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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
WALL STREET REVIEW
CONTINUED INTEREST MANIFEST IN UNITED STATES STEEL.
Colorado Fuel Made Most Conspicuous Rise m Group and Held On Better than
 Did Other Members.

New York, Feb. 1l.-The interest in the United States Steel stocks which was neWV revived yesterday in response to the actN- ity of the minor steel stocks, was carried over into the early dealings today ,,.
 After some heavy transactions the reaHS- demand and their prices were carried pack ward. Colorado Fuel made the conspicuous rise in the group, with an advance 70 SS and held better than the other members ot the group. ,
 The attendance at the board was rather on account of the departures to anticipate the Monday holiday and the trading was seemed to be to close up contracts Tor tne holiday. But some effect on sentiment was produced by the circulation of reports that information furnished had been received from Washington of a determination reach ed by the President to call an extra ses- sion of Congress for the copsideratoon or freight rate control unless some legislation ress.
 The first reports of railroad gross earnings for the first week of Februay showed some declines from the southwestern region of the country, which were supposed to oe due .o the export grain rate war and officials or Western railroads were reported as com plaining that the reduced rates were bring ing little increase in she shipments Of grain
 Prices hardened again during the latter part of the session apparently on account o1 covering of shorts put out earlier and the days net changes are unimportant 1n@ closing tone was irregular. The bank re turn. although weak was no worse than ex ket detracts from It's serious consideration.
 Total sales of bonds. par value. SS.O2O'OOo
 NEW YORK SHOCK LIST.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
LoyEMAN 6 CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

New Orleans, Feb. ii. Unfavorabl" weather developed over night, general rains the s offieiSl ' forecast coast was for a continuance of such conditions west Of the Mlssisstppi river topiEht and snnday n, with SsSTssa SsS1qsa in the northern portion of the belt ana tc about 20 degrees along the Gulf coast, was today the result. The worlds visible supply was very bearish on American. spin. ners of the world having taken but sl50oO OOO last year, which made 1t possible for the visible stocks of the world to show de. with a decrease of 9s.0O0 one year ago, not withstanding weeks insight to have been s2.O0O smaller than last year, lss.oTo com. n, spinners' takings of late is confined prin- cipally to New England and the continent of Europe, Northern mills having accept compared with Sl.0O0 last year, while the continent took but 3s,oO0, against lSb'SoO one year ago. Manchester, however, Is do- ing an exceptionally good business prln- cipally for India, English spinners having past week to the extent of S3.O0O, compared with 53,000 last year. sales therefore for the period amounting to a6,OOO American compared with S0.OO0 last year Private ad- vices from Liverpool are rather friendly to the market. thinking prices near the bottom on account of the excellent trade sceounfa from Lancashire, and the opinion was expressed Sthat Manchester would he active for some time to come; Conditions are quite the reverse in America, however, as reports from the dry goods division of the market are to the effect that notwithstand- ing the recent firmer tone of the raw ma teriaI several varieties of cotton goods have been reduced, and that the market develop ed much irreguiarity Instead of stimulat- ing business as expected the concessions have caused buyers to act with increased Conservation It may be that the conti- nent of Europe is affected in the same way. as their holdings of American are only e7O, 0oO, against 714.O0O one year ago. and there appears to be no anxiety to stock up with raw material. The market of the past week having been governed by weather conditions, the course of values next week will probably be influenced one way or the other by weather developments, which. at moment remains unsettled. the coming of a cold wave will probably be followed by fair weather.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

New Orleans, Feb. l1.-Spot cotton very quiet. Cloudy and rainy weather restricted movement. Sales 4a0 bales, including 2V' to arrive. Quotations unchanged.
 Futures opened firm with prices sWe points up. The weather map showed ram and snow all over the cotton belt, this was considered a decidedly bulish element as no land has yet been prepared for next sea- son's crops In the trading March opened at '. 25, sold up to f.30 down to [ 20 and finally improved to [ 26. The market closed steady. the list showing net gains of lOQ 12 points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

and this is the animus of the whole effort now making--that while some full professorships now pay more than. was paid to anybody thirty-five years ago the average salary of a Harvard teacher at that time was higher than it 10 today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
IIyERpoOI, COTTON FUTURES.
NEW ORIEANs sPOT COTTON.

New Orleans Feb 11.-Cotton quiet sales 450 Ordinary, t-10; good ordinary: oh : dina, : I5-Ie; middling fair, sA. Heceipts' 3.924; stock, S3S,s20
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
COLLEGE SALARIES
 TODAY AND IN THE PAST

AVERAGE COMPRESSION HAS NOT ADVANCED IN THIRTY-FTvE - BETTER INTERN ATTONAI
 REPUTATION INADEQUATE SALARIES
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

FIVE BIG SNAPS ALL THE WEEng. cans Fancy Tomatoes. es......... 26o cans Fancy Tomatoes, large also asa cans Tender Sugar Corn ....... 45Q 0ne peek Large Irlaa Potatoaa.. 15a
 BROCK GROCERY c0s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
Missouri, Kansas A rexaa 4n ,1O0M

Missouri, Kansas & Texas 4s .... ....1oo% oo ,n1s r;''. ~. ..;' .''' son son New York Central general sNs .... 100 New Jersey Central general 5s .... ..135 Northern Pacific 4s ....l05N
 uO o8 .....s s"ss s'.' v Norfolk Western consol 4s .... ....104k Oregon Short Line rfdg. 4s .... sIS Pennsylvania conv. 3hs ....lO4A St. Louis & Iron Mountain consol 5s .11s St. Louis & San Francisco fg As s2h St. Louis Southwestern consol 4s S2 Y Seaboard Air Line Is .... ...... SSA Southern Pacific Is .... .... .... s6k Southern Railway 5s ..119h Toledo, St. Louis 6 Western s4 union Pacific 4s. ...- lO0
 oo CohV. Ss '''' '''hs'''A H W dDaSn Abts ss's ssss s's'1As
 0o Deb. b. oSB Western Maryland 4s S2A Wheeling & Lake Erie Is s5 Wisconsin Central 4s S4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

A happy marriage is the usual result when love Is adulterated with a little common sense.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
The leading futures ranged as follows: ARTICLES. Omen. High. LOW. Close

Cash quotations were as follows Flour-Easy.
 Wheat-No spring. 1.12@1.1G; No. 8. l.o5@l.16: No. red, 1.1s 4 q1. go. corn-No. 2, A; No. 2 yellow, 44M. oats--No. ?. SoA @3O%; No. white. 3OAs @32.
 Mess pork. per bbL. 12.7O. Lard. per 100 lbs, 275.
 Short ribs sides, loose, 6.7597.75. Short clear sides, boxed. 6.75@6.s7h. Whiskey, basis of high wines, l. 23.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
 Port Movement.

New orleans-Quiet. slice; net reecIpts s924 gross sg24 :oS,Ssn, sales 4SS 7ss stock SSS gross, 76s; safes. sO6; stock, 5O.15O. gross 2.393: sales. 1sS: stock. 5s,75s; ship ments. to continent, 24,l79; coastwise, 596.
 Charleston-Quiet, 7kc; net receipts, S4; Wiiimington-steady, 7Nc; net receipts. SsO; gross, 66O; stock, 7419.
 Norfolk-steady 7%c: net receipts, sS2i gross sS2; sales. 1s2; stock, 3O,57O; ship ments, coastwise. 142.
 New York-HolIday; stock, 7s, ,45y.
 Boston-Quiet, 7.7Oc; net receipts, 500:
 eiphia--stsady, :. s5c; net receipts, 25; gross. IS; stock, 1868.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
CINCINNATI PROVISIONS. Cincinnati, Fab l1.-Flour firm. Provisions steady Whiskey quiet, 1.23.

NEW YORK COFFEE AND SUGAR. New York Feb 1.-The Coffee Exchange was closed today in observance of Lincolns birthday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
TOTAT, COrrON. MOvENFENT.

Total today. at all 1lorts, net lo. .4se: ship
 Total since Sept. l. at all ports, net G. s1s.6T3; shipments, to Great Britain, 2,536- 3s3; to France, 559, 146; to continent 2.10O,- sos; to Japan, 93,445; to Mexico, 19,214.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

New York, Feb. 1l.-ComparRtive cotton statement for the week ending Feb. 10.
 Net receipts at all U s. ports during
 week.. SOToSS Net receipts at all U. S. ports same Total receipts since Sept l.. .s,s0e 237
 year .... .... .s,224s1S Exports for the week .... .... 99446 Fexports for same week last year Q, 57317 Total exports since Sept. L. .5,299 S57 Total exports same date last year. 4, 4,659 992 Stock at all U S. ports .... .... 744,0S Isst year .... .. 7ss. .OSs stock at all interior towns ...... s27ss7 S'tnn time T last year ''. ..". ... .''. s7s.O45 s'Sea SsSr. at A.:.poo. sam. . tune ". ...' s45.OOO Britain same time last year l1s,OOO
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
TNTrRIoR MOvEMrNT.

Houston-steady. 7-1Sc; net receipts. r. 424; gross, l.424; shipments. 2,35O; sales. ETA: stock, 53,239.
 Augusta,-steady, 7hc; net receipts 2s4; gross 2s2; shipments. BPS; sales 67l; stock
 Memphis-steady. 7Ac: net receipts. 223; gross 2ss; shipments, 1,422; sales, BUO; stock, 106,1B
 St. Louis-ouiet. 7hc; gross receipts. r. As9; shipments, 1,537; stock, 43.561.
 CincInnati-Net receipts. 494; gross. 449; shipments. 2s9; sales, 200; stock, 5,02s.
 Louisville-Firm. T&c.
 Total today: Net receipts, 2,425; gross, 4,- 0so; shipments 5,92e; sales, 1.s45; stock ase.55s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
rnrrnN RECEIPrs-

the total net reosIpts of cotton at all ports. since Sept. ist;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON;

Total. bales .... .... .... ... .e.sOG
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
GERMS FROM THE FURNACE.
Discovery Is Made BY an Eminent
Chicago Physician.

Chicago, Oct. lS-The staphylococcus
and steptococus have been discovered,
and the public solemnly warned that
its health is in grave danger from these
deadly bacilli with the impossible names.
They lurk in furnaces, remaining in
strict seclusion during the summer
months and issue forth in solid phalanx
when the registers are opened in the
fall. Then they get busy with the
helpless inhabitants, distributing all
sorts of disorders, such as influenza and
other irritating troubles.
The man of science who makes this
portentous announcement is DR.. Her
man Spaulding, the chief medical exam
liner of the city health department. For
some time DIR. Spaulding has kept his
faithful microscope trained on furnaces
and all sorts of heating apparatus, and
finally his efforts were rewarded by the
discovery of these disseminators of dis
ease.
"Those germs" said the man of mi
croscopes, "gather in the dark recesses
of the furnaces until released by the
opening of the registers, when they min
gle in the air of the houses and become
responsible for the irritating coughs of
the inhabitants, and kindred diseases.
Before the registers are opened, the
heat should be turned on and allowed
thoroughly to roast the germs and for
eign matter in the pipes. The heat will
kill the germs and prevent them from
entering the rooms"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
COST OF CEMENT SIDEWALKS
What is Paid in Mankato and
Rochester for Work.

A material reduction has been secured
by the municipality in the cost of CO.
ment sidewalks which it lays. During
a year it becomes necessary for the city
to construct many of these walks adj
jacent to property where the owners
neglect to do SO, and the price previous
ly paid by the city for the cement side
walks has been $l.25 per yard. To City
Engineer Armstrong, this looked rather
high priced, and he consequently took
the matter in hand with the result that
he is now enabled to have these i'm
prOvements made at a reduction of so
cents on the ward This means quite Il
bit of money in year, and Mr.. Arm.
strong is to be commended for the eff
forts to decrease the expenditure along
this line. During the month of Septem-
Der 5000 worth of cement sidewalks
were laid by the city and the same as
sessed to property benefited by them
Rochester Post and Record.
In Mankato the price charged the city
for cement block is 80 cents per square
ward
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
FROM WINONA SOUTH.
Electric Road May Be Constructed
Into Iowa Territory.

There is talk again of an electric line
through this section, says The Winona
Republican and Herald. Since the sur
veys for such line were made couple
of years ago by syndicate of which S.
B. Livermore, at that time a resident
of Winona, was at the head, the matter
has been dropped. Several lines were
then surveyed and an expert submitted
detailed report regarding the cost of
constructing and operating such road.
On account of the grades to be overcome
in getting out of Winona and the diff
Guilty of financing the enterprise it was
dropped The proposed terminals of that
line were Lanesboro or Rushford and
Winona. According to a Lanesboro pa
per there is now fresh talk of another
electric line this to be somewhat longer
in extent between Mason City and Wi
mona. The Lanesboro paper says:
During the past week the business
men of Lanesboro have been approached
in regard to building an electric line
through this section of the country. The
route of the line is laid from Mason
City, Iowa, to Winona touching Preston,
Lanesboro and points northeast of us.
The parties fathering the project are
hustlers and with the necessary aid
from towns along the proposed route,
there seems to be no reason why it can
not be made a 60. This should not be
COMPOUNDED with the so-called DEBORAH,
Rochester and st. Paul line that has
been on paper for the past two years
and for some reason gets no further, but
is proposition of recent make and en-
tirely Independent of previous schemes.
Our business men have the idea under
serious consideration and we hope soon
to give further and more definite plans
of the enterprise"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
SHOWS INCREASED EARNINGS
Annual Report Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Road.

A surplus for the year of $4,2S5.430;
an accumulated surplus of $3l, lS5,O02;
dividends of $7,473,396; and an increase
in net earnings of 81, lao, 425-are among
the highly satisfactory items in the re-
port of the Milwaukee road, just filed
with the state railroad commissioners.
The total gross earnings of this great
system were $49,S44,ll4, or $l,5l3,779
more than the gross earnings of the year
preceding. The operating expenses were
$3O,66l ,7Os. Adding income from other
sources than operation, the total differ
ence between receipts and expenditures
rose to $l9,453,2O3. The increase in
operating expenses and taxes was small
-$4l7,4l
The total earnings of the company in
Minnesota last year were $8,S67.745, of
which $685. 25 was derived from
freight traffic.
The Minneapolis Western Railway
company, terminal line, reported operat-
ing expenses as $37 ,5SS, and income
all from switching-as $57 1888.
From rent of yards and tracks the
Duluth Terminal Railway company re-
ceived $32,l73. Its operating expenses
were $l3,66l.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
COUNTY BUSINESS.
Commissioners Busiiy Engaged
Clearing 1t Up.

The county board yesterday afternoon
granted an auctioner's license to Mic Jul
liar.
The bond of the National Citizens
bank for two years was approved.
An extension for one year of the
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
company's bond for the Minnesota State
bank of Amboy was approved.
The application of the Episcopal church
for correction of assessment was APP
proved.
This forenoon the county attorney
was requested to confer with the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company relative to the water openings
under their track for mile this side of
Whittaker's crossing, as the water backs
up and destroys the crops.
Ditch No. was reported as obstruct-
ed by the wind blowing in sand. 1t will
be cleaned out.
A. E. Bixby, John M. Chapman and E.
E. Norton of Garden City appeared be-
fore the board and asked that it assist
in building steel bridge over the Wat
onwan river at the Meservey ford.
The board expects to adjourn this af-
ternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
GIVES THEM MORE POWER.
Cabinet Officers Can Remove En-
pioyes at Viii; New Rule.

Washington, Oct. lS.-An amendment
to the civil service rules, sweeping and
comprehensive in its character, was au-
thorized today by President Roosevelt.
Hereafter a cabinet officer will have the
power to remove summarily and with
out hearing any civil service employee in
his department who to the personal
knowledge of the head of the depart
ment has been guilty of misconduct or
is Inefficient in the performance of his
duties.
BY the terms of the amendment the
cabinet officer must have personal
knowledge of the misconduct or inetfi-
cheney of the employee whom he pro-
poses to discharge. With this personal
knowledge the power of the head of the
department is absolute.
The amendment authorized today is
one of the most important and far
reaching made to the civil service rules
in many years. 1t confers upon cabi-
net officers practically unlimited power
as to the personnel of their departments.
The amendment is made to the rule
which provides that the appointing of
ficer in the executive civil service shall
report in detail to the civil service COM
mission all changes in their departments
as soon as made and the reasons for
making them Heretofore, in every case
of the removal of civil service en-
ployee charges had to be filed against the
person whom it was proposed to remove
and time was given the employee to
meet the charges with such defense as he
might have to make.
Under the authorized amendment such
proceeding will not be irregular. The
head of department may discharge
an employee for misconduct or ineffi-
cheney with the simple statement to the
civil service commission that the miscon-
duct or inefficiency is subject of his
personal observation. The discharged
employee will have no recourse.
1t is said that the amendment was
made at the instance of members of the
cabinet, who hold that under the pres
ent construction of the civil service
rules they often are unable to deal
properly with cases of misconduct and
inefficiency of which they are personal
ly cognizant. Assurance is given that
the amendment was not made to apply
to any particular case now pending. Its
purpose, as stated, is to improve the
discipline of the departmental forces.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
CRUSADE AGAINST SMOKING.
Students Of the Brighter Glass Stick
to Coffin Nails.

Recent discussion regarding enforce
ment of the law against public smoking
by minor students in public schools or
in the university has aroused consider
able interest at the university. AS a
result the anti-smoking crusade which
was abandoned at the university five
years ago may be revived by members
of the faculty and student reformers,
even if S. L. Van Etten, agent of the
Humane society does not carry his anti
smoking campaign into university terri
tory.
The cigaret is the particular aversion
of many members of the faculty, al
though university cigar store statistics
show that the biggest tobacco business
done in the vicinity of the college is in
The sale of cigarets and cigaret tobacco
Professor f. L. McVey's statment that
the cigaret is one of the means EN-
ployed by nature for eliminating the
unfit" is heartily indorsed by the ma
jority of faculty members, although in
many cases the professors who criticise
the use of cigarets admit that some of
the brightest students in the university
are addicted to the habit.
Smoking on the university campus is
prohibited, but the minute the sacred
boundary is passed there is general
lighting up" and gymnasium Stats
tics at the university show that over
60 per cent of the masculine freshmen
use tobacco in some form. As the aver
age age of the entering freshmen is 10,
it can readily be seen that, should the
Humane society attempt to enforce the
anti-smoking law at the university,
there would be something of a stir
among the undergraduates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
SHROUDED IN MYST EY.
Dead Body of Woman in Minneapo-
lis Doctors Office.

10 SSSsS' = O''SSs
The dead body of a woman who has
not vet been identified was yesterday
afternoon taken from the private hos
pital of DIR. w. Wheeler, 6l0 Sixth street
southeast, Minneapolis, and removed to
the county morgue, where a postmortem
examination made last night conclusive
ly showed that death was due to a
criminal operation performed four or
five days ago.
That the woman's death was not at
once reported to the coroner is cir
cumstance so suspicious that the police
are inclined to believe that murder or
a crime of little less degree has been
committed.
Although both the coroner and the po-
lice have made strenuous efforts to To-
cate DIR. Wheeler, he had not been found
at a late hour last night.
The case is shrouded in mystery. The
woman died early Tuesday morning.
The body had nothing on but night
gown, and the coroner was unable to
find any clothes that had belonged to the
unfortunate woman. She appeared to
have been about thirty years old, was
five feet eleven inches tall and weighed
200 pounds. From general appearances
she was probably Scandinavian. She
had light brown hair and blue eyes. Her
nose was short and prominent and her
chin was firm and well moulded She
had a high, narrow forehead. Her
hands were slightly calloused, as though
she were used to hard work
On her right hand was found plain
gold ring, but it was without any dis
tinctive mark and will be of little use
in establishing the Identification. No
scars or marks were found on the head
or body.
The remains will be held at the NOR
que for few days and the coroner will
probably order an inquest held. In the
meantime the police are making de-
termined effort to locate DR.. Wheeler,
against whom charge of manslaughter
will probably be made.
DIR. Wheeler is seventy-five years old
and has practiced medicine in Minneap-
oils since 1892. He came to Minneapo-
lis from St. Peter, where he was located
for many years. He has been married
twice and his wife and two children are
now living at 1907 Fourth avenue south.
As far as known he hiss not been in any
similar trouble before
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
LABOR UNIONS.
Their Legal and Moral Status Dis
cussed by Social Science Club.

SOSSC0 ny SOSs0' SS'SpSS StdSs
The Social Science club held a meeting
last evening at DIR. Andrews library, and
considered the subject: Legal Status
of Labor Unons.' w. A. Funk read a
paper on the subject, which will be pub
lished in full by The Free Press later
on, and Judge Plymat led the discussion,
which was quite generally participated
in. The general opinion was that la
Dor unions are good thing if they do
not go too far and try to dictate to
employers and try to deprive those who
do not belong to them of their rights
under the constitution.
A program for the year was presented
and was adopted. 1t was also practi-
cally decided to have dinner party
some time during the winter. The pro-
gram provides for several ladies' nights