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Washington , D. C : : " 'For taking
4 away our charters' was one of the
i i , grievances of the American colonies
against the king of Great Britain. At ,
the time the declaration ( containing
. these very : words ) was written the
I people of Vermont had already render-
ed conspicuous service in the war of
i independence. It would be an aston-
1 - _ ishing result , if , years after that in-
r dependence had been won , it should
, be found that the government estab-
lished by the colonies themselves had
become an instrument 'for taking
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away our charters.
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, Maxwell Evarets and Henry S. Ward-
uer , counsel for Stella I * . Flint , of
. Windsor , Vt. , just filed in the supreme
court of the United States in opposi-
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tion to the constitutionality of the !
9 , corporation tax law. Their main point
is that the law , so far as it affects
the Stone-Tracy company , is unconsti-
tutional because it invades the sover-
eignty of the state of Vermont. It is
I . claimed , that the company would be
l deprived of its property without due
1 process of law ; that the law takes pri-
- without
-vate property for public use
just compensation , and that the ta.is
a direct one on the franchise and
therefore unconstitutionarbecause not
apportioned.
I Mr. Evarets started the litigation
over the constitutionality of the tax ,
and he is relied upon to largely pre-
; \ sent the views of the corporations to
the ciurt in the oral arguments of
thf 1 . " . > cases next week. The court is
tol'l that to declare the law unconsti-
tutional involves no diminution of the
potential resources of the national gov
ernment , as was urged would be the
+ case in the income tax cases. /
The brief claims that the law was
+ only superficially considered in con-
gress.
The novel spectacle of a corporation
pleading with the supreme court of
the United States to be allowed to , be
-taxed was presented when counsel for
1 -the Coney Island and Brooklyn Rail-
4 road company asked the court to up-
hold the constitutionality of the cor-
poration tax.
So far this corporation is the only
one of the fifteen organizations that
lias presented a brief in favor of the
, law , the others leaving the burden of
, supporting the law on the government.
SIXTY-NINE RECOVERED.
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/ /identification ! of Avalanche Victims
. Almost Impossible.
Seattle , Wash. : The potters field
will be the last resting place of a score
, of victims of the Great Northern ava-
lanche at Wellington , the coroner
fears. The bodies recovered are clad
only in sleeping garments or are en-
tirely nude , and identification is al
most impossible. There are six uni-
dentified bodies in the morgue here
and more are expected. The Italian
consul is obtaining photographs and
! measurements of the dead Italians.
The passengers' bodies , for which
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special search is being made , are
those of Rev. J. M. Thompson , of Bel-
lingham Wash. , and E. W. Topping , of
Ashland , O. Sixty-nine bodies have
-been recovered.
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For Rockefeller Bill.
C . Washington : / The bill to incorpo-
rate the Rockefeller foundation was
ordered favorably reported at an ex-
cutive session of the senate District
. of Columbia committee following a
\ -statement made by Starr J. Murphy ,
: the representative of John D. Rocke.
-feller.
. Slain ; Wills Lodge $200,000.
Minturn , Ark. : The will of A. W.
Shirey , 'merchant , assassinated Wed-
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About. 200,000 was left to the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows to' establish a
sanatorium at Hot Springs. A shot
. fired through the window of his store
rl - killed Shirey.
. Bristol Port for Canada Line.
London : It has been decided to
make Bristol the British port for the
new Canadian Northern railway steam.
' ship service.
4 ( Sioux City ; Live Stock Market.
1 . Friday's quotations on the Sioux
, , City live stock market follow : Top
i .beeves , $ 7.00. Top hogs , $10.40.
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Wellington , Kan. : Commission form
I of government was adopted at a recent
.election by a majority of 435 votes.
Only 46 people voted against the
> -change. Twelve women voted.
R c . Woman Sues for False Arrest.
Chicago : Louise Hogan has filed
. SUit for $5,000 against Martin Cairns
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Fugitive f Held at New Orleans Says He
Murdered Three People.
New Orleans , La. : That he had
committed three murders in Cairo ,
111. , was the startling statement made
by Jim Howar'd , a negro , to , the police
here Friday. Howard concealed him-
self as a stowaway on the steamship
Excelsior , of the Morgan line , when
that vessel sailed for Havana several
days ago. His presence was discover
ed and he was brought flack here/
in irons.
Howard says he murdered a night
watchman after robbing the home ' of '
a Dr. Murphy in Cairo several 'years '
ago. He declares also that he killed
another white man in a fight near
Cairo soon afterwards. Two years
ago , he killed a young white boy
named Dumas in Cairo with a hatchet.
This , he says , was after he had es
caped from the Illinois state peniten
tiary. He is charged with being a fu
gitive from ' Illinois. Some doubt as
to his sanity is expressed by the po
lice. .
OFFERED POSITION ON STAGE.
Wife of Man Who Attacked Banker
Lillis Likes Life of Players.
Kansas City : Mrs. "Jack" Cudahy ,
whose husband attacked Banker Jere I
Lillis Sunday morning , said Thursday !
that she had received scores of offers
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to go on the stage , but had declined
them all. t
"Really , though , " Mrs. Cudahy said ,
"if it were , not for 'my children I would
go on the stage. The stage always has
appealed to me. Not the glamour of
the footlights or the plaudits of the
people , but the life and the people. It
Is the good fellowship you find among
the members of the profession that ap
peals to me. "
Mr. Lillis Thursday was quoted as
saying that Mrs. Cudahy had been
unjustly accused of misconduct. He is
said to be rapidly improving.
BROWNSVILLE INQUIRY.
Three Officers of 25th Infantry Or-
dered Before Military Court.
Washington , D. C. : Three officers
who were attached to the Twenty-
fifth infantry at the time .of the shoot-
ing at Brownsville , Tex. , have been or-
dered , before the military court of in-
quiry investigating the affair here.
Capt. Edgar A. Macklin , Capt. Samuel
P. Lyon and Second Lieutenant Geo.
Lawrason are the officers.
The court expects to give its report
to congress earl yin April.
While none of the negro soldiers
discharged by President Roosevelt has
been convicted . by the court of com-
plicity in the shooting , the court has
preported
reported none of them as qualified for
re-enlistment under the terms of the
Foraker resolution.
Former , Justice on " ' Trial.
Spokane , Wash. : The trial of M. J.
Gordon , formerly chief justice of the
supreme court of Washington , accused
of having embezzled $9,200 given to
him as attorney for the 'Great North-
ern railroad to settle a judgment ob-
tained by James S. Sparrow , began
Thursday in the superior court. The
railway is not assisting the state in
the prosecution.
Rejects Rule by Commission.
Sapulpa , Okla. : The charter pro
viding for the commission form of
government was defeated by a major-
ity of 41. To a clause providing for
the payment of 3 per cent of their
gross earnings by franchise holders
and one providing for the enforcement
of the liquor law are laid the docu-
ment's defeat.
Tennessee Postmaster Fired.
Bristol , Tenn. : Postmaster E. A.
\Varren of this dity was dismissed by a
telegram from the postoffice depart-
ment to his sureties calling upon them
to designate a man to take temporary
charge of the office. No information
could be obtained as to the cause of
the removal. .
Brothers Lose $40,000 Will Fight.
Carmi , 111. : Judge W. H. Green\held
the will of Dr. J. N. Wheeler , of
Broughton , Ill. , valid. The will bp-
queaths to Milliken Presbyterian col
lege , Decatur , Ill. , an estate valued at
$40,000. Brothers of Wheeler sought
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the annulment of the will.
Mystery of Missing Boy Deepens.
Rock Island , Ill. : The mystery in-
the disappearance of Emerson Tucker ,
aged 19 deepened Thursday by the
return of the coat and hat of the miss-
ing youth to his father's printing es
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tablishment , where he was employed.
Washington , D. Representative
James B. Perkins , of Rochester , N. Y. ,
serving his fifth term in congress , died
Thursday morning at Garfield hospital
after an illness of several weeks.
Washington : The senate commit-
tee on territories Friday voted favor-
ably on the Arizona and New Mexico
statehood bill , after adopting an
amendment against disfranchising
Mexican voters.
Ask Evictions of Americans.
San Juan , P. R. : The house of del-
egates has passed a resolution calling
upon the American heads of depart-
ments to vacate withiu a month the
buildings belonging to the govern ,
ment and used by them as residences.
Mail Bag Theft ; $18,000 Lost.
Windsor , Ont. : Checks and drafts
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amounting to about 18,000 were stol-
en from a mail bag while in transit
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QUAKE IN CALIFORNIA.
Central Part of St te Distur.bed by
Violent Movements.
San Francisco : A snarp earthquake
in some parts of the state , the severest
shock since the big one of' ' 1SOG , wa
experienced throughout the ' ce'ntral
part of California Thursday night at
about 10:54 o'clock.
The vibrations were long and undu
lating , but slow , and tne ; duration as
usually given from one and a half to
four seconds. Reports received show
the earthquake was felt as far south
as San Luis Obispo , but did not appear
to extend far north of San Francisco.
Three pronounced heavy movements
with a 'slight interval of undulations
between were felt , but no damage has
been reported. >
In San Francisco' t people are
generally aroused , and in the West
ern Union office virtually every opera-
tor left ; his key , which caused a report
to come from Portland that some of
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the San Francisco wires had been in-
terrupted. :
In two of the local theaters , where
the last act was closing : : , scores of
people jumped their feet , and in one
of them : there was a decided move-
ment from the galleries towards the
exits , which was promptly stopped by
a policeman.
The shock was particularly severe
on a line running north from Monterey
through Wilsoncille , Santa Cruz and
San Jose , and it was also felt in Santa
Rusa. :
DANCE : THRILLS THE BRITONS.
Opinion Divided as to High Art or
Rank Indecency. !
London : Another freak dancer has
come to London to upset its sedate-
ness. This time it is Mlle. Polaire ,
fresh from Paris , who made her first
appearance in England at the Palace
theater. The dance is the climax of a
thrilling little play called "Le Vitit-
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The scene is in the actress' boudoir
late at night. The actress is awaiting
her lover , but an Apache has just kill
ed the lover and comes instead to steal
her jewels. He flourishes an ugly
looking knife , but she cajoles him ,
sing and enthralls him. Finally she
dances with him in a most suggestive
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manner , and as he snatches her pearls
from her i neck : she stabs him in the
tack.
The da ' cc is of the Apache kind ,
: mly . morc sj. . It shows passion run
mad. The audience was divided as to
whether it was great art or great inde-
cency. It is certainly not a fit exhibi-
tion for young people to see , if it is
for anybody. Also it is certainly lurid
art.
Mile. Polaire was a weird figure ,
with wasplike waist , glittering eyes
and a shock of disordered short hair.
She is not at all a cozy looking girl.
FIRE ON AMERICANS.
Ai'ghan Fanatics Shoot andnV . ound
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Two Jerusalem Tourists. .
Washington , D. C. : American par-
ties visiting the mosque of Omar , near
Jerusealem , have been fired on by Af-
ghan fanatics. Miss Mathlie Maurice ,
of Mamaroneck , N. Y. , received a
slight flesh wound , and Miss Parker
Moore , of Terre Haute , Ind. , was seri-
ously wounded , but will recover. No
others were hurt.
The information came to the state
department in an undated telegram
from United States Consul Wallace
at Jerusalem. The officials express no
doubt that the Turkish authorities will
take prompt steps to punish the assail-
ants.
The state department has instructed
the United States consul general at
Jerusalem to make energetic repre-
sentations to the local authorities to
bring about the apprehension of the
parties guilty of firing upon and
wounding the two American tourists.
The United States ambassador at
Constantinople alco has been instruct-
ed by cable to give the matter careful
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PEARY TO SHOW PROOFS.
Explorer Will Make Them Public at a
London Meeting.
London : Commander Robert E.
Peary , it was announced authoritative-
ly here Thursday , is bringing proofs
of his polar achievements with him
and will make them public at a meet-
ing which he is to address at Albert
hall under the auspices of the Royal
, Geographical society.
The explorer , whose good faith is
generally accepted by British geogra-
phers , has the promise of a magnifi- '
cent reception , in London. Sir Ernest
Sha kieton disclaimed the statement
credited to him by Congressman Rob-
ert B. Macon , of Arkansas , before the
subcommittee of the ; house naval com-
mittee March 9 with reference to the
number of miles a day it was possible
to travel over polar \ . . seas.
Manila : Lieut. Frank B. Davis , of
the Twelfth infantry , U. S. A. , has been
ordered before a courtmartial charged
with having misrepresented the law
to a similar court while defending an
enlisted' ' man.
Art Critic Sent to Prison.
London : Carew Martin , art critic ,
has been convicted of misappropriat-
ing the funds of the Royal'Society of
British Artists of which organization
he was secretary , and was sentenced
to nine months' imprisonment.
Kodok , Anglo-Egyptian Soudan : Col.
Roosevelt and his party arrived here
at S o'clock Thursday morning. At the
American mission at Doleib hill , on
the Sobat river , the travelers were re
4 ceived with much enthusiasm.
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SEED BAD , SAYS ROBL. SOX.
Waterloo Expert Declares Agitation
for Tests is Good Thing.
That the agitation in regard to poor
seed corn is well founded is the opin-
ion of J. C. Robinson , of the Robinson
Seed company . at Waterloo. Mr. : Rob-
inson is also president ofi the Ameri-
can Seed Trade association , and his
extensive operations in the seed line
makes a statement from him authori- '
tative. '
"The condition of seed corn , " he de-
clares , "has not been overrated. In
fact , no such crisis for the farmers has
existed before in the 22 years I have
been interested in seed corn. When
our rains commenced on November 12
last corn was rather above an average
condition , both as regards moisture
and vitality. About three weeks later ,
when the first snow came it had taken
up or absorbed much moisture , but
vitality still remained good. The first
snow was , followed by more until the
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first week in January , when the ther-
mometer dropped to about 20 degrees
below zero and this practically de-
, stroyed the germ in all corn contain-
ing over 16 Jo per cent of moisture , al-
though a few cribs containing per
cent more have shown good vitality ,
but these were cribs that had some
protection from the extreme weather.
"We have found that an average of
25 per cent of the corn in eastern Ne-
braska still retains a vitality of 90
per cent or better. These crops that
remain good are mostly the thin
grained , earlier varieties , with small
cobs ; the thick heavy grained , late
varieties , with large cobs are nearly
all of low vitality. Corn that remained
on the stalk all winter is valueless for
seed purposes. A series of tests made
from corn from the fields shows that
ears , not touching the ground but bur-
ied in the snow , give a good growth ,
while ears only protected from the
weather by husks are low vitality , thus
showing that corn above the normal
in moisture can retain vitality if pro-
tested.
"We have made thus far this sea-
son about 2,500 tests , and have found
many surprises. Some farmers have
figured on planting their own corn ,
with perfect assurance that it is good
and can hardly believe it will not grow
even when confronted with actual
results. An average of 85 per cent
vitality will doubtless be planted with
untested corn even after all the agita-
tion on the subject. "
Surveyors Hint at Interurban.
A large party of surveyors have
been working in and around Nebraska
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City for some time past. They have
surveyed a line from Omaha to Kan-
sas City and are now on ; their way
back to Omaha. The line passes
through the western part of Nebraska
City. They claim they are surveying
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'for an interurban railway , which will
be built during the coming season.
Farmer Shot by His Son.
Jacob Kohel , a farmer living near
Dorchester , was shot and instantly
killed by his son , John Kohel. The
father , who , it is alleged , had been
drinking , was flourishing a shotgun
and the son sought to take the weapon
away from him. During the scuffle
it was discharged , the charge entering
the father's head.
McCook Seniors Walk : Out.
For some time the seniors of the
McCook high school have been , re-
monstrating against what they call the
"despotic rule" of superintendent
and principal and following the sus-
pension of three of the class the whole
class quit school. The majority of the
class' is planning to complete the
school year elsewhere.
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' . Peonies on Large Scale.
J. F. Rosenfield , famous as the
largest grower of peonies in the Unit-
ed States , is now visiting at Honolulu ,
Hawaii Islands. He has been sojourn-
ing on the coast for some months pre-
paratory to embarking anew in the
culture of peonies on a 25-acre tract
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near Omaha.
More : School Room Needed. !
More room is said by the Grand Isl-
and board of I education to be needed
and at the forthcoming election two
propositions , the one involving 'the
principle of the ward schools and the
other to the voters in order that they
m'ay express their choice.
; Found Dead in Bed.
Henry H. Verrell , a resident of
Saunders county for over forty years ,
was found dead in his home in Mem-
phis about 12 o'clockYednesday
night. Death was due to apoplexy.
Accident at Cambridge.
Jay Olmstead , the 12-year-old son
of Mrs. Mary : Olmstead , residing : four
miles northwest of Cambridge , was se-
riously injured by being kicked by a
horse.
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Mica Factory Opened.
Forty-nine more persons added to
the little army of industrial : workers
now engaged in Grand Island when
the Laurentide Mica : company opened
a factory : there.
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DEPOSITS BREAK RECORDS.
Never Was Time When So 3IucIi
Money Was in Vaults.
There never was a time in the his-
tory of the banking business of Ne-
braska when there was as much
money on deposit as at the present
time. The report of the state banks
at the close "of business February 12 ,
shows that almost $78,000,000 was on
deposit. The average reserve is 30 per
cent , which is just twice as much as
the law requires.
The number of banks reporting was
663 , and there are 229,288 depositors.
The following shows the difference
in the conditions of the banus : as
shown in the report of February 16 ,
and as shown in the report of one
year ago :
Compared with the report of No-
vember 16 , 1909 : The number of
banks reporting has increased two ;
loans and discounts increased , $1-
310,000deposits : ; increased , $4,708-
000 ; average reserve has increased
from 26 M. to 30 per cent , being dou-
ble the legal requirement at the date
of this report.
Compared with the report of one
year ago the following increases are
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found : Loans and discounts , $ S ,
074,000 ; ' 'deposits , $5,000,000. While
the legal reserve has decreased 3 2-3
per cent. There has been an increase
in the year of 29 banks reporting
PIERCE PUZZLE . SOLVED.
Engineer Finally Finds How Water
Supply Vanished.
Engineer George Coff , of Pierce
was greatly puzzled for several days
by the mysterious disappearance of
the city water from the standpipe.
The resevoir holds nearly 55,000 gal-
Ions , yet after filling it up to the brim
it would be only' few hours when
those who have hot water plants in
their residences ; would send in' com-
plaint that the water was out of their '
pipes. The fact that over 50,000 gal-
lons of water disappeared in from two
to three hours alarmed the water
commissioner , and Mr. Goff made a
thorough investigation of the mains ,
but could not find any signs of leak-
age. On the fourth day after the
disappearance of the water from the
pipe a business man discovered water
pouring out of the basement windows
of the large residence of Dr. J. M. Al-
den in the west part of to'wn , and in-
vestigation showed that the water
pipes in the cellar had bursted after
being frozen. . It is estimated that
400,000 or 500,000 gallons of water
escaped into - the cellar before the leak
was discovered. Dr. Alden and his
wife are spending the winter in Flor-
ida and no one is occupying the
house.
DEED REVEALS WEDDING.
Young Man Admits Secret Wedding
When He Transfers Land.
Through the filing of a deed in the
county recorder's office at Nebraska
City Tuesday it was learned for the
first time of the' marriage of Harry
Hawke. He kept the matter very
quiet ; and when he became 21 years
of age Tuesday was to receive a share
of his father's estate.
He had to make known the fact he
was married , because of the transfer
of some real estate. He is the oldest
son of the late William Hawke , and
through him came into considerable
property on reaching his majority.
The marriage was a surprise to many
friends as well as his relatives.
Referendum Plan Adopted.
The special election held at Neligh
Tuesday for the adoption or rejection
of the initiative and referendum act
resulted in a vote of 159 for to 24
against. This has been done w'th the
hope that in the future the matter of
license may be taken out of politics
and some other qualifications for office
may have a chance to be considereo
than that of the license question.
High Water Subsides.
The .high water in the Elkhorn riv-
er which threatened to do considera-
ble damage to the mill property and
the low lying residence districts of
West Point is slowly subsiding. The
snow has practically all melted and
disappeared in that vicinity , only a
cry few drifts remaining.
District Odd Fellows Meet. :
The northwestern Nebraska Odd
Fellows held a district meeting at Em-
erson , Tuesday. An all night session
was held and the degree work exem-
plified by grand lodge officers. A
banquest was served at midnight by
the Rebekahs. About 300 Odd Fel-
lows were in attendance.
Ilollingswortli Confirmed.
Postmaster A. H. Hollingsworth , of
Beatrice , has received word from
Washington that his reappointment
as postmaster at that place had been
confirmed by the United States sen
ate. \
To Vote on Initiative.
The initiative and referendum will
be presented for acceptance or rejec-
tion by the voters of Hastings at the
annual spring election on April 5.
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R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review
of Chicago trade says :
weather i
"The advent of seasonable
tone to business.
adds a cheering
fallen in bom
Trading defaults have
smallest
number and liabilities to the
since April , 1907. March : settlements
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remarkably heavy 1
are seen to be
the volume of solvent payments 1 ,
new
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accumulation of funds offers encour- ,
extended enterprise in
agement to niore
commerce and investment. 4
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"Railroad operations rapidly
.while the returns indi-
to the normal , .
cate increasing movements of finish-
merchan
ed and raw products , general
I dise , grain and plantation eeds.
"Outputs of the leading industries -
continue rising , and- . the approach ol- ' "
spring work involves wider . use of
miscellaneous materials and machin I
ery and hands. ( Permits during Feb- 1 ,
business structures and
ruary' for new
additions were seventy in number and , +
2,964,600 in value , and compare with
forty-seven in number and $958,500 in
value in 1909.
"Dealings in the principal wholesale
and retail branches of general mer-
chandise make a favorable comparison
with this , time last year.
"Bank clearings , $336,010,197 , exceed
those of the corresponding week in
1909 by 7.8 per cent , and com-
pare with $264,397,914 in 1908. Fail-
. ures reported in the Chicago district
i number twelve , as against twenty-one
I last week , twenty-seven in 1909 and
I ! forty in 1908. Those with liabilities
over $5,000 number three , as against
four last week , ten in 19D9 ! and thir
teen in 1908. "
NEW YORK.
Trade is still irregular , and spring
trade is rather backward in developing
at many points. Weather conditions ,
streamand bad country roads
flooded stream : :
are variously assigned as reasons for
the hesitation ' shown in various lines ,
but back of all these ' there is an un
deniable feeling of conservatism , bred
of the uncertainty regarding the recep-
tion to be given higher-priced product
by the ultimate consumer. Re-order
trade in spring goodi ; by jobbers is not
especially large , and business at first * .
hands is held back , pending clearer
views of price matters and crop pros
pe cts. Collections are widely quoted
as slow.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with March
3 were 184 , against 254 last week , 219
in the Itfce week of 1909 , 287 in 1908 ,
172 in 1907 and 177 in 1906.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 22 , which compares with
28 last week and 33 in the same week
in 1909. - Bradstreet's.
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Chicago-Cattle , common to prime.
$4.00 to $8.25 ; hogs , prime heavy , $7.00
to $10.20 ; sheep , fair to choice , $4.50
to $8.00 ; wheat , No. 2 , $1.17 to $1.19 ;
corn , No. 2 , 59c to 61c ; oats , standard ,
46c to 47c ; rye , No. 2 , 78c to 79c ; hay ,
timothy , $10.00 to $19.00 ; prairie , $8.00
to $15.00 ; butter , choice creamery , 28c
td .30c ; eggs , fresh , ISc to 21c ; pota
toes , per bushel , 30c to 40c.
Indianapolis-Cattle , shipping , $3.00
to $7.50 ; hogs , good to choice heavy ,
$7.00 to $10.10 ; sheep , good to hcice ,
$3.00 to $5.75 ; wheat , No. 2 , $ L17 to
$1.18 ; corn , No. 2 white. : 9c ! } to UOc ;
oats , No. 2 white , 45c to 46c.
St. , Louis - Cattle , $4.00 to $ 8.00 ;
hogs , $7.00 to $9 . ' 90 ; sheep , $3.50 to '
$7.50 ; wheat , No.2 , $1.24 to $1.25 ;
corn , No.2 , 61c to 62c ; oats , No. 2 ,
45c : to 46c ; rye , No. 2 , 79c to 81c.
Cincinnati-Cattle , $4.00 to $6.75 ;
hogs , $ 7.00to $9.97 ; sheep , $3.00 to
$ 6.65wheat ; , No.2 , $1.20 to $1.23 ;
corn , No. 2 mixed , 60c to 61c ; oats ,
No. 2 mixed , 47c to 48c ; rye , No. 2 , , _ " ,
85c to 86c. \ , I
Detroit-Cattle , $4.00 to $7.00 ; hogs , ,
$7.00 to $9.80 ; sheep , $3.50 to $6.25 ; j
wheat , No. 2 , $1.17 to $1.19 ; corn , No. }
3 yellow , 61c to , 62c ; oats , standard ,
46c to 47c ; rye , No. 1 , 82c to 83c. ft
Milwaukee-Wheat , No. 2 northern
$1.11 to $1.16 ; corn , No. 3 , 61c to 63c ; III
oats , standard , 46c to 47c ; rye , No. 1 ,
79c to 80c ; barley , standard , 70c to # . ;
71c ; pork , mess , 2500. M
Buffalo - Cattle choice shipping
steers , S4.00 to $7.00 ; hogs , fair to I
choice , $8.00 to $10.20 ; sheep common , i
to good mixed , $4.00 to 7.40 ; lambs ,
fair to choice , $5.00 to $9.70.
New York-Cattle , $4.00 to $6.80 ?
hogs , $8.00 to 10.00 ; sheep , $4.00 to
$6.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , $1.27 to $1.28 ;
corn , No. 2 , 66c to 67c ; oats ; , natural
white , 52c to 54c ; butter , creamery ,
29c to 32c > eggs , western , 19c to 21c.
Toledo-Wheat , No. 2 mixed , § 1.18 ,
to $1.19 ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 61c to i"
62c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 46c to 47c ;
ry9 , No.2 , 80c to 81c ; clover seed , 1
$7.85. > *
NOTES OP CURRENT EVENTS. ,
President Lewis , of the United Mine
Workers , announced that an average
of 10 per cent increase in wages a
throughout America has been granted.
Robert W. Higbee , of
Detroit , wa3
elected president of the National
Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Assocla
tion at Cincinnati.
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