davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
PRICES ADVANCING
ON SMALL DEALS
Anthracite COalers Evidem :
ly Great Fayorites.
Railway and Other Bonds Exceedingly
Strong, With Consolidated Tobacco
Fours Again a Feature

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The opening of
the stock market on the whole averaged
considerably higher. The greatest ac-
tivity occurred in Steel preferred, which
rose & in all The common was strong
at Il Tennessee Coal and Iron rose
"a and Baltimore and Ohio gained r.
There was continued pressure on the
local stocks. but losses were nominal.
Union Pacific opened slightly heavy, but
soon ruled at yesterdays closing.
Sentiment as a whole was that, con-
sidering the heavy liquidation of yes
terday. the declines in prices had been
only nominal In well informed circles
the inside character of a large part OF
yesterdays sales of Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific. and other issues was
denied. The impression prevailed that
the reported cuts IN iron and steel prices
Xyn,Id lead 10 on increased cOnsump-
ton In the first hour the general ten
dency was upward. Amalgamated Sop-
per. St. Paul. Erie, PennsylNana; fNoCh
Island and Baltimore and ONO Az
Vanccd from n 20 ] per cent, ana mon
Pacific after slight hesitanCy lhllisti
dealings gained nearly a point Nhlleo
States Steel preferred was su f1,lss
feature. advancing a fun hgure- one
so-called Western house, whlcn Is set-
orally conspicuous before the puphS: -
large buyer OF United States steel
Tbe trading after the first hour con
tinued animated with large transactl2ns-
The sDecialties were buyers OF Sou III.
ern Railway, which gained POM , = ,lS
strength of coal stocks was attributed
20 the evidence OF Conservatism an the
conduct OF the anthracite inousIy re
Elected in restriction OF prouucIlon lOt
August. Government twos. re8l i ~. ~,
declined y per cent Railway ana ',tiles
bonds were strong. with consolidated
Tobacco fours again feature.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
s. S. LODGE MEETS TONIGHT.

Silver Star Lodge, No. 20. !. o. G. T.,
CT Ienleytown, will hold its regular
weekly meeting tonight at Good Temp
lar HAL on the Brookeville Road An
interesting program has been arranged
oy the amusement committee which will
De rendered after the business Of the
meeting has been transacted.
The new officers OF the lodge are
chief templar. William A. Collins. vicc
templar. Mrs. Jane Clements; secretarI,
J. Richard ingalls,; assistant secretaI.v
George keene; financial secretary. VI
Il. Payne; treasurer. Ellis Shoemaker.
past chief templar. J. r. Finney: guard
B. e. Payne; sentinel, Q. Il. Dean: trus-
tees, A. Il. Shoemaker. Alex ST John
and J. T. Finney
The improvements TO the hall which
nave been In progress for several weeks
are row being completed. The hail has
been beautifully decorated
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
WILL REPRESENT OLDEST
INHABITANTS IN ST. LOUIS

b. w. Reiss, recording secretary OF
the Oldest Inhabitants Association, was
chosen at meeting held last night to
represent the organization at St Louis
on District of Columbia day
The meeting was called to order by
the president, g. Thomas Brown A
communication was read from Gen.
George II. Harries, in which he ac-
knowledEed his election as an honorary
member Of the association.
James A. Wineberger reaG an inter-
esting paper on the history Of the asso.
citation. The first meeting was held in
the old Franklin engine house, After
that the meetings were held in the city
hall until the late William w. Corcoran
rendered the organization the use of its
present quarters I'm the Corcoran Build
ing.
The following were elected to member
ship in the association: John Z. Ar
'deeser. William II. Harrison, Thomas II.
Wiley, and George Woodbridge.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
DEATH OF MALCOLM sEAToN.

Word has been received here Of the
death Of Malcolm SeatOn, which oc-
CURED Tuesday al Marblehead Neck.
Mass Mr.. Seaton had been In III health
for the past two years He went North
several months ago for the benefit OF
his health The members of his family
were with him at the time of his death.
He was about seventy years Of age and
Is survived by a widow and several
grown children.
Mr.. Seaton was well known I'm Ma
sonic circles. both in Georgetown ana
Washington He was past worshipful
master Of Potomac Lodge. No. 5. f.
A. a NJ. Of Georgetown. one Of the
oldest Masonic organizations IN the Dis
trio; Of Columbia, and past grand mas
ter OF the Grand Lodge OF Masons Of
the District OF Columbia Eighty years
ag0 his father. who was one Of the old
mayors OF Washington, was worshipfu.
master of Potomac Lodge, OF George
town. Mr.. Seaton came here from the
North, and had resided IN Washington
for a number OF years.
During the past five years owing 70
III health. he has been unable to take an
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
SEPTEMBER COTTON
STRONGEST AT OPENING

NEW YORK. Sept S-Cotton opened
firm. to 1S points higher in response
to strong cables from Liverpool The
strength was unexpected From the ma
ture OF business II was believed that
well known Wall Street interest was
selling in New York and buying In
Liverpool. Some brokers were disposed
TO look for a squeeze IN September or
the ground that the receipts this month
will be so light as to compel those who
had put out September hedges against
cotton to arrive. TO cover in the open
market. At any rate that-oD ti1rsT was
the strongest al the start
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
I. C, U. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Prominent Men Chosen to Fill Import
ant poSifions

ant Positions.
At the last meeting Of the board Of
trustees OF the recently founded Inter-
continental Correspondence University
Of this city. the following officers 10
elected
Claiming Rudd. D. C.. L.. for some
years professor and registrar at Column
Dlan University, was chosen president
OF the university; David J. Brewer,
LII. D., justice of the United States Su-
preme Court was elected vice presi-
dent Of the university: Walter c Gle
phane. LII: NJ, prominent in legal and
financial circles here. was elected sec
rotary; John Franklin Croweli, PHI D..
L II. D. formerly president OF Trinity
CoHege. was elected educational direct
or, TO have general oversight and direc-
uon OF the educational work; Hon.
William Torrey Harris, LII. D.. United
states commissioner Of education, was
elected chairman OF the advisory FAC
ulty. and Will counsel and advise with
reference to the general organization
and the conduct Of the work, and will
preside over and direct the work OF the
advisory faculty
The founders are David j. Brewer.
IL. D., justice United States Supreme
Court; Henry Billings Brown, LII D..
Justice United States Supreme Court /.
Walter G, Clephane. Ii. NJ, secretary
of the university: Chauncey NJ Depew
New York; Edward Everett Hale. ID.
D, LII D.. chaplain of the United
states Senate; George r. HOar, Ii. D.,
United States Senator from Massachu-
sets; Martin "A. Knapp chairman In
terstate Commerce Commission, Henry
u. +. Macfarland, president Board of
District Commissioners. and Charming
Rudd. ID. G. L, president OF the uni
Yersity.
The University has leased the four
story building 100 to 1l06 Fourteenth
Street northwest and will call same the
II G L. Building The general or
ganiZatlOn is being completed as rapidly
as possible and the various deans and
professors are being selected. 1t is ex~
pected that a large number of courses
In the various branches OF knowledge
VIII be ready within the next few weeks
The intention Is TO depart entirely from
the usual methods Of correspondence
schools and to i1augurate and maintain
all Of the courses on the highest possible
plane. For this reason only the ablesr
professors and teXtwriters are being Sc
cured.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
BURSTING OF A HOSE
SCALDS A BOAT HAND

Scalded about the back and neck while
Working on the steamer POkanOket
william Mckee. a water tender, was
taken TO the Emergency Hospital when
the boat reached its wharf at the foot
or Eleventh Street southwest last even
ing.
The bursting of a hose caused a flood
OF hot water TO flow on the mans back,
and he was in agony from the time the
accident occurred until the boat landed
at her Washington mooring.
His injuries are not considered serious
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

active part In Masonic matters. Mr.
Seaton was present, and made an ad-
dress. at the big anniversary celebration
OF Potomac Lodge, which was held al
Masonic Hall on Thirty-second Street
some months ago.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
The Sufferers
from Colds

are numbered by millions. not including
those whose annoyance By association
amounts almost TO suffering.
And yet It is a fact, as capable OF
demonstration as any problem in geome-
try. that DR.. ARnew's Catarrhal Powder
has, does. will cure Catarrh and Colds.
What are the Catarrhal Millions goins
70 do about it2 4
DR.. Agnew's Heart Cure relieves heart
disease in 80 minutes.
Sold by
KIOczewskPs Pharmacy, 500 9th St.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

REPORTED by W B. Hibbs Co.. InO
Street. Members New York Stock Exchange,
Chicago Board Of Trade. and Washington Stock
Exchange
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
AUCTION SALES.
S. RENsiNGERE
Washington Horse and Carriage
Bazaar, $40 La. Ave.


At our big sale Saturday, September
10. Messrs. Campbell & Reid &c. St.
Louis, Il) cOnsign l car fine young Ill
nois drafters and drivers.
10 head good horses and mules from
Virginia
10 head for local parties.
Also for private sale, Messrs. Gillen &
lehman &c. St. Louis, III consign one
ear fine young kentucky mules.
Vehicles. haTness, etc.
se7-tf s. BENSINGER, Auctionesr.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
NEW YORK.

The London securities markets gem
orally are reactionary. owing TO a be-
lief that. in spite of semi-oficial de-
mails. movement of gold from Paris
70 Russia is impending. American rail-
way shares are Irregular, but there has
been overnight buying from New York
in Steel issues and Rock Island.
That the market may and will show
reactions is not unlikely Ii is prac-
tically certain that within the next few
days, weather permitting. those emf
nent crop experts who killed the wheat
crop will make an attempt to dispose
of the corn crop i'm the same old way
Signs are prOpitiOus for such an under
taking at this time. We are liable to
get first frosts within the next two
weeks. and II the thermometer gets any
where near a point which would war
rant damage reports II Is ali odds-on
bet that the reports -1ill be sent oUr IN
have all been made. The crop experts
are already on the spot. having Sc
lected reasonably COmfOrta BILE hotels
where TO await the signal, and those
Wall Street houses that can be relied
upon TO do their share of the work were
getting dispatches from the front yes
terday to look sharp. for something
would be doing soon. The shares that
are AtchiSOn, Missouri Pacific. and the
Southwestern shares generally 1t IS
expected lnaL the scare VIII nave more
effect on the market than the wheat
crop damage reports. as II will be ar
gued that. the failure Of one crop as
sured. the failure of the other would be
a severe setback.
Many who have not believed In the
last four or five points of the advance
and who. therefore, have held non-com-
initial views for a fortnight or more
said after the close yesterday that II
the market should start up again. after
the distribution Of stocks that had taxi
en- place since Tuesday morning. es-
pectally in the forenoon yesterday and
reach a level ever so little higher than
that on which this distribution has been
made. the conclusion will be almost ir-
resistible that the big bull forces are
prepared 10 carry the movement fur
Their.
The friends Of Missouri Pacific who
have been trying TO bull the stock into
line with the rest Of the market expected
that when Mr. Gould got back from Eu-
rope they would get some assistance
from him. but 80 far they have been dis
appointed.
Orders for new railroad freight cars
In July and August showed a decided in
crease In the demand I'm comparison with
the same month a year ago, this being
the first time for a year Of indications
Of a renewed inquiry for railway equip
ment. The increase in July and August
amounted 70 l2,284 cars. the largest or
ders coming from the Southern Pacific.
the Southern Railway, and the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie
The Washington times., 1904-09-08

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Sept S-The following
prices were quoted on the Grain Mar
ket today:
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
s1zs to Baltimore and Return, B. g. O

r. r., Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways, both days EXCEPT ROYAL
Limited. Hourly Service" Saturday.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08

The friends Of Missouri Pacific who
have been trying TO bull the stock into
line with the rest OF the market expected
that when Mr.. Gould got back from Eu-
rope they would get some assistance
from him. but so far they have been dis
appointed.
The Washington times., 1904-09-08
Actual Conditions Of Var.
Had a Pain Inside.

The first man actually disabled in the
war was member OF a Brown" regi-
ment. The soldier suddenly began pitch
ing and tumbling IN the field, as though
ne was terribly wounded and about to
die. From all quarters officers rushed
TO his assistance, and asked with much
concern whore he was hurt. and what
his trouble was. His reply was:
Il amt shot, I've only got the belly
ache. Please let me go TO the rear
HIS request was granted and the bat
tie continued
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-29
MOSQUITO COMMITTEE
WANTS WORK TAKEN Up
BY BOAkD Of dEALTH
WORK DONE TO DATE HAS ERAp.
ieATED FIFTY PER CENT.
OF THE MOSQUITO
PEST.

Members of the Citizens Mosquito
Committee met yesterday afternoon at
the Office of DR.. c. b. Cooper and
heard reports from Agent W. +. Hall
and from the Advisory Committee
An important recommendation from
the Advisory Committees report is as
follows:
Accordingly we advise that this
meeting appoint from the general
committee subcommittee to care.
fully write up the work of the past
year, arrange definite plans on which
future work could be carried on and
present the same to the coming Leg.
islature with the request that q sum.
cient amount Of money be appropriat.
ed to carry out the plans and provision
made for such work TO be under the
direction Of some department of the
Government, preferably the Board OF
Health. II such an organization could
be created. while II would be directly
of benefit to this community. Il would
mean provision for fully working out
the control OF the mosquito nuisance
In Hawaii and become eventually n
blessing to every town and household
cally nominal expense"
The committee estimated that the
crusade had resulted In reducing by
so per cent. the mosquito pest and
enough data has been secured to great.
ly Increase the effectiveness Of future
efforts.
The Advisory Committee consists
OF i. X. Day. l.. Il. Cofer. ID. l.. Van
Dine, and w. Alanson Bryan.
The report of Agent Hall was Us fol.
lows:
October 2Sth, 1904.
Mr.. ChairRan:-I beg to report that
In the three months have been agent
Tor the committee I have given a per.
sonal inspection to every house be-
tween Beretania. Alapai, PunahOu
streets and the mountains In several
sections Of this district IL was necos.
sary to make two and three house.to.
house inspections to finally locate the
nuisance. While visiting this district
l have found numerous containers
such as have been found during the
progress of this campaign well stocked
with mosquito laryae in their several
stages of development.
l would like to call attention to
new container, which believe to be
recent discovery and veriiles work |
carried on In the United States, that
Is, as soon as one breeding place Is
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-29

destroyed the mosquito will seek 9th
ers and calls for a continuous cooper
alton of the citizens Of this communit,
to be on the lookout for new brcedint
places.
The container I have above men
toned is the ordinary linseed oil taul
used as flower stand about the ma
jority of premises. The oil tank /.
well adapted for a flower stand anL
as well for breeding place for pu,
quitoes. as 1t has at each end nangc
or projection of about one inch AMI
holds enough water that seeps from
the flower pot to supply the neighsor
hood with mosquitoes. This could bt
overcome by making say half dozen
holes In the top and bottom of the oil
tank.
Your agent has investigated com
plants of numerous mosquitoes in Ger
tain localities and found them in all
possible receptacles from a Cosspool
or water tank down to an old shoe
carelessly thrown out in the yard. In
all have Investigated over one hun.
dred complaints and as each complaint
calls for from one hour to a days
work to find the source of the trouble
and give the necessary instructions to
abatc II, you can readily see that con.
siderable time was devoted to this
kind OF work.
II was found necessary to oil about
forty.five street catch basins two and
three times a month and several Othc,
places such as the ditch on Kawaia.
hao street from South to Ward streets.
At Waikiki there were six ponds
well stocked with mosquito larvae. two
were cleaned of vegetable growth and
stocked with gold fish and four were
cleaned. and either completely drain
ed or outlets deepened to allow fire..
How In and out of the ponds and
thereby destroying the larvae by al.
lowing the fish to have free access
to the ponds. tried to work up the
subscription for this years expenses.
but my time being taken up with other
work. such as keeping the records and
decreasing the mosquitoes. was COM.
PEELED to drop II for the present.
The subscription list for this years
expenses Is $1,000 per month and
should In my opinion be increased
to carry on the work with
success. Respectfully submitted.
w. +. HALL, Agent.
"A financial report covering opera
tons since July IL, 1904, was present.
ell as follows:
STATEMENT FROM
JULY nth, 1904, TO OCTOBER
2Sth, 1904.
Cash in Bank of Hawaii. July
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-29
AT OCEANIC WHARF.

A few Republican candidates for the
House held an impromptu meeting al
the Oceanic wharf today at | o'clock
A big crowd Of waterfronters listened
TO the speakers and enthusiastically
cheered the Republican ideas advanced
The speakers were John Lucas, f. W.
Quinn. r. w. Aylett. Carlos A. Long
W. W. Harris, Il. X. Lilikalani and
Frank Andrade.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-29

Guy FROM us-WHY7 Because
We are the cheapest, call for your or.
iers, allow you IS days In which to
Gay your bills, deliver promptly. You
make SO on every dollar you invest.
kAliHi STORE. White $751;.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-29
Comes Express
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE

Stand and Office. TIC Fort near
Queen ST., opposite Hackfeld building
Draymen, baggage and furniture
handled and delivered.
Office Phone Main 2ss; Residences
Phone White 861.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-29

='nS Job Printing - the suilstis
office.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-29

Read wants" on page Q
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-06
With Our Advertisers.

Every one is more or less bargain
seeker, and this being SO, everyone
trades more or less at the Fair Bank
rupt Store on Washington avenue, Joe
Weinberg g. Co.. proprietors This
store was formerly Robinson's Dry
Goods Emporium and when forced to
the wall the stock and fixtures were
purchased by the present fru. This
was over two years ago and since then
the Fair has made specially of pur-
chasing bankrupt stocks in Memphis,
ST. LOUIS, Chicago, New York anu
other large cities, giving the Green.
vile trade continuous bargain oppor-
This store has quarter
page ad in today's paper, which our
readers will do well to read carefully.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-06
wro ARE THE vAGRANT9
The Vasrant Bill which Almost Unanimously
Passed the House Last Week is Wide and
Long in Defining Yssrant

In the Act amending the Sections
1922. 1928, 1924 and 1898 of the Code
of 1892, the definition of a vargant
includes nearly every violater of the
laws of society. AS described in the
proposed enactment vagrant in Mis-
Sissippi will include:
Persons known ms tramps wander
ingI Tor strolling about in idleness, who
are able TO work and have no property
to support them
Persons leading IN idle, immoral
or profligate life, who have no
property to support them. aud who
are able 10 work and do not work;
All persons able to work, having
no property to support them, and who
have no visible means Of fair, hon
est and reputable livelihood;
Any able Lodied persons, who loaf,
loiter and idle in the cities, towns
and villages or steamboat landings of
this State for the larger portion OF
their time, without any regular sup
port. An offense under this section
Ahall be made out whenever it is
shown that any person has no visible
means of support and only OCCASION
ally has employment at odd jobs, be
ing for the most time out of employ
ment;
Persons having fixed abode, and
who live by trading or bartering
stolen property;
Every common gambler or persons
who for the most part maintains him
self by gaming or by unlawful re-
failing any vinous, alcoholic or spirit
uous liquors;
Every able bodied person who shall
go begging for livelihood;
Every common prostitute;
Every keeper of a house of prosti
tuition;
Every keeper of public house of
gambling or gaming;
Every person who shall abandon
his wife or family, without just
cause" leaving her, or them, with
out support, or in danger of becoming
public CHARGE
Every able bodied person who lives
employment or labor, and /
who has no visible means Of suppot
All persons who are able to work,
out hire out their minor children or
lllow them to be hired out, and live
lpon their wages;
All persons over sixteen years of
Ige and under twenty one, able to
work and who do not work, and have
10 property to support them, and have
lot some known visible means of a
air, honest and reputable livelihood, p,
nd whose parents are unable to
Import them, and who are not in at {
enhance upon some educational
Every person who is an habitual
runkard and makes a practice OF be-
lg habitually drunk in public places.
Section 2, of this Act, provides
rat every mayor, peace justice and
ounty officers from the constable up
, the sheriff shall give information
any such Migrants to officers en-
Owered to make criminal arrests. If !
rat is not enough to catch the va
rants, they Will never be brought to :
Istice
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-06
When useful articles are artistically

When useful articles are artstcally
made the eye of the purchaser is at
once attracted, even fascinated, and
when fair, moderate price is tagged
to the articles the prospective buyer is
with rare exception convinced that
whatever he or she is examining is
rare bargain if the article is in Bin
der's jewelry store. Everything in the
iewelry line from diamond worth
hundreds Of dollars to 81. so alarm
clock Is sold at low price. This does
not go to mean that Mr.. Binder car
RES a poor grade stock. On the con-
trary every article he offers is or high
grade material and workmanship less
a fancy price. Expert repalrers are
only employed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-06

Occupying full page of the supple
ment to this issue of The Times the
firm of helms u Blum have an adver-
tisement that should he Of vital impor-
lance to our readers. There will be a
change :made in the firm and for this
reason Sacrifice Price" is made on
every article in the store. 1t is need
less to make any remarks about the
stability, popularity and high standing
of this firm. For years it has been
favorite trading place with the people
of GreenvilIe and surrounding terri
tory. Its good reputation has never
been besmirched in any one instance.
helms & Blum offer extraordinary In
ducements during this sale. Don't |
miss it.