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TI1E OMAnA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 190,". 1 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA 1 COUNCIL BLUFFS- r i V 1 i 5 1 MAYOR 5IACR1E STANDS PAT Insists Btard of Education Should En fores tha Vaccination Order. ' NO PROSPECTS OF MEETING UNTIL MONDAY . V Does Kot flee TVhat Good Conference wltk Reboot Hoard Will Do Health Officials Not In. . dined to Recede. The. matter of wholesale vaccination of children attending the. public schools Is lh statu quo owing" to the oommittee from the Board of Education and the Board of Health, being enable to get together. The proposed conference could not be held Thursday, owing to the absence of Mayor Macrae from the city and now President Mess of the school board, who with Attorney Emmet Tlnley, comprises the comfnlttee from that body, Is out of the city and Is not expected to Teturn until Sunday or Monday. Under these circumstances It Is not likely the conference can be held until Monday night, when the regular meeting r of the Board of Health will occur. When Mayor Macrae returned to the city yesterday and was informed of the action of tha Board of Education and that a con ference . was desired, he 'expressed the .opinion that a conference was wholly un necessary. "The Board of Health, after due deliberation of the matter decided to direct the .Board of Education to require the vaccination, of children attending the city schools who had ot been efficiently vaccinated within the past three years. It Is In my opinion mandatory on the Board of Education to carry out the Instructions of Ihe.. Board of Health. The public health Is of primary Importance and the Board of ' Education stiould; not get scared clear off the track because some parents threaten to withdraw their Children from school. Of 'course If the Board of Education declines to carry out these instructions, I presume the Board of Health will have to act, but In exactly what .manner I am not, of courso, prepared to say at this time. Per sonally'.! cannot see the use of holding a . conference..' unless tVe Board of Health deslrel to back .down, and I don't believe it do," he said. Have your eyes examined at Leffert's. The' fit of our glasses, Is guaranteed. . ' . Meeting; to Discuss Telephones. At the meeting of the First Ward Im provement club last night tt was de cided to hold a special meeting Tuesday night, February JS, to discuss the question of whether the club should favor or op pose the independent telephone franchise ordinance.' The club is divided on the ques tion and it was deemed too important a subject-to discuss last night in the ab- 'scnoe pt the full . membership. - The election of officers for the ensuing ' year ' resulted as follows: President, John Helwlg; first vice president, Ray Cook; second vice president, K. Trumbull; sec retary, C. W. At wood; treasurer, C. F. Manor; executive committee, J. H. Kelly, ' C. A.' Morgan, O; Younkerman, C. M. Nich olson. H. S. - Culver, J. O. Bradley and Painter Knox, v v . It wai " decldeato change the meeting night from the third Friday In each month to the third Tuesday.' ' :.Th need of an arc light on Harrison ' street wai urged by residents on that ; thoroughfare and W. Lauterwasser, J. O. Bradley" C;' A. Morgan, J. A. Browder and C. F. Mauer were appointed a committee to wait upon the city council. Committees between now and the next regular meeting will hustle for new members. scheme to enable him to change It for good legal tender and to defraud Grocer Frel den. , Held for Rnnllsiliis, Charged with bootlegging, Chris Herring of River Bloux was yesterday bound over to await the action of the federal grand Jury by United States Commissioner George F. Wright. Herring, although a young man, Is an old offender and ft is in Id has served time for the same violation, of Uncle Sam's Internal revenue laws brfore. He comes of a wealthy family, but his father, It Is said, has finally been compelled to dis own him. In default of ball fixed at $250 Herring was placed In the county Jail. He was arrested Thursday by Deputy United States Marshal George F. McCoy of this citv. New creations in Jewelry and silver Just received at Leffert's. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee February 17 by the Title Guaranty and Trust company of Council Bluffs: Henry Pike and wife to If. H. and John H. Fpaltl, part ne4 sw"4, 6-75-39; n. c. d $1.00 County treawirpr to E. n. Bowman, lot 14. block 10. Cllne's addition; t. d 47 Countv treasurer to Elmer L. Fehr, lot 10, block 4, Bayll.is' third addition; t. d 1.61 County treasurer to Elmer L. Fehr. lots t and 6, block 37, Railroad addition; t. d 2.23 County treasurer to Elmer I,. Fehr. lots 22 ond 3, block 23, Central subdivision: t. d 2.15 James Wild and wife to George J. Wild, part ne,4 w4, 7-75-42; q. c. d 1.00 Six transfers, total '.. ts.49 Rooms and cafe. Ogder. note!. N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Night, FC57. For Rent. An ' excellent office location at 10 Pearl Street Only four doors from corner Broad way and, Peart street. Centrally located on ground floor and a nice large show window. . Call t W Pearl street. Bee office, Counoll Bluffs. " ' V a Breaks Cp, Coal Business. M. I Quljnby and' Walter Pollard, realis ing that Just at this particular time there wag a good demand for coal, decided to tart out In that line of business. Things . Were coming their way and for the best ". part of two days they were doing a flour ishlng business. Everything they made was clear profit to these enterprising In dividual, but' their operations . were Brought to a sudden halt yesterday after noon, when tha stern band of the law fas tened Its grip upon them. They were ar rested charged with stealing coal from the Northwestern' railroad. ) It Is alleged that under cover of dark ness Qulmby and Pollard drove up to the coal .chute. Jn the north end of the rall , roads yards and filled, their wagon with coal, f Fearing that to sell the coal might bring detection and net bring as large profits If sold by the wagonload, they did It up in sacks and found ready market - ' for it among the poorer people at 25 cents a sack. It is said they succeeded in dis posing of two wagon loads and were reap ing a, rich harvest from their Industry when the police swooped down on them yesterday afternoon and took them into custody. ,At teBerfa. Just receive a new consignment of loose diamonds. Fine, perfect blue-white and white stones. Trices lowest for good qual ity. Diamonds sold on monthly payments. Worthless BUI la Passed. Llko the proverbial bad penny the worth less bank notes of the New Brunswick Na tional bank", of New Jersey keep turning up.:. M. Frelden, tho grocer at 620 West Broadway, became the possessor of one of the denomination of $10 yesterday. As he had given in exchange for It a S-cent pack age of crackers and $9.65 in good and lawful coin whlch would paaa muster anywhere he was considerably disconcerted when he dis covered that he had been flim-flammed and that the bill was not worth the paper It wa printed -on. The bill le'now In "possession of Chief of Police Richmond . and "Buck" Mikeaell Is behind tha bar' at the city Jail charged with obtaining money, under false pretenses. Mlkesell claim! that he was not aware that the bill was worthless, but the police say they have ample evidence to show that he knew full well .its character and that the purchase of the crackers was merely a (a r .h 0 i L CHATTEL LOANS A, A, CLARK at GO. ubiua4 uu. Broad w if Mala runn't IkM Start Toa eas berroa ft or wuiuat aa cauls, fceraaa, outckota furniture ar any oaattal steamy. FaroKnta on be Bad oa principal at an? tla ta tall aorrawar. ana lataraat raduaae aooortloal. All aualaeaa rantaanllal. Lawaat ata. OfBsa awr aalac till ( Mi (ataraa araalas till a LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN 28 PEARL 8T."ro", Lady Attendant U Daaired. LER Ma. I euaaa f I I red J MINOR METlO. Davis sells drugs. Leffert's glasses fit Etockert sells carpets. Plumbing and Heating. Btxby & Son. Drs. Woodbury, dentists. SO Pearl street For rent, modern houw, 723 Sixth avenue. School drawing, practice and musio pa pers. C. E. Alexander. 333 B'way. Prices no object and the goods must go. Chernlsg & Hochman's, 515 Main. N E. H. Merrlam, who has been seroluerty sick for some time, is able to be out again. Duncan, 23 8. Main ft. Guarantees to do tho best shoe repair work. Give him a trial. Bluff City Benevolent society will give a dance at the Woodman of the World hall Saturday night, February 18. It is to your interest to wait for the great Are sale, beginning Monday, Feb. 27. Chemise & Hochman's, 515 Main. Ground has been broken for the new warehouse building of the Grape Growers' Shipping association at Ninth avenue and Seventh street. Missouri oak dry cordwood, $6 a cord, cobs $1.76 per load, shell bark hickory $7 per cord, delivered. William Welch, 16 North Main. Telephone liS. Inspector General Prime has notified Captain Rutherford that, he will hold the annual inspection of the Dodge Light Guards Monday, February 27. Bolow factory prices, window and door frames; stock sixes always on hand. Odd sizes of all kinds made to order on short notice. C. Hafer. 'Phone 202. Dr. F. P. Belllnsrer has gone to Chicago to Mnke a postgraduate course and during his ansence nil practice win De iookoo aner Dy his nephew, Dr. Smith Bellinger. The Crystal mills, which were compelled to shut down temporarily owing to delay In shipments of grain during the recont snow blockade on the railroads, resumed operations yesterday. William Price, whose home In Hardin township was destroyed by fire a few days ago, has temporarily removed with his family to this city, but will rebuild as soon ' an the weather permits'. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. VanBTunt, who were five days' making the trip from Chicago, reached homo Thursday evening on the first Great Western through train to reach Council Bluffs since the snow blockade. At the De Long mission, on Avenue F, Industrial school will be held this after noon at 2 o'clock and at the Broadway mission at 2:90 o'clock. Lunch will be served the children at both places at the close of school. The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Wood ward will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Second Presbyterian church and' Interment will be in Walnut Hill cemetery. The services will be con ducted by Rev. Harvey Hostetler. , The Illinois Central and Milwaukee rall fonds have written City Engineer Entyre In response to his letter that they will have representatives at the meeting to be held at the Great Northern hotel In Chicago next Wednesday to discuss the Indian creek problem. An Information charging Mrs. Alice Kel ley, wife of James Kelley of Rockford township, with being Insane was filed yes terday. If the roads will permit of bring ing Mrs. Kelley to the city today her hear ing before the commissioners will be had this afternoon. Phil Wareham continues to ateadily Im prove at Mercy hospital. Mrs. Wareham, who at the time of her husband's attempt nt suicide wns confined to her bed with a broken ankle, has been removed to the hos pital and occupies a room adjoining that of her husband. A full line of California peaches, pears, apricots, green gages and egg plums. Ann inn and Windsor brands. These goods are first class; on sale Friday and Saturday, two cans for 2So. Bartel & Miller. Tel. 369. Sale on California can goods 2 cans 26c. Bartel & Miller. Tel. 359. v The remains of Angelo Balsarlnl, the Italian who deliberately committed suicide by placing his head beneath the wheels of the Milwaukee train on which he was a passenger, are still at Undertaker Cutler's rooms. Nothing further has been heard from the brother in Oregon. Members of the Woman's Relief corps will meet Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock nt the residence of Mr Spencer, 325 West Broadway, to attend In a body the funeral of Mrs. Amanda Aten. On account of Mrs. Aten's death tho entertainment to be given by the corps has been Indefinitely post poned. Judge AVheeler has handed down a de cision in the collateral inheritance tax case of the State of Iowa against Mrs. Emma O. Armour of this city, In which he holds that the property which Mrs. Armour re calved under the will of the lute Mrs. Eliza Crawford Is subject to the tax by reason of the fact that the property came to Mrs. Armour as being the daughter-in-law of the decedent. The taxes clulmed amount to only $58.20. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ixiomls while driv ing in the country yesterday afternoon met with an accident through their cutter up setting. Mrs. Loomls escaped Injury, but Mr. Loomls received a badly wrenched knee and tue wuatlea of hid leit arm were lacerated. His Injuries will confine him to the house for several days. M. J. Murphy, who was appointed asses sor of Garner township by the township trustees a few days ago, to All the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. II, Hayes, has decided he does not want the Job and has so notified County Auditor C'heyne. The truatces of Irovt townahli- yesterday noti fied Mr. Chevne thai they had selected John A. Knox, former superintendent of the county poor farm, as assessor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of W. W. King. Mrs. Amanda Ateu, wife of John G. Aten, 434 Glen avenue, died yesterday morning at the Council Bluffs general hospital, aged 60 years. Besides her nusband, four daugh ters. Mary, Iola, Mabel and Mrs. Thomas Hull, and two sons. Llanchard and Har old survive her. Mrs. Aten was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps and had been a resident of this city for twenty-five years. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at S o'clock from the family residence, and Interment will be In Fulrvlow ceme tery. The services will be conducted by Rev. James O'May, pastor of the Broad way Methodist church, assisted by Rev. W. B. Clemmar, pastor of the. First Chris tian church. Few Doetors Attend Convention. CRE8TON. la., Feb. lT.-(8peclal )-The Southwestern Iowa Medical association held its eleventh session In this city yesterday at Potter Poet hall. ' The program proved lo be interesting, but the attendance, owing to the cold Weather and the blockade of many trains, was light. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: C. B. Powell of Albla, president; E. ,r- Doollttle, treas urer; B. F. Ulllmor of Creston, secretary. Red Oak will probably get the next meet ing ol the association. CITY CAN BUILD BRIDGES Need Not Secure Consent of Eire; Improve ment Association. OPINION ON THE OWNERSHIP OF COAL Delegation of High School Pnplla to Be Taken to Issagiral Cere monies by State Superin tendent IllKgs. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DBS MOINES, Feb. 17. (Special Tele gram.) In an opinion rendered toduy at the request of the governor for the benefit of Cedar Rapids authorities. Attorney Gen eral Mullan says municipalities can build bridges and open streets across rivers without submitting plans to the River Im provement association and without its consent. Is Candidate for Presidency. Rev. Mr. Cornell of Kansas City Is now considered a candidate for the presidency of Des Moines college. The college has been without a head for some months. Dr. 11. L. Stetson of Kalamazoo, formerly the president, has been invited and was to take the matter under consideration, but he has been so long about it that other candidates are appearing, the strongest being Rev. Mr. Cornel Left for Attorney General. The matter of the ownership of the coal under the rivers of the state has been re ferred to the attorney general to Investi gate." When the Des Moines river was navigable the bed belonged to the state. It has been declared non-navtgabln, but Is meandered. As non-navlgablo the bed would belong to the abutting property owners. As meandered they own only to the meandered line. There have been many thousands of tons taken from under the river already. Boys to Inaugural. At the request of Governor . Cummins, John F. Rlgga has taken charge 'of the mat ter of the securing of representatives from the high schools of the state to attend the inaugural. He has written to all. the city superintendents of the state, asking them to name representatives and has agreed to go as the escort for the dele gation. State Rests Murder Case,. The stato has rested its case against Charles Thomas, on trial for the murder of Mabel Sconeld five years ago. Summed up the state claims It has proven that a murder was committed by the use of chloral hydrate, or "knock out" drops, a poison which the defendant purchased on different occasions, one time Just prior to the discovery of the girl's body. It has also been proven that Thomas was at home and at the place the forenoon of the day on which the slate says the body of his victim was conceulcd prior to its final disposal in the Des Moines river. The defense will offset this latter testi mony. It Is claimed, by attempting to prove that the defendant drove a hack at a fu neral on the forenoon in question and could not have been at the home at the time men tioned by the state. Four physicians have testified that the body had no water In the lungs when taken from the river, thereby Indicating that the girl was dead before the body was placed in the water. The case has been continued pending the preparation for a motion for the dismissal, which will be argued some time today. Car Line Owes State, According to the testimony of President George B. Robblns of the Armour Car Line company the company Is indebted to the state of Iowa to the amount of about $15, 015, and steps may be taken to collect It. President Robblns, before the subcommit tee of the house on Interstate commerce, stated that his company Is capitalized at $15,000,000. According to the records In the nfflce of Secretary of State Martin the cap italization of the company Is but $100,000. If tha capital stock has been Increased the company owes the state on the additional capitalization. The articles were filed in 1901 and at that time the state could charge but $2,000 as a maximum fee. This, how ever, has been changed and the increases the company has made it Bhould pay fees upon. The fee is $1 for each additional $1,000 of capitalization after the first fee is paid. About $115 was first paid, leaving the com pany Indebted to the stato nearly $15,000. Steps may be taken to collect It. Increase In Premiums. An Increase of several hundred dollars is made In the total amount of the premiums for the various fancy cattle breeds at the State fair for this year. Secretary John Simpson has letters from the secretaries of the associations to this effect The State Fair association gives $1,000 or a little over to each of the three breeds, Hereford, Shorthorn and Aberdeen-Angus. The Amer ican Hereford Cattle Breeders' association will this year give $500 Instead of $300 as be fore. The American Shorthorn Breeders' association will this year give $300 and 50 per cent of all the state gives above that amount up to $1,000. This will cause them to give $t!50. where they formerly gave $W0. The American Aberdeen-Angus Breeders' association will this year give $300, which is an Increase over the amount they gave last year. These amounts would seem to In sure the success of the exhibits of cattle again for this year. At last year's fair the exhibits of cattle were considered the best that the fair has ever had. Will Appoint A. C. Smith. A. C. Smith of Storm Lake is to be ap pointed internal revenue collector for northern Towa, according to information received here. The appointment, it is understood, will be made at about the end of next week, and is to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Collector Sam mis, which was at the request of the pres ident. Smith is the man favored by Con gressman Thomas and in opposition to his candidacy Mr. Struble Is favored by Mr. Hubbard, who will succeed Thomas on March 4. ' Three Banks Chartered. Charters for three hanks were Issued today by the auditor of state to the State Savings bank of Pacific Junction, with a capital of $10,000, of which C. F. Davis Is president and Claude F. Anderson cashier; to the Conway Savings bank of Conway, with a capital of $30,000, of which C. E. Price Is president and W. A. Conway cash ier, and to the Nllea & Watters Savings bank of Anamosa, with a capital of $50,000, of which C. L. Nlles is president and T. E. Watters Is cashier. All were formerly private banks. ' More Shlloh Evidence. Cyrus F. Boyd of Alnsworth, Neb., or derly sergeant of the Fifteenth Iowa regi ment during the civil war, has given to Governor Cummins additional evidence to substantiate the claim tfjU the Fifteenth and Sixteenth regiments were In the ac tion at Shlloh before dinner. The evidence Is a diary recording the hourly position of the regiment as he was required to do by the military regulations. The governor has received word from President Roose velt that there will be a rehearing in the case as petitioned. Woman, Attempts Salclde. MARSH ALLTOWN, la., Feb. 17.-(Spe. clal Telegram.) Despondent over her pov erty, as well as the hopeless existence she was leading, Mrs. Mary Marvin of 110 Wept Main street attempted to end her life by drinking and inhaling chloroform last night. She is a soldier's widow and her three children are at the Orphans' home in Davenport, and the mother has been doing scrubbing of offices for a livelihood and be came despondent over not being able to be with her children. Another occupant of the same number found Mrs. Marvin before life was extinct and the efforts of a physician saved her life. Lumber Dealers' Convention. MARSH ALLTOWN, la., Feb. 17.-(Spe-cial Telegram.) One hundred members of the Central Iowa Retail Lumber Dealers' association met here today in their tenth annual meeting, and while the gathering was largely for the purpose of forming bet ter acquaintances and mutual talks, con siderable business was transacted. The matter of mutual Insurance was fully ex plained and placed In form for action by Individual members. Officers for the com ing year were elected as follows: Presi dent, C. S. Bennett, Dows; vice president, D. R. Warburton, Grlnnell; treasurer, An drew Ruth, Ackley; secretary, C. E. Green, Eldora; board of directors, C. A. Flnkblne, Des Moines; D. E. Baker, Traer; F. E. Woods, Ackley; J. H. Barrett, Des Moines. This association Includes a strip fifty by 100 miles In central Iowa and all retail dealers are eligible to membership, 60 to 70 per cent now being members. During the day a resolution complimentary to local dealers for entertainment were adopted. The day's business was followed by a ban quet at the Pilgrim hotel. Indictments at Logan. LOGAN, la., Feb. 17. (Special.) Of the eight Indictments returned this term by the grand Jury at the Harrison county dis trict court five have been made public. They are all for keeping and maintaining nuisances and are against tho following persons: B. A. McKay, R. W. Harvey, L. W. Brown and G. S. Osborne of Missouri Valley and William Brotherton of Califor nia Junction. The Jury Is now out In the mutter of William Kemp against M. A. Evans. The remaining Jurors were dis charged, as no more Jury trials will occur this term. PRINCE ACCUSED OF LARCENY Chicago Grain Broker Tnken to Elaln to Answer Accusations of Customers. CHICAGO, Feb. 17. Earl H. Prince, the Chicago Board of Trade broker, ngainst whom a petition of bankruptcy was filed In the United States district court" yesterday, was arrested today on a charge of larceny. The ehnrge was made by customers of Prince to Elgin, III., who assert that they gave agents of Prince money to Invest for them and have received no accounting of tho same. Prince was taken to Elgin to night, f DEATH RECORD. John Cnttle, Sr. SEWARD, Neb.. Feb. 17.-(Speclal.) Walter Cattle of the State bank of Seward received a cablegram from Leeds, Eng land, Monday stating that his father, John Cattle, sr., had died there the day before. The deceased ' resided here from 1875 to 1892 and still claimed, this as his place of residence. He owned considerable prop erty here. Ho purchased the State bank In 1881, and in 1889 It was Incorporated from a private Institution to a state bunk and he became ltB president, which position he retained until the time ofi.h! death. He was In his 88th yiarrfcaviig been born In Yorkshire, England, March, 1817. t George R. Johnston. CRESTON. Ia.,-, Feb. 17.-(Speclal.)-George R. Johnston, a prominent and wealthy citizen, died last night In Okla homa City, where he had gone on a busi ness and pleasure trip, Mr. Johnston leaves a wife and two daughters. Ho has been in poor health for some time and often found It necessary to leave Creston during the winter for a more congenial climate. His death was sudden. The remains will be brought to Creston for Interment. Mr. Johnston was a prominent Mason. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Low Temperatare and Deep SnowiLeoreue Volume of Business. CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE IS UNSHAKEN Preparations to Meet Knpeeted De mand for Goods In All Lines Con tinuesSlight Decrease In Railway Earnings. NEW TORK, Feb. 17. H. G. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trad tomorrow will say: Weather conditions still dominate the trade situation. Low temperature and deep snow have Interfered with truttlc una checked the revival of business that aa well under way In most sections of me country. Retail distribution is not main tained and the deleterious conditions are visible, while the interi uptlon to movement ot freight has interrupted manutacturing to some extent. Prices of staple commodi ties at the exchange are advanced by tne restricted receipts at primary markets. There Is a partial offset In the largely in creased demand for heavy-weight wearing apparel and other winter goods, whicn promises to reduce supplies In ail positions at the end of the season. Meanwhile there Is evidence that confidence in the future re mains unshaken, preparations for spring and summer trade continuing unabated, ex cept where fuel or other supplies are tem porarily blockaded In transit. Jobbing trade In dry goods is on a liberal scale. Hallway earnings thus lor reported for February were . per cent, smaller than a year ago, probably another result of bad weather. Foreign commerce at this port for the last week made a remarkable record for Im ports, exceeding In value those of the corre sponding week last year' by $1,376,617. Ex Dorts decreased li.tHM.SSH. Dispatches from leading Iron and steel centers Indicate no cher-k to progress except the temporary Interruptions to output and delivery caused by storms and continued cold weather. It Is possible to trade the effect of the elemtnts on the receipts of coke, which prevented the resumption of work at several blast furnaces. Quotations are firm, with little fluctua tions, although in several departments it Is probable that higher prices will be asked, particularly for tin plates, which the mills cannot deliver promptly. In the textile In dustries the most significant event of the week was .the revival of export buying of cotton goods for China. Accumulation of packer native hides caused a fractional de cline In prices, but the market is not actu ally lower. Foreign dry hides are scarce and firm. The volume of business Is only fair. Failures this week numbered 2M In 1h United States, agninst 2S7 last year and 32 In Canada, compared with 20 a year ago. BKADSTRKET'S REVIEW OF TRADE Cold Weather and Holiday Itedace Volatile of Business for Week. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Bradstreets to morrow will suy: Cold, stormy weather, the most severe and widely distributed in some respects of the winter, has had a depressing effect on the trade, both wholesale and retuil, and has disorganized railroad transporta tion in some sections and thereby interfered with various lines of Industry, such as coal mining, cuke, und Iron manufacturing and shipping, heretofore active. Relatively the effects on opening spring trade are noted In the northwest and west, but .the south west and south have suffered severely and the east and the northeust have felt the effect in a slighter degree. The result is a curtnllment of the activities of nulesmcn over a wide area, . which, taken In conjunc tion with the occurrence of a holiday inv many states, has reduced the week's tradii to very small proportions. Despite this drawback, however, some favorable features cunte to light upon ex urrfinutlon. The Iron and steel situation Is, if anything, rather stronger. Heavy sales of southern pig iron are reported north and south, some large rail sales are announced at the west and the nevousness of consum ers for supplies is reflected in advance for a number of line of finished products. Rail way earnings for January, though reflect ing stormy weather and grain-rate troubles, show a gain of 6 per cent: this, however, comparing with a decrease of 3.8 per cent in the same month a year ugo. BuHlnesa failures In the United States for the week ended February 16 number 243. against 207 last week, 231 In the like week in 1904. 188 in 1903. 228 in 1902 and 221 in 1901. In Cannda failures for the week numbered 17, against 26 last week and 23 In this week a year ago. Wheat exports, Including flour, for the week ended February 16, were 636.540 bu., against 897,775 bu. lst week, 1,657,510 bu. this week lust year, 2,713.792 bu. in 1903. and 3.609,435 bu. in 1902. From July 1 to date exports are given af 41,581,448 bu., against 104,755.109 bu. last year. 106,528,769 bu. ill 1903 und 172.406.4tl7 bu. In 1902. Corn exports for the weok were 2.882.770 bu., against 2,448.436 bu. lust week, 1.291.846 bu. a year ago, 3,739,457 bu. in 1903 and 247, 830 bu. in 19u2. From July 1 to date the exports of corn have been 88.474 872 bu., against 86,762.798 bu. In 1904. 28,306,556 bu. In 1903, and 21,312,387 bu. in 1902. r Central Grocery and Meat Market 'Phone 24. 600-602 West Broadway FANCY NEW YORK APPLES per box 90c GROCERIES! 25c package 11 Ginger JQ Snaps "wsj Cape Cod mm Cranberries. 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