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Articles Open High. Low. Close. Yes'y

enc. 2.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Steady; winter patents, $50
$40; wInte str lights, ISL s.. str.rs
patents. ts.soQ3.9O; straights, $500 10;
bakers, Se.3OQ29O.
WHEAT-No. 2 spring. 77QS0c: No. 3. go
SOC; No red, 1AGnac.
CORNING. . 45&c; No. yellow. DC
oATS-No, 3 $50 C; No. white, 35ds5Ec;
No 3 white, 321s634ic.
RYE-No. 2 62G65c.
BARLEY-Fair to choice mailing, 44d52c
SEEDS-No, ! fax. Sio5is No. ! r0r' n
western SI. Timothy. prime SSs75id4C5
clover. contract grades. Sl275.
PROVISIONS-Sho~ ribs, sides QooSe,
S. 50GRM Pork. mess per bbls.. S6sl
lard per 100 lbs, $50. Short clear sid 5
Cboxed). $S.5oGlSI21A.
Following were the receipts and ship
r,,anis OF hour and grain:
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NEW YORK. Oct. 6-oILs-Cottonseed
strong; prime crude. (. o. b.. mills, 3ic;
steady; refined New York $50; Phiisdel.
phia and Baltimore, $40; Philadelphia and
Baltimore. in bulk, s445, Turpentine, quiet
at 67d67hc.
RosIN@Firm; strained, common to good
$3.50.
OIL CITY, Pa, Oct. 6.-oIL-Credit bal
ances, 1885, runs. l07.ls6 bbls.; average,
llOsil bbls.; shipments, sOi,529 bills; aver
age. 152,14 bbls.
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AIefnI MnrIref

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-METALS-In the
absence of London cables the metal mar
kets were generally quiet, but prices were
firmly held. Spot tin was quoted al So. sOQ
ESQ. Lake copper was held al 50. 10000;
Q9c.oe. Lead was unchanged at S. 1905 sO
an9 s"e''c- at t6.l5qd %. Iron was firm and
unchanged.
81 -.CCIs. Oct. G-METALs-Lead.
steady, %.sS; spelter. quiet, ss.la
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Trcr,port Arntn FIonted.

SAN FRANCISCO. oct. GA cable mes
sage received In this city today from Hon
transport Sheridan has been fioated. The
transport ran ashore rear Barber's Point
August 81 The vessel was floated October
1 hut commenced to founder and was re-
beached near Pearl Harbor.
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Philaaelrhtr Proance MrrLrt.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 6-BUTTER-
Firm; GOOD demand; extra western cream
cry. official price. e6c; street price. 9siLc.
extra new prints, 2sc.
GGS-Unchanged: nearby and western
firm. go at mark
cHEEsE-Fsir demand. Arm; New York
full creams, fancy, l0&c.
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SIOUX CITY, Ia, Oct 6.-(Special Tele-
gran. )-CATTLE-Recept 100 head. MAJ
ket unchanged; beeves. S4.25d6.25 COWS.
bulls and mixed, $2.50a450. stockers and
feeders, S3.0C9425; calves and yearlings
50 50m875
HOGS-Peceipts, 800 head Market
steady to SC lower, selling at Sc. 2O964O; bulk
of sales, S6.26Q6.30 W
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st. Joseph Live stock Market.

ST. JOSEPH, Oct. 6.-CATTLE-Recelpt
1913 head; market steady. Natives, $500
6.25: cows and heifers, $l50u475; stockers
and feeders S30Oll4.30.
HOGS-Recelpts, g. 796 head; market weak
to SC lower. Light s6.S5q655; bulk OF sales.
$6.3O6J6.i5.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts, none
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Milwaukee Grain MARKET.

MILWAUKEE,, Oct 6.-wHEAT-Iower
No. I northern. 7s1soc No. northern. rs
are: December, 74ikc.
RYF-Firmer: No l. 64Tsihc
BARLEY-Dull; No. ?, 5sc; Sample, $50
&c
coRN-steedy; No. 2. cash, 4sa4sxc; De-
cember 42dt2lkc.
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New YORK NIInirr s,oc,,,
Jew YORK, Oct. s-ciOsins quotations
TreaNnrx Statement

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-Today's state
eral fund, exclusive OF the $40. O0O,OS0 z ld
reserve, shows: Available cash balance
~. 0lS 4S7i gold coin and bullion, Slli, sig.-
$40; gold certificates, $l7,679, 900
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Peoria Grain Market.

PEORIA, Oct. 6-CoRN-Lower; No. 8
yellow and No. 3, acc; No. L. 45c; no grade,
44Qp44Isc
oATs-Easy: No. white. s5H a34c; No. )
white. 33k G3SIkc; No. white. 32IAc.
RYE-Ffrm: No. 2. 63TS5c
WHISKY-On the basis of t1.20 for I'm
ished goods.
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ToIelo Seed MnrI,et.
Ous end Rosin,

TOLEDO, o., Oct, 6-sEEDS-Cloyer.
cash and october, &.l5; December SsOS;
timothy, $50; alsike. $40.
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der market was steady; ereameries 1924 c;
: Aries, l,5Er = 1ze EGGS hrm; at mark.
n lsss included, l5elsei hrsts, PIC; prime
91Sc.
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Kansas city Grain and Provisions

KANSAS CITY, Oct. e-wHEAT-De-
cember, 67%c; May, Use; cash. No. hard,
se@72c; No. 8, esG7ihc; No 2 red, 7o@7Olsc;
No. 8, 67d69c.
CoRN-D ecember. S7hc; May. ssc; cash,
No. mixed, 411hc No. white. 421kdlisIkc
oATs-No. white, 34c; No. 2 mixed,
A632c.
HAY-Steady; choice timothy y1i.75fS12G 60;
choice prairie, S9.0odT9. 80.
RYE-Steady; 5d0oc.
EGGS-Firm; extras 21hc: hrsts, cases
included, 2015c; seconds, 14ikc.
RIyTTER-CreameTN nSc hacking 1ec
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London Closing Stocks.

sILVER-Bar, quiet, 81 lS-16d per ounce.
MONEY-2%Q3 per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market
for short bills is 4hq4h per cent; for three
months bills, 4h@4R per cent
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I $$ E:;;::: I Iisss II q e
Flax
Oct'...I I'M A%l ! MI ia .'.'s...
novel AAI 1lt2l la llHls..ss..
Dec...,I wa ~ VISA VSf4 ..,..s..
May...l lo1hl 1881 1 lora lo1a. ....s..

Minneapolis Cash Close-Wheat: No. /
northerni 74%c No. 2 northern. 727sc No.
sS No S SSrm ap 5sao ga e arrive iS "FFSe e
No white, Mho; No. g. eell9SOc Barley,
$4,000. Rye. 66ss@56%c. Flax, cash. 81 .1O1a.
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Clearing House statement.

NEW YORK. Oct. 6-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week sheW
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SpecuIators

Speculate on my adviees for successful
results. No fees In ADVANCE Write me
at once for particulars. MISS p. NJ No.
LEAN, p. o. BOX l7s. New xork.
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NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quota tions of the Day on variOus
Comu,oaitiea


NEW YORK. Oct. 6-FDOUR-Receipts
n.Ses hbls.; exports also bbls.; saes, 400
pkgs Market dull and lower to sell; NJ n
tS. sOu35; winter patents tS75a4,1O; winter
straights, S.50QoeO; winter extras. les;
winter low grades, t27ydSS. Rye nour.
fancy, s5.sOa4iO Buckwhest -four. quiet
" to02 Is, spot and to arrive.
COhNMEAD-Steady; fine white and yell
,,o 70 y ~ s2oalB; coarse, n.lcQii2; kiln dried
RYE;-.Firm; No. western. ssR. c. l. f.
BARLEY-steady; feeding, 42c. c. {. T.
Buftalo; mailing 4ss5sc. G l. T. BuNalo.
,.WHbh T-Recsipts. $3.50 bu.; EXPORTS. S.
olS bu. sales. 10000 Blu. futures SCOT mar
b. afoat; No. 1 northern. Duluth s5ikc, T.
o. b. a1oat; No. hard winter, Shc. T. o..
b afioat. Options, under further active
weakness at liverpool broke sc today
The crowd also sold on reports of poor
-four. demand at MINNEAPOLIS and GOOD
g 1-1e6ls4kc cloeed 20 11-1ec; December.
sc SoSRN.f;scsipf: n "a Sy,' exports; g., /;
was easy; No Z 54isc, elevator: and Sc.
r. o. b. aioat; No 2 yellow, bslhc; No. ?
white, SIC. The option market was weaker
srv closed at b2Nc; Nav. iest6fcc closed
az laNn: December. ESQ closed IT TO
OATS R'ceirts, n.m' BIZ; cxN-rts, 1.1N
I
- lbs. S71hc: natural white. 30 70 q lbs,
| sit1tnc; clipped, 90 to 10 lbs. 49d44c.
FFFD-Ffrrn Hnring han. Sco05 October
shinment: mlddllros. s1.35, October ship
| n~n': city s2n 5Oen96.5O
,FAY-steadv: shipping. firm; good to
Fops-steadv; common to chc,oe. 21a
olc: tooS 1E9i7c Ppc'hc coast lSfn'sc
HIDFc-St~ady: Galveston. 20 70 p lbs.
and California, q 20 q lbs, nc; Texas
TEGrtru,prrs+s acid psn@p7o
| - ~: mess - ma M beef hams. so M
20 h0: ractet 80 enS1o5 20: city extra 1naia
rness SIC nnT1g Kn C-it meats. quiet: NICK
| led bellies so 2sS112 81; n'clF'ed shoulders.
nominal. riciied hams 81 sNT1eoo. I'rd
e-rn: western nr,rre. - lSHe y; reno ~
co-rnound 81 psN7.bo. Pork steady: family
go rnS9'o m: short clear, s1e 5ed1SSo; mess
| go osesfe X
| r0u7-steady: citv cs7 per pkg, 5asc;
country (nkes free). 5%ThStc,
| PTCT-Ouiet: domestic, fair TO extra, 3h6
| &c. Innan, nominal. 81,
small fancy. 1aHc; fair TO good. ~ Sn1oNc c;
large fancy INC: fair to good, 12%dlSc
| infer'o- 1o& 6n11%c
| FGGS-Steady; state Pennsylvania and
nearby, fsncy selected white 11ss,. $3.50,
nrsts 2569sikc: official price. 24izT26c: sec
| Po1TI TRY-Alive. easy: spring chickens
] 1ac fowls and turkeys. lac. Dressed, dull;
| western spring chickens. 11916c; spring tur-
KEYS 166n27c fowls. 12615c
| sITGARLOuiet; fair refining. SIC; cen
| trlfugai 90 test, &c; nolasses sugar az
| Refined. steady: crushed. 5.7Oc; powdered
Compensatory; No. Rio, sac,
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nnInth GrnIn MnrI,et.

DrI,UTH, Oct 6-wHEAT-On trac..;
Ne. hard. 76ise; No. northern 7tssei No.
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2 northern uSc October. 7Fzc; December.
t21c; May, T7Hc
oATs-fo arrive and october. s2ihc.
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Hank CIearingn,
OMAHA

OMAHA, Oct. 6-Bank clearings for
today were $2,047, $50 90 and for the CORE
spending day last year si5se,s4s.65.
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that the banks hold ss,42siB more than the
legal reserve requirements This IL a de-
crease Of 4,1i7. 25 as compared with last
week. The statement follows:
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e. Ioui. General MARKET.

ST. LOUIS, Oct g. : WHEAT AT, = Lower;
track, No. 2 red. cash, 76h@76%c; No, 2
hard. 7S076c; December, 72hc, bid; May,
76ihc. -
December. lOatc; May. nh9Ahc; No 2
white, 471Ad47&c.
OATs-Lcwer; track, No. 2 cash, 34c De
cember 34c; May, 35hc; No. white, sc
FLOUR-Steady: red winter patents. 50 10
9340; extra fancy and straight, s2.s5dS. Is;
clear. 81 20dI2.T5.
sEED-Timothy, steady; sS.5o64Oo
CORNMEAL-Steady; s260.
BRAN-Steady; sacked, east track, 500
HAY-steady; timothy n2OOa15.oO; prai-
RE. SS.0O011.00.
Iron COTTON TIES-$O2.
BAGGING-9kc.
HEMP TwINE-9c.
PROVISIONS-Pork steady; jobblng
$3.50 Lard. steady; prime steam, 1855.
Dry salt meats, steady; boxed extra shorts
$3.50 clear ribs. s962it; short clears, s97b
Bacon, steady; boxed extra shorts. s10.3;
clear ribe. s1o3T1k; short clears. ylo.62h
POULTRY-Weak; chickens, 10c: springs,
101hc; turkeys, 13c;. ducks &c: geese, &c:
BUTTER = Steady; creamery 0@26c;
dairy 1S6702c
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W. Farnam Smith & Co.
Stocks. Bonds,
Investment Securities.
We offer subject To SAC
UNION STOCK YARDS STOCK.
FOR SALE

Mail order Business. Established 8
years. Sales, 1906, 5000, 900. Net profits
is 10 20 per cent. VIII take S25, 900 to
$4,000 in trade. clear per cent income
property. balance cash. Total inVestment
$4,000. First class advertising and sales
organization Well worth investigating =
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Good to choice cornSfeo steers. :. IS I5de25
talr TO good corn-fed steerS......,. b.so4o. 20
Common to fair corn-fed steers . 4.5V,a6. 20
Good to choice range steers -. A0V4lO w
Fair to good range stesrs..... lOO0D4 50
common TO fair range steers...... S5O44Vy
SoOd grass cows and neifers... -, s,0Vl4S %
Fair to good cows and hefers.. 2iUgSW
Common 10 fair cows and heifers 1.5Oll2 ~
Good to choice stockers and fdrs.. AOCdL5c
Ealr TO good stockers and feeders. S.20g4W
Bulls, stays, !. 75q2S5
Veal calves ...,.........,............. 40096O0
The following table shows the average
price OF hogs at South Omaha for the last
several days, with comparisons:
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SOME STRENGTH SHOWN BY HOGS
Banner Week for sheep Receipts In
History of Market-PPiees Hold
Up Remarkably wen Under
circumstances.
SOUTH OMAHA. Oct. 6. 1905

The following table shows the receipts OF
cattle, hogs aud sheep at South Omaha Tor
the year to date, compared with last year
1906 1905. Inc.
Cattle ................. 756l30 7SS.4sl 2z,6Ss
Hogs ................2,O22,SO S 1,S3l,SIS lsi,sl0
Sheep .................L6l4.l4s l.S7l,lW l4SViS
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

MERIDIAN HILL-Ralph II. Daughton TO
Mary F. Henderson, lot 2. block 8; SO.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Samuel A. Drury ct ux. to
Maurice A. Whalen, lot 219, block 4; SO.
LANIER HEIGHTS-George C. Sholes ct
TX. to Gilbert J. Osterman and Orlando
w. Butler, part lots "a and So: $40
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE SOUTH
EAST between 18th and 18th streets
Gilbert ]. Osterman ct al to George c.
Sholes. lots 30 and 81 square 1897; $40.
NO. 10 THIRD STREET NORTHEAST
Laura J. Ruppfeeht ct vir. Harry E., to
Henry +. Woodland, lot 40, square III;
$1,000
LINCoLN-Dudley Williams ct ux to
Louis A. Alexander. lots 16 to g. block
TWENTY EIGHTH STREET NORTH
WEST between ] and * streets-Jesse
il. Wilson ct al, trustees, to George NJ,
Samuel T. and William ]. Knott. south
THIRTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
between N and o streets-Edwin c. Reid
ct Tx. to Harold l.. johnson, part lot /,
square go; $40.
STREET NORTHEAST between 18th
and 18th streets-W Mosby williams
trustee, to Bartholomew DAILY. lots g.
70. 30, - and A, square 1858; $50.
T STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
and 18th streets-John N. Henderson to
Pattie X. Morris. lot 238 square l51; SO.
ADDITION 7 LIE DROIT PARK-Harry
Wardman to Raymond T. Cooley. lot
SO, square 81; $40
MOUNT PLEASANT. AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Grace G. Johnson ct vir, Alan
r STREET NORTHwEST between 4th
and 9th streets-Agnes NJ. Sullivan. ct
yir Michael D.. to Ella E. Simonds, lot
s.. square sos; SO.
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Naval Orders.

Lieut.. w s Whitfield. to the Rainbow.
Lieut.. r. w. Vincent. TO the Monadnock.
Lieut.. A. f. Watson. from the Wisconsin
10 the Barry.
Lieut.. w. G. Steele. jr, from the Barry
and home.
Acting Boatswalu c. c. Beach. from the
Maryland to the Columbia
Midshipman W. o. Spears. from the Wis
consin to the Pampanga.
Passed Assistant Paymaster j. A. Bull.
from the olongapo station to home
Assistant Paymaster p. ]. Willett. from
the Cavite station to home.
Assistant Paymaster ]. j. Luchsinger, 3r.
from the Wisconsin 10 the FL Cano
Capt III. c. Snyder, l.. S. NJ. c., from the
Cavite station TO home.
Ensigns r. A. Koch. T. II. Taylor and II.
A. Stuart, Assistant Paymaster u. @. Nc
Richie and Assistant Surgeon c. G. Grieve.
from the Froiic to the Wilmington.
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Naval Movements.

The battleship Oregon has arrived at
Honolulu, the Hercules and Mohawk at
Annapolis. the Lebanon at Bradford, the
Eagle at San Juan, the Baltimore at Hong
kong, the Wisconsin at Cayite. and the
Hopkins, Worden Truxtun, Macponouyh
and Stewart at Guantanamo
The Newport has left San Juan for Monte
Christi, the Parducah has left Monte Christi
for SANTANA. the Hannibal has sailed from
Piney Point for Guantanamo the Don JuaY,
de Austria has left Guantanamo for Monte
Christi and the Charleston has sailed from
New York for Rockland
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Army Orders.

Boards of officers have been appointed to
meet az Fort Logan. Col; Fort Mcpherson.
Ga; Fort Jay. y. Y: Fort Banks. Mass,
and Fort Monroe. Va. April 10 for the pur-
pose OF conducting the examination OF APP
plicants for commissions In the volunteer
forces, under the provisions of the act of
Congress approved January II 1903, in or
der to determine their qualifications for the
command of troops or for the performance
OF STAFF duties with such volunteer forces
Sergt. Maj. William Freer. 9th Infantry
has been placed on the retired list on his
own application.
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SCOTS
Em1ual SiOnl

is more than a fat food.
There is no animal fat
that compares with itin
nOurisf1ing and building
up the wasted, ernaciated
body. That Is why chill
dren and anaermic girls
thrive and grow fat upon
it. That is why persons
with cOnsumptive tenden=
cies gain flesh and
strength enough to check
the progress of the dis
ease.
SCOTT BOVINE. 4os Pearl Street. New York.
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College Authorities perelict.

BY direction of the President. First Lieut.
Dennis p. QuInlan. 9th Cavalry, has been
relieved from duty at the Oregon Agricu1-
tural College. Corvallis, Ore, and ordered to
join his troop. The official order In this
case says that Lieut.. Quinlan Is relieved on
account of the failure of the collegiate au-
thorities to support him in his efforts TO
maintain discipline
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LABOR MAKES APPEAL
Goes to President and Congress
With Outline of Grievances.
EXECUTIVE COUNCILS WORK
Demand for Enforcement Of an Eight
Hour Law.
OPPOSITION TO CONVICT LABOR
Attack Upon Corpora lions for Alleged
Parsimony-Abridg of Right
of Petition Charged.
position TO CONVICT LABOR

Prominent representatives CT the great in
dustrial army of the United States, other
wise known organized labor, made a di-
rect appeal to Congress and to President
Roosevelt this afternoon for q redress of
alleged grievances in the matter of legisla-
ton pending before the Senate and House
This appeal was carried to : Capitol and
TO the White House by delegation headed
by Mr.. Samuel Gompers president of the
American Federation of Labor; Frank Nor
rison, general secretary; the members of
the executive council of that organization
and 10I presidents of interna tiona and ma
tonal labor bodies and their associates from
every section of the United States.
This body of representative workmen
called upon Speaker Cannon shortly after
l o'clock this afternoon, and then proceed
ed to the Senate side of the Capitol and
he'd a conference with Senator Frye. presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate AT the con-
clusion of their talk with Senator Frye, the
delegation proceeded in body to the White
House where the members had arranged
for a conference with President Roosevelt
at 2:30 o'c.ock this afternoon
The statement which was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor and which
was read this afternoon to the President
the Speaker of the House and the president
pro tenn of the Senate, sets forth
The undersigned executive council OF
the American Federation Of Labor, and
those accompany Us in the presentation
of this document, submit to you the sub
jects matter of the grievances which the
workmen of our country feel by reason OF
the Indifferent position which the Congress
of the United States has manifested toward
the just reasouable and necessary meas
ures which have been before it these past
several years. and which particularly affect
the interests of the working people, as well
as by reason of the admin strative acts or
the executive branches of the government
and the legislation of the Congress reiat-
ing to these interests.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office OF the
CON ItIklI L EIi nIN IIIl. lI-RRI,NC,N

WASHINGTON, d. t.. March II, 1906
Whereas, satisfactory notice having been trans
m.tted TO the Comptroller Of the Currency that the
capital stock Of THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK
II Washington. District Of Columbia has been
increased in the sum OF Two Hundred and Seventy
five Thousand Dollars iS2T5, OOO), In accordance
with the provisions Of act Of Congress approved
May ], 1856, and that the whole amount of the
Increase has been paid in, and that the paid-up
capital stock Of the bank amounts To the sum
OF Five Hundred Thousand Dollars $500. COO:
Now. 81 IS hereby certified, That the capital stock
a The second National Bank OF Washington
has been increased in the Of Two Hundred
and Seventy i've Thousand Dollars s275 COO; that
said incI OF capital has been paid into said
bank as part Of the capital stock thereof and
that the raid Increase OF capital Is approved by
tic Comptroller OF the Currency.
Ia witness whereof hereuuto ai1x my official
sgnatuT and seal OF office.
tSeal.) 7. +. KANE,
Deputy and Acting Comptroller Of the Currency
mh15-1t
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crew sufficient to manage them when cut
loose and sent adrtff--buf In vain.

crew SUFFICIENT to manage them when cut
loose and sent adrtft-but IN vain.
THE antitrust and interstate commerce
laws enacted to protect the people against
monopoly In the products OF labor and
against discrimination In the Transports
ton thereof. have been perverted. SO Tar
as the laborers are concerned, 30 ss to In
wade and violate their personal liberty. as
guaranteed by the Constitution. Our re-
peated efforts to obtain redress from Con-
gress have been in vain.
THE benefcent writ of injunction In
tended 10 protect property rights has, as
used in labor disputes. been perverted so
az TO attach and destroy personal freedom,
and in manner to hold that the employer
has some property rights in the labor Of
the workmen. Instead of obtaining the re-
lief which labor has sought ii Is seriously
threatened with statutory authority TOT
existing judicial usurpation.
''The committee on labor of the House or
Representatives was instituted at the de-
mand of labor TO voice its sentiments to
advocate its rights and to protect its inter-
es.s. In the pasttwo Congresses this COM
nittee has been so organized as to make
Intellectual any attempt labor has MADE
for redress This being the fact In the last
Congress. labor requested the Speaker 10
appoint the committee on labor mem
hers who from their experience. knowledge
and sympathy would render in this Con-
gress such service the committee was
originally designed to perform. NOT only
was labor's request ignored, but the nos
tile makeup of the committee was acceh-
cd
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New method.
New method.
n ~ g - nj

The numbers reported by the United
States geological survey method give APP
proximately the weight of mud carried
by 1.000.O 900 parts by weight of water.
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Here on West Point Matters.

Brig. Gen. A. NJ. Mills, superintendent of
the Military Academy. is on visit TO this
city on business pertaining to the West
pa.nt Institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-21

The body of Johann Most was cremated
in Cincinnati yesterday afternoon. There
Mosts comrades delivered brief addresses
before the cremation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-21

II you want to sell your old desk an
'ad. In The Star Misc. column will do 1t.
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Statement of Grievances.

For convenience the matters of which We
complain are briefly stated, and are as fol-
lows:
THE law commonly known as the eight
hour law has been found ineffective and
insufficient to accomplish the purpose of lis
designers and trainers. Labor has, since
1894, urged the passage of law so as 10
remedy the defects, and for Its extension
to all work done for or on behalf OF the
government. Our efforts have been in vain.
Without hearing of any kind granted 10
those who are the advocates of the eight
hour law and principle, Congress passed
and the President signed an appropriation
bill containing rider multiplying the eight
hour law and principle in its application
to the greatest public work ever und y
taken by our government-the construction
of the Panama canal.
THE eight-hour law. in terms, provides
that those intrusted with the supervision
OF government work shall neither require
hor permit any violations thereof. TIE
law has been previously and frequently vlo-
lated the violations have been reported 10
the heads of several departments, who
have refused to take the necessary steps
for its enforcement