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fiWG THE ORDEHS
DOINGS OF THE . WEEK IN
LOCAL, SECRET SOCIETY
CIRCLES.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS BUSY.
•THEY HAVE NOT LET IP IK
THEIR PREPARATION FOR
ESCAMPMEST.
ODD FEIXOWS GIVE A JEWEL,.
Local Chapters, Order of the Eastern
Star Preparing; for a I'nion
Excursion.
Col. Mclntyre, chief of staff of the
Minnesota brigade, Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, has returned to
Minneapolis after an absence of sev
eral months, and his arrival is most
timely for the encampment. The ex
ecutive committee hassalready mus
tered him into active service in the
preparations under way, and he will
be one of the busiest men in the state
during the next four weeks.
Col. Mclntyre will have charge of all
the escort duty during the week of the
encampment and will be the officer in
charge of the reception of all the ar
riving divisions from different parts of
the country. The Minnesota brigade,
which will assemble in Minneapolis the
Sunday preceding the encampment,
■will have the duty of receiving all the
other state brigades and Pythian di
visions and subordinate lodges at the
depots. Different regiments will be de
tailed for the work, and regiments will
detail divisions, so that there will be
a drill escort to meet every train enter
ing the city.
The Minnesota brigade will turn out
in force, however, on the morning of
Tuesday, Sept. 1, to meet the lowa
eir knights, in command of Gen. John
C. Loper, of Dcs Moines, and escort
them to camp, where Gen. Loper will
be commander-ln-chief of all the bri
gades during the week.
In 1877 Dr. R. Schiffman organized
Excelsior Lodge No. 600, I. O. O. F.
Last week Dr. Schiffman, in honor of
his rank as past grand master, was
presented with a gold jewel by Grand
Master Frank E. Powers, on behalf
of the lodge. Mr. Powers spoke elo
quently of the good work done for the
Odd Fellows in the state by the doc
tor. His address was followed by ap
propriate ones by Messrs. H. L. Mills,
.W. H. Mead, A. L. Bolton and H. J.
Strouse.
The jewel is a beautiful one, compos
ing a gold star with a hand and heart
in the center, in the middle of which
is a ruby brilliant. The following in
scription is on the reverse side: "Pre
sented by the Grand Lodge, I. O. O.
F., of Minnesota, to R. Schiffman, June
11, 1896."
Dr. Schiffman's name is inscribed
across a bar on the top of the jewel.
As previously announced, the several
local chapters of the Order of the East
ern Star, comprising Constellation No.
18, St. Paul No. 21 and Mistletoe No.
93. are making elaborate preparations
towards welcoming and entertaining
their share of visitors during Grand
Army week. In order to make provi
sion for the funds necessary to carry
out their purposes In a befitting man
ner, a moonlight excursion has beeen
provided for Wednesday evening, Aug.
19. The steamer Flora Clark and barge
have been chartered, and will leave
dock foot of Jackson street at 7:30
sharp, returning in time to connect
■with last cars on all lines. The Twin
City Mandolin club will furnish music
for those who desire to dance, and re
freshments can be had on the boat.
The eighth annual session of the
High Court of Minnesota will convene
at Red Wing, Aug. 12, at 10 a. m. The
railroads of the state have granted a
rate of one and one-third fare for the
round trip to those attending the meet
ing. A special car will be run over the
Milwaukee road for the accommodation
of the delegates, and will be attached
to the train which leaves Minneapolis
at 7:30 a. m. and St. Paul at 8:05 a. m.
As most of the delegates necessarily
pass through the Twin Cities in going
to Red Wing, it is expected that the
special car will be well filled.
RED MEN.
White Cloud Tribe No. 8 kindled its coun
cil fire on last Tuesday's sleep. The regular
business of the tribe being disposed of, a
number of remarks and a paper by Past
Sachem Brother L. L. Rotter was read and
received with great applause. His object was
to exemplify the principles of friendship and
brotherly helpfulness, whose precepts in
epire all with fraternal love and good fel
lowship and bring forward the generous im
pulses which tend to make pleasant and har
monious relations among men; and, lastly
the grandest of all, the divine idea of "broth
erhood of man." A man possessing the
friendships formed in the Improved Order of
Red Men. who trust and believe in the exist
ence of a Great Spirit, builds up a self-re
spect which will enable him to avoid indulging
In many excesses.
MACCABEES.
Attention, Sir Knights! Regular review of
Bt. Paul Tent No. 24 every Monday evening
at 8 sharp. All members are requested to
attend, as there is Important business. Visit
ing Sir Knights heartily welcomed.
ROYAL NEIGHBORS.
Royal Oak camp. Royal Neighbors, held a
regular meeting Thursday evening. Mrs Dr
Beals. oracle, and Mrs. T. Youlds, vice oracle
of Harmony camp, were present, as also were
Mesdames Findley, Johnson and Smith of
Maple Leaf camp. The Neighbors voted
to procure a piano for their own
use, and hereafter will have music
every meeting night. Two applications
for memberships were received and
a large number will be handed In at the
meeting Aug. 21.
DRUIDS.
The member* of the Minnesota grove have
practically completed the plans for the cele
bration of the fortieth anniversary of -the
grove, which Is to take place at Banholzer's
park next Sunday, the 16th. The hall of Min
nesota grove at Seventh and St. Peter streets
will be headquarters during the day, and
there the visitors will be received during the
forenoon. But the feature of the celebration
■Will be the parade to the grounds in the af
ternoon. It Is expected that not less than
1,500 people will be in line. Col. Kiefer will
marshal the parade, and will also deliver
an address at the grounds. Speeches will
also be made by Messrs. Malcolm, of Rush
Cify: Roland. Fink and others. The speeches
■will be followed by the usual programme of
music and amusements.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Champion Lodge No. 13, K. of P., will give
a lawn social at the residence of Brother
William Church, 379 East Tenth street, be
tween Olive and John streets, Tuesday even
ing, Aug. 11. A cordial Invitation is extend
ed to all lodges in the city, and knights are
requested to bring along their families. An
interesting musical programme will be rend
ered, and an exhibition of stereoptlcan views
from one of the finest search light stefeop
ticans will foiio^.
Capitol "lodge neid a meeting last Wednes
day. Several applications were received. Next
there will be rank work in either first
©r second. Capitol lodge intends to entertain
on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the day of the grand
parade of the G. A. R., when the members
of the uniform rank, K. of P., will also be
in the city, and has appointed the following
committee: Lindsay Waters, F. J. Hebl, John
Thirlwall, J. B. Wiedenborner, Robert Ross,
R. Lapine, A. C. Feise, to make complete
I TH6U Go To Seek : I
i Pirates' Burled Gold. I
There Is nearly $6,000,000 worth of
Spanish gold buried In the sand on
Tuarniffa, one of a chain of islands in
the Spanish Main. For nearly ninety
years this rich treasure, buried by the
pirate Latrobe has remained hidden
from human eyes, but now it is to be
recovered, and unless the plans of a
party of New York men fail those
Spanish doubloons will soon be re
coined into American money.
For several weeks the promters of
the expedition, which is to secure the
booty for which a score of pirates were
hanged, have been quietly at work.
Cornelius Healy, who has followed the
sea all his life, is the active leader
in the affair. Having no money him
self with which to equip the expedi
tion, he has interested a number of
New York people, and they will fur
nish all necessary funds for the trip.
Healy is not a crank. Neither is he
a scamp. He is an honest sailor who
believes that he can take a party of
men to the spot where treasure enough
to make five score men independently
rich lies buried. He has convinced
half a dozen New Yorkers of the truth
of his remarkable story, and they are
willing to back him with their money.
A PIRATE'S HOARD.
The gold which the enthusiastic New
Yorkers hope to win was hidden in
180S by Latrobe. a noted French pirate,
a co-partner of Jean Lafitte, in those
days. The amount is estimated at $5,
--500,000, $4,000,000 of which is in gold
coin and the rest consists of gold few
elry and altar ornaments, stolen by
vandal hands.
The expedition about to start in
search of the millions is not the first
one that has left New York on the
same mission. Eight years ago a simi
lar party was formed and reached the
island of Tuarniffa.
Con Healy was one of the men fn
that party, and while they did not
secure a dollar of the treasure and the
members counted themselves lucky to
escape with their lives, they did find
all the indications that the money was
there. ,
Healy was convinced at that time
that the treasure was buried at the
place where he and his comrades spent
so many weary hours digging, and
since then he has dreamed night and
day of the time when he would lead^an
expedition which would be successful.
His dreams are now about to be real
ized, and he expects as confidently as
man ever expected anything that with
in a few months he will be rich enough
to quit the sea forever and pass his
old age in peace and quietness with
more than enough money to keep him
from want.
The story of the disastrous expedi
tion of eight years ago, which might
have cost Con Healy his life, has many
romantic features. After it is told it
will be easier to understand on what
the hopes of the present backers of
the hopeful Irishman are based.
A SAILOR'S SECRET.
Twenty years ago a young doctor
named Davison was coming from the
Sandwich islands, as Hawaii was then
called, to San Francisco. On the ship
was an old sailor who had passed four
score years, and was near the end of
life's journey. He became ill on the
voyage and Dr. Davison attended him. '
Partly to relieve the tedium of the j
voyage and partly because he was re- |
cently graduated, the young doctor !
nursed the old sailor tenderly and care- !
fully, and thus gained his good will, i
For several days the aged mariner lin
gered, growing weaker hourly. Finally !
the doctor told him that human skill
cou # ld do no more, and that he must
prepare to die.
Then the old sailor told a story to
which the young doctor listened with
feelings of amusement and amazement.
The story was startling enough if true,
but the doctor believed that it was the
vagary of a dying sailor, and worthy
of little credence.
"I am an old man," eald the sailor.
"I followed the eea perhaps before
your father was born. So long ago as
1808 I was a sailor, and was familair
with the Spanish Main at a time when
pirates were thicker than islands, and
when the names of Lafitte, Latrobe
and others would make the captains of
a merchantman tremble. Being famil
iar with the numerous small islands,
and knowing where safe harbors were,
those pirates were able to pillage a
vessel with- safety, and then escape
when pursued too closely by a man-of
war.
"For a short time I was a member
of one of those pirate crews. Do not
look shocked, doctor; I could not help
it. I was pressed into the service,
and I swore to follow the black flag
only to save my life. I was young
then and life was precious. The ship
on which I was serving was captured
by the pirate Latrobe. During the
fight two of the pirates were killed.
The entire crew of the ship on which
I was serving were either killed or
captured. There were too many ob
the pirates, and they fought like de
mons.
"When I and another young man —
we were both little more than boys —
were offered the chance of joining the
pirate band, we accepted the offer.
Life was sweet to us, and we knew
our fate if we refused. So we swore to
be faithful to the skull and cross-bones
and became members of as bloodthirsty
a crew as ever trod a deck.
"The day after I joined the pirates
we were pursued by a Spanish man-of
war and a Yankee corvette. We had
started for a rendezvous of the pirates,
where a division was to be made of
the booty on board, which I under
stood was quite rich. We still had the
corpses of the two dead pirates on
board, the lnetntlon being to bury
them on some island.
"Those hardened murderers, guilty
of atrocious crimes, had an objection
to burying a fellow criminal at sea, so
the two dead men were stowed away
in the hold. While making for the pi
rate headquarters the Spanish man-of
war appeared, and while running from
her the Yankee craft hove in sight.
Between the two it looked like we were
In for it, but night came on and we
apparently made our escape.
Being recent additions to the crew,
we were not given much information
as to what the future plan was to be,
and we were too scared to ask ques
ionqs.
WHERE THE TREASURE LIES.
"We sailed through an Inlet and into
a safe harbor, formed by a coral reef
around an island. The water was so
shallow we were safe from pursuit.
Here we anchored, and when night
came on the crew was put to work tak
ing oak casks and boxes from the hold
and transferring them to the boats.
Then the boats were rowed to the
island, and the boxes and casks were
THE SAINT PAUL GLOBE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1896.
carried back several hundred yards,
where a hole had been dug.
"The island was iow and fiat. The
soil was sandy, and the trees which
grew there were merely small shrubs.
All night we worked, and the next day
we rested. The next night we worked
again, and then all the boxes were
burled. The captain of the vessel, a
wicked-looking Frenchman, bossed the
job. A hole was dug to a depth of
about 12 or 14 feet.
"In the bottom of this were placed
hundreds of big conch shells, gathered
along the shore. Then the boxes and
casks were piled in. I understood that
they were filled with gold and coin and
other treasure — the result of a recent
profitable capture.
"Over the treasure was placed anoth
er layer of shells. Then the hole was
about six feet deep. Into this was
lowered the bodies of the two dead
pirates, wrapped in pieces of a sail, and
the hole was then filled up. With the
corpses there the hole would look like
an ordinary grave, should any one ever
dig there. I was told that the value
of the gold buried amounted to several
million dollars.
"The next night we attempted to
make our escape from the place. The
captain of the Yankee corvette, how
ever, was too wily for us. His vessel
remained outside the coral reef, and at
night he stationed boats across the
channel through which we had en
tered. The shallow water prevented
his following, and he played a waiting
game. There was not much of a
breeze, and when we were discovered
the Yankee pursued. It was easy for
him to keep in sight of us, and in the
morning he and the Spanish man-of
war attacked us.
THE PIRATES CAPTURED.
"The pirates fought well, but they
were overpowered, and those who were
not killed were made prisoners and
were taken to Kingston, Jamaica.
There they were tried, and we were all
sentenced to death. I was able to
prove my previous good character and
the circumstances under which I had
joined the band, and thus secured a
pardon. The young fellow who had
joined at the same time was so badly
wounded during the fight which pre
ceded our capture that he died. Out
of the entire crew of the piratical craft
I was the only one who did not meet
death within a few weeks after the
treasure was burled on that little sandy
island.
"After he was sentenced and before
his execution, and while I was still in
yriSQAi Latrobe gave me a little bundle
or" papers, li? made me promise
to deliver to Jean La^te, who was the
head of the pirates of the &? Q njs.h Main
at that time. He told me that I \v*?ul<2
find Lafitte on the island of Grand
Terre, in Barataria Bay, on the coast
of Louisiana, not many leagues west
of the mouth of the Mississippi River.
I made the promise and secured the
papers, but I never hunted up Lafitte.
I heard of him afterwards as having
taken part in the battle of New Orleans,
but I never saw him. The papers I
have carried with me ever since."
This story was told by the dying j
sailor to the young physician. Not at I
once, as is given here, but piecemeal
as the sailor's strength permitted.
The sailor was buried at sea, and Dr.
Davison carried the papers to San
Francisco. They were written in
French, which language the young man
did not understand. He secured a
translation of them, however, and
found that they corroborated the story
told by the man from whom he had ob
tained them. The exact location of the
island was given, the place where the
treasure was buried was described and
all necessary details for locating the
gold were set forth. The papers also
contained the names of vessels which
had been captured, an estimate of the
amount of booty secured from each of
them, minor details of the capture and
other matters of less interest.
There was an estimate of the amount
of gold buried on the island, which
was placed at $4,000,000 in coin and
$1,500,000 in Jewelry and altar orna
ments. It was a story with fascinating
features, but Davison was not in
clined to place much credence in it.
For a dozen years he retained posses
sion of the papers, making no effort to
secure the treasure, but quietly looking
up th« history of Lafltte. He learned i
that all of the things which the old
sailor had told were true.
Lafittee did have the Island of Grand
Terre, in Barataria Bay, as his rendez
vous from about 1807 until the war of
ISI2, and he did fight at the battle of
New Orleans which made Andrew
Jackson president of the United States.
He also learned that I/atrobe was
hanged at Kingston and that previous
to his capture and execution he had
secured rich booty from several Span
ish vessels.
Then Dr. Davison concluded that
possibly the dead sailor had told the
truth.
THE FIRST EXPEDITION.
In 1887 Dr. Davidson came to New
York. The more he thought of the
story told by the dead sailor the more
he came to believe in the existence of
the buried treasure and the more he
wanted to seek it. Lack of funds to
equip such an expedition as would be
required prevented him from making
the effort by himself, even had he been
willing to risk the necessary money.
But still he believes that the five and
one-half millions of gold was to be had
and that the papers he possessed told
the exact location of the treasure.
In New York he interested John Ben
jamin Peck, a special agent of the
treasury department, who was for
years connected with the custom house,
in his story. Peck offered to form a
syndicate to furnish the money to pay
the expend of an expedition, and the
matter was placed in his hands.
Mr. Peck soon interested H. T. Horn,
a civil engineer, Edward Richards,
Prof. Barster and one or two other gen
tlemen In the scheme. A little money
was raised and the plan of procedure
determined. It was necessary to secure
a suitable vessel. Peck well knew that
no yacht-owner would charter a vessel
for such a purpose, except at a high
price, so a different story was told
when he applied to Courtland H. Bel
vin, of the American Yacht Agency
No. 43 Broad street, for a boat.
Mr. Belvin was informed that Mr.
Peck and a party of friends wanted to
secure a yacht for a pleasure cruise to
the coast of Florida on a fishing and
hunting trip. The yacht Maria was
placed at his disposal and was char
tered for four months. The charge for
one month, $600, was paid down.
Charles J. Ward was secured as cap
tain, Peter G. Barret became the mate
and the crew consisted of Joe Smith,
Michael Torney, James Donnell an-i
Cornelius Healy. Peck, Davison, Horn,
Richards and Barster went along as
passengers. The crew when engaged
were deceived as to the destination of
the craft and supposed the boat was
bound for Florida.
The boat carried a liberal supply of
picks, shovels and a email saisson to
be used In case water was encountered.
At Kingston, Jamaica, there was a row
and Dr. Davison left the company. He
had, however, imparted to his com
panions all the information he pos
sessed, and, while he retained the pa
pers he had received from the sailor,
his partners had read them so often
that they felt safe In proceeding with
out him.
There was no difficulty in finding the
island. It was covered with coooanut
pakua tod. km about aia* joileg long
by five miles wide. The account of the
treasure said that there were three ma
hogany trees growing in the form of a
triangle near the east side of the Isl
and. After sailing through an opening
in the coral reef surrounding the isl
and the treasure hunters shouted with
joy as they saw the three trees rearing
their branches higher than the shrub
bery surrounding them. No other large
mahogany tree was in eight.
Inside the coral reef the water was so
shallow that the Maria could approach
no closer than a half-mile of the Isl
and. Here the yacht waa anchored
and the crew and passengers went
ashore in small boats. The trees were
found separated by exactly the dis
tance which the pirate's memorandum
said they were.
The treasure was bur'ed, according to
the same account, fifty-nine yards due
north of the northernmost mahogany
tree, near the bed of a boiling spring.
The spring was found, and at this cor
roboratlon of the truth of the story
which had taken them such a long Jour
ney the treasure hunters again shouted
with joy.
DIGGING FOR THE GOLD.
The digging was easy work and In a
short time a depth of six feet was
reached. Here a few human bones were
found. The smaller ones were gone,
but the thigh bones and a portion of
the skulls and spinal columns of the
dead pirates had resisted the action of
time and were intact, mute and elo
quent proof of the truth of the story
told by the. dying sailor to Dr. Davi
son.
With eager hands and without .stop
ping to rest the work of excavation was
pushed. At a depth of eight feet a faw
conch shells were brought to. light. The
weary men could almost see the shin
ing gold in their hands. Nine feet, ten
feet, eleven feet, and then — disappoint
ment!
The toilers struck a bed of quicksand.
The boiling spring had shifted its posi
tion somewhat and the waiter in the
bottom of the hole begun boiling and
bubbling. To dig was impossible. To
make matters worse the sides of the
bank caved in and threatened to bury
the entire party. They scrambled out
and held a consultation.
The caisson was brought from the
Maria, placed in position and sunk
until the quicksand was reached. Then
an effort was made to dip out the
quicksand. it would have been as
easy to dip up the Gulf of Mexico. The
entire island seemed to be resting on a
bed of quicksand a few feet below the
surface of the water at low tide. Evi
dently the heavy gold had sunk into
the quicksand and had gone straight
down to the bottom.
For several days the men continued
digging. They found more bits of bone 3
a few pieces of oak and plenty of conch
shells. Finally iron rods were tied to
gether and the quicksand was sounded.
At the depth of thirty feet hard bottom
was struck. Realizing the utter futility
of trying to reach that depth with the
tools they had, the disheartened men
sadly gathered up their belongings, re
turned to the Maria and set sail for
New York.
The Maria was not intended for cruis
ing in the Caribbean sea and did not
Jtiave a copper bottom. While anchored
ou £he coast of Tuarniffa the keel rest
ed on tzi£ bottom at low tide. The
paint was soon 7.'". t "n off and the tere
dos began boring their 'nCIZZ in the bot
tom of the vessel. As a result, *'*?"
her head was turned northward the
hull was almost gone. Three days
later she sprang a leak. The crew
worked all night at the pumps, but the
water gained on them and in the morn
ing they took to the boats.
The sails of the Maria were not fur
led and after she was abandoned she
sailed straight on before the wind. The
crew and passengers remained in the
beats but a few hours, being picked up
by the Lady Bird, bound from Belize
to New York. They reached this port
April 5, 1888, having been absent since
Oct. 19, 1887.
John B. Peck has since died and the
only one of the crew that sailed on the
Maria whose whereabouts is known is
Cornelius Healy. He has never given up
hepes of returning to the island with an
expedition properly equipped with a
caisson thirty-five or forty feet long
and a steam pump, so that the bottom
of that bed of quicksand can be ex
amined. He has finally interested men
who will advance the money, and as
soon as a suitable vessel can be secured
he will sail at the head ot the expedit
ion.
The ill-fated expedition of nine years
ago was more expensive to Mr. Blevin,
the owner of the Maria, than to any
one else. All he received was $600, and
he lost his boat, which was worth
$6,000.
He knows Healy well and says that
from what the sailor has told him he
dees not doubt that the treasure will
be found if the 1 search for it is con
tinued long enough.
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WHEAT WAS STflOflG
IN SPITE OF STOCK WEAKNESS
IT CLOSED HIGHER. IN CHI
CAGO.
, . . .*
CORN AND OATS ALSO FIRM.
coarse: grains ended for the
day with quotations prac
tically unchanged.
provision market was heavy.
Pork Neglected, While Lard and
Ribs Monopolised All the At
tention of the Traders,
CHICAGO, Aug. B.— The wheat market was
firm today. It closed at 57% c, higher than
it did yesterday. Wheat Is •statistically and
commercially in a strong position, seeing the
bold front it holds in the midst of the de
moralization in the stock market. Corn and
oats were also firm, but closed without any
change worth noticing. Provisions were
lower, apparently suffering from the too vio
lent exertions earlier in the week. Only a
moderate speculative business was transacted
in wheat, the range of the day being but
%c, trading being about all local. A fairly
steady tone. The better feeling in stocks,
light Argentine shipments, liberal exports
for the week and light foreign supplies, com
pared with last year, gave the market Its
early strength. Stock* of breadstuffs In
Europe and afloat are but 65 per cent of a
year ago. Cables come steady and unchanged.
Northwestern receipts were moderate and
an active foreign demand for flour was re
ported from Minneapolis for export today.
Storms were reported In Hungary, and severe
hail storms In parts of North Dakota. The
out inspection here was liberal, and a mod
erate demand prevailed for cash today. The
continued poor quality of the present ar
rivals was something of a factor, but the
market failed to respond to any extent to
the foregoing. The absence of outside inter
est being the main drawback. Corn was mod
erately active and firmer. The feature was
the buying of May by a prominent local
trader with large farm interests In Kansas.
There was an easier market in oats with mod
erate trading. The market closed %c lower
after %c range. Provisions opened weak and
continued to rule rather heavy. Pork was al
most entirely neglected In the day"s trading;
lard and ribs monopolized what little trade
there was. Compared with yesterday's clos
ing the losses for the day in the September
deliveries were: Pork, 15c; lard, sc, and ribs
2%e. Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat
185 cars; corn, 1,250 cars; oats, 625 cars
hogs, 28,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Open- High- Low- Clos-
Articlea. Ing. est est. ing.
Wheat —
Au SUBt 55% 56% 55% 56%
September 56%-% 57ft 56% 57
December 58%-% 60 59% 59%-60
Corn —
August 23% 23% 23% 23%
September 24% 24% 24 24%
M^ 27% 28%-% 27% 28'
Oats-
September 17%-% 17% 17% 17%
po M ay_ 19% 20-20% 19% 19%
630 635 625 625
Ocloter ........600 600 600 600
January . .'. .. .;. £ "7% 6 92% 685 6 92%
Lard— ~~
September 3 12% 315 3 lz'-S 3 lj>
October 320 320 320 3»o
January 350 3 52% 3 47% 3 52%
Hibs —
September 3 22% 325 320 . 3 25
October 330 3 32% 3 27% 330
January 3 42% 3 42% 3 42% 3 42%
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Steady. Wheat— No. 2 spring, 56% c; No 2
red, 59% c. Corn— No. 2, 23% c. Oats— No. 2
I<%c. Rye— No. 2, 29% c. Barley— No. 2
nominal. Flaxseed— No. 1, 70% c. Timothy
Seed— Prime, $3. Pork— Mess, per bbl $6.20®
I 6.25. Lard— Per 100 lbs, $3.10@3.12y.. Ribs—
i Short, sides (loose), $3.25@3.30; dry salted
1 shoulders (boxed), 3%@4c; short clear sides
(boxed), 3%@3%c. Whisky-Distillers' fin
ished goods, per gal, $1.22. Sugars— Cut loaf
6.45 c; granulated, 4.82 c; standard "A," offered
4.07 c. Receipts— Flour, 5,500 bbls- wh°at 126
--inM^l corn> 452 ' 45 < ) bu = oats . 523,528 bu'; rye,
ftm™ 1 ? ey ; B J 5 ° bu - Shipments-Flour,
8.873 bbls; wheat, 230,228 bu; corn, 684,913 bu
oats, 213,513 bu; barley, 715 bu. On the prod
uce exchange today the butter market was
firm; creamery, 9@14%c; dairies, 9@l2c.
Cheese dull; 6%@6%c. Eggs weak; 9@9%c.
Dnlnth and Superior Grain.
«? U fc UTH ' *i l ? n - Aug - 8 -~Cash No. 1 hard,
11 ' m o> I no 2 hern - 56 «; No. 2 northarn, 53®
n?/ N ?" 3 L prlng ' 51%@52%c; rejected, 45%@
51% c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 68c; No. 1 north
ern, 56c; September, No. 1 northern, 56% c
bid; December, No. 1 northern, 68% c Re
ceipts of wheat 166,018 bu; shipments, 322
--826 bu. Cars Inspected, 187; last year 19
Receipts, corn, 5,775 bu; oats, 40,861 bu-'rye'
7,687 bu; barley, 13.823 bu; flax, 1,867 bu'
Oats, close 19*@18%c; rye, 30c; new, 29% c:
flax, cash, 70c; September, 70% c
Cash sales: 4 cars No. 1 hard, 58% - 3
cars No. 1 hard, 58% c; 35,000 bu No.' 1
W'r^'.vW 1 J- 000 , bu No - 1 northern!
56i /4 c 15,000 bu No. 1 northern, 56c- 9 oars
N rn 1 -P/ Orth f rn ' 66 3 C; * car No. 2 north
ern, 54% c; 1 car No. 2 northern, 53% - 6
cars No. 2 northern, 53c; 2 cars flax, 71c.
Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 8.-Wheat-Spot No 2
red winter, 5s l%d; No. 1 northern spring
n : . Augu £ t> ,« 4g 101/4 d; Se Ptember, 4s io%f :
October, 4s 10% d; November, 4» lid. Maliiy-1
Spot mixed American, per cental 2s 9«d-
August, 2s 9%d; September, 2s 9%d- Oc
t°ber .2s 9%d; November, 2s lOd; Deee'mber,
Js iu%u.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Aug. B.— Flour— ReceiDts 12
300 bbls; exports, 15,026 bbls; quiet but about
steady; rye flour dull; cornmeal steady
rye dv »: barley dull; barley malt nominal
Wheat— Receipts, 13,000 bu; exports, 8 302 bu :
spot inactive; No. 2 red, 65c; No. 1 hard'
67%@67%c; options opened firm, but later
prices eased off under realizing and closed
partly %c higher; No. 2 red, August, closed
62c; September, 62%@63%c, closed 62% c
Corn— Receipts, 160,100 bu; exports, 83,556 bu :
epot dull; No. 2, 30% c; options closed %c
1 higher on August but %c off on other months-
I August, 30%@30%e. closed 30% c; September'
30i,k@30%c, closed 30% c. Oats— Receipts, 234
--100 bu; exports, 120,507 bu; spot inactive;
No. 2 oats, 23% c; options closed unchanged'
August closed 22% c; September, 22c, closed
22c. Hay quiet; shipping, 65c; good to choice
85@95c.
ST. PAUL MARKETS.
Fractional Advance In. the Quota
tions of Grain.
Quotations on hay, grain, feed, etc. fur
nished by Grlggs Bros., commission mer
chants:
WHEAT— No. 1 northern, 54%@55c; No. 2
northern, 53%@54%c.
CORN— No. 3 yellow, 23%@24c; No. 3, 32%
@23c.
OATS— No. S white, 18@18%c; No. 3, 17%@
17% c.
BARLEY AND RYE— Sample barley, 20®
25c; No. 2 rye, 26@26%c; No. 3 rye, 2S%@
25% c.
GROUND FEED AND MILLSTUFFS— No.
1 feed, 2 bu corn to 1 bu oats, $9.50@9.75;
No. 2 feed, 1 bu corn to 1 bu oat», $10@
10.26; No. 3 feed, ground, 1 bu corn to 2 bu
oats, $10.25<§10.50; cornmeal, bolted, $13@14;
cornmeal, unbolted, $9.25@9.50; bran, bulk,
$5.25@5.50.
HAY — Higher on light receipt*; there is a
very good demand for best grades; choice to
fancy wild and upland, $6®7; fair to very
good qualities, $4@4.50; good to choice timo
thy, $8@8.50; oat and rye straw, $3@3.60.
,lEI. HEVENER I CO.,
WHOLESILK DIALERS IK
Flonr, Feed, firain, Hay, Etc.
North western Agen ti tor PILLSBUHT'S BBST
FLOUR.
State Agents for Grlswold Bros.' Hay Bal«
Ties. Write us for prices,
lbl, 188 and 18& East Oth St., St. Paul
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Hlgli Grade Grains In Good Demand
at Fair Price*.
There was a good demand for standard
grade wheat, and it may continue, that is, if
receipts run as light as has been the case for
the past few days. Local millers paid l%c
»v«r September tor spot No. X northern (old
wheat). New wheat, of which two or three
oars showed up, was traded at September
price. No. 3 northern waa disposed of in a
fairly active way at %c under old wheat.
New No. 9 sold at September figure, less l%c
per bu. No. 8 wheat was gold at l%@2c un
der standard grade. Low grades dragged.
Little call existed for No. 1 northern to ar
rive. The premium was 1%@1%e. Receipts,
87 cars; ■nipped, 86.
Received— Wheat, 87 cars, 61,770 bu; oats,
17,120 bu; rye, 640 bu; flour, 287 bbls; hay, 55
tone; fruit, 820,270 lbs; merchandise, 1,420,021
lbs; machinery, 224,000 lbs; coal, 278 tons;
woo, 7 cords; brick, 40,000; cement, 800 bbls;
household good*, 20,000 lbs; stone and mar
ble, 26 cars; live stock, 8 cars; dressed meats,
44,000 lbs; hides and pelts, etc., 60,000 lbs;
wool, 200,000 lbs; railroad materials, 12 cars;
sundries, 8 cars. Car lots, 892.
Shipments— Wheat, 36 cars, 27,360 bu; oats,
55,040 bu; rye, 1,340 bu; flax, 3,000 bu; flour,
39.616 btols; millstuffs, 1,153 tons; fruit, 80,000
lbs; merchandise. 1,886,450 lbs; lumber. 18
ears; barrel stock, 1 car; machinery, 177,800
lbs; coal, 15 tons; brick, 10,000; lime, 2 cars;
cement, 202 bbls; household goods, 12,000 lbs;
ties, 2 cars; live stock, 2 cars; hides, pelts,
etc., 49,200 lbs; sundries, 19 cars. Car lots,
617.
Following are the closing quotations: No.
1 hard, on track, 56% c; No. 1 northern, Au
gust, 53% c; September, 53%@53%c; Decem
ber, 66% c; on track, 64% c; No. 2 northern,
on track. 53% 0.
FLOUR— First patents, $3.25@3.45 per bbl;
second patents, $3.15@3.25; first clears, $2.60
©2.70; second clears, $2.30@2.40; low grade
and red dog flour quoted at 95c £$1 per bbl
in Jute. Flour shipments, 39,616 bbls.
HAY — Choice to fancy, $5@6 per ton; coarse
to medium, $2.50@4.60; timothy, $9®9.50. Re
ceipts, 65 tons.
CORN— No. 3 yellow, 24@24%c; No. 3, 22%
@23% c. *
OATS— No. 8 white, 18%@18%c; No. 3, 18%
@18% c. Receipts, 16 cars; shipped, 43.
BARLEY— 2I@23%c.
BUTTER — Creameries — Extra, perfect goods,
13%@14c; firsts, lacking in flavor, almost
perfect, 12% c; seconds, 10%@ll%c; thirds, 8
@9c; Imitations, firsts, 10© lie; imitations,
seconds, B@9c. Dairies— Extras, 12@12%c;
firsts, lacking in flavor, sweet, 9%@10%c;
seconds, 7%@Bc. Ladles — Extras, 10c; pack-
Ing stock, grass, bbls, 7c; grease butter,
clean, 3c.
EGGS— Strictly fresh, 7%c; seconds, 6@6%c.
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wls., Aug. B.— Flour steady.
Wheat steadier; No. 2 spring, 66% c; No. 1
northern, 59% c; September, 67c. Corn weak
and lower; No. 3, 24c. Oats steady; No. 2
white, 21@21%c; No. 3 white, 20%@21c. Bar
ley dull and nominal. Provisions lower.
LIVE STOCK
Quiet and Steady at South St. Paul
Yards.
Receipts— l 26 hogs, 1,000 sheep.
HOGS— Hog market 10c lower; quality good;
one choice bunch sold at $3.26. Sales:
No. Ay. Price. No. Ay. Price.
U 252 $3 00 11 218 $3 10
34 294 27061 183 325
26 208 310
CATTLE-^Quiet but about steady; no re
ceipts; a few head of left-over cattle on the
market. Sales:
No. Ay. Price. No. Ay. Price.
1 cow 990 $140 2 calves 140 $4 00
1 cow 1,025 140 1 heifer 760 200
1 canner .... 750 116 5 heifers .... 716 225
1 canner 940 140 1 heifer 490 200
SHEEP— Receipts are Westerns consigned
to local feeders. Good demand for best sheep
and lambs.
Minneapolis Horae Market.
Barrett ft Zimmerman's report: Both re
ceipts and sales during the past week have
been light From the outset the market was
slow and dull, and as the week advanced
businss went from bad to worse. Local deal
ers bought sparingly, and few outside buy
ers were upon the market A choice assort
ment of all classes of horses on hand. Con
signors sold to the limited demand on a very
close margin, but held most of the better
class offerings in preference to selling at too
great a sacrifice. During the coming week
there will be many opportunities to buy
horses at a bargain. Today's representative
sales:
. WeightPric©
1 pair brown mares, 5 years
sound 2,800 $165 00
1 pair gray geldings, 6 years,
service sound 2,600 122 50
1 pair i'*ck mares, 6 and 7 years,
sound, d>rvCr2 2,200 175 00
- pair gray geldings, v years.
wind and work — 2,700 72 50
1 chestnut gelding, 6 years,
sound, fine driver 1,200 iSO 00
1 bay mare, 7 years, service
, sound I>loo 5500
1 bay mare, 8 years, service
, sou P d 1,400 5750
1 pair roan geldings, 6 years,
, sound 3200 270 00
1 sorrel mare, 7 years, cribber. l,3oo 50 00
1 bay gelding, 9 years, wind and
, ork 1,200 45 00
1 brown mare, 8 years, at the
naltar 1,000 20 00
Midway Hone Market.
MINNESOTA TRANSFER, Aug. B.—Correct
ed by William Cunningham & Co. and H A
Winslow:
Receipts are liberal, the weather extremely
hot and country buyers busy harvesting- It
all has a tendency to make the trade dull
and buyers are taking advantage of the sit
uation to buy at low prices. Actual sales:
, . • Wgt. Price
1 brown mare, drafter, 5 yrs old ..1 600 $125
1 gray mare, drafter, 6 yrs old.. 1400 70
1 pair gray drafters, 5 yrs old ... .2,800 135
1 black mare, driver, 5 yrs old .. 900 50
1 black horse, driver, 6 yrs old .. 900 45
1 bay horse, drafter, serviceable
sound, 5 yrs old .1 600 75
1 gray horse, serviceable, sound,
, < rs old 1,300 40
1 roan mare, serviceable, sound 10
, y™ old _ 1,100 85
1 gray horse. 5 yrs old 1,200 65
1 gray work horse, 5 yrs old ....1,150 60
1 Plug \
1 pair mares, drafters, 5 yrs old. .3,100 215
Chicago.
CHICAGO Aug. 8.-Cattle-Steady; com
mon dressed beef native steers, $3.30@3 75
--prime to extra cattle, $4.50@4.65; sales largely
at $4.15@4.60; rangers at $3.40@3.65. H6gs-
Fairly active; heavy, $2.75@8.26; medium and
m i X £?, weI * ht *. *8@3.30; Ifght weights, $3.20
@3.47%; sales largely at $3@3.25. Sheep—
Fairly active at $2.25@3.26, most offerings
consisting of Western rangers; lambs sold at
$3(8/6 for inferior to extra, mostly below $5.65.
Kannai City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 8.-Cattle—Re
ceipts, 200; shipments, 3,800; market nom
inally unchanged. Hogs— Receipts, 4 000
--shipments, 2,200; market weak, 15c lower'
«^ lk ?! 8ale " *2,90@8.05. Sheep— Receipts
800: shipments, 500; market steady- lamba
$3.10@4.85; muttons, $2.20@3. «""«»,
Omaha.
OMAHA Neb., Aug. B.— Cattle-Receipts,
800; market steady. Hogs— Receipts, 4 700
--market 10@16c lower. Sheep— Receipts, none :
market strong.
NEW YORK STOCKS.
Close Weak and at Extreme Low
Price*.
NEW YORK, Aug. B.— The stock market
today was active and irregular, but weak
with a feverish tone prevailing throughout'
Covering of shorts was practically the sole
element of support. The only new develop
ment bearing upon priceß was the bank
statement, showing a decrease of $3,913,025
in surplus and a falling off of $7,849,500 in
deposits. The exhibit exerted an unfavorable
influence, although in the Judgment of con
servatives a less favorable showing had been
discontinued. The opening was weak and
fractionally lower, the more noteworthy losses
being in Sugar and the Internationals. The
last mentioned were affected by weakness in
the London quotations and selling for for
eign account in this market. There was, as
upon yesterday, a remarkable lack of open
e±cstement, aci the Hniti&fed 6T>6erver might
nave been unaware that the street was pass
ing through a sharp crisis, except for the
shrinkage in values. Extensive covering
purchases caused an Improvement tendency
soon after the initial dealings, prices moving
to a point substantially above the low level.
Realizations and a renewed raiding by the
bears resulting in a reaction, which was ac
celerated by the unfavorable constructions
placed upon the bank statement. The list,
as a rule, sagged to the lowest point yet re
corded, Manhattan making an extreme break
from the highest, of 3% per cent, to 7% per
cent. The selling pressure was uninterrupted
to the close, which was weak, with general
material net losses.
Total sales of stocks today were 136,804
shares, including the following: Tobacco,
6.800; Atchison, 4,800; Sugar, 23,300; Burling
ton & Quincy. 8,300; Chicago Gas, 6,400;
Louisville ft Nashville, 7,700; Manhattan,
4,200; Rock Island, 4,000; St. Paul, 17,100;
Western Union, 10.200; Southern pfd, 3,000
--silver certificates, 5,000.
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tinental bourses. The settlement next week
Is awaited with some anxiety, as It is known
that certain firms were only helped over first
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One hundred thousand pounds in gold were
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Closing- Stocks.
Following are the closing quotations of
other stocks as reported by the Associated
Press :
Adams Express. . .140 U. P., D. & G VA
American Ex 104 N. W. pfd . . ' 144
Canada Southern. 41 N. Y. &N. E 36
Ches. 4b 0hi0.... 11 *Oregon 1mp.... ' tf
Chicago & A1t0n. 146 Oregon Nay... 10
C. B. & Q 54% O. S. L. ft U. N\ 9
Con. Gas 133 P.. D. ft E... VA
C, C, C. & St L. 19% Rio O. W 15
Col. C. & 1 % do pfd 40
Del. & Hudson... 115 Rock Island 493fc
Del., L. & W....139 St. Paul 60i2
D.. & R. Q. pfd.. 36% do pfd 118
Erie 22 St Paul ft Omaha 30%.
do pfd 13 *do pfd 125
•Port Wayne 160 Term. C. & I USA
G-t. Nth'n pfd.... 106 T. ft O. C. pfd 5
C. &E. I. p'd.... 91 U. S. Express 35
•St. Paul & D.... 21 Wells-Fargo Ex.. 85
Kan. &T. pfd.... 17 W. ft. L. E 554
Louis. ft Nash.... 38% do pfd .... 20
Louis. & N. A.... 5% Mpls. ft St. L 12
Mobile & 0hi0.... 13 Col. F. & 1... 14%,
Nash. & Chatt.... 68 *do pfd 90
•Offered. T "
Bond Ltat.
Nfiw~ YORK. Aug. B.— State bonds dull.
Railroad B<siiis weak. Government bonds
steady.
U. S. new 4s, reg.lllM> £. ?. lsts, '95 ...109
do new 45, coup. lll% D. & ft. G. 7s . .. 83
do ss, reg 109 »do 4s ":.,.- 56
do ss, coup 109 'Erie 2ds !ltr2yi
do 4s, reg 105% *G. ( H. & 5.A.68. %#
do 4s, coup 106 do 7s 102
do 2s, reg 92 *H. ft T. C. ss. .102
Pac. 6s, '95 100 do 6s 76
Ala., Class A 100 M., K. ft T.lst4s. 44%
do B 100 do 2d 4s 108
do C 95 Mut. Union 6s ...110
do Currency ..90 N. J. C. G. 5s 108
La, new con 4s .. 93 N. P. lsts 104
Missouri 6s 100 *do 2ds 18914
N. C. 6s 110 N. W. cons 105
do" 4s 95 do S. F. deb.Ss. 64
S. C. Non-Fund.. 1 R. G. W. lsts ...120
•Term. new set 6s. 77% St. P. con 7s 109
•do 5s 108 *do C. ft P.W.5s 69*4
do old 6s 60 S. L. ft 1.M.G.05. 90
Va. Centuries ... 52 S. L. ft S.F.G.6s. 73
do dfd 4 Tex. Pac. lsts ... 14%'
Atchison 4s 68% »do 2ds 100
do 2d A 28% U. P. lsts, '96 ...100
Can. So. 2ds ....100 West Shore 4s ..100
«L. ft N. un. 45.. 69% I
•Offered. ~
Mining Stocks.
Bulwer $0 55 Ontario $10 O<J
Cholor 2 20 Ophir 10$
Crown Point 32 *Plymouth 20
Con. Cal. & Va. . I 70 Quicksilver 1 00
Deadwaad 125 do pfd 175
Gould & Curry... 65 Sierra Nevada .. 48
Hale ft Norcross. 100 Standard . . . 115
Homestake . . . .29 00 Union Con . . 40
Iron Silver .... 50 Yellow Jacket ... 40
Mexican 55
•Asked. ~~ ' ~*
New York Money.
NEW YORK, Aug B.— Money on call of
fered at 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
6%@7% per cent. Sterling exchange steady,
with actual business at bankers' bills at
$4.88%@4.89 for demand and $4.87%<&4.88 fo»
sixty days. Posted rates, $4.88^^4.89 and
$4.89%@4.90. Commercial bills, $4.87. Bar
sliver, 68% c.
Weekly Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, Aug. B.— The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes: Re
serve, decrease $3,913,025; loans, decrease $1.
498,300; specie, increase, $291,999; legal tend
ers, decrease, $6,166,500; deposits, decrease,
$2,845,600; circulation, increase, $163,200. The
banks now hold $13,815,625 in excess of the re
quirements of the 25 per cent rule.
Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON, Aug. B.— Today's statement
of the condition of the treasury shows- Avail
able cash balances, $251,856,525; gold reserve
$108,929,033.
Chicago Money.
CHICAGO, Aug. B.— Money steady at 637
per cent for call and time loans. New
York exchange, before clearing, $1 discount.
Sterling, posted rates, $4.90 on demand $4 884
on sixty dayß. ™
Specie Movement.
NEW YORK, Aug. B.— The exports of specla
from the port of New York for the week
a . mounte< L to l^-OSO in gold and $1,165,367 la
silver",* $10T!277. lmP ° rtS WCI "® : Gold> * 82 ' 960 «
Jfew York Clearing.
O NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Bank clearings, $83,,
985,724; balances, $4,421,184.
New York Dry Goods.
NEW YORK. Aug. 8.-There were a numbes
of good buyers In the market with special
orders for instant execution. Altogether th«
sales were of fair volume. Printing cloths
SS5> ES. at27 - lec - «"-«" t& w*4
Butter and Egg«,
R7« EW nk TORI S' _ Aug - 8.-Butter-Recelpti.
w£L £, kgrs; stead y; Western dairy, 12&01
Western creamery, ll%@i5 C -~ Ebrtns lift.
£ig-Re<*tpts. 4876 pufs -^inJiU 'teadft
ll@l2c Penn *y lv *n'a. 13®13%c; WeaternJ
J?£}F A< 1 0 : A UBv. 8--Butter firm: creamery.
9®14%c; dairies. Bi@l2c. Eggs dull; 9@9%07*<
Waiting; lor tbe Bird.
Chicago Times-Herald.
A small boy who had a great dislike fo»
S t r h c in m u c s d ua, h ° me f ° r dlDner *
me so" ° ame lD at the window and tolj
The next morning Tommy set out fo*
school as usual. During morning his motheS
heard a noise from the far end of the kitcheS
and, looking around there. saw Tomm*
crouched under the table. lommjr.
there°r imy ' y ° U raSCal> What are you do »n«
Seeing that he was discovered he crawled
htal.'EdA: h ° ldin * UP * brlCk Whlch hid bj
i "I was waitin' to croak that dicky bird."
