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THE eftMD EN VOLUME XVI. CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, MA V NI0LE. NO. 20. MIIO NEWS III H Occurrence., t>f Interest In Varloui Parte of the State. * - .. ? / Geneal Cotton Market. Middling \JalveBton, steady 8 11-10 New Orleans, quiet 7% Mobile, steady ..7% Savannah, quiet 7% Wilmington,' steady 7% Norfolk, firm 8 Baltimore, nominal 8% New Yorlc, quiet 8.20 Bottom, quiet 8.20 Philadelphia, steady 8.45 Houston, ateady 8 Augusta, steady 8 Memphis, firm 8 8t;f IxkiIs, steady 8 LobUrvllle, firm 8 / Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Strict good middling 7% Good middling 7 11-16 Strict middling 7% Middling 7V4 'Tinges 7 to 7% Stains 6 to 6% State Board of Equlllzation. A Very important meeting of the State board of cqullleation has been called for next week and the comp troller general has notified all of tho members to be present. The meeting is for th? purpose of fixing the assess menta nA, this naturo. Below is tho official list of tho members as issued by <the board : Abbeville ? J. E. l/omax. Aiken ? James L#. Qulnby. Anderson ? J. E. Garvin. Bamberg ? S. D. Guess. Barnwell ? J. C. Grlfllr.. Beaufort ? W. F. Marscher. Berkeley ? J. St. Clair Whlto. Charleston ? Morris Israel. Cherokee ? T. M. Llttlejohn. Chester ? J. G. L. White. Chesterfield ? D. M. Barrlntlne. /Clarendon ? A. J. Illchbourg. " Colleton ? B. G. Price. Darlington ? E. W. Cannon. Dorchester ? C. M. Garvin. Edgefield ? R. A. Cochran. /Fairfield ? Thomas W. Taylor. Florence ? Alex. McTaggert. Georgetown ? I* S. Ehrich. Greenvlle ? W. D. Garrison. Greenwood ? R. M. Hays. Hampton ? J. H. McKerizle. Horry ? J. P. Derham. Kershaw ? J. M. Sewell. Lancaster ? W. J. Cunningham. Laurens ? It. P. Adair. I>ee ? J. J. Shaw. I^exlngton? F. II. Iiendrlx. Marion ? I^ott R. Rodgers. Marlboro ? J. J. I^ane. Newberry ? H. II. Folk. Oconee ? A. Zimmerman. "'Orangeburg ? R. M. Claffy. Pickens ? P. C. Frlcks. Richland ? Probably J. A. Mcetze. ;Saluda ? H. G. Crouch. ^Spartanburg ? W. W. Murphy. Sumtor ? H. J. McLaurln. Union? R. G. Hill. Williamsburg ? W. R. Funk. York ? J. Frank Ashe. Perfecting the Statistics. k Columbia, ^peclal.? Secretary Arm- y atrong, of the Southern Cotton._G.raw-/ ?ers'N^ssoclatlon. was here I^t week In cont^rence with the officers of the South Carolina Association on a trip through twQ_Soup?-perfecting and sys tematizing the statistics that are com ing here from the various States In, order to sccure a more thorough and reliable general organization. He says the figures he has gathered so far show a membership of 1,270,000 already filed, 800,000 of which names are on lecQfd at the central ofTlce with postofflce ad dresses. He say& that two-thirds of this membership represent farmers who have pledged a reduction or 25 per cent. Mr. Armstrong told of plans which, had been perfected for a meeting of^ State presidents to be held in New Orleans the 30th of this month, when these presidents would report to Har vle Jordan as to the acreaee In each State, and he Bald that the thorough*/ manner in which these flghres would be brought together would make the general report more reliable, self evi dent, than any government report had yet t>een. Step by step the report of acreage will come from precinct to township and thence to county and thence to State organization, three far mers and three others interested in manufacturing concerns making a re port from each precinct. This gen eral report at New Orleans vwlll be U made three days ahead of the govern ment report. The coming comparison of tho two reports will be most Inter esting. Spartanburg. Special. ? lightning ?track the finishing and packing room of the IJon Furniture Company Sat urday night, knocking off a consider able portion of the weather hoarding. The bolt followed the telephone wire to the macfctneiffroott and scalped off A alight portion of tkat roofing. Waf Bookkeeper Arrested. Spartanburg, Special.? William H.v Zimmerman, bookkeeper and cashier of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company in this city was arrested here on a warrant sworn out by an inspector of the American Sure - ty Company, of New York, on the charge of embezsling $125, which amount, It is said, will be materially Increased when all the repprts shall have been received from contacting ex-, changes. The accused waivffi prelim inary examination^ before .- Magistrate Klrby. wl^rSeased' * Rfffl on bail to ^ ajSTUt^ySctlon of * the grand Jury In SOUTH C'ROIINA CROPS Weather Conditions Given Out by tH* Department Observer. The first of the week ending Monday, May 22nd, was warm, the latter part very cool, especially the nights. There were local high winds accompanying thunderstorms on the lGth that did some damage to fruit trees. The latter pait of the week wai fair with aunshlue in excess of the normal amount. There were general rains on the 16th, heavy in places, and occasional showers in the eastern counties on the 17th, after which the ground dried rapidly. Cultivation of field crops made rapid progress during the latter part of the week. There is still widespread com plaint of grassy fields, and a probability that some land planted to cotton will have to be abandoned owing to the scarcity of farm laborers. Labor is scarco in all parts of the State. ? Cotton planting has been finished, and more than two-thirds has been chopped, with chopping still in prog ress. Cultivation has been begun. Stands of cotton are generally good, tlio there are numerous reports of plants dyinK on gray lands in the wes tern counties and on sandy lands In the eastern ones, owing to too much rain and the recent cool nights. In some of the southeastern counties, some fields have been plowed up and replanted. Excessive rains and lack of cultivation caused the plants to turn red or yellow In many places, and the recent cool nights have checked Its heretofore rapid growth. The first squares were noted on the 19th in Col leton county.. The general condition of the cotton crop is poor, tho promising iu a few localities. Corn is suffering from want of culti vation and is turning yellow?>but where cultivation has been practicable It Is in good condition. Stands are generally good except on bottom lands where worms continue destructive. There Is yet much corn to be planted on bottom lands, in the western half of the State. Tobacco is doing well. Rice planting is delayed In the Georgetown district by high tides. The #eek was favorable for truck and shipments of potatoes and beans were heavy. The strawberry season is over. Wheat Is promising where not rusted or damaged by the Hessian fly. Fall oats are fine, and springoats have Improved rapidly. Oats are ripening in the eastern counties and some have been cut. Pastures are fine. Peaches are plentiful in the eas tern counties, but am very scarce In the western ones. The .-first shipment of peaches was made this week. Apples are scarce and the trees continue to blight; Melons, gardens and other minor crops continue to do well. ? J. W. Bauer, Sec tion Director. Anti-Trust Law Valid. Columbia, Special. ? About five years ago under legislative direction then .Attorney General Bellinger brought a suit to disrupt the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company and appoint s re ceiver for the separate properties that went to make up the corporation. The case-'descended from General Bellinger to Attorney General Gunter and has been mishe&^y both these officers. Tha Virglnw-Carollna Company has, through its cour.sel, Mr. Henry, A. M. Smith, and his associates, fought e^wry inch of ground and the case is just about where It started more than four years ago, except that the State courts have held that they had Jurisdiction in the case and the lower courts have held that the anti-truftt act, under which the suit was brought, Is constitutional. The State Supreme Court has decided that the State anti-trust law is valid and constitutional. It previously sus tained the lower court In overruling a demurrer. If the Virginia-Carolina Company does not interpose some new point, the master will take testimony at Columbia and the real Inquiry will begin. The case is likely in the end to find Its way to a jury and If the State courts decide against the Virginia Carolina Company, then the case will likely go to the Federal Supreme Court. Decision Expected This Week. It Is expected thnt the United States Supreme Court will file this week Its decision In the case of the State of South Carolina against the secretary of the treasury for the return of cer tain license fees paid by the State In behalf of the . State dispensary. This amounts to about $60,000 at present and involves the payment of license In succeeding years. .This matter was first agitated by Mr. F. J^MtfckejTi a South Carolinian residing In Washington, not the no torious Judge T. J. Mackey. v He se cured the permission, of the dispen sary authorities to institute proceed ings. and agreed to take payment In fr percentage of what . might be ob tained. The case was lost In the court of claims And Mr. Mackey died. The dispensary authorities then en gaged Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger to carry an appeal to the*Unlted States Supremo Court. Mr. Bellinger secured the assist ance of Messrs. Mordecal ft Gadsden of Charleston and Ralston ft Slddons of Washington. The case waa argued some time ago and the court will adjourn Saturday until some time In October, it Is confidently expected that a decis ion will be filed thla week. If the case should be decided In fa vor of the State of South Carolina the estate of Mr. Mackey will be paid for Ma eenrlees. ? Columbia State. Telegraphic Brief a. French soldiers blew up the house In which an outlaw barricaded himself, and he got out only to narrowly escape being- lynched. The Chamber of Deputies austalneJ Jhe Wench Government by postponing Indefinitely Interpellation upon the neutrality question. ft tpetfai envoy will r?p? ? fttthg westing 9 1 ttf |lpc|> BEER CASE OPINION The AttorueyOeneral Decided 6om? Unsettled Questions. Attorney General Gunter recently rendered an opinion to the State board of dispensary directors on three Im portant questions Involving beer dis pensaries, about which there has been much dispute throughout the Stato ua to whether these dispensaries as at present conducted are not a violation of the dispensary law. It is expected that the Btate board will make an announce ment on the subject. The decision Is all that the beer dispensary people could desire and will cause joy to them and those who like their meth?xi of selling b*er. The Attorney General finds that it is legal for beer dispensers to bottle beer on their premises, and that these dlHponsers may be paid in royalty, as is being done, Instead of by salary, as Is the case with the regular dispen sers. But the opinion declares In the out set: "In answering these questions it la wcl lto observe that the same law gov erns the sule of beer by dispensers who are restricted to the sale of that bever age alone, commonly called beer dis pensers, as that which governs the sale of beer by a dispenser who sells beer, wines, liquors, etc. Neither has any latitude that docs not attach to the other, and both are subject to the samo regulations, restrictions, etc." Fail to Get Control of Mill. Columbia, Special. ? A fight for the control of the I^aurens Cotton Mill, of I^aurens, S. C., reached a climax Friday afternoon during the progres^ Art the stockholders' meeting. When G. H. Milllken, representing the firm of Deer Ing, Mllliken & Company, of New York, selling agents for a number of cotton mills in this and other States, arose to nominate a ticket in oj^posltlon to the present management, he and others of his friends were served with a restrain ing order Issued some time ago by Judge Klugh, which prevented them from voting the stock they owned. They immediately left the meeting, which proceeded to re-elect President W. E. Lucas and his ticket $5 ,000 Damages Awarded. Yorkvllle, Special. ? The case of Waverly Falrman, against the Sea board Alr'Llne Railroad, which has been fn progress since Tuesday, was concluded Saturday afternoon, with a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of |5,000.\ Falrman was a postal clerk on the Seaboard train that fell through Whlsnant trestle, near Catawba Junc tion, last September. He claimed to have been seriously ruptured as the re sult of the fall, and wanted $20,000. lie was represented by Atkinson % Born, of Atlanta, and G. \y. S. Hart, York vllle. The defendant company was rep resented by J. L. Glenn, of Chester; W. F. 8tevenson, of Cheraw, and W. B. McCaw, of Yorkville. The vferdlct- is supposed to have been based on the al leged unsound condition of the piling that supported the trestle. ^ Train Demolishes Auto. Columbia, Special. ? A Southern Railway freight, shifting backwards In the yard^ collided with an automo bile crossing the ? tracks at Green street at a high rate of Bpeed Friday afternoon, with the result that two of the boxes were derailed and capsized and the auto was ditched, caught flro from an explosion of its gasoline tank and was burned to aydrlsp. The occupants, Messrs. J. Talley Hsrfll and Luther Garren, of the elec trical supply firm of Harth & Garren, escaped by Jumping from their ma chine. Both were painfully bruised. They blame the accident on the fact that there was no watchman at the crossing. o President of Co * College Dead. Atlanta, Ga., Special.? A Constitution special from LeGrVnge, Ga., says: "Charles C. Cox, president of the Southern Female (CoxS College, of Col lege Park, Ga., died here Sunday night. A complication of diseases, which fin ally affected the heartl caused his death. The,, body will be furled in I^a Grange. As Up educator arid a. man, Mr. Cox was well known In Georgia and the South. G. A. R. Member the Orator. New York, Special. ? More than 250 Confederate veterns and a large num ber of Grand Army men visited Mont Hove Cemetery and decorated-, the graves of Confederate soldiers. Services were held by the Confederate camp of New York. The services were conducted by Commander Edward Owen, and the oration was delivered by Gen. George B. Loud, of the United States Hancock Post, G. A. R. This is the first time in the history of 4he Confederate post that the oration in their memormial day has beefe delivered by s member of tho Grand Army of the Republic. Pptal Mooting at Singing. Chattanooga, Tenn., Special.? State's Church, afew vital from Cordova, Walker county. Georgia, was the scene of a shooting affray 8nnday morning between Oscar and O. Bras field, on one sidf and Thomas Collier sad Charles lfllUgan. on the other. Both Collier U4 MMlgan were fatally injured, while the Brosflelds are In a precartooe con dition, Aa tl)**ar ? Mas la **ng?< ???I* i >? ' ? TUMULT IN PHILADELPHIA Citizens Aroused Over Lease of City Gas Works bv Councils. WILDEST FRENZY AT CITY HALL Uproar of Protest Action id TiiIicii I'nllco Called to Clear an ('ro?i| Celt* CouiicUiii au " rhlovt'*'' ? ml "KflbUer?" ?? ltlujf Declare* ( tty Vf?(U Money, Philadelphia, Pa.-l'iidcr the lash of flio lender of the most perfect' political organization in anr city in the United States, the CKfr Couneils, which eon* tints of two bodies, patterned n t t?-r tlu? upper and lower houses of the X ; i - tionui Legislature, sold out the rights of the people to the United lias Im provement Company mnld an excite nient and uproar with out prceodent In the history of rotten politics In this ring-ridden city. The gas works of the city were turned over to the Culled (Jus Improvement Company for it term of seventy-live yfttrs for . $25,000,000, which Ik to he pnid in installments be tween the date of the passage of the act and the year 1907. It Is estimated that the ultimate protit of the gas com bination will run close to a billion. The town was soon In an uproar. The disorder in the Council chamber ?vhen the final vote was taken was ab solutely without precedent. Thousands of eltlU3Us surged around the City Hall. Every available Inch in the part set aside for spectators was packed llnd jammed beyond description. the vote was announced there went up a roar of rage that made even the most subservient tools of Israel S. Durham, the leader, quail and turn livid with feur. From the spectators" gallery there caufe a quick instant shriek of "Thieves!" "Robbers!" "Shame! Shame!" The men who had voted expected a demonstration, but nothing quite so tumultuous. They were so frightened by Jhe outburst that they dared not leave their pi" os until police protec tion was afforded them and the crowd began to inelt away. The crowd continued to hiss and call the Councllmen thieve* and other names until the police arrived and started to clear the gallerv. As the people moveo out they sang Uncom plimentary songs. In clearing the gal lery there were several clashes be tween the police and spectators, but no one wrts hurt. AH through the session of the Com mon Council; there was disorder. In th'<> Select Couhcll there were so many po licemen on duty that no on* dared to Interrupt the proceedings. There was neither n cheer or a hiss when the bill passed that body. The agitation resulted in the Com mon Council amending the bill so as to provide for a slight reduction in. the price of jfas. The present price. $1 for 1000 feet, remains until 1011; from 1H11 to 1921, 95 cents; irom 1921 to 1930, 90 cent 8; from 1930 to 1950, 85 cent?. and thereafter until the expira tion in 1980, 80 cents. The Finance Committee had before It two propositions, one front the United Gas Improvement Company and the other Irom * li. Smith & Co.. bankers of this city, representing New York and Philadelphia capital. The Smith bid differed from the other In that it proposed to share protlts with the city at the rate of one-third for ten years and one-half for the re maining sixty-five years, find also pro vided tliat the city could reduce the price of gas as the profits Increased. A sub-confinltten reported in favor of the United Cos Improvement Com pany] The report stated that the city was in Immediate' need of $49,000,000, and that the present borrowing capac ity of the. municipality was only $15, 000,000. In view of these facts, the report St.. led, the best the city could do would be to lease the Kas works for a long term, the money to be paid in advance. A letter from Mayor Weaver asking the committee to postpone action was read, but no action war. taken The committee then announced itself ready to hear from citizens. Select Councilman Charles Segor, a Repub lican organization leader, moved tli^t each speaker's time be limited. Tins suggestion was received wltc hls&? ami cries ' Sliat^e!" and "Rob ber*!" Order was resored with <11111 culty and Mr. Seger's motion was withdrawn. Th 08 3 who spoko- against the United Cns Itnpi'v cinent proposition were John C. Winston, Chairman of the Committee of Seventy; Francis H. Reeves. Chairman of the Committee of Nine, appointed at n recent mass meeting of citizens; William Potter^, former Minister to Italy; W. T. Tllden, of the Committee of Nine; <.?. W. Nor rls, rcpretenting the Smith syndicate, and ex-.Tudge James (lay Cordon. At the conclusion of the meeting, which continued stormy throughout, the committee favorably reported the gas company's lease to the Common Council. Fifteen n'.nutes after the bill had passed the Common Council it was taken up by the. Select Chamber, which had take a recess to await the measure, it was read c.lekly and a motion to postpone action for the pre ? ent was defeatc ?. Samuel Crothers. who ought the hill i ? this chamber, shook his list in the faces of the leaders and said it was "the hlH<ke?t crime ever perpetrated by Councils of the city of Philadel phia/' Value of the World's Diamond*. The world's diamond production, summed np at London, England, allows that India has produced 10,000,000 carats;- Uracil, 12,000,000; Africa, >$7?* 000,000. All the diamond* in the world u it cut would hare a Talue of |S40,000, 000, ?? , {> .. Japanese Seise Two Steaaaers. The Jayaneee hare seised the Brit fab steamship LlndtkUm totttH ?f j HOCH TO DIE ON GALLOWs! Murdorer of a Dozen Wives and Hus band of Soorft Convicted, Jury at Olilc*xO| ill., Flixta Moi1?w "IU(it*L)<'MV<l" Utility hm fuilltldt^ A ltnimi I. C(??r>v Cldertgo, III,? De-tlb on the fia llows was Hie vortll?*t pronounced h.v the jury whlct convicted .lo^nim lloch, "(h?' modern Iltucheard,'' <>f t In* mur der or his wife, Kmilio Fischer, whoso sist.or lie married four days after th# murder. I'nder (lie laws of Illinois the ! jury Is empowered to lix the penalty for murder at life imprisonment or cap 1 ital punishment. 'I'he vote st?M)d ten to two on the tirst hallot for the extreme penalty. On the second hallot the ver dict was unanimous for hanging. '?Well. 1 guess it's all off with John," groaned Jloeli, as the verdiet was read in court. He was greatly nttoeted. He had sat in a stooping |H)Hltlou, hut when tiie word "death" was read he turned pale, stared hopelessly at the Jurors and sank limp In ills chair. Hoeh's attorneys will mrU for u new trial, although the condemned man I said lie was ready to die, and would he Wetter sat. stled if they did not make an eU'ort to save him. "I wish they would hang mo now I that I have been found utility." de clared I loch. "1 atp not afraid to die, and the sooner it is over with the bet ter." 1 loch denied positively that he had murdered several wives, as has been alleged, and displayed some bitterness in speaking of the subject. "Such talk Is foolish." lie snld. "Tin .reports have beeu spread that I am a modern 'Bluebeard.' This is untrue. All that can be said against me Is that I have committed bigamy. As to the talk that I had nearly a dozen wives, It is nonsense, as are the stories that 1 made away with them. There was no evidence thr.t I had another sweetheart and wanted to p??t. rhl of the woman 1 am accused of poisoning. 1 spent money to get her, but this pnrt of the evidence was ignored by the Jurors." <J mi I tot* of Holme* Cmllfi Tho conviction closes th? career of one of the most remarkable scoundrels in the world? not except ing Henry If.' Holmes, who killed anil destroyed the bodies of nineteen persons,* nnd who whs lumped in Philadelphia. Curious ly enough, llocli was at ono time tlio janitor of "Holmes Castle." Sixty-third street nnd Stewart avenue Philadel phia, where the bodies oj the victims were sealed up in vaults filled with quicklime. lie was known then as John Hatch, and attempted to kill a policeman who suspected that he had some connection with the Holmes trag-* edles. Hoch is believed to have murdered twelve of the thirty-one wives he mar ried in twenty-four years. ? He poi soned most of them with arsenic, but three of the women disappeared mys teriously, and their bodies never have been discovered. f,The object of the murders was to jRet money ^ Hoch's first marriage In this country was In 1881. Whether that wife Is dead or alive is not known. Is 1802 lie married Mrs. C. A. Mayer. She died here, three weeks after her mar riage, in convulsions, which, iu the light of subsequent events. Indicated arsenical poisoning, lie married Mrs. Harriet I rick a few months later. She died in n month; In 1803 he married Mrs. S. Hauck in Peoria, 111., and de serted her. In 1804 he married a worn nn, nnin.e unknown, in Chicago. She was dead In two months. The next victim Avas Mrs. Julia Steinbrecher, from whom he received $4000. She died in Chicago two months after sho gave up her money. Hoch married Mrs. Janet Spencer In 1805, and got $500 from her. He abandoned her and married Callie Charlotte Audrews, from whom he obtained $500. Two hours after the inarflage ceremony he left her and went to Wheeling. W. Va., in 1S07, nnd married Mrs. James Iltiss. He lived with her three months. She died and left him $2500. Hoch returned to Chicago la J808 and became the husband of Mrs. Mar tin Detz. She was permitted to live three months. Then he married a Mil waukee woman? the sister of Mrs. J, II. Schwartzman? and obtained JJ1200 from her. She died in threo wcpIch, Mrs. Mary Schultz became the wife of Hoch in Argus, Intl., In 1800. She turned over $2000 to him nnd vanished. Her daughter disappeared at the same time. Neither has been heard of from that day to this. Mrs. Mary Becker was the next sacrifice. She was mar ried to Hoch in St. Loulu iu 1001, and was dead in two months. In 1004 Hoch wooed and won Mrs. Anna Hendrlckson In this city. He got SI 000 from her and left her. Milwau kee was visited again li^ 1904, and Hoch there married Mrs. Iberia Hoch. She died in three weeks. The Blue beard then went to Philadelphia, met Mrs. Caroline Stricher, married her af ter a week's courtship, borrowed $200 and fled back to Chicago, where he be came the husband of Mrs. Tfftry Walk er. who had saved $200. He g6t that and bis wife died inside of $f month. His next victim was Mrs. Marie Fish er. She lived only a week and left $750. Caught Id N?w York. Hoch was captured in New York City in the boarding houatr of Mrs. Katherine Kununerle, No. 540 Weat Forty-seventh street. He engaged a room there under the name of Henry Itartels, nnd had not been in the house two day a before he began making vio lent love to the landlad^. WOOD GETS THIRTY YEARS. Murderer After Confession la Given Full Penalty of the Law. Somerrille. N. J.? George H. Wood, who on February 2 laat murdered George Williams, a Watdtung grooer, by shooting him in the back wftitto the two were driving In a sleigfc on the outskirts ' of Plain field, N, J., aaCT whosk trial lasted almost five dajra, plead^J fujlty to murder in tftt MCMA dejrnw aod received a Mstenoe oC cN '/*? e e lo WASH INC I UN a con vent ion of | ? 1 1 > i- 1 ?? t ; i n ^ to con hitler inciiioils of dealing willi tubercu losis lll' t. Mrs. .1 oli u It. 1 1 cndorson entertained dclega les lo tile In I lercti losi s Cooler ?? n t?* at a it it i<i iii* vegetarian dbfurr ?"* Secretary Tall hits dci hied lo charter two foreign ships for l hi- iim? of (|n? I'll mi mil Canal Commission. lint will not purchase great amounts of mate rial ho l ore Congress meets. I 'a nt Morton. Secretary of the Navy, will retire irom oltlce b\ .lulj 1 1'nder pressure of protests of "stand pallors" tlic Administration iloc-idotl not lo purchase I'anaina 'anal eup abroad lo lore the next session of < 'onyro^s. President lloosevelt decided that Isthmian Canal material shall he bought where it run bo bought cheap est, w hether it home o? nhicitd. ,<M U UKH'TICD ISLANDS. News lias been received at Manila. I'. I., that I'ala. the outlaw Moro ehief, who has been pursued for the last two weeks on the Island of ,lolu liy troops under the command of Ceneral Leon ard Wood, has been killed His few surxiving followers are being trailed by Hie troops. Al the beginning of the uprising I'ala was reported to have it following of t M to well armed men, most of whom have been killed. Captain 11 ay son of the constabulary, who was stationed at Neiissi, near Manila, P. I., was .shot and killed by ills own Moro sciitiliol. The 1 *li i 1 1 1> pine Commission is considering the question of reducing tne constabulary to 'J.'ilM) men and reorga nixing them as proviueial police, instead of maintain ing tliein as *i semi military body, as at piTfenl.- The proposed change Is due iu part to the fact that tin* force as al present constituted is a heavy drain oi the insular treasury. DOMKSTIC. 1 1 ira m Cronk was iiurijm \Wth mill la ry and civic honors at, Cypress Hills Ceilieler.v. lU'ooUlyii. N/ V. Herbert Leon Ivrplor. who had billed his father's name and eioped from Florida with a married woman, killed himself iu a New York City ho tel. Iu Haines w hich destroyed their homo Mrs. A. L. Conblock and Ijer elglit year oid child p -risluid a( Waynesvlile. Ohio. The rival telephone companies iu In dianapolis, liul., liavo arranged for mu tual service. Ail order has been issued nt St. Louis. Mu., allowing N'g .lung, con victed of passing bad money, to retain liis9queiio w hile serving his sentence. Charles M. Schwab returned to Ne\V York Clt.v from Kurope, but refused to discuss rumors that he had obtained large contracts front the Russian ( Jo v ermuent. The Wisconsin Senate passed the bid to prevent unauthorized presentations, of dratnalje. aVpl musical compositions, and Coventor LftKolIelte will sign it, as ids fttt lighter originated tlie bill. A crowded race train of nine cars on the Long Island llnllrcnd wiib wrecked by a half open switch near Jamaica, and forly persons Injured., Vice - i'resident Fairbanks returned to his home iu Indianapolis from Washington, D. V. Wall Street heard that Secretary Morion is lo become the president of the Wabash Itallroad. The body of Itcuhpu Lester Cornell, a naval uiilitlainan who disappeared oil April S, was found iu the East Hlve^,/New York City. A gift of $1<).0<)<> from a Harvard graduate to Yah* University was an nounced At the May meeting of the Yale Corporation at New llaven, Conn. Storms passing over Kcd Klver coun ties. In Texas, destroyed wires, roads and crops. Charged wMh not making a proper accounting of postal funds, Alexnnoer (). Brown, for live years assistant post master al I'cnsitcohi, Fin., was tried and acquitted by direction of the Judge. In au address before lh<> I'hl Deltn Pill Club iu New York Cily, Justice^ Vernon M., I)a vis expressed his beder that Miss "Nan" Patterson held the plslol when "Caesar" Young was shot, Mid said it was evident that she lied on t lie witness stand in her second trial. The gift of an estate valued nt Sr^X), OO't to Yale C Diversity was announced at New iiaven, Conn. ' FORKICN. Admiral BirilefV will take comninml of tin.' military and naval forces at Vladivostok, superseding Admiral llo jestveusky if the latter otllcer arrives there/ Morocco. urged h.v (iermany, has re f lined all the French requests except that Tor (he instruction of 2000 troops. A dUpatch from Hongkong reported that a, fleet or 15<? deeply laden junks were anchored near Kwaug-Chau Bay, evidently awaiting the arrival of the Itusaiaii fleet. 0 Seventeen Anarchist convicts hare been released from prison at Barce lona. Spain, as h mark of royal clem ency on the occasion of King Alfonso's nineteenth birthday. Cuba has been warned by the United States of the necessity of promptly currying out contracts for sewering and paving, to protect the health of both republics. The American commercial agent at Vladivostok sent a cable messag" to the Stale Department In Washington, in c*;/ stirring tuat the Knsslsn muiiof itles liad requested all foreign commer cial agents to leavo the fprirfss ?nd withdraw to other cities in the prov ince, The French government, It wn? staled,- will send an official represent tatlou t? the wedding of <he Crojru JVltue of- Uermauy. Two bCKuiou wf re picked Mp ?ft J $>;Merte Ifii'Cd *h?JWWTY WTTojtU i N. a* tDMOint WWW. auMktfloti. . ' Wholesale Prices Quote] in New York Ifll-K. The Milk Rxchange price for aUndard quality is 2%e. per quart. HUTTKK. Creamery ? Western, extra $ 21 (<lj 22% Firsts 20% (5) 21 Plate dairy tub*, lirats...., 20 (fi) 20% Imitation creamery 18 C") 20 Factory, thirds to first*..** 14 @ 18 4HK?SE. State, full c ten in, fancy.... Small Part skims, good to prime Part skims, conuno.li Full skims ...... 10%@ ? (<h 7%tf> ? (a) 2%@ (?! 2 00 ( a ) 2 10 @ 1 75 EQO0.* .Icrscy- Fancy State and Penn Western ? Choice. . ...... Southern? Choice Duck ckkh 17 Goose e?gs ? IIRANfl AND TRAH. Il<>, in* Marrow, choice. ... 2 85 Medium, choice ~ Pea, choice ? ... lied kidney . choice 2 02%(<i) 2 05 White kidney ? (ft 3 10 S'cllow eye ? <5)200 Hlack turtle soup...,-.... ? (<b 3 25 Lima, Cat..,, 3*55 (3) 3 00 Kill' ITS AND IIKIUIIKB,? FflCBII. Apples. Spy, |ier bbl 2 50 (3l 3 50 Baldwin, per bhl 2 25 lien Da via 2 25 Greening, per bhl.,. 2 00 Strawberries, per ? 1 1 4 i.ive roui/rnr. Fowls, per lb ? ? Spring chicken*, per pair.. Rooster*, per lb Turkeys, per lb Ducks, per pair (Iccse, per pair 1 Pigeons, per pair. DitKKfir.i) poui.Tllv. Turkeys, per lb.... 13 (tf> 3 00 (n) :j oo ^ 3 00 ft. ) 14 75 00 00 (5) 0'1 1 oh 13% 00 9 12 80 (3) 1 25 @ 25 17 10 50 lb. - (n) 27 07%(S> 05 (a) ($ ( "hiekens, Philadelphia Fowls, per lb Sipiabs, per down Spring ducks, l>. 1., per HOI'S. State, 1004. choice 1 Medium to prime. ...... . 23 Pacific Coast, 1004 , choice.. 27 Old odds 11 IIAY AND BTNAW. ITav, prime, per 100 lb.. .. 80 Nvo. 1, per 100 lb 75 No. 2, per 100 lb Clover mixed, per 100 lb Straw, long rye 80 VEGETABLES. Potatoes, old. per bag 75 New, per bbl . . . 1 25 Sweets, per bbl 2 00 Turnips, per 100 buncbe^-s^ 25 Tomatoes, per carrier..^... 50 F-Kg plant, per bqx 1 50 Squash, per box.. 25 Peas, per basket 25 Peppers, per carrier 1 00 Lettuce, per bbl 1 50 Cubbnges, per crate. 25 String beans, per bosket.... 10v Onions, N. O.f per bag ? (Jreen, per 100 bunehea... 75 Celery, per dozen bunches. 15 Spinach, per bbl, 75 Kale, per bbl...... 40 Carrots, , per 100 bunches.. \ 1 00 .lkets, per 100 bunches. .... 1 00 Parsley, per 100 bunches... ? Itadishes, per 100 bunches. . 40 Hliubarb, per 100 bunches.. 50 Asparagus, per do*, bu'ehes 50 Cucumbers, per basket \ 00 Watercress, per 100 bu'ehes ? Parsnips, per bbl.... ..... 1 ? Oyster plants, per 100 b'ch's 2 00 QBAIlf. BTO. Flour? Winder patents 4 00 Spring patents 5 75 Wheat, No. 1 N. Duluth... ? x No. 2 red..... 99%C Corn, No. ?. white ? Oats, mixed ...*.? 35 Clipped, white... 30%^ T.ard, city , ? LIVE stock. lleeves, city dressed 8%C Calves, city dressed * ? 7%(j ( 'ount ry dressed*' ... . . . . v. 6. Sheep, per 100 lb 3 00 J. am os. par 100 lb 5 35 Hogs, live, per 100 lb. 80 ( ount 17 dressed, per lb.. 5%C (3) (51 (-1 (?> 18 20 13% 75 , 20 28 20 28 12 82% Kg 72% 85 <1 1 (?'} 1 Co) 3 <? -J TO STOP GRAIN CORNERS. Cham be;* to Permit Dcllv'eiy of No. 3 n Contracts nt Discotfnt. "".7" Mllwnnkee, Wis.? Action lias beeri^ taken byV the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce which the chamber believes will make corners In corn Impossible _ In the future. The Milwaukee cham* - her followed closely the plan adopted by tho Chicago Board of Trade imme- ' diately after the collapse of the big Gates wheat deal. Tho plan is to amend the rule so as to penult the de; livery of No. a corn on contracts at a" discount of live cents a bushel. fcTbo board of directors has approved an amendment to tho constitution To carry " out this Idea, and there is no doubt of its' adoption at tlie next meeting of, the full chamber. Tho amendment will become effective on July 1, 1005. Heretofore It has been tho rule that contracts must be tilled with the grade specified In the original trade and that the substitution of a lower grade was not permissible.. Under such conditions it was necessary to corner only No. 2 to yet control of the market. Fruit Growers "Stand Pat." The Hates Committee of Georgia Fruit Growers' Association declined tho request of the Armour Car Lino for th0 withdrawal of the resolution recently adopted, asking that Congress put re* frlgcrator car lines under the same rules and regulations as railroads. On Invitation of the Armour Line, a com mittee was nuiued to go to Chicago, 111., to see the company's books and that charges are reasonable. * New Coal Mining Compaq^. The Genter Mountain Coal Mining Company, with headquarters at Union City, Teiui., but with .its property lo cated nt Stevenson, Ala., has filed arti cles of incorporation with the Secretary - of State at Memphis, Tenn.^ Tbe cap ital stocK Is faoptOOO, J* A. Coble li President and fc. H; Marshal Secretary. -r-rr; Firmness at the j&iftb; TUo Southern epot market* are tirmr ? everywhere., and thr-ro Is a good d<h in and for even running grades on tit basis of middling. Wooden Slio? I/emaod. One of .thecshoo dealers lu K.r.; has Hp trade in wooden nfcoe*, ?. Gtnerai lifMWii