""""""" . CHicAao.
Trade maintain a steady course, and,
maid from the sentimental effect of finan
cial trouble In the East, there ia aastali
Wd confidence felt here as U the outlook.
arraneportation of finished materials, fen-
ral merchandise and other commoditi
exceed that at this time last year, and,
N Vwhlle the aggregate of new demands tor
manufactures has narrowed, there Is sea
sonable activity in most lines of dlstri
' station. Payments through the banks
train make a largely increased showing,
JJegitlmat discount requirements srj
promptly extended to responsible borrow
rs, and there is leas general pressure for
' Wnonev for mmmrrlal mirnnaea. hut la
Increased number of trading defaults ap
pears this week, indicating further elimi
nation of weak concern.
Most banking accommodation for Indus
trial purposes is amply provided for un
til the tura of the year, and, while the
lira In of currency to more crops has be
come heavier, there Is no apparent rea
on to question the soundness of busi
ness. Were there any existing difficulty
In disposing of the products of the soil
ejr any evidence of shrinkage In the ynr
vjhaslng power some apprehension might
lensue, tut crop marketings continue ia
levees of the hifh aggregate a year ago.
: Raw materials exhibit no decline ia the
hrolume of absorption. Conaumers hold
feat for concessions and prices reflect aa
leader tone, although these are quoted
tanehanged la iron, steel, bides sad
bather.
L Bank clearings, $207,471,158, esoeej
fcjiose of corresponding week la 1000 hy
S0.9 per cent. Failures reported in Chtr
Sigo district number 28, against 18 last
eek and 21 a year ago. Dun's Review
KBWTOBK.
'Trade and industry have tended toward
flat In sympathy with reports of finan
cial vnaettlement at New York' and a
few other citle the continuance of mild
weather affecting as it doe retail attri
bution, the natural seasonable Blowing
down of Jobbing trade and (he influence
ipon retail trade and collections of the
(ontinuance o the holding movement of
terop. On the other hand, the financial
aituatioa at New York, generally speak
ing, seems te be well la hand; the New
Xerfc banks, onder courageous and experi
enced leadership, are meeting conditions
aa they arise with discretloa; recent de
cline! ia prices of cereals and cotton
have encouraged foreign demand for the
country's products, the holding of cotton.
le great exchange-making medium, is
'ahowlnr some ilm of reUilnr. end low
Wed prices ef domestic commodities lead
to the hope that the demand of a proo
' parous country, affected by ths unduly
high level of some commodities, will re
live,
Business failures for the week ending
(Oct. 24 number 217, against 104 laat
week, 184 in the like week of 1900, 178
la 1906, 180 in 1904, and 217 In 1903.
'Canadian failures for the week number
139, aa against 36 last week and 20 In
'jthlf week a year ago. Bradstreet's Re-
'port.
Chicsgo Cattle, common to prime,
$4.00 to $7.10; hogs, prime heavy, $4.00
(to $0.10; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00
to $5.50: wheat. No. 2, 05c to 08c;
corn, No. 2, 68c to 50c; oats, standard.
48c to 49c : nre. No. 2. 80c to 82c : hay,
rtknothy, $12.00 to $20.00; prairie, $9.00
Ua tlKHft. knlt.r hnl prumtrt. 27o
to 28c; eggs, fresh, 10c to 24c; potatoes,
er bushel, 55c to 66c.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00
t.V I.W. UUH WI W VMW.vw j ,
15.00 to $0.50; sheep, common to prime,
&3.00 to $4.75; wheat. No. 2, 00c to
1.00: corn. No. 2 white, 62c to G3c
joats. No. 2 whits, 50c to 51c.
I - St. Louis CatUe, $4-50 to $7.00
ogs, $4.00 to $0.10; sheep, $3.00 to
5.60; wheat. No. 2, $1.00 to $1.02; corn.
4o. 2, 68c to 50c; oats. No. 2, 46c to
17c; rye. No. 2, 82c to 83c.
I' Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $3.50
fcoas. $4.00 to $0.30; sheep, $3.00 to
bt5.25: wheat. No. 2. $1.03 to $1.04; corn,
jWo. 2 mixed, 05c to 00c; oats, No. 2
nixed, 62c to 63c; rye. No. 2, 01c to 03c.
, Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $3.50; hogs.
4.00 to $11.00; sheep. $2.50 to $5.00
fwhear, No. 2. 00c to $1.00; eoru, No. 3
rvellow. U5c to title : oats. o. 3 white,
k63c to 64c ; rye, No. 2, 80c to 87e,
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern.
!$1.05 to $1.08; corn, No. 8. 59c to (10c;
ioats, standard, 60c to 61c; rye, No. 1,
83c to 84c; barley, standard, $1.00 to
$1.01 ; pork, mess, $15.50.
' Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$4.00 to $0.25; hogs, firl to choice, $4.00
to $0.75; sheep, common to good mixed,
$4.00 to $5.25; lambs, fair to choice,
$5.00 to $7.75.
I' New York Cattle. $1.00 to $0.25;
fiogs, $4 00 to $0.80; sheep, $300 te
$5.00; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.05 to $1.06;
icorn, No. 2, 70c to 71c; oats, natural
white, 65c to 50c; butter, creamery, 25c
to 28c ; western, 10c to 24c.
I Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, $1.00 to
i$1.02; corn. No. 2 mixed, 2c to 0.1c;
ieata, No. 2 mixed, 62c to 63c ; rye. No.
t, 80c to 87c ; clover seed, prime, $10.35.
Told la a Few Lines.
The niattresse used In the German
rmy are stuffed with little rolls of paper,
and are said to be a great Improvement
on straw.
Government crop report coutalna no
urprises for the trade except for the
claim that the spring wheat quality la
slightly better than last year,
i The rebuilding of San Francisco has
been hampered greatly by the very high
avage schedule. The rstes exceed by a
dollar a day the maximum scale in New
York.
A report from Conf ul H. L. Harris says
that the raisin and fig crops of Smyrna
liuve been very seriously damaged by vio
lent thunderstorms, aceorapunied by bail.
In the latter part of August.
Gov. Hughes in a speech at Buvplre
Plate day at the Jamestown exposition
aid no one can be permitted to put prl
rate Interest above public advantage in
the government of the future.
Ky diKi'ir.jf a canal from the Rio
Grande, v.ut far from its uictulh to tho
Msissippi the Tnited States would enjoy
an Inland waterway 8,000 miles long. The
cost if tbe work is estimated at $4,000,'
The International Spinners' Ualea fcaa
decided en the cstablishmeat ef a defease
fund.
The International convention of Stoa
Utters and Helpers will be held la Do-
troit, Mich., next year.
The Wisconsin State Federation ef La
bor has started a movement for the adap
tion of a universal union label.
In Canada the hoot and shoe industry
employs almost 13,000 wage careers. The
annual wage list amounts to $4,044,171.
The International Mar We Workers
Union, while a small one, represents aa
almost absolute organisation of the craft.
Los Angeles (CaD Central Labor
Council hna requested the Americaa Fed
eration of Inbor to take steps to uaien
ise tradea in that city.
Over six millions of dollars was paid
out by organized labor in the United
States last year for sick and death bene
fits, tool Insurance, etc.
The average salary paid a national pre
siding officer of a labor union is about
$2,500. Ia some cases the traveling ex
penses are added to this.
The 12,000 ceat tailors ef Maahattaa,
who went oat on strike last summer while
members of the Brotherhood of Tailors,
are to form a aew national organisation
of tailors.
The International Glove Workers As
sociation has voted to increase it per
capita tax 25 per cent. The purpose of
the increase is to ergaaixe aaloaa la the
mailer cities.
The Oklahoma State Federatio of La
bor at Its receat meeting adopted a reaa
httion hi favor of woman suffrage!, aad
proposes to make this a test .question ia
supporting candidates.
The Rhode Island State Federation at
Labor has petitioned the members ef
Congress for the enactment of a law
which would prohibit government hand
competing with clvlliaa bands.
A universal price list and the general
eight-hour workday ia every section of
the United State and Canada ia the plaa
proposed by Boston (Mass.) Steel and
Copper Plate Printers' Union.
The application ef the box makers and
sawyers for a charter la the American
Federation of Labor has- beca referred
to the officers of the Amalgamated Wood
Workers for consideration. If It I found
that the Jurisdiction asked for doea not
clash with that of the wood workers the
charter wilt in all probability bo granted.
Two years ago, at the suggestion of the
Rev. Charles Stehle, superiatendeat of
the Preebyterlaa department at church
and labor, the custom of baervlag the
Sunday preceding Labor day as "Labor
Sunday" was Introduced in the Presbyte
rian church. Ill Is year, It I announced,
practically all of the 11,000 Preebyterlaa
pastors la this country preached sermon
analogous to the day, with appropriate
tjsorciacs.
Kansas City, Mo., la going to have a
labor temple, and that at no distant date.
The corner' stone for the new borne for
labor was laid a few weeks ago with Im
pressive ceremonies. More than $30,000
has already been raised by voluntary
subscriptions for stock, and to show the
earnestness with which the union men
have entered into the project, they have
agreed to give one day's pay toward the
fund to erect tne temple.
The division of information of the
Bureau of Immigration, of which T. V.
Powdcrly 1 the chief, propose to have
well qualified men and women travel upon
atearaships and mingle with incoming
aliens for the purpose of informing them
of labor conditions in this country and
Iwbat they may expect upon arrival here,
fl'brough their agents, too, It la expeoted
to discover attempted violation of the
alien contract' labor law.
The ministers of Coffeyville, Kan., have
adopted a union scale of prices for con
ducting funerals, and they propose ex
tending their organization to all portion
of the State. Recently one of the minis
ter was called to attend a funeral at a.
neighboring point, lie paid hi own car
fare, hired a livery team and bought hia
own dinner after the funeral. The result
was a meeting of the Ministerial Associa
tion and the adoption of a $3 fee for a
funeral or no service.
Alexander Law, president of the Eight-
Hour League of America, says that the
object of the league is to make the de
mand for the universal eight-hour day the
paramount Issue In the next presidential
campaign. The people are agreed that
the eight-hour day is a good thing, be
says, hence the time has arrived to make
It uul versa 1 In the country. Continuing,
he says that all, business will in time be
compelled to work to an eight-hour level,
and the greatest reform since the abolition
of slavery will have been accomplished for
all time when this is brought about.
The Supreme Court of the State of
Michigan has banded down a decision of
great importance to organized lubor. It
is as follows : "Workingmen have a right
to fix a price upon their tabor and refuse
to work unless that jeffce is obtained.
Singly in combination they have this
right. They may use persuasion to In
duce men to join their organization or re
fuse to work except for an established
wage. They may present their cauae to
the public in the newspapers or circulars
n a peaceable way, and with no attempt
pf coercion. If the effect in such a case
s ruin to the employer, there Is no re
dress, for they have only exercised their
legal rights."
If plans of union men In Milwaukee,
Wis., are carried out a new labor organ
ization will be formed. It ia W be com
posed of bellboys, porters, chambermaids,
kitchen worker and various other help
around hotels.
Labor unions of Vancouver, B. C, are
much exercised over the threatened inva
sion Japanese from Honolulu. The
Vancouver labor market la greatly over
stocked, yet the records show that up
ward of 2,500 Japanese laborers have ar
rived during the last few months, with
the tendeaey toward greater arrivals la
the future.
Hat manufacturers have decided, after
a conference with the employes, that they
w'vll continue to place the union label In
all union made hats. Tkji Is all the offi
cers and members of (Tie I'nited Hat
ters of America sought from the Na
tional Fur Felt Hat Manufacturers' As
sociation. W. W. Westcott. Richard A. Canfield's
most formidable rival in the gamUlng
business, and a brother of Katherine Ting
Ivy, theosoiihwt leader, is dead at his
home in New York City as tse result of
pneumoula, complicated by llrlbt's disease.
... !
1171 Henry II. landed in Ireland and
styled himself King of All Hiberma.
1443 Turks defeated the Hungarians at
battle of Cossovo.
1520 Magellan discovered and entered
th strait which bears his name.
1540 De Soto and bis force engaged In
bsttle with the Mobile Indians la
Alabama. ,
1382 The Gregorian calendar Introduced.
1012 Champlain arrived In Canada to
take op his work as governor of the
country. '
1630 First general ceurt In America
held at Boston.
10S1 Massachusetts Puritans limited
suffrage to members of the church.
1008 Jean Talon resigned his office as
Intendant ef New France.
1075 Hatfield. Mass.. repulsed an at
tack of Indiaas under King Philip.
109O Massachusetts invaders retired
from before Quebec without making
an attack.... An English Beet from
Massachusetts attacked Quebec.
1092 British government took away
William Peun's proprietary right in
Pennsylvania.
1710 Port Royal, S. C, captured by aa
English fleet.
1725 First issue of the New York Ga
zette, first newspaper In that city.
1T4 Bill Introduced - in the New York
Assembly to raise money for the erec
tion of Columbia college.
1775 Town of Falmonth (Portland),
Maine, burned .... American troops
raptured Cbambly, Quebec. . . . Pey
ton Randolph, first president of tbe
Continental Congress, dieil.
1777 Americans repulsed British attack
on Fort Mercer, Red Bank, N. J.
1781 Lord Cornwallis aurrendered at
Yorktown, Va.
1788 Preaident Washington started on
a tour of the Northern Slates.
1793 Maria Antoinette guillotined.
1800 Spain; ceded the territory of
Louisiana to France.
1803 Congress assembled in extra ses
sion to art on tbe Louisiana Purchase
treaty.
1805 Horatio Lord Nelson killed at the
battle of Trafalgar.
1812 American sloop Wasp defeated the
British brig Frolic off tbe coast of
Virginia.
1813 Napoleon defeated at tbe battle ,
; of Lelpsic.
1820 The last "State Lottery" drawing
held In England.
1828 The Delaware and Chesapeake
canal opened.
1831 Arms' bill passed for the repres
sion of crime and Insurrection In Ire
land. 1834 British Parliament bouses. West-
mlaster, destroyed by fire.
1839 Charles Edward Poulett Thomson
succeeded Sir John Colborne as gov
ernor of Canada.
1842 First aubraarine telegraph In Amer
ica laid between Governor' Island
and New York.
1845 Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, French
tragedienne, born.
1840 Nathan Clifford of Maine became
Attorney General of United States.
1849 Chopin, the great musical com
poser, died in Paris. v
1052 Abd-el-Kaedir, deposed ruler of Al
giers, released from his confinement
by Louis Napoleon.
1853 Filibusters, under Col. William
Walker, sailed from San Francisco
to establish a pro-slavery colony in
lower California.
1850 Seven person killed in panic in
London while Mr. Spurgeon was
preaching.
1859 Col. Robert E. Lee captured John
Brown and his men at Harper'
Ferry.
1801 Col. Baker, frl d of Lincoln, kill
ed at battle ot null Bluff. .. .Strat-ford-on-Avon
purchased tbe birth
place of Shakspeare.
1803 Gen. Grant appointed to the com
mand of the western armies.
1804 Gen. Bberidnn turned defeat Into
victory at Cedar Creek.
1S(W Austria evacuated Lombardy.
1872 Steamship Missouri burned at sea
with loss of 87 lives.
1883 Cetewayo, king of the Zulus, sur
rendered to the British.
1S84 Marquis of Iansdowne sworn in
a governor general ot Canada.
I8S9 King Carlos ot Portugal ascended
the throne.
1892 World's Columbian Exposition at
Chicago formally dedicated, w
1904 Frederick Augustus III., ascended
the throne ot Saxony.
A FloalluK Trout Pond.
One of the novel features ot the steam
ship Amerika of the Hamburg-Aniericun
line is a tank in which fish, principally
trout and carp, are kept alive and served
'to customers in the restaurant when or
dered. The tank are of sine, and the
.water is supplied with oxygen by puniu
ing air through perforated pipes exteud-
lng into the water. More than 500 fresh
trout and 150 carp were sold on a recent
rlp from Hamburg to New York.
The Costliest Kleclrla Line.
Details of a marvelous electric railroad
now projected from Milun to Geuoa, Italy
are given by L. B. Ward in the October
World To-day. Although only eighty-five
tulles long the road will encounter such
a mass ot tunnels and bridges that the
cost will average over $."oo.OK) a mile. To
avoid all grade crossings i!7'' bridges and
It) tunnels are to be constructed, one tun
ne being twelve miles long. It will take
six year to complete the liue. Klectric
afcttiuolivc of 1,000 horse-power will te
used, with a 4 2,000 borne-power current
generated by water power, giving a aieed
of eighty tuilet an hour.
TO BRING MORE GOLD.
ale of Paras Prod sets Abroad to.
Relieve Moner Dllflealtles.
Outweighing all that the meat powerful
financiers of the country could do, the
American farmer hna come to the rescue
of tbe finances of the nation and is reliev
ing the money difficulties. Tbe great
American staples wheat, cotton, tobacco,
meats-, are on their way to Europe, thl
being the season of the year when Ameri
can products are marketed abroad. In
return the United States Is receiving
credit for msny million dollars abroad,
which ran be converted speedily into a,
Stream of gold flowing Into the country.
It Is this fact which is expected to pro
vide lasting relief, and which backs up
the efforts of the bankers and financiers
of the country with such force as to make
It virtually certain that -the coming
nionths will be ones of ease in the money
markets.
The natural resources ot the country
promise to exert even greater Influence
than the sale of American securities
abroad. The latter have suffered dis
credit, to some extent, under recent pres
sure. The Intrinsic value of the product
of the farmer, to which must be added
those ot the mines and oil fields, and their
colossal aggregate at this tim of the
.year 1 beyond the reach of financial dis
trust, above the power of Wall street.
Coaveatlom of Trnst Carbers.
At Chicago 400 delegates appointed by
State Governors met, under the auspice
of the National Civic Federation, to dis
cuss the curbing of trusts. President But
ler of Columbia university, who presided,
made an address, Sn which he warned
against premature or Ill-considered meas
ures for the regulation of public service
corporations, lest they disturb "that faith
vftiich civilized man has in his fellow and
upon which rests the whole enormous
structure of our credit system." He add
ed that If this were destroyed there would
V) few corporations of any kind left to
regulate. At the same time he admitted
that the country was face to face with
new economic conditions and abuses
which must be checked. He thought that
the Sherman anti-trust law commit the
nation to a too extreme policy by exalting
competition over co-operation. Many
economists of national reputation took
part in tbe discussions which followed or
delivered set addresses. Bankers, mer
chants and labor leaders were also heard.
Judge Grosscup aired his favorite plan
for a national corporation commission and
Samuel GompVrs said that the' trade
union was the proper accompaniment of
the trust. The majority favored some
form of federal regulation of all corpora
tions. Many of the delegate took the
some position as that ot President But
ler against the Sherman anti-trust law,
it being the sense of the convention that
the law waa more at fault than the trust
tor existing conditions.
Vhe New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad will now proceed rapidly
to install the entire system with electric
power, owing to the successful completion
of the trial Installation on the division
between New York City and Stamford,
Conn. ,
The outcome of the trial of T. L. Ford,
chief counsel of the San Francisco Street
Railway Company, who was indicted for
bribing city supervisors, waa a disagree
ment of the jury, which stood eight for ac
quittal and four for conviction. Another
trial is already in progress.
United States district attorneys In va
rious parts of the country have been in
structed by Attorney General Bonaparte
to institute suits against a large number
of railroad companies to recover penalties
Incurred by thera for alleged violations
of the safety appliance law.
Advance copies of the financial state
ment of the Rock Island Railroad show
total arnlngs of $00,238,420, an increase
ot $0,000,502. Notwithstanding . an in
crease of nearly ' $0,000,000 in operating
expeises, the net earnings were $19,194,-
278, an Increase of $3,023,478.
At the annual meeting of tbe Chicago
and Alton railroad, E. II. Harrlman fail
ed to be re-elected a director and the name
of hi friend, James Stillman, was left off.
this marking the complete ascendancy of
the Rock Island Interests in Alton and
victory for the Moore-Reid people.
Under an agreement with Gov. Comer
ot Alabama, the Southern Railway and
other lines in that State, except the
Louisville and Nashville, are o put tbe
2-cent fare and freight rate into effect
Pec. 1, and all litigation as a result of
resistance to tbe rate is to be withdrawn.
In his annual report President Charles
S. Mellon of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad admits that the
2-cent passenger rate established about a
year ago has proved a profitable one, the
gross earnings ot his compAny having in
creased about 5 H?r cent during the past
year.
Tbe annual report of the Baltimore and
Ohio road shows gross earnings for the
past year of fM.S,502,t24, an Increase over
the two previous years The net earn
ings for the year, however, were only
$27,302,s:iO, a decrease of $.".13,(H4 from
11KM1. Operating exensea increased $5,
304.8(19. The business of Havana, Cnba, is par
alysed by one of the grwitest strikes iu
her history, being caused by the walk
out of the engine drivers on the railway
Hues leading out of the city. Their griev
ance la that they are paid in Simnish and
not American money. It has been almost
imjiosaiible to move any truins, as the men
employed to take the places of the strik
er are afraid to work, although protect
ed by the isdire.
The first official statement of the finan
cial results ot the operation of Chicago's
traction lines sbow that the city's share
of the net profits ot the Chicago City
railway for the first six months ending
July 31 were $278,218. This la based
Ukii the city's getting 55 per cent of the
total profits. When tbe I'nion traction
lines are brought Into the city operation
jilan It is estimated that the city's share
ot the profits will be over $1,300,000.
Much discussion has been caused by the
report of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
(nnutny for the last fiscal year, showing
a deficit of over $3tH,Ols), while during
the same period the company paid dam
age claims for accidents to the amount
of $1,217,5MI, or 7 per cent of t he-gross
receipts. This does not include (he cost
of the legal stnff iu defending suits. Com
uicuMng oil tlii'se figures, Collier's says
that "when traction companies through
out the country are compelled to choose
bet wen killing and dividends, they will
find ways to prevent the killiuga."
BAI5T7LX GETS f 150,000
' FOB CAID MACLEAJTS IDI,
CA1T JJJ JfTLREV AVTSKZlC
D.VEJ2 JXftC XX. JilT
Tbe Moorish bandit Raisull' triumph
ant conclusion of negotiations for the ran
som of his prisoner, Caid Sir Harry Mac
lean, for $150,000. has greatly increased
the prestige of the bandit chieftain. Tbe
British government has agreed to pay
fortune a ransom.
The capture of Gen. MacLean, cota-
ma nder of the Sultan' body guard and
next to him the most powerful man la
Morocco, was the most spectacular and
amaaing of all the feats performed by
IUlsuli. It was made while the com
mander wa bearing peace offerings te
the outlaw, in sight ef his stronghold.
Up to the time ot his capture by the
brigaad Caid MacLean ' waa considered
Invincible by the persons of the Mareccaa
court.
GERMAN BALLOON WINS.
Pommrra CoTers 90 Miles
Atlaatlo Coast la 43 Hoars.
Germany won the second Interna
tlonal balloon cup contest from France
by th narrow margin of five miles,
unofllclal figures. Third place also
went to Germany, while America had
to be content with fourth honors. The
single English entry was ninth and
last. v
The race Is pronounced by experts to
be the most remarkable. In the history
of aeronautics. AH racing records were
broken, both for length of flight and for
the time ient In the air. The world's
noncompetitive endurance record was
also shattered, although tho world's
noii-competltlve record for distance still
stands by a big margin.
Tbe German balloon Pommern landed
at Asbury Tark, N. J. The ballooa had
covered 000 miles In an air line from
St. Louis in forty-two hours, an aver
age of nearly twenty-one and one-half
miles on hour. This established a rec
ord for the race, the winning balloon In
last year's Initial race starting from
Paris covering an air line distance of
only 402 miles. Mr. Erbsleeb and his
aid, Frof. Clayton, thus carry off the
International aeronautic cup and a cash.
prize of $2,500. The result or the con
test was determined by the number of
air miles covered in the flights. The
French balloon L'Isle de France made
a remarkably game fight for premier
honors and came down in New Jersey,
but a few miles from the Pommern. The
Pommern made an extraordinary light
When it came down It was Iu excellent
condition and could have added several
more hundred miles to Its tally had, the
open ocean not been ahead.
Tbe reiorts show that an extreasely
wide area of country was covered by
the balloons, the points at wblck the
nine contestants landed being separated
by long distances. Besides the two bad
loons which came to earth In New Jer
sey, two more descended In Virginia,
While two others laudd la Maryland.
One of the contestants descended In
Ohio, another In Delaware, while Major
II. B. Horsey reached the earth In On
tario. Major Herscy URtxl the United
States, the siune bnlloou In H'hh he
won the race with Lieut. Lahm last
yeur. He was eighth.
The victory of the German balloon
means that the race next year will be
held under the auspices of the German
Aero Club. The International cup, which
Is the gift o( Juines Gordon Bennett,
must be won three times by the saai
club to tie held pcniiauoutly.
Pompadour Clerks Wis Strike.
The young women employed in a Pitta
burg department store, upon being told
that they would not be allowed te wear
their hulr in pompadour fashion, formed
a union and notified the managers that
unless the order was rescinded tliey weuu
walk out iu a body. Thereupon the man
ager surrendered unconditionally.
PlNirks from the Wires.
A mouse seldom lives longer thaa tbrea
ven rs.
Centipedes nro eaten iu some pans oi
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South America.
Australian Jewelers rent ensagement
rings to their customers.
John Bull figurea out that his coun
try has been successful iu 82 per cent of
the battle iu which. It uas engagea.
Allan A. Ryan, son of Thomas F,
Ryan, will it is said, build a summer
home at SulTern, N. Y, te cost $1,000,-
4JOO
A nbvsician in Portland, Me., estimat
ed that 2,018 teasiHiouful of tears, or
two gallons in all, were shed iu one night
bv tho audience that heard Savage'
Madam Butterfly" in that city recently,
New York City Is making a marvelon
growth in tbe directiou of cheap amuse
ments. There ore now H) one-cent, hve-
ccat and dime places of ealertainment.
where there whs not one ten years ago,
Eighty-two per cent of tbe workers en
gaged in The papir box industry of the
United States are wtxncn. Among to
l.nvr.1 an. I ciciir operators two-thirds are
wemca aad of the booUMnler more thaa
bulf.
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PE.ACE CONGRESS RECORD.
Met Retails of the Interantloaaj
Conference at tbe llsane. .
The net results of the InU mational
peace conference at Tli llng.ie, which ex
tended from June 2."i to Oct. 1. are, in
the opinion of Gen. Horace Porter, a
prominent member of the American dele
pntion, far beyond expectations, instead
Df bcinjt a disappointment, a has been
frequently reported in cable dispatches.
Gen. Porter said they had don the work
they were sent to do, namely: to estab-
'lnh the principle of the Inviolability of
private property nt sen as a rule of In
ternational law. He-says they B.vure?
for this the support of a lame mnjoritj
f the powers represented, although they
failed to win unanimous assent. Besides
this, the conference has placed restric
tions upon the ue of floating mines; hns
forbiddec the bombnrdment ot undefend
ed eva coast towns ; has prohibited, the
levyinst of contributions by threats; has
shielded the non-combatant In war time;
has strengthened the provisions for relief
of the wounded, and has tnken precau
tions against a revival of privateering by
insisting that converted merchant vessels
be formally enrolled upon the naval list
and commanded by a naval officer. And,
finally, Just before adjournment, the plan
of a permanent Court of Arbitration was
agreed upon, with only a few o. the small
er nntions dissenting, not from the prin
ciple, but as to the method of conducting
negotiations, holding that the judges
should be appointed upon the basis of the
equality of all nations. As to the collec-
resolution forbidding the employment of
fnroa unfit attar .pl.itr.tlnn Khnllld haVO I
been refused, or after an award had been
set at naught, was unanimously accepted.
At the closing session. President Nell-
doff asked the conference to render hom
age to President Roosevelt for proposing
a second conference, and was authorized
to send him a telegram expressing grati
tude.
The efforts to establish an international
hich court of justice and obligatory arbi
tration were unsuccessful, largely owing
to disagreement as to the method of It
creation, although the priuciple of obliga
tory arbitration was formally adopted.
The right of the different rulers to sign
the various conventions or agreement
will be open until June 30. I'JOS.
The eeneral expenses of the conference
approximated S3.OO0.000, nearly, half of
which was spent for telegrams, and over
$500,000 to pay for the numerous dinner
given In honor of different delegates.
All over the country farmers are fin
ishing up their Heason'B work and taking
. . e c f .. , . I, a . r .a..
account Ul muilin. .uwi wi tin m . -
is ,itl, ,i,. v,- i.,hr for. while
crops ore not so great in volume as they team of polar bears would draw a big
have been for the past two or three years, ger crowd If he drove up Broadway.
prices are such that the farmers of -the
United States will receive almost $1,000,-
()00 more for tut.jr products than they
got last year.
What this means 'to tile country may be
guessed -when it is reflected that the farm
er Is the basis of prosperity. When he is
well off. all men in other occupations are
comfortable. When hard times seize him,
nil other lines of business are at once af
fected. He Is tbe foundation of the na
tional weal. If the farmer has no money
to deposit in the rural banks, banks have
no money to lend manufacturers and mer
chants. If he hns no crops, railroads can
not earn dividends. Shortage of money
at once reduces industry and lowers the
rate of wages. If it continues, inousanus
of men arc thrown out of employment and
misery becomes general.
On the other band, when the tarmer is
prosperous, money and credit can be ob
tained for merchandizing and manufac
turing, railroads thrive, labor's reward
increases, affluence spreads over tho coun
try. Tho earth is tbe mother of all
wealth. Everything mnn uses comes out
of It originally, and the men who devote
themselves to cultivating the soil are the
medium between earth's riches and the
rest of mankind. r
Farmers should be happy as this win
ter draws In. With abundant profits, in
peace ani plenty, they can reflect that
their money is clean. They have not
grown rich through robbing other men.
They have created wealth. Every dollar
they jHMsess represents so much more to
feed and clothe humanity, so much more
of comfort and hnppiness.
The American farmer ought to be com
fortable in mind as well as in body. The
soil has given him a competence. He has
paid off his mortgage long ago. He has a
good home and owns-liis Droao acres,
has a balance in the bank, and as he looks
forward he can see plenty in the future.
He is much better off tjmn most men.
although he may not realize It cnicago
Journal.
OH Tri'Nts SP7 Methods.
While hunting for some explanation of
the big loans shown on the books of the
Standard Oil Company for last year Gov
ernment's Counsel Kellogg brought to
light the trust's system of spying, known
as the "st:itistic:il department." It wa
the purpose of this department to keep
tab on nil sales by rivals through an in
tricnte spy system. It keeps a record of
every barrel, can or tank car load which
has been taken from the oil fields by
competitors, and traces this oil to the
market, with each charge fr transport
tiati an .1 the limit selling price noted. An
other device employed by tho Standard
is that of the dummy company, whicn
masquerade as tui independent concern
ami is moved from one lieiu to anoiner,
its business being to cut price under reai
competitors of the Standard.
Tarts Aeroplaae Ilerord.
Henry Fnrmau. a Paris aeronaut, baa
succeeded In navigating the air on his
aeroplaue a distance of 2S5 meters, thu
breaking the record of 20 meters, held by
Santos I turnout. Ill" machine traveled at
the speed of twenty-five miles an hour,
and was brought to tbe earth with only
slight damage. It employed a fifty horse
power motor. The start was made with
heel resting upon the ground, but when
a uneiMl of twenty miles an hour wa
ranched bv a slight elevation of the front
horizontal rudder the aeroplane glided
.t... .. m tl.a li..ii'lit nf twelve me.
liiiu " -
tew: then, by adjusting the rudder, that
height was maintained throughout the
flight, l'arnmn says he Is convinced that
he can Hv a mile or more without th
slightest difficulty.
hud nick M-ret Withheld.
1 noil the order of Attorney (S-neral
HmuMuirte. the marshal at Cleveland
withheld from publication the deposition
which Ibckwlth. the OVrlin banker, gave
in jin to the financial transactions of
the late ('as!" 1.. 'liadwiek, who died
while servini: a term in pr'.s m for a long
series of cio. lied financial d -els.
Sfnndnnl Oil' nfflnlty Is MIbs Dlvt-
dpiul. ( 'ItUiigo Tribune.
There 1 n iirevnlpnt notion that
Rockefeller ought todlvldc Philadel
phia Pros. ,
Let' linul .our navy up on the land.
lost nie other jmer should objoct.-y
New York Moll.
A crrnor In cereals this fall ought
nsult In n boom In farms next
sjirla;.'. Philadelphia inquirer.
- Ir make th overage ninn feel rather
cneerlUI to discover umi '
overcoat Is gomi for anoiuer wimn. r
Washington Post. '
When n pood Jockey can earn 50
(XKl a year. It Is strange tuat so manj-
ight-welghts try to get Into Congress.
Washington Post.
As the chorus girl season Is comlngr
on we mnv begin to look for the dis
tribution of mme swollen fortunes.
Philadelphia Press.
While the President wa enjoylnf
tW-r meat In camp, the rest of us were-
growling about the dear meat tt home.
flSUIllgtOn t'OSt. I
Salesgirls In Pittsburg have been for
bidden to wear pompadours. Waa not
life in Pittsburg hard enough before?
Philadelphia Inquirer.
All kind of food are getting so
high In price that corned beef and cab-
bape will soon rise to aristocratic rank
on the menu. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Af'.or Miss Gladys Vanderbilt be
comes the Countess Szechenyl she will
always remind her friends of an Incur
able case of hay fever. Washington
Post.
While a Paris doctor may, as he a-.
serts, cure cancer In thirty minutes, so
Important a process ought to be worth
at least an hour's time. Philadelphia
Ledger.
With the price of pie up, the cost of
Indigestion Is again advanced. If this
continues it will , soon be so that no
one ran afford to have it New York
Tribune.
In New England the price of pie lias
advanced 20 per cent The manufac
turers must have felt that they have
been mincing mSVters too long. Wash
ington Tost.
The Norwegian explorer who pur-
. . . T. . . . .
pose to reach the North Tole with a
New York World. c
It U reported that 20,000 pounds of
priuii'S have been ordered for victual
ing the Pacific fleet. That ought to
make tlu? men feel like fighting.
Washington Post.
Pastor Aked, recently brought over
from Englund to New York, says the
story of Jonah Is a fiction. Then the-
nnture fnker Is no modern creation..
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Russian opinion that war be
tween the United States and Japan la
lpc-vltnbte arises, doubtless, from a not
unn(,tufal desire to see Japan licked.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Women's hats, the experts tell us
nre now the same as they irere a hun
dred years ago. That Is doubtless the
renson why they seem to be looking
backward. New York Tribune.
Now somebody else Is going to glad--den
the hearts of mankind by "making
a dash for the North Pole." Can't the
North Pole be abolished by internation
al agreement? New York Sun.
A new opponent of rural free deliv
ery has arisen The postmaster at
Mount Carmel, Conn., has become tired"
of distributing mall on a dally wage-
of 15 cents. New lorn iriDune.
A large steel plant has been located
in China, and that country is destined
to discover that for ways that ard dark
and tricks that are vain, a large steel
plant Is peculiar. Washington Post.
Doctors who plead guilty to Profv
Osier's charges that they smoke too
much may allege that they compound
for t,holrWn Indulgence by forbidding:
it In their patients. New York World..
Hunting the North Pole seems to
have become a popular gamS. Under
the rules of 1000 and 1907 it seems to
be much safer than football, autorao
blllnz or aerial navigation. New York.
The Baltimore Sun says some vaude
ville "artists" are paid $10 a minute
We have seen some that made us feel
that we were earning thnt much by
watching their performance. Wash
ington Post.
If the reduction In steamship rates-
goes much further the competing com
panies will offer not only to carry pas
sengers without charge," but even to
give them handsome bonuses. New
York Tribune.
Uncle Sam Is gathering crops worth
(7.000,000,01 KV That means about fSO
worth of farm produce for every In
habitant. As a producer of real wealth,
the farmer is still In a class by him
self. Philadelphia Press.
Captain Amundsen announces that
he Is having six polar bear teams
trained for u dash to the North Pole
In 1010. Matched against the Wellmam
airship, nn Arctic race between the tor
toise and the hare seems to be prom
ised. New York Sun.
Some of those (teople who are doing:
o much kicking about the Irish girl'
face on the new gold coins probably
wouldn't get hold of one often enough
to r-.'Co'ilze tbe lady, and wouldn't
luive It loiig enough to commit her
o.iUh t i.iiictiiorv. Washington Post.
" :u V ' ' " -"'lers strike, legun in
.;i-,io. U .:..w v:: '.ing In recriminations
dls.vrd. The strike is a two
'il weapon, which no organization
.'icitU U i-beallic lightly and thought
; v. Cutest public opinion sustains
' i- ' :i move U nlwius little les
-n t..-;. i.l.-.l. New Yt.rli Tribune.
':ii I'.i.'l f.L-:-;S oi:t th:rt hi court.
!. A f i fu-.-csKf ul Iii 82 per cent
.. i :::t'.cs la Llcli I: has engaged.
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