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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-19
MINING AND CURB STOCKS
special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal. q. d. IL. s.-.-- r &.
Boston, Sept. 1e.-The copper market opened
strong but less active than lately. Bingham
was soon taken in hard. This had a sympa-
Utah. Shannon and Butte the most active.
Franklin sold up to 23h reports Of strike
in the Pewabic Lead. At noon the market
| turned weak on proft-taking and a weaker New
Boston quotations at pm, reported by
Logan Bryan, 400 Minneapolis Chamber Of
Commerce: 800 ~
Arizona Commercial. 1904; American ri Dex.
7%@7%; ), American Zinc. IS; Areadian: 81
Arnold. 14@14h; Ashbed. IN @l7h; Atlantic,
| -; Boston Cons, 32ss Bingham 81. Bonanza,
| 62h @7O; Black Mountain s@sh; Butte EXP,
2@3; Butte g London. 21s @l21a; Butte Coalition,
25A; Copper Queen. asked; Con. Mercus. .
| ass; Calumet & Arizona. 121; Cananea Central,
| 10 asked; Copper Range, ION: Cumberland Ely
J paly Davis, ~ @1o; DEM. Ariz., ie@2o: Easi
Butte, e%@9M; Elm River, n; Franklin, 22!s
CRANKY. l2h Globe. 8 asked: Guanajuato ga
5A; Green Con-, 27A; Helyetia: 5h@6; Han a
cock, ~ @s; Isle Koyale Fly keweehaw, 12Gl
Michigan. Is; Mohawk, "a; Montana Coal =
Coke, 21a @2A; Nevada Consolidated, 10; Nortf
Butte, 9Sh; Old Colony, 1Ql11a; Old Dominion
4s; osccola. 12l; Parrot, e; Phoenix, @1 4
! Ice. IS; rheumatic Service preferred 80; Quincy
+ 95; Raven, $4,000; Rhode Island, on; Santa Fe
/ 21h; Shannon, 1OM; Shoe Machinery, s1@s2
! Shoe Machinery preferred. 3o@3OA; swift, IL
\ United Copper, ee; q. S. Mining, civ; t.
T Mining preferred. Al; Utah Consolidated, 654
5s PTst sS @ n1G an se
4 4A; Victoria "; Washington, y @11k; WI
ren Development Co, 1o@loh.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-19

Total sales. 1.451. 100. SEQ. -N~. - p +
cent; low. 2 per cent: last loan. 2 per cent;
closed and Offered 1T 2 ger cent
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-19

NEW YORK PRODUCE, Sept. 1e.-Eggs,
?1kc: receipts, 13,475 cases; market steady.
Butter, creamery, 25c; imitation 1917 @2oc;
ladies', 1s14c;. receipts, 1900 lbs; extra reno
waited. 217a@22c; renovated, 19h@20c; market
steady.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-19

steady; daisies, 12Ac; twins, 11Kc; Young
Americas, e12A @121ac. Poultry. live. steady
turkeys. 1sc; chickens. lie; springs, 11@11hc.
60 lbs. 7c; 60 to Sc lbs. ~ acc; IS to ITO
lbs. 969hc. Butter. steady; creameries, 100
24c; dairies,> 17@20hc. Eggs, firm; at mark,
cases included, 14M1Sc, -' - .--'-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-19

Sugar, raw. steady; lair refining 39sc: centrf
fugal, 90 test. 4Mc; rnolasses sugar, aNc: re
granulated, &c. Coffee, quiet; No. Rio, S%c
Molasses, steady; New Orleans. 3O@3sc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-19

South st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 1e.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards today: Cattle,
$500; calves. 300; hogs. 1000; sheep. 7,5OO;
horses, 20; cars, 151.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l, 1906, to date, as compared with the
same period in 1905:
Year. Cattle: Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars:
1905 200, 230 40,995 5S9, 922 267, 841 1889
1905 ....226,97e App 5s9,44e 3e7, 2se 1s,413
Decrease: 2e14s I'll .... aa,sa5 ~
table sh0ws the receipts thus
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-19
/ DAILY WHEAT MOVEMENT.

OA1L4 w IlEA4 0O NGNALN1s
The following the receipts and shipments
at the principal primary wheat markets: n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
Language They Could Understand

T REALIZED the Importance of being master of
the situation before the train guard could recover
from the shock of the explosion. So ran along the
line and showed the men half asleep down the bank.
They went to work pulling out the passengers and
setting fire to the cars. One car filled with
German immigrants going West. They did not
understand a word of English, and, as they had
no time to parley; l ordered to scatter
bundle of New York newspapers through the
and kndle blaze. The nmi Migrants understood
got what the South fighting for-their rights in
the territories.
Two of my men, West A1dridge and Charlie Dear,
reported that they had captured two paymasters
with their money chests They on the way to
Sheridans army knew there would be less danger
of capture if sent the money out with small party
than if | kept it with So Lieutenant Charlie
Grogan and two three went off with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
Panic of the Train Guard

THE shot from the howitzer signal to charge.
The train guard made only feeble resistance and
there was panic along the line. Two of my men
were killed and three wounded in the fight. Before
it l put some of the men to unhitching
mules, setting fire to the wagons and taking care
and that the guard would rally after the panic
subsidized. The prisoners and spoil were sent in a
hurry tc the rear. There were five hundred and
twenty five wagons in the train, which guarded
by Kenly's infantry brigade and considerable
force of cavalry. They never stopped to inquire
numbers. There was -paymasters wagon
with one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
in a safe, which we set on fire. If we had known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

sent to the head of the column and William
Chapman and Glasscock sent with their
mans Soon Company with With me me at the howltzer. ''
My plan being spoiled by ludicrous
incident, though did not see the fun of it then.
1t happened that the howtzer was unlimbered over
a nest of yellow jackets. They lived underground
and swarmed out to defend their home and fight
for their rights in that territory. Their sting is
painful. They drove the men from the gun before
they could load it, and the horses became frantic
from their stngs My own stood straight up in the
air. Just then one of the men rushed up, caught
hold of the howitzer and dragged it away. The
yellow jackets returned victorious to their hole,
and in a minute shell went screeching through
the wagons and knocked off the head of a mule
If it had dropped from clear sky it could not have
caused greater CONSERVATION. The fog increased
the enemys perpleXity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
thing we could lay our

thing we could lay our hands on. ITO
the victor belong the spoils' was our view OF
the matter, and we had excellent warrant for
it-nothing less than the immemorial usage
of war of which Wellington himself was not
too great to avail himself.
In horses, live stock, and stores, the value
of our captures must have amounted to many
thousands of dollars. Of course, the larger part
of this booty was turned over to the Con-
federate Government, but once IN awhile we
got the cold cash. and that was different.
One of most important captures OF cat
tie and stores made in an attack on
Sheridan's supply train in the Shenandoah
Valley in August 1864. Sheridan had been
ordered by Grant to go up the Shenandoah
for the purpose of breaking the communica-
lions between Richmond and the South.
Harpers Ferry was his base of operations and
depot of supplies. 1t of great strategic
value on account of the railroad and canal
that connected it with Washington. In pre-
pairing to move up the valley, Sheridan showed
a great deal of solicitude about his commune
cations, because he knew they are the weak,
well as the vital part of an army. Before
striking at Lees communications, he was
cautious to provide for the security of his
Sheridan started up the valley the tenth
of August. He had evidently received infor
nation that increased his anxiety about the
danger in his rear His headquarters that
night were in Berryvle.
learned of Sheridan's movement, and deter
mined to direct my attention to him and strike a
the point where l knew he the most sensitive
partizan corps when acting as an auxiar
force should always be on the offensive. M
object was to cripple Sheridan by cutting off hi
SuR N1 BEST scout 1obn Russell was sent with tu
or three to make reconnaissance. John me
me time and reported that long trains wer
passing the valley pike. l started with abou
two hundred and fifty men and two small howitzers
but the carriage of one of the howtzers broke dow
and it only incumbrance. We passed tn
Blue Ridge at Smokers Gap after dark and crosse
the Shenandoah few miles from Berryville. TIL
command was halted at a barn for short rest, an
Russell was sent out to find what the pike
Electrified the Rangers
WAS in a sound sleep when he returned and toll
that long wagon train was passing. TIL
news electrified the men. They mounted quickly an
fell into ranks. With Russell and few men | rod
ahead to find good place for attack, and directe
Captain William Chapman to come on with tn
command. About sunrise reached a knoll frOr
which could train of wagons several mile
long moving the pike. There a drove c
fine cattle with it.
We were not over hundred yards away blu
there a heavy fog and no attention pal
to If the enemy us, they doubt though
we were their men. The train had stron
guard, but there no f1ankers out to discove
enemy lurking by the way. l sent Russell bac
to tell Chapman to hurry up there was plent
of game, and wanted to bag it. 1t was not lon
before Chapman came up. The howitzer wa
u-I,;1 Jro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

!, ARTIZAN robbers" the
enemy called us because
in our raids and attacks
we made off with every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
By COL. JOHN S. MOSBY


mask until my command had reached the
Shenandoah River with the prisoners and
booty.
The latter consisted of between five hundred
and six hundred horses and mules, upward of
two hundred beef cattle, and many valuable
stores. We captured and destroyed seventy
five loaded wagons and secured over two
hundred prisoners, including several officers.
Sheridan heard of this attack the next
day, abandoned his advance, and retreated
to the point from which he had started
He knew his army could not subsist on the
country, and he was not willing to weaken
it by making heavy detachments to guard
his supplies coming from his depot.
Although we missed the paymaster's treasure
in this instance, we made up for the oversight
some two months later, when, in an attack
on B. & O. railroad train near Winchester,
we captured large sum of money
We reached the railroad after midnight, not
long before the train was due. Jim Wiltshire,
one of my best men (now doctor in Balti-
more), whose home was near the railroad,
acted as guide, and he earned his reward. No
guards were in sight; we were at place where
the road bed was in a long, deep cut This
was fortunate, for there was less danger to
the passengers in cut than if the train was
thrown off of an embankment. But people
who ride on a railroad in district where
hostilities between armies active must
take the chances of war 1t was now about
two o'clock in the morning when quietly
dismounted and sent the horses under charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

Of a detail OF men Snort distance to the rear.
A rail was displaced; vdettes were sent out both
ways to watch, while the men lay down in line
ton train After our chasing all day on the pike and
the ride that night it required no medicine to put
to sleep. l laid my head on the lap of one of the
and asleep. All slept soundly
that we were not awakened by the train coming
in until it off the track and the boiler burst.
When woke up the scene was picture of Dante's
Inferno. The train enveloped in steam and
smoke and a shower of sparks was in the air, while
all the screams from the passengers in
the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

the money was there, we should
have carried it with us. l re-
manned on the field and deployed
a few men as skirmishers as
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
With the REGULARS.

Acting Secretary Oliver took a step
OF great interest to the national
guardsmen OF the country when he
sent out a circular letter 10 the gov
ernors OF the various states having or
ganized militia forces, inviting them
TO have some part OF these troops go
into summer camps with the troops OF
the regular army.
This arrangement will be a great
thing for the Michigan troops for two
reasons: One Is that II the plan goes
through II will be great big maneu-
yer camp. where the officers and men
can get an experience that would not
be possible In a state encampment.
and another is that II will be less ex-
pensiye for the state troops. and they
can save money that Is needed for rife
practice and other things. | presume
that IL the camp is held in Indianapolis
IL will be held In September. II will.
OF course, take the place OF the state
encampment. and give the boys about
ten days OF the best military expert
ence they could possibly get"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
MICHIGAN
EVENTS NOTED
STRANGE STORY OF A MURDER
IN A coLDWATER
CEMETERY.
BABY WATCHES SUICIDE
The Strange Dementla OF John Splitter
and the Boy Who Fled From Home
20 Escape Dads Whlskers.
Startling story.

A letter received recently tells OF
probable murder In Coldwater over
25 years ago. Mrs. Eva Lee. now OF
Portland. Ore. was then five years
old. the daughter OF George A. Patter-
son. who was sexton OF Oak Grove
cemetery. One night. she says, negro
called her father out OF doors and she
never saw him again. but an escaped
convict from Syracuse, n. Y, took up
HIS work and assumed his name, after
ward removing with the Pattersons
10 North Dakota, where another muir
der was committed and body buried
on the farm.
In partial corroboration OF this
story, a former sexton, Anthony Hol-
land. remembers a sexton telling him
he was convict and that he removed
10 Dakota. The present sexton, George
Burton, remembers stumbling upon
an unmarked grave ten years ago,
where body had been buried If a
sitting posture aud In n sprawling po-
sltion. as though hastily tumbled in.
The cemetery records show a decid-
ed change in handwriting at the time
Mrs. Lee thinks her father was MUIR
dered
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
Strike Was Costly.

The longshoremen's strike, while OF
short duration. has caused a total loss
nearing the 100000 mark. or this
sum vessel men are down for half a
million In freights; longshoremen and
other workers who were forced out by
the embargo on traffic contributed
over 100000. and the rest Is made
up OF losses from diversion OF trafiic
and Generalization OF business from
which II will take commerce long
time 20 recover. Millions OF bushels OF
grain have gone TO the Gulf OF Mexico
or direct To the Atlantic seaboard,
which under ordinary conditions would
have gone down the lakes. The mer-
chandise lines have suffered in the
same way, and IL will take consider
able period before the traffic will flow
back In the old channels. Some OF Il
Will never come back. the loss being
permanent
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
urged against the timbered. shady road

urged against the timbered. shady road
side
Nevertheless, after all is said there
are few people who do not like TO ride
along the shady roadway; IL is always
admired; few farmers are willing that
full grown. thrifty trees should De
sacrificed. and not infrequently the
farm itself will command better price
per acre simply because the prospective
purchaser is pleased and delighted with
the stately. comfortable and wholesome
feeling that the shady roadside gives to
the farm.
A type OF the shady roadside is shown
In our illustration. The trees are pines,
but pines need not be used unless de-
sired. They are frequently admired be-
cause OF their evergreen appearance.
The oak and the elm are often much adj
mired, and may be grown successfully
In almost any northern climate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
Labor pureau Report Made.

Lansing. - Commissioner McLeod's
report OF the operations OF the labor
bureau for the past year Ia now out.
and In process OF distribution. II is a
volume OF nearly 500 pages. rendered
attractive by many fine illustrations
OF the Industrial activities OF our
state. This n the twenty-third an
nual report OF the bureau. and con-
tains the thirteenth annual report OF
factory inspection. This department
or the work is specially devoted TO Sc
curing sanitary and comfortable con-
ditions for the employees in the various
Industrial establishments, and such
safety appliances against accident and
peril OF fires as are possible. Espe-
cially IL looks after the safety and
comfart OF women and children ON
ployes, for whom two women inspec-
tors are occupied throughout the year.
They report almost 10000 women and
girls employed in factories throughout
the state, as against $1,000 ten years
ago. Much prominence is given 70 the
provision made by employing insti-
tutions for the comfort OF their fe-
male help under the stimulus OF the
bureau inspection, and full credit Is
given in the reports and the illustra-
lions for pleasant rest rooms. dining
rooms. etc, In establishments where
numbers or women and girls are en-
ployed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
THE ASPARAGUS BEETLE.
Suggestion as to Effective Method OF
Preventing Injury to
Plants.

The only effective way 10 prevent
injuries to asparagus by asparagus
beetle larvae is to destroy the eggs
before they hatch. says the Orange
Qnd.) Farmer. The first eggs are
laid on the young shoots. later on
the grown plant. They are black.
about 1.1G inch long and set nearly
at right angles 60 the stem; SO,
though small. they are fairly conspic-
uous. In few days they hatch into
Shiny. greenish slugs with black
heads. legs and dots on the body.
The simplest way to manage is TO
leave n few inferior shoots for the
females To lay eggs on. When four
or Ave days old these shoots must
be cut and burned and others allowed
20 replace them. To simplify this
cutting and TO reduce 10 a minimum,
the chance or missing any plants.
those allowed 10 remain should be
all In certain parts OF the field on
certain days. The field should be d.
vlded into four or three equal parts.
depending on the frequency OF cut.
ting. At the first cutting the trap
plants should be left in the first sec.
tion and so on. In each other section
every punky stalk should be cut with
the marketable ones and burned.
Every trap plant In any section must
be cut on the fourth or fifth day and
the plan continued through the cut.
ting season. This Will completely
protect the field from late attack and
reduce possible infestation the next
season, provided no asparagus is al.
lowed to grow in fence rows and
waste places and provided neighbors
are as careful.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
The Baby Slept in Safety.

Albert Kemano. 23 years old. was
found dead in his room at Charles
Chases residence in Sturgis. where
he had been boarding for some time.
He had been left alone with the little
girl while her parents attended a
dance. When they arrived home In the
early morning they found the house
locked up and gained entrance through
a window. The door OF Kemano's room
was also locked. and, receiving no an
swer to their call. the door was brok.
en- open and Kemano was found dead,
shot through the head with n 3S-cal-
iber revolver. which was found on the
floor beside the body with one cham
Der empty. The baby was asleep in
her room. Kemano had been acting
queerly for month. but nothing was
thought OF IL. His parents live in Pc
toskey, where his father is a mail car
rier
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
Candidates, Petitions Filed.

w. ". Ferris OF Big Rapids will
again be candidate for the nomination
for governor on the Democratic ticket
Ills petition was filed and was signed
by 1853 Democrats Charles II. Kim
merle, OF Cass county, who has been as
persistently talked OF for the honor OF
heading the ticket will be- the running
mate OF Mr.. Ferris. His petition for
the nomination for the lieutenant gov
ernorship bore 500 names. Gov. War
ners petition for denomination was
also filed and contained 10000 names.
The petition OF Patrick II. Kelley for
the nomination for lieutenant governor
has already been filed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
WHAT LIMITS CORN YIELD.
Low Protein Corn More Apt to DO Well
on Land Poor in Nitrogen Than
High Protein Corn.

Regarding the yield or corn 10 seems
quite possible that upon land whose
productive capacity Is limited by the
supply OF available nitrogen the low
protein or high starch corn may yield
better than the high protein corn.
provided tho two kinds OF corn are
equal in other respects, as In germ
mating power. vigor OF growth. root
development, etc. My opinion Is that
II we have use for high protein corn
we should produce ~ and by means
OF leguminous crops we should pro-
vide the growing corn crop with as
much nitrogen as II can profitably
use. or course this principle applies
not only TO nitrogen. but 10 all OF the
elements OF fertility. There IN no
economy In allowing any crop TO grow
In a half starved condition, any mere
than there Is In keeping growing ami
mails on n mere maintenance ration.
We should provide not only the nj.
trogen, but we should also make sure
that the supply OF phosphorus and
potassium "a sufficient for maximum
profitable crop yields.
In this connection II may be stated
that the evidence thus far obtained
from soil Investigations in the corn
belt indicates that the supply OF nj
trogen is abundant in most soils. In
deed that large amounts OF nitrogen
are annually passing on In drainage
waters. that phosphorus and not nj.
trogen Is the element which commonly
limits the yield OF the corn crop. and
that the chief effect OF clover upon a
succeeding crop OF corn Is due TO tho
phosphorus liberated by the decaylng
clover residues, the fixation OF nj
trogen being OF secondary import
ance.-cyril q. Hopkins. University
Of Illinois.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-26
A RIGHT TO GOOD ROADS.
No Industrial Glass in Country More
Entitled to Help Than Farm
ing Communities.

II this Is a government OF, by and
for the people. IL is time TO cast about
and see whether its functions are be-
ninety million people in the United
States, and more than one-third or
these are engaged in agricultural
pursuits. Upon this latter class all
the others depend for the necessaries
OF life. and according as conditions
are good or bad about the agricul-
tural classes. all the others are az.
fected. Prosperity in the farming
world means prosperity In the indus
trial and the mercantile world. When
the farmers suffer, the disaster
reaches in some measure TO overy
man, woman and child In the country.
There Is no way TO honestly put
out OF sight the interdependence OF
our people, and yet the one class that
could live absolutely without the ex-
istence OF any OF the other classes Is
the farming community. In view
OF these self-evident truths IL does
seem that the Industrial and mercan-
tile classes, with the professional
people, would be mindful OF every.
thing tending to make rural life
profitable and pleasant. The pres
ent highway conditions form the
most serious drawback that confronts
the country to-day. In no other civ.
ilized country do like conditions pre-.
vail. Wherever government has in
tervened for good highways, there
the people are happiest. The high
ways afford TO the rural population
not alone the means or communica-
ton with the business world. but the
means OF reaching church houses and
school houses, and all that they have
of social intercourse and amusement.
II should be matter OF general pub
lie concern TO have the highways in
all the states put in firstclass condi-
ton. The states OF themselves can
never establish satisfactory systems
OF roads. nor should they be expected
To. The cost OF road construction
should be equitably distributed. and
this can only be done through national
aid.