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kt • THE McHENBY PLAINOEALER McHENEY PLAINDEALER OOl tcHByRY, - - ELLIN0I8. MINOR EVENTS BYJELE9RIIPH Domestic and Foreign Items of General Interest Told in Paragraphs. COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. M«rard of Happenings of Hach or Little Importance from iftl WrU of the Civ­ ilised World--Incidents, (Enterprises, Accidents, Verdicts, Crimes and War*. Count Leo Tolstoi is very HI. He is |>eing attended by a specialist from St. Petersburg. Francis H. Whitney of Milwaukee has been sworn in as private secretary to Postmaster General Payne. A sermon preached by the Rev. Frank Crane of Chicago caused a wom­ an who had determined to kill herself to change her mind. Dr. Theodore G. Soares of Galesburg has accepted call to the First Baptist Church of Oak Park. James B. Agnew arrested at Chi­ cago charged with swindling physi­ cians in several states. Search for a trunkful of medals, lost a year or more ago by Rodney J. Mc­ Dowell, is still continued by an aunt in Chicago. The receipts of Kubelik's fotir Chi­ cago concerts foot up $22,000. Mrs. Bertha Dalzell was burned to death in a fire at her home near Ham­ ilton, O. - At Elkhart, Ind., Ora Strine was sen­ tenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife Dec. 14 last. Judge A. R. Dewey at Oskaloosa, Iowa, pronounced sentence of death tipon Richard Williams, colored, con­ victed of the murder of William Sharp­ er. Execution was set for March 13. Mrs. Charles Bliss, wife of a musi­ cian, died at Portage, Wis., from the effects of burns received when her husband struck her in the face with a lighted lamp. The husband was intox­ icated. Lewis E. Wood died at Quincy, 111., from pistol wounds made by himself. He warf a student in a business college and love is supposed to have been the cause, although there was no obstacle to his marriage. Two street cars on the Reeds Lake line collided head-on Just beyond the limits of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Mo- torman M. L. ^riggs was perhaps fatal­ ly injured. Motorman A. P. Fransler and several trackmen were also hurt. Acting independently of the com­ bines, the D. O. Cunningham Glass Company at Pittsburg, wh(ch is the largest manufacturer of win&dw glass outside of the American Window Glass Company, has voluntarily advanced the wages of all unskilled labor 10 per cent The seals which are alleged to have belonged to the dowager Empress of China and to have been looted at Pe­ king, to which attention was called in the house of commons in an effort to prevent their sale, were sold at auc­ tion in London and brought $1,500. Nearly 3,000,000 kroner was sent by postal orders from persons in the Unit­ ed States to friends in Norway during 1901. Andrew Carnegie has been elected a member of the Reform Club at Lon­ don. A patriotic public demonstration will be given on the evening of Feb. 10 at Chicago under the direction of the Cook county cabinet of the National Union. General Fitzhugh Lee aud Senator N. J. Jeffris will speak. Fire destroyed the large stock barn of Allie Powell at Wabaph, Ind., cre­ mating six head of horses. A matched team of Dr. Kern's, worth $400, and a pacing mare of Powell's, valued at *6,000 were among them. Nine persons were hurt at a lire in East Superior street, Chicago. The property loss was $80,000. Two royal brothers of Montenegro, Princes Danilo and Mirko, fought a duel, the latter being wounded. A bill to direct the coinage of 2%- cent pieces was introduced in the House by Representative Cummings of New York, who says that the prices Of department stores and other bus­ iness reasons make it necessary to provide such fractional coins. Department Commander Norton of the Kansas G. A. R., has tendered his resignation to National Commander Eli Torrance. Vice Commander J. B. Remington of Paoli will succeed to the office. The charges recently pre­ ferred against Commander Norton will probably be dropped and his resigna­ tion accepted. < The csar has authorized the City of : 8t Petersburg to raise 30,000,000 rou­ bles on a loan at 4M> per cent for mu­ nicipal improvements, including ;the extension of the telephone system, the building of a dam near the Troizki bridge and two new bridges over the Neva. New York's first bond sale under ' Mayor Low's administration will be on Feb. 18, and $3,000,000 will be dis­ posed of. Charles Shyrock dropped dead at a <dance at Cuba, I1L Heart disease was -the cause. "Kid" Noble, wanted at Muscatine, Iowa, for alleged murder, has been ar­ retted at Guthrie, Okla. E. D. Kenna of the Santa Fe rail- Toad condemned the Interstate Com­ merce act as unreasonable in ah ad­ dress to the students of the University of Chicago. E. J. Wood, aged 86, and Mary Hol- Joway, aged 62, both of Waterman, 111., |tave secured a license to marry. The White Rats of America are planning to erect playhouses in Chica­ go. New, York, Fbilftdelpbla, Pittsburg •ad gt Louifl. Sam Perkins Bishop, the oldest Sanker in the country, died at his borne at Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, aged 95. Coasting on Massachusetts avenue hiii is the latest diversion of younger Washington society. Ambassador White •=• called Upon Prince Henry at Berlin and assured aim of a cordial welcome to the Unit­ ed States. Lost sermons, for which a preachcr of Portsmouth, Va., was paid $1.23 ?ach, were found in a negro'3 house. Two Italians who killed a man at Shawmut, Pa., on Jan. 28 were cap­ tured by a posse near Crenshaw, Pa Atlantic»coast" cities were swept by a storm and a big English freighter went ashore near Atlantic City, N. J. Prince Henry has returned to Kiel cid resumed command of the fleet. He expressed regret to Ambassador White that he cannot accept all of the invi­ tations he has received to visit Ameri­ can cities. The city of Chicago has ordered 46,- 500,000 brick to be used in the con •itruetion. of sewers. A syndicate of society leaders has bought an extensive strip of property in Westchester county, bordering Long Island Sound, which they will convert into another Tuxedo Park. The Halliwell-Phillips Shakespeare­ an collection of Birmingham, England, oas been bought by M. J. Perry of Providence, R. I. Drunken guests at a Yonkers wed­ ding who started a riot were arrested after a battle with the police. Two prominent members expelled from the New Orleans Cotton Ex­ change for defrauding a customer out Df $30,000. King Edward and Queen Alexandra ittended a concert at the Queen's hall, when the program was the same a a se­ lected by the late Queen Victoria when the Queen's Hall orchestra played be­ fore her at Windsor. The Italian ship Nicolo Accame, which sailed from London Jan. 27. bound to Pensacola, Fla., has been lost near Port Blanc. Thtf crew was saved. At Ponce, Porto Rico, the death is announced of Frank Howe, a native of Oshkosh, Wis. He was a lawyer and a resident of Ponce since 1898. He leaves a widow and children in New York. The carnival season of a fortnight was enthusiastically opened at San Juan, and promises to excel the cele­ bration of 1901. The Barry line having withdrawn its steamboat service between Chicago and Waukegan, it is said that the Gra­ ham & Morton line may take it up. Kismet and Archibald Roosevelt had a battle with sword and ouckler, while little Ethel applauded the combatants. Officers of the battleship Wisconsin were entertained at a banquet at Val­ paraiso, Chili. Charles M. Schwab says he did not gamble at Monte Carlo; just "put down a few louis, like everybody else." Eight boy bandits were sentenced in the Cook county juvenile court, six be­ ing sent to the John Worthy school. Judge Tuley has appointed Elmer Washburn receiver for the Zion lace industries in the case of Samuel Ste­ venson against Alexander Dowie. Miss Ann^i Scribner, a prominent young woman of Northwestern Univer­ sity, has decided to desert her text books for the stage. Constable Louis Greenberg was in­ dicted by the grand jury at Chicago on charges of beating and robbing Mrs. Jacob Monasewitz. Other charges of woman beating and malfeasance in of­ fice are pending against the constable. Queen Wilhemina and her prince consort have quarreled again. He has left Holand for his home in Germany and a speedy divorce is expected. T. P. Phillips will be president of the Federal Trust and Savings bank, to be organized in Chicago with a capital of $1,000,000 and $250,000 surplus. Two women nurses at Staten Island saved the life of a smallpox patient at the" risk of their own. A choir singer of New Rochelle, Ind., killed herself because of her husband's arrest. Judge Jas. A. Wickersham has been re-appointed, by President Roosevelt to the third judicial district of Alaska, succeeding Noyes. Field Marshal General Count Wal- dersee and wife will start from Berlin for New York in the second week of April. Fire in the village of Norwalk, twen­ ty miles south of Des Moines, la., con­ sumed the largest part of tfie busi­ ness section. The loss is $20,000. The international sugar conference has adjourned until February 11. The United Mine Workers adopted popular plan for electing national of- 9cers. The grand jury at Davenport, Iowa, has returned five indictments against Jackson B. Thomas of Philadelphia, an alleged forger, whose operations are said to have covered several western states. The pan-American conference has fi­ nally adjourned. Little has been ac­ complished. PaderewBkl arrived on the Oceanic to make his American tour and super­ vise rehearsals for his new opera. H® had a narrow escape from injury on ship board during a storm. A Jersey Central ferryboat with 500 passengers aboard was run into by a tug during a heavy snow storm, caus­ ing a panic among the passengers. The Mexican minister made the prin­ cipal speech at the banquet of the Bal­ timore Merchant's association. A controlling interest in the First National bank of Council BlufTs, la., passed into the hands of Ernest E. Hart, who is said to represent an eastern syndicate. Mrs. John Leritz hanged herself from a transom bar -in a doorway at her home in Carlinville, 111 The Kansas Republican state cen­ tral committee has decided to hold the Republican state convention^ Wichi­ ta May 28. The municipality of Dundee^has de­ cided to confer the freedom of the city on Andrew Carnegie. Mt"s. Patrick Campbell has won $22, 000 at bridge whist since she began her American season. Engineer Dorsey Welch of Albany was killed and x ireman Cahill injured in a collision between the New York Central limited and a switch engine at Oneida, N, Y. WEEK'S DOINGS Business Transacted by the House and Senate in the National Capital. WAR TAXES TO BE REPEALED. Special ImpotU on Bankers, Brokers, and Grain Dealers to Be Taken Off--Rate on Beer to Be 81 Per Barrel--Total Re­ daction Will Amount to 977,000,000. Tuesday, January 2H. Bitter denunciations, unmodified criticism, and personal taunts marked the discussion of the Philippine tariff bili in the Senate. At times physical encounters seemed imminent and at the close of the session Senator Frye warned the Senators that they had broken the rules and told them to be more careful in the future. The Re­ publican policy was denounced in most bitter terms by opponents of the ad­ ministration, who declared it worse than Spansh rule. Members of both sides lost their tempers, goaded to an­ ger by the ugly charges of their oppon­ ents. Senators Tillman and Spencer were chief parties to one exciting dis­ cussion, and Senator Teller made state­ ments which aroused the ire of Messrs. Lodge, Foraker and Beveridge. Sen­ ator Spooner of Wisconsin introduced a measure which is generally under­ stood to, be the administration canal bill. The bill provides for the appro­ priation of $135,000,000 for the con­ struction of the Panama canal and $180,000,000 for the construction of the Nicaraguan canal. The choice of a route is left to the President, who is also charged with the responsibility of assuming direction of the work of con­ struction and the expenditure of a!I moneys appropriated by Congress for that purpose. The President is limited to the expenditure of $40,000,ou0 for the Panama company's existing property and franchises. There is an appro­ priation of $10,000,000 at the disposal of the President, so that work may be begun without delay. The bill is a compromise intended to placate the friends of both t!*e Nicaragua and Panama routes. The House was not in session. Wednesday, January 29. For an hour the Senate was in spir­ ited debate over the question of al­ leged censorship of press dispatches in Manila. The Secretary of War w&s quoted as saying that no press censor­ ship now existed in the Philippines, and a letter from Gen. Greely, chief signal officer of the army, was pre­ sented by Mr. Beveridge of Indiana, making the statement officially that "the press is entirely free." It was contended by the opposition that a press censorship did exist in the Phil­ ippines and that copies of every news dispatch given to the cable company were filed with the military authori­ ties. That, it was maintained, consti­ tuted a virtual censorship. The house adjourned after being in session only twenty-five minutes. Mr. Hopkins of Illinois reported the per­ manent census bill and gave notice he would call it up next day. A request to make the oleomargarine bill a special order for next Monday was objected to on the Democratic side. Thursday, January SO. By a unanimous vote the ways and means committee reported a bill to re­ peal all the war revenue taxes except the impost on mixed flour. The repeal means a total nominal reduction in the annual revenue of $77,000,000. The re­ peal will afreet the remaining special taxes imposed by the war--viz: On bankers, brokers, grain dealers, pawn­ brokers, customhouse brokers, thea­ ters, museums, circuses, etc., billiard rooms and bowling alleys, playing cards, dealers in and manufacturers of tobacco. The reduction on fermented liquors will amount to 60 cents per barrel; that on tobacco and snuff will be three cents, bringing the rate back to six cents a pound. The repeal will include the tax on bonds, debentures, etc.; certificates of stock, sales of agreements, stock transactions, inland and foreign bins of exchange, bill of lading, indemnifying bonds, certificates of brokers' contracts, customhouse en­ tries, warehouse entries, steamboat passage ticnets. The legacy taxes also come off.. Other reductions include the excise taxes on persons and firms en­ gaged in refining petroleum and su­ gar; special tax of banks and bankers, stamp tax on parlor and sleeping car berths,,etc. The rate on beer, now $1.60 per barrel, will be brought down to $1. The House passed ]the bill for the creation of a permanent Census bureau. By the terms of the bill all employes on the rolls upon the date of the pas­ sage of the act will become eligible for transfer to other departments or re­ tention in the permanent organization. Friday, January 31. In the senate an extended speech on Will Not Buy Philippines. The story that Germany would buy the Philippine Islands from the Unit­ ed States and that the visit of Prince Henry would precede the announce­ ment of this sale, is pronounced by German officials to be absurd. the pending Philippine tariff bill was delivered by Mr. Morgan of Alabama. He maintained that the enactment of the bill as it stands now would not be a constitutional remedy for the situa tion that it is designed to relieve, but with the adoption of his amendment" he said the bill would stand the closest scrutiny of the courts. Mr. Morgan said that he had not heard as yet any objection to the proposed tariff, and took it for granted that.the tariff was just and necessary. Mr. Morgan plead ed for a government in the Philippines which could be prepared at all times to meet emergencies In accordance with the laws of the United States. The bill fixing the salaries of certain United States judges was takeV up. This bill Increases thelftanual salaries of the federal judiciary. T&j^SKewart gave notice of an amendment provid ing that salaries of senators and rep­ resentatives be $7,500 per annum. The senate adjourned until Monday. The house prepared to defend itself against what It considers the threat­ ened invasion by the senate of its pre­ rogative in the matter of revenue leg­ islation by directing the ways . and means committee to investigate the subject. - Farewell Dinner to Gage. Et-Secretary Gage was given a fare- Well dinner at Washington by officials of the treasury department. Structure to Cost 97,000,000. A structure to cost $7,000,000 Is planned for the state department and department of justice at Washington. Yather Morrlasey Out of Dancer. Father Morrissey, president of the Notre Dame (Ind.) university, who has been seriously ill, is recovering. There is no danger now unless unforeseen complications arise. Much Gold In the Treasury. The amount of gold in the treasury Jan. 31 was $545,876,305, the highest point ever reached in the history of the government. Uncle Sam Pays Damages. The house has passed a bill appro­ priating $15,845 to pay for damages caused by the explosion of a caisson in Chicago during world's fair year. To Give Cuba Tariff Concessions. Several of the Republican anti-reci­ procity members of the ways and means committee reported ready to ac­ quiesce In the president's plan of giv­ ing tariff concessions to the Cubans. (ilncose-Starch Combine. The Glucose-starch combination is well under way. Leading concerns in the two industries expect to be con­ solidated within a month under the name of the Corn Products Company, a New Jersey corporation with $80,000,- 000. Go*. Taft Indorsed by Filipino*. The leading business men in the Philippines endorse the statements of Governor Taft that 15,000 troops will be sufficient to maintain order in the islands, provided good laws are passed opening the country to capital and en­ couraging industry instead of plotting. Tribute to American Women. Minister Wu Ting Fang paid a high tribute to American womanhood and pleaded for the placing of women on juries, claiming the ends of "justice would be better served thereby. Places Blame for Rate Cutting. The vice president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad company de­ clares that the Interstate Commerce commission is largely to blame for rate cutting by the railroads. President Pal ma Talks. T. Estrada Palma, president-elect of Cuba, has declared anarchy and starva­ tion will be Cuba's fate if the United States does not grant tariff concessions to the islahd. Btndents^tTse Strychnine. It is claimcd that the medical stu­ dents in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor use strychnine to stimulate their energies during examinations. Abandon s Mine Combine. John S. Baze has abandoned his pro­ ject to form a combine of Indiana and Illinois mines, and now plans to com­ bine the Indiana mines alone. 8hot by Holdup Men. Harry McCormick wtfis shot and seri­ ously wounded by two holdup men at Chicago. He ignored their warnings not to give an alarm. Queen Opposes Divorce Law. Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy is doing everything in her power to prevent the enactment of a divorce law in that kingdom. Predicts Second Coming of Christ. The second coming of Christ is pre­ dicted for the year 1920 by a clergyman of Flora, Ind., who quotes the Bible in support of his prophecy. Hlrseh Bequvst Squandered. Israel Zangwill In discussing the Zion project declared that the Hirsch bequest bad been squandered. Philippine Investigation Begun. • Investigation into the conditions in the Philippine archipelago apropos of the effort to secure legislation for the government of those islands has be&n begun by the senate committee on the Philippines. Honor for Boxer General. General Yung Lu, the leader in the attack on the Pekin legations, has been given a high office. llllrois State Treasurer Reports. The monthly report of State Treas­ urer Williamson of Illinois shows the receipts and disbursements of his of­ fice for the month of December, 1901, to have been: Receipts, $675,901; dis­ bursements, $532,298. Oil Combination In Europe. A dispatch to London from Amster­ dam says that negotiations are pro­ ceeding for a general European oil combination. What part the Standard Oil Company is taking is not known. Jfc Kagllsh Capitalists Bay Ca*t Land*. English capitalists have purchased 8,000 acres of undeveloped coal land fifty miles south of Charleston, W. Va., to n^ine coal to be shipped to London and thence to Mediterranean ports. ProoMi to "Ag«*' Ntw Bhliky, A London lVchemist claims to have discovered a process whereby new whisky may be "aged" In a few months without being stored in bar­ rels. It is claimed for the process that all poisonous qualities are eliminated. MURDERERS DIE OF TREJRWOUNDS Edward and John Biddle Suc­ cumb to Injuries Received in Battle with Officers. MRS. SOFFEL IS STIU LIVING. Sensational Incidents Connected with the Kscapn of the Men from Jail In Pittsburg--Foth Attempted to Com­ mit Suicide When Cornered. Edward and John Biddle, murderers, who escaped from the. Pittsburg jail after overpowering and wounding the guards, died of the wounds received in a battle with officers, which resulted in their recapture. Mrs. Kate Soffel, the wife of the warden, who aided in the escape and furnished the men saws and revolvers, is In a critical condition. Symptoms of pneumonia have devel­ oped and, weakened by her wound and exposure, she may die at any moment. One of the sensational incidents of the case was the finding of a lost love letter from Ed Biddle to his prison sweetheart, Mrs. Soffel, in the snow near the scene of their capture, which reveals the careful plot for their es­ cape from the Allegheny County Jail. Mrs. Soffel fell In love with Ed Bid­ dle In November. The burglar soon realized his power over her. It was not long until he started to write love letters to her. Mrs. Soffel fell madly in love with him, and in the early part of December he proposed a plan of es­ cape to her. She consented to lend her aid. Between Dec. 14 and 16 they had completed the arrangements to es­ cape from the jail. Mrs. Soffel said she shot herself, but stated afterward that "Ed" Biddle shot her. The man denied this. Another sensational development was the declaration by ex-Warden Sof­ fel in which he says that on the night of the escape he was chloroformed by his wife. These facts were set forth in the verdict of the coroner's jury: Edward Biddle, to cheat the gallows, shot him­ self. His brother, John Biddle, at­ tempted to commit suicide, but was killed by a bullet from the rifle of one of the pursuing officers. Schley Visit* "Old Hickorys" 'Tonsb,""". Admiral Schley visited the tomb of Andrew Jackson, took luncheon in the Hermitage, and heard a sermon in the oountry church "Old Hickory" attend' •d. OPPOSE MINERS^DEMANDS. Bitter Straggle Between Employers and Men 1« Now Predicted, The miners' conference has made the following demands: That there be a general advance of 10 per cent in pres­ ent prices. That an absolute run of mine system be adopted for all mines in competitive fields. That there be a uniform scale for all outside day la­ bor and eight hours to constitute a day's work. That there be a straight differential of seven cents a ton be> tween pick and machine mining. That all drivers' wages be advanced to $2.25 a day and 10 per cent added. That no clause be inserted in any contract or joint agreement requiring the employes to purchase powder from employer. That the check system be adopted and agreed to by all competitive districts. The operators do not intend to yield to the miners' demands. One of the most bitterly contested conventions on record is predicted. , Illinois Grand Army Encampment. The council of administration of the Illinois Grand Army fixed May 20, 21 and 22 as the dates for the next de­ partment encampment, to be held in uock Island. - To Push Ship Subsidy Bill. The ship subsidy bill is to be pushed by Senator Frye, despite the reported merger or pool of the steam­ ship lines plying between the United States and England. Illinois Prohibitionists Notified. Illinois prohibitionists have been no­ tified to meet and elect delegates and alternates to the state convention to be held on July 1 in the Coliseum in Peoria. Wreck on the Alton. An Alton limited train was derailed by an open interlocking switch near Pontiac, 111., and the coaches were overturned. Five persons were in­ jured. Nebraska Bank in Receiver's Hands. The Platte Valley State Bank has closed its doors and is in the hands of the state examiner. A. H. Gould, the cashier, is under arrest, charged with forgery. Chicago's Kegro Population. Census figures show Chicago now shelters a larger negro population than any other city in the United States, having passed. Washington in percent­ age of gain. Rockefeller Promisee a Million. John D. Rockefeller has promised $1,000,000 to assist in erecting the three buildings needed in the medical school of Harvard, provided other friends of the University will subscribe $500,000 tor thcP purchase of land. I Ryan Would Fight Fltaslmmona. Tommy Ryan is back In the ring. He is willing to meet any white middle­ weight in the world, including Fitz- slmmons, providing Fitzsimmons weighs in at the ringside at 158. Killed In Trivial Quarrel. "in a quarrel involving $7 a man re­ puted to be worth $300,000 was shot and killed at Chicago. C. O, Hars, vet­ eran liveryman, was the victim. Ed­ ward Coughlin. a driver, fired the shot. He Is under arrest. O-'j. i '.J; t CoVPffr Companies Form m Trusty Peace practically Is agreed upon by the big copper companies and a con­ solidation similar to the steel trust is reported under way. SeveriU foreign concerns are Interested. LATEST MARKETS. , Winter Wheat--No. 2 red. 'No. 3 red 7Ul6<<i&ic; ICo. 3 hard, 75V6@78c. Spring Wheat--No. 3 spring: 73%e; no grade, 65c; No. 4, 67c; No. 3, 73c. Corn--No. 4, 57'^c; No. 3, 58@58Vfce; No. S yellow. ears, 58@59c. Oats--No. 4 white, 43Vfe<SS'44c; No. S white, 44%@45M>c; No. 2, 43V«t< 4414c. Provisions--Mess pork. $15.75(0)15.80; lard, f9.20@9.32V&; short ribs, $8.20@8.35. Hay--Choice timothy, $13; No. 1 timo­ thy. $12; choice. $12.i>0; No. 2 timothy, $11.25fa11.75. Rye--Cash No. 2 sold at 61V4c; January nominally 59c. Barley--Malting grades. 57@62c; screen­ ings, 43@58c. Butter-- Extra creameries, 25c; June creameries, 19@20c; firsts in creameries. 20(§21c; seconds, 15@16c; dairies, choice cooleys, 20c: roll, 15%<:; packing. 15o. Eggs--Strictly fresh laid, Southern. Z6cj Northen, 20@22c; country storage, 18® W%c. Cheese--Full cream, choice twins, 1014 (g>109ie; daisies. choice. 10%c; young America, ll@liy»c. Live Poultry--Turkeys, 9c; chickens. 9c; aucks, 10c; geese, $4@4.50 per doz. Beans--Pea beans, hand picked, choice, $I.72@1.74. Potatoes--White stock, choice, 78®80o; red stock, 73@74c. Sweet potatoes, Illinois, $4C(i4.50. Veals--Carcasses weighing 5GS2100 lbs., 5 @6e; 60@65 lbs., 6@7c; S5@100 llw.. 7ft@Xc. Apples--Ben Davis, fair. $3.25&3.D0; Bald­ wins. $3@3.75 Broom Corn--Self working, $90@100 per ton; choice, $110@120; common, $90@y6; stained and damaged, $80(^90; dwarf corn, $120(&.170; hurl, common, )90®95. Wool--East of Missouri river, tub wash­ ed, 20@25c; fleece washed, medium, 23@ 25c; fleece washed, fine, 20@22c: medium unwashed, 16@17c; coarse, unwashed, 14®) 15c; light, fine, unwashed, bright, 12fg:i4c; heavy, fine, unwashed, 10@12c; dark ana dingy medium, unwashed, 12f®14c; taggy fleeces, burry and black wool, 3@4c per lb. discount. Cattle--Prime beeves 1,000 to 1,700 lbs., $7.10©7.60; good to choice beeves, 1,200 to 1,500 lbs., $6.50@7; fair to good export shipping steers, $5.75@6.40; fair to medium beef steers. $4.80@5.60; common to rough, 1.000 to 1,200 lbs., $4.10^4.75; good to fancy feeders, 800 to 1.200 lbs., $3.90@4.75; bulls, poor to fancy, $2.25®4.80; plain to fancy stockers, $2.40®3.80; good to fancy heifers, $4 .25fr5.50; good to fat cows and heifers, $3.4Mi4 .50; good cutting and fair beef cows, $2.35ff/3.25; common to good canning cows, $1.25(52.30; veal calves, fair to fancy, $5.50 @6.50; heavy calves, fair to fancy. $3@5; corn-fed Western steers, $4.85@7; fed Texas" steers, $4.35<f?6. Hogs--Choice to fancy strong-wt. ship­ ping, $6.35@6.4r>: common to choice heavy packing, $5.S5Sf6.25; plain to choice heavy mixed. $W(j6.3f>; selected butcher weights, $6.25@6.40; assorted light, 150 to 195 lbs., $5.85K6.10; common to fancy light mixed, j5.70fz-5.N5; thin to choice, 70 to 120-lb. pig«, $4 .35(fr5.50; stags and rough throw-outs, $2.T5fr 5.40. Sheep--Prime muttons, sheep and year­ lings, $4@5.25; good to choice wethers, $4.25@4.85; medium to choice mixed na­ tives, $3.50(8'4.20; good to prime Western yearlings, $4.85Si.r>.45; good to choice West­ ern wethers, $4.40f&4.70; poor to choice Western ewes, $3.70(fz4.25; fair to choice fat native ewes. $3.60f(z)4.25; feeders and stock ewes. j2.60@3.25; lambs, poor to fair, $4@5.50; lambs, good to fancy, I&.60 @6. January receipts of live stock at Chi­ cago this year show a gain over January, 1901, of 25,000 cattle, 100,000 hogs and 60.000 sheep. FIRE; AT WATERBUBY, CONN. Flames In lbs Business Portion Cause lrf>ss of 92,000,000. Fire, raging in the heart of the busi­ ness district of Waterbury, Conn., Feb. 3, destroyed row upon row and block upon block of the finest buildings. Th« loss, by conservative estimates, aggre­ gates $2,000,000. Two deaths have been reported and it is feared that the list of fatalities will grow when details are learned. The mayor opened the city hall as a resting place for the homeless and a hospital for those who might be in­ jured or suffering from shock. Sorry He Bid Defiance to Holftnps. B. H. Hellen of Chicago, who offered 51,000 to any hold-up man who would attack him, has received so many ac­ ceptances of his open defiance that he has applied to the police for protec­ tion. Two West Side police characters are said to have drawn lots to see which should attack Mr. Hellen. Clash on Cnhan Tariff. President Roosevelt and Speaker Henderson are engaged in a struggle for mastery in the matter of Cuban tariff reductlbn. Belief in Washing­ ton is that the House leader will sur­ render or compromise on a moderate reduction of sugar rates. Abolish Binding of Feet. The empress dowager of China has issued an edict which in effect directs that the custom of binding the feet of Chinese women is to be abolished. She also directs that young men be sent abroad to be educated in the best foreign schools. Repljr to Schley's Appeal. Judge Advocate Lemly and Solicitor Hanna in answer to Schley's appeal to President Roosevelt, declared that the question of command should be subor­ dinated to other issues. Town Collector Indicted. Henry H. Fuller, former South town collector, has been Indicted by the grand jury on a charge of con­ spiracy to defraud the city of Chicago. Retallatlve Duties Levied. The German reichstag has adopted the proposition to levy the same du­ ties on imports that foreign govern­ ments impose on German products. Schley at Nashville. Admiral Schley arrived at Nash­ ville, Tenn., where there was a repeti­ tion of the enthusiasm shown by other cities be has visited. To Kxtend Rook Island Lines. Plans * have been made to Increase the capital of the Rock Island railroad so that the system may be extended to the Pacific coast. Illinois Day Postponed. Illinois day at the Charleston expo­ sition, set for March 4, has been de­ clared off in so far as that date is concerned. Whether a "day" for the state there shall be abandoned alto­ gether has not been determined. St. Louis Deputies Indicted. Henry A. Faulkner and Julius Leh­ man of the St. Louis house of deputies were arrested on the charge of perjury in connection with the council boodle investigation by the grand jury. Bor Safe Blowers Confess. Four boy safe blowers, aged 10 to 19 years, confessed several robberies, which the Chicago police had credited to men. They looted offices in high buildings and wore big shoes to mis­ lead the police. Miners' Convention Knded. _ The thirteenth annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America adjourned sine die after selecting In­ dianapolis as the place for holding the convention next year. ANCIENT TOMBSTONE! MONUMENTS TO COLONIAL HEROEI IN NEW YORK CEMETERY. Old Trinity Churchyard Also Contains Two "Bogus" Tombs--Injustice Don* to the Memory of Jhsasi Crasap, by , President Jefferson, It may be a trifle startling to out- of-town visitors as well as to many native New Yorkers, whose interest In matters historical has led them to inspect the old tombstones in Trinity churchyard, bearing names of promi­ nence and power in earlier years, to learn that two of the most famous stones there are simply "fakes." The tombstones referred to are those of William Bradford, New York's first printer, and Capt. James Lawrence, the hero of the naval fight in 1813 between the Chesapeake and Shannon, and who died with the words, "Don't give up the ship," upon his lips. There is also a third stone which shares with these in being a copy. This stands near the door of the north transept, having the inscription, be­ neath a rudely carved angel head, "In memory of Michael Cresap, first cap­ tain of the rifles battalion, and son to Colonel Thomas Cresap, who departed this life October the 18, 1775." This young rifle captain is usually described in biographical dictionaries as "a trader and Indian fighter." He was a hardy pioneer as well, penetra­ ting nearly as far as Kentucky before the revolution. The odium cast upou him by President Jefferson--and which it has taken more than three-quarters of a century to erase--was occasioned by the belief that Cresap was responsi­ ble for the massacre of the friendly Indian chief, Logan. This atrocity occurred in 1774, dur­ ing a border war on the upper Ohio, which broke out near Pittsburg. The name "Cresap's war" has sometimes been given to this conflict, because Cresap went against the Indians at once, and killed what later proved to be a number of friendly Shawnees. His force did start for Logan's camp, but,, remembering the chief's former friend­ liness, desisted. The truth of the story, as brought out in 1851, was that Logan's family, nine members In all, became drunk im the hut of a dramseller named Great- house, and when in a helpless state- that villlan, with a few kindred spir­ its, slew every one of the intoxicated savages. Cresap got the blame and was deposed from his command by I •ora Dunmore's agent, but was later reinstated. Ciesap was an ardent patriot, and when the revolutionary war broke out he marched to Cambridge to join Washington's army as captain of 130 Maryland riflemen. He became seri­ ously ill while there, and started for his western home, but died In New York city and was buried with mili­ tary honors in Trinity churchyard. If one desires to see the original stones placed over the graves of Brad­ ford, Cresap and Lawrence, he must go to the New York Historical society at Second avenue and Eleventh street. They occupy positions of honor among other notable relics In the vestibule. The Trinity church corporation gave the original Bradford stone to the so­ ciety in 1863, that of Cresap in 1867 and the Lawrence stone about the same time. The latter is the single slab bearing the inscription to Lawrence's memory, for his remains repose under a more elaborate monument. The large slab is of white marble, and In excellent condition, barring a few deep scratches here and there, which may have been caused by vandals.--New York Times. Dover to Own Baths. Municipal Turkish baths are soon to be established in the City of Dover, England, In connection with the bath­ house on the sea front. It is estima­ ted that their construction will cost about $18,000. The operating expenses per year, including salaries, fuel and interest on the loan, will aggregate $2,500. This is not the first bath of its kind that has been established in England, for one has been in operation at Folkestone for several years. For the first two years it was run./tind^K municipal management at a loss. Last) year it was leased to a manager at a rental which yields a revenue to the city of 2% per cent on the investment. Slippery Asphalt Pavements. On a slippery day every cab driver, coachman and livery stable keeper in New York curses the hour when as­ phalt pavements were first thought of. There Is no Ice caulk for horseshoes that an asphalt pavement will not knock off In twenty minutes. Caulks will chop the asphalt into slivers, but they will not stay on the shoes.--New York Press. If Not One Man the Other. Mrs. Winks--Why In the world didn't you write to me while you were away? Mrs. Minks--I did write. Mrs. Winks--Then I presume you gave the letter to your husband to mail, and he is still carrying it around in his pock­ et. Mrs. Minks--No, I posted the let­ ter myself. Mrs. Winks--Ah! then, it Is in my husband's pocket.--New York Weekly. Has Married 1,367 Couples. The minister who In 1901 claimed the record with reference to the grand total of marriages and funerals, con­ nected with a long minister's life, is the Rev. J. M. Haughey of Mason City, thirty miles south of Pekln, 111. Dur­ ing his career as a preacher, a period of some forty years, he has married 1,357 couples and conducted 1,500 fu­ nerals. . A Large Bible Class. Professor Iden of the Kansas State Normal School at Emporia, Kas., this year followed his usual custom of send­ ing to every former and present mem­ ber of his Bible class now 1.S00 In number, a New Year greeting. 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