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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-23
THE FLOUR MARKET
GOOD BUSINESS AT HIGH PRICES II
GENERAT. REPORT

Millers report good business in -four with
orders coming in at the high prices. Buyers
have been badly scared by the recent advances
in flour and in cash wheat prices everywhere,
and many who held off for long time are tax
ing flour more freely now.
Shipments. Dc, OS2 brls.
First patents quoted at s5.20@5.3O; Sec
ond patents, $5.10@5:20: first clears, $1,000
$50; second clears, $2.70@2.S0; car lots in wood,
f in Minneapolis
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK. Feb. 2s-Cattle
Receipts. 10000, including 500 southerns; mar
steers, $3.25M4; southern cows, $2.4O@3.1O; ma
tive cows and heifers, $3.75@4.15; stockers and
feeders. $3@4.25.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; market Sc lower;
heavy. s5.45M5.55: packers, $5.3O@5.45; pigs
and lights, $5.1O@l5.40.
sheep--Receipts, 5000: market strong: sheep,
$275@l5.75; lambs. $5@6.
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OMAHA. LIVE STOCK, Feb 2s-Cattle-Re
ceipts 1900; slow to 10c higher; beef steers
$3.25@5; cows and heifers, s2.65@3.65; Gamers
$1;75@25o; stockers and feeders s2.75@4
calves, $3@55O.
HogsEReceipts, 1880; 5@1oc higher; heavy
$5.3O@5.45; pigs $414.SO.
Sheep-Recefpts, 1000; slow to 1Oc higher
sheep, $2.75@5.2O; lambs, $4.75@6.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Feb. %

NEW ORLEANS COTTON, Feb. 23.-The cot.
ton market was very active to-day. Statistics
were sensationally bullsh. A. big wave OF
buying orders sent prices up until they were
from Is to "A points higher than Saturday $
ers from the opening. and this buying was more
than sufficient to absorb all offerings. This
feeling by shorts served to check the advance
leading bulls We're heavy bidders for March,
one operator bidding 1900 for 100000 bales.
were prepared to take all the cotton that could
be delivered March contracts and demand
Thursday.
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Feb. 2s-London bids this
morning to exporters here for wheat for ship
mfE GDf tn up f st l. fell ,es
9eNc. a loss Of l%e. July lost the same, clos
Nay was pad for 49, nerthsTn
to 10, falling to $1.19 and closing at $1.1sk
Grain in store at Duluth Saturday, Feb. 90
Whe sS5. No hard; $500 bu; No; northern
sess; IL grade, 55,es2; rejected, s,7es; special
hin, PISS, 666; macaroni, 2Ss,O72; total, 1856
5 Egg; increase, 254s; stocks year ago, 5165,
changed. Oats, 1.742,26o; increase, 1920
Rye, 11e e7s;- Increase 5oas; Barley. 1885;
The close: Wheat@In ' store: c No. i hard 3D.
So Is; No, northern, s9%c; No. 2 northern,
97Ac. On track: No: hard, $1:01A; No. 1
roni, No. &c.; No. z, s4c; May, sSc; july.
-9sMc; September, eohc. Fla1-in store. Sill;
rive. 42Kc. Rye-on track, &c. Barley-To
Cars INSPECTED, 1917; last year, 2oe; oats, %;
Slit 5sF5sS SIS a.1 IT. Si6Ssnf:
Wheat, 500; barley, $500; flax, 33, IA.
NEW YORK GRAIN AND. FLOUR, Feb. "a
Flour-.Receipts for two days, "a 40 brls; sales
3,7oo brls, quiet but firmly held Buckwheat
wv Wheat-Reee Receipts $3.50 bu; sales, 1850. 600
bu; opened firm and higher strong cables and
the war outlook. Later 1t eased off under heavy
foreign selling, milder weather in the southwest
and realizing. This decline was later followed
by rally, owing to good bull support. May,
ber 93@93Ac.
Rye-Firm; state and Jersey. e5@6sc; No. 2
western, 721ac Q afoat.
Corn-Receipts 5O525 blu; sales, $1,000 bu;
opened higher on the cables and war news
eased off under liquida ton, but later rallied
with wheat. May, 61% @62Bc.
Oats-Receipts, 145, 500 bu; nominal
Close: Wheat-May, $1.031a; July, 981sc;
September 91Ac.
: Corn-May, 61c; July, 59Bc.
MILWAUKEE GRAIN AND FLOUR, Feb. o.
Flour firm. Wheat higher, No. northern,
81 .os@1.o4; No. northern, a7c@s1 oil; July
94c asked. Puts 912c; calls, 97c asked Rye
Higher; No. l. s4@s5c. Barley-Firm; No. 2.
CSC; sample. 42@61c. Oots--Firm; standard,
441a case. Corn-1ac higher; No. 8, 45h @47c;
July, 54Ac asked. Puts, 531ac asked; calls,
55hc.
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higher TO START
But WEAK LATER.
HOG PRICES OPEN FIRM AND
THEN GIVE WAY.
Cattle Receipts Light for Tuesday
Beef and Butcher Stuff Strong at
Steady Prices Mutton Prices
Steady to Stronger; Lambs Weak to
1Oc Lower.

South st. Paul, MIMI, Feb. 23.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards to-day: Cat
tie, 600; calves, 150; hogs, 1920; sheep, 300;
cars g.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1, 1904, to date, as compared with the same
period In 1903:
Year Cattle Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1904. ..... 1878 2,7S1 49,, 212 III, 432 3,751
1908. $50. 1854 3245 141, 52a 1880 3,05s
Inc: coo a.; 49'8ss 5Sso2 o9a
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in February as compared with the same
period In 1908:
Year Cattle Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars.
1904. ..... G,9s5 1924 66.s10 56,12a LAB, S34
1908. 1882 1,549 46,O26 46,1O2 l,0SO
Inc. ...... $3.50. ....... 2O,7S4 1O,025 254
Dec. 407 525 ...... ....... .......
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MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YORK COTTON, Feb. 2s.-The cotton
advance Of ! under moderate liquidation in
the absence of bull support, but almost at once
leaders, frmness Of Liverpool and the strength at
New Orleans. Locally there some demand
for March Tor exporting interests and May
seemed to be in special demand, selling at one
time points over July. Trading. however. was
to 25 points over Saturday finally. the market
ruled rather irregular with report circulating
that the local bull leader was selling thru brok-
ers
Spot closed quiet, 80 points higher. Mddlins
uplands, 14.S0c middling gulf, 15.05c. Sales,
none.
At midday the market was firm, net 1894
points higher; spot cotton steady; middlng up
lands, 14.75c; middling gulf, 15c.
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NEW YORK SUGAR AND COFFEE, Feb. %.
-Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining. 2 1860
2 27-32; centrifugal, 9e test. 8 l1-s2@3 &c;
molasses sugar, 2 1O-16@219-32c; refined
steady, crushed, 5.15c; powdered. 455c; gran.
ulated 4.45c. Coffee-Steady; No. Rio, INC
Molasses-Firm. New Orleans, 31l37c.
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for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
Western. 4; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. IS;
Minneapolis & st. Louis. 8; Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis u Omaha, H. Great Northern, 4;
So line, -; Northern Pacific, 4; total, g.
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LIVERPOOL GRAIN, Feb. 2s.e-wheat-spot
6s 1Obd; July, IS lloyd. Corn-spot firm;
American mixed new, As sgd; American mixed,
old, firm, As I'd; futures quiet; March, As 3%d;
Nav 4S 59Sd
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NEW YORK OIL, Feb. 23-Petroleum,
quiet; refined, all ports, $s.90@S.95.
ST. LOUIS LEAD, Feb 23-Lead-Quiet;
4.371a @l4.tOc. Spelter-steady; 4S2hc.
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CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Feb.
23.-Rye-February 76c; May, 7sc; July, 7Sc.
Flax-Cash northwestern, $11s1a; southwestern,
SLIP; May, $1.141a. Timothy-February, $3O5:
March, S3.O7k. Clover-February, SLIPS. Bar
ley-Cash 40M60c.
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EUTS AND CALLS.

2:3O o'clock report: &.F
Puts-May wheat, 97%c. .s
Calls-May Wheat, $1.02k.
Curb--May wheat, 81.
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WheatnMay. ss1ac; July, s2As; cash. No. 2
@1.os; No. 8, $1.os@1 .o6. Conway, 1855;
July, 47hc; cash, No. 2 mixed, 44@44hc; No.
white, 46c; No. 8, 44c. Oats-No. 2 white,
42@421sc; No. 2 mixed, 4O@41c.
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SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, Feb. 2s.-Receip1

: oIOUZN3O VII = I1VS bIVO1A, NeU. Ao.--NeCtIpLS
Cattle i 900; hogs, 1000.
Hogsg-Heayy. 1oc higher; lights, steady
Sales: So 165 lbs, $4.S0; 6s, 24S lbs, 500; 81,
$40 Ibs $40.
Cattle-Stockers strong; killers easy.s Sales
16 beeyes, LOO lbs, $3.75; 81 beeves, Ills lbs
lbs, $3.50: Q cows $50 lbs. $40; 10 cows, l. 10
lbs, $40: ID stockers. 7sO lbs, S275; 10 stock
10 yearlings. 500 lbs. ST. 20; 10 yearlings, $40
lbs $3.50; 16 yearlngs, 646 lbs $500
MIDWAY HORSE SAkKET. Minnesota Trans
fer, St. Paul. Feb. 23.-Barrett & Zimmerman
report that the opening b market active
as expected Values Drafters, extra. $3.50
210; drafters, choice S1l5G1S5; drafters, COM
mon to good, $120@145: farm mares. extra, S14j
4@155; farm Mares choice. $125@145; farm,
mares, common to good. 90@125.
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ST. LOUISE GRAIN. Feb. 2s.-Close: Wheat
ss1Sc; Julyp, s9hc; No. hard, e5c@s1. Corn
Lower; No. 2, cash, 46c; May, 5OMc; July 51A
@51%c. Oats-Strong: No. 2, cash, 42hc; May,
43&c. No. q whita Die
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06

an kicked an yowled, but he nebber glib up
An he glib me five bones ter buy wild Saws
dc change was fer me. Um-m!'
why didn't he call some woman IMP
My mas gwineter be home bout five
Out scrubbin. He say wait fer her. an eff
he couldn't manage de baby dere was a
young lady would be oberjoyed ter help
OATS you, l s'pose?'
Miss Armitage waited a moment
Yes" she replied Anything more?'
Says he's mishnerry, an you was, too
What's those?"
The girl did not answer She rose and
tenderly laid the sleeping Gwendolen in her
cradle.
Got a cold?' inquired Garfield Mo-
lasses candy am good fer dem sniffles Hab
some?'
Rosalie's head shook a vigorous negative
She did not turn.
When Wheeock returned, the apartment
was very still. Rosalie put up a warning
finger, checking his gleeful shout
shes all right-her mother, I mean.
More shock than anything. and will be
home by 6 o'clock. I don't want to see her
Let's sneak off, Rosalie; l can't abide these
thanking bees. Come on!
Il kin mind Gwendoleen, longs she's
quiet. till ma or Mis- Casey gifts here"
vouchsafed Garfield. IT'S with suthin'
but 1 won't ask you no more"
Better not you CRATER" Wheelock made
wry face. WELL you've earned the
money. Say, Rosalie. am I passable?
Court-plastered. brushed and a new hat
Saw my old one in the gutter as came by.
Will DOR
Yes" said the girl dreamily. you'll do,
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The Cylinder Books of Babylon.
From Harper's Magazine

From Harper's Magazine
In addition to the fat tablet the Baby
lonians and Assyrians wrote some of their
books on large prisms and cylinders. Some
OF these cylinders are much two feet
in length and eight to ten inches in diame-
ter. Being made of the same material as
the tablets, they are necessarily heavy and
cumbersome. yet they were in some ways
more convenient for reading, since they
were perforated longitudinally. and placed
on a spindle, so as to revolve. In some
cases the writing runs from end to end
of the cylinder, which is then suspended
horizontally. In other cases the cylinder
is upright, the columns running from top
to bottom. In the latter case the book Ia
usually not true cylinder. but a prism
of six, eight or ten sides, each side In
scribed with a separate column OF writing
like the page of book. These prisms and
cylinders were commonly selected by the
kings to contain records of their deeds,
Thus the British Museum contains prisms
on which are recorded achievements Of
such famous conquerors Sargon, Sem
nacherib, and the Elamite warrior Cyrus
The last-named cylinder has peculiar in
terest because 1t describes the taking Of
Babylon.
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Woman Clerks in Germany.
From the Boston Transcript.

rfom the Boston Transcript
Women have become an Indispensable
factor in the German postal telegraph and
telephone service, it seems, in spite of the
conserva tism which prevented the utiliza-
ton OF feminine activities In public work
IN Germany until nearly half century
later than in France and England, United
States Consul Monaghan of Chemnitz in
his recent communication to the United
States Department of Commerce and Labor,
reviews briefly the conditions and REQUIRE
ments which are of interest as showing the
progress OF women in the fatherland II Is
not every woman who can obtain a posi-
ton In the German postal service so strict
are the government regulations respecting
age, character, education and health. A
government medical examiner pronounces
upon the health, which must be perfect. the
age must not exceed thirty or be under
eighteen, and a good common school edu-
cation Is a primary requisite Possessing all
these qualifications, the woman candidate Is
eligible only to position as assistant in
the post office, and the highest salary she
can hope for Is $119 year. In the teIe-.
graph and telephone service, however all
grades of positions are open to women
though the rules of admission are equally
strict, and no women with children are en-
ployed. Four thousand women are now en-
gagged in the telephone service of the Ger
man empire, 1t Is stated, one thousand of
them being in Berlin. The hours are light,
ranging from six to eight hours a day The
highest pay which women can draw in Ger
man telephone offices is 1857, which Is said
to afford comfortable living in Germany,
but 1t Is low wage compared to that to be
obtained in England, where experienced tele-
phone clerks get 5000 and the chief inspect
ors are paid as high as s., 500. In Germany,
however, it must be noted that women on
their withdrawal from active labor after
work are awarded a government pension on
the same plans with the men.
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yard facilities and methods, and of their
results In vessels built he proposed, on
behalf of the sultan to contract with q
leading shipbuilding firm of Philadelphia
for the construction of a protected cruiser.
Plans and specifications were prepared
and submitted to the Turkish admiral,
which, after thorough examination and
few minor changes to meet special require
ments. We're approved and a contract for
the construction of such a vessel was
signed
The Medjidia.
The Medjidia is of the protected cruiser
type, the engines. boilers and magazines
being placed under an armored deck rising
above the load line at the central portion
and sloping at the sides to four feet below
the load line. The maximum thickness OF
armor On the slopes is four inches
The ship Is otherwise unarmored. except
that the coming position is armed with
six-inch plates The battery is entirely Of
rapld-hrfng guns, and. for the displacement
or the vessel, is very powerful. The ship
throughout has been provided with the
modern conveniences for the health and
comfort OF officers and men. and is in every
respect an up-to-date cruiser
Inc principal dimensions are as followss
Length on load line, 800 feet: beam, ex-
IRENE, 2l2 feet: draught. 16 feet displace-
horse power. 10000
Armament-Two six-inch rapid firing
guns, eight four-inch rapid fire guns.
six three-pound rapid firing guns and six
ne-pound rapid firing guns
The engines Of the inverted triple
expansion type, steam being supplied by
Niclausse boilers.
The sultan is so well pleased with the
new cruiser that he is reported as having
decided to have another vessel of the same
type, to cost $1ooo,000, built in the United
States
This latest hobby of the sick Man
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WIDE-oPEN ISSUED CONTINUOUS VAIL.

again Bryan, quite purple with repressed
Indignation, but wisely speeches. save for
two words OF delivery: Another one?
Resale perused II blankly Come to 1863
Caviile street. second noor, first door right,
and help me. In trouble. T. W."
Bryan, where's Caville street?'' ex-
citedy.
Miss Rosalie-"
Tel mey' She was on her feet, impa-
tent, vehement.
IT'S no place for any one like you. Your
mother"
Her hand went up commandingly. with
a fash in the gray eyes, suddenly dark
and eager
Bring my brown cloakv' she cried. land
a veil. l will find it,
Are you going alone, ma'am?"
Eyes; alone! Do as / say and be quick
about iti''
The tenement stairs creaked dismally.
but Miss Armitage did not hear them. Her
musical duet, accumulated by a rhythmic
tapping of considerable violence. A deep
bass voice grooming a college song of
bacchanalian character, mingled with a
young childs steady, exhausted cry. On
the landing Rosalie halted, her fingers hest
tating on the latch for a brief resolve; then
she opened the door a crack. peering In
upon picture never to be forgotten.
In the center OF a square. barely fur
nished room, whose appointments includ-
ed both culinary and sleeping arrange
ments. the form Of her stalwart admirer
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w. H. McNiel grand master of the Dis
trict /. o. o. F., and Mrs. McNiel left recent
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of Europe"-the building up and making
increase to his navy, in order to have his
country well fortified in time of attack by
any aggressive power on earth-is appre-
clated not only by his own subjects, who
are thus given better protection If naval
hostilities should ever take place on the
Black sea or Dardanelles, but also by tho
shipbuilding firms of the world, who are
now eagerly seeking avenues of influence
too reach the sick Old Man, with 1.-THE OBJ
ject of obtaining orders for the building OF
additional war vessels for the Turkish navy
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Columbia Lodge and Lebanon Lodge, r.
A. A. M, conferred the NJ. NJ degree at
their meetings last night. Hiram Lodge
worked the F. c. degree
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SULTAN'S NEW NAVY
He Hopes to Make Turkey
a Real Sea Power.
HIS PRIVATE YACHT
FINEST CRAFT OF THE SORT IN
THE WORLD.
Where the Money Comes From A
Chance for American
Shipbuilders. ~

Written for The Evening Star.
His imperial majesty the Sultan of Tur-
key has finally awakened to the fact That
he should have much more powerful and
formidable navy than he has at present
If he should ever be placed in position to
defend his country against some powerful
nation of the world.
1t has been authoritatively announced
that he is now determined to make Turkey
one of the greatest naval powers in the
world, and is bending all his energies in
that direction, placing orders for costly
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The Modern Prophet.
a the Detroit Free Press.


Have we any modern prophets, papa?"
Certainly. There's the promoter He
can foretell more good things than did the
whole bunch Of the prophets with a rec
ord
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II don't suppose these automobiles bother
you much" remarked the visitor.
NO" replied the lounger at the cross
roads store. II reckon we'll find s0methin'
else to pitch ouoits with when horseshoes
begin to git scarce."-Philadelphia Press.
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drew his pistol OH each of us to
make us dance. Smith had been
out doors and Wells made him
come back, Smith had started out
again, Wells said "This gun has
killed two men lie showed Us
that the gun was loaded all the
way round. He had the gun
raised and pointed at Smith when
he fred ] coud not tell whether
Wells was mad at Smith. He said
before he shot that he was going to
shoot and run out but didn't say
whether he was going to shoot any
of us. | was very much afraid of
him.
Geo Lucky told the story Of the
boys gambling iii the room. Carter,
.the-owner of the house, put him
there to look after the place. When
he told Wells that he wanted no
gambling, the latter got mad. They
had words ard Wells said, "Yon
had better go on there, / will kill
you Witness said that Wells
picked at Smith and snapped his
gun III his face frequently. and
said further Wells has been mad
al ME and Smith for about a week
because we opposed gambling in
rie room.
Oscar Wells the defendant told
about Smith making some Of the
boys dance and later how he took
the gun and made Smith dance
Smith took the gun and removed
ire bullets and pitched the gun on
the bed and backed to the door
While he was going picked up
the gun and snapped it twice, and
the third time ii went off. I had
no malice against Smith. ! sup
posed he had taken all the cartrid-
ges out. did not threaten 70 kill
Smith if he called me what he aid
one of the boys. / never told them
that the gun had killed two men
Before the gun went off Smith
said You cant shoot, there is moth
ing in 1t. y
Wells was held without bond.
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Banner News


Cotton pickers ere again making
use of the fine weather, if it keeps
er this kind Of weather very long
the farmers will think it is,spring
and begin planting.
Ed Henning has returned from
Texas.
Messrs CHM and Bowcrsox
completed Mr.. Harris new room
this week
Messrs s. r. West and Q. II.
Dahl made trip e Anadarko,
Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Simpson returned
from Wichita, Monday, and will
visit, during the holidays, with her
mother.
Its reported that Fred Wells,
formerly Of this neighborhood, is
married
Mss Pearl Harris visited with
Edna Rhoades Sunday.
Grover Stevens and Miss Goldie
visited with the Misses Dahl Sun
day.
Mrs. B. f. Bowersox and Mrs.
Grant Hodgens were shopping in
Chickasha, Saturday.
|. Mr.. John Brown and family
have moved to Chickasha.
Mr.. Watkin and wife have gone
toOkarche to spendChristmas with
the latters parents.
Mrs. Will Malon has returned
from Kinghsher after an extended
visit.
Misses Ella West and Eva Simp-
son were in Chickasha. Saturday,
calling on San'4 Claus in behalf
OF the children of Banner Sunday
School.
Darsie Rhoades had the misfor-
tune to lose both his horses with
blind staggers.
Frank Woods was a Chickasha
visitor Wednesday RIp VAN
WINKLE.