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The Washington times., 1902-04-17
Specialties Active.

Active dealings were conducted in the
so-called specialties, notably in Chicago
and Great Western, Chicago Terminal,
Detroit Southern, Colorado Southern, Wis
concin Central, and Chicago. Indianapolis
aad Louisville. The anthracite coal
gtcc;.s had a stronger tone than they have
shown for some time. with very large
.:.tnsactions in the Reading issues.
The local traction stocks. while conf
parstiyely dull. were all firm. In the
industrial stocks the United States Steel
shares continued heavy. The miscellane-
ous Issues showed some striking move
r1egls, tie most conspicuous being in Col
orado Fuel and Iron and International
pogcr. American Locomotive was also
l,m In sympathy with the advance in the
ln mod.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
Interest More Diversified.

In the market at large the dealings
were upon less active scale than on yes
terday, but on the other hard, interest
was much better diversified. The tone of
the market in the earlier dealings was
somewha feverish, but with the course OF
the day firm tendencies developed and
striking advances occurred in many di-
rec;ions in the railway list.
AS was the case yesterday the dealings
in the last-named quarter entirely over
shadowed those conducted in the remain
der of the market. Conspicuously strong
and active features of the railway list
were the Atchison shares. Baltimore and
Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio. and Norfolk
and Western, St. Paul, and Texas Pa
cific Amcng the less active issues, New
York, Chicago and st. Louis, Cleveland.
Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis, and
Canada Southern scored particularly
si:arp advances.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
FIN NCE STOCKS, AND TRADE.
GAS STOCKS.
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Prices Break After Ruling Firm
Early on Buying.

CHICAGO. April 16.-There was a large
and active trade in wheat today, and
the market. after ruling firm early on
further buying by bulls, later in the day
became weak, and prices broke 1I2c from
high point on general liquidation, owing
TO disappointing cables from abroad and
reported rain throughout the winter
wheat belt. Close was heavy at The low
est point of the day, May CSC, July &c,
ard September sc lower than last night.
Liverpool reported their market :4d7sc
higher for the day, with the general tone
quiet ana buyers inclined TO hold off
Continental markets were irregular, some
higher and some lower. Cash demand here
was very quiet, in fact the seaboard were
trying to resell recent purchases.
Corn generally followed the course OF
wheat. After ruling firm early. later it
sharply broke on liquidation by longs, Ind
the close was weak, May lAc and July
and September &C lower than last night.
Foreign markets were quiet. Liverpool
closing u a l2c higher for the day. Coun-
try offerings were somewhat larger, cash
demand very quiet.
oats ruled quiet within a narrow range,
and no special feature. May closed prac-
tically unchanged from last night, July
and September &c lower in sympathy with
the weakness in corn. Country offer
inss were larger, cash demand fairly good.
Provisions opened very weak on surpris-
ingly large receipts here and in the West,
and lower prices at the yards. The mar
ket ruled most of the day dull and weak,
hut was given some needed support and
rallied. closing decidedly lower for pork
and lard Weakness of grain had de-
pressing effect on outsiders, and they
were more disposed to sell, and decline
brought out stop-loss orders.
The following are the quotations:
The Washington times., 1902-04-17

! s2.25T25o; egg plants, Florida per crate,
S5.Ooa 4.O0; green peas. Florida, per box,
S2.5on3.o0; do, per basket. s25Od3 90;
| horse-radish, native. per bus box S0cI
Si.oo; kale. native, per bus box, l2IhGI5c.
| do Norfolk, per Dbl, 30G35c; lettuce,
North Carolina. per Y Dbl basket. si.5Od
225; do, per full Dbl. s400a !. 90: do. Nor
ioik, per Dbl basket s1.5Od2 90; onions,
! Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow. per
bus, 40cq 81 90; do. Western. yellow. per
bus 40cd Sl.00: oranges. California. Seed
lings. per box. S2.50d3.OO: do. California
Navels. per box. S3.0Oa375: oyster plants
native, per bunch. 1Isd2c; rhubarb. ma
tive. per bunch, 2N3c; spinach, native
per bus box. 40di 55c; do Norfolk. per bbl
S1.0Du i.25: spring onions, per 100 punches.
toH6 65c; strawberries, Florida. per quart,
refrigerator, 2OH25c; do, Florida. open
crate. 1iG1Sc; string beans. Florida. per
basket green, S1.75a2.25: do, wax, s.. .0OG
2.25; tomatoes, Florida, per G-basket car
rier. fancy, S2.25d3.00; do fair to good,
Sl.50g 200; turnips, native, per bus box,
15G20c.
Groceries-Raw sugar firm: refined
quiet Per 100-pound lots: Granulated.
$3.50: cut-loaf. $40: Keystone a. si90;
yellow sugars, s3.S5 to $40. Molasses-
n. o., St. Glare, 35c; Kingsland 3Oc Sun
light. n. o.. 26c: st. Vincent. p r., 25c;
f..
1Sc. Syrups-Market was steady. Gold
Medal, &c; King ,Vanilla), 29c; Rock
Candy Drips, &c; Gilt Edge. 25c; Corn,
22c; No. II. 17c. Tea was firm: Hyson,
superior to fine, 2SG32c; choice to choic-
est, 42G46c; uncolored Japan (new CROP,
finest, 81 a 33c: choice to choicest, 32G SAC;
extra choice, Acc; Oolong. Annoy. and Fu-
chow tnew CROP, finest, 40n 43c; choice
to choicest, extra, finest, 30MA0c-
Tha I'll,
White. Maryland and Pennsylvania. per
bus. No. /. 75@sOc; do. seconds. 65d zoe;
do, New York, per bus. best stock, S0e3
S5c; do, seconds, 65M zoe; do Western,
per bus, prime, S3d S5c; sweets, Eastern
Shore. Virginia, truck. per Dbl. $1,000
1926; do flour Dbl, S300M3.25: do. Mary
land, per Dbl, fancy. s3.00G3.25: do, York
River. No. l, per bbl, fancy. S3.0Od3.25;
North Carolina, per Dbl. fancy, S3.O00
3.25; vans, North Carolina, per Dbl, $500
d250
Poultry-Market steady. Old fowls. 1914
Gl3c; spring chickens, ! to IA lbs, 30c to
35c: winter chickens, $50 25c; young stays.
12d13c; roosters. 30M35c apiece; ducks,
12d13c per lb; turkeys 12G14c; dressed
old fowls, 12dl3c.
Green Coffee-Market nominal. No. Z
(Rio grade), SIC.
Roasted Coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java 32c. Maracai-
bo 22c: pure Laguayra, pc; pure Santos,
1S1ac: African Java, 19lac; Rio blend.
11kc, Peaberry mixture, lie; pure Mocha,
soc; Java Mocha blend. 27l3c. (These cof-
fees are in fancy bags, paper-lined. II
packed in cans or tubs, lac higherD
Package Brands-E. l.. c., 10G-lb cases
1012c: 6G-lb cases, 10 6-10c; 36-lb cases,
10 7-1Oc; Lion coffee, in 1o0-lb lots,
10.1sc; in 60-lb lots, 102Sc.
Cotton-The local market is steady.
middling. 9Ac: strictly low middling,
9hc low middling &c Stock, 13,109 bales.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
CONSUMPTION AND ASTHMA CURED

Bv the Koch Tuberculine Inhalations Consulta
tion examination, and trial treatment free.
KOCH LUNG CURE CO., $50 llth st. NV,
Washington, d. c.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
THE COTTON MARKET.
Staple Advances After an Early Decline
on Liverpool Cables.

NEW YORK, April 16.-After an early
decline, due partly to disappointing Liver
pool advices, cotton advanced today, ow-
ing to sympathy with New Orleans, which
was very strong. July there touched 914c,
as against the spot price Of 9i6c.
Furthermore, there was good buying of
May here by leading houses supposed to
he partly for spot interests. The Southern
spot markets were firm. and all the move
ment was considered rather liberal and
the weather and planting news more IA
vorable than recently-witness the Gov
ernment weekly report. 1t is insisted
that there is still n considerable short in
terest in May. yet to be liquidated.
The market closed quiet and steady,
with quotations 6 points higher to 2
points lower. as compared with yester-
days closing prices.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
Little Further knowledge.

This statement. issued by the Messrs.
Belmont, simply ratified the foregoing and
expressed their complaeency in regard to
the transaction. Indeed, beyond the fact
that all parties TO the transaction seem
to be satisfied the Wall Street community
knows little more row than it did at noon
yesterday.
Points upon which information was
sought today. but was unobtainahle, were
as to whether the Chicago holdings of
Louisville and Nashville stock had been
actually purchased by the Mcssrs. Nor
gan, and further wnat was the explanation
of yesterdays sensational movement in
the Southern Railway shares. No intelli-
gent person has believed for a moment
that the control of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad would, under the pres
ent general circumstances, be turned ever
TO the Southern Railway Company, and
emphatic and explicit denials that any
such arrangement was contemplated were
Immediately Forthcoming from all quar-
teTs qualified to speak on that point.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
Government Bonds.
WASHINGTON Stock Exchauee

saies-C. and P. Telephone IS: 200G@
l05; 1.o00M1047s. Capital Traction: 206
113A. Washington Gas: 50GS22s; 25G
S2A Lanston: 150N12h. Greene Cop
per: I1Oa22: 130G22h. After Calico
lumbia Fire Insurance: S3d10h. Mergen-
thaler: 1Od1s31s; 1OG1s3A; 1O@1S3.
Note-Sale of so Greene Copper on yes
terday at 21 should have been at PIX.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
BUILDING ASSOCIATION

PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION
TWENTY FIRST YEAR.
ASSETS ..................S2,lf9 S2, lf9,06f 36
SURPLUS ............. l05.324 20
Pays $4,000 every month to members inter
est deposits. You may receive part of this
dividend by becoming a subscriber. You may
pay S. or 5000. You will get per cent per
annum.
You will get your interest every three months
Our shares Sls5, advanced Tor 81 per month
as interest the advance.
So interest on loan of S925.
SO interest loan OF 81 so.
SIS interest loan Of 20. Us.
SO interest loan Of So, 200.
Payments on the debt made to suit the bor
rover.
On building loans charge interest only on
the amount used while building, and not on the
whole, until il is all drawn. Settlement of half
shares made at any time and interest saved by
the borrower the half share. The greatest AMI
flexible Building Association in the District.
OFFICE: joG IirH ST.
JOHN COOK, Sec. ANDREW GLASS, Pres.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
Market Opens Feverish, but
Rallies, and Many Ad-
VanceS Are Scored.
THE RAILWAY QUARTER BUSY
Status of l. & N. Not Cleared Up by
the Recent Announcements-Am
mated Copper Weak in View of Ex-
pected Dividend Reduction - Coalers
Stronger.

NEW YORK, April 1G.-It could not be
said with truth that public information
as to the status OF the Louisville and
Nashville property was increased by rea-
son OF the various statements issued yes
teray by the several parties in interest.
The first one of these pronunciamentos
sent forth had already been accepted as
fact, namely that the control of Louisville
and Nashville property had passeo from
the hands with which it had long been
identified into those represented by the
so-called Chicago crowd Twelve
hours after this statement was issued
came the formal announcement that the
Chicago interests had turned over their
purchases to Nessrs. J. p. Morgan & Co,
as bankers, and that the latter had con-
sented to take control OF the stock and
to receive the same on deposit"
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
Harmony to Remain.

1t would seem fairly certain, though,
that the harmony of the operation which
has always been maintained between
these two great systems viii continue,
and their future relations may be left to
the settlement of some OF the great IN
solved legal problems now confronting
the railway world.
In today's stock market the transactions
in Southern Railway again footed up a
tremendous total, while Louisville and
Nashville was only moderately active.
Both stocks during the greater part of
the day ruled below their final prices of
yesterday and well below the highest
figures then attained.
1t was common gossip today that the
sale of over 900 shares of Southern
Railway common in yesterdays market
by a single brokerage house represented
the liquidation of a capitalist who has
had very large interest in the property
since its reorganization, and who was to
some extent identified with the old Rich
mond Terminal Company, the predecessor
of the Southern Railway.
The Washington times., 1902-04-17
MONEY LOANED sALARIED PEOPLE

without security; largest business in ~ principal
cities ToLMAN. Room lol. 63a 18th st. nv.
ul4-u
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-27
TO FIGHT THE SYNDICATE.
Independent Beet Sugar interests Will
Organize.

Denver, March 26.-The Republican
this morning says:
The independent beet sugar interests
in northern Colorado have already be-
gun preparations to meet the invasion
of the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. What is in the nature of n
campaign of education will be carried
ON and the farmers will be appealed
to not to raise beetS for, or sell beets
to, the sugar syndicate. The Penney
ers have decided to measure arms
with the American company and Fort
Collins may see two rival factories.
The announcement was made yes
terday that +. NJ. Shaw, formerly
travelling passenger agent of the Colo
RADIO 4 Southern, had been appointed
to an important position with the Pen
noyer interest and the Fort Collins
beet sugar committee. He will repre-
sent the town of Fort Collins in secur-
ing the land and in the railroad mat
ters incidental to the establishment
and operation of the factory, and will
be connected with the factory when it
Is completed. His headquarters,
hencefOrth will be in Fort Collins. 1t
has been determined by the Penney
ers to build the plant.
Mr.. Shaw returned last evening from
Fort Collins. He said he had not been
able to learn of lands or options that
Henry Ernest Niese, superintendent of
construction and refineries of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
can hold in or around Fort Collins.
While he had had an interview with
Mr.. Niese, 1t was of Il confidential ma.
ture and he could say nothing about it.
"rhe people back of the factory in
which ! am Interested said Mr..
Shaw, will not be deferred by Mr..
Niese or the sugar syndicate. The far
mers of northern Colorado are fully
alive to their best interests, and when
they become aware that the syndicate
Is trying to stlie the independent in
dustry In the state, do not believe
they will grow any bcets for that
company. They desire to build up
competition, realizing that competition
Is more to the interests Of the former
than TO any other class of people.
at Will be useless for any one with
the designs Of the syndicate to en-.
deavor to enter Fort Collins, as all the
leading citlzens-business men as well
as farmers-have stock In the Penney
er company"
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-27
DENIEs REPORTED SALE.
c. F. 4 !. Co., Has Not Bought c. & 8.
Railroad.

Denver, March 24.-The News this
morning says:
John Kebler. manager of the Colo
radO Fuel and Iron Company, yester-
day positively denied the. report that
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
or the individual members of that COM
pany, purchased the Colorado & South
ern railroad. Mr.. Kebler returned Sat
urday from pleasure trip through the
Mediterranean, which consumed sew
eral months. On his way back he
stopped in New York and other east
ern cities md had personal interviews
with John w. Gates and other control
lers Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company, relative to the transactions
In Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
and Colorado & Southern stock.
You may say positively" said Mr..
Kebler last night, that the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company has absolutely
no interest in Colorado & Southern.
Our interests with that system are
friendly, as they are with every road
in tAe West l will state positively
that we have absolutely no control or
interest as company nor as members
Of the company In the Colorado &
Southern. Reports that John w. Gates
or any other person connected with the
Colorado Fuel and Iron had a control
IN the road, are unfounded. Paul Nor
ton Of the Santa Fe is credited with
saying that Gates and his associates
secured control of the Colorado &
Southern. Mr.. Morton said nothing of
the sort, and IL any statement was
made 1t was that the road had passed
into the control Of private parties.
Whether this Is really true, am not
able to say"
Owing to the fact that the road has
no stock for sale and that all of the
reported heavy transactions are merely
in the shape of stock certificates, the
extreme movement of stock of the road
seems to be nothing more than a clever
manipulation on the part of Wall street
operators. According to the market quo
tatiOns the stock of the road is valued
at over $1S,OOOOOO, which, with the
bond issue, would place it nearly to the
4O,0OO,OO0 mark. The present earnings
of the road, while gratifying, are alb
sOlutely out of the question on the
stock quotation basis. On market quo
tations the common stock of the road
is valued at $S,6SO,OOO; the first pre-
ferred is valued at Sc, 100000. and the
second at 1865, 900. Together with
the bond issue the road will not be able
to meet its fixed charges and revenue
on that valuation for at least ten years.
The reports that the sale of the control
of the road has actually been effeced
are, therefore, quit idle.
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-27
FREAkY PIANIST.
Paderewski Asserts His Importance at
Davenport.

Davenport. Ia, March 23.-Paderew-
ski caused n lot OF commotion among
the yardmen of the Rock Island road
here when he came from Chicago to
Davenport to give concert. travelling
in his private car. Here he insisted
that the car be turned around for the
return trip. as he could not or would
not sleep except with his head toward
the engine. 1t was soon found that
there was no turn table In this vicinity
big enough for his seventyfoot Pull
man.
After every scheme available In the
railway yards had been tried. the rail-
way men had about determined to run
the car to Colona. Illinois, and around
the Y formed with the Burlington
tracks there. when some one suggest
ed that the car be turned on the draw
of the government bridge that crosses
the Mississippi river here. The draw
swings both ways, and Is the biggest
turn table In America, but was never
used for that purpose before. With the
car centered over It the draw was
swung around half circle. and the
car was ready for tite pianist.
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-27
MAY TREAT FOR PEACE.
6oer Officials at Pretoria Under
Flag Of Truce.

Pretoria. March 23-Acting Presi-
dent Schalk- Burger, +. W. Reitz, ex-
secretary of state for the Transvaal,
and Commandments Lucas Meyer and
Krogh, with their secretaries and at
tendants, arrived here yesterday,
March 22nd, at 2:04 p. M, on special
train from Balmoral, about fifty
miles east of here. They came into
Balmoral under a flag of truce.
Upon arriving here Mr.. Schalk- Bur-
ger and his party drove Immediately to
Lord Kitchener's headquarters, where
he had an interview with the British
general. The Beers afterwarl proceed
ed to the railroad station and en-
trained at o'clock for Kronstadt,
whence they go out under safe con-
duct.
For week past Mr.. Schalk- Burger
and his colleagues have been stationed
at Rhenoster Kop. north of Balmoral.
where they have been closely pressed
by British columns. Dispatch riders
entered Balmoral Friday night and
notified the British of Mr.. Schalk- Bur-
ger and his party.
1t Is reported that the Boer position
Mt Rhenoster Kop had become almost
hopeless, and that Mr.. Schalk- Burger
once narrowly escaped capture.
The news has been welcomed in Lon
don as pointing to the possibility of
peace.
Some correspondence, which was
seized short time ago when Mr..
Steyn narrowly escaped capture,
proved that he and Mr.. Schalk- Burger
were anxious to conclude peace. No ex-
travagant hopes, however, are being
built on the outcome of the move
ments of Mr.. Schalk- Burger aid his
companions, chiefly because it is
feared that Delarey. in the flush of his
recent success will refuse to be n par
ty to any negotiations
The war office has Informed repre-
sentative of the Associated Press that
1t has received no official communica-
tion confirming or contradictlng the
news.
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-27
cuban lndependenee ordered.

Washington, March 26.-Secretary
Root yesterday made public his order
to General Wood directing him to turn
over the control and government of
Cuba to Its people on May goth next.
The order requires the Cuban govern
ment to assume all treaty obligations.
and directs General Wood to continue
an artillery force to avoid leaving the
island entirely defenseless until the
Cuban government shall have opportu-
nifty to organize its own force Gen.
eral Wood also is directed to convene
the Cuban Congress before May goth.
He also Is directed to consult with
President-elect Palma and substitute
such persons as he shall desire for
those now holding ofiicial positions In
Cuba.
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-27
OPPOSE RABBIT couRsiNo.
Humane society's Protect Endorsed
. -, by Ladies.

Denver, March 26.-If the Colorado
Humane Society can abolish coursing
by prosecuting those who promote
coursing meets, as well as those who
enter dogs in the races, it will be done.
The society will of necessity rely upon
the courts to assist it in putting down
this form of alleged sport, for the rea
son that the Fire and Police Board has
refused to listen not only to the pleas
of the Humane Society but those from
the most influential women in the state
who addressed letters to the hoard ask
ing 1t to prevent the coursing meet of
last Sunday.
Last Wednesday morning Mr..
Whitehead attended the meeting of the
Fire and Police Board and made his
request in person.
Supplementing Mr.. Whitehead's plea.
letters had been sent by members of
the womens clubs and others, asking
that the board refuse to permit the
coursing. Some of the letters addressed
board follow:
From Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell, state
superintendent of public instruction,
under date of March Goth:
Dear Notwithstanding that it
rests with your honorable body to de-
eide as to whether rabbit-coursing
shall be permitted in our community,
1 write on behalf of nearly 100000
school children of this state to urge
that you use your authority ON the side
of humanity and decency, and make 1t
impossible for the recurrence Of the
degrading scenes that have recently
taken place.
1.-The Legislature of this state has
considered the development of hu-
name character in our children of SO
much Importance that in it's session of
1901, it passed n law requiring all
school teachers to give two lessons q
week to their pupils upon the humane
treatment of animals. OF what use
will such lessons be, If n cruel and
barbarOus practice is authorized by n
body which is chosen to maintain n
proper standard of morals in the city?
1T is not so much to prevent need
less cruelty to helpless animals as to
prevent the degradation of our children
through witnessing or knowing of
such brutality as was performed unau-
thorized in Union park a few days
since, and l beg your honorable body
to assist the educational workers of
the state in their efforts to promote a
higher standard of morals on the part
of our Colorado boys and girls by re-
fusing to sanction thing so debas-
ing"
From Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker, pres
ident of the Board of Charities and
Corrections, under date of March Goth:
MY Dear Mr.. Adams:-My attention
has been called to the exhibition given
at the Broadway park by the Coursing
Club on Sunday. i am told it was
most cruel and degrading in its nature.
Hundreds of the animals We're MANNED
or wounded and left to die lingering
death. More unfortunate than all else
is the fact that 2,50O people saw it. in
Guiding many children. Could anything
be done to prevent or to make it better!
1 thought possibly your attention had
not been called to the matter, as so
many affairs are in your care"
The Denver Woman's Press Club
also entered strong protest.
Gilpin observer., 1902-03-27
COLORADO q SOUTHERN.
New York Paper Asserts that It Has
Been Sold.

New York. March 26-The Journal
OF Commerce contains an nuthorita-
tive statement that Edwin Hawley and
his associates have secured controll-
Ing interest In the Colorado & South
ern railway. This control was secured
by purchase OF stock In the open mar
ket.
Mr.. Hawley Is president of the Min.
neapolis & st. Louis railway and the
Iowa Central. He was for many years
traffc manager OF the Southern Pa.
cific. but resigned that position only q
few weeks ago.