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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Topmast Stcppcd.

The stopmast was stepped on the aft
mast of the battleship Louisiana at the
shipyard yesterday afternoon and the
work Of rigging the topmast will he
gin at once The forward topmast will
also he stepped within few days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
NOTICE

Patrons Of Newport News Light and
Water Co. are hereby reminded that
all water bills must he paid by the
10th inst. All delinuuents OH the 18th
inst. VIII have their supply cut off;
puf Suant to notice given all consum,
ers. NEWPORT NEWS LIGHT G.
"ATER COMPANY, by l.. B. MAN.
WILLIE, Supt. 1O.S.7t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03

Fall River to attend the funeral of his
mQtehr. after which he will return
here and take his vessel out on her
regular rum The American flag was
hoistcd at haltmast on the schooner
before the skipper LEFT
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Sunday School RaIlics.

Sunday school rallies at five
churches Sunday morning were large.
~ attended. She Sunday schools of
the Trinity Methodist. First Prcsby.
terrain. Second Presbyterian. Newport
News Baptist and Second Baptist held
rally day exercises. interesting pro.
grams being carried out at each
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Tent Revival Mcetinus.

field, w Va. will conduc, services this
morning at / o'clock, this afternoon
at 5 o'clock and this evening at 1890
o'clock in II tent on Jefferson avenue
between Twenty-seyenth and Twenty
eighth streets.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Sixteenth Anniversary.

The Sunday school of tho First Pres.
bytcrian church held interesting sc:t
ices Sunday afternoon ut > o'clock in
celebration of the Sixteenth anniver.
sary of its organization. An address
by the pastor. Rev. Il. L. Wexford, ana
the reading of encouraging annual re.
ports were features of the meeting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Di3ordcrly House.

Rosa Last, an old white woman. was
fined SO and costs in the police court
yesterday for Keeping dsorierly
house. a frce-fOrall fight took place
in the wOmans house late Saturday
night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Lccillre ON Mariana

AT the Grace NJ Il. church tonight
Rev. G. II. MoF'adden will deliver
lecture on the subject. How to Get
Happily Married and Remain Happy
MIR. McFadden Is said to be an entain.
iCS speaker.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Ills MOTHER DEAD.
Captain Haskell Called to Fall River

Captain Haskell. master of the four
casted schooner Henry w. Cramp,
loading coal NJ pier No /, received a
telegram yesterday announcing the
death of his mother a. Fail River.
Mass. Sunday. after short illness.
Captain Haskell left yesterday for
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03
Preached to Large -rowd.

About six hundred people heard Rev
j. w. PORTER, ID. d., preach on Con
NTH" at the Newport News Baptist
church Sunday night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-03

Crossett Shoes. $3.50 to 30.
Halves Hats.
Gents Furnishings.
Suits $i2 to $25.
OvcrcoatS $40 to SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
TRADE FULL FOR THE SEASON.
State of Business Reported Through the
Bradstreet Agency.

Bradstreet reports the following condi-
tons of trade
Though rejecting some irregularity. due
to midyear Influences. or, in some sections,
to less cheerful crop reports. the volume of
distributive trade is a full one for the sea-
son, and industry and manufacture show
less than ordinarily the effects of the APP
proach of the vacation period. Optimism
as to the fall trade outlook is the main
subject of notice, but it is to be noted that
good recorders for summer fabrics are still
active a some leading markets
Relatively the best reports come from
the central west and southwest, the south
seems quite generally to hold the improve
ment reported last week, confidence has in
creased in the Pacific coast reports and
the only important subject of complaint is
that the weather has been too wet or too
cool in portions of the corn and wheat belts
to allow of the best crop development and
harvesting. The crude iron trade Is quiet,
but inquiries are more numerous. The fin
ishing mills are still very busy and sum-
mer shut-downs are likely to be restricted.
Railway earnings continue good and the
traffic outlook is favorable Commodity
prices. particularly farm products and raw
materials for manufacture, are very firm.
Collections range from fair to good.
Wheat. including flour. exports for the
week ended June % are 1854 bushels.
against 1882 bushels last week, 1,12T S85
this week last year. 1856, 6S2 in 1903, and
3.2112l5 in 1902. July / to date the ex-
ports are g., 427 .760 bushels. against 133.-
S72034 last year. 1898, go in 1903. ana
Corn exports for the week are 1926. 1874
bushels, against 1.110.356 last week. 536, OS7
year ago, 1920. LIP In 1903 and 127. $50 in
1902 From July l to date the exports of
corn are 7S.969.031 bushels, against 81 $751;
o91 in 1904. 67.0O56s9 in 1903. and 24956, 943
In 1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Held for Grand jury.

Clarence Green. colored. was arrested yes
terday by Officer Wendal Of the ninth pre-
cinct station On charge OF housebreakfng
He was brought to the Police Court this
morning and when arraigned he pleaded
guilty to the grand jury offense Bond was
fixed in the case at $500. In default OF
that bail Green was committed to jail to
await the action Of the grand jury 1t is
unlikely that his case will be considered
before next fall
When Officer Wendal arrested him yes
terday morning he found q little piece of
a lock in his pocket. 1t was a clue. and
when the broken lock from the house was
obtained the little piece found In Green 8
pocket fitted exactly. After that Green
admitted that he had entered the house
and had spent the money down the river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Officer Burned to Death.
Not Connected With Embassy.

Commissioner Mcfarland TODAY received
a letter from Herbert II. d. PIERCE. acting
secretary of state. informing the Comm.s-
sioners that Ray Stephens, chauffeur. who
was apprehended by policeman for fast
driving of an automobile, and who 1t was
claimed, said he was an attache of the
Austro Hungarian legation, has no con-
nection whatsoever with the embassy, and
tnat as the automobile. at the time the
chareur was apprehended contained no
member OF the embassy, the case should
be dropped. The Commissioners have
adopted this view of the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Bank Statement.
THREE WITNESSES HEARD.
Inquiry Into the Contract for Lanston
Machines Resumed.

The Keep investigating committee re-
sumed its inquiry into the purchase OF the
Lanston typesetting machines for the gov
eminent printing office this morning. Only
three witnesses were heard. They were
Mr. W. A. MearS. Auditor Bushnell and
Mr. Tapeley. The last two named were
members of the committee which recon-
mended the purchase OF the Lanston ma
chimes.
Their testimony related principally to the
methods employed by them in arriving at
a conclusion as to the relative merits OF
the machines. This. they testified, was
based upon reports received by them from
the several foremen or heads Of depart
ments, and, after careful tabulation and
study convinced them of the superiority
of the Lanston machine In the hearing It
was developed that neither one Of these
men was practical printer, and that both
relied largely. IL not entirely, upon the re-
ports of others.
Mr. w. A. Mears. the broker was called
by the Mergenthaler attorneys to combat
the testimony of the public printer. given
yesterday. in which he Is reported to have
averred that 1t was not until ten days
ago he had any idea OF awarding a con-
tract to the Lanston people. Mr.. Mears tes-
titled, II Is understood, that there was a
sharp movement in LanstOn early in June.
Asked to what he attributed that, he said
to rumors that the Lanston was to go into
the government printing Office. The ru-
mors were common IN the stock market
world. he said, and no more Importance
was paid to this than to the other rumor.
which seemed to have more substance,
which was in effect that the increase of
100000 in the capitalization Of the Mer-
genthaler was for the purpose OF buying
out the Lanston stockholders. He did not
believe that either one Of the reports was
given any considerable credence. However,
the market showed firmness in both these
stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Decrease in Visible Cotton Supply,

Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply Of cotton, issued at
New Orleans yesterday, shows the total
visible to be 3.437 OIL. against 3,572, 965 last
week and 2.O67 .sO2 last year. OF this the
total OF American cotton Is 2151.O4I,
against 2.249.965 last week. and 1892, SO3
last year. and of all kinds. including Egypt.
Brazil. India, etc. 1.2S6.000 against .323.
coo last week and 975.OOO last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
there Is now afioat and held in Great Brit
ain and continental Europe liza 600
against 1.2l5OO0 last year; in Egypt 1885,
900. against 10000 last year; in India, 92S =
OOO. against $4,000 last year. and in the
United States. $4,000 against 26SO last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGs.

NEW YORK, July 1.-The statement Of
averages Of the clearing house banks of this
city for the week shows: Loans. 81, 12O, $780,
600: increase. s1S,O56.3OO. Deposits. 81 1885,
63S.SOO; increase, $19.2i6,0 900. Circulation.
s4S. 536. 500: increase $416. 100. Legal tenders.
$ss. 42i. 800; increase, STOOL. 200. Specie.
S2l4, Ii4,10O; increase. 1914. TOO. Reserve,
$685. 16S. 600: increase. 81 375 TOO Reserve
required $29l 500. 725: increase, A,S11 800
Surplus. $11 ,6S5.S75; decrease. Ss435, 500
Ex-United States deposits, STATES, 725; de-
crease, 50. 400. 800.
Close-Prime mercantile paper. 3ha4A per
cent. Sterling exchange steady, with ac-
tual business in bankers bills at 4.87a4 81. O5
for demand. and at ASS. 15a4. 1928 for sixty
days bills. Posted rates. 4.S8a4. 50; COM
mercial bills. 4.S4&a4.S5: bar silver 5Sas:
Mexican dollars. 45h; government bonds.
steady; railroad bonds. steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
NEW MUNICIPAL HOME
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OPENED
THIS AFTERNOON.

Bids for the construction of the new
municipal building were opened at o'clock
this afternoon In the Offices of Capt. Chess
ter Harding. superintendent of construction.
James L. Parsons of Washington. d. c..
was the lowest bidder. at $995. 200.
The members of the municipal building
commission. including the three District
Commissioners. expressed themselves as
greatly pleased that Washington man is
in line for the contract
The appropriation for the building was in
lump sum. but it is thought that the bal
ance Of the appropriation Is ample to per-
NIT the expenditure of $685. 600 for the SUI
perstructure.
The substructure has been completed and
the bids opened today are for the super
structure only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
ST. THOMAS CHAPEL ABLAZE.
Third Alarm Given Calling Out Fire
Department

Fire broke out late this afternoon In the
chapel of ST. Thomas p. E. Church near
Dupont Circle. Engines at once responded
to the first alarm. but presently a second
and then the third alarm sounded, indicat-
ing that the church was threatened with
serious damage. II not destruction.
The fire Is said to have been caused by
spontaneous combustion.
The fire was under control at 2:45 O'clock
The flames were confined to the roof, and
1t Is believed there will be comparatively
but little damage.
2 The second and third alarms are said to
have been sounded by mistake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE Nd J,,r Iu Ar,

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. Nd. July 1.-FL0UR-Easier M
changed; receipts, I 766 barrels.
WHEAT-Strons; spot. contract 90a9OA: SPOT
NO. Z red western. s0a90H July. SASSY; August
oIaoiA: September. SSaSSH steamer No red
S3LaaS3A: receipts. s0O 39 bushels; southern by
sample. new. 72a9lh; southern on grade new
CoRN-Steady; spot. 60,sa60N: July, COL asOx:
steamer mixed 56taa56%: receipts 6625 bushels: .
60a64. '
oATSmiirmer; No. white. 3S sales; No 2
mixed. 36a36ta: receipts o. 345 bushels
hfE-Duii; uptown. No. western, 49,
HAY-Steady, uncha nged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet. unchanged
BUTTER-Steady: fancy Imitation I7a1s. fancy
l4aI5. ~N
EGGS-Firm. 1917.
CHEESE-Firm; large. 10N; medium. 10Y; small
SUGAR-steady and UNCHANGED: coarse gram.
lated SIS: fine, 5.55.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The experiment of a Saturday session Of
the stock exchange in the midsummer
months was tried today. well as meet
ing an hour earlier. The attendance Of
the members and the volume of business
were about on a par. both being far be-
low the usual average. The list of trans
actions Is perhaps the shortest recoi ded
for many moons past. and the lack of In
terest shown by the members Is not very
encouraging for this departure.
brokers present and 1t was past the hour
set for the meeting when the call was be-
gun by Mr.. Paris. There were but rev IN
terruptfOns or delays caused by trading. ana
During the call sale OF $1,000 in bonds OF
the Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany at s91a was recorded and $50 shares
Of Lanston were sold at 15M and III.
cd some broker upon the advice of the pre-
siding officer. who apparently was not
suited with the unusual speed already al
tanned, made a wholesale lot Of the fg-
ures recorded yesterday, and so these be-
came the bid and the asking prices of to-
day.
Altogether some twenty minutes were
spent in reaching the end of the list and
after some minutes given to the after call.
in which but little interest was shown. the
business of the day came to an end. one
1O0-share lot of the common stock of the
Washington Railway and Electric Company
and fifty and twenty-five-share lot sold
for BIN.
There was also a lone lot of ten shares
of Capital Traction stock that sold for
IA.
The session of today may be looked pom
more as a test of the practicability of the
earlier hour of meeting than of the Satur-
day session. From whatever point of view.
the meeting today could not have been very
remunerative in the way of commissions
and certainly it was not a success in any
other way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 1.-The cotton market
opened weak at an advance of points on
July. which was influenced by fears of ma
nipulation. but generally unchanged to ID
points lower, under liquidation. Cables
were about as expected. but the weather
was fairly good. and commission house
longs selling preparatory to the govern
ment report on Monday caused further
losses with the market at one time about
to 10 points net lower.
Futures opened weak. July. 867: August
ago: September. 97s: October. OF; No
vember. 9.72; December, y.S2; January. 10:
February 97I March. $50.
Futures closed steady. July. 953; August
q. 10; September. o. 40: October, 9.56: Novem-
Der, $50: December. 965; January. a6S:
February. 9.G9: March. go; April. al;
May, 974.
Spot closed quiet: middling uplands. 10;
mddling gulf. 10a25: sales none
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today. 1000 bales, as against 10,0gS last
week. and =, 46S last year. For the week,
$4,000 bales, against 74.1s3 last week. and
1O.o2S last year. Today's receipts: New
Orleans, $40 bales, against 1.232 last year.
and at Houston. 1.743 bales, against las last
year.
LIVERPOOL. July 1.-Cotton-Spot in
fair demand: prices Gall points higher:
American middling 5a3; good middling
o.61; middling. 5.45: low mddling. $50:
good ordinary, 511: ordinary. 4.95 The
sales of the day were 5000 bales. of which
800 were for speculation and export and
included 1850 American. Receipts, A., 600
bales. including 1860 American Futures
opened firm and closed steady; American
middling, go.c., June, 531: July, 5.31; Au-
gust and September. 5.31; September and
October. 53l; October and November, 531;
November and December, 531: December
and January. 5.31: January and February
o.3l: February and March, 5.32; March and
April. o;32; April and May. 5.33; May and
June. 5.33.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Nuravien and Rosen.
spec,.l cablesram to rbe Star

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. July lit is official
ly announced that M Muravieff the Rus
sian ambassador at Rome. will be one Of
the peace plenipotentiaries. Baron de
Rosen. the Russian ambassador to the
United States. will be member Of the
mission. but his position in 1t has not been
designated yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. July 1-Heavy rains over the
harvest belt sent September wheat up 10
BOA here today. Strength of wheat carried
September corn up to 549s September GA is,
influenced mainly by firmness of corn, sold
up to 314sa31A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

Special Dispatch to The Star.

special dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. Mass. July Cen. w. W.
Blackmar. c0mmander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic. is confined to
MS home In bingham by Illness, the re-
his election as commander-in-chfef has
visited practically every department in
the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Swedish Squadron Reported.

COPENHAGEN Denmark. July IA
Swedish squadron OF sixteen warships. now
undergoing maneuvers. passed here this
morning. steering northward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Bank Statement.
New York Stock Exchange.

Furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers, 1419 + street, members New
York stock exchange, Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales--Regular call. IL o'clock noOn-W ashington
Rwy. and Elec As, 81 900 at S9Ia. 81 900 at s9h.
Lanston Aonotype. 80 at 49, so at 157s, 100 at 16,
100 at 16 80 at IS.
After call-U. S. Reg. IS. 81. 300 at 1881.
Washington Rwy. and Elec COM, 100 at 3?h, 50
at 371., % at BIZ.
Capital Traction, 10 at IA.
RAILROAD RONDS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Usual Statement Omitted.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $l.312.247 No statement of re-
ceipts expenditures was issued TODAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
Strong European Markets In
fluenced Today's Opening.
PRICES FIRMLY HELD
ERIE ISSUES FEATURED CONSPIC-
oUSLY IN RAILWAY LIST.
Local Traction Shares Continued Very
Firm-U. S. Steel Led in Indus
trials-Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. July 1.-Notwithstanding
Che contradictory and confusing advices
respecting the situation at Odessa. the
European stock markets were all very
strong today. and In the London market
the early cables showed that American
stocks were participating fully In the gem
eral Improvement at that point
This was the main circumstance In tho
financial situation which was presented for
consideration at the opening of business
this morning. Prices were firmly held in
all quarters of the stock market. and suo-
stantial advances were scored in a number
of instances. In the railway list the most
conspicuous animation was shown by the
Erie issues all of which rose smartly on
heavy transactions. The view seemed to
commonly prevail that the control of the
Erie property had been acquired or was
in process of acquisition in the interests
of the Pennsylvania and New York Central
Railroad Companies jointly Other firm and
active features of the railway list were
Pennsylvania, Atchison. Reading. Baltimore
and Ohio and Ontario and Western.
The local traction shares continued very
firm. with especial animation In Brooklyn
Eapid Transit. The United States Steel
shares were the leaders in the Industrial
quarter, where decided strength was shown
also by Amalgamated Copper Sugar Refin-
account of the weeks slight furry in the
money market. rather more than the usual
interest taken in the probabilities of
the bank statement, although 1t Is gen.
orally recognized that the figures of that
document would be so complicated on ac-
count of the large financial transactions
incidental TO the close of the fiscal year
that its showing would be bereft of par
ticular Significance.
Bank Statement.
The bank statement showed decrease
In surplus reserves of So, $4,000. which was
mainly caused by an expansion in the loan
account amounting to s1s,O56.OO0 This in
crease. together with the gain in actual
cash of S1.3I5.0O0. was reflected in rise
in The deposit item of $40, 246.0 900. All the
preliminary estimates of the weeks cur
rency movement had Indicated small de-
crease in actual cash. and there was no
definite explanation of today's unexpected
change in that Item The rise in the loan
account was commonly assumed TO reflect
the usual corporation borrowing at the
close of the fiscal year. The banks now
hold Sli, 500 900 in excess of the lawful re-
quirements. as against S36. 10000 In the
corresponding week of last year, SS,3II, 900
in 1908 and Sl00S4. 900 in 1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
QUIET NOW AT ODESSA.
But the Exodus from the City Contin-
ues Heavy.

ODESSA, July l, 1889 a.m.-The night
passed without any untoward incident.
The stiffness was occasionally broken by
distant rifle shots. evidently signals between
the troops who bivouaeked in the various
suburbs. Otherwise all was quiet
The exodus continues by every train 1t
Is necessary to book seats several days
ahead. At the railroad alton this morning
the correspondent heard a Russian offer
a hundred roubles for travellers five
rouble ticket to Birsula. The terror of the
situation is largely kept I'D by the social
democrats manifestos proclaiming that
Odessa has commenced the revolution
Fleet Returned to Sebastopol.
Special Cablegram to The Star ..,--
ST PETERSBURG. July 1.-The Black
sea fleet under Rear Admiral Kruger has
returned to Sebastopol from Odessa. What
action 1t took while at Odessa is not known
here
The British steamship Thistleton waited
at Odessa till this morning to embark neu-
trails who might wish to leave the city In
case of a. bombardment.
Governor Master of Situation.
PARIS. July IA dispatch to the Havas
agency from Odessa confirms previous re-
ports to the effect that the crew of the
kniaz Potemkin has been transferred to
other vessels of the Black sea fleet. The
dispatch adds that the governor of Odessa
is master of the situation.
Officer Burned to Death.
kURSk, European Russia. July IAN
officer was burned to death In a railway car
mere by mob last night after a short.
sharp conflict. The trouble arose through
the officer ordering the arrest of a soldier.
The latter was impudent and the officer
drew his sword and cut the man down. The
surrounding crowd drove the officer into a
railway car from which he defended him.
self with his revolver. Ultimately the mob
saturated the car with petroleum and set
hre to 1t and the officer persisted The riot
ers were dispersed by Dragons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01


Money 1aiH per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market for short
bills Is i5sa2 per cent. $500
The rate OF discount in the open market for three
HiDBths bills Is f%a2 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
FINANCIAL.

E. r. Chapman & Co.,
Members New York Stock Exchange.
80 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
1901 r St., Washington.
All listed securities, on
all Stock Exchanges, bought
and sold for cash or on
margin on very favorable terms.
G.. BOWIE CHAPMAN, Mgr.
Member Washington Stock Exchange.
jy1-2Sd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

American Tobacco As. 75 10 10 70
Union Pacific Con. Is. 12T 127as 127 I27%
United States Steel IS 94h O44 9411 OAK