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BOUNDED UPWARD.
Cotton Quotations Went Over Eleven
Cents Beyond Active Positions.

New Orleans. July 11.-with prices
bounding upward there was an excited
opening of the cotton market here
Monday, quotations going beyond II
cents for active positions. 1mmedir te-
ly after the opening the advance ran
as high as 50 points. October selling at
11.S2. Various causes contributed to
the advance. the chief factor. however.
teing the exceedingly bullish weather
reports. Heavy rains and floods were
reported from sections of the cotton
belt. There vas also a belief in the
minds of brokers that II results of In
vestigations of scandal in the bureau
of statistics of the government indicat-
ed anything II was the bad state of the
crop had been concealed.
In view of the Wilson report and
rains reported in the south there was
unusual interest in the opening of the
market after a holiday and the ring
side was damned before the gong
sounded. The effect of large advance
at Liverpool I'm conjunction with in
huences mentioned became Immediate
lly evident in the frantic effort to buy
cotton and the market went upward in
1nDa end bounds before the ~or,,a-
y-.~,Snru the NOV ement-
lock there was net advance
IA 81 to 81 points. October SELL
~ ~ 11-30 December at flag, and
january at 11.5s. interests which fear
heavy reaction from abnormal adj
vance in market. carrying prices below
what condition of crop warranted.
made large offerings OF cotton. which
served to arrest the advance and
caused a decline of from is to II
points. October receding to Ills. De-
cember to lily and January to 11.26.
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Chambers Mineral water on sale at
Bratton's fountain.
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WANTED-To buy house and lot in
Fourth Ward on easy terms; price not
to exceed $500. Plenty time. 205
Swantz st., o. F. Smith. 29'tf
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-07-11

Before having any plumbing work
done come and see or telephone to r.
L. Hathaway. Phone 1853. 1T
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For RENT-My home place on Co.
vert street, 5 rooms, barn and stables
8 acres of land, nice shade trees, and
good water. Apply to ]. A. Biggs.
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WANTED-Lady or gentleman of fair
education, with good references, to
represent large business firm. Good
salary for right party. Call on or adj
dress Mrs. X. NJ. Owen, Sterne Hotel.
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FOR RENT-Store room formerly oc-
cupied by Cook & Mcintyre, opposite
Fox & Lucas. Apply at 3o6 Spring
street. 5-3-tf
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For RENT-Business house on Main
street. Apply to G. II. Bailey. IA If
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For RENT-Close in, with modern
conveniences, four rooms for light
housekeeping, corner of May and
Combination streets. II. L. Wright.
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TOOK POSSESSION.
Admiral Kruger Assumes Charge Of the
kniaz Petemkine.

Kustenji. Roumania, July 11.-Ad-
miral Kruger Sunday afternoon board
ed and took possession of the Russian
battleship Kniaz Potemkine. King
Charles of Roumania having sent in
structicns TO the commander Of the
squadron that the vessel be delivered
to the Russian authorities without
raising difficulties.
The torpedoboat which accompanied
the Kniaz Potemkine. however. left for
Odessa without surendering. declaring
that she had mutinied. but that the
Kniaz Potemkine had forced her to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-29
WESTERN PACIFIC BEGINS
BUILDING FROM SALT LAKE
Gang of Men Starts Work of Grading at Ninth
South and Sixth West Streets.
Spur is to be Constructed TO Connect Rio Grande With Material
Yards West of City-Bond Issue Already
OVersubsCrihed.

alton enab Ies the company to pursue
the wise and conservative policy which
requires that a corporation Whenever
possible should finance at least a part
of its capital requiremeuts-eSp ecially
such as arise in connection with the
acquisition OF stocks of other cOmpa-
nies-thrOugh the issue of stock rather
than through the creation of fixed in
terest bearing obligations The advan-
tageS OF such 2 policy are obvious and
viii inUre TO the benefit OF the holders
of both common and preferred stock IN
that the creation of additional bonded
Indebtedness ranking and carrying
fixed charges ahead Of the stock may
be avoided and the credit and position
OF the company further advanced Your
company. moreover, viii be placed in
a position admitting in due time OF a
more liberal attitude toward the dis
tributiOn OF its surplus income
AS the common share capital has
been and will be further added to by
the conversion Of the convertible bonds.
your directors are Of the opinion that
the common stock should not in the
near future be still further increased
they do. however, consider It prudent
that your company should prepare at
this time to finance coming require
ments through issue OF preferred stock.
at par. when practicable, to an extent
re-esta blishing the formerly existing
proportion between the common and
preferred stock
Your directors. therefore, recom-
mend the creation Of an additional Is
sue of preferred stock. equal in every
respect to the preferred stock at pres
ent outstanding, and to that end have
called a special meeting Of the stock
holders to convene at the Office OF the
company at Salt Lake City, Utah, on
the 5th day OF MAY. 1905, for the pur-
pose of authorizing an increase OF the
preferred capital stock by the amount
of 800, 0000 600, and its issuance from
time to time, as needed, thus making
the authorized capital stock OF the
company S396. 1TS.700, consisting Of 5000
/ 600 900 of preferred stock and Sl96,1IS, zoo
/ of common stock BY order OF the
/ board OF directors"
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READY FOR THE ENEMY
General Linevitch Declares He Would
Not Have Reiterated
From Mukden.

Gunshu Pass, April 2S--General Line
witch granted an interview 10 the Asso-
ciated Press al his headquarters here to-
day in the course of which he expressed
himself as highly satisfied with the pres
ent condition of the Russian army and
its readiness to assume the offensive.
He manifested emphatic regret for the re-
treat from Mukden. The new comman-
der in chief believes that the peril to the
army at that junctuTe was Overestimated.
and that the day was far from being lost
when the retreat was ordered. With his
eyes cleaning with great energy and
emphasizing his words with a blow upon
the camp table before him. General Line
witch exclaimed; I would certainly not
have retreated- / realize that it is easy
now 70 pass judgment upon accomplished
facts. but nevertheless 1 repeat L would
not have TetTeated.
persuaded KurODatkin to stand at
lie pass and we halted there for a time.
We could have remained but on account
OF the factions he considered it ineXpedi-
After assuming command / gave the men
a days rest. The Japanese did not press
US and could not do so. as their cOndi-
ton was quite as bad as ours. As for
that unfortunate retirement itself any
observer can convince himself that its
Significance and especially its influence
upon the army has been industriOuSly
and greatly exaggerated by the Japanese
ana the foreign press The retreat was
in no sense in the nature of a complete
rOut, proof of which is evident in the
fact that in less than month after the
thrown into confusion by the japanese
had been collected and fully reorganized-
The first army did not require this, hav-
ing retired in order"
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HARTMAN GIVES REASONS.
Says Union Pacific Stock Should be
Increased 100000, 900.

The interest of the railroad world is
centered in the Union Pacific stock
holders meeting &c be held IN Salt Lake
at noon next Friday. May >. The prop
ositiou to be voted upon at that time
is the issuance Of 500, 600 600 worth of
preferred stock The feeling is general
that the struggle between r H Garri-
man on the one side and Gould. Hill.
Morgan and Rockefeller on the other
viii reach q climax in this meeting
The outcome is awaited with deep in
terest. and this interest is confined to
no section of the country and TO no
railroad system
In signed statement addressed to
the stockholders of the company. Pres
ident Hartman says.
OF the 500. 600, 600 FIRST lien convert
ible bonds originally issued by your
company. $54. 255, GOO have been convert
ed up 70 date into common stock. and it
is assumed that the remainder will
likewise be converted before May. 1906
Fixed charges heve thereby been great
~ diminished and the equity behind
the preferred stock cOrrespOndingIy in
creased. and with the enhanced credit
of your company the market value Of
the preferred stock Is and for some
months has been about par \ This stu
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materially I'm a partial recovery. at
least, from the attack His condition
remained fair. considering the severity
Of the attack, during the day, but short
" after o o'clock he began to grow
weaker, his breathing became more
rapid and hts pulse lower, terminating
I'm less than two hours in death. The
end was peaceful and without pain, the
general remaining conscious until with
IN five minutes of the end. Half an
hour before death General Lee recog-
niZed his brother, Daniel Lee, who came
into the room for a moment.
His Family Absent.
In the room when he died were DR..
Montgomery one of the physicians of
the hospital: Miss Dorsey, a relative,
and "A nurse, TWO of the attending ply
siciaus. DIS. Edie and Kean, having
retired temporarily. y pathetic feature
OF the case is that. although General
Lee was blessed with a family consist
ing of a wife and five children. not one
of them was with him at the time of
his death.
General Lee was conscious through
out the day. and recognized those who
were admitted to the sick room. Nee
essarily these were very few persons
and included the attending physicians
the nurses and several relatives who
came to visit him.
While not suffering any pain. the gen.
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be held I'm the vicinity of jamestown,
Va. His heart and soul have been in
the work, and he labOred zealOusly to
make it a success.
No Funeral Arrangements.
Arrangements for General Lees
funeral, together with the selection of
the place of interment Of the remains.
viii not be made until after the arrival
in Washington of Mrs. Lee. who is now
on her way to Washington from Fort
OgtethOrpe, Ga Meanwhile the body
Will be prepared for burial and will re-
main at the hospital 1t is possible that
the body may be laid to rest at the Ma
tional cemetery at Arlington, although
it is expected that General Lees friends
may make an effort to have site
chosen somewhere else in Virginia.
\ widow and five children survive
General Lee. Two of the boys are army
officers and two of the girls are wives
of army officers, while the remaining
child is a young woman still in her
teens. The children are: Mrs. J. G
Rhea, wife of Lieutenant Rhea. now at
Fort OglSthOrpe, Ga; Lieutenant Fitz-
hugh Lee of the cavalry branch, now
in Manila; Lieutenant George Mason
Lee, of the Seventh cavalry, who is now
In San Francisco; Mrs. Anne Brown.
wife of Lieutenant Brown of the Sew
enth cavalry, who is now at San Fran
cisco, and Miss Virginia Lee
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RUSSIA BEGINS EASTER SERVICESI
All the Churches Crowded While the Traditional Ceremonies
Were Being Observed Gloomy FOrebOdngs
For the Future.

@ T PETERSBURG, April 2S-Threa
- days hard fasting preceding East
er, accompanied by solemn services
commemorative Of Christs Passion. Ere1
gan today. business of every character
ceased and all the government depart
TrentS were closed The alarming re-
ports circuiat ted during the last few
days apparently had little effect on the
size of the crowds that thrOnged the
churches where the tragedy of Calvary
was wildly re-enacted. The day was
also marked by the observance Of the
traditional ceremonies of freeing birds.
lighting bOniires and placing holy
bread i'm bins. but the bright sunshine
did not fail to make deep impression
on the sUpeTstititious i'm the midst of
the gloomy forebodinSs of evil. being
an augury Of drouth and crop failure
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CASE
NEARING THE END
No Evidence Will be Offered in Girls
Behalf.
LAWYERS ARE CONFIDENT
PROSECUTION WILL SUM UP ON
MONDAY.

Anew YORK, April 2S.-After a day
IN Of interesting developments both
the prosecution and the defense
rested in the case of Nan Patterson, in
dicted for the alleged murder Of Cae-
sar Young. the wealthy boOkmaker. al
most a year ago. The prosecution fin
ished its case Just before the adjourn
ment Of the court. and later Attorney
O-ReHIy, OF counsel for Miss Patterson.
notified the prosecution that his side
would submit no defense and would
rest on the contention that the state
had failed to make any case against
the defendant The plan had been un-
der consideration for some days, but
was only decided upon at a conference
today between the counsel for Nan Pat
terson and her aged father. The decI-
sion means the speedy conclusion of
the young wOmans third trial for the
SenSa tiOnal tragedy or West Broad
way When the case is called Mon
day to which date the trial was adj
journed today. Assistant District At
tOrney Rand will Immediately begin the
summing up of the case of the state
Besides this. the succession of events
which marked today'S proceedings in
Guided the courts denial of a motion to
dismiss the indictment; the testimony
of the prisoners sister. Mrs. J. Morgan
Smith, in which she made some inter
esting statements. but stood on her
right to refuse to answer questions.
on the ground that the answers might
lncriminate her. Mr. Rand'S promise
to QuaSh the conspiracy indictments
against Mrs Smith if she would an
swer his questions, and the protest of
the counsel of the defense to the court
that Mr. Rand'S mercilesS method of
questioning was "badgering the wit
ness and the rejection again by the
court OF the much-quOted letter of Mrs.
Smith to Young expressing fear as TO
the consequences if Young did not see
her sister
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EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY.
Secretary Hitchcock Cannot Control
Sale of Liquor.
Especial to The Heraid.)

Washington. April 2S--Assistant At
tOTney General Campbell today handed
down a decision il which he holds that
the interior department is without
power and cannot interfere in traffic
in alcoholic beverages in lands under
government irrigation projects through
out the country The decision was
handed down at the request of the re
clamation service. which insists that
land under irrigation projects is being
entered upon by bOOtleggers for the
sole purpose of selling spirituous liquors
to men engaged in reclamation work.
The service claims that its force is
greatly demOralized by this traffic. Sec
rotary Hitchcock promises to call the
attention of state authorities to the
matter. This decision Immediately af-
fects the Minidoka project in Idaho.
where liquor men have already estab-
lished themselves.
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MISSOURI PACIFIC OFFICIAL CAN
MAKE CONTRACTS WITH HIMSELF

Washington. April 2S.-JameS G. Lin
coin. general freight agent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad. continued his state
ment before the senate committee on IN
teTStatc commerce today He said that
at times the Missouri Pacific charged
less rate than fixed by the commission
Chairman ElHinS asked a number OF
questions relative to the advances made
on livestock rates. which, he said. we're
the cause of the greatest complaint Mr..
Lincoln replied that the rates. owing to
competition. were very low before the
advances were made. He thought the
rates too low now.
Replying to questions about private car
lines, Mr.. Lincoln explained that the
American Refrigerator Transit company,
in which the Missouri Pacific was a
stockhOlder. operated on that line This
company had more than 1900 cars. The
private car company made the charges for
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refrigeration. Owing to the interest or
the Missouri Pacific in the American Re
frigeratOr Transit company it preferred
to use the cars Of the latter company, al
though il did operate other cars and fur
nished ice for such ears There were
complaints of high charges for icing the
private cars of the American RefTiS-
orator Transit company and also other
cars
A. c. Bird. who is an officer of the Mis-
souri, Pacific. and also an officer of The
Refrigerator company, had charge of the
private cars on the railroad.
Then does he make the contracts with
himSeIf2' asked Chairman ElkinS.
Yes" replied Mr.. Lincoln
1t was announced that Mr.. Bird would
appear before the committee.
George R Peck. general counsel OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, then
was heard by the committee.
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eral was rather uncomfortable most of
the time, his breathing being difficult
and his articulation. when he attempted
TO speak, being heavy and thick. The
orders of Lieutenant George Lee. a son.
who was about TO sail for the Philip
pines, have been changed, and he will
come to Washington and, it is expect
ed, will be accompanied by his sister,
the wife of Lieutenant Brown. who also
is now on the Pacific coast, ana whose
orders We're issued directing him 10 sail
with his regiment for the Philippines.
General Lees attack is attributed
largely to his activity in behalf of the
military and navy revenue which is to
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DefauItng Banker Obliged Leave His Paaa Residence and
Take Refuge With His Son-GoI Has Not
Been Located

"a ILWAUKT1E. Wis, April 2S.-Bit-
terness was added to his already
overlooking cup today when
Frank G. Bigelow. the defaulting bank
er. was obliged to leave his palatial
home on Aston street, it having been
taken possession of by the Wisconsin
Trust x Security company as receiver
for the BiEelOw estate. Mr. Bigelow
with his family. taking little save their
personal effects, went TO the home Of
his son, Gordon Bigelow, 400 Marshall
street where they Will make their home
for the time being.
The supplementary schedule Of liabil-
tiles and assets to Nh BiEelOws petit
ton i'm bankruptcy will probably not be
filed before week or ten days.
II is said that Judge Carpenter in the
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SCHWAB'S SUCCESS CREATES GREAT
SENSATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

St Petersburg, April 2S.-The news OF
the conclusion % the Arrangement be-
tween Charles NJ. Schwab and the Rus
sian admiralty for the reconstruction OF
The Russian fleet contained in these dis
PATCHES was telegraDhed back to ST.
Petersburg from New York and pub
lished here this afternoon. being the first
information on the subject furnished TO
the Russian public. The news created
great sensation among the agents of for
clgn snip yaros, VINO haq been WalIlnB
continuously I'm the corridors Of the adj
Iuiraity building. When the facts became
known 70 them they descended upon the
admiralty i'm a BODY. demanding details
and particulars of the mysterious met bod
OF construction by which Mr.. SChwab
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proposed to build ships 20 per cent higher
IN efficiency than anything now afloat,
DIT they obtained little satisfaction. The
few superior officers who took part in
the secret negotiations naturally declined
TO talk. and the inferior officers could
only explain their lack of knowledge
me newspaper correspondents who re-
ceived urgent queries on the subject. met
the same tate, in some cases shielding
their inability to procure precise informa-
ton by making formal denials. 1t was
evident from the manner in which the
correspondents were besieged by queries
from all the European capitals that Mr.
Schwab's guarantee to furnish Russia
with ships ahead Of anything in the same
line throughout the world has aroused in
tense interest everywhere
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Toxic. April 2S.-Count Okuma. leader
Of the progressive party and former for
eign minister, addressing today the com
mittee of the progressive party appointed
to succor the wounded, estimated the
number Of wounded and sick as a result
of the war al 100000 TO 100000 and the
number of killed or who died of disease a
50, COO The count warned the people 10 be
prepared for a lengthy war and expressed
the hope that a continuance Of the strug-
gle would not affect the national senu-
ment. Nothing. he added. should shake
their resolution to continue the war. lie
criticised the national dip.omacN- express
ing the opinion that efficient and timely
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county court will take steps within a
short time to remove BigelOw from the
various trusts which he holds by virtue
of testamentary appointment. Mr..
BigelOw acknowledged today that he
owed the Brodhead estate an amount
not TO exceed $50, 600, in addition to the
100000 in the list of unsecured cred
itCTS.
The resignation of Mr.. Bigelow as
chairman of the Milwaukee Clearing
House association has been received
and accepted.
The balance against the First Nation
al bank in the Milwaukee clearing
house today was reduced TO almost an
even thing. thus showing that the bank
has recovered its normal condition.
The whereabouts of Henry G.. Coll.
the missing assistant cashier of the
bank, are still unknown
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-29
NEW COMP ANY PLANNED.
TarbeII Will Retire From the
Equitable Life.

New York. April 2S.-While there We're no
official developments in the affairs of the
Equitable Life Assurance society today,
it was rumOred in Wall street that Vice
President Gage 2. Tarbell had decided TO
retire from the Equitable and start a new
company. 1t was understood that he had
an abundance of capital backing for the
new company, and IL was intended TO
offer the presidency of il 70 President
James NJ. Alexander of the Equitable if
he is willing TO accept.
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JAPANESE PEOPLE WARNED TO BE
PREPARED FOR A LENGTHY WAR

Diplomatic skill would have prevented the
Russian squadron from coming TO the Tar
east.
The count also expressed the belief that
the occasion for great battles had disap-
reared 1t was possible to support the
army throughout the remainder OF the
war with the SU,500.OOO derived from war
taxes and the speaker urged cOntinu-
ance of national economy and frugaIity
Count Oxur,a ascribed the success OF
Iapan to a constitutional government and
COMPULSORY education. After the national
va. national patriotism should direct DO
Iitical improvement in education. morals.
literature and all that pertains to en-
lightenment and civilization.
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GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE
ANSWERS THE LAST CALL
Veteran Soldier Passes Away at the Capital Of
the Nation
Stricken With ApopIexy His Way From Boston TO Washing
tOn-Wie and Children Far Away When
the End Came.

HI ASHINGTON, April 2S.-Brigadier
wv General Fitzhugh Lee. L. ). A,
retired, died at Providence hos
pital here tonight. aged IS years, from
an attack of apoplexy which he suf-
fered early this morning on a train
while en- route from Boston 10 Wash
inEtOn. After General Lee had been
removed 20 the hospital this morning
1t was evident to the attending physi-
clans that his case was a very serious
one, but they believed that his strong
vitality and viii power would assist