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FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

LONDON, March 29.-The weekly state-
rhent OF the Bank Of England shows tbs
following changes Total reserve decreased
GosG0Oo; circulation increased G4o6eOn:
bnlfion decreased sIsO.l25; other securities
increased 81. 1900: other deposits m
creased f9i90oo; public deposits decreas a
9los,oOO; notes reserve decreased sVo1.Uo:
government securities unchanged. Tns
proportion OF the banks reserve to Habit
lty this week " 45.12 per cent as compared
with 46.65 per cent last week
The rate of discount of the Bank of Eng
land remained unchanged today at 4 per
cent.
Bullion amounting to s5.oO0 was taken
into the Bank of England today and GlU.
900 was withdrawn for shipment 10 Git
braltar.
PARIS, March 29.-The weekly statement
OF the Bank OF France shows the foliaw-
ing changes: Treasury deposits Increased
9.s250oO fra mes; general deposits increases
60, l25,Oe0 francs: gold in hand increased
u ,1I5,oV0 francs silver in hand Increased
10000 francs; bills discounted Increased
50, 4I5.0Oo francs; advances decreased H.
c15,Oo francs.
Three per cent rentes. 30 francs cen
times, for the account. Exchange on Lon
don. % francs 1914 centimes. for checks
Notes In circulation increased ~ lT5.1o
francs.
BERLIN. March 29-Discount rates:
Short bills, per cent; three months bills,
Al per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29

The common stock OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company at todays
meeting OF the stock exchange made an up
ward move and at the close a quarter of
point higher was bid for It than was the
case yesterday. The bid rose as high as
4lA. and sales were made ON q range that
ended at that level. A bid of A1ss was made
for 1000 shares by the principal dealer In
the stock. who was also a buyer at the cur
rent rates.
The buying was quite general and un-
usually so. especially when the rather COM
paratiyely limited volume OF transactions is
considered. There was not much change In
the prices for the preferred
Metropolitan Bank stock was offered with
Out the semi-annual dividend of s. per share.
The bid TOR II rose to so, which Is Ave
points below the bid of yesterday for the
stock with the dividend
An inquiry for a block of one hundred
shares did not result In an offering being
sf.aIe. quotation lot of ten shares was
to be had for 331
Greene Copper sold for BOZ. a higher level
| than was reached yesterday. The largest
amount OF sales In any one security was In
the bonds of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. The prevailing price
was SIS.
The last installmeut of the District tax
money which was placed In the United
States depository banks in this city will be
returned to the treasury meet month. This
will bring to a close the first year of the
system of placing a portion of the money
raised by taxation from the citizens of the
District in the banks of the District instead
OF leaving it in the United States treasury
as was previously the custom
Under the rule adopted by tho order of
Secretary Shaw. who ipaugurated this sys-
tenn, the money paid on account OF local
taxes during the month of May last was
distributed among the public money deposit
torfe shere according to the amount of the
individual deposits held by them, and was
required TO be paid back at the rate of 10
per cent month OF the amount Of the
original deposit
In this way some three millions OF dollars
nave been made available. and from the
experience with this system the banks who
have had the money are satisfied that the
change was In the interests OF promoting
the business of the city.
1t Is an interesting fact IN this connec-'
ton that while the total amount of the de-
posts In banks and trust companies of the
city at the last bank statement, which was
issued the latter part OF January as COM
pared with the figures OF the previous year,
is about the same. yet in that period this
large amount of public money has been
placed In the banks and nearly ali with
drawn. 1t Is evident that the individual
deposits during the year have increased
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, March 29.-Cotton-spot
good business done. Prices one point lower;
American middling, fair, 600; good middling,
625: middling, COS; low middIing. $50; good
ordinary, 57i; ordinary, 800. The sales of
the day were 14.0o0 bales. OF which 1000
were for speculation and export and in
cluded 1l,6o0 American. Receipts, 5000
bales. including 4,400 American Futures
opened easier and closed barely steady;
American mfddling g. o. C. March, $50;
March and April 5.SS; April and May, $50;
May and June, 5.91; June and July, 500;
July and August, 5.94; August and Septem-
Der, $50; September and October. 5.72; Oc-
tober and November, SGT; November and
December, 500: December and January. Z fG
January and February, 5G7
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Further Rise in Prices in Early
Dealings.
A REACTION FOLLOWED
Market Unable to Continue the Move.
ment.
MONEY CONDITIONS ACTIVE
Many Favorable Statements of Rail-
way Earnings-Foreign Opera
tons Small.

Special Dispatch TO The STAR
NEW YORK. March pa further rise In
the prices for stocks took place In today s
early dealings, but the market soon dem
onstrated its apparent inability to move
in the same direction for two consecutive
business sessions. Before the close of the
first hour irregular and generally speak
ing, reaetionary tendencies developed. Trad
Ing was conducted under pretty much the
same circumstances as yesterday.
AS was to be expected, the money market
continued very active for loans on call.
and this mornings figures showed that the
banks had lost to the subtreasury since last
Friday more than s2,300.O00 The heavy
April disbursements and the large mercan-
tile settlements which are arranged on the
LIST of April, led to a considerable calling
in loans, but the transient character of
the slight furry in the money market was
generally recognized and could hardly be
cited as accounting fully for the course of
the stock market. Sterling exchange was
a shade lower, and the engagement of an
additional 81 600 .000 of gold was announced.
the metal having apparently been obtained
in the Berlin market.
Wall street was constantly in the receipt
of dispatches from indianapolis and OF
other intelligence, and rumorS bearing upon
the labor situation In the coal regions but
the final outcome of the controversy with
regard to the wage scale remained wrapped
in doubt
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Washington Stock Exchange.

sales,Regular call, ~ o'clock m.-Capital Trac-
tion, 16 at si46
washington Railway and Electric pfd., so at
S9ie 90 at S9la. 80 at S9la, IS S9ts so at 1884,
Washington Railway and Electric com. 80 at Al ,
90 at II, 30 at 4ots. so at Al, so at Al so at A.
80 ar Ala so at 4ih.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 10 at 61
Graphophone pfd 100 at Ga
Greene Copper. { at so. 80 at 30, so at 301s
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat at 300
10 at 800.
After call-Lanston, 80 at 49,
Washington Railway and Electric as. 5000 at
SIS, 5000 at SIS. $500 at SO. $40 at Sta
$1,000 at SIS, S24, 0G0 at SIS, S2I 600 at S75S
81 900 at s7;s. SO, coo at s77s "
Capital Traction. 10 ut 1915
Greene Copper, 100 at 3ois 100 at 3oIs 100 at
SoA % wv -
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The World Of
Finance and Trade

American Sugar, HOS.
baltimore g. Ohio, 1117s
brooklyn Rapid Transit, S5%.
Canadian Pacific, Tin.
Chicago, Mil. and ST. Paul, 1T6i4.
Colorado Fuel and Iron 65as.
Consolidated Gas. 144k.
Denver and Rio Grande, ASH.
Greene Copper, 80.
louisville and Nashville. 1Jost.
Mexican Central Is
Missouri Kansas and Texas, com, S5ss.
Missouri Pacific, 94&
National Lead. SOA.
Northern Pacific. 21Sit
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, 13SIa.
Reading. 1875
Ry. Steel Spring. 53
Rock Island. com. 27is.
Rock Island. pfd.. 81.
Sloss-Sheffieid, g.
Southern Pacific, IS.
Southern Railway. 4Oa.
United States Rubber. 54%.
Va. Car. Chem. Con,, ST.
Weoien Goods, 42Z
Wisconsin Central 27R.
Union Pacific Conv. As, 15G1s.
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The Baltimore Market.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
:, BALTIMORE bait Md. March 2s-wHEAT-
steady; spot eoIltra;t SaassA; March ssassH
old, S31saS34 May. S4ne4A Steamer No 3 redd
aos.a7ess; Keeepts, $50 bushels Southern on
grade grade; ,s6isass -
April. 4aa40ls; May. 493,a50; july 5oa. asaaS
Steamer mixed Ss%l47 Receipts. las eco bush.
4saho; southern yellow, corn 47a4sK. se 'o'n'
OAfS-Firui. No. white 37a37J5: No 2 u,hi+a
Sea35i2 No, mixed. 35a35h. Receipts. isi
RHYTHM; No. 2 western, e5. export esu-o
domestic Receipts, 1,s6s bushels exports "a .lsS
bushels. of''-oo
HAY-Firm, unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet nnchance.,
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Chilean Contract for Big Loan Signed.

SANTIAGO. Chile, March 23.-The gov
eminent has signed contract with the
German Transatlantic Bank. representing
the Deutsche Bank of Berlin and Speyer
Brothers of New York, for a loan of $751;
100000 to be covered by an issue Of AZ per
cent bonds the issue price ID be J2i.. less
21A commission, in addition to the africa
La Paz railroad loan OF si2.5G0.000 secured
from Z, German financial house. The S1S,-
100000 loan is intended for the construction
of drainage systems In various towns Of
Chile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
Donations Acknowledged.

The committee having charge OF the col
lection of provisions for the Stoddard Bap-
list Home for Aged Women, which took
place Tuesday last, today acknowledged
the receipt of many donations. Those in
charge of the affair were Mrs. L. f. Queen,
financial agent OF the home; Mrs. J. C.
Dancey, Mrs. James Moore, Mrs. Mary E.
Douglass and Mrs. NJ l.. Holland.
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Mai. James Low Dead.

Maj. James Low. collector of customs of
the port of Niagara Falls. was found dead
in his bath room In that city yesterday.
Major Low was seventy years old. He
ed postmaster at Suspension bridge In 1866.
He was member of the state assembly,
United States consul at Clifton. Ont, and
had served as collector of the Niagara Falls
district since 1ozb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
whisky and Intoxication.

Charged with stealing quart OF whisky
and with getting drunk, Fannie Hall, col
ofed, was defendant before both of the
Judges of the Police Court today. For the
larceny Judge Kimball imposed a sentence
of thirty days in the workheuse. and Judge
MuIlowny added a similar term on the
drunkenness charge.
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Favorable Railway Statements.

Included in the days routine news were
a large number of exceedingly favorable
statements of earnings, comprising the re-
turns of the Canadian Pacific. Rock Island
and Erie companies. The London stock
market was generally strong, with no
change made in the Bank OF Englands rate
of discount.
Operations here for foreign account were
small in volume and in net result. Weather
advlces and other intelligence relating to
the progress of the winter wheat crop were
satisfactory.
The days total transactions in the stock
market averaged up to recent scales of ac-
tivity, but the trading was generally de-
scribed as being largely of a professional
character. Leading features in respect of
activity in the railway list We're Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific Reading, Erie,
Rock Island, Pennsylvania, New York Cen
trial. Atchison and Missouri Pacific.
The fluctuations in all the stocks men
toned were irregular. and reflected appa-
rently nothing beyond technical market
ri
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Industrials Were Firm.

The industrial and miscellaneous shares
showed rather firmer tendencies than the
railway stocks with exceptional strength
in Colorado Fuel and Iron. Amalgamated
Copper. American Smelling, Sugar Rein
ing and Ice securities.
Consolidated Gas, on the other hand
broke sharply early in the afternoon, and
the apparent renewal Of liquidation in
that important Issue exercised an unset
Ting influence upon the remainder of the
market
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CLOSING Quotations.

At the close of the stock market at 80?
O'clock the following stocks had changed
in price since the above quotations., there
being no change inthe balance of the clos
ing figures as given above: 81.
Amalgamated Copper, I075s.s zatrxs
American Car & Foundry. 435s.
American Locomotive. 6SM-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
Russian Bourse STRONGER

ST. PETERSBURG. March 29.-On the
bourse today government securities were
stronger on the receipt of better news from
Algeeiras. Imperial As closed at 79le.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
Cunard Dividend Declared.

LIVERPOOL. March 29.-The Cunard
steamship line today declared dividend of
per cent after providing fully for de-
probation and placing S250,oC0 IN the re-
serve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
Today's government Receinta.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. s922.26S; government receipts
from internal revenue, sT72 10; customs.
81 CSC $50; miscellaneous. $240,675 expendi-
lures, 100000
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hubs & Co. bankers
and brokers, 1419 F street, members New
York stock exchange, Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board OF trade.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 29.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady today at decline of 1a4
points under rumors that the bulls were
selling In New Orleans later yesterday
Gables were about as expected and later
adviees from Liverpool reported large spot
sales, which, with unfavorable weather in
the south. rallied the market after the ini-
tial loss had been slightly increased
The advance carried prices to within a
couple of points of yesterdays high level.
but the market continued nervous and eased
OF In the middle of the morning to net
loss OF about Sac points. May was relative
~ flfm, being In demand by the same brok-
ers who have recently bought that position
ana exercised steadying influences on the
entire list
Futures opened steady. May, II %; June,
~ u; July, lila; August 1895: September,
lato bid: October, 1914; November, 1914
onered: December, 1046
me market was very nervous in the late
/ forenoon and sold off under room pressure
and realizing, which was promoted by the
forecast calling for clearer weather In the
south May declined to ILL and July to
llVf. or about 1Ga11 points net lower
opot cotton, quiet; mddling uplands.
ll:!o; msddlng gulf 1900.
fSselinated receipts of cotton at the ports
lcday ti5.tsO bales, against 1879 last week
ana 2so9S last year. For the week 100000
pales, against 1G9772 last week and 2o2 712
.ast year. Today's receipts at New Orleans
,,,ot3 Daies, against 1850 last year, and at
HOUSTON 2,645 bales. against $685. last year.
a, Hpot closed quiet, 10 points lower; mid
sales, $50 bales
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Grain and Provisions Summary
Liverpool Grain Prices

LIVERPOOL. March 2o.-Wbeat-snot
nominal; futures. steady; MAY. IS eIka
July, 6s. 57sd.
Corn-Spot American mixed new, firm. d
3D.; American mixed old quiet Is "a !.
futures. quiet; May, As 81sd.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by e. R. Chapman & Co. &c. n.
Chipu an. manager). members New York Stock Ex-
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hudson Harmon. receiver of the Cincin-
natl. Hamilton and Dayton-Pere Marquette
system, announces that the coupons due
April / upon the following issues of bonds
will be paid on presentation by ]. P. Morgan
&, Co.: Cincinnati, Dayton and Chicago first
mortgage 4 per cent bonds and equipment
az per cent notes of April ], 1905; Flint and
Pere Marquette first mortgage 6 and per
cent bonds: Flint and Pere Marquette Port
Huron division, ) per cent bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29

Snencer. Trask & Co. bankers. have pre-
pared a circular describing the principal
convertible bonds, and pointing out their
merits as investments. The circular VIII be
mailed to applicants.
* X
The property of the Standard Rope and
Irvine Company at Elizabeth n. j., was
sold at auction yesterday under foreclosure
proceedings and was bid in by James B.
Clews and Alvin W. Krech. representing the
reorganization committee, for S27 $50. The
company will be reorganiZed within twenty
DAYS and expects to rebuild the plant here
which was destroyed by fire several years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
Appointed a Notary Public.

The President has appointed Richard T.
Baltimort, a notary public for three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
Today's Cotton summary.

Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet 4 Co..
memeers New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes Washington branch office. Tl3 l4th street
northwest.
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Vice President Odgen of the Canadian
Pscific Railway Co.. who Is In New York.
says that the February earnings were the
best for any February In the history of the
company. The net showed an increase of
over 100000. He says The report for March
viii show o good increase In gross, and that
the net should he satisfactory also. lie
states that the movement of home seekers
into Canada continues at very large rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29

NO private information regarding the
soft coal situation was available this morn
ing. but 1T Is generally conceded that there
will be sectional bituminous strike. The
matter, however, seems to be largely dis
regarded with respect to its bearing upon
the market. A weil-informed interest says
that there Is a larger supply OF soft coal
above ground than Is generally known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE

NEW ORLEANS COTTON
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Capital Traction Co. ............... '1455 146
Wash. Rwy. and Elec. Co. pfd -. Seh 500
Wash. Rwy. and Elec. Co. CON-. 41is All
Bristol Gas and Electric. ....., 60
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-08-11
TWO WRITERS or BIOGRAPHY.
Johnson and Boswell Exponents o.
Different Schools.

1t Is an interesting fact in the his
tory Of literary genres that two Of
the great examples Of biographical
writing occur almost side by side.
Less than a decade separates the CON-
pletion of Johnson's Lives Of the
Poets"-happily honored in the new
edition of the late DR.. Birkbeck Hill
from the publication Of his own life
by Boswell. Yet with the latter book
new type OF biography came into
being. Johnson, in the main, had,
like most Of his predecessors, fol-
lowed simple narrative and exposi.
tory method, prefixing plain story
of the poets life to a systematic &C.
count of his character and critical
estimate Of his works; he gathered
his facts and impressions together
and spoke for the author and for him
self. Boswell, on the other hand,
making use of a more dramatic
method, succeeded in his attempt to
let the author reveal himself, and, IN.
stead of an exposition of character,
painted picture Of personality, to
which his own comments were sub
ordinate. What we see as a tyre of
mind and character in Johnson's work
we see as living man in Boswell
The Forum.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-08-11
The Kings Orders.

! the heads of half the Spanish youth,
a type that Cervantes Las immortal.
lied in Don QuiXote.
The fascination of chess. however,
rivaled those of the tournament with
the knights of Spain, and many an
hour was beguiled over the game by
Prince Yousuf and the faithful al
cayde. They were seated thus, one
day, both intent upon the game, YOU
suf ter the time completely forgetting
the sword that was always hanging
over his head.
He was losing slowly but surely, his
adversary's knight and castle were
steadily bearing down upon his king,
when a page hastily entered the room
senger was without, desiring TO see him
upon an urgent matter of state.
Tell him to wait until our game Of
chess is Finished said the prince.
But the page made an Imploring ges-
ture 20 the alcayde, which brought the
latter instantly to his feet, and he
hastened out to meet the messenger,
who silently and gravely handed him
a sealed note from the king Hastily
tearing it open, the alcayde glanced
over the contents, his cheek blanching
as he did SO. With lettering steps he
reentered the room, and the prince.
Stocked at his pallor, explained:
MY friend, what is thy trouble?
Thou lookest as though thou hast just
received thy death warrant! Oh" he
added, jokingly, "perchance the king.
my most loving brother, demands my
head, Speak. Is it so?"
For answer the alcayde handed him
the letter, but his hand trembled so
that the paper fiuttered to the floor.
Yousuf, STOPPING, coolly picked it up.
and read at glance the following
words:
| "My servant, when thou receivest
this letter thou shalt Immediately take
the life of my brother Yousuf and
send me his head by my trusty mes
senger."
| The eyes of the brave prince never
quallad, nor did his voice falter as he
! said quietly to the page:
Bid the kings messenger wait until
our game is ended; it VIII be but a
! few moments now, for am losing
rapidly; fate is against me on every
side"
They reseated themselves at the
board, but the alcayde played wildly.
1t was an easy matter for the prince
to regain his lost advantage, and he
was Just giving checkmate when in the
distance was heard the clatter OF
horses hoofs. Nearer and nearer they
came, and soon two caDalleros from
Granada, armed cap-a-pie, covered
with dust, and in the maddest haste,
came C;.shing into the courtyard at full
! speed.
The king is dead! Long live the
king! Long live our good king YOU
suf!"
The lesson for children to learn from
this story is of course obvious. Never
give up hope in the face OF misfortune.
Chicago Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-08-11
But They Were Not Executed Because
the Prince Held His Nerve I'm
til Crisis Was Passed.

A story is told of one of the Moor
worth noting, showing as it does. the
great value of GOODNESS and self-control
in trying circumstances.
When Mahommed the Sixth usurped
the throne of Granada, he set aside his
elder brother Yousuf, the rightful heir
to the throne, so that the kingdom
might be secure to his own children.
He caused Prince Yousuf to be impris-
oned in the castle of Shalobanya
where he remained for the ten years
of his brothers reign, Mahommed in
tending, when he felt his health fail
ing, to have his brother assassinated.
The unfortunate prince, though
brave and courageous to the last de-
gree, was forced to submit to his
brothers arbitrary will, knowing that
rebellion would be in vain. He was
a man of commanding presence, cour
teous to all about him, and of so win
ming and gracious manner that he
gained the love and fealty of his entire
household, any one OF whom would
gladly have risked life in his cause
This was especially true of the alcayde
of Shalobanya, who was his devoted
friend.
Prince Yousuf passed the weary days
of his captivity the best he could, his
favorite recreations being the game
of chess, of which he was passionate
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-08-11
indja's Cotton Crop.

The cotton crop Of India was larg.
err last year, 1905, than the general
average. About 20,OO00O0 acres We're
planted in cotton and the yield was
about 100000 bales. During the year
there were exported from India to
other countries over 2,125,000 bales
Of raw cotton at value Of over $751;
Oe0 900, the four countries, Japan, Ger
many, Belgium and Italy, in the order
named, being the largest purchasers.
they together buying nearly 1900, 900
bales Of Indian cotton, while Japan
alone took nearly 100000 bales.