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The Washington times., 1905-08-01

to demand of the COMPANY II commit
ted a breach of contract with attaching
liabilities and damages. and that even
an offer TO return the fare TO the ag-
grieYed passenger did not release 1t OF
these complications, but tended merely
in palliatiou of damages.
we beg leave to ssure you, gentle
men, that we stand ready and anxious to
cooperate with you and also to give
you the benefit of our advice and expert
ence. had vOu sought the same when
the ways and means Of strengthening
the AnacoStia bridge was before your
honorable board, we would have advised
that the same action be ordered as if
the Connecticut avenue bridge We're the
one under consideVation-eXpe SZ5, ,000
Tor immediate and suitable repaiTE.
-Rehold the Spectacle of 4 bridge in a
populOus and taNpaying community be-
Ing condemned as too weak to bear the
traffic for which il is intended and no
ehnOrt being made Dy the muaiciDal
authorities 10 remedy the evil because
they DalIZ at the possibility of the re-
pairs costing So Goo, while at the same
time they are responsible for the pres
ent expenditure OF $&00.0U0 to span ultch
in the wilderness adjacent to the favor
ed Northwest section and for an add
tional sum to defraY the travelling ex-
penses OF civil engineers who are in
quest OF information and ideas to aid
them TO 5eautfy this bridge"
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF THE STOCK MARKET
WASHINGTON

Trading in the local stocks today was
quite lively. and fairy well distributed
The bulk Of sales fell to the Washing
ton Street Railway stocks, both the pre-
ferred and common coming in for a
good share of attention. Something
also was done in the bonds, $4,000 being
sold, two at S0Z and two $1,000 lots at
81 and 9057, respectively.
Trading in the preferred started with
fractional lots. the price paid being 81
and 93Is Regular quotations sold at
93q9S1s, and the closing figures were
924 bid and 931a wanted Altogether,
about so shares were sold.
OF the common stock 1000 shares
were traded in, the price ruling at
80 Ps a 3g u. and options at 80 y q % .
In the bank list 20 shares Of Nation
al Safe Deposit sold at 100, the recent
bid price; 10 shares of American Secur.
ity and Trust at 255, 20 shares Of
Union Trust at 1929 and 49, and
20 shares of American National BANK
at 1873 and 1919
Mergenthaler sold around 1913 to the
extent of 80 shares.
Lanston was steady at 1875, while
one block of 500 shares was taken at
161x
Greene Copper advanced to 261&, at
which price 100 shares were taken
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WOMEN ANXIOUS
TO SEE CARLTON
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named Rush. VIII be sent to the War
Department and to Major Sylvester, of
the Washington police. The writer
states that Carlton boasted that he was
too clever to work to make money and
said 1t was the easiest thing in the
world to swindle insurance companies.
Carlton, alias McCaud1ess, the writer
said, with Rush, started to walk to q
nearby town from Fort Riley, Kan.
Rush had considerable money. The
next day Rush was found fatally in
jured beside ear tracks. Carlton said
Rush had been hit by train. The sol
der who wrote TO Inspector Cross said
he personally accused McCandless of
murder, and the next day he disap-
peared, taking with him money and
Valuablas gathered from the pIfVates
and officers IN the fort He was never
heard from until his arrest in Brooklyn.
The writer said that the Frederick
Carlton who was in the army came from
about ten years older than the Brooklyn
prisoner Carlton has confessed that
McCandIess is his true name and that
Carlton is his la-est alias.
Eleanor VaEdeyenter, arrested as an
alleged accOmplice of Frederick Carl
ton, who is in the Raymond street jan
a self-confessed bigamist. while the
manner OF death of two OF his wives
is being Investigated, was held for trial
in $500 bail in the Butler street court.
Brooklyn. yesterday. for having assist
ed ia circulating photographs of herself
that were used for bIackmailing pur-
poses. Bail was furnished.
Mrs. NandeVenteF was accompanied
by Mrs. John T. Lynch, of Glens Falls,
n. 7. The evidence on which she was
held was presented by Detective Ser
Seant George Waldron, of Inspector
Cross staff: Thomas W. Davis, owner
of the house in which she lived with
Carlton, and Harry Schauh. machinist
in the United States Navy. with whom
Carlton formerly roomed a 193 Sands
street.
When Mrs Nandeventer left the
While men and boys made disagreeable
references to Carlton and herself. She
boarded a Court street trolley car but
the crowd followed in the street. After
she had ridden two blocks she left the
car and entered a restaurant. But the
crowd fingered outside until she reap
Peared and then followed her for an
other block.
Thoroughly angered, the woman turn
ed on the mob. and, defyIng the men
10 say anything more about her or
Carlton, made her escape through q
store.
Carlton yesterday refused TO tell any
further facts in his career. He said he
guessed he had talked TOO freely and
his free talk Inspector Cross said he
would convict the prisoner of bigamy.
Two OF Cartons wives. who We're alive
when he married Jennie Smythe and
Mary German in Brooklyn, are willing
TO visit Brooklyn whenever Inspector
Cross wishes to see them, To testify
against their wayWard husband
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DISTRICT nILITIAMEN
GET CAMP EQUIPM

Maj. Alfred P. Robbins, Inspector Cen
eral Of the District Militia, ana Lieut.
William A. Duvan have been busy today
outhtting the guardsmen who put off
getting thelr uniforms and equipments
until the last moment. it is estimated
that close en- to l. 400 or l,450 citizen
soldiers VIII go to the encampment,
which viii be held at Bolivar Heights.
near HarpeTs Ferry, beginning Wednes-
Gay and ending ten days later.
The cooks for the various organiza-
tons have been equipped with blankets.
ponchos, bed ticks. and badges, and the
cook stoves and other culinary utensils
have already been shipped TO the camp
site.
Major Neumeyer stated this morning
that all the canned goods, -four. lard
and other food stuffs that are not per
ishaDle have been sent to Bolivar
Heights and are now stored in the
connissary st0Tehouse and everything
else is in readiness for the guardsmen
who will entrain at New York and Flor
ida avenues shortly before O'Clock
Wednesday morning.
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DEMAND HEAVIER
THAN THE SUPPLY
Stock Business Active and
Well Distributed.
ACTIVE ISSUES MADE GAINS
American SmeIters Makes New High
Record. Price Going Up
60 125 SD

NEW YORK, Aug The stock
market opened strong at or wlthlh = 10
n above yesterday nnaIs. heddIhs,
Sugar Smelling, St f.aal, Ontario anu
proVements noted Anal lgamated copper
opened $500 shares at from S4e4 70 o1ts'
an advance Of IS. Canadian Paclllc re-
acted 4. Business was fairly acuNe anu
trading showed Il good distribution
TIE demand for stock Was Tar hestElG!
than supply, and prices in nearly all
active issues made gains or 7e TO 1t2
points &. Z. Mcdonald and RusSeu d
Co. each sold 5000 AmalgaInated copper
and Barr 4 HCarnS We-e also heaNy sen
ers Hoolcy, 1larned & Co. took large
amount of stock ana helped make II sell
at So Northwest, waich advanced 10
s14l5 against ~ at the opening. was
bought by J. ". Davis * Co, Who TOOK
$50 saares in the nrst half hour.
WaSSerTnan Brothers were heaNy puE
ers OF American SmclterS. which mace
a new nigh record price again To-Day,
selling at 1855 The belief prevails that
an important pool is ION at Work IN the
stock basing its operations on 1nforna-
idend rate On huylHg by room traders,
Ontario and Western moved up 70 %
Erie second preferred was exceptional
ly weak.
OF sales of about 10,eJO shares, the WORK
OF fifteen arbitraSe houses with a capl'
tai ef Sc, ,0Q0. eco
Government bonds unchanged; railroad
and other bonds quiet
AT noon. prices were moving irregu-
larly on a fair volume of business, The
trading being pretty well distributed
The bear contingent again selected Tn
ion Facihc as a target and Offered
stocks all around the room with the re
suit of depressing the entire list al
average OF z per cent below last night
close.
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ACTIONS OF COTTON
PROVE A PUZZLE

NEW YORK. August lin view of the
buIIish report by the Journal of Com
nnerce and the hrmness OF cables the
cotton market had rather disappoint-
ing start. Some big traders hammered
the list and houses with Wall Street con
nectious sold large amount on the
call and afterward.
Part of this selling was due to clear
ing and cooler weather through the
belt but to most traders the actions OF
cotton in the last few days have been a
puzzle. 1t has refused to follow bullish
considerations, giving the impression to
observers In the pit that some big In
terests are seeking to pick up cheap cot
ton before the publication Of the month
~ report of the Department of Agri-
culture.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
ITALIAN USED KNIFE
FREELY ON COUNTRYMAN

Police of the Fourth precinct are look
borer. who Is wanted for cutting Cue
pano Vari. one Of his fellow countrymen
twenty-one years old, at the latter's
home, 352 Armory place southwest, last
night.
The police were unable to ascertain
the cause of the trouble. They received
information that a man had been stab
bed TO death In Armory place, and hur-
-icd there. GuCDanO was found lying
unconscious on the floor and was suffer-
ing greatly from loss of blood. His al
Eeged assailaut made his escape and
has not yet been captured.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

The stockholders of the Painton Elec-
tricaI Steamship and Construction Com
pany met in this city yesterday and
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, general manager and treasurer
Richard b. Painton; Vice president, Col
w. r. Andrews, secretary, Andrew
MacNaughton. Hiram Wint-
ern. Andrew MacNaughton. John H
Hickling, Randall II. FoOte, Martin n
Evans, @. Emile Esse, W. II ROte, VIII
liam Bailey and Ernst Gerstenperg
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Substituted States. registered as,
81, ,GJ00l04.
Washington Street Railway IS. Sl,0GO4
eO24, 81 .000d9924, $5,000d191 S5,0000905s.
Capital Traction. 56ll4712.
Washington Street Railway, preferred,
10G94, 25ta94 S0a9t. S90935s. 10Q9S7s, 100
s35s 10q937s 50@93lz 1e3Q93. 100193. 20tg
931s 1GaI9Sls 56G93, 50G9Sis, 1O9u93 o6493,
5d93.
Washington Street Railway, common
5e6fS9Sl 500 595s. I00039ss looft599s. LOG y.
1e0aS97s. Iooll29za (Buyer 60l. 50a a391z,
90; 100q39s4, buyer so; 50Q299s. 1o0q395s,
500IS9%.
National SAFE, 10QIS0, 10al95.
American Security and Trust. 10q255.
Union Trust. 10d13232 10t1324
American National Bank. 10@lSS, 100
1s74
Washington Gas, 8Q62.
Mergeuthaler, 10Q193. 10G 1884,, 10q193.
Lanston. 106Q163s IG3lil6Ss, 509dl642.
Csresne Copper. l091l261z.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
NEWS or ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Au~ I.-About
2:50 o'clock this morning Policemen
Beach and Allen discovered smoke
Issuing from the store of c. T.
Goods & Co, at the northeast corner of
King and Payne streets. They promptly
summoned the fire engines and after a
few hours work the fire was extinguish-
ed. The fire was started. it is supposed.
10y an incendiary, In the store room.
back OF the store. containing a quantity
Of empty boxes. The damage Will not eX-
cced 81 900.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
AUGUST FASHIONS

i number designed especially for the
woman N5lae is tired of the earlier styles
II is mostly given up TO foreign notes.
with q great number Of pictures The
styIeg anticipate the new fail effects
with adaptations for midsummer wear
rI,here are about 20 different pictures OF
re nv shirt waists and blouses.
Indeed a most interesting number and
one rhat VIII be read with pleasure and
u ,Ptis tTt't magazine is free to those who
ask for il al S Kann. Sens & Co. Pat
terms section.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
]. W. ATwELL's FUNERAL.

The funeral Of the late John ". At
well took place from the home of his
brother, Edward Atwen, 1909 King street.
at 10 O'Clock this morning. The Rev. J.
H S EweH conducted the funeral ser
vices, and interment was made IN the
Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
INITIATED MANY.

Perseverance Tent, No. 1893, I. O.
Kechabites, held an interesting meeting
at their hail. in King street. last night
and initiated q large number of candi-
dates. Delegations from Onward, HaV-
mony and Purity Tents, of Washing
tcn, were present at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
IuLY MARRIAGE LICENsEs.

The clerk Of the corporation court
during the month OF July has issued
thirty-one marriage licenses, eighteen to
white and thirteen to colored persons
He has also recorded during the same
length of time sixty deeds.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
STEWART DISMISSED.

Joha Stewart. colorcd. who was ar
rested on suspicion of having entered
e. C. Carlin's house was dismissed at q
special session of tne police court he.u
last evening, no evidence appearing TO
connect him with the robbery.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
BASEBALL GAME.

The Alexandria and the Washington
Light Infantry baseball mines will play
a game on the old Fair Grounds al 5
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
MORE EVIDENCE
NOW NECESSARY
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before he was excused and Mr.. Haas
called.
When these witnesses left the grand
jury room they We're Joined IN the cor
ridor by Attorney Mark Alter. their
New York counsel. Later they all held
a conference with Arthur a. Birney. OF
Rirney & Woodard, the local counsel OF
the supposed rccalcftrant witnesses.
Mr.. Alter declined 10 say what had
happened TO his clients while witnesses
before the grand jury, further than 70
say they were paroled in his CUSTODY
until wanted again before the grand
When the jury adjourned 1t was an
nounced 1t was until Thursday next.
Mrs. Burch Not There.
Mrs. Bertha Burch, formerly confden-
tial clerk to ex-Chief Statistician John
Hyde. is understood to have been called
as witness this morning. but did not
appear at the courthouse
The grand jury, after two hours
sitting, was excused until THURSDAY,
Haas and Peckham being paroled IN the
custody OF their counsel, Mark Alter.
1t is believed that they VIII again be
haIed before the court for refusing to
answer questions.
Mr.. Alter Reticent.
Mr.. Alter declined to saw whether
his clients had been asked certain ques-
tions before the grand jury which the%
refused To answer. Without giving any
reason for the statement he, however
said he did not believe Messrs. Haas and
Psckham will be hailed into court u
show cause why they refused to an
swer any questions. His clients. he said
would return to New York with him
this afternoon. Should they be wanted
again. however as witnesses before the
grand jury they Will appear whenever
their presence is desired.
Mr. Birncy. local counsel for Messrs
Hans and Peckham, would not discuss
rhe matter in detail. He said, however
n vyas only fair TO surmise that Mr.
Haas when called before the grand jury
had answered the questions he was di
recfed 10 answer by Justice Wright OF
sa at,5rf}ay and had declined to answer
those he was excused by the court from
answering.
what additional questions were asked
Mr. Haas BY the grand jury. II any, /!
NOT known Mr. Alter, his counsel. how
ever. stated, Mr. Haas and Mr.. Peck
ham could be depended on under the ad
vice given them not to answer any Ques
! tI0ns which might fncrim!nate them,
Before the grand jury met today Mrs
FD-ch called on District Attorne,
| reach She waited in his office unit
| a fter the grand jury adjourned and thel
/ entered mis- 0riYate room where she re
mained In conference with him unit
about p, m
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BOSTON BOY PARTICULAR.

Mrs. Binks-Johnny, did you wipe your
feet before you came in?
Johnny-No. ma am; my shCestrings
were knotted and I could no. undo Them
Mrs. Rinks-What have shOestrings
e0t TO do with wipIng your feet?
Johnny-Weu, how could | wipe my
feet with my shoes on2-New York
Times
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
STANDPATTERS NOW
TALK OF GRAF T
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canal work. and there is mucn talk of
a possible investigation OF The handling
of this fund.
Looking to President.
While on the one hand the opponents
OF legislation are thus planning to find
excuses for failure to accomplish any
thingS on the other side there come re-
ports from different parts of the country
of determination of the people not to
be satisfied until they reach a point in
the direction of both railroad and tariff
legislation. The President is expected
to put the stress of his coming message
on the railroad rate issue. 1t is doubted
whether he viii discuss tariff at all. but
on this point the probabilities are that
even ne has not decided his policy.
A leading Congressman .ho represents
. district entirely within the corporate
limits OF one Of the largest cities OF the
country was in Washington recently and
talked frankly about the tariff situation
In his State. His home city is one of
the great manufacturing centeTs and
this particular Congressman has not
revision But on his recent visit he de-
clared emphatically that he was for
revision, and that, too, of the substan-
tial sort. He did not believe the party
could safely defer it any longer.
Republican Control Endangered.
In this connection expressions are
constantly heard on Republican author
ity Of the opinion that Republican con
troll Of the next Congress Will be en-
dangered If something is not done with
at least one of the two big questions be-
fore the country. Even the status of the
new Congress which will meet for the
first time November II is being tnvesti-
gated with great interest.
Report is that IL includes a much
larger proportion of Republicans who
are determinedly in favor of revision
than did the last Congress- Some of
| these are new members and others are
old members who have been learning the
real views of constituents and are fear
| tul Of the results of further adhering to
Il do-nothing policy.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
~ THE WORLD OF FINANCE
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported by w B. Eibbs & Co, l4l9
street Members New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade. and Washington
Stock Exchanged ,.1s
The Washington times., 1905-08-01

ters of the financial district yesterday
that the directors Of the American
Smelling and Refining Company would,
at the September meeting of the board,
increase the dividend rate on the COM
mon stock from to per cent. Other
versions of the matter gave the rate TO
be established as per cent, but more
conservative opinion supports the idea
that the rate viii be made per cent.
The stock advanced TO 1241z. or IL a
point above the high record made in the
bull market last spring.
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The distribution of the trading from
time to time affords some curious
studies. It has frequently been possible
within recent weeks to group together
five or six stocks in which fifth or
more of the days business has been
done The same thing was almost pos
sible yesterday. but the active half
dozen would have been different hand
ful of stocks from that which so often
bore the brunt of professional battles
around July /. when the Pennsylvania
group" and the Hartman stocks" al
ternated as market leaders on their divl-
dend prospects. Thus, OF Shelters more
than 63. 600 shares changed ownership,
while OF Reading only $4,000 and OF Union
Pacific only 50,G00 shares. The trading
in Erie had sunk to 5000 shares, that in
New York Central TO 800 shares. In
Pennsylvania TO Il, 600 shares, in Illinois
Central to $500 shares and in Southern
Pacific to $500 shares; while Amaiga-
mated Copper was active to the extent
of ~. 400 shares. Tennessee Coal and Iron
TO the extent of q 800 shares and Ma
tional Lead, 200 shares.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01

The most conspicuous single movement
Of the day was rise OF 15 points in
LackaWanna TO 425- This incident is OF
the kind usually referred to as sensa-
tional, but il hardly deserves to be called
that. Presumably it is due TO the fact
that a few gentlemen of means are in Il
position to know that the company will
10 per cent, IN addition to having in
creased its regular dividend to 10 per
cent. and that it has every prospect of
paying % per cent for an indefinite num-
Der of years.
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NEw WORK coTToN MARKzT.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-The following
are the quotations on today's exchange:
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
NEW YORK.

"A creeping bull market was the
comment of one cid hand at the busi-
ness on yesterday market.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01
Looking 10 President.

canal work. and there is mucn talk of
a possible investigation OF The handling
of this fund.
The Washington times., 1905-08-01

"Ex. div. 31z per cent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-31

81 can't quite make your change,
said the country stOrekeeper, painfully
rec0unting the pile of pennies in his
hand. ITS a cent out of the way"
"Oh, never mind" returned the munif-
cent summer bOarder. But it's my
cent" was the moving rejoinder.
Sometimes it does happen to make a
difference if we know who owns the
cent. The New York Press tells this
story of a man who. early on Monday
morning. came to the assistant treas
urer of church.
Il attended service yesterday" said
he. "and l made a mistake when you
took up the collection. had a penny
and five dollar gold piece in my peck
ct. I think
Here he stopped to take breath, and
the other man interrupted him with
some imratience. He had heard just
that complaint before. Somebody was
always hunting a five dollar gold piece
Il think you are mistaken" said he
I'VE had no five dollar gold pieces in
Sundays collection"
"That's just what l am trying to
get at" said the old gentleman. "YOu
ought to have had one. / meant to put
mine in the basket, but I made a mis-.
take and dropped in the penny instead
I-ece is tho gold piece Youths Com
ur1iO0
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-31
TENTS Of CAMP
NOW BEING
MOVED
To-day the Last Of Camp Murray,
Where Refugees Re-
manned.

Today will witness the last of Camp
Murray. which was established a num-
Der of weeks since near McDavid. The
tents are being packed preparatory to
being shipped to other points, and by
tomorrow night it is probable that
there will be nothing left of the camp
where Pensacola refugees stopped in
their departure from this section.
Only one tent will remain until to-
night there being one refugee left who
will not be discharged until then. No
one has been received at tAe camp dur
ing the past seven days the order for
closing the camp becoming effective
October 31st
While there have been quite a large
number of persons to avail themselves
CT the camp in order to reach southern
cities. the number was in no way as
large as was anticipated at first The
camp has been in charge Of Surgeon
Banks. of the Marine Hospital Service,
and all who nave had occasion to a,top
therS are high in their praise for the
excellent treatment accorded them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-31

When a fish, as the whalers viii
forever call Il whale. is taken, the ship
gets alongside. and the creature is fixed
head and tail in a curious and ancient
fashion. so that by Stacking OF tighten
ing the ropes each part Of the vast
body can be brought uppermost. A
whole boat may be seen inSi2e the
giant mouth, the men hacking with
axes to slice away the ten foot screens
Of bone, while others, with sharp
spades, upon the back are cutting OFF
the deep great coat Of fat in which
kindly nature has wrapped up this
most overgrOwn of her children. In
a few hours all is slowed away in the
tanks. and red islet, with white pro
iecting bones, lies alongside and sinks
like a stone when the ropes are loOsed.
Some years ago man, still linger-
ing on the back, had the misfortune
to have his foot caught between the
creatures rios at the instant when the
tackles were undone. Some cons hence
those two skeletons, the one hanging
by the foot from the other, may grace
the museum Of a subtropical Green
land or astonish the students Of the
Spitzbergen Institute Of Anatomy
Exchange.