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Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
EIrID Butter Mnrkct.

ELGIN. ILL.,, July 31.-BUTTER-Prlc
ruled Arm on the Board of Trade today
being quoted at 2Oc h., the same as last
week. Sales in the district were $4,000 lba
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
Wool Market.

dium grades, combing and clothing, 26d3lcl
light fine. 2lG27c; heavy fine, 1sq22c tut
washed, S2042c.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01

WASHINGTON, July u.-Todays state
ment Of the treasury balances In the gem
eral fund exclusive OF the $3.50. 900 600
| reserve shows; Available cash balance,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
Peoria Market,

PEORIA, III. July a.-CORN-Lower
No yellow, SIC; No. g. sac; No. I, 5sc
OATS-Steady; No. 3 white, 29c: new No
white 27i1c
wHIsKf-on the basis OF EE Tor I'm
ished goods.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01

Cash Close Wheat: No. hard, 79lsc; No
hard, use; No. 2 red, s2dS2lkc; No. 3 red,
sOqsle. Corn; No. 2 white, 50a501tc; No;
2 mixed, Sa5Hc; No. s, 25c.
Steady; July soc; september, 77q771c; De
No q 7sq8ic; No T. 75dfS1sc; No q red,
s2gs2he; No. 8. soQSle; No. 4 75q79c;
CoRN-Loweri july FSgf%ci septem-
cash, No. mixed 4S1sc; No. $, 4sq4slkci
No white. 601tc; No, 8, SOC.
oATs-steady; No white, Sl9ahc; No
2 mixed, 26q27c.
EGGS-Steady; Missouri and Kansas, new
No. whitewood cases included. l5c; case
count, l4c; cases returned, nc less.
HAY-Steady; choice timothy, S3.50d9. 90
choice prairie, $3.50.
RYE[Steady. 62iAe.
BUTTER-Steadyi creamery, 15ikaiS1kc
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surnr Prices Advnnce

NEW YORK, July 31.-All grades OF re.
fined sugar were advanced 10 cents hun
dred pounds today.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01

TOLEDO, o., July u.-SEED-Clover.
cash, $50 asked; October, $40. December
5.s7it; August slsike. $40 bid. Prime
timothy N.577SE
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London stock MARKET.


SILYER-Bar, Arm, q 5-l6d per ounce.
MONEY-lhq2 per cent.
The rate OF discount in TIC open market
for short bills is ~ per cent for three
months bills, ~ per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01

Minneapolis Grain Market.
The range OF price1 paid in Minneapolis,
Ns reported by the Edwards Wood COM
peny' nO-nl Board OF Trade building, was:
Articles. Open. High Low. Close sat'y.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations on
staple nud Fancy Produce.

EGGS Receipts fair market steady;
LIVE iPPS0StS,tTT'RRy- sxc: roosters.
586c; turkeys, l2Gl5C; ducks, SC; spring
ducks, loyi spring chickens, HaSyc,
BCTTER-Market firm, packing stocks,
lhsc; choice to fancy dairy, lidlSci cream
sUOAR- standard granulated. in barrels,
loaf s. 90 per cwt. No 6 extra {, $50 yer
cwti No. 10 extra c, S5.35 per cwt.; No, "
yellow, $3.50 per cwti xxx Dowdere1.
FREsI, F1sH-Trout, &C; helibut ile,
buffalo dressed, Sc; pickerel (dressedl, soi
lscaled and dressedD. Sc; pike, lOc, catfish
l5C, red snapper, lOC, salmon. l6ci Crappies,
Manitoba whitehsh tdressed), lOc; Lake SUI
perior whitehsh (dressed), l2c; frog legs,
Per dGE .Gs sSe io5sters green .ss S boiled
HAY-Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale
Hay Dealers, association: Choice, 81; No.
l. $3.50; No. ?, s.; coarse, s.. These prices
are for hay Of good color and quality.
BRAN-Per ton, Sl5
TROPICAL FRUIT.
RANGES-Valencia, al. sizes S4.75d5 90.
LEMONs-Limonicra, extra fancy. go
geo and $50 sizes. %Qlo; fancy, l7o. 800 ana
Halloween, in 7C-ib, boxes, per Ib.' &c.
FIGS-Calfornia, per lob carton. 7bfs
5c; imported Smyrna. 4-crown. i2c; s
-BAl.NANAs-Psr medigm-sized bunch, SIS
PEARs-Bartlett. per JO-lb. box. CB.
PLUMS-Californa, per l-basket crate
PEACHEs-Texas EIbertas. per 4-baskel
crate 75c. California freestones, per Is.
CANTAL LoUPEs-T per crate. 81
California, per crate, ponies, $2O0q25O
California, standa rds, 81.
MFLONS-AlRbama Sweets 25d
| 40c each, Grated. lhC per 10.
RASPBERRIES-Red box OF "a pts. 81
BLACKBERRIEs-Ca OF "a qts,, N75d
200
| WAX BEANs-Per ls-bu. basket, 25Ga5c,
string beans, per is-bu box 25dS5c
P0TAToEs-New per bu.. Sd35c.
BIEANS-Navy. per bu., 81
CAuLIFLOWER-IIome grown. per crate
of dog, SOC.
CUCUMBERs-Per doz., 25c.
TOMATOES - Tennessee, per 4-baskei
,CABsAGE-Home-g grown, in crates, per
oNioNs-Home-g grown yellow. red and
white, &c per ID.
BEETs-New, per bu, 75c.
MISCELLANEOUS
CHEESE new, lbc; Wisconsin,
| brick, l4c; Wisconsin limberger, l5c; Twins
| l21&ci Young Americas, l2lRc.
| NtTS-Walnuts, No. ! soft shells, new
| crop, per h., l5c hard shells, per lb., lSc;
| No. soft shells, per h., l2c; No hard
| shells, per ID, l2c. Pecans large, per ID,
| l2c; small, per H., lOc. Peanuts, per h., &c;
| l2diS1Rc Almonds, soft shells, per d., l7ci
| hard shells, per h., l5c, Shellbark hickory
nuts, per bu., N.7b; large hickory nuts, per
| bu, $3.50
calf. 1oc No. veal calf, SC; dry saltedl 7g
Q3.OO.
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Articles. open. high Low. Close. /

'No. 3 told. tNew
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Steady; winter patents, Ae0@
40; straights A0Oq410; spring patents
S4S5q5.4O; straights, S3.5oaAs5; bakers $2.4O9
$40.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring, 81 .O4al TO- No. g.
95cq$l .05: No. 2 red, s6lhGS7hc.
CoRN-No. 2, dc; No. yellow, 544c,oo
No. white, N&c.
RYE-No. 2, 6Sc.
BARLEY-Good feeding. $50; fair to choice
mailing, 40I45c.
sEEDs-No fax, 81 81; No. / northwest
ern, 81. 35; prime timothy, SO. 20; clover con-
tract grade, $l275@l3O0.
PROVISIONS-Mess pork, per bbl., S13. $50
13.40. Lard, per 100 lbs, T25q7,271a Short
ribs sides Qoosel, $s.009S,l0. Short clear
sides (boxed), $7S71zQS.00.
The receipts and shipments of -four and
grain were as follows:
Receipts. Shipments
Flour, bbls. ls........"....,.... a,6oo B,400
Wheat, pu..'s''''s''''''.''..e .eooiy1 5,VUO
Corn, u........s.........,...f56' f56'0o $50 goo
oats, bu................,.....45S,S 500 977O0
Rye, bu. u......................- 1900 go.
Barley, bu,...,.........,..... 2A,SOO 400
On the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was firm; creameries, lTq2OAc;
dairies 16d1S11o Eggs, Arm, at mark,
cases included, Ice; firsts, 171kc; prime firsts,
lee; extras, 2lc. Cheese, Arm, 1ohQi1Ao.
Kansas City Grain and Provisions.
The range Of prices paid in Kansas City
as reported by the Edwards Wood company,
uo-lli Board Of Trade building, was
Articles. Open. High.E Low. close Yes'y.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-01
DISTRICT AVERAGES.
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET

y. A. WELSH,
Local Forecastor, Weather Bureau.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

| the city yesterday. Troops were ~.
e~rywhere in evidence as IL to overawe
the people, but although there were
many rumors of bloody collisions,
none of them could be authenticated.
There were great crowds of workmen
in the Industrial quarters, but their
behavior was orderly.
All military reserves are kept close
ly in barracks under arms. and at the
horse guard barracks back of Gen.
Trepoff's chancellery the horses are
kept constantly %saddled, ready to
emerge at a moments notice. The
Russian capital is like a city IN the
possession of a foreign army.
Many meetings were held last night
in various quarters of the city. at
which the workmen, encouraged by
the success Of the movement. We're in
a jubilant and confident spirit.
Soldiers Kill Invent.
London, Oct. 31.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Odessa says:
"A collision between the military
and a crowd of students and strikers
occurred in Tyraspoloskaya street.
The soldiers, without warning, fired
point blank into the people, killing
twenty and wounding sixty.
1T is reported from Kieff that three
regiments have mutinied in the South
western provinces and there are
alarming reports here of the doubtful
fidelity of three battalions Of hfan-
try -
Car Accepts Liberal Program.
London, Oct. 81. - The Daily Tele-
graphs st. Petersburg correspondent,
t~elegraphing Sunday night, says:
- am informed that the emperor
has just accepted the liberal program,
appointed Count White premier and
given legislative powers to the repre-
sentative assembly, allowing represen-
tatives from all sections of the popu-
latiOn to be elected to it and abolish
ing martial law throughout the en-
pire.
81 am further informed that the en-
peror will issue a manifesto to the
people tomorrow"
Many Wounded at Moscow.
Moscow, Oct. 31.-Nineteen wound
ed men have been brought to the uni
verSity hospital as the result of an en-
counter between students and royal
lists. The governor general has issued
a proclamation warning royalists who
wish to attack the liberals that this
will not be permitted. The city Is en-
tirely isolated. Prices OF food are
mounting higher and higher.
Cossacks Killed.
Tiflis. Oct. 81. - Complete disorder
refgns here. There is rifle firing
against the patrols in many quarters
of the city. A bomb was thrown at a
policeman. A military train has been
derailed outside the city and a number
of Cossacks killed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
THREE DIE IN CITY FLOOD.
Bursted Water Main mandates Bust
ness Streets in CHICAGO.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-Three lives were
lost; property valued at $780, 600 was
destroyed: scores Of families were
driven from their homes, and freight
traffic on the Nickel Plate railway was
delayed for several hours on account
of the breaking of a water main at
eighteenth and Clark streets yester~
day. The fatalities resulted indirectly
from the flood which followed the
bursting of the water pipe. inun-
dating the neighborhood for several
blocks. Two of the persons who lost
their lives were overcome by gas i'm
the Illinois tunnel at Eighteenth
street and Armour avenue, while at
tempting to ascertain if the flood had
damaged the property of the company.
The other death was the result of
shock to an invalid. who awoke and
found her room flooded with water.
Several persons were injured in the
flood while attempting to recover the,
bodies of the two men suffocated in
the tunnel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
STUDENT KILLED By TRAIN.
Fraternity Men Deny 1t Was Part OF
Initiation.


Gambler, Ohio, Oct. 31.-Stewart l..
Pierson, a freshman at Kenyon col
lege. was killed by a train last night
while awaiting initiation into Delta.
Kappa Epsilon fraternity. There was
no eye witness to the accident so far
as known. According to the statement
of members of the fraternity Pierson
had been told to station himself at the
foot of an abutment of the railroad
ridge and await the coming of a com
mittee to take him to the fraternity
house for initiation. When they vent
to the spot an hour later the students
mangled body was found on the rail
road track of the bridge. How he came
to be on the bridge the students are at
a loss to understand. Rumors were
afioat that Pierson had been tied to
the railroad track by the initiators.
but the fraternity men e%mphatically
deny that such a thing was done or
even contemplated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
General.

The strike of the job printers in
| Utica, N. Y, has ended. The employ
ers have acceded to the mems de-
mands.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has been
made a member of the Douglas Ath-
letic club, a wellknown boxing or
ganization at Harvard.
DR.. Edward Martin, director Of the
department of public health and chart
ties of Philadelphia, sent his resigna-
ton to Mayor Weaver. The position
paid $4,000 a year.
Samuel Sutliffe. chief of the bureau
Of street cleaning of Philadelphia, has
resigned his $4,000 position and Sam
uel B. McHaffey. his chief clerk, also
resigned. The designations are due
to the strained political conditions in
the city.
While engaged In cutting timber,
M. H. Low, aged Is, living at Hesel,
Chippewa county, Mich, was instant
ly killed by a falling tree. 1t was the
third similar fatality in the upper pc
ninsua within a week. The other vic
Tins were John Schriber of Harbor
Beech, killed in Luce county, and
Mrs. B. C. Bartlett of Daggett, killed
in Menominee county.
Passengers on the Red Ster liner
Finland, which docked at New York
last week, were witnesses of a most
pathetic sight during the trip, when
the big steamships engines were
stopped and the crew mustered on
deck to witness the burial at e OF
Erzebes Lakitis, a Hungarian girl
eight years old. who died suddenly OF
pneumonia.
The newspaper men and the minis
ters at Sioux City are at loggerheads.
The trouble grows out of an alleged
misQuoting az a Y. M. G. A. worker.re-
garding the separation of young PEG
pie who attend divine services.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

MioS Amanda Clement Of Hudson,
hi. hns just completed her first sea
"a aS ! professional baseball umpire,
an6 WfIl apply Tor q position in the
uooterR league next year. Come,
N(eT1 Man, this - getting serious.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

American travelling men who have
become so proficient that they can
converse freely with the natives OF
New Jersey are not going to be scared
~ the announcement that they may
rave to learn Chinese.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
WILL GO AFTER INSURANCE MEN
District Attorney Jerome Makes .
Jledue.

New York, Oct.s31.-In a statement
issued last night District Attorney
Jerome announced that il reelected
he will apply to the board of estimate
of New York city for money to retain
Charles g.. Hughes as special eanse
to prosecute the insurance men il any
were found criminally guilty.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

There never was q man who had as
good q time as his wife thinks he does
when she Is away for the summer.
fIater: There v was a man who
would acknowledge that he had as
nod . time, etc.).
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Shoots Wife; browns Self.

Marquette, Mich. Oct. 31.-Kdvara
Rebel, late OF Grand Marias. shot his
wife i've times at Munising, and. eav.
ing her for dead. jumped from a dock
and drowned. The woman is expected
to recover
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

The japanese are q thrifty people.
II It becomes necessary for them to
find something cheaper than rice to
live ON while they are paying their
war debt they will find 1t.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Washington.


The Federal National bank Of Chi
cago has been approved as a reserve
agent for the First National bank OF
Scotland.
The United States cruiser Minneap-
oils, commanded by Capt. James M.
Miller, has arrived at Naples and will
probably remain for a week.
During the twelve months which
ended June 80, 1856 persons were
killed and 13, 783 injured as the result
of accidents on railroad trains, accord
ing to a report of the interstate com
merce commission.
The commissioner of the general
land Office has ordered the withdrawal
from entry of all the public land in
areas covering LOO, 900 acres in Boze-
man and Lewiston, Mont, land dis
tricts, on account Of the Lake Basin
irrigation project in hat state.
Consul James w. Davidson of An
tung, ManchuIia, in an interview
characterized as preposterous the
statement made at the recent meeting
of the national purity conference at
La Crosse to the effect hat Chine.Sa
and Japanese girls in large numbers
are being exported to the United
States under the supervision Of the
British authorities at Shanghai and
Singapore. He added that the Japan
csc and Chinese governments do not
| allow girls to he exported for any pur-
pose.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Remey Pleads Not Guilty.

Helena, Mont, Oct. 31.-Frederick
Remey, charged with murder in the
first degree in the alleged Staying of
WATSON ]. Oliver. pleaded not guilty
and will be tried Jan. 2.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

The Baltimore man who says $15,.
600 a year is the ideal income prob.
ably enjoys an income of 81 a day.
Why, $4,000 a year is no more than
enough to pay your wife's dressmak.
ing bills.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Fire In ron Plant,

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 31.-Fire in the
plant of the Michigan Malleable Iron
company in Deray caused $50, 900 dam
age. The fire will not necessitate
closing the plant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

IN the prevailing excitement 1t has
been generally overlooked that the
Washington baseball club this year
lost the distinction of holding lowest
place.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Seattle says 1t does not want the
Christian Endeavor convention. 1t is
Just as well. Christian endeavor
would have a tough time in Seattle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Cinnamon may know how to- make
superior bombs. but they would never
make successful anarchists, as they
cannot grow the whiskers that go with
the trade.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

In the recent b~alloting for the ad.
mission OF candidates % the New
York Hall of Fame two Of the three
men admitted were poets. They were,
of course, dead when the votes were
cast.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

A New York man has offered $780,
900 for the secret of Behring's con-
sumption cure. If it's a cure the offer
Is small.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

A New Jersey woman testifies that
her husband has not been once sober
since 1905. She ought to be exhibit
Ing, not divorcing him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Considering the superior and salts
ned look which science habitually
wears, one must think it ought to
come forward with a real cure for
consumption.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Grand Duke Cyril Of Russia is the
latest to take a secondhand bride. He
married the divorced grand duchess
Victoria of Hesse.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

That Brooklyn inancier who wants
to fight a duel with Castro need not
be surprised IL he is haughtily told
to go and get a reputation first.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

To sue for loss of ones wife's serv-
ices does not necessarily mean that
had the services been available one
would have forced ones wife to earn
the amount named.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Goodwin Smith thinks married men
should have two votes each. But it
isn't likely that this kind of female
suffrage will ever be accepted.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

MOscOw's rioters may not have
heard that they have acquired the
blessings OF free government and are
thoroughly contented.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Their fg leaves are to be removed
from the statues in the Detroit Mu-
scum of Art. This seems cruel. with
cold weather coming IN.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Kid Mccoy says he quit prize
fighting because it ceased to pay. Mr..
Mccoy. It will be seen, is not an artist
for arts sake.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

However, the angels must be wom-
en-, for is it not written that man was
created q little lower than the an
gels?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Fire Sweeps Town.

M~uscatine. Iowa. Oct. 81. Aims
worth, Iowa, has been fire-swept. All
the business district was DESTROYED.
The lost is $50 ona
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Eoreldn.

Foreign.
Senior J. Zenil, minister of Mexico to
Austria-Hungary, died at Vienna.
The sultan has accepted Algeciras.
Spain, as the place for the Moroccan
conference.
Investigation Of reports to the ef-
feet that Emperor Nicholas Is prepar-
ing for a visit to Rome show them to
be premature.
The controversy over the succession
to the principality of Lippe Detmold
has been decided in favor of Count
Leopold. the present regent.
Plus X. has just conferred the Cross
OF the Order "Pro Ecclesia ct Pom
tifice" on Anton Lang, who performed
the part of Christ in the Passion play
at Oberammergau, in Bavaria.
Two Partisan girls were both madly
In love with the same man, Adolphe
Leroy. To settle the question as to
which should be entitled to his final
affections. Leroy made the girls fight
. duel with knives in the street. Both
young women were badly wounded.
Leroy was arrested.
Dutch troops in the island OF Cele-
bes. Dutch East Indies, have captur-
ed an important position occupied by
the followers Of the rajah of Boni,
killed thirtysnine of the defenders. and
lost twelve .Inen killed or wounded.
"A collection OF jewelry designed by
the mad King Ludwig of Bavaria was
sold In London and realized s3.75O.
The collection Included a bracelet de-
signed IN memory of Wagner. 1t con-
sisted Of four miniature scenes from
Kink Ludwig's favorite opera, design
ed In sapphires &nd emeralds. Il
brought $50. A necklace and brooch
were sold for $1,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03

Becoming engaged to the king OF
Spain seems to be a favorite occupa-
ton among European %princesses just
aow.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Japan owes q billion and Z quarter
o1 dollars. She IL getting civilized

The man who forced his wife to get
up and play the piano at 2 a. m.
should marry a pianola next time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-11-03
Criminal.

Prof. Sylvester Dwight Judd, aged
35 years, formerly an assistant in the
United States geological survey at
| Washington and professor of biology
at Georgetown, committed suicide by
hanging at Baltimore.
Burglars who are believed to have
had a wagon or possibly an automo-
bile, entered the residence of Edward
Hall Graves in South Orange, N. j.,
during the absence of the family and
carried off a safe containing about
$4,000 worth Of jewelry. The safe,
which weighed more than 200 pounds,
was lifted and dropped from a second
story window.
Moses Yell, a prominent farmer, is
under arrest at Marquette, Mich,
charged with having threatened to kill
his wife by Draining her with an axe,
bloodshed being prevented by the
timely flight of the woman. Yell's
son are adverse to his release on
peace bonds, believing that their
father would carry out his threat at
the first opportunity.
The tenement house at the corner
Of Grand and Mott streets, New York,
was shaken by an explosion of dyna-
mite placed on the steps OF a butcher
shop on the first floor. The explosion
| threw the hundreds of tenants in the
building into a panic, they fearing a
fire had broken out in the building.
Many made their escape by fire es-
| capes. No one was seriously injured.
After a running fight in which many
shots were exchanged, Manager Neal
| of the Eastern Townships bank at
Midway, B. c., disposed of three burg
lars who were attempting to break
into the bank. One of the robbers
was badly injured, but his companions
placed him on a raft and the trio es-
capped across Kettle river to American
soil. Meals bravery saved the bank
from heavy loss, as large funds were
on deposit, it being pay day for the
railway construction crew.
A new and evidently entirely orig
inal form of insurance pe~culation was
unearthed at Los Angeles recently
when 1t was disclosed that two sole.
itors Of the United Patriots of Amer.
lea, a local insurance order, had been
writing the applications of persons
buried In the local cemeteries, and
after reporting the applications at the
head Office. collected advance moneys
due them on the work. The solicitors
disappeared a short time previous to
the discovery Of their scheme.