Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 3, 1906, Page 4

% Late ews of the World By Domestic--Foreign--Fmanqial--Social--Political and Commercial % [Original.] She was Incorrigible, Within one winter season she had refused a wealthy and desirable partl of forty and sent a young army lieutenant to “get over it” in Manilla. He would not have had to go there if It hadn't been for Birdie, a nickname given her when she was a child, but which was even then inappropriate. It shonld bave been Wasp. Her mother was vexed with her for refusing the older man, and the younger man's mother was furious that she had seut her son half round the globe where she could not be near him, Birdie must be punished. Her aunt Iived In her country place In the midst of farms, and there Rirdie should go for the summer, where her propensity would be in check. Birdie protested but her protest was unheeded. She was packed off into exile, and her aunt was requested to keep an eye om her. At the end of a week she was ready to promlse to behave herself if per- mitted to go home, or, rather, to the sea- shore, where her mother was, but the mother knew her promises would avail nothing. One evening when the twi- light was long she was walking In a lane where she met a young farmer. He was a splendid specimen of man- hood, and as Birdie was a dainty speci- men of womanhood the two naturally looked at each other. The next evening at exactly the same hour the girl walked in the lane again. So did bhe. She looked very hard at him and after passing him turned. He turned too. “Is it yow,” she said, “or am I mistaken?” “I think we have met before,” he replied. “What are you doing here?” “I thought I would try farming.” “How did "you leave them all at home?” “They're all very well.” “I'm staying with my aunt. know her?” “No; I don't.” “Sorry. You might come to see me if you knew her, but since you don't"— She paused. “Possibly we may meet hereabout sometimes. I go after the stock at sun- down, put them in the barn and go back about this time.” “Good evening. Glad to have met you again.” “Hope it will not be for once only.” That was the beginning of it. Birdie talked a great deal about people she knew, and the farmer listened to her references, making only general com- ments upon them. He never addressed her by name, always getting round do- ing so—but he might have forgotten her name. There was an appearance of honesty about him, a deference-—not uncouth either—a vein of uncultivated intellectual vigor, that pleased her. On the whole, her-exile was not so un- bearable as she had expected. Some- times she fancied he knew more than she had supposed farmers usually knew, but Birdie did not always tell all she knew, and to blame him for concealment would be like the pot calling the kettle black. Affairs between the sexes usually commence by both keeping on their own side of the line. Perhaps the man would have kept on his side indefinite- ly bad Birdie kept on hers. She soon began to practice her little arts; first by a look now and then, after that, a half finished sentence from which she retired in confusion and lastly by an open charge of Indifference on the part of the man. The farmer always adroit- 1y turned these thrusts, keeping on in the even tenor of his way. This was something Birdie had never encounter- ed before. She poured a shower of Cupid’s arrows from her quiver only to see them glance aside or fall harm- less from her would be victim. July passed Into August and August into September. How they contrived, or, rather, how Birdle contrived, their fre- quent meetings without suspicion she was at a loss to know. Only a few times was she discovered conversing with the farmer, but in her case farm- ers were supposed to be out of the question. At last the days grew so much shorter that one evening when Birdie ‘was starting for her evening walk her aunt stopped her and forbade her go- ing, on the ground that it was already quite dark. Birdie did not dare excite suspicion by defying the order. She went off into a corner of the porch and sat down. Then and there came a revelation. She was suffering under a great disappointment. Could it be that she who bad played with the hearts of many men of the world could bave ‘“drifted on the rocks” in the case of a countryman? She went to bed early, but not to sleep. For the first time In her life she knew how it felt to be on the losing side in a love affair. The next morning the farmer was passing a shaded nook near the road. He turned aside, expecting to see a feminine figure push away the droop- ing branches and greet him with a face that laughed. He was disappointed. But tled to a bush near by’he found a note: Forgive me for felgning that I had met you before. I never saw you untll I met You here. My object was to pass the time. In a few days I go home. You have rendered my stay happy. Without you It would have been very dull. ‘When Birdle went to the trysting place again she found the following bn a bit of paper: Goodby. You are forgiven. Forgive me for the same offense. My betrothed re- turns tomorrow. “Poor Birdle writes,” Do you said her mother, “that her punishment is great- H MAY GO TO HAVANA. by President and Cabinet. ‘Washington, Oct. 3.—The first cab- inet meeting for more than three months was held at the White House during the day. It was attended by Secretaries Root, Bonaparte, Wilson, Metcalf, Postmaster General Cortelyou and Attorney General Moody, the ab- sentees being Secretarles Taft, Shaw and Hitchcock. There were a number of important matters brought up, Cuba naturally occupying the most conspicuous place in the discussion. It is understood that a proposition was under consid- eration to send Governor Charles E. Magoon of the canal zone, who has Just arrived in Washington, directly to Havana to act as the representative there of the civil branch of the war department in case such an official is deemed necessary, This, of course, would indefinitely postpone the as- sumption by Mr. Magoon of the office ot vice governor of the Philippines. PALMA QUITS HAVANA, Ex-President of Cuba Gives Up Offi- cial Residence, Havana, Oct. 3. — Ex-President Palma left the palace at 9 a. m. He bade farewell in his apartments to many friends, including Generals Mon- talvo and Rodriguez, and then de- scended the grand staircase and, ac- companied by his family, entered a closed carriage and was driven to the station, where he took a train for Matanzas, His departure was wit- nessed by a small gathering of loungers in front of the palace, but there was no demonstration of any sort, Sent to Other Cuban Ports. Washington, Oct. 3.—Captain Cou- den, the senior naval officer at Ha- vana, has reported to the navy depart- ment that, acting under instructions of Secretary Taft, he had ordered the warship Kentucky to Matanzas from Havana and the Newark to Neuvitas to guard the railroad there. Taft's Stay Will Be Brief. ‘Washington, Oct. 3.—Fred C. Car- penter, Secretary Taft's private secre- tary here, has received a cablegram from the secretary stating that he should probably remain at Havana not more than two weeks longer. MAGOON Proposal Discu: NO MORE WHITE SUGAR. Pure Food Commission Forbids Use of Mineral Bleaches. New York, Oct. 3.—Unless the Unit- ed States pure food commission changes its mind the people of the United States will soon be using gran- ulated and other sugars that have a distinctly yellowish tinge. The com- mission has declared that no mineral blueing substance be used in bleaching sugars. Sugar chemists say they use four pounds of a mineral blueing sub- stance to every 1,000,000 pounds of sugar for bleacking purposes. This, the sugar chemists say, is not adulteration: that it is merely purifica- tion by a thoroughly healthful process. The pure foud commission cannot see it in that light and insists that the whitening process be abandoned. DOWIE'S HEALTH IMPROVES. Indefinitely Postpones His Departure for Mexico. Chicago, Oct. 3.—A few hours be- fore the time of his intended departure for Mexico John Alexander Dowie de- cided to remain in Zion City indefi- nitely. The sudden change of plans caused surprise in Zlon City, where it has been commonly reported that Dowie was going away to make a final effort to regain his health. John A. Lewis, one of Dowie’s clos- est friends, who was to have -accom- panied him on the Mexican journey, announced for Dowie that the “first apostle’s” health had taken a sudden change and that Dowie was much bet- ter physically than he has been in several weeks. UNITED IRISH LEAGUE. Seven Hundred Delegates Attend An- nual Convention. Philadelphia, Oct. 3.—The annual convention of the United Irish league of America was opened in Wither- spoon hall here with about 700 dele- gates in attendance. The anniversary of the landing of Commodore John Barry of the Amer- ican navy in Philadelphia in 1765 was observed by the convention before the business of the meeting was taken up and a number of addresses in tribute to the memory of the commodore were delivered by delegates. FEDERAL OFFICIALS REMOVED. Two United States Marshals Lose Their Positions. ‘Washington, Oct. 3.—The president hag determined to remove from office Vivian J. Fagin, United States mar- shal for ihe Southern district of Ohlo, upon the report of the civil service commission that he had been guilty of muking political assessments, and Marshal O'Neill of the Western dis- trict of Louisiana on the allegation of general unfitness as disclosed by the report of a commissioner of the de- partment of justice. Shipwrights Out on Strike. New York, Oct. 3.—The threatened strike of shipwrights in the shipyaids of New York and vicinity, following demands which were to go into effect Oct 5, came off a few days ahead of time. The demands, which were an er than she can bear. Poor childl It Increase in wages from $3.50 a day to must have been very lonely for her.” T D. FISK BRADY. WORKOFDISARMAMENT AMERICANS EXPERIENCE NO DIF- FICULTY IN DISPOSING OF INSURGENT FORCES. PALMA LEAVES THE CUBAN CAPITAL GOVERNOR TAFT PREPARES TO OCCUPY PALACE AS HIS OF- FICIAL RESIDENCE, Havana, Oct. 3. — Ex-President Palma has vacated the palace here and Governor Taft will take up his residence there during the week. The disarmament proceedings are going on without a hitch in the vicinity of Ha- vana. Elsewhere they have not yet begun. While there is some question as to whether the disarmament will be accomplished. in the Cienfuegos re- glon without some friction no opposi- tion of consequence is anticipated. The news from Cienfuegos, province of Santa Clara, is that the 450 marines from Havana arrived there nome too soon, as the situation was threatening, caused partly by the dissatisfaction of the volunteers over the prospect of be- ing disbanded with pay only for the actual time served and partly because of the uneasiness of the revolutionists surrounding the city. In Santiago province the revolutionary movement has caused lack of work and actual suffering. Guerra's Men Sent Home, The disarmament commission sent from Havana began work during the day in the vicinity of Santa Clara city and it is expected that 1,000 of Pino Guerra’s men will be entrained for their homes in Pinar del Rio province shortly from a point near Havana. The provisional government is con- sidering whether it is wise to send an escort of 200 marines on the train (o the city of Pinar del Rio with the homeward bound insurgents. Major Ladd of the disarmament commission reports that he is having no trouble whatever with the insur- gents in Havana province, many of them actually laying down their arms and others retaining their own rifies. The American marines at Camp Co- lumbia have been ordered to keep within the government reserve, sc there will be no mixing with the reb- els and little with the government sol- diers. Business is picking up wonderfully. Contracts are being renewed, enter- prises of all sorts are being revivified and more people are being employed. The confidence of the business ele- ments in the provisional government is apparently unbounded. WILL REACH HAVANA FRIDAY. First Detachment of American Troops Sails for Cuba. ‘Washington, Oct. 3. —Telegraphic ad- vices have been received by Quarter- master General Humphrey that the transport Sumner sailed from New York for Havana at 11 a. m. She car- ried the first detachment of American troops to Cuba. She is due at Havana Friday. The trcops on board the Sumnuer comprise three battalions of the Fifth infantry from the Plattsburg barracks, with 28 officers and 517 men, com- manded by Colonel C. D. Cowles; the battalions of engineers from Wash- Ington, comprising 12 officers and 341 men, commanded by Major M. H. Pat- rick, and a detachment from the hos- pital corps numbering 2 officers and 22 men. Practically all of the troops detailed for the first Cuban expedition now are en route from their stations to Newport News, Va., the point of mob- 1lization and embarkation. General Humphrey, quartermaster general, has completed his arrange- ments for transports and they will be awaiting the troops on their arrival at Newport News. APPROVE NEW ADMINISTRATION. Resolutions Adopted by French Repre- sentatives in Cuba. Parls, Oct. 3.—The foreign office has received a cablegram from the French commercial representatives in Cuba giving -the text of- resolutions adopted by them commending the es- tablishment of the provisional govern- ment and pronouncing themselves in favor of any government whieh will maintain order in the island so long as the administration does not affect the question of the open door. Brooklyn Sails for Cuba. Philadelphia, Oct. 3.—With more than 400 marines on board and loaded Wwith ammunition, stores, medical sup- Plies and 1,200 tons of coal the ar- mored crufser Brooklyn sailed during the day from the League Island navy- yard for Cuba. The Brooklyn is ex- pected to arrive in Cuban waters on Friday. Texas Makes a Fresh Start. Nortolk, Va, Oct. 3—The United States battleship Texas, which was re. calied after having been hurriedly placed in commissfon at the Norfolk navyyard and dispatched for Cuba with marines and land supplies aboard, #4 and the Saturday half holiday, were | sailed again during the morning on & refused. fresh start for Cuban waters. CORONER NOT SATISFIED. WIll Investigate Alleged Suicide of “Al" Adams. New York, Oct. 3.—Coroner Harbur- #or is not entirely satisfled that the death of “Al” Adams, the former so- called pelicy king, was the result of suicide, The coroner said: “The police and all the witnesses to the death of Al Adams believe and are convinced that he committed suicide, but from the position I found his body, lying over a chair and the head rest- ing near a cuspldor, leads me in some ways to believe that there might have been foul play. “I.am now in doubt as to what mo- tive there was for a man of such wealth to take his life. The force ot the shot penetrated and went through the forehead and the ball hit the door, embedding Itself in the wall. This shows how powerful the shot was that ended his life. “All the indications are that he did commit suicide, but I am not thor- oughly satisfied and I will examine every witness and try and find out what motive there was for self-de- struction.” SAID TO ADMIT THEIR GUILT. Men Arrested at Racine, Wis., for At- tempted Extortion. Racine, Wis., Oct. 3.—Fred C. Stock- ing and H. D. Miller, who were ar- rested in Milwaukee on a charge of trying to extort $20,000 from Mrs. Richard T. Robinson of this city, were brought here from Milwaukee and are still in jail. Stocking is said to have admitted that he wrote the letter to Mrs. Robinson demanding the money and that he wrote it left handed so as to disguise his original writing. Miller, who is his brother-in-law, now admits, it is said, that he was an accomplice and both are expected to plead guilty. They have not engaged any attorneys and it is believed that when brought Into court for a preliminary examina- tion they will waive a hearing and be bound over to the municipal court, or possibly an adjournment may be taken. The men are said to be anx- {ous to piead guilty, however. The penaliy for the crime for which they are charged is from one to two years in the penitentiary, or a fine not to exceed $500.or less than $100. SWEDISH VICE CONSUL KILLED. Murdered by Unknown Persons at Ba- tum, Transcaucasia, Batum, Transcaucasia, Oct. 3.—M. Hager, the Swedish vice consul here, was mortally wounded while driving in‘a carriage in the“outskirts of the city and died in the hospital to which he was conveyed. His murderers es- caped. M. Hager, who was manager of the Nobel naphtha works, is the second consular officer murdered in the last few months, gbe first victim being William E. Studrt, the American vice consul, who was shot and killed at his country place near here May 20. ON POLYGAMY CHARGE. Head of Mormon Church Placed Un- der Arrest. Salt Lake City, Oct. 3.—Joseph F. Smith, president of the Mormon church, has been arrested on the charge of living unlawfully with five wives, The complaint was sworn to by a Mormon deputy sheriff and the ‘warrant was served by order of a Mor- mon sheriff and the committing mag- istrate is also a Mormon. President Smith was arraigned immediately after his arrest and waived prelim- inary hearing. He was_bound over and released on his own Tecognizance. HIDDEN IN VARIOUS PLACES. Fifty Thousand ‘Cash Found in Home - of Dead Recluse. Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 3.—Gold, silver and bills aggregating $50,000 - have been found in the Robinson home- stead, where Miss Frances Carolyn Robinson, a recluse, was found dead four weeks ago. The treasure was stuffed in pots, cups and vases, which were hidden in nooks and corners. Miss Robinson left a will dividing her estate among four charitable so- cleties, It is expected that relatives living in New York will make a con- test. TROOPS MAY BE CALLED OUT. Citizens and Labor Leaders Decide to Drive Out Chinese. Eureka, Cal, Oct. 3.—At a mass meeting of prominent citizens and union labor leaders here it was de- cided that twenty-seven Chinese brought here by the Tallant company of Astoria, Ore, to work in a salmon cannery at the mouth of the Eel river must go. The Tallant compary, which operates the cannery, intends, it is said, to call on the governor for mili- tla if any demonstration is made against the Chinese. Caleb Powers’ Case Postponed. Georgetown, Ky, Oct. 3.—The case of Caleb Powers, under sentence of death for the assassination of William Goebel In January, 1900, has been passed to the February term by agree- ment of counsel. Powers has been tried three times, being sentenced to life imprisonment. twice and to death once, Divorced: From Millionaire. Cleveland, Oct. 3.—Judge Phillips of the common pleas court has grant- ed a divorce to Mrs. W. J. White, wife of the millionaire president of the American Chicle company, otherwise known as the chewing gum trust. Mrs. White oharged her husband with de- sertion, .| during last week’s hurricane is the | had seen in the show. MANY SWEPT INTO SEA FORTY-FOUR LIGHTHOUSES PUT OUT OF ACTION BY RECENT HURRICANE, MUCH SUFFERING ALONG BULF COAST LARGE NUMBER MADE HOMELESS BY STORM BADLY IN NEED OF SUPPLIES. New Orleans, Oct. 3.—Forty-four lghthouses either swept into the sea and lost or the structures so badly damaged that no lights can be shown and four lighthouse keepers drewned summary of the report made by United States Lighthouse Inspector Sears of New Orleans. These lights were lo- cated on the coast and adjacent isl- ands between the mouth of the Mis- sissippi river and Mobile. Mr. Sears did not investigate the lighthouse losses between Mobile and Pensacola. He has not yet made public an esti: mate of the money 16ss involved. MUCH SUFFERING CONTINUES. Stricken Communities on Guif Badly in Need of Supplies. Mobile, Ala, Oct. 3.—Telegraphic facilities are gradually being restored, all of the railroads except the Louis- ville and Nashville are running on schedule time, the city streets have been cleared of debris and save for the battered condition of so many buildings Mobile is outwardly at least as good as ever. Repairs on build- ings are proceeding rapidly, especial attention being given to roofs in order to avoid as far as possible a repetition of the damage by rain. Relief work for the stricken com- munities down the bay is now sys- tematized and working admirably. Food, clothing and bedding is being furnished as rapidly as possible and although there is still much suffering it is not us acute as at first. There is still need, however, for all the supplies that can be sent in from outside points. BLOW UP SUBMERGED CAR. Dynamite to Be Used to Find Bodies of Wreck Victims. Kingfisher, Okla,, Oct. 3.—The smok- ing car of the Rock Island passenger train which plunged into the Cimarron river at the bridge near Dover on Sept. 18 will be blown up with dyna- mite by the railroad company. The bodies of several passengers who were on the train at the time of the wreck and have never been accounted for are believed to be in the coach, the interior of which is inaccessible on account of the sand. " MANY "ANIMALS PERISH, Wild West Show Destroyed by Fire at Geneva, O, Geneva, 0., Oct. 3.—Cummins’ Wild ‘West show, owned by Walter L. Main, was destroyed by fire in winter quar- ters here. One man, an employe, was burned to death. All the animals ex- cept four elephants and two horses were consumed by the flames. The loss will be about $40,000, with no in- surance. The fire is supposed to have started from a lighted cigarette or cigar. WIDOW BEGGED FOR MERCY. Man Who Assassinated General Koz- lov Executed. St. Petersburg, Oct. 3.—In spite of the appeal for mercy of the widow of General Kozlov of the headquarters staff, who was murdered in the park at Peterhof July 14 last, in mistake for General Trepoff, the assassin was executed during the day. The con- demned man persisted to the last in maintaining his anonymity. He was known even to the police only under the alias of Vassilief. Refuses to Accept Dismissal. - East St. Louis, Ill., Oct. 3.—The city council, for the fourteenth time, has dismissed George O. Purdy from the office of chief of police and instructed Lieutenant Michael Doyle to assume charge of the department. Notwith: standing his many dismissals Purdy has refused to vacate his office, belng upheld by Mayor Cook. Factional troubles in the municipal government are the basis of the dismissals. Transport Sheridan Beached, Honolulu, Oct. 3—The United States army transport Sheridan, which ran aground on Barbers point, at the south- west extremity of the island of Oahu, was floated with the assistance of the transport Buford. While both vessels were on the way. to this port it be- canie apparent that the Sheridan was about to founder and she was beached. Strangled While Playing Circus. ‘Zavesvyllle, 0., Oct. 3—While some boys were playing “wild West” in the barn of Willlam. Charnotsky. his son Harry, aged twelve, tried to throw a lasso from a beam like the man he The rope be- came entangled and the boy was strangled to death before help from . NEW OWNERS UNKNOWN. Again Asserted Wisconsin Central Will Change Hands, Milwaukee, Oct. 3.—The Evening ‘Wisconsin says: That the control of the Wisconsin Central railway is about to pass into mew hands and that this change of ownership and control will be officially announced within a sliort time is now quite certain. In just what hands ‘Wisconsin Central property will pass i8 a mystery. s In this connection it is learned on good authority that while in Milwau- kee upon two occasions during the past three weeks Fred D. Underwood, president of the Erie system, had two long conferences with President Whit. comb of the Wisconsin Central. While these visits may have been of a social nature many believe they related to the probable sale to the Erie inter ests of the Central road. In other quarters it is still believed thac either E. H. Harriman or J. J Hill are the controlling interests in the Central. 4 TO START STEAMER LINE. Harriman’s Boats Will Run From New Orleans to New York. San Francisco, Oct. 3.—Announce ment has come to the officials of the Southern Pacific that Harriman is pushing a scheme of a transcontinea- tal line to completion. At the end of the Sunset route in New Orleans a line of steamers will be run to New York. The Creole, the first of the steamers to be built, was recently launched at Quincy, Mass.,, and the reports say that the new vessel wili prove most satisfactory in every re spect. Two other vessels are now under construction and will be launched in the near future. Others will probably be added later to the equipment of the line. WILL PARALLEL THE sO00. Great Northern to Build Another Line in North Dakota. Hope, N. D,, Oct. 3.—It is announced unofticially that the Great Northern is to have another line across Central North Dakota. As reported the line will start at Ayr, proceed in a westerly direction through Willow Lake county. cross the Cheyenne and strike the Cooperstown branch of the Soo some where between Cooperstown and Rog: ers. From that point it will paralle] the Soo main line to Minot. Storage Poultry Condemned. Chicago, Oct. 3.—Thirty thousand pounds of decomposed poultry has been condemned and seized at twc cold storage warehouses in this city by the city health department. An analysis of the chickens by the city chemist showed.that they were putri fled and wholly unfit for food. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS, The Kentucky racing commission law has been declared constitutional by the United States circuit court of appeals. The steel freighter Fayette Brown from Detroit, which went ashore in the storm Saturday night, has been re- leased and is in drydock at Lorain, O Permanent organization of the Ster ling Salt company, which promises to be an important rival of the Interna tional "Salt company, has been per _fected. The International Law association met in Berlin Tuesday, Ambassador Tower and George Whitelock of Balti: more, representing the United States participating. Spanish Minister of Public Instrue- tion Gimento has announced a project for a loan of $10,000,000 for the con- struction of 5,000 primary schools during the néxt five years. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat, Minneapolis, Oct. 2.—Wheat—Dec., T4@7415c; May, 78%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 763¢c; No. 1 Northern, 76%¢; No. 2 Northern, 73%ec; No. 3 North: ern, 72%c. St. Paul Union Stock Yards., St. Paul, Oct. 2.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; common to good, $3.26@4.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@4.50; veals, $4.50@ 5.50. Hogs—$6.90@6.45. "‘Sheep—Weth- ers, $4.60@5.25; good to prime spring lambs, $6.25@7.00. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Oct. 2.—Wheat — Dec., T63%c; May, 79%c. Corn—Dec., 427%¢c; May, 43% @43%c. Oats—Dec., 34%c; May, 35%ec. Pork—Jan, $13.35@ 18.37%. Flax—Nothing doing. Butter —Creameries, 19@24c; dairies, 17% @ 21c Poultry—Tur- Eggs—15@19c. keys, 13c; chickens, 11c; springs, 11c. . Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Oct. 2.—Wheat—To. arrive —No. 1 Northern, 76%¢; No. 2 North- ern, 75%c. On track—No. 1 hard, T7%¢c; No. 1 Northern, 76%¢c; No. 2 Northern, 76%¢c; Oct., 76%c; Dec,, T4%¢c; May, 78%c. Flax—To arrive, $1.11%; on track, $1.12; Oct., $1.11%; Nov., §1.11%; Dec,, $1.09%; Jan., $1- 093%; May, $1.13%. . Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Oct. 2.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.90@7.00; cows and heifers, $1.60@ 5.2 stockers and feeders, $2.60@ 4.40; Texans, $3.75@4.40; Westerns, $3.56@5.40; calves, $6:25@8.00. Hogs —Mixed and butchers, $6.25@6.80; good heavy, $6.40@6.67%; rough heavy, igs, lam] festo of the professors. DRIVEN FROM BUSINESS ILLINOIS GRAIN DEALER TELLS HOW REBATING WORKED IN HIS CASE. MAKES CHARGE AGAINST RAILROAD CERTAIN CONCERNS GIVEN CON- CESSIONS AMOUNTING TO MONOPOLY. Chicago, Oct. 3—William H. Suf- ferns of Decatur, IlL., was the first wit- mess at the day’s session of the inter- state commerce commission, which is Investigating aileged rebate cases. Sufferns said that he entered the grain exporting business over nine years ago. Three years ago he discov- ered that the Harris-Scotten company grain men of Chicago, and Rosenbaum & Co. were receiving an elevator al- lowance at New Orleans of 2 cents per hundred pounds from the Illinois Cen- tral rallroad. “The rate on grain for export via New Orleans was 12 cents per hun- dred,” said the witness. “Two cents of that went to the export elevator interest and the remainder to the rail- road. The rebate allowed these firms prevented me from competing with them in the Furopean markets. I dis- covered they were offering grain in Europe at what it cost me here. They had an actual advantage of 13 cents. I quit the export business last winter because I could not live, let alone make anything.” R. J. Barr of New Orleans told a similar story. In regard to the export situation at New Orleans he said that the Illinois Central railroad is heavily interested in éxport elevators in New Orleans and that it leases one of its houses to the Harris-Scotten company. In view of this, he said, the elevator owned by the railroad interest got the allowance of 2 cents and the same thing is true in the case of the leased elevator. WON BY AMERICAN AERONAUT. Result of Aerial Contest Definitely Decided. Paris, Oct. 3.—All the uncertainty regarding the result of the balloon race for the James Gordon Bennett cup. started from here on Sunday aft- ernoon, was ended at noon when a dispatch was received by the sero club announcing that Hon. C. S. Rolls and his companion, Colonel Capper, in the balloon Britannia, landed at Sand- ringham upland at 6:30 Monday night, thus establishing that Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, Sixth cavalry, U. S. A., the American competitor in the race. who descended near Whitby Monday afternoon in the balloon Unit- ed States, is the winner. Signor von Willer, ltaly, is second; Count de la Vaulx, France, third, and Hon. C. S. Rolls, Great Britain, fourth. Lieulenant Lahm's friends are en- thusiastic over his victory. With the exception of Senor Salamanca, the Spanish aeronaut, Lahm was tha Youngest competitor. Lieutenant Lahm covered 415 miles, against 370 miles covered by Von Willer, his nearest competitor. The beautiful cup presented for com. petition by James Gordon Bennett be- comes a trophy of the Aero club of America. The first cash prize of $2, 900 goes to Lieutenant Lahm and the endurance medal to Mr. Rolls, who ‘was the longest in the air. FAILS TO ‘REACH CONCLUSION. Committee on Uniform Insurance Laws Will Meet Again. ‘Washington, Oct. 3—The committee of fifteen of the national conference of state governors, attorneys general and Insurance commissioners, which met here Monday to draft uniform insur- ance laws in the several states, was unable to .reach a conclusion and ad- Journed to meet again in Chicago on Nov. 15. WILL BE EXPELLED. Lake Forest College Students Refuse to Quit Hazing. Chieago, Oct. 3.—Forty Lake Forest college students have refused to sign a pledge submitted by the faculty not to indulge in hazing and, by the dec- laration of President Richard D. Har- lan, they will be expelled from the college. Sixty students, after a mass meeting, decided to accept the mani- Oust Trusts From Kansas. Topeka, Kan., Oct. 3.—Suits have been izstituted in the supreme court to oust the Standard Oil company and the International Harvester company of America from Kansas. These suits were prepared and begun by Attorney General Coleman under the Kansas anti-trust act and they are the result of a long investigation. Bank Robber Found Dead. Portland, Ore, Oct. 3.—The dead body of Carey H. Snyder, wanted on a charge in connection with the robbery of the Hank of Hillsboro, was discov-_ ered near Hillsboro. Snyder was a son of Robert H. Snyder, the million- . banker-of Kansas City, now un- ndfctment in St. Louls for alleged