Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1902 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. ‘r'i - - - <mQEO- E. marshall, Publisher. WVi ‘ i ' RENSSELAER, - • INDIANA.

PICKETING IS LEGAL.

SO DECIDED BY JUDGE CHETLAIN OF CHICAGO. Jurist Holds, However, that Labor Unions Must Stop with Persuasion and Not Use Force—lowa Farmers Bound for Isle of Pines, ' Labor unions have a right to establish pickets in the public streets and highways for the purpose of inducing, in good faith and by peaceful means, non-union workmen to leave their places. Judge Chetlain of Chicago handed down this most important ruling the other day. It was in the ease of the petition for temporary injunction filed by Robert Tarrant against the local lodges of the International Machinists' Association and the union pickets, which have patrolled the streets near his shop, to restrain them from interfering with his workmen. Though the ruling is directly jbpposite to that of the federal court in/ a recent case, Judge Chetlain granted the injunction, but he was careful to Jexplain that it was not because Tarrant’s place was picketed, but because the pickets had used threats and possibly violence. After expressing his views on the question of the right of the employment of pickets by strikers, Judge Chetlain qualified it by saying that though pickets have the right under the law to use persuasion they have no right to resort to violence. _J2j^ FARMERB Go To CUBA. W ill Form Colony in Tale of Pines and Grow Tropical Fruits. A large party of lowa farmers sailed from New Orleans for the Isle of I’ines. off Cuba, to found a colony of tropical fruit growers. There are twenty-three families in the party and they came from Spirit Lake and Fairfield and that section of lowa. T. L. James is a leader in the big colonization scheme to locate good, thrifty American farmers hn this, ' the least known -pf all Uncle Sam's new possessions. Mr. Janies says all the lowans are going into the fruit raising business. Other large parties are soon to follow. Printing Plant in Toledo Burned. Ln Toledo fire was discovered in the basement of the Franklin Printing and Engraving Company's plant. The fire spread with such rapidity that within twenty minutes it had reached every part of the building. The fire department was —successful in its efforts to .keep the fire from spreading, but the printing company's plant was entirely destroyed. The loss on the stock and machinery,amounted to $75,000 and on the building $17,000. Wins Over Senator Gamble. At Yankton. S. D., the Circuit Court dissolved the injunction secured by United States Senator GaniKTe to~ prevenT*ET4* old law partner, C. 11. Dillon, from entering the office of the,firm or receiving its mail. Mr. Gamble asks for an accounting of the partnership and this will come lip at a regular term. Killed in Triple Collision. Because of a wrong signal at the Nineveh tower a fast east-bound Pennsylvania mail and express train ran into a slow freight ahead five miles west of Johnstown. Pa., and a few minutes later a west-bound freight crashed into the wreck, causing the death of four persons and the serious injury of at least two others. Vandals in Sheldon’s Church. The Central Congregational" Church of Topeka. Kan., the pastor of which is Rev, C, M. Sheldon, was entered by vandals and badlv defaced. Caricatures were drawn walls and furniture and books and other articles were destroyed,J Several small articles were stolen from Mr. Sheldon's study. Yachtsmen Are Missing. The captains and crews of the steamer Sparta and the yacht Parker, comprising known yachtsmen on the Ldiffi Weevil in Taking the census figures of production as a basis, it is estimated from reports of 411 correspondents that tlu/001l weevil destroyed cotton in Texas dt/ring the past season as follows: Southwest Texas, 100,000 bales; cast Texas, 7,5 w: central Texas. 45.000; coast district, 00.000; total, 242,500 bales. Toung Woman Takes Awful I,ca|>. In Cincinnati Miss Anna Clark, a do-' mestie,-dif*d as a result of a frightful jump from a Trestle, fifty feet in a frenzied rffjrs.te escape death from an ap:_. proachlng train. She was alive when picked up. but later died at the hospital. Fatal Wreck in Georgia. As the result of n head-on collision between two freight trains of the Southern Railway near Rex, Ga„ three of the train crew were killed and a number of freight ears destroyed by fire. . National Bank Robbed. The First National Bank of Glassport, Pa., was robbed the other night of $3,500. The vault was blown open by nitrogly- , cerin. The rear of the build*"? was wrecked. A package of paper money containing SIO,OOO was. overlooked by the burglars. , Wiggins to Hue Marconi. fcjtoL I- Stone Wiggins, the weather will take legal a. |.<>n to «i> wireless

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PLOT TO STEAL A GOULD. New York Police Save Son of Millionaire from Kidnapers. While Mrs. George J. Gould and three of her childrenjyere attending a matinee at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, two men in a near-by saloon discussed a plan to kidnap her second son, Jay, as the Gould party left the building. The police were informed Of the plot within ten minutes after the men had been overheard. When Mrs. Gould left the opera house with her children to enter the automobile which was waiting for her a central office detective her heels. His vigilant watch was n<st relaxed until the vehicle had rolled away from the entrance, homeward bound. Mrs. Gould was not informed of tile precautions taken. Mrs. Gould went to the opera in a public automobile and ordered the than to return for her at 4 o'clock. Her orders were overheard by two men loiterihg near the entrance. The three children, Jay, Marjorie Qwynne and Helen Vivian, attracted much attention as they went in because of their charming appearance, the two little girls dressed all in white, the-little boy in blue. The chaffeur was pleased to tell questioners who his distinguished passengers were and through his remarks the plotters learned of the identity of tho children. The plot was the rWtrit. VALET AND RICH GEMS GONE. P. G. Thebaud Robbed of SIOO,OOO in Valuables in New York. When Paul G. Thebaud of New York wanted to dress for dinner the other night he missed his valet, and shortly afterward discovered that his collection of diamonds, said to be worth SIOO,OOO, was gone. Mr. and Mrs. Thebaud are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Willets at Gedney Farm, near White Plains, N. Y. The gems were stolen from Gedney Farm, and also from the city home of Mr. Thebaud. Edward Kerns, the missing valet, drove to White Plains the previous morning, and his absence was not noticed until his master needed his serin dressing for dinner. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN OHIO. FrankMonning Shoots HierSon-in-La w and Is Himself Killed. At 2 o’clock Friday morning on the Iron Railway line, three miles back of Ironton. Ohio, occurred an event that will end in-a dottle tragedy. Frank Wilson, jealous of his stepbrother, at whose house Wilson’s wife was staying, quarreled with his father-in-law, Frank Manning. M owning shot Wil son' s-right-arm off with a shotgun. Wilson with his left hand drew a revolver and shot Monning through the heart, killing him iqstantly. Wilson was sonie-hours.in Xet-. ting medical attention and will die. May Not Buy Isles. There is a growing belief in Washington that President Roosevelt will withdraw the offer of tho United States to purchase the Danish West Indian Islands unless the government of Denmark very shortly cuts loose from the speculators who have prevented the consummation of the deal through their desire to share in the profits. Probably Fatal Railway Wreck. Four men may die as the result of a collision between freight trains on the Pennsylvania road near Tiffin, Ohio. Engineer Keister and C. J. Chadwick, operator at Warsaw Junction, were buried under the debris for hours. Both were badly injured and nearly frozen. Palma Elected in Cuba. Tho election ’returns indicate that Tomas Estrada Paltna has been elected president of Cuba and that a light vote has been east throughout the island. In Havana and in most of the large cities the partisans of Gen. Bartolome Maso not vote. German Steamer Wrecked. Mrhe German steamer Clara was wreckK near Hoi Hu, Island of Hai-nan. [Forty-two of the ship's company were saved by the French steamer Hanoi, but Captain-L’lderup and three othei- officers, four European p'assengers and eleven Chinese are-missing. Russia Will Not Amend It. M. Paul Lessav, the Russian minister to China, has informed the Chinese MMa*m*ies. Prince Ching and h a a Fireman Leaps to Dnifflr- *' G. IL Mull, fireman on the JKrie Railroad, leaped from the cab >.,/ an engine near Lima, Ohio, and was killed. He thought a train on a siding was about to crash into his engine. His home was in Galion. Miss Alice Roosevelt’s Debut. A brilliant White House ball, the first of the kind rincr the days -of the Grant regime, was given in honor of the Washington debut of Miss Alice Roosevelt. Seven hundred guests were present, many cities being represented. Czolgnaz Brain Normal. The brain of the assassin Cxolgosz was perfectly normal, so far as investigation by specialists could determine. This was a statement made at the meeting of scientists at the University of Chicago the other day. • Germany Htays Her Hand. Germany will postpone a display of force in Venezuela pending the outcome of the revolution. In the event that Castro is overthrown the new head of government will'probably come to satisfactory terms. Double Tragedy in Kansas. Albert Doty, living near Lyndon, Kan., wife by beating

caped and the next morning his horribly mutilated body was found on the Missouri Pacific Railway, showing evidence of suicide. As a result of the crime Mrs. Doty's mother, Mrs. Taylor, has become Dpt y years old and a paroled prisoner from the’ Hutchinson reformatory. ---------L - £ ADMITS KILLING PEARL SUTTON. Chas. M. Holcomb Regains Consciousness and Tells His Story. Charles 11. Holcomb, one' of the principals in the Gould Hotel tragedy in St. Louis, regained consciousness and told a coherent Story of the affray in which he killed Pearl Sutton. He says that he and the woman were in his room drinking, when they quarreled ami she struck him. He picked upa hatehet, when she shot him. Then he became frenzied, seized her arm qjid turned the pistol against the woman. The revolver was discharged several"'tlnies'diiring the struggle, the bullets hitting Pearl in the head and arm. When she fell, he beat her over the head with the hatchet and afterward placed the body on the bed, after which lie lost consciousness. FIEE SCARES HOTEL GUESTS. Flames in Morton House and Keith’s Theater Entail $30,000 Loss. The. Morton House and Keith's Thea ter at Union Square and Fourteenth street. New York, were threatened with "destruction by tire. One hundred frightened patrons of the hotel were forced by tho smoke to make hasty exit from their rooms, and a great deal of excitement was caused in the neighborhood by the fear that the fire would spread. Twentytwo firemen were Overcome by smoke, and the fire department worked three hours before it had the Hames under control. The loss was estimated at $30,000. INSURGENTS ARE DRIVEN OUT. Lieutenant, with Two Orderlies, Overpowers Twenty Filipinos. Lieut. Charles D. Rhodes of the Sixth cavalry, accompanied by two orderlies, when within six miles of Manila, came across twenty armed insurgents in a cuartel, or barracks. The insurgents shouted “Americanos'’ and Lieut. Rhodes feigned a' retreat. Then seeing that the insurgents were off their guard he took the cuartel in a flank and drove out the insurgents, capturing arms and ammunition. Rhodes then burned the down and proceeded to Manila. . Seeks World Match Trust. O. G. Barber is at home in Akron, OtftOTTronra: receutEuropean-trip.—He states that he has been successful in getting control of the match business in some of the countries he visited, and that it is. the plan o fth el)himo n d Match Company to eventually get control of the match-making industry of the world. Twenty Japanese Missing. Twenty Japanese are missing from Steveston, B. C., aupposedto have been killed or drowned in the destruction of a Japanese boarding house between Steveston and Point Roberts. The boarding house stood out on piles, and not a vestige of the structure now remains. Flouring Mills May Close. Many of the largest flouring mills in Kansas will have to shut down soon if the price of wheat does not drop from the recent heavy rise. The mills which stocked up heavily two mouths ago at Ipwer price are running to full capacity aud are making big money on their flour. Injunction Retards Consolidation. Minnesota court granted temporary injunettan restraining officers of Northern Pacific Company from retiring preferred stock, from transferring property to Northern Securities Company -and from entering into any agreement with competing lines to fix rates. Greeley’s Friend a Pauper. Louis Carmichael, wjio nominated Horace Greeley for President at the Baltimore convention in 1872, will spend the wiqtex at a county poorhouse near Binghamton, N. Y. Once a prosperous farmer, Carmichael is now a poor and aged cripple. Takes Charge of Syndicate. Committee of seven Cleveland bankers has taken over the financial affairs of the Everett-Moore syndicate after a conference. Solvency of the syndicate is not in doubt, the action being due to the need of reafiy cash by the electric railway and telephone companies controlled by it. Will of F. 11. Peavey. Th* will of Frank IL Peavey, Minneapolis elevator king, disposes of estate estimated at $2,350,000 in hundreds of bequests, including gifts F? employes and relatives. Continuation of his grain-lytsi-ness is provided for aud $1,000,000 is pili into it. Murder ou Mississippi Train. J. M. Rhea, an inoffensive passenger on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley branch of the Illinois Central, was murdered by four men near Leland, Miss. The murderers seized the engine and attempted to escape, but were captured and put in jail at Sbeiby. Catholic College Burned. The Sacred Heart College, attached to St. Joseph's Church, Cohoes. N. Y.. was totally destroyed, oud St. Ann's convent, which adjoins It, wm badly damaged by fire. Mgr. Dugas of St. Joseph's Church estimates the total damage at SOO,OOO. Larue New Yenr% Reception. Crowds attending the-New Year's reception at the White House broke all records. President Roosevelt shaking the hands of 8,100 persons and showing no weariness when his task was over. Will Organize Philippine Fire Raya. Hugh J. Bonner, former fire chief of Nmv York, has beeg chosen to organise fcßjMdepartmrnts in the Philippines.

JOURNALIST KILLS A FOOTPAD. Eugene Hector Shoots Down a Thug Who Sought to Hold Him Up. Eugene Hector, a newspaper ma.n, shot and killed a footpad at Calumet avenue and Twenty-first street, Chicago. From papers found on his person the dead highwayman is supposed to be George F. Donavan, Springfield, Mass. He was about 22 years old, and belonged, it is believed, to a respectable family. Donavajj's companion, Edward Conger, was shot at three times by Robert E. Stone from bis window at 21st street and Prairie avenue. Conger was captured by Patrolman White aud Watchman Thul. Mr. Hector was on his way to the 22d street station of the Illinois Central Road when he was intercepted by the two men. Suspecting that they w'ere highwaymen, he drew his revolver from his pocket and hid it in the folds of his overcoat-. When the two footpads reached him and ordered him to throw up his hands, pointing revolvers nt him as they did so, he fired and wounded Donavan In the eye. The thief was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where he died two hours later. DIE IN Fl RESWEPT WRECK. Two Killed and Many Maimed in Baltimore and Ohio Crash. Two men were killed and more than twenty injured in the wreck of Baltimore and Ohio passenger train Nol G from Chicago. The engine jumped the track on a curve a mile aud a half west of Glencoe, Pa., and pitched over a high embankment. Mail, baggage, chair car and -sdeeper plunged into the ditch op.top of the engine. The gas tanks in the passenger ears exploded, setting fire to the woodwork, and within thirty minutes the former finely appointed, vestibuled train was only a heap of ashes and twisted iron. SHARP FIGHT WITH BURGLARS. Postofficc at Nottingham, 0., Looted and the Thieves Escape. Burglars blew the safe in the postoffice and general store at Nottingham, a Clevelartd suburb. The explosion awakened Postmaster Hoose, who with several citizens opened fire on the cracksmen, a» the latter were leaving the building with their booty. The burglars returned the "fire and fully two dozen shots were exchanged. After a long running fight, however, the robbers cs.caped. A bloody trail showed that at least one of their “number-had been badly wounded. Geronimo Will Be Releasee. Gon. Frawk Armstrong, _as agent of th? War Department, is at Fort Sill, Ok., making arrangements for the release of Chief Geronimo and the 298 Arizona Apache Indians who are held by the governmnnt as prisoners of war. They were captured by Gen. Lawton twelve years ago after a 3.000-mile campaign. They will be allotted land by the government. Great Elevator Man Dies. Frank 11. Peavey, head of the Peavey Grain Company, and said to be the greatest elevator owner in the world, died at the Auditorium Annex in Chicago. Pneumonia, with which Mr. Peavey had been confined to his room since Dec. 22, wgs the cause of death. Million Feet of Gas a Day. An enormous gusher giving a million feet of gas a day was struck in “Wild Cat” territory, near Rockbridge, Ohio, by the Springfield Gas Company. Several dry holes had been drilled near the gusher. Gives $1,000,000 to Charity. King Edward has received $1,000,000 to be used for charitable or utilitarian purposes. The donor is Sir Ernest Cassol, a merchant and financier who was prominent in Egyptian finance. Senator Robbed of Gems. The residence of Senator J. Henry Cochran in Williamsport, Pa., was entered by burglars ‘while the family was at dinner and jewelry valued at over $6,000 was taken. Mississippi Company Suffers Damage. At Meridian, Miss., the fertilizer department of the Mississippi Cotton Oil Company waz burned and some railroad property damaged. The total loss is $50,000. Russia Behind Boxer Outbreak. Russia is accused of fomenting the recent anti-foreign outbreak in China, Manv churia anti Mongolia being given as the price of her support of the dowager empress. ' Five Die In Boiler Explosion. The boiler of an engine on the Central of-Georgia Railway exploded nt the* shops in Macon, Go.. five men and serioyjjy ; Juring twelve others, ui whom probably will die. Higher Wages for Trainmen. An increase of from 4 to 12 per cent in tbs wages of about 45,000 trainmen will be made soon by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Killed by Drunken Father. Section Foreman Sullivan of the Great Northern while in a drunken rage killed his daughter and seriously injured his wife at Jennings. Mont. Miss Mary Wilkins Weds. Dr. Charles Manning Freeman anti Miss Mary Eflbn Wilkins, the novelist, were quietly married nt the home of the groom in Metuchen, N. J. Opepation Upon French Author. Paul Blouet (Max O'Hell), the French author and lecturer, underwent a successful operation for appendicitis in New York. Common Law Marriages Abolished. New statute abolishing common law marriages went into effect in New York with the new year. It recognizes mar- i riages by civil contract . ,

DIE IN OCEAN WRECK

FORTY-ONE DEAD AND LOST IN' ' " CRASH IN FOSl“ Iron Bark Hits Steamer on Pacific _ Coast—Latter Sinks in 35 Minutes— Former Gets Away Without Attempting to Aid Disabled Boat. In a thick haze and without,* second’s warning an iron bark, believed to be French, struck the passenger steamer Walla Walla off Cape Mendocino, sinking her within thirty-five minutes and causing a loss of life which is believed to amount forty-one persons. Despite the darkness and a choppy sea the officers of the vessel quelled an incipient panic and succeeded in gettifig the passenger’s and crew of the vessel into the small boats in safety. The sailing vessel, though probably not severely injured, did not stand by to rescue, but made her escape in the tog. The crash was fearful. There was a brisk breeze blowing and the bark loomed “out of the thist with fulj sail set, going probably at twelve to fourteen knots. It struck the Walla Walla bow on just abaft the bow with such-force as to completely stave in that portion of the steamer. The steerage quarters were the most severely injured by the impact and it is among these passengers that the loss of life was the greatest. Captain Hall showed marked heroism in going down to that portion of the steamer which was "most smashed and releasing passengers from the cabins in which they had been pinned by broken timbers and buckled plates. Of the 142 passengers and erew on the Walla Walla 109 are accounted for, as follows: Eighty-four survivors are at Eureka, 117 at Big Lagoon, near Trinidad; seven were drowned before reaching land an'd one unknown woman died from the shock and exposure after reaching shore. At the time of the collision all th,e passengers were asleep and the only people on deck were the members of the port watch, in command of the second officer. Every-person on board the vessel was aroused by the crash and within two minutes the decks were filled with ges-~ ticulating and panic-stricken passengers, who, confused by the darkness anT the hoarse shouting of orders, could not understancLthat even a few minutes remained in which to- make their escape. The lifeboats were swung out and emergency rafts brought out ready for lowering. It was thought at first by the officers that the vessel would live for some hours and an attempt was made to take out the baggage, but this was shown to be impossible liy the suddenness with which the vessel toot a heavy list to port, where its plates were crushed in. To avoid this Captain Hall ordered the port boilers blown out and the noise of the escaping steam added to the confusion and distress among the passengers, many of whom were women. Finally seeing that to remain on the vessel endangered the. lives of the persons on board the captain ordered the men to take to the boats, and all who were not killed by the collision were safely got out, with the exception of the captain himself, who- went down ■nzith tha ypggol., VTe was picked UP later by one of the boats. There was a choppy sea running and the small boats could not make a landing on the shore, a few miles distant. They- ' drifted abou t all' day and fin all y six ty-ti ve people were picked up by the steamer Dispatch, which took them to Eureka. Another boat under command of Engineer Brown and containing nineteen persons attempted to land at Trinidad and was swamped, thirteen being drowned-' STOCIrRECEIPTS IN CHICAGO. Over Three Million Cattle and Nine Million Hogs Received. During the year the Chicago live stock market has received, in round numbers, last ten days estimated, 3,069,700 cattle, 183,G00 calves, 9.015,000 hogs, 4,102,500 sheep and 110,000 horses, or a total of 16,480,000 animals in 303,000 cars, showing an increase of 340,700 cattle, 47,300 calves, 320,900 hogs, 553,600 sheep, 11,000 horses and 18,500 cars, over 1900. Shipments during the year were, approximately, 1,034,700 cattle, 19,500 calves, 1,318,200 hogs, 770,800 sheep and 102,900 horses in 75,800 ears, being an increase in shipments of 100,100 cnttle, 5,400 calves, 283,500 sheep and 11,200 horses, a decrease of 133,900 hogs and an increase of 4,700 cars over 1900. The receipts of cattle are the highest of any year since 1593, but the average weight is greater and the quantity vastly superior with eight years’ improvement. All past records were broken in the receipts of sheep during the year, as were the monthly, weekly and records also.

NAME FOR MARCONI'S SYSTEM.

AtmosplicroKram, Etherogram, Aerogram and Airgram Suggested. Officials of the signal service and of tho Navy Department are looking for a word. They want n short and simple term that will stand for the laborious expression employed, “A message transmitted by wireless telegraph.” One genius in the War Department suggested “ntmosplierogram;” a student of natural forces believes that “etherogram” would be better. But Gen. Greeley, chief of the signal service, has not taken kindly enough to < ither i>f these to advocate its use in official reports and therefore its adoption into language. “Aerogram” finds most favor, with the signal service ns a coined word fitting the need created by the Marconi discoveries. It is short mid simple, altnost as convenient as “cablegram" or "telegram,” and on Its face shows what it means. After it is in everyday employment. Its pronounciation Would doubtless be "shortened to “airgram."

Telegraphic Brevities.

Missouri postoffices discontinued: Quarles, mall to CHuton; Hharsboro, mail to Blomery. •* A postoffice has been established nt Alden, O. T., with Jeudie Cnrpeteu as postmistress. Wnilam Waldorf Astor has donated $50,000 for the promotion of civilian rifle clubs in Great Britain. The Baldwin -Locomotive works is reported to have orders for about 700 locomotives so be built end delkered during 1902. .■

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Bradstreet's annual review of American trade, finance and industry "shows

Ney-York.

that 1901 has established the highest record of the last five years of commercial expansion enjoyed, by the Upited States. The year has seen transacted an aggregate of general business, as reflected ia, bank clearings, far in excess of any preceding period; imniense increase in outputs of coal, orc, iron, steely leather, lumber and a multitude of qtber. branches; freight transportation facilities insufficient to handle the* volume of business offered, and a “volume of holiday business passing all previous bounds both ia quantity and quality.” Present estimates indicate that the earnings for 1901 will exceed the highest records of preceding years by one-fourth. Gross railway earnings have increased 12 per cent, and net returns have gained 16 per cent over the best preceding year. There has been a gain of 38 per cent in bank clearings over 1900; the highest price for wheat since 1898 and of corn and oats for almost a decade. Not all the returns, however, are so favorable. There is less money in cotton for the South this year, and the margin of profit iu manufacture has occasioned complaint in New and old England. Export trade has shown signs of hesitation after years of steady advance, and imports have increased; still the margin in favor of exports is very large. Food products as a »whole are higher than in the general price boom of 1900. while manufactures are lower. Prices as a whole are .8 per cent lower than in February, 1900, and December, 1899, but are higher than in any year from 1893 until the third quarter of 1599. In transportation activity has been without" precedent. The pre-eminence of the trade conditions of this year is all the more notable when we consider a number of occur rences which in a normal year Would have proved depressing, if not disastrous. There were the machinist and steel strikes, the stock excitement of May, tho failure of several imprudently managed combinations, the efforts of some combinations to fix prices, the shortage in corn, cotton and oats, and the assassination of President McKinley. With the record of such a year as a basis the outlook for 1902 is encouraging. As the report under consideration well says: “If only a portion of the high hopes indulged in as a result of the recent conferences of capital and Jabo r materialize, industrial peace, and through this sustained commercial good feeling, will have been powerfully furthered.”

In almost all wholesale lines tho usual holiday dullness Was not experienced.

Chicago.

While the volume of trade was not nearly as large as during some weeks previously, orders c thick and fast in departments where spring buying is usually done some weeks later. There was n firmness in quotations indicative of a rising rather tlYahadeelTriiTlgTnarket.aj»4 the conditions surrounding trade in all its branches were more favorable, perhaps, than during any former closing week of a year, have the prospects for a large spring businessUeeHT more auspicious. This is indicated by advance sales and also by the widespread requests for early deliveries. As to grain prices, Wheat is now at a point where a few big traders seem inclined to sell it on every bulge. The foreign situation is fairly strong, and the latest estimate of German requirements is for 8,000,000 bushels monthly. Seaboard clearances continue close to the level of 4,000,000 bushels weekly, which are not enough to make foreign markets weak, and their supplies are being closely adjusted to requirements. In the soft winter wheat markets there has been a good milling deptand at better than. May prices for the No. 2 red, and an indisposition on the part of farmers to sell, which makes the movement light.

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $6.00; hogs, shipping grades, $4.25 to $6.85; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $4.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 85c to 86c; corn. No. 2,62 cto 63c; oats. No. 2,44 c to 45c; rye, No. 2,65 cto 66c; hay, timothy, $9.00 to $14.00; prairie, $5.50 to $13.00; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 24c; eggs, fresh, 23c to 26c; potatoes, 71c to 80c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $6.50; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $6.05; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,85 cto 86c; corn. No. 2 white, new, 67c to 68c; oats, No. 2 white, 49c to 50c. St. l.ouis—Cattle, $4.50 to $0.50; hogs, • $3.00 to $6.15; sheep, $2.50 to $3.80; wheat, No. 2,86 cto 87e; corn. No. 2, 65c to 66c; oats, No. 2,47 cto 48c; rye, No. 2. J2sc-to 60c. Cincinnati —Cattle, $3.00 to $5.75; hogs, $3.00 to $6.35; sheep, $2.25 to $3.25; wheat. No. 2,88 cto 89 c;' corn. No. 2 mixed, 08c to 69e; oats. No. 2 mixed, 48c to 49c; rye, No. 2,69 cto 70c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.<X) to $6.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2,89 cto 90c; corn, No. 3 yellow. 65c to 66c; oats, No. 2 white, 4lta to 50c; rye, 68c to 69c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 87e tn 89e; corn. No. 2 mixed, 66c to 67e; oats, No. 2 mixed. 46c to 47c; rye. N 2,64 c to 66c; clover sede, prime, $5.95. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 northern. 76c to 77c; corn. No. 3,63 cto 64c; oats. No. 2 white. 46c to-47c; rye, Nn. 1,63 c to 64c; barley, No. 2,63 cto rile; pork, mess. $16.85. Buffalo —Cattle, choice shipping steers. $3.00 to $6.50: hogs, fair to prims*. $3.00 to $6.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.25; lambs, common to choice, $3.75 to $5.95. New York —Cattle, $3.75 to $6.25; hogs, $3.00 to S6.QO; sheep, $2.50 to $3.85; wheat. No. 2 red, 80c to 87c; corn. No. 2,* 70c to 71c; oats, N«. 2 white, 54c to sfic; butter, creamery, 22c to 25c; eggs, western, 25c to 29c. Disappointed office seekers may yet ah find jobs digging the isthmian canal if I they are handy with shovel and pick. ■ G .1