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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
MOBILE QUARANTINE AGAINST CUBA.

Mobile Ala. FEB 2o.-Dr. Rhett Goode health
ohcer Of this city. said this morning that nodi-
fec form OF quarantine include detention and
inspection. would 80 into effect against Havana
and all Cuban and other tropical ports on March
10 1900 '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABPOAn

London Feb. 20 .. m-The market for Ameri-
can securities dull, with last prices slightly
above the closing of the preceding day Yesterdays
final nrIcns follow. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
London g paris Exchange, Id.
BANKERS,

Are now dealing in and negotiating Amer
lean Industrial and Mining securities on
the London Stock Exchange. A special
department has been opened for introduc-
ing sound and well supported undertak-
ings. Those DESTROYS OF placing securi-
ties on the London Market should COM
municate with the Secretary, London &
Paris Exchange, Limited, Basildon House,
Moorgate Street, Bank, E. {. London,
England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
tions for government bonds compared with Mon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE

Week ended FEB 20 sI2 2iiS7a SlI.o7SS5S ss7iaI52
From Jan l....... s9.5G2 20 90 1876 Isl 1l.ss0Si7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
BONDS.
~ os,Ne cURs QUOTATIONS.

y lots 4sens cents Per SHARE. TEX dividend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
RESERVE FUND.

Washington, Feb 2O.-The condition of the Treas
at the beginning of business to-day was as fol-
lows:
RESERVE FUND
GOLD coin and bullion Observation-Disclosures. sI5o nm mn
TRUST FUNDS TO REDEEM OUTSTANDING GER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARKET.-NIoney on call opened at AZ
per cent highest, per cent; lowest per cent.
last loan 6a per cent: closed 52a6 per cent: rul-
ing rate, AZ per cent. Time money was quoted AZ
ga cent for all periods from sixty DAVIS 10 six
months. Commercial paper was quoted at 5q5I5
per cent for sixty to ninety days 5aS per cent Tor
four to six months and per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed steady
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21

Ito Ha7 rAiaI aAiAs far tn. dAy. enlisted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21
ACTIVE CURB STOCKS

NoUsTRIALs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-21

1sT. 400 Total sales
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
SHE URGES FOLLOWERS
TO SMASH WINDOWS
London. Woman Suffrage Leader, Bar.
rieaded at Home, Haransues Crowd
from Second Story.

from Second Story.
London. May 29.-Mrs. Dora Mon
tefiore, the woman suffrage leader, who
In protest against taxation without rep
resentation barricaded herself in her
Nome at Hammersmith May "a, against
the tax collectors and sheriff's officers,
is still holding the fort during the
day she appeared at an upper window
and declaimed in favor of woman suf-
fragc to the crowd which had gathered
to watch the siege.
She roundiy denounced Chancellor OF
the Exciiequer Asquith as an assassin,
because he stood i'm the way of the adj
thief Secretary for Ireland Rrice and
Captain John Sinclair. secretary for
Scotland, We're also bitterly assaulted.
Mrs. Montetiore informed her hearers
that the women who We're refusing to
pay taxes were taking this course in
order to advance the education OF ;he
cabinet ministers and warned the latter
of the determination of those who We're
conducting the campaign To obtain their
indisputabie rights.
She asserted that the cabinet mipis-
ters who opposed the movement we're
marked men. and suggested that her
hearers break tine windows OF Mr..
Asquith's house.
She would do so herself. she declared
We're il not for the fact that she Was
engaged in defending her residence
against tax collectors and others.
The house of Mrs. Monteflore. which
IL situated near the Thames, not far
from Hammer smith, is barricaded a.id
surrounded by tax collectors and 5ail-
ifs who hope 10 starve her out to effect
AN entrance. Friends of Mrs. Monte
fore, however, are supplying her with
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
SIOUX CITY FIRE
HAD Big EFFECT
Losse. Paid During 1905 Show
Increase Of Nearly
1000. 900,
NEED OF UNIFORM Law
Regrets That the iowa Legislator.
Failed to Enact Bill Before It
Are go Companies in
the State.

Des Moines, Ia, May 29--The al
nual report OF State Auditor Il. Il. Car
roll on insurance business other than
life done in the state of Iowa show,
that Tor the year ending December 81
1903, there was almost double the
amount of losses paid compared with
tho year before.
The losses paid in 1904 were $a,923,.
sl6.6l and for 1906, $4,886. 1861. The
enormous Increase in explained by the
state auditor in his report as beins
partly due TO the big fire loss in Sioux
city IN December, 1904. the losses o.
which We're not paid ILL in January
1908. The amount of losses paid by
fire insurance companies only in
creased from $2.245.6337l in 1904 te
H,1l2,69O.26 in 1905. The fire insur.
ance risks written in 1908 were $685..
662.241.S3 and in 1904. $685., 565. O6A 81.
In his recommendations Auditor Car.
roll strongly urges the enactment of q
uniform policy for fire insurance epm.
panies and calls attention to the failure
or lhe last legislature to pass SlAh 9
DIN. though one was before the com
l:s1ttees on insurance He recommend:
that chapter 8 of the code relating tc
assessment associations is too limited
1' Its scope. as there is no limit to the
amount for which holders of policie.
can be assessed, and further. no limit
to the expenses such companies car
incur.
The report states that since the Unit.
ed states supreme court upheld the
constitutionality of the Blanchard act
prohibiting companies combining to fiji
rates, there have been no complaints
to the auditor of violations of the law
Az the session of the legislature liz
1903 law was enacted requiring thu
auditors department to make an ex.
animation OF all insurance companie.
doing business in the state and having
their home Offices in the state al
least once every two years The re-
port states that owing to the fact tina,
many of the Iowa companies have new
eii been examined the work will not be
completed till July this year at ths
end of the two-year period.
The report shows that there are 1N
fire Insurance companies in the state
not counting 153 county and 19 state
mutual companies. which bring the to-
tai to 290. The report shows an in
crease in fees paid to the auditors Of
flee of $54,095.70 In 1905 and $5O,389. 81
in 1904. In 1906 the companies paid III
taxes to the state $2S7,9O3.92 and In
1904 S267 326
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
ALLEGED DIAMOND
THIEF ARRESTED
Fred E. Mccoy, Painter, L.
Taken Into Custody at
Ottumwa
THEFTs LAID TO HIM
Claimed Tina. He Took Number of
Diamonds from Home of Promi-
nent Citizen. and is Accused
of Other Burslaries.

otunwa, IA. May IL. Fred T.: Me
Coy. an alleged diamond robber. was
arrested here last night by Private De-
teciNe John w. Gray on a warrant
which WIS issued In Constable Ezra
Da.is. charged with the theft of !,
nnrnber of diamonds from the residence
OF W. H. Boston, prominent Ottumwa
citiZen.
Besides This theft Mccoy is believed
TO have perpetra,ed the burglares in
ihe homes of FORMER Mayo d. A. La
force. Or. l.. j. Baker. and w. Webster.
ana attempted entrances into the homes
of A. G. leighton and w w. Ennis.
Mccoy. while denying the theft of the
diamonds from the home of MIR. Bos-
ton, is expected by Detective Gray to
give up the whole story OF this and th.
Other thrfts.
The robberies We're committed about
month ago, anI McCoys capture was
ONLY effected after the most strenuous
work He was engaged Il painter at
the Boston home. and by this means. it
is alleged, discovered the location of the
Naluabies, After Il months absence
from the city he returned last night
and MS capture WaS effected.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
LID ON At LOUISVILLE.
For the First Time in Many Years the
Kentucky Town Was Closed
UP Tiqht.

Louisville. Ky. May % Scores of
corner pumps with the handles re-
moved and signs derisvely announcing
s"closed, IL is sinful to drink on sun
day" brought home to early rising
.houseloldcrs i'm many sections of the
city the fact that Louisville was for the
first time in many years dry as Tophet.
AS the day Wore ON ii WAS seen that
the state and city authorities We're in
dead earnest about putting on the lid.
The streets and cars We're filled with
aimleSs Sabbath loungeiS drifting from
one point to another vainly seeking the
amusementss and convcmiences To which
they have been accustomed. The alb
sent minded one; We're easily discern
ible by the growth of beard which they
had expected TO have removed, not
thinking to find the barber shops
closed
Every place i'm Louisville and Jeffer-
son county where intOxicants are sold
was with one exception closed tight.
The exception was d park conducted by
IL Hebrew, who observed Saturday as
the Sabbath. He was arrested and will
be tried. but was allowed to- continue
selling throughout the day, doing a
roaring business as the news spread
-Four other places where liquor is
sold had been designated by the Retail
Liquor Dealers association To test the
ia w. AS PIOPIlCLOio VI SiN''N N'saS.
not only arrested, but the places We're
Kept closed thereafter. Besides the sal
looms. all barber shops. bowling alleys.
billiard halls. theaters, grocery stores,
and in fact everything else except no.
tells, drug stores and railroad and street
car lines, We're closed. Two free "sa-
cred concerts" at the largest amuse-
ment park in Jefferson county We're not
molested, but none of the employees was
permitted to work.
The ball park waS crowded with
spectators when the game between
Louisville and Toledo was called. but
after half an inning had been played
the police arrested President Tebea,l.
Of Louisville: President Grlo. of Tole-
do. and all players and employees. AL
though bond was promptly given the
park was ordered closed and resunp-
tion OF play was not permitted. The
validity of the statutes and ordinances
under which the arrests We're made will
be thoroughly tested i'll the courts. but
the authorities declare THAT i'm the
meantime all places coming under the
provision of the laws will be kept tight
ly closed
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
IN GOOD SHAPE.
New York Life Insurance Company Ia
Shown Up to Be 10 Fine condis,o,
BIZ Expert Accountants

New York. May 81 The export of tha
expert accountants who have bes.n *
amiminG the New York Life Insurance
company under direction Of the Fowler
Investigating committee WIS handed 10
the board of trustees by the co:uinittee
II stated that ON December 81. 1908. the
New York Life had balance aelilab BILE
for dividends on participating policies
of S54.0 .i16 and that this balance ex-
ceeds that claimed by the company in
it,, annual report TOR 1905.
We find" Suy the accountants. "thAt
oi, December 81. 1905 the Total asset =
amounted TO s43s..sS.Ol5.,o and fully
worth th;.t sum
THE general administration of the.
company is we'll organized. its manage
menh is sound its methods ard SYSTEM
of collecting premiums are effective and
economical and it's books and records
are Well and accurately kept The in
;uralce reserve total amounts To S3T9,-
iol .063.10 and current liabilities amount
In $3.50. ..'.4n."
The Fowler committee said that it
viii reserve any comment it may have
to make upon this report and that it's
own final report viii De made at the
next meeting of the. board of trustees.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
FRENCH LAD a CLEVER FoaeER.
Passes As Farm Hand and Dupes I'm,
suspectino iowa Merchants.

Fort Dodge, la. May 2S-Charles
Deltour, alias Charlie West, alias John
Webster, is wanted by various mer-
chants and banks over the state OF
Iowa for some very clever forgertes ex-
ecuted during the past six months. So
far as can be learned he began his.
work at Fort Dodge about three months,
ago, and up to the present time has
not been apprehended. Looking like
an awkward country farm hand, he
has experienced no difficulty in passing
checks upon unsuspecting merchants
for sums ranging from SIS to $50.
His method is to hire to some well
known farmer, and after working for
brief time draw his pay in the form
of u check, and, after securing several
blank checks from the counters of the
banks. proceeded to execute checks.
forging in no poor style the signature
of his employer.
Deltour. which is his right name. Isl
full blooded French lad. 10 years Of
age, with dark hair and complexion,
dark eyes ana peaked face. The avert
ed glance of his eyes and his awkward
manner lend themselves easily to his
claim ff a farr,, hand
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
"ETERhAL TORMENT"
IS NOT ABOLISHED
Presbyterian Assembly Refuses t
Strike Words from Westminster
Confession

Des NIoines, la. May 29.-The color
line WIS sharply drawn and the negro
question came Squarely to the surface
i'm the Presbyterian general assembly
today. The committee ON church pollly
submitted II report recommending the
erection of Il synod in Alabama TO in
clude the Presbyteries of birmingham.
Ievere and Rogersville, TO be known as
the synod of Chattanooga. Tho Pres
byteriss arc now included in the synod
of Tennessee.
The .oresbyteries of Birmingham.
Lcvere and Rogersville are composed
of negro churches and the others are
composed of white churches. Tho pur-
pose of the committee Was to divide the
races After a spirited discussion the
subject Mas referred to the next ass IN
bly,.
Dr. w. Laurie. one of the Presley
terrain, commissioners who voted against
the union With the Cumberland chur.a
caused another connection by opposing
the motion to require all commission
e,s to write to all pastors and elders in
their Presbytelies asking them to take
up Il collection for the relief of the
churches which suffered from the Cali
fornia earthquake and fire
Tho committee ON church polity sub
m;ttcd a report recommending that any
member OF the Presbyterian church
renting his or her property for intern
pcrate uses should be disciplined by the
church
The proposition TO amend the West
minister confession of faith by striking
out the words cas-. into eternal tor
mant." was rejected by the assembly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
BODY BROUGHT HOME.
lntern,ent OF Remains of Late Con.
aressman Lot Thomas.

Storm Lake. la. May 2G. The body OF
the late Congressman Lot Thomas WIS
brought here from Los Angeles today
for interment. When MIR. Thomas died,
at the expiration of his term III con..
gress about IL year ago, he was on his
way to California for the benefit of his
health, and the body was placed In a
receiving vault at Los Angeles tenn
porarily. Mrs. Thomas and daughter
Miss Cora. went west about four weeks
ago and had the body brought here for
permanent interment. The ceremonies
We're In charge of the Masonic order.
A dual field meet is being held here
today, the Storm Lake and Cherokee
high schools taking part. a ball game
wss played in the forenoon and this
afternoon various athletic events are
being held. The high school took part
in the meet at Fonda yesterday.
Memorial day will be observed here
on May so. Senator John l.. Bleakiey
Of Ida Grove. will be the orator.
A movement has been started here
to organize the merchants and retail
dealers of the county into an organiza-
ton for mutual benefit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
THEY REFUSE TO BE
lNSULTED BY DONNA
Gar and Ministry to Take No Notice
of Lower Houses Demands, but
Continue to Be- conciliatory.

81 Petersburg May 3l.Ae FORE
Swallowed in the Associated Press dis
patches last night. the government has
decided on it's course ut action with
reference To tn, vote of the lack of con-
ti,lence of the lower hpuse. and its de-
nan for the resignation OF the min
iSlry.
III viii swallow pariainen,'S atfront
and treat ITS resolution simply US II
declaration beyond it's competency and
consequently as not binding upon the
monarch. In other words the govern
ment has decided To ignore the demand
of the lower house and the ministry
will not resign. but neither will p;lrlia-
me..t be dissolved.
Moreover. instead of treating tie Ac-
tion of the lower house Us cause foii
offensc the ministry will continue its
conril;,tory attitude i'll the hope the
storm viii subside and unless p:triia-
ament takes some revolutionary action
the original plan tor proipngation of
the session until il is time for the
summer vacation ut the end of June.
will be carried out. In the meslntim..
the government will offer its own prof.
Gets for solution of the agfarian qIeS
ton. etc. and II they are rejected the
lower house will be allowed 10 ellbnr-
ate its own projects
n" amnesty viii be- granted, but po-
itical prisoners will be released as mp
idly ms possible. The ministry is evil
IDENTITY strongly convinced it's lgrariau
program will win the support of the
conservative interests of the country.
which naturally ar.. frightened al the
universal scheme for the appropriations
of land proposed by the lower house
Both The ministry and cunt canar:lln
ara understood 10 have Joined in u ia.
cison tn adopt TIN" above tactics.
The spirit of the lower house is much
c1lilAcr today AT the opening OF the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
SOCIETY WOMAN IS
DETAINED FOR MURDER
Los Angeles Society Ma.ron Who. AZ
ter Mysterious Shooting, Roamed
Street as III Demen.ed.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 81. Battling
AS any mystery ever solved by ,Sher
lock Holiness. and OF added Interest
because of the high social position ol
the principals. is the case investigated
at the hearing here. ut which Mrs AL
of Mrs. Mamie I.anghor,e Shaw "A
tor WAS questioned concerning the
death OF her husband. Mrs. Storrs is
ROW being detained by the authorities
There are features of the case so
contradictory on the surface that UP
10 the presen, time the best detectives
al Los Angeles Seem to be at sea. So :
eiallN prominent. wealthy and a bride
OF i've months. Mrs. Storrs is lodged il,
the house of detention here in connac-
tion with the case. which some declare
To be that of suicide and others OF
murder.
ON the night of Mr.. storrs' death
Mrs. Steers was found wandering il.
the streets crying: 4 don't know which
one OF hem shot him" She seemed
half crazed and did not remember hav-
ing telephoned to Dr. l. ~ Wheeler.
the family physician. to come to her
home.
The doctor. according to his story.
hurried to- the house and found Storrs'
He had been shot through the head and
had died instantly. The dead man lay
on the OUTSIDE. OF the bed covers. and
ii was evident from the condition Of
the bed that someone had been lying
on the other side from The victim
The pistol. the cartridge in one
chamber of which had been exploded
was round lying two feet away to the
left OF the body.
While the Investigation was in prog
ress Il man who had found Mrs. Storrs
brought her horne and there she re
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
SEASON is FAVORABLE.
Official Crop Bulletin Says Conditions
Are the Best in Past Six Years.

i)eS MONIES. Ia. Mly II The off
cial crop bulletin for the past Week
says.
The average temperature of the week
was above normal. though it closed
with a cool wave and light local frosts
The raiifaii has been ample for present
needs except in II small area in the
central and south central districts The
weather WAS showery. and portions of
the west central and northern districts
were visited by heavy storms which
caused some damage and delayed field
work several days
Generally, however. the conditions
We're Favorable for work and growth OF
crops In the larger par, of the state
the reports indicate that u fair stand
OF corn has been secured and the work
of cultivation is progressing under
favorable conditions. Except i'm three
or -four northern counties the usual
acreage has been planted and gerininn-
ton has been satisfactory. Small grain
crops and grass in meadows and pas
lures have been doing very we'll ex-
cept i'm the limited area where the rain
fall Was deficient
AS II whole the season up to June
has been more favorable than in any
year since 1900
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Iowa will attempt to replace ono
HOSPITAL SHORT OF FUNDS
Woman's Christian Association Of
Council Bluffs Needs More Money,

Council Bluffs. Ia. May 23.-Tlae
city has found itself $4,000 short OF
enough funds to pay for its new hospi-
tai and equipment. The cost was estl-.
mated i'll the first place at $4,000. Oe
that sum $4,000 was advanced TO th0
association as a loan by J. d. Edrnund-
son. of Des Moines. to become Il gift
at his DEATH The women had SIC. 900 III;
their treasury and received $1,000 more
from a private subscription. The cost,
however. has already reached S56,rO0.
and 1000 more is needed to lay out the
grounds. When the women found out
the extent of the outlay, it was too late
to retrench They will try to make Up
the difference by having the churches
give dinners, soliciting donations from
merchants and resorting to other
means for raising the money.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
SUNDAY BASEBALL
HAS COME TO STAY
Such Is the Opinion OF .
Clergyman at Dyers-
vile. iowa.
WILL ACCOMMODATE FANS
Minister Makes Arrangement With
Baseball Management as to Hours
Of Service and Games, So Par
ishionsrs Can Attend Both.

Dyersvills, Ia. May 2s.-Realizing
that Sunday baseball has come TO stay
in his parish. Rev. Father Theodore
Warning. of Dyersville, faces the situa-.
tion boldly and announces change in
the hour of his church services so that
the fans can attend divine worship and
then go to the baseball game later.
Sunday baseball In Dyersville has
become a fixture through long years OF
practice, and so the clergyman has
agreed with the management of the bali
games to hold his services in the after.
noon half hour earlier and the base.
ball magnates will call the game a
half hour later and thus accommodate
all concerned.
The new arrangement. which Is a.
great innovation in Iowa. seems to give
satisfaction to all concerned.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
WILL BUILD INTERuRsAM.
Line Will Be Built Connecting Iowa
CITY and Montezuma

Iowa City. Ia. May 26-1owa City,
Montezuna and intervening, points sent
delegates to an interurban railway con.
vention in this city Thursday. En-
thusiasm reigned. and it was decided
to push the project of building an elcc-
trio line between Iowa City and Monte
yuma as fast and as surely as possible
A personal organization will be effect
ed in june. when the delegates will
meet again in Iowa city. The tenn
porary chairman is J. w. Carr of Mol-
tezuma, who appointed the following
executive committee: Hon. George W.
Ball mayor of Iowa City G. r. Clark.
Montezuma L. Fl. T3ufkin. Lynnville;
III. w. Hatten, Deep River. and Harry
Hull. Williamsburg.
Isaac p. Smith. OF the Iowa City -Ced-
AZ Rapids interurban line. entertained
the DELEGATES; With Il free roundtrip ride
ON his road
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

Chicago is TO have the larges, cleo
sssr light and power station in the
~"rld 1t will consist of steam tur-
b,He plant aud all the boilers are To be
equipped with automatic stokers. so
t:ial 10 manuel handling of the coal
~; he necessary. There will he nm
-.eetrie;l kitchen. where substantial
lseals viii be cooked by electricity for
1isr employees. 'l'nere will be "A refrig-
efafins apparatus. an ice plant. . num-
Aei Of bedrooms, as We'll as locker
scoies batlls and other conyeniences.