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SOME DISPOSITIONS.
Testimony Fer the Merritts i'm
the Big Suit Against
Rockefeller.
PART OF THE EVIDENCE
AS Disclosed by the Sworn
Statements of c. L. Colby
and c. r. Rand.

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The World says
depositions are being taken i'm the great
suit brought by Alfred Merritt against
John d. Rockefeller, mine owners and
president of the Standard Oil company.
The suit is to recover 81, ,250, 900. This
is merely preliminary suit and should
it succeed others viii Immediately fol-
low, involving many million dollars. It
is alleged that Rockefeller and his
agents induced several successful iron
mining companies I'm Minnesota to con-
solidate with cus.,nanies controlled by
him.
He 10 accused of selling this stock TO
the ~new company for first mortgage
bonds of the full value claimed, thus OBJ
tanning control of the bona fide stock.
Two Dispositions Taken.
- This action as now pending in the
United States circuit court at Duluth,
Minn. For the past two or three days
Alfred Merritt and his lawyer, A. A.
Harris, have been in this city taking
depogittons i'm fauoE of the plaintiff, be-
fore b. w. j. Fox, notary public, at the
Office of Judge Dillon. The deposition
Of Charles II. Rand late an officer of the
Spanish American and Penoaee and Go
gebic companies, and now receiver for the
latter, in suit brought i'm the federal
court of Wisconsin to foreclose a mort
gage executed by that company, has
already been taken; also the deposition
of Charles L. Colby who has been con-
nected with both companies.
What Is Disclosed.
The sworn testimony of these men
amounting each to some 30 or go pages,
discloses that ON Aug. 2S, and for some
months prior to that date, when the
plaintiff and his brothers were induced
to enter into the agreement with Rock
efeller, both these companies were in
solvent; that they had borrowed large
sums of money they could not and had
not paid; that all the property and eff
fects We're covered by mortgages and that
John ID. Rockefeller himself held their
paper to the extent of several Thousand
-dollars. These dispositions further stats
that although these companies were or
ganized four or five years ago, with a
very large capital stock, not one cent of
dividend had they paid
A reporter called ON Mr.. Rockefeller,
but it was said at his house that he was
out of town. Lawyer A. A. Harris of
Duluth expects to have his case com.
pleted SO as to present it at the May ses.
sion of the federal court.
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SHERMAN, Kas., Feb. 1S.-E. w
Hope. chief consul of the l.. A. w. OF
Texas is now en- route to New York te
attend the national assembly meeting
The color line will be brought out again
and he viii work for the elimination oi
the color line in the league. Hope be
heves the league will be divided il
negroes are permitted to remain mem
bers of the Il. "A. w.
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Marshal o'connor's Chief Deputy.

ST. PAUL, Feb. l8.--There is a good
deal of talk in St. Paul Democratic po-
htical circles as to the probable appoint
ments that viii be made by r. T. O'Con-
nor in the Office OF the United States
marshal. Several mentioned M. J..
Redding, who was Mr.. O'Connor's dep
uty in the clerk Of courts office, as the
man who would be given the first dep
utyship under Mr.. O O'Connor i'm his new
afftnea sY&
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soirerdlng Estate Held.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 49, The matter
Of the appeal of theestate Of Matthias
Bofferding against the order allowing
the claim Of the Bank OF Minneapolis
against the estate was stricken or the
calendar i'm the district court. AS a re-
suit the Judgment in favor Of the bank
will stand, and the Bofferding estate
win be required to make good the
amount Of the peculations OF Phil
IScheig, the unpaid balance of which il
nearly &lOO.O00
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Frozer, stir.

ELDoRA, Feb. Benjamin Sweed,
80 years Of age was found dead in a
straw pile on the Macy farm east of
here. Just how long he had been dead
is not known, as his body was frozen
stiff. He and his brother law had
quarreled great deal. He was last
seen ON Feb. 10, when he had left his
brotherin.law, presumably to go to
Wellsburg.
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DEs MONIES, Feb. 18.-Governol
Jackson has appointed A. ]. McCrary te
be judge in the Keokuk district to fill
a vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Casey. lit is understood the business OF
the court is i'm had condition because OF
numerous cases which Judge Casey was
carrying in his head, all of which viii
have to be re-tyiad.
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REFUSED THE INJUNCTION.

The Court Of Appeals Decides the Income
Tax Law Is All Right.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The court of
appeals of the District of Columbia has
affirmed the Judgment Of the lower
court, refusing to grant John G.. Moore
of New York an injunction to restrain
Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller
from proceeding to collect the income
tax from complainant. Counsel for Mr..
Moore Immediately noted an appeal to
the United States supreme court, and
the matter probably win be brought to
the attention Of the court OF last resort
soon after it reconvenes next month.
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FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Montana House Passes q Resolution for q
Constitutional Amendment.
HELENA, Mon, Feb. 1S.--The house
at a night session in committee of the
whole, ordered a favorable report on
the bill to submit to,the people consti.
tutional amendment allowing women
the right of suffrage. The report was
adopted by the house by vote Of yeas
40, nays 16. There were five absentees.
1t will take four of them to defeat the
two-thirds vote necessary to pass the
bill.
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Eastern star Instituted.

LAKE BENTON, Mimi, Feb. i8.-A
chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star
was instituted here by Worthy Grand
Patron Markham and Worthy Grand
Matron Taylor, assisted by Mrs. Thomas.
worthy matron, Lorraine Chapter No. l6
of Minneapolis and Mrs. Mathews,
grand marshal
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burned To Death.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Feb. lS,-Mrs.
Ann Malven, q lady about so years old,
was burned to death at Greely. She
was alone IN the house and her clothing
caught IRE In some way. She was un-
conscious when found, and soon died.
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SANTA FE, Feb. 1S.--Under date of
Feb. 8, Senator David b. Hill writes to
Ex-Governor L. Bradford Prince OF
Santa Fe, congratnlating him upon his
address ON bimetallism delivered before
the transmississippi congress at it's re-
cent session In st. Eouis, saying: "You
are right in saying that the cause Of BIZ
metallism needs an educated sentiment
and is the question of the hour.
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Cause of sprecht,s Death.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Feb. is =
At the autopsy held on the body OF
Edward Sprecht the verdict was that he
came to his death from inflammation of
the stomach, bowels and Kidneys Pearce
is held as the cause Of his death In 81 900
bonds. There is intense feeling.
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Iowa Teachers.

FAIRFIELD, Ia, Feb. is The annual
convention OF the Southeastern Iowa
Teachers Association commenced here
with BOO delegates present. Topics of
interest 10 the workers were discussed
State superintendent Henry sabin de.
livered Iii address.
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want Pure seed Grain.

MApIEToN, Mimi. Feb 1S.--A petn
ton i being circulated here asking the
legislature 20 enact law requiring all
seeds and seed grains sold as such to be
free from foul seeds, like mustard and
the dreaded Russian thirtle.
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MInturn Takes Charge.

GREEN BAY, Feb. 1S.-R r. Minturn
has assumed charge as superintendent
OF the Lake Shore division of the ST.
Paul road, succeeding III. NJ Bell, who
will probably go to South America to
accept the management of railroad
there r.. Sc
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Cut Governrnerat Tlmher

DULUTH, Feb. l6.-G George Lydick of
Grand Rapids, county commissioner Of
Itaska county, was brought to Duluth
By Deputy Marshal Ed Funk, who ar
rested him ON a warrant charging that
he illegally cut and removed timber
from the Mississippi Indian reservation
to the value Of $40, 400 during 1the winter
rf 1R11-2
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burglars Shot Niblackss Son.

WAsHINaToN, Feb. 10. During the
attempted robbery OF stcre. in Wheat
land. near here the robl lers shot ex-
Congressman Niblack's bon. Blood.
hounds have just passed through here
20 take the trait. -.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
Germany Takes the Initiative i'm Calling

Germany Takes the Initiative i'm Calling
One.
BERLIN, Feb. Is. - The reichstag
adopted the resolution submitted by
Count Won Mirbach. instructing the
federal government to issue invitations
for an international monetary confer
ence to take action for the rehabilita.
tion of silver as a circulating medium.
Prior to the adoption OF the resolution
Count Won Posadowsky Wegner, secre-
tary of state for the imperial treasury
ON behalf of the government declared
their sympathy with the object aimed
at by the resolution.
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MINNEAPOLIs, Feb 16 1895.
WHEAT-February closed at h5I4c; Nav
55Lc; July, 561sc On Track-No. /
hard, 511sc; No. | Northern, 561c No. 2
Northern "a Isc
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LATEST m~RkET REPORT.


MILWAUKEE. Feb 10, 1905
FLOUR-Quiet.
WHEAT-No spring. 52Sc; No.
Northern, 03c; May, 531sc
CORN-No. 8, 42Ic.
OATS-No, = white, Bic; No white,
30HM3024c.
BARLEY-No. ., 534c; sample, 53l89
55c
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, Feb ID, 1895.
WHEAT-Cash; February, No. l hard,
.5T1Sc; No. Northern, 55tSc; May, No. i
Northern. size: July, No. l Northern,
SSILc
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Aeee.,t4ssl ! r.sghs r,iant.

ST. JAMEs, Minn., Feb. lS,--At q
meeting of the city council the elsctric
Light plans vas f0nhd entirely satisfac-
tory nd snctaptnd. s..a &
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' The word Minneapolis is compound
of an Indian word meaning curling wa
ter and a Greek word meaning city.
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WOMEN Ill TREATED.
Sioux City Crusaders Followed by a Howl
ing Mob.

Sioux City Crusaders Followed by a Howl
ing Mob.
Sioux CRY, Ia, Feb. 1S.-The crusade
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
union against the saloons of the city
continues. Women to the number of
nearly 100 met mt the Whitfield church
and marched down town to make an
other round of the saloons They went
TO about d dozen of them, and ut all bat
two or three were admitted. AT those
where they were locked ont they stopped
and sung hymns, ending each time
with the doxology. -
Ordered on the sidewalk.
The chief of police had given orders
that they should not be allowed to OBJ
struct the sidewalks, and they marched
most of the time i'm the middle of the
streets. After an hour of their round
the went to. the city hall to complain to
Mayor Fletcher of their being forced
off the walks The fled into the city
hall, followed by howling mob that
thronged the building and surged over
che sidewalks. The. office was locked,
and the mayor, who had been warned,
was not TO be found The band broke
up in disappointment and the members
went home. The women declare they
have legal advice under which they
will close all saloons that fail to comply
with the strict provisions of the law,
and that they win commence suing out
injunctions unless their demands are
granted
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CHICAGO, Feb Is 1885
HOGS-Market active, prices 5t0t0c
higher.
Sales ranged aC 50. s00p4 90 for light: 50 s.
G14.30 for mixed; S3.S5@435 for heavy
packing and shipping lots; So 90lQ4 90 for
rough.
CATTLE-Market slow.
SHEEP-Marke: slow to weak.
Receipts: Hogs, 22,0OO; cattle, loo;
sheep, 1900.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO. Feb. 10, 1895.
CLOSING PRICES
WHEAT-February. 1870; May, 523Sc;
July, 5314c.
CORN February, EGG; May, 449Sc;
July, 44I4e; September, 4}5c
OATS February 27hc; May, 2S&c;
June, 2s5sc; July, 219sc.
PORK-February. $3.50: May, So 1211,
LARD-February. $780, May, $6.J2Ia.
SHORT RlBS-February So 10; July,
$40. -
Or. Prices Cream Baking powdes
Most Perfect Made
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

Appropos of the indefinite postpon-
ment of the anti-bloomer ordinance in
troduced in the Chicago city council by
Alderman Laughlin and the withdrawal
Of his ordinance by an alderman of
another city on the appearance of a
colleagues wife to contest it, other
would-be law makers throughout the
country might do well to remember that
the women have about made up their
minds to wear boomers without respect
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15
THE COURIER.

mountains Of Hepsidam and swap tears
with the lonely whangdoodle which
stitch and grieveth there; for the bloom
err and the knickerbocker, like the
bicycle, have also come to stay.
Rev. Kittredge Wheeler, Of Chicago.
in sermon delivered recently discussed
different phases OF the bicycle question.
10 one part Of his sermon he said: Il
shall not venture 70 touch upon the
question Of costume, for the reason that
il were addressing a company 20 cy-
clists in the latest and most up-to- date
uniform would be in great doubt as to
the sex Of my audience. and where a
man is in doubt in regard to his audience
especially on such fundamental
subject as sex. it would be wise for him
to speak very cautiously. il not to be
altogether silent. | will. however. ven
ture single suggestion to the wheel
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CAPITAL CITY CYCLING CLUB

Rooms II, Ii and II. at No. l41 south
Twelfth street, in the Zehrung block.
The rooms are always open to visiting
wheelmen, who are invited to make
themselves at home there when in the
city.
MEETINGS.
Regular business meeting second
Tuesday Of each month.
Meeting Of board OF directors second
Wednesday OF each month.
Election OF officers the first Tuesday
in March Of each year.
OFFICERS.
Presidential Nj. Allen.
Vice President-S. NJ. Mills.
Secretary. Treasurer. G. Yule.
Seargant- at -arms-E. X. Milmine.
Board of directors
Ed NJ. Allen S. NJ. Mills
F. G. Yule f. E. Walton
A. r. Edmiston G.. l.. Shader
A. j. Hamilton G.. A. Wirick
G. T.. Seifert.
ROAD OFFICERS.
Captain-F. Y. doagland.
First Lieutenent-E. X. Milmine.
Second Lieutenant-H. w. Peters.
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VICE VERSA.

Her seaside garb the critics find
Too cumbrous for their liking;
They also ridicule the clothes
In which she goes a-biking.
And yet she's charming in the wave
And comely on the highway;
Why should she turn from Fashions road
To Prejudice's by-way?
Think of the sight should she appear,
To spite your carping humors,
With boomers on for bathing suits,
And bathing suits for bloomersi
Washington Star.
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step will be taken toward the emancipa-
ton of womanhood from the thralldOm
of useless drapery, and the day of real
equality of the sexes brought nearer.
Future Thomas Carlyles in future Sar-
tor Resartuses will have TO devote a
large chapter to the consideration of the
wheel in the reform of woman's dress
and her more rapid progress along the
line of predestined advancement. Unless
the bicycle be eliminated altogether the
knickerbocker viii live and multiply
beyond all present comprehension. 1T is
harmonious and. under the circumstan-
ces, it is beautiful, and no ambitious
solon need for moment delude himself
with the idea that he can arrest the pro-
cession of sweetness. gracefulness and
light. On the contrary he would better,
while yet there is time, flee into the
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

TO common councils, legislatures or moss
back cranks. They will adopt such cos
tunes for cycling. and other exercise
too for that matter. as will most conspire
to their freedom and comfort. But in
bicycling will this prove most largely
true. 1t is not fad. Ii has come to
stay. 1t is one of the very best means
of exercise for girls and young women
ever invented and is destined to improve
the race physically, morally and in every
way. The women have set the pace in
this matter, are in the lead and are GO
ing to stay there. In fact it is safe to
predict that with the many advantages
Of the cycle costume constantly before
them, in active every day use. so to
speak, the day is not far off when a suit
able rainy weather street dress for
women on the bloomer and high gaiter
plan will be devised. Thus another
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ON THE WHEEL.
THE GREAT GYCLIST.

Take no offense, for what | say is true:
faster rider, good my friend, than you,
Doth near you ride;
And, wheresoe'er you go, you always may
Be sure that rider takes the selfsame way,
Close by your side
The champion cyclist of the world lis true
His wheel is old; and yet, tbs good as new.
The snowy rhine
OF age is in his beard; yet on he fiies.-
Present, though never seen by mortal eyes.
His name is TINE.-American Wheelman
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-15

men, males, and not, as matter OF fact,
wheelmen who are women. My sug-
gestion to the men-thOse OF the mascu-
line gender-is that they let their mus
taches and boards grow and to make
their costume as masculine as possible
Wheelmen have no right to appear on
the street in feminine apparel The
costume anywhere and everywhere
should mark, distinguish and emphasize
the sex. Nothing will ever be gained
by any costume, by any habit. either in
work or play. in toll or rest. on the street
or in the home, which obliterates or
makes dim the line, the demarcation of
the sex. SO. if there be but two suitable
costumes for bicycle riding, the single
closed skirt and the knickerbockers, be
gallant. Give woman her choice, and IL
she takes the knickerbo' kers do you
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take what is left. BE man and put on
the skirt. Make il universal. Let the
public understand it, This will distin-
guish the sex on the wheel. Remember,
| am speaking only to men. Never wear
a female costume anywhere
Ladies' who ride should learn the
mechanism Of their machines at least
the common parts. Some wheelwomen
never touch their machines and are in
capable OF cleaning them. Others con
descend to wipe them of with rag,
but never pour in drop Of oil nor
initiate the pneumatics. All this IL very
fine since the men dispute for the favor
OF rendering these little services. But
the time will come when there will be
no accommodating friend. and what will
you do? There IS certain pride in
being able to help yourself and care for
your machine. Wheelwomen. help
yourselves.
Your prediction that very few. il any.
lady's wheels will be sold after this
year" said b. c. Dawes OF the Lincoln
Cycle Co.. to me last Saturday. may be
nearer the truth than most people sup
pose. The woman's wheel in its present
form is concession to skirts. 1t is, for
many reasons, not so good wheel nor
so pleasant to ride as the ordinary
straight bar machine. Expert women
riders would all ride the straight bar.
were it not Tor their skirts. and once
they get INTO boomers they. sooner or
later. will abandon the distinctly femi-
nine wheel
hope tie merchants Of Lincoln will
realize. as keenly as the wheelmen do.
the Importance Of the national circuit
meet which is to be held in this city in
October. Ii will take, il is true, about
fifteen hundred dollars in prizes to bring
the speedy riders here, but in bringing
the riders we bring at least seven to ten
thousand wheelmen from over the state
to attend the meet
The Ashland run was again postponed
last Sunday morning on account of rain
and the boys have suggested to me that
a petition be forwarded TO Governor
Holcomb to have Frank Hoagland ap-
pointed official rain maker for the
state with positive instructions that
when rain is needed he is to call a run
to that place.
hope the various cycle clubs in the
city will take hold with vim. and COM
bine in a monster parade on Merchants
day for the benefit of the picnic of that
The merchants have been
our friends in every event and we ought
to take this opportunity Of testifying TO
them our appreciation of their efforts.
/ have received this week No. 3 MOL
Df the PheeltrOmdn, conducted by Mary
Sargent Hopkins at I31 fremont street,
Boston. Mass. geographically it is an
artistic gem of the printers art; its illus
frations are superb, and it is easily the
most elegan: publication of which
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SEEMINGLY NOT.

Woman put her foot in it when
The bloomer she did den.
Forsooth, was there another way
To get the blamed thing ont
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clist to make the fifteen feet on
level with one pressure of one foot
than to take two steps.
Now, in view of these magni6ed
steps made by the bicyclist, it would
be interesting to know what the ma
ture of man must be, to make in
walking the same distance made by
the bicyclist, with the same number
of movements of the feet. Clearly
the steps in this case must be seven
and one-half feet each, which, at the
lowest estimate, represents three steps
of an ordinary man. 1t would, perhaps,
be nearer the mark to say four steps,
but to be on the safe side we call it
three, and have made an illustration
showing the comparative size of q
wheelman and a pedestrian built to
keep step with him. The pedestrian
must at least be eighteen feet high.
The nan with the great stature would,
after all, fall far short of making the
speed of the bicycle. There is moth
ing like rotary motion; the wheel
would be the winner IN any race.
While the bicycle has the advantage
over the extremely tall pedestrian, it
is obvious that the tall wheelman has
no advantage over the short one.-
Scientific American.