Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1902 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. r-tefe--.--. GEO. B. MARSHALL. Publisher. RENSSELAER, ■ ■ INDIANA.

MAY BE LUKE DILLON.

DALLMAN THOUGHT TO BE DR. CRONIN’S FRIEND. Han Convicted of Trains to Blow Up Welland Canal Xa Thought to Be Well-Known Irish Leader — *7,500 for Loss of W ife. At Buffalo a morning paper pijbUslics a story to the effect that Karl Dalhuan, one of the three men sentenced to life Imprisonment in the Kingston (Ont.) penitentiary for attempting to blow up a lock In the Welland (Canal on April 21, 1900, Is no other than Luke Dillon, the Irish Notional leader, and famous as a close friend of Dr. Cronin, who was murdered In Chicago. Three men were captured soon after, the explosion, which wrecked O portion of one of the Canadian canal locks. Two of them— John Walsh and John Nolin —were identified and their records traced. The third man, who gave his name as Karl Dallman, was a mystery. - GETS $7,500 FOR LOSS OF WIFE. Head of Figgite Church to Pay for Taking Mrs Donahooifroin Husband Albert A. Donahoo was given a verdict of $7,500 damages by a jury in the 1)1# trict Court at Omaha, against Mrs. Sarah C. Figg. head of the Figgite Church, for alienation of his wife’s affections. The religious sect of which Mrs. Figg is the head, Donahoo alleged had laws which prevented his wife from living under the same roof with him. and he charged that Mrs. Figg was the cause »f his wife uniting herself with the Figgite Church. flamage by Storm and Flood. Storm "caused loss or lire and great property loss in Ohio Valley, the South and parts of the Northwest. Over two score persons were injured in Pittsburg In panic in church partly wrecked by I wind. Floods caused hy a rainfall that continued for twenty-four hours resulted In property damage amounting to $5,000,000 and the loss of several lives in middle and eastern Tennessee. Novels the Cuuse of Crime. Her imagination inflamed by’* reading of the killing of Walter Brooks, Mrs. Annie Isaacs, a jealous young bride of two months, fired seven harmless shots it her husband, Ilarry Isaacs, in New York, in revenge for what she thought were his attentions to young women. Then she killed herself by drinking carbolic acid. Asylum Faces Nurse Toppan. The three alienists who have examined Miss Jane Toppan, the professional nurse charged with a number of murders by poison at Cataumet, Mass., find that she U insane and was not responsible for her acta. The next step will be to send the woman to an asylum. Lack of Water Makes Fend. Many cattle on the Colorado plains are In a pitiable condition for want of water. Water holes in Morgan County have been fenced ft i »y owners of small herds and other cattlemen whose stock is shut off from that water are threatening to take retaliatory measures. Incorporate a New Railway. Articles of incorporation were filed at Pierre, S. D., for the Federal RailwayCompany at Rapid City, with a capital of $18,000,000. Incorporators: William T. Chad. "Charles I>. Matristmand J. R.Henry, Rapid City; Joseph H. Muhlke and Forrest O. Murdock, Cttiieugo. Boers Went Through Gaps. About 1,500 Boers under Delarey, I.iebenborg, Kemp and Wolmarans were within the area of Lord Kitchener's latest movement, but though surprised by the rapidity displayed by the British troops, gaps in the latter's lines enabled most of the burghers to escape. Wireless System for Alnska. Captain Morse, chief signal officer of the Ilepartment of California,’ received arders from the War Department to opeh negotiations for the installation of a system of wireless telegraphy between army stations in Alaska. Robbery of Nebraska Rank. The safe of the Bank of Bazile Mills. Neb., was blown open and SI,OOO in cash and S7OO in drafts stolen. There is :io clew. After making iheir haul the burglars stole a team from Sanford Saunders' barn and made their escape. J. K. Jones Is Defeated. Senator James K. Jones, twice manager of Democratic national campaigns, and trusted friend of William J. Bryan, suffered ignominious defeat in the Arkansas Senatorial primaries, carrying only five counties out of fifty-five. Fire in Theater Building. Two thousand persons escaped from Pike Opera House at Cincinnati while fire ranged in two floors beneath them and the auditorium was filled with smoke. Women fainted on the street after danger from panic and flames was passed. Sultan's Brother la Dead. A report'has reached London from Constantinople that Mohammed Rechud, the Saltan’s brother and his presumptive successor, is dead. The report says sou! play is suspected. New Divorce Law. A new Rhode Island law requites two years’ residence before application can be made for a divorce. Paau Law to Curb Osteopathiats. Osteopathlats were given official recognition in Ohio by the passage of an act In the House for a committee to osteopathy and to regulate th« practice of that system of curing human ills. Osteopsthlsts are not t« be permitted to practice surgery or administer drugs. Pension Commiaaioner to Rtcp Oat. Commissioner of Pensions Evans has placed his resignation into the linnds ot the President. It will not take effect before an important position in tbs dqdo •atic service is .found for him. —*■ - - —-v ....

FROM THE F OUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

SETTLER WINS BIG LAND SUIT. Fisherman Defeats Armour Pucking Co. and Greet WeStern Railwaj'. lu a suit for the possession of forty acres of accretion land, lying south of the Missouri river, in Kansas City, Kan., valued at $200,000, S. K. Howe, ah old fisherman, was given a verdict in the District Court at Kansas City against the Annour Packing Company and the Chicago Great Western Railway Company. Many years niro Howe located on an ,isl■and in- the Missouri river, iust opposite the Armour packing plant. In 1894 the Missouri river changed its course and the land, which was originally an islatid, be-"' came a part of the mainland. As an island, the property was practically worthless, but when it became a part of the mainland it adjoined the land of the Armour Packing Company, and its value was great. The accretions become.greater, and the trestle.' over which the Chicago Great 'Western enters Kansas City,' Was built on a part of the new land. In 1895, the Armour Packing Company brought proceedings to; eject 11 owe, who insisted that tho property was his by settler’s right. Tito case was brought originally iu a justice court, taken to the County Court, and finally to the District Court, where Howe was given a decision. The Supremo Court remanded the case back' to the District Court upon a showing- that the original proceedings had not been begun in the proper way. —-ROB-REGISTERED MAIL BAG. Money from Chicago Hank Disappears in Transit to Michigan. Although the postal inspectors have been been workiug on the case for several days, no clew • has been found to the disappearance of a $3,000 money package stolen from the mails while in transit from Milwaukee to Iron' Mountain, Mich. The package was consigned from a Chicago bank to Iron River, Mich. The packet reached Milwaukee in safety and was put in a pouch which could not be opened until Iron Mountain* was reached, the registered marl being redistributed at tlte latter point. The clerks at the Iron Mountain office noticed nothing wrong wit it the pouch, but when it was returned to Milwaukee a slit in the bag showed how the money bad been stolen.FIND lilt IDES AT FOOTBALL. Two Chicago Students Wedded, but Secret Is Kept Four Months. Miss Frances Coleman and Miss Irene 11 owe, of Minneapolis, have kept the secret for four months that their real -names 'are Mrs. DelUert I’, Dumas and. Mrs. John Sessions. Their husbands are Minneapolis men who will graduate this year front the Northwestern Medical College, Chicago, The girls attended the Chicago foot-ball game in November and were-tui tort allied by the youngmenrWho finally proposed marriage. After the ceremony the brides returned home. The families are all satisfied since learning the fact. _____ Expert Finds Huge Fraud. New warrants have beeu issued for the Frank C. Andrews;: vice-presi-dent of the wrecked City Savings Bank of Detroit. £ud Henry 11. Andrews, cashier- -ttf +be btt itk. vnr-crnnplaints signed by F. \V. Ilayes, the expert accountant who is representing the city anil county officials in the investigation of the affairs of the wrecked bunk. Birthday of Cuban Republic. The birthday of a republic has been decided upon at tile White House. President liooscvelt, on behalf of the Unit 'd States, and Setter Estrada Palma, slur President-elect of Cuba, agreed upon May 20 as the date for the inauguration of President—Pa+ma~ and -tbe-'-Gurbafl—re-public? Official orders to that effect have beeu issued. Yield** to United States. General Smith, who is in command of the American forces on the island of Samar. P. 1.. had a three-hour interview with the insurgent general Uuevarra and several officers of his command. It was arranged that the latter, with the entire force, under his command and all their rifles, would surrender April 15.

Postal Company Wins. The Postal Telegraph and Cable Company has won its suit against the Oregon Short Line ltailrojjd -Company for the right of way for a pole and wire line front Butte, Mont., to various points in Montana and through to Ogden. Utah. Men will start to string the wires at oncer Many Artists in Contest. Thirty-seven American artists have entered the competition for the construction of the proposed Orant statue or memorial to be erected in Washington, for which there is an appropriation of $250,000. „ Marry at Height of 3T.1 Feet, Standing on the parapet encircling .the dome of the' capitol at Washington. 375 feet above the level street, Senor Andres Diaz y Pairo of Cuba and Miss Catherine MeConacbie were united in marriage. _ Progress of St. Fuir. Work on the World's Pair at .St. Louis has progressed so far that it is possible for a casual visitor to make out roughly the main features of the picture which is to be painted on the site with buildings, lagoons, trees and avenues. Fire In Kaunas City. Fire iu Kansas City destroyed the building oernpied by the National Paper Box Company, entailing a loss estimated at SIOO,OOO. SSO|IKX) Fire In Ohio Town, j The business section of Bethel, ttj/». was destroyed by fire, including the postoffice. Tie loss is $50,000. Russia to Uuit Manchuria. . The Pekin correspondent of fbe London Times cable* that Paul Loss.tr,-tin* Busman minister to China, and Prince Chiug.

president-.of . the Chinese foreign office, have agreed upon the main conditions ot the Manchurian oon volition ami that the ■early signing of the aificeineiit is ospocted. The evacuation of three provinces is to. be carried out iu three successive periods of six months, REJECTED Si;rroß BECOMES heir. Hud Yont:g Woman Waited She Might Have Wedded Sweetheart. Had .Miss Ilattie Lininieriek, of Topeka, Kiii»., waited twenty-four hours longer before rejecting her lover, C-lar-enee Palmer, because of his poverty, her excuse would not have been valid. On the morning after she wrote .her letter rejecting him he received a letter from an Ohio attorney, telling him that his uncle had died and left him SIO,OOO. Both letters reached him ou the same mail. Palmer hoped that his sweetheart might reconsider her decision after hearing of his good fortune, and went immediately to her home, to find that she had left the State and kept her destination a secret to avoid his continued attention. Before leaving home. Miss Limmerick told lier father and mother that she could not marry .Clarence because he was too poor to support her. KILLS NEIGHBOR'S WIFE. Cincinnati Man’s Deed the Culmination of Row Over Fence. C.' N. Pendleton, a real estate dealer, is iu jail, at Cincinnati on the charge of murder, having shot and killed M is. Ann a Baker. The two lived on adjoining lots in the east end of the city and had quarrels about a division fence. The other morning the quarrel was resumed and Pendleton shot the woman dead. Her husband, a one-armed man, ran to her rescue too late. Pendleton fired three shots at him. and the.il Baker wrent-lied —the revolver from him and would have shut him if there had been anothei load in the weapon. Neighbors held Pendleton until officers took him. VALET JONES WILL GO FREE. Man Whose Testimony Convicted Patrick to Escape Punishment. District Attorney Jerome of New York was asked What he intended to do with Charles F, Jones, valet of Millionaire William Marsh. Rice, who testified that lie killed Rice at Albert T. Patrick’s request. Mr. Jerome replied: ‘'lt is frequently necessary to ullow men manifestly guilty to go free. In this case we never could have got a conviction without Jones' testimony, and in such cases it is often well to grant the witness immunity.” Guilty of Burning Factory. At Reading. Pa., a verdict of guilty was returned against N. 8. Wertheimer of New York, formerly of Reading: Sylvan Priedhtmiec, formerly of Reading,- Pa., now of Newark, N. J., and Daniel Boger of Newark, charged with conspiracy in burning Wertheimer's shirt waist factory on Sept. 15. 1900, with the view of collectmgTOo.uuu insill'iUU-b TlMin lliii'lytwo companies. Cave-in at Pennsylvania Mine. Sixteen dwellings were wrecked at Hamtown, a small mining village near Wilkesbarre. Pa., by a cave-in at the abandoned No. S colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Company. A broken water main is flooding the mine and the cavity is extending. Huge fissures have appppared in the streets of the town and many houses are iu danger.

Damage by Storm in soutli. Vicksburg, Mis*., and section have been the center of unusually heavy precipitation, the heavy rains causing much damage. Railroad tracks and bridges nave been washed away. The - most serious effects will be felt by the fanners, whose freshly plowed lands are badly washed on hillsides and in creek bottoms. Blown His Uctul to Atoms. George W. Carter, age 30 years, a farmer and stock buyer, six miles south of Morristown, I ml., placed a stick of dynamite in his mouth, touched off the fuse and literally blew his head to atoms. Carter had been in ill health for several months. Orders American Meat. Tho British government has mndf a contract with the London branch of a large American packing firm for 220,000 cases of canned beef to bo delivered in London for the Britisli army and for 500,000 pounds of sliced bacon in tin cans for prompt shipment. Veto by Governor Cnmmiiis. Gov. Cummins of lowa lias announced his veto of the Molesberry bill, better known as the “merger measure.” The bill removes the limit of indebtedness per mile that may be contracted by railways running through lowa. To Shut Down Mines. The Massillon Coal Mining Company, the combine which recently obtained control of practically all the Masillon, Ohio, district mines, lias announced that tire of the niiucs are to he shut down. About 700 men are employed in these mines. Senator Piatt Soon to Marry. The report is bei*g circulated in Washington that tho engagement of Senator T. C. Platt and Mrs. William Janeway of that city is to he formally announced shortly;' ~ —; —- • w Convicted by Cubun Court. Havana court sentenced Neely, Rathbone and Reeves to ten years’ imprisonment and a heavy fine for frauds in postil service. ■ . - Murderer la Executed. ' At Fort Saskatchewan. N. W. T., C. B. Bullock of Nebraska was executed for the murder of I.cod Staiuton April 20 last. Mins Stone Kn Route Home. ' Miss Ellen M. Stone, the Anierieau missionary, has started for London. Thence the will sail for America.

NOT SAVED BV REPRIEVE. Murderer Whose Legal Execution Waa Postponed Is Strung Up. ' Charles Francis Woodward, the murderer of Sheriff William C. Ricker, who was sentenced to be hanged at Casper, Wyo., tlie other day, but was granted a reprieve, was lynched by -a mob of 200 men. An organization was formed during the night, and crowds began to gather in the vicinity of the jail early in the evening. About 3 o’clock the mob descended on the'prison and the leaders demanded the keys from the sheriff. lie refused to give them up and the crowd got hammers and beat down the door. Once inside the jail a rope was thrown around Woodward’s neck and he was dragged from (he building, taken a block away and hanged to a tree. Less than half an hour was occupied with the hanging. Woodward attempted to talk to the leaders, but they refused to hear him. An immense crowd saw the lynching. After j the lynching the mob dispersed and the ! majority of those from out of town left for their homes. The crime for which Charles Francis Woodward paid the penalty with his life was committed the erening of Jan. 2 at Woodward's ranch, near Garfield Park, in the Rattlesnake Mountains, seventy-five miles west of Casper, when he shot to death and mutilated the body of Sheriff William 0. Ricker of Natrona County. MISSOURI MINERS STRIKE. Eight. Hundred Men Go Out in District No. 25, A general order has been given by President George Richards of District No. 25, U. M. W. of A., declaring a strike upon tlie Murlin Coal Company mines in Missouri. The walkout affects 800 miners, who left their posts divided in the following counties: Macon, 400; Randolph. 250; U;iy, 200. The cause leading to the suspension was the discharge ot a miner in Randolph County for some minor offense. The executive officers of the union and the management of the coal companies could not agree as to who was at fault.

GAS KILLS FAMILY OF THREE. James Towns, His Wife nud Daughter Perish Side by Side. The bodies of James Towns, his wife and their 11-year-old daughter, .lying on one bed, were found in their home in Chicago. The room was full of gas, which had caused the death of the three. The gas was escaping from a pipe near the bed. A tap or piny had been removed from the pipe, which the police take as certain evidence that the man committed double murder and suicide. Harvard Is Given $450,000. George Smith, adopted son of James Smith, founder of the Smith Academy, and his wife, Persia Smith hr his will filed for probate in St. Louis, left $450,000, the bulk of his-estate, to Harvard University. The money is to be used in building three dormitories, one to be namhis adopted parents. Gen. Delarey Not In It. Reports of the result of the combined movement of British columns against Gen. Delarey have enabled Lord Kitchener to announce the capture of 135 prisoners, three fifteen-pounders, two pompoms nnd quantities of stock, wagons, etc. Gen. Delarey appears to have evaded Lord Kitchener's corilou successfully at the offset. Money King's Auto Amnck. Chauffeur Charles Pda met drove George J Gould'sbig automobile at a wild pace along the SquanknuFroad from Allaire to Lakewood. N. J.. anil caused two rttn-awaynrerrh-nts, in which three persons were injured. It is feared that one of the injured lias sustained a fracture of the skull and may not live. Shakes Earth for Miles. John Duran, a teamster employed by the Hercules Torpedo Company, waa blown to atoms while loading a wagon at the magazine north of Finlay, Ohio. Seventeen hundred quarts of nitroglycerin exploded, making a shock that was felt for forty miles. Site for McKinley Shaft. The Ohio Senate has adopted Wirt’s joint resolution, granting the citizens of Columbus the right to occupy sufficient space near the Higlit street entrance to the capitol grounds to erect the proposed memorial to the late President McKinley. The memorial will cost $20,000. Otis Retires from Service. Gen. Klweli S. Otis, for the lust eighteen months commander of the department of the lakes, has retired from the active work of the army, after nearly forty years of almost continuous service. The successor to Gen. Otis will be Gen. Arthur MacArthur. Pauper Heir to Fortune. Joseph Zane. a pauper, has left the almshouse for Boston to secure bis share in the estate of an uncle, says a Baltimore special. The estate is valued at $500,000. and the former is estimated at SIOO,OOO. Dr. Gray Is Cleared. Dr. Robert 15F Gray of Garden City, Kan., is not legally responsible for the death of his patient. Miss Irma Brown. The jury which tried him for murder in Judge Ball's court in Chicago so decreed when it brought in a verdict of acquittal. Knitter's Son Is Not Coming. Some American papers have, announced that Prince Adalbert would shortly visit the ..United States on the training ship Charlotte. The report is without foundation. Hanna Denies n Rumor. Senator Hamm has written to a Wisconsin matt stating he is iu no sense a candidate for the Presidency and asked his friends to discourage any morement for Jcim.

Congress.

A sharp attack on the oleomargarine bill was made t>y Mr. Money in the Senate on Tuesday. He denounced the mens ure as “unconstitutional, immoral, dis honest and unjust.” He said it was a proposition to tax out of, existence one industry for the benefit of another. Mr. Hansbrough, a majority member £f the committee on agriculture, denied there was any attempt in the measure to destroy the oleomargarine industry. Fortyfour private pension measures were passed, as was the bill to amend the act establishing a code of laws for the District of Columbia. In the House, by a vote of 137 to 127 it was decided to unseat Mr. Rhea of Kentucky, a Democrat, and seat in his place J. McKenzie Moss, who was formerly a Democrat, but who, according to his brief, is in accord with the Republican party on the dominant issues. Consideration of the army appropriation bill was then begun, with the understanding that general debate should continue for ten hours. Mr. Scarborough of South Carolina discussed the Southern election laws nud Mr. Gaines of Tennessee the Philippine situation. —Mr. Hull of lowa, who was in charge of the bill, explained its provisions briefly. . It carried $90,880.934. being $11,025,005 less than the estimates. ~~ - •. .'■ __ Continuation of the debate on the oleomargarine bill occupied Wednesday’s session of the Senate. Messrs. Dolliver. Hansbrough, Iloar and Lodge spoke in support of the measure and Mr. Stewart against it. A brief executive session preceded adjournment. In the House general debate on the military appropriation bill was concluded during tlie day and consideration of the bill under the five-minute rule began. During the debate Mr. Burleson (Texas) renewed his attaek on Secretary Hay on account of the allegations regarding the Boer relief funds subscribed in Illinois. Sir. Hitt (Ill.), chairman, of the foreign affairs committee,, replied briefly, tiie beginning_of the session the Burleson resolution calling on the President for iuformit-tnm-~Tehrttre--te—the--application—of. eral Sides to go to the Philippines was adopted without debate. In the Senate on Thursday Mr.-Harris and Sir. Quarles spoke at length on the oleomargarine bill. Sir. Harris supported the measure, but urged the adoption of an amendment placing a tax of 10 cents a pound on adulterated butter and regulating the jnanufacture and sale of renovated butter. Mr. Quarles vigorously denounced tlie oleomargarine industry, as at present conducted, as a fraud, and insisted that in the interest not only of the 5.000,000 of dairymen, but also in the interest of the whole American people, the pending bill ought to be enacted into law. A message from the President recommending that provisiou he made for _ d iulomatie and con solar representstTves in Cuba and~nnnoiiiiciug“ formally that the island would be turned over to the Cuban government on the 20th of Slay next was read and referred to the committee ou foreign relations* Taking advantage of the latitude of debate afforded by the Senate rules. Sir. Patterson sharply criticised the methods by which General Funstqn captured Aguinaldo and sought to show that General Funston's statement that lie had not violated the articles of civilized warfare was not- accurate. Adjournment unti 1 Monday followed an executive session. In the House most of the day was devoted to discussion of charges of bribery in connection with the treaty for the pt£f=“ chase .of the Danish West I udies. After j the appointment of~a^committee of inI vestigntion the army appropriation bill was taken up and passed without material amendment. A rule was adopted to make the bill to retire officers of the revenue cutter service-a-eoiitinuing order until disposed of, tlie order not to interfere with appropriation of revenue bills or conference reports. The President’s message' oil the relinquishment of the control of Cuba was laid before the i House just before adjournment. Most of the day was occupied by the House Friday in discussion of the President’s policy of vetoing bills to remove the charge of desertion from the records of soldiers. The subject came up with private pension bills, 210 of which were passed. By unanimous consent a bill was passed to confer jurisdiction upon the court of claims to adjudicate the claims for duties collected on goods going into Porto Rico between April 11, 1899, and May 1, 1900. The bill provides that the claims found due shall bear interest at G per cent. The refund of these duties Is made necessary by the decision of the Supreme Court. Mr. Cannon, from the ! committee ou appropriations, reported the sundry civil appropriation bill, and gave notice that he would call it up ou Monday. Most of Saturday in the House was de< voted to the bill increasing the efficiency of the revenue cutter service, but considerai tion of it was completed. The opening I argument was made by Mr. Sherman <N, Y.). Speeches wore made iu its favor by Messrs. Minor (Wis.) and 11. C. Smith (Mich.), and against it by Messrs. Richardson (Ala.), Little (Ark.), Cochran (Mo.) and Mann (111.). The general debate was limited to eight hours. The Ohinese exclusion act was made a speI clal order after the disposal of the rev- ' enue cutter bill. The Miles correspondence called by llie Burleson resolution was laid before the House ut the opening of the session.

Washington Notes.

Chicago may be selected ns location for new naval training station. Gen. \oung has been appointed president" of the new army war college. President vetoed bill to remove ehnrg of desertion from r roOord of John Glass. Friends of Senator Spooner of Wisconsin have prevailed upon him to stand for re-election. War horrors will be lessened by the provision of The Hague treaty, just ratified by the Senate. Senator Hoar recently made a vigorous speech opposing proposition for election of Senators by direct vote Of the people. The President is said to have refused to send Gen. Miles to the Philippines because it would be unjust to otlicers there. Postoffice Department stopped fraudulent scheme of swindler who advertised way to open cash registers without keys.

COMMETCIAL AND FINANCIAL

I “Evidences of further improvement are numerous. Labor controversies are

Net York.

less threatening, many settlements having been effected, while others are momentarily anticipated; wages have been advanced, not only through strikes, but in some cases voluntarily; traffic congestion has subsided until it is possible to deliver goods according to specifications; aslde froui some idle footwear shops, the leading lines of manufacture are very tully engaged, while jobbing trade is .fit exceptional magnitude. Retail dealings are also very large, the Easter stimulus being felt in all lines of wearing apparel. With domestic demand so vigorous, it is especially encouraging to notice a gain for the last week in foreign trade at the principal ports.” Thus declares R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade, and adds:

““Pressure for iron and steel has not dlminished there perceptibly) yet the impression is growing that after July 1 the situation will become approximately normal, and it will be possible to secure deliveries with some degree of promptness. This is the more probable, as there has been a further stiffening of quotations and additional importations, which would have been much larger but for the advance in foreign markets. “For some time to come it is probable that foreign commerce exhibits as to this industry will be less satisfactory, but U is worthy of note that imports_are mainly of pig iron, billets and sheets, while the exports of many lines of expensive machinery and other finished products are fully sustained. Large contracts are constantly under consideration for structural material on domestic account, including railway bridges, viaducts, carshops and office buildings. In this respect the domestic consumption this year will far surpass all records. Open weather has brought out a heavy tonnage of merchant pipe. —— : ——~ ' " ' -

Wheat sold to a new low point during the week. Rain over the Southwest in-

Chicago.

creased the favorable outlook for winter wheat and liquidation, which had been temporarily checked, again became general. Not everything was bearish. There were some statistical changes and a number of minor it’epis that ordinarily would have had steadying effect, hut whatever favorable sentiment arose from continued light receipts at all primary points from decreasing visible supplies and from the fact that wheat has declined 13 cents from the extremely high point of the crop, was more than offset by the good reports of the growing crop. This is the time of year when severe declines in wheat Tnnst- -to —lie expected. With the winter wheat growing nicely and spring wheat seeding about to begin, the outlook at this time i 3 certainly very favorable for a heavy wheat crop this year. The grain traders are quick to anticipate. They arc now discounting the favorable prospect. At such times sentiment changes about more quickly than ordinarily, and the natural instability ol the market is intensified. Spring jobbing trade continues active. A less pressing demand is noted for dry goods, and there is-a- subsidence-of the rush to have orders tilled in some linos, yet new business is large. Wool is firmer, and cotton prices are stationary. The -hnlldipg activity increases the strength -'4w- h H nhnr '' Flour domnmK improved and more busiuess was done for foreign act count. The agricultural implement manufacturers arc an important clement in the iron market at this time. Nearly, 200,000 tons of steel liars have been, taken by them within a short period, and the fact that in some instances enough was bought to cover requirements for fifteen months, is a striking illustration of their faith in the continuance of good business wet) into 19v’..

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to SG.GS; hogs, shipping grades, $4.25 to $6.92; sheep fair to choice, $3.00 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 79c to 80c; corn, No. 2,57 cto 58c; oats. No. 2,41 c to 42c; rye. No. 2. 55c to 50c; hay, timothy, $9.00 to $14.50; prairie, $5.50 to $12.00; butter, choice creamery, 24c to 2Ge; eggs, fresh, 12c to 14c; potatoes, 75c to 84c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $0.75; hogs, choice light. $4.00 to SG.4O, sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2. 75c to 70c; corn, No. 2 white, G2e to G3e; oats, No. 2 white 4t>C“-to4Gc; . St. Louis—Cattle, $4.50 to $0.75; hogs, $3.00 to $6.50; sheep, $2.50 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2. 70e to 77c; Corn, No. 2, 57c to 58c; oats. No. 2,42 cto 43c; rye, No. 2,5 Ge to 57c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.00 to $0.15; hogs, $3.00 to $0.75: sheep. $2.25- to $5.50; wheat, No. 2,79 cto 80c; coftt. No. 2 mixed, 62c to G3e: oats, No. 2 mixed, 45c to 40c; rye. No. 2, G2c to 030.

Detroit—Cattle. $2.50 to $5.50; hogs, $3.00 to $0.23; sheep. $2.50 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2,78 cto 7'Jc; corn. No. 8 yellow, 58c to 59c; oafy No. 2 white, 45c to 40c;, rye, 59c to Cue. Toledo*-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 7Cc to 7So; corn. No. 2 mixed, 57e to 58c; oats No. 2 mixed, 4lc to 42c; rye. No. 2, Olu to 02c; .clover aecd, prime, $5.37. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 northern, 72c to 73c; corn, No. 3, 500 to 57c; oats, No. 2 white. 43c to 44c; rye. No. 1,58 c to 39c; barley, No. 2, OQc to 00c; pork, mess, $15.05. Buffalo - Cattle, choice shipping steers, $3.00 to $0.40; hogs, fair to prime, $3.00 to $0.90; sheep, fair to choice, $2.30 to $3.05; lambs, common to choice. $3.73 to $0.70. New York $3.75 to $0.75; hogs. $3.00 to $0.23; sheep. $2.50 to $3.30; wheat. No. 2 red, 83c td 84c; corn. No. 2. 05c to 00c; oats. No. 2 white. 49c to 50c; butter, creamery, 25c to J*7c; eggs, western, 13c to 13c. The failure Is announced of Lord Frauds Hope. The petitioning credilor'a claim was £4,000. «l