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The Washington times., 1907-02-03
PlTTSBURGERS WANT
CHEAPER TELEPHONES

PITTSBURG, Feb. 2.-Pittsburg,
which already has declared against tie
exorbitant prices of fuel and of food
stuffs, viii ask the State Legislature for
protection against the extortion Of tele-
phone companies. bill has been pre-
pared and will be presented al Harris
fETg. within the next few days giving
the cites Of Pennsylvania the right TO
regulate telephone rates.
There is special vieiousness shown
against the present party line" ar
rangement in Pittsburg, whereby four
different families use the same line at
an average cost OF $50 per year. 70 nave
private house line in Pittsburg. II now
costs about sl00 a year.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
RENEWED PRESSURE
ON STOCK PRICES
Vigorous Rally Turned Tide
Toward Close of the
Session.
UNION PACIFIC A LEADER
Bank Statement, Though Not Favor
able, Was Better Than Prior Cal
culatiOns Had Promised.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-The stock mar
ket was subjected 10 renewed pressure
at the opening this morning. which,
however. continued for only brief
period, but during that time recessions
IN prices avera ging about a point oc-
Cured
The publication OF the bank state
ment was followed by a slight reaction
in prices, but subsequently they again
moved up with considerable vigOr.
reaching the highest level OF the day.
with the maximum recovery extending
from ] 10 > per cent from the bottom.
The bank statement itself was not alto
gether favorable. bat IN some respects
revealed a better condition than yester-
days published known movements OF
money indicated. The loss IN cash. for
instance. amounted 10 only S50l COO, while
the preliminary figures foreshadoWed a
loss OF about three times that amount.
The depletion in cash. however. COM
bined with the loan expansion OF nearly
S2,oO0,00O reduced the surplus reserve
BY approximately 100000.
Union Pacific led the rally In the stock
market, with gain of about per cent,
while Reading enjoyed an equal ad-
vance Pennsylvania rose ~ and ST.
Paul point. Amalgamated Copper
gained - from the low. The market
closed a shade OF from the best prices.
but with the majority of stocks showing
small net gains. Baltimore and Ohio.
however, continued weak, maintaining
a loss OF a full point.
Government bonds were unchanged
Railroad and other bonds were lower.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
BANK STATEMENT
SHOWS UP STRONG
District Financial Institutions
Were Never in Better
Condition.

The statements OF the national banks
land In the case OF the financial institu-
lions OF the District OF Columbia this
includes the trust companies and saw
ings banks), which were called for by
the Comptroller OF the Currency for
January &C. have all been published.
and the showing is one OF the best that
has yet been made by local financial
concerns.
Both in respect 20 the amount on de-
post and the amount that Is profitably
employed as loans and discounts. the
showing is especially favorable. Owing
10 the frequently reported story or the
lack OF money 10 loan and 10 the added
statement that the cause was traceable
10 the habit Of sending It away from
the city. 10 the detriment OF local busi-
ness. the figures given show how base
less such reports are. Comparisons
with the call at other times, which are
hardly convincing, owing TO conditions
that obtain at different seasons OF the
year, nevertheless show that the eondi-
ton Of our banks and trust companies
was never better. and they are fully
equal to all demands upon them.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
PICTURESQUE BEAUTY
OF THE CURB MARKET

The curb market is not only riot OF
noise; IL is also a riot OF eOlOe. he
s0mber grays and blacks in vogue on
the stock exchange - 1919 Cor
garments Of brighter color. waistcoats
OF loud enough pattern TO almost o. en-
top the shouts OF the traders are IN evil
dence. but noisiest OF all are Tho bats
White, green. and even red hats are be-
ginning 90 be worn by the brokers', Even
on rainy days the gsTb Of the curb j.
picturesque. On such occasions they
look much like gang Of able seamen
fright of q Whaler."
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HOW INTEREST GROWS
FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS

The narration in the Boston News
Bureau OF a savings bank book where
3l25 on hand In 1883, with 500 drawn out
IN 1870, stii LEFT 70 be drawn with in
lerest accumulation in 1890 81 AZ re-
calls that at a savings bank in this
town, In the year 1902, a sailor drew his
total balance OF 81 500 from an original
deposit of less than 500 made as his
part or The proceeds OF whaling voy-
age from which he returned during the
civil war.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
AMERICAN STOCKS
HEAVY IN LONDON

LONDON, Feb. 2-Trading on the
stock exchange ruled dull, with first
class securities steadier. but there was
an easier tendency in other directions
owing 10 the set back in Americans
causing some irregularity
Americans opened considerably lower.
in sympathy with Wall Street. and cas-
ed further during the session. They
closed weak at from l to points lower
than yesterday. Copper shares con-
tinued firm.
The indian secretary purchased IN the
market price 100000 in gold. due here
February l.
Money was IN better supply today, and
rates were easier. Discounts were
steady. though there was some neF-
vousness regard ,szEEza..z Exchange
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
COMMERCIAL FAILURES
INCREASE IN NUMBERS

Commercial failures last geek in the
United States. as reported by r. @. Dun
& Co. are 2S5. against 26S the cor
responding week last year Failures In
Canada number .. against n last year.
OF failures last week In the Tinted
States, III were in the East, 81 South. %
West. and 3 in the Pacific States and
nc report liabilities OF 5000 or more
Liabilities Of commercial failures report
ed for January 10 date are 81, l53
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
LACK OF INTEREST
IN COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-The market was
quiet and devoid OF any particular new
features today. The trading was light
and local except for some scattered fur
Their selling by Wan Street and Southern
operators. Prices advanced points
early from last nights closing. but soon
afterWard lost this. and declined 10 5
points throughout the list under the
selling referred 10. This brought out
little better support, and the market
was finally closed steady at about last
nights closing quotations.
The following were the quotations for
the day on the New York cotton ex-
change;
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District Of Columbia. city OF Wasbfngfon 90 ss I.
l. r. II. LYNN. Cashier OF the above
named banl, do solemnly swear thar the
above statement is true % the best Of my
know ledge ana Uelief r. II LYNN
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me this
% day Of February. 1907
J. MALCOLM HENRY. Notary Public.
Correct-Attest;
J. q WELDON.
ROBT. y. HARPER
WA. II. SAUNDERS
J. MILLER KENYON,
W T. GAL.IIHER
q B. CHAPMAN
THOS. SOMERVILI.E.
Il Directors
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Large Savings.

Especially Is the fact Of the large and
growing deposits In the several savings
banks a cause for congrstulation. as II
dissipstes 10 a great extent the idea so
frequently advanced that Washington
people are not disposed 10 be thrifty.
Representing ar aggregate deposit Of
over s55.0O0.G0O with AT least four-fifths
Of the amount PFofitabiy employed In
good loans and discounts. the figures
are the best evidence that Washington
is rapidly becoming what its advocates
claim Il 10 be- a financial center OF con
siderable importance. The figures that
follow tell the story in detail In a con-
Winding manner.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
PRICE CHANGES OF WEEK.

The following table, furnished by
Griffin. Halstead & Co. brokers, 1874 F
street. members of Washington Stock
Exchange. showing the opening. highest
lowest. and last sales on the Exchange
last week. Prices are for quotation lots
only:
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Following are the sales and quotations
Of todays market:
Washington Railway and Electric as.
81, 00Q65A
Capital Fraction. 2Oa142A. l0dl42A.
Ieffed, 09Hooss, Olneo7s, SsssSAE. l0tI 55iA
30MsiA, SASSY
Washington Gas, l0g5s1s. 2595s. 25a5s.
Za15S. z5q575s. 25a577S.
Mergenthaler, 2d20i.
Mitchell Mining. i06I54s.
National Safe Deposit. salS33s, 2aiSi,
lHI94.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
BANK STATEMENT.

Surplus Of the banks 13,C3i, 100 against
I.l17.625 last year and Sl9.S4l.9 25 TWO
years ago.
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Fifteen Gould stocks show a depre-
Citation of t55.1S).O07. OF 10 Per cent dur
ing the year ended January 81, 1907
The American Sugar Refining Conn
psny is now building Jha largest re-
finery in the world at Chalmette. near
New Orleans.
Application has been made 10 the Stock
Exchange 10 list So. 40i. SO additional
common stock OF the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company.
Traders think that Edwin Hawley is
the principal manipulation OF the rar-
ket at present and Is more active than
Keene or any other large operator OF the
day.
over Sl56O00,O03 is on deposit in Chi
cago Savings Banks. This is a record
mark, and at increase Of about 8 FER
cent since November last.
The surplus Of the United States Steel
Corporation now stands at S97. f75. S9f the
largest amount ever reported. Earnings
in the year 1906 We're about $50 44S,0O0 in
excess OF earnings IN 1904. when the low
record was established.
Ii is said the hears have not been max
ing money. Certainly this is their own
fault. for the market has been going
their way lately. No ore viii pretend
10 say that the bulls have been getting
rich. The "in and out" trader is the
one credited with having filed bis purse.
4 comparison OF the market prices OF
four large Vanderbilt lines as Of Janu-
arv. 1906. and the same month of 1907,
Shows an extremely large depreciation
IN their value based upon quotations on
the stock. Yet the properties are ae-
tually worth more money than ever be
fore. so the decline may be attributed
entirely 10 market conditions.
There are more stock exchange houses
irapsacttng business on the curb than
ever before The comparative steadiness
OF the market has caused many 10 make
trades there, and It was said that most
OF the business Of the past week. which
has been purely professional. has been
by stock exchange firms.
The December earnings of the Atlantic
Coast Line exhibit decrease of. $1,000
in net earnings. in the face OF an in
crease Of $500 60 in gross receipts In
other words. the rising cost of carrying
on the business more than offsets what
Is gained in volume. This experience is
no different. however. from that of most
Southern railroads and a few in other
sections Of the country as Well.
There are In the United States 81 negro
banks-in Mississippi u, Virginia 6,
Georgia 4. Tennessee .. Alabama .. Ar
Kansas ., Indian Territory = Florida I.
North Carolina J. These banks have a
capital OF $4,000; their total deposits
are 8, l92, 600 and they have l25 employees.
The president OF one OF the Virginia
banks Is a woman, and a capable one.
The Union Trust Company Of Balti-
more, has called a special meeting Of
It's stockholders for February IS to vote
on A proposition 10 reduce the capital
STOCK from ST. 100000 TO S500olO. IL is
understood that half the stock will be
called in and redeemed al figure sew
eral points above the par which Is $50 a
share.
The Baltimore Trust and Guarantee
Company recently made an Offer for a
controlling interest in the company, but
the bid was refused
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
NEW YORK CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished By Charles @ Gates
4 Co.. Munssy Bundinsi Members New York
stock Exchanged
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

Application has been made 10 the Stock
Exchange 10 list so. 4Ot. SO additional
common stock OF the Chicago aud
Northwestern Railway Company.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

Traders think that Edwin Hawley is
the principal manipulation OF the Irar-
ket at present and Is more active than
Keene or any other large operator OF the
day
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
n. Y. STOCK MARKET

Quotations furnished by Charles c. Gates
& Co.. Munsey Building: Members New York
stock Exchanged
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
Financial Statements.
American National Bank.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the

Al Washington. in the District x Columbia
az the close Of business January s. 1907
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

over Sl56O00,OO3 is on deposit in chi
cago Savings Banks. This is "a record
mark, and at increase Of about Ter
cent since November last.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

The surplus Of the United States Steel
Corporation now stands at 81, .S9f the
largest amount ever reported. Earnings
in the year 1906 We're about $50, As, 900 I'm
excess Of earnings IN 1901. when the low
record was established.
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The total deposits are SIS. l22 $50. while
the loans and discounts aggregate S4f-
1856 ll3.
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Total stocks last week, ASA shares.
Total bonds last week. S30.350.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

Il is said the hears have not been max
ing money. Certainly this is their Owl
fault for the market has been going
their way lately. No ore viii pretend
10 say that the bulls have been getting
rich The ''in and out" trader Is the
one credited with having filed bis purse.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

The American Sugar Refining Com
psny is now building Jhe largest re-
finer in the world at Chalmette. near
New Orleans
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

Fifteen Gould stocks show a depTe-
Citation of t55.1s0.O07. OF 10 Per cent dur
ing the year ended January 81, 1907.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03

Capital stock paid in-....---.---...- SEQ. o
surplus tInd .....---...--........... 165. o
Undivided PROFITS. less expenses and
taxes paid................-. .--....-. AZ
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: comparison Of the market prices OF
four large Vanderbilt lines as Of Janu-
arv. 1906. and the same month of 1907
shows an extremely large depreciation
IN their value. based upon quotations or
the stock Yet the properties are ae-
tually worth more money than ever be
fore. 50 the decline may be attributed
entirely 10 market conditions.
The Washington times., 1907-02-03
NEWS OF STOCKS BOND AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
THE WASHINGTON MARKET

Saturday. February ?.
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There are more stock exchange houses
irapsacting business on the curb than
ever before. The comparative steadiness
OF the market has caused many 10 make
trades there and It was said that most
OF the business Of the past week. which
has been purely professional. has been
BY stock exchange firms.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-30
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

which the crushed rock poured into the
car beneath was right at his feet, how
ever, and his face was near enough
to this to enable him to breathe.
There he stayed from 4:30 O'clock I'M
til s, while the workmen were franti-
cally shoveling the crushed rock away.
When they got him out he was none
the worse for his adventure.
Atlantic.
Mrs. C. e. Burton, who recently Gre
ated sensation here few days ago
by suing William Prall, large farmer
here for $4,000 damages for alleged
persistence irrhis attentions to her, has
added to the Juror of the suit created,
by filing an original notice in another
suit for $4,000 damages against the
same man for SANDER. Both cases will
go over until the April term.
Monticello.
Grant Stambaugh had a fire that
made him hustle some. 1t was not in
his house, but his wagon. He has
little cob stove in the wagon, used for
milk delivering, and while delivering
to family residing upstairs, the stove
set fire to the side of the wagon and
ON his return he found it in full blaze.
A pail of water from a nearby restaur-
ant extinguished the blaze.
Tabor.
Will Caldwell went over to Farragut
a few days ago to see his 100 acre farm
that he bought for s115 per acre, and
while there was offered $1,000 for his
bargain. Geo. Garrett recent
ly bought the Hutchinson so acre farm
north of Will Utterbacks place, on the
Tabor Hillsdale road, for $4,000, and
has lust accepted an offer of SIS per
acre for it.
Sumner.
John Holm. who lives on the Martin
place, this side of Tripoli, delivered to
Jackson, of Illinois, recently, four
horses for which he received an even
$500. These animals were good ones,
as the price realized indicates. but they
were no better than hundreds of 9TH
ers in the neighborhood. The farmers
have given much care to the breeding
of horses during recent years and are
now reaping the benefit in high prices.
Mount Pleasant.
bGu VI AAOuAAs
was arrested at Ottumwa on the charge
of shooting at Burlington flyer NO.
just east of this city on January D.
Thompson is young man, whose par
ents reside here. He has been in the
insane hospital once and his parents
had him before the commissioners re-
Gently, but he was released. No harm
was done to the train beyond damag-
ing the window in the coach.
Mason City.
The H. H. Tedford family had an
experience Friday night which they
will not care to repeat for many days,
and which is the most peculiar case
of asphyxiation on record. When one
of the male members of the family
came home that night he hung his fur
overcoat near the kitchen stove. That
article Of furniture heated up consld-
erably during the night and was red
hot toward morning. The fur coat
could not Withstand the heat and COM
menced to burn The fumes from this
burning hair put the members of the
household in such a torpor that they
failed to wake until late hour Satur-
day. and were then all quite sick.
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that they might desire, but of course,
the university students were compelled
to decline the loan, as they were the
other means of entertainment offered.
After escaping from Winfield they hop
ed TO be left alone, but the state had
been papered with the story of their
presence and every Kansas town where
they stopped spread itself i'm an attempt
to make them feel that the keys OF the
city had been delivered over to them
Never were two poor professional stu
dents. looking for a place where lhey
could begin the practice of their pro-
fession. received with such cordlallty
among strangers. Finally. to stop the
continuous ovation which threatened 10
result In their being met with bands
at the station platforms. both OF the
men had to travel under assumed
names Neither Roosevelt nor Thomas
have decided whether they VIII locate
in Kansas or not. In fact they nave
some doubts about the advisabilitY OF
returning to that state after the facts
are known. Roosevelt Is the son oil
Theodore Roosevelt. mayor OF Achley
a little Iowa city. The senior Roose-
vel is n first cousin of the president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-30
BIG REALTY DEAL.
Boston Man Invests Half Million in
Sioux City.

Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Jan. 60. W. Esta-
brook, of Boston. vice president OF the
Sioux City Stock Yards Company, ana
a multi millionaire banker. has just
concluded the purchase of a controlling
interest in the Mondamin and Garrett
son hotels and the New Grand theater
building. and an entire interest IN
nearly 500 lots In Sioux City, including
the eleven lots on the north side OF
West Third street just across Ferry
creek. which was the site OF the old
Franz brewery.
The property which has come into
the possession Of Mr. Estabrook is
worth 100000. altho the purchase
price was something less than that.
The approximate value of the several
properties is az follows: Mondamin
block, $165,OOO; New Grand theater
building 100000: eleven lots in West
Third street, 100000; Garretson hotel
property, $4,000: other real estate In
various parts of the city, $4,000.
Altho Mr.. Estabrook is an officer OF
the Communication Securities Company,
the present transaction has no cor.nec-
ton with the recent closing out of that
corporations real estate to George c.
Call, Louis Melville and William Cor
don.
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Grundy County Township Stirr-
ed Up Over Law Suit Growing
Out of Lovers Quarrel
SWAIN WANTS HIS PRESENTS
Gave a Widow Two Cows and Thirty
chickens-QuarreI Follows and suit
is Brought to Recover, But Justice
SAYS the Widow May Retain the
Cows and the PouItry-Will be APP
pealed.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Wellsburg. Jan. 3O.-A little drama
in real life but with rural environ
ments and with cows and chickens
figuring as the lovers gifts in place
OF plated jewelry and photograph all
buns, is being enacted here, and the
people of two townships are spectators
without price. AS result of Justice
Barney Hook. of Pleasant township,
is pending several days in town looking
up points in Blackstone to reinforce
his ruling in a case just tried before
him.
the case was most peculiar one.
It seems that a party by the name
Of John Seehusen has been living with
relatives in Pleasant Valley township
tor @ year. more or less except the time
he has been keeping company" with a
lady by the name of Mrs. Gelder, living
in German township near the Hardin
county line. The two, according to the
evidence brought out in Judge Hooks
court, have been very good friends I'M
til the last few weeks, when they had a
falling out. During the time they We're
on good terms and he was away from
her Mr.. Seehusen was in the habit of
writing the warmest kind of love let
tiers to her and these letters, forty in
number, were introduced into court as
evidence. Unfortunately the letters
Mrs, Geder had written had been de-
stroyed by the recipient as soon as
read.
During the good natured period See
1lusen had given to the lady at different
times two cows and thirty chickens
and when the disruption came he want
ed them back. So papers were sworn
out in Judge Hooks court and Con-
stable Walter Galpin went and got the
cows and chickens. To this Mrs. Gel
der objected and suit was begun with
d. E. Aukes as attorney for Mrs. Gel
der and d. Voogd for Mr.. Seehusen
After hearing all the evidence Justice
Hook submitted the case to the jury
composed of Henry Hook, Ben De
Vries, r. Junker, Dan and John Fritz
eel and John Meints, who decided the
case in favor of Mrs. Gelder.
NOW SeeHusen wants 10 appear ths
case to the district court and is busily
engaged in finding some one to go on
his bond. The costs in the, case. up to
Saturday were $52.O5. Justice Hook
said that Seehusen frequently stated
to Mrs. Gelder that he would marry
her but that he couldn't get a divorce
from former wife in Illinois. Some
one however, has written to the clerk in
Illinois and learned that a divorce was
granted last November and when con-
fronted with this the poor man was
speechless.
1t looks as IL it would be cheaper
for the couple to "make up" and get
married but in the meantime the town
ship is getting good deal of amuse-
ment out of the affair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-30
PAY COSTS OF $378.SO
Wheeler Damage Suit Against City of
Fl. Dodge Settled by Attorneys Out
of Court-counciI Passes Ordinance
to Also Pay Amount Of Claim, ST.
70 T,mes-Reputllcan.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Jan. 3O.--Last week the
Wheeler damage suit against the city
of Fort Dodge was settled out Of court
by the attorneys. after being sent back
for retrial and at the meeting of the
city council Monday evening an ordin-
ance was passed to pay the amount OF
the claim s1,40O. and to settle the costs
of the same. amounting to $37S.SO.
This damage suit it will be remem-
bered grew out of the accident by
which Clara Rasmussen, or Clara Fox,
as she was known, a member of the
Shelby Amusement Company, lost her
life while attempting to give slide
for life from the top of the court house
to the street below, on July 4, 1908.
The harness breaking, she was precipi-
tated to the pavement below and kill
ed, and in falling struck Mr.. Wheeler,
fracturing his skull and otherwise In
juring him. Suit was originally brought
against the city for the sum of 100000,
but after the case had been sent back
for retrial in the district court at the
present term and the most of the jur-
ors in the same had been selected, 1T
was settled in the sum Of $1,400. the
city paving the costs.