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If!'nlun, TJ CubicSeventy per
( i ..t cf the enthe world's lead supply
:s to be broiiut un'er absolute con
t ' cf oiio group of P parate corpor
is ',.i,s, woiling tori-Uier in harmony.
JMees are to advance fiom $33.75
a ten, as atgiresent, to 5 or $100 a
t n. , .- '
'The immense interests concerned
comprise the Gup-emheims and other
larpe American producer, the Span
ish Association of Producers, the
Broken ItilJ interests . of "Australia
and the German Lead Trust. The;
interests combined control 75 per cent
of the world' lead supply, , Their
position in the world's markets will
enable tbem to make what prices they
please. . . ....
For five years the , German Lead
Trust has been trying to obtain com
plete control of its own and adjacent
European markets; but the competi
tion of American and Spanish inter
ests has upset the trust' pains.
About a year a-o the German inter
ests made overtures" to the Broken
Hill peojile, and a temporary working
Kgreeruerit was patched up, but this
wus not enough to secure the control
ncciM to raise orices to a nrofitable
b
He Gugfrenlieims and other,
Y.'a I t,!on, Special. Mr. Clupp, '
C I tota, in the Senate Friday,
' . ' , v; on the poIVy of protec
tion "1 i " ! U (!' liicSicns be-
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American interests were approached,
and they agreed to come into the com
bine if the Spanish association would
do the same. The. Spanish interests
have now given, their assent. The
American interests have carried out
their part of the agreement, and the
deal is complete. " .'. ' -
Ko trust pr controlling corporation
is to be' formed. " The deai remains
merely as an agreement upon which
the most vital interests of all parties
concerned , are absolutely dependent.
The proflts to the combine; from the
increase in prices will vary from
$125,000,000 to $225,000,000, provid
ing the price docs hot go above $100
a ton. ;-; '-: -, -;
John A. McDonald, of New York,
who has arranged the deal between
tho German ' and Spanish interests,
left Wednesday morning by the Kron
prnzessin Cecilio for New York to ar
range the final details with the Amer
ican interests prior to," the German
trust initiating the advance in prices,
which advance will be followed
throughout the world. Mr. McDonald
said the smaller producers would be
affected only in "a beneficial way. They
would get the benefit of the advance
in prices and without harmful compe
tition or squeezing tactics. .: -
Zl Jilt TAHTf DOWNWARD
went of the Dingley rates. The peo
ple understood that ?rewre to have
a revision downward; the men who
mnJo the platform understood it; we
nudt!t!.tood it. Everybody nnderaiood
it and no amount of sophi.-.try can
olhcrwIi Q e' - lain -the popular demand
and tb nui v 's promise.
"If V.- r'f ; "-" he said, "wns
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the caJon's tt l.Um' -y were i-t
follows :
The important ' "comniod ' $
clause" case was 'decided ly t!;e f r
preme Court of the United fiat, a,
which while sustaining the govern
ment' contention that the Hepburn
rate law was - not unconstitutional,
held, that a carrier may own stock in
a producing company and at the same
time transport the product of that
company. . . ' ' j-, .."
Representative Hollingsworth, of
Ohio, presented in tho House Monday
a resolution protesting against the
placing of the picture of Jefferson
Davis on the silver service to be pre
sented to the battleship, Mississippi
by the people of her patronymic
State.? .y ' . ;,'. -'
The appointments of Oscar S.
Straus, as ambassador to Turkey and
W. W. Rockhill ; as ambassador to
Russia were, announced. ';
- Tariff discussion was continued in
the Senate, Mr. Pyles, of Washington,
speaking in defenso of the Dingley
rates on lumber, and Mr. Borah, of
Idaho, strongly advocating aa income
tax. :?--r ''
Tribute to the memory of-the late
Alexander R. Shepherd, former Gov
ernor of the District of Columbia, was
paid by citizens of the District at the
unveiling of a statue erected in this
city in his honor.
. . -..'
Senator Dolliver spoke upon the
tariff Tuesday and enlivened the pro
ceedings of the Senate. Mr. Dolli
ver said he had been accused, in pur
suing the course be had taken in
support of lower tariff duties, of a
"mere cowardly acquieseence to a
sentiment in Iowa," He read an edi
torial critiefsm to that e'ect, siy; :
he would not have done so "we- u
not an authentio eclio from the I i
ate chamber itself. lie said 1 .
course was in pursuance of a confrnt t
entered into with the l u-i -' of 1 '
Fin'.! nine T'sflrs f " w hen be i
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tad's Home,
1 Sentence
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l8, charged
hltla at Sha
: dieted after a
hours. There
3 jurr was out
: a overpow-
t hefore the ab-
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l .1 Kkln. '
roil last Mart1!.
trial I, c- Ij .
wss no delen..i, i
but a f vv mli.u. i.
The t J F t
erlug. From t'se r
duction, when he v. :,e3 In Sharon,
till the time of 1:M rest in aere
land, Ohio, cimosit very movement
the prisoner t iatla v i testified to by
one or more v!':h ?'A man frorn
whom he hired a Ii si and buggy,
another who m I'" 'driving with
"Billy" In the hv , t;ie barber who
saw the tWT t ..er and shaved
Boyle's mustr eSi i r. train and elec
tric railway e . .it. 'i whd saw the
couple on the way to Cleveland and
Identified them In court, all told sto
ries which ftted In perfectly with
that of- "Billy" WhiHiv and left no
doubt as to the part Boyle had taken
In the case. - 't. '
As a result, when the State rested,
counsel for the defeu held it confer
ence and announced that they would
offer no evidence. f, t ' . -r
Billy Whlt'a was ' first witness,
and before brlns: r a caused a rip
ple of laughter v f " 9 answered the
question as to v iioys go who do
not tell the tr. saying: "They
go to hell." r he story of the
man who ait iiame.wss Mr.
Jones, cnlllnK i wlto a baggy
at the s "'!, . ng him be bad
been sent to - i away on ac
count of f at he waa. to
take othprn ; at Billy would
i t li!s (. train. - -v -
Hi e c a of Billy was
very In Ing Indicating
thut t;.i r.' r d attempt to
r ,ove p i : r'-- Flowers,
( e ; lvely that
! i i f a the night
i 1 i i J spoken
e kid-
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, whlc
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jrred. .
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Eefore
5 , . - s, Cal.
t ' :-t a cold sto:
. . s Is a qu
v i. a f Is belnT
uii it is to b a
ffll...' t v ul go -to
Ci. t ( i i 3 dtate.
i s la prodacs
Pure tc.oi law reou
s ii' a r '"t'y and eg
ei 1 H9 swell before bfc
i '.te, but the law does
v. 1 lit a cold storage er
0 i tl'r.Men to arresi
pin -a fre h ranch sgiji
tors cvvr nisht and th
1 t t a en fresh eggl.
t J9 Us rnakes no distliu
ma f t nt hs been in
voice that has be
a i:fn hut declare' t
su'i -r "iu distinguish tt
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Fed i I Cwrt Holds
Vi.'i T.avy Make Ko
Norf . "-. Va. The
; a.; in j no, a J
pfosinl ot the United
f..r 1 'lraii.-.'"'i'n, V
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Yield cf ::3,134,GC3 Eushels In
d!c:i:d fcy Cayern.r.ent
The Area of Winter Wheat to C
Harvested is 2,478,000 Acres
f Leas Than is 1D08.
Wichlnirtnn. TV : C An average
condition of 83. 5 per cent, for winter,
wheat and 88.1 for rye oa May 1 last,
against a ten-year average on that
date of 8S and 89.1 respectively, wa
nnnrninrarl In the erOD reDort ot the
Department ot Agriculture. The area
of winter wheat to be harvested, was
M78.000 acres less, or 8.1 per cent.,
than the area harvested in 1S0S, and
2,161,000 acres, or 7.2 per cent., less
than the area sown last fall. The av
erage condition of winter wheat a
month ago was 82.2, and a year ago
89 per cent Rye averaged" 87.2 a
month ago and 80. S on May 1, 1908.
' The average condition of meadow
(hay) lands on May 1 was 84.6, com
pared with 93.6 on May 1, 1908, and
a -ten-year average on May 1 of 89.6.
The average 'condition of pastures on
May 1 was 80.1, compared with 82.8
on May 1, 1908, and a ten-year aver
age on May 1 of 8.S.- About 64.
per cent, of spring plowing was com-
pleted up to May 1,' compared with
66.6 per cent, on May 1, 1908, and a
ten-year average on May 1 of 65.4 per
cent. About 61.7 per cent, of spring
planting was completed up to May 1,
compared with 64.7 Ier ent and 47
per cent. on. May J,, 1906 and 1907,
respectively. The percentage of win
ter wheat abandoned was 2.2.
Chicago. 11L Hopes of the wheat
shorts that the Government crop re
port would cause a break In the high
prices that have ruled for weeks were
disappointed.' As a result the May
and July options closed at 1.29 and
1.17 H. almost the top figures gained
In the recent advance, and September
and December, in sympathy, showed
surprising gains of 3 to 4 cents, clos
ing at 1.08 and 1.07.
Corn advanced to; new high record
marks for the season early In the day.
May selling up to 73 and July to
70V4. . , " :'-'Vi':V'
Oats also scored new high records
when May sold at 69 and July , at
62 . The final figures on May were
at 68V4,and on July 61 tq 61.
GIRL SLAYErt OF ACTOR FREIV
Jacksonville Grand Jury Refuse's to
Indict Jessie Brown. ? . J -Jacksonville,
Fla. Two sensation
al killing e win were ' 1 here
w n the " )- ! i 'v ordrr th ra-
of . , t " "Oivn : ' A.
Ti3 cnixy rav
a Arrested ia Kj Toi For ';y.
1 j Woman on Tilal in tuuibu;!i.
L'dlnburrh, Scotland. Oscar Sla
t alias Otto Bands, who was extra
( 1 from New York City In Fehrui
I i v on tne cluirua of murder!agiiS
I ; n uUdiribt, elfihty-two year
i i I, ct C!row, was sentenced tq
! j. C ) i inii'i? toe sentence the
r e... : ia the dock.
. si r i tf t e d.'iense were de
t 1 1. i . 'y to p'ovlm an alibi,
I ii;? t 1 t nt i e J-o n-rer
i i a i ill .New
! t ( v erin 1 ) vi . enisesl
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bv the pro,- 1-nt.r i. ! r I ; .t
tld Cot euu.r t. e i i .
ju. .1 (. i : . . .
Justice Ar ' I . ' i, t .
v. reversed Jud:.---9 Lnn!r3r. j. . .
. -n4, after Ue.r.g v.w i I
i i B. thort, oii.iit to i
i i ) .:"!. Jus..ee Laaon C l
i i fnt rings are roc y
i i i are not given upon ,.
a t it the girl marries, I t i.. .-r
e t . . . -3 to r. .trry.
.LJ..tnii"; K.:!s Eto.:. :.t.
James liToriigold, of Woo
-lo, v ng i'is' mitly It lib-1 f
. ' t. of l.urhs Falls, 1-
I ! i-
r, 1 k'ii ) j'ditning E'n it
r v ' 'ri t o two ifuer'
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Fr.i;03 te:.':3 i,:.;::eo
iU FITTEE1T.3 E7.:.FT CASES
Thres CDar.c!!rsn ar.d "L W. Ram
sey. Car.kEr, to Pay Fines.
KLEIN'S PENALTY THE HEAVIEST
For the Colberts, Convicted of At
tempt to Bribe , Jury, Two
Tears and $50O Fine Each i
v Vilsack Pleads Cnilty.
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Pittsburg, Pa. Sentsnces were
Imposed in the Criminal Court by
Judgj Robert 8. Fraaer p 1 seven per
sons convicted within t i, last few
weeks in the municipal'' raft cases..
The sentences were: - ;
WT W. Ramsey, banker, convicted
of bribery, one year, andf-elx-inonths'
Imprisonment "and a fine of' $1000;
Captain John F. Klein, Councilman,
two years and a fine of $1000 On the
bribery conviction and one- year "and
Sis months on the conspiracy' eon
vicUon; Joseph C. Wesson and. Will
iam Brand, Councllmea, each one
year and six months and a fine ot
$500 for, conspiracy; H. M. Eolger,
hotel keeper, two years-und a Tine of
$500' for - bribery; . Charles Colbert
and" John , Colbert. -tonvlcted Df at
tempting to bribe a Jury In the Ram-,
sey bribery case, tws years end a fine
of $500 each.' - - "... . -
Braud waa formerly president ot
the Common Council. Ramsey was
formerly president of the German
National Sank, ' and the charge
against him was bribery. Vilsack,
who pleaded nolle contendere to the
charge ot bribery, was formerly cash
ier of the German National Bank. -
Following the pronouncing ot the
sentences, Clarence Burleigh went be
fore the Superior Court and asked
for. writs bf supersedeas in all the
cases except that of the Colbert
brothers, for whom similar action
will be taken later by their attorney.
- Pending the decision of the Su
perior' Court on the application for
writs the men will be admitted to
ball and it is for this reason that
District Attorney Blakelcy did not
call A. Vilsack, banker, for sentence,
as he considered such action would
be an Injustice to the only man who
saved the county money by admitting
his guilt If Vilsack had been sen
tenced he would be sent .to jail im
mediately and could not have re
course to the action that will secure
the oth temporary i'reedom. ' e
W. V imspy mil 3 a plea for the
Clemen f the toi, t, or at least
poatpo tit of s"i nee, through
hi at' y. He tai to th8 court
for t a minutes h. i t. resented a
t , i ciinniun t . liames of
i i "iii:i i i i ct .tL.' nly..
1 ,
-i. A C: ' -h fro'-i
t;n 4 the solznio ft t
i ' (;- .mer liu'.. ,
f t. . v "it. ty men, lor
oil ( f I , ' ! ;W8.
o g j iu,. i manned by
) - Wi.-i a inn pun, under
;i e. nn of t m. iiiied States
Jiars'iai Tlioup, wett lronj Sitka to
the Kais iu. On the a roach cf the
launches the Kalsen tr"-d to escape,
but was overhauled. The Japanese
sy ihetr vessel ran toward shore for
shelter from a storm. They admit
sealing. There were ten skins
aboard. All the Japanese are In the
Federal Jail at Sitka,
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DEors dead t;-VKixa,
Wife cf Minister VTr.i J'aUins AJ
.', Cress In '!.. :. - .
Eomervllle, N. 3, T
s, A. A, rtan,
r cf the Sec.
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CHESTER MjSp C'JILTY
Convicted of Murder in First Da
' pes In Killing His Wife.
Hie Woman's Dismembered Body -Wse
Found in a Trunk the Hns.ji
band Took to Lodgmg House. - .
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Cambridge, Mass, Chester S. Jor- ,
dan was found guilty in the first de ,
gree on a charge of murdering his r
wife by a Jury In the Middlesex .
Cottnty Superior Court.
The Jury - deliberated more thau
nineteen hour. ' Mrs. Jordan was ,,
murdered on September 1 last, and
Jordan "had been on trial since April .
20. v
At; Jordan's side was his jtatnei,
noon Kv vflrA hf nlntprii. nna.of
tMa, uwub J - t ' '
1 Him Trad r T. 2 trfinAKD' flf '
New Tori City, end other relatives
bravely trying to teap oac tear, ,.
'I'ha mltfAf lifiVCI Cni ?i1prt had BOt
savoi.al wnmn -unrrintn?! bezan .to : '
Bob,-(ahd the effest of this was to turn ;
tne room lor tne moment iuuj
of woe; Then pe lawyers, began .
tmstiinv. aiinnt .Atifl Jordan. cteDDed
back and resumed his chair. He bit .'
bis lips and-folded, his arms tisbtly . .,
a he sat Cowd. ".-. - 1
- After a whispered word with the , -young
man Mr. Pratf, of counsel for
me aeiense, aavioeu tuo cuun ium ..
be desired thirty days in which to file .,,
exceptions.'.. The reQuest was granted
'and'-court adjourned. ...Jordan was'".,
led back to JaiL - , ' '
-i The defense, iaved-" "twenty-seven
exceptions during lie trial, and these, a
it waa stated, will be pressed, if nec-
essary, to the Supreme Court, In
Washington, D, C.v
Tne penalty lor nrsi oegre mur
der in -this State Is death in the elec
tric chair.
. Jordan was charged wltn navmg - ,
killed bis wife in a cuarrel in their
dismembered body .was found In a
trunk, wnicn joroan naa taaea mi y.
Boston lodging house, v The suspi-
bad been Stolen led to the discovery
of its contents
VTlifl Aatanaa vn "pnllpnttC tflAn
Ity," and the. testimony ot medical ,
experts was one ot the features of
the trial. - - , 4 ,
NEW ATTACK ON RAILROADS.
Missouri Attorney-General Asks For
, Forfeituro. of Their Charters. .
' Jefferson City. Mo. Attorney.
General Major instituted quo war
ranto proceedings in the Missouri
Supreme Court against sixteen msl- ,
roads, asking the forfoiture of d ar
ters or the fining of the prinruial
t'-cii in -Missouri, the in forma "H
charging tnera wnii v.o' ' . '
common law in consn-i -in t to . i
i.clsht rai.03 la Viu..
trust laws of tho Ktale. .An
r-tte -"writ was made returnable S
i .- c in t ca banc on June 1.
Tiis f.sio'.i in, according to t"9
Attoi""-.y-cneraJ, the result of t t . :,i;
rallroaus tiUprr.r.ting to return to tne ''
three-cent pas 'Psrer fare, foilow in r.
Federal Judire McPberson's decinio't
that the Missouri passenger a 1 ' ,:;
freight laws were confiscatory. ! '
MASTLAyt) villagb cvr.rr)
Historic rnedlct Practicnlly ?.'!. C J
. Out by Flames. !
. Baltimore, Md. News ' rear'
here that fire wiped out the fc' ii . ;v'
vlllase cf Eerediet, on the Patu.,
River. , Thu ames started from r -oil
stove In a stcre owned by A, :
Bowling, and destroyed tUs lie w'
1st Church, the hotel. John, rsj
store, and evnry otJ;er bundles ia ; a
village except four houses ci .ra''
Ehore of the river end one ciL , 1 ' ?
reaidence of Thomas Shorter. I .) r t
tlmatn of the datiiags has be. r .
ceived.
Tt is t"i rT9'tSC!l t 1 '
f,1 tt tr- 1 I . t9 lot' 1 I -
t"-e e '-i f 'i' l.r.t in r r' 3
cuy tf r .' : . t r 5 1 ' -r
some t 1 ii . r ''"
sort r-"nj' v i i iil
more a..i V .. . t, . '.
t Tp j I
r- victor. I-