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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
EVANSVILLE, Wis, April 80, 1903.


The buying of the new crop has almost
ceased in this section and but few
dealers are riding, and these only in a
desultory way.
The asserting season is about closed,
with the following still with small
amount of work on hand: L. B. Carle &
Son, Fisher & Fisher, Geo. Ell. Rumrill,
Joseph Grundy, Robt. L. Erler, J. M.
Thayer and j. B. Dearborn. These have
about 200 persons at work.
Ell. S. McGifin closed his asserting
rooms Saturday after almost five months
work with an average force of l30 per-
sons, and packed 5000 cases. The fore
man, John Cronin, was presented a fine
gold watch, and the inspectors and
weighers received presents from the as
sorters.
At a meeting of the GAINESVILLE Leaf
Tobacco Dealers Saturday evening, S.
B. Heddles was elected delegate to the
annual meeting of the National Cigar
Leaf Dealers association to be held in
Atlantic City, N. j., May and 5. A
banquet will be given May in the even
ing. Sanford Soverhill and L. B. Cerle
were elected members, of the National
association.
At meeting of the assessors of this
county Tuesday afternoon it was agreed
to assess filters for S. and other tobacco
Sl2 per case in Rock county. This is
the same as last year.
There has been little more activity
in old goods, and John Soulman sold 107
cases of 1901 TO Canadian parties. l.. B
Carle & Son sold Toes and purchased 25
cases of 1901.
j. L. Greene is looking after property
interests in Dakota
r. G.. Merrill was in Evansville Mon.
day.
Tobacco seed has been sprouting and
coming to the surface very rapidly this
week, owing to the warm weather
HAVANA.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
Lancaster.

LANCASTER New ERA, April q, 1903
There is very little activity in the local
market, so far as cased goods are con-
cerned. The sales have not oeen very
numerous and not very large. This is
due in large measure to the lack of de-
mand for the 1901 crop, of which the
greater part is still in the hands of the
packers. Their holdings of previous
years are small, so that if there is no de-
mand for 1901 goods there is little doing
here. The sales that have been reported
to us are 4Ocs sold and 127cs bought by
B. M. Mowery 150cs sold by Kramer u
Goldberg; 15Ocs sold by M. M. Fry; ll5
cs 1901 goods sold by Jacob Mayer, and
35cs sold by Meiskey & Heiland; IN all,
6l7cs. For the corresponding week OF
last year the sales were 36Ocs.
There is still little of the 1902 crop
to be picked up, but the lots are so lso-
lated that it does not pay to hunt them
up, so buying has almost come to
standstill. Besides, packers have about
as much as they care for, and we hear OF
none that are very hungry for more.
Most of the packers are taking extra
precautions in packing their tobacco, be-
cause of the general appre hension that
unless this is done it will develop black
rot, of which there are premonitory IN
dications.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
New York.
NEW YORK. April 25, 1903.

NEW YORK. April 25, 1908.
The market continues active for every
type of leaf. The scarcity of the stock
at hand is evidenced by the fact of the
continuous requests for permission to
examine already the samples of the new
crops. Of old stock there seems to be
only a sufficiency of filler leaf, and even
that is gradually vanishing on account
of the steady demands for it. Although
there are no record breaking single sales
in that line, the continuous demand for
smaller lots is by degrees absorbing the
stock on hand. In binder grades there
is almost prevailing what may be called
famine, and the wonder is where the
binder leaf is coming from to satisfy the
ever increasing needs of our cigar indus
try. The same lack of sufficient sup
ply is noticeable in our domestic wrap
per leaf. The force sweated Connecticut
Havana seed wrapper is limited in guam
tity and the new Florida is not yet mar
ketable. But in this instance the ap-
parent lack is being bridged over by
more extensive use of the Sumatra, the
old stock of which as we'll as the little
that has come in from the new crop,
seems to give entire satisfaction. 1t is
yOoAo OiuCO LdO COulQ Oc w.
tained at such reasonable figures as at
present, besides corresponding in yield,
texture and color to the exact require
ments of our cigar manufacturers. The
consequence is that the Sumatra market
is in a most healthy condition and
though no great nominal transactions
are contracted. it is selling as freely and
steadily as any staple article, agreeable
to both seller and purchaser. The Ha-
vana market is likewise in g sound con-
dition, with tendency for rise. This
years Remedies crop must be eliminated
as factor in our market, consequently
the old stock in hand has the call, and
this call will clean out even all the old
excessive rubbish that has accumulated
in our market for years. The clean,
legitimate goods will then have their in
ming. AS for factory Vegas, they do not
need to go begging. Only their handl-
ing has been somewhat aggravated by
the new treasury ruling that invoices
must show what portion of an importa-
ton is wrapper and what filler leaf
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
l3aldwinsville, N. Y. q.

There has been but little activity in
the market during the past week. j.
Wallace Lee is reported as having been
riding and bought car load. David
Davis, representative of Max Cans &
Son of New York, is in town and is reg
istered at the Seneca House. He ex-
poets to receive today recent purchases
of the firms local representative, d. G.
Albright, at their warehouse This firm
has purchased about 700cs, which is be-
ing handled here A shipment of 200cs
from the 1901 packing is being made to-
day from the American Cigar Co.'S ware
house to Richmond, Va. M. Tobin on
Wednesday bought for NJ Rosenthal &
Co. of Lancaster, Pa, Tics of Connectl-
cut wrapper of the trustee of }. W. Up
son.-Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01

The situation regarding shade grown
Sumatra in New England is outlined in
a report that although the season is still
early, indications are that the area of
shade grown tobacco in Connecticut and
Massachusetts will be somewhat increas-
ed this year. Growers who experimental
last year seem inclined to continue the
work this summer In some cases they
are slightly increasing their acreage. A
few new corporations will go in for shade
growing this season for the first time.
The 1902 shade grown crop is likely to
be sold in considerable quantities in the
next few weeks. Growers who planted
Sumatra under cloth have not, as a rule,
manifested any unseemly haste TO secure
Immediate returns ON their Investment.
This disposition is favorable symptom,
as there has been danger that the crop
would receive a ''black eye by sales
made while it Was still green, by growers
who needed or wanted money. The
grower of tobacco under canvas is pretty
certain to have sufficient capital to see
the venture through. In consequence
he is ia no haste to sci, a circumstance
which enables him to dispose of his crop
for what it is worth.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
Want a Farm?
FIVE POINTS, WIS, April Is, 1903.

FIVE POINTS, WIS.,, April Is, 1903.
Tobacco Reporter: Thinking some of
my friends about Edgerton might like to
get hold of good tobacco farm, I want
to say that Mr. f. G. Rodolf of Balmoral,
Wis, has farm of 160 acres of the rich
valley lands of Richland county, miles
from Muscoda, that is one of the best
farms for stock and tobacco that know
of, and | am told it is for sale. There is
on it one barn 36x100 new, one large hay
barn 36x90 that would be fine tobacco
shed; one scale house with Fairbanks
scales, plenty of other sheds, and three
dwelling houses, running water. Any
one wishing to know more, about it can
write to him. Yours truly,
O. PETERSON.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
viceable goods is quite strong.

vlcea0ie goods Is quite strong.
Sumatra.-The Sumatra market is in
fair condition, and some moderate
sized sales have been made during the
week. There are now enough samples
OF new tobacco in the market to bring
that crop in competition with the old
leaf, and the indicision of prospective
buyers in choosing between the two
serves to depress market that other
wise would undoubtedly be active.
Havana.-This market continues about
as was reported last week. There have
been few good-sized transactions, but
the majority of sales have been of small
proportions. Importers however, are
confident that the trade is awakening to
the necessity of coming into the market
and securing all serviceable tobacco OBJ
ainable.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
Seed Corn.

For sale choice kiln dried varieties of
seed corn, including Iowa Gold Mine
Mortgage LITTER, Early Murdock, Early
White Dent and the old fashioned Flint.
For sale at P. M. Ellingson's, Edgerton;
Texley g. SBagley's, Cambridge; j. A.
Norgard's, Rockdale; also at my farm
about seven miles north of Edgerton.
18w4 LARS O. LEIN.
Cambridge, Wis.,, r. f. D. No. 80.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
NEw yoRu Anr;l % 1909

NEW YORK, April %, 1908.
The domestic branch of the cigar leaf
market was treated to period of con-
siderable activity during the week just
passed, and a number of good sized sales
were put through. Every indication
points to depleted stock in the hands
of manufacturers. and inquiry for SER
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01

The Soil-Survey Bureau of the De-
partment of Agriculture, which has rem
dered such Invaluable service to the to-
bacco growers of the country, has COM
pleted the report of its 1907 work and
will publish the same in book form.
During the year they surveyed and map
ped 1871 square miles, ort>11 ,463 .O4O
acres, as against 1851 in the previous
two years. The total cost of the work,
including transportation, salaries, sub
sistence, supplies. inspection, preparation
OF reports, ETC., amounts to an average OF
s2.SS per square mile, or about 33 cents
per 100 acres. During the current year
the number of soil-survey parties has
been increased to twenty, which it is ex-
pected will make surveys of about fifty
areas in thirtyetwo states and territories.
In each survey special attention will be
paid to the adaptabihty of the soil to to-
bacco culture, and to the improvements
which may be made by drainage and
fertilization for the production of finer
leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

In former communication the writer
expressed his opinion that the growers
are slow to 60 into the new incorpora-
ton. Some communications since that
date have convinced me that the opin-
ions at that time expressed were we'll
founded.
A correspondent from Conway, Mass,
writes concerning the tobacco corpora
ton: Upon inquiry I hardly know what
to say about it at present. At first [ was
in favor of it, and am now in favor of CO.
operation among the farmers, but [ do
not think that [ shall 60 into it this
year. | don't believe in joining every
thing that comes along until [ know
that it is all right. There is certainly
need of the farmers combining, as every
other business is combined, and so do
away with the middlemen, as they are
the ones that get all the profit. | think
here in the small towns, it would be bet
ter to have sorting room of our own,
and have an officer to meet the large cor
poration, so as to keep in touch with it."
From Whately correspondent: "They are
busy forming a tobacco corporation here
and many of the@leading growers are in
it. 1t looks as though it might be a
good thing for the growers. have not
gone into it myself, but probably shall
later on. Some people have fine beds of
tobacco plants, while others have just
sown. During the cold days and nights,
they kept them warm by placing lighted
lanterns under the glass. ."-Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01

The retail dealers of Harrisburg, Pa,
have asked the attorney-general for an
opinion as to what constitutes cigar
cite under the ani-cigarette law, recent
ly passed ia Pennsylvania. The law i'm
poses fine of from 500 to $500 upon
retailers who sell "cigarettes" to persons
under ,twenty-one years of age. Little
cigars are in many places known as all
tobacco cigarettes although the internal
revenue department classifes them as
cigars by causing the manufacturers to
affix cigar stamp to the package con-
tanning them. If the attorney generals
opinion is in accordance with the inter
nal revenue department ruling, the law,
as it stands, will have had considerable
of it's harshness removed. And if it is
held that under the Pennsylvania law
everything in pasteboard or tin box is
a cigarette, there is likely to be consider
able litigation before the dealers through
out the state will accept such defini
ton.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01

The Commissioners of Internal Rev
enue has been advised by collector
that dealer in leaf tobacco in his dis
trict desires to sell ten or more cases of
leaf tobacco to the warden of State
prison. The department has advised the
collector that registered dealer in leaf
tobacco must confne his sales to other
registered dealers and to manufacturers
of tobacco or cigars and to persons who
buy leaf tobacco in packages for export
exclusively, and the proposed sale by
leaf dealer to the prison authorities
would not be granted. The Department
ruled that the warden could Tot pur-
chase leaf tobacco for sale to the prison
ers lawfully, and whatever tobacco re-
ceived at the prison must be delivered to
some officer of the prison for gratuitious
distribution to the inmates the same as
food, clothing and other supplies, and
not for resale.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01
TEE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The weather conditions so far have
not been favorable to an early starting of
the seed beds in this state. April has
been cold and backward with many hard
freezes and but few days warm enough
to give seed beds much of start. Grow
ers who sowed seed in March just before
the warm spell, had the young plants
we'll started but the heavy freezes since
have either killed the plants outright or
caused the beds to take on sickly yell
low color that they will scarcely recover
from. Most of these growers have re-
sowed their beds as the surest way of Sc
curing a satisfactory stand of plants
These conditions, however, may not de-
lay the planting season, for few warm
days makes a wonderful change in the
plant beds and with favorable weather
the young plants are advanced very rap
idly. Plants that show upon the beds
May 1st are often ready for transplant
ing by June 1st, which is as early date
as growers care for them in this climate.
It is rare that plants cannot be obtained
if a system of forcing is practiced, by the
usual planting season, which is seldom
much before the middle of June.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-05-01

THE anti-cigarette bill now before the
legislature comes from the senate com
mittee with favorable report. Having
safely passed the house there is some
reason to believe it has some show to be-
come law. The lobby, SO far, is not in
evidence as opposed to the measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
PASTOR DISMISSED
 FROM HIS CHURCH
REV. PAUL L. JOHNSON DECLARES THAT ONE MAY HEAL DISEASES AFTER REAL BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST.

Columbus, Ohio May 3.-The Rev. Paul l.. Johnson was dismissed from the pas torate of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, Westside. by the congregation today be- cause of his declaration made from the pulpit that he has received some new revelations in the Bible, particularly with regard to the baptism of the Holy Ghost and to faith in Christ.
 He was remarkably successful in his pastoral work at St. Matthew's church, and Just completed the erection of a handsome edifice for his congregation.
 The doctrine which he preached to his congregation last Sunday for the first time is that after earnest and long pray ing one may receive real baptism of the Holy Ghost. and that after that can heal disease and perform other miracles by the aid of faith.
 He startled his people by declaring that he had by faith cured himself of a cer- tain throat trouble with which he had been afflicted Suddenly the trouble re- turned while he was preaching, and he was scarcely able to speak
 He asked his people to pray with him as the devil was trying to overcome him, and after about ten minutes he an- nounced victory over the devil and his voice retained with it's former power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
MANY DOCTORS
 WILL ASSEMBLE
CONVENTION OF AMERICAN MEDI- GAL ASSOCIATION BEGINS IN NEW ORLEANS TUEsDAY-To REACH CITY TODAY.

New Orleans, May 3.-The convention of the American Medical association begins here Tuesday and will assemble over 20O0 doctors. They have been coming in small groups for several days, but the special trains will not begin to arrive until to- morrow. Among them will be one from New York containing 400.
 President Frank Billings, Secretary Ed itor George H. Simmons and Treasurer Henry P. Newman are here. Dr. Billings speaking about the convention, said that general interest in the meeting has been apparent for some time and the indica- tions are that New Orleans will break the record in point of attendance The asso- citation, he says, is in prosperous condi- ton, and is better organized now than formerly.
 Several coordinate or kindred associa- tions will meet before or during the con vention of the American Medical associa- ton. Tomorrow the confederation of state boards of examiners will meet and at o'clock on the same day the Associa- tion of American Medical editors will also convene.
 President Winslow Ancerson of the lat ter association arrived tonight.
 There will be fifteen sections of the American Medical association in session simultaneously. The programme of enter tainment includes two hotel receptions, two receptions at private residences, a river trip and fete champetre at City park
 The sections each will have banquets or smokers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
800 CONVERTED
 IN LARGE MEETING
ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CON- VEN-IoN RAILROAD Y. Nj. c. A. COMES TO A CLOSE AT TOPEKA. DELEGATES OCCUPY PuLPiTs.

Topeka, Kan, May 3.-The eleventh international convention of the Railroad Young Mems Christian association. which has been in session in Topeka since last Thursday, came to a close tonight.
 Most of the delegates have already left the city and others will go tonight on special trains. It has not been settled when the next convention of the associa- ton will be held. This will be left to the direction of the executive committee.
 No officers were elected at this conven- ton, as it was held for the purpose of making plans for the further advance ment of the work It was decided to pay special attention hereafter to the work of the association on foreign rail- roads.
 The German state roads present an es- pecially attractive field for efforts on this line, as Emperor William is greatly interested in the work. Five sessions were held toGay.
 Delegates to the convention occupied the principal puiplts of the city at the regu- lar morning services of the churches In the afternoon a great mass meeting for men was conducted in the auditorium by Fred B. Smith of New York. At this meeting over 600 men professed conver- sion.
 The night service was in the nature of a farewell service and was presided over by the president of the International as- sociation, Col. John c. McCook of New York. Colonel McCook said this had been the most successful convention ever held by the international association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
Men and Women Use Fists in
 Catholic Church.
OFFICERS ARE SUMMONED
Two Thousand In Church at Joliet When Trouble started-Women PeIt Men With Hands and
 5ooks-Arrests Made.

Joliet. H., May s--women and men today fought hand to hand with each other and then fought hand In hand against the police in the slavonic Roman Catholic church. The trouble was started by several women as the collectors were circulating through the church. There were two thousand men, women and chiI- dren in the church when the fight be- gan.
 In spite of all the protests of Father kellar and others the church members fought with fists and pieces of furniture. knocking each other right and left. Some one ran from the church and called on the police for help.
 Policemen on the Scene.
 In few minutes a patrol wagon fuil of policemen drove up to the church and the patrolmen entered the edince which was filled with whacks, thumps, din and tumult.
 Bloody noses and lacerated faces were numerous. The men had been penned in by cordon of angry women, who pelted the stronger sex with clenched hands and books
 By the time the police entered the church those on the outside returned to the fight, armed with clubs stones and revolvers.
 Those within left off fighting with each other and unitedly beset the police. Those from without fired into the patrol from the rear.
 Leaped from Windows.
 Women and children cried out in terror and many men ran from the church or leaped out of windows. Then the police men drew revolvers and threatened to shoot unless order prevailed.
 The affrighted combatants ceased fight ing ana the policemen began to make ar rests. Of all the persons injured. none had to be taken to hospital.
 Father Kellar, who entered into the midst of the fighting in an effort to calm his parishioners, escaped uninjured.
 Many arrests were made during the day, but no one knows exactly who started the fight or what it was about.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
ARBITRATION CONFERENCE.
Arrangements Practically Completed
 fer Event at Lake Mohonk.

Lake Mohonk. N. r., May s.-Arrange- ments are practically completed for the ninth annual conference on international arbitration, which will open at Lake Mo- honk May 27 and continue for three days.
 J. w. Foster. ex-secretary of state and counsel to the Alaskan boundary commis- sion, will preside, and among those who .iil address the conference are William L. Penfield. who represented our government before The Hague court in the Plus fund case; President D. c. Gilman of the Car negie institute; Dr. B. F. Trueblood of Boston and F. w. Holls, who was one of the representatives to The Hague peace conference.
 The considering of the Venezuelan trou- ble at The Hague court and other events of the past year will make the discussions of the conference at this session unusually interesting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-04
200 ANGRY MEN HANG TWO
 NEGROES TO YAZOO BRIDGE
Bob Bryant and Will Morris Taken From Officers by Crowd otFarmers-Deputies Pleaded for Course of Law But
 Mob Leaders Secured the Prisoners.

and Will Morris, the assassins of W. H. Legg. were hung to the Yazoo bridge at Haynes Bluff just before daylight this morning
 Bryant had made a confession early Saturday evening, duplicating Morris. whom he accused of firing the fatal shot,
 At Il o'clock last night Deputy Sheriff Frank Scott and four other deputies start ed for town with the prisoners. At a point 400 yards south of the Legg place, 200 farmers, armed with rifles and shot guns. stopped the officers and demanded that they give up the negroes.