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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
PREACHER FoILs LOVER.
Man Was Forcing Girl to Marry Him.
Pistol In His Pocket.

ASBURY> PARK, N. j., September 21.-
Miss Belle Grouse, daughter Of the Rev. N.
P. Grouse, pastor OF the First Presbyterian
Church of Stanhope. N. j.. was literally
forced to the NJ E. parsonage in Asbury
Park Friday afternoon by her frantic lover,
Percy c. BisseM who at the point of a re-
volver demanded that she marry him. When
the couple came before Rev. c. NJ. Giffin.
pastor of the church and he had begun to
ask the usual questions Miss Grouse broke
down and begged the minister TO save her
from Bssell, who. she said. had revolver
in his pocket and had threatened to shoot
her unless the ceremony was performed
Immediately DR.. Giffln. greatly agttated.
threw his arms around the ardent lover and
held him fast while Miss Grouse made good
her escape from the parsonage. She had
no sooner reached the boarding house In
Ocean Grove, where she was stopping with
her parents, than Bissell reappeared and
broke through a window into the house.
He demanded to see Miss Grouse. but was
man was overhauied by a policeman and
taken to one Of the outgoing trains. 1t is
presumed he returned to his home In Stan
hope.
The crouses, it appears, have discovered
that Bssell. who Is a member of the Stan
hope Presbyterian Church. is gambler.
and on this account their daughter severed
a growing intimacy with the young man.
who Is q student in the state normal school
at Trenton.
The young man met Miss Grouse in the
street, and excitedly demanded that she
marry him Immediately. Miss Grouse re-
fused point-blank to accede to the request
and attempted to reason with him. BisseN
| took from his pocket an ugly looking re-
volver and showed her the cartridge Miss
Grouse, alarmed. finally consented to go
to the Rev. Mr.. Giffn anud be married
Bissell called hackman. and. with the
young lady, was driven to the parsonage.
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DIR. SHEPARD NOT A SUICIDE.
Coroner's Jury So Reports-No Con-
test Of Will Expected.

NEW YORK. September 21.-The testi-
mony Of all the witnesses examined last
night by Coroner Brewer Of Brooklyn In
his inquiry into the sudden death OF DIR. A.
Warner Shepard. the veteran county physi-
clan. at his home on the Shore road last
Sunday morning tended to establish the
fact that the morphine which killed tho
doctor was not taken with suicidal intent.
The inquest was held In the coroner's pri-
vate office without Jury. Former Police
Commissioner Bernard J. York. who was
DR.. Shepard's legal adviser and drew up
his will few months ago, was present as
the guardian Of the interests of the widow,
Mrs. Mary Myers Shepard. with whose fam
lily DR.. Shepard had made his home for
many years. but to whom he was married
only Ave months ago. Neither the blond"
woman nor any others who have been men,
toned in connection with the doctors
death appeared
The verdict as recorded by Coroner Brew
or was that DR.. Shepard came to his death
by an overdose Of morphine. self-adminis-
tered, but without any intention OF killing
himself It is understood that the Will OF
DR.. Shepard will be presented for probate
early in the week. Mr. York says he does
not expect any contest over 1t In spite of
the sensational etories about probable
claimants for q part of the estate. The
value of the estate, according to Mr.. York,
will not quite reach 81 .0OO. 900.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. September 21.-The cotton
market opened easy at a decline of Sa1O
points In response to lower Liverpool
cables and generally good weather In the
south. so far as early reports were con-
cerned. There was heavy selling on the
call. but right afterward prices rallied two
Or three points on covering, which was pro-
NOTED by approximations that storm, re-
ported late yesterday in the gulf south Of
the Mississippi. might work inland. The
rallying tendency was checked, however.
by weakness IN New Orleans. accompanied
by rumors of forced liquidation by large
longs and the market ruled nervous and
unsettled during the middle of the morning
about the lowest prices.
Futures opened easy. October, 11.06;
November 1113-1S; December. IL %: Janu-
airy. l1.26: February. 11.29 bid: March
1873; April. 11.42; May. 11.45 bid; July
offered II ~
Futures closed barely steady. Closing
bids: September, 11.OS: October, I'LL: No
vember. 1l17; December. 1923: January
1l.30: February. 11.35; March, la; April
1i44: May. 40: June, l1.51; July. H. %.
Spot closed quiet. points lower: mddling
upands. 30; middling gulf 12.4o; sales,
ht,l.s
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Coat Tailors' Union.

NEW YORK. September alas a result
Of the strike early in the summer of 1900
coat tailors belonging to the Brotherhood
of Tailors. which was declared to be unau-
thorized by the United Garment Workers,
with which the brotherhood was affiliated.
a call was issued yesterday for a conven-
ton in this city at the Labor Temple in
East seth street. October 5 and Q. to form a
national organization Of coat taiiors. After
the strike began the locals were directed
by the United Garment Workers to send
their members back to work and were sus-
pended for falling to do So The call,
which is signed by Barnett Cohen, chair
man Of the committee of arrangements for
the convention, says that the United Gar
ment Workers has outliyed its usefulness
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ADMIRAL MELVILLE ILL.
Suffering From Insomnia, Seeks Rest
in HOSPITAL.

PHILADELPHIA. September 21-Nerv-
Gus prostration. which led to an attack Of
insomnia, caused his physician to order
Rear Admiral George w. Melville. retired.
to seek absolute rest and quiet in the Jew
ish Hospital where he ia a patient.
1t was said at the hospital last night that
the admrars condition was not serious. but
that he would remain in the institution for
a week. by which time 1t was hoped that he
would have recovered sufficiently to per-
init of his discharge.
Admiral Melville. who Is more than sew
enty-two years old, has been a sufferer
from nervousness for some time. Recently
he was Frustrated. and following this he
was unable to sleep. Upon the advice Of
DR.. Max J. Stern, the admiral went from
boomers Hotel, where he has made his
home for several years. to the Jewish Hos
pital four days ago.
Admiral Melville was retired in 1908, after
forty-one years of service He entered the
navy as an assistant engineer and rose to
the position Of engineer-in-chief. He made
three arctic voyages and by special act Of
Congress was commended and advanced in
rank for bravery on one Of these voyages.
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BONDS NOW POPULAR.
New York City Securities Advanced
This Morning.

ibis morning.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 21.-Ctty bonds
Of the new AZ per cent issue that was SO
greatly over-subscribed. finished their phe-
nomenal advance OF the week by moving
up by quarter points between sales. till
they were selling this morning around a
basis Of 4.16 per cent, cutting down their
yield by over " per cent since the time of
subscription. This morning they advanced
on sales of several million dollars to 10TH
before the end Of the first hour. They
never touched 1O7 at all. but Jumped In
their rapid advance from 1864 over the
round number to 101h. and In fifteen min
utes more they touched 10TH.
The popularity Of the new issue Is ap-
parent from more evidence than the mere
record Of sales. Many a bond house re-
ceives dozens Of letters a day from out-of-
town customers with orders for the Sc
curities in lots ranging from q few thou
sand dollars up to the hundreds Of thou
sands. The fact that Secretary Cortelyou
has agreed to accept the bonds as security
for government deposits has also assisted
notably in the demand.
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Freshmen Win Rush,

PRINCETON. September 21-The annual
cannon rush between the freshman and
sophomore classes Of Princeton University
took place here last night, following the
freshman elections yesterday afternoon.
Just before o'clock the sophomores gath
cred about the old revolutionary cannon
and roped themselves in q dense mass
Finally 800 freshmen, in three platoons
marshaled by upper class men. charged the
sophomores at full speed. The struggle
continued until freshman fought his way
through and touched the cannon" Then
the rush was over and the freshmen fed.
After the rush the sophomores started to
parade, but were dispersed by the upper
class men.
At the afternoon meeting the following
were elected officers Of the freshman class:
President, Frank H. Bartholomey OF Buff
falo; vice president. w. NJ Parker, Wash
ington. and secretary and treasurer, Rob-
ert +. Black.
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WOMAN HELD AS PoISoNER.
Charged With Having Caused Hus-
bands Death in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. September 21.-Because
Frank Keroyski. aged forty years. refused
to obey his wifes order to leave her she
poisoned him with arsenic. according to
officials Of the coroner's office. The widow.
together with her sisters husband. Joseph
Durrock. were arrested yesterday, charged
with the crime.
The widow. according to the coroner's Of
fcials. was In love with Durrock. and want
ed her husband out Of the way. in order
that she might live with him. When she
came to this country from Poland last De-
cember both her husband and Durrock
were in the county prison serving a ten
month sentence for larceny. She went to
friends and afterward conceived the idea,
the police say, that she would be happier
with Durrock than she ever could be with
her husband.
After the men were released from prison
the trio went to live together according to
the police The wife commanded the hus-
band to leave. He refused. She offered
him $50 If he would go. but still he declined.
Finally, the officials of the coroner's office
say. the wife was seen to put something in
whisky which her husband drank. Keroy-
ski became Ill. told friends that his wife
had threatened to poison him. and died in
three days. A city chemist found enough
arsenic in his viscera to kill ten men.
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RAILROAD TAXES REDUCED.
State Board Cuts Assessments in Jer-
sey City $15,OOO,OOO.

TRENTON. September 21.-The state
board of equalization Of taxes yesterday
filed two opinions in the appeals filed by
the Central railroad, the Lehigh Valley,
Pennsylvania, Erie, Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western. and their subsidiary
companies from the decision Of the local
assessors reducing materially the $4,000. 900
of assessment placed on railroad property
In Jersey City.
The board in the opinion filed yesterday.
says that the local assessors of Jersey City
have assessed railroad property there In
violation Of the law, and against the order
Of the board, in that they consolidated real
estate valuations with improved values
when they should have assessed them
separately. Commissioner Charles c. Black
dissented. Franchise assessments and
main stem assessments are eliminated by
the decision.
1t was stated here that the reduction In
the railroad assessment under this ruling
would be more than $l5,O0O,OO0.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. September 21.-The wheat mar
ket opened weak today on general selling
for profit. December. LOIS. Corn weak:
December. SO. Oats weak: December. 52&a
90. Provisions firm January pork, 1924;
lard. S.6711: ribs. 1917.
The wheat market became firmer in the
last half hour OF the session, December
selling up to 1021sa1O2h. The close was
steady, with December a shade higher at
1O2.
Corn prices held steady until the close,
The high point for December was 58N The
close was steady, with December u lower
at $3.50
Close: Wheat-september ON: Decem-
Der. 102. Corn-September. 62x; December,
5Sss Oats-September 53%; December,
52&. Pork-October, 14.S5: January. 1522h
al5.25. Lard-October. S97Aa9OO: Janu-
AIRY, S.65aS671a. Ribs-October. S.42h; jan
uary. 1921. Rye-Cash. 9O11a91 Barley
Cash, Soa94. T1mothy-September, 475.
Cloyer-OctOber 10 10
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ACCUSED BY HIS SON.
Chicago Man a Prisoner on Complaint
of Scion Seeking Revenge.

CHICAGO. September 20.-John M. wiles.
sixty six years old. was confronted in the
central police station last night by his son,
]. Burr Wiles. thirty five years old. whom
he had not seen for thirty-four years. The
father was q prisoner on complaint Of his
son. who had constituted himself his
nemesis in revenge for the desertion Of his
mother and three children, two OF whom
are dead. in Binghamton, N. Y. thirty
four years ago.
The son had tracked him the last few
years until, convinced he could convict him
Of a statutory offense involving a woman
who was acting as his housekeeper, he
caused his arrest.
Misfortune has pursued Wfles since he
deserted his family. the wealth he then
possessed having been swept away through
race-track reverses. Several years ago
friends in Chicago bought q horse and cab
for him. and he has eked out living as
cab driver since. He denies the charge
made by his son.
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New York Cotton Market.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. September 21.-Closng:
Cotton Spot. dull; prices easier; American
middling fair. s.04: good mddling. $50:
middIing Csc; low middling. GAG: good
ordinary. 5.T2: ordinary SIP. The sales OF
the day were 1000 bales of which 300 were
for speculation and export, and included
g. 400 American. Receipts. none. Futures
opened easier and closed quiet. September.
83s: September and October. 6.23h: Octo-
her and November, 81Th; November and
DecembcT 6.13I2; December and January.
611ta: January and February. ell; Feb
ruary and March, 6.1l11: March and April.
Is -: April and May. 6.121z; May and June.
6.l3
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MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices from lie to &c higher.
EGGS - Nearby fresh Virginia. 24a25:
west Virginia and southwest virginia,
23a24: Tennessee, 20; North Carolina. %.
BUTTER. - Creamery. fancy, 2sa2sM.
Western firsts. PIN AIS; seconds 24a25.
22 store-packed. fresh, 1sa20.
CHEESE. New York state factory.
new. large. 15a10h.
POULTRY. - Chickens. spring. per h..
l7a1s: hens. per h.. 1871; ROSTERS. per
h.. 8: keats, per H.. 10.
DRESSED POULTRY. Hens. choice.
per h.. 10: ROSTERS per lb, Gallo: chick
ems. per h.. 1sa19; ducks. per h.. 10a12.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES new. per Dbl,
No. l. 15Oa2 90: No. 2. 4Oa75: sweet pota-
basket. 75a2 90: onions. per bbl : coa2.2o:
peppers, per Dbl, 100; tomatoes, per
bushel box, 25a5O; cabbage. per Dbl. 40a
90: eggplant per doz., 1oa2o: squash. per
per bu. 80: per Dbl. LOCALES: wax beans,
per bu.. 40: lima beans. per at.. sa1O;
new beets, per bunch. 1a2: lettuce per
bbl. 1.5oa2. 90: corn. per doz. oa10: okra,
seaeo carrier '0Ai'o0' ''''fS' per punch
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples. new south
ern. per Dbl. 1.25a4.75: oranges. Cal. per
box. 3.50a4 TO: grape fruit. per dox. 2.50a
600: pineapples. per crate. 125a4.5O:
peaches, per basket, 150a2.OO: canta-
loupes. per crate. 5Oa2.50: watermelons.
each. 15a30; plums, per crate, 1.25a2.50
grapes, per crate. 75a1.50; damsons, s-lb.
basket, so.
HAY AND STRAW.-Hay. new western.
No. 1. 17.00a1S0O; No. 2. 15.00a18OO:
mixed. 130Oa18.0O. Straw. rye. bundle.
11.5Oa12oo: rye. machine thrash. s.OOa
$50: wheat. e.5oa8.75; oat straw, per ton.
500.
LIVE sTOCK.-Cattle. extra, per cwt..
ordinary, per cwt.. 2.5oasOO. Hogs per
cwt. gross. 8.5Oa7.OO. Sheep. 3.5Oa4OO;
lambs. spring, choice. TN. Calves. choice,
per lb.. 9; medium. per h., 7a7h. Cows.
prime, fresh. EACH 35OOa50. 90: common.
each. 20OOa30.OO; old and dry each, 1000
a12.00
BEEF cUTs..Ribs. No I: per lb.. 10:
No. 2. II; No. 8. TO- Rounds. No. !. per
h.. 10: No. 2, 8: No. 3. 8. Loins. No. 1.
per h.. 10: No. 2. IL: No. 8. II. Chucks.
No. 1. per h.. 8: No. 2, Z; No. 3. q.
WOOL AND HIDES. Wool. washed.
free Of burrs. per h.. 80; wool. unwashed
per h.. 22a24. Hides, green. per lb., 9:
dry. per h.. 18a1S Sheepskins green,
each. 1.25a1. so: dry, EACH 75a1.25. Calf
skins, green, each, 1.35a1.50.
GRAIN.-Wheat. new southern. s2a97
Corn. shelled. white. 71a78: yellow. 71a76:
ear 3.85a400. Oats, western white. No
e 06a6S; mixed, 64a66. Bran. per ton.
2s.0Oa3O.OO. Middlings. per ton. O.OOa32 90.
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Noble on the Payroll.

DENVER. September 2l.-The Hon. Ly-
ulph Gilchrist Stanley Ogflvy. D. 8. O.,
formerly of Brabant's Horse. uncle Of the
Earl Of Airlie. who was killed in South Az
RIGA. and brother OF Lady Maud Ogilvy,
who married Theodore White. has gone to
work. He has sold his ranch near Greeley
after a difference OF opinion with his noble
family and has taken a job as night watch
man at the Union Pacific freight depot at a
salary of SEQ a month. The trouble was
caused by his marriage to Miss Edith
BOothroyd. daughter of Colorado ranch
man. five years ago. They have two chill
dren,
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Hartman in Big Timber Deal.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 21-The
Examiner says: zone of the largest timber
deals ever consummated in California has
Just been closed By EDWARD III. Hartman.
VINO pays between Ss0o0oo and $1,000 90
FOR the timber and sawmills of the Albion
Lumber Company in Mendoclno county
controlled by George Wilcox. a Chicago
man The company is capitalized at $500
eo Win 3.VbI shares at Slc0 a share The
property OF the company. its sawmiIls and
standing timber. lie northwest OF Ckiah
ana about half way between Willis and
the town OF Albion on the coast IL is on
the line OF railroad twenty-four miles long
which runs from Albion 10 the town of
Vending This railroad Is part of the
Northwestern Pacific system owned Jointly
by Hartman and the Santa Fe
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c. AND o. TRACK WORK RESUMED
President Stevens Not Alarmed Over
Wall Street Reports.
Special Dispatch to The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. September 81
George F. Stevens. president Of the Chess
apeake and Ohio railroad. Is not much Of
calamity bowler. 10 show that a favora-
BILE reaction had set In. at least SO far as
the Chesapeake and Ohio is concerned. Mr..
Stevens said that his company had re-
sumed operations that had been Cancelled
when the recent scare came. He said that
he had this week approved an order for
the completion OF twenty-eight miles OF
double track work that has been Temporal
rily abandoned.
Il do not see anything dangerous nor
alarming In the slight falling Off In bust
ness noted here and there" said Mr. Ste
vens. so far the Chesapeake and Ohio
is concerned. we are not losing any BUSH
ness at all"
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Vote on Pr1mariea

NEW YORK. September 2l.-The Kings
county republican general committee. in
order to ascertain the real sentiment among
the enrolled republicans Of Brooklyn on the
question Of direct nomination. permissive
or mandatory. has arranged to have ballots
handed to every voter at the primaries
next Tuesday. AS every enrolled repub-
lican has the privilege of voting. the lead
ers Of Brooklyn believe this will be q good
way of ascertaining Just what the repub-
licans think Of the different forms Of the
new system.
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HIGH FOOD PRICES.
Bonaparte May Help Pittsburg to
Live Cheaper


PITTSBURG, September 21.-An appeal
by citizens of Pittsburg to the United
States government to investigate the high
prices of food in Pittsburg has brought this
letter:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, D. c..
A. e. Anderson. Esq
Dear Sir: 1 am duly in receipt OF your
letter Of tho 18th inst in reference to the
suit against the Pittsburg Produce Trade
Association. II you will submit to this de-
partment any facts which indicate that the
corporation referred to In your letter. or any
Of its officers or members. can be convicted
Of q violation Of the federal laws such
Information will receive careful attention.
Yours very respectfully.
CHARLES ]. BONAPARTE,
Attorney General.
Anderson. who represents the Arbour
fund. q combination of business men. head
ed by w. II. Arbour. had complained to
the government that Pittsburg produce
dealers known the Pfttsburg Produce
Trade Association had conspired to raise
food prices in Pittsburg. until they were
now 40 per cent higher than any place else
In the country. Anderson says he will at
once furnish the data to Secretary Bona
parte.
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ELECTRIC CARS.
Line May Adopt German System Of
Generating Power.

APPLETON. Wis. September 21.-The
new Milwaukee Northern railway proposes
to establish a line Of electric cars without
trolleys. The cars Will be operated. II
present plans are matured. by electricity
generated by gasoline engines in each car.
The system Is now in use in Germany
and has proved successful there. An ex-
pert. however. will study the German sys-
tenn before the decision to install similar
machinery on the Wisconsin cars is finally
taken.
The Milwaukee Northern directors figure
that q saving of 30 per cent would be ef-
fected by this system
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Decidedly Firm Tone Marked
Session Today.
SMALL VOLUME DEALINGS
Bond Market Continued to Show
Much Animation.
REACTION IN THE GRAIN PRICES
Anal. Copper, American Smelling and
U. S. Steel Strong With Railway
Iist-U. P. and S P Earnings.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK September 21.-Today's
short business session I'm the stock market
was characterized by decidedly firm tone,
although the transactions were In very
small volume AS was the case earlier In
the week the bond market showed a good
deal OF animation, and the prices for the
new city ~ per cent bonds rose to 1reSh
high level There WIS little or nothing IN
the news Of the morning calculated to shape
speculative sentiment strongly In one way
or another.
More favorable weather advices from the
west resulted in reactionary tendencies In
the grain market. The weekly reports or
the mercantile agencies upon the state OF
the country's trade were satisfactory ex-
hibits. The indications pointed to fairly
favorable bank stateemnt. but the outlook
for that document did not appear to be
much of a factor in the speculation.
At the opening of business Amalgamated
Copper. together with American Smelling
and United States Steel common showed
hestating tone but these stocks later be-
came strong in sympathy with the railway
share list.
The leading features in the latter depart
ment we're New York Central Reading. st.
Paul. the Hin shares. Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific
The monthly stateQent of earnings of the
two last named companies showed very
heavy increases In gross earnings, but the
tetterment in that respect was largely con-
sumed by the greater outlay for operating
expenses The local traction stocks were
practically neglected.
The bank statement set forth an increase
in surplus reserves OF 81. 4S6.0OO. This
change resulted from an increase In cash
holdings amounting to SASS. 900. while the
loan account increased So, COG. 900. The de-
pOslt item rose S12.17l.000. The banks now
hold in surplus reserves IS. 404. 900. against
ST. 3l6 900 last year and s.. 235. 900 two years
ago