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VOLUME XVIII
DAKOTA CITY, NEIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1910.
NUMREIt 34
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS OF
THE WHOLE WORLD.
MEETS KING ALBERT
llOOSEVELT AM) BELOIAN KLL
Kit EXCHANGE GUEETINOS.
Appearance ut Exposition Marked, by
Double Demonstration for Himself
k
and the Monarch Big linnquct Is
..Held In the Fulocc.
Former President Roosevelt ' met
King Albert, of Belgium, Thursday
and they exchanged cordial greetings,
later driving from the Brussels expo
sition to Lnakcn palace, and spending
nn hour in the gardens.
The Belgian people gave Col. and
Mrs. Itoosevelt and their children . a
warm welcome on their arrival at
Brussels from Paris at noon Thurs
day. After luncheon at the American
embassy and a reception for the Amer
ican colony Col. Hooseiclt visited the
exposition, and his nppearanco there
was marked by a double demonstra
tion for, himself and the king. His
passage down tho broad Avenue Lou
ise, where there was a liberal display
of American flags, was accompanied
by continual cheers.
The Salle des Fetos.where tho form
er president snokq, was packed to the
doors and several thousand persons
were unable to gain admission. While
Col. Roosevelt waited In tho reception
room In the rear of tho stage tho
young king arrived by the side en
trance. He was accompanied by a
single aid. No Introductions were
necessary as they had met In America
when the king was a crown prince.
After a warm handshake they talked
for several minutes in low tones, the
king's tall figure towering head and
shoulders above fhe American. lie
told Mr.. Roosevelt how glad he was to
welcome him to Belgium.
King Albert then, with a profound
bow, retired and entered the hall, tak
lng his place on a gllted red cushioned
chair,. Immediately below the front of
the stage. The fcrowd. applauded lus
tily as the king entered, but the oat
burst was mild compared with the
roar which greeted Mr. Roosevelt a
moment later.
M. Wiart, president of the cxposl
tlon attempted to Introduce the colo
nel, but for some minutes he could
not be heard above the din. He, paid
a flattering tribute to Mr. Roosevelt
the king several times joining In the
applause. When he referred to the
former president's part In calling the
second Hague peace conference and
when he denominated him as "Ameri
ca's most representative citizen" the
audience cheered heartily.
KOBE HARBOR BADLY SHAKEN.
Terrific Explosion on Dynamite Light
' er In Japan.
Shaking Kobe, Japan, with the force
f an earthquake and leaving damage
suggestive of a typhoon, a terrific ex
plosion took place on a dynamite light
er In the harbor there on April 7. Not
only was Immense damage sustained
ashore, but more than fifteen thou
sand buildings were damaged, two
persons killed and 83 Injured. The
Blue Funnel line Myrmidon and some
other vessels narrowly escaped.
Several steamers were quickly
moved when the dynamite laden light'
er was soon on fire. The Myrmidon
was stopped just as the lighter blew
'up with a terrific dentonatlon, the
steamer vibrating heavily and the
hatches being forced off
The explosion ignited 130 tons of
dynamite, and three other lighters
holding fifty tons more, were sunk by
tho upheaval without exploding. A
huge column of water and debris was
thrown up and a number of people
watching from the shore were thrown
down, as were also officers on several
steamers In the harbor.
Scarcely a house In Kobe escaped
some damage and many buildings
along the Bund, notably the Oriental
hotel, the German consulate, steam
ship and business offices were severe
ly Injured. There were but two men
on the lighter. Both were killed.
Roosevelt to Brussels.
Mr. Roosevelt's visit In Paris, during
which he was showered with honors,
terminated Thursday when, accompa
nied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and
Kermlt, he took a morning train foi
lirussels. The family was given an
enthusiastic sendoft at tho railway
station.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on tho Sioux
City llvo stock market follow: Top
beeves, $7.55. Top hogs, 9.15.
Whitney's Runner Wins.
The Ely plute of 200 sovereigns for
2-year-olds, distance five furlongs of
the Rous course, at Newmarket, Eng.,
was won Thursday by 11. P. Whitney'
Artless. There were four starters.
Prix Juson Event.
The prlx Jason of $600, distance one
mile and seven and a half furlongs,
at Auteuil, France, Thursday, wai
won by Mason Carnes' El blur.
$50,000 won nv L. r.uxliAX.
Files From Iomloit to Manchester, 180
Miles.
The Frenchman, Paiilhan, whose ef
forts have been frequently crowned
with victory, Thursday won the great
est race In the history of mankind and
$50,000 when he flew into Manchester,
Eng., nt 5:30 o'clock, having traveled
by aeroplane from London, a distance
by railway of more than 180 miles,
with only a single overnight stop at
Lichfield.
His competitor In the contest, Gra
ham White, the English aviator, for
some unexplained reason, after mak
ing a successful new start at Read,
where ho made his first landing, de
cended at Polesworth.
White was doubly unfortunate In
thus having victory snatched from his
grasp. Inasmuch as the wrecking of
his machine after his previous attempt
delayed his flight, and Wednesday, be-
llvclng that Paulhan would not start
until Thursday morning, went to
leep, thus allowing his opponent to
gain a grent advantage. 1
A prize of $50,000 was donated by
Lord NorthcllfTe for the first aeroplane
flight from London to Manchester, a
distance of 186 miles.
The winning of the prize Involved
one of tho most sensational contests
that has ever been seen in Great Brit
ain. It was a race between Graham
White, the English aviator, and Paul
han. White a few days ago attempted
the trip, but was compelled to decend
at Litchfield after covering 115 miles.
Paulhan then appeared on the scene
and the two aviators made hasty prep
erutions for the flight, each striving
to be first at the start. Paulhan stole
a march on the Englishman, ascend
ing from Hendon at 6:20 p. m. Wed
nesday.
PENALTY FOll IIAZERS.
Sentenced to Walk a Number of Miles
Each Weekday.
Three West Point cadets will have
a fair .chance to break Weston's record
as the penalty for hazing fourth class
men under the terms of an order Is
sued by the superintendent of the mil
itary academy. Had It not been for
the special act of congress authorizing
the secretry of war to dispose of their
oases In accordance with the nominal
regulations they would have been ex
pelled from the academy.
Cadet Robert N. Bodlne drew a sen
tence of confinement ttf the' barracks
area and gymnasium and to walking
the usual punishment tour each Wed
nesday and Saturday until the cadets
go into summer camp. Thereafter he
is to be confined to one part of the
camp and to walk five hours daily,
excepting Sundays and holidays, until
July 5.
Cadets Edward C. Boykln and Har
old M. Rayner, of the third class, are
to have the same punishment, except
that their tours will expire June 25
next.
BOMB KILLS TWO GUARDS.
Attempt Made to Assassinate Prlneo
Regent of China.
Details of an attempt to assasinato
the prince regent of China on April 3
were received at Victoria, B. C, by
steamer Thursday. The prince regent,
with some officials and attendants,
was crossing a small bridge In the
palace garden in Pekln when a bomb
was exploded by means of wires. Two
attendants walking in advance were
killed.
Guards arrested fourteen Cantonese
dressed in western clothing;" Several
other bombs were found in different
parts of the garden.
Spurious $5 Gold Pieces.
Secret service agents at San Antonio,
Tex., have in their possession a num
ber of counterfeit United States $5
gold pieces, believed to have been
made in Mexico. This spurious money
has become so plentiful In some parts
of Mexico that hotel keepers are re
fusing gold In payment of bills.
Fire Hundred Men Entombed in Mine.
Five hundred miners were entombed
Wednesday afternoon at the Tyn-y-
Bedu colliery In Wales as a result of
the breaking down of the cage ma
chinery. The managers are endeavor
ing to mane a connection with the
miners through another shaft half a
mile distant.
Honor Grant's Birth.
Gelena, 111., Wednesday celebrated
the 88th anniversary of the birth of
its most distinguished citizen, Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant.
To Scale Mt. Meklidey.
The revenue cutter Tahoma sailed
from Seattle, Wash., Wednesday for
Alaska carrying the Portland Mazama
expedition of four men who will at
tempt tho ascent of Mt. McKlnley.
Diplomat Is Dead.
Robert Melvln Van Lynden, who
was foreign minister in tho cabinet
of Premier Kuyper, died Wednesday
at The Hague.
Bank Clerk Ends Life.
Down in the vault of the Jefferson
bank, at Forsytho and Canal streets,
New York, Geo. W. Rose, assistant re
celvlng teller of tho bank, took his
own life Wednesday by cutting his
throat. .
AvulaiK-lio Kills Many.
More than 100 Japanese were killed
on April 3 when an avalanche plunged
down Sunage8e, overwhelming the vll
luge of Nlshtmoyamurl Japan.
DEATH OP IMOKNSOX
Norwegian Poet Expires In French
Capital.
PJornstJerne BJornson, the Norweg
ian poot, novclost and dramatist, re
former and advocate of universal
peace, died in Paris Tuesday night,
surrounded by his family. His end
was peaceful.
Tho last Bciious Illness of the novel
ist extended over nearly a year. lie
was taken to Paris for special treat
ment In tho early part of last Novem
ber, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, a physician and nurses, and
during part of the Journey traveled
with the king of Denmark In tho
king's private car.
In Tarts, however, he was unable
to receive the treatment for arterios
clerosis, from which he was suffering,
but not withstanding this he showed
marked Improvement for a time, due
entirely to his wonderful vitality.
BJornstJerno ltjornson was born nt
Kvikne, Osterdaln, Norway, December
6 ,1S:)2. His father was a clergyman.
He completed his education at the
universities of Ohrlstianla and Copen
hagen, nnd first became known in otm
sequerlco of some nrtlcles and stories
which he sold to newspapers.
In 1857 he returned from abroad
and was first director of a theater In
Borgcn and afterwards for a short
time editor of the Journal Aftenbladet,
In Chrlstianla.
As. a journalist Bjornson expressed
strong republican opinions, which
aroused considerable public excite
ment. Finally he was condemned to
a year'a Imprisonment for treason,
but escaped to Germany nnd after
wards to America, nnd did not return
to Christlania until 1882.
CHEERS GGREET THE VOTE.
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New York Assembly Passes Bill Per
mitting Sunday Rail.
A bill legalizing Sunday baseball
by amateurs between 3:30 and 6:30
p. m. squeezed through the New York
assembly Tuesday by a vote of 77 to
67. Cheering rreeted the result.
Speaker Wadsworth, who played first
base for HarvarOAvhen In college, sur
rendered his gavel to speak in favor
of the bill.
"I do not believe," he said, "that
this sort of thing violates the Sabbath.
I believe that it makes for the better
ment of man and that is my concep
tion of following In the footsteps of
the divine master. s
"I would rather have my boy shout-
Inn- at the too of his lungs when Cas
ey's mitts closed over the long fly In
the outfield than have him loafing
around street corner Sundays, tell
ing stories, oogllng women, or de
bauching himself with beer in the sa
loons."
DRINKKS CARBOLIC ACID.
Thlrtecn-Ycar-Old Girl Ynds Life In
a Schoolroom.
Thirteen-year-old Nina Anthls com
mitted suicide In school at Alton, 111.,
Tuesday afternoon in the presence of
her teacher and th'rty schoolmates by
drinking carbolic acid.
She left a pathetic note on her desk,
in which she said her heart was brok
en because her foster mother scolded
her, and she asked that she be burled
with her favorite doll. She remained
in the room during the recess period.
She took her place In the line for roll
call. As her name was called she
stepped from the line, and, without a
word, drained a two-ounce bottle of
the poison. She died before a doctor
reached her.
Great Fraud Is Uncovered.
Through a suit in the United States
court at Cheyenne, Wyo., against pro
moters who have been negotiating
stocks and bonds of fifteen different
corporations, whose capital stocks ag
gregate more than $31,000,000, there
was made public Wednesday what is
alleged to be a great fraud. The pro
moters are said to have obtained mill
ions of dollars by the sale of stock.
Removals from Office.
President Taft has directed the re
moval from office of Daniel Suther
land, U. 8. marshall for the district of
Alaska, and of John J. Boyce, district
attorney for the first division of Alas
ka. General Incompetency was the
charge against the marshal.
Canadian Pralrlo Fire.
One woman is known to have been
burned to death at Reston and great
loss of property Is reported from a
prairie fire In western Canada Tues
day. Many buildings have been burn
ed. Kcnsus of A'agrunts.
What Is known as the "bread line'
census, the counting of the city's vag
rant population, took place In New
York city Wednesday evening.
Maukuto Adopts tho Plan.
At a special election held at Mun-
kato, Minn., Tuesday, the commission
plan of government was adopted by
a vote of 969 to 671.
Glunt Meteor Falls.
News comes from the mountains in
the vicinity of tho Mormon colonics in
Mexico of the falling of a gigantic
meteor. It burst and some of the
fragments started a forest fire.
Kills Self After gnarrrL
Thlllp S. Klngsland, of St. Louis
Mo., aged 62, committed suicide In his
office by taking carbolic acid, after
quarrel with his son.
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Slafe News S
8,000 ACRES 'Bl RXEl OVER.
Flro Does Heavy Damage to Farms
Southeast of Broken Bow.
A disastrous pasturage lire occurred
at tho old Buckeye ranch ami some nd
Joining farms about twelve miles
southeast of Broken Mow Monday af
ternoon. About 3,000 acres of fine pas
ture land nnd many fence posts were
destroyed. L. H. Jewett. of Broken
Bow, owns nearly 1,000 neres of tho
old Buckeye, while I. A. Uncnu rep
resents the Bradley, Mathtesen St
Walker Co., which own the balance of
the property, consisting of 1.000 acres.
Nearly 200 head of cattle, belonging to
Mr. Jewett, were on tin- place at the
time, and escaped by a very narrow
margin! eighty nro i, ported to be
badly scorched and th'-re is a proba
bility of some of them dying. Pastur
ago belonging to Geor.-o Marsh, W.
It. Van Nortwlek, Will Hickman and
others, aggregating over 1,000 acres,
was destroyed. Mr. Retieau roughly
estimates the loss to be between $1,500
and $2,000. Tho fire was started by
a young man on a leased rarm adjoin
ing; ho had piled gnat heaps of rub
bish and put a torch to them without
establishing fire guards. As tho wind
was blowing a perfect gale from tho
northwest, the flames were soon be
yond control and jumped Into the big
ranch. Tho farmers of that vicinity
were aroused and fought frantically
for their properties all the afternoon.
Messrs. Rencau and Jewett, who had
arrived on tho sceno by nutomoblle,
taking nn active part. By nightfall
sufficient guards In the shape of plow
ed landT had been swung about the
flames, und they soon died 'out.
ONLY ONE LICENSE GRANTED.
City Council of Beatrice Decides, to
Walt Before Acting Upon Others.
At a meeting of the city council of
Beatrice Tuesday evening J. H. Dnnts
was the only one of tho nine appli
cants granted a liquor license. The
council recently. gelded o limit the
number of saloons to six and the ap
plications of tho other five were laid
over until May 3, for tho reason that
they had not been published the time
required by law. Tho remonstrance
filed against W. K. Kentner, of the new
Burwood hotel, was referred to the
license committee.
As a solution of the park question
the council voted to buy the old Chau
tauqua grounds In the southeast part
of the city, to be us.od ns a park.
TWO-THIRDS VOTE LACKING.
Election on Water Bonds Fails by Ix-ss
Than One Ballot.
At the special election at Falrbury
called to vote on the proposition for
issuing bonds In the sum of 135,000 to
buy the present light and water plant
or construct a new one or grant the
present company a franchise for 25
years, the vote was as follows: For
the Issuance of bonds, 4 4 6, against,
214.
For the Issuance of water bonds,
441; against, 221.
For the granting of a new franchise,
196; against, 484. As It requires a
two-thirds vote on tho water bonds,
the proposition was defeated by two
thirds of a vote.
Auto Turns Over; One Killed.
Alex Lyon, a Central City real es
tate dealer, was killed Tuesday after
noon when his automobile skidded
over an embankment about seven
miles east of town in Hamilton county
and turned over in a ditch. Thcr$ was
about a foot and a half of water and
soft mud in tho ditch and Lyon was
pinned down by the steering wheel and
death resulted apparently from
drowning.
Repairs on Bridge.
Temporory repairs have been made
to the Burlington bridge over the
Platte at Grand Island, which was
partially destroyed by fire Sunday
evening, and the company Is again
able lo use Its own tracks between
Aurora and Grand Island.
Seventh Victim of Poncu Fire.
James Minor, who was fatally burn
ed while making heroic efforts to Hive
tho members of his family from death
in a fire in their homo near Ponca
Sunday, died Tuesday, making ueven
deaths In a'.l.
Burt County Treasurer Deud.
Victor L. Fried died at ills home in
Oakland Tuesday evening from a
stroke of paralysis. .Mr. Fried grew
to manhood in Oakland and was prom
inent. He was serving his second
term as treasurer of Burt county.
The county commissioners of Daw
son county have called an diction for
the purpose of bonding the county to
the amount of $100, (mo to erect and
equip a new county court house to be
erected in Lexington.
At 1 o'clock Tuesday Tllton Wabber,
of Randolph, who had been at Osmond
on business, on returning home lout
control of his automobile and paid the
penalty with his life. Tho automobile
is a complete wreck
SIX KILLED BY FIRE.
Explosion of Tar and Gasoline Results
Fatally.
The explosion of a kettle filled with
tar nnd gasoline in a little log cabin
occupied by the Minor family, two nnd
one-half miles north of Ponca. Sun
day caused the death. In a terrible
manner, of Mrs. James Minor and five
of the Minor children.
In the John Tucker restaurant nt
Ponca lives Mr. Minor, and the physi
cians who an; constantly hovering over
him hold out no hope of his recovery.
The scene of the lire was appropri
ately the setting for a tragedy. Tho
cabin stowed away in the recesses of
tho clilTn, covered with lonely trees,
and set off by a mournful stretch of
waters, in one brief awful moment
brust forth Into fames, and to tho ears
of the only witness of the accident
outside of the cabin eamo tho terrible
walling of lost parents, Bisters and
brothers. The watcher was Charles
Minor, who, standing beside tho little
boat u.-ed to ferry people across tho
Ml.ituurl river, saw in amazement tho
entire cabin engulfed In flames, saw
iIh father throw one of tho children
to safety, heard tho final agonizing
shrieks and then saw tho father, who
had Innocently caused tho explosion,
break foith from a sheet of flame, rush,
down the declivity to the river bank.
His clothing was one sheet of fire and
he plunged Into tho waters of the river
for surcease In his moment of an
guish. UNFAIR RATES ALLEGED.
Omnlia Grain Exchange Files Com
plaint Against It. & O.
Freight rates on grain from Omaha,
South Omaha nn.d Council Bluffs, la.,
to points of destination in tho New
England territory are allegod, In a
complaint filed with tho interstate
commerce commission by the Omaha
Grain exchnnge against the Baltimore
and Ohio Itailrond company and 42
other enstern canters, to be unreason
able and extortionate. "' "
The rates from these points of ori
gin to New York nnd Philadelphia are
not complained of, but the allegation
Is -made that tho through rates from
Omaha common points to points of
dcrtlriutinn In New England territory,
north nf Boston, are so high that Oma
ha shippers cannot compete with
grain shippers who are afforded lower
rates to that territory.
WIND FANS THE FLAMES.
Business Part of Town of Kaleir,
Wiped Out.
Fire which started at 2 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon In the town of Sa
lem, practically wiped out the busi
ness part of tho town, a place of about
700 peoplo. 40-mlle wind was blow
ing at the time, and with no water
works or adequate fire fighting appa
ratus the liames had full sway. Twenty-two
business houses and twelve
dwellings were burned, with an esti
mated total, loss of $200,000. Among
tho business houses burned were the
bank, postofficc, newspaper office, op
era house, und all the general mer
chandise stores. Looting followed the
fire. Assistance was sent from Falls'
City and Humboldt, but in the ab
sence of water supply little help was
afforded. No estimate is made of In.
s ura nee.
ALLEGE ELECTION FRAUD.
Dry Forces Enjoin Issue of Kuloor
Licenses nt Kearney.
A temporary restraining order was
granted by Judge B. O. Iiostetler in
district court Saturday against the city
of Kearney granting licenses for sa
loons tho corning year. The action Is
the result of a long investigation of
the manner In which the last election
was conducted and the petitioners al
lege that there was Illegal voting, mis
counts and other irregularities. They
ask for a recount and that the court
Issue a restraining order against the
mayor, city clerk and council from
Issuing license and such other relief as
tho court may grant them. John N.
Drydcn and W. L. llund ure furnishing
the data und claim to have obtained
same by a careful watch of tho polls
and f rom the poll books ufter election
Ordained nn Elder.
W'lM.wn Jennings Bryan was Sun-
i!:iy hi ilaliii d ait an elder in tho West
l.ilnst. Pi abyti rlan church of Lin
coln, and following his ordination was
selected t:n a delegate at largo to tho
er uiae;.!. si! council of the Presbyte
rian church to be held at Edinburgh,
Kiotlaml, In June.
Kliot ami Killed.
Ilerry Hwaiison, member of a chari
vari party which was celebrating the
wedding of a young couple on a farm
near lHrtiand late Thursday night,
was bliot and uiNtuntly killed by some
one not yet known.
Druggists to Meet In June.
The mutual convention of the Ne
brnska Htato Pharmaceutical associa
tion will bo held June 1$ to 17 at the
Rome hotel, Omaha
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AS MiSSlOliARIES FLEE
Mobs in Possession, Foreigners
Threatened and tiuns Trained
on, Changsha.
WALK THIRTY MILES IN RAGS
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Refugees Tell of Slaughter of Many
Natives, Including All tho Stu
dents of a School.
The situation In Hunan - province,
China, Is reported ns critical. Women
and children are fleeing for their Iivps
from Changsha, tho capital. A number
of villages near that city have been
reduced: to ashes by natives mobs. Tho
country Is placarded 'with threats to
kill nil foreigners.
This disquieting news was brought
by missionary refugees who arrived at
Hankow from Changsha and nearby
.'lilBsion stations. Many of them had
traveled thirty niik"3 on foot aud
reached tho Ynnstzeklang In rag.
Tholr houses had been burned and tiny
lost all of their property.
Tho missionaries said that gunboats
In the river bavo tholr guns trained
on Changsha and near-by points and
have afforded a refugo for many for
eigners. Three thousand Chinese im
perial soldiers are occupying the ttri
tegic points of tho capital nnd detach
ments are being hurried to outlying
districts, where rioting is reported.
Many Chinese hnvo been killed. In ona
Instance a technical school was Bet on
Are and thirty students were burnod
to death. "When vessels approached
Changsha to rescue tho Imperiled on;s
tho Chinese mob saturated junks with
kerosene from looted stations of tha
Standard Oil Company, and, setting
them on fire, allowed them to' float
down Btrea.m in an attempt to burn
oncoming steamers.
Tho viceroy of Hunan province and
the governor of Changsha assert that
they have the situation In hand and
that, order Is practically restored, but
the missionaries say they fear furthor
outrages. Telegraph wires went of the
disturbed districts have been cut. Many
missionaries American, French and
Norwegian remain at outlying posts.
The British consul at Changsha, who
has arrived at Hankow, said. "If ouo
foreigner had been killed a massacre
probably would bavo followed. The
British consulate was burned because
It employed laborers from another
province in tho construction of new
buildings." The loss to foreign inter
ests Is believed not to have been great.
The Standard Oil Company has lost a
few thousand cans of oil.
HUGHES TO SUPREME COURT.
New York Governor Notifies Taft ol
Acceptance of Position.
Governor Charles Evans Hughes of
New York put aside his opportunities
for making from $100,000 to $150,000 a
year In the private practice of his pro
fession as a lawyer and deliberately
OOV. C1IAS. E. I1UUI1E8.
abandoned bis political career, which,
It was believed by his friends, was
leading directly to the presidency, by
accepting for life the post of associate
Justice of tho Supreme Court of the
United States at an annual salary ol
$12,000.
Covernor Hughes virtually will serva
out his term In the office to which he
was elected by the people of New York
At his special request President Taft
has arranged that tho Governor will
not succeed to the place made vacant
by the recent death of Justice Brewer
until the beginning of the October
term of court. Mr. Hughes' tenm of
office aa Governor expires with the
dawning of 1911. The arrangement
agreed upon will enable him to clean
up pretty thoroughly the tasks begun
by him as Governor.
Woweu Ttitiurrn to Vote.
Women taxpayers are permitted to
vote on propositions for the bonding
of New York State villages for im
provements, In a bill which became
law the other day.
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CHICAGO.
R. O. Dun & Co.'e weekly review of
Chicago trade says:
"While an excellent exhibit appears
In both aggregate payments through
the banks and trading defaults, the
business situation presents some Ir
regularity, mainly due to wenther un
certainties and labor disputes. Tho
matter of costs also suggests more se
rious thought as to future undcrtnk-'
lngs. Further weakening in prices of
raw supplies affects some Interests
and largo consumers apparently await
more favorable buying terms. Con
tinued low temperatures have adverse,
ly affected leading retail lines and out
door activity, but transportation has
suffered' little hindrance and freight
movements have remained except ion-
ally heavy in factory outputs, general
merchandise, farm needs, lumber,
hides and grain.
"Interior advices Indicate that nirr-'
chants have done well thus far In sea
sonable goods. Reduction of light '
weight apparel and fashionable wear
Is in pnrt delayed by tho cold and -wet
conditions, but local sales have
been of fair volume. Tho attendance
of buyers has been equal to expecta
tions In tho wholesale district and re
ordering for broken lines and fall
needs .have been tho features. For
wnrdlngs remain fairly large In tex-
tiles, millinery, tootwear, . clothing, ,
suits and house needs. Dealings have
Ccn seasonably active In food prod
ucts nnd sport ing goods.
"Bank clearings, $232,619,081, ex
ceed those of tho corresponding week
In 1900 by 11.1 per cent, and compare
with $222,CS4,009 in 1908. Failures
reported In the Chicago district num
ber only 15, as against 27 last week,
32 in 1909 and 34 in 1908. Those with
liabilities over $3,000 number 4, as
against 10 Inst week, 8 la 1909 and 10
n 1908."
NEW YORK.
Weather conditions and the unset
tled outlook for prices of niany com
modities are the causes assigned for
the quieter tono of trade In many
lines. Retail business and, to a cer
tain extent, reorder demand from Job
bers, was affected by the return early
In the week of wintry weather. These
Influences wyre, however, largely tem
porary, and they' were largely offset
by the decided benefit to the crop out
look pionerally by tho breaking of the
drought. Collections are about fair.
Business failures In the United
States for the week ending with April
21 were 193, as against 207 last week,
247 In the like week of 1909, 2.')4 in
1908, 157 in 1907 and 177 In 190fu
Business failures ta Canada for the
week number 15, which compares with
27 last week and 36 In the corresuond
Ing week of 1909. Bradstreet's.
Chicago Cattle, common to prime,
14.00 to $8.45 ; hogs, prime heavy, $7.00
to $9.60; sheep, fair to choice, $4.50
to $8.10; wheat, No. 2, $1.10 to $1.12;
corn, No. 2, 57c to 59c; oats, standard,
41c to 43c; rye, No. 2, 77c to 78c; hay,
timothy, $10.00 to $18.00; prairie, $3.00
to $14.00; butter, choice creamery, 27c
to 29c; eggs, fresh, 13c to ?lc; pota
toes, per bushel, 15c to 25c.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $3.00
to $8.25; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$7.00 to $9.35; sheep, good to choice,
$3.00 to $6.50; wheat, No. 2, $1.04 to
$1.05; corn, No. 2 white, 58c to COc;
oats. No. 2 white, 42c to 43c.
St, Lou Is Cattle, $4.00 to $8.40;
hogs, $7.00 to $9.60; sheep, $4.50 to
$8.15; wheat, No. 2, $1.09 to $1.11;
corn, No. 2, COc to 61c; oats, No. 2,
40c to 41c; rye, No. 2, 76c to 77c.
Cincinnati Cattle, $4.00 to $7.75;
hogs. $7.00 to $9.40; Bheep, $3.00 to
$0.75; wheat,' No. 2, $1.10 to $1.12;
corn. No. 2 mixed, 5Sc to 60c; oats,
No. 2 mixed, 42c to 43c; rye. No. 2,
82c to 84c.
Detroit Cattle, $4.00 to $7.00; hogs.
$7.00 to $10.85; sheep, $3.50 to $8.00;
wheat, No. 2, $1.08 to $1.08; corn, No.
S yellow, 5Sc to 60c; oata, standard,
43c to 44c; rye, No. 1, 79c to 80c.
Mllwaukoe Wheat, No. 2 northern,
$1.06 to $1.09; corn, No. 3, 59cv to 60c;
oats, standard, 42c to 43c; rye, No. 1,
78c to 80c; barley, standard, 66c to
67c; pork, mess, $21.50.
Buffalo Cattle, choice shipping
steers, $4.00 to $8.65; hogs, fair to
choice, $7.00 to $9.60; sheep, common,
to gcM)d mixed, $1.00 to $7.40; lambs,
fair to choice, $0.00 to $10.25. ,
New York attlo, $4.00 to $900:
hogs, $7.00 to $9.85; sheep, $4.00 to
$7.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.13 to $1.16;
corn, No. 2, 61c to 62c; oats, natural,
white, 45o to 4Sc; butter, creamery,
26c to 31c; eggs, western, 19c to 23c.
Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed. $1.05
to $1.06; corn, No. 2 mixed, 56c to
57c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 43c to 44c;
rye. No. 2. 78c to 79c; clover seed,
$7.25.
The season's crop of small fruits
around Boise, Idaho, and In Fayette
Vulloy Is reported to have been heav
ily damaged by frost.
Three former Pittsburg counclltncn
John Casserly, Isaac Llbson and
John Hogue confessed their guilt of
taking bribes.