davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
Losses About One Point.
FINANCIAL GOSSIP

One of the most interesting items of
news in the foreign cables Is the report
that the Russian Imperial State Bank
is 10 be converted into a joint stock
bank. modelled somewhat on the lines
of the Bank Of France. There is moth
ing mtrinsically improbable in the plan,
and it has some advantages which COM
Tensate Tor certain concessions 10 for
eisn bondholders which would be made
by the Russian government
Considering the great increase in the
SCOPE of its business, the Norfolk and
Western has been particularly spariug
oI capital issues. Up TO the recent
announcement of "a S34o00000 convertible
bond issue, the company had not in
creased its capital stock i'm ten years
and IN that period the increase in bonded
debt had amounted TO less than S25-
VlttIt including bonds issued during
the fiscal year ended with June 80 last.
a % average or S-,dot"0 or bonds "a year.
Gross earnings of $l7Z00o0 was going
on, should certainly not be called "a too
free expenditure of capital,
The Journal Of Commerce says that a
plan to merge large number of impOr-
tanL sugar plantations in Louisiana is
being backed by New York capitalists
The plan VIII require $4,000. 400 The
Promoters or Ln- combination nope To
erect great savings In operation by cen
trallziug the refining operations with the
production of raw sugar, and by pre-
venting the product from passing upon
the market during the season OF grind
ing. An officer of the American Sugar
Refining Company denies having heard
anything about it.
One of the infaHlble signs of increas-
ing public interest iu the stock market
Is the so-called failure Of large
--buCket-shOps.' Their customers are
usually bulls and the ''buCket-shOps'
lose money on a rising market. The es-
senCe of the ''buc<et-shOp' transaction
is that IL Is not a genuine purchase or
odds in favor OF the bucket house
man
At Co cents a bushel Kansas this year
would receive over $1,000 00) for her
winter and spring wheat crops. Thus
reports the State secretary of agricul-
ture T. n COburne who gives the
spring wheat. estimated at 1900 100
bushels. This is the largest crop in the
States history, that Of 1904 being 94,OG.-
ono bushels.
The Russian fancc minister. RCko-
vsOf. authorizes the statement that the
government viii not again try TO cen
tract a foreign loan until parliament
approves it, He says the government
has ample funds I'm sight 4 tide II over
the present year. The only loan con
temDlated was the S25 00oc00 imperial
loan for famine relief which has been
COnSummated by the signature of the
Emperor and is already being taken
by the government savings bank.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
OLD RECLUSE NABBED
BY HEALTH OFFICERS
Kate Zimmerman Had Not Been Out
OF Mouse But Once in Twelve
Years.

TRENTON. Y. J.. Aug. 27-The health
authorizes today took possession Of Mrs
Kate Zimmerman, a woman seventy
eight years old, who has ben out of
her house but once I'm twelve years.
Mrs Zimmerman IS reputed 20 be
wealthy. but she lived in the most abject
squalor She was fed twice a day by
Charles Rickart. 10 whom she promised
her wealth.
The woman Is said % have a big bank
account. and in her home large quanti-
ties OF silverWare were found. stored IN
boxes and trunks.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
.PERNICIOUS ACTIVITY
CHARGES NOT PROVED

Civil Service Commissioner Cooley an
nounced this morning that he had in
vestigared the charges Of 'perniCiOus
activity" perferred against c. II. Wood
ward. deputy surveyor Of the port Of
New York. by the Fenton Republican
Club, and that he had found nothing 10
sustain them. He viii so report 10 the
President
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
CAR AND EXPRESS WAGON CLASH

One Of the delivery wagons OF the
Adams Express Company. driven by a.
C. Sanford. collided about 11:20 O'Clock
this morning. with a Pennsylvania ave
nue. car. at Eighth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. The wagon
was slightly damaged.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
WOMAN IS APPOINTED
ON YARQAMAN'S STAFF

JACKSON. Miss. Aug. 27.-Governor
Vardaman has appointed Miss Eta
Mitchell. the beautiful daughter OF Or.
T. NJ. Mitchell, superintendent of the
state Hospital, at Jackson. a member Of
his staff Miss Mitchell is very popular
in social circles.
This is the first time in the history
Of the state that a young lady has been
appointed a member Of the governor S
staff.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
NAN BROWNS
WHILE IN SWIMMING

COLUMBUS, Ga, Aug 2I-John
Gidges, "A Bohemian, who figured in the
recent peonage case against the ATTAIN
tic and birmingham railroad. and who
was at work in one of the mills here,
was drowned in the Chattahoochee
rive. yesterday while i'm swimming.
His two brothers and three sisters
lived in New York. The body was re-
covered three hours after death.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
Has Presidential Aspirations.

Secretary Taft originally wanted the
place on the Supreme Bench that has
been offered. but has been seduced boy
the slrcu-sOug of the Presidential amDi-
tiOu. Few men have been able TO re-
sist the appeal OF a serious and promIs-
ing Presidential boom. Taft is not the
man 70 do IL He is going into the
game. and as Ohio politics are now de-
vei0ping he viii apparently be stronger,
rather than weaker, because of his in
cursi0u last year Foraker and Dick
are nopeIessly weak. and new leadership
in demand Taft and Burton, backed
by Roosevelt. viii easily clean out the
old machine, and Taft VIII set the 1905
deleEation. So say the wise Buckeyes.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
~ THE WORLD OF FTNANCE
LOSSES FOLLOW
STOCK ADVANCES
Tone of Trading Firm and
Reactions Easily
Recovered.

NEW YORK. Aug, 27.-The stock
market opened irregular but with most
stocks showing advances. Chesapeake
and Ohio started in Is higher, Louisville
aLd Nashville a. Reading. 4; Erie.
Aachison. "a; Reading. Is each; and Col
orado Fuel Pennsylvania, Sugar. and
Missouri Pacific. a Union Pacific open
eG Il lower and los IA in all Amalga-
mated Copper was IS lovyer at the out
set aud lost A net
England Takes Bulk of Gold.
The only news that had "A market in
fUence this morning was that which
came from London about the bank of
England taking the bulk Of gold which
arrived there, New York securing only
Sl.0ot.o0O. Traders sold stocks all around
the room because Of this news. causing
some moderate recessions in prices and
again the story was current Of heavy
pToht-taking sales. The selling. though
was mostly purely speculative and
about evenly divided between long and
short account. ST Paul showed contin-
ued strength and advanced 10 the rec
ord price Of 1883 Afterward this stock
reacted 20 1914 but rallied above l9S
Sugar was exceptionally strong,
Losses About One Point.
The losses sustained after the open
ing generally ranged around one point,
and with this downward movement the
supply of stock around the room
seemed 20 be exhausted. Buying OF
dcrs came In i'm increased volume as
the lower prices We're reached and
caused a general recovery.
Government bonds, unchanged; other
bonds active and firm.
After the first hour price movements
We're narrow and business comparative
ly small. There was a firm tone to the
trading and reactions were easily and
quickly recovered.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY

once, Corner Ninth and = Streets.
PAID-UP CAPITAL. So 900
SURPLUS 500. 900 EARNED
Loans Ia any amount made on sp-
- proved real estate or collateral AZ rea-
souable rates
Interest paid upon deposits on monthly
- balances sub Ject 70 check.
This company acts as executor, ad-
- rninistrator trustee. agent. treaaursF,
- registrar. and In 81 other ddUciarg ca.
Boxes for rent IN burglar and drsDroof
- vaults for Fafe deposit and storage Of
valuable packages.
JOHN JOY EDSOS,.r.rsr.ssssrtsrsrPr President
JOHN A. SWOPE. Vice President
ELLIS Second Nics President
ANDREW PARKER - Il fe2-auraE
HARRY C.. MEEM- M--.--. Assistant Treasurer
BOYD TAYLOH.........--A Assistant Treasures
THOMAS BRADLEY Y -s,. Real Estate Oatcef
FPED'K EOcHELBERGER--. Trust OdiceT
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
IL prepared 10 assume the management of
your real estate. Careful attention given &C
al dstails.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
WALL STREET EXPERTS
FINANCIAL OPINIONS

II is held by some experts that If the
upward movement is 10 be maintained
with the desirable adjunct OF outside
public participation. il will be necessary
for the manipulative forces ranged on
the bull side 10 take up a new group
OF stocks. The upward swing i'm sew
eral OF the hiRh-priced shares has been
carried % such point that the aver
age trader is willing 10 let some one
else get the last drop in the bucket"
There are many issues selling we'll be-
low par which the bull contingent
could use effectively in keeping alive
interest IN the market. and at the same
time distribute some OF their high
priced stocks
Prices viii be carried higher" said
one authority, money or no money
All this talk about the scarcity OF
money is simply for the purpose of en-
abling the big boys to load up with
stocks az these prices, while others hold
aloOf from the market. scared by the
bugabOO of tight money Funds with
which 10 finance the bull movement
were found in December and January
last and they Will be found again.
Then when there is plenty of money TO
go around and the commission houses
back upon the market. but You can de-
pend upon II, prices will be higher then
than they are now" All of which would
be in line with stock market precedent.
II is 20 be noted that there is a dis
POSITION on the part Of the forces at
work for higher prices 10 shift opera
tions into the stocks which 8re most
prominently mentioned as being in line
fer Increased dividends. Such, for in
stance, as Amalgamated Copper, Ana
COnda and AtChiSOn. IT is almost conf
deaJy asserted that the Amalgamated
directors viii place that stock upon an
per sent basis. which viii la turn be
followed by an increased declaration on
Anaconda at the rate of 81 per cent on
its par value of S25 per share While
there seems 10 be no doubt in the minds
OF traders that AtchisOn will be raised
from TO per cent per annum. The
people at 26 Broadway are said to be
heavy buyers OF all the stocks mention
ed. {. B Mcdonald, who is credited
with aNing made a Killing out OF IH'-
rise In the Hartman stocks. has been a
heavy purchaser OF Atchison.
Some conservative houses continue 70
point out the dangers that may be en-
countered IN the monetary line If the
bulls persist In carrying prices To a
higher level. Six per cent for cali and
time money, with prospect for higher
rates in the near future. appears 10
be at present about enough to check.
any bull movement which might be an
house puts it. Call money continued
firm OF. Friday, touching 51a per cent,
while reports from the time money
market were TO she effect that the de-
mand far unbalanced the supply
per cent being bid for all dates, with
as high as 81 aud 61a per cent paid
In some instances for over the year
money.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
FINANCIAL.
EQUITABLE
COOPERATIVE BUILDING
ASSOCIATION

Those who contemplate building. or the
purchase OF property or have mortgages &c
pay on. ana desire loan. should ascertain
the advantages. terms. how % Drcoeed. etc.
in this association.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
TAFT TO REMAIN
IN THE CABINET
Viii Not Accept Place on
Bench Of Supreme
Court.
PRESIDENTIAL BEE AT WORK
Secretary Shaw VIII Also Retain
Portfolio Until End of
Term.
PRESIDENTIAL BEE AT WORK

II Is now believed IN the best in
formed political circles that both Sec
ret1ry Shaw and Secretary Taft viii
remain in the Cabinet indefinitely, in
stead of retiring within the year. From
q source. very high and uniformly re
liable, 81 Is learned that Secretary Shaw
has no other plans than 10 remain at
the Treasury during the remainder Of
the administration. and that the Presi-
dent expects and desires that he may
do so. Secretary Taft will not accept
a place on the Supreme Bench. and
viii so notify the President In the near
future.
Secretary shaw's continuance in the
Cabinet is considered evidence that he
has practically dropped his Presidential
ambitions. while Secretary Taft's de-
cisi0n 10 remain IS construed as evi-
dence that he is getting more serious
I'm his Irritation with the 1905 -uOmina-
The Washington times., 1906-08-27

EQUITABLE BUILDING. 1908 + St NV.
John Joy Edson. President.
Ellis Spear. Vice President.
Geo. W Casilear, % Vice President
Frank +. Eeeside. Secretary.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
Presidents Time Taxed.

The President had spelling 20 reform
and The race question 10 solve, along
with other duties. and his time was
taxed. So he asked Shaw 10 remain
zone more year" The Secretary was
glad 10 assent. That would carry him 10
February, 1907 Now II comes from a
statesman who enjoys very intimate
relations with both the President and
the Secretary. that unless there is "a
change OF the present understanding
AFR Shaw viii remain tiU the end OF the
present term. He has already served
longer than auv other Secretary OF the
Treasury ever did
The Washington times., 1906-08-27
Stories Not Worrying Taft.

Mr.. Taft has not been worried by
stories Of the Presidents prediction that
Cannon will be the next President He
knows a better story. II is that the
President never said anything OF the
sort. and If he had said it wouldn't
have meant any harm by IL. He also
knows that the President IS for Taft
and not for Cau1On.
Secretary Shaw was TO have left the
Cabinet last February, whea his four
year term expired. IL was fully under
stood by himself and the President But
as the time approached the President
decided il better that Shaw remain. The
man for the place was not convenient
and breaking in new man 10 the
biggest administrative Job is not easy.
The Washington times., 1906-08-27

OARf q are made. repayabie IN
~ AH - monthly lnstallments.
settlement IN full OF in part may
be made at any time. Interest ls
charged 10 date Of settlement When
part OF loan Is settled the month
ly installmeuts are reduced propos-
Ii0nately.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06
SHIPPER FRAUD
CHARGES GROWING.
Interstate Commerce Commission to Seek
Evidence Further West in
April

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
AS a result of the investigation in New
York city by the interstate commerce
commission OF alleged Undertaking. and
misdescription of goods by various ship
pers, it is the intention to certify the
cases to the department of justice for
criminal proceedings with the view to
bringing about indictments.
This action, however, will be deferred
until after the commission has conducted
further hearings in April in other cities
such as Buffalo anG Philadelphia, where
it is said frauds of equal. if not greater
magnitude than those alleged to have
been committed in New York and vicini-
ty, have been perpetrated.
y member of the commission said to-
day that it was the determination of the
commission SO far as possible to break
up the practice and that it was their
belief that this could be done only
through drastic action in the courts.
Inquiry today as to whether or not
the hearing would extend further west,
even to Chicago, Milwaukee or the Twin
Cities, elected no reply of a tangible ma
ture from the commission 1t is not be-
ieved that there is any immediate
chance for such an extension of activity
in this line.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06
WASHOUT CAUSES WRECK.
Two Killed and Others Injured on Chesa-
peake & Ohio Near Quincy, Ky
Nickel Plate in Ditch.

PORTSMOUTH,, O., March 31-Two
trainmen were killed, one fatally injured,
and five other persons seriously hurt
in a wreck on the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad near Quincy, KY, last night
The train was an accommodation and
ran into a washout, the engine, baggage
car and smoker leaving the rails and
plunging into a small creek which was
swollen by recent rains.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 31-A
broken rail on the Nickel Plate track
thirty miles west of Fort Wayne, near
South Whitley, derailed passenger train
No. 2 yesterday afternoon, sending seven
cars into the ditch and injuring twenty
three persons. Two children were near
Iy drowned when rescued from the ditch,
through which the recently formed tor
rent rushed rapidly.
Charles Jacobsen, a travelling sales
man who was in the wrecked day coach,
says a good many of the injured were
hurt in a scramble for the door of the
car. when women and children were
trampled under foot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06
SLEPT AT WORK BENCH
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER FORCES. COM
PEELED TO STAY INSIDE.
Orders of Governor Permitted No One on
Streets After 10 O'clock-Print-
ing Under Difficulties.

MOSCOW, March 31.-When the gov
ernor general of Moscow ordered that
the inhabitants Of that city must not go
out of doors after 10 o'clock at night
while the state of siege lasted, the COM
mand proved highly announcement to all
night workers, journalists and all persons
employed on newspapers being partic-
ularly hard hit.
To go home at a lawful hour meant
leaving their work half finished; to go
home when their work was done involved
running the gauntlet Of the police, who
were not disposed to be merciful to any
one connected with the press.
Under the circumstances the sword
was admitted to be mightier than the
pen and the newspaper workers of Mos
cow, after finishing their nightly task, re-
Trained from Tenturing out into the
streets until the hour arrived when they
could do so in safety, without fear Of
either bayonet or bullet.
During the recent disturbances, there
fore, the men, once the paper was print
ed, lay down and slept on the scene of
their labors. The editor-in-chief SUM
bered on an easy chair, within reach Of
his telephone, while the subeditOrs fol-
lowed their chiefs example, making a
shift with the tops Of Office desks, or
with mattresses scattered pelFmell about
the office floor.
The compositors made their beds on the
frames supporting their cases of type,
an arrangement suggesting the hunks on
board ship or the old-fashioned beds let
into the wall.
In the pressrooms the workers made
themselves as comfortable as they could
on the platforms of the rotary machines
or on the heaps of paper. In the pub
fishing department the workers had to
content them 1ar
benches on which the papers are folded
and packed for distribution
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06
\ Nevada Prison.

For two days Billy Sanderson, a
miner, who tried to escape from this
district without paying his board bill
Of 500, remained chained to a heavy
freight wagon, there being no jail in
which to confine him. Finally several
Of his friends came to his rescue and
upon their pledges he was released.
They put him to work in a mine, and
he is paying his debts at the rate of
$3.50 day, miners wages.
After arresting Sanderson at Gold
Center the officer was at a loss about
holding his prisoner. There is no Jail
there and finally he chained the fellow
to a wagon. That night he took him
to his tent and the next day he was
tied to the wagon again, where he was
compelled to endure the gibes Of about
100 of his friends, who called to inquire
after his health. Finally they took
pity on him and effected his release
Sacramento Bee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06
Windnills as Newspapers.

In Holland births, marriages and
deaths, instead Of being recorded in
newspapers, are indicated by windmills
When a miller gets married he stops
his mill with the arms of the wheel
in a slanting position and with the
sails unfurled. His friends and guests
frequently do likewise with their mills,
in token of the ceremony. To indicate
a birth the wheel is stopped with the
arms in slanting position, but at q
more acute angle than for a marriage,
and with the two upper sails unfurled
Shrould a miller die the sails Of his
mill are all furled, and the wheel is
turned round until the arms form an
upright cross, in which position they
are left until after the funeral has
taken place.
The man in the poorhouse thinks
the fact that he is there is proof that
he is more honest than some men who
are out. Watch your thoughts and ac-
tons or some day that will be all you
are capable of thinking
A tramp works hard trying to avoid
work.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06

that concerning my two gowns. I Sc
lected an empire and a princesse, and
we made hats to match. When the EN-.
pire was finished it looked like a de
cidedly homemade" house wrapper.
1t was on the princesse that we fell
down the worst, for I can wear the
empire in the bosom Of my own family
The princesse l couldn't wear. You
will notice that it fits like a glove over
the hips, and that it is gracefully long
lying in those same charming ripDIes
on the floor. 1t is the very thing to
make a short, stout woman look tall
and willoWy. How on earth is a wom-
an going to walk in q skirt that is
inches longer in front than she is? |
walked all over the thing. The seam
stress worked a whole day trying to
make the garment fit over the hips, but,
in spite Of frequent rippings, it twists
and pulls and Fuckers.
Our success with the hats was about
as great as with the dresses. I no
tlce that all the modish hats are worn
on the front elevation Of the head, and
that the hair is done in a great mass
at the back.
Neither Ada nor Ada's mother has
more than peck Of hair. Do our hair
as we will, we can't make out hats set
at that angle. There isn't anything
there to pin them to.
am tempted to believe that the
artists who draw those designs are ma
licious creatures, who live for the sole
purpose Of making middle-class women
miserable. Let US have no fashion de-
signs except those that are made by
the camera, photographed from the liv-
ing model, so that we will know the
thing is within the range of the posi-
bic, and let us compel the makers of
fashions to have two sets of perfectly
correct ideas in dress-those for the
stout and those for the thin.-Mrs. J.
L. NJ, In st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-04-06
CACERES IS IN DANGER.
THOUSANDS OF MAUSERS SHIPPED
HOME BY ENEMIES.
Dominican Minister at Washington Com
plains to Uncle Sam About Ship
ments from This Country.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Arturo FL
aillo, acting consul general here for
Santo Domingo, has learned that the
bark Lagonia, which sailed two weeks
ago from Philadelphia for San Domingo,
has on board 100000 Mauser cartridges,
shipped by enemies of President Ramon
Caceres.
The Dominican minister at Washing
ton has informed the state department.
which, it is said, has issued orders to
Minister Dawson to SantO Domingo to
have gunboats keep watch for the La
gonia.
The shipment of arms or ammunition
from the United States to Santo Do
mlngo was prohibited by a proclamation
issued a few months ago by President
Roosevelt and is a violation Of the neu-
trality laws