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PRICES BREAK VIOLENTLY.
The Relapse of the President De-
mOraliZes the Market.
Liquidation in Every Quarter, With
Practically No Supporting Orders
ST. Paul Suffers Severely - The
Associated Banks Ready to Act.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-It is hardly
necessary to recount to intelligent OBJ
servers of stock market conditions the
reasons for this mornings further vio-
lent break in prices The intelligence OF
q serious change for the worse in the
Presidents condition came altogether
Unexpectedly and the extremely grave
nature of the relapse was better compre-
hended with the course of the morning.
The speculation hung entirely upon the
successive bulletins received from Bur
falo setting forth the changes in the
Presidents condition 1t was realized
that the latter, while desperate, was not
altogether hopeless, but IL is only proper
to add that the mornings official bulie-
tins were supplemented by a perfect
storm of various rumors, evidently SCI
on foot by spectators OF ghouhsh pro-
pensities who went to the extreme of
reporting the actual decease of the suf-
ferer at Buffalo.
Local liquidation was in exceedingly
large volume and appeared in every
quarter OF the market. Except in a few
directions there was very little support.
except that arising from the covering OF
short contracts. and, indeed, in the gem
eral circumstances of the case, the WIS
dom of introducing supporting orders at
all is questioned.
1t was officially stated by the clearing
house committee that the situation re-
quired no further action on their part.
but that the associated banks stood
ready to act under the agreement ar
rived at last Saturday, when in their
judgment action became necessary.
Sterling exchange weakened as a re-
suit of the advance in money. which if
maintained, is likely to result in impor-
tations of gold from Europe before the
end of next week.
One of the severest losses shown in to-
days trading was in st. Paul The de-
clines. however, in Atchison, Union Pa
cIfic, Rock Island. Illinois Central, and
other of the higher priced stocks were
also severe. as were those in the Eries,
the Southern Railway. Southern Pa
cific, ard the lower priced shares.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit broke with
particular rapidity among the local trac-
tions. but the remainder of the group
was heavy along with the rest of the
market.
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REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared to assume the Management OF your
real estate. Careful attention given to all de-
tails.
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40 Winter Patents, ss5eas-s5; Sprins Ioh.
g. 75a3.S5; Spring Bakers, g 9oa3 10;
timore High Grade Family, $3.50; Balti-
more High Grade Extra. $40: Baltimore
Choice Family. s3.S5; Maryland, Virginia.
and Pennsylvania Super, 2.i5a259;
Extra, 81. 6Od3.05; Maryland. Virginia, and
Pennsylvania Family. sS.25I3.40; City
Mills Super. s2.f0a2.eo; Rio Extra. s3.G5T
S-S2; Rye flour. medium to choice S2-ste
oats-The marke. was firm, Stock in
elevators, 365, ia bus: white, No. 2, Ss1sd
3S@4c; do, No. 3, 3T1sG3Sc; do, No. 4. 3I9
No. 2, s7ikassc; No. 3. se,sas7c; No. l. 500
36lkc; ungraded. 36@3sc.
Rye-Market was steady. Stock in ele-
vators. 44,g2 bus: No. 2 nearby, in CARROTS,
52i2c: No. 2 Western rye, 57M5IlAc, in ex-
port elevator
yutter-Market was firm. Creamery,
separator. extra, 23aZ3jkc; extra first, 22n
2iac; creamery first. 21G21lhc; do. imita-
ton, extra, lSc; Iowa and Northwestern
ladle. extra, 16m1Tc; do, extra first. l5altc,
Western store-packed, 130 l4c; Ohio rolls.
first l5{f16c; second, 13ll4c; West Virginia
creamery prints. s-lb. 25a2sc: do; lib.
24a25c; do. 2-lb, 25a2ic: Maryland and
Pennsylvania, creamery prints. 1s-lb. 24tg
25c; do, lib. 23uz4c.
Eggs-The market is firm. Strictly
fresh. lie; Western. i1c.
Poultry-Market steady. Old fowls. 1012I
lie per lb; spring chickens l2c;
roosters, 25GfSoc apiece; ducks. S@9c lb.
Green cofsee-Market steady. No. (Rio
grade). 5%T5%c. ~
Roasted conee--Market steady Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure- Jaya, 3lbc: Mara
caibo. 211kc; pure Lasuayra. 2lkc; pare
Santos, lSc: African Java, 1St2c; Rio blend.
lie: Peaberry mixture. l6tac; pure Mocha.
291kc; Java Mocha blend, &c. trhese cof-
fees are in fancy bags, paper-lined.) II
packed in cars or tubs, 12c higher.
Package brands-E. l.. c., f00-lb cases,
lG1tc; oV-ib cases, 10 6-lOc; 36-lb cases,
10 1-10c. Lion coffee. in lvo-lb lots, 10.6Sc;
in 69-lb lots. 107Sc
Cotton-Markct firm; middling, SIC;
strictly low middling, S2sc; low middling.
sic Stock in Baltimore 7S2 bales
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STATEMENT Of the condition of the GERMAN
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY of New
York. the 3Oth day of June, 1901,
quired by act OF Congress, approved July 2J,
1892.
Capital stock 81. 600 0oG 90
Capital stock paid up ........ss.. 100000 90
ASSETS.
Cash in hank and in company's office si53, $40 81
Bonds and mortgages first lien on
real estate) .......---..........--. l4,'SD 90
Stocks and bonds (market valuc).... 1,10S uO9 %
Premiums uncollected and in hands
Of agents ........................ 9l7,7Ol co
Read estate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900 90
9,I0 $50 10
LIABILITIES
Cash capitaI ....................SI 100000 90
Reserve premium fund .......... 1850. .422 81
Reserve for unpaid losses and claims 16i,l66 81
Net surplus ....................... 4,39i 800 S.
9,lOs, $50 Ii
Statement of dividends and expenses
for six months ending June S0 1901:
Dividends sl5oooo %
Current expenses ................ Go0,G0i "A
WM. y. KREMER, President.
c. G.. SMITH, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me TINS Ith
day of August 1901. LOUIS A. TRUSLOW,
(Seal) Notary Public for Kings County
Certificate filed in New York county
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New York. September 10, 1901.
Al meeting ci the board Of directors. held this
day, a regular quarterly dividend Of two and a
half per cent was declared, PAYABLE and after
September go 1901, 10 the stockholders Of record
on Saturday. September IL, 1901, at l O'Clock
p. m.
The transfer books Will close Saturday.
September u, 1901 al O'Clock p. and reopen
on Tuesday. October !, 1901, at 10 o'clock a. m.
FREDK J. WARBuRroN, Treasurer.
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New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.-Following are
today's quotations in the local "hoiesiie
provision and grain markets:
Whoat-Stock in elevators. l,2iS,"yS pis.
Receipts of Southern wheat today were
more liberal. The market was steady at
onening. with a good demand for prime
wheat Sales on grade of No. red,
T4i.c; steamer 2 red. 6sAc; rejected 6i%c'
western wheat dull and easier; Septem-
ber. 72@. u73c. Foreign markets were &c
axe higher early, from which there was
a decline of nc, while speculative on this
side were easier on the unfavorable news
from Buffalo unsettling speculation. Cash
and September early were i3c, but there
was not much effort to trade; offerings at
all times small and demand Indifferent,
with prices slowly easing off. Private ca
bles were not In touch with the market,
and nothing was put through. Market
closed dull; spot September 721zc bid. 727sc
asked; October, 72lkc bid, 72asc asked; De-
cember. 74c bid. Sales. car rejected deiv-
cred TO Camden elevator, SOC; 1,5O0 steam
er No. red spot Il. & o. 6Sc; lOWO &c
tober, 72izc; 1909 fresh spot, a27sc settling citing
ntice contract 12hc; NO. j req, bo12c'
steamer No. 2 red, CSC.
Ccrn-Stock in elevators 40.OI2 BUS.
Southern today was IN very hsht recslpt
consisting OF few bag lots OF bOth coiors;
the whlte seilinB dt w, p.iic5 a.! ,.I,,rf
bluc-eyed Yellow sold at 6ic on wharf.
pine white afioat was quoted at 63G64c.
Cob corn was firm AT $325n3.30 9er Dbl
for prime yellow on spot in carload lots
Western corn was quiet ana ioWer.
There is scarcely any enquiry for cash or
near options, and prices OF these are al
most entirely nominal. but new-crop cp-
tions are in some demand and sales were
made at 56kc. Nothing like free selling
OF new crop yet observed. Private cables
continue dull Market closed firm: spot
September, 60c bid; October year. 56%sc
bid: 56ilc asked. Sales, 10000 year 56Ac
Settling price, spot 59sc; steamer mixed,
5sZc.
Fiour-Market was dull. Western
Super s2.45d2.55; Western Extra,
e. S0T39; Western Family, $3.25q
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r,. washington stock Market.

sales-Columbia Title Insurance Com
p;,ny. %5a4k Mergenthaler Linotype lOa
'O'' nrsrPICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS.
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Chicago Grain ana rrov,-..n NJ. rket

Corrected daily by ". b. Hbbs Co. mem
Ders of the New York Stock Exchange. lil9
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The people responsible for the compara-
lively firm character of the emarket were
unique stionably the financial leaders. the
Standard Oil party. the Hartman inter
csts. ard tho Morgan CLIQUE. These in
tercsts bought all the stock that was Of
fered after the first onslaught had broken
prices down from ] to points. and an
average of perhaps points. The fact
that they were able to hold the market
in check quite as firmly as they did a
week ago, althoJ gh they had had less time
TO prepare for the ordeal. and although
the news of the Presidents condition was
even more alarming that II was week
ago. gave many people a strong hope that
the worst had been seen AT the close yes
terday. as far the stock market is
concerned. Nevertheless the opening of
the market today Will he awaited with the
keenest interest not unmiNed with grave
appro henson. Even such good grounds
for hope cannot prevent fears when the
market stake is so Overwhelmingly great,
so much greater than it ever was before.
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BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES.
The w ashIn9tOn
Loan & Trust CO,
rFIcr con. grH AND F SIS.

OFFICE, COR. gTH AND F srs-
PAID-UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION.
Loans in any amount made on approved
real estate or collateral at reasonable rates
- Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject to check
- This company acts as executor. admin
istrator. trustee, agent. treasurer, registrar.
- and in all other fduciary capacities
- Boxes for rent in burglar and fire proof
- vaults for safe deposit and storage OF vaiu-
= able packages.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


STATEMENT OF the condition Of the NATIONAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of Montpelier,
VT. the 30th day of June, 1901, required
by act of Congress, approved July 20, 1892
NET LEDGER ASSETS.
Cash in bank and in company's
olDst SotZ,ovc %
Bonds and mortgages first lien on
real estate and real estate...... 9,0i3,419 Sc
Stocks and bonds (par value) and
warrants .-.-.--..---. i,2H,44o Is
Bills receivable and collateral loans
and other assets ............ 2.75sl l25 50
LIABILITIES AS OF JANUARY l. 1901.
Reserve premium fund. d........... Sl7, ,6s6 221 66
Reserve for unpaid losses and claims 2lS COS s.
Net surplus ..................... 2,0ol ,O64 50
Statement of dividends aud expenses
for six months ending June 90
1901 ......................... 65,s54 80
Current expenses, including losses,
surrender values, annuties,
tured endowments and all other
disbursements -. . .....-.. l,si6,2e3 10
JAMES c. HOUGHToN, President.
0SMAND d. CLARK Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before this sth
day of August, 1901. c. L. MoULToN,
(Seal) Notary Public
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
SOME CHINESE PROVERBS

Trust not vain woman, for she is
first in her own eye.
A vain woman is to be feared, for
she will sacrifice all for her pride.
A woman and child are alike !;
each needs strong uplifting hand.
A woman without children has not
yet the most precious OF her levels.
Give heed to the voice of an old wo.
man; sorrow has given her wisdom.
A naughty woman stumbles, for she
can not see what may be in her way.
Like sheep that be leaderless are
many women come together for much
talk.
Woman is the ears for that which
pains the father; she is balm for his
troubles.
Speak not i'll of any woman; if a
woman be not righteous, what she is
speaks for itself.
Respect always a silent woman;
great is the wisdom OF the woman that
holdeth her tongue.
When first a woman loves she fears
she fears not that to which she has
become accustomed.
A woman desirous of being seen by
men is not trustworthy; fear the
glance from her eye.
The goods honor here who thinketh
long before opening her lips. Pearls
come from her mouth.
Trust not the woman that thinketh
more Of herself than another; mercy
will not dwell in her heart.
Give heed to her from whom child
rem have come; she walks in the sa.
cred ways and lacks not love.
A beautiful woman knows not her
charms, therefore is she beautiful !;
more So than the colors Of the sea.
A woman that respects herself is
more beautiful than a single star !;
more beautiful than many stars at
night.
A mother not spoken we'll of by her
children is an enemy of the State !;
she should not live within the king
dom's wall.
A woman who mistakes her place
can never return to where she first
was; the path has been covered up
from her eyes.
A woman that is not loved is a kite
from which the string has been taken !;
she drives with every wind and cometh
to naught but long fall.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
RESENTED BY ROOSEVELT.
Administered "Solar Plexus" to Stop Abuse
Of the South.
Bonham (Texas) Daily Favorite.

Bonham Texas) Daily Favorite.
Shortly after Mr.. Roosevelt had
been called to Washington by Presi-
dent Harrison as head of the civil SER
vice commission, he, in company with
friends, was visiting the Army and
Navy Club. During the evening a
man who evidently had not become
reconciled to the South, in converse.
ton referred contemptuously to the
Southern people as traitors. Mr..
Roosevelt kindly demonstrated. and
stated the charge of being traitors
could not be maintained against the
Southern people. The gentleman
was not satisfied with Mr.. Roosevelt's s
remonstrance, and repeated that the
Southern people were traitors. Again
Mr.. Roosevelt demonstrated, saying
that his mother was a Southern lady
and that many of his kinsmen had
engaged in that war, and that the
word traitor was offensive to him.
Upon the word being repeated the
third time Mr.. Roosevelt shot out
with his fist straight from the right
shoulder and administered the "solar
plexus" to the gentleman whose
tongue was so glib in denouncing the
South. Roosevelt reformed him. He
has a great deal of reform work in his
hands just now. We wish him we'll.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
EASTERN OYSTERS.
A Business That Employs Large Capital and
Many Men.

Connecticut possesses, probably, the
most prolific oyster grounds in the
East, and very few are aware of the
magnitude of the trade which began
its season under the most favorable
auspices last month. The industry
has made rapid strides in improve
ments in its equipment during recent
years, and from the old method of
longing oysters with a Fair Haven
sharpie the industry equipment has
advanced to modern machinery by
which steam dredgers are used now
almost to the exclusion OF the sailing
craft. In that State there are 81
steam power boats employed in the
business with capacity of about 1O0,
600 bushels, the owners OF which con-
troll and operate about 65 900, 600 acres
OF ground in Long Island sound.
There are about $5,OO0,OOO invested in
the business, and about 5000 persons
are engaged in the industry.
While the season with the regular
oyster growers commences Sept. l, the
season with another class of oyster
men who operate the natural grounds
in the Sound will not begin until Sept.
10. The natural beds are located at
Bridgeport, along Fairfield beach and
off South Norwalk. There are about
10000 acres OF natural oyster ground
which is directly under the supervision
of the State Shell Fishery commission.
The right to operate from these beds
is granted by the Commission to any
person who pays a license, although
restriction is made upon the quantity
of stock that is taken from the beds
each day. The use OF power boats
upon the natural beds is forbidden,
and nothing but sailing craft are per-
mitted. Most OF this stock is used for
seeding purposes, the people operating
the natural beds selling the stock to
larger growers who send their vessels
to the natural grounds and take the
seed away to other waters for trans
planting. The natural beds are all 10.
Gated close to shore. Connecticut is
noted for her seed oysters, and every
year millions of bushels of this stock
are shipped away to other places.
Some go to Rhode Island waters,
others to small inlets and hoys ahont
New York and New Jersey, and ship.
ments are made to the Pacific coast.
Concerning the present crop one of
the dealers at City Point recently said
that the specimens thus far taken up
from the beds gave indications of very
good stock for handling in the market
this fall.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
WORDS OF WASHINGTON.

Washington in his farewell address
admonished his countrymen against
the evil influences Of partisanship.
"Let me warn you in the most
solemn manner" he said, "against
the baneful effects of the party spirit
generally. This spirit, unfortunately,
is inseperable from our nature, hav-
ing its root in the strongest passions
Of the human mind. 1t exists under
different shapes in all governments,
more or less stiffled, controlled or re-
pressed; but in those of the popular
form il is seen in its greatest rankness
and is truly their worst enemy.
"It serves always to distract the
public council and enfeeble the pub
lie administration. 1t agitates the
community with ill-founded jealousies
and false alarms, kindles the anamos-
ity of one part against another, TO-
ments occasional riot and insurrection.
1t opens the doors to foreign influences
and corruption, which finds a facili-
tated access to the government itself
through channels Of party passions.
Thus the policy and will of one
country are subjected to the policy and
will of another.
"There is an opinion that parties
in free countries are useful checks
upon the administration OF govern
ment, and serve to keep alive the
spirit of liberty. This within limits
is probably true; and within govern
ments of monarchical cast, patriot.
ism may look with indulgence. if net
with favor. upon the spirit party; but
in those of the popular character, in
governments purely elective, it is a
spirit not to be encouraged. From
their natural tendency, it is certain
that there will always be enough Of
that spirit for salutary purpose; and
there being one constant danger ol
excess, the effort ought to be, by force
OF public opinion, TO mitigate and AS.
suage it,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
WHOLE NUMBER 2,l6O

tariff he could buy American made
steel cheaper in England than Ameri-
cans could buy it at their own doors
he proceeded to take advantage of the
fact. The Englishman wrote from
England to several American s,ructu-
raj iron works asking bids on certain
lot of iron. He selected the best bid
and closed the contract When the
contract was properly signed he cabled
the American iron manufacturer not
to ship to Liverpool but to ship to
Boston. The point of the English
mans joke will not be seen by those
who still cling to the idea that Amer
cans can tax themselves rich. Neither
will it be seen by those who still labor
under the delusion that the foreigner
pays the tax.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
ONE YEARS ACCIDENTS.
Multiplicity Of Ways in Which People Come
to Grief

Accidents are regulated by the laws
OF chance, which have their averages
and are made carefully statistical from
year to year. The public ".akes
chances" in thousand ways in this
age of rapid going and quick get
ging there. Unhesitatingly are these
chances taken. The man of to-day
who sits on the edge of eternity,
carefully balanced and insulated by
science, is so Injured to the possible
perils that pass him by that he looks
upon them as bowling acquaintance.
For instance in the year OF our civili-
zation, 1901, here are the statistics Of
accidents for one year, gathered by one
United States insurance company:
555 persons fell off railway trains.
652 were hurt in wrecks and colli-
sions.
457 were hurt while walking on
tracks.
1872 were burned in various ways.
272 were hurt by ladders.
1869 were hurt by riding or driving.
1,lSl fell off bicycles.
10 we're injured by automobiles.
$40 fell down stairs or into holes.
15S hurt themselves with firearms,
and 62 were shot by others.
2,OS0 received cuts.
224 hit furniture and were hit back.
261 got bitten, mosquito bites not
included.
9 hurtfully took off shoes, presum-
ably their own, but possibly of others.
80 were hurt by lightning and tor
nado.
LOLA were damaged, in some cases
irreparably, by lifting things, promis-
sorry notes not included.
1,l35 played injuriously with base
ball and fireworks, and those who fell
into golf holes were not counted.
80 came off the roof too suddenly.
377 received intentional hurts from
others, mostly drunk or disorderly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
Be More Specific.
Washington Times.

Almost every day some Republican
OF more or less prominence rushes into
print with the statement that he is in
favor OF continuing the policy inaugu-
rated by the late President Mckinley.
The trouble with these declarations is
that they are entirely too general. If
these believers in the policy OF McKin-
ley would be more specific and tell us
something definite that they are in ia.
vor Of doing, it would be more salts
factory and enlightening. A mere
statement of approval amounts to
nothing. We have reached point at
which something must be done.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-01
The Lau Oh On Him.

Some men are great jokers, they
think.
That's aimed at Schinkens.
He and his wife were sitting on the
veranda.
He had the paper.
After reading while he spoke.
"Here's story about woman saw
ing train with her apron" he said.
"Dear, dear, did she wave it as the
engine came along?" asked his wife.
"No," grunted Schinkens; "she wait
ed under the burning trestle and when
the train fell through she caught it in
her apron"
And the cross fool actually ex-
pected his wife to laugh.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT MISS STONE

Leugef.
The sympathy OF the country has
been excited by the dire stress OF Miss
Stone. What may be the fate in
store for her is even yet problem.
Yet it is certain that she ought to
have been rescued by the board that
had sent her out.
The American Board of Foreign
Missions has the handling OF vast
sums OF money. Part of this goes to
the foreign field, and no inconsider-
able portion is devoted to the payment
of salaries. The board is a business
concern. For the most part its in
come is from contributions, but these
are collected in a fashion so syste-
matte that they may be depended upon.
Miss Stone was not abroad as q repre-
sentative OF the United States, but as
q representative of this board. She
was carrying out orders, and presum.
ably under pay for carrying them
out.
Through her efforts she ran into
deadly peril. There was immediate
chance to rescue her by the payment
of certain sum. Whose business was
it to pay this sum? Clearly the busi-
ness of the people who had sent her
into danger. They had the money, or
they could get it. Perhaps they were
fearful of establishing q precedent.
They might as we'll have established
it as to have it established by some.
body else. If the government or pri-
vate individuals advance the money,
the precedent is fixed, and the future
missionary subject to all the inconveni-
ences that can grow from it.
The board should have advanced the