Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1903 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. GEO. B. MARSHALL. Publisher. RENBSELAER, . - INDIANA.

KIDNAPER IS CAUGHT.

HE LATER MAKES CONFESSION TO POLICE CHIEF. Co»t*llo, CVptnred at Bt. Joe, Misaou: 1. Say* He Assisted Pat Crone In Cudahy Affair Mob Givea Motel Oerk Coat of Tar and Feathers. Thomas Costello, alios Thomas Murphy, of Omaha, was:.arrested in South St. Joseph, Mo., by three policemen after "a desperate struggle. lie had quarreled with a woman, who informed the police that he was an associate of Tat Crowe and was one of the kidnapers of Edward Cudahy, son of the millionaire. Costello while intoxicated boasted in a saloon of his connection With the crime. Costello was taken into the private office of Captain McNamara, to whom he made what he said was a complete confession of his part in the Cudahy kidnaping. Costello claims that Johnson, who is now serving time in Montana tar train robbery, secured young .Cudahy while he and Crowe, who planned the capture, waited at a little house on the outskirts of Omaha. Costello says a ransom -of $25,000 was paid by the boy’s father for his return. He says all three of the men in the job at one time worked in the Cudahy packing house at Omaha. Chief of Police Frans said he had verified Costello’s statements.

MOB USES TAB AND FEATHERS. J. Ward Copeland Dragged from Under a Bed and Puniahed. J. Ward Copeland' was dragged from under a bed in the Williams House in Charlotte, Mich., where he was day clerk, by a mob at 8 o’clock Friday night and tarred and feathered. His clothing C was tom to shreds. Copeland was accused of being responsible for'tlie misfortune of Mabel Sturdevant, the young woman who hanged herself in the Phoenix. House Sunday night. • There were many prominent citizensin the mob, and Copeland was ordered to leave town within twenty-four hours under penalty of being treated to a second coat of tat. and feathers. The niob'was formed after an afternoon paper had published a statement from Prosecuting Attorney Dann, in which he said that he could not issue a warrant because of the lack >o 1 evidence. ~—— SPAIN HAS NOT FORGOTTEN. Word* of Criticism of United Btates, Spoken in Senate at Madrid. In the Spanish senate Senor Gil Robl, Carlist, interpellated the government regarding its recommendation to Spanish manufacturers that they ' participate in the St. Louis exposition and on tlie proposal to send the cruiser Rio de la Plata to represent Spain. /The Senator used the most violent language against the United States, causing Premier Villaverde to protest against the terms employed, which, the premier said, would not be justified even in time of war. .t . » Make Charge of Shortage. In Newark, Ohio, President Franklin of the People’s National and President Fulton of the Licking 'Bank published statements charging Harris Hoover, cashier of the Licking, and recently assistant cashier of the People’s bank, with a heavy shortage. Director Fitzgibbon of the Licking said the shortage was nearly $40,000, amply secured. Hoover has confessed. Negroes Fail in Liberia. Oh board the steamer Majestic, which arrived in New York from Liverpool, were twelve negroes from' the Southern States, who went to Liberia, West Africa, to experiment in cotton culture with a view to future colonization by negroes from this country. They say their experiment was a failure and they embarked for home in a penniless condition. t -l t \ } N Fatal Fraternity Initiation. Martin Loew was *found dead and Ephraim Stone in 'a Serious condition after being initiated into the Thi Psi Chi fraternity in the University of Maryland. The president of the chapter has been placed under arrest . . Omaha Btreet CaC'Held Up. In Omaha, Neb., three masked men held up and robbed a street car neqi Hanscom Park, securing 's2s from the conductor. There were no passengers aboard the car. The robbers escaped. Operation on Ktnptfor William. * Sudden news that Emperor William ol Germany has been operated on for n polypus in the throat caused the greatest excitement in European capitals. Death of W. L. Elkins. William L. Elkins, traction magnate, financier, and patron of art, passed away in his summer home, Ashbourne, neat Philadelphia, aged 71 years. Fight Battle on Border. . A serious combat has taken place on the Brazilian frontier between Uruguayan police and Brazilians.- Several per sons were killed and a number wounded. Boy Is Slain by • Playmate. In Taunton, Mass., Peter Clark, aged 11, was shot dead by Walter E. Bassett, aged 18, and the latter is now locked up on the charge of homicide. William Will 6«j,d Yacht. Empercr Ti illiam will send his yacht Ueieor to the United States iii the spring to take part in the ocean yueht race for the Emperor's cup. Child Periahea in Flame*. Mary Armentout aged 7, perished, and her two little brothers were 'probably fatally burned in a fire which destroyed a boarding bouse on. the Scioto syndicate plantation at Sagetbwn, Ohio. Hypnotised arid Abd noted. Clara Josephine Coffin, 17 years old, daughter of a Standard Oil man, living In East Orange, N. J., was hypnotized by a mysterious woman and abducted. At Cedar Rapids, lowa, the school girl escaped and reached the home of her -conain, Postmaster Crow of Omaha.

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

SETBACK TO CHILD INSURANCE. Indiana Judge Makes a Ruling of Importance to the Companies. Judge Plummer of the Wabash Circuit Court, Wabash, Ind., rendered a decision in the case of Mary A. Ellis of that city against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New YOrk, which is of vital ihterest to insurance companies that insure the lives of children and to persons who pay for such policies. Last summer Mrs. Ellis insured the life of her son, Will Ellis, and paid several premiums. The lad was attacked with hemorrhage of the lungs and died Suddenly. Mrs. Ellis demanded payment of the policy, under which she, as beneficiary, was entitled to $l2O. The company’s attorney filed an answer setting forth that, although young Ellis'was not of age he was married and had children, and that the mother received nothing from him in the way of support, and therefore was not pecuniarily interested, in the policy. The plaintiff demurred, aud Judge .Plummer overruled the demurrer, holding that Mrs. Ellis did hol.i have an “insurable interest’’ in her son; that the mere fact of relationship did not permit tier to stand ns a beneficiary under the policy and that judgment must bo for the defendant. Under this theory auy insurance company which insures an Infant, in law, can successfully defend a suit on the policy brought by the parent, ns the mere relationship does not give a cause of action. It is a severe blow to child insurance companies.

SUICIDE CLAUSE IS UPHELD. If Insured Man In Missouri Makes Contract Company Need Not Pay. In a decision in the United States District Court in Kansas City Judge John F. Phillips has held that insurance companies may enforce the anti-suicide clause where previously enfered into by the insured. The decision was in the case of James Whitfield, a well-known sporting editor, who killed himself. Whitfield was insured for $5,000, receiving a policy that contained a clause spec*Ifying that SSOO only should be recovered in, case of suicide. Although the statutes of Missouri declare that insurance companies may not make suicide a defense in refusing to pay a policy, Judge Phillips held that “as the pleading of the contract in question voluntarily entered into by the parties goes merely to the question of thq amount of the recovery, and not to defeat a recovery, my conviction is that the plaintiff is justly entitled to recover the sum of $500.”

TRACKS SINK AT CLEVELAND. Pennsylvania and Lake Shore Roads Fight Quicksands, With ft force of 400 men constantly at work the! Pennsylvania and Lake Shore railroads are laboring with all their powerjto save their lake front tracks for a qtrarter of a mile in the heart of the city of Cleveland and within a few hundred feet of the Union depot. The sinking away of the land which began a few days ago, has taken on an alarming aspect. The walls of the new Pennsylvania freight house, an expensive structure, fell, injuring five men. The quicksand caused the tracks to sink three inches an hour. ’ Wrong Man Is Killed by Mob. . Marshal Woodruff, of Oxford, Ohio, who was shot and seriously wounded a few weeks ago while attempting to arrest the Spivey brothers for creating a disturbance and for whose shooting a mob lynched Joe Spivey, declares that the crowd punished the wrong man. He positively asserts that it was Lou who 6hot him. Think Revolutionists Will Succeed. Commander Hubbard, of the American gunboat Nashville has ordered the superintendent of the Panama Railroad at Colon not to transport troops either of the government or tlie opposing force. Wasliington officials believe the revolutionists will be successful in Panama and think the supremacy of the United States is complete.

Teachers Start a Strike. All of the teachers in Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio, are on a strike. The school term commenced Monday, but not a school was opened. The teachers -feel that they have been poorly paid and decided to keep the school closed’ until larger salaries are granted them. Seven schools are closed in consequence. Rcsnlts of Kleotions. Elections were held in several States Tuesday. Geo. B. McClellan was elected Mayor of New York and the Democrats also carried Kentucky, Maryland and Rhode Island. Republicans were victorious in Ohio, lowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and New Jersey. Lift Savers to the Rescue. Life savers at Ludington, Mich., towed by a car ferry steamer, raced fourteen miles through a terrific storm and rescued two sailors from the sinking barge A. T. Bliss. Other lake boats were badly crippled by the storm. Haris 'Poison at a Woman. Within fifty feet of her home in St Louis Mrs. Julia Martin was probably fatally burned by carbMic acid which was thrown into her face by aq unidentified person. It is belieYed she fell unconscious after the acid was thrown. Politics Couses Murders. Election day in Kentucky was marked by scenes of violence, several men being murdered and others fatally wounded in claahes of fend fashions at the polls. Two election judges were killed and one man fatally wounded in a Virginia fight Bryan Loses *50,000. In New Haven, Conn., Judge Cleaveland of the Prfibate Court announced that he had decided that there waa no

undue influence by William J. Bryan over the late Philo S. Bennett in the Construction of the latter’s will, but that the sealed letter about which there has been a contest, providing for a gift of $50,000 to Mr. Bryan and family, was not incorporated in the will. -NAVY YARDS TOO SMALL. SeaS? Admiral Endicott, In Annual Report, Sava Relief la Necessary. Rear Admiral Endicott, chief of the bureau of yards and docks, in his annual report to the Secretary of the Navy says several of the yards, especially those at New York and Norfolk, are becoming congested owing to their limited area, and that unless soma action is taken looking to their relief their efficiency will become restricted. The estimates for the coming fiscal year, it is explained, provide for continuing the work on dry docks at Charleston, New York and Norfolk and the steel floating dock at Cavite, T. I. With the exception of the estimate for the improvement of the water front at the New York yard—sl,soo,ooo *—these are among the largest items for which estimates are submitted. Admiral Endicott says a dry dock of the largest capacity should be constructed at once at Pensacola, which yard he believes will be of undoubted importance to the future. He adds that a new dry dock ultimately will be required at the Puget Sound yard.

EGG ROMANCE BRINGS WEDDING. Girl’s Name Written on Shell Leads to Courtship and Marriage. One year ago George Malcolm of Cleveland, Ohio, sat down to breakfast in the Wellington Hotel in Chicago and picked up an egg that bore, daintily penciled upon its shell, “Rose Edmond, Ab J enleerp Ohio/’ Mr. Malcolm wrote to Miss Edmond, received a reply and then went to visit her. The romance culminated in their marriage. Mrs. Malcolm’s father is the owner of a big poultry • farm, and it was while packing eggs that she was moved to write the line that brought her a husband. The other day arrived.in Chicago on their honeymoon. To celebrate the anniversary of the day they met their fate Mr. Malcolm and his bride ordered a dinner entirely of eggs. COAL DEPOTS LACKING. Rear Admiral Bradford Pays Navy Needs More Stations. Rear Admiral R. B. Bradford, chief of the bureau of equipment of tlie Navy Department, in his annual report to Secretary Moody draws attention to the inadequacy of the coal delpots in foreign waters for naval use. It is stated that np progress has been made during the last yetir toward increasing the number of stations. In connection with the subject of coal depots two maps of the world are submitted, the first showing the depots built, building or projected by the United States, and the second giving similar information concerning Great Britain. Rear Admiral Bradford directs attention to the maps, and adds: “A comparison of the two is. instructive.” Tanners Strike) Reason Unknown, Eleven hundred S tanners employed by the American Hide and Leather Company in Chicago went on strike nnd the three factories of the company will be closed down until the strikers are ready to talk business. Manager Ivieman of the company said that he had not been able to find out what the strike was called for. Held for *IOO,OOO Ransom Congressman Slemp iu Bristol, Va., confirmed the rumor that Edward L. Wentz, the young Philadelphia millionaire who disappeared, is in the hands of abductors in the mountains of southwest Virginia nnd that a ransom of s>oo,ooo is demanded for his release. Ends Slavery in Islands. The Philippine commission has confirmed the anti-slavery law passed by the Legislature Council of the Moro provinces Oct. 5. The law prohibits slave hunting in all the Moro territory and provides for the confiscation of all vessels engaged in the slave traffic.

Hendricks’ Widow Passes Away. Mrs. Eliza C. Hendricks died at her home in Indinnapolis. Yilie was the widow of Vice President Hendricks. She was stricken with paralysis three weeks ago and death had been expected several days. Mormons Buy the Jail. The Mormon Church has purchased for $4,000 the old jail at Carthage, Ill', in which Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, nnd Brother Hinnn were killed by a mob in the early history of the State. Parka la Sentenced. Samuel J. Parks, the New York walking delegate, wnrned unionists against haviug money deals with employers. He has been sentenced to two years and three months at hard labor for extortion. Dun’s Trade Review. Dun & Co.’s weekly review shows general trade restricted by warm weather, while crop gathering is helped; October railroad darnings 0.2 per cent over 1902. Earthquake Shocks Indiana. A severe earthquake shriek was felt nt Brasil nnd other places in tiny County, Irid. Windows rnttled and many houses rocked on their foundations. Second Battle with Indians. A second battle between a Wyoming posse and Indians resulted in ten Indians being killed and nine captured. The redskins are taking the war path. Ordnance Officer’* Fatal Fall. Lieut. Albert M. Beecher, ordnance officer on the battleship Maine, fell from the forward turret, a distance of forty feet, and was killed. p

FATAL COLLISION IN FOG. Girl Killed and Nineteen Persons Hurt on Kansas City Incline. Emtaa Homer was killed and nineteen others were iujured, four perhaps fatally, in a collision of two cable cars on the Twelfth street incline near the Union depot, Kansas City, in the fog. Most of the injured were working girls, clerks in retail stores uptown, on their way to work from homes in Argentine, Armourdale and Kansas City, Kan. One train, heavily laden with passengers, had reached Summit street, when the gripman lost his hold on the cable. Immediately the train started back, gaining great speed. Several on the grip car and many among those on the platforms of the rear car jumped and escaped with slight injuries. Two blocks away, midway down the incline, another heavily laden train was making its way up. The fog was too dense for either crew to see the other, and the cars came together with terrific force, throwing the passengers in every direction. Several of the injured had been thrown over the railing of a viaduct and fell twenty feet to tlie railway yards below. It is considered almost miraculous that two score were not killed. The grip car of the secoud train telescoped the rear coach of the descending car and was. splintered, and both coaches were damaged.

FATAL BLAST AT COLLEGE. One Man Killed and Others Hnrt by Boiler Explosion in Ohio. JVhile students of the Agricultural College at Ohio University in Columbus were witnessing the harvesting of a field of corn for ensilage purposes With a machine operated by an old traction engine the boiler blew up and pieces of iron tore through the crowd of students. .. The engineer, Charles Pepper, was- blown about fifty feet from the engine nnd his body was terribly mangled by the debris and scalded by the ho| water from the boiler. John Delgaru, assistant engineer, was fatally injured. Prof. Vernon H. Davis, assistant professor in horticulture?" suffered severe injuriis to his hand. Theexplosion was felt in all the university buildings. With tremendous force the pieces of iron were hurled through the air and blew a great hole in tlie side of a barn over a hundred yards away.

HOG CAUSES DOUBLE CRIME. Make* Farmer Angry and He Shoots Hi* Wife and Himself. Calvin E. Wade, a prominent farmer of Chenango County, N. Y., shot and fatally wounded his wife and then killed himself. He had been vainly trying to drive a hog through a gate and had chased it - about until lie was out of breath an<J out of temper. Finally he ran into the house nnd got his gun, declaring lie would kill the animal. His wife laughed at him. Quick as a flash he whirled about and fired at her. She dropped as if dead. Wade then placed the muzzle of the gun to his oivn head and with the other barrel killed Tiimself. His wife died shortly afterward. Stock Loss Impels Suicide. Disheartened at his failure to become a millionaire by speculating in Wall street, Antonio C. Giaufret, son of a wealthy banker of Nice, France, am# a man of education, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the mouth in a cigar store at 524 West Broadway, New York. His chances for recovery are not able.

China’s Doom Draws Near. Advices to the State Department iu Washington force Secretary Hay to believe that the partition of China, which his diplomacy alone has prevented- for two years, is at last under way. , That Russia and Japan have reached an agreement which will make Russia supreme in Manchuria and give Jjrp.an a free hand in Corea is regarded as certain. attempt to Kill Capt. Kwen. Twelve shots were fired at Captain R. J. Ewen, the star witness in the feud cases recently tried in Breathitt County, Kentucky, as he passed along the dark end of Walnut street, in Lexington. Oue went through his hat and another through the lapel of his coat, but none of them touched him. ' Flames Wipe Out Blbon, Wis. Bibon, a village on the Omaha Railroad, twenty miles south bf Ashland. Wis., was destroyed by fire. The village was without any fire protection. The fire started in the mill of the Chicago Coal and Lutbber Company, owfied by J. 11. Kreuger of Ashland. The loss will reach $75,000. Recognition for Panama. The United States government has extended recognition to the new republic 'of Panama, which has accomplished its Independence by the most rapid work iu history, and which is assured of powerful backing provided it shows capacity for self-government. Nine Die In a Burning Mine. Fire in the Kenrsnrge mine, six miles from Virginin City, Mont., killed nine men. The damage to surface Is slight. Among the dead is Superintendent R. B. Turner, of Butte, oue of the best known mining men in the Northwest. Dole to Become a Judge. The President bas appointed Sanford B. Dole, Governor of Hawaii, judge of the United States District Court of the territory* to succeed the late Morris M. Bstee. George R. Carter, secretary of Hawaii, has been appointed Governor, to succeed Gov. Dole. Six Business Blocks Bara. Fire which Started in the Citiaens’ Steamboat line pier in Troy, N. Y., raged tor' two hours and destroyed six large buildings in River between Broadway and Second. The total losa will exceed *1,000,000. - ‘

EXTRA SESSION IS ON.

j. - . CONGRESS MEETB IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCLAMATION. x. 1 ; First Day Devoted to Social Greeting;* and Organization—Largest Membership in the History of'the Home Ii in Attendance.

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history, and the scene before the gavel fell in that body was one of animation both on the floor, in the cloak rooms and in the lobbies and corridors. Crowds of eager spectators, both men and women, thronged the corridors and rotunda of the c-apitol early in the day, and the galleries, to which admission was had by card only, were taxed to their capacity long before the hour for assembling arrived. Many high officials of the government left their desks at the departments to witness the opening of the. session and their legislative friends. Many strangers in Washing-

SPEAKER CANNON.

ton had their first glimpse of Congress, while the capitol was the Mecca of the Washingtonian. Proceedings in the Benate. With galleries crowded*.. with tlie chamber a mass of elaborate floral tributes nnd' nearly every Senator in his seat, the gavel of President pro tem. Fry sounded at noon calling the Senate together in tlie second extraordinary session of tlie Fifty-eighth Congress. The speeinl session of the Senate following the adjournment last spring of the Fif-ty-seventh Congress eliminated much of tlie routine work which otherwise would have been performed Monday. New Senators had gone through the formality of taking oaths of office, seats had been assigned and "with the exception of the appointment of some vncaneies-all functions of the organization has been complied with. More than two hours before tlie Senate was called to order the galleries were filled up with early arrivals. Happy occupation was found in watching the work of pages and messengers placing the constantly arriving fldral offerings upon the desks of Senators. Senator Hanna’s pronounced victory in the Ohio election won for him what ’ was one' of the most pretentious floral designs ever seen in the Senate —d shield three and a half by four and a half feet of blue immortelles, in which was wrought out of California grasses, ribbons and red, white and blue immortelles the design of the American eagle identical with that on a silver quarter of a dollar. Senator Gorman’s triumph in the Maryland election was recognized by the largest floral piece, a handsome wreath more than two feet in diameter, with- a crossed cluster of roses, carnations and chrysanthemums as the base. Doings in the House. The House of Representatives convened at noon in extraordinary session. The session was full of interest to the spectator, likewise to the new members, but to the Veteran it was only a routine proceeding. The fnct that a speaker was to elepted and that this was the firat session of a new Congress Added to the interest that usually attaches to an opening dajr. Long before the hour of noon, when the gavel fell, the galleries were "filled, women being largely in the majority. Many more were disappointed, holders of cards of admission, even being among this number. Among the spectators were public officers, diplomats and a* great many out-of-town visitors. * .

During the hour or two prior to the opening members kept coming in. The , lenders of both sides were early on the scene. Old friends and associates met and chatted. New members were introduced to their colleagues. The hum produced by conversations going on in all *>srta of the House grew louder nnd louder as the hour hand on the big clock approached 12. First of Importance among the day,* events was the election of Mr. Cannon as Speaker, next was the swearing in of the members and tlie drawing far seats. The floral display In the Speaker’s lobby was never more elaborate. The popular members on both sides were remembered by friends in lavish fashion. As the seats of members would, not be de-' 1 termlned until after tlie drawing the flowers were deposited in the lobby.. The bright colors of smart gowns, the flowers and other scenes usual on a jirst day lent picturesqueness to tlie occasion. Many familiar figures of the last Congress were missed, some retiring voluntarily, others failing of re-election and a saw going to the Senate

HE Fifty-eighth Congress convened in extraordinary session at noon Monday in' accordance with the proclamation of President Roosevelt for the purpose of enacting legislation necessary to make , effective tlie Cuban. I reciprocity treaty. The day was devoted simply to personal greetings aud organization. The House assembled the largest membership in its

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

TJ v . R. G. Dun & Co.’s NSIMHm. Weekly Review of Trade ——— says: Industrial activity has increased somewhat, many plants resuming and others preparing to reopen Monday. Several pending labor controversies have reached amicable adjustment* adding to the aggregate of wage earners employed. On the other hand, strikes are ordered and some mills will be closed by lack of new business, while the struggle for control of the copper properties has thrown thousands out of work. While these is evidence of a setback in the steel industry and soms hesitation in textiles at the East, the general tenor of these reports is encouraging for a continuance of prosperity, particularly in the sections where agriculture is the chief occupation. Collections are causing some 'tin-* easiness, and financial conditions are unsettled. Merchandise is freely distributed; earnings for October thus far surpass last year’s by 5.9 per cent and those of 1901 by 13.4 per cent. Purchases of iron and steel products are still restricted to immediate requirements as a rule, although the decline in quotations appears checked. Some trade authorities- anticipate an avalauche of business when buyers are convinced that more attractive terms cannot be secured, but other experts believe contracts will not be freely placed until financial conditions improve to such an extent the railways and other big consumers can serve funds readily. Some increased interest is noted in structural material for office buildings, warehouses and bridges, but orders are insignificant when compared with last year’s business in this line. For the first time this season it is possible to record a distinctly better tone in the market for cotton goods. Print cloths are firmer, occasional small advances being quoted, and the market for staple and fancy prints is strengthened by the paucity of supplies. A slight increase in sales of woolens is not sufficient to recover lost ground, nor is supplementary business up to the volume that should be coming forward at this time.

~ Although the curtailLniGdQO. ment of production in fina islied iron- and a partial strike of packing house workers for more wages has created a disturbing feeling, but little appreciable reaction appears in the aggregate volume of current business. Freight traffic shows no falling away. The distribution of merchandise through wholesale and leading retail channels compares favorably with a year ago, and there are larger dealings at the banks and in foodstuffs. Weather conditions liavyfavored the progress of seeding and farm work, and the marketing of crops adds to a wider circulation of money throughout - the interior. The prices of agricultural products maintain unusual- firmness. Machinery and hardware factories are kept quite busy, some of the latter working bard to overtake old business. Mercantile collections mako a satisfactory showing, and the number of reported failures for the Chicago district does not exceed same week of 1902. Grain shipments for six days, including 2,757,336 bushels of corn, aggregate 6,550,740 bushels, and are almost 20 per cent over the previous week and fully double those of a year-ago. The general demand has been fair and prices well sustained compared with closing a week ago. Live stack receipts, 324,528- head, are slightly over the corresponding week of 1902. Sheep advanced 15 cents per hundred weight.- Choice beeves declined 15 cents and hogs closed weak with 50 cents loss. Dealings in provisions show? ed best on domestic buying, and closing quotations were unchanged in ribs, . 5 cents higher in bird and cents better in poA.

THE MARKETS

(Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, shipping grades, $4.50 to $5.15; sheep, fair to choice, $2.25 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 70c to 80c; com, No.* 2,43 cto 44c; oats, standard, 85c to 86c; rye, No. 2,57 cto 58c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $12.00; prairie, $6.00 to $11.50; butter, choice creamery, 18c to 21c; eggs, fresh, 18c to 21c; potatoes, 50c to 67c, Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $4.75; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $5.40; sheep, common to, prime, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,83 cto 84c; corn, No. 2 white, 43r to 44c; oats, No. 2 white, Bflc to 37c. St. Louis—Cattle, $4.50 to $5.25; hdgs, $4.50 to $5.20; sheep, $3.00 to $3.50; whe4t, No. 2,85 cto 86c; corn, No. 2, 40c to 41c; oats, No. 2,34 cto 36c; rye, No. 2,53 cto 64c. Cincinnati —Cattle, $4.25 to $4.65; hogs, $4.00 to $5.20; sheep, $2.00 to $3.15; wheat. No. 2,80 cto 87c; con. No. 2 mixed, 45c to 46c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 35c to 37c; rye, No. 2,01 cto 02c. Detroit —Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $4.00 to $5.40; sheep, $2.50 to $3.00; wheat, No. 2, 86 cto 87c; corn, No. 8 yellow, 46c to 48c; oats, No. 8 white, 87c ta 38c; rye, No. 2, 50 cto 57c. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 northern, 70c to 80c; com. No. 3,44 cto 45c; oats. No. 2 white, 37c to 38c; rye, No. 1,65 c to 50c; barley, No. 2,64 cto 65c; pork, iftess, $11.25. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 84c to 86c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 47c t 4 48c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 87c to 88c; rye. No. 2,54 c to 56c; cloyer seed, prime, $6.52. Buffalo—*Cattle, choice shipping steers, $450 to $5.50; hogs, fair to prime, $4.00 to $5.00; sheep, fair to choice,' $3.25 to $4.00; lambs, common to choice, $4.00 to $5.40. New York—Cattle. $4.00 to $5.15} hogs, $4.00 to $5.00; sheep, $3.00 to $8.75; when'. No. 2 red, 85c to 86c; corn. No. 2,50 cto 51c; oats,. No. 2 white, 42c to 43c; butter, creamery, 18c to 22c; eggs, western, 23c to 27c. _ _ 4