Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 16, 1902, Page 4

SLOTS ES 4 . ° PL iad bi Seda dc fib ad's 8 bled oh filo hit gi SOPHO SHHIOL OSS HSH OH OOOH OOO OOS ? News of the Northwest& ooo ° SOO SOSSOHOSCHSOSHHOHOSHHSSOHOHSHHS SEO HOH OHHH EHO HHH OOD THE WHEAT CROP H. V. JONES, THE WELL-KNOWN EXPERT, DOES SOME ESTI- MATING. FIGURES ON TRI-STATE CROP MINNESOTA, NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA WILL YIELD 178,850,- 000 BUSHELS, FALLING OFF FROM LAST YEAR ACREAGE IS LOWER THAN IN ido BUT THE AVERAGE IS HIGHER. os THE JONES ESTIMATE, 1902. State. Acres. Av’ge. Bushels. Minnesota « « 5,960,C00 13.78 82,150,000 North Dakota . 3,950,600 13.95 55,100,000 South Dakota . 3,590,000 11.88 41,600,000 Total .-... « 13,410,000 13.34 1° THE JONES ESTIMATE, 1901. State. Acres. Av’ge. Bushels. Minnesota ..... 6,250,000 12.5 78,000,000 North Dakota . 5,200,000 14.5 75,000,000 South Dakota ., 3,000,000 10.0 30,000,000 Nala 202.3% 14,450,000 12.75 183,000,000 GOVERNMENT REPORT, 1901. State. Acres. Ay’ge, Busheis. Minnesota ... 4,000 14.4 78,682,000 North Dakota . 3,622,000 15.84 57,372,000 South Dakota . 3,604,000 15.24 54,925,000 Totals ...... 12,690,000 15.05 190,979,900 Minneapolis, Aug. 13.—H. V. Jones of the Commercial West estimates the wheat crop of Minnesota and the two Dakotas for 1902 at 178,350,000 bushels. As the above table shows, Mr, Jones places the acreage considerably below that of last year. Accepting his own estimates of that time, the acreage this year is 1,040,000 less than last year. This great difference is not offset by the gain in the average yield of this year, which Mr. Jones places only .59 of a tushel in excess of last year. The dif- ference for Minnesota, accepting Mr. Jones’ estimates for both years, is 260,- 000 acres in favor of last year; that for North Dakota is 1,250,000 against the current year; that of South Dakota is 500,000 in favor of this year. The total difference as against this year is thus over a million acres. Last year the average, according to estimates, was 12.75 bushels per acre for the three states. This year it ‘s 13.34 bushels per acre. For the states individually this runs 13.78 for Minne- sota, 13.95 for North Dakota, 11.88 for South Dakota. - It is noteworthy that the average as estimated for North Da- kota this year is’ .55 of a bushel Iess than the estimated yield of a year ago— 14 For Minnesota last year the aver- age was 12.5, and for South Dakota it was an even 10. The government estimates of the 1901 crop, made after the crop was gathered, gave the crop as nearly 8,000,- 000 bushels in excess of the estimate of Mr. Jones, made just before harvest. The goverament’s figures, however, are based upon a much lower acreage and a considerabley higher average yield. In acreage, Mr. Jones’ estimate of this year is not widely different from that of the government for a year ago, be- ing 720,000 acres in excess. He places the average yield per acre for the three states, however, as considerably under that of the government estimate for a year ago, bringing the total of this year's crop a round 12,000,000 bushels below that of the government's esti- mate. MONSTER GUSHER. Eighteen-Inch Artesian Well That Flows Gas. Pierre, S. D., Aug. 13.—The drill in the rew gas well here struck a flow of water at 1,300 feet which spouts twenty fect above the mouth of the well. It is the largest well in the state, being eigh- teen inches at the bottom. The flow 1s estimated at 1,5¢0 gallons per minute, and as it is gas-bearing water an im- mense supply is assured. The flow of water after the gas is taken out is suf- ficient for a large amount of power elf. LASSO A CRAZY MAN. Demented Individual Caught at St. Croix Falls. Osceola, Wis., Aug. 13—John Collinge. who returned from the hospital for the feeble-minded about a month ago, yes- terday afternoon went violently insane at St. Croix Falls. It was necessary to Jasso him in order to place him in irons. ‘He will be taken to the asylum. ONE YEAR FOR ONE BLOW. South Dakotan Who Struck~Man With a Rock Sentenced. Sturgis, S. D., Aug. 13—William Freel, who hit and seriously injured Frank Phillips on the head in this city some time ago with a rock in a’ salt sack, yes- terday was found guilty and sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls. Want Grand Forks Franchise. Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 13.—Repre- sentatives of the concern that have just been granted a street railway fran- ‘chise in Fargo are in the city prepared to make a proposition to this city for a franchise here. Another proposition has ‘been under consideration by the city council for some time, but no action has een taken on it yet. Goes Into Bankruptey. Sioux Falls, 8. D., Aug: 13.—A peti- tion in voluntary bankruptcy has been “filed in th2 United States court in this city by Martin O. Paulson of Water- tcwn. He schedules his liabilities at 68 and his assets at $2,126. FATHER DID THE SHOOTING. Confesses That He Shot His Daugh- ter From Ambush. Woodland, Wis., Aug. 13.—Sheriff So- lon yesterday placed under arrest Al- bert Ullman, the father of Ida Ullman, who was shot from ambush on Aug. 3 near Neosho. He at once confessed that the shooting was done by him. On the Saturday before the shooting Ull- man drove to Oconomowoc, pretending to leave his team there and take the train to Milwaukee, as was his custom. Instead, he walked back to the place where his daughter would have to pass on her way home Sunday. He fired the shot, returned to Oconomowoc, and came home with his team after the girl had been taken home. Ullman was seen by’neighbors on his way to Ocono- mowoc after the shooting. This, coupled ‘with utterances made by him, led to his arrest. He is now locked up in the county jail. No reason for the act can be learned. STRIKES RICH ORE. Valuable Veins Found in Polk Coun- ty, Wis. Osceola, Wis., Aug. 13.—Very rich ore has been discovered in Polk county, three and one-half miles north of this village, and mining will make a valua- ple addition to the mary paying in- dustries of this portion of the state. It has long been known that gold, silver and copper were hidden in the rocks ad- jacent to the St. Croix river, and sev- eral attempts have been made to prove the extent and richness of the ore, but all failed through lack of skill and cap- ital. It remained an uncertain quantity until last year. H. Holbert of St. Paul procured a diamond drill and experi- enced workmen and spent several months and many dollars prospecting. Mr. Holbert has found a mixture of copper, silver and gold, some portions assaying $2.40 per ton in gold and silver, The percentage of copper is very high in places. DEAD ON THE TRACKS, Crook Is Svidently Victim of Anger of His Companions. Ortonville, Minn., Aug. 13.—The dead body of an unidentified man was, found lyirig acress the railroad track near the depot in the village of Odessa, eight miles east of this city, yesterday morn- ing. Citizens of Odessa reported hear- ing several shots fired in the vicinity about midnight, and an examination of the body reveals the fact that the man had been shot through the right temple. Nothing was found upon him by which his identity can be established, though enough was “ound to prove that he was a crook. The authorities surmise that he was one of a gang preparing to hold up a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Pal express train, and had selected the Odessa flag station as the scene of the enterprise, but quarreled among them- selves with this tragedy as a result. ——————_————_ BLIND PI GTRAGEDY. One Man Dend and One Man Dying at Edmore, N. D. Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 13—Monday night at Edmore, a small town in the northeast part of the county, Carl Okel- son, a man sixty years of age, with three other men from Walsh county, went to a blind pig run by Frank Pelke in a cook’s car, and rapped on the door for ten minutes, when Pelke opened the door and shot Okelson in the face the pullet lodging in the back of the neck. Deputy Sheriff George Hanson and Constable John Johnson went to arrest Pelke. They rapped on the door, and when Pelke opened it Hanson ordered him to throw up his hands. Pelke @rew a gun but Hanson was too quick end shot Pelke in the left side. Pelke was taken to a drug store, but died one hour later. Okelson is not expected to live. pieces. eliettv te Se EX-CHIEF COURT. Fred Ames, With His Brother, the Ex-Mayor, Again Indicted. Minneapolis, Aug. 13.—Former Chief of Police Ames was arraigned before Judge Poni ‘n the Hennepin court un- der two indictments, each of which ac- cuse him of entering into a conspiracy. In one of these indictments Mayor AL A. Ames, Christopher C. Norbeck and Irwin A. Gardner, are indicted with the chief. In the other he is accused ot having conspired with Joseph Cohen. Norbeck and Gardner were both in court; and, with the ex-chief, listened to the reading of what is said to be the jJongest indictment ever found in Hen- nepin county. The offense charged is a misdemeanor; and the three men were given until Friday to plead. SOLD FOR 85,000,000 CASH. Milwaukee Harvester Works Goes (o an Eastern Syndicate. Milwaukee, Aug. 13. — The Journal says; The Milwaukee Harvester com- pany of this city has been sold to an Bastern syndicate for $5,000,000 cash. The deal was consummated through 2 prominent firm of local attorneys and the transfer made. The resignations of the officers of the old company were re- ceived and accepted and the works will be in the possession of the new officers within a few days. Just who the East- ern capitalists are could not be ascer- tained, but it is thought that they are representatives of a trust. The infor- mation as to the deal is authoritative. ————_—_—_——— Alleged Swindler Held. Vermillion, S. D., Aug. 13. — In his preliminary trial here yesterday H. P. Gillmore, the alleged swindler, was | neld to the circuit court in bonds of $500. His attorney claims he has no money and will remain in jail until court con- venes in October. Gillmore is wanted in many states. Towa Woman a Snictde. Towa City, Iowa, Aug. 13.—Mrs. Ezera Walker, daughter of Postmaster Mc- Cullough of River Junction, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. Fix Threshing Prices. . ‘Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 13.—The thresh- ers of this vicinity have fixed the price of threshiag at 6 cents per bushel for wheat in the stack and 10 cents in the, shock. Oats, barley and spelz 4 cents, in the stack. ais 00000 LAND OFFICE BUSINESS SPURT. July’s Record in South Dakota Ex- ceeds That of Past Yea Huron, S. D., Aug. 13, — Busines! at the government land office in this city during the month of July was greater than for any one month since 1889, and indicates the rapidity with which govern- ment land is being acquired by actual residents, So far the month of August shows a vast increase of business, and bids fair to exceed that of the month just closed. The record for July is sixty-six original homestead entries in the United States land office at Huron, embracing 9,048.85 acres; one soldier's declaratory statement was filed, embracing 160 acres; thirty final homestead entries were made, embracing 3,887.73 acres; seventeen final timber culture entries, embracing 2,715.17 acres forty homestead entries were com- muted to cash, embracing 6,116.9 acres; one tract of land was sold at public sale and five excesses, embracing 68.74 acres. Receipts from all sources durin, the ps oath dennertee with the First National ank of Huron, - ed States, F105 70. Seema During July twenty-one contests were initiated, thirty-one commissioner’s let- ters received, forty-three letters written the commissioner, 151 miscellaneous let- ters written, of which copies were made, while probably three times as many in- quiries for patents, ete., were answered, of which no copies were kept. To summarize, sixty-seven persons were allowed inceptive rights to 9,208.65 acres, while final certificates were issued to eighty-eight persons who have complied with the timber culture and homestead laws and paid final fees and homestead embracing 12,788.54 acres. The deposit to the credit of the United States treasury during the month was larger than any one monthly report since November, 1889, almost thirteen years ago. FLAX NOT INJURIOUS. Prof. Bolley Says Wheat Thrives on Soil Cropped to Flax. Fargo, N. D., Aug. 13, — Prof. H. L. Bolley of the North Dakota agricul- tural college is out with a positive dec- laration that flax crops do not injure the land, as so frequently claimed by farmers and grain men. Tests at the experiment station here have proved that the best crops of wheat are grown on land cropped to flax the preceding year. The fact that flax will not Ho well on the same land two or more years in succession is due to the flax wilt fungus with which the soil becomes infected and the plants of succeeding crops are affected, while the fungus does not damage such plants as# wheat. The investigations of the pro- fessor have been thorough and are at-, tracting attention among grain growers. The professor jiscovered a method of pre- venting scab on potatoes and developed the plan of treating seed wheat for the Frevention of smut. His declaration is regarded as authoritative. RECORD PRICE FOR STEER. Grass Fed Animal Sells on Market for $110.20. Pierre, S. D., Aug. 13—A steer shipped from this city broke all records for price in the Chicago yards for range steers. The animal was raised on the range west of this city by James Philip, and was sold in the yards in this city for $85, G. H. Jaynes being the pur- chaser. The steer was shipped to Chi- cago with others, and in the yards at that city brought $7.25 per hundred, making his sale price $110.20. The ani- mal weighed 1,520 pounds. This is an indication of what Dakota grass will do in the way of beef, no grain ever having been fed to this animal, and the total cost of raising him being not more than $5 per year. CELEBRATE SIOUX MASSACRE, New Ulm Is Making Elaborate Preparations for the Big Event. New Ulm, Minn., Aug. 13.—On Aus. 23 and 24, the fortieth anniversary of the terrible Sioux Indian uprising of 1862 will be observed by a big celebra- tien at New Ulm. Forty years have elapsed since the massacre and now the citizens of New Ulm will celebrate the triumph with a monster jubilee. Elab- ovate preparations have been made for the affair, and it will be conducted on @ scale never before attempted by any city of the same size in Minnesota. GRAIN BLOWN AWAY. High Wind Sweeps It From Fields— Many Buildings Destroyed. Clearwater, Minn., Aug. 13. — A cy- clone formed about three'miles west of Clearwater at 4 p. m. Saturday, and yassed north of the village, devastating a large strip of country. So far as heard from, there was no loss of life. The buildings of K. Kleppner, Joe Hinke- mayer and A. Mueller were blown down and their shocked grain was blown away. The large field of grain be- longing to A. W. Robbins was blown into the Mississippi river. LOG LOADERS STRIKE. ES EATS Sixty Men Quit Work at Bemidji— Ask Raise of 50 Cents a Day. Bemidji, Minn., Aug. 13.—Over sixty men working on the hoister works here for the Minnesota & International rail- road, struck for higher wages, and no logs will be loaded on the cars until the strike is settled. The men have been getting $2.25 a day, of ten hours, and they want an advance of 50 cents. ADDY DISCHARGED. No Evidence Against Man Brought From Idaho, Litchfie?!d, Minn., Aug. 13.—Philip Ad- dy was released yesterday, there not be- ing sufficient evidence upon which to hold him on the charge of being impli- cated in the murder of the Gorton fam- ily. GOLD SHIPMENTS GROW. Black Hills Bullion Moves East in Inersasing Quantity. A Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 13—The bullion shipments this month from the United States assay office in Deadwood will aggregate $200,000. The shipments so far have amounted to $60,000... This bullion was consigned to the United tates mint at Philadelphia. The of- fice here has had a big increase in business of late owing to the new re= cuction plants in operation, ‘ CHINCH BUGS ATTACK CORN. State Entomilogist Reports Damage in Anoka County. Prof. F. L. Washburn, state entomol- ogist, r2turned from a trip to Anoka county, ‘n the vicinity of St. Francis. He reports finding chinch bugs there in large numbers, particularly on the farms-of John McDonald, Mr. Stewart and Mr. Coburn. Several days ago the bugs left the grain and have since then been entering the cornfields in enor- mous numbers; in some cases they have penetrated as far as the twenty-fifth row. Mr. Washburn found that the farmers in that vicinity knew little about simple methods by which the bugs could be prevented from entering the corn. He showed them how to make the dust fur- row which, in dry weather, forms a sure barrier if properly made. Steps were at once taken by the farmers to prevent further damage to corn. Wheat has suffened in places. On one farm a field of Scotch Fife had lost 25 per cent of its yreld through this pest, and what was left is not marketable because of shrunken kernels. Time was lacking for him to visit all farms affected, but reports made to him indicated very serious damage throughout the county. Isanti county is also said to be badly affected. In places along the road between st. ‘Francis ani Bethel station thousands of chinch bugs were observed going frora fields where the grain had been cut, looking for food. One farmer fearing that his grain would not ripen, cut it for hay. Another cornfield, Prof. Washburn says, looked as though a fire had scorcked the lower leaves. closer inspection of the corn showed the presence of hundreds of bugs sapping the vitality of the plant. Two hundred circulars have been sent out by the entomologist to papers in counties likely to be infested, giving simple means of combatting this de- structive insect. The principal trouble lies in the fact that farmers do not no- tice the chinch bugs until too late to do most effective work. Prof. Washburn says that if furrows had been made and properly kept up as soon as the bugs started for the cornfields much of the damage to the latter might have been prevented. — RURAL ROUTES TO ALL PEOPLE. Government Tries Experiment in Washington County. Rural free delivery service is to be applied at once to the whole of Wash- ingtcn county as an experiment. The ttrteen routes now operated are to be increased to thirty-three, each under the charge of a carrier and a substitute. No other Minnesota county will have a like service, and Washington will be cre of the few counties in the country to which the service is applied as @ whole. Every road and cross-road in the county fs to be covered by the govern- ment carriers, each of whom will serve an average of 125 families. The routes Fave been laid out so that each carrier serves about 600 people. The routes will cover the entire district from, For- est Lake on the north to Point Douglas on the south. The carriers will make one trip each day over the routes, @X- cept Sundays. As in the cities, there will be a delivery on each holiday. Congressman F. C. Stevens, who was largely instrumental in securing the order just issued, said of-the service: “We have induced the government to try he experiment of covering the en- tire county with free rural delivery service. Washington county is thickly settled and an old county, affording 2 good opportunity for giving the experi- ment a fair test. It would’ be hardy pessible to afford such a service in any but a well settled county, because the routes would be too long and too scat- tered. “Bach of the carriers will receive a salary of $600 a year. There will be twenty new routes, and the county, with these in operation, will be as well served as any in the United States.” Ramsey county has six rural delivery routes at present, one out of Merriam Park, three from White Bear and two from New Brighton. Pilz ee ee SALE OF PINE IS DEFERRED. The Interior Department Won't Be Ready This Year. Although the officials of the interior aepartment have worked with unusual diligence, timber operations on the Chippewa reservations in Minnesota, in accordance with the provisions of the Morris act, will not be inaugurated un- til the winter of 1903. ‘The law requires that six months’ no- tice of sales shall be given, and this is the reason why operations will not be inaugurated until a year from next winter. At the same time it is the pur- pose of the department officials to pre- pare plans for sales and promulgate regulations at the earliest possible date, in order that the matter may be thor- oughly advertised and the best possible prices obtained. Included in the vast tracts in Minnesota is some of the best white pine in the United States. The iwinimum fixed by congress is $5 for white pine and $5.50 for Norway. of course prices greatly in exccss of these figures will be obtained. At the last sale of the timber on the Menomonie yeservation ‘n Wisconsin a large tract was fold for $10 a thousand, and some- thing approximating these figures are expected for much of the timber on the Minnesota reservations, although less may be obtained on accoun’ of fluctua- ticns in prices and other causes, which must be considered in such business deals. Universal interest is manifested in the sale, and for this reason the officials anticipate <hat there will be lively bid- ding and that as a result a large fund will be covered into the treasury for the benefit of the Indians. The Truly Remarkable. “Do you think there is anything re- markable in love at first sight?” asked the roman: ith. F yout “Not at all,” answered the cynic. “It le have been looking at each other for four or five years that it is when. BiG FEATURES FOR EACH DAY. State Fair Program Includes Many Attractions. No better program has ever been for the state fair amusement department for the week beginning Sept. 1 than that which has just been put out by Secretary Randall. The fair manage- ment has been especially fortunate this year in securing several specialty per- fcrmances of exceptional merit. It is predicted that the races will be the best ever seen on the Hamline track. The day program in full is as follows: Monday, Good Roads and Labor Day—2:09 class, pacing, purse $1,000, hippodrome races, band concert, bal- Icon ascension; 2:45 class, trotting, purse $1,000, Kilpatrick’s sensational awtomobile ride, running races on half- mile track, high wire exhibition, the great Schreycr's aerial cyclist and fly- ing dive act. Tuesday, St. Paul Day—2:13 class, paeing, purse $5,000, band concert, hip- podrome races, balloon ascension; 2 class, trotting, purse $1,000; Kilpatrick’s sensational automobile ride, running races on half-mile track, exhibition of saddle and harness horses, high wire exhibition, Schreyer’s aerial cyclist and flying dive act. Wednesday, Farmers’ Day — 2:15 class, trotting, purse $1,000; Kilpatrick's sensational automobile ride, balloon as- cension; 2:30 class, pacing, purse $1,000, band concert, hippodrome races, run- ning ’races on half-mile track) exhibi- tion of saddle and harness horses, hizh wire exhibition, Schreyer’s aerial cyclist and flying dive act. Thursday, Live Stock and Dairy Day —2:18 class, pacing, purse $1,000, hippo- drome races, band corcert; 2:35. class, trotting, purse $1,000, balioon ascen- sion, Kilpatrick’s sensational automo- bile ride, running races on half-mile track, high wire exhibition, Schreyer’s aerial cyclist and flying dive act. Friday, Minneapolis Day—2:21 class, trotting, purse $5,000, band eoncert, hip- podrome races, Kilpatrick’s sensational automobile ride, live stock parade, pa- rade by live stock firms of South St. Paul, running races on _ half-mile track, balloon ascension, high wire ex- hibition, Schreyler’s aerial eyclist and flying dive act. Saturday, Twin City Day—2:40 class, pacing, purse $1,000, Kilpatrick’s sensa- tional automobile ride, balloon ascen- sion, band concert, hippodrome races, running races on half-mile track, high wire exhibition, Schreyer’s aerial syclist and flying dive act. CENTRAL MINNESOTA HARVEST. Good Yield of All Grains — Some Changes for the Worse, Central Minnesota’s wheat harvest progressed rapidly during the past week, says W. E. Davis in the Minne- apolis Journal.. Counties in the central section have a good yield of all grains. The Hessian fly has done some dam- age. Some of the country on the west- ern border was injured by the extreme hot weather of two weeks ago. Gen- erally there is a promise of a good trade. Big Stone county’s yield, owing to the hot weather and hail, has been reduced between two and three bushels/per acre. ‘he Hessian ‘fly is the principal com- plaint in Wilkin, which, however, has 2 fair yield in sight. Grain has had a thrifty season in Otter Tail and Stev- ens® county has done well. Wheat acreage in this part of the state has suffered some decline, although it is probably not so great as the early re- ports made it. Todd and Morrison have increasei their cultivated acreage and devoted a portion of it to wheat. In the other counties of Central Minne- seta wheat has lost some to corn, oats and barley. Parts of Southern Minnesota have had too much rain. Blue Earth, Fari- bault, Waseva, Steele and other coun- ties in that section have suffered. In some localities the soil has been so wet ag to make the oats and barley harvest a decidedly puzzling problem. Since July 15 in that part of the state too much rain has made a decided chang2. Wheat will be naterially affected both! in yield ani grade. counties say that good weather from new on would give them a fair yield’ Brown county has held its own well. These results, together with the adverse effects of dry weather in the southwest+ ern counties in June, point to a com; paratively low yield of wheat in the two southern tiers of counties. POSTMASTERS TO MEET. Gopher State Handlers of Uncle: Sam’s Mail to Confer. Red Wing, Minn, Aug. 13. 4 ‘The third annual convention of the Post- masters’ Association of Minnesota will be held at Institute hall, state fair grounds, St. Paul, Sept. 4 and 5. Among the speakers will be Hon. J. T. Metcalf, super- intendent of the postal money order sys tem; W. E. Easton, postmaster at Still water; W. D. Joubert, postmaster | atj ‘Litchfiel M. C. Fosnes, inspector inj eharge of St. Paul, formerly director gen-; ‘eral of posts of Cuba; W. J. Munro, spe-+ cial agent, rural free delivery service. H. G. Wire, postmaster at St. Cloud; I A. Caswell, postmaster at Anoka; W. B. Strom, postmaster at Hector; Hon. H. A. Castle, auditor of the treasury for the postoffice department; J. S. Smith, as-' sistant superintendent railway mail serv-, ice at St. Paut; J. P. Temple, postmaster at Morristown. BUSINESS FOR BEMIDJI. New Sawmill to Cut Eighty Million, Feet of Lumber. ' Bemidji, Minn., Aug. 13.—A deal was, closed yesterday between Winter Bros./ formerly of the Thief River Falls Lum ber company, and Walker & Akeley, whereby the former become owners of pine on the stump to the extent of probably 80,000,000 feet. These logs will be sawed here in a new mill that will be built by the Winter Bros. this win- ter. ae Millers in those |. NEWS IN BRIEF. Overflow From the Wires in a Con- g densed Form. C. L. Dobson, a prominent lawyer cf Kansas City, ex-judge of the state cir- cuit court and an authority on corpor- ation law, died from injuries received in a fall. Judge: A. B. Patison, one of the most prominent jurists of Colorado, died at Denver of paralysis, aged fifty-seven. Judge Patison was a native of New York State. Lewis A. Wood, of the firm of Ed- wards, Wood & Co. of St. Paul, charged with reporting fictitious trades, was ex- pelled from the Chicago board of trade by the directors, The choir which sang at the corona- tion of the king in Westminster abbey last Saturday have sailed from Liver- pool to make a tour of the United States and Canada. Doris Kingston has entered the Trap- pist monastery at New Melleray, near Dubuque, Iowa. He spent several years in the Klondike, where he made $17,000, all of which he takes into the order. THE MARKETS. Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Aug. 13. — Wheat — No, I hard, 77@78c; No. 1 Northern, 76@77c; No. 2 Northern, 73@75c. Rye—No. 2, 45 @48c. Barley, 48@54c. Corn—No, 3 yel- low, 58@59c; No. 3, 57@58c. Oats—No. 3 white, 43@44c; No. 3, 40@41c. Minneapolis, Aug. 13. - Wheat—No. 3 hard, old, 775-8c; No. 1 Northern, old, 75 5-8e; No. 1 Northern, new, 705-8 @ 71 5-8c; No. 2 Northern, old, 73 5-8c; No. 2 Northern, old, 73 5-8c; No. 2 Northern, new, 68 5-8@69 5-Sc. Duluth, Aug. 13. — Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 72c; No. 1 Northern, 717-8c; No. 2 Northern, 70 3-8c; No. 3, 671-2c; flax, $1.44; oats, 32 1-2c. Milwaukee, Wi Aug. 13. — Wheat— No. 1 Northern, 78@78 1-2c; No. 2 North- ern, 76@771-2c. Rye—No. 1, 50@50 1-2 491-2c, new. Barley — Standard, 6 Oats — Standard, 43@48c. | Corn—Sep- tember, 51 3-4c. Chicago, Aug. 13. — Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 70c; No, 3 red, 66@671-2c; No. 2 hard winter, 69c; No. 3 hard winter, 66@ 671-2c; No. 1 Northern spring, 721-2 No. 2 Northern spring, 7ic; No. 3 spring, 70c. Cash Corn—No. 2, 55c; No. 3, 54c Cash Oats—No. 2, 26c; No. 3, 25 1-2c. Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 13. — Cattle— Beeves, $5.75 @ 7.50; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50@5; yearlings and calves, $2.50@4. Hog , $6.50@6.85; bulk, $6.62 1-2 @6.67 1-2. Chicago, Aug. 13. — Cattle — Good to prime, $8@8.90; poor to medium, $4.504 7.50; cows, $1.50@5.75; heifers, $2.50 @ 6.25. Hogs — Mixed and butchers, $6.54- @7.25; good to choice heavy, $7 @ 7.35. Sheep—Good to choice wethers, $3.504 4.25; fair to choice mixed, $2.50@3.6 ‘Western, $2.50@4.25; native lambs, $3.5¢ @6.25; Western lambs, $6.25. : South Si. Paul, Aug. 13. — Cattle — Good to choice steers, $5.50@6.25; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.75@5; gcod to choice feeding steers, $3.75@4.75; steer calves, $2@3.25; good to choice teck cows and heifers, $2.65@3. Hogs— Price range, $6.40@6.95; bulk, $6.65@6.80; rough sorts, $6.25. Sheep—Fancy lambs, $4.90@5; good to choice fat lambs, $4.5¢ @4.75; good to choice yearling wethers, $3.75@4.25; heavy weathers, ($3.50@3.75. HOLDUP BY OUTLAWS. Mexican Bandits Stop Stage and Get $4,000. Tucson, Ariz., Aug. 13.—El Correo d@ Senora brings an account of a daring hold-up near Hazatlan, Mex., by three trasked men, supposed to have been outlaws. The robbers secured $4,000 and made good their escape with the plun- der. The driver attempted to whip up the horses and was shot dead. The stage was full but the passengers were unmolested. THUGS KILL POLICEMAN. Early Morning Tragedy in Streets of Chicago Takes Two Bluecoats. Chicago, Aug. 13. — Officers Timothy Devine and Charles T+ Pennell, Patrol- men of the Thicago police department, were killed here early yesterday in a revolver battle with what is supposed to have been a gang of thugs. Much mystery surrounds the shooting, for both men died before an adequate ac- count of the shooting could be obtained. pa een a8 PRINCE SHOT. The Governor of Kharkhov Fired at Four Times. St. Petersburg, Aug. 13.—Prince OboI- enski, governor of Kharkhov, was fired at four times while he was in the main avenue of the Tivoli gardens at Khark- hoy. One bullet struck the prince in the neck producing a slight wound. An- other bullet wounded Bessonhoff, crief of police, in the foot. The culprit was arrested. CHINK KILLS HIMSELF. Man Supposed to Be Smuggler of Countrymen Quits the Game. Toledo, Aug. 13.—Wong Yen, a China- man under arrest for entering the United States in violation of the immi- gration laws, committed suicide in the county jail here by hanging himself with strips torn from a sheet. Wong Yen was believed to have been smug- gling fellow countrymen across the border. EMPEROR'S COUSIN. Grand Duke Boris Will Visit Roose- velt at Oyster Bay. San Francisco, Aug. 13.—Grand Duke Boris, cousin of the emperor of Russia, and party left here yesterday for Chi- cago. The duke will visit President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. will be an informal one. During the stay of the party in California many places of interest were visited. Fighting Bob’s Squadron. ‘Washington, Aug. 13—Rear Admiral squadron, consisting of the Kentucky, New Orleans and Vicksburg, which has been cruising in the Yellow sea, left Chemulpo, Korea, left yesterday for Nagasaki, according to a cable mes- Evans’ sage received at the navy department. Seriously Hurt by a Fall. The meeting ‘ ' q ; '