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THE SHIPS ARE OURS
(BARGAIN FOR THE TWO BRAZILIAN
CRUISERS CLOSED,
And th« TMieli Will Very Soon Bo
Turned Over to the United State*
Friildent and Cabinet Still Hope for
1
Feaoefal Solution of the' Crlali—Af
fairs Approaching the Tnrnlnf Point
and Preparations Are Necessary,
LONDON, Maroh 14.—The Brazilian,
minister confirms the reports that the
warships Amazonas and Admiral Breu
bare been sold to the United States
government. The contraot is to be
signed, and the Brazilian officers and
trew now on board the Amazonas will
return to Brazil by the next mail
ateamer sailing for that country.
"WASHINGTON, March 14.—The re
ported sales to the United States of the
*wo Brazilian cruisers Amazonas and
Admiral Breu, now receiving their fin
ishing tenches in an English shipyard,
was confirmed here. It is learned also
that Spain has not secured the O'Hig
gins and that Chili will not sell her to
Spain. It is said furthermore, that
Spain has not and cannot purchase
ships from either Chili or the Argen
tine Republic.
WASHINGTON, March 14.—Orders have
been sent to Commodore Howell, com
manding the European station, to send
a force of men from the San Francisco
to take possession of and hoist the
United States flag upon the Brazilian
•hip that is ready to go into commis
sion at Newcastle. This will prevent
•ny difficulty in case hostilities should
break out, as the ship would be under
the flag, but lying in a friendly harbor.
WAR NOT INEVITABLE.
President and Cabinet Still Hope For a
Peaceful Solution of the Crisis.
"WASHINGTON, March 15.—At the war
and navy departments there was the
usual stir during the day, but it is ab
solutely untrue to say that either the
president or thvcabinet has reached the
conclusion that war is inevitable. All
the leading public men in Washington,
however, appreciate the fact that af
fairs are approaching a crisis, and that
it would be a mistake to put off prep
aration till the orisis is actually
upon us.
Although the president is believed
to lean very strongly toward the view
that the Maine disaster and interven
tion shall be treated as one and dis
posed of jointly, it is but just to say
that some very good friends of peace
object to such a combination on the
ground that it
Confuses Two Wholly Separate Issues}
questions of international law raised in
the Maine case, and the humanity and
charity which alone could impel our
government to intervene in the domes
tic affaire of a friendly power.
These advisers argue that, if the ex
plosion of the Maine had occurred in
any other than a Spanish or Cuban
port, no one would have thought of
combining this incident with the Cn
ban question.
But the other side answers that,
whether logical or not, the association
of the two subjects does exist in the
public mind, both in this country and
abroad, and that our acceptance of
"blood money" at the present juncture
would be liable to a damaging misin
terpretation on all sides.
SYMPATHIZE WITH SPAIN.
Austria and Germany Not Friendly to the
United States.
LONDON, March 15. The Vienna
correspondent of The Standard declares
that Austria and Germany sympathize
with Spain, the former being actuated
by family ties between the two reign
ing houses and the latter by a grudge
against the United StateB. The corre
spondent adds:
"The Chinese question is much more
practical for the United States than
the Cuban, but America has no naval
base in Chinese waters. Why should
not Spain make peace by offering the
United States a naval station in the
Philippines? Spain would lose nothing
thereby. On the contrary, the United
States would be enabled to act from
that base in conjunction with England
and Japan."
BIDS FOR WAR MATERIAL.
War Department Receives Proposals for
a Large Supply.
WASHINGTON, March 15.—The bureau
of ordnance of the war department
opened bids during the day for a large
supply of armor piercing projectiles
and for 12,900,000 rffle ball cartridges.
The bidding brought together a num
ber of the representatives of the large
steel and ammunition companies, some
of whom took occasion to give as
surances that in the present emergency
government work would.be given the
preference over commercial orders. The
bids for shot, shell and cartridges will
be briefed and the awards made within
the next few days, as the war depart
ment wishes the work to begin at once.
WAR OF PRIVATEEING.
(Selief at Madrid That an Attack on
American Territory Is Not Necessary.
MADRID, March 14.—The view held
in official circles is that Spain will not
provoke a war, because, if she did, she
ftrould find herself isolated, but if
'America gives the provocation Spain
will not be alone in the struggle. ..,
The general opinion is that in the
event of war Spain vrill not need to
attack American territory. It will
suffice her to pursue a war of privateer
ing. As America's commerce is seven
fold greater than Spain's American in
terests would suffer most. War would
be madness, benefitting neither nation,
and good sense, therefore, counsels
peace.
Torpedo Squadron Sails.
MADRID, Maroh 15.—The Spanish tor
pedo squadron sailed from Cadis at 6
p. m. for the Canary islands.
HE HAS NO DOUBT.
Senator Proetor Believes the Exploriea
Was External*
WASHINGTON, Maroh 14.—Senator
Prootor of Vermont and his oompanion.
Colonel Myron M. Parker, who have
been spending some time in Cuba,
have returned to Washington. To a
Post reporter Senator Prootor said:
"Concerning the cause of the Maine
iisaster, I feel free to say that such in
formation as I have obtained indicates
that the explosion was from the out
side. It does not show that the Span
ish government or any of its officials in.
Havana were participants in the orime.
In the first plaoe, I have not the slight
est knowlege of what the deoisien of
naval court of inquiry will be, or whem
it will reach Washington. Such infor
mation as I have is entirely of an nn
sfficial character."
Colonel Parker said: "We went to
Bagua la Grande, Matanzas, Cienfuegos
and Artemisa, province of Pinar del
Rio. I was with Senator Prootor most
of the time. The stories of the amount
of suffering in the island of Cuba have
not been exaggerated. It is intense
over every portion of the island. The
reooncentrados are gathered in the vil
lages, where they can be seen in all
their pitiable aspects. It is, perhaps,
greater in Matanzas than elsewhere.
What impressed me most, and wonld
doubtless impress any visitor to Cuba,
is the utter desolation of the island."
PROCTOR SEES M'KINLEY.
The Senator Spends Over Two Hours at
the White House.
WASHINGTON, March 15. Senator
Proctor visited the White House and
uptown departments during the day
and his calls exoited a good deal of
interest. He spent half an hour first
with Secretary Alger, explaining, it is
believed, the military situation in Cuba
and afterward had a conference with
Judge Day, assistant secretary of state.
Then he went to the White House and
was closeted with the president for
two hours and a quarter. When he
emerged from the room he courteously
declined to speak regarding the nature
of the information he had communi
cated to the president.
ROSECRANS' END PEACEFUL
Death of the Noted Old Warrior at His
California Home.
Los ANGELES, Cal., March 14.—The
death of General Eosecrans, the noted
old warrior, whioh occurred at his
ranch home near this city, was peace
ful in the extreme. For several days
he has been between life and death, at
times unconscious, and again in a com
atose state. His splendid vitality has
kept him alive for days. When it was
known that the end was near, all the
watchers at the bedside were ready at
any time to see the last. At the
bedside when' the end came were
a son and daughter of the general
Carl and Anna Rosecrans, and a num
ber of intimate friends.
General Rosecrans was stricken with
no particular disease, and the end came
tbrough a gradual weakening of the
system. The place where he died is
called Rosecrans, in honor of him, and
is near a station on the Rendondo rail
way, and about 12 miles from this city.
The general had made his home there
on a large ranch.
General Rosecrans was possessed of
a fine property and his last days were
spent in peace and plenty.
DEMANDS WILL BE GRANTED.
1*1 Hung Chans Using His Influence In
Russia's Favor.
LONDON, March 10.—A special dis
patch from Shanghai says that the in
fluence of Li Hung Chang and the
dowager empress have been exercised
on behalf of Russia, whose demands,
so far as China is concerned, will be
granted. According to the same dis
patch the Russian title to Deer island
has been confirmed.
Money for Russian Warships.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 11.—An im
perial ukase just issued orders the dis
bursement of 90,000,000 roubles as ex
traordinary expenditure for the con
struction of warshipB. It is added that
no loans will be raised to provide the
money. In official calculations, ac
cording to the Statesman's Year Book
6.40 roubles are considered equivalent
to the British pound sterling.
Russia Has Sent No Ultimatum.
LONDON, March 11.—Answering a
question in the house of commons on
the subject, Mr. Curzon, parliamentary
secretary of the foreign office, said
Russia has not sent an ultimatum to
China, with reference to Port Arthur
and Tai Lien Wan.
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
Jury Justifies Sheriff Martin and Depu
ties In Shooting Strikers.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., March 9.—The
jury in the case of Sheriff Martin and
his deputies for shooting of strikers at
Lattimer on Sept. 10, rqjurned a ver
dict of not guilty.
Lower Sections Flooded.
LONDON, Ont., March 14.—Heavy
sains of the past few days have caused
the lower sections of the city to be
overflowed, and many people have
been driven from their homes. The
damage will be considerable.
Majestlo Carries Millions.
LIVERPOOL, March 11.—The White
Star steamer Majestio sailed for New
York via Queenstown, having on board
12,582,500 in gold for the United States.
Franco Will Occupy lei Chau.
PEKIN, March 14.—France, it is said,
intends to occupy Lei Chau, in the
Quang Tung peninsula, north of Hai
Nan, as a naval base.
Taneouver to St. Paul for IIO.
VANCOUVER, B. C., March 10.—The
Canadian Pacifio railway has made a
further cut of 30 per cent in passenger
rates. One can now travel from Van
couver to St. Paul for 910.
FIGHT CONTINUED
AMTI-HANNA CAMPAIGN AGAIN ON I.N
THE BUCKEYE STATE.
Plan Is to Secure the 8tato Convention,
Condemn Hanna's Election and ».B.
dorso the Bolters—Hurts and Busbnell
Lead It.
CLEVELAND, March 15.—J. W. Hoi
comb, one of the members of the Re
publican committee of 16 in this city
and an aotive lieutenant of Senator
Hanna in the recent senatorial contest
before the legislature, is authority for
the statement that the Bushnell and
Kurtz forces are marshaled for another
battle.
Delegates to the next Republican
state convention will soon be ohosen.
Mr. Holcomb says he has evidence to
show that Mayor McEisson will try to
capture the oounty convention and that
the Bushnell and Kurtz men will do
the gpme thing the state over.
With the state convention in their
hands the alleged plan is to endorse the
action of the Republicans who bolted
Senator Hanna in the legislature,
condemn the eleotion of Senator Hanna
as brought about by improper means
and appoint a state Republican com
mittee opposed not only to Senator
Hanna, but to President MoKinley, one
of the aims alleged being to embarrass
the president as muoh as possible if he
comes up for re-election.
CLUFF'S CONCLUSIONS.
Senator Cannon's Hawaiian Envoy 8ays
Half the Natives F^vor Annexation.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.—Benjamin
Cluff, Jr., president of the Brigham
Young academy of Provo, Utah, re
turned from a visit to the Hawaiian
Islands, where he went at the solicita
tion of United States Senator Frank J.
Cannon, to determine the status of the
annexation sentiment among the Ha
waiian Islands. He speaks the Kanaka
language fluently, and has made a
thorough canvass among the native
islands of Oahu, Maui and Hilo. He
says:
"As a result of my investigation, I
would say that probably one-half of
the intelligent natives of the islands
are pronounoed advocates of annexa
tion. Of the remaining half, I would
say the great majority are, primarily,
in favor of the restoration of the mon
archy and, secondly, they much prefer
annexation to the United States to a
continuation of the present govern
ment."
DEFER ACTION ON HAWAII.
Early Adjournment of Congress a Porb
ability.
WASHINGTON, March 15.—The early
adjournment of the senate Monday,
following after a two day's vacation
last week, led to a general discussion
about the probability of early final ad
journment and to the development of
the fact that there is quite an aotive
propoganda in that behalf. Senator
Aldrich was among those who were
quite outspoken in advocating early
adjournment and he and others are
urging that there was nothing further
congress conld do by remaining in ses
sion except to pass the appropriation
bills. Senators expressing these views
generally took the position that it
would be necessary in any event to de
fer further action upon the Hawaiian
treaty until the next session. The
more pronounced pro-Cuban senators
are opposed to the move.
SERIOUS CANADIAN FLOODS
Sections of Brantford, London and Oalt
Submerged.
TORONTO,Ont., March 15.—Dispatches
from Western Ontario tell of the over
flow of the Grand and Thames rivers,
causing serious damage along their
valleys. Sections of London, Brantford
and Gait are completely submerged to
a depth of from 5 to 7 feet. In London
1,500 people are homeless, having been
driven out by the flood. Bridges and
buildings were swept away by the rush
ing torrents. In Brantford firemen
and citizens fought the raging waters
all day, but were finally beaten out,
and West Brantford is a regular lake.
At Gait a heavy loss was sustained by
the business people. The ice jam in the
Grand river gave way and the flood
following it tore away bridges, trees,
and wrecked a number of factories and
private residences.
MUST RELY ON HERSELF.
Spain Will Get No Effectual Support
From Europe.
PARIS, March 14.—The Temps says:
"Spain does not deoeive herself when
she counts upon the sympathies, at
least latent, of European governments,
but it would be a mistake for her to
expect any effectual support either
from Great Britain or the triple alli
ance. Before all she must rely on her
self."
LONDON, March 14.—The Paris corre
spondent of The Daily Mail declares
Frenoh support of Spain "would not
exceed Plantonio sympathy" jand that
there is no likelihood that the friendli
ness of Austria or Germany would ex
tend further.
INSTRUCTED TO DENY.
Oerman Inspired Press Told That Spain
Will Not Receive Aid In War.
BERLIN, March 14.—The Berlin for
eign office has instruoted the inspired
press to deny emphatioally that Ger
many will aid Spain in ease of war
with the United States and has in
struoted these newspapers to point out
that the United States is an excellent
customer of Germany and that Spain
since the Carolinas squabble has re
peatedly shown unfriendliness to Ger
many.
Failed to Locate the Treasure.
VICTORIA, B. C., Maroh 14.—A letter
received here from a sailor on H. M.
8. Amphion says that the ship's searoh
for the Cocos Island treasure, whioh
C. Hartford claimed to have located,
was as unsuccessful as the search of H.
M. S. Imperieuse.
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NEWS CONDENSATIONS.
Wednesday, Maroh O.
Mrs. Robert Mantell, known on the
stage as Charlotte Behrens, is dead.
Dr. Daniel W. King, who fonght in
the Blaokhawk war of 1882, is dead at
Raoine, Wis., aged 87.
General Roseorans is somewhat im
proved, but his physicians hold ont lit
tle hope for his recovery.
The president has nominated William
J. Calhoun of Illinois to be an inter
state commerce commissioner.
Sixteen-year-old Sadie Storer is in
jail at Huntsville, Ark., charged with
the murder of her father, a prominent
farmer.
The budget committee of the German
reiohseag unanimously passed the en
tire shipbuilding programme included
in the estimates for 1898.
Andrew S. Draper, president of the
University of Illinois, recently elected
superintendent of the schools of
Greater New York, has declined the
offer.
Thursday, Mareh 10.
Senor Polo Bernabe, the new Span
ish minister to the United States, has
arrived.
The senate committee on interstate
commerce recommends changes in rules,
but none in the law.
John Wanamaker has decided to be
come the candidate of the Business
Men's Republican league for governor
of Pennsylvania.
Senator Chandler has introduced a
resolution giving the senate committee
ample authority and funds in order to
investigate the Maine disaster.
Austria is said to have loaned Spain
$10,000,000 because of the close relation
ship of the emperor and queen. No
more money will be forthcoming.
Passengers on the steamer Humboldt
from Dyea and Skaguay, bring the
news that on the night of March 3 a fire
occurred in Dyea in which it is thought
five persons perished.
It is officially announced that the Do
minion government will at once sup
plant the mounted police now in the
Yukon territory by a portion of the per
manent military force of the Dominion.
Friday, March 11.
The dowager oountess of Elgin,
mother of the vioeroy of India, is dead.
The report of an uprising at Bolinio,
near Manilla, Philippine islands, has
been confirmed officially.
Colonel Vanderbllt Allen, a grandson
of Commodore Vanderbilt, died March
6 at Capri, Italy, aged 59 years.
The nomination of T. O McCoy to bo
Indian agent at the Cheyenne river
agency, S. D., has been confirmed.
The monitor Miantonomah and the
ram Katahdin, have been placed in
commission at the League Island navy
yard.
The senate has confirmed the nom
ination of William J. Calhoun of Illi
nois, to be interstate commerce commi
sioner.
Prince Albert of Belgium has arrived
at Washington. He was entertained
at dinner by President and Mrs. Mc
Kinley.
Saturday, March IS.
Further reinforcements of troops
have sailed from Santander for Cuba.
A counterfeiting plant has been dis
covered within the walls of the state
prison at Folsom, CaL
Arthnr Sherburne Hardy, United
States minister to Persia, was married
at Athens, Greece, to Miss Grace As
pinwall Bowen of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Despondent because she thought her
husband had been taken from her, Mrs.
John S. Boyd, daughter-in-law of Mil
lionaire Francis Boyd of Milwaukee, at
tempted suicide at Chicago.
It is reported that James G. Blaine,
son of the late James G. Blaine, is en
gaged to be married to Miss Kuhne
Beveridge, who has achieved a reputa
tion as a sculptor and is now in Paris.
It is stated that the governors of
Wyoming, Montana and Utah have
agreed to work together for the exter
mination of the Hole-in-the-Wall gang
of outlaws led by the Jones brothers,
of Belle Fourche bank robbery fame.
Monday, March 14.
Edna Wallace Hopper has sued De
Wolf Hopper for divorce.
Floods have done considerable dam
age in the lower section of London, Ont.
In afire in the Bowery Mission lodg
ing house in New York 11 persons per
ished.
The lower Mississippi river' steamer
Grand Republic burned near St. Louis.
Loss, $50,000.
Japan's premier says his country
cannot sell ornisers to the United
States, because she needs them herself.
Charles O. Skeer, the millionaire coal
operator and an ex-direotor of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, is dead at
Mauoh Chunk, Pa.
The domestio troubles of the Duke
and Dnohess of Hesse have culminated
in the separation of the couple. The
duchess is a daughter of the Duke of
Edinburgh.
Tuesday, Maroh IS.
France, it is said, intends to oceapy
Lei Chau, in the Quang Tung penin
sula, north of Hai Nan, as a naval base.
Senor Domingo Gana, the Chilian
piinister at Washington, has been ap
pointed minister plenipotentiary to the
court of St. James.
Lord Salisbury,has temporarily with
drawn from the Britsh foreign office on
account of ill health. Arthur J. Bal
four will be in oharge.
The proposition for the establish
ment of a defense fund for the United
Mine Workers of America has been
lost by a vote of the members of the
organization.
The death of Mrs. Thurston, wife of
Senator ThurBton, with the congress
ional party in Cuba is reported. When
Mrs. Thurston left Washington she
was in excellent health.
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NEWS IN MINNESOTA
Ice has gone ont of the river at
Winona.
The total cost of the late prison in
vestigation was $2,254.
The state has established its own
lighting plant at the capitol.
Half of the Central blook at Har
mony was burned, causing a loss oi
$20,000.
The body of Walter Van Etten of
Sauk Rapids was found in the river at
St. Paul.
William Kingston paid $1,000 fine at
Duluth for having 800 partridges in his
possession.
Former State Auditor O. P. WhiN
comb died at Mankato. He had been
ill for months.
The Duluth, Messabe and Northern
Railway company has filed a trust deed
for $5,000,000.
Chicago defeated Minneapolis in a
natch for the American Whist league
challenge trophy.
The various counties will be asked to
contribute $25,000 for the state's exhibit
at the Omaha exposition.
The Newport postofflce and general
merchandise store of George E. Nolti
meier have been destroyed by fire.
Anti-Van Sant Republicans of the
Second congressional district will hold
a conference at Mankato the 22d inst.
The annual 'state convention of the
Royal Arcanum is to be held in St.
Paul on Monday, March 22, at Elk's
halL
An order has been issued establishing
a postoffice at Bagley, Beltrami oounty,
with Maggie M. McCarthy as post
mistress.
Attorney General Childs has filed his
brief supporting thrf claim of the state
to sections 16 and 36 of the ceded Red
Lake reservation.
The bodies of the two cigarmakers
who jumped from the high bridge at
bt. Paul in October have been recov
ered from the river.
State Auditor Dunn requires that
county agricultural societies applying
for state aid shall itemize their expend
itures fpr premiums.
The Pingree vegetable patch plan
will be tried in Winona this year, the
Margaret Sampson home deciding to
undertake this experiment.
Warden Wolfer has received a ship
ment of 11,000 bales of manilla and
2,000 bales of sisal, which will be enough
to keep the twine plant at the prison
running until fall.
Secretary H. S. Terry of the Winona
county Old Settlers' association has
collected a valuable album of 500 photo
graphs of old settlers, prominent citi
zens and former residents of that
county.
Several members of the St. Paul city
council are discussing the advisability
of introducing an. ordinance with a
view of creating a municipal lighting
plant. A request has been made upon
the building department to prepare
plans for a building and an estimate of
cost. The plan contemplates lighting
the entire city with electric light.
Iver Engebretson, the St. Cloud
young man who stood second in the
competitive examination for the West
Pcint cadetship, as well as James Shan
non of Duluth, who stood first and
passed with such a brilliant mental ex
amination, have both failed in the
physical examination. Shannon's eyes
were defeotive and Engrebretson failed
in weight as compared to his height.
Superintendent W. H. Houlton of the
state reformatory at St. Cloud, expects
that the now cell wing will be com
pleted by June 1. When it is finished
the reformatory will accommodate 350
prisoners. Work will also be com
menced this summer on the new dining
room, 36x72 feet in size, which will be
built between the original cell, house
and the kitchen and extend to the north
praallel with the new cell wing. It
will be of granite.
While filling alighted gasoline stove
Mrs. Andrew C. Peterson of Minne
apolis was covered with flames. She
was so horribly burned that 6he died
four hours after. Her 20-months-old
son was sitting on the kitchen floor
and was also terribly burned. The
child died at the same time as the
mother. Mrs. Peterson's 14-year-old
sister, Mada Baeher, in attempting to
extinguish the flames, had her clothes
almost entirely burned off and survived
but a short time.
The A. O. U. W. and Degree of
Honor grand lodges will meet at St.
Paul Maroh 22. The meetings will be
held at the state capitol. During the
session two amendments to the consti
tution will be considered, one of which
is to provide for holding every second
grand lodge meeting in Minneapolis in
stead of all the sessions being held at
the Capitol City, as at present. It is
also proposed to change the method of
levying assessments and to create a re
serve fund for the benefit of members
who reaoh the age of 50 years.
The offioial call for the Republican
league meeting to be held in Minneapo
lis the 22d inst, has been issued. The
names of the speakers for the mass
meeting in the evening have not been
decided upon, but they will be men of
yational reputation. At the banquet,
yhich takes place on the evening of
the 23d, the speakers will be state lead
ers and the speaking will be in the
nature of a general disoussion of state
issues and plans for the coming cam
paign. There are 504 clubs in the state,
each of which ie entitled to .five dele
gates, inoluding the president and sec
retary.
Kept Open on Sunday.
LE SUEUR, Minn., March 10.—On
complaint of Mayor Qnackenbush four
of our Baloon men were called before
Judge Borer for keeping open Sunday.
They all waived examination and were
bound over to the next meeting of the
grand jury.
l'HE WEEK IN CONGRESS
Tuesday, March 8.
To-day's session of the senate was
largely devoted to the consideration of the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
After an extended discussion the Mil,
containing a prevision for the reduction
of about one-half of the present rates of
telephone charges in the district, was
passed. The bill for the relief of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south, of
Tennessee, appropriating $ 88,000, was
then passed, after a brief debate.
The house devoted the day to the Can
non defense bill.
Wednesday, March 0.
The house devoted itself to routine busi
ness. The legislative, executive and ju
dicial appropriation bill went through itd
last stages in the adoption of the financial:
conference report and the remainder of
the day was oensumed in the considera
tion of the senate amendments to the In
dian appropriation bill.
The senate adjourned after passing the
defense appropriation bill.
Thursday, Maroh 10.
No business, of real importance was
transacted by the senate in open session.
The session lasted only an hour, the time
being largely consumed in routine-morn
ing business. A few bills of minor im
portance were passed.
After a debate- in the house which lasted
more than five hours, the senate amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill pro
viding for the free entry of ceded Indian
lands was non-concurred in by a vote of
99 to 186.
Friday, March 11.
The bill to pay the Bowman act claims,
aggregating $1,200,000 for stores and s*p
plies furnished the Union army during
the war, was before the house until 6
o'clock, hut beyond completing the gen
eral debate little progress was made. Of
the 800 odd claims in the bill all but a few
come from the South, and dilatory tactics
were resorted to to prevent progress with
the bill. At 5 o'clock, after completing
two pages of the biH, the house recessed
until 8 o'clock, the evening session being
devoted to pension legislation.
The senate was not in session.
Monday, March 14.
The senate passed a considerable num
ber of bills from the general calendar,
among the number being one authorizing
the construction of eight new revenue
cutters not exceeding in aggregate cost
the sum of $1,025,000. The national quar
antine bill was made the regular order of
business.
The house spent the day on District of
Columbia business.
Hate.
O God, of all my dearest dreams
That time will sweep away,
There's just one dream do let me keep-
To help me live my day.
This dream that makes my heart's blood
leap
Rings not with shining gold
Nor shouts with fame, nor boldly lies
That love will ne'er grow cold.
Bnt this the dream my heart
bo
craves.
And makes wild hopes to rise—
The soul of the man who won my hate
Be barred God's paraciisel
•-Elizabeth Barton Pitman in Scribner's For
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LATEST MABKET REP0BT.
Dulutl5 Grain.
DULUTH, Me»sh 15.
WHEAT—Cash No. 1 hard, 99o|
No. 1 Northern, 97j^c: No. 2 Northern,
91 Mo No. 3 spring, 85%o. To Arrive-No.
1 hard, $1.00: No. 1 Northern, 98%o
May, 97J4c July,95^c September, 77
Minneapolis Grain.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 15.
WHEAT—March closed at 98c May,
95J^c July, 9.%@93%c. On Track-*
No. 1 hard, $1.00% No. 1 Northern 98a
Poultry, Butter and Efgs.
CHICAGO, March 15.
POULTRY—Dressed, firm turkeys,
8@llc chickens, 7@8c ducks, 7}£c.
BUTTER Steady creameries, 139
18£c: dairies, ll@17c.
EGGS—Weak fresh, 9%c.
Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux CITY, la., March 15.
HOGS—Market 5c lower. Range of
prices $3.65@3.75.
CATTLE—Market active and steady to
strong.
Sales ranged at $3.50(93.70 for oows
$4.60 44.75 for stackers and feeders $3.75
@3.80 for heifers $4.00@4.45 -for year
lings.
SHEEP—In demand, $3.75@4.75.
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, March 15.
HOGS—Market 5c lower. Range of
prices, $3.50@J.S0.
CATTLE—Market steady, good demand
for fat oows and stoskers.
Sales ranged at $o.50@4.00 for stockers
$3.S5@3.75 for cows $3.00@3.25 for heifers
$3.25@4.35 for steers.
SHEEP—Steady and active. Lambs
dull and lower.
Sales ranged at $3.50@4.25 for muttons
$4 75@5.00 for lambs.
Chicago Union Stock Yards.
CHICAGO, March 15.
HOGS—Market slow to 5c lower.
Sales ranged at $3.70@3.90 for light
$3.75@3.97K for mixed $3.75@4.03* for
heavy $9.76(313.80 for rough.
CATTLE—Market for best steady,
6thers weak to lOo lower.
Sales ranged at $8.80@5.60 for beeves
f2.10@4.45 for cows and heifers $3.60j$
4.50 for Texas steers $3.40@4.50 for
ockers and feeders.
SHEEP—Market steady to shade lower.
Sales ranged at $[e-mail]5 for natives
$&50@4.55 for westerns $4.00g5.50 for
lambs.
Receipts: Hogs, 28,000 cattle, 10,000
sheep, 25,000.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, March 1&
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-March, $1.01* May, $1.04|
July, 86*o August, 81c: September,
7&%o December, 78Jtfc.
CORN—March, 29c May, SOJ^o July,
81%c September, 82^a
OATS—March, 26%@25*c May, 20%&
£6Xo July, 84%@2i^c.
PORK—March, $9.80 May, $9.83
July $3.90.
Austin Markets.
Wheat—No. 2,84c: Oats, 22c to 28c Fin* st /vs
Corn, 20c Tunothy OCc Barley, «5cto2s«:
Clover $4.00 Rye, 85c.
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80
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COBBECTED BT M'BRIDE, THE GBOCBB.
Butter, 10c to 15c: Beans. 60oto$i no
0c Potatoes, 35c to 50c. **,0°•
AUSTIN PACKING HOCSB MABKET.
SsSto'lS.40
Sheep' 8*°
to
3*c Hogs,
FUEL—-COBBECTED BT A. N. DXCKEB.
Illinois coal, $4.25' Indi-
Blabs, VtT '8014
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*4-25 Per cord