20,000 REPORTED KBLIIID, CITIES WRECKED, BY ' EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY Calabria and Sicily Overwhelmed by Upheavals and Tidal Waves.

TWO-THIRDS OF MESSINA DESTROYED

Catastrophe Followed by Inundations and Huge Landslide, the Combined Calamities Forming the Greatest Disaster the Province of Calabria and'the Island of Sicily Have Known in Many Years.

i news received ( saw tac Marta'! l‘al»cc. a number ot tbe earthquake commercial buildings and smaller . ■□utborD pro*- J

( Italy and the eastern h

md ot Sicily has caused one ot!

reatest disasters ot modern

recked. The streets

The estimates ct the number ot victims vary widely. One late report says that 20.000 persons perished In the Commune of Messina. Some estimate that the mortality may even equal that of the earthquake ot 1783. when 20,000 people perished. One ot the victims was Naval^-Cbrnmander Passino, who had taken a rescue party ashore Immediately after the first

shock.

The Calabrian towns of Palm!. Reggio. Scllla and Bagnara are reported to have been destroyed completely, being now merely masses of ruins. Many hundreds were killed or

injured.

Numerous villages scattered over a wide expanse of territory are don;aged or destroyed. Some of these ace extremely Inaccessible, and It may be a week before the full extent of the calamity can be computed. It Is certain that the ruin la complete and Thousands were Injured; tens of thousands are homeless; ancient churches, fine public edifices toppled. In mountainous. Inland Sicily the people have taken refuge In grottoes and caves, where peasants and the well born are sleeping on the ground. It is impossible to estimate the monetary loss, which must amount to hundreds of millions. Two-thirds of Messina was destroyed. Us magnificent cathedral, of the Ndrman period, wa* damaged. Us dome having fallen, bnt the Palace of the Prefect was untouched. Immediately after the earthquake a tidal wave swept Messina, and as a climax to the horrors. * Incendiary wretches set-Ares in what remained of the town ai*d robbed tie-dead and dying, until troops ended, the scene worthy of atf Inferno. ‘ The shocks began at 5 o'clock In the morning, and In the outer radios tke main disturbance lasted for about, thirty-two seconds. The range of the disaster, from the point of view of serious damage, is about 200 miles la diameter. The western end of Sicily escaped with slight shocks. The disturbance extended through the toe of Italy for about 150 miles toward Na-

ples.

Following the enrthqnakl tidal wave thirty feet high, which badly damaged the sulpping\ln almost all the Sicilian ports.r A) ' lag to the latest reports, whit not. however, as yet confirmabl) to details, the most disastrous pat Messina's experience was caused\by this terrific wave, which, follow the earthquake, cogulled half Of city, sweeping away houses an3

tering rfliti and death.

Ail communication has been d( at roved th: pughout Eastern Slcllj where the damage Is the greatest; and the only definite Information received by the Government from Mea-'

eiua. by.wlrelee* the harbor, U that

destroyed.

Mount Etna seems to have been the centre of the disturbance, and the surrounding portion of the Island within a radius ot forty miles seems io have been cotppletely laid In waste, it is not known whether the volcano is in action; 'as that region Is com-. pieteiy cut off from the world. Even] the railroads In the eastern half of Sicily are destroyed. Concurrently wHk»tn» first- shock the sea rose abnormally at Catania, carrying several fishing boats and other small vessels ashore. Soon afterward it suddenly retreated and again as suddenly returned, drowning at least four persons, swamping the merchandise on the quays, wrecking many small vessels and damaging three steamers, which narrowly escaped foundering. -' 7 The cruiser Piemonte reached Catania during the evening, bringing 500 injured from Messina'. They describe the rise of the ses as e gigantic wall of water. It lifted ships in the harbor and { “ Inshore as It fell ir When ft retreated the survivors

covered with a layer of I rhlch made It almost Impossible to o any rescue work. It seems that part of the destruction at Messina was caused by a fire which broke out before the tidal wave. It originated from an explosion of gas. which occurred concurrently with the earthquake. Foro and Ganzlnl. suburbs of Messlpa. are reported to hare been razed. The destruction ot Reggio di Calabria is confirmed. Reports arriving up to a late hour all tend to confirm the statement that the catastrophe is possibly equal to that which occurred in 178S. Palermo, near the western end ot the island, suffered scarcely at all. and It 1* by means of the cables thence to Naples, which are still working, that most of the meagre news lias been received. Railway communication both east and south from Palermo 'has been destroyed. Therefore detailed news of the calamity is etlll lacking. Details from the outer fringe ot the territory affected, towns in southern Italy and In the vicinity of Palermo. told of the seriousness of the disThe Government realizes that it is face to face with a catastrophe on a vast scale, and great preparations for relief are being hurriedly undertaken. The King will start at once on a mission of rescue, such as he undertook in almost similar circumstances three years ago. At Caltanlssetta. a Sicilian town of 30,000 people, a number of houses were shaken down and the inhabitants fled to the streets. Vast crowds gathered in the pa-ks and the churches were filled. At Mlneo. a small town 100 miles southwest of Catania, several houses collapsed and the scenes of panic were At Catania the docks and shore front were overwhelmed by a tidal' wave that rolled In from the sea. Much damage was done to the shipping. Among the vessels that suffered are the Swedish steamer Asia, the Austrian steamer .Budatwo and the Italian steamer Orseolo. , , Agosta. In the province of 8yracuse, two churches and several booses were demolished, but no lives were lost. : Prisoners In the local Jail made thelr-eacape and dashed through the praying crowds In the streets for liberty. Troops were called out and quiet was restored. There were shocks also at Lindua. Glossa. Santa Saverina and Nolo— all In Sicily. In Calabria serious damage was done in various towns and there was loss of life, notably at Stefanconi. where three dead and sixty wounded have been removed from the ruins. Soldiers have been called In to carry on the work of-succor and ordered t<) tear down damaged buildings to minimize the danger from falling

walls.

Sixty persons are said to have suffered Injuries ct- San Nofrlb and the population Is camping In the open

., , tiair. Troops everywhere .are Jielplng

warship in n. B a,,, wor)r ot rMcae .

v t« almost \ Palml , Italy—An earthquake shock

as felt hens. Many houses were 'sen tq the .ground..and It Is said i were many victims. Buildings damaged at Borgia. Ceradi, Genie. OHvaoi. San Vito. Pomerano. Are and Tropea, but no casualhave been, reported from these

JAILED BAUER SUES I PinSBUHG BRAFI Martin Got* Part of All tho Alleged Loot THE PRICE OF HIS SILENCE

Former lawmaker Confers Outside Penitentiary With President of Councils—Heney to Investigate —Will Act by President's Wish. Pittsburg—Those who are probing the Council graft cases In Pittsburg profess to have found evidence that former Councilman William A. Martin. who is serving three years in Riverside Penitentiary for bootillng, is being taken care of by the boodle Councllznen. that his share of any large graft carefully has been set aside for him. Councilman Martin was caught trying to graft $70,000 In the Tube City Railroad business and sent to prison for three years. Martin recently had a long conference outside the prison with President William Brand, of the Councils. rest whose bail U held at *30.000. The convict was brought from the penitentiary ostensibly for the purpose of having him as a witness in a certain case, but he was not called, instead, he was made the hero of a reception by his former colleagues, and he and Brand talked together for That led to a quiet but thorough Investigation of conditions by the Voters' League, and it is asserted there Is proof that Martin, the first of the.&oodlers to be caught, agreed not to tell on the whole gang only when he .was taken care of financially by the rest ot the boodlers : There is a rumor that Francis J. Heney. who uncovered the Oregon land frauds and was conspicuous in the San Francisco graft prosecutions. Ik coming here soon at the request of President Roosevelt to Investigate the alleged bribery ao far as it is connected with Federal Institutions. According to Washington reports. Mr. Heney was In conference with the President on the Pittsburg situation, [f he corned here it will be In the capacity of a special examiner, it is said, to investigate the alleged use of money by oncers of national banks to esose their institutions to be made iepositories of the city's funds. A itatement was made at the prelimlntry hearings of the men under arrest 'hat *176.000 had been thus expended.

EXPANDING CONSERVATION.

Washington. D. C.—By inspiration Df President Roosevelt the movement for conserving the natural resources Is to be expanded from a national to a continental undertaking. This is shown by an announcement from the White House that a conference having for Us object “the conservation of the natural resources of North America" Is to be held at the White House on February 18. The Presllent has sent -Gifford Pinchot. chief forester, as his personal envoy to deliver Invitations to the GovernorGeneral and the Premier of Canada ind to President Diaz of Mexico. Mr. Pinchot, after performing hie mission in Canada, will go direct to Mexico to call on President Diaz. As the result of the Invitations it Is expected that the Canadian Governnient and President Diaz will send representatives to the conference.

LAD TELLS OF -SHOOTING BOV. Tontbfal Hunter and Fisherman Quarrelled and Latter Killed. Worcester. Mass. —• Francis E. fones, a sixteen-year-old boy, whose body was found on the Ice on Lake

Qnlnslgamond. was shot by Ralph

William Krantz, a lad of fourteen, ac-

cording to a statement made to the police by Krantz, who was taken into

:ustody on a charge of murder. Krantz said that he left home with

a shotgun to go hunting. At Half Moon Pond, part of Lake Qulnslga-

mond, he met Jones, who was fishing through the Ice. The two boys QBgrrelied, and Krantz, according to hie

confession, levelled his shotgun at Jones' head and fired, the -charge

itriklng the young fisherman In the head and killing him. Krantz then picked up Jones' revolver and the fish that Jones had caught and went home

> Bodies Recovered—Several Injured in ftlahama Accident. (Birmingham. Ala.—Two dead bodL *■— been recovered and^lghl known to be burled To m cave-in of a trench at ih* furnace plant at Enaley. Sevother laborers were injured, ai two foremen who were au-

ng the work.

'The cave-ln occurred without warning. and the bodies are being recoveTed with dlBcnUy because of th« large amount of gas which Is pourlnj Into the excavation from the furnaces

Pastor Stricken Blind in PJpit. At Springfield, Ohio, the Rev. Wilbur L. T. Davis was stricken blind' while delivering a sermon at the High Street Methodist Church. The banting of a blood vessel was given as the cause. Bo as not to alarm the congregation he continued his sermon to the end. It is thonght that he will be blind for Ufa

Mias RooscreU*s Debut. Mias Ethel Roosevelt's debutante ball at the White House was a largely attended and brilliant function.

Ex-Judge Gary, bead of the Steel Trust, visited the. Bowery - Mission, and gave money to «i — i*m_. _ „ _ _ r Wtnthop ames estate tor nearly *75,000. John D. Rockefeller was

dints.' v -«„ » j Casualties are reported from MUj and Qonadl. San Gregorio. San orgl and MaJeraU also suffered..

TEN DIE IN CAVE-IN.

.The body of John Hoffman wax -found strewn along the-New York Central Railroad for four blocks In Syracuse. N. T. The victim Is supposed to have been .struck by a fast train at night.

Wealthy Georgto Banker Dies. At Macon, Oa.. Richard W. Johnm, rice president of the American N tlonal Bank, of Macon, and one ol tl b wealtUlest men In the State, died a ter a lingering Utaesa.

The bill providing for taking the census wes pdseed ln the

1 experiments at Llevvn.

FORBIDS HER TO SPEAK TO MAN Co art Enjoins' Young Worn

Charming an Old Fai

Winona, Minn. — Court Commisiloner Gibson, ot Tretrpesieau. Wis., has granted an Injunction In behalt sf relatives of Leroy Bell, an old Galesvtlle fanner, restraining Miss Grace Louden, a Winona woman, from speaking to, having any com-

munication wUh, advising c

lufln-

nUng her from disposing'of property deeded, to hep by him. AcHdn was hegun-bV Beilis relatives to prevent the sale of a deed to *10,000 of,property near Galesvlile, which. It was said, was given to Miss Louden by the old man. It Was alleged the defendant had Inveigled the farmer into giving her presents of various sorts and to deed to her his remaining possession, a *10,000 farm.

ONEOKTA HOTEL BURNS. Many Narrow Escapes in Fire Causing dIOO.OOO Damage. Oneonta, N. Y.—Firs which-for a time threatened the destruction of the -whole buttress section of Oneontu deitroyed the Arlington HoUl and seven other buildings In the heart of . the city, causing a loss of fuUy *100.000. Many ot (he occupants of the hotel and of the living apartments in the other buildings had narrow escapes, none ot them being able to save any of their effects.

Hie New “Tlgicr” is Lines, Girls, Not Lamps.

FASHION’S HOKOSCOPE FOR 1909 » W0 RLD'S END

MINUS IHE PB0PHE1

| Followers of Spangler Vainly Lis-

ten For Angers Trumpet

! leader makes early flight 1 Follower* of Lee J. Spangler Kill]

Await Destruction of Eanli He

Predicted. While H.

From PoUre.

Nyack. N. Y.—Leo j who has preferred io I "The Prophet." U mlazii I as well for Mr Spangler a

mind that he u,

i mood, this modern Isaiah j tho prediction Ibat Sundaj { her 27, would mark the e I that la destructible on tbu . | day of annihilation had a the t-wn was In the firat at beauty sleep, having got o ever fright It may have had The prophet'* followers very uneasy nlgn: and da of another night Many of not go to bed at all. deter,„ In at the Brat blast of tc- t

dally made for the o they foregathered walked in proceeslon station to meet a pan were expected by th< train.

ful" t

lupply

Behi

XT 15 SAID To BT PcomBLE To 5iTi OowN the New York Proea.

ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS FOR 1909.

Being Until July 4th, the 133d Year of the Independence of the United States of America, and Corresponding Nearly To— The year 1327 of tho Mohammedan era, beginning January' 23. The year A. M. 8018 of the Greek Church, beginning January 14 (O. S.). The year 4606 of tho Chinese era. beginning January 22. The year 5669-70 of the Jewish era. Septemoer 16. or at sunset September 15. The year 2669 of the Japanese era, beginning January 22. The year 5909 A. L. (Masonic). The year 2662 A. C. C. (of Rome). The year 6913 of the World (Usher). The year 7417 of the World (Septuaglnt).

CHURCH DAYS AND MOVABLE FEASTS.

New Year's Day. January Conversion of BL Paul. January 25. Purification B. V. M., February 2. Septuageslma Sunday, February 7. St. Vhlentlne, February 14. Bexageslma Sunday, February 14. Qulnquagesima Sunday. February 21. Shrove Tuesday. February 23. Ash Wednesday (Lent begins), FebQuadragealma Sunday. February 28. 8t. Patrick's Day. March 17. Mid-Lent Sunday, March 21.

Palm Sunday. April 4. Good Friday. April 9.

Easter Sunday, April 11.

Low Sunday, April 18. 8t George, April 23. St Mark. April 25.

Saints Philip and James. May 1. Rogation Sunday, May 16.

Ascension (Holy) Thursday, May 20.

Whit-Sunday (Pentecost). May 30.

Trinity Sunday. JuUS 6.

Corpus Chrfstl. June 10.

St. Earnabas, June 11.

St. John the Baptist. June 24 Saints Peter and Paul. June 29.

St. James, July 25.

Transfiguration, August 6. St. Bartholomew, August 24. St. Matthew, September 21. Michaelmas (St. John and All An-

gels). September 29. St. Luke. October 18.

.Saints Simon and Jude, October 28. Thanksgiving Dky. November 26. Advent Sunday, November 28. SL Andrew, November 30. 8L Thomas. December 21. Christmas Day. December 25. St. Stephen. December 26. St. John the Evangelist. December 27. Holy Innocents. December 28.

posed of aboul They made fun of iht Spangler when no Sal i Undiscouragcd. however, me wbltei robed ones, followed by the rude cltlj zens. marched sorrowfully to Oak ! Hill Cemetery. Why there, no one seemed to know, unless it be that the 1 cemetery appealed to them as a happy homing ground Arriving, the procession attracted the attention of ; Superintendent Halstead. Not having been posted as to its object, and not j liking the looks of the 150 followers i of the white-robed ones. Kaistexd drove all from the grounds. Many of the 160 had eggs which. It daily for the occasion from New I York City. The rumor was enough i for Halstead; he didn't propose to

try the eggs

Leaving the cemetery the faithtu! journeyed to the South Mountain ! There a large congregation had at- | sembled. AH waited for the trumpet call of the angel, but after a while ! they got tired, as nothing happened I Then they dispersed Spangler got what is known in the i vernacular as cold feet" at the last moment Whether or not he thought 1 that Nyack was or was not a fit place I in which to be found when the allj Important moment arrived U not ! known. But be left town under the I shadow of darkness in the morning. There Is a feeling of strong Indignation In the town over the harm ! Spangler has wrought by his deluslv?

I preachings.

Thu

Egg plant, p , Squash, per bbl ! Peis, per bazket 1 a&'s.™ ' String beans, per bi Orange Co., red. r . State, red, per ixq I Kale, per bbl

imp., per jmbers. [>

75 <w 2 « IS <4 5( 50 (4 1 «

Parsley, per 100 b llorseradiah. per 100 ib Shallota, per 100 bunch

eS’?/" 1 '-

SHOT MAN FOR BEAR.

t. Per p

3 50

PLANETS BRIGHTEST. Mercury, March 3-8 and October 25-31, as a morning star, rising shortly before the Sun; also April 37 to May 3. and September 20-26, as an evening star, setting shortly after the Sun. Venus, not this year, but she will be bright In December. Mars, September 26. At this time Mars will be slightly nearer to us than In 1907, but will not again be favorably situated until 1924. Jupiter, February 28. Saturn, October 13. and Uranus, July 11.

MORNING STARS. West of Sun. Mercury, see “Planets Brightest," Venus, until April 28. Mars, until May 13. Jupiter, after September 18. Saturn, from April 3 to July 15. Uranus, from January ? to April 11.

EVENING STARS. East of Sun. Mercury, see “Planets Brightest." Venus, after April 28. Mars, after May 13.

THE PLANETS.

Mercury will be brightest: (1) As an Evening Star, East of the Sun, February 20 to 28. setUng about 1 h. 20 m. after the Sun, being farthest

East of the Bun March 1.

(2) As a Horning Star, West of the Sun, August 18 to 28. rising about 1 h. 10 m. before the Sun. being farthest West of the Sun August 12. There are no -bright stars near where Mercury will be at the above times. Look for him near the sunset point ot the horison when an evening star and near the sunrise -point when a morning star. Ha will be redder and •brighter than any other objects In those parts. Few people ever se&Jhie : ‘Vianet, ao rapid are his movements. This la because of his nearness^the Bun, whose overpowering light -must be shot ont by the horizon ve^ perfectly even to see little Mercnry when brightest.

CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES.

OI Dionysian period 238 8 J Jewish Lunar Cycle 7 16 J Mohammedan Era,. Year 1827

1* 1 (Begins Jan. 231) 7 ] Jewish Era, Year begins Sept.

... 6622 1 16.. 6670

Dominical Letter

Epaet—Moon's Age, Jan. 1... Golden Number Solar Cycle Roman Infliction

Julian Period ...

Winter begin*, 1908—December 22 “ ' * l»09—March

1909-—June

THE SEASONS.

25 A.M. and lasts 89 0 *5 0A- M. ” " 92 19 54 54 P. M. " “ 9* 14 41

1999—September 2* 11 37 A. N 1909—December 22 6 IS A. M. Trap. yr. 266 5 47

There will be four edlpees this year, two of the Sun and two of the Moqe, aa follows: N. Total ot the Moon, June 2. the Moon rising with the eclipee on. U. Central of the Sun, June 17. visible aa e partial eclipee on the Sun's northern limb as follows: Visible thronghout the entire United State*, except In the extreme Southweetern portion. The Sun .win eet more or lees eclipsed East of a line from Brownsville. Teg., through Jefferaon City, Mo to Mackinaw City, Mich., visible as follows: New York. 7.0« p. m.; Chicago, 6.1? p. m.; Boston. 7.12 p. m.; New Orleans, 6.17 p. m.; St. Louis, 6.14 p. m.; Charleston, 7 07 p. m. m. Total of the Moon, November 29-27, beginning on the evening of the 26th In the extreme Western portion ot the United States; elsewhere eeuminc entirely on the 37th. IV. Partial eclipse of the Bun, December 12, Invisible.

Halley's Comet, by agate visit «s this paar. It will he visible to the naked eye In midway between the Pleiades and Hyndes on the West sad Castor and -— 0> tfc e Kut & about seven degrees to the right or WOstof

visitad us In 1825. long and Us nucleus like the Red during the remainder of the

Chattanooga. Tenn—Mistaking an intoxicated mac clad in a long buffalo overcoat for a bear. Thomas Deckmar. a well known farmer, shot and Instantly killed Thomas Andrews

near Lafayette. Tenn.

Andrews had been In Jail, but was paroled by the sheriff in order that be might go home for Christmas. Instead of going home he visited several saloons and later sat down in the doorway of a residence, where he fell asleep. The family, thinking Andrews was a bear, called Deckmar, who prodded the form with bis gun. and. getting no response, fired. A coroner's Jury rendered a verdict of

justifiable homicide.

| Psrtrioges. per pair — 3 59 wad Ducks-Canvaa. pair. 2 00 M 2 50 Mallard, per pair 1 25 <4 1 50 Roddy, per pair 75 A 1 10 Rabbits, per pair 10 <5 10 | Jack rabbits, per pair 40 <3 50

LIVE sroca.

Beeves, city dressed 8 <4 10S

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STUDENT KILLS 4 OF FAMILY. Murders Father and Sisters Becwus^ They Refused Him Money. Mainz.—Because his demands for money were not gratified, a voting student of astronomy committed a quadruple murder, killing his father. Dr. Racke, a former member of the Reichstag, and his three sisters, one of whom was betrothed on Christmas Eve.

Potatoes Nearly Steady. While potato prices have sagged there Is no change In conditions and no reason to look for weakness In the market. Imports of potatoes from Europe have a somewhat unsettling effect, bnt such Ifaports are not likely to be large unless the market goes up a little higher.

Pineapples From Hawaii. Seven yean ago only forty, acres of i Hawaii's fruitful soil were devoted to pineapple culture', now the pineapples occupy more than 6500 acres. Six years ag5 Hawaii shipped to this country 3000 cases of pineapples, siloed, prushed. grated; now she Is shipping more than 400,000 cases.

3 25 @ * 00

Economic Situation in New England. ! Boston. Mass.—That the swift rej turn to booming prosperity, propbe- | sled by Impulsive people Immediate- « ; ly after the November election, ha* ' oot come in the shape predicted, a)] ) business men now know. It is not. I however, necessary to construe tha: phase of the situation too pessimist! : caily. As a matter of fact, no thoughtful person is discouraged because the return to pre-panic condirapld pace. On the contrary, it Is a matter for congratulation that, considering all that now confronts tbs world of Industry and finance, there h should have bhec as much progress as has actually been achieved. Thai things are slowly shaping themselves for a substantial Improvement Is quit* generally taken for granted. Th* . continued heavy output of gold la an encouraging factor, and very likely. If It were not for the fear of an excessive strain on this new output hj reason of national and State extravagance In two hemispheres, private industry would pick up at a fairly active £ate. As It is. most persons are now Inclined to believe that the. industry of the world will make hast* slowly for some months to come.

Spinners Need Cotton.

Experts In this country and Europ* " on the world's cotton consumption say that 12.500.000 bales will be r. qulred by the world’s spinners.

John Henry Anderson, postmaster, storekeeper and Crown Lands Agent at Kinmount. Ontario, was burned to death tn a fire which destroyed his home in Tory Hill. His body war found In the ruins.

Former Judge Phelps Die*. Charles E. Phelps, formerly a Judge ot the Supreme Court of Baltimore. and widely known aa Jurist, soldier and author, died in his home in Walbrook. a suburb. He was rev-*nty-flvo years old.

Women la the Day's News. * It U said that the women voters of Denver elected Judge Lindsey, of the Juvenile Court. Ida Hawley, a comic opera iter, died In a New York private hospital after an operation for apptndlclUa. It seem* to moat theatregoer* to fa* but a few year* since Mary Andersen, now Mm* da Navarro, in all her trash youth and beauty, was one of — * *—* figures on the ahe celebrated

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Moat of the apples In Western N- * York are In cold storage, and .the

“"T*t,-Of-

ten refusing to aell at current quota Hons, so absolute is their belief that higher prices must come before the close of the season.

* * a *

British Exports Fall Off. The report of the British Board ol Trade Issued shows a falling off tn ere ports tor the first eleven month* ot 1908 of *127.100.000. as compared

with 1907.

AU ot the under grades ot fa selling from twenty-two to t“ nine oenta are coming tn tt-— petition with cold storage at shops aell butter at twenty-five e but It la mostly the lower «—*-

S01.87J.000 b ernment estimate of . bushels; oats. 112.886.* against 111,1*0.000 b "