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ARPUCKLE BROTHERS
MAY INCORPORATE

BOSTON. May l2-It Is reported that
the firm Of Arbuclkle Brothers Viii short
ly incorporate the sugar department.
The exact amount for which the busi-
ness will be capitalized has not been
definitely decided. but IL Will not be less
than S20,0OO.000 The ArbuclSle refineries
in Brooklyn are second only &c those
or the American Sugar Refining Co,
and have capacity OF 1000 barrels
daily. The capital invested iE the sugar
business Of the firm is estimated at
close TO $4,000. 600
IT Is questioned in trade circles If this
Incorporation does not indicate the ul-
innate retirement Of the ArbuclCles from
the sugar Business through their aD-
sorption BY the American Sugar Rein
ing Co.
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REALIZING IN LONDON
CAUSED DULL CLOSING

LONDON, May 12.-Trading on the
stock exchange was quiet, but prices
were firm. Yesterdays cheerfulness
continued and was more pronounced
owing TO the easier monetary situation
ConsolS hardened and home rails i'm
proved, while internationals benefited
by good Paris support.
AIneTloahs opened steady and kept
well above parity till near the close
when the realizatiSns caused a SET
back and the market closed dull. Con
per shares were active and strong.
ouppnes OF money We're large and the
demand was poor Discounts v,e,e
easier IN anticipation of the Bank of
England securing the next weeks gold
arrivals. eN
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IA Increase of Dividend.

1t can be stated on the authority Of
a gentleman high in position in the
Central National Bank that an increase
OF L per cent is an assured fact. In
addition. there viii be carried TO the
surplus fund at least 5000 The pros
perity Of the bank during the past few
years has been phenomenal and the in
crease Of capital TO 10000 about a
years ago has proved the wisdom Of such
action by the continued Improvement I'm
business and the fact that the enlarged
capitalization is rated at a higher
market value than before the change
took place
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Another Well Deserved Honor.

Washington men seem 70 be in demand
by great corporations and associations.
The latest to be recognized is Edward
Stellwagen. president OF the Union
Trust Company. who has been honored
by election TO the executive committee
OF the trust company section of the
American Bankers Association, At the
annuai meeting here in October last, Mr.
Stellwagen took an active part in the
entertainment of the visitors and the
daily proceedings. and the honor comes
in recognition Of his valuable services
and practical suggestions
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MARKET DULL
AND LISTLESS
Feeling That Advance Has
Reached Top.
REACTION IS ABOUT DUE
Chicago Union Traction Shares Prove
an Unsettling Factor-Bank
Statement Satisfactory
REACTION IS ABOUT DUE

NEW YORK. May 12.-The days mar
ket opened listlessly with little change
During the first half hour II tended TO
strength. but The gains were small An
aconda had an excellent rally OF per
cert. Half an hoIr later twas aga'n
f@aturcless and about on the level of
Friday nights close It was an off day
III speculation. Little or no enterprise
was begun on n large scare.
The b,.nk s-attme0t was certainly sat
isfactOry. so far as the outlook for the
money market next week IS concerned.
The stock list failed to rally on the
statement and hat very failure sutsc-
quently made prices heavy The close
was somewhat irregular, bug averaging
lower and generally II the lowest rg-
Ure Of the day.
Closing Weak and Lower.
Union Pacific lost somewhat over per
cent Northern Pacific III; Great North
ern. Chicago and Great Northwestern
2, Copper was well supported and vir-
tually unchanged. The Steel stocks. like
most others. drifted down fractionally.
one reason for the heaviness OF the mar
ket was n break IN the price Of Chica-
20 Union Traction securities. These is
sues have lately been strongly held in
expectation OF some settlement of af-
fairs with the city OF Chicago. a large
majority Of both issues is held by two
Of the largest banking houses in the
street at prices at least three times as
high as those current. The decision Of
the United States Supreme Court recent
y against the principal franchise held
by the company cuts the price OF the
preferred stock from - 70 about l..
and the common from Is TO ;.
Waiting on Chicago Traction.
Today. on expectation Of another m
favorable decision in Judge Grosscup's
court. the common broke Ia, and the
preferred 81. Some little rally followed
Al both issues. The dealings were not
particularly heavy, but the average
transactions OF the two stocks is gen
orally not over 20C0 shares a day.
During the last fifteen minutes changes
IN prices were few and unusually small
-he closing tone was apathetic rather
than weak Mexican Central was the
strongest Of the specialties
The bond market was featureless
save FOR sharp advance in Wabash
B's. There was no change in Govern
ment bonds.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Saturday. May IL
Sales Of the board including after call.
amounted 10 $3.50 IN bonds and ] I,692
shares of stocks.
Following are the sales and quotations
OF tod2y's market:
Washington Gas Certificate, 8. .n0od115.
S500d115. $l.OO0Nl15
Capital Traction. 2Oa145A. 2od145. aoa
145, 20d145. zodlf5. 20d145, 9OGI45. IOdI45.
e0IiI447s
Washington Railway. preferred. 25a
9lh. 25g91is. S0d9lh. 25a9Ils. 5a9Ias. 5Oap
9l1s. 5o99I1s. 5Oa9lA. 5oG9las.
Washington Railway. common. 50af40ss
25q4O1z. 5OQio9s. 5Oq4c7s 2OOdlO1z. 50a4O1s
5eQ401s. 50l5 4o7s. 5Od4012. 5Oa40ss.
Washington Lo1l and Trust. 1920 "a
22o. -
Washington Gas. 25a6O74. 25d60-s. 3a
CO.'S. 25G6o5s. 25d6O5g.
Mergenthaler. IOg1ss5k, IOafsz5. 1sa
lS6iz, 1OGl9634. lOd1s5ss. I0diggss. 10q1sst
10d1951z. 109ls6ss
I-anston lOOQI5.
Gre enc Copper. IOOd2gIs
Mitchell Mining 25d7&t
After call-Washington Gas 2-0eo7L
50d6S3k, 2506l. 25d61. 256607k
Norfolk and Washington Stean,bos.
10000. 1882. 1890. 1880. 1880.
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JANIToRs HONOR BOOKER i

AT meeting OF the Janitors' Assoc a.
ton in the True Reformers' Hail Hrst
Wednesday. resolutions were passed in
1orSing the race-loving principles OF
Booker 7. Washington, who was elec;ed
the first honorary member by a uaani-
nous vote.
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CLARENCE F. NORMENT,
President Central National Bank, Newly
Elected Director of the Manhattan
Life Insurance Company of
New York.

the price. and at once the short inter
est comes on bended knee. a suppliart
for terms There you have It. Large
short interest advancing prices. terri
fed shorts. begging for settlement at
any pre-. And that's all
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FINANCIAL NEWS ITEMS.

ne fourteenth annual report of the
United States Rubber Company, sub
mltted TO tho stockholders in advance
o. the annual meeting. shows a net
profit for tile year ended March 81 Of
the previous year.
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PRICE CHANGES FOR WEEK.

Prices are for quotation lots only:
sales OF fractional lots not quoted
Highest and lowest prices are for actual
sales.
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Wrestlers, Also.

Leo Par4elio and John Peining. tho
Butcher Boy" gave a fve-minute
Graeco-Koman wrestling exhibition. in
winch Pardello was almost entirely on
the defensive, but no fall was gained
Prof. Mike Donovan and one of his
pupiis, Mr., Thompson. from New York
AthIetjc Club, then went on for a three
round scientific set to.
Jlmnpy Britt, the California feather
Welght. and Sam Bergen. ex-amateur
neaVy5 weight champion of the Pacific
coast. were given a rousing reception
Wnenf they appeared in & very fast ex-
hloltion. They arrived in New York
Yesterday, and Britt Is going into train
Hlng pn Monday for his bout with Nc
ne program was an extremely lengthy
oaissq the lghting lasting until long efter
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= me New York stock exchange has
listed the Manila Electric Railroad and
Lighting Corpora tons, ,635OOO > per
cent nfty-year first lien and collateral
truEt sinking fund bonds and S4.g7S,0OO
capital stock.
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

Quotations furnished b. Charles c. Gate.
E Co. Munsey Building.l
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McGovern Cheered.

When Terry McGovern. the ex-feather-
weight champion. ana Johnny Burdick
both dressed in green sparring shirts
and tights, were introduced. they met
With a cheering welcome. which showed
hat Terrible Terry is still popular
Their work was fast and clean. It was
announced that Yerry would meet Jim
ring Monday. May Is. for ten rounds.
under the auspices of the Twentieth
Tom Sharkey. who is suffering from
carpuncle on his neck. was unable to
take part IN any bout, but made
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FINANCIAL.
The Safest investments

Are those that do not depend upon tie
hn1tnciai responsibility or the stability OF
any Individual OF CORPORATION FIRST dee9s
q H19l kuiorfgaEe) notes literally secured
On good real estate N the District u
NYiLinlia constitute .'eilt-edge'' invest
nents- These are the only kind we MAJ.
ana supply u investors They bear IN
terest. pay able sent-annually, al the rate
o. SLNt per cent Der aunum. and may be
ward at par and accrued interest. Send
for booklet. Concerning Loans and In
Vestments.
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The friends Of Pennsylvania point TO
the stock as being absurdly low for
per cent issue. At 1874 il returns abour
40 per cent upon the investment. while
It's earnings are variously estimated
from - 10 10 per cent The stock Is
now selling for some IS points less
than II did in the bull movement of
1902. when II touched 10. The decline
which followed was due in large meas
ure TO the putting out Of new security
issues The lowest price was reached
around Ill
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f Il Hartman is bullish He he
HeVeS That the break of ten davs ago
was utterly foolish aid intimates that
ne would have been a heavy buyer OF
stocks had he been here He also deDre-
Gates the talk Of permanent end sweep
ing damdge to the Union Pacific or
Southern Pacific
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Lowe Beat Englishman.

Tommy Lowe. Of Washington. D. c..
a clever two-handed fighter. pumpaelled
English Jack OBrien.' of Philadel-
phia. and had the Quaker City lad
bleeding and well done up at the end
Of the third period.
Chick Tucker, Of this citv. and
Charley SleEer. The HOb8ken Iron
man." gave a very clever exhibitfon-
These were followed by Tommy Muir
ply. the Harlem featheTwcight. who
spared three fast rounds with Eddie
Johnson. OF the Bronx. and had all the
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NEW YORK CURB STOCKS.

tQuotatioEs furnished by Charles @ Gate,
& Co.. Munsey Building.l
Saturday May Il We.
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Cans in Condition.

Joe Cans. OF Baltimore. the colored
lightweight and welterweight cham
pion. who came here from California
this week went on with ''Jobber' Carey
for some fast vsv.h. Cans Is to meet
Willie Lewis here next Friday night
No hard blows were Struck. but Cans
showed that he Is in the pink OF eondi-
ton
Young Corbett. Of Denver. and Austin
Rice. Of New London. went through
three periods Of peppery work. Both,
however. Were hog fat"
Tommy Marhey. of Philadelphia
stopped Johnny Roach. of Buffalo. in
the first round of the next bout YOUNG
Otto, of this city, outcIassed Jack Nel-
sSn. the butcher boy. In three rounds
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" What Has lie Done ? p"

Napoleon's famous question has.
If ANYTHING. gained in force. in view
Of rOday's keen competition. There
are tricks in 2u trades especially
in the building line. therefore II be
hoOves you when thinking of building
operations 70 consider only the build
sr OF honor. ability. and standing
Ask NapOleOn's pet question Ny
record as a builder is known TO hun
dreds Of Washington's most substan-
Cial citizens Look me up
CoWSilI, THE sUnDER
3oT Colorado Building, WHO
18th and @ Sts. MAKES GOOD
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No Harm Done.

During the three rounds neither did
more than lightly tap the other. With
the final bell they got into a burlesque
wrangle with Referee Corbett who
threw Mccoy TO the floor.
Then Fitz grabbed Corbett about the
waist and put him down, falling on top
OF him. All three shook hands when
they regafred their feet but some OF
the gallery spectators shouted for more
action.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and his
sparring partner, Prof Murray put
plenty OF steam into their work for
three rounds. They banged each other
good and hard and furnished very en-
tartafnfnQ mill
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BOXING CARNIVAL
FOR FRISCO FUND
Famous Fighters Spar in
New York.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. MAY i
-@nout 5000 people paid admission here
tonight 10 see a number Of well known
prize ring experts contest in limited
round bouts for the beneht Of the san
Francisco relief fund.
Chief interest centered in the appear
ance OF Robert Fitzsimmons and Kid
Mccoy, who burlesqued for three rounds
with Jim" Corbett as referee.
The meE were announced to spar three
rounds. and Mccoy ran over 10 Fitz's
corner and grabbed him By the arms
Then they fell on the floor in a make
believe rought-and-tumble fight from
which Corbett pulled them 10 their feet
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BANK STATEMENT.

Decrease.
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cargo in the great wetdock, the area lof which will be nearly fifty acres, with nearly three miles of wharves and sheds. On these works, which even at the present rate of progress should suffice for many years after their com 'pletion in 1911, the expenditure involv- edswill be over two and a quarter -nil- lion sterling. But a further expendi- ture of 9440OOO is to be incurred on an extension of the Great Indian Penin- sula Railway, and a special harbor railway to facilitate loading and unload ling. Yet another 9150OOO will be de- voted to a bulk oil installation and a deep water pier further up the harbor. beyond the thickly populated part of the city. With all this expenditure, the Port Trust is able to anticipate the maintenance of the existing low charges on trade, When these works are complete, the port will probably be the finest and best equipped in Asia east of Suez, and they are all works for which schemes are ready and funds Vailable.-London Times.
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1.-THE NEW BOMBAY HARBoR I WORKS.

Amongst the glowing descriptions of the public reception at Bombay of the Prince and Princess of Wales and of the functions in which Indian princess. with their brilliant reinues, played so prominent part, attention is apt to be diverted from a ceremony less bril- liant perhaps in its coloring and sur roundings, but, nevertheless, of greater permanent interest to the prosperity |of India generally and of Bombay in particular.
 When the King, the then Prince of Wales, landed there in 1875. he was called upon to lay the foundation stone of the first wet dock on the shores of one of the finest and most beautiful harbors in the world. Thirty years later his son has performed similar office in inaugurating the most modern development in the adaptation of the port to the requirements of a con- stantly growing trade, and of the great ships in which it is carried. To the prince, as sailor there was a special
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all this evening promises to be well

hall this evening promises to be well attended.
 This evening at eight o'clock the Out look club of the Grand avenue Baptist church will hold it's regular meeting, and an interesting programme Eas been prepared.
 Attorney Dwight w. Tuttle has re- turned from Washington. Workmen are demolishing the Wood ward school-house at Four Corners to afford a site for the new building which is soon to be erected.
 The mems meeting held at the Grand avenue Congregational church last evening was largely attended. There was an interesting discussion and re- treatments were served. X Peter Napoleon Campana better known as "Old Sport" who died at Chicago Monday, was well known here by many of the older people. He came here many years ago on an oyster ves- sel from Virginia and made his home in this city several years. He was a eel ebrated pedestrian and competed in several contests with the late Willis Bunnell of Fair Haven.
 David H. Curtiss died at his home, 902 Front street, Tuesday. The funeral will be held at his late home this af- ternoon at 2;3O.
 Spruce Temple, No. 16 Rathbone Sis ters, will hold a whist at K. of P. hall 400 State street, Friday afternoon.
 It is understood that Rev. Martin Lepley, pastor of St. Andrews M. E. church, has received a call to a church In Waterbury, and is likely to receive that assignment. The pulpit of St. An drews church will be supplied Sunday by L. c. Porter, the well known etter- carrier and a member of the church. MT. Porter studied four years in a theo- ogical school with a view of becoming minister and is licensed preacher.
 The new steamer I. K. Brown has made trial trip catching oysters. and is said to work very we'll The boat is catching seed on the Bridgeport beds which is loaded on vessels here for shipment to Narragansett bay.
 John Vreeland, of Lexington avenue, is very i'll with pneumonia.
 John M. Schwanfelder, who has been working al Munson's box shop in Clln- ton avenue, is again employed as a clerk in the Booth market.
 Miss Helen Barnes of West Haven, has been visiting at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Henry Barnes, in Houston street
 Miss Bertha Hitchcock, of Bridge port, visited relatives in Houston Tues. day.
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MYTHS CONCERNING "coAL OH
JOHINNY.'I


 JOHNNY"
 Ill our dispatches it was noted that John Steele, commonly knowli as "Coal Oll Johnny was dying in pover- ty at Franklin. We may expect very soon publication of many stories con cerning the picturesque career of this man who, forty years ago, was the talk of this town and many others. Ills escapades were written out at great length and with much added en- bellishment. They have grown during passing years, until now he is the cen- tre of more fantastic and untrue tales than many of the ancient heroes of my thology. Steele published book a few years ago in which he told the actual story of his life with great simplicity and candor and he put most of the stories concerning himself in the realm of fiction Possibly he had forgotten some of the events and possibly he did not care to tell all, but he asserted that he was telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
 It is commonly supposed that he squandered a few millions in riotous living in this city,bu lie asserts that he never had more than s4O,OOO in cash, that there were some hypothetical mil lions coming to him which he never got and that he has been advertised out of all proportion to his misdeeds. He admits making a fool of himself; that he was crazed by his Sudden wealth. surrounded by sharpers, befogged by drink, etc, but that he ever had mil lions to squander is not true. It is firmly believed by many in this city that on one occasion he hired the Con- tinental Hotel and ran it for a day, giving free food and drink to all who came; that he deposited a fortune in the strong box of bank and forgot what bank 1t was; that he gave prince ly gifts to all his satellites and that he bought up a minstrel troupe for a year to play for him alone
 Even $40,000 is a big sum for an ignor ant man to squander in few months, and some of Steele's actions were al- most as picturesque as those ascribed to him, although on a smaller scale. The interesting fact is that the man soon became ashamed of himself and settled down to quiet life, in which he declared he had complete happiness. The memory of his orgies was distasteful to him, Even though he believed that there were fortunes in existence belonging to him, he was never .resentful, but work ed for his bread and had a faithful wife, who had never deserted him.
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stepping upon them. Their owner nav be found squatting somewhere in the vicinity, sleepily smoking long pipe and apparently indifferent to any pos sible customer. When night falls he gathers them all up, and the next morning will probably find him in some other part of the city, still beautifully serene over fine-cut tobacco.
 Then there are the hat-makers. They bestoW themselves in. all sort of odd corners, and among flies and feas and dirt indescribable they turn out most beautiful black and white buckram hats, that are bought for few sen by men to whom a good hat is the highest mark of responsibility. I suppose the hats of the gentry, like their immacu- late white clothes, are made to order behind close doors in the female apart ments. But I don't know. A Korean hat is Korean hat, and they are as alike as peas in a pod. But shoes and hats are not the only things for sale upon the by-ways. One comes some times, but not frequently, upon a real
 f1SSAAS1 women are squatting over all manner of things, from hot rice cakes to wierd musical instruments, and among them the crown congregates with sen and rin to buy and chatter-to chatter mostly, it would seem, for the noise they make is a fair imitation of Bed lem let loose. At a street fair of this sort l once bought dozen beautiful solid brass bowls such as Koreans use for boiled rice, and which could not help but immediately appeal to any foreigner as surperb finger bowls. They cost me the modest sum of eight yen four dollars-and then the fact that I was foreigner made the price quad ruple itself on the spot. A Korean could have had them for two yen and welcome.-Eleanor Franklin in Leslie's Weekly.
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SEASIDE HOUSE. Atlantic City, N J. Best location on the ocean front. Complete. Modern
 E. P. COOK & SON.
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The most useful wealth that comes to men in this world is that which they achieve by energy and intelligence. The world has made many instances of late of the craze which wealth works on some persons. To tell the truth, Coal Oil Johnny was a small specimen of extravaganza compared with a few recent men, although some of the latter have been less spectacular and pro- bably more Philadelphia In- quirer.