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The Washington times., 1904-03-10
PRICES RULING
SLIGHTLY BETTER
Just a Shade Above Closing
of Yesterday.
DULLEST DAY ON RECORD
Buying Just a Little Better Than Sell
ing-London's Trading Less
Than 1880 Shares.

NEW YORK, March 10, 10 a. m.-The
stock market opened slowly and quietly
The average was a shade stronger, al
though the loss in Peoples Gas of y
per cent under moderate pressure was
the outside huctuation. The chief
strength was in Steel preferred, which
was up y. The rest OF the active list
was limited 10 fluctuations of a, and
averaged probably Is higher.
Financial depression TO the extent OF
almost complete stagnation was the eN-
perience Of the stock market this morn
ing. There was the same absence OF
selling pressure, but a Ike indiSposition
TO buy which has been the feature Of
The speculation for some time past
A slightly better tone prevailed and
prices ruled q shade above yesterday
close. but there was no news or gossip
10 account for this contrast with the
heaviness Of yesterday afternoon. There
is absolutely no tendency TO prices.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds slightly firm.
London's total operations did not eX-
coed , 500 shares. The market has been
the dullest yet. The buying is better
than the selling. Corn Products made a
new low record on scattered selling.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS
WASHINGTON.

The only matter of interest on the
local exchange today was the trading in
rights for the new issue of Graphophone
certificates Of Indebtedness OF which the
company proposes to issue $500 OOO They
We're not listed until after the session
OF the exchange, when the governing
committee passed the requisite resolu-
ton, but nevertheless something like
S2o,O0O We're bought at the general rate
of s. per hundred shares
outside OF this today's session was the
dUllest in weeks, less than q hundred
shares being traded in. Fifteen shares
OF American Security and Trust Com
pany were sold at 100. which was vester-
Gay s price; thirty shares of Mergen-
thaler went at Ia and three ut MY
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

WILLIAM MOVER President Leather Baul
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

FOR sALE-Dairy lunch. slO0. al Pa ave-
sc. mhS-14t
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

On March % the stockholders of the
Wabash Railroad Company viii vote 70
increase the cOmpany's common stock
S5O,OOO,0O0. In order 10 comply with the
laws OF Missouri, which provide that the
bonded Indebtedness Of a CORPORA ton
shall not exceed its authorized capital
stock According to the best Informal
ton there IS at the present time no in
tenuon or issuing any OF this stock. but
the needs of the company in the course
OF the year may lead TO a public sub
scripuon offer. The chances are, how
ever, IhaJ there viii be no stock offer
ing in the next ten months. unless the
public should show greater desire 10
buy securities
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
DIVIDENDS.
MEGGENTHALER LINOTYPE colpA

8lEGGENTHALER LINOTYPE COMPANY.
New York, March S, 1904
Al a meeting II the Board ~ Directors held
this DAY a regular quarterly dividend u Two
And ONE-HALF PER CENT was declared. pay
able on and after March 81. 1904. % the stock
holders Of record on TUESDAY, March 10, 1905,
M 3 % clock D. M.
Tee transfer books win close on Tuesday.
March IS 1903. at I o'clock II. m, and reopel:
Oh April j. 1904 az 10 O'Clock a. m.
II FRED'K ]. WARRURTOS, Treasurer.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
TITLE INSURANCE sTOl
TROOPERS ExTINGUIsH FIRE.

Troopers OF Fort Myer extinguished a
FIRE al the residence Of r. J.. Il. Rowe.
Of Munson Hin. near Falls Church. The
nre was started In a room in which
tnere was no stove or CRATE. and Is sup
posed 70 have been caused by rats
gnaWing matches The house was not
damaged much. but q new grand piano
and other furniture was ruined
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

The debenture bondholders Of the Wa
bash company will also vote on March
= 70 ratify the trust agreement to Sc
cure $4,000. 900 per cent terminal bonds
authorized at the last annual meeting
OF the company. The fact that this road
IS increasing its interest charges and
viii doubtless eventually increase the
6-nOunt Of it's outstanding stock while
1t is. spending large sums on its proposed
extensions and improvements, suggest t.
the improbability OF a dividend on tbs
Ireterreds stock for several years to come,
but when the system reaches the state
Of perfection that IS now contemplated
by the controlling interests in the prop
eTty its securities ought 10 be favorite
investments
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
LEGAL NOTICES.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, HOLDING A PRO
BATE COURT. No Il, 735, Admins
trattOn.
This is to give notice that the subscri-
Der. Of the District of Columbia has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court Of the
District OF Columbia letters of admin
istration on the estate Of Julia a Bech-
tel, late Of the District of Columbia,
deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned
to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof. legally authenticated, to the
subscriber. on or before the 9TH DAY
OF MARCH, A d. 1905; otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all bene-
NJ of said estate.
Given under my hand this 9Th day Of
March 1904. CHARLES V. BECHTEL,
(Seal) 1416 Thirty-fifth St NV
Attest. JOHN X. ROUZER
Deputy Register OF Wills for the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Clerk Of the
Probate Court.
LECKIE & FULTON. Attorneys.
mhl0 1724
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

The Missouri Pacific Company has
bought n large block of the Wabash
preferred stock. and as the road is con-
trolled by the people identified with
the Missouri Pacific there IS no chance
its We ship p--ssing to other hands.
The Missouri Pacific will have an At
lantic Coast outlet, through the Wabash
and its new Eastern connections, and
IL IS no wonder. therefore, that the
Pennsylvania company is unwilling to
accept meekly the so-called Gould in
vasIon OF the East. The invasion, how
ever. is an accOmplished fact.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
ALBERTINE STONE.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. HOLDING A PRO
BATE COURT. No. 1876 Admins
tratiOn
This Is to give notice that the subscri-
Der. OF the District Of Columbia, has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court of the
District OF Columbia letters of admin
istration on the estate of Daniel TindaIl
late of the District OF Columbia
deceased All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned
20 exhibit the same with the vouchers
IhereOf. legally authenticated. to the
subscriber on or before the STH DAY
OF MARCH. A. D. 1905: otherwise they
may by law be excluded from ell bene-
fit of said estate.
Given under my hand this Sth day Of
March, 1904. WILLIAM TINDALL
(SeaiD 2103 California Ave. CITY.
Attest: JOHN R. ROUZER
Deputy Register Of Wills for the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Clerk of the
Probate Court
PHILIP TINDAII. AttOfnev
mhI0 1924
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

Charles E Howe Of the American Sc
curity and Trust Company. will deliver
lecture before the Columbia Historical
Society next Monday evening at the
Shoreham Hotel on the history Of the
first United States bank
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

saIes-American Security and Trust, .
also 1od190.
After call-Washington Market. 15q
Washington Street Railway IS. 1000
MergenthaIer. S@1771z. IOa177. 1OQ17,
1O0177.
Traction. 5G1Hk
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

The directors of the Union Trust and
Storage Company have declared a quar-
terly. dividend OF IL per cent, payable
April Is.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

Not including the money TO be spent
upon the New York tunnel, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, through the
board OF directors. has approved eXDend-
itures for improvements east Of Pitts
burg in 1904 TO aggregate at least so, 500,
00U. OF this sum S 900 900 Will be spent
upon new work. including the improving
and charging OF the track facilities IN
and about Broad Street station, Phila-
delphia. and S13. 500 90 viii be spent upon
The additional s.. 900, 900 is needed for i'm
provements that are called for from
time TO time.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

reported by ". B. Hibbs & Co., 1419 F
StreeT. Members New York Stock Exchange,
Chicago Board Of Trade, and Washington stock
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

London operations did not exceed ? 500
shares. and less than 900 were bought
on balance.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
NEW YORK.

This has been the dullest day on the
change in years. Up to noon, less than
10000 shares has been dealt IN.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

The Alexandria National Bank opened
its doors for business yesterday. CHARLES
+. Nicol is president and +. c. Smith
cashier. William b. Smoot is first vice
president; s. Russell Smith, second vice
president, and the directors are w. A.
Smoot, John A. Marshall. James w.
Roberts. r. L. COckrelI. w. a. SmOot,
1r., G. t. Martz. Henry F Robertson. ].
W. Yates. George r. Hin, S. ]. Johnston,
+. b. White. and Joseph z. Willard.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

Former Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman ]. Gage is a contributor TO the
new magazine Trust COMPANIES" q
new monthly magazine devoted to the
interests of trust companies in the
United States Mr. Cages article g
on Conservation OF Estates"
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. HOLDING A PRO
BATE COURT. No. Il. SIS. Admins
tratiOn.
This is to give notice:
That the subscriber Of the District OF
Columbia has obtained from the Pro-
bate Court Of the District Of Columbia
letters testamentary on the estate Of
Katherine W Mexican. late Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the vouchers thereof legally authenti-
Gated. 70 the subscriber. on or before
the path DAY OF FEBRUARY A D.
1905, otherwise they may by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this 9th day Of
February 1901 WOODBURY. BLAIR,
(SeaL) COrcOran Building
Attest: JOHN r. ROUZER
Deputy Register of Wills for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Clerk Of the
Probate Court
WOODBURY. BLAIR. Attorney.
fe25. mh3 10.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

At public auction $18S, 900 par value Of
United States Shipbuilding first mort
gage bonds were sold in New York yes
terdey at geo for each $1,000 bond 10 W
S Fanshawe. Five hundred shares Of
preferred stock sold for $50 in all, and a
like number Of common shares sold for
SO in all
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

The new board of directors Of the
american Ice Company has elected
Wesley NJ. Oler president Guy 3. John
son, of the Standard Oil Company, first
vice president and treasurer, and J. +.
bennett, the old secretary OF the
American Ice Company, secretary. pro
tom
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
NEW YORK CoTToN MARKET.

NEW YORK. March 10-The following
prices were quoted on the cotton mar
ket today:
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

CHICAGO, March l0.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain mar
ket today:
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

E. r. Chapman, OF E. R. Chapman &
Co, gives out a denial that he is TO be-
come a director in the Greene Copper
Company. He is a stakeholder and went
Wednesday, but has no aspirations for
the directorate
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR SALE-Crocery; best northwest corner.
TINS EXCHANGE C35 g 81. mhl0-5t
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLI MBIA, HOLDING A PRO
BATE COURT. No. 11,221, Admin
istration.
This is to give notice that the sub
scrioer. who was by the Supreme Court
OF the District Of Columbia granted let
1ers teStamentary on the estate of John
Johnson, deceased. has. with the ap-
prevail OF the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, holding a probate
court. appointed MONDAY. the 4th DAY
OF APRIL, 1904, at 10. O CLOCK A Nj.
as the time. and said court room as the
place, FOR making payment and distribu-
uOn from said estate. under the court s
direction and control, wnen and where
ali creditors and persons entitled TO dis
tributiVe shares or legacies or resi-
due, are notified TO attend. in person Of
by agent or attorney duly authorised
with their claims against the estate
properly vouched
Given under my hand this Cd day of
March, 1904
DAVID GOLDSMITH, Executor.
BY LYON < LYON, Attorneys.
Attest:
(Seal) JOHN r. ROIJZER
Deputy Register of Wills for the Dis
trtct OF Columbia; Clerk OF the Pro-
bate Court. nh3.10I
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA. HOLDING A PRO
BATE COURT. No. 1885, Admins
tration
This is to give notice that the subScri-
oers of the District of Columbia have OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court Of the
District Of Columbia letters testament
tary on the estate of Louise Q. Stone
Meserole, late of the District OF Column
bfa, deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warned
70 exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof, legally authenticated, to the
subscribers. on or before the 9TH DAY
Or MARCH A D. 1905: otherwise they
may by law be excluded from all bene-
fit Of said estate
Given under our hands this 9Th day Of
March 1904
ALBERTINE STONE,
GEORGE +. STONE,
(Seaf.) 1924 . Street northwest.
Attest: JOHN r. ROUZER,
Deputy Register OF Wills for the Dis
trict OF Columbia Clerk of the
Probate Court
JOSEPH STEWART, Attorney.
mh1017,24
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

capital as security in an established merchant
tailoring; tailor or not: call for particUiaTs-
eo4 18Th ST. NV. nhl0-3t
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
coTFRNllENr BONDS.
RAILROAD BONDS


Wash Gas Co, ser. A, 6s l002-27 l0} -.
Wash Gas Co.. ser. B. S lSO4-Zi. ll5
u S Flee Light Deb. Imp. 1902. lJ]
L. g. Elec. Lieht, Cert Indebt--.. l0} lO8
Chez. & Pot Tel. Co. 8s..---....- iU3G lO4
Wash Market Co., LIST s's, 1872. 100
Masonic Hail Assn Gs c. 1903.... 100
Washington Gas............----... ll3Z ia
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Market opened easy. 10 Y points
Her Noon very steady.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
1905 G Street N. W.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY

OFFICE, COR 9TH AND F SITS
PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION
Loans in any aincdnt made on Approysd
real estate or collateral ~ reasonable
rates
- Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject 70 check
- This company acts as executor, admin
- istrator, trustee, agent, treasurer, regis
tr1r, and In all other hduciary capacities
Boxes for rent Ia burglar and hre-prooi
- vaults for safe deposit and storage OF Vair-
- able packages.
JOHN JOY EDISON. President
JOHN =. SWOPE..................Y President
ELLIS SPEAR-............S Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER. Treasurer
BRICE j. MOSES. Assistant Treasurer
THO3lAS BRADLEY Real Estate Of5ceT
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared 10 assume The management 81 your
real estate. Careful attention given to all de-
tails
The Washington times., 1904-03-10
Profitable Real Estate.

II your rentable property doesn't pay,
the chsAces are there is something the
matter with its handling We think our
rental department is thoroughly equipped
10 give uncXcelled management 10 every
class Of improved property. Hundreds Of
property owners think So. too. Let US
demonstrate the fact to you. II is mat
ter Of business that we believe II will pay
you % Investigate.
3 II. WARNER Co., 916 + 81. N. W.
The Washington times., 1904-03-10

FOR RENT-F'ine store on 7th ST. NV. a. feet
deep. large show window good cellar; good
business location. 1875 9TH st. nw.i rent S25i
residence is wanted mhlO-St =
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-08
DR.. GHAS. j. HlGINBCTHAM.
DR. LILLIAN c. HlGlNBOTHAM,
OSTEOPATHlC
PHYSICIANS.

Office, $40 Chestnut Street.
Old pnon~ 10y New Phone Res
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-08

| Women have become an indispan-
sable factor in the German postal
! telegraph and telephone service. says
| the Boston Transcript. in spite OF
I'll" conservatism which prevented
tf" utilization of feminine activities
i'll public work in Germany until near
~ half century later than in France
ssi! England. United States Consul
Monaghan. at ChemnitZ. in his re
cent communication to ;ha United
States department of commerce. and
labor. reviews briefly the condition
and requirements which arr OF inter
est as showing the progress Of We
Fen in the Fatherland II Is Hot
every woman that can obtain a posi-
tion in the German postal service, se
strict are Tho government regulations
1t spoctmG age character, cducation
a} health y government medical
examiner pronoaeccs npon ,hr health.
eeaich muse I've perfect; th= age muzt
Eo- eAec.d 2o or he under Is. and
4 =o1t common school education is p
r.: ny reau.~ttr Possessing all
thas q12fteat.aps fae woman can.
G;Ga.e is elieihle only To- position
a assistant in The postolliea and tRe
h.shes5 salary she can homo for is
- i year. HI the telegraph and
telephone sefiee. however all eradss
of positions are open q women
thou@l the rulas of admission are
equally strict. and no women with
children are employed. Four thous-
and women are now engaged in the
telephone service OF the German en-
Firo Il is stated. .O00 of them being
i! Berlin. The hours are light, rang
ing from SIX to ci@hr hours a day.
The highest pay which women can
draw in German telephone Offices is
S357. which is said to afford a COM
ortable living in Germany, but It IL
low wage compared With tnal 10
i've obtained in England where eXpe-
rienced telephone clerks get $500 and
the chief inspectors are paid as high
its S2,500. In Germany. however, il
must be noted that women on their
withdrawal from active service after
the prescribed number of years OF
faithful work are awarded a govern
the men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-08
G. "A . sI~ ~.
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STYLISH LITTLE COAT.

For this autumn the little coat has
assured success. In taffetas it has
been invaluable to most of us for
several weeks in cloth we are already
convinced of it's charms One model
in cherry red drap souple (Which is
not cerise, bien entendu, though It
is not for me to say why!D has cross.
ing fronts, rolled back fronts, with
loops of black and white braid and fiat
black jet buttons q apologize for
'black jet but | once read about
white jet in fashion article, |
assure you), and is lined with black
taffetas, a useful possession for wear.
ing with black, white Or possibly
cherry-red cloth skirts.
The turned-back fronts, as they
cross, can be continued below the
belt. which should be a deep one OF
carefully fitted black taffetas. and
brought down upon either hip as the
facings to the neat little basque, with
cut which no self-respecting coat is
seen this autumn, says the Queen.
Another little wrap may be fashioned
of black and rather a bright green
you know, with lining to match and
a rather important Napoleon collar
and cuffs of black clo;h with green
pipings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-08
THE WORLDS TONGUE,

English is today what French was
in the eighteenth centu ", ani Latin
in the mioula ages, the language
chosen by common consent for inter
communication between statesman
|sayants and fashionable and literary
persons of different nations. With
English one can make his way con-
veniently along any of the beaten
t. acks in Europe. More people now
|sEeak English as their vernacular
than speak any other European
tongue.
A sign of the growth in Importance
.; the English tongue is the recent
action of the school authorities of
the German government in making
English an optional study in the pub
lie schools of Saxony. This action
was induced by a petition addressed
to the government by the Dresden
Schoolmasters' association. The pc
t;tion was an excellent syllabus of the
arguments in favor of English as n
subject for study in the German pub
lie schools. A portion of 1t was as
follows:
| First-English is the most widely
used civilized language in the world.
Second-It is the most important
Language for Germany's international
| trade relations. In Dresden especial
| lv the knowledge of English is or
81 eat advantage to shopkeepers and
commercial men, owing to the i'm
portant Anglo-American colony there,
| Third-English deserves prefer
ence over French on account OF its
literature. which (a) eXcels that OF
French both from the artistic and
moral point of view; (b) appeals
more nearly to our sentiment and un-
derstandng as that of German peo-
nile. (c) has played prominent part
in the development of our own litera-
ture.
Fourth-English is not inferior to
French in educative value.
Fifth-In the teaching of Engli n
the readily learned grammatical
ferns of the language enable the time
allotted to it's study to be spent IN
attaining the most important object in
teaching a foreign language-the po"
or of its free use in speech and writ
i..e, This is not possible in the case
OF French, owing to the difficultles O!
its grammar.
It is only within recent times tina
English has been taught carefuA3
even in English and American
schools. The old theory was thaf
student learned English best by rea
ing the Latin and Greek anthof9
While tho benefits of a knowledge Q
Latin and Greek are very great. 90
certinly assist in acquiring the acco
nlishment of using English correct
and elegantly, the close attention nov
given to English in our own schoo:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-08

We scarcely appreciate what a
treasure We possess in our English
tongue. The vocabulary of English
has been enriched by plumber from
every land and every language. 1t
IS flexible tongue, adaptable to any
iGea, and a tongue which welcomes
acceSsiOns when those are necessary
1t is not by it's intrinsic virtue. how
ever, that the English language is
: spreading and is becoming the cosmo.
poltt2n medium of communication
but rather by the increasing import
ahc9 of the people that speak English.
The British and the Americans con
tlol large portion of the worlds
t'ade. Their influence is felt every
where. They sell to evroynody and
everybody wishes TO sell to them.
y erily, the English language has
come forward since he time when
Bacon. d@spairing Of the perpethity of
The English tongue, translated some
OF his works into Latin.