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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
THE THREAT
CAUSES | Loss.
Stock Market Under Influence
III Threat @of Northern Sc
cl,ritics Division
THESE SECURITIES WEAK
Slight Depression Causes Loss
Of Gains Made intlc Weeks
Laborions Movement.
nv Associated r.rose.

(3y Associntcd Erese.l s t$
NEW YORK. March. 5,--The stock mar,
ofN Northern Securities decision Monday
and lost most, &c the small gains, which
nd been established by the SLOW and " la-
cicsed easy and al declines running to
s,oe Gnt n I'M ,n,,1e Is ,,dnaap , 70. w
8unimportnnt and indicated nothing more
than traders positions In the market, but
ne hIfp T., motive wns clear ana vas
Securities itself OH the curb.
The bank statement was without any IN
iuence The eranse IL cash vas slight,
there WIS an increase II all IL evidence
ol the continued nd,I.ancy towards e9l,t-i
Ssx.9 nIe@ 81 Mtn Gn 81
the condition Of reserves, Notwithstanding
hat the loan TEN established ~ new.
n,sl ree ord again WITH ISL! t ns for,
a round billion or dollars. II . d, a.
CHS % supposed TO reflect renewed
SSsS2nra ,aSaD bGrroSyng nsld!ng ts
the same amount blythe Burlington. Rail-
roads roads rcporiing gross earnings forlgthesS
9fse ssn m T bepyl Of
year, but tic additional day In February
o q, this Senr. which figure IN the showing
distorts tho &cOrnpar ison. 3 AZ 5$$3
x Foreign Influences II We're s. against the
market. Conxola touched d new low rec
ord IN London to-day.
Total fales OF bonds to-day were $780,
3 600. &parSvn.ua. 5$ Sij iSt lj
The bond market has sllaicd the apathy
aud slugg lshnHss Of tile stock mnrl.et.8sIss
United S'rtes rev fours. coupon. and
tho old fours advanced IA per cen t. ON
call during tho week 3ss3 '3s
Total sales Of stocks today were ls7,4eaI
shares Sf St93@E 81 VI NJ
NEW YORK, March 5.--aIoney on ca
lioninai;& mo loans Time loans steady:
sixty days mel. cent: ninety days Q Ia;
six months 3 ga to per cent. Prime mcr-
camille papsr / ID to 5 4 pei. cent. S.crI-
ing exchange steady. With actual hus-
ness in bankers bills al si:G.C5 10 $500
A for demand. and at s4s1S1 TO $3.50 Sd for
sixty day bills Posted ra ties $4.Si 1-sl and
s4.s7 1-2 Commercial bills s4.S3 to tS4.S3
j-2. Bar silver. 81 3.$. Mexican dollars IS.
NEW YORK. March 5.-The statement,
OF averages of the clearing house banks
OF this city for the week shows: Loans
$3.50 DIS 400. Increase *9.7G9.seo: deposits ST.
go $3.50. Increase sI2 sialOj: circulation
sss so decrease s10i9 so. legal tenders
aI1Se.ito decrease SSf92D; specie ssig-
J93+ln Increase sl,s:1.7E1; reserve $780,
8 Gol@o, Increase 1861 40: reserve rcG,,'red
4 5g,Q 1870. Increase sa,lSS SO; SURPLUS SO Il
PA $50, decrease e 9oSS,O: less United
States deposits s3o,T.EG5o, decrease $o.li3,-
UyJ Et M 73 ~ So q'iil5a III 10 g
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PEANUT MARKET

PETERSBURG, VA. March b.--pElAN UTs;-
The demand for peanuts Ia stronger this week
and ftrner prices are maln,tn ", The offer ct
porIedr Spnnish varieties arc quoted at $lld
per bdsliol. rirglnlnns are bringing 4Ee per
p MIR 1tcr Va March h C.--PEANUTs.-
Farmers market higher on al, grades; fancy.
!14&e strictly prns fssS4 ~ y, prime 1t !, -
Trades p alaic.: Spanish sllo0li2li. MARKET
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,. NEW YoRIl, AlaretiII 5.--The statemen.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va. March


VisamHna GS $500 r. AN
shares at lo5; shares at s3;2S shnr S at 1913;
virginiu cen,urics-5f-1 At e3; 100 III 30. d N
STATE SECURITIES, Did. Asked
North Carolina ss. e.. 1910. 40:
IA j.. Sew, & ard T.. IT. ID
Va. Centures. e-5 G. and r.. 1891. 9sst .3si
CITY SEuuRlTIEs.
];ichmond City e. RI, ieeo-lgSb. ~, 1pot. 1oal:
\. RAILROAD BONDS n.
.Nlanta and Char. lat IS. II, 1907. l07 ~.
\ g. /. +, r. Cen. TT. 4 u. c....... Oh J..
Georgia Pacific LIST ts. r. la:s; Is
Western y c. ist Is. e., ioli......si liz
S, \. i. Con. LIST ts, ls50.s........ 81 20
RAILROAD STOCKS Par.
Atlanta AND chasiot,s :.,......ie9 lso
ttaasle cast Line pst..,... ..iSS iSs ies.:
2tianuc Coat Line coni..ts.....too Jos 10
Chesapeake and ohIo..,...........IGJ 90 80,
;Noif9k and Western com,.......1Gp IS i.
n, F. and r. Div. Ctblig 100 25ay 35i
sieaboard Air Line rfd...-........1 Isjs t7ta
Scabonrd Air Line com. .......,. 100 10 lh,:
Southern Railway pfdt 100 70 -.
BANK AND TRUST co. STOCKS.
broad Street Bank ........,.,.....2s ~ t.,.5
sIsss Mn.,oi Wat,on, lso se9 20
Metropolitan Bank of Na,,.....:es Is
National Eank OF Virginia. 100 -. rs
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
virginia TIra and 2lnrinc........ 40 80
4 MISCELLANEOUS. 5ttt
Va, va. Car Chem. ptd ~ s,....ico 192a ias's
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Confessions Of Dodd CASTOR.

/ will admit that ] haven't much faith
In Dr.. $Rixey and would prefer some other
doctor. a p.
Tie oily thing 7 know for certain about
March Is that 1T Is Tho ason OF the year
when most of the cows come fresh
Sometimes think advertising does no
good. 1 carefully read all tho adyertis-
Ing of women's underwear, but have
never bought any. sta lt55
IfsI5were an artist T would inauguS
zone sweeping change: I'd draw Uncle
Sam once without whisl<ers and see II II
wouldn't bic an improveme i. 3,
1 tried tho system OF ting slowly az
dinner yesterday, but ! cant see that =
am any better,
IL radmit t thatSI am feeling q good deal
Ikea Russian bat tleship. ~ woman put
a torpedo under me yesterday.
Not being able to own an automobile.
I am getting good deal of comfort out
of the fact that have three pairs 2
suspendcrs, SIX pairs Of hose and eight
handkerchief.
This Is the waySI feel about 1t; I would
be perfectly willing to- traco$my ancestry
back to the battle Of stony Point for a
$50 bill. @
grin four days and have tried but two
remedies for it.!and ls1nventedsone or Inc
remedies myself.
I don't dread death particularly. but ]
do hope 1t won't catch mo lying about a
woman or knocking OH my employer.
have found that can always preserve
calm exterior except when 4 am walt
ing for tho girl to take my order for. , des-
scrt.
I#notlce that DR.. Munyon Is still holding
UP his hand, and suspect he wants TO
ask permission Of the teacher. to speak 10
some one. 81 ~ e No
This is "a sample OF my luck: I Just dis
covered yesterday that my roommate left
his new shoes In the closet when heswent
away three weeks ago.--T7Topeka kansas
{ Capitol
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-NAvAL sroREs.

WILMINGTON, N. c., March 6.-sP1RITs
TuRPENTIN y STEADY At &c.: receipts, u
reis Tar--Fir,n at slA5; receipts, ISL barrcla.
Crude Turpentne- Firm at S2.a5a 100 receipts.
SAVANNAH, GA. March 5-TuR PEN
1TINlC-Flrnl at 59c; aalcs. G39 casks receipts.
sales, 5e2 barrels receipts, Ss4 barrels; ex-
ports, u, 55b barrels. 5s ,r,,,, ,,,,>-&
TINE AND Observation-Disclosures doing;
quotations omitted. 3g +
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500 A,nalgalnatcd coppeA .....
400 Amer. Car ard ITotlndry....

500 A,nalgainatcd CoppeA ....,.
400 Amer. Car ard 1Tollndry...
Amer. Gottnen oil..t.........
Amer. Snuff ,....,........
a a;s5 Aa me-. Snuff s!n pa ....,....;,
200 Amer. Can. pfu. .......,.
900 Amer. Locomotive, com go.
4 Amer. Locomotive. pidts.
G1Dg Amer. Sugar -. ,.. 80
$500 Al. = nnd s. Te,F com. ..s.
30 Al r. tahd S.uTe. pfd........
900 Baltimore and Ohio. ..,....,
10SDO t,rboklyn Rapid Trnnsit...j
.igb Canadn Southern ....!.....
200 Canadian Paclilc ...,,,.......
100 Chesapeake and Oh,o.,.....
Chicago Grcat Wcsterrl....
700 Chi, Nil. and s. Ta........
loo Colo. Fuel and 1roil.........
/: 100 Colo. Southern, COM.
700 Colo. Southern, list rfd....
4 Colo. Southern, "a pfI..;....
Cley., Gin. Chi. and S.. ".
4 Continental Tobacco. pfd..
1900 Consolidated Gas ...........
+ AGO 1OelnWhre and Iludson........
IA Dell Lnck. and western.
300 Erie, com ..................".
{7OJ Eric, 1st pfd.........,........
700 Eric, "a pfd...................
400 General Electric ..........t.
( 100 Illinois Central
800 1 Louisville and Nnsllvills'....
COO Manhattan. 1879.
400 Metro. Street RailwnY..,...
1900 Mexican Central ...,....t..
\ 700 Mo-, Kan. and Tax. com; ~.
Mo-, Kan. and Tex. pfd...
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nnY GOODS ArAR1sIr,.

NEW YORK, March SIN dry goods the
week ends In q Very dull condition and tl,a mn
are likely to Increase their activity In tho near
future The position Of sellers y y, ye RI r tn
in d satisfactory condition is considered a bul-
rh
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE, MD. March 5.--scab,ard Air.
TIA scaboard ls-Nothing doing .t-ian. q
Coast Line common, Io6Illo: do preferred.
not quoted '5
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

.th "a ga and Northwcste m consol 7s...... l29n
-Chica 50. r. l. md Pacific g9
.chicngo, Ri. and pac. col. 5s...,....... X
&C. G.. and ST. Louis gen. ls..........,. %
Chicago Terminal As ...............,........ 50
SolorTldo and Southern Is siis
Dcnvar and Rio Grn,lde 4s.................. 81 n
f,ric r,rIor lien a. 0sl
81. iC!ara i A. II . 81 a
n ~ SVnrfh and Denvcr Cty stb ,,t,,.,.. f04 n
iI"nknr VALLEY AS 1o4H
rn,iisviiIn n nd Nashville Unified ls......... " v
na,ibattan i eonsoI gold 1895
49, ~ csanfra l. IL 81 Al
Me~ican 1:emtral lat Observation-Disclosures. 1875
Minn and ST. Louis As observation-disclosures. 9GA
Missot,ri.s Kansas and Texas 4s............. 4
Missouri, Knnaas md Texas Ids. .......
~ tponni !, n nf Aiesico con- 1s.,.,...... a
NavYnrk caitral GET. az ............,... o7M
Nv farsay IN !, gan M 12S
~ rthern Pacific is lo2x
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WHEAT

further reaction Is due, however We
cannot urse you too sfronGlYyr,to hUa
i,r see May option sell for sl.25 Der bushel
vi II 0fnfr Grains In proportion. II YOU
have noticed our letters, you know oul
position, and how earrlsht our infornla-
lion has been.
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no pALTIM ORE VIA YORK RIVER

steamer "charlotte.,' Of York River
Line. will SAT- from West FONT lor Pal sIl,,
leaving Richmond a;?O P. n. "a Rates One
day $3.50; round TRIP. 4.M;.x LIMITED ten
days. CIV, WESTBUR9,g y, Is. a.. 4
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q Cash quotations were as fnllowst Fl. OUR

was steady. Winter pat ents. 10 .sst.ai eh's
.si7 76si % srrnV. patents. 81 ,6das s'rairh,s
ssiryu 'ssaoTc. No aiSd' aisl,oos.
corn 5esic, Mp yellow Sl7.s S M s asts
is.ac M, rye, re. Good f,ed'ns barley;
ssMlc; fa!r choice mnt!nx asT as;, -
prime Timothy seed, sos. Mess pork, per
barrel ed Per s1 Sn us sh. sl eag
sides tbexedD. $i5o, Whiskey. basis OF high
Wines SIS. Glover contract G I@ IL: da, q.
les la ase T'gGs--steady at l7glsc Cheese
steady at l0ik4l1lsc.
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73T1IlI'Ij. l55 IilEI Y ~ M. u.
NOTICE.

stamer "Charlotte,"E OF the York River
Line. will sail from West Point Monday
afternoon March 7t connection 6 |ehv
Baltimore $3.50 Al. NJ. One way rate, $500
c, w. EWESTBURY. D. T. a.
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TOBACCO MARKET.

Dark Fired Tobacco.-New: r celpt5 continue
liberal ana market firm at Quo,atio.!s, n Q d:
very quiet: but little dong. Dr.ghts-oteauy;
moderate receipts. Observation-Disclosures mod
craze Il, market continues active 70. lli good
stock; common and green stock dull. a'
Z The quotations arc as follows: 5a55 if FL
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BALTIMORE AND. March 5.--,Flour-E Easier:
winter patents. So COTS 80: sprlns patents; s5 20
$50 sIot enn,rac ~ am ,o ME
Esis diSSL.n. Osts--stesdy; No !. white, ts.as
'Rye--Tirm; No. q LS0ffs5c, 3utter--f nm and
unchanged EEgsr~Firlu NJ lac's3
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Northern Pacific 3s !!...................... 70}
Norfolk and Western con. is............... o7is
Oregon Short Limo as and Purtlc........ 0liS
Pennsylvania conV.893 Observation-Disclosures. V5ia
Reading General 40 ............. s5&
ST. Louis and Iron Mountain con. 5s...... ll27i
ST. Louis and san Francisco fg. 4s.........5 50
St Louis southwestern 1sts ............ !3
senb6nrd Air Line 4aS....................,. G5ls
Southern Pacific As ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SSH
Southern Railway 6s lli1s
Texas and Pacific lists 1l57s
Toledo. st. T.. and Western As ....,........ q
Union Pacific As 1929
Union Pacific cony.T 4s. n Q5M
WABASH Va b. h'e is,s y 15s
Wabash Deb. BIS ............., 59si
Wheeling and Lake Eric As ............... 3d.
Wisconsin Central ~ ............... 80
Colorado Fuel and Iron con. 5s...:........ 70 4
NJ 2and o. COLLATERAL Trust As Zen int)..,. %
Centrnls.of Georgia I'd Inr...........,...... 2a
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT or, n1cHMoND MARCH & 1904.

steamer Berkeley. sholly Norfolk. meridian.
disc and passengers. Old Dpmlnion Line
!. Steamer "A S Pocuhontas. Y Graves. Norfolk ana
James river landings, mercandiso md passcn-
gers, Virginia Nhvi gation Compa q 8ig
s8 8s IA SAILED 3tS
Steamer Berkeley. Shelly, EeItolk I'M mersnan-
PORT. NEWPORT NEWS. MARCH 5. 1904.
83{$ ARRIVED. i4;i &
schooner r. II. stevens, Perth An,hoy.
Schooner Mary e. H. G.. Dow, New York.
q Steamer Hector. Boston. g{s. 4
WI SAILED. az s{
Steamer Alleghany. y I.lycrpool
n Schooner +. "a. Percy, Boston $50 8t
Is Schooner Martha p. Small. Boston.
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RICHM ON n GRAIN MARKET.
IcATThE MARKETS.
I I,1cI7MoNDEEIt1vE sToCK MARKET.
(salcs at Union stock Yarls.)

Richmond, M. March 8. 1901.
Receipts for tne week ending Monday:
CATTLE-Recaipts -Slshead. Market lower.
Best steers, 81 asi.c.; medium TO good. AZ ga
medium to good, 3!al lc,: common TO fan, 81 q
SIC, good cows. 3isM4c ;scomrion TO fair. 2..go
3!te; bulls, GJS &C.. oxen, 31a9ihc; calves,
6i:a7e:; fresh cows. So {3i9. "a az!
Good hegs: ssSa5io; roughs, l,saS. si'oi TAT
iHEEp-c;ood sheep. i,sa5lsc.; common to
fair. 3lsta4hc. ! bucks. 50 ic.&
ce,pts 200 headS Market nominal. Good 10
primo steers s515-1j: poor to- medium. Sa.5oD
t.5e: stockers aud feeders, s. 81 IS; COWS,
l51dii.o0 Calves and helfcrs. SEA $50: Gamers.
8. 59a? %; bulls. s2ato1; Texas;fed steers, @
day. 3d. 900 head Market steady to s., higher.
Mixed aud butchers, 8. lnI5.i5; good to ch0i o
heavy. s.. io1.55. rough. ss.35goi light. SiSo9
to choice wethers sl.e5Gis75;. fair T. choice
native lambs, sa.T5a5.5.
NEW YORK. March MISUNDERSTANDING
y head, consigned direct; NJ sales rep rted.
sessss eSfe sfssa Ses
Receipts. 4 head; no trading OF much mpor.
tancc. City dressed vsals, sel1ec. per pound.
Sheep and Misunderstanding / 1e4 head Sheep,
averaged q little firm. Sales Of lambs wero
mt s6.12a6.a1. Dressed mutton Csc. r
pound: dressed lambs, S1aGl1oc. per pound
lIogs-Recclpts. a,1lo head; no sales reported
CINCINNATI, o.. aIarch 5.--HOGs-F Firm ut
s446, GS. Cat tle--Steady at ,2oGi 49,. Sheep--
Quiet at S4.a5@4.T5 Lambs-Stcady at si60W
IN : q ~ IT. Il & # I. y r
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STOCKS.

The market for the past, week, while
almost stagnant held vel, nHe ,,rs asgff
Va l,ies hence NO look for higher. prices,
Wien there Is again activity. While tie
market has a sagging nppearanee. l i, =
bn bought, and at the moment we espe-
cisally Recommend ATCH, Com, 3. y g.
MO. IP.. N. 81 vs. WAB.. y. P..and M 1.,aj,
has shown considerable strength, and it
is cheap at prevailing prices
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Dark leaf good .I".,.,......,.tt. S.to q .!.bG
DARK leaf fire ..s...,,s....i....t..s s.Vg % aam
Dark wrappers ......,,........,... 2Q.0o W 2S.Qo
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ro =, \, n on MARKET

NEW YORK, March 5-e,ottonseei oil qulet,
tut steady Prime crude. f. q u mills; 32.ssp
yellow, nominal ;& primo white lac; !; prime
Winter yellow, 4fS 15i2c. 58 ii
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Il. s. rounding 2s. registered /. 1919
HI; s. refundIng co., co,ipol, N. .. ........ 1oI
II IS reglstercd \. !. II. Z. Il.
II q Ar co,lr,on !. !, j, 1854
III &, New Is, registered. Z. 3. 1921
II, New Is coupor \. 4. +. 1925
ii & Old ID registered . E. 1osh
i. 81. Old A.. coupon 1914
atchison general IS Observation-Disclosures, box
Atchison adjustment Is .............,....... ssh
Atlantic Coast Line is ol1a
Baltimore ami Ohio 10 rs. !. y. 49,. 1919
Baltimore and Ohio 3tss .................... 93
Eentra Of Georgia Ist MISREPRESENTATION. Csh
Chesapeake and Ohio tA5ss..................BlJI
S,ticn 90 -, MIA r,,nncy new AZ %;
Ifhicaso NJ and 81" paul sen 10sH
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Snot cotton closad dull; rnlilllinp uplapls.
$780, middlins gulf 1850; sales, q bales.
80 bales; .grpfs, 300 balesi sales 81 bales;
stock. s+hi3 bales
Total to-day at ali scaports--Na' receints.
:, 49, bales; export to France, 1885 ba'es; stock,
Consolidated at all seapors-Net receipts.
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4, 4ss bales export to France, S95 bo les ], 81
Total since septenlber 1st at al soap ,, r.s
Brtal L $50 9iGi bales TO France, Cie,9H bales;
TO the Continent, 5ss bal Ri NJ b
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I'll NEW ORLEANS La. March EMOTION
Spot cotton was In good demand. but ia tors
rule refused. . to pay consequently the move
ment was small. Futures were steads q. the lis
higher In the trading the market. sold OF. q
few points trend 81 prf'f re
nnent, were i,arrow. n Tho market closed ,rrn
at about the highest figures OF ne DAY M ad
gains were; March to July. y 20 10 5in.s ana
Cation Futures steady March - 2sf,lS (. q I
Is ~ sIny sei5 81; lynn y, az 11s IS
tseptember. ii.45GiII: October, la.4lg12. A..
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COTTON.

THE prices have been narrow, but the
market shows strength. and while re.
10 work considerable higher and would
advise buying cotton on all reactions.
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I#notlce that DR.. M,lnyon is still holding
up his hand and 1 suspect he wants ito
n SIX pcrmtssion of the teacher to speak to
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4 CINCINNATI, o.. March 5.--HOGs-E Firm ut
s4mJ.GS. Cattle--Steady at tS9.256I4.75. Sheep
Quiet at s4.a5@4.T5. Lambs-stcady at sl5o@
Evening star., 1904-04-14

cluding cruise of nearly $4,000 miles.
This cruise has covered a period of four
months and extended over half way around
the globe, and is the longest run ever made
By vessels of this type.
The ffotilla started from Hampton Roads
for the Philippine Islands December II
last, and made the entire trip without a
single accident which is considered by
naval experts as remarkable. This sue
cessful trip has demonstrated to the world
that torpedo boats are capable of long sea
voyages under their own steam, a feat that
was formerly considered impossible. These
small vessels were sent to the Philippines
to serve as part of the coast defense OF
the islands In making this long voyage
they avoided the open sea as much as
possible. That accounts for the long time
it took them to reach their destination, and
for the great distance covered. Starting
from Hampton Roads they hugged the
coast down far as the easternmost point
OF South America. then made a dash across
the Atlantic to the west coast of Africa
up that coast, through the Mediterranean,
the Suez canal and the Red sea to the
Arabian sea- and then along the coast OF
Arabia, India and China to the Philippines
Evening star., 1904-04-14
TRIED TO KILL HIS WIFE.
Baltimore Telegraph Operator Shoots
Four Times-Domestic Troubles.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 4.-Frederick
Beck, aged thirty-eig.-s !, an operator OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Curtis Bay,
entered the kitchen of his home, 91S North
Caroline street. and, drawing .32-caliber
revolver, fired four shots at his wife. Annie,
this morning. With blood flowing copious-
" from three wounds the woman engaged
in desperate struggle with her husband
for the revolver. Her cries of murder at
tracted a policeman to the scene. Pointing
her bloody finger at the man, Who stood
sullenly by, Mrs Bee" cried: MY hus-
band has shot me-" c cling the would-be
murderer under arrest, the officer had the
woman sent to ST. Joseph's Hospital. She
is now in a very serious condition with
two wounds in the head and one In the
shoulder. No cause is assigned for the act.
Beck came to Baltimore about three years
ago from Silver Spring, Montgomery
county, where he had resided for a number
of years.
Beck was Immediately locked up. He Is
well known among all the agents and tele-
graph operators on this line, having worked
for years at Silver Spring, near Washing
ton, and was popular. He left there three
years ago. His wife and he seldom agreed,
which probably led up to the shooting.
Evening star., 1904-04-14
REPUBLICAN coMMITTEE
Old Officers Reelected for Congress.
sional Fight.

The republican congressional committee
organized last night for the coming con-
gressional campaign. The Old board Of
officers was reelected as follows: Repre-
sentative Babcock of Wisconsin, chairman;
Representative Sherman of New York, vice
chairman: Representative Overstreet Of In
diana. secretary; Mr.. W. B. Thompson OF
Washington. treasurer Chairman Babcock
was authorized to appoint the executive
committee.
The meeting was held at. the Raleigh
Hotel around the banquet board. It was
an exceptionally well-attended meeting Of
the committee. only six of the thirty-eight
members being absent. The greatest good
feeling prevailed, and the speeches de-
veloped that the committee was entering
upon the campaign with earnestness and
confidence.
Only the general features Of the political
outlook were discussed. but It was evident
that the members were gratihed At the
prospect and intent upon taking up the
campaign with vigor.
The question OF headquarters was not
settled. 1t will be determined IN the future
By the executive committeA
Evening star., 1904-04-14
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS
Will Send Uninstructed Delegation to
st. Louis-Platform.

st. Louis-Platform.
TRENTON, NJ j., April 14.-Delegates to
the democratic state convention who will
elect the delegates to the national conven-
ton at St. Louis began arriving early 10
day. The Hearst men of Camden, headed
by brass band was among the first to
arrive. and the air was filled with rumors
that they would bolt the convention. Robt.
T Bremmer. the leader of the Hearst men
from Passaic, positively refused to have
any connection with the bolt. and he was
sustained by the Hearst men from his
county and Sussex county. The talk CT
bolting therefore practically ceased.
Former United States Senator Smith had
a conference with Leader Davis OF Hudson
county on the question of instructing the
delegates for Judge Parker OF New YORK.
The Hudson men wanted such instructions
given. Mr.. Smith stood out for an untn-
structed delegation, and said that II there
was to be any instructions at all he Favored
instructing for Grover Cleveland MT.
Smith was sustained In this view by the
majority of the state committee. The con-
vention will almost certainly send an unin-
structed delegation to st. Louis
The state committee was in session until
nearly noon preparing the platform which
will be submitted to the convention ana
which Is expected to be adopted without
change.
The platform charges the repubHcan
party with extravagance In national anairs
and a wasteful conduct of the government.
1t charges the republicans with fostering
trusts and demands strict enforcement 81
the Sherman antitrust law Tarin reform
Is favored. President Roosevelts policy
with reference to the Panama canal mat
ter Is criticised as one marked by IN
temperate zeal without profound sense
of the moral obligation which should mark
a strong and virtuous people
t. vuytth
the Limitation of the executive power in lis
relations to Congress.