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MIXED VIEWS ON SPECULATION



NEW YORK. January %. - Despite the
fact that the stock market suffered from a
curtailment Of business on account OF the
derangement OF the western wire service,
caused by storm, further progress was made
today in the direction of building up prices.
Although the general tone of the foreign
markets over the opening here was steady
TO firm. albeit business was rather quiet,
considerable lrregularity obtained in Amer
lean stocks In London, and irregularity was
reflected in the early dealings here.
Rather mixed views obtained as to the I'M
mediate speculative outlook, and the feel
ing of uncertainty was somewhat strength
ened by the active efforts of traders who
were short OF stocks or had closed out long
stocks which they desired to replace at
moderate or substantial recessions.
Tips to Get Out.
There were good many tips in circula-
tion to get out of stocks, because the mar
ket was going to suffer from the winter
vacation absences of leading operators and
fnanciers, and for other not particularly
valuable reasons word was also passed
around that the copper stocks would be SIN
gled out for attack, and when, in the early
trading Analgamated Copper began to act
rather badly. sentiment was further per-
turbed in quarters where the small specula-
tive fry gathered.
The market was itself particularly irregu
lar throughout the better part of the fore
noon, but toward midday 1t strengthened all
around under influential leadership, and 1t
soon became apparent also that it was per-
haps easier to sell stocks than to buy them.
At all events when room traders attempt
cd bidding-up processes they found that
prices advanced rather easily and without
encoUntering much stock.
Feature of the Day.
Southern Pacific was the feature issue or
the day. 1t was firm In the early dealings,
and early in the afternoon began to rise
rapidly on large blocks. That this stock
should at least tend to move in the place
long occupied by Union Pacific as a specu-
lative medium has seemed for some time
to be indicated as inevitable by the fact
that Union Pacific has risen to levels where
1t attracts investment rather than specua
tive buying. Union Pacific rather
heavy in the forenoon, but rallied rather
rapidly toward midday.
American locomotive was pressed for sale
on the reports that there had been fur
.ther postponement Of dividend action. Wa
bash common advanced sharply in the
morning. presumably on the strength of a
widely advertised free tip, but the other
Gould stocks were in speculative favor.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w B. Hibbs & Co.. bani ers
and brokers, 1910 F street. members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade
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FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

LONDON. January 22-The amount of
bullion taken into the Bank of England on
balance today. f5,OOo. Gold bars, IT'S I0d.
American eagles, 76s. sd.
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Bar silver, steady S05sd. per ounce.
Money. 3L2a4 per cent
The rate OF discount in the open market for sbor,
bills is 3JA per cent.
The rate OF discount In the omen rket fnr threa
months bills is s%a3B per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22

BERLIN. January 22.-Exchanges on Lon
don, 20 marks 4SA pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills, per cent;
three months bills, 3% per cent.
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PARIS, January 22-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, o. francs S2M ceutimes for the
account. Exchange on London, Is francs
I4Ib centimes for checks.
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FINANCIAL.

DIVIDEND NoTICE.-AT A MEETING OF TIE
board Of directors Of THE NATIONAL SAFB
DEPOSIT. SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA held Jan.
vary Is, a dividend OF one and one-half Der
cestum was declared. payable February l. to
stockholders Of record closing the transfer
looks a; o'clock pm. January 3, 1906.
ta28-St
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The Denver and Rio Grande is investI-
eating the ACCESSIBILITY of the installation of
electricity on certain portions of the line
b. ]. Arnold reports that the use of cleo
trio locomotives will be both feasible and
economical. and that power can be gem
Grated from the mountain streams.
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If, as asserted on competent authority.
the American Locomotive Company direc-
tors decided recently to postpone further
consideration of dividend on the common
stock until spring. the position of the pre-
ferred stock would seem to be to that ex
tent improved.
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With the dividend declared last Thursday
the total payments of the Amalgamated
Copper Company to stockholders in seven
years, all but one quarter, amounted to
49,, 362, 500.
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Todav,s Cotton Summary.

Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.,
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes Washington office. 713 14th st. NV.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE
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STOMACH COST sS13.45.
Jury Awards Verdict to Robert Koerb-
err Against DR.. A. j. PateL.

Milwaukee, May 24.-.After several
hours of elaboration, the jury in the
suit of Robert Koerber against DR.. A.
]. Patek returned verdict of S813.45
in favor Of the plaintiff. Koerber
sued for $4,000 damages for injuries
to his feelings, claiming that Or. Pa
TEX, who was engaged to perform an
autopsy on the remains of the plant
ifs mother removed the stomach
from the body and refused to return
lie, although he was commanded to do
so.
Dr. Patek. on his part, insisted that
he had removed the stomach in the
usual course of the autopsy, without
objection from any member of the
family and that he never had heard
that this action was not entirely APP
proved of until the suit was filed
The case was on trial for several
days before Judge Tarrant and eXctt-
ed unusual interest because of the
novel circumstances surrounding the
claim for damages. 1t has beer
once to the supreme court on 4 de-
murrer interposed by the defendant
Dr. Patek will appeal FROM the verdict
of the jury.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30

vice as public official there have
been bitter personal feelings aroused.
when men on the slightest provoca-
ton sometimes accused others o.
wrong-doing. yet no man has ever
made such a charge against Mr.. David
son. During the short time he ha'
been in the governors chair his acts
have been above honest criticism
Placed in a very trying position Mr.
Davidson has given every attention to
his office and tried earnc tly to per
form mis- duty and carry on the great
work left TO him to perform.
i do not believe the people of Wis
consin will be satisfied to refuse him
an Endorsement and expression or
confidence in order to crafty the
ambition Of those who are anxious for
the place
Il appreciate the kindly intention
OF many friends throughout the state
who offered me their support and
urged me to become a candidate and
| have not been unmindfuI of the
many expressions from large number
Of counties where petitions have
been circulated among those who
worked with me in the last campaign.
expressing their approval OF my past
service to the party and urging me to
become a candidate for governor. Yet
| believe when these loyal friends
view the situation from different
standpoints they will approve of the
course | am taking.
When | reached the conclusion not
to endanger the party by entering the
field for governor many of my friends
urged me to become a candidate for
acknowledgements. In view OF the
fact that l am personally interested in
questions that viii be important issues
in the campaign, such as the regulss-
tion and conJrolOf insurance companies
and other corporations and the de,
velopemeht OF the railway rate law
after the experience resulting from
practical trial | have, therefore, con-
Guided TO become a candidate for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and in doing so
will ask the approval and assistance
OF those who worked with me during
the last campaign and the support OF
She people who believe in simple
justice and fair dealing in politics as
well as anything else.
W. ID. Connor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
SHARP REBUKE
FOR PRESIDENT

New York, May 24.-Sharp criti-
cism Of w. II. Truesdale, president Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad, for breaking a contract to
carry milk on that road, was contained
in a decision of the United States cir
cult court OF appeals, handed down
yesterday Damages amounting to
S137,833 were awarded Robert Z. West
colt. executor of the estate of John
H. Paul, who had a contract under
which he bought great quantities OF
milk from farmers and shipped it
over the Lackawanna.
Judge Wallace said that President
1ruesdale's reputation Of tne con
tract wa~ inspired by sordid motives,
md conn lifted with an arrogance
born of scorn Of the consequences,
that the appropriation of Westcott's
percentages of money, which the de-
PENDANT had collected for him was
morally no better than larceny" and
that conduct like Truesdale's by those
who manage the affairs Of great cor
porations has aroused the spirit OF
resentment in the public mind, which
is so intense today and which is not
unlikely to result in litigation aud IN
municipal interference which win
bring serious loss upon the stockhold-
ers."
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BIC REBATES
BY BURLINGTON
INTERESTING TESTIMONY IN
TRIAL OF OFFICIALS.
PRACTICED FOR YEARS
Road Gave Several Firms Discount of
25 Per Cent. on Freight Rates Aft
er Anti-rebate Law Had Been En-
acted, and 40 Per Cent. for a Long
Time Before.

Kansas City, May 24.--Testimony
of unusual interest was brought out
yesterday afternoon in the United
States court in the trial of George II.
Crosby, traffic manager of the Bur-
lington railway; George L. Thomas,
New York freight broker, and L. 3
Taggart. his clerk, on the charge O,
conspiracy in relating railroad rates.
The principal witnesses were George
A. Barton of the Barton Bros. Shoe
company, George W. Taylor of the
Robert Keith Furniture & Carpet
company and 2. " Freyschlag of the
F'reyschlag Mercantile company, all OF
this city, ard Walter B. kelby OF
New York, clerk in 1904 and 1905 for
Thomas. The testimony shows that
several firms whose representatives
testified yesterday received large
sums Of money from mysterious
sources after the freight bills had
been paid. Some of this came in
express packages, always from New
York, but none knew who sent IT,
On the stand Freyschlag frankly re-
ferred to an agreement with Thomas
whereby his firm was to receive %
per cent. rebates on freight bills. ana
told how the money was deposited in
New York to the firms credit by one
jackson" a person whom he did not
know He could not remember
whether he or Thomas had suggested
the use Of the name.
Thomas was to look after our
freight business and take care Of our
claims" said Freyschlag in his
testimony, and we we're to re-
ceive rebates ON all freight destined
to points west Of the Mississippi riv-
er; this was Is per cent" He adj
mKted that he received those rebates.
The cross examination by the gov
eminent of Freyschlag was somewhat
startling. He admitted that he had
agreed to use the name Jackson
because ne thought there might be
something criminal in this business.
"All the shippers here are in the
same box with me-" Freyschlag ex-
claimed definitely Instead of four
years this thing has been going on 25
years, not at % per cent rebates, but
at 40 per cent"
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CAR REFUSES
TO GIVE AMNESTY
STATES REASONS FOR DENYING
PARLIAMENT'S DEMAND.
MUST PROTECT CITIZENS
Declares That the Cont nuing Sp,ri1
of Violence and Murder Manifested
by Terrcrists' Societies VIII Nc
Permit the Proposed General Open
ING of Jsils.

St. Petersburg, May 2t--The follow,
ing official statement OF the govern
ment justifying its refusal to gran,
plenary amnesty was given out las;
night:
The question Of full political am
nesty. which has been raised in par
lament and which is included in the
houses address to the emperor ana
supported by several organs of the
Russian press, is far from meeting
with a sympathetic response from ali
sections OF Russian society.
1T is impossible to avoid noticing
the strong current of feeling agains,
full amnesty in different classes o.
the population. where it is pointed
out, political assassinations do not
cease. News is daily telegraphea
from the provinces of fresh murders
or attempts to murder officials. In
the presence of such an irreconcila-
bic disposition on the part of adopts
of The terrorists' societies. the govern
ment cannot expose the peaceful
right thinking section Of the poDula,
ton to danger. The government
cannot refrain from bringing TO jus
ttce terroists and bomb-throwers. It
cannot deliver from punishment by
judicial sentences people who have
committed and still are committing
such crimes"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
"HOD" TAYLOR
QUITS TREASURY

Washington, May 24.-The president
has formally accepted the resignation
Of Horace A Taylor of Wisconsin, IS
assistant secretary Of the treasury, to
take effect June 80, the close Of this
fiscal year He viii soon leave for a
tour of the world, which Will occupy
two years or more.
Mr.. Taylor win be succeeded by j.
H. Edwards. now secretary to Secre-
tary Shaw, whose appointment and
confirmation by the senate have al
ready been announced. Mr. Edwards
viii be- succeeded as secretary to Sec
rotary Shaw by Arthur f. Slater, who
was originally an Iowa man. MI.
Slater has had ten years OF expert
ence as a newspaper man at Sioux
City and at Walla Walla, Washington,
where he was for a time editor OF the
Waila Walla Union. Since 1903 he
has been private secretary to Senator
Ankeny and clerk to the senate COM
mittee on irrigation.
II A Taylor. well known in Wiscol-
sin politics as "Hod," formerly resid-
ed at Hudson. St Croix county. He
was a member Of the state senate in
1889. For a generation he was act
i've in republican politics in this state.
lie was for years editor of the State
Journal. Through the influence Dr
Senator SpnOncr he was appointed
assistant secretary OF the treasury.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30

Christiana, Norway, May 24.-Hen-
rik Ibsen, the Norwegian poet and
dramatist, died yesterday afternoon.
He was 76 years old. He had been
seriously i'll at times for over a year.
The death of Ibsen was unexpected,
although for the past year he had been
very weak and it was known that his
death was only a question OF time.
He was unconscious toward the end
and passed away peacefully. None OF
his friends was allowed to see him
during his long illness, the only per-
sons admitted to his room being the
doctor, the dramatist's wife and son.
Henrik Ibsen was known as the
first of Norway's literary men. Al
though Norwegian by birth (born
in 1920, he spent most Of his time in
Germany. Although he did not write
anything in German he was very
adept in its use. His first efforts were
published under the pseudonym OF
Brynjolf Biarme His first production
of note was "Catiline' (1850), and In
the following years he founded uni
versity journal and published in its
columns his first satire, Norma, or
Politicians Love. He was for several
years the director of the National
theater at Bergen, and as early as
1857 he had made a complete success
as a playwriter.
He might never have been the rage
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with his social plays" had not the
Ibsen cult arose in England. He was
studied and translated galore, and
several OF his plays notably Nora, Of
The Dolls House, "a consideration OF
the new woman question, were pro
duced in LONDON and America.
Up to TIE age OF So, or until 1864,
Ibsen may be said to have lived Tile
life of an ordinary member Of society
so far as outward conformity is con
cerned. Since that time he lived, I
rot in omen rebellion, at least in open
protest. against the conventions of 50
ciety and the state, and many OF his
books are NOW under the ban Of the
police in Ge many as inimical to the
social order ard the welfare OF the
state His best plays are the follow
ing:
Brand, Peer Gynt, Emperor and Cali
lean, The League of Youth, Pillars Of
Society, A Dolls House, Ghosts, An
Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck,
Rosmersholm, The Lady from the Sea,
and Hedda Gabler
King Haakon. Immediately upon the
receipt Of the news Of Ibsen's death,
transmitted to the widow his own
and Queen Maud's sympathy and con
dolences. The storthing and other
public bodies are formally recording
national grief at the loss. All thea
tiers were closed. The funeral will be
a state function.
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WILL GET FRANCHISE.
Milwaukee Northern's Application at
Sheboygan viii Be Granted.

Sheboygan, Wis, May 24.-The Mil
waukee Northern company will get
its franchise into Sheboygan and the
committee is ready to report to the
council The franchise will run for
thirty-fve years and it allows the
company to run its tracks into the
city along South Eleventh street.
The company will be required to pay
third of the cost of maintainin. the
Eighth street bridge and will have to
pay one-third of the cost when a new
bridge is erected. The company will
also have to erect a concrete roof
over the Indiana avenue sewer, and
metal trolley poles must be used with
in the city limits. The company must
deposit $4,000 cash and a $40. 600
bond.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30

canal. With the two houses at odds
il appears that the administration
plan must be successful. as the pres
ident was informed by senate leaders
yesterday that congress would not be
held long in session to contest the
question. In view of the TACT that
there are no political questions in
VOWED, it is not believed that against
pronounced opposition from the house
Or even a determined fight in the
senate, majority in the latter body
in favor of the sea level project easily
could be maintained.
immigration Bill Passes.
In addition to passing half a dozen
I bills, to which no objection was made
the senate devoted the entire session
to the immigration bill, which was
passed just before adjournment The
major portion of the discussion was
devoted to the provision for supply
ing information concerning different
| sections of the country to newly ar
rived immigrants.
The bill consists of a series of
amendments to the existing law, all
of them intended to permit stricter
regulations for keeping out defective
classes of aliens. The head tax is in
creased from So to So.
Million Tor Consular Buildings.
Chairman Cullom has been author
lied ny the senate committee On for
eign relations to report favorahly n
amendment to the diplomatic and CON
sular appropriation bill authorizing
| the president TO eXpend for consular
buildings in China, Corea and Japan
| 81 600, 600 of the Chinese indemnity
| fund. He was also authorized to re-
| port Senator Knox's amendment rails
ing the diplomatic post at CONSTANT
nople Turkey, from legation to an
embassy.
Wallace Again Assails Taft.
Former Chief Engineer Wallace of
| the isthmian canal yesterday ad-
dressed a letter to Senator Willard,
chairman of the committee on inter-
oceanic canals, in reply to Secretary
| Taft's recent testimony before that
/ CODlUllllee, III WHICH he charges 0eC
rotary Taft with having abused his
official position in order to make 4
second assault upon him and to place
in public record statements "calcu-
lated, apparently intended, to affect
his reputation for veracity, such as
he would not make to me as one man
to another face to face" He also
| imputes to Governor Magoon breach
of confidence in having advised him
TO take a certain course of action and
! then anticipating it by secretly writ
ing to Secretary Taft. While ex-
pressly stating that he bears no i'll
will toward William Nelson Cromwell,
W allace speaks of the bias of Secre-
| tary Taft in favor Of that gentleman
and says that Taft was aware that
/ Cromwell, among other things, was
! trying to secure payment by the
United States of an improper claim,
which, however, was afterwards dis
! allowed by the president
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
SIGNS PRIMARY BILL.
Governor Deneen Says New Law II
Better Than the Old.

Springfield. H.. May 24.-The pri
mary election bill was signed yester.
day afternoon by Governor Deneen.
He gave out a statement in which he
said there were five different factions
in the legislature, each desiring a
different kind Of bill, and that the
present law is the best compromise
that could be obtained. He said the
statute is much better than the one
the supreme court declared unconsti-
tutipnal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30

Des Moines, May 24.-The contro-
versy and debate over the proposed
Presbyterian book of forms ended in
the general assembly yesterday after
noon in a compromise by which all
words that might indicate that the
book is authorized were stricken from
the resolutions and the text and title
pages OF the book itself, and in which
resolution of opposition was also in
corporated, declaring specifically that
the assembly made no recommends
lions with reference to it. With
these limitations the report was adopt
ed and all bitterness between the fac
lions was avoided. The book OIL
forms will continue to be published,
but nowhere on its pages will be
found anything to indicate that IL
bears any authority from the Presby.
terrain general assembly, all such
words having been stricken out. 1t
will be published merely for the pur-
pose contemplated by the general as
SemDIE Oh 13b3 anu lot voluntary
use" An effort was made by the OPP
position to have the names Of the com
nittee men who have prepared it
stricken from the book, but this was
defeated. By it's action the assembly
virtually rescinded the action of the
three proceeding assemblies, in which
progressive steps were taken from the
authorized book of forms, but the
compromise avoided bitterness that
would have come with a fight to a
finish and good nature now reigns be-
tween the opposing sides. The com
promise was agreed upon after numer
Gus conferences.
The committee ON the Presbyterian
Brotherhood. the new mems society Of
the Presbyterian church, announced
last evening that the first national
convention of the Presbyterian mems
societies would be held November IA
at a place to be designated later.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-05-30
Cumberland Gets Through.

Decatur, H., May 24-The Cum
berland Presbyterian general assem-
bly, nearly completed its business last
night and would have adjourned, but
awaited the action of the Presbyteri-
an assembly on the question of union.
A delegation was appointed to visit
the assembly at Des Moines immedi-
ately after adjournment of the Cum
herland body, to bear the greetings of
the latter.
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SCARED BY GRAND JURY.
FOND du Las Man Said to Have Paid
County $3.50.

Fond in Lac, Wis. May 24.--One
Of the members Of the committee
which purchased tho soldiers monu
mene in the courthouse square is re-
ported to have paid to the county
treasurer $3.50 as the result Of the
grand jury Investigation Graft
charges we're made at the mEe the
monument was erected and these
were taken up by the grand jury The
monument is Of metal and has been
SO cordially djsliEed by the old sol
diers that they have refused TO ho.a
their memorial day services in The
square The county cler& refuses to
say anything about the money ai-
legged to have been paid to him.