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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
DRAWING OF SEATS
WHERE THE REPUBLICAN OVER
FLOW WILL BE PUT.

When Congress settles down to business
next week. after the prelimnaries of Or
ganization and the drawing for seats have
been completed. the scene In the hail or
the House OF Representatives will probably
remind the veterans of the days of tho
Fifty-second Congress, when the democrats
reigned supreme at the north end OF the
Capitol and the republican minority didn't
make a respectable corporars guard. o-s
perhaps they may think with more pleas
ure of the FIfty-fourth Congress, wnen ton-
ditions In the House were just The re-
verse.
There are seats for four hundred members
in the House at present. 200 on each side.
AS the republican strength In the Fifty
ninth Congress foots up to 2ip, forty-nine
of this number must camp In the demo-
cratic corral. And there will be plenty OK
room, for there are only one huasircl ana
thirty-seven democrats to keep things NOV
ing at the Capitol during the n.xt two
years. Precedent will probably decide how
the republican overflow shall DE taken
care Of
In the Fifty-second Congress iherA were
23S democrats and only 50 republicans 10
make up the House membership. and IL
was decided by an arrangement, none too
mutual and amicable, that the democrats
should occupy their own side and the first
section Of republican seats, directly IN
front OF the Speakers desk II was this
arrangement tnat Drought from hep.tseftt-
tive Mcmillan his famous suggestion t5ae
matters should be arranged on the plan OF
the French chamber of deputies. where sho ,
members are designated as the member on
the left" 1.-The member on the right and
1.-The member In the center"
Under that plan," said Mr. Mcmillan. "A
republican might be simply and easily des.,
ignated 1.-The gentleman crowded IL the
corner"
The republicans had their chance .or re-
venge in the Fifty-fourth Congress, how
ever, when the membership was made up
Of 243 republicans and IS democrats. They
promptly and joyousy pushed the lenos
Gratis out of their first and most desirable
section and the overflow that even then re-
manned was sent to exile In ''Chcrokec
strip" the row of seats on the extreme
right of the democratic side.
AS most almost everything that comes up
In the House is settled according to the
manner in which something similar has
been settled in days gone by, II Is probable
that the republicans viii occupy. in addi-'
ton to their own side, the first dernQcrate
section and 'Cheokee strip" and that
democratic member of the F'lfty-ninth Con.
gress may be truthfully designated as the
gentleman in the corner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
NEWS FROM LEESBURG.
Investigation of Origin of Fire on
Loudoun Horse Show Property.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
LEESBURG, Va, November 2S.-Mrs.
Hannah Titus, widow OF the late John II.
Titus of Liberty Hall. near Leesburg, died
this morning at $50 o'clock at the home Of
her son-in-law, Mr.. Bruce Mcintosh. In this
town. She was about sixty-Ave years Of
age. Death was due to diabetes, with which,
the deceased had been critically III since
Saturday. She leaves two daughters MRS.
Bruce Mcintosh and Miss Mary Titus, OF
this town. and six sons. Messrs. Walter and
Henry Titus OF Loudoun county. Louis Titus
of LeeSburg. Harry Titus of Baltimore, AL
win Titus Of Washington and Eugene Titus
of Leesburg. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been made.
Mr.. ]. w. Bitter. mayor of Leesburg, last
night held an investigation to ascertain the
origin OF the FIRE which destroyed tha
stainless OF the Loudoun County Horse ahd
Colt Show Association last Thursday norn-
Ing. Nothing definite was accomplished
last night, and the investigation was con,
tinued until ten O'clock this morning. II
was then discovered that the fire originated
in one of the stables instead Of the nearby
dwelling house as It was at first supposed,
and that crowd OF negro men VINO had
been gambling in the stables had started
ri,eh have as yet been apprehended. These
two, Hin Bundy and Tom Neal. were held
for the grand jury at the hearing this hforhs
ing, and were remanded to Jail for safe
kScp1liS
Elaborate preparations are being made
for public meeting of the Modern Wood.
men at the court house tonight. Mr.. G,
r. Whelan of Chicago will address the au4
dience, and fine vocal and instrumental mu.
sic will be rendered.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church of
this town yesterday had very handsome
bell placed in the belfry of the church. The
building has recently received extended inn
proyements, and through the efforts OF one
of the ladies a bell was procured
Misses Elizabeth and Bessie Ball of Lees
burg are the guests Of Miss Matte Smith
of Alexandria, Va.
Mr.. w. Preston Gibson of the Peoples
National Bank is spending his vacation at
his former home In UppervliIe, Fauquier
county Va.
Mr.. Lee Rust of Birmingham, Ala. II
visiting his sister, Mrs. Thos. w. Edwards,
OF this town.
Miss Mary Arthur Fendall Is the guest
Of Mrs. Harry Tazewell Harrison Of Rock
Spring, near Leesburg.
Miss Elizabeth White. who is Ill In a hog
pital in Washington. is much improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. November 29-The cotton
market opened firm at an advances of 11al9
points. In response to higher Liverpool
cables and buiiish private estimate OF the
CROP There was a renewal of realizing at
the advance. and with room operators sell
ing for turn the market eased of during
the first half hour to within ? or points OF
last nights finals.
Wire trouble with the south delayed New
Orleans quotations and confined business
very largely to local traders, who appeared
to be evening up for over the holidays. The
market steadied around le3 for March,
and during the middle of the morning was
about to points net higher
Futures opened firm. December. 1.33a34;
January. H.55; March, Ills; May, 11.64;
The market at midday was quiet, with
prices showing a net advance of about Ga
points. Spot cotton. quiet; middling up
lands. 1i.s0; middling gulf, 1905.
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today, 1900 bales. against 81 074 last week
and 62,a9S last year. For the week, $780,
eco bales. against 3el.o9o last week and
3s7, 267 last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans, 12.25s bales, against 80, 169 last
year, and at Houston, 4,408 bales, against
M,35I last year.
LIVERPOOL, November 29s-Cotton-Spot:
Moderate busins SIS done; prices unchanged;
American midding, fair. 0.t9; good mid
ding, 6.3a; low middlng. sos; good ordi-
nary, $50; ordinary $50. The sales of the
day We're 5000 bales of which 800 were for
speculation and export. and included 100
American. Receipts. $500 bales including
2l,40o American. Futures opened easier
and closed very steady. American mid
ding 6. 0. c., November, 600; November
and December. sos; December and Jan
uary, 6.TS; January and February, I'LL;
February and March. 65s: March and April.
6.22; April and May, 6A; May and June,
6..6; June and July, 627; July and August,
628
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
EXCITEMENT AT NAPLES.
Over Alleged Attempt Against Life Of
Duchess

NAPLES, November 29.-Great excite
ment was caused here today by an alleged
attempt against the life of the Duchess Of
Aosta, who Is very popular. While the
duchess was entering the royal palace at
Capodimonte IN an automobile a man about
forty years old picked up a stone. In
tending apparently to throw II at the
duchess. but was prevented from so doing
by policeman, who arrested him.
The man. who has not yet been kientffied
asserts that he did not intend to throw the
stone but picked II mp to clear way for
the passage OF the automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular CALI IL o'clock noon-Washington
Gas, a." 81, 900 at 104k, 5000 at 104A.
U. s. Elec. 1t cert, 90, TOO at 1918.
Nor. and Wash. Steamboat IS, $500 at Ill, 500
at Ill.
Capital Traction, 10 at 1903.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. CON-, 80 at IL
so at AIS.
+. American Security and Trust, at PSI, at 2s2,
at 283, 10 at 2s4
Washington Gas, / at SO.
Lanston Mohotype, Is at 15h, 10 at 15M, 100
at Is, 100 at 15, 100 at TO- 100 at Is, 500 IS,
100 at is. 100 at 15A (buyer 60).
After cali-Caoital Traction. at 146&, at
147H
Washington, Rwy and Elec. 4s IS coo at 91k
Potomac EEec 1t. IS. So, 600 at 1O8N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29

An effort Is being made In New York to
organize q company for the purpose of in
surfing to individuals their deposits in
banks. In the case of failure OF a bank. i'm
pairing tho deposits. this company will
mako good to such as carry policies with 1t
all losses on this account
1t Is likely that this new enterprise will
serve to again call attention to plan
which has many advocates, namely, an In
surance Of hank deposits by means of a
fund raised by taxation Of national banks
and cared for by the Treasury Department.
II Is proposed that such fund be sum-
cfent to cover all loses sustained by de-
positors through the failure of national
banks.
A financial writer Is of the opinion there
are signs OF reaction against great COM
Dlnatfons. There Is a point evidently, he
STATES 81 at which company becomes too big
10 control to manage and to resist sue
cessfully new competition. Mere bigness he
concludes. Is no certain proof of strength.
There was quite boom In the stock of
the telephone company at todays meet
Ing of the stock exchange, and while bet
ter prices were offered for 1t, yet those
that had 1t were not induced to part with
any OF 1t. An advance of three points in
any stock In market such as exists at
present is sufficiently notable to deserve
special attention, but the real facts are
that probably there is no more signil-
canoe to be attached to 1t than If the bid
had remained unchanged.
The broker who ran up the figures OBJ
served at the time that the company was
going to fund its bonds and resume the
payment of dividend, but whether that
was merely casual remark or was based
upon inside information Is a question. AT
any rate, it was made in the off-hand
manner of such announcements at the
daily sessions of the exchange.
That 10 what avarvhodx, b,S hoo, exno,t-
ing the company to do, but just when
will do 1t is uncertain. 1t may be that
something of the sort is near at hand in
which case the bid of 40, instead of 40,
which has been recorded for some days
past, will not seem unreasonable. There
there did not seem to be any great amount
FOR sale, and the lowest Offering was at SO.
An attempt to buy twenty-five shares Of
the stock of the American Security and
Trust Company was successful, but the
price paid ranged from 2S1 to 2S4, the lat
ter being paid for the only ten-share lot
that was traded in. The offering was then
2S6k which is an advance on the asking
price of yesterday.
There was plenty of Lanston for sale at
10 in large and small blocks, and num-
Der of sales were made on that level. There
was no general dealing at that figure, as
1t was evident some of the holders of the
stock wanted more. Some stock was for
sale at an advance of an eighth, but the
buying was not strong enough to develop
exactly how much could be had at that
figure.
Nothing CT airy consequence occurred in
connection with the call of the railway
stocks. except, perhaps, bid Of Al for 500
shares of the common stock of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company,
which was not met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
True Cosn,opolite.


'Concarn 1t. guess I know what I'm
takin' aboutl He's Yankee. Wasn't he
born in NJ York, and hain't he lived in the
north ali his life. want to know
Eyes, sub. and his mother was southern
woman. and he talks like a southern man,
begad, subj
"vot, you py chimminy know 'poud him,
anyvay7 Amt Roosevelt Dutch, votr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Circulation.

From the Philadelphia Press.
who did you say that stranger was?'
asked the country editor.
Jonas Perkinbine." replied the loafer at
the village store"
well. well! Why. that's the name OF
one Of our subscribers"
Don't say7 Watts the name o. the
other ope?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Mortality.


From Puck.
"You seem to have pretty large ceme-
terry here, my friend"
'sWul, yeah"
What causes most OF the deaths,
may as<?"
..WA. liver complaint. mostly"
mol"
Yeah. "A Teller with q white liver amt
uoways likely to hast long In this gulch.
stranger"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Easily Done.
From Judge.

From Uuuge.
He-"There's one good thing about Har-
ry-it doesn't take him long to make up his
mind.
she-"No. You see. there isn't much to
make up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

LONDON. November 29.-The amount of
bullion taken into the Bank of England on
balance today, a14O.oOO.
PARIS. November 29-Three per cent
rentes. 90 francs IS confines for the ac-
count. Exchange on London, Is francs IA
centimes for checks.
BERLIN. November 29-Discount rates.
Short bills, for settlement per cent. three
months bills. As per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29

The clergyman-"My little man. do you
60 to church every Sundayf
Bobbie-'.Yes, cir. I'm not old enough yet
to stay away.--Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, November 2a.-FLOUR-
Quiet. unchanged; receipts, 1851 barrels; ex,
ports, 4.229 barrels.
WHEAT-Strong; spot, contract, S4ssae4A: spot,
No. red western, sdaS84 November, s4Asas4a.
December, S4Aas4a; January, sgAas7h; steamer
ern by sample. Tiaso; southern on grade, 7slsas4h
GoRS-Firmer; spot, new, 4s1aa 4a4.; November,
new new or or. DID, 49taa4e% year 4e9aa49%; January,
May, 49ha49a4 steamer mixed. 46]aa48ss; receipts,
1ssoeS bushels; exports. 60870 bushels; new
southern white corn, 42Aa49A; new southern yell
low corn, 42Aa49A.
OArs-steady; No. 2 white, 3sha35A; No. 9
mixed. 34as4A; receipts 17,773 bushels; exports,
80, ITO bushels.
RYE-Easier; No. 2 western, "A export THAT'S
domestic; receipts, 7213 bushels.
HAY-Quet unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Todav,s Goyernmeut Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, 81, 152, 900; government receipts
from internal revenue, $616 100: customs,
81 .OI8 :234: miscellaneous, $417, 131. Expendi-
lures, s., S31 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
New York Stock Markets.

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.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29

LIVERPOOL, November 29.-Wheat-Spot
firm No. red western winter 6s. Tad: flu
lures steady: December, Is. lid; March
Is. hid May. 6s. lloyd. Corn-Spot easy;
American mixed. As. 1tl2d.; futures steady;
January 49, 4ad.; March. As. gid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29

Friends Of the Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company say that a large part of the good
profits that the south made from its cotton
last year, and is making this, has gone and
is going into fertilizers. and that as time
passes the company's business must grow
at an increasing ratio. This prediction is
based on the necessity of feeding soil that
tends more and more to exhaustion with the
raising Of each successive crop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. November 29.-Active buying
by shorts and commission houses sent May
wheat up to So here today.
On strong cables and the advance in wheat
May corn sold up to 443s.
May oats, in sympathy with other grains,
firmed up to 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29

Nothing CT airy consequence occurred In
connection with the call of the railway
stocks, except, perhaps, a bid Of Al for $50
shares of the common stock of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company,
which was not met.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-21

| CLUB MEETS
Party Of Railroad Builders to
Meet With the Club
Tonight.

Tonight is the regular meeting
might OF the Commercial club and
Twill probably be one Of the most i'm
portant meetings ever held by that
body.
hs The party Of railroad builders and
their engineers returned from Bar
tlesyiIIe this morning, after having
made an examination OF the route
from here to several points northwest
Of here. J. w. Orr, who accompa-
MED the party on the trip as far as
Centralia says that they are well
pleased with the country and the
proposed route OF the new railroad.
They will meet with the Commercial
club tonight and discuss the PROPOSE
tion. Tonight's meeting may mean
new railroad for Vinita and it is
hoped for as large an attendance as
possible at the meeting to night. Not
only will this proposition be discuss
ed but other important business is to
come before the meeting
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-21
FEAT OF WATER OWNER.
Test That Created Amazement Among
Scientists Who Wit
messed It.

It may be a surprise to most people
to learn that the old-fashioned method
Of finding water by means of a forked
stick has not gone out Of use before
the scientific experts. engineers and
analysts. A recent exhibition OF this
was given in England by Mr. Thomp-
son, who is a farmer and breeder OF
sheep on a large scale. With large
party Of the experts who use more sci
entifc methods for finding water he
entered a large field holding the forked
stick in his hands. They walked up ana
down the grounds. but were soon led
to an adjoining field, where the twig
seemed to pull the operator about After
a time he was so powerfully affected that
he was obliged to release the stick and
rest When he again took it in his
hands it drew him to a spot where he
said water would he found at a depth
Of so feet, and a full supply at 80 or 100
feet. This was found to be a fact, to
the great amazement Of the scientists.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-21
MADE IT THREE STRAIGHTS
vinita Team Left For Joplin For
Three Days.

Joplin again shut the Vinita team
out in the closing game Of the series
here yesterday afternoon. This game
was, however, much faster game
than the other two. Harland pitched
great game and but for lack of
support in the outfeld at a critical
time, would have kept the miners
guessing. Mays, Vinita's third base
man, distinguished himself with the
stick, getting the only two hits cred
tied to the local team. In the last
inning Durbin made the mistake Of
putting a fast one straight over to
Mays, who promptly smashed it to
the left field fence, getting three
sacks on it.
The Joplin team is the fastest team
that Vinita is likely to encounter,
and as it is yet to be strengthened,
there is little doubt that Vinita will
be close to the head Of the league.
The locals accompanied the Joplin
ties to their home for a series Of
games. This series will close Sunday
with the two "Injuns," Morris and
Daye doing the slab work. A number
Of local fans have signifed their in
tention of going to Joplin to- see the
game Sunday.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-21

the two countries should be friends.
Japan appreciates, furthermore. the
value of French sympathy; and even if
all these considerations did not suffice
to induce her to wish to remain on good
terms with France, there is one conclu-
sive argument--namely, the impractical
and futile character Of enterprises hos
tile to France in Cochin China.
Baron Suyematsu says frankly that
the tone of much French criticism Of
Japan since the war has been such as
would appear to be dictated not ex-
clusively by a sentiment of loyalty to
Russia. Many Frenchmen seem tc
him to forget the interests of their
own country in insulting" Japan. To
raise the specter of the yellow peril
seems to him unworthy Of a civilized
people with whom Japan desires to
remain at peace. He appeals to the
French, in the common interests Of both
countries. to show greater firmness to-
ward Japan.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-21

sing. When he mad concluded ms soag
he turned to the girl. I'm thinking Of
taking voice culture. he said. 10 you
know OF a good teacher whose charge is
reasonable?1 II know the very one for
you" she replied His name is Taylor.
Give me a card and Iii write down his
telephone number for you" The young
man gave her the card Next day he
called Taylor up on the telephone. "Is,
this Mr. Taylor, the vocal teacher?" he
asked "The what?" came over the
wire. The vocal teacher?" Nav, .
was the reply. Il don't teach nothin'.
I file saws. Kansas City Times.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-21
BINDS FRANCE AND JAPAN.
There Exists a Tie Based Upon
Trade Relations Which Is
Holding.

There is a Japanese pr0verb which
says, Make a baby cry who does not
want to cry" Baron Suyematsu re-
calls this saying in an article in the
Revue Japan and France" The re-
cent publication in the Echo de Paris OF
an alleged confidential report by Baron
Kodama to Count Katsura-a docu-
ment which he describes as being "a
deliberate forgery" tended to
confirm Frenchmen in an opinion 20
which a certain number of colonials,
M. Doumer at their head, have given
their support-namely that French
Cochin China is directly menaced by Jap
anese expansion. The persistency OF
this irritating accusation, as Baron Suy-
ematsu calls it, has led this eminent
writer to seek to disabuse Frenchmen
of an Illusion which he thinks danger
Gus. and he takes the trouble to point
out in detail the conclusive proofs 1t
the apocryphal character of the docu-
ment in question.
The main point at issue, however, is
the political and colonial aspirations
Of Japan and her imperialist aims.
On this subject Baron Suyematsus in
rervention in French review cannot
fail to be useful, for there is a wide
spread feeling here that even if the So
called Kodama report is not authentic,
It was ben trovato in the sense that it
probably faithfully represented the real
aims of japanese policy. Baron Suye-
matsu emphatically denies any such i'm
putation. He points out that the Jap
ese interest in the Korean peninsula and
Manchuria is one thing and her interest
in Cochin China quite another Geog-
raphy, history national security, all
dictate the establishment of Japanese
predominance in the former region. The
case OF Cochin China, AMMAN and
Tonking is quite different Geograph-
ically these countries have no strategic
value for Japan; historically there has
been no community Of thought or feel
ing between Japan and Cochin China:
and commercially the relations between
the two countries have assumed serious
importance only quite recently.
Speaking generally, France is a good
client Of Japan's. japanese silk is a
considerable item in French imports.
and to mfintain. and develop this trade
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-04-21
A nights Rest.

The greatest tonic OH earth Is good
nights rest. Restless nights and the
terrible exhaustion Of hacking
cough are dread dangers Of the poor
consumptiye. But why this fear OF
the night when few doses Of DR..
Boshee's German Syrup viii insure re-
freseing sleep, entirely free from cough
OF night sweat Free expectoration
in the morning is made certain by
taking German Syrup. 1t has cured
consumption for forty years. Tiial
bottle, 25c. Big bottles, 75c. At Wi
|rner Drug store DIV