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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
PAST WEEK IN TRADE.
Pretty Much Everything Favorable
but the Fuel Supply.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say: Fuel shortage is still the one
seriously disturbing element in the in
dustrial situation. Transporting IA
cilities have been diverted from other
merchandise to the disadvantage of
shippers, yet iron furnaces are unable
to secure a sufficient supply of coke
and many other manufacturing plants
are closed because Of inadequate coal
deliveries. Mines are more fully oper-
ated, but there is no prospect of nor
NAL conditions until spring. Exetrme-
ly low temperature during the past
week stimulated distribution of heavy
clothing and other seasonable goods.
Retail trade was accelerated by the
customary clearance sales, especially
in dry goods and kindred branches.
Travelling men are sending in large
orders for spring goods, the volume of
advance business surprising the GUS
tomary amount for this time of year.
Quiet conditions in the iron and steel
markets do not mean dullness or d.
minishing consumption, but merely the
oversold condition of furnaces and
mills, together with great uncertainty
about keeping plants active on day
to-day supply of fuel Inquiries are
numerous, especially in structural
lines, but makers are not ready to ac-
cept bids under the future appears
more definite.
New plans constantly come forward
for large office buildings, notably in
the West, which n1eans vigorous con-
sumption of structural steel, and the
demands from car builders are phe-
nomenal Practically the entire ca
pacity of the leading plants is already
booked for six months, and at many
concerns the last half of the year will
bring no idleness unless orders are
cancelled. Eastern manufacturers of
footwear are fully employed on spring
shoes, but new orders are light for
later delivery, although Western job
bers purchase freely of fall samples
Quiet conditions in leather have been
succeeded by an increased demand for
hemlock sole and standard upper, shoe
manufacturers placing liberal orders.
Last weeks slight recovery in the hide
market was not sustained.
Dry goods trading has increased in
volume, buyers arriving in greater
numbers, and the prospect favors still
more activity in the latter half of the
month. There is little disposition to
anticipate wants in the cotton goods
division, but immediate needs have evil
IDENTIFY grown more pressing In the
wooden goods division the opening Of
piece dyes was made at an advance,
but not as much as come sellers an
ticipated.
Only moderate fluctuations have oc-
Cured in the great staples, with the
tendency upward, and a nspicuoasly
firm tone in evidence. Higher prices
have been CHARGED for refined sugar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
ABOLISH PASS SYSTEM.
Yoerg Would Crush What He Consid-
ers ThrottIer of Trade

Representative Anthony york has a
scheme to do away with the pass evil
In its entirety, and as a means to that
end wants the legislature to prosecute
an investigation of the books and en-
ployes Of the several railroad compa-
MES for the purpose of ascertaining
the extent of system which he says
he thinks may be throttling trade.
Yesterday, in the house, Mr. Yoerg
introduced a resolution setting forth
that 1T has come to his ears that mem
berS of the legislature have nothing
like monopoly on passes, and he fears
that the passes are passed around
with laVishness which may Indirectly
result in raising the prices of Transport
tation of freight and passengers.
The introduction of the resolution
yesterday was promptly met by notice
of debate given by Representative
Armstrong, Hennepin, which will delay
its consideration until Tuesday. The
house membership at large Is not in
clined to take the resolution seriously,
and it's consideration is expected to re
suit in the exchange of a lot Of hot air
only. YOergs resolution:
Whereas, 1T reported in the neWspa-
pers that President G. s. Mellen, OF the
Northern Pacific Railway company, has.
over his signature, stated that passes is
sued to members of the legislature have
In the past frequently been used to the
serious damage of competitors in trade
causing unjust discrimination;
And. Whereas. 1t is reported that the
Northern Pacific Railway company, has
heretofore issued passes to others than
to members of the legislature;
And, Whereas. 1t is apparent that
passes, issued to persons other than mem
bers of the legislature, are likely to have
been used to the serious damage of bust
ness competitors and resulting in discrim-
| ination and preference;
And, Whereas. The travelling public
| and the consumers. in this state, Of arti-
cles carried by the Northern Pacific Rail
way company are entitled to know to
what extent this discrimination and pref
| erence exists and the effect thereof on
ticles consumed;
/ Therefore, Be 1t Resolved by the Heuse
| of Representatives That a committee OF
! nine members of this house, composed Of
one member from each congressional dis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
ing DR.. Babcock handed down his list

ing DR.. Babcock handed down his list
of committee assistants.
The committee on legislative expense
had not made a formal recommended
ton and thereby presented an avenue
of attack on the committee on rules. A
member of the Hennepin delegation
rose to inquire about a recommended
ton from the legislative expense COM
mittee, and strikers on both sides at
once prepared for action. Entirely I'M
ruff1ed, the speaker calmly announced
that the appointments would be held
few minutes while the legislative ex-
pense committee prepared a recon-
mendation. The recommendation was
forthcoming and the following ap-
pointees began drawing pay yesterday:
Assistant clerk judiciary committee, II.
E. Stock! appropriations, Miss May
Gibbons; railroads, A. H. Vernon; en-
rollment, H. w. Severus; engrossment,
Fred Ricort; taxes and tax laws, w. H.
Yale; general legislation L. o. Hongen;
insurance, S. S. Smith; corporations
other than municipal, Guy Halgren;
general clerks, George La Frond, w. l..
Robinson, A. F. Frambach; page, Arris
Kelley.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
GIVES EARTH SHAPE OF PEAR.
English Mathematician Offers New Theo-
~ of Worlds Continuation

j. II. Jeans. one Of the greatest mathe-
maticians that Cambridge university has
produced in recent years, contributed
paper at the last meeting Of the Royal
society, in which he made novel sugges-
tons in regard to the figure of the earth.
He said there was probably a time when
the rigidity of the planet was so small
that the conf1guration was pear-shaped.
The transition from a pear-shaped jelly
to a steel-like sphere had taken place
through series Of ruptures. Neverthe-
less traces of the pear-shaped configura-
ton were still discernible. England. he
said, is the center of a hemisphere which
is practically all land. This hemisphere
represents the blunt end of a pear. 1t Is
along the boundary of this hemisphere
that earthquake attempts at the read
justment Of form are and were most fre=
Quent.
Tracing a circle about the globe" he
said, "at a greater distance from England
as the center. we pass over q region Of
the very deep seas Of the Pacific, South
ern Atlantic and Indian oceans. Along
this circle there is a waist of pear. Final
ly, at the antipodes of England, Australia
is the remains of the pear stalk"
If one accepts these views the existence
Of a large tract of land about the south
pole becomes more doubtful than ever.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
THINK THEY ARE RUNcoED.
Barker's Constituents Say City Fuel
Dealers Use Queer Measures.

If the coal famine continues working
after the bill introduced in the senate
yesterday by Senator Barker, of Isanti
becomes law the surveyors general of
logs and lumber and their assistants
Will encounter an extra delivery Of
prosperity.
Senator Barker's measure would give
the surveyors general of logs and lum-
Der in all cities of over $4,000 inhab-
itants authority to assume control of
all shipments of wood, edgings and
slabs for the purpose of scaling the
same. The inspection fee for this work
is 80 cents a car.
Senator Barker in explaining why
an Isanti senator is introducing meas
ure concerning st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Duluth pointed out that his con-
stituents were dissatisfied with the
present system of receiving the wood
shipments in the cities. He said that
his people do not believe they are re-
ceiving fair treatment and for this
reason want all shipments of wood in
spected and checked by the survey de-
partment,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
REPORT MADE TO ORDER.
Babcock Steady Through Attempts to
Head Off Appointments.

Speaker Babcock yesterday nipped
In the bud third attempt to make
trouble over his organization of the
house by holding up his appointments
for few minutes in which time the
committee on legislative expense sent
in a recommendation for such appoint
ments as provided under the rules and
thereby shutting off the argument
which was all ready to be tapped.
The rules, as reported by Judge VIII
sons committee and adopted a week
ago, provide for the appointment of
certain clerks and assistants upon the
recommendation of the legislative ex-
pense committee. Bills are before the
committee and they are ready to COM
mence their work, SO yesterday morn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

trict be appointed by the speaker Of this
house to investigate to what extent such
passes have been issued. and how used
and the result of such use, if affecting the
cost of transportation of passengers and
freight in this state and make report
thereof to this house with all convenient
speed. And that they have the power to
fore them Of all persons and require the
production of all books, papers or writings
necessary
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
RAILROAD TAX
in THE HOUSE
Continued From First Page.

from such sale or collection of taxes
only before redemption.
The passage of Senator Dale's meas
ure in its present form would compel
cities the size of st. Paul and MinneapO-
lis to lose a large portion of their rev.
enue which would be turned into the
county fund.
Senator Dale explains that his bill is
primarily intended to apply to the
country districts and he will not Wig
Orously oppose amendments to exclude
the larger cities from its provisions.
The bill is intended to relieve the
strain on the county treasurers, who
at the present time can barely avoid
disagreeable muddles in their efforts
to apportion properly the money which
comes in at all times and in amounts of
varying size.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

and raw grades are firm, but weakness
is the feature in coffee, owing to ex-
cessive supplies at all points.
Failures for the week numbered 267
in the United States, against 334 last
year and SO in Canada, compared with
40 a year ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
In Doubt.

Herbert calls on me every evening. /"
said the conf1ding girl. Don't you think
that is a sign he really cares for me?''
Il can't be sure" answered Miss Cav
enn, whether it indicates that he is in
love, or that coal is scarce at his house. .
Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

ing other items than clear1ngs. *+Not in
GUIDED in totals because Of no comparison
for last year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

Representative Morley yesterday in
troduced in the house bill providing
for the appointment of two additional
boiler inspectors. Each congressional
district is entitled to boiler inspector,
and while the congressional reappor-
tionment bill increased the districts to
nine, there was at the last session no
provision made for the appointment of
more than seven inspectors.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

Representative j. B. Kelly, Dakota
county, fathers, in the house, a bill
authorizing the city of Hastings to is
sue bonds in the sum of $4,000 for the
extension or installation of a water
system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

Representative John Oleson, Of Chi
sage county, one Of the prominent
Fourth district house members, is con-
fined to his room at the Merchants.
His illness is not considered serious,
and he is expected to appear on the
floor of the house next week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

Representative Swanson yesterday
introduced a bill providing for an an
nual appropriation of $4,000 for the
maintenance of the state experimental
farm at Grand Rapids, and an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the erection of
dwelling house on the farm.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

At noon yesterday the house, on mo-
ton of Representative Hugo, Duluth,
adjourned until IL o'clock Tuesday
morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17
Bank cIearInos.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The following ia
he, compiled by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for
the week ended JAN Is, with the percent
age of increase and decrease as compared
with the corresponding week last year:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

Representative Deming, Hennepin
stands for a house bill for uniform
negotiable instrument law, similar to
that which has appeared regularly for
several sessions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

A bill providing for an interest rate
Of per cent on state land contracts
was yesterday introduced in the house
by Representative Craig. The bill is
similar to that fathered by Jacobson
at the last regular session, except that
it makes the A per cent rate apply to all
existing contracts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

A bill carrying an annual appropria-
ton of $4,000, to be expended by the
forestry board for the purchase of
lands and planting of trees thereon,
was yesterday introduced in the house
by Representative Sander, Sibley coun-
Nv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-17

Mr.. Deming, Hennepin, yesterday at
tempted to clear up the statute reVi-
sion committee report situation by
moving that the report be called from
the house select committee and sent to
the judiciary committee, as had been
done in the senate. The senate action
was taken several days ago, and in the
face of a concurrent resolution from
the house for special committee, but
with high regard for senatorial dig
nifty, the house told Mr.. Deming he
should wait until the senate formally
notified the house that it has ignored
the concurrent resolution.
A bill appropriating $4,000 to Beda
Wingstrand, an employe of the st. Pc
ter hospital for insane, who had hand
crushed in a laundry machine, was in
troduced yesterday in the senate by
Senator Johnson.
A bill to arrange a more compact
circuit for the judge of the First ju-
dicial district was introduced in the
senate by Senator Schaller yesterday.
A bill authorizing cities of 10000 or
less to issue certificates of indebted
ness not to exceed $4,000 for water
works purposes was introduced by
Senator Smaller, and is intended for
the benefit of Hastings.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-21
Record of the Republican Party
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Republican. q
The Republican party as a ma
tional organization has existed
about forly.slx years. 1t spent five
of those years IN advancing the idea
that the ne gro should be considered
a man Instead of property. 1t
spent tour more years.in conducting
q great war tor the Union and The
abolition of slavery. 1t spent
eleven years thereafter in embody.
ing the results Of the wal IN three
great constitutional amendments
and reconstructlng the rebelllous
section on that basis. 1t spent
twenty years thereafter In boastlng
of what 1t had thus achieved for
human rights.
Forty ont Of forty-six years Of
Its life has the grand old party de-
voted to one great work; the story
10 told IN the last three amend
ments to the national cons tituiion.
Now the representative of 4 Re.
publican administration rises in
public place and declares that this
great work has largely proved
failure, and must be So recognized.
Mr.. Hoar has said that IN ali the
Republican partY'- magnificent
career it has made bat one mistake.
Secretary Root now informs him
and the eountfy III effect that
pretty much its whole career up 10
within four or five years has cen
Aud what a mistake in
cost of life and treasure.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-21

1t Is expected that the new office
building, which will be erected
about 600 feet south of the Capitol
will provide su efficient accommodation
for the members Of the House 10
permit Of The assignment of sep
arate office to each Of the nearly
400 members Of tie lower chamber,
8 'meihing they have not e"jpyed Tor
many years The a:chrt, ctnre oF
the office building will conform 10
that Of the Capitol and tie utii =
will be elaborately and e&pen,lveIy
! furnished. From the cente: of the
CAPITOL 10 the elevators III the new
building will extend g tunnel
through which will run a miniature
electric railway for the acc m3d1-
ton Of the members and their
friends. Improvements, it is ex
pec,ed, Will require two and one
ha!f years for completion and, IN
Guiding the site Tor the new bnlId-
ing and the furni.hiJgs will cot
not less than Sc, 100000.
The only change IN the State
week has been the addition of the
Omnibus bill in the form of a rider
TO the Postutiice Appropriation
bill. As the conferee- of both lhr
Seuaie and the House. under whose
consideration TINS measure would
naturally come, are all favorable t.
Statehood, Senator Quay regards
thi. a. II decided victory. Senator
Eikius, speaking on, the subject to-
day, told your correspondent that
he regal dei the fight as practically
won. lie said that he Senate
would he forced To permit The qnes-
ton TO come to vote and that the
Statehood supporters we've quite
strong enough to pass tue bill as
amended. Senator Hale. on the
other hand, expressed grave doubt
of the Quay forces ha,ln. sutficipnj
strength to override the char which.
he said, would throw out the afuprd-
memt on the point of o'dtr cer,ain
to be raised. Even If lhev must
cred sufficient strength TO overrnle
the Char that will not mean victory.
in the opinion Of Senator Aidricb,
who declares that the Senate will
debate the bill and precipi.ate an
extra session of Congress ia her than
permit the establishment of sn:h
precedent, as The passage Of lrrele-
want and general legislation as an
10 an appropriation bill.
An effort was made last week to
ralfy the Colombian treaty but II
failed. Senator Morgan talked for
the entire time of tho executive
session, five hours, and no vote was
reached. The next day Senator
Quay refused TO permit another
executive session for the consldera-
ton Of the treaty. Senator Morgan's
to the Colombian treaty
Is also preventing the ratification
Of the Cuban treaty and meanwhile
certain interests hostile 10 the con
vention appear to be gaining
st ength.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-21

Typcv..srrs % ycIj at Z, + Nil
Iard'S Meas pefak
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-21
UH your want fruit and pro.
duce get it FROM G. e. Brown 23S
Main Streets.

The Boston Globe says: awe
dOnt know how it is in the cities,
but in Boston the man who takes
of his hat becsusesih here Is woman
with him in an eleva tor is an excep-
ton rather than the rule" and
more's the pity. Are the days Of
cbivalry gone?
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-21
Sure Cure

Any lack OF iron In the blood shows in theft
Pallor Is the sign. Pal.0r also means mus
more: it means O starved uerS Gus s. stem, u O.
bilitated condition Of the vital organs, poor CT
culation and impaired digestion. The nerve
the muscles. and all the orsans or your body e
their energy and all the materials for their =
pair from the blood. PailGr shows that 2,
these are losing vitality Not day should oy
lost in restoring the richness end rdIisr OF IT,
blood. Get iron-geo it by ta.jrg the kind
iron your blood requires. The iron in DE- ii".
ter's Iron Tonic is the perfect kind ~"
from your stomach directly INTO The tlc2b .'I5'
out any change. An hour After you take ~ ii has
become part of your blood and is doing gooc.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-02-21

ia nice line of writing tablets
can be had at EFF. Millard's News
Depot.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-08
Miracle of Emerson's Style.

Emerson's highest artistic quality
has in it always a suggestion of mir
acle. One cannot see how it was
DONE" and imitation is disaster. The
sentence, the phrase, creates in the
mind a sense of luminousness, so keen
is the vibration. This may be said of
all works of high artistic genius, but
in the case of Emerson the miracu-
lousy luminous effect is peculiarly felt
On building at the Pan-American eH-
position at Buffalo the visitor who read
the following words, even if he could
not remember having read them be
fore, might not long doubt as to their
origin: 20 rich and various man, thou
palace of sight and sound, carrying il
thy senses the morning and the night
and the unfathomable galaxy; in thy
brain the geometry of the city of God,
in thy heart the bower Of love and the
realms Of right and wrong. "-Century.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-08
The Unfortunate Clam.

The first man who used the express
sion Don't be clam" should be cred
tied with bit of advice chock full of
wisdom. Somebody is after the clam
in season and out, day and night. 1t
is devoured in soft shelled infancy by
fishes, sea fowl and crows, is sealed
in cans, made into stews and chowders,
baked in big pies on the seashore and
dug for fiShermcn's bait.
The clam furnishes food for many
men of many lands and also for seals
polar bears, the walrus, foxes, crows
gulls and fishes, and there never was
bait, with the exception possibly OF
porgy chum-i. e., ground up porgies-
that equaled the clam for sea fishing.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-08
MOUNTAIN LAKE
PARK, MARYLAND
The Supurb..Summer Resort on the Line Of
The Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroad.

This supurb summer resort, In
the heights of the Allegbenies,
$500 tt. above sea level, Is an at
tractive place for persons desiring
to happily combine recreation, rest
and intellectual uplift. 1t was last
year visited by $4,000 persons, rep
resenting 20 states of the union.
The Chsutauqua program, under
the direction of DR.. ". L. David
son, Is one of the best which gen
ius can devise or money procure.
Beginning May 1st, tickets to
this resort will be placed on sale
and continued through the season
good for return until October 3Ist.
Special rate tickets for Camp Meet
! ing In July and the Chautauqua In
August, will be sold.
For particular information about
fares and time of trains, apply to
ticket agents of the B. & o. R. R.
Information about attractions al
Mountain Lake Park furnished In
reply to inquiries addressed TO Mr.
L. A. Rudlsill, Mountain Lake
Park, Md. lat.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-08
CarthaGe,s Great Snake.

The ancients firmly believed in mon
ster serpents Of all kinds and Of both
the land and marine species. During
the wars with Carthage great snake
is said to have kept the Roman army
from crossing the Bagrados river for
several days. The monster swallowed
up no less than seventy Roman soldiers
during this combat and was not con-
quered until a hundred stones from as
many different catapults were fired
upon it all at one time. The monster
skull and skin were preserved and
afterward exhibited in one Of the
Roman temples. The dried skin Of
the creature was 120 feet in length, ac-
cording to Pliny.