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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Trading was mere lively on the local
stock exchange today than 1t has been for
some weeks The president was in the
chair and started things with n vim
that lasted pretty well throughout the
meeting. A. usual the street railway Sc
curtties were the features The per cent
bonds of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company were In the limelight for
while. and before the president passed
on to the next security on the board N7.-
500 In these bonds had changed hands
-Four thousand dollars went at the closing
bid Of yesterdays meeting. which was SIN.
and In the sale Of the remaining SIS, 500 the
price advanced to Sta
Two hundred shares of the preferred
stock or the Washington Railway and
Electric Company were traded at 90 and
and u. More of the common stock was
sold: the price started at 80. at which fig
ure 213 shares were traded. The next 15D
shares went for 42H. After call Atty more
went at this last figure. and then fifty
Close to $50 shares of Capital Traction
stock were sold in lots ranging from two
to twenty shares. The prices were all the
way from 145ls to 1851.
About DDS shares OF the stock of the
washington Gas Company were sold at
60G and 60%.
There was considerable bidding and Of
fering or Metropolitan Bank stock which
resulted In the trading OF thirty-ave shares
at 33o and ten at 1886. ex dividend
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption, s9sO34O; government receipts
from Internal revenue. 1857 92l: customs
81. 464.114; miscellaneous. STT.34T; expendi-
lures, 81, 7S0,OOO
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Fire at State Convict Farm.

JACKSON. Miss, April 4.-The buildings
on the state convict farm in Rankin county
were partially destroyed by fire today
causing loss OF about $4,000. Thirty
horses twenty-four mules, a number OF
cattle and a large collection OF farming
implements were also burned. The fire Is
thought to have been of incendiary origin.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
ipecisl Dispatch to The Star.

nPtcIHI DIspatCH 10 TIC Star,
BALTIMORE. Nd April 4-wHEAT-Ftrmer
s spot, contract. s3hss3A; April ss14as3H; May.
aeas bushels southern by sample. 75a77 southern
.c0RN.Firmer; spot. 5oHasos; April. 5on,nosl /.
May, 60Ssab0A; July, 51a5iA: steamer miYe3
4sAa4sS receipts, IS b32 bushels: exports s74 ool
yellow corn 4Sa50 'o".nern
0ATS-Firm; No. 2 white s7Isass: No A whit.
bushels. -P'S' A'Vo1
RYE-Firm: No western. e5 EXPORT s,7o do
nestle; receipts 357 bushels 80 "'" W.
HAf-Firmer; No. timothy, 1850 asked: No.
clover mixed, l250a13 90 w.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Ouiet uncbanaAd
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Foreign Bank business.

LONDON, April -4.-Bullion amounting to
f119,000 was taken into the Bank OF Eng
land today, and f234.000 was withdrawn for
shipment to South America.
India council bills were allotted today at
Is 8 31-32d
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Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bankers
and brokers' 141e F street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board Of trade.
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Government Securities
Transfer Of Infantry.

The military secretary IL advised that
Company A, 18th Infantry e officers and
O enlisted men), has left Fort Niobrara
Neb.. for Fort Washable, Wye, for station
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Grain and Provis;ons summary.
Liverpool Grain Prices

LIVERPOOL. April 4.-Wheat - Spot.
nominal; futures firm; March. 6s. 3D.; May,
IS md; July. 6s I'd. Corn-Spot steady:
American mixed new. As 2E.d.; American
mixed old. As. ID; futures steady; March.
As SGD; May. As. Sssd.
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PARIS. April 4.-Three per cent rentes.
90 francs Is confines for the account. TX
change on London, rs francs ~ centimes
for checks.
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j. e. Clarke of the grievance COMMITTEES
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engf-
neers is in Scranton comforting with r. Il.
Fitzpatrick, superintendent of the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western railroad
regarding an increase of wages and desired
changes in runs by the engineers of Ger
tain classes OF locomotives. Quite recently
the railroad and It's other train hands had
satisfactory settlement of their trivial
differences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04

BERLIN, April 4.-Discount rates-Short |
bills. 3z per cent; three-month bills. ~
per cent
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by Il. R. Chapman & Co. C. B.
Chiprl an, manager), members New York Stock Ex-
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Bar silver. frnier, 20 t1-l6d. per ounce.
Money. 2zza3h per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market for short
bills Is 8a8h per cent.
months bills Ia per cent
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Closing Quotations.

At the close of the stock market at Los
O'clock the following stocks had changed
In price since the above quotations. there
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Today's Cotton Summary.

quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co..
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes Washington branch office, 713 i4th street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04

The stockholders of the Pfttsburg. Bes-
semer and Lake Erie Railroad COMPANY
whose property, If leased to the Bessemer
and Lake Erie Railroad Company. will be
controlled by the United States Steel Cor
poration. held thier annual meeting yester-
day at Pittsburg. The only change In the di-
rectorate was the election OF w J. Post TO
succeed the late Thomas II. Wells The re-
firing officers We're elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04

The stockholders Of the Coal and Iron
National Bank have voted to increase the
capital stock from 5000, 900 to $500. 900. 10
per cent of the new stock to be deposited
with the executive committee to be sold at
$50 The remainder viii be offered to share
holders at 220.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04

1t was learned from entirely trustworthy
sources that at the present rate the rail
mills OF the United States. If run at full
capacity throughout the present year. will
fall 10000 tons short of meeting the de-
mands OF the railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04

Local interests in the Chicago traction sit
uation are very much gratifed with the re-
suit of the municipal election In Chicago
yesterday. The indications are clearer than
for long time that the city will give the
present interests twenty-year franchises.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06

family mileage book bill, which pro-
vides two-cent rate for those who
can afford to invest $40 in a. 1000
mile book and which, must be USED
within year from time of purchase.
The Chassell bill requires that these
mileage books shall be good for use
by family of five Or less persons
travelling either individually or col
lectively.
The Chassell bill passed the house
by vote of GO yeas to IA nays. This
vote was cast as follows:
Feasibility, Bixby, Buckingham,
Calderwood, Garden, Christensen, Las-
sci, Chassell, Cheney, Christianson,
Clary, Cobb, Coburn, Colco, Conn,
Crosse, Cummings, Davie, English,
Epperson, Flenniken, Frudden, Gene
va, Hakes, HamBleton, Hanna, Head,
Heles, Hollembeak, Hume. jacobson,
Jepson, Jones, Kendall, Killing, Lam
gan, Lister, Lowrey, Lundt, McClur-
kin, McCulloch, McNie, Maben, Mar
tin, Mates. Meredith, ! Morris, Mott,
Nichols, Ofill, Olson, Powers, Prit-
chard, Ritter, Robinson, Sankey,
Shaffer, Skinner, SpauldIng, Springer.
Stoltenberg. Teter, Washburn, Weeks,
Weldon, Whiting, Wright, Mr.. Speak
er-68. 49,. Il.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
GRIkNELL BANK LOSS
A QUARTER MILLION

Grinnell, April 5.-H. w. Spaulding,
administrator Of the estate of Henry
c. Spencer, who wrecked the First
National Bank Of Grinnell. filed
his final report at Montezuma yester-
day. The tragic death of Spencer
and his son Clarke H. Spencer, who
were drowned in Arbor Lake in the
summer Of 1904, followed by the dis
covery that Mr.. Spencer, who had
been for years the trusted cashier
of the First National hank of Grin.
nell, was deeply indebted to the bank
and the immediate closing of the
bank and appointment CT receiver
will be well remembered throughout
the state. The claim OF the receiver
OF the bank against the Spencer es.
tate was approximately S26S,U0O and
the final report of the administrator
shows that the estate paid $4,000 Of
this claim, leaving an unsatisfied
shortage of about $245,0Oo. The divi-
dend Of 1863 per cent reported by the
administrator as paid al OF Spencer,s
creditors, exhausted the funds ayaila-
BILE. Geo. Swords, receiver of the
bank, has already paid G5 per cent
Of the claims against the bank and
probably when the affairs Of the bank
are wound up 70 per cent of it's
creditors claims will be satisfied.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06

There were no silver dollars coined
in 1895.
Faith builds no fences between US
and our fellows.
The fragrance Of = Iife depends on
the fitness of its love.
The Japanese population Of For.
mosa numbers only $4,000 out Of the
total Of 100000.
Glass bath-tubs are now coming In
to general use. They are both cheap.
5er and more sanitary than enamel.
They are cast solid. the operation re-
curing but five minutes.
May read you my last poem?"
"You may, if it really is. = Cleveland
Leader.
Even on the most up-to-date auto.
moE4ss the license tag Is back mum.
Der.
We are all obliged to take things
as they come when the letter carrier
calls.
Some men waste lot OF time tell.
ing other men how awfully busy they
are.
Discipline is exemplifd by the first
year at school and the first year Of
married life. u
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
SMITH and BUSSE
DIE ON GALLOWS

Des Moines, April 5.-smith and
Busse, the two Iowans condemned to
death for murder, whose execution
are set for April 20, will hang unless
Governor Cummins commutes their
sentence. The pardons committees
Of the legislature have decided that
The legislature has no jurisdiction in
their cases The legislature can
recommend that the governor pardon
or parole prisoners, but the commit
tees believe It has no power to re-
commend communication Of sentence.
Officials of the counties wherein
the men were convicted are prepar-
ing for the executions. 1t is doubtful
IL Governor Cummins conlmutes their
sentences, although friends Of both
men are still working hard to save
tha prisoners livas.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
WILL BUILD SANITAR|UM
FOR IOWA CONSuMpTIvES

Des Molnes, April 4.--Iowa viii
have q sanitarium for the treatment
OF cOnsumptives.
The senate yesterday passed the
house bin appropriating $4,000 for
that purpose. Only four senators
voted against it--Lyons, Wilson Of
Clinton, Young of Lee and Maytag.
The institution will be in charge
OF the board of control as are other
institutions. 1t will select the Off
GERS, including a physician of not
less than five years experience to be
superintendent at $2,5C0 a year.
The board of control will locate the
institution. Fort Dodge is under
stood to be candidate for the loca-
ton. Other cities, doubtless, will be
in the field. DR.. ]. w. Kline Of Fort
Dodge. DR.. E. L. Stevens Of Des
Moines and other physicians have
been mentioned in connection with
the superintendency, because of their
prominence in pushing the movement
for the new hospital.
In locating the sanitarium the board
of control must take into considera'
ton climate, healthfulness, water sup
ply, drainage, quality Of soil, facility
of access, timber protection to build
ings and a suitable building site.
The site must contain not less than
100 acres or whatever may be deem
ed necessary by the board of control.
The buildings must be planned to &C.
commodate at least 100 patients and
necessary officers and employees. OF
course, under the law appropriating
$50, 900, only one wing Of such struc-
ture can be built to begin with.
Only patients afflicted with pulmon'
airy tuberculosis in the incipient stage,
and who show a reasonable probable
ity of Improvement by treatment may
be received at the sanitarium. Per-
sons who wish treatment must file
an application, must submit to ex.
animation and must be resident of
the state. When applicants are &C.
cepted, after examination, and there
is no room at the sanitarium, they
shall be recorded and admitted In
successive order.
The santiarium is to be open for
all patients, but all patients who are
able to pay, shall be charged such
rate monthly as the board Of control
may fix, not exceeding the average
actual per capita cost of care. treat
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
WHISTLER HELD sLAMELEss
Jury IN Murder Case Returned Yer.
dict Of not Guilty.

Jury IN Murder Case Returned Yer
dict OF not Guilty.
Ottumwa, April 6.-Claud Whistler,
charged with the murder of Frank
Ogden April I, 1905, was yesterday
morning found not guilty by the jury
which heard the evidence.
whistler claimed he shot in self
defense and after Ogden had insult
ed Mrs. whistler. The two men were
friends and on the fatal day whistler
was returning home on load Of
hay. He met Ogden, who was intoxi-
Gated. He climbed upon the load
with Whistler and went home with
him. The testimony was that after
the two had done the chores they
went to the rouse where Ogden used
loud and profane language at the sup
per table. When retiring time came
Ogden Jumped into led with Mrs.
Whistler saying he would sleep there.
Whistler dragged him out wherein pom
struggle ensued Whistler claims
he was knocked down twice when to
protect himself he hred, only at ran
dom and not intending to injure. Og
den dropped dead. Mrs. Whistler and
the children testified to practically
the same story.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
tue ANTI-PASS BILL
GOES TO GOVERNOR

Des Moines. April BY vote OF
6S to 16 the house Of representatives.
yesterday receded from its action In
amending the Hughes antipass bill
by adding publication clause.
The senate refused to accept this
amendment that would cause the bill
to become law at once and the bill
was sent back to the house.
Mr.. Cummings moved that the house
recede from the amendment and the
motion carried 6S to 16.
The bill was then placed upon its
passage. Colonel Temple was Of the
opinion that this action was not neces-
sary, that the house could recede
from it's former action without effect
ing the remainder of the bill, but
the speaker ruled that, to be on the
safe side. it would be wiser to take
another roll call. The roll call was
ordered and the bill passed by vote
of % to Z. the members voting as
follows:
feas-BlxDy, buckingham, Calder
wood, Garden, Christensen, Cassel,
Chasseih Cheney. Christianson, Clark,
Clary, Cobb, Coburn, Colclo, Conn.
Crosse, Cummings, De Mar, Doran,
Dow, English, Epperson, Flenniken,
Geneva, Gregory, Hakes, Hambleton,
Head. Heles, Hollembeak, Hume,
Jacobson, Jepson, Jones, Kendall,
r
Lowrey, Lundt, McAllister, McElrath,
McNie, Maben, Mates, Meredith,
Morris, Mott, Nichols, Ofill, Olson,
Powers, Pritchard, Ritter, Robinson,
Sankey, Shaffer. Skinner. Spaulding,
Stoltenberg, Teachout, Teter, Van
Eaton, Washburn, Weeks, Weldon,
Weldon. Whiting. Wright. Mr.. Speak
er-73.
Nays-Bealer, freeman, Frudden,
Greene. Hanna, Temple, Wise-7.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
ROCK ISLAND TO
SPEND sl,250,000.
Large improvements Planned
for Iowa Main
Line.
MOSTLY MAINTENANCE WORK
New Ballast. Bridges and Steel Com
prise Large Part.--Cuts and Fills
Will Be Widened, Fences Built and
Track Generally Improved.

Des Moines, April 5.-Superinten-
dent Jones of the Rock Islands Iowa
division yesterday morning announced
that his compay has approved plans
for improvements on the main line
between Davenport and Council Bluffs
that will necessitate the expenditure
OF $1,250,00O during the next six
months, and work upon which Is now
being started.
Fifty miles of road will be treated
to new ballast which will necessitate
the employment Of several trains dur
ing the greater portion of the sum-
mer season. This work will be done
between Newton and Colfax, Boone
vile and Earlhanl, and Menlo and
Atlantic.
About twenty bridges on the main
line are to be replaced with heavier
steel and iron structures, and the old
ones are to be removed to replace
pile and wooden bridges on branch
lines. One of the important new
bridges will be steel girder bridge
on the east bound track across Four
Mile creek.
Over $4,000 feet OF draining tile will
be laid In wet cuts to afford better
drainage and prevent softening Of the
trackes. slides. etc.
On the main line 225,C00 new oak
ties will be put in position and sever.
al miles Of track will be laid with
new steel.
Two steam shovels will also be EN-.
plo5 ed during the season on widening
of cuts and fills. Dirt removed from
cuts will be used on fills where need
ed to widen them so that the track
may carry heavier and wider ballast.
Another important item will be the
building at different points OF about
$4,000 rods of new fencing.
About $500 yards of crushed stone
Is to be used for riprapping embank.
ments in danger of overflow from
streams.
1t has also been decided that all
bridges and buildings between Daven-
port and Atlantic will be painted this
season. '
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
Dr.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription

Is q powerful, invigorating tonic, impart-
Ing health and strength In particular
to the organs distinctly feminine. Tho
local, womanly health is so intimately
diseases Of the delicate womanly organs
are cured the whole body gains in health
and strength. For weak and sickly
women who are WORKOUT" rundown
or debilitated, especially for women who
work In store, Office or schoolroom, who
sit at the typewriter or sewing machine,
Or bear heavy household burdens, and for
nursing mothers, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription has proven q priceless
benefit because Of its health-restoring
Ind strengthening powers.
AS soothing and strengthening ners
7ine, "F'a>,rite Prescription" is un.
,qualed and is invaluable in allaying and
,ubduing nervous excitability, Irritable
lty, nervous exhaustion, nervous prostra-
ton, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorea,
Or St. Vitus's dance, and other distressing
nervous symptoms commonly attendant
upon functional and organic disease Of
the womanly organs. It induces refresh
ing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and
dependency.
Cures obstinate cases. 'sFavorite Pre-
,cription" is a positive cure for the most
complicated and obstinate cases of ''fe-
male weakness" painful periods, irregu-
larities, prolapsus or falling of the pelvic
organs, weak back, bearing-doWn sensa-
tions,. chronic congestion, Inflammation
and liberation.
DIR. Pierce's medicines are made from
harmless but efficient medical roots
found growing in our American forests.
The Indians knew Of the marvellous cura,
tive value of some of these roots and i'm
parted that knowledge to. some of the
friendlier whites, and gradually some Of
the more progressive physicians came to
test and use them, and ever since they
have grown in favor by reason of their
superior curative virtues and their safe
and harmless qualities.
Your druggists sell the "FAvoR1TH PRE-
sCRiPTIoN" and also that famous altera-
tive, blood purifier and stomach tonic, the
"GoLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY" Write
to DR.. Pierce about your case. He is an
experienced physician and will treat your
case as confidential and without charge
for correspondence. Address him at the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo. N. r., OF which he is chief con-
sulting physician.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
CHILD LABOR BILL
NOW AGREED UPON

Des Moines, April 4.-After having
been at loggerheads over the child
labor bill for several weeks, the
house and senate have adjusted their
differences through a conference COM
mittee. The vote in the house was
81 yeas to II nays on the revised
bill, the nays being Bealer, Cobb,
Dow, Green, Gregory, Hanna, Head,
jacobson, Laird, Lundt, McCreary,
Mates, Olson Powers, Springer,
Temple and Wilson. The senate also
adopted the amended bill with but
two opposing votes. Il
The principal change in the child
labor bill as approved by the confer
ence committee is the cutting out OF
its application to children under 16
years of age who are less than 90
pounds in weight and go inches in
height. The law will apply only to
children under IA years of age, the
first section being rewritten as fol-
lows: .,-
mo person under IA years OF age
shall be employed. with or withuu.
wages or compensation in any mine,
manufacturing establishment, factory,
mill, shop, laundry, slaughter house
or packing house or in any store or
mercantile establishment where more
than eight persons are employed or
in the operation of any freight or
passenger elevator"
Section 2 Of the bill is also amend.
ed to prohibit the employment OF
children Eat any work in which the
handling or use of gun powder, dyna-
mite or other like explosives Is re.
CURED" 1t was stated that this
amendment would permit the employ
ment of children as water carriers or
errand boys in quarries where they
are not endangered by the use OF eA.
plosives. Representative Bealer Of
Linn, who is large quarry owner,
made a determined fight for this
amendment.
The bill as finally agreed upon also
makes this exception u the enforce
ment Of Section 2: "The provisions
of this section shall not apply to per-
sons employed in husking sheds or
other places connected with canning
factories where vegetables or grain
are prepared for canning and in
which no machinery is operated"
The conference committee which
revised the child labor bill consisted
Of J Senators Dowell, COPYRIGHT,
Whipple and Jackson Jon the part of
the senate, and Representatives Hart,
| Clary, Christensen and Cummings on
the part of the house.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-04-06
Among the creditors Of u

Among the creditors Of n
vent firm was a New Yorker n
a balance Of $25 coming 10 |
This man wanted his mong
was a good talker, and persusii
firm to pay him off in case b
get the other creditors to ps
extension of time. So be al
meeting of the creditors, aud
10 them eloquently about The
rects of the firm getting onh
again If it only had time. Hes
to have won out, when q ln
man in the back Of the room
and in a squeaky voice declEs
he. for one, wanted his monsE
did not want to wait for It
you think it is rather selfish
to interfere with this plan, q
all Of the other .credlto's
agreed?" asked the first man;
willing to wait for the amoull
claims. Every one Of US, lid
myself, believes that this finn
have plenty of time. How q
your claim, anyway" IN M
piping voice the little old nns
wered: "They owe me $lSapNi
much is your claim?"