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3 2 930, 0 was 0 The 0 1 6.90. 1 steady, 7.66: wan 0 will this The The The An all THE PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915. 7.50. CATTLE Receipts, 16,000 head. The market was steady.

Steers, 10.10; cows, heifers, 9.25; calves, SHEEP--Receipts, 10,000 head. The market was steady. Lambs, 8.60: yearlings, $6.50 7.00; wethers, $5.50 ewes, $5.25 AT PEORIA. Peoria, Sept. -Estimated receipts here today, 500; quality good, largely medium and heavy butcher grades.

Market opened slow and generally 5c lower than yesterday; no tive and steady at opening prices. choice hogs on sale. Closing more acLight, mediums, 7.80; heavy, $7.40 7.60; roughs, $6.25 6.65: pigs, $6.50 CATTLE -Receipts small and market slow and weak. Steers--Prime butcher, good to choice, medium good, 7.00; canners and cutters, Heifers---Prime, $7.50 goo to choice, fair to good, $6.00 common to fair, Cows -Prime, good to cutters, fair to choice, medium to good, good canners, $3.40 common to fair canners, $2.75 3,40. Bulls--Prime butcher and shipping, $6.40 7.00: fair to good butcher and shipping, 6.25: good heavy bolognas, canners and common, $4.00 Calves--Prime veal, good choice veals, fair to good veals, good to choice heavy, common to fair (all weights), BLOOMINGTON MARKETS COUNTRY PRODUCE.

(Prices Paid by Dealers.) Eggs, fresh, per dozen .16 .17 Butter, per pound .22 Potatoes, per bushel .60 Turnips, per bushel .60 Lard, per pound .11 Onions, per pound LIVE STOCK. Heavy sows, per 6.50 Choice hogs, per 7.00 Steers, per cwt. 7.00 Heifers and cows, per cwt. 5.00 Sheep, per cwt. 4.00 Lambs, per cwt.

7.00 Calves, per cwt, 7.00 POULTRY. Spring chickens, per .20 Cocks, per pound .05 Old hens, per pound .11 Ducks, per pound .08 Geese, per pound 05 HAY AND HIDES No. 1 new timothy, per No. 1 old timothy, per No. 1 mixt hay, per Clover hay, per Straw, per 6.00 No.

1 green hides, per 10.00 No. 2 green per 9.00 Salted hides, per 11.00 GRAIN. White corn eYllow corn No. 3 oats .31 Slightly stained oats .30 Wheat .90 SMITH-HAMILTON GRAIN CO. Members Chicago Board of Trade BROKERAGE Livingston Building.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL, NEWS NOTES OF CLINTON MRE. PETER ROBB IS DEAD. Board of Review Largely Increases Assessment--High School rollment Is Heavy. Clinton, Sept. Peter L.

Robb died last night after a long and 1ingering illness with nephritis. This is the second death in the family within the past two weeks, her son, Thomas Robb, having died but a few days ago. Mrs. Robb was a devout member of the Presbyterian church. Her maiden name was Isadora Bradley, and she was born in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, on May 16, 1855.

When she was but one year old she came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Bradley, to De Witt county and lived with them until December 24, 1873, when she was married to Peter L. Robb, of ville, who survives her.

Mr. and Mrs. Robb lived in Barnett township on their farm until the autumn of 1905 when they moved to Clinton, 520 North Mapie street. To this union were born three children, Alice L. Robb, who died in infancy, Gecrge Lester Rob, and Thomas L.

Robb, who died two weeks ago. Mrs. Robb is also survived by two brothers, Thomas E. D. Bradley, of Chicago, a prominent nttorney and George N.

Bradley, superintendent of schools in Amboy. Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon. Itev. Peter MeEwen, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Assessment Is Increased.

The work of the present board of review, which is nbour to complete Its Inbora, Indicates some surprising results in the additional Assesament which has been made to the taxable lista of the county. Property in the county, both real and personal, has been made the subject of additional assessment to the amount of $390,000. On account of the 25 per cent reduction in hank assessments which is allowed practically in every county, there will be a net extension of ndditional nascssment of about $275,000. Clintonia township, AR the largest township in the county, has produced the greatest the incrense in this township being $91.000. Santa Anna township to increased about $10.000.

In rent estate raises, Rutledge township lends with $55.000 and Waynesville le second with 000 The members of the board of revtew were Harry Scott, chairman: Titus Hinchlif and John Bedinter, and Thomas F. Greene, clerk. Mission Services Next Week. Mission services will be held at St. John's Catholle church next week, both morning and evening thruout the week.

The hours for the services will announced next Sundav. Fattern Fantan and Eekhart, of Minnenpolla, members of the Dominican order, will have charge of the For H. S. Athletio Benefit, final game of the Commercial league between the Colta and the hueens to deelde the championship will he benefit for the athlete no. sociation of the high school.

There be An admission fee of fifteen cents. The proceede wilt he used for purchase of suits for the football squad. game will be played Thursday afternoon, probably at the Hafety First park. Will Observe New Year, Thursday will be the Jewish new year and Jewish business houses of the city will be closed upon that date. there la no synAgOgUE in city, the Jewish worshippers will attend services either in Springfield, Bloomington or Decatur.

Funeral of Josech Freudenstein. funeral services of the late seph Fretidenstein took place at the late home at o'clock this Ina. Itabbi Bydney B. Tedesche, of the following officers: President, Miss Clara Hamm, El Paso; vice-president, Mrs. Mary E.

Goodrich, Minonk; corresponding secretary, Miss Annie Roper, El Paso; recording secretary, Miss Myrtle Dye, Benson; treasurer, Miss Esther Moore, Eureka; auditor, Mrs. Josie Marshall, Eureka. Open to all the pupils in county is the contest for prizes for the best essays, the subjects be obtained from the W. C. T.

U. state superinten lent of scientific temerance instruction. A first prize of and a second prize of $3 is offered for the best high school essay, a first of $4 and a second of $2 for the best seventh and eighth grade essays, the essays to be by their teachers before May 1, 1916, to Mrs. E. T.

Reynolds, Eureka, county superintendent of S. T. I. The county executive meeting is to be held in El Paso on the second Friday afternoon in November. DEATH WAS UNEXPECTED.

Mrs. Craig, of Fisher, Dies at Mahomet Where She Went for Treatment. Mahomet, Sept. only a brief illness, Mrs. Roselle Craig, of Fisher, died here, her death coming as a sudden shock to the community.

She came here to receive medical attention. Miss Roselle Horsley was born February 20, 1856, at Mattoon, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Berry Horsley. She was married about forty-four years ago to Mr.

Bedwel and some time after his death to Mr. Craig. After her marriage she and her husband lived for a number of years in Champaign and about four years ago moved to a farm near Fisher, where she resided at the time of her death. She is survived by three children, W. H.

Bedwell, of Champaign; E. H. Bedwell, of Tuscola, and Mrs. Colegrove, of Edinburg; one sister, Mrs. W.

T. Akers, of Mattoon, three grandchildren, Harold Wesley Bedwell, of Tuscola, and Elden Colegrove, of Edinburg. AUTOMOBILE KILLS BOY. Machine, Said to Be Owned in Pontiao, Runs Down Emil Goebel in Streator. Streator, Sept.

aged 13, son of Emil Goebel, was killed and a companion, Fred Weiss, of about the same age, was injured when an automobile, said to be owned, it not driven, by A. E. Holman, of Pontiac, ran them down last night The lads were standing at the intersection of Bloomington and Stanton streets, when the Pontiac car on Bloomington street, in an effort to pass at the street intersection two cars ahead, turned out and ran into the two Streator lads. Goebel's skull was fractured, but he survived until 2 morning. The Weiss boy suffered no serious injuries.

The driver of the Pontiac car stopt it and went to the aid of the victims. He left town without being detained by the police. Another Accident. A second serious auto accident oCcurred at the fair groun.de as a result two Chicago professional speeders are in the hospital today, one in a com atose condition as a reault of concus3.on of the brain and with slim prospects of recovery. The one near deatn is Charles Liebey and his companion is Herbert Rykroft.

One of them raced at Odell recently and had the same cur, a Stutz, here. He has been wildcatting in an auto racer for some time around the country. He came here to have a race with local parties and while practicing bad a tire blow out as he was making a sharp turn on the race track. The machine leaped into the air, threw both men out and, turning completely over, landed right side up, but thru the fence. Liebey's father is now here from Chicago.

Besides the head injury, young Liebey had an arm broken. Rykroft had his nose broken and was erwise injured. DWIGHT WOMAN ENDS LIFE. Mrs. John Pell Committed Suicide Tuesday With Poison.

Dwight, Sept. John Pell, wife of a teamster here, committed suicide late this afternoon by drinking poison, The cause for the act is unknown. Gives Paxton A Clock. Paxton, Sept. Lawrence, at the meeting of the city council last evening, offered to install a -faced town clock teed for five years to strike the quarters, halves and hours, providing the city will construct a tower and secure a suitable location.

A special committee, Aldermen Snelling. Karr and rence, was appointed by the Mayor to net in conjunction with Mr. Lawrence in securing location for the tower and Mr Lawrence was given hearty vote of thanks for his generous offer. Mrs. A.

J. Nelson Dies. Paxton, Sept Hattie J. Nelson, wife of A. J.

Nelson, past away this morning at her home near Rankin, after an illness of two weeks. Funeral services will be held day afternoon at the home and the Swedish Lutheran church in Clarence, Rev. Mr. Nelson, of Rankin, officiatIng. Interment In Glen cemetery mausoleum in this elty.

BARRED FROM WORK Five Militiamen Are Ousted From Miners' Union for Being Members of National Guard. Hillsboro, Ill, membera of the Hillsboro local of the United Aline Workers of America have been ousted from that organization, it was charged today, because of their membership in the Illinois National Guard. The matter has been referred to Dickson at Springfield, lil, for investigation. An Illinois state law makes it a misdemeanor for any one to cause member of the national guard to lose FiR position because of his member. abip in the Illinois organization.

Five members of Company 1 of the Fourth regiment of the Illinois militia ed today that when they returned firm the recent encampment at field they were told they were no members of the union and could not return to work. Temperatures. Lowest Highest Mon. 7 p.m. Turn.

Night Boston 64 Buffalo New York 68 New Orleans 72 Chicago 66 Detroit Omaha At. Paul Helena Nan Francisco 66 Winnipeg .......64 62 BURGLARS ARE BUSY Several Mansions in Chicago Are Robbed While the Owners Are Away for the Summer. Chicago, Sept. burglars are believed by the police to have been conducting systematic raids on sions in the city's most exclusive districts during the absence at summer resorts of their millionaire owners. It was reported tonight that, besides the J.

Ogden Armour robbery, which occurred last night, a number of homes in Chicago's fashionable districts had been entered. These included the resiMadden, T. Glennon of Martin B. Congressman, and Rush C. Butler.

The extent of the robberies cannot be ascertained until an exhaustive survey shall have been made by the police and the owners communicated with. One Suspect in Custody, Announcement was made tonight that Melville Reeves, known locally as the "skyscraper burglar," had been taken into custody, and would be confronted tomorrow morning by Mrs. J. Ogden Armour and her three maids, who were held at the point of a revolver while the Armour mansion was being robbed Monday evening of money and jewelry valued at $3,460. Reeves was said by Capt.

P. D. O'Brien, chief of detectives, to resemble one of the burglars as described by Mrs. Armour. Secure a Finger Print.

A finger print which appeared on the jewel cases handled by one of the robbers who invaded the Annour home Is being compared with records at the police bureau of identification. The Madden home is less than a block distant from the Armour residence, as is also the Glennon home. The Butler residence is just across the street from Congressman Madden's home. All three were looted, according to the police. It was said that from the Butler residence several hundred dollars worth of cut glass and a number of priceless heirloom in the form of old jewelry had been taken by the intruders who effected an entrance thru a broken window.

Deliberate at Madden Home. In Congressman Madden's home, the burglars had gone to work ly. Silverware and jewelry had been collected and placed in bags and several expensive Turkish rugs had been rolled up, preparatory to being carted away. Before the work could pleted, however, the police arrived, The burglars evidently had gone to procure means of transportation for their loot. It was said that nothing was stolen from the Glennon home, altho, of course could not be determined definitely in the absence of the owner.

Armour Offers Reward. It was stated that Mr. Armour would offer a reward for the capture of the burglars who invaded his home and badly frightened his wife and three maids. The amount of the reward was not made public. Mrs.

Armour peared today to have recovered from the effects of the shock which perienced last night and was to confer with the detectives working the case. Reeves Arrested Year Ago. Reeves was taken into custody a vear ago, charged with numerous burglaries in large office buildings. His wife, who was similarly charged, was released by A jury, which disagreed when it took up the charges against Reeves. DUMBA SEES LANSING Will Leave Nothing Undone to Handlcap the Production of Munitions for the Allies.

Washington, Sept. Constantin the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, laid before Secretary Lansing today an explanation of a letter written by him to the Vienna foreign office discussing plans withdrawing Austro- Hungarian labor from for, American plants making war supplies for Great Britain and her allies. Neither the ambassador nor Mr. Lansing would comment upon the interview when it was over. The impression prevailed in official quarters, however, that the secretary would submit the matter to President Wilson, with whom would rest the decision as to whether the explanation 18 satisfactory, Page Cables Text.

The text of Dr. Dumba's letter, recently seized by British authorities from its bearer, James F. C. Archibald, an American, wan cabled to the state department early today by Ambassador Page at London and had been the subject of a conference between the president and Secretary Lansing before the ambassador reached the department. Another Serious Matter.

It in understood that the use of an American passport to shield senger who carried not only the Dumba letter, but dispatches from the man embassy, and other documents. was regarded by them as quite as OUR a matter an the activities revented by the letter itself. Outlined Austrian View. From reliable sources, it was learned tonight that Dr. Dumba, in making his explanation, outlined the Hungarian view of the plans dealt with in him letter, contending that It contemplated no violation of the laws of the United States.

New Decree Issued. So far, it wan said, no steps had been taken, but the ambassador had been instructed to give widest Ity to new decree of him government making naionals liable, under martial law, for rendering assistance in the manufacture of munitions of war for enemy. This decree, previously announced. provides punishment of long terms of imprisonment and even death by hanging for Jana committing the offense at home or abroad, Co-operation in carrying out the purposes of the law, it wha pointed out, was held to be mere futfillment of the duty of an ambassador charged with protection of him nationals. Will Stop at Nothing.

It was not denied, however, that Austria- representatives, while they had no desire to injure American interests, would not hesitate to handicap in any way possible, the efforta of their enemies to obtain munitions. she able AD- on PANTAGRAPH MARKETS Corrected Daily DOWN AGAIN Price in Chicago Touches a New Low Point for the 1915 Crop. Wet Weather Tended to Scare Corn Shorts--Oats Are Relatively Firm. Chicago, Sept. receipts in northwest were largely responsible sending the wheat market today to low price records for this season's The close was unsettled at net decline, with September at and December at Corn finished with a gain of to oats un to In prothe outcome was a setback of to Crop May Be Short, Uno.

icial estimates by leading exthat the aggregate domestic to crop not exceed 900,000,000 bushels to overcome bearish sentiment to a very moderate extent, and too, did late reports of crony weather some parts of the winter belt. Export Orders Needed. Export orders for wheat appeared to badly needed here as well as other primary markets in the United States. Seaboard announcements of 600,000 bushels to 700,000 bushels taken for Europe were said to refer almost wholly to purchases of Manitoba, Rain Scares Corn Shorts. Wet weather tended to scare shorts corn.

The effect proved more than full offset for temporary heaviness in sympathy with wheat and for glowing reports regarding the crop outlook in and Illinois. Oats Relatively Firm. Prices of oats were relatively Arm thruout the day owing to a good call. Besides, it was asserted poor, grading important factor threatened than to a become maJority of dealers had been led to ex- General liquidating sales by discourholders of pork carried the entire provision market down grade. On the break, however, it was said that business developed and that domestic cash demand picked up also to considerable extent.

Estimated Receipts. Estimate of the local receipts for the was: Wheat, 639 corn, 299 cars; oats, 1,025 cars; rye, 52 cars; barley, 60 cars: hogs for tomorrow, head. Visible Supply. United States visible supply changes were: IncreaseLast week. Prev.

week, Last year, Wheat, bu. 656,000 $981,000 $1,515,000 Corn, bu. $523,000 $440,000 1,085,000 bu. 639,000 1,331,000 bu. 200,000 143,000 137,000 Barley, bu.

223,000 366,000 621,000 United States visible supply totals: This week. Last week. Last year. Wheat, bu. 7,767,000 7,111,000 30,019,000 Corn, bu.

2,882,000 Oats, bu. 6,796,000 2,924,000 21,456,000 bu. 536,000 827,000 427,000 Barley, bu. 774,000 651,000 Chicago Board of Trade Range. The opening, highest, lowest and closing tations on the Board of Trade today were as lows: -Closing Open- High- To- Sat'rIng.

est. eat. day. .92 .9274 .94 .904 .93 .93 .70 .79 .70 12.80 12.86 12.17½ 12.80 12.85 15.77½ 15.77½ 15.15 15,25 8.27½ 8.80 8.12½ 8.15 8.62½ 8.62½ 8.50 8.55 8.30 8.35 8.12½ 8.17½ 8.55 6.55 8.82½ 8.37½ CASH SALES. Corn -No.

2 yellow, 770 nominal. Oats -Standard, 37g; No. 3 Rye-No. 2, 930. 60e.

8.00. Clover 13.25. 8.25. creamery, Eggs--Higher. Receipta 5,251 At mark, cases included 0220; dinary firsts, 021c; firsts, 22e.

Potatoes- Unsettled. Receipta, cars; Michtican and Wisconsin, 87e: Minnesota earle Ohios, 30 0 Jersey cobblers, Jersey 45047c. Poultry--Alive lower; fowls, 14c; springs, 140. Chicago, Sept. 1.

2 $1.01: No. hard, $1.01. Range in Other Markets. Range and closing prices of wheat at markets, with comparisons, follow: (SeetneSept.7, Open. High.

Low, 1915. .000 .90 Kansas Duluth 1.07% 1.08 1.07 1.07 LIVERPOOL GRAIN. Liverpool, Sept. -Wheat -No. northern, Duluth, 118 ad.

Corn- American mixt, new, 114. PEORIA GRAIN Peoria. Sept. Wheat Market low. No.

red, Corn -Market 1e lower: No. 2 white, No. yellow, Oats- -Market unchanged: No. white, No. 4 white, lye- Market lower, 93c.

MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN. Stinneapolis, Nept. 7- -Wheat lower Springfield, was the officiating min'ister. The pall bearers were O. M.

Pond, Leonard Ingham, Miller Trummel, Walter Loeb, Frank K. Lemon and Andrew J. Gayhagen. The honorary pall bearers were Jacob Ziegler, Phillip Wolfe, A. R.

Phares, Samuel Newell, Rogers, Dr. J. M. Wilcox, Bailor, John Killough, J. F.

Miller, John W. Day, F. C. Davidson, William Booth, Robert Black, James Fruit and David McClimas. A special Interurban car took the funeral party to Champaign, where interment took place in the Jewish cemetery.

Family Reunion Sunday. A joint family reunion of the Mil1er-Lane-Lisenby families will be held at Weldon Springs on Sunday Besides the members of the families, all friends have been invited. Rev. Arthur of McDavitt, the Universalist retiring St. Paul's church, address the gathering.

A basket will be spread at noon. aniller H. S. Enrollment Very Heavy. Superintendent Edmunds, of the city schools states that this year has witnessed heaviest enrollment of the high since is incumbency of the superintendency.

There were 260 students enrolled and only 224 seats for them. Thirtysix of the students are using ordinary chairs in the assembly room. Altho the enrollment in. high school is unusually heavy, the ward schools show a slight falling off. In the Lincoln school the enrollment is 283.

This is the heaviest. The Douglass and Washington schools follow with 265 and 263. respectively. The Webster school, which has no grade higher than the fourth, has an enrollment of 109. HAPPENINGS OF CLIFFORD QUISENBERRY ILL.

Has Severe Attack of Tetanus--Atlanta Paving Suit is Compromised -Other Notes. Lincoln, Sept. ford Quisenberry, member of the Illinois Legislature from this district, lies between life and death at St. Clara's hospital with a pronounced case tetanus Friends almost despaired of his recovery since Saturday when the case first became pronounced, but his condition was somewhat improved Tuesday and hopes for his recovery were held out. It is thought that Mr.

Quisenberry contracted the disease through an infection of wound in his arm, where he was kicked by a horse. Atlanta Paving Case Settled. Atlanta's pavement assessment objection hearing came to an end before County Judge Gehlbach at the middle of the afternoon session today, when the case was compromised. After R. D.

McKowan, an Atlanta real estate dealer, had been given a direct examination, the compromise was reached. Mr. McKowan was not placed stand for cross examinaItion, nor were any other witnesses sum. moned, altho the protestng property owners were there enmasse. By the terms of the agreement the city of Atlanta agrees to pay the costs of the case and 15 per cent of the public improvement benefits.

The benefits had orginally been assest entirely against the property owners. The cost of the paving improvement involved is $17,066. Review Board Ends Work. The Logan county board of review, after sixty-five days of work, ended it business today after making a considerable change in the tax list. Property amounting in all to several hun.

cred thousand dollars has been added to the lists turned in by the assessors. The board has been in session since Stay 26. Cornelius Garretson, clerk of the beard, will require about two weeks to compile the record of the lugs and make an accurate statement of just what the board has done. Latham Mine Will Resume. Articles of incorporation were issued Springfeld today to the newly organized Latham Coal and Mining pany, which has taken over the tham mine with the intention of resuming operations and saving the mine for the city.

The capital stock is $36,000, the amount of money raised by subscription. The Incorporators are Michael gan, A. V. Purinton and William Ryan. Women Will Vote.

Women of this city will vote at the special election to be held in Lincoln of. Tuesday, September 21, when the questions of granting franchise to the Lincoln Railway and HeatIng Company, levying of a park and boulevard tax and allowing moving pietures to be shown on Sunday, will come up. City authorities have ceived numerous Inquiries from feminine voters as to whether they would be permitted to cast their ballots on the three questions. For the first time in the history of the elty there will be women judges and clerks at the various polls at the special election. Pekin Points.

Pekin, Sept. -An attempt was made to burn the residence of Barney Mahiney, on the East Bluff, last night. Mr. and Mrs. Mahiney attended the Labor day celebration at the park and wh.n they returned home at 9 o'clock discovered smoke lasuing from the housa.

They turned in An alarm to the fire department, but as there are no water mains on the bluff no wagon was sent out, but Chief Smith and two officers went out in the patrol, organize! a volunteer fire department and soon had the flames out. This the second time an incendiary has attempted to burn the house, Mina Anna Dickinson and Alfred Claudin, both of Peoria, were married in this city last evenine. The membera of the Pekin Skat club gave their annual boat excursion to Havana today, upwards of 300 being on board. The last band concert of the season will be given tomorrow evening in the court house square. A marriage license was granted to Alfred Claudin, 26, and Anna Dickson, 28, both of Peoria.

MAKE AN AIR RAID Eastern Counties of England Visited Tuesday Night- -Casualties and Fires Reported. London, Sept. German air raid on the east const of England occurred Inst night. The official statement regarding the raid "Hostile air craft revisited the east. ern counties Tuesday night and dropt bombe.

It in known that there have been some fires and acme casualtien but particulars are not yet able." FLOYD HALL DEAD Farmer Residing Near Weldon Committed Suicide Tuesday Morning By Shooting. early. Receipts 1,477 cars, compared with 1,725 cars a year ago. Closing cash prices: No. 1 hard, No.

1 northern, to arrive, No. 2 northern, No. 8 wheat, the for new crop. to and visions pert would failed except so, in be in 8 Iowa port that a pect. aged port a 000 Oats, Rye, Rye, NEW YORK GRAINAND PRODUCE New York, Sept.

-Spot weak: No. 2 red, No. 2 hard, cif New York, September; No. 1 northern Duluth, No. 1 northern Manitoba, 89c cif Buffalo.

Futures easy: September, Corn-Spot quiet; No. 2 yellow, prompt. Oats -Snot easy; No. 8 white, new, 40 Coffee- -Spot quiet; Rio No. 7, Santos No.

4, 9c. Sugar--Raw nominal; centrifugal, molasses sugar, $3.81. Sugar--Refined steady; cut loaf, crusht, mould cubes, XXXX powdered, powdered, fine granulated, diamond confectioners' No. 1, $5.40. Butter--Steady.

Receipts 8,808 tubs. Creamery, extras, 27c; firsts, 241 seconds, Eggs Steady. Receipts, 7,677 cases. Fresh gathered extras, extra firsts, firsts, seconds, Cheese--Firm. Receipts, 1,533.

Live poultry--Weak; western chickens, broilers, fowls, turkeys, 15c. Drest poultry--Weak; western frozen chickens, 20c; fresh fowls, iced, fresh turkeys, iced, Financial. York, Sept. per cent, Sterling--Sixty day bills, demand, cables, $4.64.75. FrancsDemand, cables, $5.98.

MarksDemand Lires-Demand, cables, $6.46. RublesDemand, cables, Bar Mexican dollars per cent: days, Time loans Steady: sixty days, per cent; six months. cent. a cent; Call low, money- Steady; per high, 2 per per cent; ruling rate, per last loan, 2 per cent: cent ing bid and offered at 2 cent. per LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Hogs Weak and Mostly 5c Lower, with Receipt. of and Sheep Unsettled. went above $8.05. Light grades held steady thruout the day, but was it a slow market for other sorts at the close. Closing values were as follows: Prime light butchers, $7.80 8.05; fair to fancy light, prime medium weight butchers, pounds, $7.30 7.75: prime heavy butchers, 270 pounds, heavy and mixt packing, $6.50 7.30; heavy packing.

$6.30 6.70; pigs, fair to good. $7.00 8.25: stags, subject to 80 pounds dockage, $5.75 6.25. CATTLE 7,000 head. The market was unsettled. The fact that the big killers had a chance to fill up yesterday put the sellers at disadvantage this morning and with mostly plain stuff on sale it was not expected that the trade would show much life, Steady prices were asked for all grades nt the start, however, but very little was done.

The market for steers was generally lower after the slow start. Prime stuff was able to hold about steady, but very few of this kind were on sale. Westerns also dropt while butcher stock showed a decline of Bulla fell bias dime late in the day, while calves held about steady. Native beef cattle, $6.20 western steers, $6.90 cows and heifers, calves, $8.00 12.00. SHEEP-Receipts.

12.000 hend. The market was unsettled. Most of the stuff consisted of westerns, and it was said that the quality was good. Native lamba were quoted 10 15e lower. and it was a slow trade even for the good stuff at the close.

Small lots went to outsiders at $8.75 but the era took most of their stuff at $8.50. Westerns also dropt with the best at $9.00. Packers' top for range stuff wan $8.85. Matured muttons sold Estimated receipts of live stock at principal markets Tuesday: Chicago 7,000 Cattle. Hogs.

Sheep. Kansas 13,000 12,000 City 16,000 8,000 10,000 Omaha 7,600 8,600 35,000 St. Louis 4,200 7,500 2,500 Joseph 2,000 3.600 8,500 Sioux City 1,800 2,800 2,500 St. Paul 4.800 2,600 500 Pittsburgh 1,500 500 Bualffo 500 3,000 1,400 Totals .....43,700 50,600 72,900 Chicago, Sept. head.

The market was weak and mostly 50 lower. Best hogs were taken at $8.05 during the first hour, while most of the traders put the top of the market at $8.10. Shippers were the best buyers, while the local killers did very little at the start. Some of the heavy hogs sold at about steady after the slow opening, but prices the close the trade was generally a nickel lower for that class of stuff. Mixt packers sold argund $6.85, while most of the plain sorts went to the scales at $6.35 The top of the market was quoted at $8.15, but few hogs went above $8.05.

Light grades held about steady. Wethers, $5.50 6.00; ewes, $3.40 5.50; lamba, $6.40 8.90. AT INDIANAPOLIS. Indianapolis, Sept. -HOGS Recelpta, 8,000 head.

The market was 58100 lower for light, others 25e er. Bulk of sales, $7.60 0 8.20. CATTLE -Receipts, 2.300 head, half feeders, The market was slow to steady. AT ST. LOUIS.

St. Louls, Sept. 7,500 head. The market was lower. Pies and lights, $7.66 0 8.20; good heavy 87.25 01 7.90.

CATTLE -Receipta, 4.200 head. The market was steady, Steers, 87.500 10.25: heifers, $8.50 0 10.00, Cows. 46.00 8.00; calves, $6.00 11.50. SHEEP Receipta, 2.500 head. The market was steady, Lamba, $8.00 8.50; sheep and ewes, $5.50 7.80.

AT OMAHA Omaha, Sept. 9,600 head. The market Heavy, 16.40 6.90: light. $6.90 pIER, 86.00 7.60; bulk, $6.60 CATTLE -Receipts, 7.200 head. The market wan steady, Native steera, 1.25; 86.75 0 09.751 cowa and heifers, 86.750 western steers.

$6.50 5.50; calves, 87.00 10.00. BI Itecelpta, 40.000 head. The market stendy, Yearlings, 15.750 6.15; wethers, 0 lamba, 18.30 8.60. 0 AT KANSAS CITY. Kansas City, Hept.

-11008- ceipte. 8,000 head. market 25 0 7.80; strong. Bulk, 17 heavy, 17.26 light, 07.400 00 1.99; pigs, 16.760 Weldon, Sept. Hall, 45 years old, a respected farmer living on the old Hall homeplace, three -quarters of a mile northwest of Weldon, committed suicide this morning at 6:30 o'clock.

He put the muzzle of a heavy bore shotgun to the right side of his head and blew it off. Despondency over stomach and nervous trouble is given as the reason for his act. For the past two weeks he had not had a single good hour's sleep. Wife Hears Shot. Mrs.

Hall heard the shot from the cellar. She came upstairs and stepping outdoors saw the hired Cash Johnson, come around a corner of the house. "What were you shooting at?" she asked. "I wasn't shooting," he answered. 'Must have been Floyd shooting at rats." Johnson went to the implement house.

As he opened the door the body of Mr. Hall fell outside across the threshld. He had died instantly. Examination of the body revealed that Mr. Hall had tied a string to the trigger of his gun, tied the other end to one end of the gun's ramrod and discharged the gun by pushing down with his foot on the ramrod which was connected with the trigger.

The whole right side of his head was blown off. Well To Do Farmer. Mr. Hall was well to do. With his mother, brother and sister, they owned 320 acres land.

He lived on the old homestead" while his mother Mrs. Margaret Hall, his brother, Cyrus, and sister, Mrs. Wallace Caldwell, lived in Weldon. Mr. Hall had just bought a place in Weldon from his brother-in-law, and had planned to retire from farm life.

He had no children. His wife was formerly Miss Ella Hickle. They were married Jan. 30, 1901. He was born Jan.

19, 1869. His mother is quite old and she was greatly enfeebled by the shock of his death. Sangamon Valuation Cut. Springfield, Sept. The total assessable value of all property in Sangamon county is $34,833.139 for the year 1915.

These figures were made public this morning in the final report of the board of review, which closed its work today. The report shows a decline in the value of property for the year, the total last year being $37,320,110. Mrs. Richardson Dies. E.

St. S. of 90 330 35e tol- 8.42½ red, outside 4, 1918, .90 1.00% Tremont, Sept. Mary Matilda Richardson died Monday afternoon. She was a daughter of ElL Woodcock, who published the first paper in Peoria, later coming to Tremont and starting the Tazewell Whig.

Deceased was the widow of the late E. D. Richarson, a well known architect. Accident Near Roanoke. Roanoke, Sept.

littie accident happened last evening about sundown north of town. when John Miles' auto and Fred Weber had a head-on collision. Mr. Weber's horse was infured and had to be shot. Mr.

Weber sustained a bruised leg. The Miles car was damaged. The accident is attributed to the dust being 80 thick neither could see until they meet. PEORIA HONORS GEORGE FITCH. School Children Read Humorist's Writings at Hour of Funeral.

Peoria, Sept. -The fu. neral of George Fitch, widely known a8 a humorist, and author of the "Siwash" stories, who died at Berkeley, Aug. 9, following surgical operation, was held at Galva, his birthplace, near here, today. The body arrived today from Berkeley, accompanted by the widow and a sister.

The Rev. James R. Stead officiated. Two hundred business and professional men from this city Galva on a special train from Peoria. Newspapermen from all parts of the country also attended the funeral.

As a mark of esteem 10,000 children in the publie schools of Peoria at the hour of the funeral today read selections from Mr. Fitch's pen. GRIDLEY IS DEFEATED. Henry Wins the Ball Game at Roan. oke's Second Day's ebration.

Roanoke, Sept. second day's celebration of Labor day was held today, The weather man came near pulling the wrong lever in the morning, but by noon the thru clouds sun was and it turned out fine over head. The attendance during the afternoon and evening was very large, many autos coming loaded. The big traction during the day was the ball game between Gridley and Henry, The score: R. H.

E. Henry 14 Gridley Batteries -For Henry, Hamil, and Lewis: for Grifley, Pemberton, Jensen and Munch. Home runs were a feature, Bassett, of Henry, hit two circuit drives, one with the bases loaded. Suttles, of Gridley, also hit two home runs, but no one was on base in either instance, State Banks to Report. Springfield, 111., Sept.

call for the condition of state banks at the commencement of bustness Friday, September 3, was Issued today by the state auditor. MUST ISSUE LICENSES. Judge De Selm Desides in Favor of Danvilla Saloon Men. -Danville, Hept. Judge De Helm Kankakee, witting as a special judge in the circuit court here, denied the application for an inJunction against Danville saloon ment the opening of court today, The judge declared that the ordinance of the elty provided for granting licenses and that a majority of the city council could not refuse to issue licenses lean the ordinance was repeated.

The saloon men, seventy -five In number, had complied with the on nance in paying their license money into the city treasury and receiving celpta for the amounta paid. They have operated their places of business on these receipta for several months. The Case will be taken to the preme court. Weedferd W. C.

T. U. Elects. El Paso, Sept -The annual convention of the Woodford ty W. C.

T. held in this city, elected.