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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-28
lower; common kinds soc lower, the
latter being dull at the decline.
Best feeding cattle were not affected

lower; common kinds SOC lower, the
latter being dull at the decline.
Best feeding cattle were not affected
to any considerable extent. There was
demand for selected lots averaging from
1000 to 1900 lbs, and traders with or
ders for this kind were unable to fill
them all. Best feeders were generally
steady, with inferior kinds off l0c to
15c.
The sheep market was steady turnout
the week. The daily runs have not
been large, and the supply Of sheep for
killing purposes was rather small. The
tone Of the killing sheep market was
steady. p
Feeding ewes went lower and feed.
ing lambs were about steady. Lambs
generally were dull turnout the week.
The dressed lamb market showed no
Improvement, and this held demand for
live lambs within narrow compass
Some better feeling for strictly choice
kinds was apparent, but the sorting was
just as strict as at last weeks close or
the other kinds.
There was good supply of hogs this
| week, the run on Wednesday being
close to 5000, the largest Of this season
to date. Demand has been strong, an6
the market had the usual activity an6
good tone. The quality was generally
good. ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-28
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

A big drop is noted in cattle values
compared with week ago, and there is
a decidedly weak tone to the situation.
The bulk Of plain to choice steers
stand 25@40c lower than last week,
while instances of 50@75c loss have been
noted in comparisons with sales at the
high points two weeks ago. Demand
of late has been about as weak as it
was keen two weeks ago, and all of the
bullish enthusiasm then in the trade
has been lost. Even the choice steers
a week ago; Receipts haye Il been exces.
the hardest, but these were the grades
selling relatively highest a few weeks
ago.
Fat native cows sold little frmer;
tho the general price list is not much
changed. Receipts have been moder-
ate Of late and fairly broad competi-
tion from outsiders afforded satisfac.
tory selling basis. In the Gamer trade
however, the market is in very poor
shape. ~
Choice veal calves went little
frmer in the la days, but prices are
only steady with a week ago. Heavy
prices, the market ruling steady tc
frmer, tho there is slow demand fol
light stockers and the bulk have gone
down 10c from week ago.
The packers demonstrated that they
controlled the whip hand in spite of thu
fact that total marketing Of hogs was
about 6, 700 smaller than the previous
week. Shippers gave less support t.
the trade, about $500 fewer going thru
that channel than last week. It was
plainly evident from the attitude of the
buyers daily that the packers have sci
their ideas on lower prices and it i!
also quite plain that they will dominate
the market in the nearby future SHOULD
ments. Heavy packing hogs were hi
the hardest, the bulk going 10c lower
than late last week, while the mixec
| packing and butchers sold mostly 1Ot
lower, tho the top indicated only 71at
! decline from one week ago. Light hog.
went with better freedom and displayed
only about SC loss. -. - -
Receipts Of sheep and lambs were the
smallest in some time, and it was well
that no liberal runs were landed here
as the conditions Of the eastern markets
were like a wet blanket on the local
trade. Considering the clogged condi
kets, sellers of sheep and yearlings were
fortunate in being able to land at 10@
prices that compared favorabiy with
that time. Most of the mutton ewes
from the western range this week sole
at $5@5.25 and the good feeders al
| $4@4.25, and breeders at $3.50 for {
| short-mouth kind, to $3.50 for a choice
and thrifty grade. Wethers in the mai1
at $5.25@5.5O, and the good to choice
feeders at $5@5.15, a very plain kline
feeders sold largely at $6.3O@6.55
strings of an extra choice kind going a
| $665m675 culls at $575m6 a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-28
HALF BILLION IN FARES

John J. Byrne, assistant traffic pas
senger manager Of the sAtchison, Tope-
ka & Santa Re railroad, in an address
before the American Association Of
City, declared that $500, 100000 repre-
sented the earnings of the railroads
during the past year. He said he found
that 10 per cent of travel was for
health, 40 per cent for business and SO
per cent for; pleasure. He said. in
France the travel is 20 per cent greater
than in this country, while England
is also ahead of us. The Hungarian
zone system of rates, by which railroads
are divided into zones of six miles
each, he said had become study for
railroad students. He also said that
it would be impossible to establish a
universal rate. sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-28

Portland, Oregon reports two cargoes
Of wheat sold to go to Hongkong,
China. :, ~..-.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Three Lost Their Lines
In Rock Island Wreck
High Water in CinarrOn River Caused Bridqe
to Collapse and Part of Train to
Plunge Into Stream.

LAWTON. Okla. Sept. I9.-Reports
from the scene az the Rock Island
wreck near Dover, Ola the Clmarron
river. DO not bear out the early esti-
mates as 10 the loss OF life. The rail-
way officials Insist that only nine per
sons were riding in the smoking car
when IL uade It's plunge into the raging
waters. and that of this number all
have been accounted for except three
No bodies have been recovered. but 81
may take several days &c find them, as
the rivers curren. IS Ike a mill race.
The injured are being cared for at
King Fisher, Okla The passengers
We're nearly all residents of Oklahoma.
The collapse OF the bridge was due
90 high water m the Cimarron river.
which IS falling as rapidly as iL rose
and the bridge VIII be repaired and thl
submerged cars raised today
L. II. Coy, "a travelling man. whose
home is In Kansas City. had a narrow
escape, being one of the passengers IN
the day cCAch- he arrived in Guthrie
over the Rock Island. he said.
when ! left the wreck all but about
twenty-five of the passengers had been
accounted for I was seated near the
ginecr threw on the brakes and sound
ed the alarm / jumped for the door
and did not know that the cars We're
going onto a bridge until ] reached the
back platform.
when / FELT the day coach going
down ] jumped and landed sn the short
Tiece Of bridge that cid not go out at
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
NOT OUR PROPERTY
President of Stanford At
tackS New Spelling as
Semi-Foreign ldiom.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Sept l9-
The establishment for the United
States Of a standard OF written English
different from that recognized elsewhere
iu Jhe EugIish-speaking territory is an
isoIating and decisive movement prom's-
ing loss and waste % Intercourse and
culture introducing consciousness OF
coutrarity where the opposite Is de-
sired" said Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler,
president Of the University of Cali
fornia in his address on philology at
the Stanford commencement yesterday.
The English language is not the
property OF The people of the United
States. still less of its government it Is
a precious possession OF the English
speaking world. and the moral authority
20 interfere I'm It's regulation must arise
out Of the entire body, and not from
segment thereof.
ANY radical change such as for In
stance. would be involved in phonetic
writing. would nave the effect OF cut
ting us of from the language OF Shake
speare aRd the English Bible, making
this q semi-f0reIe7 idiom 70 De acquired
by special study.
THE proposal gradually TO introduce
through the cooperation Of volunteers
a certain number Of new spellinES. and
then when there are well under way
presumably certain others, seems 10
promise an era Of CHASTITY confusion in
printing Offices and in private 0rthOg-
raphy and heterography, as well as
much irritation 20 readers eyes and
spirits.
"The list Of 300 words proposed by the
Simplifed Spelling Board Is also some
what hapbazard collection, following no
very clear principle of selection. One
as color for colour. are already in
their d0cked form familiar TO American
usage There IS no excuse, however,
for thru for through, from any point OF
view"
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
NEARLY ALL PLUMBERS
ACCEPT ARBITRATION
Men and Helpers Return to Work Pend
ing Final Decision Of
Board.

Nearly all the plumbers who were
locked out last March by the master
plumbers have accepted the decision Of
the arbitration board to return to work
pending the final settlement Of the diff
ferences between the master plumbers
and the tourneymen OF Local No. g.
And many of the boys and helpers who
walked out on a sympathetic strike have
also gone back to work where their
services are needed.
BY the amendment 10 the original de-
cision of the board of arbitrators the
touTneymen are not 10 work with nom
union helpers or apprentices except In
cases where such helpers or apprentices
are now at work. but when additional
helpers or apprentices are 20 be employ
ed only union boys and men are to be
employed.
Judge Peeue, the fifth member Of the
board IS still out OF town. and is nor
expected back before the first Of The
month. Unless some new question arises
that demands action BY the four MEM
bers Of the board there will be no fur
ther meetings until Judge Peelle returns
The master plumbers and the Journey
men have all their data prepared to nra-
sent to the arbitTatOrs when notified 10
appear, ard the indications are the
whole question viii be settled IN two or
three sessions OF the board. Much of
the delayed plumbing in the new build
lngs mas been caught up with during the
past week.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
VISIT
tn OYSTER l! BAY
viii Ask President ROOse-
Velt to Probe Grievances
of BOOkbinderS.

The Bookbinders' Union has made It
evident that the Public Printers meth
DDS OF dealing with the employees of the
bindery is a subject 10 be called 10 the
attention OF the Republican Congress
sional Committee. J. I. Feeney. pres
ident OF the BOokbiuders' Union, as e
member of the committee appointed BY
his organization 70 wait on the Presi-
dent and invite the latter to make an
investigation OF the bindery branch Of
the Printing Office. left for New York
yesterday. President Feeuey was not
accompanied by the two other members
Of the committee named 70 call on the
President. nor would the members OF
the union say much about their pTegi-
dents trip. but It was given out by
several member that while Ga New
York. President Feeney would take oc-
casion 70 see Chairman Sherman. OF
the Republican Congressional commit
tee. and 90 over with him the cnndi=
ti0ns OF affairs existing I'm the bindery.
Members Of the union believe that
through pressure from the Republican
Congressional committee the Public
Printer can be persuaded 10 return 70
the Old order of things. Some Of the
bO0kbindeTs think that the President
NAV appoint a commission TO examine
into the methods now employed IN the
biudery but others say that as the ques-
ton is purely one Of administration they
do not see exactly on what ground a
commission could be named
Acting Foreman Ashton was not called
before the arbitration board Of the Book
binders Union on Monday as was ex-
pected. He may be asked to come next
week
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
NEW PERIL DEVELOPS
IN FRISCO SURVIVORS
Riding on SleepeTs Has Startling Ef-
feet on Those Suddenly
Awakened.

CHICAGO. Sept IA new peril
has developed for residents OF the Gold
en- Gate. said Dr. Dudley Smith, Of
Oakland. Cal. who reached Chicago
yesterday. The first night out from
Oakland. John Mckelvey, an old citizen
of Oakland. dreamed he was in an earth
quake and jumped from an upper berth
clear out into the center of the car. Mr..
Mckelvey is more than seventy years
old and had he not broken the force OF
his fail by partly grasping the curtain
rail. the result might have been serious
10 him
To anyone who has passed through
those shakes last spring the first night
IN a sleeper brings a startling sugges-
ton of the earthquake sensation If one
wakes suddenly while the car is round
ing curves rapidly.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19

The National Association Of Rail
way Agents IS putting IN busy day
seeing the sights Of Washington and
the'surrounding country. Charmed by
the beauties Of the National Capital.
tha members Of the organization de-
sided this morning not 10 hold their
meeting for the election Of officers
until s o'clock tonight.
This forenoon about half the num-
Der Of the delegates with their ladies'
went on a complimentary trolley Isde
TO Great Falls. while the remainder
The Washington times., 1906-09-19

OF the party pUt i'm the time seeing the
public buildings
This afternoon the association viii
do still more sightseeing.
After the meeting tonight, which
VIII consist exclusively of the cleo
tion OF officers. tSe delegates and their
party VIII take isa=-rssiou OF their
train Tor Gettysburg. The train VIII
leave the city at o'clock tomorrow
morning, arriving al Gettysburg at
"a. m
are enthusiastic IN their praises OF
Washington, and spend every avail
able minute in seeing the city.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Electric Light Contractor Busy.

r. f. Manderville. who has ! secured
the contract for furnishing Alexandria
with electric power and hsfn. was in
this city 4 few days ago looking at the
property of the Usage Manufacturing
Company. bounded by Wilkes, Wolfe,
and Union streets and the river, which
property the company has bought for
It's site The sale has yet 70 be con
irmed by the court and some delay has
thus been occasiOned. mr. LIandervilla
states that he viii not be able to have
his plant In operation hy Thanksgiving
Day, as he intended. but he thinks that
by the middle OF December he Will be
furnishing the people OF Alexandria
electricity.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
THOMPSON NOMINATED
BY DETROIT DEMOCRATS

DETROIT. Mich. Sept. 1s.-Edward J.
j. Jeffries. the Democratic municipal
ownership candidate for nomination for
mayor. IN a campaign where the extern
sion of the Detroit United Railways
franchises is the issue. is overwhelming
ly defeated by W b, Thompson. who
will run for mayor against George p.
Codd. Republican. who is nominated on
his ticket against DR. J. Henry Carstens,
also a municipal ownership candidate.
The legislative ticket has not been
counted, but Will probably be a slate IN
favor of electiug William c. Mcmillan
TO the United States Senate to succeed
Gen. Russell A. Alger.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
MARINE BAND PROGRAM
FOR BARRACKS CONCERT

For the weekly concert at thes Marine
Barracks tomorrow afternoon. at 43o
o'clock Lieutenant Santelmau.l has pre-
pared a program made up nearly entire
'ly OF popular selectiors. Among them
are numbered Godfrey's "reminiscences
OF the Bards of Ireland. which out-
lines all the quaint old tunes of Erin
SOusa' march. The DiTaomat." Is an
other popular air. and for somatbfne
a little more serious. fHr. SanteImann
has chosen Frankess intermezzo.
"Russe. and the overture 10 RoiaI-
deus Ia Dame Blanche The en-
tire program is as follows:
March "The Diplomat, ".-.. So,tsa
Overture. la Dame Blanche" ="
Intermezzo. ''Russe, se,''.........,....F FranlTs
Cornet Solo. "Facilita. .-.-.-. Hartman.
Second Leaden Walter +. smith
Gems of Stephen Foster. "....... .Tobanf
Waltz, Vienna Beauties, ....... .Ziehrer
"Reminiscences of Ireland, 49,. Godfrey
Descriptive Fantasia. In a Clock
store .s--ssrr...r-s--s. .ts.s.ss..s .Orth
"The Star Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1906-09-19

the south end. The first Pullman came
up within three feet Of me before It
stopped The drag OF the heavy Pull
mans caused the train TO break in two.
II parted between the chair car and
the day coach On which I rode.
when the engine plunged into the
stream il went clear out Of sight. The
mail car stopped not far from where
70 went down.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
INFORMAL LUNCHEON
TO GENERAL SNIFFEN
Old Time Friends Celebrate His Pre-
motion to Be Army Pay
master General.

IN honor Of Brig. Gen. c. c. sninen.
Coi. +. b. Townsend was the host at a
delightfully."- Informal luncheon al Har-
vey's yesterday 70 celebrate Genera!
Sniffen's promotion. The guests were
all old-time friends Of the new paymas-
ter general OF the army. and the camar-
aderie displayed showed deeply the az
fection in which General Sninen IS held.
The guests were Gen. c. c. Sniffen.
Louis Z. Shoemaker. Edgar G.. Snyder.
Capt. \. II. Brooks. A. ]. Poston. Ben
jamin +. Peters, Col. John S. Loud. G..
". Harvey, Col. Charles II. Whipple,
and the host, Col. i. 3. Townsend.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
BOY DIES OF LOGUAW,,
NO MARKS ON BODY
Case q Puzzling One to Physicians
at TTenten, n. J.

TRENTON. X J.. Sept. 19.- Four
yeaT-old John N0rrisey, son Of August
Morrisey, OF this city. died of Iockjaw.
and physicians cannot account for the
disease. There were no marks on the
child's body revealing injury.
When the child fell sick his parents
treated him for cramps He grew worse
and his jaws locked. He was taken
To ST. Francis Hospital. but. although
tho physicians did everything possible,
they could not relieve him.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
FLAMES SOON ExTINGUISHED.

The explosion Of a gas0leHe stove yes
terday afternoon caused a slight blaze
in the home Of Joseph Onutt. Conuecti-
cut avenue and Grant road. An alarm
was turned in from box 791. but the
flames were eXtinguished before the ar
rival OF the IRE department.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Committee on Lights to,
Make Recommendation
to Council.
TO INCREASE DISCOUNT
City Is Anxious to Get in Cheap Gas
Class With Other Towns of the
Same Size.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEX HANDRTA VA SEPT u

II looks now as il Alexandria would
soon have dollar gas At the meeting OF
the committee on light last Monday
night the committee decided TO recon-
mend TO the city council the increase Of
the discount of gas bills paid promptly
from 10 per cent 10 20 per cent. The
price of the gas is Sl.3O per 1000 feet and
with the present discount the gas viii
cost S1.10 per lo00 feet. 1t Is expected
that the 10 cents will in the near future
be done away with. so that Alexandria,
like other cities Of it's size, VIII have
dollar gas
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
SOuthern organizations Meet.

A largely attended meeting of the
Southern organizations was held at Lee
Camp Hall last night, Plans were per
fected for The excursion 10 Luna Park
70 be given by these societies on the
first of October. The money raised by
this excursion viii so 10 the fund Of
Lee Camp Hall.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Railway Office to Move.

The house at the southwest corner Of
Prince and Royal streets is being va
Gated. The Office OF the Washington.
Alexandria and Mt Vernon Railway
Company viii at an early date be
moved from its present location s.t the
northeast corner OF Prince and Royal
streets 10 the building al the southwest
corner.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Iunior Meehanies to Celebrate.

or next Thursday evening Alexandria
Council Jr. o. Z. A. NJ will celebrate
its sixteenth anniversary. The council
viii hold a meeting at 7.20 o'clock, after
which there will be a program consisting
Of music. recltations, etc. Addresses viii
he delivered by James r Cation, OF this
city. and j. D. Willmeth. of Vienna.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Hebrew New Year Celebrated.

The Hebrew New Year will begin this
evening at 1880 o'clock. Services will be
held in the Jewish Synagogue, on North
Washington street. this evening. To-
morrow all the stores conducted by
IEraelites viii be closed.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Watchdog of Public Interests.

The Peoples Lobby Is going to give
the people opportunity to be heard, If
its plans prove its practicability. 1t
isn't going 10 undertake anything SEN
sationaI or startling. 1t will be a sort
of watchdog OF popular interests It
viii not get tired when popular interest
The Washington times., 1906-09-19

wanes; il viii keep on at its work
even when there is not at the White
House President with the dispOsi-
ton 70 wiring things from Congress.
Ihls Is Iu outline the plan OF the
peoples lobby The letters which have
been received. following the nrst am
nouncement Of the plan, Indicate not
ahle interest In the movement EX-GOV-
eTnor GdrVan OF Rhode Island state
senator Colby Of New Jersey. Governor
Deneen Of Illinois. Winston Churchill OF
New Hampshire. are among those who
sent appreCiatiye responses to the ap-
peal for cooperation and support,
Present Committee Members.
The governing committee, not vet com
pleted. includes thus far: r. ~ Allen.
secretary OF the Interstate Pure Food
Commission; Samuel L. Clemens C"Marll
Twain'); Francis J. Heney, special Gov
ernment prosecutor In the Oregon land
frauds cases; Samuel McCune Lindsay.
secretary OF the National Child Labor
Committee; John Mitchell, president OF
the United Mine Workers Of America.
Henry Beach Needham. journalist:
James B. REYNOLDS. joint author or the
Netll-ReyuOlds Meat Inspection Report.
Lincoln Stenens, OF The American Mag
azinei benjamin Ide Wheeler. president
OF the University Of California. William
Allen White editor OF The Gazette. EN-
pOTia, Kansas.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Peoples Lobby, to Be LO-
Gated in Washington, IS
Now Planned.
IN INTEREST OF MASSES
Publicity viii Be Motto of Body to
Study Workings OF
Congress,
.arhe Peonle,s lobby. -

Iit EctAlE 4AoHbes
Everybody else except the people
seems TO have lobby whenever any
important interest is affected by legis-
Iation. Now 1t Is proposed TO locate At
washington a bureau, headed and man
aged by men OF unquestionable char
acter and repute. which shall watch
legislation with only the public inter
est in mind, analyze II, report on IT,
publish the facts about it. and employ
such proper means as may be required
TO induce Congress to lcgislate for the
popular interest rather than for spe-
Cial interests.
Proposed originally by Henry Beach
Needhaul. OF this city. and now taken
I'D by such men as Mark Twain, Lin
coin Steffcns, Benjamin Ide Wheeler.
and William Allen White, the move
ment is explained in detail by Mr..
Needham in an article published in the
October Success" magazine, just from
the press. Mr. Ncedham is a member
of the governing committee, whose
membership, by the way, is not yet
Complete. The publishers of Success
explain thai their interest in the move
ment goes. only so FAR as to sec the
organization perfected, when they will
turn It over, with a full accounting.
TO the kompleted officiary.
The Washington times., 1906-09-19
Publicity Is Motto of Bureau.

The, Peoples Lobby will have facili-
ties for watching and studying legis-
latiok. Competent lawyers will exam
Inc and ascertain what the 'Jokers"
are in legislation. Skilled observers
VIII keep in touch with the operations
Of lobbying representatives Of Inter
tsts." The results Of all these inquiries
Nwiu be given to the public. Publicity
is to be the one weapon of the or
ganizatioE. The managers believe it Is
the most effective weapon, and potent
10 accomplish all the results.
Mr.. Needham's explanation of his
PeOpie's Lobby project is most interest
ing He gives some incidents OF re-
cent legislative history Dy way of illu-
minating the occasion for such a lobby
There is the story, for instance, Of tho
ssonal committee and asked TO be heard
on the pure food legislation.
Whom do you represent asked
The people" replied the modest
gentleman. who didn't seem TO be ac-
quainted with anybody present
What people?' demanded the in
credulOus chairman.
''The people of the United States"
Following the burst Of laughter
which greeted so odd a notion, the
chairman explained that II wouldn't
be possible to give any time there
were present number OF representa-
tives of special interests concerned
with the legislation, whom II was
necessary to hear. So the only man
who had conceived the idea OF having
sented was turned out without d
chauca