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The Washington times., 1904-07-31

or better days long past, stood detected
iy before the Judge.
Where are you FROM From Bos-
taa- Indeed! said the Judge; indeed,
yours is a sad fall. And yet you don't
seem 10 thoroughly realize how low you
nave sunk. The man started as If
struck. Your honor does me an injus-
tice. he said bitterly.
The disgrace of arrest for drunken
ness, the modification of being thrown
into a noisome dungeon, the publicity
and humiliation OF trial in a crowded
and dingy courtroom can bear. but 10
be sentenced by a police magistrate who
splits his infinitive-that is, indeed, the
last blow"
In Line With Traditions.
Such literary sensitiveness is. of
course, quite in keeping with the tradi-
lions of a city where, it is rumored.
even the beans take a course of Brown
ing.
But 1t is not in language and litera-
ture alone that the pre-eminence of Bos-
ton is unquestioned. II am agent. sir,
says the traveller. for the Great
American Universal Encyclopedia of
History. Biography, Art. Science. and
the business man; II married a Boston
girl"
But Boston is sometimes able TO re-
taiiate upon her more aggressive juniors.
A Bostonian, so 1t is related. was riding
with a Chicago lady on the elevated
railway in the latter city.
1T is an enormous city. Is 1t not?"
she remarked. with a proud sigh
"Enormous?" repeated the Bostonian-
THE enormity of it is not to be estl
mated" Another remark hits effectively
at the ambitions of the nouveau richie:
THE European economist" comments
Boston paper. who expects TO teach
Chicago TO like horse meat has diff
cult task. Chicago wants the most ex-
pensive or nothing"
A Professors Daughter
More pungent still is the application
of story told of the daughter OF a
professor at Cornell University, who
was about TO move Westward The
night before they left the little girl
added these words to her usual prayer:
"Good-by, Cod we're going to Chi
cago.'
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Suffered Much,
Complained Little
IN our way.

OF the hospital work at SiDoney the
description Is written by Miss Janet
Jennings. a volunteer nurse in the Red
Cross party. One story she tells is OF
bravery and suffering. II is this:
THE strain had been the greater be-
cause there were no facilities for any
thing like a regular meal short of the
ship. reached by a long. hard tramp in
the sand, then a row over the tossing
waves. But nobody thought of meals.
The one thing was to feed and nurse the
800 wounded and sick men. Human en-
durance. however. has its limit. and I'M
less the Sisters could get little rest
they would give out. went on duty for
twenty-four hours. at night. with the
assistance OF one man, taking care OF
forty patients. fever. measles. and dys-
entery cases, and half a dozen badly
wounded men Among the latter was
Captain Mills, Of the First Cavalry, and
William Clark, a colored private in the
Twenty-fifth Infantry. regulars. They
were brought over from the hospital
tents and placed on cots on the little
porch, where there was just room 10
pass between the cots.
Their wounds were very similar-in
the head-aud of such a character as to
require cool applications TO the eyes
constantly. Ice was scarce and worth
its weight IN gold. for the lives Of these
men as well as others depended chiefly
on cool applications to the eyes. with
as uniform temperature as possible. We
had one small piece Of ice, carefully
wrapped in a blanket. There never was
a small piece of fee that went so far. II
were to tell the truth about ii nobody
would believe me.
Never in my whole life. think, have
I wished for anything so much as
wished for plenty of ice that night 1t
was applied by chipping in small bits,
laid In thin, dry cotton cloth, folded
over In just the right size and fiat, 10
place across the eyes and forehead,
enough of it to be cold. but not heavy,
on the wounds.
Wild Craving for Ice.
'.The ears of the sick are strangely
acute. Whenever the sick men heard the
sound of chipping ice they begged for ice
water: even the smallest bit Of ice in
cup Of water was begged with an
eagerness that was pitiful. I felt con-
SCience-STlilLtn- nut II was a AhtS-
ton of saving the eyes of the wounded
men. and there was no other way. To
make the ice last tin morning / stealth
ily Clipped it off so the sick men would
not hear the sound.
at midnight surgeon came over
from his tent ward with little piece of
ice not larger than his hand. / do not
know his name. but It does not mat
ter. Il Is inscribed above. This Is all we
can spare. he said. Take IT, You
must keep those wounds cool at all
hazards. / have another case very like
these-a man wounded in the head. l
want 20 bring him over here, where he
will be sure of exactly the same nurs-
ing His life depends on the care he
gets in the next twenty-four hours.
Have you a vacant cot?'
There was not a vacant cot. but we
could make room for one on the porch
II he could find the cot He thought he
could. and went back. taking the prec-
ious piece OF ice that he really needed
more than we did. In the course of a
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President Was
Ready for Work

Here is story from the chapter on
Miss Barton's experiences in Cuba:
More supplies arrived, and this time
came large tarpaulins. more utensils.
more food, and more things to make it a
little comfortable. We removed our first
kitchens across the road. up alongside
the headquarters tent of Major Wood. in
charge of the camp. Words cannot do
justice to his kind-hearted generosity.
de strove in every way 20 do all that
could be done. and the night before had
given as small tent in which we had
huddled from the pouring rain. for a
couple Of hours. IN the middle OF the
night. the water rushing through like a
rivuIet
The tarpaulins were put over supplies.
new fireplace made near us-masnifi-
cent In Its dimensions-shelter given for
boxes and barrels that by this time had
accumulated about US. and there was
even something that looked Ike a table.
on which Mrs Gardner prepared her del
icacies.
L-dE4g III the Gay IQcTe came 10 our Inn
provised headquarters an officer in khaki
uniform showing hard service. and a
bandanna handkerchief hanging from
his hat. to protect the back of his head
and neck from the fierce rays OF the sun.
It was Colonel Roosevelt, and we were
very glad to meet the gallant leader OF
the Rough Riders" After a few mo-
ments' conversation he said:
TEDDY Wanted Foods.
Il have some sick men with the regi-
ment who refuse to leave it They need
such delicacies as you have here. which
am ready to pay for out of my own
pocket Can 1 buy them from the Red
Crosse"
Not for million dollars" Dr. Gard
ner replied.
But my men need these things" he
said, his tone and face expressing ankle
ty. Il think great deal of my men. /
am proud of them
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A well-known magnate OF Wall Street.
New York, is reported TO have been
asked by citizen OF Philadelphia why
he did not run over to that city oftener.
Afraid TO" was the reply.
ted the Philadelphia. You
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The Turkish government, when once 1t
came 10 understand American methods
and enthusiasm. was forgiving and kind
to us. No obstruction was ever placed
IN our way.
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Pasha Was Enthused.


proceeded to state our plans for re-
lief. which. II not carried out at this
time. the suffering in Armenia. unless
we had been misinformed, would shock
the entire civilized world. None OF us
knew from personal observation as yc.
the fun need Of assistance. but had rea-
son TO believe IT very great. II my
agents were permitted to go such need
as they found they would be prompt to
relieve On the other hand, II they ala
not find the need existing there. none
would leave the field so gladly as they
There would be no respecting OF per-
sOns-humanity alone would be their
guide. I'VE have" I added. brought
only ourselves; no correspondent has ac-
companied us. and we shall have none.
and shall not go home TO write a book
on Turkey We are not here for that
Nothing shall be done IN any concealed
manner All dispatches which we send
win go openly through your own tele-
graph. and I should be glad If all that
we shall write could be seen by your
government. I cannot. OF course, say
what its character viii be, but can
vOuch for its truth. fairness and in
;egftty. and for the conduct OF every
leading man who shall be sent. I shall
never counsel OF permit sly OF under
hand action with your government and
you will pardon zee. Pasha. II I say
shall expect the same treatment in re-
turn-such as I give I shall expect to
receive"
Almost without a breath he re-
piled; And you shall have IT,
We honor your position and your
wishes shall be respected. Such aid and
protection as we are able, we shall r->n-
der"
I then asked II Il were necessary for
me to see other officials NO" he re-
piled, II speak for my government" and
with cordial good wishes our interview
closed.
/ never spoke personally with this gem
tieman again, all further business Icing
officially transacted through the officers
OF our legation. Yet I can truly say. as
have said OF my first meeting with our
matchless band Of missionary workers.
that here commenced an acquaintance
which proved invaluable. and here were
given pledges OF mutual faith, OF which
not a word was ever broken on either
side.
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Man of the Hour
In Far-Off Turkey

During the Red Cross expedition to
mitigate the horrors OF the Armenian in
1894, Miss Barton met at Constantinople
one of Turkeys notable men. She de-
scribes her interview thus:
The first step was to procure an intro
duction TO the Turkish government.
which had in one sense refused 10 see
me- Accompanied by the American min
lister, Hon. A w. Terrell, and his pre-
mier interpreter, Gargiuio. one of the
most experienced diplomatic officers in
Constantinople, I called by appointment
on Tewfik Pasha. the Turkish minister
Of foreign affairs, or minister Of state
To those conyersant with the personages
connected with Turkish affairs, need
not say that Tewhk Pasha is probably
the foremost man of the government
a manly man. with a kind. fine face.
apd genial. polished manners. Educat-
ed abroad. with advanced views on gen.
Jeral subjects. he impresses one as
man who would sanction no wrong II
was in his power 10 avert.
Mr.. Terrell's introduction was most
appropriate and we'll expressed. hear
ing with strong emphasis upon the suf
fering condition OF the people Of the in
terror, in consequence Of the massacres.
the great sympathy Of the people of
America, and giving assurance that our
objects were purely humanitarian. hay-
ing neither political, racial. nor reIig-
iOus significance
The Pasha listened most attentively
TO Mr.. Terrell. thanked him, and said
that this was well understood. that they
knew the Red Cross and its president.
Turning 70 me he repeated: 1--WE know
you. Miss Barton; have long known you
and your work. We would like 10 hear
your plans for relief and what you de-
sire -
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carry it from home in the morning
means. THE rain will clear of. New
York Times
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la means, II al
est" To lend
IL am n fool. "
means-WelI HeVe
nobody ever does
brella just high
mems eyes and
signifies, Il am a
umbrella on your
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would than not,
carry IL from no
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banks of the river" and the desolation
and fear in the careful mothers heart
none but herself and her God can know.
The Washington times., 1904-01-09
FIRE DISABLES WIRES
OF STOCK EXCHANGE
Wall Street Shut Of From Quick Com
munication-Fought by the
Messenger Boys.

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-There was an
obstinate fire in the new Stock Ex-
change Building on Broad Street early
this morning. and though the damage
did not exceed $2,000 it looked for a time
as though havoc would be wrought by
the blaze
About 2 o'clock this morning one Of
the messenger boys employed in the
Western Union Telegraph and Gable Of
fee in the basement OF the building had
occasion TO go 10 the subcellar. He dis
covered that that portion of the building
was filled with smoke. He reported the
fact 10 the operator and the latter found
the blaze I'm the battery room. He form
ed a bucket brigade with messengers.
who were able TO keep the blaze from
spreading until the firemen arrived.
The boys who went to turn in an
alarm found the boxes out of order
One of the lads then ran TO Engine No.
10 and that company quickly responded.
When the fire fighters arrived they
found some difficulty I'm reaching the
blaze, owing to the network Of cables
Finally the hose lines were taken down
the elevator shafts and the fire extin-
guished.
Western Union officials say the lines
burned out VIII not seriously interfere
with the service.
Because Of the fire the tickers Of the
Gold and Stock Quotation Company. the
official reporters Of stock prices were
out Of commission this morning.
Wall Street news tickers are trying to
fill the gap by handling quotations until
the stock exchange wires can be re-
paired.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Sixth Street southwest, between d and
Streets-Theodore Balster TO James
+. Koran, part lot ., square 465, $3.50.
Metropolis Visw-NoVthWest Ecking-
ton Improvement Company to Antonio
Malnau. undivided two-thirds interest
IN part los 80, S1O,133.S5. Charles NJ.
Campbell ct uX. to same, onC-third in
terest in same property, S5,06657
81 Myrtle Street nOrtheast-Ira A. Stat
ford TO Edith NJ. Cleland, lot $50, square
6l5, 1900
10 A Street Observation-Disclosures Cav
anaugh ct uX. TO Melville Z. and Ellen
NJ. c. Jones, lot Al, square 500. So
Thirteenth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue sOutheast-JOseph J. Waters ct
al. trustees to John r. SchwarZmann
parts original lot l. square 1919 81, 775
Eleventh Street southwest. between G
Street and Maryland Avenue-Cieorge
w. Harvey TO Mary NJ. Mccarthy, lot
Sherwood's Addition to BrookIand-
james l.. Sherwood ct al. to Thomas O.
Murphy and William w. Beard lot f.
olock 10. SO. Same to Alfred Jeffery
lots / TO 6, block II. SO.
Fourth Street. between F and c.
Streets northeast-Bessie A Dunn ct vir.
lots q to %, square $40, 1920.
y Street northwest, between Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth Streets-Wil-
liam A. Gordon. trustee. to John Dom
mick Jenkins, part lot 76. square 1920, s..
Tenth Street northeast, between + and
G. Streets-JOhn W. DeMaine to Arabella
Dorsett, part original lot 10, square $50,
$40
Moore and Barbour's AdditiOn-George
d. Barbour ct TX. to David Moore. lot
So. block 4, so. David Moore ct ux. to
George D. Barbour, lot 90, block f. so.
Third and + Streets northeast-Mar-
tina o. Nash to Francis NJ. Cox. lot IS.
square 754. so.
2OS Ninth Street northeast-Mary z.
Scott to Mary B. Graham. lot 80, square
917. SO
745 Eleventh Street southeast-Henry
II. Classic ct al, trust ees, to August G..
Hermann, lot 2S SQUARE 974. 81, 800.
Friendship and Mount Airy-Edward
J. Sabin TO Harriet A Burrows, lot 26,
block, 2 SO
926 Nineteenth Street northwest
Washington Loan and Trust Company,
trustee. TO Mary II. McCUlloch, Mary d.
Hodgkins, Lucy Bradley. and 5. Dun
can Bradley. part lot II, square Sc, 5000.
1896 w Street northwest-HarryP Il. Hud-
dlesOn ct ux. to George b. Schley, lot
149. square 235. 800.
T Street northwest, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets-JOhn +. Trip
to William Senft lot 4, square 237. so.
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SHIPMENT OF COAL.

The Consolidation Coal Company, the
largest operator in the Georges Creek re-
gion, has commenced the shipment OF
coal since the closing down Of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Canal. via Piedmont
to Keyser, and then around Cumber-
land, via the Pinto Cutoff This trans
fers the making I'D of all these trains
from Cumberland 10 Keyser, and win
necessitate the removal Of Cumberland
and Pennsylvania Railroad men from
Mount Savage to Carlos Junction, where
coal trains are made I'd. and the re-
moval of the Baltimore and Ohio men
from Cumberland to Keyser.
A large portion. Of all OF the coal
shipped to Georgetown during the past
season from Cumberland was taken to
New England ports by the Consolidation
Coal Company, through the agency OF
w. A. Leetch q Co.. distributing agents
Of the Canal Towage Company.
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NEWS FROM FAR EAST
INFLUENCES TRADING
Course of Market Directed by Situation
in Orient-copper Again
Leads Advance.

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-The influential
factor in the stock market this morning
was the distinctly favorable character
of the news regarding the situation in
the Far East. London quotations show
cd rather general Improvement and for
eign houses were moderate buyers here.
In the railway list there was an adj
vance of a point or over in st. Paul.
Union Pacific and Wabash preferred.
Elsewhere gains OF substantial fractions
were scored. Amalgamated Copper
again was the feature of the Industrial
group, advancing a point and holding
the gain fairly well on the reported i'm
provement in the market for the metal
United States Steel stocks were strong
with a gain OF nearly a point I'm the
preferred. Colorado Fuel opened up IA
per cent. The local fractions were firm.
The stock exchange tickers in brok-
ers' Offices were put in operation in spite
OF fire in the Western Unions down.
town stock exchange offices. but the
REORGANIZATION Of the ticker service
elsewhere had some effect in restricting
business. The speculation was narrow
and largely professional, but the under
tone of the market was decidedly
strong.
Government bonds were unchanged.
Railroad bonds. generally higher, with
good Improvements in United States
Steel SIS and Wabash debenture BIS. (
The market treated the publication Of
the bank statement with indifference
and prices moved little in the late deal
ings In some instances there was a
shade of quotations, but as a rule the
market closed dull and firm.
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS
EULOGIZE LONGSTREET
Served Cause Devotedly and Ably"
Says Resolution Adopted by As
observation-disclosures for a Year.

The Confederate Veterans Association
held a meeting at it's hall Thursday
night, at which the officers for the year
were elected and a resolution on the
death of General Longstreet was dnani-
mously adopted, as follows:
Resolved. That we who espoused the
cause of the Confederacy and who stead
tasty followed its destinies to the end.
being endowed with lofty sense Of
justice toward a feIlow-soldier, feel IT
a duty that we owe TO posterity. as
we'll as to ourselves to look we'll to
future history that no wrong be done to
mar the memory OF any comrade, be
he ever so high or humble. who served
his chosen cause so devotedly and ably
as Longstreet did during the four try
ing years OF the war from 1861 to 1865"
The officers Of the organization for the
present year follow:
President. the Hon Hilary A Her
bert; first vice president. the Hon. Seth
Shepard: second vice president John T.
Callaghan; secretary. Thomas w. Hun
gerford; financial secretary, George II.
1ngraham; treasurer. Robert NJ. Han
over; sergeant-at-arms. George F.
Thompson; chaplain. the Rev. DIR r.
II. McKim: surgeons. DR.. G. Wythe
Cook and DR.. A. B. Mitchell.
Executive committee-Findlay Harris,
Charles A Huntington, NJ. S. Humpson.
l.. d. Lorentz, Thomas w. Hungerford.
Relief cOmmittee-John II. Walsh, DIR.
w. p Young, Dr. G. w Cook. Dr. A. b.
Mitchell. John II. Cook.
Membership committee-R. y. Hunter.
Capt. John NJ. Hickey. Archibald Young,
f. II. Mackey, J. Med. Darlington.
Employment committee-Major Holmes
Conrad, Frank Hume. Leigh Robinson,
l.. S. Brown, Judge Silas Hare
After the resolution on the death of
General Longstreet and the election of
officers, invitations were accepted to be
present at the ball &c be given by the
r. E. Lee Chapter, Daughters of the
'Confederacy, at Rauscher's, on Monday,
and at that TO be given by the Ladies'
Southern Relief Society at the Airing
ton, on February J.
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GOOD RESOLUTIONS
A Few Here in Reference to
Your Health and Happiness

Never be careless about your health.
A neglected cold leads to grip. bron-
chitis. and pneumonia They lead to
the grave.
Never allow n cold 10 wear Oft
wears away your lungs instead.
Avoid the patent medicines cough
cures" and so-called Immediate re
lief" remedies.
What you mistake for relief is dead
ening OF the nerves by the opium and
other poisonous drugs they contain.
That weakens your body-the disease
remains and gets a stronger hold.
If II is a cold OF grip, IL turns into
pneumonia. because the drugs have
robbed your body Of strength and VI
tai force-the only power by which you
can fight off and overcome disease
We again remind you that Father
Johns Medicine cures colds. 1t is not
patent medicine, and that il is all
pure nOurishment. free from opium
morphine, or other poisonous drugs.
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THE 5(EWS OF GEORGETOWN

Of Faith Lodge since its organization, by
r. E. Smith. of that lodge, followed
by vocal solo by T. J. Finney. of Silver
Star; the work of~Silver Star Lodge in
past year, by A. z. Shoemaker, g. c.
T.. also c. Il. Of Silver Star. followed by
vocal solo by w. A. Collins, of Silver
Star; the work Of Perseverance, Lodge
for past year, by Mr.. Latiner, of that
lodge. was followed by reading from
THE Maryland Templar." by Miss Hoff-
mann.
Silver Star will celebrate it's twentieth
anniversary next Thursday in closed
session. followed by open meeting Fri
day night for the benefit of the public
in general. The Rev. z. II. Smith. pas
tor OF Eidbrooke NJ. z. Church, of Ten.
leytown, will preach the regular ami
versary sermon Sunday afternoon at his
church.
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KNOWN IN GEORGETOWN.

Henry r Offutt. who died at the
Emergency Hospital yesterday morning
from injuries received by falling from
a street car at the corner of Seventeenth
and II Streets northwest, on Tuesday
night was well known in Georgetown.
where up to a few years ago he had
resided for many years. He was the
son of Mrs. Ann Offutt, of Thirty-third
Street northwest, and the brother OF
Frank V. Offutt, the groceryman and
liveryman. and Iva Ofutt, OF George
town. For some years Mr. Onutt was
a guard at the House of Detention.
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VISITORS NIGHT.

Visitors night was celebrated Thurs
day night by Silver Star Lodge No. 20.
/ o. G. T.. at its hall in Tenleytown,
with a large representation from Per
severance, Minnehaha and Faith Lodges
present.
The program for the occasion, prepar-
ed by T. -. Vowel. consisted Of a sum
mary of the work of the Good Templar
Lodges for the past year, by =. g. G. T.,
Sylvester w. Russell, of Minnehaha,
followed by piano solo by Teresa Tay-
Tor, of Silver Star; summary Of the work
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MEXICAN VETERAN DEAD.

ASHLAND. Pa. Jan. 9.-William II.
Burchheld, aged eighty-two years, is
dead. of pneumonia at bis home, at NJ
media. near here He was a veteran OF
the Mexican war, having served with
the Second Pennsylvania Volunteer
Corps under Capt Charles II. Frick. at.
tached to the division commanded by
Gen Winfield Scott.
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Stock Market Closes Qmef ana FIRM,
liter Prices Score Fractional RuIIy
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported by w. y. Hibbs & Co. 1913
Street: Members New York Stock l1x-
change, Chicago Board Of Trade. Wash
ington Stock EXCHANGED
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Sales-Washington Gas Certificate div
jdend. l. 00Od1141s 20OG115.
observation-disclosures G176. 5d175%.
After call-Columbia Railroad, SIS, LOCO
G119L.
Mergenthaler, 1Od1751z, 1d175%.
Washington Gas. 25d57ib. 25n567s.
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CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

Arbitrage operations have declined this
week to nominal proportions The New
York arbitrage houses find that their
London correspondents are indisposed
to trade either way, probably because of
the uncertainty over the Eastern situa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1904-01-09

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

Especial to The Washington Times)
CHICAGO, Jan 9.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain market
today