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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Old English Ha1fpence.

How many collectors Of coins know
| anything about the curious halfpence
issued centuries ago by English au
thorities -halfpence in the truest sense
Of the word. since they were nothing
more than minted pennies cut directly
in half? Specimens of these coins have
been discovered frequently among the
buried treasures which from time to
time have been unearthed in Great
Britain. In Lancashire in 1910 were
found rare lot Of coins, among which
were several pennies of the time OF
Alfred and Edward divided in this
way.
Similarly divided pence Of the time
Of Edward the Confessor have been
found, and in speaking of the discoy-
cry in 1883 of number OF these Curl
Gus halfpence of the time Of William
the Conqueror IN unquestioned au-
thority states that they were probably
issued from the minis in that form,
since the whole collection had evident
" been in circulation.
In the British museum in London are
specimens of these divided coins issued
under various monarchs from Alfred
to Henry III. An eminent archnlogist
accounts for the divided coins by say
ing that this doubtless arose from the
scarcity Of small change, which was in
part remedied under the reign of Ed
ward I. by the coinage Of halfpence
and farthings. s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
NOTHING WRONG WITH KANSAS.
Bank Statement Shows There is $50
for Every Citizen of the State.

Topeka, Kas., April 17-The bank
statement issued at Topeka is the most
remarkable ever presented in Kansas.
The total deposits in all the banks
of the state are greater by more than
SO. 600 900 than they We're in September
1901. at which time the deposits reach
ed the tidewater mark in the states
history and aggregated $S71Sl.194.14.
1t was believed at that time that the
deposits would never be exceeded until
after the state had produced an unus-
ually large crop. The fact that the
banks of the state now have on deposit
$50, 119.6SS.S6, is Il surprise to the fl
nanciers of the state. coming as 1t does
at the close of winter, and just when
the farmers are raising all their spare
money to put in their crops.
The combined banking capital of the
state has increased from $l5,697,5O0 in
September, 1901, to S15427,200, an in
crease of $1,729.70O. The surplus and
net earnings during the same time have
increased from $1,000, 160.17 to So
577,452.91. The loans have also greatly
increased.
According to the statement there is
over $50 in bank for every citizen of
Kansas.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
PROTEST is MADE.
Sending Out Circulars by Treasury
Clerks Raises Storm.

New York, April 17.-Eighteen thous-
and circulars from the National City
bank of this city. mailed at Washing
ton few days ago by employees of the
treasury department to the registered
holders of the government bonds af-
fected by the refunding offer of Sec
rotary Shaw, have brought protests
from local banking houses and bond
dealers. who think that the United
States government should not do such
work
These circulars have gone to all the
bond holders excepting the very small
lest. The postage on them was paid
by the City bank and the bank also
paid the clerk of the treasury depart
ment who attended to their mailing,
and who put on the addresses of the
bondholders, copied from the official
government list.
The envelopes which contained the
circulars, while they bore in the corner
the name of the National bank and its
New York address, were postmarked
Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Getting Rich In Mining.

Two brothers, Chuck and Ferdinand,
started out to get rich in the mining
business. Chuck went to the noun
tains and tried to find gold. He pros
pected for years. leading life of hard
ships and privations. He never discov-
cred any gold and was finally killed in
snowslidc. Ferdinand organized
stock companies to develop sure
thing" mines, in which there was no
gold. He was superintendent of the
Sunday school and induced way up
church people to findorse his schemes.
The sale OF stocks in gold mining com
panics made him very rich nan. and
he presented the city with water
fountain and was voted public bene-
factor. 1t is not always necessary to
mine gold in order 70 get it.-Atchison
Globe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
LOOKS LIKE A STEAL.
Report Of Attorney PhiIbin on the New
York Metropolitan.

York Metropolitan.
New York, April 1.-THE report o.
Eugene A. Phllbin, formerly distric
attorney of New York, acting as coun-
sci for certain stockholders of the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
was published today. Discrepancies
amounting to millions of dollars are
pointed out and the company's invest.
Iment account is declared to have been
manipulated.
This paragraph occurs:
1T is clear, therefore when the COM
pany's own statements are analysed.
that the interurban lease was calcu-
vided, many millions of dollars in ex-
cess of the honest requirements of the
Metropolitan company"
The report also finds that in 1898.
1899, 1900, and 1901 the Metropolitan
company stated in its annual reports
to the state railroad commission that
Lit had expended for construction and
equipment a sum in cash exceeding
by millions of dollars the actual sum
in cash which is proved by the COM
pany's general balance sheets to have
been SO expended"
Mr.. Philbin says the company asked
for $23,000,000 to pay the unfunded debt
incurred In the purchase of stock of
the Third avenue company and to de-
fray the expense of extending the ell
Iectrical system to upward of eighty
miles still operated with horse cars, and
upon analysis, the report says, only
s14.7S1.694 was required for these two
purposes. The report further says the
company proposed to create a refund
ing mortgage to secure an authorized
issue of $65.000.000 of per cent 100
year refunding bonds. of which about
$50, 900, 600 was to be reserved to retire
and refund the twenty-seyen issues of
existing bonds secured by liens upon
the various parts of the Metropolitan
system, excluding the Third avenue
lines.
The total amount of such issues, Mr.
Philbin says, was exactly $4S,196,o00,
and not about s54,000,000.
The report continues that while $685.,
100000 was provided for the Central
Crosstown railroad and its outstand-
ing bonds and for change of motive
power, new $3,000,000 mortgage was
issued on the Central Crosstown rail-
road lines to take up that Company's
outstanding bonds and pay for changes
of motive power from horse cars to
electric traction, so that the increase
In bonded debt, instead of being about
11,000,000, as appears to have been
pretended, turns out to be exactly $19,-,
100000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Shaw Justifies His Action.

Washington. d. c., April 17.-Secre-
tary Shaw last night made full ex-
PLANTATION of the action of the treas
ury department in sending out the cir
culars of the National City bank of
New York Offering to buy registered
government bonds, or to exchange them
for other bonds. He said that in send
ing out these circulars the department
had simply followed a practice es-
tablished years ago, and that NJ favor
itism was shown to anybody.
Several days ago the Nasional bank.
thru Frank A. Vanderlirl one of its
vice presidents and formerly assistant
secretary of the tre: sury, arranged
with the treasury DEPARTMENT for send
ing out la large number of circulars to
holders of Unitel States per cent
and 4 per cent registered bonds of the
.ssues lot 1907 and 1908 with view to
puying bonds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
THE DAY BEFORE.
(Iror Comparison.)

Chicago, April 16.
Wheas-No.g . red. II. No. red, 6s@
a: No. . hard. hat; No. 3 hard. 6SG
az: May opened at 76A G076M; highest
IT'S: lowest, 761a: closing at 77h.
Corn-No. 2. No. white and No.
yellow. 4S1s ap43A; No. ?, s91s@4o; No
yellow, 4c@4l; April. 43A; May
opened at iiM@ 44Ss. highest, 44S; low
est 4s5s. closing at 43a'..
0ats-No. 2. 311a@32: No. 3, BIZ: No
white, 354s@37: No. white. 34@35k;
No. white. S1@34; standard. 35M37:
April. 1885,; May opened at 1915 @33ss
highest, 33A; lowest, 3S1s; closing at
3314
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, April II.
Wheat-No. 2 red, 771a. No. 5 red,
6SM75; No. 2 hard. 7lM75; No. 3 hard,
6S@73; May. opened. 77kM77&: high
est. 77A OTIS; lowest, II; closing,
771s M77ts.
Corn---No. 2. No. white and No.
yellow. 43A al; No. 3, 41@44ls: No. 8
yellow. 4lh@42; April, 1885: May,
opened. 4sA G437s; highest. 441s; low
est, 1885, closing. 44@44Ms.
oats-No. 2, SO; No. 8, Big; No. 2
white. 35@s7ns: No. 3 white. 33Ads6;
No. 4 white, sI@31h@34: standard,
35@37; April. 34A May, opened, 1885
@33is; highest. s4lls lowest, 33ss, clos
ing, 34ss I34ta.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
HEAVY BUYING in STOCKS.
Western Traders Reported to Be Look
ina for Higher Prices.

New York, April IA large western
house, the market attitude of whose cli-
entele has been the subject lately of
endless conjecture and much loose in
formation, was reported yesterday to be
buying stocks heavily thru various
brokers. The general impression seemed
to be that this buying was principally
for short account. The extent of 1t was
variously estimated. but any estimate
was a mere guess because the opera
tons were so conducted that nobody
could follow them Some think the
Gates crowd is now long of the market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
THE DAY BEFORE.
(For Comparison)

Chicago, April 16.
cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
1000: steady; good to prime, 5000
Its: poor to medium, 4.,5@5.10: stock
ers, 3.0oM5.00; cows, 1.75@4.75; Texans,
4.00@5.00
Hogs-EstImated receipts for today.
10000; 5d1O cents lower. mixed butch
ers. 7.00@725: good to choice heavy,
7.25@7.40; rough heavy, 7:05@7.25:.
light, 6.75@T05; bulk cf sales, 1860
7.25.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
1000; slow; 4.o06575; lambs. 1900
700.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
NEW YORK BANKS CONSOLIDATE
Western National and Commerce In.
stitutions Meroa

New York. April lit was learned
yesterday after the close of business
that negotiations for the consolidation
of the Bank of Commerce and the Wes-
tern National bank had been concluded
These negotiations We're in the hands
of President McCurdy, of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company James FL.
Hyde vice president of the Equitable,
and Thomas T.. Ryan, of the Morton
Trust Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
why Women Are Afraid OF Mice.

4
In all ages women were supposed to
be more prone to superstition than
men, and who knows but that the
dread of woman on the appearance
of rat or a mouse may not be due, in
part at least, to an ancient superstition
which has Travelled down the ages
from the time when our remote fore
fathers believed that rats and mice
We're tho souls of the departed? Nu-
merous are the stories which made the
ancients believe that souls We're rats
and mice. and some Of these stories are
very curious.
TN Thuringia. at Saalfeld," says
Barring Gould. "a servant girl fell
asleep while her companions We're
Smelling nuts. They observed little
red mouse creep from her mouth and
run out of the window. One of the fell
lows present shook the sleeper, but
could not wake her. SO he moved her
to another place Presently the mouse
ran back to the former place and dash
ed about seeking the girl. Not finding
her. 1t vanished. at the same moment
the girl died"
A mans task is always l!Ght II III.
heart is licht-Wallace.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Sheep Sales.
Chicago, April ia few 81
sales were made as follows:
kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City. April IL.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
1000; steady; native steers, 3.50@5.25:
Texas and Indian steers, 3.00@4.75;
stockers and feeders, 3.25@4.5O; calves,
2.00@7O0; western steers. 3.oo@5.05;
cows, 2.00@4.00.
Hogs-Esstimated receipts for today.
5000; steady to cents higher: heavy,
7.15@7.35; packers, 6.97is@7.15; medi-
UNI. 7.10@7.25: light, 6.95@715.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
1000: strong; muttons, 3.S0@6.25:
le1nbs. 5.65@s.Oo: range wethers, 1900
ESQ; ewes, 4.2o@6.oo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. April IL
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today
1000; steady; good to prime, 5.10@5.75;
poor to medium, 4.25 q 500; stockers
3.Oom5.O0; cows, 1.6O@4.75; Texans
4.00M5.10.
Hogs Estimated receipts for today
15.6O0 strong to cents higher: mixed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
TO OWN STREET RAILWAYS.
Illinois Will Pass Enabling Act fo


Springfield, ILL.,, April 1.-THE house
committee on municipal corporations
has agreed upon bill authorizing cit
les and towns to construct, purchase,
mortgage and lease street railways. 1t
provides for leasing not longer than
twenty years to any Illinois incorpo-
rated company. but no city can do
anything towards construction of the
railway without the sanction of a
three-fi vote of the electors.
Fundamentally, the bill is intended
to permit Chicago to own the present
system of street railways.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
w HI Y !?

The reason One Minute Cough Cure relieves cough
a one minute is because il acts first on the mucous
membrane right where the cough troubles in the
throat or deep-scated on the lungs. destroying the
microbes or cough germs and clearing the phlegrn.
4 One Minute Cough Cure not only destroys the dis
aase germs and clears out their poison. but It gives
trensth and elasticity to the delicate membranes
which protect the threat and lungs. Opens the air
PASSAGES and promotes unrestricted breathins.
Esusss the blood to receive its natural supply q
oSyeen thus exhilaratine the pulmonary creams with
such strength and yigor that the lungs and bronchial
ease Asthma Bronchitis La Grippe. Cold on the
Lungs and all Pulmonary Complaints that are durable
: ere o,,irklv cured by the use of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17

butchers. 7.oo@7.so; good to choice
heavy, 7.so@I52h; rough heavy. 7.1o@
7.3O;: light, 6.75@T10; bulk of sales,
710@73O
Sheep Estimated receipts for today,
5000; steady; 4.OO@5.75, lambs, 4.5O@
z co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Money Market.

New York, April 17.-Money easy. l.
prime mercantile, 5hM5a: sterling
firm, 4.S6.S75m4.S7; demand, 4.S3.62@
4.S3.75; sixty days
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City, April Il.
wheat--May. 65Hs: July. 62ss No.
hard, 6TM6s: No. 8 hard, 67m6S: No. !:
red, 6Sls No. red. 65GG7.
Corn-April, 35B: May, 367s a 361aa
July. SO, No. mixed, 36k@37; No.
white, 81; No. 3, 36I361s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Range Of Prices.

The following quotations upon the
range of prices upon the Chicago board
of trade today were furnished by the
Weare Grain Co. w. A. Wasson. man.
ager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Liverpool Grain.

Liverpool, April II.
Wheat-Steady; spot 6s 11ad@6s
It'd: May. IS 2ssd; July, 6s Esd.
Corn-Steady: spot As 4d@5s 3kd;
May, As Al: June. As 3Ad; July. As
2ssd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Duluth Grain.
st. Loui. Grain.
New York Produce.

New York Produce.
New York, April IL.
Wheat--May, sly.
Conway, 531s.
Butter--Steady; creamery. common
to choice, 2o@261s; extra, %; held. Is
@26
Eggs-Firm; western storage packed,
ISL @15&: western tirsts, 14A ais.
Poultry-Aliye, easy: turkeys. 12@
10; fowls. 1915. Dressed-Easy; fowls.
1879; turkeys. 1906.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17

| Representative Hog Sales.
! Chicago, April Ia few represent
alive hog sales We're made in the fol-
flowing lots:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
THE LIVESTOCK REVIEW.
Cattle Offerings Were Mostly Ordinary

Chicago. April 17.-Cattle-The Of
fer,ngs We're mostly in quality and sales
We're made at prices lately ruling. a
few fat going at firm figures.
Hogs Hogs We're active and firm,
about higher.
Sheep-Fair general demand; steady.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Peoria Grain.

Peoria Grain.
Peoria, April II.
CONFIRM; No. 8, 80.
Oats-Firm: No. s white. SO.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, April II.
wheat--cash. 77A; May, 75A; July
75ls @75A.
Duluth Grain.
Duluth, April II.
Wheat-To arrive-No. hard, 79A ]:
No. 1 northern, 77M; No. northern
d757s; May, 1915; July. 1876.
Milwaukee Grain.
Milwaukee, April II.
Wheat--Firm: No. / northern. so;
No. 2 northern, 7s@7s1s; May, 77k.
st. Louis Grain.
ST. Louis, April II.
Wheat--cash, 7o's; May, 7oA q
7oss.
Corn-Cash, 4oA; May. 4oA.
Oats-Cash, 80; May, 33Aa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Cattle Sales.

Chicago, April l7-Some sample cat :
tie sales Were made as soilows:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-17
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, April II.
Pork-May, 1900; july l7.4o@
17.421a.
Lard-May, s.s2k; July. s.7sA a
9.75.
Ribs-May, $50; July, ss5@s.s7.s.
Rye-May. so.
Barley--Cash, 42M54.
Fiax-1.0S@1.11.
Timotks-3.7o.
Clover-1200.
Butter-Easy; creameries, 1s12oA:
diaries, 14@24.
ggs-Steady; 1874 ola.
Poultry-Firm; turkeys. 1903;
chickens, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-15
CROSS MAKES DENiALS.

The testimony of Police Inspector Adam A. Cross
in his own defence on his trial for alleged neglect
of duty was continued yesterday before Deputy
Commissioner Ebstein. and he spent some time In
denying that he had insulted the Rev. Robert l.,
Paddock when the clergyman was In charge of the
Pro-Cathedral, in Stanton-st- Cross declared that
he had pleaded with Mr.. Paddock to give informa-
ton about dens of vice in the district east of the
Bow7ery and Mr.. Paddock had replied that the
police ought to find out for themselves. He said
he told Mr. Paddock that he expected too much
of the police. In the closing part of his direct
testimony he declared that he had performed his
f, duty as inspector in command of the East Side
district. r,,, .
ohiections " hen Cross was cross-examined by AS
sistant District Attorney Morgan. Cross was
ohIiged 10 tell instructions which he had given
10 his subordinates regarding the collection or evi-
dence against dens of vice He was asked to tell
precinct ot his district Mr. Morgan endeavoring TO
chow ont of CrosS'S mouth that the routine
5ites of his office did not prevent him from making
nersonal Investigations of places In his district.
Cross declared that the district had been hotbed
OF vice for twenty years.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-15
RETURN OF MOSES FOWLER CHASE
Young Man Whose Will Is in Litigation
Back from Paris Asylum.

nzsos Fowler Chase the wealthy young man of
Lafayette Ind, who. 1t is declared was splIlteo
SWAY from this country four years ago by relatives
sn whose favor he had made q will arrived IN TINS
o,,,--z- Yesterday on the steamer Kronprinz VIII
helm He was in charge Of Paul F. Parquette' OF
the United States Consulate at Paris' ana tifee
cue+o5ians The party came under assumed
names They were taken off the steamer at quar-
snfine by the tug James John A Bouker. which
took them TO Jersey City. on their way to Indiana
on the tug were several relatives and friends OF
.he young and customs officials 10 examine
the baggage.
The whereabouts OF Chase had been unknown to
his parer:s for four years until he was found
short time ago in a sanatorium near Paris Ar
rangeuents were inmediat tely made TO send him n to
hsse s Wbo is al about twentyosix years old
kept in a stateroom. he was quite talkatl'e, ana
Imagined himself at different times in Paris, Cher-
hourg and America. He wears spectacies' and Is
unable feed himself -, so-..-
is understood that his parents VIII ehoTtS @ tb
have the viii set aside while he Is aTe Gn 'he
The circumstances under which he made his viii
are said TO be as follows; T.. ,-,,t,
-ati and had been released The day foho"lng
his release he made will OF wfieh i oetlan All, as
es+a hlished bv a court He became insane again.
and h his unee ana a9 m The dfcuify in hav
ing the Will set aside Will be that a court nas @
sse 4 " S6% 2aa Be no5 gmenta2 aa M able
woke it himself and court vas is nSt ofered By l.
Reynolds. a passenger on the kronpTinz, ,S amG "a q
1ore tl,sn 81 600 II is understood that Chase
will be taken into court soon as he reaches La
fayette-
Lafayette Ind. April 14--Moses Fowler Chase, lhe
,o,,r TafaUette millionaire who has been confined
sn the insane asylum Paris for four years by his
aunt Mrs Charles H. Duhme, and who arrived To-
day at New-York where he was met by his father
Frederick s Chase, viii arrive here on FrQay ano
will be taken before Judge De Hart when ms
father viii make application TO be appointed pp1
Tuhme of Cincinnati, will also be in Lafayette
with their attorneys and Will contest the appoint
Ysnt of Frederick S. Chase who recently mace
xr,arliara nf his sons property in Indiana
New-York tribune., 1903-04-15
NEW PAINTINGS AT PARIS.
Many American Artists Represented at the
Salon Which Opens To-day.

Paris April 1.-THE art exhibitions of the year
will begin tomorrow with the opening OF the Salon
Of the National Society of Fine Arts at the Grand
Paais which will be followed a fortnight later by
the Salon held under the auspices of the govern
nrent The exhibition tomorrow will represent the
Younger and Independent element among the art
lists including such men Carolus Duran. ]. s.
Sargent J NJ Whistler and ST. Gaudens. pre-
lrninary view of the exhibition afforded this
afternoon invited guests
Among the notable pictures are Weerts 8
''Fifteenth Century Fetes,' painted for the Sor-
bonne: several portraits by Carolus Duran; j. S.
Sargent's large portraits of the three Miss Hunt
ers; Burnand's Jesus at Bethany; Bertrands 3
Funeral of President Carnot.' and Nine Marlef s
nc-trait of Bessie Abbott. the American singer.
Among the portraits exhibited by Henri Gervex is
one of James Gordon Bennett. The painting repre-
seuts him In a characteristic attitude standing on
= terrace on the Riviera, overlooking expdnse
Of blue sea- with his steam yacht in the distance
There is an unusually large representation of
American artists. The landscapes and interiors by
Walter Gay of Boston, receive favorable attention
from the critics J. Hoxie Bartlett, OF NewYork
shows several marines Alison Skinner Clark. OF
Chicago exhibits a view Of ''Watertown in Win
ter Alexander Harrison. OF Philadelphia. has six
nictures rich in color and showing peculiar at
mcspneric ttnts of sunshine and shadow. Among
the other Americans exhibiting are Frederick
Paker Charles Bittnger, Florence Seeste. Herbert
Faikner Grace Gassette. Eugene Higgins. Albert
IIerter George Rowland, Maud Keller. Miss Loe
Robfins Alfred Maurer, Mrs. Macmonnies. Eliza
beth Nourse, Gertrude Partington, Ethel Sands
and Frank Stokes.