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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, March 22.-wooL.-Market
quiet, easy; medium grades, l5glIltc; hght
fine, 121h91314c; heavy fine, l0911c; tub
washed, Nq2lc.
LONDON, March 22-wOOL-The offer
ings at the wool auction sales today num-
bered I2 736 bales. Sales: New South Wales.
$500 bales; secured, SlkdQ1s Sd; greasy,
5kq11d. Queensland. so bales; secured;
bales greasy sk@9atd West Australia,
100 bales: greasy, 5d10d. Tasmania, 200
bales greasy Sys a,s New TrssS ssSland az sS S
Cape OF Good Hope and Natal, 800 bales;
secured, IL sd; greasy. 6Q7l4d. Punta
Arenas, 3900 bales; greasy, 4hd9d. The
arrivals for the third series OF sales amount
to s4sg7 bales. including 5000 forwarded
direct The imports OF wool during the
week were: New South Wales. 3033 bales
Queensland. rs bales; Victoria. 3,4I6 bales
South Australia, 1,543 bales; New Zealand
s.067 bales; Cape OF Good Hope and Natal,
7.O29 bales; elsewhere, 62 bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
COnee Market.

NEW YORK. March z2-COFFEE-sp
Rio dull; No. invoice. 5 n-16c. Mid,
quiet: COrdOva, 6dl2c. The market opened
steady, with prices unchanged. and
throughout the session was specuiatively
nat The close was Inactive, with prices
were no sales.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
NIIIwaukee Grain Market.

MILWAUKEE,. March 2a-WHEAT-
Lower; No. I northern. 20 14c; No. north
srn, ~ Q73c: May. 72c.
RYE-Scarce: No. ], sic
BARLEY-LoEer. No. z, 6o9dot1e-
CORN-May, 6sitc.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

western, lsc; fresh southwestern. 1ec: fresh
southern, 1bc.
CHEEsE---ouie New York full creams.
fancy small. l2Ac; New York fun creams,
fair 70 choice, 105fd1iiac
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
NinnsapoIi. wheat. flour ana Braa.

MINNEAPOLIS. March % = WHEAT -
May, 70c; July. nAQ1Sc; on track, No. /
hard. TShc: No. ] northern. lO1tQlAci No.
q northern, 69i4q6S4e.
FLoUR-First patents, Ss7O98 si second
patents. SS55qa@; first clears a.toqA5o;
second clears. t2.0.
RRAN-In bulk SlA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, March 22.-CoTToN-Mar-
ket opened steady, las points lower. Fu-
tuEss closed easy net eq7 points , Lover;
QUIET. sales. 300 baies:t ordinary. nc;
good ordinary. 7%c:, low middling. S1sc;
middling. SIC: good middling, SIC; mid
ding fair 9Skc; receipts, 3,60S bales; stock,
2s6 s37 bales Futures, steady; March, SAG
S46c; April. &E7Qs 4sc: May, S5sds. .59c;
June, S63Qs. &c; July, s69dS70c; August.
sSt@s. sec; September. &logS.lSc; October
ST. LOUIS. March z2.-coTToN-Market
k@hc lower; no sales; middling. s-l6c
GALvEsToN, March 22:-CoTToN-Mar-
LIVERPoOE March 22.-CoTToN-
limited demand, prices easier; American
middling 13-16d; sales. 100 bales, of which
500 were for speculation and export, and
included 5000 American Receipts. S4,0OC
bales including q, 100 American. Futures
opened quiet and closed steady.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
Articles.l open. HIgh. Low. Close. IYes'y
Cash z quotations were as follows:

mo. z.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Dull and depressed: winter pat
ents, 50. s0d400; winter straights. S320d3. 20;
clears, 3.0o13. 40; spring specials. $4 spring
patents. SO 20fI3.70; straights. s. .SO73lO
wHEAT-No. 3 spring. 7ol5G1Sc; No.
oATsSNo. 2 42l+q4sc: No. 2 white. 44Bka
4ec: No white, 43Rd4f4c
RYE-No. 2 SIC.
BARLEY-Fair 70 choice mailing, 6zdesc
SEEDS-No. 1 fax. I.ss; No / north
western. M; prime timothy, Sc. bd6- so.
Glover. contract grade, SIS.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork per bbl., sl555
d156O Lard, per 100 lbs. 81 4Od9. 421k. Short
ribs sides Ooosel. $s45ds. 90. Dry saltec
sides Cboxed). s.. 9.00de 10
wHISKY-On basis OF high wines. S1.30
The following were the receipts and ship
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
sSs1s Es

CHICAGO. March 2--Clearings. s24 "a
so; balances. n.5t0.622; posted exchange.
tl-s6 for sixty days. t48 on demand: New
York exchange, loc premium
NEW YORK, March G--CiearinSss S227. :
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
DuIuth Crain Market.

DULUTH. March a.-WHEAT-cash. No.
I hard. ne No 2 northern. 674ci No ]
northern. so1e: May, nhc; July. IKE.
OATS-4oc
CORN-STLc
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Peerla Narket.

PEORIA March H2-coRN-LOweri No
oAfs-pull: Nc. white. sssse. track.
WH1sKY-tl0 fer anishsd g0OdA-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

BOSTON, March 22.-Cal loans. SlhQli.
per cent; time loans, f4QS per cent ON.
cial closing OF stocks and bonds:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was easy; creameries, 2061ZTiSc;
dairles, 19f25c. Cheese, firm, OLallizc
Eggs, easy; fresh. liikc.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
Bank CIearinEs.

OMAHA. March 22-Bank clearings for
the week ending today show an increase
Of q. 765, 81 over those for the correspond
ing week last year. The daily figures read (;
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
PAiIaasIDAIa Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA. March 9a--BUTTER-
Firm: extra western creamery, S,cs extra
nearby prints, &c.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
stock in sight.

The following table shows the receipts of
cattle. hogs and sheep at the five principal
markets for March %:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
London stock auotatiOns.

BAR SILvER-Steady at 24Ttd per ounce
MONEY-21fQ3 per cent. The rate of dis
count in the open market for short bills Is
2 11-l6q2% per cent and for three-months
bills "a per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
ksr York MIninE auot.tion..

NEW YORK, March 22.-The following
are the closing prices on mining stocks:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23
. Indicates Sunday

The official number Of cars OF stock
brought in today by each road was:
Cattle. Hogs. Sh p. HI 5.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-23

There Is a steadily improving demand for
fruits and vegetables Each week more
green stock Is received and consequently
prices are gradually easing on ana con-
sumption increasing. Strawberries are now
coming In quite freely, but they are not
Al for shipping as yet They are selling
20 the city trade at about t0c per quart
The prices that are being asked for the
different lines OF fruits and vegetables Will
be found In another column.
Receipts OF eggs have been very liberal
all this week and the market as result
is a little weak. The future OF the market,
however. Is rather uncertain. IL Is expected
that they viii begin putting eggs In stor-
age next week and there Is some difference
OF opinion what the market will be. some
think Il Will go lower, while others main
tain that the demand will be suficient 20
hold IL steady.
The butter market Is good and arm. a.
receipts are light
The same Is true OF poultry. The demand
has been liberal all the week and the mar
ket b firm al the quotations given IN an
other column. Commission men are advis-
Ing their customers u be cautious about
shipping dressed stock. as the weather Is
getting most too warm and stock Il APT
TO arrive IN poor condition
New-York tribune., 1902-07-16
SENT SPIES TO RIVALS NINE
COUNSEL FOR ASPHALT TRUST TELLS
HOW IT GOT INFORMATION ABOUT
INDEPENDENT CONCERN.

Justice Chester in the Supreme Court BROOKLYN
yesterday listened for several hours 70 the argu-
uent on the question OF continuing temporary in
junction obtained BY Walter V. Crawford head OF
the Crawford Company, against the officials OF the
Borough of Brooklyn and the Interstate Paving
Company. OF Utica. 10 prevent the carrying out OF
a contract for 10000 worth Of asphalt pavement.
The suit was instgated by the Asphalt Trust. the
representative OF which the Crawford Company is.
and which tried TO prevent the awarding OF the
contracts TO the Interstate company an inde-
pendent concern Ex-COrporation Counsel Burr ap-
peared yesterday for the Cranfords and the motion
was opposed for the city by Assistant Corporation
Counsel McKeen Justice Chester reserved decision
Many of the methods used by the Asphalt Trust
in fighting its rivals were brought by M Burr
N his argument The Interstate Paving Company
in its bids said that it would use asphalt manu-
factured by the Globe Asphalt Company from
natural bitumen obtained from the Goeta mine.
near Santa Barbara, Cal Mr.. Burr said.
After the Brooklyn bids had been opened by
Potter Of St Louis, brother Of Bishop Potter and
report respecting the same When Professor Potter
arrived there ne found armed men waiting
ceive him. and he was denied access BY taking
launch and sailing up and down in front Of the
Of the situation, and he pronounced the asphaltic
deposit commercially worthless.
After this Mr.. Burr related how one Frank Cress-
we'll a expert in the manufacture Of asphaltic
cement, had obtained employment q laborer in
the works Of the Globe Asphalt Company. Ac-
cording TO Mr.. Burr. Cresswell found that the
Globe company was making its asphalt out OF crude
oil, and that in each barrel of oil asphalt there
was only three or four pounds Of Goeta asphalt
Many other experts employed by the trust were
quoted concerning the quality and quantity Of the
Goleta asphalt deposits.
Assistant Corporation Counsel McKeen In oppos-
ing the motion said that the action was lnstgaJeG
crafty the dissatisfaction of unsuccessful
rival bidoer and a part of unlawful con-
spiracy among certain corporations and individuals
TO prevent competition and TO secure an unlawful
monopoly.
like fight between companies. Mr.. Van Aucken.
of Van Aucken & Rice counsel for the Interstate
company, asked to be heard He declared that II
fight between q country company and the
big asphalt trust, which was trying 70 Kill all us
small competitors Last year. Mr.. Van Aucken
said his company was not allowed TO bid on New
York City contracts. but this year il was different
II stated in afldavIts handed in that on the
site Of the CIoeta mine there we're four hundred
thousand tons Of asphalt material in sight
New-York tribune., 1902-07-16

portion or these last rnentsorea s,z.-s.. -
great extent the severe irouth fbsf eAsvltg b 70
v1s4I LoG seyera weeks. although more rain il
sossEy needed In some sections. HEAVY rains bavs
Continued IN the Missouri and Upper Missisgnni
c11its;s,ia o po5uons OF the Lake region DELAYING
PAGES The Central and Southern ROCK Mouna n
Temperatures and frosts Highly favo-a FTn bIo % 59w
pee ev5Iq @ on the Pacific Coast especially in
me corn crop as whole, in the principal corn
though 1ee4t-1+ Very favorable progress al
sGurl SUI and Upper Mississippi valleys and lake re-
also reduced the acreage sonevba+ - "hIGn T nave
what b1lt +b Ssates late corn has improved some
Eng, EngaLnd L New-York and North Dakota corn is
e- irer T.; wheat harvest is nearing completion ex-
beft y % Iae n0rthern portion Of the winter wheat
bic con5ifio-S op mas experienced generally favora-
oo-71Isi-1tso except IN the Missouri Valley where
shock on tSo SSot1Snne NG OF sProuting IN stack and
q tH3sLLLLLg nicely and harvest will begin in Oregon
aon Of the spring wheat region. and the general
tboI1gb e Tor f [als crop continues promising, al
EbsQ NJ sQTa wnere the crop has been damaged some
oats continue in promising condition, but lodg-
ing IS reported quite extensively in Nebraska and
been Interrupted by wet weather in the Lower
Missouri Valley. but has made good progress else
general Improvement in the condition Of cotton
districts the plant is small and blooming to top is
extensively reported In Texas, except in the
cent Of the cotton area, the crop has made rapid
growth. and IN many sections the prospects are
nattering.
-, Tobacco Is doing well though small IN the Md
o4e Atlanric states. Cutting and curing are in
progress in the Carolinas, and of the early
planted in Tennessee is ready for topping.
IN New-England and Michigan the outlook for
ssppLes continues promising, and less complaint OF
but New-York reports less favorable prospects than
n the previous week. In the Middle Atlantic and
Ohio Valley States indifferent crop is indicated
he week has been favorable for haying, except
IN portions Of the Missouri Valley, where II has
been retarded by rains A very fine crop Is gen
orally indicated in the States OF the central valleys.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-16
COLONEL MONROE SWORN IN.
TAKES THE PLACE OF COMMISSIONERS
DOUGHERTY, WHO MAKES HIS
FAREWELL REPORT

Colonel Robert Grier Monroe took the oath Of
is now the Commissioner OF Water Supply. Gas
and Electricity. The oath was taken at the
Mayors office. Colonel Monroe Will assume his
new office to-day and viii Immediately appoint a
private secretary As TO the appointment OF any
deputies Colonel Monroe said that he would not
take any official action for few days. He said.
however that he was IN hostile camp, and
would carry out the policy OF his predecessor. II
is believed that he will retain william A De Long.
the first deputy; Robert A Van Iderstine, the
deputy IN Brooklyn. and Edward W Brovnson.
jr secretary to the department These officials
were ell with Mr. Dougherty during the reorgani-
cation Of the department early in the year, and
have become familiar with its workings
Commissioner Dougherty yesterday sent 70 the
Mayor copy OF mis- report for the second quarter
OF 1907 The reasons for resigning were again
given as in interviews with the Commissioner
that ne could not get the funds he considered
necessary to run the department. He says in
closing:
In presenting this report. which comedies with
the efose OF nv oficial term. while frankly avow
ing my conviction that the needs OF TINS oepar!- :
ment with It's prineely contr1outlons 70 me Fly
revenues have not been acknowecge as think
thew should be I take genuine pleasure IN record
ing thai never even by indirecuon or lnnuenoo.
have you attempted 70 dictate as as e Tns
your counsel has been Freely ana Sasaclously
given, and that neither IN eaolnet session nor
private conference have you enunclated other than
the soundasf principles for the guidance or de-
partmsntai chiefs with such an example | have
ianored 70 administs5s niisnsed 70 nv care the
When Contrast the chaotic state OF affairs
which prevailed throughout Inis Iarge and newly
SitJons hone that the pathway OF my successor
viii be smoother and his burdens hghtened.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-16
DETERY GAINING RECRUITS.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-oNE NAMES
ENROLLED-A GREATER NEw-YORK
DEMOCRACY CLUBS CHAIRS
TAKEN AWAY.
TAKEN AWAY.

The William s. Devery Association last night
had hardly recovered from the dissipation Of the
night preceding. The Big Chief" who sreered
clear OF all hard stuff" fresh daisy.
The men who had followed his example. Of whom
there were few, were at the new clubhouse No 264
Eighth-ave. and discussed the demonstration and
its probable effect the inhabitants OF the IXth
District The membership book was thrown open
in the morning and in the course OF the day 15l
names were enrolled The first the book
is that OF William s. Devery. No. 80 West Twenty
eighth-st, and following IL is Thomas J. Burke.
No 254 Eighth-ave.
Everything was quiet at the Horatio Seymour
Club, the headquarters of Frank J. Goodwin. Mr..
Goodwin asked il he had witnessed the Devery
demonstration.
'Ah-h-h. very busy last night Not a word.
Not a word he said.
Didn't the parader' exclaimed Devery;
" course he did. I him lookin' outer the
windy. and I give him hat, passin' by
at the head OF the percession. Goodwin thought
the cheertn' for him. jes' sure as you live.
The Goodwin people said last night that Devery
had captured some Of John c. Sheehan's district
captains. and that he would draw enough votes
from the Greater New-York Democracy TO insure
the election OF the Goodwin ticket.
'I amt got nuthin say that" said Dew
cry to a Tribune reporter Z hear though, that
lot OF Sheehan is goin' to have banner with
pump and some inscriptions painted it. and to-
morrow night they are goin' 10 march by the Pc
quod Club and come up an join U.s. I don't know
nuthin' about Il. only what hear
that Devery started his fight late make II
possible for him win. They say that all the en-
rolled Democrats in the district their sup
porters and that Devery Will only be able 10 ga ther
around him about a hundred malcontents Mr..
Sheehan asked what he thought OF Devery's
fight
Let him go ahead" he said 1t suits US
haven't anything say.
That's all right" said Devery. when told what
his opponents had said. "our friends on the
Tolment books all right You don't need 70 worry
about that. We are goin 70 beat en- with thelr
votes"
While the members Of the Greater New-York
Democracy Club. or No AZ Eighth-aVs-, were rs
tenng to the oratorical efforts OF Mr.. Devery on
Monday evening, the clubrOOms were deserted
William Robertson. twenty-sx years old, Of No. AZ
Teuth-ave., did attend the Devery celebratio
but Il Is alleged. went 70 the deserted leaCQUar-
ters and addressed himself TO forty vacant chairs
When a member OF the club returned there was
chair in the pltce- Detectives Trojan and
Beadle OF the West Thirty-seventh-st. station
found the chairs last night in store In Ntnth-ave
The detectives arrested the storekeeper. he aided
them locating Robertson. who was also ar
rested.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-16
YACHT ARAB " CAPSLZED.
TWO WERE DROWNED AND EIGHT
STRUGGLED LONG FOR LIFE.

Chicago July 15.-Two persons pertshed in
the lake last night, and eight others fought
hours for life, clinging to the overturned yacht
Arab ", owned by 2ohn H. Cameron, cashier Of
the National Bank OF the Republic. The yacht,
struck suddenly by the fierce storm that swept
over the city late In the evening. capsized The
boat is a 21-footer and one Of the best known
yachts in the harbor.
THE DEAD.
MARY TAYLOR sixteen years old. No I4i Fifty
HARRY JENSEN. years old
THE RESCUED.
JOHN z CAMERON
Mrs. MARY PHoENIx CAMERON. his wife
Mss CAMERON.
Miss MAMIE GOODMAN.
WILLIAM COREY.
z = EASRINS
ARTHUR BAEBER, skipper Of Arab "
One unknown
When the storm struck the yacht no attempt
had been made to reef sail. and, with all Its
canvas dying. the boat with ten merryrnakers
on board, who were wholly unconscious Of dan
ger. went over in a fash. filing instantly and
leaving eight persons struggling for life in the
waters Of the lake.
By heroic efforts on the part Of the men. the
women were supported until they could get hrm
hold Of the overturned boat The yacht as It
left its moor1ngs had fortunately towed behind
Il e small yaWL
Setting to work to right the yawI. which had
been dragged under and filed with water when
the larger boat went over. the men finally got
all but Cameron and Barber and the two
drowned persons into il, and started for the
long row TO the shore IN the face Of the strong
wind.
Toward midnight Harry Boylan, the steward
OF the Columbia Yacht Club. heard hail OF the
faintest kind in the darkness Of the clubhouse.
Slowly the heavily laden rowboat came creep
ing UP TO the landing, with the women in
state Of collapse and Corey so exhausted that
he could hardly move the oars All he could
say Send out life saving crew. Arab
overturned; two dead and more clinging 10
boat"
Cameron and Barber when found were nearly
exhausted and about to drop from the boat.
They had despai-ec OF rescue before dawn
Cameron IN q state Of collapse, owing 20
his anxiety for the safety OF his wife and Miss
Cameron and grief al the death Of young Jen-
sen and Miss Taylor.
The bodies Of the two young persons drowned
were found IN the cabin OF the yacht when the
boat towed into the harbor at e. n. to-
met death had taken refuge IL the yachts cabin
when the storm broke, and were unable to ex-
tricate themselves when the boat went over.
Arab " was built last spring. and took part
IN the races for the Sir Thomas Upton Cup.
The boat finished second IN the races. The
yacht carried only a UainsaN and jib-
New-York tribune., 1902-07-16
MORE POLICEMEN FOR BROOKLYN.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN QUICKLY RESPONDS
TO THE REQUEST OF COLONEL
PARTRIDGE.

Commissioner Partridge yesterday asked the
Board OF Estimate and Apportionment- and through
It the Board Of Aldermen. for permission 70 in
crease the police force by one hundred and nfty
patrol1nen. The Commissioner said ne could make
the Increase on the existing appropriation. be-
cause Of the savings in the department
The Board OF Aldermen yesterday adopted. on
the motion OF President Swansrron Of Brook
lyn, resolution calling for increase Of the
force In Brooklyn.
President Swanstrorn went TO Police Headquar-
ters YESTERDAY and secured official note from
Chier Clerk Kip indorsing the resolution. Commis-
sfoner Partridge went the City Hall 10 tax 10
the Mayor about H. and President Swanstrorn
ioined them there. The three discussed the matter
for a few moments and the points made by the
two fully convinced the Mayor that an increase
was needed and he indorsed the note signed by
Chief Clerk Kip.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-16
KILLED IN 4 COAL NINE.
WORKING AGAIN IN THE PLACE WHERE
THE DISASTER OCCURRED
LAST WEEK

Johnstown, Penn, July 15.-John savach, a
slav, aged thirty-six, was instantly killed:
Roger Harvey. sr., aged ffty-fve seriously.
and John Yelis slightly injured. by an explo-
sion Of dynamite IN No "a mine Of the Ber
wind-White Coal Mining Company. at Windber.
about noon to-day. Savach was preparing
stick of dynamite for use when. from some IN
known cause. il exploded. together with sixteen
sticks which were lying near by. savach was
blown TO pieces.
Mine Inspectors Evans, Roby and Ross were
n the Cambria Rolling NIL Mine ali this fore
noon in the KIondIke region where last Thurs
days explosion occurred. They report that af-
fairs going well inside. They say that
the air is not yet in its proper course which is
because men are still working on the various
doors and that II will be a couple Of days be-
fore these finished.
Permanent doors are being put in and II may
be three or four days before ventilation is well
started in the area covered by the explosion.
NO one VIII be allowed TO 60 10 work for the
present in the Klondike region.
Chief Roderich OF the State Bureau OF Mines
left Johnstown this morning for mis- home in
Eazleton- He viii doubtless return for the
coroner's inquest, which will be held on July 23.
Work was resumed in earnest at the mine tn s
morning, 100 men returning to their places.
Yesterdays output was 342.11 tons which is
about IA per cent OF the usual amount Of coal
delivered daily to the works. To-day's output
was about four hundred tons.
No more bodies have been found.
Ptttsburg. July l0.-JacOb Vein. OF the Aus
Johnstowr, where he went 20 look after the in
terests OF the families which were bereaved by
the disaster al the Rolling Mil mine. Mr..
Vein said that no decision would be reached
concerning suits against the Cambria Steel
Company until the blame for the accident had
been placed by the coroner's Jury.