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The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
=c2NARKEFs AND FINANCE
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Jan. Close The De
trOft wheat market had spell or
weakness on saturday and prices TOOK
a decided drop II was case or heavy
selling by longs and TO support, eN-
cputtuE- T-frrrt- sherts-aaw -fit-to- lake
profits by doing a little buying News
was hullish as usual and Liverpool
showed little strength for the trst
time In several days. but the stun had
10 be sold aud the ncws conditions
made no difference. The close was
very weak
Wheat quotations-Cash. No. . red.
S100h Nav opened unchanged az
sl.0T declined 20 s1.o5h. touched sl.o6;
al SLOAN, declined GO 99ac. gained
&c and declired 20 99c. sample.
cars at 500: No. red 97lac: No.
white. si.oo4 asked.
Cash, No, 3. 6Slhe. sample : car At
cars at soc: No ! yellow, cars at
Oats--Cash. No. white. car at
sac; MAY. 5jAc: cample. cars at 4Sc
Ryc-Cash No. .. ssc nominal
Cioverseed-Yrime spot. slo.so;
March SEQ; sample 81 ~ % e 9s g. a.
at $3.50, prime alsike. s9.15 sa<lple
alsIke. 10 bags at So . at s.2e' at
Timothy seed-Prime spot Is bags
Bsriey-sold by sample. car at si.ss
Receipts IN the Detroit market on
Saturday We're 200 bbls OF -four,
cars OF wheat % OF corn, OF oats
and / OF barley. Withdrawals were
400 bbls Of -four. Stocks arc $50 ~
bu OF wheat. 13l.75i bu. Of corn, So
PTS bu. OF oats. arse bu of barley and
211Ss bu. OF rye.
worlds wheat exports this week.
8, 200. 600 bu.. estimated
Northwestern wheat receipts Satur-
day. 362 cars. year ago, 1T6 cars.
Wheat receipts primary points
Saturday. 10000 bu-. year ago $4,000
Exports OF wheat and aour Saturday,
$4,000 bu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
tReported for The Times through
Fred =. Osborne a Co.. bankers npd
brokers. PenObscot buiidingi.
CHICAGO. Jan 1s.--wheat opened s.
q &c lower on the large worlds ship
the large northwest receipts. there be-
ing SEA cars at Minneapolis alone. Liv-
erpool. closed y q sd higher.
Opening prices: Wheat-May, $l.o4 3
q1.O4is. Corn--May. CO.'S q s04c c. Oats
May. s4lsc. Pork.May, sls,s5. Lard
The wheat bulls and longs on the
board or trade were in a panic today
and sold millions OF bushels. There
were short lines put out too. The close
was LIS case lower for the day. Corn
lost q ole. Oats were OF n n q and
| aI.02A. Corn-Afay. soc bid Oats
May. sac bid Pork-May. $13271l.
1ard-May $3.50. Ribs-May. sos.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
PRODUCE.

Business on the street was very
quiet this morning again. and In con-
sequence there is little or no change in
prices There was no poultry In this
morning. but none was needed, az most
dealers have their Easements full al
ready. Prices were nominally I'M
changed, but n responsible bid OF SAC
for cleanup would have been wei
coined. Butter. eggs. hogs. calves, DO
tatoes, and farm stun generally re-
main as heretofore. supplies OF all
kinds being ample, including vege-
tables and fruits. Oranges are sweet
now. and Strawberries are coming reg
ularly.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
OLIVER IT, I.AtT. M. D..
GEORGE O. GORDON. NJ ID.
DAILY CLINIC

For alcohol and other drug disees es.
phone NJ 100. or q. 1850. q. 444-L
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18

These pianos all in fine shape. and
every one OF them are worth at least
from $500 to $4,000 more than tho
above prices. First come. get first
choice.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
THE FARRAND
COMPANY

Too many used pianos that have BEEN
taken in exchange for Farrand Cecilian
Pianos. We have cut the prices on
these from $500 to $4,000 each.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18

(b)Bid. (slSplit Cn) Nominal
TOLEDO GRAIN.
TOLEDO. o.. Jan. 1S.--Close: Wheat
Cash. s100is; May. s1.03i1 July. s9c:
Sept. 96l q. Corn---Cash. 5Se. May. 6ic.
July, 60Lc Sept, 60Lc Oats--Cash.
53S.c; May. 54Mc: July, 49hc; Sept.
-4asa---C,l.Izala-a nad--Ca2h- Ian.
$1oT2A; March, S10.s0; April. s10.55.
Prime alsike. 5000 Prime timothy,
S2.2O. Rye-No. /. SIC; No 2, s3c.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18


App,e.--Fsney. ssos5O; common.
"a far gl sep Ssr tor, a7sc; packing stock
Butter--Extra creamery. 3oqsic:
i5afsc; renovated. 24924lAc. Official
EStrs a,s srea na.kie Soc rsts
cobbaEc--Home-grow sl@i.2s per
california; Frpiss.--Pears. st.a5 per
box: grapes. Tokay. s2.1o@s per case.
Ceiery--20 m3oc per doz; California.
s4.sO14.75 per case
Crnnbcrries--Late Howes, y2.7b per
bu; f1w725 per bbi.
CaHrinowcr--Caiiforn 81 per case.
Conee-Package cnfrec. yit7bO15ss
Chcese--Michlsan tuli cream. 14g
16c per III.
Dressed Caive.--Tsncy. s99c; com
Dressed Ifoxs--Light 81 0cc; heavy.
Erss-Street pricea; E'resh receipts
2Au 25c. storage lS0l9c Ofnciai prices:
Extras. 2scs nrsts. .4c. cases Included
refrigerator extrSs. I3e: nrsts. 1sc pei
doz.
fs.9o. second patent. 1850. straight
$55S. clear, 500 per bbL
Ferd--Jobblnx lots bran. SIS 90.
chop. SIS: coarse middlinss. SCI. mo
middlings. s3l ton.
Fresh vegetnbies--Green options. IS
doz. wax beans. SL50d5 per bu: iet.
tucc. SMf0c 1rer ID; spinach. soc per
bu: parsley. 3oc, per doz; water cress.
csc per doz-
Finnan Hnddie-4-io 112c per 10.
Grnpes--Catawba ponies. lac per
basket
Green Peppers--50c per basket.
Hry--e~froft shippers arr paying t1r
following prices for new paisd nay tn
ft5a1550; No. :. s14G1t50. -lovy.
mixed. sftTff.5o; rye straw. 81: whcsi
and oat straw. 80 ton. In car lots.
Ifoncy--Fancy white. 7nsSc. amber
i$nt5c. extracted. = a. SC per 10.
"a Hickory -Nsss--t2 pef-ba.-
flfdes-firceI. hides, No. 4. Sc No
Sci kip green, No. /. INC: no 4. 60;
saitcu No. 4. SC; No. 4 sRcs Gait
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
HELP WANrED-sfALE.


ANY YOUNG PERSON desiring a good
position can get one after completing
one OF our cnu.ses-pay and Might
classes all the year our facilities
are positively unequalcd in Michigan.
Detroit Business University. ll-2l
Wilcox st.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18

There will be a special meeting OF
Detroit herd No. I, 5. q. q. NJ, IN the
Cowie building. Sunday ut =. m, 10
attend funeral OF Bro. Ed. Maggie
frau, on Monday, Jan. -, at y. M
e. j. WISER. Pres.
CHAS. IL. CULVER. Rec. Sec.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
MEETING NOTICES.

ASHLAR LODGE. No. 81. +. A. NJ
Special communication Saturday at
60 " III. to attend funeral Bro
Omar Stoddard: special cars 10
cemetery Fred J. Lawrence, Sec'y.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
PRESENT FLAG TO HARRAH.

'raiiow-No. I. lHc per 10.
Tnmatocs-Eiorida. soc per basket.
The Detroit times., 1908-01-18
MONEY TO LOAN.
Wetherbee Building
12s-12s-ISo FARMER ST.
Smith 's---Dress PLATING

and Buttons Covered to Order weth-
erbee bldg. 100 Farmer-st third
door from John R.-st, Detroit, Mich.
Phone NJ. 1851.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

Bishop Fallows, Of Chicago. who doubt
less means well enough, no matter what
criticism may be lodged against his sug-
gestion, AYERS with deep solemnity that
il would be perfectly easy for any human
being who so desired to live to the age
of 10 years. provided only a steady diet
of sour milk were maintained three times
daily,
Without entering into the details Of tae
good bishops prescription, which have TO
do with microbes, germs. bacteria, and
whatnot Of that persuasion, we predict its
failure as a revolutionary agent in the
problem of human life. and We opine that
nothing viii come of it, save, perhaps,
in so far as Il may affect some occasional
isolated case here and there-like the case
of the bishop himself, for instance. Nomat-
ter what the merits of sour milk as life
prolonger. it is medicine not pleasant to
take. and hence viii be assimilated with
no sort Of enthusiasm or sustained regard
for the necessary regularity of diet that
alone assures the final desired effect.
Patients take unpleasant remedies spas
Aa+NfNAFNfAlfrf anu 4aDl UAllIL AAoEs any U4k|
sician viii bear that statement out We
begin as small children TO demand that
our pills be sugar-coated and our calomel
saccharated. As we pass into youth, we
give seant attention to medicine in any
form; and as We begin to tread the sunset
path, we want tonics and invigorators
that taste good, and that We may smack
our lips over.
II would be impossible to persuade any
one 10 partake of sour milk. as a steady
and methodicaI diet, no matter what tie
alluring hope held out The average per
son who tried it would soon grow pessi-
mistic; either the diet would pail. or the
pleasures Of long life would become mat
ters of grave doubt. We fear the end
promised would not be thought to Justify
the means assured. In fine we don't be-
lieve it would ever be necessary TO cor
ner the sour milk market in order TO keep
the patients in this cause alive.
II any one has anything nice and pleas
ant. palatable and refreshing. that is
guaranteed to sustain lie 20 a point far
beyond the allotted three-score and ten.
we believe it would be seized upon with
gusto and dispatch by thousands; nay.
millions. But as long as sour milk is
the only avenue to abnormal old age in
sight We believe the world viii wag along
in its usual way, the inhabitants living
as they have always lived. and after the
same fashion. Anyhow we don't know
but that the present scheme of things is
about right. 1t might be a sad mistake to
upset il, If we could.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
LINC0LNS ASSASSINATION.
An Eyewitness Tells the story of
Booths Crime.

W. II. Taylor. in L0se's Weekly
About the middle of the third act shot
was heard and Immediately thereupon
rang out John Wilkes Booths cry. .-sic
scmper tyraEnis." not after he reached
the stage, as has been stated In some
accounts; neither did he jump from the
box full height. with arms outspread and
upstretched, as We often see him IN IL
lustrations. On the contrary, he placed
both hands upon the rail Of the box
and swung himself over in that manner
thereby lessening the fall by the distance
or his own height One of his spurs
caught in the American coIors with which
the box was draped. and he probably
landed his whole weight on one foot
On striking the stage he pitched forward
on all fours, and 1 then saw the blade
or long stietto' or dagger glisten in the
footiishts. as his hand lay on the floor
he quickly rose to his feet and took one
OF Two uncertain steps, then, turning TO
race the audience, drew himself I'D in
theatrical attitude, and, swinging his arm
IN half circle, made a grand flourish
with the dagger, and was off the stage
in flash. Next came the piercing and
horrifying shTieks Of Mrs. Lincoln ana
then arose fearful commotion. Directly
Efforts were made by some parties to get
into the box from the outside. but the
door was barred from the inside. I next
noticed a military officer standing on the
shoulders Of another man and endeavor-
ing to climb up TO the box from the stage
Meantime. the President had remained
sitting In HIS chair with his head bent
forward, but ] distinctly saw him rise
once TO his feet and in a dazed sort OF
way attempt to take a step or two. He
was not upright, but half erect. just
then Maj. Rathbone came TO his as
sistance, and. supported by the latter. he
sank back into the chair About this time
l noticed Miss Laura Keene, who had
reached box from the private way back
Of the stage and who was said to have
brought a glass Of water which might
refresh the President. The bar against
the door having been removed from the
inside. several people went into the box
from the dress circle and little more
could be distinguished thereafter.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
THE FUTURE OF CUBA.
Col. WattersOR Thinks We should
Have Annexed the Island.

HenTy Watterson, in Louisville CourierJourusl.
Now that the Cubaus have their free
dom. what have they done with il; what
are they doing with it. and what are they
likely TO do?
] violate no confidence when I quote
these words from that master OF inter-
national poiicies and Of good English, the
Secretary Of State: we do not want
Cuba ourselves. we cannot permit any
other power to get possession Of her, and,
70 prevent the necessity Of one and the
possibility OF the other Of those results,
We wish her 10 govern herself decently
and in order"
Before coming here I could not clearly
apprehend the force and truth of this
language Nothing was easier after an
interval of twenty-four hours I have
said in jocular way 10 Mr. Root, when
he was Secretary Of War: Some fine
morning you Republicans viii have to
get up Philadelphia election, and in that
way amend the mistakes Of the Teller res
olution." I still think we had better have
taken over Cuba along with Porto Rico
and the Philippines. and In the beginning
have made an end of the whole Spanish
outfit. That would have saved infinite
trouble. England, In our place. would not
have hesitated. Sentiment is rarely a
sagaelous statesman. though statesman
ship must often consider and consult
sentiment. The sturdy old Senator from
Colorado seems almost as big a crank
about liberty as I am myself Yet Moth
Ing Is now clearer to my mind than that
Cuba will not, or cannot. govern her
self decentiy and in order"
l have seen and talked with everybody
worth seeing and talking with here ia
reach the conclusion that o. der will not
very long Outiast the exit of the Pro-
v!sionai Government
Il is hard TO have to say II. but n an
pears true 70 say that there is no intelIi-
gent patriotism among the Cubans-tbat
is. no fixed principle of nationality and
enlightened sense Of the Responsibilities
Of government-each Of the parties led
by ambitious men having a personal fol-
lowing. the objective point being the spoils
OF possession. Graft is the conscious. or
unconscious, asset of each Of them. The
population is divided into three classes
the taxpayers, who want stability and
scarcely expect It short Of annexation. or
a protectorate; the politicians. who are
out after all they see. or fancy they see
in sight. and the masses, made I'D largely
OF mongrels, who know not what they
want
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
Tarin Reform the Issne

From the Charleston News and Courier.
The Democratic party should pitch Its
battle upon tariff reform. One great
strong, popular issue. appealing 10 every
man, and woman, too, in the Democratic
party and two-thirds of the men and
their wives among the Republicans, well
and truly presented by a Democratic can
didate, is enough upon which TO win a
tight. The only Democratic President
that the country has had since the war
between the States was elected as a tariff
reformer; the time has come when the
Republicans bend toward tariff reform.
when no man dares TO b5 a ''standpat-
ter. and when everywhere Industrial con-
ditton demands a tariff reform candidate.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
The EMPLOYERS, LiahiIitr Bill

The performance Of the House on Mon
day when the employers liability bill
one OF the most important pieces Of leg
islation of the present session. was rush
ed through by vote of S02 TO l. after but
forty minutes Of perfunctory debate. NAV
be viewed from several standpoints
Those who favor the bin are. of course
rejoiced over its passage, but to those
who believe the House should be a DELHI
eratiVe assembly the method of its pas
sage must be a source Of regret. We do
not think the Republican majority has en-
HANGED its prestige by it's dictaterial way
Of handling this bill. There was no ques-
/ ton Of its passage, and no reason what
ever for choking off debate. As il Is
many members have voted for the meas
uFe blindly, a number OF them believing
1t to be unconstitutional. vet none of
them were given opportunity for discuss
ing amending. or perfecting it, Mr..
Payne. in his effort to gain glory for the
majority, put himself in the ridiculous
position OF supporting bill he felt to be
unconstitutional, while arrogating to the
Republican side the sole credit for
piece Of legislation that, according to his
own opinion. viii probably turn out 10 he
perfectly useless. The exhibition Of Re
publican unanimity was. therefore. a bit
Of pure buneombe.
Mr. Sherley, Of Kentucky. described the
situation correctly when he said in re-
sponse TO the remark Of another member.
that it was impossible to enact perfect
legislation, that this was not a necessary
condition of legislation in Congress but
Ia present condition brought about by
the way We legislate." He did not think
the House so eramped for time that II
could not afford TO properly consider i'm
portant matters. lie protested against
the ratlroading Of vital legislation, and
said he would prefer the enactment Of a
few bills that reform a real evil, fully
completely, and constitutionally than that
we should try to humbug the public and
the voters by passing through half-baked,
undigested legislation The employers
liability bill might have been brought in
two months ago and intelligentIy de-
bated, but the Republican majority walt
ed until forced 10 do something BY exter-
nal and internal pressure, and then put II
through the House in a spectacular wav
impressive TO the unthinking. but more
characteristic Of a representative body
gone to seed than of a popular assem-
blage really responsive to intelligent pub
lie opinion.
We have no fault to find with the prin.
elI!es on which the employers liability
bill IS based. They stand for the hu-
maner sentiment of the day, as well as
the increasing responsibility of the en-
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
CaraYeIs of Columbus

Two bills have been introduced in Con
gress in the past weeks both seeking an
appropriation for the repair and preser-
walton Of the reproductions of the cara
vels in which Columbus sailed on his vow
age resulting in the discovery Of America.
These ships We're presented 10 the United
States By the government Of Spain and are
now slowly disintegrating in the waters Of
the lagoon in jackson Park. Chicago. the
site of the Columbian Exposition. It is
eminenty fitting that these reminders of
the discovery Of the Western Continent
should be preserved. but il would be much
more 20 the point if they should be
brought to the Capital of the Nation to
which they were presented. Located in
the basin which forms one Of the features
Of the great Potomac Park in course of
construction, they would be a never fail
ing source of interest TO the thousands
Of visitors to Washington. Chicago evil
IDENTIFY has not the funds or does not care
to preserve these relics. Therefore. Con-
gress should, by all means, make the pro-
posed appropriation and at the same time
provide for having the caraveIs brought
to Washington.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN TRAP
House Leaders Plan for Doing Moth
ing on Eve Of Failure.


As a matter Of fact, Mr. Cannon and
his friends are caught in their own trap.
They have failed In their ingenious. plan
Of smothering all legislation in committee
and escaping the responsibility by plead
ing lack Of time They know that the
measures they oppose, L once they are
reported viii pass the House, because the
larger part of the Republican members
are in favor Of them. Furthermore, with
the time for seeking a reelection so close
at hand, these members dare not go back
to their constituents with nothing done
They are eager for chance TO vote
for the administration measures. They
may even have the courage, in this des-
perate extremity, to rebel against the
autocrat of the House. Il is estimated
that some fifty Of them have a dubious
chance at best OF succeeding themselves.
The defeat OF less than that number
would make the next House Democratic
"a danger that no less a person than the
Vice President has openly admitted. No
wonder there is anxiety among the rnem-
bers of the majority. Even If the Speaker
should yield to the storm, much damage
would already have been done. Whose
conduct, in these circumstances, deserves
the epithets hurled by Mr.. Dalzell at the
Democrats2
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

The Senate has rendered deserved iustics
70 enlisted men Of the army by incorporaf-
ing in the army appropriation bin as an
amendment, which viii doubtless be ADOPT
cd by the House, clause which has the
effect Of repeating those sections of the
Revised Statutes which require the deduc-
uen Of l2iz cents per month from the nav
OF every soldier of the regular armv for
The benefit Of the Soldiers Home in the
District Of Columbia. An effort has been
made IN other years to remove this tax
upon the soldier who, In all conscience
IS sufficiently ill-paid now. The vast ma
Jority Of the soldiers who are thus called
upon to help support the Institution make
no use OF IL and derive no benefit there
from. II there is need of a soldiers
nome. It ought 10 be fully supported hy
the government without Withholding from
the pittanee OF the soldier any fraction
of his lean stipend that the reserve funds
Of the soldiers home may be augmented
There has been something absurd in
along with the injustice Of. this act on
the part of an affiuent government and
the remarkable thing about the whole
proceeding is that it has survived so long
without protest which has been efree-
tive. The fact that soldiers have not re-
sente3 by any remonstrance, and that
they have not. as some one has suggested
missed the money, furnishes no tangible
excuse foI the taxation The Soldiers
Home in the District of Columbia is an
Institution which ought TO be maintained
for the benefit Of those soldiers who NAV
need its shelter and provision, but #
ought to be supported entirely by the
government and not in any measure.
however small, by deductions from the
pay OF the soldier
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08

NOfLn CdTOilna- 1ON
Zebulon B. Vance.
passing through the
place one day, met
the young pedagogue
and, after talking
with him, became
much interested. 50
much so in fact that
he appointed Over,
man his private sec
retary. a post he
also filed for the
next owe nor,
Thomas J. Jarvis.
Mr.. Overman began
the practice of law
in his native town
in 1880, and secured
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
OUR COURSE IN MANCHURIA.
Recognition Of It's Justice Expected
from Other Powers.

from Other Powers.
From the New York Tribune.
The question which has come up for
settlement in Manchuria and which ought
now to be settled definitely. is really a
simple one. II is whether Manchuria is
or is not a part Of the Chinese Empire.
Or perhaps we might say it is whether
solemn international agreements. such as
that for the open door IN China and the
Treaty Of Portsmouth. mean what they
say. The United States has a habit. long
ago acquired, and pretty consistently
maintained, of thinking that they do
mean what they say, OF taking things
literally and Of holding in diplomacy as
well as in mathematics that two and two
make four It assumes that when Russia
and Japan formally pledged themselves
to the recognition and upholding Of the
principles OF the open door and territorial
integrity for China they did so iG earnest
and in good faith, Il would regret ex-
ceedingly to be compelled TO think other
wise. II does not expect to be compelled
TO think otherwise, and therefore II ex-
poets that those countries will recognize
the justice of its course in Manchuria. or
else will show some convincing reasons.
thus far unknown to the world at large.
for the repudiation of the two eonven-
tons TO which We have referred.
There will, Of course, be no quarrel
Russia and Japan have already had
enough trouble over Manchuria, they are
both amieably disposed toward America
and they VIII doubtless give a satisfactory
answer to the question which they them
selves have caused to be raised. If the
open door and territorial integrity agree
ment and the Treaty of Portsmouth are
still valid and operative those powers
must recognize the propriery and the
necessity of our consurs dealing with the
Chinese government and no other. IF they
are not valid and operative. those powers
will doubtless explain satisfactory when.
how, and why they were modified.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
nRINEN Nd Ia.

The galley slave, his strength all gone,
falls on his oar In sleep.
His blade drops back upon its track and
drags across the deep.
Then Force, the stern taskrnaster comes,
with roar alike bulls;
Whereat the slave doth mercy crave, and
pulls, and pulls, and pulls.
The jokesmith man, his wit all gone, can
not evolve one Jest
His tortured brain ne racks in Yaini he
fain would stop and rest.
But Life the stern tasknaster comes, ana
Of starvation croaks.
The Jester then springs up again, and
jokes, and jokes, and jokes.