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TUB OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE lfi, 1007. EASIER TO TRANSMIT MONEY To Accomplish This Will Be Aim ofi Postal Department. EXTENDS MONEY ORDER SYSTEM railway orders. Among his effects were a gold watch, a few dollar n mon'y and an accldf-nt policy for $1.50 In tha Trav elers, which would be Invalid. rostnisMer General Una Determined to KatahllKh Service la Hmaller OIIIpm mall Postal Ordefr. WASHINGTON, June 15,-Ot tha M.Ona pnstofllcrs In tha country, at any of which registry business may be trsnsacted. only !, (IneludlnK 4.000 atatlona)' are authorized-to do a money-order business. While doubting the feasibility of extending mon-y-order facilities to all postofflces. Postmas ter General Meyer, "to meet aa far aa practicable the needs of the business pub llc,.and promote Us convenience In the transmission of money through tha mails, t'jflny Issued the following order: ia furtherance of the aim of this depart ment to promote public convenience, It has beerf decided to materially extend the ad- vantages now offered by the postal money orlr syatem as a means of aafely trans inlying money through the mails by the eal il'llHhment of money-order service at ng.ny rjistofpejes not now authorised to tsanwiwt such business. tmUlrig the fact that there Is a de nfnrld'on the pert of the public for this et'rtriSlon. the department expects to he awerl in carrying out Its policy In this re hy the earnest Co-operation of Its employe and of postmasters and all others connected In any nay-with the postal serv ile). to establish money-order business aio pnistnfnres is by law vested In the post must, r general, who will consider the In t'liests of the public In the exercise of his discretion as to what postofflcea shall issue anij p;iy postal money orders. It must be understood that the depart ment will not brook Interference on the pftrt of Its olUcers or employes with the K'tley above outlined and It Is enjoined uflin all connected with the service to use rVcry effort to promote the use. of postal Irtimey orders for remittances by mall. TaMurH r,n the part of any postofrloe em ploye lo adhere to the requirements of this order will endanger official position of the uiiMHlueni. r allure to subscribe thereto uuiine pan or art applicant for a MEMORIAL JT0 JEFFERSON Project Reaction of Descendants of the Aathor of the Declare tloa of Independence. The propose reunion of the descendants of the signers of the Declaration of Inde pendence, to be held nt the Jamestown exposition on July 4. gives every promise of beln very notable event, as It will be the first gathering of !t kind ever held. It will be under the Joint auspices or the Thomas Jefferson Memorlnl association of the t'nlted States and the exposition of ficials, all of whom are enthusiastically MAY AVERT RUSSIAN CRISIS Parliamentary Committee of Duma Will Ask for Time. ST. PETERSBURG LIKE ARMY CAMP Troops Posted Everywhere ana All Points of Vantaae Orapled By (nards atalyala Deter mined Art. BtlXETIN. ST. PETERSBURG. June 15-The r-arlla-mentary committee which has been exam- supporting the efforts of the memorial as- ln1n8 the Indictment of the Hfty-flye social position void his as postmaster will practically ipauii:? ior appointment. . It la the Intention of the postmaster gen eral to extend money-order facilities In the Immediate future to many thousands of om,ces, his belief being that they will be beneficial alike to the department and to the people, , Postmaster Oeneral Meyer will recom mend to the next congress that legislation bit enacted providing for the Introduction of postal notes for sums not exceeding K.&0 or perhaps $5,' which may be Issued without the filing of a written- application iA the sending of an advice and be obtain able not only at all money-order offlcea, mil at many or the smaller postofflces wjiere It may not be feasible to issue money orders postage stamps are used largely for re ralttances of fractional amounta, coins be ing unsuitable for transmission In letters, and a substitute therefor, adapted to this ujso, has long been demanded. The pro posed postal note Is Intended to supply this want. It would be Issued for a smaller fee than the money order, could be more easily procured and might be placed for sale at thousands of offices too small to be jnade money-order' offices. B.0DY FOUND IN WRECKED CAR Joseph M. Patterson of Doylestown, , Pa., Killed Near Hherldan j, Wfomlnc. HfiRIDAN. Wyo.. June IB.-Special Tef ajfram,) While transferring a car of lum ber,' today1' which .'had been " lrt a freight wreck occurring Wednesday, Burlington eJmployea discovered the body of Joseph Jf. Patterson of Doylestown, Pa., badly orushed under a great weight of lumber. Prom the paper found on the person ' of tie dead man It la learned that he had been In the employ of the Northern Pa cific at Missoula, Mont., and It la pre sumed that he was a fireman. His parents re living, according to a letter from his mother dated May 13. None of his papers iiowed that he belonged to any of the Delation In arranging for the same The Thomas Jefferson Memorial associa tion of the United States, whuh Is the In corporated title of the organisation, was created at a dinner party held In Washing ton on April 13. 1302. In celebration of the birthday anniversary of the author of the Declaration of Independence and was regularly Incorporated on July 3 of the same year, with upwards of too charter .members. The association !s absolutely nonpartisan, which its list of officers will attest. Its object la mt only to honor the members of the signers of the IVclaration of Independence, but also to commemorate the promulgation of that great paper oti July 4, 1T7, this being, the first organiza tion ever formed for such purpose. The proposed memorial, to be erected on one of the government reservations In Washington, will be a replica In white marble of the famous Parthenon at Athens, which has been recognized aa to have beer, the most perfect architectural structure of the world. It Is approximately estimated that the memorial, exclusive of sculpture, will cost 15(0.00". An enthusiastic friend of the association Is now having made In Philadelphia a very large and ac curate model, which will soon be placed on exhibition In the Building of History at the Jamestown exposition, after .which It will be seen In all the prlnclpalcltles of the country. The money required to erect the memo rial will come from the masses, and no appeal made to congress for funds, as has been frequently the case In the erection of tributes to other great Americans and their achievements. A law has been enacted by congress, however, providing ror the mak ing at the Philadelphia mint of 150 bronze medallions, which will b given to all con tributors to the memorial fund fh. o.t of the metal for these medallions will be mot by the association. Each contributor also receives a very beautiful cnir,,! .i suggestive certificate. The association has two degrees 6f membership, "life members" and "contributing members." the former class participating In all the deliberatlona of the association, eligible to office, etc. The organization is -perpetual," annual meetlnga hereafter to be held on April 13 Baltimore American. democrats charged with conspiring against the government has decided that It la Im possible to review all the evidence today and will ask the house to give It until Monday to report. Premier Stolypln's at titude on the postponement It not yet mani fest, but it may result in deferring the crisis until next Week. M. Kameshanaky, the prosecutor of the St. Petersburg courts, went before the committee, furnishing explanations. Bargain Prices of Guaranteed Qualify for Tomorrow's Palrons Day after day this great store is being filled with continuous new arrivals and today its an assemblanco of up-to-the-hour Merchandise without a peer In Omaha for Juciclous selections and styles. Come and see Mammoth Lace Sale Monday four big bargain squares heaped with a great purchase of nearly 10,000 yards of Lace Edges. Hands and Insertions, In matched sts, Oriental Nets. Normandy Vals.. Point Paris. Torchons, Mal tese, Herman and French Vals. and Fancy Venice Appliques, cream and white. This lot worth to Jse yard. Is divided Into four prices at either price Its a re markable value I0c-5c-3c-lc lOth AND HOWARD ELEVEN B0DIES RECOVERED Laaarh or Minnesota Pons by Gran, pllna- Party In Hiatal Fathoms of Water. NORFOLK, Va., June 15.1-After many hours of weary dragging of the waters or Hampton Roada In a systematic search by the navy for the bodies of the eleven vic tims of the sinking of the battlesHlp Minne sota launch on Monday night, a grappling party tonight located the launch and bodies of the men In eight fathoms of water off the Rip Raps. All day long the aearch had been kept up In the vicinity of the course likely to have been taken by the party on Its return from Discovery Pier, at the exposition grounds, to the warship, lying at anchor in the roads. The mystery of the vessel, if any, which caused the sinking, is still unsolved. Dur ing the day there were expressions of sym pathy received from representatlvea of foreign governments, who mourned with the American navy the loss of the six midship men and the five seamen. WASHINGTON, June 14. -Official advices reached here tonight from Hampton Roads announcing the recovery of the bodies of the eleven victims of the accident to the battleship Minnesota's steam launch. 'fo) ..And many other painful and serious anmenis irom jwmcn most moinera suffer, can be avoided by the use of Hull.. I, trie.." ntu i. J mMiuii riitui. . a ins great remeuy is a God-send to women, carrying them through their most critical ordeal with safety add no pain. "-No woman who uses 'Mothtr'S Fficfll" need fear the suffering and danger incident to birth: for it robs the ordeal of its horror H and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in is f also healthy, strong and t good natured. Our book Motherhood, is worth a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is also health v. stron? and -. MM 11 its weight in rold to everv UfclU o o J woman, and will be sent free in plain envelope by addressing application to "!,Bradfte!d Regulator Co. Atlanta, Ga. rara H FOLLOW THE FLAG "Jar Lse and Travel" . ROUND' TRIPS: ,' Hot Springs, Ark., daily. . i Jamestown Exposition, daily. $23.05 $35.00 .St.- Louis, Mo., daily. $18.50 Canadian Point, daily '. One fare plus $2.00 Homeseekers' 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, summer months Very Low Kate -New England points, July. 9, 13, 22, 23, one fare plus $2.00 Uoston. Mass., July 2d to 28. . , Philadelphia, Pa, July 11, 12 and 13.... Saratoga, N. Y., July 3 to 6 . . . . $33.75 $32.75 ..$31.35 "Many other points, low round trip rates Tor, detail information and literature communicate with Wabash City Ticket Office ' 16th and Firnira Stretts. OMAHA. NEB. e MOORE6, O. A. P. D., W.bt.H K. . y umnv 8T. rETERSBURO, June IS. The second Russian Iarliament, the Associated Press Is Informed on ministerial authority, will he dissolved toniRM by an Imperial edict, which will be prorruilttated so aoon aa the lower house acts on Premier Stolypln's1 ul timatum. The possibility of the house erantlnn the government's demand for the suspension of the fifty-five social demo- cratlc members of the Parliament, who are charged with conspiring: against the present regime. Is not being; considered by either side. The city has aealn assumed the appear ance of an armed camp. The gruard regi ments last night left their summer camp at Krasnoye-Selo for 8t. Petersburg-, and throughout the night detachments of In fantry and cavalry have been arriving here. The garrison of St. Petersburg is now double Us ordinary strength, the guard reg iments having been replaced by regiments of the line when the former went Into camp. Long lines of troop wagons with camp, equipages, etc., trundled through the main streets all morning. Interspersed with occasional detachments of cavalry and in fantry marching to their quarters. Other wise the center of the city bore Its usual appearance, but the Industrial sections lit erally bristled with troopa. Troops at Railroad Stations. Every railroad station was occupied this morning by two companies of Infantry and two squadrons of cavalry and armored military trains were held In readiness In view of the possibility of the outbreak of a railroad strike, and the reserves of all the regiments Were confined to barracks. All tha railroad atatlona were watched by secret police In order to prevent the escape of the social democratic deputies and revo lutionary agitators, among whom a general exodus is expected to begin so aoon as Par liament la dissolved. Before the decision of the government to demand the suspension of the fifty-five social democratic members of the house was made known the central committee of the social democrat io party, In accordance with the decision of the congress recently held In London, Issued a proclamation pro hibiting members of the party from par ticipating In highway robbery, now so fre quent, and the local organisation was or dered to take measures to prevent acts of terrorism and brigandage and to dissolve the fighting organisations of the party. The recommendation of the Parliamen tary committee which has been examining the Indictment against the social demo cratic members that it be given until Monday to report, as It was Impossible to review all the evidence today, was accepted by the house against the energetic opposi tion of the right and Parliament adjourned until Monday. M. Teseretoll, social democrat, attempted to bring on a discussion of the agrarian law and the law abolishing the death pen alty, proposing an evening session In order to discuss "these Important meaaurea of state," but this also Was rejected. ST. ' PETERSBURG, June 16.-The disso lution of the lower house of the Russian Parliament appears today to be a question of only a few hours or at most of a day or two. With only ISO opposing votes the lower house tonight rejected Premier Stolypln's ultimatum for the Immediate suspension of fifty-five deputies for membership in the social democratic party and referred the subject to a committee. Although the committee has been Instructed to report tomorrow evening, It Is known in adVance that the decision on the main question will be adverse and that the Duma will accept the recommendation. In order to keep strictly within the legal limits, the committee may recommend the suspension of sixteen leaders on condition that the government disclose the evidence against them, but there Is not the slight est expectation on either side that this will save the situation. An extraordinary session of the council of ministers is being held tonight to dis cuss the decision of the lower house. Up to a late hour no report has been received of the doings of the council and no de cree of dlssoluttn had been Issued. The general Impression Is that no edict would be promulgated pending final actiou by the lower house. Geaeral Strike Dlaasa4. The session of the St. Petersburg com mittee of the seolal democrats waa at tended by . a large number of the accused deputies. . The committee is discussing a proposal to proclaim a general strike at the capital. This meeting is being held In secret, the police having occupied the headquarters of the party. Remembering the fiasco of the strike called after the dissolution of the last Duma the committee ia hesitating to adopt this measure, al though delegates from the workmen In all quarters of the city report that the conditions are ripe for a successful indus trial strike and that there la a possibility of extending the movement to the several railroads centering In Bt. Petersburg. The situation, however, la not considered f $1.75 While Shirt Waists 93c Beautiful soft, sheer Lin gerie materials, tucked col lars and cuffs, dainty all over Embroidery fronts, In large assortment of pat terns, bought regular would sell at $1.75; Monday, Spe clftl t 05 25 Per Cent Discount Sale of Embroideries All of our Fine Embroideries on sale Monday at great reduc tions, Allovers, Flouncings, Edgings, Hands, Medallions and Festoons that sell regular from 11.00 to $7.00 yard, all at 25 discount. Embroideries, worth 25c up to $1.00 yard at four prices, y4., 4c, J8c, ic and . . .12H Ladles White Linen Jackets Pony, Box, Cutaway and Gibson styles, well tail ored and strapped, broad shoulders; would be eheap at $4.95: Mon day only ..."...$2.95 Ladies' White Linoa Skirts Most complete line In Omaha some specials Monday: White Lawn Skirts, made to sell at $1.26, for 79 5-gored Linen Skirts, pleats In front, $2.25 value.1,48 lS-gored Linen Skirts, French seamed, $3.60 value, for... $1.68 51.00 Kimonos 59c Summer weight Syrian crep Kimonos, all colors, facings to match, shirred across shoulders, very full; our regular $1.00 quality; Monday, each at Black Taffeta Value Soft black Chiffon Taffeta, an extra good quality of guarantad wearing goodness, full 27-in. wide and a value that always sells at 85c; Mon day's price will be, yard 58 Monday's Great Towel Sale 1,000 dozen Towels, in four lots, at prices that are posi tively below the cost of produc tion: Lot 1 250 doz. Devonshire hemmed huck, crepe fringed and some hemstitched; regu lar price, $1.75 doz.; Monday, each 10c Lot 2250 dozen Fancy Bor dered linen hemmed Hucks, very large size, heavy and ab sorbent; our regular 23c qual ity; Monday, at, each... 15c Lot 3 250 dozen all linen Birdseye, in hemstitched and hemmed, extra large size; a decided bargain at 29c; Mon day, each 20c Lot 4 250 dozen, a mixed lot, of all pure linen, knotted fringe, jumbo size Oriental Bath Towel and all our 40c and 45c imported Linen Tow els at one price Monday each 25c Half-Foulard Silks a! Half Price -Half Special for Monday 15 pes. of pure Silk Foulards, in dots, rings and checks, white, navy and black grounds, full 24-in. wide; that always sold at 75o yard; all go Monday at, yard 37M2C Wonderful Dress Goods Bargains Not a few pieces, but our whole great assortment of 50c "Wool Dress Goods, in this season's very latest styles; not a poor pattern in the lot. Here is a chance for choice fabrics way below the cost to manufacture, Monday, yard 24 o 75c Voile for 32c For Monday we will sell a navy blue Voile in neat tub effects, that sold at 75c, for only, 5'ara 32c - Handkerchief Bargain 100 dozen Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs, with plain hem stitched border; worth 10c; Monday, for, each 5c Bargains Found in Our Daylight BasenVt Lace Curtains Three special offerings for Monday that defy com petition. Nottingham Curtains Fine Brussels net effect, neat floral design with rich border a good $5 value, at, pair 2 AO -Nottingham Curtains Brussels net effect with heavy showy border worth $2.50 Monday at gr- 48 Nottingham Curtains About two hundred pairs of sma'li 'lots, 1 to 6 pair of a kind, that are worth 75c and $1, each Trunks and Suit Cases We Are Prepared to Supply Vour Needs for the Vacation Trip ther Suit Cases, with shirt fold and inside straps, worth $7.50 Imitation Leather Suit Case's' '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '.'.'.".'. 'iRL Matting Telescopes, 76c. 66c and VnS Steamer Trunks, $12.60 to i.An Traveling Trunks, $22.50 to Snn Ba" and BeP Wardrobes Just 'in by' express New lot of, Teddy Bears, white and brown, also overalls, sweaters and tobog gans for bear dress. . 9c Graniteware Sale 9c 1.000 pieces of gray enameled ware Stew Kettles, Pudding Pans. VJash Basins, Milk Pans, Preserving Kettles, etc., value to 25c Monday, each JT7 Children's Dresses Children's White Batiste Dresses, ages 6 to 14 years, full sklrU, walRts trimmed in tucks and lace Insertions, 4 sleeves, lac collars and cuffs; bought to sell at 59 I $1-50; Monday, each. 08 Jap Silks Cream Japanese Silks, full one-yard wide, washes perfetly a splendid 68c quality that we are going to sell Monday, for, yard .49, Black Jap Wash Silk, !7-tn. wltl; our 6c quality; on sale Monday. yard..48 Tremendous Wash Goods Reductions 15c Printed Batiste, 8c Yd. Very stylish Checks and Plaids, dainty Colorings; or dinarily sold at 15c; Monday, yard 8c 1,000 yards elegant White Dress materials, comprising checked Nainsooks, striped Dimities, Swisses and Lawns sold at 19c; Monday.l2V2C 35c and 40c Wash Fabrics, 19c A vast assortment of im ported and domestic white and colored materials, that are positively cheap at 35c and 40c; on account of the great quantity on hand, we' have marked them at a mere fraction of their original cost Monday, yard 19c 1,000 yards Imported Chiffon,' Mulls, French Zephyrs and Colored Linen Suitings, in " every imaginable shade and figure; our regular 50c qual- mes, Monday, yard ln frotit sharing coupons are daily becoming more popular in the Daylight Grocerv ?'TP"re. "d"nf.r- I 6-lb. pkg. Quaker Oats, with piece 20c can. Peaches, assorted ... 15c I r.u .L ao Dars Swlffs Pride Soap. . . ,25c When ordered with other groceries Omaha Blood of mented, bottle, 60c, 25c, 15c. lOo Quaker White or Yellow Corn meal 10c Puritan Corn Meal 10c Grape-Nuts, pkg 10o China 25c Quaker Puffed Rice, pkg..... 10c 10c Mustard Sardines for Cc 16c cans Sweet Potatoes ....10c. 10c cans Apples 7c ' LIFE -COCOA Made in ana sure to please, now being demonstrated, with wafers; come and try it. Large, Fancy Lemons, dos. . . ,26c Bulk Coffee, pound, up from. 16c Kneipp's Malt Coffee, pkg. . . ,25c Lipton's best Teas 65c 4 8 pounds Peerless Flour, worth .50, for , . , i,3o i Dl IN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Weather Conditions Continue Adverse to Betail Business. COLLECTIONS BELOW NORMAL Prod notion of Iran and Steel Con. tlaaes at Record Breaktaar Rate Price for Cottoa Goods Are Higher. NEW YORK. June 15.-R. O. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: Despite some improvements, weather conditions have continued adverse for io tall trade at most points and business is only stimulated by bargain sales. Pros pects for fall distribution are brlgli'r. Derause of the better crop reports, and manufacturers receive liberal orders for next season. Current conditions, however, are not satisfactory and mercantile col lections are below normal, except in sec tions where country storekeepers have been enabled to make prompt settlements, because high prices attracted much mar keting of grain. Record breaking production of pig Iron without causing accumulation is ample evidence of unprecedented activity in ih steel industry. Implement makers buy bars regardless of reports that crops are smaller, an dthe congestion at pipe and sheet mills Is not relieved. New business In structural shapes comes forward stead ily, the tonnage thl week covering many buildings, viaducts and track elevations, while the local subway extension and much other contemplated work will soon be In the market. Despite the activity of blast furnaces, the output of coke h' Increased so much faster that pressure to unload cars brought lower prices for spot. Somewhat quieter conditions prevail in the primary market for cotton goods, al though prices are higher where any alter- tion nas occurred. A large sale of print report trade backward, although there are Indications that fall orders will soon Im prove. Jobbers have delayed placing con tracts later than usual, as the backward season has kept retail trade moderate, but the better weather has now begun to awaken Interest among wholesalers. Salesmen returning from the west report conditions much more satisfactory than on previous trips. Trade 1n .leather Is quiet, with stocks gradually (accumulat ing, although sole Is firmly held, unl n and oak being as high as at any time this season. (J lured kid Is still lrsegular, be cause of recent transactions at reduc tions, and side upper leather is qulot. Tanners anticipate liberal purchases by shoe manufacturers early next month. The tone of the hide market Is weak, packers having accumulated considerable stocks, estimated as high as 1,000,000 tildes. For eign dry hides are also In excessive sup ply, the River Plata take of this year ex ceeding last year's figures by 60,000, while stocks at Antwerp and Havre are over 100,000. I r Wit V. t Klvk .. I ..... of the strike V , . ...... v. ,ni net. n i i i r mir tuiuiii. propitious for the spreading throughout the country, and the possibility1 of business In serges and the cheaper line at the nreeent moment of t onen ivva. I of woolen aroods. which have been ortemd lutlonary movement or armed uorlslns Is !r '.me tl'? market is quiet while ". .. : awuiiing tne opening or meaium-nrli .! lines. Weather conditions have retarded -' ,.,v..,iiTin v,., guvu. ami ,ew duplicates for the fall sason are vislbln. New England footwear manufacturers liio wfrtl Knoxweed 9 Knoseed h KnoweHl Kpokweed Kuoxweed I Chases' -KNOX WEED. .-Chases Kills AS7'JfcJOa, K.AJaTTA. and ail nuxlnu. . ... . T. I.. 1 1 i . t . . . . " - e- iimii inn inn ftwt I m itr-a. a d vc cn r4tny ror um.j. clears h Tt-ii-VJ " re.lpt of price. Ifyour d.-a erdoe. not hand7t i"irS! .nil. ,n jrir desl.rs name. nandle it ipro- hy all l.u.tn swaivviiTVBtl, FaTaKlf aCBUTlCaX CO- MMNK WtOii'l'tK ill. OMAHA, JTKJS, tixMMMrx . p)., .,iiiu p.jm,YuM amxou' p. XOU)I regarded by the committee as entirely eluded. The prestige of the military organisa tion has been particularly affected by re cent arrests, which have almost entirely nullified the effects of the propaganda In the army. The demand of the government for the suspensioa of the fifty-five deputies in ques tion came as a complete surprise. During the last fortnight it has been persistently and positively reported In government re actionary circles that It had been decided to abolish the present Duma aa a pernicious element In the life of the state and that the cabinet was determined to seise upon or manufacture a pretext for dissolution at the first favorable opportunity. The con stitutional democrats, however, had been lulled Into complete security 4y offlolal denials,- and they refused to credit the state ments of the reactionary deputies who are fully posted upon all developments. If y:u have anythtng to trade advertise It in the fur Exchange columns of The Bee Wuit Ad Dr, Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Poudoi CIajtiss and b.titlfles the teeth and purines the breath Used by people of refinement br over a quarter of a cantuiy. Conrenlent for tourist. HtEMUItO tr Brmdatreet's Review of Trade. NEW YORK, June 14.-Bradstreet's to morrow will say: Weather, crop atid retail conditions over a wide area of country have changed for the better this week and the feeling Is more optimistic than for some months past. In the northwest, parts of the central west and In some sections of the south higher temperstures have encouraged freer buy ing of summer goods and made for more cheerful advices as to the wheat and cot ton crops. Agreement Is general that re tailers' stocks the country over are large, that reduction sales are numerous, and that filling In orders from Jobbers and manufacturers are a negligible quantity as yet. It Is noted that fall trade reports are good In most sections, being In ad vance of a year ago, but there are, coin cidental, a few reports of cancellations "i uusiness dookm, mainly In the south west, of requests for withholding of ship ments and for extensions on payments on past business. Cotton goods leads the dry goods Una In strength of prices, a reflec tion of fears of crop damage affecting fu ure production. Reports Irom the leading industries partake of the prevailing irregu larity. In lumber, Interior buying at large west ern centers Is less active and Oregon log ging camps have shut down to avert lower prices. Borne southern markets report de timing prices for lumber, a reflection, ap parently, of weather or other conditions affecting building. Inability to easily ob tain money is the cause assigned for diffi culties reported by building concerns who are spread out too widely for the capital employed. Pig Iron markets are quiet and promise u Z llme '"rnaces are "v. wniio me larger coasumers are quite well covered. Prices are steady at moat points, though quotations for snot are reported to be somewhat lower In the Pittsburg district. Production Is proceed- at a riu raie, inn output for M ?lfl,ni"41?8 ,Rt.w'ek. "0 In the like week of i, T", l ln ana ltxi in isnj. Canadian failures for the wir k., uo against IS last week and 20 in this week a year ago. Wheat, Including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending June 13. aggrecated S strmsi hn.h.i. against 6,2HS,13 last week, i,3,142 bushels iii wot-k mm. year, ws.uif in 1 and S.400 814 bushels In 190J. For the last fifty weeks of the fiscal year "i"" i- i " nn,oi.F)T,j Dusneis. against fes'oo a? JSoi j"8, m-'"M-w in i-s nd 242.- Corn exports for the week are 783,455 bush els, agnlnst 1.145,065 last week, 3S0,4f a year iud. ror tne nscal year to &ta, l''..'50.rU "" .631.48I bushels, f"."1 107,82T-S2 1" and 7.4W,810 lii FAITH IN NEGRO SOLDIER Brigadier General Andrew S. Bart Testldes that Twenty-Fifth Was Good Realmeat. WASHINGTON, June 15.-Brtgadler Oen eral Andrew 8. Burt, retired, renowned In dian fighter, and who was colonel of the Twenty-fifth Infantry at the time of his promotion and retirement, today testified before the senate committee on military affairs that this regiment of negro soldiers was one of the best ia the army, or, In Tact, of any army. Oeneral Burt testified as to a number of the men that he remem bered, and gave Incidents to show the con- fidence he had placed In them. He declared that all of them were to be believed on oath and said: I would believe them If I were sitting on court-martial, even If they were tes tifying In their own defense." Senator Foraker asked the witness if he 1 would expect 140 or 150 men to withhold what they knew of a raid upon a defense less town if such raid had been made by ten or fifteen men of the command. Gen eral Burt replied that such a thing Was an impossibility. From what he knew of the negro race somexof the men would have leaked. The senate committee on military affairs today adjourned Its Investigation of the Brownsville affray until November 18, when the committee will meet to consider whether subcommittee will be sent to Texas. No attempt will be made to formulate a report until next session of congress. CLOUDBURST IN BLACK HILLS rive Lives Lost and Eaoranoaa , Damaae to r roper y Near Tllford. 8T. PAUL,, Minn., June 15 A Rapid City. 8. D., special to the Pioneer Press says: A cloudburst near Tllford. a small station on the Northwestern railroad, fif teen miles north of this city, about I o'clock Wednesday evening caused con siderable loss to property, and five Hves thus far are reported to have been lost.- A general rain throughout the southern Mile which lasted several hours and which ia claimed by old settler to have been the heaviest rain since 1881, raised stream out of their banks and both wagon and rail road bridges have gone out with the flood. Owing to several washouts on the main line of the Northwestern railroad tram north of here has been at a standstill the past twenty-four hours. Telephone and telegraph wire are down and communica tion is cut oft north and west. lay t a oeing in excess of l.ijHo.ouO tons, a new hlh record. Bessemer billets are easier on bet ter supply. New business in steel rails, structural material, rods for reinforced con crete and steel cars Is good. There are reports In the structural material line that competing Interests sre figuring closely on contracts. Renewed activity in shipbuilding on the lakes Is looked for. which favors an Increased demand for plates. All tha lighter lines are brisk. Coke continues very weak, production being heavy and the railroad service good. Ijike copper remains steady at last week's prices, but electrolytic Is somewhat lower. Business Is quiet. Euro pean smelter stocks are said to be light. Higher temperatures, liquidation on the late advance and reports as to less satis factory trade In dry goods were effective In causing a decline of 20 to S points on the next crop, of 10 taints on spots, and of 4 to 5 points on tne bulk of the old crop months. Business failures in tha I'nltxt Rti ( ! EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT! 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