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The evening world., 1903-01-08
ALI The LATEST NEWS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD
USED BAD CHECKS
FOR BOGUS ORDERS
Then He Would Pocket the
Change, 'Tis Charged, but
Now the Police Have Him.

T4cniy-nyc c~omplalnants. rcprs.eptins
feriouq manufacturers Iof machincrp.
hardware md furniture A this city. -.
peared u the Tombs Police Court to-day
when Charles w. johnson, forty yeafa
old. was arraigned before Magistrate
Zeller charged with petit larceny.
johnson Is accused OF passing bogus
checks ~purportlng to be signed by
Charles d. Sherwood, OF White Plains.
in payment for spurious orders for goods.
The orders generally amounted TO $50.
whereas each check was for 800, n he
would collect the change.
y week ago johnson went to the of.
ace OF James Beggs & Co.. of No. Q Dey
street, and ordered a small upright en-
glnc for the White Plains Laundry COM
pany. He was told tina the engine
would be ready for delivery to-day, but
as 1t was ready several days ago the
laundry company was notified. A repre-.
sentative OF the laundry ami
Mr.. Sherwood, who had heard of a num-
Der of the bogus orders, notified the
police ard when Johnson went to the
DeN street offices he was arrested.
The specific complaint against the
PIls0ner was pref rred 1y jeanette
Stork treasurer of the Grant & Harper
Machinery Company, OF No. 10 Part
row. Most Of the checks usel by John
son were dra wn IN the Was D.ngton and
Greenwich National Ranks He was
held IN ZOO bail for furrher examination
The evening world., 1903-01-08
MISTAKE CAUSES
4 RUN ON A BANK.


scHENpcrADY. Jan. s.-Becauss OF
a Misrepresentation regarding the recent
ly issued report of State Superintendent
OF Banks Kilburn. there is now In prog
ress a run on the Schenectady Savings
Bank. one of the Oldest nnd most o m
servative banking institutions In the
State. The demonstration Is confined
practically TO foreign speaking persons.
The incident is one OF the most peculiar
known to banking history.
When the report of Superintendent
Kilburn appeared It was translated into
the language spoken by the various
foreigners working In this city. The
criticism of trust companies and recon-
mendations regarding legisla ton affect
ing them produced a bad effect upon
these foreigners. al they did not under
stand the matter. and In a mysterious
name 4 fear gained ground that all
was not we'll with the savings bank
here. In which thousands of them de-
posit their savings every week.
Yesterday the first evidences Of this
Misrepresentation appeared. when SCORES
OF these foreigners drew out their
were opened at the usual hour. there
raj a large crowd of excited foreigners.
and they demanded their deposits. These
were given to hem by the bank Of
icials. who had sent to New York last
evening. in anticipation of a run, for n
supply of cash, and at room every one
had received what was demanded.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
SHIPPING TRUST
FORMS ITS PLANS.
Many Changes Are Expected as.
the Result Of a Meeting Which
Is Being Held To-day.

Prt}adent clement A. orscom and the
directors OF the international Mercan-
tile Marine Company-the Atlantic
Steamship Trust-are meeting to-day at
the company's headquarters. No. II
Broadway. AS n result of his meeting
II may he decided that the President Of
the $500. 900. 900 examination will perma-
nently leave Philadelphia and come to
New York to i've.
Mr.. Griscom necessarily spends much
of his time here now. and his duties as
heal OF tho big steamship alliance win
hereafter require him to be here three
or four business days in every week.
This is the first meeting of the Trusts
Board since December, and many tenta-
tive plans for the Improvement of the
service are to be passed upon.
The first important action will be per-
fecting the business organization and
locating definitely it's various offices.
The general offices of the Company are
to be established in the Empire Build
Ing, while the freight headquarters Will
be In the Bowling Green Building.
C. P. Jameson, General Manager OF
the Dominion Line in Boston, Is TO be
terests at that port. and in addition will
supervise the new Trust line soon to be
established between Boston and Man.
chester, England, p
Samuel u. BEETLE has been confirmed
as Chairman OF the Tariff Committee,
and BENJAMIN F. Kobbe will be the Cen
eral Freight Agent of the company.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
The wheat Market.

The advance In wheat and corn at
Liverpool to-day started a little buying
in both those markets here at the open
Ing. Steadiness prevailed for a time,
but II gave way 10 slight reactions dur
ing the early dealings. The receipts Of
wheat to-day in the Northwest were
only a little more than half las; years
arrivals. This blizzard yesterday natur-
ally checked the movement. Winter
wheat was fairly well protected in the
Central States, but II was uncovered In
the Southwest. News from Argentina
was favorable, In the corn market, be-
sides the cable news, there was con-
tlnued light contract arrivals West to
help the market.
Wheat-May, 70 "a to "a "a; July, n "a
bid. Corn-May, IS 81.
Chicago's opening prices were; Wheat
May, Is SIS TO 70 l-2: July, 7S to " rs.
corn-MSy' 81; to '3b-S; January els
New Yofk,s closing prices were: wheat
May, so IL offered; July. rs IA Of
fered. Corn-January. 81 "a offered;
February, 81 IL offered, March. 80 bid
May, - offered; July. As Us offered.
Chicago's closing prices were: Wheat
January. :? is; May, % offered; July,
% IS. Carn-January, u Ia; May, ~ rs
offered, July, IS is offered; September,
The evening world., 1903-01-08
TRUSTS ARE A MENACE"
SAYS DR.. LYMAN ABBOTT.
"Gov Must he strong
sEnoush TO Control Them and
Fix the Price OF CoaI.D

CHICAGO, Jan. SIT is the duty OF
every laboring man to Join his trades
union said the Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott
in an address here OH "Tne Duties Of
Man"
"lf I were a laborlng man l would
not he without a union card. The
more independent a nan Is. the more
able he Is to do for himself. the
more imperat!vely It Is his duty to join
a labor union and help those who are
less able 10 help themselves.
TRUSTS are a menac We must have
a government strong enough TO control
all OF the giant corporations. the rail-
ways and the public utilities. We must
have a government strong enough to
establish the price OF coal when the con-
tingeney for such action arrives.
lastly we must have a government
stron gepough TO prevent child labor,
which Is the great shame of America to.
day"
The evening world., 1903-01-08
HARTMAN CHECKS
THE GOULD PLANS.


BAN FRANCISCO. Jan s.-By making
an alliance with Senator Clark, OF Nom
tara, =. II. Hartman leaves Pfinca
Poniatowshrs projected railroad from
Los Angeles to san Francisco in the air.
and neutralizes the danger OF a possible
combination between Ponistowski, Clark
and the Gould railroad systems. The
Clark corporation has agreed to buy
from Hartman 300 miles of road, part
of the Oregon Short Line running south
west from Salt Lake City to a point
in Southeastern Nevada. This deal is
to be closed In New York within a few
days. BY lean Of It Senator Clark
gets rid o: a parallel line which Harri-
man was arranging to build.
On the other hand, Hartman has an
understanding with Clark, so II is said,
by which Gould is shut out from part
ownership in the road projected by
Prince Poniatowski.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
Street Is Now Convinced
tai hny Anti Trust Le0Isla-
Ton u Sight e Not to Be
Feared by Them.
BUYING ORDER OF THE DAY.
Rush 20 Take Profits Has Ceased and
Now the General Market Shows
that Il 10 Well on the Up Grade
Once More.

Wall stree has considered President
Rooseveft's anti-trust recommendation
and has reached the conclusion that II
n new legislation be enacted by Con-
gress to curb combinations It will not
be drastic enough to warrant any Of
frighted trembling this far IN advance.
Tp-day's market reflected this view
and also showed the good effects of
favorable overnight news. n pro-
npunced absence of selling pressure to-
day was a strong factor
Yesterdays rush to take profits was
~suppianted to-day by good buying orders
from outside cities and q strong bull
movement In the American list in Lon
don. Continued gains from the Sub
Treasury by the banks and q constant
increase In tho movement Of money
from the interior aided an early res
toration Of cheerfulness.
A faint-hearted attempt on the part OF
the bears to break the general list re-
suited in their having to cover their
short sales at fractional losses. This
ended any concerted demonstration and
the fluctuations were due TO realistng.
To-days market was decidedly buoy
ant, with more surface indications that
tire public is interested than has ap-
peared for weeks. Nearly every good
dividend paying stock on the List was
strong and active. and non-divtdend
stocks, which are considered good In
vestments. such as Rock Island. Wa
bash common and Southern Pacific,
were features Of the market, Rock lsiand
advancing three points from the low.
The st. Louis and San Francisco H.
sues were notably firm on the rumors
OF big development plans soon to be
made public. In this connection 1t wa
sald that J. p. Morgan q CO. have taken
the place formerly occupied BY ]. 4
w. Seligman d Co.. as the
hackers OF the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Company.
All London orders were buying orders
in the early market. arbitrage houses re-
porting a much more cheerful tone than
Yesterday. owing TO the favorable
features OF the mi of England weekly
statement and the subsistence of the
Dardanelles, Incident.
call morley rates, upon which the
present booming market hinges, Were
! and 5 1-2 per cent. with most OF the
loans made ut 3 per 9
The evening world., 1903-01-08
The Cotton Market.

The local cotton market opened quiet
and steady to-day, with prices . points
iower TO I point higher. The early TEA.
lures were covering by shorts In the
ate positions and some fresh buying,
Arm In contrast 10 the dulness, with
some decline in near months. The
market as a whole Mas not broad. and
After the opening did little more than
.hHid its own, until the estimates FOR
= eipts At Houston OF only 5000 10 y'5Ol
Dales was received, when prices in.
stantly responded with a quick ADVANCE
on all positions. Later business in
creased materially on additional orders
from outside sources. the market hold
ing very Arm. The total port receipts
10 day are estimated at S.0OO. against
~. 900 last year.
The opening prices were; Jan, $50 bid,
Feb. S.53 10 S,J; March. 1853 10 $50,
April, SO offered: May, SIS to s,sli July
80 % Sssi Aug So % sbs; Sept. 81
The price, At $50 o'closk we're. JAnn,
sES, ~; fsSSEpsTsa Msree : M
1af 81 AtiauAi Gboi ssptsmber ana
The evening world., 1903-01-08
WHEAT CORNERS
ARE MADE ILLEGAL
Illinois Court UphoIds the In
junction Against Men Who
Squeezed Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. Jan. s.-The Appellate
Court to-day, in a sweeping decrslon.
sustained the injunction Issued by Judge
Chytraus agairbt eight Board OF Trade
members charged with operating a
Corner" and sustaining the conten-
ton against the ~''cornering' OF the
market.
The Court holds that under the avs
of the State dealers cannot be forced
TO settle trades upon the basis of an
artificial value created by the ~cornering
OF the market. and that margins de-
posted In banks or elsewhere are with
IL the Jurisdiction Of the courts In that
The evening world., 1903-01-08
STOCK FOR
STEEL EMPLOYEES
Amount Set Aside Is Already
0ver-Subscribed, but Another
Allotment Will Be Made.

According to the announcement Of the
.1r1nance Committee of. the United States
Steel Corporation to-day. through one
of its members. the proft-sharing plan
oil New Years eve is al
ready a success, the employees OF all
ranks having over-subscribed the 5000
shares which the directors decided to
aside for the purpose this year.
In order to take advantage OF the IA
yorable inclination of the employees, the
Steel Corporation will not only allot
more OF the preferred stock from the
treasury. but, IL necessary, will 30 into
stock to sell to the employees under the
terms OF Its offer at the price named in
the offer, IN spite OF a loss of several
dollars a share In the operation.
Over twelve thousand men connected
with tho different subsidiary companies
in all capacities have applied for stock.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
MORGAN PLANS TO
STOP GOLD EXPORT
WIN Place $loO,0Oo,0Oo Of New
Pennsylvania Securities in
Europe for that Purpose.

plans are forming in wall street %
organize a great underwriting syndicate
to place abroad 800. 900. 900 of the new
issue OF Pennsylvania stock, Those who
are engineering the move are j. p.
Morgan e. Co. the First National Bank
and the London house of ]. S. Morgan
e. Co.
While the greatest secrecy Is preserved,
1t is known that the chief end In view Is
to stop the shipments OF gold abroad in
February. Pennsylvania securities nave
always been favorites in London and
Berlin, and IT is believed that the new
ISSUE will be snapped up with avidity by
the foreign ~inanciers.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
ClTY'S NEW. WHARF SITES.
Lands Between 18th and 2Ist
Streets and East River Filled In,

COMMISSIONS of Docks McDougall
Hawkes. is anxious 10 complete the Job
= converting Uhe heretofore useless land
between Eighteenth and Twenty-hrst
Streets n the Bast River Into valu-
able river front property.
This section has all been filled In
n lB ready for the granite faelngs
and the asphalt with which II 1s pro-
posed to cover tho section. Mr., Hawkes.
wants Oids for the completion OF this
work.
The Commissioner has also planned n
new pier at the foot OF Albany street,
North River, to be known as Pier 10,
contrasts for the building OF which are
ready,
The evening world., 1903-01-08
RESULT OF FRANCHISE TAX.
Attorney-Genernl Says 1t VIII
bring In More Millions.

ALBANY. Jan. s.-The report for
1902 to the Legislature of John c.
Davies. as Acknowledgement. says.
with reference to the special franchise
tax law. that the department has set
tied proceedings on an adjusted valua-
ton OF 81, 479,32S. the final orders In
yoiving payment of s3l).16l. not count
Ing settlements now pending. OF the
pending decisions on the constitutional
l.y Of the franchise tax law. Mr.. Dawes
says its Importance can hardly be over
estimated. 1t will add to the tar rolls
lof the State property OF the value OF
about $780, 900. 0O0. which has not before
been subjected to taxation, and which
IL constantly ard rapidly increasing In
yaIue,"
The evening world., 1903-01-08
WHY RATES ARE HIGHER.
N. Y. Central Says Increase In
Winter IL CUSTOMARY.

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-The New
York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road to-day filed with the Interstats
Commerce Commission a statement.
BY request. giving the reasons for :he
recent advances In the freight rates on
gTeln and grain products. dressed meats
and paehihg-house products and other
commodities.
sfhe railroad says II is customary for
railroads to impose somewhat higher
rates on the principal commodities for
winter transportation, owing 10 the
greater cost OF operation in III sea-
son. but that there has been no general
increase In freight rates.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
LONDON MARKET HEAVY.
Americans Fairly Active with
Prices Inclined to Rfse.

The London market to-day was dull
and heavy, rejecting n diminution OF
the supplies of loanable capital avail
able: THIS Is responsible for an easier
market for ~gilt-edged properties. South
African mining securities was the strong
feature, being favorably influenced by
influential buying of Rhodesian coppers.
In the department for American rail-
way securities, trading was moderately
active with prices on an upward scale.
The general tone was strong and later
in the day the whole list displayed sub
stantial gains over the anal figures yes
terday at New York.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
GAS MAGNATES SUMMONED.
Massachusetts Court Wants ia
Probe Combine.

BOSTON. jan. s.-Nhile the sharshOld-
ers OF the Massachusetts, gas companies
were assembling this morning to vote
on the issue OF se0.OOO, 0cJ now stock they
received a summons to attend the SUI
preme court to answer u bill OF cOnl
paint, Among the names on the plpcs
are Charles Francis Adams. second: Ron.
ert Winsor and others, trustees OF the
companies; the firm OF Kidder, Peabody
\ Co. and j. a. w. Seligman. OF New
This course did not head IN action.
which was taken after slight discussion.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
QUIET ON THE CURB.

The curb market opened quiet. 1t was
without any special significance and
was practically without features. North
ern Securities opened at III. Standard
Oh lost 3 points in the early trading.
United States Steel IS sold Mt 81, Vlr-
ginia Coal and Coke 81, Seaboard Air
Lane 43 Ia. United Copper 30 10 and
Otis Elevator at "A.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
MINE OWNER ALL RIGHT.
So Says Cousin OF Z, w. Ellis. Who
Was Reported Missing.

DENVER. Col. Jan. s.-Charles w.
Ellis, the wealthy mine owner. who was
being searched for In Atlantic City by
his two nephews. is due u arrive In
Denver to-day. according to II. 3. skin
No explanation Of his mysterious alb,
sence has been made.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
standard OF Makes n Denial.

h statement that II does not own or
control any part OF The producing ter
rtt0ry OF either the beaumont oil feld
In Texas or the Jennings field In Loulsi-
The evening world., 1903-01-08
Fire-Alarm system for New York
Central.

The New York Central Railroad has
made a contract With the Gamewell
EireJAlafm TslegraPh Company for the
piera. buildings and WeIniseb OF he
cQmpnny at BlNtieth street. New York
cstE AAa ~ weshawksn- N. !.
The evening world., 1903-01-08
Germanr Net AMOR tnaal.

pany, to-day denied the reports that I
GerBian offer OF 151O01, 900 has been made
to lhe company tor the Panama Canal
The evening world., 1903-01-08
Government Bonds.
TAX BOOKS OPEN MONDAY.
Ckance VIII BE Given Public Il
Ask for Corrections,

Tax Commissioner Wells announced
to-day that the tax books will be open
to the public for examination and COR
rection next Monday. and will remain
Application may be made by any per-
son or corporation to have assessments
reduced.
The evening world., 1903-01-08

vase not. want mott may BE- an
adAge sage. -
but-"World Want Ads. waste not.s
@ush more belts the ara
The evening world., 1903-01-08
Port OF NEW york.
~ou9G0ING STEAMERS.
SAILED TO-DAY.


*.sAspt Fanes, n4s-
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SHIPPING NEWS.
ALMANAo bon To.pAY.

SO E1ass., 7.2ilsun sets, 4.49l Moon sets. 10
II TIDES.
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80 -. i &c.. s'I': ::;:';'s 2
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

At all times a perfect mob Of ideas
and words stands at the gate leading in
to the mind, trying to get in. While We
wake and are sane, says a writer In
Everybody's Magazine, there Is some
thing that stands at this gate and lets
In only the sensible ideas and the
words that have relation to the subject
in hand. All the others it keeps shoot.
ing away with: "Get back there! Go on
away!" 1t Is this inhibitive faculty
that keeps IS ane But in order to
reach the general paralysis of sleep we
have to pass through a preliminary
stage wherein we are as foolish as any
lunatic. When the sentinel at the gate
Of the mind goes Off duty for the night
the mob of irrational ideas and words
comes trooping in, and SO when l would
court sleep l deliberately open the door
Of my mind to the rabble, turning
loose upon it a troupe of unrelated
words and phrases. For some reason OF
other l find that the vocable 'abracada-
bra" is a good one to starSUbff with.
Often a word or sentence will repeat it.
self with increasing rapidity--and shall
I say loudness?-until it is all a tumble
which breaks up simultaneously with
the disintegration of the colored pat
tern before my closed eyes,.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

With all mans enterprise and
ambition in the line of making
money there is nothing which he
gets which is of so much real
value to him as his home. And
there is this good thing about
the home-that it does not take
so very much money to make it
a pleasant spot. A man may be
rich as the world goes, have a
big bank account, bonds and
mortgages, have a fine house
and be envied by his fellows,
but if he be mated to a wife with
an ugly temper o. have boys
and girls who go wrong, he, with
all his wealth, cannot know what
home is. There are lots of fine
houses and poor homes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Huron Huronite: The Repub-
lican party in South Dakota is
not boss ridden. Every repub-
lican is given an opportunity as
to party management, party
nominees and party appoint
ments. To those expressions,
the peoples's chosen leaders,
upon whom naturally devolves
the duty of deciding party
policies and political appoint
ments. listen patiently, and then
decide. Upon them rests the
responsibility of party manage
ment and they are held strictly
accountable for their acts. This
is what some people term the
machine" and against which
they wage an endless warfare.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
Market Values Of Dead Rats.

Market Values Of Dead Rats.
A New England senator tells a story
Of q certain wealthy business man In
Providence, r. l., whose reputation for
light fistedness in business matters is a
matter of common knowledge even in
neighboring states.
Not long ago the man Of strict bust
ness principles engaged a professional
ratcatcher to undertake the task Of rid
ding his warehouse cellars Of the trou-
blesOme rodents that infested them.
The ratkiller presented his bill. show
ing that the Providence man was in
debted to the former in the sum of $40.
Good gracious" exclaimed the tight
listed man as he glanced at the bill.
'$10! Then after q seconds pause he
anxiously asked:
"Don't l get anything for the ratsl"-
New York Tribune.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
A Spider Balloon.

Tremendous spiders can be seen In
the forests of Java. the webs Of these
creatures being so strong that it some
times requires a knife to cut through
them.
A Texas spider weaves a balloon four
feet long and two feet wide, which it
fastens to a tree by a single thread.
then marches on board with it's little
ones, cuts the thread. and away goes
the air ship to some distant place to
make q new home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
Payment ON Delivery.

Here is a story told me the other
night" says a writer in the London
Taller. Lord Tennyson, as all the
world knows, wrote q sonnet for the
first number Of the Nineteenth Cen.
fury. As it stands in the poets Col.
lected Works it reads quite differently
from it's form as first presented, where
It ran:
THUS far our bark hath sped without one
check.
"Mr. Knowles, the editor, wrote back
to suggest that this line should be al.
tered, as a check for the amount of the
poem would certainly be Forthcoming
and that the public might misunder-
stand"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
mARvIH

MARVIN
December 3, 1903.
Ed McCloskey was at Milbank
Wednesday.
G.. r. williams went to Minneapolis
Wednesday night to spend thanks
giving with his family. E. j. Blanch-
ard is in charge OF the store during
his absence.
Miss Hilda McCloskey came up n
spent her thanksgiving vacation al
home.
Ed and Chas. McKenna were up
from Milbank and spent thanksgiving
with their parents in Kilborn.
Afford Davidson took thanksgiving
dinner with the Fuller family In
| Roberts county. In the evening ne
attended the dance at summit. he
described the dance as a "cracker-
jack"
There will be a dance in Davidson's
hall, in Marvin, on Friday, December
4th. Supper will be served at the
/ Kane House.
S, M. Harper and family took
tn thanksgiving dinner at Jas. Mellow
ellis.
Henry Farnham, who has been
visiting with the Harper and Mellow
| ell families, departed for his home at
at Spring Valley, Mimi, Thursday
night.
At the school meeting held at the
school house in Marvin Tuesday even
ing Mr.. Robert Scott, the present
teacher was reengaged for another
four months term of school.