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The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Scenes of Excitement.

Old members of the board declare they
never before witnessed such scenes of
excitement and panic in the pit.
Never In the history of the grain trade
was there deal SO long drawn out or
OF such magnitude as the May wheat
deal Never have the principals on the
Gull aEd bear sides been able TO cover
their tracks and hide their identity as
in these monster transactions.
While Gates and his Wall street bull
Clique had millions of dollars at their
backs, the bears had all the money
ne necessary to finance deal of great
magnitude.
The lowest price of May wheat on the
deal was ST. The largest holdings of the
Gates party in the deal was estimated
by conservative men at ., COO 900 bushels
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Support Withdrawn.

III was evident from the opening OF
business that Gates brokers had with
drawn their support to May wheat A,
the same time it was evident to shrewd
/! operators on the floor that the Armour
Valentine brokers were buying Jaly
wheat.
This gave rise to the report that tie
Northwestern interests.
at a secret meeting. had made an agree
ment to liquidate The May holdings and
switch into the July option. thus losing
millions. perhaps. on their May deal
and standing chance TO win or lose
as much in the July deal before it is
finally consummated
1t is estimated that Valentine has
bought upward of 100000 bushels of
July wheat in the past few days
The crowd in the pit surged and
pushed as the break ensued. Members
on the short side, in their efforts to
cover losses, shouted themselves
boarse. with perspiration streaming
down their checks as they vainly sought
tc stem the tide
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
FINANCIAL.

Aetna Banking &
Trust Company
ia12 F Street Nortnwas:
Foreign Exchange and Foreign
and Domestic Money Orders.
Savings Deposits, 4 per cent,
compounded quarterly.
Time and demand certificates.
Special department for ladies'
BANKING BIZ MAIL.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
HEAVY DECLINE IN
THE MAY WHEAT DEAL
CONTINUED from First Page1


OF the latter feeling by the plentiful
rainfall of the last few days.
Taking this into consideration. say
the experts. it would not be surprising
10 learn that the combination's losses
In the May deal are not so terrific after
all, and again there are nearly six
weeks before May delivery day. Many
Things may occur in that time.
Millions Of bushels of the cereal
bought for May delivery were thrown
wildly on the market Frantic brokers
representing the houses carrying the
immense short lines fought madly to
reach the sellers, and cover their lines
at a profit
Men who sold wheat at 115 Lii, and
lSo oushel bought it in today, when
the Gates brokers sold at prof,
ranging from to 10 and Is cents a
bushel
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
Shorts Put Up Fight.

The fight put up by the shorts de-
served more than passing notice. Arounc
11S and from that on up until May reach
ed 1211a, the seasoned elevator men pour
ed out all the May wheat Gates cared
To take. They followed the decline o.
the downward until il reached ia, with
the chutes opened and the uris of the
bears leveled at the former steel king
The wheat was offered too freely for
absorption. The bulls were obliged tc
fee When May was forced upward
above l21 the Armour-V Valentine crowd
aided by all the elevator people, began
TO buy all the cash wheat in the North
west
Millions of bushels were taken ou- by
the shorts The grades mixed and
blended until they were down 10 4 t:le
point and ready 70: delivery on May
contracts.
While the purchases were being made
in the Northwest the same tactics wccs
being followed In the winter whelt coun
try A few of the houses wilt so fal
as to cross the international line ant
purchase wheat that was raised in Can
ada, and on which a 25-cent duty WAS
paid.
This wheat Was mixed with Dulutl
wheat and tonned down until thee W.:
still a profit i'll il for the importing
shorts.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23
NEW YORK GRAIN MARKET.

Closing pllces a year ago today Were:
New York-Juiy wheat SsA. May corn
Iys. Chicago-Old July wheat S61a, new
July wheat S57s. May corn tsis.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

There Is, however. another objection.
more general in character, and that is
feeling of decided opposition against
the presence of any brokerage establish
ment In the prospective new home of the
exchange. 1t is argued that this would
be Ia the nature OF an unfair discrimi
nation in favor Of the brokerage firm oc-
cupy:ng such quarters. 1t is known that
at least two tentative propositions were
made by New York houses for the erec-
tion of pretentious buildings In which
quarters for the exchange would be pro-
vided. and that both these met with
disfavor for the reason just stated. It
may be said In a general way that II is
the younger element among the brokers
that holds these views and favors a build
ing which shall house the exchange and
nothing else. An animated discussion
will ensue when this matter comes up
for final settlement
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

George o. Watson has resigned the
position of paying teller with the
National Capital Bank and accept
ed the treasurership of the Union
Savings Bank. Mr.. Watson is the presi-
dent of Washington Chapter, American
Institute Of Bank Clerks, and enjoys
immense popularity.
D. Fulton Harris has resigned as
treasurer OF the Union Savings Bank
and will engage in the real estate busi-
ness
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

There is hopeful feeling prevalent
among the brokers regaI ding the imme-
date prospects of the local stock mar
ket. All. except one or two classed as
habitual pessinlists, look for expanding
business and higher prices
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

The final deal of the Mergenthaler
| Linotype Company with the Monolins
Company is characterized by the same
shrewdness that has hitherto marked all
the financial transactions of the former,
and Is likely to result In & material ad-
vance OF the price OF Mergenthaier stock
Instead Of giving the Monoine people
$4,000 in Mersenthaler stock at par.
which would have been equivalent 70 a
cash value OF $500 COS. they have paid
81 100000 cash for all the Monoline rights
In North ana South America and Aus
tralia. The enormous surplus of the
Mergenthaler enables 1t TO do this with
ease and relieves It of the necessity of
issuing any additional stock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
TWO MEN MISSING.
Wanted la EnOsburGh Fails on Charge
Of SclIiug Liquor.

ST. Adams. March 5.-The work of
clearing up tho conditions at E.nosburgh
Falls was continued yesterday as IL
result OF the visit of states Attorney
Austin. More disclosures in the rum
cases were obtained. Napoleon Bean
and Il. D. Rublcc suddenly disappeared
from their usual haunts Charles
Mitchell. who was arrested charged
with intoxication and breach OF the
peace. being arraigned before Justice
J. q. Jcnne. was found guilty on each
charge and fined 81 and costs in the
first and :. costs in the other case. In
his disclosure Mitchell testified to hav-
ing bought liquor Of James BilladO,
who Is now living In Franklin county
Jail, awaiting trial at the coming term
of the county court for selling liquor
and also OF Napoleon Bean, II son OF
John Bean. also In jail for II similar
offcnsc. Mitchell also testified that
he had been furnished liquor on sew
cral occasions by II. ID. Rublee but
that he had never bought liquor OF
Rublcc. When Bean and Rublec wer,
sought by the officers they could not
he found.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
IS IT THIRD oFFENsE.
Difference Of Opinion among states
Attorneys of Vermont.

Rutland, March 5.-Thcre evidently is n
difference of opinion among the States
attorneys of the various counties as to
whether offcnses OF intoXicatiOn under the
old license law can he counted rs an Of
Tense under the present statute. In some
counties, including Rutland, it IS held
that they cannot be counted and prison.
ers will be boarded ut the expense of tho
county until the requisite number of Of
lenses have been committed under tho
present law to send them to the House OF
Correction. Other counties hold that Of
lenses committed under the old law
shall he counted and already some prison
ers arrested since March have been sent
TO the House of Correction. 1t has been
reported that Superintendent Morgan has
refused to receive such prisoners. This is
not correct as the superintendent has no
Alternative bat to accent the prisoners If
their papers are properly made out and
he has done So The opinion is expressed
here that all such prisoners could he re-
moved from the institution on a writ OF
habCas corpus.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09


to the echo. Long after inc sun "'"'
down, when WASHINGTON wa beginning 10
wear the gray aspect OF an early spr'hs
evening when most of tn" occupants "i
the Presidents stand had left, the PreSi-
dent still stood there listening to the
steady tramp of ths marching hosts, bow
ing his acknowledgements to tho salutcs
and commenting on the different features
OF the parade as it passed by.
THE SCENE At NIGHT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09

Getty cured him Of the habit which he
acquired during a severe sickness while
IL the army service i'll the Philippines.
Before coming to Vermont lie was II
physical AMI mental wreck, taking 90
grains of morphine daily.
When arrested at pouitncy Salisbury
claims that he was practically cured.
He will be taken before the federal
grand jury now in session at Burling-
ton within few days and indicted at
ter which lie will receive his sentence
which he does not expect will be Il
heavy one. Since his confinement
ISaulsbury has received letters from
Mai. Edgar Russell, who was a COM
marder of his company in the Philip
pines and Brig. Gen. A. w. Greeley,
chief signal officer of the l.. s. army.
Both letters speak highly of his char
lacter and trustworthiness while in the
service. lie has also received many
other similar letters from influential
friends. lie will serve his sentence
lat the House of Correction.
STRIKERS ORDERED BACK TO
WORK.
Bethel March 2.-P. J.. Mccarthy, Sec
rotary of the National Quarry Workers
Union, arrived in town this morning in
reference to the strike of the men in the
| Ellis and the Woodbury. quarries. by
which about 100 men are out.
Secretary Mccarthy says that the con-
| tracts are i'll force until January l. and
| that the men must either return to worl,
immediately or else surrender their union
charter 1t is expected that they will re-
turn to work on Friday.
PEOPLE LOST THEIR MONEY.
BENIN gton. March Some charit-
ably inclined people Of this village con
tributcd to-day quite freely to a fund
which Il ColorCd woman alleged was to
help support twins that had come at
the home of SANDY Miller and wife, q
Wcll-known colored couple OF this
place. When the donors attempted to
congratulate co Mr.. Miller on his ar
rivals they learned that there were nc
twins ut his house and the woman who
got quite IL sum of money, is missing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
man in North Bennington
Left Feb. Is and Cannot
Be Found.
|ARLY STARVED and COLD
lee Children Aged from SIX TO I;
|cnrx Went from sunday until
Tuesday without Food or Fuel
Judge start Improving
from Recent Illness.

|nnington, March "a very sad case
khat appears to II" dcscrtion has come
hight in North Bennington and tho
re- are looking for The mother, Mrs.
liz Hull. Last Saturday Mrs. HUI left
hoinc SAYING that she was going to
and would be back that night. AT
lie were her thrc" children. n son aged
|cars and two girls. aged nine ana SIN
rs When the mother did not return
|chil1rcn came to the station and wait
- There until ordered out by the agent.
IL returned to the station sunday,
Rday and Tuesday,. ON that day the
lit asked them what they were coming
Re for and they told him about theii
HERS absence and asked him to telc-
10 to find where she was inquiry SO
sheds no light ON the woman where
Its and the police believe she has
cr deserted her children or has met
| foul play.
b. children arc destitute and have not
fuel or food while waiting those -four
in their d"solatc home. They ar,
3tilv clothed aud must have suffered
lrcly from the cold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
ct IN EAST MONTPELIER.
r Board OF Agriculture Discusses
Farm Topics.

tontpclior March 2.--Thc attendance
afternoon and evening at the
|ncrs' institute. held in village hall,
1t Montpelier, was unusually large
the exercises throughout the day
evening were very interesting. H..
larnhum, master of the local
(ngc, gave Il cordial address of well
BE-, TO which George II. Torrill of
|risVillc. president of tho Vermont
|ticulturai society, responded. Mr..
|rill also gave an interesting talk
|"Ilorticulturc and Dairying." Ern-
Hitchcock, state forestry commits
per, spoke on "i'orcstry and Its Re
on To Vermont Prosperity" The
b. Homer w. Vail of Randolph gave
ak ON "Grcatcr Opportunities for
mont Sugar Making" and the eX-
scs "l the afternoon closed with a
# address by Dana II. Morse of
ldolph on "cultivation and Fcrtili-
ION of the Soil"
he ladies of East Montpolior served
oyster supper at six o'clock and the
resscs of the evening were as fol :
IS; "TubcrcuIosis.' DR.. -. -. Grout
Waterbury, chairman Of the state
|erculosis commissions: "Agriculturo
our Rural schools" Prof. ]. l..
lis of the University of Vermont;
IMITATION on the Farm Or. II. u.
ton, secretary of the State board
hcalth: Experiments with Alfalfa.''
irgc AitlHin of Woodstock, secretary
he State board of agriculture. Dis
{sions followed each paper and ad-
s. in which the farmers of Ia st
3ntpclier and vicinity took a leading
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
JUDGE START BETTER.
Recovering frcrn nm Attack of GriC
Weeds Period Of test.

,korsficld, March 2.--Judgc II. II.
t of the supreme court of Vermont,
has been confined to the house
nral days with an attack of the grip.
recovering from tho effects of the
lex and is able 10 ride out daily.
lis attack Of grip has been aCgrd-
Ri by other complications. from
ch he has been suffering for scv-
months, aud his physicians urge
he take a period Of rest. On ac-
bit of the grip he was Obliged 10
fel his assignment to the March
bl of Rutland county court. He is
able to eat and rest we'll, and the
|sician expresses confidence that il
(rests long enough to recover the
tngth he has recently lost he will
liable to resume his duties on the
Eh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
JUDGE WATSON ILL.
Unable to Open Chittemdcn County
Court This Week.

Montpelier, March 5.--Judgc John II.
Watson Is confined 10 his bed at his
rooms at the Riverside with the pre-
vailing distcmpcr and will be unable
to open tho March term OF Chittcndcn
county court which is scheduled to
convent at burlington Wednesday
morning. March s. This court will be
adjourned until Tuesday morn ing.
March Is. Judge Watson is not dam
gcrously i'll but his physician does not
deem it prudent for him to plan for
any work this week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
DERANCEO NERVES
DISTRESSING TROUBLES LEFT BY
ST. VITUS AND GRIP.


woman Amtoted Tor hears ny StThnBo
Spells of Numbness and Weakness
Receivers Perfect Health.
When she was fourteen years old, Mrs,
Ida l.. Brown had St. Vitus' dance.
She finally got over the most noticeable
features of tho strange ailment, but was
still troubled by very uncomfortable sell.
sations, which she recently described as
follows:
Zone hand, half of my face, and half
of my tongue would get cold and numb
These feelings would come on, last for
about ten minutes, and then go away.
several times day. Besides I would
have palpitation of tho heart, and my
strength would get so low that could
hardly breathe. AS time went OH these
spells kept coming oftener and growing
worse. The numbness would sometimes
extend over half my body"
"How did you get rid of them!"
"It seemed for long time rs if never
could get rid of them. It was not until
about six years ago that found a remedy
that had virtue enough in it to reach my
cnse. That was DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. mud they have since Ell.
tirely cured me-"
Ibid it take long to effect cure?"
mo! I hadn't taken the whole Of the
first box before saw a great improve
ment. So kept on using them. growing
better all the time, until had taken eight
boxes and then was perfectly well, and
I have remained in good health eve,
since with one exception"
"What was that?"
"Oh that was when / had the grip
I was in bed, under the doctors care
for two weeks. When I got up had
dreadful attacks of dizziness. ! had tc
grasp hold of something or would fal
right down. was just miserable. ant
when l saw the doctor was not helping
me, began to take DR.. Williams Pinl
Pills again. In short time they curet
me of that trouble too. and l have neve
had any dizzy spells SINCE
Mrs. Brown lives at No. 1105 Dewitt
street, Mattoon, Illinois. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are without All equal for tn
rapid and thorough cure of nervous pros
tration. They expel the poison left in tn
system by such diseases as grip and ar
the best of tonics in all cases of weak
uess. They are sold by every druggist.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
HAD BADLY TORN.

Rutland March 5.--Smon She
bottle of Center Rutland had his hands
badly torn by the explosion of Il cap
such as is used for exploding dyna
mite cartridges. Thinking that the
cap was an old one which had been
fired he dug the end of a file into it and
set it off. The index finger Of his left
hand was blown entirely off ana ths
second finger was SO badly torn that
it was amputatcd The end Of the
thumb was also blown off. The indcS
finger OF the right hand was badly
shattered but will probably be saved
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
PASSENGER CARS DERAILED
Thrown from Express Train between
Randolph and Bruintree.

Randolph, March s.-'Thc afternoon oX-
press train due at this station at rs
y. NJ. arrived an hour late Saturday, hav-
ms left three cars off the track between
This station ard Eraintrce. a broken
journal WAS the cause Of the trouble and
it j. Il wonder the entire train was not
d.tc:lcd as they were running to make up
tn.e VIII n tho accident occurred. The
ccking train was sent for and the af-
ternoon trains going north were delayed
several hours before the tracks were
opened
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
Nervousness and Nerve.

The more nervous n man Is. the less
nerve he has. That sounds paradOXical
hut u isn't; for nerve IL stamina.
Hoods Sarsaparilla gives nerve. II
tones the whole system, perfects di-
FORE the best medicine II nervous per-
son can take.
lf you get tired easily. mentally OF
good
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD.

St Johnsbury, March "a memorial
service to Judge Jonathan Ross and
wife was held at The sSuth congrega-
tional Church this afternoon. Their pas
tor. the Rcv. S. q. Barnes. had general
charge and prayer was offered by tn"
Rev. T.. NJ. Chapman. pastor of the North
Church. Brief addresses were given by
Prof. Henry Fairbanks, Judge Walter T..
Smith, Mrs. Elisha May and the Rev. Or.
Edward Il. Fairbanks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
LICENSE IN BENNINGTON.


March 1.-The license CONF
kiOners to-day granted a license to
/ &. Cornell AMI George \. Miller to
liquor at the Putncv House. The
per proprietor went into bankruptcy
his license WAS cancelled.
b. feature OF the new license that
Ecs much discussion is the privilege
keep the lar open until eleven o'clock
blight until May /. as provided by the
which went out of existence Feb
by %. It is not understood here ho~
commission has the right to grant
right under the present law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
LOG CABIN PHILOSOPHY.

TribulatiOn makes better folks Of rs:
but we are all willin' to pull through with
out 1t.
Wen Joy plays de fiddle Sorrow finds
out dat he's got dc rheumatism, en- can't
dance.
Any weather de Lawd sends is all right.
ef youth DIES open de winders OF your soul
ter de heavenly music.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09
COUNTY COURT POSTPONED.

u:land, March 2.--rho March term
he Rutland county court which was
eduled to open next Wednesday has
wo o'clock in the afternoon. Judge
|rse NJ. Powers of Morrisvillc who
10 preside because of the continued
eSs OF Judge start OF Bakersfield,
not sufficiently recovered from a
mt attack of the grip to be able to
II court Mt the appointed time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-09

The most costly attire In tho United
States. which represents $4,000 worth OIL
jewels and precious stones, Is worn by
Bishop Horstmann. of the Cleveland dlo-
ccse OF the Roman Catholic Church.
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