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BROWNING FAMILY
CAPTURES PRIZES
Famous Fiddlers Win in
Garrett County Contest.
DISTANCE ALL COMPETITORS
Old-Time Artists Play Mountain Horn.
pipe" and Other Stirring Melodies
Of Pioneer DAYS.

OAKLAND, Md. Sept. 3.-The IA
nous Browning family, descendants OF
the pioneer settler Of this region. again
distinguished itself at the annual con-
test of the odd fiddlers" Of Garrett
county. The contest was held in the
opera house at Friendsviue.
The thirty contestants came mostly
from the mountains and glades Of Gar
rett, but there were n few from the
adjoining counties I'm Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. Nearly all Of them were
old men. A few were very old
There were two classes in the CONNIE
tition. Glass ! being made up Of men
over fifty years of age. and Class 2 of
men under fifty. The entries were more
numerous in Glass l.
Prizes Highly Esteemed.
Three DISTINGUISHED judges presided.
and the contestants went about their
work as sOlemnly as if human life de-
pended upon the outcome To win a
prize at one Of these contests is a mat
ter Of no small Importance. and marks
the winner as a man Of distinction as
long as he lives Even his family and
relatives share the reflected glory.
Old-fashioned music only was played
The Class 1 entries had to play ''ODera
Reel and billie in the IowIa1d -
Each one was also permitted TO play
tune Of his own selection. The Class .
hddlers We're required to play the
Mountain Hornpipe' and a self-se-
lected tune
There We're several Brownings en-
tered in each class, and they upheld the
reputation Of the family In Class /
John +. Browning got first prize and
stephen 2. Browning second prize. In
Class ? Abel Browning got first prize
and Abel De Witt second prize The
prizes were musical instruments.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-FEMALE

WANTED-A position as cashier and
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Of office work; II permanent viii accent
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fee. II
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washing or ironing or day work. Al
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around house. Call sos 18th st NV.
sepE-oL
LADIES. as you return to your winter
homes, just hand me your orders for
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Information 1t Will be Of great value
In making guess on the Presidential
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lives.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.
Profits Amounting to Thousands

I WANTED-SOme business men who an
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~ patent OF have machine m1nuIac-
man who means business and has q
little money 20 invest. Address 1905 9th
ST. NV. sef--t
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FOR EXCHANGE.

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kogee. l. T, to exchange position with
clerk IN Washington; In answering state
salary and position. JULION b
ADOUE. Muskogee, I. T. seS-2t
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HELP wANrED-MALE & FEMALE

WANTED-YOung men to prepare for
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TIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE In(t
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sc4-Z7t
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room and board In country IN close
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preferred, state terms and locality. Al.
dress. at once. BOX 141. this office IL
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LOST.

LOST-A lady's ring: three stones: en-
eTald in center. diamond on each side;
on Saturday morning. between 8Jh and 4
and I'd ST. and Massachusetts ave. ne.
so reward II returned 10 l0I 4th ST. ne
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Everybody Is Going Into

Sc 2-Burner Dangler Blue Flame Oil
Cooker. sample" $4O5. A. Eberly's
| Sons, Us It'll 81. NV
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BOARD and lodging wanted for 50 mem
uers Of Boys Orchestra. at locations
near Chase Theater, FOR week com
Inenclng September IS; state lowest
terms and PARTICULARS. Address HENRY
ElNCLS. al St James Building. New
York City. ses-at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-11
THE PETROLEUM MARKET

The interesting feature for the week in the lower
southwest field was the discovery made by the test
well Oh the William Anderson farm near Burton
Wetze. County, ". Va. This well found nothing In
the Gordon Sand or upper formations, but was
drilled on down 10 the fifth sand When this was
tapped the hole led up 24O0 in the first three
hours. making promise for Il good producer This
Is the best showing any well has made in this
vicinity from the fifth sand and gives indication of
better productive territory than had been calcu-
lated on 1t will be drilled deeper in hopes of i'm
proving its productive capacity. Another good pro-
Queer was also completed in the Wick district
Tyler County. 1t IS the Carter Oil Company's No
G. on the Ankrom farm, and started out at the rate
OF 40 barrels the first eighteen hours. 1t was
drilled in the Big Injun pay. 1t is only one of a
number of good producers drilled into the Big In
jun in this pool
Outside of these two wells there is little 10 be
said OF an encouraging nature of the lower south
west field It Is a repetition of the dreary history
OF the last few months. namely. dry holes or small
producers And than that there are few
indications OF any especial interest In any quarter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-11
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
THE DElfAND FOR SECURITIES SHOWS SIGNS OF
ENLARGING.
Money Conditions Foehad00 Continued Ease RaeFactors the
BuSncs and Political Situation.

ed industrial shares. while some loans were re-
ported in which the collateral was made up eX-
CllsiEeIy OF Industrial securities. \ loan Tor
@-,'1oUO, 20 run until January l. was made one
DAY at 81 per cent. with United states steer
preferred and Amalgamated copper for security
Ihere was some gossip in the week regarding
the possibility Of call from the Treasury on the
depository banks owing to the excess OF Treas
ury payments over receipts. but in well informed
quarters it was not believed that the govern
ment would be obliged to call in any OF its
funds on deposit in national banks IN the next
six months Government revenue is generally
heavier in the second half Of the calendar year
than in the first half and 1t is expected that the
next six months will furnish exception. At
the present time the depository banks hold S1O6.-
100000 of government money. while the work
ing balance in the Treasury has been reduced to
about $55,000000. 1t is well to bear in mind
that the Treasury holds in gold coin and bullion
in the division of redemption S150000000 Ac
cording to the official figures of the Treasury
Department the amount of money in circulation
In the country increased in the last month nearly
S12.OOOGOO while compared with the same time
4 year ago the increase amounted TO nearly
1888, 100000. There is n plethora of money at
the various financial centres in this country.
and the return on loans IS smaller than the
return on stocks. It is likely that capital will
continue to move into securities until level has
been reached that will be more in proportion to
the price of money.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY.
New York. June Is. 100,

$1,000. New York; June Is 1904
To the Stockholders of the
Southern Pacific Company:
Notice hereby given that the Board Of Directors
OF ths soutnsr9 PscIne Company at nsetins ,Ai.
OF said Company 20 convene az the once OF the Com
Wednesday the twentieth day OF July 1904 at eleven
o clock A n. standard time. 10 consider and ACT
meeting in substantially the form and 70 the eject
Resolved q. that the. capital Of TIA
.9naI shares 0t ths par value OF one hundred
Resolved CD. that the said increased stock
preferred stock shall be entitled dividends IN
each fiscal year at such rate, not exceeding seven
Of ~ net proats as shsn Be dnclared BY the the
Board Of Directors. before any dividend shall %
bends shall be non-cumuativs: that the hodsrs
or such preferred stock shall by vt<Jue there
the pTo6ts Of The Company; that. upon the dizso-
luton OF the Company, voluntarily or otherwtse
have their snares redeemed at par bet7ss any
distribution OF part OF the assets of tao Com
mon stock; that said preferred stock shall %
amounts and in such manner. as the Board Of
not less than the par value OF the shares; that
share. AZ the option OF the holders at any time;
Company. on or al any time after the frst day Os
July, 1895. and before the hrs- day OF July. Isis
at one hundred and ffteen dollars per share
Resolved (Sl, that tha Board OF Directors shall
BE ana they hereby authorised 70 establish.
regulations respecting issue. sale. redemption
and conversion OF such stock. not tRconsistsns
necessary Or expedent"
Fer The purpose Of such special meeting stock
transfer ran books Gt the Company VIII Be closed July -
ALEX MILLAR
Secretary and Clerk
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, Il mos $40. $50. $50 s12. ao7. 9O5 $40 o.
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

London. July 10.-The last week was an unsatis-
factory one on the Stock Exchange. owing to the
shortness OF money and continued reaIizations
The money situation was chiefly caused by the ne
cessy of instruments for large local issues and the
approaching payments on the Japanese loan
Americans were the redeeming feature the trans
actions showing strong upward tendency Kaflrs
and Australians experienced an extremely dull
week with the close OF the market showing serious
declines
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BANK EXCHANGES; SALES RECORDED

The bank exchanges of the New-York Clearing
House and the stocks sold at the NewYork Stock
Exchange last week and for the same week OF the
preceding two years compare follows:
July Q. 'Oi July II. July IL 90
Exchanges 05 43T $50 81 O52 9S5 81 1916 OS
No. sold. 2.395. GS2 2.33950 2TTT.Tl7
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Central Trust Co.
of New York,
81 Wall Street, New York.

The few wells that discovered in the main
OF little consequence outside Of their immediate
local production. A few moderate producers have
been struck In the Southeastern Ohio section. but
nothing of especial Importance either TO size or
as TO location. The same may also be said OF the
Indiana fields In the Trenton Rock district few
fair producers were drilled. but here. elsewhere.
there is nothing 10 call for especial mention.
Refined petroleum was reduced in New-York. The
final quotations were 7s0c in barrels and 4.90c IN
bulk. Philadelphia prices basis OF 5
points lower. Credit balances were unchanged at
159. Foreign quotations for refined petroleum were
also unchanged. London closed az SAD per imperial
gallon Bremen at SIS marks per 90 kilos and Ant
werp at 10 francs per 100 kilos.
STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Frederic II Hatch. No 80 Broad-s,)
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Insurance Statement.
STATE OF NEW YORK.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.

Albany, Nay -Uth
WHEREAS. THE TEUTONIA INSURANCE
w Company located New Orleans. In the Ssats d
Louisiana filed IN this office sworn statement ~
an thereof showing condition anu
h1sin,ss and has complied respects lava
OF This state relating Marine Com
NAMES Incorporated by States SJates
Now Therefore. In pursuance CT law, f. Francis Hen
bricks Superintendent Insurance Of OF Sw
York do hereby certify that said Company hereby
authorized appropriate And
Marine insurance IN State. with
durinC the current year. The %
snIJ S,Drpany az the such statement (Decsnoss
81 1909 is shown a follows
Agsrssste amount OF availabls assets . $3.50 loo.@
ass sS5 surpnsS InealnS rensursSSe ass O4S1
sn,oint ~ actual paId-uu capItal $50 Oo0. W
SiroH,s = - les 0S5. -
Amennt az income Tor the wear 49, 673 A,sS
Amount OF Expenditures for me yesr 5O4 IT. ~
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto sic-
IL 81 scriSed and the seal % my ol
nee TO be affixed the day and year a0'''
written
FRANCIS HENDRICKS
Superintendent % Insurance.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those Of a week ago:
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Extreme ease prevailed IL the money market
throughout the week. banks making liberal al
vances at liberal rates collateral that ,uclud-
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Tribune has printed the gross earnings OF
forty railroads systems OF these fifteen return
gains Of s692 623, 1872 per cent. and twenty-five
return losses of $46l 342 or 10 per cent The whole
shows gain OF PSI. 81 per cent.
4th week in June. 1901. 1905. Difference. Pc
IL companies. 50. 1894 $4473 1892 623 -
% companies. 59554sS 6.4l6,s23 Dec 46I 342 -
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RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.


lowest aIpres
IL
low ~ ~
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AMERICAN TELEPHONE < TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
4 DIVIDEND OF ONE AND y HALF DOL
- lars Per share and q Extra Dividend OF Three
quarters Dollar per share VIII De paid Friday.
July Is sockhoIders q record at the close o.
business On ,rSisy So 1904 The transfer book,
viii 81 closed f1 July July I4th. both days IN
cIuieF VA. r DRIVER. Treasurer.
juno IS. 1901.
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A ADVERTISEMENTS and subscriptions FOR The Tribune
received their Uptown ocaee.
NO. I.364 BROADWAY
Advertisements VIII received following orans.
Offices at regular Office until O'Clock NJ
24 shave. 23d-st. i5S 6th-ave.. cor an
w East lit0-St. 80 West f2i-S- between 1th ano
AYES sS West l25th-st. Isis Scave between so'a
nth 1.026 et~t-st; 17os LIST -
S0t-st-: ISL East l2Sth-sr 80 TreEnout-avs: ~
ave-. 41st-st. ga sd-ave.s 90 Chr1stopasS
Brooklyn. ". IA CouGt-st: 21s Cours-Se
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tall 40 cos.sl1 l21 sl7 $40 500 500 Inc. $231 PSI

NIoLU4NoIN CENTRAL
1904 1903 1902
Number Of miles,. 9T7 or or
First week in July. $134.5OO Sl33 2S3 s1I5iii
CHATTANOOGA SOUTHERN
Number of miles. 100 1O5 1o5
Fourth week in June. 1s4
July l to June 80 Iii $50 l93 pas aS 3S5
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT
Fourth week in June $ii2.300 S102340 500 Coz
Jan - 'It.o %. %'oj+S60 l0OSUol l.6G4 63G
WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE
gunner OF miles. 400 AGA 469
TI WeiA IN June SIls923 S1229o9 S1O4.731
July 10 june oo'.-'' 4SSoOI3 423i III 3,537 OF
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
NuInber or miles,. 4.301 42s5
I9ntL OF June: s5s2i2lT Si0ST56i S3,3 3S
july 10 June "o''-- 4o'OS4'll1 40 lsGO1T 4OS2l. $50
LAKE ERIE AND WESTERN
Month 81 June % $id3 'o95 s466026 s373,9o4
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
May
Number OF miles,. 4s2s 42s4 4,265
~'oss eAfifss'---'' sS'SAooS $Ao4S,IeS S. 462 $40
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Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company
(of Chicago
REFUNDING MORTGAGE So GOLD BONDS.
PRINCIPAL DUE 1947
payable New York, March fist and September i
THE FARMERS LOAN AND TRUST CO.. New York. Trustee
registration of convertible foil


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Dicidend Notices.
Gull & Ship island Railroad Company

Common Stock Dividend No. q.
A quarterly dividend % ONE u PER CENT ths
Capital S,o been declared payable July IS. 1904
r E POWERS. Treasurer.
F1sca. Agents
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AMERICAN SMELLING s REFINING co.

AMfAIt " a MT ~ ~ o.,
COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND NO. 5
TINE DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN
smelling & Refining Co, have declared dividend Of
ONE AND NE-QUARTER al PER CENT. upon the
Common Capital Of the Company. payable July 6t
leO4 10 stockholders OF record three O'Clock NJ %
July 5th Tho BOOKS for the transfer OF the Common
Stock OF viii close three O'Clock =. y
July 5th. 1904 and reopen july 9th. 1904
W. E MERRISS. Assistant Secretary.
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THE ROCK ISLAND COMPANY.

THE ROCK ISLAND COMPANY.
York. July :. 1904
4 QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF S1.(O PER
share on preferred capital stock % The Rock
Island COMPANY this day declared, payable August
1905 20 stockholders OF record July Is 1904 which
date the books for the preferred stock will close
and omen agaiE July Is. 1904
G. T BOGGS. Assistant Treasures.
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Texas Central Railroad Company.
SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF T.

AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. on the Preferred
Stock. and also = dividend OF TWO AND oNE-HALF
PER CENT the Common Stock OF this Company
has declared the OF the COMPANY
payable tho Farmers Loan & Trust Company. on
D. CoMYN MORAN. Assistant Secretary.
York. 25th June. 1904
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7 RS: period 1ls Bid A.a.4
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SIC $40. 600 Total sales for the week
'hI interest tSmall lots.
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a
n o
TO
s20Oo Refunng Bonds previously
application
in duec to the mount
already sold investors
will nearly 4so
mend thema safe and
The w in tupona
basand holder nhavepr n the aIom.n
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Vermilye & Co.,

Nassau and Pine Sts., New York.
Is Congress Street, Boston.
Maryland Telephone Bldg,
Baltimore.
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LONDON FIVE HOURS NEARER
Steamship Company Makes an Al
ranQement that Saves Time.

Steamship Company Makes an Ar
ranqement that Saves Time.
New York. Jan. 2.-Of great int
crest to the ocean going public and
to those interested in the transmits
sion of transatlantic mails is the
new arrangement of the Information
al Mercantile Marine Company that
makes Plymouth the first port of
call for east bound steamships of
the American line. The Philadelphia
sailing from New York today will
be the first steamship of the line
to carry out the provisions of the
new arrangement
After stopping at Plymouth the
steamships will make stop at
Cherbourg, and these stops will
greatly facilitate the handling of the
English and continental mails. At
ter delivering the mills at Plymouth
and Cherbourg the steamships will
proceed to Southampton as hereto
fore. Up to the present time the
passengers for Paris and other con-
| tinental points have disembarksd at
Southampton and crossed the chan
mel The new arrangement will be
great convenience for those who
wish to go to the continent and re-
turn from there without crossing to
England. It will also enable the
continental malls to- reach Paris II
hours earlier than formerly
On the west bound voyages the
steamships will leave South
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-01-02

The following letter received to-
day by Hon. Jerry Simpson, ex-
plains itself
Amarillo, Tex, Dec. 81, 1903.
Hon. Jerry Simpson.
Roswell. NJ M.
"My Dear Sir and Friend sup
pose that you have been apprised
of the fact that we now have the
charter for the Texas. New Mexico
& Western Ry.. and tha+ actual work
has begun at Dallas, pointing out
towards your country. l have been
awarded the contract to secure the
right-of-way and bonus for the line
from. Dallas to the terminus of the
road.
''It is now up to your citizens,
whether they will have the road or
not.
There is no question whatever
about the road being built. as it has
been financed and they are at work
and have let several important con-
tracts along the line.
What will Roswell and vicinity
do for the road? We have several
propositions from New Mexico points
but the intention is to come to your
place, all things being equal
Il will be pleased if you will get
your peonle together and give us an
idea what to depend upon in the
way of bonus and right of way, de-
pot grounds and terminal facilities
We are ready for any proposition
that you may have to offer for the
consideration of the new enterprise
and if you can come up to our re-
uuirements we are ready to nego-
tiate with you for speedy construc-
ton of the road.
with best wishes for the New
Year"
WILL A. MILLER. Jr.
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ampton as heretofore, calling at
Cherbourg the same afternoon, AMI
will not stop at Plymouth. Plymouth
is approximately 1850 miles from
Sandy Hook. and is $50 miles near
er than Southampton. By discharging
the mails at Plymouth about five
hours will be gained in reaching
London. Ordinarily the steamships
will reach Plymouth Friday night,
and the mail will be in London ear
ly Saturday morning in time for dis
tribution on the first delivery.
The United States postal author
tiles have worked with the steamship
company in bringing about the new
and they believe they
now have the most convenient and
service that can be devised
for the transmission of mails from
the United States to England and
the continent.
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stage employees by Coroner Treager.
They deny that there was a calcium
tank on the stage at the time of
the fire. and say that the mysterious
explosion shortly after the fire disap-
peared was caused by the toppling
over of a piece of scenery on which
there were eighty incandescent cleo
trio lamps. The exploding of these
bulbs was what caused the noise. 1t
also develops that the asbestos cur
tain in being lowered caught on
"spot light in the entrance and
held there. The light was used in
connection with the production of
the play. The efforts of the attOr-
neys to find the man who had charge
of this light have proved unavailing
He is considered an important wit
ness.
Mayor Harrison today ordered the
closing of every theatre in Chicago
without exception until it has been
definitely ascertained that they are
not violating any city ordinance.