CltUburg Bank Clarke Must Be frho
tographed and Measured.
Consternation miiong the hundreds
Of bntik fieri-a hi J.lttslurg linn been
caused by tbe decree recently Issued by
the presidents of all bauklug Institu
tions thnt all of their employes must
fubmlt to tho photographs and uiees
tirenieota of the Bertlllon system. This
radical move on the part of the bank
ers la a sequel to the most amasing
Cries of bunk lootings that mankind
over known. Within the last three
, frears It Is estimated that something
like $7,500,000 has been stolen by dis
honest bank employes In that city.
The banks have concluded that the
best course before them while not
Nvlsblng to cost suspicion upou anyone
Is to photograph every one f their
employes and take their measurement
ly the BerUMou ytn, so that, wbca
ft next defamation may occur, the po
lice authorities alt over the world will
biivi; the last embezzler marked down
ts miuutoly uh though he were the
most eluBlve Max Shluburn who ever
Alternated between safe-cracking and
jail service.
If tkore was one bauk -eflloer who
Would have surrendered his complete
control of millions ratnwr tbaa -submit
to being "mugged" by the iollce, :t was
,WIllInin Montgomery, cnsliler of the
Allegheny .National, under, arrest In
connection with the dlsnpiswaiioe of
$839,000 of deiioslts and the entire
$500,000 worth of capita.! toc.k. He
was the Intimate friend and confidant
of Senator Quay, the ninn who placed
Quay's hers during the Hurrlsou cam
paign, when Quay won $250,000, and
the trusted handler of the moneys of
the political machine in that section
of the State.
When the Allegheny National went
flown or up the State was backing It
jsrtttk $5.12,000 of deposits and the city
of Pittsburg with $1,532,000. Private
depositors were so wary that they let
, It have little. When the crash came,
fter series of speculations in stocks,
the police reported the discovery of no
photograph of Montgomery, even dur
tag their Investigations of the suddenly-
acquired fortune of a PlttHburg widow
Whose wealth leaped In eight years
from $10,000 to $333,000, and of other
women In nttsburg and neighboring
cities, whose real estate Investments
bad Increased with remarkable facility.
While the fate of the Allegheny Na
tional's money still bung in the bal
ance, pending the decision of Mont
gomery's allies as to restitution of the
million that had gone, a man returned
to Pittsburg who for nearly three
years bad left the police bitterly re
gretful that the Bertlllon system was
not compulsory there before the Ln
terprlse National of Allegheny col
lapsed in October, 1005. He was Thorn
M W. Harvey, teller of the Enterprise, J
Wbo, ln the valir hope of escaping the '
penalty for hie share In the crime, bad
t given up bis Identity and bis borne, to ,
wander amid agonies of dread until
b,le fearful spirit could no longer bear ,
the strain. He surrendered himself
to the Federal authorities, and on the
Eme day was sentenced to seven years
the penitentiary and that with no
more notoriety than If ho were a pureo
matcher. Pittsburg was learning to
wash its dirty linen with neatness, si
lence and dispatch. Yet the Enterprise
embezzlements were among the most
sensational ever known ln the State of
Pennsylvania. The losses' amounted to
$1,500,000. It was a "political" bank,
like the Allegheny National, and hun
dreds of thousands of Its deposits had
gone out to politicians on notes which,
unsecured at best, had disappeared
when the cashier, T. Lee Clark, both
poisoned and shot himself, to make sure
Of death. s
Speculation, women and gambling
was tbo way tbo stolen millions went
When the Union Trust Company of
Pittsburg discovered Its loss of $385,
000 In 10O0, almost on the anniversary
6f the Enterprise run, the thieve
proved to be a couple et mild young
persons, Clinton B. Wray, the teller,
and C. S. Illxton, the Individual book
keeper. The gambling crooka took It
off these two marks ln largo chunks.
Both received ten years apiece whei
their defalcations were discovered.
While the gamblers were enjoying the
'Union Trust Company's cash, the
bucket shops were getting during the
year between March, 1007, and March
t of this year $520,000 taken from the
Farmers' Deposit National Bunk by
Henry Rolber, the paying teller, and
John Young, the auditor. They proved
themselves fools us simple over wild
cat curb adventures as the boys of the
Union Trust did over crooked cards.
For ten years those two presumably
experienced financiers hud been steal
ing $1.10.1,000 from the Fanners' De
posit Hank, and no one, among either of
ficers or directors, hnd suspected them.
They, too, have been sentenced to ten
years each.
Pittsburg's example has given the
State of Pennsylvania n record thut
puts the dashing depredations of bunk
robbers In the Southwest, with their
masks and their revolvers, to the blush
of poignant shame.
SH0BT. NEWS NOTES.
Fire in tlie lumber yards of the I.aki
Superior coi-poratlou In Suult Ste. Marie
Canada, destroyed $2,500,000 feet of lum
ber valued ut $70,000. The loss will fui'
on the Suglnaw Lumber Comiuny oi
.Kugluaw, Mich.
M. II. Davis, a special agent of the bu
reau of manufactures. IH-purtiuent o!
Commerce and Labor, nays the time hat
-oiu for American flour mill to repair
tiialr lost trade in Britain. The whcai
crops of other countries than the t'nitw
citates are not promising.
A package valued at $32,000 and in
trusted to the care of the Well-Fars
J'.xvrew Company U strangely missing a
Portland, Oregon.
Constitution Inland, in the Hudso
river oppoalr Wettt Point, has been give
to the government by Mrs. Russell Kai
and Mix Anna Bartlett Warner, to t
added to the United States Militar
Academy.
13. II. llarriinan, who was given a r
rev o in San Francikco by the Luc
Bean meo of the big California rltir
'urged his beafera to be frank with tl
railroad, declaring that thair lot are
identical with bis.
TOWNS LAID IN ASHES
Flames Sweep Through Minnesota
Woods and Leave Ruin in
Their Wake. jt
PAIL OF SMOKE IN CHICAGO.
Bomelesn Settlers and WiW Animals
Driver, from Raging Forest
to Lake Shore.
niowu more than .TOO miles by gentle,
steady' air cur rents and kept close to
earth by' peculiarly favorable atmos
pheric cumlllliiiu, the smoke from
Northern forest tires blew over Mil
waukee aim! Chicago Saturday and
Sunday. In Milwaukee Saturday Its
density bad Increased until only the
outlines of buildings four blocks dis
tant could be made out.
Thin I Ihe first time In many years
that Chicago has seen and felt the ef
fects of Me forest fires thut rage In
the far north every summer. The
fires about nibbing, Minn., and the
Michigan copper country are more se
vere than nsual, and the country with
in n nidi i is of 11)0 miles of the blazing
districts Is covered with a pall of thick
smoke. The enormous cloud drifted
southward on a gentle wind.
Peculiar atmospheric conditions per
mitted the light Binokc to descend un
til It covered the whole city, allowing
the rays of the sun to filter down as
through a light fog. The smoke was
thick enough to afford the sriectacle of
the sun hanging like a copjier red disc
in the heavens.
Lake traffic was badly immiered by
the smoke, and the government fog
whistles were put to work.
nearned by lVvl HeerTe.
The dramatic story of the rescue ol
the north shore settlers and the citi
zens of grand Marals hy the Duluth
navsl reserves on board the steamer
Gopher, Is tld by a correspondent who
was aboard tbo vessel. The most heart
rending scenes were witnessed all
along the north shore of the lake.
Homeless settlers, with everything they
possessed licked up by the flames, fled
to the lake shore for refuge, with lit
tle food and no clothing but what they
carried on their bocks. The Gopher
coasted along the shore, picking up
the refugees. The shore was alive with
wild mil main of all kinds, driven out
of the woods by The Ares. Three men
had been forced to take refugo In the
waters of the lake and were picked
up by the Gopher. One womili with
a pack on her back and n sick baby In
ber arms fled three miles from her
homestead to the lake and was picked
ur by the boat. .
Witts Grand Marals, a town of 1.500
people, on the Lake Superior north
shore, partly destroyed, and Heaver
Hay, SO miles away, also attacked by
the flames, and a dozen smaller towns
in great peril, It was apparent Satur
day that, unless ruin came soon, tbe
entire forest tire-swept district was
Uoomcd to total destruction.
Among the larger places In peril were
Coleroln, Bovey, Nnshwauk, Wurble,
lllbblng. Buhl, Big Bay. Chicago Bay,
Coflon, Aurora, Mountain Iron, Hen
shall, Fort William, Out., Ilymcrs. Out,
1'ort Arthur, Ont, Cascade and Nut son.
The Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and all State railroads bad fire trains
out fighting to save property along the
lines and protect bridges and stations.
It was a bottle ln which all able-ttndlod
men throughout tho threatened terri
tory took a hand, and hundreds were
near exhaustion- as a result of tbo
week's struggle.
Sceno W Awe-Inaulrlnar.
Tho scene along the shore Soturdaj
night was an awe-inspiring sight as seen
from tho water. For a distance of more
than 100 miles the flames appeared to
bo almost continuous. The roaring of
the fire Could be heard for miles. Great
tves were suddenly enveloped In flames.
the fire rushing up balsam , with
swish like a giant rocket. The great
peat beds of northern Minnesota were
all ablaze. ,
In response to Governor Johnson's
appeal $43,OJ0 has leoii raised by the
Duluth relief committee for the home
less refugees. The supply of food and
clothes now seems to Ik ample. Relief
meusnires are being taken In all the
cities throughout the State to help the
fire euITcrcrs. Along the north shore of
Lake Superior the situation Is critical,
Th Fire Monatrr'i Work,
Here's a summary of the fire mon
ster's work:
Duration of (Ires, two weeks.
Cause of fires believed to bo I neon-
ditirj.
States and provlm-cs visited by fires
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Ontirlo.
Towns ami mining settlements
fltroyed, about ten.
Townn In Imminent danger, twenty
Total five loss (estimated), from $10,-
OUO.r.00 to $l.),0O0,(!N.
People homeless, about 30,000.
NEWS OF MINOR NOTE.
Ill a jail at Calcium, India, a number
of imprisoned revolutionists killed one ol
their eonirades wlm hud turned aimiu
them Mild re veil led llieir plot to Unn.ihsI;i
ate high otliclala 11 nd start a gem-rut re
bellion.
Iu a dcKolute wood near Seven (Ink.
short distance from I-ondoii, the wife o
MaJ. Gen. Clini-les Allwaid Luard wu
murdered la a mysterious manner. X
trace of the murderer has been foil 11
but the motive appears to have been rob
bery, valuable ring' having been taken
from the womnn'a finger.
Another encounter lietween the Arabs
in Mora ceo and the French troopr vu re
ported at I'aria Wednead.ty, when th
blockhouse ut Boudeuib bud been sur
rounded by a great horde of tiilje.men.
The hitler wrre held buck by the deadly
firs of the machine gurta in the expectutios
tnat a relief column would be avut out.
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Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
ICooIige and Chief Montgomery of the
customs division of thnt department
have presented to Senator Burrows, as
the representative of the Senate com
mittee on finance, the views of the de
partment as to the changes believed to
be neccHsnry In the administrative fea
tures of the tariff law. Among the rec
ommendations was one for an lucres ie
from $100 to $200 of the exemption
made In fnvor of Americans returning
from abroad. The department also
would nlHtllsh the fee system now ex
tensively employed throughout the cus
toms service and put merchamyse sent
through the mails on the same footing
as that sent through the regular cus
toms channels.
President Roosevelt hns made public
a letter to the Secretary of State ad
vising him of the Kstponcmont until
1917 of the Japanese Exposition, which
was to have been held In 1012. The rea
sons given are that the short time be
tween now and 1012 would necessitate
a wasteful exts-nse and that there Is a
jieciillar fitness In holding the exposi
tion, the first lu Asia, In commemora
tion of the fiftieth anniversary of the
accession of his majesty to the throne.
The President's letter lays stress on the
IHfuIlnr feeling of regard and friend
ship which this country has fo Japan,
and says that we should do all In our
power to belli make the exposition a
success.
Mu J. Gen. Wood, who held longer than
any other officer the command of tlie
American forces ln the East, and who Is
now on bis way home from Europe 'to
succeed MaJ. Gen. Grant as commander
of the Department of the East, will sug
gest to the President, It Is said, a plan
for having a certain number of army
officers sent to Japan and China to
learn the languages of those countries.
Ills plan contemplates the sending of
four of the younger officers, not above
the rank of captain, to take four-year
course iu these languages, rigid exam
inations at the end of each six months
to determine whether the men sent nro
(K'cullurly fitted to master them.
A report prepared by tbe Department
of Commerce and Lnlmr shows that the
total Imports for the month of July
reached $80,414,031), against $124,021,-
803 for the corresponding month of
11(07, and for the seven months ending
with July, It showed $008,805,704,
ngulnst $875,001,070 for the like period
of 1907. The exports for the same pe
riod Showed a similar remarkable fall
ing off, the total r July, 1908, being
$102,199,520, against $128,549,535 In
July, 1907, and for the seven months
endlnir with July. $900,097,030, as
against $1,008,999,907.
Senator rMeCumber, of North Da-
kotu, predicts that the extra session
of congress which Is to b,o called after
the fourth of next March for the re
vision of the tariff, will be of long
duration, and that It will witness many
stubborn contests over the various
schedules which It Is proposed to
change. Mr. McCumber sold that the
West will demand that several articles
which are now on the protected list
rihnll be made free of duty, Mid he In
cluded lumber and coal as among those
on behalf of which a strong fight will
he made.
Orders have been issued by the War
DeiMirtment directing Col. William F.
Stewart of the const artillery, who sev
eral months-ngo was sent to the aban
doned military post of Fort Grant,
Ariz., on account of "temperamental In
capacity," to proceed to Fort Hunchuca,
Ariz., to take the riding test prescribed
for field officers. At the conclusion of
the test he is directed to return to
Fort Grant, Colo. Stewart is reported
pleased with the order.
The outcome, of the prolonged con
sideration of the appeal, of the eight
West Point cadets expelled for brutal
bu.lng Is the announcement that upon
tho recommendation of the President,
Secretary Wright bad decided to let
the dismissal of two, Rossell and
Weaver, stand,' but to suspend for one
year the other six who are younger.
The two who are expelled were mem
bers of the first class.
The retirement' of Rear Admiral Rob-
ley I. Kvans placed Rear Admiral Cas
per Goodrich, coinmandunt of the navy
yard ut New York, nt the head of the
active list of rear admirals of the navy.
Admiral Gmslrlch will be retired In.
January next. Tho position of senior
read admiral will in no way be a ma
terial advantage to him.
The summary of reports of the con
dition of the national bunks nt the
lose of business July 15, l'.KxS, shows
the total of tho item "bonds, securities,
itc," held by the banks to be $705,-
Thut there was a net increase of
'JOO.Ooo In the population of the coun
try us the result of Immigration for
June, is shown by the report of the de-
imrtnicn of commerce and labor.
President Roosevelt has established a
aoue sixty 'feet wide along the Mexl-
cun border, the laud of which Is with
drawn from sett lenient. The purpose
of this ucilou Is to render it more diffi
cult to smuggle Asiatics over the line
Into California.
Secretary Straus has approved, the
action of the immlKratton official of
Boeton lu tho so-called Mormon case,
wherein a number of Immigrants were
bold upon the allegation of entering
the country lu violation of law.
IK IS REPUBLICAN;
m iid ai itv put nmii
j nan 1 1 uui UU..U
Bert At. Fernald Is Elected Gov
ernor, but His Lead Is
Only 7,700.
LIQUOR LAW IS CHIEF FACTOR.
Plurality Xa the Smallest In a Presi
dential Year for Quarter of
a Century,
Maine hns elected a Republican Gov
ernor by a plurality of about 4,100.
The victory for Bert M. Fernald, tho
Republican gubernatorial nominee, Is
seriously discounted In the eyes of the
Republicans by the small size of his
plurality over Olmdlali Gardner, the
Democratic nominee, and the Demo1
rrnts are correspondingly elated. Along
with the Stnte ticket, tho Republicans
have won, probably, the four Congress
slonal districts, although late returns
seemed iHH-essary to determine the re
sult in two of them.
The plurality received by the Repub
licans was far below the average. It
probably will not be much over 7,700.
the smollest received In uny presiden
tial year In twenty-five years. Returns
from 408 out of 519 cities, towns, and
plantations give Fernald 72,117, Gard
ner 04,093. The snme places in 1904
gave Cobb (Rep.) 73,33-1, Davis (Dein.)
49,410. The remaining places in 1904
gave Cobb 1,030, Duvls 730. These fig
ures Indicate a Republican loss of about
4 per cent and n Democratic gain of 32
per cent ns compared with the last
residential year vote.
Vote LarKcat. Slap 1HHS.
The vote was the heaviest since 1888,
running well up to 140,000, within a few
thousand of the record for the State.
The Democratic vote gained over four
years ago In nearly every county and
city.
The fight ns between the Republi
cans and Democrats was distinctly
local, carrying with it the liquor ques
tion. An analysis of the returns, ac
cording to a correspondent. Indicates
that the heavy vote rallied to the sup
port of the Democratic ticket ennio
from the element in the State which
desires a resubmission of the prohobt-
tion law, which now stands on the stat
ute books. The Democratic State plat
form demanded such a resubmission.
The following figures show how
Maine has voted tat the September elec
tions during tho past thirty-six years :
Year. Repuh. Demo. Plurality.
1872 71,888 55,343 10,545
1870 75,807 - 00,423 15,444
18S0 73,544 73,713 109
1884 78,318 58,503 19,815
1888 79,401 01,348 18,053
1892 07,!M0 55,397 12,503
1800 82,51)0 34,350 48,240
1900 73,955 39,823 34,132
JD04 70,002 50,140 20,810
Fusion of Democrats and greenback-
era. "I'luranty lor tusion.
On Aug. 21 a special train on the Penn
sylvania railroad was run from pierce-
ton to Warsaw, Ind., a distance of nine
miles, in less than five minutes, or at a
fcpeed of over 100 miles an hour, breaking
all records.
An increase of 12 per cent in the num
ber of passengers carried and a decrease
of six per cent in earnings are the net
results of twelve months' operation of the
two-cent fare laws on the Chicago and
Alton railroad. Other roads admit In
creased earnings under the two-cent pas
senger rate.
Tbe grunting of permission by the In
terstate Commerce Commission for the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad to resume the schedule of through
freight rates to points Bouth and west,
which were broken oft last March with
all lines but tbe Pennsylvania and Le
high Valley ends a quarrel which threat
ened to spread to other lines, tlereaner
tbe New England business will be divided
among tilie live Hues running southward
out of New York.
The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals at St. I-rfmis, in two sweeping
decisions, reversed the lower courts and
sustained the position of tbe government
as to tbe safety appliance law. In the
cases against the Santa Fe Denver
and Rio G ramie tho court holds that the
recent act of Congress abrogates the com
mon law rule of "reasonable rare," which
bad hither. o been employed by railroads
in their defense. There is no escape from
the duty of having the coupling appli
ance in opei ut ion.
The Union Pacific' baa again placed ex
tra guards on its overland trains for their
protection iu tiie event of holdups. Sev
eral reort8 of train robberies in the
Northwest are said to be the reason for
this precaution.
Announcement haa been made by tbe
Soo railroad that Its new Duluth line,
which when i-ompleted will extend from
Duluth to It root en, where it connects with
the main line, is now ojien for service as
fur as Onainia, about ninety miles north
east of Broolen. Shipments of freight are
being received for all intermediate points
along the extension.
In order that western manufacturers
may be enabled to compete successfully
In the" eastern markets with eastern man
ufacturers of roofing paper, the Soo line
baa made a big slash in the rate charged
for shipping this material. The reductiou
is from 28 to lu cents per 100 pounds.
The South Dakota railroad commis
sioners, who have been inspecting the rail
roads of the Ktate, held a mwting at
I-ead to consider the application of th
business men of the town, who are ask
ing that the atandard gauge lines be ex
tended to that city to save the reloading
of freight from standard to narrow gauge
lines at: ledwood.
CHICAGO.
Favorable developments become mors
plentiful as a basis for continuing recov
ery in business. Confidence is more gen
erally felt that the tide hss turned for the
better in production and distribution. This
is confirmed by steadily increasing demand
for mill and factory outputs and a mors
notable absorption of fall and winter mer
chandise. Considerable strength Is derived frora
the highly encouraging agricultural condi
tions, pricei being maintained above those
at times Inst year for the leading grains
and assuring a further large addition to
the purchasing power throughout tbe
est. Movement of Uie breadstuff ex
ceed those of a year ago.
Some decline again appeara in arrivals
of hogs, causing smaller packing, but
there Is substantial decrease in accumu
lated stocks of provisions in store, and
also gains in, receipts of hides and wool,
while lumber received is but slightly low
er. '
Permits for business structures in Chi
cago during August numbered 41 and $1,-
;(,, OOO in value, against 42 permits and
$919,000 in value In same month last year.
Investment is heavier in interest bearing
securities, sales of choice bonds and local
stocks being more active, and a new city
loan was successfully negotiated. Money
is yet quoted from 3V6 per cent to 44 per
cent. Currency shipments to -move crops
do taot equal those at this time last year,
but are now more widely called for.
High-grade commercial paper remains
in restricted offering, although mercantile
borrowers increase. Bank deposits under
go but slight change, and there are ample
funds available against the ascertained
fall needs of the interior.
Bank clearings, $220,587,442, exceed
those in corresyponding week of 1907 by
3.3 per cent. Failures reported in Chi
cago district number 32, against 24 last
week and 17 a year ago. Those with
liabilities over $5,000 number 10, against
5 last week and 5 in 1907. Dun's Ro
view of Trade.
NEW YORK.
Fall jobbing trade, and to a lesser ex
tent, retail demand, has been helped this
week by the advent of cooler weather, the
opening of the season of fall festivals and
the continuance of buyers' excursions.
Hence the consensus of reports that dis
tribution has expanded at leading north
western and southwestern markets, while
there is a farther gain shown at many
southern centers. .
Enlargement of crop movements, par
ticularly in winter wheat and cotton, has
also made for a further improvement in
collections, which at many points are
now classed as fairly normal. But tbe
weight -of testimony is that trade is still
below the same period of last year, when
contraction was already in evidence. Con
sertatism, in fact, still governs buying
operations, and there is a disposition to
order merely for immediate or nearby
necessities pending a clearer view of the
political outlook and the reaping of the
later autumn crops.
Industrial reports show on the whole an
expansion in output. Iron and steel pro
duction is from 00 to 80 per cent of full
capacity, and the settlement of tho Ala
bama coal miners' and the New England
papermakers' strikes has made for a larger
output.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending Sept. 3 number 210,
against 230 last week, 130 in the like
week of 1907. 12tjn 1900, 137 in 1905
and 144 in 1904, and Canadian failures
for the same period number 17, as against
27 last week and 15 lost year. Brad
street's Commercial Report.
Chicago Cattle, common to prime,
$4.00 to $7.70; bogs, prime heavy, $4.00
to $7.15 ; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00
to $4.25; wheat, No. 2, 97c to 08c;
corn, No. 2, 79c to .80c ; oats, standard,
48c to 49c; rye, No. 2, 74c to 76c; hay,
timothy, $8.00 to $12.50; prairie,' $8.00
to $11.00; butter, dioice creamery, 19c
to 22c; eggs, fresh, 19c to 22c; potatoes,
per bushel, 70c to 80c.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, . $3.00
to $7.10; hogs, good to choice' heavy,
$3.50 to $0.05 ; sheep, common to prime,
$20 to $4.00t wheat, No. 2, 01c to
i(3c; corn, No. 2 white, 79c to 80c; oats,
No. 2 white, 47c to 48c.
St. Louis Cattle, $4.50 to $7.50; hogs.
$4.00 to $7.20; sheep, $3.00 to $4.25;
wheat. No. 2, 99c to $1.00; corn, No. 2,
78c to 79c; oats, No. 2, 49c to 50c;
rye, No. 2, 79c to 80c.
Cincinnati Cottle, $4.00 to $5.73;
hogs. $4.00 to $7.20; sheep, $3.00 to
$3.75; wheat, No. 2, 08c to 99c; corn.
No. 2 mixed, SOc to 81c; oats, No. 2
mixed, 51c to 52c; rye, No. 2, 79c to SOc.
Detroit Cattle, $1.00 to $5.20; hogs,
$4.0O to $0.50; sheep, $2.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, 05c to 90c; corn. No. 3
yellow, Sic to 83e ; oats, No. 3 white,
50c to 5lc; rye, No. 2, ide to ijc.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern,
$1.0;i to $1.05; corn, No. 3, 78c to 79c;
oats, standard, 4!c to GOc; rye, No. 1,
7.V to 7l5c ; barley, No. 2, 72c to 74c;
pork, mess, $14.75.
Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$1.00 to $0.50; hogs, fuir to choice, $4.00
to $7.23 ; sheep, common to good mixed,
$1.00 to $5.30; lambs, fair to choice,
$5.00 to $7.00.
New York Cottle, $4.00 to $d.O0;
hogs, $3.50 to $7.00; sheep, $3.00 to
$4.00; wheat. No. 2 red, $1.02 to $1.04;
corn, No. 2, SSc to SOc; oats, natural
white, 54c to 50c; butter, creamery, 20c
to 21c; eggs, western, 19c to 22c.
Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed, 03c to
95c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 79c to 81c;
oats. No. 2 mixed, 49c to 50c; rye. No.
2, 75c to 70c ; clover seed. October, $0.02
i'onvirt Leaa lyiten to (iu.
To the Georgia LegiKlature.'whioh was
convened in extra session at Atlanta the
other day, tbe special commission which
has investigated tbe convict leas system
now prevailing in that State, made a
scathing report in which the Stat prison
commission is condemned for grave neg
lect of duty and for tolerating the cruel
and brutal practice upon the victims of
Uie syitem. Tbe report was accompan
ied by a message from Gov. Smith, urging
the abolition of the lease system and th
employment of the convicts on road and
ether public works.
DRT LAND CROPS.
Alfalfa That Yields Twelve Cutting
a Tear.
"The demand for better grass cornel
largely from the arid regions of the
West and South," says Prof. C-. V.
Piper, chief grass expert of the United
States Department of Agriculture, "and
our work has been largely lu these sec
tions. Secretary Wilson Is especially
Mixious to establish dry land farming
on a jierniaiient basis, 11 ml for this pur
pose crops must Ik? found that have
sufficient drouth-resistance to is? used
profitably in rotation. With this end
in view the department Is making a
thorough exploration of the dry regions
of Manchuria and China for new
grasses and legumes. Already we have
secured many very promising tilings
which we ore testing out thoroughly."
Prof. Piper says the greatest success
attended the efforts of the department
with new varieties of alfalfa. Nearly
every corner of the world was searched
during the study of the crop, with the
result thnt several distinct varieties
were secured which will thrive where
ordinary alfalfa will imtIhIi,
"We ull .It hardy alfalfa," says the
professor, "aud It Is ns certain of
growth ln Minnesota nud the Dakotas
as ordinary alfalfa In Kansas. The re
markable Arabian alfalfa found In the
valley of the Euphrutes Is proving of
enormous value in Arizona and Califor
nia, where It has produced 12 cuttings
in one season, three more than have
been produced by the ordinary alfalfa.
This result Is due to Its rapid growth
mid Its ability to grow ln cool weather,
beginning curlier ln spring aud con
tinuing. Inter In the fall.
"Alfalfa Is becoming n very jmpular
crop In the Eastern states. Demon.
strntlons of the department have al
ready proved that with proper treat
ment alfalfa can be grown with great
success ln nearly every Btate east of
the Mississippi river, and it bids fair
to bring about Important changes in
the agriculture of these states."
DEATHS FROM RABIES.
Three Well-Defined Cases ln New
York in Two Months.
In the "dog days" of July and Au
gust this year in New Vork there were
three deaths from rabies. That la
looked on as au unusual munlier. These
cases were all well defined-rubles. In
each instance the brain of tho victim
was examined hy bacteriologists, and
the negrl body, surest "Indication of
hydrophobia, was found In large num
bers. In the last mouth the number of
cases of dog bite treated nt the Pas
teur Institute fell off a great deal. Be
fore the Board of Health Instituted its
death penalty enforcement of the law
demand I ng a muzzle or leash on all
dogs in the streets the institute had as
high ns 38 cases under treatment.
There are now only 15 cases ln the In
stitute, and these soon will be dis
charged.
All the schools in Christ iauia, Norway
have been closed, owing to a serious out
break of smallpox.
The Esperanti8ts at their fourth inter
national congress at Dresden have decided
to publish books in Esperanto for the
blind, and to prepare proper exhibits to
give information relutive to Esperanto.
Following the expulsion of the Dutch
minister, JonkCieer de Reus, from Venez
uela by President Castro, demonstrations
of extreme anger and excitement have
been reported in the Dutch South Ameri
can colony and throughout the Nether
In nils.
Throughout European Turkey the
demonstrations of joy over the concession
of a constitution and a parliamentary
form of government continue at Constan
tinople a crowd of more ttlmn 200,000 per
sons assembled outside the palace of the
Sultan to shout their approval of his
course. Already preparations are on foot
for holding the first elections. The new
Parliament will assemble in the fall.
The surprise in connection with the
new Japanese cabinet, headed by Premier
Katsura, is the retention of the formei
minister, Terauehi, whose policy of mili
tary expansion appears to suit the eldei
statesmen. He also takes the foreign
portfolio until the return of Baron Ko-
mura, now ambassador to Britain. Nev
ertheless, the announced policy of the new
ministry is the recujieration of the coun
try rather than aggression in any quar
ter. '
When the House of I-ords pussinl tin
old-age pension bill on second Tcuding it
was thought thut would end the matter,
but now rhe unprecedented thing lias hap
pened of having the bill amended iu com
mittee. This will bring the Lords lute
direct opposition to a large majority ol
the Commons and especially will stir ur.
the ire of the Socialists. J he action
will be regarded as a breach of the priv
ileges of the House, as the bill is con
strued as a money bill.
During a sympathetic manifestation of
building trades employes of Paris in f;
vor of the striking sandpit men ut Val
leneuve and Draveil, two nearby suburbs,
a clash with the troops occurred, in which
many of tbe strikers were killed and oth
ers wounded.
Afier more than three years of legal
procedure the civil court of tirst instance
of Caracas has delivered judgment in the
sensational case of the French Cable Com.
puny. 'Hie company has been found guil
ty of complicity In the Matos revolution
of 1903, and fined $3,000,000. Other
damages also are to be assessed against it.
Gov. General Smith has made a per
sonal insection of the cholera infected
districts of the Island of Luzon, and b
reports that the number of cases Is rap
idly decreasing.
The threatened break in the friendly
relations long existing between Holland
and Venexuela will add one more nation
to the long list of those which either have
no intercourse with Venexuela or have
serious questions pending. These are
France, Columbia, United States, Eog-I
land and perhaps Italy. Tbe path of the'
diplomat in Caracas is thorny and ouly '
too many have met their fat at Castro's!
hand.
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A new union of retail clerks has been
instituted at .Melrose, Minn.
Cotton spinners' wages are to be re
duced 5 per cent In Lancashire, England.
The Toronto, Canada, Iwlgif of Ma
chinists will keep a close watch on civic
contracts affecting the trade.
The Ohio State Federation of Ijilior
convention Is to be held at Dayton In
October.
Steps are beint taken to close tbe Pow
ell Duffryn (Wales) collieriea In conse
quence of the strike of 0,MH) men.
The California State Federation of La
bor convention is to meet in San Jose.
The new executive board of the Na
tional Federation of State, City and Town
Employes has arranged plans for a vigor
ous organizing eampalgn. '
Primary arrangements are now being
made for the annual convention of t Iiv
West Virginia State Federation of IJilKir..
that is to be held at Clarksburg in Oc
tober. The San Francisco (Cal.) Broommak
ers' Union has taken preliminary steps in
starting a campaign against brooms made,
by Chinese and those made hy convicts
in Eastern States.
The Stereotypers and Eleetrotypers"
Union has been greatly increased during
the Inst year, in which seven new locals
were formed. The membership is 3,500 in
ninety-two locals, and the treasury holds.
$20,000.
At the convention of the International
Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen the-by-laws
were amended so ns to permit-the
holding of conventions annually instead
of bi-nnnually. Next year's convention,
will be held at Yonkers, N. Y.
The Fall River (Mass.) Spinners
Union, which had decided to withdraw
from the sliding scale agreement between
the unions and manufacturers of that city
baa decided that It will act with the other
unions and continue in the agreement.
The anti-injunction committee of the
San Francisco Labor Council has de
cided to recommend to the 110 unions af
filiated with the council to give ns much
as possible to the fund that, is being rais
ed to fight injunctions and to suggest that,,
in addition, individual members contrib
ute to the same fund. -
James Kier Hardie Is the founder of
the Inbor party, and is the chief figure
In the party in England. He says thnt
the time is ripe to organize a labor party
in Canada, and that by a better union of
their forces the laborers of America eun
obtain legislation for their advancement.
Another big international union will
establish headquarters in Washington, D.
C. The general convention of the stone
cutters voted to make the president's po
sition a salaried one, so that he might de
vote all his time to the organization,
and decided upon Washington for the
general headquarters.
The problem of unemploymen in Glas
gow, Scotland, has reached an exceeding
ly acute stage. For twenty-five years
there has been nothing like the present sit
uation, and it is more than probable thnt
rinless some , unexpected fevival in trade
takes place, the situation will have become -intensified
by the arrival of autumn and.
winter.
At Saratoga James R. Keene ran first
and second in the Spinaway stake with
his fillies, Maskette and Wedding Befls.
To test the ordinance against Sunday
baseball at Detroit, Mich., a member of
the Detroit team was arrested during the
game.
At the opening of the Grand Circuit
harness ruees in Poughkecpsie, the Eel
broke several records by taking the first
heat in 2 :02V, .
Charles Hickman, utility man on the
Cleveland American League baseball
team, wns sold to the Toledo American
Association team.
Dick Roller, a 6 to 1 shot, easily won
the Knickerbocker handicap at about six
furlongs at Empire City, defeating a fair
ly good field of youngsters.
At Dubuque, Iowa, the .feature of the
second day of the Great Western races
was Minor Heir's mile in 2-tlU, against
time, lowering the track record of 2:03.
George T. Stallings, one-time manager
of the Detroit club, will assume full con
trol of the New York Highlanders at the
end of the present Eastern League sea
son. King James, the brown 3-year-old colt
by Plaudit-Unsightly, owned by John E.
Madden, won die mile handicap at Sara
toga iu 1 ::t8, the fastest mile of the
meet.
Secretary Russell of the Columbus, O.,
board of trade, sent a message of good
cheer to the Senators at Iudiunapolis,
ami pledging to each player a "souvenir
of beuuty and value" if the fourth pen
nant is won.
A new world's record was set for a
three-mile relay running race at Calu
met, Mich. Vera Matthews, Annie Do
ratte and Valvina W. covered the dis
tance iu 0:13 4-5, the fastest mile in 1
minute, 51 4-5 seconds. The horses are
owned by Allie Wooster, Portuge, Wis.
E. P. Elliott of Minneapolis is the win
ner of the Western Chess Association
championship In the ninth annual tour
nament, which was held at Excelsior,
Iike Minnetonka.
The United States infantry team won
the national trophy and the $300 offered
by Congress by winning the United States
army rifle team match at Camp Perry.
The infantry's score was 3224. The sec
ond prize, the Hilton trophy and $200 in
casli; went to the navy team, which scor
ed 3210. A score of 3180, made by the
cavalry team, gave the cavalry third
place.
Billy Papke, the Illinois boxer, main
tained his reputation of a fast fighter by
getting the better of Sailor Burke of
New York In a rapid and very rough six
round bout at the National Athletic Club.
No decision was given by Referee Char
ley White, but tbe western fighter out
classed him, almost at every stage of the
game.
Deputy sheriffs arrested three bookmak
ers at the Empire City track for alleged
violations of tbe New York a 11 ti-race
track gambling laws, and as a result bet
ting of any aort was given up as a nois
iest pursuit by th bookie aud their run-nrs.