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O8 4 W6OL MARKET DUBBED 'A WAITING ONE. YERS INTERESTED Qarge Quantity of Montana Wool C hanges Hand---Developments F: vo.i' ,lier Rather Than Purchaser. `Financlal Matters Improve. It is a waiting market. Buyers are not numerous and thereJs not the gea erally active demand from consumers :which is an indication of activity, p'resent or' prospective, at the mills. sayso the Boston Commercial Bulletin. SManufacturers act very cautiously and are set in the policy, adopted since the financial flurry, not to acquire sup ;plies of raw material unless they are urgently required. They prefer that dealers and not themselves should 'have the burden of supplies. There 1isa no present urgent need for wool 'and, therefore there are no expecta tions of a revival in the demand for it till the goods market warrants more active operations in consuming cen ters than at present. The opening of the heavyweight goods season has been delayed and not until this week has anything of importance been done by manufacturers in placing their pro ducts before prospective buyers. But on Wednesday important lines were put on view and buyers showed satis-, factory interest. So far as. ,rices are concerned the openings of the week show that the upward tendency is checked. Offerings for the fall of 190.8 are' at prices practically the same as these of the opening of the fall season two years ago. It. is remarked that "'~he largest producers are, making prices that are, more attractive to' ta' buyers and they propose to get ith business that is abroad. There Is pro bably a hard season ahead for the smaller mills, but stocks are so Well in hand that there may be ,tra .1. enough. to go around as the year de -.ouem . g Encouraging Features. It the goods sell at these attractive Yrlces there shoulild be an Immediate refleotion of a favorable character in wool. The market needs such a stim. ulus. These are many encouraging rfettures, not the least of which is the complete change in sentiment notice able abroad, late cables from Euro pean centers and from primary mair kets in Australasia and South AnAeri Ca noting firmer markets,, especially on crosbreds, and more active trad ing. Buenos Ayres has become active .fter sluggish trading ever since the season in Argentina Opened last tall. New Zealand also is active and firmer follpwing depression previously. In this country tinancial matters are iMelily improving. There is, therefore <more cooadence in the future of wool -thn has been apparent here +for two mponths, and it is believed that bottom is. been touched. There are negotia. ti.s in progress which involve con ipereble iipes, end which it is antici pated will come to a head in the icourse of the next few weeks, or just so - aoo.,as manufacturera are certain of their position. The mar.et is firm osr 'i41 staple wools an the better .lass of .clothing stock supplies of, which are not large and uner' strong control. Wool that l .off in condition and phort wools generally are the only .weak sots and on these, it is believed, uno frther concessions are likely. :*Prom the high point at which suob wools were held last year there has -.beena considerable drop in value, and it sto reasonable to expect that no fur th. r serious dieclne will oocur in the ':,fasce of improving tendencies in Eu rope and the promise of a better de imand for cheap wools in this country. Opn he. whole, the developments of ::Ie week favor the seller of wool raher than the buyer. SOhio and Pennylvania P esc.. i(h9 market is lt& active than last eek. PIew important gale. are made k1fub1c in the finer grades, which are $rmly held throughout. Washed de na is saleable t 88 to 38 14 cents Ih@wahed at 31 cents. Average E1t o! XX are worth 34 to 34 1-2 cents ,an ,small lots o fne unwashed are pio:vMng at auad 28 coents. Sine un .eoheantale is quoted at 28 to 29 5t or, average. In medium un 'wa bed oilopd aun three-eighths re ir wth stocls well in hand. ro3t 883 t 381-2 cents is quoted. One er blood, Is held at 31, icents in t atanoes. but tor anything but ý a electionlsc a cent Tees would vetbeaccepted alnd even that fg 1iJ5Qt frqely bid. j i? n nd Wisconsin Fleeces some interest in oe-quar tb blo buyers having tested the 3 #di . fou4 hoWlders :generally 0 cents, ;Sales axe not large, b ailttle ia.med hands at that sg , 4dft 9 .:enst. y~ Indiaa Missouri, etac. C.On e oe r one w ss nor sales A: Abcut5 50,000 cents and S;tthe ame Fs Yf '1 q ·;.·· i mias ;ve donea little ia the way of ew business ad the bulk o the' of traaidacioisa are lar smaal lots 1 0000 to 5,000 psOund. each. Buy era are waiting r tih doodse ainsket to deelcpn and are hot Yet prepared to buy heavily. They, however, keep lS close touch with the 6arket, have sup plies of good wool 'locIted sal have knowledge of the prices asked. In short, they 'are all prepares for a strike when the spirit' moves. In the neantime holders are showing a good deal of patience. The paucity of bar gain offerings is remarked. IFor good wool tie, market is steady and eatle factory prices can be obtained. Off conditioned lots and short wools gen erally are the weak features, being in plentiful supply. But even these are not lower than a week ago and It is believed that bottom has been touch ed. All staple wools and the better class of clothing stock are quite firmly held. Among the transactions of the week are staple and clothing wools graded and in the original bags. G-od fine staple has sold at 24 to 25 cents and half-blood staple, which is scarce, at 25 to 26 cents. Fine and fine medium clothing wools sold at a wide range of prices as Lto quality, from 17 to 22 cents. The scoured cost is placed at 70 cents for fine staple, 67 to 68 cents' for half-blood staple, 63 to 65 cents for flue medium, about 65 certs for three eighths, and 57 o 58 pe I- for one Qparter blood. Boston buyers have operated in Phil adelphia at lower prices than at home. About 500,000 pounds of Montana wool changed hands during the week-in the Quaker City at 23 cents for half-blood staple and 19 cents for fine and fine medium clothing. Oregon Woo! No sales are reported and the mar ket is nominal. Stocks are'small, par ticularly of good staple and clothing wools. Texas WeoI , A moderate amount of fall ol.ange4 hands in small lots of 19 to 22. cents. The best costs 52 to 53 cents, clean..;, California Wool. - The market waits for , to sell and the fulfillment. of the promises of manufacturers that then pending deals will be closed. The market is' steady but nominal. About 50,000 pounds defective scour ed sold at 36 to 38 cents. Other lots of defective is quoted at 33 to 35 cents. Slightly defective is quoted at around 45 cents, and the best free sort at 48 to 50 cents. IPulled Wool. There is some business reported and a rather better feeling noticed among holders of medium and low wools, who have received assurances that prob ably in about a month buyers will be after their property. It is' expected that a good demand for an all-wool fa bric will cause the consumption of these cheap wools. Ordinary Bs are quoted at 40 to 42 cents and Inferior at 35 to 38 cents. New York Bs have sold quite freely at 44 to 45 cents for long staple. Worsted spinners contin ue to absorb the current production of such wools and New Yprk pullers keep well sold up. JOHN F BETZ ISDEAD. One of the Most Noted Brewers in the Nation and a Wealthy. Man. Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-John . Bets, one oi the best t..o . iR ~B ig Pe country end qne of llaelphia'a wealthiest citizens, died at his home here today ater a on lln ag., Mr. Bets was born a 9 my is 1811 and war brought to this country when an infant. He .was largely In terested in several financial : institu tions of Philadelphia. John V. Betsz, Jr., as on by his first wife, will suc ceed the father in his extensive inter eats. Mr. Bets, although a Lutheran, was a Chevallier of St. Gregory by grant of the late Pope Leo XIII. This honor was an unusual one. Iils first wife was a member of a'well known Catholic family of ptuttgart, Germany. POSITION OF JAP FLEET IS KNOWN GOVERNMENTS HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION. Tokio, Jan. 16.-The foreign office is in receipt of a dispatch from Wash ington pointing out that there is much uneasiness in America following sen sational reports emanating from Eu rope concerning the distribution of the Japanese naval fleet. While not inclined to treat the mat ter seriously, the Japanese officials have assured the Associated Press that the governments of the various countries are in possession of all the facts connected with Japan's distri bution of her warships through their naval attaches at Toklo. Admiral Sato, minister of marine, said -today that he was willing to make a full statement if it would in any way allay the excitement. ARGUMENTS ON LOCAL SUIT. (8pe;ial to The Gazette.) Helena, Jan. 16.-f~ e supreme court today heard argument4 on the Yellowutone water 'right suit 's6ti White and others against Barling. BURNETT CASE M iS. UP AGAIN REHEARING -IN MARITAL TROUB LES PROMISES INTEREST. WIFE WAS COQUETTE Alleged That She Even Flirted With a Juror at the Former Trial--Mrs. Burnett is Pretty and Keen Endugh to Outwit a Detective--Spicy Facts. *New York, Jan. 16.-The noted Bur nett divorce case, whibc created a sen sation when it was first tried last aut umn, is scheduled to come up for a re hearing today. During the previous trial Mrs. Bur nett, who is a preposseeeing young woman, was accused if flirting with one of the jurors, and the eighth juror was excused and the case concluded with eleven men in the Jury box. A disagreement resulted, six of the men favoring the pretty Mrs. Burnett, while five aldel with the nausband, who was the plaintiff in the-suit. During the interim awaiting the sec ond trial, two servants in the Burnett household, John Carpenter and Julia McArdle, who were witnesses for Bur nett, were arrested and charged with perjury on information furnished by Detective Fitzgerald and Messrs Celia and Goldstein of the New York detec tive agency. Fools Detective. Detective Cella undertook to serve papers on Miss Janet Burnett under the disguise of a telephone employe. Although one of the 'cleverest men in the business, Cella was immediately discovered by the bright young woman. and summarily put off the. premises. He afterward caught her unawares on the street. Lawyer -Keating, who created a sen sation by accusing, Mrs. Burnett of flditing with a Juror at the first trial, has been succeeded by Attorney Pal mer. It was brought out at the first trial that Mrs Burnett dined with one of the correspondents at the Waldorf Astoria every Saturday afternoon. Other sensational revelations are promised by both sides when the case is resumed today MARTS OF. TRADE New Yqrk Stock Market. New York, Jan. (;.-The growing inability of the at. ek market to a~l' vance the level of prices which has been in evideucr during all of t.1.s week culminualA.otpny in a .reaa.tid of, some violence. '''he doWalwa:' course of price.: was unaccompan..i. by the news poinmring to a change fromn the conditioni a hclch have prevaPl :. while prices were being advanced. .. fact, there we.:> :.ome facts indicatlig anmelloration of factors which. seemud to militate against the advance whti it was in force. F',. tnstance .u . trade advices were t `1:,c!etlv brilhte than those at the opening of the yewr. But the stuc'c market was unab'-, ti rpeisý the top heavy condition to which it had been brought by the ex ýension of the long interests and its desire to realize profits while the ellsination of the short interest, which had been driven to cover on the rise, deprived the market of the prin cipal source of demand, which has helped to sustain it for several days past. An example of the importance given to showing of ralh.oad earnings was the action of the Missouri Kansas and Texas stocks on the publication of the earnings of that system for November. These showed a shrinkage of nearly 20 ,per cent in the gross earnings with the expense of operation still expand ing, the result being that the net re turns for the month were cut to less than half the showing for November of last year, while the charges for in terest, rentals and taxes would leave an actual deficit for the mo~th com pared with a $600,000 surplus last year. The close was near the low level. Bonds were strong. Total sales par value, $4,280,780. United States .s declined 3A and the 49 % per cent on call. New York Money Market. New York, Jan. 16.- Money on call, steady, 2 1-2@4 per cent; ruling rate, 4; closing bid, 2; offered at 2 3-4 per cent.. Time loans, soft, 60 days and 90 days, 5 1-2 per cent; six months, 5 1-2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6 to 7 per cent. Sterling exchange strong, with, ac tual business in bankers' bills at $4.85.85@4.85.90 for demand, and at $4.81.90@4.81.95. for 60 days; commer cial bills, $4.81.75. ' Bar silver, 56. Mexican dollars, 44k. Government bonds weak; railroad bonds heavy. Treasury Statm.nt. Washington, Jan .1. -- Today's treasury statement shows: Available ah balance, .$2,969. 219; gold cola wan billion, 89,718r. " "i 312; gold certificates, $49,543;360. Boston Mining Stocks. Amalgamated ..... .......... 51 Calumet & Heola ........... 675' Daly West ................., 82 Montana Coal & Coke .....1... Parrot ..... .............. 135 United Copper .............. "' North Butte..... ....... 51% Butte Coalition.............. 17% Nevadla . ... .. ....... 8 Calumet & Arizona".......... 109 Arizona Commercial ....... 17 Omaha Livestock. Omaha, Jan. 16.-Cattle: Receipts, 10,000. Market, steady to 10c lower. Native steers, $3.75@5.75; western steers, 43@4.60; ' Texas steers, $2.750 4.10; stockers and feeders, $2@4.60; bulls and stage, $2@4. Hogs: Receipts, 10,600. Market, 5c higher. Heavy, $4.25@4.45; mixed, $4.30@4.35; lights, $4.20@4.3b; pigs, $3.50@4.00; bulk, $4.80@4.35. Sheep: Receipts, 6,000. Market, slow to 10t lower. Yearlingas $5.50 @6.00; wethers, $5@5.50; ewes, $4.85 @5.25; lambs, $6.50@7.15. Chicago Livestock. Chicago, Jan. 16.--Oattle: Receipts, about 10,500. Market, good steady, others weak. Beeves, $3.65@6.30; oows and heifers, $1.50@4.10; Texans, 53.20@4.00; stockers and feeders, $2.40 @4.60; westerns, $3.76@4.60. Hogs: Receipts, about 38,000. Mar ket, strong to Sc higher. Lights, $4.20 @4.52%; mixed, $4.25@4.60; heavy, 54.25@4.60; roughs' and pigs, $3.65@ 4.30; bulk, $4.35@4.50. Sheep: Receipts, about 1.5,000. Mar ket, steady. Natives, $3.50@5.70; westerns, $3.50@5.75; yearlings, $5@ 6; lambs, $5.40@7.35; westerns, $5.50 @7.15; Chicago Grain and Produce. Chicago, Jan. 16.-The strength in the wheat'market followed a period of decided weakness which extended over the greater portion of the first half of the session. A leading com mission house ,was' a liberal seller and there was also free selling by pit traders. Toward noon, the market be came more animated. Strength of corn, reports from the north west claiming emall reserves, a forecasted falling 'off during the week in exports from Argenina and' advices from the southwest which asserted that con siderable damage had been wrought in the wheat fields of Kansas by the Hessian fly were were the chief rea sons for the improvement In demand. The market' losedstrong.. May open ed %@%c lower at $1.02% to $1.03%, sold off to $102%@$1 02% and then advanced to $1.03%. The close was at $1.03%@ 1.03%. The corn market displayed moderate weakness early in the day but rallied sharply towards the end 'of the tist hour with the closing price near the top. The strength was due to active demand by cash hopses, which was based on continued light acceptances in the country. May opened a shade to %@%c lower at. 9% to 60%, a.d vanced to 60% and cioeed at 60%@ 60%. Trade in oats was again of very small volume. Sentiment was a trifle bearish early I the session, but bet came bullish tfolowinu the advance in wheat and corn. May opened % lower at 68%, advanced to 54%. and closed at the top. Provisions were "strong. Shorts were the principal buyers, while local packers were selling. May pork was up 5@7%e, lard was a shade higher and ribs were up Sc. Closing prices were: Wheat: May, $1.03%@1.03;% July, 98%; September, 95%. Corn: May, 60%@600%; July, 69%; September, 69%. Oats: May, old, 54%; May, new, 523%; July, old, 47%@47%; new, 45%; September, 39%. Pork: January, $12.92%; May, $13.47%@13.50. Lard: 'January, $7.80; May, $8.05. Ribs: January, $8.85;; May, $7.22%. Rye: Cash, 85@$1.02. ' Timothy: March, $4.80. Clover: March, $17.25. Barley: Cash, 80@$1.62. New York Sugar Market. New YOrk, Jan. 16,-Sugar: Raw, steady. Fair refining, $8.14; centrifu gal, 96 test, $3.92; molasses sugar, $3.17; refined, steady; crushed, $5.60; powdered, $5; granulated, $4.90. Amalgamated Dividend. New York, Jan. 16.-A quarterly dividend of half of one per cent was declared by the Amalgamated Copper company today. The previous quar terly dividend was 1 per cent. Butter, Cheese and Eggs. New York, Jan. 16.-Butter, steady, unchanged. Cheese, firm, unchanged. Eggs, Arm; western' firsts, 26; sec onds, 25 to 25%. Boston & Montana Dividend. New York, Jan. 16.-The directors of- the Boston & Montana Consolidat ed Copper & Silver Mining company, one of the constituent companies of thAmalgamated Copper company, to day declared a quarterly dividend of $2 per share and $1 extra. This com pares with $2 a share regular and $4 per share extra, three months ago. St. Louis Wool. St. Louls, Jan. 16.-Wool: Steady Medium grades combing and clothing, 21 to 23; light fine, 10 to 20; .heavy fine, 15 to 16; tab wgshed, . to 23. NOW AT WORK GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS THE. PASSAGE OF PRIMARY LAW. NEW RAILROAD LAWS Suggests Amendments to Present Laws to 'Make Them Moqr Drastic. Wants Law to Allow Women' to Vote for President-Other Matters. Topeka, Jan. 16.-At the first meet ing of the special session of the Kan sas legislature this afternoon a dis position was evidenced to rush the business through and adjourn with as little delay as possible. Several bills were introduced in the house,. includ ing the direct primary and asset cur rency bills. Governor Haskell of Ok lahoma was *present and urged the passage of these two bills particular ly. Governor :Hoch's message was read in both houses. Topeka, Kas., Jan. 16.-The fifth special session of the Kansas legisla ture convened this afternoon and im mediately listened to the reading of Governor Hoch's message. After the reading of the message, the introduc tion of bills began. The governor announced that the legislature is called to efiact a pri mary election law, to strengthen the taxation, law, to establish a bank de positors' "guarantee fund," to enact railroad legislation .and strengthen the prohibition law. The governor says: "I recommend the enactment of a primary election law state-wide in its character, to include every state, dis trict and county official to be voted for in this state this year; to include also an expression of popular choice for United States senator, and to be operative 'in the selection of this year's candidates by every political party." The governor says that the demand for the depositors' guarantee law is overwhelming. Railroad Laws.. The governor recommends that all doubt of the legality of the state rail road commission in establishing a 2 cent passenger fare be removed by enactment of a straight 2-cent passen ger fare law and the incidental repeal of the mileage book law. A bill to strengthen the prohibition law has been prepared and will be submitted by the attorney general. The governor favors an amendment to the pure food. law, to bring it into harmony with the Dick bill, and an act conferring upon the women of Kansas the right to vote for presi dent this year. But the governor does not wish these latter reforms' to oc cupy the attention of the legislature to the displacement of the specific measures to pass which the legisla ture was called 'together. NOTED CHURCH BURNED. Incendiaries Believed to Have Caused FIre-Treasures Saved. Boston, Jan. 16.-That the fire which early today nearly destroyed the Second Congregational church in Dorchester, with a loss of .$50,000, was the work oa incendiaries was the opinion of the authorities at the con clusion ot their investigation after the fire had been extinguished. The principal loss was an organ re cently installed at an expense or $25,000. Many 'of the historic treas. uree of the church, which recently celebrated its hundredth anniversary, were saved. WANT BETTER WATERWAYS MINNESOTA COMMERCIAL CLUBS WILL ASK FOR MONEY. TO DREDGE THE RIVER Believe There Should Be a Six Foot Channel Clear to St Louis-Addres see at Convention Will Be Notable -Federation of Clubs Proposed. St. Paul, Minn.; Jan. 16.-"Slx feet of water from t. 'eaul to St. Louis" is the demand of the hundreds of rep resentatives of Minnesota commercial clubs, Industrial bureaus, merchants' associations and boards of trade, who met here today to form a federation for the promotion of northwestern In tereets sld river improvement., The convention was opened with ad dresses by. Governor Johnson, Maycr Smith and President Locke of the St. Paul Commercial club. J. J. Hill, the railroad magnate, ts 'aleo expected io address the convention on topics coa neoed with dhe advantages to be g nqd from a Lederationa of comme-r cial clubs. In Sit work of rivear3* provement, the new federastio ex to begin aci ouve campaign, woirkkii in cacititiaon . s other o Ipporgaat M11diUlgplvsile('lt9h ets.ý h¶~e "fed spWei will istand rly fo sIx feet e atd water at thae thvens ie d level, a sured. Wants Money. In o:rde. e dR bt s work mry be ac complished e ctlon as poe lasile the federation will urges tati an en m mediate approprlatnon be made at an average ependiture at not 'les -than i;00r0,000 yetaruntil 'it is topleend. Iuch attention wil aleso be demtanded fo-r channe and mnaintenamoe work aa will encourage the immediate' deve lopmept of ani .~ortant north and south trafc from St. Paul to the Gulf such as existed in the eadrly days of this city, when t. Pauil depended prin cipally upon the river as an avenue f o1omnunieation and transportation with other sections of the country. The delegates to today's meeting de clare that the question, of river Im provement is now the most vital one before the commercial interests of the entire nor.thwest, since it would render poseiblf the diverting of the eormenus lrthweestern grain movement to the river, orce the steam is again made a commerlcially successful factor in freight traffic. This would mean an important savinrlg in freights, com 'pared with the present transportation charges on grain for export. Cheap Grain. Traffice experts in attendance at the meeting believe that grain can be car ried to tidewater on the river at a cost of 7 1-2 cents. As the present all rail export rate from St. Paul to the Atlantio seaboard, is 27 1-2 cents. this would involve a saving of 20' cents. The convention will be contlmued through Friday and many other Im portant subjects will be discussed, in cluding the advertising and develop meht of the Northwest and the "men ace" of the mail order houses, which are largely patronized in this section, to the loss of the home merchants. GERTIE GRIFFIN ON THE STAND DEFENDANT IN MURDER TRIAL TESTIFIES FOR HERSELF. DENIES, THE MURDER Tells the Story of Her Immoral Life and of Her Troubles With Gillespie, Whom She is Alleged to Have Killed-Found Dead Body in Room. Spokane, Jan. 16.-In the trial of Gertie Grifn for mnwder at Ritzva;le, the witnesses for tJe defense to ia continued discrediting the testimony of the witnesses for the prosecution Gertude Weiser testifned that on the night of the finding of the body of Gillespie, he had called her overl tl, phone to come to his room. On her arrival, she found the room ablaze and the body of Gillespie lying on the Led. The trial was interrupted at noon today by the news of the serious Ill ness of a child of Juror William Gal breath, when court adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Gertle Grilmn, the defendant, took the stand this morning. She said her age is 28; that her father is living; that she was an immoral woman, having been living since the age of 19 in disorderly houses. She had lived in many towns in the inland empire,' had lived at Ritzville some years and also in Lind some time. Relations Unpleasant. Shb met deceased in May, 1907, and lived with him about a month before the tragedy in her house in Lind. She said their relations were the most un pleasant and that she had supported him and b'ought most of his clothes. On the night of the death of Gillespie, she said, he called her over the phone, she being then in a dance room a short distance from his bedroom, and asked that she bring a sandwich and a bottle of beer when she came over. When she entered the room where Gillespie was she found the room full of smoke andr dark, but on feeling for Gillespie, thinking he was on the bed, she pulled him away, when a light flashed up behind the door and she saw he was dead and soreamed for help and went for water to put out the fire. She denied knqwing anything about the murder. KNIFE AFFRAY IS CAUSE. OF DEATH Spokane, Jan. 16.-At Coeur d'Alene, Idago, last night, Steve Poster was stabbed through the heart and. in stantly killed. The officers found a Hungarian named Wreens and a man named Qehynaki in the house with the corpse.' The knife was in Gehyn skl's pocket- covered with blood. It, is stated the men had been drinklng and Poster went toward a' betd occupied' by a woman who was living with Wreens, but who was not his wife, Wreens became jealous, Vent to 4th kitchen and sas back with the nife, whch n intd poster's hert. hetwo men ae n M amettr n PARADISE FUR WOLF HUNTERS QUEBEC WILL WELCOME SPORTS MEN WHO EXTERMINATE PEST GOOD HUNTING TOO Guides Will Lead the Amateurs Out to the Hunt ng Places and Let Them Fire at the Savage Brutes--QUebe Wolves Are Fierce Animals. Montreal, Jan. 16.-A determined et faot to extermunate the wolves in the wilds of Quebec will be made soon by the sportsmen of Montreal and other Canadlan cities, assisted by scores of brave Nimrods 'rom New York,: Chli cago, Boston and. other cities, of the United States. Several parties of prospective wolf hunters arrived today and the padty will assemble tomorrow at Nippawa, in thia province, which will be the center of operations for the men engaged in the big wolf drive. Encourage Shooting. Guides under the leadership of an experienced wolf hunter, will pilot the amatuer sportsmen in, their chase af ter the howling, snarling pack of hun gry wolves, and will be on hand to aid the hunters In case, the wolves should, decide to turn the tables and become the hunters instead of the hunted. The guides Will also use their ingenuity in so arranging the parties that no chance shots may reach men, instead of wolves.. The railroad company which is in charge of the "personally conduoted" excur sion has fuarnished the outfits for the sportsmen and guarantees that they will not sufer from cold or other sev ere hardships. The Nimrods will sleep. out of; doors in tents and. will have plenty of anowshoeing. Reports from the scene f theprose-. peotive hunt state that wolves, are plentiful and unusually fierce. The animals are rapidly increasing in the Canadian wilds and are a menace to big game as well as the domestic anl male of farmers, so that their exter mination is a work of utility as well as supplying good sport for the hunt ers. They're Fierce. It is unlikely that any' attempt will be made by the sportsmen to repeat the feat of the doughty Oldahoma wolf hunter, Jack Aberncthy, who "caught 'em alive" with his bare hands on the occasion of President Roosevelt's fa mnous hunt in the Southwest. The Ca nadian wolves are much larger and more dangerous than those of the states and would likely give a good account of themselves should the Ok lahoma hunter attempt to perform his test here. HEADS OF FORESTS ARE IN SALT LAKE MEN IN CONTROL OP NATIONAL RESERVES GATHER. Salt lake q, Jan. 16.-iupervl sore of the Ut States.forestry d,s triat oomprsli the stAtes of Uoh, Idaho and Wyg.ling met here today for a coanfegpoe, which will continue through thbre days. The three.. de partments of the service, grasing, - ganizatlon and special uses, are repre sented. Representatives of the gov ernment forestry bureau ar also here. This district, so far as graslng is concerned, is the most important In the United States. Out or 6,000,000 pheep on all the national forects, half are grazed in this distriot, and out of a total of 1,000,000 head of cattle and horses, nearly one-third are in this district. According to the forestry supervi sore, the total area of the United States national ,forests is now 150,000, 000 acres, of which 26,000,000 acres ,are in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Dur ing the last year this distric har sold 250,000,009 board feet of timber from the national forest reserves. WEST VIRGINIA G. O. P. Preparations Are Made for the Gather ing of Clans Parkersburg, W. Vs., Jan. 16.--In re sponse to a call lassed by Congress man Harry Woodyard, ohairman, the West Virginia Republican state com mittee will meet here tomorrow to flx the time and place of the state conven tion,. Woodyard has a suggested that two oonventions be held, one to elect delegates to the republican national eoawntion In Chicago ,and another late in the summer to nominate a gov remor. MRS. LYDIA BRADLEY DEAD. Wealthy Woman, of Illnois bles at Hr Hoems In PeorIa. Peoria, IlL, Jan. 16.-Mie. Lydia Bradley, one of the richest women In Ilinous, died this,. mornng, aged 12 years. Mrs. Bradley, whose fortune is estimated "at $14000,000, is the founder or the Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Th ,e Dr. Harper, ,presiment o the Wtsprstty of ahloego, was as!ocIated vith .ier. planig slaod dlrectsg the work which hera wealth earied cat.