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The Washington times., 1905-03-21
SMALL CHANGES
OCCUR IN PRICES
Today's Fluctuations Are
Within Small Limits.
TRADING ELEMENT SHIFTS
Turned to Bull Side for a Time and
Then Sold What It
Bought.

NEW YORK, March 21-The stock
market opened active and strong at
fractional advances from yesterdays
close. Outside of the disposition to bull
the stocks Of the equipment companies
there was no particular feature and
fluctuations. We're generally confined to
fractions After the initial dealings
little profit-taking was in evidence and
prices shaded off.
Southern Pacific was inclined to
strength and held it's fractional gain
we'll Canadian Pacific was equally
firm. New York Central lost ~ point.
The Iron and Steel stocks We're strong
features, with Tennessee Coal and Iron
up y per cent. Ainalgamated Copper
ruled at about last nights prices. Ana
conda opened at a decline of l per cent.
The speculative element trading through
uptown offices and Western houses turn
ed TO the bull side and was a fairly
good buyer of stocks. the fluctuations
after the opening were narrow, although
first prices showed gains of small frac-
ti5ns in Chesapeake and Ohio, Atchison,
T. c. l., and Texas Pacific About an
equal number showed small losses, and
during the first hour there were diverse
movements in tie few stocks that were
actively traded in.
Sugar declined from 143M to 142, on sell
ing induced by the closing of the REIN
cry in Brooklyn.
Nearly all the room shorts covered in
the first hour and then the trading ele-
ment shifted its position again and sold
just about what it bought. causing re-
actions and declines ranging from II to
q from the early price level.
Government bonds unchanged; rail-
road bonds strong.
Noon corn products was offered down
on uncertainty n regard TO dividend
action on preferred stock today. South
er Pacific was active and higher. Atchi-
son was bought on gossip that the Penn
sylvania will acquire control and guar.
antee per cent on the stock.
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
ARROWOOD WILL NOT
LOSE CITIZENSHIP

The sentence of Midshipman Milton
w. Arrowood, who deserted from the
Dattleship Kearsarge, will be mitigated.
Instead Of being dismissed on the
ground of desertion the punishment will
be dismissal on the charge of being ap-
sent without leave. This means that he
viii not suffer the loss of citizenship
which would result should he be dis
missed under the first charge.
Midshipnian Arrowood is the young
North Carolinian who said that an
American battieship was no fit place
for a Christian gentleman. r
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
MONTAGUE WILL NOT
REPRIEVE MURDERER

RICHMOND. Va, March Ex-Governor
Montague has declined to interfere fur
lber in the case of Robert Turner, col
cred. condemned to hang for the mlr-
der of another coIored man.
The governor respited him for two
weeks, and his time expires next FRI
day, when The execution will take place.
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
TO REFORM CONDITIONS
IN CONGO FREE STATE

BIRMINGHAM, England, March IL
The Post says 1t has excellent authority
for the announcement that aegotiau tons
are in progress between England and
Belgium for the appointment of a joint
commission to reform the administration
of affairs in the Congo Free State.
France, although not a party to the
agreement, according TO the Post, cor
daily approves the plan.
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
GASSENHEIMER SENTENCED
TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON
Continued from First Page.)

;he attempt to bride the jury must be
taken into consideration in making I'D
the sentence. And while the law In its
sentences deals as mercifully as may
be compatible with it's spirit that the
example OF the sentence shall be slffi-
Gent to deter others from offending in
like manner. yet a system of laws which
would withdraw all severity of punish
ment from such offendings neither
should nor would be tolerated by a law
loving peopIe I"
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
NEW YORK.

Canadian Pacific stock made new
high record price in yesterdays market,
selling al 49, gaining for the day nearly
A per cent. Compared with other shares
of similar merit, Canadian Pacific is not
at all dear, and. in view of the COM
pany's enormous holdings of mineral
lands which are approaching rapidly,
and the discovery of new OIL lands in its
territory. it is not surprising that local
and foreign capital IS moving into the
stock.
The Washington times., 1905-03-21

Directors Of the Republic Iron and
Steel Company will meet in a few weeks,
and the question of paying the back
dends on the preferred stock will be
taken up. In the fiscal year ended June
80 last only one quarterly dividend on
the preferred stock was paid. By June
dividends on the preferred stock equal
to 12l14 per cent. .o4s -
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
DzUevse IlI0Uemez1s IN Stocks
That Are Achveiy 7ruaea IN
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

(Reported by ". 3. Hibbs & Co.. 1919 F
Street. Members New York Stock Exchange.
Chicago Board Of Trade. and Washington
Stock Exchanged
The Washington times., 1905-03-21

The story now commonly circulated,
and which seems to be believed in many
good quarters, is that such an arrange
ment has been m3de by the New York
Central interest with the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railway Com
pany as will give the joint control of
the Ontario and Western property to
the two companies named. The New
York Central. it is said has expressed a
willingness to do more in the way of
dividends, etc. for the minority Ontario
and Western stock than the New Haven
company saw its way clear TO do. A
guaranteed dividend of as high as per
cent on the Ontario and Western stock
is talked Of
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 21-The fol
lowing prices We're quoted on the cot
ton market today:
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
FINANCIAL.

Know that the wfIl-o'-the-wisp wealth
"a not gained by careless choosing, but
by ceaseless savings. Put your dollars
with this company and you Will have
your own a year hence with interest
added. Multiply that by the dollars
and the years. and you Will find what
you will own a few years hence. It be-
comes as plain as A, B. g. when you
bring your first dime or dollar here.
The Washington times., 1905-03-21

One of the stories current on the Van
erbit group is that the first announce
ment viii be made in connection with
Big Four. 1t is said that the intention
is to place Big Four on 5 per cent
basis, and then have it absorbed by
Lake Shore against a collateral trust
bond
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
National Bank of Washington

At Washington. in the District OF Columbia,
at the close of business March H. 1905.
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Of the
National Safe Deposit, Savings
and Trust Company of D. c.

AT Washington. in the District Of Columbia,
at the close of business March H. 1905.
The Washington times., 1905-03-21
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
National Metropolitan Citizens
Bank

At Washington, D. c., at the close Of
business March IA, 1905.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
WOMAN DIVULeED THE PLANS.
Two Men Who Had Been Robbing &
JeWeIrY Store Arrested,

Chicago, Oct. 7.-Hyman Tells, 18
years old, an employe of firm of
wholesale jewellers, and Fred Lang
well, % years old, are under arrest
charged with larceny and conspiracy
to rob Tells employers of jewelry.
Both are said to have confessed their
guilt.
Langwell is a peddler, who mad been
a customer of the jewelry firm for
several years. According to Tells con-
fessoon, Langwell proposed to him two
months ago tnat he steal watches and
jewelry and sell them to Langwell
Since then it is estimated that Tells
has taken about $4,000 worth of trim
kets and watches and delivered them
to LangweIl, who, it is said, intended
to open retail store and sell the jew
elry stolen by Tells.
The police were notified of the con-
spiracy two weeks ago, by Mrs. aKte
Williams They say Langwell had
made Mrs. Williams his confdant and
that after a quarrel she divulged his
plans 10 the police,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
FUCITIvES RETURN
TO UNITED STATES
Gaynor and Greene in Custody
of Federal Officers.
WILL HAVE TO STAND TRIAL
The Return of These Men Will Open
Up Again the Famous Carter Case
Who, 1t Is Claimed, Defrauded the
Government at Savannah.

Montreal, Oct. THE last chapter
as far as Canada is concerned, in tle
celebrated Gaynor and Greene case
was closed today when tL&stwo mer
left the Bonaventure station of the
Grand Trunk railway on a Delaware
and Hudson train at s: 40 o'clock a. M
A large crowd of people were pres
ent to see them off, but the most nota
bic thing about the departure was the
large number of secret service men
who were around,
They were in charge of w. ]. Finn
head of the secret service bureau OF
New York. On behalf of the Domin.
ion government, Silas H. Carpenter
chic fof the Montreal detective force
who kidnapped the two men from Que.
bee, and Inspector McMahon. went
with the party as far as Rouses Point,
N. Y, the boundary line being between
Rouses Point and Lake Lacolete Can.
ada
The two prisoners had been notified
that they would probably be removed
this morning and were already when
Detective Boyd, of the secret service,
called for them in the debtors ward.
The United States officers came
with three cabs and the party left the
jail little after 7 O'Clock,
They drove Immediately to the Bona
Venture station, where the prisoners
breakfasted i'll the station dining room.
Messrs. Boyd and White, of the United
states secret service remained with
them, while Chief Flynn and his other
men remained outside, keeping an eve
on the various doors leading iii and out
OF the station, Chief Carpenter and In.
spector McMahon, of the Montreal
force, keeping them company.
At half past 8 o'clock the prisoners
went to the train.
First came Greene, accompanied by
United States Detective White and Tn.
spector Mcmahon, and next Gaynor.
accompanied by United States Detec.
tive Boyd and Chief Carpenter.
Around these two small groups of the
United States rallied until the parIor
car OF the rtain was reached. The pris.
oners went into the smoking compart
ment with Chief Carpenter, Chief FlvHn
and Messrs. Boyd and White.
When asked If they had anything, to
say before leaving, Colonel Gaynor re.
Piled that they We're glad to go back
at last, and that they would have
nothing but the kindest remembrances
OF their treatment in Canaca. Colonel
Gaynors daugher-in-law was on board
the train when the prisoners arrived
and his soa arrived at the station Just
before the train left.
On arriving in New York the party
will proceed straight to the Pennsylva
MIA railway station.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
Foul Play Suspected,

New York, Oct. 1.-THE police Of
Munhall are of the opinion that Cassa
way Davis, the young man who work.
ed under the name of Oliver Hail. as
fireman in the Homestead Steel
Works transportation department, has
met with foul play, according to a dis.
patch to- The Herald from Pittsburg,
Pa. Although his parents, who live
at Davis, w, Va, have not received
any word which would lead them to
think that he is being held for ransom,
the detectives who have been looking
over the ground in Homestead favor
that idea, A large number of private
detectives, employed by the young
mans uncle Henry Gassaway Davis
are working every possible clsw.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
SENTIMENT AGAINST NJ. wlTTE
Some Russians Don't Believe He De
serves Honor for Services -

some Russians Gont BELIEVE TIC Re
serves Honor for Services. -
st. Petersburg. Oct. 5.-A strong
sentiment against Count Witte devel
oped at caucus of ST. Petersburg
municipality yesterday evening, called
to discuss civic action in recognition
of his se1yies at Portsmouth.
Suggestions that a banquet be given
IN mis- honor and tnat he be presented
vita the freedom of the city or an ad.
drdsS were reflected and resolution
was aGcI ted declaring that he is not
worthy OF any special honor because
his services at Portsmouth were only
a reGeeming sacrifice for the political
mistakes III which he nas acquiesced.
and which were responsible for the
wac.
Tie first act of the ministerial com.
mittce, tie sessions of which have
been resun.ed with Count Whites re
turn, las been an important conces.
sion en- tie language question permit
ting tne commercial schools at War.
saw, Riga and Reval to use Polish
or German as the language of in
structi0n in all studies except Russian
gra' mar, history and geography.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
WANT LYNcHlN eLEeALlzEp.
Texans Desire Authority to Kill Ne
groes Who Commit Rape.

groes Who Commit Rape,
Chicago, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Houston, Tex. says:
A petition from number of citi
zens, headed by G.. w. Knight, of Sar
Marcos, has been presented to Cover
nor Lanham asking that the state
permit mob punishment of negroes who
assault women.
The governor is asked to indorse q
policy of absolute unprotection to ne
groes guilty of assault, insuring thai
they be given no trial by legal inquiry
OF any kind, and that they NAV bt
hanged instantly as soon as appre
hended
Governor Lanham's response princi
pally is directed to the legal phase o,
the proposition. 1t is set forth thai
1t is impossible for him to coune
nance the policy in view of the oath
of office and the state legislation which
he is bound to protect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
Favor "eothenburo" Saloons.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 7.-As the re-
suit of formal proposition submitted
in writing tor the city of Los Angeles
today there is a possibility that the
"Gothenburg saloon system" may be
installed in this city, supplanting the
present private ownership of the two
hundred saloons here. The proposi-
ton came from twenty-five of the
leading business men of the city,
among the number being several pos
sessing personal fortunes of millions.
1t is proposed by these men as a CON-
pany, to pay to the city the um of
S180,000 per annum for the two hun
dred saloon licenses now in operation
to the city, and to reduce the total
number Of salons from 200 to twenty
five.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
Republicans Nominate HUGHES.

New York, Oct. THE committee
sent to confer with Charles E. Hughes,
examining counsel for the legislative
insurance investigating committee and
who was nominated for mayor by the
Republican city convention last night,
left Mr.. Hughes home early this morn
ing. The committee, headed by Timo-
thy L. Woodruff, would not discuss
their conference with the nominee. La,
ter Mr.. Hughes summoned the waiting
newspaper men and said; Il have
given no encouragement to the sub
committee, and l am strongly con-
vinced that l ought not to accept the
nomination. l will say nothing fur
ther until formal notification of the
nomination is given me. / am told
that notification will be on Monday"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
BAY STATE DEMOCRATS MEET.
Lively Nominating Convention Is Held
at Boston, Mass.

~ SCoACttg "cSSs
Boston, Mass, Oct. THE only
drawback to unanimity in voting at the
Democratic state convention at Faneuil
Hall, in this city, today was the pos
sible entrance as candidate for gov,
ernor of former Mayor John Fl. H. Nc
Nance, of Cambridge.
The state committee had arranged a
slate headed by General Charles w !.
Bartlett, of Boston, as the candidate
for governor, and Henry M. Whitney,
of Brookline for lieutenant governor.
Efforts had been made to induce Mr..
McNamee to withdraw He seemed de-
tel@lined, however, to go into the con-
ventton because he had been given
the support of the delegates from Med
ford and Cambridge, and some from
the western part of the commonwealth.
The remainder of the ticket as agreed
upon, includes:
Henry M. Little, of Newburyport, for
secretary of state; John P. Leahy, OF
Boston, for attorney general; Patrick
J. Ashe, of North Adams, for auditor;
and Daniel j. Doherty, of Westfeld
for treasurer and receiver general.
The platform to be presented by the
committee on resolutions was under.
stood to contain plank favoring mild.
er gradual municipal ownership, a dec.
laration against federal supervision of
insurance companies, and reciprocity
plank almost identical with that pro
posed by the committee of one hundred
Of the Boston chamber of commerce,
of which Henry NJ. Whitney is pres
tdent
Former Congressman John p. Thay-
sr, of Wooster, was selected as perma.
nent chairman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08

New Orleans, Oct. 7.-Because Of the
record he has made here in control
OF the federal forces which are stamp
ing out yellow fever, movement is
| about to take form to have DIR. J. Il
White permanently stationed at New
| Orleans as a sanitary advisor to tie au
thorities and to interest the governor
of the nearby states to ask the simi
lar assignment Of marine hospital OF
ficer. Such assignments, il is
thought, would strengthen the cam
paign to guard against the recrudes
cence of yellow fever in the south, as
sist in the education CT the people. t1
the value OF the mosquito theory and
help toward an ameliaration Of tne Sc.
verify of quarantines in the event that
drastic national quarantine law is
not passed at the approaching session
of congress.
The ideas are embodied in a letter
written by Cor Die T. w Castleman
to Governor Blanchard Governor
Blanchard has replied favoring the
suggestion OF having the surgeon gen
eral to be asked to keep Dr. White
here after the fever is over. The gov
ernOr says he believes that the feder.
al government should take charge of
the maritime quarantine and is inclin.
ed to think that it should also take
charge OF the interstate quarantines.
The weather here remains cool and
pleasant and the fever situation is re.
garded as steadily improving not only
in New Orleans, but at every point in
Louisiana. FiVe-day statistics of new
cases covering many weeks past show.
ing the smaller number of new cases
in the past five days of any period
since the first week in August, are de.
clared by Dr.. White to be incontro.
Vertible proof that the disaese is be-
ing surely and rapidly overcome
Outside of New Orleans there were
only two deaths in the entire state in
the preceding twenty-four hours. The
only new point of Infections at Marin.
gouin, where two doctors have decIar.
ed a pegress to have yellow fever.
Two other doctors say she has not, and
the state board has been asked to send
an expert to settle the question.
Seventeen cases were reported at
Patterson yesterday, but it is explain.
ed that the number covers several
days.
Promises of quarantine loosening
continue. Gueydan, La, has decided
to remove all restrictions on the 18th
Ascension parish has modified her reg
ulations, and is now having communi-
cation with the east bank of the Missfs
sippi. 1t is stated to be probable that
the parih will declare herself entire
ly open on the 18th The fever in
the parish has been practically wiped
out
DR. Stanley, the Barataria physician,
who was stricken a second time with
the fever, is now reported to be i'm
proving and 1t is believed he will re.
cover.
With cessation of rain the water
is running out of the Barataria
swamps and the situation in that dis.
trict of Jefferson parish is improving
There are now nine cases under treat
ment,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
d'Antianac WIN Try Anain.

New York, Oct. 7-Romaine d'Anti
snac, brother of Therese Humbert
who was deported by the immigration
authorities a few weeks ago, will prob
ably make another attempt to lane
on American soil. He claims that the
offense for which he was convicted
and sent to prison in France would
not be an offense under the laws gov
erning corporations in this country
and that, therefore, his deportation
was illegal. D'Antignac's attorney ir
New York have notified him of the re
suits of their investigation and as soor
as the letter reaches him it is be
lieye1 he will sail
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
Injunction Suit commenoed.

st. Louis, Oct. 6-In the ST. Louis
circuit court today argument was com.
menced before Judge Taylor on the pc.
tition of oJseph Ramsey, Jr., deposed
president of the Wabash Railroad com.
pany, for an injunction to prevent the
voting at the Wabash annual election
in Toledo next Tuesday of stock held
by the Missouri Pacific and Iron Noun.
tain Railroad companies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
IN NEW YORK STATE
Four People Are Killed. Crime
Shrouded in Mystery.
NO cLEW TO PERPETRATORS

While the Pockets of the Men Were
Rifed, Vet 1t Is Believed that Rob
berry Was Not the Motive of the
Crime-Autorities Working on Case
Middletown, n. Y, Oct. IA triple
murder was revealed here today, when
the body Of Willis and Fred Olney
we're found IN the woods half a mile
from their home, at wl.ch last niglt
was found tie al:d-f-d i bod, OF Alice
lngerick. BOtl bIotAers had been shot
Before nignt the crime is expected to
number oae mere victim, Mrs Georgia
ngericE, mother of the girl Alice, Tie
mother, WAC was found unconscious in
the barn OF the Olney brothers farm
last night has not regained conscious
ness, and was said by physicians to.
day to be dying with three fractures
in her skull.
The entire neighborhood declares
that there were other motives than rob.
berry for the commission of the crime.
and that the rifling OF the Olney broth,
erS' pockets was only a rusG.
The four persons in the house about
dark yesterday, according to Lulu In
gerick, who left the place shortly be-
fore the tragedy, were Willis Olney,
62 years old, Fred Olney, 5S years old,
Mrs. lngerick, tle housekeeper of the
two brothel1 and her small daughter,
Alice. Lulu, who is 13 years of age,
went to Middletown returning in time
for late supper.
Finding the house empty, the girl in
fright summoned neighbors who
searched the house and premises.
Alice was found dead in the cellar,
her head beaten with an iron pipe.
Her mother was found in the barn ap-
parently beaten by the same instru,
ment, which was picked up on the
kitchen floor by the searching party.
Willis Olney was a widower and
Fred was a bachelor.
Mrs. Ingerick, who had separted
from her husband, had been employed
as housekeeper at the Olney brothers
place only about month
In the house no traces of robbery
have yet been found The only articles
Of value known to have been taken
from the two brothers in the riaing OF
their pockets were two silver watch.
es. Considerable comment was ex
cited here by the similarity of the DO
sition of the two bodies found in the
woods as each had the right arm cross,
ed over the breast in the same posi-
tiOn.
Fred Olney's body had two bullet
wounds in the right side and an odd
circumstance was that the wounds
were under the right arm in such po-
sition that the arm must have been
raised high before the shots were fired,
SENTIMENT AGAINST M. WlTTE,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-08
Fatally Injured Paying Football.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. IF. Fugoe
aged % years, of PendleDn, Ind, a
student at Swarthmore College, is in
the university hospital seriously in
jured as the result of football prac.
tice. This is Fugoe's first year in col.
Iege. He is suffering from hemor.
rnage of the brain and recovery is
doubtful