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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-23
FUND FOR BRAzOs' DELEGATES.
To New Orleans Cotton Convention ha:
Been Raised.

Some time ago Messrs. J. II. White
and +. A. Capps were sent as dele
gates fr ON Brazos county 10 the New
Orleans Cotton Convention, and a
part Of the fund covering their ex-
penses for the trip was raised at the
meeting OF ia rmers and business
men called TO select delegates. The
Eagle never learned the names OF
those who subscribed at that time,
aud therefore cannot give them.
The amount remaining due the
delegates was 1875, and its collec-
tion was then by request taken
up by the newspapers, and was un-
successful. Friday Messrs. Ed Hall
and Walter Coulter voluntarily took
the matter up and raised the greater
part Of the remainder Of the fund.
The subscriptions are given below,
including the first seven amounts
contributed through the papers, and
the remainder raised by Messrs.
Hall and Coulter, the money being
In the hands OF the papers ready TO
be turned over TO the Brazos county
delegates:
Bryan Eagle si.O0, BrAzos Pilot
si.OO, j. 7. Jones SOC, Il. J. Swancoat
soc, Citizen sl.0O. A. Il. McSwain 25c,
G. A. Foster 5Oc, city National Bank
81 50; Parks q Waldrop soc, Webb
Bros. si.OO, J. It. Hanway 50c, How
ell Bros. si.OO, w. ]. Coulter si.O0,
Wilson q Edge si.OO, Tyler Haswell
5Oc, T.. j. Jenkins soc, Crenshaw &
Priddy sl.OO, Sanders Bros. soc, W.
T. James soc, w. o. Sanders q Co.
50c, 5. II. Franklin si.OO, Bryan
Grocery Co. soc, Henry 4 Brogdon
soc, T. w. Higgs sl.00, M. II. James
soc. Nedbalek x Syptak soc, Emmel
4 Maloney soc, J L.. Edge 50c, j. NJ.
Caldwell 25c, +. j. Fountain 4 Co.
si.00, Hunter d Chatham SOC, Burt
Norwood soc, Wagner 4 Brandon
si.00, Il. Kaczer a Co. sl.00, w. +.
Saunders soc. First National Bank
$3.50, j. A. Myers 50c.. Robert +.
Smith si.0O. Total $3.50; balance
due delegates, s4.25.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-23
FOR sl.OO YOU MAY GET $1,000 90

We sell fire, tornado, life, accident
aud health insurance.
For si.0O year We issue slOOO.OO
accident, paying weekly indemnity
Of $50.
For $500 year sick benefit policy
paying si0.00a week.
For si.OO month $4,000 accident
and monthly indemnity Of 5000.
And on renewals an increase OF 10
per cent added TO benefits.
For $500 year We issue a policy
paying as high as sli,0OO.OO death
from accident, and from $500 TO
$500 q week indemnity for one hun
dred aud four weeks.
We can also insure your live stock.
Try Us.
The Mutual Life Insurance Conn.,
pany OF New York is In our office,
represented by A. ID. McConnico.
It is first. +. II. BATE 4 co.
(Apr. IL. ti) Phone $50.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS..
Rep Orted by 7. r Bate & Co., Real
Estate and Rental Agents, from
April 9 TO April y.

T. b. Smith and wife to ID. ID.
Dawson and wife, SO acres in the
Thos. Bowman survey; eonsidera-
tion, 5000.
Kit and Hamp Davis 10 J. l..
Fountain, rs acres in the Robert
Henry Survey; consideration, $3.50.
$. V. Fulkerson to John r. Fulk-
erson, Bryan city lots; consideration
$4,000.
Mack Mayes ct al to Rena Kazer,
i2ll acres In the Kountz survey /;
consideration, s5i.0O.
NJ. q. Nall TO John NJ. Lawrence
Ut al, city lots; consideration, 5000.
]. A. Chew and wife to John NJ.
Lawrence ct al, city lots; considera-
tion, $4,000.
Caroline Minis ct al TO Henry l..
Minis. 1 acre in the s. +. Austin
league; consideration, $1,000.
Henry Williams and wife to Henry
q. Rhodes, city lots; consideration,
$1,000.
&. q. Parsons to Ellen Stuart, city
lots; consideration, 5000.
The City National Bank, Bryan,
Texas, TO ID. q. Wick, city lots; con.
sideration, $500.
Dewitt w. Love to VIM. s. Han
over. 1864 acres in the Thos. Haynes
league; consideration, $4,000.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-23
THOSE FRANCHISES.

The Eagle is informed by a
member Of the city council COM
mittee on franchises asked for by
citizens heretofore named that the
said committee will report favor
ably to the granting Of the fran
chises, with changes substantially
as follows:
l. Electric light franchise to be
granted only on condition that the
company availing itself of it shall
be bound also to construct and
operate the electric car line to the
College. In other words the COM
pany or their assigns shall not
have the right to take the light
plant franchise and use it for their
benefit while failing to build the
railroad also.
2. The grantees Of the fran
chises required to submit any con-
veyance Of same to other parties to
the city council for approval be-
fore same shall be valid; otherwise
: franchises become void. This al
lows the city council, among other
things, to protect the city in the
matter Of rates that may be
charged for lights, public and pri-
vate.
3. No streets exempted fro m
franchise, but the company that
builds the line shall be required to
construct and operate same on
Main street, shall be required TO
have the tracks level with the
surface, rails encased with vitrified
brick for protection Of the street.
4. No block of ground TO be
granted to the petitioners, but some
other provision to be made not yet
definitely settled upon by the com.
mi,tee, for the provision Of grounds
for power house, either in or out
side the city limits.
II will be seen from the fore
going that the city council are
taking all proper steps for the pro-
tectisn Of the city'srights, and the
rights and interests oil the Cltlzens'
from imposition in any manner.
This is the proper thing to do, and
no one is more interested than the
committee themselves in the taking
of such precautions. The Eagle
doubts not that the interests Of the
people and Of the city will be fully
protected and carefully safe
guarded, and il is right that they
should be.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-23
WE WILL SELL MONDAY

i50 yards white 36-inch linen, 35c
quality, 25c per yard.
300 yards Linerett, i5c quality, l0c
per yard.
100 yards mercerized 36-inch white
Linen. soc quality, 35c per yard.
IFS Wilson 4 Edge.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-23
or INTEREST TO 0RcnARDIsTs.
Prof. o. N. Ball Gives q Remedy for
Common Disease Of Peach Trees.

Common Disease Of Peach Trees.
The following letter, which is Of
interest TO orchsrdists, has been re-
ceived by Gen. Stoddard from DR..
o. NJ. Ball Of the A. & NJ. College,
and is self explanatory;
College Station, Texas.
April 20, 1905.
Gen. Stoddard, Bryan Texas.
Dear Sir: / have examined the
peach leaves which were brought
TO me from you by Prof. Kyle, and
find that they are affected with a
common disease which is known
popularity as peach curl or peach
pockets, but scientifically as Ex-
oasc1s deformans. This il a very
common peach tree disease and is
rarely Of such importance as TO
cause alarm; however, If your trees
show infection pretty badly you
may control the trouble by Iiber-
al use Of the Bordeaux solution as
u spray. This solution is best pre-
pared by dissolving four pounds Of
blue stone in q half barrel OF water
by suspending the copper sulphate
in a gunny sack in the water.
In another half barrel of wa
ter dissolve five or six pounds
of good stone lime. When ready
to apply mix the two in equal
quantities. This mixture had best
be applied with a good strong
spray pump.
Very truly yours, o. MeBsll.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-04-23

Wrapped in newspaper. Finder
will please leave IL at the Eagle
office. dilSw2S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
ROOT ENGAGED AS COUNSEL
For American Tobacco Company in Its
Investigation.

NEW YORK, May 6.-Elihu Root. former
Secretary of War, has been engaged by the
American Tobacco Company as one of its
counsel in the investigation of the COM
pany's affairs which Is being conducted in
this city by the federal grand jury. Henry
W. Taft, the special assistant attorney gen.
eral, who is representing the government
in the investigation, was advised today of
Mr. Roots association with Delaney Nicoll
and John D. Lindsay, the two attorneys
who have represented the tobacco company
up to this time. -,-.-.....
1t became known today that the investi-
cation of the companys affairs by the gov
eminent has been goings on. for. several
months in various parts of the United
States. The Louisville grand jury first con-
sidered charges against the company. The
investigation was transferred to Cincinnati,
and later to Columbus, Ohio. The Boston
federal grand jury then looked into the
company's methods, and now the investiga-
ton is being continued in this city.
Mr.. Taft said today that every effort
had been made to keep the matter secret,
but that the failure of E. E. Hale of the
American Tobacco Company to answer
questions propounded to him had resulte1.
in publicity, Mr.. Hales failures to answer
the inquiries of the foreman OF the federal
grand jury will be passed on by Judge La
combe Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
BROKERS FEEL BETTER.
But Quotations Hardly Bear Out an
Improved Market.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON, May 6-The stock exchange
has experienced another dull and tiresome
week. Brokers say there has been a better
feeling in most directions and a certain de-
gree of frmness, but the quotation tables
hardly bear this out, for minus. signs are
pretty general, with the exception of the
foreign department.
The same old causes apparently dominate
the market, namely, the timidity of specu-
lators because of the uncertainty attach
Ing to the situation in the far east the
overloaded bull account and the moderate
stringency in the money market
Ease, which was expected in the money
market after the turn Of the quarter, has
not yet manifested itself Heavy issues of
exchequer bonds and the floating of new
securities have had the effect of keeping
loanable funds somewhat scarce.
The talk now is that there will be an i'm
provement in about ten days, based partly
on the expectation that the government will
pay off treasury bills and that there will be
a heavy influx of money from the provinces
The cOnsols market has been very weak
SO that the price of these premier securities
has fallen once more below 80, other gilt
edged stocks also dropping. Home rails con-
tinued their downward course, practically
all of them closing under last Saturdays
prices.
American rails followed the New York
market pretty closely and the closing prices
exhibit number of heavy shrinkages.
There has been a little continental buying
of mines, but not enough favOrably to at
feet the market.
Foreigns have shown fair amount of
frmness, and the closing prices of the ma
jority of them are above last weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
"BAD NEWS" ACCUMULATES.
Where the Week Followed Precedent,
and Why.
From the Nev York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post.
A few weeks ago, 1t was common saying
in the hopeful atmosphere of Wall street
that there was not cloud in the financial
sky At the very time, however, when Wall
street was celebrating the clearness of its
skies some people were selling stocks free
ly. and prices We're declining. If they had
spoken their inmost thoughts these people
would probably have said that such periods
of dazzling weather and plainest of plain
sailing are times that usually precede
storm How the storm came every one now
knows
1t is known to the initiated that some of
the shrewdest financiers in Wall street act
habitually on this theory that when all
signs have been favorable for unusually
prolonged period 1t is time to look out for
accidents. The teaching of experience is
quite consistent in the matter. 1t will be
recalled that in the summer OF 1902 every
thing seemed to favor the American f1nan-
cial position. and the speculative cliques
made full use Of 1t. Before this happy state
of mind had really disappeared the money
market disorder, the collapse of the over
action and the rich mems panic were
upon us. There has rarely been a time in
our history when discovery of danger sig
nails was so difficult as in 1899. Yet the
Boer war. the extreme disorder of the
whole worlds money market and the Eng
lsh and German corporation failures were
the next chapter in financial history.
Nowhere has this remarkable tendency
been so plainly shown in those periods
which may be called the eve Of panic. The
first half of 1890. in Great Britain. was a
climax of prosperity; employment was
abundant, London bank clearings nearly
81, 600. OOO, 900 over 1899, and a prom sing
boom in progress on the stock exchange.
The Earrings were even then tnsolvent. and
the most serious London panic in twenty
years was about to break out. In the United
No 6aSn jhod In
financial review, as remarkably free from
losses and failures, extraordinary for its
ample grain and cotton YIELD with iron
production large beyond precedent. stimu-
lated by the heavy demand for consumption
In the building trade and in mechanical
work of all sorts This was On the verge
of the great crash and the four-year cycle
of adversely.
The moral is not easy to draw. except the
somewhat familiar conclusion that appear
ances may be deceitful But some definite
conclusions may be drawn to ''overdis-
counting prosperity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
CONSTITUTION BUYING"
Banks as Factor in the Stock Market
Buying Movement.

From the New York Evening Post.
OF the s99,941 .036 increase in the value
of securities held by the 1851 banks in the
troller of the currency on March IA last.
compared with the figures for a year ago.
nearly half the gain, or SAL 1885, 600 Is shown
by the forty-three national banks OF this
city. In this period there has been gain
OF only H175OOO in Capitalization. This
increase Is all the more significant because
Of the showing for the same period the
year before. when the banks of the coun-
try gained $15. 42I 600 in securities held, the
institutions of this city showing an actual
decrease of 81. 666, 900. This years increase
Is accounted for by the fact that the banks
made heavy investments in securities be-
I cause of the greater return as compared
with the low rates prevailing. in the money
market.
The shifting of securities owned" in
previous years has been very interesting.
Ordinarily the banks show a gain in Sc
curities toward the end of the year. be-
cause of the organization of new banks and
the resulting increase in capitalization In
1903 however, the year of extraordinary
depression in securities, there was a very
significant falling off in this item. In spite
of the fact that 213 new banks were added
to the national system between the calls
of April and November II, and capital-
zation increased S23.41o,o0O. the banks or
the country reported loss of 81. loo,uoo IN
securities held, the falling off in this city
being 10,11S. 600, although the banks here
had s., 100 COO more capital to find employ
ment for In 1902, however when the move
ment was normal. the New York banks
gained 81, O96, 900 in securities between April
and November when capitalization ran up
ST. 40 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
WHISPERS OF THE STREET.
Ike Shore sold $40. OOO. 600 of 4 per cent

Lake Shore sold 10000, 900 of per cent
debentures.
Gates is going short of the market with
big quantities of stock
Pennsylvania sold ex-dividend. but re-
covered one-third of the loss
Winter wheat conditions, say all the
western authorities. are still excellent
President Thomas of Lehigh Valley has
returned home after long absence in the
west.
Morgan may be buying Erie, but he is
hardly buying so much of 1t as some reports
Indicate
There was sold in Allegheny 35 600 tons
OF Bessemer pig iron at $3.50 a ton, that
being the former price. This deal stiffened
up the iron market considerably
Union Pacific shareholders at Salt Lake
City voted to Increase the capital stock by
issuing $1O00OO.000 of preferred stock. Har-
riman controls the company absolutely.
1t Is understood that shareholders bought
approximately $7.500.000 of the new Penn
sylvania bonds, and the underwriting syn
dictate will take the other $92. 100000
1t Is a little rough on the railroads that
now, when they are obliged to give the
heaviest orders for new cars and other
equipment, the price is very much higher
than 1t was last year.
1t will be the part of good specu alton,
learned readers of the market say, to hold
merely trading position for the present.
A good many stocks that were too strenu-
ously bulled are now selling ex-deals.
The winter wheat crop will be practically
made In another four weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
STANDARD on 1ND1crMENrs.
Alleged Aiding and Abstting Of Per-
Jury.

jury.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 6.-The indict-
ment In Pekin. Ill, OF two Cincinnati men.
said to be connected with the Standard Oil
Company, the indictment being based upon
the testimony Of Charles Kercher of this
city. who was formerly an employe Of the
Standard OIL Company. came about through
Information given the prosecutor at Pekin
by former Attorney General Frank Monnett.
who was called to Kansas some time ago
to push the investigation into Standard OIL
methods.
Monnett knew Of Kercher's connection
with the Standard OIL Company and Of the
alleged aiding and abetting Of perjury by
men In Cincinnati, for whom warrants are
Kercher appeared before the grand jury on
the advice Of Mr.. Monnett and other promi-
nent lawyers here on the promise Of i'm
munity. Mr.. Kercher will appear the
principal witness for the state of Illinois
when the case comes up for trial. He is
now in Columbus, but refuses to talk of
the case.
PEORIA. ILL.,. May 6.-Attorney B. w.
Cooney of Pekin~ who represented Hansuit.
made a statement for the Associated Press
today. He said that shortly after Hamsuit
commenced business in 1901 that a man
named Thomas appeared in Pekin and be-
gan to operate rival wagon. He visited
the merchants and other people with whom
Hamsuit did business and undersold him
to such extent that bankruptcy stared
him in the face. In order to get his rival
out of the way, Hamsuit offered to buy
him out The man agreed to take $50.
which was paid him and he then disap-
peared. Shortly after this Kercher APP
peared and instituted replevin proceedings
which resulted in his gaining possession of
the wagon. In a statement made before
he left Pekin. Kercher said that he was
acting district manager for the Standard
Oil Company at the time and that he was
sent to Pekin with orders to break up COM
petition in that city
He also said that the official who had
Jurisdiction over the Ohio district was c. I.
Ceilings of Cincinnati. Kercher also mem
toned the name of G. w. Taylor of Ken
lucky. At the local offices of the Stand
ard *Oil Company 1t was said today that
Taylor was not an official of the company
at any time, but was simply an employee OF
the company 1t was further stated that
he had not been in the employ of the COM
pany for two years. ,4e
Mr.. Cooney then displayed a letter writ
ten by Frank l.. Monnett, who was attor-
ney general of Ohio at the time. In the
letter Monnett gave Cooney advice as how
to proceed. The letter stated that 1t was
probable large sum of money would be
sent to Pekin to fight the case for kercher
and directed Cooney to keep in touch with
Monnett and keep Monnett posted as to de-
VelopmentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
WINTER WHEAT CONDITIONS.
Crop Reports Furnished Incentive Il
Settlers-Bearish Sentiment.

S1StkeIS-00aC18Q S00ume0I.
CHICAGO. May 6-The Kentucky crop
report. showing excellent condition Of win
ter wheat, furnished fresh incentive to SELL
ers In the wheat pit here today and caused
weak market At tho close July wheat
was on Aaxc. Corn is up hc Oats show
q gain Of hakc. Provisions are practically
unchanged
Sentiment In the wheat pit was bearish
from the start The volume of trading was
small, owing to a lack OF demand scattered
buying by commission houses being the
main source OF support. Motive for selling
was found In the Kentucky crop report.
which made the condition of winter wheat
&c on May l. as against 9Oc. q month ago.
Another influence was continued wet
weather both IN the northwest and south
west. No advices of q bullish tenor were
received to Offset the bearish factors. and
as result the market was heavy the en-
tire day. AT the opening July was a shade
lower to shade higher. at S3lsc. to S3Lc.
From the start pit traders had quite lib
eral offerings Demand was not sufficiently
active to absorb the offerings and, In con-
sequence, prices gradually settled to lower
level.
The lowest point on July for the day was
reached at S2ssc. The market closed weak
with July at S2Hc. Clearances OF wheat
and flour were equal to III, 500 bushels
Primary receipts were 155, 800 bushels COM
pared with 10000 bushels a year ago.
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported
receipts of 1O1 cars, against POS cars last
week and 125 cars year ago.
Small receipts were again the dominating
influence In the corn pit. the market show
Ing considerable frmness. Notwithstanding
the weakness Of wheat. Trading was ex-
tremely dull. shorts being the principal buy
ers. Delay to planting, owing to wet
weather was a bullish factor. July opened
a shade to isc.aLc. higher, at 47c. to 4T1sc.,
sold between 46a4c. a467sc and 47hc. and
closed at 47ca 47Bc. Local receipts were
seventy cars. with four of contract grade.
In sympathy with corn. the oats market
had firm undertone. Business was very
quiet. July opened a shade higher, at 29isc.,
sold between 29c .a29hc. and 19kc. and
closed at the highest point. Local receipts
were 70 cars.
3 Provisions were easier as result OF lower
prices for live hogs. An increase in stock of
lard also had a depressing effect. At the
close July pork was of 21Ac., at $l2 80.
Lard was also down 2hc.. at 7.32n. Ribs
were shade lower at 727h.
Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat,
10 cars: corn, IS cars; oats, "a cars; hogs.
$4,000 head.