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-•**»•«» mmm^^^r^y^r. WAT^f OWN E^UIIIO^ ^BDMTBSPAr, AtfGFOST 14,1894. UH ' f-.l H! II f* i * »>••! • .1 U'' Tcrmt: $1.50 Par Year In Advtne*. «. |B. €lave, $-?*?. Wednesday, August 14, 1894. Democratic State Convention. The Democratic electors of tbe State of New York are requested t o unite in sending three alter- nate delegates from each assembly district to a State Convention t o b e held a t Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, September 25, 1894, at 13 o'clock, noon, for the purpose of placing In nomination -candidates to b e voted for a t the ensuing general election and to transact such other business as may properly comb before the convention. Democratic City Caucnscs. The Democratic electors of the several wards of the city of Watertown, are requested to meet in caucus at the places herein designated on Sat- urday, Eept 1, 1894; at 7:S0 p. si., t o elect dele- gates to the Democratic County Convention. First Ward—Engine House No. 1, Factory street. Second Ward-Engine House No. 2. Qoodale St. Third Ward—Engine House, Stone St. Fourth Ward—Democratic Headquarters. OHASLES 8. KELIA Ga , Ohairman. County Convention. The Democratic electors of the several towns and wards of Jefferson County are requested to send three delegates each to the County Con- vention to be held at Democratic headquarters, Watertown, N. Y., Wednesday, Sept. 5th, atlp. H., for the purpose of electing three delegates to the State Convention, delegates to the Con- gressional Convention nominating a County ticket, and a member of Assembly, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Convention. In pursuance of the decision of the State Com- mittee, all caucuses must b e called upon a t least sue days notice, to b e given b y posting six notices thereof in the most public places in each of said towns, so that a fair and full expression of the Democratic electors in each town can be had. A meeting of the Democratic County Com- mittee will be held a t 11 o'clock i n the forenoon of the same day, for the purpose of selecting the officers of said committee for the ensuing year. JOHN N. CABIISLE, Chairman. &S-SS5 [Secretaries. IN the recent election in New 8outh \Wales the protectionists received a most decisive defeat. The Parliament consists <35 free-traders, 40 protectionists and 20 labor representatives, whose principles on this question are not given. * * AT the election held last week the De- mocracy of Alabama defeated Rrepublicans and Populists by over 85,000 majority. Two years ago their majority against the combination was only 11,500. Populism and the McKinley tariff are not so popular as they were in Alabama. COXEV has a new idea. He advises men to match to Washington and get on the grass. Then they will be arrested. This will create a demand for jails and the build- ing of jails will furnish employment to the army. This scheme is far ahead of his original one for building roads at govern- ment expense. Coxey has a great head. * * * A SCHOOL census of Chicago, just com- pleted, puts the population of that city at 1,567,737, which is leBS than the total claimed on the basis of the names on the directory. Of this number 658,800 are un- der 21 years of age. The number of pupils attending private school is 43,546. The same census gives the foreign-born popula- tion of Chicago at 618,565. * * * SPEAKER MALBY is authority for the statement that 8t. Lawrence County Re- publican delegates will stand by Les- lie \W. Russell first, last and all the time for Governor. Of course Russell stands no chance of being nominated, but that will not cause any uneasiness to Thomas O. Piatt, who will know just where to find the St. Lawrence County delegates when he wants them. * * * •WISCONSIN'S State tax this year will be 75 per cent, less than usual, chiefly because of the restitution to the State by ex-treas- urers and their bondsmen of the interest drawn by them on deposits of State money daring their term of office. The total amountB thus paid back is $430,000, and of this sum ex-Senator Philetus Sawyer con tributed $250,000, having been one of the sureties of several ex-treasurers. * * * ACCORDING to a recent report the federal census of 1890 has already cost something over $10,000,000. Census taking is an ex. pensive luxury, but one advantage of it is that the money expended is divided into small sums among a great many people scattered all over the United States, more so probably than any other public expen- diture, the number receiving a Bhare of it being even greater than the number of postmasters. * THE Constitutional Cjnvention has re. jected a proposed amtndment to abolish capital punishment in this State, The vote was, however, an indication of a rapidly growing sentiment in favor of this change in our laws. Ff ty-five voted to abolish the death penalty and eighty-five against abo- lition. The popular notion seems to be that capital punishment decreases crime and this view is supported by statistics. A great increase is noted in the number of murders in States and countries where capital punishment has been abolished. , -x # * THE internal revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1804, fell off on nearly everything but oleomargarine. On that the revenue increased from $1,670,643 in 1893, to $1,728,489 in 1894. The actual increase was $52,837, or a little over 3 per cent. The increase over 1892 was over $400,000 ) being about 36 p>> ! cent. The exports of oleomargarine in 1894 were also larger than ever before. Thie is partly due to the hard times, but the ft et iii«it the returns have in- creased (witn only one break, in 1890) for eight years indicates that the increasing us>e of this materially not wholly due to this cause. THE Dominion of Canada has given away nearly 180,000 acres of rich agricul- tural land in bounties to the fathers of 1,724 families who possess twelve or more childten each. Every father of a family of such proportions is entitled to 100 acres of land. The law making this provision is for the purpOg'e^or' £8,otoub*f''4eagt£<> pl^Oea;* and rs.certsialy^annimprojwmertt ainnrj d$J; f encoUfagearent of taaisotlmrfiaW Ifflraigra--' tion, even where the immigrants come un- der the head of \desirable The number of large families in Canada is vastly out of proportion to those of the United States* * * * IT is the boast of the lawyers that there is no wrong for which their science does not provide a remedy. Even those per- sons to whom their neighbors practicing on musical instruments are a nuisance may find redress. A Kansas judge has en- joined a family from performing upon a cabinet organ until they shall have learned to play it well enough to cease to be an an- noyance to the neighbors. At first blush this seems as unreasonable as it would be to decree that no one should go into the water until he had learned how to swim. But the judge probably thought the Kansas family might go to some other State to learn how to play. WHILE wheat is regarded in the popular mind as the most valuable of our grain crops, as a matter of fact its value is in some years less than half that of the corn product of |the country. In 1893 the value of the corn crop was $642,060,000, while that of the wheat produced was $322,000,000. Hence, with a probability that the corn crop of this year has been half ruined by the drouth in theSprincipal growing States, it is not suprising that the price of that staple should advance beyond that of wheat. While our wheat producers are suffering more and more in the European markets from the competition of Russia, India and South America, the prairie States of the Union hold practically a monopoly of the corn growing industry. While this grain is not yet to any appreciable extent used as food by the people of Europe it is shipped there in immense quantities as feed for animals, while millions of dollars' worth of it annually goes abroad in the shape of beef and pork. POIilTlCVlL AND PKBSONAIi., The tax rate in. the village .o^-.parlhage this year is $1.80 on each $100 Valuation, The city tax rate in Watertown, last year was $1.28 and is likely to be somewhat higher for 1804. Stilt the Carthagenians ^s& °»i?^ ^rafcp pr u S«?Sf K !0'.aft9i t j -..t In ,,M.-., -„,N ; ;',' €»#bg5^CSunt^ ftfipfiblicans 'have. held' their conventions. D. r E. Ainswdrth has; been renominated for member of Assembly; the county is solid for P. W. Cullinan for member of Congress and a Morton delega- tion is sent to the State Convention. In his speech before the Convention Mr. Culli- nan expressed the hope that the friendly relations existing between Oswego and Jef? ferson previous t o the last Congressional Convention would be renewed. Mr, Chickering, of Copenhagen, probably does not second the motion for a political love feast. THE Paper Trade Review, an English publication, says: \American paper for London dailies sounds ominous. In our list of imports recently we recorded the ar- rival of a number of bales of paper for the Echo, and the fact must be recognized by English paper-makers that experimental efforts on the part of American producers appear to warrant them in developing trade with thiB country.\ The paper manufac- turers in the Eastern States are looking very carefully and with very active inter- est into the matter of exporting paper, and especially news paper, to England. This means that American paper competes sue cesBfully with English paper in England. The American manufacturer makes his paper, pays the freight to London on it, and sells it in London cheaper than the English manufacturer who does not have to pay any freight. American manufac- turers in hundreds of lines can do the same, and it is done to a large extent. But these same men tell the American people that unless protection is afforded to the home market the business of this country will be ruined by the competition of pauper made gODds from Europe. When American manufacturers undersell the foreigners after paying ocean freight charges no argu- ment ean be made for a protective tariff. It shows conclusively in fact, that the only effect of such a tariff is to make the Ameri- can consumer pay more for his goods than he ought to pay. * * * NEXT to England, Russia is more deeply interested in the outcome of the struggle over Corea than any of the European pow- ers, and she has already given evidence that Bhe will brook no interference with her rights in the East. Russia flatters herself that she is destined to become the dominating power, both in Europe and Asia. She covets a slice of Corea for the extension of her trans-Siberian railroad and a winter port on the Pacific. Bo far the Muscovites have not become a party to a compact with either of the principals in the approaching fight. But should the war at any stage result in the temporary discomfiture of either Japan or China, there seemB to be premonition in the minds of diplomatists that she stands ready to form an alliance with either con- testant in consideration of adequate reward. It will be interesting to note, if matters should come to such a criBis, how England, with her boasted supremacy in the Pacific, will treat Buch an invasion of her time-honor- ed protectorate over those waters. It seems likely that England's chief aim just now is to retain the friendship of China, and that she will go as far in that direction as her assumed attitude of neutrality will allow. Further than that, England is probably prepared to back down and disclaim any intentions of reward, if questioned by RusBia. But should Russia really attempt to seize a part of Corea, it will put an en- tirely different phase upon matters. The war between Japan and China brings out the interesting fact that our distinguish- ed Irish-American fellow citizen, Pat Phil- lips, pulled the stroke oar on the dingy that landed Commodore M. O. Perry from an American man-of-war at Yeddo, Japan, in 1858, Pat went down to the Bay of Yeddo in Perry's ship expecting to participate in a scrap with the Japs who had been treating American sailors badly, Commodore Perry, however, was so much a diplomat that Pal's cutlass was never stained with. Japanese blood. After the Commodore had delivered a letter from the President of the United States to the Shogun of the province'on this occasion, negotiations proceeded so favorably that the ports of Japan were, opened to Ameri- can commerce and diplomatic relations were established the following year. Pre- vious to the above mentioned visit the .ports of Japan were closed to all the nations of the earth. Pat Phillips' muscle and Commodore Perry's diplomacy threw them wide open. Under the new bipartisan election law election boards including the inspectors, ballot clerks and poll clerks are to be equally divided politically. In the cities of the State the mayors appoint these officers the names being submitted by the Republican and Democratic campaign committees. All persons apppointed shall be citizens and of good character, not previously convicted of crime, and able to read, write and speak the English language understanding^; must be qualified voters in the ward within which they are appointed to act and not candidates for any office to be voted for by electors of the election district for which they shall be appointed. Under this law the Republican and Democratic city com- mittees of Watertown have filed lists of names with the Chamberlain from which the Mayor will appoint. In the country the boards of inspectors chosen at the last town meeting appoint a fourth inspector whoso politics must be such aB to make the board two Democrats and two Republicans. The same political division of ballot clerks and poll clerks must also be made.. The last Legislature passed, and Gover- nor Flower signed, an amendment to the Penal Code that has evidently been lost sight of by the gentlemen who are striving for success at the Republican primaries to be held in Jefferson County this week. Under section 41 of the amended code \any person who, with the intent to promote the election of a person to an elective office, f urniBhes entertainment to the electors be- fore or during an election at which such person is a candidate; or pays for, procures, or engages to pay for such entertainment; or furnishes money or other property or en- gages to compensate any person for procur- ing the attendance of voters at an election er primary, or contributes money for any other purpose than printing or circulating handbills, books, or other papers, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\ Again, it is made a misdemeanor to \give or promise any office, place or employment, or to procure, or endeavor to procure, any office, place or employment for any voter or for any other pereon, in order to induce such voter to vote for or against any particular person or persons \ A\ Republican living in this city says that with plenty of money the prim- aries of his party can be carried for a can- didate living out of the State, and that cash counts at the caucuses. If money is used at Republican primaries in Jefferson County some one ought to see that the law passed by a Republican Legislature is en forced. Valley Parle Knees. Interesting races were held on Valley Park track, Adams, on Tuesday and Wed- nesday. About 600 people were preBent the first day. On Wednesday the attend- ance was somewhat larger. Dr. S. W. Frame, of Belleville, was chosen as starter. rfudges.: \Oeb.jP.-veoolridgeivvQfiiAntwe'rpV and Ftea-H^MeNiHVOf'GShtopi&n;..M<jrga.Kl Br$»n,' Jr.; record Keeper.^'The following are the summaries; FOALS OF 1898—POItBE $75. Dick Wilkes, be 8 8 Monday Wilkee, ch c 1 1 Leone, be,,.. 2 2 Willis L;,bf 4 4 Time, 1:28J, 1-.29. FOALS OF 1892—FUBSE $100. Eva May, b f. 1 1 Jerry Shay, be Distanced Eddie R.,b f 44 Minnie Shay, bf 2 2 Very Wilkes, blk f 8 8 Time, 2:52, 2:5b. THREE MINTJTB CLASS—PURSE $100. Princess Wilkes... 5 5 3 Flash, gg 3 44 Day Star, gm 6 6 5 FredC, ch g 4 8 2 Chet,ch g 2 2 6 Ohet Wilkes, brc 1 1 1 Time—2:314, 2:84, 2:31. STAKE NO. 8, FOALS OP 1891—PCTRBBS $75, Jefferson Wilkes,be 1 1 1 Alma Alto, gf 2 2 2 Prince Mambnno, oh c 3 8 3 Time—2:27*, 2 391,2:28J. STAKE NO. 5, NAMED SAGE—PURSE $100. Maggie^C., ph m , ^ a Xj\ OBITCAKV. HON. LANSING BEOKKB. Hon. Lansing Becker, member of As- sembly from this oouoty in 1876 died at his home in the town of Philadelphia on the 6th inst., of paralysis. Mr. Becker was Fawn Spotted... Day Star, gm Time—2:29J. STAKE NO. 6, 2:22 CLASS—PURSE $100. Sam Hill, b s 2 11 Cinderella, b m 1 2 3 M.C.cm , 8 3 2 Time—2:231, 2:251, 2:26*, 2:264. A Mystery Cloard Up. In the summer of 1892, Clarence Burns, a Hamilton College student, whose home waa in Walton, Delaware. County, came to this city as a book agent. He was here Beveral days boarding with Mrs. Beard, on Mullin street, then suddenly disappeared leaving all his effectB behind except a razor. It was supposed that he had suicided, and his parents, after employing detectives to make a diligent search, gave him up as dead. Last week, however, Burns' parents received a letter from a farmer residing near Hamilton, On- tario, stating that their son was at his home The father and brother immediately left for that place, where much to their joy and surprise, the young man was found appar- ently in the beBt oE health. It seems that after leaving Watertown Burns had wandered aimlessly about the country for some weeks, finally locating at Hamilton, Ontario, where he secured work on a farm. Here he remained doing such good work that the farmer, who was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, became interested in the young man, whom he con- sidered a person of considerable knowledge and more ability than the ordinary farm laborer. His interest led his to question Burns, who gave a fictitous name. His story finally came out, however, and his parents were notified. Young Burns' strange conduct is attributed to a sunstroke which affected his mind. To them were born Bix children—Lucy, Annie and Lemah 0., of Wilna, Oharton L., who graduated at Cornell in 1888 and who now resideB in Sioux City, la., Hiram, of Wilna, and Alice, of Antwerp. Mr. Becker's wife died in 1869 and in 1876 he was married to Mary A. Miles, daughter of the late Parley Miles, and they have one son. Mr. Becker was justice of the peace for many years and was a life-long Demo- crat. MRS. WILLIAM o'HOBO. MrB. William O'Horo, of North Wilna, a sister of Jere Ooughlin, of the Watertown Herald, and M. P. Coughlin of this city, died Friday after an illness of several weekB. Mrs. O'Horo resided in Carthage the greater part of her life and hor death is mourned by a large circle of friends, ° h \ leaves a husband and three children. TUB MARKETS, Watertown Wholesale Markets. WATERTOWN PBODT/OE EXCHANGE). At Saturday's meeting of the Produce Exchange Dairy Inspector Charles 8. Kel. lpgg, .anj^unced^that. all w,h,a„ vyisljed to make exhibits at the coming, 8jaj-e. 1 fair at Syracuse-could get the .necessary* blanks eitherrftoTn~him,..jjr.E.~A. Ayers. Mr! Kellogg advocated sending some of the finest samples of Jefferson County to Syra- cuse that could be Obtained, as after our great sucoeBB at Chicago last ye.if we must keep up our reputation. He said that the inspectors were calling the attention of the dairymen in other parts of the State to this matter, and he hoped to see fifteen or twenty factories from this county represent- ed at the fair. There was the usual attendance of buyers and the salesmen found a strong market, CHEESE, bulletin was received She AMOSEMBNirS. A Narrow Escape. Saturday morning Wallace Maxon, a painter, residing at No. 67 Massey street, and Edward Seaman, who boards on Qood- ale Btreet, were engaged at work painting a house at No. 12 Park avenue. Maxon WSB twenty feet above the ground, and Seaman five feet higher than he, when the cords that held the ladders gave way, and they fell to the ground. One of the ladders struck Mr. Maxon across the back and seriously injured him. His right arm and side were hurt, and he was badly cut and briiised. He v?as removed to MB home, and Dr. H. G. P. Spencer was summoned. He found that no bones had been broken. Mr. Seaman escaped with a cut lip. Napanee Odd Fellows. Napanee Odd Fellows ran an i>xcurs ion to this city, last Wednesday, bringing with them 850 people, They were met at the depot by Watertown members of the order and the City band and escorted to the postofllce, where an address of welcome was read by District Attorney Kellogg, N. G., of Oorona lodge, Afterwards the visi- tors were conducted to hotels for dinner. Watertown Odd Follows who had visited Napanee, and who still retained pleasant memories of Canadian hospitality, saw to it that as little Canadian money as possible was left this side of the line. Immortality. Dr. E. F. Buttorfield, of Syracuse, N. T. will give his views on immortality at the Oniversalist Church Watertown Sunday August 19th at 8 P. M, The Alien Lost His Job. A man by the name of Slack appeared at the office of Recorder George H. Cobb Saturday morning and wanted a warraat sworn out for the arrest of Superintendent Smith, of the Warren Scharf company, charging him with employing aliens on the pavement job. Slack said that two for- eigners, Albert I. Barnes and Charles Par- dee, were working on the pavement. City Attorney Wilcox investigated the matter and found that Barnes was a foreigner, but that Pardee was not. Barnes was accord- ingly discharged. It was afterwards learn- ed that Slack had applied for a job, but was refused. t Dia Not Fulfill His Contract. Justice Field has decided the case of John Watson against Orlo Simmons in fa- vor of the defendant. The plaintiff made an agreement to work for the defendant for seven months and left before his time was out. He sued the defendant to recov- er his wages, claiming that he could not agree with Simmons. The defendant claimed that Watson did not live up to his contract and that he was not entitled to re- cover. The justice dismissed the complaint with costs. Fire Near Mannsyille. Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock the dwelling of J. B. Brown, two miles west of Mannsville, was burned to the ground. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their children were away from home when the fire caught. It is thought it caught from the kitohen stove. To Clcasc the System Effectually yet gently, when costive or bil- ious, or when the blood is impure or slug- gish, to permanently cure habitual consti- pation, to awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy activity without irritating or weakening them, to dispel headaches, colds or fevers use Syrup of Figs. Madison Barracks' Range, The new rifle range at Madison Barracks is completed, and it is one of the best in the country. The extent of the range is 1,000 yards. Its stop butt is 18J feet high, 225 feet long and 18 feet thick. The front is made of logs and upon this is a run of loose dirt at an angle of 45 degrees, which prevents the glancing of the 45 calibre bul- lets which are sent from Springfield rifles. On each side of the stop butt are wings made of dirt, rock and logs which extend 80 and 50 feet from the butt proper. This bulwark of protection is 45 yards from the targets in the shelter butt. This 1 butt is elevated eleven feet above the center of the six targets. The proximity of the range to Black River Bay has caused some talk of danger from stray bullets. There is no danger, however, as none will get past the butt. Should such a thing happen, how- ever, the heavy timber on Catfish Point will afford sufficient protection. The range is in use for the first time this week and it is highly satisfactory (o Col. Bartlett and other officers of the Ninth Infantry. • A Redwood Case on Trial. In 1879, MrB, Anna M. Cole, of Red- wood, placed her farm in the hands of Adam Bickelhaupt to carry on and use for the purpose of paying her debtB, and for her benefit generally. She took her family to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she edu cated her children in the university. She returned in 1891, and claims that Mr. BiGkelhaupt had not carried oa the farm as he should and that he does not account for all the proceeds. She commenced a suit against him for an accounting, and her children, Harrison D. Cole, and Addie B. Reed, and Fred A. Cole, have sued for waste of property on the farm. The case has been pending before Referee Ohas. W. Thompson for the past three years. A hearing was held in this city Thursday but the case was not concluded. • , THE STAR GAZER. \The Star Gazer\ is the title of a new play by Franklyn W. Lee, which was writ, ten expressly for Joe Ott, the popular .comedian, who has delighted Watertown ^people in the \Dazzler \The Star Jlazer\ is a musical farce and a satire on a'itroaomy that will be highly appreciated by all who see it. One of the novelties in- troduced in its production is a lying ma- chine that will beat any fisherman in Jef- ferson County. No one should miss \The Star Gazer\; it is a good thing. JAPS AT GLBN PARK. Prince K Okajbe and bis imperial Japan- ese troupe, which has been in thiB country only (our weeks, and is just beginning a tour of the large cities, has been engaged for Glen park this week. The perfor- mances will oontinue every afternoon and evening this week. Every passenger on the street railway is entitled to free admis- sion to the park. • Bis Storm at Cartilage. A violent thunderstorm passed over Car- thage and vicinity between 10 and 11 o'clock Wednesday night. The thunder was so loud and continuous that the houses were shaken and windows rattled. The lightning waa of the whitest variety, and was so continuous that one could read a paper, if not too frightened. The display lasted about twenty minutes or half an hour. While the storm was at its height, a barn on the Davis farm, just outside the village limits of West Carthage, on Bridge 6treet, Was struck by lightning and destroyed with its contents, which included about five tons of hay. The live stock was saved. The house belonging to and occupied by Edward Collins was also struck by light- ning. Mr. Collins Bays the lightning seemed to strike four or five timea. The inside of the house was almost ruined and the chimney waa knocked off. No one one was hurt, although the family were terribly frightened. The damage is about $500. Mrs. John Watson was proslTated by the electrical discharges. She was uncon- cious for about two hours, but recovered The following from New \fork. Aug. 11,1894. BeealptB 43j000 Exports 81,6D0| Fancy White.. 9©— Fanc y Colored. 9 a— Cable .. 45a Od Market steady Aug 12, 1893 Receipts 54.300 Exports , 46,000 iFanoy White &%<ai Fancy Colored 9 infill, jOahle 46s. 47s' Market steady Lots. 7.... 8.-. 4 ... 1 1.... THE TBANSACTIONS. Boxes. 400 604 260 807.. Price. . lie. • &*\ - mi P. T, Watertown Canning factory. The Watertown canning factory will open the canning season Aug. 25. The fao tery opened last year Aug. 26. This com- pany has now 270 acreB of corn contracted and, according to reports, the crop will prove to be better' than that of 1893. A large portion of the pack of last season has been disposed of. This season, in connection with their corn packing, they will put up 20,000 to 24,000 cans of tomatoes and about 2,000 cans of pumpkin. H. O. Rice, of Rices, is growing the pumpkins. They have just received from Baltimore 200,000 cans, which they expect to fill with corn. The outlook is considered good. H. C. Chapman, of Geneva, has been engaged to superintend the canning operations this sea- son, 82 H above Ruling Leading price, 9; ruling price, 8Jo, There were more sales made after the close of the board than at any other sales- day thus far this season. Prom careful estimates the sales made after the close foot up about'2,825 boxes, making the total amount of sales 4,500 boxes. The real rul- ing would have been 9 cents if all had been reported. One lot of 100 boxes was sold at 9 l-16o, OOltBBSPONDrNCJ SALHSDATS. Following were the transactions at the Watertown board the corresponding sales- days for the past eight seasons: HULIHQ, EiHOK 9@ 9i 91 8J@ 9 .... 9 7i® 7-J 7i Smuggled Goods Seized. Under the TJ. 8. customs laws Indians can bring goods manufactured by them- selves into this country free of duty, but if brought in by any one except the person who made them, they are dutiable. A few days ago an Indian put in an appearance at the Islands with several hundred dollars worth of baskets. Officer Gates at Thou- sand Island Park took the matter up and found that the baskets came from Montreal and were passed at Ogdensburg aB not du- tiable. When they were brought to Fine Tiew the Indian was questioned and ad- mitted that he purchased the goods in Montreal. The baskets were then seized and held for payment of duties which would amount to nearly $100. The Indian paid the tax. Old Deeds In Question. There is a possibslity that some trouble is in store for some of the residents of Ed- wards. A week ago Monday A. J. Benton, of Washington, D. C, was in Gouverneur. Fifty years ago Mr. Benton's father owned a large tract of land in and around Ed- wards. The tract comprised some three thousand acres. It has been sub-divided into several farms and lots, and now it ia claimed that some of the deeds are irregular. Mr. Benton will return in a short time and carefully trace each deed to the starting point, possibly taking a re-survey of the entire tract, i • Cattle Flies. Try a can of grease for the troublesome fly, only 15 cents per can, also the Buffalo Fly Oil, 25 cents per quart, 75 cents per gallon at Felt's Court St. drug store. The Next County Fair, Secretary W. R. Bkeels, one of the most tireless workers for the success of the Jef ferson County Agricultural society who- ever served it in that capacity, has his plans w ell under way for attracting the attention of exhibitors and the general public to the seventy-seventh annual fair at Watertown, Sept. 18, 19, 20, and 21. The year book, a combination of premium list and advertis- ing matter made in convenient form for carrying in the pocket, has been isBued under Secretary Skeela' supervision and is invaluable for reference. There are early indications of interest in the next fair. All the Bpace in the main building has been spoken for and many inquiries are being re- ceived from possible exhibitors. Deer Season Opens To-day. The discovery that the game laws had been bungled last winter so that the season for deer hunting was only through the month of October has caused much talk among sportsmen. The matter, however, is not so bad as first reporced. Attorney General Hancock has written an opinion in which he holds that another construction should be given the statute. He holds that the game law relating to the killing of deer should remain the same as last year so far as the Adirondacks are concerned and State Game Protector Pond has given no- tice that he will enforce the game laws ac- cording to this interpretation. The deer sea- son therefore opens on Wednesday of this week, Aug. 15. DATE . NO. BOXES . 1898 4,536 1H92 6,126.... 1891 6,610 1890 3,730.... 1889 5,200.... 1888 2,200 8i@ 8f 8f 1887 0,000 @ 1886 ,732 8|@ 8* .... 8f BCTMCB . The offerlag of butter in the local market was never so light as during the past few weeks. The grocers in a large measure have been compelled to depend on the ship- pers for butter to supply the retail trade, asd none of them have much of a stock on hand. The quotations for good butter re- main at 17@18c. but in several instances during the past week sales of a fine article have been made for 19@20c. Retailers have advanced their prices irom 2 to 5 cents per pound. EGOB. Eggs are quite plenty yet strictly fresh lots find a ready market. The quotations are practically unchanged, 14c. being paid for basket lots. MEATS. The market is generally well supplied though pork is not quite so plenty as earlier in the season. Quotations are unchanged $5.50 per hundred being paid for heavy hogs and $6, for light weights. POTATOES. New potatoes are plenty and the price is going down.. The quotations to-day for potatoes are 35@40c. per bushel. WATBRTOWN CALF JIAKKET. Fox & Dealing shipped 112 calves from the Watertown yards Monday. They paid five cents for nearly all. They shipped 50 head from Mannsville last week at 4J and 5 oents. NEW TOBK CALF HAKKET. The New York calf market is active and there 1B a good demand for fine calves. Quotations Tuesday were: Fancy veals $6.50 per 100 lbs;good to prime $ 6@6.25 ; medium to fair $ 5.25@5.75 ; common to ordinary $4@5; buttermilk calves $3 874® 2.50; grassers §210; western calves $3.91) @3.50. OTHER MABKETS. At Canton, Saturday, all the cheese of- fered were sold at 9 jc. Sixty tubs of cold Btorage butter were sold at 20c: 75 tubs of registered butter were sold at 20c; and 00 tubs at 22c. All of the cheese offered at Gouverneur Saturday were sold at 91c, At Ogdensburg, Saturday, all the cheese offered were sold at 91@9Jc. AtUtica, Monday, 10,607 cheese were sold at 8J@8£c. the bulk going at 8Jc. Creamery butter brought 20J@21-Jc, At Little Palls, Monday, 7,300 cheese were sold at 8@8|c. the bulk going at 8Jc. Sales of butter were made at 20@20Jc. New TorU Ularltets. BUTTBB. The market continues firm and fancy butter is in good demand at 23c. The of- fering o! atrictly fancy butter is not equal to the demand and indications are good for a continuation if not an advance of present prices. Quotations Tuesday were: Creamery Penn., fresh extras 23M® 28 Westeraextras ©23 Firsts sa^aaw Seconds 16 @18 TnirdB 14 015 State dairy H. F. tabs: fresh line — ffl 2 * Firsts 18 @20 Seconds .15 ®17 Welsh tubs fresh fine @19 Firsts — @19 Seconds 16@16Hi Tubs and flrkins thirds 140- HEW OHEBSE. Large purchases for speculative pur- poses have 'brought about an advance in prices and the market Is firm. Quotations Tuesday were: An Orphan Asylum Farm. It is stated that Rev. Tobias Glenn, the pastor of St. Patrick's parish, has secured the purchase of the farm of 250 acres situ- ated on the hill above the fair grounds, and formerly owned by Hon. Willard Ives. The farm will be used in connection with the orphan asylum, which the parish is now engaged in building. These are the prem- ises which W. H. Smith bought from Wil- lard Ives, on which several lots were con- tracted to be sold. The contracts will have to be arranged before the transfer is com- pleted * Snelng For Divorce. William Goodison, of Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County, who came to thiB city a State tuU cream, large size choice — ® 9, Wblteohoice 7 ©9} Common to prime 8J4@ m Common © 7 Commonto fair 7 ® 8 ,, Smallcolored choice..., 9@ 9>s Common to choice 7H© 9 Part Bklms, small size, fair to prime 6ii® ' Part skims, prime ......... 5 @ 6W Partsklms, fair to good.... 4 @ 4 » Common to fair 3 @ o» FullsMms 2 ® Hi T.TVERPOOI. QUOTATIONS TO N. Y.^FRODtJOK EXCHANGE Cheese—American, whits, deman d fair 46s. Od; colored 45s. Od. -CA.Y AND STBAW. The market is quiet with a tendency toward lower prices. Quotations Tuesday STBAW. „ ,. Per 100 lbs. iNo.lrye 60® 05 No.Srye 60a ** Short rye 45® M oat j-.... mm f. Wheat 40® » HAT. Per 100 lbs. Prime Timothy 85® No. 1 75.® _.. No. 8 65® 701 No. 3 50-a of Clover mixed.. 50® Cl. Clover 45a 6Uj HOPS. There is no improvement in the market and the best of last year's crop is not sale- able at over 12c. S. B. Durfey, mate of the steamer Ari; few days ago and created a sensation by ac- zona, had his foot badly jammed. Thomas cusing his wife of living with Peter Boberts Eclectric Oil cured it, at No. 5 Lynde street, and who took away their 12-year-old son, has commenced a suit against his wife for divorce. The papers have been served on Mrs. Goodison, and Thursday she placed her case in the hands of Attorney Thomas F.JKearns. . Nothing equal to it for a quick pain reliever. Horses and Cattle. A book treating on diseases of horses ind cattle given away free of charge at Pelts Court St. drug store. \ ' el
