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San Francisco Produce

Mill and Feed Stuffs-Middlings, 1860
1906. California bran, 14.C0@14.50.
7.00Q100O; oat. G.00@S.5O; barley. 5.O006. 90;
per ton; river barley. G.5O0S.O0 alfalfa. 7.Gf
1s.0O clover, 6.OOqS;00: stock. k.5.OO@6. 90; com
pressed wheat. 6.oo@o;5O; compressed oat
Potatoes-Early Rose. 60070 per CEN
tel; river Burbanks. 40QfO; river reds
60aT0; Oregon Burbanks, 60QS0: Peta-
luna and Tomales Burbanks, 40G60; new
tatoes, 1.5Gai.7S per Genital
Dry Beans-Pink. 1.00G1.10 Lima, 1.50d
1.e5; small white. 1.oog1.15; large white, 900
LOO.
various-onions 25o@3.oo per Genital; cut
do. 1.0Od1.5O per Genital; dried peppers
sal cents per pound; dried okra. 10@12E
garlic, 1A@lA: com. asparagus, 75@1.25;
ehees eneen do nea SSSo srng Sssn box
10; green peppers. 25@30 per box; egg
plant. 10c per pound: Mexican tomatoes
2.00G2.25 per box; rhubarb. 40M7o per box
cucumbers. 0O@100; Australian onions
Fresh Fruits-Good to choice apples. 1.2l
@20o per box; eastern do. S75@4.00; Long
worth Strawberries, 4I6 per chest; large
berries, 4M5: cherries, 6CM1.50.
Citrus Fruits-Mediterranean sweet or.
anges, 1.50a2.0o per box; Seeding do. 1.OO@
80; Mexican lines, 6.5097.00; comm on Cal.
ifornia lemons, 750l100; seconds dc, 1.500
LIS fancy do, 2.00G225
Tropical fruits-Bananas. 1.00@2.00 per
bunch; Smyrna figs, 1904 cents per pound
dates, 6 cents.
Dried fruits. jobbing prices furnished by
the San Francisco fruit exchange:
Apricots-Fancy Moorparks, 1914; choice
DO, 11h fancy do 9; choice, s; standard,
6A; prime, 81.
Apples-Evaporated 81; sun dried, 2N.
Peaches-Fancy, 6h; choice. 51s stand
ard, AZ; prime. 4; peeled, in boxes, 10h.
Pears-Fancy halves, s; fancy quarters,
8; choice, 31h: standard, 2lb; prime, 2.
Plums-Pitted, A. unpitted, ~.
PruEes-Four sizes, ~.
Nectarines-Fancy, 5k; choice, ~; stand
ard. 4.
Figs-Choice white 8; black, 1.
Raisins-Jobbing prices: In sacks or 50-lb
boxes-Four- crown. loose. 5%: three-crown.
AZ; two-crown, SA; seedless sultanas. 5A /;
seedless muscatels. 4k. In 2-lb boxes
Three-crown London layers, 1.25.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 131aQl14; second
do. 13@1S1R; fancy dairy, 12Q121s second do,
1lh@12.
Cheese-Fancy mild. new, 6lh@7: fair to
good, 51A@6 California cream cheddar, 10
OH; Young America, 7@S; eastern, 14@14h; !;
western, 11R112
EEggs-Store, 1O1s@12; ranch. 1O1a@121s.
Poultry-Live turkey gobblers and hens.
1904 per lb.: old roosters, 400@4.25 dozen /:
young do, 6.5Oas.00: brolers. small 1000
500; do large, 4.5OQ5.O0; fryers, 5.OO06. 90;
hens, 3.50@4.50; old ducks. 3.50@400; young,
550Q700; geese, 1.50@1.75; goslings. 200Q
2.50; pigeons, old, 1.25.
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AGAINST HAWAIIAN SUGAR
Board Of Trade Adopts Resolutions
For Duty on the Raw Product

AT special meeting of the board OF
directors of the Los Angeles board OF
trade, held last evening, the following
preamble and resolution were unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, The treaty now in force be-
tween the Hawaiian islands and the
United States provides for the free entry
into the United States of raw sugar, to
the great detriment of the beet sugar
industry, which. by proper protection,
will supply the home market within the
next few years, thus retaining millions
of dollars in the United States; and,
Whereas, All goods bought by Ha-
waiian firms are obtained in the cheapest
markets of the world, without regard to
the present reciprocity treaty with this
country: therefore be 1t
Resolved, That our representatives al
Washington be earnestly requested to
lay the matter before the present con-
gress, with a view to having the said
treaty abrogated.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS
Call Board Prices Of Cereals and Ship
ments Received

SAN FRANCISCO. May 4-Wheat quiet
and firm; December, 1.19ss. Corn, large vel
low. 971a@1O2ls. California bran.A .00@A5O
Flour-Family extras. 4.75@AS5; bakers
extras, 4.5OG4.65; superfine, 4.1o14.So.
Wheat-No. 1 shipping, 1.321s choice do
1884 41.35; milling. 1.37ls@145.
Barley-Feed, 72i1@75; brewing, nominal
Oats-Puget sound. 110Gi1. .25; some fancy
white higher; inferior grades, 95m1.0712.
Receipts-Flour. quarter sacks, 9724
wheat, centals. 1890; barley, centals, $3.50
beans. sacks. 1886; corn, centals. 575; pota
toes. sacks, 1921; do Oregon. ASP; onions
sacks. 225; hay tons 277; straw. tons, 20
WOOL bales, 537; hides number, III; quick
silver TASKS, s; wine. gallons, SO,S0O.
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PoMoLoa1oA1 CONVENTION
semi-Annual Meeting at Azusa OF
Thursday and Friday

The semi-annual convention OF the
Southern California Pathological soci.
ETY. will be held in Azusa Thursday and
Friday, May 9Th and 7th. The openins
session will be on Thursday morning
continuing afternoon and evening, the
convention adjourning after the after.
noon meeting on Friday.
The Azusa valley is one of the frui1
sections Of the state. and the people in.
terested in fruit growing are anticipat-
Ing both pleasure and profit from the
convention. Some Of the prominent
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Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, May 4.-The wool market here
this week shows slow demand in domestic
WOOL but the large deliveries of previous
sales of foreign wool makes the business
of the week foot up large.
Territory wools-Montana. fine medium
and fine, 101a@121a; secured price. 35@36;
staple ,36G3s; Utah. Wyoming, etc.. fine
medium and fine, 10G12; secured price, So
@36; staple, 35Q3S.
California wools-Northern spring, 40
16; secured price, $685.; middle counties,
spring, 10@12; secured price, 32@34.
Australian. secured basis-Combing. SUI
perfine, 4S@49; combing. good 43@46: comb
ing average, AZ; Queensland, combing, 4S
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Available Grain

NEW YORK, May Especial cable and
telegraphic dispatches to Bradstreet's, COW
ering the principal points of accumulation.
supplies of grain last Saturday as com
pared with the preceding Saturday: Wheat.
United States and Canada, east of the
Rocky mountains, decrease. 3,116, 900 BUSH
100000 bushels; total decrease world 5
available, 6,216,O00 bushels. Corn. United
States and Canada, east of the Rocky
mountains, decrease, 1866, 600 bushels. Oats,
Rocky mountains. decrease. 2,275.O 900 bush
els. Pacific coast wheat stocks decreased
during the month Of April, 1l6. 900 bushels.
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London Markets

NEW YORK. May 4.-The Evening POSTS
London financial cablegram says: The
stock markets were strong today on cheap
money, but the close was under the best
Home railways are booming on the pros
lative account Is now open. Foreigners
were dull except Turks, which were good.
Metals were better. but copper mines fiat.
today was largely due to the decreased de-
mand for gold. Easy money Is anticipated
for the present. the prospect being that
upwards of a million sterling will be re-
ing treasury bills. The Paris and Berlin
markets were steady. French and German
cash balances in London are unusually
large,
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Articles Of Incorporation

Among the curiosities in the above line
is the Incorporation ofthe Universal Tea
pot company, formed to manufacture
and deal in vessels in which to infuse
coffee. Principal place of business, San
Francisco. Directors N. J. Stone, c. D.
Stuart and James Stuart, San Francisco:
James Macintosh, Morashire, Scotland,
and D. ]. Kenney, New York city. Cap
ital stock, $1,000,000, of which amount
$780, has been subscribed.
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Local Quotations

There is little better tendency dis
played in eggs, though prices remain abou'
the same; supplies are better cleaned u,
and the outlook Is more encouraging. But
ter is firm with an upward tendency and al
advance is expected within a day or two
Potatoes are weak especially for old stock
for which as q rule the dealer can nam,
his own price, no reasonable offer beins
refused. New potatoes are lower, som.
small parcels being sold as low as IS an,
30 cents perhundfed. Young stock in pou'
try is In good demand and scarce; hens ar
steady. A great mary broilers and beinf
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Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, May 4.-Cattle-A few COM
mon native beef cattle sold as low as
3.S5Q4.00, and a moderate number at 5.10d
525. with an occasional fancy lot at $40; the
great bulk went at 4.30G4. S5; stockers and
feeders, 3.90dt4.40; not much done below 3.
stays sold freely at S.0CM415 and oxen at
2.75M350 Hogs-Sales were at 3.4514O0 for
Eogs and 250M4.C0 for pigs: the bulk of hogs
at 3.S003S0; pigs mostly at 3.5004.00. Sheer
sold at 2.00Q2.75 for inferior up to 4.S5M50t
for prime stocks; great numbers of Texan
went for 41QM4.20: export sheep were in de-
mand around 47o; lambs at 3.50G5.60; Col
orados moved slowly at $40 and over.
Receipts-Cattle, 20o0; hogs, 5000; sheep
Is 600.
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Real Estate Transfers

TUESDAY. May4
2. F. and G. Nolan to J. and s. f. Booker
Land in Rancho Gertrudes; $l20O
A. Well to r. Nadeau-Lot 127, Alexan-
A. H. and F. P, Carey to E. F. Lum-
mis-Lot s, block Z, Urmston tract; $2300.
E. c. Lockwood TO J. A. Bedient-Lot 12
block 16, Electric Railway Homestead as
&. H. and 8. M. ePck to ]. A. weldt-
Lot q, block 6, sepulveda's subdivision, San
II. B. and A. L. Baly to G. H. Peck. jr.-
W. and E. c. TinLer to D. Barceia-Lot
IA. Newtons subdivision of block IL, Grif-
fms addition; $500.
Lot 4, Decker & Lucas subdivision; $1250
A. B. de Gaffey and D. B. de Ward to ].
Swinford-Lot 8, Gaffey & Wards subdi-
vision of block 2, San Pedro; $500.
E. and v. Jourdan to D. B. de Ward
Lot II and east 10 feet of lot IS, Jourdan
& Hills subdivision of block II, San Pedro;
W. F. g. and A. c. Blaikie to w. A. Nc
F. c. and C. F. Howes to j.. A. Abel-Lot
10, block A, Urmy Homestead tract; 5000.
D. and c. G. r. Sumner to s. Pelton-Lot
7, block c, Hays tract; $500.
H. H. and s. B. Dobbips to G. w. Stim-
son-Lots 10 and 20. block 49, Long Beach;
$3.50. ~
M. and w. T. Boaz to l. r. Hall-Lot g.
BLOCK 129 Maclay's rancho; $500.
M. H. and ]. C. Newton to H. c. Mason
Northwest 9 acres of block 1876, Maclay
rancho $2000
A. and c. q. Antonieski to M. F. Sanborn
Lot and south 10 feet Of lot q, block IL,
Urmston, tract; $780,
w. H. Person to J. T. Barnett-Tract in
Rancho Santa Gertrudes; $4,000.
Mrs. M. Schultz to r. Magee-Lot 20,
block B, Soto street tract; $3.50.
]. and M. Rodriques to A. w. Swanfeldt
Lot 5, block c, subdivision of lot 2, block
60. Hancocks survey; 5000.
r. and l.. A. Shirley to j. r. Hodges
Lot O. block 10, Covina; $500.
A. E. and F. E. Nelson to e. T. Nelson
South " of east " of lot 6, Champion tract;
$1,000.
SUMMARY I'll,
Deeds ....................... &C
Nominal ....................... &c
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$21, ,71S OF
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Money Quotations

NEW YORK, May 4.-Money on call
firmer at 1h@2 per cent last loan, 1%;
closed at 1H@1H per cent; prime mercantile
paper, 3laGD4 per cent; sterling exchange,
weak with actual business in bankers bills
at 4.S7AQ4.s7h for demand and 4.S6014 S6N
for sixty days; posted rates, 4.S6la@4.S 81 and
4.SSI4.SSh; commercial bills, 4.S544. .SoH sill
yer certificates, 60x@61A.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-Drafts, sight,
1914: telegraphic, Is.
LONDON, May 4.-Consols 1125s.
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When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to rem.
der it promptly, but one should remem-
ber to use even the most perfect reme-
dies when needed. The best and most
simple and gentle remedy is the Syrup
of Figs. manufactured by the Califor-
MIA Fig Syrup company.
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Cure all Chronic. Nervous and Special
Diseases of both men and women. Our
Specialists have attained the highest dc.
gree of proficiency by twenty years Of
successful treatment of those diseases
which have baffled the skill Of the medi- al
profession. All operations performed with.
out pain or the knife. Fees low. Consul
tation strictly confidential.
Office Hours-9 to 12 to s, and = 8; Sun
days, 10 to 2
New York Specialists, 2sos aIa,as 8; Main st; st.
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Fruit and Nut Prices

NEW YORK. May 4.-California dried
fruits firm for evaporated apples quiet for
other fruits.
Evaporated apples. choice. s%@4; fancy,
4R@4%; prunes, 21a@7, as to size and quail
ty; apricots. Royal, BOIL; Moorpark, 12@15;
peaches, unpeeled, 6@10; peeled, 11@14
nuts. '6,s@I1s; almonds, paper shelled. ia
13; soft shelled, g.
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Gold Exports

NEW YORK, May 4.-The North Ger
man-Lloyd steamship Lain. which sailed
this morning, took 81, 100000 gold coin, con-
signed to Bremen bankers. The engage
ment. of this gold for export has been pre-
viously reported.
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mi AIN STREET SAVINGS BANK.

Junction of Main, Spring and Temple SITS.
(Temple Block). Los Angeles.
Capital paid up...!...................$ OCH
Officers and directors: T. L. Ducue.
President; I. N. Van Nuys, Vice-Presidentj
e. v. DuQue, Cashier; H. w. Hellman.
Kaspare Kohn, II. w. O'Melveny, J. B.
tankershim, o. 7. Johnson. Abe Haas. w.
G. Kerckhoff.
Money loaned on real estate.
Five per cent interest paid on term deposits
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Silver Bullion

NEW YORK. May 4.-Bar silver, 60%;
Mexican dollars 40.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4-Bar silver.
61%: Mexican dollars. 49laQ50.
LONDON, May 4.-Bar silver 27 15-16d.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $232, ,154, Iii
gold reserve, $149,S54,3 1887.
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON, May 4.-Atchison. 1O1s: Bell
Telephone, 220; Burlington, 1874; Mexican
Central, 7h
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
nominally lower; No. spring wheat. 69l
M70A; No. spring wheat. 67M6S; No. red,
So14MSSA; No. 2 corn. 235s0t24: No. oats, II
barley, nominal; No. fiaxseed. 75a4MTR;
prime timothy seed, 800; mess pork, per
bbl.. S.451s.5O; lard, per 100 lbs. 400: short
ers, boxed, 5AQ5h; short clear sides, boxed,
5@5b; whisky. distilers' finished goods,
per gal 11g
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Petroleum

NEW YORK, May 4.-Petroleum dull but
firm; Pennsylvania crude closed steady
June, S1h bid.
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Stimulant to muscular and intellectual
activity: relieves mental exhaustion. Bro
mo-Kola-
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Baggage Notice

Bright's special delivery removed to 4o4
s. Broadway; trunk, 35c; round trip, soc.
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U os ANGELES SAVINGS BANK.
230 N. Main st.

J.E. Platter, Pres; H. w. Hellman, v-Pres.: !:
w. M. Caswell Cashier.
Directors-I. W. Hellman,. ]. e. Platter.
II. W. Hellman. I. w. Hellman, jr.. w.
M. Caswell.
| on frst.class real estate.
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
were, as follows.
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tember. Provisions were easy, affected
principally by the general decline in the
grain pits. Hog products were also weak
and had some influence.
The leading futures closed as follows:
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All prices OF wall paper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom. 234 South Spring street.
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Mechanics tools, Furrsy'h ~ North
Spring street.
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Closing etocIks

NEW YORK, May l.-The following
are the closing stock quotations.: -
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GEO. H. BONEBRAKE.... President
WARREN GILLELEN.... ...Vice-President
F. C. HOWES, Cashier
L. w. Assistant Cashier
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DIRECTORS,

DIRECTORS.
Geo. H. Bonebrake, Warren Gillelen, p.
NJ. Green, Chas. A. Mariner, E. P. john
son, VIM NJ. Van Dyke, w. c. Brown, l.
c. McKeeby, F. c. Howes.
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r os ANGELES NATIONAL BANK

United States Depository.
CAPITAL .......... $500, 10000
Surplus ........... 47,500.0O
NAL, eEA7 Enn M
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This bank has no deposits Of either tn,
county or city treasurer. and therefore M
preferred creditors.
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H. w. Hellman ]. F. Sartori, W. L. Graves.
H. j. Fleishman, c.. A. Shaw, f. o. John.
son, II. Shankland, ]. A. Graves NJ. L.
Fleming. NJ. S. Helman. w. d. Longyear.
cent on ordinary deposits. Money Loand
real estate.
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Total ............ .$547. 10000
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and mortgage without a careful report
by conveyancer on the whole subject
OF the risk. The property must be worth
20 much more than the loan, and the
title must be flawless! To this he gen.
orally adds now an insurance of the
title. At the opposite extreme from this
may be cited the case of railroad invest
ments A railroad bond is in kind pre-
cisely like a real estate mortgage. In
fact, 1t is an interest in a mortgage on
real estate used In peculiar way. Its
value depends wholly on the business of
the road and what the property is worth
over and above the mortgage. Yet, for
some reason, millions are invested every
year In railroad securities by people who
barely know where the road Is. who never
think Of examining the mortgage, though
this Ii always matter Of public record,
and buy the bonds because a leading
banker or broker. who as often as not
has an interest In floating them, tells
them that 1t is "all right" Occasionally
knowing railway managers, relying on
this curious habit float loans based on
mortgage containing clause of equiv
ocal meaning, and intended really to
delay or prevent foreclosure.
Many Of our readers may recall a
case OF this kind, when notorious sec
ond mortgage" was discovered on de-
fault to contain clause which practi-
cally precluded the mortgages getting
possession Of the property even il they
pnid on the nrst mortgage. The cloud
on their title was glaring when the
mortgage was examined But the in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-30
CORNELL coNFEsses HIS CRIME.
Mysterious Batchery Of Children q Ocou
OmOwoc Cleared Up.

Mysterious Batchery Of Children q Ocon-
omowoc Cleared Up.
Oconomowoc, Wis, Nov. 3O.-Ernest
Cornell has confessed that it was he who
slaughtered his two innocent children
one week ago last Saturday morning,
and that after committing the deed he
attempted suicide. and thus is cleared
away the cloud which overhung with
mystery one of the most bloody crimes
ever known in this county. The victims
OF Cornelrs rash act were a son, Willie.
aged years. and daughter, Lille, aged
Z, and they were killed with blows from
a hammer on the head, after which he
cut their throats. Deputy Sheriff Pal
mer, DR.. Wilkinson and Charles Glid-
den all testified that Cornell confessed to
them that he committed the bloody deed.
Cornell said: Il have tried to tell all I
know about 1t. was under the influence
of liquor. Everything goes to show that
did it. / have often wished myself out
OF the way, and wished the children had
not been born. have been jealous of
another man, but he is married and has
a family; win not mention his name.
I heard Lewis say to Mrs. Cor
nell that If he tmeaning CORNELL was
only out OF the way we might have a
good time think she gave me the
whisky to keep me good-natured. =
l am not doing this to protect my wife"
The coroner's jury recommended that
Cornell be arrested for the murder Of
his children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-30
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

p. B. Updike. q. Litchfield. Ills, ex-
member Of the legislature, dropped dead
Sunday.
Rev. Frank Dewitt Talnage, Of Chi
eago, thinks the hangman's moose is the
proper remedy for the hold-up evil.
'Poney" Moore rescued four persons
from death in a burning building at
Dearborn court and Twenty-nrst street.
Chicago.
Many cattle are dying near Spring
Green, Wis, from a mysterious disease.
The state veterinarian will Investigate
the matter.
A New York World special declares
that General Weyler killed and starved
to death while he was governor general
100000 Cubans
AT the horse sale at Lexington, KY,
a yearling thoroughbred by Rayon dor.
out Of the famous race mare Sallie Nc.
Clelland sold for $4,000.
The books of the defunet banks at
English, Marengo and Leavenworth.
ind., show money enough to pay all the
claims and leave $25,00O over.
Mrs. Kate E. johnson, of Norton. Kas
has been elected county treasurer on the
Republican ticket. She owns two good
farms. and manages them profitably.
There is great scarcity of all kinds
or labor in the woods at Crystal Falls.
Mich. especially Of tiemakers. Mine
operators also complain of scarcity of
men.
The Detroit Chamber of Commerce
building will be sold at auction tomor-
row to satisfy mortgage of s43O. 900
held by the New York Life Insurance
company.
BY vote Of Al to the delegates to
the Central Trades and Labor union
of st. Louis placed itself on record as
being opposed to further restriction of
immigration.
The Albany Journal says that Louis
w. Pratt, collector of internal revenue
for the Albany district, has been per-
emptorily removed from office. because
he is slSO00 short.
Up TO date President Mckinley has re-
ceived III, SEQ seekers for a place in the
government service. Out Of that num-
Der he has rewarded exactly 1.565-say
one man in eighty.
The town of Farmland. Ind was
threatened with total destruction by fire
Sunday night. but the Muncie fire de-
partment succeeded in limiting the fire
to six business houses, including the
postofiice. Total loss. $25, 900; insurance
light.
DR.. Augustus Charles Mendenhall.
Indian DOCTOR" held at Jackson, Mich.
to answer to the charge of bigamy, is
said to have eleven step-mothers and
his wife eleven mothers-in-law, his ia
ther having been married that number
Of times.
A sample of the rock from the Thar
maehan farm near Thorp, Wis, sup
posed to contain a great amount of sill.
yer. was sent to La Platte, Colo, for
assay. The result shows that there Ia
not particle Of gold, silver or copper
In the rock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-30
COMPARED WITH OUR STATES.
Declares the Law Gives Csbs Moro Hom
Rule Than They Have.

Declares the Law Gives Cabs More Home
Rule Than They Have.
IF the new home rule law Is compared
with the systems prevailing the several
states OF the United States II will be
found that Cuba is to have a far great.
er measure Of control Of her own affairs
than Go the several states In this coun-
try. For instance, she is given control
OF her postal affairs, control Of her bank
ing and currency, control of her customs
This last feature Is most important, and
according TO dispatches I have received
from Madrid 1t is as follows: "'The in
sular parliament will form its own tar
IN. liking both import and export duties
The home government, together with the
| insular government. will make a sched-
ule OF such peninsular and insular prod
uets as by common agreement shall en-
JOY a preferential duty over similar for
eign products, which in no case shall ex-
| coed 30 per cent. In case Of disagreement
In the preparation of said schedule the
point In dispute shall be submitted to a
| committee Of members Of the cortes con-
sis'ing Of an equal number Of Peninsu.
lars and Cubans'
1t will be observed that this gives TO
the Cuban parliament entire control Of
the tariff with the condition that there
shell be preferential duties for Spain not
| exceeding IS per cent. II should be un-
eerstood that these preferential duties
are not an unusual feature. Even under
the last reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Cuba, which is con-
oeded 70 have been the most satisfactory
reciprocity treaty made by the United
States. there was a preferential duty of
90 per cent TO Spain. Under the new
| law this IL cut down to IS Der cent.
Moreover, IL should be understood that
the preferential duties do not cover all
the tarfn schedules, as they did when
| the United States and Cuba had a rec
iprocity treaty. but cover only a limited
number Of articles.
There Is another feature which shouId
be noted. For the first time the govern
ment has said officially that Spain will
assume a part Of the debt Of Cuba. The
payment Of this debt is to be arranged
by the cortes but 1t Is to be on a basis
satisfactory 10 both parties"
Recurring to the legislative powers
| which Cuba would enjoy the minister
was asked II they was rot qualified to
some extent by the right Of approval re-
| served to the governor general in GER
tain cases. 1T will be found on examin-
Ing the new law" answered the minis
ter. that the governor general has this
reserved right only in three specific
| cases. while the general rule is that the
laws 90 in,o effect without reserve. Fur
thermore. these three reservations are
Ii same a those given to the governor