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Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
U. S. HAS No INSURANCE
Nation Owns Buildings Valued at
5000. 1000, 900, but Carries No
Protection.
STRUCTURES ALL HREpRooF.
Loss in Country over 100000 a
Day Is Government Report
Figures Are Given.

Allhougn the United States govern
ment owns buildings that cost more
than $S00,000,0OO, and is spending
s20,000,000 a year for new buildings,
none Of this property is insured
against loss by fire. To avoid this
great tax, which, at the ordinary rate
of insurance. would cost over half a
million dollars, the government con-
structs only buildings that are secure
ly fireproof. Tests are being made by
the United States geological survey to
determine the strength and fire resist
ance of building materials, and, al
though primarily designed to meet the
needs of the government as the largest
consumer. the results of these tests are
available for general use by the coup-
try at large.
The contrast between the small loss
es by fire to government buildings and
the immense losses reported from the
country was responsible for the inves-
tigation instituted by the geological
survey as to the fire losses in the Unit
S0 oSeAsSo stAN IuCA1 CAttCL SOoI " LILO
people. The findings of this investiga-
ton are published by the survey in a
report, which is, in part, as follows:
The investigation disclosed the fact
that the total cost of fires in the Unit
ed States in 1907, excluding that of
forest fires and the marine losses, but
including excess cost of fire protection
due to bad construction and excess
premiums over insurance paid,
amounted to over s456,4s5,O0 tax
on the people exceeding the total value
of the gold. silver, copper and petro-
leum produced in the United. States
that year. The cost Of building con-
struction in 1907 in forty-nine leading
cities Of the United States reporting a
total population of less than 18,000,000
amounted to $661,O76,2S6, and the cost
of building construction for the entire
country in the same year is conserva-
lively estimated at $1,000000, 900. Thus
it will be seen that nearly one-half
the value of all the new buildings con-
structed within one year is destroyed
by fire. The annual fire cost is great
er than the value of the real property
and Improvements in either Maine,
West Virginia, North Carolina, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Alabama,
Louisiana or Montana. In addition to
this waste of wealth and natural re-
sources, 1,449 persons were killed and
5,654 were injured in fires in the Unit
ed States in 1907.
The direct loss by fires in this coun-
try is eight times as much per capita
as in any country in Europe. The
actual fire loss in the United States
due to the destruction Of buildings
and their contents amounted to $215,-
084.709, a per capita loss of $251. The
per capita loss in the cities OF the six
leading European countries amounted
to but 33 cents. Comparisons Of the
total cost Of fires, which includes the
items already stated, show that II
buildings in the United States were as
nearly freproof as those in Europe the
annual fire cost would be $4,000, 900
instead Of $456, 100000.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
REFUSES REWARD TO pEARY.
House Subcommittee Says He Must
Give More Proof.

House Subcommittee Says He Must
Fl Give More Proof.
BY a practically unanimous vote the
subcommittee of the House naval com.
mittee in Washington decided against
bestowing any reward upon Robert e.
Peary until he had furnished further
proof that he discovered the north
pole.
The only member of the committee
who did not vote to defer action on
the pending bill was Representative
Englebright of California, who said he
was convinced Mr.. Peary had discover
ed the pole. Bates Of Pennsylvania,
heretofore considered a supporter OF
Peary, offered the resolution.
Il confess / am exceedingly skepti-
cal about Mr. Peary's ever having dis
covered the pole." declared Represen-
tative Macon, "and am going to pro-
test against any honor being conferred
upon him by Congress until he has 'es-
tablished beyond a reasonable doubt
that he did discover it." Macon ex-
pressed himself as being Indignant
at the thought Of being called upon as
a representative Of the American peo-
pie to confer a high honor upon any
one of Its citizens in the dark" All
legislation by Congress. he said, ought
to be open and above board.
Macon said he wanted to direct at
tention to one discrepancy in Mr..
Peary's story" This was the speed
the explorer declared he made from
the time Capt Bartlett left him until
he reached the pole Peary said that
for five days he made 26.4 miles a
day, but Macon said this appeared
singular in view of the fact that the
Peary party had made only 9.06 miles
a day up to the time Bartlett left.
"The astonishing part Of Mr.. Peary's
statement" said Macon, "is the num-
ber of miles he travelled every day
after Bartlett left him, and when no
white man was with him as witness,
his only companion being his negro
valet and four Eskimos."
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
Ng%RE1fS;9Ez

d Is .t x y
Chicago Cattle. common to prime.
$500 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy. $500
to $1105; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $40; wheat, No. 2, s11s to s1.22;
corn, No. Q, Gle to 63c; oats, standard.
43c to 45c; rye, No. 2. 7sc 10 79c; hay,
timothy, $1,000 to $500; prairie. $500
to $500; butter. choice creamery. csc
to Sic; eggs, fresh, lsc to 21c; pota-
toes. per bushel, csc to SIC.
indianapolis Cattle. shipping. $500
to $7!65; hogs. good to choice heavy,
$500 to $10.70; sheep, good to choice.
$500 to $5.75; wheat. No. 2, s1.1S to
$1.20; corn. No. 2 white, 59c to 60c;
oats. No. 2 white. 43c to 45c. Il
st. Louis Cattle, $4.O0 to $500;
hogs, $500 to s1075; sheep. $3.50 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2. s1.24 to Slips;
corn, No. 2. Gle to &c; oats. No. 2,
43c to 45c; rye. No. 2, 79c to SOC.
Cincinnati- Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $10.95; sheep, $500 to
1915; wheat, No. 2, $1.21 to $1.23;
corn, No. 2 Mixed 6Oc to Sic; oats,
No. 2 mixed. 47c to 4sc; rye, No. q,
S3c to 85c.
Detroit Cattle, s4.00 to s6.25; hogs,
$500 to 5000; sheep, 1850 to to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2. s1.17 to s1.1s; corn, No.
3 yellow. Gle to &c; oats, standard,
Acc to 47c; rye, No. 1. 79c to SOc.
Milwaukee, Wheat. No. 2 northern,
SLIP to $1.16; corn. No. 3. Gle to CSC;
oats. standard. 44c to 45c; rye, No. i,
i78c to soc; barley, standard, Toe to
Tic; pork, mess, s25.75. IF
Buffalo Cattle. choice shipping
steers. s4.OO to s7.25; hogs, fair to
choice, $500 to sl1.2O; sheep, common.
to good mixed. s4.00, to .s7.40; lambs,
fair to choice. $500 to s10.25.
New York-C Cattle. $4.0O to $500:
hogs. $500 to $11.25; sheep. s4.o0 10
$3.50; wheat. No. 2 red, $1.26 to $1.27;
corn, No. 2, 63c to 65c; oats, natural.
white, SOC to SIC; butter. creamery.
29c to 32c; eggs. western. 21c to 24c.
Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, s11s
to $1.20; corn. No. o mixed, &c to
64c; oats. No. mixed, 45c to 47c;
rye, No. 2, 79c to soc; clover seed.
s712 sy i5
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
ROAD WILL Cross MISSOURI.

..
Kansas City-st. Louis Electric Line
Floats 15,OOO,OOo Bonds.
Announcement is made at the head
quarters of the Kansas City-St. Louis
Electric Railroad Company, that ar
irangements have been made in London
for the disposal OF 10000 900 in thir-
ty-year.S5 5 per cent mortgage bonds of
the road. and the construction work
will be begun this spring as soon as
the second survey is completed. This
survey, according to D. c. Neyins, pres
ident Of the company will be complet-
ed within sixty days. The new electric
line will be the longest in the West,
and 1t will afford the shortest route be-
tween Kansas City and st. Louis-25O
miles. The company is capitalized at
sl5. 100000. The line will cross the
Missouri River twice, at st. Charles
and at Arrow Rock or Boonville. The
work probably will be started in How.
ard County, where the company has
10000 acres of coal land and cars will
be running there in the fall
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23

CHICAGO.

R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review OF
Chicago trade says:
The volume of payments through
the banks sustains high levels and Is
favorable index of the extending ac-
tivity in commerce. Further ease also
appears in money, and this has In
duced better borrowing for both trade
and investment. hi
Current operations show steady
progress. aided by more seasonable
weather, the desire to push construc-
tion and wider demands in the leading
Industrial and distributive branches
Movements of grain, live stock and
provisions exhibit declines, but the.
gross earnings of the Chicago steam
roads rise, and there are heavy for
wardings of finished outputs, raw sup
plies and general merchandise.
Heavier contracts for equipment
are now issued and important tonnages.
closed for rails, pig iron, motive pow
er, cars and miscellaneous steel shapes.
Building operations assure much work
throughout the coming season, while
additional machinery and hands are
employed in woodworking. Dealings
in the leading retail lines are stimu-.
lated by the attractive exhibits Of fash
ionable wear.
Bank clearings. S312,456,414. exceed
those Of the corresponding week in
1909 by 1874 per cent and compare
with s241 ,3O7,751 in 1908. Failures
reported in the Chicago district num-
bered twenty-nine, as against twelve
last week, eighteen in 1909 and thirty
in 1908. Those with liabilities over
$4,000 number six, as against three
last week. ten in 1909 and eleven in
1908"
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
IN 7IZIIRH

One of the largest steers ever
slaughtered in the West was killed ut
San Francisco. On the lloof the steer
weighed $500 pounds and dressed L.
500 pounds net.
According to government reports the
total value of the horses, imules, mich
United States was on Jan. 1. 1910, $5,-
138.4S6,O0o. This is an increase of $613.-
227,0O0 since Jan. l, 1909.
Farmers near Marshall. Mo-, COM
plain that wolves have been very trou-
blesome during the last winter. They
killed twenty eight pigs recently for
one farmer and others have suffered
losses of lambs, pigs and poultry.
At New Richmond, Wis, the new To-
cal Independent telephone company
has been incorporated under the name
of st. Croix Valley Telephone company,
and capitalized at $4,000, more than
the necessary amount already having
been subscribed. The plan is to make
this new company the nucleus, the
clearing house for all the independent
telephone companies up and down the
ST. Croix valley.
Final details closing up the S62, ,O00.-
900 merger of the four street car com
panies in the south division of Chica- :
go have been completed and the Chi
cago City and Connecting Railways
Company becomes fact
Announcement has been made at
South Bethlehem. Pa. that Charles M.
Schwab as president of the Bethlehem
Steel Company. has awarded a con-
tract to German firms in Berlin and
Stetten for the erection of 400 coke
ovens at the Saucon plant of the Beth
lehem Steel Company at a cost of near-
ly s5,O0O,000 The capacity of the ovens
will be 5000 tons day. Saucon IS
about eight miles south of Bethlehem
That Minnesota farmers received last
year nearly s25,0OO,O0O for milk sold q,
acreameries is estimated by Dairy and
Food Commissioner Andrew French
from incomplete returns received by
his Office
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
SHORT NEWS NoTEs

"A slight earthquake shock was felt
at Portland, Ore.
"A voluntary increase of conductors
and motormen's wages from 1s% to
20 cents an hour. effective March Ia
has been announced by the Reading
Traction Company.
Charging issuance OF fraudn,en+
whisky receipts as collateral for loans
amounting to 100000, a warrant was
issued at Baltimore for George Y.
.Gambrill. president of the Rosburv
Distilling Company, now in receivers,
hands.
]. B. Rinehart, former cashier of n
Waynesburg, Pa. bank. serving a fif-
teen-year prison sentence on charge
OF looting the institution, is ffshtiny
the effort of the banks receiver to
seize his s500,000 estate to cover mart
of his alleged defalcations.
With jury in the box ready to hear
the trial at Kansas City of Eugene
Hays. charged with killing Edward
Hays. the State dismissed the case ~,
a plea by the defense that deputv
prosecutor had made shorthand notes
in the room of the grand jury that in
olcteu nays. a new cnafge OF murder
was filed later.
j. D. Shewalter. of Kansas City. an
nounced his candidacy for the Unitc,l
States Senate as a Democrat to suc-
coed William Warner Republican
whose term expires in 1911.
tJustus l.. Cozad. founder of the
Guarantee Title and Trust Company of
Cleveland, died in that city, aged rs.
He had been active in banking and real
estate circles for twenty-five years. ),
Frank Dever. head of the Lehish
Valley Coal Company's engineer corps
in the Hazleton. Pa, district. and Jo-
seph Grulla, a laborer. were killed by
dynamite explosion in the Buch
Mountain colliery.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
NEW YORK.

Trade reports continue to display a
certain degree of irregularity, ten
dency particularly noticeable in the
East, parts of the nearby South and
in scattered sections of the West. Yet,
on the whole, trading at majority Of
points is probably better than it was
last week, the South as whole re-
porting improvement, the Northwest
showing up in good shape and the far
West being good, with the Southwest
satisfactory. More favorable weather
conditions appear to be the chief influ-
ence making for improvement, but, on
the other hand, the poor condition OF
country roads tends to deter anything
like free movement. Staple lines
are in chief request.
Business failures for the week end
ing with March 10 were $50 as against
1874 last week, 254 in the like week Of
1909, 27S in 1908, 1856 In 1907 and 1877
In 19O6-Bradstreet's. H
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
6HO0'zS
Ie'D SIlEeE'

President Trewin, of the Iowa State
board Of education, is strongly opposed
to modern intercollegiate athletics, and
speaks emphatically against foot ball
as it is played to-day.
It is the intention of the Iowa board
of educational control to create de-
partment of athletics for the univer-
sity, SO foot ball, track athletics, base
ball and basket ball will be under the
coaching of one head.
DR.. William Everett, clergyman, edu-
Gator. lecturer and politician, recently
died at his home in Quincy, Mass. AS
author and lecturer he was known on
both sides of the Atlantic. He lectured
at Oxford and Cambridge.
A fund of $4,000 for the use of the
Augustana College and Theological
Seminary at Rock Island, Ill, is to be
raised by the Minnesota Conference Of
the Augustana Swedish Lutheran
synod during the present year, to be
put with fund of 100000 to be raised
by the other seven conferences in the
synod.
The State board of regents of Wis
consin received report from the
board of visitors which investigated
the recent appearance of Emma Gold
man and Parker H. Sercombe at the
university, in which the visitors find
that the university authorities were
not responsible for the visits of these
two speakers. II. t-
Harvard University has decided to
accept, on favorable terms, liberal
number of exchange students from
Scandinavian universities. who may be
nominated by their respective uniyer-
sition and recommended by the Amer!
ican- Scandinavia society.
O. P. Hardenberg, graduate of the
University of Wisconsin in 1905, for
several years stationed at the Grand
Rapids cranberry substation Of the
University of Wisconsin agricultural
experiment station. has resigned his
position as representative of the Uni
ted States bureau of entomology to ac-
cept a position as State entomologist
of the Transvaal. South Africa.
A newspaper laboratory is one of the
new features In the course in journal
ism at the University of Wisconsin
this year. It Is equipped with seven
standard typewriters with desks, on
which the students are required to
write their stories.
Three prizes. amounting to 500. have
been offered by John Clay. of Chicago.
for the best articles written by stu
dents in the college of agriculture OF
the University of Wisconsin on topics
relating to the live stock industry of
the State. The competition is open to
members of the Hoard Press CLUB,
which includes students interested in
agricultural journalism in the college.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
BAL11NaER PUTS THEM BACK.

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Lands Withdrawn by Garneld Are
Restored by Secretary of Interior.
A large part of the lands withdrawn
by former Secretary of the Interior
Garfield along the Grand River. in
Colorado and Utah, on the ground that
they contained power possibilities, will
be restored to entry by Secretary Bal
linger, an examination having shown
that only 1892 acres are serviceable
for that purpose.
A House bill was passed by the SEN
ate the other day authorizing the Sec
retary of the Interior to withdraw
from all settlement for one year all
lands which State or territory pro-
poses to enter. The purpose is to give
States and Territories the preference
provided for in the Carey act and pre-
vent spectators taking up the lands
and compelling subsequent purchases
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
COL. ROOSEVELT OUT
OF AFRICAN JUNGLE
Press Correspondents Welcome the
Ex-President Back to civiliza-
tion on the White Nile.
NOTHING TO SAY ON POLITICS
Colonel Is in Good Health and spir-
its After Facing Perils in the
Dark Continent.

AftQr a IN tho fri rIy{1Ac
colonel Rooseve,t ord his nortv halted
a. Renk nm tho White M;ia Eoynt;an
sondan ana thora IN +he thrashold
of civil;zation mot marty ~ newsna.
nor corresnondsnts Tbe poosava1t no =.
~ we've ahoard tha eovarnuant staan,.
ar nal n,ocad a. their a,snasaI hu Civ
pes,na,d W,naa+. tha psit,sh s;nsor
Colonsl Rnosavs,t 'raoa,vsd % the oar.
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whan ba onswarad a,nost ~ ~ srst
nrast,on +ha oorrasnondant nnt. at
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Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
CANNON IS INUNDATED.
Ruling on Point Of Order Reversed
by Insurgents and Democrats.

ny 4ASu4SCuIS duu 1DS1uOCTdLSs
co,,,. A.. , s.,,
tho ,nost d;s.strors ,,o.aa.s; ~ ~. sms
tained at this sass;on. ~ ronarass anI,
one that is resardaa hS ,,ann pannhl,.
c.n 1aadars as - @ arl,nu ~ ~ ~ 'haa,paina
~ ito enS Ear M +ha .ee ens. ti,,,a @ ,,,' ~, hi.
fonr terms as nras;dina @ nmca, .,t, ~ M tho
House af pannasan.at,,as - enaa,sr
cannon saw, w the ao"sa auarr,,,. s hin, NJ
tha ] aaa;s,an " as s a;,,. e ~ 80 s -, ~. y.
The thirastimo ~ ~ . tbjs s sass,nn - Nc ha fonnd
bimsa,e ana bic ornaniss,ian - - snanad -
.nnder hu on ayo,ancha ~ ,insnngent
Rennh,ic.n ana namaoratio rntas
Tbo snaabar ons t;s s eo,on,sr, go = a,.a
rehnled rnmnd,u nv .ha @ ;rs,,rmarts ,s @ ons
tho nemoorats for - o+tas,n.sar 49, % go ~ ,,naa,. ..
mine the maiestv - tha % naiander % % Wed.
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Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23

A fire which started three months
ago in 40o-ton pile of coal in the
railroad yards in Hamburg, N. j., is
still burning, although the fuel is near
ly exhausted. Contractors who are to
rebuild the plant are waiting ior the
fire to burn out.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23

]. S. Cullinan, president of the Tex
as OIL Company, was shot and serious
ly wounded in Houston, Tex. by H. w.
Glass, tank gauger i'd the employ of
the company. Both Glass and Cullinan
have refused to make any statement as
to the cause of the trouble
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
s12,ooo,ooo for New Car..

Orders for 1o.1oo steel cars. costing
s12.000.000, have been placed within
ten days among Pittsburg plants. One
hundred and twenty thousand tons Of
steel will be required. The orders
come from the Hartman lines.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
$4,000 PAINTING IS STOLEN.

Thief Cuts Picture from Frame IN
Frisco Museum and Escapes.
Some time after 8 o'clock the other
morning thief entered the Memorial
Museum in Golden Gate Park, San
Francisco. cut Millet's painting, THE
Shepherd and His Flock" from its
frame and carried it through the door
before the eyes of two policemen who
were on. guard The painting was
loaned to the museum and was valued
at $4,000. 1t was 27 by 18 inches and
was not protected by glass.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
WANT ALL MISSOURI DRY.

Forty Thousand Persons Sign Petit
tion for Prohibitory Amendment.
Judge William H. Wallace, president
OF the State CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
Association, left Kansas City for JEFF
ferson City the other day with petit
tions. bearing more than 10000 sigma
lures, asking for prohibitory amend
ment to the State constitution. Advo-
Gates of the constitutional amendment
claim this number of signatures more
than meets the requirements of the
initiative law.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
rAaaARr WINS aAMB11Na CASE
Jury Return. verdict Favorable to

Jury Returns Verdict Favorable to
French Lick Hotel Company.
The jury in the French Lick Hotel
Company case returned verdict in
Paoli, Ind, for the company The YER
dict. however, was not surprise The
State undoubtedly will take the case
to the Supreme Court, with the hope
that it will be sent back for retrial.
The Attorney General declares there
were many errors both In the rulings
and the instructions Of the court to
the jury.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23

Three children of Frederick Willis
we're burned to death when the Willis
residence in Rapid City, Man., was de-
stroyed by fire. Eric Campbell was
overcome in an attempted rescue, but
will recover.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23
Boy WITH BROKEN NECK WELL.

Ind Receivers After Lying Nine
Months In Plaster Cast.
The surgeons at the Seney Hospital,
in New York, are elated over the re-
covery of Louis Graf, 10-year-old
Brooklyn boy, who was taken there a
year ago with a broken neck, caused
by fall from a cherry tree. Near
death for weeks, now, after nine
months passed with his body incased
in plaster cast, he is declared sound
again.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23

Ice BrenIs-Up Costs 100000.
The lower section of Mandan, N. D.,
suffered loss of $4,000 by the over
flowing of the Heart River and the
breaking up of the Missouri. The
greater portion of this loss will fall on
the Northern Pacific.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23

LnnshIin Richie. to Wife.
The will of Thomas K. Laughlin,
brother of the wife of President Taft,
who killed himself the other day, was
filed for probate in Plttsburg. 1t
leaves the entire estate, estimated at
s20,000,00O, to his wife.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-03-23

Negro Cut. ahd Robs Woman.
A negro entered the grocery store of
Mrs. Mary Albert. a white woman, in
the outskirts of Kansas City, and after
probably fatally slashing her with a
razor, robbed her of several hundred
dollars and escaped.