Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 135, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1903 — Page 2

'WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. i 1 : - 1 " ‘ ■■—==== QEO. B. MARSHALL, Publisher, RENSSELAER, . f |>^vlNDtANA.

NO BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.

NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT ISSUES PEREMPTORY WRIT. *e««Mnor ot, Scripture* for Religions Inatrnctiou la Forbidden—Director* May Disregard Ruling - Rumor of Attempt to Poiaon Czar and Family. Bible reading and hymn ringing Is again forbidden in the public schools of Nebraska by the State Supreme Court, which has issued a peremptory writ of mandamus against the directors of school district No. 21. in Gage County, ordering them to comply with the decision rendered more than a year ago, that no further religious exercises be hchl in the school. The relator in. the petition for mandamus is Daniel Freeman, known as the “first homesteader,” who &as the original plaintiff (n a suit begun in 1599 against the district, winning twice in the Sower courts. The district directors appealed and the Supreme Court upheld Mr. Freeman, but Chief Justice Sullivan, a later supplemental opinion, so encouraged the school district's side of the case that the first order was practically ignored. Freeman complained that the directors and teacher, Miss M«th a Beecher, were violating the court order, and the" latest writ followed. MuclTTltigation will ensue, since there are as many varying interpretations of the decision last Written as there are different views on the subject of Bible reading in the public schools.. The tenor of the decision was that the Bible might be read as a work of literature, but not ns a religious work. It is said that the school directors will persist in the use of the Bible. Should they do so contempt proceedings will bring the whole question before the court ngain for review.

TEN KILLED IN MINE. Pennsylvania Explosion Sends Miners iii All Directions. “Hill Farm mine,” the ill-fated, near Connellsville, Pa., has added ten more victims to its black record. Just as the day shift had about completed its labors and were about to leave the Ferguson mine, a terrific explosion sent nineteen miners who were working in the vicinity flying in all directions, the roof fell in and the men hoisting themselves up rushed in every direction seeking means of escape, but only nine succeeded in reaching the pit mouth alive. Only four of these arc expected to survive. The force of the explosion shattered timbers for two miles round and was followed by fire, which swept every room in the mine.

POISON FOR CZAR ANI) FAMILY. Rumor from Polaml That the Etnperor and His Wife-JYere Made 11!. Sinister rumors from Skier'newice, Poland, accounting for the sudden death of the little 'Princess Elizabeth of Hesse, niece of the Czarina of IfhSsra. at' the moment of a family reunion. “The unfortunate little princess and her father were the guests at Skiernewice of the Czar and Czarina, and it is said an attempt was Blade to poison the whole royal party. The Czarina was made ill and the Czar was more or less affected by the poison. Safe Robbers Visit Ohio Towns. The postofflce and general store at was entered and the store completely ransacked. Stamps, money and merchandise to the extent of nearly SI,OOO was taken. The office of the McComb Elevator Company was entered and the safe blown open with dynamite and a small amount of money and some valuable papers were taken. * Nome Steamer la Last. The steamer Discovery, which left Nome Oct. 14 with thirty-one passengers, has not been sighted since “Oct. 28, and shipping men believe it will never reach port. The vessel was in command of Captain McGrath and had on board Captain M. U. Walters, manager of the Discovery Transportation Company. Both are experienced navigators. »

Fail to Prove Common X,aw Marriage. Lillie Belle Tierce lost her suit against the estate of the late Col. Luther E. Imboden of St. Louis, the jury declaring that she was not the wife of Col. Imboden. Miss Pierce sought to establish her claim as the common law Widow of Imboden, intending if successful to bring suit to secure the widow’s share of the estate. Fewer Cavea ini Two Killed. Iu Youngstown, Ohio, the casing in the Wilson avenue sewer gave way and buried six workmen under ten feet of sand and gravel. Martin Timlin and Eaphacl CUillo were killed." Joliu Massero’s legs were bh>ken and "his condition is critical.

American* in Five Pay*' Fii-ht. Troops under Gen. Leonard Wood hare slain 300 Moros and wounded many others in a battle lasting five days, the Americans having been led into an ambush by treacherous natives. Fined for Swearing. William 11. Young, an artilleryman at Fort Washington, was fined S2O at Washington ft* cursing in the presence of Mrs. Roosevelt and he was sent to jail in default of payment of the fine. Blow Rafe, but Qet No Money. Robbers blew open the-outer safe and partially wrecked the building of the Rank of Raymond, Neb., but were unable to gain access to the safe. They departed without getting any money. Train Wrecked by Robber*. Train wreckers caused the wreck of the Doylestown local on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near Gwynedd, a suburb of Philadelphia, in which two persons were killed and pearly twenty injured. Forty Tears on the Bench. Judges and lawyers of Chicago took part in conamemorntiitg the fortieth anniversary of Judge Joseph E. Gary's accession to the bench. Judge Gary presid<d at the trial of the anarchists on*) at the famous Leutgert case. , >

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERN OF THE EARTH

V CARRIE CAUSES PANIC. Tries to See Pres Went an a Creates a . Scene in Senate. . Carrie Nation invaded the White House and Senate chamber Thursday 'and created the greatest excitement since the pugilistic encounter between Senators Tillman and McLaurin. Her shouts created a panic and officers ejects ed her from both places. With a woman's wisdom, Carrie left every weapon except her tongue outside the fence, but she used her voice with startling effect. Mrs. Nation was arrested in the gallery of the Senate chamber just after the opening of the session. She screamed down at the Senators that they were all allies.of the rum sellers. There was tremendous excitement in the galleries. Women screamed and men. rushed toward Mrs? Nation, who was taken to the guard room and then in « patrol wagon to the police court. Although she was not allowed to See the President, he was forced to give her an ntulieneir’wheu she went to UuLWhite House, for lie could not fail to .have heard every word she said. She screamed in the lobby of the office building. only a few yards from the President's room, that the “Roose'velt western trip was a cigarette-smoking, liquordrinking bout.”. Nothing that the secret seiviee men ami the uniformed police ccuki do would quiet her voice. ; Finally she was seized and rushed out of the building, screaming the while like mad.

“THANK YOU,” SAYS CORPSE. Dead Man’s Body Is Resurrected and Relatives Are Greatly Startled. “Taking me to the graveyardV” asked John Nelson, of East St. Louis, 111., the other morning, when he woke up in a hearse. The query was addressed to the driver, who almost fell off his seat when he heard the words. Looking around he saw Nelson sitting upright in-the-wagon-rubbing his eyes in a dazed manner. “No, I’U take you home now,” the driver answen»! in tones that showed confusion. “ ’Tisn't necessary." retorted his passenger, ''l’ll walk there. Thanks for the ride.” At this Nelson jumped out of the vehicle -and soon disappeared. The driver returned to the Kiirrus morgue to tell the strangest experience of his life.

TAKES VOTE FROM NEGROES. Hill Framed by Kentuckian for Presentation to Legislature. Steps toward eliminating the negro from suffra.se in Kentucky have been taken. James A. Frazier, one of the most influential members of the legislature, jHfsJjmnicJ a bill which almost .certainly., will be adopted at the approaching session. It provides stringent educational qualification and will be. as effective as the laws in Mississippi, Louisiana or any other Southern State.' The bill will do away not only with almost the entire negro vote, but will remove the ignorant mountain rote, which goes to the Republicans to a'unit. Supreme Court Upholds Sheriff. The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the lower court in the suit of the "Coroner. ft) oust Sheriff John S. Dudley,, of Sullivan County, for failure to proteet'4he negro Dillard last winter. Suit was brought under a law declaring the office of sheriff vacated for such negligence. The lower court decided that the law was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court did not pass on the question of unconstitutionally, holding that the coroner had no interest iu the office ttf sheriff. Two of the five judges dissented.

Find Bones of a Monster. Workmen dredging the Rockaway inlet near New York brought up from.a depth of thirty-five feet part of a skeleton of enormous proportions. Many of the workmen thought the bones belonged to the skeleton of a whale. Some wise ones said that it was the skeleton of a prehistoric dinosaur or mastodon. The bones were in a perfect state of preservation.

Cannot Build Masonic Home. Register of W ills Goff in Norristown. Pa., decided that the codicil of the will of William L. Elkins, by which he gave a plot of ground worth $250,000 and $250,000.in cash to erect a Masonic Orphans’ Home, the whole value of the gift being $500,000, .is void, because it was executed withiu thirty days of the death of the testator.

Kidnaped or in Hiding. Somewhpre in or near New York Henry Baxter Kingsley, of is either iu hiding or imprisoned by' kidnapers. For two days and nights the entire police force has been searching tiunvailingly for some clew ns to his whereabouts. For throe days before the police were called his family and friends had sought' him. Lincoln "'nlking Stick Sold. , At imhlic auction in New YorlTinralking cane of the late President Abraham Lincoln was sold for $145 to it. 11. Wibirt. The cane is a black stick with a bone handle. On the handle are silver trimmings and the name of "Abraham Lincoln" is spelled opt 4« silver letters. Will Suspend Operation*. Rumors in New York are that the Fill-' ler Construction, Company, one of the largest building concerns .in the country, will temporarily suspend operations because of constantly recurring labor troubles. Anti-Trent Law I* Valid. The Missouri Supreme Court held that the statute prohibiting the giving away of liquor in local option counties is constitutional. and fined Boney Ilartfller and Joe! Smith for giving drinks to Chnrles Smith in the town of Phelpa. Sheriff Take* Railroad Cash. As Paymaster Sweethen of the Pennsylvania company was,leaving the First National Bank in Logansport, Ind., Sheriff Beckley took from him a ralise con

taming $42,000 ail'd carried it do the Court house, where the money was poured out on a table and nearly $20,000 of it seized by the officer. The sheriff was collecting judgments in favor of Thomas CoHins and George Lightheiser, who were injured on the Pennsylvania lines and were awarded damages in court.

RICH MAN FEARS ASSASSIN. Foe Disguised as Tramp Attacks Him and His Wife. Violence or murder is feared by William S. Mansfield and his family ns. the result of an old grudge. Mr. Mansfield is a wealthy shoe manufacturer in Lowell, Mass. Anonymous letters and the actions of a mysterious individual, who is believed to have adopted the guise of a tramp to wreak vengeance for an old quarrel, have caused Mr. Mansfield to appeal to the police for protection. Mrs. Mansfield is so worried that she is under a physician’s care. piece of was found pinned on Mr 4 . Mansfield’s door the other night, and on this was written in red ink: “ your "soul, I’ll have you yet.” ' The night before an attempt was to lure Mrs. Mansfield from her home by a _gtory that her husband had been seriously injured and taken to a hospital. She started for a neighbor’s bouse, the strange man keeping her in sight. She encountered her husband and Jhe prowler disappeared. A tramp called at 4he house that day and after asking for a cup of tea dashed red pepper into her face. She saw his arm move in time to close her eyes and half turn her head away. BUTLER, PA., THEATER BURNS'. Total Destruction of Property Is Estimated at $300,000. Fire broke out in the Park Theater building in Butler, Pa., about 5:30 Fri* day morning, anil by 9 o’clock property valued at $300,000 Fad been destroyed. The falling walls buried a number of firemen under a mass of bricks and burning timber and Chief Jacob Burckhokler, Frank Ziegler, Charles Douglass and Albert Walters were seriously injured. The fire evidently was caused by an explosion of gas in the basement. Among other structures burned were the buildings occupied by the Central Hotel, the Butler Business College, the National Supply Company, Dr. John M. Leighner, the Butler County Recorder and Printing Company, and William H. Ritte, grocer. The buildings were owned by Daniel Yottnkins, James Thompson and J. G. Smith. To Bring Russian jews Here. A~in”ov"emenF to have all the wealthy Hebrews in America put aside 2 per cent of their incomes to aid the Russian Jews to come to this country is to be started, according to Dr. Isadore Singer, - president of the Zion Eductional League. The Doctor said that an attempt would be made to have the left by Bardn Do Hirseh to the Jewish Colonization Association administered iu this country iu aid of the work. Bnrning Bridge Imperils Train. With the Chicago flyer due at that point in ten minutes the big Pere Marquette Railroad bridge spanning the river at Lee, Mich., was discovered on file. Section men with the aid of a handcar stationed a danger signal just as the Chicago-bound train neared a curve leading to the bridge, which toppled info the river at this moment. The estimated loss is $50,000.

Hidden in the Bible. In a raid on alleged counterfeiters in the home of Salvatore Birindo, 2095 First avenue, New York, the officers found the formula'-for making the bogus metal written in a Bible. Four big sticks of dynamite, weighing six pounds, a coil of fuse and fulminating caps were also found. The alleged counterfeiters were held for trial. World-Wide Electric Combine. By reason of a trade agreement that has just been reached, there now exists what is to nil purposes a world-wide electrical trust. The largest three electrical corporations in the world, the General Electric of America, and the leading two German concerns, have reduced competition to an impossibility.

Lay in Trance Fifteen Years. Sesipe Moyer, the girl who had lain since Dec. 27, 188 S, iu a tmuee-like sloop, awoke in the village'of Grambke, near Bremen, Germany, during the clanging of fire bells. Iler case had long interested physicians, and had been the subject of various experiments. Old Man Assaulted. Henry It. Hope, station agent on the Erie Railroad at South Nyack, N. \\, was assaulted while going home with part of the day’s receipts. There is no clew to the thug. Hope, who is badly hurt, is OO years old.

I>eath of Composer H. I’. Ranks. A silent orgail' in the lodgings occupied by Hart P. Hanks, the musical composer, in Philadelphia, led to the discovery that he was dead. He was 70 years of age'and had a national reputation as a singer and song writer.

Cold Rtimnlate* Trade. Orders are more tumierous in many hrnnehes of business, according to Dun’s review; rnilroad eamingh 0.1 over 1002; trade stimulated by cold, according to Brndstreet's. Klkliart Hank I* Closed The Indiana National Bank of Elkhart has been closed by the Comptroller of the Cuorency. "National Bank Examiner C. H. Bosworth haa been directed to take ehnrge nf the bank. low* KX-GovCr«or Kxpire*. General Francis Marion Drake, former governor of loWa, died of diabetes lifter a brief illness at Centerville, lowa. He leaven • largf estate.

BIG FIRE AT LOUISVILLE. Masonic Temple and Hopkins's Play* house DestroyoJ by Flames. Fire destroyed the old Masonic Temple, occupying half of the block bounded by Fourth, Fifth, Green" and Jefferson streets, in the heart of the retail busi*ness district of Louisville. The loss 1 is about a quarter of a million dollars, divided ns follows:,Masonic Temple building, $125,000, insuraWe $05,000; Hopkins* Theater, scenery and properties, $20,000; J. W. Fowler Dfug Company, $35,000, insurance $14,000; Byck Brothers, shoes, $15,000; Boston Shoe Company, $15,000; Manufacturers’ Shoe Company, $45,000; Rodgers & Krnll, jewelers, $40,000; Clias. B. Smith’ll Sons, hatters, $15,000, insurance $11,000; ,T. T. Johnson & Co. opticians, $2,000; Heath’s billiard parlor, $7,500; English Kitchen restaurant, $1,000; W. D. Gatcliell & Co., photographic supplies, $2,500; Hadgeley & Graham, photographic supplies, $2,500. The fire is supposed to have started in the scenery on the stage of the theater. The losses to the tenants of the building will be heavy, owing to the high rate charged for insurance. The underwriters made a rate of $3.85 because of the construction of the building and becafise it contained a theater.

CIVIL SERVICE LAW GETS BLOW. Wisconsin SnpCeme Judges Practically r Void the Statute. A decision of the Supreme Court at Madison has practically wiped out the civil service law by making its operations so ineffective as to be of little use. The Milwaukee city clerk appointed an assistant in defiance of the civil service board and its recommendations. The hoard held up his pay and fought determinedly to have him ousted. The city clerk claimed that as lie gave bonds for the conduct of his office he had the right to make his own appointments. This view W*as sustained by Judge Tarrant, and now by the Supreme Court. The effect will be felt all through the county. CARDS CAUSE FATAL FIGHT. Denver Priest and n Friend Clash and Both Will Die Rev. Felix M. Lepore, pastor of Mt. 'Carmel Catholic Church, and another Italian named Joe Sorici were fatally wounded in Denver in a fight supposed to have arisen over a card game they were playing in the priest’s apartments in the church building. Father Lepore was shot twice in the abdomen and once in the faee and Sorici was shot once in the abdomen. There seem to have beep no eyewitnesses to the affair. Both men were taken to St. Joseph’s hospital, \vl)ere it is said they cannot recover. MURDER MYSTERY IS DEEP. Twenty-one Stiletto Wonnds in Body of Man at Minneapolis. With twenty-one stiletto wounds, the frozen body of Salvador Battalia was found at midnight on the Franklin avenue Jaridge in Minneapolis. A letter wqs found on the body showing that the man had applied for admission to the Masonic order. That robbery was not the motive is clear from the fact that about SOS was found untouched in his pockets, while a loaded revolver in the hip pocket showed that he had been struck down without a chance to defend himself. ‘

Crisis in IsUimian Affairs. Colombia has sent a virtual ultimatum to America, declaring slie wilKconsider it time to terminate diplomatic relations unless the United States withdraws her recognition of Panama and signifies her willingness to allow an attempt at reconquest. The ennal treaty has been signed by Secretary Hay and M. BunauV aril la and can be ratified by the isthmian commission recently arrived witlf 1 out reference to Panama. Clerk Robs King Edward VII. King Etlward for the second time in his brief reign has been robbed 1 by a clerk in the office of the paymaster of the household. On this occasion checks amounting to $2,500 were illegally drawn and cashed by Frank Lanham, who confessed and was committed for trial.

Horn Is Hanged. Tom Horn, long renowned ns a scout and Indian-fighter, friend of Gen. Miles and Buffalo- Bill, nud one of tjie most noted figures of the mountains and the plains, was hanged in Cheyenne, Wyo., for the murder of a 15-year-old sheep herder.

Mystery in Mnti'a Suicide. „ Edward Dubsky, 24 years ohl, walked to the rear of his saloon, 4802 Loomis street, Chicago, and shot himself in the head, dying instantly. Neither Mrs. Dubsky nor any of her frieuds could furnish a possible motive for the suicide. Far Grafting la Accotupliahcd. The operation for grafting ail ear upon the head of a wealthy Western man was performed In Philadelphia', In order to nvoid interference from the New York authorities, and is expected to prove successful. • 1 T 4s * Wilt Present Stock to Employe*. The McCormick Harvesting Machine Company has announced that It'will present to all employes who have worked for it for fire years stock in the International Harvester Company equal to 5 per cent of the total wages earned. Hoy Hlow* Hi* Head Off. Rather than go to the hospital, Paul Millington, aged 12, of Che*tertown, N. Y., went into the barn, and placing a dynamite cartridge on a stone struck it with a hammer. His head was nearly Mown -off... . . - ■ l ank Robber* Get 92,000. Robbers blew open the safe in the First National Bank of Lyons, N*h. They secured $2,000 In cosh and escaped, •

CONGRESS

Several petitions protesting against Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, retaining his seat in the Senate on the grounds that he is a Mormon were presented in the Senate on Monda* q4q referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. A large number of appointments of ministers, secretaries and other legation officers and army promotions was confirmed. In the House consideration of the Cuban reciprocity bill was taken up, Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, reporting a resolution providing that the bill reported from the Ways nnd Means Committee Should be considered to the exclusion of all other business until 4 o’clock Thursday, when a vote will be taken without intervening motion. On a yea and-nay vote this resolution was adopted by 17G to 155. Those opposing the resolution in speeches were Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, minority leader, and Mr. De Arrnond, of Missouri. Those speaking in support of it were Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr. Payne of New York. Mr. Williams asked unanimous consent to propose an amendment to the rule for a yea and nay vote on the amendment pro-, posed by the minority, with twenty minutes’ debate on each side, a vote then to be taken on the bill. Objected to by Mr. Payne. The minority voted solidly against the rule, in company with the following Republicans: W. A. Smith, Fordney, McLoud and McMorran of Michigan, Brooks and Hogg of California. The message from thi Preshjaflt was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House went into committee of the whole, with Mr. Sherman of New York in the chair. Mr. Swenson of Virginia discussed the perils which ho fears threaten our foreign commerce by the tariffs passed in other countries in retaliation for the Dingley act. Mr. Robinson of Indiana made a speech arguing against the Republican financial policy.

The Senate whs in session only twenty minutes, Tuesday, and the greater part of tlffit time was consumed in the introduction of bills and presentation of petitions. Most of the bills were for positions and the bulk of the petitions related to the case of Senator Smoot, of Utah.' The session of the House was devoted to consirleratkmoftlie Cuban bilk Mr. Stevens (Rep., Minn.) spoke iu opposition to the measure. The other speakers were Mr. Knapp (Rep., N. Y.), Mr. Clark (Dem., M.), Mr. McClellan (Dem., N. Y.), Mr. Crumpacker (Rep., ind.), Mr. Douglas (Rep. N. Y.), Mr. Morrell (Rep., Pa.), Mr. Mason (Dem., Ark.), Mr. Thomas (Dem., N. C.), Mr. Hughes (Dem., N. J.), and Mr. McDermott (Dem., N. J.). In the Senate on Wednesday Mr. Gallinger presented a petition from “The Dames of 1840” for the increase to S3O a month of all pensions granted on account of the Mexican war. He said the pension committee would give due consideration to the petition, but called attention to the fact that all survivors of the Mex — ican war now receive pensions of sl2. On motion of Mr. Spooner the Senate ordered printed additional copies of the treaty between the United States and New Grenada, which was made in 1546, and proclaimed in 1848. The debate upon the Cuban bill again occupied the entire session of the House, the speakers being Messrs. Grosvenor (Ohio), Clark (Mo.), Richardson (Ala.),. Fordney (Mich.), Loud (Mich.), McMorran (Mich.), Bell (Cal.), Gardner (Mich.), Burgess (Texas), Gillet (Mass.l, Shaforth (Colo.), and Jones (Wash.).

The Senate transacted no business in open session Thursday beyond the receipt of bills and petitions. The only incident of tirfusual character was the appearance of Carrie Nation. An executive session was ordered at 12:25, and at 1 o’clock the Senate adjourned. The House, by a rising vote of 335 to 21, passed the bill to make effective the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The dissenting Votes were about equally divided between Republicans and Democrats, but there was no record vote. Those oposing the bill in speeches were Mr. Williams of Mississippi* and Mr. Broussard of Louisiana, while those making speeches in its behalf were Mr. Hepburn of lowa, Mr. Watson of Indiana, Mr. DeAiniond of Missouri, Mr. Sulzer of New York, Mr. Lacey of lowa and Mr. McCall of Massachusetts. The motion of Mr. Williams to recommit the bill was defeated by 193 to IGS, a strict party vote. On the passage of the bill a futile attempt was made to secure a yea and nay vote.

The bill passed by the House Friday to carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty was laid before the Senate, and, on motion of Mr. Cullom, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, after considerable debate, in which those opposing the motion were Mr. Bailey and Mr. Teller and those favoring it were Mr. Lodge, Mrs Spooner, Mr. Aldrich and Mr. Allison. The measure was referred without division nnd the Senate adjourned till Monday. The House was in session but five minutes. After the oath was administered to Claude Ivitchin (North Carolina) the House adjourned until Tuesday.

Odds and Ends.

The Dayton, Ohio, chief of police lias been removed by the Mayor. The Automobile Chib of America hns elected Winthrop E. Scarett, New York, president Friction between Japanese,, emigrants and Coreans is growing iu southern Corea, owing to the number of the Mikado’s subjects wbo are settling iu thy country. Dr. George E. Ladd, director of tha school cf mines at Rolls, has been elected by the Missouri world’s fair 'commission to be superintendent of the department of mines and metallurgy, to succeed Qol. H. H. Gregg of Joplin. The federal court at San Juan, Porto Rico, quashed the indictments Cor smuggling in the cases of Alouzo Ciutcn, th* collector of customs; Captain Andrew Dunlap, .C. S. N., commandant of th* naval station, and Robert Giles, a former contractor in Porto Rico, on the ground that the fines had been paid and the offenses expiated. • r

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Special telegrams regarding the state of trade from correspondents, of the International Mercantile Agency throughout the United States and Dominion of Canada are summarized as follows: The week has been marked by a somewhat unsettled feeling and renewed conservatism in commercial circles. Distribution of staples is smaller than a week ago at Chicago, and materially so at Pittsburg, Where industrial activity has improved, except for millinery. Cooler weather has improved trade in New England, except for jobbers, where season is ended. Warm weather has dulled demand at Baltimore and at Louisville. Collections are rather slow in territory tributary to St. Paul, but in the cotton regions they are growing easier. Plowmakors report a good business, but moderate collections. Kentucky lias a medium tobacco crop, but prices are better than last year. Philadelphia merchants say trade in staples is smaller. October lumber shipments from Minneapolis were the largest of any mouth this year. Eiy:ouragement is felt at the new polled of the steel trust. Consumers will no longer have to go abroad for steel. Ten thousand tons of rails have been sold to go to China. More mills are opening and some are closing "temporarily. Colorado’s coal strike offsets the settlement of Montana’s copper war. Fall River’s wage cut was- not altogether unexpected. Makers of prints have been losing money at late prices for material and rate of wages. But high cotton is making foreign exchange fast, now that Europe is demanding all it can get regardless of price—the most significant financial feature of the week, with cotton, not steel, as king. ■■ • Dun’s Review, published by R. G. Dun & Co., says this «f business iu Chicago and in the West: Bukiimsa at the banks continues ahead of a -ago, but in some important branches of trade curtailment although not ill a more marked degree than usual at this season, when there is less activity lit outdoor work and lake navigation t&coifies suspended. Weather conditions also have not been entirely satisfactory for a nQrmnl consumption of seasonable merchandise and a strike of street car men interfered with dealings at retail. Grain shipments, including 1,049,056 bushels of corn, reach 3,G51,191 bushels, and are 7 per cent less than a year ngri. Increasing receipts and favorable position of Argentine crops affect the general demand, and prices are again lower compared with a week ago. Live stock receipts, 287,984 head, are 40 per cent under a year ago, when the total was abnormally large. Notwithstanding a tendency to withhold supplies, prices do not regain strength. Hogs declined 20 cents per hundred cattle recovered 20 cents. Demancftor provisions shows dullness on export account, but has been fairly good for domestic consumption.

West Is Prosperous.

This has been a busy season for the western farmer, stock raiser, merchant and manufacturer. Tlieir products are bringing good prices' and the great agricultural belt of, the Upper Mississippi valley is enjoying a degree d| prosperity that is probably unequaled in history. The eropa this year have been good, the acreage larger than ever before Wuown, and the beneficent results of the harvest far reaching enough to have a favorable effect on every man, woman and child®ln the region. A trip out along the line of the Northwestern Railway, particularly through the rich valley of the Elldiorn, or any other part of Nebraska, is filled with surprising revelations of development and growth. Nebraska will produce 200,000,000 bushels of corn and over 40,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. Her total crop acreage is 15,000,000 acres and the value of live stock is over $150,000,000. In western Nebraska heavy immigration is helping the State greatly. The prospect-of future growth is bright and promising for Nebraska, as it is for the whole great West. 1

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5.25; hogs, shipping grades, $4.50 to $4.75; sheep, fair to choice, $2.25 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 83c to 85c; corn, No. 2,42 cto 43c; oats, standard, 35c to 36c; rye, No. 2,53 cto 54c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $12.50; prairie, SO.OO to $11.00; butter, choice creamery, 18c to 22c; eggs, fresh, 20c to 25c; potatoes, 65c to 71c. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.20; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $4.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,82 cto 83c; corn. No. 2 white. 42c to 43c; oats, No. 2 white, 35c to 36c. St. Louis —Cnttle, $4.50 to $5.25; hogs, $4.50 to $4.70; sheep, $3.00 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, BGc to 87c; corn, No. 2, 40c to 41e; oats, No. 2,30 cto 37c; rye, No. 2,47 cto 48c. Cincinnati —Cattle, $4.25 to $4.35; hogs, $4.00 to $4.90; sheep, $2.00 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,85 cto 80c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 45c to 40c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 30c to 37c; rye, No. 2,58 cto 00c. Detroit —Cnttle, $3.50 to $4-50; hogs, $4.00 to $4.55; sheep, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2 U 85c to Stic; com, No. 3 yellow, 40c -to 47c; oats, No. 3 white, 30c to 37c; rye, No. 2,50 cto 57c. Milwaukee —Wheat. No. 2 northern.’ 81c to 82c; corn, No. 3,45 cto 40c; oats, No. 2 white, 87c to 38c: rye, No. 1,55 c to 50c; barley, No. 2,03 cto 64c; pork, mess, $11.25. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 84c to 80c; com, No. 2 mixed. 47c to 48c; oafs. No, 2 mixed, 87c to 88c; rye, No. 2,54 c to 60c; clover seed, prime, $0.50. New York—Cattle, J 4.00 to SSJOi hogs, $4-60 to $5.00; sheep, $3.00 to f&75; wheat, No. 2 red, 80c to 87c; com, No. 2,50 cto 51c; oats, No. 2 white, 42c to 43c; butter, erenmery, 18c to 28c; egg*, weatoxn, 27c to 34- <