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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-02
Lancaster.
,AsTER New ERA Anril % 1000

LANCASTER New ERA, April %, 1902.
There appears to have been no i'm
provement in the local market for cased
tobaccos Buyers are still scarce. and
the home trade of small lots to manu-
facturers for immediate use seems to be
growing less also, an indication that
there is something of slump in the eli
gar business, which will be more fully
shown by the returns of the Internal
Revenue Collectors office on the first of
May. The only sales brought to our no.
tice were So cases sold by Walter S.
Bare and 275 cases sold by M. M. Fry
In all $50 cases. For the corresponding
week of last year the sales were $50 cases.
Meanwhile the buying of the 1901 crop
continues the largest buyer being the
American Tobacco Co., which appears to
have agents in every section of the
country. We quote some of the more
recent sales that have reached us:
John Beach, 31sa seedleaf at TIC
through; Maynard Warfel, IA seedleaf
at TIC through; Walter Bowers, "a seed
leaf at 724c through; Herman Gephart,
"a seedleaf at 72lc through; Frank War
fel, 61aa seedleaf at 7a4c through.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-02
New York.
New YORK. April 26, 1902.

INV. AOnh, ApIli ~, ISUA.
Trading in the market still remains at
low ebb, and transactions of magni-
tude are conspicuous for their absence.
In domestic leaf the call is for force
sweated Connecticut and suitable binder
leaf. Of the first named larger ouanti-
ties are being received and a larger pro-
portion of the demand satisfied. The
scarcity of good binder leaf at an accept
able price has long been acknowledged
but the search for it continues somewhat
IN vain. Good binders are not art to re-
cede in price for many moons. In Su-
matra, outside of the usual hand to
mouth purchases, there was shown a
disposition to refrain from buying until
a more thorough comparison between
the old and new crops can be made. In
Havana there was considerable inquiry
for old Santa Clara leaf, but the search
ers were unwilling to pay the price asked.
AS most importers and many others are
firmly convinced that Havana tobacco
will go higher rather than lower, they re-
fuse to concede anything in price and
consequently deals were few and far be-
tween. Though stocks are low the mar
ket is thorougly demoralized. Manu-
facturers though busy and in need of
stock do not know where they are at and
consequently refrain from pursuing even
the most ordinary prudent course of
buying in favorable market. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-02
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET,
EDGERToN. WIS. Nav 3. 1902

EDGERToN, WIS, May 2, 1902.
The growing districts are being pretty
thoroughly canvassed by tobacco buyers
and the movement is slowly cleaning up
the remnants of the crop. Many sections
are now quite closely picked up, while
altogether there is much less tobacco re-
naming in growers hands than most
dealers estimate. Considerably less
than quarter of the crop is believed to
be unsold. The bulk of the lots remain
ing are assorted tobacco for which the
growers are receiving higher prices than
for some time past. The Indications are
that everything will be cleaned away
shortly at the present rate of buying. A
few sales coming to notice show the pre-
vailing prices:
Otto Olson, 10a at 914&2c asst.
G. Fosdahl, Ga at 9114&2c asst.
w. and FL. Marsden, 15cs at 8 &..2c asst.
. G. A. Aas, Sa at SAFE asst.
August Rocks, Ia at 711a&2c.
Hans Julset, 35cs at 71s&2c asst.
Andrew Wilberg, 2Scs at 10, Gaze asst.
There is but little change in the con-
ditjon of the cured leaf market. T. A.
Ellingson sold about 250cs of his 1900
packing this week. Mr.. Neuberger of
Bremen picked up few hundred cases
of export grades in the local markets
during his stay here. Conway Bros sold
250cs of export grades. Other trans
actions are of small lots to manufacture
ers.
The plant beds are making fair pro-
ress under the influence of rains and
warmer weather. The young plants are
showing plainly and generally look
thrifty.
The shipments out of storage reach
total of 6 car loads, $50 cases, for the
week past to all points from this market.
Since last report 675 cases of cigar leaf
were exported from New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-02
New YORK, April %, 1902

Dealers in domestic leaf tobacco have
given up hoping that April will be pro-
ductive of even a fair months business.
During the past week the market has
gone from bad to worse, and trading is
now extremely sluggish. The small deal
ers and retailers are doing more, com
paratively, than the larger houses. and
the bulk of the tobacco that has changed
hands has been sold in lots of from one
to ten cases No large sales have been
reported during the past week.
Sumatra.-The conditions in this mar
ket are little better than those existing
in the Seed leaf trade. A number of
travelling statesmen are at local head
quarters this week, and declare that it is
useless to try to do business until enough
new tobacco has arrived to satisfy man
ufacturers of it's true character. But
little effort will be made to force bust
ness until after the 1st of May.
Havana.-Market conditions show a
steady improvement, and some import
ing houses will exhibit some handsome
sales sheets at the end of the month. So
far as we can learn, sales of any size are
the exception, the transactions being
confined principally to small lots. For
instance, one importing firm showed the
writer list If sales made since the 10th
OF the month, amounting to $40 bales, in
which the largest lot consisted of 42
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-02

bales. The principal demand is still
from manufacturers of clear Havana ci-
gars, but the bad reports from Cuba re-
gardlng the new Remedies is causing
more interest to be taken in old stock of
quality. The reported transactions for
the week exceeded 100 bales-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-05-02

- - The Washington correspondent of the
n. I. Tribune telegraphs his paper that
the Senate leaders are preparing an inde-
pendent bill for reciprocity with Cuba
and utterly ignore the crazy patchwork
of the House on that subject. With this
object in view eighteen of the most in
tiuential Republican members of the
Senate held conference one afternoon
this week in Senator Allison s committee
room, and for more than two hours dis
cussed various features of the reciprocity
question. While the conference reached
no conclusion on any phase of the sub
ject discussed, still enough was devel-
oped to show plainly that the Republi-
can leaders of the Senate are in no mood
to be longer trifed with by the House
and that they propose to proceed with
the work in hand as though it had never
been considered by the House.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24

claim to be concerning himself about
his duties as mayor.
Such state of things is intolerable
The insult and obloquy which it brings
to the city of Minneapolis and its peo-
pie are without limit. Mayor Ames is the
one official whose retention of Office
and whose failure to adopt any ration
al remedy lie at the bottom of the ex-
listing shameful situation.
A public mass meeting of the people
ought to be called to demand the with
drawad of Mayor Ames from his office,
or his discharge of the duties which
he was elected to discharge. He is
practically no longer a resident of the
city or a citizen of the state. AS such
his retention of his office is without
either moral or legN1 warrant. Since
the courts cannot for many weeks to
come take any action which may help
to put an end to the existing condi-
tons, the public spirited people of the
city ought to get together at once and
demand his retirement from an office
which he continues to hold at the cost
of the city's good name and in viola
ton of every conception of public
ethics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24

powerful influence which these bodies
WELD over the lives and fortunes of
the masses carry conviction with them.
But there is no direction at this mo-
ment in which the masses can look for
relief against the exactions Of these
industrial despots. The trick and eva
sion by which the existing national
administration seeks to avoid facing
the responsibility through the coming
elections for the failure of congress to
give the country any relief from these
monsters has not deceived any citizen
of intelligence. Every line of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Pittsburg speech
shows that he is not the man to face
the combat which is now inevitable for
the restoration of the rights of the
American masses, sacrificed on the al
tar of Republican devotion to those
false economic and industrial gods.
If the Democratic party is not willing
to take up the cause of the people as
against the tariff monopolies there GER
tainly is no other influence in the ma
tional life that will assume the re-
sponsibility of doing so. But it will be
worse than futile for the Democratic
party to assume the task until it's
members have decided to sink theil
differences of opinion on political de-
tails and unite as one great force for
| the redemption of the country. 1t is
this needed work which Mr.. Villas offers
to contribute toward by the publication
which has just been made of his views
of the existing situation.
We may not all accept Mr.. Villas as
entitled to our confidence. Those
Democrats who may find their pref
udices aroused against him will do
well to consider that the prejudices
of others are likely also to find
expression against leaders whom they
regard as perfectly qualified to give
expression to the party will and to pro-
pound the true party policy. Conces-
sion there must be by all of us unless we
are for a third time in this generation
to enter a presidential campaign dis
cordant, divided and doomed to witness
again the contemptuous rejection by
the country of the councils of our
party.
However Mr.. Villas or Mr.. Cleveland
or Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Hill or Mr.. Watt
-terson or Mr.. Whitney, or any other of
the recognized leaders of Democracy
in the past may be esteemed or dis
esteemed by individual Democrats, the
truth remains that every contribution
which each of them makes to the effort
to solve the existing party difficulty is
welcomed and will play some part at
least in restoring party unity, equip
ping the army of the Democracy for
the great struggle which must be en-
tered on sooner or later.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
THE VIEW OF Mr.. Villas.

Whatever any Democrat who has
reached anything like the degree of
eminence in his party and in the pub
lie life of the country as attained bv
the Hon. w. F. Villas may say, design
ed to aid in bringing about Democratic
unification, is entitled to the most
thoughtful consideration. The state
ment which that gentleman has lust
published embodying his views of the
existing political situation is worthy of
his accepted ability and knowledge of
the public interests and of his known
devotion to the general welfare.
Mr.. Villas expresses the conviction
that the greatest danger which
threatens the, country is that of tba
invasion of every domain of national
life by the powerful organizations
which have been built up by the tariff
legislation of the Republican party.
There are thousands who accept his
view, not only among Democrats. but
among the independent voters of the
country The object lessons which are
being forced on the people each sue
ceeding day with renewed force of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
FIFTY OF THE GREATEST
LIVING AMERICANS
Magazine Success Computes a List
Which Is Full of Interest.

The magazine Success has Just con-
cluded an interesting prize contest to
determine who can claim to be the fifty
greatest living Americans. Success
asked its readers to vote for the men
and women who had been of the great
est service to their country and their
fellow man. All Americans including
naturalized citizens, were to be eligible
thousands of lists were received, and
after much consideration the Judges
gave the first prize to Oscar M. Nor
tex, carpenter of New York city,
whose list-a thoroughly. representa-
tive one, is as follows:
Statesmen = Theodore Roosevelt.
Grover Cleveland, William J. Bryan,
Chief Justice Melville w. Fuller
Commerce.. Pierpont Morgan, John
D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie,
Charles M. Schwab.
Religion-Bishop John HI. Vincent,
Bishop Henry G. Potter, Archbishop
John Ireland, DR.. Emil G. Hirsch, Fran
els E. Clark.
Army and Navy-Lieut. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, Brig. Gen. Leonard A. Wood,
Admiral George Dewey, Rear Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley.
Editors - w. r. Hearst, WhiteIaw
Reid.
Observation-Disclosures William Eliot.
president of Harvard university; Ar
thur Twining Hadley, president of
Yale university; Charles F. Thwing,
president of the Western Reserve uni
versity, Cleveland, Ohio; Jacob Gould
Schurman, president of Cornell univer-
sity, Ithaca, N. Y; e. Benjamin An
drews, president Of the University of
Nebraska; Woodrow Wilson, president
of Princeton university, Princeton, N.
j.; Ira Remsen, president Of Johns Hop
kins university, Baltimore, Md; Book
er L. Washington, principal Of the Tus-
kegee Normal and Industrial institute,
Tuskegee, Ala.
Inventors-Thomas A. Edison, John
B. Holland, inventor Of the submarine
boat; George Westinghouse, inventor
of the air brake.
Explorers-Robert E. Peary, Evelyn
B. Baldwin.
Art-Charles Dana Gibson, J. Nc
Mel Whistler, Edwin A. Abbey, John
La Fargo, Augustus st. Gaudens
Music and Drama-Lillian Nordica.
opera singer; Joseph Jefferson, actor.
Neutrality-suspicious. Barton. Mrs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
AZ tho Grand Opera House.

Inc splendid work of Miss Charlotte
Parry, ST. Paul woman, in the role of
June In the Frawley company's pro-
duction of-"Blue Jeans" at the Grand
opera this week is attracting much at
tention among her many friends in this
CITY, Miss Parry brings to the part a
pleasing personality and vivacious
manner, which lends much to her in
depreciation. Her work is at all times
natural and finished. Miss Eleanor
Glst, as Sue Eudaly, is seen to excel
lent advantage, as is Frederick Mon
tague, as Ben Boone. Frank Matthew,
as Perry Bascome, is all that could be
desired, and Wallace Shaw, as Jacob
TutWe1ler, contributes a very enjoy
able bit of character work. The final
matinee performance of "Blue Jeans"
VIII occur Saturday at $3.50.
For the coming week, commencing
Sunday night, the Frawley company
will present William Gillettes thrilling
war drama, Secret Service which is
generally conceded to be the best play
of its kind ever written by an Ameri-
can author. The Frawley company has
become thoroughly acquainted with
Secret Service" through it's numerous
productions in other cities by it, and it
is sure, to receive a most effective
presentation at their hands. Frank
Matthew will be seen as Capt. Thorne,
the role formerly assumed by William
Gillette, and Miss Van Buren, will be
the Edith Varney of the story.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
The HEADLESS CITY.

The remark made by the mayor of
Haverhill, Mass, during the delivery
of an address in Minneapolis within
the past day or two, that he would not
dare to walk the streets of Minneapo-
lis with so in his pocket, may not have
been in the best taste, but it should
cause every resident or the neighbor-
ing city to concern himself actively
in bringing to some conclusion the
shameful state of things which still
prevails in that community.
Minneapolis is a by-word in the
mouths of the people of every city in
the country. Even in the other COM
munity, st. Louis, whose municipal af-
fairs are shown to be STEPPED in cor
ruption, the affairs of the northern
community are at this time a sub
Ject of exceptional interest. Within a
day or two the press of ST.
Louis has been insisting that Supt
Ames has been in that city, a fugitive
from justice, intent on seeking refuge
IN Mexico. There is not a city whose
local press has not expressed the
shocked sentiments of its people at tbA
Infamous state of things which has
been revealed in Minneapolis, and
which, so far as any substantial remedy
has thus far been applied, is still in ex
istence in the judgment Of the ordinary
observer, as the remark of the MAYOR
of Haverhill indicates.
1t is a most unfortunate circun-
stance, for which the administration of
justice in that city is in some measure
responsible, that the courts should have
adjourned without having disposed of
the charges pending against Mayor
Ames. That gentleman has evidently
no thought of resigning the ofica
whose duties he has delegated to 9TH
ers. The fact that his private bust
ness takes and keeps him out of the
state, nor the other circumstances +ba+
his health is in a precarious condition,
does no operate, aside from any other
consideration, to lead him to anv INTEL
hgent understanding Of the dutv which
he owes the community which has so
greatly honored him, while, as the re-
cent events show, dishonoring itself.
Mayor Ames has made public ayow-
al of his belief that corrupt practices
have prevailed among the officials Of
his police department. He is also re-
ported as declaring that his brother is
no longer superintendent Of police. But
he has not appointed successor of his
brother, nor does he make any serious
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
Send down a ton of coal right off,"
"By express? 2"
"Not on your life. BY freight"
ROYALTIES BREAK THE
RECORD IN MANY WAYS
German Emperor Leads the Van AS a
Linguist and Speechmaker


Royalties seem to possess more rec
ords in proportion to their 'snumber
than most any other class.
The German emperor is, Of course,
in the van. He has made $50 speeches
in single year, a number probably
unequaled by any of his subjects. He
probably holds also the travel record
for any one except an engine driver.
In one recent year he travelled on 1919
days, covering in all 1880 miles by
land and sea. His average journeyingS
for the past seven years have been 49,
900 to $4,000 miles a year. Another rec
ord of the kaiser'S is the ownership of
the greatest number of estates held
by any one person on earth. He has
no fewer than eighty three.
The shah of Persia speaks three Ian
guages, but Khedive leads the list, with
a good knowledge of six different
tongues. His Arabic, Turkish, French
and English are perfect, and he is suf-
ficiently well acquainted with German
and Italian to make himself under
stood without the least difficulty,
though he is not really fluent speak
er of these tongues. Few men alive
can do more.
The young king of TALLY is the pos
SCISSOR of a magnificent collection of
coins. There are $4,000 specimens kept
III IW0uIy-lOuF great CupDOdEQS. ASoO
coins come from 200 different minis.
The old Roman coins are unequaled.
Besides being in the very first class
as a writer of romantic word pictures,
the talented Queen of Roumania is be-
ieved to be unequaled anywhere as an
embroiderer. That this is no idle boast
on the part of her admirers is proved
by the fact that her work took the
gold medal at the Paris exhibition in
open competition with that of all the
best seamstresses in Europe.
Nor was Carmen Sylvia the only
royal exhibitor at the great Paris
show. King Carlos, of Portugal, sent
a very beautiful pastel drawing, for
which he, judged as an artist and not
a king, received a silver medal.
Mention has been made of the
kaiser's large number Of estates. The
car beats him in acreage. He owns
more land than any other human be-
ing Russia's crown estates comprise
over 650,000,000 acres of cultivated soil,
to say nothing of uncounted square
miles of forest and about sixty-five
mines.
A queer record belongs to Princess
Sophie of Prussia. At her wedding
she had to kiss 146 different royal
friends and relatives. She is said to
have accomplished the task in three
quarters of an hour.
The tallest reigning queen is Wilhel-
nina of Holland, who measures feet
5h inches; the shortest the German
empress. The tallest king is Oscar OF
Sweden, the shortest the car of Rus
sia.-London Mail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
AMONG REEDS AND BUSHES
LIKE A MOSES
George Broadhurst's Solitary After
Dinner Speech Is Encored.

George Broadhurst, a playwright and
stage director, who threatened to do
something original some seasons ago,
when he brought out ''Why Smith Left
Home" and what Happened to
JONES'" is bright young man, who
may be heard from yet.
On the eve of the production of "The
Wrong Mr.. Wright" by Roland Reed,
a dinner was given in the playwright's
honor, at which sat Mr.. Reed and his
daughter, and his leading woman, Isa-
dore Rush, and her daughter.
William Seymour presented the toast,
Here's to Broadhurst, the Moses
whom we hope may lead US to the
promised land of success"
Broadhurst arose and blurted out:
Il suppose the reason Mr.. Seymour re-
fers to me as Moses is because he finds
me among the Reeds and the RusheS."
Then he sat down. They tried to encore
him, but he knew when his curtain was
down.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
NY Friend,

Your letter, lady. came too late.
FOR heaven had claimed it's own.
An. sudden change-from prison bars
Unto the great white throne
And yet l think he would have staid
To live for his disdain,
could ne have read the careless words
Which you have sent in vain.
So full of patience did he wait
through many weary hour.
That Ger his simple soldier faith
Not even death had power;
And you-did others whisper low
Their homage in your ear.
AS though among their shallow thrOng
His spirit had peer!
I W you'd Id that you were by me now
And see how pure the look he wore
The moment when he died.
The sorrow that you gave him
Had left its weary trace
AS 'twere the shadow of the cross
Upon his pallid face.
Her love-" he said. could change for
The winters cold to SPRING,
All. trust Of tickle maidens love.
Thou art bitter thing!
For when these valleys bright in Nav
Olce more with blossoms wave
The. northern violets shall blow
Above his humble grave.
Your. dole of scanty words had been
But one more pang to bear,
fOr MN VINO kissed unto the last
Your tress of golden hair
l did not put it where he said.
For when the Sngels come
l would not have them find the sign
VI falSehood in the tomb.
I've read your letter, and I know
me WlleS that you have wrought
To win that noble heart of his.
And gained it-cruel thought
what lavish wealth men sometimes give
For what is worthless all;
WHAT manly bosoms beat for them
In folly's falsest thrall!
You shall not. pity him. for now
His sorrow has an end.
Yet would that YOU could stand with me
Beside my fallen friend;
AS he-if it be given ms sum-
May cen be pleading grace for YOU
Before the court of Heaven.
Tonight the cold winds whistle by.
As l my vigil keep
Within the prison dead house where
Few mournerS come to weep.
rude plank coffin holds his form,
Yet death eXalts his face
And l would rather see him thus
IMAM claSped in your embrace.
Tonight your home may shine with lights,
And ring with merry song.
And you be smiling. as your soul
Had done no deadly wrong;
Your hand so fair that none would think
liz penned these words OF pain:
Your skin so white-would God, your
heart
Were half as free from stain.
I'd rather be my comrade dead
Than you in life supreme;
For yours the sinners waking dread.
And his the martyrs dream
Whom serve we in this life. we serve
In that which is to come;
he chose his way you yours; let God
Pronounce the fitting DOOM
-Rebecca Hood
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-24
THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.

Back to the farm and the village,
Where the field and the sidewalks
blend
Back to the state
Where the fences wait
For some one to come and mend!
They are coming like bees from the honey,
For each with undaunted will
Has done what he could
To come out to the good
On the preparation bill.
And it isn't his splendid speeches
That will bring him to town again,
Nor the mighty plan
For the good of man
He evolved from his massive brain,
So much as his bland persistence
And his most superior skill
In getting a share
OF the good things there
In the preparation bill.
..r Washington Star.