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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14
The World Of
Finance and Trade


NEW YORK. May 14-The cotton market
opened steady at an advance of 1s3 points
In response to firm cables, and during the
first half hour worked up to net gain
OF 3a4 points on buying by Liverpool and
New Orleans and a little bun support There
was continued selling for scattering long
account and some pressure from the local
bears owing to the favorable weather map
SO that orders were pretty well divided and
fluctuations were very narrow during the
middle of the morning, although the under
tone seemed firm and prices held at about
the best point
Futures opened STEADY. May. II. "a: July
LILA; August, 1896: September. 1O.66 bid;
October, 1o.'5: November, 1851; Decem Der,
1853: January, 1866; March,. 1O72
The market was quiet at midday, but very
steady in tone. and within couple Of
points of the best. or about three to four
points net higher.
Spot cotton quiet; middiing uplands. 11g5;
middling gulf. 12.20
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
5000 bales. against 1886 last week and 28, :
SOB last year. For the week, 65OU0 bales.
against 11.605 last week, and 139347 last
year. Today's receipts at New Orleans,
1891 bales. against 4, 494 Last year, and at
Houston 7o0 bales. against 3.83I last year.
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished by Atwood yiolett g Co.,
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes Washington branch Office, ia 14th street
northwest.
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LONDON COPPER MARKET.

LONDON. May 14-rhe copper market
was excited today and the demands of
shorts and consumers buying led to a big
jump. Prices opened strong at ESQ g. Cd,
rose sharply and closed at EST. 5s, making
a rise of E3 since May IL.
Tin made an even sharper rise under bear
covering and closed at e212 per ton, show
ing a rise OF fs since May H. the last day
the market was open. The chief reason at
trfbuted here for the rise Is the neglect of
the American operators to cover in time.
1t Is stated that they are now cornered
for material and that It is impossible to
execute the orders cabled here, owing to
the insufficIency of supplies.
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Fo-sEIGN BANK BUSINESS.

LONDON, May 14-Bullion amounting to
912s.o0o was taken into the Bank of Eng
land on balance today.
PARIS. May 1i.-Ciosing: Three per cent
rentes. 90 francs 275s centimes for the ac-
count. Exchange on London, Is francs
1874 confines for checks.
BERLIN, May I4.--Exchange on London.
20 marks 81 pfennigs for checks
Discount rates: short bills, So per cent;
three months bills. 3A per cent
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE Md, May 14.--WHEAT-Dull.
spot contract s7Aas7s4; May, s7lsas7Y; July. 81
asked; steamer No. red, s1taasIA receipts,
on grade Sass.
coRN-Firm; spot, s6a5eA; May. 55@a5s; July,
5aa53A receipts. 4s 29s bushels; southern white
corn. 9oa5. southern yellow corn. 541sa5s1a.
white. 3sa3sla; No. mixed, 37Jaa379: receipts.
IA 5G2 bushels ~ f'
RYE-Firm; 10. western, 67a675s export 71a72
Domestic; receipts, r. 296 bushels; exports u S57
bushels. '
HAY-Firm; No. timothy, 1850; No. clover
mixed 1450a 90.
GRAIN FREiGHTS-very quiet steam to Liver
pool per bushei, Is I'd. May; Cork for orders per
quarter g. Cd. May.
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| One of the brokers at t6day's meeting oil
the stock exchange with the view probably
OF getting rise out OF some one, inquired
casually when Capital Traction stock Waa
reached when the distribution was goine
to be made. So
There was no response, ana no common,
OF any sort followed. as that subject OF
any other that effects stocks does not seem
to possess much interest just at present
What the man was cunning for was %
get some idea when IL Is proposed to re-
imburss the stockholders for the expendi-
lures made for extensions and bettermafltx
It b supposed that the money that has been
spent and is now being spent for such pur-
poses was taken from the current revenues
of the company. and thu theory Is that II
is the purpose following the usual policy
OF the company. to make 1t up to the
It Is supposed In this instance an additioa
VIII be made to the bond issue, and the
receipts from the sales OF these bonds will
be distributed to stockholders in the shape
lar angel Is supposed to walk Is not known.
but as might be inferred, II liz a. matter
OF much interest to those who like to take
fiier In Capital Traction stock
The other day the largest dealer M the
stock and one who has the reputation OF
being careful investor bought over fO0
shares at 145. 1t was presumed from that
TACT that the stock has reached the low
est point for the present at least.
Today 1t was to be had at that level, but
there was not enough demand for IL to find
out how much was In the market at that
Inquire. The bid was a quarter of a point
below.
There was nothing In the rest Of the
list was of any consequence or any
thing to show that any change had taken
place in the conditions The preferred
stock of the Washington Railway and Eiec-
trio Company sold ON. about the same level,
as was the case on Saturday. and an offer
ing of 1000 shares or any part at Ola did
not bring out buyer. and perhaps it would
have created great surprise if such q block
had been taken. although the stock Is
looked upon as cheap at present prices.
The contest that is now going on m New
York city by an independent telephone
company to get a foothold in that city has
resulted thus far in some concessions by
the Bell Telephone Company, which now
has the monopoly. These concessions, as
announced to the merchants association.
involve regulation of its charges by limi-
tation of it's earnings. complete publicity
Of its affairs and a supervision of its ac-
counts by public authority. This is spoken
of as "a regulated and reasonable telephones
monopoly
Tndavte Coveru,,a,,% Denas,,%s ss-
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WASHINGTON Stock Exchanpe.

S4les.-Regular call 10 O'Clock Observation-Disclosures
Rwy. and Elee pfd., s. at 91t5 30 at 9ls 50 at
BIS. at 915, so at 9fS. SCAT 91as.
: Washington Rwy. and Eiec. COM so at 4015
so at 4ok, 80 at 4oSs
Washington Gas. % at eoN. Is at so7s
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1885, 10 at 1865
Lanst0n Monetype,s 100 at lax.
Greene Copper. 100 at 29h. 100 at 29h.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, / at 300
l at 500.
After eail.Norfoik and Washington Steamboat
Mergenthaler Linotype 10 at 1861
Lanston Monotype. 100 at IAN.
(iaS At
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Four children were asleep In one room al
Frank Beattie's homer near Muskegon.
Mich. yesterday when the house was
struck by lightning. A four-year-old boy
and six-year-old girl were stricken blind
by the bolt, and both were also SCARED
about the abdomen. while the other fwQ
children were NOT touched.
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
Liverpool Grain Prices.

AlVeIPoUI 0IdIu Tf1ceS.
LIVERPOOL, May 14.-Wheat-Spot NOM
inai futures, quiet; May, 6s. Sgd; July, 6s
I'D; September. 6s. I'd. Corn-Spot steady.
American mixed, new As 3d.; American
mixed, old, As. SID: futures, quiet; July,
As. 4zsd.; September As. 4ssd.
Hops in London (Pacific COAST. quiet. 60
IS. aG3 los.
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Virginia Postmasters Appointed.

The Following appointments Of fourth
class postmasters were announced TO-DAY:
Virginia--Belfast Mills. Clarence ". Biank-
snsitp; Aangohick. James T. Povell
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers. 14ls f street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by e. R. Chapman Co. "a. q.
Chapman. managerl. members New York Stock En-.
change.
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Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. sl.e4I. $40. government receipts
from internal revenue. 81, 1o2, $40: customs,
se10, 59S;. miscellaneous $3.50. 435 eStsendi-
lures, 81, 100000 "a
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President Barber of the Diamond Match
Company says that he is in favor of re-
ducng the dividend SO that the surplus may
be increased The quarterly dividend of
21s per cent, payable June Is, will be paid
as usual to stockholders OF record of May
81 The earnings for the first quarter of
this year is reported to be entirely salts
factory.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Pipe Line Proposed.

A company is being formed to es-
tab1ish and build a network of pipe
lines over Kansas to carry crude oil
from southern Kansas and the terri
tory to the various towns of the state
to be used as fuel for electric light
ing and heating purposes. Such an
undertaking, it is estimated would
require 500, 100000, and more than
s20,00O,OOO has already been sub
scribed. The benefit of such a sys-
tenn TO the independent oil producer
of the state cannot be over estimated
1t would place him absolutely indie
pendent of the Standard Oil company
as the entire output OF this field would
be handled by the company
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Boiling Coffee on the Top of Entreneh-

than he can tell about his fights, de-
clares the Chicago Inter Ocean All
the officers who know Kelly join in
his praises. But Sergeant Kelly him.
self, when asked to tell about his bat
ties, blushed and stammered and said
that he had never done anything
worth talking about.
Much persuasion was necessary to
induce him to talk of his military
career. He entered in Boston when he
was about 20 years old. That ought
to make him so years old; but he is
not AS a matter of fact, he did not
enlist 80 years ago; in fact, it was
hardly 25 years ago; but the depart
ment allows double time for foreign
service, and, as the sergeant served
a little more than five years in Cuba
and the Philippines, his quota of 80
years has been completed, and he still
is a comparatively young man. He
looks forward yet to many years of
usefulness. but he looks back over a
career that was full of opportunities
for its abrupt ending.
When Kelly joined the army he was
assigned to the Third United States
infantry. That was October 20, 1850.
Enlistments are for five years. Dur
ing this first enlistment Kelly rose to
be first sergeant of his company
something rather unusual. His was
I company of the Third, and it was
stationed in Dakota. Soon after it ar
rived in that territory 1 and one other
company of the Third were ordered,
with four troops of cavalry, to the
forks of the Cheyenne river to protect
white men who were cutting timber
there from the raids and attacks of
Big Foot and his band of Sioux and
Cheyenne Indians.
1T was my first experience with the
Indians" said Sergeant Kelly, land it
was the hottest time 1 ever had. We
had cannped on a fiat near the Chey-
enne river, and when he couldn't Sc
riously annoy us otherwise Big Foot
undertook to burn us up He started
fires at the same time in a circle sew
eral miles from our camp, and they
burned in
But our commanding officer, Capt.
Hannissee, was too wise for Big Foot.
He had already burned a plat three
miles square, where we had pitched
our camp, and the flames didn't reach
us But. my. it was hor in there while
that fire burned. The trees were ce-
tar, and they cracked when the flames
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
An Old Claim Rexixed.

Charles J. Happier AN attorney
from Washington, D. c., has been in
Topeka seeking information-co concern
ing the old Usage Indian Drum Creek
treaty of 1868. He hopes to secure
the Information of which he is in
search at the office of George w.
Martin, secretary of the State Histor
ical society. Happier & Merillat are
the attorneys for the Usage Indians
who have been sued for $180,000 in
the court of claims at Washington
by the executors of Vann and Adair.
Vann and Adair claim fee of $780,
900 from the Osages for services in
defeating the Drum Creek treaty.
which provided for the sale of all
the Usage lands in Kansas for the RI
diculous price of about 20 cents per
acre.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27

AFTER THIRTY. YEARS.
Eventfui Life of a Faithful Soldier
Who Retires on Pension.

Thirty years that 1 enjoyed" said
Ordnance Sergeant Kelly the other
day, as he was packing his boxes on
"Noncom' street, in Jefferson bar
racks, St Louis for hike to Boston,
where he is going into business.
An adventurous life it was upon
which the veteran looked back, and a
queer sort of good time it would seem
to the peaceful civilian, fond of his
ease, and not broken to the whistle
of bullets OF the acrid dust clouds of a
glaring alkaE plain.
But Sergeant Kelly sticks to it that
it was a good time for him, and that
in earning his enviable record under
the flag he has enjoyed life to the
full. Perhaps he has. At any rate,
he has the feeling that a long service
is ended honorably, with every duty
done.
His good times do not sound like
stories of picnics. Among these pleas
urable experiences may be mentioned
fighting for two days in command of a
platoon against a band of Minnesota
Indians who surrounded his company
in a forest and killed the captain and
seven men. Another good time he
experienced was through the attempt
of an Indian chief in Dakota to burn
the camp of his company by settling
fire to all the woods encircling it.
Still another good time" Sergeant
Kelly had was serving Sc hours con-
tinuously in a water filled trench at
San Juan hill, within 800 yards of
the Spanish lines. An equally good
time" the sergeant enjoyed in the
Philippines on more than one occasion
chasing the nimble insurgent through
the rice fields or lodging bullets
which played tattoo on the Amer
lean camp at night
The veteran sergeant is the type of
that good soldier who can fight better
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Cost Of State Charity.

F. w. Knapp, clerk of the state
board of control has prepared for pub
ication a statement showing the cost
II maintaining the state charitable in
situations for the first six months of
he present year. The total cost OF
he maintenance of the nine institu-
los, including the repairs and salar-
les, was divided among the institutions
IS follows: Topeka hospital for in
sane, $75,662.91; Osawatomie hospital
TOR insane, $92.040.41; Parsons asy-
lum, S34, 357.4O; Winfield school for
Imbeciles. s26,090.2O; Clathe deaf ami
1umb school, $2s.02s.4s; Kansas City
blind school, s12,270.60; Soldiers Or
phans' home, Atchison, $17,469.93;
Boys Industrial school, Topeka, $22.-
1897; Girls industrial school, Beloit,
s14,425-SO; total, 1926, 7S3.72.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Accused of Stealing JeweIry.

Vivian c. Evershed, young Eng
wealthy jeweler and who also claims
to have been in the British army dur
ing the Boer war, has been taken
back to Concordia to answer for the
theft of a valuable lot of jeweiry, in
GLIDING diamonds and gold watches.
from the B. W. Wizard store where
he was until recently employed Ev
ershed has confessed and much of the
property has been recovered
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Latest Kansas Events.
Has a Mining Exchange.

A mining exchange was organized
at Baxter Springs with a large mem
bership. There are now Is large
concentrating plants in the Baxter
Springs mining district, and a num-
Der of others in course of construc-
ton About $4,000 people are living
in the camp, and ten drills are con-
stantly at work ON new prospects.
The mines are extending in every di
rection and promise to be as rich as
any in the Joplin district One year
ago there were 20 shafts down to
ore; now there are 100 shafts being
sunk and already in ore. The out
put is chiefly zinc, or Jack but q
large proportion is lead ore OF a fine
quality, and brings $8S ton The In
dams who own the land are becom
ing quite wealthy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
oiIing a Sand Hills Road.

Among the most important i'm
provements ever inaugurated in or
near to Garden City is the oil1ng of
one mile of the sand hills road. This
improvement will cost well up In the
hundreds, but according to the state
ment of authorities will be one of the
most economic moves made in road
building by either the state govern
ment or the county commissioners.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
His Farm Looked Better.

John Milbourn got crazy notion in
his head, year ago, that he would
sell his Cole creek, Butler county
farm of 500 acres at $50 an acre. He
had the CAD microbe and he started on
visit to his old home in Virginia, not
forgetting to stop off in Texas and
Missouri. He wanted to see how the
other fellow lived. When he came
home he lacked up the price OF his
farm to $50 an acre and will not sell
at that.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
For Penitentiary school.

Warden r. w. McClaughry of the
federal penitentiary is making prepar-
atoms for the establishing of a COM
mon grade school at the prison to
educate the prisoners SO that they
will be able to read and write. In
the recent annual report of the Off
GERS it shows that not one-half of the
inmates of the institution have at
tended common school and it has
been found that many of them, espe-
cially the Indians, are unable to read
Or write
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Haskell Institute Crowded.

Haskell institute, the government
Indian school at Lawrence, is full to
overlooking with 100 pupils, and for
the first time in ten years waiting
list for admittance has been estab-
hshed. The last party which will be
taken this year consisted of Il
pupils, seven of whom were Piutes
from Elko, New, the first Indians of
that tribe ever to be enrolled in the
Institute.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Pheasants for the Soldiers Home.

Twelve Chinese pheasants have
been turned loose on the Soldiers
lone grounds. The fowls were shipped
from China and were secured through
Mr.. Travis, the game warden. Six
pairs of the fowls will later on be re-
leased on the Fort Leavenworth reser-
walton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Wellington Makes improvements.

The special election held at Well
ington to vote bonds for improve
ments to the city water and electric
light plants and to erect a city build
ing carried for all three propositions
The total amount of bonds authorized
is $4,000
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Not PersonaIIv concerned.

Waiter asked the man at the
table in the corner near the door,
what are these biscuits made OPP
They look, sir" said the austere,
dignifed waiter, "as if they were made
of Portland cement, but 1 have no
positive knowledge. I have nothing
to do with the modus operandi of the
cookroom. Shall 1 change them, sir?"
Chicago Tribune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
His Mind Was Unbalanced.

Stephen B. Hobson, for many years
a resident of Stafford, committed sui
eide at his home by shooting himself
with a small rifle. He had been act
ing in a strange manner for several
weeks and there is no known cause for
the strange deed other than an un-
balanced mind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
kansas Wheat in CHICAGO.

A trainload of 20 cars of wheat
from southwestern Kansas has ar
rived in Chicago, accompanied by an
exhibit car containing exhibits of pro
ducts of several Kansas counties. 1t
is intended to advertise the great re
sources of southwestern Kansas and
promote immigration to that section.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Proved a Wise investment.

Ten years ago ]. w. Rodgers, of
Junction City, against the advice of
friends and the protests of relatives.
went to Comanche county with 81 300
cash and invested in land The other
day he sold the land for $4,000 spot
cash
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. Hiram Offen-My new cook
was formerly employed by Mrs Swell
man and she claims she left of her
own accord, but 1 suspect she was
discharged.
Mrs. Ascum-What makes you
think that?
Mrs. Hiram Offen-O! because, of
some things she's let fall since she's
been with me.
Mrs. Ascum-What were. they?
Mrs. Hiram Offen-Dishes.-Ph
delphia Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Katy Business Increasing.

Within the past few weeks the
amount of business passing through
the Parsons yards of the NJ, K & T.
has been constantly increasing. Not
only have the shipments of cattle
and meat been large, but the move
ment Of grain and cotton has been
started earlier than usual.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Inevitable Sneers.

IF you do not take care of your
money" said the ant to the grasshop-
per, the world will simply sneer and
ask you what you did with it,"
Yes. And if l invest it and be-
come rich the world will sneer and
ask me where 1 got it.''-Washington
Star.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Wichita Gets Reduced Rates.

The Missouri Pacific has announced
that, the rate on all packing house
products to Arkansas common points
from Wichita will be on Kansas
City basis. This will reduce the rate
To many points in Arkansas six cents
per hundred pounds.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
peeo Water on Bottoms.

Old timers who have been on the
Cheyenne bottoms near Hoisington
lately say that there has not been as
much water there for 20 years, or
since the big cloudbuIst on Decep-
ton creek. Ducks are very numer-
Gus on the bottoms but are hard to
get
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
More Wheat in Eastern Kansas.

Many Jefferson county farmers who
have heretofore not raised wheat are
planting the cereal this year and the
acreage will be much larger than us
ual. The good yield and prices of the
past season explain the increased
acreage
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Franklin County Land Is Booming.

A big realty deal which has just
been closed at Ottawa illustrates how
rapidly land is advancing in Frank
lin county. The 314 acre farm be-
longing to J. A. Eshelman and To-
Gated six miles south of Ottawa, was
sold recently for s17,270, which is an
advance of over $4,000 over the SELL
ing price five years ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Leaves That to Others.

There's one thing about Gayboy-
he knows how to order a good din
ner.''
"'Um huh. There's only one thing
about it he has to learn"
whats that?'
How to pay for it."-Detroit Free
Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
Masons al Topeka.

Distinguished members of the Ma
sonic fraternity from over Kansas and
the west are expected to gather in To-
peka for the regular semi-annual reun-
ion of the Scottish Rite bodies OF To
peAa, to be held there, October 24-27-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-27
MATER.

What put him out of business?"
TOO much firewater."
why, didn't know he was drink
ing mani"
\ He isn't; but when there was a
slight fire in the basement of his store
an alarm was turned in and the fire.
men deluged the place, and he was
without urance."-Houston Post.