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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-09
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
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Chicago-Cattle. common to prime,
$500 to $500 hogs, prime heavy, 500
to $4.9J; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $6.2J; wheat, No. =, 94c to 96c;
corn, No. ., G4c to 65c; oats, standard
53c to 54c; rye. No. 2, SOC to SIC hay,
timothy. $3.50 TO $1,000; prairie, $500
to 29c; eggs, fresh. 15c to 1Sc; potatoes,
per bushel. &c to re.
nciDnati-Cattle. S4OO to $3.50;
hogs, S400 to 500; sheep. $500 to
$3.50; wheat No. ,, S1.01 to STOP; corn,
No. 2 mixed, 65c to 66c; oats, No. =
mixed. 53c to j4c; rye, No. 2 SIC to SIC.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $4.6J; sheep, $3.50 to $500:
wheat No. ., 96c to 9Sc; corn, No. 3
yellow, 65c TO 67c; oats. No. 3 white,
sc to 5Jc !e, No. 2, SIC to Soc.
Milwaukee-Wheat No. northern,
S1.O7 to S1.OS; corn. No. 3, 60c to G2c;
oats. standard. 53c to SIC; rye, No. ],
soc to Sic: barley, No. 2, 90c to 92c;
pork, mess, S11.90.
Buffalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers,
$500 to $6.10; hogs, fair to choice, $3.50
TO 500; Sneep, cOIHDon 10 SoOd mlNeu,
s4OO to $3.50; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to SS.2j.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $3.50;
hogs. $3.50 to 500: sheep, $500 to
$3.50: wheat. No. red, 99c to S1.01:
corn. No. 2, Csc to zoe; oats, natural
white, sc to SOC; butter, creamery, &c
to 29c eggs, western. BE to 15c.
Toledo-Wheat. No. 2 mixed, 9Jc to
97c; corn. No. mixed, 63c to 6jc;
oats. No. . mixed. J3c to 55c; rye. No
2, SIC to S3c clover seed, prime, S12.9o.
indianapolis Cattle, shipping. $500
to 1910; hogs, good TO choice heavy,
$3.50 to S4SJ: sheep, common to prime,
$500 to $40: wheat. No. 2, 96c 10
97c: corn. No. = white, &c to &c oats,
No. 9 white. :J3c to J4c.
st. Lodis-CattIe. $40 to 500; hogs.
$500 to $3.50: sheep. $500 to $50;
wheat. No. .. S1.02 to lob; corn. No 2,
&c to 64c: oats No. ?, 53c to dc; rye,
No. .. SEC to SIC.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
NEW YORK.

There is quite considerable improve
ment in both the tone of general distribu-
tive trade and in the volume of business
actually booked by jobbers. Withal, how
ever, there is little change TO be seen in
the character of the buying, which is still
along very conservative lines, and, while
the volume of business doing is larger
now than at any time since last fall, the
shrinkage from year ago is distinct and
Enthusiastically large. Collections are stiN
very backward prices of staples tend
lower, as for long time past; the earn
ing power of employees in many lines of
industry is being curtailed by short time
or wage reductions, and the threat is
made that a refusal to accept lower wages
may result in a widespread suspension of
activity in the coal trade.
The demand for iron and steel shows
little real expansion, aside from some
lines like wire and similar goods. Old
material tends to ease. and many consum-
ing plants are running on short time. The
long standing curtailment of cotton goods
production shows no signs of ending; ill
fact, continued heavy cut in production
is indicated, and notice has been given, in
addition. of a 10 per cent reduction in
wages at some eastern mills.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending March II number
ZIG, against 2S7 last week. 1856 in the like
week of 1907. 1877 in 1906. 1856 in 1905
and 1913 in 1904. Failures in Canada for
the week number 81, as against 40 last
week and % this week year ago.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
Church System Not Right

Rev. DR.. William n. Bocock, pastor
of the First Reformed church of Bay
onne, \. j., created no slight sensation
when he declared from his pulpit that
the doctrines and ecclesiastical system of
the church to-day were unsuited to the
needs of the twentieth century; that the
doctrinal system of the church was a her
itage from the sixteenth century: that
while it contained a soul of truth the
body was unsuited to these times The
church, he said, was not founded upon a
book, and referred to the story of Daniel
in the lions den, the opening of the Red
Sea before the fleeing Israelites. etc. as
hgurative and very exaggerated language.
He said: The prophets of the old time
sought the best means of conveying to the
minds of the sort of people then liv-
ing the religious spirit, but the things
that were vehicles of those days cannot
be vehicles of to-day He declared his
intention of asking the authorities of the
church for permission to preach the
truth for the next two years. While the
older and more staid membership of DIR.
Bocock's church are against his opinions
it is said that many members of his flock
are standing Loyalty by him, and split
in the society will probably ensue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
WILL FEED THE HUNGRY.
Fashionable Pittsburg Congregation
Forms Unique Club.

Fashionable Pittsburg Congregation
Forms Unique Club.
On a recent Sunday in the Second
Presbyterian church, one of the most
fashionable in Pittsburg, was organ
lied what is known as the Breakfast
Brotherhood Club. The organization
consists of men and women enlisted in
a good but certainly most original
cause. Each Sunday morning before
services breakfast will be served in the
basement of the edifice to the poor and
needy. Word was scattered, perhaps
more as joke than anything else, by
someone connected with the church that
there would be free breakfasts Sunday
in the vestibule, served to all who were
hungry. Two hundred people were as
Sembled at the church door when the
pastor, s. Edward Young, arrived. He
was slightly disconnected for moment,
not having heard of the breakfast
movement" but when he learned the
reason for the gathering he met the
situation calmly and at once proceeded
to make an assessment on those mem
bers of the congregation who had al
ready assembled. Food was quickly
procured and coffee made, and the en-
ergetic pastor personally helped look
after the wants of the hungry 200.
Upon thinking the subject over he and
his people came to the conclusion that
feeding the needy of Pittsburg every
Sunday morning wouldn't be a hard or
unpleasant task, and so the club was
formed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26


tants of the southern continent are OH
the east of the Andes, so that it would
be of no advantage to make use of
the canal to reach them.
Mr.. Stevens also says that in our
commercial relations with the islands
of the Pacific and Far East the canal
will be of little value. Our coal and
wheat centers are inland. Their prod
ucts have to be started ON their way by
rail. When once loaded On cars it
would not be cheaper to ship to the
Atlantic and then ship to the east by
the way of the canal than it would be
to send directly to the ports on our
Pacific coast and then get on board
ship. Mr.. Stevens believes that our
coal supply is fast diminishing and that
China will be the coal country for the
future. Siberia, he says, will be the
wheat country of the future, with India
a close second.
Mr.. Stevens maintains that the Pan
anna canal cannot hope to become any
thing other than an expense. 1t will
not meet expenses and it will cost more
than is expected, 1t will be an advan-
tage. he says, to European countries,
but not to us. The date of the finish
ing of the canal he fixes as January.
1915. .,-
The idea of the canal being of great
value to us in times of warfare since
our naval forces can be quickly sent
from one coast to the other, he says,
is utterly absurd. 1t would take days
for the ships to get around, and during
that time hostile shells could have done
their work.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
Lower Wages Inevitable.

Henry Clews the New York banker
and broker, addressing the Pittsburg chap
ter of the American Banking Institute,
said that general reduction of wages in
all the great railway and other indus
tries had become absolutely necessary be-
cause still at the high figures to which
they were pushed during the long period
of prosperity. lie said the labor unions
should at once reduce their wage scales
land not wait until they are forced to
yield" He pointed out that half a loaf
is better than none, and urged that the
workmen owed this cheerful acceptance
of the cut as a duty to society at large.
Mr.. Ciews defended stock speculation on
the exchanges, saying that it lis no more
gambling than specializing in real estate
or ordinary merchandise He deplored
the recent attacks on Wall street, the
financial center of the country, by both
Roosevelt and Bryan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
FIRE TRAPS EVERYWHERE.
Every Village and City Has It's Po-
tential Collinwood Tragedy.


tential Collinwood Tragedy.
That New York city is full of fire
traps and that every village and city
possesses the possibilities of just such
"a calamity as visited Collinwood, Ohio,
is the opinion of Richard L. Humphrey,
engineer in charge of the structural
materials laboratory of the United
States government. He says:
THE shocking catastrophe at Collin
wood did not result from exceptional
conditions, but from conditions that are
TO be found in thousands of instances
throughout the United States. The
same or even worse fretraps prevail
in every village and town and, indeed,
in many of the large cities. Even where
municipal laws are supposed to govern
the erection of such structures the con-
wood. The only surprise is that these
catastrOphes do rot occur more fire.
Guently.
THE remedies for these conditions il
not in elaborate systems for fighting
fire or any elaborate fire drills, which
may or may not be effectively carried
out, but in the enactment of strict mu-
nicipal laws compelling the erection Of
structures entirely fireproofed with ma
terials of the highest quality, and es-
pecially in the prevention of the cree
ton of fiimsy structures, where women
and children gather in large number,
as, for example, schools, theaters, hos
pitfalls and similar buildings Unless
such action is taken greater calamities
than those at Collinwood and Boyer
town, attended by even greater loss Of
life, will undoubtedly occur"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
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Inc weekly review of trade in tie Chi
cago district, published by Il. G. Dan 4
Co., will say:
Trade exhibits further recovery. sea-
sonahie weather proving bencEcial, and
there Is improvement in both production
and distribution. together with larger
movements of breadstuffs and Inv, stock
ana oe'tef general demand for money.
These gratifying Developments are also
supplemented by a volume of payments
through the banks little short OF thar a
year ago and a commercial mortality the
lowest in several months. The supply of
funds for business purposes IS made am
pie by unusually high deposits, and this
encourages more bidding for discounts,
with the rate for choice paper easier at
51la per cent
Resumption appears in heavy CON
struction and new building, involving out
lays exceeding those at this tima last
year. but railroad work is in allowance
pending financial arrangements. Condi-
tons favor an early lake traffic, and this
stimulates renewed activity throughout
the docks and shipyards.
Factory employment has gained mod
erately and the idle hands are smaller in
number. although new contracts in iron,
steel and equipment come forward slowly
Ore piles on hand exceed the normal but
Pig iron stocks in this district disclose
ilttle accumulation, and with prices down
TO expectations inquiries become more nu-
merous and suggest increased furnace out
puts shortly. Woodworking branches re-
fleet brighter outlook basel upon cur
rent demand, and wages of ca1ine- work
ers are advanced. but the aggregate buy
ing of lumber is not yet equa&ns expccta-
tons.
Tanning indicates some effort to aug
ment stocks, and there is ifmer tone in
leather, but the market for hides CON
tinues depressed. Notwithstanding smaller
receipts. Shoe manufacturers are season
ably active. and there is steadineSs in
novelties and trunks. while furniture
leather shows increasing shipments.
Building materials are in stronger re-
quest. lower average of cost inviting more
investment in residence property, and the
packing industry is exceptionally busy
and giving employment to more than the
normal forces ct good wages.
Mercantile collections at western
points occasion less difficulty, and ship
ments of general merchandise to the
South and the gulf States surpass those
at this time last year.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 80, against 40 last week
and % year ago. Those with liabilities
over $1,000 number II, against 13 last
week and in 1907"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
BISHOP c. n. FOWLER DEAD.
Well known Methodist Divine
Passes Away in New York.

Well known Methodist Divine
Passes Away in New York.
Bishop Charles Henry Fowler of the
Methodist Episcopal church died Friday
after a short illness at his home 33S
West Seventy street, New York.
He had been a minister for more than
forty years and bishop for twenty-four
years. He was formerly bishop of the
Chicago district. Born in Canada, Bishop
Fowler spent nearly all his life in the
United States. He was for many years
editor Of the Christian Advocate and gen
eral secretary Of the Parent Missionary
Society His death recalls the story OF
his own romance, which was reported on
good authority several years ago. Ac-
cording to this report, he was at one time
engaged to Miss Frances Willard, the tenn
perance advocate, but the engagement was
broken at the bishops suggestion because
of the similarity of their temperaments.
Believing only that opposites should wed,
the two decided to end the betrothal.
When a youth, studying for the ministry
at a Methodist college, Bishop Fowler
met Miss Willard. Both were !>ethod-
lists, both were born leaders of men and
women and were similar in temperament
and views. They We're seen much to-
gther, and it is reported that they be-
came engaged. In later years, Miss Will
lard practically confirmed this report by
acknowledging to friends that her heart
Mt one time had known another. She said
that at one time she wore a ring and
acknowledged an allegiance on suppose
ton"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
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six railway companies. the Elgin,
Joliet and Eastern, the Grand Trunk
Western, the Belt Railway Company, the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe. the Chi
cago and Northwestern and the Michigan
Central, have been found guilty in the
United States District Court at Chicago
of violating the safety appliance law. In
two of the cases punishment was suspend
ed pending a motion for new trial In
the other cases fines varying from 800
to $500 were imposed.
The announcement of the placing of an
order for $1,000 tons of steel rails on the
1907 basis by the Erie railroad is taken
to indicate the collapse of the steel rail
deadlock. particularly as it has been fol-
lowed by the statement that practically
every railroad in the country has placed
tentative orders for the estimated require
ment in steel rails for 1905 The aggre-
gate of the estimates is less. than that of
last year, totaling in the neighborhood of
100000 tons.
The connecting link between the Hi
nois Central and the Central of Georgia
is now finished and soon the Harri-
man system will be in operation from
ocean to ocean. This link is the branch
line from Corinth. Miss. to Haleyville.
Ala. whence trains will run to Birming
ham over the tracks of the Northern
Alabama and Frisco lines.
Evidence of the gradual resumption of
business and industrial activities is found
in the order of the Pennsylvania railroad
to fire up fifty freight locomotives on the
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up on sidings for several months.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers has asked a general conference with
seventeen Southern railroads regarding
the 10 per cent cut in wages to be made
on March 1.
The Pullman Company has mailed
checks, representing a total of $4,000,
to certain of its employees as an express
sion of its gratitude for courtesy TO the
travelling public in 1907. The checks
went TO 1.153 conductors and 2.611 por-
tiers. being one months pay to each man.
These are all ON the roll of honor Five
hundred and thirty-six conductors and
1.1S3 porters received no checks. The
system will be continued in 1908.
The Railroad Commission of Georgia
has ordered that all common carriers
which contemplate wage reductions TO
notify it with the figures and the rea-
sons for such cuts. thus deferring action
until the commission IS satisfied.
Eastern railroads have decided to -on-
test what is known as the commodity
clause OF the Hepburn amendment, which
requires them by May 1 to cease trans
porting beyond State confines anything in
which they are financially Interested At
ter several conferences between presidents
of all roads, it was unanimously decided
to refuse to comply with this section of |
the law and TO defend the action on the
ground that the law is unconstitutional
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

The seven terrorists condemned to
death for a plot against Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievitch and NJ. Chtcheg-
lovitof, minister of justice, were hanged
at Lissy Moss, opposite Kronstadt, Rus
STA.
T. /. Isham, a window washer in New
York, who started to fail from the elev-
enth story, was caught by workmen when
he reached the tenth floor and saved. He
says he will give up window washing and
get a job lower down, in a subway, if
possible.
The New York Women's Peace Circle
denounced President Roosevelt for his
support of rifle shooting for boys and
girls in the public schools.
Seventeen women in New York attend
ed Turkish bath luncheon in sheets, so
as to appear in their real figures They
went through various exercises and heard
lecture on How to Be Attractive,
Though 40 Plus"
Two men who at Brigham City, Utah,
year ago ran away with $1,000 be-
longing to japanese laborers have been
convicted and sentenced in Japan. That
government, moreover, paid Utah for col
lecting and forwarding affidavits.
Since its relief department was organ
lied twenty-five years ago ST., 434,O59 has
been paid out in benefits by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad OF this sum $10,316,096
was for disablements.
Mrs. Mary Mayer committed suicide by
taking carbolic acid at Munith, Mimi,
when she heard failed bank that had all
her money might pay only 10 per cent,
and her 17-year-old. daughter died in con-
vulsions as a result of the shock.
Mark ]. Knapp of New York urges
that physicians in future be trained to
diagnose disease in human beings by strip
ping them and observing the lines and
shadows which the internal organs pro-
duce on the skin during respi ration.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
ASSASSIN GAVE HINT TO WOMAN
Murder Plot Against Clergy Is
Traced at Paterson. n. j.

The Denver News says: To an Italian
woman of Paterson, y. j., Giuseppe Ala,
who murdered Father Leo Heinrichs at
the altar of ST. Elizabeth's church in
this city, whispered a black prophecy on
The eve of his departure for the West.
within six months you will hear of a
murder that will shock the world said
he. When, over the wire. came the news
of the assassination in Denver. the wom-
an, stricken with terror. repeated the
words of Ala. Father Eusebius, when
in Paterson, whittier he journeyed with
the body of the martyred priest, was in
formed of the interview which Ala had
with the woman and caused inquiries to
be made. He returned TO Denver with
news that may put the police on the track
of a bloodthirsty band of anti-clericals.
He learned that Father Leo had informed
certain priests in Chicago some time ago
that ne had received threatening letters.
The writer's declared they would kill him
because of his denunciation of anarchism.
Search is now being made among the eff
fects of Father Leo for these letters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-03-26
PACKERS MUST PAY FINES.
United States Supreme Court Decides
Against Large Firms.

United States Supreme Court Decides
Against Large Firms.
The proceeding by the government
against the Armour Packing Company
Swift & Co., Norris & Co., and the
Cudahy Packing Company, all Of them
operating in Kansas City, Kan, under
which the companies were each fined
SIS, 900 by the United States Circuit
Court for the western district of Mis-
souri, on the charge Of receiving re
bates contrary to the provisions of the
Elkins act. has been decided by the
Supreme Court of the United States
adversely to those companies.
The courts opinion was announced
by Justice Day, who held that the FL
kins act is applicable to transporta-
ton anywhere and that an offense is
not confined to the initial point. He
also held it applicable alike to shipper
and carrier.
The four packing companies mention
ed were convicted in the United States
District Court of receiving concessions
on export shipments of packing house
products and fined by Judge Smith
Mcpherson at Kansas City, Mo-, on
June %, 1906. At the same time the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road Company was fined $4,000 for
granting concessions and George L.
Thomas, of New York, freight broker,
and L. B. Taggart, his clerk, were fined
and given Jail sentences for conspiring
to receive concessions from railroads.
Recently Thomas and Taggart threw
themselves upon the mercy OF the court
and Judge Mcpherson withdrew the
Jail sentence, the defendants paying
their fines and being released The Bur
,liHgton'S case is now in the United
States Supreme Court.