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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-22
wANTED-BICYCLEs.

wANTED-To buy all bicycles in Washing
ton at highest cash prices. a. T. HUNTER
The Bicycle Man, ll3 Pennsylvania ave ana
sll l. 81. NV ao22 81
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

WANTED-High-class dining room. white
American catefess, where there aye boariers
Address BOX 20. this office. IL
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lot OF secondhand organs-best makes al
ohe-iouFth original prices and on very easy
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FOR RENT-SThBLES.

FOR RENT-A brick stable IN the rear OF
- Is ST. ne. nOlT-7t
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Easy to Find.
The Lamp Doctor. "a 18th 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
FINANCE AND TRADE
Opening Was Marked by
Large Buying Orders.
PRICES UP A FRACTION
DIVERSIFIED DEMAND FOR
STOCKS CAUSED GAINS.
Pressure Against Some of the Leaders
Led to Reaction-Rise Did Not
Affect General Market.

NEW YORK December 29-Buying orders
in large amounts appeared at the opening
Of the stock market today, and carried
prices substantial fraction over last night
all around. Gains ran to a large fraction
in Colorado Fuel, Locomotive, Brooklyn
Transit and Minneapolis. ST. Paul and Sauit
Ste. Marie. Otherwise the advances did not
exceed one-half
A diversified demand for stocks prevailed,
resulting In great variety of substantial
gains. Among the usual favorites st.
Paul. Sugar and Amalgamated Copper
made the best exhibition of strength The
principal advances of the first hour were:
United Fruit, 5: Rubber preferred. 3%; Pa
cifc Mail and Pacific Coast, 2k: Great
Northern preferred, .; Northwestern,
Wheeling and Lake Erie first preferred,
and st. Louis and San Francisco second
chic. st. Louis, Southwestern, Pittsburg,
c. c. and St Louis Pacific Coast second
preferred, Amalgamated Copper. Sugar.
Colorado Fuel Steel Foundries preferred
Peoples Gas and Virginia Iron, l.
Pressure against New York Central and
Rock Island, the former declining point.
caused some sympathetic reaction. but a
large demand foe Erie and Reading at ad-
Gains of to 134 were made by a large num-
Der of stocks CT minor Importance. the list
including ILLINOIS Central, Chicago Termf-
nal preferred. Iowa Central, Pittsburg, c. e.
and st. LouA preferred. Kansas and Texas
preferred, Sloss- Sheffield Steel, Ice prefer
red, Rubber Goods preferred, u. S. Rub
Der, the local fractions. Allis-Chalmers and
Chicago Union Traction. ST. Louis and San
FRANCISCO second preferred rose ~ and
Chicago Union Traction preferred and AL
disclaimers preferred. 3. Delaware and
Hudson declined Us and Virginia Carolina
Chemical preferred IL. Bonds were firm at
noon A few stocks brought higher prices
after II o'clock. but the general market
showed little variation. Union Pacific rose
point and Amalgamated Copper touched
Speculation became rather quiet late in
the day. but there was no interruption to
the days rise. New York Central rallied
to 145 and Pennsylvania, Baltimore and
Ohio, Hooking Valley preferred, Denver
and Rio Grande. Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred and United States Steel preferred
were lifted a point. Amalgamated reached
121a, and then reacted nearly a point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Reeular call. IL O'Clock noon-washingtou
Rwy. and Elec. As 81 900 at s44, 81 900 mt s4Is,
81 600 at s4s, 81 900 at s41s. 81 600 at s4is'
$1,000 at S4ts 81 900 at S4h 81, 900 at s4Is
Washington Gas cert: 81 Ooo at 1914. $1,000 at
121A, $1,000 Mt 1914, $3.50 at 122 81 900 at I2Iy,
81 0o0 at l2Iss. $1,000 at 12Ias, $1,000 at 12i7s,
Capitai Traction. 20 at 1851 20 at 1881. 90 ut
13sS. 20 13s3s, 20 at 1851, 20 at 1881, 20 ut
1855 20 at 1854, 20 at 1881. 20 1854, 20 ut
13SA, 20 at 1881.
Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd.. p at S3n.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. com. 20 at 2sis
American National Bank, at ITO.
Riggs National Bank. 10 at 595.
National Union Insurance. 100 at ~.
Washington Gas. % at CAS-. % at 64N - at
GAS, 25 at 64h, 20 at 64Is. 20 at 64I. 80 at 64k
% at 64as, % at 641a.
Mergenthaler Linotype 10 Mt 1891.
Lanston Monotype. 10 at 12n. 20 at l2Is, % at
12la, 100 at l2as, 100 Mt 12ss. 100 at I2I..
Greene Copper, 4 at u.
After caH-NationaI Safe Deposit and Trust 10
at 1856.
Anacostia and Potomac S. 81. 900 at 1Os
Lanston Monotype. 100 at 12s4 buyer CO.,. 200
at 121. buyer co. 200 at 1917.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd.. 10 at 49, 10
at So.
Lanston Monotype. 100 at 1873, Cbuyer Coz.
American Security and Trust, 10 at 13l, 10 at
1872 10 at 1872
Washington Rwy. md Elec. As 81 600 at s4is
% ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
WORST BLIZZARD IN YEARS.
Northern Michigan Visited by Sweep
ing Cold Wave.

CALUMET, Mich, December 29.-The biz
zard which has been sweeping northern
Michigan the last three days. the worst
in years, has caused one death, numerous
accidents and paralyzed business generally,
causing heavy financial loss.
In a head-on collision between two loco
motives on the Hecla and Torch Lake
railroad of the Calumet and Hecla Mining
Company, during the binding snow Storm
Engineer Gus HAZEL was killed and Fire
man Patrick Cudahy seriously injured.
Railroad communication has been cut for
two days. and no mail has been received
or sent owing to the blockade on the
South Shore railroad. The Copper Range
railroad service between Calumet and
Houghton is discontinued owing to de-
railment Of two locomotives while buck1ng
snow.
The storm has paralyzed business and
caused large loss to railroads. mining com
panies, storekeepers. Operations at nearly
ali stamp mills are discontinued owing to
railroad tieup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Porter Discussed Situation.
CHESS TOURNAMENT.
Annual Triangular College Games in
New York Today,

NEW YORK, December 29-Play was re-
sumed in the annual tournament of the
Triangular College Chess League today,
when the representatives Of Cornell, Brown
and Pennsylvania met in the second round
In the following order: Johnston. Pennsyl-
vania, VS.. Burton, Brown; Darling, Cornell,
VS.. Van Arsdell. Brown: Mitchell, Cornell,
VS.. Kirkpatrick, Pennsylvania.
Johnston and Burton discussed a queens
gambit declined the former winning a
pawn and obtaining a strong attack.
Darling tied his opponent up at an early
stage. and succeeded In winning a piece
on the thirteenth move.
Mitchell of Cornell scored the first win at
the expense of kirkpatrick of Pennsylvania
The play was a Dutch defense, adopted by
the Pennsylvania. The latter played well
until near the end. when he lost a clear
piece. Mitchell scoring after twenty-five
moves.
This win for Cornell enabled the Ithacans
to tie Pennsylvania In the competition at
one and one-half points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
A HORRIBLE CRIME
FILLMORE TAYLOR ATTEMPTS
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Shortly after / o'clock this afternoon
Fillmore Taylor of 1913 26th street north
west. in a fit of insane jealously, assaulted
his wife with Ratchet in the presence of
his seven-year- daughter.
He. Taylor. then went to the second story
OF his house, where he cut his throat with
a razor and jumped from window. Both
were taken to the Georgetown University
Hospital.
1t is understood Taylors provocation for
his jealous rage was the belief that his
wife was about to leave him. Taylor is
forty-f1ve years old.
The surgeons at the hospital operated on
Mrs. Taylor shortly after her arrival at the
hospital, in the hope that her life could be
saved.
1t was said that. her skull was badly
fractured and splintered.
At the time of going to press the woman
was still under the anesthetic, and no in
formation could be secured as to the re-
suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
ArchaeologiStS Meet,

The sixth general meeting of the Arch
geological Institute of America. which
opened at Boston yesterday, brought to-
gether a large number of persons closely
allied with archaeological research. The
quarter centennial anniversary of the or
ganizatio of the society is also celebrated
at this time Among those attending the
session are professors from most of the
leading colleges. The meeting will be con-
cluded on Friday evening.
These new members were elected: Right
Rev. Denis O'Connell, rector of the Cath
Ole University at Washington, and Prof
H. F. Allen of Washington and Jefferson
College. DR.. H. F. Decou of Rome was
appointed instructor in archaeology for
the next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
WILL DISCONTINUE PRACTICE.
Reports of Scientific Societies Not to Be
Printed by the Government.

Secretary Wilson today decided that the
Department OF Agriculture will not here
after publish the reports of proceedings of
any individual scientific society. but will In
the future invite all national scientific So
cieties to submit a copy of their annual
proceedings to the department. which will
print In one volume annually a syllabus of
everything along the line of progressive
science relating To agriculture. The depart-
meht heretofore has published individually
The proceedings CT several of the scientific
societies or the United States that dealt
with agricultural subjects The change Ia
necessitated by the increasing requests of
these societies for the government publica-
ton OF their proceedings and the single vol
unie hereafter VIII show the gist of the ad-
vance OF agricultural science along ALI lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Adulteration of Grass Seed.

Secretary Wilson today promulgated
circular giving the results of tests made in
accordance with act of the last Congress
directing him to obtain in the open market
samples Of seeds Of grass, clover or alfal-
ia, test the same, and if any such seeds of
Canada blue grass are found under any
other name than Canada blue grass or "poa
compressa" to publish the results of these
test with the names of the dealers selling
the adulterated alfalfa seed. Samples were
obtained by department agents from 742
seedsmen throughout the country and out
of these there were % lots sold by eight
seed dealers in all found to be adulterated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
COLORADO MURDER MYSTERY.
Conviction Reached Victim Was Killed
Last of November.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. December ~.
Proceeding on the theory that the victim
of the Cutler mountain murder is none other
than Mrs. Bessie Bouton, the chief OF police
is engaged in checking up the movements
of Mrs. Bouton and Milton Franklin from
the time they arrived at Denver. The re-
suits so far attained in brief are these:
Couple arrived at Denver May 10 and LETT
there on July 13. They arrived at Salt Lake
City the following day and left two days
later for the Pacific coast. They arrived at
Santa Barbara about the middle Of August
and left there the latter part of that month.
They finally reached New Orleans, but from
there the chief has been unable to trace
them. Nor has he been able to learn the
time of their arrival in this city or where
they stayed while here.
The conviction has been reached that the
woman was murdered on one OF the last
four days of November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Convicted of Murder.

Joseph Guilmette of Woonsocket, r. l..
was found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree at Crookston, MIMI, yesterday, for
killing Matthias Mongeon, whose home, 1t
is believed, was in Ontario, Canada. The
crime was committed on October II last.
The men, who had just returned from the
harvest fields, were thought to have quar-
relied over the earnings of the past sum
mer. The victim was shot, and his head
was crushed with some blunt instrument.
The body was then dragged to some under
brush, and was not found until some time
later. The verdict carries with it life I'M
priSonment hanging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
DELAWARE POLITICS.

Agreement Reached by Factions in
Legislature-Temporary Organization.
DOVER, Del. December 29.-In the or
ganization of the Delaware legislature to-
day the union, or Addicks, faction and the
regular republicans reached an agreement
on the temporary officers Of the two
branches.
In the house of representatives Boggs,
union republican,, was elected temporary
speaker. and Representative Armstrong.
regular republican, temporary clerk
After the senators-elect had been sworn
in the senate elected Senator Sparks, regu-
lar republican, temporary secretary Lieu
senate.
Both branches endcavored to effect per-
manent organization, but failed. A recess
was taken until later in the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
INSANE MANS ACT,
Cut Brothers Throat and Was Prob
ably Fatally Shot.

ST. LOUIS, December 29.-Becoming sud-
denly insane, an Italian, whose name Is un-
known to the neighbors, cut the throat Of
his brother today and was himself probably
fatally shot by policeman. The shooting
was the elimination of a terrible struggle
between the insane man and one of his two
brothers, who had taken turns in keeping
watch over the maniac.
The fight took place in a small room oc-
cupied by the Italians. and lasted nearly
two hours before several policemen broke
In the door of the room. The maniac sprang
at the policemen and one Of them shot him
in the body.
The insane man. though badly wounded
continued to fight for several minute before
he was overcome. With his wounded
brother he was taken to the City Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Coaling Japanese Ships.
THE COTTON MARKET.
Reported From the South It Continues
to Decline,

NEW ORLEANS, December 29.-Cotton
continued to decline here today, though
there was no violent slump on the ex-
change. There was a recession Of approx
imately ten points from yesterdays clos
ing prices. January selling at 6.27.
Cotton men generally discussed a dis
patch from Gainesville; Ga, saying that
farmers and merchants of Clay county had
decided to burn their share of cotton and
that some of the staple was actually being
cremated in the streets of that town.
The incident at Fort Gaines was inter-
preted as evidencing the high state Of feel
ing among producers, but 1t Is not be-
leved that the movement will attain Sc
rious proportions. President Brittin of the
cotton exchange gave out a statement to-
way, in which he said cotton was now Of
fered for sale at price below the cost
of production
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
INAUGURAL SOUVENIR.
Printing COMMITTEES Awards Rights to
A. o. Sontag of This CITY.

The committee on printing of the inaugu-
raj committee met this afternoon at 2
o'clock to consider the bids for the right to
publish the otiicia! inaugural souvenir. The
highest bid was that of Mr.. A. o. Sontag
of this city. being $780, and the award was
made to him. 1t Is understood that the
souvenir will surpass anything heretofore
attempted, and will he of historical as well
contemporaneous value. 1t will be pub
lished under the direction of the inaugural
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
ExPLoDEDIDYNAMITE.
Attempt Of Negro Convict to Effect
Il Releases.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, December 20
While train carrying 100 convicts in the
employ OF TIE Tennessee Coal and Iron
Railroad Company Was going from mine
No. to the prison. VIII Filler, negro
convict, exploded a stick Of dynamite in
one of the coaches with view of efYectfng
a wholesale release. j.; Dawkins, a con-
Wet from Henry county. was killed; Guard
Pickett lost a Les, and an arm. George De-
laney, of the trainmen was hurt, and sew
eral convicts were slightly injured. During
the stampede guards from the other cars
rushed forward and prevented the escape
of any Of the convicts. The explosion blew
out the end of the coach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Minnesota's New Capitol.

Gov. Van SAINT has taken possession CT
the executive offices in the new Minnesota
capitol at st. Paul which is nearing COM
pletion. and during the day held an I'M
promptu reception, many prominent men
calling to congratulate him. While the cap
itol interior is not entirely finished as to
decoration. the legislature will convene
there next week The whole structure,
when complete, will have cost about 5000
OO0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Railroad Official Struck by Train.

John G. Hartigan of Little Rock, Ark, SUI
perntendent of the st. Louis. Iron Noun
tain and Southern railroad, died at st.
Luke's Hospital in Chicago last Tuesday
night from injuries sustained when he was
struck by railroad train in front of the
Dauphin Park station of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad. --~
The storm was at its height at the time
and while protecting his face from the
blizzard Mr.. Hartigan failed to notice the
approaching train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Important Appointment.

ALBANY, N. Y, December 29.-Gov.-
elect Higgins announced today that he
would appoint Nicholas Van vranken
Franchot Of Olean state superintendent of
public works, to succeed Charles 8. BOYD.
The position is especially important at this
time. as the incumbent has charge OF
award of contracts for the extensive canal
improvements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
L1FEBoATs TO THE RESCUE.
Life-Saving Crews OF to Help Ship
Stranded Off Hatteras.

Special Dispatch to The Evening star
NORFOLK, Va, December Billie
saving crews from the Hatteras, Kinnakeet
and Creeds Hill stations. on the North Car
DINA coast have just started off to an un-
known lake undertaken steamer stranded
on Diamond shoals. The ship, with which
no communica ton at all has yet been had.
lies in the same position as when last re-
ported. and some of the crew. If not all, are
still thought to be safe on board. as flaming
torches used for beacons were seen burning
on the ship until daylight today.
The sea is still bad, but is gradually
going down, and the wind. now north, is
going out. The vessel being eight miles of
shore and the life-savers being in surf
boats, it may be late this afternoon before
the identity of the ship and the fate Of the
crew are known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
TOOK COURT HOUSE ALSO.
Result Of County Seat Controversy in
the West.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. December ga spe-
cial from Aberdeen, s. D., says:
1.-The crowd of men who went from Selby
to Bangor Tuesday night carried OF by
force the county reeprds and left word that
they would return Tor the court house It
self, kept their promise. The building has
been torn down and piled on wagons and
is being hauled to Seiby in sections and re-
built today. Although the action of the
Selby men has aroused much bitter feeling.
the Bangor residents made no resistance
when the selby men came for the court
house,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
Baltimore Markets.
,ial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

SptcIHI Dlspatcn 10 Ine Evening star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. December 29-FLOUR-QuIet
unchanged; receipts. sits barrels; exports. 7l46
barrels.
WHEAT-Unsettled; spot. contract, 113sa114h;
December. 1135sa1l4ls; January, 114a1I4H; Febru-
airy, 1l5Aa116. May. 1881; steamer No. red.
1O7Na1OS; receipts, AIRS bushels; southern BY
sample. 9Ial12; southern on Grade, 101Isa1l3l5.
CORN-Firn; spot, new, 50Ha50k: year. SOMA
March, 5OK Il: steamer mixed. 4SNa49; receipts
ia 240 bushels; exports, 81 428 bushels: south
corn 45Ha6OH.
OATSNFirm; No white, 38Aa38lh; No. 2
mixed, 351za35z; receipts. 236 bushels.
RYE-Dr a; uptown, No. western. S6aS7.
HAY-Firm, unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet, unchanged.
BuTTER-Steady; fancy imita ton, 2Oa21 fancy
creamery, zsa2Sh; fancy ladie. l7als; store
EGGS-Firm, 20.
CHEESE firm; large. 11Nal2; medium. f2a12h;
suGiAR@Tirm; cosrse granul.ted. SIS; fine. SIS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Appointed Warrant Machinists.

AS a result of recent examinations the
following named chief machinists' mates
in the navy have been promoted to the
grade OF warrant machinists: Otto B,
Kibele Herbert r. Fish, George Growney
Walter 8. FaIk, Barnett Bowie, James J.
Cullen, Herbert J. Wiseman, John p
Richter, John l.. Sanders, Fred Hobson.
George 1. Peary. John r. Burkhart, John
II. Likenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
PHILIPPINE TOBACCO TARIFF.

Protest From Connecticut Tobacco
Growers-cheap Labor Plant.
HARTFORD. Conn, December D-The
Connecticut Tobacco Growers Association
has sent to esch senator and representative
from Connecticut in Congress a circular let
ter protesting against the removal OF the
tariff from Philippine tobacco.
1t is DECLARED in the letter that further
reduction Of the duties on Philippine to-
bacco would transfer to these islands very
large part of2the business which now sup
ports thousands of citizens in the cigar
leaf growing DISTRICTS Of the United States.
The letter asserts further that~an tropi-
cal countries suited to tobacco cultore>ana
having supplies of cheap labor are able
to compete with the home producers IN
temperate climates even with protective
tariffs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Argument Postponed indefinitely.

The interstate commerce commission to-
day. by stipulation of counsel. postponed in
definitely the hearing of arguments In the
case of WIHam r. Hearst OF New York
against the anthracite coal-carrying rail-
roads The arguments had been scheduled
- place in this city January next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Standard Oil Reductions.

P1TTSBURG, December 29.-The Stand
ard Oil Company today made a reduction
of cents in all grades of crude oil except
Regain. which was cut cents. This is the
second reduction of cents per barrel with
in two weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
RESCUED IN M1DocEAN.
Crew Of American Schooner Saved by
British Ship.

Crew or American schooner SaVeu ny
British Ship.
HAvRE, December 29.-The British
steamer Anglo-Chilian. from Pensacola via
Newport News, which arrived here yester-
day with Captain Nelson. his wife and hve
members of the crew of the American
schooner w. r. Chester on board, reports
having rescued them in midocean when the
Chester was sinking after having encoun-
tered a four days storm. Captain Nelson
set fire to the schooner before abandoning
her. The American consul here will send
the rescued persons home.
The schooner w. r. Chester sailed from
st. Martins, N. B.. November "a. and
Jonesport, Me-, December 3. for Barbados.
She was owned by Charles Nelson Of Ma
chias. Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
President Beckwith Improved.

OBERLIN, Ohio. December 29.-The con-
dition of President c. T. Beckwttb of the
closed Citizens bank was slightly improved
today, although he is still very weak DIR.
w. c. Bunce. who is attending Mr.. Beck
with, said: 1.-The patient is suffering from
a general breakdown and has an attack
closely bordering upon apoplexy. His heart
action is very weak and intermittent. 1t ID
uncertain how Mr.. Beckwtth's illness will
terminate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Movements Of Naval Vessels.

The battleships Kearsarge. Kentucky and
Illinois have left Tompkinsyille to join the
North Atlantic feet. to which they are
attached. In Hampton Roads. where the
entire feet will be reviewed January o
next by the Secretary Of the Navy and
Admiral Dewey.
The Navy Department has been Informed
of the arrival Of the collier Abarenda AT
Hampton Roads. and of the arrival of the
gunboat FL CanO at Shanghai.