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. : . teENTENNJAL WEEK USHERED I IN
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15,000 children were assembled in the
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; . ' . lice children gathered at the statue of
j I St. Louis , in Forest park. Bishop Job
KI ; ! ' J. Hennessy , of Wichita , Kan. , cele-
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1 brated mass and Archbishop John J.
; I ' ! Glennon made an address.
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, : I i. ligious services flocked to the levee to
: : inspect the torpedo boat flotilla in
j j such numbers that the police were
'J . ' _ powerless to control the throng for a
- time. The aero grounds drew many
I i J I thousands who viewed the airships and
i - balloons , which were made ready for
, . . Monday's races. Ormon , with a Far-
: i t ' ' ' . ( man aeroplane arrived. Ten balloons
,1 , tf f , ' will ascend. Prizes have been offered
i i , : . for . time and distance and the entrants
Ii" " , hope to win the Lahm cup by exceec -
! I I f - , ing 475 miles.
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Ii i . Eskimo. Mad from Starvation , Kill and
Devours Own Child.
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s St. . Johns. N. F. : Tragedy in the
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Ii 'I , . - Bay company steamer Adventure
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' : Dundee ! whaler Paradox , and the story ;
I ' , of an Eskimo , who driven to cannibal-
i children and then ate the little vie
: . 'shooting : several neighbors who at-
I ! i - . tempted summary punishment , fled in-
i i ! : - , to the trackless wilderness of .ice.
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II I - whalers , met the fate of her compan -
! I ion ! , ship Snowdrop , when she was
i . crushed in the ice floes off Baffinland
I i early in August a year ago. The crew
I l I with scanty provisions made their
If j way over the broken , ice toward the
Ii , mainland and were picked up by the
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i' . mounted police report through dis-
1. patches brought by the Adventure the
I I I cannibalism of the starving Eskimo.
i f _ , Ine man's fishing and hunting season
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j " - hunger , he cut the throat of one of his
i i here. Capt. Bernier refused to talk
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i URGES WHITE SLAVE SCHOOLS
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Chicago : With the object of getting
capital for establishing an educational
institution for girls who have been res-
: cued from white slavery , Clifford G.
, Roe has arranged a meeting with
-Charles N. Crittenton , of New York ,
who has established the Florence Cr t-
tenton missions throughout the United
States.
"When the girls are rescued , " said
Mr. Roe , "we don't know what to do
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I home , because they are ashamed to ,
and most of them have no way of mak-
ing a living. : My idea is to establish a
school where they will be taught nee
- dlework , music , cooking , and the many
other things by which women can
earn a living. Incidentally they would
be taught to be self-respecting. "
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Get Voluntary Raise.
' Detroit , Mich : A voluntary increase
' in wages for all of the 200 motor men
and conductors employed by the De-
troit United Railway company in this
' . and on interurban lines who have been
in the service of the company for two
! , r years or more was announced.
! , - . - Excursion Boat Rammed.
Newburgh , N. Y. : A United States
torpedo boat rammed the sightseeing
: ' , excursion steamer Romana , of Hud-
son , in Newburgh bay. Little damage
was done. The passengers on the
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: " servers were hurled out and boats
were lowered.
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YI _ . ' Havre : Fifteen hundred dock labor
: ers here have again ! declared a general
rJ I ' . ' strike ! for higher wages. The loading
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j cogne : was completed under police pro .
" " ' jection.
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on the Sioux City live stock market
follow ( : Butcher steers , $4.50@5.50.
Top' Hogs , $7.95.
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Berlin : Crown Prince Frederick ,
s. : - ' whose wife gave birth to a son the
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: , . . ) night of September 30 . , was prevented
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. . ing home in time for the event.
. Prof. Harris Found Guilty.
< : . A ' . Warrenton , Va. : Prof. J. D. Harris ,
" " . been found guilty of
; . on trial here , has
'i ' ithe ' , murder of William Thompson , as-
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OFFICERS GET A HARD JOLT.
: .Many Find They Are in Debt to Gov.
ernment.
San Antonio , Tex. : Officers at Fort
( Sam Houston who served , in the Span-
? sh-American war have received let- I
'ters from the auditor general of the i
war department telling them that they
are indebted to the United States gov-
ernment as result of mistakes made
in computing their rate of pay during
the war. The sums vary from $200 to
$400. The officers are given from 30
to 60 days in which to pay ' the money
to the government.
It appears from the letters of i the
auditor general that many minor of-
ficers filled the positions of their su-
periors , who were enrolling recruits
in the United States , or away from <
their posts on other duty. During such
time the officers of the lower ranl . .
were paid the salaries of men whose
places they were filling which , it de- i
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velops , was a mistake.
This order applied to officers in all
posts in the United States.
POTASH TRUST ENDS.
Disruption Due to Clash Among the
Members.
New York' Official notification of
the disruption of the famous potash
syndicate , which for the past twenty
years has enjoyed ) ' a monoply } of the pot-
ash producing industry of the world ,
was received in this city by the Ger-
man Kali works , the agents of the syn-
dicate for the United States. The
break in the syndicate is caused by the
elimination of the Sollistedt and Asc -
erlesbeing mines controlled by the Ger- <
man interests , and the Einigkeit mine
controlled by the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical company , an American con-
cern.
It is charged against the managers of
these ; three properties that a few min-
utes after midnight June 20 last , at
which time the syndicate agreement
for 1909 expired , they made a. : - number
of sales of their product to American
consumers. :
CITY DRY AND WET.
Tennessee Section Takes Action to
Protect Itself from Drunks.
Bristol , Tenn. : To protect the 'Ten-
nessee half of Bristol , which is "dry , "
against what he describes as a "threat-
ened deluge of drunks" from the "wet , "
or Virginia half of. the city Recorder
T. J. Burrows , will impose a minimum :
fine of $25 for drunkenness , and de-
clares "there is no guarantee the fine
will not be larger. "
This action of the recorder is taken
because the saloons of the Virginia :
half of the city were thrown open in ac-
cordance : with the court decision de-
claring the local option election of July
S , which was won by the "wets , " to l
have been legal.
Ten carloads ] of whisky , beer and
other ardent spirits reached the city .
during the week.
BRYANS WED 25 YEARS. AGO.
Celebrate Their i Anniversary in Their
Lincoln Home.
Lincoln , Neb. : Mr. and Mrs. W. J. :
Bryan celebrated their twent ' .fifth
wedding anniversary October 1 at
Fairview , the house being decorated
with flags and flowers , and filled with
messages and presents from all parts
of E the world.
Their three children and two grand
children were at home and the former
aided in receiving the long line of
neighbors who called to greet them. Al-
though there was much correspond-
ence to be taken care of Mr. Bryan
dropped all business for the day and <
jvoted himself to his family and the <
visitors.
Forcible Feeding Illegal ?
London : Writs have been issued
against Home Secretary Gladstone and
the prison officials of Birmingham in
mnection with an action for assault
for the forcible feeding with a stomach
lmmp last week of a number of suf-
fragettes who persisted in going on a .
"hunger strike" while in jail. The.
suffragette leaders contend that forci- -
ble feeding is illegal. :
"Soft Drink" Dealers Quit.
Aurora , 111. : Kane county local op-
tion leaders declare they have won a
great victory as the result of sixteen
"soft drink dealers , " under indictment
on the charge of selling liquor in local
option territory , closing their doors
at St. Charles , Geneva and Batavia.
Other dealers are said to be planning
to quit business.
Injury Siops Football.
Iowa City , Ia. : The board of edu-
cation ; at Marengo has abolished foot-
hall for the year , owing to the initial
injury - of the season. Edward Cronin.
in practice , sustained a compound
fractilre of his left arm and a disloca-
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Novelist is Dead.
New York : Frederick R. Burton , a
newspaper man and novelist , died sud-
denly at Lake Hppatcong. N. J. The
cause is supposed to have been heart
failure. Mr. Burton was the author
of several novels , among them
rongheart. "
Will Not Stand for Spooning.
'onkers : , N. Y. : The Rev. Henry F.
Xavier , known here as the , "strenuous
clergyman , " expressed from the pulpit
ill St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church
his intention to publicly chastise- every
couple in his parish whom 'he finds
spooning in secluded streets.
'ashington , D. C. : The picture of
Martha Washington may be placed
upon the 12-cent postage stamps of the
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INSURANCE FOR IDLE MEN. I
Iowa Congressman Trying to Worlf I
Out a Plan. i
Washington : D. C. : An Iowa con-
gressman is trying to work out a p1an ;
insurance . against unemployment
which he believes may be of great benn .
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efit to the workingmen' of this country }
and would go far toward solving tho r
labor problem. He is somewhat unce .
tain as yet , however , whether such a
scheme should be made the subject of
national or state legislation and for
that reason is disinclined to attach his
name to the plan at : present.
A somewhat similar question is
causing much discussion in England
now , and Consul General John L. Grif- :
fiths , of London , has sent an interest-
ing report on the subject to the state
department. , Mr. Griffiths says that
the British plan of insurance against
unemployment , which is to be proposed
for parliamentary enactment , contains
three features. It will be compulsory , I
contributory and specialized as to dif-
ferent groups of trades. This insu
ance is not intended to apply to nor
encourage habitual idlers , but rathe
to help honest workmen temporarily
out of employment through no fault of II
J $ their own. Small contributions are to 1
be made to the insurance fund by the
government , employers and employes
alike , probably 5 cents a week each.
ADDS TO HIS CRIMES.
"Willie Boy" Slays His Indian .Lover
While Eluding Captors. ,
San Bernardino , Cal. : Developments
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in the chase across the desert wastes
of San Bernardino county after "Willie ,
Boy , " a "bad" Piute Indian , formed a
thrilling chapter in this story of real !
life. ' I
"Willie Boy" murdered his 14-year- .
old sweet heart , whom he carried away
from the home of her father at BanI I
ning , after he had killed her father , :
old Boneface , wnen the latter refused I
to let his daughter go away with the
young Piute. A posse of deputies , led
by Sheriff Wilson , with Indian trailers , .
found the body of the girl at the Pipes , i
a water hole , 55 miles away. There was
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a bullet hole through her heart am '
her body was cruelly torn and he.
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feet blistered and cut.
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Woman's Oil Company Fails. .
Fort Scott , Kan. : The Sunflowe ;
Refining company , operating a big oi
plant at Niotaze , Kan. , was forced into
bankruptcy here by creditors who al i
lege the company has admitted its in I
solvency in having the state court ap
point a receiver. Mrs. Hermana Kaess
mann , of Rochester , N. Y. , is president
and manager of the concern which iE
known among oil men as "The Worn
an's company. "
"Skidoo" Ward Voted Out.
Memphis : , Tenn. : There will be no
"skidoo" ward in Memphis if the upper
board of the city council is sustained :
by the lower. By a vote half of the
city government decided against the
addition of ward No. 23 and combined
two wards for No. 22 instead. The resi- -
dents [ objected to " 23" and one coun- -
cIlman : said the public's wishes must
be granted.
Milwaukee to Extend.
Missoula Mont : : A party of Chica- I
go. Milwaukee and St. Paul and Puget
Sound directors , headed by President
A. J. Earling , have started on a trip
of inspection over the line surveyed
along the Blackfoot river , north of
Swan Lake , with a view , it is under-
stood , of making recommendations for
the immediate construction of a rail-
road from Bonner. Mont. , to the inter-
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national boundary.
Enters Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor , Mich. : Capt. Inman
Sealby , commander of the White Star
line steamer Republic , when she was I
sunk last February after a collision 1
with the Italian steamer Florida , has j
entered the University of Michigan as 1
a freshman law student at 50 years o'
age.
Attack Brewing Companies.
Indianapolis , Ind. : A brewing com-
pany of Milwaukee and other foreign
and Indiana brewing companies will be '
required to show cause in the superior
court of this county why the'ir charters
should not be forfeited for alleged vio-
lation of franchise rights in operatinf
retail saloons in this city.
Brewery Agent Ends Life.
Washington , Ind. : George Killion ,
agent for a Terre Haute brewing com-
pany at Loogootee , which went "dry"
in the Martin county option election ,
Idlled himself. His business had drop-
ped away and a mortgage was fore.
closed on his horses and wagons.
Wealthy Man Dead.
Appletou , Wis. : John Van Nort- j
wi'k. the largest : individual owner of ,
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water power rights in the middle west
'and ' millionaire paper and pulp man- 1.
ufacturer , with interests Wisconsin I
and Illinois , died at his home of heart
disease.
Three Perish In Fire.
Winnipeg , Man. : Mrs. Frank Gro-
yer and her two young children living
ten miles southeast of Lee Alberta
lost . their lives in a prairie fire.
Ousted by th& / Scientists.
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Boston , Mass. : Alfred Farlow , chair-
man of the First .Church of Christ , Sci-
entist , Sunday confirmed a report that
1\Irs. Augusta Stetson , of New York ,
had I been dismissed from the body of
Christian Scientists.
Columbus , 0. , Banks MergedT :
Columbus , 0. : The Citizens' Sav-
ings bank , capital $100,000 , and the
Ohio Trust company , capital $700,000
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BAD BOYS.
Howard Offered for Two Youths from
Industrial Scliool. "
The sheriff of Buffalo county is 100k-
ing for two boys who stole a horse af-
ter escaping from the industrial
school at Kearney. The engineer of
Union Pacific passenger train found
a piece of a buggy on the front of his
engine when he pulled into Gibbon ,
but could not remember striking it. A
search was made and the horse was
found dead east of Shelton. A re-
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ward of $50 is offered by the county
for their arrest and the state offers
$10 apiece for the boys returned to
the industrial school. Their names
are Frank Davis , aged 19 , and Forest
McDonald , aged 16. Both of them *
were sent : up from Falls City.
YOUNG FARMERS ENDS LIFE.
Believed AVife Had Carried Out a
. Threat to Suicide.
Believing his wife had carried out a
threat to drown herself because of
his drinking habits , Samuel Spies , a
young farmer , killed himself by shoot- <
ing at his home near Fremont. Spies ;
had been on a spree and Mrs. Spies :
told him she intended to end her ' life.
She left the home , but the hired man
followed and induced her to abandon
her proposed act of , self destruction.
On their return to the house they
found the lifeless body of Spies.
DIVISION .FIGHT IX CUSTER.
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Opponents of Plan Insist It is Effort to
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Boost Property. -
Custer county is now in the midst
of one of the hottest division cam
paigns that the people have ever ex-
perienced. It has settled down into a
county seat fight ; the prospective
county seat towns of Ansley , Callaway ;
and Sargent being the strong sup-
sorters of division , while Broken
3o\v , Verna , Anselmo , Oconto , Mason <
City and Comstock are bitterly op- ;
posed to dividing the county.
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Vote to Bridge the Platte.
The county board at Grand Island
decided the matter of the location
and building of an additional bridge ?
across the Platte in Hall county , by
granting the petition for the bridge
on the Denman line and deciding , by a
vote of 4 to 2 , to build the bridge di-
rectly by levy , instead of submitting
the question to the people by way of <
a bond proposition.
Will Ask Street Car Franchise.
Dayton , 0. , investors who came to 1
Hastings to look over the field with a
view to establishing a street car sys- ;
tem , have announced that they are
satisfied with the prospects and will
build and operate a plant provided
they can get a satisfactory franchise.
Cashier Accused of Shortage.
William Dillon , cashier of the Kil-
gore State bank , was arrested charged
with using the bank's money. How
much is not known , yet but it is said it i
will amount to several thousand dol- ]
lars. He hadvbeen married only three
days when arrested.
Sneak Thief's Busy Day.
A sneak'thief made a good haul at
Grand Island by securing the cash box
from the Falk clothing store and get-
ting about $100 from it. A railroad
man lost a roll of $40 in a billiard
parlor and an effort was also made <
to > rob one of the rooms of the Palmer
hotel.
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Hop Fiend Fined.
Leo Lung , whose rooms were raided
at : Grand Island some weeks ago , and
who was found to be smoking opium
and alleged to have been inducing
others to smoke , was found guilty up-
on trial and fined $50 and the costs.
Accused Thief Ends Life.
Because she was accused of steal-
lng money from the store in which she
worked at Collegeview , suburb . of
Lincoln , Bertha Kalppenberger , 17
years old , went to her home and com-
mitted suicide by swallowing carbolic
acid.
More Liberal Beet Contract.
It is said the American Beet Sugar
company will offer farmers a mu.ch
better contract next year than has
been the case in the past. It will pay
$5 per ton for beets , regardless of the
percentage of sugar in the beet.
Korah : Luth Accidentally Shot.
Korah Luth , a Lincoln county farm-
er living about fourteen miles north of
Curtis , fatally shot himself while out
hunting. His gun slipped through a
hole in the bottom of the buggy and
was discharged.
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Omaha Balloon at Syracuse.
One of the balloons sent up by the
United States government from Fort
Omaha was seen to fall and was se- .
( Icured . by C. D. Strong , a farmer liv-
ing r three miles south of Syracuse.
High Living for Cattle.
, . Clarence Curtis , living on a farm
near Ponca , lost three head of cattle
rom eating too much alfalfa , and an-
other cow is in a serious condition
from eating too many apples.
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STRIKE UNSETTLED.
Situation at Omaha to Be Investigal
. by State Officials.
There was every evidence at Omaha
Tuesday that a settlement of the street
car strike in that city is farther away
than ever. President Wattles' ultima-
tum giving old employes until noon to
return to work resulted in 59 men re-
porting.
Mr. Wattles declared that no fur-
ther overtures would be'made and :
that the strike so far as he was con-
cerned , had passed into history.
Vice President Pratt , of the street
car men's union , on the other hand ,
says it has" just begun. With both
sides in this resisting mood , the possi- ;
bility of settlement is apparently very
remote. State Labor Commissioner
Maupin has begun an investigation or
the strike at the governor's request. :
Simultaneously the strikers have be-
gun a movement looking to the secur-
ing of a 3-cent fare.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
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"Al" Baker : , Prompted by Jealous ' ,
MurdersVife and Kills : Himself.
"AI" Baker , owner of the Baki
Theatrical company , shot his wife . and
then killed himself at the home of his
son in Lyons. Jealousy was the cause.
The woman died instantly , but Ba-
ker lived till nearly noon. She was
his second wife and left two or threo
children. They organized a small
traveling show last spring and have
been touring the country and only re-
turned to Lyons a few days ago. .
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Dan Baker , the suicide's son , IS
a well known band master , who for
nearly a year past has been tutoring
the band at Lyons.
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ATTEMPT TO 1OLL WATCHMAN.
Nebraska CityOfficcr Receives Woun
While Chasing Thieves.
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Night Watchman John Martine : had
a narrow escape from being killed at
Nebraska City. He noticed a ma
stealing some grain doors at the Bur-
lington depot and gave chase. The
man made his escape in the dark. The
watchman picked up the stolen doors ; ,
returned them to their place and be-
gan looking for some trace of the
thief , and as he passed a dark spot a ;
shot was'fired at him at. close range.
striking him in the wrist , shattering ;
the same , while the would-be assassin
made his escape in the dark.
Papers Named.
The Omaha World-Herald and th < .
Lincoln Star are two dailies named to <
publish the legal notice containing the
list of corporations that failed to pay
the new state occupation tax by Sep-
tember 1. It is estimated that tht
legal rate for this publication one time <
is at least $535. " The papers desig-
nated agreed to publish the notice for :
$450 each.
: Sugar Cane in Nebraska.
Frank Reynolds , Jr. , living east ol
Arlington , has a fine crop of sugar
cane. This crop was planted about
' rune 1 and is now out of frost's way.
tfr. : Reynolds also has some fine tobac-
co : and has successfully grown cotton
and stands ready to prove that Ne-
biaska can grow any crop.
Miss Caton Succeeds Mrs. Marks.
Miss : Etta Caton , of Lincoln , ha
been > appointed by the managing board
as agent for the Home for the Friend-
less , and succeeds Mrs. Marks , who
was appointed by the governor and
served to September 15. The salary
of the new agent will be $1,500 per
year.
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Omaha Man Tries Suicide.
A man giving the name of Ham
Jargensen and claiming to come from
Omaha > who has been
, working for a
farmer north of Nebraska City for
about thirty days , tried to hang him-
self. He was placed in jail and will
be given a hearing as to his sanity.
Young Man Commits Suicide.
Robert Dunn , a young man about
22 years old , a farm laborer working
for Harry Desmore. ! residing near
Imwood. . committed suicide by shoot-
ing himself in the head. No motive
can be found for the act.
Engine Sparks ! : Cane : ; Loss.
A carload of horses , the property of
J.\f. : W. McClennan. of Echo Nev. , took
fire at Sidney and four of the horses
burned to death seven . .ere shot to
death on account of burns and eight
more are in a dangerous condition and
ay have to be killed.
No Distribution of Estate.
Sheriff Trude was restrained from
distributing the proceeds from the es-
tate of the late Samuel Wymore ,
which was sold at sheriff's sale at i e-
atrice for 5500. The land has been
in litigation for some time.
The body of an unidentified man
without any means of identification
was found in a - - Union Pacific . box . car
at Sidney. . He had been seen in the
rests andjvvas _ drinking . freely.
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R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review ol
Chicago trade says :
"A firmer money market and In-
creasing payments through the banks
Indicate sustained progress in thg
business conditions. Trading defaults
include none of special importance
but more small storekeepers have
failed as a result of unprofitable re
turns due to high prices. ,
"Movements of commodities ex
hibit gains in factory outputs , gen
eral merchandise , provisions , live
stock and hides , and there is heaviei
outgo of grain , although marketings .
declined from the rush of fall seed.
ing and wet weather.
"Lower temperatures stimulated
the demand for necessaries here and - - - '
at the interior , and there is rising ac
tivity in the leading retail lines
heavyweight apparel , millinery and
footwear being under large absorp
tion. The demand also is strong foi
food products , furniture , men's fur.
nishings and general dry goods.
"Wholesale houses have a fair at
tendance of buyers , and there are
more mail and road orders for the
principal textiles , current orders be
ing influenced by scarcity of needed
supplies and advancing costs. The
markets for raw materials disclose
well-sustained values , and the de
mands have widened for lumber , wool ,
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leather and minor metals.
"Manufacturing generally makea
steady headway , new contracts being
notably large in pig iron , steel , wirej
electric lines , heavy machinery and
: hardware. Furniture factories report
Capacity more largely engaged for the
future. The furnaces , mills , car shops
and forges enter considerable worli
for 1910 and the prices obtained are on
a more profitable basis of production
"Other indications of the sustained
recovery in the industries are attest
ed by increasing capacity and hands
employed. Plans for costly construe *
tion in this district disclose no abate-
ment. Earnings of the Chicago steam
roads exhibit satisfactory gains , and.
the coal mining interests derive en- ,
couragement from multiplying orders ' a
and a better outlook for prices. ' t
"Failures reported in the Chicago
district number 28 , against 25 last
week , 28 in 1908 and 16 in 1907. Those
\ ; ith liabilities oVer $5,000 number 11 ,
against 7 last week , 7 in 1908 and 3
in 1907. "
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NEW YOEK.
Trade continues of favorable pro
portions , demands for all staple lines
being noteworthy features , though
liere is a tone of conservatism in
many reports. Shipments are heavy ,
and in many instances buyers are re-
questing prompt deliveries. Business
on spring account is also of good vol. ' . . .
ume. Retail trade is getting into bet >
ter shape at many centers , but warm /
weather has retarded its
fullest de-
velopment.
Commodity prices , both for raw ma-
terials and edibles , are generally firm
Collections show improvement. Iron
and ) steel continue active , the charao
teristic features being heavy buying !
of pig iron at higher prices , urgent re-
quests for finished goods and increas- -
ing outputs of everything.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with Sept.
23 were 171 , against 198 last week ;
267 in the like week of 1908 , 166 in
1907 > , 165 in 1906 and 185 in 1905.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 37 , as against 30 last
week and 32 for the like week in
! : 108. - Bradstreet's.
P * h/
Chicago-Cattle , common to prime
$ 4.00 to $8.40 ; hogs , prime heavy , $ 4.50. . . . . . . . . . . .
to $8.60 ; sheep , fair to choice , $4.23
to $5.25 ; wheat , No. : 2 , $1.09 to $1.11 ;
corn , No. 2 , 65c to 66c ; oats , standard ,
37c to 39c ; rye , No. 2 , 70c to 72c hay.
tImothy , $8.00 to $14.50 ; prairie , $8.00
to $11.00 ; butter choice creamery , 25 < j
to 29c ; eggs , fresh , 18c to 24c ; pota-
toes , per bushel , 42c to 53c.
Indianapolis-Cattle [ , shipping , $3.00
to $7.50 ; hogs , good to choice heavy ,
$3.50 to $8.35 ; sheep , good to choice
$2.50 to $4.25 ; : ) ; wheat , No. 2 , $1.10 to
$1.12 ; corn , No. 2 white , 67c to 68c ;
oats : , No. 2 white. 38c to 39c.
St. Louis-Cattle , $4.00 to $7.75 ;
hogs , $4.00 to $8.45 ; sheep , $3.00 to
$4.75 ; wheat , No ; 2 , $1.17 to $1.19 ;
corn , No. 2 , 66c to 67c ; oats , No. 2 ,
39c to 40c ; rye No. 2 , 75c to 76c.
) etroit , . Cattle , $4.00 to $5.50 ; hogs ,
$4.00 ) to $8.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.50 ;
wheat , No. 27 _ $ l.lO to $1.12 ; corn , No-
2 yellow , 70c to 71c ; oats , standard
41c to 42c ; rye , No. 1 , 69c to 71c.
Cincinnati-Cattle , $4.00 to 3650-
hogs , $4.00 to $8.20 ; sheep , $3.00 t .
$ . iqg wheat . , No.2 , $1.13 to $1.14 ;
corn , No. : 2 mixed , 70c to 7lc oat .
No. 2 mixed , 38c to 39c ; rye , No. 2A.
71c to 73 c. oat\
New York-Cattle , $4.00 to $7.00 V1
hogs , $4.00 to $8.00 ; sheep , $3.00 to
$4.75 ! ; wheat , No. 2 red , $1.07 to 1.10
corn ; > -o. 2 , 77c to 79c ; oats , natural
white , 42c to 45c
: ; butter , creacneryr
27c to 31c ; eggs , western , 24c to-
27c. ; ' ) . .
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