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New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
PIG IRON MARKET.
Brown & Co. says:


The buying movement noted week ago con-
tinues. though it is jerky and irregular; Inc e.
Inand is mainly for winter and spring Whett JeILN
cries and few furnaces prepared 70 meet thes'
except in very small way Buyers feel qnrecoIl-
cied to the prices that are asked WIlch IahSo e
from $50 S24 at delivering points. ACCORDING, \"
grades and quantities. Between the heavy addl-
tions to the cost of manufacture, through tAe dl-
in labor and fuel. and the stoppaSeS ot
slow running due short supply. there Is more
worry than profit In the business Buyers arr
slow to credit the statement that the cost o.
manufacture of pig is up 50 to s. d ton Win zen
dency still upward Such however, IS the uhVyI- uh5.-
sal testimony of makers 1t seems eVlueit Ineit W
underlying conditions of wages. etc, mtch chanst,
the views Of consumers must be ADJUSTED %
year. Several instances have been fileHtIoiis
where the bills of furnace companies oeglnhIi
in January are than double those or the cor :
responding months of last year for the same ton
mage. Even at the high figures: fueI is hoL Lua
nished according contract. and costly StoPPdSc9
are constantly occurring. Nearly all furnaces hdN
been delivering old and low price contracts. dII
still have less of such business 10 Wo4 .I
up. Many of these orders were filled ar an actUs
loss. II supposed that the new business 9 aI
higher prices would average up. Now, novel,. no.
furnace is led to wonder whether ne IS @ nov
better off in times of depression and low prices
There is little disposition by either DuyerS,
sellers discuss the last half of the year VIII
coal miners in session demanding further htivy
increase in wages. with the rallr0ads tdIALil5
further freight advances and with laoor III olHeI
departments reaching out for more, the Iurildcs
is quite willing the buyer 10 let the iaS1
half take of itself
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The market for outside securities was character
lied by dulness which prey allied in the great ma
iority of issues. The price movements were II
regular with strength and weakness simultaneous
" displayed in different quarters Of the market.
Northern Securities the most prominent feal-
rre in the days dealings Marked activity was
exhibited by this stock, in the neighborhood OF
1s 900 shares being exchanged. The price fuctuated
rather violently though it characterized gen
orally by decided strength I'm the early dealings
advancing 11512, and, after reaction OF ~ per
cent subsequently rose again high as n6 Late
in the day it sold off to 114al The strength an"
activity were stimulated by the same reason which
has Influenced the stock for several days, namely,
the expectation that the dividend would be in
creased About 1000 shares of Greene Copper were
traded in at 22A. About the same amount Of Mon
treaI and Boston sold at 2tlq21s. Bay State Gas
was dealt in quite heavily. approximately 1850
shares changing hands The market for this issue
was weak. it selling at Is. the lowest figure re-
corded in some months. National Enamelling and
Stamping vas strong and active, particularly Dor
the common which sold from 341s to 3424- An odd
lot of the preferred sold at 80 Trenton Potteries
preferred was UP IL per cent, selling at 98 Ten
nessee Copper advanced 1ai to 1712 on dealings IN
l 900 shares San Francisco subs showed con-
siderabI strength on sales at 4912 and 80 The IS
sold from S07s up to SIG and interest, seller 20
Standard Oil sold off a point to 7S5 About 800
shares of Virginia Coal and Coke sold at 36l2.
Havana Tobacco was quiet. a small amount sell
ing down from 545 to j315- Union Typewriter com
mon was offered down per cent. to 125- The mar
Iet closed weak
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23

Brooklyn. was recently merged, the old ooard OF
trustees OF the Title Guarantee and trust oo'll-
pany was reelected with the ADDITION OF r. =
Bedford. William H. Nichols. Sanford II. o'ee'e'
James H. OIiphant and William J. Mltheson-
The committee in charge of the banking litereS'9
of the company are Alexander f. Orr. chahrfhan'
E. T. Bedford John S. Kennedy WlllaHi
Nichols. James Fl. Oliphant and George u. "i''
Jams with Clarence II. Kelsey, president. ana
Charles N Dow, second vice-pres:dent, eX oinclo-
The board of trustees of the company IS now as
follows: John Jacob Astor, Frank Bailey f@u
ward T. Bedford, Charles S. Brown, Julien l.
Davies William ]. Easton. Charles 4. Henderson,
Benjamin D. Hicks. John d. Hicks. William M
Ingraham Augustus D. Juilliard, Martin Joos''
Clarence II. Kelsey. John S. Kennedy Woouo"'S
Langdor, James D. Lynch, William j. Mathesoh'
Charles Matlack, William II. Nichols, James H.
Oliphant Robert Oliphant. Alexander r. orr
Charles A. Peabody. Frederick Potter, Charles
Richardson, Elihu Root Sanford H. Steele EMS
D. Williams George q. Williams and Louis WIND
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
nrnv.vopr nA11y TRIBUNE, FRIDAY JANUARY %, 1908.

merged companies etc. si0iss55; stocks and bonds
of companies not merged. S235.7c supplies inciuo
ing uniforms s21.l13: sundry accounts recelNaDIe'
s6 4s7 advances. s746. due from managers S---4l'
go 4or,1 n+s 81 ogs. cash i'm treasury. Sls725:
total 1886. go
IiabiIites-Capital stock. S3sA70; sundry ac
counts payable 81 26O; contingent habilues. 9''f''
profit and loss sos. 299; total AS66.2D
December 81. 1s2-Miles of wire IN opera''o'.
40. number of office, i'm operation So: number of
Instruments in circuit 27.94O; total number OF mes
sages delivered Gor year,. 522SS1l; total hUin"ei
of messages collected (for year, 2298.O3s
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London, Jan. Z2.-The weekly return Of the Bank
of England shows the following changes: Total re-
serve increased f1.7A,0Oo; circulation decreased
fz3s 500; bullion increased 4 Ezs 600: other securities
increased $500: other deposits decreased 1873 OO
public deposits increased e. 400 900; notes reserve IN
creased 4 599 900; government securities unchanged
The proportion OF the Bank OF Englands reserve
liability this week is 46O5 per cent, compared
with ala per cent last week Rate of discount IN
changed at per cent.
Paris Jan. 22-The weekly return of the Bank ot
France shows the following changes: Notes In cir
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23

RAILROAD BONDS.-Narket irregular. Total
sales amounted IN par value TO s2,97650o, against
g. 70, 500 on "Wednesday. The heaviest dealings
were in the Atchison general as Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy Is Chicago. Rock Island and Pa
cffc As Colorado and Southern first As Kansas City
Southern IS Missouri Kansas ard Texas first Is,
Oregon Shor Line Is. Reading general As Southern
Pacific IS Union Pacific first and convertible IS
and Wabash debenrure Bs. Colorado Fuel and Iron
convertible IS and Consolidated Tobacco IS We're
also active.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Quoted rates follow: Money
on call opened at IL per cent highest ~ per cent
lowest ~ per cent; last loan, 2a per cent: closed
at 2ieQ3 per cent; ruling rate 3lb per cent Time
money was quoted at 434Q5 per cent for sixty DAYS
TO four months and per cent for longer periods
Commercial paper quoted at 5a51b per cent
for sixty to ninety days irdorsed bills 5zG5& per
cent for choice four to six months and per cent
for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed firm
Actual closing rates follow
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
[RREGULARITY IN STOCKS.
SMALL NET GAINS AND LOSSES EVENLY DIS
TRIBUTED
Tolume of Trade Smaller Than Any Day TINS Ie@-ao"y
Market Favorable to the Bulls

culation decreased 7os25,o00 francs: treasury ac-
counts current increased 19e57Ooo francs; gold IN
hand increased 5oJ0oO francs; bills discounted oe
creased eosooOoO francs: silver in hand Increased
q-s Oaa francs
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from "Wednesday
moro
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
sondon NeH-York New-York
.r..-. r-rF.-o g..4f .11za o. q

London Jan. D. y. m.-The market for Amerf-
can securities was irregular and generally lower.
Final prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES

STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Frederic H. Hatch No. 30 Broad-s,)
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23


TITLE GUARANTEE OFFICERS.
At the meeting Tuesday for organization OF
the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. with
which the Manufacturers Trust Company, of
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
GUARANTEED STOCKS.

aouotators furnithso By JOSEPH Walker Sons No %
Sroa4-sty
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH.

The American District Telegraph report for tn
vear ended December 81 1892 shows as follows.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

CHICAGO STOCKS.
Furnished by Tracy & Co. No 20 wall-s,,
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
Ia hsl-eH

aovERNn1ENr BoNps-Market steady. Final
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
BONDS.

Open High Low
Sales ing. est. est
i 1899 SSS Gseio1 R8eE I.ssa T3B IS s; s7@ s
$4,000 Total sales.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

And Interest.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23

RKooKLvx RAPrD TRANSIT,
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23

Open. ! High. Low. Close.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-23

107. $50 Total sales.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
THE

He is out and In the open BY breaking Of the
day.
He hath a steady eye and deadly aim.
He doth not heed the birds or beasts that
cross hts crrant way,
For he's after bigger game.
No Indian wear more proudly his trophies
siln and stark.
Than he the hearts that dangie at his
belt.
But Dan Cupid stops 10 kiss each forlorn
and grievouE mark
Thai his rosy and have dealt.
His weapons are oid-fashioned-he's alb
surdly small and gay,
His trail lies through the country and the
town,
And when he sights his quarry. the wise
are those who say:
do not shoot-tor well come down"
The sphinx he doth oui-riddie. this hunter
after hearts
His triumphs have been said ard have
been sung
Yet stu he goes a-hunting. Mt his bow
and feathered darts,
Just as when the word was young.
-virna shenrd. In Canadian Magazine.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
SHIFTING OF THE BULL's-EYE.
Apparent Changing Of Its Position
During the Day.

A scric, Of curiou. observations
have been made by DIR. Friedrich
Richl on the apparent change of posi-
ton of the bull's-eye on a target dur.
ing the day. SAYS the London Morn
ing Post. This change Of position
can be observed most accurately il
the shooting range extends from
north to south. with the targets at
the north end Of the range. For in
stance. says he, if a marksman on a
MINDLESS, cloudless day has set his
sights so carefully that at IL o'clock
in the day a properly aimed bullet
will hit the center of the bulFs-cyc,
he will find, on repeating the expert
ment next morning-all other things
but the hour remaining unchanged
that his shot will be marked high
left" DR.. Richl has formulated the
following law of the apparent change
ability of the bulps-eye: "The bulls
eye Is apparently attracted by the po-
sition of the sun. or of any other lu.
minous point, and apparently during
the day follows the course of the sun
in a semi-circular line on the target"
lie contents himself with affirming
thi, law, leaving the explanation to
Others. lie thinks that this seeming
ly changed position Of an object un-
der the changing influence Of light
cannot be produced by simple laws
Of refraction, nor by the changing
temperature Of the air near the sur
face Of the earth, nor by changing
barometric pressure. The change Of
position, he points out, can be shown
to be instantly responsive to the sun
breaking through a cloud. Ii cannot
be akin to mirage, because the shoot
er would then have to lower his gun
at noon instead OF eleyating it, as be
has to do now.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22

l was his superior. and the fact that
| liked his stories made him a man Of
distinction in the company. He
would tell YOU the same yarn in a
dozen different ways. adding to and
%rearranging the incidents with the
skill of a writer of plays.
"You want to know how he saved
my life? Well. WI got word that the
insurgents had captured a train Of
supplies and that they were supposed
to be in our ncighborhood. We went
hunting aud came upon them just
after dusk.
81 was riding ahead with Ji.n
when on the top of a hill ] spied the
carts. and Just as ! did u fellow fred
out Of the brush to my right. He
must have been nervous, for he
missed. My horse boltcd straight
ahead. yelled to Jim to get him.
and the next thing | knew was right
among them. ! dropped four, and
then my last cartridge failed. Slid
OIL my horse to the left as one Of them
fired at me. lie whipped out an ugly
knife just a. | hit him full in the face
with the revolver.
II did not catch him right. and |
never saw a fellow grin a. he did. He
thought he had me. ! caught the
fret blow on the left hand. and then
ran for all | was worth. fcltl must
soon drop. for | VA, bleeding at a
great rate. and he wa. getting nearer.
Something prompted me to hold the
bleeding hand high above my head
50 that it did not bleed 30 freely, but
the Gugu was gaining.
Just then | saw Jim come out OF
the brush ! lodged to the right TO
give him a fair shot and he dropped
him. The men laid II. out near To-.
gcther. They fixed torniquci about
my arm and bandagcd the hand.
Then they turned to the man who
came 80 near getting me. lie wa.
diving and begged for water. Jim
was at hi. side at once and put hi
cantccn to the insurgcnt'. lips.
"'Bueno amigo! he ga,pcd, and
was gone. ! received medical aid some
hour, later when rcinforccmcnts ar
rived. and was hurried TO Manila. !
had lost the Use of my hand and was
cent On to America. where the sur-
gcon. did 81 well with me that | am
mimi, only two finger, and have per-
feet u.c of the Others. expected To
see Jim again at the post. had
heard Of III promotion until he be-
came u first sergeant.
1T seem, that when he reached
san Francisco he went out to see the
sights. Some rough in Chinatown
robbed and killed him.
"Jim always wanted To be burieH
under a weeping willow near the post,
and he was. with military honors."-
Y Y Ti,pna
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
CAPTAIN BILLS
"STRIKER."
ny ROBERT HALsrEN

BN HOBf.VT bNLsIf
Tie had forgotten the friends with
him at the thcatcr and dimly heard
something about ''the constitution
following the flag" lie was back in
the Philippines. far north of Manila,
with his colored striker" busily
fussing about. trying to make him
comfortable. Iiisfriend. were not I'M
used to hi forgctfulncss of them. lie
seemed after the Spanish American
war to have gained the habit Of fall
ing without warning into fit Of rev
erie. when he would wake up to say
"No' in answer to a question which
should have been answered in the az
firmative. and "Yes" when the mega
tive was expected. Capt. Bill was a
gentleman and quick to correct the
mistaken answers and to apologize
for his abstraction.
II did seem strange, however. that
h. should be 50 unusually forgctful
of the other, tonight. They had
come together to celebrate hi. pro-
motion to the two bars on his ,houl-
der straps. Capt. Bill vas n o. thosc
hastily graduated ]classc. at West
Point when the war with Spain
came. and had attained a rank
which. after the war fthc states. had
been the final ambition Of the grad.
yates. the hopcd-for reward of men
about to be returned on halfpay after
long year. of faithful and honorable
service.
There had been n jolly dinner in
honor of Capt. Bill. a modest hero. AT
which he had been among the gaye.t.
In the lobby of the thcatcr he had
stopped to shake hands with a broth
or officer. Iii. gay spirits were gone
when he took his scat. His face had
grown haggard and the square jaw
firmly set, so that the smile hi'
friends loved 50 well was gone. They
took il that he must be again on one
Of his mental Journeys. They were
most of them army people and knew
that these moods were the result Of
the long days Of sickness at Montauk
Point and the trials of his campaign.
ing in the Philippines. They were
indulgcnt until after the theatcr.
They had gathered in a restaurant,
where a private room was reserved fol
them. The captain tried to be a:
cheerful as the rest. He empticd hi,
wine glasses faster than is usual in
polite company. especially when
women are present.
"Look here, captain" said a little
lady TO his right, "you are in some
sort of trouble or you are i'll. II YOU
are in trouble you are surrounded b,
the best friends YOU have, and if yor
are i'll we ought to do something fol
you"
lie looked up in a half-dazcd way
poured down another glass Of wine
Strengthened up and said:
81 don't want to be Death at Tho
feast. You must pardon me for my
rudeness and i%nattention. | have
heard very bad news. ! met Maj
Bucklin in the lobby. lie told mt
Jim Tucker is dead. You never knew
Jim, of course. He was a negro ser
geant, a good soldier, and a most en-
tertaining fellow. You may think i
queer that | feel so bad. but il ISM
strange. You'd feel like | do if thu
mar who saved your life, the fellow
who kept you from going stark mae
when the fever came back and 20,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
The Froterpol Insurance System.
BY CHARLES A. WARREN.
President OF the nliuol, rrstsrnai Congress

The past third of a century has witnessed the
birth and development of the Fraterfal System OF In
surancc. SO far as the New World is concerned. al
though for many centuries this class of societies. more
especially for the burial of the dead and of a more
purely benevolent character. have had a continuous
existence in Europe.
The early societies OF this country were crude in
their plans and were based ON the idea OF chcapncss.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-05-22
The Dignity Of Labor.
BY THE REV. r. A. WHITE.
Pastor of the sto~art Avenue Uniycrsals, Church. Chicago.

former times labor was considered a curse. The ten.
III dcncy is now in the other direction. Labor is becoming
HENPI honorable. Ideness is the disreputablc condition. The men
who live at the expense OF others. whether they arc the weary
Wics' at your back door or the idle rich on the boulevards, arc no
cassed in the highest rank Of citizenship.
1t is being understood that labor is the primal necessity. Moth
ing becomes except by work. Because labor is dignfcd and necessary
it deserves the best possible remuneration and the best possible con
dihons. Shorter hours for labor both of the hand and the brain as fast
as economic conditions will permit is desirable. The workngnlan
seeking shorter hours is seeking a mental and moral necessity, deeper
aud greater than he thinks. d,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-24
WESLEY'S BI.GEATENNIAL.

Savannah, Ga, June 1.-THE mem
orial tablets to be erected in Savannah
to John Wesley, in connection with the
bi centennial celebration, June 25-29,
are expected in day or two.
One will be placed on the custom
house, one on the postoflce and the
third on building on Drayton street,
to the rear of Christ Church.
The Methodists have completed their
arrangements for the celebration of
the bi-centenary of the birth of John
Wesley. This celebration is unique, as
Savannah was the only place in Ameri,
ca where Wesley ever lived. Whitfield
and Charles Wesley also resided here,
and the programme includes pilgrim
age to Whitfeld's Orphanage and ad-
dresses on Whitfeld's relation to
Wesley. Three Bishops, Goodsell,
Galloway and Gambler, will take part
in the exercises. Two leading clergy
men of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Drs. Goucher, of Baltimore,
and Thirkield, of Cincinnati, will de-
liver addresses; also two distinguished
laymen, Judge Samuel B. Adams and
former Congressman j. G. G. Black.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-24
State Lands for Sale.

Columbia, June 16.-Some time since
the Secretary of State went to George
town county to look after the States
interest in about 5000 acres of public
lands. He found that some of the
land is valuable and he so reported to
the sinking fund commission. The
land has been advertised for sale and
bids have been asked for it in bulk. A
number of bids have been received and
the sinking fund commission, when it
meets on the 25th inst, will turn it
over to the successful bidder. One
bidder, in writing, speaks of an inten-
tion of setting a colony on the land
to raise cranberries on the low lands
and sugar beets on the high lands, to
which, he says, the land is adapted.
The land could be put at other uses,
but this is just one instance showing
it's possibilities. The sugar industry
especially is a growing one in this
country, and if lands in this State are
found available the industry will, no
doubt, increase. These lands have
been in possession Of the State since
Radical days and have been practical
ly idle for years They were obtained
by the State by purchase or practical
confscation, owing to the high Radl-
cal taxes, and it is only recently that
the real value of the tract has become
known.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-24
Machen Charged With Forgery.

Washington, June lit is believed
that the grand jury will shortly be
asked by the postoffice authorities to
find another Indictment against A. W.
Machen, the former superintendent of
the free delivery system. The charge,
it is said, will be forgery, based upon
the cashing of check for 1859, drawn
bv the cashier of the New York post
Office in 1894 in favor of Henry L.
Lorenz, of Toledo, Ohio. 1t is claimed
that the money was to have been sent
to Mr.. Lorenz in care of Mr.. Machen.
The check was cashed in this city, be-
ing endorsed by Frank K. Raymond,
who says he bad the check. These
facts were brought out at Congress
sional investigation, but Mr.. Machen
said at the time that the signature
was that of Lorenz. Mr.. Lorenz has
declared that the signatures, both on
the check and voucher accompanying
it, are forgeries. He declares that be
has not received cent of the money
and has no knowledge of the transac-
tion.
The general impression about the
Court House is that the Indictment
will be returned before the close Of the
present week, and it is intimated that
other indictments will be returned at
the same time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-06-24
Sumter Methodists Will Celebrate Wes-
Iey's Birthday.

On next Sunday, the 23ths inst,
Methodism throughout the world will
celebrate the two-hundredth anniyer-
sary of the birth of John Wes y. The
services will be conducted according
to the pleasure and judgment Of each
congregation. The First Methodist
Church here will make this a Mis-
sionary Rally Day, and every member
will be waited upon by canvassing
committee appointed last monday aft
ernoon, and special contribution to
this vital work will be solicited. The
pastor earnestly desires that every
name on his Church register be
credited with some amount. Surely
every Methodist in Sumter will be
glad to make substantial and liberal
contribution to this important in
stitution of the church so providential-
ly founded by that great Missionary
who struck the keynote Of Methodist
effort. "Ihe world is my Parish"'