Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1906 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. QEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENSSELAER, . • INDIANA.

FALLS IN SWORD DUEL

FRANCE’S UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE WOUNDED. Enraantrr' Follmra Storm In t'hntubfr or nrpdlir, Onrlnß. I)rrjfn» niHCOMHion Mcetlns Arrangnl While So««loii lireaLi I p In Klot. France’s Under Secretary of State Sarraut fell dangerously wounded, with blood gushing from'a .deep sword thrust, in one of the most sensational duels in the history of that country of duels. XI. liesi-Conu, « republican member »ls the Chamber of Deputies. was Sarraut's oi>ponent. The cause of the encounter oat earlier in flic day when XI. l’lighesi-Conti, assailing the government officials as ’’scoundrels" for their action in the Dreyfus case, was set upon' by Sarraut and pnjrrmelcd to the floor-of the legislative hall. The session of the deputies broke up in pandemonium. Xlembers met in the center of the House, fighting like demons end raining blows to Tight and to l it with apparent indiscriminMion, Men distinguished in French Statesmanship fought tike a crowd of school lews, 1-wc-liesi-OauU and Sarraut withdrew front the Tumult and quickly dispatched seconds to arrange a duel ot-honor. The scene ’ when the men faced each other was one which will long fie it nicnihcnsl. It was a veritable combat between the government and the opposmom The preliminaries arranged, "the antagonists sprang together savagely. The were shushed to silence. scarcely breathing ns the muscular little under secretary parried and thrust and thrust again, seemingly having « slight advantage over his heavier "bppoiivn;. Hut the duel was quickly over, for suddenly XI. Sarraut left an*oi»ening and Ihigliesi-t*ohfi-’a blade sprang in. inflicting a dangerous wound. Sarraut dropped his sword and fell back into the arms of his seconds. It was reported that his ohaiuv of recovery was gontL ~ - . . . rr '■ J'

OX THE DIAMOMI FIELD. Progrraa of t'lnltN 111 Hart* fur Dnse llnll I'cnnnnt*. ——■ NATIONAI. I.IOAOI K. \V. 1.. W. I. Chicago ....50 24 Cincinnati . .3.4 40 N.xv Y0rk..40 27 Sr. Ixhus.TT.3l 50 Pittsburg .. .30 28 Brookly» . . .28 47 Phil’delphia 40 30 Boston .... .27 33 AMERICAN LEAGUE! W. 1.. W. L. New York.. 40 29 Detroit 444 30 41 ; 20 St. L0ui5....39 38 Cleveland ..43 31 Washington. 27 40 Chicago ..".43 34 Bos:oil *...•.. 10 30 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. 1.. TP. 1.. Columbus . .32 34 Minneapolis. 43 40 Milwaukee. 47 33 Kansas City.3B 43 Toledos ..... 44 37 St. Paul 31 31 Louisville ~4+ 38 Indiana j>olis 30 31 ~T ' r T WESTERN I.EAGVr. w. i.. \v. 1.. Des M oines.4B 31 Sioux City. .31 38 Omaha 38 31 Lincoln 20 42 Denver .. . ..‘l7 33 Pueblo 27 43 r— POSTAL RECEIPTS CAIN. Aaritrecalc Inrrraned. hut Wnshlnjcton’a Show* Retrogression. Notwithstanding Congress was in session during the entire month of June this year and was not in session at all las. June, the monthly statement of postal receipts shows a failing off for the capital city of about per cent, the receipts for the month in 1900 being $84,333 as compare*! with sßb.<'>4Bvin 1905. There was a decrease of over 31 per cent in San Francisco, which was due to the fire and earthquake, the receipts for June. 1900, being $100,828 as omipared with $147.390 for June last year. The statement covers the five largest cities in the Uni tel States and shows a total collection for June of $0,421,318, a net gain of BVe per cent. MAY KEEP OIT CRITICS. Krn York Supreme Court Holds theaters Are Private Places. Playhouses are private places, according to a decision of the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court, and the mauager or proprietor has a right to say who shall and who shall not enter. The decision dismisses the complaint of James S* Metcalf, the dramatic critic, against Charles Burnham, a member of the Theater Managers’ Association, for excluding Metcalf from Burnham's theater. Metcalf charged that Burnham and other theatrical managers had entered into a conspiracy to prevent ffeim from exercising his lawful calling.

CONTRACTS FOR BATTLE SHIPS. - Crsmpi mad New lork Company Are to Bnild New Vea>«-p«. Secretary Bonaparte has awarded contracts for the two 10.000-ton battleship*. South Carolina and Mibcignn, one to the Cramps of Philadelphia and the other to the New York Shipbuilding Company, of Camden, N. J. The Cramps’ bid was $3,540.000, and that of the New York Shipbuilding Company $3,585,000. The Secretary of the Navy was obliged' to dis- * tribute the contracts in this way because Congress had provided that not more than one ship should be built by any one concern. Bora Crop to Kill Peat. The burning of the entire wheat crop of the State of Washington this year as a means erf exterminating the Hessian fly," which has made its appearance, is rpoommeqded by Entomologist Melander of the State Agricultural college. Halt fur a Wild Man. A .wiW iun is roaming through the. woods in the vicinity of Kenyon, Minn., and a large number of men are -scouring the country for him. When last seen he - was only half dad. his bead and face were badly cut and oe carried a big knife.

ALIENS SET NEW MARK.

Total of 1,003 084 Immlprnnli Admitted Daring the l‘«t« .>>»r, _i : During the year ended June .10 there was a great Increase In the number of Immigrants arriving In this country, ns compared tvth last year. The total number bf arrivals during the year, Including tourists and citizens of thus country, was 1.062.054, or enough to nearly depopulate a city 'Of: the size of Broklyn.• If nil the ships winch brought these immigrants were lo arrive at the same time it would Indeed be a magnificent fleet. If etch ship lmd a capacity of I.l*oo immigrants the fleet would include ,1 .<»'■-■ vessels. Iff the grand total of arrivals during the fiscal tear just passed. SNli.sn w»*iy aliens who wore admitted to the I'nited Slates. That Ts more peopel than there are In the-State of Florida, tor Instance, and more titan there ire in any one of the several great Western States. Of the 880,543 aliens, 605.711 were males. 270.820 females; 100.900 wefe under the age of 14. both sexes, 4HwF 38.296 wore over the age of TT years. Approximately tiiese aftens brought into the Flilted States with them a tqtal wealth of $ 1(1,000,005 or enough so buy ah entire block of Broadway skyscrapers with probably a snug nest egg left over.

—Of the mmitier of arrivals 09.881 were citizens who came in the steerage. There were debarred 7,877, of whom JOS were trhnlnnls,. One of- tlipac-de--tlArred ’was a p il’ gainist. Others were shut out because they were suffering from diseases. More Immigrants arrived from the South of Italy than from any other place. A city fill came from there, or about 221.600. The'Tews came next «?lth 125.000. many of whom were forced, to become refugees from Russia on account of the massacres. ; - The total number of arrivals in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1905, was 802.979, of which 788,219 were aliens.

ALTON IS HEAVILY FINED.

Rnilrond anil Two Former Officials Ma.t Pnjr 960,000. Judge Landis at Chicago passed genie hce on the Chicago & Alton Railroad and two former officials of the road in the case charging the granting of rebates. Ao total Of &UU-UOU in lines was imposed. The defendants were found guilty under the Elkins law. The sentence was as follows:

Chicago and Alton railroad, $40,000, $20,000 on each of two counts. John N, Faithorn. former vice president. slo.l*oo, $3,(K*9 on —each .of two counts. . ..

Fix'd A. \Yann, former freight agent, SIO,OOO, $3,000 on each of two counts.

Judge Landis declared lie say no extenuating circumstances 4n the case, iml in passing sentence the judge said : •A jury has rendered a verdict, and from it I see no escape. Counsel has talked about this being open and, notorious in Kansas, but there is not a fact before me that this was not a secret rebate. The Elkins law was passed in 1903. There was considerable agitation concerning its passage. 1 do not forgot that railroad men and shippers gave clos ennd diligent attention to that law and any man interested in the general situation would have bird no trouble in finding out about the law. These offenses took place one year after the law was passed. 1 will sjiy there are not many facts in this case in support of the arguments, that is not a case for substantial punishment,”

FROM FOREINGN LAND.

R jssia has agreed that her consul general in Korea shall derive his exchequer from the Japanese government, thus acknowledging the Japanese supremacy in the hermit kingdom At Alexandria, Egypt. 100 natives were tried for the recent attack on British officers, in which Copt. Bull was killed. Four of the accused were condemned to death, two to life imprisonment and twelve to briefer terms of imprisonment. The prophecy of a social revolution without bloodshed in 1010 in France has beeu made by M. Guesde, the new lea del o i the Socialists in the Chamber of Deputies. At that time, he says, the attitude of the Socialists will be so menacing that the capitalist government will call out the army, but, as the army will refuse to fire, “the revolution will be bloodless."

The Russian admiral. Rojestvensky, addressing the court-martial at Kronsstadt, took all tho blame for the surrender of the gunboat Itedovi to the Japanese, and invited the full punishment of the law. which would be death. He did th.s in the hoj»e of saving the officers who surrendered the gunboat in order to save the life of their wounded coronander. It was said i>>. sailors of the Bedovi that Rojostvenskv's party had boarded the gunboat with the intention Of surrendering instead of trying to escape, and that their first act was tot hoist the white Hag. The French budget, which was introduced in the chamber Tuesday, shows that the military preparation during the Mojuccair cririv cost "fsTOXKMIfIO. and that internal reforms have cost $30,000,000, and that, in consequence, a loan would be necessary to meet the defioit. The British House of Commons, adopted th«' most contested clause of the education W 4» by a mffJmfrT"of''277. This danse prorides that special religious instruction may be given in any voluntary school on the vote of four-fifths of the parents of the children attending. This is the fourth clauae of the bill.

HIGH TIDE IN CROPS.

GREAT RICHES FOR THE AMERICAN FARMER. —— L v Grain. Thl* \cnr Bid FAIr to Eclipse Kecord—Total Yield of BtllloW' Wheat of Beat Qualify—Corn Pro*peela Brilliant. Bushels. Total indicated grain yie1d..4,291,444,000 Indicated yield July 1, 1905.4,283,673,000 Actual yield last year..... .4,518,2G7,000 Acres. Area of gra in fields 177,772.000 Area planted in wheat 47,612.000 Area planted in c0rn........ 95,535.000 Area planted in oats 27,678,000 Indications that American farmery this year will harvest the largest grain crops in the history of tile country are given in the government report on condition as of July 1, and nothing tunv seems in the way of unprecedented prosperity throughout the farming regions. Not only is the prospect for a bountiful harvest most bright, but market quotations show that the farmer will get ,g fair-Juiee for his grain, while reports from Europe are that the wheat crop will be 150,000,000 bushels short of that of 1905, indicating that the export demand will he large, and that America will have to fill a good share of it. It uas thought when last year's bountiful crops were harvested that the high-water mark for production In the United States had been reached. The percentage estimates of condition of the Department of Agriculture this year, however, indicate that even that record' will be-surpassed in spite of the fact that the oats crop bids fair to fall short by 80,000,000 bushels. Crop* I'p In Billions. . The total crop of all grains this year promises' so tie 4,291,444.000 bushels, using the July 1 condition as a basis of calculations. This is about

GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES ON BIG GRAIN CROP FOR 1906.

Condition Indicated yield, bu.—— Juiyl.Jimel.Julyl, July 1, July 1, Final official 1900. 1900. 1903. 1905. 1903. yield, 1905. Winter wheat .85.0 83 82.7 429.534,000 422.501,000 1 428.000,000 Spring wheat ........91.4 93 91 278,830,000 271,921,000 205,000,000 Combined condition.B7.B .. 85.8 708,304,000 094,482,000 G 93,000,000 Corn . Vi........... 87.5 . . 87.3 2,589,000,000 2,532,772,000 2.708,000,000 Oats 84 8G 92.1 814.733.000 893,919,000* 953,000.000 Rye 91.3 90 92.7 20,000.000 27,500,000 27,010,000 Barley ..92.5 93.5 91.5 152,087,000 135,000,000 130,051,000 total 3. 4,291,444,000 4,253,073,000 4.515.2G7,000

8,000,000 bushels above the indication at this time last year, but 2171,000,00<T below the final figures. The weather in all the great grain-producing States, however, since July 1 has been all that could he desired, and the prospects are that the final figures will be as much, if not more, above the July promise this year as they were last. JEhe fields upon which these immense crops are growing, or from which they already have been harvested in some instances, aggregate more than 177,000,000 acres. The following table shows tlie number of acres devoted to each grain, with comparisons with last year.

Acreage li>o6. 1905, Winter Wheat 20.023,000 20,723.000 Spring wheat ..... 17,080,000 -17,013,000 Porn 0r.,r>3r.,000 04,011.000 Oats 27,078,000 27.040.000 live 1,720,000 1.730,000 barley 5,220,000 5,005,000 Enrly Stage. The corn crop, of course, is In an early stage of development, and between this timg and harvest last year gained an aggregate of 175,000,000 bushels, while oats gained 00,000.000 bushels. Corn is now nearly 00,000,000 bushels ahead of the July 1 Indication of a year ago, although it is not as far advanced and its general condition is a little lower. It is, how-, ever, making great strides, the present hot weather in the big corn States being ideal for bringing it rapidly forward.

Oats started July with a prospect about 80,000,000 bushels below that of a year ago, but the acreage this year Is a little larger and it is barely possible that the shortage may yet be reduced. Wheat Quality Good. It is a significant fact that the government was compiled to raise its winter wheat crop estimate of a month ago by. about 12,000,000 bushels. The short straw proved very deceptive. The threshers hare laid bare the deception by turning out plump, heavy grain from well filled heads. On the question of quality alone the winter wheat of the United States can go Into the markets of the world unchallenged. The department is being deluged with supplemental reports from its agents showing out turns from the thrasher far above the original estimates as made up previous to July 1, from which statistics this report was compiled. r The rye area of the United States is small, and the present promise Is a tgD fie short of last year's. The barley crop Is a large one. and shows expansion in area. It is rapidly nearing harvest with a yield of recordbreaking proportions. The average condition of the growing corn crop on July 1 was §7.5, as compared with 87.3 on July 1. 1906, 86.4 at thg corresponding date in 1904, and a ten-year average of 80.4.

The following table shows for each of" the States having 1,000,000 acres or upvfard in corn the acreage compared with that of last year, on a percentage basis, and the condition oh July 1 of this year, with the respective tep-year July averages : Acreage com- Tenpared with Condition year last year. July 1,1906. av-ge Illinois 100 90 8-S lowa 103 96 88 Nebraska 101 84 88 Kansas 101 85 88 Texas 106 73 77 Missouri 100 86 86 Indiana 101 86 89 Georgia 101 89 84 Kentucky 100 '■ 91 90 Tennessee ....... 98 91 88 X)hio, 101 SO 85 Alabama ........ 103 4)1 * 85 North Carolina 101 91 90 Arkansas 101 “89 84 Mississippi 105 91 82 Indian Territory. 107 90 88 Oklahoma 105 93 . 01 South Carolina ' . —IOB 86 84 Virginia 100 91 UT South Dakota ...• 108 87 87 Minnesota ...... .99 , 80 84 Wisconsin 99 87 80 Pennsylvania ... 100 91 87 Louisiana ....... 107 79 82 Michigan y 102 90 83 L’niled States 101. C 87.5 8C.4 Wheat -Conilmdn Highi The average condition of winter wheat on .Tfrly 1 was 85.6, as compared With 83 last month, 82.7 on July 1, 1905, 78.7 at the corresponding date in 1904, and a ten-year average of 79.4. The following table shims for each of the States having 1,000,000 acres or upward in winter wheat the condition on July 1 of this year, with the respective ten-year July averages:.. July T, Ten year 1900. av. Kansas 75 80 Indiana 90 - 70 Missouri 86 77 Nebraska 87 - Illinois ....... 89 70 Ohio '.. 89 72 California ..... ......... 90 77 Pennsylvania . 93 84 Oklahoma 86 83 ■ r.. ... S3__ T 8 Michigan .. 70 72 United Statoe 85.6 79.4 The average condition of spring wheat on July 1 was 91.4, as compared with 93 last month, 91 oil July 1, 1905, 93.7 at the corresponding date in 1904, and a ten-year average of 88.2. Spring; Wheat Figures. The following table shows for each. of the five principal spring wheat States the condition on July ! oththis

year, with the respective ten-year averages : July 1, Ten-year 1006. av. Minnesota 89 87 North Dakota 93 86 South Dakota 91 89 lowa 94 92 Washington -100 94 Cubed Staes 91.4 88.2 The average condition on July 1 of spring and winter wheat combined was 87.8. as compared with 55.8 on July I, 1905, and 84.5 at the corresponding date in 1904. The amount of wheat remaining in the hands of farmers on July 1 is estimated at about 40,053,000 bushels, equivalent to about 0.0 per cent of the crop of last year. Loss Shown in Oats. The average condition of the oats crop on July 1 was 84., as compared with SO last month, 92.1 on July 1, 1905, 89.8 at the corresponding date in 1904, and a ten-year average of 59.4. The average condition of barfey on July 1 was 92.5, against 93.5 one month ago, 91.5 on July 1, 1905, 85.5 at the eorresiKmdiivg date iu 1904, and a tenyear average of 58.2. The average condition of winter rye on July 1 was 91.3. as compared with 92.7 on July 1, 1905, SS at the corresponding date in 1904 and a ten-year average of 90.1. The acreage of potatoes, excluding sweet potatoes, is less than that of last year by 38,000 acres or 1.3 per cent The average condition on July 1 was 91.5, as compared with 91.2 on July 1, 1905, 93.1 at the corresponding date in 1904, and a ten-year average of 92.1. The acreage of tobacco is less than that of last year by about 40,000 acres, or 5.2 per cent The average condition on July 1 was 80.7, against 87.4 one year ago.

Electricity Stimulated Vegetables.

That it is practicable for any farmer or gardener to advance the growth and quality of table vegetables through the direct application of electric current, and ‘with very little expense, is in process,of demonstration by Warren 11. Rawson of Boston. Heretofore this has been done by the use of electric lights. Mr. Rawson found that if a copper plate was sunk in the loam at one end of the bed aud connected by nn overhead wire, with a zinc .plate in the soil at the other end of the bed, a measurable current of electricity was set up from chemical action of the ammonia and other salts upon the zinc plate. He found that lettuce thus treated was ready for market a week ahead of that in the ordinary, and the heads‘were also larger.

Consumption Cause of Divorce.

In the Superior Court at Los Angeles Tuesday a decree of divorce was granted to Mrs. Charles Y. Scam moil “-on the ground that her husband was afflicted with the disease of tuberculosis. Before their mafriage, jshe said, he had re|>eatedly assured her that lie was sound ia body and free from all disease. TherTripis-Pacific liner America was threatened with partial destruction by a fire that broke out in its coal bunkers ia San Francisco harbor. The flames wera extinguished after a hard light.

ROJESTVENSKY IS FREE.

Russian Admiral Acquitted by Court Martial for Surrendering to Japs. Admiral Rojestvensky, whose trial on the charge of surrendering to the enemy after the battle of the Sea of Japan was held before a court-martial at Kronstadt. Russia, was acquitted after the court had deliberated for nearly ten hours. Four officers of the torpedo boat destroyer Bedovi, who were placed on trial with the Admiral, were found guilty of having preineditatively surrendered the Bedovi and ail four were condemned to death by shooting. But, on account of extenuating circumstances, will be requested to commute the sentences of the four officers to dismissal from the service and to be deprived of certain rights which they would otherwise enjoy. , The battle of the Sea of Japan, which deckled the Russo-Japanese war, was fought Xlay 27 and 28, 1895, on Tsu Island, in the eastern channel of Korea strait. Russia’s fleet was commanded by Admiral Rojestvensky and Japan’s by Admiral /Togo. At the beginning of the fight Togo signaled- to his ships: “The destiny of

VICE ADMIRAL ROJESTVENSKY.

our empire depends on this action. You are till expected to do your utmost.” Rojestvensky’s faulty disposition of his ships in double line, with his cruisers between bis battleships and the enemy, was a disastrous error. The Russians, seeing they would be beaten, tried to escape. The fight and pursuit lasted all of the afternoon of May 27 and all day May 28. It resulted in the annihilation of the Russian sea force. Three vessels of the line —the Aurora, Oleg and Zemchug —under Admiral EnQuist—escaped and reached Manila. All the others were destroyed or captured, except two crippled vessels that reached Vladivostok. Russla’s losses in men were 3,500 killed and 7,000 prisoners. Japan’s losses in ships were three torpedo boats and in men the total casualties were about 1,000. That ended Russia’s hopes of victory and a few weeks later the negotiations were opened which resulted in the treaty of Portsmouth.

WINNING THEIR WAY.

Nearly 1,000 Wnge-Earajnat Student* in Minnesota University.

Of 2,000 men in the University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis, nearly one-half are helping themselves through college by working in spare hours, r £his is the opinion of university authorities who have made a study of the situation and it means that there are more men in the University of Minnesota working their way through college than in any other institution of the kind in the country.

No exact estimate of the amount of rnopey earned by university students ‘luring the college yea* can be made, but that the sum is a large one is shown by the fact that more than SB,OOO has been earned this'year by men who have secured employment through the university Y. M. C. A. They are waiting on tables, working in offices, singing in churches, reading gas meters, clerking in hotels and acting as janitors for buildings in the vicinity of the campus, and they are filled with one idea —that of getting a university education.

Fifty students of the university are acting as assistants in laboratories and departments, and the university pay roll for this year will show that nearly $lO,000 has been paid by the State to students. In the search for work there has been no disposition to let pride interfere with employment. Ten university students are washing dishes in east side restaurants, four are acting as coachmen for downtown families, more than 100 are waiting on tables in boarding houses and restaurants, and these men are among the most popular in the university. The president of one of the academic classes last year worked ns a coachman throughout his rtrm of office. Two academic students are barbers, aud they work in<*hopa near the pampus under an arrangement to leave during class time. Carrying paper routes is a favorite mods of employment for the collegians, and at one time one man had a syndicate of three routes, from which he realized more than S7O a month. Clerking in •tores is also popular with the students and university men are employed in practically all the stores in the nniversity section. Tending furnace daring the winter is the means whereby many students earn the wherewithal to continue their studies.

If a man has a trade when he comes to the university he finds little -trouble in finding employment. Proprietors of printing shops in the vicinity of the campus are always on the lookout for student printers, while the same thing applies to the other trades.

Berlin’s Municipal Canal.

A suburban canal twenty-eix miles long la the latest possession of the city ol Berlin, haring been formally opened by the Emperor. ,It connects the River Havel on the west with the River Spree •n the east. It will be operated as well aa owned by die Teitow City CoundJL

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

Chicago. Shutting down for renewlals is seen in the industrial branches, this affecting but slightly the aggregate of production. Never before has the accumulation of forward demands been greater, particularly in steel, fatrsquipinent and shipbuilding. and with further additions to bridge, track and other construction the outlook makes a gratifying impression throughout business and financial circles. Xlucli of the healthy tone is based upon the crop conditions, these having thus far fully equaled expectations. Holiday dealings in the leading retail lines rose to a new high record for this dtv, and preparations -in the wholesale district are well advanced for the visiting buyers due next week. Xlercantile collections are seasonably prompt and defaults this week below the normal. Outdoor work has suffered no interruption, building operations being pressed forward and considerably heavier than those of a year ago. No change affects prices Tu the raw m'd-"""" terial markets, but pig iron and hides are firmer. Receipts of hides, live stock and lumber were lighter, but iron ore, fuel, wool and grain gained. The total quantity of grain handled at this port, 6,194.098 bushels, compares with 7,030,798 bushels last week. Receipts increased 29.3 per cent, but the shipments dropped 33.7 per cent under those of last year. Lumber receipts were 45,691,000 feet, against 45,720,000 feet last week.

Bank clearings. $203,932,945, exceed those of the corresponding week in 1905 by 14.4 per cent. The large expansion is due mainly to heavy dividend payments, Offerings of commercial paper have been of moderate extent and money ranged from 5 to 0 per cent. Failures reported in the Chicago di»triet number 9, against 15 last week and 15 a year ago. =‘“'

Seasonably quiet condiNew York* tions have appeared in ’many commercial departments, the first week in July invariably bringing the minimum of activity in certain occupations, but preparations for unprecedented fall and winter trade increase with the maturity of the crops. Failure returns for she first half of 1900 showed pronounced improvement in every department except one, embracing occupations chiefly of a speculative nature, and the ratio of defaulting liabilities to solvent payments through the clearing houses during the last three months was only 73 cents to SI,OOO. Failures this week were 133 In the United States, against IGO last year, and 12 in Canada, against 21 last year. —Dun’s Review of Trade.

THE MARKETS

Chicago—battle, common to prime, $4.00 to $0.30; hogs, prime heavy, $4.00 to $0.92; sheep, fair to choice, $3.00 to $0.00; wheat, No. 2,7.8 cto 79c; corn, No. 2,51 cto 52c; oats, standard, 37c to 38c; rye, No. 2, Glo to G4c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $15.00; prairie, SO.OO to $13.00; butter, choice creamery, 10c to 19c; eggs, fresh, 14e to 18e; potatoes, new, 70c to 78c. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping. $3.00 to $5.50; hogs, choice heavy, $4.00 to $0.90; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $4.50: wheat, No. 2,74 cto 76c; corn. No. 2 white, 51c to 53c; oats, No. 2 white, 38c to 39c. St. Louis—Cattle, $4.50 to $0.00; hogs, $4.00 to $0.90; sheep, $4.0(X,t0/ $0.00; wheat, No. 2,74 cto 75c; corn, No. 2,51 cto 53c; oats, No. 2,30 cto 38c; rye, No. 2, G3c to G4c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $4.00 to $5.35; hogs, $4.00 to $0.95; sheep, $2.00 to S4.GO; wheat. No. 2,75 cto 77c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 54c to 55c; oats, No. 2 •mixed, 39c to 40c; rye, No. 2,63 cto G4c.

Detroit—Cattle, $4.00 to $5.80; hogs, $4.00 .to $7.00; sheep, $2.50 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2,79 cto 80e; corn, No. 3 yellow. 54c to 56c; oats, No. 3 white, 40c to 41c; rye. No. 2,65 cto 06c. Milwaukee —Wheat. No. 2 northern, 81c to 83c; corn. No. 3,51 cto 53c; oats, standard, 38c to 39c: rye, No. 1, 62c to 63c: barley, standard, 53c to 54c; pork, mess, $18.90. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 76c to 78c; corn, No. 2 mixed," 82c to 54c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 39c to 41c; rye. No. 2. 59c to 00c; clover wed. prime, S<U)O, ' Buffalo —Cattle, choice shipping steers, $4.00 to $6.00; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00 to $6.95; gheep, common to good mixed, $4.00 to $.>.75; lambs, fair to choice. $5.00 to $8.50. Now York—Cattle. $4.00 to $5.85; hogs, S4.OQ to $7.25; sheep. $3.00 to $5.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 82c to 83ccom. No. 2,58 cto 59c; • oats, natural vhite, 42c to 44c; bqtter v creamery, 17c Co 20c; eggs, western, 14c to 17c.

Brief News Items.

Charles Cunningham, 40 years old, shot and killed his wife, Minnie, aged 28 years st Philadelphia. - • An encounter between three men supposed to be robbers and four policemen look place at Elyria. Ohio. A % increase in wages which will nff» ct a majority of the cotton mill operatives In Rhode Isinnd will be afttounced s*>n. The grand larceny case of the State against Judge William A. Kerr was dismissed in Minneapolis for lack of evidence. *