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'.'DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD.
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DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1008.
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CURRENT HAPPENINGS
Faithful chronicle op all
empostant items.
GIUANTIC RATE WAR
UIO S1IIPPFJLS PREFABE IX)If
BATTLE WITH RAILROADS.
Manufacturers Aroused to Action, by
-riling of Tariff Calling lor Higher
Itatce In Texas F. XV. Upluun
Sonda Out Call for Conference. '
A battle royal between a billion dol
lar combine ot manufacturers and
shippers against the railroads of the
United States has been declared. The
railroads have determined to advanc
rates at least 10 per cent all over tho
United States. The big shippers from
all parts of the nation haver leagued
together to fight the advance.
v A meeting has been called for Chf
cago on July 24 to open the fight. The
fight will be carried Into the courts
If necessary and If not ended before
next winter will likely be continued
in the legislatures In a score of states.
All hope on the part of manufac
turers and shippers that the railroads
of the country would recede from
their position with reference to- an ad
vance In freight rates was removed
when it was learned that the
first definite move, the filing of new
tariffs, had been made. The new
schedule Is designated as the Texas
tariff "I FF." It was filed with the
interstate commerce - commission by
the Southwestern Freight association
through commissioner E. A. Leland,
of St Louis. The tariff will become
effective August 10. It shows a gener
al advance in Joint freight rates for
Texas of approximately 8 per cent,
- and it is expected to be followed by
others providing for similar advances
throughout the country.
EXPLOSION IN COAL MINE..
Twelve Icn Believed to Have Perish
an and Eight Fearfully Burned.
An explosion of gas In the Williams-
town colliery, operated by the Susque
hanna Coal company at Pottsville, Pa.,
resulted Wednesday afternoon, In the
probable death of twelve miners. Six
have been taken out and six more are
still Inside. Eight have been taken
out terrrlbly burned, several of whom
will die. -The
accident was caused by an ex
plosion -of gas, but those who thus far
have been taken out have not been
able to give a connected story of the
accident. It was with great difficulty
that rescuing parties could go down
Into the shaft and there" is little hope
of the men still in the burning work
ings being rescued alive. The men
were all residents of WHliamstown and
immediate vicinity and almost all were
Americana.
BOMB BURSTS IX GOTHAM FIiAT,
Causes a Panic in 1'nslilnobalo Apart
ment House. "
A dynamite bomb which exploded
with terrific force In the archway of a
fashionable apartment house in West
One Hundred and Fortieth street. New
York, hurled scores of occupants from
their beds, shattered many windows
and threw tho tenants into a panic
Coiisiderable damage was done to the
building. There are 42 families living
In" the apartment house, but as far
ns the police could learn none of them
had received threatening letters, and
tho reaaon fer the bomb throwing 1
a mystery.
Men at Machines Shocked.
During a severe electrical storm 100
men employed at the PIttsburg-IIick
in Bed company at Butler, Pa., were
shocked by lightning. Three men wore
seriously Injured. The current follow.
ed the shafting, shocking every mar
at the machines.
Cor Stomxtl to Aid Wnmnn.
- Interurban passengers stopped their
car and rescued a woman from an as
sailant In the country between Eau
Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wis. Miss
Minnie Ileflln was attacked by an un
known man shortly after alighting
from the car.
Riiward for Sheriff's Foes.
The Houghton county, Mich., board
Of supervisors offered $3,000 and Sher
iff Beck added $500 for the arrest and
conviction of the persons who sent an
Infernal machine to Beck which near
ly destroyed the Jail.
Boy Attempt Swim; Fails.
Loren Vlttum, aged 16, was drown
ed in a pond near Knoxville, III., while
swimming with two companions. Tit
turn, who was Just learning to swim,
attempted to cross the pood and sank,
riloux City Live Stock Market
Wednesday's quotations on the
Sioux City live stock market follow
Top beeves, $6.60. Top hogs, $6.40.
Left $3,000 to Xl,
Miss Mary Hastings, a nurse In
moderate circumstances in the Com
pany hospital at Kendall, Mont.. U one
of the beneficiaries of the late Orover
Cleveland.
Dewrted by Friiiedx; Blew.
Michael Coersch, a-" miner.'
was
Jrowned In the Wabash river at Clin
ton, 111. His companions ran awa
In superstitious fright when they saw
mm drowning.
REPUBLICS NEAR WAR,
Central American renoo Poet Under
Severn Strain.
Official advices reached the state de
partment Monday confirming the press
reports that the Hoinluran govern
ment forces have retaken the small
town of Graclas, and add that they
aro about to move to the more Impor
tant city of Choluteea. To this extent
the government appears to have the
advantage. On the other hand, Hon
duras is menaced from the northern
border. On the Carrlbenn sea border
there are continually reiterated re
ports of an attack on Punta Cortes,
while Clen. Lee Christmas, whom the
state department officials style a sol
dier of fortune, Is reported to be In
the country. Just a few hours from
Puerto Cortes. Tho force is mention
ed in one of the dispatches as belnrr
on a small Island about eighteen miles
distant from Puerto Cortex, and pre
sumably Is the oni from which an at
tack Is feared.
The state department Is being fully
advised of the situation, but Mr.
Dodge, the minister to Honduras and
Salvador explains that reliable Infor
mation is difficult to obtain. Mean
time the American and Mexican gov
ernments continue to exercise their ef
forts to conserve peace in that part of
the world, but have gone to the ex
tent thus far only of offering their
friendly mediation.
The American cruiser Albany Is now
on Its way from Panama to America
Plas, the port of Honduras.
Minister Dodge hoa telegraphed the
state department confirming the dis
patches that Honduras has made a
formal complaint before -the Central
American court st Cartagena charg
ing Guatemala and Salvador with
non-observance of neutrality under
the Central American peace conven
tion. DEHORNED KIND DANGEROUS.
Druggists Warned of Peril of Dona,
tured AlcolioL
That both the phyBlcIanwho writes
a prescription for denatured alcohol
and tho druggist who prepares the
prescription and sells- tho medicine
to the patient are liable to criminal
prosecution Is held In a decision ren
dered by the commissioners of Inter
nal revenue. The decision is the result
of the action of some druggists who
prescribed denatured alcohol for ex
ternal medicinal purposes, not know
ing that to do so is a violation of the
law. The decision says:
"Completed, denatured alcohol con
tains kerosene and crude wood al
cohol, which render It unfit .even for
external medicine. Moreover the sec
ond section of the law regulating the
sale of manufactured or denatured al
cohol provides fine and imprisonment
for any person who uses denatured alf
cocol for manufacturing any beverage
or liquid medicinal preparation or
knowingly sells any preparation made
in part or wholly from such alcohol.
ALIA TO HANG SOON.
AEurdcrcr of Denver Priest Soon to
Pay Extreme Penalty.
Giuseppe Alia, of Denver, the priest
muruerer, win be hanged in the state
penitentiary at Canon City some tlme?
this week, but the day and the hour is
known ouly to prison of!lc!a!n and per
haps has not been definitely decided
upon by them. The custom In Colora
do long followed by the courts Is to
designate the week when convicted
murderers sentenced to death shall ex
piate their crimes, actually curry out
tho sentence to select the moment
when tho sentence 'shall be carried Into
effect x
Zionists In Convention.
The real work of the eleventh an
nual convention of the Federation oi
Zionists began Monday. There were
many interesting talks on the move
ment having for its purpose the 'set
tling of Jews In Palestine. The re.
porta of officers show a gratifying In
crease In the number of societies Join-'
Ing the federation the last year.
Hogs Touch a New M:irk.
Tho hog market which has been ad
vancing steadily since March, climbed
to the high mark for the year Monday
when prime animals Bold at $7.05
In Chicago. The scarcity of corn,
resulting in a corresponding scarcity
of hogs, Is given as the reus for tho
advance.
Auto Through Bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Bonnie, Miss
Elizabeth Shirley, Richard Menefee,
Dr. Carl Wiseman, prominent society
people, and Frank Ball, chauf
feur, were seriously Injured Monday
at Louisville, Ky., when an auto went
went through a broken bridge over th
Salt river.
Baby Born on a Street Car.
Street car traffic In Washington
ftreet, Chicago, ai brought to a
standstill for a half an hour Monday
when Mrs. John Ruloff, a passenger
on an Armltage avenue car, while pas
sing the city hall, gave birth to a girl
baby.
Leading MatMin Very III.
Hugh McCurdy, former grand mas
ter of the Knights Templars In the
United States and one of the acknow
leged authorities in the country on
Masonic Jurisprudence, is critically 111
at his home In Corunna, Mich., and
may not survive.
Troos After Navttju Indians.
Five more troops of tho Fifth
United States cavalry have been or
dered to the Nuvajo Indlarr reserva
tion In Ariz.ina under Col. Huner.
CRAZED BY REMORSE.
Woman Tell startling Tnle of At
tetnitted Slaughter. v
Tortured with remorse over her at
tempt to burn the family of her step
daughter alive Mrs. Mary Mceors, liv
ing near Wtnflcld, la., made a complete I
confession of her attempted crime to
her husband and father. She is now a
nervous wreck and may become a rav
ing maniac.
The Intended victims of Mrs, Mey
ers were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Llvesay
and two small children, who live about
a half mile from the Meyers home.
Mrs. Llvesay Is a stepdaughter of Mrs.
xMeyei, and the older woman had al
ways entertained most Intense hatred
and Jealousy of the younger woman.
Last Thursday night Llvesay was
awakened by a noise in the house, and,
smelling smoke, investgated and dis
covered a fire In the lower hall, and
extinguished the blaze. He next dis
covered a big chunk of cotton sat
urated with chloroform in the sleep
ing room. Tie renorted the matter to
the authorities and Mrs. Meyers wn
arrested the following day. Tuesday
She waived preliminary hearing and
was held to the grand Jury under $3,
000 bonds. Money was furnished and
the woman went home. She had
steadfastly protested her innocence
and maintained a cheerful demeanor
In the face of the grave charges.
Tuesday night she suffered a nerv
ous collapse and sobbed out the story
of her guilt" to her husband and fath
er. She told in detail how she pro
ceeded to the Llvesay home armed
with a chloroform soaked sponge and
a sack of oil soaked corn cobs. She
entered the house by the rear door
and tiptoed upstairs. Stopping at the
apartments of the Livesays she threw
tho sponge through the open door.
She then returned to the front hall,
where she had left the cobs, and Ignit
ed them. She said she was Jealous of
her husband's solicitude for his
daughter.
TO SEEK CARGO OF GOLD.
Sea Captain Says He Knows Where
$0,000,000 Sunk.
Captain Nils Peter Sorenson, of New
York, believes that he has Robert
Louis Stevenson's treasure island
beaten to death. He says he knows
where $20,000,000 in gold bullion lies
burled at the bottom of the ocean,
and he shows documents to prove thr
existence of the wreck laden with
gold, tallow and wool, Just where it
has been forty-two years. Captain
Sorenson has organized an expedition
to go after the burled gold, and has
given himself Just eighteen months to
return a rich man. .
According to the captain's story the
American clipper ship. Gen. Grant,
waa wrecked an the west coast of the
Island of Auckland in 1886. The Gen.
Grant had aboard 3,000,000 In gold
bullion, shipped by banks and an
other 1,000,000 In value in gold bars
In boxes, which 150 returning miners
were, taking back- home with them.
It took fifteen days to load Jthe gold
aboard the vessel at Melbourne, and
the treasure was locked into a strong
cpmpartment under, the captain's
cabin.
"For forty-two years," says tho cap
tain, "all that gold has been there. I
have not seen the wreck for thirty
years, but it still lies there as sound
as the day it went down. Now we are
going to got that gold. The New
Zealand government makes no claim
to It. I have arranged for a conces
sion permitting me to land a crew off
the island."
AMERICAN IS THE WINNER.
Flonnlgan Breaks Record In the Hum
mer Throw.
The Uulted States won the firBt
completed event in tho Olympic games
Tuesday. Flannlgan (American) win
ning the final In the hammer throw.
Tha distance was 170 feet and 4 Inch
es, beating the Olympic record. Mc
Grath (American) was second, with
167 feet and 11 inches, and Walsh, '
anada, third. .
Showers again interfered with the
contests. '
The final of the 1,500 meter flat race
was won by Sheppard (American);
WFlson, of England, second, and Hal
lows, of England, third. Sheppard's
time was 4 minutes and 3 2-5 seconds.
. Sheppard and Sullivan lay back In
the first stages of the race and let the
Englishmen take the lead. Sheppard
wa fourth until tha stretch and Wil
son and Hallows In the first string.
As the men started to sprint on the
back strtech of the final lap Wilson
was In the lead. As they turned Into
tha straight Sheppard sprinted the
last hundred yards, passing his com
petitors, and cross the tape one yard
and a half ahead of Wilson, Hallows
was five yurds behind Wilson. Talt,
of Canada, finished fpurth. The run
ners held well together until the last
hundred yards.
May Have Bern Abducted.
Mrs. Fred Adams, 21 years old, of
Vail, Io and her daughter Freda, 8
years old, are believed by relatives to
have been abducted and are being
ought for In Chicago by Detectives
Trafton and Sharp, as a result of their
failure to reach home after a visit at
Trenton, N. J.
Die of BuM ball Wound.
After bleeding from the mouth con
tinually since June 22, when he was
struck by a baseball, Frank Pillips, of
Pittsburg, Pa., 9 yars old, died Tues.
4 ay.
Lynching In Tennessee.
Hugh Jones, a negro, was strung up
to a tree, near Mlddletown, Tenn.
early Tuesday by a mob of' 170 men.
Jones attempted to ansault a yoUng
white girl.
NEBRASKA
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SUPPOSED CAKE OF SUICIDE.
Han Bern, of Sioux City, IHr
and Only Coat Can Bo Found.
With Indications pointing to his
suicide by the Missouri river route a
man supposed to be Hans uorn of
Sioux City disappeared about 10:30
o'clock Monday night from the Doug
las street bridge, Omaha.
Bern was seen in the saloon at Tenth
and Douglas streets by L A. and R. C.
Kern, of Council Bluffs. The barten
der sold a half-pint bottle of whisky
to Bern, who had first asked the price
of a pint and had said upon learning
the prlco: "I gues a half-pint will
do." From the saloon Bern had gone
onto the bridge and was followed soon
after by the Kerns. , ,
Tho three men met at the toll house
whore the Kerns stopped to talk to
Tollkeeper Fellers. On walking about
150 feet past the toll house Bern's coat
was found neatly folded and lying be
tween the two railings. His hat was
on top of the coat.. The initials "It.
B." were cut In the inner band of the
hat and in the pockets of the coat a
number of "papers wero found. One
W'as a receipt' for dues paid to Lodge
77, Fraternal Order of Eagles, at
Sioux City, from February 5 to August
6, 1808. A receipt for $2 poll tax paid
to Hans Bern at Emorson. Nebraska,
was also found. A card of a woman
of a Ninth street resort and a program
of tho Novelty theater of Denver were
in the coat pocket The theater pro
gram was dated Mny 25 and on the
back was an almost unintelligible pen
cil scrawl which read Hnmewhat a fol
lows: "This is. all I can do for you.
See you later. Eagle 77, Soo City."
At the top of the card was scratched
"Hans from Emerson."
Bern Is thought to be a man about SO
or 85 years old.
ARRANGING GUARD CAMP.
.
Tract of Land Leased Near Ashland
for Use of National Guard.
Adjutant General Charles F.
Sehwartx of the National Guard was
In Aahland Monday and made final
arrangements for the annual encamp
ment to bo held between July 19 and
August 18. One hundred and twenty
acres -jof land along tho Platte river
near Ashland has been loosed for three
years with the option of tho state buy
lng the same to be used as a perma
nent rifle range. This piece of land
Is situated on the bend of the river,
furnishing a - long range up stream
that is ideal for such rifle practice. It
"was understood that practlco will' be
held here throughout the month un
der the direction of officers of the Na
tlonal Guard and regular army off!
ccrs from Fort Gropk. ; The governor
and his staff and many prominent clti'
sods are also expected to be In at
tendance during the encampment.
NEBRASKA MAN A VICTIM.
BocRlit Ijtrgo Chunks of Blue Sky on
tho Installment Plan.
John Weber of Lexington, was one
of the four witnesses who appeared in
crlm'lnal court In Chicago and secured
three indictments for operating a con
fldenco game against W. H. Carpen
ter, manager; Charles H. Commons,
1 president and secretary of the United
Co-Operative House Purchasing so
clety. The scheme of tho society was
$5 down and $5 monthly would secure
a nice $1,000 home or farm. , Weber
had paid him $200. The firm had ad
vertised in newspapers and by mall
Indictments were returned and fedoral
officials are also preparing to take ac
tion against the indicted men.
Hogs Still Going Up.
The South Omaha hog market poems
to have no limit short of tho celling.
The prices went up Monday to $6.60
a new record for the year. The re
ceipts, however, were pretty light and
accounted In a measure for the high
bidding. The commission men are
talking about $7 hogs. Cattle on the
other hand were a long slide lower
than last week's closing.
Ran on Concealed Weapons.
Owing to the numerous shooting af
frays which have occurred recently, a
determined effort is being made by the
Omaha police to discourage the habit
of carrying concealed weapons.
SlKJdon Back From KanMi.
Governor Sheldon has returned
from his Kantas trip. Tho governor
reports a pleasant time and good
meetings. Ho filled the dates of Sena
tor Tillman, who oould not be present
becau.se of poor health.
Ton Horses Killed.
A barn on the farm of Draper Step
henson, three miles east of Blue
Springs, was struck by lightning Mon
day, being totally destroyed and burn
Ing to death ten head of horse.
Wheat Cron Hnrvestnl
Arlington reports that winter wht
ana some or me eariy oats are In th
shock. Some fields of oats are rathe
poor, but the average will be good.
Funeral of Dr. Dnncr,
The funeral of Dr. Charlee Dunce,
agod 70, of Hastings, who died Hut
urday night of canoer ef the stomach,
was conducted Monday morning. Uov
C. W. Meyer officiating.
El Whom Is Very High.
Monday the Elkhurn river wan Ihf
highest at Norfolk It had been within
five years and was rising two Inchea an
hour.
New ProfcwMor at Doa.no.
Arthur O. Kclley of Franklin. N. H
expects to assume this fall the posi
tion of professor of biology at Donne
college. Mr. Kelley Is a graduate of
Dartmouth, with the degrets of A. P
and A. M. i
Fine Rnln In Soi:tlwmt.
The entire southwest rer-Mnn of the
untie ancj norm wei'rern Krnsns vv
visited by a heavy full of ruin isunrin-'
evening, coming after a week of fine
corn growing weather. C'.rn U now lt
a splendid condition.
BIO HAY AND GRAIN CROP.
Rya ami Winter W1at Brth AvrraaTSj
Well in Quantity and Quality.
The harvest of small gruln ha com
menced throughout Cuming county.
Rye and winter wheat ifhow promts
of a little above the average ytoia In
bothquallty and quantity. The peak
son has boon 'highly favorable for
otru.fi grains arid grasses. A tmmptrr
hay erop la bo'.g gathered. Periodical
rains are si til the rule, the excewdve
moisture retarding t?ia growth of th
corn ami almost producing cultiva
tion. Corn, while of a good color
and stnnd, Is fully two weeks behind
Its normal condition and development.
Formers are hthlv olsted ever the
whcrt errn around Wymere, which la
nln? nut well. HarverMng Is about
ever pnd from whM threshing baa
been don a henvy yield 1 estimated.
Word from Wayne say the weather
Is extremely warm. Crops are In
njilendld condition and farmer busy
harvesting an lmmonse hay crop.
Ranchmen around Valentine are
making neonamry preparations for
harvesting tholr hay crop, which la
one of the beat grown in that county
for many yoars. ,
Following a week of continued
moisture the last few days have been
oppressing hot and the ground If
getting dry and baked.
NEW FIRM FROM CRTCAGO.
Bowles CoirmilAtdnn Co. Preparw tn
Open Oflle In South OmaJ Ma
Mr. J. V, Bowles, president of tha
Powles Live Stock Commission com
pany, of Chicago, Is In Omaha, stop
ping at the Rome hotel. Mr. Bowlea
Is In the city to perfect arrangements
to establish a branch office of his firm
In South Omaha. Everything has been
arranged and Mr. Howler has rented
three, rooms in the Exchange building
unci has startod up the offices to suit
their convenience. Tho Bowles com
pany Is ono of the largest of the Chi
cago commission firms who realise the
Importance of the Omaha market and
aro coming there to meet the Increas
ing demand. W. F. King, who has
n-orkod In tho South Omaha yards
for the last seventeen years as buyer,
has accepted the position of manager
for the South Omaha office, and tbey
are using ovory endeavor to ba ready
for business by Aug1. 1.
PRISONERS MAKE BOLD ESCAPE
Work Dono In Iro(calonal Style and
5Ion Iicave Llttlo Clue.
Two prisoners, who were awaiting
trial In tho county Jail In Valentino
brohn out some time Sunday and made
a neat getaway. They took a wooden
bedstead apart, pried back the top of
the iron door of the cage, knocked
the top panels off the wooden door and
broke the lock of the outer Iron door.
The work was done In professional
style. Two horses, raddles and bri
dles were stolon from Messrs. Brosius
house, and the authorities believe tho
fugitive went north. Ono of the
rnisoners was being held on a charge
of attempted ' forgery and ' the ' other
wan charged with petty thieving.
RANGE CATTLE MO VIVO EARLY
Burlington Receives ICO Curs at SJu-rt-
dun Within 4H Hour.
Range cattlo are starting for the
eastern markets, earlier this year than
usual. Tho ranges have been tn
splendid condition all spring and the
oattle re said to be in fine shape.
Some Idea- of the enortinty of the
movement which la started mny be
had from the Burlington report from
Khorldan, where 160 cars of rani?
cattlo were loaded during forty-etisht
hours. Tho cattle from Texas to the
rangt aro not all moved, and it "la un
usual for tho range cattle to be started
to market before the movement fron
the Panhandle Is over.
Chautauqua at Wayne.
The Wayne Chautauqua association
will hold Its second annual ajwembtr
at me nign scnooi grounds July IS to
30. The grounds are splendidly locat
ed and every effort Is being made
to make the meet successful. An e
col lent program has been provided,
regardless of expense. Wayne Com
mercial Club band will give ooikoena
dally.
Big New Biidgo Over Nkbnuw,
A special train of baggage, two
coaches and a sleeper carrying officials
of tho Northwestern Una tiuuwl
through Valentine recently on a tour
of inspection and especially to look
over the ground fo the new $400,000
bridge across the Niobrara at fhla
point i
Flret New Wheat of Scutm.
The first now wheat of tho season
was marketed at Beatrice Wednesday
by Frnnk Thornburg, living two mUaa
nnjit of tho eity. The grain is of e:
cellnnt quality and tested a trifle ovwr
60 pounds to the bushel. It waa sold
for SO cents a bushel.
New Fuctory for Omatka
The Hoff-Rber company, with. Hob.
art L. HofTblne and George C- Hbe.
wle as Incorporators, has flld artV
eln of Incorporation with the' coQITCf
clerk at Omaha. Tho company la oap
italla'Ml at $100,00 and is farmed to
manufacture and sell IndexUr db-
vlcs.
vThent Hftrrewt In Gag OrmnQb
The wheat harvest Is practically
over in Oaje county, and many farra
r have commenced nutting their hay
.lid oats rroDs. During the lujt weak
they har bsen working overtime tn
the oorn fields, which are being clean
ed of a rank growth of wceda
Tohi:j Man Ovrrromo by neat.
While puttifg up hny on hi fath
er's farm no.-w Fullrton. George N.
''arter, re JO, wad overcome hr the
heat. V.'hn Dr. nnrher arrived ha
lound the yung man's eyes set and
liody rapidly growing cold, but by he
roic work his llf" was saved.
Work ut Micvliy Qtmrry,
A fTw of rlxiy l?,inis und threa
'iirlialj it r'j!;. inert h;vo arrived
n the Murray q.i ir-y, one-half mile
"t ef TnJvHl. ! n-n nmnarln.
1 a lui-fTi ,-t.uv.i.v. f shipping.
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CM'
110 Death of Peter tha Hermit, tha
preac&er of tlie first crusade.
1396 'Swis defeated the Auatriasa at
battle of Ssmpacn.
10OS Champlain founded tha city af
Quebec.
1700 Pefer the Great of Russia decla
Ively defeated Charlea XII. of Swe
den at battlt of Pnltowa.
1775 Washington took command of tha
Continental army at Cambridge.
1781 Engagement between British and
American troops at Kings Bri&ga,
N. X.
1779 Fairfield, Conn., burnedby tha
British. .
1792 City of Washington selected aa
tha capital of tha Unitad State.
1880 First normal adhool in Ameriaa
opened at Lexington, Mass.
183 Commodore gloat of the United
Stfttea navy bombarded and took poa
session of the city of Monterey.
1S4S Peace proclaimed between the
United States and Mexico.
1850 Integrity of Denmark guaranteed
by England, France, Prussia ana
Sweden.
1S51 Corner stone of the extension of
the capitol laid by President Fllmorft.
1S54 Turks defeated the Russians at
Giurjevo.
1355 Lord Canning appointed Oer
ernor General of India,
1803 Surrender of Port Hudson, a Com
federate fortress oa the Mississippi
siver. . . .Last day ot the battle oi
Gettysburg.
1863 Execution of Payne, Atserott, Har
old and Mrs. Surr&rt, for compneiy
in tha assassination of President Lin
coln. 1866 Prussians defeated the Austrians
at fiadowa.
1887 The Ameer of Afghanistan, follow
ing a rising against taxation, pro
claimed pence, amnesty and a remia-
1 sion of taxes for two yoars. . , ,
188f Id.aho Territory became a State.
lSOStMarriage of the Duke of York and
Princess May of Teck. '
1805 A third daughter was born to tha
President and Mrs. Cleveland at
Gray Gables. .. .Twenty persons
killed In a railroad wreck on t&e
Grand Trunk near Quebec
1807 Lisbon celebrated the 400th anni
versary of the departure ot Vaaoo da
Gama to discover the sea route to the
Indies.
1898 The Island of Guam seized by the
Americana of the warship Charles
ton. ' .
1800 Li Hung Chang made viceroy of
China,
1905 Chrlst'a CoBege, Cambridge, cele
brated the 400th year of its founda
tion.
1007 Mayor Schmlts of San Francisco
sentenced to five years' Imprisonment
for extortion. . . .Opening of tha new
lift lock in the canal at Kirkfield,
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The baccalaureate addresa ot President
Wood row Wilson of Princeton to tha
senior class said that the fundamental
moral problem In tho complex civilization
of to-day was "how to separate tho in
dividual from the mass, to lift tha Indi
vidual soul out of the confusion and dis
traction of modern societies, unions,
brotherhoods, teaguea, alliances, corpora
tions and trusts, mto some clear place
ot vision, where he may think and see
apart, looking beyond the things of to
day to the tSdngs tbat abide.H Standarda,
he thought, had been confuted by tha at
tempt to confound morals with material
ambitions. Individual conscience and not
law would make .reforms. But tha tea
dency toward vast organizations of all
kinds bad resulted in men's trying to sep
arata their Individual life from the life
ot tfheir organization, being moral in the
one and immoral in the other. He declared
that tha tendency to be practical would
not conquer the tendency to be moral.
Gov. Warner bos announced the ap
pointment of Chase S. Osborn, of Sanlt
&te. Msrie, Mich., as regent of the Unl
versify of Michigan, to succeed tine lata
Peter White, of Marquette. Mr. Oeborn
was chairman of the Michigan delegation
at tha Republican national convention.
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota delivered
the commencement addresa to the stu
dents of Kansas State university. His
subject was "Landmarks of Amerloaa
liberty.
Dr. Wa Tan 1-Fan 1, Chinese mintstei
to tha United States, delivered the com
mencement address at Iowa University,
At tha conclusion ot his address Minis
ter Wo was given the honorary degree
ot IX. D. la the afternoon Minister Wa
delivered an open-air address.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., ton of tt
President, baa taken his degree as bach
elor of arts, thus finlnulu a four years
course in three years. The young man
has made known his purpose to begin his
terser la the ranks of. tbo manual labor
ers, and Is said to have at?epted a p'aos
ly miner.
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CHICAGO.
Developments are mainly favorable Ik
their general effect upon the future eoursl
of trade. The govern ment crop report
proved as good as looked for, and, wita
the splendid prospects for greater harvest
than last year, there is reasonable boslg
for advancing activity In the lending Uv
dustries. Money is nlso easier in tons' '
and favors legitimate iuvr.itu.piit in high
grade securities and cnpllal for business
needs. IIolid.K retail trade rose to ex
tended proportion and this lins caused
much reduction of merchandise stocks.
Clearance sales liave brought much buy
injr, prices being attractive In seasonable)
wares, food products and household p!en
Isuing.
A very hopeful indication If presented
by largely increased otter.ibnce of visit
Ing buyers in wholesale inii'-.ets, and there)
is mor than the demand uml at this
period for fall deliveries of dry stood
footwear, woolens, clothing and men's fur
mailings. Furniture exhibits are excem
tlonnlly well taken, and the advance book
Ings furnish a gratifying total In the beal
qualities.
Bank clearings for five days. $214,464
010, compared with $21S,4!4,3M in tha
full week of aiX, a. decrease of 20.1 pet
cent.
Failures reported in the Chlcnfl dis
trict number 25, against 35 last wek and"
25 a year ago. Those with llablliiles ovef
$5,000 number 0, against 10 last we -k anf
5 in 1007. Dun's Keview ot Trade.
NEW YORK. '
Midsummer quiet still reigns In general
trade and Industry, but the advance ot ths
season and the promise of good average
crops have accentuated the feeling of con
ndence as to the ultimate outcome of
future fall business. Fil!lng-in orders
from Jobbers are numerous hut snialli
probably indicating widely broken retail
stocks', and retailers 'have rather earlie
than usual put in force reductions as a
means of stimulating consumption. Al
the West preparations ore making fo
buyers' excursions, and a more thoronghhjK
organized effort to stimulate buying II
looked for this fall thnn ever before. In)
dustry is possible a trifle more active fobt
lowing last week's holidays, but shut
downs for Inventory, repairs or to IiatM
production ihave apparently moro than
counterbalanced resumptions that hnvt
taken plaoe. Business failures !i the
United States for the week endini July ft
number 240, which compares witli 234
last week, 185 In the like week of V.tffTi
143 in 1006, 160 in lfK)5 and 203 In 1D04
Business failures in Canada for the week
number 39, which compare with 23 last
week and 10 in this week last yeiir.
Bradat ryot's Beport.
Chicago Cattle, common to nrime.
$1.00 to $S.0O ; hogs, prima heavy, $4.0fi
to $7.10; sheep, fair to choice, $3.0(1
to $4.50; wheat, No. 2, 01c to 02c ;
corn, No. 2, 74c to 75c; oats, standard,
53c to 54c; rye, No. 2, 72c to 74c; hay
timothy, $S.00 to $13.00; prairie, $3.04
to $12.50; butter, choice creamery, 10
to 22c; eggs, fresh, 17c to 10c; potatoes)
new, per bushel, 75c to $1.10.
Indianapolis Oattle; shipping, $3.00
to $8.00; hogs, good to choice heav
$3.50 to $CS0; Bheep, common to primi
$3.00 to $4.50; wheat. No. 2, 84c
85c; corn, No. 2 white, 09c to Xpc; oal
No. 2 white, 51c to 52c. -
St. Louis Cattle, $4.50 to $7.00; hogsj
$4.00 to $7.00; sheep, $3.00 to $4.25j
wheat, No. 2, 00c to 02c; corn, No. j
80c to 81c; oats, No. 2, 53c to 55c
rye, No. 2, 74c to 75c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $0.73
hogs, $4.00 to $7.00; sheep, $3.00 t
$3.85; wheat, No. 2, 80c to 01c; earn.
No. 2 mixed, 7Gc to 77c; oats, No. 2
mixed, 53c to 55c ; rye, No. 2, 84c to 80a
Detroit Cattle, $1.00 to $5.50; hoga
$4.00 to $0.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00J
wheat,' No. 2, 0c to 02c ; corn, No. 1
yellow, 75c to 77c; oats, No. 3 whita
55c to 50c ; rye. No. 2, 75c to 70c .1
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern1
$1.13 to $1.10; corn, No. 3, 73c to 74c
Oats, standard, 55c to 56c; rye, No. 1
73c to 74c; barley, No. 2, 74c to 75o'
pork, mess, $15.00.
Buffalo Cattle, choice nhtpping steers)
$4.00 to $7.25; hogs, fair to choice, $1.0d
to $7.25 ; sheep, common to good mixed,
$4.00 to $5.30; lambs, fair to choice,
$5.00 to $7.50. , '
New York-Cattle, $4.00 to $7.35;
hogs, $3.50 to $7.20; sheep, $3.00 tfl
$4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, l)8c to Oik;;
corn, No. 2, 81c to K2c ; oats, -naturae1
white, 5i(c to 01c; butter, creamery, 20c
to 2:c ; eggs, western, 17c to 19c.
Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 80c t
00c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 75c to 77c
oats. No. 2 mixed, 55c to 5kr; rve. No
2, 7c to 77c ; clover seed, October, $7.67,
TRADE AND INDU3TRY.
Over 150 loaves of what la alleged to
lie underweight bread have been eonflV
cated by W. D. McCall, inspector ot
bakeries, Minneapolis. It is said that the
wary inspector is ou the trail of a num
ber of bakers who ore furnishing the!l
customers with abort weight loaves.
The ore movement from the head ol
Lake Superior will reach about 22,000,-
000 tons, according to advices received
by vessel men here. This is little ovei
half of that of 1907.
The annual meeting of the Minnesota
Suite I'linrnmmitical AiHoclatlon was
held nt Ijike Cnrlos, near Alexandria.
Tl;:s KfMi'on n-.-" novel in that it an
.,.'.. in h (..limi, established . berwe3
1 ';rs Curies and Darling. 1 The s-ssii1'-"
. h"M in a lurge tent and small
1 1'' tvtie 'ised for sleeping quarters.
I- :-.-. ilhiins hall finu'shed refre
r.-.ct.
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