tCTATOR BAHET CI FIST nQIIT.
TTexat Statesman and a Correspond
nt'Hajre Mix-Up at Capitol
Senator Joseph W. Nalley of Texas
Dd W. Sinker Manning, Washington
correspondent of ilia New York Times,
tiad a fist fight In the Senate corridor
Thursday afternoon. Bailey used
JIannlng's umbrella f wallop the
crib. Neither antagonist suffered
ny serious Injury. The only damage
waa to the unibrella.
The clash grew out of an article la
the Times under a Washington date
line which said that Senator Aldrich,
Republican lender in the tariff debate,
had a number of followers among
Democrats "who may faithfully be set
down under the classification of 'Al
drich men'" and that "they are head
ed by that distinguished son of Texas,
Joseph Weldou La Key." BiUey read
this story on the floor of the Senate
and Qien denied the allegations. In
making his denial he launched Into a
denunciation of newspapers In general
and of the Times eorresiwndent In
particular, whom he specifically called
a liar, a wholp and a coward. When
Wanning later met Bailey and started
to explain that he did not write the
article the mix-up came.
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EEVOLT IN PERU 13 QUELLED.
President Captured and Freed, De
feats the Rebel Forces.
The palace of President Legula la
Lima, Peru, was attacked by revolu
tionary forces and the loyalty of the
troops was all that saved the, chief ex
ecutive from being deposed from of
fice. The revolutionists, after hard
fighting, succeeded In entering the pal
ace and making the President prisoner,
but the loyal soldiers, after recovering
from the panic Into which the unex
pected attack threw them, advanced
upon the rebels and rescued Legula
unharmed. The President, restored to
power, immediately took charge of put
ting down the disorder. The fighting
lasted for some time, but resulted la
the complete routing of the revolution
ary forces. Later Legula rode through
the streets, which were closely guard
ed by cavalry, and assured the towns
people and tradesmen the danger wu
passed. ,
KANSAS NOW A LIQUOR SAHARA.
Jacket Shops Kicked, Streams Puri
fied, Danny Dreamer Barred.
Kansas is aa dry as laws can make
H now. The new prohibitory law that
stops the sale of liquors by druggist
went Into effect at midnight Saturday.
The Kansas statute book appeared Sat
urday morning, and the acts cf the
Legislature become effective on Its
publication. All bucket shops 1n the
State will have to eloae. ' The nev la
bor law bars child actors from the
theaters and all boys under II years of
age from the messenger service. Inter
urban cars must be equipped with ad
ditional conveniences. Cities will be
required to preserve the purity of the
waters of the streams In their vicin
ity. Railroads will be required to
rect hog tight fences along the right
tf way where farmers require It Fruit
tree agents wfll go to jail If they mis
represent the brand of fruit trees they
ell.
' HOOSIEB BANKER ENDS HIS LIFE
Jesse Fletcher of a Well-Known
Family Kills Himself.
Jesse Fletcher, a wealthy business
man of Indianapolis, lad., committed
tulclde at Turtle Lake, near Alpena,
Mich., where there is a widely known
fishing and hunting club. Mr. Fletchor
belonged to one of the most prominent
of the old Indiana families. For many
ears It has been Important in the
financial development of the State, and
the Fletchers were among the first
bankers to co-operate in the beginning
Of business In the Middle West Jesso
Fletcher was a capitalist and interest
ed financially in many directions. The
amount of his fortune Is not known,
but it Is not believed that U was loss
of money that led to his suicide. He
was a man of middle age, unmarried
and of retiring disposition.
An Ice skating rink Is to be Installed
In the Plaza Hotel, New Tork, for the
use of patrons In hot weather.
Fire at Barnet, B. C, wiped out the
buildings of the North Pacific Lumber
Company. The loss is (350,000.
Two men were arrested in Brooklyn,
N. Y., on ssupicloo of having killed An
tonio Malfettl, 7 years old, and throws
bis body Into the East River.
The name of La Baca, the Pactflo
terminal of the Panama Canal, will be
changed to Balboa, in honor of Vaeco
Nunes Balboa, who discovered the Pa
cific Ocean.
C. 8. Jordan was found guilty of
the murder of his wife at Somervllle,
Mass. The woman's dismembered body
was found in a trunk which Jordan
bad shipped to Boston.
Natives of China ore rapidly for
saklng the worship of Idols, according
to the Rev. T. D. Holmes, a Baptist
missionary who has Just arrived at
San Francisco.
The Supieme Court of Colorado held
that clubs In prohibition towns have
no right to dlspeiibe llnuor even to
their own members. The case Involved
primarily the Elks' lode of Canyon
City, who toujht to male a test.
At a meeting of the Seattle (Wash.)
JLeu'aunmt Kecpcri An-ux-utlon a
pledge was g'.ven to I. A. Mndoau. dl
rectot geiii ral of His AluHka-Yukon
Pacific exposition, that prices would
not be rilsert a'ovo tho prtJent stand
ards durlig Ota ni'.ov'.on.
Iiavid I'cliiwo. iheatti al manager,
wto hen ;crif JU.OO.Om tn ieKtlnx
forts cf Ivlaw ft JOil initer to collect
,0''0 of tt:e proiri of "The Devil',
Auction." la t,l;ne.l a peace agree
ment with them. The nppecl from the
judgment eraln.it BeUuo bus been
IHfjEll
taktn out o court.
ALFALFA FLOUR,
Likely to Affect the Wheat Supply
of the United States.
When Nebuchadnezzar went out into
the fields many thousands of years
ago and ate gra3 like nn ox, the peo-
p!e of those ancient days regarded him
as Insane. But like many other great
men the Babylonian King was ahead
of his time, for were he living In
Omaha to-day he would be hailed with
Joy by the members of the Crelghton
Alfalfa Club, writes a correspondent
The young men of this organization
are eating hny and getting fat on it.
Farm experts have proved that alfalfa
contains several times as much nutri
ment as rlover, and Is the best forage
for cattle. That It was also n food for
man was never realized until experi
ments were made at Crelghton Univer
sity, the leading Catholic school In
the West.
That alfalfa as a food lias passed
the Joking stage Is shown by the fact
that more than a score of students
have formed a club to demonstrate Its
value to the world. More than that,
the housewives of Omaha have started
to use It In preparing meals.
IU enthusiasts say alfalfa will revo
lutionize the food question, and that
It will solve the serious problem of
supplying tho world with Hour a few
decades hence.
The alfalfa is carefully selected, and
the bright and tender leaves and a
small portion of the upper parts of the
stalks are ground together. Then they
are run through a bolting machine
that turns out a meal almost as fine
as flour and having a rich brown color.
The meal is then bleached. This hav
ing been done, it is ready to go to the
culinary department of the college
club. There it is cooked into a largo
number of palatable dishes.
There are alfalfa gems, and they are
so tender and rich when properly
cooked that they almost melt in the
mouth. The most delicate muffins can
not compare with them. They are
light, palatable and easily digestible.
Experts who have studied their value
as food say that a man can make a
meal on alfalfa meal muffins and do
more work and with less fatigue than
he could If he had eaten beefsteak,
bread and potatoes. Cakes of all kinds
are made of alfalfa flour, the recipes
being similar to those employed In the
construction of the cakes In which
white flour plays the leading part.
For everyday bread alfalfa flour has
been tried at the club. It is darker
than wheat flour. The taste is most
delicious, being a little sweet, and Is
much more palatable If a little sugar
Is added to the dough before it goes
Into the baking pans. la making bread,
yeast Is used in about the same pro
portions as In the manufacture of the
bread made from wheat flour.
A new union of retail clerks bos
been formed at Fresno, Cal.
The longshoremen's dispute at Mon
treal, Canada, over bonuses has been
settled.
The building trade has the greatest
number of strikes. The coal and coke
Industry comes next
International Association of Marble
Workers will hold its annual conven
tion at Washington, D. C, June 7.
Application has been made to the
A. F. of L. for a charter from tho
Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men.
Boston (Mass.) Coal Teamsters and
Handlers' Union has elected a com
mittee to make recommendations for
rules for the establishment of a per
manent local sick benefit system.
The New York Central Federated
Union recently adopted a motion grant
ing full privileges of voice and vote
to the delegates of the Women's Trade
Union League In the central body.
At the session of the International
Typographical Union in St Joseph,
Mo., aext August, the delegates from
Minneapolis ' will make a strong fight
to have the convention of 1910 held
in that city.
The committee of unemployed of the
San Francisco (Cal.) Building Trades
Council reported recently that when
appointed there 21,000 unemployed In
the city, one-third members of crafts
afflltatod with the council. The num
ber Is aow reduced to 15,000.
The Belgian Chamber of Deputies
haa accepted, with 70 against 39 votes,
a bill for the reduction of the working
hours in the mines to nine hours; the
Chamber also favosa farther reductions
In cases where exceentve heat and
damp act Injuriously to the health of
the miners.
Returns from 1M of the principal
trade unions In New Tork State, repre
senting about one-quarter of the
State's total union membership, show
that the axceaalve unemployment
which prevailed in 190. was steadily
declining la amount after March ua
to the end of November.
Returns relating to more than 000,
000 members of British trade union
show that Ike average percentage of
members returned aa unemployed at
the end of each month of ISO! m 7.8,
aa compared with $.7 la 1907.
Cumberfkad (Eagland) miners have
agreed to accept a reduction In wagea,
following upon similar redactions in
Durham and Northumberland. The
engineers la the Ashioo-auder-Lyae
district have also agreed to a redue
Uon of Is a week.
New Tork Typographical Union No.
6 Is developUg a plaa to erect
building to be known s the Typo
graphical Temple, at a cost of a quar
ter of a million dollars, U be need as
headquarter for Una aal other ov
gttolz&tlous la the metropolis.
The Nottingham (England) Uc
makers strike coded recently, the men
i growing to reaama wort. The em
ployers omvouded the fatf-ms demanded,
under protest atipuUvUng that a Joint
mentlng of employers and operatives
be held t consider the matters la die
put e.
DAYS
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QUAKES CITY STRIKE EI0TS.
Mobs Beat Imported Crews in Phila
delphia Trouble Spreads.
Car-strike riots were renewed in
Philadelphia Thursday, following an
outbreak the previous night, In which
nearly 100 persons were Injured. This
disturbance was in northeast Philadel
phia, the scene of the riots, when a
crowd attacked two trolley cars which
were manned by imported worlimen.
The windows In tho cars were broken,
the car crews were seriously beaten,
and many persons In the crowd were
hurt by flying bricks. Several arrests
were made. As the result of the dis
turbances In Kensington Lieut. Sykes,
commander of the police In the district.
was suxpended from duty and will be
tried before a police board on a charge
of falling to lead his men against the
rioters. Sykes, It Is saiuVdld not leave
the station house during the rioting.
All of those Injured In the serious riot
ing will recover. About 100 are under
treatment In hospitals. The station
houses were filled to overflowing with
persons arrested for rioting. The ele
vated and subway system of the Phila
delphia Rapid Transit Company, which
has been a bulwark of strength for the
company since the strike began, be
came tied up by a partial strike of Its
employes Thursday. The trouble start
ed when a west bound train reached the
46th street station. Here the crew de
serted and the train was run to the
69th street terminal by men sent out
from that point. Subsequently other
crews deserted their trains at the 69th
street terminal. The company's ofjl
clals would not discuss the situation,
but the ticket windows were closed and
the crowds on the platforms took to
the streets.
FRANCE'S BIRTH RATE GROWS.
Vltl Slaltnllo for ltOM Show More
An Horn than Die.
The vital statistics of France, which
In 1907 showed an excess of 19,892
deaths over the births for that year, a
fact that led to. the most pessimistic
predictions for the future of the
French race, have new been published
for 1908. Their Btudy brings to light
more reassuring official figures and
shows an excess of 4 6.441 births over
dedThs for that year. The total of
deaths decreased 48.2G0 In 190S, while
the births Increased 18.0CT.
W.ilter Miller, the Jockey, who had
more winning mounts on the American
turf during the racing seasons of 1905-6-7
than any other rider, will ride on
the English turf as a free lance.
Before a tremendous crowd In Phila
delphia Jack O'Brien stayed six rounds
with Jack Johnson without suffering
any damage, and would have secured a
draw out of It had there been a decis
ion rendered. ,
Edward Payson Weston; In his walk
from New York to the Pacific coast
has been covering sixty-three miles a
day acros Western Kansas and East
ern CfVorado, a'.iout a mile for each
year of his age.
One of the most exciting finishes
ever witnessed In a sprint race occur
red at Louisville when Gypsy Kins and
Hyperion II. swept across tho line In
the third race event so rlosa toother
than even il Judges could not sep
arate them.
The 1'rlx Darn, run at LonK'hntnpM.
the Paris course, was won by W. K.
Vanrterlillt's Oversight.
Just as the bookies were about to
cash in at the finish of the first steeple
chase at the Virginia f.ilr grounds at
Richmond, fcimirr Kemp and a siiad
of deputies descended upon the betting
ring.
Boxing contests of not more than
thirty minutes' duration received a
strong endorsement In the Wisconsin
Assembly when thut house, by a vote
of 40 to 14 ordered the bill to engross
I men
OP JOY AND NIGHTS 07 PACT.
FIND SUNKEN TREASURE SHIP?
Hrrdaera Nrir Fort Mimin IMncover
Truce of MnltL
Government officials are agitated
over the discovery of an obstruction
In the Delaware River, In the vicinity
of Fort Mifflin, which, they thlnkmay
prove to be a treasure ship which went
down In 1812. It Is known that there
is a boat at tho bottom of the river at
that, point and war equipment, of val
ue, as well as gold and sliver, are sup
posed to He within the hold of the
ship. While the government boat Cat
aract was working In the vicinity the
other day the suction pump became
clogged, and when it 'was brought to
the surface It was found to contain
several fancy and costly helmets, such
as were worn by the English soldiers,
and equipments of other descriptions.
This discovery has led to the belief
that It Is one of the boats of the En
glish government which brought gold
to this country to pay Its soldiers dur
ing the war of 1812, and which was
sunk at this point
ASK ACREAGE IN DESERT LAND.
IllflT RoMh at Phoenls rtailroad Rep
resentative Jarred by nullna.
The rush at the Phoenix, Ariz., land
office Thursday resulted In the filing
of seventy-three applications on a to
tal of over 20,000 acres of desert land
at different points adjacent to Agua
Frla River, twenty-flve miles west of
Phoenix. The line had been formed
for twenty-four hours preceding the
opening at 9 o'clock. Well toward the
head of the line w;i a representative
of the land department for the Santa
Fe Railroad with a large quantity of
railroad land scrip. The registrar and
receiver promulgated a ruling that no
one applicant could make more than
two filings, or 320 acres, at one time.
The railroad representative retired
without filing. Later In the day, after
the line cleared, the railroad represen
tative made a filing on 2,700 acres with
forest scrip.
LIFE OF MURDERER SPARED.
Actuated by Wlfe'a Petition, Presi
dent Commute Sentence.
Through the intervention of Mrs.
Taft a Russian named Perovlch, who
was convicted of murder at Fairbanks,
Alaska, and sentenced to die, has been
saved from the gallows. Actuated by
his wife's pleas that mercy be shown
the condemned man, the President has
commuted the sentence to life im
prisonment. Perovlch was tried and
convicted before Judge Wlckersham,
then federal Judge In Alaska, and now
a congressional delegate from the ter
ritory. Although compelled by the
verdict to pronounce a death sentence.
Judge Wlckersham recommended mer
cy, as did Attorney General Wlcker
sham. The incident has served to
illustrate the part Mrs. Taft plays in
at least one phase of the work of the
nation's executive.
MAN HERO; WIFE SUICIDE.
Ilaahund I.enpa Into Niagara River,
but Valla to Have Iter.
A thrilling tragedy and rescue took
place tn Niagara River between the
Flist and Sister Islands Sunday after
noon when Mrs. Sarah Cohen, wife of
Louis Cohen of Buffalo, Jumped Into
the river as her children and husband
looked on. Mr. Cohen Jumped to her
rescue and husband and wife were
swept down under the bridge between
the two Islands. Here Cohen seized
the woman, but her body was Jammed
between a rock and a log and he could
not lift her to the surface. Cohen was
rescued by men on shore. His wife
was drowned.
rive Held aa Counterfeiter.
Four men and a woman, all Italians,
were arrested In Newark, N. J., on
busplclon of being counterfeiters. The
police found a number of two-dollar
hills In a trunk In the bouse, similar
to many counterfeit bills which have
been circulated In that city recently.
Steamer llarua Mae l:caie.
Tlie steamer lion Age or Huron.
Ohio, burned to the water's edge off
Bar Point In Lake Erie. Captain Will
lam J. Wtlloughby and his crew of
, nine men escaped In small bout
U. S. GAINS IN CANADA TRADE,
Reports Show That British. Are
Losing Dominion Business.
Merchandise from the United States
forms a steadily increasing share of
the imports of Canada, as shown bT
figures from Canadian official publica
tions Just received by the Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor In Washington. Fur
thermore, Canada's imports from Grea'.
Britain have declined during their
period of increase from this country.
Whereas Imports from the United
States to Canada increased from 34. ('3
per cent of the total Importations of
Canada in 1869 to 60.4 per cent of the
fiscal year ending March 31, 1909, the
imports from Great Britain have1 de
creased during the same period from
56.2 per cent to 23.69 per cent. Two
thirds of Canada's imports are manu
factured, amounting in 1907, the last
year for which statistics are available,
to $166,000,000. Of this amount $89,
000,000 worth, 53 per cent of the total,
were from the United States, and only
$54,000,000, or 33 per cent, from Great
Britain. Merchandise entering Canada
from the United Kingdom and most of
the British colonies Is admitted at
rates materially below those of the
general tariff p3ld by merchandise
from the United States.
Walter E. Clark, a Washington
newspaper man, has been appointed
governor of Alaska, and William S.
Washburn, of New York, has been ap
pointed civil service commissioner to
succeed James T. Williams, resigned.
Because they consider it an affront
to the dignity of the lower house, the
seven Wisconsin assemblymen sub
poenaed by the Senate committee In
vestigating the re-election of Senator
Stephenson ignored the command of
the upper house and their action was
approved by the assembly. The com
mittee wish to continue It until the
extra session next January, when it
will be able to bring before It the as
semblymen who have taken advantage
of their constitutional privilege aa
legislators.
Nelson S. Pratt, who' liu3 just been
Inaugurated as mayor of Spokane,
Wash., and the council of that city
are to work under the amended char
ter providing that unsatisfactory offi
cials may be recalled upon a petition
of 25 per cent of the voters. The same
charter also provides for an Initiative
and referendum on the appeal of 10
per cent of the voters who voted on
May 4. Mayor Pratt, a Democrat, was
elected on a nonpartisan platform, the
Democratic machine havlnk supported
J. T. Omo. '
Governor Stubbs of Kansas has re
ceived a letter from President Taft ex
pressing strong resentment over the ef
fort made by the governor to make
political capital out of the appoint
ment of his personal friend, Robert
Stone of Topeka, to be an assistant to
the attorney general and at the same
time revoked the appointment of
Stone. The President said he would
not permit himself to be drawn Into
any factional fight. He had supposed
that Stone had the backing of the con
gressional delegation, but found later
that the first kuown of the appoint
ment by Senator Curtis and his friends
was the boastful announcement made
In the Stubbs-Brlstow papers.
The Wetmore bill, which had passed
the Michigan Senate and provided a
salary of $5,000 for the clerk of the
Supreme Court, was defeated. It came
up for consideration ap.alti In com
mittee of the whole in the House and
the farmers renewed their fight to
have the figure placed at $3,500. They
fulled. The clerk will now receive
the fees of the office, which amount
to much more than $5,000.
A campaign is well under way to
elect Gov. Johnson United States sen
ator from Minnesota to succeed Moses
E. Clapp. whose term expires In 191L
: Work of Oongress
The Senate Wednesday adopted a
resolution for day and nkht sessions,
and the Vice President ruled that the
absence of a quorum could not be
called to the attention of the chair if
the Senator occupying the floor de
clined to yield for that purpose. Sena
tor La Follette began a two days'
speech, arguing for a lower tariff. Sen
ators Nelson and Gore spoke along the
same line and Senator Elklns pleaded
for a higher tariff -on coal and oil.
Senators Aldrich and Stone engaged
In a sharp exchange of words Thurs
day morning In a discussion growing
out of Senator Aldrlch's charge that
the German government was Interfer
ing In tariff legislation. Mr. Stone
said the German government resented
that charge, and Mr. Aldrich attempt
ed to show that his statement was di
rected against the government. Sena
tor La Follette continued his speech
against hlsh tariff rates In the pend
ing bill. At 5:30 p. m. the Senate took
a recess till 8 o'clock, when discussion
of the bill was continued until 10:30.
After trying for three-quarters of an
hour to obtain a quorum and not meet
ing with success the House adjourned
until Monday. The point of no quorum
was made by Mr. Macon (Arkansas),
who demanded the presence of a con
stitutional majority for the consider
ation of the bill amending the laws of
Porto Rico. That the Republican plan
to pass the bill the next week was
made evident when Mr. Payne, the ma
jority leader, served notice that If a
quorum was not present on Monday
next he would move that the sergeant-at-arms
bring In the absentees.
Through forenoon, afternoon and
evening sessions the Senate Friday
labored on the cotton schedule. Mr.
La Follette completed his long speech
attacking the changes In the Dlngley
rates which were recommended by the
Senate Finance Committee and replied
to Senator Penrose's charge that he
was shamming sickness as on excuse
for his absence from the night session.
He said he was not sick, but was very
tired and was resting in order to be in
shape to continue his speech in the
Senate. At the night session Chair
man Aldrich replied to Mr. La Fol
lette's assault upon the work of. the
Finance Committee and made a gen
eral defense of amendments, which he
asserted were necessary to carry out
the intent of the framers of the Dlng
ley law. The House was not in session.
After devoting the larger portion of
Saturday to listening to a discussion
of the cotton cloth schedule, the Sen
ate entered upon a period of voting
late in the afternoon and rapidly dis
posed of the entire subject of changing
from ad valorem to specific duties for
the purpose of preventing undervalua
tions. On all the votes taken the
finance committee was sustained by a
majority of ten or eleven. Three vo'es
were necessary to accomplish this re
sult, and others would have been nec
essary but for Senator Bacon, who,
seeing the futility of opposing the
committee,' suggested the grouping of
the votes after the first two ballots
had been taken. This suggestion was
unanimously agreed to, with the re
sult that so much was accomplished
that a night session was not held.
Senator Dolllver occupied much of the
time of the session with a speech In
which ho Indulged In much caustic
criticism of the methods of the finance
committee. The House was not in
session.
The Senate chamber Monday wai
the dcene of a sharp conflict between
Senator Aldrich and Senator Bever
idge over the tariff bill. Both Sena
tors were frequently on their feet and
were the chief speakers of the day.
The first subject of dispute was Al
drlch's amendment for a duty of 3
cents a square yard and 20 per cent ad
valorem on window hollands. This
amendment was finally adopted by the
usual majority, as were all the other
committee amendments to the cotton
schedule. A motion to remove rubber
goods from the cotton schedule prevail
ed and overshoes and other rubber
articles In which cotton Is a factor
will get a lower rate of duty. The
Senate hosiery rates, which are a re
enactment of the Dlngley rates, were
adopted. The House of Representa
tives passed tho Porto Rican bill with
out amendment. The bill provides that
whenever the Legislature shall fail to
make the necessary appropriations for
the ensuing fiscal year, those for the
current year shall be considered as In
force and effect. It also provides that
hereafter all reports of an official char
acter shall be made direct to an execu
tive of the government of the United
States to be designated by the Presi
dent, and such department is author
lzed to take Junrlsdlctton of all mat
ters pertaining to the Island posses
sion. At 3:05 p. m. the House ad
journed until Thursday.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
St. Mary's Cathedral, Covington, Kf
Is to have the largest cathedral win
dow In the United States, and the sec
ond largest in the world. It will con
tain 1,500 square feet of glass.
M. H. De Young, owner of the San
Francisco Chronicle, haa purchased the
eleven-story loft and office building at
236 and 23S Fifth avenue, New York.
The property was valued at consider
ably more than $1,000,000.
The New York State training ship
Newport was delayed In starting Its
trip to European waters because Capt
Everhart disagreed with Dr. Keran
O'Brien, the medical officer, about the
purchase of a patent medicine. The
doctor, who wanted the drug, resigned.
Vincenzo Marrazzo, a steward of the
White Star Liner Romanic, was ar
rested In Boston, and on his person,
It is alleged, were a number of pieces
of finely finished pink and red coral,
valued at $1,530. -" steward declared
he was to give 'into the bands of
eoma man unknown to him
INAiTCIAC
CHICAGO.
Trade maintains sustained progress
nd seasonable activity marks the
leading Industries, although capacity
Is not yet entirely engaged. Crop re
ports Impart much strength to the out
look. Wheat cutting has started and
nature Is busy raising what promise
to be the most valuable grains ever v
grown.
Heavy June settlements at the bank
were attended without any Important
trading defaults. The demand for mon
ey Is wider, and this gives the dis
count rate a firmer tone, but choice
:ommercial paper is readily negotiated
without increased cost. An encour
aging feature of current operations la
the enlarging use of funds for manu
facturing and Investment purposes.
Warmer weather brings better de
mand In the leading retail lines, and
stocks of lightweight apparel and foot
wear now move out satisfactorily. Re
orders are noted In wholesale dry
goods and other staples, while a fair
aggregate Is booked for the interior
for fall and winter goods. Mail orders
from local territory and more distant
points compare favorably In the aggre
gate with this time last year.
Less difficulty is met with as to dat
Ings and credits, more buyers arrang
ing for the best discount terms. The
recent improved demands for furni
ture, woolens, jewelry and food prod
ucts gather more force.
Manufacturing now shows more dis
tinctly the recovery In production, and
there are increasing movements of fin
ished products from the mills and fac
tories. The markets for raw materials
reflect wider absorption and firm
prices. Railroad contracts come for
ward freely for rails, cars and other
equipment.
Bank clearings for five days, $232,
296,999, exceed those of the correspond
ing period in 1908 by 19.9 per cent,
and compare with $264,869,797 for six
days in 11)07.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 25, against "6 la.t week.
22 in 1908 and 29 in 1907. Those with,
liabilities over . $5,000 number 6,
against 8 last week, 5 in 1908 and 6
'n 1907. Dun's Weekly Review.
NEW YORK.
All in all the business situation pre
sents many favorable features, but
there Is still an underlying feeling of
conservatism, and while less Is heard
of the influence of tariff changes on fu
ture trade, there is still apparent a dis
position to await the outcome of pres
ent legislative action and a clearer
view as to possible crop yields. Among
the leading Industries the activity in
iron and steel is still a subject of in
terest and May business in finished
Mnes is claimed to have surpassed the
like month of any previous year and
to have been superior in tonnage
placed to any month for two yeara
past. Wool Is quieter, but no lesa
strong. Leather prices are very strong,
reflecting the strength of hides and re
ports of closely held stocks, but shoes,
while being ordered more freely, are
not selling as heavily for fall as ex
pected. Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with June .
3 were 191, against 205 last week, 225-
in the like week of 1908, 155 in 1907,
162 in 1906 and 194 in 1905. Business
failures fjOr the week in Canada num
ber 26, which compares with 22 last
week and 32 last year. Bradstreet's.
Chicago Cattle, common to prloie.
$4.00 to $7.25; hogs, prime heavy, $X1
to $".SO; sliwp, fair to choice, $4.25
to $0.2."5; wln'tit, No. 2, $1.5() to $1.53;
corn, No. 2, 7.'"c to 70c ; oats, standard,
C7c to 5No; rye, No. 2, 88c to !M)c; hny,
timothy, $8.00 to $10.50; prairie, $8.00
to $13.00; butter, choice creamery, 22o
to 20c; pkrs, frtb, 18c to 21c; potatoes,
per bushel, 78c to 87e.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00
to $5.50; hogs-, good to cli.eje heavy,
$3.fiO to $7.tiO; sheep, good to choice,
$2.50 to $0.15; wheat, No. 2, $1.51 to
$1.53; corn. No. 2 white, 73c to 74j;
oats, No. 2 white, 54c to 55c.
St. Louis Cattle, $4.00 to $7.00; bogs,
$1.00 to $7.55; titieep, $3.00 to $0.50;
wheat No. 2, $1.03 to $1.05; corn. No. 2,
73c to 75c; oats, No. 2, 57c to 5!)c; ryt
No. 2, 83c to 85c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $0.50
hoirs, $4.00 to $7.55; sheep. $3.00 to
$5.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.51 to $1.58; corn,.
No. 2 mixed, 75c to 70c; oats, No. 2
mixed, 50e to 00c; rye, No. 2, lH)c to 02c
Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $0.50: host,
$4.00 to $7.25; sheep, $2.50 to $5.50;
wheat. No. 2, $1.50 to $1.57; corn, No. 3
yellow, 70c to 78c ; oats. No. 3 white,
ttlc to 02c; rye, No. 2, Blc to 02c. I
Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$4.00 to $7.00; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00
t $7.70; sheep, common to good mixed,
W.OO to $4.75; .'aisbs, fair to choice,
05.00 to $7.75.
New York Cattle. $4.00 to $0.05;
hogs. $3.50 to $7.00; sheep, $3.00 t
$0.00; whett, No. 2 red, $1.45 to $1.47;
corn, No. 2, 3c to 84c; oats, natural
white, 02c to 00c; butter, creamery, 22c
to 20c; egs'. western. 17c to 22c.
Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed, $1.50 to
$1.57; corn. No. 2 mixed. 75c to 7tle;
outs. No. 2 mixed, 50c to OOo; rye. No.
2. !c to 01c; clover seed. $0.15.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern,'
$1.33 to $1.34; corn. No. 3, 70c to 72c;
oats, standard, 5!tc to OOc; rye. No. 1,
87c to 8!c; barley, milliard, 75c to 70c;
pork, me. $1S..'0.
A reduction In wages amounting to
8 per cent In 'he pay of 25,000 opera
tives In the pi I nt cloth mills of Fall
River. Mass, is possible June 14, ac
cording to an announcement.
The dean of Westminster Abbey bat V
refused a reoueut of British authors
that the ashes of George Meredith be
deposited In the abbey.