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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. February 6-May wheat open
ed steady here today at S4asah on a pre-
diction of rising temperature
On liberal receipts May corn was shade
lower at 44Aa%
May oats opened unchanged to a shade
lower at 303sa1a.
May provisions opened weak: pork at
l4.6', lard at I.T21a to 7.T5 and ribs at 18TH.
After May wheat had touched S4ssaS4h
the market experienced sharp rally. A
small increase in the worlds visible supply
caused the shorts to cover freely. and this
started general buying. The high point for
May was reached at s5k. The close was
firm with May up 1sats at s51aaS5s
The corn market was quiet and steady
throughout the day. The high point for
May was reached at Az. The close was
steady with May up a shade at 44ssa44h.
Close-Wheat-May. s5A a S5as; July,
S42s. Corn-May. 447s Az: July. Az.
Oats-May, 303s a 301a; July, 29N. Pork
May: l4;10; July, IA 7219. Lard-May. 1914
1929
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PROPOSED RAILWAY MERGER.
Plans for Hartman Consolidation
Expected 1t Chicago.

Plans for Hartman Consolidation
Expected 1t Chicago.
CHICAGO. February 6-The Tribune to-
day says:
Plans for a consolidation Of the Harri-
man railways have been perfected and q
public announcement b expected soon
Ntminaily the proposed merger includes
only the Illinois Central and Union Pacific.
but the Southern Pacific, now operated
practically az part OF the Union Pacific sys-
Hues
Instead Of the Union Pacific Company
taking control Of the Illinois Central. az has
been reported. II Is the Illinois Central
which fs to get control of the Union Pacific.
This VIII be done through the purchase OF
the Union Pacific by means OF an issue OF
collateral trust bonds.
Ii was asserted positively yesterday that
the plan which e. II. Hartman and Illinois
Central interests have been working on con-
templates offering Union Pacific sharehoid-
ers either $f75 or 500 share for Union
Pacific stock In per cent guaranteed
bonds. with the purchased stock OF the
Union Pacific as collateral security. The
hEaf cial operation will be similar to that
OF the purchase of the Burlington by the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
through a collateral trust bond issue
THE deal will be handled through the
Railroad Securities Company, which was
OF ganized In 1896 by K. H. Hartman and
Illinois Central interests to purchase ILL.,
nois Central stock"
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Government Securities.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, February 6.-The wool market
is in strong position. with moderate de-
mand In evidence. Territories and worsted
woods are scarce. The visiting buyers who
are seeking available grades Of quality are
especially numerous. Merchants are doing
some speculation In secured woods. Fine
clothing territory Is moving somewhat free
ly at 69a72c., while fine medium is taken at
65a6Sc. Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces are
fairly active. Quarter-bloods are going at
S2isas3c. In fair way. as are lf-bloods
at s2a33c. Fer three-eighths 80 and SIC. is
being paid. Unwashed delaine Is passing at
2sa23c.. while fine unwashed Is worth 26a
26lkc. In Michigan fieeces some quarters
are selling at 32c. and three-eighths at
around 33c. Haif-blood IL quoted at 31a32c
A little fine unwashed is going on a basis
of 25lsc
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Amalgamated Copper Featured.

Amalgamated Copper was one of the most
active features of the market, and that
stock together with Anaconda Mining. was
likewise strong. At the same time the cur
rent reports that the Amalgamated Com
pany had largely increased its holdings OF
Anaconda by purchases outside OF the mar
ket. and the other reports that control OF
the United Copper Company had been prac-
tically acquired, went without authorita-
tive confirmation Reverting to the railway
list, there was extensive advance in I'm
ion Pacific stock. which took place on
transactions making 1t one of the leading
issues in respect of activity, and Illinois
Central, which was dealt in yesterday to
the extent OF 200 shares, was unusually ac-
tive today and scored one of the most sub
stanttal advances noted throughout the
whole market.
Aside from the reasonableness of the
proposition there was no more direct In
formation with regard to the absorption OF
Illinois Central by the Union Pacific than
there was yesterday, despite today's strik-
ing movements in 10th stocks. So far as
Union Pacific was concerned, there could
be named, however, the particular incentive
OF the expectations that the next dividend
on the stock will be declared at no less
than 3 per cent, and that the action of the
management will foreshadow further graft
flying distributions of profits either of a
special or a regular character.
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FAILED TO GET LICENSES.
Business Firms in Court to Answer
for Dereliction.

Persons are brought to the Police Court
almost every day for not having procured
business licenses last November. In most
of the cases, however. the personal bonds
of the defendants Were taken. Benjamin
Coleman of 436 18th street southeast was
fined So for failing to get out a license for
his restaurant. George v. Green OF 800
10th street northwest paid S. for not pro-
curing his license as secondhand dealer.
Sam Kee. who did not get license for his
hand laundry, forfeited So collateral
Michael Shea Of 1872 Sheridan street.
charged with falling to get out license
as cattle dealer: Charles A. Becker Of
1434 street southeast. charged with
falling to get his license as an
apothecary and as cigar dealer and Lee
Wah of 10th and L streets northwest.
charged with failing to get license for
his laundry. all had their personal bonds
taken, as they have not procured their
licenses and had them at the time that the
warrant was issued. The personal bonds
of Mary Edelin, were taken to procure her
license for a restaurant within week.
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FIVE ARRESTS MADE.
An Alleged Fraud Investigated by
Post Office Authorities.

An alleged fraud ranking In ingenuity.
breadth of field and financial returns with
the famous Storey Cotton Company case or
the renowned Miller syndicate. has just
been unearthed by the Post Office Depart
ment, and as result there have been ar
rested five persons of financial prominence.
and more are under Indictment.
Those now in the tolls are John l.. White,
Robert G. Ruxton and Clyde Colt, all of
New York; Foster Hooper of Boston and
Frederick Waugh of Philadelphia. 1t is
estimated that these men in the past eight
years. have obtained through an alleged
banking scheme nearly million dollars.
The investigation was conducted on behalf
of the Post Office Department by Inspector
James T. Cortelyou. brother of the Post
master General, assisted by Inspectors Glib
bons and Jacobs
Trust Company, a New Jersey corpora
ton. RuxtOn is a broker. Colt is In
the same business. They are accused of
supplying customers to the trustee COM
pany and sharing in the gains.
Hooper Is said to have been conducting
Boston branch of the concern, while
Waugh Is said to have been the Phila-
delphia manager. The authorities claim
porations. not individuals, and that as a
result the profits were much larger than
otherwise. Fraud is charged, and as the
mails were used to great extent the
OSS oHtCo DSpdFtHenI Is concerned
The ramificationS of the case led to
many cities. Already hundreds of COM
plants have been received at the Post Of
flee Department, but Inspector Cortelyou.
who has had charge Of the investigation
from the beginning. does not believe that
he has heard from more than small per-
centage Of the losers.
When the man with bonds to sell visited
the broker who had money to invest he
would invariably be met with the state
ment that the securities would have to be
guaranteed" says Inspector Cortelyou.
'and the suggestion would be made that
the Imperial Trustee Company was the in
stitution from which guarantee would be
most certain to insure results.
'"The Imperial Trustee Company was ever
ready to underwrite the securities and
would insist that certain amount of the
proceeds OF their sale be deposited with 1t
to provide for their redemption at the ex-
piratfon Of the time for which they were
to run. This was thoroughly businesslike.
and no objection could be made. Impressed
with the idea that there were customers
waiting only for the guarantee, the Gus
toners usually put up the money demanded
as a fee and turned over the bonds to the
brokers. who undertook to dispose OF
them. In some instances the fees amounted
to thousands
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Market Was Exceedingly Firm
Throughout Day.
SOME SHARP ADVANCES
Anthracite Shares Advanced Despite
Outlook
UNDER THE LEAD OF READING
Great Northern and Northern Pa
cifc Were Active-United States
Steel Strong.
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 6.-The general
stock market opened and held exceedingly
firm during the greater part of today's busi-
ness session, while those individual stocks
which have been the subject recently OF
rumors of one description or another, and
stiIl others affected by particular circum-
stances. advanced very sharply.
Grouped under the latter classification
there might be named the anthracite coal
shares, which, while there was no apparent
change In the circumstances relating to the
threatened labor troubles In that direction,
all made substantial advances under the
lead of Reading.
Not a great deal OF attention was at
tracted by Washington intmations that the
President was observing the labor situation
in the coal regions, and was meditating In
PREVENTION toward settling the threatened
difficulties, and the chief influence In the
recovery in the anthracite shares appeared
to be the belief that the parties in immedi-
ate interest would be able to settle any
dispute that may arise between Themselves.
The bituminous coal stocks, while steady,
did not show such extensive movements as
those noted in the anthracite group.
SO far as the stocks the course of .Jhtch
has been more or less Influenced by rumors
were concerned, IL could not be said that
there was any further confirmation of the
reports In question than was derived from
the dealings In them today. There were
particularly smart advances in Great North
ern preferred and Northern Pacific.
and the United States Steel shares were
likewise decidedly firm. At no time.
however. during the reactionary movements
in the stock named has there been much
shrinkage In the belief that negotiations
were well advanced between the Great
Northern railroad and the United States
Steel Corporation relating to the ore land
holdings of the former company,
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BOARD IN SESSION.
National Society, Daughters of
American Revolution.

The national board of the Daughters of
the American Revolution Is holding it's reg
ular monthly session in the board rooms of
the D. A. r. today, and the sessions will
continue through Wednesday and Thurs
day. The business under consideration is
purely routine. The jamestown board Will
meet some time this week and look at
plans for the new building which the D. \.
r. will erect In jamestown.
Mrs. Donald Mclean, president general
of the national society, reached the city
last night after long tour lasting over a
month among the northern chapters Of the
D. A. r. and presided at the session this
morning.
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Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. February 6.-Cotton-spot
in fair demand: prices thirteen points lower:
American middling fair. 636: good mid
ding, COZ: middling $3.50: low middling.
$40: good ordinary. $50: ordinary. $50. The
sales of the day were 10000 bales. of which
LOCO were for speculation and export, and
included $500 American. Receipts, 5000
bales. including 1890 American Futures
opened easier and closed steady; American
middiing, g. 0. c., February, STA; February
and March, 5.74; March and April, 57T;
April and May. $50; May and June, $50;
June and July. 5.S5; July and August 5.S6:
August and September, $751; September and
october. 562; October and November, SIS;
November and December, 5.52
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sa1es.-Regular call. u o'clock noon-washington
Rwv. and Elec. Is. 81. 900 at ssh. 81 900 at ssh
81 900 at ss!1. $1,000 at ss1s. $1,000 at ss14.
Potomac Elec. Lit. 5s 81 900 at 1864.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 30 at SOY. 80
at SOS. 20 at s0A. 20 at s9K, 80 at s9A, IL at
90. at 30 so at 30, 3 at 3d. Is at S9M
Metropolitan National Bank 10 at 335.
Riggs National Bank. 5 It $780,
Second National Bank Rights at 81
Washington Gas, 25 at 11A. % at 8lS. 25 at
61h.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1871. 10 at 1e1. 2
at 1872.
Lanston Monotype 100 at IA, 100 at "A. 100
at a. 100 MT 14k. 10 at 14k.
Greene Copper, 100 2SA 100 at 2SA 100 at
2SA, 100 at 2sA, 40 at 2s1s, 100 at 2SA. 40 at
2sh.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, February 6.-The cotton
points In response to slightly disapp ointing
cables. but quickly rallied on buying by
leading local operators and covering OF
shorts, with prices during the middle OF the
morning about to g points net higher.
There seemed to be some southern selling
In the local markets. but New Orleans ruled
firm and higher and rumors were circulat-
ing that long lines the bears have bean gum
ming for were liquidated on the break of
yesterday. while large interests were once
more coming to the support of the market.
Futures opened steady. February, 10 So;
March. 1890: April. 10.7O-72: May. 1919;
June, 10.S0-S5; July. 1887; August. 1916:
September. 1870 bid: October. 1925
The market at midday was three or four
points off from the top, but steady in tone
and a couple of points net higher on con-
tinued demand from local professionals and
shorts.
Spot cotton quiet; middIing uplands IL %;
middling gulf. 11.50.
Estimated receipts at the ports today, 81
600 bales. against 30. 023 last week and II, sos
last Year. For the week, 125.OOO bales
against 124.947 last week and 91,742 last
year. Today's receipts at New Orleans,
p.S4S bales. against g. 143 last year, and at
Houston. 9,937 bales, against 2,906 last year.
Spot closed quiet. 10 points lower; mid
ding uplands. Ills; middling gulf, 40;
no sales.
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex.
enhnges washington office. No. 713 14th st. NV
NEW YORK COTTON EyCuANcE
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FIRE REPORT.
Chief Belt Gives the Figures for the
Month Of january,

Chief Belt has submitted the following
report Of the transactions Of the fire de-
partment for the month Of January, 1905:
"Ninety-four alarms OF IRE were received
during the month. OF this number, 81 were
bell alarms. of which IL were false. and ~
were local alarms.
"Of the actual fires. 80 were in brick
structures. 10 in frame structures, 4 In
brush 2 Of trees. OF rubbish, In electric
motor car. Of naphtha lamp. of grass
and In woods.
'"The estimated damage done by the bell
alarm fires was n1,64T to property
mated damage done by the local alarm
fires was $2.143 to property covered By an
insurance Of $50. $50. The total estimated
loss. $4,000, was over per cent OF the
total insurance, $240070"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06
The World of
Finance and Trade

Erie, LIST preferred. 70.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, COM. 37N.
Missouri Pacific. 1915
National Lead. s5N
New York Central 149h
New York. Ontario and Western. So.
Norfolk and Western. SO.
Pressed Steel Car, 62K
Railway Steel Springs. 6O%.
Rock Island, common, 27%.
Rock Island. preferred. 101.
st. Louis and San Francisco, second
preferred. son.
Southern Railway, Az.
Wabash, preferred, AGA.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. February e,-wHEAT-
March. s7A: May. SsSs; steamer No. red, SRA
SIN: receipts 10000 bushels; southern by sample
73a7s; southern grade, S1haS6
C0RN-Easier: spot. 4sa4Sh; February, 4sa4s1s;
March. 4slss4s%; May, 4s5ss4sH July, 5OT;
exports, III $50 bushels; southern white corn,
431sa4sta; southern yellow corn, 43a47%.
OATS-Steady No. white, 36I1a37; No &
white. 35tea36; No. mixed. 35as5h receipts,
81, 40S bushels
RYE-steady; No. 2 western, u export, 74a75
domestic; receipts. 10.737 bushels.
HAY-Quet, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady unchanged
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To Investigate Valencia wreck.

The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor has
appointed special commission to iayesti-
gate the wreck Of the Valencia. The COM
mission will consist OF L. o., Murray, as
sistant secretary. and Herbert NJ Smith,
deputy commissioner OF corporations, snd
the commandant OF the Bremerton navy
yard MeSsrs. Murray and Smith were
members OF the Hiocum Investigating COM
mission. They with work Independently OF
the Investigation being conducted by the
steamboat inspection services.
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ASSISTANT APPOINTED.
n. F. Ashton to Be an Inspector il
- Government Printing Office.

The announcement was made at a late
hour this afternoon that Mr.. Charles A.
Sttllings, public printer. had appointed Mr.
H. F. Ashton Of Chicago. now employed in
the bindery at the government printing Of
flee. as assistant inspector to Chief In
spector Charles F. Brown. and that he
will be attached to the personal staff of the
public printer. The appointment will date
from February 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06

Jesse e. Freysinger. who last year mani
nged the Holyoke, Mass. base BAH team,
died yesterday at Wilmington. Del. He waS
recently operated ON for internal trouble.
but hemorEhages set In, which resulted Ia
his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06

w. II. Marshall has been elected president
OF the American Locomotive Company He
Is now general manager OF the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern railway. He sue
ceeds the late Albert ]. Pithin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06

Furnished by w r. Hibbs & Co.. bant krs
and brokers, 1919 + street. members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
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Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
AT the close of the stock market at s
o'clock the following stocks had changed in
price since the above quotations.:
American Locomotive. rs.
American Smelling, 164h
Baltimore and Ohio, 114N.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, SO.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, 73A.
Consolidated Gas, 179h.
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Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. February Q. - Wheat
Spot nominal: futures steady; March, IS.
10asd.; May, IS. SGD July. Is. 3d. Corn
Spot quiet; American mixed. new, A. ID:
American mixed. old. As. 3d.; futures
steady; March, As. 1Tsd.; May, As 24sd.
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TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS
CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished BY e. R. Chapman q Co. e. h
Chapman mansger), members New York stock sx-
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Todav's Goyernment Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $767 oil: government receipts
from internal revenue, sf67.016; customs
$S10, 1876: miscellaneous, $57,944; expendi-
lures, 81, $50 0O0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06

Readers of averages will probably say
that the markets tendency is still upward.
According to records. it has In that case
followed normal course since the slump
last week. There was a sharp recovery
from the bottom on Tuesday Of last week.
Then there was irregularity and another
break, but on the second break prices did
not go down to the last low level. and there
was also a marked hardening on the second
decline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06

Apparently much VIII depend on the ma
ture and import of the deals 1t Is more
than doubtful is the market would accord
a gracious reception to one involving the
manufacture Of new securities on an ex
tensive scale. 1t Is also probable that II
order to induce such buying as will Absorb
the deal-makers' stocks. the developments
must be intrinsically and really valuable t.
those stocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06
Today's Cotton Summary.

quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes Washington office. No. 713 I4th st. NV.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-14
-. UhUMIa sA1n.
Won High Favor al sRs cord j ysseSj
Meeting in Iamesburg.

DR.. Frank Crowther, of this city,
has again won high favor as a speak
er outside of his home city and his
address at the district meeting of Odd
Fellows under the auspices of Fidel-
ity Lodge No. 141, at Jamesburg
last Wednesday night was the event
of the evening and one of the inest
eve given in Jamesburg.
DR.. C%rowther. who is the grand
warden of the /. o. o. f., was, E
cording to the account of the AFFAIR
published in the Freehold Transcript
1.-The bright star of the evening. His
address vas voted the most masters
ly one ever delivered at a similar
meeting in Jamesburg. He proved
himself a capable story teller and
kept everyone convulsed with laugh
ter. He made a great hit with about
a dozen solos, pathetic and humor-
GUS. He also entertained the ladies'
with comic songs and funny stories
while the latter were at lunch. Great
applause greeted his efforts. Grand
Guardian Thomas e. English, oe
Ridgewood, responded with a few
words" .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-14

Governor Has Called Special Meet
ing of Board Of PardOns.

NEWARK, May 14.-Word has
been received by James NJ. Trimble.
of Newark, counsel for Mrs. Anna
Valentino, under sentence of death
for the killing of Mrs. Rosa Salza, of
Hackensack, more than a year ago,
that Governor Stokes has called a
meeting of the court of pardons for
next Thursday to dispose of the case.
Mr.. Trimble has already prepared
many a~fidavits, including that of the
woman herself, by which he expects
to save his clients life. The afidavits,
the lawyer said, would show to the
court that Mrs. Valentino was de-
Tending her own life when she killed
the Salza woman.
Governor Stokes Office mas been
flooded during the last few weeks
with petitions from all classes OF
persons who do not favor hanging a
woman They all ask that Mrs. Val
entina's sentence be commuted to
life Imprisonment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-14
Colhy Cnndidates in Bergen.

HACKENSACK May 14.-Follow
ing the announcement of the candi-
dacy of George l.. Record, under the
Colby reform republican banner, for
United States senator comes the an
nouncement from C. Van Husen Wit
beck, an editor of Hackensack, and
Otto j. Strasser, of East Rutherford,
of their candidacy for assembly under
the Colby colors, in Bergen county.
The announcements appeared in a
Hackenslck paper on Saturday as a
advertisement. and with 1t were
the principles which the candidates
propose to stand for.