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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
FINANCE AND TRADE
Stock Prices Advance Despite
Profit Taking Sale.
STEEL AND COPPER
ATCHISoN, ERIE, CENTRAL, PAUL
AND B. AND o. BUoYANT.
Gold Imports Strong Bull Card
Market Rallies Well After
Each Recession.

NEW YORK, December S.-Heavy blocks
were taken In the opening dealings OF the
STOCK market OF all the prominent stocks
running to 1900 shares in Erie and 1000
shares In Atchison. Several stocks opened
wide, United States Steel preferred and
Atchison notably. Prices were carried to
higher level throughout the list Ana
conda rose 2k, Smelling IN, and Missouri
Pacific, Louisville, Erie, Chesapeake and
Ohio, New York Central. Sugar and Brook
lyn Transit large fractions. The only loss
shown was by Colorado Fuel. which broke
~ on the announcement of the new finan-
cial PLAN.
Prices fuctuated nervousiy during the
greater part of the first hour Manifest
proft-taking went on in large volumes I'm
der cover Of the diversion created by bid
ding up special stocks rapidly. Near IL
O'Clock the buying became very heavy in
Tar stocks was advanced notably. Anal
gamated, United States Steel preferred,
Metropolitan Street Railway, Pennsylvania.
Missouri Pacific. Union Pacific. Canadian
Pacific, Southern Pacific and AtchisOn rose
to ~, General Electric g. Westinghouse
Electric 5k and Pump preferred s. Ameri-
can Express declined 3a4. Realizing again
met the advance and caused prices to
waver.
The rise was extended into the sec
ond hour when prices succumbed to realiz-
Ing. Amalgamated Copper lost It's gain,
Brooklyn Transit fell below last night and
Smelling, Sugar and Metropolitan Street
Railway reacted 1 to Ia Renewed buy
ing met the decline and prices rallied again
to the best; st. Paul. Erie: Baltimore and
Ohio. Reading, Norfolk and Western. New
York Central and Illinois Central rose
point or more over last night. Colorado
Fuel recovered Its loss and International
Power rose 5. Lackawanna fell ~. Heavy
additional gold imports helped the rise.
Bonds were irregular at noon.
The pronounced heaviness Of Brooklyn
Transit gradually affected the entire mar
ket and prices yielded. Brooklyn Transit
sold under Al and the active list receded
about one-haf per cent. Speculation be-
came dull after the selling ceased. and
the market showed some disposition to
rally.
Efforts to rally the market proved in
effectual. Prices recovered slightly. but
met such enormous selling orders that the
market fell precipitately. United States
Steel preferred and Amalgamated were the
chief points of attack and their setback of
w and 2B. respectively. was supplemented
by losses Of a point or more in a num-
Der of other leaders, including st. Paul,
Missouri Pacific Pennsylvania, Chesapeake
and Ohio, and Reading. Metropolitan Street
Railway sold a point below yesterdays
close.
The market rallied with some vigor be-
fore the hour expired. but became dull.
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DYING FROM WANT.
Widespread Epidemic Of Smallpox at
Woodland.
,cisl Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LAUREL. Del, December 8.-The dis
tress at Woodland. five miles from here
where yirulent smallpox Is raging in cpl
demic form, has stirred sentiment against
the state board of health. The victims of
the disease are simply dying from want.
George Henderson, who brought the
malady from Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs
George Purdee. Miss Sarah Records. George
Massey and sister Mary and two Others
whose names could not be learned. are
dead. And as every family in town Is in
ocuiated and one or more members are Ill
score or more deaths are expected. There
are several cases in Seaford also, and the
greatest alarm Is felt.
The Woodland people are without wood
nurses and medical attention. Call meet
.ngs have been held. and in all churches
last night collections were taken up to help
he suffering In the afflicted town.
Armed guards patrol the section around
Woodland to prevent the incubation Of
he peninsula. There IL much feeling
,gainst the state board Of health. who
claim they have no appropriation to help
the sticken communities.
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BILLS FOR THE DISTRICT.
Extension of City Railways and Vari-
GUS Other improvements.

Several bills were introduced in the SEN
ate today by Mr.. Gallinger, chairman or
the committee on the District of Columbia
One of these bills is for the extension or
the City and Suburban and of the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Company
provision being made for double tracks ana
connections
He also introduced bill author1Hhs
condemnation proceedings to connect
Euclid place with Erie street. Meridian
HILL
A bill to change the name OF Madison
street. from 18th to 18th street. TO samson
street was also introduced. and one recon
mended by the Commissioners which
1assed the House OF Representatives IN
the last Congress. for the abatement OF nui-
sances in the District, siinllar 10 .iie p.ie
in the House today, was also
introduced by Mr.. Gallinger in the senate.
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MISSION misunderstood.
Mr.. Canning Not Arrayed Against tho
Marine Band,

Thomas II. Canning. general secretary
treasurer of the Knights Of Labor. who was
stated in The Star last Saturday to have
visited the White House In the interest OF
the opponents OF the Marine Band. was. IN
fact there with the opposite purposs. MT.
Canning stated this afternoon that the
members OF the Marine Band belong 70 the
knights of Labor. and his organisation
would not only not oppose them, but would.
on the contrary. defend them and asaist -
maintaining their rights
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Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch u The Evening star.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December e.-FLOUR-Quiet
unchanged; receipts. 00S barrels; EXPORTS Is 37
barrels.
wHEAT-Steady: spot contract. s7as7x: spot
No. 2 red western, sSas8H; December sTas1k
January. sT%ae6; February. SSEa68N; May. o.;
steamer No. red. 76ta7ex; receipts. q .s66 bush
els: exports. So, 600 bushels Southern by sample.
i3a67; southern grade, Tea87.
CORN-Essy, spot. old. 46a46H; spot, new. 47rt:
Deeetnber. lsazSA; year. 47Aa47As; January. lT.
&7h: steamer mixed, 46Aa45h: receipts, %. "a
bushels; exports. "a 286 bushels. New southern
white corn. 3exa<7h; new southern yellow corn
oATS-Steady; No. white, II asked: No. 2 mix
1. 3oa39h; receipts, Il. FOL bushels.
RYE-Firm; No. 8, %; No. western, 81; re-
.eipts no bushels.
J HAx-stesdy; No. tinotAy. unchanged; No. /
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Strike or IRON Workers.

The strike of the members of the local
union Of structural iron workers against the
George A. Fuller Construction Company.
Richie. Brown & Dsuald Company and the
Brown-Ketcham Company, which was inau-
gurated the latter part of last week, In ac-
Union of Bridge and Structural Iron work
ers, continues in force. SfThe strike was de-
clared against the Fuller company because
that company awarded a subcontract to
members of the Iron League. The other
companies are charged with tse same Of
Tense. - H : -
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Niagara Falls, Public Building.

The Treasury Department has selected
the northeast corner of Main and Walnut
streets. Niagara Falls. as the site for a
.aew public building there. The purchas
price was $4,000, and the property was Sc
cured from Laura Isaacs and Eva Franks
Senator Platt had urged what Ia known as
the Pomeroy site 49,.
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Sues Husband for Account,ns

Annie w. Croghan has instituted proceed
irgs in equity In the District Supreme Court
against her husband, John Croghan, for an
accounting. an Injunction and the dissoIu-
ton of the copartnership in the business Of
street and In the National Geological Park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08

clover mixed. unchanged
changed
BUTTkR-Ffrm and higher fancy imitation,
Isa9o; fancy creamery. 26s2I; fancy ladle, 16Al6f
store packed, 1Sa17.
EGGS-Firin; 30
CHEESE-Steady; Iarre II. Medium frLk
small. 12sl.
SUGAR-weak: coarse eranuIated. fine. 4esH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
COLLECTOR cRuM CHOSEN.
President Wants Charleston Negro 70,
Another Term.

1t is understood that VIM. d. crum has
been recommissioned by the President to
serve as collector of customs at Charleston.
g. c., until the end Of the present session
Of Congress. unless action IL taken In the
meantime on his nomination to that ONCE
The Presidents action In this case Is the
same as In the case OF Gen. Wood. and was
based on the theory that there was TO
cess of Congress yesterd 81.
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WaShington Stock EXCHANGE

- saies-Regnar call, IL o'clock noon-wash - ION
G 1Ins CERT 500 at ll3s.. $500 at Ii3a. 81 at
iiSfA $50 at ia. Sl,000 at 113@ 81 900 at liza!
Meergenthaler Linotype, at 1856 4 Mt 1885
90 after caIl-Wa shington Railway and Electric ID
at ~. ~ T-'"' at 'if2' $ooV
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat. 10 at go
capital Traction, I23% at I23N st
iIsrs. ~ at 1873, at 1884 at 1924 at I24
Mergenthaler Linotype, at 1856 at 1855
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08

and brokers' 1419 F st., members New York
stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
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Rev. G. s. Smith Declines Call.
Rev. Carl s. Smith. pastor of st Thomas
Episcopal Church 18th and Madison place.
who, 1t was reported in The Star some. time
ago. received call to st. Thomas Church
In Baltimore, has declined the call
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THE LANGLEY AIRSHIP.
Another Test to Be Made This After
noon. -'

Arrangements are under way for another
test of the Langley airship. but up to a
late hour the attempt to fly the bird had not
been made.
The preparations for test today were
commenced early. The conditions were
regarded as perfect. Every person con-
nccted with the houseboat was on the
qui vive from the time the announcement
was made that a test would be made. The
preparations require a great deal of time
and careful attention. Prof. Manly was
hampered at first because he could not
get tug to tow the houseboat to the
the decision to go out. He spent almost
the entire morning running back and
forth between the houseboat and the
nearest telephone station. Notice was
sent to the party of scientists who are to
go with the houseboat.
The wings were first brought out and
hoisted to the roof of the houseboat. These
were carefully examined and put in con-
venient place. ready to be attached to the
aerodrome when it should be hoisted to the
roof. 1t was part of Prof. Manly's plan to
boat after the latter should be brought to
anchor off the arsenal point. This was
what he had intended to do Saturday, as
explained to a Star reporter. This was not
done, however. The aerodrome was taken
out Of the houseboat about / o'clock and
was put on a fioat waiting near by. From
this it was hoisted to the launching car.
Prof. Manly would not discuss the meth
DDS he intended to follow today before the
heuseboat departed from her berth at the
foot of Sth street. He refused to say any
thing whatever beyond the fact that the
test would be made at o'clock this after
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Work Completed by Noon.


The workmen on the houseboat practical
Iy finished their work of preparing for the
test by noon. There was nothing for them
to do then until the arrival of the tug,
when they would assist in raising the aero
drome to the launching car and in adjust
ing it for the test. AS the hour approached
for the test to be made all those connected
with the housebOat appeared to be working
under a great strain. Prof. Manly was
plainly nervous, but this was probably due
more to the hardness of the tug in report
ing than the prospect of going adrift In the
machine. Mr. Manly is a man whose man
ner and bearing show that he is possessed
of much more energy than Is usually al
loted to a human being. He walks talks
and acts quickly and permits no obstacles
to stand in his way when he goes after a
thing. He stated that he did not in the
least fear going out in the flying machine
1t Is probable that it will take an hour
or more to assemble the parts of the aero
drome on the houseboat.
II the tugs had reported on time the tes
could have been made by 2 o'clock, but 1t
was long after I o'clock before a single
tug hove In sight, and the experiments
were put back on that account.
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Bonaparte with caose Argument.

Mr.. Bonaparte @aaf close the argument for
the government. bsgiating his address to
the jury at the SopclHsion of Mr.: Bryan's
remarks. 1t is now certain that the case
win go to the jury about 80 this after
noon. and in all pkelihpod they viii return
, until the court eYhyenss tomorrow morn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08
Today's Government Receipts

Nauonai pank notes received today for
redemption. s66s, 353 Government rscs,nt.
from internal revenue. s6o5. 55l: cnstom.
$6762I1: miscellaneous STAG o5s. axnans,
s sg1es; 81 IL $4,000: available cash balance.
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The Speaker Asserts Himself.

Speaker Cannon gave evidence of his first
Irritation as the presiding officer of the
House.
The point comes too late" he declared,
Then leaning far out over the desk and ad-
dressing himself to the gentleman from
Tennessee. the Speaker continued, with in
creasing loudness In his voice:
No ruling is necessary by the chair but
the chair takes occasion to state that IL the
point had been made at the proper time it
would have been overruied! II is true the
resolution comes in an unusual form. but 1t
is resolution of inquiry. just the same"
Mr.. Williams then moved that the reso-
luton be recommitted to the committee.
with instructions to amend 1t by calling
upon the post office authorities to forward
all the papers touching the investigation
to the House. rather than to the committee
on post Offices and post roads.
The yeas and nays were ordered. The
motion to recommt was lost-12S to 100
and the resolution was agreed to, with only
a few dissenting voices.
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washington Railway bonds continued tn
De strong, and the limited demand for
tnem today was supplied at 7Ils. There
was no special interest manifested and
the bonds were offer ed at that eo,,ra an"
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70 attempt made to either buv or san
Inc quotation prices were over a noInt
apart Not much more interest was shown
IN Nlergenthaler and there was only a half
toiht olHerence between buyer and seller.
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There was quite a demand manifested ar
the meeting of the stock exchange today
Tor gas certificates and as one result tho
prices sttnened and the bidding wen; as
hdsh as ll3%. The asking price was ia
and after the few orders had bsen ailaj
there was not enough pressure to buy to
cause the bid price to make a farther ad-
vance.
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discovered by Investigation.
My belief is that everything has been
dcre-ten times as much-as any committee
OF Congress could possibly do In the way
o. investigation. l want that testimony
brought here and examined. and until that
mas been done do not propose. for one
20 vote in favor of having this Senate
through a committee of which happen to
De member. go into this investigat ton
Let us know something about the facts
aad then We can tell what investigation, II
any. is needed
Mr.. Lodge. referring to Mr. Germans re-
mark that the President had said that in
tex years there, had been more corruption
and bribery than in two centuries. said
that the reading OF the Presidents message
she wed that that did not refer to- the pos
ONCE. 1t referred to the st. Louis cor
ruption and to political corruption In sew
eral OF the states. saying there had been
more such corruption in ten years than in
one hundred years Of the country's history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08

Ihere was buyer for the stock of the
Union Trust and Storage Company. ana he
oid as high as 1865. There was none offered
at less than lot
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higher level In both the bid and asking
price of Washington street railroad pre-
Ierred was reached today than heretofore
at least for some months past Forty was
bid and the asking price was 4Ol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-08

Mr.. Frederick c. Stevens the president OF
the Citizens National Bank is gain attend.
ing the meetings of the stock exchange
city
Barbour County index., 1903-11-18
MstS{Ra5EJ1fi7I[#H9IA
@k1lilslESSSS
A WORD OF WARNING.
Mrs. Russell Sage DeplOres the Grow
ing Popularity OF Flat and
Apartment Life.

Are we becoming a nation without
nomes?" This is the vital question dis
cussed by Mrs. Russell Sage in the Club
woman.
Mrs. Sage in searching arraignment
points out the various causes which are
leading us to that much-dreaded re-
proach of homelessness. Apartment
life," she says, which is really the solu-
ton OF knotty problem, brought about
by the Typographical formation Of our
metropolis and the enormous increase
in the population, has come to be an &C
cepted fact. 1t is, nevertheless, detri-
mental to family life, and makes real
home life almost impossible.
When l first came to New York some
years ago schoolmate Of mine was
then living in one of the first apartment
houses, where breakfast of coffee and
rolls was the only meal served for the
guests. She met her husband after his
business hours, and they dined at some
fashionable restaurant. When asked
her where she went to church, she re-
Piled: oh, go to church on the same
plan as eat my dinner. I read over the
notices in the Sunday papers, and if one
minister is particularly attractive we go
there. II none appeals to us, we read or
go for walk, and amuse ourselves in
whatever way seems preferable at the
time
There is certainly growing desire
on the part Of women to free themselves
from all household cares. Hotel life of
fers to many the easiest solution of the
domestic question, and lazy women are
really to blame for their trouble with
servants, as the duties of the mistress
toward the latter are not properly dis
charged. Three of my servants, the
coachman and two maids, have been
with me 30, 20 and 10 years, respective
ly, therefore l cannot say that the ques-
t1on has troubled me personally. A COM
mon interest binds us together. Feeling
that this is their home as we'll as mine,
they do not refuse to do extra service
whenever it is needed.
"One evil of apartments is that it is
difficult to find any of them at a mod
crate cost that are large enough from a
sanitary and moral point of view. All
rooms are on one floor. The child cannot
be Isolated from the mother, and the lat
ter cannot obtain the necessary rest,
which is imperative to her well-being.
The problem of space is not solved,
even in the country. But the worst phase
of all summer life is that spent at large
seaside or mountain hotel. Who can see
without feeling of pity the plight of the
children? They are relegated more
than ever to the care Of servants. The
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PLANTS IN0cULATED.
New Kind of Vaccination That May
he Carried to a Ridiculous
Extreme.

Science has not contented itself WITH
hunting out lymph and virus which Will
| give immunity from disease to human
| ity alone; it has turned its attention
to incubation for the vegetable king
dom as well. Remarkably interesting
| experiments have been carried on by
French and English scientists, among
them NJ. Beauyerie and Prof. Marshall
Ward, says the New York Herald.
They are working along the line of
demonstrating the feasibility of treat
| ing plant diseases in way similar to
that in which animals are rendered i'm
mune to attacks of illness. Many sue
| cessful results have rewarded their in
vestigations.
Cuttings of begonia, for example.
were allowed to grow in soil which had
been impregnated with species of fun
gus which is an attenuated form of a
destructive parasite to plants rejoicing
in the Latinesque name of Botrvtis
cinera. After incubation, or, rather,
impregnation by absorption, the BE-
gonias were placed in separate bed
and the hordes of Philistines in the
ShdPC VI ScoIeS OIL GHe pafaSlteS were
let loose upon them.
They resisted the attacks perfectly.
showing the beneficial results of the
new kind of vaccination for plants.
One can imagine the morning gossip of
two old sunfower ladies across tie
back yard fence during a parasite
scare.
Good morning. Have you heard
that the PARISHES have struck the gar
den of the Joneses in the very next
block? Isn't it dreadful?"
eyes; it makes life scarcely worth
living to be in such constant dread of
:he cinera plague all the time Have
sou been vaccinated?"
NO. airily and disdainfully replies
she neighbor. II don't believe in these
lew tangled vaccine notions. I'll live
and die the way my grandmothers have
lone before me without getting the
zap of those awful fungi in my veins.
Have you been?"
"Y-yes," falters the other, sheepisb-
y turning her glowing face away. "A
cousin of mine who lives in the green
aouse laboratory of that queer man
iown street was so enthusiastic over
ais vaccine ideas when she came back
that she persuaded all of us to be vac
:inated, too, by him. I think it's bet.
ier to be on the safe side, anyway
Barbour County index., 1903-11-18
MATCH WOULD BE IDEAL.
Rumor Has 1t That German Grown
Prince May Wed Princess OF
Cumberland.

Again is the gossip revived in Ber-
lin that Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria has smoothed away the OBJ
stacles that have stood between the
crown prince Of Germany and Princess
Alexandra of Cumberland. and that
the Hanoverian girl has good prospects
Oh becoming empress of Germany
some day. The fact is that whereas
the crown prince is now of marriage
able age. the crop of princesses suit
ed to him in years, health, religion
and politics is extremely limited. Two
or three English prineesses are avail
able and suitable, and rumor has re-
peatedly engaged him to one or the
other of them, and Emperor William
is understood to be rather in favor of
such match. But the emperor re-
members the unpopularity of his moth
er in Germany, and the rooted objec-
ton OF the German public to have an
Barbour County index., 1903-11-18
TO TRAIN FOR DOMESTIC DUTY,
New Club Formed in London Which
1t Il Thought VIII Solve the
Servant Girl Problem

An attempt will be made to solve the
British domestic problem by the for.
nation of new club, to be called the
Arachne club, which will be stated en-.
tirely by women of London 1t is mean
to afford means of training youns
women for domestic service, but the,
are not to be asked to do any scrub
bing or similar rough work, which
will be left to the charwomen.
The training is expected to last min
months, three devoted to ordinary
housekeeping and six to cooking. At
the end of the course servants will
have to pass examinations, for which
certificates will be given.
The name Arachne has a rather mel.
ancboly reference. Arachne was the
Lydian maiden. according to an old
legend, who challenged Athene to con-
test in weaving. and was changed by
that goddess into a spider.