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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-22

BERLIN CORN, May 22-The corn market
was again excited to-day. May corn rose 8
marks after similar rise Wednesday. Yester-
day was holiday. The dealers complain of
inability to fill contracts which conpels them
TO cover at much higher prices. The loss on
to $50 per ton bitter tone exists among
the Berlin dealers at what is regarded as being
the "reminiscences Of the American inspectors in
passing corn unfit for ocean shipment.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
WHEAT OPENED EASY ON WEAK

WHEAT OPENED EASY ON WEAK CABLES.
Chicago, May 22.-Wheat opened easy, heavy
rains and reports on gia uv
resent the leading long sold May the opening
tia sales ranging from 7ec to 7sMc. was
soon bid up again to 7sc by the same interest
Were good buyers Of the late months and
this influence July sold up to 1871 l7sssc: Shorts
also RSe With
receipts Of q cars, none Of contract grade, made
total receipts for the three points Of IA
j Considerable strength developed later on lib
eral clearances for the weeks, 800, 900 bu-and
most st OF Wem an
vance, July selling up to 74c and closing steady
at 5s @5SNs gain Of ~ ss@ 3$fv 7a 7a
September, 7OM @71c; December, I've.
Cash wheat No; 2. red. 7s@7se; No; 3 red, g
winter, 72@76c; No. / northern spring, so@s1c:
4@soc 4 57>
changed to We lower at AN @44Nc. There
were some heavy sales of cash early on country
and re srs aeaG to
Some Of the local traders also took profits, sell
ing on the increased movement and good wealth
We're 27e cars. with Is Of contract grade: s.
In, spite of the favorable weather, offerings
tone Tone July advancing to 44sse and closing Ut
| the top, with gain of Nc
| Close: Corn-May, 44ssc; July, 447sc; Sep
| TENDER, AN @l44Ac. 5z3. b. S5 s3
/ Cash Corl-No. 2, 45c; No. 3, 441a@44Ac.
Oats were little easier on crop conditions
/ and in sympathy with hweat. Altho there wal
] great improvement in crop prospects in some sec
! tions, there was little tendency to weakness and
no fair buying by local shorts. July advanced
| to sage. Local receipts were 1876 cars.
Close-oats. May $3.50; July, .a3Ac; septenl
| Der, 3OM oslo; December, 31@3lHc. Cash oats
/ No. 2, 33c; No. 3, 32@32ac. H s
4 The following the range OF prices:
| Wheat May. July. Sept.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
BETTER DEMAND-SHIPMENTs HEAVY
PRICE TENDENCY FIRM.

IA All the millers reported better demand this
morning from domestic buyers. well as an
increase in foreign inquiry. Reports from the
east are of very light stocks, and the central ira
west also reports moderate stocks. For day
! or two past buyers have been inclined to- place
fair-sized orders, and shipping directions have
been coming in freely. that, In addition to
the 81. 1853 brls shipped out yesterday, S6732
brls went out to-day There is the promise
5 of a continued free movement for time at
least. 49,
First patents are quoted very firm at s41o@
40; second patents. $4@4.1O; first clears, $40
9Ql3; second clears, ,$2450l2.5O.
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4 BRUTAL, MURDER.

s Key West, Fla. May 22-Robert Everett
White is in Jail here charged with the murder
OF NJ. Whitaker The victim was So years of age
He was said to possess considerable money and
to carry q large sum on his person According
to the theory of the police, Everett enticed
the old man to take a sail with him and when
5nfteen miles from shore killed him with an Ak
after taking q large sum Of money from the
dead mans pockets. Isl 4
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M1nlw,Ay HoRsE MARKrr !,

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
norman report horses scarce and hard to buy in
the country. There were very few country
buyers on the market. Local trade fair. Good
heavy drafters We're much looked for. Saddle
horses and family drivers continued active.
Values: Drafters. extra, $1SOGNO; drafters
choice. s15oa1so; drafters, common to good, $40
@150; farm mares. extra $130@I5O; farm
mares, choice. $f10@13o; farm mares, common
to good, $75@11O.
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WHEAT MoyEMENr BY ROADS.

Receiyed-Cars-Milw II; Omaha, 2; St
Louis, 5; Great Northern, 20; Burlington. 10:
Soo 10; Northern Pacific, l; Chicago Great
Western, /.
shipped-C ars-Milwaukee, II; Omaha, 2; St
Louis. 8; Wisconsin Central 2& Burlington, 81;
Chicago Great Western, 8; Rock Island, =
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a KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, May 22-Cattic
- Receipts. 1000; steady to strong, beef steers
So. s50l5.25; Texans, 50. OO@5 cows and heif-
ers.s S1.75@4. s.; stockers5 and feeders, $2.5o0L
4.75. Il
Hogs Receipts, g 900; steady; packers. $500
&c 80; workers., Sc. 10M6.20:s pigs, $3.50 6. 90.
Il Sheep-Receipts 2. 900; steady; sheep, $3.7O@
$50; lambs, $4.75@I.O.
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Postmaster General Payne has ordered the Inn
mediate resumption of service on the suspended
rural free delivery mail route at Gallat tin Tenn
sThe Resignation Of John c. Angood. the negro
carrier, who was sintimidated and who refused
4 to resume work has been accepted and the
civil service commission has been called upon to
certify carrier to fill his place.
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NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR, May o.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining, 8 Size: CEN
,trifugal 96-test, 3-16c; molasses sugar. &c. re-
fined steady; crushed, 5.45c; powdered, 4.95c;
graduated. 4.S5c.
{ Coffee-Quiet; No.57 Rio. SIC.
Molasses-Quiet; New Orleans, 81 @4oc
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Totals .... .5s7
.e about afnad.

Pr1CeS ABOUT SIeaOy.- =hecelptS lHOutEdLe. k1sci-
az e'at sSSs! y Ssns
Sa ts s sns hsas afEse
&c to 10c lower
50 IS IS 1885, Sc os rs ss 1s ss ss
SSas s9$ $s Bs s5so 1 sss s. - lbs
Pigs and Tnderxeigghtse ~ lbs S'70
~ cATTIEM receipts light offerings largely
e e!lGs a its ss ssy SONY
steers sold up to s465. Bulls and yeals steady
unchanged. Sales Of feeders included a bunch
| of black poles which brought s4.75, the highest
price paid here for several raj months Is; ,e,
lbs, $40; o. LAS lbs, 10; B. oo7 lbs, 81 oo
/, $50 lbs $3.50; s. es6 lbs, So. So; 2, 900 lbs
sS15 97o lbs $soo co o 81. lbs es - S2!S. ~,
lbs cusse5e ana go San lbs sso IDS oa'
Butcher Bulls lis lbs $500; 4, 1870 lbs,
s1, Veal calyes-s, 1ee lbs s4.s5;. q, 11s lbs,
4 $3.50; 3, 106 lbs 81. 90; 3, 1877 lbs. $500.
Stock and Feeding steers--2, 1.154 lbs, SAB;
cog Us 2 492 l nsc $sSs $40 lbs
Steer Calves-19, BIT lbs, So; 50.
Stock Cows and sds 49s lbs $3.50
4 Milch Cows and Springer COW, calf, $42;
n l. COW, $31.
auetea .S lambs
bringing up to $4s4 d lambs up
d lot wethers sold at 1913 Sales:
Il SO shorn lambs, 96 lbs. 81 IL spring lambs, A
lbs, 81; shorn lambs, 90 lbs, 1928; SO wethers,
lsb, So s, s 81
}, winters, Granite Fails; j. A. Harris, st. Cloud
:, j.. Jepson, Hutchinson; l.. Rausch, Howard Lake
4. I. Mcdowell, Hutchinson; s. Hughes Stan
ton Mort In (1nor IT 0EoE Daft
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PITTS AND CALLS.

PUTS AND CAILbs
Calls-Juiy wheat, 77Nc.
Curb-July wheat, 771@@774c.
uts-September wheat, $3.50.
Calls-September wheat, 7O1sc.
Curb--September wheat. 69B @70c.
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PROVISIONS

CHICAGO PROVISIONS, May 22-Provisions
opened steady with some demand for lard and
The marekt WAS inactive. and featureless. JUL.
pork was unchanged at 1910. Lard unchanged
TO 21ac higher at IS. 921a GS.95 with ribs uu-
changed at 1920 ft 80 81
Close: porkM $500; July. s17. so; Sep
tember $i6. 90. Lard--Aiay, 1896; July S9.O2I
$3.50; September, 50. 3211aa ssS5 &. 81 & IS
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L1vERPooL GRAIN. May 22.-Wheat, spot,
No. 2 red western winter, firm, IS 4lad; No. I
northern spring, quiet, IS I'D; No. California
steady IS Sd futures steady: July IS 3!ad; Sep.
TENDER, IS 11Ad. Corn, spot American mixed
new, steady, As 11sd;. American mixed old qniet,
5s I'd; futures steady; June, As Ad; July ~
47kd: September. As 2Md. Receipts Of wheat "a
GLIDING 10000 Blu American. Receipts of Ameri-
can corn during the past tire edays, 81 900
centals. Weather warm.
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND -Four, May %. g
Flour, steady. Wheat, firm; No. northern
S31a @s4c; No. 2 northern, S2@S3c; July, % 81
lid. Puts, 1890 bid calls, 74c bid Rye, fra
No; 1 osAe: Barley easy No. 5sh @5g 5
sses oat a1y Asked pnt
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, May Close: Wheat
higher; No. red cash, elevator, nominal; May
2 hard, 72@74c Corn. drm; No. cash, nolni
nal. May, 45Ac; July, 12c; September, 41A c
Oats, firm; No. 2 cash, 35c nominal; July, 325sc
September. Soc nominal; No. white, 3S1ac
Lead, dull SALTY spelter, steady, $5,4O@5.5O
KANSAS CITY GRAIN, May close
No. 2 red. lie: No. 3, 69@7Oc; No. 2 spring
not quoted. Corn--May,s 411sc; July. 3SAM
| 3S bc; cash, No. 2 mixed 42c; No. white, 4;
@43c. Oats-No. 2 white, 3Sc.
CHICAGO SEED AND coRAEs GRAIN, Ma.
22.-Rye-May, 491ac; July SOC. Flax-Casl
northwestern, Sill; southwestern, SLIP; May
SIP; July, $1.44 Timothy-May. So. 60. Clio
ver-May, $11.50. Barley-Cash, s42@56c.
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, May s2.-Beef.
dull. Pork. steady. Lard, quiet: prime western
steam $780,
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GENERAL PRODUCE
OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS oE' THE M1NNEAPo
LIS PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

Friday, May 22.-Extra creamery butter,
lower packing stock, firm. Strictly fresh
eggs, steady; fancy country dressed veal,
j weak. Poultry, weak.
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PEORIA WHISKY, May 22-W hisky on the
basis of 81. 80 for finished goods.
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1,OOOl ALL OdA
3OO do pr
60O}Am. Locomot.
300 do pr -. ~.
3OOl Am. Ice $3.50.
200l do pr
3OO(Am. Linseed
10, UOOI Am. Sugar ~.
9OO.Am. Smelling
POOL do pr ......
Is, 4OOf Anal. Cop. -.
/, 200 Amazon. Cop.
80, 200 At, Top. & ST
500 do pr
33, 300 Bait. s. Ohio
do pr
5, 9OOEBrook. Rap. TT
20O1 Can. So.
Z, 1901 Can. Pacific !
500 Chi. & Alton. /.
5O0lChi. 4 Alton
200 do pr
3O0l Corn products /.
400 do pr
8 1,1OOIClli. Or. West.
300 do pr A. !. ,
3O0 do pr B !.
2O0lC. &C. & St.L.
200 do pr ...s.
lChi. Term
do pr .
5,9OOlCol. Fuel & I.
L ,OOOfCol. Southern
do LIST pr.
do I'd pr. .
Col. II. 6. & |,
: 4tNl Consol. Gas !,
1OOICon. Tobac. pl
2,OOO(Del. &,Hudson,
POOL Del. !, Lack.& W
7OO] Den. g. Rio q,
200 dor pr ....
Du. SIS. & At
/ do pr 1865
80, 3OOl Erie
,1OOl do list pr.
{, 600 do I'd pr !,
Evans. & TIL
| do pr
| 6OO!Gen. Electric
Hooking Val.
do pr $50
| 2,3O0lIllinois Contra
Iowa Central
do pr
0OIlnter. Paper.
do pr -.
X: C.. & Soutl
| do pr 49,.
| Lake =. & v
| do pr
| Louis. & Nasl
/ 1,6O0lM. ,St.P. & So
100. do pr
1 4,OO0I Manhattan >.
| 500 Met. st. Ry.
100 MINI. & st. I
2UO do pr ;.
| is, 2O0l Missouri Pac
/ 1,20OlM., K. & T.
/, 3OO do pr 49,. :.
4 /, UDOIMexican Cent
4, 1OOlMex. Nat !.
300 do pr
/ 100 Nat. Biscuit
100 do pr
30OlNat. Lead 3.
200 do pr
2,1Nl Norfolk & W
do pr !.
Nor. Securitie
North AM. c
I, 1901 Northwestern
4 s, S0OlN. Y. Central
i N.Y.C. & st.
/ 2, S0Of Ontario & w.
O0[Pressed Steel
30O do pr
3OOl Pacific Mail
1094OOI Penn. r. r. /.
do rights
POOL Peoples Gas
II, 300 Reading
800 do list p1
do I'd pr
100 Repub. Steel
Il 800 do pr Il,
Rubber Good
do pr
20, 400 Rock Island
500 list. Z. & S.
do 1st p
70O do I'd pr
BOOST. L. & S.
3O0 do pr
56,SO9ISt. Paul ].
do pr
19,SO0j Southern Pa
3, 500 Southern Ry
2OOl do pr -.
!, 4, 0UOI Tenn. Coal s.
3,3OO|Texas & Pa
!. Third Az. ]
IT.. .. Il. s.
do pr
! 22i20Ol Union Pacific
!. 20o do pr ..
T,0OOlU. S. Leatht
], 200 do pr /.
1,2O0lU. s. Rubbt
S,400)U. S. Steel
l 8, 900 do pr /.
, ,2OOl Wabash
! 1890 do. pr :. !.
2,1O0(West. Union
7O0EWhee1. & L.
3 LOO do LIST pr
) 400 do I'd pr
500 Wisconsin G
i 300 do pr
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& SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK May e2.-cattle
receipts, 100: hogs. 2, 500. sssx ~ s
Hogs-5c lower. Sales: 4s, $50 lbs, Sc; 81, $50
lbs, $615: 65. 256 lbs, $3.50.
1925; beeyes. 1856 lbs. es beeves, $40
lbs 81. s5; 6 cows, 800 lbs. $2.75; 9 cows. 800
740 lbs $3. so: s. stockers. 500 lbs 81: 3 STOCK
ers, 40 lbs. $3.50; g. warnings. $50 lbs So: 9
yearlings, $40 lbs, So. 80; 8 yearIings $50 lbs,
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NEW YORK LEAD AND COPPER, May o..
Lead and copper quiet and unchanged
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Range Of July Wheat.
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT, MAY 81.

The following are the receipts and shipments
the principal primary wheat markets:
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official receipts for the past week are as I

Railroads entering the Yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western 2; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Panl. %
Minneapolis & Omaha, 10: Great Northern, 2;
Northern Pacific. &; 500 Line. 2. Total, 30
s Disposition Of stock Thursday, May 2l:3..
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CHICAGO .PK0UUCE,M May z2:-BHtter Steady;
CT eameries, 16d1 6hc; dairies, 15@1Sc.
Eggs--steady, at mark, cases included, 14@
II lac. e
Cheese New, weak; twins, 49, @11Ac;
daisies, s12 1ac; Young Americas, u 1ac.
Live Poultry--steady;; turkeys, 1O@12c; chick
ems, 121ac. III s5sgxs & t-5 Z. s5
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN. Nav 2

northwestern, SILT; southwestern, SLIP; Ma
SLIP; July, $1.44. Tmothy-May, $500. CT
ver-May, $11. 80. Barley-Cash, AZ 56c. M
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Major iridgcman's Trial.

HELENA, Aug. lO.--ln the United
States court suit has been com.
menced by the government against the
United States Fidelity X Guaranty
company of Baltimore to recover the
sum Of 3ll ,357 which Is the amount al.
legged to be the shortage OF NJ. l..
Bridgeman, formerly Indian agent at
the Fort Belknap reservation, against
whom a charge of embezzlement is now
pending ia the federal court. In the
complaint which was filed by United
States District Attorney Carl Rasch,
it is alleged that Bridgeman began
the duties of his Office as Indian agent
May ii, 1900 at which time he executed
bond for $780, with the United
States Fidelity X Guaranty company
as surety. On Apri. 30, 1902, when
Brid remau vas removed from his Of
flee, it is ;...esed that he had failed to
account for $40, 49O Of the government
money. An additional shortage of
s>b. i. alleged, which is due TO the
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Killed Mt Baseball Game.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. s-Four per-
sous are dead, at least Il are thought
to be fatally injured and fully $50
others are hurt, some seriously. as the
result of an accident which occurred
today at the Philadelphia National
league baseball park. A board walk
which overhung the field bleachers fell
to the street, carrying 200 spectators.
Nearly 100 persons received fractures
of the limbs, decorations of the head.
broken noses, conclusions of the head
and body, but their condition is not
serious. Two games were scheduled
between Boston and Philadelphia this
afternoon, and the attraction drew
more than 10000 persons TO the ball
napl,
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Wool Growers to Form Alliance.

BILLINGS, Aug. 6.-The prospects
are that all Of the woolgrowers' asso.
Citations of the state will in a short
time be merged into a society known
as the Woolgrowers' alliance. 1t is
possible also that the present orgaui.
cations may remain as independent
associations, and the members Of each
become members of the alliance. The
growers who are IN Billings this week
are holding meetings almost every
evening, at which no one is allowed
except bona fide wool producers. The
proceedings OF the meetings are also
kept strictly secret, but 1t has been
given out that the alliance has already
been formed here, and the object Of
the various meetings Is to initiate new
candid ates, as new men are coming in
daily. The alliance has for its oh.
ject the securing for the growers the
best possible conditions, both in the
care and shearing of sheep and the
sale OF wool.
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Fleeing From Floods.

TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. GA rainfall
OF three and one.half inches over this
territory after midnight has started
the Kaw River upward rapidly. Many
North Topeka citizens are alarmed by
the heavy raiufalls OF the past few
days, and the reports of rising tribu.
taries of the river to the west, aud are
packing up their valuables and pre-
pairing to flee to higher ground.
DENVER, Aug. Ga special from
Florence, COL, says: As a result Of
the heavy transform that prevailed in
this section last night railroad opera.
tors on both the Rio Grande and the
Santa Fe are crippled by washouts
and soft roadbeds. A wall of water
several feet deep came rushing down
Hard Scramble canyon this morning,
carrying away fully fifty feet OF the
bridge that spans the creek east of the
CITY.
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II Rained Chunks Of Ice.

DENVER, Aug. "details of the
storm which prevailed along the east.
ern slope of the Rocky mountains in
Colorado and southern Wyoming
show it to have been much more severe
than at first reported. In some sec.
tions the hail fall was unprecedented.
In the neighborhood OF Greeley and
Eaton, in the northern part of Colo.
RADIO, chunks of ice. measuring 10
some instances ten inches IN length,
fell and the damage wrought was i'm.
men>e. Sheep We're struck dead in the
corral and cattle and horses were Sc.
verely injured. Farmhouses and
barns were wrecked and crops utterly
wiped out.
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Low Assessment Of Millionaires.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 9.-James j. Hills
personal property, including stocks
and bonds. Is valued at only 1886, ,O9:1.
AT least this is the return Of his wealth
found onnss &c assessors books. His
stocks aud' bonds, valued a. SOC, 900,
hardly seem to bear out his reputed
position as the dominating spirit OF
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific railroads. as we'll as of the
Northern Securities Company.
A job OF cheap stuff, consisting OF
six horses, two COWS. two pianos, an
organ. eight watches and clocks and
one sewing machine and some gold
and silver plates Mr.. Hill lists at only
$lOU. His diamonds are valued at
$2l 900, while the household furnish.
ings are worth but $4,000.
BUTTE, Aug. "a message from
Phoenix, Ariz., is to the effect that
the board Of supervisors OF Yavapai
county has reduced the assessment on
Senator CIark's United Verde proper.
ty from s3.2OO,OO0 to $l,OOO,OOO. The
message stated that the property is
variously estimated to be worth from
$50, 900, 600 to slU0, ,OOO,O 600, and that
the board thus practically donates
Sll goo to the United Verde: that the
company is paying about half this
sum ae tax on its big mine.
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Would Solve Grasshopper Problem.

COLUMBUS, Aug. 10.-A Columbus
rancher thinks he has solved the grass.
hopper problem. He would import
thousands of turkeys, chickens, etc..
and turn them loose on the range, let.
ting them eat up the hoppers to their
hearts content. The few turkeys in
this vicinity have become fat to sutfo-
cation. They are burning the mid.
night oil stutfing themselves with
grasshoppers. A sufficient number Of
the birds, turned loose on the range,
might head off the hoppers, before
they have depuded the country.
BIG TIMBER, Aug. 1O.-The ravages
being made by the grasshoppers in
this section Of the state are becoming
too numerous and plain for any fur.
ther attempt at concealment. Ranch.
men from nearly all sections OF the
country have but one tale to tell In re.
gard to them, that of an unusually
large number Of the insects both ia
the valleys and on the range. Sever.
al instances have come to light within
the past two weeks where they have
done great damage to crops; this 10
especially true Of the country along
the Saltwater river and IL the Bridger
creek country, where the pests made
their appearance in the spring about
90 soon % the grass did. Here whole
helds Of grain have been sotally de.
stroysd or 80 injured that premature
harvesting has been made necessary
In order to save portion OF the crop
for fodder.
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A Big Blast Of "hlot Air. -

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. by this
time next year Rudolph NJ. Hunter ex-
poets to be converting silver into gold
at the rate Of tens Of thousands Of dol.
lars . day. The alchernist talked free.
~ OF hts prospects:
"Some time this fall," he said, "1
expect to build plant which will
cover halt square and cost $500, 600.
When this plant gets in working or.
der thousands upon thousands Of dol
lars worth OF gold can bs turned out
daily. Associated with me in this en-.
terprise are about two dozen of the
most prominent and conservative men
in this city. In the first place I am
not going to have my process patent
ed. Wealthy men could then go Off
to some other country where patent
laws could not be enforced and set up
plant. 1t would pay them to buy an
island and do it. The only safeguard
we have is to manufacture gold our.
selves without outside help. 1t can
readily be seen what calamity 1t would
be for the secret to become public
property. One dollars worth OF silver
becomes $40 worth of gold. The
dumping of an enormous output OF
gold upon the world might mean the
arrangement Of the entire economic
fabric,o
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failure OF the agent to account for
some OF the property belonging to the
agency.
BridReman was arrested over
year ago, after his accounts had been
checked over by department inspec.
tor. It 10 alleged that the vouchers
he returned to the department. were
false. instances being cited where In.
diane had signed vouchers for moneys
received for supplies when the Indiaas
under oath testified that they had not
received cent Of the money. Bridge.
man was indicted by the grand jury,
and his attorneys later fled pleas In
abatement. These were argued few
weeks ago and overruled BY Judge
Knowles. It 10 expected that Bridge.
man will be tried At the next term Of
the federal court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-08-12
THE pApAL CORONATION.
Imposing Ceremonies Witnessed By q
Great COncOurse Of People.

ROME, Aug. 8.-The ceremony of the
coronation OF Pope Plus x. took place
today in the basilica Of St. Peters in
the presence Of the princes and high
dignitariess Of the church, diplomats
and Roman mobiles, and with all the
solemnity and splendor associated
with this, the most magnificent rite In
the Roman Catholic church. As Car.
dinal Macchi, dean OF the cardinal
deacons, placed the triple crown on
the head of the venerable pontiff, the
throng Of 10000 persons gathered with.
in the cathedral burst out with re-
strained acclama:ions, the choir in.
toned hymn of triumph and the bells
OF Rome rang out joyful peal.
1t is s. years since Romans and Eu.
rope assisted at such function as
was held in St. Peters today. The
great basilica, popularity supposed
never to have been quite full, was over.
flowing with humanity. The papal
throne, bewildering mixture Of gold,
red and silver, was erected in front OF
the high altar. As, contrary to Gus
tom in these ceremonies, there were
no galleries, the basilica bore more of
its normal aspect. On the altar,
which was dressed in white, stood the
famous silver gilt candle-sticks and
magnificent crucitix. All the avail.
able standing space within the cathe-
dral was divided into sections by
wooden barriers. which to certain
extent kept the vast crowd in order.