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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Dull and FentureIess, With
the Corn Trade Light.

CHICAGO, March 4.-Wheat was ex-
tremely dull and featureless and closed
about lac lower than Saturday. The
worlds shipments were light at 7,273, coo
bushels. There was an increase on pas
sage Of $4,000 bushels The visible supply
showed a small decrease, 800. 600 The most
bearish factor and the one which had the
most influence was the large primary re-
ceipts, 1,OlSOO0 bushels. Clearances were
about G00,Oy0 bushels. Cash demand was
very slow. Seaboard reports only twelve
loads. A cold wave Is predicted for the
winter wheat /belt.
Corn trade was light the principal
feature being the selling by receiving and
elevator firms. The prominent local in
terest took but little part in the days
transactions. Country acceptances re-
ported moderate; the cash demand slow
Local stocks increased 600 bushels and
the visible supply l.5i6.O00 bushels. To-
timated. Estimated for tomorrow, els
cars.
Oats were very quiet and slightly easier.
There was some buying of July at Sic
under May, by operators who believe
that the heavy stocks in Chicago will soon
force carrying charges between these
months The local stocks increased 81 900
bushels and the visible supply decreased
1900 bushels. Todays CARROTS were 3ls
with 385 for tomorrow.
Provisions We're quiet and steady clos
sympathy with the hog market There
was local buying of May-nork, and a fair
demand for lard and RI from certain
packers. with realizing longs, including
the recent bull leaders, selling, The cash
trade was moderate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05
THE STEEL STOCKS ACTIVE
A Favorable View of the An
n0unced Terms of Consolidation.
The Market Affected by an Easy
Monetary OutIook-i Particularly
Sharp Rise I'm AmnlGnmated Cop
per-Strcngtb Shown by Railways

I,x-
NEW YORK. March 4.-The main influ-
ence in today's stock market was plainly
the official announcement made on Sat
urtlay afternoon in regard to the amaIs.a-
nation Of the steel r,ronerrias cain, com
..,.s-.,.a. e a.. - - - -
sioei a'i'' VI ','e Iis Va inc al
ment over sunday led to more favorable
views regarding the business than have
been entertained at any lime vet and
indeed last weeks moro or tess danrcca-
iiueeu ia9t WEN iioic VI Iess usPI'cd-
toIv cII'icisiiis gave pace toudJ 10 Coin-
mendaticn or the plan and OF its promot-
ers
As was 10 be expected the steel stocks
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"eIe NeiS "S'i'e FEATURES OF touhS ;
market and upon the curb there were
heavy dealings in the new United States
s,eal Cornoratfon shares In addition TO
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'ie "'O'' e-'NN ''S '
was faVorably aHected by The easy mon
etary outlook, indicated in the show
ing made by the hanks I'm their weekly
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std'eiiieh' Vi ave. ages On Se."iuAS' anu
Furthermore London sent "A higher range
of prices for American stocks and was
a pberal buver in this market
-, -. 49,,
Dl'ioeHu eN '''iois s,'iuiiis 'ai ious
STOCKS, ana notably southern halfway
preferred Rock Island, and St Paul like
wise plaxed a mart in shaping sentiment
,',-t;,,.i.,,i,a1,,- rrta ,,,,,l,.t ,,as No.
"Pii'iii ~ ma We" NJ
especially active IN comparison with late
records. but interest was particularly well
diversified throughout the list Except in
. ra,,, irst,rc..e NO ra,,,arlrahla ad,,anoes
~, scoreJ srd in fsct tha daaIint,s
49, az On I,,,,,eitaIlI- nrdarl,, ana NODE
~ .haracter Tbt 49, stetenent ~
- flxSav franc e1,bniytad conSfitutsd
about an the aot,isl news hearing mon
narticuIar stocks. The earnings were an
asT-celanf eIhihitS nartfcf,iariI tl,csa r.,
norted nv The Sonthern Railway and
Rock Island COMPANIES
The most conspiclols movement in the
market was the exceedinglv sharp rise
in AmaIramafed Copper While TO a
great extent the col,rs. of the stock was
palpablv owing to the retreat of a part
~ he large short interest in il. the lat
Ter movement was DlainIy induced BY the
appearance of a better quality of sup
port than has appeared in the stock for
a long time The general affairs of this
company are more or less outside the ken
of wan Street, which has in fact been
thoroughly mystified by it's various move
ments ever since it was originally intro
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

The steel securities We're strong at the
opening of the day. but later did not make
as good a showing as the railway list
American Steel and Wire preferred was
an exception, with an advance to 80 and
a close at that level. Federal Steel pre-
ferred opened at 30. but lost a point from
this high level before the close. Wire
common and Federal Steel common were
dull, but made no gains. The outlook is
good for all of these securities. The man
ayers are quoted as stating that they are
selling below their legitimate value.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

The traction securities were weak early
in the day, especially Brooklyn Rapid
Transit, but they improved later and
closed with as good gains as any other
securities. The talk in the morning when
the group was weak was that the en-
ployes Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit are
likely to strike. The story in the after
noon was that the officers of the company
have no fear of a strike.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

The announcement by ]. p Morgan
x Co. was even more hopeful than the
estimate of Mr.. Mills. 1t said: State
ments furnished to us by officers of the
general companies show that the aggre-
gate of earnings of all the companies for
the year 1900 was amply sufficient to pay
dividends on both classes of the new
stocks besides making provision for sink
ing fund and maintenance of properties"
1t is also announced that the charter of
the new company will allow of the pay
ment OF dividends on the common stock
in any quarter when the full preferred
dividend has been paid up. This. of
course, is an important provision
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

Among the railway securities that show
ed most strength were again the South
ems, both preferred and common. The
January net earnings statement of the
company was published during the day,
and it added to the generally optimistic
feeling regarding the company and its
securities. The increase in net was s9l 500
The directors of the company will meet
on Friday to take action or the divij end
on the preferred stock. At least a semi
annual dividend of 2 per cent is expected
and it may be 2 IL. Southern common
went as high as IS IL, and closed at % 3-S
The preferred went as high as 10 IL and
closed at 79 IA.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

The Tobacco securities were strong on
the passage of the War Revenue bill.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

The first day of President McKinley's
Second administration was a promising
one in the New York stock market to
those that look for higher prices. There
were advances all over the list during the
morning hours. In some cases important
ones, and although there was some reac-
ton before the close. net gains were the
ket was most suggestive of the idea that
the large interests are supporting prices
and working for new boom upward. for
the inauguration Of the second Mckinley
term. If this is their plan nearly every
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

Amalgamated Copper was very strong.
fulfilling the predictions made by some
of the best Informed people last week. 1t
touched par at one tine, gain for the
day of five points, ana a gain inside of a
week of about ten points. The close was
near the top.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05
New YORK Stock Nark.t.

Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs Co., mem
bers OF the New York Stock Exchange 1919 F |
Street
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20
20 Took Io.ooo voLTa
Rssussisassa aaa - : Ealr va = ..
wen

Rssusoisatsd Sad - Ealr way % Ca
wen
Walter Budds. ysars old. had a cur
rent from an eleStrio cable carrying
lo.ooo volts Of electricity pass through
his BODY recently. That be was not
killed e considered miraculous, but the
physicians At the Hartford hospital.
where the boy Il now suffering from
the ELECTS Of the shock say that he win
recover. says the Hartford Courant
Young Budds started out with Johnnie
Farrell and Willie cosgroVs, young
ehums q his. 20 see the circus parade.
They went 20 MAin street. near the
tunnel ard after waiting for some
time without the parade's coming In
sight. they got uneasy. On Albany ave-
nue., Just above the Main street June
ton. the Hartford Electric Light CON-
pany has q terminal tub through
which the cables that bring tie electric
current In from the Farmington river
pass into the underground system Of
the company. One Of the boyS sug.
gested that they climb upon the roof
Of the terminal tub 70 zee q the parade
was coming down Albany avenue.
They made q run for the tub. A lad
der stood On the rear Of the tub, and
the tub b built several feet above the
surface Of the ground Young Buds
was IN advance Of the Others. he wa
the nrst 20 mount the ladder and as
he climbed up the rounds he turned to
the other boys and said that be could
set 70 the top first The parade was
not IN sight and that he might have
q better view Of the surroundings he
reached from the top Of the tub 10
one Of the cables with the heavy volt
age Cor the purpose Of pulling himself
onto the pole which carried the cables
down through tia tub. In taking hold
Of the cable he instantly connected
himself with the electric current His
feet were ierkedl from beneath him,
his body became rigid and blue flames
shot out from the cables underneath
the boys hands. What appeared to
the big crowd 70 have been a dead
boy was brought back to life. and then
the little fellow was taken to the Hart
ford hospital In an unconscious condi-
don- He was very weak on being re-
ceived at the institution, but during
the afternoon he gained more strength
and had long sleep Both his hands
were badly burned and the index fin
ger Of his left hand was burned on.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20

The dressiest member Of the United
States senate.
long-tailed froek and white tie. Chand-
Ter, one Of the outs, the wisdom, Wit
and allegory Of the senate for many
years, Is singularly careless Of dress.
His clothes look as II they are hanging
on q hatrack. One Of the fashion
plates was Woleott Of Colorado. When
delivering q set speech he was gotten
up regardless" bright eraVat bout
onniere and all. German maintains
all the proprieties In frock or eutaway.
Frye has the appearance Of an active
business man. HaWlsy Il soldierly
and correct, reminding one Of our lats
Col Kip. who never was seen In pub
lie without gloves. John Sherman
always wore long frock, unbuttonsd.
Vest, the wasp Of the senate, looks
like q griZzled cherub IN Wrinkled,
Well-Eorn garb OF nondeseript style.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20
% ForL CHECK RArsER.
New sohsns for Preventing Any Alter
ations In ChseSa.

New sohsns for Preventing Any Alter
ations In ChseSs.
More than 10000 900 900 Of checks
are used annually IN the United States,
and Of this amount something like 49,
600 are raised" the loss falling on the
drawer, for the drawer Of q check Is
chargoable with the amount paid on It,
provided his signature is genuine, no
matter for what amount he has pre-
viously filed It In. Many devices have
been planned for fo.ling the check
raiser, but the security check Is tie
most perfect protection the ingenuity
Of man has yet unfolded. The check
has been briefly described as follows:
con the left Of the check is printed the
safeguarding schedule. Ths words d.
recting the payment Of money are
qualified cy the following printed into
the bOdy Of the paper: Provided
amount does not exceed that expressed
in words and figures at end OF sehed-
ule.' After the drawer has WRIT in
the amount OF money to be paid he ad-
tusta q small paper cutter to that line
Of the upper half Of the seheduls
which bounds the maximum amount 20
Be paid IN collars. tens. hundreds or
thousands, and tears OF the check
down es Ear as the small ring In the
center Of the schedule. Then he re-
wolves his ruler, adjusting It to that
line Of the lower half Of the schedule
which bounds the number Of dollars,
tens Of dollars. hundreds OF thousands,
to be paid, and then completes tearing
the check from the stub along that
line. This leaves in the hands Of the
drawer the check absolutely SAFE
guarded from alteration, for the left
hand margin expresses in words and
figures the amount not exceeding
which Il has been drawn"
The device Is used BY scores Of banks
and By hundreds Of prominent firms.
although e has been before the public
but q short time. Il is used not only
on checks but also notes. receipts.
drafts. bills Of lading, and other pa
Ders. and e suited for use Of money
orders and tickets.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20

The Imperial Opal, a. Il has come 70
be called, was on view the other day
to the agents general and other lead
ing eolonials living In London The
owner Of It, Mr.. Maurice Lyons. in
Vited them to meet him and see II at
the once Of the agent general for Vic
toria Really there are two stones,
but the smaller one is regarded a. 2
fragment, though not BY any means an
''unconsidered tribe" It Is the larger
one. weighing 20 carats, which Is the
Imperial Opal. It Is It that Mr.. Lyons
Is Wishful Of presenting to the king.
for the royal regalia, in honor Of the
establishment Of the Australian COM
monWelath. Naturally there was talk
about the opal and its qualities, and
about opals in general. Sir Horace
Tozer pointed out that the best way
to see an opal was to look at It away
from the light Held thus It appeared
TO be alive with IRE; to burn, as Il
were, In all manner Of changing eolors.
Each facet IN its composition seemed
to have its own CLEAN. and that CLEAN
leaped from hue 70 hue with every mo-
ton Of the stone. "It IS" the owner
Of Il remarked, what Is known as q
harlequin opal. a name indicating the
various colors in Il. This Is the most
perfect kind Of opal the rarest, and 80
always the most valuable" II appeared
that opals with a blush dnge, or haY-
ing q milky appearance, were quite
inferior as compared to the harlequin
type. Sir Horace Tozer said that Of all
the Queensland opals he had seen the
one then on the table was the finest.
Bigger opals, It was mentioned, had
been known, but they lacked the shin
ing lustre Of this one. II was diseoy-
cred In the western part OF Queensland,
in a pastoral district there which Is
famed for fits opals. There are alluVial
opals, and there are rock opals, and
this one belongs to the latter class
The small part has been separated
from the larger part during the dig
ging Of the opal from the quartz,
where It had lain perhaps for cen
turies. Somebody spoke an explain
Rtory word on how opals are formed
on the process By which nature opal
ICES" certain ingredients in the quartz
and then once more everybody fell
Into admiration Of the Imperial Opal,
as It Winked and blinked In beauty
like q concentrated rainboW.-Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20
oMENs OF BAD LUCK.
Tracing the Origin OF Two Once POpO-
lar supsr.tItiOns.

Tracing the OuGIn OF Two Once POpO-
lar supsr.tItiOns.
Crossing knives at table originally
meant bad luck The original knife
used at the table was nothing less than
the dagger which all men wore in their
belts, ready either for carving the
mutton or for cutting threats. In the
days when private quarrels were al
ways fought out with dagger or sword
and that Is not so very long agO-ths
very beginning Of q dispute made the
Womenfolk nervous for their husbands,
brothers or sons concerned in the argu-
ment. That crossing Of blades was the
sure sign Of fight. and it's no wonder
the women found crossed knives sug-
gested misfortune. Splitting the salt
meant once the worst Of bad luck. Salt
was until quite recently very expen-
siVe, q dear necessity, as II Is today
among the natives Of India. The very
phrase worth his salt" means worth
his wages" The word salary means
salt-money. Because it was so import
ant olden usage placed the salt box In
the middle OF the table, that all hands
might be within reach. The family and
the guests sat above the salt" the
servants below the SALT" and so the
difference Of rank was created between
gentle" and simple" Such being the
Importance Of the salt box, the upset
ting Of Il was something more than
an accident It was an event But sup
pose that the guest Of the house, or the
ambassador from foreign parts, upset
the salt, 1t was taken as q sign that
he betrayed the bread and salt" Of
hospitality. turned against the hand
that fed him, and was only In this
house as a spy to betray its master.
The splitting OF salt was taken as q
proVidential warning Of coming attack.
Of danger, drawing near the house.
That Il why It became q sign Of bad
luck.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20
DRESSY SENATORS.
AMERICAN STATESMEN AND
CLOTHES THEY WEAR.
EuEsao HaIs 81 Hains o the Drosaisla
hEaa In ths Oyer Houss % cOaEsesh
Vest % lnsSouFl ths Piainsss DroassT
Baisy = coed Wsarsr % Cl0shoA

Discussing the matter Of droal
among American statesmen q writer
IN the New York Press says; r any
one doubts our democracy let I'm
spend q day in the gallery Of the
United States senate, the least digni-
hed upper house" Of legislation In
the world. "BefO' de Wah" all mem
bers were clean shaver, wore black
trocks and high stocks, beavers peg
top trousers and q solemn air Of public
importance privately expressed. The
old-timers, like Morgan, Teller. Co k
relL Berry, Proctor and Daniel, still
wear their before-the-War clothes, dig
nifty and pride, but the pOst-bellum
regiment Of politicians Il uniformed
IN the sack suit or the cutaWay.
Among the hrst members Of con
gress 10 attract universal attention TO
dress IN the house was James Doug
las Williams Of Indiana. known in
life and death a. "Blus-Jeans" VIII
liams. As Congressman and governor
he always wore trouserS made Of
blue jeans, which cost about
fifty cents a pair. The dress
lest man in the senate today
q Mr.. Hale Of Maine. He wears . cut-,
away. Lodge Of Massachusetts,. also
. good dresser. seldom appears In any
thing but q eutRWay. Mr.. Hanna likes
the sack. Hsitfeld, the giant froR
Idaho, wears any old dudS that hap
pen TO come handy. Fairbanks, being
a. long as q street and GS BhadoWy
a. q vine, presents himself In .
tightly-buttoned froek.
Senator Bate, who Il extremely bow
legged, never wore anything but .
frock coat in his life and his trousers
have always been built on the balloon
style. He wears one suit about ten
years. Bailey Of Texas. shines In .
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20
CARRIERS GOOD TINE.
PRISON LIFE EASY ron ESc-
ARMY OFFICER.
Plays OoIF VITA ms GaaEas ssa ~
esiVa LuEusi.a froa 81 Uakaown
sOaros-Cass u Asala BssssS sso-o-
ny RsoG

u common report is 70 Be trusted,
. scandal % considerable moment Il
brewing ct Fort LsavenWorth, that
may result IN the degradation % the
authorities Of that Institution. ReVela-
tons have been made BY q prisoner
confined IN the stoekade which are eer-
tAinly deserving Of Investigation, for
they alleged that neither the letter nor
the spirit Of the law IL lived to In the
case Of the star prisoner, Capt ODER
lin II. Carter, and that favoritism is
practised within the government peni-
Tertiary.
Carter win be remembered a. the
former United States army ofneer who,
after defrauding the government out
Of millions Of dollars on contracts At
Savannah and being tried for his
crimes By court martial, was stripped
Of his rank and uniform and confined
IN Fort LeaVenWorth on q long SEN
tenee. which was supposed to carry
with Il labor OF the most mental kind.
For q time the ruling Of the court mar
tial vas carried out to the letter. and
Carter was reported 20 Be propelling a
WheslbarToW In garden work ~ q pen
anee for his misdeeedH, but according
20 the prisoner who now makes COM
plant this state Of Affairs no longer
obtains. Instead Of receiving the same
treatment as the others under sen
tenee. Carter is the object Of special
consideration from the prison authori-
ties and bis fellow eulprits are on the
verge OF mutiny over his case.
A part Of Carriers sentence, like that
Of all degraded officers, was mat he
should have no association with army
oneers and that any Of the latter who
should engage In any social intercourse
WCh him would be open to the seVsrest
discipline. Jet II Is said that some Of
the oneerH at Fort LeaVenWorth have
violated the spirit and the letter,uf this
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1901-07-20
A RAILROAD MYSTERY.
what HAs Become OF the CREATOR Of
HoId-Up Epidemic

What HAs Become OF the CREATOR o.
Hold-Up Epidemic
Maybe you have noticed" said n.
western railroad manager east on =
little business trip, that the epldsmI,
Of train robbing that broke out In Ne
braska. Colorado md Wyoming abou,
q year ago Is over. Maybe, too, you
think that It e because the railroad
companies ran the guilty fellows N
earth and sent them up for long terms
But they didn't
"As q matter Of fact, the railroad
authorities are just as much puzzled
over the sudden subsistence Of the
train robbing fever a. anybody else.
Whether the business was 90 2nre-
muneratiVs a. not to be worth the
risk, whether some Of the fellows got
In Jail for running e little side line
like bank blowing or safe cracking
nobody knows It's all q big mystery
20 US
"A year ago the pistol singers had
the western roads terroTIzed. They
sent out their detectives the moment
word came In that q robbery had been
committed, bloodhounds were bou.ht
and armed guards employed to ride on
all trains that might be thought to bs
attractive to thieves. But they never
caught anybody.
"In most cases the robbers are pretty
hard 70 trail. Then, II you are ever
lucky enough to catch one you cant
ind anybody to identify him. When
q train robber with q mask over his
face and . misunderstanding gun wsY-
ing back and forth in his right mitt Is
suddenly projected into your vicinity,
neither trainman nor passenger g
likely to get much Of a glimpse Of his
features or 70 remember them II b.
did.
About ten months ago the BurlIng-
tons train for the northwest was held
up at Bradshaw, Neb. Il was only
about forty miles from headquarters
and In less than two hours detectives
and blOodhounds were on the trail.
They followed the three fellows that
did the Job over three states within
a week Of the robbery. and although
they kept the closest kind Of a watch
on they, they could ind out nothing
that would justify an arrest The two
or three hours start the fellows are
certain to secure every time enables
them to hide their plumber in some
cache and to change their disguises.
The theory Of the detectives is that
most Of the robbers are now In prison
on other charges and they look for a
Of this style Of holdup in .
lew years. The fact Is, though, thar
nobody knows"