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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
Remains Shipped to Grafton,

Tie remains Of Mrs. reInpsy Peters.
who diedat James shelton s residence
In the First ward on Wednesday night
of BrIght's disease, We're shipped to
Grafton this afternoon for interment.
"A short funeral service was held at
the Shelton home. conducted by Rev.
7. B. {. Iawler. Undertaken Cunning.
ham prepared the body for burial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
. Great Meeting
Held Z dst ] lVigllt

Z CHI 9kRL EsT0N, Oct. With the
historic Wigwata packed and damned,
and hundreds turned away. mo- speak
set, and no eandi ate Tor governor has
ever recaty 1 great a Terepti \ la
S0haele ton s s accorded Hon.
% ene last rigl Mo- such zen.
eral enthusiasm mas greeted d gubers
ariatorial candidate here for over a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
DEPARTMENT OF MINES.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
Charleston, seutember 90. 51eOs.


STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA sSsss
Charleston, seutember 80. 1908.
To the Coal Mine Operators of Virginia. 8
meeting Of entire
Mines Seneber 29h advisable that
should issue
concerning conditions
the changing conditions Of weather
probability OF mine
opinion thatait extremely
wens secioos especially and n9
With to Solid She inspectors are ctnce
tat thu section OF the regulations permitting
shot inspectors should be privilege
uniformly abused and has sincerity
this it important should
mind that the danger of solid shooting
explosives improperly
methods which will minimize this
1t Is suggested, inspectors that dry
DUST be removed from the workings Of the
and rooms and that the dusty by
systematic system Of applying water
l,s#s Explosives
The Inspectors discourage the blasting
where used for rock work should be used by skilled
time when all other employees OF
With fully convinced
the limiting Of the charge Of the mining
Will minimize the probability mi sions.
Operators District INSPECTOR
relative Of the provisions circular.
The above s endorsed by the undersigned at Charleston Virgin
t this Goth day September,
tSlgned) District r. S. La RUE
PARSONS
INSPECTOR Of 80 District JOHN BRAT.
Inspector 4th District j.. "A.
ylnspector$o
Inspector of 9th District H.
%st6& Inspector ro Tth District WARNER "a
Inspector of Sth pstric.5I 4. STRAUGHAN,
inspector OF 9Th District, JOHN PEIIfsPs.
Inspector r. PHILLIPS
inspector 18th District, p.
Approved J.W PAUL
Chief OF the Department of
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
HERLlOF
NRE ain

GRAFTON, Oct, s. -A ! herd OF cat
tie on a switch into which a BI Il os
freight train run into. at Long Run, i
miles west of Graf afton, on the rarlsefs.
burg division Of tne b. Il D. railroad,
yesterday morning. threw the engine
and four loaded cars from tie rails.
eausing the death of one man and I'M
Jury to another.
Brakeman Charles Smith was
caught under the wreclage and crush
ed to death. He was 4 member Of
the Brotherhooa OF Railway I'rains
men ot Grafton
Eng sineman Campbell of GIafton,
sustained severe cuts and abFasiofs.
The Nreckeg train was fast freiglt
No. 81, hauled by engine No.
q Traftic was delayed i've hours byl tlie
wreck.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
HUNDREDS OF lGERS IN TQV1
FOR CONVENTION OF NIQMAllS CLUBS

~ s!sg
s. s
tne iprmal cPening q tnes s9slEsll' II sss.5
zion ot me federatllon q West "a. ; NiL.. ~.
slniA Women's Clubs wes5 nela h,t stlss y
evening N tAe Masonlc EempLe. a a
talse ihrQns oi tiacei Il 4. "a,
members q locai cruz q nv. lsl, snsil
friends eaS an tlle ssstis y @as "
tri'ly prlillaHS one.
Mrs Sloan, State pres dent called
the meetlne order at eight O'clock.
Announcing The first number. chorus
oi rirls voices In Yhich Misses Edna
and Jessie Jacobs Emsie Mason and
1siale Hamilton took part The
Crimson Glow of Sunlight Fades" by
Root was the sel ectipn and seldom
has musical Number made such q
aiit Win an aud tence as did the Eresi
pnng voices q the Young Eles'
Aiis ses etl0ls ana Grace Rod till
lnson reidered the piano accompanl-
men' Il
Mrs OF the Womans
Hlah ot lritioiits made the inyoca-
ron @liclt,l5B vas followed by me; adj:
siresa ot WEI come rom the president
81 tlle l99nnaI Z. glpp, Mrs. Inomas
Waiter N ler REMARKS Mrs.
l'lemir vs. statel that the name gwen
our moth het ate trginia had be-
COME 2 siionytn Tor ospitality and
as aef datlg nter We were more than
suii9As - ~ lpS me family Fepn-
saitql, Ry the hosplt tally we extended
70 orr sltofs She also spoke OF the
benefit Fairmont expected to derive
from the cpnyent ton and OF the priv
ileee we felt at entertaining
such boht 81 women. Mrs Sloan In
Few retiarks responded to the vel
come 81 MIS- Fleming aud introduced
The Fnease 81 the evening, Mrs. Philip
lIoore. 81 81. f,onis: ma! presIdent Of
pc Eat6nai Federation Of women's
Clubs Who spoke ON the subject ESQ.
c'alizatio 81 tlie Public Schools. The
rsldress hi ftsiI appears Ia these col
umns
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with sss I II iyen nv .tbs, thres Ttsis.
45ont tI,,i,s tSs III n. Sin, 81 a.
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sie eSmTs * n IL III IN i, L,s,,fy ant ~ S,,..,
ssyyesi ~. ~ NJ. *,
ssAl " y, ".
w 81 x \. : IIs,iss. y x =. r.
$40 y n ~ III S;s.a 2. 2.
F,,,f 49, iySi,.s ~ yiNats1,s
4ssmttt sT IA sss sSa t.stsli sl.I
Edna Jaenbs, Ii. .o,iise Nfchols. Emsie
Mason. ms tseorse ,ri,onas Watsnn
presisi isd al HE t5f,net, 'S6wI ana was
sssisted ~ Ajisses Il ean n s1ainirlf i, ,i,ey,
EIayniond aIid ida stonel : "a 3'Si5 80 v
4s N I !, Z,
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f,.s 81 nj I I,
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inspifafie ien, Il, be able to take back
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
What Tax Reform Has Done

\ !. : J. ~ + + + !. :. !. !. /. !. : !
In 1904 the total property State
round numbers S2OOOOOo S9sOOOOOO In 194 the i
public
!. pay taxes on $252O0oo0p property !
The of railroads
!. $1S7O0000O. 80 = - Z
The OF assessed at S12
eoo In 1898 the total values their purposes tax
I. ationis $80s,5OO, I
/. 900. 4 y = t''' : fOoo = ! !:
! Hon W p GlasscucSs Address
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08

The Republie an pa stands square,
" ON the record made 9by these laws.
Its candidate fofS governor. Hon. M u.
IGlasscoclI Is jieterninefiy aud en-.
thiisiast Ideally II avorg got The new 81 s,
tenn pl taxatuiot and Of improving II
yNhereNer time and experience have
shown that Y leeds iinprop ement, IN
Hhis speech delivered az Fairmont.
where he formerly opened the cam.
paigns Mr.. Giasacoel, took position
upon tax reform that establishes ifls
attitude ON that question SO clearly
that the voters OF West virginia need
not be In donbt He is In snort for
tax reform.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08
Di ,a.tre

Special Extra,
There Goes Your Old RalI game.
by REQUEST. we repeat the new
Illustrated Baseball SON sIine ~ C.fias
Ingram entitled; STARS or THE
NATIONAL M e 7, pobiiiar So ii NAV
er slides Big IIit. B
Great War lecture. "a
ROMANCE or a WAR M JlIRs 3.
Obtained specially for Grand a rfly
'conyentions Thursday ana Friday!
Notice
Kindly read syncps of tfis stine
Tlcture In another column thls ssue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08

The adiest Auxiliary. 4 a.. o. ii I. WIN
meet this evening at the knights OF
Colnnibus FIail An important meet.
Ing. A i members invited.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08

oUefs nni cooler ic'1|shi' fFi4
l1Ir ana cooler
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-08

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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
PAST AND PRESENT
AS 1T COMES TO US FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE EARTH.
Telegraphic Information Gathered
by the Few for the Enlightenment
of the Many.
jap Spies Fired on by Guards.

Bullets fired with deadly intent by
National Guard sharpshooters in San
Francisco, Cal, frustrated second at
tempt to rob the armory of Companies
X and M, Fifth Infantry of the Ma
tional Guard. In the building which is
located at Buchanan and Water streets
are kept valuable military maps of San
Francisco's coast defense and topo-
graphical plans of the peninsula. That
the attack on the building was not
burglars ordinary operation seems ap-
parent from the persistency of the
mysterious visitors. Early Saturday
morning and again in the darkness of
Sunday morning two men tried to gain
an entrance into the premises. Fear
ing that a third attempt might be
made, the officer in command ordered
the guard of soldiers doubled. Armed
men watched the premises from night
fa1l Sunday until dawn Monday morn
ing. From the descriptions of the
trespassers furnished the officers of
the regiment by the sentries the au-
thorities there are working on the the
DRY that japanese spies were seeking
to gain entrance to the secrets of the
'armory.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
UGS A[2EzgRB
SkcaD-

Chicago-Cattle, common to pri37e,
S4.00 to $500: hogs. prime heavy. S4pV
to SAP; sheep. fair to choice. $500
TO S5.15; wheat, No. 2, 91c TO 99e;
corn, No. >, 5Sc to 59c; oats, standard,
Acc to Sic; rye, No. .. SIC to Sc: hay,
timothy. $3.50 to S15.50; prairie, $500
to S11.50; butter. choice creamery. sic
to Sic: eggs, fresh, a0c to 25c; POTATOES,
per bushel, DOC TO Goo.
ianapolis-Cattle, shipping. 800
to 5000; hogs, good TO choice heavy.
$3.50 to S4.i5: sheep. common to prirAe,
$500 to $500: wheat, No. 2. 97c to DOC:
white, sic TO SIC.
St Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to 5000: hogs,
$500 to $40; sheep. $500 to S5.25;
wheat, No. ., Sl.O1 to $1.03: corn. No. z.
54c to soc; oats. No. ., 49c to zoe: rye,
No. ., sec to Sac.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $685.;
hogs. $500 to $3.50; sheep. $500 70
$500; wheat, No. >, S1.01 to Sl.o2; corr.
No. mixed, 55c to 56c: oats. No. 2
mixed, zoe to SIC; rye. No. .. SIC to SIC.
Detroit-Cattle. $500 to $500: hogs.
$500 to S4.25; sheep. $3.50 TO $500;
wheat, No ., 99c 20 Sl.00: corn. No. 3
yellow, Csc to J9c; oats. No. white.
52c to 54c: rye. No. .. Sic to SIC.
Milwaukee-Whcat, No. . northern,
SLOT TO S1.C9; corn. No. 3, SIC to SOC;
oats, standard. SOC to see: rye. No. /,
SIC to Soc; barley, No. ., 99c TO Si.01;
pork, mess, Sl3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to $5.75: hogs, fair to choice. $3.50
to S4.45: Sheep common to good mixed,
$500 to 1928; lambs, fair TO choice,
$500 to S7.25.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $6.1o;
hogs, $3.50 to $500; sheep. $500 to
S5.25 wheat, No. , red, S1.03 to SlOf:
corn, No. ., 65c to &c; oats. natural
white. 54c to 56c; butter. creamery, 27c
to 31c; eggs, western, pc to pc.
Toleio-Wheat, No. mixed. 99c TO
$1.00: corn, No. mixed. 52c to SIC:
oats. No. mixed, sc to 53c; rye. No.
2, Sic to SIC; clover seed, primo, 5000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

made the toy of a monster. But under
Jerome's severe cross-examination she
dropped the mask of girlish innocence
which she had worn when sailing on
the smooth waters of direct examina-
ton. She revealed herself as q shrewd
than match for her questiOner.
She told how, when he had learned
of her relations with White, Thaw
said: Poor little girl, you have done
no wrong" And yet, she was forced
to admit, that within two weeks he
made her his companion and started on
a tour of Europe which lasted for
months, during all of which time they
Travelled as man and wife.
Jerome also forced her to admit
Whites kindness TO her. his sending
her TO school, his paying her surgeons
bill, and his furnishing both her and
her mother with money. She also adj
mitted that White gave her and her
mother money with which to 60 to Eu-
rope, and that once there she went d.
rect to Harry Thaw's quarters.
Evelyn told her story much as she
did year ago, leaving out some of
the most indecent details and adding
a few more incidents. Mrs. Thaw had
remarkably clear recollection as to
what she had testified to a year ago.
Jerome confronted her with hundreds
Of the statements made then, i'm the
Eope of confusing her or leading Ter
into contradictions, but she adhered to
her story in every detail.
Thaw heard his wife's story with
mingled feelings of joy and sorrow. At
times he put his handkerchief to his
eyes and wept. At other moments he
smiled with satisfaction that seemed
TO have almost touch of pride. Sey-
eral times he wagged his head at his
wife in way that caused Jerome to
believe that lie was trying to prompt
her.
Other witnesses called after the CON
clusion of Evelyn's story brought out
nothing in particular beyond what was
developed at the former trial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
City Hall and Police Buildings OF
Portland, Me-, DESTROYED.

Portland, Ne, Destroyed.
Fire which caused damage of ST..
000,0O0 destroyed the Portland, Me-,
city hall and police buildings and en-
dangered the lives of more than zoe
persons. The city hall was occupied by
city and county Offices. while the police
building sheltered the Supreme, Judi.
cial and municipal courts. in addition
to the police department. Delegates at.
tending the Western Maine Knights OF
Pythias jubilee were in the auditorium
of the city hall when the flames were
discovered, but only Il few persons were
hurt.
The estimated financial loss does moi
include papers in the Office of the reg
istrar of deeds, where everything was
destroyed. Other city departments lost
everything. with the exception of the
city clerk and treaSurer's offices. One
of the most valuable libraries in the
State. the Greenleaf Law Collection
was destroyed. with Il loss estimated
at $1,000.
The fire originated in the city cleo
trician'S office and was caused by
crossed wires, which made it impossi-
BILE to ring a call for the fire depart.
ment in any of the boxes.
The city hall survived the great fire
of 1861. although it was damaged al
that tine. The building had front
age of $50 feet and was go feet loI>-
Its central dome rose 100 feet above the
coloreG Nova Scotia Albert stone, and
contained eighty rooms.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Surgeons Knife Cures Headache.

After suffering excruciating pains in his
head for twenty-five years, Louis Wolf
son of Cincinnati has secured relief by
having the surgeons cut out two nerves.
The pain was above the eyes and at the
temples and REQUIRED four or five times
a week. He had consulted the leading
specialists, tried medicines. various forms
of massage and electrical treatment in
vain. The two offending nerves, one on
each side, were between one and two
inches long and about as thick as pin.
They are termed sensory nerves--that is.
nerves which give the sense OF feeling and
not control of the movements of mus
cles. The headaches have not returned
since the operation. Local surgeons say
this is the first case of the kind on record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
PROGRESS OF THE
THAW MURDER TRIAL
Court Refuses to Exclude the Public
While Defendants Wife Is
on the Stand,
EVELYN A MATCH FOR JEROME.
Drops Child-Like Pose and Fences
Well-District Attorney Merciless
in His Examination.

Just as year ago, Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw has been the star witness in the
second trial of her husband for the
murder of Stanford White. District
Attorney Jerome, of whom 1t had been
limited that he would spare TIE woman
no mercy this time. asked that the pub
lie be excluded, and Littleton. for the
defense. raised no objection. but Judge
Bowling held that the prisoner had a
right to a public trial.
During the first week Littleton de-
voted himself TO demons rate TEaw's
insanity, by right of Inheritance and
by his actions from infancy to the eli
max of murder. His purpose in putting
Evelyn Thaw on the stand was to dem
onstrate how the story of her abuse
by White, which she says she told
Thaw in Paris. acted on his cratic
brain with such force as to make him
irresponsbly insane
Under his questioning she maintain
ed her pose of the ingenious school
girl who in her innocence had been
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Bio Blaze in Chicago.

One firemen is supposed to have
been killed, more than a score others
were injured and property valued at
half million dollars was destroyed in
a fire which devastated the Mayer
building, a seven-story brick building
and the Hotel Florence at 163-167 Ad-
ans street, Chicago, Ill. The fire broke
out in the basement of the Mayer
building and spread so rapidly that
when the first detachment of firemen
arrived the entire building was in
flames. A strong north wind swept the
flames to the adjacent hotel building
and in few minutes that structure al
so was roaring furnace. The walls
and roofs of both structures collapsed
an hour later carrying with them an
entire company of firemen. All except
one, James Gallagher, of truck COM
pany No. 1, were rescued. His body is
believed to be in the ruins.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

In an attempt to rob the Citizens
National bank at Long View, Texas. Alex
Walker, negro, was shot by Sheriff Lit
tie and probably fatally wounded.
The new whitehead torpedo developed
speed of thirty-one and thirty-two knots
in tests off Newport, r. l., of a consign-
ment recently purchased abroad.
Bright sunshine and summer breezes
called a summertime crowd to Coney ISL
and, n. Y. the other day. Ii is estimated
that 10000 people went to the island.
Rioting followed the announcement in
d-Devonshire, England, that an cleo
ton to fill vacancy in the House of
Commons had been won by the Conserva-
tives
President Roosevelt has approved the
recommendation of the isthmian canal
commission approved 10y Secretary Taft
to increase the width of The canal locks
to 40 feet.
Senator Jefferson Davis of Arkansas
said ~ don't believe any man on earth
ever made a million dollars honestly in
an address before a mass meeting of the
Union hall, New York.
Frank Pixley, the Chicago playwright,
is quoted as saying in Los Angeles, CAL,
that King Carlos of Portugal recently
conferred on him the decorations of the
Order of Christus and also the Order of
yasco de Cana in appreciation of his en-
joyment of ''The Prince of Pilsen." Mr..
Pixley displayed the jewels of the orders.
Ticket scalpers lost their fight in the
United States Circuit Court in New Or
leans to save part of their business from
the recent Supreme Court order making
ticket scalping illegal. The scalpers ask
ed for a decree making the Supreme
Court decision applicable only to those
tickets bearing the signature of the pur-
chaser.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
@N'AsA Y.
T.. -: 81 ZEE: HIN
ssEiAND 1@ 80
H& " s&S
aFNKNCKL
CHICAGO.

Trade conditions in the Chicago dis
trict are summarized in the weekly re-
view issued by X. G.. Dun & Co. as COL
lows:
In view of the effort to strengthen
credits and TIE severe test from which
business generally is emerging, it is not
surprising that the commercial mortality
again exhibits comparatively large ratio
1t is an indication, however. that the
weak concerns no longer remain to dis
tub confidence. Other factors are main
ly most encouraging and add TO turtle.
revival in activity. Dealings at the
banks now make the closest approach &c
those at this time last year. heavy set
Elements proceed smoothly. and the legiti-
mate needs of borrowers are more .ead-
liz extended. The discount rate is much
easier, but the offerings of paper reflect
no undue pressure to obtain funds.
Some further gain appears ia the ma
chinery and labor employed in nanufac-
turing, although the effort TO advance
production is made slowly. but the indica-
tons constantly improve in iron. wood
and leather branches. Prices bear
firmer tone in the principal raw materials.
particularly nlueS- iumDer ana MINOR
metals, and more inquiry from consumers
is thought TO mean an early addition to
furnaces operated.
Developments in construction and build
ing are not yet notably interesting. but
The indications become brighter, and with
receipts unusually light and yard stocks
small, the market for lumber becomes
more encouraging, especially for factory
needs Carshops run low on forward or
ders, but shipbuilding engages more help,
and there is steady running in footwear,
clothing. foundry and electric lines
Weather conditions have favored sus-
tanned absorption of winter merchandise,
and seasonable dealings appear in the
leading retail and jobbing branches with
larger numbers of visiting buyers opsrat-
ing in the principal staples
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 80, against AZ last week
and "a year ago. Those with liabili-
ties over $1,000 number 16, against 10
last week and s in 1907.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
rELEGRAPHIc BREvITIEs

Republican members of the Oklahoma
Legislature Endorsed Secretary Taft for
the presidency.
penter at Andover, y. Y, was badly
damaged by bomb. The justice has
rigidly enforced the liquor law.
Thomas f. Lonergan, one of the super
vsors under the Schmitz administration
in San Francisco, who confessed the TAX
ing of brides, died in that city of heart
disease.
Tariff revision, with the removal of the
duty on hides as the leading feature, was
advocated at the meeting of the National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers in New
York.
Mayor Gerber and the whole police
force of Reading, Pa, have been threat
ened with death in BLACK Hand let
ter if any harm comes to two Italians
under arrest.
Six bids were opened in Washington,
ID. c., for furnishing the military estab-
lishment with dirigible balloon. The
lids ranged from $1,000 to $1,000. All
bids may be rejected and the balloon may
b. bought in the open market.
David S. Rose, four times Mayor of
Milwaukee, announced at mass meet
ing that he would make the race again
and intimated that he was in favor of an
open town.
An order has been issued directing Sen
ator Plat and his counsel to turn over
all letters and papers in regard 90 the
Mae Wood Plat divorce case for the IN
spectlan of Miss Woods attorneys.
H. Grey Duberly, said to be a cousin
,f Earl Grey, governor general of Can
ida, committed suicide in the Hermitage,
l bachelor hotel in New York. In a let
.er found Duberly charged his father, a
captain in the British navy, with mis-
Tcating him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
NEW YORK

Trade and industry are still quiet. COM
modify prices have quite generally moved
downward, collections are backward. an
increased quantity of railroad equipment
is reported idle, less satisfactory reports
as to demand come from the iron and sfe-,
and coal industries and an increased dis
position is noted to discuss wage red1c-
tons as an offset to restricting prodnc-
ton.
Wholesale tr ade as a whole is slow TO
open, though heavy cuts in cotton goods
by western johbers, equaled or exceeded
by eastern houses have aroused interest
and attracted buying in these kindrd
lines. Travellers on the road report buy
ing to be of a filling-in character, suffi
Gent merely to replace broken stocks
and a slow and late opening OF spring
trade is looked for
Business failures for the week endinA
Jan. 23 number 40S, against 431 last
week, 252 in the like week of 1907. 276
in 1906 22S in 1905 and 242 in 1904.
Canadian failures for the week number
81. as against Al last week and IS in
this week year ago.-Bradstreet's Re
port.