THE O’NEILL FRONTIEF D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. 5'NCILL, NEBRASKA Flour manufactured from Canadian wheat which has a fair chance for competition In the markets of the world Is being turned out from the Palisade mill at the rate of 3,000 barrels a day. The Lincoln mill will start adding an other 1,500 barrels to the dally output of the Canadian product. The Pills bury Washburn company, which Is grinding the foreign wheat, pronounces It of superior quality, and declares that the flour manufactured from It for ex port Is a perfect product The com pany .started grinding with about 150 cars of the Canadian wheat on hand. Since then the wheat-has been arriv ing In enormous quantities. An English medical missionary In Shensi, China, says that he was asked by a native to cure a blind beggar. It was a simple case of cataract and an operation restored sight. Then the missionary received another call front the same man, who calmly told him, that he had destroyed the only means by which the blind man could get tt. living—begging -it was his duty to make It up to him by taking him Into bis employment and providing for hiiq for life. Some months ago the vicar of Bo gate, Sussex, received a letter from Australia, asking him to try to find a •nan In his village who had had lila waistcoat stolen thirty years ago. The vicar found Ihe man and told his Australian correspondent. In due time he received a letter Inclosing <60 fop the owner of the waistcoat. The writer said that with the <2.50 he had found ai the waistcoat he had gained a new start In life and was now well-to-do. The Aero club of France has Just adopted a decision which Is of inter sst for British aeronauts. Hencefor ward there is lo be kept In the park of the club an Inflating apparatus, which .s fo be placed at the disposal, without .barge, to all aeronauts, and especially those of foreign nations who may wish ;o make ascents from the park. For eign aeronauts wishing to use their lirshlps about Paris are to be aided In every possible way. Dr. Abdul Hikmet. a. Turkish resi dent In Paris, has been requested by Ihe Turkish embassy to return within twenty days to Constantinople, where an order for his execution awaits him. The doctor recently published a vio lently-worded pamphlet charging the, sultan with responsibility for tlie mas sacre of non-Mussulmans in the Turk ish empire. He has appealed to the French government for protection. Professor Henry Mlers, in lecturing to a London audience recently, said Ihnt there is no knowledge of the depths to which (he South African dia mond mines can be worked. The deeper they go the richer they become. Work tan be carried on now to a depth of i,500 feet and It Is thought timt it ailglit be continued to a depth of 5,001) feet or even 10,000 feet If engineering difficulties could be overcome. In France the other day a man, tailed ns a witness in court, demurred to taking the oath to tell the "whole truth,” because it might require him to tell Masonic secrets. The grand master of Free Masonry In France has written lo the court minting that there was nothing In the Masonic oath which would prevent a witness telling the whole truth. If anything the oath maue him a freer man. In Spain a bride has no girl attend ants to stand at the altar with her, but Instead a "madrlna,” or godmother. Neither does she have a wedding cake op any festive departure after the cere mony. The wedded pair go quietly to their new home, where they remain until the following day, when they Dart on their honeymoon. Before leav 1 ig they pay a formal visit to their l 'sportive relatives. Very heartily welcomed, the brothers af St. Gabriel's Institute, famous for Uieir success In the education of deaf Slid dumb boys, has settled at Beacons field house, near Plymouth, England, an their expulsion from France under tae associations law. They are about I i commence there the education of the deaf and dumb boys,. Irrespective of ere* d. Along the international boundary of the Canadian northwest twenty years ago was an acreage of 250,000 under crop, yielding 1,200.000 bushels of wheat. Now the acreage Is over t.000,000 and the umiunl yield 110.000.000 bushels, while population, acreage and output are augmented at a rale no other coun try can approach. The body of M. Markoff, the great Siberian railway contractor, says the St. James’ Guzette, has been stuffed by his widow, fitted with glass eyes and garbed in dress clothes, and it now Inhabits a richly Inlaid cabinet in a corner of Mine. Markoff's drawing room. Among the patients treated at tlie general hospital, Birmingham, recently was a pup, which had Its broken leg put into splints. • The dog was entered In the patient book as Bogey McGuire, age 7 months, of 32 George street, ami got a pink ticket entitling him to re turn for further treatment. The trousseau of the future crown princess of Germany win include an evening dress from every European capital. Ireland is to contribute to it, an order having been given for some of the beautiful Irish laces which now figure In all trousseaus of Importance. "Died while trying to commit sui cide” was the verdict of a coroner's Jury in London the other day and it was in accordance with the testimony. The excitement of getting a knife and preparing to kill herself was fatal to Maud Marshall, who had a weak heart. There is no ground for the professed fears of the tobacco growers of this country that lower duties on Philippine tobacco will unendurably injure them, as may readily be understood by those who note that about two-thirds of the country's crop is now exported. A price has been put on the head of the American eagle in Tehama county, California. The board of supervisors offers a reward of $1 for the head of each of the great birds on the petition of the sheep men, who have lost many lambs by eagles. Several large new hotels are being built in Rome. The natives complain that the city is being modernized and Anglicized. Several bars, with bar maids, have recently been opened, and the Cafe de Roma now has a grill room. The revenue stamps that had to be nfilxed to the documents by which the Metropolitan District Electric Railway company made over the undertaking to the Underground Electric Railway company, of London, cost $19,000. BANKERS TRYING TO MAKE A SETTLEMENT . _ Fair Prospect Now That O'Neill Bank Affairs May Be Straightened. RECEIVER MAKES REPORT Says that Haggerty Home and Other Property Together with Some Pa per May Satisfy the De positors. I - O'Neill. Neb., Jan. 11.—It appears j quite probable now that a definite and ; friendly settlement will soon be made between the depositors and officials of | the failed Elkhorn Valley bank, along the lines <*f the proposition submitted by Mrs. Haggerty, which proposition was published some time ago. O. F. Biglin. the receiver of the bank, says that all of the 1S3 depositors, with very few exceptions, have expressed pot only a willingness but a wish to enter into a friendly settlement and keep the a Hairs of the bank out of court entirely, if the officials of the j bank will turn over their private prop- , ; erty to the depositors. Mr. Biglin estimates that $4,000 can 1 ! be realized out of the Haggerty home, | adjoining town: that the equity m an other tract of land will turn in $1,500; smother piece of land in the south part of the state, $500; the bank building and several town lots, $5,p00; the Ho- ! risky grocery corner and live lots, $3,500; the Haggerty pension check, j $765; McClreevy money, $700: over | drafts of the bank. $2,000; equity in notes up as collatcrel, $2,000, which with the assets of the bftnk will make something over $40,000. Mr. Biglin is further authority for the statement I that the depositors will soon hold a meeting for the purpose of electing three trustees to act in conjunction with him as receiver in settling up the affairs of the bank. H« has proposed to the depositors I that if the three trustees will serve free of ( barge he will act as receiver , without charge to the depositors. There anpea s to be a general disposition to i keep the affairs of the bank out of the j hands of the lawyers and out of the courts. Nora Sullivan, one of the de positors has written the following let ter addressed to the public: "O’Neill. Neb., Jan. 4. Much sym pathy has been expressed for me for my loss in the bank failure. I want to know whether it is sincere or whether it is only a slain. Any per son who is honestly sorry lor me will help me to get back as much of the j money as I can, and the only way is to i accept Mrs. Haggerty's offer. Of course, ; the lawyers will want it put into court, so as to get it. all themselves. Nora Sullivan.” ! Receiver Biglin says that the deposi tors and himself are now in position to know the true condition of the af fairs of the failed institution and that if matters take the shape as now ap pears It will not be long until the af fairs of the bank will pass into history and that It is not probable that the ! I total loss of depositors will in the end ! be much in excess of $7,000, which is i not as bad as at first appeared. BLAIR MAN UNFORTUNATE. Ames Receives Word of Mother’s Death as He Is Sentenced. Kansas City. Jan. 11.—Just as A. Ames was sentenced to fourteen years In the penitentiary for burglary a let ter canie telling him that Ills mother had died at Hlalr, Neb., leaving him $:*,ooo. CASE OF LAPSE OF MEMORY. Farmer Walks Away from Home and Forgets Himself. t Auburn, Neb.. Jan. 11—Charles Minig, 1 ; a prominent farmer living near Julian, in this county, suffered a peculiar alter ation of mind. On Tuesday he left his home and went toward Julian. Ills wife saw him going and thought It strange that he did not say anything to her about going, as this was not his custom. Night came and he did not return. The wife telephoned to Julian and learned that he had not been there. A searching party was or ganized and scoured the vicinity for him all night, lint got no trace of him. The news of Ills disappearance was telephoned to all the neighboring towns, bill no trace of him was ob j tallied. The search continued all day Wednesday without effect. On Tliurs : (lay the bloodhounds were secured, but they proved iuettlelent to gel any trace of the man. Turing the afternoon j Thursday, however, Mr. Minig came to ! himself In the country near Howe, about eighteen miles from his home. ! He was walking on the road, when It seemed to him something fell from his | head and lie was conscious of himself. He went lo a farm house to inquire i where he was, and on learning this em ployed the farmer lo take him home. He has no remembrance of leaving home and has no Idea of his where . abouts during his absence. STRANGER KILLS SELF. No One Saw Him Do It, but Circum stances Indicate Suicide. Fremont, Nob., Jan. 10.—The body of all i unidentified man was found in an out i bouse nl tile Union Uae’.lle depot at Ames i with a bullet wound in his head. The body J Was discovered by Frank Keating, evi dently a few minutes after the shot was tired, for It was still warm. The shot had been tired with the gun touching the skull and passed downward, killing him Instantly. lie had fallen forward In a heap on the floor. A 38-ealIber revolver with one chamber empty lay beside him. Though there were several persons around the depot, no one heard the shot tired or saw the mail. In his pockets were $11 in money, a knife and some tobacco. He was about 45 years of age and looked like a Jewish peddler. His clothing was good and he wore over shoes. He had a short, dark, full beard, was flfty-slx inches tall and weighed prob ably about 145 pounds. The body was brought to Dengler’s undertaking rooms and lias not been identified. STATE BANK EXAMINER. Appointments Are Made by the New State Board. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 10.- The new stale banking board was organized with Aud itor Searle as chairman. The follow ing appointments were made: Addison Waite, Syracuse, chief clerk <\ H. Beaumont of Madrid, J. F. Hal derntan of Burchard, K. B. Kinmett of Arapahoe and Fred Whittemore of Long Fine, examiners. Miss Maud Huge of Lincoln is stenographer. The board is composed of the auditor, attor ney general and state treasurer. VICTIM OF GAS. George Wiseman, a Stockman, Suc cumbed to Hard Coal Fumes at Emerson, Neb. Kmerson, Neb., Jan. 11—George Wise man, a prominent stockman. well known all over northeastern Nebraska, was found dead in Ids office last Fri day morning by Dick Peters, who called to see him. It is supposed death was caused by suffocation from the gas of a hard coal stove In the office, where Mr. Wiseman slept. For some time he has made his office his rooming place, and last even ing he left several friends about 11 o'clock and slated that he was going home. He was not seen around this morning as usual, but, his death was not discovered until Mr. Peters called late in the forenoon. Mr. Wiseman was unmarried and about 38 years of age. In bis business be was prosperous and had accumu lated some property. He was well known in Sioux City and other cities where he frequently went on business with other stockmen. No inquest was held by the cor oner as it is considered a plain case of suffocation. When officers examined the stove in Wiseman’s room they found the mica plates in the front of the stove broken out and the pipe Jarnper turned almost horizontal, there by throwing the fumes into the room. William Wiseman, brother of the de ceased man, who lives in Mt. Vernon, S. D., was notified. A sister in Omaha was also notified. -♦ - WOMAN IN BOX CAR. Disappears Before Trainmen Can Identify Her. Fremont, Neb., Jan. 10.—When the night freight from Lincoln on the Northwestern i pulled into the yards here early yes ter- 1 day morning a brakeman heard some one pounding on the closed door of a box car. He went to the door and a woman’s voice asked, "What plaeo is this?” On opening the car he was surprised to see by the light of ids lantern a girl, probably about 20 years old, standing in the doorway. “1 live in Fremont,” she said, “and I have ben in this cold l»ox car since wre left Lincoln.” She jumped out of the ear and disappeared In the yards before the train men could find out anything about her. She was comfortably dressed and did not have the tough appearance of the female hobo. As the car was securely fastened from the outside some one at Lincoln evi* i dently knew of her being aboard. AFTER HER HUSBAND. Woman Arrives at Beatrice on Trail of Erring Spouse. Beatrice, Nob., Jan. 10.—Mrs. C. G. Sauerwine arrived in the city from her home in Iowa in search of her husband. 1 (\ G. Sauerwine, alias It. T. Malvern, pro prietor of the “Irish Stow” company, who was arrested hero recently in company with Myrt Goo and two young women on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses from a farmer who lives near Ragle, Neb., and taken to Lincoln by De tective Bentley to answer to the charge. Failing to locate her husband here, Mrs. Sauerwine left for Lincoln on an evening train. She says she will prosecute Sauerwine to the full extent of the law if she succeeds in locating him. While here she told the officers that Sauerwine robbed a hank some years ago in northern Nebraska, and that his father saved him from going to the penitentiary by making good the amount taken. She also stated that he stole a car load of wheat in Oklahoma some time ago. Mrs. Sauerwine is a -.ne appearing woman about 20 years of age and has a child 2 years old. Fishing in Missouri River. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11.—The commit tees on fish and game in both houses will have a few busy half hours with constituents from the river counties. ' During the campaign this was made a ! live Issue in several localities, and some 1 few of the members pledged themselves to try to secure an amendment to the fish and game law. It seems that along the river bot- | toms live quite a number of squatters, ! numbering forty or fifty votes in some ! of the counties. These squatters gain a part of their livelihood by fishing. What they want is not only the priv ilege of seining or trapping fish in the river, but they also want to get after them in the ponds along the river. They say that at every overflow a large number of fish, principally carp, buf falo and catfish, get stranded out in the ponds and lagoons. Only the cat fish can be successfully tempted with the hook and line. As the season passes the water dries up and the fish die. What the squatters want is tlie right to seine these fish before the ponds stagnate. They say that it would be a mercy to the fish to be taken out and butchered while they are fresh and a crime to leave them in there until they perish for want of pure water. In some localities, like the eastern edge of Nemaha county, this became an im- i portant issue before the campaign closed, as the county was generally thought to be close, and the squatters found that their votes were in demand. They took time by the forelock and I demanded some catfish pledges. Some members fear that if they open the way for people to seine under any pretext the custom will become gen eral and the value of the fish and game law will be greatly lessened. Anothei set of constituents desire the Missouri river removed from the jurisdiction of the fish and game commission. Half j the river is now under control of the Nebraska commission. Woman in Male Attire. O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 10.—Two supposed young men have been stopping at the Dewey hotel here since Christmas. Dur- j mg the last few days it has been whis pered about that one of them had toe fine features for a man and that an in- j vestigation ought to be made. The au thorities called on the supposed young man, who admitted being a woman. She i gave her name as Mrs. Omer T. Sweigeart 1 and her home at Waterloo. la., where sin een brought into the scandal to meet on the cont inent? vjbiii rt »dimny V/dac, As perplexing as ever, tlie case still baffled Mr. Jerome’s assistants, but they are now certain that they are reaching the point where their ques tions will be answered and that now. with the lligbt of Mrs. Gelshenen, they have a tacit admission of one of their pet theories which in no way reflects on Mrs. Gelshenen as a woman or a j mother. This theory lias been that if they could get Mrs. Gelshenen before the grand jury to ask her flatly if she knew if Morse ever cherished any am bition to have her as his wife, the re sult would be io get both Mr. and Mrs. Morse back here on the first steamer. They have clearly shown that Mrs. Gel- i shenen does not wish to go before the j grand jury, and Mr. Morse himself has | indicated that there was something transpiring here that almost made him a passenger on the Lucania. What it was that happened or what message he may have received that caused Morse to change his mind at the very last minute is known only by in ference. At the time of the sailing of the Lucania, Charles F. Dodge, the former husband of Mrs. Morse, who was to have been used as a means by which Morse could make himself a free man, had returned from Texas, made his confession, and as the days passed it seemed that no evidence could be adduced that would serve to bolster up the confession. Morse Kept Posted. Tn fact, skeptics were beginning to speak of the Dodge-Morse affair as a ■ "district attorney’s office fiasco.” This ' was a very opportune moment for Mr. j Morse to come home and go before the j giand jury if Mr. Jerome wanted him, | but twenty-four hours before the Lu- j cania left her dock it became very ap- 1 parent to those in New York in close | touch with the case that something 1 was about to happen, and since Mr. | Morse is a man who keeps in close touch with affairs that interest him, there can be no doubt that the cables ! recorded every new move made by Jerome. Mr. Morse was under subpoena for six weeks before he left for Europe, | and when he went away lie told his friends that lie was very tired of put- I ting in so much of his time in the grand jury room. Nevertheless, if lie was interested in the affairs of Mrs. j Gelshenen any effort to learn his se- | crets through her was the one thing calculated to make him forget his en nui and come back. Tonight the best information about Mr. and Mrs. Morse obtainable in Paris is that he is still j at the Hotel Ftitz, where both formerly were, and that she is at the Elysee Palace hotel, near by. Furthermore, it i cannot be learned if Mr. Morse has re ceived word of the departure of Mrs. Gelshenen. although it is taken for granted that he has. IS DUKE INSANE? District Attorney Jerome Is Looking Into Mysterious Features of His Case. New York. Jan. 11.—Announcement is made on what seems authoritative in fonnaiion that the district atorney’s of- j lice will take up the case of Brodie L. Duke, who yesterday was placed in a sanitarium, after having been separ ated from his wife, whom he married a few weeks since. For several days detectives have been working and sen sations are promised. District Attorney Jerome said lie would do everything to clear the mat ter. Rev. W. W. (Toe. Dr. Parkhurst's first assistant, who performed the wed- j ding ceremony, said he did so knowing nothing of Miss Webb’s antecedents. Duke manifested no mental disturb- I ance, although in the ceremony Duke ; gave answers in the wrong place at , times. Incidents in the affair terminated in i the siege of the house of George H. Mai- i lory, Mrs. Duke's attorney, by a woman who said she was the lawyer’s client. She was refused admission and for five minutes tried to gain entrance. The Bellevue hospital authorities have deposited with District Attorney Jerome bonds, stocks, notes and checks, said to have a face value of $60,000, found in the pockets of Duke. The order for Duke’s consignment w as signed by a justice of general ses sions and Dr. Wyatt. Dr. Gregory, su perintendent of Bellevue hospital, said Duke was afflicted with dementia. Wife Said to Be Wealthy. Ghicago, Jan. 11.—In marrying Bro die L. Duke, Mrs. Duke, who resided in Ghicago before the wedding, gave up a remarkable business career. Mrs. Duke, who is the daughter of Wm. H. Webb, had aided in the promotion of several industries and was president and secretary of Taylor, Webb & Go., a prominent investment company in La. Salle street. Sugar Goes Up Again. New York. Jan. 9.—All grades of re fined sugar advanced 10 cents per hun dred today. MAY ORDER BATTLE. Czar It Is Said Will Instruct Kuro patkin to Defeat Oyama on the Shakhe. London, Jan. 11.—It is expected at St. Petersburg that the czar will order Kuropatkin to take the offensive be fore Nogi's veterans can join the Jap anese on the Shakhe. and to gain some success to offset the loss of Port Ar thur. Such instructions will place Kuropatkin in a difficult position. The severity of the winter makes opera tions next to impossible. It is known the Russian army is suf fering deprivation of hoots and over coats, owing to the wholesale robberies, and a battle fought for political rea sons would be with advantage strongly on the side of the Japanese. Opinion is divided whether Rojestven sky's fleet should return or stake all upon a chance of defeating Togo. High authorities argue that if the fleet pos sesses any efficiency it should try con clusions immediately. Rojestvensky would be justified in destroying Togo, even at the expense or loss of liis own fleet, because Russia has sufficient ships in reserve to gain command of the sea if Togo's ships were sunk. Rus sia cannot hope for "nal victory unless she regain the sea. If Rojestvensky re turns it must signify the war will be indefinitely prolonged. Indications give the impression that the fleet is to re turn. Those who know the inefficiency of Rojestvensky's squadron expect the recall. Europe still awaits some indication what will be the effect of the fall. This call come only from St. Petersburg. It is recognized that Japan's victory can make for peace only in case Russia's internal crisis makes peace impera- , tive. Evidence multiplies of uncom promising opposition to the war throughout Russia, intensified by fresh disclosures of robberies of war supplies and hospital necessaries even more than by the news of Port Arthur. These exposures are never followed by the punishment of the thieves, but public exasperation has become a force which must be reckoned with. It has found expression in new localities where the authorities refused funds for imperial purposes. It PLEASES THE JAPANESE. Refusal of Many Russian Officers to Accept Paroles. Tokio.Jan.il.—The Japanese who ex press great admiration for General Fock and the other officers for re fusing parole and standing by the men of their army, are busily preparing to receive the Russian prisoners from Port Arthur. The first batch of 10,000 are expected to arrive at Moji and Shemonosekl shortly. After disinfec- j tlon they will be sent to Kure untfr'bth- 1 er places. It is unlikely any prisoners will be brought to Tokio. The Gazette announces today the Russians have delivered five survivors of the third Japanese expedition to block the entrance to Port Arthur har bor. NAVAL EXPERTS MEET. Plans for Building New Russian Navy Before Paris Council Paris, Jan.11.—The international com mission on the North sea incident re sumed its sessions here today. Admiral Fouwiier of France was unanimously chosen permanent president. Vice Admiral Doubassoff, who suc ceeded Admiral Kaznakoff as Russian I representative on the North sea com mission, arrived today. It is known his service on the commission is a mere in cident. His chief mission is to preside at the meeting of the naval technical commission, which is considering the rehabilitation of the Russian navy. This is not connected with the pres ent war, as the Russians recognize the necessity of recreating their navy with out reference to Japan. Therefore, sev eral Russian naval experts have ar rived after visiting the ship yards of Germany, Holland, Austria, Italy and France. Admiral Doubassoff, chief con structor of the Russian navy, will pre- i side at the meeting. Their visits in cluded the ship yards in Toulon and other shipbuilding centers, where they viewed the progress made on four new Russian torpedo boat destroyers and a large mode! of the battleship Czare vitch, which is considered a favorable type for future construction. It is understood the Russian program contemplates expenditure of *200,000,000 j in the next three years for naval re habilitation. The meeting of the ex perts leads to a coincident gathering of representatives of the leading ship yards, including the American yards. —♦— FUTURE OF PORT ARTHUR. — Japs Seem to Plan Keeping It for Sure j This Time. Tokio, Jan. 10.—The Japanese intend to | establish a naval station at Port Arthur, j Vice Admiral Y. Shibyama will probably j be placed In charge of it. The military administration will only retain a small garrison as soon as the prisoners are withdrawn and order is re stored. The fleet is busily engaged in clearing mines, but owing to their great number navigation will be unsafe for a long time. Only government craft will be allowed to enter the harbor. It is prob able that Dalny will soon be opened up to neutrals. Japanese companies are prepar ing to establish weekly service to that port. Jt is proposed shortly to float a fourth do mestic war loan under the same conditions as those under which the third was nego tiated. Transfer of Prisoners. General Nogi’s report announces the transfer of Port Arthur prisoners com pleted. Saturday’s transfers were: Officers. Men. General Stoessel’s command. 9 39 General Stoessel’s headquarters. 6 15 Engineer company. 11 269 Telegraph corps. 4 61 Railroad detachment . 1 Cavalrj . 4 177 Officers and crewrs of warships— Retvisan . 22 Pobieda . 22 Palada . 11 Peresviet . 15 Poltava . 16 311 Sevastapol . 31 507 Bay an . 15 259 Bobr .. 12 90 Storozohovoy . 4 52 Dtvashni . 6 324 Gilyak . 5 72 Amur. 7 175 Naval defense headquarters. 3 320 Harbor office . 60 925 Naval brigade. 59 31 Torpedo brigade . 10 142 Field posts and telegraphs. 33 23 Totals .366 3.654 Three judges and three clerks of courts were also transferred. Generals Are Still Alive. Lieutenant Generals Fock, Smyrnoff and Gorbatowsky and Rear Admiral Wilmann will be brought to Japan as prisoners of war. Lieutenant General Stoessel will leave Dalny January 12 on a Japanese transport for Nagasaki. He will be accompanied by the other paroled officers. The Russians probably will remain in Japan a few days and then proceed on a Fren6fr steamer to Europe, going by way of the Suez canal. General Nogi reports that the officers paroled to date number 441. and orderlies as. I BEEF TRUST SUIT IN SUPREME COURT Attorney General Moody Con cludes His Argument on the Injunction Case. DEFENSE IS TECHNICAL Trust Claims Its Combination Is Strict- ' ly a State Affair, in Illinois, Not I Subject to Interstate Com merce Law. Washington. Jan. 11.—Attorney Gen eral Moody today resumed his argu ment on behalf of the government be fore the supreme court in the case com monly known as the beef trust case, begun last Friday. Attorney General Moody said none of the agreements or acts complained of related to manu facture or production, but to commerce •—commerce, as distinguished from manufacture or production. He said the inquiry is narrowed down to only two questions for the determination of the court: Whether the commerce in the case is commerce among the states, and if so whether the agreements con stitute a monopoly of any part of it. Taking up the agreement alleged ir» the petition, Attorney General Moody snidellminatingallstatements by which the pleader characterized the purpose and effect of the agreement, the fol lowing state of facts is clearly shown: Peisons owning live stock and living in other states and territories than those where stock yards are situated were accustomed to send such slock tc the various stock yards named for the purpose of sale there. The defendants, who were severally engaged in tire bus iness of buying such live stock for the purpose of slaughtering and converting it into fresh meat, entered into an agreement with each other to refrain from bidding against each other, except eolorably, in the purchase of such live stock, with t'ne purpose and result of suppressing all competition in such purchases. The agreement having been thus clearly alleged, he said, the question arose whether the agreement relates tc interstate commerce, and proceeded to argue that proposition. Mr. Moody s Argument Summarized. Mr. Moody, in concluding his argu ment, said: "I have discussed, separately, all the agreements and acts of the defendants which were complained of as unlawful In the petition and enjoined by the de cree of the court below. I have endeav- - nred to show with respect to each of them that they relate lo interstate com merce, and either retrained it or monop olized it, within the meaning of the law. “I should be unwilling, however, to rest the case here. There is a larger view of it to be taken than appears from the allegations in the petition con sidered separately. These defendants are engaged in interstate commerce. The petition shows a typical case of in terstate commerce. If the business which they do. exclusive of the manu facture, is not interstate commerce there can be no such tiling outside of transportation. It Is Interstate Commerce. “They buy their raw material, which ' Is gathered together from all the cat tle-raising states and territories of the union and sent to the great live stock markets of the country. After they have transformed that material into the finished product they sell it throughout the United States. The combination which they have entered Into is designed to restrain#all their business transactions, exclusive of manufacture, by suppression of all competition therein, both in their pur chases and their sales, by fixing and maintaining uniform prices for their product, and so far as possible uniform prices for their raw material, and by obtaining such unlawful advantages as would tend lo create a monopoly in the necessaries of life. They cannot be permitted ingeniously to separate the various steps in their undertaking and so deal with them that they can be re garded as interstate transactions. The ■ourt met and answered such a device is this in the case of Montague & Co. vs. hovveiy. There it was truly claimed that the sales of unset titles in San Francisco by local dealers were con sidered by themselves interstate trans itions. The court held a sale could not be separated from the main pur pose of the combination, which was to fix and maintain uniform prices for goods which were the subject of inter state commerce." ON FREIGHT RATES. President Holds Another Conference at the White House. Washington, Jan. 11. — President Roosevelt had another conference yes erday regarding pending legislation. He consulted Representative Each, of Wisconsin, and Townsend, of Michigan, aoth members of the house committee jn interstate and foreign commerce, egarding legislation respecting freight rates. Both representatives are in fa >'or of affirmative action on the subject it the present session. They told the president the people they represented wanted something definite (lone and wanted it done soon. Any legislation niacted, they urged, must be effective n curing the evils complained of, and lot merely of a nominal character. Suggested reductions in the expendi tures of the navy department formed he principal topic of a talk between he president and Representative Day on, of West Virginia, the ranking re publican member of the naval affairs •ommittee of the house. Mr. Dayton s opposing vigorously the proposed re luction, maintaining that any reduc- J ion would cripple the naval service. •' jM NAN IS VERyIlL M Vtiss Patterson Is in Bad Condition and Her Tonsils May Be Removed. New York. Jan. 10.—Nan Patterson is ill vith tonsilitis. Her condition as regarded is serious. The Tombs’ physician says ter tonsils will probably have to be re noved. CREMATED HIMSELF. Man Named Noveritzski, Discouraged^ Burned Himself and Nearly Burned Nine Others. Chicago, Jan. 11—Throwing himself o 4 couch to which lie had set fire. Joli S'overitzski. aged 50, burned to deat oday in his house. Nine other occ iants barely escaped death in thj lames. Noveritzski had separat irom his wife and was despondent.