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jfi'EEKX.Y OREGON STATESMAN. TUESDAY,; JANUARY 6,-liu3. Good Timepieces a v A goo! t-lx-k or watch ewrveH fr treatojeiit." , IieJally is thi tLe"cae when sine irregularity or mishap euN it to the repairer. .'."It U seldom that there fc any organic dUea about a really well constructed llmeniece. Usually it Is only a fcllt'lit IcrM diste txiiier. easily corrected lv the skillful wntch-doclor. lint if it In entrusted to a bungler there win result, in some permanent, ; It in wnreely- necessary tonay, employs none hut cxperienl and promptness, fidelity, and skill In any Barr's Jewelry, Store. : , State and Liberty sirs.; Salem ; j , , . leader In Low Prices l STEINER3 MARKET. Chlckfns to 9 cents per lb. Ears 24 to 30'centsr cash. Ducks to JO cents., ' Turkeys 12 to 16 cent. ; f THE MARKETS. PORTLAND, Jan. 5. Wheat--Walla , Walla, 70c; Bluestem,. 78c; Valley, .75e.' I Tacoma, , Jan. , -Wheat Market sternly, unchanged; . Blueetem, 81c; Club, 72c. I, . - : fan Francisco, Jan. f E. Wheat $;.24il.40.!,' - j - IJvcTpooI, ,': Jan. 5. Wheat March. 1. - I . - i Chicago, Jan. C. Wh"sa-.-OpnIng, .71c; closing, 71 e. , " Barley 43& 56c. . j 4 - Plax jr.ll; Northwestern. $1 .21. ' . THE MARKETS. - j The local market quotations yester-J 'day were ns follown: Oats 35o iper bushel. ' j Barley--$U0 per ton. i A j Hay Cheat. $.00: clover, $8.00; Hrn4 thy, 9 to ti. : FV.ur SOej$I.no- er sak. ' j Mill Feed HBran. $20; shorts, $21. j : flutter Country, 18&25e; creamery; ' 304 32 ' i ' ' . ' i Egics 2S to 20 cents cash. ;hickens-K to 9 cents per lb. ; , Ducks 8 to 10 cents. j Turkeys 12 to 16 cents.! ' ; Pork rjs 5 to t'Mc; dressed, C'c Beef Steers 23&c; cows, 3c; good heifers S'i cents. j MtiltonSiieep, 2.c on foot. Veal -Cfyfcc. dressed. j ! Hops Choice 2Gfv upward, green- Iftfl. prime. 2Ts and unward. ( ' jI"itatoe-T30c rer bushel. : ! Apples (Oi cents pv.r bushehi Onions tOc per bushel. .. t V Prunes 2V.i, , - BIIFOE GUTHfilE & CO. Buyers and Shippers of .' ' 1 Dealers in j Hop Growers' Supplies. FARM LOANS Warefeoues at TURNER. PRATUM. HAW. W ITZ ERL A NO. MACLEAT. DROOICS. SALEM. HALSET. DERRY. M Vil US. OF -IIO yU L" FLOUR. J. G. GRAHAM, Agent i t07 Conim'erclal SU,i Balem. X ILLIHEE CLUB WON . . - 1 i ; . DEFEATED COMMERCIAU CLUB I OF PORTLAND BY ONLY ONE SCORE. between the llllhee Club -of thlsi city. and the; Commercial Club of Portland, the game was Mery closei and exciting ' resulting In a, victory for the llllhee Club by only one pin In four games. The tot.l score by clubs,' for the Tour gainer follows: : ; I : llllhee Team Gabrilson, 1; Smith, IXC; Jesup. Sutherland. 132; irfch itnand, JIC7; Holt; 161. Total, 871. Comner, lal Club -Biersdorf. 112; Wheeler. HT; Howard.' 157; Graham. 177: Wlllet. 113; Beck with. 164. Total. yio. I f .'? The Illihee Club won In the tourna .mcnt by one. a , LOND1N'S"1902 BANK. CLEARUn'GS. IjONDiN, Jan.: 2.-The 'anJiual atate- ment of the i bankers clearUg-house "h ws that the cleairancef4 1902 again rcache-l tlio tecord Th total aggre gate of checks, j i lis. ; etc, passing through nmoumed to $"i0, 143,710.000, or ever $2,335,900,000 above he amount in 1S.91. The largest clearance in a sin gi day was $384,390,000 on June 30th. ' tendon's clrlnga account for $45, 792,765,000 of the year's total. CATHOLIC' BISHOP -DEAD. IlONtLCLtr, Jan. l--(By Paclrtc cat.lt- Bishop- GWktan F. Ropert. the lie;il of the, Roman Catholic rhurch -In ithe Hawaiian IsIan4,. died. la?t, eight. MM mtt mm ' Y if t :.- Deserve Good Car Im every likfnood that his clumsiness oeep-fceaiea aixurratigeutent or some vital part. to those who know TKf Ct&B STO&E that it couscieiiUousu repairers. We promise watch or jewelry repairingentrosted to ua. WILL ACCEPT -GOLD ALONE From China in Settlement of Her Indemnities SILVER WILL WOT SUFFICE United States Has Conciusive Evidence of Position of the Powers . OOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL ENDEAVOR TO HAVE THE MAT TEH. REFERRED TO ARBITRA TION OF THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL. HOAR ALONE RESPONSIBLE. ! WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. The. State Depart ment has received confirmatory advices from Pekin of the declination of the powers to receive the second' Indemolty installment on the silver basis. ..: 4 . j- -i- ' r It Is understood that the declina tion "was accompanletl by a threat, but the action of itself ia regrarded as sin ister. If, a hah been suggested, It Is not taken with a view to' making a record of the- position of the powers In thi matter. . The situation Is regarded here as warranting' some concern, though, nn- le. the Washington -Government la to Jlcredit every statement of the pow ers In Jhe past two years whenever the possibility of a division of China came up. it cannotri believe that there is an intention to proceed to extremes. It ia again .suggested that the time Is rip for reference of this complete Is sue .to The Haue tribunal. ' . , The United States, which is Inter ested equally with the other powers In gc-tttng as much money as It can In the shape -of indemnity, stlM K feels bound, by moral law to support, the Chinese contention for a eilver basis looking on only, upon the language Of the protocols and ' the Pekin Treaty itPeif but. also, having a solicitous re gard for China's interest and perpetu ity as a. nation. . The other powers are trnlted in de manding a settlement"' on a gold basis. This Is the issue. which, in the mind of th officials here, is eminently aJapt- e-1 to the methods of arbitration. - Hoar's Bill AlonV - ? Washington. Jan 3. It .can be as serted on high anthbrtty that .any statement that Senator Hoar's 'bill Is an Administration measure is a mis take. So far aa can be ascertained. It embodietj' simply his own views. The Attorney General had.no hand In its preparation, and, in fact, had never seen fct Until Its publication. IS OPENING UP j HOP MARKET AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF DORMANCY SHOWS ' GOOD SIGNS. The fact that there la much inquiry being made for desirable; lota is evi dence that the nop market Is about to open up again, . and. In a few days. may become quite interesting. Numerous offers were reported to have be-?n made at 25 cents yesterday, but the only sale reported Is the pur chase of the Lee Lpy lot, consisting of 201 bales, by Catljn - Linn, for 23 cents. . , .,.'" 1 "' t This lot was raised upon what lis know na.the Eld ridge farm, and rated a cholee. The fact that offers Sre now being made at 25 cents indl cn tes that the brewers are again get ting ready for business, after a lapse of several weeRs and a lively market is anticipated soon. v : i N : It Is sl) learnel! that "dealers' here are offering 20 cent on consignments, but no consignments have been made o far as can be learneil. ORWSBY CHILDREN'S RIVAL i- .V': . ' " MOTHER IN TOLEDO. OHIO. GAVE BIRTH TO A QUARTETTE : .OF CHILDREN. ' ' TOLEDO. O.. Jan 5. Rivals of the famous Ormsby quartette were born In Toledo today, ' and ; Mrs. t Stanislaus Spychalsky is the mother of the In fants, three of whom came last' night and the fourth today; The mother and quartette art doing well. IN HONOR OF BOOKER. - ONTARIO, Cal, Jan. t. The busi ness houses rtosed today In honor : of Booker T. Washington who addressed the ' greatest - audience ever assembled here.- .v. w---..). -w-.-.-.. .-.:. ; "IfmAtwaym Fair W'oaOior, Vfhcn ir Cood Fellows Cat. TczatZcrg" if tbe tiokUag glasses ate filled, with saca exceUeot ' ' ' whiskies as Theae (rood form tbe rayml family of stisralaats.' They warm the brt, wiLbout afiectiag the head nrxt day. , Stick to the Koili brands aad you'll stick to bustaeaa. let the aigbts be ever so merry. Call for them EJUZS. CLVOS t DEALERS. V. J.YA.1 SCCtYTEl t GOIac. CUtrOsScrt. fCSIULvO, CZL TO OBTAIN; SOME IDEAS About the Administrative El ement in America . FAVOR BUSINESS ALLIANCE Between England: and " United States and Admits AdVaii- j . h& to,Fcrmer LORD " BERESFORD ' SATS i EN 1 ....... t at .. ... t , , a I."'-'. . f GLAND 13 ASHAMED -OF HER POSITION IN THE .VBN'EZUELAN ! QUESTION AND IIASt THE UT MOST RESPECT FOR SAM. . LONDON. Jan. 3. Lord Charles Beresford. , before 'he sailed , for ,j the United .Stales, today., said to a. 4pre sentative of the. Associated jPNress; j c : 1 aj A going to America ; because ' I have some private busihesi to attend to It has nothing to ' do;with f; the shipping combine. If Morgan had paM nirt the compliment of offering juome4 tbi-ng to that continent , which Jthey have not. 1 should be obliged tof de cline. ,1 hope; to pick uplnforrtatlon regarding the administrative element in American business, . That ia where j America excels We do not know: how to! administer here. Our ' companies uapt lords and commoners as dfrect ont who know nothing about business. "Once England and America get on a profit-sharing basis, the "world will "not dare to i interfere -with either. I frankly , confess that a business alli ance would be more to England's than to "America's" advantage. America can look, after herself. ; She can fight , the world eitheri from' an eeonomicor any other point of yiew." i Asked what he thought of the Vene kuelan -situation. Lord Xeresford said: ;i "Thank God, that it has come out all right. But it has taught our Gov ernment a lesson 'that . they must nev er try their hand against such a' game without theT partnership .of the . United States. It is to England's .advantage to come right put and not oiily say 'we support the Monroe Doctrine. but, .'by Heavens; we are willing to light . for it." ; .. . .. ,.:';' Situation In Venezuela. La Guayra,' Venezuela, Jan. 3. The British gun boat Zumbader, which left here yesterday for 'Trinidad with a number ,of prizes In tow,, was obliged to return last night owing to the haw sers carrying, away, , . .The Germans suddenly landed a force of marines at Porto Cabello thia morn ing and took, possession of .the custom house and . wharves before ' any resist ance could bet offered. The excitement of the inhabitants . was intense, and they are prepared to defend the rest of the town. The -streets , had' already been barricaded when It was .announc ed that the landing of the Germans was only a movement taken to. clear the port of small craft and render the blockade more effective. ' ; ; This had calming effect upon .the people. -who at first believed that the allies Intended . to occupy, all the cus tom house In the country. The revo lutionists are active in the outskirts of Porto jCabello. j. i .'. -. ?. ' TO RECOVER ON NOTE 9 ADMINISTRATOR BRENTANO IN THE STATE CIRCUIT COURT BRINGS SUIT. , : ' A suit in equi ty to foreclose a mort gage was filed yesterday In Depart ment No. 2 of the Stfeite Circuit Court for Marion county, in which John F. Tleo. B. Brentano, ns administrator of the estate of B. IDe Lorme, deeeaaed, is plaintiff,' and Peter Wllquet t and Jennie Wiiqiiet are the ' defendants.' The complaint allegea that the said B. Do Lorme ied In France, Jone'26, 1901, and at the time of his death held promissory note against the defendants for the sum of $1,529.25, dated at Cer tais. Oregon. November 20,' 1900, fhe r.cte being covered by. a mortgage upon certain land owned by the defendants, and upon which note tonly the sum .of $74.50 has been paid. The pUinUfl prays the court for a. decre e granting judgment in the sum of the face of the note, less the amount IH there-f on, together With Interest at the rate of 8 per cent per (annum from the data of the note. Bouham & Martin are attorneys for the JplalntlfT. PAPER ABOARD SHIP SUPPLIED WITH NEWS BY WIRE ' LESS TELEGRAPHY IS THB . LATEST VENTURE. LONDON. Jan. '5. According to the pally Telegraph, contracts ! have been completed to start a daily paper, to be supplied with. news by,., the Marconi system of wirelesa telegraphy on board a British liner running between -Liverpool and Nw York. UNION PACIFIC STRIKE. NEW. YORK, Jan. 2. Another conference- was held this afternoon at the Union Pacific Railroad offices in- this city with reference to a Settlement of the differences between the heads of th.r, road and conditions of Its em ploye... The conferees Included Presl. dent Burt, of the- road; President Jai. O'Connell. f the International Associ ationof. Machinists; Thomas T. i Wil son, fourth rice-president of the In ternational Association of Machinists; John McNeil' and. JE. E. Kennedy, rep itwchine.of the future would be of this tyf. ; : Mr. Eddysr experiment was in c-orroboration of Professes ..Bell's state ment that an aeroplane kite could . be made that, would carry the Weight of a . motor and a man, thus solving the problem of aerial navigations. ' j As a result of his experiments, Mr. Eddy jasserts., . that ; Professor Bell's diiu-o very "will rrSolutionjie flying ma chine invention. 1 BLOCKED BY THE FLOODS Qnly: Two , Lines of, Railroad . but of Seattle - . ABANDON TRAIN SERVICE Between Seattle and Tactima h- Disastrous Washbiits Are f - - Numerous" : THE( WHITE AND STUCK RIVERS ' BOTH dUT OF BANKS AND THE V COUNTRY IS ' FLOODED; FOR ; MILES STREETS f IN MANY TOWNS UNDER WATER.. J SEATTLE. Wash; Jan. The 0reat- Northern Coaaf . U,n' arid ihe Northern "Pacific Line to Sun4aa are tbei only lines oV railroad running; but of Seattle open tonight. : Floods. 'have interrupted the train, service .ion . the West side of the mountains arl ' the slides In the mountains have added to elimajc tnf the flood situation was Reached. When the .White and:- StucH rivers went t of tltelr banks, bury in the Intern rban nd Northem !Pa flflc '., tracka between ' Seattle and Ta cyma several tfeet under water; flood- j tng.-the hralley between. Auburn add Kent, atfd .driving many residents all through the White river valley out of their homes. ..; ". The train service bet ween . Seattle iand Taooma is abandoned. Parts of thQ Inter-urban tracks near -'.Kent are under three feet of v water, and there, are . several waflhoui?. the extent of which are not knwn. . 4 All the Wires to Kent are down and the telephone system is working mis- era b) y. ' The Meeker, nop ' ya rds, near Kent, are Under eigtyt feet, of . water, anj the. new depot is inaccessible. The waters are run-nlng jat a. mad gait aU over he valley. The Northern Pacl tie advices received from: Aubura are jto the' effect that there were several bad washouts in the viciniy. of Auburn and that the big bridge between Au burn and Tacomo. waa , tottering arid ready to go out. . The streets in the tow ns of Kent. Christopher, Auburn. Darrington and others in that vicinity were flooded and the damage to prop erty will (be very heavy. . , In Walla Walla Valley. ' . Walla .Walla, Waslu,1 Jan. 3. The jow, lands throughout the "Walla, Walla valley, tributary- to the Yellow, Hawk. Garrison and Mill creeka . . overflowed as a result of a Chinook; wind In the Blue Mountains. The mills along 'the creeks will likely suffer damage. ' By-Lone Highwayman. if I Caiietoga, Cat, Jan. 3. A lone high wayman held up .the Callstoga and Clear Lake stage on Mount St.. Helena this afternoon. : The express box was taken and the peissengera relieved . of a few dollars. It ia thought the express lox eonained a. considerable treasure. ! JOHN WOLVERTON DEAD - - .- . ' " AGED AND RESPECTED RESIDENT OF MONMOUTH HAS PASS-, ' r- ED AWAY. . MONMOUTH. Or Jan. 2. The death of John. Wolvertori, an aged and re spected Polk county , pioneer, occurred here yesterday. He, was the father of SuprVme Court Justice Wolverton. For, weeks he 'hovered near death's , door, with no hopes of even a slight Improve ment, and a remarkable corwrtltution was all that kept Mm. up; He was an betogenarian. v '-' ' Mr. Wolverton was born December 4, 1 822, inear Mptint Pleasant. -Hamilton county, Ohio. At the age. of 17, with his parents, he moved to, Illinois. lie remained there one year,' tlrefiremov ei to Iowa. . In 1845 he married Miss Mabel J. Nealey. with whom he fame to Oregon In 1853. He located in Polk county, some eight miles south. - of Mcnmouth.' w;hre he" had constantly resided, except for a few year spent in Monmouth.,'; . ' , '' ' ' Mr. -WolveTton wtaa the father of .sev en children WM. Wolverton, of Cas cade, B. C.; Justice C fc, Wolverton, of Albany; A. P. Wolverton, of Salem: Rev. Bruce Wolverton. of Portland; A. P. Wolverton. of Spokane; Mrs. Dr. J. C. Byrd. of Spokane; Otis A of Mon mouth, and Grant 8 of SpokaneL Though not a man of public affalfs in a large way, yet hbi influence! was always in the direction of bettering the condition , of the county and state at large. Moderate in his counsels, care ful in his j Judgment, cwwervattve .1 in his efts. h was ai wan a. sAfe and trusted friend. He took a. leading place In 4he founding of Christian: College being always ready . wiyt his means and helpful with hhi kind acts. He was a. stneere friend of eduction for Cite pwple He was for many years a leading member ' of the Christian church. His familiar, face and. kind words will be greatly missed about Mcnmouth. - - CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY TO PRACTICE IN OREGON MINOU ORDERS IN MARION COUN- , -:: ., ' ty qASEs. ; '"jp In the. Supreme" Court yesterdhy " was ordered on motion that CJarPnl A. Raker, of California, be ad ml t ted ';;( practice in all the courts of thissate. Or.der were made In the Marion &tfr ty appeal cases aa follows! ',.. rl State of Oregon, respondent, vs. A. il. Humphreys, appellant; ordered that appellant's time to file a peUtion for a rehearing be extended fifteen days. '., - '. ' .' ,-'1 A- -Portia Kcight, ct al responJents. vs. Wana Alexander, et al appellants: or dered on stipulation that respondents! . v" r.""" nave until jamtary iu, "-i and file a reply brief. .Wm. Eg an. appeUant, vs. James ney., respondent ordered on .-: Un that responaJt nave uu dry 15 to serve and file his brief. . JZl : Our- Is now on nna.priiving.a ffrit sticct-s. It is. ntiite tivi'lt iil '.that HiQ ixflc of Salem aipre i:tto the ' fact tljat an? fil'i r- mjr a li'irher cnule of ever Ikwh ko11 for in Sah-ni. If yon aro nt s tiilietj ,tl 4-lti g?t ytmruuiiivj JiUt.k" nloaiitjy; lot, thals tlu, iviry tlh busint-si -.4-i f . . j - ' ,V '' " 'jr.'"'. -" ' - Fv .Don't Miss This Safe . r .. The. fallowing, items are but few pf tint hnnIreJrf of li.tr- gains U lc founl in tvery i slock. Umbrellas Worili fully 1. 75. . No job ..(, lib .rifcy values. surjrisiiigl3' X3hI uiithreUas.Hiid ev ery fninie ht tmg and duiahle.", pos it ively the lji.et -mnbrella lutralu of the season. ?Se Court st. window lisjday anil j-ou'll proiKtuI' luy w?v raJ. Cut price Se , Arrived Goods Kmbroulerles and Iiisertioha. Jieautiful and perfect, esjiecially suited for all kinds of underwear. Yoe will be U-ligbted with the eleganoe and daintiness of the quality and designs. MEN'S FANCY IIOSK, Wg. 35c tk " rnv - - n ;. - i Newly uuKeouaon m k RetTartil Pt iccA oii lurry A rticle Shavtl lascinators' we're 50c, retlucej .Iti-wLU'J--LL a'LJ39" Laundry hags were 50c, reduced to L-i-v.:HK: . 1-aiindry hags were 35c, rtducetl to !-. k,:L., ,.ijc Jce wool was 15c a ball, rtduced, to.. J wlOc Sjiool silk was 10c a sjwol, re.luced to 8c Spool silk, 50 yards, reduced to 4 -T-j- lc .."pool Misses' wool hose were 40c a pair,, Teducid lo ;': - .-25c Ladies' wool hose werc35c'a pair, .TeducM. lo ,2."ie. Ladies' wool hese were 23c a pair, reduced to..-.Lxl5e 20 per. cent, reduction on all white goods. Mu.shn iiight gOwns, chemese, skirts, Irawers and infauLs' Wear. One" third reduction on all millinery., - . .' ' GrcenDaum s Drv floods Store 302. Commercial St. BK ENGINES TO STAY ? MODERN TYPE OF IXK'OMOTIVES TENDS' TO DECREASE OPElt- ATING EXPENSES. The Increased tonnag hauled by a single enfe-Hae. da sho.vn by recent sta tistics, indicates more clearly moilern irethods of rallroaling as compared with ten years ago than probably any other single item of the transportation business. The average tralnload of the fiscal year 1899. was 179.35 tons and I that of 1901 2S1.2G tons, an increase of 101.91 tons, or 5C.2S per cent. :, This increase Tias been especially marked since three years ago, . when the work of equipping American 'rail roads with the modern type of locomo tive, was fairly begun. A single engine of.; this .class Is more, than twice as powerful as the largest loctimotlve of 18S4. being built to haul solid trains carrying 2.000 tons of IMijing load.. I According to the ann j.il . ; rtatement of the New "-'.York. Central ' : & .Hudson ; nti- tt, 'iivernire o;ivinir load of all ! through freight trains east and west! on the main line of the system was 750 tons in 1899 The introduction of 28 . new mogul freight engines In 1901. each capable of hauling 80 loaded 30 ton grain cars. making a gross weight of 3G00' tons for tht train and Its load, or 2400 tons pay ing load, resulting in a saving oi iuj 114 train miles, 3 per cent decrease over the - whole system. " although the volume of traffic increased S!4 per cent over the whole system. i. The total freight carried In tn miles In 1891 by the railways of . the. Lnltea State, was 81,073,7421 tons or .93 miles per ton mile, as against 14T. 077.13S.040 tons, or miles per ion Per mile In 1901.' Earning per freight train mile Jn TM1 "onted to $ l.3. as asalnst $11 for 19. A gradual decrS under the. new conditions the percentage of expenses to earn ing has resulted. In 1S9I the pef ceSt of operating expenses to earnings was 6 73 and In 1891 '6486, the latter being .. . . - -i M 1 a. ssllga increase wrr t $ ra.v-uudnr this aubject. the Engln- f rin-. vev. expresses the, belief that the rntt profitable business which a railway can handle, provided only that It Is obtainable In auraclentiy great relume, is the mbvement of through bulk freight, such as wheat, coal, ores, etc, in the heaviest posslbblb train toads. The correctness of this theory has been demonstrated by President James P. Hill In the opera Uon of the Great Northern system more tieari. probably, than by any otherine The cost or nanaimg - rlasi csn se rf ry . d the profit on It, therefore, accu- krinn. wbUe the cost of hand- I .. i.. ..(. rf tlrh p1aa i'.. roade vp of such a. multipll i liner sma.u niniiru . 'B,llfm, r,at only an approximate 4 V it a - - SALEM'S : BEST 1 ' ... STORE Sale iwen-Uantlise at less tiioitv tliait it liris Gloves nrjkAiws irioves ior dainty wearer, Myle, lit, romfort tk.?jy binetl. ioo4ltt. .l r , T. . m, iiiiiu i;mi cicar into black. Vitiji Kize Is here at oUi i'U nric. ic wtjlaiiue. at ou'il Kiiow raise dtsrda MtN'S f LUMSII1N0S People are taking udvaniafci of the liirt bargtins we are ofJVr in'g. They ain the best idiirt wade by a tirst-tlass shirt factory THE CIT PRICE-T 8AV THK RliST. Sbirt, reir. it ..7,1 value rut fTjOII US 4, Silver ckiii and 50e valuj. cut prlre f. T Eucq,t $fHiblrQtthi. I ,i ! Next Doer to rcstof flee idea of Its total amount can ever be reached. As illustrating the benefits of increasing, the Size' of trains so- as to increase the traffic capacity of the line, the suppoKition was ntade that a rail way moves 2000 ton train o,v-r"' its line : one way every day for 300 days. In the year. This an t triple margin for lnter ruptiori: of traffic by Sunday's, itolid iys". etc., and yet such. a train -njioveinent in only one direction represents the carriage of COO.000 tons of freight 'f annum. s ITnder such .eondltioni the limit of traffic la set by the jilVaiLible reeling stock and th capacity of the terminals, not by any I limit" to :"he movement of trains on the niul I(J tL Another striking inllcation f the r duced charges on railroad o4ratlon is to lie ound In the ste;tdy lowering or interest on the bonds.: For jexainpl-y In 1X94, with n .Ix.n.le.l debt f $5,(105. 775.764 for 'the u hol. rallroatjl system of the country, the Interest) . barge amounted to $23t.7)2.?12. whllie In j. with a bonded delit. pr, . X6.tM .ii. , tjie Interestj charge Is only $21.19I.l i. Between thf greater prodWtljeness of the 'businesg: done, the' sifalh;4 amount' necessary for diHng IV'.Mt the sub- Ktantial lowering of flxfd charges, the condition of general bankruptcy whn rirevailed In 1894, has beeh transform ed I' it condition 'of general prosperity in 1901.' -. :"-'-' '; ' . POLITICS DON'T COUNT RHODES SCHOIARSIIIPS TO OX FORD CAN RB OBTAINED ' f THROUGH MEHIT ONLY. , WASHINGTON. Jan. C.At today's" meeting ft the National Asjiatlon of State Universities it. waa decided that th.,apiKMntmenl of students from the educational Institutions in Arrierica to Cecil Rhbtles' scholarships In the Ox ford University must le based on edu cational and social ets with noJp gard whatever for political irinmnce. WOMEN SAW A HANGING. ; FT. LOUIS. Jan. 2l Thomals Dunn, colored, was hanged totLty for murder ing Peter Jackson, a negro, with, w hom . h had quarreled over $4. The exec u tion was witnessed by nearly 400 per sona, among them Win several wo men and children, who had ciowded their way into the jail yard. i; FURTHER ADVANCE IN COAL. NEW YORK. Jan- 2- The price of soft coal ailvaynyced another notch today, redchlnr $8.44 Wholesale, anlhn clte averages $10 to tine consumer. Ttt tiTt ten tm itissfi Bat 1 ztth I4cn?s It - Legal Planks, Statesman Job Office. I ,'-. :f.-.v,:.