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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-To-day's statement
OF the treasury balances IN o the general fund
the division Of redemption, shows: Available
cash bs ala s: SPA gold SOL oa7 SS3
United III STATES n1tss
bank notes. a SIS AS total receipts this day day.
s2o27. 1872 total receipts this mont sas sol $685.
lures this month $40 SO 900; total expenditures
b ta1a yeet ft 6s 49, M oep0s''s n'''0n'
s LONDON, Feb. 2O.-The amount Of bullion
day BE Mas Ss2 F eGe 2Excnange on London 20
ae Pigs for checks Dse1pnt bi
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. This weeks bank state;
ment is another record breaker the grand total
specie item also exceeds all previous records
With a grand total Of s213. 6o6, zoo. while the
to s2s4. 513.ooo - 80 ,
ST PAUL, Feb. 2o.-Bank clearings to-day,
ay New York eacbanee ssiling
rate, S5c premium; buying rate, 15c discount:
doenmentary exchange, s.. s2A
nal; no loans Time loans easy; sixty and
ninety days. $685. per cent; six months, 4@41f
ii PARIS. Feb 2o--Three per cent rentes. SO
francs 80 confines for the account.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-Close: Prime mer-
camille paper, 4A@5A per CENTS sterling ex:
change firm. with actual business in bankers
bills ut $4.s6@4. rs for demand, and at 81 So
M4S3.25 for sixty-day bills. Posted rates,
81. S2H W4.S2A. Bar silver. SIC; Mexican dol
lars, 43c. Government bonds strong; railroad
bonds Irregular.
NEW YoRAK. Feb. 2o.-The statement of ay-
erages of the clearing house banks of the city
for the week shows: Loans 1904 430 800. decrease
So, 131. 100: deposits S1.02S.O25, 600. increase
ST. $50 100; circulation $40 51 600 decrease $3.50.
900; legal tenders xTO.9O6. 300. decrease $414.-
1900 specie $21 3. 806 100. increase 81 95g 2O0 re-
serve $2s4 518.0oo. increase .54A 400: reserve
required $257 COG, 400 increase $411 ,02J: surplus
$25 506, 600, increase $7,127,375; except United
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CLOSING STEADY
ON WALL STREET
STOCKS BOUGHT ON SMALL OPEN
ING CONCESSIONS.
pected Increase in Reserves Coupled
with Substantial Loan Contraction
"Details Of the Days Proceedings.

New York, Feb. 2o.Light selling
in the opening deals In stocks
to-day carried prices minor frac-
parity. The dealings were all dis
tributed, but not on a large scale.
Reading first preferred lost a point
and Anaconda 1h. Pullman dropped
points on sale.
Stocks were bought on the small
opening concessions, and the more inn
portant leaders made up their declines.
notably Amalgamated, which touched
467.. The demand hattened out on
the rally. Toledo, st. Louis & West
ern lost tx, Central of New Jersey
IN, Rock Island preferred IN, and
Denver & Rio Grande, Nashville,
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis and
Consolidated Gas /.
Pressure upon Rock Island carried
it down l.. and carried the general list
back to the lowest. The market
steadied on the bank statement, the
expected increase in reserves being
coupled with substantial loan con-
traction. Consolidated Gas and New
Haven fell 2, and Erie second pre-
ferred IN. Toledo, st. Louis & West
ern rallied IN. The closing was about
steady.
Watson 8 Co., brokers, Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis:
Closing figures are bid:
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Prices general l5c higher. hecelpts lsnt.
range, s4.so@5so. Bulk, s5@515 Light am. and
$3.50 to $4.95: good. light and desirable mixel
heavy , hogs from $500 to $3.50: Sales:
Hogs-61, 26O lbs, $3.50; A, 253 lbs. $oe3:
2Se lbs S55 81 2s9 lbs $s sa lbs loi U.s.
50, 1853 lbs, $3.50; 1o3, l57 lbs $4.s5; Y, k'o
lbs. $780,
Pigs and L. 1es lbs 81 -; e. ,ns
1925; 1, 43O lbs $1.75.
CATrLE-Receipts light No change in prices
from yesterday on any kinds Yards are well
cleared. Common to medium killing steers are
selling steady with week ago. Good beeves and
all grades of COW stuff strong and active. Prices
on other cattle unchanged from week ago.
Butcher Cows and Heifers-2 h. and $. $40 lbs
So: 2, 96O lbs, $3.50.
Cutters and Canners-3 n. and s., 400 lbs,
$225. -
STOCK se and Feeding Steers. e13 lbs, So; 2.
$50 lbs. $3.50. ~
M eoTs sh Good of
and lambs Arm to stronger; Others steady,
are selling 1O@25c higher; good lambs strong
to Zoe higher and common to medium grades
Of both sheep and lambs steady Sales: :.
$3.50; 81 lambs, 10 lbs 500; ewes 16o lbs,
! Sc. so: 129 western ewes, 1O4 lbs, $40; ewes,
i22 lbs, 1925; buck. 100 lbs, $2.75.
J. Fenton, Cakes, n D.; ". II. Watts, Grover.
n. D.; p. Barnes, Engelvale, n. D.: Albee Bros.
New Richmond, Wis; Dawald & Hoban. Water
Wis; D. II. Freeman, ST. Cloud: j. NJ. Ho
gan Benson; Berge & Lawrence, Maynard: G.
R@an Belle He:ke Gn Bis
Stone City, S. D.; Hector Hardware Co., Hec-
tor; J. e. Morrison. Prior Lake; Johnson ; Hard
kroy Hsy
Wis.
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NEW YORK COTTON. Feb. ao.-Tb

NEW YORK COTTON Feb 2o-The cotton
market opened steady at decline of 5@1e
with disa appointing receipts Estimated receipts
for the day were light, however the visible sup
ply started a bullish Interpretation and there
seemed no special pressure to sell so that when
the local bull leader began buying May and
little over Yesterdays finals. Following this the
market ruled very quiet and practically feature
Estimated receipts TO cotton at the ports to-.
day 10000 bales, against 14,756 last week and
%, 7n5 last year.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling uplands.
1850: middling gulf, 14.75c; sales, 2O3 bales.
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heifers. s2@4.75; Gamers. s1.eo@2eo; bulls.
$2@4.5o; calves. $3.5O@7.50.
Hogs-Receipts to-day 10 900; Monday. 4s 600;
5@10c higher. Mixed and butchers, S5.15@5.5e;
s5.1O@54o; light, $4.65@5.2o; bulk OF sales.
SIS. 15@5.40.
sheep-Receipts 1000; sheep and lambs
to choice mixed, $3.50@4.25; western sheep,
s4.2o@5.1o: native lambs, $4@5.75; western
lambs, $4@5.
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THE FLOUR MARKET
PRICES UP AGAIN ON pATENTs-soME
BUSINESS DOING

All -four prices are up again and 1nillers say
with the other advances that have been made
recently, makes prices well above the highest
pend upon wheat At present there is fair
business Iepor 1H ~, notwithstanding the high
ers say there are some orders coming in con-
stantly.
The outward movement is satisfactory
First patents are quoted at S.. 2Ol5. 80; second
patents, St. 10@5.2O; first clears $3.7o@3. 80;
second clears, $2.70@2.sO; car lots In wood,
in Minneapolis. sss-s
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CHICAGO PROVISIONS, Feb. 2o-Provisonx
were, stronger on smaller receipts Of hogs and
higher prices at the yards. The features in
trading was the active investment demand and
covering by shorts: May pork opened 121a q
171hc higher, at $15.T0@15.75. The price weak
ened momentarily, going back to s15. so. but soon
regained all. the loss. May lard opened 21a@5c
higher, at $792@7.95, and sold upss1ater to
$7.97lh. Ribs We're up 121ac at the start OPEN
ing at 81 So, but eased off to $3.50.
Pork-May, $685.; July. IS.
Lard-May, $500; July, $S.l71a.
Ribs-May, $7.721a July, s7.s21a.
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GHA1N IN REGULAR 1ocA1 E1rvAToRs
CHICAGO GRAIN
BULLS CONTINUE CONTROL OF WHEAT
CORN AND OATS EASIER.

Chicago. Feb. 2o:-;-Trading In. the wheat pit
Mas hs se Of ssesdays bqish
and an the market somewhat cratic. The price Of
the May delivery continued on its upward flight,
srk aas 5.
rb shed on the opening sales price being
cables WERE as Mainly asSS
dos the initial advance There was heavy lqqi
sold ii from s1o4 to .ue IKE Rsc1 principal
10 long 9nered July freely and that option declined
week Sas and nd 2ss cars a year ago. =,
when never ceased or abated from the opening
OF tne session until the gong announce dts close.
day the any
war began-there were no varying degrees of lii
teasity in the excitement which reigned, and the
sion every minute Of the session. Armour, who
Tor months has been the undisputed monarch of
ssn or bugSs S sre Of
two demanded by the professionals, or outside
tr tt5s - imnaed with that
aet became stronger than before: shorts were
IL holiday on Monday ashngtons birt hs
Offerings were exceedingly light and before any
Of s t. e. occurring betwes sales Juiy
and July to 94Nc. The close was Strong with
t ADVANCE gain Of th at ss5{ Of Sc
Close: Wheat-May, 81. o5A July, 95$c, old
1sse ssS SsRts%sts rs s9H No. a red
$d@los; No: hard, 95@$1, O0;.. No. s hard
S k1 northern s2@s IS northern
me market hesitated somewhat at thu. out
Of at their suf ns BY leaps lam an
OPENING af'f e SnSa sReea f searns
$1.o7 or over e above tie Close last night.
able liquidation Of corn and with only a scat
tered demand the market developed an easie
tone tom The opening was strong higher cable
AK $Es t. %$i$ @s ssissss, It $4Se s.
Of 60 corn for sale and the demand was 500;
option Declined % asn xhis May g
on to- &C.. Local receipts were 2S8 cars, non
of contract grade. *, -szs4
wheat. There was improved demand TO
July and that option sold up to ssh @55%c
on liberal liquidation, but the close was stron
%ttb ,h May g,v up %@Me at 5eN a57c July
Close: Corn-February. 5sNc; May. seA @57c
Cash GorneDSo. 5. 4sa2 s@44hc; No. 4, 41a
Selling by local holders caused oats to rul
steady after opening frmness. May Opene
unchanged to W.. higher, at 45h @45hc. o.
a good general demand the price advanced t
4SAc, but later declined again to 45Nc. Loca
! Receipts were 1857 cars
Close OatszFebruary 42Ac; July 41Ac
September, &c.
.d Cash es1e G xssia t9 Nsaf
The following was the range Of prices for Of oi
opening %ss't w %f s: 5 @s44 sS ssPs
Lowest .... 1.O2& 93h ssh
Close
To-day, -. 1.o5M 95% @9e 9oM
Yesterday .z1.O2% 93K SS5a
Year ago Tx 735s
The following was the range of prices for ne
delivery: BIS a
9gsp &ss''- MAY: 's' Sss $50 SSRt;
Highest ........ 96 80
Lowest ......... ......., OK S71k
Close
To-day ...:.... ........ 951s S9s4
C0rn--
Opening S......... 56A @h 54MMA 535s a
Highest ........ 57A 5,H - ....
Lowest 55A s543s
Close
7 To-day 66B @57 So $50 541S
Yesterday 56k 81 54hM5s 1884,
Year ago 45k ~ ;441h ......
Oats
GPsPisF 1905 ~ 4essH H 1850 $h
I Lowest ......... 451s 4UE 35X
Close
To-day. 45B AIS 81
Yesterday 45k 4O3s 35M
i Year ago B..... 35A@T 33H@A .......
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sTATE GRAIN INspEcrroN.

Inspected Observation-Disclosures Northern
No. northern, 9; No. 2 northern, 10; No. 3,
2; rejected, 3.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul-No 2 north
Minneapolis & st. Louis-No. northern, L;
No. northern, =; No: 8. o; no grade, 1.
70; No. 5. 2; rejected, 2; no grade, 1.
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MANITOBA MAY AT $1.O5
Great Excitement OH 'Ohange-Spot
Near Dollar Mark.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 20.-Great ex-
element prevailed in the option mar
ket this morning when it was thought
cash wheat would reach the dollar
mark 1t went as high as 99B cents
and closed at a cent lower. May closed
at $1.O5B and July at $1.06. It is pre-
dicted that the dollar mark will be
passed for spot wheat on Monday, ow-
ing to shortage Of local mills.
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60: 1eS dbs; $3.50; a. $50 lbs. IS; %, $50 lbs
Cattle-Unchanged. Sales: 10 beeves $50
lbs $780,; ), 12so, sS,so; 4. 1;aoo, s4s5;
cows, 800 lbs, $3.50; 9, $50 lbs, 49, 4. 1,04O lbs
S34O: stockers 7S0 lbs, 50. 10; g. $50 lbs, $685.
4. 1,O4O lbs, $40; yearlings, $50 lbs, $2.55;
Z, $40 lbs, $3.15; 2, $50 lbs, $3.50.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Feb. 2o.-Cattle-
Receipts 200 nominal. Good to prime steers.
81 .9O0l5. poor to medium. $4,000. so; stock
ers and feeders, $2.50a4.15; cows, $1.69M4;
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u1nw.v 1Iopsr MApxEr Mirneso+a from

MIDWAY HORSE MARKET, Minnesota Trans
fer, st. Paul. Feb. 2o.-Barrett & Zimmerman
with out-of- town as we'll as city demands for
farm horses and general-purpose horses of a
larger volume than heretofore this ses{on.
Values: Drafters, extra, s1s5@$21O: drafters.
choice, .$160@1s5; drafters, common to good,
mares, choice, s115@145; farm mares, common
to good, $9O@$115.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Fep 2o.-Close-
Wheat May, &c higher DOC: July. s4@s4Kc;s
cash No. 2 hard, 9s@95c; No..3. SS@92c;; No. 2
mixed. 441ac; No. 2 white. 451ac: No. 8, 45c.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Feb. 2O.-May wheat opened
at 99ssc, sold up early to 81 and rested
while, but in fifteen minutes it hit $1.Ol and
held above it all day. The close was strong
at $1.O1h, an advance of &c for the day. Trad
ing was large and excited, but there was little
wheat to come out. Macaroni wheat was up
store here has all been cornered in the past
few days and Is held by one house. Flax was
S1.19A and closed strong at $1.1e Receipts:
Wheat, 46 cars; fax. 26 oats. Y; rye, 4; bar
Mhea IT f,a Ssf oa barley
Close: Wheat-Cash No. 1 hard, $1.03; No.
/ northern, s1.01A; No. 2 northern, SOC; May,
81 .O1 ": July, $1.O1H; September, 9OBc; maca-
roni, Ss@ SOC. Flax-Cash, 81 Icy; May, SLID;
September ant October, 81 20. OatsA2Bc.
Rye-65c. :.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb. 20
F1our-Sa1es. 5000 brls; continued firm but
quiet at last nights prices; Minnesota patents.
$5@5.4O: winter strsights. s475@5: Minnesota
bakers. $4@4:35 winter extras. So 50@3.75: win
ter low grades $3.1513.55. Buckwheat Flour
Dull: s26l2.1O. .Wneat-sa1es, 100000 bu; opened
steady and later ruled Irregular; cables were
this there. was a large amount of profit taking
and trade was of holiday diameter: May.
31k @91Mc. Rye-Firm; state and Jersey. esq
CSC; No; western; 72lsc. Q b atoat. Corn
Salcs. SO, 900 b,l: steady on the good cables and
fair number Of buying orders. but later eased
off under realizing; May, 81 1s@61 SIC; July, 6OA
E@60Ac. Oats-Nonina1.
Close: Wheat-May. 81 "a: July. 99sac: Sep
TENDER. 95c. Corn-May, 6ls4c; July, 6o1ac.
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THE CASH TRADE
RYE CLOSES HIGHER THAN EvER-CoRN
AND OATS UP,

.FLAX-Fair demand at early prices, steady
with yesterday to fraction higher
Minneapolis received II cars, against II last
year, aud shipped %. Duluth received &c cars.
Closing Prlces-Minneapolis. cash, $1.16A !;
to arrive, $1.16A; February, $1.16; May, $1.1S.
y CORN-Receipts, Is cars; shipments cars.
No. yellow closed at 45c.
zOATS-No 8 white closed at ii nc. Receipts,
SO cars; shipments, IL
FEED AND MEAL-Coarse meal and
cracked corn in Sacks sacks extra, $16.75; No.
/ ground feed % corn and 1-S oats 90-lb sacks.
sacks extra. $17.75; No. ground feed, u corn
and ~ oats, 75-lb sacks, sacks extra, $1S.75;
No. 8 ground feed, Is corn and % oats. $19.75
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reversed this morn
ing and bran is higher. The market is strong
and demand very good. Bran in bulk, $15. so
1875: shorts, $15.25@155O; middlings, $17.2i
$50; red dog, $3.50; all f. o. b. in Mime
apolis in iOO-lb sacks, $3.50 per ton addi
Honal in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton additional
Shipments, 1852 TONS
BARLEY-Feed grades are reported at 500
43c; mailing grades, 44@54c. Receipts, il
cars; shipments, "a cars.
RYE-still another advance. Sensational
strength in rye and prices for No. on rang,
from &c to zoe. Keen demand for all the goot
stuff No. 2 closed at 691ac. Receipts, l.
cars; shipments, 10 cars
othy. choice, $9.5o@1o5O; timothy, No. l, SOC
grade ss@7; clover $e@7.5o; upland, choice
Ja1T: midland $5.5O@65o; slough. 81. 5o straw
Wheat and oat. $3.50; rye straw, $5@6. Re
ceipts lis tons; shipments, 10 tons.
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NEW YORK PROVISIONS, Feb. ao-Beef-
Steady. Pork-Steady; mess, $15.5OM17. Lard
Firm; prime western steam, IS.
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No. 2 oats. 1 car. mixed

No. 8 oats, 1 car, mixed ........ Al
No grade oats, car Observation-Disclosures. 40
No. rye, 2 cars ..................... 10
No. rye, car Observation-Disclosures. .64
No. rye car ........................ .6S
No grade rye 1 car ................. .65
No. barley, 1 car OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .43.
No. barley, car .................... 1914
No. 5 barley, car Observation-Disclosures. 40
NO. barley, car Al
No grade barley, l car ................ 1914
NO. TAX, car ....................:1 .16h
No. hax, z cars .......... 1.16A
Rejected TAX, cars ................. 114N
Flax part car 114N
Speltz, 1 car ................. rs
Winter Wheat.
No. 2, l car ................. .96
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Railroads entering the yards reported recelpts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Minneapolis & st. Louis 2; Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha, ~ Great Northern tn s
Central, /; Northern Pacific, 4; total, 81.
Disposition of stock Friday, Feb. 10:
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PUTS AND CALLS,

PUTS AND CALLS.
1:2o o'clock report:
Puts-May wheat, 99ks.
Calls--May wheat, $107%.
Curb--bIay wheat. 81. 021a.
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RANGE OF 6OC
IN HOG PRICES
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK SHOW A
MODERATE DECREASE.
Cattle Receipts Very Light and the
Quality Not Especially Good
Sheep Receipts also Drop Off Con-
siderably and the Week Closes
With Mutton Prices From 1Oc to
25c Higher.

South st. Paul, Feb. 20.-Receipts
of cattle here this week total about
2,40O, compared with 2,O13 last week
and 22,151 the same week last year.
This weeks calf receipts total about
375, against BOZ last week and 557 the
like week last year. The market on
common and half fat killing steers,
which have made up the bulk of the
beef cattle receipts at all markets this
week, has been unsatisfactory. While
prices on the above kinds have held
about steady, trading has been slow
and results, as a rule, not pleasing
to shippers. On the other hand.
good fat beef cattle and all grades
of COW stuff have been in strong de-
mand and prices have ruled stronger.
Bulls have held fully steady and veal
calves are about steady with a week
ago. Good mich COWS and springers
have found a satisfactory demand at
fully steady prices but common
kinds are still selling largely to can
ner buyers at Gamer prices. Stock
and feeding steers have been quiet
at about last weeks prices. Light
stockers, weighing from 900 pounds
down, continue very slow.
Hogs-There were about 1873 hogs
received here this week compared with
24,810 the preceding week and 1876
the same week last year. The demand
has been very strong for good medium
and heavyweight hogs and prices on
such at the close of Fridays trading
show an advance Of fully SC over the
close Of last week. Light hogs have
been Disseminated against and are
barely steady with a week ago. The
demand is particularly urgent for hogs
weighing 800 pounds and better and
the heavier and better they are the
higher prices they are commanding.
There is a range of about soc between
the values Of choice heavies and COM
mon lights.
Sheep-Local sheep receipts this
week were about 10000 compared
with 2O,8O7 last week and 1927 the
same week last year. The market
closes the week with choice mutton
sheep selling at an advance of from
10c to Csc over last weeks closing.
The demand, however, has been very
poor for common and medium sheep
and lambs and prices have shown no
| Improvement on these kinds. Sales
during the week include choice west
ern fed ewes up to $3.50, choice Weth-
ers at $4.10 and yearling wethers as
high as IS.
Choice lambs are quotable around
~ Estimated receipts at the Union Stock Yard
to-day: Cattle, e5; calves. 10; hogs, 2'2oo
shssp 2 3oGGps table shows the receipts from
Jan: l, 1904 to date, as compared with the sam
o:yss HES g snsfR ss
1858 1865 :: 1852 1852 s,iss i$759s 1882 sS5
4 bss SIS lis A'n! 94'ssi o. o.
The following table shows the receipts thu Az
far in FEBRUARY e,bg as compared with the same pc
sSa St ca9ges Ses see q gs
4 fvc -. '.ooo Aoo 1922 S'sa Is
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MONEY REPORTS

Total sales, III, 100.
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-09-07
For Single Statehood.

The Santa Fe New Mexican of a re- cent date contains lengthy interview with Hon. Robert k. Morrison of Prescott, who was the republican can- didate for delegate to congress two years ago. He is quoted by the New Mexican as being nnreservedly for single statehood-for Arizona as well as for New Mexico. Regarding this question Mir. Morrison said in part:
 q have never yet heard what l be- lieve :o be valid suggestion as to why New Mexico and Arizona should be joined and made into one state. In 1863, what is now the great Territory of Arizona, was part of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. That was 40 years ago. At that time it was con- sidered wise to establish new terri tory, which was named Arizona. The strong, sturdy pioneers of the early sixties penetrated into Arizona and wrested that country from the Red Skins. The people of Arizona are proud of the Territory, and justly so, because during tbese years they have built up splendid industries. They have great mining industries and capi- tai and labor have developed some of the finest copper deposits in the world. It might bc well to mention among others the great United Verde in Yava- pal County, near Prescott, and the wonderful copper mines of Bisbcc, Clifton and Globe, to say nothing of the famous gold mines scattered over the Territory, the Congress, Little Jesse, King of Arizona, Tomb Stone, Common Wealth, and others too mum erous to mention. and which produce millions of dollars each year."
The Arizona sentinel., 1904-09-07
Hundreds of Indian Skulls Washed
 Out With Placer Gold.

Grants Pass, Ore, Aug. 30.-SkuHs by the hundreds are being washed out by the hydraulic giants on the placer property of the Gallice Consolidated Mining company near here. The con- cern recently purchased a tract of gravel on the bank of Rogue river and has just completed ditch to it. In prospecting the bar an old Indian bury ing ground was uncovered and up to date at least 400 skulls and a corres- bonding number of bones have been washed out.
 The gravel was the scene of one of the closing battles of the Rogue river war and the bodies of the Indians killed at that time are among the find. The major portion of them, however, are much older than those buried in the sos and were probably in the ground when Lewis and Clark visited the coast. Arrow heads and old Indian jewelry are found in tfte graves. The ground is rich in gold and the company will work it next year, an elevator being put in place for that purpose.