Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 7, 1903, Page 4

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, I‘N)B. ASK FOR S\I-LR FOOT BALL Healma ter; of Pins u:Sr"mo's Urgo Modi ficn' 03 of Presest Rules SEEK TO KEEP GAME'S SALIENT FEATURES Committee In Rules Make Soeh Win Redu Withent Leave Intereollegiate | o Changes an Severity of Spo Destroying It. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—A petition signed | by more than seventy head masters of schools, representing many states, looking t0 the modification of the present playing | rules of foot ball, has been presented to | the Intercollegiate foot ball rules com- mittee Tae petitiou is one phase of the move ment for the abolition of mass plays and had its inception at a convention held In connecton with the head masters com- mittee in Boston last summer. A com- mittee was appointed which drew up the tollowing efrcular letter: I'he undersigned, head masters of schools which foot bail is played, take this method of urging upon your eommittee tho desirabllity of 80 modifying the present tules as o eliminate as rar as possibie, | without sacrificing the game, the oujectic avie and serious features that exist at th. present time. The objectigns o' these fea: | iures have already been publicly made and we are bringing forward 10 new propo- sitlon. We, however, are in u_position to utserve in ‘detall the effccts of the game on those who play 1t, and our experiene with foot ball teams maae up of boys below the college nge shows us, In their extreme form, tha evil results of the game a8 at present played. We Also fecl, in view of the fact thai the large majority of college players learn the game (o se cure their preliminary tralning on school teams, and in view of the con: quent_Importance to collegs foot ball of having the game fully developed in the | secondary schooie, that our testimony as o the polnts in question is at least en- | titled to carefus consideration. | We wish o express in the most emphatlc terms oar judgment based on experlence that foot ball s at present played 15 0o severe and too dangerous and our bellef that It is porsible, by modification of the rules, to develop 4 style of foot ball that will retain the unlque and 1mportant ad- vantages of the present game without its most serlous attendant evils. We make no specific sukgestions, for you are the most competent ones to de- cide how the desired result cun be secured. We eimply presens our testin.ony and urge | you in the Interest of college and school athleties to speely action for the elimina- tion of the present objectionable and dangerous features of foot ball The petition was signed by almost every head master to whom it was sent apd the signatures represent all the leading foot ball schools of the east, as well as the champlon schools west, Including the fol- lowing: | Shortridge High school, Indianapolis, Ind.; Chicago Latin school, Chicago; Hyde Park High school, Chicago; Righes High | school, Cincinnati; Lewis institute, Chi- cago; Belmont. school, Belmont, Cal. JOCKEY hénFenN INJURED Wi ol Riding, by Ci to Be Thrown at the r 'Race Only NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6—Mon o] 6.~Monos _and Brief were the only winning favorites to- day, the latter's victery being won at the price of werlous injury to Jockey Redfern, The lad's masterly riding overcame the obatacles which the mare met In the race, her nose crossed the finish tepped in a_hole, stumbled and feli. Redfern ‘was rendered’ unconscious by the fall, and with but the exception of a brief interval remained so until removed from the track. Late tonight his physiclans ex- preas the belfef that his injurles are more ulln I lh n severe, Afl took uj tod 8 deiiberation the stewar b e Boy's father ¥ Redtern, fined him' $i00 and rotused his ad: - mi o the paddock during the re- malnder of the meeting. The trouble arose from the charges made In public by the eenfor Redfern that Pyrrho was *dead" when his son rode him. McGonigle was . sold today terma to J. J. McCafferty ard ran in his colors. Lady ‘Alberta was run up to §1,400 and sold io J. J. McCafferty, Weather clear; track good. Results: race, six furlongs: Royal Deceiver, Hicks), 16 to 1, won; Josette, 9 (Schilling), § to 1, second; Versifier, % (Foley), 8 (o 1, third. Time: 1:14 2-5 Second race, seven furlongs: Monos, 114 (Odom), 3 to 1, won; Dr. Fannie, 100 (W, | Hick®), 5 to 1, !N‘Gnd Masterful, 107 (Ful- ler), % to 1, third. . Time: 1:29 1-5, Thied race, 2-year-olds, three furlongs: Becky Rice, 110 (Hoar), 11'to 5, won; Alcom , 110 (Odom). 7 to 1 second: Miss Nancy, 1 (Elndnaons 13, acong, e 361-5. Fourth race. handicap. mile and one- sixteenth: Brief, 97 (Redférn), 9 to 10, won; 8t Tammany. o7 (Davisaon), ¥ to 1, secand Jena, §3 (Fuller), 4 to 1, third. Time: 147 Fifth race, six furlongs: Boaster, 104 (W, chkl 6 to 1, won; 8t. Cuthbert, 109 (Battiste), 7 to 10, second; Atlunta, 102 (Rob- bips) 2 to ¥ (h:nfl. Time: 1:14, xth race, welling, seven furiongs: Lad; Alberta, 106 (Fuller), 9 to 1, won; B. L. 113 ,(Odom)! 1to 2, second; i Rey, 16 (Rob- ‘ertson), 12 to 1, third. Tim on private 104 (W, Oakland Favorites Meet Deféat. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6—-Only one fa- vorite won today. The weather was fine, but the track was still slow. The main attraction was the seven furlong handicap, tueky over three praised Rare Old' Sunny On account of its rich flavor 10 which some clever sprinters met. Byron Hose was the favorite, with Kenllworth despite his impost of 136 pounds, a weil played second cholce. Results st_race, three-quarters of a_mile, sell- Nauldhak, 104 (Birkenruth), 8 to 1, won; Lady Gallantry, 9 (L. Wilson), 2 to 1, second; Salver, W9 (Jenkins), 10 to 1 thira. “Fime: 1:16% Becond race, ‘seven-sixteenths of a mile 2-year-olds, selling: _Planet, 106 (Bullman) 2 to b, wo anje Marie, 100 (Waterbury) 5 to 1 e:cond; Rose Farr, 100 (Kelly), 2% to 1, third, Time: 43y Third race, mile and one-sixteenth, ing: Marelio, 9 (Donovan), 12 to 1 Steila_Perking, 97 (L. Wilson), 6 to 1 ond; Grand Sachem, 104 (Birkenruth), 1, third, Time: 1:51 Fourth race, seven. ing el won; sec 6 to ighths of a mile, han- dicap: Blave, ® (W, Waldo), 4 to 1,'won; Byron Rose ' 108 (Bhaw), 8 ‘to 5, second: Kenliworth, 135 (Burns), 2'to 1, third. Time 1 Fifth race, futurity course, selling: Peter J. 108 (C. Kelly) 10 to ), won; Shellmount 14 (Bullman), s to 1. second; Oraviva, 106 (Jenkins), b to 1, third. Time: 1:18. | Sixth race, mile, ‘seiling: Mexicanna, § | (Connell), 4 to 1, won: Divina, % (J. Daly). | 2 to 1 'second: Ada N.. 165 (W. Waldo), | 810 1, third. Time: 1 WEFERS IS COMING TO AMES | Former Champlon Sprinter to Train State College Track Tenm, AMES, la., Feb. 6.—(Special Telegram.)— By unanimous vote the athletic council of lowa State college today elected B. G Wefers, once the world's champion sprin- ter, treck team trainer for the coming sea- son. Wefers, who is now in-Baltimore, will take charge of the work here March 1. He recelved training five years under Mike Murphy on Travers Island, New York, and is a g0od base ball and foot ball player. Montgomery W s Announced. MEMPHIS, Feb. 6-—Weights for\ the Montgomery handicap at a mile and a six- teenth, §2,500 added, to be run March 30, the opening day of t vl!rlng meeting of the new Memphis Jockey club, are announced by Secretary M. N, McFarlane tonight. The event closed with 108 nominations. Gold Heels, the SBurburban and Brighton handi- ap winner, has top welght of 132 pounds Final declarations are due February 21. The weights follow: Gold Heels, 132; Searcher, Athelane, 106 Maximus, i10: W, J. Dehoe, 104; Philo, 9; Barrack, 104; Jack De- mund, 168; Abe Frank, 116; Aladdin, 11 Au Revolr, ¥ Canvon, #; Corri 113; Bueregard, 98; Dischargea, 98 Fr F'un-t. #1; Huntressa, 103; Jim Clark, 104; Fatalist, Audiphond M: Walt Whitman, 97; Pericies, 9%; Terra Firma, 117; South Breeze, Sambo, 102; Marcos, 98; Huszzah, 100; { le, 92; Scotch Plald, 106; McChes- ; Lucien Applebya 121; Golden Rule, Cailpan, 107; Rolling Hoer, 110; The Lady, 17; Nitrate, 110; Prince of Endur- ance,’ 96, 'John McGurk, 105; Imp. Golden Wishes, 114; Senator Morrison, ;. Harry New, 10 Bard of Avon, #; Bkitful, 108; Jessle Jarboe, #; Five Natlons, 104; Trav- ers, 14;: Ranchman, 94; Latson, 88; Doctor Hart, 84; Maghoni, 97; Oleflant, 101; Fast Master Wright, 104; Telamon, 9; Lord Quex, 110; Salat Mareos, 114; C. B. Camp- bell, 100; John Peters, 114; Witful, 8; Far- mer Jim, 80; Major Tenny ‘8; Sarner, 104; Senator lluuh, 91; Edgardo, 9: The TI[ht ; Whisky Iv\'hl’ 1105 Nem’y McDaniel, B erie i Banter, (5 Drummend, 8; Hococo, : Potente, 3 S Gares, . '»)\'nxll 116; Janeway, 104: Spencer Relff, 1053 sh((u 9, Bob MecLean, 9: Ord- nung, 111; Otts, 11 Dewey, 107; Plquart, Wi Schwalbe, 106; Par Kxcellence, 107; Clonmell, 106; Marshal Nell, 102; Treacy, 8: Barca, 9; Bohul, 14; Prowl, 106; Waswift, 114; Sidney C. Love, 101: Flocarline, 101 Cavalr, 107; Lacrime, 100; Glenwater, 116; The Don, 97; Dick Furber, 100; The 'Con: queror I, 110; Jane Holly, With the Bowlers. On Clari's alleys lnst night M. R. Hunt- ington, Herman Beselin and W, H. Emery defeated King Denmén, L. J. Schnelder and Frank Conrad in a tenpin contest. Score: 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. Tot. 162 199 188 890 154 155 173 14 884 188 171 174 181 165 879 491 553 497 2,608 . 3d. 4th. 5th. Tot. 160 152 185 M7 14 171 168 768 Huntington . Beselin Emery Totals . Denman .. Schnelder . Conrad .. Totaly .. The Kellers beat the Western Juniors last night on the Western alleys. Score: KELLERS. 1st. 78 188 3d. Total. 526 74 461 07 94 2d. 168° 31 157 Morton . 135 Calder . Weaver Totals WESTERN JUNIORS. 2d. 180 182 1 168 166 3d. 194 124 131 159 167 %5 Total. [t 37 386 6 504 2,281 Timber Gibbs . “Hoffman . Davis ... ‘Bengele . Totals . Bu; ndicap Run Today. SANN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.—The Burns handicap, the classic race event of the west, wiil be run at Ingleside tomorrow. Falr weather and a moderately fast track is predicted. The field will probably num- per at least twenty. The betlirig promise 1o _be heavy. Nones re gor and Cunard hive the lead in the betting tonight. Following is a list of probable starters: Nones, 12 (Shaw); Argregor, 122 (Jenkins) Cunard, 119 (Waldo); Corrigan, 114 (Bull man); §lddons, 111 (L. Jackson); The Fret- ter, 119 (Donovan); Killott, 107 (F. Kelly) Wter Cure, 107 (Knlght)i Yellowtail, 106 (Waterbury); Eonic, 104 (Birkenruth); Hor- ton, 104 &A Kally)' Bmle McCarthy, 108 (Burns); rd Badge, 102 [Lewlis); Colonel Ballantyne, 100 (Frawley); Ishtar, ® (7. T. Sheehan); Durasso, 8 (Donnelly); Baini Bever, ( napp); Claude, Daly); Gola Bell, 8 (Reed); Dupont, 0 (Atiing Tie in Pool Tournament. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Henry P. Stofft of Cieveland and’Charles Wesaton of Chicago are tied for first place in the professional gwoepstakes pool tournament, which began four weeks agy at the Montauk Bllliard academy, Brooklyn. They met tonlght and Weston won by 125 to 4. This was Stofft's first defeat, as he had won elght straight games, while Weston had lost one. The Chicago man's victory tonight made him even with the Cleveland eapert, each hav- ing won eight and lost one out of nine ames decided. They will play the deciding ame tomorrow night. e scores of to- night's contest were: Weston, 125: high run, 42; scratches, 2. Stofft, 44; high run, %; scratches, McGovern and Bernstein Go Limit, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.—Terry McGov- ern and Joe Bernstein went the limit to- night in & six-round bout at Industrial hall before a well filled house. McGovern forced the fighting from start to finish and gave Bernstein punishment in every roun The Intter eyaded more severe brulsing by clinching. He was knocked down in_the fitth, but quickly regained his feet. Both finished in fairly good condition, neither howing dlstrese Jeftries Offcrs to Fight. DENVER, Feb. 6.—The Post today re- ved this felegram from James J. Jeffries You may announce for me that if Cor- bett will agree to meet me in & finish con- test at Carson City, I will allow him twenty seconds to recover instead of the customary ten the rules provide for."” FAMOUS BALL PLAYER KILLED Trolley Life from Hardie Menderson, Who Made Quite a Name as a Pltcher. PHILADELPHIA, Peb. 6.—Hardle Hen- derson, the well known base ball player, was instantly killed by a trolley car at Thirtieth and Market streets. Henderson stepped from an eastbound car and attempted to cross the westbound track, when he was knocked down and crushed to death. He made his record as a pitcher with tbe old Baltimore club more than twenty years ago. Recently he had been umpiring in the National league. Crushes distilled in the ddhm nnn s at stake on e DRt Not aged, colored. or flavered artificialy. SUBRY BAOOK BISTILERY GO, Jellerson County Ky, JUDGE GOES FREE ON BAIL Oklahoma Jurist C) der 1 wed with Mur- Released on 88,000 Bond, . GUTHRIE, Okla., Feb. 6.—Judge Samuel | democrats of the legislature are in caucus. | his part to get into the semate by a cir- SHROUDS FOUND IN COLLEGE S Offered as Testimony in Indianapolis Grave Rebbing Cases. GHOUL MAKES CONFESSION ON STAND Tells of Graves that He Robbed and of the Price Received from t the Accused Doctors, INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6.—There was a promise that there would be no lack of sen- satton during the testimony at today's trial of Dr. J. C. Alexander of the grave robbing cases A parcel In the possession of detectives was introduced as evidence. The parcel contained two shrouds found by the detect- ives in the basement of the Central college during one of the visits made to the place with search warrants. One of the shrouds was identified by a woman who did the needlework as one made for Mrs. Catherine Doehring, whose body was stolen from the German Catholic cem- etery. Samuel Martin, who was prominently identified with Cantrell fn the grave-rob- bing business, was the first witness today, He first met Dr. Alexander at the latter's office last June, he sald. He sald the doc- tor told him he wanted seventeen to twenty subjects for dissection and would pay $30 each. Doctor Watches Death Return: Martin sald that at this meeting Dr. Alexander told Rufus Cantrell that he would watch tho death returns at the Board of Health and would notify Cantrell. The first trip, he said, was in July, when with Can- trell and the others he went to the Ander- son cemetery and secured the body of Glendore Gates and handed it over to the Central college. The next day, Dr, Alex- ander paid him $10. The next trip was to the Ebenezer grave- yard, when the body of Wallace Johnson was secured. Dr. Alexander said the sub- ject was mot a good ome, because it was mangled by the cars, and Martin received but $5. From the eame graveyard he as- sisted in getting the body of Johanna Stiltz, for which Dr. Alexander pald him $5. In addition to those bodies Martin sald he got a body at the insane hospital grave- yard, which Dr. Alexander sald was & good subject. The witness assisted in ralsing the body of Rose Neldlinger at the cemetery near Traders' Polnt, early in August. The next day he saw Dr. Alexander injecting fluld into the body. For this body Dr. Alexander | paid him $10. Men Fell Away. Walter Daniels, with yellow skin and restless black eyes, followed Martin. He first met Dr. Alexander in company with Cantrell in July. He was introduced to Dr. Alexander by Cantrell as Walter Dan- fels from Chicago, as a man who would stick. Daniels said Cantrell told him I worked for Thornton J. Barnes, demonstrator of anatomy at the Northwestern college in Chicago. Dr. Al- exander sald he was glad that someone would stick, for the boys had fallen down. Cantrell sald bodies were not worth much in Chicago and Dr. Alexander said they were worth but a dollar in New York. He said he had nothing on hand then, but he would watch the returns and let us know when we would be needed. The following Saturday night we went to Dr. Alexander's office and he told us there was @ good colored subject in the Anderson cemetery and he wanted us to go out and get it. 1 asked him what my share would be and he sald $3. 8o we went out and got the body of Estella Middieton. Alexander sald that It was a good. subject and paid me the $3. Liveryman Case testified that Dr. Alex- ander had paid him $40 for rigs used by Cantrell. Charles Mediras, a pawnbroker, sald Dr. Alexander had twice taken Ca; trell's clothes out of pawn and had paid him $20. William Jones sald he was taken to Dr. Alexander’s office by Cantrell, where he made arrangements to foin the ghouls as a driver. Jones said he took no part in the robbing, merely watched ‘the team on the | different expeditions. On onme of the trips to Anderson he said Dr. Alexander drove up In his buggy and talked with Cantrell. Dr, Alexander spoke to all the men. The witness sald he had been paid money twice by Dr. Alexander and once the doctor sent him money by Cantrell. STILL VOTING FOR ADDICKS fon Asks for More Time to Think About Geing Into = Caucus, Oppo: DOVER, Del., Feb. 6.—The regular re- publicans asked at the Addicks caucus for an extension of time until next Monday. The others reluctantly ylelded to the re- quest. The fitteenth ballot for senator resulted: Long term—Irving Handy, democrat, 21; Louls Heisler Ball, regular republican, 8 John Edward Addicks, union republican, 2! Anthony Higgins, regular republican, 2. A proposition from the democrats to ald In the election of the two regular or anti- Addicks republicans Is believed by many 10 be the only solution of the muddle cre- ated by the retirement of Mr. Addicks. Former Unit2d States Senator Kenny, onc of the democratic leaders, has submitted a proposition to the domocratic caucus in- volving an offer to the regular republicans of the solid support of the democrats for the nominee of that faction for the long term In the United States senate, leaving the short term vacant. The twenty-one The friends of Colonel H. A. Dupont are unquestionably centrolling the movements of the regular republicans, and they are sdvancing the argument lhat the with- drawal of Mr. Addicks is merely a trick on cultous route. It is understood that the democrats off- ered to support Congressman L. Helsler Ball for the long term, allowing the other senatorship to take care of itself. This offer was rejected todsy, but it may be taken up and considered later. The regular conference committee made a last request of the union republicans be- fore agreeing to accept the proposition, “WIll you agree to allow us to name one senator, you taking the other?” The union republicans replied that they could ablde by nothing but the vote of a majority of the republican caucus, Both -sides agreed finally to allow nego- tiations to remain open, for a few days, as it was then time to take & ballot for United States senator. State Chairman Al sald after the balloting Our offer still stands out of courtesy to our republican associates. Mr. Addicks, of the Addicks leader, course, is our candidate until another cau- cus ie held. He simply withdrew in the 1 terest of harmony, but we refuse to change trom him until thére is a general caucus of all the republican members. When Asesmblymen Townsend and Con- nor went into the regular caucus with the union republican offer, Senator Flynn, the regular republican leader, said: While we cannot do all you ask, still I C. Pettit, ex-supreme judge of the Osage Indian agency, has been released from cus tody on an $5,000 bond. He has baen in prison nearly £ year on a charge of murdering another member of the Osage tribe at & dance given at the Pottit home, when it is alleged the dead wan lasulted some of the guesi teel that we are close together. ek ok il FIRE RECORD. lowa Postofce Gutted. FORT DODGE, Ia, Feb. 6.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Money orders, letters and papers 1a the Humboldt postofice were burned this e S —— .0““000.-“‘-“‘0‘ THE ILLUSTRATED BEE OES IT SEEM STRANGE to you that The Illustrated Bae should so peristently reiterate its claim of supremacy? It you are a steady reader of the paper you have long since been convinced, and the statement is not Intended for you 1t 1s made for those who have not yat become acquainted with the beauties of what is generally admitted to be the best magazine supplement put out by a western newspaper. In both its literary and art phases The Illus- trated Bee excells. It fa given the closest attention in every de- tall; its subjects are always those of Interest to the people of its terri- tory, and yet of such general nature that they are read and copied in many other papers. Imitators it has many; equals it has none. And the next number will be of the sort you have become accustomed to. OHN W. SPRINGER'S name bas been familiar to western prople, par- ticularly stockmen, for several years. The Illustrated Bee will now make his face famillar to its thousands of readers. A handsome portrait of this gentleman is used for a fromtisplece of the next number, together with a short sketch of his career. EORGE FRISBIE HOAR, the venerable senator from Massachusetts has hardly been looked upon out west as a bumorist; but & special article giv- ing some account of his character- sstics, sheds a little light on a hidden yhase of the venerable statesman's aature, and makes him appear more human than the Congressional Record indicates, It is accompanied by a fine portrait of the gentleman. REIGHTING BY STEAMBOATS AND TRAIL is the title of an article that will recall to many an oldtimer the days before the railrouds pushed west along the old Mormon trail. It gives a good deal of information as to the methods of carrylng on trans- portation operations in those tim and is illustrated from photographs taken in the days when Omaha was a port in fact as well as in name. OLLAND'S GOVERNMENT IN THE ORIENT is a special article which tells of the methods pursued by the phlegmatic Dutch in their dealings with the volatile inhabitants of the Maylasian domain under Queen Wil- helmina's jurisdjetion. It 1is Inter- esting in connection with some of the problems our government has on band. ANAL .IGGING ) EUIDPE is dis- cussed by Mr. FrankG. Car- penter in his weekly letter. It 1s full of information concerning the water- ways, natural and artificial, and gives tacts concerning the immense trafiic over. them. Illustrations are from photographs. TAGE PRODUCTION THAT COST A FORTUNE deals with the spec- tacle, “Mr. ‘Bluebeard,” now running in New York. Over $200,000 was spent on this plece before the cur- tain was raised on its first perform- ance. How the costumes and scenery were designed, how the ballets were rehearsed and how the whole thing was put together, is interestingly set forth. Illustrations are from pho- tographs. NEBIASKA WHIST PLAYERS in a group, the speakers' table at club banquet, Bishop the Wo- the McKinley 0'Gorman of Sioux Falls man's club of Sutton, the Talmage Hose company, and other Interesting individual plctures are used to give the paper its customary value to the local readers. 1f you are not already a subscriber you should order the pa- per trom your newsdealer today, THE ILLUSTRATED BEE R ] morning in a fire which left the interior of the postoffice bullding & wreck. The loss will reach several hundred dollars. The cause of the fire the explosion of a kerosene ‘amp. Kmployes of the postoffice were obliged to leave without being able to save snythiog. The money and stamps were orotected by a safe. Firk at Lebanon. LEBANON, Ind., started here today shortly alter midnight deétroyed the Neal and Cason buildinge The loss fs $125,000, the heaviest in Leh- anon's history. The insurdace is half the loss. MERGES = MINING SUPPLIES New York Syndicate Seeks to Combine Anthracite ! i i i % t f i s % Companies in Distr PITTSBURG, Feb. 6.—Agents for a New York syndicate are working to form a combination of mining car and supply companies in western Pennsylvania and ‘West Virginia. Ther have opticns on about eighteen plants and afe negotiating for others. g All large concerns, with few exceptions, have named a price and given an option. The combine is to be capltalized at several millions and s to have its headquarters in Pittsburg WILL NOT IMPEACH JUDGE na Legisin Ad Report Exomerating Butie Jurist of Corrupt Deall HELENA, Mont., Feb. 6.—The house ju- diciary committee, to which was referred the resolution demanding the impeachment of Judge Harney, brought In a report rec- ommending that the resolution be laid on the table, The report was unanimous and adopled by the house. This disposes the impeachment proceedings. as of Publish you: legal notices in The Weekly Bee. Teelphone 238 e e o Feb. 6.—A fire which | : | 8taamens Adjonsn Depatare snd Fustorios Olo'e for Want of Coal. TRADE 1S, HOWEVER, \IGOROUSLY ACTIVE Dun Gives Report Encour ot Country's Bu Drawbacks Imposed Frelght Congestion, ness in Spite by NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weckly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: | Vigorous vitality Is conspicuous in trade | and industry, despite the handicap of ove strained and lamentably inadequate facili- tles for transportation Concentrated efforts to reduce the con- gestion at a few favored polnts apparently | intensified the blackade elsewhere, and in- | { clement weather added a new disturbing | | factor to ‘i already complicated situation. | Every possible method is being adopted to | improve conditions, enormous sums are ap- [ropriated for exiensions, vet accidents and osses are frequent. Fuel Famine s Disnstrous. Transatlentic vessels failed to leave on schedule time and many manufacturing plants are closed, in part or wholly, Labor disputes are more numerous, although not prevalent to any extent in the leading in- | dustries, As the season advances there is notable activity in bullding trades with the tomary acceleration cf inquiry for mat rials. Retall dealings in most staples are fully | sustained and wholesale and jobbing trad is steadily improving, although deliveries | cannot be guaranteed. Forelgn commerce is_keeping pace with domestic trade. Rallway earnings during January were 8.6 per cent Jarger than last year and 17 per cent in excess of 1901, It would hav occasioned no surprise had the cost of liv- ing materially advanced during the mid- winter months, as owing to the restriction of production fn some lines there were nu- merous factors in evidence caleniated to | aggravate the situation. In the face of | inflating elements the consumer Wwas pe- culfarly fortunate, as shown /by Dun's ‘index number of prices proportioned to consumption, which was 3100920 on Ieb- ruary 1, against §100,355 a month previous, an advance of only one-half of 1 per cent. Cotton s strong, liberal exports and do- mestic competition more than redlizing the heavy iIncrease of port recelpts. Coffee aroused from its lethargy and advanced a small fraction because the world’s stocks decreased much more than was anticipated. Iron Trade Alters Little. Conditions in the fron and steel industry are without essential alteration. Far from catching up with orders, the leading pro- ducers find 5,500,000 tons of contracts on hand and statements on a somewhat smaller scale are made by other lines. Traffic dificulties increase, deliveries of coal are uncertain, and in Chicago coke is nominally $10 a ton, while Cunnellsville ovens produce freely, but Pittsburg sup- plies are inadequate. A large quantity is enroute and there is growing confidence in the trade that the worst congestion is over for this season. Purchasers in some divi- slons of the market still show an inclina- tlon to postpone placing of contracts in expectation of better terms, but the gcn- eral level of quotations does not recede. | Numerous contracts are taken abroad, be- cause domestic plants cannot make ship- ments within the specitied time, and one | result of the excessive activity lere has{ been a decided improvement in the foreign industry. This has militated against im- ports, as prices are firmer in European markets, yet engagements continue on a moderate scale. Plans for rallway extension assure much | new business while carriage and implement | makers are constantly in the market tor | material. Little new business has been placed with New England shoe factorfes, although | there is sufficient work on haud to assure activity until late in March, Distinct development is noted in the buy ing in cotton, buyers tinding buying difii- cult., In woolen goods there, is steady absorp- tion, with no speculative activity, Specula- tive lines of dress goods are firm and mov- ing briskly, Large consumption of raw mu- terlal by the mills holds wool steady at the recent advance, despite a somewhat wealker closing at the London auction sale. Fallures in the United States were 263 against 264 last week and 210 the corre- sponding week last year, and {n Canada 32 | against 30 last week, 27 the préceding week and 25 last year. CANNOT STIFLE TRADE BOOM, Weather Conditions Retard Business, ut Do Not Stop It. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: Unfavorable weather conditions may re- tard, but they do not arrest trade and in- dustrial development, which continue in exceptionally full volume for this season of the year, Spring trade, as pointed out here- tofore, i3 earlier and of larger volume than in any previous year, and the remarkable steadiness of prices is evidence taat sta- bility in present conditions is expected for FUEL STILL BADLY NEEDED| | 1ors of the Loc | noon, followed by burial at Riverside eeme- Lennox, some time, died today. W experience distiller's art Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. consideration is :$196,000. The Utah Liex Former Senator ously Il at Lake SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, 6.—~Former United States Senator Frank J. Caunon, who was operated on fo* appendicltis Wednesday, is reported to be in a condition today, with chances much agatnst his recovery He passed a bad night, but is reported resting a IAtle casier this afternoor KANSAS FARMERS ot is Foot Snow in Deeatur County Insares a Good Crop of Wheat. TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 6 from Decatur county, west portion of Kansas, stato that ot snow has fallen .since midnight level. Farmers are. jubilant wheat prospects. DEATH RECORD. Mo ADAMS, Neb.,, Feb. gram.)—Melvin D. Horham, postmaster and editor of the Adams Globe, died here this morning of tubercular meningitis, nged 43 years. He was a ploneer, coming bere from Indiana in 1568, and was a graduate of the State normal at Perur He was county perintendent of Gage county two torms a prominent Odd Fellow and He leaves a wife and :hr Funeral of Governor's PIERRE, 8. D, Feb. 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Arrangements for the funeral of Roscoe Herreld are for a service in the par- s hotel at 2:30 in the after- a foot over vin D. Horham, (Special Tele- and Highlander. sons. Son. tery. All state offices and business houses in this city will be closed for the after- noon and business generally suspended. Colonel A, J. Gordon, HARTVILLE, Mo., Feb. 6.—Colonel A, J. Gordon, aged 80 years, a civil war veteran and onme of the first settlers of Wright county, has been found deed in the ware- house of his store here. He is believed to have died of heart disease. end Editor, DEADWOOD, S. D.. Feb. 6.—Charles Hoxie, mining editor of the Lead Call, died in Deadwood of consumption, aged 48. He had been in the Black Hills five years, com- ing from California, where he was born. British Ambassador to Austri VIENNA, Feb. 6.—Ralph Milbanke, the British plenipotentiary here, died suddenly today of heart disease. ady HWenry Gordon Lennosx. LONDON, Feb. who had —Lady Henry Gordon been seriously 1l for some time to come. The current reports from the dry goods trade are umong the most cheerful ever re- corded at this season,of the vear. Cotton note exceptlonal activity and ngth, but other lines of spring trade are busy. Iron and steel are actlve for this season, iumber production and demand is brisk and hardware is in heavy demand This progress is being made in spite of some drawbacks, but these very shortcom- ings are evidence mereiy of superabundant prosperity. For instance the notice given earlier in the week by the western rall- roads that they would be forced to refuse numerous clagses 0f heavy frelght, such as grain, flour, iron, iron ore and lumber, and that in fact “hey could only take perish- able and quick-moving merchandise, is evi- dence that the rallroad facilities, ‘as fre. quently noted before, have mot expanded 80 quickly or In as great proportion as has the volume of husiness offered. In the Iron and steel trade the fuel situa- ton is really but little better, owing to the congestion in_car transportation between the coal reglons and consuming points. The late spell of mild weather has brought about an improvement in the coal situa- tion. Coll weather was rupon-mh- for Tower | prices for butter and eggs In January and some hog products aiso declined, but cereals remained steady and textiles nearly all advanced, as did several kinds of iron and steel, copper, tin and naval stores, off- setling the lower movement in quotations of country produce, coal and coke, petroleum, hides and some grades of leather. Owling to the steadiness of the large ma- Jority of prices the net movement of prices jas a whole was only slightly downward, | ABSOLUTE SEGUHITY. Genuine Carter’s Little Liver Pills. | { less than o per cent decline being noted for January. | " Chief ‘among the staples showing etrength | | 1s raw cotton. While buyers of iron and | steel evince a tendency o stand off as re- gards distant deliveries, Pressing needs for | immediate purposes induce numerous small | sales, which make up a considerable ag- gregate of crude material. Finished products are as active as here- tofcre. Ralls, structural materials, wire, | | bars, railroad material and even tinplates | are in active request. Some large orders for pipes Lave ulso been booked, but a good sized order for steel rails had (o be placed abroad owing to the inability of domestic manuiacturers (o make good. One concern reports orders on its books for 5,500,000 tons. the largest future business of which there is any record. Structural materials are | rather firm. An additional feature making for present iron prices is the feeling that iron ore prices will be advanced this spring. This, taken In connection with the higher cost of | fuel and advanced freight rates, would | seem to postpone the day when (he long | predicted downward revision of prices i3 to occur. Large sales (30,000 tons) of open hearth steel are reported at Pittsburg, where structural material, plates and bars are active. ‘Tinplates are stronger and most_of the mills are In operation. Steel bar manufactarers will adhere to the 1.60- cent rate. A Pittsburg concern bullding telephone conduits has secured a 31,500,000 contract from the Russian government Wheat, Including flour, exports for the week ending February 5, aggregate 3,905,916 bushels, against 4,420,065 1ast week. 4,060,467 in this' week a year ago and 4996816 in 191, Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate isabessas bushels, againet 17014666 last season and 120,823,459 Corn exports aggregate 2400316 bushels, sgainst 2,045,099 last week, 109,145 a year ago and 4171440 In 1901 or the fscal year ex; bushels, against 22,013,1%) 119,666,794 in 1901 rts wre 22,801,016 last season and Business ' fallures for the week ending with February 5 number 28, against last week, 47 in the like week in 1902, 20 in 1901, 281 in 1900 and 185 in 1889 In Canada failures for tho week were 2, as against 30 last week Sele Site at St. Louis. 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