Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 16, 1906, Page 4

| DIAMONDS advance 25 per cent in the next year. Absolutely perfect white stones it will be almost impossible to get in another month and we would suggest that anyone considering buying should make their selections early. idji. Our assortment this year is the finest ever shown in Bem- Diamonds are going to REV, SAM JONES DEAD crer v conreer seaun. NOTED EVANGELIST DIES SUD- DENLY ON RAILROAD TRAIN IN ARKANSAS. BODY FOUND N SLEEPING CAR BERTH LEFT OKLAHOMA CITY SECRETLY WITHOUT COMPLETING HIS ENGAGEMENT, Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 16.—Rev. Sam P. Jones, the well known evan- gelist of Cartersville, Ga., died early in the doy of heart failure in a sleep- Ing car on a Rock Island train near Perry, Ark. Mr. Jones had been con- ducting a most successful revival at Oklahoma City, Okla., and had left there for his home in Georgia. Mrs. Jones and his two daughters were with him when he passed away. Mr. Jones arose from his berth in the sleeper about 5 a. m. and com- Fight for Weightman Millions Called for Trial. Philadelphia, Oct. 16.—The great oontest to have declared invalid the will of William Welghtman, the mil- lionaire chemist, who died leaving an estate valued at about $60,000,000, was called for a hearing before Judge Ash- man in the orphans’ court. William Weightman was the founder of the Powers & Welghtman firm of chemists, which since his death has become the Powers-Weightman-Rosen- garten company. He was known to have acquired a vast fortune and when he died the public generally was sur- prised to find that it was left entirely to his daughter, Mrs. Walker. Under the terms of the will as offered for probate nearly all of the vast fortune was bequeathed to Mr. Weightman's daughter, Mrs. Anne Weightman- Walker. The sult to set aside the will was instituted by Mrs. Jones-Wister, who was a daughter-inlaw of Mr. ‘Weightman but who remarried at the death of her husband, John Weight- man. Mrs. Wister, on behalt of her minor daughter, Martha Weightman, seeks to prove that Mr. Weightman left a codicil to his will amply provid- ing- for his granddaughter and the other heirs to the estate. Mrs. Walker denies that any such codicil exists and says the will probated was her father’s last and full expression of his desires plained of sickness in his stomach. He | {n the matter. If thei will is broken five grand- daughters and * a grandson of Mr. ‘Weightipan' will be benefitted. The case has attracted considerable atten- tion because of the social prominence of those concerned. A sensation was created by Mrs. Wister’s declaration that Mr. Weightman, who was past eighty years of age when he died, made a proposal of marriage to her after the death of her husband, but that she rejected him and married Mr. Wister. After hearing several witnesses the hearing was postponed on motion of the attorneys for Mrs. Wister. Ru- mors of a compromise were denied by attorneys for Mrs. Walker, CASTRO SAID TO BE DYING REV. SAM JONES. PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA RE- PORTED NO LONGER ABLE TO SPEAK OR MOVE. drank a glass of hot water and imme- diately afterward collapsed. Rev. ‘Walt Holcomb, who had been asso- clated with Mr. Jones for a number of years, took the dying man in his arms and in a few minutes the evangelist breathed his last. The body has been embalmed and will be shipped to Car- tersville, Ga., where interment will be had. Port of Spain, Island of Trinidad, Oct. 16.—According to the latest ad- vices recelved here from Caracas, Venezuela, the condition of President Castro, who has been ill for some LEFT OKLAHOMA SUDDENLY. time, has grown worse. It is asserted Rev. Jones Did Not Complete Engage- ment There. Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 16— “Bam” Jones, the evangelist, had been holding revival services in the taber- nacle in this city for two weeks. He was to have addressed audiences Sun- day, but it developed early in the day that he had disappeared. Although vigorous search was made for him nothing was learned as to the where- abouts of the evangelist untll news ‘was received of his death on a train near Little Rock. Later It developed that Jones left the city hurrledly Sunday evening, hastening from his hotel to the sta- tion while a carriage waited to convey him to the cvening services. No rea- son for his sudden departure was given, nor did he state his destination. Jones’ meetings here had been held in an unfinished building. He had spoken to large audlences and it is believed that he had become suddenly il as a result of speaking in the un- finished hall and had started for home for this reason. » STEAMER HAVANA LAUNCHED, Vessel Built Under Government Sub- sidiary Act. Philadelphia, Oct. 16.—The 10,000- ton steamship Havana of the Cuba Mall Steamship company was launched at Cramp’s shipyard during the day. Mrs. Fred Gilbert Smith of New York, wife of the vice president and general manager of the steam- ship company, christened the vessel. The Havana is of steel construction and was built under the requirements of the United States subsidiary act of 1891, making the vessel available for service as an auxiliary cruiser. In- cluded in the specifications was a pro- vislon for the mounting of a battery of eleven 5-inch guns. Under the con- tract the Havana must develop a speed of eighteen knots an hour. The trlal trip will be under the su- pervision of the naval trial board, which will determine the vessel's fit- ness as an auxiliary cruiser. CHARGED WITH REBATING. New York Central Road on Trial in Federal Court. New York, Oct. 16.—The New York Central and Hudson River Railway company was put on trial before Judge Holt and a jury in the criminal brunch of the United States circuit court charged with violating the EIl- kins law against the granting of re- bates. The company is charged with hav- ing so discriminated in favor of the American Sugar Refining company and O. Goodloe Edgar and Edwin Earle of Detroit, sugar dealers. The trial is the first to be taken up of ‘a serfes of indictments” by the grand Jury, based on charges of rebating on the transportation of sugar from this ity to the West. that he can no longer speak or move and his death may occur in a few days. To conceal the facts the news- papers of Caracas have been publish- ing reports of acts of clemency of the president and texts of numerous tele- grams of congratulation purporting to have been received by him on his re- ported complete restoration to health: In connection with the critical state of President Castro’s health it is as- serted that an uprising, which is likely to become general throughout Ven- ezuela, is certain to occur on the an- nouncement of his death. CROKER SUIT SETTLED. Libel Case Amicably Adjusted Out of-| Court. London, Oct, 16.—The lawyers rep- resenting the Amalgamated Press, publishers of the London Magazine, against which Richard Croker brought sult for damages on the ground of de- famatory statements made in an art- icle headed “Tammany in England,” in which Mr. Croker was charged with having used his office as chief of Tam- many Hall for purposes of financial profit, have informed the Associated Press that the case has been amicably settled out of court. It was added that counsel is not yet at liberty to announce the terms of the settlement. It was learned, however, that the terms include the publication in the next number of the London Magazine of a fuil withdrawal of the statements complained of and an apology and, probably, a statement that the series of oftending articles will be discontin- ued, as the defendants have under- taken to make no further personal references to Mr. Croker therein. The defendants also will pay Mr. Croker's costs. CARMELINA SIGHTED AT SEA. Vessel Carrying Silveira Apparently Bound South, New York, Oct. 16.—The steamer Carmelina, on which Manuel Silveira sailed from Havana on Oct. 2 osten: sibly for New York, but which has not since been reported-before, was sight- ed by Captain Claussen of the Danish steamer Hjortholm, from Havana for New York, and kept in company with " her for two days. The Hjortholm ar- rived in New York during the day and anchored off Ellis island. Captain , Claussen sald that he thought the Carmelina proceeded southward. The departure and alleged defalca- tion of Silveira was the cause given for the recent assignment of J. M. Cebalios & Co. of this city. ‘ More Yellow Fevaer-Cases, Havana, Oct. 16.—Two more cases ot yellow fever were reported in Ha- 'wana during the morning, making a total of elght, No more new cases bave been reported throughout the rest of the island and there 18 no spe- | ¥ial anxlety regarding the situation. REHEARING 1S DENIED FEDERAL SUPREME COURT RE- FUSES LATEST APPEAL OF EX-SENATOR BURTON. N0 FURTHER RESISTANCE PROBABLE BELIEVED KANSAS SOLON WIiLL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN SERV- ° ING HIS SENTENCE. ‘Washington, Oct. 16.—The supreme court of the United States has denied the petition of fornier United States Senator Burton of Kansas for a re- hearing in the case in which he is under sentence of imprisonment and fine on the charge of accepting an at- torney’s fee in a case in which the government was interested while he was serving as a senator. The effect of the decision will be the immediate imprisonment of Burton unless his at- torneys devise some other means of postponing the exec\x_(@}on of the sen- tence. . READY TO SERVE SENTENCE. Burton Not Likely to Fight His Case Further. Abilene, Kan., Oct, 16.—Former Sen- ator Burton, when seen at his home here, would not discuss the action of the supreme court in refusing him a rehearing. . “This is not my time to talk,” he declared, It is stated from an authoritative source, however, that Mr. Burton has already communicated with his attor- neys asking that his term of imprison- ment be arranged to begin at the earliest possible moment. Some time ago Mr. Burton caused an official statement to be made by his attorneys that if the supreme court denied him a rehearing he would neither apply for a pardon nor accept one if it were tendered. Mr. Burton has remained at his home here prac- tically all summer. OWNED BY STANDARD OIL. Evidence Regarding Stock of Two Ohio Companies. Findlay, O, Oct. 16.—That the Standard Oil company of New Jersey owns a majority of the stock of the Buckeye Pipe Line company of Ohio and the Ohlo Oil company was testi- fied to by directors of these companies at the trial here of the Standard Oil company of Ohio for alleged con- spiracy against trade. SHORTAGE OF $1,250,000 MANAGER OF WRECKED CANA. DIAN BANK ADMITS BIG DEFALCATION. Toronto, Ont., Oct. 16.—General Manager McGill of the wrecked On- tario bank admits a shortage of $1, 250,000. The directors of the bank, in estimating the probability of their guarantee being enforced, place the loss through McGill’s peculations at $500,000 more. McGill also admitted that. these speculations were carried on without the directors’ knowledge, but, he declares, for the ultimate good of the bank. A director says the manager’s op- erations ran the gamut of some of the most speculative stocks on the New York market and were even carried into the wheat pit in Chicago. DR. BROUWER ON THE STAND. Denies Testimony of Witnesses for Prosecution. Toms River, N. J., Oct. 16.—Dr. Frank Brouwer, who is on trial for the alleged murder of his wife by poison, took the stand in his own behalf. After witnesses had testified to the relations existing between Dr. and Mrs, Brouwer Dr. Brouwer told of his marriage to Miss Hyer July 1, 1896, and of the financial relations between him and his wife. All the money that went into their home, he sald, he earned. The witness said he never told Eliza- beth Hyer, his wife’s sister, that he had no respect for Mrs. Brouwer or that he intended divorcing her. He had never, he said, struck his wife. ‘While in Lakehurst, to which he said he was summoned professionally, he was told over the telephone that his wife was worse and he hastened to her. The night of Sept. 16 Mrs. Brou- wer had several convulsions and the witness telephoned for Dr. Forman of Freehold, who, however, was unable to come until the following day. Meanwhile, the witness said, he had been obliged to leave his wife in order to attend another patient. . Smallpox in Insane Asylum. Madison, Wis., Oct. 16.—Because of an outbreak of smallpox in the Men- dota state hospital for insane the state board of control has sent notice to all county judges to commit no more pa- tlents to the hospital until quarantine | has been raised. All of the 650 pa- BERTHA KRUPP - MARRIED, Emperor William Attends Wedding of Rlchcll Woman in World. Essen, Prussia, Oct. 16.—In the presence of Emperor Willlam and 140 guests Fraulein Bertha Krupp, the richest woman in the world, and Lieu- tenant Gustav von Bohlen und Hal- bach were married in a little lmpro- vised chapel adjoining the bride’s biriliplace, the Villa Huegel-Huegel. The ceremony was performed by the pastor of the neighboring village shurch, where the Krupp family has ‘ong worshipped. While in no sense a beauty Fraulein Krupp'is described by those who know her as a healthy looking, robust girl, who does not differ in character or manners from thousands of other care- fully reared young German women in affluent circumstances. The position which Miss Krupp holds In the social, industrial and political affairs of the German empire is unique. Sixty-three, thousand employes are on her payrolls. In Germany alone she has 560 mines, while a fleet of power- ful steamships conveys coal and iron to Hamburg from her mines in Spain. A score of stone quarries contribute to her wealth. She has shipyards at Kiel and gun and armor works at Mag- deburg, besides the giant steel and gun works at Essen, whose estimated value is $75,000,000. REFUSES . COMPROMISE OFFER. Count Castellane Insists That All His Debts Be Paid. Paris, Oct. 16.—On the eve of the trial, Oct. 17, of the suit for divorce brought by the Countess de Castellane against her husband, Count Boni, no compromise has been effected. The count has refused the offer made in behalf of the countess to settle a fixed Income on him. The amount is not ascertainable, but is described as “very liberal, in accordance with the sountess’ generous conduct throughout the affair.” The count, however, in- sists on the liguidation of all his old debts, to which, it is stated, the count- ess’ family would never agree. TWEKTY-SEVEN ARE DEAD MANY OTHER MINERS ENTOMBED IN ENGLISH COLLIERY BY FIREDAMP EXPLOSION. Durhamy; Eng; Oct. 16.—An explo- glon gecurred in the Wingate colliery, near here,i:at about midnight, result- ing in.some 200 men being entombed. About 100 of these are believed to be safe in a lower part of the colliery, but there were between sixty and eighty men in the seam where the disaster occurred. Up to 2 p. m. twen- ty-four bodies had been recovered and thirty miners had been brought out alive from one portion of the colliery, while fortyfour were liberated from another. It is expected that the 131 men who, it is now announced, are confined in a lower main, will be safely broaght out before night. - They have signalled that they are all right and are not con- sidered to be in danger. The total number of deaths from the explosion, which apparently was caused by firedamp, is twenty-seven. NO NEWS FROM PEARY. Means of Communication Apparently “Closed for This Year, New York, Oct. 16.—The middle of October having been reached, the time limit set for receiving news from the Peary Arctic expedition, hoye prac- tically has been abandoned of hearing this year from the band of explorers who sailed from this port fifteen months ago. It was expected news would come from the expedition through the whalers when they sailed into Dundee, Scotland, at the end of their cruises this fall. The whalers have failed to come Into port and this is taken as a cer- tain indication that unusual weather conditions prevail in the Arctic and that the entire fleet has been caught In the ice in the sudden closing of a remarkably short summer pericd. WILL CONTINUE ALL WEEK. Knights of Pythias Encampment Be- gins at New Orleans. New Orleans, Oct. 16.—With 1,300 tents pitched at the City Park race- track and thirty passenger trains, which is double the usual number, due to arrive in New,Orleans before mid- night, the twenty-fourth convention of the Knights of Pythias and biennial encampment Uniform rank began dur- ing the day. The encampment and convention will continue all week, prizes for the drills, which are the feature of the encampment, being awarded Saturday afternoon. Although the encampment did not open formally until 4 p. m. yet at daylight about 800 knights in uniform were at the tented city and hotels were filled to the limit with Pythians and their friends here to attend the ceremonies. b ‘Entire Family Murdered. Huusmn,\Mu.. Oct. 16.—Barney Par- sons, a farmer, his wife: and three children were murdered near Licking, Mo. A farmer named Hamfilton has been arrested charged with the mur- der and is sald to have confessed. Pargons had sold his farm and crops to Hamilton and it is alleged the men quarreled over the terms of the sale. «| tion of the railroads. GRAIN TRUST ALLEGED INTERSTATE COMMISSION HEARS OF CONDITIONS IN NORTH.- WESTERN STATES, INDEPENDENT DEALERS BOYCOTTED IOWA WITNESS SHEDS TEARS ON S8TAND WHILE RECITING AL. LEGED WRONGS, Chicago, Oct. 16.—Testimony was heard before three members of the interstate commerce commission rela- tive to the possible existence of a grain trust. The first witness was A. T. Aygarn of Poutiac, Ia., who told of his strug- gles against the Illinois Grain Dealers’ association, 'Aygarn broke into tears while on the stand and it was neces- sary to cxcuse him from giving fur- ther evidence. He declared as he left the stand, tears streaming down his face and his voice broken by his grief, that he had been ruined because he had dared to deal with the farmers and with the track shovelers. He declared that the discrimination against him had Dbeen doubled because the rail- roads had refused to give him cars in which to transport his.grain. J. K. Brennan and L. G. Dunn, grain solicitors for a Chicago house, told of the struggle between the farmers and the organized commission men in Illi- nois and Iowa. Both men declared that their firm had been blacklisted and boycotted because it persists in buying grain from farmer elevator companies and not alone from mem- bers of the grain association. Ruined by Alleged Combine. P. H. Carr, an independent dealer in grain, also claimed that he had been ruined by the so-called grain combination and by the discrimina- _He declared that time after time he had called the attention of -the interstate commerce commission, of President Roosevelt and of Attorney General Moody to the state of things, but nothing had ever come of it, ‘/Can you give an instance of where a man has been ruined by the condi- tions which you describe?” asked Com- missioner Prouty. “I cerfainly can,” replied the wit- ness. “I am an instance myself. I have been ruined by these things.” The witness then broke into a tirade against the president, attorney gen- eral and the members of the commis- sion for having paid no attention to the statements which he declared had been submitted to them in the past. At. the request of Commissioner Prouty he promised to furnish the commission with further information. Other witnesses told of the opera- tion of the Tri-State Grain Dealers’ association, which operates, they de- clared, in Minnesota and the Dakotas. BARKER BHOT DOWN BY HIGHWAYMAN. i Bandit Angered Because Mill City Man 2 Had Only $1.10. Minneapolis, Oct. 16.—Joseph Gar- dout was held up by masked highway- men in this city during the evening and because he had only $1.10 and a watch the robber shot Gardout three times in the abdomen, probably fatally wound- ing him, The robber escaped. Gardout, who is an assistant chef at the Minnikahda club, left the club- house to catch the 7:20 car on the St. Louis Park line. While he stood walting for the car at.Excelsior ave- tue Gardout saw a man suddenly emerge from out of a dense cluster of bushes. Gardout was ordered to hand over his money and he complied as quickly as his terror would permit. He had only $1.10 in cash and a watch and (hese the man took, but he was not satisfied with his booty and demanded more, Gardout replied that he had noth- ing more, whereupon, wl" it warn- ing, the man fired four sL%s at his victim, three of which took effect in The thug then disap- the abdomen. peared. PRINCE HOHENLOHE RESIGNS. Loses Position as Result of Offending Emperor William. Colmar, Germany, Oct. 16.—Prince Alex von Hohenlohe, younger son of the late Chancellor von. Hohenlohe, who recently caused the publication of the latter's “Recollections” and was rebuked by Emperor Willlam for his tactlessness in so doing, visited Chan- cellor von Buelow at Hamburg, where they talked over the publication of his father’s private dlaries, returned here and sent his resignation as district governor to the governor gemeral of Alsace-Lorraine, This step on the part of Prince Alexander was expect- ed in official circles, where the pub- lication of the “Recollections” was re- garded as giving too great offense to Emperor William to allow it to be overlooked. CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD. Chicago American Team. Wins Cov. eted Title, Chicago, Oct. 16.—The Chicago club of the American Baseball league s the champion of the world. By winning the sixth game, 8 to 3, against the lo- cal club of the National league, the Americans earned the right to float the world’s cliampionship pennant, as well as the American league pennant. The attendance at the sixth game was 19,249, making the total attend- ance for the series 99,845. The total receipts for the six games was $105,- 540. Of this amount the players’ share is $33,401.70. The American team receive $25,051.58 and the Nationals $8,350.17. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Nannie Jackson, the colored nurse of President Roosevelt’s mother, is She was dead at Evergreen, L. I ninety-four years old. ‘Whuoiesale dealers in diamonds have sent notices to the retailers that dia- monds will cost 20 per cent more this season than they did last year. The Italian naval authorities are testing American armor plate with a Horses and Grass. A famous veterinary surgeon de- clares that grass beats all the drugs in creation as u care for sick horses and mules. Horses should have a few quarts of grass daily from spring until fall, he says. The prevalent notion ; that it is harmful s idiotic and cruel. Grass to horses is the same as fresh vegetables and fruit to us. Thelr crav- Ing for it proves their need of it. Yet ignorant, unfeeling drivers yank them away from it as if it was poison in- stead of the life giving medicine it is, designed by their Maker for them. ‘When they gnaw the bark of trees o1 eat leaves it is because they crave grass and can’t get it. Millions of bush- els of grass go to waste yearly by the wayside ihich should be utilized for our noble, faithful, helpless, dumb col- league, the horse, thus making him healthy and happy. Summer visitors ‘Wwho hire horses should remember these facts and give the animals a chance to get at the grass by the roadside once in awhile. The Plausible Lie. We resent calumny, hypocrisy and treachery because they harm us, not because they are untrue. Take the de- traction and the mischief from the un- truth, and we are little offended by It. Turn it into praise, and we may be pleased with it. And yet it is not cal- umny and treachery that do the lar- gest sum of mischief in the world. They-are continually crushed and are felt only in being conquered. But It is the glistening and softly spoken lie, the amiable fallacy, the patriotic lie of the historian, the provident lie of the politician, the zealous lie of the parti- san, the merciful lie of the friend and the careless lie of each man to himself that cast that black mystery over hu- manity through which we thank any man who pierces it as we would thank one who dug a well in a desert. Hap py that the thirst for truth remains ‘with us even when we have willfully left the fountains of it.—John Ruskin. Faitital to His Friend. Toole and Irving were friends from the days when they were both strug- gling beginners. On one occasion Ir- ving was to be presented to Queen Victoria and was delighted at the hon- or. An officious court functionary took it upon himself to tell the player “not to mention this matter outside” lest other actors, such as Mr. Toole, might think that they should be presented too. “Let me tell you, sir,” said Irving, “that Mr. Toole is not only a deserv- edly renowned comedian; he is also a truly Christian gentleman. Toole often saved me from adversity, perhaps star- vation, when I was unknown. If John L. Toole is not worthy to be presented to her most gracious majesty, neither is Henry Irving. I wish you good day, sir!”—London Standard. Zoro an Bellets, The Zoroastrian faith acknowledges view to its extensive use in the con- struction of battleships and cruisers. At Chicago- Monday Charles Will- fams, a negro, shot and instantly killed Mamie Nichols, a negress, and then committed suicide. They were to have been married Monday, bit ‘Williams had become jealous of the ‘woman. St. John Lewis, a scenic artist em- ployed at Hammerstein’s Opera Houss, New York city, has received a cable- gram from London apprising him that ‘he had inherited $1,500,000 under the They declared that this organization had been requested by the Iowa asso- clation to boycott certain dealers, but had refused to do this as an assocla- tion. If was also said that the Tri- State organization does not discrim- inate against track shovelers as do the Tllinois and lowa associations. NATIONALIZE IRISH ROADS. British Cabinet Said to Favor Such a Scheme. Ormazd, Ahura Mazda, “Lord Wis- dom,” as the supreme god, with six archangels, - Amesha Spenta, and a company of angels, Yazata, about him to rule and guide the world. The in- fernal host of fiends and archfiends who war against heaven and strive to destroy the future life of man is led by Anra Mainyu, the evil spirit. In dls- cussing with these Zoroastrians the subject of the origin of evil I found that they look upon the supreme being, Ahura Mazda, as comprising within himself the two powers of good and evil—namely, Spenta Mainyu, the holy spirit, and Anra Malnyu, the evil spir- It. This is similar to the monotheistic view held by the Parsis of India in Jpposition to the statement frequently made that Zoroastrianism is pure dual- ism. They believe also in the resurrec- tion of the dead, which their faith has taught them since early times, and this doctrine Is connected with the belief that there will come a saviour or m siah, called the Saoshyant.—A. V. Wil Mams Jackson in Century. New York, Oct. 16.—The report cur- rent in America that Premier Camp- bell-Bannerman and his associates are considering a scheme of government ownership of British railroads is true to some extent, says a London special cable dispatch to the Times. The government has no idea what- ever of bringing in a bill for the na- tlonalization of any other railroads than those of Ireland. The Irish roads, the government is inclined to think, should be taken over by the nation in order to advance the welfare of Ire- land and especially in order to furnish the facilities required for the highest development of her agricultural inter- ests. Ireland needs better railroad facilities than private enterprise is likely to give her or could afford to give her. .TO ACT AS ADVISERS. American Army Officers in Various Cuban Departments, Havana, Oct. 16.—Governor Magoon during the day received the acting heuds of the various governmental de- partments and informed them that he would soon appoint American army officers to act in an advisory capacity with them. Major Ladd and Colonel Crowder will act in this capacity im- mediately and Colonel Black has been selected for the public works depart- ! ment. The governor explained that these officers would keep him in close touch with the various departments until the time 1s reached when it will ‘be possible to appoint Cubans to cab- inet positions. £ Bread Famine Threatened, Montpelier, France, Oct. 16.—The (locul working bakers have declared a ‘generll strike because of the refusal of ihe proprietors of the bakeries to accord them a weekly day of rest, as® | provided for by law. The city authorl. tles have appealed to the government tients and 130 employes will be vac- | The farmer had ‘been.shot and the |officials for the assistance of military cinated. .| mother and children clubbed to death. lhkers to prevent a bread famine. | 4.85@ 8.00. will of Sam Lewis, the money lender, ‘whose widow died last week. MARKET QUOTATIONS, - Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapoiis, Oct. 15.—Wheat—Deec., 73%c; May, 78%c; July, 79%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 767%c; No. 1 North- ern, 763c; No. 2 Northern, T4%c; No. 38 Northern, 71% @72%c. St. Paul Union Stock Yards.- - St. Paul, Oct. 16.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; common to good, $3.25@4.00; good to cholce cows and heifers, $3.50@4.50; veals, $4.50@ 5.75. Hogs—$6.00@6.40. Sheep—Weth- ers, $4.50@5.10; good to prime spring lambs, $6.256@7.00. 2 Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Oct, 15.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 78¢c; No. 1 Northern, 77¢; No. 2 Northern, 75%c; Oct., T6%c; Dec., 75¢; May, 78%¢; July, 79%c. Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.11%; Oct., $1.10%; Nov., $1.103; .Dec, $1.08%; - Jan. $1.09; May, $1.12%. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicagd; Oct. 15.—Wheat— Dec, T4%c; May, 18%c. Corn—Dec, 42% @42%c May, 48%ec. Oats—Dec., 33% | @33%c;. May, 34% @35c. Pork—Jan., $13.821%. Flax—Nothing doing. Butter —Creameries, 19@26%c; dalries, 18@ 22c; . Eggs—16@19c. = Poultry—Tur- keys, 14c; chickens, 10%c; springs, 10c. Chicago, Oct. 15.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.15@7.30; cows and_heifers, $1.75@ 5.30; stockers and feeders, $2.50@ 4,60, Texans, $2.76@4.35; Westerns, $8.80@b.80; calvel $5.90@6.25; 1 $5.30@6.35. Sheep, Chicago Union Stock Yards. S The Marvels of Science. ‘When we hear of rays of light capa- ble of achieving photography through a foot thickness of solid iron, of the charting of the sky itself on such a scale that a thousand million members of the firmament can be recorded each In its appointed place, of the discov- ery of something like the sense organs of human knowledge on the roots, stems and leaves of plants; of the tracking of . diseases which decimate humanlity to their obscure source in the parasite of a parasite and of the proc- ess by which two patient and humble sclentists working upon a few grains of an dlement in a mere secondary form managed to revolutionize our ‘whole conception of the most stupen- dous forces of the physical world it seems indeed a mystery that the ap- petite for surprige and sensation should turn aside from what the pursuit of truth can offer and prefer to regale itself with the petty products of trump- ery, invention and ingenunity. — Pall Mall Gazette. Beauty of Clouds. It is not of first sight easy to say ‘why people so rarely give more than a passing glance to the realmn of air above them. Is it because we cannot have a finger in this department ‘of the wonders of nature, cannot net ind | label anything in those blue fields, pin it down on cork o! fatten it in Canada balsam; cannot here annihilate dis- tance with our ingenious instruments, that we neglect the phenomena of the #ky? There above us, always ours for {'a 1ift of the eyes, is beauty in endiess change for the contented mind and for the restless one the challenge of the ceaseless thaumaturgy which seems * Httle nearer being found out than lson with such lines of research as. 8 offered by cuckoo’s eggs or the tive.devices” of caterpillars the of the clouds may be said to ba —Saturday Review. 3 S ‘when the world began, and yet in com- S