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TIE MOROCCAN FARLEY
GERMANY,s ACTION NAY FORCE
END OF NEGOTIATIONS.

PARIS. February 20.-Gerniany's reiec-
ton of Frances proposal at Aigeciras that
the proposed Moroccan police system shall
De French and Spanish has given renewed
gravity to the Franco German situation. Ii
IS of1cially announced that Germany's ae-
ton leaves France no course but to termi-
nate the private negotiations and appeal to
the judgment of the world before the open
conference This decision suspends the
meetings between NJ Revolt, head of the
French mission at Algeciras. and Herr Won
Raditz chief Of the German delegation. at
accord. y, asa
The neutral powers. including the United
States, strongly approved OF these private
exchanges as being the best means OF
avoiding an open discussion of the contrc-
Eersy. The failure to agree and Frances
deter mination to end. the private negotia-
ions bring the parties to a deadlock. This
promises to result IN prolonged crisis In
which each side maintains the positions
which 1t took up before the open confer
ence. The sentiment in official circles IS
that Germany's reply tends to destroy the
usefulness of the conference by making an
agreement impossible.
reports are in circulation TO the effect
that France intends to withdraw from the
conference. but they are not confirmed. and
the determination of the French delegates
to carry the case before the open confer
ence shows that the withdrawal stage has
not yet been reached. 1t is expected that
the strained situation will have the effect of
renewing the alarmist war reports and or
arousing public apprehension.
Later a semi-official note was issued an
nouneing Frances intention to discontinue
private negotiations and to carry the ques-
ton of policing Morocco before the 1udg-
ment of the world in the open conference.
The note states that Germany's reply IN
dicates that 1t is evidently the desire of
Germany to have the conference fail. and
1t adds that the delegates will not separate
before fifteen days have elapsed and after
discussing all the questions on the original
program. The latter statement indicates
that there is no present intention the
part of France to create rupture by with
drawing from the conference.
The bourse showed uneasiness as a result
of the Moroccan situation, but was not PAN
fcky. Rentes went off % centimes at the
start.
Germans Foresee the Last Phase.
BERLIN, February 2O.-The decision Of
the French government to discontinue pri-
vate negotiations between the French and
German delegates at Algeclras and 20 take
the disputed questions before the confer
ence Is regarded here as an inL-catlon that
the last phase of the conference is begin
ming. The German government stands res
olutely by Its position not to yield the po-
Icing of Morocco to France, although fresh
proposals looking toward a settlement are
likely to be made by neutral powers
The View taken of the situation by the
diplomats here is that it is doubtful wheth-
er France or Germany can be satisfied to
break up the conference without disposing
of the main questions in dispute.
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The World of
Finance and Irade

Canadian Pacific 1I2%.
Chesapeake and Ohio, 56iz.
Chicago Great Western, q.
Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul, 119h
Erie, common, 43A
Erie, second preferred, 1Ok.
General Electric. TEX
Metropolitan Secs Co. 40
Metropolitan Street Railway. i1fA.
Missouri Pacific, f0oA.
New York Central, I4S15.
Norfolk and Western, STL
pennsylvania Railroad, 1891
Northern Pacific, ~
Peoples Gas OF Chicago, aS1e.
Sloss-Sheffied, $40
Tennessee Coal and Iron. 135.
Union Pacific 1Jl7s
Central Leather. 43ss.
United States Steel, ..27s.
United States Steel. preferred, 1855.
Va. Car Chem. Com, ASA.
Western Union, g3is.
United States Steel 5's. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
Two More Smallpox

Frank Beal. colored, twenty-five years OF
age, and John Robinson, colered. twenty
one years of age, developed smallpox this
afternoon. They were in the quarantine
station, having been removed there from
Garfield Hospital, where they contracted
the disease from Cabannis Owens a colored
man. There remain eight patients and two
nurses under quarantine. Four cases so
far have developed among those who were
in the ward at Garfield with Owens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
sn.clal pispatch to The star.

BALTIMORE, Nd. February -Wheat-Dull
spot contract, s3I2aSJ&; February. S5taas5A
March, s5Aes6i April, -; May, s74 asked
Steamer. No. red. S0aS0lS; receipts, II TOl: ex.
grade. slaSJi5.
CORN-Firm; spot, 4eNa4Gla; February 4essa
ITsafs; July, ASA. Steamer. mixed 44staf5; re-
ceipts, G69; exports. 2e.2G4: southern white
corn. 43a4GA: southern yellow 42ZaI8
OATS Steady; No white 3is,as5; No 2
white, 34a34Hg; No, mixed, 34a341s receipts
81 80: exports. 12o. 90
RYE-Dun: No . western e9a7o; export. 71a72
domestic; receipts 8.1G6: exports, Il, l42
HAY-Quiet; unchanged
GRAIN REIG1TS-Steady: unchanged
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Government Securities.
Cuban plans for the Longworths.

HAVANA. February 20.-The city au-
thorities are arranging an invitation, gala.
grand opera performance at the National
Theater for Friday at which 1t is pro
posed that Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth shall occupy the presidents box as
Eiavana's guests of honor. Very great
interest is being taken in the presidents
annual bal February %. on account of the
fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth are ex-
pected 10 be present. They viii also be
urged To attend the ball of the American
Club on Washingtor'= birthday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
A STORAGE BUILDING.
Property Transaction Through Blum
don. O'Brien e. Belt.

Through Blundon. O'Brien & Belt, In
corporated. real estate agents the Ander-
son Dray and Storage Company, corpora
ton Of this city, has purchased and today
took title to lots % and a. in square $50.
being known as the old Springman prop
erty, loca ted near South Capitol and D
streets and Delaware avenue southwest
The company will at once improve the
property by the erection of a seven-story
cement fireproof building, for storage pur-
noses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
Dismissal of Lieut.. scb;nas1

The President has confirmed the sentence
OF dismissal in the case of First Lieut. Louis
r. Sehindel. 9th Infantry. who was recent
iy tried by court-martial in the Philippine
Islands and convicted of charges OF dis
obedience of orders and absence without
leave Lieut.. Schindel was appointed in the
army as second lieutenant in September.
1898 and was promoted TO be first lieuten-
ant In October. ISoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows:
To Mary *. Banfield, for repairs and al
terations at 933 Louisiana avenue north
west; mechanic, S. ]. Prescott; estimated
cost, 81 ,000
To Georgetown College. for one-story
brick gymnasium at 37th and o streets
northwest; architects, Ewing e. Chappell:
builder. John s. Larcombe; estimated cost.
$50, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
Fatal Collision on Iowa Central.

MARSIfALLTOWN, Iowa. February 20
\ head-on collision between Iowa Central
through freights occurred today thirty
miles north of here between E,iora and
Steamboat Rock. 1t is reported that the
engineer and the fireman on each engine
were killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
bonds
Closing Quotations.

At the close Of the stock market at 3.0S
Q clock the following stocks had changed in
price since the above quotations:
Amalgamated Copper 1l1A.
American Car and Foundry, Az.
American Locomotive. 72Ss.
American Smelling. preferred. I2fM.
American Sugar. I4O&
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. sos
Atlantic Coast Line, 1Go&.
Baltimore and Ohio. HOY.
brooklyn Rapid Transit ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20

Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today Tor
redemption, SS45. $50: government receipts
from internal revenue, S46o,3o9; customs,
S91SGO4; miscellaneous, $59,Ilo; eNpehdi-
lures 81 5S0,00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. February 20.-Wheat-Spot
nominal; futures steady; March, Is SID;
May, Is 6lzd; July, is esd. Corn-spot
quiet; American mixed, new. 3s lid;
American mixed, old, As 712d; futures quiet;
March, IS HAD: May. As Id
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by ". b Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers, I419 + street, members New
York stock exchange, Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board Of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20
Today's Cotton Summary.

Quotatlons furnished by Atwood Yiolatt & Co..
thehters New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
enanges- Washington branch Office No TIs 14th
street northwest.
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Banks Lose In Operations.

The banks continued to lose in their op-
erations with the subtreasury, but their un-
favorable balance up to this morning was
less than 81 ,OOO.GnO, and on account OF pen
sion and other heavy government payments
there will probably be witnessed very soon
q decided change In this respect Sterling
exchange rallied quite materially from It's
recent low point of depression. The rail-
way traffic returns reported today made the
eame splendid exhibits with which observers
of such prosaic but important circum-
stances arc now familiar. There was little
Dther actual news relating to individual
stocks
To some extent the sharp recovery after
The opening in the anthracite coal shares
was fgrthered by rumors that the threat
Ened difficulties between the coal companies
eud their employees would certainly be
AVertcd. but there no definite infOrma-
ton ln this respect. The day 5 transactions
attained a fairly large scale of activity.
lnd an unusually large diveTshcauon of in
lerest was observed For the first time in
4 number Of days the local traction issues
,amt In for some attention, with quite
noteworthy show Of animation in Brooklyn
Rapid Transit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20

FURRY at Opening Over Decision
in the c. and 0. Case.
SOME SHARP REC0VERlES
Reading Rally Attained Extensive
Proportions.
WEAKNESS IN LONDON STOCKS
Americans Were Exceptionally FIRM
Banks Continue to Lose in OPP
erations With Sub-Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-20

slIFtf, QIfclt 5U51u. OCT
Money, i per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for short
bills is 3 1916 Per cent
The rate oftiseount in the open market for three-
months bills & SIS per cent
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SOME SHARP RECOVERlES
IN LONDON STOCKS

Epeeisl Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, February 20.-For few
minutes at the opening OF business the
stock market reflected the bewilderment OF
spectators as to the real intent and COM
prehensveness of yesterdays decision by
the supreme court at Washington In the
Chesapeake and Ohio-New Haven case
The legal verblage of the courts decision
was too much for the ordinary trader, ana
in consequence there was general dispose
Ion TO await legal and other more or less
Authoritative calculations of the courts rui-
ing. These were quite unanimous In min
jmizing the scope and Importance OF the
decision; that is to say. so far as 1t might
have any ultimate effect upon the prosper
ity OF the companies concerned.
Accordingly. after declining on very light
sales in the early dealings Reading, to-
gether with the other anthracite and btu
sninous coal shares, made sharp recoveries,
the rally in Reading attaining very extern
sive proportions.
As general market influence the Su
preme Courts decision was very quickly
dismissed from further consideration. There
was little other news of Importance over
night the only other novel circumstance
being the weakness in the general London
stock market. which was attributed to the
renewal OF anxiety that the conference at
AigeCiras might end In d serious disagree
ment.
American stocks were. however. exceD-
tionally firm in the London market, end
the fairly active operations here for foreign
account resulted on balance in the pur
chase of upward of 10000 shares. The
really most favorably development within
the course of the day was the further re-
Taxation in the money market, and par
ticularly in the rates for loans on time for
various periods.
a this season OF the year there is no
material variation in the rates for loans on
time running for no longer periods than
six months, and quotations covering that
space OF time today ranged from to 5A
per cent.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by e. r Chapman & Co 90
Chapman. manager. members New York stoek eS
The Washington times., 1906-04-22
0beyed Mysterious Voice.

In the chapter on premonitions Dr.
Hyslop has collected some most inter
estinE and perplexing data. The fol-
lowing is one of the best authenticated
incidents. A dentist IN Boston was
busily engaged at a small work bench
where he was vulcanizing some rub
Der for the setting Of false teeth. He
was using a small copper vessel in
his work. He was bending over the
teeth with the copper at his side when
he suddenly heard a voice calling in a
quick, imperative manner these words;
Run to the window. auickl Run to
the window, quick!' twice repeated.
Without thinking from whom the
voice could have come. he at once ran
to the window, and looked out to the
street below. when suddenly he heard
tremendous report in his workroom.
and locking round he saw that the
copper vessel had exploded. and had
been blown uD through the plastering
OF the ceiling.
Another case of premonition was
that Of an aged lady who heard a
voice say in a loud voice: To-day, at
O'Clock. you will die" She resolved
not to brood over it. but w.at to see
sister that afternoon. She remained
until o'clock, and as the clock be-
gan to strike. she said: There. now.
it is O'clock. and nothing has hap
pened-" But before the chime ceased
blood was gushing out of both nostrils
In a eopious stream. The woman did
not die, however, but recovered, hav-
ing barely escaped death. according to
the testimony of the physician.
\ remarkable case occurred in 1898
A lady wrote to DIT. Hodgson. the
secretary of the American branch Of
the Society for Psychical Research
mclosing letter from her mother. who
had died a few days before. The mis-
sive from the dead woman had been
written five years prior 10 the date Of
its receipt by DR.. Hodgson. and q
stated that the writer had had pre-
monitor that she would die five Years
ai'er her husband. who had died in
1883 She stated that she was never
disturbed by the thought but that the
feeling always came quietly and ma
turaliy' and that whenever she began
TO make plans far ahead this reminder
would come that she would not he
here six years from 1888" In the let
ter the woman stated that ~ she did
hve more than five years. she would
destroy the note, but if she died dur
ing the fifth year, instructions were
left to forward the letter TO DR. 8odo-
SON The story IS well verified
The Washington times., 1906-04-22

clared that the boy would certainly
recover and that there were no symp-
toms of heart trouble. On December
4 young Brooks spent the evening in
company with young lady friend and
he requested that she should come to
him the next afternoon if he sent for
her
In order to divert his MIND from the
premonition by physical means the
physician that night put a fly blister
on his neck On the morning OF the 5th
the boy arose feeling quite well. He ate
an unusually hearty breakfast and to
all appearances was quite strong and
well The young man insisted that his
mother should not stay with him. say
ing. 1T would kill you TO see me die"
He was humored in this.
While taking lunch with the family
as usual at o'clock, he complained
of feeling faint. After resting in bed
a few moments he wrote for the young
lady to come to him. At $40 ne died
in the presence OF the family He was
a young man OF strong character. ex--
ceptionally good mind and splendid
physique.
While this incident has the draw
back of suggestion having its influence
over the physical man. there IS ar
other well authenticated story that
has no such flaw. 1t is vouched for by
the celebrated French physician. DR..
Liebeault. who recounted the incidents
to DIR Hyslop
The Washington times., 1906-04-22
* x
"Wdtch the Bor!"

Magazine readers viii probably re-
call story published several years
ago as fiction, but which was in reality
an actual occurrence. vorched for by
reliable parties. A young express agent
and telegraph operator at small rail-
way station was left in charge of a
large sum of money. which was TO
be delivered to the messenger on a
midnight train. II was about o'clock
when the money was brought TO him.
and he gave a receipt for it. At about
10 O'Clock the same night four men
left coffin in the station. This was
placed in the same room with the oper-
ator. and was TO be put or board the
midnight train also. When the
operator had been left alone again.
he suddenly heard his Station-caU on
the telegraph instrument. He answer
ed it, and immsfiiateIv the following
MESSAGE was Mashed over the wires:
The Washington times., 1906-04-22
FOretOId His Death

Many Washington people will Der
haps remember the case NJ proe
Brooks son in Baltimore which DR..
Hyslop tells. Young Brooks had been
i'll. but was on the road to recovery.
the physicians having declared that
ne was entirely out of danger. The
boy declared, however. that during his
illness there had come to him in a
vision q former teacher and friend.
who had died five months previously.
This friend told him that he would die
OF heart failure on December > at
o'clock in the afternoon. This pre-
diction came in April. His physician.
DR.. Mann, secuted the idea and de-
The Washington times., 1906-04-22

from this day. You will soon be a
soldier. but not for long. You will
marry young, have two children and
die at twenty-six," The man was at
this time only nineteen. He confided
this prophecy to some friends. but did
not think seriously OF il However. his
father died on December q, 1850 exact
ly year from the interview. Shortly
after this he became a soldier and
served for seven months. Then he
married. and two children were born
to the couple Thinking over all these
matters. when his twenty-sixth BIRTH
udy approached he became terror
stricken In this state Of mind he
came to DR.. Liebeault for consultation.
The physician who has been quite sue
cessfuI in hypnotic work. endeavored
TO put the man to sleep in order to
dissipate the impression of his ap-
preaching death. Mime. IenormaDd
had not named his birthday as the
date Of his death but he had become
firmly convinced that February I
would be his last on earth. All efforts
to put the man in a hypnotic sleep
failed however, as he was too much
agitated to yield to the influence of
the physician.
Realizing that it was absolutely nee
essary TO get rid of this conviction. IL
he would save his patient. DIR.
Liebault changed his tactics and sug-
Eested that he consult a somnambulist
in the neighborhood. who had quite
wide reputation as a soothsayer.
The young man accepted the suEges-
ton, and the first question he asked
the somnambulist. when put en- ran
port. was. when shall l die?" The
sleeper, suspecting the state of the
case, replied. after a pause. You will
die you VIII die in forty-one
years. The effect Of this prophecy
was truly marvellous. The young man
recovered mis- spirits, and when the
The Washington times., 1906-04-22
Cannot Be Exclaimed.

orof ]. II. Hyslop. a vice president
c the society. and formerly the pro
f,sor OF ethics and logic at Columbia
diversity. has just published vol
ur OF the "Enigmas Of Psychical
Fsearch."
w courtesy OF the publishers.
Hilbert 3. Turner & Co. OF Boston.
T. Sunday Times is enabled to select
soe Of the most remarkable instances
ned by the distinguished scientist
this work Prof. Hyslop narrates
my marvellous instances where peo-
nj have received warnings Of coming
evnts. These accounts are worthy OF
~ most careful study for each case
:, been investigated and the state
rnts made by various parties have
In every instance been verihed- =
,,,,nandhIu Of facts such as Prof
tslop furnishes in this book are SUI
nent to cause even the most skepucal
++ake some notice Of the phenomena
+-s SET forth. No attempt is made
general explanation for these
,,s+er,es. At the present time scien-
:. and lavnnan alike admit that they
not solvable with the data now
tbond That the day Will come when
shall see these mysteries face to
see is the hope of all
=, the chapter on dreams Prof Hy-
on recounts the remarkable case Of
Mrs. Howieson. Her five-year-old
.urbter was on a visit to her grand
,other. Mrs. Howieson had received
tiers only a day or two prior to the
accident about to be narrated in which
ms stated that the child was quite
,,ou one night the mother was
uakened from a sound sleep by hear
NO her daughter crying in an agonized
tone Mamma, oh Mamma" Mrs.
T4ovyieson Jumped UP In bed and called
to the nurse 10 go and see what hath-
een wished. The nurse responded that
Mrs. Howieson had been dreaming.
and reminded her that Kathleen was
on a visit TO her grandmother 200 miles
away. Mrs. Howieson again lay down
TO sleep. In a few moments she was
again sitting up in bed crying cut TO
he nurse. She declared that she had
distinctly heard Kathleen scream
again. Mamma, oh Mamma" Her
husband and the nurse both tried 10
The Washington times., 1906-04-22

speed When the midnight train
pulled in an investigation was made
which resulted in the discovery that
the coffin had been carefully htted
out and furnished with breathing holes
so that a man could lie in II quietly
and slowly and noiselessIy unscrev the
top and lift II high enough 70 rise on
one elbow and fire a revolver with
out making the slightest noise that
would warn his intended victim
The remarkable part OF the case.
however. was the mysterious message
which came over the wires. as a pre-
monition or warning. The matter vas
investigated along the entire line. and
all the operators made af1dav1ts that
they had not only not sent the mes
sage, but that they had furthermore
never heard such a message going
over the wires. and yet they had been
on duty at the time that the message
came 70 the operator in question
There are countless stories being cir
culated in regard to mysterious warn
ings and premonitions which have been
fulfilled The vast majority OF these
are no doubt the 1ruiL or heated
imagination or Of overcredulous indi-
viduals who are prone TO see in every
odd circumstance the interposition OF
some occult power. At the same time
IL must be admitted that there are
many instances familiar TO Times
readers which are as well authenticat-
ed as those mentioned in this article
The latter al least are authoratIve. for
they were verified and reverifisd many
times before they were set forth in
Dr. Hyslop's scientific work.
Scientists, as we'll as the world at
large. are as yet almost wholly in the
dark as 10 a satisfactory explanation
for these psychicaI enignas. Now we
only know IN part, but the day may
not be far distant when we shall revel
in complete understanding OF these
mysterious
Today the scientist in replying to the
inquiries Of the great. curious world,
may well adopt the words of Hamlet:
There are more things in heaven
and earth. Horatio. than are dreamt
Of in your philosophy
The Washington times., 1906-04-22

4th of February passed he thought
himself entirely safe In September of
that year the man died Of peritonitis.
While any one of the events in the
life OF this Frenchman might come
under the head OF coincidence" it is
hardly probable that anyone would at
tempt 10 explain all five upon such an
hypothesis.