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Y DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. VOLUME XV DAKOTA CITY, NEW., FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1907. NUMBER 33. ClMBiT HAPPENINGS FAITHFUL CHRONICLE OF AU IMPORTANT ITEMS. 5TO RENEW DEMANDS 'employes or iuckkiw will 8KKK IH(;lIKH WAGES. onnclly llcfuse to Discus Nature of IHnuuidu to He Presented to Pnck ers Union on Its Pert for Urol Tlmo Since Disastrous Strike. Butcher workmen who tied up the meat cutting industry throughout the country In 1904, and who finally suf fered defeat In the struggle, have been organizing for several months and it Is said arc about to present demands to the packers. It is said the packing butchers In South Omaha, East St. Louis, St. Joseph, and to a certain ex tent in Kansas City and St. Paul, are joined with the Chicago butchers in the movement. A meeting of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers' Workmen f America Is to be held In New York April St to fix a date for concerted ac tion in presenting their demands. Joseph Masterson, of New York, second vice president of the butchers' organization, is in Chicago corierring with President Michael Donnelly. Mr. Donnelly said Thursday night that the butchers' union was In better shape now than at any time since the big strike. At that time the union was almost completely disorganized on account of the dissatisfaction among its members over the terms of settle ment, but according to Mr. Donnelly three-fourths of the Bkllled butchers employed by the packers have again joined forces. Mr. Donnelly declined to state the demands that will be made on th employers. ' OONOllUSSMAX FAVKOT FltKE. No Trial in Louisiana for Killing Un der Unwritten Law. Democratic Congressman George K. Favrot, of Baton Rouge, La,, was set free Thursday after having been In jail ovrilinuouBlj for -. about -. five months, under arrest on a charge of murder and awaiting the action of the grand Jury- Thursday the second grand jury refused to indict the con gressman. Mr. Favrot lost November shot and killed Dr. R. H. Aldrlch, of Uaton Rouge, who had been lis life long friend. The congressman de clared the physician had made dispar aging remarks about Mrs. Favrot.-The shooting occurred Immediately after an exciting election and while Favrot was still Judge of the Baton Rouge: court, which has now set him free. He resigned and was Indicted by a grand jury which had been selected under his Jurisdiction before the shooting. Because one of the jurymen was illit erate the finding was quashed. TAWNKY BACK FROM ISTHMUS. Tells President Canal Can Be Finished in Five Years. Chairman Tawney, of the house committee of appropriations, and Rep resentotlve Olcott, who have recently returned from a visit from the Isthmus of Panama, Thursday discussed with the president conditions as they found them. Mr. Tawney is favorably im pressed with the progress being made jln the canal work and told the presl dent he thought at the present rate the waterway should be completed In five years. He said he regarded it as unfortunate that the Engineering World had been representing to the people an almost Impossible engineer ing problem confronting It. The prin cipal conditions now to be met, he said, were those of sufficient railroad capacity to take care of the dirt exca vated, and sanitation, with the view to keeping the place In a good healthfu,' condition. Bad Wreck in Canada. Nine adults and six children arc missing as the result of a wreck on the Canadian Pacific west of Chap lea, Ont. According to an official statement Issued by the Canadian Pa cific, the train was partly derailed by a broken rail. Five cars ran down the embankment and caught fire from a cooking stove. Stilp Coca Ashore in a Fog. The Great Eastern- Railway com pany's Bteamer 'Brussels went ashore in a dense fog off Harwich with about alxty passengers on board. It Is ex pected the vessel will be hauled off at high water. The passengers on the Brussels were taken off Thursday af ternoon. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Thursday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market follow: Top beeves, $5.76. Top hogs, 96.45. Constantino In Chicago. Frank J. Constantino, alleged mur derer of Mrs. A. W. Gentry, arrived in Chicago from New York on the Twentieth Century Limited, and was Immediately taken to a nearby police station. Salary Roost In Wisconsin. The sena" Thursday concurred in an assembly resolution Increasing th lay of members of the Wisconsin leg' lIatur from $500 to $1,000. OHIO III8 ONLY BOSS. rYrakcT Declares Himself la Speech at Canton. In the presence of 1,209 people Senator Joseph B.- Foraker Wednesday Ight delivered an address at Canton, defending his actions as a public lervant and declaring his willingness to abide by their decision In the fu ture. The occasion was the annual banquet of the Canton board of trade. Senator Poraker was on the pro gram for an address on "Civic Pride," but his speech was largely directed to his work as a senator, and is regarded as being the opening of the presiden tial campaign In Ohio. Senator Foraker discussed published statements regarding the president's attitude toward the senator's speech at this time and replied to a publica tion mentioning him as one of an ant!- Roosevelt combination; reviewed the nvestlgation of the discharge of the negro soldiers on account of the trou ble at Brownsville, Tex.; reiterated his views regarding recent railroad legis lation; protested against the infringe ment by one branch of the govern ment of the rights of another branch; declared that the representatives of the people in congress are accountable only to the people and are not "prop erly subject to any other Influence; denied the right of anyone except his constituents to call him to account, and sounded a note of warning against ncreased surveillance of business men who need no "moral regeneration." IS JAIL FOR CONTEMPT. Judge Punishes Official of Barber Lumber Company. L. G. Chapman, manager of the Barber Lumber company, of Boise, Idaho, is in Jail, committed for con tempt by United States District Judge Beaty. An application will be at once made to Circuit Judge Gilbert at Portland for a writ of habeas corpus. For some weeks a United States grand jury has been Investigating the man ner in which the Barber Lumber com pany obtained title to a large amount of timber lands owned by It on Boise river and its tributaries. Mr. Chap man was subpoenaed to bring in all books, letters, check stubs and other records of the company. On hla de murring he was ordered by the court on Saturday last to bring In all the records touching upon acquisition of title to lands. Tuesday he appeared before the Jury with the books and paper containing such records. SLAV .FAMINE IS APPALLING. Twenty Million People Are Facing Starvation. Dr. Kennard, of London, commie sioner of the Society of Friends, who was sent to Investigate the Russian famine, writing from Samara, in he heart of the famine district, appeals to the United Sattes and Great Britain to promptly send help. He says: "There are 20,000,000 people dis tributed in the southeastern provinces of Russia who arc without aid and cannot live to see another harvest." In Samara alone, the commissioner adds, thousands are dying, and 750,- 000 are starving. Of the latter only 372,700 are getting relief, a dole of one meal in twenty-four hours. As the meal is only two pounds of bread and a bowl of soup, this, according to the commissioner, means dying by de grees. Even this meager dole In countless instances is divided among many mouths. SAYS ROBBERY IS SOLVED. Chicago Paper Asserts Subtrcnsury Theft Is No Ixniger a Mystery. The Chicago Evening Journal says the mystery surrounding the theft of $173,000 from the United States, Bub treasury here has been cleared. The alleged thief Is said to be a ne gro scrub woman, whom the secret service officers have taken charge of and are endeavoring to get from her some trace of the missing money. Used Mall to Defraud. , The grand Jury at Topeka returned an Indictment against H. H. Tucker, Jr., of Cherryvale, Kan., secretary of the Uncle Sam Oil company, charging him with using the malls to defraud. The company has a capital of $17, 000,000. Brewers' Strike Settled. The Btrike difficulty between the Western Pennsylvania Brewers asso ciation and the Brewery Workers' un ion, which affected fifty-three plants in Pittsburg and vicinity, has been settled. The conditions were not made public. On Strike for Three Years. The miners of the Thrybergh Hall colliery, near Yorkshire, Eng., who went out on Htrlke nearly three years ago,, have re-fused the terms offered by their employers to return to work. The strikers have received over $150, '10 0 strike pay from their union. Anicri-nn is Cut to Piece, The collector of the port of Trux illo, says Gen. Lee Christmas, of Mem phis, Tenu., an officer in the Honduras army, was cut to pieces by Nicaraguaa loldiers. I'iiuls New Sun Spot. Dr. H. A. Mitchell, instructor in as tronomy at Columbia university, de clares he has discovered a new sun spot as large as that discovered by Prof. Brashear on Feb. 13. Prohibit Bucket Shop. Both houses of the Texas legisla ture have passed a law prohibiting the operation of "bucket shops," cotton exchangee or any dealings in futures In Texas. PEAKY READY TO TRY AGAIN. lA not her "Dash" for Pole to Begin In Juno. The application of Robert E. Peary for leave of absence of three years, which was approved Tuesday by the secretary tf the navy, has uncovered ithe fact that Commander Peary defi nitely purposes to make another at tempt this summer to reach the north pole. The three years' leave of ab sence during which he made his fam ous Journey to the farthest point north ever reached by man 87 de grees 6 minutes expired last Sunday, and the new leave begins at once. It is expected the start will be made some time In June. Funds necessary for the next trip to tho north pole have not yet been ob tained In adequate quantity, but It is stated that there Is no uneasiness as to that. Morris K. Jessup and another well known man of wealth, who caus ed his connection with the enterprise to be kept secret, furnished practical ly all of the $150,000 for the purchase of the Roosevelt and the fitting out of the expedition. Mr. Jesi-up has been 111 recently, but It Is said maintains his interest in the explorer's efforts to reach the pole. The Roosevelt Is at Shooters' Island and is being refitted with new boilers. The hull Is sound and the changes In interior arrangements which Mr. Peary has decided upon will not be expensive. Capt. Robert Tartlett. of St. Johns, N. F., calling master of the Roosevelt, has been notified to come to New York in May to superintend the fitting out of the vessel. Commander Peary before the end of his last voyage de termined to select his own crew for his next advance on the pole In order to avoid the troubles which arose bo cause of unruly and ' discontented spirits among his last ship's company. He will pick every man to be taken. Sledges will again be the depend ence of the explorer, and he will again follow the American route, making a dash across the Ice from his winter quarters toward the pole, which he is more confident than ever of reaching. SENTENCES ARE COMMUTED. Mrs. Aggie Myers anil Accomplice to Stay In Prison for Life. The sentences of death Imposed up on Mrs. Aggie Myers, of Kansas City, and Frank Hottman, ,of Hlgglneville, Mo., who were convicted of having murdered the woman' husband, Clar ence Hyers, In 1904, were . Tuesday eomtnuuted by Cov, Folk to imprison ment for life. They will at once bo taken to the state penitentiary at Jef ferson City, Mo. Mrs. Myers Is con fined in the Clay county Jail at Liberty, and Hottman Is confined in the Kan sas City Jail. The appeal of the case of Mrs. My ers to the supreme court of the Unit ed States will now be dismissed by her attorneys. In a message to the secretary of state relative to the ac tion in commuting the sentence Gov. Folk states that he believes public morals will be better conserved by commuting the sentence of Mrs. Myers to life Imprisonment than by hanging her. In the case of her accomplice, Frank Hottman, he said similar facts to those In the myers case exist, and for that reason he also commuted Hottman's sentence to life imprison ment. NEW DEAL WITH GERMANY. Temporary Scheme Arranged to Con tinue Low Tariff Rates. Baron Sternberg, the German am bassador, and Secretary Root have reached the basis of a modus vlvendi which will continue to grant to Amer ican goods imported Into Germany the privilege of minimum tariff rates. Thl arrangement Is temporary In character, being intended to prevent a break in the present tariff rates on American goods until such time as congress may have an opportunity to paas upon a permanent treaty regulat ing the commerce between the two countries. The modus vlvem'.i v.-'U be taken to Germany by Ambassadot Steruberg. The relchstag must give Its approval In order to render tho arrangement effective. ; MarwillcH Bakers Strike. One thousand bakers went on strike at Marseilles, France, Tuesday, their employers having refused to grant their demands. They f paraded the streets carrying red flags and singing revolutionary songs. Owing to the precautions taken by the authorities there were no disorders. Smathers Holds Gold Chip. Elmer E. Smathers will retain th gold cup won by his horse. Major Del mar, In a race with Lou Dillon in 1904, as the result of the verdict re turned Tuesday by the jury In the suit brought by tho Memphis Trotting association. Winter Wheat's Condition. The agricultural department at Washington Wednesday reported the condition of winter wheat and rye up to April 1 us follows: Wheat, 89. g; rye, 92. A Bomb Is Exploded. Another bomb explosion occurred at Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday morn ing and several casualties are report ed to have resulted. All dispatches are very strictly censored. The popu lation Is showing signs of a great panic. Peace Conference June 15. Juno 15 has been fixed upon for the opening of the second International peace conference at The Hague Mens of Nebraska OMAHA ROW TO THE COURTS. Bitter Fight Over the City Engineer' Office. After an all-night bombardment by the city council of Omaha to secure I possession of the office or the city en Kglneer, Edward Rosewater, the latter secured and had served on. the bom barding forces an Injunction restrain ing them from taking possession of his office by force, or in any way mo lesting him and his force In the dis charge of their duties. The Injunction was served Wednes day morning at 6 o'clock, after the councllmen had secured workmen and removed several doors In the suite of rooms occupied by Rosewater, and were on the point of forcibly entering his private office. Thomas Shaw, elected by the coun cil to succeed Hosewater, declares the' council will back him up. and the city attorney is preparing to fight the mat ter to a finish. The injunction was Issued by Judge Kennedy, of the district court, and will come up for hearing soon. Mr. Rosewater Is a brother of the late Edward Rosewater, and has held the office a number of years. Mr. Rosewater was appointed to succeed himself by Mayor Dahlmun soon after the latter' election, but the city council refuused to confirm th appointment. Since then he has held the office under the provision of the law that he shall retain the office until his successor Is appointed and qualified. The appointment of Shaw by the city council is made under a provision of the city charter which member of the council claim gives that body authority to appoint city officer when the muyor has failed within a specified time to do ao. This Is the point the courts will be asked to settle. . MRS. LILLIE SEEKS INSURANCE. Such for Amount of Policy on litis- band's Lire. Mrs. Lnna Margaret Lillie, who was convicted Beveral years ago In Butler county of murdering her husband, Harvey Llllle, and who was pardoned from the penitentiary by Gov. Mickey, has begun suit In district court by Matt Miller, her attorney, against the Modern Woodmen of America for $3, 000, the value of a policy held by her husband in the order. The reason for the transfer of the suit to Douglas county is aatd to be the feeling aroused by tho murder of Llllle and the trial at which Mrs. Llllle was convicted. The order has refused to pay tho policy, on the ground Mrs. Llllle was convicted of killing her husband, and should not oroflt by the crime. IGNORE NEW LAW. Express Companies Claim Emergency Clause Is Not Effective. None of the express companies do ing business In Nebraska have lower ed their rates, in compliance with the new state law reducing express charg es 25 per cent. The bill was passed April 5 and signed by the governor at once. The bill went into effect as soon as passed and approved. Express companies contend the mergency clause la not effective. The attorney general has th matter un der consideration and will file charg es against the companies unless the new rates are put Into effect at once. Dlsapoliitmeiit In Ijove Fatal. Charles Moore, a plumber of Lin coln, became despondent because his wee t heart refused to marry him and Shot and killed himself In his room. The tragedy occurred about S o'clock and the young woman, a Miss Dough erty, discovered the body. Several parties heard the shot, but before a doctor reached his room Moore was lead. Baby Left in Monger. J. H. Sager, of Geneva, aroee rath r late on Sunday morning and went out to his stable at once to feed his old mare Polly. He found her Inter estedly regarding a small bundle in a suit case placed immediately In front of her manger. It contained a tiny five-pound baby girl, seemingly' almost starved, but dressed in ve:y good clothes. Memorial for Picreo Divine A memorial servlco In memory of ibe late Rev. E. Taylor, who died at Syracuse, Neb., was held in the Con gregatlonal church at Pierce. Th present pastor, Rev. Charles H. Dains, made an excellent address upon the life and work accomplished by his late predecessor, not only in Pierce, but throughout the slate. Baptists to Meet at Peru. Herbert Ford, of Humboldt, presi dent of the Baptist Young People's 1 union of the Nemaha association, has Just Issued the program for the com ing annual meeting at Peru, in the First Baptist church on April 24, 25 and 26. Convicted of Illegal Voting. The election at Arapahoe resulted In a tie and the arrest of three persons, charged with Illegal voting. In tho Fallert case the Jury disagreed, but In the Metzner case, also tried, Metznor wa found guilty of Illegal voting and fined $50 and costs. Greek laborer Killed. Steven Colias, a Greek, working on a Union Pacific gravel gang, was i struck by train No. 10 three mllos west of Central City and Instantly kill ed. He was thrown against a gravel train on a siding and rebounding truck the tender of No. 10. He was terribly mangled. Death of J. J. W. I 'ox. J. J. W. Fox, of Randolph. Is dead, and hi body was taken to his old home at Wuyne for burial. Mr. Fox ,waa 19 year of age and unmarried. GRAIN MEN PLAN TO GET CARS. Iropotm Action to Compel IUUroads to Furnish Facilities, Some thirty grain men owning ele vator and doing business along the line of the Missouri Pacific met In Nebraska City to perfect organization for their own mutual protection, and at the same time not violate any of the laws. Organization was peifected by elect. tng Joseph Tlghe. of Manley, president, nnd J. M. Elwell, of Springfield, secre tary. A committee consisting of W. B.' Banning. E. A. Duff and A. F. Denton was appointed to secure good legal tal ent so as to get the best advice re garding the mutter of perfecting this organisation. The grain men want better rate and cars in which to ship their grain when It is contracted .for or In their eleva tors. They want to ascertain if they cannot bring action against railroad when their grain Is contracted for and they cannot secure cars. A soon a this committee report the organiza tion will be perfected. 1JXCOLX MAY I1E "DRY." Citizen Face lYonpect of Drink Fam ine Until May IS. For the first time In It Incorporat ed history Lincoln may become a "dry" city the coming week. Under the new charter saloon license ex pired Wednesday, and the new munic ipal year will not begin until May 13. Of the forty-one saloon in the city only four were open Wednesday, mad possible because ' their license were late In being granted last year. Of the four two must close Thursday, the third a week from lost Wednesday and the fourth a day or two after. In the meantime leading prohibi tionists have filed suit In th district court to enjoin the excise board from Issuing any licenses , whatever th coming yrur. GRADING WILL BEGIN IX MAY. Nebraska Central Inter urban Road to Be Pushed Rapidly. Secretary J. H. Rodger, ef th Omaha and Nebraska Central Rail road company, said thatt he contractor would begin grading for the Interur ban road early In May. The officer of the company had hoped to have the work under way by the last of March, but the contractor who was first employed was unable to leave other work for which he had already been engaged. The contractor now en gaged will begin work at the Hast ings end of the line. W. H. Fuller, chief engineer, will next week begin the task of placing grade stake along tho right of way. RltEWEKK WILL MAKE FIGHT. To Attack Law Passed by Nebraska Legislature. Fred Met stated that tho breweries of Omaha and South Omaha will fight out in the courts the law Just passed by the legislature preventing the brew eries from owning saloon buildings. Mete Is senior member of the Mela Brewing Co., of. Omaha. He said the brewers felt It meant a practical con fiscation of property valued at $1, 600.0(11) and the matter will be (ought to the highest courts. Beatrice Council Organize. The new council was organized at Beatrice, A. P. Sage being elected president on the fourteenth ballot. Mayor Roed made the following ap pointments: City attorney, I M. Pemberton; city physician, Dr. C. W. Walden: engineer, A. J. Pethoud; street commissioner, A. J. Johnson: chief of police, J. T Moore; night offi cer. Wirt Kills; Janitor city hall, J. a Walker. ' TJui'llnf.ttt'i'ji Crop Report. The huriington crop report, the first of the season, says: Winter wheat ha gone throufrli the winter In good shape nnd In all parts of Nebraska Is in gen erally good condition at this time. The acreage does not seem to be materially Increased in southern Nebraska, but In tile southwestern portion it is con slilerably larger. Kills Cose to the July, The trial of Forrest Ellis, a formei Norfolk ln:-ane hospital attendant, charged with asrault with intent to do bodily harm, was wound up Wednes day nnd went to the Jury. County At torney Koenli'steln and H. F. Barn hart argued for Ellis' conviction, while Senator Allen made a plea In his defen.se. Ont S-.M-dinfj; In Protfroas. The needing of oats Is In progresi throughout Cuming county, the rain having j.ut t'io ground In first class condition. A larre acreage of wheat has been sown during the pat two weeks. The ground Is in fine working onle" and prospects are good for a favorab'.o season for the farmer. llrlihTos is Sentenced. John 1. Hrlilres, who was convicted at .'ebrus!:a City this term of court on tne charge of assault upon hi daughter, was called before District Judge Josen nnd given ten year In the periHent'aiy ut hard labor. Bridge s.alinod thut he was Innocent of thl crime. Children Accustomed to Fire. The West school building at FT merit cursht fire for the third time within a month and at the same place. As usual It was extinguished without much daningo being done, and the children maithcd out without exclt. ment. Death of RaKtus Kelinfer. Word wai received at Tekamah Of the sudden death of Rastu Schafer, of Fairfield, la., who wa at the ta. tlon ready for bin departure to Teka mah to make it his future home. Practical legislators In Congress Love lately begun seriously to discuss the need of permanent officers la the dif ferent executive departments, to man age the work under the direction of tho members of tho Cabinet. Tho Coblnet changes so often that the conduct of the government business Is not so effi cient us It might be. There ore prac tically permanent assistant secretaries In some of the departments who are familiar with what has been done In the past, but there ore not enough of them. In the British Cabinet there are permanent undcr-secretarles to whom the cabinet minister looks for Information and guidance In details while the minister himself attends to the large quest lous of policy, and Is not coufused by a multiplicity of details. One of the propositions seriously ad vanced In Washington looks to the ap pointment of a superintendent of posts who shall be appointed for his execu tive ability and shall be free from the vicissitudes of political and administra tive cbauges. It Is believed that such an officer could reform many abuses that now exist In the postoftlue admin istration, besides assisting In reducing the expense of the department. The Postofllce Department has ap proved the design for a one-cent and two-cent postage stamp as one of the scries commemorative of the James town Exposition. The cent stamp will bear the likeness of Capt John Smith, and the date of his birth and death, with the profile of Pocahontas In the upper left-band corner and of Pow- hattan In the upper right corner. The two-cent stamp will be an engraving of the lundlng of tho first settlers at Jamestown. The bureau of engraving and printing Is now at work on this series nnd tho stamps will be on sale throughout the country on April 20, the day of the opening of the exposi tion. Extraordinary expenses to the Uni ted States to date caused by the send ing of an army of pacification to Cuba aggregate about (2,500,000 according to figures which have been prepared by the -w or department. The navy has made no extraordinary charges for the part It bas taken In the maintenance of peace In the island, but the marine organization of a brigade of marines to assist In preventing trouble. It has not been determined exactly when this money will ba collected from Cuba by the United States. Congress authorized the collection of as much of this money as Cuba can spare- and practically al lowed the war department to exercise Its own judgment. . Milwaukee has the distinction of be ing tho first city In the United States to have a complete automobile equipment for the collection of malls. The cars are constructed on the plan of regular railway mall cars, being strong, com pact and capable of high speed. They are 15 feet long, 5 feet wide and 0 feet high. The driver's scat Is protected by a closed front The Inside is so ar ranged with racks and mall bags that the men may sort letters en route to the postollloe. The system Is expected to give many additional collections In outlying districts. : :- About 35,000,000 acres out of the' 00,000,000 of reputed public coal lauds which have been withdrawn from sale and pre-emption by order of tho Presi dent, are to be restored to the public domain, as It has been found luter that they do not contain coal In commercial quantities. The laud restored does not include any of the forest reservations. Secretary Taft says "there Is every reason why the fort mentions of Ha waii should be made ready," but on tho principle that he who gives reasons Is lost, tho Secretary refrains from stat ing why he considers It necessary to fortify the Islands at tho present time. Chief Justice Fuller thinks that the newspaper meu are a little previous In their announcements of his pending resignation from the Supreme Bench. He says tluit when he Is ready to re tire he w ill himself be tho first to heai of It. Wlreles Telephone Improvement. Word comes from Berlin quoting Ad tnlral II. N. Manney, one of the American representatives at the wireless conference In 11)00, as authority for the statement that, whereas before the conference a quarter of a mil was the limit for wire less telephoning, it is now possible to communicate over a distance of thirty miles. The system experimented with is tneaut for marine use ouly, as It is more i-oHtly and less effective on land than the jrdinary system. Admiral Manney thinks that it the receiver can be Improved upon the system is liable to be adopted by th American navy. ' Wheat Grower Alarmed. Information from different directions Is reaching Oklahoma Clay to the effect that the green bug pest in wheat is get ting worse. The bugs were first noticed in a small jiortion of Oklahoma and Greer counties. Now tli pest practically con trols things in every ouuty south of th lock Island railroad and has made Its appearance In most of the wheat-growing counties in the north and northwesters part of the territory. Does a good turn the latchkey. NEW YOEK. Trade responds to seasonable weather distribution of spring merchandise, fully equnllng sanguine expectations, and reus try merchants purchase liberally from wholesalers at leading centers. Reports from principal cities are uniformly favor able, active busibKg being accompanied by further improvement in collections. Leading industries are fully oocupied and no strikes of more than local significance have materialized. Manufacturers are busy on goods for early shipment and sample business fcr later seasons promises continued sctirity. Improved traffic con dition make deliveries more prompt. Few lines of finished steel can be delivered promptly, mills averaging four to six months' capacity engaged, and quotations are consequently well maintained. Pri mary markets for textiles are more quiet, but there Is no diminution in the output of mills except where labor cannot : be secured. Commodity exchanges have ;re sumed normal conditions and prices show some recovery from the unsettled position after the Easter holiday, which was pro longed abroad. Dun's Review. Despite ome cross-currents In demand, du mainly to the withdrawal of the Kaster stimulus to trad and a succeed ing spell of cold weather, the develop ments ef the week have been mainly favorable. Chief, perhaps, of these is the final satisfactory settlement of the west ern railway men' demand by arbitra tion. All report as to trade la wholesale and jobbing circles In th first quarter are in a high degree favorable, and failure returns con firm the smallest Humbert of casualties for a generation past.. Reports from most leading- industries are still of full order books and of' backward deliv eries. There Is, however, slightly more manifest disposition to move more con- ' servatlvely as regards distant positions, some easing of motal quotations 'and a' softening of asking prices for various pro-. uucts, and tne jewelry, shoe, leather, and - , wool trades note quiet, pending. a clarejr,,, I . l L j i . n ' " wi inter uereiupmenis. ru8iuess, failure in the United States for the week rouuig Apru numDer lot, against Jtuo last week and 151 In the like week 'of 1000. Canadian ' failures for the week number 20, against 21 lust week and 17 in this week a year ago. Bradstreet'a Report. CHICAGO. ' r Spring trade shows steady advance, ba the leading branches, and the remarkable volume of new demands reflects continued strength in the buving power, making the . best testimony tluit confidence in the out look for Industry suffers no impairment. Tho city'electlon Interrupted dealings In the primary markets and tho operations in breadstuff and livn Ktnclr N Imu. - ened, but factory production, wholesaling and forwarding of finished products anrt general merchandise exceed those of . a'"1 year ago. Failures reported in the Chicago dis trict numbered 13, against 22 last week and 22 a year ago. For the first quar ter of this year the similar failures to taled 200, agnlnst 3."0 in 1000 and 300 to 1905. Dun's Keview. Chicago Cattle, common to prime $4.00 to $6.75; hogs, prime heavy, $4.00 to $0.05; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $0.35 ; wheat. No. 2, 74c to 76c ; corn, No. 2, 43c to 45c ; oats, standard, 40c to 42c; rye, No. 2, 08c to 00c; hay, timo thy, $13.00 to $18.00; prairie, $0.00 to $13.00; butter, choice creamery, 27c to 80c; eggs, fresh, 13c to 15c; potatoes, 30c to 48c. Indianapolis Cattle, shipping. $3.00 to $0.00; hogs, choice heavy, $1.00 to $6.05; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2, 74c to 7Qc; corn. No. 2 white, 45c to 46c; oats, No. 2 white, 42c to 44c. St. Louis attIo, $4.50 to $0.50; hogs, $4.00 to $0.65; sheep, $3.00 to $6.10; wheat, No. 2, 70c to 77c; corn. No. 2, 43c to 41c; oats. No. 2, 40c to 42c ; rye, No. 2, 67c to 08c. Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $.1.05; bogs, $4.00 to $6.85 ; sheep, $3.00 to $6.00; wheat, No. 2, 77c to 79c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 46c to 47c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 43c to 44c ; rye, No. 2, 73c to 74o. Detroit Cattle, $1.00 to $3.25; boss. $4.00 to $0.65; sheep, $2.50 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2, 76c to 7Sc; corn. No. 3 yellow, 40c to 47c; oats. No. 3 white, 45c to 46c ; rye, No. 2, 70c to 71c. Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern, 78c to 81c; corn, No. 3, 40c to 42c; oats, standard, 41c to 42c; rye, No. 1, 80c to 70e ; barley, standard, 70c to 71c ; pork, niem, $15.85. Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers. $4.00 to $6.00 ; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00 to $7.15; sheep, common to good mixed, $4.00 to $5.40; lambs, fair to choice, $5.00 to $3.50. New York Cattle. $4.00 to $6.30; hogs, $4.00 to $7.20; sheep, $3.00 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 80c to 82c; corn, No. 2, 53c to 54c; oats, natural white, 47c to 49c; butter, creamery, 2!e to 31c; eggs, western, 15c to 17c. Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 76c to 78c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 44c to 45c; ats. No. 2 mixed, 42c to 44c; rye, No. I, C8c to C9c; clover seed, prime, $9.15. Bporka from the Wire A coolie riot occurred at Port of Spain, Trinidad, during which the manager of an estate was killed. t.- T.uul,l..r.f rla..l.. ...1 iZ Ul lilt, - .in. -,v,oauii UV JJIW- ented with a silver loving cup by the eutire uudersraduata body of Princeton university in honor of his sevectieth birth day. The Rothschilds have purchased for $5,000,000 the famous ItoatMin group of copper mines ou I .a Touch Island, Prince William Hound, Alaska, according to reports received iu Seattle.