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OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Sioux City, -Cattle-Receipts,
1,600; stockers strong; killers steady;
beeves, $4@5; cows. bulls and mixed. 500
4.25; stockers and feeders, 1904 so;
calves and yearIings, s3@4.5O. Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5,400; about sc lower, selling at
.95M115; bulk, $7m7.05.
Kansas City, -Cattle-Recefpts,
5000; market strong; beef steers. 81 05 q
5. O5; Texas, 50. 1914 IS; cows and heifers.
$1.75@4 80; stOckers and feeders, $2.750
5. Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady.
Sheep. $3.SO@6,30; lambs, $550@7.7O;
ewes, $715.
Omaha, -Cattle-Receipts. 5000;
cows and heifers, $3.3O@450; stocKers and
feeders, $3@490. Hogs-Receipts, 5000;
market steady; heavy, $7.15@7.20; pigs,
$6@6.90. Sheep-ReCeipts, 5000 market
steady; sheep. S. 5Om6. 25: lambs S. 50lD7.
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CONTRACT WORK.
Grading Fairfield Avenue
Office of the Board of Public Works.

Office of the Board of Public Works.
City of ST. Paul. Mimi, April 10, 1903.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the
nesota. at their Office in said city, until
p. m. on the 9th day of April, A d. 1903
for the grading of Fairfield avenue. from
Wabasha street to Bell street. in said city,
file in the Office of said Board
A bond with at least two (2) sureties in
sum of at least twenty 900 per cent.
or a certified check on bank Of ST. PAM
in a sum of at least ten (10) per cent
of the gross amount bid, must accom-
pany, each bid. Said check shall be made
payable to the Clerk of said Board
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
JOHN S. erode,
President.
Clerk Board of Public Works.
April 16-1g03-10t
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MINNEAPOLIS Curb
Milwaukee Curb .
DULUTH.

DULUTH. Mimi. April 21-Wheat
dropped from 76bc l-toV76c early on oac7
count of the SIC slump at Chicago Later
it ftrmed up and recovered nearly all THE
decline, selling to 1850 The eloserWas. an
761zc for May: Trading is getting into
Flax was off for May 1t opened &c uD.
at $1101a. sold off to s1.O9& and recovered
to a close at 81; bid. September Is. now
only 219c over May. Receipts Wheat. II
cars; flax, %; oats 16; rye. 8. Shipments
Wheat, 216.583 blu; oats. 272, sos blu; flax,
o54, 4O6 bu. Slose: Wheat-No l hard, to
arrive. 7S%c; No. l northern, 76Ac; No. 9
northern, 75Ac; No. / northern Nav
76Ac; July, 76sc: fax, cash. $1O9: to ar
rive and May. $1.10; July $1111a; Sep
TENDER, s1;13h; October $l.12h; Novem
per Sill II oats cash, 33c; May, 33kci
rye, cash, 49kc; May soc
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CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Aurora Avenue.


Office of the Board of Public Works.
City of st. Paul. Mimi, April 10, 1903
Sealed bids will be received by thu
Board Of Public Works in and for the cor
poration of the City of st. Paul Mime
sofa, at their office in said city, until I
p. m. on the 9th day of April. A d. 1903.
for the construction Of a sewer on Au-
rora avenue from Dale street to GrottO
street in said city. according to plans and
specifications on file in the office OF said
Board.
A bond with at least two CD su-eties
In a sum of at least twenty 900 per cent
or {. certified check on a bank of ST. Paul,
IN q sum Of at least ten G0) per cent
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able to the Clerk of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right to re-
Ject any and all bids.
JOHN s. erode.
President
Official: r L. GORMAN.
Clerk Board Of Public Works.
April 16. 1903-10t
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CONTRACT WORK.
PAVING University Avenue With Asphalt

Paving University Avenue With Asphalt.
Office of the Board of Public Works
City of st. Paul. MINI, April 10, 1903.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works in and for the cor
poration of the City OF st. Paul. Mime
sofa, at their office in said city until =
D. m. on the 9th day Of April. A D. 1909.
for the paving Of University avenue from
Rice street TO west line of Dale street
with asphalt in said city, according to
plans and specifications on file in the
office Of said Board.
bond with at least two (2) sureties in
a sum of at least twenty 600 per cent,
or a certified check on a bank of st. Paul
in sum Of at least ten 10) per cent
of the gross amount bid. must accom-
pany each bid. Said check shall be made
payable tC the Clerk of said Board
The said Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
JOHN s. erode,
President
Official: r. L. GORMAN.
Clerk Board of Public Works
April l6 1909 lot
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Potatoes.

CHICAGO, April 21.-Potatoes, car lots
on track. in bulk: Burbanks, good to
choice, 45q48c; Rurals. good to CHOICE,
fair, long and round, 42@44c; Peerless and
Hebrons,. 42@44c; Rose and Kings. SEQ
41c; Early Ohio, 30@33c: mixed red and
assorted and sprouting, 28@30c.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO. April 21-Butter- Weak;
creameries. 1S@2311c; diaries. 11@22c
Eggs-Steady; at mark. cases included
14A M1412c. Cheese-Steady; twins. 13c
daisies. 13@131ac: Young Americas, 13c
Live Poultry-Easier; turkeys, 12Q13c
chickens, 121ac
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CHAS | HAAS COMMISSION CO

Live Stock Commission Merchants.
Room 10 Exchange Bldg, Union Stock
Yards. South st. Paul, MInn.. and
Union Stock Yards, Chicago. III.
All correspondence will receive prompt
GttentloA Liberal advances made on
consignments. References-Unton Stock
Yards or any Commercial Agency.
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SD. ShOtWeII & Co
GRAIN STOCKS.
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Chi & Alt 31As. 75ASouth Ry Ass ..116
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CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on oakdaIe Avenue Bunker to
Page.

Page.
Office Of the Board Of Public Works
City Of st. Paul. Mimi, April u, 1908.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Public Works i'm and for the
corporation of the City of St Paul. Min
nesota, at their office In said city, until
2 D. m. on the 4th day Of May A. ID.
1903, for the construction of a sewer on
Oakdale avenue from Bunker street TO
Page street, in said city, according to
plans and specifications on file in the
office of said Board
A bond with at least two ~ sureties
in a sum of at least twenty 900 per cent,
or a certified check on a bank OF st. Paul.
in a sum of at least ten (10) per cent OF
the gross amount bid. must accompany
each bid. Said check shall be made pay
able to the Clerk Of said Board.
The said Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
JOHN S. erode.
President.
OficiaI: r. L. German.
Clerk Board OF Public Works.
ADril 22s1903- lot
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to arrive. The following was the range
of prices:
Closing
Wheat Year
Open. High. Low Tues. Mon. Ago
Mny :'9A 7 80 81 75& q 75n 7 75E ~ ~
on Track-No. l hard wheat. 7Sc; No.
northern wheat. nc; No . northern wheat,
&c; oats. No. 3 white. 32@33c; No 3 oats
SOqS11ac; corn. No. yellow. 421kc; No
corn. 41@42c; No. corn 39041c; rye.
20 u Q41c; barley. 40952c; fax, $1O9; flax
futures. April s1:O9: May, $1.OS1s; July
Sl.lO; to arrive S109
Flour-Only 2,455 bbls of -four went west
out of Minneapolis Monday, this in con-
sequence of the closing of the mills which
maze the movement fall off practically to
nothing. Yesterday the mills were run
nlng again. and the shipments will pick
up from now on. No change of special
Importance is reported in the market. A
llttle export business was landed by one
OF the smaller mills, but the larger firms
were unable to land any business worth
noting Domestic demand is quiet The
price tendency is firm. First patents 81 O5
gals; second patents, $3.95@4O5; first
clears. $2S5@3.O5; second clears, $2.45.
Daily Wheat Movement.
fnlinUyiro
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s4@4 60. Western sheep, "a. 65@5. so; ma
tive lambs, 81 5O@7; Western lambs, $3.50
OF.
Official yesterday; Receipts-Cattle.
ments-CattIe. 1864; hogs, 1855; sheep,
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SUGAR Up a Notch
PROCEEDINGS IN BANKRUPTCY.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States, for the District of Min
nesota, Third Division.
In the Matter of Stephan J. Grlemann,
Bankrupt, in Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. William Lochren. Judge OF
the District Court of the United Slater
for the District of Minnesota.
Stephan j. Griemann, of st. Paul, In tho
County of Ramsey and State of Mime.
sofa, in said District respectfully repre-
sents that on the gath day of May,
1902. he was duly adjudged bank
rupt under the acts of Congress
relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly
surrendered all his property and rights
of property, and has fully complied
with all the requirements of said acts
and of the orders OF the court touching
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore. he prays that he may be
decreed by the court to have a full dis
charge from all debts provable against
his estate under said bankrupt acts. ex-
cept such debts as are excepted by Law
from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day of April. A. D.
1893.
STEPHAN ]. GRIEMANN.
BankruDt
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Official receipts. for the past seven days

The various railroads entering the yards
reported receipts for the day. by loads,
as follows: c. G.. W., 5; c., M. & st. P,
o., IS; G. N, Al; c., B. & O., |; Wis.
Cent, l; 500 Line, 81; N. P, 6; c., r. 1.
d p, l. Total 12S.
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Hogs.

Prices Strong to sc higher. Receipts
fairly liberal Quality about the same as
yesterday. Price range $6.70@7.20; bulk.
$685. 695; light and inferior grades, 500
@6.S5; mixed, $5.9O67.05; butcher and
heavy, $710@720. Representative sales:
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STEPHAN ]. GRIEMANN.
Bankrupt.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
District of Minnesota, Third Division

SIS.
On this Goth day of April, A. D. 1908. or
reading the foregoing petition, it is
Ordered by the Court, that a hearina
be had upon the same on the 18th day OF
May. A. d. 1903. before said court
y at st. Paul. in said district, at ten QOj
O'Clock in the forenoon: and that no.
tice thereof be published In the St Paul
Globe, newspaper printed In said
- district, and that all known creditors
and other persons in interest may ap-
pear at the said time and place and
show cause. If any they have, why the
prayer of the said petitioner should not
be granted.
And 1t is further ordered by the Court
that the clerk shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order. addressed to them at
their places Of residence. as stated
Witness the Honorable William Loeb
rem. judge of the said court, and the
seal thereof. at st. Paul. in said dis
trict, on the goth day of April 1908
CHARLES l.. SPENCER
(Seal of the Court.l Clerk.
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Cattle.

Receipts liberal Butcher cattle sell
to sell at 81. IS. but offerings were gen
orally only common to fair Bulls steady
and active. Veals firm. Mich cows un-
changed StOckers and feeders active at
firm prices on the good kinds with cat
tie weighing 500 lbs and up selling to
best advantage Common stuff moving,
but not in demand + representative sales:
Butcher Steers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-22
State Grain Inspection.
Totals

Other Grains-Winter wheat. 1907 No
corn, 6; No. 4 corn, u; no grade corn
:; No. 2 oats, |; No. oats, 10; No.
northern oats, 5; no grade oats. g. No
z rye, 1; No. 3 rye, l; No barley 2:
l fax. 8; rejected flax, 5; no grade flax, 2
Cars Inspected Out Wheat-No /
northern, 3; No. 3, 4; rejected, 3; no
grade. l; No corn. /; No. 3 oats, So no
grade oats, 2; No. 2 rye, /; No barley
/; No. barley. 2; No. barley, 5; no
grade barley, 1; No l flax. 7; rejected
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-22
Big !. DROP IN WHEAT
PRICES DROP OVER CENTS. BUT
MOST rs RECLAIMED

Wild. Excitement Prevails the Greater
Part of the Day-Confusion so Great
That TWO Prices fer Wheat Are Quoted
on the Same Floor.
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HOGS ARE SOME HIGHER
RECEIPTS ARE FAIRLY LIBERAL
NO CHANGE IN QUALITY

Butcher Cattle Selling About Steady, Al
though Some Good Steers Brought a
Good Price-Stockers and Feeders at
Firm Prices-Spring Lambs Bring
$3.50.
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CHICAGO, April IA sharp break
occurred in May wheat today. the price
declining SIC from the high point on
an effort of the part of the Armour peo-
pie to dispose of a part of their lRlmense
line. but the recovery was almost as rapid
as the break and the close on May was
only R@5sc lower. while July closed IS "a
&c lower. May corn was &c lower, with
July unchanged, and May oats were off
12c. Provisions were steady, the July
products closing from a shade lower to
a shade higher.
The wheat pit was a scene of wild ex-
element the greater part of the day and
pit traders We're kept in a constant state
OF suspense in an effort to anticipate
the lightning change of front of the big
bull leaders May opened shade to "A
"a 3sc higher, at 1917 @7SAc, and the early
tone was one of firmness on the action of
the Armours. who We're reported to have
taken 220, 900 bu of No l northern yes
terday for shipment. and on the sus-
picion that large part of the small stock
In store was to be shipped out. There
seemed to be little doubt that the lead
ing long had complete control of the
situation and shorts were disposed to
cover. which advanced the price of May
to 79c and July to 73hc. But the weather
abroad was reported more favorable, and,
with Liverpool cable practically un-
changed, change in sentiment developed
and buying orders became quite scarce.
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Beginning of the Stampede.

Beginning of the Stampede.
The stampede began when the oper-
atorss for the Armours began to sell and
at the first signs of selling on the part of
the leader. the entire pit became flooded
with selling orders and the price of May
dropped to 7012c, while July Slumped off
In sympathy to 71kc When the sell
ing was at its height the commission
loss orders than they could execute. the
price dropping SO suddenly that they
We're unable to clear themselves until
the price had declined i or &c below
the price at which they had orders to
sell. The confusion was SO great that at
one time trading was going on in May
wheat In different parts of the room at
When the leader realized the effects
of his effort to dispose of his holdings
an effort was made to support the market,
and, as a result, prices advanced again
as rapidly as they had declined, May
advancing to nc within two minutes after
it had touched the low point. The last
hour of the session was comparatively
vailed. After selling UP to Use. May
closed 1a@5sc lower at 777ac. and July
was down 3s@Ac, at 721s @72Ac. after
rallying to 72%c
= Clearances of wheat and -four were
equal to $4,000 blu. Bradstreet's worlds
visible showed a decrease of $500, 900 bu.
Primary, receipts We're 10000 blu, against
301.o6o Blu year ago. Minneapolis and
Duluth reported receipts of GO cars, which
with local receipts of So cars, of con-
tract grade, made total receipts for the
three points of 123 cars, against 1O8 cars
last week and 236 cars a year ago.
70 Corn Holds Steady.
4 Corn. ruled dull and featureless and in
spite of the weakness in wheat the mar
ket held steady. No pressure to sell
was, apparent at any time and the de-
mand was sufficient to absorb all the
local offerings. The close was steady,
with May 1sc lower at 44c, after selling
between 44c and 44Ac. July closed un-
changed at 44asc. Local receipts were SO
cars. with L OF contract grade.
Oats We're active. with prices unset
tone at the start. but the spring like
weather brought out plenty of selling
orders, and. with the break in wheat,
selling became quite general, resulting in
lower prices. There was better de-
mands1 for July late in the day and a
large part of the loss was regained. May
closed at a loss of 14c. at o343sc. after
was off 1sc. at 31Bc. Local receipts
were SO cars.
There was only a moderate trade in
provisions. and, after rather an easy
opening, the. market became firmer on a
good demand for ribs from brokers.
Prices, however, showed but slight
fluctuations and the close was steady,
and lard off a shade at SO S21s Q9 SO,
while ribs were shade higher at 50 80.
The estimated receipts for tomorrow
are: Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 80; oats, 90,
and 1000 head Of hogs.
Range of Quotations.
a The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Sheep.

Receipts of fresh stuff very light. Mar
ket generally quoted easy. Sales in
Guided a few spring lambs at So So and
feed lot ewes. shorn yearlings, at 81. rs.
Representative sales:
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London Closing Stocks.

Consols for money, 919s 2consols for ac-.
count, 91% bar silver steady, % 7-16d
per ounce; money. 3@31a per cent The
rate. of discount in the open market for
three months bills 7-16@31a per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-22

NEW YORK. April 21-Money on caN4
steady at 3@S1a; closing offered 3. Time
money steady; sixty and ninety days 5
per cent; six months, 4k@4A per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5@5h;' sterling
exchange easier with actual business in
. bankers bills at $4 81. 1904 81 20 for de-
bills. Posted rates. $4.S41a@485 and
81 .SS; commercial bills, 4.83@4. "a. Bar
silver 50a4 :. Mexican dollars, 391. Gov
eminent bonds steady; railroad bonds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-22
New York MIninq Stocks.
Statement of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 21.-To-
days statement of the treasury balances
in the general fund. exclusive of the ST.
500, 00950 gold reserve in the division.
of redemption. shows:
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Daily Wheat Movement.
Receipts. Shipments

Inc Following are the receipts and
shipments at the principal primary wheat
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to arrive. The following was the range |
of prices:
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49, 49, -
Banks Consolidate.

NEW YORK, April 21-Tht stockhold-
ers of the National Broadway bank today
National bank The consolidation will go
into effect tomorrow and fherbusiness of
the Broadway bank from now on will be
conducted at the headquarters of the Msr-
camille National
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-22
New York Bonds.

Total sales for the day, 100000 shares.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-22

SOUTH ST. PAUL. Mimi, April 21.-,
Estimated receipts at the Union stock
wards today: Cattle LOO; calves. 500;
hogs, 1000; sheep, 100; cars. 12S.
The following table shows the receipts
from Jan l. 1903, to date. as compared
with the same period in 1902.
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars;
1903 =. so, SOC IL, 10 246. 44O 1863, 029 6,211
1902 E. 55 $50 L, 824 214,923 148,477 5,493
Inc .. go. 2S6 31,517 20,552 7lS
Dec. =. 1850 -. -. 49,.
The following table shows the receipts
thus far in April as compared with the
same period in 1902
Year. Cattle. Calves Hogs Sheep. Cars.
1903 .. 1856 arse 80, i54 1875 LII
1902 g. 1$477 5,O69 33,413 9,16S 99S
Inc. =. 80. -. -. 1907 14S
Dec =. 1851 1,287 3,259 -. 49,.
Official receipts for the past seven days
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-14
THE DRINK HABIT.

Dr Meunier says that the following afffrmafions, put forth in an announce ment made by the dean of the medical faculty of Paris, adopted by the eoun- sel of public assistance and approved by the Academy of Medicine at fts ses- sion of February 1T, 1903, have "ex cited much wrath:
 'SThe drink habit involves the ruin or the family, neglect of all social duties, dislike for work, misery, theft and crime It leads at least to the hos pital, for alcoholism engenders all sorts of fatal diseases, paralysis, madness, affections of the stomach and liver, dropsy and tuberculosis. of which it is one of the most frequent causes. Final ly, it complicates and aggravafes all the acute maladies. An attack of ty- phoid, of pneumonia or of erysipelas that would be mild in a sober man will kill an alcoholic patient quickly.
 ''The hygienic faults of parents are visited on their children; if these live beyond the first few months they are threatened with idiocy or with epilepsy or they are carried off later by menin. gitis or phthisis.
 "For the health.Qf the individual, for the existence of the family, for the fu- ture of the country, alcoholism is one of the most terrible scourges.'' .''
 In one of the opening phrases of this same proclamation 1t is affirmed that alcoholism is chronic poisoning that results from the habitual use of alco- hol, even when it does not produce drunkenness. ."-Literary Digest.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-14

A writer in one of the numerous magazines says that there is no denying that the servant question to-day is in a bad way for both sides, and union founded on broad spirit of justice and intelligence might do vast amount of good. Working women are often over worked and under considered and per hapSait is inevitable that they should band together against their grievances. If they could work toward reform with out this belhgerent disregard of the necessities of domestic service, a great proportion of the househoiders would meet them with sympathy, and the bat tie would be half won from the start Yet, no doubt, if they were wise enough for that the kitchen would be such a different place that there would be no grievances and no need for reform.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-14
A TALE OF A WHALE
Tal and Bill Tried to Get Him, But
 Were Left Lamenting

Were Left Lamenting.
 Representative Tal Dodge and Bill Hooper, his partner, had a lively time with sixty -five-foot whale seven miles southeast of Block Island on Saturday afternoon last. They struck big fel- low squarely, The whale got away, but hanging to it is a two-inch line, l. GOO feet long, and this is fast to lance in the whales back. When last seen the big fellow was going south at ex- press train speed
 Dodge and Hooper went out in the Earl and Nettie after fish. They ran into D. school of yellow fins. The fish were Jumping like fun. The commo- tion indicated trouble among the fish. and in few seconds the schooner s crew sighted a big whale sucking Ill barrels of fish at a gulp. Another big fellow came up and "blowed" himself twice. Once thirteen other whales showed their tough skins above the sad waves and Tal Dodge said:
 Bill. I've got ter have one of them neskv devils of the deep"
 HooDer got out the whaling gear and went forward to pick out a victim and ''plunf" it. Under the bow of the ves- sel large whale was rolling lazily. Outside was smaller one. The small CT one was the fish selected. Hooper let go his lance. The sharpened end of the iron, backed up with over six feet of spruce. went into the whales back The lance stood on slant, like a flag staff on a torpedo boat. Tn flash the whale was off like a torpedo boat Half an hour later the line parted--Block Island Letter to New York Sun.