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Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-10-25
CONSTRUCTED his own GRAVE
Psassyive.iaa VIII Now Arrange for
nis Funeral aaa Dig ME
Wifs's 0vAvs. ss~~~

Having finished his own grave and
lined II substantially with granite.
Samuel Reincrt, Of shoemakerviile,
Pa, will now dig grave for his wife.
He said.
Il consider II most appropriate that
! should dig my own grave. Most men
nre careful In tho selection of their
earthly habitation. but pay no sttsp-
tion to their last resting place tie
n matter 10 which have paid sonsid-
erablc thought for several years. and
! made up my mind that I must have
q substantinI grave. | have II now.
II viii lie agcs before its granite walls
will crumble This IL a comforting re-.
hection. | don't see why lots Of men
shouldn't have their gravcs dug snd
walled out, ready TO receive their re-
mains. ! don't sec anything grew.
some In II at all"
Reinert says that he will now be-
gin arrangements for his funeral. such
~ selection Of the pal bearers, choos-
Ing the t~xt from which his sermon
u 70 b preached, the style OF shroud,
end how his body 10 TO be arranged In
The 0ofin.
Reinert's grave IL 7 feet long. ~
fse2 wide and feet deep. II IL lined
with granite, the total weight Of
stone required being 1850 pounds.
The top stone weighs CTS pounds. and
II took six men 70 place u In posi-
tIon. II is , feet 9 inches wide and
I feet long. The grave is one Of the
most substantial In the county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10
PANIC IN THE
LONDON MARKET
Greatest Excitement Seen on
English Exchange
AMERICAN. STOCKS
GO DOWN WITH RUSH
Spectators Lose Their Wits in
the Wild Scene.

EondoHs May 9.-Nyet in the memory
of the oldest stock broker in. London
has there been SUCH a panic as pre-
vailed this afternoon In. Americans
after the closing Of tae stoelSfeXchanse
hunafeds of dealers sndeav0red to
struggle into the narrow Confines OF
shorters court, Mhere outside dealings
are done. I'm enortss 10 rise 0r reduce,
as the case might pc, America rs, %
New York parity. student there de-
Neloped a tetrific slump in Union Pa
cifc which was knocked down 20 PoinHs
in as many seconds. st. Paul suffered
almost as badly
Large and small brokers rushed to
became inpass9b BILE. The rain poured
down but the excited crowd paid no
need 10 It. Parties formed themselves
into flying wedges in an endeaVoit to
force their way into the center Of
ShOrter's court. at which spot the prIn-
cfpal dealing was done
An sorts Of conditions ana prices
were shouted at the top Of the operas
tors voice. Down down Went ATueri-
cans. The leading houses sent Urgent
orders is buy or sell. but found il al
most impossible to have their orders
exeeuted Rails Of every Description
were uaoted at rock1bottum prices. and
steel and other securities fell in sym
pathy.
Then, Without rhyme or reason, a re-
action set in Up and down went
Americans. After about haaf an hour
Of this papiclSy. speculation a more rea-
sonabIe feeling prevailed and stocks
rose 10 within few points of their
price when the stock exchange closed
But long after the usual hours hun
dreds OF stock brokers. most of them
drenched to the SKIN. traded in the
hope OF gettlng clear before tomorrow IS
opening
D, PIerpOnt " gan, IL, sslld. to = rep
rAsentative of the Associated press:
So far as Z know there was no rea son
for this panic eScept utter lack Of in
formation 5regarding the conditions of
the railroad market IN -3.naerica- 4 do
not apprehend any serious results
CROWD TOO EXCITED.
ar. BroWns a partner in the firm Of
SDeyer Brothers. said 1t cannot be
called anything Dut panie- sun. Dc
not eexpect failures, except posi- lE a
few small ones The crowd is tao teTri-
bly, ezcited ta5transsct manv dealings
ana not much stock has CHANGED hands,
There is no earthly reason for toda8zs
see ne. eXeept the endeaVor to. keep pace
WITH New N0Eb, which IS being -done 10
the dark, and led TO a panic such as we
never have had before, The rise that
cRp3e tasan end was only 20 be exp cted.
but the affair viii l1irt Americans
(Ccntinued on Page p
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10
CLAIMS. That MORGAN and HILL
A = QtTWITTED TIE HARTMAN CROWD

WIN let out their Northern Pacific 10
shorts al $3.50 A positive statenent is
made tonight that tomorrow ). p, Nor
win be Released on short obligations to
Morgan & Co.ron. the basis of $50 This
win DE The penalfzation. The shorts
wiz get no stock from Morgan & Co
They Wil get only freedom.
i+Fhe Burlington deal wall be kuowh
tomorrow as an accomplished fact. It
has aIFeadye been accornPl The
Morgan Hin interests control the
Northern Pacific stock and tne board of
directors has absolute power TO close
the Northern Racific-Burlingto merr
ser without the consent Of two hinsts
Of Northern Pacific stock The old laws
Of the Northern Pacific prescribed that
tWQ-thirds Of the stock should assent
70 such a transaction as the. present
deaA This provisions sstiu printed IN the
Fn2nual, ileeepted as authentig, has mis-
led The opponents Of Morgan Hill plans
because if the reorganization the two
thirds snr4visiOn WAS abolished and the
power -Fvas vested solely IN the board
eThes board had stipulated that when
two-thirds Of the Burlington sock had
been deposited ln8sa designated trust
comp Suy the Northern Pacific Burling@
ton Cea4 should uhus be automatically.
closed Ife stock has been deposited
and The tfansactfon is contaminated
Got Wrong Information.
meanwhile tie. Kuhn. fI.pa5 interests.
believing a tf06- thicds stock consent in
Norsifern Paeific necessary to consutn-
nation. have striTeu to absorb enough
Northern Facifcst0 preVenr f8yosthigsis
consent. with sresut seen ia Wan
street. this week. This AFTER lhes dis
covered THAT two-tbifds consent of
eN9rtherp PacIhe at0ck was not Hates-
sary 10 the Hili-1Iorgan deal chat they
had acted on wrong fnfuFpaatlon on
that point
Moreover they learned Iate today
that while tie Soifhe4al Eariae. scrfo
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10
I iqht For Control of
Northern Pacific
is Still On.
Failure of Shorts to Deliver Stock May
Throw the Road to Either the Harri-
man or .Mofgan-Eiill interests
Efforts to Relieve Situation

New York, May 9--Night closed upon
( the eyentful, trying day without DEF
mite settlslnent as % the Northern Pa
cific, the central figure in the fierce
struggle. II vas antieipated that there
/ would be an agreemept for settlement
with the shorts bat Is was evidently
not fiHaliyr concluded. Shortly after
Z the RaFket Closed. it was semi-oficiaE-
4 ~ announced that a basis Of settlement
mad heeH cp5,s esseallY agteed upon and
Eait At O'clock however, Kuhn,
Loeb d Co, whom the street accents
as masters. Of the Situation. announcer
that nothing could Of would be said
as to the stock today
There was a spirit OF conprouiSe
and coneiliat1on. ii the air. but until
st should beat the fruit az defnfte ser
( Iten1ene the situation in Northern Pa
enc was feIJ 70 be a ulenftce 10 The
whole market. Kuhn Loeb & CO. and
the Qgen9erIlis ted With them in the Har-
rlman syndicate, seem dfsbBsed TO
feasonable peaces and on the outside
me slrQIlSeSL IfIHuenceS OF the financial
FQI1d are n1oEtuS aetermipedIy for q
f 13is,ls fSsFt -2arlie and restofe CON
In ADDITION to an ARRANGEMENT with
the shpfts So is believed that the settle
Fnel14 Or me Hght VIII also Involve ths
future relations Of the Union Pacific
Northern Pacific. Great NortheIn and
Buflington- Men close to the Harf5-
lranzlS tIiIIls Loeb z Co. group insisted
that the deal Tor the sale of5the Bur-
lfngt 3n. Great .NortHern would Re car
man-Huhn, Loeb g CO, and their as
sociates are dominant in Northern Pa
cific, tt IS assumed that they wiz clam
anq NlII voice iR the fatpre Of Bbr-
1t IS believed that the. settlement
wlQt sfhe. shorts ~ Northern Pacific
win De made at z8a or under. .Klihn.
L4oep 8 10 SAY tfle3' cleprecare the poi
lgy Of the third interest ia talSiGg, ennQte
nous profits from the shorts and their
friends avow regret that outsiders suf-
fer - settlement wish the shorts
would stil remain the great problem
in railFCad politics Of the future Qf the
road itseif. On that pqipt the follow
tfstFftlilan syndleale IS slgliiac ant
CONTROL NORTHERN PACIFIC.
can affect this control wiz be che pos
sible inabihty6f certain people to de-
liver the stock to them. J. p Morgan
& Co are in the same position.
The struggle Of the fnanciaf gaiHts
which broke the most reTnariEa bic
movement thai American stocks have
ever had, dates back but q fortnight
j.. FL fIafrimauf and his assOcfades,
So they relate the story in the street.
discovered tnat brokers Tepresehtjng
]. r. Morgan & Go, were Buying
Union Pacific. Hartman at once be
gan Increasing ms own holdings buy
ing on a market that rapidly tsvaneed
and when sure of cOntrol sabmitted a
pr0position for some besis Of asree-
rnent is to the cnntrol of Burlington.
just acquired BY the Great Northern
aRd Northern Pacific That ofeI was
reJected
ON Monday fast there began sensF
honai movement IA NortheFh Pacific
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10

New York, May 9.-The lights of the
WALDORF Astoria were the camp fires
tonight Of hundreds Of the soldiers .oe
finance who were on the hring hns
in wal street today and as they sat IL
the CHEEKY slow they nursed their
wounds and feounteds their dead. The
casualty list was a long one, but the
night had more cheer than the pre-
cediRg one.
There was no wild scramble tor over
night loans Northern Pacific stock
and the new day seemed to be fair JIM
promise There was intense. relief a.
the promised succor Of the Northern
PacfIic shorts 1t was accepted as q
fact thai ISuhu Loeb & Co. ana 81 r.
Morgan e. Co, WOufu settle FOR I5e
and it was belfeved- that the action oe
price FOR everybody. The price. it was
generally agreed, was a. fair one The
Tumor that j. ~, BlOrgan & Co., Al}d
J. j.. EllI were after ell On top in the
the crowd, but the chief concern was
for tbs future of the market. AS TO the
BITTER q very hopefuI view generally
prevailed. John w Gates dispenser
cheer.
'aThe medicine has been hard to take
was too much speculation and il had
to be checked. There viii be heavy
buying orders ana the -mar1et viii rally
promptly This Northern Pacific set
tlelment viii cl4an things Up- The
banks saved the day, and 81 feel quite
sure there VIII be no failures Of any
size
mr. Gates would NOT discuss bis per-
ssonal losses but told a dog story that
was eloquent in expression knew
a young man in Youngstown, he said,
who had a poor yellow pup. Wei
that cog WAS zlcHed so hard and So
often that he walked Sideways Y am
YalhiRg sideways
KEENE NOT SATISFIED.
James r. Keene was in evidence
early and dozen anen credited him
with The statement that the Northern
Pacific shorts should have paid $4,000
per Share. He declined to talk for pub
hea-ion haWeNer
Ehere was much speculation as 10
the effeIt Of the RETURN 10 New York.
OF Winian r. vanderbilt. and 5 was
predicted that theFe would be-al radical
change in raJl say consolidation plans.
Friends fof the Hartman syndicate
vowed that the A1organ-Fiill pros
gramne would never be carried out
4'ne IMMUNE N9fflafr0Nsf viii say ~ tei
the most sastrQus parioda q yesterda1,s
ululRer QI the strongest banks tf tls
citF forned money pool 20 mo- tflt
stock market borrowers on 2 lflsioNed fal-
Late last CE1ursdas7 evenings vas
authoriatiFelg stated chat the loans made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10

New york May sAT6nfght an fndf-
viduai who has been party to The con
ference relaking TO thestraAned eondl-
stat eHaents and. explanat tons 7rflieh
give to Che contest in Wall street q
5ifferent constrnctioH than Wses geuer-
ally accepted down toMn ztods3s He
SAID
Tonorrow. nlorune, Kuhn. Loeb &
co. viii publish a notice saying they
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10


I and the public got the first intima ion
LOT the battle for supremacy. Street
\ and Norton took All OF the stock they
l-folld get, seemingly without regard 70
price. Much aof the lstock sold TO. them
,4EaS for shcFt, account an dcuIld not he
+ delivered. It Developed finally that
I there were three large Interests in the
4 property, two seeking its management
T ana the laird a speculative profit. Both
the Hartman syndicate and the Not
! gan-Hul Interests claimed control and
I the predicanent Of the shorts was
made worse by the fear of both the
! Hartman and Morgan SyndiCates TO
! lend the stocks TO the shortsi
3 1t was this fear that led Kuhn. Loeb
q 60. OF the Hartman interests to
seek an understanding with Morgane &
Co. as to the lending of stock to shorts.
To have loaned without ar. understand
ing was to court the danger of losing
the stock and possibly the dearly pur-
shorts learned yesterday that they
were severely cornered, and made fraTi4
tic efforts 70 secure stock The'fInOVe-
meat for their relief began last night
but the failure Of the leaders TO agree
lett them in desperate straits There
was some consolation ia the extension
OF time for delivery. but that. after ak
was merely deferrillg the recl2oniRg.
Kuhn, Loeb q Co this morning re-
peWed their oEIer 10. loan the stock
they held bur it was stated that the
MOrgans for some reason. did not eare
20 enter the compact The reckoning
Is 70 come tomorrow, and despite the
promising features Of the closing hours
. today q doubt lipgers as to the erect
Of the Northern Pacific situation upon
che Whole matter tomorrow.
SAYS CRISIS IS OVER
A banker who participated in the
movement to relieve the market this
evening made this statement to the
Associated Press. sNe loaned Sl.9O0,-
GO0 in the street after 10 O clock today.
some Of it as low az per cent ana
feel that the crisis is over do not
believe that a single large house viii
20 down Ialege have been. tremendous
losses. Thousands OF. accounts repre-
senting millions o. dollars are wiped
Out but the banks are firm and tie
large operators are think capable or
caring for themselves.
YETI see. they have been taking
large Pro6ts AND. are capable. Of standr
ing up.l At present prices 1eel ina
and the market NilI be STEADY again.
The banks acted together today. but
there was no consOnance 9r agreement
about it we placed about Si6900,00o
I'M the aggregate and the morale was
good. Wall street could not stand
many days like this, but as it's the
storm is weathered and the situation
VIII improve from the opening toner
row.
An industrial leader made this state
ment to the Associated, Press be-
lieVe the worst OF the storm is over,
There have been conferences rof in-
pertanee among the larger financiefs
and it has been directed that every
man of standing in the street shall be
protected. 7 had thought there would
be failures. but there are influences
strong enough to avert those at work..
~ fFr-- te.-.1
in the market. There VIII also be
peace among the interests now at-war
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10

ecqptinuea 90 Bsge z
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10

aIla hlf'1ile COUNTY, tlllA H@Aatu iiA-
H. iIea ~ tires ctug lstcl 1Jrrences on.
tle evchau~e. lis fhe brckers arerre-
u1fe from rfc public gslleres in .heif
temporary quarters ~ he produce.
chanro. and are hAH sbHt of frgm Vlev-
bv thc .et1fees-fd3f waits. u TIL bf0k =
ers Offices many .men sat VINO We're
reduraG - absolute ruin rs a result Of
fIteea inmates proceedingss On the.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10

Forecast for Salt Lake Today isl
Fair; slight changes ia tempera-
ture.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10
Silver and Lead.

Silver. 59h,e per ouuce.
topper 15rSc per pound.
Lara SO r. Coz prize . 90, Neg
York exchange. -. J7i1.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-10

(contihasd On Bsss p
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-14

Mrs sally has ntt,N up q nnc shoe
dcnlrtment In htr N.t also - dros
department.
\ daoght'r vas born &, tho wife VI
Alhcr, ND'u. W Cla,Sop Plains, 'arlN
In the weNk
Mr. \ ] Moluttrr aud family have
gone 80 Hamm lnd whore they viii ~.
Stic IN future,
The Modern w'oimeN ~ Warren.
tom arr planning to give 4 grand mas.
quor,cd bah IN rhauksgl,pg eve
Rem Olsen has r'movol his family
anl household effects go L.,Ue Falls
VN'r, Ac VIA ros.lc for ,he arvcnJ
Nj pdoy Smh ANA Ne tr,ne
Soyvas have g,nc % N'rh Hach
vhrr. tAer vM Ny sbms .'r tho yan-
ptry.
1--WE M1er'h'r~ " Utmmonl gy,ye a
p.ea~'1. 1r,y SATURDAY evening lu
Ecuuen haN la honor ot Mr. and Mrs.
RoN.~, Farley
Mrs \ ]. lIIl WAS hastily called Go
Portland las, Thursday ON ty,oun, of
,hc very serious ,llpvss 90 her sister
Mr. Ida Powers
Mir Perry Olsen returned from san
FNuct>o on Wednesday whrN rs
Wen, 90 buy rug,ncs. r;c,. t,r his log.
ging camp On the Cowl.,s river
Mrs Muuson MrS, WIN. and Mr VII.
ham Morrison wen, 90 astoria 90 attend
III, entertainment given the pioncvr. 10y
the Native Daughters " Astoria,
Rev William Scymorr Shor, held srr-
vices a, St Thomas By.the.S,a wcd.
nrs,hy evening During the Winter he
Win hold regular rcr,t,es every Is, and
lisa Wednesdays In each month
Mrs Harmon. WIrrcutnn's gracious
postmtsI,-s,, returned saturday from
a mu,h needed vacation watch shr
s9eu, vtN her pcopl, In Portland,
During her absence Mr. Ed Harmon
attended 70 the Office
Mclntire and white have dissolved
plrtn"rshlp Mr. Mcln,.rc win retain
the s,rrr AZ Hammond which VIII be
kuoNu as Mtlutr' & son Nc White
viii remtjn IN business leo Wirryntou
assisted hy Mr. Townsend
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-14
TO EXPLORE ALASKA.

Extensive explorations ere about 10
be undertaken between the Arctic Cir
cl- and the shores u the Arctic ocean
IN Alaska. The exploring party Will
start from Bergman, nearly one thou
sand miles from Sitka. Alaska Is about
az little known as the interior n Africa
was a few years ago. 4 specific rem
edy for the cure Of common Ills was
unknown until Hostetters' Stomach
Bltters were first discovered For ffty
years 1t has cured al itomach and
bowel complaints, and today Ia the most
celebrated medicine in the world. The
Bittcrs will cure indigestion, headache.
liver and kidney troubles, malaria,
fever and ague. Take no substitute.
The genuine must have our Private Die
Stamp over the neck Of the bottle.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-14

Commenting oN the aryt'c n yeS;rr-
days AStor,au. the pt|lv Ntws says
.Ac ,hcNrv was advanced hv ,h's Naaer
that tA, Oregon,an's action .u de'3m-
i1c iAe Columbia river WITS jue ,' an
Nov, 90 prevent ac0us ,ou ~ f1e
Astoria road bv the Union rasid, ~ys.
,em The News IS slightly In error .D
,h.s deduction as % v1s plain trNm the
AstaylAo's article THAI thr NrcgNu1n "a
trying tc prevent sale ~ tAc 'ocal y'1d
80 d., Northern Pacthc-Gr,it North
era- Burlington combination, The ore
cooiap. 90 is to he inferred tNm Editor
SCOTS position ol the dtrscOra,e W
,Ae q, L. & n. ls footing the norm W
the t-n.on Pacific. the controlling in
tereS,s q. which system doubtless are
responsible for the defamation As the
News points out an cttor, was made
some time ago to purchase ahe \, Il g.,
according 10 statement made by a
prominent man To an Astorian rcprc-
sentative. and Il Is to head on any such
sale. /, is thought, that tho Oregonian
now dsfameS the bar. once =, ieAl'uslv
guarded bv Il. The Astoran's inform
an, did not state which NJ the ;wo
contsn ling interests had made tho Of
Ter whlch was 60 have been dccs2Scl
On Thursday last. and, as he gentle.
man in question has not been IN the
city Tor sons weeks the As,oriaN is
unable 20 give the information. Tn
fortunately. the Astorlan was unable 20
prjn; the statement az the time ~ the
visit Of the gentleman In question, The
story was told a reporter. who was
pledged to withhold It gor some ume
as the informant would otherwise be
taken 70 task by the company employ
ing him. for giving out the story, 1t
= believed. however. that both offers
referred u were made bv ;he Hill-
Morgan syndicate, and tina, the Or
gouian's u,terances are being male t'r
the edIhcatiln O, that combination.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-11-14

the national association;
Washington. Nov. 4--Dear Sir. You
have been appointed a member u the
national press committee OF the VIII
liam McKinlev Memorial Arch Asso-
citation. which has been Incorporated
under the laws Of the District ot Co
lumbia for the purpose OF erecting \
memorial arch in the city Of Washing
ton
You are respectfully reauestei to
accept Acceptance involves no pecuni-
AIRY liability. but your exceptional "a
cilitles for bringing this projec, 70 the
attention Of the public will give great
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william Mckinley was a nauoaal
president. The press o. the United
states IS national institution. second
10 none in Influence and power. Il is
fitting that the national memorial 10
this president should BE- erected In the
capital ot the natioa-that capital to
which. year after year, all our tribes
will 60 up in constantly Increasing
numbers
If you should be willing 70 announce
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ury, Hon. Lyman J. Glga. VINO is the
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SEND IN YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION
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Mckinley Arch.
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Certificate Will Be Issued and the
Names OF Donors Preserved
in National ASSoeia.
ton Archives.

Collection or subscriptions for a na-
tiOnal arch 10 the late President Nc
Klnley will be comemnced in Oregon
a once. The national committee has
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ly followed all over the country. The
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The names AMI addresses of all the
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The f5llTwing latter has been received
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ria National bank. from Governor
Geer's secretary:
"Salem. Nov. Sir: Governor G-er
has been askei 70 take steps coward
the collection 2f funds for a monument
70 the late Pres dent Mckinley and
at the suggestion Of the Chamber II
Commerce Of Portland has selected the
Astoria National bank. Of Astoria. as
the depository for contributions from
your section Of ;ne state
Contributions received should he for
varied t. the First Na.ional bank of
Portland, through which institution It
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