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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

unfortunately. we'll known New-Haven news
paper Was standing in front OF the specu-
ana was mistaken mistaken Tor Spectator. He was i'm.
rough treatment at the banS ana was suffering some
able crowd OF undergraduates when he cot n,Ssy
could be proved. The ringieaders er ms ms iuenuty
graduate crowd came near dismissal from college
FOR this mistake and several OF them were aS
rested at the instance of the newspaper pronriaor
aggreved. 1t several hours later befo ,
street row ended 1t was hardly in the line of tbe
excusahe on the ground of unusual Irritation 3S
the ticket sPeeaiators been careful to keep their
6y te 81 tssnshf II would not have happened As
year there was little or no pubcify D9eanse this
the buying and selling of tickets The specuiafors
more, but they did not hang out signs adyerts,nO
their wares What business they did was done
r This year something new has turned up in the
Yale men that BIDS fair to turn tb6g 1s OF
Gown Gown IN the Yale method of handling these de-
@ssociaaon turned over the ticket handling to The
- At9lhn Neeky, which is of the leading
wide circulation all over a the %ord Ra W Ras
Yale man and nn Rangng OF the tickets young
o y 1f b man who sold his tickets to SPECTATORS
should not have access TO future ticket purchases
gaduates undergTaduates and s GGnsn 9a 9
of Spectators before the Harvard game this threat
was literally carried out. The Yale Daily News
thus been found. In the list were several we'll
khoWn men. a member of the Yale football squad
enc OF the Yale track team, resident graduate
lawyer, SHEER students. medical students and
some Of the Holy Cross football eleven. There was
immediate trouble. In fact, all but very few of
the men implicated out in print in New
raven at once with fiat and indubitable denials
me result OF this was that The News" through
The weekly manager. entirely exonerated per-
sonally ali but one or two Of the blacklisted
men.
The one Yale Undergraduate who has admitted
that he sold his Yale Harvard game tickets
has been perfectly frank about his part in it.
He is a Sheffield Scientific School undergraduate
and when his name was published the college
world in the columns Of The Yale Daily News as
on the blacklist asked his class TO meet him
SO that he could explain his point of view He
stated that he had received a large number Of
tickets and then disposed Of them Intentionally at
advanced prices, in order to make money which
would help him pay his expenses in college.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Fernandina 70 New-York private TERMS schooner 677
tons ping, Savannah TO New-YoTk lump sum schooner
oaf out Zoe schooner 6SS TONS lumber Port Royal to
more or less in sellers favor Refined petroleum was
aftgS and r but Without GAange knseed oil is Su'
Sc co. PhiladePha bbis $9 45 and IL bulk s. 90 re
crude. mills 25q251sc; prime summer yellow, sac;
off summer yellow nominal; prime white SIC; prime
lean seed. city raw 37G3sc ouof-town. s693Tc:
PRoVisioNsOThe heavy hog receipts and the break of
Oc in prices the active selling Of product
market rallied little but finally wore OF again in sym
Pshy with grain closing easy Chicago receipts we're
steady Quoted Mess $3gsl8 70; family SIG 25 sh9Tt
clear SlS 23g$I5 90 BEE steady Quoted Ness ssg
$i5@$i7 BEEF HANS QUIET quoted at $50 5ogs32
exc: $50 H. csc: 40 h. 6.c pigs 77ise cur MEATS
Picked bellies easy Quoted; 10 no. lOc - 10 % g
Picked hams dull quoted at lO4q11hc- TALLOW firm;
city 4%c country 900 SC LARD STEADY; 9uoted at
Quoted South America, 1900; Continent Boo Brazil
kT o sSG 6 S &C. ?GIty y lard sesae
RICEThe market shows steadiEess with fairly good
nestle tSo,o 9FdiaaFy head 5E65S PStSa
4Ea54c; Rangoon. in bond, 2A@2%c. ,-.,, -
year List prices unchanged Prices quoted are net
crushed 15c Eagle tablets $3.50; mould A. 4s0c cubes
470c xxx powdered 4g1c powdered coarse p0waeEed
470c Eagle and extra fine ganuated 4o5c Eagle
y cartons n bags and 10 69s Of eH e8
diamond A. 445c confectioners A. $500; Nos l. and 3
s Soc GO No O. s8oc No 10 $S5e; No II. sSOc; No r.
875c; No 49, 37oc Nos IA and 10 S69ei No 10 $500;
don beat sugar is steady but quiet and UNCHANGED
Th Local market for raw sugar remained dull
ina buyers and sellers holding of Centrifugal 90 test
rnoiasses sugar, 50 test at , 10-l6c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New-York. December S. 1904
BEEVES-Rsceipts, cars, 50 head: an con-
signed direct No sales reported Dressed steady
city dressed native Sides q sc per Texas beet
selling generally at 103z 11$c dressed weight: re-
frigerator beef So per Reported exports FOR
to-day follow The Etrura. for Liverpool 1850 quar-
OF beef the Mesaba- for London, cattle ud
cattle and $50 sheep. all TO London excepting $50
cattle; the philadelphia, for Southampton. about
quarters
CALvEs-No receipts; 290 head on sale az sixtisth-
st, mainly Western calves The market rated un-
changed the bulk OF the offerings stiu unsold
City dressed veals. general sales per 70 coun-
try dressed sc lie; dressed grassers and Jed calves
AG5hc
Sales r. Hume & Bro: IS Buffalo calves 2a0 u
81 - per 100 n.
SHEEP AND LANBS-Receipts. including 3 cars direct,
62S head. making. with the carried
from yesterday total OF l. be sod-l1
Jersey city and at SiXeth-st- Both sheep and lambs
rated slow and weak The pens cleared with the excep
ton OF about carload Sheep sold S33Sf 100 oi
ten. 51aGJc 70: dressed lambs. IA 0lOc
Sales-kerns Commission Company 1856 Ohio lambs. 81
10 average at 50 STA per 100 ~ 90 Indiana DO 50 n
at s. 60: as Kentucky do l0d 70 at $ So: 100 Buffalo
S. 80: 30 90 20 IS so; Indiana yearngs 1s5
10 at S4: "A Indiana sheep. rs 70 at 50 90 40 OHIO 90
III 70. at 50 STA Kentucky do. $50 n. at 50 - -.
Newton 4 Co no Ohio lambs 70 n AZ - 20; 40 OAis
TO6in s shannon; 600 Buffalo lambs 81 10 at s. eOs
s. Judd a Co ls4 Pennsylvania lambs. y 10 at So 75i
20 Pennsylvauia sheep. 80 70 at 50.
1G4 lambs 20 ~ a. So 81 StAts
sheep and lambs e6 n. at IS 90 - -, IN
HOGS-Recelpts we're - cars OF Aloo headz al con-
dressed quoted at 81 liao psf
n 10 light weights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New York. December O. 1905.
,,sle ssSspeeuatioH in coffee continues on an active
- hlile Tor the last day there nave Deen
tnv at rather reactioDary tendency was enter
inF sl rs result the recent advance, anlo 0It
seen - l---s Ike - points "a week. there does not
mGrkss - any cl1lrlshment bullish sentiment tho
r-ir.e- STEADY a. unchanged prices 10 oecllne
renewal - Following the call Il rallied By a
r pGrcal rEir -- support time showing a
. Quoatiors - . points compared with the closing
King VA 49, previous day toward the close real
81 steady @nc, while The market Gnally
salss were la 80 Sere net unchanged points lower
eAeJurEEsd dy - 81 The rcsctlOuaTy tendency was
partial decline ~ european cables, which reported q
ope-ing ar sevs,pE Hamburg, while HsyTe. after
Ra-L- nrirrr-- = franc. afterwaTd lost the
Rio ELVarcire -iAets both higher,
eht lie ~ - 1nc Santos 100 reis receipts
81 60 cst sesr 49,. P.tA getting 1000 bags, against
oHy y ~ baEa sga s interior Santos receipts were
have deyer 'S = = 90 baes Nothing new seems
a.-E seemed evidsnced b, l.lauFe ATTENTION Is ID
q record Ist 0. a soa 81 900 he highest price
isss q &c ~ ne 5fet wa fT Win ogo5aI,oHs On the
vac as f0L0He ''-'s " ths local market to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

dozen s1qS1 IS LETTUCE; bothopse fancy hsSy.
hothouse fancy per 10 56965c do fair 10 good 250c
RADISHEs. dollhouse, per 100 81 5OaS2. TOMATOES.
PoTAToEs' AND -VEGETA BI.Es-Ths market shows
crate. and choice stock is held ar1y at The
ss r EanSy Sgs 9T Is n sGgPy a o
stock for which low prices have 70 De accepted
such ars in fair demand ana firm but there IS dull
market for the offerings generally shown and prices are
New-Orieans vegetables nominaly unchanged the
Ser good prices when Of fancy quality but many Of
receipts are inferior and such meet dun prizes
to-day queter market. and lots had 70 Be
press WeTe Rot soid up at late hour & may have 70
be shaded We quote PQTAIoES i91g Island IN bulk:
bag 1G8S2 .: State. Western and Eastern in bulk
Is 106lSa 81 do Southern second crop per Dbl 81 5OaS
SWEET PSTAToEs Cum6e 81 Go SIqny per eo s-P
per basket T5cGS 25 do southern yellow. per DBL 5NcP
per 55i s9Gss So c2RR6Ts per Dol sid5i 25 CAS-
BAaEs DaPtsh seed White Per ton sSOqS5o' SASH &c d.
-AULIFLOWERS. Long Island short trimmed. per hbl
81 Is: CUCUMBERS. FLORIDA per basket siGSS; GEL
cry. choice large per dozen stalks 41oe do ayerags
per bb S2Hs5; sCAROLE Nev-Orleans per bbl. SECS
EGGPLANTs Florida basket S2Qs3 5O DO per box s.
attended the week REGARDLESS OF the Iu receipts and
Qualities running evenly good this that there
seasons Our No hay or date would readily passed
for prime IN many Of the seaIehinss Of last fan and wn
;Drme' exceptional suit the most tastiiious
IS s ess Pa5 81 PEE gS n . 2S
49, 80 tss- $780, ,rva5 zt(-5e. cio-,s-
clear. 55G6oc; sTRAw-Lons rye Is firm at the new
business the withdrawal of boats Prices $40
Straw In tons reported at the Produce Exchange at noon
to-day: Hudson River Railroad 800; Erie Railroad ESQ
Western Railroad 40: west Railroad 20: LehIga
Central Railroad OF New-JeTsey 40 total I500 TOMS
EXPORTS FOR the week. 500 tons receipts Of straw. 50
10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.
OTHER MARKETssY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago. Dec. 5.-CATTLE-Receipts 500 head: nonli-
nal good to prime steers 50 15GS5 90 poor 70 medium
feeders. 81
81: heifers $20S4 75 81 5eQS2 49, bulls, s.
81 So calves 81 5OlgS6 Texas led steers S5SS
S3GS4 HOGS-Recepts today. 1900
head Monday 5OOOO 1OG15c lower; mixed butchers
2O6lS4 20 heavy, so; rough
heavy 15GS4 40; light 81 2Qs4 So bulk OF sales S4 90
asa As SHEEP-Recspts. $1,000 head sheep and lambs
steady good choice wethers. So 75QS - fair choice
mixed. $50 IS 10 native lambs. S4qS5 %.
Buffalo. Dec. 5.-CATTLE-ESecetpts. 1I0 head
demand: steady; prime steers. S. 1OGs5 So
VElAIS-Receipts
HOGS-Recepts. 1920 head; active, 15G2Oc lower
heavy S4 Co. mixed 81 55q$4 co. Workers. 81 45qS4 So
55; pigs, S4 90; roughs. Sc SOS4 10;
S3dS3 so SHEEP and LAMBS-Receipts. "a 400 head;
slow: lambs 1Oc lower csc higher; lambs. $4 30
So co. yearngs 81 25$4 80; wethers S4gS4 25; ewes.
IS SOC So 80; sheep. mixed. 81 5O8S3 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS

Liverpool Dec 5.-C1oslng-WIIEAT. spot steady No
q red Western winter quiet; DeceTnbsF
nominal: MarSh Ca AKA: Nav. Sitd CORN-spot.
steady. Americau mixed Id: quiet; January.
4s Nd. March. 50 Had. Professionalism. steady So
Tlsd. FTOCR-Se Louis fancy winter dull 81 3D. HOPS
at London Paciac coast steady IS ss8f6 So. BEEF
ARA; extra india ness ots ca fottA arm prime msss
BACON weak. Cumberland ~ 80 short rib
g TO lonE uittles light 70 n,
44s: long clear mddes heavy. IS ASS ga: short
hacks. 10 to % 70. AIS clear bellies IA 10 n.
AIS. SHOULpEItS-Squ2re. II 20 rs n, steady. SIS.
I.ARD-Prine Western terces. steady 3D. Aneri-
refined pals quiet. 36s BUTTER nominal.
CHEESE-Amercan hnest white quiet 52s do colorsd
TAIlIAOW-Prme city. steady,
FE2STINE-SpiriIs steady ASS Cd ROSIN-COasznoa
Arm 6s 1O1Rd. Observation-Disclosures frrn. TAA LIN
SEED Oh. dull, IsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

CCIION-The cotton market to-day seemed TO indicate
[' me recent record breaking activity and advances
iIsi the time being taken out Of
speculation Before the opening the was
looking Tor q temporary decline. II being argued
max the pretty
ana mat with the short interest largely eliminated
Dg Duls would probably further a reaction 20 q level
mat would enable them to replace their below
lEe4r seIing hgure This theory encouraged
1-lglsh cables. which a bit below expecta-
tons and with the outlook large receipts for the
day there considerable offering
which seemed 10 be for both accounts. The market
opened steady al decline Of 3g15 points bUt
demand developed the lower level proved better than
expected ana prices rallied
Igures OF yesterday, local & good
buyer. room shorts reversing their position
houses executing buying orders from town.
one time prices were about 1g4 points net higher but
trading at this level became active
close renewal Of realizing the market off, although
the hnal tone steady with prices points lower
10 points higher. Sales estimated bales
Port receipts for the day and the estimates
for Mondays movement heavy.
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

MOI.ASSES AND SYRUPS-The production OF syrups
"a limited and the market steady. Moasses Is firm, with
arrivals OF goods light and demand taking them
promptly Quotations follow: New-Orleans centrifugal.
Common shQl3c: fair. l4g16c; good, l7q2lc prime.
22d27c NeyV-OTleans, kettle BQ3Sc; syrups.
mon i4Ql5c; l6Qlsc; good. lSg2lc; prime 22q2e:
fancy 25g3Oc. , - -
ness was reported. but the demand no
Improvement and rates were not quoteby changed. Sail
tonnage held fairly steady
crate demand. Quotations 10 Liverpool I'D: London,
I'D: Bristol I'd: Antwerp. 1A01lzd; Hull Glasgow
2isd Leth Newcastle Sd: Rotterdam 4LscI Ham
burg and Bremen 221s pigs cotton to Liverpool 100
10 i5c: London, oats Cd. CHARTERS-British steamer
ESQ tons. general cargo, hence 10 Australia and New
Zealand beTthed January; British steamer 2l4S tons
transatlantic trip, private terms delivery Ne-YorA
redelivsry December Russian steamer 664 TONS
general cargo. hence HRvre l2s 3D. December nye
British Battle Line boats deals. ST John and
other Bay ports to United Kingdom. S4s season 1904
British steamer, ISIS TONS cotton etc Savannah
tons, hemp two ports Philippine Islands to two ports
United States Ais Sd. January 1928: Dutch steamer,
Tei tons sugar United States at about 2s
Cd 177s tons nitrate. west coast South
America 10 Hampton Roads orders at or about 21s
January Norwegian l. 800 tons (releD West
India trade trips frs; British bark III tons,
peru Barbadoe FOR orders 10 United states or United
Kingdom lis Cd Italian bark, LIZ TONS lumber, Gulf
10 uenos Ayres SO British schooner 20 tons, COAL
Philadepha 20 Nassau. 81; schooner, 100 tons COAL
Baltimore 81 3d. schooner asa tons, lumber
Cramda spain SO % and owage' sehooner 942
tons, phosphate rock Port Tampa 20 Boston - 90;
schooner $50 tons lumber. Jacksonville 70 Philadelphia
IS 49, out private terms; schooner e-o TONS lumber
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

the o'clock price FOR December 501sc May acc
Active unloading accompanied the setback and was
largely responsible for It, the rather
buish, II anything including light Western receipts
better cables with cash demand
corn through Iowa The only export business noted
the sale OF loads outports. No 2
elevator and 5!zo afoat: No white. 81 Sc and
NO yellow, o5tsc afoat OATS-The market for
oats also acted rather weak during the session
about lowest point. No closed Al c; No g.
40l9c; No white. 424c; No 3 white Ale: track white
4lG45ci and STANDARD white &c RYE-Market steady;
b6G5sc. BARLEY-Market quiet. Feeding quoted
Doc and mating $4,000, both Buffalo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

The regular Liverpool weekly with comparisons

special Liverpool cables: Spot cotton
American ZOO receipts 100: American, 1000 middlinE
upland e7sd Futures opened quiet lq2 points decline;
DeeemberJanuary 959d esS4Se 6odi
fepToafy91aTe oooa Ahrei-15ptII,
May. e49G65od; May-June 64sd: June-J1Iy 64oG64edi
and reported 10 IOc higher around the
Of during the last week We quote;
10 winter s. 25@$2 So extra No winter s$eSs 20
Quoted, g Soaf2 80 RYE FLOUR dun quoted; Fair
NEAL steady Quoted; kin dried 50 9Oa$2 o. as to
brand BAG MEAL steady Quoted: Fine white and vel
Quoted spring bran spot SIS 5 sacks to arrive 200 h.
SO: December spring bran niddlng S2l 60QS In 200
s21 bulk: So sacks; of meal. s23 70.
RAINwIIEAT1TRe profit taking which Developed
losses from the high point Of The "esk ana rather
ing partial &c net loss at y ocock and sc decline
from the Friday night close az o'clock when Deeem-
There much 70 explain ths setpack IN the mar
let except Snow report estimating the wheat yield as
asn e. SgTes was ESQ 100000 bush During the hrst
hour Ne-York successfully resisted az attempts 70 break
~ v1eajrness The seaboArd market held its own stub
borny This principally due TO mo aebnowledged
rl,t Nv midday however support became
TIE "a 49,, vosrjset gave way more rapidly
hanste4; ana 81 To,is Was relatively hrner than any
other market notably on July wheat as result OK wy
ufayorabie crop neT a vear and seaboard cearances
isgtt al dispatch received here from hig elevator
&c ststing that treequaTters Of the wheat crop in his
territory been shipped out az a,
haze whsat 11 over the price offered By elevators The
sender Of the message SAID ne q ,ber bfs
DE new crop came Worlds shipments We're est,
mated 100000 bush The export ad aa az oufboq
80 ,0aos red ae oiosea s5o eieyator and 9He Snest
no NorthSFnh her Sharp break in the corn market
during The day ana ne elosS m ths Srh issvps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
FUTURE MARKET.

From The Chicago News.
Quinn-If had the money I'd go in the umbrella
business
De Fonte-Think there'u be a demand for them
IN the future?
Quinn-Yes; Just soon as airships begin to
navigate safely they'll carry umbrellas as life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
How did it happen that Mrs. FURRY went TO
Somebody told her It was to be a bargain day in
tins"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

mously elected Second Lieutenant J. Wilson first
lieutenant. The charges against Major Garcia,
preferred months since by Lieutenant J. T.
Griffin still in the hands of Colonel Kline, and
it is understood that Lieutenant Griffin becoming
to have his charges reach the higher authorities
Sergeant John Kelly OF Company G. 47th Regi-
ment has received brevet commission Of sec
ond lieutenant from Governor Oden for serving
over twenty-five years. He has been honorably
discharged. but can appear at military functions In
the uniform Of a second lieutenant.
]. Young a second lieutenant. He has served in
the National Guard of the West Company B, Cap
tain Beekman has the best percentage of attend
ance during the month of October, its percentage
being Sab.
The Second Signal Corps is hard at work re-
cruiting up its authorized strength of los Off
GERS and men. First Lieutenant R. W. Earle and
ed, have received their commissions. Both officers
served in the Spanish war with the United States
Volunteers.
Drum Major George ". Brown. OF the sd Regi-
ment, has applied for his honorable discharge after
thirty-fve years Of service. This will be granted
to him. and he will also receive a further reward
by being brevetted second lieutenant for faithful
service. He first Joined tho Guard private in
Company B. 18th Regiment in October, 1860, and
transferred to the 22d Regiment in September 1881,
the position Of drum major of that COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

tsedy. No ~, ~ re - Flo-cofse market barely
cleared Europe 20 5e United ststes 1000 bags
sDf 6o5 6ass ee sooe santos 5s5Oo; re-
Ice inarket @rere5 ISoeA 900 BAGS HanEIrF-c,og
changed HI u-s1 -i-ill1sed 2.aO q rn vras 80 ~.
fss lssr = p,G .oHe. GALES 30 900 Bag 49,. nst G
tIt[e totsi sales. IS 90 az. Al Y n de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Adjutant General Nelson Henry will review the
Sd Battery at its armory Monday evening De-
cember o. The battery will parade mounted and
there will be some interesting drills incident to the
review. At the annual muster of the battery last
Tuesday by Lieutenant Colonel ThurstOn, the bat
terry paraded 100 per cent Of its membership. The
figures were officers and Ill men, total OF III
Company Of the 18th Regiment will hold a
euchre and dance on Tuesday evening next Com
pany X will hold a smoker on next Wednesday.
Company viii hold a vaudeville entertainment
on December Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

mand In October, 1900 he was appointed drum
major Of the I'D Regiment. and he is also the
drum major of the Old Guard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
WHAT ATTRACTED HER.

stitutlng practically untouched moose country
(F1eld and Stream
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Receipts OF breadstus points in thousands
last three cphers CO) omitted flour bb grain
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Mayor-elect George B. Mcclellan will review the
"a Battery in the second week in January. This
Will be the first command in Manhattan to have
the honor Of a review by the new Mayor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Company of the 9th Regiment will hold an
election for a second lieutenant December IL.
A. P. Hamben. from civil life, will be the only
candidate. Company A. with percentage of 97.40
had the best attendance for drill in the regiment
for October.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

The 1st Battery and the ID Battery have been
selected fire the salutes for the New East River
Bridge December 10. The 1st Battery will fire
a salute of fifty guns at the Brooklyn end of the
bridge. and the Cd Battery will fire the salute at
the Manhattan end.
Company L OF the 14th Regiment has unani-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Company B. eth Regiment. Captain Schuyler
holds the best percentage for attendance of drill
in October in the regiment. Its percentage was
9S g. This is a remarkably high record and is the
best in any regiment in the State. Company F
Captain STEELE. stands second best in the regiment
with average percentage of 9692.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-02-06
FEDERAL INSPECTION BILL.
President Springer, of the National Liv,
Stock Association, Pleased at
the Law.

Denver, Col, Feb. 3.-Referring to
President Roosevelt signing the fed.
eral inspection bill, which abolishes
all local inspection of interstate ship
ments on live stock and which has
been championed by the Nationa!
Live Stock association in congress-
President John w. Springer, of the
National Live Stock ASSOCIATE said:
'DThe shippers of live stock of the
United States can congratulate them.
selves that the strenuous efforts OF
the officers of the organization have
placed on the federal statutes com.
prehensive law which eliminates ali
state inspection feed on live stock
for interstate shipments. This great
fight has been waged for two years
by the National Live Stock associa.
ton and President Roosevelt has
signed the bill, relieving shippers OF
live stock of an annual tax of nearly
$500, 900 per annum."
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-02-06
THE H1ILMoN CASE.
<he Celebrated Kansas Insurance Case
sent Back to the Trial Court By
the Supreme Court.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The celebra-
ted Kansas insurance case which
grew out of the alleged death of
John w. Hillmon in that state in 1879,
was to-day sent back to the tria!
court for the sixth trial. Hillmon's
life was insured in the Connecticut
Mutual Insurance company for $685.
100 and when his death was reported
The payment of the policy was re-
sisted on the ground that he entered
into conspiracy with others to d.s-
appear, have the report circulated
that he was dead, then substitute
the corpse of another man and claim
payment of the policy. Hillmon dis
appeared while travelling on the
plains with man named Brown, who
swore that he had been killed by the
accidental discharge of q gun. The
case has been in the courts ever
since. The circuit court Of appeals
for the Eighth circuit at the last
hearing decided the case in favor OF
the claim of the widow of the insured
man, but the superior court reversed
the opinion on the ground of error in
the trial. The opinion was delivered
by Justice Brown, Justices Brewer
and White dissenting.