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VOLUME XVI
DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1908.
NUMBER 38
flllMf.T HAPPENINGS
FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OF ALL
IMPORTANT ITEMS.
MAE WOOD TO JAIL
Aimi'PT KXD 4)F PLATT SUIT IS
SKXS.VTIONAIj. "
Judge Questions Plaintiff Briefly, Then
Suddenly IMsnilsw-fi Suit, Declaring
Charge Against Plait Unfounded,
and Miss Wood la Lorkel Up.
The case of Mae C. Wood, the Oma
ha woman who sued United States
Senator Thomas C. Piatt for divorce,
came to ft sudden and sensational end
Thursday afternoon when Justice
O'Qorman, of the supreme court, dis
missed the complaint and directed the
complainant be committed to the city
prison under $5,000 ball on a charge
of perjury. Miss Wood was taken to
the Tombs.
The climax came after the Introduc
tion in evidence of the deposition of a
man who manufactured the blanks
upon one of which the alleged Platt
Wood certificate had been prepared, In
which he declared that the blank form
in question was not lithographed until
three months after the marriage of
Miss Wood to Piatt Is alleged to have
occurred. The senator's son,-Frank H.
Piatt, also testified that it is his belief
no, such letters ever had been written
to Miss Wood by his father as were
represented in alleged copies offered
in court by the complainant. The case
has attracted exceptionally wide at
tention on account of the prominence
of the aged senator and the names
of other widely known persons whom
Miss Wood Involved In her sensational
cha.-ge In support of her complaint.
Miss Wood was at once taken to the
Tombs prison. One the way she chat
ted laughingly with the officers.
) The commitment on the perjury
charge was made by Justice O'Gorman
on his own initiative. He had person
ally questioned the complainant, who
had been recalled to the stand, and
when she reiterated her former testi
mony regarding the marriage the Jus
tice said:
"The court cannot believe there was
a marriage. Being convinced,, of; the
plaintiff's guilt in eommltttng perjury
in the case, I commit her to prisor
unless she furnishes $5,000 ball."
RAIL HOItltOK IX BELGIUM.
Worst Disaster of the Klild In Ilcrj
I History.
The worst railroad catastrophe evci
recorded In Belgium took place near
Contich, six miles southeast of Ant
werp, Thursday morning. The Ant
werp Express, running fifty miles pei
hour, crashed into a train loaded
pilgrims on a siding. 'Three cars were
literally ground to pieces, and practi
cally all the passengers either killed
or badly injured.
Up to an early hour Thursday afert
noon 38 dead and 79 wounded had
been removed. The occupants of the
cars were mostly workmen and peas
ants. Succor was extended to more than
100 injured. Surgeons, doctors and
nurses arrived early from Antwerp at
the scene of the wreck. Many shriek
ing and helpless, wounded persons
are still pinned under the debris. The
scene is one of horror and beggars
description.
MAKIUEI) OX DOG LICENSE.
Poles Wedded by Mistake of South
Xorwalk Town Clerk.
When William Krislck and Mist
Alexandria Klrszeka, two Poles, of
South Norwalk, applied for a dog lic
ense from Town Clerk Herbert i.
Smith-on Saturday they got a marriage
license and John Curnow, justice ol
the peace, married them.
The bride has now Instituted pro
. eeedings for divorce and threatens the
.officials. She says all that they wanted
was a dog license.
Krlslck's dog was named . Louise,
and In his broken English all he could
say was that he wanted a license foi
Louise, which accounted for the mis
take. The bride is a cousin of th
bridegroom.
Prisoner Fluuid Guilty.
Mr. Sarah Moraseh, aged 4 8
Thursday was found guilty of murdei
in the first degree by a Jury on tht
charge of poisoning 4-year-old Ruth
Miller. The woman will be sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Mini) Lives In Peril.
A Are broke out Thursday afternoon
in the large box factory of J. Winter
meyer. The flames swept through the
building and spread to a number ad
lolnlng structures.
Sioux City Live Stoc k Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Bee
$6.00.65. Top hogs. $5.45.
Loss of Stock in Rlizzard.
Heavy losses of sheep and lambs
ore reported from Dawson county,
Mont., by a billiard that began Wed
nesday. The snow lies two feet on
the level and five and six feet in the
drifts.
Carload of Mall Hums.
An entire carload of United State
mall was burned-rrear the eastern end
. of the Wyoming division of the Union
Pacific Wednesday night.
TRAGEDY IX ARMY nALLOOX.
Young Brazilian Officers Falls 1,000
, Feet.
A fatal balloon ascension was made
at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday by
Lieut. Fonseca, of the Brazilian army.
The lieutenant came out from France
recently with a military balloon, and
Wednesday morning he completed Ws
preparations for his first ascension be
fore the military school. The minis
ter of war and a large gathering of of
ficers had assembled to witness the
experiment. Fonseca entered the car
and was completing his final prepara
tion when a strong gust of wind
obliged the men who were holding the
guy ropes to let go. The balloon shot
up into the air, breaking the last ropes
that held it to the ground. It rose to
an altitude of 3,000 feet when sud
denly it collapsed and fell down to
earth with unchecked rapidity. The
lieutenant was crushed to death. It
la supposed that the accident . was
caused by a false maneuver on his
part.
KIND ACT TO COST LIFE.
New York Manufacture is Dying of
Hydrophobia.
To ease the last hours of a victim
of rabies, William H. Marsh, a weal
thy inventer and manufacture, of New
York, who was told Tuesday at the
Pasteur institute that he had hydro
phobia and would live a few days only,
the physician put him under the Influ
ence of opiates early Wednesday, and
he will be kept in that condition un
til his death. Marsh was perfectly
conscious and apparently did not suf
fer except when seized with convul
sions. Between paroxysms Marsh
bade farewell to his family and ar
ranged his business affairs.
Mr. Marsh treated the wounds of
his pet spaniel wjjlch had been bit
ten by a strange dog. The spaniel
licked his hand in gratude and Mr.
Marsh was Infected through a small
scratch on one of his fingers. The
spaniel died of hydrophobia.
MINERS TO RESUME WORK.
Southwestern Operators and Employes
Agree on Wage Scale.
After seventy days of negotiation,
the coal mining troubles of the south
west, where 85,000 men are upon a
strike, were practically ended Wed
nesday when the Joint committee of
the operators and miners reached an
agreement on the"" wage scale and
working conditions.
If the convention of miners ap
proves the agreement, and officials as
sert that It will, the operators will rat
ify the agreemnet in convention. It Is
expected that the miners will go back
to work next Monday morning under
the new wage scale and conditions.
BODY FOUND IN MILL POND.
A Wealthy Wisconsin Woman Is
Murdered.
The badly multllated body of Mrs.
Carrie Shaw, a wealthy young widow
of Hortonville, Wis., was discovered In
a mill pond of that village Wednesday.
There was every evidence that a bru
tal murder had been committed.
Charles Abrams, who recently had
been keeping company with the wom
an, is in custody at New London. It
has been learned the couple had been
at outs for some days and that Abrams
called on Mrs. Shaw Tuesday evening
for the purpose of "making up."
Billion Dollar Congress.
The sixtieth congress will have
earned the title of a "billion dollar
congress" at Its first session before
adjournment. It is etimated that the
total appropriations will reach the
enormous sum of $1,026,000,000, which
is said to be the largest amount ever
appropriated at a sngle seeslon. '
Threaten io Revolt. "
Alfonso Cesto, rebubllcan leader, of
Lisbon, made a speech in the chamber
of deputies, Wednesday, In which he
declared that unless the present gov
ernment was economical, the liberal
patriots of his party would organize c
revolntlon.
Electing New Bishops.
The election of eight new bishops of
ihe Methodist Episcopal church began
at Wednesday's session of the general
conference of that denomination In
the presence of the largest gathering
of spectators that yet has attended any
of the meetings.
French Parliament Ilea ssem bles.
The French parliament reassembled
Tuesday with the Clemenceau cabinet
more strongly entrenched than ever
as a result of the recent municipal
elections.
Imminent Ohio Lawyer Killed.
Col. Evan T. Williams, one of the
most prominent attorneys In Ironton.
O., was killed Wednesday, and Joseph
Cloran, probably fatally injured when
their buggy was struck by a street car.
Divine Slays Wife.
Rev. S. A. Coffman, of Fairmont, W
Va., aged SO, a prominent Methodist
Episcopal clegyman, killed his wife
by cuttnig her throat. It Is believed
he is insane.
Death of Prof. L. A. Iee.
Prof. Leslie A. Lee, of Bowdoin col
lege, Portland, Me., who was noted
especially for his research expeditions
In Labrador and South America, died
Wednesday, aged 66 years.
Call to National Banks
The comptroller of the currency
at Washington, D. C Wednesday Is
sued a call for the condition of nat
ional banks at the close of business
May 14.
BATTLE IN CAR STRIKE.
Car Riddled with Bullets and Four
Men SImiI.
The most souoiw violence of the
street car strike In Cleveland, O., oc
curred In Lakewood, a suburb Tuesday
night, when four men were wounded
by bullets, one cor was burne-i-and
another partly wrecked. Trouble has
been anticipated and the first car run
into Lakewood on the Clifton avenue
line carried nT passengers. When it
stopped before a railway bridge a
crowd which had been lying In wait
leaped from behind the bridge and
opened fire upon the crew and guards.
Guards W. J. James and John Swan
to returned the fire. Over thirty shots
were exchanged.
While the hooting was In progress
the. crowd grew to nearly 1,000. An
other car arrived and its crew and
guards Joined in the fight. Gasoline
was poured upon the second car and
It burned to the trucks.
The Cleveland police were notified
and sixty officers were' sent to the res
cue. The first car, riddled with bul
lets and windows broken, proceeded
to the car barn.
Motorman P. C. Elshotz was shot
in the leg nd Gray and Alexander,
guards on the second car, were shot
in the chest. Mace Burllngame, who
was In the crowd which hiade the
attack, was shot In the hand.
All were taken to the hospital where
they are reported to be seriously
wounded.
An earlier disturbance occurred In
the down town district when Yetta
Wolklnson, a little girl, was killed by
a Woodland avenue car while she was
attempting to cross the street. Her
death was said to be due to the inex
perienced motorman being unable to
check the car. ,.'.),, ,
CHINAMAN SENT IN BARRELS.
New Trick Being Worked to Smuggle
. hi Mongolians.
Chinatown at El Paso, Tex., Is in a
state of excitement over a. telegram
from New York to effect that fifteen
barrels, shipped from this place as
merchandise, were received at the
establishment of Quong Duoy Yin in
Pell street. New York, each containing
a Chinaman. This is a result of a new
trick to get smuggled Chinese out of
El Paso to a place of safety.
Three weeks ago 400 Chinaman ar
rived at Sal Inn Cruz. Mexico, from
China and went Immediately to Juar
ez, from which locality attempts have
been made to enter the Unilted States.
Within tho last two weeks the immi
gration force guarding the border at
this place have been greatly Increased.
Squads of Chinese have been turned
back, but notwithstanding all vig
ilance many have been able to enter
EI Paso. The difficulty lies In get
ting out, as ull trains are closely In
spected. ' For many years smuggling Chinese
has been an active and lucrative busi
ness In El Paso and those who ply it
are experts in tricks for evading tho
law.
USE TORCH AND THEN PRAY.
Night Riders Conduct Prayer Meeting
While Barn Is Consumed.
Kneeling on the ground In the
moonlight, with their heads bowed,
while their leader, his marked fnoe
turned toward heaven, offered a pray
er, a band of nlglrt riders Mondn,'
night destroyed the big tobacco burn
of H. G. Maddox, near Lancaster. Ky.
The spectacle was witnessed by
Flint Randall and Miss Maggie Tate,
young people, who were returning
from a party, and who were captured
by the raiders and forced to accom
pany them to.the prayer meeting on.l
barn burning.
After the torch was applied and the
flumes were under good headway, the
young people were led some distance
away, with Instructions to go homo,
and as they left they heard strains of
"Nearer, My God. to Thee," floating
through the air to the aecompanlrrien?
of crackling timbers and roar of
flames.
Slock Broker Accused.
Criminal charges against certain
members of the firm of T. A. Mclntyre
& Co., of New York, stock brokers
which recently failed with liabilities
exceeding $1,000,400, were laid before
District Attorney Jerome Tuesduy by
C. C. Burllngham, receiver of tho
failed firm.
Was Involved In Scniidul
John E. McGaughey, of Indianapolis,
Inn., aged 55. former member of the
county commissioners, Tuesday shot
and killed himself because of the con
nection of his name with the bribery
scandal developed In the office of the
commlsloners.
Muy Corn Goes to 79c.
May corn sold up from 75 cents to
79 cents Tuesday on the Chicago mar
ket In the early hours of trading,
chiefly because of an active demand
by shorts to deliver on May con
tracts. Dies at Age of 103.
Mrs. Ellen Crawford, said to have
been the oldest woman In Illinois, died
at Uloomlngton Tuesduy, aged 103.
Ijaiid Grant to Idaho.
The United States senate Tuesday
agreed to the amendments of the
house to the senate bill granting 1,.
000,000 acres of land to Idaho under
the Carey act.
Gives Order for 2,000 Cars.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie rail
road has ordered the construction of
2,000 all steel coke cars for that road.
The contract was originally awarded
last summer, but held ui).
NEBRASKA
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FATHER FEARED EliOPEMENT.
Hurried to Sioux City to Save His
Da lighter. (
Believing that his 13-year-old
daughter, Goldle Priest,' had eloped
with Will Knudson, 27 years of age.
Frank Priest, -of Homer, made a record
drive from Homer, Neb., to Sioux City
Sunday in pursuit of the pair. Be
fore the father arrived bolih the girl
and the man had been taken Into cus
tody by the police.
The frantic father early In the day
notified the police by telephone that
his daughter was In Stoux City, and
that she probably would be Joined soon
by Knudson. Ait officer located the
girl. at the hotel and kept her under
close surveillance for nearly two
hours before Knudson put In an ap
pearance. The man walked by the
sitting room and motioned to the girl
to come outside. Before they had time
to exchange a greeting they were tak
en Into custody.
The girl at first . seemed self
possessed, but wept bitterly upon the
arrival of her father. Knudson, who
came to the city Saturday morning,
said he had no intention of running
away with the girl, but that she was
dissatisfied with her home and came
here of her own accord. He had, he
said, volunteered to assist In securing
a situation for her. The girl left home
without the knowledge of her parents.
She told her father that she was glad
he came for her and that she never
again would leave home.
BADDER THAN MRS. GFNNESS.
Wall of Guileless Farmer Who Sends
Money to "Widow" Who Needs It.
"She are a badder woman thon Mrs.
GInness of Lopoure, Indlany," writes
Paul II. Adams, of Le Seuer, Minn., lo
the postmaster at Omaha, In reference
to a Mrs. J. C. Hallyduy, of Omaha,
who has beguiled Paul Adams out of
$125 of hard earned cash. "I seen her
advertlsln In the Farmers' Trlbuni, of
scloucx city Ioway," writes Mr. Ad
ams. "She sayln she war a wldoww
and war lonsum and had about 2800
dollars an a farm. She wantln a con
panyonn. I write to her and she said
send her 200, but a had only 125 and I
sen her that. She said to meat her in
sante pawul but she dnnf come. I
wish you show this letter to cheef of
polls at Omaha ,and see if he cant
found her. She are a badder worruin
than Mrs. GInness og Lopourte, In
dlany. I work for my money very
hard. She is a frawd. Please have the
cheef of polls found her. She lives In
omawhaw. She are a serpent In the
grass. Paul H. Adams, Le Seuer,
Minn."
MISSING BltlDE IS FOUND.
Mr Adam Legler Ieft SiHiiise Three
Days After Wedding.
Mrs. Adam Legler, formerly Evelyn
McCllntock, of Waterloo, Neb., who
disappeared at Grand Island a few
days ago, was found In Fremont
Thursday night by Sheriff Bauman at
the home of Al Cain. She is a bride
of three days and was going home
to Hastings with her wealthy spouse
when she dropped out of sight. Mrs.
Legler says she never liked Legler
and decided to leave him. Jack Tra
cey, of Grand Island, gave her $5 and
she bought a ticket to Fremont.
Legler arrived In Fremont and
spent the afternoon at the county Jull
trying to persuade his young bride to
go home with him. Both deny that
took any of Legler's money when she
left.
Sixty-Four Cars In Train.
Sixty-four loaded freight cars be
hind a giant mogul made up the first
regular train which went over the new
Lane cut-off Sunduy, after which the
regular through passenger and
through freight trains were sent over
the road. The new stations on the line
and their distances from Union sta
tion, Omaha, are Summit Junction,
2.30 miles; Seymour Siding, 6.08
Sarpy Siding, 10.78 miles and Lane,
13.91 miles. The title of the new road
is the South Omaha and Western rail
road, and an arrangement has been
made whereby the Union Poclflc will
operate the trains over the line until
it Is turned over the company.
Grand Isluml Officer Shoots.
Harry Gibson, a colored wulter on
a Union Pacific dining car, giving his
home as Jersey City, lies at the St.
Francis hospital, Grand Island, with
a bullet wound in the left thigh, the
result of disregarding Police Officer
Jack Searles' first wurning and at
tempting to escape when, upon Gib
son's second offense, he was about to
place him under urrest.
Horse Stolen lit Herman.
Someone entered the barnyard of
Hans Anderson, of Hermuu, Saturday
night and stole the best horse he had.
The horse was a large buy draft unl
mul and worth about $200.
Sutherland Get MluUtcrliil Mci t.
' The next annu:il meeting of the
West Nebraska District Ministerial
association of the Metbodlst church
will be held ut Sutherland next year.
Ken Im n Sentenced to Pen.
Earnest S. Kenlson. who killed Sum
D. Cox at M (nature, wus sentenced
Monday to t wenty-thrce years in the
penitentiary by Judge Grimes.
Accidental Cut Is Fitful.
Peter Ilanru'iHii. aged 77 years, Is
dead at his home In Plattsmouth. In
cutting a dead llinu from a plum tree
In his yard Monday evening the ox
slipped and cut u deep gah In his
ilg'it leg Jat above the ankle, whlco
earned hit: d.t'i In le s than one
hour.
I Vi kins May Die of Wound.
Earl I'eiklnu. who whs shot In tho
head Lj his brother, Wright Perklna,
last Tuesdt.y evening n: pacific Junc
tion i.i Hill in a critical condition.
INTERESTIN9 HAPPENINGS
1 From Dai to Dai Condentil J
OMAHA WOOL RATES LOWEST.
Storage Scheduler Show Up Best Com
iwrcd with Other.
Rates of storage were announced
by the Omaha Wool and Storage com
pany, Wednesday, and comparison
with the rates In any other wool mar
ket shows that the Omaha rates are
the lowest In the United States.
The first proposition was to make a
flat rate of 5 cents per 100 pounds per
month, which Is the average rate
charged In other warehouses, but
some of the eustern markets, which
are anticipating a decline as a result
of the establishment of wool houses
at Omaha, gave notice of a sliding
scale f rates. Tho matter was taken
up at once with the Omaha company
and they decided to make the lowest
schedule f rates In the United States.
The following are the rales an
nounced: Rate.
Storage, first month or frac
tion '. Ic
Storage, succeeding months,
or fraction 2e
Unloading ic
Loading , le
Weighting and certifying ..2 Ho
Lbs.
100
100
100
100
100
Arrangements were also completed
Wednesday for insuring the wool
placed in the Omaha warehouse at the
exceptionally low rate of 50 cents per
100.
The terms offered by the Omaha
company and the Inducements extend
ed by the Oma-ha banks are the most
liberal of any in the United States.
Whl'.e the commission houses of Bos
ton have been advancing from 36 to 50
per cent of the value of the wool In
cash and charging Interest until settle
ment is made, the .Omaha Wool and
Storage company, jn a letter to tne"
grow?" the "-;t, makes the fol
K7v!r.hiu...v.u;i(.fcTiient; "Sworn certificates of weight will
be' furnished, making same negotiable
for loans. Arrangements are being
perfected to negotiate loans, if desired,
covering 60 per cent of the value of
your wool, at a rate of 6 per cent per
annum and 1 per cent commission."
It has also been announced that the
warehouse company will pay the
freight on all consignments, If desired,
thus saving the grower from advanc
ing a cent and enabling, him to place
the wool In storage at Omaha, simply
deliveiing it at the railroad station
nearest him and mailing the bill of
lading to the warehouse' company.
This makes it possible for growers
to come, to Omaha when the manufac
turers come here to buy. and each
grower may attend to his sales and
see that the best possible price is ob
tained. EVIDENCE IN KENISON CASE.
New. Witnesses for State Gives Strong
Testimony.
The Jury In the Kenlson case was
secured Wednesday night and the
opening statements made. , The most
important witness for the state was
Will Bayslngor, who testified after
Kenlson fired the first two Bhots Cox
rushed into a clinch, wVrcn Kenlson
fired the third and fatal shot. Bay
singer Is a new witness In the case
and told a damaging Btory for defense.
In cross examination the defense fail
ed, shake his testimony. Bayslnger
made a demonstration showing how
Cox was killed und that Kenlson was
not Interfered with In killing him.
The state has a strong case up until
now and it looks bad for Kenlson.
Other testimony has been along the
same ltne.
Fl'GITIVK WRITES LETTER.
Accused Nebraska!! Siuvb Ho Is Trail
ing Real Murderer.
Deputy Sheriff Wyatt, of Mlnden,
Friday received a letter from Bert
Taylor, tho fugitive accused of the
ravishing of his slstor-ln-law, Pearl
Tuylor, from the effects of which she
died. In the letter, which Is dated
April 9 and postmarked Enid, Okla.,
Taylor proclaims his innocence and
names another man as the one who
assaulted the girl. He says he has
been searching for the murderer since
the crime whk committed. There Is no
doubt of tho genuineness of the letter,
as Taylor's handwriting Is known.
Deputy Wyutt left for Oklahoma.
There Is a reward of $2,000 for Tay
lor's capture.
Woman Attacked While Asleep.
Considerable excitement Is prevail
ing at York due to the attempted as
fuult on the 'person of Miss Cora Kln
nenian, .ri. 20-year-old daughter of Geo.
Klnnen:uti, residents of North York,
Thursdny night ut about midnight
Miss Klniierr.au was awakened and
was Immediately attacked by a man,
who uttempted t) choke her. Miss
Klnnerr.an put up a good fight and in
the stiUKKle things In the room were
overturned, muklng considerable noise,
which is suppose! to have frightened
her liKH.ilhifit. who mude his escape
through the hack way.
Premium Contributed.
The Dempster Mill Manufacturing
con a1 y, of tcutrlce, has shown the
prefer Bpirit l-i contributing the fol
'ow:ig piemluins, aggregating In value
$301), to lie awarded at the corn show,
wlikli Is t he held at Omaha next
December: One steel windmill, one
power feed grinder, one three-horse
power 'nolliie engine und two two
:(,' cultivators.
To False Fern for Show.
t-"ev.,nty-thivc farmers of. Cuming
county liuvo enrolled themselves as
members of tho Cuming county Corn
;-nwi is' ui-aoclutlon. each one being
iliii ed to do his best to raise prise
ni f r exhibition at the national
r;i exposition in Ornuha next fall.
Fun(ui4 Kmich Leased.
The famous Keith ronch near Suth.
f ilan 1. lire been Ignsed for a term of
years l-y .M bs-s. WlIT and Frank Co
ker, two local stockmen. Col. Keith
will g'i to the v.eit coast.
WORK OF
CONGRESS
The sundry civil appropriation bill, car
rying a total of about $12O,O),0(0, was
passed by Uie Senate Thursday. This is
the last of the large supply bills, and its
passage places the Senate squarely along
side the House in the consideration of
the appropriation bills, and of the entire
fourteen leaves only the general deficiency
and the military academy bills to be con
sidered. A portion of the session .was de
voted to the consideration of the bill sus
pending the penalty feature of the com
modity clause of the railroad rate bill.
The House devoted the entire day to the
Vreeland currency bill, which was finally
passed under suspension of the rules.
The Vreeland currency bill, which was
passed by the House Thursday, was de
livered to the Senate Friday and at once
sent to the committee on finance. Sena
tor Aldrleh promptly made a report from
tho committee substituting the Aldrleh
bill In an amended form, and it was
passed by the Senate. This action threw
the bill into conference, and an effort
will be made to reach an agreement at
an early day. The work of cleaning up
legislation in the House preparatory to
adjournment May 23 proceeded at a rapid
pace. With only a short time allowed
for debate the military academy appro
priation bill and the omnibus public build
ing bill were passed, leaving of the sup
ply bills only the general deficiency bill
to be considered. Eight hundred and
twenty-five private pension bills were put
through. A bitter and sensational attack
on former Speaker Keifer of Ohio by his
colleague, Gen. Sherwood, was a feature
of the day's proceedings. By a strict
party vote the Vreeland currency bill as
amended by the Senate was, after a lively
debate, sent to conference y-as 150,
nays 103, "present" 0.
: :-
The Senate Snturday adopted a resol li
tlon reported by Mr. Alsrich from the
committee on finauce giving that commit
tee authority to employ expert assistants
necessary to provide for an Intelligent
revision of the tariff and to report that
further legislation is needed to secure an
equitable treatment for agricultural and
other products of the United States. The
committee is also instructed to collect
proof of the relative' cost of production in
this and the principal competing foreign
countries. A bill was passed appropriat
ing f .",000,000 for the acquisition of lands
on the water sheds of navigable streams
in the smithern Appalachian Mountains
ami tue n.te Mountains oi mw liamp- l Bnanclai iine8, TUe wost giguificnt fea
shire and Maine. - Senator Carter secured ;ture ln artual trfttlc clrcIes la peiin,)9 tJ,,
an agreement to ti,ake the postal savings wl(ler atwptance o( the belief In the co
bank bill a special order in the Senate for j ton gooiia trau0 that thIg brancll of .ad
Pec. 14 next. The process of cleaning i, ,.,, .iw.,m ,
u preittruiurjr m nujouruuieni was con1
tinned in the House. Tho sundry civil
appropriation bill was sent to conference,
the conference report on the military
academy bill was agreed to, the general
deficiency appropriation bill was reported !
and the following bills passed : Granting .
compensation to government employes for
injuries sustained ln the service, author- I
Ixing thecoutinuance of the inland water
ways commission and creating a national
forest In Minnesota. With the view to
paving the way fqr a revision of the tariff
n resolution una nnssed nermlltln Hie
committee on ways and means to sit dur- easier, and those who were bound by ob
lug the coming recess and conduct hear- J ligations are again In a position to. tak
lugs.
The Senate held a short legislative ses
sion Monday, nearly half of which was
consumed by Senator Ileyburn in a
speech against a conference report on a,
bill to Increase homesteads on norlrrlgl
ble lands from 100 to 320 acres, which
he declared would apply to the richest
farm land of Idaho. The report was
withdrawn. The conference report on the
Ittirlutn f 1 ua avn.mttv nnrl !lw!ir.lfl1 nnmrA.
,I0VL ,s,!n8tor'i
spOWS in favor
the President to
priation bill was appr
Kulkeley of . Connecticut
of his bill to authorize the
re-enlist the negro soldiers of the Ttfen- j
ty-flfth Infantry. The passage by the
House of the general deficiency appro-!
prinrion bill, carrying $17,30S,fV72, mark
ed the completion by that , body of tilt
last of tlm great supply measures.
A iH'inoeratic speech. prepared for cir
culation In the coming campaign was de
'livcrod Tuesday by Senator Taylor of
Tennessee. Mr. Tuylor devoted his at
teuliou chiefly to the tariff and currency
policies of the Republican party. The
Vcuutc agreed to the conference report
on the agricultural bill carrying a total
of $11,072,11X1. The conference report
mi the lee s at ve aninoiir ation bill was
areed to in the House; conference
ports on tho agricultural and fortifications
appropriation bills were received ; the bill
milking an appropriation of $1,500,000 for
representation by the United States at
the Tokio exposition in 1912 was passed,
as Were also two omnibus bills embodying
forty separate measures, having to do
with public lands and matters In the ter-
ritories. Tending a vote on a bill pro-
vlding for the Issuance of leases of pub-
n 1 ..,!.. l H,o Punsms cnnnl one. a
recess was taken until 11 o'clock Wednes-
day.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
A parcels-post convention has been eon
eluded between the United States and Tlu
Netherlands to take effect July 1.
The application of the city of San
Francisco, made in 1901, for the Lake'
Eleanor aud I letch Iletchy valley reiier-
voir sites liithe Yosemite national park
for a city water supply was formally ap
proved by Secretary of the Interior Gar-
field.' '
The conference report on the naval ap-
proprlatlon bill has been adopted by the
Senate. The bill carries $122,002,715.
Secretary rtelyou has ap.Uued Jo-
seph K. Kali of Joliet, 111., director of
the bureau of engraving and printing In
the place of Thomas J. Sullivan, deceased.
Mr. Ralph was assistant director under
Mr. SiA'ivau.
The Senate adopted a resolution Intro-
duced by Senator Penrose directing the
Postmaster tienernl to send to the Sen
ate before Jan. 1 next Information con
cerning Injury to persons and destruction
of mull at "ca::-h utntlons."
CHICAGO. '
The mortality In business now shows
less than a year ago, but the volume of
payments through the banks again fur-
tiislie an unfavorable comparison, and
the State bank exhibits reflect further
piling op of deposits and unemployed
funds. The latter conditions appear as a
natural result of curtailed commercial
Derations and are less disturbing than
the spread of labor troubles In the coal
fields aud the purpose to advance rail
road freight tariffs.
The situation in the leading industrial
brandies linn homni. tin ivArd lint th
uncertainty as to the trend of costs and
the paucity of demands for finished pro
ducts add to the hesitation in making im
portant contracts. 1
Weather conditions continued mostly
adverse to seasonable activity In distribu
tive dealings and local retail trade was
Irregular. More favorable reports as to
the consumption of general merchandise
come from the interior and buying would
be even better were the rush of delayed
farm work less pressing.
Visiting buyers in the wholesale dis
trict are not now expected in large num
bers, as necessaries have been obtained oi
provided for, but the current buying it
yet good In staples, nltlionnh confined to
absolute needs. Mail advices indicate
that road salesmen meqt with less diffi
culty lu securing substantial orders In
fall and winter goods. Continued ease
In money Is making collections generally
prompt.
Transportation returns testify to fur
ther falling off in the offerings of freight
by both rail and lake. Local building
operations steadily extend and there U
more heavy construction being planned.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis-
, met number 24, against 3(5 Inst week and
2U a year ago. Those with liabilities)
over $5,000 numlior 7, against 9 last week
and 4 In 1907. Duu's Review of Trada
NEW YORK.
Weather, trade and crop reports ar
Irregular, warm days alternating witk
heavy rainstorms, and retail and jobbing
demand has been of a fluctuating charac
ter. There Is evident, however, a meas
urable improvement In the tone of affairs,
commercial and industrial, a partial re-
uwtion phaps. of the better feeling In
are reports of a slight gain in orders by
woolen manufacturers and large auction
sales of carpets and silk ribbons have de
veloped demand.
Best reports as to the Improvement in
fall buying come from the larger centers
like New York, Chicago and St. Louis,
while cut-rent retail trade reports are best
in the Southwest and Northwest.
Agreements to maintain pig iron quota
tions having proved ineffectual, efforts to
, 'W the market at a steady level hav
been abandoned. Therefore prices SM
business.
Business failures In the United State
or the week ending May 14 number 281,
against 2SS last week, 1S4 in the sam
week of 1907, 101 In 1900. 191 In 1903
and 215 in 1904. Business failures is
Canada fur the week number 22, against
22 last week and 22 in the corresponding
week of 1907. Uradstreet's Commercial
Report. '
Tfnf1te
ifinljHL
'
Chicago Cattle, common to prime
$4.00 to $7.25; hogs, prime heavy, $4.0fj
to $:..r0; sheep, fair to choice, $3.0C
to $."i.2.; wheat, No. 2, 99e to $1.00; -corn,
No. 2, -75c to 70c: oats, standard, '
nilc to 54c ; rye. No. 2, S2e to 84c ; hay, .
timothy, $9.50 to $15.50; prairie, $8.00
to $13.00;. butter, choice creamery, 17
to 21c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 10c; potatoes,
per bushel, 00c to 70c.
I Indianapolis Cottle, shipping, $:J.0G
to $7.00; hoifs, good to choice heavy,
-: smP. common to prime,
$3.00 to $4.75 ; wheat, No. 2, 5o te
$1.00; corn, No. 2 white, 03c to U5c; oats,
' No. 2 white, 51c to 52c.
St Louis Cattle, $4.50 to $7.13 ; hogs,
4 ,K) to $5.5.-, ; " 8i)Pop, $3.00 to $5.00;
wllt,at No. 2, $1.01 to $1.03; corn. No. 2,
. 7ie t 72c ; oats, No. 2, 49c eto 51e ; rye,
j Xo y,, t() 8oc
' '
Cincinnati Cattle. $4.00 to $0.73;
hogs, $4.00 to $5.00; sheep. $3.00 to
! $3.00; wheat, No. 2, 99c to $1.00; corn.
No. 2 mixed. 74c to 75c; oats, No. 2
mixed, 52c to 53c ; rye, No. 2, 82c to 84e,
Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $0.00; hogs,
$4.00 to $3.40; sheep. $2.50 to $4.75
wheat, No. 2. IKSc to 9!c; corn, No. 8
yellow, 75c to 7dc; oats. No. S white,
54e to 50c ; rye, No. 2, &3e to 85c.
New
York Cattle. $4.00 to $0.80;
( hogs, $3.50 to $0.00; sheep, $3.00 to
$5.50: wheat. No. 2 red. $1.03 to $1.04;
( x'o. 2, 73c to 75c ; oats, natural
wbit, 67c to 58c; butter, creamery, 21t
I to 22c; eggs, western, 13c to 17c.
MiIwaljkeeWheat. No. 2 northern,
$uw No.. 3, 72c to 73e;
,J tan(lard Mo tn or. rye No. 1,
N 2
...
V0. mess.
Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping stenrs,
Jtt.OO to $7.05; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00
to $5.70; sheep, common to good mixed,
$4.00 to $5.30; lumbs, fair to t-hoicv
$3.00 to $0.00.
Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 97o to
DSe; corn. No. 2 mixed, 73c to 74
oats. No. 2 mixed, 52c to 33e; rye. No.
2, 81c to 82c; clover seed, prime, $130f