Hammond Times, Volume 1, Number 199, Hammond, Lake County, 9 February 1907 — Page 4
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THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES S:itunlay. Feb. 9, 1907,
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not imagine what congress was dreaming about when it informed the world that we are a race of scoundrels low enough to do anything for money. They should repeal this proviso of the second section at once, and tell the whole world that we are honest, that American exports are correctly labeled with contents and datf, and that we never send out anything filthy, diseased or harmful, even though some savages or barbarians may demand it. let is Vie known that we wish to lift the moral tone of the world and not make money by lowering it, and that American goods do not need examination or testing, for they are safe and sound and exactly what the label says ther are. American Medicine.
WHY GIRL HELP IS SCARCE. Hotels are complaining about the scarcity of maids and of waiters, and there is t!i everlasting wail about the lack of household servers. Ijo they vanish into thin air? Not at all. The secret of their mysterious and eteadlly increasing disappearance is solved. They go on the stage. The hundreds
date of her last birthday as 1,013 12s an average expenditure of 8 shillings per week. She has walked 221,480 miles. She walked to London and back 54 miles when she was 17, to get married. The songs mentioned she sung 1,106 times. She has in her long life consumed, among other things, things, 134.320 cups of tea, 67,160 glasses of milk, 11.960 loaves of bread, 50.730 potatoes, worn 165 bonnets and hats, 30 shoes and boots, 41 dresses, 53 aprons and 34 shawls and wraps. Montreal Herald.
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Latest Movements in Industrial Centers, by Exclusive Wire to Lake County Times.
W COHTRACT IS BEST
Thatlslthe Opinion of Taft and Shonts as to Building the Canal.
A True Sign. "Your right ear is red. Somebody's talking about you."
"Probably it's the boy who
that ear with a snowball Plain Dealer.
hit me on
leveland
of musical comedies playing York and throughout the swallow up these girls and the thousands. There are at
in New country men by present
CSHCTTLATION HOOKS OPEN TO THE PVMLIC FOIt INSPECTION AT ALL TIMES.
being produced in Now York alone twelve musical plays, in which from 100 to 200 girls are employed in the chorus, and at the hippodrome 400 or 500 girls and several hundred men find constant employment. One reason of this stampede to the footlights is that It means more money. Few girls in shops earn more than $10 a week, and the great majority earn considerably less whl'.o the home
liest kind of chorus girl conmmands at least $15 a week, with costumes furnished. If she happens to bo pretty and is a good dancer she earns at ilrst
$20 or $25, and often more. Harriet
Qulmby in Leslie's Weekly.
i3 lubscribers. Readers of the TkmtM are requested to favor the niirf.SCncEt by reporting any irreguUxitiea in delivering. Communicate rAih tfcf circulation department, or Ttteffccse 111.
WITH THEJEDITORS. The Death Penalty. There are four of the states in which capital punishment lias been abolished Michigan, Wisconsin, Ilhode Island and Maine. Iowa and Colorado abolished it at one time, but deemed it best to restore it. The same experience was Switzerland's, which, after five years of abolition, restored the extreme penalty. The history of the movement in the world seems to show that, whilo there is a steady decrease In the number of legal executions, and probably an Increasing sentiment in favor of doing away with capital punishment as humanitarian ideas gain force, there, is at tho same time a de
sire to retain tho power of repression which undoubtedly attends tho death
penalty.
If capital punishment had been abolished In this state a few years ago,
an atrocious murder liko that of Mrs
Ilollister would r.avo provoked a popu
lar demand for Its restoration, and it
would have been restored by this gen
eral assembly. This is what would
happen if executions were to bo for
bidden by this or a subsequent legis
lature. Some hldoous crime would be committed, a wave of indignation
would sweep over the state, and the
law would be given its old vigor.
Illinois Juries Can lie trusted in murder cases not to imposn an unduly
severe penalty. Juries in tins as in
other states are becoming more and
moro unwilling to send a man to the
gallows unless his crime is most ai.
horent and his guilt undisputed. Juries
can be trusted not to nang tho lnno
cent, and tho legislature should not tie their hands so that adequate pun
ishment cannot be visited upon those
who deserve it. If a jury shall bo un
duly severe, .there is a governor who
tan revise, its decree and mitigate the penalty. Tho abolition of the death
penalty would not be welcomed by the
people of tills citv, who would rather
have moro munler.rs hanged than
no n e. Ch 1 ca go T r i bu n e.
Senefits of Travel.
Travel broadens a man sometimes
when the engineer goes by the red
target or the operator is taking 40
Winks, he i.nds himself broadened out
over half an acre of landscape.
Travel shows a man the resources
of lits county, he may look from th
car window and estimate the millions
of feet of lumber required for pickle
avis and corset billboards.
Travel teaches a man to respect his fellow citizens, in f; ct. at the end of
Between Trains
Coming Right Home. An Indiana court has granted a man
a divorce with the proviso that he can
not marry any other woman than his former wife until he is thirty years
older. What is tho use of a court nag
ging a man like that? Duluth News-Tribune.
Yes, and when he is thirty years
older ho must take back his former
wife, too.
Must Take de Narrow Road. Parson Ilagster (dogmatically) Par
ain t no use un-- sposruiatin ana poiiy-
foxin' 'bout dese yuh ilyin' machines.
Dev wont work, and dey isn t ever
gwine to, needer. re Lawd never in
tended do air to be circumambulated.
Brother Snike i essah, but lemme ax
you ; how yo spec we s un-gwme to gu
to heaven go 'round? Puck.
German Representation.
It appears that in Germany they
know a few things about the gerry
mander. For instance, with 1,875,200 votes, the ruling party can elect 190
members, whereas tho socialists poll
moro than 3,000,000, and elect only 79
Hoch der Kaiser! Toronto Mail.
Too Quiet For Her.
"Woo is me," wailed the heroine of the novel, after the hero had married her and tho book had stopped; "woe.
is me! For I am never captured by
anybody any more, never rescued by
anybody and never even fought over so that I may see 'a spot of red slowly
spreading over his white shirt bosom
and 'quickly loosen' my Thin white
skirt and begin to bind up the wound.
Oh, pi file any number of piflles
Kalrses on that author for ever writ lng 'The Fnd.'
Bluff Called.
DINNER BY FAIRBANKS. Vice President Fairbanks is planning
to give a reception to the members of the Indiana Legislature, at his residence on North Meridian street, Indianapolis. The legislature will be in session a few days after congress adjourns and the reception will take place early
in March. Tho vice president will leave for Indianapolis as soon as congress
adjourns. Indianapolis Star.
Ha nmond lawyer read the followhead in The Lakh County Times night: "Negro Murderer Goes to Doom, Ate His Chicken and Died
Game," and then tragically remarked:
'O grave where is thy victory, Oh
death where is thy sting.
A
lng
last His
A Wisconsin legislator has introduced
a bill prohibiting chorus girls from wearing tights. This simple life may
be all right but this Is a pretty big step to take all at one Jn that direction.
WARMS FEET ON HOT BREAD.
Baker Later Sella Same Goods to
irons, Is Charged.
Pa-
Mllwaukee, Feb. 8. Judge Neelen
was disgusted during tho trial of William Buchholz, a baker, who was
charged with keeping a filthy shop. It
was brought out that Buchholz used
warm bread made in his shop for foot-
warmers, ana presmuably afterward
sold it to his usual patrons.
WISE INDIANA FARMERS.
Farmers in Southern Indiana, who are
Interested in thep rotectlon of game,
have been feeding and protecting the
quail during the severe winter. Thesa
farmers happily understand that the
quail will repay them many fold in the
weed seeds destroyed and the harmful insects devoured. Springfield Repub
lican.
ROBERTSDALE NEWS
Mrs. bamuei lucker or Roberta avenue entertained out of town relatives
yesterday.
Mrs. avenue
Dora Furstenburg of Harrison
is on the sick list.
Miss Rose Smith of visited her parents in yesterday.
East Chicago
Reese avenue
NEW YORK LETTER.
New
York, Feb. 9. The stnrU mar
ket started off with the usual Saturday's dullness. Pr
ally lower than last niehfs final
sales. In anticipation of a very poor Showing in the Weeklv bank statement.
bears took advantage of the lack of support in the market to hammer down the stocks. The prevailing sentiment seems to bo mom in o,-, .-..j.-.
- i ia vi J Ck i i-uu tion than otherwise
Union Pacific lost one point from the
opening price; St. Paul about threequarters; Copper a Dolnt: Readme: al
most two. In fact all of the active shares showed declines ranging from one-half to one rr cnt
The one strong feature In a market
that was devoid of strength was the American Sugar shares. This stock has be
for a long time and it usually acts
contrary to the trend of the general market. The nrinoina.! reasons assign
ed for the strength was the very satisfactory trade conditions; the belief
that the present tariff on the raw
material will not be disturbed. Furth
ermore there seems to be an unwieldy
short Interest In this stock which will
bo made to cover.
The bank statement was about as
disappointing a document ns has been issued in months. Its effect on the market was rather depressing and it
gave the bears further impetus to press their advantage. As a consequence the general market closed weak and ir
regular with indications for further cessions throughout the list.
better of the argument. Traders who
were playing ior reaction yesieruay
resumed their bullish operations finding that there was no break In sight. Sales to exporters about 50,000 which Is very good for a half holiday. The market closed with a strong undertone.
Last week Last year . Corn, today Last week , Last year
. .430.000 . . S46,0'M) .1,041,000 . . .661.000
1S3.0OO 162,i.M"i) 426.0H0 46,000 462,000
PROFIT OF OLIVER'S COMPANY
re-
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Miss Amelia Bader of Harrison avenue is able to be out again after a severe illness of two weeks.
Mrs. James Nickolson and daughter, Miss Violet, of Roberts avenue, were Hammond visitors Friday.
Descpt.
Atchison . .
Do pfd . .
Am. Sugar Am. Car . .
Amal Cop . Am. Smelt Am. Ice Scs Am. Locom
B. & O 116 U
D1SCU1I Brook. R.
C. & G. W. . Ches. & O, . C. F. & I.. Col. South . Corn Pdts Canad Pao Coast Line
Cent. Leath Denver com Distillers .. Erie com . . Interboro ... K C S pfd. . L. & Nash Mex. Cent Great Nor . Gt. Nor Ore Nor. Pacific M K & T cm Do pfd . . Mis. Pac . . Nat. Lead . . N. Y. Cent Nor. & W... Peoples Gas
Pennsyl. ...131V;
i-ress steel 51 Rending ... 12314 R. I. & S.. . 36 Do pfd ... It 8 34 R.I sf. com 2 6 Do nfd ... f.9
Rubber 5Ui . . . . I. T r.n t.
ouuui. 1 ac So. Ry. com 2 6 St. Paul ...147 74
Union Pac 172 K
U. S. Steel 45
Do pfd . . .1044
Va. Chemic 34
Wabash pfd 33 U
Open High Low .104 104 103 . 99 99 Vs 99 133 1 135 134 14 43T9 43 Ta 43 112?a 112Tb 112 142 143 142 & 82 82 80
il 71 7 0 74
116 1 a 116 1
84 ij 8414 84
T. 73i 73 73 1;
161 00 ia G04 GOVj 498 41)1 4SSS 35 . . 23 l&Hi 1814 181 120
37 377s 37 37H . . 751-4 754 75 J4 35i4 33is 35' 35 598 134 13 134 ii 133 24 ia 24 H 24H 164 164 ia 163 i3 76 14 76 H 76 152ia 1521 151 18 39 39 381.;, "0V 70'8 70 84? 84 83 88 70 ia 71 70 14 128 128 127 ia 86 ?4 864 86 97 ii 9714 96 64
1319 130 14 51 50 1 12314 121 36i,4 36 98 ?4 98 '4 2G 25
Mrs. Herman boulevard spent cago.
Theisen of Indiana Friday in South Chi-
Mr. and Mrs. William Payne of Harrison avenue are the proud parents of a baby boy, born Wednesday night.
The boodling politician entered the
editorial sanctum and pointed his dia
mond-embellished linger at tho peace
ful editor.
"You attacked mo outrageously in
vour last issue," ho hissed, "and I have
conio up here to nail the lie. L'nder stand?"
But tho peaceful editor only smiled. "My dear sir," he replied, mildly, "it would be impossible for you to nail anything." "And why so?" blustered the furious boodler. "Because you don't belong to the carpenters' union." And then the official bouncer appeared on tho scene and escorted the bad man to the sidewalk Chicago News.
The cornet solo to be given by Fred Leverence at the Evangelical church will be given next Sunday morning, instead of evening as was at first reported. All are cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Lena Krocker returned to her home at 236 Harrison avenue yesterday, after spending two months visiting her brother, T. Holbeck, at LaPorte, Ind.
Mrs. Frances boulevard was a day.
Holbeck of Indiana
Hammond visitor Fri-
Doubtless He Did So.
will
have
any man veiops tie
his trip he his hat to Tiavel d.
week of solving time to tackle fifteen puz?.
Is-.nn proposlth ins w smile. Chicago Post.
learned to raise in uniform. brain, even one tables tits a man !es and how-old-
ith a confident
Defect of National Drug
Law.
'ul
The- dreai
in moral disgrace
n nythi
thy or dan
foreign haver or
ia conflict with t try to which it i merchant wants
T of the law is s
that is is really a national
It Is permissible to make for export no matter how til
er fraudulent if a ers it and it Is not
ie laws of tho couasent. If a Chinese cheap canned beef
erous
nuo.io from diseased cattle, lie m; it. for China lias no laws on th j.'i't. so far as we know. If ;
y haw
s
a-
no
r
man wants sausages made of dogs, he can get flu m here, if dogs are eaten in his country. We have published to the world that Ave will do anything, ": matter how low, if there is r. de
mand ior ic, ana meres money 111 it.
mere is no longer any neoessitv for
th destruction of tuberculosis or lumpy
jawed cattle, for they may be exported
as food wherever required. This will
;i .hi a cent or two a pound to the prof
its 01 tno pacKor, ami inougn n may
jeopardize ids chances of heaen.
doesn't care for that if he gets the
extra penny to use here.
Tho effect is a surrender to the
criminal ousiness element, inueed a worsj one is not found in the. his
tory of American legislation. We ca.u
A certain young preacher was much
disliked by his congregation for his
foolishness and conceit. He considered himself greatly persecuted, and, meet
ing an old German friend of his on the street one day, began to tell his woes, ending up by saying: "And Mr. Brown,
e church warden, actually called me
a perfect ass ; my ciotn prevents me
from resenting insults, but I think I
should refer it In the pulpit next Sundav. What would you advise?"
"Mein friendt." said the old German, with a twinkle in his eye. 'T know not, but I tink dat all you can do
vill pe youst to bray for them, usual. '." February Lippincott's.
as
Will Market very sick with
of Harrison the mumps.
avenue is
Mrs. Martin of the East Side was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. George Butcher, at 131 Roberts avenue yes
terday.
Mrs. J. Semancik and baby are very
sick at their home in Indiana boule vard.
The box social and apron sale given
by the Ladies Aid of the Evangelical church last evening far exceeded their
expectations. A large crowd with
pockets full of money was in attend
anee and the boxes and aprons were
ouicklv disposed of. The ladies are
very well pleased over their success,
as ouite a sum was realized for the
benefit of the church.
Way of the Reformer.
do you fear to become a re-
Sorg-easy
dling people It becomes to apologize " Washlng-
"W In
former?" Because." answered Senator hum, "the way of the reformer i
only so long ns lie Is t what they ought to have, difficult when it is time for not giving it to them, ton Star.
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE
A Remarkable Dairy.
Mrs. Iloffey, a widow, of Newdlgate, near Dorking, England, who. on her twenty-second birthday was entertained to dinner, and sang "A-hunting We Will Go" and "My Old Gray Mare." has kept a diary which Is full of interesting figures. She gives the cost of ber maintenance In the world to the
93 26 148 173 4 5 105 33
Q O 7 ', ' 26 146 1724 44 104
33
Close 103 99 134 43 112 142 80 70 116 84 73 16 50 4S 35 23 181 120 37 3714 1 u 35 35 59 133 24 163 76 151 38 70 3 70 a 1274 86 130 4 50 122 36 98 25 59 . 61 93 26 147 172 44 104 34 33
SOUTH WATER STREET MARKET. Chicago, Feb. 9. Despite the rumor and stories published about a "corner" in the ejig market the general trade is of an opinion that such conditions do not exist. There were eges offered in large lots at lc under the official board price, which were not sold owing to the indisposition of buvers to take hold at that price. A few speculators, Jt i3 sald, have allied their forces with that of the holders of storage Ptock and they are starting their annual boom so as to make a high market in winch the latter can get out of their holdings at a good profit. Offerings of fresh were so heavy todav that the price was forced off. Trading in butter and poultry was of good volume at firm prices. Quotations on round lots ranged: nutter Receipts, 3,259 tubs. Extra creamery, jobbing, 34 c;: price to reii.,frV 8?v-.r,rint:?J 34c; firsts. 27 29c; seconds 21 24c; June extras. 28 -9c, dairies, Coolevs, 27c; firsts, 22fi lS'f isi"cVated' "r23c; Packing stock, Eggs Receipts. 3.9S2 cases. Fresh siock at mark, new cases included or fes returned. 21ff?24c firsts, 26; prime firsts, packed in whitewood cases grading b0 per cent fresh stock, 27c; extra, 80 per cent fresh stock, especially le,1,rr.clti' trade, 2Sc; storage
??"s!" Minnesota. whitA stork, choice.
rra r A K
OC; red. fair to e-nrnl A(rrtin- mlvoil
red and white, 405, 42c; common, smali red and white 4ac
SWeet Pntnno Tilt 1 OKfTlO i?C,
No. 2. S1.25T4n '
New potatoes, $3.00(37.00 per bbl. V eal Olintntinno -!. s.aliroi In crnnA
oraer were ns friirwa. r,r tr ss lha
Mdl7o: Sfl tn n,u ifl.siin. inrt
lbs, fancy, 9-r)l0c; 150 to 175 lbs,
6-"-u meaty, t(WbMc.
Dressed Beef No. 1 rlhs 15c: No. 1
17J4c: No 1 rniinil 71ii' TS.To 1
cuuck, o'fcc; No. 1 plate. 4ic.
Live Poultry Turkevs. ner lb. 12c
chickens, fowls, llc; springs, lie
roosters, 6c; geese. $5.00 (h) 7.00 ; ducks,
lie.
Fruits Annlps 1 nnrt73 ftO ner hrl
bananas, jumbo, per bunch, $1.401.50; straight, $1.10 at 1.25: lemons. Cali
fornia, $3.00(ffi3.50; oranges, California.
LoU M 3.15.
ureen vegetables Beets. 40 50c per
sacK; caggabe, J12.00W 17.00 per ton
carrots, 30 65c per sack; onions, b0y
80e per bu; parsnips, 7oc per tub; spin
ach, 255? 30c per hamper; turnips, 40
75c per tub.
HEARD ON THE BOURSE
New York, Feb. 9. There is a re
port that Anaconda is to change its stock on the ratio of fortv-two shares
for a new issue of ono .share for $100.
Some further gains were mado in
the stock market after the first hour, but they were mostly small fractions, a belief prevailed that on tho covering movement in the earlv trading there
had been a partial distribution of
stocks by some of the large interests. The most urgent buying was under
stood to be covering of shorts put out
at the end of last week.
There seems to be an Inclination by-
traders to sell a few stocks but It re
mains to be seen whether the support
continues. I think stocks can be sold
on any further advance for turns
Simmons: St. Paul looks
Morey and Harriman big
Stocks should do better.
well. A.
buyers.
Copper might sell back a little, but
it is a good purchase.
loins.
Reserve
Reserve
Loans .
Specie .
Legals
DAXK STATEMENT.
$
less V. S. . ,
Dec. Dec.
.. . .Inc. . . , . Deo. Dec.
Deposits Dec. Circulation . ; Inc.
fcaturday, Feb. 9, 1907.
9.2SS.225
l',ol4,7
1,518,900 7,418,200
4,659,400 11,157.500 149,400
NEW YORK COTTO MARKET.
Month
Mch. .
May .
July . Aug. .
Oct. . Dec. .
Open High Low ..950 950 942 ..963 963 958 ..974 974 96.8 ..972 973 967 ..986 9S7 982 ..990 990 988
Close
946-47
962-63
972-73 970-71
986-8
992-93
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKET
Month
Wheat.
May .
July . Sept. .
Corn.
May July
Sept.
Oat.
May
July Sept.
Lard.
May
July
Pork.
May July Sept.
HIbs. Mav July
High 79-?4 79 78
.46 ' . 4 U :
3
46
46
' .9 .32?s .1790 .ISOOb .1012 .1015 .1030 .977 .9S7
Low Open Close S0Es?4 79 80? 80 79 797; In 78 Hill0 Hi- i'K- 46?i47a 4tj; 46 46 41 40 41b IS' UP !U4 1793 1790 1795a ISOa 1800 1802 1017 1012 1017a 1020-22 1015 1017b 1032 1030 1030a ??2 ?T5-"7 977a 9s(-90 98a 9S-5-87a
CHICAGO LETTER.
I have a tip direct from Baer that
Reading Is good for 140.
The market has accepted some good
realizing without loss of tone, buying
of St. Paul is especially good.
binn: 1 ininK tne maritet will con
tinue fairly strong.
Cook: I am bullish on Union, South
ern Pacific and Reading.
bimmons: "Copper and Ananconda
look very well; the buying ia of the
best."
1 think ht. Paul will do much better
within the next thirty days but hardly
.ao m uuwbo ui nresent time: mn
hopeful.
C. H. WANZER
lJicK brothers bought 5,000 Pennsyl
vania. 11 will tie remcmhiM,i tha
Philadelphia houses were sellers of the stock, taking r bearish view- of the
threatening labor outlook. The infer
ence is that shorts were heinir pavm,i
STOCK AND BOND BROKER.
Stocks Carried on 3 to 5 Point Margta.
Nominal Rates of Interest.
narnman & company were active In
the stock. They ran South
up with considerable success and were
buyers elsewhere In quantity.
At the Estimated Cost It Will AgreM no" Ktn
How It Is Computed Houe Commit.
tee Hits the Antl-Injunctlon Men on Tm Questions of liw,
333 Rookery Bid?., Chicago. TELEPHONE HARRISON, 3405.
Short covering was undoubtedly the
cause of strength and the early ad
vance In the market, but nrofit taking
was In evidence especially In Union Pacific, which was for sale In large quantities on any strength and this stock led the reaction in th ri
hour, losing about one and one-half pointi from the best of the dav.
JOHN DICKINSON & CO.
STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN,
PROVISIONS. 171 La Sails St, Chicago. New York Office, 42 Baoadway. Members Chicago Board of Trade. New York Consolidated Stock Exchange.
Direct Private Telephone, Central 5381 Wires East. Automatic 4053. Central 5551
There was some good buying of
Atchison and the Industrial list i n tr An -
eral, was strong, but after the noon
hour the market became dull and with
the reaction in the last hour nrics
eased off throughout the Hat.
Washington. To't. 9. Secretary Taft
appeared before the house committee
on appropriations to explain the appropriation of o.txiOooo which the Tana-
ma tanal commission has asked to have Included in the civil tumlry appropriation bill, now under consideration. Much of the general discussion before the committee concerned tho proposed canal contract, and Secretary Taft expressed the opinion that the public generally prefers the contract system, as it believes tho government can do the work cheaper !n that way. rVreentae System Ilvplai ned. It was said that underthepercentago system in the contract now under consideration the contractor w ould not get a percentage on the coct of supplies or equipment, but only on the estimated cost of labor necessary to complete the canal. In this amount would bo included the clerical labor, as well as the wage of the men actually building the canal. A statement was made that the cost of labor has been estimated at $r".000.(iO, on which basis "W. J. Oliver would be paid ?4.:iS7,r.(.K) by the government In case the contract Mere to be awarded to him on the bid of 0.75 per cent, which he and his associates have submitted. Shonts Surprised About Stevens. Chairman. Shonts, of the isthmian en mil commission, has returned ta Washington. He unqualifiedly expmed himself in favor of building the canal by contract, lie said that the great advantage accruing- therefrom would be the witnessing of immediate results. ' Contractors." he said, "have solved the labor problem. They an get what they want and we can only get what is left. Then, afiiiln, iu constructing the canal they could bring into play their vast combined experience, skill and organization." Shonts said he was much surprised to read tho statemeutthatChief Engineer Stevens had Indicated his Intention to resign should the work be done by contract, lie said that Stevens always bad favored the contract plan, and only recently had written him commending
the idea in the strongest possible terms. The building of the canal by contract, said Shouts, could not possibly Interfere with Stevens, because his authority would be supreme, and the contract so expressly provides.
Walker: This wheat is a sale on
this bulge. Minneapolis Increasing- its
receipts and weather favorable. You
can make some money by selling it around SO.
ANT1-IX.JUXCTION MKX HIT
Gates & Company were on the bull
side again after getting credit for
bear operations during the late weakness.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Illlnois Partly cloudy tonight; fair
and slightly colder Sunday.
Indiana Partly cloudy and warmer
tonight; fair and slightly colder Sun
day.
Missouri Generally lair and colder
tonlsrht and Sunday.
Lower Michigan Probably showers or snow flurries tonight or Sunday;
warmer east tonight.
Wisconsin Partly cloudy tonight;
fair and silently colder Sunday.
Minesota Fair tonight and Sunday;
cooler.
Iowa Fair tonight and Sunday; cool
er Sunday and west tonight.
Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas and Montana Fair tonight and Sunday;
cooler tonight.
There may be some little reaction
following a further bulge, but those who sell their stocks r iihi io..
V IV J them. I think therefore that it is much
better to stand nat. Renriirtr
m- J V to 130 or 135 before n. snhntantini ct
back and others in nrnnnninn
to
The shorts hava sen
cvv-viuua ui a, uoud fl or no nts
cover yet. Persons not in the market must, however, be careful about hnv-
prepared for re-
ing on bulges unless
The South Dakota house has defeated the 2-cent rate bill, which had
passed the senate.
A warm chinook wind has begun
blowing in Wvoming and thousands of
head of cattle and sheep are saved
from death by starvation and freezing.
The coal mines of the Great Lakes Coal company at Kaylor, Ta., the most Important in that section, hare been
i taken over by th,i United States Steel
Corporation. The carnival revellers at New Orleans have been increased by the arrival of Chicago's famous Cook County Democracy club. In a session of the Canadian house of commons a vote of $50,000 for the Jamaica relief fund fras adopted.
Chicago, Feb. 9. WHEAT Liver
pool eauiea were disappointing this
morning, only showing a gain of one
eigm ui a penny m race of our strong - n 1.- n t 1 - l P t -s ,1 w - T" l I i n -
umin-cv j unj . una inauced considerable selling by shorts in the early trading. Later prices firmed up on the reports of a better cash demand from Baltimore, exporters being in the market for both the winter and spring wheat and bidding close to a workable basis. Weather conditions throughout the winter wheat are reported entirely satisfactory. The speculative market had a strong undertone all during the session, despite the early weakness which was soon regained. The market closed strong with a fair advance for the day. CORN Started the day weak, selling off about one-quarter of a cent on local selling by scalpers and commission houses. The influential bull party.
however, came to the support of the market and prevented any decline of consequence in prices. There was nothing in the news either way to effect prices. The cash situation remains about as usual, a fair demand for cash corn in the sample market. The close was steady without any especial feature. OATS Strong, dull, stubborn mar
ket. The bulls seem ta have all the
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Union Stock Yards, Feb. 9. Hog re
ceipts, 17,000; market strong; left over, 5,600. Light, $6.80 to 7.10; heavy, $6.80 to 7.15; mixed, $6.80 to 7.15; rough, 6.80 to 6.90. Cattle receipts, 200; mar
ket steady. Sheep receipts, 2,000; mar
ket steadv.
Union Stock Yards, Feb. 9. Hogs
closed steady, liight, Jb.so to 7.1U
mixed. $6.85 to 7.17; heavy, $6.80 to 7.17; rough, $6. SO to 6.95. Cattle closed
steady. &heep closed steady.
A general feeling of relief concern
ing several Important factors nrTinra
to have taken place within the past few days and a more definite trend in the market has been the result. There has ben no change in the underlying influences, but it has become more apparent that accumulations of stocks
in stronger hands have been going on for then ast ten
ing occasional breaks in special directions.
lie plies to Two Questions, Which Are of Vital Importance. Washington, Feb. 0. In a report on the personal and property rights involved in anti-injunction bills now
pending before the house committee on
judiciary a sub-committee headed by
Tlrrell of Massachusetts answered
these two questions of vital import
ance to labor interests who are work
ing for an anti-injunction law:
"Have United States courts jurisdic
tion to issue injunctions to protect tho
exercise of personal rights as distin
guished from property right?
Ts the right to carry on business
a property richt of such a character
as to be entitled to the protection of
njunctions in proper cases?" To the first question the sub-commit
tee replied that an individual has a
right to employ his labor whenever
or wherever he chooses;, "unless ms labor militates against the public good."
The report states that "if the publio
weal is affected the right of one mut yield to the rights of the many." To
the second question the report repiien with an unqualified afiirmatlve, and,
quotes in support of this reply from
the celebrated decision on mis iint made by Secretary Taft when he was on the bench at Cincinnati.
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis ....
Il0g3 . . S.uOO . . 4,000 .8,500
Cattle 100 400 100
Sheep ' 500
Yesterday's trading more fully de
veloped this fact and the promise of
some favorable currency legislation and full evidence that monetary conditions abroad and at home were becoming more normal with the progress
o events aided lnrc-elv In turninir the
scale of sentiment.
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.
Liverpool, Feb. one-quarter lower; higher.
9. Wheat closed corn, one-quarter
GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago, Feb. 9. Car lots today:
u heat, 7 cars; corn, 3o2 cars; oats,
iu cars.
Estimate for Monday. Wheat, 23 cars; corn. 703 cars; 215 cars; hogs, 47,000 head. Total Clearances. Wheat and Hour equal, 231,000 els: corn, 613,000 bushels; oats, bushels. Xorthrrest Receipts Cars. Last Today Week Puluth 51 11 Minneapolis 210 215 Chicago 7 21
ine suggestion that railway man
agement would endeavor to advance
ireignt rates is being made an off-set to the Increase in operating expense.
which nave been going on for the past
year or more, particularly as a result
of higher wage scales. A late an
nouncement of the sale of $7,500,000
non-cumulative preferred stock of the
Canadian Pacific road at 101 1-2 ia
distinctly favorable indication regard
ing the reeling abroad concerning the
money market.
oats.
bush-33,000
Last Year 51 812 18
Primary Movement.
Wheat, today-
Receipts . . 38,500
Ship. 137.000
un lues.jay ornclal announcement will be made that People's Gas will
tae over ugaen absolutely and nut
Ogden fives on the same basis as People's Ga3 bonds, under the decision of the Illinois courts this absorption by the People's Gas is allowed. Tho absorption of Ogden will be a saving equivalent to an additional three per cent on the People's Gas stock. Itoger Sullivan will resign the chairmanship of the board. Anthony Brady wi'l take the chairmanship. J. L. IX
Senate and House in Brief. Washington, Feb. 9. The senate
passed the Indian appropriation bilL
Seantor Frazier made an address on the subject of Kate's rights, after which the army appropriation bill was taken up. The urmy measure was partly read for approval of committee amendments, and adjournment was taken. One of the first amendments tackled ran afoul of the railway rate bill by proposing that the railways discriminate in rates in favor of the United States, and that array officers and their families ride on passes. A new high record m the way of the passage of private pension Mils wn made by the house when 7'Jo bills -wre passed in tn hour and a half. The naval appropriation bill, carrying $r.42t".,0"0, was taken up and speeches yere made on almost any old subject
except that under consideration.
Gans-Levris Match
Philadelphia, F
en.
n off. - Announce
ment is made here by Joe Cans that his match with Harry Lewis has beea declare! off. Cans says Lewis was not satisfied with the division of the purse, which was arranged ou the l a-is ot 75 and 25 per cent