Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 19, 1906, Page 4

% T0 CORRECT ABUSE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS OF VARIOUS STATES COMPLETE DRAFT OF LAWS, LEGISLATURES WILL BE ASKED TO ACT PROPOSED NEW STATUTES MAY ALSO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT, Chicago, Nov. 19.—Members of the insurance commission who have been in session for the last week drafting projected laws for the control of life insurance throughout the country have completed their work and adjourned. No complete report of the contem- plated recommendations was made pri- or to the adjournment and it will not be prepared for some time. Sixteen new laws have been drawn up and it is believed by the commis- sioners that they will, if adopted by the various states, correct the greater part of the abuses in the management of life insurance companies. These laws will be introduced during the next winter into the legislatures of thirty-seven states. T. E. Drake, the insurance commissioner of the District of Columbia, will submit the proposed measures to President Roosevelt in order that they may be mentioned in the foregoing message of the president to congress. The proposed new acts 1nay be summarized as follows: A standard policy act, which pro- vides six forms of uniform policies for use by all life insurance companies. An annual apportionment act, which requires life insurance companies ei- ther to pay annual dividends or credit the amount earned to the different pol- icy holders. This act limits the amount of surplus which the compa- nies are permitted to retain in their treasuries. An act prohibiting discrimination and rebating between agents and poli- cy holders. Corporations Barred as Agents. An act prohibiting corporations from acting as agents of life insurance com- panies. An act regulating the election of the directors of mutnal life insurance com- panies. An act prohibiting the publishing of estimates and illustrations which mis- represent the terms of any policy or the benefits or advantages promised thereby. An act prohibiting life insurance companies from making any kind of a political contribution. An act forbidding insurance compa- nles from expending more than $5,000 for any specific purpose without the consent of the board of directors. An act prohibiting life insurance companies from paying any officer a salary in excess of $50,000 annually. An act regulating the investment of life insurance company funds. An act making the policy the entire contract between the interested par- ties. An act defining the status of the | Creffield, held in the King county jail persons who solicit life insurance. An act prohibitiig life insurance | Georse Mitchell in the Union station companies from issuing participating, J and non-participating policies. An act regulating the disbursements of life insurance companies. An act regulating companies run on | Crefield when the latter was stricken. the life assessment plan. An act regulating the retirement of capital stock of life insurance compa- nies. ® PENSIONS FOR WORKING PEOPLE, System Cost Germany $800,000,000 in Twenty Years. Berlin, Nov. 19.—The twenty-fifth anniversary of the late Prince Bis- marck’s announcement in the reich- stag that the emperor was determined that the state should systematically assist the working people, male or fe- male, by accident, sick and oid age in- surance was commented on widely in the German press during the day, ‘which approved or disapproved of the resulis according to the political opin- ions of the commentors. The Social- ists. fcllowing the policy which they adopted when the laws were passed, found fault with the insurance as be- ing inadequate and not radical cnough to really provide for the “casualties in the industrial warfare and the dis- abilities of those worn out in the serv- ice of capital;” but the whole body of Liberal and Conservative opinion appears to be convinced that the laws are beneficial. During the last twen- ty years $565,760,000 has been paid out for sickness, $232,750,000 for acci- dents and $13,500,000 for old age. BOER REBELS CAPTURED. Ferreira and His Followers Taken Prisoners. Cape Town, Nov. 19.—Ferrelra, the leader of the Boer raid from German Southwest Africa into the northern part of Cape Colony, and all his fol- lowers have been captured by colonial patrols. Football Injury Is Fatal. Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 19.—Lyle Nicol, the sixteen-year-old son of Hugh Ni- col,. athletic director of Purdee uni- versity, is dead from the effects of an injury received in a football game last Wednesday afternoon. Young Nicol was kicked in the abdomen and took to his bed almost fmmediately after the MILLER TO DEFEND OIL TRUST. Inventor of Immunity Bath Retained by Octopus. Washington, Nov. 19.—John 8. Mil- ler of Chicago has been retained by the Standard Oil company at a fee of $150,000 a year to defend the giant monopoly in the prosecution instituted by the government to bring about its dissolution, Miller was formerly corporation counsel for the city of Chicago and is the attorney who prevented the beef packers being sent to jail under the plea of an “immunity bath” before Judge Humphreys. Officials of the de- partment of justice seriously doubt whether Attorney Miller will be able to immerse his clients in an immuni- ty bath, as great care has been taken to prevent their escape. It is said Attorney Miller will try to induce the court to accept this plea in the Stand- ard Oil case. SAILS FOR PORTO RICO. President Concludes Inspection of Ca- nal Route, Colon Nov, 19.—Owing to the re- cent heavy rains a landslide occurred between here and Panama, compelling President Roosevelt’s train to make a detour, but it reached Cristobal on schedule time. After a reception at Cristobal the president embarked on the flagship Louisiana and left for the North. He expects to arrive at Ponce, Porto Rico, on Wednesday. After landing there he will cross the island in an auto- mobile and will embark at San Juan Thursday for Hampton Roads. APPROVES BANKERS' PLAN SBECRETARY SHAW AUTHORIZES STATEMENT ON CURRENCY LEGISLATION. Washington, Nov. 19.—Secretary Shaw of the treasury department has authorized the following statement on the subject of the proposed currency legislation: “In his previous reports Secretary Shaw has recommended currency leg- islation, but has never recommended any particular plans to the exclusion of others. He has been much grati- fied at the attention given the subject by chambers of commerce, by bank- ers’ associations and by committees appointed by each. He has remained in the cabinet largely in the hope of securing some legislation on the sub- ject, but he has not, and will not, recommend details of legislation. That is the province of congress, under such advice as it may deem wise to invite, or to which it may have the opportunity of listening. The secre- tary will be pleased beyond measure if congress will adopt every detail of the plan recommended by the recent committee of bankers and business men. He thinks congress will have no difiiculty in working out a plan thereby satisfactory to all, though in detail meeting the wishes in every particular of no one man, whenever it decides to legislate on the subject.” DIES SUDDENLY IN CELL. ‘Woman Held as Accomplice in Murder of Brother. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 19.—Mrs. Maud as an accomplice in the murder of uly 12, dled suddenly in her cell dur- ing the night. Esther Mitchell, who shot her broth- er, was in the same bed with Mrs, Deputy Coroner Wiltsie believes the woman died from heart failure. Maud Creffield was the wife of “Joshua” Crefield, who was shot by George Mitchell, who believed that Creffield had maltreated his sister Esther. Es- ther later shot her brother George. She and Mrs, Creffield were arrested for the crime, both women confessing that they had done it to avenge the death of “Joshua.” SAVES NUMBER OF LIVES. Prompt Work on the Part of Rescuing Party. Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 19.—Effect- ive work on the part of the rescuing party saved the lives of at least seven of eight workmen entombed by a cavein in a deep well at the plant of the Indiana Distillery company on the Wabash river front. When the cave- in occurred the men were at work at the bottom of the well. They were covered by the drop of earth. One of the men will probably die. Five oth- ers are badly crushed and cut. BOYS’ FATAL PRANK. Threw Dynamite Caps Into Bonfire and All May Die, Pittsburg, Nov. 19.—Dynamite fuse caps thrown into a bonfire caused an explosion that injured four boys in the East End. All the boys are under ten years of age. They had stolen twen- | ty-eight dynamite caps from the buggy of a contractor while he was inspect- ing some work. The boys had fingers blown off, face and hands burned and | torn and one had a large hole torn in his side. All are in a critical condi- . tion and may. die. Driven Insane by Politics, Columbus, 0., Nov. 19.—Harry Beth- el, a civil engineer of Zanesville and a prominent Democratic politician, has .lost his mind as the result of his in- , tense interest in the campaign of W. R, Hearst and has been placed in the state asylum here, - by TO DECLARE ITS POLICY PROPOSED THAT FEDERATION OF LABOR ADOPT PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES. SUBJECT IS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH COMMITTEE FINALLY AUTHOR. IZED TO DRAW UP THE DECLARATION. Minneapolis, Nov. 19.—Has the American Federation of Labor any fix- ed general platform of principles which shall guide its course and by which it shall be known to the rest of the world? Is it working for some- thing fixed, definite and expressed, or is it merely pursuing an errant course altered and adapted to suit the occa- sion and the need of the moment? For half an hour or more the con- vention of the federation, now in ses- sion in Minneapolis, discussed this question without arriving at any con- clusion. The discussion at times be- came heated and almost passionate, the debate culminating in an appeal from Delegate Mahone of the street railway employes’ organization, who eaid: “If we have a platform of principles I do not know what it is. For God’s sake let us know what we stand for and what we may say we stand for before the world. Let us not evade and sidestep for want of definite prin- clples.” The discussion was brought up by the report of the committee on res- olutions on resolution 28, offered by Delegate Dihle of the Detroit Federa- tion of Labor. The resolution recites that the widest publicity should be given the principles and platform of the federation and asks that the plat- form and Declaration of Principles of the American Federation of Labor be printed in the official proceedings of the convention. The committee took the stand that the resolutions of the convention as embodied in the report were sufficient and that as nothing further was necessary in their opinion the resolution was not concur- red in. In the discussion following Dele- gates E. Garry Brown of Brockton, Mass., Lennon, Mahone, Duncan and others participated, with the result that the resolution was referred back to the resolutions committee with in- structions to prepare and present a declaration of principles to the con- vention. This was done after it was proposed to send the resolution to the committee on thé president’s re- port and to otherwise dispose of ,it. The general sentiment of the dele- gate body seemed to be that there is at present nothing in the way of an up to date fixed declaration of princi- ples and that in view of the 2,500,000 people represented there should be one on which the federation shall stand. . Polities appeared in a mild form, but was not generally discussed. Itis evident that the general political pol- fcy of the federation is to be largely guided by President Gompers in per- son or through his associates. DENIED BY TAMS BIXBY. Answers Charges Made by Newspaper Correspondent. Muskogee, I. T., Nov. 19.—The sen- ate Indian commission has continued the hearing of the charges made by Webster Ballinger, a Washington newspaper correspondent, against Tams Bixby, chairman, and W. O. Beall, chief clerk of the Daws com- mission, alleging that these officers were deliberately responsible for the wrongful enrollment as negro freed- men of 2,000 persons of mixed negro and Indian blood in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. Chairman Bixby filed a written denial of the charges. Chairman Bixby, in regard to the framing of congressional legislation that would shut out certain appli- cants whose cases were pending, placed the responsibility for such leg- islation upon the secretary of the in- terior and congress. It developed that the charges made against Beall were practically the same as had been made nearly a year ago and investi- gated by the secretary of the interior, who found that Beall had not violated any rules, BACK UP THEIR OFFICERS. Vote of Firemen on the Erie Road Gompleted. New York, Nov. 19.—The vote taken by firemen of the Erie railroad on the question whether they will support any action taken by- Grand Master John J. Hannahan and the firemen’s board to secure_an increase of 10 " cents an hour in the wages of regular firemen and a ten hour day for extra firemen has been completed. It is re- ported that the firemen have decided to back up the demands of their offi- cers, HEAVY LQSSES PROBABLE. Omaha Commission Firm, With Many Branches, Closes Its Doors. Omaha, Nov. 19.—F. D. Day & Co,, agrain and bond commission firm with branches. in several cities in Nebras- ka, South Dakota, Jowa and Minneso- ta, have closed their doors, No state- ment of assets or llabilities have been glven, but it is understood that heavy’ +losses: will result. ) i ASKS $100,000 DAMAGES. Wealthy Boston Man Sues for Loss of Wfe's Affections. Boston, Nov. 19.—A suit for $100,000 for allcged alienation of his wife's af- fections has been filed by Felix M. Ha- ley against Alden Sleeper, a wealthy leather merchant, in the Essex county superlor court at Salem. Haley lives at 34 King street, Lynn, and is in- terested in an extensive millinery es- tablishment at 21 Temple place, Bos- ton. Mr, Sleeper is the senior mem- ber of the Caste Leather company of 8 South street, Boston, and has a magnificlent summer home in Swamp- scott, Mr, " Haley, who is well to do, is about forty years old, while Mr. Sleep- er is two years his senior. Sleeper and the Haley family have been very friendly for years, and recently, being enthusiastic automobilists, returned from .an extensive joint automobile tour, WOULD EXPEL WITTE. Moscow Paper Declares He Is Rus- sia’s Evil Genius. Moscow, Nov. 19.—The Viedmosti of this city, a reactlonary organ, pub- lishes an article demanding the ex- pulsion of Count Witte from Russia on the ground that he is the empire’s evil genius and announcing that the ex-premier will remain in Russia at the peril of his life. In reactionary circles the allegation is frequently made that Count Witte betrayed Russia in assenting to the treaty of Portsmouth and in inducing Emperor Nicholas to issue the reform manifesto of Oct 30, 1905. HUNDREDS PANIG STRICKEN BLACK HAND SOCIETY RESPON. SIBLE FOR BOMB OUTRAGE IN NEW YORK CITY. New York, Nov. 19.—Hundreds of banes of glass were shattered, sev- eral doors were ‘blown from their hinges and hundreds of persons clad only in night clothing rnshed into the street in a panic when a bomb was exploded in the hallway of a tenement house at 33 Stanton street. .That the perpetrator of ' the outrage was an agent of the Black Hand society is the theory of the police. They also be- lieve that Pietro Realmutto, an Ital- ian, who has a delicatessen store on the ground floor of the Stanton street house, was the intended victim of ‘the outlaws. Realmutto told the police that he had received numerous letters from the Black Hand demanding mon- ey. The last ‘of these communica- tions, which was received only two days ago, told ‘the storekeeper that unless he sent money to the writers at once they would kill his two chil- dren. The money was not sent and the bomb which was hurled into the hallway is believed to be a warning from the outlaws that their threat was not an empty one. The tene- ment house at 33 Stanton street is occupied by cighteen families and is in the midst of a densely populated district. The explosion shattered every pane of glass in the house and smashed scores of windows in adja- cent tenements.. The roar of the ex- plosion and the crash and rattle of breaking glass aroused the whole neighborhood and in a moment the street was chocked with struggling, thinly clad men, women and children. Many of them were on the verge of frenzy from fear and the police labor- ed for nearly an hour before they suc- ceeded in getting them back to their homes. i} CONTINUOUS POLICE COURT. Chicago Magistrates to Hold All-Night Sessions. Chicago, Nov. 19.—If the plans of Chicago’s new municipal judges ma- terialize the city probably will have magistrates sitting in every police dis- trict in the city at every hour of the day or night. This innovation will remove one of the strongest incentives for policemen to avoid making ar- rests. Under the present system if a policeman arrests a man at night he must remain in the' police station until the case is disposed of. ‘With iight sessions of the police court the prisoner will be arraigned immediately and if he secures a con-, tinuance it will be to another night court. This will give the patrolman ample opportunity to sleep and will remove the incentive to free guilty persons. Chief of Police Collins will appear at the meeting of the new justices and spealk In favor of the night courts In every quarter of the city. JAP SQUADRON COMING. Will Pay a Visit to San.Francisco In the Spring. San Francisco, Nov. 19.—Collector. of the Port Stratton has been notified to prepare for the reception of a Jap- anese squadron which will come to this port next spring. The visit will assume much international importance and extreme courtesy is to be offered the officers and squadron. The Tokio gavernment has 'appropriated 600,000 yen for the expenses of the cruise. Vice Admiral Schichrio Kataoka, com- mander of theThird squadron’ off Port. Arthur under Admiral Togo, Is to be in command.. The squadron is to be’f Rheinbot, prefect of police of Mos- composed of three vesPels, a first clasg battleship and two cruisers. It will come directly to San' Francldco, ar- riving in either March or April, after. 8 l:l;l f stop at. Honolulu, FOR LOSS OF $61,500 RECEIVING TELLER OF ST. LOUIS SUB-TREASURY INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY, MANY WITNESSES ARE QUESTIONED MAN HELD FOR ALLEGED SHORT- AGE SON OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY, St. Loufs, Nov. 19.—The federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Receiving Teller D. P. Dyer, Jr., son of United States Attorney D. P. Dyer, in connection with the short- age of $61,500 in the local sub-treas- ury. The charge against Dyer is em- bezzlement. The grand jury was convened on ‘Wednesday and at once began inquiry into the shortage of the sub-treasury. When the inquiry was concluded thir- ty-three witnesses had been examined. Later in the day Mr. Dyer was ar- rested by the United States marshal and released on bond in the sum of $10,000. TOO ILL TO APPEAR IN COURT. Case Against Caruso, the Noted Tenor, Is Postroned. New York, Nov. 19.—Enrico Caruso, the famous tenor, who was arrested in Central park on’the complaint of a woman who charged that he had re- peatedly insulted her, did not appear when his name was called in police court. 'Nor was Mrs. Hannah Graham, who preferred the charge against Ca- ruso, present in court. Former Judge Dittenhoefer, who appeared for Caruso, who had been released on bail, said the tenor was. physically unable to come to court. He isill at his hotel, completely prostrated by the serious- ness of the charge which has been lodged against him. On the request of Judge Dittenhoefer hearing in the case was postponed until Wednesday. The Central park policeman who made the arrest agreed to the post- poiiement and informed the court that he bclieved he ‘would be able to find Mrs. Groham and have her id court by that time. As the address which she gave at the time the arrest was made was a fictitious one, however, it Is possible that the compldinant may never appear to press the charge un- less she goes to court voluntarily. ACCUSED OF SLAYING BROTHER. North Dakota Farmer Placed under Arrest. Minot, N. D., Nov. 19.—Accused of murdering his brother in a fit of pas- sion and placing the body in a box which he took with him among his household goods when he removed from a farm near Devils Lake to one two miles north of Stanley Martin Ha- gen has been arrested and taken to Devils Lake for trial. About a week ago Hagen. moved from the Devils Lake farm to the place near Stanley. Owing to the dis- appearance of the man’s brother a police investigation was begun and it resulted in his arrest. i Hagen,*who surrendered without re- sistance, refused to discuss the charge preferred against him. The police theory is that Hagen, after his arrival at Stanley, disposed of his brother’s body by sinking it in the Missouri river. ROBBERS PAY SECOND VISIT. Loot Missouri Bank Twice Within One Week. ‘Walker, Mo., Nov. of the best business buildings in Walk- ez to cover up the robbery of between $2,000 and $3,000 belonging to the Bank of Walker. On Monday last rob- bers wrecked ‘the safe of the bank with dynamite, getting away with close to $2,000, and the bank officials were ferced to place in the safe of a neigh- boring store what money was left by the robbers on that raid. Saturday the robbers, believed to be the same gang that committed the first rob- bery, cleaned out the safe, sét fire to the building and escaped. ANARCHISTS THREATEN. Fear for Safety of King George of Greece. Rome, Nov. 19.—The authorities here are sald to feel considerable ap- prehension regarding the safety of King George of Greece, who 'is ex- pected here Nov. 23 on a visit t~ Xing Emmanuel, as the explosion ‘the bomb in the Cafe Aragno, Nov. 13, has been followed by thé recelpt of threat- ening letters addressed to the Greek minister and the. Itallan chief of po- | lice. The Greek secret service officers here are co-operating with theItalian | police in the steps being.taken for the | protection of King ‘George. o R o T BN V HOPE TO GET HIM YET. Russlan’ Terrorists Wil Keep After 19.—Robbers ! here started a fire that destroyed six | ‘Pork—Jan., $14.32%; Late News of the World By Wire Domestic--Foreign--Financial--Social--Political and Commercial % MOB PRAISED BY JURY. Remarkable Vergdict Returned in North .Carolina. Asheville, N. C., Nov, 19.—At the inquest over the body of Will Harrls,' elias Rufe Lindsay, the negro who was shot to death by a posse of offi- cers and citizens, the coroner’s jury, returned the following remarkable ver- dict: “The said Will Harris, alias Rufe Lindsay, came to his death at the hands of public spirited citizens who at the time were in the fearless and unselfish discharge of a public duty, that the law might be vindicated and Jjustice administered. “That said Will Harris, alias Rufe Lindsay, at the time of his death was resisting arrest and attempting to ghoot and kill the citizens above re ferred to, consisting of the posse whao were attempting under due authority of the law to effect the capture of the said Will Harris. “That the citizens above referred to who constituted the posse aforesaid, as well as others who participated in the search and spontaneous efforts tc bring to justice this incarnate fiend and savage desperado, are entitled to the commendation and thanks of the whole community.” : WOMAN WORKS AT PUMPS. Steamer Reaches Port After Long and Perilous Trip. Philadelphia, Nov. 19.—After a voy- age of 207 days from the Hawaiian islands, during which the vessel was given up for lost, the five-masted steel schooner Kineo is tied up at a wharl here. The schooner is commanded by Cap tain Patten and carries a crew of fif- teen men. The captain’s log shows a tale of hardship, the vessel during the voy- age sustaining many accidents. The steam gear by which sails were rais ed and anchors handled was put out of order several times and all hands, including the wife of Captain Patten, ‘were compelled to take turns at the pumps. WISCONSIN OFFICIAL VOTE. Davidson for Governor Had Plurality of 79,301, Milwaukee, Nov. 19.—Offirial returns from the recent state election show that James O. Davidson, Republican, was elected governor by a plurality of 79,301. The total vote for governor on the various tickets Was as follows: Davidson, Republican, 182,561; Ayl ward, Democrat, 103,260; Gaylord, So cial Democrat, 23,983; Eaton, Prohi bition, 7,776; plurality for Davidson, 79,301, OFFER FREE RIDE AND MEALS Ohio River Steamboat Owners Indulge in Rate War, Columbus, O., Nov. 19.—A rate fighi between passenger boats on the Ohic to Wheeling has resulted not only in "A Theatrical Superstition. They were rehearsing a new play, and every one .was nervous, for the ‘was a tragedy, yet at its end the dying herolne, as the curtain descended, said: “Three beers, please.” Those words concluded the play. Yet they were entirely out of keeping. The concluding words should have been, “I die, but, since I have saved you, I die happy,” or something to that effect. A dramatic critic new to the business asked how it was that the tragedy end- ed with “Three beers, please,” and the stage manager said: “Superstition. It is always thought bad luck in rehearsals of new plays to speak the last sentence before the open- ing night. He who has the last sen- tence to speak substitutes some mean- ingless phrase for it. If he dared to speak the true phrase the prospects of the play would be thought doomed. Some playwrights won’t even write the last line of a play. They whisper it to the assembled company on its first reading, and from that day till the actual production the line is never again heard.” —New Orleans Times- Democrat. 2 Pet Boars. The nicest pet the French forest af- fords is the marcassin, or baby wild boar. It is almost human in its clever- ness, delights in funny pranks, has an evident sense of humor, makes friends of children and dogs and even lends it- self to mimic hunts, playing the part of the hunted animal. Its antics are varied gnd original. The only creature to which the marcassin objects is its distant relative, the pig. Directly it sees that animal its back is up and its growing tusk is bared. In babyhood it has a lovely sleek coat of very dark brown and tan. When the silky hair is shed and bristles take its place the temper grows uneven. If marital and paternal cares come on, the wild boar puts away its childish ways and wants to take its family to the forest to feed there on acorns and beech mast. Woe to the hound or to the keeper who ‘wants to keep him back. In the forest this paterfamilias may- be called the first line of defense, the sow the second, and the little ones gambol round her.— Paris Cor. London Truth. A Limited Vocabulary. If a person’s knowledge of English ‘were confined to one word, which would be the most useful? This sub- Ject was once discussed in the presence of Queen Caroline, her majesty enter- ing into the question vigorously, ac- cording to the Dundee Advertiser. The greater number of the company fixed on “yes.” One lady decided on “no,” for, she argued, “though yes never means no, no very often means yes.”’ How many men will indorse this? After all, one word would be as a drop in the ocean of our English language. A young woman who had learned a few Irish words without understand- ing them lost herself in the mountains. Meeting a handsome young peasant, she tried her Irish on him. Pat looked carrying passengers free, but one ves | astonished, then pleased, and, rubbing sel, the Ben Hur, agrees to furnish meals in transit without charge. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Yale won the intercollegiate cham- plonship gun shoot with a score of 200. Princeton was second with 197, Pennsylvania third with 194 and Har vard fourth with 156. The Southern Pacific has awarded a contract for the construction of 6,000 new refrigerator cars to be delivered at the rate of 1,000 a month, begin: ning with next January. Secretary Taft, who has been on a trip of inspection since Nov. 1 to some | of the Western army posts with the 'view to the establishment of brigade posts, has returned to Washington. A dispatch from Belgrade says that Crown Prince George of Servia, who is reported from Vienna to have be come insane, is mnot yet under re straint though his excesses and scan- dalous escapades arouse doubts as tq his sanity. - MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. . Minneapolis, Nov. 17.—Wheat— Dec., 7% @77%c; May, 79%c; July, 803ic. On track—No. 1 hard, 80%c; No. 1 Northern, 80%c; No. 2 North: ern, 783%c; No. 3 Northern, 75@76c. St..Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Nov. 17.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; fair to good, $4.50@5.50; gobd to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@4.50; veal calves, $4.00 | @5.50. Hogs—$5.85@6.05. Sheep— Wethers, $4.50@5.10; good to prime| spring lambs, $6.25@7.00. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Nov. 17.—Wheat—No. 1 hard on track, 80%c. To arrive and | on frack—No. 1 Northern, 80%c; No. 2 Northern, 78%c; Nov., 80c; Dec., 7T%c; May, 79%@80c; July, 80%c, Flax to arrive and on track, $1.255; Nov., $1.25%; Dec, $1.20%; Jan,! $1.21; May, $1.24%. | Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago,, ' Nov. 17.—Wheat—Dec., 78%c; May, 78% @T78%c. Corn—Dec., 42%c. Oats—Dec., 34%c; May, 85%c. May, $14.62%. Flax—Nothing doing. Butter—Cream- erles, 20@26c; dairies, 19@24c. Eggs, 23@26c. Poultry — Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 9%c; springs, 9c. H General Rheinbot. Moscow, Nov. 19.—The ‘social reyo- lutionists. have {ssued &' proclamation saying that they regretted tle fallure - of the attempt on the life of General cow, Nov.,12, at whom a bomb thrown by a revolutionist, and Jan- nouncing that their efforts will | 3 . slated in untll succesatul. Chicago Union Stock Yards. « Chicago, Nov. 17.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.90@7.30; cows and heifers, $1.30@ 4.90; calves, §6.00@7.75; stockers and | feeders, $2.60@4.66. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $5.95@6.40; good heayy, $6.26@6.40; rough heavy, $6.85@..05; - light, . $5.85@0.35; —Sheep, . his sleeve across his mouth, said: “Ar- rah! Do ye mane it, miss?” The girl, In her ignorance, had asked him for a Kkiss. ; A Gift of Solomon’s, In the ancient cathedral of Genoa a vase of immense value has been pre- served for 600 years. It is cut from a single emerald. Its principal diameter is twelve and one-half inches and its height five and three-fourths inches. It is kept under several locks, the keys of which are in different hands, and it i8 rarely exhibited in public, then only by an order of the senate. When ex- hibited it is suspended round the neck of a priest by a cord, and no one is allowed to touch it but him. It is claimed that this vase is one of the gifts which were made to Solomon by the queen of Sheba. Lope de Vega. Lope de Vega, the famous Spanish dramatist and poet, lived from 1562 to 1635. His literary work began when he was about thirteen years old, and from that time until his death, a period of sixty years, he poured forth an enor- mous quantity of plays, dramatic com- positions of all kinds, poems of every character, breathing every spirit from the strictest asceticism to the most un- bridled license. Over 1,800 plays are -| eredited to him, and the published col- lection, comprising about 300; is con- tained in twenty-eight volumes. The French. The French were first mentioned as the Franks, a tribe of warlike Ger- mans in the northwestern part of the region now known as Prussia. They came into notice about 240 A. D., and with other German tribes invaded the Roman empire in the fifth century and gettled in the country now known as France. The word Frank, or Frank- man, means freeman. After their con- quest of, Gaul they named the country Frankenric, or Frank’s kingdom. Helping His Finish.' “You'll find I'm hard to discourage,” sald the persistent suitor melodramatic- ally. - “Some day Ill, make you admit you love me, and then—and. not i then—I will die happy.” i “I'll say it now,” replied the heart- less girl. *“I don’t mind telling'a lie for a good end.””—Philadelphia Ledger. ‘More Than Foolish. He—Do you think it would be'foolish of me to marry a woman who was my Intellectual inferior? She—I don’ that ft would be foolish, but it would be a difficult thing for you to do: Our Language. M. De France—You wind up ga clock to him go? English Tutor—Bx- M;mll WP 5e beesiness? To make It first night was close at hand, The play . M. De France—Zen what for s