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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-17
VICTOR DHULEEP SINGH
A COMMON BANKRUPT
Indian Prince Was Former
Owner Of the K0h-i-Noor.
NOW CANNOT PAY HIS DEBTS
His Wealth at One Time Estimated at
SIoo,ocO, ooo-First Hindoo Who Ever
Married a British Peeress.

A descendant of the grand moguls who
at one time were the rulers Of all India.
a grandson Of the ablost. most powerful
maharajah who opposed the English in
their contest Of Hindoostan and whose
riches were fabuIous-this last Of the
male line Of the oldest. proudest family
OF India has been declared a bankrupt
by the English courts
Prince Victor Albert Jay Dhuicep
Singh was the first Hindoo to wed an
English peerless. She was Lady Anne Cow
entry, the eldest daughter Of the Earl o.
Coventry. Her brother, Viscount Deer
hurst. married Miss Virginia Bonynge
after he became a bankrupt, and her
cousin. the Earl OF Craven. married the
only daughter OF Bradley Martin. 50
Americans feel personal interest in
this Indian prince in addition to the
glamour and romance that history has
cast about him and the fact that he once
made stir in American society
The whirligig of time and the rapacity
of the East India Company have taken
from this young man a heritage which
would have made him one of the rich
men OF the earth His grandfather
Ranjit Singh. left hundreds Of millions.
Even after his possessions we're looted
by some Of the most enterprisins and
skiIlful wholesale robbers that ever drew
breath, after his own followers and row
ing Adventures. to say nothing OF a con-
quering army. had carried of his stores
OF treasure. there remained nearly 500,
600 900 Of personal property which belong
ed to his little son. Ia addition to vast
quantities or precious stones the won
derful KOh-i-Nor diamonds, one OF the
most famous jewels in the world, was a
part Of his fortune.
Unable to Pay His Debts.
But the legitimate heir TO all this
wealth cannot pay his debts. The last
OF the line or the proudest family Of the
proudest people that ever lived is
common bankrupt.
II must not be supposed from this that
Prince Victor Dhuleep Singh is wholly
without resources. He has an income OF
$50 600 a year allowed him By the Brit
ish government But he declares that
this is totally inadequate. TO meet his
necessary expenses, and so he is com
PEELED 10 seek the protection OF the
courts \ bankrupt in England has 10
enviable position. For instance. a
bankrupt peer may not take his seat in
the house OF lords until all his debts
are paid
Prince Victor refuses TO feel shat any
disgrace attaches TO his being legally
declared a bankrupt. He says that If
there is any odium il should fall upon
the British government. which broke
faith with his family.
1t is true that the late Queen made q
formal order that Prince Victor's Eng
fish wife should have precedence over
all duchesses Of England at state func-
tions. which is a tremendous honor. but
that doesn't pay bills. good many
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-17
THE MAN WITH THE
HOE BEATS THE COWBOY
End of War Between Farmer
and HerdSman.
ALL QUIET IN OKLAHOMA
To Be Declared a Farming Country
After Battle From Township
to Township.

The story OF the winning OF the range
country OF Oklahoma away from the
cowmen Cor the benefit Of the farmer is
almost all told. says the Kansas city
Journal" The session Of the Leg
islature now being held at Guthrie will
officially declare that Oklahoma is a
farming country and that the man With
the herds must keep of the growing
crops Of the man with the hoe.
The battle THAI has been fought from
township to township. beginning in the
east part Of Oklahoma and becoming
hcrccr as the line OF Texas was ap-
preached. has not been all bIoodless. but
it has been in the main a struggle Of
numbers OF poor people against a few
men with wealth and desire to re-
tain their lOnE-held pasture privilege Of
Government lands There has always
been sentiment among the best posted
Oklahoma settlers that the short
grass country. comprising the west half
OF the Territory. is united for the grow
ing Of crops. but is useful only as a
grazing country. The homesteaders who
came in TOO late to acquire farms in the
fertile lands OF the eastern range OF
counties were true pioneers. They were
willing TO experiment with the short
grass and they filed homestead claims
IN the range country. The cattIemen
resented the intrusion, and the trouble
kept up all along the line. until now
far
homa that is not labeled no thorough
Ia r.. q thr fr-r,nr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.

Secretary Shaws proposal to throw $40 600 600
snto the local money market this fall in case Of
monetary stringency exerted a most favorable
effect on sentiment in banking circles and on
prices on the Stock Exchange. 1t failed. how
ever TO create public buying of securities. com
mission house business showing improve
,rlent. while the larger interests were not iden-
tlned with the days operations. II is not IN
likely however. that fuller appreciation Of the
sneaning Of Secretary Shaw's announcement viii
encourage more activity on the part Of the
commission house element.
With e disposition on the part Of foreigners
20 lend money in this market, q reflection
nf which has been presented this week in the
course of the foreign exchange market, and with
prospects of gold exports and relief from
the Federal Trea sUry the possibility Of
disturbance in the money market this fall is
practically eliminated. The approach of the
period when a heavy drain win be made on the
7Sew-York banks from the West and South
finds these institutions in stronger position than
recorded at this period in several years. es-
pecially in regard TO loans for Wall Street specu-
lstion.
There is comparatively little money in loans
for speculative account at present careful
estimates placing brokers loans at $4,000,
600, as against S200.O00!000 a year ago. AS
recently pointed out in this column the large
loans Of the city banks represent municipal Dor
rowing the transfer Of trust company loans 70
7ne banks and the carrying of securities owned
In the loan item. The monetary situation is IN
1rinscaliy sound, and there is no reason for IN
essiness over the course Of lending rates this
fan
Advances were general throughout the list on
dealings that showed IN increase Of one hundred
thousand shares over the preceding day. This
gain, however, brought the total for the day 10
only 275,0S2 shares. There was a fair de-
D:and for the copper issues from good sources
Amalgamated advancing rs and Anaconda AZ,
buying including the purchases Of people iden-
'ifed with the trade. Copper trade conditions
are apparently improving. and the advance IN
The copper stocks appears TO be justified by the
actual copper situation
ST Paul was also an active feature while
At-hison. Erie, Missouri Pacific Pennsvl-
"a ala, Reading Rock Island. Union Pacific
End Wabash preferred supplied the bal
ance Of the active dealings Consolidated
Gas and the rights" were in demand. the for
ner gaining for the day over points. The
close was under the highest Can money rates
we're easy at unchanged quotations but star
Ing exchange was q trine higher According
20 the known movement Of money in the week
the local hanks have gained upward of s.. 800
GOO in cash holdings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

MUM. St. Louis-loc premium. Minneapolis-SSo
premium.
BANK CLEARINGs. = New-York - Exchanges
1892 OSS 81; balances. Sso5,o73 Philadelphia-Ex-
changes, sl67l6.953; balances, S222S,523 Boston
Exchanges, S567o.si2 balances, S97ei4o. Chicago
Exchanges. S24156.s42; balances s07s,lse- Balti-
Exchanges, s2.661. 772; balances. S64,s9o.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Call money in
London. 1a11a per cent. Open market discount rate
for short bills. 213-1edZ7s per cent; for long bills
2-sd2 1915 per cent. Berlin discount rate, 3% per
cent. Berlin exchange on London, 20 marks 80
pfennigs. Paris discount rate, "a per cent. Paris
exchange on London. % francs 49, centimes.
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consols for
money. 90 9-16: for the account, 9o9-l6. French
rentes. ~ francs % confines.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver 5614c Mex
ican silver dollars. 4H4c. Bar silver in London
closed at 26l2d.
GOLD PREMIUM.--In Madrid, 81 Sc; Lisbon. . go
Buenos Ayres. 127.27l4.
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington $92Sse5 internal reve-
nue. receipts, S576095 miscellaneous receipts $6l,l5e
Receipts for the day, sl,55616 expenditures. $780,
600 Receipts for the month TO ate $5,69Sl97: eX-
penditures SH, 10000 excess of receipts S42l31s7
Receipts for the year 10 date, ss43o472; expendi-
lures S97 1sS; excess of expenditures S3565416
UB-TREASCRY.-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
to the Clearing House $73l117.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
ERIE's INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.

The industrial department recently established by
the Erie Railroad Company has for its purpose the
further development of the territory traversed by
the railroad. The company seeks to increase the
number of manufacturing plants on its system
the bringing of raw material and resources 10
greater utility and the general development OF The
commerce OF its territory, that the prosperity
and growth of the towns its lines be augmented
and the traffic returns Of the company be increased
The company's industrial department has all the
territory traversed by the railroad disricted in re-
Iation TO resources adaptability. markets and ad-
vantases for manufacturing. and can advise with
manufacturers in relation to the most suitable 10
cations The information furnished a manufact-
urer is trustworthy, and has practical bearing on
the nature of his particular industry. The company
makes the resources and advantages along its lines
known in order to secure more industries either
through the influx Of manufacturers about I"
establish new or branch factories. through their
creation by local enterprise, and makes the manu-
featured products of the line known in all markets
The company's lines traverse the States of New
York New-Jersey. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. all comprising territory rich in re-
sources and enterprise; many OF the most important
business centres are immemdiately upon its tracks;
it has great ore docks at Cleveland and Buffalo,
and its lines run through the steel manufacturing
districts The geographical location of the Erie
Railroad is such form a worlds thoroughfarC
quickly commanding all markets-Crited States
and export. Vast deposits of anthracite and bi-
luminous coal OIL natural gas-fuel is the basis OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pipe, fire and other clays.
cement material. building stone and numerous
other resources exist the line. The cities on the
Erie Railroad are highly enterprising. and are
thoroughly organized and prepared TO treat with
manufac u ers New anufacturing plants are con-
stantly locating on the system, and the develop
mont of local resources is rapidly going on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

There is still indication of the depression in
t-ade and INDUSTRY that pessimsts predicted would
developed by uncertainty regarding the effect
upon financial conditions, but legitimate business
more cautious progress of business gives promise
disclosed. and the technical position strengthened
Just as occurred In the stock market. Readjust-
bring some losses. yet the outlook is frightened by
the removal of threatening industrial clouds Dis
Jribution of merchandise ana the disposition pre-
Of life while the crops are making good progress
aside from some cotton districts in Texas Chicago
and drygoods. sales comparing favorabiy with last
year3 PTos2ects Tor IaH business are encouraging
and collections are prompt. Lumber receipts at
building operations are rapidly pushed but textile
markets are unsettled Trade is quiet at Boston.
paper mills and shoe shops are busy. FAN buyers
&ctive. The number OF buyers in New-York is in
ereasing, and heavy fall trade is anticipated
spite railway earnings for August 90 per cent Larger
nan last year and ~ per cent Sooye 1901 DTnin-
Int II bank exchanges t at New-York compared
cities there is a gain of 20 per cent.
''Bradstreets' says:
Trade conditions are still slightly uneven. due
TO the backwardness OF crops in some sections
damage reports from others, and uncertainty as
70 the monetary outlook. The best reports. as
heretofore, come from the Southwest where as
surance as TO the corn crop results is marked
insect damage in Texas has given a less salts
however. still much better than last year Wet
weather in the Northwest affects harvesting and
thraShing operations. and heavy rains in parts of
he corn belt tend to obscure the good progress
making in other sections Il result of warmer
weather Fall trade IN favorabiy situated Sections
compares well with year ago. while IN others
a disposition 70 hold back is manifested Car CON
geStiOn reports still numerous The feeling
grows that the iron trade is grounding on the
bottom regards prices, and small buying of pig
iron is more marked. but here again some uncer
tainty is still noticeable. The paucity OF speCUla-
ton limits bank Clsarings totals and IL is
saTy TO 90 back TO the second week of September,
sol. 10 find Il smaller total than that recorded
this week. the decrease from last week being Is
per cent. and over this week year ago OF l9 per
cent The decrease is at NCW-TOr3l. outside OF
that city clearinCs gain per cent over last year
Taken a whole however the situation has
many elements Of strength. What business Is do
ing is Of ] solid character, and, in fact any ten
dency to overeXtensiou is conspicuously absent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

hAlLEoAD BONDS.-Market strong Total
sales amounted in par value 10 81 265 COO agsinst
%-l-9oo on Thursday. The heaviest dealings were
- ne Atclison general IS, Baltimore and Ohio
prioF lien 3izs ana gold IS. Chesapeake and Ohio
IS Chicago, Burlington and Quincy IS Chicago.
n2ch lSiaho ana Pacific Railroad IS. Norfolk and
y esteln IS. Northern Pacific S. oregon Short inc
-. Pennsylvania convertible Gigs. Reading general
=. - Louis and San Francisco refunding IS Union
Paclhe first and convertible IS and Wabash de-
penture Bs Consolidated Tobacco IS and United
States Steel IS were also active
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
NETWORK CENTRAL.

With its listing application the New-York Central
submitted the following statement for the eleven
months ended May 81, 1893:
Gross earnings $40 ss1 COS operating expenses s4s
SIS .6s2; net earnings S22O02.33s: other income,
&.7545s5 gross income. $26 776 sol; first charges
SIS. 9fl 537: profit 593 Der cent (siX months ON
S3l 9l63 300, S. 354 dividend II months propor-
ton. 4.5s per cent tive months 1852 ESQ 00Ol.
S6,0o3 LIS: surplus. 81 23s The general balance
sheet OF May 81 1903, follows
Assets-Cost OF road and equipment, Sls5.sssol2
proprietary interest in other roads. Sii5I1s So.
ownership OF other property. $i773s s27; advances
for lessor ompanies 50. 421 40: cash on han
Ss974S76: due by agents and others Sill s9S 10l fuel
and supplies on hand. s. ss3 9Ss; sinking fund ac-
count gold debentures. Sl992ss: securities acquired
Liabilities-Capital stock $i22.,5otoo funded debt
1874 7so546. bonds and mortgages payable. s500de:
due for wages, supplies etc, S. s7.sfa due other
Toa ds etc S562 5ol. interest and rentals accrued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

terial Increase in activity and rose about l. -
cent. American Can issues we're strong. but ous -
United Gas and Electric. when issued rsins1 =
per cent on fairly heavy dealings seaboard a.
Line shares were fractionally higher Intervene
Mercantile Marine was weak. especially the ~.
ferred' which lost per cent in the early transac
lions. but regained the loss at the close -rta
derwriters' certificates still offered a. a 80
paid Manhattan Transit was in better dem
and gained 4 per cent. Consolidated Iaks g
perior was somewhat steadier. The copper 60.
were firm. but quiet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

a slightly hrmer tendency was manifested IN out
side securities. The volume OF business transacted
was about the Thursday. Opening quota
lions were slightly lower. but toward midday on
moderate purchases. prices rose fractionaIly- The
only advance, however. worthy OF note In
Standard OIL which rose Is points comparatively
light purchases. Northern Securities showed a ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARKET.-Aioney on call opened at l..
per cent: highest per cent lowest per cent last
Loan ia per cent closed at lz42 per cent: ruling
rate, - per cent Time money was quoted al
44G5 per cent for sixty days Per cent for uinet,
days. 5Q55a per cent for four and hve months and
sQs per cent for six months. Commercial pspcr
quoted AT per cent for sixty TO ninety ia vs.
endorsed bills Gds per cent for choice four 10 six
I1onth4' bills and per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHASGE.-Market closed STEADY.
Actual closing rates follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
7s.os2 Total sales for the day. ENLISTED
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Foreigu houses dealt in
only few shares in the local market buying 200
shares on balance. In London eonsols were steady
at the lower figure established on Thursday and
Rio Tintos lost some of their recent advance. The
mining market was hard. with special strength in
he Beers. Exchange in Berlin was trihe easier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
Eankers postal rates asrs:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. - New Orleans-Cou-
fnerciai. s. discount: bank, q premium San Fran
ciseo-sight. nc; telegraph. l0c Boston-lOc dis
count Charleston Buying. par: selling. l-I0c pre-
MUM Chiesgo-ioc discount Cincinnati Between
nahEs &c discount over the counter. soc premium.
SAVANNAH Buying. 5oc discount. saiIing &c pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
DEALINGS SHOW
quotations were
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Thursday
<.,,osasso,,S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London Aug. 8. p. m.-The market for Aueri
can securities dun and irregular at small frsc
u'hal changes Final prices follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished by Dewing. RusEes Mills. No 30 wall-sL.
NeH.yor.. and No lsa south Aeh-s--. EhiaAelnh-al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
PHILIPPINE CERTIFICATES.

Harvey Fisk & Sons have sold the entire issue
OF the SS,00O0cO per cent one year Philippine GER
tifcates which were purchased last Tuesday from
the United States Government at l02.24 These GER
tifcatos sold the counter at 1910 1t is
figured that national bank. through the purchase
of these certificates security for United States
deposits, nets return of b per cent the invest
rnent The figuring follows:
Investment
100000 Philippine : per cent certificates sep
temne- 1904. cost net SlC2, 800
deposit granted on same 10000
Net investment s. $50
slooCoo Philippine per cent certificates yield per
srnum s. 900
premium paid bonds .......-......-.... 1850
Equivalent 45 per investment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
STOCKS.

FURNISHED BY Frederic H Hatch. No. 80 B...a-..,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29


Total miles operated. 1855. During the fiscal
year Just closed an increase in the common stock
or the company sufficient 70 make its total capital
stock SoO,C0e0O authorized OF which an
amount equal to Is per cent OF the total stock out
standing February Is, 1903 was issued as follows:
common stock. S9.2lu4C9: scrip, $3.50; total So.
226no The capital stock issued to May 81. 1903,
was as follows: Preferred stock and scrip
Standing, S22 $9s SO; common stock and scrip
standing, s4S,3407sS; scrip owned by the company
g 68; total common stock and scrip s5o674476.
Total capital stock and scrip. SIS 1913 49, There was
issued in the year S7,45200 3Ie per cent gen
eral mortgage gold bonds of 1857 retire q
like amount of bonds maturing The compan nv also
assumes in the purchase OF the fremont EIkhorn
and Missouri Valley Railroad S7725 90 consolidated
per cent bonds of that company, which il had
previously guaranteed, and the same are now in
GUIDED in the funded debt of the Chicago end
Northwestern Railway Company. The annual
saving in interest on bonds retired by exchange
amounts 10 S25S,Sl0. The annual saving the total
amount of bonds refunded to May 81. 1893 with
S6o23 75
Freight traffic contributed 7o.5 per cent Of the
gross earnings Of The company. OF the S2l, 45225S
expended for operating. 6.244Go 70 Sc per cent
was for expenditures pertaining 70 the maintenance
OF way and structures. The gross receipts from
land grants and town los STA ST. Total
acres remaining in the se1 raj grants May 81.
1903 amounted 10 $50 260 acres, of which 9lS
were under contract sale lea wing $50 80 acres
unSod.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

81 ss6; bonds past due. ss0: interest and dtvl-
dends unclaimed $6s $50: advances by lessor com
panies 50 75S 25; special Improvement tund $is "a
036 SIS; profit and loss S1S7ls956 Total $3.50 80
The following old bonds have been redeemed since
January 10 1913:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

oovERNMENT BoNps-Market firm. Final
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
BANK STOCKS.

reported BY clinton Gilbert. No. wan-s.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Ours Review" says:

-. s262.0o2,175 s246999. a26 Inc .sl5 oo2, $40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
BOSTON STOCKS.
IMPORTS OF DRYeooDs.

PORT or NEw-YoRE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

'Ez dividend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

BONDS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29

The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Com
81 shows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-29
STOCKS GENERALLY HIGHER.
DEALINGS SHOW IMPROVEMENT, WITH MARKED
ADVANCES.
Secretary Shas Money Market Relief Plan Helps Sentiment and
P1ces-Stering Exchange Firm.
IMPROVEMENT,
ADVANCES.
NTH MARKED

tum. St. Leuig-loc preHlura. Mianeapols-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-11
is 1T Durable?
A Question Often Asked by Those At
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Is a strained joint durable? Is local
Inflammation curabie? OF course, II
properly treated. So is piles.
People often Become afflicted With
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treatment, and naturally he discour-
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case is. hopeless.
They in turn discourage others, and
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