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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-09
. LoNDoN CLOSING STOCKS. NOV. 80,

LONDON CLOSING STOCKS, Nov. Con
SO sols To- for money, SO l-16 consols for account,
% 90 S.l6; anaconda. 5M; Atchison. s9h; Atchi-
S Ganaaian iaclfc, 1855 chesapeake 4 Ohio, -;
Ch1 Ga Great Western, AA.; Chicago, Milwaukee
Rio lI Grande, s2N; Denver rio Grande Preferred
so; Erie 4ih; Erie first preferred, TAX; Erie
Louisville & Nashville, 1881 Missouri, Kan.
sas 4 Texas, 3a1s; New York Central, 1891
preferred, e31.; Ontario 4 Western, 44sk Penn.
sEy asain' IFS Rand Mines lis Reading, 3s
fm enred nrst preferred 81 Reading second
Railway, preferred, 97Aa southern Pacific, "a
IN wnlon y, paeihc 115A; Union Pacific preferred,
SS; United States Steel 27% United States
steel preferred. s9h; Wabash, 23a; Wabash
preferred, 45a; Spanish fours ST.
Money. 2@21a per cent
The rate of discount in the open market fol
snort Dills is rs @3 per cent The rate of dis
count IN the open market for three months
bills is 2 15-16@3 per cent. = : - -,
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OTHER GRAIN MARKETS

DULUTH GRAIN, Duluth, Mimi Nov. 9-The
market was not active after the holiday, in fact
the reverse. A small amount Of wheat was sold
to go east. December opened Nc up at 81. y;
advanced, and closed at the top point 81. 15A,
an advance of 1Ac. May advanced l9sc. Cash
continued at 1c over December for 10. 1 north
November advanced hc, May nc and December
Bc. Oats advanced sc and rye Ec. zs
The close: Wheat, to arrive, No. / northern
$1.l6A; No 2 northern, $1.OsA rs on tra-. NO.
nor, northern, $lle% No. northern, sl9ssl;
,. hlax on track, Sill; to arrive, s1.17 Noyem
oats arrive T9s; q trasf 2s Hss sy es t.
arriy E SOC; on track, SOC; Barley. feed 36kc
mating hs fso'te ssFcts
fancy, 4Sc to soc. -sL5sg 1S7y
oats oats g; rye, 3d.: barley, i42; flax, aie last
Receipts: Wheat, 17s,e1s bu; oats, 4o, s57;
ments Wh Wheat vs. sef b. max lSooo0 Ship
NEW YORK GRAIN AND FLOUR, Nov. o.
a aiour receipts two days ss5 brls; sales
So d p1ss seis 90" hea we days.
firm English cables bad Argentine weather com
mission-hous buying and light offerings; the
s1l7M Oils; May, s1.1s1a @1.13%. Rye nomi..
nal Corn, receipts 1.-TWO days, 1925 bu; dull
a ana 7 tea t Oats receipts 1.-TWO days)
Close-Wheat, December, s1.1s4; May,
$114A; s,] July, $l.o2A: Corn, December, 59Ae;
1
NM, MILW L13 E, FLAuR AND GRAIN, Nov: o
SILT; No. northern, 81. I1Sr1 II; May, ST. 12Ts
asked; puts. $1.121s; calls. s1.13H @1.13M
Rye, re higher; No. i, "a @S5c.. Barley firm;
No 2 55e; sample 3s@53c. Rye firm; stand
"a! s2a i pSts 4s 81 ss5s3 ess
| II Nc asked. z..a.s : * 's[55s -
ST. LOUIS GRAIN, Nov. 9,--Close Wheat
Tli5 1S M December g hSn;; s11aM May $i15N@
new new. 5$Ae; old December, 1915; May * @45c
Oats. higher; No. 2 cash, SOC; track: 30A a
white. 81 y @l32c.@ 80, .t:Est..<-E-,7Io'ss
-, KANSAS CITY GRAIN, Nov. e.-oloshe:
No n lard f S os@S7 Ne MsH
No 4 9Qc@s1. o2; No. ? red: $1.09a1.1O; No g.
/; $1.O6l1.OSh; No. 4. 92c@ 81 O2. Corn Decem-
/ Der, 43esc May. 42h @42#c; cash, No. mixed
49Ac;% No. 3. 49@49Ec; No. 2 white 49hc
No 3, 49c. Oats, no 2 white. 3O1a @a1c; No. 2
CHICAGO SEED AND COARSE GRAIN, Nov.
9--Rye, November. Sic; December Sic; May,
S21@c. Flax, cash northwestern 81 .161a; south.
/ western, $1.105; DeceS Der $1.11ia November,
:, 81 .1OR. Timothy, November 1905 anuary
| S2.671a; March, $2.75. Barley cash, 81 @51c,
Clover November, s12@1225.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN Nov. e.-closng: Wheat,
March IS AID; May, Is 3Ad. Corn, spot
american mixed, firm, As SID: futures quiet:
december, Is SID; January, As sid.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK, Nov. 9.-Cattle
Receipts. 600. including 800 southerns; mar
ket steady; native steers. $3.75@6.4O; native
cows and heifers, $1.50@5; calves, s2.25@575.
Hogs-ReGeipts, 5000; market strong to Sc
lights. 81. 5O@5. -@s-s.,s -
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady; NUT.
| tons, $4,000 so; lambs, 81. 25@575
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SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK, Nov. e.-Receipts
Cattle. loo; hogs. 5000.
Hogs--Strong. Sales-5S. 21O lbs, S4.S5; g.
ZIG lbs, - 30; go, 2es lbs, So: S1.0'
e catt tie St Beexes. Lilo lbs. $685.
lbs, 1925; Il. 92o lbs, $2.75: 16, 1O1O lbs, So.
Stockers "a anS &C EFeeders.10 7s0 lbs, s675; 81.
a, 42o lbs, $3.50; Is. $50 lbs. s2.75; TO- $40
lbs, So. r .'F. = :. - =
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Total sales, 2,370, 900.

Additional sales: Baltimore & Ohio. &c, 100:
Leather, 300; Car foundry, 1900; pfd, 200;
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-09

, KANSAS, CITY GRAIN, Nov. e-closhe:
cash, No: hard. 81 oe@1. OF; No. g. 81 .o3@1 .o5;
n ~ oe + 9ge s 81 o2 No. red $l.os@1.10; No. g.
$ao6@l ;0sH: No 4 92c@$1.O2. Corn, Deem
per, 1890 May. 421a @42#c; cash, No. 2 mixed
49Ac; No. 3. 49Gl49Ec; No. 2 white. 49hc:
No 3, 49c Oats, no. = white. 3O1a @a1c; No. 2
Mixed s29H assoc. s..r ..sfs5s'- $3.50 :
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ST. LOUIS GRAIN: Nov. 9,-Close:. Wheat
s s11s No 3a 2 red cash ELEVATOR 81 14s track
i;i5; No hard, $iio@i1 Corn; = hig5eT q
shorts I. buying; ; No 2 cash, 51e track 53c
Oats higher; No. 2 cash, soc; track; 30s a
alas si1kc; IL. December, 30hc; May 32Ac; No. 3
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
Only a Picture.

The bent, black-clad form of the lit
tie old woman who for an hour had
been slowly walking up and down in
front of the big furniture warehouse
seemed to become infused with new life
when she heard the voice of the auc-
tioneer calling for bids on various ar
ticles Of furniture and bric-a-brac that
strewed the floor Of the big building.
At the first sound of his voice
she Strengthened up, gazed furtively
around, darted into the building and did
not stop until she had pushed her way
through the crowd and secured a posi-
tion at the feet of the auctiOneer.
Once there she resumed her bent at
titude, occasionally raising her eyes
and peering sharply through her veil
at the articles the. man with the loud
voice held up for sale to the highest
bidder. When he offered for inspection
frame containing the picture of
bright-faced boy about years of age
the little old woman raised her veil
and took from beneath her tattered
shawl a lean purse. This is a valu
able frame. gentlemen said the auc-
tioneer. Selected wood; made years
d
to your collection of antiques; take the
picture out if You do not want it; give
me a bid"
Sixty cents" came from the back
of the room Seventy from the right
of the auctioneer. How much did you
say, madam" said the auctioneer to
the little old woman at his feet. Speak
up"
"Seventy-five cents" came the re-
sponse from the thin. quivering lips.
And as for a moment there came no
other bid she raised wrinkled, palsied
hand containing the amount she Of
fered. 1t was all she had and the auc-
tioneer was about to hand her the
picture when from the back of the room
came a loudly uttered bid of "One dol
lar"
The picture was knocked down for
81 to a great. burly fellow, who walked
rough shod over every one in his ef-
forts to reach the auctiOneer and his
purchase. He did not see the sobbing
woman close to the stand: he did not
hear her pitiful cries. Neither did he
see the expectant look IN her tear
dimmed eyes as he took the picture
from the auctioneer. Only the latter
saw the little old woman dart TO the
rubbish heap where the purchaser, sat
isfied with the frame, had thrown the
picture of the boy. Only the auctioneer
saw her pick it up, furtively kiss it and
put it under her faded shawl He said
nothing, but when he called for the
next bid there was a CULVER in his voice.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
judicial Clemency.


Several attorneys who happened to
meet in the District Attorneys Office
the other day were discussing the
peculiarities of judges of the criminal
courts. Two good stories were related
of ex-Judge d. ]. Toohy.
Two prisoners had been convicted of
robbery, and as they had both served
terms before the Judge sentenced each
10 serve twenty years in Folsom pen
itentiary. One of them remarked in a
surly tone: You might as we'll make
it life" The Judge quickly replied,
VERY well, will be glad to accom-
modate you," and the sentence of the
prisoner was changed to Imprisonment
for life. The one who got twenty years
is again free man. but the other is
still in the penitentiary.
In another case of robbery the pris-
Oner was the son-in-law of a ward pol
itician. His father-in-law called upon
the Judge and begged him not to send
the young fellow to San Quentin for
the sake OF his family. "All right" 3"
replied the Judge, with a twinkle in his
eye, II won't send him to San Quentin" 3"
When the day for sentence arrived the
Judge ordered the prisoner to be con-
fined in Folsom penitentiary for twenty
years to the surprise and disgust of his
father in law, through whose efforts
he was pardoned, however, after serv-
ing three years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
One on Senator LnkeHS.


At a recent session of the Legisla-
ture, on a certain occasion. Senator
Lukens of Alameda was making a
scholarly and forceful argument in
behalf of a bill which he had intro
duced and. as was usual when the
gifted young legislator from the City
of Oaks was speaking. he had the un-
divided attention of the Senate. His
colleague and seat mate. Senator Ed
ward X. Taylor, toward whom the
speaker slightly turned as he address,
ed the President of the Senate, was
closely following every word, and as
Senator Lukens finished one branch
of his argument Senator Taylor whis-
pered a few words to him.
Senator Lukens, who is blessed with
a nose of Napoleonic proportions. con-
tinuing his speech, said: Mr.. Presi-
dent another point has just been sug-
gested by the Senator who sits under
my nose" Senator Oneal of Santa
Clara was on his feet in an instant.
Mr.. President. a point of informa-
ton: Which one of the Senators D.
Whereat the pent up attention of the
members of the Senate relieved itself
in a roar of laughter that must have
been audible over in the Assembly
Chamber.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
THE CANAL AND OUR MARKETS.

Asst year Liverpool and London took 100000 cases
| Of California canned fruits shipped around the
IL Horn, crossing the Equator twice When we have
the Panama canal sell canned fruit in Eu-
rope cheaper than right here in California The shorter
voyage will lower freight These fruits canned
in duty paid tin and sugar When these reexpored
the Government pays back the exporter % per
the duty That drawback will pay the freight, and
canned goods will be landed in Europe price that will
not only hold the market have but will indefinitely
tend AS the reduction Of perishable fruit
form in which its keeping capacity is unlimited is of the
highest value horticulture facilities for reach
ing market of encouraging and increasing
such reduction become of first Importance.
believed that with proper storage arrangements
large part of fresh fruit crop will also find profit
able market abroad Pears and citrus fruits may surely
go by way of the canal, and the superior quality they
have should make their market 1t hardly possible to
overesmae the favorable effect of putting every
chard and vineyard in California than 10000 miles
nearer by to market 1t is if every tree and
vine the climate that makes them productive were
moved and relocated that much the con-
sumers.
Not only should the tgrowers of California con-
template this with the veliest expectations but thev
should in every sustain the President up
his hands in his brave effort give the at the
earliest possible moment
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
Dd50Ir.

The deep of the heavens indwelling, ~
A silence profound;
In the darkness arising and swelling
a dream of a sound.
Low whispering IL comes and its passes
Returns then and fingers;
The slumbering leaves and the grasses
1t lovingly fingers,
To rouse them-no least thing scorning
They wake-it is gone
Days herald. the wind of the morning
Preceding the dawn.
Then slowly. nights legiOns compelling
There gathers the might
OF a glowing. a misunderstanding.
-All-cOnquering light.
The shadows are waking and fleeing
For higher and higher
The birth-fiame leaps into being,
The heavens catch fire,
And cloud-bloSsoTns lavishly strew
In the path OF the sun;
The sky as speedwell is blue
The day is begun
The Critic.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
OF PALEONTOLOGY.

Eastern paper girds enviousy and with show
"A OF wit at the discovery in South America OF a
perfect fossil specimen of the ichthyosaurus The
envy directed the University of California, because
the find made by astronomical expedition under
its auspices The exploited because astronomers
discovered something novel embedded the earth. The
Eastern critic regreully and economically remarks that
this tiny bit OF fun fair offset to the cost IN
money and time, of these utterly useless bones"
1t is strange that in this day intelligent newspaper
man should take such view of discoveries in paleon-
tology If fact in the life of Alexander Caesar
Napoleon, bearing upon the of either and ac-
counting for things that had heretofore been the despair
of history, were discovered, probably the
paper would regard it of such Importance give it
columns OF space. But it would be discovery clearing
and Illuminating human history, which We making
and adding every day. On the other hand the revea
tons of geology write the history of the planet which
live They reveal its physical changes and bear upon
its origin and the eternity in which the natural laws of
and motion fitting for the Aexanders and
Caesars and Napoeons, and the countless generations
of
Fossils, the remains of ancient life not modern
discovery They known anciently, but mis-
understood and taught useful lesson. The rcl
gous teachers of the people declared that the fossil forms
Of beasts birds and fishes and of the mighty amphbans
manufactured by the devil and placed where
could find them in order discredt the account OF crea
Genesis and throw doubt upon the data finally
used in Bishop Ushers chronology. But astronomy and
geology combined to emancipate the mind of from
these supersttions. Geology read the mighty nscrip
ton carved the granite by the glaciers 1t revealed
the life that upon the world when it trodden
by animals ard its atmosphere cleaved by the wings of
birds extinct before the time fixed in pious
chronology for creation, according the story told in
Genesis. To reflection this extension of
time giving to the solid earth age venerable that
years useless units in its statement instead of be-
lifting the of the spiritual aspirations of Dig
nifed it inexpressibly
The great lizards and winged serpents and grotesque
monsters that lived and fed and fought and died upon
the earth before was, and whose mighty bones have
been preserved the chapters in the history of the
planet They tell the story of the evolution of life of
that biological succession which is unbroken from the
first pulsaton of existence that quvered in the procea
tive mud slime up Instead Of detracting from
his dignity put the under his feet the ounda
ton of his spiritual seconsciousness the pedestal
which he stands the noblet manifestation of le the
physical fnay, in which the fervor Of evolution the
unchecked impulse of forward, has caused the
pration to further step, by evolution into spiritual
world and life raised above this, is raised above
that of the great through whose mighty fbers
was transmitted to
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
Some KePPeI anecdotes.

Many are the stories tofd OF the late
Sir Harry keppel, the old English ad-
miral, illustrating the extraordinary
daring and bravery Of the man. Once
when commanding a frigate about to
sail for the Cape he conceived the idea
of transporting the statue OF Queen
Victoria at Portsmouth to Cape Town.
With a party Of his m1ddies he landed
at night to carry the statue off, but the
vigilance of the town police, who sur
prised and arrested the marauding
party. frustrated the plot. On another
occasion his ship, the Raleigh. was in
danger Of sinking. and he ran her into
a French port. AS the ship entered
the harbor a French vessel fired a
salute. Sir Harry, Notwithstanding
that his ship was fast filing with
water, ordered his men to respond to
the greeting. With the water rushing
in at the portfolios. the sailors manned
the guns and every gun on board fired
round after round of ammunition. until
all the powder in the magazine was ex-
hausted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
CONFESS THEIR OWN SINS.

IT HESE wntry days occupied by the Democrats
in Congress in making political speeches, in which
4 they freely, and with much JUNCTION and vocfcra-
ton, confess the of the Republican party. They
usually background of their virtuous inen-
tions and then throw upon it moving pictures
OF Republican transgression. Their careful omis-
sion of determination and confession of their
sins reminds of the in a
religious revival who, in his first experience meeting
dwet length upon the sins of his neighbors. Finally
the preacher said him. Brother, confess your own
sins. The replied: "Brethen can't while the
grand jury is in session"
They attack the President for everything he has done
But that is the fate of all Presidents who by great cir
cumstances have been called high action. Jefferson
Jackson Polk, Lincoln, Cleveland, Mckinley and now
Roosevelt, within the constitutional limit of their power
compelled prompt executive authority and
the system of attack has been used on them all
After such President is in perspective history
with the approval of his countrymen writes that he
the savior of his countrys honor and the promoter of
her glory.
The present Democracy is repeating tale oft told
but it follows closely upon similar attacks OH Nc
kinney that it falls upon unappreciative ears Without
consistency conference OF policy, accord upon
candidate the minority is composed leaders each Of
whom is leading in different direction Their condition
illustrated i'll incident in the House One of them
exolling the merits of Judge Parker during pot
speech when a Republican member asked him if he
that he did not. He then asked: "Do YOU know
Judge Parkers given name? and compelled to an
that he did The of that euogv remains
unuttered. Another, wiser than that to go into bill
of particulars uttered the for keeping the partv
in the field all by saying they could already smell
the fruits of victory" That savory smell from the Of
fetal kitchen mighty attractive and without it the ranks
would be thin. indeed
Their treatment of the President is most unwarraned
1t is known that he has frankly disclosed everything
known to him and the State Department about the Pan
matter. The Democrats know that Panama has
been in active repressed revolution against Bopota
for sixty years. No outside aid comfort has been
needed to start revolution there any time and none
needed nor offered The conditions on tI,e
isthmus have always been ntolerabe and it is com
pment to the isthmans that they have ceaseessy re
sisted them by continued and chronic revolution
Under such circumstances the President ri
promotion of revolution and then imply that he has
concealed anything from inquiry andskept back norma
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
Frances Farmers.

In France, as in the United States,
agriculture engages fully One-half OF
the population. Since 1922. when the
Institute of RovilIe was founded by
Dombasle near Nancy. the French
free training system has. with many
ups and downs, gradually extended
until it covers all France and all
forms of soil culture.
French children. under government
training, are first put in primary
schools, thereafter to pass up through
all departments to the National Insti-
tute. 1t must be admitted that the
term French peasant" means some
thing vastly more than a farmer OF
any other nation. When the French
boy emerges from the institute he is
no yokel, but an educated man who
can make the most of the smallest
area of soil. He knows Familiarity all
life on the farm, animate and inani-
mate; also all objects, organic and in
organic. He is fully equipped to Gre
ate wealth from the smallest means.
Through him we understand the vast
combined wealth of the French peas
antry. Were such a system in vogue
and compulsory in America, forty
million farm workers would be elevat-
ed from a homely and commonplace
existence to an educated mass, capa-
bic of wrestling untold riches out OF a
vast soil which to-day is often worked
in the most ignorant and hum-drum
manner, producing a mere living per
family and generally mortgaged be-
yond it's present worth.-Harper's
Weekly
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09
NEWS OF THE WAR.

c-HE attention OF the world is fixed upon the Far
East where Russia and Japan locked in the ter
L rife struggle that possesses SO many elements OF
menace to the civilized world In this duel of
Eastern nations the world is vitality concerned and
OF every incident OF the war, great small, is of mpor
,ance AS a newspaper OF the first rank The Call has
taken every precaution report completely the progress
OF the conflict.
Arrangements have been made secure the first
and the best reports Seasoned and intelligent
spondents placed the OF hosttes and
the readers OF The Call may be assured that this
will be traditions and publish the best
of the momentous happenings of the Far East.
Every reliable news agency in Europe and America
and the of has been called into service by
The Gail, and wlebe the purpose OF this paper to sus
tain its reputation for publishing exclusive OF inter
national The expense which The Call has been
placed its desire be first in the presentation OF
naturally great but there is ample compensa-
ton for its enterprise in the confidence of the public
that this journal gives nothing sensationalsm coors
nothing for profit and contributes nothing the bias of
whatever interest may be involved
There hardly capital in Europe that is deeply
concerned in this clash of the Eastern giants Affairs
the Orient rapidly international complca-
TONS and the commercialism of Europe we'll of
America has drawn many within the danger line
this controversy in which Russia and Japan have
sorted to the arbtrament of The diplomatic re-
fecons of this Eastern struggle arc therefore, of equal
not than the progress OF clashng armies
and navies and The Call has enlisted the energies of
capable special correspondents in European capital
follow faithfully the of diplomatic criticism
and influence that may be exerted during the strife OF the
actual combatants
That of opening upon this Eastern
field of grave may be neglected The Call has
cured the services of Oscar King Davis special
spondent in the Orient Mr. Davis is man of high in
tegence and wide experience. He completely familiar
with Eastern Asia having served with distinction
special correspondent in the Philippine and in the
advance of the allies upon Pekng.
His reports displayed marked ability and rare
judgment and his activity made him first in the expoita-
ton OF important He has, therefore, much be-
speak his fitness and to promise splendid performance
In connection with the complete service The Call
will forty presentation of Eastern with appro-
pirate illustrations. This journal has the enviable
distinction Of being he, best daily illustrated newspaper
III the United States and it is prepared present
pctoraly well graphically the affairs that
agitang Asia and throwing shadows of portentous i'm
port upon the of the world 1t is with confidence
therefore, that The Call pledges to its readers service
that will be surpassed by other newspaper in the
world and which will be equaled by few.