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Body Of Drowned Man Found.

NORFOLK. Va. May 6.-The body OF a
young white man neatly dressed and sup
posed to be p. e. Linn. whose home is
unknown. was found floating in the Eliza
beth river OF the Norfolk and Southern
railway piers by fisherman yesterday.
The body had not been in the water more
than a few hours. In the pockets of the
clothing were found envelopes bearing the
name of P. E. Linn. but there was moth
ing to throw any further light on the iden-
tity of the dead man. A pawn ticket was
also found on the body. The police are in
clined to believe that the body is that of a
suicide. committed because of poverty, the
pawn ticket and the lack Of anything of
value in the pockets supplying the evidence
for this theory.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
NEW YORK COTTON, 8 Pm
2 . .
NEW ORLEANS COTTON, 2 PM
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL, May S.-Cotton-Spot in
fair demand: prices three points lower;
American middling fair. $50; good middiing.
7.26: middling. 6.72; low middlng, cas-; good
ordinary. SIP; ordinary, 5.34. The sales of
the day were 10. 900 bales, OF which 500 were
for speculation and export. and included
7.10O American. Receipts. $1,000 bales. IN
Guiding A, 500 American. Futures opened
easier and closed easy: American middling
q. o. c.. May. 6.22; May and June. GIN;
June and July, 6.131a: July and August, sos;
August and September. 5.96; September and
October 5.Ss1z: October and November, 5S3;
November and December, 5.S1: December
and January, 5.T9: January and February
b7S1a: February and March, 5T911: March
and April. 5.S1.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May S.-The cotton market
opened steady at an advance Of l point to
a decline of 2 points, which was better than
due on the disappointing cables, owing to
bull support of the near months and cover
ing by new crop shorts, who were probably
Influenced by unfavorable crop reports from
the south and the continued wet weather.
Trading was quite active during the early
session and the market ruled steady to
firm with prices working up to a net gain
of about 2a6 points, led by the old crop
months The advance was In the face of
considerable realizing and selling for turn,
and prices were shade off from the best in
the middle of the morning.
Futures opened steady. May, 1852; June.
10.4S-J0; July, 10.47; August, 1927: Septem-
bid. December. 1859; January, 1914; March,
1854.
The market was rather less active late In
the forenoon and ruled irregular, with prices
about / point higher to points lower, the
declines being on new crop months as
result of liquidation and selling for turn
based on expectations of better weather,
although the forecast was for continued
rains and showers tonight in the eastern
belt
Spot quiet: middling uplands. 11.75; mid
ding gulf, 1900.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
10000 bales, against 12.479 last week and
15lSS last year. For the week, $500
bales, against 72S26 last week and 6S,347
last year Todays receipts at New Or
leans, 4.4S9 bales. against $500 last year.
and at Houston, 2.035 bales, against 1.427
last year.
Spot. closed steady. Is points higher; mid
ding uplands, 11.90; middling gulf, 12.15;
sales, 200 bales.
Today's Cotton Summary
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MATHEws-MuLHALL CASE.
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
Interested.

Secretary L. E. Brown Of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers was in Washing
ton yesterday. He visited police head
quarters and the District building. Mr..
Brown says his purpose in coming here
Is to make an investigation of the status
OF the charges against Capts. Mathews and
Mulhall Of the police department in con-
nection with the death Of Engineer Hugh
Murphy, who was pinned beneath q loco
motive and scalded to death by escaping
steam.
1t was alleged that the policemen named
prevented the railroad men from probably
rescuing Engineer Murphy and saving his
life.
The case had a hearing before the police
trial board several months ago and Sec
rotary Brown asked that the findings be
announced as soon as possible. He also
said the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers has several steaographic copies Of the
testimony. which" he added, may be
used in other directions" He said he will
return to this city In about ten days. and
that railroad men all over the United
States are watching closely the outcome
Of the Mathews-Mulhall matter.
I'VE are not seeking revenge" he con-
cluded. "but justice. pure and simple"
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

A number Of brokers at today's meeting
of the stock exchange wanted to sell
options on Gas stock. but with one excep-
ton no one wanted to buy them. and In
consequence there vera no transactions
OF that character. The options In twenty
hve-share lots up to one hundred shares
were offered all the way from 61st to 81.
and the only bid was 5OA for an option on
one hundred shares.
The stock was offered at 81. and the best
bid was 60. Fractional lots to . limited
extent sold for 6O,z. COX and 81.
Yesterday sales were made at fractional
figures above and below 81.
The new 8 per cent bonds Of the Capital
Traction Company sold up to 1854, but
during the call the best price for q quota
ton lot was 108. At the close the bid was
los and the asking price l06N. The volume
OF the trading was slight, showing the
available bonds for sale have been taken
and for the present at least what might be
termed the floating certificates on the mar
ket have been absorbed.
The advance over the best price paid yes
terday for q thousand-dollar lot was more
than half point.
At the meeting Of the board Of directors
Of the Roc. Creek Auto and Wagon Works
Qnc.). held Monday evening, q per cent
dividend on the second half of the first
years business was declared payable on
June I, and to be distributed among stock
holders OF record on May 1.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, May S.-Wheat; The market
opened easier today because of lower cables
and wet weather in Kansas and Nebraska.
The prices became firm on covering by
shorts. July, S5S.
Corn quiet but steady. July, 491ka49sa.
Oats dull. July. 43h.
Provisions opened firm, but eased off.
July pork, 1920; lard, 900; ribs. S.85.
The wheat market became more steady in
the last half hour of the session, but just
before the close eased off somewhat. The
high point for July was S57saS5k. The
close was easy, with July of three-eighths
at S4A.
The corn market closed firm. with July
up one-eighth and one-quarter at 49h.
Close: Wheat-May. S2A; July, SAY.
Corn-May. 49h; July, 49&.
Oats-May, 44A; July, 43.
Pork-May 1900; July, 1925.
Lard-May, 1856; July. 8.07h.
Ribs-May, S.75; July, $50.
Rye-Cash, 73a74.
Rarley-CaSh 70a77
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May s.-WHEAT-Steadv.
spot. contract. s7&; spot. No. 2 red western S7S
May, SIN; July. ssh asked; steamer No red
s0h receipts 1920 bushels; southern on grade
SlhaS8.
CORN.Steady; spot. mixed. 5sAa5sh: No. 2
white, 5IHaS1h; May. 58ha561a: July, 56Na57;
rsceipts o. so2 bushels; southern white corn. 55a
OATS-Easier; No. D white 4SHa49: No a
white. 47aa4s: No. mixed, 46haI7; receipts.
17l46 bushels.
RYE-Firmer: No. 2 western, domestic. 7sa77:
choice: slas2: receipts. .4S1 bushels
HAY-Firn. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet. unchanged
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B ULLS AND BEARS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 8.-While conservative
interests do not believe that the situation
warrants an active campaign for higher
prices. not few observers OF the stock
market intimate that they are looking for
q rally Of several points in the active
issues. They do not believe. however, that
the higher level Of prices will be long main
tanned. Although the rates for money have
been comparatively easy for some weeks,
1t Is thought by some interests who have
looked into the question carefully that the
rates are still more or less artificial and
that II an active demand for money from
tho corporations should appear rates would
advance sharply and materially. It Is
known that several important railroad cor
porations will be required within the next
few weeks or months to raise consid-
cradle amount Of money in the aggregate.
1t is pointed out that extended comment
on the crops at the moment is OF little or no
value, but, of course. the matter of uncer-
tainty with respect to the final outcome
will be the chief factor for some weeks at
least.
~.
President Earring of the Chicago. Mil
wapkee and st. Paul Railway Company Is
or. two months rumors have come here
from Chicago at rather frequent intervals
that the st. Paul management was serious
~ considering giving up temporarily the
completion of the Pacific coast extension.
In fact. President Earring S. yeral times has
been quoted at length in st. Paul dispatches
as indicating that the directors and officers
were disposed to suspend operations on the
Pacific coast extension until labor condl-
lions and the prices for materials should be
more favorable.
The positive statement is now made that
the st. Paul management purposes to go
ahead with the coast extensions as rapidly
as conditions surrounding the undertaking
will permit. AS a matter Of fact, it is UNI
derstood that it will be impossible to give
up this work altogether without mourning
heavy damages, because contracts for prac-
some time ago.
Mr.. Earring will soon go west over the
lines of the st. Paul and later will make
careful inspection Of the work now in prog
ress on the extension to the coast.
~
It was rumored late yesterday afternoon
that arrangements were being made for
stockholders in several of the important
railroads operating in the state OF Mime
sofa to bring suits seeking injunctions
against the new rate law. 1t is believed,
however, by those best Informed that the
controlling interests will advise against
such a movement and that the law will be
allowed to run its course. In due time, 1t
is thought that it will be either repealed or
materially modified.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. May s.-American securities
had a quiet opening today. Later Union
Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul developed strength and advanced a
point over yesterdays New York closing
Other shares moved upward in sympathy
and at noon the market was firm with
prices Y to / point higher.
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New York Central Decline Strik-
ing Feature Today.
CHANGE OF OVER 2 POINTS
Opening Figures Fraction Above Yes
terday's Closing.
UNION PACIFIC LED IN ACTIVITY
Sharp Rally in Delaware and Hudson
Quite Marked Firmness in Lon
don-Grain Prices Sluggish.
CHANGE OF OVER 2 POINTS
UNION PACIFIC LED IN ACTIVITY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. May S.-A decline of more
than 2 points in New York Central shares
was the most striking feature of this morn
ings stock market, and the movement in
that security had apparently as much to do
with shaping the course OF the general
market as any other factor. The selling OF
New York Central was not in very large
volume and represented. apparently. moth
ing more than the apprehensions with re-
gard to the maintenance of the dividends
at the present rate which were excited by
the appearance of the discouraging quarter
ly report of the company last week.
New York Central, in common with the
market at large, opened fractionally above
yesterdays closing figures, and nothing
more than sluggish movements in prices
took place until the decline in New York
Central set In. During the early dealings,
however. a number of stocks made ad-
vances of one point and over, cases in point
being American Smelling. Union Pacific and
Delaware and Hudson. The gains made in
these instances were, however, subsequently
shaded. or altogether obliterated.
Union Pacific the Leader.
Union Pacific was the leader of the mar
ket in point OF activity, and in connection
with the dealings in the stocks there were
very persistent rumors in circulation with
regard to the financial arrangements of the
company, which are believed to be in
progress. These reports for the most part
chrystallized into the form that the Union
Pacific would issue 600 of four and
a half per cent convertible bonds, and that
the transaction would be carried out upon
terms involving the giving of subscription
rights of value to the shareholders.
The early sharp rally in Delaware and
Hudson appeared to result mainly from the
covering of short contracts. There was no
definite confirmation of most of yesterdays
rumors relating to Delaware and Hudson
affairs. and none is looked for until next
weeks meeting of the shareholders, even If
then.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call IL O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction g: 900 at lo7h, sea at 10TH. $50
1000 at los $500 q los, 81 at los, s. at los,
81 at 1os $500 at 10sA, $500 at 10sH.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. "a. 81 1000 at son.
$500 at soy. q 900 at SOY. 5000 at so1s:
Capital Traction. at $50.
at 30, 500 at 80.
W.shi1gton Gas. 70 at 81: 20 at coy; 8 at eox.
Washington Loan and Trust, 10 ut 2052 10 at
205h
National Union Insurance, 30 at IN.
Potomac Fire Insurance, IS at 30, at 80.
After call-Capital Traction IS. s, 900 ut 1851.
$500 at 10SH-
Mitchell Mining. 100, at ~ (buyer co..
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Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
At the close OF the stock market the fol.
lowing stocks had changed In price since
above quotations. there being no change in
balance of the closing prices.
Amalgamated Copper, 95.
American Smelling, 1921.
American Sugar, 124h.
Baltimore & Ohio, 9sX,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 59k.
Canadian Pacific, III.
Chicago. Mil. & st. Paul, 1851.
Chicago & Northwestern, $50.
Colorado Southern. 24N.
Erie common, 24A
General Electric, 1851.
Great Northern preferred, 135X:
1nterboro Metropolitan preferred. So.
Mo-, Kansas & Tex. COM, 36N.
National Lead. 64A.
Northern Pacific 134k
Pennsylvania r. R., 1924
Reading. 1928.
Republic Steel & Iron. 26M.
Rock Island, COM, o.
Southern Pacific, 85A.
Union Pacific, 1461s
BONDS.
Cons. Tob SIS, LOT.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May S-The
southern conferences of Unitarian churches
is holding it's twentieth session here To-
days program calls for two business meet
inss and a lecture tonight by Rev. Jenkin
Lloyd Jones Of Chicago.
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The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

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NEW YORK. May s.-All grades of re-
fined sugar were advanced 10 cents a hun
drsd pounds today.
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. May S.-Bullion amounting to
col 600 was taken into the Bank of Eng
land today. and 100000 was withdrawn
for shipment to Constantinople. India
council bills. Is Id.
PARIS. May S-Three per cent rentes.
95 francs 171s confines for the account
Exchange on London, Is francs 15h CEN
times for checks.
BERLIN. May s.-Exchange on London,
20 marks 1914 pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. ~ per cent;
three months bills, ~ per cent.
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. May s-closing: Wheat
Spot. steady; No. red western winter. Ga
3kd; No. I California, IS 5kd;. futures
quiet: May. IS 71kd; July, 8s cid; Septenl-
Der. 6s Ind.
Corn-Spot. American mixed new. quiet
As IND: American mixed. old steady, Is
I'D: futures, quiet; July. As I'd: September,
Is I'd.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

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Money. 1ha2 per cent.
The rate Of discount In tina open market for short
bills Il 3a3 1-16 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for three
months bills 10 2a3 Lie per cent.
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Today's Government Receipts.

Aooay 1oSSAAuSAb 1sSSSApso'
National bank notes received today for
redemption. $823, TAG Government receipts,
from internal revenue. $9c3.s~o; customs.
81 900 965: miscellaneous, 1O9.575: expendi-
lures. 81 $3.50. 600.
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The Naval Academy at Annapolis was
visited yesterday for the first time by off,
GERS of the Belgian army. The visitors
were Col. Mischief and Commander La
failure. They were accompanied to An
napolis by Lieut. jackson. U. 8. N.
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Government Securities.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Jury Returned a Verdict of Not Guilty This After noon in the Lynch Murder Case.
HUMPHREY TRAGEDY
Last Oetober-Negro Had. Bad, ,Repu-
 H, 7 et G#G
 tatfon and Had Only Short Time Before Been Released From cPeni- t..: ..'. ! s< 'st !. a': .s-f. .- tentiary-The Killing. s1 ,. f.:., Aa

Not guilty" was the verdict of
 the ,jtry. yWhic}h,s W Aeafa <sthsa first de
 gree murder Charge aired" in the Jefferson circuit court against Rob-
 ert Lynch, the young white man who shot and, fkilled Tom Walls, negro at Humphrey several months agp. The jprys&as eat'abbat :taree hours returning it's verdict shortly after 2 clock this afternoon
 Lynch shot and killed Tom Walls at Humphrey October 15, 1907. Walls went into a saloon and asked him sey- eral times to buy drink for him. When Lynch rfeused an argument re- suited and Walls went after his gun. Lynch shot and killed him. Three or four shots were fired, but only two bullets took effect. =.
 The evidence introduced at the trial. at which more than forty wit nesses were examined, tended to show that Walls was a bad nigger with a bad reputation. He once served a term in the State penitentiary for shooting a white man, but the man recovered and Walls had only return ed from the pen a few weeks when he was shot and killed
 Evidence was also brought out at the recent trial to the effect that almost all of the citizens of Humphrey had contributed for the employment of an attorney to defend Lynch, he being young man of practically no means and had always borne a good reputation as hardworking, law aDid- ing citizen. He was employed as mill hand at Humphrey up to the time he was arrested and indicted for the killing of Walls. He has been in the county jail eyer since the day he killed Walls, having no friends to go his bail
 Prosecuting Attorney w. D. Jones represented the State and Attorney w. B. Sorrells looked after the i,ter- ests of the defendant at the trial, which required all of Tuesday and a part of today.
 The jurors were given their instruc- tions and went into the jury room at II o'clock this morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Barber's Hair Cut,

Wished I had time to gd out and ;,j. my hair cut remarked a barber as h: removed part of the lather from ,'l customers lips with his second tiDgr'
 Time to go out and get it cut" r. peated the man in the chair, with tn emphasis on "out." Are you like lir man that won't eat in his own rcstaa rant? Aren't you willing to trust one of your own men to cut your hair:"
 "Oh, I'd trust them, all rIght!' sai the barber, Tt isn't that but yo: hardly. ever see 6 barber. getting l. hair cut in his own place. The otll barbers all like to go home promiA. at quitting time; and if one of lis ge work done during the day there is su. to be a rush about that time, and makes customer sore if he has wait with two barbcrs right here an not waiting on him. He doesn't like wait around while one barber cuts a. other barber's hair" Cleveland Plaii Dealer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Had a Slow but Sure Gait.

There have been numerous disap' pointments in the outcome of some of the boys We remember one boy in particular who was the butt of all ridi- cule from the boys of his age, and he took it good naturedly. He seemed to have no particular friends and hcrded by himself. His clothes always looked funny, and he had that awkward swaS. ger over which the rest of us had much sport. No one ever thought that that plug would ever get anywhere or have anything, But today that plug is drawing a better salary than any two of the old gang. He has more money, more influence and more friends than any Of the rest of us. The plug had a gait that was slow, but it was sure. He didn't appear to be bit bright then, but he had a surface that took on 8 polish.-WestphaIfa (Mo.' Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11

father family world appropriate things o
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Advertising Rates Made Known on
 Application.
The Largest Bona Eide Circulation of ',: any Pine Bluff Newspaper ".
Not to Be Fooled.

A resident of New England town who was noted for his. great kindness to animals viewed the first horse cars with dism&y. It's sheer cruelty, that x what it iS,' he insisted, and the piea of convenience or necessity had no ili fuencc upon him.
 "Td walk to Boston and back befa.e I'd add a pounds weight to what thos.. poor creatures have to drag" he de clared, and no persuasion could induce him to ride in q street car dragcel bt overworked, tired horses. When cleo tricity was applied and the cars went smooth. along without the horses, his son said:
 "Now. father, you can ride on th, street cars without worrying ahous horses. You can 90 into Boston at your case now
 "Jamcs,' said the old man, "you al. ways rush at conclusions. You don't study into things as do. Don't read in the papers about every car having to have so much horsepower: And' don't know well enough what tAa; means:' And the old gentleman -i@h ed. Tt simply means, my son, thAl the poor horses are being workea jnst as hard and just as many hour. only we don't see 'eIn.
 Those power houses could tell tal-s l reckon. No, I've no more use fo1 street cars now than eyer had, and for the same reason:,'4 Youths Com. nan;on v, .:s.>
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Faith In the Clergy.

The 'highlanders' faith in the clerg.s has always been peculiarly profound This characteristic is illustrated. though in rather an exaggerated way. by the story of two old women going along the road after service who were heard to discuss the sermon as fol lows:
 Peggy-Ah. and did you hear that most precious word. Kirsty-a most precious word?
 Kirsty-No. And what word vas that? .,
 Peggy-Oh, most precious word, and it's myself that will not forget 1t, the precious word Nebuchadnezzar.
 Kirsty-Oh, yes, But did you heas that other most beautiful word? My. self never heard 1t said before, the eeauttfnl word Belshaxzar.-Caisdo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-12-11
Got tho Autocraph,

At Carlsbad on one occasion Bra hme physician. Dr. Grunberger, asked, tt, composer for his autograph for q young lady admirer, but Brahmx scoltf ed him for making: a. nuisance Of him self and refused to give it.. .. Some weeks later. at his departure. frou Carlsbad, Brahms handed to *1s COG tor an envelope inscribed, with the e6fdial' thanks of Johannes Brahms. Noticing . broad grin on the doctors $ face, he asked: What makes you look 70 cheerful? You don't know yet what the envelope contains" "Nor do ] care" retorted the doctor. "The en- velope is the main thing. Much oblig. ed for the autograph"