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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Prices Started Up Briskly in
Opening Dealings.
DISTRIBUTED DEMAND
READING & ONTARIO AND WEST
ERN LED UP MOVEMENT.
Specialties Figured in Buying and
Made Material Advances-1r-
regularity Followed.

NEW YORK. February s.-Prices started
upward briskly in the opening dealings IN
the stock market on well-distributed de-
mand. Union Pacific, Reading, Ontario and
Western. St. Louis Southwestern preferred
and International Power gained a point or
more, and St Paul, Baltimore and Ohio and
Consolidated Gas a large fraction.
After a succession of small advances and
declines, arising from the opening strength
and traders realizing, prices surged strongly
upward under the leadership of Reading
and Ontario and Western. Both stocks
were absorbed In huge blocks, and estab-
lished gains of 2is and 2ss, respectively. dur
ing the first hours business.
The numerous specalties figured extern
! sively in the buying movement and made
material advances, but the standard rail-
| road stocks rose only moderately Among
the important gains were United States
Rubber preferred, 80. Great Northern pre-
ferred and Federal Mining. 8; American
Agricultural Chemical, ., and Northwest
ern, New York Central, Chicago Terminal
preferred, Illinois Central, Consolidated
Gas. Virginia Carolina Chemical, Pacific
Mail, Realty. United States Rubber, Wooden
and American Agricultural Chemical pre-
ferred l to IL.
Reading was well sustained and a num-
Der of fndustrials were lifted sharply but
realizing at other points made inroads on
prices. The Metropolitan stocks Tennessee
Coal, Chicago and Alton, Kansas City
Southern preferred, Detroit Southern and
National Lead preferred were forced / to
II under last night. and some of the mar
ket leaders a fraction. Central Railroad
of New Jersey. Rock Island preferred,
Texas and Pacific, General Electric. West
inghouse Electric Enameling, Pacific Mail
Republic Steel preferred, Realty and the
Ailis-Chalmers meantime rose / to points,
Rubber Goods preferred 2h and United
States Express :.s4. There was a sale of
100 shares of Burlington at 80. Bonds
were steady at noon.
Spasmodic bidding up of selected stocks
had but little effect on the general market
and much irregularity was manifested in
the movement of prices. Manhattan's rapid
rise of points after II o'clock and Read
inss bulge to % did little more than steady
the market Metropolitan Street Railway
moved up a point over last night and
Metropolitan Securities recovered its loss.
Northwestern preferred jumped six points.
while American Express fell off five.
The recovery in the Metropolitan Trac-
tions carried Metropolitan Street Railway
21s and Metropolitan Securities Is over la
night Pacific Mail rose "a and Federal
Mining q. The general tone was rather
heavy and the local fractions reacted 1 to
TX. Lead and Pacific Coast lost 1. Balti-
more and Ohio was run up a point at z
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Rock Creek Bridge Question

Attorney Lloyd B. Wight and others in
terested in the Q street bridge project
across Rock creek called on Commissioner
mcfarland today and asked to be inform
ed of the Commissioners attitude toward
the proposition. Mr.. mcfarland told the
visitors that the Commissioners are inouir-
Ing into the feasibility of moving the old
John w. Thompson bridge, near the new
Massachusetts avenue bridge, to @ street.
IT this proposition can be carried out at a
seasonable cost Mr.. Macfarland stated
that the Commissioners will recommend
that the bridge be removed to Q street and
erected there as temporary connection
between the northern parts of Washington
and Georgetown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
RACE ron KAIsER's cur.
Three Notifications in Conditions Of
Contest Are Suggested

BERLIN. February S.-Allison v. Armour
of the committee directing the transatlan-
tic yacht race for Emperor Williams cup
has suggested three notifications in the
conditions of the race that have been ac-
cepted by the empero,'s representative, Rear
Admiral Won Senden- Bibran, and the repre-
sentatiyes of the Imperial Yacht Club.
The changes are that the start be on
Tuesday. May Is, instead of May 10; the
yachts must be of more than eighty tons
net register, instead of 100 tons, and auxil-
larry yachts, although required to remove
their projectors before starting, may have
them on board during the race, instead of
leaving them in care of the committee.
Among the yachts that will probably enter
is Lord Brassey's old Sunbeam, which has
long demonstrated her cruising qualities.
having been around the world two or three
times 1t is likely that there will be two
BRUSH entries, one German and probably
five American entries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Legislation Necessary.

According to an opinion of Corporation
Counsel DuvaII special legislation from
Congress will be necessary before the re.
quest Of the Washington Asylum officials
can be granted for the erection of twenty
eight incandeseent naphtha lamps. on the
asylum roads and E street between 18th
and 10Th streets. The request for the cree
ton of these lamps was approved by In
spector Fisher and Electrical Engineer AL
len, but the corpora ton counsel holds that
the roadways have not been dedicated to
the public and they are entirely within
reservation Is. they may be closed or OBJ
structed by the government at any time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Bigamy and Larceny Charged.

Frank Hargroye. colored, will be taken
before Police Court tomorrow by Detec-
tives Muller, Hewlett and Weldon on
charge of bigamy and four charges Of
larceny. 1t is alleged that two weeks ago
Hargrove married a woman named Susie
Wright. He fitted up rooms with furniture
purchased on the installment plan for ST.
and the following day, IL is alleged, dis
posed OF the furniture for $50 cash. Dur
ing their investigations the detectives found
that Hargrove had another wife, Martha
Douglas, to whom, it was alleged, he was
married July 80. 1902. There are other
cases of larceny against the prisoner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Formal Action Taken by the
Red Cross Society.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
SECRETARY TAFT CHOSEN PRESI-
DENT TODAY
Meeting of the Incorporators at State
Department-Exchange of
Fluctuations.

In pursuance of the terms OF tie
act OF Congress providing for the re-
organization OF the Red Gross. the
incorporators OF the American Ma
tional Red Cross met i'll the diplo-
matte room OF the State Depart
ment this morning at IL o clock and
perfected All organization. The
members expressed gratlhcat'on
over the outlook for the future Sic
cess oi the organization, and elected
officers for the ensuing term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
RETIRED OFFICER DEAD.
Pay Director S. c. Cosby succumbs to
PARALYSIS.

PAY Director S. c. Cosby, U. s. NJ, re-
tired, died at his home 1903 Massachusetts
avenue, this morning of paralysis. The
funeral will take place Friday afternoon
at 80 O'Clock at st. Thomas Church. In
terment will be in Arlington.
Pay Director Cosby was born in Louis
vile, KY, and entered the navy an an as
sistant paymaster in August, 1851 During
the civil war he served on various ships,
including the Potomac and the Vermont.
In July, 1883, he reached the grade of di-
rector and served for many months gen.
eral inspector of the pay corps He was
retired April 1862, with the rank of rear
admiral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08

Andrew Prell. Middle River (dd) farm
er, is at a Baltimore hospital. recovering
from an operation for cancer at the base
of the tongue. Though nothing but mere
bit of stump Is left of the tongue, Prell
can converse and seems to be recovering
rapidly. The doctors declare his vitality
remarkable.
A man giving his name as william
Gresch. a porter. was arrested in the art
galleries of Julius Oehme In New York last
night. where the police say he had gather
ed together about $4,000 worth of oil
paintings. preparatory to having them haul
ed away. He was locked up on charge Of
burglary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Immediate Action Recommended.

Commissioner Mcfarland recently re-
quested the local board of fire underwriters
to notify him personally of all bad cordi-
tons, with respect to danger to firemen
and others, and danger or serious con-
nagrations. discovered by the agents of the
underwriters in their inspections of buiAl-
ings about the city, and today he received
five reports from the board of underwriters
relating to undesirable and dangerous con-
ditiOnS in several business establishments
These reports were referred to the fire de-
partment. with recommends ton for imme-
date action by the department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Can Law Railroad Tracks

Upon the recommendation of Engineer
Of Highways c. E. Hunt the District Com
missioners have granted a second request
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany for permission to lay additional
tracks to accommodate the traffic to Wash
ington during the inauguration. The rail-
road company will be permitted to lay two
additional tracks across Massachusetts
avenue on the west side of the existing
tracks The crossing will be laid not be-
fore February -, and will be removed not
later than March 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Verdict for Plaintiff.

A jury in Circuit Court No 1. in the case
of Frederick N. Whaley against George ].
Mueller, has rendered a verdict in favor of
the plaintiff for 500. Mr.. Whaley. it is ex
planned, had been in Mr.. Mueller's employ
for about twelve years. He left such en-
ploy in December, 1903, and when he asked
Tor his last months pay claims that he was
told that he had been overpaid He there
upon sued to recoyer the amount of the
salary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Navy Department Changes.

Changes in the Navy Department have
been announced as follows:
observation-disclosures w. Harndon, mes
senger boy at 800 per annum
Secretary's office-Ira NJ Flocker, drafts
man at $1,COO per annum, photographic Of
flee
observation-disclosures F. Barnes, drafts
man at LOGO per annum.
photographic office-Mrs. l. E. More
head. clerk at $1,000 per annum; bureau of
supplies and accounts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08

N, retired; Assistant Secretary of State
Francis q. Loomis, Judge Advocate Gen
eral George B. Davis, U. 8. A.; Medical d.
rector John G.. Boyd. Commissioners James
r. Garfield. MisS>Bcardman and Surgeon
General Wyman, marine hospital service.
This committee was authorized to proceed
at once with the organization of branch
Red Cross societies in every state and terri
tory of the Union. and it will meet again in
the course of few days In pursuance of
that work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08

Is now pending with the expectation that
the porte at a meeting today or tomorrow
may decide to reopen the question with the
view to placing both the loan and guns
with Wrench ffims In the meantime Am
bass;ador Constans was given large liberty
OF action. the steps he has taken being In
cision
The officials continue to regard the ques-
ton as largely commercial, although they
are seeking to assist French interests. They
state positively that the question does not
involve political complications"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Bids for Inaugural Stands.

Mr.. Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
capitol. today opened bids for the COLI
struction of the inaugural stands in front
of the capitol. The bids were about 80 per
cent higher than four years ago, when the
stand was smaller. The bidders were Rich
ardson 4 Burgess. s50o5; Gleason & Hum
phrey. $500: w. III. McCray, $3.50; James
l. Parsons. $1.54l: Frank l.. Harvey. 81 $50:
John McGreagor, $3.50. and c. C. Meads.
St1.9J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Confidence in Senator Mitchell.

Senator Mitchell of Oregon this morning
received kilograms from Salem. Ore, adj
vising him that a joint resolution had been
unanimously adopted by both houses of the
legislature, composed of seventy-five re-
publicdns and fifteen democrats. including
the votes of all. expressing belief and de-
claring continued faith in his personal
honor and integrity, and absolute conf
dence la his innocence, and extending to
him vote of thanks for what the resolu-
ton declares to be his twenty-five years Of
faithful service in the United States Senate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Sealer of Weights and Measures.

The Commissioners today forwarded to
Congress, with request for it's early en-
actment, the draft of an amendment to the
law relating to the Office of the sealer of
weights and measures for the District. The
amendment proposes that the sealer shall
give bond to the District, the surety being
some bonding company approved by the
Commissioners. At present the sealer gives
bond to the United States and his surety
must be company Incorporated under the
laws of the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
WaShington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call, IL O'Clock noon-U. $ cou-
pom 3s. $50 at 1891.
T. S. registered 3s. $50 at 1884,.
Union Trust and Storage, 10 at foI 10 at 121.
10 at 121 40 at III.
Commercial National Bank. 10 at I67 10 at 1G7,
at 1914.
Potomac Fire l. surance. 80 at 20
National Union Insurance. 100 at 1.
Peoples Fire Insurance 100 AT 6Ii.
Washington Gas, 10 at 64,2, 20 at G4ia. IS at
641s - 64t5
Mergenthaler Linotype 10 1854. 3 at 49, 10
1856.
After cal-Capital Traction 10 at 144if. 10 Mt
144I. 81 at 144as. 81 at 144as 81 144l. 20 ut
144t2. 20 at Has, 10 at ii4i2, at 144ss at
144N
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As 81 900 at s7it
81 900 at S1it.
Ianston Monotype 100 at 1874. 100 at 1881.
American Security and Trust 40 AT 24Iia tbuyer
sO).
Greene Copper. 1870 at 26H- fhuyer COZ.
Capital Traction. 100 at HAS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Yerkes Chairman of London Railway

LONDON, February Sat tomorrow's
meeting of the Metropolitan District Rail-
road Robert w. Perks will resign the act
ing Craftsmanship and Charles T. Yerkes of
Chicago will be elected chairman Mr..
Yerkes henceforth will take the active
and entire management of the road. The
electrical installation is practically COM
plete over the entire forty-eight miles Of
the system, and only awaits the delivery
of the cars to begin actual working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08

soisa49N: steamer mixed. 47tsss7N: receipts
-. 100 oasheis; experts 500 bushels; safhern white
corn, 44a4v; southern yellow corn. iasae.
0ATS-Steady: No. 2 white. 50 sales; No. Z
mixed 35lsa35is: receipts, 1. 400 bushels.
RYE-Stesay; uptown. No. western, 50 sales.
HAY-Quiet unchanged.
GRAIN EREIGHrS-Dull. unchanged
RTTTER-Firm: fancy .mitation. 22a23: fancy
creamery. 80; fanny iadle iSa2o; store packed
16a1S
EGGS-Firm. 30.
CHEESE-Firm: large. I:i sat:r.; medium. f2i.s
I"&; small. 13ai3h.
S,.tiAK-stsrag coarse graduated, e.2o: hns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
w. E. Shaver Not Guilty.

A verdict of not guilty has been rendered
by jury in Criminal Court No. l. in the
case of William E. Shaver. formerly en-
pioyed by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company conductor, charged
with having embezzled a number of street
car tickets from that company The de-
Iendant was represented by Attorneys
Campbell Darlington and Irving William
son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Storage Yard Petition

The Commissioners today forwarded to
Congress without comment the protest re-
Gently received from the citizens of South
east Washington against the bill establish
ing storage yard for the District in a part
of Garfield ParF and relieving the railroad
company of building an expensive bridge
over New Jersey avenue through the park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
UNANIMOUSLY FAVORED.
Arbitration Treaties to. Be Reported to
the Senate.

The Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons, by unanimous vote, today authorized
a favorable report on the arbitration trea-
ties between the United States and sew
eral foreign governments An amendment
was adopted providing for the submission
to the Senate of each claim to be arbltrat-
ed under the treaties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Suit for Alleged Assault.

Erie r. Sheppard. through Attorneys
Charles w. Darr and Smith Thompson, jr.,
this afternoon filed suit against John Mar
liner to recover damages in the sum of
S., 900 for physical assault alleged to have
been made on him by the defendant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Mr.. REYNOLDS Selected.

1t has been definitely decided that James
Burton Reynolds of Massachusetts will be
the successor to Robert B. Armstrong, as
sistant secretary of the treasury. His nom
ina ton will be made tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Fell and Broke Her Leg.

Mamie Smith, colored. about thirty-four
years of age, and living at 2O12 l. street
northwest slipped and fell upon the ice at
the corner of Goth and L streets northwest
at 1915 o'clock today and broke her left
leg. Sh, was taken to the Emergency
Hospital in a cab.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
VICTORY FOR GERMANY.
Contract for Rearmament of Turkish
Artillery Disturbs France.

CONSTANTINOPLE, February Seer
manys victory in capturing the contract
for the rearmament of the Turkish artil-
lery threatens to result in a serious dis
turbance of Franco-Turklsh political rela-
tons. The French ambassador here, NJ.
Constans, proposes to leave Constantine
pie soon for Paris to consult with Foreign
Min -er Delcasse. Meanwhile the ambas-
sador has informed the Turkish govern
ment that the French market is closed to
any fresh Turkish loan
Tew1k Pasha. the foreign minister, tried
to compromise the matter, Offering to set
tie the Syrian railways question in a man
ner satisfactory to the French claimants
and to purchase military equipment to the
amount of $2,300,OOO in France.
The ambassador, however demanded the
expenditure OF $6,00O,OOO, being one-third
OF the Value or the new armament, with
French gun factories and the complete sat
isfaction of the French demands regarding
the railroads. These terms the amba ssa-
dor declared to be final. and not having re-
ceived reply February 6 the ambassador
informed the Turkish government that he
refused to continue the negotiations add
ing that the French market was closed to
further Turkish loans.
AS result of this notification the Otto
man Bank withdrew it's proposals for the
projected loan and notified the minister of
finance, Reshad Pasha, that it would not
entertain any request of the government
for advances
The Deutsche Bank then came to the
,porte's aid with an offer to assist the
treasury. The Germans are thus for the
moment complete possession of the fnan-
cial field, and trade has already been
promulgated ordering the purchase of ali
the new guns in German factories but If
has been decided only to rearm sixty hat
teries at present. instead of 142 as origi-
nally proposed.
Opinion in Paris,
PARIS, February S.-The officials saw the
complications with Turkey over the pro-
posed loan and the ordering of guns for
the rearmament of the Turkish artillery
are more commercial than governmental
although the authorities here are taking an
active interest In the affair owing To the
magnitude of the French commercial in
terests involved.
The official version of the situation Is as
follows: -
Turkey, desiring new loan Offered to
give a contract for a hundred heavy guns
as an inducement for securing the loan
Thereafter syndicate of German bankers
undertook to float loan and arrange with
the krupps to furnish a hundred guns
1T recently developed that the Krupps
were not likely to be able to deliver tie
guns within the time Turkey desired owing
to the present extensive demand for artti-
lery.
'Thereupon Turkey again turned 10
French banking and commercial quarters
which were unwilling to furnish the loan
without also furnishing guns. The matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
TRYING TO SAVE MRS. EDWARDS.
Futile Effort at Harrisburg to Secure
Passage of Resolution.

HARRISBURG, Pa, February 9.-An ef
fort to secure the passage by the legislature
today of a resolution requesting the board
of pardons to commute the death sentence
of Mrs. Kate Edwards to Imprisonment for
life was defeated in the house on techni-
cality. The resolution will be offered
again next Monday night
1t recites that Ifst. fact has been ascer-
tanned since Mrs Edwards conviction that
she is an epieptic and therefore irresponsf-
BILE; that her husband had threatened her
life, and she was consequently impelled by
nervous apprehension to take his life: that
since her incarceration she has greatly i'm
proved in character and may now be re-
garded as a thoroughly reformed woman
and, finally. that it is the sense Of the leg,
islature that capital punishment of wo-
man has d enelally demoraIizing effect
upon the commun ty and should be avoided
To Appeal to Governor.
READING, Pa, February s-The attor-
ncys for Mrs Kate Edwards and Samuel
Greason are making preparations to appear
before Governor Pennypacker tomorrow in
their behalf Mrs. Edwards, It is confec-
tured, may have some statement to make
but she has positively made none thus far:
All reports to the contrary or that she has
exonerated Greason are authoritativ de-
MED by her attorney, Oliver Lentz
John H. Rothermel counsel for Greason
has recently returned from St Louis with
a statement. written by Mary Edwards. in
which she exonerates Greason from muir
dering her father, John Edwards AS re-
suit Mr. RothermeI will appeal to the board
of pardons. asking for rel,earing Of the
GreasCn case.
diary Edwards Is the daughter who was
arrested as an accomplish in the murder Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Market
Baltimore Markets.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE Nd. February s.-FLOUR-DuIl.
unchanged; receipts. 5,447 barrels; exports, 125
barrels.
WHEAT-Firmer; spot contract f16Ea116L
spot, No. 2 red western, 117Aa1l71<; February,
Il6As1le'5; March 1I7ai1TA; May. lis; steamer
southern BY sample, 10islls,@; southern ON grade
102%a116Z.
CORN-Firm; spot 49iia49%; February. 49Na
ls%; March. 49ssaash; April. 4SsIazsH; May,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
AssAYER wooLLEY REMOVED.
Charged That His Accounts Have Been
Found Irregular.

Smith H. Wooley assayer in charge oi
the United States mint at Boise CITY, laatio'
has been removed 1t is charged that nreg-
ularities have been discovered in Mr.. WOOL
leyS accounts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
New York Stock Market,

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers. 1419 F street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade