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STEEL PREFERRED
LEADS IN TRADING
Quotations on the Stock
Generally Rule Firm.
MEXICAN CENTRAL DOWN
No Selling Pressure of Importance in
Railway List and General
Undertone Steady.
MEXICAN CENTRAL DOWN

NEW YORK, April 25.-There is little
activity in the stock market, and prices
have generally moved within narrow
limits. Early dealings witnessed mod
crate advances, which subsequently were
lost. The heavy engagements Of gold
for export tomorrow and apparent pros
pect OF future large movement has had
a quieting, if not dampening. influence
upon speculative temper. Otherwise
there is little discussion of news, and
traders still appear TO be playing a
waiting game.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical common
opened up a point and preferred Y per
cent as opinion is shifting to a more
favorable Interpretation Of the plans for
taking up the loan made last year by
the company. United States Steel pre-
ferred has ruled firm. Pressed Steel Car
opened up q per cent. Amalgamated
Copper was quiet and steady. American
Car and Foundry were lower, common
receding rs per cent. Republic Iron
and Steel preferred on small sales lost
rs per cent.
There is no selling pressure of i'm
portance in the railroad list, and the
general undertone Is fully steady Gov
ernment bonds unchanged Other bonds
nrmer.
London business did not exceed 10000
shares today. Some stock was sold near
the opening. but its equivalent was
bought later on the decline
The largest trading of the day was In
Steel preferred, in which the orders
have been we'll matched in point OF
size. There was general pressure around
the list by traders who are understood
10 be short.
There was renewed liquidation of Mex
lean Central, and a new low record
price was made.
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THE TOREADORS.

Quite a bun fight took place in this
burg Saturday afternoon. Without Civ
ing any OF the principals names we will
attempt 10 give an interesting account
slaughter-house when II charged upon
the gentleman who was leading it. The
steer thereuDon made a detour of the
surrounding country. growing wilder all
the time. Fearing he would do damage.
a team was hitched up and party of
six, armed with $500 Winchesters. start
ed TO bring the animal to bay. He was
cornered about mile south OF the VII
lage The young man with the rife
opened on him, but after firing two
shots threw the rife I'm the snow and
started on the run; the steer after him.
One of the others then secured the rifle
and. with the assistance Of another rifle
secured by one OF the six. the two were
turned on the steer and soon had him
bested Only % shots were flred.-Door
County (Wis.) Democrat. -
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NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF STOCK MARKETS
A c
WASHINGTON.

Trading on the local exchange today
was extremely light, and neither the
oeals themselves nor the prices paid
were of Importance. Washington Street
Railway preferred sold in 10O-share lots
ut 20, and two lots of 50 each brought
IA and 1885, respectively.
Washington Gas sold ex-dividend at
5712, that price being paid for 1S5 shares.
one hundred shares of Peoples Fire
insurance Company sold at 81.
Ten shares of Real Estate Title Com
panY We're sold at Is. which has been
the bid price for some time and twenty
shares of Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat sold at 231, the best price re-
Gently paid for this stock
OF the bank stocks, ten shares Of
Washington Savings were sold at 105;
two shares of Farmers and Mechanics
at 800, and two OF Lincoln at 125. There
was a bid of 1872 for National Safe De-
post. eX-dividend, but none was offered
at less than Isl. One share of Rigs
was offered at 500.
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A Strong Resemblance.

Everyone then noticed the strong re-
semblance between Hunt and James.
The finding of the property in James
possession convinced the people Of
Glasgow that mistake had been made.
A petition was at once forwarded 70
Governor Blackburn. asking him to
pardon Hunt, and after being in jail
eighteen months for crime OF which
he was innocent, former Gov p. II.
Leslie, who was circuit judge OF the
district. made the order dismissing the
case against him.
Hunt was arrested three other times
for Jesse James but escaped each
time. III 1850 he was resident Of Glas-
gov, but he now lives at Scottsville,
KY, where he is practising medicine.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Substituted States req. As, 509l07lA.
Washington Street Railway, preferred,
10OG49
Washington Savings Bank, 10qlOo.
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, 2d300.
Lincoln National Bank, 2dl25.
National Union Insurance, SQIB.
People Insurance Company 50a6A, 90
Q6l4.
Real Estate Title. 1Q76iz, 10g7S.
Mergenthaler, 34l75&-
After call - Norfolk and Western
Steamboat Company. 10Q237, 10Q23L
Washington Street Railway preferred.
5Od491t, 5Ql5492s.
Washington Gas. 1OOG5715, 5Oq571z. 259
-1lG5-lL
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COLONEL STEWART DEAD

Lieut.. Col. Joseph Stewart, L. s. A.,
retired. died on April % AT Berkeley,
Cal, from dysentery. The War De-
partment was advised this morning that
Colonel Stewart will be buried in the
National Cemetery at the Preside. He
entered the Military Academy In 1898
and was graduated four years later. In
1873 he was retired as a lieutenant
colonel
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RETRIBUTION VISITS
BAD LITTLE BOYS
Crushed Skull, Three Broken Ribs, and
Eye Put Out Incidents of
Sunday Game.

POTTSYILLE, Pa. April 25.-Anthony
Mack, ten-year-old boy, while playing
baseball in the Heckscherville Valley
yesterday, was hit on the head by a
baseball bat and his skull was crushed.
Three ribs Of another boy were broken
while sliding 10 base. and a third boy
lost the sight Of one eye by being nit
with ball.
The other companions OF the injured
boys are threatened with arrest for Sum
day ball playing.
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IN considering the declines IN earnings
TINS year from year ago, it should
be borne in mind that comparison is
made with q time when the volume of
traft1c was heavier than ever before re-
corded Ior corresponding period Rail-
road officers are not alarmed over the
outlook. for they believe that after the
Presidential election business in general
VIII again show marked activity, and
that the railroads viii have all they cen
do TO handle the traffic offered TO them.
An indication that the companies ex-
pect heavier business later on in the
year IS reflected in the reports from
the carbuilding companies of an increas-
ing disposition among the railroads TO
let contracts for new equipment For
the last six months the railroads have
not been active buyers of new cars and
locomotives, but IL IS quite evident that
they viii soon find II necessary TO put
out more money for equipment purposes.
IN this connection II IS well TO observe
that the heavy borrowing by the various
railroad companies on snOrt-time notes
will furnish available capital for the
purchase Of new cars, while 1t is also
interesting 10 observe that the note Is
sues which the railroads are making are
not for the purpose Of paying unearned
dividends, but for improvements 10 the
properties which viii eventually in
crease the earning power Of the roads
and add TO the intrinsic value Of their
securities.
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GETS THIRTY-FIVE CENTS.

PITTsBURG. Pa. April 25.-Burglars
visited the office Of the Pittsburg Filtra-
ton commission. in O'HaTe township,
and bound and gagged the Waterman,
George Stewart; the janitor. Lee Lowi :,
ana his wife. They blew open the safe
win nltrOglycerin, but got nothing.
They took 30 cents and :. few trinkets
from the ianitor.
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PUBLIC DEBT IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 25.-The total indebt-
edness of local authorities in the United
Kingdom amounts to e4O7. O69. 04s. it hav-
ing increased during the last eight
years by Eli, 1873, 1874. The national debt
in the same period increased by $780,
III go
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Until the two political conventions
have been held the stock market will
doubtless remain dull and Irregular, but
in well Informed circles it is not be-
heVed that the bear element will be able
to bring about important reactions in
quotations. At the moment there is
little upon which a bear campaign could
be based. There is large short in
terest IN the current market, and the
fact that stocks as q rule are held by
strong people suggests the possibility
OF trouble for the shorts in case of IA
vOrable developments affecting the ac-
tual worth of securities. The movement
of values last week furnishes little rea-
son for a belief that striking move
ments will take place in the next few
days.
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ONCE CONVICTED
AS JESSE JAMES
Tennessee Man Escapes
Three Years in Prison.
OUTLAWS DEATH SAVED HIM
Bandits Double Arrested After Stage
HOld-Up-Positively
Identified.
OUTLAWS DEATH SAVED HIM

NASHVILLE. Tenn, April 25.-Dr.
Thomas j. Hunts strong facial likeness
to Jesse James, outlaw, has several
times got him into trouble, and had
James not been killed Hunt would have
had to serve a term in the penitentiry.
The old stage between Mammoth Cave
and Cave City was stopped on Septern-
Der 3. 1885, by two men who rode from
the bushes, presented pistols, and or
dered the driver TO halt and the passen-
gers to alight
The Washington times., 1904-04-25
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Gave Up VaIuables.

The passengers stood forth and deliv-
cred and Were then made to get into the
stage. and the driver was ordered to
move on Part of the booty was the
watch Of Judge Roundtree, with his
name engraved on the case.
Lieut.. Gov. J. Z. Cantrin offered a re-
ward of $500 for the capture and convic-
ton Of either outlaw. Two months
afterward G. w. Bunger arrested
Thomas J. Hunt and delivered him to
New Wilkerson. jailer of Barren
county, as one Of the robbers of the
Mammoth Cave stage.
hunt waived examination and at the
March term, 1881, of the Barren Circu!t
Court, was indicted for robbery and the
case was continued until the March
term, 1882 At this term the case was
( tried over the protest of the defendant
anG the passengers. ali Of whom except
MISS Roundtree, appeared as witnesses
positively identified Hunt as one of the
ROBBERS, except Judge Roundtree, who
stated that he took a long look at the
! hlghwaymen, and unless he was badly
mistaken Hunt was not one of them.
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Sentenced for Three Yeas.

The jury found Hunt guilty and gave
MIN three years in the penitentiary. The
most damaging evidence against Hunt
was that he could not account for his
whereabouts on the day of the robbery,
and for some reason is still silent on
the subject
The defendant made a motion for a
new trial and By agreement the rnofio1
was laid over until the September term
of court
Before the time arrived Bob" Ford
klued Jesse James. In his possession
was found the watch OF Judge Round-
tree and the ring OF his daughter As
soon as the judge saw the picture of
the dead bandit. he said: That is the
man who took my watch and looked so
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

--gp0Tted by ". B. Hibbs & Co.. 14l9 F
Street. Members New York Stock Exchange,
Chicago Board Of Trade, and Washington Stock
Exchanged
The Washington times., 1904-04-25

The bears are continuing to pound
away at Steel preferred, and are talking
lower prices for it,
The Washington times., 1904-04-25
NEW YORK.

The total gold shipments arranged for
tomOrrow's steamer aggregate UP to date
SC, 10000.
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CHICAGO. April 25.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain market
today:
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American stocks in London are steady
about parity. The regular fortnightIy
settlement begins tomorrow.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

The market opened weak, 10 70
points lower; steady at noon.
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Swift & Co.'s Sales of Fresh Beef

In Washington for the week ending
April ID averaged % ~ cts. per pound.
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MIsCELLANEOUs BONI

Wash. Gas Co., ser. A. 6's 19c2-27. Zoe
Wash. Gas Co.. ser. b, 6's l904-27- log
L. S. Elec. Light, Deb. Imp. 1902. lob
L. 5. Elec. Light. Cert Indebt.... I02 4
Ches- & Pot. Tel Co. 6s-...-.... 10Y
Wash. Market Co., LIST 6's, 1922. lOy
Masonic Hail Assn SIS. Co.. 100
Washington Gas.-.--..-.-...-.... us
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
RAILROAD BONDS.

Capital Traction r. r. 4's....4--. l06H =.
Net. st. r. r. SIS, 1e25........... lis : Us
Net. r. R. Cert. indebtedness A l0l 100
Net R. r Cert. indebtedness B.. l0i 10
Columbia r. r. 6's. 1914.......... III lis
Columbia R. r. ID mort 5a..... lg1 IOj
City Suburban 5s...-...s....... 30 ..
Anacostia & Potomac 5's.....-.... 96H ..
Wash. Street Railway 4s........- 4oA 20
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SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST

National Safe Deposit 4 Trust. I4sk
Washington Loan & Trust. 2O5
American Security & Trust........ lei
Wash. safe Deposit 80
Union Trust & Storage. ..-....-..- l05K
Masonic Hall Assn G's, c, 1908. l0k
Home Savings Bauk...........l3 1873
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NATIONAL RANK Srnl

Capltal traction -------.-...---.- lux
Washington Street Railway pf..... 4SZ
W aahington Street Railway CON-. II
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16
PULLING TRIGGERS IN JAwJAR
Southern Interstate Shooting Tourna-
ment Opens at Columbus.
(By the Associated Press }

Columbus, Ga, June LITTLE
Southern Interstate Shooting Tourna-
ment opened at Warm Springs today
with more than fifty shooters in at
tendance. There were present repre-
sentatives from Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama and Tennessee.
The program for the first day in
cluded ten events of 200 targets each.
The entire program was shot through
without any delay and the traps
worked smoothly and everyone was
much pleased with the days expert
ence High scores for amateurs were
made as follows: First, A. M. Hatch
er, of Bristol, 49, second, E. L. Mar
bury, 1885, third, Mccullough, 1874.
Highest scores for experts We're:
Walter Huff, of Macon, 1874; H. Money,
1872; J. M. Hightower, 1874.
The shoot will continue three more
days. Tomorrow there will be two
events at targets. On Thursday and
Friday there will be live pigeon shoot
ing. This is the largest and most sue
cessful tournament held in the South
this year
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Thus it is Declared the Battle is Now
Raging. Reported Engagement Of
the Japanese Protected Cruiser
Niitaka With the Russian VIadivo-
stock Squadron Between Korea and
Japan.
Japan.
(By the Associated Press. )

London, June 15.-The correspond
ent of the Central News at Lao Yang
telegraphed today as follows;
'The fighting at Vafangow (about
So miles north of Port Arthur) was
renewed today and is still proceeding
No details are obtainable, but there
are persistent rumors that the Rus
slams We're partly successful, destroy
ing three squadrons of cavalry and
making prisoners of sixty men. The
Russian casualties in the fighting yes
terday We're three hundred and eight
men killed and wounded.
''The Japanese casualties are not
known"
Later a section of Russian cavalry
marching in the direction Of Tafan-
Chow and Lun-Koo, discovered on it's
right flank a great force of Japanese
cavalry. An engagement ensued, and
according to the latest dispatches,
fighting is proceeding all along the
line, the Japanese having obtained re-
Inducements from Vafangow, consist
ing of three infantry divisions with ar
tillery and cavalry"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16
OUR RETAILERS IN
CONVENTION.
Practically Decided to
Start a Trade Journal.
President Dunn Says the Organization
in Carolina is Far Ahead of That
in Any Other Southern
State.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Winston Salem, N. c., June 15.-The
second annual convention of the
North Carolina Retail Merchants As
sociation commenced here this morn
ing. The organization is thoroughly
alive and the sessions held today con-
vinced all that it's motto is Business,
it is also evident that the association
made a wise choice in selecting Nor
man Fl. Johnson as attorney general.
Mr. Johnson has been elected general
counsel for the North ami South Car
olina Wholesale Jobbers and Millers
Association. This way he termed a
handsome compliment to a 23-year-old
lawyer.
1t was practically decided today to es-
tablish a trade journal. 1t will prob
ably be published in Raleigh. The
convention was called to order by
President John Dunn, of New Bern,
who congratulated the association on
the past year and upon the large at
tendance of delegates. The invocation
was offered in a most impressive
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16
Detailed Story of the Disaster
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated PfeSS)
New York, June 15.-The three
decked excursion steamer General Slo-
cum, of the Knickerbocker Steam
boat Company, burned to the waters S
edge in He'll Gate this morning result
ing in the death through burning or
drowning of at least six hundred per-
sons, mostly women and children.
Four hundred and forty-seven bodies
had been recovered tonight and divers
were at work taking bodies from the
hold of the steamer. The remains of
many persons who leaped into the
river have not yet been found. and it
will be many hours before the list of
dead is anywhere near completion.
The General Slocum. one of the lar
gest excursion steamers in these wa
ters, left Third street East River at
$50 o'clock this morning, having on
board the annual Sunday school ex-
cursion of ST. Marks German Lutheran
Church. located in Sixth street. Her
destination was Locust Grove. one of
the many resorts on Long Island sound
The excursion was in charge of Rev.
George c.. T. Haas pastor of the
church. The vessel was commanded
by Captain William Van Schaik, one
of the best known excursion boat cap
tains in New York harbor. He has
commanded the General Slocum for
almost the entire time since she was
built in 1891. The number of excur-
sionists on board today is variously
estimated at from $500 to $500. but
according to an official statement is
sued by the Knickerbocker Steamboat
Company, owners of the Slocum, the
number of passengers was S73, that
being one-third of the vessels licensed
capacity.
The steamer, after leaving her dock
this morning proceeded up the East
River, all three of her decks being
crowded with merry makers. Bands
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16
A SENSATIONAL AFFRAY.
A Woman Insulted, Two Men Fight
One Spirited Away.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Winston- Salem, n. c., June ia
delegate in attendance upon the ses-
sions of the Gand Lodge of knights of
Pythias here, having, it is alleged,
grossly insulted the wife of a Mr.. Fer
guson. head of a stock company play
ing at the theatre here, the husband
was informed of the matter and sought
instant vengeance. The scene of the
affrav that followed was on the street
in front of the Hotel Phoenix. Fergu-
sen rushed down the stairs, and see
ing q man he believed to be the in
sllIter of his wife, he sprang upon him,
and before the bystanders could part
them heat him severely. He was then
informed that he had attacked the
wrong man. but his wife appearing on
the SCENE. stated that the individual
before her was the guilty party
However. the crowd which had coll
lected about the men prevented Sc
oond collision, and shortly thereafter
tha man attacked by Ferguson disap-
naarad Tt is stated that he has been
spirited out of the city.
rbara Is great reticence concerning
tba matter and nothing beyond the
hara facts stated can be learned.
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Hundreds of Women and Children Die on
the Blazing Steamer or Plunge to
Death in the Rcddcncd
Waves.

frantic women and children began to
jump overheard. The current was
strong and there are many Whirl-
pools in the channel. The boats that
always abound in the vicinity picked
many persons from the water, but
these were only a small number of
those that were seen struggling in the
swift current.
On the Slocum the first sweep of
the flames cut off escape from the
hurricane deck, where a great many
of the women and children were
crowded together, and soon burned
away the light wood of the uprights
which came down with crash on
these below. 1t is thought that most
of those on the hurricane deck We're
burned.
AS the fire increased, the struggle
to gain a point of vantage at the
stern became frightful. Women and
children crowded against the after
rail until it gave way and hundreds
We're pushed off into the river. After
this there was steady stream of per-
sons who jumped or were thrown
into the water
Rush of Boats to Aid.
BY this time the shrieking whis-
tie of the Slocum had attracted the
attention of river crafts for consid-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16
TEXTILE EXHIBITS.
A New Feature of the
State Fair.
Many Leading Farmers Will Compete
for the Increased Premiums in Field
Crops and Stock. No Doubt
full Amusements.
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Especial to News and Observer
Winston Salem, n. c., June ID
At the morning session of the Grano
Lodge Knights of Pythias it was de-
cided to hold the next annual meet
ing in Charlotte.
Supreme Representative William
Goldsmith, of Greenville, S. c., made
an address that was heard with in
terest and delight by the memb ers
of the Grand Lodge. Grand Vice
Chancellor Elect A. S. Barnard, of
Asheville made memorial address
in which he paid beautiful tribute to
the life and character of the late Law.
renee p. Mcleod, of Asheville, Past
Grand Chancellor.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Grand Chancellor, w. F. Robert
son, Wilmington; Grand Vice-Chah-
cellor, Alec S. Barnard, Asheville;
Grand Prelate Rev. DR.. l.. A. Kikle,
Kings Mountain; Grand Keeper Of
Records and Seals, w. II. Hollowell,
Goldsboro; Grand Master of tx
chequer, John G. Mills, Rutherford
ton; Grand Master at Arms, A. Is.
Bynum, Winston Salem; Grand Inner
Guard, j. Nj. Boyette, Albemar.a;
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Four Hundred and Forty-Seven Bodies
Already Have Been Dragged from
the Waters Depths, but it Will be
Many Hours Bfeore the List of Dead
is Completed. The Name of the
Burned Steamer was the General
Slocum and She was Laden with
Thousand Happy Sunday School Ex-
curstonists.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, June f5.-Laden with a
thousand eXcursionists, mostly women
and children, the big steamer General
SIOciIm caught fire in the waters of
Hell Gate today and from three hun
dred 10 five hundred persons perished
in the flames or were drowned. 1t
is impossible TO more than estimate
the loss of life. The disaster is the
most appalling that has ever occurred
i'm New York harbOr and is made more
distressing by the fact that most of
those who lost their lives were women
and children of tender age.
The excursion was given under the
auspices OF st. Marks German Luther
an Church,, OF which Rev. George C. f.
Haas is pastor.
Health Commissioner Darlington re-
ported this afternoon that 2f2 bodies
already had been recovered on North
Brother Island.
New York. June 15.-The number
of bodies already recovered as the re-
suit of the burning of the General
Slocum is AIT.
Coroner O'Gorman has issued a
statement that 1913 bodies have been
recovered OF the wreck OF the General
Slocum.