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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03

The identity of his assailant was
not discovered.
Within two years George Grippe
was killed by tree falling on him,
and soon afterward Jay and Clark,
sons of Elias, were taken to an
insane asylum, where both died in
a short time.
The series of tragedies culminat-
ed in December last in triple muir
der and suicide. Wilson Burns,
who had married a daughter of
Abraham GRIPPE, killed his wife
with shotgun and then murdered
Joseph Grippe and Margaret Bran
ham, an aunt. He then turned the
gun on himself and killed him
self.
Samuel Horn was the last of the
familp save two.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03
Pointed Paragraphs.

When a man losses sleep he's
apt to lose his temper also.
No man ever bought a wedding
present because he wanted to.
He who talks big things seldom
does anything but small ones.
When the stork visits a home it
leaves a bowling reminder behind.
Figures may not lie, but the coi-
rect ones seldom stand for a wo-
mans age.
1t sometimes happens that a man
breaks his bank roll when he falls
in love.
Sr,bS~-iha for T,rr- Hrpn
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03

concessions may be withdrawn
from the remaining American in
surance companies doing business
hare
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-10-03

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
GARCIA MERou DEAD.
Minister to Washington Un-
til Recently.

Se4pr Garcia Merou. the Argentine min
lister TO Germany. died OF heart failure In
Berlin yesterday. He was transferred
from Washington at the beginning Of the
year. and became so Ill Immediately after
reaching Berlin that he vas unable to pre-
sent hi} Credentials to the emperor.
Don Marcia Merou came to Washington
first In 1897 to represent his government
here. He was recalled after two or three
years service to become secretary Of agri-
culture in his own country for while be-
cause there was some very important work
to be accomplished for the development of
which the doctors scientific knowledge was
needed. The work done. he returned. and it
was conceded that he was one OF the bright
a great writer. and one long shelf Of his
library was filed with his own works
essays on economic questions. literature.
art and authors, with biography, travel,
fiction and poetry.
His wife, Sonora Della Herrera de Garcia
Merou, was born in Buenos Ayres and edu-
Gated in convent there. There are three
little daughters.
DR.. Merou was sent as a diplomatic rep
resentative of his country successfully TO
Madrid. Paris, Paraguay, Peru. Brazil and
the United States. He was a member or
the executive committee of the bureau or
American republics and also of several
royal academies. He possessed many deco
rations, and the King of Portugal granted
him that of Santiago, dedicated to eminent
scientific, artistic and literary merit He
was only forty years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Opened Steady at a Decline Of 2a'
Points

NEW YORK. May 31.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at a decline Of 2a7
points in response to lower cables and re-
ports of better weather in the south. There
was a good demand at the decline. how
ever. with the south a heavy buyer through
commission houses. and shortly after the
opening prices frmed up to a net advance of
about IL points on May and of 1a4 points
on later positions. following which offer
ings increased and the market turned ir-
regular around last Mondays finals, pend
ing the weekly report of the weather bu-
reau at midday.
Features opened steady at the decline.
May SCI, July S.25, August S4, Septem-
Der SIS. October S.35. November $50, De-
cember S.45, January S.51, March $50
At midday the market was about steady
within a point or two of last Mondays
prices. with trade rather awaiting the
weekly bureau report. The Southern Cot
in acreage of 1913 per cent, decrease in
fertilizers of 1925 per cent. and states the
condition of the crop is unprecedentedly
bad. Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands
SO; mddling gulf, S.95.
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today. $4,000 bales. against 1850 last week
and 3,342 last year For the week, 125, 600
bales. against 134. 0S6 last week and IL, 966
last year. Todays receipts at New Or
leans. S226 bales. against 104 last year.
and at Houston. CLIO bales, against PIT
last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Increase of Lead Stock.

L. A. Cole, president of the National Lead
Company. has issued a circular to the stock
holders informing them that the directors
have approved the plan to increase the
capital stock of the company from $50 00O,-
900 to S50.000oo0 and that the consent of
the stockholders is requested The increase
in capital is to provide funds for acquiring
additional manufacturing companies and
for working capital. While no mention in
the circular is made of the merger of the
United Lead Company, it is believed that
the increase in the capital stock recon-
mended by the directors is a preliminary
step in a big lead merger.
The company has increased the tonnage
of it's business 40 per cent since it's organ
ization, in 1891 This was done by acquir-
Ing new properties. remodeling old plants
and constructing others entirely new and
of the highest type
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
THE FLEISHMANN BOYS CASE.
Mother at Norfolk to Hasten Release
Proceedings.
Special Dispatch to The Sta.


NORFOLK, Va. May 31.-Mrs. Alois
freshman OF New York, cousin of Mayor
freshman of Cincinnati, and mother of
runaway Leo Felishmann. seventeen, found
enlister in the navy here after his parents
had spent over $4,000 in an unsuccessful
effort to locate him. arrived here this morn
ing and will at once institute habeas cor
pus proceedings in the United States court
to secure the boys release.
Mrs. Fleishmann says the boys imprison-
ment on the receiving ship Franklin here
for deserving and going to Richmond Va
in which city he was arrested and brought
back to Norfolk. is up June &, and that
Washington officials promised his release
that day, but that there has been a hitch
and she has come to take him at once by
court order.
Mrs. Fleishmann said: Il was promised
at the Navy Department at Washington
that my boy would be released from the
navy without question June s. but now
have letter saying that the papers in the
case will hardly reach Washington from
Norfolk before June g. Fearing another
delay l have come here to take the matter
up before Federal Judge Waddill and get
my boy out at once. There Is no question
about his enlistment having been wrong.
and he has been wrongfully detained in
prison all this time. If 1 had known at
first that there would have been any cues
ton about the boys release on June |
would have gone to court at once and
placed no dependence in Washington prom
ises."
Rev. DR.. r. H. Bennett, professor of
modern philosophy at Randolph Macon
college at Ashland. Va. arrived here today
and leaves tonight to sail from New York
June 8 on q three months European trip.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Bennett and
Misses Sarah Bruce and Carrie Hancock of
Wytheville. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Big Job to Put Elephant to Death.

Prince. gigantic trick elephant, was
put to death at Buffalo yesterday. The
beast had shown signs of Madness and his
owners decided to kill him. 1t took leo
men, with block and tackle, ninety minutes
to put the paehyderm out of existence.
Stakes were driven in the ground on both
sides of the elephant, hawsers ~ inches
thick were fixed to each stake with block
and tackle. The ropes ended In slip nooses,
which were placed around the elephant
neck A gang of 100 men then began to
haul on the ropes. Twice the hawsers broke
and the dangerous operation of replacing
them had to be undertaken by the trainer
Prince offered no resistance submitting
quietly to the commands of his trainer
The hide was removed from the carSa SIS
and given to the Buffalo Historical So6Ety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
Abandoned Claim to Offices.

Attorneys for Peter 4. Costello and David
]. Smyth. who were removed from their
official positions in Philadelphia by Mayor
Weaver during the gas lease fight last
week. notified counsel for the mayor yester-
day that they would withdraw the injunc-
ton proceedings brought against Mr.. Wea-
yer and his new directors when the case
comes up for argument In court today The
attorneys have already notified the court
The abandonment of the injunction proceed
!ngs Is the result OF Leader Durham's &C
tion OF Monday. wher he decided not to
fight the confirmation of the mayors APP
pointments In select council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
CLOSE OF CORN BULL CAMPAIGN
Advance of Nine Cents Bushel at
Chicago TODAY

CHICAGO. May 31.-An advance of 9
cents a bushel today marked the close of
the bull campaign in May corn. Through
out the entire session of the board of trade
today shorts We're anxious bidders for May
but offerings were hard to find
The close was at the highest point of the
day, 60 cents a bushel. The opening show
ed gain of l cent, at 80 cents, and within
the first few minutes the price was bid up
to SIS cents. Just before the close the price
was forced to 60 cents. the final quota ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets.
Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 31.-FLOUR-Steady
barrels f'' "
WHEAT-Dull and lower; spot contract | .O2a
lO2ls; spot, No. red western O2al on: Nav
1.02alU2 July, S6a4 asked August S4s4 asked
steamer No red, 9i4a9iH receipts, u, 81 bush
els; southern by sample, 90a1 OBJ; southern on
grade. 934aa1 03H.
CoRN-Firmer; spot, 5ah May 55H: July 54a,a
90; steamer mixed. 50Aa501a; receipts Is So
bushels; southern white corn. 5015a551a; southern
yellow corn, 501sa55E
OATS-Easier. No white 35Ha36; No 9
mixed. 33@i a34; receipts, II. 06l bushels
RiE-Dnl!; uptown. No. . western SO nominal
HAi-Dull unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet unchanged
BCTTER-Quet; fancy imitation 10: fancy
15ai6.
EGGS-FIrm. 1871.
small. IN.
SUGAR-strong; coarse graduated, $50; fine,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Arthur Gable. through Attorneys Lambert
G. Baker. this afternoon petitioned the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia for
writ of habeas corpus, his object being
to secure his release from the Government
Hospital for the Insane, where. he says. he
is confined without authority of law. The
petitioner was formerly a yeoman in the
United States navy Chief Justice Clabaugh
directed that the writ issue, returnable the
I'd of June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Japan Makes No Claim on Francee.

A cablegram from London says: An en-
phatic and authoritative deniel comes from
Paris of the report that Japan has demand
ed 100000 600 indemnity from France on
account of theo.id and comfort she rendered
the Baltic fie1 while en- route to its de-
struction. Another denial of the same eff
feet comes from the highest Japanese
sources of information In London, and
coupled with 1t comes the statement that
Japan harbors no Ill will toward France
growing out OF the benevolent neutrality
she exercised In RoJestvensky's behalf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
London and Berlin Banks.

LONDON, May 31.-The amount of bull
lion taken into the Bank of England on
balance today was G263 OO0
BERLIN, May 31.-Exchange on London.
70 marks and 40 pfennigs for checks
Discount rates-Short bills, 81 per cent;
three months bills, ~ per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. II O'Clock noon-U. S. regis
tered As, 81 900 at 1885.
U. s. registered S. $500 at 1903. y
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As $500 at 81, $4,000
at91, 81, 900 at OIL 81, 900 at 81. s., 900 at 81.
U. S. registered IS. $500 at 1885,
Chesapeake and Potomac Tel. IS, 81 900 at 10TH,
81, 600 at 10TA.
Capital Traction, 20 at IA 10 at IA.
Washington Rwy. and Eiec. COM, 80 at $685.. so
at 1854, 80 at 36as, 100 at 36h, 80 at 1854 100 at
1914
Riggs Fire Insurance 100 at S3s, 100 at 81.
Mergenthaler Linotype 10 at 1905 10 at 1902.
Mergenthaler Rights, 5 at SIS. at SIS. at SIS
6 at SIS, at Sz. 2 at SIS 3 at SIS at SM,
5 at S1s, 8 at sIs. ) at SIS at So 10 at SIS, 3
at SJs 10 at SA 20 at S%.
Lanston Monotype. 80 at 1875, 100 at 15A, 100
16 ibuyer 90l, 100 at 15a.
american Graphophone com, 100 at 5. so at 5,
100 at AS Toe at Az 40 at Az, 100 at AZ.
American Graphophone pfd.. % Mt sa4 80 at 81
After call-Washngton Rwy. and Flee As, $500
ut 81.
Mergenthaler Rights, 10 at SA.
Mergenthaler Linotype, at 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Fine Weather Conditions Caused July
Wheat to Sell Off

CHICAGO, May 31.-On almost perfect
weather conditions throughout the United
States July wheat sold Off to S77saSSc. here
today.
May corn, on demand from shorts. adj
vanced over cents compared with Mon
days close. After touching 55A the mar
ket reacted TO 80 cents. July sold up to
491at49Ss.
Influenced by the strength of corn July
oats sold UP to 3Oh cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

Mr.. William Court Gully, @. c., who has
been speaker of the house of commons
since 1885, is high-bred courtly. dignified
and clever gentleman. The family history
Is peculiar. His grandfather started life
as butcher, and after a successful career
as pugilist and bookmaker, eliminated
as member of parliament for Pontefract,
and died at Durham in 1868 in all the odor
of social sanctity, at the advanced age Of
eighty.
The pugilist legislator was John Gully
of Bristol. Up to the age of twenty-one he
pursued his trade in his native town with
poor success. He was a fine, big, strong
fellow, and took considerably more interest
In the prize ring than in his butcher shop.
At the age of twenty-one he migrated to
London and tried to better himself, while
still clinging to his trade. But the fates
wiled otherwise, and the next thing heard
of the unfortunate butcher was that he
was languishing in a debtors prison. The
Incarceration proved a blessing in disguise.
for Gully there learned the lessons which
enabled him to lay the foundation of the
family fortunes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The bonds of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company sold at today's meet
ing of the stock exchange for 81. There
were four 81, 900 bonds and one $500 bond
sold. The offering continued on that level
but no more were taken. The best bid at
the close was 9oss so that after the trad
ing the quotation for this security re-
manned the same as 1t was at the close Of
the trading on Monday.
A $1,000 per cent bond of the telephone
company sold at 10I1s which is high rec
ord for this security. A couple of bonds of
the same denomination were for sale and
were offered at 1918. The best bid was
101A, and the sale was made at that price.
The bid was renewed. but there were no
mere offered less than 1851.
Twenty shares of Capital Traction stock
sold at IA and ten more were taken by the
same purchaser on the same terms.
The stock was still to be had at that
price, but the best bid was 143A.
There was no trading in the preferred
stock Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. The bid advanced to
a0Sa. compared with Mondays bid. and
the stock was to be had at ~ y. which was
asked Monday. Four hundred shares
comprised the trading in the common
stock. The range of prices was from 3G7s
TO 3EA, all but 100 shares being secured at
the latter price At the close the bid was
36S and the asking price 36i2
Ten shares of Washington Loan and
Trust Company stock We're for sale The
best bid was DO. which was not taken.
The stock was not offered at price, and
there was other offering.
The changes made in the quotations in
the bank stock list Were not many, nor
We're they apparently of any significance.
The figures in the case of the Central Bank
and the Farmers and Mechanics Bank
were merely interchanged. SO that Hn is
the bid for the former. while $50 is the Did
for the latter. Mondays record shows the
exact reverse. In neither case was the
stock offered for sale.
The BID for gas stock advanced to G1A.
while the asking price was e.
Two tcn-share lots of Mergenthafer sold
for HOS and 1907. The rights IN small lots
sold for SIS. wi3ile larger lois went for SA
and S7s.
An option on Lanston sold for 16. A
couple of 1OO-share lots brought 15A and
fifty-share lot 1913.
Graphophone common sold ex-dividend
from ) to Az Monday ) was bid and 3A
was asked. Two small lots of the preferred
stock went for So
The stock brokerage firm of William E.
Read & Co. of New York has opened a
branch office at 1421 F street Mr.. w. e.
Lewis is in charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Pullman Company's Reply.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

SptcIHI Dispatch 10 The Star.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 31.-The Pullman
Car Company. replying to a complaint filed
against the company before the state board
of railway commissioners. alleging excess
sive rates, declares that the Pullman Com
pany is not common carrier, and not I'M
der the jurisdiction of the railroad commits
sioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
VIRGINIA NOTES.

Thee colored men working in a trench at
Danville. Va, yesterday which was being
prepared for sewer pipe were caught by a
cave-in, and one of them, Robert EasIey.
died before he could be rescued. The other
two escaped without serious injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Next Reading Dividend.

The next dividend payment on Reading
common stock will be made in August, and
IT is confidently expected that a regular
rate of not less than 4 per cent yearly will
be established. Price movements in the re-
mainder of the railway lists were plainly
sympathetic with those in the stocks mem
toned.
Trading was upon rather small scale
throughout the greater part of the business
. session. and was very largely for strictly
professional account. London's operations
were on the selling side. but We're insignifi-
cant in quantity. The rank and file of
commission houses We're almost entirely
idle. The European markets in general
gave little further reflection to the sweep
ing victory of the Japanese naval forces
Russian imperial As being higher in Lon
don. while Japanese issues moved irreg-
ularly chiefly because of proft-taking sales
after their extensive rise Monday.
The local fractions stocks were as firm
and active as for some time past pre-
sumably on the covering of short con-
tracts. based on the failure of Mondays
supreme court decision TO induce a greater
amount of liquidation than took place
Amalgamated Copper was firm feature
of the Industrial quarter, and after show
ing early weakness, the United States Steel
shares became tirmer in sympathy with the
market at large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
MARYLAND NOTES,

Admiral Brownson superintendent of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, will be
awarded the degree of LIZ d. at the COM
ing commencement of ST. Johns College
Gov. Warfeld will receive the same degree
from Lafayette College, Easton, Pa,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

The undertaken barge Viola Tunis. from
Norfolk for Baltimore. is stranded in Ches-
apeake bay near the mouth of the Potomac
river, having run on the crumbled founda-
ton of an abandoned lighthouse Tugs are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

A. Okolicsanyi, died at The Hague yester-
day. He had been suffering from bron-
chitis for some days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

Albert Thompson of Spartanburg, s. c..
charged with assault upon Sidney Rogan
OF Bristol. Va, was held without bah to
answer before the September grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

Capt. Calvin w. Fielder. aged eighty-five
and a pioneer citizen of southwestern Geor-
gia. died at his home at Americas. Ca.
yesterday. Capt. Fielder was veteran of
the Seminole Indian war and of the con-
federacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Sale of q House.

Mr.. j. B. Werner. real estate broker, has
sold for Gen. C. c. Byrne the house 1439
yelling place, to Mrs. Ann A. Jeffrott. for
SO, 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. p. Hibbs 6; Co. bankers
and brokers. 1913 + street. members New
ICrk stock exchange. Washington stock
Exchange and Chicago board OF trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Some Disappointment at To-
days Stock Opening.
AMERICANS IN LONDON
U. S. SECURITIES MOVED IRREGU-
LARRY ABROAD.
Local Market Opened Dull and With
Very Uncertain Tone S1gn1h-
canoe of Several Advances.

NEW YORK. May 31.-At the opening OF
business in this mornings stock market
there was no little disappointment evident
that the American department of the Lon
don stock market gave SO little reflection
in yesterdays and today's dealings to the
very strong tone with which the local mar
and today's dealings American stocks
and today's dealings American stocks
moved irregularly in the London stock mar
ket on light transaction. 1t was largely in
consequence of this that the local stock
market opened dun and with a very I'M
fertain tone. Most of the active issues in
the various departments of the market
lost ground in the opening dealings and
during the first hour of business.
A firmer tone gradually developed. how
ever. and also moderate increase in ac-
tivity The leaders in the recovery after
the opening were Union and Southern Pa
Cfic together with Reading and Erie. 1t
was rega rded as somewhat significant that
the advances scored in each of the stocks
named were attended by no other definite
discussion than that with regard to the
likelihood of the beginning of dividends or
of enlarged dividend distributions.
There were quite positive reports current
this morning that ii had been decided to
per cent and that within a short time
Southern Pacific would begin dividend pay
ments at the rate of per cent annually.
Erie second preferred stock scored sharp
advance on dividend predictions relating to
that SpruritV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

Charles Stevens of Allegany. near Frost
burg. was struck on the head with a beer
bottle during a quarrel by Charles Shoe
maker and so badly injured that it is
thought he will die. His skull is badly
fractured. Stevens is forty years old and
married. Shoemaker Is unmarried
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31

Sebastian Heck. aged fffty-three, of Eek
hart. Md. Is reported dying as the result
of an assault by four men near Frostburg
After assaulting and robbing Heck they
placed his unconscious form on the electric
railway tracks In the hope that he would
be crushed and their crime concealed Heck
was discovered Just In time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
Todav,s Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today lot
redemption, S7S5,3S4; government rscelpts
from internal revenue. 1868, 49T customs.
s9S4. O62: miscellaneous, so, SG2; expepdi-
lures, 1.69S, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-31
SPEAKER GULLY RESIGNED.
Ill Health for Some Time Causes His
Retirement

A cabiegram from London says: The
speaker of the house of commons, the
Right Hon. William Court Gully. has re-
signed. He has been Ill for some time