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The Washington times., 1905-04-28
Exchange of Checks.

Americans who have lived in Caracas
know that rates of exchange between
the United States and Venezuela are
high there, owing to unsettled condi-
tfous in Venezuela, and that at times
it is impossible to purchase New York
exchange at Caracas. On my final de-
parture from Venezuela as minister
had money In a bank in Caracas I
wished to convert my Venezuelan money
into United States money and I eX-
changed checks at the posted United
States Government rates with the man
ager of the New York and Bermudez
Company at Caracas, my check to the
company calling for Venezuelan money
and his check to me calling for United
states money.
''It was simple business transaction
= american ministers have similar difficult
ties In exchange and similar trans
actions in many parts of the world
where exchange Is fiuctuating or impos-
stble to obtain. The transaction was alb
soiuteIy free from eyil-doing or evil in
1uenee or suggestion, or The thought
thereof. The preposterolls nature of this
charge affecting my official Integrity is
shown by the fact that whatever I did.
and all that I did in giving my official
support as United States minister to the
New York and Bermudez Company was
ooile III obedience to instructions from
the Secretary Of State. and was ap-
proved by him after full reports of the
C4atii Iti'e-.SEEs1 It's inception.
The second charge made is that while
nniIlistFr 10 Venezuela / purchased a
claim - 20.000 boliyars COR 81. .O00J against
the N<nezueian government and then
used my influence az minister 10 collect
the full amount from the government /
never purchased or owned or had any
interest In any claim against the Vene-
zuelan government. and / never prose
cuJed, in any manner or form. any
claim against that government except
an H ooedience TO instructions from the
Secretary of State. after submitting a
fuiI report Of the case to him.
ne third charge is that l agreed
with Mr.. Meyers to use my influence Ia
adi5:st an obligation to the amount of
sio. $4,000 for consideration of one
seventh OF that sum, or nominaHy 81
I never agreed or promised or sue
gested. directly or indirectly. in any
manner whatever, that l would use my
against the Venezuelan government Thf
charge is absolutely false.
The Washington times., 1905-04-28

The profit and loss account for the
past two years was: In 1903, s139, ,527. .45.
and last year, $3.50. .2s8.21, or $419, ,7a5. So
This is equal TO per cent per year on
the capital stock OF s., COZ, 900.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Street. Members New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board OF Trade. and Washington
Stuck
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COLDS, HEADACHE,
CaTARnN
Relieved In Ten Ntnutes nv Ds
Agneu,'a Catarrhal Powder.

WoEI6E6G III oFs fsstEfuEos Nv UFs
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder.
Rev w. II. Main, pastor OF the Bap-
tist-EmanueI Church. Buffalo, gives
strong testimony for and Is a firm be-
lleyer in DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
He has tried many kinds of remedies
without avail After using DR. Ag-
news Catarrhal Powder | was benefited
al once" are his words. II is won
dcrfiI remedy and will relieve any form
of head pain iIf ten minutes ana eradl-
cate catarTh.
Dr. Agsew's Heart Cure helps the
overWoFked heart
Sold By 4oczRzE DEuG CO.,
414 9TH st. Il. W.
sad o'DoNaELLs PHARMACY.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 2s-The following
We're the quotations on the New York
Cotton Exchanges:
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NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STOCK MARKET
WASHINGTON.

Mergenthaler was again the center of
interest in the local stock market to-
day. The presence OF one of the larg-
est stockholders whose buying yesterday
served to attract attention, put brokers
on the qui vive and stimulated dealing
from the start The opening bid was
1876. followed Immediately with another
at goo at which price the first sale was
made. Then by leaps and bounds the
bid rose to 207. sales being made at all
intermediate stages. For a moment the
price receded, going down as far as 205a.
but again advanced and the last sale
was at Z09ib- The closing figures We're
2oi bid and DZ1a asked. Sales aggre-
gated 2T3 shares.
Washin gton Railway stock was a liz
tie more active, but the preferred lost
q fraction. One hundred shares sold at
q. 1fo at 928. and an option on 100 at
81. while fractional lots went at 921l and
S23s. The close was gag bid and 931s
wanted. The common was q triffe strong
er, I50 shares selling at Sc. and $685. was
PAID for an option It closed at 35& bid
The bid on Capital Trastion advanced
q 10 1929. out there was no trading
Ten shares OF American Security and
Trust sold at 252 and 1e>shares of Union
Trust at 12Tez
The bid on metropolitan Fire Insur-
anee advanced to 50, with leo as the
asking price. but no trading resulted
Gas was fractionally lower and Greene
Copper likewise.
IN the bond list 5000 Potomac Elec-
tric SIS sold at 107A; s., 600 Washington
| Gas certificates at 123 and se, Goo at i22az
ana $1,000 Washington Railway As at
The annual report OF the Lanston
Ionotype Company for the year ended
February y. has been mailed to stock
| holders. It shows that the gross sales
| for the year amounted to s, ,04ss ZIG. %, an
increase or about 80 per cent over the
yea year previous The net profits were
| $3.50, ,268 21, an increase of 100 per sent. In
January last a plant was established at
| a cost of S251. 900, and in future all the
! machines viii be built in the comDany's
! own shops. During the year twenty
eight machines were installed in the
/ Government Printing Office, and the re-
suits have been entirely satisfactory
/ The Canadian market has also been en-
/ tered. and fourteen machines were sold
! there during the year. The treasurer's
report shows:
The Washington times., 1905-04-28
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY

OFFICE, COR. sTH AND SITS.
FAiQ-UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION
Loans IN any amount made on ap-
pFoTsd real estate collateral at rea-
Eonahis rates.
Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
balances subject to check
This GGfODany executor IL
ntnistEa3or. trustee, agent, treasurer,
registrar. and in ali ether HduciaEy ca
pacities
Boxes Tor rent In burglar sad Are-proos
vaults fer SAFE deposit and storage OF
valuable pa ackages.
SSs14s S11 PRESIDENT
JOHN a. W0PE..............vice President
ELLIS Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER. Treasurer
HARRY {. MEEM. Assistant Treasurer
bO4D IAS IOR.. Assistant Treasurer
THOMAS BRADLEY. Real Estate Oftless
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is nrspared 10 assume the nanagerne of
your real ex.ate- Careful attention given
TO all details.
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Home Building Association

LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
ON EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
II win accommodate you for building. buy
Ing, iraprovins a home. for investment
and need money. Cali on the undersigned for
information and taking stock. Applications
for loans from agents solicited
GEO W LINkISs. wA H. WETZEL.
Pres. $50 18th st. Sec. 2155 II ST. nv
a. S. TAYLOR. z. S. WESTCOTT
Pres. 1905 + 81 nv. Treas. 1907 Pa av ns
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Mr.. Loonnis' Statement.

Mr.. LOOMS statement is as follows:
IN view Of certain charges affecting
my official character, published April 26
and q. and widely circulated, I think it
proper to make the following statement:
Those charges were in substance,
first. that while acting in my official
capacity as United States minister to
Venezuela I obtained considerable Pc
cuniary benefits from the New York and
Bermudez Asphalt Company, and that
check showing the payment OF $4,000
to me by that company Is now in the
possession Of President Castro.
This charge is an absolute falsehood.
I never asked nor received. directly or
indirectly. in any manner or form any
money or property or other thing of
value. or any promise or suggestion
thereof. from the New York and Ber-
mudez Company, or from anyone act
ing in its interest or behalf
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Or, FISK go GIN,

Expe<t In the treatment Of privats disas4ee.
snror.;c q I'd saate. Both sexes. All eonsllse-
gens conf DENTAL. Aedieine furnished F<iees
noSeyale Hours. iu ]. 8 10 .. 20 >. ReoaaS
os!s-tf.
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THE AFFAIRS OF STATE
SUMMON HOME PRESIDENT
Continued from First Page,)

dent, yesterday afternoon sent TO Mr..
Loonlis copy Of the charges requesting
that official to submit an answer. In
this manner comes official acknowledg-
1nent that the charges were on file in
the department and for long time no
action had been taken thereon.
Indirectly an important result OF the
iI4oomis- Bowen episode and of the strain
ed relations with Venezuela, is the fact
that 1t will cause a shake-up in four of
the most important ministries in South
America. The Administration has de-
cided to make a change at Venezuela.
Colombia, Panama, and Chile.
To Save Bowen's Scalp.
In reality this plan has been hit upon
by the Administration to prevent the re-
call OF Minister Bowen In answer to
Castro's objections. and yet at the same
time TO establish more harmonious re-
lations at the Venezuelan capital with
out a loss Of self-respect.
Undoubtedly Minister Bowen will not
continue to hold the Venezuelan post
under present conditions. The man who
will be sent to replace him Will be
either w. W. Russell, now minister TO
Colombia, or Irving B. Dudley, minister
to Peru,
The Washington times., 1905-04-28
Chicago GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, April 28.-Tzf1e foilowin
are the quotations on soday's exchange
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
4 Famous Aaueduct.

One of the most imposing architec-
tural relies of western Europe is the
aQueduct of Nismes, in southern France
After the lapse of sixteen centuries this
colossal monument still spans the val
ley, joining hill to hill in nearly perfect
state The highest range of arches
carries small canal just wide enough
for man to creep through and still
retaining thick lining of Roman &C.
ment. The height Of the structure is
1873 feet and the length of the highest
arcade S72 feet. Its use was to convey
to the city of Nismes the water Of two
springs twenty five miles distant
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
NEWS BRIEFLY STAT Ed.
Matters of General Interest Taken
from the Wires.
Some of the Happenings ofths Past
Week Given in Condensed Para.
graphs for Busy People.
Wednesday. March Is.

indianapolis detectives found Pooth
Tarkington's evening dress trousers on
negro at the head of the grand
march at the annual ball of the Indi-
annapolis SNOWFALL club.
The common pleas court at Column
bus. o., has recognized the Jewish Sab
bath as within the meaning of the
statute relating to Sunday observance.
Miss Elizabeth A. c. White, a New
York beauty expert, has discovered
that sleeping on the face tends to re-
duce flesh.
Rev. DR.. John Watson Qan Mac
laren) has resigned the passionate of the
Seton Park Presbyterian church in
Liverpool.
1t is said that Secretary Hay viii
sail for Europe Saturday for rest
the first time a United States premier
ever was abroad during his term.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
SOME DEEDS OF HEROIsM
Those Past Helping Go to Death Helping
Others to Life.

During the fearful scenes at
| tending the disaster there were
acts of self-sacritice and heroism
that should be written in letters of
gold. A man whose legs were caught
under an iron beam cried to the rescu-
ers that they could not extricate him,
and to help the girls behind him,
Stretching out his arms he lifted sew
eral girls one by one and passed them
to the rescuers Then the fire reached
him and he died.
\ woman who was entangled in Il
/ shoe machine cried out that she was
dying and commanded the rescuers 10
attend to others who might live She
| begged to be shot. Soon the flames
/ enveloped her.
Many persons rushed into the ruins
and pulled out the injured at the imnii-
+, nent risk of their own lives. ImpTis-
! oned operatives, too far away for res
| cue, and who knew that their lives
would last but a few minutes, spoke
seemed nearer escape. Some prayed
aloud. Others pleaded with the res
cuers to say goodbye" to relatives.
Perhaps the most pathetic incident
of the explosion was Mrs. Lena +.
Bakers escape from what looked like
certain death, with the assistance Of
an unknown man, who afterwards lost
his life. Her feet We're wedged between
two timbers. His legs were so tightly
+, pinned down that escape for him was
an impossibility. Exc1alming Thank
God, if [ can't escape myself, / can
| help some one else to do so,'' he
reached forward. tore apart the tim
bers which imprisoned Mrs. Baker and
! then fell back fainting. She escaped by
! leaping to the ground where she was
caught by three men.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Natives Of the san Bla. Coast.

The natives of the San Bias coast,
part of the western coast Of South
America, have many peculiar customs.
The Indian boy after his marriage be-
comes the slave Of his father-in-law
and must submit in all things to his
will until emancipated by his own
daughters marriage, when he sets
up his own home and becomes thence
forth master of his son-in-law. The
men are very jealous of their women,
and in case of war or other grave
danger their first step is 70 kill their
wives and children. They believe
dreams and insanity to be the work Of
evil spirits, and the dreamer upon tell
ing his dream is. killed. The insane
are burned alive. They allow no for
eigner to sleep in enc of their villages
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Tuesday. March 21.f

BY an explosion in colliery at
Drenkova, Hungary, ten miners were
killed and many others injured.
Ex-President Cleveland has gone on
a three weeks trip to Florida He is
recovering from an attack of the govt
The estate of F. G. A. Denkmar II,
the lumberman of Rock Island. ILL.,,
which is estimated at 100000, is left
by the will to the widow and children
Clarence Eddy, the organist, of Chi
cage, has filed a bill for divorce from
his wife. Incompatibility.
Governor Lea, of Delaware, has
signed the bill abolishing the pillory
as an instrument for the punishment.
of convictS.
Secretary Hay is hardly expected
ever to resume his duties as secretary
of state
Ralph Voorhees,, of Clinton, n. j..
has made donation of 100000 for
the work OF the American Tract go
ciety.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
NAMES OF A FEW OF THE DEAD
Also of Those Wounded Who May Add to
the Death Roll-Missing.

Also of Those Wounded Who May Add to
the Death RolI-Missing.
The work of identifying those killed
by the explosion progressed slowly, ow
ing to the generally unrecognizable
remains of the victims The list of
identified dead follows: j. Ray Cole
Harry III. Hall. Jerome 4. Mayo, Geo.
Smith, Emma B. Pray. Florence A
Durham (bOokkeeper), Samuel A. Ii
ley, Ernest Carlson. Nellie Leary. Miss
Serena Shaw Burrows, Marion Tufts,
Miss Fitzgerald. James n. Bell.
The following are part of those who
were seriously injured, some of them
1t is believed, fatally: Nora Coughlin,
Hiram Pierce, William .Lightfoot
Charles Rollins, Mrs. J. H. McCabe
George Jones. Mrs. August Burgess,
Mrs. John Howard. Kitty Noonan,
Mrs. Julia Shields, Andrew Lundell,
Elmer. e. Dodge, Mrs. Samuel Bick-
nell. +. Forrest Weatherbee.
Following is a list of missing, and
they are all believed to be dead: An
drew Johnson, John Lundell, Jennie
Styles. Almoran Hallett, Miss
George Emerson, Miss Mary Fitzpat-
rick, George Burgess. Barnabas Lewis,
David w. Rockwell (engineer), Han
nah Lindberg. Sadie Hickey. J. Victor
Turner, Arthur Pray, Alderman Geo.
A. Monk, Jessie Chandler A. +. Nell
son, Bror Lundell, Samuel Lovejoy,
Mrs. Stella Kelley, Mrs. Clara At
wood Richa d, Spriggings, Mamie
O'Connell, Mamie Leonard w. r. Arm
strong, Kate Kelly, Louis Hickey,
Granville Hoppin, Miss Burgess.
Linus Burgess, Mrs. William v Hurd,
John \. Sullivan.
At this hour the remains of fifty
three persons aveGeen recovered. Eff
ty-three persons are known to be still
missing, the names of thirty-one of
whom have been obtained. Many 9TH
ers are reported missing, but it is con-
sidered possible that some Of them
are at their homes in nearby towns.
Tho es!iI-a t2s &C Tie t.cad i.,is.t ezra
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24

The British navy since the time of
Alfred the Great has claimed the posi-
ton of being FIRST among equals" and
has maintained this position to the
present day. 1t is acknowledged by
the navies Of the world in the fact that
on meeting British man-of-war they
first salute, the courtesy being returned
by the British ship. The Dutch re-
sisted this demand until 1875 and the
French until 17O4. since which date it
has been an item of international law
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
PecuIiarities of Eyes.

The human eye in perfect condition
Is able to see objects separately that
are only one minute of arc apart. Put
two objects-as, for instance, two black
circles on white ground-just one
inch apart and then place them at a
distance Of about 2S61a feet. AS seen
with the naked eye the apparent space
between the circles will be minute of
arc. This space is plainly the limit Of
detail visible to the unassisted human
eye. Now, it might be supposed that an
insect having a compound eye, would
be able to see more detail than we can
do--in other words, could separate
small objects closer together. AS a
matter of fact, owing to the small
facets of the eye and the spacing be-
tween the facets, insects see less detail
than we do. Dr. G. tombstone StOney
calculated that a dragon fly cannot see
separately two objects which are plac-
ed less than one degree apart. In 9TH
er words, to such an insect two silver
coins lying on a table three inches
apart anu NlSWcu IIoIH d ulSlduCe en-
ceeding fourteen and third feet
would appear as a single object. Bees
and flies according to the same au-
thority, are still more limited in their
ability to see the details of objects pre-
sented 20 their eyes. A fly could only
see the two silver coins above describ-
ed separately at distance not exceed
ing about seven feet
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Boiler Blast in a Shoe Fac
tory Frightful in
Results.
FIRE FOLLOWS THE EXPLOSION
Victims of the Catastrophe Are
Burned Past Recognition.
Even Their Sex Is Undiscoverable in
Some Instances-Many Wound
ed and Many Others
Missing.

Brockton, Mass. March q. This
city is in mourning for at least three
score of her citizens whose lives were
blotted out by the explosion of a boiler
In a large shoe manufa curing estab-
lishment in the Campello district, con-
Quoted by the r. B. Grover company.
The explosion was Immediately fol-
lowed by fash of flame which con-
sumed the factory, long, four-story
structure. as if ii We're a house of
cards, and incinerated an unknown
number Of men and women who were
unable to extricate themselves from
mass Of tangled wreckage formed by
the terrific unheaval in the boiler
room. More than half hundred of
the employees in the building were
manned, burned or bruised by the time
they reached safe ground.
Heat Drove Back the Rescuers.
Some had jumped from the roof,
some from windows, and others had
been injured in the mad rush to es-
cape from the doomed factory. which
from all parts emitted the intense, aw-
full heat of an inferno, driving back
the band of heroic rescuers who in a
few brief moments had performed gal
liant service. The fire extended from
the factory to seven other buildings in
the vicinity and destroyed them. The
total financial loss is stimated at
quarter of a million dollars, 5000, 600
of which falls on the r. B. Grover
company. The monetary loss is near
Iy offset by insurance
Remains Are Horribly Burned.
1t may never be known just how
many persons persisted in the wreck
age. No one knows exactly how many
persons were in the factory. The num-
Der has been estimated at 400. but
Treasurer Charles O. Emerson said he
doubted whether there were so many
at work. Two hundred and fifty sur
vlvOrs have been accounted for. and
at this writing the remains of fifty
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins. Fragments of human frames
which possibly might belong to bodies
other than those enumerated have also
been found. Few of the remains have
been identified. The head in nearly
every case is missing, and except in
rare instances it was impossible even
to distinguish the sex.
Narrowing Scenes Thrilling Rescues.
The disaster was attended by many
narrowing scenes and thrilling rescues.
For hours hundreds of the relatives of
the factory operatives besieged the
ruins and the fire and police stations
in quest of missing ones. Some in
their violent grief and agonizing stress
of mind collapsed. Several of the res
cuers and searchers tainted As they
beheld the distressing scene. There
was no trace of the body of David w.
Rockwell. engineer of the plant, who
was not seen after the explosion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
WAR NEWS is VERY SCARCE
Seems Nothing Doing at the Front Ex-
cept by the Censors.

ST. Petersburg, March 81 The
latest dispatches from Manchuria indi-
cate that the retreat of the Russian
army is being conducted uneventfully.
The last few days were unmarked by
any fighting of a serious nature Both
the Russians and the Japanese at this
stage are probably considering that
marching is more important than fight
ing. S..
steamer HarbartOn, carrying coal to
Vladivostok, was seized Saturday by
the Japanese.
The following official announcement
has been made: Our detachment en-
tered and occupied Kaiyuan Sunday
morning at o'clock. On the same
day at 1890 O'Clock the enemys cav
airy, about sixty strong. with three
companies of infantry, attempted a
counter attack, but was completely re-
pulsed Toward the northeast the
bridges on the main road south of Kai-
yuan have been burned by the enemy
The railway bridges have been partly
destroyed. The number Of guns capt
ured near Mukden is increasing, owing
to discoveries Of those buried by the
enemy before retreating
London. March 81. a dispatch,
dated Gunshu Pass, March 20, says:
1.-THE last two days have been utterly
without incident except for the remoy-
al of the censor to Kudzihu pass. The
Russian rear guard is retreating slow
~ and engaging in occasional skir-
miShes."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
The Co1one,,s waterloo

Colonel John M. Fuller of Honey
Grove, Texas, nearly met his Waterloo
from Liver and Kidney trouble. In a
recent letter, he says IL was nearly dead
of these complaints, and, although /
tried my family doctor, be did me no
good; so [ got SOC bottle Of y"ur great
Electric Bitters, which cured me- I con-
slider them the best medicine on earth,
and thank God who gave you the know
ledge to make them" Sold, and guaran-
teed 10 cure Dyspepsia, Biliousness and
Kidney Disease, by FL. J. Stangl, drug
gist, at SOC bottle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Love or Spert.

The young schoolgirl or student may
possibly seem overeager about hockey,
but we all know perfectly we'll that not
SO long ago young men and love affairs
were the prevailing subjects Of the
young girls thoughts. No one surely
will say that it is not an improvement
to have healthy play instead of sickly
sentiment-London Church Times.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Here IL Relief for women

Mother Gray, nures in New York,
discovered an aromatic pleasant herb
drink for woman's ills, called Australian
Leaf. 1t is the only certain monthly
regulator. Cures female weakness and
Backache, Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
troubles. At all druggists. or by mai
SOC. Sample FREE. Address, The
Mother Gray Co. Leroy, N. Y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
Out of Harms Way.

What the deuce are you doing ON
the top of that tree, Mike? Don't you
know that it's being cut DOWN." Mike
Yes, your honor. The last tonne We
had tree cut down it fell on top Of
me, and, begorra, Oi'n be safe this
toime!-London Tit-Bits.