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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-12

Break fin AfternOOn-Rlse of Steel
 Common to 50 the Feature of the Day
 -Bank of England Increases Dis
 count Rate to Per Cent.-LOndOn's
 Buying Totals 2O,OOO Shares.
 In unison with the other great mar kets of the world the New York stock market experienced a decline yester- day, The general list closed somewhat lower than on Wednesday, and there was a heavy tenderay in the market Activity in Pennsylvania marked the opening, which was at IA 7-S to 145- S'OOO shares changing hands. Union Pa cine opened at 19O 1-2 with small sales ana rose to 190 5-S, likewise with small sales. Then drop to 192 1-2 brought out 5000 shares.
 NorthWestern opened 1-4 up, at PIP and the next sale was at 213 1-2. St. raul started quietly 1-4 up, at 177 1-2. United States Steel common came out n amounts aggregating 5000 shares, at 49 5-S and f9 3-4, establishing a new high price for the year.
 There was a sharp break in the mar ket shortly after o'clock, Union Pa oitic and St. Paul leading the decline. The drop extended from 1-2 to points Tor the leading issues There was a slight recovery later, but the closing was irregulas.
 The break represented partly pres sure of long stock, which was probably llberally supplied by the pools, and partly bear attack
 The feature of the day was the rise in United States Steel common, which reached 50, a rise of 1-2 point over yes terday's closing, but the highest price sincethe year the company was organ ized. There are hopes entertained that the record price of 55 may be touched before long.
 When the supreme effort was made during the afternoon to make 50, enor- mous lots were taken around 49 3-4, and again at 49 7-S. Then 15,OOO was taken at 50, followed by some 25, 600 shares at the same price. After this the price gave way with the general list to 4o 1-2 in the last hour.
 The banks deposited $50O,0OO at the sub-treasury for telegraphic transfer to Chicago yesterday, About $1, ,46O, 900 was paid by the banks in return for ad- yances n1adeon gold imports.
 The Bank of England took decisive measures to strengthen It's position yes terday, and advanced its official mini mum discount rate from 4 to per cent. tI HtkIis
 This is a rate which that institution has not charged at any time since the opening of 190l when the Boer war was still going on, and while European f. nance was still shaking from the Ger man industrial crash The per cent. rate, in deed, has not been reached at this time of the year in generation, except for October, 1899, when Kruger had just declared war, October, 1890. when the Barring collapse was near at hand, and October, 1899, when London's Argentine speculation was at its wild es:.
 London bought 10000 shares, much of 1t probably representing short covering. American stocks were bid up somewhat on the other side beforethe local open ing-PennsylVania. being a point high CT. This was probably intended to off, set the advance in the Bank of Eng land rate to per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-12
THIEF SENTENCED
TO TEN YEARS.

Bridgeport, Oct. 11-George W, Cornwell charged with the theft of S1O,OOO worth of bonds from Mrs. Jo- hanna Lumpkin, was sentenced to from two to ten yeans in state prison to-day, after one of the most severe arraign- ments ever given a prisoner in the su- perior court of this county. Sentence was passed by Judge Roraback.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-12
RAILWAY HELPS RAILWAY.
Consolidated Assists c. R. & l., Go. by
 Use of Power.


 Use of Power.
 The Consolidated Railway company of this city is to help the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company in the difficulty caused by the crippling of its New Milford power plant last Sunday by allowing the latter corporation the use of electricity to help run their cars while the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company Is repairing the damage to it's big dam near New Mill ford,
 Manager J. K. Punderford stated yes terday morning that connection had been made at Mount Carmel and Meri- den, and that the Consolidated would loan the Bridgeport concern all of the electricity 1t could spare until that con- cern was in working order again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-12
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
 New Haven, Conn. STATEMENT OF CONDITION


 STATEMENT OF CONDITION
 (COndensed.) rendered the Comptroller of the Curran. cy, Washington, D. C., at the close of business, Sept 4th, 1906
 RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts S1.171 s0o oI U, S. and other bonds, .... 3985S9 50 Real Estate' '.''''.'s.... 30,000.00 que rom banks s'.'''..,.. 710,733.27 Cash on Hahd' 80,544.19
 - $2,3S6,46917 Capital Stock..,.......... $S5O, co Surplus and Fronts. ..s..... 182,7S302 Glroulatton ,.,'.''.......... 197050.00 IDJu Due to banks' ks''.....,.s.... 57,17244 Deposlts '''....s.s.s.s..,. 599,463.71
 
 2,3S6,469.17 Your patronage solicited. PFC Wooster St. Opposite Wooster St.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-12
The Union Trust Co
MEW HAYEM

NEW HAVEN.
 CHARTERED by the State of Con. N necticut with authority to act as Executor, Administrator, Guardian. Re- celYer, or Trustee, under will or deed
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and public Trust Funda Acts as Trustee for Municipalities, Cor porations and individuals, and admin lsters trusts of all kinds. Empowered 10 act as registra. of stocks, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, manage elnklng funds, and do all business such as usually done by trust companies.
 IL also does a general banking bus- mess, collecting checks, noteS, coupons. and receives deposits. The principal of each trust Is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Company.
 This Company is by lex regularly ex' amined by the bank examiner of the State of Connecticut
 HENRY l.. HOTCHKISS, PTesidezt..,
 EUGENE s, BRISTOL TERssuReEs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-12
STONE NAMED FoR sEN,ArE.

Middletown. Oct. 1.-The democrats of the Thirty-third Senatorial district to-day nominated Berkley c, Stone for senator from that district, the choice being by exclamation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
By Charles Batte11 LOOMS

sck1y smile and say, Little at home I'll stop
in at one of the owl wagons and bring EN- home a
bun. They'll never know the difference"
Tom jumps to his feet and points to his trousers.
"Why'nt you tell me had on my gray trousers?"
why, Tom, 1 wouldn't presume to give you
such elementary information"
Did you think l was going to the dinner in
them?"
You never can tell"
Lucky 1 noticed or I'd have been more laughing
stock. You stay by and me off Everything
went wrong at the office to-day, and my mind is
dinner"
why don't you telep phone that you can't go?'
What, miss a dinner? Perhaps you'd like to
miss Delmon1co dlnner?'
I'D like chance to miss one"
"Wel1, you'll have chances enough if old Borden
does what he expects to in South America. There,
now, believe | m all right. Where's my coat?''
First hook, right hand side, hall closet, if you
left it there"
Tom rushes downstairs and yells as he goes:
Come down if you want to be kissed" He dives
into the closet. No coat! No coat! Now, where's
my coat! Deuce take Delmonico"
Alice comes downstairs, with puckered forehead,
and looks in the closet. She comes out coatleSs.
Il guess you left 1t at the office Tuesday when it
off hot
by ginger! so did! Well, no dinner Can't
go in this way and be laughing stock all the way in"
Alice steps to the telephone and calls up the
Ogdens. Hello! Is that you, Joe? Joe, lend
your spring overcoat to Tom right away, please"
Tom stares at her in genuine admiration you're
an angel, Alice. You've saved my life. I'm sorry
if said anything cross. Didn't mean it." He looks
at his watch. Five minutes I'll make it if Zoe
hurres. Ah here he comes"
He rushes out of the house, slamming the door
behind him and puts the coat.
Alice sits down hall chair with sigh Dear
old Tom! When will he 1earn?'
Steps heard on the piazza. The door opens
and Tom is back again 90 forgot my handkerchief
Have cold in my head
He rushes upstairs, grabs a half dozen hand
kerchiefs from the drawer and the stairs with
most of them as he leaps down. He kisses Alice's
eyebrows as he flies past.
She goes out and watches him sprint
Joe Ogden joins her He'll get it. He has two
minutes. You look tired Alice
I've lived year in the last half hour Joe Ogden.
1 do hope he will get it,"
Yes, that ought to be good dinner"
Il was thinking of his missing it and coming
back"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

DO not be alarmed, Dorothy, my dear" said
the Judge. Il have caught burglar and am
telephoning the police. How is your headache3
Better hope"
"What a mani" sighed Gerald Larsen weakly
Then he went to sleep.
Seven years afterward, older, and hap1y of a
mind he walked from Gouburn Jail to
Sydney. And the first thing that he did on
his arrival in the city was to pay visit to His
Honors grave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

TNOM MARRIOTT lives in PlainfOrd in New
Jersey. If YOU asked him whether he was
good tempered commuter, he would tell YOU
he was. If you asked his neighbors, they also
would say he was. If you asked his wife, she would
hesitate
Toms family consisted of his wife, Alice his son.
Tom, jr, and his daughter, Dorothy. Tom and his
wife are the pleasant side of thirty, and the chill
dren passing and nearing ten.
Tom comes from business the tive-thirty train
and enters his pretty villa pantingly. "Wheres
your mother, child?" he asks of Tom, who is spin
ming top on the hardwood floor.
Next door"
We'll, and tell her to come back quick. I've
got to go to the city on the next train
without your dinner?"
Don't stop to ask me whether I'm to go without
my dinner not. Run when l ask you. Tell your
mother l have just half hour. She'll understand
Tom into the Ogdens, where Mrs Harriott
has gone for little chat
Mrs Harrott does understand. She rises hur-
riedly: Il know what that means Kate. He's
been invited to some dress dinner and he's prob
ably got the bed room in such by now that
I'll be unable to get in
Oh is he like that, too? Joe is a whrlwind
when he wants anything in hurry"
Mrs Harrott enters the house, and hears sound
of wild commotion up-stars-wild commotion
companied by wrathful words: Not decent shirt!
Not one! Consign it to everlasting obivion!"
Mrs. Harrlott rushes upstairs, and finds Tom,
stripped to the waist roofing in his bureau drawer
The Hello ool love WherG are you ggong
I'm going to spend the evening at home, while the
boys eating a dinner at Demonico's. Can't
find shirt at all. Don't care to go in my Under
shirt to place like Delmonco's."
Perhaps if you look in the drawer below you may
find it She steps forward while he stands helpless.
why don't you label the drawers?"
His wife looks at him pityingly. you've kept
your shirts in the third drawer ever since we were
married.
Il suppose So if you say so; only that makes
out a gibbering baboon."
Tom hastily yanks shirt out from the pile and
holds it up front of himself critically. Call that
a dress shirt? Better give it to the ragman when
he comes again. No use! l can't go to that
dinner"
Alice goes to the pile and extracts one "Here's
If you wouldn't always take them off the top
you'd make them last longer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

burglar followed His Honor's glance. He did not
see the clock he thought to see but in the succeed
ing second he beheld dazzling flash of light and
heard deafening report.
Fooled! by Heaven!" he cried, and he
wished to shoot. But he could not. His arm seemed
paralyzed. And heavens! how weak he was. His
dark lantern crashed to the floor He put up his left
hand to his right shoulder and touched some fluid,
warm-and sticky. What had become of his pistol?
All there it was, lying the carpet at his feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

"Oh" he gasped, and looked at the Judge. The
still smoking muzzle of another weapon was pointed
at his heart, and His Honor's cold sardonic smile
Knocked him from behind it.
Il am afraid that you are rather badly hurt, ,,
The burglar sat down, already half a-swoon.
The Judge rose placed his revolver back upon
the desk, and crossed the room. The burglar heard
the tinlle of bell, then a girls anxious treble
crying out, Papa, papa! What was that noise?.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

What is this dinner, dear? Am invited?"
"Why, of course not! It's dinner the boys are
given to old Borden before he goes to South Amer
ica and never heard word about it until to-day.
No there at all
Why don't you ever have women at your din
nerS?
why don't you ever have men at your lunches?
Where's my tle?"
Top drawer right hand, front, in box This
"Myl you say that if you'd learned it by
IN teach it to you if you want, and then you
won't have to ask me-
and throws them on the bed. Alice, pick one
out while hunt for my patent feathers. When
grow up III have place for everything"
I'm afraid you never will grow up, Tom dear"
Tom scuds into the closet and finally darts out
with patent leather and russell shoe.
He sits down chair and puts both of them
on looking over his shoulder the while at Alice
who is laying out his waistcoat, coat, and tie.
He scowls at her. Then he growls at her.
Il don't want a black tie with white vest"
"lou certainly haven't io time time 81 to get your
More scowls and growls. What kind Of
housekeeping is that? l was counting on that
white vest.
His wife smiles at him. "What do you care
how you look among lot of mem"
What do you care how you look among a lot
of women? Huh? And, anyway, I'll not be
among lot of men tonight. | can't get that train
Might well make up my mind to eat measy
dinner at home.
Tom Harriott you can get ready for your old
dinner by yourself! It's bad enough to be deserted
at moments notice without having table
down. She leaves the room and goes down! stars.
Tom looks at the clock and sees that he has only
and says: Alice was brute. I've had hard
day, and l spoke hastily. Come back and all will
be forgiven. Oh hang it all
Alice comes up stairs again. signing do you
know, Tom, | could go from here to Boston without
getting tired as it makes getting you off any
where: What's happened!
What's happenede Don't you see? Put on
would have gone to New York and been the laugh
ing stock of everyone at the dnner?"
We'll, why don't you take it off, dear
That's what I'm going to do. If had shoe
bag"
Well il kept 'em in it, then"
you should"
Tag! You're it. Always the last word.
!. !.
You're woman, all right
He laughs. M "
And you're man, dear ~ y
She signs.
Come, cheer up Alice. The M
worst is yet to come. l -
haven't got away yet WEG
We'll l wish you'd hurry. WM II
Dinner is ready, and the chill n.y. "A
dren are hungry $ %1
Think of me having to wait IE
an hour for mine I'M
He finds and puts on the ~ fcAM -
other patent leather. AN ~ WSSH
Yes, but think of its being N$\<t }ss INN
a Delmonico dinner when it Mn Z Y1NRNl
comes. y&N\NN y lN Y
"Oh, well, they're not so NZNNNN w
much. Honest, I've had bet fAAE I'M
ter dinners at home Ma1 NJ lsNAV
MeaSly ones? -
Lord! what memory you %SN M&S
have!" EBS&
will you bring anything sS
home for the chdren?"
What, you mean food? No, N~~>>~Ss~~
ANYTHING makes me sick it's
to see man stick lot of cake
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-26
Frank Saunders, a Barber, At
tempts to End His Career,
But is Unsuccessful
HAD LOST MONEY GAMBLING
Such is the Statement of Mrs. saun-
ders, Who Says That Her Husband
Had Lost All of His Wages for Two
Weeks-"III Give You a Christmas
Present You Won't Forget"

'I'll give you Christmas present
you won't forget were the last words
of Frank Saunders, 3O5 South Second
street, before he lapsed into uncon-
seriousness early Christmas morning,
after swallowing one-half ounce of
chloroform in an attempt to end his
life. Saunders, who is a barber by trade,
had been drinking heavily, and, accord
ing to Mrs. Saunders, had been gambling.
The wife believes that it was because
of the loss of his money, all that he had
earned in two weeks time, that
prompted the act.
At 1873 Christmas morning police
call sent Desk Sergeant Gtoodale. an Of
ficer, and physician to the Saunders
home. The man was unconscious, and
the wife hurriedly explained that her
husband had told her he had taken
chloroform The drug had then been
in his system sometime, and an exam
ination by the physician, and an in
quiry as to the amount taken, led the
doctor to surmise that absorption was
already pretty far along. The smell Of
whisky also showed that the man had
been drinking.
Had Threatened Wife's Life.
According to Mrs. Saunders, her hus-
band, at another time, had threatened
to take her life, and on one occasion
she had been forced to jump from a
window to escape him. She feared his
actions when he returned to conscious
ness and for that reason the police
took the man to the Singleton hospital,
as a county charge. Saunders was ur-
der the influence of the drug until
about daylight, when he again became
conscious. He was able to return
home later in the day.
Mrs. Saunders story as told to the Of
ficers, was a pitiful one, altho she still
expressed love for her husband, and
said that there had been no domestic
differences that would lead him to end
his life. The home was recently under
quarantine for diphtheria, and the IA
ther had not been able to work. For
two weeks, Mrs. Saunders said, her hus-
band had lost each weeks wages at
cards, and she had had no money in
that time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-26
THE EXPECTED HAPPENS.

Lack of Northwestern Depot PIanking
Results in Injury to A. A. Moore.
The expected happened Christmas
even when A. A Moore, who was at the
Northwestern station to meet his
friend, Mr.. John Lusch. OF Ackley,
stepped off into space formerly occu-
pied by planking, and fell on a rail-.
striking his head and cutting bad
cash across the forehead. Until last
summer the entire ground in front of
the station was covered with a plat
form. but this was removed, and only
narrow crossings provided in their stead.
1t is an easy matter, especially with
snow on the ground, to mistake the
ground for the usual platform, and if
some fatality or severe accident does
not occur during the winter months it
will be wonder.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-26
SHOULD REDUCE LIABILITY.
Mayor lnsledue Calls Councils Atten
ton to Defective Sidewalks.

ton to Defective Sidewalks.
Mayor Ingledue called the attention
of the city council Friday night to the
condition of defective sidewalks within
the city, and suggested a good way in
which to reduce the liability Of damage
suits against the city, by reason Of in
juries resulting from such walks
The mayor explained that he did not
bring the councils attention to the
matter in a fault-finding way, but
simply as a suggestion AS the coun-
ell we'll knows there are many walks in
the city that should receive repairs.
The mayor thinks that all should be
put in charge of the street commission
err during the winter months, and the
council make him responsible for their
condition. Many caves pipes are
known to drain over sidewalks and
when ice forms the walks are very dan
gerous.
The mayor takes the stand that what
is everybody's business is nobody's
business The council or streets and
alleys committee may direct the street
commissioner to do certain work, but
when not specifically pointed out Moth
ing is done. Mayor Ingledue believes
that with the responsibility resting on
the commissioner, who, in the winter
time, does but little work and draws
his salary just the same, places that
are dangerous could be looked for and
remedied before accidents occur. The
mayor maintains that the cost to the
city, in working as per his suggestion,
would be nothing, while in defending
damage suits hundreds OF dollars
might easily be spent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-26
I Mrieht 411 North Second avenue

r. j. Wright All North Second avenue
this CITY,
In his report Mr.. Wright tells, OF the
imports and exports of the Islands DUR
ing the past six months. and OF open
ings there for American capital.
A limited number of ice plants, ne
writes, would find ready sale. The Is
landers buy United States sooos az
most exclusively, but they nave TO go
to Belize. in British Honduras, Tor
them, whence they are carried to the
islands by local schooners or sailing
vessels. He thinks an effort should be
made to get the goods into the lslanas
direct from the fruit steamers, or at
least In motor driven boats. Ihe chlel
exports OF the islands are cocoanuts,
nearly $4,000 worth out of total OF
s11S,00O in the last six months OF lSo4,
and 100000 for a like period in l9oo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-26
HARRY MORRISON HURT.

Son Of Former Central Machinst In
iured at Bakersfield, Cal.
Word received from Bakersfield, Cal,
by Mrs. Fred Butler of Clemens, an
nounces a painful accident to her
nephew Harry Morrison, young man
of 21 son of c. v. Morrison, for many
wears machinist in the Iowa Central
shops. The Morning Echo, of Bakers
field. a copy Of which was received by
Mrs. Butler, tells of the accident as
follows:
Harry Morrison, son of former City
Trustee c. " Morrison, was yesterday
the victim Of very painful accident
While engaged about his work in the
shops he was caught between two gear
wheels on a lathe and the flesh on his
left arm was sheared from the bone
about his elbow.
"Mr. Morrison was released from his
position after considerable work, but
displayed the greatest Of fortitude,
never fiinching. altho he suffered the
most excruciating pain.
He was taken to the emergency hos
pital to receive treatment and pluckily
refused to take any anesthetic, the at
tending physician sewing up the
wounds and applying the various
dressings with the injured man fully
conscious.
"The accident happened about 8
o'clock and occasioned considerable
excitement, as it was first thought Mr..
Morrison was very badly injured. He
will be incapacitated from work for
some time to come
Later word in letter Is to the effect
that the injured man is doing nicely,
altho a skin grating operation was
necessary in order to assist the heal
Ing process
C. v. Morrison, the young mans
father. worked in the Central shops
many years, and for four years, prior
to his going to California, ten years
ago, was in the employ of the Lennox
Machine Company. For some time Mr..
Morrison was with the Northwestern
at Boone as foreman of the machine
shops. He is now foreman of the
Southern Pacific shops at Bakersfield,
where his son was injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
Play Houses Center Of Attraction for
Nav

Play Houses Center Of Attraction for
Christmas Day.
Both play houses, the Odeon and BIZ
jou, were the centers for large crowds
on Christmas day, and both did an ex-
cellent business. The Odeon was open
for the first time in three years on
Christmas day, the Della Pringle COM
pany presenting the comedy drama,
"Her Mad Marriage" The matinee au-
dience was of fair size, but the even
ing crowd taxed the capacity of the
house.
The Bijou's bill filled that little play
houses capacity three times during the
day. At the first evening performance
the house was packed to overflow.