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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
INSURANCE RATE INCREASED
General Advance to Replace Losses
on Pacific Coast.

There will be general advance in
fire rates in all cities of the Unit
ed States in the near future to en-
able the companies to recoup in a
measure their San Francisco losses.
Rates have already been raised by
more than a score of companies on
property in New York, the advances
ranging from to SO per cent.
A committee of five has been ap-
pointed by the Fire Insurance Ex-
change to deal with the question of
advancing rates.
Without awaiting the decision of the
committee a large number of COM
panies have increased rates, with the
intention of recouping their San
Francisco losses as speedily as pos
sible. The example set will undoubt-
ediy be followed by all of the other
and the increase will be general, ap-
plying to property in all cities and
sections of the country.
Hall Il Henshaw, New York repre-
sentatives of seven foreign and out
State companies, announced they had
advanced rates from 5 to so per cent.
on property in the congested districts
of New York and Brooklyn.
The Fire Association of Philadel-
phia advanced its premium rates in
the congested central district of that
city 20 per cent and the American
Fire Insurance announced that it had
reinsured in the Commercial Union
Company of England its entire out
standing risks, except the perpetual
insurance. They also had ordered
% per cent. advance in premiums of
risks in the business of New York and
similar action will be taken else
where. With the advance in prem
iums the Fire Association also re-
duced from Is to 10 per cent the
commission allowed insurance brok-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
SUGAR TRUST INDICTED
New York Central Railroad !,
Charged Also With Relating.

The April Federal grand jury, at
New York City handed down seven
sealed indictments in the sugar re-
batting cases. The indictments are
against the following:
The New York Central railway.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany.
The New York Central e Hudson
River Railroad Company and Nathan
Clifford, vice president of the COM
pany.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany, of New York, and C. Goodlee,
Edgar and Edwin Earle. the latter two
being wholesale sugar dealers OF De-
troit, Mich.
The New York Central & Hudson
RIVER Railroad Cemphny and Nathan
Guilford, vice dent, and F. E.
Pomeroy, general traffic manager.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany and the American Refining Com
pany. of New York, and C. Goodlee,
Edgar and Edwin Earle, Nathan Full
foil Nathan F. Pomeroy and Edwin
Earle
The first six indictments were found
under the 'aENkins antitrust law"
which provided penalties of fine
not exceeding $4,000 or imprison-
ment not exceeding two years, for
giving, granting. applying for or ac-
cepting any rebate or concession from
the regular freight rates. as pub
lished by a railroad company as a
common carrier.
The seventh indictmen. found
against Guilford, PomeroT Edgar and
Edwin Earle, charges thea with hav-
ing collectively conspireu tp violate
the provisions of the EllSils anti
trust law.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
DuN's WEEKLY SUMMARY
Violent Decline in Stock Market Not
Reflection of the Heal Business
Conditions.

r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review
of trade says:
The violent decline III prices of Sc
curities is no criterion of business
conditions. Railway earnings have
continued to surpass those of the
corresponding period in any previous
year, IL eain for April being 90
per cent. : the same amount of
1908 and o, er standards of meas
ure were unusually gratifying ex-
hibits.
Liabilities of failures last month
showed a decrease of over 40 per
cent in manufacturing and IL per
cent in trading branches OF business
as compared with the previous year.
The only drawbacks regarding the
future are the labor controversies and
the stringency in the money market,
neither of which may prove of more
than temporary duration. Manufac-
turing plants report little idle ma
chinery, and trade in seasonable
merchandise feels the impetus Of set
tied weather.
ioiVit9i lpA lll' ltloI NtCh
shows gains of 14,909,972 in exports
and $2,949,729 in imports, as COM
pared with the same week last year,
commodity prices are well maintained
by a good demand and the crop out
look is fully as bright as usual at this
date, while in many departments in
creased acreage is under cultiva-
ton.
OF greatest Importance TO the iron
and steel industry of all events OF the
past week was the strike of the
longshoremen on the lake water
front. If this struggle is not prompt
ly settled it will soon become i'm
possible to maintain pig iron produc-
tion at the highest point on record.
Otherwise the strikes on May l were
not of sufficient magnitude to affect
the progress of the steel business.
Failures for the week are 212,
against 2l5 the previous week, 1893
the preceding week and 2l2 the cor
responding week last year
Continued favorable weather has
allowed good progress in planting, the
termination Of crops, the enlargement
of country retail trade, improved re-
orders for summer goods and the
placing with confidence of a volume of
fall orders fully equal to a year ago.
Collections also have measurably i'm
proved. Easier money for legitimate
business needs is likewise foreshad-
owed
Railway earnings are large clear
ings still make records for this sea-
son of the year and the call for re-
placement at San Francisco is
feature helpful to trade in many lines.
There are of course, some few unfay-
orable features in general industry.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
PANIC IN WALL STREET
Prices of Stocks Fall Rapidly on
Enormous Transactions.

Wall street on May passed
through the most exciting crisis since
the great panic of May 8, 1901, when
Northern Pacific sold at 1000, and
when a short time half the great
banking houses in Wall street were
insolvent. The transactions, aggre-
eating 2,500,000 shares, were the lar
gest since that memorable day
Rumors of houses in trouble added
to the excitement, but investigation
proved them to be the invention of
the bears. Only one failure was an
nounced, that of Charles w. Saacke,
which created comparatively little
comment. His total liabilities are
estimated to be between $4,000 and
S60,0 900.
Prices crumbled rapidly with each
offering and stocks continued to pour
out in enormous amounts until into
the afternoon, when just before l
O'Clock the bears began to notice that
everything they offered was being alb
sorbed.
The turning point had come: London
was buying stocks by the thousand.
The banks sent in an abundance of
call money at per cent. In the last
hour a complete change of sentiment
took place and at the close the gen.
eral belief was that the crisis had
passed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
MUST ANSWER
President Arraions the Oil Octo.
in Special Message.
LODGE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
Ali, Oil Pipe Lines Placed Under
Jurisdiction of Interstate Com
merce Commission.


President Roosevelt in a special
message TO Congress made a drastic
arraionr,a,,t 80 tbo cto,aona M, o,,
pony aS slsahIic uloHopoly disre-
garding thu rights of all competitors,
profiting enormously by consuming
with r.ilrd.ds 20 rnooi,,, eoorot ro
no,o. 80, ,s.-~-
''e' anu ueiiVi"s great advantage
through net being amenable to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The President announced that steps
are being iaken to prosecute the
Standard Oil Company under the Ell
kins anti-rebate act; urged the
speedy passage Of the Knox bill, lin
iting immunity granted the represen-
tatives of corporations, and especially
asking for such legislation as will
give the Interstate Commerce Com
mission control of the company.
The specill message had been so
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Boston Wool Market.

Foreign woods attracted the trades
this week in the absence of domestic,
which are especially scarce. The bulk
of sales has been in foreign cross
breds, both South American and
Australian. and demand was noted
for New Zealand. The firmness of
the foreign markets is reflected here.
Territories are so scarce that there
are hardly enough sales to make a
price. Pulled WOODS are. quiet, al
though some transactions of a sup
erior grade at 60 to &c are made.
Leading quotations follow: Ohio and
Pennsylvania XXX and above, "a at
341Ac; X, 80 to 33c; No. and half
blood, 80 to 40c; one-eighth and one
fourth blood, SO to 40c; fine unwash-
ed, 25 to 26c
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Alleged Fraud Involves Millions.

The American Bond Company, a
$4,000 corporation with palatial
Offices in the Chamber of Commerce
building, Chicago. was thrown into
the hands of a receiver, through ac-
tion of the Federal court. Two ap-
plications for receivers for the COM
pany also have been filed in the State
courts, and one complainant. William
Sewell, alleged that the concern, on
the face of its statements of business
Conditions, is promoting what will
prove more than $1,000 900 fraud,
as its present liabilities will exceed
its assets by that enormous total, he
says.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
COLL FOUND GUILTY
Jury Finds Nineteen Counts in In
dictment Are True.

Henry G. Coll, formerly assistant
cashier of the First National bank of
Milwaukee, was found guilty by "A
jury in the United States District
Court on 10 counts out Of "a. The
counts in the indictment against the
defendant on which he was found gull
ty relate to false entries and the mis-
applications of funds in the bank.
The amount of money which Coll
was alleged to have misapplied was
about S250,000. The trial lasted three
weeks. The most interesting testi-
mony was offered by the former
president of the bank, Frank G.. Bige-
low, who is now serving a 10-year
sentence at the Leavenworth prison,
he having pleaded guilty to looting
the bank
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Longshoremen Strike.

Dispatches from Lake Michigan
and Lake Erie ports indicate that
there has been an almost unanimous
response among the unions to Presi-
dent Keefe's strike order. Unofficial
estimates set the figure at 10000.
It is estimated that about 40 vessels
are tied up in Milwaukee, and that
800 men are idle as result of the
longshoremen's strike. The strike
of the longshoremen put an effective
embargo on Lake Erie commerce and
it is expected traffic will stop at all
upper lake ports.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Oil lands Sold.

The Fisher OIL Company has sold
to the Pure Oil Company all OF its
producing properties, located in
Greene county, Pennsylvania, Marion.
Wetzel, Monongahela and Tyler
counties, West Virginia. and in Mon
roe, Washington and Belmont coun-
ties, in Southeastern Ohio. The lease
holds consist of about 10000 acres in
the counties named. m which are
800 producing wells with an aggregate
net production of 900 barrels a day.
The consideration was 81 900, 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

George Wyndhara made after-dinner
speeches the subject OF an after-din.
ner speech of his own before society
at Dover, England. He complimented
Americans on their skill at post-pran.
dial oratory, and then went on to dis
cuss the possibility of boring an au.
dience. He said the severest reproot
for a bore which he recollected was
tnat administered by the great Talley-
rand while driving with friend. who
kept telling him stories. AS they
passed through the streets of Conti-
mental town, recalls the New York
Tribune, which in those days were po-
Iced by many sentrles, they observed
one sentry yawn at his post. and
Talleyrand said to his friend, Hush,
We are overheard"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Bio Lumber Failure,

The National Lumber Manufactur-
ing Company, having large interests
in West Virginia d Alabama, was
placed in the hands of a receiver on
petition filed in the United States
District Court at Chicago. by a num-
Der of small creditors. The assets of
the company are said to be 100000,
but the liabilities are not given. The
failure Of the Bank of America in
Chicago several months ago is said
to have been responsible for the en-
barrassment of the lumber company.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
IRON STRIKE AT BUFFALO
Ten Thousand Men Demand Increase
Which is Refused.

All the employees of the iron foun-
dries of Buffalo. Depew, Tonawanda.
Lockport and Niagara Falls, includ-
ing molders, coremakers and helpers,
went out on strike. Thirty-six cor
porations, employing about 1900
molders and coremakers, are affected.
Altogether about 10000 employees are
involved.
The cause of the strike is a demand
for an increase of wages for the mold
ers and coremakers. The former
want an increase of 20 and the core
makers 20 cents a day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
L. & N. Gets Panama Contract.

One Of the first large contracts for
material for Panama. anticipation of
which has led the Pennsylvania, New
York Central and other systems to
seek lines to gulf ports. has been
awarded to the Louisville & Nash
vile, which will haHl 10000 cars of
cement from Louisville to New Or
leans. The roads management fig
ures on putting car Of cement into
New Orleans every As minutes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
POLICE FIRE ON MOB
Three Foreigners Shot Down in An
thracite, Coal Region.

The first serious collision in the an
thTacite coal regions since mining
was suspended April l occurred at
Mount Carmel, Pa, between a mob of
idle mine workers and a platoon of
the state oonstabulary force. and re-
suited in the injurng of 90 men,
three of whom may die. The dis
turbance was caused by an attack on
detail of the constabulary by sever
al hundred foreigners. who became
incensed at the presence of the po-
lice. The crowd threw stones at the
officers, who were forced to fire on
the crowd.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
IRON WORKERS STRIKE
Move Promises to Stop Work on Large
BUILDINGS in CHICAGO.

Just as the wreckers started the
demolition of old structures to make
room for $6,000,000 of new buildings
in the Loop district of Chicago, a
strike was called which promises to
tie up the building industry of Chi
cago.
One thousand structural iron work
ers, following orders dropped work
and their idleness will precipitate the
first important labor disturbance in
the building trades since the 1900
lockout.
The strike promises to stop nearly
all construction work of large
character.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
New Zealand Offers Aid.

President Roosevelt has gratefully
declined New Zealand's offer of $685.
900 for San Francisco on the ground
that outside assistance is unneces-
sary. Premier Seddon has conse-
quently sent S6.250 to New Zealand's S
agent at San Francisco for the relief
of the New Zealanders there who
suffered from the earthquake
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Enoineers Get Better waoes.

A new schedule of wages and
agreement for the betterment of the
condition of the locomotive engi-
neers on the Delaware & Hudson
railway system went into effect May
/, which means substantial increase
of 10 per cent on every 100 mile run,
and one hour less for day work, for
switch engines.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

Petition OF James
Kelly Johnston and Tn ho orrh.
Otis Howard John | Court ny Ia@a.ns
ston, executors OF Countv NJ 30 nmu;i
Lovisa ID. Reynolds, Term yods NJ 3D. Hp'AA
deceased, i''
For DISCHARGE.
April 9th, 1905, petition OF James Kelly
Johnston and Otis Howard Johnston, exec
utors, presented, praying that they be forever
discharged from their said Office as executors,
etc, whereupon the said Court made an or
by publication In the ReynOldsviIle
STAR as required by law. Returnable
on the 2lst day OF May at 10 o'clock
can be heard t show cause, IL any, why the
said Court sh uld not make an order, dis
charging the i'd james Kelly Johnston and
Otis Howard Johnston as executors.
JOSEPH b. MEANS
Clerk OF the Orphans Court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Public Debt Statement.

The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows that at the close of
business April 80, 1906. the total
debt, less cash in the Treasury,
amounted to 1884, ,413, ,247, which is an
increase for the month of $2,7S9 ,S09.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
FATAL COLLISION
Two Trains on Pennsylvania Railroad
Meet Head-On.

Because orders were misunderstood
two fast trains of the Pennsylvania
railroad met head-on at 10:4O o'clock
at night on the single track d the
Petersburg branch. or cut-oh at
Glover Creek Junction. II MILD! east
of Altoona, Pa. Both engines five
mail cars and one coach were flmol-
~1shed.
Seven persons were killed, &Ord-
ing to the reports received at tJh SUI
perintendent's Office in PittburGand
II injured. II
The dead are: Brakeman red
Harder, of Harrisburg: Unlt mn
woman, Duncannon, Pa; Unp ivn
man, whose body has been red Per-
ed; BaggagemasteT Kerr, of Fl as
burg; Trainmen Dougherty, S Per
and Derrick, are also reported ID ii
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Five Are Drowned at Sea.

The British steamer Blanefield.
which sailed from Junin, March 10,
for Dover, was sunk off Beachy Head
by the British bark Kate Thomas.
Five persons we're drowned. The
cargo of the Blanefield was valued at
$3.50, 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Peasants Dispersed and Two Killed

A number of peasants invaded the
town Of Kaliasln, Russia and de-
manded the release of one of their
number. who had been arrested. The
authorities thereupon summoned
troops, who fired upon the peasants
and dispersed them with their bay
onets. Two peasants were killed and
one was wounded.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
Western Maryland Buys

The Western Maryland Raj
Company has awarded a contrac
TOO steel coal cars to the Prq
Steel Car Company of Pittsburg.
contract represents an outlay of :
900. The cars are to be delivI
about the latter part of the i
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
1922 PER HEAD IN U. S.
uper Capita Money Circulation Beats
All Former Records.

The per capita circulation of the
United States has reached the unpre-
bdented record of s32.23. This is
ased on population of S4.42S,000.
|nae former maximum record was
pOl.SS, attained February of this
ntr. On April of this year the per
otita circulation was s31.75. on
Orch l s31.72 and on January 1
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

Professor Israel c. Russell, aged
"a. head of the geology department of
the University of Michigan, died OF
pneumonia. Professor Russell was
widely known as a scientist
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

The elephants in the London zoo
ngical gardens earn $4,000 a year by
carrying visitors about on theip
backs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

The volcano of Stromboli, after a
period Of quiet is resuming activity
and is emitting smoke and solid ma
terial.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

Petition OF Frank
8. Hoffman, executor In the orphans
OF ". NJ. Foster, de- Court OF JEFFERSON
eeasnd county, No Y, April
For DISCHARGE. term 1906
April 9th, 1906, petition OF Frank S. Hoffman.
executor, presented, praying that he be for
ever discharged from his said Office as ex-
ecutor, etc, whereupon the said court made
an order that notice OF said application bs
given by publication in the ReynoldsvilIs
s1st day OF May at 10 o'clock a. M, when and
where all parties interested can be heard to
show cause, IL any. why the said Court should
not make an order discharging the said
Frank 5. Hoffman as executor.
JOSEPH B. MEANS
Clerk of the Orphans Court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09
LOSE $13,150,ooo
Hartford Insurance Companiesl Fl
Up Liabilities Resulting F3om
Frisco Disaster.

The estimated net losses bf
Hartford fire insurance compapi
the recent San Francisco fite
given out by the officials are:
$2,700,000; Hartford Fire, $5,7f'
National Fire, S1.500,000; p
s700,0OC; Phoenix. $500. .OO0;l
tish Union and National. s1,Od'
total, s13, 10000 |
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-05-09

The Norwegian authorities expect
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth to
be present at the coronation of King
HaakOn,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-03-29
APRIL THE
BIG MONTH

Southeastern Alaska passenger
ana freight business win be az its
height next month. TIE different
companies have just completed an
arrangement OF their safliues to ac-
commndste the interior passenger
aud freight business Word re-
ceived this morning from SkaEway
states that che trail from White
horse to Dawson is in the best Of
condition. and large numbers Of
nawsouites are being handled with
cat delay by the stages.
Next month the Pacific Coast
Steamship company viii have II
passenger saiiings, commencing
with the city Of Seattle next sun
DAY. The cottage city and Hum
boldt viii run In connection with
the Seattle The Alaska Steamship
company viii have the jefferson on
a To-day schedule, and the Dolphin
Ia billed 20 so into commission
Apfu ~. The Canadian Pacific
coasl service viii include the Prin-
cess Beatrice and Ansur for their
fleet for April.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-03-29
WILL MEET To
TALK It OVER
sourN END POLITICIANS Try.
no TO SOLVE COMMISSION.
EHsF4lP MATTER.

Aaother meeting Of the nouth-ena
pelliieians has been called IN this
cts for Saturday. April :. and the
aaesfiun % a candidate from the
valley district Tor county commits
ainner will be definitely settled IN
all likelihood
IA Carrie. Of Georgetown. and a
nnsnhor ~ other candidates are be
lng talked o.. but the outcome II
the etTugge il regarded by the
Casis faction as a certain victory
fef their man
whlis Dan Abrams the present
iHeumbent. IL popularity supposed -
nase the machine behind him. tho
tArla men claim his chances for re.
ulsxfiuu are not GOOD Abrams
IIsen IN South Seattle. and a. that =
anlN a portion 81 Tho city proper his
alectinn again would. u an praes
fteal purposes. give the city The en-
sirn three cummissiouerahips Pete
ssnIfh comes from the north. bat he
spenda a great portion Of hla time
In town. and Baker IL a permanent
resident OF the city
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-03-29
REMOVAL OF
OBNOXIOUS SALOONS
MAYOR MOORE WILL TRY TO PREVENT MAINTENANCE or
DRINKING PLACES COR WHERE TRANS.


In my consideration Il the sa-
loon question duIiur my adminis-
trailon shah seek. insofar a. prae-
sieahle. % prevent the maintenance
u saloons on street ear transfer
cufusrs" said Mayor Moore ihls
morning 60 + reporter for The star
where saloons already exist On
such corners and have leases Of
property which siui have two 10 five
years 60 run. ! recognize that IL
waald work an injustice on the pro-
pfiefurs % refuse them renewals Of
their licenses provided their places
are run in such a uulet and or
derry manner az 90 cause no COM
.riaiuf against them. But shall
consider any unfavofabie report
against girh saloons 10y the police a
cause Tor refusing 10 grant renewals
% licenses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-03-29
RAILWAY MEN
COME To CITY

Several Canadian Pacific railway
officials arrived ia the city today
among them being y " Greer.
general freight agent. v J Coyle
assistant general passenger agent
and g l. CourtueY. district freight
and passenger agent. with head
quarters At Victoria They will re-
main a the Butler. awaiting the
meeting ~ the Alaska steamship
associations conference with the
White Pass a Yukon agents. regard
Ing this seasons freight and pas
senger business Monday. =. J.
Conofa. Of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company. viii be In the city 10
attend he meeting and General
Manager Berlloe and Traffic Man
agcr hugeIs az the white Pass. viii
De Ia The slty from Vancouver.