Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1903 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, Bp&&--Vv' -r] ; ■ . .. ■ QEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENBSELAER, - • INDIANA.

TO TEACH FILIPINOS

THE COMMISSION APPROPRIATES 872,000 FOR EDUCATION. One Hundred Yontlg Student* Will Be Brought to United State* for Four Year*’ Study—We*tern Flood* Cause Deaths. The Philippine commission has appropriated $72,000 to carry out and put into operation the provisions of the education act. This provides that in the various provinces of the Philippines 100 of the best qualified public school students between the ages of 1(5 and 21 who obtain at least 75 per cent on each subject In the special annual examination to be held in each school district shall finish their education in the United States. The competition, Which is limited to natives, requires that they shall take an oath of allegiance to the United States and sign an agreement with the approval their parents to study faithfully and conform to the regulations for four years or any other period of time that may be prescribed. Furthermore, it is provided that on returning to the Philippines they will take : jt- civil service examination in an elective branch. If they" are certified within a year they must promise to accept an appointment for a (Veriod equal to the time of their study in the United States. The act authorizes the Governor to select twenty-five students under 25 years of age for special instruction, in addition to the first 100, in 1!K)4. It is estimated that it will cost about SSOO per year for each student who is aent to America. BIX LIVES ARK LOST IN FLOODS. Fatalities Attend the Rnsh of High Water in the West. Aside from heavy property damage due to the western floods, ;iix deaths have been reported, two in Omaha and four in lowa. Fort Crook City, seven miles south of Omaha, is under -water, only five houses remaining on dry ground. Fifty families are being cared for in tents on the hillsides. All the lower portion of Council Bluffs, lown.is inundated, and rowboats are being used for transpmratttstr. The imgffrifcMa TtfKw Platte valley, the most extensive in tlleState, are under water, and it is feared the crop is_xuiued..- Princeton and Spiekard.TJo.. report the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. Portions of both towns nre flooded. In Topeka, Kan., street car ser.▼ice has been abandoned on some lines. BASE HALL SCORES. Standing of the Club* in Big Leas** Game*. The clubs in the Rational League nre standing thus: W. L. W. L. rittsburg ...76 37 Brooklyn ... .54 55 New Y0rk...07 46Boston 46 61 Chicago .....06 40St. Louis 38 77 Cincinnati ...60 50Philadelphia. .33 68 Following is the standing of the clubs hi the American League: W. L. W. L. Boston 71 39 New York. ...53 52 Cleveland .. .C 3 48 Chicago 5161 Fhiladelphia..6o 51 St. Louis 50 59 Detroit 55 54 Washington.. .35 74 SHIPS AND UOUSKB DESTROYED. Hnrricane in the Caymans Was Very Disastrous. Advices from Grand Cayman, British West Indies, states that a hurricane which passed over that island destroyed 100 houses and twenty-seven vessels. The British three-mn>te<l schooner Governor Blake, which it was feared was lost, arrived safely after encountering the hurricane. The schooner Bentley, the crew of which was drowned with the exception of the first mate, is reported to have been saved by the sehoonef Sea Gull. At Little Cayman loss of lift? is reported, besides great property damage.

Murderous Kobbcra In Chicaco. Two mon were killed and two more wounded in a raid made by masked robbers at the City Railway Company's car barns at Gist and State streets, Chicago, the murderers securing $2,000. A cold-blooded-cyiiuma] shot down men one after the other with deadly certainty and showed familiarity with the surroundings. Death for Caleb Powers. „ Caleb Powers was sentenced to death on his third trial for complicity In the assassination of William Goebel, Gov-ernor-elect of Kentucky. On two previous trials he had been sentenced to life Imprisonment nud has served three years. Live Stock at Principal Markets. Receipts of live stock this year to the end of July at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha. St. I.ouis and St. Joseph. Mo., the principal markets, amounted to 17,734,847 head. American Grain Is Hit. Grain importers of Europe will hold an international conference to consider an agreement against buying the American product on certificates which are issued by the American inspector*. Destructive Hurra in the East. A gale swept a long stretch of the Atlantic coast, causing much damage to (hipping and imperiling many lives. “Francis Grover” Hi* Kame. The boy recently born to Mr. ami Mrs. Grover Cleveland haa beeu christened Fraud* Grover Cleveland. Throw* l(erself Into Lake. Mrs. Alexander Winton. wife of the president of the Wiuton Automobile Company, committed suicide hy throwing herself iuto the lake at Cleveland. Mis. Winton bad been in 111 health fur sever(l Die Beternln* from Part*. While a party of young people were driving home /rant a social gathering w-eii erg teen .borough, north of Alle-’-v**h*t thalr vehicle was precipitat- " *“> high embankment into Girtya *«ree were drowned.

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

GIVES BULLION TO RELATIVES. Chicago Millionaire Dlatributes Fortune tn Heir* Before Death. “After having the fun of making the money, now I want to let my relatives have advantage of it before it is too late. I want to see how they will act. Besides by giving the money now I will avoid inheritance fees and any fight over my fortune aftqr my death.” Stephen B. Uoath, the eccentric and aged Chicago Stock Y’ards millionaire, who the other day divided SI.OOO, > bOO among his poor kin, is reported as having spoken thus when asked the motive for his gift. Mr. Roath is in Norwich, Conn., among hla relatives who are profiting from his generosity. The settlements Mr. Uoath has made in his scheme of giving $1,000,000 to his relatives are as follows: Louis P. Roath of Norwich, his brother, $250,000; Mrs. Elizabeth Randall, his sister, $250,000; Edwin A. Roath, nephew, $250,000; children of Mrs. Henry L. Parker, deceased sister, each $50,000 ns follows: Mrs. Harry 11. Walker, Brooklyn; Gerard L. Parker. Cincinnati; Mrs. H. B. Norton, Mrs. Martin E. Jensen and Harry F. Parker of Norwich. Mr. Roath, who made his fortune at the Chicago Union Stock Yards, has occupied one room at the Transit House for thir-ty-eight year.*, and many stories are in circulation there regarding his eccentricities. FIGHT FOR $50,003 IN A SAFE. Court* Take Hand in Case of Missouri Foot Race Suspects. The federal authorities intercepted at Joplin, Mo., a steel safe, said to contain $50,000 in gold, in transit from Kansas City to Neosho, Mo., and consigned to George It. Clay of that city. The package was shipped by Robert Boatright, said to be leader of the “fake” foot races, who is alleged to have pocketed half a million by bis operations in Missouri and other States. A bitter tight is berns waged -for of Jtho .safe, .Attorney Clay having taken legal steps ta secure its possession, while 11. W. Cuwyv attorney for the foot race victims, is also trying to-get the properly. Boatright, who is under bonds iu other States to the extent of $40,000, is spending the auumier at some northern lakes. BIG FALL OF TOADS IN UTAH. Million* of Them Dropped from Cloud* Dnring Thunderstorm. The other night an unusuai thunderstorm swept over the northern part of Weber County, Utuh. A tremendous rainfall was accompanied by a great fall of toads. Tn The - morning people going Into Ogden encountered an army of hoppers. There were millions of them, from an inch to an inch and a half long. They were so deep on the highway that they clogged the wheels of vehicles, and it was with difficulty that teams could get through. Nothing like it was ever seen or known iu that section. The theory is advanced that the storm was the end of a distant cloudburst, but where the cloud picked up the toads is a mystery. ... aas Mother Slay* Her Babes. Two' children were killed by inhaling Illuminating gas in Philadelphia. They were Clara and Bertha Roder. Their mother and two other children are iu a dangerous condition. Mrs. Roder said •he had attempted to murder her children and commit suicide. The woman gave as a reason that her husband was without money and that the family, without food, had been forced to vacate the home.

Ilrynn Lead* Nebraska Dcimcrata. The Democratic State convention in Nebraska reaffirmed the Kansas City platform. William J. Bryan was the dominating spirit of the convention. Judge John J. Sullivan was nominated for Supreme Judge, and the Populist candidates, W. O. Jones and E. O. Weber,.were indorsed for regents of the State University. Homes Arc Under Water. A cloudburst early this morning caused the Big Blue River to rise sixteen feet within a few hours, sending a great flood of wafer down the bottoms along that stream. Many inhabitants in the lowlands south of Marysville, Kan., were driven from their homes and heavy dam•go to property was done. One death by drowning is reported. Send Committee to Mitchell. The Southwestern Coal Operators' Association appointed a committee to confer with" President John Mitchell and ask him to use his-influence to have the difficulties in Missouri settled by arbitration. If this is not done it is believed that every mine in the State will be tied up. Muat Take Oath of Allegiance. A stir has been created in the govern-, ment printing office in Washington by an order to all heads of departments, which will be exteuded to ail employes, that the oath of allegiance to the United States must be taken. \ Teleixreph Crones Alaska. ‘ The last link connecting Seattle with St. Michael's by telegraph is complete. Messages aye now forwarded to*Nome by mail. Thi4 marks the completion of the American government’* great Alaskan land system. w Bustle Heroine Perishes. Mrs. I.ucy Van llerekes, who recently lost her bustle, containing $7,300. near St. Paul. Minn., was found dead at her borne near Stmwnee, Kan. Secreted about the bouse $1,575 iu gold was diacovertd. Heavy and Widespread Kainfatl. I-os* of life and much damage to crops and railway property resulted from an unusually heavy rainfall in lowa. Kansas and Nebraska. Seven inches of rain fell In twenty-four hours in Omaha. The storm belt extended to the Atlantic coast. Magelaaen Not Killed. It transpires that the report that Vice Consul Magelsaen was kiHfd iu Syria is incorrect. An unknown persou fired at

him, and the bullets parsed close to the vice consul but did not touch him. The error in stnting that Vice Consul Magelssen had been killed arose from a mistake in a cipher telegram. Our warships have npt been recalled, however. The attack on Mr, Magelsseuifi regarded as an incident which points to the necessity of a demonstration which will have the effect of insuring the .protection of Americans iu the Turkish Empire. BOY BAVUD FROM SHIP. New York Port Official* Halt French Bark Mureclial. The American boy who tried to escape from the French bark Marechal de Gontant, alleging that he had been “shanghaied,” was taken from the vessel by Collector of the Port Stranahan of New York,,, who had gone out to sea on the revenue .cutter Gresham, y he rescue was made after an all-night search at sea, about four miles east of the Sandy Hook lightship. The boy is named -Hugh Thompson, is 16 years old, and is the son of a sailor who ships on a coastwise vessel which plies between Bangor, Me., and points Bouth. After he bad been taken in charge by the revenue officers young Thompson said he had not been forcibly taken tq-the boat, but bad gone with the consent of his father. He said, however, that he thought he was to ship on a coaster, and when he found that the Marechal de Gontaut was bound for Yokohama and that he would be absent for many months, he wanted to return to his home. The government officials declare that Captain Denhlere of the Frenchman made a statement that he had paid $36 to a boarding house runner for the services of the boy. PEONAGE TRIALS EMBITTER. Race Hatred in Alabama la Fostered by Push inn Case*. Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States Court in Montgomery, Ala., receive*] a petition signed by several hundred negroes of‘Coosa and Tallapoosa counties asking him to suspend the sentence and Burancos Cosby, who pleaded guilty to holding negroes in a condition of peonage. The petition stated that these cases have, caused a bitter feeling between the two races. The petitioners believe that the-peonage system is broken up and further say that the Cosbys were good citizens of the community. It is indicated that there will be several mass meetings held before long iu the interest of harmony. BLOWN OUT OF ENGINE CAB. Engineer, Fireman and Brakeman Meet with Unusual Accident. While ascending a heavy grade about two miles west of Girard, l*a., the crown sheet of a Lake Shore Railroad on a west-bound freight train, blew out, fatally scalding Engineer Charles Albright of Buffalo and Fireman J. W. Burns of Ashtabula, Ohio, and terribly burning Brakeman Ralph Clayy of Colliuwood, Ohio. All three are Bingle. The men were blown clear out of the locomotive cab. The train continued to riin and the rest of the crew knew nothing of the accident until they saw from the caboose windows the bodies of their fellow employes near the tracks. ,

Mission to Kill Trusts. Sam Cohn, who says he is from Spokane, confessed that he blew up the Northern Pacific bridge at Livingston, Mont., last month. When arrested near Arlee he was trying to buy dynamite. Cohn says it is his mission to correct certain evils and destroy railroads, which, he says, are trusts. Robbed by Masked Men. An electric car was held up at the west end of Adams street, Los Angeiep, Gal., by two masked highwaymen and the motormun and conductor were robbed of their watches and money. One of the robbers ke.pt the car men covered with a revolver while the other searched them, securing sl4 ami two watches. Insane Scared br Fire. An early morning fire damaged the power house at the city poor farm, Marf.halsen. Pa., to the extent of SIO,OOO. The flames for a time threatened the buildings occupied by the male and female insane, and the inmates became greatly excited, but they were soon pacified by the attendants. Ide to Succeed Gen. Wright. President Rooevelt announced that Henry C. Ide, at present member of the Philippine Commission, would be designated as viee governor of the Philippines in succession to Gen. Luke E. Wright when the latter assumes the office of governor general. Desert a “Hoodooed" Mins. Because of continued disasters resulting in loss_ of life 100 men' have quit work iu the Treadwell mine, on Douglas Island, Alaska. The men do not make any charge of mismanagement or unsafe condition of the mine. They rather inti-, mate that the property is. “hoodooed.” Give Up Hope for Steamer. The French steamer Amiral Gueydon, 3,018 tons, which sailed from Marseilles July 15 for Colombo, has not since been reported and has been given up for lost. There were fifty-screu persons on board the vesseL Tom L. Johnson Nominated. Mayor Tom L. Johnson was nominated for Governor by Ohio Democratic convention at Columbus; Bryan wing assured control by capturing State committee members; John H. Clarke indorsed for Senate r. Wisconsin Central Fold. It is re|»ortfd in railroad circles that an agreement under which the Grand Trnnk acquire* control of the Wisconsin Central has been signed. No particulars of the deal are obtainable.

SIX BANDITS RAID TOWN. * Heavily Armed Band Descend* on Me* Farland, Kan., and Sacks Station. At 1 o'clock the other night six masked men, heavily armed, appeared at the Rock Island station iu McFarland, Kan., and started to enter through the office door. Conductor Monnehan of a freight train, which had jrtst pulled in, and Night Baggageman Charles Toler saw them and hurriedly attempted to block the door, but the robbers forced an entrance and after taking their money and watches, beat the railroad men into insensibility. The bandits then rifled the station of its contents and, going hurriedly to the eating house, .held up and took all the valuables from half a dozen men on the platform employed at the 'roundhouse and a part of the train crew. Passengers at the lunch counter scurried upstair* apd blocked the entrance effectively. The bandits then looted the eating house cash register and sideboard, doing their work after the fashion of veterans. Then, apparently ns a joke, they marched and carried six of the Rock Island employes, includiug tile night hostler and Baggageman Toler* to a refrigerator car and placed them in; and then disappeared in an easterly direction. During the thirty minutes of their presence not a shot was fired and only Monnehan and Toler were injured. RUNAWAY AUTO KILLS WOMAN. Others Are Badly Injured in nn Accident Near Cleveland* Ohiv. While climbing a hill toward Little Mountain, a summer resort twenty-five miles east of Cleveland, an automobile containing four people suddenly became unmanageable and started backward down the hill. At the bottom it was upset and the four people thrown out. When picked up it was found that Mrs. W. H. Kirkpatrick of Cleveland was dead, and the three other occupants seriously injured. The other three occupants were W. 11. KifkiShtrlcK, his mother, 70 years of age, aud a man named Cavanaugh. The elder Mrs. KirkpatriclTwas the more seriously injured, .hut it is thought she will recover. The other two, while seriously, were not dangerously injured. GIRLS FORCE %ToUE STRIKE. B. H. Kroser’s Employes in Hamilton, 0., Want Handsome Manager Back. Because Frederick Jansen, the handsome young bachelor manager of the B. 11. Kroger chain of groceries in Hamilton, Ohio, had been summarily deposed there was “nothing doing” in any of the Kroger stores the other day. The girl cashiers and clerks took up the cudgel iu.behalf of their young chief and notified the new manager that they would not work for him. They prevailed on the men clerks and even the drivers to quit, and though the doors were kept open the stores were without employes. The girls say that they will stand by Jansen and will not return unless he is Jansen is a brother-in-law of B. H. Kroger, the millionaire owner of a big string of stores in Ohio.

Labor Tronble at Ft. Joseph, Mo. With the inauguration at. St. Joseph, Mo„ of a strike by the carpenters and plumbers general business is seriously affected anil all building operations are at a standstill. For weeks trouble has been brewing between the Employers’ Association on the one hand and the Building Trades Council on the other. Fully 5,000 workmen are affected by the strike. Discard the Kras.Rifle. The announcement is made in Chattanooga by a member of the special board apjK)inted hy the ordnance department to make rifle tests at Buffalo that the United States government has adopted the improved Springfield rifle and will discard the Ivrag. The w'eapon adopted will be seven pounds in weight, while the Ivrag, now in use, weighs nine. Child Found Buried Alive. Claus Christenson of Callaway, Neb., aged 12 years, was killed by being buried alive. The boy was hunting for gophers, accompanied by his dog. Searching p4r~ tics discovered his dog sitting near the dirt walls of a canyon. ,An investigation disclosed the boy’s feet protruding from a mass of earth which had fallen on him. Aim at Bulgarians’ Extinction. According to a Sofia telegram the Turkish repressive measures iu Macedonia have reached the utmost limits of barbarism and it is evident that it is the intention to aecomplirb by degrees the total extirpation of the Bulgarian population. Explosion at Carthage, Mo, An explosion at the works of the Independent Tower Company, four mile* southwest of Carthage, Mo., on Center creek, wrecked the mixing room, killing three persona and injuriug three others, one fatally. Killed bj Cave-In. Two miners were iustantly killed and six others are idle as the result of one of the heaviest cave-ins that ever occurred in the anthracite mines, in the No. 5 mine of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company- at Wilkcsbsrre, Pa. Great Defalcation Charged. Howard T. Goodwin, who committed suicide in Philadelphia, Pa., last December, Is accused by Caasett St Co., brokers for whom he was manager, with stealing $1,000,00(b worth of securities. Bomb Under lurk tab Train. An express train between Budapest and Constantinople was blown up by a dynamite bomb and reven persona killed and fifteen injured. Revolutionists nr? accused. Three Bulgarian Villa ires Attacked. Three Bulgarian villages near Tchcrkfskoi. vilayet of Adrianopie, are reported to have been attacked by Circassians and their inhabitants massacred.

THUGS SLAY AND ROB.

MASKED ROBBERS KILL CHICAGO STREET CAR MEN. Shot Down in Cold Blood and $2,000 in Cash Taken—Criminals Show an Intimate Knowledge of Theip Surrounding*. £,' • Masked hold-up men stormed the office of the Chicago City Railway Company at Sixty-first and State streets ea'My Sunday morning, shot two men to death, seriously wounded a third and a fourth a slight wound. Having thus rendered harmless the office employes, the robbers snatched up $2,000 in greenbacks, which were lying on the counter, and decamped. About $1,500 in silver inclqged in small bags was left by the thieves, who did their work calmly, carefully and with' a show of absolutely correct knowledge of the situation. The deadly fusillade and the quick purloining of the cash occupied altogether about three minutes |ime. The thieves, said to have"been three in number, ran from the office on completing their work and leaped out of an open window into a vacant lot just south of the building. They scrambled through tall weeds and, protected by darkness, arc supposed to have worked their . way south. It was just 3 o’clock when flhe first incident of the tragedy took place. In the office where the'receipts of the State street, 61st street, 63d street and other lines of the Chicago City Railway Company are turned in by conductors and fieoounted for. Frank Stewart, Henry Biehl and William B. J'Jdmond were at work. In an outer room John B. .TohnfOn, an “extra” motormau, lay asleep on a bench, awaiting an early run. At other points scattered about the big barn forty men were at work or'asleep. The big structure was in semi-darkness, with the exception of the little office, where brilliant illumination was necessary to count the money and make up the books. Suddenly there was a slight crash, occasioned by a breaking window pane. Through the aperture and beneath a heavy wire grating that served as a protection to the windo wthe stumpy black muzzle of a Colt magazine revolver was thrust. A mere moment had elapsed—period barely sufficient for the startled occupants of the office to realize what was happening—and the room was being swept by a hail of bullets. The hand that operated the trigger and the eye that guided the fusillade were invisible in the outer darkness, while those within the ottice loomed up conspicuous targets in the bright light. , At, tile Jirst-. tihot-Sitewaxt—fell with n fatal bullet plowing through his abdomen. Biehl, who was standing beside him, dropped to the floor behind a table and crept to a wardrobe that afforded a lading place. Edmond was at work within the cashier's cage and had scarcely time to look up when the shower of bullets was directed toward him. One pierced his thigh and he fell iu agony. Abandoning their ambuscade at the window, the robbers rushed into the bam and on to the entrance to the room where their victims lay. —’ There they encountered Johnson, who had been startled from his sleep by the fusillade anil, rubbing his eyes, -was running out in alarm. Without a word, a shot was directed at him and he fell dead. Within the blood-stained shambles where the robbers had directed their volley Edmond had crawled across the floor of his cage to sound the burglar alarm. He reached the mechanism too' late. A blow from a sledge hammer, directed by one of the robber* in an effort to force an entrance to the room, had severed tihe operating wires. The wounded man then reaclftd for his revolver to protect the bundles of paper money lying on the desk above his head. As he looked up at the gaite he saw one of the robbers confronting him and covering him with a big revolver. “Drop that,”- commanded the fellow and Edmond obeyed. The fellow then ordered the survivors to get out. Ed-, lnoml'was the only one to make response. He declared weakly that he was unable to move. After making him turn over, with his face to the floor, the hold-up men swept up the money from the desk and departed, making their exit through a room at the south end of the office, from which a window opened on to a vacant lot to the nontli of the building. All the paper money was taken and divided, the members of the band filling their pockets with the plunder. A large bag of coin lying close nt hand was spurned liy the fellows.

Lou Dillon, haring trotted a mile in two minutes, has deposed Kin* Cresceus, and now wears the crown.

All Around the Globe.

John Haley, 20, police character. St. Louis, waa fatally shot by a patrolman. l'rof. G. F| Woida has rndgued his position in the chemistry department at the Kansas Agricultural College to ac-' cept the chair of chemistry at Ilipon College, ftipoo. W is. As the result of being suffocated in a pile of wheat at the elevator in Garber, O. T., the 11-year-old son of Joseph Van llyek is dead. The boy fell into the wheat damp and was sucked* under heed first. *

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

“Business Is well maintained aside from the quieting influence of the vaca-

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tion season, which somewhat restricts trade and retards collections. Making due allowance for the period, there is no cause for complaint. The adverse factors that have been operating against prosperity in recent preceding weeks are no longer as potent, normal influences gradually prevailing. Labor controversies still eyist, curtailing the output of a few products and the consumption of all the necessary things of life,” according to R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade. Continuing, the report says: Crops are not going to market as freely as usual, although the agricultural outlook is distinctly favorable. In spite of several obvious reasons for expecting a check to freight traffic, earnings of railways thus far in August show an average gain of 9.6 per cent over last year and 18.2 per cent over 11)01. Complaint is beginning to be heard regarding the inadequate facilities of the railways, and it now appears that inconvenience and lo.s must again be experienced, notwithstanding the extensive improvements. Sensational stories of the large number of buyeiu now at this center and the fabulous sums that they spend cannot be accepted as" statistically accurate, but it is probable that an increase over all previous years is actually occurring despite the demoralization in cotton goods caused by speculation in the raw material. Although production of coke at Connellsville has been moderately enrtailed, supplies accumulate anil prices are depressed. A fairly liberal tonnage of iron has been placed during the past week, providing abundant demand for all the pig that is being made. More large contracts for iron and steel have been placed by a prominent manufacturer of agricultural machinery, and as much of this business lias been held back entirely on account of prices, it is believed that no further concessions nre to be expecteil. In view of- the very' satisfactory jobbing trade that is repotted iu dry goods, it is surprising that no reflection of the activity is seen in the primary market. Makers of cotton goods find no business offering except such.-small orders for immediate requirements as emanate from urgent dealers. Moderate orders for 'light-weight woolens and worsteds have been placed._fac—sprlng deMvery. Heavy shipments of shoes from Boston make striking comparisons with preceding years, and the volume of new business promises to maintain a heavy movement, but it is noteworthy that there is a tendency to operate moderately and frequently this year, rather than to buy seldom and largely as in other seasons. Somewhat easier prices for the great food staples testify to brighter crop prospects. - Fallures this—week numbered 238 in the United States, against 207 last year, and 8 in Canada, compared with 30 a year ago. Bradstreet’a Trade Review. Weather and crop conditions are still' 'the keynote to fall trade. In the Northwest and South buyers are taking hold energetically, and reports as a whole are as good or better than a year ago. Wheat (including Hour) exports for the week ending Aug. 20 aggregate 3,372,789 bushels, against 3,413,191 last week. 5,954.759 this week last vear, 6,C0G,980 in 1901 and 2,695,163 in 1900. For seven weeks of the cereal year they aggregate 21.833,233 bushels, against 31.339,769 in 1902. 4*.153,895 in 1901 and 20,077,606 in 1900. Corn exports for the week aggregate 509,495 bushels, against 707,387 last week, 51,649 a year ngo, 524,883 in 1901 and 3,493,375 in 1900. For seven weeks of the present cereal year they aggregate 7,453.975 bushels, against 639.509 in 1902. 8,257,103 in 1901 and 24,760,195 in 1900.

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, shipping grades, $4.50 to $5.75; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 80c to 81c; corn. No. 2,50 cto 51c; oats. No. 2,32 c to 34c; rye. No. 2,51 cto 52c; hay. timothy. $8.50 to $13.00; prairie, SO.OO to $9.50; butter, choice creamery, 17c to 19c; eggs, fresh, 13c to 16c; potatoes, new, 60c to 66c per bushel. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $6.05; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.10; wheat, No. 2, 7i)c to 80c; corn. No. 2 white, 51c to 52c; oats, No. 2 white, 84c to 36c. St. Louis — Cattle, $4.50 to $5.65; bogs, $4.50 to SO.QO; sheep, $3.00 to $3.30j wheat. No. 2,81 cto 82c; Corn. No. 2, 45c to 46c; oats. No. 2,33 cto 34c; rye, No. 2, 56 cto 57c. Cincinnati —Cattle. $4.25 to $5.00; hogs, $4.00 to $5.00; Mheep, $2.75 to $3.00; wheat. No. 2,82 cto 83c; com, No. 2 mixed, 52c to 53c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 33c to 34c: rye, No. 2, 57 cto 58c. Detroit—Cattle. $3.30 to $5.00; hogs, $4.00 to $5.73; sheep, $2.50 to $3.£5; wheat. No. $2, 81c to 83c; corn. No. 3 yellow, 54c to 55c; oat*, No. 3 white, 84c to 36c; rye. No. 2,53 cto 54c. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 northern, 84c to 86C; coni. No. 3. 52c to 53c; oats. No. 2 white, 36c to 37c; rye. No. 1, 53o'' to 54c; barley, No. 2,59 ctd 60c; pork, mess. $12.50. ,t>ledo—Wheat. No. 2 mixed, 81c to 83c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 53c to 55c; oats. No. 2 mixed. 34c to 36c; rye. No. 2,52 s to 54c; clover seed, prime, $5.05. Buffalo—Cattle, choice shipping steer*, $4.50 to $5.40; hogs, fair to prime, $4.00 to $6.00; sheep, fair to choice. $3.25 to $4.00; lambs, common to choice, $4.00 to $6.00. New York— Cattle. $4.00 to $0.50; l»ga, $4.00 to $6.00; sheep, $3.00 to $8.75; wheat, No. 2 red. 84c to 85c; corn. No. 2. 57c to 58c; oats. No. 2 white, 40c to 41c; hotter, creamery, 18c to 19c; *#g~> western, 18c to 20c.