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CHIC AGO

Oh, so. JaHuary Tin cattle the IN
CteaSec offerings caused some weakness
but there WIS rather Il good general Il.
manf and the deciine was ualy about ID,
yer ~ pounds, sales were made at 3.6lH
so for PC o't5t r5ssed tsef steers, Ala
! 81 tcr medium TO good, itJd5.pp Tor cool
20 choice ana 5.fDQ5.25 for choice TO pF1mt
W IN isncN cattie scarce ami wor n 500
a.iu. The stocker ana feeder trade was
again Ive,y at -.i0Gi.lO. with prime llej
pound fee1=rs wanted At 4 -. tn, hghest
price reached IN long time ButcheH
ana I@i..Ayalls cAtt4e va acl-ye. Win
few fancy hcitcrs az i.iJI4 70. stays and
oMel sold at 2.51Hi.21. bulls brought III
n6-p, while cool 10 pr me- calves wore n
demand al 5.otdb.e5 Texas fed cattle sold
at a.lgGi. ~ AMI cows al > .5Sg3.f0
In hogS prices 90 no; show much
change though heavy hogs werr a lt;a
lower tn3n yesterday. common to prime
nuss -old at 3p5a LOO Light and msdium
W shts continue TO sell the highest AMI
hedN,N packer hogs the lowest The bulk
o. the hogs crossed the scales al $50
In sheep the trading was. active G
steady prices Common to choice sheep
soHi az : s5H5.75. a good many Westerns
Eo.lg FOR S.VV0S.I5. ycarliigs sold at 3.60a
-; MeNlcans a; lSin4 4. There was a
COCA lamb uraie ~ 2.75pi. -. q few ,nfer. Or
4"tnbs bringing 3.-5a2.50.
heee pIs-OatI!e 1900, hogs 81, 90, sheen
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Patent Sold.

81 raul Mimi, January "a Sleepy
ny Minn'' special to the Dispatch says:
Grant Bramlie who invented and pat
on'ea wonderful rotary engine, today
transferred the right to manufactur, and
sen Inc engine to Henry Frank Allen. rep
leSeAurs the Alien syndicate NJ the United
Siates, England Germany. France and
europe having been previously sold for
on -r S4,o009o0, The inventor yet controls
the I right TO Mexico and Canadian provinces.
ne inventor was yesterday elected an al
d"rman of the village here.
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ST. IOIrIS

81. Louis. January s.-Co.-,e-De,e,nta
300. shipments. 800; market ,,ea5v. natiys
s2r3ng steers. S,Gpai 10. dressed beef and
siI'ns steers, S.Gegi.S5. stockers and feed.
" = -.o1d,so' steers under 1850 pounds, 80
Yt;'"; cows and hcifers, 75d3 TO; Teus
, :. 1ndian castle. strong and active;
I,,NetH, -.g5Q $40; cows l.7503N Hogs
iNnce.p's 500 shipments. .loO: market Zoe
heavy. 3.lea3.lO. Sheep-Receints $50:
Nni'lhrh,s, none: market Strong and act.
lNc, mntton7, 2enq2,S -; Southwestern
-'soaS.''; lambs. 5.vu5.Uc.
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COFFEE.

St. Lou 5, January 6,-Wool- 5,eady an,
unchanged.
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SUGAR.

sew orleans, January Sugar-Stnong:
ipi"-r K9,.tie. "sP2 1916. centrifugal granI.
aaiy. ~, ,5.tfS's Kites, 3ie03 l-lG; yelows.
~, a. 1'i'S9s seconds, 2hm.N Molasses-
e!,'l0 onen kettle, l0G2o: fermentinc, Sfl
Il. 'N 'a'"P-' NM ''s
New York January s-spc,r-Rov firm:
fair refining. 9l3-l6ii27s. canIT,fursi a. Test
S-!oa5ti; refined firm.
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HOUSTON PRICE CURRENT.

These quotations are revised daily sni
tneir correctness can be re1e1 1pon- The
prices are those ruling IN the Houston
AXLE GREAsE;--DIamond, ars per
gross. Frazier. IN tin boxes, 800 per gross
Golden 5,s,sk- PER dozen boxes. castor OF.
s-is1sFc. Axea re, j d isn. 81 20 pr dozen
AMMuNTTiON- foRGer. ser KEY. $50
80. blasting powder. fi.ss Ier seg. sgeaik'
ll.ce dgcp shot per SAGA. t--Sal-ie ea1l.-
BkCOS-sho-, clear. boxei. 5a.a3s-,c: IN.
sacEs ..c less. breakfast. s.gstsc, dry salt,
ssze. New Yoss sal; hel.ss siAsls Sc J.
NeSiera salt bellies. ec. smoke. bellies.
bAGg.NG AND -rIEs-ca-iosd iots. [
r 2, o., hS - or salVsStoa e-SEiAS
throw. So. Delta. ND Ia small iio.s frarn
store, baEg.nE i7e Yer yard higher ties
HAKisg P0EDER-.ar-x. In. s3os-
ig-ih. 81 =. AID. 10. N,cto-. l-in pr 1oz q.
:@c is-lo, 15t h.-ih. l1, ISIS one speoa l.
G.. -%-cz. cans $40 per doz Prices ls-oE..
" - ~ 5oz Royal i.-oE.. ta-i
CANNED FHrIT-Fer dozeo. sr-w-
n-rts.is ssl-sl. p.aezpfles Standsr5 5 %
gY&, pears. a;Ar1ari A0nsg.o3 Clipper
baftlrii n--ars. --i1 SlthfiE .-.c 1850
lt4 pa. rs sian % 81 9Th tDcEA ~ ss--
g 3s. - Atf4- s-ie st@2aari fi..sii -.
40 ne Peaches 754ec, s-lh Pc pea nes
2'str, biAckbe-r.e's. s5f7bc. IN sisreAr5
CALIFORNIA CANNED FRUITS
s.ar1ar- so-.i- -'--lb c-ns; ps4ches 81 g.
4 ~ ~ g9zfu ar cots q SIS s. ptars
sares ii.a53i s. ae'4-.ass. s ssI.-.l:
49,. : hr-r.es H-ZZ5
g, IND f Pa. s,i.s- 5is9s.c: wrapped.
Ann III VEG E1TABif.S 49, MarroUfst
v'e3s sfrq E.ss, Ina t.=z-S s.-f5i -.
s1s st@ts CO... eern. e,s4il z
~ 20 ~ beans --.h s'sfss7
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Cd from s2ss1& to Sss.. helped by stronger
caoses ard reports % the almost cofn5S-- z
faAurS Of the Argentine crop. bn By l.
O'Clock :. vas rgntrS at ~ - prevent
tsrTner drop ana s.n minutes l1-er = wds
being sold freely al siAs The GAclsle was
not ulauer Of any fresh newt " a bar
lsN cnArActer Prominent M .cers. how
ever. Jumped inrxe qganrt es on the mar
ket aud iEetr humanity h IN : 3ksse-S
Weakened prizes TO such an cx ieni tnzt
necLile Mar The C'so.e OF tae SIS n
NAY had so.t down 10 sl~s c.oz.nr g. sl'.-
Cora was slow and b 3 ttaaay for the
trst hour. hgt finally weakened OF ne
sierDp IN wheat Trade was slow a. Il
rule ard ne .ss4rk-s, wa wra0af any spe-
ctsi ..flture
In cats business was u mpoTtan- during
the Ertail- trirt OF the ea : or. The de-
cEne n wheat 10 some exteu; influenced
sfniszr action here
t,royis oas c,scsed s'.eady. pork. ard aud
r..ss shp3; = lower.
E-sa u1sfe'! rec-tp-s Thursday-H heat u
90 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
4olr--Easier.
No. : spring wheat. 7sg7g4. No. 3 spring
wi.sa;; Isnis. y , red. S1.ea.
Nc earn. q
No. : ozts. isia. No. white lsaza No. :
while l7iz8lt.
No rye. -.
g. bar.ey. nominal. No. :. o5.i5i No.
10. lax SEED. ~, .y75.
PRIME timothy seel. Asj12.-'.
Mess pork. per barrel, 7.gifl7.o5.
Lard. per l9p poun5s. ; ~ IL ~.
snort rihs s-des, loose. IeasI. ~.
lsra salfss shoulders. bcNed. sA4ik
short clear SIDES. boxed 37484
Nn. Ky. di'iAcrs' finished goods, per
ga. la
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Galveston. Sterling sixties ouyfaE $40
selling G-S. New York sight. buying J.
50 ount selling a. par. New orleans sighi
tEying l, discount, selling i.c premium
American silver. buying sc discount. sell
tns :; par.
NeT YORK; S'erl n exchange ;; SIS
80 ccrnrcr-154 s. ess- frsc-frlsr.Ss al
f4i.cs 90 SAM, commercial Z ~. as -.
NeH prltals. S.erAne Exchange. eo-r-
BANKERS. par commercial. 10 discount
fran, conn-nerci4. sixties s.-I7. les. lie
4-onl0r- Bark rate. Jrar cent. stree.
rae SeSis per ceni; silver. -. consols.
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New York. Jarrarv s-A.on-v OF oil
GO al l-4n- per cent, lat Joan IL closed
Ter cent Prime uer,-srfie pap-r.
rHft Ter 81 Sterlirg exchange a rour.
ln ac'lzi business .n bankers bills AZ
y '.~a or drrnant ans .3'a14 S7',
ie -t'tt da5s toe.ei rates s4sti >ils
s4fr- as. Silver cer.'H stas. tifs ffl-i
A.r'.caH golfers ~ Gov rnmc7' bonds
utrn- Cie2-irgs file.l3i6t.. ba4rtes. s..
.a9 "a w.
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Liverpool January 5--whaat - Sro.
steady defns1d poor. No. r-i sprne IS .
No. ca1f or5ia - gid. futures .osfi
cu ct, January ana MAJ "a loWar. .tlssfs
ul-r hanged. January os iNi,1. F-hrua }
- ll-,d. Marel IS III. Aprl nomina. Ai-y
- 2'4G. corn-Sp2s hrm. America N .Aet.
new 3, = lt-e9 futures closed unchanged l..
January = gu, February - 81; Mar.u sr1
Aigii = itz1 May : lDssd Flour lrm.
eeiu@nd poor ;. Louis fancy winter
s. .
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BlTTER AND EGGS,

chicago January e-Rur,er frm. cream.
CHEESE stc4dv. Sia69tb $50 '''s" 90
kansas C-v January SHUTTER duh.
Creamery heiS, dairy loai3. Egss arm,
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Carload lots JOB cars from mills deal
ers cFarse from store 5ui0c more p.r Iso
De o. b-sn, 24se pr bushel on oats ana
corn. ~
BRAN G.0Ge.
thotFED coRN-.os per 100 lbs.
OATS Texas and Kansas. 2sg3Oc; No. ..
RAY Alfalfa. si2,50Il35a pcr ton; NIL
le- f1N. iimothy, s14.yJtl 10 %. soni.
4eaSs pra.r'e t:.o0dGOl.
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N UN Y 0 n!
KIDNEY
CURE

Munyon's Kidney Cure cures
back. . ne or gro ms frsm kidasv
puiy ana fi.1bby face. dropsy "a .osssS
"a. i.mbs. frequent desire 10 na,. .ae ID
urine. sci mont Ia the urine , aan tufAa
hl2ider ard too great a fow ostin u
Price nc. VI ufi6
4 separate cure for each dlsoas.
dtusg ,,is mostly q cents a Vial MA
Arch s. rect. Pm iadelph,a. Pa yoa, ~
with free medical advice for any a,sswsxu
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PANTS AND OILS

on L'nsosd. IN bills. raw. &c; boiled
&c, petroleum. lJ1-test, IN bbls, Lee in
20 h;a. fi-bi brillA Oh. si.65. IN bb,s. iec;
~ GsHnlIae ~ cases. Il 10. in hbls lac .
Eupi0n oli. IN bhr iec. IN cases, s.. 81:
ln bbis &c
WHITE LEAD-strictly pure. easi.c I;
siandard white lead, 4isc, painters, S.
WINDOW CLASSIC boxes. 60 an! 70
te " and u Der cent discount. new Lat
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,is< tots. s-' IA
I f'ra.li ssssz.eTs fefq-i l,sf.,ns. a.,,, 900,
sg'eesfa- wy Prices f2r,y a.ealy
/; t-.sisrg 100 81 fhos m1atrgctar..~
On are again on the road rfh aen s.,r,-
4 The oKlt ~ reea ifa Dig .osa~.o co,
,s-ns p. result . 90 sacihrc g-cel, retllT-
Iizefetp's o. irieh p3tzfce. are r4aser.t..
80 rho'ce n.1,ek = IN lsfrant Ae,y yc-t
,sd Itnnsssee Irigmph s-ed poia.Oea H.
cit - stated thsi stocks Of canned ooo.1.
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HIDES AID WOOL.
HOUSTON


Hilos- Prcee pn.d hy receivers
Dry Hint, selected .,.................lo
Dry salt ....s......t ..........-.s..-...
Wet saltej. sci .ctod ................5
Deer skins ..... goo. .......-........li 6ii6
Wool Quotations str GUY nominal
Twelve months, med UNI -........., g
Twelve months fine ..........,......Ti3
SIX months. ln2c less,
Ta.luW ..-......................S
Boston. Mss, January THE American
Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomo7-
row OF the wool trade;
The opening week Of the new year In the
wool ualrlie' has for lts principal charac-
'eriatc dullness \ number OF manufac-
tarers have been in he market. but they
have been simply looking around in order
10 she up tve raw ma tcrill situation and
consequently r ported sales are small.
Frccs. wli!lc ncminaily unchanged are
"-si"r ra-tct Than u.norwise There has
been someli.rS more dong in Australian
wool Tho Sues OF foreign exceeded ly
coasi lcrtb'c hosc OF domestic WOODS SAID,
log me week IN kCston, New York ami
ih.3delIhit aSSre cate S,3SSod0 pounds, OF
winch l6'@,Vn pounds were doines e and
-,sl5,o,0 pounds foreign.
St. Lou 5, January 6,-Wool- Steady ana
unchanged.
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COTTON MARKET REVIEW.
Small Port Receipts Caus:d a D-ss'r
Feeling.
GOOD ADVANCE IN ALL MARKETS.
Iiou.son spsts Gained one-Eirhih
Cent-A New orleans Broker
Reviews the situation
GOOD ADVANCE IN ALL xAREET Is


I Reviews the situation
ofhc~- of Tas Pos,.
Ho-s.ca. We1nt siay. "a ,iazTy &
f.tve-T.ea. cau.e = higher ard s'oTl r.
&C pts shovel b.z failing OF. TA-s bail
ISL coGsbiaa;ien put 4 re LIE ato the
American cos.sn markets and 70 u-es
clcs.t % 10 i I.oc;s W The aiyaaee n
Liverpool futures was ga s5s-sid. sro's
we're ,uarksi up i-S-d. With s2-.s o. l-.H)
baies. The sp4t markets OF rms side were
also higher. the az saslces ranging rom
l-lec 20 Nc Hc-E.oa sp,s cl-se5 sc Up.
m d1liue h.-ns quo.et =; 80
The 6u.rcasa = I-ort rec 2.s was evil
d4ri.y aute O surprise for .he bears The
bulls s-y sucr slrpr.s@-- zr= llA- 3 10 ~
re OF st,s very irequeD.y i.-s y - J. ne
total ror; movement Vas y = DO ano
compare WIN = ~ - -t't si 81 ~. Ssli'
GAY las, y-lr - f. TINS Ne, X be u.i@5
: a.-s 04r-s have rr,-Isf,. a .ot2- x -li."
hs4es ga.nst 1875 o. fo- tns sane m IS.
we x, Pc wei. $ rec. = . 90 aoi rfun-i-S
over 1868 ard NA compare wa =. -"
last week and 5r o. sac week b te-- Ms
ii RAPID ~ ing on and Z tie gre ems
ratio should D. msints.ae3 the movement
v II soon lie .gh enough 70 h-ocs o..
SOME Of the bumper crop Ired.ct!r1>.
a; tJdays session Nv Ao-s futures
opened nrn. w-h e I'd FOR. MArca. TIE
IA Frs5 ec-r.s We -rsf7 AZ aca 49,
> s20f. 9 e-Iay. Nay : .5 Town 20
I. ig early In the s-Ss.ol. bIt 500 rl!l.e1
ani advanced 20 7 Is oy noon. c.osis =;
10 New Orisa1s. Mar,h opsnsl WIN 50
.. sold down 70 go hu- FAD SON a1-
yanced 70 80. Fna. heurs were ~
la - :. e.. - io,.e.,. 80; - -
81. dosing at s.s5ss'A. ~ '
Houston exnecfs Sto 20 s-ln bales .or1o-.
~,
F"' ""' 90 W -1'
Wear TIE ec' ma - New o-. $ .oT
Hubbard Rms 4 -, p. .-s-f n " Ifa--s-
..e.e-s ~ ..--t,.. ~, 1888. -. -,-...-.
8 500 O. ''' as ii '--7--'
r,,.t .fu,,r .,lr. h.- fo-s. --.s -- h.t-St. .,
IN rayiew,7e tn c1-t Ton Il -re ,-o--on
MIKE. 90 d.. -. -
MAJ ~ ''' ere PAS 10y at.- .--' --e--l-
ine outlook for Tho rers1z-'.5-- a. .l- sea-
son Edw.n H. H.c+.- u M C-.s.-s
writes.
IN reviewing the course e The :uA-ie;
f1r the ye1r lst en1es. W. rsTe -s- o-iy
10 cons.le- lie coul- on 7.h.c1 we-. IL I,
as..s 10. ~ f-,, ,-A -, ~, u.
aal- er4 i .ad1s.-.a.. ans-c al ~ on =
tlerciai iat-re-sts o. 1hs co2.tr>. me spls-
~. .e ~. . nm .. r. } s-ceevd
matters now se.e,n 10 b. Ir.-tr nun a,
they we've @lgh the excrp, c:l that the
IN. Ms a.. s2-s oEt o. tAe e.oAd-
s..i.iS 4A.'e i.ke.y ma We ar u nave
q -''4 ,.i4 '+li -ci OF the sting n-f7Hc al
'-ars a.tI, o. E'it a. el ~ re INsst mas
ana. ~ = T.. ga q, IL =
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Warnings ......-........ a.,
She p-fgrst class. ss'ay a
Choice nastfed hogs. S,vE
Corrfed hogs ............ .....,. SSna u
Kemarks-All classes Of first-clas,a..
N demand corniei hogs scarra .vssssQ
Gemnnd. m.lsti.i hogs planiIfi,i " and y
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Good fat beeves steady and in hgh, -.
ply. "a, cows ami hcifers firm: GOOD c.Sssp
and fat warnings active and steady. Nv
stuff neglected, hogs and sheep dun. ~
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LIVE STOCK.
HOUSTON.

HOUSTON.
~ r. Han, live stock conu,'s on RS,
Tnant reports as follows: Ia '''e'
EceNes-Fiyst class. o, r. -,
BceNcg-Comroa .......''''''''' y ~ "a
Eows-First class '''''''' a., a,
''''''''''-'''.....,. T. 8.
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New York Jariarv G.-Hubhara pr,-, G.
'o's eo'ion lctter says; Our market re-.
co'erei M dtN!'ne Of s,erday and clo d
urn al the b''s' prices. por.lon OF this
Vance was lost carly to,,, 1,,,
ierori that the INFERIOR a.c,ks wculd 80.
lose as dree an amour, OF cS.,o1 ~ AZ
hriraiei, but when this was correctsd
came more confident ana a better msrSe,
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OPEN Noonl Yes'y
ing C4il. -Ciose. -Clo-a.

I asked bid
MEN ORLEANS FUTURES.
One7el s;esdy. 1895. quia; closed
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New York January G.-The cotton mar.
kei opened firm al al advance Of 2aq
roinis cheny On near pc '1ns. ruled
aret and closed firm, with aoar poSetons
9Hll points higher and 3istanc months sqS
po'niS higher. Tho general temper OF the
marker was improved. based an Enelish
STAB hty demand for spc. cc.ton q ID s,ih,
s4dlnE ic't.p;s. The movement 4, the IN
l"r or was remarkably email aal pointed
10 a substantial redurt o. IN The amount
q cott2n u come mo ;ieAt tbs v--ek
ShoriF w1re thu bret buyers Confidenr,
has hcsn cheek . hy the Casat' tf,',fort'
md tons at Fab RIVER. who's pr9duc.io3,
Is far IN excess OF sales
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o-nl. --.-......-.-..... 50 liU3S 326 12s
NET RECEIPTS AT ALL u PopTs

Difference ASP iO,76S l.Ses.9T -.
HAVRE MARKET.
llavre, January 6-Prces had tendon
cy to harden and the close was iirt,,.
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: asked. % o.d.
LIVERPOOL F1-TURES.
Opened steady, demand moderate; n.
n. = eaay closed firm.
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PEOPLE Talked About,

Civil Engineer X. +. Peary has been
detached from duty at the New York
navy yard and granted five years
leave of absence for arctic exploring.
Percy West, business manager of the
Carnegie Lyceum at New York, and
well known in theatrical circles. is
dead. His full name was Percy West
Dietrichs.
Rev. Father Bigham. pastor OF st.
Rridget's church. Pittsburg. Pa, is
dead Of pneumonia, contracted while
at Baltimore Sunday, the 10Th inst.
attending the conservation Of DIR. Al
len. bishop Of Mobile. Father Biglam
was quite a prominent member of this
diocese.
Christian Koenig, register of the pro-
bate court and clerk of the county
criminal court, died ut La Crosse. Wis.
while sitting on his porch after re-
turning from his office. He was sixty
seven years Of age and had been n
resident of La Crosse since 1865. He
had held many offices.
Maj. Ginter. the Richmond tobacco
king, has resigned his position rs di-
rector of the American Tobacco com
pany, and will soon retire from active
business, worth SS.OO00O0. When he
laid down his musket at AppomattoX
he did not have a dollar or the pros
ptct of one.
J. w. Stanford. a nephew of the late
Senator Stanford and Il trustee i'm the
Leland Stanford university in San
Francisco. said recently that the de-
mand for admission to that institution
is greater than can be met. They were
forced to refuse admission to 300 who
passed the last examination.
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Accidental happenings.

j. Herman. employed in the Cirkel
Manufacturing company's factory at
Thorpe. Wis. lost three fingers while
operating Il planer. Peter j. Crikel,
one of the proprietors, also lost the
major portion of three fingers i'm the
same machine Il few moments later.
j. Dietrich, a desert p~rospector. has
arrived at BannOck, Cal, almost in
sane from having been without food
for three and n half days. From the
story which he tells it is quite possible
that two men who were with him on
the desert are now dead. A searching
party will go out.
Christ church in Savannah, the old
est church in Georgia. founded by John
Wesley before he promulgated the
Methodist faith. was burned almost TO
the ground recently. The building
contained all the records of Savannah.
ard. practically. of Georgia, since 1S.J.
most of which are a total loss.
The big Rosena furnace in NewcaS-
tie, Pa, owned by Senator Mark Han
ma and ex-senator Cameron, let 20.
and the next instant n heavy volume
of coke. iron and coal came crashing
through the roof of the casting house,
burying il the neighbOrhOod OF thirty
men under the debris, several being
badly injured.
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THE NEWS RESUME
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
4 Comprehensive Review of the
Important Happenings of the
Past Week CulleG From the Tel
egraph Reports - The Notable
Events at Home and Abroad That
Have Attracted Attention.
The Nations Capital.

The gunbOat Concord has been placed
in commission on the Pacific coast, and
Is now being .itted out with stores for
service.
The president has sent to the senate
the detailed report Oh forestry made
by the committee OF the National
Academy Of Science at the request of
the secretary of the interior.
The senate committee Oh foreign re-
iatiOns decided TO recommend the con
tirmation Of the nomination Of T.. III.
Conger of Iowa To he minister TO Bra
I'll.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lationS agreed to accept the
mendation Of its subcommittee for the
amendment of the Alaskan boundary
treaty 81 as to provide specifically
that the acceptance Of Mount Saint
Elias as the initial point Of the me-
ridian boundary between Alaska and
the British possessions shall not ope-
rate as a concession of any claim of
the United States on the sea cOast line.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-06-10
Crimes and Criminals.

\. mob nj Lindale. Tex, shot to death
Will Jones for the alleged murder of
Il. w Stewart.
Two boys. aged sixteen and four
teen. broke into NJ. Lapidu's fruit store
at Fond du Lac. Wis. One will be
sent TO the reform school. The other
is left ut home pending good behavior.
J. Winslow Jones. sixty years OF age.
who kept n small restaurant at Pitts
burg. Pa. has been arrested by Dep
uty United States Marshal Joseph f..
Irons. CHARGED with attempting 10 de-
fraud a national bank.
The case of X. Il. Armour. formerly
postmaster of Memphis, Tenn, who is
charged with embeZZlement Of govern
ment funds. has been nolle pressed.
The shortage, amounting to several
thousand dollars. has been made good.
Rev. James Hoskins, q preacher of
the Free Thinker faith, who has been
holding forth on the streets of Atlanta.
has been tried in the police court and
fined. His arrest was caused by the
vicious terms with which he character
lied Christ, ~denouncing him rs n hypo-
crit, liar and n pretender.
William Fitzpatrick. a section fore
man living mt Autrain, Mich, made a
desperate attempt to commit suicide,
He walked away from his crew a lii
tie distance and. pulling out his pocket
knife slashed himself several times
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-06-10

The Connecticut legislator who O
posed that the acts of the general as
sembly should be translated into for
elgn languages for the benefit of those
who cannot read English, forgot that
one OF the first duties of every citizen
and every resident of this republic is
to acquire a knowledge of the English
tongue. There could be no objection.
however, to a provision that the en-
actments of the Connecticut legisla-
ture mi of the legislatures of all the
other states should be translated into
good and u~nmistakable English.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-06-10

The following definition of a bucket
shop is given: An establishment CON
Quoted nominally and ostensibly for
the transaction of a grain or stock ex-
change business, but the proprietor
takes n side of every deal that is
made in his place, while the patron
takes the other side-no article being
bought or sold in any public market.
The margins deposited with the buck
ct shop" proprietor by the patron. are
nothing but the patrons stakes to the
wager and are appropriated by the pro-
prietor when the fluctuations of price
reach the limit Of the deposit-one par
ty the proprietor) to the bet acting
as stakeholder. The commissions
charged by the "bucket-shop" are odds
in it's favor. and necessary In order to
maintain the pretense of being legiti-
mate brokers actually making the
transaction on a public exchange. The
bucket shop" proprietor is ready to
take all deals offered on any commodity
that fuctuates in price, he NAV call
himself a commission merchant or dis
ooASS AtS uCAhCo uuutI TIE IOTm or
a corporation enterprise, or exchange,
hut he is still a common gambler. The
interest of a proprietor of a bucket
shop" is at all times opposed to that of
his patrons, as the profits Of the shop
ere measured by the loss of the pa
irons. Bucket shops are condemned
as criminal and pernicious by statute
in almost every state in the union. They
should not be COMPOUNDED with the
great public markets of the world.
where buyer and seller, producer and
consumer. investor and speculator meet
in legitimate trade, for. the pretended
buying of millions of bushels of grain
in bucket shops" will not add a frac-
ton of a cent to the price of the pro-
duct of the farm; nor will the pretend
ed selling of as much increase the sup
plies Of the consumer or lessen the cost
of his loaf by a farthing.