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The Washington times., 1906-08-10
DOG AFRAID OF BIG RAT,
CHANCE FOR BRAVE CAT
Rodent Defes Canine, Fought Woman,
and Is Only Subdued by Ham
mer Blow.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1O-If any one
with a cat that has earned a reputa ton
as a rat killer will take II to the home
Of John Moran, 1851 Fortieth street,
Borough Park, he can command his own
price for it, Mr.. Moran. whose little
son Johnnie had a thrilling experience
yesterday morning with a large and
vicious brown rat, is looking for just
such a cat.
Johnnie was awakened by the sensa-
ton Of something running upon the bed
clothes. He was startled 10 see a large
brown rat poised as II intending to jump
upon his face.
Loud screams of mamma frightened
the rat Johnnie was put in the dining
room on a sofa. He had not been there
long when Mrs Moran again heard his
cries and this time she. too saw the
rat
When she endeavOred to scare ii away
1t showed fight Mr. Moran then got a
neighbours dog, hut II refused TO attack
the rat, which showed no sign of fear.
BrOoms and "a hammer ended the rats
career. and the dog was shown TO the
door in disgrace.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
PRICES OF COPPER METAL
STRONGLY MAINTAINED

BOSTON. Aug. 10 - Walkers copper
letter In Saturdays Commercial will say:
There have been further purchases or
copper this week for October and No
vember delivery at l2lz 10 lSat cents per
pound for Lake and electrolytic respec-
lively. Producers are now satisfied that
these prices will be maintained for sew
eIal months 10 come. and the situation IS
devoid Of even a shade OF weakness.
Many consumers openly declare that the
consumption % copper is sthl exceeding
production. and freely express the belief
that they Will have to pay approximately
present prices during the greater part
OF next year
IT is now practically certain that
there viii be no further Increase in the
production Of copper this year. The
recent labor troubles at the Greene Con-
soliduted. IN the Lake Superior district
and. IN a lesser degree. in Butte and
Bingham, have cut down production sew
cal million pounds during the past two
months Further labor troubles are eX-
peCted There IS a scarcity Of labor in
all Of the leading copper producing cen
tiers.
Business conditions continue remark
ably strong. There Is, so far, little or
no Indication Of a trade reaction. Until
business conditions decline, Il is expect
ed that the price OF copper Will remain
at its present level"
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
TO BUY SILVER BULLION
Invites Tenders Up to 100000 Ounces
Week for Subsidiary
Coinage.

The following announcement was
made yesterday by the director of the
mint,
Tenders OF silver bullion are invited
by the United States Treasury Depart
ment at the office Of the director OF the
mint on Wednesday. the 18th instant. up
20 l o'clock p. m, and every Wednesday
thereafter until further notice. Said
tenders are 20 be for delivery at the
Philadelphia. New Orleans or Denver
mints. settlement TO be on the New York
basis Of bullion guaranteed 999 fine, The
Treasury reserves the right 70 reject all
tenders. or accept such part of any ten
ders as may suit its convenience
It was announced at the same time
that the purchase would be limited 10
1OO. 600 ounces a week. although the first
purchases may run in excess Of that
amount TO meet immediate needs for
subsidiary coinage.
This decision is the result OF the fail
ure Of Congress 10 authorize the re,
coinage of silver dollars. Until q year
ago the subsidiary coinage was made
from the bullion purchased under the
act Of 1890. but the supply of bullion
was exhausted last year, Secretary
Shaw was IN doubt as 10 his authority
10 make further purchases. but the
opinion of the Attorney General was
that under section 3526 OF the Revised
Statutes the Secretary had ample au-
thOrity.
The mint at Philadelphia Is working
full blast. the entire force being en-
gagged in making subsidiary coin. This
It is expected, Will advance the price or
silver, for OF the worlds total prOduc>
ton OF 40 100000 ounces, India takes So,
COO 600 ounces, the arts 5000 coo ounces
leaving only 100000 ounces for coinage
Of other countries,
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
CHINESE LABORERS
FOR PANAMA CANAL

Solution OF the labor problem Of the
Panama Canal zone, by the employment
OF contract Chinese labor. has been
practically determined upon by the
Canal Commission.
Although official announcement has
not yet been made. IL Is known that
contracts are prepared and viii be ex-
ecuted very soon. looking 20 the en-
plOyment Of about $50 Chinese labOrers
on the big canal They viii be fur
n.shed by contractors, who have pro-
vided this class OF labor in other parts
Of the world
The Commission has been a long time
casting about for another solution Of
the problem. Al present Jamaicans con-
etltute most Of the labor An expert
mcnt with Spanish labOrsTs developed
that they were the most capable. salts
factory and economical. but 10 proved
absolutely impossible 10 secure q SUI
hcient number OF them.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
FATHER SLAPPED BRIDE,
GROOM RESENTED BLOW
Rough House at Italian Weddin- Lands
Bride, Groom, and Father-in-
Law in Jail.

PITTSBURG. Aug. l0.-An Italian we'd
ding al llS4 Penn avenue h1od an unusual
ending IN that the bride received
black eve and, together with her hus-
band and father, was locked I'D in the
Peha avenue police station.
Bertha Rotaii was married to Peter
SiVra. ana the usual wedding eelebra-
ton followed. Joseph RotaH father of
the bride, is said 10 have objected IA thu
choice of a husband his daughter had
made, and voiced his objection by giving
his daughter a swat" in the eve. Her
husband thought he had a claim 10 get
In the fight, and proceeded to hand his
fatber-in-law a few blows.
BY this time the attention of the
police had been attracted and a riot can
brought in officers from the Penn ave
nue. station, and the wedding party was
locked up. At the police hearings. the
participants, on charges OF disorderiy
eond1ct. were fined s. and costs each.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
NEW CABINET MEMBERS
PLEASE RUSSIAN PRESS
Hope Expressed They Will Be Able
10 Secure Reforms for
Nation.

ST PETERSBURG. Aug. 1O.-The
ne wspapers have welcomed the appoint
ment Of Prince Vassilchikof. as minis
te" Of agriculture; NJ. Fl0ssofon as
minister Of commerce. and ". IswOlsky
as prOcuratOr general Of the Holy
Synod. The hope IS expressed by the
papers that they will Cooperate with
Premier StOlypin in securing moderate
reforms Tor the nation.
IL is now stated unofficiaily that the
elections for the new douma which the
Gar has promised VIII meet IN March
will be held in November. No an
nOunCement has been made OF any date.
however.
Dispatches from Moscow state that
work has been resumed everywhere
there. following the attempt at calling
a general strike Business IS in fun
swing. and everything is quiet.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
OFFICERS KILLED
FIGHTING FILIPINOS
Lieutenant, Surgeon, Reve-
nue. Collector and TW0Pri-
Yates Die in Battle.

MANILA, Aug. ia detachment con-
sisting OF ten men fought hand 70 hand
with a band Of Pulajanes at Julia.
Leyte, yesterday.
Internal Revenue Collector Williams,
OF Illinois; Contract Surgeon Calvin
Snyder, First Lieut.. John f. James and
two privates CT the Eighth Infantry
were killed
The detachment was greatly outnum-
bered and the survivors were forced 10
flee after putting up gallant fight.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
PLACED ON RECORD

Franklin street northwest. near Fifth
street-Ruth A. Hoiliidge 10 Herbert W.
and George NJ. HollidRe, lot ll9, square
$40. SO.
Addition TO lie DrOit Park-Isiiiie H.
Mattern 81 al. To Edmund A. and Emily
3. Hutchinson, lot IS. square 81. SO
+ street northwest. between Twentieth
and TWenty-first streets-TeTrence }.
MCMahOn 10 r. Kellar House and
Eldridge E. Jordan. part original lot {,
square Joe. $40.
1884 y street northWest-Jesse =.
Heisken et al, trustees, TO Alexander
MunCaster, lot 100 square PIP, 81. 575.
South Grounds Columbia College
Frederick ". MCReynOlds ct ux. TO II.
Z. England. part lot 81. $40
-2fs Cleveland place nOrthWest-CarTie
Irvine 90 William Hnl lot ISL square
81. SO
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
PURITAN ORDERED
TO OYSTER BAY
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Dor Day. and can be back at her berth
IN the Potomac September 8 II desired
It is probable that the local naval mill
tia will be taken out at a later date.
At the Navy Department this afternoon
10 was stated that the department OIL
Gals had no Official knowledge that the
local militia intended taking the vessel
out for a cruise They took the stand
that IL IL IS desired 20 take the vessel
any distance from Washington permits
sion shall first be obtained from the de-
partmcnt.
Late this afternoon an order was is
sued by the Bureau Of Navigation for
Charles ". Bartlett, - he Bureau OF
Ordnance 10 command the Puritan, as
she passes before the President.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
PRETTY GIRLS PICTURE
TO IDENTIFY DEAD MAN

CHESTER. Pa. Aug. I0.-yYhile work
ing at the hay loft OF a barn la the
Holy Cross Cemetery, Eeadon, today,
the superintendent of the cemetery
stumbled over the body OF a man who
had been dead for several days
In his inside coat pocket was the
picture OF a girl, apparently about nine
teen years Of age, and quite pretty
The dead man was about seventy
years OF age and wore a gray beard.
He was well dressed
Coroner GilmouT thinks he will be
able 10 identity the remains by use Of
the photograph.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
BAD BOY TOUCHED MATCH
TO LOAD OF HAY IN STREET

PHOENIXVILLE. Pa. Aug. l0.-A
match in the hands Of a reckless boy
was responsible for calling out both
fire companies. Frank Lundy was de-
iiveiing a load of hay TO local com
mission merchant when a boy about ten
years ole slipped UP behind the team, set
fire 20 the hay. and in the confusion
which ensued made his escape.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
COTTON MARKET STEADY,
SHORTS HOLDING PROFITS

NEW YORK. Aug. 1O.-The undertone
OF the local cotton market At the out
set this morning was steady. Some OF
the big room operators bought new
crop months after the call. but most
Of the traders were in no hurry to
cover shorts, despite the fact that
many of them had a good profit.
Quotations: August, $50 bid; Septem-
Der. 955 bid; October. 9.64 bid; Deem
Der, g.I5n9.76: January 9S4d9S5; Feb
ruary, 9s9a990; March. 9SsQ9s9.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10

Directors Of the National Biscuit
Company have declared the regular
quarterly dividend OF l per cent on the
common stock. and ia per cent on the
preferred stock.
The London Times insurance expert
estimates that the British companies.
Including the subsidiary American com
panies owned by them, lost E9, 225, i67 IN
the San Francisco disaster.
II is expected that a call for the con-
dItlon OF all national banks IN the
country viii be made by the Comptroller
Of the Currency within the next ten
days.
The directors of the Old Colony Trust
Company have decla ed a quarterly divi-
dend OF 5 per cent yavable August Is
Previous dividends were g per cent semi
annually. the last one was paid on May
u. 1895.
Application has been made to the Stock
Exchange 10 list $2.o00, 900 additional com
mon stock Of the Colorado Fuel and
lion Company and $1,000 900 additional
OF the first mortgage and collateral
trust per cent series b. bonds. due
1884 OF the Colorado Industrial Com
Pany.
At the meeting of the directors Of the
Wabash railroad il was decided 10 hold
a special meeting OF the stockholders
for the purpose of taking action in
regard 10 the financial plans in con-
nectiOn with the refunding OF the de-
benture B. bonds. The date OF the
meeting is not fixed
The Virginia Passenger and Power
Company, OF which Frank Gould is the
principal owner, has completed a canal
ia Dinwiddie county, Va, ar a cost OF
S209,o for the purpose Of supplying
the water power for the company cleo
trio light plants, one Of which has Just
been built at a cost OF about $500, Gl0
The anti-buCketshop bill Of Reprs SEN
tative Boykin, of Lincoln county. ~as
passed by the Georgia State senate to-
day by a vote OF IS to 3. A substitute
which made a distinction between buck
bishops so-called. and wire exchanges
was lost by a vote Of % TO Il.
At a meeting Of tho executive commit
tee of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany yesterday only routine matters
were discussed. Speculative interests
had expected 10 hear OF action regard
ing dividends. but II was not intended
by the Union Pacific interests 70 con-
slider the dividend question at the meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
PERSONAL MENTION.

Charles p. Stone leaves today on au
automobile tour, with party of friends
Ords
David Moore has just returned from
snort vacation and Immediately got back
IN the harness. He has number OF big
deals pending. which he expects to ma
over
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
TRACTION
CONTINUES ACTIVE
Daily Trading in Hundred
Shares Lots a Source of
MyStiflcation.

The mystery surrounding the dealings
daily on the Stock Exchange in Capital
Traction has not yet been cleared up
and tie members are on the qul vive as
TO what il all means. Today I'VE lots ag-
Eregating 100 shares were traded in
above no but as the price was fraction
ally higher at the opening sale than on
the following ones, il looked as II there
was some realizing going on and a malt
had been called on the advance
Greene Copper held firm at %. with
sale Of bat one lot of 900 shares.
BIDS OF same figures for thOusand-share
blocks with offers 10 supply them, but
one-eighth Of a point higher were re-
peatedly made without success in Sc
curing business.
The movement in American Bank,
winch carried the price up 10 l15 about
Two weeks ago. received a setback to
Gay When sales We're recorded at 1711z
ne absence from the city OF prominent
buyers who Were reported as endeaVor-
ing 10 secure large amounts is given as
a reason for the decline.
Al a recent meeting of the directors OF
lhe washington Loan and Trust Com
lahy, Frederick EichelbeTger was elect
ca trus- oIncer, and at the same time
&00OOO vas carried TO the surplus fund
bringing that amount up 10 500, 900
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
THE WASHINGTON MARKET

Sales of the board including after coll.
amounted 10 5000 bonds and SO4 shares
OF stock
r GLOWING are the sales and quotations
OF tOGays market:
MashlHstop Railway as. Sl.O00as7ls.
s., O0WSl5. q
Potomac Electric Light IS, sI,O0l6l04H
.. lol4l0i.4, 2lOo0lcN4, 81 ,O00qF4I4
Capital Traction. 3JN146ls 1O4l45IL laa
lio1l, lWtlf5l4, 2Oui4f. 10Tl46.
w as4inEton Railway common. 51139
Washington Railway. preferred, ga
eii2. I5uOtia.
Georgetown Gas 2GtN
Greene Copper. 5gJ615.
American National Bank, l0aI7IIk, 100
lIllz.
Peoples Fire Insurance. 2li6Is.
After Call-GTeeue Copper 5Q45L
city National Bank, 54I3i
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
TWO LOSE LIVES,
SEVEN ARE HURT
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tieth street; contusions OF the back and
other injuries.
William Brown; decorations Of the face
and badly sprained wrist. besides shock.
Running at Terrific Speed.
The machine was being tested by the
men, Brown being a prospective pur-
chaser
Travelling at a terrific rate OF speed.
the machine struck the rear wheels c..
the farmers wagon, coming 10 sudden
stop and throwing the occupants out
and some distance from the auto. Wood
cock was dead when aid reached the
scene. Waller was still alive. but died
on the way 10 a hospital The Injured
were hurried in another auto TO St
Johns Hospital
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
Two Unknown Also In Car.

The names Of the other two occupants
Of the car was not learned. as they huT-
ried away as soon as their companions
bodies had ceen cared for and the in
tured taken 10 the hospital
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY


PAID-UP CAPITAL. 81. 900. 900
SURPLUS. $600, 900 EARNED
- Loans IN any amount made on an
- proved real estate or collateral AT rea-
- sonable rates.
Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances subject to check.
This company acts as executor al
- ministratoT. trustee. agent. treasurer
- registrar, and in all other fiduciary ca
pacities.
Boxes Tor rent IN burglar and hreproof
- vaults for safe deposit and storage Of
valuable packages.
JOHN JOY EDISON ............... President
JOHN A. SWOPE......s.........V Vice President
ELLIS SPEAR r.. Second Vice President
ANDREW PARKER. treasurer
HARRY g. MEEM.. Assistant Treasurer
BOYD TAYLOR Assistant Treasurer
THOMAS BRADLEY Real Estate Officer
FRED'K EOCHELBERGER..-. Trust Onicer
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared to assume the management OF
your real estate. Careful attention given 70
all details
The Washington times., 1906-08-10

The London Times insurance expert
estimates that the British companies.
including the subsidiary American com
panies owned by them, lost E9, 225, l67 IN
the San Francisco disaster.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Directors OF the National Biscuit
Company have declared the regular
quarterly dividend OF 1 per cent on the
common stock. and 1% per cent on the
preferred stock
The Washington times., 1906-08-10

II is expected that a call for the con-
ditiou OF all national banks IN the
country viii be made by the Comptroller
of the Currency within the next ten
DAYS.
The Washington times., 1906-08-10

The directors of the Old Colony Trust
Company have decla ed a quarterly divi-
dend OF per cent, payable August 10.
Previous dividends were g per cent semi
annually. the last one was paid on May
Is. 1906
The Washington times., 1906-08-10

The naturalization hin Of Reprs sen
tative Boykin, of Lincoln county. vas
passed by the Georgia State senate to-
day by a vote OF IS to g. substitute
which made a distinction between buck
bishops, so-called. and wire exchanges
was lost bv a vote Of % 70 Il
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
STRANGE storY-But True.

F. l.. Vandegrift has new story.
1t is illustrative of the marvellous fe-
cundity of the English sparrow.
81 was pending Sunday with the
Dumont Smiths, at Kinsley," said
Van, in recounting his experience.
1--WE had been up late the night be-
fore and 1 was a trif1e drowsy. l sat
out on the front porch listening to the
church bells and gazing off into the
illimitable space that lies between
a shortgrass town and the horizon
beyond.
Presently 1 dropped my hat into
q bed of virginia creeper and dozed
OF to sleep. l could not have slept
more than an hour, for the children
were passing the house on the way
from Sunday school when | awoke.
1 rubbed my eyes and glanced over
ut my hat. In it sat an English spar
row brooding a setting of eggs. While
l slept the sparows had built a nest
In my hat, the mother bird had laid
a full complement of eggs and had be-
gun the work of Matching them
Kansas City Journal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh IN
less Hands Were Tied-"Would
Have Died But for Cuticurs."

my little son, when about a year
and a half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. / had physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come on
his arms, then on other parts of his
body, and then one came on his chest,
worse than the others. Then / called
another physician. Still he grew
worse. At the end of about a year
and half of suffering he grew so bad
/ had to tie his hands in cloths at
night to keep him from scratching the
sores and tearing the flesh. He got to
be a mere skeleton, and was hardly
able to walk. My aunt advised me to
try Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
sent to the drug store and got cake
of the Soap and box Of the ONT
ment, and at the end of about two
months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores OF any kind
since. He is now strong and healthy.
and l can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon, R. F. D. No. 1. Woodville,
Conn, April %. 1905"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Practical Women's Club.

In Waterfowl, Mass, the Woman c
club, through its forestry corAmittec
is paying the expenses and managing
the business of fiourishing farm gar.
den, where 40 children are cultivating
plots of ground varying from feet by
13 to 9 feet by 80, raising not only
vegetables. which they can do any
thing they like with, but several OF
the more popular flowers. The classes
meet twice week for an hour each,
and if pupil is absent a substitute is
sent. Another of these school gardens
is run by the Homecrofters' Guild, in
connection with the social experiment
which George H. Maxwell has initiated
at WATERFOWL.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Schools Spreading In China.

A few years ago the foreign mis-
sionary schools were practically the
only institutions in Foochow offering
facilities for the acquisition of west
ern learning. There are now at least
80 native schools fashioned after the
foreign model. Foochow is a city of
100000 inhabitants, and these schools
embrace about 1000 students. Post
ers placarded all over the city adver-
tise the opening of various modern
every nook and corner of the place.
Scarcely a week passes without the
announcement of the opening of a
new school
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.
No Medicine so Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes it hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take ''tonics and stimu'
lants" under such circumstances Is
like setting the house on fire to see
If you can put it out.
The right kind of food promotes re-
freshing sleep at night and wide
awake Individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way OF
eating, to Grape-Nuts, and says:
For about three years l had been
a great sufferer from indigestion.
After trying several kinds of medi-
cine. the doctor would ask me to drop
off potatoes, then meat, and so on,
but in a few days that craving, gnaw-
ing feeling would start up, and l
would vomit everything l ate and
drank.
ssWhen 1 started on Grape-Nuts,
vomiting stopped, and the bloating
feeling which was so distressing dis
appeared entirely.
"My mother was very much both
cred with diarrhea before commenc-
ing the Grape-Nuls, pecduse hSi eeo
ach was so weak she could not digest
her food. Since using Grape-Nuts she
is well, and says she don't think she
could live without it.
cit is a great brain restorer and
nerve builder, for l can sleep as sound
and undisturbed after a supper OF
Grape-Nuts as in the old days When
I could not realize what they meant
by a bad stomach" There is no
medicine SO beneficial to nerves and
brain as a good nights sleep, such as
you can enjoy after eating Grape
Nuts"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
Butchers Best Weight euessers.

Butchers are the worlds best
weight guessers. The butchers diff
ficult trade gives him a skill in weight
guessing that is almost incredible.
1t is a commonplace thing in meat
shop to see butcher seize hold on
a huge round of beef and slash off
with a great knife four pounds just,
or two and half pounds just, or six
pounds just, according to the order.
The buyer of meat wants to get
the weight he asked for, no more and
no less. and he wants this weight in
one piece, not in one big piece and
two or three little ones.
To satisfy the buyer. the butcher
has been compelled to acquire ex-
traordinary skill in judging just how
much a certain portion of round OF
meat weighs and in cutting off that
portion smoothly and accurately.-N
O. Times-Democrat.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-08-31
When Pope Plus Receives.

People who are received by the
pope must appear in full evening
dress. although the hour is usually at
IL o'clock in the morning. The outer
Office looks like that of good New
York lawyer. A pleasant young sec
rotary in secular garb meets the Wis
itors. All is very simple. not in the
least awe-inspiring. Visitors must
kneel and kiss the pope's hand.