2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H. MULLIN, Editar. Published ISvory Tltnrstlay. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Per year °|J If taid in advance 1 " u ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements are published at the rate of on ilol »r per square foronc insertion and llfty cents | er square for each subsequent Insertion. Kites by the year, or tor six or three months, at'' low ami uniform, anil will be furnished on up llcation. i.egal and Official Advertising per square, tl. ■ a times or less, »2; each subsequent lnser tlo '0 cents per square. l,oial notices In cents per line for one lnscr •ertion: 5 cents per line tor each subsequent consecutive insertion. i >: ituary notices over five lines 10 cents per line. Simple announcements of births, mar rlages mid deaths will be inserted free. Business cards, live lines or less, U per year; over live lines, at the regjUnr rates of adver ■ lis vr. No local inserted for less than 75 cents per IKS UO. JOB PRINTING. The Job department of the Paass Is complete ami . Birds facilities for doing the best class of w< r'.t PAKTICDI.AR ATTENTION PAID TO LAW PIIISTING. No paper will be discontinued until arrcar at are paid, except at the option of the pub lisher. , I'apcrs sent out of the county must be paid Cor in advance. The Chinese are passionately fond of , all games of skiit and chance, and in particular of chess. The Chinese form ' of the game closely resembles the Eu- 1 ropean method, but is usually played wiui Hat wooden disks with their dis- j tinctive marks written upon them, j Servants begin to play the moment their master's back is turned, and men j and women, boys and girls, sent oner- | rands, will stop in the streets and , play. __________ In Austria the working time for women and children, as well as for adult males, is restricted by law to 11 hours a day. Permits for overtime can. however, be obtained from the nu- . thorities. In small shops, as a rule, i no permit is asked, the police not get ting knowledge of such overwork. Sunday labor Is prohibited in Austria, but exception is granted for some in- j dustries, such as bakeries and restau rants. While the Kaw river valley is recov ering from the most destructive inun dation of two generations, the broad wheat belt of Kansas is girding itself for the mighiest harvest in its history. Unmolested by frost, drought or insect, Kansas' yield of wheat promises to surpass in abundance and perfection of maturity anything in its previous history. The bulk of the harvest will be delayed from a week to ten days by the recent heavy rains. •London's first quick lunch restaurant was opened for business on the Strand the other day. Despite the solemn warnings of the Lancet against these places and the terrible down pour of rain, there was a great rush of curious cockneys, to whom buck wheat cakes with maple sugar, griddle kes, etc., presented an absolute ■'elty. The A-rviccs of the police had to be enlisted a short time to con trol the crowd. The rush continued throughout the day. The project of a tax on fat people is being considered in Sweden. The ad vocates of the tax argue that when a man is above a certain weight he is in a well-fed and consequently prosper ous condition, and so in a position to contribute easily to the public funds. It is proposed that persons weighing 125 pounds and less shall be exempt from the tax, but that persons weigh ing more than 125 pounds shall be sub ject to a graduated tax, which would be doubled for those weighing more iiian 180 pounds. Joseph ForroT of Hazelton, Pa., was fined $5 by Mayor William Relnhardt for wearing a high silk hat. The hat, which was of the style of 1870, was several sizes too large for Forro. and in order to prevent it falling over his cars he stuffed it out with a handker chief. The result was so ludicrous that Forro's appearance along the street was hailed with derision. He caused so much excitement that the police finally arrested him. The city of Kenosha, Wis., will try the most unique scheme in the history of municipal ownership under the terms of an order issued by the city council for the opening of a grocery store and butcher shop, to be under tho entire control of the city. In tnese stores all the provisions needed for the paupers will he dealt out to them, the city saving all profits of middlemen. Alderman Peter Jacobs, who is the father of the plan, claims that the city will save hundreds of dollars annually by entering into the mercantile business. The Turkish censorship at Constan tinople has objected to an American Bible publishing firm printing the word Macedonia In the epistle to the Thes salonians, chapter 1., verses 7 and 8, and chapter iv., verse 10. The cen sor Insists thai the words "the vilayets of Salonlca and Monastlr" be substi tuted for Macedonia The Bible pub lishing company says that t le Ameri cans will cense circulating the Scrip tures In Turkey rather than »11<■ r it single word in the Bible. Tic rea on for this strange ruling is not trade public. / marriage lottery has been organ ised! by the Bm helor club, of Seymour, (1 Dm e a v"ir the 25 mem bet will draw lots. The i tie receiving a blank ticket must marry within a year Tim penalty for fullure is the forfeit of ff.fi, which each member has «t> -posited with lie treasurer, ixpullon from the club, and IONS of all money pnld in the club's Insurance fund The man who HhiilfN by Die it raw I IIK will i'ii i ive (or his wedding enpemte- The club lias been lirgauUeil for 15 years Mini i.o member has far violated M ini tiation i aih POSTAL SPAN HALS. President Roosevelt Says Guilty Men Must Suffer. In a Letter to tin* Attorney l.enernl He Xu((pita that .111 Charge* Against OHlclnla and Other* be Inves tigated and Kffbrl* I »ed to Hrlng Oft'ender* to !• iinlHliiiieiit. Washington, June 25.—The ]>resi- j dent has sent the following letter to the attorney general: "White House, Washington, June 22, 1903. "Sir:—As you know, the charges in connection with the post- , office department are now being in- j vestigated by Fourth Assistant Post master General ltristow, who lias had placed at his disposal by the post master general every resource of the department, including the services of Mr. Kobh, whom you detailed from the department of justice to the postoflice department immediately after the removal of Mr. Tyner. As a result of this investigation a number of indictments have already been had and it is probable that other indictments will hereafter be asked for. There can be no greater otfense against the government than a breach of trust on the part of a pub lic official or the dishonest manage ment of his office, and, of course, every effort must be exerted to bring such offenders to punishment by the utmost rigor of the law. The district attorney's office of the District of Columbia has faithfully and zealously seconded the efforts of the postoflice department in this mat ter, but the amount of work in the office is such as to make it difficult, without neglect in;* other important public duties, to devote all the time necessary to the prosecution of these eases. "I suggest, therefore, that if you cannot detail some of your present staff, you appoint special assistants in these postoflice cases, not only to take up the cases in which indict ments have been found or hereafter may be found, but to examine into all charges that have been made against otticials in the postal service, with a view to the removal and prose cution of all guilty men in the ser vice and the prosecution of guilty men whether in the service or not, where the cases are not barred by the statute of limitations. Sincerely yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." "lion. T\ S. Knox. Attorney General." Carrying out the president's SllJJ crest ion. Attorney General Knox has appointed Charles G. Ponabarte. of Baltimore, a special attorney to as sist in these prosecutions, and upon liis return here yesterday afternoon Mr. Holmes Conrad, former solicitor general, was tendered a like appoint ment. KING PETER. »H Killer V a* Iteeclved Willi tiroa? £ '.iillio*ia*iii lie 1....1. (tic Outli ol <111!re uud Keviowed the Troop*. Relgrade, June 23. King l'eter ar rived here at in o'clock yesterday morning, lie was received with great enthusiasm. The ministers, government officials, judges, municipal and military au thorities and leading citizens were as sembled on the i la t for in of the rail road station, which was profusely decorated. The only foreign repre sentatives who participated in the re ception of the king were the llussian minister, M. Tclinrykoff, and the \us trian minister, Herr Dumba, with the members of their respective lega tions. A guard of honor, with a band, saluted as King Peter descended from his car and greeted the cabinet min isters. A procession WHS tlipn formed anil tin* king proceeded to the cathedral. The streets were lined with troops and crowded with people. After the celebration of mass, which was attended with all the splendor of the eastern church. King Peter drove instate to the new palace. Although the kind's entry into Bel grade was distinguished by a diplo matic boycott, his reception by the people was everywhere marked b heartiness which approached genuine enthusiasm, in which all classes par ticipated. Belgrade, June 2'">. Amidst great enthusiasm. King Peter yesterday morning took the oath before the skupshtina. Subsequently he held a I review i.r the troops. King Peter : yesterday afternoon confirmed the j appointments of the existing minis try. The member- of the provisiotial ; government yesterday afternoon pre sented their resignations to King I Peter, who accepted them. His mnj e-ty then Initnwtcd Premier An kuiumovies to form a cabinet, and the premier recommended the reten tion of the present cabinet, to which | the king agreed. King- l'eter yesterday formally nn nouiiced his accession to the Servian throne to President I.oubet and .11 | the Kuropeaii sovereigns. Last nh'ht he addressed a long proclamation to "my beloved people," announcing that lie hail taken the oath in lu * form in accordance wtth the untiti minis widi uf the nation and proiuli- Ing to remain a true constitutional , sovereign, to devote himself to the ' advancement nml welfare i>f then: tlon and to •■afeguard the freedom and rights of the people. I'olir People Injured, Hartford, t'oiiu., June !}*.. railing ■ a distance of :t3 feet from the crtM»-> , bar of a telephone pole to the ifi-oiind yesterday, \H>ert l.iirkum. a lineman, struck and injured three other per ; son*, one |ierliap- fnlullv l.urkuiti himself Is iip|uirently suffering l frmi Internal Injurie ml hi- le are p.tr atyseil. Itlll Sli I |ini«' II |« »L t mil, Pitt liuiff. P» .hine i.t I .ml ship ment* by river to lite smith 'l'm* diy •nd y lerduy Ml,"!' reputed D,tiuii,tU9 1 >1 two million li iiß mil '% lie »lil(|>ed tuUty. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1903 CROP REPORT. fold Wralbrr mid ICaln* ■(•'lard Farm Work In tlie Kml and llif Lake Ke« Klon~Whr<l Need* ICulii In \% entern Stale*. Washington, June 24.—The weather bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: While still too cool in the districts east of the IJocky mountains, the temperature conditions of the week ending June 22 were somewhat more fovaruble in the central valleys and southern states, hut over portions of ! the lake region and middle Atlantic ' states and in New England it was | colder than in the preceding week. I Heavy rains in the two last named i districts interrupted farm work, but 1 in the Ohio and upper Mississippi j valleys and gulf states the condi -1 tions were very favorable for culti i vation. i A general improvement in the con -1 dition of corn in the central valleys is indicated, especially oier the west ern portions. In Ihe Take region, .New England and middle Atlantic states little or no improvement in j this crop is noted. In all northern and central districts corn continues j very late, but is in good state of cul tivation, except in the middle Atlan tic states. | Winter wheat harvest has made favorable progress and is now gen eral in the central portions of the | winter wheat belt, with disappoint ing yields, especially in the southern portions of Missouri, Illinois and In diana. j Spring wheat is suffering for rain in Xorth Dakota and portions of South Dakota, and is affected by rust quite generally in Nebraska. ! The outlook for oats is less prom ising in the Dakotas, Nebraska, northern Minnesota, Missouri and southern Illinois. In Wisconsin, Kan sas. on uplands in lowa and in north ern Illinois a good crip is promised. !An improvement is reported from 1 Michigan, the Ohio valley and middle j Atlantic states. | Cotton continues small, but its ' general condition is somewhat im proved. Cultivation has made good progress and fields are clean, except j in portions of eastern districts, i In New England tobacco needs ! warmth and sunshine, but elsewhere I the crop has made favorable progress I except in North Carolina and por tions of Virginia. Tobacco is grow ing well in Tennessee and the Ohio valley, a marked improvement being reported from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In Missouri, Arkansas. Illinois, Tn diana ami Pennsylvania apples are un promising. but the outlook continues favorable in lowa. Wisconsin. Michi gan and Kentucky. In New York the prospects vary from poor to good. In the Virginias and Ohio an iiuprove l inent is reported. < liieago Handler* Strike, Chicago, June 2.1. A general strike of all the freight handlers employed by the railroads centering in Chicago may follow the calling out of the Chi cago <£■ Alton men yesterday. Ac cording to President Curran. of the | Freight Handlers* union, unless Ihe management of the Alton road shall recede from the stand taken it will i l>e necessary for liini to extend the | strike to the other lines to enforce I the demands of the union. The 1 freight handlers employed by the Al ton road quit work yesterday because two union men had been discharged. Chicago, June 26. —The strike of freight handlers in the bouses of the Chicago <X- Alton railroad Is regarded by the officials of that road as ;i : closed incident. Work was .resumed there yesterday and the vacancies caused by the Walk out «>f G.I per cent, of the men have been tilled. Siiccc**!nl landidatcs. Annapolis, Md., June 24.—The fol lowing candidate for admission to the Naval academy passed successfully the mental examinations and have been ordered to report for physical examination: J. H. Karle, California; J. I>. Karle, New Jersey: 11. C. East man. Illinois; W. J. Eceleston. Mary | land; I!. S. Edwards, Pennsylvania; W. \. .1. Edwards, Pennsylvania; E. j Z. Ewing, Illinois; W. S. Earlier, In- I dinna; F. C. Farnam, Minnesota; \. ! W. Frank, Alabama; 15. F. Frellsen, ! Iowa; 11. C. Fry. North Carolina; 11. ! S. Galloway, at large; 12. C. Gardner, : Indiana; 1.. E. Gates, New York; 1.. : F. Gehres, Ohio; I!. C. Giffen, Nc j braska; I!. E. (iilltnor, Iowa; A. G. ; Glick, lowa. Kdtet Against Ihe I'ln*. St. Petersburg. June 21. \ new edict, sanctioned by the czar, pro ! hibiting the sale in Finland of guns, ammunition or explosives nf any sort, except under the most severe re strictions. has been issued. Viola tions of the provisions are punishable , by a heavy line or imprisonment. I he holding of rifle meetings is also in j terdieted except by ipecinl sanction of ihe governor general of Finland. The edict is regarded being a long step towards the complete disuruia ment of the Finns. Obtained Much Inloriiliitloii. New York, .lime 24. The delega tion of German agriculturists whom the kaiser sent here to study farrtt ing conditions returned from a six weeks' tour of the western states la i night. The haw* obtained much Information on methods of farming on a huge scale and the peculiarly \merlctin methods of "Donan/a" | farming. Irrigation and freighting methods, ami will make an exhaust ive report to the German cmueror on their return. Ntn t iniiuilii ii, strike <nii.it. New York. June .'I Ihe executive board of Ihe Mnftuic and Filcuu tie Tilelnyers' union culled a *y mpn tile tie strike >• -terdav against u|| employe! 11l the ttulhliu}' trades Employers' a million who had shut out tiny of the other union affiliated with the tiourd of building mechanics, Hmrll 100 lieleualr* frt«ciil, Detroit. Mich., .luui 1 'I Nearly IIMI member* of ihe Vine, it an Wale' wi.il « in ini ion ore at tending the twenli ipoiid mutual convention of III* it vH'Uttioii. « hi< h l» in <e**iot| wl Ih* Hotel I adillne. TULLOCH CHARGES. Ex-Post master General Smith Replies to Tliem. He lleft-lid* III* Action In All 'lain I'oliil* Mpecilied 111 Hie 4 liurge* AgainM llnn Payment ol .*1 Hilary I lerk* Approt ed liy Hie <'olll pi roller. Philadelphia, June 27. —Charles Emory Smith, who was succeeded as postmaster general by Mr. l'ayne, made public yesterday his reply to the charges made by Mr. Tulloch in connection with the postotiiee investi gation. "Philadelphia. June 23, I'.IO-i. —Hon. llcnry C. Payne, Postmaster general. Sir: —ln view of the publication of the letter of Fourth Assistant Post master General Bristow 011 the .so called Tulloch charges and of the accompanying reports of inspectors made to him in 1 soy and 1900, 1 deem it incumbent 011 me for a right public understanding to make a further statement, supplementary to my let ter of May 27. and to present the papers in their proper relation. "It will l»e seen that the Tulloch statement and the inspector's report are practically identical. At many points the language is exactly the same. It is as if they were written by the same hand. The Tulloch statement was submitted to me. The inspector's report was submitted to the fourth assistant. It was the business of the inspector to find whatever seemed to call for explana tion; it was left to the postmaster general to find the explanation and the truth. "This was done by probing the Tul loch statement when it was present ed. All of the transactions described as irregular were examined, and a report was made to me which took them up item by item and groups of items and gave the facts and the ex planations in each case. To this re port I direct particular attention. If its statements are correct, then on most points its explanations are sat isfactory. "These main points may lie thus summed up, each in a sentence: First, names of military postal clerks were put 011 the general roll till the mili tary appropriation became available; then they were transferred to the military roll. Second, the bond pre miums of military postal clerks were paid for good reasons which are plainly set forth and which had the approval of the comptroller. Third, the purchases of Porto Rico supplies were made from the regular depart ment contractors named under com petition and at regular contract prices. Fourth, the vouchers for ex penses of department officials travel ing on official business were made as required by the auditor. Fifth, the lease of the Washington postotiiee was shown to be entirely justified. Sixth, the apparent double payment of those employed in examining let ter carriers* claims is fully ex plained. "These points embrace all that are specified in the charges, except Ihe items relating to appointments, in cluding the individual cast's of har rier and O. 11. Smith, and thus the matters open to question are re duced to the appointments, which, all told, involve thirteen clerks and seven cleaners. Even this is not an irre ducible minimum, for several of these appointments, as shown in the explanatory statement, were perfect ly right and beyond any question. "I wish to accept the largest meas ure of responsibility which belongs to me in connection with all these mat ters. but it seems due to fairness to state certain facts. The war against Spain, declared three or four days later, was dated back to April 21, I siis. That was the very' day on which 1 was sworn in as postmaster general. My first d.itv, before even familiarizing myself with the de partment, was to make immediate provision for the letters of the scat tered army of 250,000 men which was promptly raised, followed by pro vision for the full mail of the islands. The administration had been install ed for more than a year. The depart ment force had been organized, and, of course, it was properly accepted as it was found. When the immedi ate duly in hand v. is taken tip ii w.i discovered, curiously enough, thai there were absolutely 110 records of the military postal service in the civil war. There were 110 known precedents. We had nothing to guide us. We had to make our plans. The determination of the general plan and policy devolved on the postmas ter general. The execution of the details detolved on the first assist ant's bureau. We had at first no spe cial appropriation, and so had lo meet the requirements out of the regular nppropriation. Afterwards, when the special appropriation became avail able, we had to recoup the general appropriation in order that the regu lar service might not uffer. The ie things were effected in part through the Washington office, and orders were given which suliordiiiiitc of ficials neither did nor were required to understand. "It is 111 V purpose lo address you respecting ilu- letter of the 1 ml -er lice commission on the subject, but thai will more properly form a ep- II rate communication. The minor tiud unimportant report of Inspector l.illle. nillilc in t'.inu, | shall deal with In 11 different way. Ucspcct 112 ttlly you 1 , "CII Vlil.ES KMOItN S\|| I'll." I illicit iiiti Mam licit. New York, .1 n i|e 27. The building trades war w 1 renewed y•• tenlay I when a delegation from the Orna mental t'lasici Worker-' union ami 40 reprcsciilatUe of the board of iinit t eil building trade*, marched through I the upper \\c-l -side culling out all pia lerer who were overlooked Thur-itiy. Pla 'errr throughout ♦ lie lon 111 r \ who work for met burn ! of the New \ nrk Employer*' tMurin t I Wtll • ftlh •! 01,1 ,11 111 t, .■ lie I Ham Parks declared ye terday if thin ll I not t" V *e effect ue llic Hon • . MMilha* and lb idgewieu * union, will ! oith r a national strike. OUR FLAG HONORED. American and liorinau Naval < a|>taln« ■Exchange < all* In (•eriiian Wulrm- Klng William** Vacllt I'loat* Ilie Star* and Mtrlpea. Kiel, Prussia, June 25.—The com bined American and German fleets burned several more tons of powder yesterday morning during the hur ried calls of the captains to one an other's ships and the ceremonious visits of Ambassador Tower and some of the belated higher German officials to Hear Admiral Cotton. I'lieii Mr. Tower, Admiral Cotton, the American commanders and Naval At taches Potts lunched with Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia and the German admirals and captains. Emperor William arrived here at 0 o'clock last evening on board the imperial yacht llolienzollern. As she entered the harbor she had the stars and stripes flying from her stern mast. As she passed by Hear Admiral Cotton the German flag was dipped three times. This was un precedented. At the reception Admiral Coifiii thanked the emperor in the name of the president of the United States for the courtesy shown to the United States navy. The llolienzollern entered the lane of warships, at the upper end of which were the American ships. The emperor stood alone on the bridge. The crews manning the crosstrees, turrets and shies of each of the American ships gave his majesty three cheers as the yacht passed, which lie acknowledged by saluting continuously. The imperial colors were flown from the aftermast of each American warship. Aboard the Kearsarge was a party of Americans, including Am bassador Tower, T{. I!. Kitt, secretary of the llerlin embassy; Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Yanderbilt and Mrs. Potts, wife of the United States naval at tache. Earlier in the day Rear Admiral Cotton had received a telegram from the emperor saying his majesty would be pleased to receive, him and the other commanders of the Ameri can ships soon after his arrival. Con sequently. the rear admiral assembled the captains on his flagship and just as the llolienzollern was attached to her mooring buoy Hear Admiral Cot ton's barge reached the yacht's gang way. ('apt. I'sedom met Hear Ad miral Cotton. Capts. Walker, Hemp hill, Cornwall and McCrea, Lieut. Hussey, of the admiral's staff, and Naval Attache Potts at the head of the gangway and presented them to Emperor William, who was standing two or three steps away with his suite grouped behind him. His maj sty shook hands and conversed for a minute with each of the American officers, saying how g'ud he was to see them in German waters. I're*ident Iteoievelt Send* a Telegram to lOiiipcror William. Washington, June 27. —President Roosevelt yesterday* sent the follow ing telegram of thanks to Emperor William in reply to the latter's mes sage regarding the American squad ron now at Kiel: "Washington, D. C., .Tune 20.—1 thank your majesty for your gracious welcome to the United States squad ron and for the complimentary ex pressions of your dispatch. I had al ready received notice from Admiral Cotton of the kindness shown him and his •-«; ;t:\r.>11 by your majesty. I am deeply impressed by these tokens of your majesty's friendship and good will towards the United States, and I reciprocate in the heartiest manner the sentiments which your dispatch convevs. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." DRIGGS INDICTED. 4 hnrged Willi Unlawfully Agreeing to Receive .Honey lor Procuring a I'on irucl Irom ( lilted Male* Government New York, June 23.—Former Con gressman Driggs was indicted by the federal grand jury in Rrooklyn yes terday. He appeared before Judge Thomas and gave bail. The indict ment grew out of the investigation into postotiiee affairs made by the grand jury. Four indictments were found, all practically alike. Each charged that Driggs, between July 20 and 24, 1000, unlawfully agreed to receive and did receive a SSOO check from the ISrnndt- Dent Co. for procuring a contract from the United States government for making and delivering 250 auto matic cashiers for the postollice de part ment. Mr. Driggs refused absolutely to comment on his indictment. He has previously admitted, however, re ceiving a salary of $12,500 from the Brandt-Dent Co. for introducing its machines, but claimed that the work he did for the company was done be fore he was sworn in as congress man. but after his election. Hate* lor Vaell I Itacc* « hanged. New York, June 25. The regatta committee of the New York Yacht club announced yesterday that the ilntcs for the special races of the \achts Constitution, Columbia and Rclimiee at Newport have been chang ed and (lualli fixed as follows: June 2'.t and lo and July 1. 2, ii ami I. \* planned originally the series was to end July *. It oil lied ol 9110,111M1. Pueblo, Col., June 2">. \ real es tate agent named Hcrriugtou, from Omaha, who stoppce here on his «ll\ east from Durnngo, was robbed at the I nion depot la 1 night of a vali-e saiil lo contain siiil,o(Ki worth of se curities. w low >1 llrwyirrati, lies Moines, la., June S3. With the delegate* evenly divided upon the re ulhrniutloii of Ihe Kansas lily plat form, thi* stale democratic conten tion wa* culled lo order yesterday morning in the new \mlitori 11111 by George F. Itiueharl, of Newton, chair until of ihe stale central committee, the following ticket wa* inuni Mo... J It UMlMvam, in ton; llciilenatil fevertior, D. It I'.aiter, of lowa City; judge of in preme court, JohH It 1..1i1w.i1, of Tll ma. .upurtiilewdeM of public 111 •|.in 1 lon. \ li Mel uiih, uI Howard, CORNELL DAY. I Slip Will* All liiwc lliiio ill IntiK ' collegiate CoiitealN I van is Second in C«uH)hred Kvenli Poughkeepsie, .V. V., June 27. —Var sity four-oiirtled race, two miles: Cor nell first, time 10 minutes :f4 sitoiiils, third of a length over Pennsylvania, second, time lo minutes :i5 I-.") sec onds; third, Wisconsin, time 10 min utes 55 ,'f-5 seconds; fourth, Columbia, time 11 minutes and 14 seconds. Best previous time in four-oarded race 10 minutes 31 1-5 seconds, made by Pennsylvania in 1000. Freshman race, eight-oared, two j miles: Cornell first, time !t minutes : 18 seconds; Syracuse second, time | minutes 22 1-5 seconds; Wisconsin j third, time 9 minutes :i2 seconds; . Columbia fourth, time 9 minutes 41 ' seconds; Pennsylvania fifth, time 9 ( minutes 45 seconds. Best previous i time 9 minutes I9'/ 2 seconds, made by Vale in 1897. N arsity race, four miles, eight oared: Cornell first, time IS min utes 57 seconds; Georgetown second, time 19 minutes seconds; Wiseon , sin third, time 19 minutes 29, 2-5 sec i onds; Pennsylvania fourth, time 19 I minutes ,'!n .'{-5 seconds; Syracuse fifth, time 19 minutes ,'lO 2-5 seconds; , ( oilimbia sixth, time 19 minutes 54 1-5 , seconds, liest previous time. IS min , ut.es 5.i 1-5 seconds, made by Cornell in 1901. For the first time in years there I were distinct surprises in the inter collegiate races here yesterday. Two , crews of practically unknown quanti ■ ties and whose coaches had not pre dicted or had not hoped for them anything better than fourth or fifih I places in their respective races, each I finished second in the two most im portant, races of the day. The Syra j cuse university crew took sueh close I second honors in tiie freshmen race that for the last half mile it was :t serious question whether her boys would not pull to victory. George i town university in the varsity race, I while finishing a very bad second to the phenomenal crew putin the race J by Cornell university, walked away j from the other four crews in the ' race, old timers with the exception of | Syracuse, in a manner that made the i rowing sharps simply throw up their hats for joy. Columbia university I crews, from which very much had , been promised, finished in the worst j possible shape, although in the bet ting, in the general predictions and in the prognostications of her coach, she was supposed to have an excel-- l lent chance in both the four-oared ! and varsity races. As it was, she fin ished last in the four-oared race. It was, as it has been now for the ' past two years, Cornell day. As in last year's regatta Cornell won all i three races, and while only one rec j ord was broken, it was the general | concensus of opinion last night that had the Cornell varsity crew been ; pressed the record would liav» been, broken even in that race. DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW. Liiu Temperature Curtailed Trade in llry liiiiMln unit <lotlil»£ I run anil j M«*ei ,tl»rkfl Ha* Steadied, j New York, June 27. —R. G. Dun's I Weekly Ilevicw of Trade says: .No definitely unfavorable element is apparent in the business situation, but there are several uncertainties I that engender conservatism. In re gard to distribution of merchandise, the long period of low temperature lias curtailed trade in dry goods, clothing and other seasonable lines. After further moderate conces j sions in prices of iron and steel, espe cially in pig iron and partly finished shapes, the market has steadied, and there are indications that no addi tional reductions of consequence are probable for the present. Buyers are still uncertain as to whether the ! bottom has been reached, and there is no eagerness to place contracts. • Concessions are no longer readily oh- I taincd, however, and the tone is iin , proving. While it is well known that a large amount of new machinery is ! specified in plants in course of erec- I tion or contemplated, there is an in clination to delay the placing of eon | tracts as long as possible. Much of interest has developed during the past week in regard to the foreig j situation. Contracts for steel rails ; were placed abroad, presumably be mise of early shipment required. Manufacturers of cotton good I have again advanced quotations in i several lines, notably sheeting-, al though there is no attempt to secure j prices in proportion to the present ! position of the raw material. Pro duction is being steadily curtailed and supplies of goods will soon be abnormally light. No improvement is i reported in the c haracter of reports from jobbers or retailers at chief 1 points of distribution, except that ! moderate success lias attended the semi-annual clearance sales by local jobbers. Now lines of light weight woolen- for ne\t spring are still con lined to narrow and low grade goods. Failures this week were 22.1 in the United Stales against 200 last year and 19 in Canada, compared with 20 j a year ago. lOulilli'd lo llrfflii t'olilmi't, Washington, .lir.ie .'7. \s-istant i Mtorney (ieneral Kulib, of the post office department, yesterday lUilimit ted to First Vsistunt po-imaster I (ieneral Wynne a decision in the money order contract ca e which I holds that the bid of Paul Herman, of New York, who submitted a bid I $ 15.04H1 below that of the present con tractor*, meets the requirenn >it - <>f law and that he i therefore entitled j to receive the contract. % Jrilou« < rlMlr. Sherman, loan., June !?. \ngered tiver her refu*ttl to tuarr,\ loin, P. li. j Worilcu, nf t .iinit-l. \ N \. i... 1 iv I killed Kilittl 111' Cue, iil-o or tluil 1 tow ii, by lulling her throat. tie then utlucked \lr». Sherman Koseoe, I sl-ter in l.iw ..f MfcM ItwM ...'. with a liiiiiinier, ii'ii-liiuj.' hei Uull uml in Nil tiiitr pi nli.iill\ fatal Injiirit r 11* then attempted to kill liun-i-lf l.y <h'»itiii(f, 'Che I'Diite ttknliftu <1 fur \\m- I itvn's ml- | t hut lie w.i inly miiUuin of Mi>» tloneoe iihl killed lirr In a rutlf lwe«Uk« M<* llri'!ili«ni ti« mii rr.% Ui hi
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