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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

near future VIII huDpl an 4tllClltlllltllL
10 the constitution raising from 100000
10 $4,000 the minimum amount of CAPT
tai necessary for banks applying for
membership
The Liverpool and London and Globe
Insurance Company of England reports
that up To and including June 90, l ,235
risks ont of a total of 200l risks in
volved IN the California conaagra tion
of last April had been paid at an ex-
penditure Of $l,99,749
Stockholders Of the Edison Company
of Boston viii he given the privilege
this fall OF subscribing for new stock.
IT is expected that the increase viii be
at least 10 per cent. The last issue was
made in 1901. when the capital was in
creased 10 per cent the new shares be-
ing offered at 800 a share
Under the terms of the proposed
merger Of Chicago elevated roads
through g holding company by exchange
of securities the holding company would
DE capitalized at 100000 the $4,000, 600
of underlying bonds and guarantees
not being affected.
The Bank Of Habana, recently organ
lied by important banking interests in
New York. Paris, ard other European
cities, is expected 10 begin active bust
ness in Havana during July. The bank
has an authorized capital Of 5000. 900. OF
which half has been paid in. The be-
lief is expressed. according to a dis
patch from Havana, that the bank will
take an active part in transactions
which will facilitate an increase in
Cuba's foreign trade. particularly with
the United States.
A cable says London bankers are pre-
dieting the annexation of Santo Do
mjnso and the payment Of all claims
AGAINST that island republic by the
United States Of America British bond
holders would not consent to reduce
their claims I'm order 10 get q settlement
and threaten 10 attach the $500. 600 or
more of DOMINICAN money collected un-
der the aTrangen. ent and now on deposit
in the National City Bank in New
York. if any attempt should be made tn
cut down the amounts secured under
tho International arbitration awards OF
July a, 1904.
-
the second installment of the big Rus
sian loan negotiated prior to the assemb-
ling Of Parliament is due August /. and
the outlook in Russia has frightened the
holders into refusing 10 pay in any
further cash, The situation has evi-
IDENTIFY caused as much alarm among
the fuaaciers who underworld the loan
abroad as il has at the Treasury.
Finance Minister Kozovsoff has been
b0mbarded by kilograms from French,
English, and German bankers urging
upon him the necessity of supporting
the market,
The japanese government viii pur-
chase the six private railroads, accord
ing 10 the law authorizing the purchase
of important railroads in the Empire,
on October /, November I, and Deem
Der ]. two roads being purchased on
each day The purchasing price viii
amount 20 about SIS, 600 600. The gov
eminent viii allow interest at the rate
of per cent per annum on the purchas-
ing price of each railroad; but as the
bonds Of these payments may De issued
within five years the government viii
not Issue them until the time il deems
appropriate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

r. Y Harper president OF the AmeU-
can Bank. has returned from a trip -
North Carolina. taken N The interest
az his bank While away the cares II
management fell upon the shoulders Of
Vice President Saunders, who ably as
sisted Cashier Lynn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

Stockholders Of the Edison Company
of Boston viii he given the privilege
this fall Of subscribing for new stock.
1t is expected that the Increase viii be
at least 10 per cent. The last issue was
made in 1901. when the capital was in
creased 10 per cent, the new shares be-
ing offered at 5000 a share
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29
NEW YORK CURB STOCKS.

touotations furnished by Charles O. Gates
Co.. Munsey BulldinEl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

gooi trip in the fall II would hardly
be possible 70 spare both him and Pres
ident PaBzer at the same time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

II. = Rldfn0uT tie capable hlancI2I
lexicon Of " D. Hibbs * Co.'S office,
gees TO Atlantic City for his summer
trip
Franklin Waterman. broker viii do
Niagara and the Thousand Islands AS
only big things are IT, his line the Falls
viii not seem SO wonderful
J. Gales Moore cashier of the Metro
poIiran Bank. viii stick pretty close 20
hls desk an summer but contemplagts a
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-07

Is 1t true that many canned cattle
are now killed outside the city and their
carcases shipped In with tumors and
cancers still attached?
Why do Kansas City and other
points ship their tuberculous, lumpy.
jawed ana cancer cattle to Chicago?
Why Is It that diseased cattle can.
not be shipped to any point east Of
Chicago?
Why Is It, and by whose orders was
It that after the city inspectors had
condemned 10 lumpy.jawed cattle
that they were released?
BY whose orders was It done?
Is there another city besides Chi.
cagO that will even allow lumpy.
jawed "critter' to enter It?
Is It not true that In st. Louis each
lumpy.jawed beast means fine Of
$500. and that In Toronto. Canada, the
beast and even Its hide are destroyed?
In view Of the fact that the Health
Department has officially stated that
So per cent Of the meat condemned
by the city was afflicted with tuber.
culosis. why have the city inspectors
been ordered to discontinue the work
OF condemning and destroying II?
Tho Beef Trust has caused a big
raise In the price Of shoes. The al.
nged beef trust controls incidentally
the domestic hide market. which Con.
gress closed practically for the benefit
of the beef trust by clapplng u duty Of
Is per cent al valorem on foreign
hides. The alleged beef trust, accord.
} Ing to Associated Press dispatches,
now also controls the domestic tanning
industry. Hence the beef trust fixes
now the cost OF the leather, the raw
material out OF which shoes are made,
and hence IL controls both the prices
OF shoes In the domestic market and
In the export shoe trade, built up at
great expense by our shoe manufac.
turcrs.
Furthermore, II Is common knowl.
edge that the domestic price OF butter,
eggs, butterlne, dressed poultry. the
grains, fruits, vegetables, apples, pota.
toes and probably other foods Is resu.
lated largely by the same trust Of cor.
poratiOns.
This Is logical and unavoidable at
present. II Is due In part b special
privileges OF lower rates In the ship.
ping, private refrigerator lines, i'm.
mense grain elevators and cold-stora &c
plants scattered at the strategic points
and In part, no doubt, 10 the sheer
brutal force OF unlimited millions Of
dollars; a power welded by a few per.
sons whom society does not hold per.
sonally responsible at present.
~6
The Beef Trust IL sending money into
Germany 10 stir up strife and force
the government 10 permit the lmporta.
tlOn Of It's meats.
~d
The Beef Trust laughs al pure food
laws.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-07
A Prominent Chicago Physician, Addressing
the Chicago Medical Society, Arraigns
Stock Yards Conditions.
He Predicts an Upheaval Among
the People Unless Things
Change.

1nsanitary conditions IN the stock
yards were severely censurcd by DIR.
Arnold {. Klebs In lecture on "Con.
sumption and the Home" given In the
Public Library under the auspices of
the Chicago Medical Society.
'Some day these insanitary condi.
tions out at the stool; yards will cause
n great upheaval In Chicago" he said.
''They are directly responsible for n
great deal Of the tuberculosis now
prevalent In Chicago. and I firmly
believe that one Of the greatest strides
that can he made towards stamping
out this terrible disease Is to bring
about proper conditions ut the stock
yards
The Beef Trust will find It hard
to get a resting place when the peo.
pie Of this country rise against It.
az they surely will. The people OF the
whole world are crying for Its exter.
minatlon.
~eEA
When tile Health department report
tons and tons OF tuberculosis beef In
the market and then let's It's emergency
inspectors go In the midst OF the fight
on disease and death.
Something must be doing.
Has the city administration changed
front on the destruction Of tuberculosis
cattle and their cnrcases?
Is tuberculosis any better for the
people this year than II was last year;
In another column will be found eX.
tracts from the Health Department an.
nual report and weekly bulletins. DO
you think that In the face Of these doe.
uments and the facts they contain that
the city can refuse to continue the In.
spectlon and condemnation Of tuber.
culosls and cancerous cattle at the
Stock Yards?
How many concerns make fancy lard
for culinary use out Of hogs that die
Of cholera?
How many thousands OF carcases
have the city inspectors condemned that
were found hanging In coolers with the
tuberculosis trimmed out?
Where does all the meat that ar.
rives Mt the Stock Yards ut night
come fromy
Whose packing house was II that the
chief meat inspector went into an De-
cember 80 last with orders to arrest
the President OF the concern for steal.
Ing cattle that had been tagged and
condemned?
Did not the President OF this con.
cern surrender % condemned cattle
that had been thus stolen and hidden
away:
How many condemned hogs uaye been
sold as mess porki
Is II, or Is II not so, that some OF
the cattle condemned by city inspec'
tors have been found with their whole
insides one mass of corruption?
Is II not true that the butchers at
the yards are afraid 10 cut some cattle
for fear OF contracting contaglon them.
selves;
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-07

Thanks to the Beef Trust methods,
cancer numbered 1.10l victims In Chi
cag0 In 1905. or 07 more than In 1904
I'm increase of the rate per 10000 OF
population Of 2.03 per cent.
The increase In deaths from cancer
In Chicago In 1908 over the average
for the decade ended In 1904 was 10.l
per cent, ana over the average rate Of
the decade ended In 1854 was 34.l per
cent!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-07
The General Public Has a Fine 0ppor.
tunity to Get All It Wants
of L,
Health Department Finds Cattle In
Trust Coolers with Tuber.
culOsis Trimmed Out.

FOR TUBERCULOSIS. 12 per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw-and 4 per
cont for hoo cl,o1oro -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-07

The Beef Trust IL sending money into
Germany 10 stir up strife and force
the government 10 permit the Importa.
tlOn Of It's meats.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
BOAT TORN
TO PIECES
Government Steamer Slack.
waters Boiler Explodes.
FIVE DEAD AND SIX HURT
Accident Said To Have Been
Caused by Turning Cold
Water Into Hot Boiler.

PIrTSBURG. oct. 1.-THE boiler OF
the government boat Slackwater OK.
ploded near here, completely wrecklng
the vessel. killing i've men. inJuring
six others and creating havoc In lock
No. ~, where the boat was lying when
the accident happened. A derrick boat
lying alongside the steamer and some
construction work being done at the
dam was heavily damaged by the ex.
ploslon.
The dead are John Brady. thlrty.five
years old; Steve sutel, thirty years old;
Albert Bishop, superintendent OF gov.
eminent work at the dam; Clifton Nor.
ris OF Washington. Pa. engineer on the
derrick boat, aud Joseph Cooper OF
Elizabeth. Pa. The badly injured are G.
Campbell OF Economy. Pa. head crush
cd. arm broken and severely scalded.
John Weatherland Of Economy. severe.
~ scalded and bruised; John Rogers Of
Plttsburg. severely scalded. and AN un.
known man from sewlcklcy. who was
slightly scalded and bruIsedp but who
was able 10 go To his home.
The cause OF the explosion Is not
known. and the blame will probably
not be fixed until sitter the coroner's In
vestlgatiOn.
one workman on the boat who es-
capped attributed the accident 20 the
turning OF cold water into the hot
boiler.
The men on the Slackwater had Just
quit work and were loungIng about the
boat when the boiler burst The re-
port was deafenlng. and the ground In
the vicinity of the lock was shaken by
the force Of the concusslon. The Slack
water was almost literally torn TO
pieces. Great fragments OF timbers.
boiler. iron and debris were hurled
through the air and bodies Of the dead
and injured were blown into the river
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
SAVING THE GULLS
Society Kept Man on Island In Champlsin All
SUMMER

Rutland. Oct. l5-After having liy-
ed on a lonely island In the middle OF
Lake Champlain since last spring to
protect the herring gull from hunters
and summer visitors, George O. Jones
an employee OF the National Audubon
Society has returned home.
The Four Brother Islands in the
lake are the only known Inland breed
ing station OF these handsome and val
liable birds 10 the New England states
and the colony was becoming so bad
ly depleted that the society determined
70 protect them and Col. Edward
Hatch, wealthy New Yorker has per-
sonally borne the expense OF the care
taker.
This season 453 young gulls were
raised on the islands. The state board
OF health estimates that the value OF
these birds as scavengers TO rid the
lake c. polluting substances Is great
er than any other agent. The birds
have flown to warmer climes aud thus
Mr. Jones goes away to return next
spring.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
THE LEGISLATURE
Some Of the Things Expected to Be Doing Al
Montpelier This Week.

Montpelier, Oct. i5.-when the legls.
lature reconvenes today II will find
plenty OF work on hand TO keep II busy
and II Is generally understood there
will be no talk OF another recess before
next Friday noon.
In addition TO the routine work OF
the session, three public hearings are
scheduled for this week. On Tuesday
evening comes the hearingo on the week.
ly payment bill. introduced by Mr.
Jackson OF Barre city. On wednes.
day evening the discussion OF the
school district bill by the Farmers
Legislative association and Thursday
evening a public hearing on the bill
regarding registration and licensing OF
automobiles, and providing that towns
may prescribe what highways may be
used by automobiles.
The joint assembly to elect judges OF
the supreme court and other state Off.
GERS is scheduled TO be held Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. No joint reso
luton providlngf for this joint assembly
has been introduced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
BARBER TO BE
DISTRICTATT'Y.
Bennington Man To Succeed
Martin OF Brattleboro.
MARTIN TO BE U. S. JUDGE
Selections Favored by Vermont
Delegation and Names Semitic
the President.

The Vermont delegation In Congress
has unanimously recommended 10 the
president the appointment. OF Hon. J..
l.. Martin OF Braltleboro 10 the POSI-
ton OF United States circuit Judge for
Vermont aud the appointment OF Hon.
Orion NJ. Barber OF this village 10 the
place made vacan. by the nppointmen,
OF Mr. Martin.
The appointment OF Mr. Barber
comes as surprise 10 Bennington
people but will be none the less cor.
daily received. MIR Barber was born
in wardsboro - years ago and has
Oiled several Offices OF Importance and
rank among the leading lawyers OF
the state.
The Boston Herald OF Saturday
prints the following from its Washing
ton correspondent:
Representative David j. Foster OF
burlington, W., today came 10 Wash
ington before starting on a stumping
tour TO West Virginia. lie will also
speak In Massachusetts, at Springfield
and probably In Worcester.
"Mr Foster and Senator Proctor ex.
pect to call on the President tomorrow
To discuss a successor TO District Fed
eral Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler. The
President wants to appoint ex.Assis.
tant Secretary OF the Navy Charles II.
Darling, now collector ri customs at
Burlington. Were the Vermont sena.
tors and members willing to indorse
Mr. Darling, there would be no doubt
Of his appointment. II Is probable,
however, that either o. NJ. Barber OF
Bennington or District Attorney
James L. Martin OF Brsttleboro will
be Endorsed. "
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
HORROR AT
HONGKONG
Steamer Hankow Burned and
Hundreds Perish.
CARGO AND PIER LOST
Seventy.Iive Corpses Taken Out
by Fire fishtsrs-Europsa
Passengers Saved.

H0NGKONG. oct. i5.-The steamer
Hankow. which was burned NJ her
dock here. carried 1900 Chinese pas
sengers. men. women and children.
and seven Europeans and n cargo, In
Guiding 800 bales Of mating. 800 bales
OF raw silk and 400 bales OF waste
silk. The vessel arrived from Canton
at 3 o'clock In the morning and shortly
aftcrwari her chief officer reported "a
Captain Branch that the ship was anre,
The captain directed the chief en-
gineer TO turn on the water through
the FIRE hose. This was impossible for
the reason that within Ave minutes
after the alarm was given the lIankow
was ablaze fore and aft. Captain
Branch then awakened the European
passengers. who rushed down the
gangway. the ladies In their night
clothes.
The crew was compelled 10 leave the
ship. which by this time wis yerIta.
BILE furnace. The Chinese Storage
passengers were thrown into n fright
full panic. Horrlfylng shrieks and cries
TO save their lives were heard. hut II
was impossible. owing TO the lnilam.
mable nature OF the cargo. Hundreds
were burned TO death. and many 9th.
ers jumped into the harbor aud were
drowned.
Responding TO signals from the Brit
ish cruiser Flora. the naval dock yard
dispatched contIngents Of engines and
assistance. The land and floating
brlgades OF fremen made herculcan
efforts 20 extngulsh the flames. which
leapcd TO a height Of over sixty feet.
The British steamer Pow An had n
narrow escape. A neighborlng pier. a
hundred yards distant. was burned 10
the waters edge Governor Nathan
arrived at the scene and suggested
scuttlIng the ship. but this was found
TO be lmpracticable.
The fire was brought under control
at q o'clock n. m, at which time only
the shell and hull Of the Hankow re-
Alt thNNhAt WIN
covering the dead was then begun.
The fire fighters have already recoy.
cred seventy-fve corpses. Many of
them were huddled together and only
singed. while others were incinerated
beyond recognition. or the cargo 200
bales of raw silk were saved, but badly
damaged by water. The remainder
was totally destroyed
There are many theories as to the
cause of the fire. The first Is that the
fire was caused by the overturnlng Of
the lantern of Chinese boarding
house runner, who came aboard seek
ing customers. The second was that
an opium smoker accidentally set fire
to mating The third Is that II was
caused by the crossing OF electric wires.
A fourth theory and one that Is consid-
cred the most probable is that the fire
was incendiary and was an outgrowth
os a boycott against British river boats.
A majority of the victims were wo-
men. The company owning the Han
kow lost three other steamers during
the recent typhoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
ARSENIC IN y
The STOMACH
Chemical Expert Testifies In
Mullen Case.
IS GRAINS OF POISON
Did Not Believe So Much Of Ar.
senic Could be Eaten With.
Out Detection.

Montpelier, Oct. I3.-The case OF
State VS. Ray Mullen on trial 10 Wash.
lugton county COURT, charged with the
death OF Fred Batchelder at Barre
March 10, by administering poison,
was resumed this morning.
Prof II. l.. White OF Burlington,
medico-legal chemist for the state la
boratory OF hygiene, testified that no
had examined Batchelder's stomach
and intestines and found Is So grams
OF arsenic. He explained the process
by which the test Is made, and showed
glass tubes containing arsenic. Later
he received nine spoons, three ofwhich
were found by tests 10 contain traces
OF arsenic.
Later the brain, liver, kidneys, heart
and two pieces OF muscular tissues
from the thigh we're examined and all
found TO contain traces OF arsenic. AS
arsenic was found In the embalming
fluid, injected into the body before
these latter organs were examined. He
thought the arsenic In the stomach had
not been there more than twelve hours
previous 70 death.
On cross.examination he testified
that he should not think one could eat
a sandwich containing eighteen grains
OF arsenic without noticing the taste.
lie did not think the arsenic could
have been In the stomach thirty five
or forty hours before death.
DR. j. 4. McSweeney OF Barre testi-
fled TO attending Roy Sykes, a room
mate of Batchelder, who was taken i'll
about the same time under similar
circumstances. Hs- called the case
ptomaine poisoning.
DR. B. II. Stone OF Burlington patho-
logist at the state laboratory OF hygiene
testified to examining the walls OF
Batchelder's stomach and the small
intestines, which we're placed in for
malIn. Inc microscope showed crys-
tails resembling arsenic OF which nhn-
tographs we're taken.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
Votes In Case Elections Than Expen
FIR. BARRON TO STAY
Has Not Been Selected Tor the Rutland Par
.sh.


Athls services yesterday Rev. Fr.
A.. j. barron, rector OF 81 Francis de
Sales church, called attention 10 the
recent announcement that 50 Peters
parish In Rutland was 10 be divided
and he was 10 be made rector OF the
new church 10 be established In that
city. All applications for the rector.
ship must have been In the hands OF
Bishop Michaud by noon today aud
inasmuch as Father Barron has sent
no letter and made no request for the
appointment, the statement that he
had been selected for the new parish
must be incorrect.
Any announcement OF the selection
OF rector AT the present time would
be premature for Bishop MIchaud is
III AID no hnal steps will be taken IN.
I'll Nov. Z.
Father Barron spoke feellngly Of
the matter yesterday. He realized
that he had the respect and confidence
OF the people OF his parish and would
regret any change that would break
the existing pleasant relations. The
church had debt, part OF which had
been incurred during his rectorship
aud he did not wish 70 20 elsewhere
until more payments had been made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
W. c. T. U. OFFICERS
Mrs Ida n. Read Of Shslhurne Was Reelected
President.

st Johnsbury, Oct. l3-At the bust.
ness meeting Of the state convention
Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union this morning the following Off
ce-s we're elected; Presi-
dent, Mrs Ida II. Read OF Shelburne;
yice-presidert at large, Mrs E. B. Lund
Of Burlington; corresponding secreta-
ry, Mrs G. G. Davidson OF Newfane;
recording secretary, Mrs A. A. Wy
man; Y secretary, Miss Sarah NJ. FL
rick; l.. T. L. secretary, Mrs f. A.
Kenyon; L. 7. L. assistant, Miss Elsie
L. Pease of Swanton; treasurer, Mrs
T.. NJ. Denny OF Montpelier; auditor,
Mrs II. N. Turner Of st Johnsbury;
lecture secretary, Mrs F. a. Drew OF
Burlington; editor. Mrs f. X. Huse.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-15
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Steady, but quiet; Minnesota
patents, s415d440: winter straights, $3.50a
$780, winter extras, $2S543.3; winter pat
ents, So bM410.
WHEAT-As a result OF strong cables
and bullish Argentine crop news whea'
was &c. to 15c. higher and more active;
December, 81 15-16a& 1-l6c.; May, Sih"
"a 9-l6c.
CORN-Option market was steady with
wheat but quiet; May, i9hc.
BUTTER-Firm: unchanged.
CHEESE-Firm; unchanged.
EGGS-Firm unchanged.
TALLOW-Firm; city, 57sc.; country, 5ss
d5%c.
HAY-steady; shipping, 65a7Oc.; good to
choice. 90d95c.
, STRAW-Quiet; long rye, 65c.
BEANS-Quiet; marrow, 2.3en235i me-
dium, 81 go; pea, $i.65; red kidney. $3.50.
WOOL-Steady; domestic fleece, S5HSsc.
HOPS-Quiet; state, common to choice,
1906 20a24c.; 1906, lA9l6c.; Pacific coast,
1906 17GI20c.; 1905. 12M16c.
POTATOES-Steady; New York and
western, per bushel. 53m55c. do, fair tc
good, per bushel, 4Sm50c. Pennsylvania,
choice per bushel, 55n5Sc.
LIVE POULTRY - Dull and weak.
fowls. i1ha12c.; old ROSTERS. &C.. spring
chickens, l1M12c. ducks, 12G1Sc.
DRESSED POULTRY - Steady; fowls,
choice, l41a015c.; do, fair to good, lie.
cid ROSTERS, 9hc. broilers, nearby, l6Q
iSc.; do, western l2n16c