-There was some selling N
Steel preferred by interests In position tn Enow
trade conditions. One report had ii that the
earnings OF the last quarter Of the year. Decen-
Der being estimated, would be about SfS I'm no
These figures have been known for some fine
pas past; there Vas FOOL selling Of the bonds
by the company may default Interest Oh the
bonds for two Year, and at the same time lxeer,
out OF receivership is keeping Investors from
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New YORK Curb Market

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Dec ae-The curb market to-day
was without feature. but was generally steady.
Northern Securities was about the only back
ward issue. It ranged between Selx and sgS
most OF the day. Greene Copper sold ut 12x
500 shares sold between g. and 3fM. p
Trading was extremely light in the last hours
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y w'HH1sKY-on basis Of .1.alM for highwtn,


St Iotds-May wheat s1%6s1Nc to S17io
May Ma cor Corn exc bid. Puts 40 and calls 4lho
M MSillwaukee- wheat-Puts s2Mas2Sc and
calls S3A 4S3zsc bid.
May corn-Puts 4s&c BID and calls t2kc
Minneapolis-May wheat sc bid. Puts HX
QsiAc bid and calls SSssc asked.
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heavy to Ice for choice light hams at lie to
Ehodsrs at Ct Fam to s5 mos and Id, New Ysk
bling way ranged: Extra shorts at nc. cribs
at 7lzc: short clear at t@4c; bellies at 9dIOc:
at 7s.c; Dealers charge higher on orders
ID S. Meats-To arrive. loose and cured
ai9s e closed nomlnaIly Say 7o215c 5o-ay.
Extra shorts at SIC: cribs at &c: short Clears
at &c: bellies at &c to Sc: plates at SIC: fat
oleo Stearine-Nominai at SIC.
auos,sss5es at u.s. No st s.e packers No:
Beef-On orders. bbld.: Plate IS: roll and Full
ton Market so: mess s1o.I5. Dried. per ID, Z:
&c. Tongue 14tzc per h.
Live Poultry-Turkeys-Good dressing stock
chickens-Average receipts &c Old roostePs q
Ducks 10c. Geese SC. Guinea chickens per doz
80; Live pigeons and squads. per doz. 7oc.
Dressed Iced Poultry-Turheys at l5c-~-Chick-
ens-.Spring or hens at sqsJsc: ROSTERS at &C.
Ducks lra Ks Igllc Geese sale. Foregoing figures
Game.We quote: ouail-Dry undrawn. per
doz 81 z; quail, drawn, 2Sc per doz- less.
prairie chickens. Texas and TERRITORY. small.
&. pheassnts. per doz. SO. Wild turkeys. per
&c bd Dgeks u ts per
&. %: mixed and wood 81: canvas back at si5s
Drawn 2aa5oc per doz. less. woodcock s..
son saddles. per H.. ne. Rabbits-Choice. fresh.
per doz lbc: jack RABBITS $50. Squirrels. per
or Fresh FssBaek B basi i1 at c eroDn. Go
for small and Sc for large: dressed cat 9lAc:
spoonful , cat e. BglIheads-pressed ss.and
man carp-Dressed &c; large gross PIC and
small dressed &c: sunfsh &c: White perch 4c;
eels &C. soft-shell turtles SC and meat Sc: terra
veais-ouiet: offerings light Quote at Sc for
! good 20 choice; herettcs and thin 2ka5l4c:
| lambs at 4q41kc $50,
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Oil was tho only stock to show weakness. the
price breaking points In light dealings Greene
Copper rose q fraction and Seaboard Air Lane
preferred advanced full point in single
tran
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Chicago stock Market.
LOCAL Money Market.

Cearipgs were moderate and transactions at
the banks were OF the usual holiday volume.
Discount rates for call and time loans were
arm at 81 to per cent.
Yesterday,s Bank C1earings-
Yesterdav.s clearing house statement showed
clearinFs III 1738&; balances S619. go.
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NewYork Stock Quotations.

st. Louis. Dec. The following shows the
opening, highest, lowest and closing quotations
on the New York Stock Exchange to-day. Cor
rected daily for The Republic by Francis. Bro.
Close
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MIn,nr stoc1.. IN NEW York.
sOfered
Government Bonds.
Rar silver.

New York, Dec. zt.-.Bar silver $40 pc,
ounce. Al London firm at Is lt-isd per ounce,
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Hides.

Dry nint--Butchor DC lbs. ana up) at 1lxc:
native and Arkansas at ike: latter en- seiec.
ton at 14c for No. and l2c for No. 2: round
at &C; do. on selection at TIC for No. and 81 c
for No. 2: bulls or incurred lie per h. Less part
cured nc less: cuils 31kc. Horse hldes-Green
No. at s.. IS: No. at si.75; ponies. colts and
blues at 81: all dry at 75c. 2
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Petroleum.

Petroleum.
OIL city. Pa, Dec. 22.-Credit balances 81 90
Certificates no bid. SHIPMENTS n OS5 average
40 6s4: runs 90 63i average 6s 966. Shipments-
Lima IS. $50 average Gs, 233 Runs-Lima l3 S9I.
averages 51.75Q.
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Error in nank c1earinr.

New York. Dec 22.-Throush an error in
transmission the weeks bank clearinrs for
Portland. Ore. were given. In Bradstreet,s
ciearings statement last Friday as A9i5, 900.
Corrected figures show that the weeks clear
iuEs at Portland were 800 .9f5
Treasury Statement.
washington, Dec 22.-Available cash bal.
,,rc sl9S Az ig-f. gold s1l5 5gI gsl
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STOCK MARKET is MERELY
NOMINAL AT NEW YORK.
'CHANGE MEMBERS LEAVE
CITY FOR HOLIDAYS.
Floor Traders Try in Vain to
Coax Semblance of Activity
Bonds Are Irregular.

New York, Dec 22.-To-day's stock mar
ket was only nominal and the greater part
OF the day was spent in complete idleness
by the brokers. Many members lost hope
of any business and betook themselves to
out-of-town points in anticipation Of hcli-
day enjoyments. The most vigorous eff
forts which the handful Of floor traders
could muster had no success in lifting
prices, and there was urgent pressure to
sell, with the consequence that prices were
inert A few stocks moved sufficiently to
be easily distinguished from the general
level Of the semistagnation. but even in
them the movements were Of no conse-
quence- A desultory speculation was kept
up in the stocks of New York public util-
held. Operations in these stocks have
been pretty constant ever since the No
vember election.
TALK OF EARNINGS.
Talk OF large earnings accompanied the
dealings. and. in the case Of Consolidated
Gas there are suggestions OF sufficient
adjustment Of claims against the city for
Gas there are suggestions OF satisfactory
Rock Island and affiliated securities Of
kind which developed last week, when
rtfmors found acceptance of a pending
bond issue. On the other hand, some of
the lnduStrlalS are inclined to narden on
the assumption that money will be avail
able after New Years to the railroads 10
pursue their equipment purchases. The
heayiness Of the London raw copper mar
ket may have caused the slight decline
in Amalgamated Copper after an early
advance in that stock. United States Steel
preferred was the subject Of the custom
airy surmises as to dividend possibilities.
but fell into profound neglect with the
rest of the market
Lackawanna reacted from its recent
wide advance, which was due to talk of a
distribution of surplus. The coalers gem
orally were firm on the contemplation of
as a whole rather than on the immediate
outlook, which is somewhat clouded.
WAR OUTLOOK.
The uncertainties OF the far Eastern war
outlook are an influence on the worlds
markets, but local sentiment on the sub
ject reflects no acute apprehensions. There
has been some transformations bidding up
Of stocks of a dormant class within the
past few days, which Is obviously due to
the fact that no stock Is brought out by
the advanced bids made. 1t does not es-
cape notice that the higher level OF prices
will cause a material Improvement in the
showing Of annual balance sheets Of many
of the great financial institutions, whose
surplus accounts investments were deeply
| impaired and made on the basis Of mar
ket quotations existing at one time since
| the last annual statements. The improved
showing thus secured is supposed to FUR
| effected In price, especially where no Sc
we're selling pressure is met on the adj
vance.
Total sales. par value, $1.745,O00. United
| States bonds were unchanged on call
Il
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Furs.


Extreme Southern skins Is per cent less and
strictly Northern 15925 per cent more.
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STOCKS AND B0NDs IN BOSTON.
Boston. Mass, Dec. Enclosing quotations to-
day en- money. bonds. stocks and mining sharesi
MONEY.
Call loans 6,s6s per cent: time loans b9si
per cent. o.,
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Atchison 4s........ IS Mexican Central Is s.,
RAILROAD STOCKS.

American Sugar. .123
Amer. Sugar pfd. .1@k
Amer. Te.. & Tel. .125,a
Dom. Iron & Steel. 81
General Electric. .164ia
Mass Electric :. II
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The bond market was dull and irregular.
Total sales. par value, A.745.000. United
States bonds were unchanged on call
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21
IN RICHEST IDAHO,

Senator Dillingham; Of Vermont, the
successor Of the lamented Morrill,, re-
Gently returned from an extended trip
through the west and up to Alaska
The senator says that while he was in
Idaho he was much struck by the
strength Of character and the manlincss
so characteristic OF the men OF that
state. The party with which the sena-
tor was travelling nut up for several
days with rich miner, whose manner
OF thought and action acquired IN the
rough days OF prospecting and poverty
has In no way been changed by the
acquisition OF enormous wealth.
When the time came for the senator
TO say goodbye 10 the miner the latter
shook the statesman's hand with great
fervor saying as he did so
senator We like you here, You're
an fastener and a successful man. hut
you're no id aristocrat We like you
sir, because you're free and easy ana
no gentleman In fact, you're Just like
usW-New York Tribune.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21
THlCKENlNG The KNEE JOINT.

That is what they always do IN the
house of lords, II some digniiied peer
should protest against the absence or
sunshine In this month of November
a commission would be appointed at
once to inquire into the matter
While no more will come of the CONF
mission to inquire into the decrease OF
the British workman's inches, than Of
q commission to inquire into peculiar
behavior on the part OF the sun wealth
Ter citizens Of abbreviated stature have
taken the matter into their own hands,
and as a result the British aristoc-
racy is I'm the aggregate a good many
feet taller than II was.
TWO INCHES ADDED,
The trick came into vogue Hrs, among
the men, about the time the Bosr war
broke out To have any standing in
society a man had to get into the army
somehow But 20 be an officer In the
British army man has to attain the
height Of five feet eight and ode-half
inches. Tho situation was "A desp
one for many drawing room faNorlte,
until some one whispered news OF a
scientist named Atkinson who had dis
covered how to lengthen people. Slice
then Professor Atkinson has had his
hands full, and has probably become
rich. He holds forth in fashionable
Park Lane. and | am told that his
charges run to about 800 per inch--in
other words that clients pay as rule
$500 for course Of treatment which
adds, on the average, five inches to
their height
Candidates for the British army gen.
orally enter at Sandhurst or Woolwich,
u
of age. At that period large propor-
ton of them Is greatly below the re-
oulred height. but they pursue their
studies. and trust that Providence Will
render them tall enough for the final
measurement. A large number of ca
diets. however fail in this respect ana
Il has become the fashion To go TO
Professor Atkinson and be stretched. IL
is said that nearly 400 Of the cadets
have been through the process, which
means that over $50 feet have been add
ed artficially 10 the British army.
HOW BoBs WENT THROUGH,
II is interesting to note In this con-
nection that both the present COM
mander-in-chie Lord Roberts, and his
predecessor. Lord Wolseley, would be
precmded from entering the army at
the present day on account of their
lack OF inches. Indeed Lord Roberts
II is said only obtained his commission
through a clever device, When he pre-
sented himself TO Join the Bengal ar
tillery, after leaving addiscombe Mill
tary college IN 1858, he was too short by
n quarter Of an inch, but this difficulty
was overcome by the youthful "Bobs'
subiecting himself TO a crack on the
head from the stick OF comrade,
which raised a bump 30 big that the
hero was Just able to touch the stand
ard and thereby enter the corps. In
this unscientihc manner the command
erin chief was admitted as q subaltern,
but things have changed since 1858, and
the woudbe British officers have ac-
auired distinct distaste for hard
knocks.
The ingenious professor" who por-
forms the miracle that Solomon declar-
ed impossible, doesn't appear to be q
auack. He does not advertise, and his
claims to distinction az nm expert on
bones and cartilage have been recog-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-21

high society Of Madrid In the course
of the three years OF his soiourn here,
he has given several brilliant fetes in
the embassy palace, aided by Lady Du-
rand and her pretty seventeen-year-old
daughter who recently made her first
appearance in society. Sir Mortimer
presented also at one Of these fetes his
son. cavalry officer, who had come to
recover in Madrid from the injuries he
received in the Boer war.
Sir Mortimer. who Is % years old
leads youthiully active life. General
ly, he turns out betlmes; takes long
ride on horseback, and after breakfast
deyotes himself to his work for the rest
OF the day
II think" he said TO the writer to-
day, THAT my new work IN Washlnglop
will be most agreeable, Between
America and England there tx no
question pending. Moreover, ! am sure
that England viii always endeayor to
maintain excellent relations with the
United States, and To avoid all disagree
ment. That is proved. for instance,
by the manner in which the contest
between Canada and the United States
concerning Alaska, has been settled, In
these conditions, my mission perhaps
will be more 'mondain than diplomatic
II some question should arise, | fully
believe that il would be arranged
promptly and satisfactorily. owing TO
the sentiments Of both bowers,
Il have never been In America; but
that nation Is very sympathetic TO me,
and ! am delighted To SO TO washing
ton
There has been a great revolution of
feeling I'm Spain toward England since
Sir Mortimers stay here, and " is not
too much to say that his quiet dignity
and tact have been largely responsible
for It. The British sympathy for the
United states in the spanish American
conflict gave the ambassador hard
row to hoe when he came here, and II
speaks volumes for his ability that
there Is now a popular cry for a closer
alliance with England. think II would
be permissible 20 say, also. that Sir
Mortimer has been Of material assist
ance i'm smoothing the pain OF the
American minister, Arthur Sherburne
Hardy. the British diplomats old col
league i'm Persia.