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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-12-05

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7zx90 Bieached Sheets. nicely
hemmed and Numbered, g0c
value; Friday -. .....e....4Dc
Best Mohawk Valley Muslin PIT
low Cases. nicely hemmed and
Numbered; Anniversary Sale
price, FRIDAY .............fDc
1914 size White Dcmet Blankets.
pretty borders. regular 75c vai-
ne. Anniversary Sale price, Fri
day Num-. ..*.....4..... Ace
1 Extra quality Tennis Flannel. In
handsome new dark and light
patterns: regular fzxc value:
Anniversary Sale price Toe
New style Robe Print. pretty pat
I tern; Anniversary Sale price !.
...... ..........s-.. ........6c
BeHt quality Crepon Wool Elder
down, In silver grey. light blue,
\ cream and pink: Anniversary
Sale price 49,. ..+s+...... 4Dc
The times., 1901-04-28
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain
Market Quotntions in FuII.

BALTIMORE, April 27.-FolIowing are
todays quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Nyheat-Stock IN elevators, 49S, ,8f6 bus
The market for Southern wa-s frmer Re
ceipts were freer, but under a good de-
mand all of the increased offerings were
readily disposed Of. Sales by sample to
mi!lors At SIC and sic, as to quality. No
red nominally nTmer at Sic
Western wheat opened strong and
higher; May, 7Szl@Sgc. Foreign markets
were all higher, while the speculative ones
on this side were higher on the continued
cash demand and increase in bullish sen
timeut. Cash wheat was IN active request
and was sold freely at SOC after which
S9lkc was bid, but the market had been
exhausted, and no more could be had
May was neither in active demand nor
free supply, while July sold at 77c. and
advanced 20 nc. Private cables nrmer:
demand continues active Market closed
strong spot April sic bid May, sic bid :
July. TIC bid. Sales. $1,000 spot. part
fresh, SOC; 10000 July, nc; 1903 do. Tic
Settling price, contract S0lAc; No red
ne; steamer No. , red. ne
Corn-Stock in elevators 10i49i6 bus
Receipts OF Southern were freer and with
good demand the market ruled about
steady. Sales OF cargoes white at 5Gaic.
and Of do yellow on private terms. both
ahoat. Yellow was quoted uomnaIlV soc
Cob firm at g. .65 per bbl for carload lots
prime yellow on spot.
Western corn was strong and higher,
The times., 1901-04-28
RUSSIANS ARE AWAKENING.
Great Industrial Achievements Plan
ned for the Next Decade.
(Fr0m Lcslic's WcekIy)

Russia has been so completely outstrip-
ped in Industrial development by the 9TH
or great nations Of Europe and by the
United States that the world has come to
think Of the unparalleled natural resourc-
IS of this country as likely 10 lie dormant
Indefinitely. Only one who has visited the
newly established centres OF industry in
Southern Russia can gain any conception
of the tremendous strides that have been
made IN the last ten years. and only those
who have become acquainted with the
magnificent scale on which the builders
Of the Russian Empire are working out
their plans can fully appreciate the posi-
bilitieS Of the next ten years in the indus
trial life Of that country
The pioneer in the employment of for
eign capital in manufacturing on an cx-
tensiVe scale in Russia was the American
Company which founded the Well-known
locomotive works in St. Petersburg in 1874
and turned out during the first twenty
four years Of its operations POO l0cono-
tiVos. 253 railway passenger cars. and
200 freight cars. AS early as 1856 there
had been founded in the Urals, howeve>,
the still-eXisting works Of DemidoV by a
Scotchmau Of that name, while the great
foundries at ST. Petersburg and CrOn-
stadt. the IZhora machine works, and the
Wilson works at Moscow. for the manu-
facture Of agricultural impliments, were
founded early in the present century.
The times., 1901-04-28
BOGUS BIDDING AT AUCTIONS.
Experts Who Arrange to Sell Goods
Beyond Their Value.
(From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.)

(FrOm the New orleans IlneS-D -DenOcr2L-)
Forcing up a bid by bogus competition
is an old trick" said veteran New Or
leans auctiOneer, but in this country it
is generally confined TO cheap junk shops.
ii you want to see the thing reduced TO
q fine art you have TO go abroad. / was
in London on a brief visit a couple of
seasons ago." he continued, "and natur-
ally 1 was curious to see how their IA
nous auction sales were conducted.
friend who knew the ropes thoroughly
volunteered to show me around, and one
morning we witnessed a little comedy I
shall never forget as long as L live. 1t
was at the pari0rs of firm of cOnsidera-
BILE note, and regular weekly sale OF
pictures, bronZes, and general curios had
attracted a large ana fashionable crowd
Soon after we entered, a magnificent
ebony cabinet, inlaid with mother-of-
pearl, was put up and drew a hot cross
IRE OF bids stopping at last with one of
hundred pounds. which was made by
little Ted-faced man with white side whis-
kers and the unmistakable earmarks of
a wealthy collector.
while the auctioneer had his hammer
poised, a cool. languid-looking man in the
rear of the parior suddenly spoke up.
Two hundred he said. The raise was
certainly startling and everybody looked
around. Did | understand you to bid two
hundred, sir?' asked the auctioneer. Yes
said the languid man, lets get it over
His manner of speaking. more than his
words, was indescribably irritating. He
seemed to say In effect, that he had no
!
bidders. The little red-faced man turned
several shades redder Two hundred and
ten pounds. he snapped. The cookbook
ing individual laughed quietly. and turn
ing to a man at his side, made some re-
mark l could not hear. except two words
dealers bids which were distinctly
audible. The sneering inference that some
dealer was trying to get the cabinet cheap
was perfectly plain, and the little man
gIared at him furiOuSly. Two fifty said
the cool chap, raising his voice 'ThreeI
exclaimed the little man instantly.
To my surprise the cool chap waved his
hand indifferently and the cabinet was
knocked down to the little collector, who
undoubtedly paid just 81, ,000 more for ii
than he originally intended When we
got out my friend told me sub rosa that
the second bidder was mere dummy.
Do you mean TO say he IS in the employ
of the houseg I asked in astonishment.
OH no.. he replied, but great many in
dependent agents do business through
that establishment. and he's no doubt
acting for the one who arranged the sale
] was still incredulous but later on | was
given positive evidence of the truth of the
statement. The man was certainly a gem
ius in his line. His work. as a piece of
artistic goading, was simply perfect. a
word more or less would have spoiled 1t,
but he said exactly enough to infuriate
his victim to the bidding point. We have
no such experts in this country.
The times., 1901-04-28
THE REORGANIZATION PLANS.
Action Taken by the Tennessee Coal
and IRON Directory.

NEW YORK, April FIT is said that at
the meeting on Friday the directors of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
completed arrangements for an extensive
financial reorganization of the company.
which involves the general refunding of
all it's bonded debt, amounting to 10000
O00 and the issuance of 100000 additional
bonds, of which only s.. 600 0oJ viii be mar
keted and the remaining $2000,OO0 ViH be
kept in the treasury.
Arrangements were also made, it is said,
by the directors themselves to underwrite
s., 10000 Of the new issue of bonds which
will be devoted TO the Improvement of
the company's property. the construction
Of an immense rail mill and the compile
tion Of many Improvements.
The times., 1901-04-28
THE PRINTS OF FINGERS.
Not Always Reliable as Mems of
Identification.
CW. II. smouck. in Knowledge.) }

W. IL oiAiSA1hs III hAC'ttN5t-J
The constancy of human finger prints
has chiefly been discussed in connection
with the Identification of criminals. As
suming that the evidence Of finger prints
is to be admissible in criminal proceed
ings, it viii be not only necessary TO
prove that in the case of the same man
the finger prints remain unaltered. but
that no two persons have Identical finger
prints. Where IS the evidence of this?
There are probably 1000 100000 men and
women on the earth. Can we suppose
that no two of these have identical finger
prints? Nor. indeed is this all. We may
be comparing the finger prints of a
living man with those Of one who has
been dead for years past, and the doctrine
of heredity might lead us TO expect to
find similar finger prints in the case of
parents and children. and of different
children of the same parents. II is. at
all events. certain that If this finger print
system were once introduced into our
courts of justice there would be any
amount OF wrangiing as to whether they
were identical or only Similar-eXperts
contradicting each other and involving
the whole subject i'm confusion.
Moreover, professional criminals would
probably soon find some mode of altering
their finger prints. No doubt if the per-
son who committed a crime-a murder,
for eNample-has left the imprint of his
fingers on anything it may prove an i'm
pOTtaut clew; but the same thing may be
said of the imprint of his boots or shoes.
But clue is one thing and a proof is an
other thing.
Let me point out another difficulty In
a country where there are a large number
of criminals whose finger prints are col
leCted the number of these will soon be
very large How long would il take to
examine this collection in order to find
out whether any of them corresponded
accurately with the finger prints of the
man who is now accused? The task
would | think, be a hopeless one.
That finger prints may be important in
the detection of crime whenever the Grim
tn Faff . Taa int aF Il. Isa-
hind him | do not dispute, but without
much stronger evidence than We now pos
sess that NO two persons have undistin-
gushable finger prints such evidence
ought never to be permitted to outweigh
what appeared to be tOlerably satisfac-
tory alibi.
The times., 1901-04-28

Sales-U. 5. coupon 3s, $560q1l14 Ma
tional Safe Deposit Company, Td150.
American Security and Trust Company,
20d&9iz. Union Trust and Storage Com
pany, 30U1g9ik. West End National Bank,
5Gl22 Capital Traction 50l0ils. Frank
lin Fire Insurance Company, 2Gft50 Co
umbia Title Insurance Company, 100d5.
Washington Title Insurance Company, 100
Gf33s. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone. 17d7p4. Washington Gas, 25Q5I84
Msrgenthaler Linotype. 1l0G16212; 10d1623s !;
20a16Zls; 50Ql62. American Graphophone
Company, common. 3Gl04; 100Gl0 SIS
After caIl-Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 100d
p Union Trust and Storage, 30d1094 !;
I0G1U92s.
The times., 1901-04-28

Dun & Co. yesterday published the fol-
lowing railway earnings statistics for the
first half of April:
Railroad earnings for the first half Of
April show some irregularity though all
but granger roads still report a gain over
preceding years Gross earnings of all
United States roads reporting for the first
half Of the month are $l5,24S,39i, a gain
of rs per cent over last year. and -. L
per cent over 1893. The grain movement
on Western roads. particularly Of corn,
Is unusually light. in part due to inability
to get grain to shipping points, on Cen
tral Western, Southern. and Pacific roads
earnings are still considerably above last
year. while Southwestern roads continue
to report a very large gain. The increase
over 1893 On all classes of roads is very
heavy. Below are given earnings of roads
classified by groups compared with last
year"
The times., 1901-04-28

The title insurance securities have been
in demand and the prices have been stiff
for two or three weeks. Yesterday 100
shares of Columbia Title were sold at 5.
A hundred shares of Washington Title
were sold at 3ta. but the price on all other
sales recently has been better than that.
1t is supposed that the plan to consoli-
date the various companies has received
new impetus, though nothing definite re-
garding the matter can be learned.
The times., 1901-04-28
Lucky for Her Friends.
lFroln thc Chicaso Newsl

lFTOU tTTc JIIII-O NeWs-l
''Did Clara bring home an interesting lot of
photographs Of her foreign t0urY'
Yes -dreadfully funny; she didn't write names
on them aud cant tell what more than half Of
them are"
The times., 1901-04-28
LOANS OF SiO

AND UPWARD ON FURNITURE AND PIANOS
At lowest rates and the day you apply We
are Ioaning on the Building and Loan Association
plap which makes the cost Of carrying loans
much less than you pay elsewhere. and allows you
TO pay 1t of in any sized notes you desire. run
ming from one to twelve months II you have a
loan with some other company we viii pay it
of and advance you more money IL desired. Rates
eheerfully given and cost to you unless loan
Is made. Call and get rates Front room. Arst
foor.
National Mortgage Loan Co.
62S F ST. N. W.
The times., 1901-04-28

\ block of 100 shares of Metropolitan
Bank stock was purchased recently, out
side the local exchange, for $500 The reg
ular bid now apparently is 500, The ad
vance in the price of the stock has been
the most rapid ever made by any securi-
ty on the local exchange. All the bank
stocks are selling at their top prices.
Bank of Washington is 40 bid, 425 asked,
and AIS has been bid for it. Central is
225 bid, and Farmers and Mechanics is
Z35 bid. Columbia has advanced to iSO
bid and Traders to 135 bid.
The times., 1901-04-28
The Boston stock Market.

All the stock markets that were open
Yesterday did an excellent business The
ffoston. Chicago, and Philadelphia stock
exchanges were all in session for the half
day, and they all dealt in number of
the securities traded in on the New York
Exchange. They all had a share of the
business that ordinarily would have gone
TO New York. The Consolidated Exchange
Of New York was also open, and al
though there Is rule on the big cE-
change prohibiting its members from do
ing business on the Consolidated. il was
said yesterday that a large amount of
business was done FOR big board brokers
There was fine demand for stocks Gy-
eryWhere. and prices advanced handsome
~, and generally in harmony. few import
ant differences ln the quotations being
recorded between the different eXchauge/
The new steel securities were the features
everywhere, the prices showing a gain
Of Friday night. The copper stocks also
were strong, Anaconda, in Boston, get
ting up 10 -, or better. Burlington went
10 z00 on the Consolidated but did not
reach that price in Boston. There is
much interest in the way the business
yesterday on the various boards Will af-
Ject the opening tomorrow. II is prob
able, however, that the general trend
of the Developments Of yesterday Will be
followed az the opening and that the diff
1erences IN prices over Sunday will not
be larger than they usually are when the
New York Stock Exchange is IN Session
The outlook for the beginning OF the week
seems 10 be for Il further advance in
prices. Later H. is entirely possible that
there may be some recession.
The times., 1901-04-28

for easy money this week is good as
there will be disbursements of interest
by the Government. and the receipts from
discussion of this outlook was general in
the brokers Offices that were open yester-
day.
The times., 1901-04-28

The annual report of the Lanston Mon
otype Company, figures from which were
published exclusively in this column
week ago, does not seem to have done
the stock of the company any good. 1t
has been very dull on the local exchange
during the past week, with a few sales
at 14A. A local financial paper deyotes
the chief article in its current number to
what purports to be the Lanston report
itself, but what is in reality largely edi-
torial comment on the report.
The times., 1901-04-28

There was a sharp bulge in Pneumatic
Gun Carriage stock yesterday, $l2 being
paid for 100 shares on the call, and s15
bid for another hundred shares after the
call.
The times., 1901-04-28
Mergenthaler Iinotvpe stool was j

Mergenthaler Linotype stock was in
clined to buoyancy during the greater
part of the week. and on Friday sold at
163. Yesterday. however, it went off to
1e2 on sales by one broker. and one lot
of 100 shares was sold by him at 1919
Friends of the company express them
selves as hopeful that there will be an
advance in the stock when the next earn
inGs figures are given out, as it is said
that the showing is an excellent one.
The times., 1901-04-28
61o F go.
CASH TO LOAN

ON FURNITURE. PIANOS. ETC,
without removal from your possession and In am
amouat tTom $40 &c 500. Our rates are tins
cheapeEt and you make your own terms
Loans made within three hours from the time
you apply We loan for the interest only snd
do not want your goods, so you need have M
fear Of losing them Our Offices are up the
6fth floor away rom the street. and are so ar
ranged that We can ensure stEictest privacy. Drop
In and get rates.
POTOMAC GUARANTEE LOAN CO.
e2s-s30 ST. NEAR 9TH NV.
Room "A, Atlantic Building.
Take Elevator to Fifth Floor.
The times., 1901-04-28

The bank statement yesterday was
much better than had been expected
with a showing Of more than s. 500 900 in
crease in cash. where q loss had been
looked for, and a gain OF nearly two
million IN surplus reserve despite an in
crease in the loans. The figures were as
follows.
The times., 1901-04-28

Heurich's Senate Beer is fast becoming the most
popular table beverage OF the city. Phone West
"a, Arlington Bottling Co.. for case.
The times., 1901-04-28
SURPRISES IN THE ITEMS
The Cash Gain i'm the Bank State
ment Unlocked For.

Money Market Conditions Easier ns
a Result of OHt-of-Tovn Pressure
The Holiday increases the Bos
ton and Philadelphia Dealings.
The times., 1901-04-28
IN THE BANKERS CIRCLE.
Local Investment and Speculative
News and Gossip.

The local stock exchange has been
rather tame during the past week, with
business not as large as it was week
or two ago, and with prices showing few
changes of importance. This tagging
tendency has been especially noticeable
in view of the wild buoyancy of the New
York Stock Exchange. 1t may be said,
however. that the trend of price has been
upward in nearly all cases, and that the
amount of business transacted is much
in excess of what would have been con-
sidered a good day two or three years
ago. 1t is evident, in fact, that the busi-
ness of the exchange is growing III I'M
portance and volume. from year TO year
despite its duh periods. An evidence OF
this that is unmistakable is the contin-
ued demand for seats on the exchange
There has been a standing offer of 5000
for a seat for two or three weeks, ana II
is probable that somewhat more than
that amount would be paid. if a member
ship could be obtained. The lowest price
at which any seat is for sale is N.5oo.
Money is a trife stiffer locally, though
there is still plenty of funds at little
above the recent lowest rates.
Investors generally are interested in the
proposed new bond issue of the WashlnS-
ton Market Company. The stockholders
of the company recently authorized the
issue of 100000 of 4 per cent registered
consolidated bonds, running from ten to
fifty years, for the purpose of consolldat-
ing the bonded and other Indebtedness OF
the company, and for raising money FOR
improvements. The larger part OF the IS
sue is to be used in retiring about $3O0,p9J
of 8 per cent bonds outstanding at present,
and $35, 900 of per cent notes. The sue
cess of the plan, therefore, depends al
most entirely on securing the consent OF
the old bondholders. The new bonds are
to be issued at par and holders of the
old issues are to receive for them a
premium sufficient to compensate them
for the difference in the rate of interest
during the period which they still have to
Arun. The offer is made subject to it's ac-
Axtance by holders of four-ffths of the
bonds It is understood that many
ON present holders are signifying their
acdN Nscence to the plan, but that others
express themselves as unwilling to invest
in per cent bonds on market house prop
erty, and especially since the issue is TO
be increased in size with no additional
security.
The times., 1901-04-28
Consolidated stock Exchange.

Furnished by Beck & Alley. brokers, Washington
0au and Tr73st Bffildinp
The times., 1901-04-28
Chicago Graln and prorision Mnrket

Corrected daily by W. b. Hibbs & Co.. mem
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange. 1419
The times., 1901-04-28
ElNAE(IAr-

Determining the character and financial
responsibility Of your Broker IL ss i'm
porfant the selection Of right stocks"
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-13
ADA
speclal core.rgnaasce.

Special Corespondeoce.
Ada. O. T. Nov i've are having
cloudy. cool weather with little rain.
The oI mill has started 70 and is
busy.
The FIRST National bank ls doing
1ls.Irss lH lts new building
Cotton ls stIl coming .u. there is also
some corn selling on the .rr-ets a. -
cents per Ilshei
wheat that has been s0vn is uD and
looking we'll
our school ls Drogr sing nicely with
good attendance
Mr. and Mrs. ". g. Roberts and
SIR Belle Cunningham ~ Cel.na. Tex
returned home this morning from a
visit 20 S X. Tolbert and family.
The people Of Ada met IN conven.
tion on Saturday the 9th and elected
delegates 20 The single statehood con
yention 20 be- held a. Muskogoe Thurs
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-13
II Ls FINISHED.

The great Cloudcrott lodge has
been completed, formally opened
and Offering an Incompatible cruis.
inc, under the management OF Mr.. J.
J. W. Fisher, proprietor OF the
famous Hotel Sheldon of Fl Paso,
Tex.
You want an enjoyable summer.
You want 70 get away frUm the op-
pressiveEess of the city and the low
attitudes. Go TO Cloudcroft, y. NJ.
800 feet elevation. On the summit
Of the loftiest peak OF the sacramon-
70 mountains. lie miles northeast
of FL Paso. Wonderful scenery
Tennis courts and Golf links, dane
ing pavilion. In fact everything de-
sired and expected in an Cp-to-date
healthful summer resort.
Cloudcroft is known as the
Breathing Spot OF the Southwets. u
There 10 but one way to 90 com
fortably and quickly. But one way
TO avoid more than
ONE CHANGE.
of cars; but one way 20 enjoy reclin-
ing chair cars, lseats free) and sleep
ing cars all the way through daily to
Fl Paso. That way is Via the Texas
& Pacific Railway.
More information by letter or de-
scriptive literature may be had OF
any ticket agent or
Z. p. TURSER,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
Dallas, Tex.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-13
SIZE FLoETEO
Woman Jumped oysrbosro From Fer
rybost Skirts Proved Life Ss.er.

Woman Jumped oser5oaro From Fer
rybost Skirts Proved Life ssser.
New York Nov While lhe Erie
railroad ferryb0at Paterson was on i,s
way from HoDoken % Twentythirf
street yesterday afternoon a woman
1h0 had been acti.z queeriy iumpel
overheard from the bow OF the boat
Pilot Wilson saw her Jump and imme
d.ately sigualled for the engines 70 5r
reversed
% was the strong tide however
that saved the wOuld-be-suicite. sh-
was not carried away from boat and
being buoyed up by her skirts. shl
vas reached with a boathO0k and with
the assistance of several passenger
was dragged on deck. She vas uncon
scious then. when the boat reached
the slip she was taken TO the New
YORK hospital
when she recovered in the hospi-l
several hours later the woman said
she was Elizabeth Livesey Of % Hu-0.
avenue. Jersey City Her husband. sh
said. was a ticket collector az ID.
Jersey City ferry house Of the Penn
sylvania railroad. She refused % sa.
Why she had tried 20 drown herself