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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-18
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AMERICAN RAILROAD
Charles NJ. Pepper Says the South
American Countries Are
Making Much Progress.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17.-Charles NJ. Pep
per, representative of the United States
government for the projected Pan-Ameri-
can Railway, has left here for home after
a journey of $4,000 miles and visiting the
capitals of twenty-one different govern
ments.
Mr.. Pepper says of the Pan-American
Railway being built by Americans in the
southwestern part of the republic that II is
to-day within lS5 miles of the Guatemalan
line, and when completed. Guatemala and
Nicaragua will build lines In continuation
and that the road will be built more rap
idly from south to north than from north
TO south.
Argentine is doing most effective work i'm
railroad construction. where il is part of
the national spirit OF the day 10 speak and
write of railroad from New York to
Buenos Ayres.
In Chile about 200 miles have been built
and Brazil is planning a railway which is
to pierce the Andes.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Business More Brisk, bur Erratfc
Under Oriental Influences.

LONDON. Jan. I.-Business on the stock
Exchange last week was more brisk than that
Of the week previous. but the erratic changes in
the various phases of the Russo-Japanese crisis
strongly affected all markets French and Ger
man nnancfers continue 10 believe peace will he
maintained. and the remarks made by the ca
at the New Years reception in the winter palace
helped 10 sustain prices. which generally shovel
an advance. German investors and operators
are buying extensively at London in consols
American railroads and Kaffirs
Easy money conditions facilitated business
during the week. and the American market par
ticipated In the activity but perhaps 10 a less
extent than In other departments. Prices how
ever. showed a substantial Improvement Cana
nc returnA
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The local cash wheat market ruled stronger
yesterday. No. 2 red advancing to CSC. The
range:
red. 93c on milling freight; No. red. 90c track;
January, 92c: wagon, soc.
Corn stronger; No. white. 45c; No white.
45c; No. white. 43c; No. white mixed, 45c;
No. white mixed, 45c; No. white mixed, 43c;
No. yellow, 45c; No. yellow. 45c: No. vel
low, 4Sc No. mixed, 44%c No. mixed.
44&c: No. 4 mixed 43c: ear. 44c.
Oats quiet No. white. 3sIzc: No. white,
39c; No. mixed. 3s1zc; No. mixed, 3sc-
Hay steady; No. l timothy sll.50; No. timo-
thy. nominal $40.
lnspectons-Corn: No. 3 white. % cars; No
white. 4; No. white mixed, 2; No. mixed.
1; No mixed. 6; No mixed 3; no grade, 4;
total, AZ cars. Oats: No. mixed, / car.
THE WAGON MARKET.
Corn-Old. 45d5oc; new 4OQ45c.
Oats-Sheaf sSQ10 per ton; new, shelled oats.
311+0c bu.
Hay-Clover, s7.50dS; timothy SO. 5o911: new
mixed, $10Q1; met, sSqs.
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Of making pies and puddings and pastries.
and those other palatabie dishes which de-
light the taste at the table, but which per-
pick the maker and the baker i'm the kitch-
en-. The opening of egg is a simple
enough matter. but the operation is not and
cannot always be performed in tidy and
economical manner.
\ Connecticut genius rises to his feet TO
present mankind, and more particularly
wOmankind. with an egg opener that fills
the bill. The little affair Is placed sur
rounding the egg, the tiny spear points are
forced through the shell. slight twist is
given the apparatus. and you have your
egg neatly and nicely divided. None of the
contents is split. and none OF the shell falls
into the egg.
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AN EGG OPENER.
Clearly Cuts the Shell without
Loss of the Contents.

Columbus thought that he was perform
ing wonderful feat when he taught his
companions to stand an egg on end with
out breaking its shell, but the average
housekeeper would have much more ad-
intred trick that would have shown them
how to cleanly open an egg without spill-
ing part of its contents.
This may seem most insignificant mat
ter 10 those who have never had the task
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
winter patents. 81 1904 30: straights, 50 90q4 To-
spring patents. s4a4 30; straights. s.. 5oaS So
bakers, S.35q3.30 Wheat-No. spring, SAG
SC; No. g. &c. No. red. S3A GS9&c. Corn
No: 2. 45%c; No. yellow. 47c. Oats-No p 3s4
gSsAc; No, white, 4Oq42c No. rye, 559
55l2c. Barley-Good feeding. DG42c; fair TO
choice mailing. 47Ga5Sc. Flaxseed-No. l. 9sl1c
No. Northwestern, 81. o. Prime timothy seed
So %. Clover-Contract grade, S11.35G1l. 40
Mess pork. per brl. $l3d13 12i1 Lard. per 100
lbs, s6:72hG675. Short rib sides 0oose), Sc. 90
Drysalted shoulders (boxed), S. 62Iz d6 10. Short
clear sides boxed. $3.50. Whisky-Basis Of
high wines $1H.
Receipts-Flour, IL 100 brls; wheat. 80. 900 bu /;
corn, PSI 400 bu; oats. 254 600 bu rye 6. 700 bu;
barley. 300 bu. Shipments-Flour. 19. 100 brls;
wheat, 100 blu; corn, 164 300 bu oats, Al 500
bu; rye. 1000 bu; barley, Ia. 300 bu-
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THE MONEY MARKET.
Rates on Loans and Exchange-CIear-
inRs and Discounts

INDIANAPOLIS.-Co paper per
cent: time loans. 5izd6 per cent
NEW YORK--Money call nominal;
loans Time loans easy. sixty and ninety days
per cent; six months. 4itG8ia per cent. prime
mercantile paper. al as per cent. sterling
change firm. with actual business in bankers
bills al S4E75 FOR demand and att 81 81 IS for
sixty-day bills. posted rates 81 S1iz and 81 $50
AS62. commercial bills, As2gA0-1a.
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BIG INCREASE IN DEPOSITS
BANK STATEMENT. As 4 WHOLE, Is
REGARDED A. FAVORABLE.
Contrary to Expectations. Loan Item
shows Large ENPansion-Gain of
SI5,OOO,OOO i'm specie.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK. Jan l6.-The statement OF the
banks in the Clearing House Association to-day
shows enormous increase in deposits-more
than SS5oo0o00. This is the feature OF the state
ment
Contrary TO expectations. the loan item shows
a big Increase SIS. 40S4 400 Specie increased too.
more than Sl5.GlO.oo0.
The Increase in the loan item is unfavorable.
but the statement. a whole. is generally re-
garded in Wall street making a favorable
showing Thc increase in the deposits item as
sures continuance OF easy money. which II there
are not industrial bearsh influences. should cause
activity the stock market.
FolIoWing is the stafan,srr ia detail.
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Jan 1s.-There was large bust
ness reported in any Of the metal markets to-
day and prices were. a rule. steady at yes
terdays basis Tin-Spot, $2s. 25Q2s. 375z Janu-
airy delivery; s2s 25g2s 8, 80 Copper dull; lake.
sl2 5Odl2.75 Spelter-Spot and January. 81 s5si
sos Lead firm at 81. 50d4.60 for spot. Iron uuiet
and nominally unchanged.
ST LOUIS. Jan. 16.-Lead firm at s437lL
SHELTER firm at 81 IS.
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GAIN Is FEATURE.

The Financer says;
THE striking feature OF the official statement
Of the New York associated banks last week
was the gain Of 81. 600 in cash reserve. an
which was estimated on the basis OF the trace
able movements OF money during the week The
from the previous week OF $l,SSs.000. which
the less that week than the amount shown
by the official statement compared with the esti-
mated increase. The gain in cash last week
makes a total increase OF S29. So. COO since the
week ending Dec. 26. 1903.
THE deposits were increased last week by the
unprecedented amount of S35. 300. and conse-
quently the required reserve was augmented by
cash leaves $. 494. 115 the increase in surplus
reserve which stands at S23 49, ESQ against
so. 217 rs al the CORRESPONDING date last year.
Calculated on the basis OF deposits less those Of
public funds the surplus is S32 403025 The loans
increased by SIS 403 400 and IL r. noteworthy
that the gain in this item since the week ending
Dec 20 has been SO, $4,000. Another striking
feature Of the statement Is loans. This is the
first time this condition has been shown since
Aug. 10 last year, when the excess OF deposits
$4,000 In this interval the highest excess
OF loans over deposits S39, 500. 800. Nov. 81,
1903. The loan expansion last week most
likely due to syndicate borrowing. and in all
probability the requirements of these banHers
have not yet been satisfied. A further increase
of Sl5.sl3, 100 in this item will carry the total
loans to the maximum OF last year and also on
record. An increase Of about 800 900 900 in de-
posits will also make new high record for this
The specie is now within 81 100000 Of last
years maximum further large increase IN
specie and also IN legal tenders Is by means
improbable in the immediate future for the re-
turn flow OF money from the interior has not
yet reached the flood.
The daily average OF clearings last week was
S21s 900 OOO less by 81 600 600 than in the pre-
vious week rejecting the lighter business on the
Stock Exchange. The ciearings on Saturday
representing Fridays business. were 1922 ISL lSS
1900. 600 above the average. Compare
gained s141OO.0OO net The cash gains by six
banks were sl1. 100000.
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Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. l6.-Cotton firm Sales
375O bales. Ordinary: l0Hc; good ordinary
~ Size: low middling Is 316c: middlinR u 7-1sc
good middling. 1sa4c: middling fair. if5sc Re.
ceipts S,262 bales; stock, i06.059 bales
NEW YORK, Jan l6.-Cotton-Spot closed
steady; MID sling uplands, i. soc; middIng guif
IA 0oc. No sales.
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prices paid by shippers. }

Cheese-Wisconsin. l3c New York full creams
13c: Swiss. Ice; brick. lie: limburger. PC
POultry-Tom turkeys. nc; hens, Sc; cocks &c:
capOn. lie; young ducks, Sc. springs, SdShc;
geese &c per 10.
Butter-choice roll 12c: Elgin creamery, 2sc;
state. 24c.
Eggs-Easy at sc.
Wool-LOcal dealers are paying for wagon lots:
Good medium merchandise unwashed lie.
coarse and braid 15c; heavy merino lOdl2c;
half-blood. 12Ql4c; bury and cotted 12II4c;
Western i2c
Feathers-Prime geese. soc per ID. prime duck
20c per III.
Game-Rabbits. sOcQa per doz. aa11o per
doz for drawn.
Beeswax-soc for yellow. sc for dark
HIDES AND TALLOW.
Green-salted Hides-No l. 7Ac; No. . eXc.
No. ] calf. 10c: No. calf. sc.
TalloW-No. ]. &c. No. :. Be.
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Poultry.

NEW YORK, Jan 16.-Poultry-I.ive and
dressed nominally unchanged.
CHICAGO. Jan. 16.-Poultry-Live steadv.
turkeys, I1c chickens 1Oizc; springs 1OJbc
CINCINNATI. Jan. 16.-Poultry firm: hens
loo: springs. lie; turkeys. 12lsal3Izc.
ST LOUIS, Jan. 1e.-Poultry quiet; Chickens
&c: springs, &C. turkeys, 1hql21zc; ducks, loo:
geese &c.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK. Jan. l6.-The week in dry goods
has closed with more of a disposition on the part
O buyers 10 consider certain lines or 49,.
though purchasing was confined TO conserVaf i've
lots Jobbing houses report a steady decreese
II demand for spring goods with every fn,iics
ton OF considerable activity in store trade b,,
the end OF the present month. -
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WASHINGTON. saturdays statement OF tha
treasury balances On the general fund exclusive
the $50 000 gold reserve in the division OF
redemption, shows
Available cash S22S ga col
Gold -. 1l2 "a
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Money Rates Abroad.

LONDON.-Money. 2it0s per cent; discount.
o. Q3ss Cous1ls - l5-ltHS1 l5nl6
PARIS Three per cent rentes s7f ~ -
the account Exchange on London. 81 lee Tor
checks
BERLIN. -ENchange on London com tenf e.
checks Discount rates short Nils 81 -.
cent; three months bills "a per cent -
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Wool.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. l6i-Wool nominal; medium
grades, combing and clothing I7G2lc- iiqbt e.
l5Ql711c; heavy fine. i2ql4hc; tub washed. 80
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THERE ARE NO SAFER INVESTMENTS
for your money than the farm and city
mortgages that we have for sale.
IN u years we have sold over eighteen bill
lion dollars OF these mortgages and have
never lost a dollar OF interest or principal
and have never fOreclOsed a mortgage since
we have been in business. Phones. New 1874;
Old black 4126. &. y. WILLIAMS ~ CO.
Bankers. No. 10 East Market St. Indianapolis
We allow three per cent. on deposits.
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THE JOBBING TRADE.
che quotations given below are the selling
prices OF the wholesale dealers5
Candies, Nuts Figs

common mixed. SC; gTocers' mixed SIC: Banner
twist stick. 1i20SC; Banner cream mixed &c:
derby mixed. 7iac-
Nuts-SOft-shelled almonds 15c; Brazil nuts
Zoe; hlberts, l2c; peanuts roasted Ease; mixed
nuts. he
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BROKERS VIEWS ON THE
WHEAT AND CORN MARKETS
IA. r. Thompson & Col


CHICAGO Jan. 16.-wheat to-day touched the
highest point on this movement IS SEC for the
May The strength has apparently been without
any help from the big holders. There has been
a desire on the part of shorts to get evened up
Sunday and out of the way of any sudden
war movement. These buyers have found the
wheat hard to get. The market is showing dis
buy except on advances. Gables were un-
changed Minneapolis reported the millers TAX
ing round lots out of store. Kansas City
shipped more than IL received and reported a
good business to the Northwest. There was a
San Francisco. The Indian crop news was bear
ish The seaboard reported five loads for ex-
port.
Corn has been strong with the May most Of
the day over i9c. There mas been good deal Of
selling over that figure. but the demand has
been large. Cables were unchanged. Ii was a
big speculative trade with Harris-Gates large
buyers Of July. Bartlett, Frazier & Co
6 lsd p t6e NAY buying a5 fre wd great deal
lar with the yellow corn lower.
[Porterheld & Col
CHICAGO. Jan. 16.-There strong grain
market again to-day and May made new high
record The long bull interest didn't have to buy
a bushel to put 1t there. The short interest is
large and congested and the fear of new de-
velopments in the Russo-Japanese situation
over Sunday they all started TO cover their lines
times offerings small News in general
is bearish but every thing Is ignored except the
war situation This market is hard 10 predict
There a big market in and most OF the
day the May held over 49c, and closed strong
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Markets for silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver. sac: Mexican dollars
sc
LoNDoN.-srver bars. p 5-lsd an ounce.
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ried in cellar. From wagon. sc per ton extra,
By wheelbarrow. chute or basket.
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Alcohol. 81 52a2.7 20: asafoetida. 4Oc; alum. PA
T4c camphor. 6SQ70c. cOchineal. 55c. chloro-
form 5Sas5c. copperas. DrI soc; cream tartar,
pure. 32qS5c: indigo. 65dSc. licOrice. Calab..
genuine 35q40c: magnesia caTb.. Cz. zOa22c:
morphine L. W. per s.. 45GI2. 20. oil berga-
mot per 10. S3 opium. So 50Q3 70; quinine z. q
W per OF. 32q37c. balsam Nopaiba, S5f360c; soap.
CASTLE. l34I6c. soda. bicarb.. -. 45c. salts.
Epson. Ia d4c; sulphur flour. 2]sg5c; saltpeter.
Sn .0c, turpentine. 63nOc; glyceril, l6iz420c;
lodide potassium. g.. 45d2.50: bromide potassium,
45250c. chlorate potash 154-Oc: boraX. S4l2c:
cinchOnida. 29G34c; carbolic acid, &c; cocaine,
nm nSM4
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SAWS AND MILL SUPPLIES.
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Coal and Coke.
CRetail Prices.)

Bags. &c per ton extra ground floor or dumped
In cellar tvc per ton extra second floor or car
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Seed clover. prime. S5.5OGs: English clover.
$6a65O; alsike. SAP Timothy. prime. 81 7592.
Fancy Kentucky bluegrass. 81 5Oa1. IS; extra
clean. 60q7Oc. Orchard grass. s2d2.25; red top.
9OcQsL75 English bluegrass. 81.
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Dry Goods.

BIeached Sheetings Androscoggin L. TIC:
Berkeley. No. So &c Cabot, 7l4c; Capitol, 7Ac;
Cumberland. nc; Dwight AncnOr. SIC. Fruit Of
the Loom. size: Farwel TIC. FItchvile, &c;
Full Width &C. Gilt Edge. &C: Gilded Age. sac:
HILL nc, Hope. TIC; Lnwood. SIC. Lonsdale.
size Peabody &c; Pepperell. "a. &c; Pepperell.
1914. 25c; AndrOscoggin, "a. 24c; AndrOscoggin,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

The p~ost-ofice inquiry resolution and
the Panama Canal question divided the
attention of the Senate yesterday. The
first half of the session was given up to
the inquiry, and Senators Hale and Cor
man were the speakers. Mr.. Hale made
a plea for the reference of all the resolu-
tions looking to an investigation to the
committee on ~pOst-ofice, and Mr. German
repeated his assurances that he would be
satisfied with that disposal ofthe question.
He denied any intention to appear as a
prosecutor Of the republican party, With
which Mr.. Hale accused him. Mr..
Hale expressed the opinion that the de-
partmental inquiry had been more
thorough than would be a Congressional
investigation
The question went over until today,
with the understanding that after a few
more speeches the resolutions would be
allowed to 90 to the committee.
The discussion of the Panama Canal
question was confined to the continuation
OF Mr.. Teller's argument that the course
of the United States in the recent revolt
of Panama was contrary TO international
law and sound morals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Ellen B. Ellis died suddenly at
her home in Fredericksburg yesterday
of paralysis of the heart.
Fire yesterday destroyed Christ Epis.
copal Church, Mathews county. This
is the second burned on the same site.
Judge Bey. T. Crump, chairman of
the State corporation commission, yes
terday was named by Governor Montague
to succeed himself for the full term of
six years, beginning Feb. l, 1904.
A strike clause in their contract with
s.. H. Cottrell & Co., leading coal deal
ers in Richmond, has saved the Smoke
less Fuel Company from having to pay
SO, 900 for failure to deliver coal to Cot
trell during the troubles with the miners
last year. A jury in the United States
Circuit Court awarded the damages
named, but Judge Waddill set the YER
dict aside, saying that the strike clause
was intended to cover just such 'contin-
gencies.
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Theatre Threatened by Fire.

New York, Jan. 19.-Fire started
this morning in a two story frame build
ing adjoining Harry Miners Peoples
Theater on the Bowery, near Riyington
street, and Quilted the structure before it
was put out. The flames originated in
the H. G. Miner Pharmacy, which oc-
cupied one side of the building, and
spread to a cigar store which occupied
the other side. Two men who lived
over the store had a narrow escape from
being burned to death. The flames
gained considerable Roadway owing to
the water freezing almost as soon as it
left the hose and at one time threatened
the theater, but the fire was confined to
the building in which it started. The
damage will not exceed five or six thOus-
and dollars. No damage was done to
the theater property except a little soak
ing. The Hebrew performance which
is billed for this week, will probably
give its usual performance tonight.
Three other fires broke out in this
city at about the same time as the one
near the Peoples Theatre. Pier No. GA,
North river, at the foot of 34th street,
occupied by two Italia steamship lines,
and the Allan-State lines, was damaged
to the extent of several thousand dollars.
The Allan-State liner Siberian was
pulled out into the stream and saved.
Flames partially DESTROYED the house
No. 60 Carmine street, said to be over
100 years old. The damage is placed at
81, 500.
A thrilling rescue of twenty women
and children took place when the three
story tenement house No. 51l Carroll
street, Brooklyn caught FIRE from an
overturned stove in the basement.
About 80 Italian families occupied the
house, and when the lower halls became
filled with smoke, they all ran shieking to
the top floor front. Many Of the
became insane with fear and tried to leap
from the windows but were restrained
until the firemen arrived. The loss
will not be heavy.
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%TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Death of George Francis Train.


New York, Jan. l9.-George Francis
Train (citizen) died in the Mills Hotel,
in this city, last night. His body was
lying today in the little room where for
years he has paid his twenty cents per
night, the same as other dodgers. He
died Of nephritis. Mr.. Train was nearly
rs years old. Mr.. Train was born in
Boston in 1929. Four years later he
was orphaned in New Orleans, losing
his father, mother, and three sisters
from yellow fever. He worked on a
farm in Massachusetts, until he was IA,
then became successfully grocer's
boy, shipping clerk and messenger,
until at % he was a partner in
the shipping firm of Train & Co.,
with an income of $40, 900 a year.
In 1853 he organized the George Francis
Train shipping company in Melbourne,
Australia, and in 1860 he pioneered the
first street railway of Europe, America
and Australia. In 1860 he organized
the Credit Mobilier and did a great deal
toward starting the Union Pacific Rail-
road. He then owned 5, 900 lots in Oma-
ha, and said he was worth $50, 900, 900.
In 1872 he ran independently as a can
didate for President, against General
Grant and Horace Greeley. Mr.. Train
organized the French Commune at Mar
settles, in 1870. He wa the author of
a dozen books and many poems. In all
his life Mr.. Train never touched intoxi-
eating liquor or smoked. He liked no.
toriety aud was always willing and able
TO talk with ANYBODY and everybody.