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The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Opinions on the New York market


Benjamin woodruff. OF Post & Flagg.-
the market was dal;. A smart rally &C.
CURED at the close yesterday. bat as this
mornings forecasts o. The bank statement
were decidedly adverse aud there still
continued to be good deal Of talk OF a
.strEe on the Pennsylvania system, con-
siderable uneasiness prevailed and prices
opened with declines of about q of a
point Some stocks sold even lower than
this during The session. bur the statement,
when Published. proved 20 be considerably
better than WAS generally expected, and
the market rallied II again weakened
somewhat, closing with net losses. but
above the low heUcs Ii looks rs If the
force Of the Iqmdati1g movement had
about spent itsvif. and ] feel that the
market should gradually work 10 better
figures"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

The same snap and vim which has
characterized the week on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange was in evidence yes
terday, with Capital Traction and WASH
ington Gas the favorites. Business for the
day was introduced by moderate trading
in bonds, and the fun began when the
call reached Capital Traction. AS on
other days. not much of the stock was
actually sold but the effort to get Il at
higher prices was proof that brokers ex-
pect something good when the new plan
for raising money for the uses OF the
company come out The stock was
quickly bid to ~ aud several sales re-
corded at that price. one sale Of six
shares was made at a quarter better.
When it was found that the stock could
not be obtained at the high level, the
price sagged back half a point and was
there pegged for the day. During the ax-
element there were offers to take the
stock at I4515 in big lots. and several
Offers of the stock at I5o were made FOR
CORRESPONDENCE big lots
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
WALL STREET NOTES
Good Bank Statement Aids
the Market but Little.
DECLINE IN PRICES KEEPS UP
Bearis Sentiment Prevails and
Operators Say Heavy Volume of
transactions Is Needed Before sub
stantiaI Recovery Can Be Tx
pected-B. r.. t. Is Weak.

New York, March From start to
finish the market was weak, this charac-
teristic being the more strongly accentu-
ated by the complete failure Of the rally
which followed the publication of the
bank statement to hold for more than a
few minutes, or just while a few Of the
more timid shorts were covering con-
tracts. Sentiment in the room was very
bearish, the traders being unanimously
of the belief that liquidation had again
broken out on "a considerable scale. and
that the turn would not come until this
mad all been cleaned up and the market
had passed through one or two days Of
enormous trading, such as usually come
at the end OF important movements IN
either direction. quite a few speculative
operators said that when the volume Of
Transactions runs in the neighborhood OF
100000 shares for "a day or two they viii
be prepared to believe that the stocks
are ready fer "a substantial recovery, but
not before.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Washington
Loan & Trust Co.
OFFICE COR. 9Th AND f SIS.
PAID-UP CAPITAL. SI.O07. GA
SURPLUS, Ssn0, 90 tEARNEDJ. /"

- Loans in any amount made On approved real
- estate OF collateral az reasonable rates.
Interest laId UPON deposits On monthly BAL
80 auces subject 90 cuecs.
- This company sets as executor sdministTa.
- tor, trustee agent treasurer. registrar and u
- ali ether nGuciary capacities.
Boxes for rent IN Burglar and firepr0of vaults
- for safe deposit and storage Of ysluabie PACK
- sges
- Real Estate Department is prepared TO as
sumo the management Of your real estate.
- Careful attention given 20 al details.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished rs Charles c. Gates a Co.
members New YORK Stock Exchange Munsey Building
sales 70 noon .......3 9S.OOO shares
Total sales ..........30S .60O shares
Call moneys High, - low, 51Ej close, O..
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
BOSTON STOCKS.

Quotations are furnished By Z. r Chapman q
c., membeE New York stock Exchange. g. Bowie
CLlLnan. manager lalI 4 straot nn.-.nra.t
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
PRICE CHANGES OF THE WEEK.

Total salcs on the Washington Stock
Exchange for tibet week ended March ..
Furnished by Griffin HaIstcad & Co. brokers.
mcnhars Washington stock Exchange.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
CURB MARKET.

Quotations are furnished by T. P Chapman &
Co.. members New YORK STOCK Exchange. G.. Bowie
Ch'snai. manager. L0I & stree, northwest.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

The bulk Of the business for the day
was in Washington Gas. the prevailing
price being 1874. over 800 shares went OF
in quotation lots Of twenty-five shares
cach, and the trading was resumed after
call!
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Perhaps the most discouraging thing
abou, the decline in prices to-day was
that it was not expected by any specific
new rum0r that came out during the
DAY All the recent topics of an unpleas-
ant character We're discussed. to be sure.
but little was added To them to explain
why tne recovery scored on Friday after
noon should be so shOrt-iived 1t was
stiiI pretty generally believed that the
Alcrich bin would pass in the form in
wEich IL left the Senate. but there were
very few who thought that under exist
ing circumstances its passage could have
much effect on the market while. on the
other hand. j. the measure failed TO get
through, the bulbs would suffer further
u.scQuruEem
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Otherwise the business OF the day was
small, many Of the brokers leaving when
the public utility shares had been passed.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
GRAIN MARKETS.

Quotations furnished b. Charles C Gates S Co.
members Chicago Board Of Trade. 3iunsey Building
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Northern Pacific was the weakest stock
on the list. making a new low record for
the period IL was released from the treas
.ury Of the Northern Securities Company.
At first the selling did not lock formula
BILE, most OF il being done by one of the
large floor traders. but the complete abb
senee Of anything even remotely resem-
bling support precipitated liquidation and
speculative holders threw the stock over
az any price they could get for IT, There
have always been quite a few operators
who held that the fancy price Ct North
ern Pacific was "a menace 90 the market.
but some of these are now disposed to Ie-
gard tine stock as reasonably cheap al q
level where the yield is approximately 3
per cent on .hc market price. There was
a vague rUmor about an investigation Of
the roads financial operations. although
&c is hard 20 see what there is % investi-
gate. as from 1896 to 1896 the road never
issued a dollar of new capital stock, the
only Important financing since reorgani-
cation being what was announced a cOu-
pie of months ago for purposes already
well understood
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

\ weekly letter which has a well estah-
lished place among the hest produced in
Wall street says: we can see that the
distrust of the method of what is called
high finance may probably adversely az
feet the market for railroad stocks This
may be altogether unreasonable, for
whatever may be the effect on the fortune
Or future career Of the persons whose
acts are called IN question, il seems GER
tain that the controlling interests in com
Danies will find it not only polite but
necessary 10 modify or even perhaps
abandon schemes of personal ambition
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at all resembling
those which have induced the properties
that have been rightly condemned.
They have shown that balance sheets
can be tempered with with impunity. The
forum however. before such persons and
practices should be arraigned IS not thar
Of a railroad commission but a criminal
or equity court. These courts have a
recognized place in our Constitution, and
We more shan doubt rot only the wisdom
of attempting to improvise a tribunal, but
the constitutional power to do so effeo-
lively
"Ender the Constitution Of the United
States and those of the individual States
the right to possess private property, ex-
eept when deprived of it by due process of
law. IL guaranteed and any attempt to
get round this constitutional safeguard on
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

dropped 20 a new low record, and Brook
lyn Rapid Transit was weak alsc. in an
ticipation Of legislation governing the rate
of fare that may be legally charged for
continuous ride on lines controlled by "a
single company. In the case Of the former
company there Was the added factor Of
rumor that the dividend on the preferred
stock word either be reduced or discon-
tinued altogether, and this tended 10 les
sen he hopes entertained in some quar-
ters that Brooklyn Rapid Transit might
some time in the present year be placed
on a dividend basis
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Readings January statement was re-
garded as fair, but an unfavorabIe cen
strUction was put upon the earnings OF the
Pennsylvania which clearly showed the
effect of the Increased costs of labor and
materials.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
Postal Cards.

An order issued by the postmaster
general regarding postal cards, and
which became effective on August l,
is of interest to the general public,
inasmuch as it affords the users of
postal cards substantially the same
privileges accorded to users Of post
cards." The new order says that the
face of the card may be divided by a
vertical line placed approximately
one-third Of the distance from the left
end of the card, the space to the left
of the line to be used for message.
etc, but the space to the right for the
address only, and addresses may be
either written, printed or affixed
thereto at the option of the sender.
Very thin sheets of paper may be at
tached to the card on condition that
they completely adhere thereto, and
SUCH sheets may bear both writing and
printing. Advertisements, illuStra-
tiOns or writing may appear on the
UdCk VI Ullt CuI u duu VII UllC lCl L Uullu
of the face. The addition TO postal
card of matter other than as above
specified will subject the card when
sent in the mails. to postage according
to the character of the message-at
letter rate if wholly or partly in writ
ing, or third class rate if entirely in
print. In either case the postage
value of the stamp impressed upon
the card will not be impaired. Postal
cards bearing PARTICLES Of glass, mica,
metal, sand, tinsel or other similar
substances. are unmailable except
when enclosed in envelopes with
proper postage attached, or when
treated in such a manner as will pre-
vent the Objectionable substances
from being rubbed off or injuring per-
sons handling the mails.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
Is the Lid On or Off -?
Communicated

This is the question of the street.
Some say. yes it is on. Others say 1T
is not. Which is right? The Mayor
says it has been ordered on, and it IS
evident that il is on in some places,
in others, it is evident, it is off. This
condition Of affairs cannot remain
long, for the one cannot afford 10 lose
the trade that would be inevitable if
some continued to sell after prohib-
tied time. This very good law in re-
gard to IL o'clock and Sunday closing
should be enforced TO protect those
who cannot protect themselves. Some
good meaning people say, They
ought to die if they can't protect
themselves. But our business is to
protect the defenselesS and those who
can't protect themselves. This is the
reason for this law to which we refer.
The temperance societies have ap-
pointed committees who have waited
on the Mayor in regard to the did"
question. They were told that the
Chief of Police had orders to close
them. When they said that the law
was not enforced the Mayor told the
committee to enforce it themselves.
But it is not their business. 1t is
quite evident that some one has not
done their whole duty, or some one
would have had to answer for an Of
Tended law. We recognize that it is
very easy to criticise. Any fool can
do that. But in behalf of the defense
less; in behalf of those that / would
help: in behalf of those who are de-
stroYing both soul and body, l plead
for the enforcement of this law. l do
not know who are the ones guilty Of
of this law. | am not
a detective. That is not my business.
/ have all | can do, and more too,
with my own work. But if L am not
faithful in that, l am open TO criti-
cism, and anyone has perfect right
to call my attention to any negligence
on my part. AS a public servant l
can sympathize with other public
servants. A public office is not al ways
an enviable position. But let us pro-
tect those who cannot protect them
selves. This is our privilege. This is
our duty. l plead for the enforcement
of this law. G.. III. BLAKE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

with the savings Of months and per-
haps years absolutely lost. The man
who goes into prosperous and happy
community and deliberately appeals
10 the worst pt>,i .,r,- # men until he
h is awakened a pun,,r hdt lie cannot
control. and lrIc> 40 substitute mob
rule for civil government. Uft-llmes
making IInSIf the direct cause Of
riot, arson and murder. is Il criminal
deserving Of capital punishment, if
any man ever is. Many of the men
who are the most susceptible to the
arguments Of the strike leader call
themselves Socialists, and the line OF
demarcatiOn twiXt Socialism and An
arChy is so badly defined that one is at
Il loss to tell where the one begins and
the other ends. This Socialism, which
advocates opposition TO almost any
kind Of government and the carrying
of the red flag, is becoming menace
TO our industries, our homes, and our
country generally. and while our con-
stitution assures equal rights to all
religious and political organizations,
it is time that halt was called on
such organizations as advocate the
principles of treason. They should be
denied the right of place on ballots
at all elections; and the right TO as
semble and give utterance to the dan
gerous arguments should be taken
from them. In permitting, under the
guise of free speech, the sowing of the
seeds of Anarchy, the United States
is nursing viper that will some day
strike death to it's industries"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
AUCKY BEAN SAVED SAILOR
Providence Placed Talisman in His
Hand When He Was Thrown I'M
conscious Among Canniba1s.

Of all the many mysterious products
of the ocean, none can compare with the
sea-bean. Scientists are divided as to
its origin, as no one has ever seen the
shrub or vine on which it grows, and it
is never found save when the bosom of
the deep has been rent by hard storm,
when the sea-beans, cast forth from
some mysterious depth, are found scat
tered along the beach, derelicts of the
tide. There are numerous varieties,
large and small, and some are very rare,
especially the large liver bean, and the
banded bean. The savage tribes which
inhabit the South Seas regard them as
almost sacred, and look upon the lucky
posSessor of one of the rare varieties as
particularly favored by the gods. Dusky
bellies, having in their possession these
rare products of the deep, will fight for
their treasure against all corners, as they
believe that the sea-bean gives them I'M
usual power, especially in love, and that
any man on whom their affections are
set, must yield to their charms if they
but touch him with the lucky bean.
One touch of the bean binds their lover
to them forever.
Mr.. Leak, manager of the Stanislaus
county exhibit cars from California, is
the fortunate possessor of rare speci-
men which has thrilling history which
would seem to prove the superstition of
the savages of the South Sea Islands.
1t was given to him by sailor friend,
who was wreckedin mighty storm which
swept the tropical seas. The sailor, I'M
conscious and nearly dead, was washed
ashore on an island, and when he recov-
cred his senses he found himself sur
rounded by crowd of savage men and
women. They were cannibals, and his
fate would undoubtedly have been hor-
rible one, but suddenly native saw
grasped in the sailors hand, one of the
rarest of the sea- beans. Where it came
from and how it happened that he held it
when he was cast upon the beach he
never knew, but the superstitious ma
tives looked upon him as one especially
protected by the gods, and the bean
proved to him lucky one indeed for it
undoubtedly saved him from terrible
fate. Some years ago Mr.. Leak be-
friended this old sailor in San Francisco,
and as a reward this lucky bean was
presented to him, and he values it high
ly. 81 am not superstitious, said Mr..
Leak in speaking of this bean, which he
has had made into watch charm, "but
| have not had any very bad luck since
I was presented with the lucky bean by
my old sailor friend Seth"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
M. E. Church Notes.

Rev. Trudeson of Soudan was a
caller at the parsonage Tuesday. We
are always glad to see him.
Mrs. E. B. Fulton of Kansas City.
addressed the Sunday school at Win-
ton last Sabbath afternoon.
The Ladies id meets at the church
parlors this afternoon for work and
to complete their arrangements for
their picnic, Hear further announ-
cements Sunday.
Subjects for next Sabbath morn
ing: "a Super-human Gospel" Even
ing; Hope for the Biggest Sinner in
Ely.
Special music.
Seats free. A cordial invitation to
all.
@. II. BLAKE, Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

How QUICKLY will man change
his tune in regard to the newspaper
man? When the sun is shining
bright, and there are no clouds in
sight, he sometimes heaps indigni-
ties where none are deserved, with
impunity, says the Willmar Journal.
But when the sky becomes sud-
denly overcast, and something hap
pens that he desires suppressed,
then how he will try and explain
and beg. And generally the news
paper man will swallow his feeling
and show how magnanimous he
really is. The feelings of an enemy
have been spared and the public
denied a choice morsel. And the
newspaper man knows that the
man he has spared will stab him
again at the first opportunity. Such
is life.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
To Saratoga Springs And Return
$3.50.

Via the South Shore and Connec-
tiOnS, account National Encampment
G. A. r. Leaving Duluth Sept. 5th,
9th and 7th. Return limit Sept. 18th
Extension until Oct. 5th, on payment
of one dollar at Saratoga Springs, will
permit of side trip excursions to New
York, Boston, ETC.. at low rates. For
particulars apply to A. j. Perrin, Gen.
eral Agent, 400 West Superior Street,
Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
STILL ANOTHER
Airs It's Views Oh the Me-
saba Strike.

The following taken from the Nor
way Current expresses itself terselY in
language that cannot fail to be under
stood. The Current says:
"The return to work of the striking
miners of Minnesota. furnishes food
for much thought on the bad judg-
ment, not to say foolishness of the
men who were led by the sophistry of
so-called labor leaders into taking a
step that has lost to them many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in wages
and left many of them in poverty,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

Charles Il. Fitzsimmons of Duluth
was Monday appointed receiver in the
affairs of Axel Madison, Cloquet
store keeper, who filed a petition of
bankruptcy in the United States
court. Mattson owed several Duluth
wholesale houses sums aggregating
$1,000. Mattson formerly resided in
this city, being an employe of the Big
Store.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

The California Cars here Friday
afternoon and Saturday will give our
people a treat such as they probably
may never have again and old and
young should not miss 1T for the
small price asked, and the beautiful
souvenir they will get as remin der
of their visit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

VIM. Garfield, who has hel d the 20.
sition as operator at the depot fol-
some time, left Monday for Duluth
where he takes place in the D. & 1.
r. general offices under FL. Johnson,
general passenger and freight agent.
His many friends here wish him sue.
cess in his new place.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

CVrc-Dr. Larson. the eye special
CIEO ist, will be at Hotel Exchange,
Ely, Sunday and Monday, September
% and %. All who have headache
sore and infiamed eyes, or if your eyes
blur, water, smart, ETC., or are in need
of proper services for the fitting of
glasses should avail themselves of the
opportunity and have their eyes ex-
amined now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
State of Minnesota, :,
County of st. Louis o

State of Minnesota, &C
County of st. Louis
|, +. l.. COwEN. Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of nv knowl-
edge and belief. Il. L.. COWEN,
Correct Attest:-- Cashier.
CHAS. TREzONA.
NICHOLAS COwLING
L.. b. BROCKwAY
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day ofAug. 1907. j. w. OSBORNE.
(Notarial Seal. st. Louis) Notary Public.
County, Minn)
My commission expires March 20, 1909.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

End GAIA first-class merry-go-
run OAlC round with full equip
ment. The machine was at work
here during the tournament. The
original cost was in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Will sell for $1,000. A snap
at this figure. Inquire at this office,
or of Frank Sherlock, Aurora, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

TEXAS allows no consumptlves
within her borders, and has posted
notices to the effect that the gov
ernor will assess the railroads $500
for bringing in anyone afflicted
with the disease.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

A BEMIDJI attorney returning
from visit to Canada said the
girls all had big, flat feet. He will
probably spend his vacation N the
south hereafter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

REGULAR terms of court will be
held at Virginia and Hibbing twice
a year hereafter. Either Judge
Ensign, Dibbel or Cant will preside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

THE editors in Russia have been
forbidden to mention the Car ex-
cept on special permission. His
CARROTS got sore at the newspaper
boys over something they said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

UNCLE SAM cleaned up Cuba sew
eral years ago, and now it is again
so dirty that ailments of all kinds
are affecting the people. The little
cusses will not keep clean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30
NO. $500.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
RESOURCES:

At Ely, in the State of Minnesota, at the
Close of Business, August -, 1907.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-08-30

forget Stems barber
DAInO shop for first-class shaves,
hair-cuts and baths. Best Of toilet
articles used. Ready when you come
in to wait on you. Cleanliness is our
motto.
ron o.,r-Four Lots, 6, I, s and 9
run DALI block a. Harvey street
with three residences thereon, for sale.
33B feet to IA lot with residence. In
quire of Grant McMahan.
The Washington times., 1907-11-18
Animals Chuckle
At White House i;
RemuS Is Coming

Bre'r Rabbit. he les lay back an laff
on laf, OF to Kill hissef.
Bre'r Bar. he sorter look skeert
An ole Bre'r 'Possum. ne amt say
muffin.
All this came to pass when it was an
nounced TO the animal congress that the
enemy OF the nature-fakcrs was about
TO sit down TO dinner with the animal
export. Uncle Remus," who is really
Joel Chandler Harris, Of Atlanta, Ca.
II other words, the President OF the
United States, and Uncle Remus,' and
the son Of Uncle T,emus, Julian Har-
ris will dine at the White House this
evening. Mr.. Harris having accepted
the Presidents invitation for this spe-
cjal dinner.
Uncle Remus." said the little boy,
eager for the evening story what will
YOU and the President talk about2"
Well. said Uncle Remus. chuckiing
to himself. I spec dar viii be some
conbersashun, mo- nor less, bout why
de Pres dent done 'lected 10 make bars
famous by snootIn EN-