Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1901 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. GEO. E. MARSHALL. Publisher. RENSSELAER. - • INDIANA.

LOSE TRIBAL RIGHTS.

DECISION IS AVERSE TO MISSISSIPPI CHOCTAWS. Claim* of Those Who Cannot Prove Bight to Choctaw Citizenship Are Denied Messenger Leaves Mobile with $6,000 of Bank’s Money. By the decision of Assistant Attorney General Vandeventer 20,000 claims of what are known as Mississippi Choctaws are annulled and the claimants lose tribal property rights in the Choctaw Nation estimated in value to approximate $3,000,000. It is the most important citizenship decision ever made in connection with the affairs of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. The decision is to the effect that the law passed May 31, 1900, does not repeal the provisions of section 21 of the Curtis act of June, 1898, limiting the claims of Mississippi Choctaws to those who could prove a right to Choctaw citizenship under the fourteenth article of the Choctaw treaty of 1830. ABSCONDS WITH BANK’S CASH. Young Messenger Robs Bank of $6,000, but Is Recaptured. Robert Shamblin, a runner employed by the People’s Bank of Mobile, Ala., left the bank to take a package containing $6,000 to the local express office to be shipped to a Mississippi bank. He has since been missing. It has been discovered that he left town on a train for New Orleans. The police have been notified. Shamblin is 22 years of age and had been in the bank’s employ several years. Later information is that Shamblin has been captured at Cairo, 111., and all of the money but SIOO recovered. City Hall la Burned. The City Hall was destroyed by fire at Nebraska City, Neb. The fire department headquarters were located in the ruined building. One steam fire engine and some other apparatus was burned, but the greater part was saved. A hose cart driver asleep in the headquarters was injured by flame and smoke. The City Hall records were saved. Loss $15,000, insurance $2,500. The origin of the fire is unknown. Shoots Friend for Robber. Night Operator Greer of the Lake Erie and Western office at Bluffton, Ohio, shot and probably fatally wounded Stephen Miller, his friend, believing him to be a safe robber. Greer, hearing a noise outaide, shot through the window with a revolver and the bullet lodged in Miller's chest. The Bluffton office was attacked by robbers several weeks ago and Greer was shot. Form New Copper Concern. A charter has been granted by the State of New York to a corporation which is looked upon in some quarters as a rival to the big copper syndicate. It is styled the Nipper Consolidated Copper Company and its headquarters are to be in New York City. The capital stock is $3,750,000, divided into 150,000 shares of $25 each.

Sues for Eye Lost in Fight. George B. Foreman, a prominent business man of Niobrara, Neb., wants $2,000 for an eye he lost in a fight. Joseph N. Marsh, equally prominent in local business circles, and Foreman fought. During the engagement Marsh gouged out Foreman’s right eye. Foreman has filed suit for $2,000 damages. 9 Doctors Ejected from Indian Territory Dr. E. A. Abbott, Mayor of McAlester, and Dr. Earl of Eufaula, have been ejected from Indian territory because they persistently refused to comply with the law by appearing before the Choctaw Nation medical board for examination to determine their fitness to practice. Chinese Bnrn 7wo Palaces. On the occasion of the birthday of the Dowager Empress of China some members of a secret society fired the imperial palaces at Kai Feng Fu. Two buildings •were practically destroyed before the fire was extinguished. Dies Suddenly on a Train. George Sealy, president of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad and a millionaire banker of Galveston, Texas, died suddenly of heart disease in his berth on a ’Frisco train from Texas, soon after the train passed Rolla, Mo. Cross Atlantic Without Wires. Signor Marconi has accomplished the feat of wireless electrical communication across the Atlantic, signals transmitted from Poldhu, England, being received at St. Johns, N. F., a distance of 1,700 miles. Killed in a Railwav Accident. Eight persons were killed and several others missing and possibly incinerated in an Illinois Central wreck near Rockford, 111. Over a score are injured, some of them probably fatally. Y'anila la Badly Shaken. The worst earthquake shock since 1868 was felt in Manila recently. One house was wrecked and many houses were damaged. John Fwlnton Passes Away. John Swinton, a well-known labor leader and writer on political economy, is dead in New York. Great Doss by Floods. Fifteen lives are reported to have been lost in floods in Pennsylvania and New York. Property loss will reach millions. Train Hits Crowded Wagon. In the Pan Handle yards at Kokomo, Ind., a freight train ran down a hay wagon party oP’eighteen young persons on their way to the country, killing Frank Keifer and injuring Nora Wefshaar, Laura McFittle and Lizzie Barnhart. It is thought the girls will recover. Seismic bhock in Oregon. A distinct earthquake shock was felt in Salem, Ore. The shock lasted three sec ends and the. vibrations were from north to south. Windows and dishes rattled, hut no damage is reported.

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

NEW YORK MAN A SUICIDE. Take* His Life at Office of National Stamping Works. Without apparent reason and with much unconcern F. ,C. Steimann, head of the firm of F. C. Steimann & Co., jewelry and surgical instrument dealers, New York City, drew a penknife from his trousers pocket, opened it slowly and cut his own throat. The suicide occurred in the offices of the National Stamping Works on the eighth floor of the building at 118 Michigan.street, Chicago. Mr. Steimann talked at length with President Frank L. Kohlhase and transacted some business. He started toward the elevator door, but suddenly stopped and reached into his pocket and produced a penknife. Miss Cora Gailey, an employe, had just left the office and was in the same hall. , The man glanced over his shoulder at her and then turned his back upon her. He slowly opened the knife and deliberately thrust the little blade into his neck just under his right ear. He pulled the blade in through the flesh for about two inches, staggered against the wall and almost fell to the floor. With apparent great effort the man straightened himself up against the wall and began cutting again. Before he fell unconscious he had managed to draw the knife all the way across his throat. Miss Gailey screamed and ran into the office. A telephone message was sent out for a physiciaii, but before one arrived Steimann expired. He leaves a widow and several children'in No cause-for the suicide is known.

NEW RICHES IN KLONDIKE. Canadian Metallurgist Says Platinum Abound* in Yukon. C. S. Hurter, metallurgist for the dominion government at Vancouver, is responsible for the statement that among the .millions of dollars of Yukon gold brought to him for purchase by the government this season there was an abundance of platinum unknown to the miners. Hundreds of little nuggets of platinum were mixed with the coarse gold. Mr. Hurter gave it as his opinion that the miners of the Yukon were throwing away thousands of dollars’ worth of platinum daily. The dominion government is now sending an expert to the Klondike to investigate the matter. NOVEL SURGICAL OPERATION. Negro Stabbed in Heart, Physicians Sew Wound, Patient Will Recover. A case that is interesting St. Louis physicians is that of Eli Daniels, a patient at the City Hospital, who is convalescing from an operation of the heart. Daniels is a negro roustabout on the steamer City of Chester. He was stabbed in the heart at Chester, 111., and Dr. H. L. Nietert, superintendent of the City Hospital, where Daniels was taken twen-ty-four hours after being cut, sewed up the wound, taking several stitches, and the patient is now well on the road to recovery. Has Capital of $3,000,000. The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, capital $3,000,000, has been incorporated at Trenton, N. J. The company is authorized to purchase, own and control all the rights, real estate, personal property, docks or other securities of the Phoenix Oil Company and the Osage Oil Company, operating in the Osage Indian reservation. Lakes Claim 132 Lives in Season. While the season of navigation has passed without storms which will have an historical interest, the loss of life in navigating the great lakes was larger than in any previous season since the use of modern boats. The death list shows a total of 132 persons, as compared with 110 last year, 100 in 1899, 95 in 1898, 68 in 1897, and 66 in 1896.

Cashier la Acquitted, Harry M. Clark, former cashier of the First National Bank of Bridgeport, Ohio, indicted on the charge of making false entries on the books of the bank, has been acquitted in the United States Court after a second trial. Tracked by Chicago Police. Detective Joseph Barry of Chicago caused the arrest of Ned Bonis in Omaha, Neb., on the charge of wife desertion. Bonis came from Chicago about three months ago and is employed as a bookkeeper. Thirty-nine Prisoners Esctipe. Thirty-nine prisoners, serving sentences for minor crimes, escaped from the South Side city jail in Birmingham, Ala., by digging through a sixteen-inch brick wall with pocket knives. Five of those who escaped were captured. Deluge City of Cleveland. Continuous rain for twenty-four hours that turned into wet snow caused the Giddings brook in the eastern portion of Cleveland to overflow and to flood a number of streets. Quincy street is the worst sufferer. Turn Permits fnto Notes. At Winamac, Ind., James Mortimer and ten other farmers have been swindled by signing supposed hunters’ permits, which afterward turned up as promissory notes calling for SSOO each. Prof. W. G. Williams Stricken. Prof. W. G. Williams, of the chair of Greek at Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, suffered a slight paralytic stroke. Although he is 79 years old, it is thought his condition is not serious. Held Up by Highwaymen. Highwaymen held up two brothers named Eagle, robbing them of their horses, gold watches and money. The hold-up occurred within two miles of Williamsport, Pa. Dates for Ftate Fair*. At the recent meeting of the American fair and exposition managers in Chicago dates for the several State fain

of the country for 1902 were fixed as follows: lowa, Aug. 22 to 30; Minnesota, Sept. 1 to 6; Nebraska, Sept. 1 to C; Ohio, Sept. 1 to 6; Wisconsin, Sept. 8 to 13; Indiana, Sept. 15 to 21; Missouri, Sept. 22 to 27; Illinois, Sept. 29 to Oct. 4; New York, Aug. 25 to 30. SAFE BLOWERS ARE FOILED. Six Masked Men, Surprised at Work, Make Attack and Flee. Six masked men broke into the Northern Central Railroad office at New Freedom, Pa., and made an attempt to blow open the safe. Two of the men stood guard outside while four operated on the safe. One charge of nitroglycerin was exploded on the safe, but proved a failure. A second charge was being prepared when Charles Shaffer, a Northern Central engineer, came along and discovered the men at work. One of the guards fired a shot into the air as a warning to those at work inside. The two guards fled, and the men inside rushed out, and seeing Shaffer, attacked him. Shaffer knocked down one of his assailants, and a hand-to-hand fight ensued. Shaffer was overpowered and robbed of his watch and money, and the men escaped. The town was aroused and a posse was organized, but no trace of the robbers was found. % COMMITS ASSAULT AND SILICIDE. Jacob Wisebaker of Carey, Ohio, Fatally Beats His Parent. Jacob Wisebaker of Carey, Ohio, fatally assaulted his aged mother, and when he learned he was under suspicion committed suicide. Officers who were searching for him found his body in the hayloft of Ting's livery barn. Mrs. Valentine Wisebaker the previous day received her pension money, part of which is missing, and it is thought her son, in an effort to rob her of this money, found it necessary to beat her into subjection. Shortly before noon neighbors passing the Wisebaker home were attracted by a bloody hand feebly beating upon the window. Investigation showed that the woman had been fatally beaten. Her skull was crushed, her face pounded to a pulp and her body covered with cuts and bruises. Beside her lay a poker covered with blood, and the room bore evidences of a terrible struggle.

KILLED DURING A CARNIVAL. ew ndlcr and Two Policemen Shoot Each Other in Houston, Texas. Officers J. C. James and Herman Youngst attempted to arrest Sid Preacher, a confidence man, at Houston, Texas, and the swindler opened fire with a shotgun. With the first shot he mortally wounded James, who fell. He then fired at Youngst, knocking him down, and was on top of him beating him when James, despite his wounds, raised himself from the gutter and fired three times, killing Preacher. James and Youngst died within three minutes. There was great excitement over the matter, as carnival week was in full blast and the street was crowded with people. Safe Robbers Route!. Robbers blew the safe in the Farmers’ bank at Shreve, Ohio. The explosion awakened citizens, who turned out en masse to capture the cracksmen. The latter, however, became frightened and fled, without having secured anything of value. Two men, supposed to have been implicated in the attempted robbery, were subsequently captured a few miles east of town and brought back. Bank’ll Currency la Gone. Henry J. Fleishman, for years the trusted cashier of the Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of Los Angeles, Cal., and one of the best known of local financiers, has dropped from sight, and with him has gone SIOO,OOO of the bank’s currency, according to the officers of that institution. . Savings Association Goes Under. The Louisville, Ky., Savings, Loan and Building Association, which has been in business for eleven years, has filed a deed of assignment. The liabilities are estimated at SBO,OOO, and it is stated that the assets amount to 85 cents on the dollar.

Meat Said to Be Disease 1. Six men have been arrested in Chicago for dealing in diseased meat. One officer of the Standard Slaughtering Company. which has a contract for killing diseased cattle, three retail dealers and two clerks are under arrest. Cracksmen at Wharton, Ohio. Five or six men broke into the saloon of J. N. Dick, at Wharton, Ohio, drilled a hole ipto the safe and blew it forty feet iuto the street. No money was obtained. Miss Dick was fired upon three times, but was uninjured. Bark I'inmore in Port. The bark Pinmore, supposed to have been lost after having been stranded on the beach near Gray's Harbor during a storm, has been towed into Port Angeles, Oregon. Collapsing Ice House Kills Two. One man was killed and two received injuries that will probably result fatally by the collapse of an icehouse hi course of construction at Orange, N. J. Child Frightened to Death. A big Newfoundland dog, playfully seeking a stick of candy in the hands of a 4-year-old New York boy, frightened the child to death. New Haven Publishers Fail. The failure of the publishing firm of Butler & Alger of New Haven, Conn., is announced. The liabilities are stated to be $51,300 and the nominal assets $16,762. Actor’s Fatal Fall. Actor Charles T. Claudas was killed at St. Joseph, Mo., by falling from the third floor of Swift & Co.'s packing plant.

SOLDIERS RIOT ON TROOP SHIP. Insult Their Officers, Causing a Reign of Terror. There was practically a reign of terror on the transport Sheridan on her voyage from Manila. During the trip from Nagasaki more than 1,500 soldiers, who had been discharged, became dissatisfied at the treatment given them, defied their former officers, and for a time held possession of the steamer. The time of the enlisted men expired while the Sheridan was on the high seas, far from her destination. Acting under regulations of the department, the officers secured the necessary papers, passed over the money and mustered the 1,555 soldiers out of the service. Then began a rumpus perhaps never equaled on an American transport. The discharged men cheered wildly. Some threw their small arms overboard, and all at once manifested a disposition to “kick.” Some of the men were ordered to empty buckets and to clean the officers’ quarters. They told the officers that no man who wore a shoulder strap should dictate to them. The officers tried to enforce their demands, but were again jeered. Two days before the Sheridan arrived in San Francisco a riot took place.

EFFECT CONNER IN HEMLOCK. Pennsylvania Combination with $20,000,000 Capital Makei Great Dea'. Interests identified with those of John A. Dubois, the Pennsylvania lumber king, are back of a project to corner the hemlock- market. It is said $20,000,000 is at the disposal of the combination. Mr. Dubois sent representatives to half a dozen States and their work ha-s been performed so quietly that its nature and intent were not revealed until the corner had been practically effected. The transaction is considered the most daring in the history of the lumber business. The deal had not progressed far until F. H. Goodyear & Co. of Buffalo, N. Y., and several other “lumber princes” were glad to become identified with it. They were let in and then the lines were sharply drawn. Options have been secured when possible, but when necessary purchases outright have been made. CAUGHT BY DIAMOND BROOCH. Alleged Portlanl, Oregon, Jewelry 1 hieves Arrested in Omaha. W. H. Woods and a female companion, giving the name of True Johnson, both colored, were arrested in Omaha, charged with robbing Alfred P. Lowenthal, a traveling salesman for a New York jewelry firm, in a Portland, Ore., hotel of $15,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry. When arrested there was found In their possession $3,000 worth of diamonds and jewelry, railroad transportation to Portland and a check for S2OO given by a local pawnbroker in exchange for a diamond brooch. The brooch led to their downfall. The pawnbroker, recognizing it from circulars sent from Portland, notified the police. Go bil Case Papers Lost. By the burning of the store of Lowry & Goebel in Cincinnati Arthur Goebel lost papers and evidence'relating to the murder of his brother, William Goebel, and the trials of ex-Secretary of State Caleb Powers, James Howard, Henry Youtsey and others tried or indicted in Kentucky for the assassination at Frankfort almost two years ago.

Absolves Mrs. Dale. Mrs. Elizabeth Howe Dale was exonerated from all blame in connection with the poisoning of her child, Emiline Dale, by the verdict of the coroner's jury in New York. It was found that the child’s death was due to poison, but that this had been taken accidentally and without the knowledge of the mother. Mammoth Oil Well Struck. Homer, the new gas field in Licking County, Ohio, reports that a well has been drilled on the Fulton farm which gives a daily output of 3,500,000 cubic feet. This is the biggest well in the field. Gas was struck at a depth of 2,160 feet. University Building Turns. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the main building of the University of Wooster, Ohio. The loss is estimated at $250,000, and the insurance is about $70,000. It is supposed that an explosion of chemicals in one of the laboratories was the cause. Hit by Bull Movement. The commission firm of 11. R. Penny & Co., with offices in the Omaha Board of Trade building, has closed its doors. H. R. Penny said that the firm had suffered losses of over $40,000 during the recent bull movement hi wheat, but that his customers would be paid in full. Gets the Best of Robbers. Deputy Sheriff Patterson, who went in pursuit of three robbers who broke into Edward Wood's store at Galena, S.. D„ and secured S4O, met them at Strawberry Gulch, and after a fusillade of shots one robber was killed, one was made prisoner and the third escaped. Knew Antitoxin Was Poisonous. Assistant City Bacteriologist Schmidt testified at St. Louis that he knew the antitoxin serum which caused the deaths of thirteen persons was poisonous when he issued it, but said he sent it out on the order of his superior officer. Kidnaped Boy Returns Home. Walter H. Brunner, aged 16 years, son of a Buffalo fireman, was brought home the other day from Batavia, having, as he alleges, been abducted by five tramps. He escaped from them and went to the police of Batavia for protection. Businesi House* Burned. A block of business houses, seventeen in number, were destroyed by fire at Sweetwater, Texas. The loss is estimated at $150,000, partially covered by insurance.

Congress.

On Friday the Senate foreign committee made favorable report on Hay-Paun-cefote treaty, which insures its ratification. The President sent to the Senate names of 2,479 nominees for office. Speaker Henderson in the House announced the appointment of two important committees —ways and means and appropriations. The committees are: Ways and means, Payne, New York; Dalzell, Pennsylvania; Hopkins, Illinois; Grosvenor, Ohio; Russell, Connecticut; Steele, Indiana; Tawney, Minnesota; McCall, Massachusetts; Long, Kansas; Babcock, Wisconsin; Metcalfe, California, Republicans; Richardson, Tennessee; Robertson, Louisiana; Swanson, Virginia; McClellan, New York; Newlands, Nevada; Cooper, Texas, Democrats. Appropriations, Cannon, Illinois; Bingham, Pennsylvania; Hemenway, Indiana; Barney, Wisconsin; Moody, Massachusetts; Van Voorhis, Ohio; McCleary, Minnesota: Littauer, New York; Brownlow, Tennessee; Gardner, Michigan; Burkett, Nebraska, Republicans; Livingston, Georgia; Mcßae, Arkansas; Bell, Colorado; Pierce, Tennessee; Benton, Missouri, and Taylor, Alabama, Democrats. Representative Hepburn of lowa introduced his isthmian canal bill, which, by reason of his being the author of the bill passed last year and his probable continuance at thb head of the House commerce committee, is regarded as the measure which will serve as a basis for action by the House. It differs from the Hepburn bill passed last yenr in making the total appropriation $180,000,000 instead of $140,000,000. Congressman Crumpacker again introduced his bill to reduce Southern representation in Congress. On Monday Senator Tillman defied his colleague, Senator McLaurin, in a Senate discussion’ of their troubles, and challenged him to resign.' Their seats may be declared vacant. President Roosevelt sent several hundred noiHinations to office to the Senate, including that of Cornelius Van Cott, postmaster «f New York. The new subsidy bill was read in the Senate. Principal items which aroused antagonism in the last Congress have been left out. Senator Hoar introduced a bill to punish as murderers all who participate in a lynching. On Tuesday Speaker Henderson announced the House committees for the present session of Congress. The Republican leaders have agreed upon a bill which applies the full Dingley tariff rates to goods coming from the Philippines. The islands are treated as foreign country. A bill wan introduced into the House to pay Miss Stone’s ransom. President nominated O. H. Darling of Vermont for Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Senator Morgan introduced a bill providing for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal. On Wednesday a stormy discussion in the executive session of the Senate placed the Hay-PaunCbfote treaty for an isthmian canal in peril of an early death. It was contended by Senators Culberson and Bacon that the treaty gives Great Britain equal rights with the United States over such canal. The new agreement was praised and defended by Senator Cullom. Congress shied at the proffered $10,000,000 gift from Carnegie because it consists of stock in the steel trust, and change of the offer to cash or United States bonds is predicted. The Democratic Senators in caucus decided to fight the plans of Republicans to increase party representation upon the committees. On Thursday the Senate fixed upon the following Monday as the time for the vote on the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senate committee on isthmian canal authorized a favorable report on Senator Morgan’s bill for acquiring Nicaragua right of way. Senator William E. Mason of Illinois reported to the Senate on the discoveries made by his pure food commission. Senate agreed to the House resolution providing for a holiday recess from Dec. 19 to Jan. 6. President reappointed Interstate Commerce Commissioner Charles A. Prouty of Vermont. On Friday Senator Aldrich introduced a bill to lessen inconvenience of extension of bank charters. Congressman Foss introduced a bill for organization of a national naval reserve. House committee on interstate and foreign commerce unanimously recommended the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill. House adjourned until Tuesday, when Mr. Payne’s biU to temporarily provide revenue for the Pnilippine Islands will be taken up. It has been resolved to put the measure upon its passage Wednesday afternoon. Secretary Hay has been selected to deliver the oration on McKinley at the congressional memorial services.

Affairs In Washington.

Senator Jones has been re-elected chairman of the Democratic congressional caucus. Capt. G. W. Kirkman, Twelfth infantry, was arrested at Manila for not paying his hills. President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained British ambassador and others at the White House recently. Cols. C. C. Hood, Sixteenth infantry, and Theodore J. Wint, Sixth cavalry, are likely to be made brigadier generals. Speaker Henderson resigned from pie Metropolitan Club because his attention was called to the rules in an abrupt way. Nomination of John C. Ames for United States marshal for the northern district of Illinois has been sent to the Senate. The State Department is planning to send young men to China to study the language and act as interpreters for consuls. Senator Mason of Illinois, in reporting a pure food bill, took occasion to explain how his postal frank was used by a wine manufacturer. Illinois fares better (han any other State in securing important chairmanships in the division of the House committees. Reappointment of United States Marshal Ames, Collector Nixon and Assistant Treasurer Williams at Chicago has bees decided upon by the President. Representative Brownlow has reintroduced in the House the bill of the last Congress for the creation of a park in the Southern Apalachian mountains. The bill provides that the park shall be called McKinley National Park and shall contain 4,000,000 acres.

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

~~ December is traditionalljj NfiV YOrK. a of vagaries in stock I values. Coincident with th® opening of Congress there has ever been: let loose a Pandora’s box of vile influences. Last year was an exception. The country had recovered from the depression of a presidential year and business was in full swing. In 1899 panicky conditions resulted from a season of reckless speculation-and overbooming of industrials. In 1898 the month was remarkable for strength of stocks; 1897, the Cuban question, and 1896 the Venezuelan message broke the market. Last week a concomitant of influences bore heavily upon the market. The opening of Congress failed to furnish the expected buoyancy. The President’s message was barren of harmful suggestions, but the recommendation of the of the Treasury for an assets currency, law created a feeling of uneasiness and' caused many financial interests to act with caution. At the same time gqld exports were renewed and though the-rate of exchange weakened the conditions remained unchanged and the fear of renewal was constant. The copper market was full of uncertainties, and the heaviness of Amalgamated stock restrained trading. Under these combined pressures prices fell all week, with the exception of a rally on Wednesday. Money on call in New York was firm and about 4 per cent all last week. It was nearer 5 than 4. The demand was steady. The surplus funds were small. The retirement of circulation shortened the supply of funds. The demand for money in Chicago as the result of the heavy grain trading and calls from New, Orleans for funds to move cotton and! sugar made rates stiff and ascending.

■ y* r Whether justified or not Cl]iC3oo wholly legitimate condi- * tions. it must be admitted that a red-hot bull speculative fever is at present raging in the grain and provision markets on ’change. Indeed, all the markets appear to have but one side, that the bull. Last week wheat prices advanced 5%c per bushel, corn 4%c, oats 4%c, pork 62 1 / fcc per barrel, lard 25c and ribs 17%c per 100 pounds. As compared with prices current one year ago wheat for May dealing is 9%c per bushel higher, corn 32%c, oats quite 100 per cent higher, pork $4.70 per barrel higher, lard nearly 3c per pound higher and ribs about 2%c per pound higher. If we should reduce all these advances to percentages they might perhaps be more striking than, in giving them in gross. Whether or not prices current for grain and hog products are too high or too lbw as measured by supplies of .and demands for each or in their aggregates the reader must decide for himself. No one can truthfully deny, however, that just now these soaring prices are not due to any immediate scarcity in supplies or to extraordinary demands. The difference in prices current a year ago and now, as shown in the first paragraph of this review, means from 100 per cent increase down. The figures are again given in the table below, which shows the range of prices on leading commodities in the Chicago market last week, to which is added a comparison with last year: —Closing.— High. Low. 1901. 1900. Wheat-Dec. ..$ 78%$ 73 $ 78%$ 70% May 83 76% 82% 73% July 82% 77% 82% *.... Corn-Dec 63% 61% 64% 36% May ........ 69 64 % 69 36% July. ...3.-. 68% 64% 68% ».... Oats-Dec. 46% 42 46% 21% May 47% 43 47% 23% July 42% 38% 42% «.... Pork—Dec 15.80 14.80 15.75 11.25 January .. ..16.90 15.97% 16.85 12.15 May 17.32% 16.32% 17.25 12.00

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $6.25; hogs, shipping grades, $4.25 to $6.60; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 80c to 83c; corn, No. 2,60 cto 65c; oats, No. 2,45 c to 46c; rye, No. 2,61 cto 62c; haq, timothy, $9.00 to $14.00; prairie, $5.50 to $12.50; butter, choice creamery, 22c to 24c; eggs, fresh, 23c to 25c; potatoes, 71c to 81c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $6.25; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $5.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,80 cto 81e; corn, - *No. 2 white, new, 68c to 69c; oats, No. 2 white, 49c to 50c. St. Louis —Cattle, $4.50 to $6.40; hogs, $3.00 to $6.25; sheep, $2.50 to $3.80; wheat, No. 2,82 cto 83c; corn, No. 2, 66c to 67c; oats, No. 2,47 cto 48c; rye. No. 2,65 cto 66c. ( Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.90; hogs, $3.00 to $6.40; sheep, $2.25 to $3.15; wheat, No. 2,85 eto 86c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 69c to 70e; oats, No. 2 mixed, 49c to 50c; rye, No. 2,69 cto 70c. Detroit —Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $5.90; sheep, $2.50 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2,80 cto 83e; corn, No. 2 yellow, 68c to 69c; oats, No. 2 white, 49c to 50c; rye, 63c to 64c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 82e to 84c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 67c to 68c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 45c to 46c; rye. No. 2,60 c to 62c; clover seed, prime, $5.77. Milwaukee —Wheat, No, 2 northern, 74c to 75c; corn, No. 3,63 eto 64c; oats, No. 2 white, 45c to 46c; rye, No. 1,61 e to 63c; barley, No. 2,61 cto 62c; pork, mess, $16.37. ’ New York —Cattle, $3.75 to $6.00; hogs, $3.00 to $5.70; sheep, $2.50 to $3.30; wheat, No. 2 red, 82c to 83c; corn, No. 2, * 68c to 69c; oats, No. 2 white, 53c to 54c; butter, creamery, 22c to 24c; eggs, western, 24c to 26c. Buffalo —Cattle, choice shipping steers, $3.00 to $7.00; hogs, fair to prime, $3.00 to $6.40; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $3.50; lambs, common to choice, $3.75 to $5.20.

Odds and Ends

High school building. Circleville, Ohio, was damaged by fire. There are over 4,500 paper mills in the civilised countries of the world. Representative Miller of Kansas ~haa introduced a bill providing for a new federal building at Emporia, to cost 1100,000.