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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1908)
THE VALEBTIHE DEMOCRAT VALKXT1XK , XEB. M. 1UCE , Pul > : Mier. ASSASSIN IK CHURCH ATTACK OX CHICAGO IMJIEST UNSUCCESSFUL. After Telling Priest in Prominent Church lie WJKS There for Prayer , t Stranger Presto jc\olver Intended Victim and Tires. An attempt to assassinate * Hcv. J. K. Yielding- , pastor of the Cm-pus Christ ! Catholic church of Chicago , was madu Sunday afternoon. After twice shoot ing at tne priest in the Sunday school hallway of the ehuich the wtould-be assassin , knocking' down scores ol children standing in his way , ran into the street and escaped. The shooting and the screams of tiiechildren cre ated wild xeiteinent in one of Chica go's fashionable residence districts. Itvas in the middle of the after noon that the culprit had been seen loitering about the ehuich and was observed writing upon a sheet of pa per. He placed the paper in his pock et The police believe the writing was an explanation of his intended act and his identity , which was to be found upon his body in the event of his com mitting suicide after killing the priest Aroused by the man's actions Fa ther Fielding approached him , saying "What arc you doing here ? " "I'm praying. " replied the stranger As the priest turned his back the stranger stepped into the hallway an drew a revolver and pressed it again ? his intended victim. Father.Fieldin.a . . knocked the weapon away just in time to escape a bullet which grazed his head and clipped a lock of hair frrun his temple. \t the same time the priest knocked the culprit down by a blow in the face , lliirriejjly .scrambling to his feet the man continued on down trampling over the children. At the bottom of the stairway ho turned and fired an other ineffectual shot at the priest and 'then , still brandishing the revolver , ran into the sticet. A dozen children , accompanied by Father Fielding , ran in pursuit and were joined by a crowd of enraged citizens , but the man es caped. The man is described as being about 30 years old. roughly dressed , and evi. dently a Greek or an Italian. FIRES OX OFFICEIS. ro Kills Tuo Whe : : Attempt is Made to Arrest Him. Charles Mitchell , colored , of Litho- /iia , Ga. , Sunday shot and killed T. L. Peek , a bailiff , and C. F. Argo. a young white man. and after badly beating C. S. Elliott , deputy sheriff , over the head with his pistol , made his escape. The officers , it is said , had a Avarrant charging the negro with an attempt to murder G. W. Brooks , a white man. on Saturday , and went to his home near Lithonia to arrest him. When the negro saw the officers accompanied by Argo approaching , it Ls said , he opened fire on them. The officers re turned the fire and attempted to rush on the negro. Peek nnd Argo were killed almost at the door of the house. The negro then attacked Elliott and dealt him several hard blows ton the head with his pistol , knocking him down , and then escaped. Several posses went in pursuit of Mitchell. El liott is seriously hurt , but it is thought he will recover. PLEA FOJI WOMAN SUFFRAGE. ker Declares It Would Mean TIc- fonn in Industrial World. "What woman with the ballot in her hand could do toward alleviating the hardship and suffering in the indus trial world due to injustice and in equality was told at an industrial masF meeting at the Star theater in Buffalo , K. Y. , Sunday by delegates to the for tieth convention of the American "Woman Suffrage association. Miss Jean M. Gordon , factory inspector - ; specter for the parish of Xew Orleans , New Orleans , was introduced by Presi dent Shaw as an industrious young woman , whom the political ring of New Orleans sought to have removed , but who slill retains her office , doing splendid xvork for the poor. Harriet Stanlon Blatch. of Xew York , made an eloquent plea for more attention for the industrial training of young girls who are going out into the world to work. Husband Suspected ol' Murder. Mrs. Marrie Lange , wife of John I ange , janitor of a south side apart ment building in Chicago , was shot and fatally wounded. Neighbors who 4iad heard sounds of a quarrel followed by six shots found the woman in a pool of her blood. own The police are searching for Lange. Eastern Drought Xot IJroken. The drought which has prevailed throughout Pennsylvania for many weeks is again bringing about alarm ing conditions. In both the bitumin ous and anthracite coal fields tank cars have to be used to haul water to most of the m i lies and eolieries. Sioux City Live Stock .Market. Saturday's quotation ? on the Sioux City live stock market follow : Beeves , . $3.50T1.00. . Top h' g. - , $5.GO. rLEET KLXS INTO TYPJIOOX. Ojie Man is Ln < : inl Slight Damage Sustained , The delay of the American battle ship fleet arriving at Yokohama was due to a tremendous storm off the north coast of the Island of Luzon , of the Philippine group. The storm be gan on the morning of Oct. 12 and continued until the afternoon of Oct. 33. One man was drowned and some damage resulted to the fleet. These details were communicated to the Associated Press at Tokio by Avire- Jess telegraph by the battleship Con necticut through the courtesy of the Japanese government. , ' 1 The fleet arrived at Yokohama at 9 o'clock a. in. Oct. IS. The wireless dispatch from the battleship Connecti cut was dated H:10 a. m. Oct. 17 and was sent by way of the Shimonez wire less station to Tokio. It did not give the details of the storm encountered by the fleet , but simply stated that on the morning of Oct. V2 the fleet ran into a terrific gale that assumed the proportions of a typhoon off the north ern coast of Luzon. Tremendous seas were kicked up and one man was washed overboard. The dispatch did not state from what ship the man was lost. Tin-re was some slight damage caused by the heavy seas , but noth ing of a serious nature , and the dis patch stated that all was well with the ships at that time , adding that the fleet would reach Yokohama on the morning of the 18th. Vice Admiral Saito received a. wire less message from Rear Admiral Sperry thanking him for the welcome extended to the fleet by wireless. IX 150CK ISLAND. fila/.e in Lumber Company's Plant Causes Loss of $500.000. Fire at Rock Island , 111. , Friday /light caused § r 00,000 damage in the yards of the Rock Island Lumber company and the Rock Island Sash and Door works. The flames started in the southwestern corner of. the yards , and , fanned by a southeast gale , swept everything north to the river , devastating an area of ten acres in two hours. Twenty million feet of lumber and two saw mills were de stroyed. The ties were burned off the bridge of the main line of the Rock Island railroad and traffic was tied up-for several hours on main lines of the Chi cago. Rock Island and Pacific , the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy and the Chicago. Milwaukee and .St. Paul railroads. Telegraph , telephone and power currents were disarranged for a tiine. EX1EKS IIEAUSTS KOO.f. An Officer Causes an Exciting- Scone on Train. After a dramatic scene on a Union Pacific train Thursday at Omaha , Xeb. , in which the door of his state room was burst open by a deputy sher iff , "William Randolph Hearst was served with papers notifying him that a suit for § GOO,000 had been brought against him for slander and libel by Gov. Charles X. Ilaskell , of Oklahoma , in the Douglas county. Xeb. , district court after which the papers were im mediately withdrawn. It was known that Hearst would pass through Omaha on his way from Seattle , Wash. , to Xew York and plans were laid accordingly. When the traii arrived at Omaha Deputy Sheriff Stevart was on hand with orders to serve the summons on Hearst , but had a trying time in doing so. > MANY DIE IX FOREST FI11ES. Jleavy I/oss of Life Occurs in Xorth- cm Michigan. A dispatch from Millorsbtirg , Mich. , Friday afternoon from the scene of a wreck , says that fifteen men , wom en and children on the relief train were burned to death. Three mothers and nine children stayed in the gondola dola car , and they were cremated. ' . Arthur Lee , the fireman , sought safety in the water tank on the en gine and literally was boiled to death. Pennsylvania Hank FaiN. A telegram was received by the comptroller of the currency from Bank Examiner John B. Cunningham stating that lie had closed the Union Xational bank , of Summervillo , Pa. Thc'bank has a capital of ? f 0,000 and is said to have accumulated a consid erable quantity of paper of doubtful value , which necessitated its suspen sion. Ran Into a Hurricane. The weather-beaten ship Astral , which left Baltimore Oct. 1 bound for San Francisco , with 5.000 tons of coal consigned to the United States govern ment for naval use. has arrived at Xew York in tow of a tug which pick ed up the vessel oft Sea Girt. Capt. Dunn reports having , on Oct. 4 , run into a severe hurricane which lasted for three days. Sioux liraves Aroused. Word has been received at St Paul , Minn. , that an outbreak of Sioux In dians is likely to occur at Fort Yate.s , X. D. , if the government order provid ing for the removal of all the Indian dead in the military cemetery to Keo- kuk , Ta. , b.e carried out. Christian Science Daily. The Christian Science Sentinel , of Boston. Alass. , announces the establishment - , lishment by the Christian Science Publishing society of a new daily pa per , to bo known as the Christian Sci ence Monitor. Veres Consecrated. Rt. Rev. Larenus Yere.s of the prov ince of Mexico , was Friday consecrat ed a , bishop \\'ashington , D. C. Monsignor - signor Falconio , the panal delegate , was conseerator. AVAR FOR IS ALLOT IX COURT. j j Action Begun by Xe\v York Suffrage j Leaders. The suffragette movemant in its lo cal department was taken into the Xew'York Courts Thursday when Miss Mary Cole-man , member of a law firm , secured from Justice Blanchard , in the supreme court , an order directing the bureau of elections to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue compelling them to allow the name of Mrs. Julia Seton Sears to be placed on the register of voters. Mrs. Sears had been refused permission to register when she appeared before a registry board. Miss Coleman , will known among Xew York advocates of woman suffrage , said that Mrs. Sears had al ready been allowed to vote in Colorado rado and should be accorded the same privilege in Xe\v York. Miss Coleman added that the present action war brought as a test case. CFIIXESE AXD JAPS CLASH. Engagement Between Soldiers in Ko rea Assume1- : Serious Aspect. Serious complications affecting the peace of China and Japan threaten as the result of an engagement be- tuefcn Chinese and-Japanese troops in Kantao , northern Korea , in which sev eral were killed or wounded. The re fusal of the Chinese war office to per mit the pursuit of a detachment of soldiers who are said to , have been the aggressors may result in the cross ing of the frontier by Japanese troops. The Chinese soldiers are reported to have opened hostilities by firing upon a police station occupied by. Japanese troops. The Japanese foreign office has made representations to the sov- "ernment at Pekin , and the situation is beginning to assume a serious as pect. LOST IX XORT1I SKA. Balloon BushleyMeets Fate of Three Other Airs-hips. Xews was received at Berlin Thurs day that the German balloon Bushley came down Wednesday morning in the Xorth sea , making four balloons which started in the international race Sun day which met the same fate. The two men on board were rescued by a passing steamer. The most serious apprehensions are entertained for the safety of the other two airships , which are missing. They have not been heard from for three days. Two of the twenty-one balloons en tered in the race burst high in the air. All the ten men involved in the series of accidents escaped injury. Honduras Mini-tor Recalled. The recall of Dr. Angel Ugarte. the minister from Honduras , to the Unit ed States , was announced Thursda > when the minister called on Secretary Root and said he had been relieved and would go to Mexico to represent his country there. Dr. Laze ArriRga ; a brother of former a Guatemala- ! minister to the United Stales , will .sue cecd him. / To Send Racers Abroad. James R. Keene , of Xew York , an nounced that lie had decided to .senc. the champion horse of America. Colin unbeaten and winner of 1C races in ifis first year on the turf , to England , Bn- oot. 4 years old and unbeaten this sea son , the surburban handicap beiii ? won by him. will go abroad with Colir and a number of other horses , bring ing the lOene shipment to ten head. Cattlemen Put Up $ r 0)0 ( ( ) . Fifty thousand dollars was appro priated at Kansas City Thursday bj the American Hereford'Cattle Breed ers' association to advance the inter ests of that particular breed of ani mal in the United States and a board consisting , of three members waj named to expend the sum in whatever manner they may sec fit. Xew Artist for Roosevelt. The president Wednesday received Jose DeCamp. an artist , and arranged for a number of sittings for a picture which Mr. DeCamp will paint of Mm president for the Harvard class of 1SSO , in which Mr. Roosevelt grad uated from Harvard. Aged Murderer Ends Life. Jolrn Cook , aged 7S years , commit ted suicide in the county jail at Cham paign , 111. , by hanging himself. One month ago he murdered Mrs. Edna McLennan. His trial was to occur ii/ Xovembcr. Robber Killed in Rattle. In a light at Santo. Tex. , between a posse of officers and a number of men accused of robbing several stores at Gordon , Tex. , one of the band was killed and another wounded. Grain Men to St. Louis. The twelfth annual convention of the Xational Grain Dealers' associa tion assembled at St. Louis Thurs day for a session. About 1,000 dele * g-a.te& were in attendance. Six Killed in Explosion. Six persons were instantly killed an twenty-one others 'injured by the ex plosion of .dynamite at the Ingleside lime stone quarry , sixteen miles north' west of Fort Collins , Colo. Fore.sts on Fire Again. Forest fire.s . are again .springing up and doing damage throughout the limber regions of Wisconsin. Minneso and Michigan. Hundreds of peoule are lighting the fires. otatn-roinM ITALIA ? . ' LABORERS IX RIOT. One Killed and Two Seriously Wound ed nt Fremont. In .a fight in the Burlington yards at Fremont Wednesday night one Italian was killed and two injured. The dead man was Tony Genova. aged 35 , who was stabbed iti the heart and shot through the stomach. Cri Stiano , stabbed under the heart and in the leg. will probably die. Joe Tuno. the foreman , \\as stabbed in the chest and leg. Geneva and Stiano fought just out side a car over the settlement of a bill for provisions. Fifty Italians rushd in and a riot followed. * Tune says he was hurt trying to separate the others. Several shots were fired. All the mm have been working on the Burlington bridge south of Fre mont. All claim residence in Chicago. The police have arrested thirty as wit nesses. DOUBLE SUICIDE. T > . L. Sheppard and Mrs. Lcona Bruno no- Found Deiid. B. L. Sheppard , a well known trav eling salesman for the Marshall Pen nyweight Scales company , and Mrs. Leona Brunei- , stewardess at the Lin coln Commercial club , were found dead Sunday evening in the apart ments of the man in a business block on Xorth Eleventh street. Lincoln. Death was due to asphyxiation by gas. The coroner's jury decided it was a double suicide. Sheppard was one of the best known traveling men running out of Lincoln , where he had lived many years. Mis. LJruner * was also well known. Each * was about 37 years old. Coth had been married , but divorced. liAIUD CONVICTED. vound Guilty of Trying to Defraud Uncle Sam. The jury in the case of Frederick S. Baird returned a verdict to the fedeial court at Omaha 'Wednesday finding the defending guilty on two charger , ono containing one count and the oth er 'our. The trial has been on for ten days before Judge AY. II. Mungcr. The suit was brought on the indict ment charging Baird , Patrick J. King and L. E. King and others with con spiring1 to defraud the United States by means of false and fictitious entries out of large tracts of land in Dawei- county , in what is known as the "Chi cage Ranch" conspiracy. The cases against Patrick J. King and Lawrence E. King are yet to be tried. Fremont Man Hurt. C icster Stewart was badly burned about the head , nock and arms by an explosion of gasoline in Stewart Bros. ' cleaning establishment at Fremont. He was taken to the hospital , when- his injuries ware pronounced serious , but not dangerous. He was at work in the building when the explosion occurred. The interior of the buildiny was badly damaged ami a quantity of clothing in there for cleaning burned. LOPS about -100 , A\ith no insurance. Rooming Hoti'-e Cleanup. City official of Lincoln are having trouble with rooming houses and the excise board is preparing to issue an order that hereafter there shall be no rooming house over a saloon. Sever al rooming houses have betn raided lately and tjie social evil , it was dis covered , was spreading into the blocks of the city. For that reason a vigor ous investigation , will be continued and the women driven back to the reserva tion. Intruder in Cudaliy Home. A stranger entered the home of Ed ward A. Cudahy , the millionaire pack er of Omaha , Wednesday night who made his escapeout of an open window on the second floor when a servant girl who found him screamed. He was well dressed and wore a silk hat. " He was in the room of Edward , Jr. , who was kidnapped seve nyears ago. Avhen discovered. The police were called but the stranger made his es cape. Scholarship to Harvard. A scholarship amounting to $ ] r 0 in Harvard university has been offered by the Harvard club of Omaha and thrown open to all young men residing in the state who expect to enter Har vard and can show the proper quali fications. The scholarship is equal tea a year's tuition at Harvard. The schol arship will be first available for the year 1909-10 and will be offered each vear thereafter. Justice Makes'Quick Time. Arrested on Thursday and convicted and sentenced the following Monday- is the quick record made in the case of Ed Powell , the IS-year-old lad. who was taken into custody on a charge of robbing Ross. Cowgill & Hart's ha 'd- ware store in Central City on the even ing of Wednesday. Sept. 30 last. First Report to lie Made. The state railway commission 5s at work on its biennial report to the legislature , the first it has ever made. The report is due Xov. 30. It will con- Ftain several suggestions for changes in the present laws , relating to the pow ers of the commission. Thousand * Register for Lii.-I. I Four thousand one hundred and thirty-st\en registered at O'Xeil ! : Thursday , making a total to date ; :7.'M.Kveiything : is orderly and 11 quiet , [ c Stole Campaign Funds- . In the police court at Linco'n Thurs day Clarence F. Broad , a substitute | [ ' ir'ail cnrrier. cor.'esscd he hue. ' . ! : : keriit : letters addressed to William J. f'.ry- ! - \ nn's r.ewspaju-r cr-ntyinini ; funds for K. tlic democratic campaign fund , r-rnad - ' wr.s bound o\er to await action of the' grand juiy. I rCelr--iiJi'-.H "pj'ssr-Awn" . t ! ; N 11 P. . Y. ik. f. r t'liriy yav a r : -l-I. ; . it r.t of Ba ! : < ; u C"y.nieil at hlr. hr.me ' 7 r'rMt'y frin LomplIcatlor.R' a ! . weak heart He v , as GJ yojrs blcl. j ; ; TKMPKRAXCK RALLY. County Oplio : : is Endorsed by the j Presbyterian State Synod. i The Sunday services of the Presby terian synod meeting in Wayne was largely attended. la the afternoon a street meeting AMIS held at which Dr. Lawrence of Lincoln gave an eloquent piea for men to consider the claims of Christ. Af- j ter this the Presbyterian church waa I filled for an enthusiastic temperance 'rally. The speakers uere Rev. Weyer j of Hastings , Thomas Darnell and Dr. , Lawrence of Lincoln. S. It. Reese of Randolph and C. W. McConaghy of Holdredge. The last two speakers i > poke of improved conditions in their towns after going dry. Monday Dr. R. X. Adams of Minnesota seta addressed the synod on'home missions. The report of the temper ance committee was adopted in which county option was endorsed. The min isters were recommended to preach on the subject and work for it ; also the action of Joseph G. Cannon with ref- ference to temperance reform was trongly condemned and his reelection tion to the speakership protested against. The synod adjourned to meet at Minden on the second Wednesday of next. October. CIIAXCES AMOXG PRIESTS. Several Transfers are Made Between Catholic CMuirelies. . Many changes have been made in the piiest.s in charge of the Catholic churches in Xebraska. Father Buck ley of St. Peter's church , Omaha , is transfered to succeed Father Walsh at Xorfolk. Father Walsh goes to the new church at Battle Creek , which is a part of his old parish. Father Thom as Fehily , who was racently ordained at Innsbruck. Austria , succeeds Fa- ither Bickliy at St. Peter's. Father i John Rocheuho arrived from the Irish college in Paris last week , is ap pointed assistant pastor to Father Mc- Xamara at Alliance. IIHV. G. G. WARE A FREE MAX. Minister I'OHipSrto One Year in I'ri-- on for Land Frauds. Rev. George G. Ware was released from the Hall county jail at Grand Island Sunday , having completed his sentence of one year for alleged con spiracy in land frauds in Thomas and Hooker counties , Xebraska. Mr. Ware was indicted with Harry Welsh and Frank W. Lambert Xov- ember 4. l ! 0f . He was arraigned Jamaiy 11. 1900 , in the United States district court and entered a plea of notguilty. . The trial lasted for fif teen days and the jury returned a ver dict of guilty. Documents * Well Preserved. In overhauling St. Benedict's Cath olic church at Xebraska City the workmen took down the big cross thereon and opened the large gold ball on the top of same and in it was a history of the church , telling what it cost , who contributed the funds , the contractors , what they were paid and how the church was first started there. The church was erected in 1SG1 and the histoiy was written and placed therein by Father lOmanuel HartSg , who was then its pastor and Avho was retired a , few months ago on account of old age. The document was well preserved and will be replaced in the new cross which is to take the place of the old onewith the histoiy brought up to date. tii r Land Deal in Howard. The biggest real estate transaction that has e\er taken place in Howard couiity has recently been consummat ed. George E. Woodbury has sold his 4-0-acre farm , situated about three miles southwest of St. Paul , for a con sideration of $33,700. The purchase sum caver * also the crops and equip- ni < nt. This is establishing pretty good values on Howard county land , being $ S3 an acre. York's J5i : Growth. The new city directory just published - ed .shows a large increase in the popu lation of York. According to the last United * States census York made the largest ' growth of any city in Xobraska excepting South Omaha , and at the present and past rate of growth Yorls will maintain its position of making the most rapid and greatest growth of any city in Xt-braska. JIu-J in Runaway. While Ben Beckman and his daugh- te- \\-ere going to the city from theli home south of Plattsmouth. the horse he was driving became frightened at an automobile and uin away , turning the buggy > ver and throwing the in mates out. Mr. Lleckman was severely injuioil but his daughter was only slightly biuised. $ Silk Uciibcry at Oxford. Ubel Bros. ' store at Oxford was en- teied aii-1 money and tiading stamps to the value of SS or $10 was secured , $ and that was all that was supposed at firrt to have been taken. Later it was di-co\eivd that the entire line of silk cairied in .stock had also betn made a\\ny ulth. $ fi miter Dies of Wound. $ Uoy Hiekman , aged l7 ! years , wai $ acclvlently shot by the discharge of a gun. a half mile ea. t of Max , and died from the effects of the wound a half & hour later. CiV V , Lost 100 Sheep. to E. C. Moigan of Falls City losx ib ut Kill head of i'.ne sheep near Strauthvih'e. They got on the Missouri Pacific tiaek and were run over by the i cars. Librarians to Meet. The Xebraska State Library com- t : ir.is.sion v. ill h'.ltl its annual conven 11 tion in-1-1 a stings on October " 0 and 21. 11P' \inoniy the speakers engaged are Mrs. P' ' . in-.i. i f of j.'itffalo and Prof. F. M. " 15 : i ; of Lincoln. P'C Teach ? : s tit Emerson. m The seventh nnnuai session of the 'Ci thwest Teacher * " association , held ! . .Jim.Ti > cu. ua attended by about re < .C > ujtcliera from Etrt. Thurston , Da- .ira. l > : : -.i , Cti'.ar and Wavr.e coun- cc " ' CHICAGO. The v.-eckly review of trade , published by R. ( I. Dun , i ; Co. . says : Trade deveioi > rre tis include none of Jtrikinjj importance , and conditions main ly afford encouragement for the future. Movements , of jjpiernl mwclKiauisa no extend to seasonable proportions , r.rul re tail trade liorp a : d at iht- interior is fa vorably stimulated by lower trmppratiirea. Staple eoiiinioaitii-s remain in fair re quest for early < hipnu-t , the attendance of buyers in the wholesale branches liclny well maintained , ami the deep water ways convention brought large numbers of vis itors , who hough : freely at t < he fall open ings in fashionable lines , satisfactory ab sorption bpitig made of apparel , millinery , footwear and house furiiisliings. Chicago steam road returns testify to increasing freight toi.iiage. of finished products antf heavy materials , and re ceipts disclose further recovery in crud supplies for conversions. Live stock arrivals make the hest r.cgre- gate in some time past , although shortage is yet fek in hogs ami beeves. Stocks of provisions in store have un dergone rapid reduction during the last tliirty days , and easier values induced more liberal buying and heavy east-bound ehipmcnts. Cash grain markets were duller than u-as expected , but futures became active upon reports of political troubles in Eu rope. Manufacturing indicates that machin ery and labor have become more fully engaged. Furnace product is in raiher quiet demand for the iir > t quarter of 11JJX ) , and prices waver , but there is si-adier activity at the steel mills. earshop - and foundries , and closer working to capacity in farm implements , heavy hardware , ma chinery and electric appliances. Bank clearings. $ lio7.J-17,3t : > l , arc 4.U per cent -under tihose of t-orrcspondinf week of 1007. Failures reported in the Chicago di9 trict numbered twenty-live , against twen ty-seven last week and twenty-four a year ago. Those with liabilitipffoverK)0 number five , against six last week auJ nine in 11)07. ) KEW YOBS. Although trade reports are somewhat irregular in character , owing largely to varying weather conditions in difToreut sections of the country and uncertainties caused by impending elections , thr- gen eral undertone is toward sustains ! im provement. Country trade has been conipnrarively quiet , because the farmers have ht"-n tak ing advantage of the ideal weather to complete their harvesting. However , the heavy marketing of crops has bo n for an increased railway .tonnage antl im proved collections considerably , while exports - t ports of whr-at are he.ivy. Business failures in the United States for the week ending Oct. S number LMG , against 22 , " ) last week , 102 in the lika week of 1007. 192 in 10CO , IS : ' , in I'-Oo and 100 in 1001. Business failures for the week in Canada number thirty-one , as against thirty-six la-t week and twen ty-four In this week in 1907. Brad- street's Commercial Report. Chicago Cattlf , common to prime , $4.00 to $7.50 ; hogs , prime heavy , $ -1.00 to SG.70 ; sheep , fair to choice , -V.'i.OO to $3.00 ; wheat , Xo. 2 , $1.00 to $1.01 ? corn , No. 2 , 77c to 70e ; oats , standard , 47c to 4Sc ; rye. Xo. 2 , T.JC to 7Gc ; hay , timothy. $ S.OO to $12.tK ) ; prairie , SS.OO to $11.00 : butter , choice creamery. 23o to 27c ; egg * , frosto. 10c to 23c ; potatoes , per bushel , T 7c to G-ic. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping. S.'I.OO- to $6.75 ; hozs. good to choice heavy , $3.50 to $ G.77 : sheep , common to prime , S2.50 to $3.75 : whpat. Xo. 2. ! > Sc to Ji9c ; corn. Xo. 2 white. 77c to 7Sc ; oats , Vo. 2 white. 40c to 50c. St. Louis Cattle , $4.50 to $7.50 ; hogs , . $4.00 to $0.70 : sheep , $3.00 to $1.50 ; wheat , Xo. 2. .7-1.03 to $1.05 : corn. Xo. 2 , 73c to 75c ; oats. Xo. 2 , 47c to 49c : rye , Xo. 2 , 77c to 71 ie. Cincinnati Cattle.1.00 to $5.25 ; hogs , $4.00 to $ G. 5 ; sheep. $3.0l > to- $3.75 ; wheat , Xo. 2. $1.02 to $1.03 : corn , Xo. 2 mixed , 77c to 7Se ; oats. Xo. 2 mixed , 50c to 51 c ; rye. Xo. 2. 7Sc to SOc. Detroit C'attle. $4.00 to $4.70 : hogs , . -1.00 to $ .5.85 : sh ep , $2.50 to $3.50 ; wheat , Xo 2. $1.01 to S02 ; corn. Xo. 3 yellow. SOc to Sic ; oats. Xo. 3 white , SOc to 52c : rye. Xo. 2. 77c to 7Sc. Milwaukee -Wheat. Xo. 2 northern , . $1.00 to .71.01 : corn. Xo. 3 , 77e to 79c ; oats , standard. 50c to 51c ; rye. Xo. 1 , . 7Dc to TGc : barley , Xo. 1 , G5c to GGc ; pork , mess , $14.25. Buffalo Cattle , choice shipping stfprs , $4.00 to $ G.40 : hogs , fair to choice , "LOO- to $ G.25 : sheep , common to good i. xod , $4.00 to $4.75 ; lambs , fair to rlioSt , . $5.00 to $7.10. Xew York Cattle. S4.00 to $ i5.fiO ; hogs. $3.50 to $ G.50 ; sheep , $3.h > t - 4-50 : wheat. Xo 2 red. $107 to $1.08 ; corn , Xo. 2. S-'ic to S4c : oats , natural svhite. T 2c to 53c : butter , creamery. 24 - 27c ; egg ? , western. 20c to 25c. Toledo Wheat , Xo. 2 miicd. Ofle to- F1.01 ; corn , Xo. 2 mixed , 7Sc to 79c ; iatfi , No. 2 mixed. 49c to 50c ; rye. No. , , 77c to 7Sc ; clover seed. October , $5.45. TRADE AND DTDUSTBY. A Salem , Mass. , after a continuous- tzistence in the hands of the same fam- ly. the oldest store in America has been dosed , ending a career of 104 years. The jresent owner will devote his time t - lie development of an invention. Officials of the International Paper ' Company have announced that several X nills which have been shut down for our veeks will be started within a few ( Jays. ! Che plants were closed because the mea eftised to accept a reduction of 10 par ent in wages. '