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WHEAT OFF SHARPLY Reported That Manitoba Grain Will Be Brought to Chicago. HOLDERS SELL OUT Armour Covers Short Sales on the Decline Cash Trade Slow. Vtithrr Flae for Moremm of Cora aad Lararer Area la Shipping: to Thli Market. More effective than. any other factor in the wheat 'market yesterday waa the report that a cargo of No.

1 Northern Manitoba wheat vti on Its way to Chicago. Overlook lng the condition which make It necessary to bring wheat Into this country from Canada at a duty of 23c a bushel, holders were greatly worried lest the grain would be used In building up contract stocks, and those who were In a Dosllion to profit by a decline in prices did all they could to spread this 1m pression. The result was a general liquidat or movement- aggravated Ay snort selling, under which price lost lttlo. May Wheat sold from off to 111, closing at $1.11. Maallsba Wheat far Mlxls.

It goes without saying that there could be Co reason for Importing wheat rrom Manitoba other than to mis It with grain of poorer Quality for the purpose of securing a Ciena that would be acceptable for milling purposes or delivery on contract. That the cargo referred to yesterday was wanted for the former purpose was theopm ion of thoee In a position to know about such Butters. It was bought several days ago and is apparently an Isolated transaction, Present conditions. It Is said, would not warrant much of this sort of thing being (lone. There was also talk of purchases of Idaho wheat, which the bears said would be used for mixing, but.

as wheat cannot be bought out Weet now as cheap as that in transit or fsome already here, these transactions were generally discredited. Although coupled with the talk of Manitoba Importations, they elped to stimulate the bearish feeling which pominatea tne market. Elevator People Aa-aiaat Market. Besides selling by Armour, there were in dlcations that other elevator lntereats were working against the market and Northwest Interests also sold freely, nmnmitilt hav ing against the movement of cash wheat to that section. JdlnneaDolls terminal ulrti ors again sent out reports to the effect that rarmers' deliveries were free.

The stock of wheat at Minneapolis was reported to have increased 900,000 bu so far this week. There as less said about the cash demand up there. me inierence it was not ao good. There were several rumors of cargo sales in me local market, none of which, however, could be confirmed. Some of the miller in the Northwest reported flour sales slow, and declared that shipping directions are not coming as ireely as they should on old sales, out other said they were enioylne- a rood Jrade.

There was a report from Mlnneapoli gating nmi oniy is per cent of the receipts of that market between Sept. 1 and Nov. 1 Aad graded No. 1 Northern. Some of the beat euinoriues at Winnipeg were aald to be re-ducinr ha ernn niniii.a ting in the neighborhood of 60.000.000 to svv.uuv ou.

Weather Coatlaaea Dry- The weather in the Southwest continued ury. out tne unfavorable reports from that taction did not causa as mucA apprehension pparently a on the day before, when Jit rade was more willing to listen to news of a bullish character. The Price Current eaya that the growing wheat haa had little relief from dry weather, but aa yet no notable injury to the crop 1 apparent. Receipt In the Southwest were light, and indications jrere that they will show further falling off. JN'orthwest receipt were 780 cars.

against 96) cars the corresponding day last year. The foreign situation presented no feature of Interest. Liverpool future closed unchanged to Hd higher. Paris wheat waa equal to l4c lower, while Antwerp was unchanged. Active on the selling side early were W.

H. JYIerrltt, Shearson-Hammlll. Re Qua Logan A Bryan. These house were sup-Ijosed to be trading largely for Armour. After prices atarted to weaken there was general selling by holders, and the prices given little support until May got down to $1.11, when a good deal of the wheat old short by Armour early in the day and on the day before waa covered.

Cora Receipts Iaereaafaa-. Com weakened in sympathy with wheat.on tne fine weather and increasing receipts. At the close prices averaged about lower. May sold frrfm 4S off to 454 resting finally at 45T34oc. Friedman, t'pdyke, and other local operators were aggressive on the selling side and liquidation of long lines aided them in the effort to bring about lower prices.

There was selling of December by Armour. Owing to the fine weather corn Is daily Improving in quality and) Is being marketed more freely from a wider area. In yesterday's receipt there was corn that had been shipped In from Iowa, and a couple car came in from Nebraska. The latter Just missed grading No. 3.

The movement of Nebraska corn Is said to be later than usual, owing to the reticence Of farmers to sell at present prices, but dealers will be rewarded for their patience by the line quality of the grain which has been harvested In that state this season. Local receipts yesterday were 301 cars and 429 ears are predicted for today. Owing to the liberal offerings, prices on the sample mar ket were off 132c. and shippers were not boring as freely as heretofore. Sales of bu were reported.

SIlRfat Um fa Wat a. Oats were weak, but there was not much pressure to sell, and prices at the close were only "4o lower. The country Is not selling many oats at these srlces and the market is rot under any strain from that quarter. Most of the selling yesterday was by discouraged bolders, but these offerings were readily absorbed by shorts. Only 0 cars were received and prices on the sample market were teady.

Shipping sales were 75.000 bu white clipped. Rye Dall a ad Easy. Rye wss easy and dulL. December was offered at 7c and May at KlVic. Cash No.

3 gold f. o. b. at 83ic. Barley was steady.

Offerings of malting were larger, and sales ranged at 89 40c for poor up to 49 6 52c. Prices of Grala aad Provisions. The prices of the leading speculative futures of grains, flax seed, and provisions In hicaro yesterday, compared with the closing figures the previous day and the same day a year ago, were as follows: Wkeat. -Cloeinr- Kov.lT.Nov ItLKnr 1H Open Kir Low. IW3.

luiy. rw S1.11S II.HH4 Sl.lOTe 1.124 11. 1. 1 1 1 1. 1 Cora.

Oata. .604 .42 .311 .31 1Vj Flax Seed Ill 1. Pork. ..12 T7H 12 TTVj II Ai lTrt 2.h2't 12.TU li.l l.ard. i.ift'i l.loS I lay.

12 TO 11 ll.UJ', tun lay 7 10 T.lii 7 10 7 05 7 1 7 2 Short It I lis. ST1, S.R5', e.Tu eu o.us 7 0TS 0 72', all-, J.n..., (IT4 tLIO 6. TO its tl 2i Kins Seed IHarher. Flax seed was quoted higher. with No.

1 ales of No. 1 Northwestern at II. IS. wan nominally Ji ll; December, nominally May quoted st ll.lS'j. Receipts were 2 cars.

Minneapolis had C7 cars and Duiuth 1 1 setd was in fair domaoJ. Cash Milling demand was slow in the local market, and the early report of a sale of ground lot of hard wheat to Buffalo mills could not be confirmed. There was a demand from the Bast, however, with buyers and sellers ic aparu In scattered lota there were aales of 25.000 bu. Prices on the sample tables were steady to 2c lower with most of the business done before the break in futurea. No.

2 red was quoted at $1.1691.17. No. red at 1.08ifl.l4. No. 2 hard at $1.09 L14.

No. hard at $1.0491.10. and No. spring at l.U. Minneapolis was lfec lower.

No. 1 Northern In store $1.13, and at Duiuth there was a decline of 2c, No. 1 Northern $1.14. St. Louis was lower, No.

2 red at 11.151.16 f. o. and Kansas City lc lower. No. 2 hard $1.06 107.

and No. hard $1.04 1.06. There-was a better corn business here, wire service allowing a freer Interchange of bids and offers. Sales were 150.000 bu. including 50.000 bu kiln dried No.

2 yellow for ten days" shipment. Sales of oats were 5.000 bu. There were no charters and ratea were steady. Minneapolis stocks of wheat show an increase of 900.000 bu in five days, and are now about 8.000.000 bu of all grades. O.

H. Daggett estimates the amount of contract there In public and private elevators available for delivery on Dee. 1 as 2.000.OC0 bu. A Spencer-More message from Duiuth ald: "Cash demand alow and we expect to go Into winter quarters with the present atocks." Duiuth stocks aa last reported were 4,368.000 bu. Schwabacker estimate of local provision atocks showed decrease of 2.154 brio pork.

14,316 tea lard, 3.840,000 lbs ribs. Totals are: This week. OctSt. Pork 29.7W) 81.90 4.000.000 7.339.021 One of the new Item which made for lower prices was the report that 82.000 bu No. 1 Northern Manitoba wheat had been bought to come here.

The wheat was bought by Rosenbaum presumably to be used in mixing, and the price paid wu lOMe over May delivery In Chicago. The bear harped on the fact that Canadian wheat was on an import basis to tht market, and the bulls made capital out of this apparent admission that good wheat is so scarce in this country that all the choice wheat obtainable la needed to mix with our low grades. The wheat was said to have been bought when the local market was at $1.14. making the price This is the first Manitoba wheat imported, except by millers, which ha been reported. In commenting on the argument recently advanced that large crops of potatoes and coarse grain wiu worr.

against me wneat price. E. W. Warner says: "Th very fact that flour can be I5.BO to s.to a Darreu wane potatoes are 25 cents a bushel, provea the reverse of the proposition, and that our people eat what they want to eat. During the Let lots aold at t2.15S2.42H: November, nomi nally March.

$2.82 bid ana sz.a 'sellers. Clover was Inactive. Country lots were quotable at 712; contract grade. $12.25. Provlsloas Rale Dall aad Easy.

Provisions were dull, and at the close prices were slightly lower all around. The advance of 5c to 10c in bogs caused a steaay feeling in the market at the outset, but later prices eased o.r under scattered selling or local traders, induced by the weakness in grain. Local receipts of bogs were 26,000, and Western markets all told bad 69,500, against 64,009 last year. Contract stocks are estimated at z.im car rels of pork, 14.316 tierces of lard, ana 8,334.000 lbs of ribs. Estimated receipts for today are wneat.

55 cars: corn. 429 cars; oats. 81 cars: rye, cars- barley. 89 cars; hogs. 20,000 head.

Baas; '-of 'Prices at. Qtaer -targets, Prices ef wheat and eorn la other markets for the day Were as follows: Hew Vorlt. rn.n TTi.s T.nw Nov.17.Nor.18. TW. Sl lTi Si i May wheat.

I 14U 1.1414 l.lMt 1.13 1.14V, LVc corn alay .61 .82 .024 -OlTs Baltlsaore. 1.14 1.14 112V .62 TeC. Year .51 S1T St. lyoola. Iec.

May Ic. May 1.12 1.15 1.12H 112 1.1 LIS" .45 .44 .44 Toledo. rvc. May 1 17 1.17 1.16H 1.1 1.17 1.17T, 1.1S4 1.184 1.17W 1.18 1 04 Kaaaaa City. l.onT, 1.04 loH 1.04Vi 1.04V4 l.t2 .48 .43 .42 a .42 .42 .41 Detroit.

1.21 1.21 1.1" 1.20 1.20 1.17V, Mlaaeapolls. ree. May 1.02 .41 1.19 1.17V4 1.13 1.11 1.13 1 18 1.13 l.r-iv .42 I Wic. May corn Cash Dec 1 21 1.20 Cash 1.1R 1.16 1.1.T 1.15 Pec. May 1.13V, l.lSVj 1.14.

115V, Dnlatki i.n 1.13 1.16 Iee. May wheal. 1.15 1 15 1.14 1.14V4 1.13 1.13 1.15 1.14 TtrcrEIPTS OP GRAIX BY CARS. Th inspection of grain by ears for the day was as follows: Wheat- No.1. Ko.2.

NO.S. K.t grad. Tla. Red winter 6 Hard winter. SO 10 0 Colorado Spring; Is wheat 1.12 1.14 -MH 1.12 2 .4 .45 45 85 10 3 Corn SOI GO ltye 8 19 iariey 3 IJcensed Ele-ators Winter nrlntf whfir 2 las bu: oats.

lnspsctea xom wheat. 114.600 bu: tl bu; flax seed. 1.U.0 bu. cars; spring wneat. cars, emu, vara bum o.

wv bu; oats, 22 cars. WHEAT RECKIPTS BY CARS. Arrivals of wheat by cars at the three points, with comparisons. wr as follows: Yea- Last last tsrtlay. wek.

year. Minneapolis 63 174 6 Duiuth 17 873 1W4 Totals two points. Chicago 7SO 64 H0 100 Totals three 83 613 1.0U8 MOVEMENTS OK WHEAT AXD CORSf. Tne receipts and shipments of wheat and corn at the putot named for th day were as follows: Western Receipts, bu. Shipments, bo.

Points Wheat. orn. neat. Chicago M.OJ4 118.13 Corn. Milwaukee m.i-- il.io Mlnn4uiolla 6.0U0 1.000 LuluU 4X I 6.4J0 29.2:tt 67.A4 "i.Tid 120.000 Bt.

lAjla Toledo Detroit Kaneaa 1'eorla Totals Totals. lwtl fcealoard New IVieton FMIadelphla i LalILmre New (ialvesum 15.0 lO.Onn 7.4O0 4 in.) 27.0 t3.0ui 81. If 8u2.ew R.0OO 4.K.: O.SiKJ 8.6U0 24.W." 4J.1.6 651.605 15.4 78.0UO CW.74 1.3-w.ltW 15 10.817 S42 22.4.',9 253,072 S.S40 8.680 S.S63 Totals 40 rtt Totals, S.K12 Grand Sams oar ltAHT) W.I.342 7U2.808 IOj 4o7 2:14.842 3lo.37 METAL TRADES. NEW YORKv Nov. 17.

Th metal markets showed leas activity today and seemed to hesi tating. Prices wer pretty well held and In aom instances slight advanced war no tad. but th general upward movement appears to hav ba halted pending fresh developments. Th London copper market was a little higher, ctoelng at 65 1 for spot and itW 7s for futures. The local rnarki-t waa quiet anl without change at 1 14.

Cho 14 l7S 'r lute. $14 5i 14.75 fur elec trolytic, and tl4 2.Vil4.IS21, for raatlng. The Lji.1n tin mar-et also ollght advance at 12a lid tor l-K and li e. 2s fi-r future. Locallr tb mar-kt a as oult anl a aha.1 laper on the ouiauls price, or at S2 '-').

Loi waa unt hanicV itn quotalluua ranaing from 4 7i In the li a I riarkrt. lnlon was off a little, closing at fli 17a t'-r apoi The ltn-n apelter rnaj it waa hrm at 2a K.I. Lxm sIIv the metal waa nloo a kIwiI. hlKh-r. cl-lng at tiUi.ij.

Iron cly.ed at In at)' I at 4i IW in Mkl ll-y ln.ailr li-n la hrtn. No. 1 lounlrv Suth.r anl No. 1 foun'lrv MJthem soft at S16.0o17: No. (MunUry Noithern at ltUil.6o.

imr ooous market. NKW TtlKK. Nov. 17. A better t.

me Is evident In dry chxI. although purrhawa gt-m-raliy do nM phow markl lmpro nirnt. Vet here and thrre on linfjt tueis are ntre wllhnK to (-iHMKIe f.r future r'-tmlrfiitrnt aft art two ira fviil ai.kltig l-rt'f. tarpvt aaiit cuia nua a iia cotiiic-tltl -ii. 84 122 14'J 23 TUG rNTEB OCEAN, FIIIDAT MOnmTG, NOVE3IBETI 18, 1004.

GRAIN GOSSIP FROM PIT' AND FIELD; WORLD'S MARKET NEWS ter deal we uw wheat $1.50 a bu and corn 2So a bu. but saw no on abstaining from wheat bread on this account and eating corn bread, and at other time within a few year we have aeen wheat below 60c and corn above that price, and consumption never caused benefit to the one nor detriment to the other in price. The American people eat flour and eat cornmeal whenever they want either without regard to price." A Minneapolis wire said that of receipts at that market from Sept. 1 to Nov. 12 only 13 per cent of the arrivals had graded No.

1 Northern. Miller in that market were still paying more attention to the lower grades than to the No. 1 and No. 2 Northern, and demand waa aald to be alower for all kinds Wednesday. The Cincinnati Prleo Current ay: "Only little relief from dry weather Influence on growing wheat, but no notable injury to the crop yet apparent.

Conditions continue favorable for corn, with tendency to increase In marketing. Moderate current offerings of wheat and oats. Packing of the Weet for the week was 616,000 hogs, compared with for the week previous, and 440,000 for the corresponding week in 1903. Total packing in the West since Nov. 1.

about 1,030.000 hogs, compared with 880,000 bogs to date last season." Of the flour situation the Northwestern Miller says: "Mlnneapoli mill ground 6,475 brl more Hour last week than the week be-' fore, the output for th week being 270,316 brla, againat 417,615 for the corresponding week In 1903 and 367.175 In 1902. Most of the millers report flour alow of sale, and say that eblpping directions are not coming along aa freely aa they should on old sales, particularly In view of the approaching close of lake navigation. While this la th general report, there are exceptional case in which miller report satisfactory sale and shipping directions coming along freely enough to give them all they can do." The secretary of the Kansas City board has compiled figure showing that in July, August, September, and October that market received 21.093,300 bu wheat, against 19.604,-700 bu last year. Last year, however, the gulf took a good deal of wheat from Oklahoma and Kansas, as against practically nothing this year. Mlnneapoli wired Ware-Leland: "This market la under, pressure from hedge by country lines.

Country receipts generally are good and on some lines heavy. Weather perfect, and as long as this continues receipts will keep up." Claim that the Manitoba crop has been overestimated came from Winnipeg. One to Bartlett-Fracler aald: "The largest elevator companies her now agree on 54.000.000 bu, outside figure, accounted for as follows: Passed Winnipeg. 16,000,000 bu; country ele CATTLE AGAIN SLUMP Excessive es Too Much for Requirements. WEEK'S TOTAL 90,000 Continued liberal offerings of cattle met wak aale, and most common aad medium offerings sold 10o lower, showing largely 2025c decljne compared with pricea rullns lasl KZaolco-.

stesra trere- i scarce; and these sold steady, a top class at 18.75. witn several lots at in in ca.A. trade in hogs Was at 6010c advance, though a1 vwmm yam largely aDecuiatora ana Closing sales ruled generally steady witU tv eanesuay. uno load sold st 5, with a few at $4.04.95. Inquiry for sheep waa less active, and prices weak to 15c lower, while lambs sold readily at Arm prices.

Receipts tnua Tar tola week, compared with the cor responding period last week. Increased 27.700 cattle, 43,500 bogs, and 6,600 sheep. Com pared with the same period a year ago cattle increased 18,100. hogs decreased 1,100. and sheep decreased 81,200, Cw.eaaro Live Stock Sfoweaaea.

Stock yard receipts and shipments follow Receipts Cattle. Calves Monday, Nov. 14 31.324 1.416 Tuesuay, Nov. 15 15.6S7 1.3i Wednesday. Nov.

16.2M.3o5 1.261 Thursday. Nov. 17...13.000 buO Totals 89.220 4.W8 Same period last wk.6,6 8,364 Cor. period IKoJ 70.155 3.81i Cor. period 1U02 bV.lyai 3.1o4 Shipments Monday.

Nov. 14 6.006 26 Tuesday, Nov. 15 y. 3.6t4 81 Wedneaday. Nov.

10. 6,644 28 Thursday, Nov. 17.. ft.ooo loO Etaeep. 21.65J 18.OU0 84.V12 27.

WO 137.075 01.O75 1H8.218 140,002 6.420 8.624 t.ls5 .000 82.031 70.3y2 118.2b7 tta.672 a.eio 4.824 1.5U5 6.0o0 Totals 29.21H 23d 18.142 Sams period last wk.lu.021 251 15.3i2 Cor. period 193..... .21.347 314 21.311 Cor. period 1U2 15.4.YT 2t4 8.5U2 15.020 21.323 2.3oG 12.614 Chicago recelpta for 1U04 to date, as compared witn tne corresponding period or iimcs: Cattle. Hogs.

Sheep. 104 to date.2.8.-iS.M25 4.0u0.4.T Sa's Uma 6.141.128 4.014.4U5 Cars. 247.154 202.220 Decrease. 178.075 64.729 4.822 13,006 Recelpta at Six Markets. Estimated receipts Nov.

17 at six markets, with comparisons: Cattle. 13,000 6.2O0 4.100 6.1XX) .30 DOO Hogs. 27.ix0 12.50 C.St) l.6" 4.1X10 S.HuO Sheen, Chicago Kanxa Omaha 8t. Louis St- Jcseph Bloux City 18.O-J0 8.5XJ 4.WK) 2.000 Totals 81.200 Week ago 27.3iO 52.600 67.0uO 70.700 803.0DO 2 1.000 261.00 85.0O0 S4.80 Cor. day Cor.

day liu2 26.0O0 ttuo 45.8U0 Thus far this week 210,000 8am period last week 122.0 Sam period 1IK13 174.OH0 Same period lto2. 166.0U0 159.0O0 IO6.O11O 175.OU0 Hosts at Elerea Market. Receipts in round numbers follow: xsov. 11. ago.

jr. ago. 1902. Chicago Kanaaa Omaha 8t- t. Plou 1 City Pt.

Paul Indianapolis Cleveland r.ufTalo Pittsburg 27.0OO 23.0U0 2O.0" 23. Ouo 20.1 87.000 12.000 8.60O 60 c.eoo 2.6.N) 2.CiO 6.5O0 t.tHO 12.5"lO 0.3 9.60 4.0O 1O.7O0 7.0OO .) 7.W0 2,80 i.eoo 2.000 S.ooo 2.5O0 7.y 288. Out) 8.0O0 6.6f0 6.6' 4.7O0 4.tKM) 2.000 9.0O0 2.000 2.0OO 71.70flf 868.000 4,) J.0 .000 4.O0 S.8O0 O.OOO 4. 200 Totals 84.400 Week thus P2.O0Q SoS.OOO Geseral Hotea. Receipts for Nov.

IS ar estimated at 4,000 cattle. 20.000 ho, and 10.OOO sheep, against 4 631 cattle. 27.1:3 hogs, and 11.469 sbeep tlis wvpMnnnilinf Erldav a veer ago. Th. Beef comoahv bonght over SOO choice heavy cattle Vedneaday ror New York fin trade.

Thev averaged over i.etai ids ana cost 56 15. against t4.4 the previous Wednesday. Hng purchases for the dy follow: Armour. 5.2oO; Anglo-American. 2.2UO; Boyd Lunham, l.B': continent si, ww; tiammonu.

Morns. l.ftoO: Fwlft. 4.0: 8. A S. 1.20n; Boor A l.auv; Roberts A tiak.

BoO; butchers. 1.000: shippers. 8.000; total. 22.600: left over. 7.00U.

Averaaa coat price of hoaa at Chicago for the day. (4 Ml. again. 84.75 Wednesdsy. 45.04 a week ago.

55.10 a month ago. and 54.61 a year ago. 1 mi ween cattle receipts will run out snoot ths largen total In over a year. The week ending Oct. 8.

1803. arrivals were B2.1K5. The L. ...41,,. 1 a 1k11.

Chicago received Sfl. neing tne record for one week. With such large recelpte this week tha market haa been In a demoralised condition. Heavy supplies Of poultry also helped weaken value. Fartaer Decllae fa Steers.

Weakness aawln ruled rattle trade, and vnrtMt meiltini and common steers sold at a further lose of lOc, though the small offerings of choice gra-la want steady. Uuaiity was poor, and while a few lots went at S'l. l.itjtt. 7ft. bulk or 10r.1 60.

with most export stevrs atl5a5.40 and bum or plain corn frd and light grass cm trie at 15, with Inferior d.mn at 52. 4. Offerings of a.UiO ranxera aoKI steady, tooa ininr at tt With most steers at 3.5't4. IO. Native cows aoki slowly at 2.25'F.l for bulk and only choice heifers nov s-t cj.

1 aivea were sfaov at Sd i.Votl f.w end feeding cattle sold slowly, few above 5J.6.V Opeslsg Hoar Blarket Illsher. Oienlng bog sales were at ailvance hot later abrut all the gtn was t. and the timritxt elided too heavy with 7 (i lft In th 1'arK-era wer decidedly tM-arli late, and are counting on still lower nri ea. They claim the trade Is in anane. lth )m U-r, out of liiw with tvrevasl'ng otntat i.piis f.r bn 'J hit wiii r-ai li lT'ii, .1, the largest tttiii t-'-tal In suout sem 1 vators, 6,000,000 bu; required seed, mills, and feed wheat, 16,000,000 bu; to be marketed, 16,000,000 bu; total, 64,000,000 bu.

A cargo of 60,000 bu No. 1 Northern sol for Water-town, N. Y-. to pay duty. Many reliable personal estimates place the crop not over bu, which I think is nearer the mark." Minneapolis wired: "One of the largest mills says flour demand 1 very quiet, and several of the leading country mills say flour sales are very light." A Winnipeg letter said: "Understand there haa been a good demand for our No.

1 Northern from Eastern millers, and some say there has been a cargo or two aold, duty paid. No. 1 Northern is scarce here and Eastern millers want this grade to mix with their soft wheat. Our spread is 6c between No. 1 Northern and No.

2 Northern now for cash wheat, while No. 2 Northern la deliverable on option at only So penalty. Cash No. 1 Northern is selling about 98c Fort Williams today would cost millers a fancy price around $1.30, I presume. Some of the miners In the Northwest are selling all the flour they can make.

Others are leas fortunate, and are running light because of dullness of the trade. Early in the season the mills ran extensively on No. 1 Northern wheat, but they have found much of the low grade profitable as well, and they are 'using more of the lower grades and less of the No. 1 Northern. For several daya the miller there have been the moat active buyers of lower grade, and the discount under 4be higher ha been greatly reduced.

They make a strong flour, and of late some of the low grades have been bought in the Northwest by winter wheat mills to enable mem to make stronger flour by mixing. An application to the Treasury Depart ment ha been made by the Pillsbury-wash burn company of Minneapolis for a new ruling on the milling of Imported wheat. They have bonded one of their mills, but oeslre to the exportation of the flour made) from offal in thfa country. They ask that a rebate be made oa the difference between the wheat Imported and the flour exported. The offal is.

selling 'In this country higher than in Europe, and bran and other feed is being Imported from Canada by the East at lower prices than tt can be secured from the Northwest. Miller ear the application for a modification of their ruling will do away with supervision by government officials and at the same time the government gets the duty, and the mills are not hampered. There are Indications that rece-iots of wheat in the Northwest will be liberal for some time, the wheat coming from country elevators, rarmers are selling; fairly, and with good weather they are expected to continue. This la the consensus of opinion of toe best posted people at A car of 2flS lb Berkshlraa sold at S3, with 870 iba averaa-e at S4.U3. Quotations tallow: Hulk of sales WJ Heavy butchers.

24O2n0 lbs a.ft&a.YOO Lifftu Dutcners. bacon. Jvsis4 lbs Llht lifrht. 19UG153 lbs.1. Heavy shipping, 2tVi 350 Heavy packing.

lb Mixed heavy packing. liousrh heavy grades lAght mixed. 1706 2O0 lbs 1'oor to best pigs. (HS1M .00 4.7r-'i4.R7H 4 St t3 4. 70 5 t.

89 4.7;54.M S.MSi.Td 4.7(4 4.40U4.75 Sheep at Lower Prices. Many gooa ewes went tsc lower, while wethers were weaker sale and rarllngs also sold at a slight aeciina. general aemand ruling weak. Iambi, however, held at Arm prices, some choir natlvs lambs going at (6.25. while upward of liK head sold at C4.15.

with most fair to good fat lots at $5 Vtt. 1 and poor grades down at H'u4 6o. A lew lea eatern lam Da sold at fa. 10. with rang feeding lambs at 15.

Natlv wethers anif yearlings sola up to with moet ewes at S3.7W 4.2A and tops at S4.40. Fed Western yearlings went at t.io.VW, rang wether at and a plain class or estern ewes at S3.fet. Still Slowale. Tloti trad continued dutl and weak. oflTerlnss being liberal, whlla demand fos- all but cholca grades n.a siow ton, ana tne Plain and nabt preaeers ana cnunas snowea largely aa jees rrora prices noted late last week.

Offerings of drafters buyers. Auction prleea follow: Poor to fair. Good to beat. Drafters $12O'160 1170240 l.Vt-lM 140 Loggers and feeders 70fil20. 65 it bO tnunti Kxpressera Farm mares and small chunks Light drivers Actors and Carriage pairs eatern tbranded) Plugs and scrubs Mules 40-1 65 64ll5 lltjl75 22l275 J2'j 80 (uf 15 l.V'5170 7 irllO SSAtrdoO 75 2i 40 16o'4200 OTHER LITE STOCK MARKETS.

OMAHA, Nov. IT. Cattle Receipts. 4.O0O bead; market generally steady. Native steers.

543 6.25; cows and betters. $2. 20 ft Western steers, 12.104. 75; Texas steers. 52.7SS3.C5; range cows and he I fern, 2.2&V3 f0; caoners.

stockers and feeders. 52.404; calves, 2.5oii3.60; bulls and stags. Hogs Receipts, 6.5O0 head: market 5o hlghi Heavy, 54.664(4.73: mixed, 1.6.Vy4 70; light. 54.60 fe4 70; pigs. bulk of sales.

54.654. (0. 8heep Receipts, tt.OOO head: market steady to airony. vreaiern yearlings, wethers. S4.1tnr4.n; ewe.

S.uuii4.50; common and stockers, 2.5o'a4.a5; iaipba. 55.0Oti5.75. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 17.

Cattle Receipts. T.tMl head. Including Southerns; market steady. htilce and drewwerf 1 -A fair to good, 3.5o5; Western fed slee'rs, 53 fl 0.60: stockers and feeders. 52.264.10; Houthern steers, i.int- -j Bout hem cows.

fl.3.25; native cows, native heifers. 2.5ou6; bulk. 1.754i:l 5o; calves. 52.25iS.75. Hogs Receipts.

12.0U0 head; market steady and 4 ft) native ewes, 3.7 TR vV eatern yearlings. Western sheeu. ST. JOSE1-H, Nov. 17.

Cattle Receipts. x.dig nead; loc lower. Natives, 75- cows and belters. 51.854.40; stockers and feeders, 52.50 O.1.0O. Hogs Receipts, 4.182 head; So higher.

Bulk of cWieep ltacelpta. 2.242 head; Iambs, 10c higher; BT LOLI8. Nov. 17. Cattle Receipts.

5.000 iiKiuainit t.otio texans; margetslow, steady native snipping ami export steers. 4.5oti6.40' oreaaed peet aiyd hutctier steers. 5-l 'i0 55: rtotrkers y-, Bieers uOAjer l.UOO lbs. cows ana neixors, 12 SS'u4 J5: earners M'UJ iJ; buns. calves.

756.50: Teiu bulla. a 2.ri and Indian 52.50ii4.25; ai2 7i cows an(j heifers. iloga Receipts. 9.5O0 head market hl.h.. vi n.t 1 rrt.

1 1 puicnera r.ewiit, neau marget steady: na tive muttons. 1-t tlO-vi-i 7B: hmha XI Mk-n 7. ana ducks, i.io4; stockers, 52.5041; Texaa. S.1 PilW YORK. Vft.

IT Reeve. R.l.i. tiA uc.u, tiwri, t4.noQ?; ouiis ana cows. 1. 75 Lreseea peer moderately active; native hides, 7 viTv-iwcnm, en neaa.

Veais barely Steadv: araaaera nominal- TV Veals, cholca Westerns. 4.NKa4 75- ritv itfiwvw iwiut; coun try dressed firm at 7 2UUc BheeD and Lambs RecelDts. S.624 he.jl I A 40- I.H.K. an II- ii in. umiu lunui 11 1 in.

nneen i i Hogs RecelDts. 6.Uh9 head. Ho sales reported today. TtT'WTC it w- 17. Cattle Receipts, head; actlv and steady.

Veals and Calves rvcveiiu. 11a, neaa: active: iTronnr' inn bheep and Lambs Receipts. 6.O00 hoad; stronger for a m. I ii trade f.lp tru6 15; cull to fair. $t'(5 75: choice yearllnaa 4.5('r4.75; cull to fair.

choice 54.25'u4.60; extort ewes. 5i.75i4.25; fair to good ml. k. 1 ok. I.

1 7 cull et.otKUI. Jiogs Kecelpt. 7.O0O head; active and 5c hlc-hae Torkers. ai-wvt to choice. 14 Hi 11 -L v.

1 iiimm, incuiunt ana heavy 4.05'uo; mixed grades. 54-045; roughs. H.lKi 4.80: stags. 53.25ti3.75. FITT8HI HO.

Pi Nov. 17 fn H. light; steady. Choice, 55.5VMS5.75: prime 55 15? 40; good. 54.655.10: tldv.

54.2.'.1i4 OO; fair, ix 23 64: common. 52.2. "a 3: cholca helf.ra ir-. common to good, common to sood f.l cows, Sl.5trf;3.50: common to good fat hull. t-, 3.60; good fresh rows and springers, 5405u; "coni- fcneeo ana Lamba Sunnlr light: stronev IMn.

wethers. 54.15 60: good mixed, 4a4.25- tir unni, e'-l w. colliIIIOfi, IIUIIUS, Sl'all tlogs Kecelllts fair: active. inrne he. -v v.i.iaj; uieuium.

tt-Pfttfl: neavy i org era ll iisn loraera. i.i'"i.ni vias. ILfAhi Jiil.lt"; ruugoa, stags, e4iJ.u MARKETS BT" TKLEGRAPH, Nov. 17. Wheat Snot omi.i.

futures quiet; December, 7a March. 7a aa May, 7s8d. Corn hoot, American mixed steady. 4s uxlji- luturea, nuiet orcraoer, tntn; January. 4a i I NEW YORK.

Nov. 17. Flour Receipts. 27 7si brla; sales. 750 bris; steady but quiet.

Winter straights, 45 8Vgi5.63. Urain Whrat ReceljH. IS.noo bu; sales, 000 bu. Opened steady on the Arm Kngllnh cabw-s and local covering, but later eaeed off under rfullx- ng. iJwember.

41 IS 1 l-l-4 1 May. 1.14H-11: July. 51 l.iM',. Rye Nominal. I orn Receipts, a 5t0 bu: sulfa, bu.

i. ly rovi-rliiK. M.r, o. duta 'i. hi i.u n- i n.i 1.

ioi Uuiia 1.: t-t Firm. pork Stea-lyj n- heavy. S4 packers. 4.754j4.1mj; pigs and lights, 4 2tu4.77. heep Receipts, 2.400 head; market steady.

Native lambs. M.2o(A.K3: native wether, it tvhi e-l. 7oii4.3.1: Western Iambi S4 iA J12. 73313.50, Lard etaady; prime Western steam. Htmv Raw mtfnnw fair nfln1nr.

4Tte: reTltTTr. Oral. teat. nrilixn lunar. HT-o.

Renned, i.ronr: cruaaed. a.lc; pvtrUertxi, S.Mi; rrauu.a.1 um firm: reflne-l. all prt-a. lara Firm: New Orleans. 2u3'.

Cl 1 tt.A kn.M F(fit Steady; recelpta, 6.fe eaaea: atate. Pennsylvania, and rn-ar by x-lected whlt fancy. 8rtJrSo ao choice 8i'-i Kjc: inixad fucr 8iac: Weatarn viertea. ZUu4ci ao arerags beat, xoc souinerna, 20f2Sc. Poultry Uve Steady; Western chickens, lie; fowls.

12c; turkeys. l.V. Irwiael Flrmj Western Chickens, Ivy 15c; fowls, liKallfec; turkeys, 11? MrNEAPOLI9. Kor. IT.

The cacu- llftrltles of the prejwnt wWt situation wee well l'luifuwteo ty yeeterrlays and today markets. llh no practical chanr in th cmdltlms. ths options wera atrons; ye tor. ray and weak today. Matlatkrs hart tm pinna- up bear argument for the last muuth.

but th benefit of the short sellers haa been of little value, and the effect on price m3i wiv nunuiwL i options off from yesterday's cios ai a orened ftvtm ia to from yesterday's cioe and declined steadily to sl.UVtvil.Ua for December and Sl.ldV for May by noon. At the close Leceinber was (1.11 1. i I 1 ror urr.mhr arul ai I A iw i no may at si.i.i". i local market will show an lncreaa of stocks this wewk of over l.Gtu.ouO DU. The demand for caMl wheat was rood for all rades.

and the shipments of flour are looking bet-er than last week, but the situation Is dull. No. 1 Northern caoh wheat aold at 2c over December; N'o. 2 Northern at 2c under, and No. 8 wheal from to sluo.

lour Oulet: f)rt rvatent it (VISA Snik clw. sec- Flax Peed -Close: 1.18'4. Bran In bulk. SIS. 8T LOUI8.

Mo. Not. Low. a cash elevator, track. 15-a T- iir itr; rn.

2 casn. ic; track, feiT5 Drfnb'r. May. 4414c! ii1? No- eh- track. 3lWo; D- I .1 ro- 2 white.

83c PulcrV Iwm; chickens, TV4c; springs. creamery, 'AfuMhic; dairy. lTrs--'lrm. Xio, case count. KANSAS Crrr.

Not. IT. Oraln WTieat nwr; L-cemoer, il.uiu; May, si.vza 0 l.m; July, If'SJSc; caak No. 4hant il MIt 1. Us: No.

i 4Wl No. 4. rfill (wrNo. a red, No. 8, Sl.Outfl 07; No, 4, Corn Steady: necamW.

iic: May. No. 2 No i No. 2 white, 4'c; lio. 8.

Mutter titaady; creamery. 20622t; dairy, fancy. Ergs Weak; fresh. Mo. DUtUTH, Nov.

17. Grain "Wheat To arriya. iso. a Northern, 1.14: No. Northern, 1.06: on track.

No. 1 Northern. No. 2 Nortn-enk 11.06; December. (1 13: May.

11.13. Oats To arriva and on track, 2je, Rye To arrive and on track. 7SHc liarley 0CHPIc. Flax To arrtra. on track, an November.

$1.17: MILWAUKEE, Nor. 17. Grain Wheat 1. iuiTT i ll diq; puis. WC.

liarlev In lower; No. 2. R4 2. 04 r.ic sample. fisl'52c.

Oata Stea-ir: standard. standard. Com Steady; No. 8. May, 45 J-4tto asked-; puts, 4iXQ57tc; calls, 46-Hc asked.

PHrLADBLPHIA. Nov. 17. Butter steady; fair demand: extra. Western creamery, 2Wc: do near bv nrtnta.

'Mv Kanrs Firm, gxod demand; near by firsts, 27c at mars; western do, avnc Cheese Firmer; New Xork full creams, fancy, ltytfUfco; do choice, do fair to ood, 10 ViiC. Oil, CITY, Nor. 17. Credit balances, 1.0; certificates, no bid. Bhloment.

brla aver- 7U.SUO brla; runs. uS.lttW brl. average, 72J88 lirls. Shipments Lima, 40. r7 brla.

average. 72 IT I n. A AWAFAtfA tM "ZQA TOLEDO. Ohio. Nov.

17. Clover Seed Cash, December, 57. 521; February. 57.W: Marcn. prime alslke.

fi so; prim timotny, si.xi -North Lima. Sl.tT South lama aad In dlana. Sl.Oi. HAVAN'N A TT Oa. Now.

IT. Turpentine Firm. 52.C25; F. 52 O. 82 72H; $2 UO: i 30; nvMn inn; v.

ii. JL. 54.ov; 5.zo; c. nu, e. t.

tni.utvnTriV Nor. 17. BolHta of TUr- terttin Firm. 60c. Rosin Firm, J2.50.

Tar Firm. 51.60. Crude Turpentine Firm. 52.3a. 53.80.

and 3.o. PER1A. Nov. I7- Corn Steady; No. h.w 7.

a near. aw.wMi.r: no snoa new. CHARLi'STON. S. C.

Nor. II. Turpentine ana Rosin Nothing ooin-. DRIED FBl'ITS. NKW TORK.

Nor. 17. Th market for evapo rated apples continues easy, with few sales reported above 4 Vic for prime. Common axe quoted at 364wC. prims at 4V494iC.

choice at btiao. ana fancy at bctovtc. Spot prunes are in moderate de mand for the account of domestic Jobbers. Orvgort fruit. It is said.

Is pretty well cleared up and firm, -while California grades are In good supply and ne i.it.r than atead v. uuotatlons tor the latter range from 2o to tic. according to size. Apricots show no new feature and are stilt neia at iwniw iur cholce, for extra choice, and for fancy. Reaches are In light demand, but hold firm, with choice Quoted at baWm.c.

extra choice at Vi410c. and fancy at 10V4illc LEITER HOME; ADMITS NAiMNlE IS TO WED WARRIOR Reaches Ken York From Easrlaad aad Is Mot by Her Boat Joseph aad Harried Off to WashlaartOB. Special Dispatch to Ths Inter Ocean. NEW YORK. Not.

17. Mrs. L. Z. Letter of Chicago, who went abroad La haste to the bedside of Lady Curxon.

returned today ob the steamer Majestic. She admitted thai; her daughter Nannie will become a warrior's brld. Mrs. Leiter said that the conditloa ot Lady Curzon had improred so much that she Is to be moved oa Sunday next from YV aimer place In Loudon to Ulghcllfls caatle. where ahe will apend the winter.

"My daughter waa entirely out of danger before I left England." aaid Mrs. Leiter. "Otherwise I should hare remained with her. My other daughter. Miss Nannie, who went abroad with me, is coming home on the Baltic.

She ia to be married to Captain Colin Campbell of Simla, India, la the near future." Mrs. Leiter looked pale and complained to her son Joseph, who met her at the pier. that she was far from being well. The son bundled his mother into a carriage without waiting for any baggage and drove to the Pennsylvania railroad station, where tbey took a train for Washington. OFFICIALS ORDER DEPORTED FOURTEEN GEISHA GIRLS Following; Report of Inspector Deport.

meat of Commerce and Labor Acta la Caao Pesdlag Soma Time. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. WASHINGTON, D. C. Not.

17. On the re port of Immigration Inspector Dunn at St. Louis the of Commerce and Labor today ordered the deportation of four teen geisha girls and six Chinese, who have been employed In a concession at the Louis iana Purchase exposition. The case has been pending for several weeks and a hard fight waa made by the representatives of the geisha girls to Induce the government authorities to permit tnexn to remain in this country. It Is said that on the statement of facta it out In Inspector Dunn's report ne au thorities could do nothing less than order the deoortation of the women.

It ia understood that tuey will De aeportea immeaiaieiy. ONEKILLED, TWO HURT, WHEN AUTO LEAPS EMBANKMENT Los Angeles Man, Actress of "Ssa Toy" Company, aad Chnoffenr Planed Be- eath Heavy Maritime la Accident. Special Dispatch to Tne Inter Ocean. LOS ANGELES, Not. 17.

Humphrey Praed. assistant general manager of the San Jacinto Land company of Riveralde, Cat, wu instantly killed, and- Miss Mine, Rudolph, leading lady of the "Saa Toy" opera com pany, end S. Fry, chauffeur, seriously hurt in an automobile accident In the suburb today. Praed waa running the machine when it went over aa embankment, pinning the occupants beneath. Miss Rudolph is ouriering from concussion of the brain and pcsibly internal injuries.

She will recover. Fry sustained only minor injuries. TWO NEW SMALLPOX CASES. Victims Removed to Isolation Hospital by Health Board. Ths following smallpox cases were taken to the isolation hospital yesterday, according to health department reporta: Blanche South, 4 years old, 34I Western avenue.

DUlle Lynn. 18 years old, zsse Archer ave nue, third nat. Three fast trains dally from Dearborn sta tion via Urle railroad, 11:58 a. 5:15 p. and p.

for New York, Boston, Al-hany, liingbainton, Buffalo, Jamestown, YoiiPEStown, and Akron. Jl fret class snd in class, Cticaro to Jvew York. C.ty CI fjuta reet. i a slLOSS BY FIRES IS HEAR ODE Million Two Killed, Three Injured, Much Valuable Property Destroyed Large Building, Hotel, and Store Burn in Decatur, 111. FOREST NEAR PEORIA WIPED OUT; FLAMES CONTINUE Man Burned to Death in Denver, Colo.

Three Wounded, Possibly Fatally Three Hundred Cottages Razed in Springfield, Ohio. IXSS BT FIRES OP TESTERDAT. Hotel, larare bwlldiwsr, a mat deaart-mesit store la Deeatar, 1 11 partially destroyed, Lrfss, 123,000. I name a forest, aiestr Peoria, Ul. fire atlll wacoatrollesl.

Loss) caaaat be eatlmatesl. Tar plaat la Dearer, Cole. Loan, 23,000. Oa ma a killed aad tare severely lajared. Three aaadred eettasea la Sprlasj- field, Ohio.

Loss, lOO.OOO. Malthoaae la H. Lot, ISO.OOO. Hotel la Olyanpia, Wash. 160y OOO, Girl baracd to death la Pekla, 111.

Chorea la ladlaaapolla, lad. Lose, 70000. Stsht baataeaa hoaaea la Do Witt, Mo. Loss, Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. DECATUR, Not.

17. A disastrous firs in the Arcade department store and the Decatur hotel today caused a total loss of nearly all covered by Insurance, as follows: Hotel bulldlnir. A. Walt, owner; damasre. 140.000; lnaucance.

Arcade buildlnc. A. wall, owner; damage. WO; insurance. SJo.jssj.

uecatur notei. a. wau. owner; gams arc. Insurance.

15.0"O. Arcade store. M. Levin. 4s owners; damage.

S50.0UO; Insurance. S30.000. The flames were started by the explosion of boiler a few feet from the furnace in the power plant of tne Area a ouiiaxng. spread to the department store above and from that to the Decatur hotel on the south. After five hours' desperate fighting the fire men had them under control.

Fifteen operators of the Macon County Telephone company were lowered from the third floor by ropes. Nothing out the wails of the Decatur hotel are left standing. Three people are reported injured. Illlaola Forests Baralnar. -PEORIA," IIL.

IT. A forest fire. which has already covered two miles of coun try in the bottom lands about two miles north of this city, has been raging all day. Hundreds- of acrea ot timber land hare been destroyed, and several farms are threatened. The farmers nave unites to fight the flames.

Oao Killed Three lajared. DENVER. Not. 17. One man Is dead and three others are seriously Injured.

as a result 01 a nre wmcn nas destroyed tne tar, plant of the Depver Gas and Electric company, Tne. property loss is estimated at The dead: Clement I. Clark. Injured: Edwin F. Jones, Robert Meyers, i Frank Waltera.

The flames were caused by spontaneous combustion, which occurred among the oil and paints. The men were working In tne room at the time. Their clothing caught fire and two of them saved their lives by Jumping Into a water tank. Jones rushed from the building "with clothing ablase. and Clark was so badly burned about the anna.

and. body that he died boon; after1: reaching open air. Jones succeeded In extinguishing the blaze that had caught his apparel, but not until his body had been considerably burned. SOO Cotlaaree Barm. SPRINGFIELD.

Ohio. Not. 17. Three hun dred cottages on the. Crbana Chautauqua camp grounds were destroyed by fire today.

The loss Is over $100,000, with no Insurance. How the fire originated is a mystery, and there are hints ot Incendiarism. Plro Lose Is 150,000. PORTSMOUTH. N.

Not. 17. The malt-house ot the Frank Jones Brewing company's immense plant here was ruined by fire today. entailing a loss of over .150,000. 100,000 Hotel Destroyed.

OLYMPIA, Not. 17. The Hotel Olympla. one of the largest frame hotel buildings In the state, has been burned to the ground. The loss will aggregate $160,000, with 116,000 insurance.

All the guests es caped safely. Girl Bam to Death. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. PEKIN, 111.. Not.

17. Injuries receiTed while starting a fire with gasoline caused the death of Miss Mamie Dwyer here today. Methodist Charca Destroyed. INDIANAPOLIS. Not.

17. The Merld lan Street Methodist church was totally de stroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss is $75,000. Vice President-Elect Falrbanka and Senator Albert J. ueveriage were trustees.

Elitht Bnslncss Honri Bnrned. DH WITT. Not. 17. Eight of the prin cipal business houses were burned today.

1th the contents, causing a loss aggregating $50,000. COL PITCHER REPRIMANDED. Secretary Taft Orders Criticism fortho Fickle Military Man. WASHINGTON, D. a.

Not. 17. Secretary Taft today disposed of the case of Lieutenant Colonel William L. Pitcher. Twenty-Eighth Infantry, by directing the chief of staff to write a letter to the officer, a copy of which will be placed on record, and will also be on file as a part of the efficiency record of Colo- twl Pitcher.

This officer was accused ot becoming en gaged to Miss Harold1 of this city snd a few days before the date set for the wedding unceremoniously breaking the engagement. The letter statea that lack ot evidence and desire on the part ol mends of the young lady has determined the department to ceaso proceedings. The letter is critics! of Colo nel Pitcher, and in closing contains a severe reprimand for the language he used in communications to the department. Sale Ten Llillion 9 HOT FIGHT FAILS TO EOO CHARTER ROW Chicagoans Precipitate Bitter Forensic Struggle on Floor of the American Federation of Labor Convention. PROPOSED PEACE PLAN CALLED "POLITICAL TRICK" Opponents of Federation Charge Proposition to Seat Schardt Pending Investigation by Parent Body Is Only Pretext.

Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. SAN FRANCISCO, CaL. Not. 17. After a three hours debate, the most acrimonious that has yet taken place on the floor of th convention ot the American Federation of Labor, the question of the expulsion of the Chicago federation from the parent body, still remains unsettled.

Whatever advantage there was was gained by the friends the Chicago body, a motion that the question be referred to the committee on local and federated boddea, with. Instructions that a report be rendered at the earliest possible moment, being carried. Delegate Dold made an Impassioned speech In behalf of the federation. leaders seemed disposed to sidetrack the John Mitchell, who occupied the chair in place of President Gompers, saying he would consider any motion to refer or defer the matter. Debate Ia Bitter.

The fight on the proposition waa at times bitter. The Chicago delegates stated that the members of the executive council of tha American Federation ot Labor bad refused to permit them to introduce new evidence in the case, and each member of the council In turn took the floor and aa decidedly stated that auch was not the case. The question therefore resolved into one ot veracity. The Chicago delegates were de sirous ot making a motion to the effect that the convention appoint a special committee 'to Journey to Chicago as soon as possible after the final adjournment of the convention and study the situation at first hand. In the Interim they desired that William Schardt, president of the Chicago federation, and delegate of that body to the present convention, be seated.

Vote Is Very Close. This was designated by the opposition as a mere subterfuge and cheap political trick, and was overruled. The debate was finally stopped by a motion, carried by a bare ma jority, setting 4:10 o'clock aa a limit after which no speeches on the question could De delivered. Resolutions regarding Japanese exclusion and the eradication of tuberclosls were ta bled, that they might be reconsidered. Texas got In first In the field as a bidder for the twenty-fifth annual convention.

Tha invitations came from Fort Worth, and from the Trades Labor council of ths state, which -designated no particular city as a meeting place. So many resolutions were presented regarding the eight hour day question that It was recommended that all legislation per-- talntng to the short work day be referred, to a- special eommlseion composed ot W. J. te-o)e, M. Hart.

H. J. Wendelken. Thomas MuI- Richard Braunschweig. H.

D. Thomas, D. Portal; J. J. McDade, M.

J. Henry C. Schmidt. D. P.

J. Donnelly, and J. B. Glass. Wlarnnll Makes Speech.

At the hour set apart for listening to fra ternal delegates from Great Britain and Canada James Wignall of the former country was. introduced and was given a great ovation. His speech aroused the delegate to a high pitch of enthusiasm. He maintained that to be an ambassador of labor was a greater honor than to represent his country on a diplomatic mission. Speaking of the bonds be tween the two countrlea, he said: "The clasp of hands across the sea and the.

bonds of brotherhood which must come to the Anglo-Saxon family will come through the fraternallsm of the toiling masses of the two countrlea." John A. Flett. representative of tha Dominion of Canada, addressed the convention and Invited the delegates to hold their next annual meeting, commemorating thequarter century of their existence, in the Dominion' of Canada. Delea-atea Are "Arrested. At this stage of the proceedings a polIce-man entered the hall and placed all three of the foreign delegates under arrest.

This was used as a ruse to present each of them with a gold watch and a gold badge in the name of the federation. For a time the Englishmen were completely nonplused, but the Joke took tremendously with the throng present. SAILORS CLING TO WRECK 18 HOURS? ARE RESCUED Eight Seamea Takes From Dismantled -Schooner After Fearfnl Strax-a-Io With. Scan Dsrlar arrleaae. Special Dispatch to The Inter Ocean.

NEW TORK. Not. 17. Eight shipwrecked sailors, the captain and crew of the three masted schooner Islesboro. who were rescued, after clinging for eighteen hours to the cabin roof of their craft.

In the hurricane which swept the seaboard early in the week, were brought here today on the British steamship At ho II. The rescue was made In the dangerous Cape Henry, north of Hatteras. The Islesboro sailed from Savannah Not. 9. bound for New Bedford.

with a cargo of yellow pine, Sunday ths wind to a hurricane and one by one the sails were ivru away. At midnight some of her butts started by badlyrC th nd "h6 lekln All efforts to navtrata tha abandoned, and Captain Trim and his crew sought safety on the deck of the after house. They were ready to abandon the fight and drop Into the sea when ths AthoII hove in sight. FEARING LOSS, HE TRIES TO DIE Maywood Man Takes Carbolio Aeld la Rear of Home. Foreclosurs of a nortnnon his dwelling together with domestic trouble.

Is believed by the police of Maywood to have led Fred Koskey, 45 years old, to drink carbolic acid In an attempt to commit suicide yesterday. Kotsky was found In the rear of his home by winiam strasser, feus south Fourteenth ave nue, Maywood, and after being taken to the latter'a home he was removed to the Phoenix hospital. It Is believed that he will die. Koskey lived at 601 South Fourteenth ave nue. Maywood.

He is married and has four children. Bones nYcnr. wv a 0 awtwe.fr wssa awn a oa Wei.