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THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES kit EVENING NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BT THE LAKE COUNTY l'HINTtNQ AND PUBLISH I NQ COM PAN Y. "Entered as acond-cla matter Jun, IS, 1108, t th poetofflc at Hammond, EaClan. under the Act of Conurfii, fcUrck &. l$79.m OOom In Hamejond building, HamEJmd. lnA. Telephone, lit. Chicago Office. Slom H91 Tribune Bulldlns. Hugh W. Hlontgoracry, representative. Term of Subacrtetloa. r early $3.00 22aJf Tearlr $1.B tlagi Coslea 1 cent South Chicago Office.. 91 40 Buffalo ave.

LARGER PAID UP Circulation an any other Newspaper in Northern Ind. Cumulation Yesterday CtXATION DOOKS OPEN TO THE E2UC FOR INSPECTION AT ALL TIMES. 0 iitbscribers. Headers of the Thitl axe requested to favor the Rstnagement by reporting any irregulajtlts in delivering. Communicate niih Ike circulation department, or Testae 111. TAKING their cue from the horse shoers, who recently raised the price for shoeing a horse, an agitation has boon started among the local shoe repairers for the formation of a Shoe Repairers' union. WERE'S THE CANNON BUTTON? What has become of the little boomlet launched away last summer in favor of your uncle Josephus Cannon? What lias become of the button whole slath ers of them, each as large as a fair sized griddle cake and Inscribed with a motto, a flag and the benign features of the joyous and buoyant spirited "Joe?" No one can be found who has seen one of the boom buttons displayed where It was meant to be displayed in a dog's age. Failing vision or a lack of conspiculty on the part of the but ton are not thought to be responsible for the oversight. The only solution appears to be, therefore, that the but tons are not working. When President Roosevelt was credited with the one-time famous words, "Mr. Speaker, you will be the next president," millions read and ap plauded tho motto. The certainty of the object of the motto filling the next presidential chair began to resemble a cinch. What has become of the certainty? The only answer seems to be as In the caso of the button of griddle cake dimensions. "It ain't working." During this inactivity on the part of tho button It is a cinch Mr. Cannon himself has not been idle. He has frisked and cravorted. He has done tho ground and lofty by land and sea He has established a claim to the champion strenuositous second only to that of Roosevelt himself. The coun try has not been kept In Ignorance of these things which redound to the en ergy of the one-time candidate. In case Theodore Roosevelt listens not to the song of the third term siren, the reputation Joe Cannon has es

tabllshed for his constitution and the ' manifestations of his will to do and

his soul to dare, may eventually (per-

f k haps Joe Cannon Is thinking,) count

lmore in the race than a train load of iuttons, though each were the size of a frying pan. And it's not too late to bring out the buttons either. PEACH CROP RUINED "AGAIN. The annual wail about the ruin of the fruit crop stands a pretty fair chance of coming true this year. The balmy weather of March, which coaxed out the buds and blossoms, gavo place to freezing weather April 1. Since then there has been several black frosts and today even the hardy lilac bushes, which are the first to unfold their tender leaves, show a drooping and discouraged look. The April frost has been genera throughout tho fruit belt and has ex tended as far south as Memphis which usually at this season of the year ar rays itself in straw and linen. The Michigan peach farmers take a gloomy view of It. We are given much to Jibing and joking at the fears of tho Michigan and attributing his fears to an attempt on his part to bull the market later on, but we must agree with him now that this is not goo weather for peaches. Neither Is It for the tender onion, lettuce and radish sprouts in the truck farms hereabouts However, the sense of self preserva tion is as strong in plants as it is in animals and we may depend upon it that will enable them to withstand that will enable them to with stand this belated freeze. WITH THE EDITORS Railroad Train Wreckers. It may be that the fiends who are attempting to wreck passenger train on the Pennsylvania railroad are anl

mated solely by the desire to commit

obbery, but there is room for the uspiclon that they are moved by the ptrit of malicious hatred toward ceriUn persona frequently traveling over ho lines. At all events, it would be wtH for the detectives engaged In purult of the wretches to make a study f tho passenger lists, so far as they an be obtained, of the four trains which have been deliberately derailed within the past two weeks and to asertaln whether or not any persons ikely to have excited the emnity of he lawless gentry were Included in ach list. Tho fact that the first three derailments occurred on the division of the road east of Pittsburg and the fourth on the line between Pittsburg and Cleveland shows, at least, that hero is a section of particular trains and that the wreckers shift their teritory widely things less likely to be ooked for from mere robbers than from persons filled with a murderous spirit. Rut, whatever tho motive of these reatures, their crime is the same in any case that of attempted murder of nnocent and helpless people. For though In the four wrecks but two or threo lives have been lost the two or hree havo damned them. That the af fairs have not resulted in greater disaster Is almost miraculous. Such good uck can hardly continue, and if the perpetrators of the crime are not capured soon the next attempt may cause a horrible calamity. It is not surprising to hear that engineers and rain crews on those eastern lines are losing their nerve. President McCrca and the officers of tho road are doing everything in their power to capture the wreckers, and will undoubtedly succeed. They should have the help of all citizens of the region who may havo opportunity to observe suspicious characters. No punishment can be too severe for men who can commit a crime of this char acter. They are so Inhuman as to be n a class by themselves, the ordinary murderer being virtuous in comparison. They undertake wholesale murder, and aro guilty In like degree whether their plans succeed or not. ndianapolis Star. A Mismanaged Case. The country is just awakening to a realization of the awful mess which Jerome has made of the Thaw case, and it certainly is not calculated to elevate that famous official in public esteem. It is now patent that there s to be a shameful miscarriage of jus tice. A millionaire, who committed a dastardly murder, Is to walk forth a free man, not so much because of the astute generalship of his high priced awyers as because of the erratic, wavering and altogether inexplicable conduct of the prosecution. Mr. Je rome may have many of the elements of greatness, but he is certainly no trial master, nor yet a competent Judge of human nature. If he had been em ployed by the defense he could not have managed the state's case more miserably. The poorest sort of a prosecutor might have worried along and secured disagreement by the jury. but Jerome, by his absurd demand for a lunacy commission, eliminated even this possibility. Harry K. Thaw will be acquitted as sure as his case goes to the jury and the verdict, warranted perhaps, under the circumstances, will nevertheless involve a shocking failure to visit punishment upon a guilty man Fort Wayne News. Landis Gets Credit. Tho government's printing bill. which amounted to a little over $7, 500,000 last year, will drop to about $5,500,000 this year, and this in spite of the fact that a number of new bu reaus have been established and sev eral new laws, including the pure food law and the railroad rate law, which entailed an enormous amount of print ing, have come into operation. liepre sentative Charles B. Landis deserves a large share of the credit for this saving. To knock down useless expenses $2,000,000 In one lump Is an achievement worth going to Congress for. Indianapolis Star. Give His His Due. Give the Mormon his due. The church of Latter Day Saints did a creditable thing in voting twenty ton3 of flour from Its tithing houses to the famine sufferers of China. And it relieved Itself of any suspicion of ulterior motives by turning the donation over to the Red Cross Society for dis tribution. BETWEEN TRAINS Baltimore has claimed 1914 for a world's fair, but 1915, we believe, Is still open. Seasonable. J. G. Phelps Stokes, the noted philanthropist, spoke with good humored regret at a dinner In New York of a charity that had failed. "But it failed through its own fault," said Mr. Stokes. "It failed because It was mistaken. It suggests to me an experience of a friend of mine In Ireland. "My friend, at about this season last year, was motoring through a remote region of Ireland, and one day he came upon a poor old woman seated, with all her humble furniture about her. in the middle of the road before her little cabin. "My friend was profoundly moved. Here before his very eyes a real Irish eviction was taking place. He got out of his car, and gave the old woman a five pound note. " 'Tell me,' he said, 'what is the trouble, my poor friend?' " 'Sure, sir, me ould man's whitewashlnV " Head I Win, Tails You Lose. "Some women," said John W. Gates, "not all women, but some of them, are very poor speculators, very poor gam biers. "A young friend of mine has a pretty cousin. He was going to the races the other day and she called him up on the telephone and asked him to put $10 on Forest King for her. " 'Very well,' he said, Til do it if

you'll pay me back.

" 'Of course I'll pay you back, you horrid thing,' exclaimed his cousin. " 'All right,' said he. 'You didn't last time.' M 'Oh. well,' said she, 'last time the horse didn't win, you know." WITH THE AUTHORS Althought written primarily for In-dianny-ians, some things said by "Abe Martin of Brown County, Indiana," as quoted by Kin Hubbard (Bobbs-Mer-rlll Company), may find a wide application. For example: There's one good thing 'bout them blamed four-room flats, an' thet Is your relatives can't "remain over." You dun't hav t' put "excuse spellln'" on your letter any more. It's cheaper t' move than t' stand fer three-cent wrall paper. Did you ever go t' th the-ater with th' feller that jabs 3'ou in th' ribs every time th" comedian says somethln funny? Life's t' short f monkey with uncut magazines. Th' frequent changes in Roosvfl's of ficial family must make th' cabinet photergraf business good down et Washington, D. C. I meet old-time dimmyerats ever once in a while, but I'll be blamed if I ever meet any new ones. Th" trouble with the Christian Science business is thet you've got t' keep whlstlln' all th' time. Did you ever notice your brother weigh his hand an' say "thirty-eight cents"? WHITING'S PARK PROBLEM ONCE MORE REVIVED. Council Instructs City Attorney to Re port on Status of Litigation for Posaeaalon of Lake Front Park. The Whiting park problem is still up in the air and apparently as far from being solved as ever. There are some of the people who are tired of the fight with the Lake Shore railroad for the possession of Lake Front parK ana who are ready to sy 'enough" and look elsewhere for a site. There are others of the citizens of Whiting, however, who believe that the city already has the railroad beaten In the legal fight that has been waged for the past four or five years and who think that it would be the heighth of folly to surrender at this stage of the game. Last night the city council met for the purpose of deciding what should be done and instead of declaring it was agreed that Attorney Greenwald should report on the status of the litigation with the railroad and advise the mem bers of the council as to the probabll ity of securing a favorable decision for the city. The railroad company has already offered to build a viaduct over the tracks to make the park more ac cessible and there are a great many citizens who would accept this propo sition if they had their way about it. The people of Whiting have determ ined to have a park and have it roght away so action of some kind may be expected in the near future. MAK MAY EXPLAIN.The West Hammond village board will hold Its semi-monthly meeting tomorrow night at the village hall, and then at the meeting it will be up to Peter Mak, the president, to explain to the members of the board why or rather how he took the authority upon himself of releasing his son from the West Hammond jail Sunday night. Judge Flynn says it is up to the board to decide whether it will prosecute or not. The board of local improvements will hold its regular weekly meeting tomorrow afternoon. VAN SICKLE TO ENLARGE. E. E. Beck has sold his property in Plummer avenue to J. M. Van Sickle, manager of the Hammond Cornice works. Van Sickle will move the frame cottage from the site with the expectation of erecting a two-story brick building there for the cornice works. TOWLE'S OPERA HOUSE. There are pony ballets, "Broilers" and all that sort of thing with the var ious musical shows, but the newest bunch of show girls are "The Frisky Broncos." The youthful, graceful and comely chorus, who are seen in an enjoyable series of evolutions and fancy steps with the Kilroy & Brltton com pany wrho are presenting the new Par ker play. "The Cowboy Girl," melodrama, comedy and muslo Is the allur ing trio that makes up the desirable style of amusement that is being ex ploited by "The Cowboy Girl" organ! zatlon which will be at the Towle opera house house next Friday, April 12. UNCALLED FOR LETTERS. The following letters remain uncalled for in the Hammond postofflce for week ending April 8, 1907. Francis E. Adams. E. H. Bell. Miss May Bird. Benj. II. Boyd, M. D. G. G. Castle. Mrs. Anna Erlckson. H. L. Eckland. Marcellus Ertle. Miss Neva Ellis. Paul Ellsworth. C. P. Golden. Chas. II. Glenny. Frank Green. Miss Florence Halem. Mrs. Jas. Sutherland Hamilton. Miss Mary Hoffman. Thomas Hobson. Anastas Manoloff. Herald MHz. Dr. J. W. McMullen. Miss Sadie Marpole. Alfred Septon. Mrs. C. E. Shreffler. Orpha Sphar. Wm. Shafer. Miss Annie Wltvoet. Rev. E. Zirkelbach. WILLIAM IL GOSTLIN, Postmaster.

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NEW YORK LETTER. NEW YORK LETER. New York, April 10. The stock marwlth ket opened irregular and erratic prices inclined to weakness despite higher quotations from abroad. The professional element had the market practically to themselves. Every time they could see a profit in a stock, whether long or short, thev erra"bbed It. Union Pacific and St. Paul had a spasmodic symptom of strength In the first hour, Union Pacific sold up to 142 from 140 while St. Paul advanced from 136 & to 137 It was only a soda water bulge, however, on the advance the selling was so aggressive and continuous that It took all the en thusiasm out of the bull operators and prices eased off again. One of the strong features of a rather listless session was the sensational advance In the shares of the American Can company which has recently been admitted to the quotation department of the New York exchange. It was reported that the company la contemplating paying all the back dividends upon the preferred shares. The news caused a scramble among the shorts who do not look kindly upon western stocks. Their efforts were Instrumental in raising the price of the shares from 55 up to 60. Call loans ruled easy again today. The highest rates obtained being 3 per cent, and the lowest 1 per cent. Conditions warrant a better and more healthy market, but the absence of a public following prevents insiders and professionals from making any real bullish demonstrations marketwlse. The close throughout the list was weak and Irregular. NEW YORK STOCK WET Descp. Atchison . . Am. Sugar Am. Car . . Amal. Cop. Am. Smelt Am. Locom Anaconda . Am. Wool R. & O ... Open. 127 37 96 137 65i,8

High Low Close 96 95 96 127 126 127 38 37 38 97 95 96 137 134 136 65 65 65 64 62 63 31 80 30 101 100 100 62 60 61 1 3 1 3 1 3 42 41 41 87 36 36 28 27 27 19 19 19 78 78 78 31 30 30 177 175 175 31 30 80 31 31 31 72 71 71 24 23 24 56 55 55 40 38 38 26 25 25 60 60 60 119 118 118 23 22 22 135 133 134 1SS . 136 137 62 61 61 37 36 37 66 65 65 76 76 76 64 62 62 119 118 119 79 78 78 89 33 38 93 92 92 127 125 126 37 37 37 112 109 110 30 29 30 88 86 87 22 22 22 51 51 61 85 83 84 21 21 21 137 135 136 38 38 38 29 28 29 26 26 26 142 139 140 39 38 88 101 100 100 14 14 14 26 26 26

.. 6314 .. 30 .. .101 T. 61 13 s! . 41 Brook. R. C. & G. W Ches. & O C. F. & I.. Col. South Corn Pdts Do pfd . . Cotton Oil Canad Pac Cent. Leath Denver com Distillers . Erie com . . Erie 1st .. Erie 2nd .. Interboro . . 28 1974 . 78 30 V 177 30 31 . 71 -8 . 24 . 56 . 33 K. C. S. pfd 60 L. & Nash 119 Mex. Cent 23 North Pao 134 Great Nor 138 . Ot. Nor Ore 62 M K & T cm 374 Do pfd ... 66 Mis. Pac .. 76 Nat. Lead .. 61 N. Y. Cent 119 Nor. & W... 79 Ont. & W.. . S3 92 Peoples Gas Pennsyl. 37$ ,.111 Press Steel Reading R, I. & S. 29 86 Do pfd . . R. Isl. com Do pfd . . South Pac So. Ry. com St. Paul . . 22 . 51 (1 84 2is; .137U St L&SF2dpf 38 29 Texas Rac Tol. Ry & L 26 Union Pac 141 U. S. Steel 38 Do pfd ...100 Wabash .... 14 Do pfd ... 26 Southern Pacific 1 per cent. Tennessee Coal 1 per cent. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Month May . July . Aug. . Oct. . Dec. Open ..945 .956 , .957b .981 ..9S9 Close 942-43 955b 956-57 983-84 990-92 GRJUH AND PROVISION MARKET Month Wheat. May . July . Sept . Dec. . Corn. May . July . Sept . Dec. . Open High Low Close 77 78 80 81 83 47 47 ' 47 46 43 29 34-35 1622 1627 76 79 80 82 46 46 47 46 42 38 34 77b 79 a 81 82 46b 47 42 46 43a . .79 ..80 ..82 ..46 ..46 ..47 ..46 ..42 . .38 ..34 Oats. MayJuly Sept Pork. May July Rib. May July Sept Lard. May July Sept 39b . .1607 ..1612 ,.8S0-82b ..890 ..900-02 . .860b ..875 . .SS2 1607 1612 880 890 900 860 872 S82 1622a 1627a 885 897 907-10 867 S87 892 885 895-97 90 l 867 85a 892a CHICAGO LETTER. Chicago, April 10. WHEAT The trade wa3 in a waiting mood until after the Issuance of the government crop report which gives the condition of winter wheat up to and lncludin April 1st. Early prices were inclined to strength with the larger profession als inclined to the bull side of the market on account of the continuance of tho bug stories. After the govern ment figures were received, which gave the condition as 99.9, prices began to soar and shorts started to cover. This was construed as rather bullish In view of the fact that the largest portion of the damage has been done since the report was compiled. The market scored an advance of over a cent a bushel, closing strong within a fraction of the highest prices of the day. CORN Remained dull until near the close of the session when the extreme strength in wheat caused a sympathetic buying wave in this cereal which brought about an advance of about five-eighths of a cent for all of the active futures. There Is reported a good demand for kiln dried corn; corn In the sample market ruled about a half cent higher than yesterday's prices. Sales to the seaboard close to 100,000

HI gh Low 946 946 958 953 953 955 958 957 992 987

bushels. OATS Another new high record for the May option. The May touched 43 . The difference between May corn and May oats at today's prices is only four cents a bushel. This is a condition that does not happen once in many years. Particularly so when it is not manipulation, but legitimate supply and demand. Reports of crop damage in the southwest caused bybugs was the bull factor. Tho market closed strong within a fraction of the high prices of the day. PRODUCE MARKETS. Chicago, April 10. A weaker feeling developed In the market for chickens and prices favored buyers. Supplies were again liberal, but the demand was slow. There were 6 cars of straw berries on the market. The berries were of no more than fair quality and sold slowly at yesterday's prices. For butter and eggs an active demand ex isted and offerings were disposed of readily at prices that favored the holder. Butter Receipts, 4,340 tubs. Extra creamery, Jobbing, 20 c; price to re tail dealers, 31c; prints, 32c; firsts, 27 28c; seconds, 22 24c; dairies, Cooleys, 2tc; firsts, 2oe; renovated, Zia 5c; packing stock, 19 20c. Eggs Receipts, 31.079 cases. Mis cellaneous lots as received from tho country, cases returned, 14c; cases included, 14c; prime firsts, packed in whitewood cases grading ba per cent fresh. 15 c; extra high grade stock. grading 90 per cent fresh, t-specially packed for city trade, 17c. Potatoes Receipts, 2i cars. is- 1 consin, Minnesota, white stock, choice. iit3Sc; choice to fancy, Michigan. 37 M9c; mixed, red and white, 2oy26c; red, fair to good, 34 35c; common, small, red and white, 3335e; sweet otatoes, Illinois, $1.50 $2.50 per brl; s'o. 2, $1.251.75 per brl; new potatoes, $3.00 8.00 per brl. veal Quotations lor calves in gooa order were as follows: 50 to 85 lbs. 56c; 80 to 85 lbs, 6'ciSo; 80 to 100 lbs, fancy, 89c; 150 to 175 lbs, good meaty, ooe. Dressed Beef No. 1 ribs, I2c; j'o. 1 loins, 18c; No. 1 round, 8c; No. 1 chuck, 6c; No. 1 plate, 4c. Live Poultry 1 urkeys, per 10. uc; chickens, fowls, 1313c; springs, 13 13c; roosters, 8c; geese, $0.00 . 00; ducks, 13 c. Fruits Apples, $1.504.00 per brl; bananas. Jumbo, per bunch, $1.101.25; straight, $1.101.25; lemons, Cal., $3.75 4.75; oranges, Cal., $2.00 3.50. Green Vegetables Beets, 40c per sack; cabbage, 80c$2.00 per brl; carrots. 5070c per sack; celery, $1.50 $5.00 per orate; green onions, 75c$1.25 Eer box; lettuce, head, $1.5011.00 per rl; leaf, 3032c per case; onions, 40 90c per bu; parsnips, 6095e per sack; radishes, home grown, 50fi75c per 100 bunches; spinach, 40(fr75c per crate; turnips, 40 75c per sack. C. H. WAN2ER STOCK AND BOM BROKER. Stocks Carried on 3 to 5 Point Marjin. Nominal Rates of Interest. 333 Rookery Bids:., Chicago. TOEPHONE KAF.rtiSCK, 3405. JOHN DICKINSON h GO, STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, PROVISIONS. 171 La Sa!le St, Chicago. New York Office, 4Z Baoadway. Members Chicago Board of Trade. New York Consolidated Stock Exchanf . Direct Privet Telephone, Central 83S1 Wire East. Automatic 4033. Centre! 5SM LIVERPOOL MARKETS. Liverpool, April 10. Wheat and corn unchanged. Liverpool, April 10. Wheat closed one-eighth higher; corn unchanged. GRAIN MARKETS. Chicago, April 10. Car lots today Wheat 12 cars; corn lt3 cars; oats 141 cars; hogs 21,000 head. Total ClearnnceM. Wheat and flour equal 128,000 bush els; corn 105,000 bushels; oats 16,000 husneis. l.itt iniut en for Tomorrow. Wheat 22 cars; corn 192 cars; 187 cars; hogs 22,000 head. oats Northwest Cars. Last Today Week Duluth 168 115 Minneapolis 184 278 Chicago 12 24 Last Year 32 145 12 Primary movement. Receipts. Wheat, today ... 589,000 Last week 1,300,000 Last year 261,000 Corn, today 5S2.000 Last week 1,405,000 Last year 448,000 Ship. 195.000 405,000 222,000 960,000 1,059,000 633,000 Southwestern Receipts and Shipments. Receipts. Minneapolis, today ..195,000 Last year 142,000 St. Louis, today 26,000 Last year 16,000 Kansas City, today ... 6 4,000 Last year 34.000 Ship. 59.000 30,000 27,000 57,000 64,000 59,000 WEATHER FORECAST. Chicago and Vicinity Fair tonight with minimum temperature near the freezing point; Thursday rising temperature with increasing cloudiness and unsettled at night; fresh northeast winds shifting to southeasterly Thursday morning and increasing. Illinois and Indiana Fair tonight and probably Thursday; warmer Thursday. Missouri Generally fair tonight and Thursday; rising temperature. Lower Michigan Partly cloudy tonight; Thursday fair with rising temperature. Upper Michigan Partly cloudy tonight with snow near Lake Superior: Thursday increasing cloudiness and warmer with rain or snow in west. Wisconsin Fair tonight with warmer in west and central portions Thursday, with increasing cloudiness. Minnesota Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight with showers in west portion; Thursday showers with warmer in east and cooler in west. Iowa Generally fair tonight and Thursday, rising temperature.

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Missouri and South Dakota Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, warmer tonight and cooler Thursdav. Nebraska and Kansas Generally fair tonignt and lhursday; warmer tonight. Montana Generally fair tonight and Thursday; cooler tonight and in east portion Thursday. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Union Stock ards. April 10. Hog receipts si.uuu; market 00 higher; left over 3.600. Light $6.45 to 6. 75; mixed fo.ou 10 neavy J6.3a to 6.72; rough $6. 35 to C.&U. Cattle receipts 16.000; market steady. cneep receipts jd.uuu; market steadyHogs .. 9.000 . .11,000 . .10,000 Cattle 4.000 7.000 2.000 Sheep 4.0u0 6,000 1,500 Omaha .... Kansas City St- Louis . . Union Stock Yards, April 10.closed strong, mostly 10c higher. $6.55 to 6.77; mixed $6.55 to 6.80; $6.40 to 6.77; rough $6.40 to 6.55. Cattle steady; sheep 10c lower. Hoes Light heavy HEARD ON THE BOURSE American stocks in London quiet. one-eighth to three-eighth per cent above parity. London settlement began today and quotations are now for the new ac count. Loaning rate on American stocks in London 5 per cent. Settlement showed bull account in American stocks in London greatly reduced. Pronounced increase In building from many points reported and struc tural steel prospects good. Lighter demand for stocks in the loan crowd. Better inquiry for bonds reported and business in railroad short time notes continues brisk. Western advices indicate car sltua tlon easier, but still considerable pres sure. Twelve Industrial Ftocks advance 14: twenty active railroads decline .06 Financial Bureau Bullish specialty operations are likely In the stock mar ket todav. The active list as a whole will nrobablv bo Irregular. Signs ar not wanting that it is temporaril working into a trading positon of falrlv wide range. Tho dominating factor is still money; on it depend the fluctuation scope. Generally speak lng, we think purchases on recessions will prove profitable for turns, as they did yesterday. Large profits will not be so easily obtainable as heretofore until the hand of the manipulator becomes plainer. News developments this morning includes a Times interview with J. J. Hill saying that trade is now slowing up. Tips are circulating that Smelters will be put higher. Pennsylvania may be bought when soft for turns. Reading met supporting orders just below 110 yesterday, and covering follows, with stock toward 11 o on scale, union Pacific may be bought on recessions toward 140, with a small stop, for moderate profits. Amalgamatea copr ought to be bought when weak for fair returns for a time, wun prom taking toward 100 The trend or Atcnlson Is still rallying, but we would not buy it on bulges, li. U. i. is soia on rallies by professionals with stock met toward 63. St. Paul is narrowed down to the range of 136-39. Distillers information is bullish. The Hawley crowd still bulls Colo rado Southern. Missouri Pacific should be bought on all soft spots for turns still. Lead should soon have another turn. Northern Pacific Is narrowed down to the levels of 135-39. Town Tonics Important interests are not disposed to encourage any tn largement of bullish activities now, and as a good portion of the shortage has been covered we look for a gradual decline in prices. Notwithstanding brighter conditions abroad and prospect of an early reduction in the Bank of England rate, foreigners are dlsin clined to buy our stocks at present levels. Matters in Russia are chaotic and critical disturbances there would rotnraiiv unsettle the French market with indirect effect on our stocks Meantime, there is a manifest endeav or on the part of the bulls in the grain markets to work up apprehension con eerniner the new crops and the Grang ers can scarcely remain unaffected. Returns from the Ohio river flood are not all In and net earnings statements of Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & T.ouisvllle for March and April will re flect these conditions. Copper metal orvxi hniind toward the 20-cent level and this would not justify buying cop per issues now. News from big men in the steel trade Is reassuring but thev are apt to te oiasea aim mcio is too much trade reaction for us to be bullish on the steel stocks. Tips are current on Big Four, Nic kel Plate, which should do better later as should St. Paul, Union and Southern Pacifies, the Hill stocks, Read lng and Northwestern. Take profits In cotton on bulges, and In wheat on any further moderate 1m nmvpment though subsequently we look for higher prices for this com mod ity. We have had a rather dull day, with prices inclined to sag, a natural in cident to the sharp rise in values o last week. All in all, we regard the course of today's trading as satisfactory and much of the character which must be expected here for a while. No aggressive display by the bear element was in evidence, and at the same time, commission house buying was very limited and under 6uch conditions the market has drifted without losing much, if any ground. We feel very strongly that stocks at current prices are reasonably cheap, particularly in view of the Increased

ease in the money market and tho promise of fairly comfortable conditions likely to prevail in that quarter for a long time. The Improving values j . ....

v im renewed activity In bonds are also

trong features In the foundation for a more hopeful outlook. It Is not our desire to be too opti mistic at this timo. liut In .1 r..n.,r.l way to express th vlow that 1.1 sir. ditions have improved sufiKientlv tt onvlnce us that, at current nrices. good securities luuse wno are able to protect them iiuu are Wilting to be patient. Strong, Sturgis & Co. WHITING NEWS New Real Estate Concern. Murphy & Swartz is the latest Whit. Ing concern to be recorded in Tiia Times list. This firm Ized last week when Joseph D. Murt.hv and U. G. Swaits, two of our prominent men. secured the exclusive -w .ftriay for the Agnes Roberts subdivision 011 the west side of Atchison avenue. These lots are verv choice and shnni.i provo a boon to crowded Whiting. Murphy & Swartz also have the agency for Several insurance companies as well us a very full list of houses for sale or rent. With Messrs. Murnhv & Swnrtx as mipmfnfs the new concern mi ltIi r -.n f utntv thrive and flourish in its line. Thev have organized under the title of the Home Realty company and their offices are in the Mueller building on One Hundred and Nineteenth street. Mrs G. H. nue is verv Hoskins of Sheridan ill. ave. Mr. and Mrs. 15. H. puritan of Angloa. Ind., hav.: moved into tho house in Clark street recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams. "Doc" terday. NIcholi was In Chicago vesMrs. Alice Miethke and children, Malinda and Otto of Chicago are guests at the home of Mrs. Lottie Eaton of Sheridan avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gillian have moved from 121st street to Fred street. Earl Morgan of entertaining his Pa. the Recht's flats la mother from Erie, Mrs. Harry Spring and children of Austin, 111., visiter her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hannephln yesterday. Mrs. Frank Lauer's mother returned to her home In Buffalo yesterday, after an extended visit with her daughter. Mrs. Clara Hedrick of Williamsport, Is the guest of her uncle. C. A. Hellwig of One Hundred and Nineteenth street. Before her return home Mrs. Hedrick will also visit relatives la Hammond. Mrs. Walter Oliver noo .Mayme Farcy, was taken to St. Margaret's hos pital in Hammond yesterday. Her hus band is at the South Chicago hosnital with typhoid fever but is reported to be improving. The Foreign Missionary society ol the Congregational church gave a sup per in the church parlors last evening. which can boast of some elegant cooks. ent found plenty of good things to eat prepared by the ladies of the society which can boast of some elegand cooky. The Whiting members of the East ern btar attended lodcre in Hammond last night. George HOrneckor was again called at tlie Wtsk yesterday still remains to the bedside of Lis wife leyan hospital at C o'clo. morning. Mrs. Hornccker in a critical condition. Miss Daisy Harper of Clarke street has the typhoid fever. Hoyt Ogram is now a member of the company wlilcu will soon give "Chimes of Normandy" in Hammond. Mrs. W. J. Collins, who has been spending the past week with her brothers, John and James Morrison, left last night for her home in Grand Forks, B. C. Miss Claire Lewis spent last evening In Chicago. Mrs. Grant Hatch of John street, has been very sick the past few days, but is improving now. Mrs. shopps Morton Trout r yesterday. was a Chicago Garretson's Vaudeville company who have been having performances every night and Saturday matinees at Goebel's opera house for the past two months, took French leave Monday morning. Harry Burge of Hammond transacted business here yesterday. Sam Stowell was called to Coldwater, Mich., yesterday afternoon by the illness of his wife, who has been visiting there for the past two weeks. Mike Budra, Joe Brura and Paul Jagger, three polish boys about 18 years of age, were arrested for stealing railroad ties on the Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad. They were given a trial before Judge Jones who fined them each one cent and costs, the costs beir.g $13.70, making a total of $13.71 for each boy, the charge against them being trepass. Each pali his fine and was released. TO PROSECUTE DAIRY COMPAITY. Kokomo, Ind., April 10. Prosecutor Fenimore Cooper is preparing affidavits charging members of the Union Dairy company, of this city, with violating the pure food law. Samples of milk; from this dairy were obtained by Secretary Hurty, of the state board o health, and were examined by him. The tests showed many Impurities. The prosecution of the company was ordered by Pure Food and Drug Commissioner Barnard, to whom the matter, was referred.

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