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ESTATE OF CATHERINE KRATZ
LATE OF THE BOROUGH OF
DANVILLE, ,MONTOUR COUNTY,
Pa, DECEASED.
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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.
ESTATE OF JAMES L. BEACH
LATE OF MOORESBURG, MON.
TOUR COUNTY, PA.
Notice is hereby given that letters
Of administration on the above estate
have been granted to the undersigned
All persons indebted to the said estate
are required to make payment, aud
those having claims or demands against
the said estate will make known the
same without delay to
MARGARET ]. BEACH,
Administrators, MooresbuTG. Pa
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The Washington times., 1904-01-02
LOSSES WERE UNIFORM
THROUGH GENERAL LIST
Little Discrimination Shown in Liqui-
dation-Industrial and Rail-
roads Suffer Alike.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE stock mar
ket this morning was controlled by the
apprehension OF uufavorable results
from war between Russia and Japan
The advices over the holiday were eX-
tremeIy pessimistic as 10 the main
tenance OF peace. and London quota
tons for Americans came decidedly
weak
By the close of the first hour, under
Increased offerings. the active list he'd
scored losses Of I To Ia per cent from
last Thursday. There was little dis
elimination i'm the selling. Declines
were fairly uniform The losses eN-
tended TO point or more in the indus
trial list. including Amalgam;hed Cop
per United States steel preferred. and
Sugar
The speculation lost some activity IN
the second hour, but continued heavy
on liquidation inspired by the fear OF
war consequences Government bonds
were unchanged. Railroad bonds were
somewhat lower.
Losses in the international list ranged
up to "a in Baltimore and Ohio and
Union Pacific The average loss was
\. Brooklyn Rapid Transit lost y; Cop
per lost only n.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

1923 Linden Place northeast Mutual
Guarantee Building and Loan Associa-
ton to James r. Bundy, lot 2l5. square
1904. $40
Addition to Observation-Disclosures X, S.
Wilmer TO Fannie A Feddon, part lot
?. SO.
loomingdale-Annie r. Haislip to
Emma v and Everett g. Haymaker,
lot 81. block -. so.
lie DrOit Park-William Butter1vorth
ct al. to Adam Timer, lot 30. block Z. so.
Cambridge Street northwest. near
Thirtieth Street-Josephine p. Hill ct
vir. William A. 10 John ]. Smith, jr..
Montello-Harry Smith. trustee, 20
Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany. lots los and 107. block 5. s..
1858 and 1910 Jefferson Street north
west-John HiestOn ct al, trustees. 70
Edward NJ DUlin, part lots 81, IS, and
So square 119S 1910.
202 l. Street southwest-James T.
Bundy ct ux. 10 Eliza A. Weaver, lot
49, square 594. Ss11.50.
1903 c Street southeast-Paul Costinett
ct al TO Antonio SessO, lot 3, square
south Of 1015. so.
Interest-Henry c. Stewart. trustee, 70
Cora Andres. Amy E WILDER. Rufus f.
Andres. and Carolyn L. Stuart. all in
terest in estate of Carrie A. France, 81.
G Street northeast. between Eleventh
and Twelfth Streets-Jennie +. Tucker
ct vir.. William II. to John II. Burke
part original lot 10. square 9S3. so.
First Street southeast, between z and
7 Streets-JerOme 3. Stahl, trustee, &c
Thomas A and Teresa A. Beach, LOT
lbs, square 1876. SO.
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
John L. Warren ct uX. to Joseph l.
Biggs. let 251, block 4. $40.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
TREASURY REVENUES
BETTER THAN SHOWN
Figures Do Not Fully Indicate the
Actual Improvement Recorded Since
End of Last Fiscal Year.

Federal revenues are in a condition
better than indicated by the report OF
the surplus of SS,4iS.667 existent at the
close of the year 1903 The balance In
the hands Of disbursing officers Decem-
Der 81, which is treated as expenditures,
was larger than on June 30 by. five mil
lion dollars. In the course OF the fall.
this balance ran up to S6S.OOo.0O. the
largest on record. In December, II was
reduced considerably.
In the calendar year just closed the
Treasury sent out So. 900 for the pur-
pose Of moving crops compared with
So. 546. 900 the preceding year. The high
price Of cotton and its early sale caused
the amount sent to New Orleans to In
crease from SIS. 900 to a little more
than S25. 100000 The amount of gold
paid i'm New York against deposits IN
San Francisco increased about two mill
lions.
There are indications that the esti-
mate Of Secretary Shaw as to The sur
plus At the end OF this fiscal year viii
be substantially verified and also ask
the estimate Tor small deficit at the
end Of the next fiscal year =
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
HERE TO STAND TRIAL
FOR CHECK DEALINGS
Providence Man, Who Got Woman Ac-
quaintance to Indorse Notes,
Brought Back by Detective.

B. F. Pierce. wanted here on the
charge Of passing several bad checks on
the Riggs National Bank. with Emma
Robinson as security, was brought here
for trial this morning. by Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal r. J. Stone. OF Provi-
dence, r. l.
The man won the regard Of Miss Rob
inson. while the two were stopping at
the same hotel here. She consented TO
indorse a check. when Pierce pulled two
more from his pocket. and Miss Robin
son also Endorsed them.
Pierce is said to be highly connected IN
Providence. where his father is a
wealthy real estate dealer. He was ar
rested recently as he left jail at New
port for a similar offense. Detective
Horne appearing against him before the
United States Commissioner. The lat
ter held him for the Washington au-
thorities in the sum Of 5000.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED
IN NEW YEAR FIGHT

CHICAGO. Jan. Am a row which
started at a New Year party in the
home of John Szubustok. IN Ashland
Avenue, at ! o'clock this morning.
Szubustok was shot and killed. The
fight resulted from an argument be-
tween Barney Nuslewitz and Henry
Bartusch.
When the two started TO fight Szu-
bustok sought to separate them. One
Of the two men then drew a revolver
and fired three shots. Szubustok falling
mortally wounded after the first report
He died in a few minutes
Nuslewitz and Bartusch were later ar
rested
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
AUCTION SALES TO
BE MADE BY PHONE

HARRISBURG. Jan. 1.-The Campbell
properties in Millersburg. twenty-seven
miles from this city, viii be offered at
sherin's sale over the long-distance tele-
phone next Thursday by Sheriff Sellers.
Prospective bidders will congregate in
the exchange in the telephone company
Office ia Millcrsburg, and when the
properties are put up a local auctioneer
viii take the bid and forward il by
phone 70 this city. where il will be an
nOunced at the courthouse. This method
VIII continue until the properties are
sold.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
IN HONOR OF BIRTHDAY
OF WILLIAM DONALDSON

A pleasant birthday party was given
Thursday to William Donaldson al his
home. 1906 Sixth Street southwest The
house was decorated with evergreens.
Games were played up TO a late hour.
Those present were Misses Bessie
smoot. Lizzie O'Brien, Katie and Mamie
Barrett. Viola Phillips. Ida Walker,
Edna Donaldson, Grace Wilson, Agnes
Hagen, Florence. Mabel and Bessie
Young. Laura DeWalt. Maud Thomp-
son, Elsie Davis. Arthur Magill. Leon
ard Striffier. Victor Eberley, FOrney
Donaldson, Emory Walker, Edwin
Donaldson. Louis Smith. Philip Stuart,
Albert Adams. and Clayton Donaldson.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
BOARD OF APPRAISERS
Is NOW SUBDIVIDED

In order TO expedite the disposition Of
appeals for Teappraisement and for the
general transaction of business. the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury has divided the
board of general appraisers at New
YORK into three subboards, to be num-
bered 1. 2. and 3. respectively. The
president Of the board viii designate
the subjects to be distributed to these
boards
They viii be composed Of the following
members:
/. Lunt, Sharrets. and McClelland.
2 Fisher, Howell. and De Fries.
g Waite, Sommerville, and Hay.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Sales-Metropolitan Railroad 5's-l,UVVd
us -
rgenthaIer-10a176h, 10dl762s, lOa
1864 ---,, %
After Washington Gas-25d57h. 10
M51i2- . 900
United States Coupon 4 per ceut-2O0O1
1O7 9-16 49,,
721. 500G42I5 1.0Q0G72le. 1.000Qi2%s, 50OG
52Ss l. 0O0d72ss 500I12Ss. 10000 fZSs-
Greene Copper-i0Wi2 1917.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
CUBAN HOUSE INDIGNANT
OVER PRESIDENTS VETO

HAVANA. Jan. 1.-The members Of
the lower house Of congress are in
dignant over President Palma's veto OF
the bill making them immune from
prosecution in the lower courts for any
crime whatever
They severely censure the chief ex-
ecutive for not granting his approval
OF the bill.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
TRANSPORT THOMAS SAILS.

The United States army transport
Thomas sailed yesterday for Manila
from San Francisco with two troops on
the Second Cavalry, under command OF
Capt. J. II. Gardner and eighteen hos
pitsl corps members. fourteen Signal
Corps men, and a large number of cabin
passengers.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
No Excuse Offered.

The consensus Of opinion is. however.
that steps should have Deen taken the
day following the expiration of last
years license. instead OF waiting two
months. The Assessor is the one who
should have known these theaters were
operating in violation of law, and should
have brought the transgresssors before
the court Immediately.
Commissioner mcfarland said how
ever. that he believed the Assessor was
not supposed TO keep track of all per
sons or corporations which are without
licenses. and that that is the province
of the Police Department.
The whole matter seems to resolve it
self into the question whether the As
SCISSOR or the Police Department should
have acted. No official of the District
government denies that some one should
have acted long before they did
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
RE-COMMITTED
TO ST.ELIZABETH'S

Mrs. Otto L. Wolfsteiner formerly an
inmate Of St. Elizabeth's Insane Asylum,
was returned there yesterday afternoon
by Sanitary officer Frank While at
lunch Mrs. Wolsteiner told her husband
she was going 10 attend the New Year
reception at the White House. He
at once communicated with Police
Headquarters. and Detectives Father
and McNamee enticed the woman into
headquarters, on her way 10 the White
House, and she was readily transferred
20 the ASYLUM.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
H. G. BURT RESIGNS
FROM UNION PACIFIC

OMAHA. Jan. 2-H c. Burt, presi-
dent Of the Union Pacific, has offered his
resignation.
He will give no reasons. but an Of
fetal announcement Of the fact has been
issued By the company.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
TO DETERMINE BLAME
FOR OFFICIAL DELAY
Inquiry Into NOn-EnfOrce-
ment of Regulations.
ASSESSOR OR. THE POLICE
Commissioners, in Absence of Mr.. West,
Declire to Express Opinions on
the Subject.

There is some difficulty I'm placing the
responsibility for not having insisted
two months ago upon a strict enforce
ment of the building regulations in re-
gard to fireproohng at Chase's Theater.
the Academy of Music, and the En-
pire. The licenses issued last year ex-
pired November /, and the houses were
allowed to remain open until December
30 without a license.
Commissioner West, who has super
vision of the Assessors Office, was not
at his desk today, and therefore no
opinion could be obtained from him.
Commissioners Macfarland and Biddle
declined to make a statement in the
absence of Commissioner West pre-
ferring to leave that matter 10 the
Commissioners having direct charge OF
the two departments involved-the As
SCISSORS Office and the Police Depart
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
TAXING REAL ESTATE
OWNED BY THE BANKS
Revenue of Same Assessed
in Gross Earnings.
INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE
Mr.. Darneille Admits Law Imposes I'm
just Burden, But Enforce
ment Is Mandatory.
INTERPRETATION OF STATUTE

ASSESSOR Darneille informed the Dis
trict Commissioners today that all banks
I'm the District will hereafter have TO
pay taxes on real estate holdings, in
addition to a tax on their gross earn
ings. In other words, banks will have
to pay per cent on gross earnings and
IL per cent on real estate holdings, re-
gardless of the fact that the earnings
from the real estate are included in
the gross earnings.
Several days ago the Commissioners
received a petition signed by leading
Washington bankers protesting against
the recent action Of the personal tax
appraisers in assessing as gross earn
ings the revenues collected by the banks
from real estate owned by such insti-
tutions, upon which the regular III per
cent tax has been assessed and paid.
The petition was signed by the presi-
dents of several banks.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported by w. b. Hibbs & Co.. 1919
F Street. members New York Stock Elk
change. Chicago Board of Trade. Wash
ington Stock Exchange
The Washington times., 1904-01-02

1t has been the experience Of a good
many brokers lately to receive from
clients who refused to be interested in
stocks inquiries concerning speculation
in cotton and coffee Inquiries about
coffee are the latest. People from all
over the country are writing TO Wall
Street to learn how they are to specu-
late in coffee on margins.
The Southern Pacific and Union Pa
cific companies. having greatly curtail-
ed the expenditures for improvements
upon their lines. will probably hereafter
make brilliant monthly showiugs of net
earnings. Moreover. Southern Pacific
as a controlled rather than a controlling
stock. is i'm no way directly affected by
the case against the Northern Securi-
ties Company now pending in the
United States Supreme Court.
The public has lost an enormous
amount of money in Wall Street in the
last twelve months. but as profits from
commercial enterprises continue in most
cases heavy, the outsiders will doubt
less soon be in a position TO make ven
lures in stocks in the hope of recover
ing the losses sustained in the last year.
This at least is the view taken by Wall
Street traders. The stock market in
the new year ought TO prove exceedingly
interesting 1T is worth while record
ing that number Of people I'm the
street predict lower values in 1904 than
were recorded in 1903 while just as
many people arc of the opinion that
quotations will not sell within ten points
Of the low record Of the last year.
There is a serious side TO the collapse
of the cotton market Sympathy with
the gamblers who stand TO lose the for
tunes they had in their minds is sub
merged in sympathy for the thousands
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Especial to The Washington Tmes.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-The following
prices were quoted on the grain market
today.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
CURRENT NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF INTEREST TO INVESTORS

who will be benefited by employment
In spinning the cheaper staple. and the
millions who will be benefited by cheap
er clothing. There is no corresponding
side to stock market speculation. The
poor and needy neither produce nor
consume securities, and rises and falls
are confined to limited circles
At this time of the year il is not un
natural to look forward to advancing
values, and now there seems to be
greater reason for expecting an up
ward movement, owing to the long
period of declining values in the last
twelve months. 1t should be borne in
mind, however. that the market has al
ready enjoyed material Improvement
from the low prices of the fall, i'm
provement that in some cases has
amounted to more than = points, while
in a few issues even greater advances
have been recorded. For instance, Man
haitian is now selling IS points above
it's low level of the year, while Metro
politan is selling 26 points above it's low
level, Brooklyn Rapid Transit p points,
Union Pacific Il points. Amalgamated
Copper Il points. and Reading 10 points.
An average improvement Of 10 points
has been recorded in the greater num-
Der of securities.
The most plausible explanation for the
strength in Steel is that the directors o.
the Steel Corporation Will see their way
clear at their forthcoming meeting in
the early part of January to continue
the present dividend distribution upon
the corporations common stock. Specu-
lative Wall Street has TO a very large
extent assumed that the hour for the
suspension of these dividends was near
at hand. II is not at all improbable
that these bear spectators have, as on
SO many occasions in the last three
months, been mistaken.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02

COTTON MARKET CLOSED.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-The cotton ex-
change is closed today.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
Banking Department

Conducts a general banking business,
paying interest on deposits at the rate
of 2 per cent per annum. Loans on
real estate and collateral at lowest
rates, foreign exchange, letters OF
credit, collections. Special banking
facilities for ladies.
CHARLES J. BELL, President.
]. w. WHELPLEY, Treasurer.
H. S. RESIDE. Asst. Treasurer.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
REAL ESTATE NOTES.

Another evidence Of the constantly
growing quest for desirable property
along the line Of the Chevy Chase Rail-
way is the letting Of a contract by the
Chevy Chase Land Company for the
grading OF a tract Of land on the east
side Of Connecticut Avenue extended.
opposite the Connecticut Avenue High
lands subdivision. and extending as far
north as Fernwood. About 10000 yards
OF grading is TO be done by Thomas NJ
Bond and the work will consume about
FIVE months. After grading the proper
ty will be improved by landscape gar
dening
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
Cause of Petitioners.

The petition sets forth that there are
several banks in the District which own
buildings far greater than Is necessary
for the accommodation Of their business,
and from which they derive considerable
revenue I'm the way Of rents. II was
claimed by the petitioners that such
money so collected should not be brought
forward for personal taxation under the
law, for the reason that T. is a revenue
from real estate On which there has
been paid a tax. The bankers further
argued that there should be no discrim-
ination between the bank. as a ,iolder Of
real estate, and the ordinary citizen
taxpayer. The bankers requested am
opportunity be given tn petitioners to
discuss the matter
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
FINANCIAL.
AMERICAN SECURITY
AND TRUST COMPANY
Capital and Surplus,
S4,5OO,OOO.

Banker, Trustee, Agent, and Attor-
ney for Estates, Individuals, and Cor
poratiOns.
Incorporated under act of Con
gress and regularly examined by
Comptroller of the Currency.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02

Two Of the oldest houses on Ninth
Street northwest have been sold. They
are 72l and 723. and have been in the
hands Of the late owners for nearly a
half century. The purchaser is Rudolf
SIS. 600 1t is understood that ne intends
TO have a modern dwelling erected on
the lots.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
Views of the Assessor.

Assessor Darneille Naya'
The board of persDnnl tax appeals
carefully considered the assessments re-
turned by the appraisers against the
national banks and trust companies
under the personal tax law, particularly
with regard TO the inclusion of interest
on United States bonds and revenue de-
rived from real estate investments.
The board determined unanimously
that both items are properly returnable
under the law as part of the gross earn
ings of said companies. AS "A general
rule the banks themselves interpreted
the law in the same manner and made
returns accordingly The board Of ap-
peals adjourned on December 10. 1t
would seem. therefore. that ii is too
late TO consider the appeal Of the bank
ers this year.
while / am firmly Of the opinion
that, including earnings from real es-
tate for purposes of taxation I'm the
gross earnings Of such companies is
burdensome and unjust still from a
careful reading OF the law and from
the fact that the companies themselves
carry such amounts I'm their reports to
the Treasury, there seems to be no
doubt as to the legality Of the assess
nent. which includes earnings from real
estate
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
GOYERNMENT BONDN
aRAuROAD BONDS

CAPITAL Traction K. K. Fs.....-- I16t lO6S
Met r. r. 5's, 19z5........-.--- nIA ~
Net r r. Cert. indebtedness A.. l93 l95
Net R. r. Cert. indebtedness B.. lU3 lU3
Columbia r. r. Bs. l9l4.-.-..-- uS1 ~
Columbia r. K. I'd mort. 5B..-. lU5H lUS
wash Street Railway Fs--...--- ~ "a
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS

Wash. Gas Co.. ser A, 6's lsOL-ZI-. lOl
ash Gas Co., ser Is, C's lsO4-H.- lgl
L. s. Eiec. Light, Deb. Imp. 1902. lO3H
U. S. Elec. Light, Cert. lndebt..- l92S
Chrs. & Pot Tel. Com. e's.....-. lO2
WASH. Ma-set Co, LIST SIS, 1892 Us
Nasonic hail Assn rs. =. 1e03.-- lOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-22

has been allowed to degenerate until it
has reached a point where it is hard to
make time with the trains, and it will re
quire millions of dollars for repairs and
long time in which to make them before
the road can be put in good a condi-
ton it was before all these things
began to take place.
It is evident that the appropriation for
putting the roadbed and equipment back
in good shape can not be large enough
to do what will be necessary and at the
same time pay interest on the bonded IN
debtedness of the road. And with crop
failure throughout the section of the
country which the Rock Island system
covers, it is hard to forecast the result
The recent orders in the line of ex-
IRENE economy are but evidences of the
strenuous condition in which the Rock Is
land finds itself. Shops all over the sys-
tenn have been closed and it is rumored
that when work will be resumed again 1t
will be at but three of the shops The
ones at Moline, Horton and Shawnee.
Also extreme measures have been taken
in the matter of reducing operating
penSeS of passenger trains. Recently
order was issued releasing one brakeman
on each crew and assigning the porter to
increased duty.