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The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
.cMARKETS
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. June i.--Opening. Wheat
In the local market is unchanged To
begin with. Chicago opened steady and
nothing was heard from Liverpool
Opening prices Tuesday; Cash No :
red wheat. si.52. July. Si.ls.: Septem
ber. sil2h December. tlll. No. 3 red.
$40 No l white. si.5e
Corn Is duh and steady at 7tiac for
cash No. :, and 30 nc for No. 3 yellow
Oats are easy and quiet at 63c FOR
cash No. J. aud 4iL,c for September.
Rye is dull and firm at sec for cash
Nc. ..
Beans are steady and lifeiess at g.. .55
for cash. and t2.O1 for October.
Glover seed is firm at ~ So for prime
October. and $3.50 for March.
Timothy seed Is quiet at Si65 for
prime spot.
Grain receipts at Chicago Tuesday
Wheat cars. corn, $40 cars. oats. 32s
ears.
July wheat in Chicago opened Tues
day at Nl1s nl.llr, corn at s97s y
zoe. oats at 80 y a SO nc and pork AZ
$40.
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ALL NIGHT IN SADDLE TO
ATTEND MOTHERS FUNERAL
Young Man Rides 65 Miles on Lonely
Trail Of Montana Government
Reservation.

ST. PAUL, June 1.-Jay Strane ar
rived here from Lamedeer, Mont, 70
attend the funeral OF his mother.
which had been postponed on bis ac-
count The young man had reached
here only after an allnignt horseback
ride of sixty-nve miles on the lonely
trail OF a Montana government reser-
walton.
Jay Strape Is employed on govern
ment reservation. the headquarters OF
which are at Lamedeer. Mont. In
order to reach the place On the reser-
walton where Strane was working
when his mother died a two days
Journey by stage was required.
When the son received the news OF
his mothers death he could not get
back TO Lamedeer Immediately by
stage. He therefore secured horse
and shortly after nightfall set out on
his solitary ride OF sixty-nve miles TO
headquarters. This he accomplished
I'm time to make train connections.
Mrs. Strare was ffty-seven years
old and had been Ill for several
months. the cause Of which was heart
trouble.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
LAUNCHS TANK EXPLODES;
ONE DROWNED; FIVE SAVED
Three Young Married Couples Go on
Pleasure Trip on Potomac River.

WASHINGTON, June IA large
gasoline launch carrying three young
married couples on holiday excur-
sion caught fire from an explosion In
the oil tank. in the Potomac river, yes
tcrday. One person. Mrs. May Wood.
22 years old, was drowned. while her
husband. Carl ID. Wood. who made
frantic effort to save her, narrow es-
capped death, but was rescued by the
occupants of another launch.
The others who were rescued, were
Morgan Moore and wife and Arthur
Wells and wife. All OF them are resi-
dents OF Alexandria. Va.
The couples started out for happy
holiday and had spent most or the
morning on the upper Potomac. While
near Marshall Hall, river resort, 10
miles below this city. the tank OF the
launch sprang a leak while in mid
stream The party started for the
pier, but suddenly an explosion occur
red. setting fire to the boat and burn
ing the faces of the occupants.
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heavy. s22; smoked hams. i.%c: dry
ralted briskets.: 11Ac. shoulders, 9hc;
picnic hams, &C; bacon. nc: lard, In
per H.
straw Nberrtes-24-at cases. st.25.
Sugar-Crystal dominocs. $I.S5; Easie
s5s5: XXxX powdered. S575. granu-
iaeted, extra coarse. S54o: granulatcd.
fne In bulk. $3.50: granulated In as
IN cotton bags. s5.35, Michigan granu-
tioners A, s5.25. No. /. $3.50; No ..
t6.3o: No. J. ss.e5: No. I. 1870: No. .,
S5.I5: No. {. 500: No. :. $5.o5. No. S.
$l.s5; No. IL. sa.so; No. IS. st.75. No.
IA. s4.75. No i5. s4.l5 per 100 lbs.
Tailow-No. /. 5rc. No. :, 4hc per
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Victim Of Car Accident identified.

Tne middIe-aeed woman STRUCK by
Woodward car, Sunday night, at
Leicester.ct. and Woodward-ave.. was
identified. Monday afternoon. as Mrs.
Martha Brown, OF No. 161 Atkinson
ave. DR.. Frank e. Bowman. OF No. ITO
Mott-ave.. recognized her as his cousin.
and spent the night at her bedside, en-.
deavoring to assist the house physi-
clans in restoring her TO conscious
ness. Mrs. Brown has been In a
stupor ever since the accident. and II
is now regarded as almost certain that
her skull is fractured at the base OF
the brain. Hope for her recovery has
practically been abandoned.
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REVOLUTION" IS OVER.
Imposing Military Funeral Given to
Peru Presidents Aide.

LIMA, Peru, June with the ex-
ception OF occasional shots fired by
the soldiers without apparent cause,
the last echo OF the revolution" OF
last Saturday has died out and the city
Is today almost normal.
One Of the most imposing military
funerals ever held in Lima was ac-
corded to Maj. Elespur. President Le-
guia'e aide. who was killed while de-
Tending the palace in the revolution
airy attack.
The president was among those who
attended the funeral
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
MltchelIs Move TO New York.

SPRING VALLEY, H., June John
Mitchell. ex-president OF the United
Mineworkers OF America, and nation
al secretary OF the Civic Federation.
has moved TO New York with his
family. They will live there perman-
emily. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell we're
married in Spring Valley IL years ago
and had made their home here since.
Mr.. Mitchell. who has won fame as a
bor leader, began his career here as
coal digger.
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||lRV[sT
1NnENCED
xniz Sweeps in wideninL
1sIt up Through Great
vallsy of Mississippi.

oA00. June 1.-The march Of
NJ begun.
the end OF May Into Septem.
rallies It's forces for its wonder
I)on OF the United States. Start
uosthsrn Texas, It sweeps in a
10 goiden bell up and up,
ne great valle.y of the Missis-
~ past the fortt-ninth parallel
miles on into Canada
4jeld OF the Cloth OF Cold
"a middle west t/when the wheat
~ r5pen---a Q)t1d more magnlfi-
Q{ncer lis ever sketched.
Ind Rs the SHOWS OF
A1Kay then tiny. pale
6oo Ike covering. which grows
~ In color and in thickness
~ whole land is field of wav-
~ ~erom the Rio Grande to the
III e the Columbia
tn Wiracle-the elimination.
~en nelds turn to gold. The
~ mid move north, sweeping
F9vpgy single field a-rippling to
6nnce gust of air until the
oGg rejects the glory OF har.
nosch has started. Texas. the
~ responded to the call OF
~ forward march OF harvest
>oot. wonderful thing in the
D1ates--such is the ripening
0o1den grain that feeds the
hat gives muscle and strength
81 ooo1lQ Of India, the Russian serf.
n6Iy British soldier in Africa's
The yellow slave of China, the
1er OF Alaska, the pamperec
nlfo OF the United States.
y 1nftls Of the harvester will soon
1o = great roar. The wave oi
r1ro 0k4mnchinery will soon sweep
NAoll the Mississippi valley and
0ogh Assiniboia- A great army
1n viii rush TO the scene, drawn
oxery part Of the nation.
( With the dawn OF day, working
I'd through the heat and sweat
u Jn1y sun, and on till night falls.
l1xlny win toll, cutting and thresh-
ND Ninnowing and shipping the
eot Tong trains will dash into the
of the wheat belt empty and
4 away with bursting sides. Ships
Wait IT Seattle, San Francisco,
York. to carry 1t away to foreign
lI1os. Great elevators and mills
rAttIe snd roar. digesting their
( September the harvest moon
= red through the frosty air, on
] a. stubble. The plowing for next
} hox1ns. The vast fields grow
With the upturned earth. The
! SHOWS OF winter cover them. But
year, Just as spring begins TO
\ aGa1n IN northern Saskatchewan
TIE northern farmers see the
- sof winter wheat appear, the
of Texas4 will be yellow again,
! cor the fhreshers. and the won
4 circle Of wheat will be started
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
Un rrCKHICKERs UNDER
CAR ARE NEAR DEATH
~ oholtor From Storm and Engine
nco Into csr-Woman's leg
.3 II Fractured.

- Fr1ctureo.
oIN0TON. Mich, June 1.--Mr.
MI b. ID. Norton, Robert Bentz
Bert Bourgette, comprising par
q Memorial Gay picknickers. mar
1y uecaped death yesterday. They
11od under . nat car which was
o1ins % = sidetrack near the dock
ooDe from the heavy rain storm
~ came up suddenly. A switch
- shortly afterward came around
rive ana bumped into the fat car.
- men saved themselves by grasp
Me trussee Of the car and drag
r. themSelves along until the cars
nuA Mrs.. Norton. not being able
this, was drasgsd about 100 feet
Nv bQAkebeams andkwhen the train
cod. lt was found O. of her legs
If - fiGhtly wedged u>ier the car
o = Was neoessary to sk the car
|o "a re)oase her.
4 M. Norton. was taken TO - Paul
o otearps hospital Amput1 pm of
y fracursd leg may bs nsc9 ry.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
BLUSH OF GOLD SWEEPS NORTHWARD
OVER MILLIONS OF ACRES OF WHEAT
600, ,ooo. 900 BUSHELS.

The estimated crop In the
United states thla year a. com.
piled by the department Of aur.
culture, 10 500. COO 600 bushels.
worth approximately that many
dollars. Last year Il wee se<.'
oS7, 900 bushels.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01

Bishop Charles ID. Williams was InitI-
nted into the third degree Of Masonry
by Corinthian lodge. No. 2f1. +. q A.
ter Fred Moe conducted the work
while j. Edward Bland acted as mas
ter OF ceremonies.
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BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Board prices: Creamery. ex-
tras csc: flrsts. 24c; dairy, l9c. pack
ing stock. lihc per 10.
Eggs-Current receipts, case count.
cases included. 2lc per doz. Receipts
Saturday. sz2 cases.
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Carson, Craig e. Co.

oVS snnmoer Oh som"e'ce' bef"'
STOCKS, BONDS AND GRAIN,
Railroad. Copper. Industrial. Nevada,
Utah aud Cobalt stocks.
Private wires 20 all principal cities.
Stock certificates delivered promptly.
Branch Once. 2Os-20S Hammond bldg
JAMES IL. DONOVAN. Manager.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
hrs. r. A. Andries and r. Glemrt. for
aha Inst xenr hnusc nh u cinns In ~.

Mary's hospital. leave that institu-
tfon Tuesday. TO engage in private
practice. and Drs: l.. q. McCabe ana
the hospital. The other members OF
the hospital stan. who Will receive
experience for their future careers,
are DIR. g Briggs. Detroit. Dr. j.
Brennan, Windsor. and Or ;. Haver-
stock Indiana.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
LOCAL STOCKS.

The following quotations furnished
by Lewis c. Gorton, No. l413 Majestic
building May 81. 1909:
FINANCIAL.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01

kls toIs on the amputated leg
The doctors tried to con-
M HAT this was impossible.
IS imaginary. all right"
g ~ boe I know when my toes
botter than anybody else
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01

lerestlHB.
Edmund Stanley and company have
decidedly unique way of introduc-
ing an operate act entitled Loves
Garden" in which the trio which make
up the company introduced solos,
duets and trios. Miss Hortense Ma
zarett. with a big. deep voice. and
Miss Estelle Ward. shared the APP
plause with Mr.. Stanley.
Ollivotti Troubadours. performers
on the violin and guitar. play well a
number OF we'll known airs. and Sill
bon's novelty circus. with wonderfully
trained cats. dogs, ponies and the like
perform much to the delight OF the
junior portion OF the audience as well
as their elders. Smith and Campbell
have an original manner OF presenting
sketch, entitled Camping Out" and
JEWELS manikins present a toyland
vaudeville performance worthy OF live
performers.
The Brittons, who opened the pro-
gram, danced themselves into the good
favor OF the Temple audience. and the
Microscope pictures were as pleas
ing as usual.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
LIVE STOCK.
EAST BUFFALO--Ope.inx

BUFFALO. June 1t SpecislD-Cat-
tle--Receipts ears. slow. Hogs--Re-
ceipts cars, steady. heavy. $3.50;
workers.. s71om;t0 pigs. $500. Sheep
and Lambs-Receipts 10 cars. slow.
best lambs. s1.75qs; yearlings. ss50g
s.7S. wethers. Sc. % a. SO. ewes 525 n
so. CalVes-St5OUS
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
In the Local
Playhouses
THE TIE MPlE.

II was an enthusiastic holiday audi
ence that greeted the various acts
presented In the Temple theater Mon
dav afternoon. and everything had
been arranged particularly for the
season. There is very little 10 ex-
haust any great amount OF grey mat
ter. but the whole performance seems
especially designed for a few hours
Jolly entertainment.
The college farce. When Love is
Young" In which James Young was
the particular attraction. proved jol-
ly bit OF nonsense, Mr.. Young being
aided and abetted by Catherine Col
vert and Robert Strauss. Mr.. Young
has won distinct honors In the dram
attic field in Brown OF Harvard" and
other plays and made good at the per-
formance. Monday. Miss Colvert is n
clever young woman. possessing good
looks. and assisted materially in the
success. especially in the "Charme
d d'Armour" dance. Robert Strauss was
decidedly natural In his farcical part.
Charles Leonard Fletcher gave the
audience a glimpse OF the actors
dressing room and stage makeup, and
his character studies of Dickens
Uriah Heep. Mark Twain. Baron ehev'
rial and the old G. A. r. veteran who
had made the famous march 10 the
sea with Sherman, were intensely in
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
EAsT DUFFALO-CIos~.

EAST BUFFALO, y. Y. May Si.-
-Cattle=Receipts s.3I5: lower. demand
fair: prime steers. sS.50g o.. shipping
steers. s6.25g6..s. other butcher steers.
s5e5Q6.s5: heifers, si.soIs.25; cows.
So 50n5.75; bulls, $s.75a so. milch
Receipts 900. family active; firm:
common TO choice, ssd6.5o sheep and
Lambs-Receipts 1000; slow. lower;
lambs, seas. few at $3.50; yearlings.
s650q7. sheep. s346.6O. Hogs-Re-
ceipts Is, 800. slow. Workers. sI.l0@7.4o
pigs. $3.50: mixed. s5.75117 10: heavies.
sI4 $50; roughs. ss.50q6.75' stays.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. May 3i.--Cattle-Receipt
10000; steady TO i0c lower; beeves.
s515Q7.2o; Texas. s4sSq625: western.
q $40: cows and heifers, s260u6.45:
calves. S6e5d75O. Hogs-Receipts A.
600; weak; light. ss75@7.25; mixed.
s6.soQ7.40; heavy. s7aT.40, rough. "a
SIS. Sheep-Receipts i2.4eo; slow:
native. s446: western. s4.25q6.I0;
lambs. 1926 S.65; western. ss.5099.75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The lumber and old materiaI from the
ice house that formerly stood on the
portion of the river front at the ex-
IRENE west end of the harbor. adjoining
the new readbed recently opened to
connect 14th street with Water. is be-
ing removed and the ground cleared
up by the lessees of the property. tine
White Oak Coal Company. and it Is
stated that the property is to be con-
verified into a coal dump. where scoWs
can be loaded with soft coal to be taken
to the river steamers. With few excep-
tions, all the coal used by the local
steamers is hauled to them in big
wagons and dumped upon the piers. to
be transferred to their bunkers by
the wheelbarrow load 1t is said to be
the purpose of the coal company to
place a barge alongside the steamer
bunkers without placing it on the
wharf To fit the property for its new
uses considerable improvement will
have to be made and new piers built
at the foot of 14th street.
Reports from the dealers at the fish
wharf both yesterday and today state
that there has been a decided increase
in the catch of both shad and herring
in the Potomac in the past few days
and the fishing season is expected TO
open during the coming week. Fairy
Landing fishing shore. on the Potomac,
short distance below Mount Vernon,
cut in a few days ago, and on the first
dip of the net fifty big shad vera
caught. AS yet Windmill point and
Fairy Landing. both operated by Wash
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COMPLAINS ABOUT AN ALLEY
T. EDw. CLARK MAKES REQUEST
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
Speaks of "Unsavory Plague Spot
and an "Unsightly and Use
less Waste"

Answering a complaint of T. EdH Clark
of 1905 New Jersey avenue that o street
alley is IAN unsightly and useless waste -
the Commissioners will inform him that
the alley will not he opened as a minor
street until Congress makes an appro-
priation for its physical improvement
Houses were torn down at each end
on tth and 9Th streets Mr.. Clark wrote
to the Commissioners, with the view Of
making a street through TO open I'D and
mitigate conditions of life I'm this I'M
savory plague spot The sites of the re
moved houses are covered with debris
and the ground uneven. SO that vehicles
cannot use ii as a thoreughfare. and the
object aimed at is defeated by existing
conditions. A very small expenditure
would make ii a street to a very desira bile
extent and eliminate what in it's present
condition Is an unsghtly and useless
waste.
Reporting OH the complaint. G. b. Hunt
engineer of highways. says that 1.-THE
physical opening of Nea! place, which is
the minor street referred to. should prop
erly await specific appropriation, since
the necessary grade of the street would
require the entire relaying of existing
alley pavements in the square, involving
considera BILE necessary sewer construction
10 prevent impounding of surface drain
age. And IL is not deemed advisable to
invite travel through the unimproved
street. which is the purpose of the writ
er communication"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
PARK AROUND RESERVOIR
Urged by Georgetown Citizens to
Insure Purity of Water.

Claiming that the city reservoir on old
Fort Reno, near Tenleytown. is In danger
of pullution because of its unprotected
sides and because further of the class of
dwellings without proper sanitary i'm
provements built and occupied near It.,
citizens of Tenleytown. assembled last
evening in their Masonic Hall at a meet
ing of the Citizens Northwest Suburban
Association. passed a resolution urging
Congress to buy enough ground around
the place for a public park.
I'm presenting the resolution ii. Bank
erter, who lives on the old fort. declared
that it is necessity il the purity of the
water is to be assured that the govern
ment purchase at least twenty acres
around the reservoir and make ii park.
AS an additional argument he stated that
it was his idea that II the entire fort
could be purchased and other reservoirs
built water and pressure for high-pres-
sure fire system for the entire city could
be readily furnished and without ma
chinery.
Several resolutions relative to street i'm
provements in and about Tenleytown were
adopted by the meeting and will be urged
before congressional committees. These
included a resolution for the opening Of
Aibemarle street from Grant road to
Wisconsin avenue. one to open Ritten-
house street from Broad Branch road to
surface OF Wisconsin avenue north to
Elliot street and one for the placing Of
electric lights along goth street
BY unanimous vote William H. ShipIey
and Anton Stephan were elected to MEM
bership in the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
BLACK HAND PLOT Fooled
ITALIAN ARRESTED AS HE
CALLED FOR MONEY.
Seized by Detectives When About to
Receive Dummy Package of Money
Prom Chicago Physician.

CHICAGO, April 3.-Vincenzo Geraci,
who is said BY the police to be the leader
of the Chicago Black Hand Society," was
arrested here in the office of DR.. Peter
Cutrera. from whom the Italian had de-
mandsd 5000 on pain of death.
Geraei. il is said. has given evidence
concerning his associates in the plot. and
the police expect TO arrest several others
soon. 1t is thought that the members of
the Chicago society are in close touch
with the New York gang that brought
ABOUT the death of Lieut.. Petrosino of the
New York police department recently in
Italy
DIR. CutreTa several DAYS ago received
a threatening letter demanding 5000, but
he paid not attention to IL. A second
letter WAS received. Yesterday the phy-
sician received d telephone message from
q man who said ne was one of those who
had written the letters.
Unless YOU pay US the money you will
be killed within an hour" said the man
On the telephone
DIR. Cutrera invited the man TO come 10
ais office. He prepared dummy package
Of money and sent for the police Detec-
lives came at once and were concealed in
An adjoining room
Within a short time there came q ran
at the door and Geraci entered.
II have come for the money" said he.
Just the physician was handing the
package over the detectives jumped out
and grabbed Geraci. He fought hard but
was finally oVerpowered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Revenue Cutter Assignments.

Capt. William f. Reynolds. commanding
the derelict destroyer Seneca of the
United States revenue cutter service, has
been given preparatory orders relieving
him from the command of that ship and
assigning him to duty as superintendent
OF construction and repair of the service.
with headquarters at Baltimore. Capt
George c. Carmine. commanding the cut
ter Androseogsin. at Portland, has been
selected to succeed Capt. Reynolds in
command OF the derelict destroyer Sem
eea. Capt Reynolds succeeds Capt. Dan
tel p. Foley, who has been ordered to the
command of the cutter Seminole. Capt.
William f.. Reynolds is Washington
boy, having been appointed u cadet In the
service from this city May %. 1875 He
stands second in the grade Of captain.
and will become the senior officer of his
grade this year AS commandant of the
Seneca Capt. Reynolds has been indie
fatigable in hunting up. and destroying
dangerous derelicts on the coast.
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ington fishermen, are the only haul
seine shores in operation, but 1t is

ington fishermen, are the only haul
seine shores in operation, but it is
stated that Monkeys point. Whitewater
and other shores willsdip their nets in
short slime. In consequence of the
poor fishing for several years past j
number of the big haul seine shores
will not be operated during the sea-
son now about to begin.
Arrived: s. o. Co. tug, No IL. towing
tank barge No "a laden with oil in
bulk from Baltimore: schooner william
H. Bixler. oysters in the shell from a
river point: schooner Samuel Dutton.
cord wood from a river point to deal
ers on the Eastern branch: tug Capt.
Toby with a tow of lighters from \
down river point; tug Ro$alie. towing
sand and gravel laden lighters from the
dredges in Piscataway. creek to this
city.
Sailed: Schooner Leroy. light. for river
market; schooner John Branford for Mat
tox creek to load lumber for the dealers:
schooner Isabelle. light. from Alexandria
for the Rappahannock river after a cargo
OF lumber: 8. Q. Co., tug No Il. towing
oil in bulk; schooner Freddie L. Hamhlin
light. for Tappahannock, Va, to load
barge Wieomice, light, fer Nerfolk to
load lumber: tug Meade with a tow OF
sand-carrying lighters for down-river
point.
Memoranda: Schooner A. H. Quinby is
under charter to load lumber on the Rap
pa hammock river for this city; barge 8. A.
Souder has been chartered to load gravel
at this city for Norfolk: steamship Viii
helmina has sailed from Alexandra for q
a Florida port; schooner, James 3. Ander-
this city with a cargo of lumber.
The barge Tangier, which has been ly-