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GO TO NORFOLK.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. WaddelI, Jr., Will
Reside in Norfolk in Future.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Waddell, Jr.,
left Yesterday morning for Norfolk, Va.
where they will reside in the future.
Mr.. Wadde1 is to be employed by Mes
lsrs. VIM. sloane & Co., as bookkeeper
and cashier of their mills. the Chesa-
,peake knitting Mills and the Elizabeth
knitting Mills.
Tt was with great regret that Mr.. and
Mrs. Waddells friends in this city
gave them up. In Mr.. Waddell the
lMessrs sloane and Company secure a
most competent bookkeeper and we
ihope that he may find his work and
Inew home pleasant
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NAVAL STORES

New York, December I7.1Turpentine
firm at 81 to 51h. Rosin quiet: strain
ed, common to o $3.50 To s22h.
Savannah, December T.-Turpentine
firm at 49,; receipts Al casks; sales
279 casks; shipments Alb casks. Rosin
firm; receipts 1889 barrels; sales 1924
barrels; shipments 37 barrels. Quote:
A B c, s247h; d. $50; E $252h: F.
s2-5S: G, $3.50: III. s2.75: i. $3-25; K. 400.
NJ, $40; ", $3.50; w @, $475; W W.
s5.15.
Charleston. December r.Turpent:re
and rosin othing doing
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Miles Will be Detailed for Service on
DOuoIas' Staff.

Washington, December 17.-Governor-
elect Douglas of Massachusetts,, recent
~ wrote Secretary Of War Taft asking
him if he would detail Lieutenant Cen
eral Miles for the governors staff, If
he should make the request after his in
auguration. Secretary Taft replied 20
Governor Douglass today, stating that
by direction of the President ne would
make the detail when requested 10
do so.
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New York. December. i7.-PTime mer-
camille paper 4 - AZ per cent SseT-
ling exchange strong with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills 81 s4-S.0 FOR de-
mand and at A.A.So to s4A.S for six
~ day bills. Posted rates A.Si4 and
Sass. Commercial hills si-S4 to SASH.
Bar oliver CO.'S. Mexican dollars 4sk.
Monsy on call nominal. No loans. Time
loans easy; sixty days. 80 days and six
months ga to 81 Per cent.
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RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York, December T.-Receipts Of
cotton at the ports today 5000 bales
against $3.50 last week and "a, IS4 asst
year. For the week 100000 bales against
32S. sos last week and 30f oil last year.
Today's receipts az New Orleans S,1oo
bales, against 14,1s0 last ear. and al
Houston e,924 baies aginst 12,056 last
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Contracts Awarded for New War YES
sells.

Washington, December 1.7-Secreta-
ry Morton today approved the recon-
mendation of the naval board on con-
struction for the award of the contract
for the construction of the armored
cruisers Montana and North Carolina
to the Newport News Shipbuilding
Company at its bid of $3.50, 600 for each
vessel and the contract for the con-
struction of the battleship New Hanp-
shire to the New York Shipbulding
Company, at its bid Of sS,74S,000.
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RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
PRODUCE

SALT-Prices car load lots-l00 lbs
c. F. Csc; 2C0 lib c. T. 79c; 200 lbs
T. r. Soc. Less than car LOAD lots-l09
lbs c. E., 43c, burlaps; 45c burlaps II
cotton sacks; 200 lbs C. F. in cotton
sacks, sec; 200 lbs F. F. s1.05.
DRY SALTED SIDES-A t07%.
SUTTKE-27 to SOC.
COFFEE-Sk to lie.
FLOUR-Straights 1915; second pat
ents S6.25: full patents $780,.
4SI:.ASSIES-S. House IA: New Or.
-,.s Er;Ehts % 20 25: Porte Rico 50:
..ba ~.
SUGAR-Granulated $3.50; w. C. Y.
No. 5 1920; No. ! $50; No. 9 $780,;
No. IL, $3.50
LARD-CT!erce Bas:s) Pure SIS cents;
compound Ga cents.
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Mr.. Mortimer Brooks on the Road to
RacOyery.

Raleigh, N. c., December 17.-H. Nor
timer Brooks, of New York, who was
accidentally wounded on a hunting ex-
petition near Pittsboro, this state. re-
Gently, "a so far recovered from his
injuries as to be able to sit up. He VIII
leave Pittsboro next Monday on a spe-
cial train for New York. DR.. Hubert
4Royster Of this city, who has been his
attending physician since the accident,
viii accompany him north.
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If the railroad commission would o
fer a favor that would be appreciated
by the public 1t should make the trains
come in on time.-Durham Herald.
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The fact that democratic senators
could make trouble for them was per-
haps one OF the things that republican
-Dus lam Herald.
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CIosING oE COTTON.

New York. December 17-@Cotton fu-
lures closed steady. December 7.5S; jan
uary 7.61: February 7.70: March $50;
April 7.T; May 1888; June 7-sS; July
Spot closed quiet. Middling uplands
S.O4; August sos; October 7.8.
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Safe Of the Utaw. Ala, Post Office
Robbed

Nashville. Tenn, December ia spt-
cial from Utaw, Ala. says that the safe
n the postoffIce at that place was
cracksmen and stamps and money &c
the amount OF fifteen hundred dollars
were taken.
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lWILMIEcJOs mARKsTS
Saturday. December Il,

COTTON-Nominai-
Same day last year-QuIet at lac-
Receipts OF cotton today-144 baiss
Receipts same day last year-1.sso
bales
Receipts OF the season to date-25e. rs
bales.
Receipts OF last season to same date
Z1s,33s bales.
S1ral STORES.
SPIRITS OF TCRRENTINE-
Firm at f7%.
ROSIN-Quiet AT $40.
TAR-Firm al $1.60.
CRUDE TURPENTTNE-Firm: hard
$3.50; DIP $3.50: virgin $3.50.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
2 casks spirits ~turpentine.
Ii barrels rosin:
80 barrels tar;
As barrels crude ~turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR
"a casks spirits turpentine;
p barrels roSin:
81 barrels tar:
15S barrels crude ~turpentine.
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non.
.-The
as call
-,u
Hhe Oh
into con-
the leeis-
N
committee
iitted at said
{ Hall 7
u
han Of the board
Ers, an extensive
InS SOuINeIH
offers to donate
he site of the pro-
for negro youth,
bn, colored, superin-
Fey-Bailley Silk mills,
hover in the reforma-
tesses qualification at
thinks the site offered
The way seems now to
-
Establishment of the re-
Pore the next legislature.
|on the question OF a stock
Yeld on the 18th OF January
t of Quewhif1e township
les the town of Raeford.
(. Patterson writes an en-
letter to Mr.. F. r. Rose, sec
the chamber Of commerce,
ara to the passage OF the Dill
lnlic building for FayetteVilie.
simmons and Hon. Charles X;
ai'o Pleuse thiheINeS ~ w al
= no.nr
Sopo 20
OoU ~
bnany and ~ D., So c.
oradi.or. 90 ~ nocooohu ~,
Ca1r1 I;nr 1nIno]rH NJ.
$500 - 80 - - -
chambers ar Tuubarton bv Iudga
MCNEIL. In consequence of complaints
filled, III. L. Cook. of this city. was an
\ eOinted temporary receiver. with bond
liked at $4,000. which he rendered YES
tefday. and which was approved by the
clerk of the court. The McGeachv Com
pany had made an honest. bona fde
sol, .. rLc E--,rr- IT, -
] Company. but it is learned that they
will make no opposition to the tempor-
arg reccivership. Messrs. McGeachy
and Alex. Brown are very popular
yOUnS business men, and ii is hoped
that their difficulties are only temporary.
An Interstate convention is to be
held at Columbia. 8. c.. on the 2Sth in
slant, and the president of the hambe
of of that city writes the
chamhsptSelerates
lTS~pkeet Of tho conyention the
nromotinn of ;nIond watarNwsvs~
hanoue+ NJ the CoIumbio uo+o, viii ~
+araoroa - a. uonabon. 80 49, aon
vnn+ion dnring its sassions
"llsn'' SERVING d seillenGs
oii Sas. onno 49,
49, - - SI+
Inc Gill; L 80
was caught - DPNr'
Shah ana Pate' ana placeN - 49,
HleV- 1. "A. Shoot anu IdHhlIy lell yes
leruay 1or DurnaIn' where MI ohlool
enters on the pastorate OF MAIN street
-Metnodlst cnurcn. fayette'AIe peopIe
part with them Win deep regret oh
Thursday Mrs. J. l.. GIBSON entertaih-
ed the Ladies Aid society OF hay street
Methodist churcn' d Plesdht Aeature
of which was the presentation 10 MIS-.
Smoot OF a. Service OF sN"er, as a part
ing gift of love and esteem, the presen-
tation being very gracefully mace py
Mrs. NJ. ]. Pemberton-
Rev. D. H. Tuttle and family arrived
last evening, Mr.. Tuttle being the new
QultS ais O
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THE LIyERPoOL IF

Liverpool, December Ill p. mL-
Cotton.@Spot quiet: prices 4 points
higher. American middling fair at A.
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PRODUCE.

PEANUTS-North Carolina Prime
S0QS5; Extra Prime 90@95; Fancy 81;
REESWAX-25 to 27h.
COEN-62hQ65.
CORN MEAL~63@65.
EGGS+24c.
TURkEYS-Oive), 15c; dressed. 2ec.
CHICKENS-Hens % to 80; spriag
Is to % cents.
BEEF to 3 cents.
N. c.. Bacon-Hams ODD 15c; shout
ders IL to lie: sides IL to 11kc.
SWEET POTATOES-50. +.
SHISGLES-Per LOCO: 6-inch saps
$500: 5-inch hearts $500: 6-inch saps
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STOCKS AND BONDS.
Quotations on local securities fur.
nished by Hugh MacRae & Co.
Stocks.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Chicago, December 1.-THE leading
futures ranged as follows:
Open High Low Closa.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
CASE TRIED THREE
TIMES WITHIN A YEAR
Catherine Bow Suit Is Again in Hands
of Federal Jury

In contradiction to the accepted be-
lief in the slowness of the machinery
of the courts, the suit of Catherine
Bow against the Gamosi Glove COM
pany, for $4,000 damages for injuries
in being struck by a falling umbrella
sign, has been tried in the United
States circuit court three times within
year.
The third trial was practically COM
pleted yesterday, when at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon the case was given to the
jury by Judge William Lochren. In
structions were given to the jury to
return a sealed verdict, if it should be
able to agree, and Judge Loehren adj
journed the term of court. The Cath
crime Bow case was the last of the jury
cases, and the court will hear the court
cases at his own convenience in cham
bers. At the first trial of the case.
held in January, the jury disagreed.
The jury at the second trial, held in
July, found a verdict for the plain
tiff for $4,000, but the court set aside
the award as being excessive. The
third trial has been on in the federal
court for some days.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
STATE INSTITUTIONS
TO DIVIDE BIG FUND
Early Land Grant Will Be Worth
Several Millions of
Dollars

The inquiry started by the state nor
NAL board as to the status of land
grant to the Winona, Mankato and ST.
Cloud normal schools, in 1865, and
which, it is claimed, has never yielded
results to the institutions intended to
be benefited, has resulted in a showing
of large area of swamp land and
more than half a million of dollars
to the credit of the fund.
According to the books of the state
auditors Office, it appears that a total
of $4,000 acres are to the credit of the
three normal schools and other state
institutions in existence at the time the
grant was made A hundred thousand
acres were set apart for the insane
asylum, the school for the deaf and
dumb and the state prison, and $4,000
acres to each of the normal schools, at
Winona, Mankato and st. Claud, by the
terms of a land grant by the legisla-
ture of Feb, 13, 1865. Since the grant
was made two additional asylums have
been established and three hospitals
have been created for the insane. Two
normal, schools, those at Moorhead and
Duluth have been established, and the
ST. Cloud reformatory and the Red
Wing training school have been added
to the penal institutions of the state.
The purpose of the legislative grant
was undoubtedly to aid the state in
stitutions, and according to State Au-
ditor Iverson, it is probable that legis-
lative action will be necessary to ap-
portion the proceeds of the land grant
among the institutions now in exist
ence. Included in the grant of 1865 is
one efghty-acre tract of iron1and on
the Mesabi range, estimated to be
worth, at the present time, $3,000,000.
and it is possible that the value will
reach $5,000,000 within the next five
years. Royalties from the minerals
| taken from the land and the proceeds
of the sales of pine have swelled the
cash in the fund to $514,465, and all
but 5000 of the amount has been in
vested in state bonds bearing interest
at per cent. With the discovery of
| other iron mines on the lands, the fund,
| it is believed by the state auditor, will
| eventually reach the $10,000,000 mark,
and the proceeds will go far towards
paying the current expenses of the
state institutions proposed to be bene-
| fitted The ratio of apportionment be-
/ tween the various state institutions,
| however, will be determined either by
/ legislative action or judicial proceed
i ingS.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
EXAM FOR TEACHERS
Applicants for Positions Are
Undergoing Quiz

A state and city examination for
school teachers is being held at the
Central high school. The state ex-
animation for persons wishing to
teach in any high school of the state
commenced Wednesday, and will close
Dec. 81. Any person passing this ex-
animation will be given a certificate
emitting them to teach in any high
school of the state without taking
further examination. About fifteen ap-
plicants have already taken the ex-
animation and it is estimated over
thirty intend to take it.
The city examination for principals
and teachers in the public schools be-
gan yesterday and will be over, with
tonight. Applicants passing this ex
animation will be entitled to teach in
the public schools without further
questioning, except. those who wish to
teach in the city high schools. They
will be obliged to take another exam
ination in the studies they are to teach.
Sixteen applicants took the examina-
tion yesterday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
MIGRATION OF STATE
OFFICIALS GOES ON
One by One They Quit Their
Haunts in the Old
Capitol

Scarcely an important state depart
ment was left in the old state capitol
yesterday. The governor auditor,
treasurer, secretary of state, attorney
general and insurance commissioner
had moved during the week, and sew
eral of the state boards took posses
sion of their rooms in the new capitol
last week.
Dust covered documents and books
that had not been opened in a decade
were shaken and busted and placed
on new vault furniture in the new
capitol, and last night the different
office forces had begun to see the end
of their troubles. The secretary of
state, the attorney general and the in
surance department moved yesterday,
following the state treasurer's office,
which had been moved to the new
capitol Wednesday. State Printer A.
N. Dare followed in the wake of the
secretary of state, but his office in the
new capitol is far removed from the
secretary and auditor, with whom he
most often comes in contact. Dare is
planted in the basement, room in the
extreme northwest corner of the big
building having been reserved for his
occupancy.
IF Secretary Hanson has business
| with my office" Dare said yesterday,
'he must start at a. M, and he will
find me in time to go out to lunch with
me-" A swayback chair, which has
long been his, was yesterday sent to
him by C. A. Rose, of the secretary's s
office. The chair was directed to Mr..
Dare, containing the most minute di-
rections that it might find its way to
| its rightful owner in the bowels of
Gilbert Pile" as the new capitol has
I been facetiously termed by some of
| the old capitol habitues.
Mr.. Rose will remain at the old cap
! itol in charge of the document room
| for three months, awaiting the room
assigned to him to be placed in readi-
ness. Other departments now in the
| old capitol will be moved to the new
as fast the rooms can be prepared for
| their occupancy in the new building.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
SOME CHANCESMADE
Probate Judges Make Few AL.
terations in New Code

Judge Wilson, of Saltwater, and the
other members of the executive COM
mittee Of the Minnesota Association of
Probate Judges, yesterday spent some
hours in consultation with the statute
revision commission.
1--WE suggested few minor changes
regarding certain practices" said Judge
Wilson, but there was not one i'm
portant point on which we differed with
the commission. Our amendments are
of a minor character were all agreed to.
We informed the members of the COM
mission that the probate judges of the
state will do all In their power to Sc
cure the passage of the code so far as
1t applied to their courts"
T. d. O'Brien, who is to succeed FL
mer H Dearth as state Insurance COM
missioner, called on the revision COM
mission yesterday to discuss the in
surance code. Mr.. O'Brien expressed
himself as we'll pleased with the insur-
ance laws, as revised by the commits
sion.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
FORESTRY BOARD TO
ASK APPROPRIATION
Requests for Funds Will Be
Made to Legis-
Iature

The state forestry board will ask
the next legislature for appropriations
for developing the waste lands in the
Pillsbury reserve and the 10000 acres
of land granted by congress to the
state for forestry purposes.
The forestry board met yesterday
afternoon at the state capitol, and rec
commended certain requests to be made
of the legislature. An appropriation
of $500 is to be asked for running the
lines and establishing stakes on the
1000 acres in Cass county given to the
state for forestry purposes by the late
John S. Pillsbury, and known as the
Pillsbury reserve. Twelve hundred
dollars annually is to be asked for a
period of six years for the improve
ment, protection and reforesting of the
tract. An appropriation Of $1,000 is
asked for making detailed examina-
tionS, surveying and the making by a
competent forester of a working plan
for the reforesting of the 10000 acres
in st. Louis county granted the state
by congress in April, 1904.
The sum of $1,000 is asked, Begin
ming with the fiscal year ending July
81, 1906, for the care, protection and
improvement of the congressional
grant.
The board joined in a request to the
attorney general that his Office begin
an action to quiet title to a tract of
636 acres of land in Cook county. in
which the state claims a two thirds
interest. The states interests have
been obtained by the forfeiture of the
lands for non-payment Of taxes. The
lands are said to be especially adapted
fO forestry DurDOSeS
The state forestry board is specially
interested in Minnesota being well rep
resented at Thea national forestry con-
vention. to be held at Washington, d,
c., beginning Jan. 2. Among the Min
nesotans who will attend are: Mrs.
Lydia P. Williams, c.. M. Loring and
Samuel R. Thayer, Minneapolis; Prof
S. B. Green and William T. Cox, st
Paul, and M. NJ. Williams, Little Falls
Attending the meeting of the forestry
board yesterday were: S. M. Owen
president, Minneapolis; C. C. Andrews
secretary, ST. Paul. and DR.. A. c.
Wedge, Albert Lea; o. M. Lord, Min
nesota City; S. B. Green and Frank HI
Murray, st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS
HOLD ANNUAL Ball [
Reception, Dancing and Banquet Fur
nish Pleasure to Many

The annual ball and banquet of Sc
Paul Division No. 40, Order of Rail-
way Conductors, given at the Mer-
chants hotel last night, attracted MEM
bers of the order and their wives from
many Northwestern points. The ball
was given in the hotel dining room,
which was hung with festoons of smi-
lax and Christmas green and decorated
with flags and bunting. In the par
lors, where the reception was held, a
huge Christmas tree, brilliantly light
ed and hung with favors, was sta
toned. Several hundred men and
women danced until midnight, when a
banquet was served in the ladies' or
binary.
Committees responsible for the sue
cess of the affair were:
Arrangements-W. j. Mcmillan, d.
E. Hasey, J. P. Sheridan and H. Nal
10y. Reception-M. N. Goss, J. D. Con-
dit, H. A. Baxter. Charles E. F'itzger.
aid, B. r. Hay, H. D. Powers. Floor
J. P. Sheridan, M. C. Graves, F. M.
Brink, C. H. Graeeson, A. J. Manley, S.
K. MCGUIRE, w. c. McMahan, L. J.
Boudette, s. J. O'Gara.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
PETITION TO CONDEMN
ALLEY Is APPROVED
Expense of Proceedings Will Be Paid
by Property Owners

The petition for the condemnation
of property used as an alley in the
block bounded by Wacouta, Third.
Sibley and Fourth streets was yester-
day approved by the board of public
works after a hearing. The opening
of the alley is on Wacouta street, and
1t affords a rear entry to the buildings
facing on the three other streets.
The alley, which has been used for
many years, is private property, and
the petition asked that it be condemn
ed so that the use of 1t might not be
interrupted by adjoining property
owners. The adjoining property own
ers will bear the expense of the con-
demnatiOn.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-30
WOMAN IS DENIED
PORTION OF STREET
AIdernanic Committee Rejects Peti
ton of Mrs. Susana Wagner


The committee on streets of the
board of aldermen yesterday decided
TO return an unfavorable report on the
petition of Mrs. Susana Wagner for
the vacation of part of Commercial
street, east of South Wabasha street.
B. H. Sehriber, who appeared for
Mrs. Wagner, urged the committee to
condemn the land, which is owned by
the city, but which has never been
used as street. He said it was of no
value in its present condition, but that
if it was turned over to the petitioner
it might be used as a factory site and
might yield taxes to the city. He said
that his client would not pay more
than a nominal price for the land.
Aid. Lynch said that the property
should not be given to Mrs. Wagner
for less than she had paid for ground
in the neighborhood, and moved for an
unfavorable report.