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TITE OMAITA DAILY BEE: 8ATURDAT. MARCH 11, 1005. STATUS OF FRAUD CASES Bixty-Eight Indictment. Are Bfttnrned in Oregon Land Matter. 3 HITCHCOCK GIVES OUT A STATEMENT Two Wenra aad Large Sibr of Public Officials, State end Na tional, Arc Held for Trial. ; WASHINGTON, March 10. -Secretary Hitchcock today gave out a statement con 'cernlnK the Investlffatlon made by the De ' ; partment of the Interior Into the lrregu ' larltlrs In Orcicon in connection with the republic lands. It shows there have been .lxly-elght Indictment and ltt convic ' tlons. Of the Indictments fifty-two are for conspiracy to defraud the government and 'the others for the various crimes nf per jury, subornation of perjury, obstructing t, the administration of Justice, etc. The per sons Indicted Include one t'nlted States senator, J. H. Mitchell: two congressmen, .,Hlnger Hermann and John N. Williamson; eight attorneys, one state and two former state senators, a former assistant United States attorney and his deputy, a former . surveyor general and deputy and several deputy surveyors, former examiners of sur veys, former special agents, one United States commissioner and two former com-.-. mlssloners and a number of land and tim ; ber dealers and homesteaders. The names of two women appear In the list, one of them being Emma L. Watson, convicted of ' conspiracy, and the other, Nellie Brown, , Indicted for the same offense. Dominican Treaty Reported. Senator Cullom In executive session of the senate today reported favorably the Santo Domingo treaty. By agreement the senate will adjourn over until Monday and discussion of the treaty will be begun at that time. Senator Hale offered an amend : ment to the treaty providing that all pro- ceedlngs under It shall cease and deter ' mine In ten years unless the life of the treaty la extended by another convention. ; No formal report on the treaty was pre ' sented from the committee either by the majority or minority, and It Is understood none will be prepared. There was no ef ,v. fort to bring)" up the Bacon resolution, V which by common consent went over until j Monday. . jj St. Lonla Company Gets Bonds. ,1 The Mercantile Trust company of St. f Loillg was the highest bidder today for the , $2,t00,000 Issue of 10-30 4 per cent Philippine public works bonds. The bids were opened at the Insular bureau. The bid of the Mer- contlnue to serve In their present grade at their option. The adoption of this policy will open the way for the appointment as brigadier generals of many more younger officer than heretofore have held -that grade. Postmaster General Cortelyou- said after the meeting that although a decision had been reached as to the appointment of a fourth assistant postmaster general he was not ready yet to make the announcement. He Indicated that probably In a few days he would announce both the appointment of the fourth assistant postmaster general and the acting chairman of the republican national committee. I ,cantlle Trust company, for the entire Issue, r,was $2,278,500, or at the rate of J109.0S. GOOD OFFICIALS WILL STAY 1 rnnonncement la Made of Policy Regarding- Federal Appointments. 53 WASHINGTON,. March 10. A general S policy as to federal appointments was de f'tormlned upon by the president and his ( cabinet today at their semi-weekly meet i'lng. At the conclusion of the meeting It rwas announced that for the present, . at I'least, the uniform policy would be to retain incumbents In office during satisfactory V service. This policy will hold, it was stated 'further,' entirely Irrespective of the length f of service of the Incumbent The policy 'i announced Is to apply generally to all de partments of the government. It Is In pre cise line to the determination reached and announced some time ago regarding post masters. That announcement was that the ease of each postmaster would be deter ; mined on Its merits and it would make tio difference necessarily, whether the ln cumbent had served one or two or moro . J' terms. 5 In line with the general policy of civil ap jf (folntments, Secretary Taft said it also had f been determined not to appoint as brlga- dler generals on the active list of the army Officers who had served forty years, lnclud Jitif service In the civil war. Those offi 5 cer. are eligible now to retirement as brlg , adier generals and It Is not the purpose of 1 the administration to make them brigadier generals on the active list. The aseore jjtary said there were approximately forty such officers, all of whom would be per il (pitted to retire as brigadier generals or to V- i' ISVESTIGATIOJI OF SATTH ALIZATIOX Subject la Being; Considered by Special Committee. WASHINGTON, March 10. The special committee created by the president to con sider the subject of naturalization will. It is expected, be prepared to submit to congress at the next regulnr session a full report upon this Important subject. The preslden'. has shown a lively Interest In the matter, not only huving before him reports of federal ofllrers containing many specitic Instunces of gross fraud and error In con nection with the application of the present naturalization laws, but having himself, while connected with the municipal govern ment of New York City, noted many of these evils. Besides Internal fraud the in sufficiency of the existing naturalization laws has Involved the State department In endless correspondence with European governments growing out of cases of doubt ful naturalization. Galllard Hunt, the present chief of the passport bureau of the State department, who will be the chairman of the new com mission, has given much study to this sub ject and his report thereon has been laid before congress. It reveals an amazing number of cases of false, fraudulent. Im proper and improvident naturalizations and a wholesale forgery and sale of spurious certificates, particularly in the case cf those issued to Italians and Haitians. The most primitive Ignorance Is occasionally shown by the Judges of local courts on the sub ject of naturalization laws. Some of the questions which are likely to come before the commission are these: The propriety of restricting closely to certain courts the right to naturalize. A particular definition -of the testimony necessary to secure naturalization. The advisability of printing certificates on distinctive paper to prevent counter feiting and to separate declarations of in tention from the final certificates. The advisability of requiring In the certificates a statement of birth and of date of arrival In this country of the holder. The propriety of requiring returns at stated periods to the general government of all naturalizations and declarations of In tention to become citizens. GRAIX IX HANDS OF FARMERS Producers Still Hold Twenty Per Cent of Last Year's Wheat Crop. WASHINGTON, March 10. The monthly report of the chief of the bureau of statis tics of the Department of Agriculture will show the amount of wheat remaining in farmers' hands on March 1 to have been about 111,000,000 bushels, or 20.1 per cent of last year's crop, as compared with 0.8 per cent of the crop of 1903 on hand March 1, 1904, and 24.5 per cent of the crop of 1902 on hand at the corresponding date In 1903. The corn In farmers' hands Is estimated at about 954,000,000 bushels, or 38.7 per cent of last year's crop, against 37.4 per cent of the crop of 1903 on hand on March 1, 1904, and 41.6 per cent - of the crop of 1902 on hand at the corresponding date in 1903. Of oats there are reported to be about 347,000,000 bushels, or 38.8 per cent of last year's crop, still in farmers' hands, as com pared with 34.9 per cent of the "crop of 1903 on hand on March 1, 1904, and 36.9 per cent of the crop of 1902 on hand at the corre sponding date In 1903. a i Nominations by President., WASHINGTON, March 10. The president today sent to the senate the following nom inations: District Judge Edward Whltson, eastern district of Washington. Brigadier General on the Retired List of the Army Colonel Allen Smith, Sixth cav alry. Also other promotions In the army and navy. Canadian Murderer la Hanged. . TORONTO, March 10. Alexander Martin was hanged here today for the murder of his child. GIANTS GET THEIR DEFEAT . Unbeaten Basket Ball Team from Sioux City Ooea Down at Last. SLUGGING MATCH ENLIVENS THE GAME One of Wlllard Brotbera and Blj Bertke ladala-e In Fisticuffs Darlsc Progress of the First Halt. Sioux City's colors were trailed In the dust last night and one more Is added to the list of victories of the Omaha Young Men's Christian association basket ball team. The local team met the vaunted Sioux City giants on the floor of the Audi torium and defeated them by a score of 38 to 31. The visitors boasted thtt they had not been beaten thla year, and It la well known Unit they aspire to the national championship of Young Men's Christian association tesms. Thoy took second place in the Olympic games at St. Louis, while Chicago took first. Tho two teams will meet for the championship some time in the latter part of this month. The first half wa full of slugging, mostly between C. Wlllard and 8loux City's tall center, Bertke. Once they stopped and came to open blows and C. Wlllard was put out of the game. He was allowed to play again In the second half. Bertke, who is 6 feet 6, did not allow Hansen to get the ball, but knocked it to one side each time, and the quick work of the Giant's guards In picking it up bewildered Omaha for a time. The score was 21 to 14 in favor of Sioux City at the end of the half. Wlllard and Bertke forgot their differ ences and a clean game was played in the pecond. Omaha got warmed up and Its forwards began to learn how to keep the ball out of the tall center's possession. Clark was a wonder at throwing goals and had more to his credit t(an any of the others. Hansen threw several goals from the very center of the floor. Anderson and C. Willard did spectacular team work on several occasions. When the score was tied about the middle of the half the crowd went wild. A swift succession of goals then brought the home team Jar In the lead and the visitors seemed powerless to stop them. The score was 38 to 31. Following Is the lineup: Omaha. Position. Slnux Cltv. Hansen Center Bertke Clark Right forward Hope G. Wlllard ....Left forward Ghlzonl Anderson Right guard Cummins C. Wlllard and Harris ...Left guard Moser Westcott of Sioux Cltv was referee, and J. H. Wallace of Omaha umpire. EVEVTS. OS THE Rl.VMXG TRACKS CARPENTER'S PANAMA LETTERS Beginning with Sunday, March 12, The Bee will publish a series of up-to-date letters from Panama about the canal and isthmian matters, from Frank G. Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter sailed from New York for Central America some weeks ago and he is now somewhere on the ten-mile strip of land belonging to Urcle Bam, through which the great canal is being cut. lie is well equipped as to photographers, letters of intro - duction, etc.,. and he will spend enough time there to , learn what the situation is and to describe it for our readers. Among the letters Mr. Carpenter will write will be one describing the great canals of the globe and compar ing them with Panama. His wide travels well fit him for this description. He has within the past few years visited in person the Suez canal, the Manchester 6hip canal, the Kronstadt canal, which forms the European entrance to the northern part of the empire of the czar, und also the big ditch that Kaiser Wilhelm dug to let his navy quickly out to the ocean from the Baltic. He has also seen the other great canals of Europe, including those of Holland, and has traveled upon the Grand Canal of China, which, next to Panama, is one of the great works of the world. Another letter will discuss the big problems of the Panama canal, including the Culebra cut, the Bohio dam, showing the enormous work to be done, and tell through the mouths of the government engineers, how it may be accomplished. He will also take up such questions as "Labor at Panama," giving some idea of the number of men needed for the work, their wages, and whether Amer ican workmen can profitably be employed there. This letter may require a visit to the island of Jamaica, where so many thousand negroes were secured by the French for their work. ,Our Ten-Mile Strip and how it is policed and gov erned will also be an interesting topic, and another will be the "Baby Republic of Panama" and how It is gov erned, including a chat with its president upon its re 'sources and possibilities. , The health conditions will also be described, and in fact everything connected with Panama and the canal, from the standpoint of live American interest. After leaving Panama Mr. Carpenter will probably go to Jamaica, and thence to Cuba, where ho will de scribe that Island and its industries as they are In 11)0.". SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BEE GET EVERY NUMBER.. Five Favorites Win at Crescent City Jockey Clnb Meet. Duke of Kendall and Subtle were the beaten favorites today at the Crescent City track. Track slow and lumpy, weatherf clear. Re sults: First race six furlona-s: Nevermore won. Falmouth second. Wellesley third. Time: 1:17(4. second race, four lurlongs: Verlbest won, Marpessa second. Inspector Girl third. Time: 0:61. Third race, six and a half furlones: Matador won, Duke of Kendal second, Miss Uomez third. Time: 1:23. Fourth race, six furlongs Over Again won, Daisy Green second. Bob Murnhy third. Time: 1:16. Fifth race, mile and an eighth: Ralnland won, Main Spring second, Favonius third. Time: 1:69. Sixth race, one mile: Operator won. Gold age second, Echlnate third. Time: 1:46. Seventh race, five furlongs: Queen Hose won, Subtle second. Viperine third. Time: 1:03. Eighth race, five furlongs: Limerick Girl won. Clique second. Chiunle Thome third. Time: 1:U3. Results at City Park track: First race, four furlonRs: Azra won. Lleber Gore second. Gary third. Time: 0:61. Second race six furlongs: Cincinnati En quirer won, Fllla second, Bishop Poole intra, lime; i:w. Third race, seven furlongs: Hell Indian won, John Lyle second. Red Ruler third. Time: 1:29. Fourth race, six furlongs: Florizel won, St. Tammany second, Nervator third. Time: 1:16. Fifth race, mile and a sixteenth: Omealca won, Lou M second, EvasklU third. Time: 1:62. Sixth race, five furlongs: Rudabek won, Orderly second, Glsbock third. Time: 1:03. Seventh race, five furlongs: Armorer won. Signal II second, Show Girl third. Time: 1:03. HOT SPRINGS. March 10,-Results at Oak lawn: First race, three and a half furlongs: Marvel won, William -Moffltt second, Inez Batchelor third. Time: 0:44. Second race, six furlongs: Trapplst won, Bensonhurst second. Mutual Benefit third, lime: 1:18. Third race, one mile: Bravery won, Lieu tenant Rice second, Black Cat third. Time: 1:44. Fourth race, mile and three-eighths: Glis ten won, Clovis second, Tete Noir third. Time: 2:27. Fifth race, six furlongs: Plntoon won, Joe Goss second, Stand Pat third. Time: 1:1. Sixth race, one mile: Colonel Preston won, Mabel Slmms second. Golden Age third. Time: 1:46. SAN FRANCISCO, March 10. Results at Oakland: First race, six furlongs: Toltec won, Floriana Belle second, Ere Yesterday third. Time: 1:16. Second race, six furlongs: Ocyrohe won, St. George second, F. E. Shaw third. Time: 1:13. Third race, Futurity course: McGregor won, Ethel Barrymore second, Anvarl third. Time: 1:11V. Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth: Mon tana Peeress won, Melsterslnger second, Maxetta third. Time: 1:48. Fifth race, seven furlongs: Bell Reed won. Best Man second, Budd Wade third. Time: 1:26. Sixth race, six furlongs: True Wing won, Gold Enamel second, David Boland third. Time: 1:13 V.. LOS ANGELES, March 10. Results at As cot : First race, steeplechase handicap, short course: Allegiance Won, Jim Bozenian sec ond, Ruth's Rattler third. Time: i!:3i. Second race, nix furlongs: Merces won, Joshua second, Sunmark third. Time: 1:15 Third race, four furlongs: Ala Russell won, Suntire second, Iju. Chata third. Time: 0:4S. Fourth race, mile and seventy yards: Lord of the Heath won. Sheriff Bell second, McGrathlana Prince third. Time: l:4f,. Fifth race, five and a half furlones: Fire ball won. Workmen second, Blue Coat third. Time; 1:07. Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth: Luxtlg won. Try-on second, Eleven Bells third. Time: 1:64. BILLY F131CASE WIXS OS A FOIL Three Short Boots Before tbe Badger Athletlo Clnb of Milwaukee. MILVVAfKEE, March lO.-Bllly Flnu cane of Chicago won In the second round on a foul from Young O'Leary of Milwau kee in what was schedule for an eight round bout before the Badger Athletic club tonight. The bout was of the lightning or der while It lasted. O'Leary held a nhade the better aa far as the bout went and ap parently hit low three times, though Ref eree Hogan warned him repcateJIy. Young Mahoney of Racine defeated Juck Beauscnaulle in the fifth round nf a six round bout. Feauechaulte was all but out when his seconds threw the sponge Into the ring. . Grover Haves of Chicago won from Jack Nolan of Milwaukee In six rounds and Steve Kinney, of Milwaukee knocked out Jack Turner of Chicago In one round. Roarkes Play at Fremont. FREMONT, Neb., March 10. (Special.) The Fremont Base Ball association has ar ranged with Manager Rourke of the Oinahaa for two guinea here on April IS and 19. Pa brought his buys here lust full fur a game, which In point of attendance wit satisfactory all around, and the local association hopes to get up a team from the rity league which will give them some gtod practice and help to get them In shape to win the pennnnt again. The schedule at the local association has not been arranged yet. Two giitnes of seven Innings each will he played each week at 6:30 p. in., In stead of three gamea as last year. Entries for Marathon Itaee. ST. LOI'IS, March 10. Louis M. I.m brackls. agt-d 23 years, a native of Greece, who has lived In fit. Utuis for some time, has entered fur the Marathon race to be held here the first Saturday In May. This makes the eighteenth entry In the race. WITH TUB BOWLERS. On the Association alleys last night, the Drexels and Onlmods broke their tie for second and third places In the lengue race In one of the finest contests) of the season. The Drexels passed the 1,000 mark In the first and third games and won with com fortable margins; the second was won by the Onlmods, In a heart-breaking finish, by one pin. Among a bunch of unusually high totals. Banks carried off the honors for the night with 36 and a single game of a. (Score: DREXELS. 1st. Id. d. Totals. Neale 231 19 2lS 15 Stearns 199 215 610 Hartley 216 2" 179 600 Banks 1 213 267 666 Zimmerman 217 191 KS 683 Totals 1,04 9M 1,043 1,074 ONIMODS. 1st. 2d. 8d. Totals. Chandler ., 221 189 216 626 Sheldon 178 217 197 6fi2 GJerde 1S8 211 I'Ol 600 Jones 214 194 1M D76 Sprague 166 174 213 642 Totals 957 9X6 994 2,t36 The Armours lost to the Diamonds lum night on Ileitis & Williams' alleys by 32 pins. Score: DIAMONDS. ' 1st. 2d. Sd. Totals. Wallena 156 1H0 164 490 Barry 19 1 49 1 48 466 Stme 165 202 178 646 Peterson 168 168 1 63 4 Schlise 166 19$ 149 609 Totals.. Tonneman Wiemer ... Collins ..... Chandler ., O'Conhor . 823 884 ARMOURS. -1st. 2d. 1S2 152 157 168 166 163 153 196 146 138 792 2,499 3d. Totals. 193 otu 168 473 168 615 138 452 184 487 Totals m 798 853 2,467 Frank Gotca Throws Jim Parr. UTICA, N. Y., March 10. Frank Gotch, champion wrestler of the world, won two straight falls from Jim Parr, English cham pion, here tonight. 1)0 Ridglpy'g credit plan la Biippl.vlnft Clothing on Credit for the whole family Is the most penerous In this city. It la a big-hearted whole-souled way; it is designed to suit every purpose. AVe hare endeavored to make It the most simple, plain, generous, liberal credit plan erer adopted. Customers tell us that we have succeeded wonderfully well. The terms are so conveniently arranged and such freedom given, scores are being added to our list every month finding it an easy matter to dress Just as stylish as his rich neighbor by our easy pay ment plan. Now Spring: Clothing for Men, Women and Children. Harvard Wins' front Princeton. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. March 10. Harvard tonight won the dual gymnasium meet with Princeton here by a score of 29 to 28 points. Basket Ball at New York. NEW YORK, March 10. Basket ball: Co lumbia, 66; University of Pennsylvania, 16. FUNERAL OF SENATOR BATE President and Other Officials Pay Tribute k to 1 Memory of Tennesaeean. WASHINGTON, Mnrch 10,-Funeral serv ices for Senator William B. Bate of Ten nessee were held In the senate chamber today. The president of the United States, members of his cabinet, the chief justice and associate Justices of the supreme court, the diplomatic corps, members of the house of representatives who are In the city and representatives of the army and navy were present and occupied seats In the chamber. The galleries were crowded and extra seats had been placed on tha floor. President Roosevelt was shown Into the chamber at 2:10 p. m., followed by his cabinet. They walked down the center alfile to the seats reserved In the front row on the right side of the chamber. The members of thefamlly of the late senator, accompanied by Senator Carmack, came in and took the seats on the front row on the left of the casket, which was covered with flowers. After all were seated Dr. Samuel H. Greene, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, read a passage from the bible and Dr. F. J. Prettyman of the Mt. Vernon Square Methodist church delivered the funeral address. The services were closed with prayer by Chaplain Hale of the senate. The remains will lie In the closed senate chamber until this evening, when they will be taken to Nashville on a special train. Short Legislative Session. WASHINGTON, March 10. The only leg islative business transacted In the senate today was In relation to the death of Sen ator Bate of Tennessee. Mr. Gorman in troduced a resolution, providing for the payment of the funeral expenses of Sen ator Bate, which was Immediately adopted. The senate then went into executive ses FUNERAL OF A. M. PALMER Remains of Veteran Theatrical Man ager Are Laid to Rest In Sew York. NEW YORK, March 10. A representative gathering of members of the theatrical pro fession assembled In the "Little Church Around the Corner" today, to attend the funeral of the veteran theatrical manager, A. M. Palmer. The funeral arrangements were under the. auspices of the Actors Fund of America, the ushers were the managers of the New York theaters and among them present were many of the moBt noted actors and managers in the country. Among the honorary pall bearers were: William Gillette, Francis Wilson Forbes Robertson, Daniel Frohman and Bronson Howard. The simple funeral service was conducted by Rev. George C. Houghton, rector of the Church of the Transfiguration, and the eulogy was by Rev. Dr. Nathan A. Beagle, rector of St. Stephen's church. LADIES' DEPARTMENT Sew Corert Jacket at ,1.fS. We have a remarkable showing of these little Jackets, at ,J All these jackets are hand tailored from the very best quality covert cloth. WOMEN'S WALKING SKI RTS The all round plaited model correctly shaped In blue, brown, black, cheviots -j (5f and serges, from 0OVJ WOMEN'S SILK SHIRT WAIST SUIT6 These suits are made of fine silk in , brown, blue and the new green, new sleeves (wide at top and graduating small at cufT); skirt very full and foot St!.d:.25.0U down to 12.50 WOMEN'S TAFFETA SILK WAISTS Made In black taffeta silk with tucked and small tide plaited yoke, -very QS special at MILLINERY All the latest creations' in fashionable millinery. All the new spring ' 1.75 to 5.50 rnES;.8H.0.E.3:. 1.98 to 5.50 MEN'S DEPARTMENT Men's 5u;ts $5.00 to $24.00 Men's Trousers $1.00 to $5.00 Men's Hats 50c to $3.98 Men's Shoes $1.50 to $5.50 Youth's 5ult- $4.00 to $12.00 Boys' 2-plece ults $1.50 to $5.00 Boys' 3 -piece Suits $3.50 to $8.00 Boys' Shoes $1.00 to $2.50 Boys' Hats 50c to $1.50 I MCravc $6.00 tO $18.00 We Clothe the Family From Head to Foot on Easy Weekly or Monthly Payments. OMAHA'S LARGEST CREDIT STORE. LEY: ELMER BEDDEO, Mgr. New Location, 3-Story Brick Bldg.. 1417 Douglas St. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Confidence Becomes More General with Re sumption of O.t door Work. FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER Fair In East Portion of Nebraska Voder Snow In West Portion. WASHINGTON. March lO.-Forecast of the weather for Saturday and Sunday: For Nebraska Fair In east, snow In west portion Saturday; Sunday probably rain or snow. For Kansas Rain or snow Saturday and probably Sunday; colder Saturday. For Iowa and Missouri Fair Saturday; Sunday probably snow or rain. For Wyoming; Snow Saturday; Sunday fair. For Colorado Rain or snow In west, snow In east portion Saturday; Sunday fair, colder In west portion. For South Dakota-Fair Saturday, except snow in extreme west portion; Sunday fair. Local Iterord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, March 10. Oltlclai record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the past three years: w , 1906. 1904. 10S. 190?. Maximum temperature.... 88 60 45 6 Minimum temperature.... fl 27 83 40 Mean temneratuie 82 44 aa vj Precipitation ... T .07 T .01 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omuha aince March 1. and oomparUon with the last two years: Normal temperature 84 Deficiency fur the dav 2 Total txcess since March 1, 195 119 Normal precipitation 04 Inch Deficiency fui the 1ny 04 Inch Total precipitation since March 1 .01 Inch Deficiency since March 1, 19"6 39 Inch Deficiency for cor. period 1H04 83 Ini h Deficiency for cor. 'period IM 87 Inch Iteports from Htatlons at 7 P. at. Maximum Tern- 'it-m-Station, and Stats perature peia- Rln of Weatlior. at 7 p. m. ture. fall, nismarck, clear 14 14 .00 Cheyenne, snowing 2 26 .(W Chkajjo, clear 2S 34 .01 ImveiiKjrt. cloudy 30 84 T Denver, snowing 80 32 .US Havre, clouily 23 W .Oil Hrli-na, snowing 20 2M .02 Huron, clear la - JO . .00 Kansas City, clear 40 ti T North Platte, pt. cloudy 33 34 . 01 Omaha, clear 28 38 T Rapid City, cloudy 23 2f T HI. I.ouls, clear 42 44 .00 Ht. Paul, clear ' H 16 .() Halt Ijike City, clear.. M 60 .no Valentine, cloudy 2t 28 .0) WilllHton, clear 10 .00 T Indicate, trace of precipitation.' U A. WKUiii. Local f orecaster. DEMAND FOR IRON AND STEEL GROWS Factories of All Classes Are Dnsy and There Is Little Interruption Because of Labor Troubles. NEW YORK. March 10. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Confidence has become more general througn the resumption of outdoor work, opening of spring trade and expectation tnat the war will soon terminate. Weather conditions are favorable In most sections ol the country and there is little Interruption because of lnbor controversies. Some incon venience was caused by tho local strike, and retail trade suffered temporarily, but in the aggregate the commercial loss was not extensive. The most gratifying news of the week emanates from the iron and steel Industry, of which unprecedented out- fut of Iron is not productive of accumu ated stocks. Other leading manufacturing operations are making neatly progress, although larger orders would be welcomed by cotton mills and shoe shops. In ,thuse lines the buyers are exhibiting great cau tion, limiting purchases to immediate needs. Commodities are In good demand. Dun's index number, advancing slightly to $1.1.932 on March 1, against $101 .042 a month pre vious, which indicates that the people are consuming freely. This is alsa shown by the large Increase Mn merchandise imported of late, although for the lust week there was a decrease of $2,904,228, compared with last year. Kxports gained $2,071,013. Traf fic conditions are getting better, few com plaints of delay being heard, and railway earnings for February were only 4 per cent smaller than In 19. More liberal market ing of cotton has tended to make collec tions better at the south and mercantile settlements throughout the country are steadily improving. Trade In woolen goods is quiet, but mills are busy. Hides continue firm, considering this sea son. Leather is quiet and irregular. Failures this week numbered 244 In the United States, against 269 lust year, and 25 in Canada, compared with 2a a year ayo. Dispatches 10 uun s review irom brancn offices of K. O. Dun & Co. indicate that trade is expanding and the outlook is bright. Roston reports that business senti ment has become more optimistic. Al though the cotton situation Is still some what unsettled, visiting buyers enliven the wholesale district at .Baltimore and pay ments are a little better. Nashville reports the volume of trade smaller than a year ago, but Improvement is noticed. Rein statement of orders at Louisville that were cancelled early in the season is encourag ing and manufacturers are Increasingly busy. March trade opens tatisfuctoilly at Atlanta. St. Louis reports spring trade fully opened. Merchants arrive at Kansas City In large numbers and place liberal orders. New Orleans reports that country merchants buv more freely. Milder weather Improves conditions at Pittsburg. Clothing factories at Cleveland are busy. Whole sale dry goods sales are Increasing at Cincinnati. A better mercantile demand for money and more prompt collections are among the encouraging signs that ac company bright weather at Chicago. Ar rivals of live stock at Omaha are liberal, but prices are fairly well maintained. Spring shipments are heavy at Minneapolis. Country buyers take ndvnntage of special excursions to St. Pa.nl, swelling trade In all lines. Bank clearings continue very heavy, total exchanges this week at all leading cities In the United States being $2.559.9nO.SS3, an Increase of 61.8 per cent enmnared with last year and 1.9 per cent for(1903, DRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE Movement of Merchandise Expands In Practically All Sections. NEW YORK. March 10.-Bradstreet to morrow 'will say: The merchandise movement In practically an sections, save a portion or tne south, has expanded considerably; the railways have begun to win out of their car con- f;estlon troubles and are handling a very urge traffic; preparations for an active building season are reflected In the market for material, and the iron and steel and al lied Industries report keen demand and tin- frecedented consumption for thin season, he only complaint being that deliveries of crude and finished products are not up to consumers' needs. Retail trade shows little expansion ss vet and the late Easter season favors some con tinued quietness, but no complaint comes from this source, f xeept In the metrono.l. where the transportation strike affects sales. Collections lag, except at a few western points, whim report Improvement. Money is pnenomeiiaily easy.- eather conditions, of course, are the mainspring of the Improved Inquiry noted at all western, some southern and eastern markets for dry goods, clothing, millinery, thocs, hats, hum ware and groceries. Higher temperatures and freer .movement are likely responsible tor the growing cajte ot prices of most country produce. No diminution In the hitherto existing con fluence regarding the outlook for the year s nade Is visible and an Immense turnover at profitable rates Is evidently expected. Tuere .s rather more confidence In the cotton goods situation this week. The raw wool market Is rather dull ana easier for all except high-grsde and de.irablo lots. Milder weather makes coal deliveries easier. Bituminous Is, therefore, not so eagerly sought, and large sizes of anthra cite are quiet, but domestic sizes are in good call and circular rates are easily ob tained, business failures In the United States for the week ending March 10 number 1(K, against 206 laM week, 2ti0 In the like week In 1!04. 176 In 11103. 224 in 1902 and 207 In 1901. In Canada failures for the week number 40, as against 22 last week and 27 In this week a :'ear no. Wheat pxporis, Including flour, for the week ending March 9 are 1,285,956 bu., as ngainst 007,936 last week, 1,834,632 this week last year. 3,366.7. In 1903 and 2,906,260 In 10112. From July 1 to date the exports are 44,fi!W.362 bu., against 110.324.315 last year, 116.043.930 In 1903 and 182,643,201 In 1902. Corn exports for the week are 1,756.706 bu., ngainst 4,171,279 last week. 2.026,810 n year ago. 3,267,999 In 1903 and lh3.414 In 1902. From July 1 to date the exports of corn are 48.229.938 bu.. ngainst 41,967,031 in 1904, 37,750,103 In 1903 and 22.160.871 In 1902. Medrlnahana Loses Another. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. March 10 -There was one additional desertion from the forces of the republican caucus nominee, Thomas K. Nledringhaus, on today's bal lot of the Joint session of the legislature to select a United Btates senator. The ballot which was the forty-third, resulted ns fol lows: Nledringhaus, 51; Coekrell, 71; Warner, 3: Dyer, 1: Lyons, 1; Walmsley, 1. Kerens, 15; McKlnley, 4; Bartholdt, 5; THROWS LAMP AT HIS WIFE Uakota Man Is to Face the Grand Jnry on Grave Charge. ELK POINT, S. D.. March 10. (Special.) The preliminary examination of Lyman Tuttle, charged with felonious assault, re sulted In the defendant being bound over in the sum of $1,000 to await the action of the grand Jury. He was remanded In default of ball. Tuttle Is charged with having gone home In an Intoxicated condition and quarreling with his wife. 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