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The National tribune., 1906-12-20

Undoubtedly, if there is a bigger fool
among our Animal Friends than the
hen, it is the COW. Just why the hen
and the COW should be SO phenomenally
silly needs. explanation. The females OF
our other Animal Friends are quite the
equals Of the males in their general irt-
telligence. Many men will insist that
the mare has more horse sense than her
brother. Possibly all these are influ-
enced by possession of a favorite steed
of that sex. But a cow or a hen never
seems to lose the least chance of doing
the conspicuous fool act. hen will
eluck contentedly on one side of road
all day, until she hears a carriage COM
ing at a rapid rate, when she becomes
possessed of d life and death yearning TO
attend to some other business on the
other side of the road Then she cannot
wait a minute until the buggy has past
She must dash with squawk under the
horses hoofs in order to attend to il.
The dear Juno-eyed, incense-breath-
ing COW. beloved auxiliary in supplying
food for our first years. improves every
shining opportunity TO do the most alb
soiutcly fool thing. Mr.. Lee Haselwood.
OF New Albany, Ind, is Interested in
aerouautics, and flies kites to improve
his knowledge. He left his ball of kite
string on the ground one day last week.
while stepping off a short distance to
attend TO some other matter, and a gen
tie grazing COW took immediate advan-
tagc of the opportunity to swallow the
ball. Just why is as inscrutabe as the
fourth dimension. She could not have
swallowed Il accidentally, because il
was too large for easy deglutition, and
she had to make an effort to get II
down. 1t did not certainly look like al,
ear Of corn or a clump of clover. There
was merely a chance, which she must
not neglect, 30 make a fool of herself
She swallowed the ball. n gust raised
the kite and the ball began to unwind
in her duodenum or whatever she may
call her hayersack, and there was soon
seen the craziest, noisiest COW in the
annals of Indiana. The whole herd al
once began sympathetic strike, as un-
reasoning animals are likely 10, and al
once the pasture resembled a meeting
OF Russian Socialists. Fortunate y
something broke the kite string before
the herd tore down the fences, and
peace returned to southern Indiana.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20
FOOD VALUE OF RICE.

People talk glibly about the japanese
and others subsisting So cheaply upon
a few handfuls of rice a day, as if this
We're the very acme of cheap living.
They forget the invariable law of COM
penSation which is as certain as that
of gravitation. A man in order to do
a certain amount of muscular effort of
any kind must consume in his body an
equivalent amount of food. This law
is invariabie and precisely the same as
that which governs the consumption OF
coal under a steam boiler. You have
always to give so much to get SO much.
The Census Bureau finds that the aver
age annual consumption of rice in ia
pan Is little over 800 pounds per
head. This is nearly double the per
co pita consumption of wheat in the
United States; but, of course, our use
of -four is eked out by the quantity OF
potatoes. meal. beans and other vege-
tables that our people consume. The
Japanese eat a great many vegetables,
Japanees is going to march a mile or
lift 100 pounds a foot high he must
have about the. same amount of food
that white man consumes In the eff
fort, and the, rice is. after ALL taking
the quantity consumed. no cheaper than
the food stuffs consumed by Americans.
1t has a much lower nutritive value
than wheat, beans or cornmeal. and
therefore much more must be eaten to
get the same result.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20
THE CCLoRED SOLDIERS.

IT begins 10 look that, in spite of the
Presidents emphatic assertion that all
of the material facts were before him
and all conclusive as to the conduct Of
the soldiers of the 25th U. S., whom he
ordered summarily discharged without
honor, there remains great deal to be
said on the other side, and predictions
are made that the discharged soldiers
can make out so good a case that the
President will be compelled to greatly
modify his action. The first step in
this direction has been an order to
Brig.-Gen. McCaskey, commanding the
Department OF Texas, to order a court,
martial for the trial of Maj. Charles w.
Penrose and Capt. r. A. Macklin on
the charge of neglect of duty in having
failed to take proper precautions to
prevent the clash. In the reports OF
the inspecting officers sent to Browns
vile these officers were practically eX-
onerated and the whole blame put upon
the on-commissioned officers and SOL
diers Much stress is laid by the friends
of the soldiers upon the impossibility Of
their having le1t lhelr quarters ufob-
served to skill one man and wound an
ether, exchange several volleys with the
mob and the police, which alarmed the
entire garrison, and yet gotten back 10
the post unobserved and responded 20
roll call in less than 10 minutes
number of bills have been intro
duced into Congress referring to the
matter, and it looks as if it will be
thOroly thrashed out.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20
II
THE HAMILTON BILL.

In response to many inquiries we give
again the full text of the bill introduced
by Mr.. Hamilton, of Michigan, Feb. "a,
1906, and which is now before the
Committee on Invalid Pensions:
A BILL granting pensions to soldiers,
sailors and marines confined in Con-
federate prisons.
Whereas many officers, soldiers, sail
Ors and marines of the Federal Army
and Navy were confined in so-called
Confederate prisons for a great length
Of time. suffering indescribable hard
ships. contracting incurable diseases
and disabilities difficult to prove under
existing pension laws, also losing op-
portunities for promotion in the SER
vice: Therefore, for the purpose os do
ing justice to these surviving veterans
OF the war of the rebellion,
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the United
States OF America in Congress assem-
bled, That the Secretary Of the Interior
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

be. and he Is hereby, authorized and
directed to place on the pension roll tho
names OF each and all officers, soldiers.
sailors and marines now surviving who.
while i'll the service OF the United States
and in line OF duty, were taken prison
ers OF war, and as such confined in So
called Confederate prisons between the
1St day of May, 1861. and the 1st day
of May. 1865. and pay to each the sum
of $50 for each month during the re-
mainder of his natural lie: Provided.
That each pension shall In each case
begin from the date of the passage Of
this act. and be paid at the same time
and in the same manner as other pen
sions are paid: Provided further. That
this act shall not entitle any person -
draw more than one pension, but that
such surviving prisoners of war as ara
entitled TO and receiving a pension at
the time of the passage of this act shall
be entitled to the increase of their pen
sion which this act may grant them
And provided further, That this act
shall not be so construed as to reduce
any pension under any act, public or
private
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

It's adherents cling to Socialism in
spite of the most convincing demonstra-
tions of its impracticabfiity There
never has been more utter and heart
rending failure than that of Dowic's ex-
pertinent at Zion. which took millions
out of poor peoples pockets. and has
little to show for it except a useless
town and idle factories. In spite of this
Wilbur G. Voliva, who succeeded Dowie,
will start new Zion, with himself as
the Supreme Spiritual and Temporal
Head. Mr.. Voliva makes the customary
assumption that his action is dictated
by divine authority" and he will pro-
ceed to lead more thousands into the
quagmire of bankruptcy and financial
distress.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

France has a new idea, which we
commend to President Roosevelt 1t is
to tax titles. The French Mayors have
been instructed to send in lists of ali
persons bearing or claiming titles, with
reference to their being assessed ac-
cording to the grade of nobility that
they claim. Possibly enough money
might be raised in this country to build
a good-sized battleship by small col
lection from each Colonel" Captain -
Major" and Judge"
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

The mournful news comes that Bish-
op Charles c.. McCabe, of the Methods
Episcopal Church. is dying at the New
York Hospital He was stricken with
apoplexy Tuesday. of last week while
passing thru New York to his home in
Philadelphia and taken. to the hospital.
He is 20 years old, and it is feared that
the llardships Of his service in the
Army, and particularly of his imprison-
ment, are telling against him SO strong
ly that recovery is impossible.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

Chancellor Day, of the Syracuse Uni
versity, coins a new word. millionaire.
phobia,' and he warns people against
ii as very dangerous disease. To make
war against the rich simply because
they are rich is alarming and perni-
cious. He would have wealth curbed
and the exercise of its power jealousy
restricted, but to preach a crusade
against wealth simply because it is
wealth is exceedingly perricious and
morally criminal.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

England is surely approaching a cri-
sis like that in France over the separa-
tion of Church and State. 1t has begun
in a fight over the Educational bill. All
eressive Frenchmen, have seen a con-
elusive demonstration in the United
States that both Church and State DO
far better when entirely separated.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

Clifford Hooe, the negro coachman.
who perjured himself in the IIartje di-
vorcc case. has been sentenced to six
years in the penitentiary and a fine of
$500. Justice seems to work right along
and put in some very effective strokes.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

The Treasury Department estimates
the population of the United States Dec.
1896, TO be S5,249,00o.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

The Panama message shows that a
very good descriptive reporter was lost
IN making a President OF the United
States.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20

A M iest young lady of taste
Was given a peek-a-boo waist.
BIZ, the stuff was so thin
That they called It peek-in,
Which shocked the young lady Of taste.
Mrs. Coulson.
The National tribune., 1906-12-20
JOHN McELR0Y, Editor.

WASHINGTON, D. c, DEC. 20, 1906.
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Office: s1o Thirtcenth stree. N. w.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
New york Mining stocks.
Wool MarI-et,

BOSTON. Oct a.-WOOLl--Market Is
more active than at any time this year
and sales of immense magnitude are under
way Many OF the leading buyers arc
that the smaller mills viii soon follow with
steady purchases, 1t is stated that the
large transfers OF Montana stock were
made at a round figure, Of 2el4Q2lc for the
titles of territories. are pin transfer three
eiRhths and half blood ybeing in especial
request. In pulled woods, fine AS and
supers are purchased moderately at 63d66c
Ohio and PenasyiSs1is, Xxx and sboyc.
3S1hq34I X, S1qS2c; No. /, t0941c; No. 2.
3S629c; fine unwashed. 95q26c. unmerchant-
3sMc three-elghths blood, unwashed, $40
axe one-fourth blood, unwashed, 32d33c I;
deiaine, washed 3SkSG36c; delaine, I'M
washed 2Sd2ac; Michigan fine unwashed,
eighths blood, unwashed, S2qa4%o;. one-
fourth blood unwashed 3lG32c; delaine,
unWashed. 2712sc. Kentucky, Indiana and
Missouri, combing, three-eishths blood, SO
@S4ei eom6ing ons,,toqrth blood SGGShie'
72@7So: fine six 70 eight months, e6q67c;
fine fall clean, 5SQ60o, California secured
basis. northern choice, 6Q6Sc; northern
good, 65Gpe6c; middle county, elQ65e south
secured basis, eastern mo. staple. 70G672e
eastern No. ] clothiugl- 67G6Sc; valley No.
H. 60062c. Territory ordinary, secured
basis fine 67G6sci fine medium, 6d66c me
dium. 6Sd6Sc Colorado and New Mex
leo, spring secured 6sG7Oc; No, ]. 6tQ6Gc.
Pulled woods, secured basis. extra. 69Gf7lc;
fine a, S3qS6c; supers, b7d6Oc; b supers,
sT, LOUIS, Mo. oct i.-wooI-steady
Medium grades comblng and clothing, 22g
2c light fine. 1S6i2lc; heavy fine, 149lic;
tub washed, 32q3715c,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle HAVING Quality Fully Steady and
Fairly Active
LIGHT HOGS STEADY OTHERS LOWER
Moderate Run of sheep and NOthinG
Very Choice-Prices on All Good
Kinds Fully steady and
Trnde Active,

soUTH oMAHA. Oc.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
NEW YORK STOCKSAND BONDS
Dealings for the Day Are Small in Volume
AID Fluctuations Narrow.
CALL MONEY ADVANCES TO st-2 PER CENT
Calling of Loans Forces some
Traders 20 Sell and Close
is Easy and
Lower.

NEW YORK, Oct. S1.-Depress;On ruled at
the Stock exchange today. Not on,y Was
the market uuil IN the technical sense OF
small dealings and narrow fiuctuatiOns, bUt
the subject matter OF discussion was trlv-
ial ana the factors of influence on the trad
ing unimportant. The volume of dealings
was rather larger than yesterday and tae
increase In orders for execution 10y brokers
were mostly for selling.
Calling OF loans induced some speculative
liquidation. The call money rate also ran
up early in the day to S1z per cent, giving
warning of a growing scarcity OF available
funds. Trust companies as well as banks
were amongst the callers Of loans. some
of the scaling down of loans was admit
tedly to supply resources for paying Tor
securities arriving from Europe and when
were closed out at last weeks stock market
settlement in London for the account u
New York holders. Preparations were In
progress also for the payments due tomor-
Meantime the banks continue to lose cash
both to interior and to the subti easury,
today's statement Of the government instl-
tutions showing a withdrawal from the
banks since the last bank statement Of
s., 4O3 900.
The money situation accounted for most
of the occasional splitting out OF stocks
which carried prices lower. The failure to
raise the Steel dividend rate seemed 70
shake confidence In the Increase IN INC
meeting Of directors, which has been the
basis for some speculative buying this week.
The decline in prices although slow, was
continuous, and the closing was easy ana
at net declines running from l TO over
points for the active stocks.
Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value,
3.17O,O0O. United States bonds were un-
changed on call.
Quotations on the New York Stock ex-
change today we're as follows; Co..
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
'RFIOt Receipts
oAIcAgo GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
FentuEca Of the Trnding. and Closing
.PrireS an ROard of Trade.

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Flrm cables ana
sRs 5ca s sst eRp{ tSa aoss ne SSeat
forsiDecember delivery was up sc. Com
and oats were each unchanged Provls-
ions were 1lac to 15G1l1sc higher.
The wheat market was strong all day.
Early In the session trading was active,
mission houses were active bidders at the
opening because of firm cables and contin-
ued small receipts in the northwest. The
smallness Of total primary receipts had a
bullish effect later In the total, the total
moyement being only 66l,O@ bu;, against
The flour situation at st. Louis also lent
strength to the market One report claimed
had sold more flour in the last two days
than during the entire previous month.
Late in the day there was some selling ain9
ling conditions in Russia. The market
closed steady. December opened b4hc
higher at 1871 to 74c, advanced to I4Ba i43ae
and closed at 1pkc. Clearances OF wheat
and flour were equal to $4,000 bu. Minne-
apolls Duluth and Chicago reported re,
ceipts of AS cars against b32 cars cars last
week and sos cars one year ago.
Small local receipts and the strength
Of wheat caused a hrm corn market early
in he day, but prices soon eased on. al
though the market was steady until the
close. Cash. houses reported an increase
in the marketing of new corn as well as
OF the old and there was free selling by
these interests against cash purchasers.
Cold weather. which is favorable for the
ing The close was steady. December
npeted a shade higher at 435ac, sold on "a
4rS,d8stc. ana closed at 433s44Stkc. Local
receipts were 119 cars. with 90 OF contract
grade.
market and THE tone of the market was
steady December opened unchanged az
.g3i6c, sold between SSsc and 8be, ane
closed al Sslkc Local receipts were ~
cars.
provisions were easier at the opening be
cause of proht-taking by small holders
Ssho were induced GO sell by SC decline II
the price Of live hogs. Offerings were read
ilv taken BY several leading shorts. Thu
dSn,ant- caused frmer feeling late in this
dav. At the close January pork was M
IsG1t7iAC al Sf3.S5. Lard was 1hdl0c highe
a. 81 l2lksfS, IS. Ribs were 7Ac higher a
Il S7iGFri Eor ~ s,ae
'EEssfsmsted receipts for tomorrow are
Wheat, 80 cars corn lou cars oats' 10
ears. hogs 1900 head
THE leading futures ranged as toIoWs'
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01

Folio wing were thr 1rceipts and ship
ments 81 -four and grain:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
Metal Market.

NEW YORK. Oct. S1.--METALs-Ther
was a decline of about Us Cd In the Lon
don market for tin, with spot closing at
1872 les Cd and futures at f194 Is ed.
Locally the market was easy and lower,
with $42.22h BID and S42.27h asked.
quoted at Es7 2s Sd and futures at f97
It's Sd Locally the market was very
eiectrolytic at S2f.50@22.00 and casting
at S21.25@21.75. Lead was unchanged at
Sb.756b.s5 in the local market. The
London market was Is cd higher at tie
rs 3D. Spelter was unchanged at f27 SIS
in London and at s6.20@6.3O In New
York. Iron was lower in the English
57s Sd and Cleveland warrants at SIS
5hd. The local market was Arm and
unchanged, with No. / foundry northel n
quoted at S2425 925.OO, No. 2 foundry
northern at S23.7b a 24,So, No. I foundry
southern, at s24.oo@ 1850 and No. foun-
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 3l.--METALS---Lead
steady at 1870. Spelter, steady at $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
Totals

CATTLE-There was a very decent run
OF cattle here this morning, for a Wednes-
day, not far from 800 cars being reported
in. The market as a whole was In very
satisfactory condition, and the big bulk
Of the receipts changed hands IN good sea-
son In the morning
Desirable fat cattle were in demand. Any
thing answering to that description sold
freely at good, steady prices; in fact, some
sellers were occasionally quoting their sales
as strong. Good cattle. however, were
chiefly conspicuous by reason of their ah-
s6nce the big bulk of the receipts being
on the commonish order. While the better
grades Of beef cattle were, free sellers
shippers must understand that the warmed
up corn-feds are very uncertain. No one
knows exactly where they will land and
buyers seem to be very much apart In
their views regarding values on cattle of
that description, judging from the fact
that their bids are sometimes as much as
40c or Soc apart.
Cows and heifers were also free sellers
and they, too, commanded steady prices.
The offerings for the most part changed
hands in good season in the forenoon, the
market as a whole being In good, healthy
condition.
Feeders of good quality were sought after
and as rule changed hands early in the
morning; in fact, feeders were the first
Icattle In the yards to sell, spectators being
especially anxious for fresh supplies.
lighter stockers and the lighter medium
kinds Of feeders sold very well but they
were not 50 much sought after.
RanrRqhutatiVa RalRRs
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
ndF In fair season.
2 nnrnnnnintlNn colin

sHEEP-Receipts were quite moderate
this morning, only forty-onC cars being
reported when the market opened. The
larger receipts of yesterday were pretty
wen cleaned up before the close Of the mar
ket only a few odds and ends OF trash
being carried over.
There was very good inquiry on the part
OF local packers for desirable fat sheep and
lambs, but the offerings of that kind were
extremely small There was, In fact moth
ing choice in the way OF fat sheep. There
were a few sheep and yearllngs good
ewes at $500 and little bunch OF native
lambs at $3.50 The market was practically
steady with yesterday, there being no ma
terial change In either direction,
While there was a large amount of trash,
especially old, thin ewes on sale, the sup
large. At the same time there was good
demand and II did not appear to be very
much trouble to dispose of everything that
could be classed as really good. Moreover.
prices on everything OF that description
were steady While anything In the way
Of good feeding ewes sold freely, the old
and very common thin stun was a little
slow and prices are getting down on that
kind. stu, they are high enough 10 be
very satisfactory to sellers. This would
seem to be a good time for parties intend
ing to feed old, thin ewes which are SELL
Ing from s2.75 on up to $780, to get In their
orders
Quotations on killers; Good to choice
lambs, H00d725; fair TO good lambs 1913
a700: good to choice yearinRs, S5.50GI6 "a
fair to good yeariings, S5.25dt6.I1, good to
choice .weth2errs. sSOoQ6.5S; good to choice
Quotations on feeders: Lambs. s. 206fG65;
ewes, $S50q4 g.: breeding ewes, t.T5d5.25,
I Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Wheat stroae, Closing Three Bighths
Higher Than Previous Day,
NEWS MAKES THE SITUATION BULusH
Receipts Rus Light and Better Cash
Demand DeveIOpa--Good sales of
Flour FepOrted-COrn is Fea-
tureIess, Closing Unchanged.

OMAHA, oct. 81, 1906
Wheat was strong and closing prices
buiilish. Gables we're arm. primary receipts
were small, cash demand was good at adj
Vanced prices and fair export demand
was reported. Large sales OF export flour
were reported from the southwest for ex-
port, and the -four situation there IL look
Corn was feaureiess, as for some time
past, trade being light and closing prices
unchanged. Receipts are running light and
the cash demand il a shade firmer Elo-
vator interests reported fair acceptsnces
and had considerable corn for sale
Primary wheat receipts were 81. 900 bush.
receipts last year of $4,000 bushels and
shipments of $4,000 bushels Corn receipts
were AZ 600 bushels and shipments 235 COO
bushels, against receipts last year OF $4,000
bushels and shipments. of $4,000 bushels.
Clearances were $4,000 bushels Of wheat;
iour and wheat equal to $4,000 bushels.
Liverpool closed so higher on wheat and
unchanged 20 Sd higher on corn.
Concerning the wheat situation In the
northwest, where receipts have been un-
usually light, the Market Record OF Min
The cash wheat situation has reached
very acute stage owing TO insufictency or
daily receipts. The wants OF the millers
cannot be, satisfied With driblets of wheat
are working higher every day on account
Of small arrivals and have reached point
a satisfactory. basis No ! northern is 3hc
over December and very scarce at that
Millers are up against Il In trying to make
satisfactory quotation to -four buyers
who are bearish even on the basis Of the
December option. The millers would be
abe TO do good business II the wheat
market could be put on normal basis, but
Until the car shortagg, Is relieved 70 the
extent Of better eqnniizinp demand and
supply there Is very little hope for putting
the market In a heRlthy condition. Wheat
stocks in local elevators are below norma
and arc now decreasing Sellers for De,
cemher delivery are becoming uneasy, al
the prospects at present Tor q larger move
ment appear 70, BE- dim. With sufficient
wheat to relisve the sfringency Just within
reach but still out OK II, the cash market
0szsnd the wheat market in general is moi
I an attractive position for business in any
OF its departments" Z,
local range of options:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-01
Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, Oct sl.-coTToN-spot
closed. mlddling uplands, lO.6Oci middling
LIVERPOOL. Oct a--COTToN-spo
moderate business done; prices 12 points
lower; American middling fair, 639d; good
ding, 56sd; good ordinary. 5,.23c; ordinary,
4ssd The sales OF the day were 1000 bales.
OF which 500 were for speculation and ex-
port and included $500 American. Re-
ceipts 5000 bales. Including l,10O American.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct, 31.-COTTON-
Spot closed steady; sales, 400 bales; low or
binary, Z i-16c, nominal; ordinary, slice,
nominal: good ordinary, s 7-i6c; low mid
ding, 9 l1-16c; middling. 10 b-l6c; good mid
ding, l0Ac; middlihg fair; llhe, nominal;
Sd. Louis, Mo, Oct l.-CoTToN-Quiet,
NiddIinE, iO5kc Sales, 9O6 bales; receipts,
$50 bales; shipments. as2 bales; stock. 1854
bales f.. -Fr.