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Che Pioneer Press
4. A. Ul'KlimU), Proprietor.
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MILLER. SOUTH DAKOTA.
A Chicago minister Is preaching
against dudes. Is this genus not yet
extinct?
When there Is no strike In exist*
ence or In contemplation the millen
nium will be here.
There Is only one pleasing feature
about an anarchist. He is generally a
desperately bad shot.
The emperor of Corea has raised
his favorite wife to the rank of em
press. Who’s Jealous?
The records of the progress of the
Doukhobors read like a description
of the Children's Crusade.
The final link In the Pacific eabld
has been laid, and Mother Earth has
got an electric belt at last.
Shanghai is to be evacuated by the
powers, although this is a poor time
of year to leave Shanghai unprotected.
The automobile output for 1902 was
19.000, but no one can tell what the
consequent graveyard Input has been.
Some men go to the bad because
the Journey Is so much shorter and
easier than a trip in the other direc
tion.
The young man who can’t lose his
heart without also losing his head
doesn’t really know the finest thrill
of love.
Thirteen hundred fires were caused
In New York last year by parlor
matches —not counting those in par
lor grates.
Another woman has been poisoned
by eating candy sent her through the
mail. Evidently she did not read the
newspapers.
Applications for divorce appear to
be on the increase. It is well that a
lawyer’s fee is higher than a clergy
man's, however.
Arguing about the ‘‘right to work’’
Is all very well, but what a good many
want to see clearly demonstrated Is
the right to loaf.
The man who tells malicious lies
isn’t half so disturbing as the one who
ferrets out a few disagreeable facts
and spreads them about.
The chpmists in the Armour labora
tory at Chicago claim to have found a
cure for fools. The chemists ought to
be able to hold their Jobs.
It Is said the Count Boni do Castel
lane has an SII,OOO overcoat. This
recalls the cowboy expression: “A
hand'd doll&h saddle on a ten doll ah
boas." >
If Mr. Carnegio really fears that he
may die disgracefully rich let him
announce his willingness to back a
few meritorious theatrical enter
prises.
Mrs. Sage can’t expect Uncle Rus
sell to retire while the Manhattan
elevated -Is still running and 29,000,-
000 passengers ahead of the game
last year'.
Doukhabor is a compound of two
Russian words, doukh, meaning spirit,
and bor, an abbreviation of boratsia,
meaning to wrestle. Soul-twisters,
as it were.
For some reason or other we often
read that some man or other has “‘dis
appeared suddenly.” It would be truly
remarkable to read of one* who disap
peared gradually.
The man who asked the street
police to lock him up because he
wanted to steal everything he saw is
evidently wasting his opportunities.
The coal trust needs him.
A New York palmist says J. Pier
pont Morgan has no business ability.
There are a good many people who
would be willing to pay that palmist
handsomely if he could prove it.
A New Jersey man who has been
married only a week or two wants a
divorce because his wife wears open
work hosiery. He should not be
hasty. She may quit as the season
advances.
A Chicago man who was asked to
name the things which had contribut
ed most to his success mentioned
good luck as one of them. This is a
wonderful admission, coming from
one who is up.
A New Ydrk gentleman having re
covered from a serious illness by
good nursing has given his nurse 550,-
000. This is better than dying and
having one’s will contested by the
more direct heirs.
The arsenic complexion tablet con
tinues to Justify the claims made for
it. Young women who take it in suf
ficient quantities never have any fur
ther trouble with their complexions.
It doesn’t sound exactly right, after
borrowing a ten-doilar note from a
friend, to tell him that his kindness la
so great that you can never repay »t.
There’s fight in the old boys yet.
The bride of a seventy-two-year-old O.
A. R. man has Just given birth to a
| lovely baby girl. Shake, comrade!
Resume of tbe news.
From the Capital.
Amendments to the national bank
ruptcy law are postponed.
An additional 9100,000 will be asked
for the Hot Springs, S. D., sanatorium.
It is said that John Barrett is per
sona non grata to Japan as a minister.
Gen. Bates, paymaster general, ro
commends the restoration of the can
teen.
The war department has just com
pleted a very exhaustive gazeteer and
encyclopedia of the Philippine islands.
The senate adopted all the commit
tee amendments to the immigration
bill, with the exception of one pre
scribing an educational test, action on
which was postponed.
Richmond P. Hobson wants to be re
tired on half pay, that he may run for
congress, it is said. The condition of
his eyes is the ostensible reason for
his asking retirement.
The W. C. T. U. will insist that the
territories seeking admission to the
Union shall purge themselves of all
plural marriages or polygamous prac
tices.
The early resignation of George Shi
ras, Jr., and the appointment of Will
iam H. Taft, to take his place as asso
ciate Justice on the supreme bench is
suggested.
* A statement prepared by Assistant
Commissioner Richards, of the gen
eral land office, shows that 6.109.039
acres of public land were disposed of
by the general government during the
first quarter of the fiscal year.
The Immigntlon officials here ridi
cule the repoj'Ts printed in New York
regarding the alleged wholesale im
portation of women for immoral pur
poses in the large cities. The officials
say such a system is utterly impossi
ble under the law.
In the tacltal struggle between two
American fleets In the Caribbean, a
notable victory was achieved by Ad
miral Sumner, In command of the
White squadron, with the lowa, Illi
nois, Albany and Chicago. He cap
tured Nayaguez, Porto Rico, without
resistance, and immediately mined the
harbor.
A compromise betwen Seattle and
San Francisco in the big fight being
waged in Washington for the Pacific
ocean government business, is suggest
ed. It Is reported that the James .1.
Hill interests will take the freight busi
ness and handle It at Seattle, ard that.
San Francisco will be given the pas
senger business.
Senator Pritchard of North Carolina
protested to President Roosevelt
against the appointment of Samuel
Vick, the negro, as postmaster at Wil
son, N. C. The senator said that his
opposition to Viek was not based on
the fact that Vick is a negro, but mere
ly on the ground that the candidate
has voted with the Democrats and
worked against the Republican party.
Personal Mention.
D. H. Harkins, a well known actor
who became ill in New York a few
months ago, died In San Francisco at
the home of his father.
The earl of Rosebery’s daughter,
l ady Sybil. Is engaged to marry Lieut.
Charles Gr-’flt of the Coldstream
Guards, son of Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert
Grant.
Prof. August I.odeman, who for
thirty years has held the chair of mod
ern languages in the state normal
school, died suddenly at Ypsilantl.
Mich., of acute indigestion. He was
born in Germany in 1842.
Freeland Pugh, aged eighty-nine
years, one of the original settlers of
the territory known as the Platte
purchase, died at St. Joseph of pneu
monia. He was prominently identified
with the overland mall contracts.
Mrs. Annie Koerber, mother of
Marie Dressier the actress, died at
her home in Bay Side, Long Island. So
critically ill is the actress In New
York that It was necessary to with
hold from her the news of her moth
er’s death.
Murlol Nelson, the English aetress,
composer and professional violinist,
was granted a divorce at Omaha from
John Stewart Baird, who Is an in
structor In a large English college and
is well known in educational circles
throughout Great Britain.
Rev. I. O. Rotter of St. Donalln.
lowa, died suddenly at the home of
the Francesean Fathers at Los An
geles, Cal., of heart disease, aged fifty
two. The deceased was in charge of
a Catholic parish at St. Donalin. Ow
ing to failing health he came to Los
Angeles about a week ago.
From Other Shores
The American Wild West show will
be barred from London on account of
foot and mouth disease.
The archbishop of Canterbury col
lapsed during his discussion of the ed
ucational bill in the house of lords re
cently.
Mor.t Pelee, island of Martinique,
has resumed its dangerous activity.
The volcano Is emptying ashes, which
rise as high as five miles.
Terrific snow storms have swept the
southern provinces of Russia and the
Black sea. All railway communica
tion over several large areas is inter
rupted.
Emperor William has presented his
photograph, richly framed, to Foreign
Minister Count Goluchowsky of Aus
tria as a memoir of the renewal of the
triparte alliance.
Ambassador Meyer, from Rome, re
ports to the state department that the
Italian government has decided to ap
ply to Imports from Porto Rico to
Italy the same rates of duty as on im
ports from the United States.
Lieut. Keglevich has made a bold but
unsuccessful attempt to rescue Prin
cess Louise of Coburg from the Lin
denhof asylum, near Dresden. Several
years ago Lieut. Keglevich eloped
with Princess Louise, who 1s the wife
of Prince Philip of Coburg, a daugh
ter of the King of the Belgians. The
runaways were captured and the prin
cess placed in the asylum.
<0 A,
vy vs
Accidental Happenings.
The Mead building, a five-story struc
ture at RockfofQ, 111., burned. It was
occupied by the Wortham Bros.’ &
Co. department store and the Rock
ford business college. Ix>sa, $275,000.
The Shamrock 111., Sir Thomas Up
ton's new challenger for the America’s
cup, had a narrow escape from being
burned recently, In a fire which did
great damage to Denny's shipbuild
ing yards at Dumbarton.
A meager report has reached Baker
City, Ore., of an immense snow slide
which occurred at Cornucopia recent
ly. No details are obtainable except
that two miners were killed and an
immense amount of damage done.
The residence of Dr. George I.a Fol
lette, at Poe, Ind., was wrecked by an
explosion resulting from a stick of dy
namite concealed in a piece of stove
wood. In the explosion Miss Minnie
Wolf was seriously hurt. Dr. La Fol
lette was burned. Unknown parties
have been after the doctor for some
time.
As the result of their attempt to go
to sleep in a trunk. John Allen, Jr.,
the six-year-old son of John Allen of
Anchorage, Ky., is dead, and his eight
year-old sister is in a very serious con
dition. The boy proposed that they
get into the trunk and rest After
they had done so the boy pulled the
lid down, and they were unable to
open It.
Sin and Sinners.
California Dan Ryan, a scout, was
tortured to death by Yaqul Indians.
The grand jury at Shoals. Ind., re
turned 140 Indictments against men
charged with selling their votes at the
last election.
Forest Wheeler, a twelve-year-old
boy, In jail in Cleveland awaiting re
moval to the state industrial school,
hanged himself with a rope made from
his bedding, rather than go to the
school.
The trunk belonging to Victor Bloom,
the Swedish butler who was arrested
In New York for robbing his employ
ers, was opened by the police and
found to contain $3,000 of silverware,
jewelry and clothing.
In a fit of rage because his mother
rebuked him and petted tils younger
brother, little James McSheehy, three
years old, of Derby, Conn., threw him
self Into a tub of boiling water and
was so terribly,scalded that he died.
Robert Westphal. the fourteen-year
old boy who was with George F. Leyh,
the aged Brooklyn trussmaker when
the latter died after drinking poisoned"
beer, a week ago, in his store, was ar
rested on suspicion of having nur
dored the old man. ,
Thomas R. Williams, aged fifty, a
former citizen of Sandoval, died in a
hospital nt Freeport, 111., under , cir
cumstances which indicate foul play.
The attending physiciaa stated posi
tively that he was under the influence
of some powerful drug when he left a
train out of Chicago. "
Charles H. Thompson, agent for the
Hammond Packing company of Ham
mond. Ind., pleaded guilty in the cir
cuit court of offering to bribe State
Commissioner Snow in Kalamazoo,
last, spring, and paid a fine of SI,OOO
Imposed by Judge Winsor The of
fense grew out of the commissioner's
effort to enforce the state law prohib
iting the sale of colored butterine.
Otherwise.
Welcome A. Botkin of San Francis
co, has secured a divorce, for deser
tion. from Mrs. Codalia Botkin, con
victed of murder.
Plans are being formulated by the
officers of the Rubber Workers’ union
for a'strike in every branch of the rub
ber trust in the coun/ry.
Definite steps toward fnrmtpg an
association of lumber manufacturers
were taken by delegates from various
lumber associations at St. Louis.
Dr. Emma Helwig. who formerly
lived in Chicago, and who was report
ed to have mysteriously disappeared a
year ago, is living in Berlin, Germany.
Mayor Tom Johnson and bis automo
bile party bad difficulty in securing
lodgings in Frankfort, Ky.. being mis
taken for tramps by the hotel people.
-The Erie Railway company has
raised the wages of 400 switchmen on
Us Mahoning division 11 and 15 per
cent. The advance is effective Dec. 1.
Matty Matthews, former welter
weight champion, was given the decis
ion over Owen Zeigler at Savannah,
Ga.. In the sixth round of a twenty
round bout.
The appellate court of Indiana has
Just rendered an opinion to the effect
that the receiver of a building and
loan association must return the as
sets for taxation.
Prof. David J. Lingle, of the Univers
ity of Chicago, thinks he has discov
ered the proper salt solution, combined
with oxygen gas. to restore the dead
to life in some cases.
A hair-pu’.ling match between two
women at the Dearborn passenger sta
tion, Chicago, has brought Hiram D.
I ingle again into the lime-light. Both
of the women posed as his wife.
President H. W. Corbett of the Lewis
and Clark centennial exposition, an
nounces that the railways with ter
minals in Portland, Or., has subscribed
550,000 to the exposition. The contri
bution is a Joint one. the amount sub
scribed by each one not being given
out.
A famine of cadavers Is feared by
the authorities of medical colleges at
Indianapolis, and as a consequence, the
price of bodies has advanced from $5
to 540, paid before the gravo-robblng
investigation was begun, to from 550
to $75. It is said that an extra-fire
“subject” is worth 51°0.
At the missionary meeting in St,
Paul’s chapel in New York, Bishop
Burgess of Long Island, criticised the
churches as being so much occupied
with the securing of beautiful. Jeweled
windows, parish houses, theaters and
dancing halls, that little money is left
for the support of missions.
orrcns 10
ARBITRATE
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VENEZUELA ASK 9 MINISTER
BOWEN TO PROPOSE AR
BITRATION.
CASTRO’S DffIANT ATTITUDE
MAY LEAD ALLIES TO BACK DOWN,
OR FURTHER COMPLICATE
MATTERS.
ORfAT BRITAIN DOTSN’T IIKf IT
CASTRO'S PROPOSITION FOR AR
BITRATION COME 9 TOO
LATE.
Caracas, Dec. 15. The Venezuelan
government has asked United States
Minister Bowen to act as arbitrator in
the controversey with Great Britain
and Germany.
Every one in Caracas believes the
situation to be desperate end threat
ens war unless Minister Bowen suc
ceeds in having the matters in dispute
submitted to arbitration.
The government has taken preserva
tive measures at I.a Guayra. All the
deposits of coal at the navy y»rd and
all the British cars on the La Guayra
railroad have been brought here, ren
dering impossible the transportation
of the allied troops by rail.
The governor of Caracas has issued
the following decree:
“All Venezuelans living in the fed
eral district between the ages of eigh
teen and fifty years must enroll them
selves in the militia; any such person
refusing to enroll voluntarily, as
patriotism demands, will be declared
traitor and sen; before the tribunals.’’
Serious Complications Likely.
Washington, Dec. 115. —The definite
attitude of President Castro of Ven
ezuela will lead either to England and
Germany backing down through a
proposition to arbitrate or France and
possibly the United States will be
drawn into an affair that will assume
serious proportions.
If there Is an attempt to possess
themselves of all the customs re
ceipts on the part of Great Britain and
Germany protests will follow- from
France, wh'ch holds claims aggregat
ing more than the combined claims of
England and Germany, which It is
understood already bns arranged for
their payment on «u installment plan
out of the Venezuelan custom receipts.
Assert the Monroe Doctrine.
Should England and Germany de
clare war upon Venezuela they could
not hope to make Venezuela pay the
bills except by seizure of territory, and
here Is where the United States would
be compelled to assert the Monroe
doctrine.
The sinking of the Venezuelan war
ships was an act of war, and
Britain and Germany are endeavoring
to lay the blame upon each ojher.
The request of President Castro that
Minister Bowen propose arbitration to
England and Germany wus considered
by the cabinet yesterday morning and
a message was sent to the minister
saying that this government would be
glad to have him act for Venezuela in
this matter and suggest arbitration to
the allied powers. It is felt here that
this suggestion might be
Received With Favor
by England and Germany to give them
a plan of retreat from some of the
mistakes they have made. The state
department has transmitted this com*
munication to London and Berlin, as
it has other dispatches from Ven
ezuela. What attitude those govern
ments will take on this proposition the
state department does not venture to
guess. But the tone of the English
press is accepted as an indication that
it may not be unwelcome at this time.
The British and German foreign of
fices are trying to shift all responsi
bility for the destruction of Venezuelan
naval vessels and both powers are
moving cautiously, a 9 they are con
fronted with warlike demonstrations
from President Castro.
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London, Doc. 15. The Venezuelan
crisis is regarded less seriously here
this morning. Lord Lansdowne’s
speech is held to show that the situ
ation is in no way alarming, and, al
though the opinion is expressed that
President Castro's reported request
for arbitration has come too late, this
•tep on his part is welcomed as a
proof of his anxiety to withdraw tome
his position..
The morning newspapers express
various opinions as to the arbitration
proposals, but there Is a general agree
ment that if/by a guarantee made by
the United States or other means,
Venezuela could be bound to carry out
an award, no reason exists why Great
Britain should refuse to consent to ar
bitration. It is believed, however,
that neither Great Britain or Germany
is likely to accept the arbitration pro
posal.
Berlin, Dec. 1& —All the newspapers
having government leanings carefully
bring out the fact that thanks are due
to the United States for its resolute
protection through Minister Bowen of
German and British subjects at Car
acas. Throughout the official press
there appear inspired reaffirmations of
the statement that Germany does not
Intend the slightest Infringement of
the Monroe doctrine as defined by the
state department at Washington.
Foreign Residents Take Refugs.
London. Dec. 15.—A dispatch to tho
Daily Mail from Willemstad. Curacao,
dated Dec. 11, says that the foreign
resident* of Puerto Cabello are taking
refuge on board the German cruiser
Vineta and the British cruiser Ariadne
and that these vessels aro threatening
to bombard the port.
Proposal Comes Too Late.
Thanks Due United States.
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(Congress.
Resume of the Week’s
Proceedings.
In the House.
Washington, Dec. 9. The house
yesterday paid a remarkable tribute
to the memory of ex-Speaker Thomas
B. Reed. His death had created a
prefound impression and there was uni
versal desire among the members of
the house to show a signal mark of re
spect to his memory. For the house to
take action on the death of a former
member had only three precedents in
its history, namely, on the occasions
of the death of Benton, of Blaine and
of Alexander Stephens, when the house
adopted resolutions aud adjourned out
of respect to their memories, it was
decided to follow these precedents In
the case of Mr. Reed.
The chaplain at the opening of the
session made a feeling reference to the
death of the ex speaker. No business
was transacted beyond the formal
reading of two messages from the
president and an arrangement to post
pone the special order for yesterday—
the London dock bill, until to-day.
Mr. Sherman of New York then, amid
prefound silence arose and in a few
feeling remarks, offered resolutions
setting forth the aervlces of Mr. Reed
In congress and expressing sorrow at
his death. As a further marke of es
teem the house then adjourned.
In the Senate.
The senate adopted all the commit
tee amendments to the immigration
bill, with the exception of one pre
scribing an educational test and also
the action of the committee In striking
out section 36 prohibiting the sale of
intoxicants within the capitol bill and
then laid aside the bill until to-day to
pass a member of unobjectioned pen
sion bills.
In the Senate,
Washington, Dec. 10. The senate
devoted most of the day to the immi
gration bill and adopted a number of
amendments. There was considerable
discussion of an amendment offered by
Mr. Burton of Kansas to admit Chi
nese laborers to Hawaii. It met with
considerable opposition and finally was
laid on the table. The provision in the
bill prohibiting the Rale of liquor in
the capitol building created some
criticism of the house for putting it in
the bill, but the provision was not
stricken out During the day the
military bill was discussed. It will be
taken up again on Thursday.
In the Houee.
After debating the London dock
charge bill for almost four hours the
bouse chopped its head off by strik
ing out the enacting clause. This
killed the bill. The debate w-as spir
ited on both 'a~s and all day the
members were Hooded with telegrams
respecting the bill. The withdrawal of
the support of the lumber and meat
packing interests, which originally had
Joined with the flour milling interests
in pressing the measure brought about
Its defeat. The final vote was 138 to
129 in favor of the motion to strike out
the enacting clause.
In the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 11. Almost the
entire session of the senate yesterday
was devoted to discussion of the om
nibus statehood bill. The bill came
over as the unfinished business from
the last session and by agreement
yesterday was fixed for calling It up.
Early In the morning hour Mr. Quay
submitted a report of his own and its
reading occupied the time of the sen
ate until 2 o’clock, when the statehood
bill was laid before the senate. Its
reading was begun immediately there
after, followed by the reading of the
substitute. Mr. Beveridge, chairman
of the committee on territories, then
presented the commtttee report on in
vestigation of the reasons for joint
statehood for Oklahoma and Indian
Territory and not favoring the omni
bus bill. Just before adjournment Mr.
Nelson secured permission to with
draw the substitute In order to perfect
it. Mr. Quay promptly insisted that
the substitute, if withdrawn, should bo
sent back to the committee, but the
chair ruled against him.
In the House.
The feature of the house proceed
ings yesterday was a thoughtful
speech by the venerable Galusba A.
Grow of Pennsylvania on the rela
tions between labor and capital. At
the end of the present session he re
tires at the age of seventy-nine, after
i career in public life extending over
half a century. His speech yesterday
was a valedictory from public life and
was listened to with close attention by
his colleagues. His conclusion was
that some sort of co-operation be
tween labor and capital was the only
solution of the pending problem. A
bill was passed In general terms de
signed to relieve the tea importers
from the recent decision of the circuit
court in New York imposing the 10-
•cent war duty on teas Imported In
bond prior to the time when tea is re
stored to the free list Jan. 1, 1903.
In the Senate.
Washington, Dec. IS. Senator
yesterday afternoon passed, with sev
eral amendments, the bill fixing the
compensation of the anthracite coal
commission and it now goes to con
ference. The sentiment of the senate
was strongly in favor of allowing the
members of the commission who are
not In the civil or military service of
the United States a lump sum, and
after considerable debate $4,000 was
settled upon as the proper amount,
thus taking the responsibility out of
the hands of the president, as orig
inally proposed.
At 2 o’clock the statehood bill came
up and there was a brisk exchange be
tween Mr. Quay, who favors the om
nibus bill and senators who oppose it
regarding it* consideration. Mr. Quay
and Mr. Bate said they were ready to
vote. Mr. Beveridge, Mr. Lodgo, Mr.
Hale and others protested against
pressing the bill so soon after It was
reported and It went over until Mon
day.
The house yesterday devote,; primlS
cally the whole day to discussion of,! S
resolution to limit the period of takiJS S
testimony In the Wagoner Butler *2® 5
tested election case to forty davg jJj'ilZ
finally adopted a resolution to that It ■«
feet by a parly vote —155 to 111. **
The house agreed to hold a j
on Jan. 25 for the purpose of paTfalH
tribute to the memories of the lj2l
Representatives Russell (Conn.) SI
Shepherd and DeGraffenreid (Ter) j®
THE MARKETS. «
Latest Quotations From Grain 1
Live Stock Centers. j
St. Paul, Dec. 15. Wheat No. i| j
Northern, 74&76c; No. 2 Northers, T) j,
0 .'4c; No. 3,70 ft 71c; no grade. «}j
68c. Barley—Malting grades, tuitfsjf. $ '
feeding grades, 37045 c. Rya—No { 1
47© 48c. Flax—No. 1, 91.18Q1.19; ]
Jected. f1.16Q1.17. Oats—No. 3 whlti 1
31033 c; No. 4 white, 31031 l-2c; No, 1
3,28029 c. I
Minneapolis, Dec. 15. Wheat—Na 1
1 hard, 75 6-8 c; No. 1 Northers,
74 6 8c; No. 2 Northern. 73 1 Bc. 2
Duluth, Dec. 15. Wheat Na 13| n
hard, 74c; No. 1 Northern, 73c; No. j r
Northern, 71c; No. 3 spring, 68c; oati, m
31 l-2c; rye, 51c; barley, 35@51c; flu! u
f 1.21. i
Chicago, Dec. 15. Wheat No. 1 M
red, 78c; No. 3 red. 72076 l-2c; No. ij
hard winter, 74c; No. 3 hard winter,®
68 0 72c; No. 1 Northern spring 9
76 l-2c; No. 2 Northern spring, 73f> r
75c; No. 3 spring. 70 0 72c. Corn—-Na If
2. 67 1-2©sßc; No. 3. 57 1-2057 5Sa M
Oats —No. 2,31032 c; No. 3, 30 3-4® I
31c. |
Milwaukee. Dec. 15. 'Wheat Na *1
1 Northern. 770771 4c; No. 2 North j
ern, 760 76 12c; May 77 1-2077 afe 1
Rye firm; No. 1, 51 1-2053 l-2e. Barlej j
steady; No. 2,64 c. Oats —Standard, 4
83c. Cora—May. 44 1-2044 7 Bc.
Sioux City, lowa, Dec. 15.—Cattle- J
Beeves, 13.7506.50; cows, bulls and '■]
mixed, $1.500 4; stockers and feeders, *
$2.5004.25; yearlings and calves, $2.56 ]
0 3.75. Hogs. $5.7506.10; bulk, $5.96 *
06.05.
Chicago, Dec. 15. —Cattle Good to ®
prime steers,' $5.75 0 7; stockers and
feeders, $2 0 4 60; cows and heifers, I
$1.40@5.65; calves, $3.5007; Texas- j
fed steers, S3O 4.70; Western oteers,
$3.5005. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, :i
$5.80 0 6.25; good to choice heavy, J
$6.2506.50; rough heavy, $5.8006.15. 9
Sheep—Good to choice wethers. $3.54 *
04; fair to choice mixed, $2.5003.50; |
Western sheep, $2.75 0 3.75; aatht f]
lambs. $3.5005.25; Western lambs, fj
$3.7504.90.
South St. Paul, Dec. 15. Cattle 1
Good to choice steers, $4.2505; goodß
to choice cows and heifers. $3fit3.75; J
good to choice feeding steers, $2.76® 9
4.25; good to choice stock steers, $2.75 j
0 3; steer calves, $1.500 2.75; good tol
choice stock cows and heifers, $2.26®
2.50; heifer calves, $102.40. Ho-s—3
Price range. $5.8006.15; bulk, s:> 90® 1
6.95; rough sorts, $5.60. Sheep—Goods
to choice fat lambs, $4.2504.60; fall j*
to good, $3.75 0 4; culls and stock |
lambs, $2.50 @ 3.75; good to cbolct *|
yearling wethers, $3.2503.50.
EXCESSIVE DOCKING.
Shown by Testimony Before the Strike j
Commission.
Scranton, Pa.. Dec. 15.—The strike |
commission yesterday heard enmu- •
latlve testimony on matters that have
already been before the commission.
This testimony tended to show that*
there has been excessive docking; \i
that many men have been discrim
inated against because they went on
strike rather than do the work of
strikers; that they have been paid on#
price for mine cars of all that |
they do not get paid for all the coal ]
mined; that they should have the
eight-hour day because the mines are
unhealthful and dangerous, and that
they r>- :ht to receive higher wages.
Late In the day President Mitchell
was called to the witness stand and
presented comparative figures which
showed that men paid by the day re
ceive from 40 to 50 per cent higher ’
wages In the bituminous regions than ,
in the anthracite fields. His figures of j
the anthracite fields were gathered by
his own officers, and a hurried compan ?
Ison with the figures handed to tha .
commission by the Delaware & Hud
son company, he said, showed that his j
were generally higher. *
The attorneys for the miners do not i
expect to close their case until tha
early part of next week. It is not
know n to the lawyers of the com pa- I!
nies whether they will be able to pro- )
ceed with their case then, and It is j
possible that they will ask for a short <
recess.
Disorderly Cadets Dismissed.
Lexington, Va., Dec. 15. —For indulge
ing In disorder last night thirteen car ;
dets, members of the third class at j
the Virginia military academy, were
dismissed from the school and ordered |
to return to their homes.
1 Postoffice Robbed.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Dec. 13. —The
postofllce at Yukon, In Canadian conn- ;
ty, was robbed early yesterday of S3OO j
In money and stamps by two men. j
who wrecked the safe with dynamite, j
In a fight with the robbers Marsha!
Montfort was shoL The men escaped
in a stolen buggy.
Mrs. Adams Follows Her Husband.
Madison, Wis., Dec. 13.—Mrs. Mary
M. Adams, widow of the former presi
dent of the state university, died last
night at her home In Redlands, Cal.,
where her husband passed away a few
months ago. She was ill a month.
> On account of Extra Holiday |
Matter the
SERIAL STORY.
/} Daughter
of the Beach
j! will be omitted until after j *
\ Jan. 1, 1903.