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VOLUME XVII
DAKOTA CITY, NER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 0, 1901).
NUMBKU 49
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS OF
THE WHOLE WORLD.
TARIFF BILL A LAW
SENATE PASSES IT AND TAFT AF.
FIXES HIS SIGNATVKE.
President Overflows, with .Jollity
Members File Into Ills Room
as
to
Witness Signing of Kill Refers to
Mr. llctclier ns "Old Pineapples."
, The tariff haa been revised and tho
extraordinary session of congress has
been brought to a close. Both houses
adjourned sine die officially at 6
o'clock Friday night. That la the time
entered upon tho Journals, but as a
matter of fact the adjournment was
taken In the house at 6:38 p. m. and In
the senate at 5:58 p. m.
The closing hours of tho session
were uninteresting. The revision had
been according to the desires of some
and "with the hearty disapproval of
others, and the last two days hod been
consumed by members of the senate
In expressing their satisfaction or dls
satisfaction, as the case might be.
The conference report on the bill
was agreed to by the senate by a vote
of 47 to 31 when the vote was taken
at 2 p. m. and soon afterward tho con
current resolution making certain
ennnges in the leather schedule was
adopted by both houses.
President Taft arrived at the capl
tol at 4:45 p. m. and entered the room
set aside for tho occupation of the
president on the concluding day of
the session of congress. Ills appear
ance there, the first since his Incum
bency as president, caused members
of congress to desert the two cham
bers and form in line to be received
by him. There was a constant proces
sion of handshaking statesmen
through the president's room from th(
time of his arrival until his depart
ure at 5:50 o'clock. Just as the hands
of the gold clock In the president's
room reached six minutes past 5
O'clock, tho Payne tariff bill, as the
measure will be known, was laid be
fore the president. Ho picked up a
pen supplied by Chairman Payne, of
the house ways and means committee
and which had been used by the vice
president and the speaker In signing
the bill, and attached his signature.
After writing "William II. Taft," the
president added, - "Signed five minuter
after 5 o'clock, August 5, 1909. W
H. T." '
ONE KILLED; 31 HURT.
Chicago Electric and Pennsylvania
Suburban Trains Collide.
Thirty-four persons were hurt- and
Motorman O. P. Best killed when an
electric car In which were a number
of laborers and eight women and five
children was'struck by a Pennsylvania
suburban train at the One Hundred
and Third street grade crossing In
Chicago Thursday nlghth.
Four or five are Injured so serious
ly that there is little hope for their
recovery.
The Injured motorman said before
he died at a hospital, whither he and
a number of the injured were taken.
that the accident was causes J by the
brakes on his car refusing to work at
a critical moment. There are no
gates at the crossing and no flagman
was stationed there.
The passenger train, running at a
speed of forty miles an hour, hit the
street car squarely In the center and
turned it upside down In a ditch fifteen
feet away.
WILL TRY TO BREAK WILL.
Kansus City Saloonkeeper Left $117,-
000 to Charities.
A suit to break the will of Charles
Schattner, a wealthy saloonkeeper a.nd
politician, who died a few months ago
at Kansas City, Mo., leaving 1117.000
to local charities and about $25,000
to negro employes, has been filed by
Eugene Schattner. a brother. The es
tate was valued at $200,000.
Eugene Schattner alleges that his
brother was addicted to the use of In
toxicants, which Impaired his mind
and made him incapable of making a
will when the Instrument was drawn.
He also alleges that Mary E. Yates,
a negro housekeeper, to whom the
will gave $10,000, exerted undue Inllu
ence over his brother. A negro porter
and a negro nurse were also beneflcia
rles under tho will.
Frank Schattner, a brother living In
St. Louis, was given $100.
French Army Commander.
Gen. Charles Iuls Tremeau haas
been appointed commander In chief of
the French army. In succession to Gen.
de LaCrolx.
Sioux Clt.i
Thursday" ;
City live oU
beeves, $5.60.
Live Stock Market.
it tions on the Sioux
i..urket follow: Top
Top hogs. $7.60.
Three Governors Vixlt Victoria.
Gov. Charles E. Hughes, of New
York, and his secretary; Gov. John A.
Johnson, of Minnesota, and his staff,
and Oov. Marlon E. Hay, bf Washing
ton, sailed from Seattle, for Victoria
Thursday.
Caroline Explode; Fatally Rurneri.
While tilling a lighted gasoline, stove
(the can exploded, throwing the burn
ing fluid over Mrs. A. V. Smith, of
Sandwich. 111. Her Injuries are fata!,
GUILLOTINE AT ViOI'.R.
France's Flrt Offleial Kilting In Fif
teen Y nrx.
A sudden official announcement that
a public beheading would take placo
at 4:S0 o'clock Wednesday morning
In the bou!eard fronting the Panto
prison - created a sensation In Paris,
which had not seen an execution In
fifteen years. Immediately Immense
crowds gathered at the scene, but were
kept bark from the guillotine by heavy
details of police and municipal guards.
Parisian sentiment has long been op
posed to public executions, for In the
past they were accompanied by scan
dalous scenes of revelry.
Despite this sentiment parliament
refused to abolish tho death penalty
In France, and In view of the revolting
crime of the man executed Wednesday
morning President Fallleres refused to
commute his sentence to life Imprison
ment.
The victim was named Diyhemln,
aged 23, a butcher. In 1908 he stab
bed his mother, and this not resulting
In her quick death he finished her by
strangulation. Tho motive for the
crime was robbery.
The crowds were unable to get
within two blocks of the guillotine,
which was erected beneath tho trees
beside the prison wall. There were
some Jeers as the wagon containing
the condemned man left the prison
yard by a side street and then drove
up tho bouievard 2,000 yards to the
guillotine. The only spectators of the
execution were a number of officials
and a largo crowd of Journalists.
As the trembling wretch stepped
out of the wagon holding a crucifix
before him, It was seen that, according
to the law dealing with parricides, he
was barefooted and his head was cov
ered with a transparent black veiling,
while a cape of crude material but half
concealed his naked chest. Before tho
onlookers had time to express their
wonderment at this strange and dis
concerting garb, which gave one the
Impression that the victim was a wom
an Instead of a man, the flowing veil
ing fell from the head, the cape from
the shoulders and tho victim was
seized and thrown under the knife.
In a flash all was over and the
crowds disappeared without disorder
MYSTERY IN A DEATH.
Body of a Ronton Nurse Found In a
Lodging House.
Ethel White, a nurse, 25 years old.
was found dead In a lodging house In
Boston Wednesday night under pecul
iar circumstances. Her death was re
ported to the police shortly before
midnight by William Smith, who said
he found the woman 111 on the door
step when he was leaving for work in
the morning. Recognizing her as ono
who had formerly lived in the house.
he gave her permission to go to his
room and remain through the day.
Returning late Wednesday night, ho
says he found her dead on tho bed.
Her skull was fractured and a deep
cut was in the back of her head. Tho
room was In disorder.
Smith was held by the police pend
lug the result of the coroner's Jury.
ELECTION DECLARER NVLL.
Court Ruling Leaves Lexington, Ky.,
Without Ofllcers.
Judge Watts Parker In the circuit
court Wednesday declared the elec
tion for city officers of Lexington, Ky.,
In 1907 null and void on the ground of
fraud and corrupt methods. The ef
feet of the decision Is to oust Mayor
Skaln and three other officials from
office. The officials, who are all dem
ocrats, entered a motion for an . ap
peal. ,
The contestant charged that there
was undue activity of the police, at
registration and election; colonization
of repeaters; purchase of registration
certificates, and a conspiracy among
democrats to carry the election by
fraud and force.
End Her Y'oung Life.
Clara, the 13-year-old daughter ot
C. H. Bralthwaite, a hotel keeper of
HarrUburg, Ont Wednesday night
hanged herself to a tree. She had re
ceived a whipping from her step
mother. The tree was selected at
point where her father would be cer
tain to see her body on his way home
Gen. JohiiKtone Held for Assault.
Gen. P. P. Johnston, adjutant gener
al for the Kentucky state guard, wus
Wediesday held to the grand Jury for
an assault. Oen. Johnston resented (
reference to him as a "General Pea
cbek P. Johnston" In an editorial.
Rig Deal In Coal Iand.
Confirmation was made of a deal
whereby tho Jones & Laughlin Steel
company acquires more than 6,500
acres of coal lunds from the Pittsburg
Buffalo company, of Pittsburg, Pa.
Heuvy Rains In Georgia.
Six bridges were washed away dur
ing a sudden rise In Silver creek near
Home, Ga., Wednesday, due to five
days' almost incissant rain.
Lulxircr Hoblx-d by Trumps.
John Guutafson, a laborer in Ro
'hester, was attacked by a bunch of
boes, beaten and robbed of a hat
.ud 30 cents. This la the first serious
Vehicle Prices to Advance.
Announcement was made Wednesday
at the conclusion of a meeting of
wholesale vehicle manufacturers in
Chicago that prices will be advanced
10 per cent owing to tho Increased cost
of materials and labor.
Cattle Dying In Texas.
Advices received at Fort Worth,
Tex., say that cattle are dying by
scores around Midland as the rebult of
a, peculiar epidemic,
IICLLKT Fot XI) IN fockkt.
New York Woman Fires a
"22" at
Ijiwyer. '
In the crowded Waldorf-Astoria ho
tel In New York Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. Mary A. Cnstle, 36 years old, and
pretty, shot William P. Craig, a law-
year. She used a 22-calIber revolver,
and the bullet, cfter striking a silver
fountain pen, Inflicting a slight flesh
wound, dropped harmlessly. In Craig's
oat pocket. Craig, who Is a member
5f the Rocky Mountain club, which
has a suite of rooms In the hotel, was
on his way to tho club rooms.
Mrs. Castle, who had been waiting
for him, tried to detain him, but Craig
shook her off and went to the elevator.
Mrs. Castle, as he was about to step In
the elevator, shot at him when the
muzzle of the little revolver was with-
n an Inch of his coat.
When the detective arrived the
woman was sitting on a lounge weep-
ng hysterically. Taken to a police
station sho said she was an Insurance
gent and had a brother, Capt. Henry
cott, stationed at Fort Morgan, near
Mobile, Ala. She pointed to Craig,
who was standing nearby, and, after
pleading for him to forgive her, said:
He Is the cause of my trouble. He
has thrown me over."
Craig said that he would press the
charge against the woman.
Frederick Dean, to whom Mrs. Cas
tle sublet her apartments In Slxty-
?lxth street, Interested himself In her
?ase. He conferred with the police
nd said that Mrs. Castle's home was
In San Frnncl3co, and that she Is tho
wife of Neville Castle, who Is well to
do and Is traveling at present In Alas-
Ka. she and Craig, he said, were
friends In San Francisco as children.
NEW SUBMARINE FLEET.
Navy Department Makes Plans for an
Efficient Flotilla.
Plans of the navy department con
template a large and efficient flotilla
of submarine torpedo boats for de
fensive purposes at the United States
naval station at Cavite, Philippine Isl
ands. Already two vessels are there
and before long the flotilla will be
composed of eight such vessels. Tho
Moccasin and Adder have been fitted
with new conning towers and batteries
and are now In the first stage of their
long voyage to tho Philippines on
board the collier Caesar. The Caesar
Is on the way to BoBton, whence she
will sail for Manilla via the Suez ca
nal. Later on the submarines Grampus
and Pike, which are now at San Fran
cisco, will be taken to the Philippines.
Besides these two large submarines
are being built at San Francisco which
will go to Manilla In due time.
Meanwhile the Atlantic, coast has
a guard of four large submarines and
one small one, to which will bo added
seven new Boats now almost complet
ed, making a fleet of twelve.
The cruiser Dixie haa been fitted out
as a "mother ship" to take the place
of the gunboat Yankton, which is too
small for the purpose.
STOLEN BY KIDNAPERS.
Letter Received by Parents Demand
ing a $25,000 Hansom.
Joseph Boca-no was taken to police
headquarters at St. Louis, Mo., Tues
day morning by detectives who are
working on the kidnaping of Grace
Viviano, 3 years old, and Alfonso Vlv
lano, 5 years old. The children were
taken from their home Monday at
noon, and four hours later a special
delivery letter was received by their
parents demanding a $25,000 ransom.
Samuel Turrlsl, who Is said to have
taken the children from their home,
was seen, it Is said, at Bocano's home
with the children. Bocano told the
detectives that the man who came to
his home was a cousin.
Despite the all night search by de
tectives and police through the ghetto
and at the terminal of each car line
leading from the city, no trace of
Turrlsl was found. The children are
iccond cousins. Four suspects, room
mates of Turrlsl, who were held by
the police, were "released Tuesday.
Ex-Senator Harris Very III.
W. A. Harris, formerly United Stafes
senator frotn Kansas, is dangerously
ill at his homo at Lawrence, Kan.,
suffering from a heart attack. His
weakened condition, due to the effect
3f the heat while horseback riding, is
thought to have brought on the at
tack. Recelvcrstilp Is Lifted.
On order of Judge Lurton In the
United States appellate court, the re
ceivership of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton Railway company was
lifted Tuesday. Judson Harmon, af
receiver, is relieved of duty.
Drys Win In Alabama Houses.
The Carmlchael bill for state wide
prohibition was passed by the house
Tuesday by a vote of" 75 to 19.
Gift of $50,000
Stating that he desired to see estab
lished In Kansas City a settlement
home modeled after the Hull house In
Chicago, Thomas Swope, a retired real
estute owner, Tuesday announced a
gift of $50,000 to the Franklin Insti
tute, a social settlement there.
Adjt. Gen. P. P. Johnston, of the
Kentucky National Guard, Tuesday
caned Denny B. Goode, editor of a
weekly socialist political paper at
Louisville, Ky. The general took um
brage at an editorial reference In the
paper to him as "Gen. Peacock P,
Johnston."
The will of the late Don Carlos, the
pretender to the throne In Spain,
leaves the pope works of art and
money totaling $2,000,000 In value.
NEBRASKA STATE HEWS
BEAT HIS BOARD BILLS. i
Julian Franklin Is Taken to Louisville
Whore He Owes Hotel Bill.
Julian Franklin, who recently was
arrested at Omaha for attempting to
beat his bill at the Rome hotel, has
been taken to Ioulsvllle to answer to
the charge of cashing worthless
checks. Requisition papers were se
cured frof the governor without any
objection on the part of Franklin's
attorney.
Detective Warren says Franklin has
passed bad checks In' several cities of
the south and that In each case his
parents In Philadelphia ' have coi:
forth with money to get him out of the
trouble.
Franklin was In Louisville the lat
ter part ef July and became very Inti
mate with several of the drug firms
there. He stayed around the Taylor
drug store a great deal of the time
and finally went broke. He secured
the confidence of the proprietor of the
drug store and got him to cash a cou
ple of his checks.
At once lie left Loulfvllle and was
traced to St. Louis, Kansas City. Chi
cago and then to Omaha. He came
to Omaha about the middle of July
and registered at the Rome hotel.
Thore he ran up a bill of $60 and,
when he could not settle It, was ar
rested. His folks sent money to pay
this bill and Franklin was released.
Instead of Immediately getting out
of town ho stayed around two days, or
Just long enough for the Louisville
authorities to learn that he was In
Omaha and have him locked up until
Detective Warren could reach the
city.
Since his second arrest In Omaha
Franklin has made a big effort to se
cure money from his parent to settle
for his folly at Louisville. Two tele
grams were -sent saying his parents
would fix up his debts, but no money
has come.
LEI'S MAN GO BY MISTAKE
Opens Poor and Bird Mien mid Now
He Is a Much-Sorght Birdie. .
Through the mistake of Jailer Jas.
Talbot at the county Jail Eugene
Kitchen, who was brought to Omaha
from Milwaukee for breaking Into a
residence on July 11, was given his
freedom and now all the detectives of
the police forco are looking for him.
Kitchen was bound over Monday
morning to the district court for trial.
In the afternoon, at fifteen minutes
of 3, he, with throe other prisoners,
was taken to the county Jail from the
city Jail.. In transferring the prison
ers the mittimus for each one was giv
en to Jailer Talbot. Enclosed In the
mittimus for Herbert Johnson was an
order for that fellow's release.
Kitchen Informed the Jailer that he
was expecting some men In a few
minutes to give bond for his release.
The Jailer glanced at the mittimus for
Johnson and thought it was an order
of releaso for Kitchen, so he unlocked
tho big iron door and shoved tho
housebreaker Into the clear air of
freedom.
Shortly after the mistake was dis
covered there was all kinds of scur
rying around the polico station and
city Jail. Detectives flew in all direc
tions in pursuit of the lucky criminal.
Kitchen had made a fast, retreat and
the ofllcers did not catch him.
SHOT DEAR ON A DOORSTEP.
Charge of Murder Mado by Omaha
Police Against Truck Gardener.
Evidence In the possession of the
Omaha police leads to the charge
against James Phillips, a truck gar
dener, of being tho murderer of Mar
shall C. Hamilton. Friends of Phillips
say that he was Jealous on account of
attention paid his wife by Hamilton.
Friends of Hamilton say there Is noth
ing to this report. Hamilton was call
ed to his door and shot, dying instant
ly. A young brother was with Phillips
at the time of the shooting, but he has
disappeared. It Is believed that- ho
and his brother are hiding In the
woods north of Florence. The sheriff
and his deputies are working on the
case and expect to make an arrest
oon.
DR. CAItll BOUND OVER.
Nebraska Health Board Contesting Ills
Right to Office.
Dr. E. Arthur Carr has been bound
over to the federal court on the
charge of opening a letter sent to the
secretary of the state board of health.
Ho was examined before United States
Commissioner Marlay and furnished
a bond for $!i00. Carr was named aa
secretary of the state board of health
by Gov. Shallengerger and tho old
board Is contesting his right to serve.
Roys Drowned in Missouri.
Homer Velie, 1 2-year-old-son of
Policeman Velio, und an unknown
boy of about the same age, were
drowned In the Missouri river. They
were In swimming and wading out on
a sandbar and got beyond their depth
and were swept away by the current.
Youth Drowned While Bathing.
Earl Cl.irV aged 22, son of Post
master Cluik, of South Omaha, was
drowned in Lincoln creek, near Utlea,
while bathing with companions.
Work on Auburn Water limit.
Work has begun on the Auburn
waterworks, -and a largo force of men
Is ready to get to work as soon as they
ran be called on.
Hartlugtrni Clgarnmkers' Strike.
All of the nun at the llurtington
cigar factory, eight In numbi-r, went
out on a strike recently. J. H. Isaac
son, the proprietor, claims a uul- . i
shop In a small town ls'unstttlsfuetoi v
and will open a non-unlon shop and
continue the business.
Churlcri Knapp Still Alive,
Charles Knapp, of Madison, who
shot his wife anil then put the gun to
hla nwn husul rtnil Kf-nl & hullct into IiIm
brain, is still .live. Mrs. Knapp is
improving rapiuiy unu w-" reeovtr.
AN ODD RELATIONSHIP.
Norfolk Jinn III Adopted Brother's
Pntlir-ln-Iaw.
John Flyin, democratic candidate
for sheriff In Norfolk, Is his own
adopted brother's fnther-in-law.
George Cooney, an Omaha druggist,
was adopted by John Flynn's father
many years ago. , He grew up with
John Flynn and went to school with
him. John Flynn married and Is the
father of a good sized family. And
Cooney married John Flynn's oldest
daughter. Roso.
Flynn's father had a family of
twelve children of his own. When a
carload of orphans were shipped out
from New York the elder Flynn was
asked If he would take ono of them to
raise.
"Why, yes; one more won't many
any difference," he said, and he chose
George Cooney.
Cooney called John Flynn "John
ny," and they became real brothers.
And when "Johnny's" family grew up
his little adopted brother married his
oldest daughter.
DR. CAIIll ARRESTED.
New Secretary Charged with Opening
Schwnrd's Mail.
Dr. E. Arthur Carr, Gov. Phallen
borger's appointee as secretary of the
new state board of hea.th, was arrest
ed In Lincoln on a warrant sworn out
by Assistant District Attorney Lane
charging him with opening mall be
longing to some one else. The specific
charge Is opening two letters addressed
to Dr. E. J. C. Schward, secretary of
tho old board. It Is Bald one ofthe
two letters was In the nature of a per
sonal communication, though It was
addressed to Dr. Schward as secretary
of the board. Dr. Carr made a copy
of It and sent to Dr. Schward.
Dr. t'nrr went before United States
Commissioner Marley and was re
leased on his own recognizance. He
says in his defenso that after his ap
pointment he went to Assistant Post
master linger and was told by him
that he had a right to open all mall
addressed to the secretary Of tho
board.
IIOGAN BEATRICE BOOTBLACK.
Wrluv or Cn Songs First Went ot
' Stagn in Nchrnxka Town.
Announcement has been received
In Beatrice of the death of Ernest Ho
gArt, colored, a former resident of Be
atrice, which occurred recently In
New York City. Hogan left Beatrice
about fifteen years ago with an "Un
cle Tom's Cabin" company and later
became manager of the "Black Pattl"
company. Soon after establishing the
Pattl company Hogan began compos
ing sons, "All Coons Look Alike to
lie" being his best.
Before engaging In tho theatrical
business he was employed as a boot
black In a barber shop at Beatrice and
but few realized his talont until ho
had started out on the road. He wus
about 4 6 years of ago at the time of
his death:
HAILSTORM IN NEBRASKA.
Crops Mainlined $150,000 In tho Vicin
ity of Hastings,
A most disastrous hailstorm devas
tated a wide strip o? land from tho
Platte river to a point several miles
south of Prosser, Saturday night. All
crops within the area were ruined.
One horse was killed, much live stock
injured, and window lights almost
without number were broken In farm
houses and In the town of Prosser. The
damage Is estimated at not less than
$150,000, and It may bo far In excess
of that. A high wind preceded and
followed the hall, which In places was
drifted In piles two or three feet high.
Vegetation was pounded completely
into tho ground.
ENDS LIFE IN SANITORIUM.
Wlfo of a Nellgh Banker Comnilti
StiicMc at Lincoln.
Mrs. Pexton, wife of Thomas 8.
Pexton, assistant cashier of the Atlas
bank, of Nellgh, committed suicide at
a sanltorium In Lincoln. Mts. Pexton
had been 111 for a long timn and had
become despondent and her husband
had placed her in the sanltorium In
hopes that a change would benefit her.
During the night she in some way
eluded the nurse and was found dead.
She was well liked by all who knew
her.
Will Slo t lii Omaha.
W. M. Hays, secretary of the Ameri
can Breeders' association sent out a
notice announcing that tho sixth an
nual meeting of the association Is
called for December 8, 9, and 10 at
Omaha.
Aged Woman Hangs Herself.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harpster, an old res
ident of Liberty, committed suicide at
the homo of her daughter at that
place by hanging herself. Ill health Is
assigned as tho cause.
Search for Wife Deserter.
Mrs. Jennie Hock, of Clatonla, filed
a complaint against her husband, Jo
seph Beck, charging wife desertion,
sheriff "Prude has gone to Pierre, 8. D.,
to bring Beck buck.
Thp board of public lands and
buildings rejected ail bids on the boil
er for the Lincoln asylum and the gen
erator und motor for tho Norfolk asy
lum. Sikiw Falls in Oainlia.
The unusual spectacle of snow fall
ing in July occurred In Omaha Friday
1 Ight during an electrical storm
.vMch f llowi-d tin xtremely hot day.
'. fell ln'i iiiiiitently for near-
'v t"'i n-lnutis
.1 I'tlCH.
Ivuri i -. ), d 21!, son of Post
master C : 1.. r k . of South Omaha, was
drowned In Lincoln cieek, near I'tiea,
J while bathing with coinpunlons. 'J'hS
body was recovered.
03,
ATTCIAL
CHICAGO.
Business conditions assume inert
strength and the final action upon tar
Iff revision Imparts buoyancy to vari
ous Important branches. The latter 1b
reflected by further accumulation of
new demands and Increasing use of
money. The discount rate Is firmly
sustained at the recent advance. ( Au
gust payments of Interest and divi
dends will involve heavy settlements
at the banks, making a substantial
drain upon funds, which are already
notably drawn upon by the Interior
for crop-moving purposes. '
Security markets are seen to be ad
vancing, but the week records, for the
first time in a long period, a simulta
neous decline in values ot primary
breadstuffs and provisions.
Growing crops are exceptionally fa
vored and larger movements appear In
grain, factory outputs, general mer
chandise and mine and forest prod
ucts. Official returns testify to heavy
movements of commodities by the
lakes and earnings of the Chicago
steam roads show sustained gains.
All tho mills at South Chicago, ex
cept one under repair, are running
full, while preparations are made for
larger use of equipment and labor In
transportation. Contracts come for
ward freely in iron and Bteel, cars,
power, structural materials, lumber
and leather. Prlcea of the raw mate
rial maintain firmness, although re
ceipts to sonio extent run well over
those of a year ago. Tho electric
trades now obtain considerable for
ward work, thus encouraging free buy-
Ing of suppUca. Furnlture-maklng
shows steady recovery.
There is satisfactory absorption of
tanned product for tho shoe-shops, belt
ing and novelties. Building opera
tions remain steady, causing sustained
demand for planing mlU outputs and
sanitary supplies. Retail trade here
la benefited by the high temporatures,
and many visiting buyers attend the
wholesale markets.
Failures reported In the Chicago
district number 29, against 37 last
week, 22 In 1908 and 30 in 1907.
ThoBe with liabilities over $5,000 num
ber 4, againBt 10 last week, 5 In 1908
and 8 in 1907. Dun's Weekly Reviev
ol Trade.
NEWTOEK.
More buyers are In evidence in lead
ing markets and fall jobbing trade
shows signs of getting under head
way, but the vacation season, the im
minence of the tariff bill settlement
and the rapidity of recent price ad
vances breeds conservatism in many
wholesale lines, pending clearer views
of final crop outrun.
Industrial operations show enlarge
ment, with iron and steel leading.
There is a little more doing In the
coal trade, but demand still lacks
breadth, while coke Is easier. There
la a trifle leas Industrial unrest In evi
dence than i week ago. Car building
concerns report large orders placed by
railroads. There Is more doing In the
shoe trade east and west, but advices
are that high prices ot leather and
hides tend to restrict trading in those
lines.
Business failures In the United
States for the week ending with July
29, were 223. against 239 last week,
275 In the like week of 1908. 142 In
1907, 170 In 1906 and 178 In 1905.
Canadian failures for the week
number thirty-four, as against twenty
four last week and thirty-two In the
corresponding week of 1908. Brad
street's. Chicago Cattle, common to prim,
$4.00 to $7.50; hogs, prime heavy, $4.50
to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice, $4.25
to $5.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.06 to $1.09;
corn, No. 2, 69c to 71c; oats, standard,
45c to 54c; rye, No. 2, 76c to 77c; hay,
timothy, $3.00 to $15.50; prairie, $8.00
to $14.00; butter, choke creamery, 22c
to 26c; eggs, fresh, 17c to 22c; pota
toes, new, per bushel, 55c to 68c.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00
to $5.50; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $3.10; sheep, good to choice,
$2.50 to $6.15; wheat, No. 2, $1.08 to
$1.10; corn, No. 2 white, 74c to 75c;
oats, No. 2 white, 63c to 54c.
St Louis Cattle, $4.00 to $7.15;
hogs, $4.00 to $8.12; sheep, $3.00 to
$4.85; wheat, No. 2, $1.09 to $1.11;
corn. No. 2. 71o to 72c; oats, No. 2, 41c
to 42c; rye, No. 2, 7!c to 80c.
Detroit Catlla, $1 00 to $5.50; hogs,
$4.00 to $8.10; sheep $2.50 to $4.00;
wheat, No. 2. Tl $1.09; corn, No.
2 yellow, 7'J-' t-i outa, No. 2 white,
49c to 50c; rye, No. 1, 7ic to 75c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $6.00;
hogs, $400 to $8.00; sheep, $3.00 to
$1.50; wheat, No. 2. $1.08 to $1.10;
corn, No. 2 mixed, 72c to 73c; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 4Cc to 47c; rye, No. 2,
840 to 86c.
New York Cattle, $4.00 to $7.00;
hogs. $4.00 to $3.45; sheep, $3.00 to
$4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.20 to $1.22;
corn, No. 2, 79c to 80c; oats, nutural
white, 50c to 54c; butter, creamery,
23o to 27c; eggs, western, 21c to
240.
After his return from the trip t
New England and Lake Champlatn
President Taft gave out his plans for
the coming extensive travsU. He la
to start from his summer residence at
Ecveily, Mass., about the middle ot
September, for Seattle, to attend tfce
exposition there, and making stops en
route at Denver, Salt Lake, Spokane
and other places yet to he determined.
From Seattle he will go to San Fran
cisco, visit the Yosemlte Valley and
see a sister In Los Angeles. Thence
he will go by way of San Diego
through New Mexico and Arizona to
El Pnso, Tex., where he has uccepted
an Invitation to meet President Dial
of Mexico. Later at New Orleans be
will attend the waterways conference,
after which he will tour the southern
tier of States to Georgia cities, and
stop on his way north at Wilmington.
N. C, and Richmond, Va., intending
to get buck to Washington about the
middle ot November.
Commissioner Williams has been dis
appointing a lot of the Immigrants ar
riving at Ellis Island by a strict en
forcement of the law regarding non
admiaslon of persons likely to become
public charges. He has taken the
stand that any one arriving at that
port with less money than $23 in hit
or her possession must be held up aad
deported unlpRs frlonds on shore come
forward with bonds. Several hundret
would-be Immigrants have thus been
detained under very trying conditions,
and several hundred have been sent
bark. Charges of brutal ill treatment
cf those held have been made by them
and t-iLr friends, and a test case has
ben taken to court to determine the
constitutionality of the proceeding.
A ruling was mii'le at Washington
by tho Interstate Ccmnierce Commis
sion that "one carrier shipping fuel,
material or other supplies over th
lines of another carrier must pay th
legal tariff rates applicable to the same
commodities shipped between the same
points by an individual." If carriers
Insist upon making or maintaining
preferential rates. It may be confident
ly expected that such voluntary action
will be accepted as evidence of the
unreasonableness of higher rates.
Tho plan favored by Mr. Powderly
of the Immigration Bureau to have
the government transport free ot cost
Immigrants to places where they can
get work and alao to give such freo
transportation to nny of the unem
ployed Is opposed by the Federation
of Labor. A bill to authorize such
transportation Is being urged by th
National Liberal Immigration League.
The federation officials say that behind
the plan they fear that a scheme to
send strike breakers lurks.
Among the appointments which have
been made recently at Washington are
the following: Frank A. Clause, of
Salem, Indiana, superintendent of the
public schools In the Panama canat
tone; Fred II. Abbott, ot Nebraska,
assistant commissioner of Indian af
fairs: Charles S. Sloane, now serving
as Geographer ot the census was ap
pointed permanent geographer under
the new census act.
Government printers and pressmen
have been shifted to a per diem basis.
There are about 2,000 employes of the
bureau of engraving and printing, and
the change from the monthly pay roll
to the new system carried out the
Ideas of Secretary of the Treasury
McVcagh and Director Ralph, with a
view to placing the bureau on a strict
ly business system.
At the request of the Moat Rev.
Archbishop Ireland the. United States
government has consented to make
the site of St. Charles, Minnesota, a
"Monument Reserve." This will dedi
cate tile spot to the memory of the
pioneers of Chr'stian tatth and civili
sation in the Western country. j
Almost on the eve of his departure
for Europe, Samuel Gompers called
on President Taft. Ho said he would
return to this country in time either
to attend the annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor or
to go to Jail.
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The failure of Mr. Herring to de
liver his flying machine to tho War
Department on July 1, the last day ot
his time extension, has forfeited the
$20,000 deposit, and this sum may bj
used by Gen. Allon in furthering tho
plans for flying experimentation.
The Isthmian Canal Commission bu
given to Secretary McVeagh its esti
mates of the tost ot work on th
Panama Canal for the year 1911. The
total is $18,000,000, or $15,000,000
more than the amount spent this year.
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Among the prominent speakers whs
addressed the Y. P. 8. C. E. delegates
at their convention in St. Paul, were
William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska,
and Governors Davidson and Johnson,
f Wisconsin and Minnesota .
Famous French Soldi Dad.
Gen. Marquis de Gallifet, former
minister of war In France and head ot
the army during the Drjrfus scanda
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