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The Washington times., 1907-02-16
RAILROAD SMOKE
TO BE NUISANCE
AFTER THIS YEAR
Senate Passes Three Bills
Affecting the District
of Columbia.

The bill intending to apply the smoke
law to locomotives. used on the steam
railroads In the District, was called up
In the Senate this morning by Senator
Hansborough of North Dakota and
passed without debate. The bill pro-
Woes that on and after January 1903,
the act for the prevention of smoke
IN the District shall apply TO steam
locomotive engines of any description
used on any steam railroad in the Dis
tTlct. 1t is generally believed that the
passage Of the law Will force the cleo
trihcation Cf the railroads in the Dis
trict.
Another District bill, passed by the
senate today. provides for amending the
act authorizing the Baltimore and
washington Transfer Company Of Mary
land 70 extend its lines into tlic District
me Senate also passed a bill providing
Tor the extension Of New Hampshire
avenue TO the District line and author
lzed the condemnation of the propertv
necessary for the extension.
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GIVE $92,72O,472
FOR THE RIVERS

The Senate Committee on Commerce
today reported the rivers and harbors
bill as amended by it,
The reorganiZed bill adds SS5l9 O00 TO
the appropriations provided for in the
House. which amounted to $50. 3.S16.O 900.
The total appropriations reach S92 72O 472-
While this is by far the largest ap-
preparation ever made IN a rivers and
harbors bill, Il Is expected that these
hgures Will be exceeded by similar
measures in the future.
The time is at hand, In the opinion
of experts in this legislation, when a
biennial total Of about 800. 200. 900 will
De appropriated. and il is expected that
these appropriations will continue for a
number OF years.
- Ihe House bill appropriated in cash
S35,S96, 900 with an authorization of con
unuinS contracts involving S4S. .SOf 600
The Senate added in cash 81. .6S5. .0OO with
an authorization Of S3.S34,OO making a
grand total. as the bill leaves the Senate
OF Si0'oSl.000 cash. and an authorization
Of S52 63S, 600.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
SEABOARD AIR LINE
ADDS VALUABLE LINK

BOSTON. Feb. 16.-Referring TO a re-
cent dispatch from Atlanta. in which
W a Garrett. vice president OF the Sea-
beard Air Line Railway. and a director
OF the Macon. Dublin and Savannah.
was quoted as denying any knowledge
OF the supposed ownership Of the latter
road by the former, IL can be stated
that the Seaboa-d has recently acquired
the road by purchase OF the entire capt.
tai stock
The intention of the Seaboard man
a8Sment is that the Macon. Dublin and
savannah line shall form part of a
through short line from Atlanta TO
savannah. the proposed route being
about $50 miles in length. or about
thlrty-five miles shorter than either the
present routes. via the Souther., rail
way or via the Central of Georgia
There were recently offered by s d
Loring * Son. OF Boston. S.2lO.OOO of
the first mortgage 3 per cent bonds Of
the Macon. Dublin and Savannah prin-
cipal and interest on which are guaran-
iced Internationally by the Seaboard.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-The stock mar
ket was irregular at the opening. Cana
dian Pacific started at an advance OF
1h. Reading gained half. st. Paul and
Northern Pacific q, and Atchison, Penn
sylvania. and Union Pacific a. Steel
common gained *. Missouri and Texas
lost X, and Anaconda 4.
IL a m--The market ruled generally
firm all through the first hour, but was
without important movement. except in
a few issues. Anaconda again made a
new high record, selling up to 303}
against 29S12. and Canadian Pacific made
a gain Of rs and then rose rs additional.
to 1874. The majority of the changes in
other issues were in the shape of frac-
tiOnal advances.
Government bonds unchanged; other
bonds steady.
The market closed firm, with prices at
the highest.
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SELLS
$10,000,0U0 NOTES

The InterborouGh Rapid Transit Com
pany has sold SlOOO0OJO per cent 3-vear
notes The notes are due March 1 1910
hey are taken by William a Read
q Co. OF New York. and Lee. HiRRiu-
son q Co. OF Boston
= was understood that they will be
onered shortly on 6 per cent basis.
The notes are dated March I. 1907. with
interest payable semi-annually. and are
redeemable at l0l and interest on and
aIter March 1. 1903, on forty days notice
The surplus earnings for the year end
ed July /, 1907. partly estimated. apDII-
cable to payment Of interest on both
these note issues are figured as being
In excess OF four times the interest
charges
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
ELEVEN THOUSAND
IN BONDS MISSING

NEW YORK, Feb. I6.-Redmond &. Co.
announce that a package containing
bonds valued at Sl1. 900 was either icst
or stolen in transit from Paris.
The bonds included ST. Paul general
4s. Pennsylvania convertible 3JLs. 1918
and Southern Paciflc refundings As
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1t is said that William Rockefeller. on
his return from Palm Beach. is actively
bullish on the general outlook. He Is
credited with buying practically all OF
the st. Paul sold at the bottom of the
recent decline
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

ANNUAL MEETING Of the stockholders of
La Fortuna Mining Co. VIII be held al
Room SIS, Colorado Building. coraer I4th and
9 SITS. Washington. d. G. at o'clOck . m.
March Is. 1907. election OF directors and other
business AMOS TYRTS. Secretary II
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For the first time In several we6Ss
the Saturdays business on the Stock
Exchange proved of sufficient Size and
Importance 10 warrant tire belief that
the day would not hereafter be allowed
TO lapse into the dreary dullness which
has been so characteristic OF II almost
since the first Saturday OF the year. The
attendance was good. the public were
OUT In force as spectators, and the
good weather has evidently imbued the
brokers into a lively disposition 10 make
things move with unusual celerity.
MergenthaIer was the winning card.
jumping a point and one-half over
Thursdays sales. with a well-defined in
tentiOn Of securing the stock at the best
price pOssible-but to ge. II anyway.
Lanston was not so fortunate. and re-
ceded fractOnalIy frum late prices
though there was no apparent pressure
TO sell any large amou. rs.
Railways about even up, Capital Trac-
ton losing One-half point while WASH
ington preferred gained about the same
amount The common wes steady, but
without sale.
Gas stock gained good fraction, and
was inclined TO be more active had
sellers been disposed to make conces-
ter point but found rsady purchasers
at the lower level. Greene Copper was
neglected.
The buying of Bank OF washington
stock continued on a reduced scale only
twenty shares getting or the record.
though the price was fraetiOnally bet
ter than the close Of Friday. American
Bank and National Safe Deposit also
found a ready market
The bond list assumed decided ac-
uVity. and made Il better showing than
usual Prices held firm on all ISSUES.
The new directorate OF the Greene
Consolidated Copper Company has de-
clared a dividend Of 1 per cent on the
companys stock. The dividend IS pay
able March p TO stock OF record Feoru-
ary IS. The dividend OF 40 cents a share
was designated simply as dividend No
2L Heretofore dividends have been paid
bi-mOnthly.
Directors OF the Greene Gold-Silver
Company have declared a dividend OF
per cent. on the preferred stock, payable
February 2l- Books close February 19.
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Financial Statements.

ANNUAL MEETING OF the stockholders Of
Fidelity Mining and Development Co Will
De held at ROOM cls Colorado Building
corner 18Th and g sts-. Washington. u. -.
at O'Clock pm. March Is. 1877. election Of
directors and other business. y. :. HOLMES.
Secretary. u
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Standard Oil directors have declared
quarterly dividend Of SIS a share,
which compares with the same amount
in the corresponding quarter last year
and with SO three months ago. The
dividend is payable March 10.
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Directors Of the Sloss Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company have declared a
dividend Of ia per cent on the common
stock. payable March 1. Hereafter divi-
dends declared on the common will be
paid quarterly on the above dates.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Wall Street fears Pennsylvania will do
something in the way of financing that
will be in the nature of a disturbing
factor I'm the money market The sys-
TEN needs a lot of money.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
COall Coali CoaIl

Best coal and wood. Lowest prices. r 7
q NJ c Grace, 4th & + ne. Phone L. 9s3.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

E. Hez Swem's special service Sun
iIlshI, rev ChaS. r. WinbIgler preach
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

A seat on the Montreal Stock Exchange
sold at $4,000, the lowest figure in years.
The best sale was at S23,5
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Malaria, Colds, and La Grippe Cured by
Elixir Babek. Indorsed byau as effective
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
Three s. Felt-Lined Hair Mattresses

slightly shop worn. $500 each. -Four =
a. q. Hair Mattresses. $3.50 each I. T
Jones. 638 II ST. NV. Phone Main 2o97.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
STOCKS, BONDS, AND MONEY
NEW YORK STOCKS
Vest.

Quotations furnished by Charles @. Gates
L Co. Munsey Building; Members New York
Stock Exchanged
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Fragrant Violets, 25c Per Bunch.
At Kramer. the Florist. SIG + ST. NV.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
NEW YORK'S CURB

Quotations furnished by Charles g. Gates
3 Co. Muhsey Building; Members New York
Stock Exchanged
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
BANK STATEMENT.

Surplus Of the banks is Sab .O05
against 5.7S9.925 year ago, and $9. .2O4. 425
two years ago.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

The Treasury has purchased 100000
ounces Of silver at 69.466 cents per ounce
for Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

1t is believed that there is a large
short interest in American stocks in
London, which market affords good ia
cilities for short selling. The short
seller In London has no need TO borrow
stocks.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
LOCAL MENTION.
The Climax of Bread Excellence

Is represented IN Schneider's "NIaItr
Bread. It's the purest ard most whole
some bread that skill and best materials
your grocer's.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Park Hotel Winter Garden. RathskeIIa-
n. \. ave. and llth st. F. Endres- prom
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
Hot Tamales and Chile
Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra at

The Ranch, 5o7 F NV. Open till p nights
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

A clearing house was established in
the City OF Mexico on February 10, 1906.
From that date TO January 81, 1907, clear
lngs amounted to 1894, ,2I7, AL. .55. The
clearing house has nineteen members.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16
Keep You Warm.

Miller on Stoves...........Ss.5 & IN s. n
Gas Radiators. q = "a m ,1-o
Gas Drums and Stoves. S. a. n
el6 18th st. c. A. Muddiman & Co. l2Of G;
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Directors OF the Greene Gold-Silver
Company have declared a dividend OF /
per cent. on the preferred stock, payable
February y. Books close February 19.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Arthur p HeinZe was elected n di-
rector yesterday Of the Interborough. in
which the HeinZeS obtained a stock in
terest before the annual meeting in
January. Stanley Clifford represented
the Heinze interests as a director at that
time.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

The banking house Of Kidder. Pea
Dody d Co of Boston has made an ofrer
Tor. and ii is understood has secured
control Of the stock Of the Boston and
Philadelphia Steamship Company. The
company has capital of 81 800, 900. pays
dividends Of per cent and owns seven
steamers.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

he S6.O00GO0 Government funds re-
turned by the banks to the Treasury
Friday still leaves in the banks Sl37. =
bO,uOO of government money. This
amount IS not likely to be reduced ma
terially before July ] next. and may not
be then. It all depends upon what pol
Icy Secretary CortelyOu decides to pur-
sue.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

The bond list assumed decided ac
tiVity. and made n better showing than
usual Prices held firm on all ISSUES.
The Washington times., 1907-02-16

Railways about even up. Capital Trac
ton losing one-half point. while Wash
ington preferred gained about the same
amount The common wes steady, but
without sale
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
ENVELOPES ENDORSED
Worries Of Pension Agents May Now
Be Relieved.

Acting in accordance with the reso-
lutions adopted a short time ago al
the meeting of the county clerks of
the state in Tacoma, Otto A. Case,
county clerk of King county. has for
Warded to Senator Samuel H. Piles
and Representative w. E. Humphrey
a copy of the resolutions adopted ask
ing the congressional members to
introduce a measure at the coming
session of congress, providing that
franked envelopes shall be supplied
all pensioners for use in forwarding
their vouchers to pension agents.
1t is contended by the Clerks as
sociation that the plan of furnishing
franked envelopes to pensioners would
do away with much inconvenience to
them in finding some one to acknoWl-
edge the voucher and address the en-
velope to pension agents. The cost OF
mailing the letter, is not of great eX-
pense, nor so inconvenient as the pres
ent plan of securing a stamp from the
,e1h's Office, where no charge IS MADE
for either acknowledgement or re-
ceipt. The franked enve.t pes W"n'a
relieve the pensiorc" of much worry
caused by mailing mistakes and at ''ie
same time would pace the cost u
mailing the vouchers upon the gen
crul government instead Oh upon 'ne
st; te and county as At present.
casa the action of the congress
:cnaI delegation is received WIN iiE
or there will be ma"j' pensioners III
Nalla Walla county who VIII De IT,
III, ed of the trouble and inconvenience
incident to mailing tn vouchers 10 l'ie
...,n+s eaco month, and the plan inds
mrouch favor with not only the p'i'
sjoners but with the clerks as We'll
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
TO REGULATE CORPORATIONS.
Chairman Hepburn Of House Commit
tee Talks of National Legislation.

CLARINDA, Iowa, Nov. 1s.-Wil-
liam P Hepburn, chairman OF the
house committee on interstate and
foreign commerce started for Washing
ton yesterday. Speaking of possible
congressional legislation this winter.
he said:
.I regard it as extremely probable
that there will be enacted this winter
LEGISLATION to secure the regulation of
the issues of stocks and bonds of cor
porations doing Interstate business.
Certainly there ought to be such leg1s-
lation and control Teh president and
attorney-general are satisfied that
congress has the necessary power ana
we certainly Know that the question
of power cannot be decided until the
legislation has been had.
Il also regard it as most desirable
that the taxing power of the govern
ment should be used to prevent gambl-
ing in railroad stocks. by taxing all
sales where delivery is not made with
in such reasonable time as to indicate
that the transaction is bona fide ara
NOT for speculation If there is buying
and selling on margins and without
the intention of actual delivery of the
stock. srecula ton will absorb the re-
sources of the banks and take money
from legitimate enterprises which need
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
Newspaper Men Testify for
Mrs. Bradley
WILL NOT ATTACK BROWN
DEFENDANT DOES NOT WANT TO
TESTIFY ON STAND RE.
GARDlNG CHARACTER
OF DEAD MAN.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Attorneys
for Mrs. Bradley have widened the
score of the plan of the defense as a
result of suggestions coming from the
testimony given by the government s
witnesses. The list of the witnesses
for the defense is heightened to 80. Ad-
ditiOnal insanity evidence has been
procured. Mrs. Bradley still persists in
her stand of not desiring 70 attack the
character of Brown on the stand if
possible to avoid it,
John Hay, reporter, was the first
witness. He told of the actions of the
defendant when he was interviewing
her just after the tragedy He
strengthened the impression that the
defendant was mentally unsound. The
testimony of Charles Cottrell. another
reporter, confirmed Hays testimony
Police officers testified that Mrs.
Bradley acted strangely when arrested
but did not believe her insane. DIR. w.
T. Whitney of Salt Lake, who attend
ed the defendant when Arthur Brown
Bradley, jr., was born, declared that
blood poisoning for which he treated
her, often affected the brain. Louis Nc
Mahon. reporter, said Mrs Bradley
was very erratic at times shortly af-
ter the murder.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
SEATTLE FORGER
MAKES GET away
TRUSTY CONVICT AT PENlTENTi-
AIRY GOES FOR WALK AND
DOES NOT RETURN.

With two ard a half hours start, A
tentiary, made his escape yesterday
afternoon and is still at large. Hunt
went for a walk about $3.50 and his
absence was not noticed until about
$500
A posse of men was at once put on
his trail but as yet have been unable
to locate him. The hounds were also
put on his trail but other than picking
Hunt had served a year of a four
year sentence for forgery. He was
convicted in Seattle after having
cashed $1700 in bogus checks. He had
it upon a woman in Seattle. He was
to have gone into mining business with
his brother in South america and to
get money after spending his stake,
committed the forgeries.
He has had but little to do with his
fellow convicts while in the prison be-
ing of naturally reticent nature. He
is clever and has patented several in
ventions Lately he has beer. used as
clerk in the main office and in this
capacity has had privileges not ac-
corded to other prisoners. For this rea-
son, no notice was taken of him when
he walked away from the prison yes
terday The search will be vigorously
prosecuted until he is found.
His description reads: Age, '26 years,
height, five feet six inches: good
teeth: black hair: fine features: gray
eyes. erect carriage; large scar above
right temple, and scar from cut OF.
back of left wrist. Hunt has rather
swinging gait and continually turns his
head from side to side, caused by
nervous disease He is a desperate, re-
sourceful and bold criminal When he
left he was wearing the stripes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
RAISES DEBT
SAVES SOULS
YESTERDAY WAS A RED LETTER
DAY FOR THE BIG TABER-
NACLE REVIVAL,

After an earnest appeal, in which
he showed what great good the taber-
nacle has accomplished, how much
good it may yet accomplish, Rev. Hart
raised $500, the entire amount of debt
on the tabernacle at the services yes
terday.
Rev. Hart spoke convincingly OF the
great good the tabernacle has done
not only in converting men to become
sincere Christians, but in making them
better citizens. Not that alone, said
the gifted speaker, but the good it is
yet to do, was another incentive for
giving After his appeal the amount
necessary to pay for the building was
subscribed without hesitation.
The audience last night was one of
the largest which has yet greeted the
evangelist in his services and the
singing was of the highest order, the
choir being larger than usual and sup
plemented by the children's chorus.
For the theme of his sermon, Rev.
Hart chose the text from the third
verse of the second chapter of He
brews. How shall We escape if we
neglect so great salvation?' With this
text Rev Hart preached one of the
most powerful sermons he has yet de-
livered, bringing about 20 to repent
ance
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
SUFFERS SERIOUS RELAPSE
DEPUTY SHERIFF ALLAN BYRNES
LIES IN CRITICAL CONDITION
AT HOSPITAL.

Deputy Sheriff Allan Byrnes oil
Wallula. who was wounded in the
head by the accidental discharge OF ms
revolver, has suffered relapse ana
this afternoon hopes for his recovery
are small.
Mr. Byrnes was struck in the FORE
head by the bullet which ploughed
Its way up to the top of his head With
out entering the skull. which, how
ever, was fractured. At first it SEEM
ed he could not possibly recover, but
later his condition improved and Sat
urday his recovery seemed almost GER
tain. Yesterday, however, his cohol-
ton became worse and a high IeVer
set in. This was partly allayed by the
treaking of an abcess which had been
forming. but his condition seems little
if any, better today. Several small
pieces of bone have passed out the noie
made by the bullet He is but parity
conscious and may live but a short
time.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
DEATH RELIEVES SUFFERING
JACOB e. MILLS DIED AT HIS
HOME IN DESTITUTE CIR
CUMSTANCES.

Jacob E. Mills, for 90 years resident
of this city and valley, died at o'clock
this morning at his home on Isaacs
avenue, after lingering illness. Mr..
Mills is SO years of age and leaves
wife, a brother, Stanford of this
city and a sister in California. Fun
eral services will be held from the
Cookery undertaking parlors tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock, Rev. John Le-
Cornu officiating.
The case is one of the saddest which
has been observed in this city for
some time Mr. Mills and his wife
were in prosperous circumstances when
sickness threw him out of work and
the income of the family ceased. Mrs.
Mills then secured work in a laundry
where she stayed as long as she could
but was forced to leave on account
Since then they have been in destitute
circumstances, the only aid coming
from the neighbors. Death has come
to the aid of the sick man and freed
him from his misery. The bereaved
wife will resume her work in the laun-
dry as soon as her husband is laid
to rest
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
Auditor is Rebuked

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S.-Judge Ander-
son. in the Walsh trial today, re-
buked Auditor Williams of the South
ern Indiana railway. who was identi-
flying on the stand, some entries on
the company's books. Prosecutor Dub
ins protested against Williams quib-
bling. Judge Anderson turned to Will
liams and said: Your tactics will not
be tolerated in this court any longer"
The case then proceeded with the. ex-
animation of witness.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
WILL DEBATE
IMMIGRATION
SOME PHASE OF THIS SUBJECT
WILL BE DISCUSSED BY TRI.
ANGULAR LEAGUE.

Manager Arthur Stone of the de-
batting department of Whitman college
this morning received word from Will
lamette and Pacific universities re-
garding the choice of questions to be
debated in the triangular league this
winter. These two schools were to
choose the general question while
Whitman is to pick the exact wording.
The question submitted IS some phase
of the immigration question, Pacific
desiring the question to take the ex-
tension OF Chinese exclusion to the
Japanese, while Willamette wishes not
to make the question apply to the Ori-
ent> alone.
The matter will be settled at a
meeting of the debate council tomor-
row. Already the debaters of the school
have begun to get material for study
ard the debate, which will be held here
just before the holidays between the
four societies of the school, will be as
close and interesting as the ir.tercol-
legiate contests which are to come la
tre. In this debate the Philolithian and
Phrenokosmian take sides against the
Libethrean and the Athaneum. Last
year the former combination won a
unanimous decision and their leader
woI. the debating prize as WELL
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-18
Methodist Bishop Proclaim
New Holiday
TO Be NATIONAL SUNDAY
FIRST SABBATH FOLLOWING
THANKSGIVING TO BE OB-
SERVED BY CHURCHES
OF COUNTRY.

PORTLAND, Nov. 1S.-The Meth
odist bishops assembled here on the
Board of Home Mission and Church
extension, have today set apart the
first Sunday following Thanksgiving
as a special holiday to be entitled Ma
tional Sunday and to be devoted to
the work of saving America from the
wave of wrong that the churchmen
Low believe is sweeping it.
"Save America and we save the
world was the text of the speech
favoring the establishment of the new
holiday. All collections taken on that
day will go into a fund to be devoted
to saving America.