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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL, THURSDAY. JUNE 23, 1904. YD1TYE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD JL MASONIO OEEICEJtS. II C U.J. SEPARATOR It's a necessity to every progressive dairyman who desires to make the most out of his cows. Write for illustrated catalogue telling about its THOROUCH SEPARATION, LOW SUPPLY CAN, POWER CLUTCH AND OTHER POINTS OF SUPERIORITY. W h Ihi followlnir tr.mf.r tololn rortUnd. M Sb.rbroole ttid Mmlrad, Qua., HamlllMi, Ont, La Cro.i. WH. MlDnnolll. Mhln.. Chtauo. III.. Sloox Clly, !.. Omli, Nlb., htniM CltT, Mo. I Vermont 36-1 Addrtu tU Itttffi to Farm Machino Co., Bellows Falls, Vt. Burlington, Juno 17. At tho uiorn- ing seBslon yostorday of tho Grand Lodgo of Vorinont, F. aud A. M., the followlng oflloors woro olootod : Qrnnd mnator, O. W. Dnloy, of Whlto Rivor Junotlou ; depnty grnnd raaster, V. 13. Rougor, of Moutpolior; grand gonlor wardon, O. A. Oaltlerwood, of St. Johusbury; grand junior wardeu, Loo S. Tilloteon, of St.AlbanB; treaa- uror. 0. W. Whltcomb, of Prootors- vllloj Beorotary, H. H. Robb, of Bur lington; Bonior deaoon, 0. L. Soulo, of Burlington; junior doncon, Isaao D. Bailoy of Brattleboro . Aftcr tho olootion au adjournment waa takon until aftoruoou. In tho aftoruoou Grand Mastor Daloy aunounoed hls appointmonta aafollows: Grand loo- turer, H. L. Ballou, ot Chester; grand chaplalu, Rov. Edwin Whoolock, ot Cambridge; assiataut ohaplain, Rov. Q. F. Partridge, of SVoodstook; niar Bhal, D. S. Danforth, of St. Albans; sword bearor, N. O. Powers, of Hart ford; Bonior stoward, Albert Killam, of Burlington ; junior steward, M. D. L. Thompson, of Burlington ; pursui- vant, A. D. Beedo, of Barton Land- ng ; tyler, Houry Poolo, of Williams town. ALARM CAUSED BY AN INVASION ULCEROUS SORES. OF YOUlt UNCLE SAM'S LAJW tWrlttten by Iter. A. J. Hough aml read aa'a part of hla addreaa before tlie Aeathetlo aoclety ol Mont pelier Semlnary, Commencciocnt week.1 WAll XEti'S, Lontlon, Jnne 10. A Tokio corres pondont of Rentor's Tplegroni Oom pany sendB a roport vio Cologno tliat hreo Russion warshipa whioh wero engaged with Japaneso vessels off Island ot Tsuahinia, Tuesday and Wednesday, woro captured by Adinir al Eaminiura. Auother lnessago from Tokio timed at 0 tliis uiorning, states that a Japancse Bcoutship followed tho RuBsian vessela probably rnerely to keep tab ou their location. A Japanose vossel kept track of the Rueaians until night fall. Tokio, Juno 1G. The transport Hino Maru wliich today returned froru Moji, Japan, reports that sho onoountered, yestorday, a RuBsian Bqnadron, 20 milos west of SlnmiB liima. The Miuo Maru Bignalled the other transports, tliroe of wliich es oaped, but two- 8f the transportB wore surrotrhdod by RuBsian ships. Their fate is unfcnown, but it is feared the loss of life is heavy. St. Petersburg, June 10. An ofll cial despatoh states that fighting be tween Russians and Japanese at Vafangow, Liaotung Peninsula, con tinnes. June 15, the Russians at taoked the Japanose who returned tho attaok at Eovefal pointB. Heavy Jap aneso roinforcements have been re ceived. The Japanese now have threo divisions in the vioinity. London, Juno 10. A Reuter's Tokio despatoh says that in the flght at Telissea the RusBians lost 600 killod, 800 taken prisoners, and 14 gunB. The Japanese casualties wero placed at 1,000. Tokio, Juno 17. The 6urvivor9 o( the Japanese trausport, Hitaohi Maru, whioh was sunk by tho Ruasian war ships in the straits of Eorea on Wed nesday, have arrived here. They tell tho story of the loss of the vesael as follows: At 7 a ni,, the RuBsians were Bighted. The Japanese at tempted to esoape but at ten o'olook the RuBsians opened a terriflo flro and in a few ininutes the deoks of the transportB wero oovored with corpnes. A shell struok the engine room killing 200. At six in tho ovoniug the Hitaohi Maru sank. Oaptain Uambell, au Knglish cominauder.jnniped overboard and is uiissing. Tho chief englneor was killed on tho bridge. Oolonel Esuohi, cominandor of the troops, or- dered tho flag burned wlien ho saw all waa lost and ho and tho Becond mato and othor oiQcerB committed Buioide. Wlothors'.IHMothorsI Mothers! How many ciiildron aro at thin seaa- ou feverish and ooustipated, with bad stouiaoli and headaoho. Mothor Gray's Powders for Ohildron will always oure. If worms aio preaent they will oertaiuly romove tbem. At all drug cist b. 2G ctb. Samnlo mailed FREE Addrese, Allen S. Olmatod, Lo Roy, N. Y. OliKA'l AUTO JiACJS. Hambuig, June 17. The Gordon Bennett motor cup raoe was ruu olf today. The laat car of eighteeu start' era got away at 8:5!) tliis morning. Emperor Wihiam gave the sigual for the ilrst car to start at 7 o'clook. In the imperinl pavilion with tho Kaiser tho start was witnessed by the Em press, King ot Wurtemburg, Gorinau orown prince, Prince Henry of Prnssia and mauy other royal porsonages, Two grand stands at the starting line, each acRotnmodating 5,000, wero packod and 20,000 sightseura aesembled in a grand enolosure bIx milos in cirouiii ference in tho vicinity af the Saal burg. Jenatzy, a Gerinan, was sent away first; Dufaux, a Swiss was oompoiled to withdraw beoauEO of a broken axlo.. Oplo, a German, also broke an axlo boou aftor the start. The courso is 88 milos long and must bo traversed fonr tiinos. Jentzy corn pleted the first round in an hour and twouty-six miuutes. Ho also led on the seoond round whioh was fluisliod in two hours and flfty-flvo minutos. At the end of the third round Thery, a Frenchman, had wrested tho lead froin Jenatzy, and finislied that round in four hours and twenty-tbree iiiln utes, ten minutOB faster than Jena' tezy'a time for the distauce. Tliory, driving Richard Orasier car, won the auto raoe. Apr ilMayJune ARE THE THItEE MOST IMFORT ANT MONTHS OF T1IE YEAll. A mw Thc work dono then raeans wll uJjiW wPIH tho success or failuro of tbc farm for tho year, As an Aid to Success Stt koon iii touch witb new methods wliich will increaso tho product- lvcness nnu consequent rovenuo of Iiis farm. A Weekly Visitor SKM " with tlie opin- ions and pructical oxperienco of tho best Imowu agricul- tnral autuonties m America, nntl m an interosting mnnner, is The New-York Tribune Farmer Don't forget thnt It also 1ms ontertaining pages for tho wives, sons nnd daughters. You may seciiro it in con nection with The Vermont Watchman -on- ABSOSUTELY FREE Montpelier Daily Journal for Six Months or Ono Ycar sonding j'our ordor at onco to THE VERMONT WATCHMAN CO. will pay for tho Watohmak and Tiubunk FAnMEit ono vcar. $3.00 will pay for tho Daii-y oubkai. and Tiubunk JtvuiMER ono ycar. iSl.30 will pay for tho Daii.y Jodunal and Thibdne 1' AitiiKn six montlis. SBE EBADINQ; NOTIOB. Another Bplondld opportunity clBowhoro in tuis pap'er. Perplexlty of the Doctors in a Typlcal and Scrious Case Re licvcd by an Import. nnt Dlscovery. Tho fear wliich is jnstly arousod by tho appearauco of n diaoaso with suoh fatal tondonoioB as sorofnla,' will bo roliovpd by n statemont of n rooent re-. niarKablo oure. Mr. Thoniaa F. Brown, of tho ilnnio Oarriago Gonipany Ames- bury, Mass., sayB: "About two yoara ago I wasaffootod with a Bcrofulous diseneo wliioh spread over my wholo body. It first ail'ooted the glands in niy nock and then broke out over my ohcat and othor parts of my body. I becnme greaily alarmod at tho Hpreading of the diseasn, and conaulted phyBioians in Auiosbury and Nowbnryport. Tney toia mo l naa n IIOllltlllLU SCENE. Oolumbus, O., June 17 Miohaol Sohiller, the wifo murderer, was eleo trocuted at 12.02 thia morning. Ho was twice pronounced dead but rovived and tlie ourrent was turned ou tliroe tiinos beforo his heart oeased to bent Aftor the ilrst contact Suliiller waa oxamined by four physioianB and de clared dead and tho wituossea left tno rooui. Wlicn the body was nnatrapped aigus of life appearod and Sohiller bo gan to breathe heavily. Salivu rau from iiis month and guttural groans soundid throughout tho chamber. Two minutos elapsed before tlie our rent could be turned on again. Mean timo the condemne' rnan seoined to be regaining consoionsuess. Aftor seoond shook of 1,750 volis and the body was nnstrappod it foll forward but not litup as if in doath. Tho third sliock waB then given wlien Schiller was literally roasted. HUNVltEVS OFlilVES. Now York, Juue 18. Today is the ilrst funcral day for tho viotima of tiie Gonoral Slooum horror. It, aaw tho striokon east side dietriot throngcd withpeople. Arrangomeuts weromade for ruoro than a liundred fnnoralB to day and by nine o'clook tho flrat of thcae cortegeB began to move. Sor vices wore hold in the churolies of all donominatious. Thero wero scorea of miniBters in ohurchca and in iiomea to perform the last rites. Thoy had voluntcored sorvices and to eaoli was asigncd a partioular work. Tho Lnth oran cometery in tho middle of tho villago will recoive tho ' bulk ot tlie dead. There hundroda of tho graves have been propared. Religious sor vicea will be ncid at the graves as viotims aro consignod to their last resting place. Yestorday 650 bodies had boen ro covered, of wliion about llity roinain nuidoutifled. Those inoludo 278 child ren, 2!1 wonien and 23 men. Tbirteon oilicera of tho St. Mark'a ohurch aro auiong the dead, one of them being wonian. Tno ilrst fanoral from among the viotims waa held yestorday; it waa that of a young girl who is belioved to havo died of heart disonsa from fright. Many thousauda of dollara havo been Bubscribed to the rcliof fund and monoy will continue to pour into the hands of tho treaaury of tho mayor' rolief oommitteo, for tho bouofit of tno wiaowB and orpnans. witniu au hour or two aftor tho subscription list waa collooted. openod $12,000 had boen IS. D. liLODGlWT DEAD. St. Johnsbury, Juno 18. Elijah D Blodgett, an old and estoomed resi dent of this town, died on Friday night at tho ago o( 84 yeara. He waa bory in Randolph and eduoatod in tho Randolph Acadoniy. Upon flnish I ing sohool ho was engagod in farmiug for 1G yeara whon ho onternd tho mor cautilo businoBB whioh ho followed Boventoen years. In 1853 he beoamo bookkooper for tho E, and T. Fair bauks & Oompany and sorved in thl capaoity until 1878. He was proai dout and troaaurer of the Passumpaio Savings bank. Ho represoutod St. JohnHbury tho Legislaturo of 1874 and 1870 and was a Seuator from Caledonia oonnty iu 1880. For tho past tweuty yoarB ho haa beou town olork and villago troasurer. Ho was married to Mrs Eliza Wood of Montpelier iu 1857. ia tho land WILL SUl'l'OJtl HELJj, MR. THOMAS F. BROWN. bad caso ot scrofula, and that I wonld havo to tnke tho croatest caro to avert u fatal result. They prououuoed my blood to bo in a bad conditiou and said a long timo wonld bo necusaary to put mo in u hcatthy stato. 'There wus chronio inilammation all over my body wherever the diseaBe had spretid ; there wonld bo a .dis oharge of yellow- colored pna whero tho Bkin would break nnu leave au ulcerlike eoro. Theso sores would dry up lor a wlnle only to break and dls cliarge again. "The mediomes which tho physi- cians prescribed had uo elieot in clieok ing tho diseaao and I was in a most miBorable stato of discouragement. One day I lieard the doctor say that there waa danger of the disease termi nating in oonsumption. Then, I began to lose all iiope. "One day, howevor, aB I lay in bed reading a newapaper, I read an article recommending Dr. Williams' Pink Pills tor Pale P6ople very highly for uisoiises ot tno niooo, and, as the (loo tor's treatmout during tho pieceding threo monthB had dono mo no good, deoidod to stop and take tho pills. "Aier x had taken ti.roo boxes 1 saw that tho inflammation was going down and that tiioro were fower sores on my body. I realized that I wbb im proving and I continued to ubo tho pills until I had taken eight boxes. Then X waa enjoyinc good healtli. have a keen appetito and can do aB big a day's svork ab at any time beioro : waa Btricken down, and I nrmly be liovo that I owe my present oxoelleut physlcal oondltiou to Ur. Williams Pink Pills.'' ThiB great remedy ia sold by all druggists througliout the world. 11 OXB Uli Y CA UC US. Weekly Market Report did tho can xno uopuDiicans or xtoxbury, on Wodnesday, choso delegatos devotod to the political intereats of their townsman, Hon. Zed S. Stanton Theso aro Wilham B. Orcnttt and M. F. OhaBO. Alternates, M. E. Rioharlson, Fred E. Oram. Dologatos to the district convention aro D. L. JMiohols, Oarl Wakefiold. Tho cauous adopted the following resolutions: "Resolved, That we preaent the Hon. Zed S. Stanton of Roxbury to the Republican party of Vermont as a oandidato for tiio oilloo of Govornor, bolieving that in Mr'. Stanton wo havo tho man for the tinies, knowmg him to be au able lawyer, an energetio and efiicient oflicial who haa performed his dutieB in ovory poaition ho haa beou cnllod to fill witli sigual ability and to tho gonoral satisfaotion of the poople. HiB acqnaintanco witli peo ple in all Eootious of tho Stato, his caroful study of tho working of the Stato jnstitutiona by personal exam iuation into tho method of condaot ing them, his ildolity to the intorests of the oommon peoplo as ono who doea not boliovo in olaBS legialation, that all laws ought to be for tho bonollt of the wholo peoplo, pro-emi-nontly qualillob him to oarry out, bo far aa in his power, tho will st tho poople and to givo to tho State on ablo, honost and wiso admiulstratioii. Wo prosont Mr. Stanton for nomina tion to tho oilloo of Govornor for wo boliovo ho will briug to his Bupport at tho polla tho wholo Republican voto. For theso roasons Mr. Stanton ia our clioico flrat, last and all tho timo." Yonr finolo Sam'B land is tho land for mo, Horo a man can bo what ho wauts to be, Then stretoh himelf atraight in hia bix-by-four Wltliout orowdiug'tho man who sloopB noxt door. In tho lands far away of Enropo old It ia blazing liot or it's blastlng cold, But all tlirongli tho year with its Bcaa- ouh grand Thoro is anmmor aomowhoro in Unolo Sam's land. Your Unclo Sam's land for mo, With its gatea thrown wldo and its roada all free To tho loftiest hoight in tho gift of timo That a man may roach if ho daros to cllmb, For Inobody asks, Sirl wheuco you oome, From tho bluo blood stook or plobeian Boum? But a man for what ho is worth stand To bo welghod and meaaured in Uncle Sam's land. Your Unclo Sam's land 1b the land for me, Whero never a mortal must bow tho knee As a suppliant low on ittf saorod sod Except at the foot of Almighty God, For tho oradlos rookiug in its wido space Hold the beating hearts of a royal race, iid tho poorest man as a king may stand, Each woman a queen, in Unolo Sam's land. Yonr Unolo Sam's land is tho land for me,- They have woven here tho flag of the free ; Unrnilled in peace, doflaut in war, Tho nationB iiave seen and hailed it afar, Ita stars, how they sbiilo I its stripes, liow they Btream 1 Fulfllling tho hopo of Liborty's droam. Tho fairest of flags the wind ever funn'd Floats over the wholo of Unolo Sam's land. It's the land for yonth and tho land for age, With a steady job and a good Knuare wage For tlie working hand or tho tliinking brain Iu tho harvest flolds of thought or grain, Witli the biggoet rivers that water makes, And tho highest mountains, tho broadost lakea, It's tho only land beneath tho sky With Thanksgiving Day or Fonrth of July. Your Uncle Sam'B land ia the land for me, It haa but begun what it ia to be Wlien the hand of the sculptor flud its power, Whon art breaks forth into splendid flower, Whon capltal rights all labor's wrongs Wheu tho sign of brotherhood awaya its throngB, And the Ohriat reigns horo with a loving hand, Then Eden coidob baak to Uncle Sam'B land. Your Unclo Sam's land is tho land for all That will straightwoy auswor its , buglo call, Surrendor their pcns, their ynrdstioks, their lioos And f ollow wherover tho ald flag gooa. It ia going now, whore it stopsit stays, And whon iu tho light of tho future dayB Men read what the Iuflnito Wisdom plannod Tho world itsolf may be Unolo Sam's land. 5 70 4 23 Si t 30 6 40 6 C0 6 75 HARKETS. Boston Produco Klarkot. FLOUIl. Conimon extra 2 76 to 8 55 unoico extri aml econi a u MlnncaoU clcar and (tralxM 4 00 MIchlKan, New Vork clear and ttralglit, fi 03 Olilo and Bt. Ioul clear t M Ohlo aml St, Lonla itralKlit 6 iii Olilo and Bt.Lmll" patcnt S 3S Wltcostln and Mlnn.patent S (0 COllN MKAL. QranulatKil 8 C0 to J 55 Comiii ui, barre . .... 2 00 6 Cfi Hntt u.al 1 2U 171 iULh KKKI) Mlddllngi, tacked, pcr ton 11 25 to 25 10 llran.sacked.wlnter 21 &u 23 00 Ilran, tackcd, eprlnf 30 25 CottonBeed tueal 26 00 ItedDoft 25 00 Llnwdl 011 Meal 31 CO COllN. Bteamer yellow, Imali 62 to .. Bteamer buh 60 .... No. 3 C9 Uood, no xrade I'OTATOES. Arooitook Ilebront, buali 1X0 tol.20 Arooatook Ureen Mountalm... 1J0O l.iO New York round white JerlGY ltoie and Ilebroni vermoniureeiiiouniains ... , New notatnei bbl 1 10 4 60 OATS. No. 1, cllpped wlilte bu to No.2, clippcd wlilte CO No. 8 white i Belcctedwhlt 43 43 HAY AND BTKAW. Ilay, N. Y. and Can., cholce to fanoy. . 19 00 to 20 00 Hay.N.Y. and Canada, fair toRood.. 16 50 19 00 llay,eulcrn,cuolce 18 00 14 00 Ilay, eastern.ordlnaryto fair 14 00 16 00 Ilay, eaatern, conimon 13 00 1100 Btraw, oat, 8 00 10 00 EGC18 Kaitern.cliolce frcili 18 to 21 Eaatern. fair toooil, doi 18 21 Vt. and N. II., cholce freah. doz 18 HUTTKlt. Vt. and N. It.. aaaorted aliea NorthernN. Y., aaaorted aliea Northern N. Y., larfce tuba Weatern, aaat., apruce tuba Wealern, large aah tuba Creaniery, northern flreta Oreamery. weatern llrata Creaniery. eaatern, beat marka..., 'reamery, eaatern, fair toRood.... Oreamery, aeconda Dalry, Vt., extra Dalry. N. Y. and Vt. llrata- 1'llOVIBIONB. Pnrk ilacka, bbl .'. 15 50 to 16 25 Bhort ciit clear 15 50 15 25 Clear 16 16 Lean enda 17 00 18 26 Lard Clty rendered, pure, 1b Ifi to .... Weatern coniround .... I'ure kett'c. rendered $il .... Smoked llania 1I Wi 10 FltESII MEAT3. Ileet, cholce, lb 9i Ileef, llnlit cholce, 1b V lteer,heaTyKOod,lb 8t Ileef, good, lb Iii lleef, hlndquartera, cholce nH Ileef, hlnduuartera, conimon to good.., 10 lleef, forequartera, cholce Ileef, toreiiuartera, conimon to good Mntton, extra , 16 15 17 16 Boatou, amall, lb !!oston,tued!uni. Boatou,large.... to BH 11 Lamba, cli. eaat. lb Lamba, common to good, lb.. Veala,cholce eaatern, lb.... Veala, lalr to good , Hoga, country dreaaed. lb Vermont Markerts. PKODUOE. UOMTriLlKB. Batter,freah ln61b boxea, lb 15 Hutter, freah new, ln tuba, lb 14 Batter. prtnt 19 Cheeae, dalry, lb 12 Egga,doz.,lreah 17 l'otatoea, buab C0 Applea, ouah, llccf. 6 Hoga, Utc, lb 4 Hoga, dreaaed, lb IX Laniba. dreaaed, per lb 10 Veala. llre, lb 7 Cblckena, lb Fowla, lb 13 Boston Wool Market Mlchlgan and New York. 6K 7 I 6 6 i 10 7 8 12 18 IU 11 8 9 7 8 6 r, 5 6 X and abore No. 3 Coarse Delalne Delalne unwaahed 16 10 20 16 GS 7" 4X ?4 to 37 80 33 .27 83 34 Ohlo asd Fennaylvanla. XX and abore ------ 33 X and abore ...... to N'o. 1 --....83 No, 2 Coarae ------ so Ilelalnea flue ------ S4 Unwaahed and nnmerchantable delainea 24 Pulled and acoured. Klne medlumlaconred 46 Boston Lumber Market. LONG LU11BEH St. Johnsbury, Juno 18. At tho Republican cauous hold here last night a lioll tiokot wai nomlnatod by acola nimatiou conlfiting of tho following delegateB: H, N. Turnor, A. Stone, A. F. Lawrenoo, L, P. Slaok, E. H. Hallott, Fred Q. Beok, ElmoroT. Ido, I W. W, Dlodgott, James Ritohio.Georgo W. LStory. Tho oounty dologation wlliBupport L. P, Slaok of St. Johns bury for Sonator. 8100. Dr. E Dotohon'a Anti-Di-urotio may bo worth to you ruoro than $100 if you have a oliild who soiU bedding from incontiuonoo of wator during sloop. Cnres old and young nlike. It arresta the troublo at onoe. 1. Sold by Horry A. Slado, Drug giat, Montpolior, Vt. 1)1ED OE look ja ir. Rutland, Juno 18. John Lovollott of MauolioBter, agod thirty-two, dlod thia morning at tho Olty hospital of lookjaw. Ho waB brouglit thoro a woek ago from East Duraot. His ilght foot was orauhod by a blook of marblo at Eaat Dorset quarry and amputated and totanis set iu, Hu haa a wifo and four ohildron. QUAJCItY ACVIDEXT SUIT. An importaut acoident Buit haa just beou ontored in county conrt in wlnoli the plalntiil ia Dannio N, Murray, of tlie town of Barro and tho dofendants aro J. W. MoDonald., F. T. Outlor, and D. W. MoDonald of tho oity of Barre. Tho plaiutiiT buob to roccovor damages alleged to havo boou receivcd by reaaou of being hit by o flying atouo from a blast whilo ho wbb em ployed on tho quarry owned by tho dofendants. Tho plaiutiff allnges that ho was badly injurod and for a long timo incapacitatod for work and put to groat oxpoueo bb a result, and sets his damages at $10,000. Tho ao oidont is eet up as of tho dato of Aug ust 7, 1002. R. M. Harvey and E. M. Horvoy appear for tho plaiutiiT. Tho suit iu asBumpsit of Oolumbian Grau ito Company vs. W. O. Townshend tSj Oompany has also been entered iu court, CASTORIA For Infants and Cbildren. The Kind You Have Always Bough! Boara tho Stguntaro of Ilemlock boarda 13 60 Hemlock boarda, No. 1 19 60 Ilemlock boarda, No. 3...., 13 00 Oood Eaeteru Vt 14 60 Bpruce boarda. 10 and 12 inchea 20 60 Kandom lengtha 17 00 Mercuantable boarda 16 60 Matcued boarda 18 60 Wca(ern I'ine 83 00 Browu Aah 40 00 White inaple 46 00 lllrch, norhern 37 00 lllrcli, weatern red 45 00 White aah 43 00 Maple 83 0Q BIIOKT LUMBER. Bhlnglea, Eaatern aawed, cedar ex 3 86 to Bhlnglea, do clear 3 86 Bhlnglea, do 3da 3 13 Bhlnglea-. doex. No, 1 I 60 Bhlnglea. weatern red cedar X 40 Clapboarda, do 4 ft. ex 48 00 Clapboarda, do clear 41 00 Clapboarda, 3da, clear 86 00 16 00 'ii'io 18 00 17 60 31 00 bS 00 44 00 'ao'oo 66 00 46 00 86 00 3 40 390 3 40 1 76 8 46 Clapboarua, extra No. 1 39 00 apruce. IK. ln 8 10 Latli Lath, apruce 1 ii la 3 23 GOV.-GEN. MUHIiEKED. St. Petorsbnrg, Juno 17. Gonoral Bobrikoff, governor of Fiuland, who vester'day-waa ahot at Helsingfora by the sou of Sonator Sohaumaun, diod duriuc tho night. The asiasain, im msdiatelv aftor tho ahooting commit ted snioldo. Tiio attack is aecribed to FiuuiBh patriotism. ''Wliilo littlo ia knowu horo concern luc tho motives behind Schuamann'a act, tho authoritiea eutertaiu uo doubt that it grow obt of oppositiou to the polioy of tho RuBsifloation of Fiuland. Tho questiou of tho couvo catiou of tho Diot, whioh is rogarded as ono of tho most vital iustitutious of Fiunish national lifo and which haa uot boou convokod for over a year, arousod mucli feoling, Goueral Bobri koff was at Ilrst opposed to the couvo oation of tho Diot, but ou account of tho receut improvemont iu tho situa tion in Fiuland, ospeoially sinoo tho outbroak of tho war, and bucauso of tio resolutions of loyalty to tho Em peror and approving tiio condnot of war which wero passed by tho Senate, tho govoruor gonoral had deoided to rocomiuund tiiat tlie Diot'should bo allowed to rueet. Tho questiou waa to havo boen deflnltely EOttled by IiIb majesty on June 2ii. Current Comment. Hay. Thero is a quiot domautl for gonoral snpplies with pricos ruling ijbout tho samo. Oliolco hay,is steady with about $18 to 19 coveriug sales, whilo lowor grados rango down asjto quality. Rye straw is in quiot demantl bat tiio market ia steady for cholco grados. Sales of bost Btraw aro bolng mado at 824.00 to 26.00 ;Ont straw is dull. jju O&ts. Tho market has : rnledl'vnrv slow for Bupplios on tho spot,; and prices are oasy aa a wholo. Arrivala aro ruling fair. At tho oloao No. 2 oiippod wliito on traok aro quotable at about 60o. with No. 8 olinoed white at 49o, and lowor grados rang lng down na to quality. Tho costlto Bhip is 48 to COo for 82 to 40 pound oats. Oom. Tho demand has rnled very dull ouring tho woek and if is only ih a liand-to-month way ttiat sales aro being inade. For No. 2 yellow on traok bout C8o is tho price with Bteamer yollow at C2o and stoamer at about 00c. For No. 2 yellow to arrivo all rall, abont COo is tho prioo with No. 8 yBllow at COo, whilo No. 2 yol low lak; and rall, is qnoted at COo with Nc. 3 yellow at about 58o. Mill J"oed. Tho market continnea dull wita offeriuKS moro liboral. Live Poultry. Receipts of eaBtern fowlB aroinoreasing a little but ohoioe lots havo a stoady salo at about 18o. Somo Eicall lots of spring clnckeus from uoafby havo beon Eolling at 25 to 28o per lb. Dresaed Poultry. The market has boou well Bupplied with westeru fowls sinco ourlast weekly report and 18o hae beon the outside price for ohoice marks. Samo vory good lots have been eold tt 12)c and homo ordinary at 12o and uuder. Some Bmall lots of weBtern brailors liave boen Eolling at abont 25o . Old cocks steady at 9 to 9o. Netrby ducks and broilera plenty andruliug a littlo lower. Fresli Meats. Thoro haa been a further advnnce in beef during the past woek and late saleB of choice cattle havo been at 9 to OJh'c. Mntton and yearliugs have been in light de mand and cloao qulet at 8 to 9o for best lots. Ohoice fall lambs have had a steady sale at 12 to 12c. Spring lambs have been ruling a little easier, best eaatern eelling at $5.00 to 0.00. Receipts of westorn have inrreased and at tho close 18o is the top for best lots. VealB have held fairly steady but a good mauy are too large to suit the trade and have a dull sale at 0 to 8o. Ohoice niedium weight calves hold steady at 9c. Potatoes. Rpceipts of now potatoes have been Bteadily inoreasiug and since Honday havo been working downward in price. At the close $4.50 is top for Rose with the exception of very clioico Savannah which are atill ranging up to $5.D0. Old potatoes in fair supply and modorate demand at quotations. Provisions. The markot has beon moro active iu all lines and a general advanco in prices haa been ottablished. Butter. Receitts have been moder. ate for this soascn of the year but trado haa been quiet for tlie past week. Thero haB been a steady con Bnmptive demand but only moderate spoculative buying. The Bales of ex tia oreamory have been at 18. gen erally but since yesterday western large ash tuba have been hard to sell at over 18)o. Some recoivora are put ting northern oreamery into storage rather than sell at present prices. FirstB and all the under crades have 86 j been moving slowly at quotations. jNortnern dalry sells lairly when strictly extra but most lota have a low fialo at 16o and under somo clean lug np at 12o. Extra boxes and prints in moderate supply and steady de mand. Eggs. Reoeipts have been liberal for tho past weok, demand slack, and prioea rrling generally in buynra' favor. Western firsts have been hard to sell at over 17o as a rule, and 17so has beou an extreme prioo for Belected stook from northern seotious. At tho oloso the'marfcet is over Bupplied, aud receivera! have to atore a good many iu order to snstaiu present prices. Dirties hold steady, best marks at 14o. Storage paoked vory quiot. Oheese. The market has been wel" Bupplied, tho arrivals this week boing wholly on local account. Demand has been modorate and confined to Bmall lots. Hides and Polta. Thero ia a slow demand for hides, but vnlnes hold quito flrm. Buils at western points of sliipment are quoted ac 9 to 9mj witli seconds und B's lo less. N. E. hides aro quoted at Co flat for cows, with heavy steers at C)Jo. OalfskinB iu good demand, with larubskius quiot. Wool. Tho new wools gonerally aro turning out quito heavy. At tho prices whioh aro iu somo instauceB now boiug asked iu this market for tho new wools, they would cost tho huyer closo to COo cleau, for flue wools aud abont 55o for flno medium. Today fluo modium stnplo wools, will uot bring over 48 to BOo, aud flno ovor 58 to 65c, oleau. The market ia still quiot, Bupplies bciug Bmall and the demand small. Quarter, throe-oighths and half-blood wools aro vory flrm, bul uot eBpeoially aotivo iu this mar kot. A good Ohio quartor brings 20o; threo-oighthB, 25lo, and half-blood, 25 to 25c Mlssonri quarter-blood comhingB bring 25 to 25ijo, and II linoln aud WiBcousin, 24 to 25o, but no large lines of any of theso grados havo been taken during the past week. lna Kina You Hava Always Boagta 26 47 89 26 30 40 3 09 8 0U Palnt Your Uuggy for 75c. to $1.00 with Devoo's Gloas Oarriago Paiut. It woighs 8 to 8 ozs. moro tb tho piut than othors, wears longor. and givea a gloas eqnal to new work, Sold by Abbott &.Bailey. 1 Bear tte ina Mna Ttiii nava Always JAIJt I'A XSGO I EltNME T. St. LouIb, Juue 18. A ohook for $105,057.04 was Thuraday pald to tho Unitod Statos Government by tho LouiBiona Pnrohase Oompany, this auin boiug 40 per cent of the grosa gato receipts from tho day of tho oponing, April 80, to widnight of Juue 15, Tho gro&B reoolpts "paid into (he Exposltiou treasury for the flfteen days wero $487,042 CO, divided as fol lows: Gate, $252,420.60; soason tiokets, $800; stookholders, $38,850; Natioual Oomniiasion, $88,800; con ocsslous, $101,773,10,