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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. May Relationships quiet:
prices points lower; American middling
fair. 664; good middling, GAO: middling. 61s;
low middling. 6.02; good ordinary, 5s4; ordi-
nary 5.64 The sales of the day were 1000
bales. of which 800 were for speculation and
export and included $500 American. Re-
ceipts none. Futures opened quiet and
steady and closed steady. Closing, 1890
p m: May, 5-9T; May and June, scr; June
and July. sos: July and August sos; Au-
gust and September. sci; September and
october. $50: October and November, 573:
November and December, 5u; December
and January. Oh; January and February,
5,71; February and March, 572; March and
April, 5.73.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW.
On What Future Course Of Money Mar
ket Depends.

RoL OopSAua.
T. q. Bache g. Co.'S weekly financial re-
view says:
THE future course of prices seems to US
to depend entirely upon the crop SITUATION
and the condition of the money market.
The developments of the stock market OF
the week have exercised more or less neg
alive influence.
THE placing of the Pennsylvania loan
was unfavorably interpreted by the street.
This company, no doubt. needs large sum
for the developments of Its railroad ter
minai facilities at New York. as well as
other improvements and betterments on The
main system, but returns from this invest
ment will not be forthcoming for some
years In the meantime interest has to be
paid on the large sums borrowed. which
will come out of earnings. The question as
to the continuance of the present dividend
rate will be of paramount Importance be-
fore many years roll by.
There seems to be little probability OF
the usual easy summer money market this
year. Aside from the San Francisco situa-
ton the demand for money throughout the
country for increasing business has con-
tinued. and little OF the money sent to tho
interior by New York banks last fall
has returned The Importation of gold
has supplied the needs Of san
Francisco banks. who have been Pill
ing up reserves against reopening re-
quirements. 1t is expected that only a
minimum of this will actually be needed
except for moral effect. and beginning at a
safe period after the opening on May "a,
the San Francisco millions may be ex-
pected to drift back to New York.
"The requirements of railroads. expressed
In short term notes and other forms OF
obligation are however. very large, ana
borrowers of this class stand ready to alb
sorb all extra offerings. so that the san
Francisco returning funds win not help
much In making money cheap"
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Bank Statement,
London Catholic Landmark Goes.
From the London Graphic.

r rom tne LONDON Graphic
After somewhat checkered career OF
close on to go years the old chapel of the
Sandman embassy viii In a few days be
leveied with the ground in the Kingsway
Improvement scheme
Built In l64s, the chapel was formerly at
tached to the Sandman ambassadors house.
and for over 100 years was practically the
only place OF worship available for Roman
Catholics living In London. During the
Gordon riots Of 17s0 the chapel and EN-
bassy suffered considerable damage at the
hands OF the mob on account of its use nv
the Roman Catholic nobility and its being
In addition the church In the charge of the
bishop or vicar apostolic of the London dis
trict.
1t was restored and enlarged on the sup
preston of the disturbances, and until the
building of st. Mary's, MoorfieldS, in 1920
formed the center of the charities and ac-
tivities of the Roman Catholic Church In
London.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May 19.-wHEAT-Firmer
spot, contract, So: May. SO; July, So asked steam
er No red; s2A; receipts sos bushels exports,
CORN-Firm; spot 5e1sa57 May 56Sa57; July,
53S@a54; September. 54Aa541a; steamer mixed. 631s
asa; receipts A. 129 bushels; exports 17345 bush
corn. 541aa561s.
OATS-Firm; No. white, 40a40La; No. white
39ha39a.; No. mixed, SSiaa39; receipts, 5,1Sf
bushels.
RYE-Dull: No. western. 681l export 7Ia72 do
nestle; receipts 6.4o6 bushels.
HAY-Easier; No. l timothy, 100 asked; No.
clover mixed 14.0oa14.50.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
Thorn Bush Saved His Life.

th8 IUrontU OioUus -
Edward Tenton OF Queen street. To-
ronto had thrilling escape from death
while at the fails yesterday.
He was walking along the top Of the cliff
of tho gorge when he slipped on tbs ice and
went over the edge. Just as he was disap-
pearing ne seized hold Of thorn bush
which grew on the brink Of the precipice,
and to ifs toughness he owes his life.
He could not gain 9 foothold or help HIM
Whetmore. also OF Toronto, took OF his
overcoat and let Il down to Fenton, who
succeeded In transferying his hold from tho
thorn bush to the coat and Was gradually
moress.
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No Objection.
From the Columbus Dispatch.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
III they refuse to allow us to harness
Niagara" said the great trust promoter.
we shall go over and harness vesuvius. %
Great cratersr' exclaimed the assistant.
What earthly use could We make out Of
Vesuvius T'
why. We could run pipe line under
the Atlantic. pump the hot lava to America
and heat the whole country The coal trust
would be back number.
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Grain and Provision. Summary.
Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, May 19.-Wheat: Spot,
nominal; futures. quiet; May. nominal; July,
Is. I'D; September. 6s. I'd Corn, spot,
firm; American mixed. new. As. 61sd Amer
lean mixed old, 4s. 3D.. futures, quiet; July,
As. 3D.; September. 4s. AID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19

The trading Of 100 shares Of the common
stock OF the Washington Railway and Elsc-
trio Company was the feature of dull
day on tbs local stock exchange today. The
warmth Of the atmosphere Ii having It's ef-
feet on business by rendering the brokers'
less keen for making sales ana purchases
and more DESTROYS OF getting out into the
fresh air. Tho trading In the stock mem
TONED started with 100 shares at 4oz. which
was slightly below the high water mark IN
yesterdays prices. The last sale was one
of 500 shares at All. the ngure at which
LOCO went Yesterday. The stock closed
with 4oK bid and AN asked
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company was made after call. fifteen
shares going at 80, after which the bio
dropped to SSA.
Fffty-two shares of Washington Loan and
Trust stock were traded The price started
at POI and It reached 222, which was also
the closing bid. The lowest Offering after
the selling was 225. These figures are bet
ter than those OF yesterday.
Ten Commercial National at 1877 and two
National City at 135 made up the sales OF
bank stocks today.
The highest price reached In the trading
of fifty shares of Washington Gas STOCK
was COLI. This was the closing DID OF yes
terday.
Today's Government Receipts
National bank notes received today Tor
redemption. 81. 3S7 ,056; government receipts
from internal revenue, 1857. 451: customs,
$685.. 202; miscellaneous, s32S,2S5; expendi-
lures, 81. csc, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
Today,s Government Receipts.
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-ReguIar CALL IL O'Clock noon-Washingeon
Gas cert $500 at 1924.
Capital Traction, at 145h < .o
Washington Rwy. and Elec COM, 90 at so94' o.
at 4Oat 30 at 4oJs so at Al, 500 at 41M.
Washington Loan and Trust, at 22l. 10 pa at
22l1s 10 at 221% 10 at 222, 10 at 222, 8 at ~
at 222.
Commercial National Bank. 10 at 49,.
Washington Gas. rs at 6oss. rs at oo1a.
Ianston Monotype 100 at 14B- 49,
After call-Nattonal City Bank, at 133.
sIergenthaler Linotype, at 1864 at 1895
Washington Rwy and Elee pfd, 10 at 50
Greene Copper 200 at 2S3s, 200 at 2S1s touyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19

A London dispatch from Port Said May
10. to the Daily Mail. reports that the
Yemen rebels have reoccupied the principal
fortress at Sanaa, repudiated allegiance to
the sultan and formed their own govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers' 1419 street. members New
York stock exchange, Washington STOCK
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 19.-The cotton market
opened easy at decline Of 6ae points In
response to lower cables, smaller English
spot sales. favorable weather reports and
disappointing weekend figures The active
months Increased their loss slightly under
active LIQUIDATION and bear pressure. but
the market was steadied soon after the cali
oy covering for over Sunday, and during.
the middle OF the morning trading was less
active. with prices about to points net
lower.
Cotton futures opened easy May, 140;
June. lila: July. 1117: August 1890. Octo-
Der, 1888: December 1857; January, 1904:
March. 1912
Futures closed quiet and steady Closing
DIGS; May. 11.44: June. Ills: July, Hi:
august. 1921: September. 1857: October
1850: November. 1885,: December, 1890
January 1875: February, 1867; March.
1913
Spot closed quiet: middling uplands, IL 95;
mlddling gulf. 1920: sales, 800 bales
estimated receipts at the p,rts today
oCO bales. against 1904 last week and
1o,O9 last year: for the week, 1900 bales
against SO.430 last week and 1874 $3.50 last
year. Todays receipts at New Orleans
1.IsO bales. against 2639 last year, and at
Houston $50 bales. against 1906 last year.
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes. Washington branch Office 713 14th street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by d. B. Chapman 4 Co. "a. B.
Chapman. manager,. members New York Stock Elk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
Reactionary Tendencies Fol-
lowed Strong Opening.
DEALINGS LIGHT VuLomI
Fluctuations Were of Small Sig
nifcance.
LITTLE FOR FOREIGN ACCOUNT
Mercantile Trade Reports Gratifying
Bank Statement Contained
Some Unexpected Items.
TITLE FOR FOREIGN ACCOUNT
aD.ei.l nispateh to The Star.

speeial Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, May I9.-After opening gem
orally at a somewhat higher range OF
prices as compared with yesterdays closing
figures the stock market developed reac-
t!onary tendencies. The dealings were IN
such extremely light volume, however ana
the trading Of such strictly professional
character that the fluctuations in the mar
ket were of small significance.
About the only important occurrence IN
the overnight news was the relation TO the
massage by the Senate of the Hepburn ran
way rate bill in amended form. This action
had, however. been commonly taken FOR
granted. and the intelligence from Washing
ton could hardly be cited as an actual IN
fuence in the speculation.
During the morning forecasts were pup
Iished Indicating the likelihood of consid-
cradle decrease in surplus reserves IN the
weekly bank statement. and these predic-
lions accounted sufficiently for the generally
bearish attitude assumed by the floor
traders
American railway shares were quoted at
fractional advances in the London stock
market a circumstance which had some In
fuence upon the quotations made in the In
itial transactions, but practically nothing
was done In this market for foreign ac-
count
There was still a good deal of discussion
as to the conditions OF the crops In the sec
tons suffering from drought, and the grain
market was decidedly strong
Trade Reports Gratifying.
The weekly reports of the mercantile
AGENCIES upon the state of the country 3
trade were highly gratifying exhibits. Rela-
lively active features of the stock market
1ver~ Reading. Pennsylvania, Union Pa
cifc, ST. Paul. New York Central, Anal
garnated Copper. Consolidated Gas and Dis
tillers' Securities. The last named was ex-
eeptionally strong on expectations that the
free alcohol bill would be passed by the Sen
ate. Consolidated Gas was decidedly weak,
but the fresh selling In that instance was
not accounted for by any novel develop
Inents.
The bank statement showed a decrease
in reserves of 81, T65, OO0 A rather unex-
pected change was shown in the loan &C
count which increased sou 900 and which
was mainly responsible for the loss In re-
serves Actual cash holdings increased
S2o4 COO The deposit item showed an in
crease of S12,276,OO0. Bankers were dis
posed to account for the rather unexpect-
ed shifts in the various items of the state
ment through the operations between the
bank and the subtreasury In connection
with the gold imports. The banks still hold
SO 100 600 in excess of the lawful require
rnentS.
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FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

PARIS. May 18.-Ciosing: Three per cent
rentes. 80 francs i2sz centimes for the ac-
count. Exchange on London, % francs l9h
centimes for checks.
BERLIN, May 10.-Exchange on London.
20 marks. 40h pfennigs for checks. Dis
count rates-Short bills, 3A per cent; three
month bills, 3h per cent.
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Today's Cotton Summary

Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.,
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes Washington branch office, 71s 14th street
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19

The Continental Insurance Company, the
Williamsburg City Fire Insurance Company
and the three other insurance firms who
were dissatisfied with the action of the
New York Fire Insurance Exchange in In
creasing the insurance rates and reducing
the brokerage rates signed the general
agreement yesterday to observe both the
reduction Of brokerage and advance In COM
missions as announced by the exchange on
May a. Their signatures make the agree
ment unanimous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-06

The reputation as a writer of his
torical fiction which Tower or Throne
gave to Mrs. Harriet T. Comstocl5 viii
be enhanced by her new novel. The
Queens Hostage" which Little Brown
& Co. have already printed twice before
the day OF publication. The events OF
this story OF love and adventure take
place in the latter part Of the reign Of
Elizabeth, and It has for the hero
young Lord Ronald, held as a hostage
for the loyalty Of his father
There IS a hint of much low for
childish readers IN the dedication Of
Miss Beuiah Marie Dix's new story
sAIerryhps." 1t reads 'To every iii
tie girl who has wished for an hour
to be a little boy. this story is dedicated
by her friend, the author" The story
= ia fact that Of little girl of Cava-
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news. and when she had taken it ali in
she exclaimed.
sarah. it haln't naturafl II sam
uel Bowser keeps this thing up for
four or I'VE days, he's dead man!''
But Why
But why2"
Because it's agin his nature. His
nature is to kick and bluff and blow
and find fault about the gas bills, ard
when he becan1es a rabbit all at once
you may look out for awful results. /
knew man Just like him once, ana
when he suddenly became good and
humble and loving and stopped his
kicking he went out to the bar. and
hung himself. Have you seen any
signs that Samuel is struck on another
woman and may be going to elope with
her"
Mercy. not
Has he been talking in his sleep
lately, as II his conscience troubled
him -
q am sure he hasn't
He may have a murder on his mind,
or he may be going insane. I'm going
him up
When she descended Mr.. Bowser sat
in the rocking chair with the cat on his
knee and a smile on his face He
looked up with the light of love In his
eyes, but the mother-in-law greeted
him with:
Look here. Samuel. If you have
turned to drink, you viii have me to
settle with"
But I haven't
DO you feel any peculiar feeling in
your head2"
mo. dear
We'll, you sit right here till I have
had something to eat, and then I shall
have more to say to YOU
She puzzled over the matter and
asked Mrs. Bowser many questions as
she ate, and when they went upstairs
again Mr.. Bowser was asleep in his
chair. The women bent over him with
anxious looks and as he murmured
She's a fair, good nlother-in-lawi'' the
mother-in-law whispered to her
daughter:
Sarah, I'm shaking in my boots
ne IL elmer pc dead and with the an
gels by morning. or he'll get up in the
middle or the night and chop US into
mineemeat with the axl''@( Copyright
1905, by Mcclure, Phillips & Cos
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make some complaints dot you v1as
running an opium joint and poker den
und you shall see how quick you vhas
in der cooler"
But I vhas an innocent man. I
says.
s.Ha! How can you be innocent If
Officer Finnigan swears you vhas
guilty? Cobbler, I give you one hour
to put oop my sign. If you don't do
it. you vhas some gone opp Dutch
mans"
Ven dot policeman goes AWAY see
how It vhas. 1t vhas der plumber who
don't have some peesness head on him.
ind I take all der signs down und put
oop a new one dot reads:
"Nottings x4las here for nobody
Please call by der coal yard.
In five minutes dot Dago cobbler
comes along again He looks at der
window und sees how It vhas, und den
he shumps COP und down ind cries
out:
.Hal hal Data Dutchman he goes
up de sDouta!"
goes by der door ind throws a pail
of water over him und drives him OF,
but vhas a busted peesness man shusf
der same. BY und by der plumber
comes over, und When I explain to him
he says:
'.Vhell. you see how It vhas. made
some mistakes. If you vhas in der coal
peesness und giving AWAY house und
much money dot 1t takes three banks
to hold it. You had better wait until
Winter und den put oop a sign dot you
hold a lawn party inside. - Copy
right, 1906, by Mcclure, Phillips &
( Coz
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THE WOMEN BENT OVER HIM
WITH ANXIOUS LOOKS"

Only two months befores when she
had paid her last visit, he had said to
her:
4 don't say that I hoped your train
would meet with a smash-ups and
that you would be found in fragments;
but I often wonder why Providence
spares some people as long as it does"
In the next ten minutes he made five
inquiries regarding the train, and was
immensely relieved each time to hear
that it was still on the rails and bowl
ing along. It finally arrived with every
car on the track and the mother-in-
law on the front platform Of one of the
coaches with her satchel and umbrella.
She caught sight of MI and Mrs. Bow
ser and went white in an instant She
expected to hear that the house had
been burned down, at least, and she
couldn't say a word when she was
gently lifted down, and a voice spoke
in her ear:
Mother, dear. we are glad to see
you, and I hope you have come to
stay whole year"
She had been hustled into the car
riage before she recovered from the
shock Then she came back to her
normal feelings and said:
Samuel Bowser, If this IS a trick on
me. I warn you that you had better
look out for yourself"
Mrs. Bowser gave her the wink that
Mr.. Bowser had been made all over in
the last three hours while he replied:
I didn't want you to make three or
four transfers and arrive at the house
on the street cars"
''But I always have
Eyes: but what has passed has
passed"
ct can't say as approve of your
spending three or four dollars on a car
rage to give me a ride I presume
Sarah needs gloves, stockings and
ssSotbing is too good for Won. moth
er. dear. and Sarah can have all the
shopping money she wants"
Mrs. Bowser winked again, and
winked more vigorously and shook her
head at the same time, and the old
lady settled back in her seat and Won
dered If the house of BOwser had been
struck by lightning and what was
pushing the electric street cars along
so rapidly. When the house was
reached she hustled right upstairs to
take her things off and learn all about
it. She sat with her mouth open and
her eyes bullying out and heard the
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MOT a word"
But when she paid her last visit
you-you-'
ave had a little difference of opfn-
ion. you mean. Yes. know. Motner
and have had quite a number of dif-
ferences, but what Of it, AS 1 sad,
she's one of the best-hearted women
in the world. The trouble has been
that We did not understand each
And you aren't mad about her com
ing2''
''On the contrary, I am glad"
And there won't be any-any row p
Il shall put my arms around her
and kiss her.
Mrs. Bowser ate no dinner. Her
heart was too full. The judgment day
hadn't exactly come, but something al
most as wonderful. She left Mr.. Bow
ser to finish his dinner and ran away
to have a five-minute cry, and then
get ready for a trip to the depot. When
he came up he said:
Mother is very fond of lamb chops
for breakfast, and she prefers choco-
late to coffee. have given the cook
orders to have BOTH
He was calling her mother now,
and yet Mrs. Bowser could recall that
he had generally referred to the old
lady in question as "Old Cat" THAT
Person. or Teeth and Claws"
And she's great on apple dump
lings and we'll have them for dinner
tomorrow night he continued. 1.-The
theaters are open now, and we'll take
her to good play and try in every
way to make her stay pleasant
Was this Mr.. BoWseT-Mr. Samuel
Bowser, who had told the mother or
her last visit that she was getting to
look more and more like human by
ena2 Mrs. Bowser looked at him and
rubbed her eyes. and then looked
/ again It seem to be Mr.. Bowser. but
did the sudden and gigantic change OF
front presage his speedy death?
You might also get her a new hat
and a pair of shoes" he added, after
| telephoning for a carriage.
Mrs Bowser ran upstairs and had
a ten-minute cry before the carriage
arrived, and it took her five minutes
more to rub the red away from heI
eyes and use the powder puff The de-
pot was reached fifteen minutes ahead
of time, and Mr.. Bowser at once began
worrying.
Wouldn't it be awful If the train
had run off the track and smashed
poor old mother up?" he remarked
/ after walking about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-06

Labor Day Toe-Tips.''
Decoration Day Heel-Liftsv
Fourth of July Backing"
Thanksgiving TTppers.
Christmas Cobbiing in All It's
Branches"
Cheapest Prices in der city. ind
Water to Drink While You Wait
In making dose signs der plumber
got in all der holidays, und I yhas one
year ahead of der DagO. Der plumber
comes around IN der morning after der
signs vhas oop und squints his eye and
smiles ind says:
Hans, you vhas getting some heads
on you, und in one week YOU have to
hire two tourneymen und can sass
der Leather Trust. Get some break
fast and prepare for peesnees. If a
rush don't come den I shall never
charge q dollar und a half again for
mending pin-hole lead In some water
pipes"
1 hurries opp my breakfast ind
sweeps out der shop. und at eight
O'Clock I sees dot Dago coming oop
der street. He vhas always sneaking
around to see how peesness vhas nit
me. He stops ind looks at my signs
and almost falls dead. He knows he
vhas knocked out, und he like to put
some knives into me ash he goes on.
He vhas shust gone AWAY when der
first customer comes in He v9aas
some Irishmanss ind he looks me over
ind says.
"Cobbler. maybe YOU can insult me
und get AWAY. but I don't believe II -
How vhas some insults2'' I says.
Have you got some signs oop dere
of st. Patrick's Invisible Patches2s
Il don't believe So
ssVhel1, Why not2 Was St Patrick
to be left out on dis deal2 Wasn't he
a bigger man dan Labor Day? Now,
den, you put COP a sign for him before
noon or I come back und give YOU
some tired feelings When you go back
on st. Patrick You 60 back on about
half thu United States
IKE to SO ind see DOT plumber