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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15
BOUND FOR THE GULF.
Colorado & Southern Borrows $780,
100000 for Improvements.

Denver, Colo, June ia mortgage
covering a $1oO.OOO.OOO bond issue to
carry out extension and improvement
plans was ratified at a special meeting
of the stockholders of the Colorado and
Southern railway in this city today.
Several connecting roads are to be alb
sorbed and the system extended to the
Gulf Of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15

mongrel Spanish. English and gypsy
idioms that they wanted a license to
tell fortunes on the citys streets.
After a good deal of haggling the
price was paid. City Treasurer Hale
asked them to tell how the $500 was
stolen from the Office a few weeks ago
but they refused to attempt the job
though the handsome sum of $25 was
offered them provided their guess was
right.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15
NIain Thoronehfare

TO Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port
land, Oregon, June 1 to October Is,
1905, via Union Pacific This historic
al route, traversing the heart of the
great Northwest with its boundless re-
sources, gives you 200 miles along the
matchless Columbia river and a trip
to Portland and the Northwest with
out change and q chance TO visit Vel
loWstone Park, June to September
1e, by side trip from PocatelIo or
ogden through Monida.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15

Lincoln. Neb., June 15.-A Populist
convention to nominate a candidate for
congress in the northern district was
to meet in this city today but when the
hour for the convention arrived not a
delegate could be found. The Demo-
Gratis hold their district convention TINS
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15
BIG SHOPS FOR PARSONS
Katy Railroad VIII spend a Million
and a Half in Kansas.

Parsons, Kan. June 15.-Nayor Cab
rieI has received a telegram from Presi-
dent Finney of the Missouri, Kansas 4,
Texas Railway company, sayiag that
the company accepts the proposition
made by the city of Parsons for. the
construction of new railway shops at
this place. The new shops are 10 cost
81, $50 900 and the site selected by the
company contains go acres ard is in
the residence part Of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15

The man who follows COW path
NAV drink milk but he will not wear
diamonds The insurance path will
lead this way and to prosperity
National Life Insurance company Of
vermont-Mutual- ganized 1850. Fif-
ty-sixth year, doing business in AZ
states VIM B Henderson, general
manager, suite 459 Kemper building.
Kansas City, Mo. Both phones 459
Main. or E W. Thompson. manager. 20
Columbia building. Topeka. Kan. Ind.
phone 1891
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Elsie Lagerburg, age 2 years, died of
brain fever on Wednesday afternoon at
116 Fillmore street. The funeral will
be held at o'clock on Friday from
the house. Interment in Topeka GEM
ef
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15
DOUBLES ITS CAPITAL.
Mexican Central Increases From
s5o.oOO,O 900 to s1OO.OOO,OOO.

Boston. June 15.-The Mexican Cen
trail Railroad company today filed a
certificate of an increase in its capital
from $50, 100000 to S1000O0.000 OF the
new capital S21, 125, 600 will be used, it is
said, in acquiring additional property
from time to time as the di-
rectors may see fit The sum of SIS
COO 600 will be expended in the purchase
of the Mexican Pacific railroad and $685.
600 600 will be used to Hquidate income
bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15

World and all candidates are request
ed to be at the Auditorium tomorrow
evening, Friday, June Is, at 7:45 p m.
sharp. BY order Of central committee.
W. N. WOLFF, Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15
Grnsies Get I.icenses.

Two Spa nish gypsies who had suf-
dcent uncleanliness to escape any
charge of I'VE are advertised by our
loving friends accompanied by
male companion, visited the Office Of
city Treasurer Hale this morning and
explained IN a vOluble mixture OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15

Impossible to forsee an accident. Not i'm
nossfbIe to be prepared for it, Dr. Thorn
as Eclectic Oil-dona-ch over 9e-2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15

Excursion Sunday. june 1s-
K. c. and return. $1.25. Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-15
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY.


A complexion satin smooth and fair given
by Satin skin powder. 4 tints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
OLD VIRGINIA DEBT.
Supreme Court to Be Asked to Make
West Virginia Pay.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER. Va, December at is
said that Mai. Holmes Conrad, the eminent
Winchester lawyer, who has been engaged
for years in government practice is at work
on the bill to be filed in the United States
Supreme Court in behalf of Brown Broth
ers, the New York and London bankers, and
the state of Virginia against the common
wealth of West Virginia to compel the lat
ter to make a settlement of the old Vir-
GINA debt controversy, and that the suit
will be formally entered not later than the
middle of December. The bill, it is said
Is being drawn with the utmost care so as
to avoid any possible error that may delay
the hearing of the case by the highest court
In the land. Brown Brothers hold practi-
cally all the bonds of the old state of Vir-
GINA. and II is understood that at a recent
meeting of the Virginia debt commission
they agreed to bear all expenses of the
suit. The amount involved is about $50
0ooOOo. and should the plaintiffs win Vir-
GINA VIII get about s6,o00000 and Brown
Brothers the rest. Associated with Mai
Conrad will be Wayne MacVeagh of Phila-
deiphia, Clarence Cary of New York and
Attorney General William A. Anderson of
Virginia, who will look out for the states
interests. 1t is stated that no matter how
the suit results Virginia will be beneft.j
as 1t Will relieve her of the great debt cloud
that has been hanging over the state eyer
since the civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, December 2.-The Financier
says this week:
Last weeks official statement of the
New York Associated Banks was less I'M
favorable than was expected there being
some likelihood, as indicated by the pre-
lminary estimates of cash movements, that
the surplus might be converted into de-
felt, as was the case November II.
Though the loss Of cash was fully as
great as was foreshadowed, and though
loans increased, instead of being contract
ed, as was thought probable-thereby aug
menting the reserve requirements, through
increased deposits-the statement showed
fair margin Of surplus The net decrease
in cash was 1858 600; this was almost
wholly due to transfers of $2,S50.O00
through the treasury to San Francisco and
to the shipment of $l,S50,oG0 to Mexico,
which losses, together with those resulting
from Subtreasury operations, made an
amount much in excess of the net receipts
of currency from the interior and Of those
of new gold.
The deposits were increased 81, 994, 800,
chiefly the result of expansion OF
$11, 594, 00O loans, less the loss of "a, $4,000
cash as above. Because Of such Increase
in deposits the reserve requirements were
augmented 81 ,99S. 125, adding which sum to
the decrease In cash made Sc, 591, 725 as the
reduction in surplus reserve to 81, 565.375.
Computed upon the basis of deposits, less
those of IS, 569, 600 public funds, the surplus
reserve to s., SIS, 3T5. Computed upon the
basis of deposits, less those of IS. 569, 900
public funds, the surplus is A7O7, 625. 1t
may be noted that the loans last week were
in excess of deposits by SIG, TO9, 800 The
daily average of bank clearings for five days
of the week was $39O,000,Oo0. against $685.
00O, 900 in the previous week. This increase
was probably due to shifting of loans in
cident to calls in preparation for the De-
cember disbursements of dividends and in
terest.
The clearings on Saturday rejecting Fri
days business were SIT, O27, 649-or consid-
erably above the daily average. Compare
sons of loans reported by individual banks
show that nine institutions increased this
item by 2-5 millions net. Banks lost
four and one-quarter millions net cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET.

MANCHESTER, December 2.-Business
in the cloth market during the past week
was small. shippers for eastern markets
only buying sparingly. Several orders were
placed for the poorer qualities of shirtings
and dhooties for India. The inquiry for
China was reported to be good. but the
transactions were meager and difficult to
trace. The nearer eastern markets did
fair miscellaneous trade, and this might
have been increased If quick delivery could
have been guaranteed. Business for South
America was less active
Yarns did not improve, either in the
amount of business done or price. Small
sales were reported of American coppers
at recent rates. Producers seemed to be
in no hurry to realize and consequently
stocks are gradually accommodating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Uncertainties Of Money Out
look Restrained Operations.
AN UPWARD TENDENCY
FOLLOWED APPEARANCE OF THE
BANK STATEMENT.
Stock Exchange Sales Monday Reached
Largest Days Aggregate for Year
Notable Railway Incidents

NEW YORK. December 2.-Today's stock
market was under the same influences as
that of yesterday. The depression and hes
ftation shown in the early dealings were
based upon uncertainties of the money out
look, the financial disturbances in Russia
and some anxiety over the effect on the as
sembling of Congress and the proposed leg
fslation for government control of railroad
rates. There is no actual borrowing of
money at the stock exchange on Saturday.
loans made on Friday carrying over until
Monday. The money furry to IS per cent
left Its disturbing influence and the appear
ance of the bank statement was looked to
with interest to throw light on the actual
situation.
The statement was a weak one, but senti-
ment seemed to lean to the Interpretation
that the conditions disclosed were those OF
the past week and that improvement was
to be expected next week. The consequence
was an upward tendency Of prices after the
publication of the bank statement which
served to restore largely the previous de-
cines.
A good effect was produced by the ap-
pearance of support at last In the Rock
Island issues and the denial of rnmors of
the withdrawal of a leading interest In that
property. The bank statement itself, with
a decrease reported of S4593,O0O In cash,
reflected rather more than the expected
loss AS last week showed more than the
expected gain this weeks showing was at
tributed TO the working of the average sys-
tenn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
HEARD ON CHANGE

AS business has been rather slack for
some time past, 1t might be concluded that
the so-caled social features of the daily
meetings of the exchange would become
prominent Such, however, has not been
the case. The call has proceeded with
but few interruptions on account of trad
ing but also the brokers sometimes have
very little to say. The merry jest and
the glttering repartee or their counterfeits
which are sometimes heard are not as
common as this general leisure might inn
ply.
1t is not exactly because the lack OF
order depresses the brokers, but somehow
when things are moving at lively rate
and orders are numerous and commissions
pilng up. everybody feels good and so
naturally they are more apt to bubble over,
II such an expression can properly be used
in reference to such self-coutained and
well controlled men as those who deal on
the stock market are supposed to be.
Plenty of business does make a difference.
The atmosphere is more charged with
ozone and there Is more life and get ZIP
and git to the proceedings than when there
is nothing TO be done. So the daily ses-
sions have been to some extent rather
slow, although the attendance has been
quite up TO the average.
There are some men who are so con-
preston in words however the world may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
NEW YORK BANK cLEAR1Nas.

NEW YORK, December 2-The weekly
statement Of clearing house banks for the
five days this week Is as follows
Loans. No23. 49,. 800; Increase. $f15e4. 900.
Deposits, s1.o07. 172. 500; increase, $780,
800
Circula ton, 81. O66. 500: decrease, $3.50. 100.
100
Specie, $17gs4s. 400: decrease. s46:.s.2Oo
Reserves, $o54. 3oS, 600; decrease. $i.5O8,-
600
Reserve required. s251. a125; increase,
81. 99S, TBS.
Surplus 81, 565, 375; decrease, s6.501, 1875
Elk United States deposits. 81, 707 .625; de-
crease. &c. 91. $50.
Close - Prime mercantile paper, 51aaJ24
sterling exchange weak. with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4.S565a4.S575 for de-
mand and at 1890 for sixty-day bills. Post
ed rates. 4S3h and 4.S61sa4.S7. Commercial
bills, 4.S1Aa4.S2. Bar silver. 6Ias. Mexican
dollars, 80. Government bonds steady. Rail-
road bonds heavy.
Money on call nominal: no loans. Time
loans firm; sixty days, per cent; ninety
days, 51aa6; six months. 5a5A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Turbine Steamers Maiden vovaee

LIVERPOOL, December 2.-The new
Cunard line turbine steamer Carmania
sailed from here today on her maiden voy-
age to New York with a big complement of
passengers. Several marine engineers are
on board to observe the working of the tur-
bines
The steamship was given an enthusiastic
send-of. Thousands of spectators assem-
bled on the landing stage and cheered as
the vessel moved into midstream. Those
present on the dock included the directors
of the Cunard Steamship Company and a
number of members of the engineering
staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

be going with them. 1t does not seem
to make any difference whether they are
busy or at leisure OF whether they are
making money or not. the gift of talking
or rather the impelling tendency to the
use of their tongues does not seem TO
CHANGE
There are not wanting among the mem
bership of the exchange men who In the
expressive language of the west are good
single-handed takers. They could hold
their own at a pink tea, which is one or
President Hibbs. favorite sarcasnns when
he wishes to check the flow of talk and
direct the attention of the brokers to the
business at hand.
He then likens the buzz of conversation
to the sounds which are supposed to char
acterize one of those social functions.
Mr. Hibbs Is not exactly a taciturn man
himself at least he Is not that way when
he Is at the exchange. and although he
Is under what would ordinarily be han
dlcap, as he is In the chair still he man
ages to get his fair share of the CONVERSE
ton.
In spite of the let up in the value Of
the trading the market is In a healthy. con-
dition and prices are we'll maintained. IL
there Is no demand there is also no pres
sure to sell, and so the result Is that the
levels of values remains about stationary,
with only the ordinary fluctuations
The banks continue well loaned up. al
though there has been comparatively moth
ing done in the way of collateral loans
for some time past. Commercial paper,
however, is in good demand, owing to the
approach of the holiday season and the need
on the part Of merchants for money to Sc
cure their increased bills of goods.
In addition to the enlarged banking re-
sources which are available for local uses
there is good deal of money obtained
from outside the city, so that it is evident
the amount of business done cannot be fair
ly gagged by the resources of the local
institutions alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

superior Victorian greasy. Next week 3d.
1JO bales will be offered.
Following are the sales in detail: New
South Wales. 5000 bales: secured. lisa
2s.kd.: greasy. 4tzda1s.51kd. Queensland.
400 bales: secured 11Isd.a1s11d.: greasy.
St.d.a1s.1d Victoria, 400 bales; greasy,
5Ad.a1s3isd. South Australia, 800 bales:
greasy. Ia11d West Australia, 100 bales.
greasy. 514d.a1s. Tasmania, 100 bales:
greasy. 11lsda1s New Zealand. 100
bales; greasy, TAd.a1s.2d. Cape of Good
Hope and Natal. 800 bales; secured, Is. 5d.a
1s-9d.: greasy. 7d.a101xd.
The arrivals of wool for the first series
of the 1906 auction sales amount to 29940
bales. including 1900 forwarded direct to
spinners The imports this week were: New
South Wales. 1855 bales: Queensland. 1886:
Victoria, Its; South Australia, 2,275; Cape
OF Good Hope and Natal 2.202; Bussorah,
$50; elsewhere psf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
THE FOREIGN BoURsEs.

PARIS, December Prices on the bourse
today were very weak. Business had a bad
tendency from the outset, and this increased
throughout the day.
Russians led the decline. Russian bonds
losing thirteen francs and imperial As los
ing two francs. The closing advices from
the st. Petersburg bourse renewed the de-
cline. and at the close Russians were very
weak.
Russian imperial As were quoted at s.. 90
and Russian bonds of 1904 at 1890
BERLIN, December 2.-Prices OH the
bourse today opened strong upon the recov-
cry Of Russians in Paris yesterday. Rus
slams advanced strongly, but weakened to-
ward the close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Cleveland House Failed

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 2.-Credi-
tors of Dandrowitz. Fischgrund & Rem
line, wholesale cloak manufacturers. TODAY
filed an involuntary petition in bankruptcy
against the firm in the United States dis
trlct court Judge Taylor named Nathan
Loeser OF this city as receiver under a bond
OF 5000. No statement of assets or LA
blhties has yet been made. The indebted
ness is said to be about $90, coo, due mostly
10 creditors IN New York. Boston and
Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
SIC, 1000, 900 for Rock Island Eouiu
ment

CHICAGO, December 2-More than $40
100000 has been spent by the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific railroad this year for
equipment. Orders placed yesterday for
freight and passenger cars TO be delivered
at once, amounting to 81 142OO brought
the total amount spent for equipment dur
ing the year up to $40, 792, 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
THE WOOL MARKETS.

LONDON. December 2.-The offerings at
the wool sales today amounted to 10.7T9
bales. The demand was brisk and all fine
grades were firm. Consumers stocks are
low. but owing to the large supplies of new
clip coming forward the demand was less
than anticipated. Home and French buyers
took merinos freely.
American buyers secured several lots Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Another Fall in Russian Bonds

Special Cablegam 10 The Star
PARIS, December 2-There was another
heavy fall in Russian bonds on the bourse
today. Prices were weak all around.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
he had in cash and fun paid securities

he had IN cash and full paid securities
$212.OO
his heaviest purchases were in precisely
the much-ma nipulated stocks, which In case
OF sudden trouble would be the first to
break wide open. But at the close of the
day he was long only 500 shares, hav-
ing sold all the rest. His s2ia,o0o was not
such a small margin = on these 5000
shares He lost fractipnaliy on thou
sands and made fraction on other thou
sands. Leaving aside the paper profit
on the $500 shares. which were his net
purchases for the day. he had made $4,000,
after paying the state tax. He had no
brokers' commissions to pay on most of his
transactions On the rest he paid e a hun
dred to fellow-members and the relatively
light clearing house charges This was
one OF the most flagrantly successful and
probably the most active of the room trad
ers that day.
The plunging trader merely did business
on the department store principle Of big
sales and small profits. He "churned' a lot
Of stock. took small fraction OF point
profit and cleaned up $4,000 after buying
81 600 and selling 1900 shares. On the
5000 shares he carried over he might have
very easily lost on the next day more than
he had won.
Among certain class of commission
houses the same thing holds good. There
Is firm which has been conspicuously ac-
tive, while most of the others reported un-
rivaled dizziness. Yes" commented COM
petitor, himself a well-known man, they
are doing a big business. but don't want
any of it. Much of It Is for Blank-one
of the room traders of the type of the 81
O0O-shares mainland 1t means commits
sions of 5000 on 10000 shares. with the
pleasant possibility of getting stuck or OF
making mistakes or other things too numer-
Gus to mention. / declined that business
with thanks 1 only did 11,000 shares to-
day, but it was practically all eighth
business. And it was a mighty good per-
centage of the real commission business to-
day; and 1 sleep tonight" 1t shows the
difference and helps to explain how big
days in a professional market are not as
big as they look, and also how they need
not be so very dangerous after all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
The Loan Expansion.

The loan expansion of 81 ,594 900 and the
resulting increase in deposits swelled the
reserve requirement to augment the
shrinkage in the surplus to 1851. 10 bring
ing that item down again to 81, 565. 3I5. The
foreign exchange market. as usual on Sat
urdays was easier in tone and rates of
discount declined again in London. Ster-
ling exchange at Paris was weak The
closing tone of stocks was firm at the re-
covery Total sales of bonds, par value,
81, 3S0, 900.
reached to the largest days aggregate for
the year on Monday. With the increased
animation of the dealings there became
furious upward movements of some of the
spectalties and industrials.
Later in the week the market showed the
effect of these excuses in some revulSlon
OF sentiment. This was emphasized by the
construction of the money market due in
part to the preparations for the December
| settlements and by the renewed anxiety
caused by the course of AFFAIRS In Russia.
The speculation was enormously congested
in the stocks which made the most sem
sational movements, and there was obvious
disposition to realize profits in other por-
lions of the list to take advantage of the
excitement caused by the special move
ments.
Much of the activity was highly specula-
tive in character, and was unaccompanied
by any actual developments regarding the
properties affected sufficient to account for
the violent alterations in market values
which were caused In other cases there
were actual happenings of Importance in
their bearing on values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
The World Of
Finance and Trade

". the Is Y and the old As / per cent on
call on the week.