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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
WHEAT and CORN
SCORE ADVANCES
Trade Light, Market Too Con-
gested to Suit Average
Trader

CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-Continued light
movement of wheat in the United
States today and prospects of de-
creased shipments from foreign caun-
tries impaired a strong tone to prices.
At the close May wheat was up 5kc;;
corn is up H@Ac; soats are practical
~ unchanged; provisions are off IA q
Wheat
A steady tendency was evident in
Wheat at the opening. There was a
slight Improvement in quotations, May
being unchanged to &c higher, at
S1.15@1.155s. One of the factors was
the firm tone of the Liverpool grain
market. Another factor was the con-
t1nued light movement of wheat in
the United States. Northwestern re-
ceipts bore out expectations of a con-
siderable reduction, arrivals today at
Minneapolis and Duluth being 319
cars, compared with 53S cars the cor.
responding day year ago. Some To-:
cal longs, anxious to even up trades
over Sunday, sold moderately shortly
after the opening, causing a slight re-'
cession in prices May eased off to
S1.14% @1.14M. Subsequently the mar
ket in a gradual way developed q fair
degree of strength, and prices made
good advances The cash wheat situ-,
alton was again bullish at st. Louis
and Minneapolis From st. Louis came
many details Of increasing difficulties
millers in Kansas are experiencing in
regard to wheat for milling purposes.
Total primary receipts today were
only 492,600 bu, as compared with S45,
500 bu last year. A prediction by
well known British crop statistician
that shipments from Russia would
show decided decrease in the near fu-
ture added to the strength of the mar
ket here. The trading was more ac-
tive during the last part of the session,
shorts being fairly liberal purchasers.
The market closed at the highest point
of the day, with May at Silly :.
Clearances of wheat and flour Were
equal to $4,000 bu. Minneapolis, Du-
1uth and Chicago reported receipts OF
341 cars, against $40 cars last week
and 672 cars a year ago.
Corn
The market for corn today showed
more strength than had been mani
Tested for some time. Commission
houses were fair buyers throughout
the entire day. Influences that tend
ed to create bulIish sentiment were
firm cables and small acceptances
from the country. May opened 1ac to
h@Ac higher, at 44ss @441kc. sold be-
tween 44Ac and 44Mc, and closed at
447zc. Local receipts were 430 cars,
with 8 of contract grade.
Oats
Business in the oats pit was quiet
In sympathy with the strength of 9TH
er grains, the market was firm the en-
tire day. May opened a shade higher,
at 30Bc, sold between 30Nc and 30M
oslo, and closed at 307s oslo. Local
receipts were 81 cars.
Provisions
Notwithstanding a fair demand for
lard from leading packer, the pro-
visions market was weak the greater
part of the day. AT the close May
pork was off 10c, at $12.55; May lard
was down sc, at $6.S5; ribs were 211zc
lower, at $3.50.
Estimated receipts for Monday:
Wheat, 29 cars; corn, 463 cars; oats,
105 cars; hogs, 5000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
/ 4 IL, : -f,l<,
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CASH SALES
Minneapolis, Jan. 2


bu to arrive. 81 16; ZOO bu to arrive 81 liz is
1,5go @ bu to arrive, choice, sI.17H.
a. T9; 19sl. Hortnern4ll r. cars, $1.12A 8 cars.
Gar Sal saT s4 1s 1gsgt ear; caI' slEs 4 HI
cars, 81. .13a4; LOCO bu to arrive 81
10000 to arrive, s1.13. '-'-' q .
=, NO. 20. 3 Wheat-23 cars. 81 90; Is cars.
No. Wheat-2s cars. CSC: cars 81 os.
u azo cars, 81; cars, ssc. cars, ssc; 8 cars.
car, 81 .o2;; part car. CSC. ''.~' ''e'
ae3ected @ Wheat car, 92c; car, 71c;
car. car. soc; 1 car. frosted. Csc; 2 cars.
frosted frosted 1; soc; | car, +. Q. b., zoe; 1 ear,
frosted. s5c; / car. ssc: 2 cars, SOC: / car car
SIC; cars Csc; / car. 78c. i car s,,e,'4 r1t ;
ty; 81; car. Ssc; 1 car. 73c; i car, 74c
1 car Snaoe aoae MneatI at car, frosted, CSC;
NO. Yellow Corn-3 cars. 391hc
No. 9 Corn-e cars, ss1ac; car sac
no. Corn car, 3Sc.
s7kc. Mo Sraae cars coTn-3 eT cars, 3e1kc; car,
NO. White Oats-2S%c.
2sXc "h'te oats-7 cars, 2S1zc; 2 cars,
.sNo No. 4 White oats-s cars, 2sc; 2 cars,
No Nc. 9 Oats car. 27Nc; I car, 27Hc.
2 nu. cars z zsc zhye-Part car, 75kc; 1 car, 75c;
No. Barley cars, 37c: care 90.
l car, 315zc; 1 car, 41c '0s'
NO. l Feed BARLEY car, 35Bc: 2 cars
Sec Sc car. 34hc; cars, 381sc: car
So12c; l car. 371sc; 1 car, 38c. "a
35c. socs car,
No Grade Barley-1 car, zoe.
NO: Ffaxseed-3 cars. 40
=, hSeJected SS Flaxseed-1 car, 81. 20; / car.
u. .l9; part car, 81. 20. col ;
Durum Wheat car rejected eqc. /
ear. fsnst No; To- mixed, 92c; car. rejected.
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EDWARDs-w CO.

Most of the week the wheat market has
6egaon3n 6een dull interest a and great strength
news which was all bulIsh In addition
to high prices for the futures, cash wheat
met with an extra good demand, and at
one time No. northern sold at May price,
thus wiping out a discount Of to cents
that existed only week ago At no time
was there any great doubt as to the
holds true for the future for those who
will take pains to investigate conditions
and make comparisons with other years
instead OF looking at prices. If you will
DO inns and make investments in wheat,
anticipating very material advance
eventually, you will be doing SO with ey-
erything in your favor that usually goes
to establish higher market for a com
modify.
Scarcely an item of news came up for
the trade to consider that did not denote
legitimate strength and soundness in our
domestic situation Receipts IN the North
west are now down to figure where
milling requirements necessitate drawing
large quantities of wheat from store
tor stocks at about 5000, 900 bushels
against 100000 bushels a year ago and
Il, ,00O,O 600 bushels in 1903, and says the
decrease Gee ne in country houses last week was
5U0,060 bushels, meaning that, with rein
forcements to farmers deliveries there is
likely to be nothing held back at the end
OF the next six weeks. A Duluth authority
estimates that the country cannot supply
the mills with more than 6S, 000 900 bush
els to Aug. /, and that the requirements
OF S1,000,000 bushels for this time during
1894 must be curtailed to the extent of the
difference or 100000 bushels
The prospects abroad are quite similar
to ours. BroomhaH predicts that world S
shipments for the next four months will
not average over 6,S00.00O bushels week.
~, while minimum requirements are
8.100.000 bushels. So that, with the
worlds situation strong, and both cash
wheat and the futures in strong hands it
would certainly seem like a good time
and and an an easy ea matter to bull wheat The
maintained around this level establishes
the fact that it is warranted Farmers
have little more to offer, and the country
has many more empty bins than usual.
a, condltlon that has been developing for
three years, or while consumption has
been Increasing and production decreas-
ing. 1t seems to US, therefore, that wheat
should be bought when it breaks or acts
weak, and it will do well to remember
that we have long time to wait before
u me next crop brings relief. and that, al
though we are in a new year (19O5) the
supplies for a nation of $4,000 900 peonle
are to come from crop very inferior in
quality and the quantity of same is now
giving evidence of exhaustion
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5000 or 1000 tferces of lard this morning.
otherwise trade small without any fea-
ture.
New Reading is strong ON buy-
ing by traders. You want to disregard
all market tendencies which may tenn
porarily affect its prices. I believe it will
sell over par.
New York-The announcement that a
conference will be held this afternoon be-
tween President Roosevelt and leaders of
the house and senate, and the fact that
the bill introduced in the house in. con-
nection with the alleged rebates by the
Atchison will come before the committee
on Monday has Influenced a somewhat
bearish feeling, but traders usually be-
come bearish after decline of several
points. The technical position of the
liquidation of weak accounts. The short
selling of the past two days, and we
rather favor buying the better class of
stocks.
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wheat, I; rejected winter wheat, s: mixed
wheat. 4; western wheat, IL; No. yellow
corn. 6; No. 8 corn, j; No. corn, II !;
no grade corn, 8; No. 2 white OATS L; No.
8 white oats, IA; No. white oats, z: No
9 oats, 8; no grade oats. A; No. 3 rye, 81:
barley, z: No. 2 feed barley, 8; no grade
feed barley, 2; No. northwestern fax,
l; No; flax, Is; rejected fax, z; no grade
flax, /.
Cars Inspected out-No. 1 northern
wheat. 10; No. 2 northern wheat, IL; No.
8 wheat. IS; No. wheat, S6: rejected
wheat, 36;. no grade wheat, 2; mixed
white corn, I: No. 8 corn, Q; No. corn,
p; No. 3 white oats, %; No. white oats.
10; No. 4 barley, 5; No. 1 feed barley, q
NO. rye, 3; No. fax, 8; rejected
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STATE GRAIN INspEcr,on

Inspected In = Wheat Cars = erea,
Northern-No. ae northern, S; No. ? NORTH. :.
nrn, nn ,s zsi NO 3, 20; No 4, 3s; rejected, 2s;
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul-Na. !
northern, n 3; No. northern, s: No (.
NO. 4, II; rejected, -. y w. ., o
Minneapolis & st. Io,1is-yo . ,,,~.,
8; No. 4, 2; rejected, i. o northern'
$500 500 aine.No; northern, /: No. 3
hoTtneTn. . I; No: l; No. 4, 1:reiecteS
3 TIS.'nefn IS. Me- Paaeeific-No. northern, /; No
S&nlcago. & st. Paul, Minneapolis &. op,ab.
te1 iectei, aaof'nern. 1; No 8, 1; No4 4; re-
ern notailNo. "a. Nc ! northern, 9: NO. north
no grade, T. - =, Ao''eSteu, 49,
Other Grains Cars-No. d,,r,,n,
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR MARKET

The Demand is Fairly Active With a Big
Advance In Prices
The demand for flour continues good
and the market is active. Owing to the
strong advance in cash wheat millers have
boosted the prices Of flour corresponding
Shipments, 45.677 bbls.
First patents, $6. 35@6 As; second pat
ents, $6.15@6. 25; first clears, 81 .15@ 81; !;
second clears, So. 60@2.70. (These are ali
f. o. b. in W0od.}
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

NEW YORK, JAN THE statement of
averages of the clearing house banks of
this city for the five days of this week
shows
deposits 81. los, 1858, 500, increase $5.l19500;
circulation SAB it,, 400 increase s27 100:
legal tenders sS5. .216. 400, increase 81, ,075,
500: specie S203. .684 ,000 decrease 1850,
500; reserve 1888 900, 400, decrease $795,
900; reserve required $277, ,2g2, $50, increase
81. .279,875 surplus s11.6OS. $50. decrease ST.
075, ,I75: ex-United States deposits, SILL
SOC, ESQ, decrease 81, 129, 425.
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KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Mo.-Close- Wheat steady
to higher; May, 81 -os; July, s0ss@sOA E:
@1.0z1k; No. A, $1@1.05; Ne. Q red, 81. 90 a
]. IL; No. 8, 81 .06@1. .09; No. 4, $1@1. 06
Corn steady; May, 41Mc; July, 42@421sc;
cash No. 2 mixed, 41Ac; No. g., 411ac; No.
2 white 42c: No. g. 42c
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LIvERPool

Liverpool wheat nominal; futures
Is 1d Spot corn. American mixed, new,
easy, As i'd; American mixed. old, quiet
IS Id; futures quiet; March, As 2Nd;
May As 23kd
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
straights, 81. .So@5; spring patents is sos. @ So So;
straights, So .50@4 80; bakers, 81. .70@3. so.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 81. 1901. 10; No. 8,
$1@1. 49, No. 2 red, 81. 16% @1.191s. Corn
No. 2. 42hc; No. yellow, 421sc. Oats
No 2, 295sc; No. white, 3o@31c. Rye
No. 2, 75c. Bariey-Good feeding, S6@37c;
fair to choice mailing, 41@4Sc Flaxseed
No. |, 81. IS; No. northwestern. 81 2211k
Timothy Seed-Prime, s2.77H. Pork
Mess. per Dbl, s12 1902. 25. Lard-Per 100
lbs. Sc .62A: Short Ribs Sides tioose),
Sc. 12h @6.25. Clear Sides Short (boxed)
'$6. 50@6. 6211. Whisky-Basis of high
wines, 81. "a. Clover-Contract grade
SIZE. Receipts-F1our, 25,400 bbls; wheat,
$4,000 bu; corn, At, 400 bu; oats, 121, 700 bu;
rye, 1000 bu; barley, 104, 600 bu Ship
ments- Flour, 1880 bbls; wheat, 72.400
bu: corn, 100000 bu; oats, 2S7, 500 bu: rye,
1.300 bu; barley, $500 bu. On the Produce
Exchange today the butter market was
firm; creameries, 1S@28c; dairies, 171s@
24c. Eggs steady; at mark, cases included,
19@25c: firsts, 24c; prime firsts, 26c; ex-
tras 2Sc. Cheese steady, 11@12c.
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~, Open. High. Low. f'sss Ssssy e1sss Yes
lay lS1.17 Isl. .171h|s1 16sz Isl 173s ISL .16T
-uly .14asl 1.14zsl L. .14H LAY .14H
Oats
day .2SkI .28Hl 2S5ki .28AI .28M
Closing Cash Grain Prices

No / hard. s1.1sM; No. 1 northern.
s1.16h;. No. 2 northern. $1-12M@1. 1875;
ssc; No. yellow Corn, ssHc; N No. e corn rll
38Ae; No. oats, 27Ac; No. white OATS
28Ac; barley, 34@44c; rye, 74A A@7514c;
No. flax on spot, $1.22ss; No. / fax to
arrive. 81. 22ss; No. 4 fax, January op-
tion, 81 .225sc.
Puts and Calls
calls 81 .pS5s @ curb. sis 81 i = milwaukee, luke.
May wheat puts, 81 .14M; calls, 81 16A; ;
May corn puts, 445kc; calls. Az @445sc.
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ST. LOUIS

st. Louis. -Close-Whea higher;
No. 2 red cash elevator 81 .lS1s: track
81 .195k; May, 81 .1S1S; July, 96iis. Corn
firm; No. Q cash, 427ac; track 44c;; May,
42A @42Bc: July, 43Ac. Oats higher; No.
cash. 31c; track, S2c; May, 31Ac; No. 2
white, 331hc.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
MONEY REPORTS
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 7.-Today's
statement of the treasury balances in the
general % fund, exclusive Of the $3.50, 600 900
tion, shows: Available cash baIa1,fe
$I45 $1 e46,S11; gold, s75So1, ,Os6; silver, s14,-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
NEW YORK BONDS

Japan IS. ctfs.. 95N
L & N uni 4s-103
Man c gold 49,. 1861
Mex Cen As. -. rs
do 1st inc. rs
NJ & st L As. 97h
NJ K & T As. ..101
do 2ds ....... S6%
~ RR of M C 4s. 80
|NYC gen 31ss. 100
MIC gen 5s. 1887
Nor Pac 4s. ....1 105M
do IS ... 77%
IN & w c As. ..1O2
20 S l. rfdg 4s. 97L
Penn c 3hs.-. .104
Read gen 4s..1 .101
ISL e. I'M C 5s. .117h
81 & ST fg 4s.. SS55
|St y Sw con As. 80%
|Sea'd A L 4s... S5Z
SO Pac As. 95X
So Ry IS. .1I7B
70 & p lists. .......120H
u st L & w As. 84
Pac As. .1O5H
do conv As. .113A
EU s Steel I'd SIS. 80
Wabash lists. .1181s
do deb B. 66%
West Md 4s... ~. 80
w & l. e As. SO
Wis Cen IS. 81
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MILWAUKEE,

4 Milwaukee, Wis,-Flour dull Wheat 1c
higher; No. northern. 81 16@1. II; No. 2
northern, s. 1901 4; May, s1;i5M asked;
asked. Rye 1c higher; No. 1, 80@81c. Bar
ley steady; No. 2, e52@53c; sample $500
Sic. Oats steady; standard, 31@32c.
Corn u c higher: No. 3, 42A 042%; May,
Az @445sc asked; puts, 44ss @441ac asked;
calls, ,r441a @445sc bid.
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CLOSING STOCK LIST
esIHighILow IClose

Quotations furnished by Edwards Wood
So' sse main Office Fifth and Robert streets,
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
NEW YORK

LION, LION, SHOWS: Available cash balance
$54S $54 1851; gold s75,SO1 Os6; silver, s14,-
NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Jan. money on call
nominal. No loahs Time loans easv:
sixty and ninety days, 3@3A per cent;
SAX eanti1o months; 81 PA per cent; prime mer
bankers bills at s4S7.25@4.S7.s5 for de- e..
mand and at s4.S4.90@4.S5 for sixty day
cial bills, $4.S4A @4 SAY Bar silver. 60Mc.
Mexican dollars, 471sc. Government bonds
steady; railroad bonds steady.
LONDON
LONDON, Jan. Money was quiet in
the market today and supplies were much
depleted, owing to repayments to the
Bank OF England. Discounts were firm.
Business On the stock exchange was dull
and uncertain Spectators were disposed
to await developments. Consols were
easier, but closed above the lowest quota
ton OF the day, owing to the favorable
heavy. Americans opened weak and un-
der parity recovered slightly and closed
quiet. Foreigners were irregular, being
with better tone. Imperial Japanese
government skies of 1904 were quoted at
s7M The amount of bullion taken into
the 19e Bank Of Epgand gsa md today was
shipment TO South America.
PARIS
PARIS, Jan. 7.-Three per cent rentes,
81 francs 81 centimes for the account.
exchange On London, 25 francs IA cen-
times for checks.
BERLIN
BERLIN, Jan. 7.-Exchange on London
20 marks 40 pfennigs for checks. Dis
count rates, short and three months bills
"a per cent. 1t is understood that the
Reichsbanks status has undergone consid-
cradle Improvement this week The mar
ket regards 1t as practically certain tnat
the discount rate will be reduced from
to per cent Tuesday.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
NEW YORK


New York-Flour-R Receipts. 1s,61s; ex-
ports, 10, 1866; firm and held higher; win
$5.s0@5.4 AS; Minnesota patents. $685. q
sofa tsr baRers % so@s winter Mlhns low
grades, SO. .45@4 10. Rye flour steady; fair
to good 81 .40@4.7 20; choice to fancy
s4.75@5. Buckwheat flour quiet, per 100
and yellow, $780,; coarse, new, sl.1s@
/ IA; kiln dried, s2.90@3 10. Rye nominal;
No. western, 75c asked: Barley slow;
feeding. 44c c. !. +. New York; mailing,
WheatReceipts. 51.675; spot firm; No.
2 red, $1.21% elevator; No. 2 red. 81. .23
f. Q. b. afioat. No: / northern. Duluth.
H.27% afloat; Nc; hard Manitoba, ST.
on bullish Northwest news, light offerings,
firm cables and local covering The close
showed 1a@Ac net advance; May, 1.15
1S-16@1 .16 rs; July, $l.02B Q1.0314, closed
Corn-Receipts, 1925 exports e,s72;
spot steady; No..2, 59A elevator and 51%
+. 9; b. afioat; No. 2 yellow, 52z; No. 2
frmer with wheat, closing Nc net higher;
May closed 50ssc.
Oats Receipts, s42.00o; exports, s,175;
spot steady; S,ta mixsd' sd 2e te % pounds, szc
3SAc; clipped white. Sc to 40 pounds, 80
Duluth, Minn-Wheat opened url-
changed at s1.16ss for May. sold off a
point to 1ac, but then advanced sharply
and closed at $1.17A. The market was
dull, but very strong and resilient Flax
was unchanged, except for sharper de-
mand for on track that took it up Nc.
Receipts-Wheat, So cars; fax, 81; corn, |;
oats, %; rye, l: barley, /. Shipments
Wheat, 1900 bu; oats, 4,09s bu. Cars on
track, 85c. Close-Wheat, cash, No.
northern 81. .15A; No 2 northern, 81 .e8A !;
May, 81 In; September, s5c: Flax, cash,
Oats, 29c. Rye, 73c.
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strength in ALL 2 : '''-''' ior
The market for bonds has been broad
evident. United States 2s- registered de-
chned and the coupon advanced u on
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

U.S.ref. Is, reg. .104k
do pfd.. .1e41s
do IS, reg. 1e3%
do coupon. .104 u
do n As, reg. 1909
do coupon. ...130%
do o as, reg.- .1o5k
do coupon. los u
A Tob As, ctfs. II
do IS, ctfs. Hoy
Atch gen 4s... JOB %
do adjte 4s..... 95
A C L As. 101 1k
B & o 4s... 103 K
do 3Hs ..... 94H
G of Ga 5s.. .113 %
fdo 1st inc... 92A
fdo I'd inc. :. 71A
C & 0 41as. 107zs
C & Alton 31as. 81
c. B & @ n As. SO Is
c. r I & P As. 80
do col 5S. 95
CCC & 81 g Is. .101%
Chi Term As. 88
Col Mid As. 49,. 74K
Col & So 4s.. =. 91T
Cuba 5s, ctfs. 104Z
d & Rio G As. 100
Dis Sec 5s. 1914
Erie p ! As. ..100H
do gen 4s. 91Z
FW & DC lists. .108A
Hook Val 415s. 109 g
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT

The following are the receipts and shin
ments at the principal primary whea1
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
BERLIN

Continued on Next Page
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT

fOffered.
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LONDON
PARIS

PARIS Jan. Three per cent rentes.
81 francs 81 centimes for the account.
Exchange or London, 25 francs IA cen-
times for checks.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-14
SCahdaIOuS
State
Of Affairs
CHARGE THAT DETENTION STA
TION LEPERS EASILY ESCAPE
OR RECEIVE VISITORS.

A scandalOus state of affairs is re-
ported to exist at the Kalihi Leper De-
tention station 1t Is stated that the
supposed lepers who are there escape
with ease at night time and spend
their nights elsewhere returning In
the morning to the confinement. WO-
ment i'm the camp are said to receive
visitors from the outside, the visitors
easily climbing over the fence after
dark.
Il went on several nights to watch
when l had been told by a resident
nearby that there were such goings on"
said one who claims to have personally
Investigated the matter. Il saw it last
night on several other nights l have
watched the leners escape and have
also watched visitors go into the camp
one night l saw a leper i'm an advanced
stage leave with a friend and take a
ride on street car. She was in a
condition of very apparent leprosy and
had lost several fingers"
Residents whose homes are close by
the Detention Camp have been making
a move to complain about the matter.
one man called at the federal mar
shals office desiring to make a kick,
being of the opinion that it was mat
ter for federal authorities to take up.
He did not make his complaint, being
informed that the United States officers
had nothing to do with the matter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-14

In the Bishop Estate case a con-
demnation suit had already been be-
gun. The land is u acres along the
shore of Pearl Harbor channel, on the
Honolulu side, well out towards the
entrance. An answer to the condemn
alton suit was filed yesterday by
Holmes and Stanley, in behalf of the
Bishop Estate. 1t placed the value of
the land at $4,000, a valuation which
the government will not contest, so
that there will be only the formal en-
tering of a judgment in favor Of the
government.
The Ii Estate land is the end Of Poo
kala point. The price agreed upon is
not yet made public but District At
torney Breckons this morning said
that an agreement had been reached,
and that deeds would soon be passed.
By condemnation suits or compromise
the federal government has now ac-
quired a lot of land at Pearl Harbor,
for the Navy Department, and it is
not unlikely that actual work will be
begun on a large scale before long.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-14
THE NAVY
DEPARTMENT
GETS BUSY
SIGNS THAT ROosEvELTs RECOMMENDATIONS
HAD AN EFFECT FAVORABLE FORTIFICATIONs -
DEPARTMENT AHEAD WITH
Pearl. HARBOR LAND DEALS AGREEMENTS REACHED.

Deeds are about to be executed by
which the United States will acquire
two more pieces of property wanted for
Pearl Harbor fortificatiOns. Whether
as a result of the Presidents message
or for some other reason there has
been a stirring up of the matter in
Washington and several cables have
been received during the past few days
directing that the deals for acquiring
the lands be closed. The owners of the
property are the Bishop Estate and the
John Ii Estate, and in both cases
agreements have been reached
which obviate the necessity of press
ing condemnation suits. District At
torney Breckons is arranging for exc
cution of deeds.
1t is believed that the increased ac-
tivity of the Navy Department in the
matter is due to the recommendations
made by President Roosevelt. The
Navy Department, expecting that there
will be an appropriation for the forts,
is probably anxious to have its titles
ready so that operations may be begun
without delay.
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to have appointed delegation right at
that meeting" said President George
w. Smith of the Merchants Associa-
tion. Perhaps the real feeling is that
a delegation should be selected and
sent on at the earliest practical mo-
ment."
Many names are suggested in the
general talk to which the subject has
given rise Men in many different lines
of business and with greatly differing
kinds of qualifications are spoken of.
Col Sam Parker is spoken of for one.
George w. Smith and F. ]. Lowrey
have been frequently mentioned. Post
master Pratt has been spoken of, but
it is doubtful if his official duties would
allow him the time to go to Washing
ton or permit him to undertake this
work.
The objection to the immediate de-
parture of a delegation is that there is
as yet no bill in congress to carry out
the Presidents recommendation, and
until there is, there is nothing concrete
or tangible for a delegation to work on.
This however will soon be remedied.
Secretary Atkinson is engaged now in
the preparation of a bill in collabora-
tion with a prominent attorney in
Washington and as soon after it is pre-
pared as is opportune, it will be intro
duced in congress.