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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN acknowledgements tha
market for foreign account aggregated 10000
shares. the purchases largely exceeding in amount
the sales. A more cheerful feeling prevailed dus
largely the maintenance of the Bank OF Eng
lands rate Weakness was apparent IN the copper
shares.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-The Alabama Con-
soIdated Coal and Iron Company has declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 1& per cent on the
preferred stock. payable September 10 The Lord
& Taylor Corporation has declared the regular
semi-annuaI dividend of per cent on the pre-
ferred stock. payable September 3 The Railway
Steel Spring Company has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of ia per cent on the preferred
stock PAYABLE September 20 The directors Of the
AsbestoIitn Manufacturing Company have declared
a dividend Of 21a per cent. payable October L
TENNESSEE COAL AND IRONS NEW OFF,
treasurer of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad
Company his successor being w. A Green c. J.
I.owman has been made assistant treasurer and
w D. Truesdale has been succeeded as auditor BY
T VI. Nesbitt-
APPLICATION TO LIST.-Applicati0n has been
made to the New York Stock Exchange by the 81.
Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Com
pany to list s64S.00O additional GUN ana hIver
division first mortgage per cent bonds OF 1888
pFNNSYIVANIA'S ARMY OF STOCKHOLM
ERS-Evidence Of investment buying at the cur
rent low levels in the stock market IS given by
the increase in the number OF sharenolders Oh rns
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company. On August l
the total number Of shareholders OF that corpora
ton was $780, 5000 in excess Of the number at
any previous period and more than double ms
number reported in 1898. The increase since the
beginning of this year has been more than 1000
OF the stockholders now the companys books
%. 400 are women and 25.1OO men
COPPER QUOTATIONS AGAIN LOWERED
The New York Metal Exchange and the American
Metal Selling Company yesterday reduced their
quotations another i cent pound on all grades o,
copper These figures taken as nominal by the
prices at which the important producers are hold
ing their stocks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
INVESTORS READ
The Wall Street Journal
DiUidend Notices.
BANK RATE NOT RAISED.
No Further Change at London Unless
Gold Is Taken at Present Rate.

London, Aug. 22.-Contrary 20 expectation the
Bank OF England's rate Of discount was not
changed at to-day's meeting of the directors Of
that institution. Last weeks increase Of the
rate from 4 to Az per cent brought foreign ex-
changes 20 q level at which expectations of gold
20 London were profitable, thus materially inn
proving the situation here and doing away with
the necessity for immediate increase in the
rate. However, should there be any signs Of
attempts to take gold from here the present
rate, 4ls per cent will Immediately be raised.
Consols further improved at the opening Of
the Stock Exchange to-day
Americans were steady at fractions on either
side OF parity level
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23

The market for outside securities was charac-
terized by a sharp upward movement on de-
cidedly better all-around demand This was espe-
cially In the copper stocks. which IN the race
of a further reduction in the price Of the metal
showed improvements from a small fraction 10
over points Nipissing on extensive buying, adj
vanced 1%s but later realizing ran off traction
ally. Nevada Consolidated and Cumberland-Ely
made good improvements Butte CoaItlon al
vanced more than point. Nevada-Utah and Do
minOn Copper fracttonally better COBALT
Central up &c, United Copper rose IA Whlie
the preferred advanced 8. American Tobacco con-
tinued cratic with mystery surrounding the
transactions. Standard Oil was quiet but steady
Chicago Subway strong. In bonds Union Pa
cic As touched low mark at a reaction
of nearly points; others were unchanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
g. nosted rates wore AS follows:

DOMESTIC Boston-1o, 12is and
15c discount Chicago-5Oc discount St Louis
15c premium bid. San Francisco-Sight, &c pre-
MUM; telegraph, &c premium. New Orleans
Commercial 81 discount; bank. 81 premium Gin
cinnati-1215c premium. Savannah-Buying. 900
discount; selling 75c premium
RANK CLEARINGS.-New York-Exchanges.
s237, 3S3 216; balances. s6.OOss42. Baltimore-Ex-
changes, S37SS.144; balances s425600. Philadel-
phia-Exchanges. $20,715,771 balances, s2.Soo126.
Boston-Exchanges. s23,S61.S79: balances. $685.
785. Chicago-Exchanges, s39.290,4S2; balances.
1885,. 692.
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. $3.50 Mexican
silver dollars $3.50. Bar silver in London closed
at 81 3-16d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. IA; Lisbon. $50.
MEXICAN DECENTRALIZATION exchange on
New York is quoted at 20OA.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs receipts
reported Washington. s111S.711; internal rev.
enue receipts. ss3O324; miscellaneous receipts,
s163, 581 Receipts for the day. S2.112.616; expend-
lures, S2,3S0000 Receipts for the month to date.
s42249,342 expenditures s39S6o 900; excess OF re-
ceipts. $2,3s9.342 Receipts for the year 80 date.
s9s155,s0S; expenditures s106 ,673.345: excess of
expenditures. sS.517,537.
SUB-TREASURY-The Sub-Treasury was cred
itor to the Clearing House s214,s7S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Cau money In
London. 2lz9S&. per cent open market discount
rate for short bills 45sa4%. per cent; long bills.
4a4047s per cent Berlin discount rate. As per
cent. Paris discount rate, Tic per cent Paris
exchange on London. 25 francs q confines. Bar
gold rs 97.d Berlin exchange on London, 20
marks 52I5 pfennigs.
FOREIGN SECURITIES-British consols Tor
money So lis: for the account. 81 lie. French
rentes "a francs 20 centnes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET-Money call opened at "a
per cent; highest s per cent; lowest. "a per cent
closing 2q2a per cent: last loan pa per cent; rul-
ing rate pa per cent Time money was quoted al
per cent for thirty days 61z per cent for sixty 10
ninety days and 61G624 per cent for four, hve ana
six months Commercial paper was quoted at ot2p
6. per cent for sixty to ninety days and four
months and ga per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-The foreign exchange
market oDened weak at n decline of about 10
points from Wednesdays closing quotations and OF
80 points from the preceding days high level rms
drop in rates was accounted for chiefly by the fall-
ure of the Bank Of England to advance its mini
mum discount rate. Cables were quoted at foolSg
ASA demand sterling at 4.S75Sd4s760, and sixty
5a, hills AT So64 1915. Short francs were around
( 1871 and short reichsmarks e5 lilo Demand ster-
ling sold down to 4s755 but in the afternoon the
market rallied to 10 points AT lSo p N; caD4es
were quoted at 45s15Q4 SsL.. demand sterling at
87e54 $40 and short reichsmarks at 80 Lilo Bust
ness was extremely dull In the afternoon
rate follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23

Trading was dull in the mining market on the
Produce Exchange yesterday. The total trans
actions were $500 shares, distributed among six
stocks, as follows: 1900 Beaver Superior Mining
Limited at 621ac and &c. 1900 Cobalt Central at &c
and 26c 1000 Greater Nevada at 24ac. 1000 Hanson
Consolidated Silver Limited at 81 IS. 500 Tramp
Consolidated at s5c, and 100 Silver Queen Limited
at 81.
Bid and asked prices follows:
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quo
tations for government bonds compared with
Wednes7ay's:
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PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Charles d. Barney s. Co. No 25 Broad
street. New York. and No. 122 South 4h street.
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BOSTON CURB STOCKS.
Furnished By j. Thomas IS Broad street,
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sUniisted.

Closing prices Of active bonds dealt in. with
oil
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Aug. .. p. m.-The market for Amer
can securities was irregular. Final prices follow:
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PRODUCE EXCHANGE STOCKS.

.odd lots tSens cents per share.
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;h1resI High Low Last
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Am Ry Conv IS. 9s
Elec & PEG As. 81
y ] Con IS. .lo1
80 Pass RX~~9 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

527. O94 Total sales for the day. unlisted.
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MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.

Furnished by Frederic H Hatch. No 80 Broad srest
Rid Asked Bid Asked /
r, Press Assn % 100 fLortIIard pref -I51 10
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
FIVE SLAIN BY TERRoHISTs.
Warsaw Postofics Robbed After
Killing Its Head and Others.

The postOfiice In Wsholna street. War.
saw. Russian Poland, was attacked ut
noon the other day by a hand Of tcrrorists,
who shot and killed the postmaster, two
postal clerks and two soldiers guarding
the Office and wounded score Of by.
ISLANDERS. The terrorists robbed the safe
OF the cash and stamps and escaped In
cabs. The robbers belong to the organiza-
ton known as tho fighting socialists and
displayed red flag while making their
escape. The postoflice authorities admit
that the robbers got away with several
thousand rublcs. This was the first I'm.
portant raid In two months, and shows
that the terrorists were not suppressed,
~ the authorities alleged.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
News from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.

Two frcmcn were killed and eleven 9th.
ers rendered unconscious by fumes In the
bascmen, Of n building on Eighth avenue.
New York. The condition of two othcss
Is serious. The dead were Adam Damn
and Harry i. Baker. Damn and Baker
had carried II pipe through the basement
and into an opening leading to sub.
cellar. when they called for water pres.
sure. but when other iircmen reached
thcnr TO assist In directing the hose upon
the blaze. the victims had disappeared.
Ammonia fumes poured up through the
hole and filed the basement. The fire
had melted the coupling Of ono Of the am
monin pipes connecting with the cold stor.
ngc plant Of market. lscscuing parties
were formed and Damn and Baker were
carried from the hole with difficulty. They
died soon aftcrward. Roll call revealed
that Captna, Bernard Carlock was down
In tho hole. where H. Ind gone In search
Of victims Of tho fumes. and hs was
brought to the surface. II II believed
that l~ will not recover.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
Keep Vow to Die Together.

After predicting that both would die at
the same time, NJ. \. Hull and James II.
Curphey, comrades In the Civil War, died
In Scion. Ohio. They enlisted ut the
first call for volunteers by President lin
coin. and after the war took up farming,
vowing that M they had passed through
the conflict unscathed. they would die to.
gcther. both s,iccumbed to pneumonia.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
Eight Buried in Avalanche.

Disasters caused by avalanches con.
tinue to be- reported from different parts
or Norway. A telegram from Opstryn. In
NOrtlfjortl, records the destruction Of the
Tunild farmstead with the loss of eight
lives. The KOletak homestead on Ged-
rnngerfjOrl also was overwhelmed and ten
persons. including women and children,
were buried beyond hope of rescue.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
1LATT IN A NEW SCANDAL.
Nae Wood Sues the Senator Again
and Names sixteen Women.

Suit has been brought In the supreme
Court Of New York City by Miss Mae
Catherine Wood against United Stntcs
senator Thomas e. Plntt and there IL cv-
cry likelihood thar 1t will create a sensa-
tion when II comes to trial. ~ tho case
now stands III" complaint aud the answer
have been served and unless the lawyers
go into court with somc motion the suit
cannot be heard until It Is reached on the
calendar for trinl. Miss Wood, who II
NJ Colon. Mich. IL quoted ~ saying: II
instituted divorce proceedings on Dec. 81
last In New York against senator Plntt
through my attorney. Mr.. O'Flahcrty. l
have named sixteen women Us correspond.
"nts The trial will disclose crimes Of
various kinds"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
WOUNDED PLAYING BURGLAR.
Swain Il Shot by Brother on the Eve
Of His Wedding.

Bert GrTvellinger returned home In
1'ifiin, Ohio. from work At late hour the
other night and attempted practical
Joke by impcrsonating burglar. 40 well
did h. succeed that his l7.year.old broth.
Or. Eugene. shot him In the neck. inAict-
Ing probably fatal wounds. The injured
man was to have been married next week.
The brother who did the shooting acct.
dentally shot his mother In the arm re-.
Gently aud two years ago accidentally
wounded another brother In the same
manner,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
DYNAMITE CHURCH AND STORES.
1iscrsants Take Revenge for Raid
on Altered "Blind TIGER"

on Alleged blind Tiger"
Following the raid Of an alleged ''blind
tiger" liquor shop at Sanford. Ind. by
sheriff's posse, two stores and the Meth
odist church at Sanford were dynamitcd
early Friday. the buildings being com.
pletely wrecked. The church building
was blown up shortly before midnight.
the explosion arousine the people Of the
village, who imagined cracksmen were at
work. A few hours later the general
stores Of J. w. Reese and Schickel 4
johnson were dynamitcd. The two build
ings were destroyed almost simulta neous.
~. The structures were wrecked and the
stocks OF goods practically ruined. The
Reese store was twostory building. the
upper floor being occupied by the Masonic
lodge. Sheriff Horsley and detectives Of
Tsrre Haute are at SANFORD working on
the case. Sanford citisens aliege that
the dypamitIns was perpetrated out Of
revenge for the raid on tho liquor stores.
Further trouble Ia feared. The liquor
store closed BY the sheriff was owned by
Henry Mcdonald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
no SAFETY IN INFECTION.
Health Commissioners Says Govern.
ment Stamp Il No Protection.

Health Commissioners O'ilage Of st..
Paul, Minn.. said that the federal inspcc'
tion Of meats at the South 1t. Paul pack.
Ing houses affords absolutely no prOtec-
tion against the spread Of trichinosis.
This statement was made In connections
with a discussion OF the verdict returned
by the coroncr's jury In the case Of the
death Of Ernest Goers. who died Of trichi.
nosis as a result Of eating raw pork In
bologna sausage made by South 1t.
Paul packing house. DR.. OHage said
that when meat Is stamped by government
inspectors people rely on II as wholesome
food. whereas the government makes no
prstense to microscoplcal test.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

Nan Escapes from Horse, Train and
Drowning In One Day.

EnriO Salvatinc. ~ years old. Who
holds job ~ first broom In a cOalyard
In Waterbury. Conn.,. mntlc II unique 10
minute record the other day. While he
was ut work u RUM way horse tore down
the street. bowling him over. When h.
jumped up Salvatinc found that his pock-
ctbOOk and ~ were gone. lie sprintcd
for home. taking a short cut across n rail.
road trcstlc. \ wildcat engine cnuaht
him midway Of the bridge and hurled him
through three inches Of Ice into the sl,al.
low river. lie wns dragged out and twen.
" minutes from the time the runaway
struck him hc was being thnwcd out ut
Ills home. That night h. led nm I'm.
prorptu hnrmoni'n orchestra ut u chris.
tcning.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
Thirteen Hurt In Collision.

Thirteen persons were hurt. Baggage.
man Rexin Of Chicago probably fatally,
and four seriously. In the wreck OF the
Chicago-bound night express on the Chi
caso Great Western road. about six miles
south Of Hsyaeld. Minn. The passenger
train was helping disabled freight on to
. siding. The Aagman returned before the
track was clear. aud an extra crashed into
the express train. completely wrecking the
baggage and mail cars.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
College Given $1,000, 600.

The receipt Of large gifts was announc-
ed at trustees meeting of the Teachers
college In New York. These amount to
about xl,0OO.OOO. The money will be
used In part for equipment to build a
school for domestic economy and to com.
plete the first $1,O0OOOO for the endow.
msnt fund for the college.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
Police Chief Il Accused.

George Sheets, chief Of the Salt Lake
police department, and George Raleigh,
chief of detectives, have been arrested.
charged with completely In n conspiracy to
fleece tourists and travellers passing
throgh Salt Lake City.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
GET BONDS MISSING 50 YEARS.
0sfunet Road Securities Turn Up.
but Interest Money Il Gone.

but Interest Money Il Gone.
After thirty.Rve years six bonds issued
By the Atlantic and Great Western Rail.
way. now the Erie. have come to light.
Three Of them reached Akron. Ohio. the
other day from the government OF Ilol-
land to be redeemed by presenting them
for payment to County Clerk Of Courts
G. w. Kline. who In custodian Of here
tofore unclaimed fund Of colossal due
the bondholders. The sale Of the Atlantic
and Great Western In court proceedings
In 1871 produced the fund. but the hold.
ers Of the bonds could not be found. They
have drawn per cent. and the interest
on each bond now amounts to &0S7. This
Interest each successive clerk has drawn
and applied to his own use. II Is alleged,
d. w. Hale. a former clerk. acknowledG.
Ing before his death that he had drawn
the Interest, -.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

Damage suits for q, 100000 will be In.
stituted AZ result Of the wreck of the
Brewster express In New York, In which
twenty-five persons were killed and more
than 100 injured.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

The plant Of the Acker Process Com
pany was destroyed by fire In Niagara
Falls, n. Y. Henry =. Fairchild. an cleo
trician. was caught under n falling wall
aud killed. The loss IL xSOO,OOO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
Teacher Sacrifices Life.

Sixteen pupils Of school In Montreal
died In FIRE. and young woman teacher
heroically sacrificed her life In an effort
to rescue her little charges. ~
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02

partment for the city Of London. has
issued report ON the inspection of
meat at the Smithfield market In which
he expresses regret that the American
label guaranteeing the inspection Of
meat from the United States IL, &C.
cording to experience. no guaranty as
to the condition Of the meat In cues.
tlon.
The Beef Trust IL still doing the
same.
From the Daily News, Dec. Z. 1900:
Especial cable to tho Daily News.)
Berlin, Dec. 7.-Chicago's profitable
pork export trade to Germany has
stopped completely because Of the
American governments dlscontinuancc
Of the practice Of furnishing certif.
Gates Of microscopic inspection Of hog
products destined for German consump-
ton. Local importers think It para.
doXical that the new American meat
laws. supposedly aimed at guarantee.
Ing purity, should not continue to pro.
vide this special inspection.
Illinois ls not 0niy tho headquarters
OF the Beef Trust, hut the people OF
Illinois are Its principal victims.
Tho new government inspection Is a
Joke.
The law went into force and effect
Oct. and every day since that date
the market reports Of the daily news.
papers have quoted prices on "canner
cows" aud "canner CATTLE"
Everybody knows. or ought to know,
by this time what "canner" IL.
1t may be as well. however, to say
that a "canner" 10 a sickly animal,
diseased, crippled or worn out. A COW
that has "thrown" Its calf and that
gives no milk. An animal that IL un.
ut for dairy purposes and 1T only for
the bone yard.
This is the liberated, cancerous or
tubercular creature that Ia thrown to
the tender mercles OF the Beef Trust
ana cut up and sold to the people.
Read the market reports and you
will see the figure that the Gamer
cuts In the live stock market.
The Government inspectors. most Of
whom were packing house employees.
have disclosed through the daily press
the wonderful way In which the public
Is to be protected.
They have caused to he printed fac
SMILES of the government stamps,
showing cattle divided Into seven sec.
tions, labeled the "round." "the loin,"
"the rib" "the chuck" "the brlsket,"
the rump," and "the flank"
The Dunno administration stands for
the Beef Trust. Although Il 10 Its
plain duty to prosecute the packers.
and although 1t has caught the Trust
in the act Of selling rotten meat, II
has never caused an arrest to be made.
In nm address to the voters Of Mer.
Ger County, New York. dated Septem.
Der %, 1905, Upton Sinclair denounces
government friendships for the Beef
Trust and adds that nothing IL said
of the Beef Trusts practical owner.
ship Of the city government Of Chi.
cagO."
The number Of dead and diseased
hogs shipped BY the Beef Trust aud
sold 40 food IL something awful.
~S
All the rotten old Beef Trust lobby.
lists. consisting Of crooked lawyers.
CASTOR politicians and scarecrow states.
men are getting ready. But when the
Illinois Legislature meets these
worthless will be pointed out 80 that ne
who runs may read.
An vestigatlOn OF the Beef Trust
by the Illinois Legislature Ia tho only
thing that will stop that awful trust.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-02
yall from Oar xills Pastor.

The mutilated and dismcmbered body
OF Rev. DR.. Everett ID. Burr, Baptist
clergyman Of Newton Center. was found
lying beside the railroad tracks near the
Summer street bridge In Westboro, Mass.
The face was bruised. the skull fractured,
both arms were broken and both legs am.
putated. Medical Examiner Charles g..
knight stated that death was due to &C.,
cident.