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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
BANKING IDEA LONG HIS.
Huron Is. d. Financier Has Advo-
Gated Deposits Insurance.

Huron Is. d. Financier Has Advo-
Gated Deposits' Insurance.
Il. l.. Abel of Huron. president OF
the City National Bank of Huron. and
one Of the Oldest and best known
inanciers In the Northwest. is In re-
ceipt Of letters from Eastern bankers
and others calling attention to a sug-
gestion made in an address delivered
by him several years CO..
The plans proposed by Mr.. Abel for
insurance OF bank deposits by tax. be-
fore a convention Of bankers in Sioux
City, from Iowa. Nebraska, Minnesota
and South Dakota, now Is being advo-
Gated by William J. Bryan, and Is
receiving favorable consideration. MIR.
Abel's address was widely published,
and at the time attracted much atten-
ton in financial circles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
AssAiL SUNDAY SHOWS.
Church People Protest, but They DON'T
Stop Matinee.

Church People Protest, but They Dcn't
Stop Matinee.
The unusual spectacle of a travelling
troup giving a show at Miller on Sun
day has called forth vigorous protest
from the clergy and many others. As
o o as the ministers learned that the
matinee was to Ee played on the Sab
bath afternoon arrests ard fines were
threatened. but the matter had gone
SO far that the mayor, council and
opera house proprietor could do moth
ing to prevent the play without break
ing their contract with the show peo-
pie. The law that was passed pro-
hibiting Sunday shows was hung up
by an appeal to the referendum and is
imperative.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
HAD 6 SCHOOLS; NOW IL.
IN Three Years Standing County
Shows Great Growth.

AS an evidence Of the real growth
of Stanley county in the last three
years, the school record certainly
makes a good showing. When Mrs.
M. l.. Weed took up the duties of
superintendent of schools OF that
county three years ago she had only
six schools to look after, and the du
ties of the office were not arduous.
Now she is called to oversee seventy
two schools scattered over a territory
ninety miles long and fifty miles
wide, and Is entitled to an assistant
ander the new law.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Play 10 Fatal.

ST. Joseph. Mo-, Dec. II. - Playing
that he was a cowboy and his compan.
ION an Indian. Ned H Starmed. aged
eleven, shot and instantly killed
George Blskeiy. four years old. A dou-
BILE barreied shotgun was used
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
CITY ON THE BOOM.
South Dakota Town to Have Electric
liQht.

Rapid City will soon have a COM
plete electric lighting system. The
Dakota Power company. newly organ
lied. has just taken over all the neigh
boring water. fiume and ditch rights
in that vicinity and proposes to fur
nish Rapid City and adjacent territory
with light and heat. It's plant will have
a capacity Of 1.600-horsepower and will
be in operation some time this coming
year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
INHERITANCE TAX DEFECTIVE.
8. D. Law Does Not Provide for Pay.
ment Of Collection Expenses.

ment Of Collection Expenses.
The inheritance tax law brought the
state treasury sS23.32 in November. all
Of 1t coming from Clay county, $7S9.43
rom the estate Of julius Schatzel and
the rest from the estate of John Can
vim. The law Is shown to be lame In
the fact that It does not specifically
provide the amer OF payment OF ex-
nenses of collection Of the tar.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
CENTRAL GETS DELAY
IN THROUGH RATE FIGHT.
Interstate Commerce Commission Asks
Postponemcnt of Order of Cam
collation..

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-After a pro-
longed conference over the complaint of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
against the action of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company in
giving notice that on December IL it would
terminate its through rate arrangements
with the Central and other roads on BUSH
ness shipped by way of Jersey City and
Harlem terminals, the Interstate Commerce
Commission announced its decision in the
case.
The commission requests the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Company 80
postpone for not less than ninety days the
taking effect of its notice of such cancella-
ton, already fled with the commission to
take effect on the 18th instant. and nor.
mission has been forwarded to the chief
traffic official Of that company to effcct
such postponement on less than statutorv
notice."
Further. the commission declines n
grant the application Of the Central Ran
road of New Jersey for a petition by II 70
a Circuit Court of the United States n
take proceedings ito prevent by Injunction
the cancellation of joint tarifs and rates
between the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company and said Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey and other cor-
riers mentioned in said application. and
such application is denied at this time
without prejudice"
The commission, in a statement made
public by Chairman Knapp, explains thai
it requests the New Haven Road to post
pone the date when 1t shall terminate its
through rate arrangements on business
shipped over certain roads via Jersey City
''in order to enable the various communl-
ties, shippers and carriers affected by the
proposed action opportunity to determine
the course they will pursue with respect
to the future movement of the traf1c in
volved."
President Mellen, of the New Haven, told
the commission that his road would make
any reasonable postponement In the matter
that the commission might direct.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
FIGHT FOR MILLIONS
WOMAN LEFT CHARITY.
Big Quaker City Estate, Lawyer Says,
Was Held by Miss Jeanes in
Trust Only.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ct. Fog
ter Thomas, the lawyer who traces his
descent all the way down from Adam, and
who is a cousin OF the late Anna t.
Jeanes, now says that he has made the
discovery that Miss Jeanes had a large
portion of her estate merely in trust and
that she had no right to will it to charity.
For quite a while Mr.. Thomas has been
investigating the terms of the Jeanes will,
trying to discover defects, and has been go
ing over the genealogy Of the Jeanes and
Thomas families. He found that bis
great-grandfather was Miss Jeane's grand
father and that he aud about six other
cousins should have received a portion OF
the estate. 4.
After he made this discovery, the attor-
ney announced that a fight would probably
be begun to get a portion of the estate. At
the same time he said that the coal and
mineral lands bequeathed to Swarthmores
College on condition that the institution
give up athletics were the particular por
ton the relatives Of Miss Jeanes were
after. =.
But. as he continued his investigation,
according to his statement today, the law
yer made a remarkable discovery. IL was
that Miss Jeanes received most of her,
great wealth from her brothers Joseph and
Samuel Jeanes. and not from her fatheS,'
and that she received a portion of the
money in trust.
I'VE are not yet sure just what claim
we have said Mr.. Thomas. ''and as soon
as we make sure Of our rights we will
probably bring an action" -
The estate is valued at 5000, 900. most
of which was bequeathed to charity.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
WALL STREET
HILL STOCKS HELP BOOST
THE MARKET.
Opening Prices Indicated Decline, but
Speculative Favorites Turn
the Tide

NEW YORK, Dec. a.-The weeks first
prices of stocks were lower as a rule, al
though there were conspicuous exceptions
among the recent speculative favorites.
The resistance shown by these had the
effect of checking the decline elsewhere
after the opening. The Hill stocks, Union
Pacific. ST. Paul, Reading and Brooklyn
Transit were the firm spots. rising III
over Saturdays level. Among the de-
elines Wabash preferred fell ~, American
Smelling 1as, Southern Railways preferred
| n Atchlson. Chesapeake and Ohio,
New York Central. Amalgamated Copper
and Anaconda large fractions.
II a. m.-The rally held for a while and
st. Paul, Great Northern preferred and
Della ware and Hudson were benefited 2
points, Northwestern ~. Hooking Coal
IL and Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Pacific Coast and Chicago and Alton l.
Brisk buying of American Ice sent 1t up
SA to 20h. A wave of selling orders swept
over the market later, centring on the
coppers. and although Reading was rushed
up to IS In an endeavor to check the sell
ing, the decline continued, the advances
were wiped out and some severe losses
effected. Distillers' Securities broke 51z,
Cleveland. c., C. and st. Louis, Ana
conda and American Smelling ~ to "a,
American Sugar and Western Union 3,
Amalgamated Copper and Westinghouse
Electric w and Pennsylvania. Baltimore
and Ohio, Louisville and Nashville, Kan
sas and Texas preferred and ~nternationa
Paper preferred l to II.
The constant renewal of selling of the
coppers interrupted occasional rallies as
follows: u. s. Reduction, preferred fell O.,
American Smelling 35s. Westinghouse Elec-
trio 21s, Amalgamated Copper 2h, National
Lead and Southern Railway preferred 11a,
American Locomotive ~ and New York
Central, Union Pacific preferred, Erie first
preferred and American Car 1. Westing-
house Electric first preferred sold at an
advance of .. CRANKY Mining Z. Pacific
Coast 8. u. s. Rubber first preferred ~,
Manhattan :, and Sloss Sheffield Steel /.
Bonds were steady.
Prices continued on the downward course,
the 5 point drop in Western Union being
with considerable disfavor. Amer
lean Smelling also lost ~, Vulcan preferred
5, Missouri Pacific "a, General
Electric ?, Consolidated Gas TX and st.
Paul, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific,
Pnclfic, Southern Railway, Rock
Island preferred and Peoples Gas l to IA.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
"lAcKASS BATTERIES"
Men and Mules Required for Work in
the Mountains.

one OF the most interesting organizations
Whlcn TOOK part in maneuvers at Camp
Tacoma, Wash, of western troops, unde.
Ieneral Funston, was the Eleventh Bat
talon, Field Artillery. Major c. A.. Ber-
nett commanding, says Leslle's Weekly.
rms battalion consisted of the seven
tsehth and eighteenth batteries, sometimes
rsterred to as ~''jackass'' batteries, because
or the use of mules. The battery pieces
are transported in sections on the hacks ~
muies, the guns and carriages being divided
into four parts. making four packs for the
game number OF animals
ms enaoies the batteries to be trans
poreea through the most difficult regions
brought into action In mountainans ann
NY. IN the United States army these pat-
tetles are comparatively new. but thew Pc
Sslveu tnelr baptism in the Philippines ard
MOros. s"e
It Is surprising how rapidly the mules
are uhloaded, the parts of the gun thiowu
together and the sun loaded, sighted ~ 4
ready to be fired. AT a test Of the eieif-
tSet,th battery The men ran the mules
PACK nIty PAGES, unloaded and biei
me gun and fired in forty-hve seconds
This was a worlds record.
Inc WORK requires not only intelligent
out powerful men. 'ri.-- gun ITSELF vo.1ghs
~ pounds and thestrail the same. but the
men handle the pieces with ease.
The mules, too. are familiar with tbs
drill and perform their parts In a very in
teliigent manner. They know their re-
spective positions, and when the load ls
lifted they Immediately jump forward. 50
the piece can be placed directly On tho
! ground.
The gun used IN these batteries has q
range Of from $500 to 1000 feet. Il flres
a large shell, hut has a lower muzzie xe-
loeity than the larger field pieces. In de-
sign the piece Is somewhat similar Is fht
screw" gun Of The British army.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
EAST AGAINST WEST
IN MINERS FIGHT.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 9.-The strug-
gle between William B. Wilson. secre-
ta-ry-treasurer, and Tom l.. Lewis, vice.
president, to control the United Mine
Workers organization is causing much
bitterness among the miners, and the
West is being arrayed against the East
to a degree that has never before been
known in the organization.
All kinds of charges have been circu-
lated against Lewis. and he has re-
piled by appealing to the miners for
their support on the ground that they
never lost anything in wages or influ-
ence by an act of his, intimating that
they have lost through the policies of
the Mitchell administration, of which
Wilson is the candidate.
The vote VIII be taken in a few days,
and the miners of Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
nois and other States are charging that
the administration is trying to line up
the foreigners of the East solidly and
thus c control through a class that
has never been loyal to the organization
except when a fight was being made foI
increased wages,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
THE PRODUCE MARKEr.

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-Flour-Receipts,
1881; sales, LOO. Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Receipts, POI. 900; sales, 100000.
Liberal worlds shipments, with liquida-
ton and easier cables, broke a half-cent
this morning. May. 10S 7-161i0S%.
Rye-Quiet; No. 2, western, 80 T. o. b.
New York.
-Corn-Recelpts. 29.O25; sales none.
Beef-Stendy; family, 14.50@15.O0.
Pork-Barely steady.
~Iard-Easy: Western prime. S.40GS.50.
Sugar-Raw, quiet: fair refining. 3.1o;
centrifugal. So test, s.6211; molasses sugar,
400; graduated. $50.
Petroleum-Firm; refined, all ports.
S.70HS.75
c~onee-ouiet; No. Z Rio, 6; No. 4 Jan
toS. ~.
Enthusiastically: New Orleans. s4942.
Butter-Firm; receipts. 5.22S. Creamery
specials, 291s; extras. 90; thirds to f1rsts,
21G2S: held. second to specials, 22d28;
State dairy, common to fine, HOS;
proce IS, common to specials. 15Q2315;
Western factory, common to first, 15IN;
imitation 21@22. Choice firmer:
receipts, 2.4S6. State, full cream, small,
cclcred and white. fine, 15&: do. good TO
prime. 14lxn15; do, late made best, 1fA@12;
do. common to fair. 9sG111s; do, large,
colored. 1854; do, white. 1877; skins. Toll.
Eggs-Fsrm; receipts, 1874. State,
Pennsylvania and nearby, fancy. selected,
white. 5000; good to choice, 3SdD43; brown
and mixed average finest. 34@36; first to
extra first, 1904: Western frsts, 30n32;
seconds, 26d29.
Poultry-Dressed frmer; Western chick
ems. l0@i6; turkeys. HOLY; fowls, 1908
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of 0 points
and sold Z to 8 points net higher during
the first few minutes of covering and bull
support, which was attracted by the bull
ish g%inners' report showing S.33S,O0O bales
Pinned to December l, against 1907 900 to
the same date last year. and 8,6S9,OG two
years ago. Cables were disappointing, and
there was eavier realizing on the OPEN
ing advance under which the market
eased off curing the early session with
trading very excited aud sentiment con-
fused. Toward the end of the first hour
prices were about 2 points higher to 2
points net lower and subsequently Auc-
tuations were nervous and irregular.
The declining tendency noted shortly
after the opening, as a result of realizing,
carried prices off TO q net loss of 5 to Il
points. but toward midday the market was
steadier on rumors that a prominent Of
fetal of a large Southern organization esti-
mated the crop at a little under 11,000,0 0C
bales. Prices at midday were 9 to Z points
net lower, with the market steady.
Quotations furnished by Van Setback
nEA
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
PANAMA BONDS
NEW YORK AND PHILADEL-
PHlA GET MOST.
Highest Price Paid was loe.s7S and
Lowest 1O2.125-Chicago Not <
on List. p

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-In the allot-
ment of Panama Canal 3 per cent. bonds
made by Secretary of the Treasury Cor
telyou, II is notable that not a bono goes
to the city of Chicago.
: Most of the bonds go to banks in New
York and Philadelphia. The successful
bidders are:
New York-American Exchange Mo-
| tionai, $l0O, 600 at l02. 157; 100000 at 102.14.
$l00, coo at l02. 127. National City, 5000 at
iO2. G25; $300,U00 at l02. 90, $3O0,0O0 at 102. ol5,
10000 at 1o2. Is: 10000 at iO2.5Q; 100000 at
i02 is; $780, 900 at 1O3; $500, 100 at To-. 70; $500
900 at 1O2. SO. National Copper, $4,000 at
Sluu. 800 al lu3. Garfield National, $1U0,00
at I04; $l00, 600 at 1903; 500, 900 at 1880 Me-
c%ilanles' National, $1l,00O, 600 at 1918,
ONO MT 100; $100, 100 at 102. 95; 100000 at 10z. ~,
100000 at l02. 80; 100000 at lO5.125; 100000 at
lo3.49; slOO,00o at gS;S5S, $lOo,00 at loS. %;
ai i03.5V, si00.oOO at 102. SO, $i0o, coo at 1oR.-
625, S100, 000 at 1O2. 10. Corn Exchange Ma
tional Bank. 100000 at 104; 100000 at l0S;
$40, GO at 1889 Franklin National. 100000
at i02.50 $I0p.U0 at lO2. Is $150,000 at 102. %.
Farmers and Mechanics National. 100000
at lU4.05.
Rocnester N. Y.-NatIonal Bank. Of
Albany, II. Y.-New York State Ma
tional. s250,000 at 102.625.
St. CONSTITUTIONAL Bank of Commerce,
100000 at 105. 30; $loo, 600 at lo5; $4,000 at
S25u, 90 at 1875. IS; s250,00u at i05.01: $25O,o00
at l02. 70; $685. 600 at 1922 s. oo .
Third National-$l5l,OoU at 1921; $2OO,Ooo
at 104, 26f; sl50, DO0 at 103. 1853.
Kansas City-First National, s1s2,5oo at
TO-. 125.
1903, rs; $780, oo at los; 500, Co at ios.2 Is.
Jacksonville-Sl00,O 900 at 1920; S1GO,OW At
1880; $lOO,0O0 at 1903; $1O0, COO at 102. IS.
Florida National-s2eo,ooO at l02.o6; $780,
NM a = N m
Atlantic National-$1oo, GOO at 1880.
Pittsburg, Unconstitutional Bank of Com
Pittston, Pa.-First National. 100000 at
1880. =
1C2.50.
observation-disclosures National, 500. 900 at
Detroit-Natlonal Bank of Commerce,
$100, eco at 102. sc.
Cieveland-First National, 100000 at lO3.
Tifin, O.-Tif1n National. Sl0O,Wo at
Wooster. ohio-ciizens' National $780,
Akron, ohio-First National, 100000 at
Lexington. Ky.-Third National, 100000
at 10j.625.
Omaha-First National. 100000 at 103;
Union Stock Yards National, 100000 at lQo.
Oklahoma City-Western National, $780,;
coo at 103. 10.
Santa Rosa. CaL-Sarta Rosa National,
S112.5O0 at 10S.
Lewiston, Mont.-First National. 100000
at 104.25
Spokane-Traders' National, 100000 at.
1Os. rs
Roanoke-First National. 800, 600 at 100. so.
Norfolk-National Bank of Commerce.
100000 at 1903. 625.
Lynchburg, va,-National Exchange
Bank. 100000 at 1040l.
Atlanta. Ga.-Lowry National Bank,
S3N1.000 at 104.01.
Columbia. S. C.-Paimetto National,
100000 at 1920.
vicksburg. Miss.-First National. $780,
600 at 103.
Charlotte. n. C. Merchants and Farm
ers' National. 100000 at 103.27. -.
Dothnn. Ala. -Dothan National Bank,
$4,000 at 104.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Call money in New York. 4Q10 per cent.
New York Clearing House statement: Ex-
changes, S145,o41, 712; balances, 81. O5S, 265;
sub-treasury creditor. $623 ,971. The sub
treasury gained SINCE Friday from the
banks 81, 46S, eco.
Commercial bar silver IN New York. 55%
cents: Mexican dollars. 44h cents; bar
silver in London. 25Nd: bar gold, rs 1OAd:
American eagles. 76s 61lkd; premium on gold
at Madrid. 10; at Lisbon. II. fsl
Paris rentes se francs 10 confines. Paris
private rate Of discount remained IN
changed. Berlin private rate of discount.
rs ner cent; exchange on London. "a
marks 52hs pigs.
Money on call in L~ondoxaR5ka4 per cenf
Rate of discount for sh bills. sa mar
cent. for three mouths lis. 55sa5@ ner
cent. consols for money. SGD; for ac.
count. 50 1-l6d. The Bank OF England to-
day received es7. 900 of gold.
Foreign exchange market held q stsado
tone Demand sterling was quoted 4.s5ss9
e.sssS; cables. 4ss%@4sGs5; sixty day bills.
4so% short francs, 5.lssz less lis: short
marks. 9411-16. e"ots
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
RAILROAD

Flo fourth week in November:
Alabama Great Southern, $119,431, in
res $6,00o. From July l, 81, 742, 400. in
crease Sill, S21.
Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa
cifc. $22S,2 74. increase $27, lag. From July
SO. S12. 9l5. $2Sl.5
F'o October:
Grand Trunk Of Canada, gross e652, 900,
increase e31.50O; operating expenses e465.-
200; increase e34,e00; net Else, 700, decrease
e31. 100.
Seaboard Air Line, gross $1,5lS, 1874, in
crease $133, 704; operating expenses and
taxes $1,13i. 9S3, increase $6S,597, net 1885,
151. increase $7O.107.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
BANK TO REOPEN.
Plan to Buy Kansas City Institution
from Receiver.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 9.-Arrange-
ments were practically completed today
for the reopening tomorrow of the Stock
last week following the closing of the
National Bank of Commerce. The insti-
tuition will be bought outright from the
receiver of the National Bank of Com
merce. This will be the second bank to
resume since the furry last week.
The directors of the National Bank of
Commerce are working hard on a plan for
the reorganization of the bank, and hope
to make a sufficiently good showing.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
Uncle Jlm,s First Cnviare.

P~earl-Poor Uncle Jim embarrassed MS
all when we dined In the ultra-fashionable
restaurant
Ruby-1n what way?
Pearl-Why, the waiter brought the dear
old man a caviare sandwich and guess
what he said.
Ruby-What, dear?
Pearl-Why. he said he didn't care about
blackberry preserves smeared on his bread
for dinner.-Chicago News.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS.

Dominican Coal Company, regular quar-
terly of l per cent. on its common stock,
payable January 1; books close December
20. reopen January 2.
Columbus Gas and Fuel Company. regular
quarterly of IA per cent. on its preferred
stock, payable January /; to stockholders
of record December IA.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
THE N MARKET.

LONDON. Dec. 9.-American securities
opened dull today. Pennsylvania showed a
gain of u, but the rest of the list declincd
below Saturdays New York closing.
The uncertainty of Wall Street and the
belief that some American stocks are being
hquldated here assisted TO give a heavy
tone. Later New York support of Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific caused a tenn
porary hrmness, but the market closed
easy.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-09
1907 COTTON CROP.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The Census Bu-
reau today issued a bulletin showing that
the total cotton crop Of this years growth
up to December I, was 3S0.S54 bales, as
compared with o,277,SsS bales for same
period lust year. and S,6Se e6s in 1905. Gin
neries In o~oerafieR numbered 1856 In
this bulletin raIaG bales are counted as
half baEes.