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aA1THERsBURa NEWS.
Town is Under Government Of Kew
Town Council.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


special Correspondence Of The Star
GAITHERsBURG, Md, July q. 1905.
The recently elected mayor and council
men have been indicted into ONCE. Mr..
John Wesley Walker is mayor and Messrs.
Thomas I. Fulks, Joseph c. Phebus. Rich
ard w. Murphy and James A. Mills council
men, Before the town government was
tourned over to them Mayor Carson Ward
and the administration of which he was
the head In special meeting closed It's busi-
ness, after accepting and adopting the re-
Fort or the auditing committee which
found books and accounts properly kept
MI Harry B. Cramer, clerk and treasurer,
reported balance OF funds in the town
treasury of $122.
The first business of the new administra-
ton Was the selection of a clerk and treas
urer, and Mr.. Cramer, who had held the
office for a number of terms, was reelected
Mr.. James w. Mobley, lamplighter and
town marshal, declined reelection retiring
TO accept a position with the Baltimore and
ONO Railroad Company. His successor has
not yet been named. The annual levy of
taxes was made and the tax rate fixed at
30 cents on the 500 of assessable property
This rate is an increase of cents over the
rate last year. 1t Is estimated that the
receipts from all sources, including collec-
lions OF dog taxes OF 81 for each dog, will
be more than $1,000 this year.
MT. Charles r. Duyall Is critically ill. He
was supposed to have greatly improved,
but a relapse occurred.
The trustees of the old Forest Oak NJ. E.
Church South property on Frederick ave-
nue. have sold the same at private sale to
Mr.. Alexander G. Carlisle. The building,
which is an old landmark, having been
erected in 1867, Is being razed.
Mrs. Virginia A. Wood of GAINESVILLE,
this county. has issued invitations for the
marriage Of her daughter, Miss Bette
Louise Wood, and Mr.. Arthur Lee Jones
Of Comus. The ceremony Is to occur We'd
snesday afternoon, August /. at o'clock,
at GAINESVILLE.
Sunday is to be observed at the Grace M
E. Church South as annual Epworth League
rally day. All-day exercises have been ar
ranged. Thomas J. Owen Is to preside and
make an address of welcome, and the re-
Spouse is to be by Prof. M. l.. Fearnow Of
Jamestown, Md. Miss Fannie Amiss is to
read paper: special music will be render
ed by the choir of young people; Prof e.
Wilson Walker, director. In addition to the
array Of home talent, including the junior
leaguers addresses are to be delivered by
Andrew Wilson and Rev. William ]. Locke
Mr.. Frank Ricketts, is completing a resi-
dence on his farm near Derwood. Mr.
Hezekiah Day Of Gaithersburg is the con-
tractor.
During a severe thunder storm last We'd
nesday Mr.. Charles A. Spates of this
place lost his driving horse. a bolt Of
lightning striking 1t while tied in the yard
of the new Hull residence, at Westmore.
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NEW YORK BANK cLEARANcEs.

NEW YORK, July 21-The statement of
the clearing house banks for the week
shows that the banks hold SIS, 1891 COO over
the legal reserve requirements. This is an
increase of 1880, 200 as compared with last
week. The statement follows:
Loans, 81, 045. 66s. 700; increase, 50, 435, 800.
Deposits, s1.04a.739 200; increase, $40, sO7.-
200
Circulation. SAT ,903 400. decrease. 1858, 100.
Legal tenders, $s7, 599,50O; increase ST.
6:s7. eco
Specie. s193, 066 300; increase. $40, 125, 900.
Reserve, $2S0.575, 500, increase. s11. 1000.
Reserve required. 1921. 1S4, $780,; increase,
1921. SEQ
Surplus, s1a391 900; increase, s6,5e0. 200
Ex-United States deposits, $22, 1884, 575; in
crease. So. 127. $50. 8
Money on call. nominal: no loans. Time
loans irregular; 60 days 31za4 per cent so
days., An; six months, 51k.
Prime mercantile paper, 5ha5& per cent;
sterling exchange. firm at 4.s4. 70a4.S "a. so for
damaged and at 4.S1 90a4-8 81 for 60-day bills.
Posted rates. 4S211zsa4.s51 Commercial
bills, 4S1ha4.S1Ss. bar silver. 651s: Mexican
dollars. sou. Government bonds. steady.
Railroad bonds, Irregular.
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PROTECTION OF THE SEALS.
Negotiations Between American En-
bassy and British Foreign Office.


bassy and British Foreign ONCE.
Negotiations have been In progress for
some time in London between the Amerf-
can embassy and the British foreign office
relative to the protection OF the seal herd
In Boring sea- Several years ago Congress
authorised the Wholesale killing OF all the
seals on the Pribilov Island rookeries unless
some arrangement could be made with the
British government for the prevention OF
peiagic sealing. the effect OF which was
to 3epiete the seal herd 50 rapidly that
It's extinction would be matter of only q
rev years. The award of the arbitratoFs
IN the Boring sea case prescribing closed
zones around the Pribilov Islands and close
season In the seal waters has completely
tailed to meet the needs of the case hence
the direction Of Congress. There has been
some desuitory correspondence between the
governments at Washington and London
ior several years past, but only recently
mas the matter been taken up In earnest,
ana It Is now believed that the embassy
mas succeeded In reaching a working agree
ment with the British government on a
pian Tor the protection of seals. though the
details remain to be developed. In the abb
sence OF exact information as to the scope
OF the agreement 1t Is believed here that
us basis 10 provision for the total sus-'
pension OF sealing operations in Bering sea
Tor a term Of years. How the Canadian
clear.
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LIVERPOOL Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, July 21.-Closing: Cotton
Spot quiet; prices one point lower; Ameri-
can middling fair Csc: good middling, 6.26:
middling. COG: low middling, SIS; good or
binary, 5.66; ordinary. $40. The sales of
the day were 1900 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export. and in
cluded $500 American. Receipts, 1900
bales. including II. 100 American. Futures
opened easier and closed dull. July, $50;
July and August. SIT; August and Septem-
Der. $50; September and October. 5.63; Oc-
tober and November, $50; November and
December. 5.5SaJ. 80; December and Jan
uary, 5.5Sa0.59; January and February,
5.59a5 GO; February and March, SCI; March
and April. sos; April and May, 5.64: May
and June, 5.65.
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Sheriff Awaits Rockefeller.

Sheriff Groves. who has in his possession
a warrant for the arrest Of John D. Rookie
Teller. based on the criminal information
recently fled in the probate court at Find
lay, Ohio, by County Prosecutor David.
charging Mr.. Rockefeller, as the alleged
head Of the Standard Oil Company. with
violation of the Valentine antitrust law.
says either he or one of his deputies will
attempt to serve the warrant upon the
landing of Mr. Rockefeller in New York 1t
is stated further that If the papers are
served Gov. Harris will at once be asked to
make requisftion Gov. Higgins of New
York for extradition papers. The claim is
set up however, that as the information
and warrant charge only a misde meanor.
no requisition under the law can be issued
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H1BERNIANs CLOSE CONVENTION
no Meet Next Year in indianapolis
Officers Elected.

SARATOGA. n. Y, July 2i--The An
Gent Order of Hibernians completed their.
national convention today after eleeting thu,
following officers:
President. Matthew Cummings. Boston;
vice president. John E. Reagan. st. Paul;
secretary. James c. Carroll. Columbus.
Ohio; treasurer, John F. Quinn, Joliet, Ill.
directors. p. F. Moran. Washington, q. c.;
Edward T. McChrystoi, New York; DR.. w.
]. o.Brien. Pennsylvania: Rev. NJ. ]. BYrne.
Indiana; John T. Kelley, Milwaukee.
The ladies auxiliary elected the follow
ing:
President. Miss Aroma Emelia, Scranton,
Pa: vice president. Mrs. Mary McCarty.
Massachusetts,; secretary, Mrs. Duross
New York: treasurer. Mrs. DAILY, Mime
sofa.
indianapolis was selected for the next
national convention.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July 21.--WHEAT-Quiet and
lower: spot, contract. 7Sasa7shi spot. No. 2 red
western. s0ssas0h: July. 7sssa7sls; August, 7sba
7SA; September, 1874: steamer No. red, 74lsa
74A receipts. 6s. AGO bushels southern by sample,
65a78; southern grade 7aAaT9ta.
CORN-Dnil and lower; spot 57ha5TN; July,
57aa57ss; September, 551aa55N; steamer mixed,
o2ha52%; receipts. 1873 bushels southern white
corn 5Sa60. southern yellow corn 57ha59h
OATS-Dull aud lower; No. white. 421s asked;
No. white AN asked; No. 2 mixed 39Jaa4o; re-
eepts, 5,47S bushels.
RYE-Steady; No. western, export, 6Ia611a; re-
cepts, pa bushels.
HAY-Firm. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady, unchanged.
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Arrested on Suspicion.

A young colored man named George Lee
roy was arrested this afternoon by Police
man Cooper Of the harbor precinct and
locked UP at the fourth precinct station
on suspicion Of being the man who is
wanted at La Plata, Charles county. Md,
to answer charges of assault to kill and
HOUSEKEEPING. Several days ago the po-
lice received message from Sheriff Trot-
ter. asking that man named William
Leroy be arrested upon such charges
Sheriff Trotter or one of his deputies will
see the prisoner this afternoon or tonight.
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The World OF
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, July 21.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at decline Of to 8
points. which was shade better than due
on the lower cables and prices increased
the loss soon after the call TO a matter of
4 to points. which carried them to a new
low level for the movement and attracted
covering of shorts as well as some buying
for turn The market rallied to about the
closing quotations of the previous day on
the buying. but continued rather unsettled
In tone as result Of the better crop
weather and more favorable advices from
the south. asts
Futures opened steady July 1902; Au-
gust, 1912: September. 1922; October,
1929; November. 1871 bic; December.
1923; January, IO.41; February. 1912 bid;
March. 10. 50.
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today. 1000 bales. against 2.816 last week
and 1854 last year. For the week. Is. UU
bales, against 25.047 last week and 102.oSl
last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans.
S66 bales, against 2.DS last year. and at
Houston B28 bales. against 4.224 last year.
Futures closed steady. Closing bids: July,
1909; August, 1914; September. 1924: Octo-
Der. 1872: November. 1884, December.
1910; January, 1o44; February. 1e.4o;
March, 10. 50.
Spot closed quiet: middling uplands, HOO:
miQdiing gulf IL %. no sales
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Bids for Electrical Supplies.

Bids were opened at the District building
at noon today for furnishing such electric
and telephone cables as will be required by
the District electrical department in its
work during the ensuing year. Altogether
than 100000 feet OF cables OF varying sizes,
and three different companies entered into
competition for the business. The COM
panies are the chesapeake and Potomac
Sons q Co. OF trenton. N. r., and the
Standard Underground Cable Company or
Philadelphia. All bids were referred to
Electrical Engineer Alien for classification
awards.
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To Make Plans for Powder Factory

Maj. B. w. Dunn. ordnance department.
has been detached from duty at Sandy Hook
and ordered to Philadelphia for duty in
connection with the erection Of a factory
for the manufacture of powder for the
army, for which purpose Congress has ap-
propriated s165, 900. Maj. Dunn is to pre-
pare the plans and specifications and later
an army board will select the site for the
factory.
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Market Opening Was Notably
Firm Today.
SUBSTANTIAL ADVANCES
Greater Irregularity Shown During
Days Dealings.
BANK STATEMENT FAVORABLE
Southern Pacific Led Railway Anima-
tion-U. S. Steel and the Cop
per Stocks Were Strong.
BANK STATEMENT FAVORABLE
snecIni n,snatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, July 21-WhiIe no percepti-
BILE improvement in the situation of Russia
was indicated in this mornings news, the
London stock market closed strong after
a rather feverish session. and Russian
issues participated to some extent in the
recovery In the market American railway
shares were quoted at irregular changes
In London In comparison with yesterday s
local closing figures, and little was done
here for foreign account.
The local stock market opened firm and
a number of stocks made substantial :
yances from the initial transactions. V IN
the course of the morning greater iri gu
larity was evident, and the more hesitat-
ing tone which the dealings then assumed
was commonly referred to approximations
lest there might be a serious turn for the
worse in the political situation In Russia
over Sunday.
There was nothing important In the news
over night or in the mornings develop
ments aside from the publication of the
weekly bank statement
The preliminary forecasts OF that docu-
ment were uniformly favorable. and the
expected strong statement was factor
in the upward drift OF the stock market.
Leading features VI Tic railway
were Southern Pacific, Union Pacific St.
Paul, Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio
and Reading. The exceptional animation
In Southern Pacific was accompanied by
the same collection of rumors and con-
lectures which have been in circulation
throughout the week. The traction stocks
followed the course of the general mar
ket
In the industrial and miscellaneous group
the United States Steel shares were con-
spicuously strong. and elsewhere the lead
ing issues were Anaconda Mining Anal
gamated Copper, American Smelling and
Colorado Fuel and Iron.
The Bank Statement.
The exhibit made in the weekly bank
statement was even a stronger one than
had been looked for. Cash holdings in
CREASED 81, 7G2. 900, an amount nearly twice
as great. the preliminary estimates. The
loan account showed an expansion of So
4S5. coo which, together with the increase in
cash, was quite closely reflected in the
deposit account, which rose $50 sol 600.
In consequence OF the large increase In
the deposit item the gain In cash was re-
Elected In increase in surplus reserve
of only Sc, 10000
Surplus reserves now stand at S19, 800. 0C0
compared with $l4,9 900 last year.
SJo.6O9.0o0 in 1904. and SlS.915 600 in 1903
The exceptionally high reserves reported
In 1903 represented, of course. the accu-
mutation of funds here in connection with
the remittance OF the Panama canal pay
ments by the government.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

SABLE ISLAND. N. s.. July H.-steamsr
yaderiand. from Antwerp for New York.
was in communication with the Marconi
station here when the vessel was 100 miles
southeast OF this point at TAG am. t,day,
and Will probably dock about 7:aO am
Monday.
oUEEN5ToWN July 2f.-Arrived: Celtic
from New York
NEW YORK. July 21.--Arrived. Etruria
from Liverpool.
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Post,nasters May Attend Conventions.

Acting Postmaster General Hitchcock to-
Gay issued orders permitting fourth-class
postmasters 10 the states of Ohio and In
diana to attend the annual conventions Of
the League OF Fourth-elass Postmasteis OF
thsir states, and, for that purpose. grant
ing them leave Of absence not exceeding
pve days. The Ohio convention will be
Ped In Columbus on September S. and the
INDIANA convention will be held In IndiAn-
0Doiis on August g.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, July 21.-Bulish foreign ad-
vices Were outweighed by good weather
at home today. and September wheat, open
ing y up. dropped to II.
Corn was quiet and steady, September
opening at 49z to SON.
September oats opened steady, at 32A to
32A. but trade was slack.
September provisions opened Irregular.
pork at 17.271a. lard at 1921 and ribs at
$50
The wheat market became weaker as the
to 761xa76es The close was weak and near
the lowest point of the day, with September
off 1c., at 1874.
wheat market. September declining to 49N
The close was weak. with September down
3sah. at 1917.
Close: Wheas-July. 7614; September, 1855.
Corn-July 49Y; September. 49h
Oats-July. 1874; September, 32Ns.
Pork-September. 1880.
Lard-July, S.T5: September $685.
Ribs-July. 915: September, 913.
Rye-July. So: September. 5Si2a59.
Barley-No. 8. September 43; feeding.
September. 3S1aa39ts.
Flax-Nothing doing.
Clover-Nothing doing.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4.321xa4.3 7k.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL July 21.--Closing: Wheat
Spot nominal futures quiet July, 6s 7asd. !;
September, 6s. I'd: December, u.s. TMd
Corn-Spot quiet; American mixed. old,
As. ID: futures quiet; July, As Sid; Sep
TENDER. As. 6RaA
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. July A.-Three per cent rentes.
90 francs s2h Confines for the account
Exchange on London. rs francs 15h cen-
times for checks.
BERLIN, July 21.-Exchange on London,
20 marks At pfennigs for chec1a
Discount rates-Short and three-nionths
bills, 3M per cent.
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Government Securities.
Bank Statement.
Today's Government Receipts.

National bark notes received today for
redemption. S7o0.22 Government receipts:
From internal revenue. $S54.749: customs,
IeSfT so: miscellaneous, S75,J6S. Expendi
fures s., 90, COO
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CURB QUOTATIONS.
Furnished by f. R. Chapman & Co. &c. b. Chip
Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

Quotations furnished by Dick Bros & Co., men,
bers New York and New Orleans stock exchanges
Washington office. No. i412 II st. NV (Maryland
fuIdiDgl.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers. 1889 III street. members New
York stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board OF trade.
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Today's Cotton Summary.

Quotations furnished by Dick Bros. & Co.. men,
bers New York, New Orleans and Liverpool cotton
exchanges. Washington Office, No. 1412 H st. NV.
tSIaryland building.
NEW YORK Cotton Exr4I ANGIE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-21

The New York Centrars lines are nov
the only great continental passenger lines
that pass directly through Cleveland. Other
systems tap Cleveland by branch lines con-
Meeting with trunk lines further south. The
Fries Cleveland line HOW touches the main
line at Leayittsburg
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
;

when we had finished reading Maeter-
lnckS Life of the Bee" that we had
been made familiar with the very uI-
TINA thule of insectine virtuosity-
And now comes along a patient
painstaxing, thoughtful German, Herr
Carl Aubrichtig. and his niece, Fraulein
Anna, and with them a troupe of three
hundred trained fieas-feas that fence
with paper swords. fleas that do the
most astounding feats in jugglery. ieas
that fight sham battles with all the
precision of military movement in
vogue in the Kaiser's army. and. most
marvellous Of all, heas that dance min
uets and mazurlxas dressed out In all
the conventional gewgaws OF the ballet,
gauze tights. tulle skirts and picture
hats.
The performance takes place In a
little theater of their own which the
German and his niece set up in booth
in true Old World fashion. The stage
Is Of necessity a diminutive affair. and
measures exactly foot and a half
square. It Is constructed of a single
sheet OF white blotting paper. ard
around 1t is arranged row OF tiny
electric light bulbs The audience az
each performance. which takes place
once every half hour. Is limited to an
even dozen people. who seat themselves
on three sides OF the table whereon
the stage is built.
The show begins when Fraulein Anna
lifts the cover from a small box in
'front.' OF the stage, and the buzzinr Of
bees and the droning of flies held under
the net therein convey weird and
startling resemblance to the regular
orchestral overture. Then she proceeds
TO go TO the hotels" of lacquer, whence
she conducts the various members 81
queen Fiametta's troupe of PLAYERS to
the theater- Up to this moment the
feas have been reposing on elovvrv NJ, 80
or ease In the shape OF layers of vhfta
cotton wool. Gently and tenderlv Fran-
lein Anna speaks to them when she
opens the lacquer door OF the littIs
box She lifts of the top layer Of co.,
ton. and there the little insects az.
eighteen, twenty. or perhaps TWENTY.
nVe OF them In one company She cail,
them each and all by name-Gretcben
marguerite. Elsa, Elizabeth, Mari
Theresa. AoIis
AS she speaks their names each a..
comes Iortn and crawls upon her hand
ana Wnen all are deposited thar - =
bears them tenderIy across So
inches OF space and bids each one ass,S.
oy name TO step of and take it, 49,.
on the stage And each flea does :
Ii Is bidden 1oes al
The audience sits fascinated u,,.h -.
wonder OF IT. When tho order is s-,,.-.e 80
10 nalt each well trained littIa -,ss. n
stops snort. lie golden harness il -.
Fastened, and the performers b,,-rs
nosns 70 olnner and to bed in the lac.
The performance of Madame r,ur,.
on the tightrope, the flying traneze -
oisnor Loppa and the high schoo1 -
Jumps by eighteen OF the best tur,-.o. =.
"a nass,n sns company follow in quick suc-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

want Of consideration, that endangers
human life, or words to that effect
The tendency of the age is TO do
everything in a slap dash. headlong
fashion We are constantly on the
crest Of a wave of morbid excitement
1t is a condition Of erethism, that finds
an outlet in wild speculation immoder-
ate pleasures and exaggerated vices.
"As a result. we live in an era OF
reckless extravaganza. Men and wo-
men without number indulge in lux
uries to which they have no right. To
return to the automobile question::
How many, do you suppose. run into
debt and even mortgage their homes
to have motor cars, then do it to
death2 They and their type in all
things as in autOmObiling. never know
the meaning of moderation. In a word
they are not thOroughbreds. and moth
ing in the world can make them appre-
ciate the rights of others IL is the
old 'beggar on horseback idea
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

"If rapid locomotion developed ner-
vous disease. why wouldn't the engine
driver or motorman have to be more
careful? I'd have neurasthenia in less
than no time If I had to manage a troll
ley car. You sit at a window during
the busy hour and note how many hair
breadth escapes the motormen have.
They have to reach their destination
within d scheduled time, and the risks
they run in consequence are far greater
than those of the automobilist.
There is thousand times more
danger of homicide in running a trolley
down Broadway than in motoring Look
at the motorman, His mind and eyes
have to be constantly on the jump to
avoid fatal accidents, no matter what
his rate of speed.
Isn't it more likely that he should
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

surely know of such cases il they ex-
listed and none TO my knowledge has
ever been recorded.
AS matter of fact, the only time
that l have come near to hurting any
one during my career as an automobil
ist was in the town of Stamford. when
] was going at the rate of four miles
an hour. A small boy on a bicycle
dashed out from behind car and ran
into me almost before | had seen him.