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HP A 1L4 HRONie VOLUME XIX. JO. T CAMDEN, S. C.. KIUI)AY? .1 AN UA It V H). IWOH. ? -w w i- w ryf SOUTH CAROLINA ITEMS Newsy Items Gathered frcm the Different Sections of South Carolina. Ansel Will Go to Oonfer?nc?. Columbia, Special.?Gov. Ansel some lime ago announced his inten tion of attending the conference of the governors of tho United State.* called to meet in Washington some time m May. This meeting was cull ed by President Roosevelt to discuss the "conservation of the natural 'ye Rourccs of the country" and since re ceiving the invitation to attend Gov. Ansel has kept in touch with those questions that might arise at the con ference. A few days ago he wrote President Roosevelt an acceptance of the invitation and he has received the following reply: Hon. Martin F. Ansel, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: 1 am pleased to note the interest you express in tho conference of governors to which I have invited you to discuss the question of the conservation of our natural resources, and I am glad to know that you arc going to be present at the meeting. Sincerely, Theodore Roosevelt, Gov. Ansel said that lie regarded Hie conference an important one and believed that out of the discussion I lial would follow some wise laws might bo enacted to the States indi vidually and to the country as a whole. He thought that it would not interfere in any way with the indi vidual Stale rights but thought thai j a eonf-. rence held occasionally be- , t ween (he various governors would i bring about needed reforms. Accord- [ ing to di<patches sent out from Wash- j ington a f<-w days ago every Southern State will be lepresentcd. Mr. William C. Cleveland Dies. | Greenville, Special.?Mr. William (7. Cleveland, one of the most promi nent :>ik! wealthy citizens of Green ville, died Wednesday night at hi.? home in this city, after an illness ex tending over several months, in 11st* i'iird year of his agi\ lie was one of the largest lar.d owners ot' the countv and his estate is regarded as one <>i the in.>.-st Vul'.uib'iO above Co lumbia. He is connected by blood with some of the oldest* and most prominent families of the State. Ilia / grand fa the", Capt. Jere Cleveland, who moved to Greenville 100 years Ago from the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina, was a nephew of Col. Ren Cleveland of King's Mountain fame. When a young man, Mr. Cleveland took much iutcrst in polities. lie represented his county in the legisla ture for several terms, was for one "" term mayor of the city in the latter part of the 70s and in 1SS0 went as a delegate to fie Natural Democratio convention. Big Dividends In Laurens. Laurens, Special.?Several thous and dollars in dividends was paid out by the various hanks and manufac turing enterprises here. Following were the semi-annual dividends: Lau rens Cotton Mill, 0 per cent on $350, 000; the Watts Cotton Mill, 4 per cent on $300,000; People's Loan and Exchange Bank, 8 per cent on $100, 000; Enterprise Hank, 3 1-2 per cent on $100,000; Batik of Laurens 4 per cent on $.30,000. The Adevrtiser j Printing Company paid 8 per cent (annual) on $5,000. Notwithstanding (he closeness of the money market, a comparison of the local hank state-j ments with those made a year ago | shows that the total amount of de- j posits exceeds those of 12 months ago by about $20,000. Hardin Loads in Cherokee. flaflfney, Special?The result of liie election for a successor to Hon. W. F. MeArlhur, decased, to the general assembly is still in doubt. Hardin has 347 votes and Hall 333, with four boxes yet to hear from. The race 13 between Hardin and Hall with prob abilities of Hardin's election. Kir bv and Th? ?*key also ran. South OaN^ina Exhibit. Columbia, SpeeiorS^Mr. Paul V. Moore, the manager ofsJhe South Carolina exhibit at th<NsJomes to\vrr-tt4jif>sition, has returned city and is^now superintending ^the parking of the magnificent diaptav shipped from the exposition building*, several days ago. Dr. W. J. Murray, ilio chairman of the State dispensary commission, has loaned the James town exposition commission the use of the old State dispensary building, where the exhibit will be stored until the legislature meets and decides up on its disposition. /<" Protest Against New County. Orangeburg, Special.?The advo cates of Calhoun county had their inning in the hearing of the protest before the board of canvassers against the formation the proposed county. They introduced their testimony and their counsel made four arguments The arguments were completed at 8 o'clock Thursday night, when the board adjourned without rendering a - ?' ? pztcxsiom ; i! j , L.J County Treasurer Short. Columbia, Special.?A8 a result of investigations just completed by Ex pert Accountants Wise and Wilton, ot Comptroller General Jones' office, Mr. Jones sent a letter to Governor Ansel reporting to the executive for such action as he deems proper that Treasurer Joim (<). Edwards, of Berk eley county, is short1 in his accounts $5,070.43, 'that amonnt being the dif ference between the funds with which 'he is properly chargeable and the cash he has on hand." The letter also reports that the office of Auditor C. M. Wiggins, of the same county, "shows the most flagrant neglect-, errors and omissions both in the du plicates and abstracts in the office;" that the total he has omitted to charge to the treasurer is $1,017.27, that "the county auditor has failed for the past four years to enter the taxes to be collected upon his dupli cate." In this same section of the tate last year Governor Ansel re moved a county treasurer on such a report against lum, but Governor An sel in tlie spring re-appointed him, tho Senate acting with the Governor. In view of the politics generally sought to bear in such cases the Gov ernor's action will he awitcd with some general interest over the State, a number of other treasurers' offices being in a had way according to the Comptroller General's office. Mr. Jones has reported shortages aggre gating over $100,000 in county offices in the past few years, a situation which he thinks is due to the refusal of the Legislature to revise the sys tem of book-keeping in these offices, lie saVs he will report three ex-treas urers to tiie Legislature next month as being found short after they went out of office, the total shortage this year being $17,000, Bank Dividenda, Columbia, Special. ? Semi-annual dividends on bank stocks of Colum bia banks wero paid out on New Year's Day aggegating $40,230. The new re ruit in the list is ex-Governor D. C. Hey ward's savings bank, which pays a 3 per cent dividend on a capi tal of $100,000. The National Loan and Exchange Bank, of which Mr. E. W. Robertson is president, pays 3 per cent, on a capital of half a million; the Bank of Columbia. Mr. W. G. Childs president, pays ,r> per cent on $50,000; the Palmetto Bank, General Wilie Jones president, 3 1-2 per cent on $250,000; the State Bank, Mr. Geo. Baker president, 3 per cent on $100, 000; the Carolina Bank, Mr. W, A. Clark president, 4 per cent on $200, 000. - The Tax Tag Receipts Shovr Slight Decrease. Thq fertilizer tag tax receipts for Clerason College fell short about $17, 000 in 1907 as compared with 1900, which was a record breaker. For 1907 the books closed up showed $150,987.81 as against $107,158.39 for 190G. The falling off, however, is taken to indicate that the farmers have plauted less cotton and many of them have used what is known an the "homo" fertiliz*r-*for the small er fa rips. Jealous Negro Kills Wife and Two Men. Abbeville, Miss., Special.?Erncstj Montgomery, a negro, in a fit of jealousy Tuesday killed his wife and two negro men. Montgomery kill ed the woman first with a shotguu and then stampeded nearly all j?<i groes on the plantation, killing,, two as he chased them, lie was arrest ed. Large Amount Trom Tees. Mr. R. M. McCov.n, secretary of State closed his books for 1907 and sent the last of his report to the State printer. His oOico has received n.s fees for charters and commissions during the past year $20,470. This is an excess of $14,000 over the salaries of the office. The fees'came within a few dollars of the estimated made for the year and show that the forma tion of new companies and corpora tions in South Carolina is going ahead, despite the recent money stringency. Company at Winnaboro. Columbia, Special.?An effort will be made to organize a military com pany at 'Winnaboro. Mr. W. W. Dix on of that city was here on legal busi ness and afterwards tailed i^pon Adjt. Gen. Boyd for a number of enlistment blanks. When the requirements have been gone through with the company will be plaeed on the waiting list un less Umts is a vacancy in one of the MUNC.lt UNDtH MA .IiAL lAW Governor Hanly Issues Proclamation Declaring Martial Law For Riotous Town Brigadiei General Mej?ee Is Placed in Command of the Twleve Companion ci State Troops. Indianapolis, ind., Special.--Gover nor ilauly issued a proximal ion de claring martial law al Muncie and placing Brigadier General McKeo in command <?1' llio State (roups assem bled there, namely, 12 companies *>f infantry and one battery. Tim mar tial law oj^UtxyKi's a radius of foui miles from the Delaware county cour/t house, and takes, in the factory dis tricts of Muncie. Assistant Attor ney General Dowling was sent to Muncie by the Governor to ad as legal advisor for Brigadier General McKec. Governor Hanly's action in send ing troops, supplemented by tho en orgy displayed by the authorities and citizens of Muncie, resulted in check ing the mob spirit. Five hundred citizens, including some members of the Commercial Club, of Muncie, have been sworn in as special officers (o preserve the peace. These men will endeavor to control the situation but will he hacked by Hie soldiers. Maj or Guthrie has closed all saloons and ordered all women and children to keep off tho streets except or errands of necessity. The determination of the Governor to call out the State militia followed a liot at Muncie last-Friday after noon, when the police and the dep uty sheriffs fought with a crowd oi .'1.000 men, women and children. The police were worn out and many of the deputy sheriffs resigned, leaving the city al the mercy of the unruly element. The Governor, there fore, on the request of the Muncie authorities on the advice of Adju tant General Ferry, who was caught in the mob, ordered out the militia. There has been no serious trouble at Anderson, Marion, Alexandria and HI wood. Twenty-seven employes of the Marion lines voted to strike, hip the car service was only partly in terrupted. At Anderson a committee of citi zens is endeavoring to induce the traction company officials to arbi trate. The strike breakers brought from Chicago (o Anderson and Ma rion have been sent awav. Jury Acquits Pettibone. Boise, Idaho, Special.-?An end of the prosecution of the men charged with the murder of Former Governor Frank Stuuenberg, except the cases of Harry Orchard and Jack Simp kins, came with the acquittal of Gcorgo A. Pettibono and discharge of Charles ][. Mover, president of the Western Federation of Miners, both charged with conspiring with William 1). Haywood to murder Stunenberg. Mover will return with Pettibono iu a few days to Denver. Ilaywood was acquitted last summer and Mover will not be tried. Only two men on tho Pettibone jury voted persistently for conviction and they finally ceded the verdict io tho other 10 jurors. The case of Orchard, confessed as sassin of Stunenburg and Chfrf wit ness against Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, is in the hands of Prose cuting Attorney Vanduyn, of Conyon county, Idaho. No tatement as to the future procedure in that case has been made, but it will bo called dur ing the next term of court at Cald well, when it will probably bo finally disposed of. Simpkins is still a fugi tive. Residence of Maj. Micah Jenkins De stroyed by Fire. Columbia, S. C., Special.?The resi dence of Maj. Micah Jenkins, coir lector of internal revenue, was do st royed by fire at RMgewood suburbs, practically none of the furniture ^be ing saved. The building which "was the property of Mrs. Watkiiffi/* was worth $7,000 and was partially in sured. Major Jenkins' furniture was also partially insured. The tiro re sulted from carelessness of the ser vant in leavingf^iot ashes in the Uit<-li en.1- The sword presented to Maj. j Micah Jenkins, by the people of S'cfuth Carolina, through President Roosevelt at the Charleston Exposi tion in 1002, for gallantry as a mem ber of the Rough Riders in the Span ish-Ameriean war, was destroyed in tho fire. Earthquake in Jamacia. Kingston, Jamaica, Special.?An earthquake of moderate intensity oc curred in Jamaica the morning of January 2nd. It was one of many slight shocks that have been experi enced during the past few months, and was felt here and generally throughout the island. Tho govern ment seismologist declared that no rtfcmage had. been done at Browns town, Stewai^ttown or elsewhere and that titers bad beeu no loss of life. > ' 'f BritiiVWnftter Will Visit Honduras < Moxico City, Me?., Special.?Reg? inald Tower, British minister to Mox ico, will sail from Vera Cruz ^n Jan* ufcry 10th on board the warship Bril Jiant for Belize to "pay a vi*lt to Col onel Swavne, the Governor of British Honduras. The Brilliant will visit* several Mexican ports en route. Mr Tower, will be absent about four \ wttki. j Alii Remarkable Siiuvving Made of Industrie]! Adivi'y 4 # VALUE OF ITS HADING CROPS The Ric? Crop Five Times Greater the Past Year and tho Corn Crop Has Increased Nearly Fifty Per Cent. The Wonderful Growth of the Cotton Crop the Subjcct of Fx (.ended Comment. ? ? Chattanooga, Tenn., Special. -Th'j Tradesman Annual lontaius anion;; its important features an elaborate review of Southern progress during 1907, in which the following inteves' intf faets are given: The principal crop.* were as fol lows : Hay of all kinds, tons 7 ,*>00,000. Wheat, bushels 01.1X1,000. Corn, bushels 0.Y.),7ld,0t)0. Oats, bushels, 07,3.'1S,000. Tobaeeo, pounds 4!}7,l.'19,000. Rice, bushels 21,412,00(1. Two notable increases over lite pre vious year are shown by these figures, the Southern hay crop being 2."> per rent, greater than in 1000, and tin; lice erop increased nearly tin* saint; percentage. Progress of Agriculture. During the last live years, however, agriculture has made such progress in the Southern Slates, that the c.?rw crop has increased nearly On p i- cent. The rice crop i:> five ti:n< greater, while as already Mated, lie fodder cr? p lias enlarged 2'? p> ?" cent. in u single year. !n 1J?00 ill ..due of pro ducts <d' vc^.elablev-u: '.<!'? Us of ti e South was $lo,'!0:!.t'!-t; ;ii present the annual yield of orchards ami vine ?ar?ls in tliis seetio:i i ; over !?10,0110. 000, making the sun 1 del of the an nual fruit -and Irucl' product of the South fully .f 1 ?'?((<?.?' 00. During the last co'toi; year we sent ?ut of the country about S.r>0''l.<MM'? hales of raw cotton, fully tw >-lbirds of the crop; bill such is the growth of I lie cotton i ndu dry in" the I'nited States that the Sou'h :.?iv contains 700 mills, opera! in-j nearly 10.000.000 spindles and 19l?S will add fully 'JO more plants. 0 The States of North ?tnd South Cm volittiv have . .i than 109 plants with <>..100.000 'Indies. Tho Metal In '.vstry. The metal industry, including the mining of ore, shews :\ notable in crease compared with previous years. The total tonnage of iron produced by the Alabama furnaces during 1907 will aggregate about 1,750.000 tons, with a value of $32,000,000. This is 100.000 tons more than (he record for 100(5 and about 130.000 tons more than the record for 1905. .while the value has in{|feared within the last two years nearly 51 per cent. In Kcntmky the total tonnage of pitr iron produced aggregate over 125,000 tons, a gain of fully 100 per cent, in two years, while the value of the output of the smelters has ac tually more than doubled in two years. Tennessee also shows remark-ahlo progress, for (he tonnage of pi?- iron made in this State i:i 100,") was but 372,002, while for the present year it will be about 450,000 tons, represent ing a value of about $7,500,000. The total investment of capital in miscellaneous industries in the South ern States increased no less than 50 per cent, in the brief period of five years, while the value of the manu factures has increased 25 per cent, and in 1005 exceeded the total in vestment in Southern industrial plants by the sum of nearly $200,000, 000. North Carolina "Makes Good." Dockland, Me., Special.?The ar mored cruiser North Carolina, built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, .arrived here Monday. While i tinning for a short time under forced draught the cruiser averaged neai'v the required speed of 22 knots. The standardi zation tiial will he held later on the Rockland course. Kantidf. Bank Dynamited. Kansas City. Special.?A bond) was exploded in the baser.: i:t of the mag nificent three-story marble building of the First National Dank at tho corner of Tenth street and Baltimore avenue, in the business centre a few minutes after the noon hour. The forces of the explosion was terrific aiid caused much damage; eight per sons were injured, none fatally. There is no clue to the poison who placed tho bomb and st it off. ??. A Postoffice Receipts Very Large. Charlotte, N. 0.,'Speciai?The post office receipts for the month of De cember amounted to $l0,4S4 44 as against $9,613.17 for the correspond ing month in 1903. The total'sales of the local office during the year 1007, wcro $109,833.24, ns against $99,087.59 for the year 1906. The increase of $10,745.65 is a very grati fying on* APT0IN1 Mt^NT OK RECEIVERS Judgo Prltchard Grants Prayer For Receivership For tho Seaboard Air Line Byatem and Appoints 8. l)a viea Warded and R. Lancaster Wil to Take Immediate Poaaea fcion of the Railroad. Richmond, Vn., Special.?J udga Pritobard, judge of tho I'nited States CiuMiii ( ourt, entered a ilocico limn ing S Davies Warfield, or Baltimore, and |{. Lancaster Williams, of Rich mond, as receivers to tako imm^)iate possession of the property of tho Sea board Air Line Railroad. Tljj> <bond ?'f each i\as fixed at $.')(>.<)()(>, ; My the dec rue the receivers are empowored t*? borrow money if need* fnl to pay such rental as may become due, purchase ears, etc., and pay for labor and suppli??s but not for any other purpose without an order of tho court having primary jurisdiction. They are ordered to pay forthwith all installments and interest that was due and payable January 1, 1 DOS, notes or trust equipment certificates and all coupons and interest matur ing January 1. l!)Os, on the first niort gage bonds ol tin1 Seaboard Air Lino and embraced roads such as the Ral eign and (.'aston, Raleigh and Angus la Air Line, the (Scoigia Carolina ami the consolidated mortgage bonds o4* the Carolina Central. Burglar Got a Surpiso. Richmond, Special. l.lYeet iug en tiance through a trout window in tin' resi.lem e of Mr. R. |. Barnes, at Sherwood Park ;>ml Brook avenue, at ?in eaily hour 1 hurrdnv morning, soni'-one, evidently a burglar of tho prolof>sit*nal species, walked through the parlor, crossed the hall and walk C'l into the ro uu in which was lviug I lie body of Mr:. \\ \.\ l |or?Iy, .Mrs. Panics' riiother. 1!,. was so badly fi i^htened that t>? i? a second lie was afraid to inn. Then, without a word, he turned and ||-d the way he had conn', diving thiough a window, tak ing with him the major portion of the lace curtains and lauding on tho porch, I roin which lu- jumped to the ground. It all happemlcd so sudden ly that tho persons sitting up with the body were unable to tell whether tho intruder was white or black. They saw a tall, slender man, wearing a gray overcoat and a slouch hat, and that was all. hxamination of I he premises show ed that the burglar had pried open the blinds, eniefully raised the win dow and as carefully lilted the screen oil the inner side. He left everything open behind, him, and his escape was accomplished with such celerity thai he was gone almost as soon as seer.. Mr. Barnes' daughtef* was asleep in the room above the parlor and was awakened by the noise of tho en trance. Knowing that persons were up and moving about, however, sho thought nothing of the disturbance and went back to sleep. But the whole household was aroused when the intruder made his sensational dive through the window. Rev. Mitf Temploman and tho otherB sitting up with tho corpse were too dazed to move when they saw the door slowly open and then a man's form slouch upon the threshold. But the vision was as much astonished as thev, and he did not sUind upon the order of hia going?but went. Official Report of Alabama Mine Dis aster Filed. Birmingham, Ala., Special.?Stale Mine Inspectors J. M. <?ray, James IlillliouKC and Kdward Vlyn.i has filed with Governor Comer a full re port of the explosion which took place in the Yolande mines last month, in which 5li men were killed. ChieiJ}Inspector (iray's opinion is that a miner allowed some dynamite to go off ami that this ignited dust. TV assistant inspectors express the opinion that there was a gas explosion followed by a dust explosion. Attorney General Bonaparte Mum. Washington, Special. ? Attorney General Bonaparte, when questioned as to the truth of the statement thai suit would soon be begun to dissolve the relationship between the Union and Southern Pacific Railroads, known as the Harriman system, would only say that the matter wa* under consideration but he was not prepared to either affirm or deny tho report. Texas Editor Killed by His Wife. | Halletsville, Tex., Special.?Thurs day afternoon as he was entering bis office, W. R. Beaumier, editor of the Hfllletsville Herald was shot and kill ed by his wife. She was arrested and placed under $2,000 bail. Domestic Roubles are said to be the cause of | we killing. tVliolr.sftlo VvUe* Quoted ill New York milk. I lie Milk xoli<imi? price lor tlau^trd quality it 4c. per quart. IlUTTICIt. Creamery Western, extra.$ 20ty<&$ 30 iwrbiri 20 Vt w) 28 State tiairy, finest.. 27 (m 38 <?rto<l to primp 2.1 (<? 20 Factory, thirds to first*.,,. 15 (<5 20 llb'ANS. Marrow, choice 2 30 (<$ 2 33 Medium, choice.. .. 2 27',*$ 2 30 Ke I kidney, choice 2 05 6;} 2 10 ? Va 2 27'/fcW 2 80 Yellow eve 2 15 ($2 20 White kidney 2 01 (>i) 2 70 Lima, Cal 3 6) (<5 3 03 CIIKK8K. State, full cream IS'/jty 1 Small ? (iit) 13% I'art Hloma, common.. .. 3',$fa} 4V4 Full hkims 1 (j) 2 KCI08. Jersey Kf*?ey ... 32 (<d 34 State Cooil to choice.. 27 w 30 Western ? Firsts ? (r$ 28' 1IIU1TB ANI) HMUllKfl -fUKSII. I'ear* Duchess. per bbl ... 2 6-) (<i) 4 00 Keifer, per I<i> 1 ,.2 6*) Oy 3 25 Apples, 'per I>1>1 1 25 (<i) 4 00 lUaok turtle soup 1 05 (3) 1 00 Cranberries, O. Coo, per bbl 2 00 (it* 7 5Q .Jersey, per bbl 4 60 (<i) 5 50 DKKSSKt) l'OUI/1 nr. rurkeyB, per lb PJ' (tj) 20 Hroilcrx, I'hila., per lb 22 (<t> 23 h'owlrt, per 11> 7 (a) 12 Chickens, per lb 7 (a) 15 Hocks, filing, P?'r lb 8 (<*?} 12',i tiee.se, spring, I'ei lit 7 (<i) 13 Squabs, per do/.en 1 25 (Q 3 75 II A V AND Kill AW. Hay, prime, per 100 lb ? (<i) 1 07',4 , No. I, per ICO It, 1 00 (,ii 1 05 No. 2, per 100 lb 00 (<d 05 (Mover mixed, per 100 lb. 70 (a) 03 ?travv, lotij; rye (?) (a) 80 HOI'S. State, 1907 ..., 15 (<7| 10 Me'lium, 10)7 10 (<t) 1'2 I'acitio t oa*t. 1007, choice.. 10 (<9 11 Choice, 10 0 ? (a) 5 \ l"<:Kl'A I'f.KH. folatoes, State, i.er Hack.. 1 75 (9 2 00 Jersey, j r bbl' 1 75 (3> 2 00 Swc-'is, per I asket 1 25 C>) 1 H5 i'ouiatocs, per earner I IK) (fl) 2 60 I'-irK plant, per box 1 00 (o) 2 00 "'quash, per l.ht 1 25 (a) 2 00 1'cas, per bask"-. 1 <K) (a\ 4 00 Coppers, per carrier 75 (3) I 75 I .el twee, per basket 60 (<1) 1 00 Cabbages, per bbl 75 (<i) 1 50 Strinjj loans, per li.inkot... 1 60 (u} 3 25 Unions,Conn.. wh'tc,per bbl 2 50 (a} 4 60 Yellow, per bbl 2 IK) (a) 2 50 Orange < o., re I, per ba^. I 00 (?> 1 75 ("a rots, per bbl 1 00 f?) 1 25 IV>(,s, per bbl I 75 (?i 2 (K) | 11; asps, pel bbl '5 (<ti 1 00 [ll'jra, per earner 1 25 2 25 l.inir beans, per box --- C") 3 00 faujithuvfr, per bbl 1 DO (a) 4 50 t'uctunhcrs, per basket .... 1 00 (a) 2 00 Car-lev, per bbl 2 50 (<'?) 3 60 ?'ballots, por bbl... 2 00 (?> 3 00 < "elery, per <lo/ 15 (<i) 60 Ib.-tfseradish, per I'M) lbs.... 2 00 (<i) 5 IX) \\ at erorcss, per 100 '.itinchcH 1 IM) (a) I 60 -'.vnrvh, per bbl 75 (si 1 00 Kale, per bbl 40 nil 05 Oyster jijanlH, 100 bimehes. 2 00 fa) 3 00 llruwla Bprouts, per?|t..., 0 (S) 11 I'arsnipH, per bbl 75 (g) 1 00 tilt AIN, K'I'O. Hour?-Winter patent* 4 85 Spring patents 5 40 Wheat, No, 2 red 1 04% No. 1 Northern Dtiluth., ? Torn, No. 2. 07Vi No. 2 white ? (a) D;its. mixed ? @ Clipped white 50V4rt) llye. No. 2 Western ? (a) Lard, city ? ($ OAMK. Quail, per doz., 1 50 Hover, golden, pov do/.... 4 50 Snipe, per doz 3 00 w ? irj Woodcock, per pair 1 00 (a} 1 25 (?rouse, per pair 3 00 Ducks. canvas, per pair.... 2 25 Rabbits,cottontail, per pair 20 I.IVE STOCK. Heeves, city dressed Calves, city dressed c? Country dressed Sheep, per 100 lb 2 90 Lamns. per 100 lb 0 75 (?) 7 80 Hogs, live, per 100 lb...... 5 00 w 5 10 Country dressed, ,ienlKi* 0 @ 8 VARYING VIKWS ON OUTLOOK. Stool Manufacturer and Banker Com ment On the Industrial Condition. New York City.?Here are two op poslto viewB on the immediate out look, ono pronounced by a banker and tho other by a well known steel man. The banker Bald: "I am ab solutely certain that we shall have a material contraction In business with in the next three or four months, the effect of which will bo felt by indus trial and railroad corporations. We must expect to pay tho penalty of panic, and ono-sure penalty is a re cession in business, with the possible accompanying hardships." Tho eteel man said: "Wo go (oo much on tho theory that history must repeat itself, and that because wo have had a mon etary panic wo must have an indus trial panic and a practical .jpoliapso in business. That may be tho rule, but this particular panic will bo the exception, in my estimation. Wo aro having a depression now, but no one Is very much worried over it; and in stead of growing worse, I believe It will grow better, until even the pessi mists become converted and con vinced that our prosperity has many peculiar properties, ono of which at present is a splendid resiliency. If wo can cure the mental trouble aa readily as we have, the physical man ifestations of disordered business will bo light.'1 ? ? ? ? Indian Wheat Suffering. There has been a remarkable dlmu? hltion in wheat planting in the Pun Jab, India, because of the prolonged drought. The area has been reduced from 9,000,000 to 5,000,000 acres. Many of tho permanent canals are running short, while the Irrigation canals are quite dry. ? * ~3F'It * Tobacco Business Less. As a result of the Burley Tobacco pool arid Its fight with the American Tobacco Company, Cincinnati ware houses report availing off In business (or 1907 of about forty-two per cent., as compared with the previous year. it it H ft Less Holiday Trade. Fxpectatlon* as to the volume of ay trade find confirmation In the rt~orta that the distribution, while fair, was not ?anal to that of 1906 or ef some earlier year* ? GOVERNOR HUGHES'MESSW Ha rms Now York's Executive Aims Death Blow at Rajo Tracks. Urges Legislature to Make Rotting Within the Fiuiosuro a Felony Pun ishable Only by Imprisonment. , Albany, N. Y.? In Ills annual mes sage to tho Legislature, transmitted, Governor Hughes recommends: First?That It be made a felony to gamble Inside of a race track as well as on the outside, and that offenders bo punished by Imprisonment, with no alternative of flues. Second?That the scope of tho Public Service Commission be en larged so as to Includo the regulation and supervision of all telephone.and telegraph companies after October 1"** next. Third -That the banking laws bp revised bo as fo require an adequate reserve fund on the part of trust companies and along the lines of the recent recommendations of the Hep burn Rankin# Commission. Fourth?That no changes should bo made In tho reform Insurance laws unless I hey are clearly shown to be needed to conservo tho Interests of the policy holders. Fifth That tho debt limit of New York City should ho enlarged by ex cluding ail bonds issued for purposes which produce-revenues in excess of their maintenance charges. This ho urges to enable tho city to get funds for tho construction of imperatively needed additional subways. Sixth That a simplified election ballot should bo provided, without tho party column, and tho names of v candidates to appear but onco under tlio names of the otllccs to which thoy aspire. Seventh ?That tho need for pri mary elections reform bo recognized by making provisfon for an official primary ballot. He also makes a number of minor recommendation:*. as follows! To create a Hoard of Control to harmonlzo tho salaries of employes of the State's charitable Institutions. To prevent other States from, sending tuberculous oottle Into NcW York. * ? To abolish tho Quarantine Commis sioner:; and vest the Health Ofllccr of tl>o Port, with all their duties and au thority. , To rednco tho number of Port War dens from nine to five. To readjust tho salarion of Su preme Court Justices and do away with alloy.ances In lieu of expenses. To make adnquat ? preparation for n c;di'hration In i;>43 of the 30Qth?.+ annl\ersarles of tho discoveries " of<v,-' Lake Ciiamplain and tho Ij^dtjou : , lMver, ? Snpt. William.*, of New York,.""' ' Calls For Heal Hunk Reforms. Albany, N. Y.?The annual report of the new Banking Superintendent, Clark Williams, submitted to the Leg islature, excited more comment then did llie Governor's message. The ac tivity on tho part of Senators and As* nemblymcn In dlecusslng.lt and. their inclinations to introduce reform bills Indicates that banking will be the most Important topic of legislation ' this session. The report urged sweeping bank reforms, including increased poweis for the Slate Department of Banks. 1 15 URNS SELF TO DEATH, I J Woman Insane ^Ovcr Religion Dice Praying and Singing. Omaha, Neb.?Urs. Elizabeth Moshcr, her mind utbalanced by re ligious fanaticism. deliberately burned hersdf to c! ath at her home in Lincoln, pray in ; fervently and singing wiiile her b^dy was being consumed by (lamer, After kissing her husband and tclllugv.hlm that si.? was going to tako a nap the won an wont to her ? room up stairs, eoaked her clothing in a gallon of kerosene, lighted a match and Ignited It. Then throwing herself upon her knees by her bed Bldc she began to pray loudly and to( sing snatches of hymns. Mr. Mosher made a desperate effort to extinguish the Hames, but his wife fell over dead. ^ Mrs. Mosher was converted # short time ago. and for several days had spent most of her time praying and singing hymns. Slio was sixty-three years old. _ ' , Xf Kraboard Receivership Asked For. Attorneys for- th<y. Seaboard Air Mno Railroad applied,v>at Richmond, Va., to Federal Ji*d?e Waddell for a receivership for Hie company. The Application was 1 ns'id on the claim that the road is uliable to pay inter est chargOB now duo. The Judge de clined to take action, i*eferring the attorneys to Federal Judge Prltchard. Mosquito IniV -.ns Rebel. Tho Mosquito Indians have risen Against President Jlelaya, accusing him of being rer'jonsiblo for tho death of their chic . A force, was landed from a British warship. State lluys the Telephone. Manitoba purchased tho Belle tele phone system in tho province for $3, 30ftJ)00. Payment will be made iu ?iW-year four per cent, bonds. ( American Wntchcs Exported. Germany's importations of Amer ican watches are growing. Few high .grade watches are made in that coun* tr?* - ^ ? - -7^- ? 2800 Barrels of Beer in Gutters. Twenty-three hundred barrel* of beer, valued at $17,500; andjbelong- - ing to the New State Brewery? at Qk- ( lahoma City, Okia., were emptied; Into the sewers by Internal Rersnuo Collector Charles Howard. The State would not permit iU sate an*,. shipment. Reception by tho PwdUwit, ^ President Roosevelt shook bandi. with St?S persons at his Maw Tear# reception. ? <;v: 7 ??<? ? 11 .?. ; -