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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1902-06-12

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New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-O Orleans - Com
mercial 81 discount; bank, par. San Francisco
Sight, &c: telegraph 711c. Boston-1Oc premium
Chicago-Par CharlestOn-Buying. l-lSc discount
selling. i-16c premium. Savannah-Buying 75o dis
count; selling, 75c premium. CIncnnati-Between
banks, par; over the counter soc premium.
BANK CLEARINCiS. - New York - Exchanges.
1863 629,1l; balances $15si9992. Phlladelphia-Ex-
changes $214jO,747: balances. s. 929 $50. Boston
Exchanges $25l11S5; balances. g l94 495 Chicago
Exchanges $29023 $50; balances. 1886 9f6. BaIti-
more-EXchanges, $4.7257i3; balances s653.105
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Can money in
London. 2d2l3 per cent; open market discount rate
for both long and snort bills 3G3ls per cent. Ber-
bills and 224 per cent for short bills. Berlin ex-
change London. 20 marks Az pfennigs Paris
exchange London, % francs 1872 centmes. Paris
discount rate 2&4 per cent
FOREIGN SECURTIES-British consols for
money, 81 l-l6: for the account 9ih Spanish As In
London II; rentes. 100 francs 52Iz centimes
THE SILVER MARlET.-Bar silver, 5524c; Mex
lean silver dollars, 4H.c. Bar silver in London
closed at - 1l-16d
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid, $3.50; Lisbon, 81;
Buenos Ayres. 1850; Rome, 135.
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington, $572,351 Internal reve-
receipts $45i $50; miscellaneous receipts, $3 5S9
total receipts for the day. 81 0O50O0 expenditures
$11Oo5 594 Receipts for the month to date s9 2O9
expenditures $76i500; of receipts 81 $50 2O9
Receipts for the fiscal year to date $293 9S6 1872
pendtures, $249 6SS of receipts $ 204 06
National bank notes received for redemption. ST.
O62.716.
sUB-TREAsURY.-The Sub-Treausry was a
debtor to the Clearing House $I6l6.S3O
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
DEVELOPMENTS IN WABASH.

There appears TO be considerable significance In
the continued heavy purchases OF Wabash debent-
ure b bonds. The expectation is that before July
l plan will be matured and promulgated for the
retirement of these bonds, and the issuance in their
stead of bonds bearing a fixed rate OF interest
probably cent The obligatory bonds
ought to rank a substantial investment security
1t is generally believed that scheme make the
Wabash part of important line the Atlantic
be carried out in the current year. There has re-
Gently been a steady absorption OF Wabash stock
both common and preferred. 1t is thought that the
proposed conversion of the bonds will soon be
followed by the beginning of dividends the pre-
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market steady. Final
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market irregular Total
sales amounted in par value to $3.7S5Oe against
S.Ef.s0 on Monday. The heaviest dealings were
in THE Baltimore and Ohio gold and debenture Is
Brooklyn Union Elevated lists. Central Pacific As
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy As. Colorado and
Southern first As. Fort Worth and Denver CITY
lsds, Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis 4s Mex
fqan Central rs. first and second incomes Missouri
Kansas and Texas DDS. Norfolk and Western as
Northern Pacific IS. Reading general As St Louis
Southwestern 2ds. Southern Pacific As Third Ave
nue. As. Union Pacific convertible As Wabash second
hs and debenture Bs. Consolidated Tobacco As
were also active.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money rates quoted fol-
low: Call money 4laQ6 per cent: ruling rate per
cent Time money, per cent for sixty days and
three months and 506a per cent for four. five and
six months railroad collateral. Commercial
paper $751; per for three four six months
for the best names. and above for names not 80
well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANG E-Market closed weak
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
MINING STOCKS.
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loanq quotations
were Amalgamated Copper Anaconda, Atcfison
common and preferred, Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Baltimore and Ohio common. Chicago Terminal.
Delaware and Hudson, Erie common Erie first and
second preferred. Louisville and Nashville. Man
haitian, Missouri Pacific. New-York Central Peo-
pies Gas, Reading first preferred, Republic Steel
and preferred. Rock Island, St Paul.
Southern Railway preferred. Southern Pacific,
Sugar. Tennessee Coal and Iron, Union Pacific
common and preferred, United States Steel com
mon and preferred. United States Leather pre-
ferred, Wabash preferred Western Union per
cent.
DULUTH SOUTH SHORE AND ATLANTIC
Earnings of the Duluth. South Shore and Atlantic
increased for the fourth week in December $l2.7Sl
the month year ago making a gain
for the month of S22:93l. The prospects OF this
company are bright and the chances that its
securities will sell higher in the current year.
LONDON'S POSITION IN "AMERICANS'- =
THE Wall Street Journal says that foreign houses
expect considerable activity in American stocks in
London from Their advices are 10 the
effect that the general temper the other side is
more bullish and there is question that sale of
heavy calls such stocks as Reading, Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific makes London short of
this market to heavy extent. The development
Of buying in the Steel issues for both London and
Berlin is regarded an important factor, espe-
cially operators on the other side are in close
touch with the Morgan interests
PEOPLES GAS.-Peope's Gas insiders attach
significance to the action of the City Council
of Chicago in depriving the Ogden company of its
franchise. They say the pipes will remain and
that gas will flow through them. AS to the con-
tract for supplying the gas for street lighting
they say they cannot how it go to any
else than the Peoples company, there Is
other company except the Ogden, and in view
of the action Of the Council in regard to the Og-
dens franchise II is likely that the latter will
get the contract.
READING RUMORS.-A report put out yes
terday that the Reading second preferred stock
would he retired and the common stock placed on
a per basis The trustees of the voting trust
dissolve the trust at any tine, but the second
preferred stock cannot he retired until September
1892, when the first preferred will have received at
the rate Of 4 per for two years, required
by the terms Of the voting trust
SILVER EXPORTS.-The steamship iceland
sailing for Europe tomorrow. will take out i5O 900
odnces Of silver. shipped by the United Metals
Selling Company.
ELECTED DIRECTORS-At a meeting Of the
board Of directors Of the American Deposit and
Loan Company yesterday f. Fl. Hartman.
Louis Fitzgerald. J. Henry Smith, T. H. Hubbard
Bradsh Johnson and Henry Rogers Winthrop
were elected directors.
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST-The following
dividends announced: The Brooklyn Bank. 314
per cent: Central Railroad Of New-Jersey. per
cent Burlington. Cedar Rapids and Northern Rail-
way Company OF Iowa, per cent; the East River
Savings Bank, per cent.
UNITED CT ATES Steel. STATFNENT
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The outside securities market yesterday r-
regular although the volume of business done was
a fairly large scale. American Can issues were
weak. losing points in both issues. The
mon on sales of about 10000 shares. sold down to
1888 and the preferred sales of 1900 shares sold
down to 49, American Hide and Leather issues
were also a shade off After selling up to AZ the
preferred declined to 10. st. Louis Transit was
steady. selling at 32@s Otis Elevator preferred
sold at 92s.. United States Reduction common sold
at S6l4. Northern Securities Company was active
hut slightly off from the highest. Upward of 5000
shares traded in. from l05i2 105. Standard
Milling preferred sold at 2434. Hackensack Meadows
Company traded In to the extent of 600 shares
around 491s. Dominion Securities sold S4L and
Storage Power sa. There a firmer tone in
the copper shares Tennessee selling up to 14s.
Union at 4k and White Knob at 1SIa Mexican
National issues firm although no transactions
were made outside of the As. which sold at 7s7s
The other issues showed slight gain at the close
The market closed weak and dull
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
STOCKS CLOSE LOWER.
STEEL SHARES DEPRESSED.
MONEY MARKET EAsIER-EXCHANGE
RATES HEAVIER,
tations We're:

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Mondays quo
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Jan. Z. D. m.-The market for American
securities was strong in the greater part of the
day. but last prices were heavy. Final quotations
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
BOSTON STOCKS.

COLORADO SPRINGS STOChS-
Closing quotations the Colorado spr'ns nav
ing Stock Exchange. by the Counseinhs -, az
private wire from William P. Bonbright N''
Fvol. 10
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
ACTIVE STOCKS.

Furnished by William E. Nichols Co.. No IS wali-st,
Bid Asked. Bid Asked
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE
ended 7...S S7499i S9.033. 40 S13O73 s93
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

Actual ssles-j-Closing-l Shares
open High Low. Fin. Bid. Ask. sold.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

GUARANTEED STOCKS
Quotations furnished by Joseph Walker son, No IS
Wall-stJ
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

INACTIVE STOCKS.
FURNISHED by William Co. No. Is waltst-)
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

CHICAGO STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Tracy Co.. No. 40 wali-sD
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

'And interest. TEX dividend.
STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.
NEw-YORK.
Furnished by William E Nichols Co.. No. Is walI-stl
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

sEx dividend.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-08

ASKED. tBid.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14

H
London. February a. The statement "
Lorn Cranborue. undersecretary for foreign
affairs In the house Of commons Yesterday
that the substance OF the Anglo-Japanese
pgrrcment was communicated 70 the United
States government before publication has
excited new discussions as 70 the attitude
sf tho United states.
The Daily News this morning asks why
10 the world the treaty should have been
previously communicated 10 the United
states since America, the embarrassed own.
Of the Philippines, has no interests 10 the
Far East comparable TO those Of Great
Britain and Japan.
The Daily Chronicle aliudes 10 q sug-
gestion that & was forcknowledge Of The
treaty that Inspired the United states 10
encourage China against the demands Of
Russia
This same question has been discussed
in Vienna. where IT seems 70 be thought
that Great Britain and Japan formally IN
vited the Unlted states 70 join the alliance
and that Washington declined 10 do 50
on the pies that lt desired 10 keep free
hand. These speeuiations are reflective
OF the anxiety shown among the European
powers to be Oh good terms with the Unit
ed States
Another point IN the decision In tine ef
feet which Austrian legislation excluding
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
CRUMPACKER MEASURE.
COURSE TO BE PURSUED IN THE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Effort is TO Be Made 10 Have a Com
mttee Appointed TO Make an
Investigation,


Washington, February 1.-two or three
conferences regarding Texas projects were
had with Chairman Button Of the tycrs
ant harbors committee today. W. u, Bet
tis ~ Orange talked about the improve
mcnts asked for fol ~fiiS7 section Roprcsrn.
taiivc Sheppard aud $. p. Watson pre-
scented some additional facts on behalf n
Rcd river. ard representative wo,ten and
Aiessrs Duncan aud Cowart of Dallas had
talk about tho Trinity.
At the present time ntto or nothing can
he said about any Of the projects In CON
rcotlon with their chances In the Bill: II Is
not altogether improbable that the com.
mittce has arrived at decision regarding
the amounts TO be appropriated for some
OF thu items. but as stated In these dis
matches last night all snch decisions arc
but tentative and are subject to material
revision There appears 20 be no rcnsod
10 believe that the Hill which Il now l~~
Ing framed will carry largcr appropria.
tion for Texas than did that ~ Inst year.
II Is not generally believed that anything
beyond the renair Of Sabine Pass ictucs
ard the ordering ~ survey Of tho Nr'lcs
and Sabine rivers aud Sabine lake will be
recommended for that part % the country.
The impression Is that the Haupt plan for
Arausss Pass Will be adopted However
any statements regarding Bunslo bayou or
Galveston or, for that matter, any other
Texas project, can be nothing hut specula-
tive: il is understood. IN general wa Of
course. that some Of The projects, includ-
ing that for the improvement OF the Trinity,
are not in as satisfactory condition by any
means as Is desired by their supporters
but a. this time any extended discussion
OF tho matter can have no good effect ana
might possibly be really harmful
Colonel w n. Belts expects 10 leave
for his home In Orange within the next
threa or four days
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
Mr.. PAYNE HAS A PLAN
FOR THE PROTECTION OF FOURTH
GLASS PosTMAsT5ss.
They win Not Sc Removed Except Tor
Cause. While he Is at the
Head OF the Department.

washington. February l3.rostmastsa
General Payne has adopted a new policy
with reference 80 fourth class postmastora
who VIII not he removed nj the sugges-
tion OF request Of congressman or national
committeeman or through political or per-
seau Influences; Instead changes viii be
made only rs result Of well substantiated
charges so long as the postmaster per-
forms his duty properly hc Is TO he allow'
ed To retain his place In other words,
the protection Of civil service is TO he
thrown around the fourth class offices. no
Toast as long as Mr.. Payne remains in
power An official order in the premises
VIII probably be made IN the near fu.
turc There Is no doubt that 1t viii meet
with a great deal Of opposition on the part
Of members Of congress and politicians
generally, but friends NJ Mr.. Payne say
that hc IS determined TO break down this
spells system 81 any cost and thar willis
he will do everything possible To retain
the friendship OF congressman he viii
eventually get his plan into working order.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
GERMANY NOT A PARTICIpAN
RETURNED INDICTMENTS.

New York Grand Jury Tries Ia Fix Re
sponsiblhty for Tunnel Explosion.
New York February 13lhe grand jury
today returned series OF indictments
against the contractors aud workmen A..
legged 10 have been responsible for the fatal
and destructive explosion on Park avenue
on January - and against the city oGicers
charged with the direction or the storing
Of explosives. charge Of manslaughter
n the Grst degree was found against Ira
shaler the Rapid Transit subway con
tractor who Is building tho Park avenue
section Of the tunnel In which the explo-
sion occurred Shaler WAS also Indicted
for illegal storage OF dynamite, misde-
meunor Moses Epps, the power house
watchman Ernest g. Mathcson, chief On.
ginccr and Joseph Bracken, laboler.
were indicted for manslaughter in the
degree and Matheson and Brackeu for H.
legal storage Of dynamite. superintendent
George Murray and Inspector Smith Of the
bureau Of combustlbIes were indicted on
a charge Of criminal negligence and Charles
e. Fraser, engineer. for Illegal storage.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
TEXAS ITEMS IN THE BILL
WE'RE GIVEN FURTHER HEARING BY
THE COMMITTEE.
Statements as 10 Action oc Rivers and
H7rbors Appropriations at This Time
Can Only Be Speculative,

Washington. February Representa-
tives crump1cker Balthoidt and Dick heic
a caucus today and decided on a plan OF
action TO be carried ont al the republican
cpucus next Monday night ~ which the
Crumpacker bill seeking to reduce the rep
rcsentation in congress Of certain Southern
States win he considered. The decision was
70 Offer a substitute FOR everything shat has
been brought before the two caucuses al
ready held, resolution providing for the up
rcintment of committee, probably of clev-
en- members the duty 81 which shah be 70
Investigate thoroughly the matter OF alleged
Acknowledgement OF negroes IN the South
the relation OF Southern states the law
Of 1865 defining the terms under which
states which had seeded might again se-
cnre representation IN congress aud ing
present election laws OF Missouri, Nofh
carolina and Tennessee The committee -
Ia report with recommendations.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
Vienna Papers Think that Trouble Will Be
Stirred Up in Afghanistan.
A DECLARATION IS EXPECTED IN A SHORT TIME
Which Will Settle the Question of Whether Russia
Intends to Withdraw from Manchuria-T Treaty
May Furnish Excuse for Refusing to Do So.

was governed by her geographical position.
Her army and Great Brln.ns navy were
acting In concert and wtra peculiarly able
r. maintain the Foregoing 70 ic}
Lord Crarborne said 10 conclusion that ba
would supplement mis- earle. statement re
garding the United States by saying:
There is no Doubt that in ihls agreement
We shall command the ful approval OF the
government Of The United states"
This statement was received with cheers.
The liberal leader. Sir Henry Campbell.
Banuermnr thought thar the identical IN.
forests n Great Britain, the Emitted states
and Japan could have heen sufficiently So
cured by an interchange Of notes Instead or
by an explicit understanding Of this kind.
The government leader A j. Balfour,
said there seemed to be mn Impression that
something hostile to peace was behind thr
agreement That was not so. The treaty
ioede strongly for peace. because Nv ZEN
THE MOST ADVENTUROUS NATION
WOULD SHRINK FROM ATTACKING
JAPAN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TIA
GREAT BRITAIN WOrLD ALSO HAVE
10 BE ENCOUNTERED.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
LANspowNE,s STATEMENT

London, February i3.--The foreign scc-
retary, Lord lausdowBe. in the house II
lords today. made a somewhat similar re-
ply on the subject n tho new dual al
llance 10 the one made IN the house NJ
commons by Lord Crsnborne. I.ansdowue
added that nothing in the agreement dld
violence 10 the accepted policy OF the
other powers SO far as the treaty con
cerned the Integrity of China. Manchura
must he taken as forming part of the Chi.
nesc empire
Tho object n tho alliance was three-
fold. tho maintenance Of the status quo
the policy OF the open door and the main
tenance Of peace IN the Far East
No other pcwers interests 10 the Far
East were at an comparable with those of
Great Britain and japan. They saw on
all sides tendency Of the great powers
10 form groups and eyer-lncreasing naval
and military armaments. involving ever
increasing burdens on the people. In these
dsvs wars broke ont with a suddcnness
which was not tho case In former years
Great Britain desrod TO protect Japan
against what she conceived 10 be the
grayest peril that might menace her.
Z namely, a coalition Of the powers against
her. The agreement would compel Great
Britain 10 come 10 The rescue Of friend
" country whose alteration by a coall-
tion Of the powers Great Britain could not
under any circumstances tolerate,
Lord Rossbery expressed general ap-
proval Of the treaty.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
Are Being Given by Experts in the
Patrick Murder Case.
CONFERS DAILY WITH MOLI-
NEUX CONCERNING HIS CASE.
Attorney Moore Says the Prosecutions Evidence
VIII Not Sustain the Assertions Made
to Forgery.

the fact that eve signatures 10 the 1900 will
are automatically Identical. that they
were traced from genuine signature, will
he riddlcd before we get through. We
claim and can show easily that Mir. Rice
wrote his signature With mathematical pre-.
clslon. and that those Of his genuine sig
natures in evidence ore practically copies
of others II the prosecution would eN-
amlue the three signatures of David
short In tho 1900 win it would dnd them
practically Identical and yet no ono con-
tends Tor moment that Mr.. SHORT did
not write thcm As Tor shadlug, upon
which the prosecution has laid so much
emphasis. we can show many genuine Ng'
natures with less shading than is 10 tho
disputed signatures,
when court was adjourned Tuesday oven
Ing Albert S. Osborne. o handwriting eN-
merit Of Rochester was ON the witness
stand. He had finished technical cIplaua-
tion of style and type In handwriting aud
had given reasons for his opinion that
Rice's name was forged on various papers.
Mr. osborne today began Illustrating on
the blackboard tbr characteristics he found
I'm The genuine signatures Of Mr.. Rice ana
what he stated to hc discrepancies dscoy-
cred hy snalyss of the alleged torseries
Mr. Osborne cuptnded that the SIG
natures lD tho disputed papers were made
bv tracing. and said this was made obvious
hecnuso all NJ them we're exactly alike
whereas the genuine signatures differed
Exporf Osborne continued on the stand
,hro,,,bo,t tho afternoon session, lie made
Il series Of demonstrations iu support al MS
forged
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-14
lsneclnl 70 The posfN


New York February Is THE defendant
in the Patrick trial evidently considers
himself something OF an expert In hand
writing lie has had fourteen months TO
etudy his ewn case In, ana doubtless a part
Of that time was used In considering tho
question VI signatures, true and false Tat
rick has formed d friendship with Roland
Molneaux, who IS now back IN the rombs
awaiting trial MolineaUx had his fun of
handwriting testimony, and many long con-
SITUATIONS are held between tho two noted
prisoners. Every evening when the tsal
Is over Patrick hurries across the Bridge
Of Signs" connecting the criminal court
building and the rombs prison, and thcrc
meets Mollneaux aud their heads arc close
together until tho prison rules require,
their retiring
To-day Patrick almost directed bis own
cross,cxamnation; he watched the long.
sometimes interesting sometimes tedious,
Illustrations by the experts. who used BLACK
boards ard gave lectures, with intense IN.
tercst, often following their work with
drawings OF his own upon slip Ok paper
ne held in his hand. AZ ono time he tried
TO laugh on the Importance of Expert Os.
borne's testimony at one point and at an.
other he apparently suggested The host
point MT. Moore made ON day. After the
trial was on the latter tried 10 minimize the
Importance Of this class pf testimony aud
the Importance Of what II means to the dc.
fcndJnt
lustcnd ot inlurlnr our cause" he said.
"thc evidence so Tar brought out IN regard
to tho handwriting has helped us The
Prosecutors claim that e viii prove from