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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-05
MARKET DOWN ON
BANK STATEMENT
Poor Returns Of Railroad Earn
ings Were Not a Helpful
Factor.
WHEAT QUOTATIONS LOW
Opening Declines Were Re-
covered, but Trading Was
Not Active.
WHEAT QUOTATIONS Low

NEW YORK, May 4.--The stock mar
ket to-day was dun ahair' WIN
some evidence of forces OF depression
III operation. against which q desultory
resistance was offered. Tho opening
declines were generally recovered Ut
one time. but the bank statement
forced the market down again Trad
ing was not active or important at any
time. The showing of the banks was
complicated by the inclusion OF the
figures OF new member Of the clear
ing house, and this was held TO account
for a large part OF the increase In
leans and deposits. The decrease In
cash. however, was somewhat larger
than expected, owing to some outgo
to Canada Tho frmer tone OF tho
money market towards the end OF the
week confirms the poorer showing OF
the banks.
The fact that Union Pacific continued
1eacuonary to-day was against the
market. and the substitution Of Read
irg for q sustaining force proved in
adequate Yesterdays poor returns OF
net earnings by the Hartman Pacitlcs,
New York Central and Southern Rail-
way received further discussion. and
were not helpful factor 10 the mar
ket The report that most OF New
York Central's heavy increase In oper-
ating expenses for tho quarter was
found in the payroll negat,ved the as
sumption that special outlay for i'm
provements was responsible for the
showing. and gave It Increased influ-
ence as an index Of general conditions.
Reports from the wheat country OF
weather conditions revived the influ-
ence OF the uneasy feeling over the
crop prospects. The last prices were
in the neighborhood OF tho lowest
Tho tone OF tho bond market also was
heavy. Total sales OF bonds. par value.
sss8.ooo. Total sales stocks to-day,
10000 shares.
NEW YORK. May 4-Money on call
nominal. Time loans dun and slightly
frmer: sixty days. 8 IL. ninety days,
s-49A. and six months. 1-2 per
cent. Close: Prime mercantile paper,
6 l-2Gs. Sterling exchange firm. with
actual business in bankers bills at
siss5o@s4.ss6o tor demand and at
&4saso0s4.sa7o FOR sixty day bills
Posted rates. 34s4 and 34s7. Com
mercial bills. $3.50 1-2. Bar silver
s5 Ia. Mexican dollars, so Ia. Gov.
eminent bonds steady. Railroad bonds
heavy.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND, MAY 1. 1907.
ARRIVED.

Steamer Berkeley Shelly. Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves, James River
landings and Norfolk. merchandise and pas
sengers Virginia Navigation Company.
SAILED.
Steamer Berkeley, Shelly. Norfolk. mer-
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Luray, Norfolk. merchandise and
passengers. Virginia Navigation Company.
Barge Overlook. McCune. Petersburg.
Va, light.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. ILL. May 4.-Reports Of i'm
proved weather conditions for the growing
crop had weakening effect to-day on the
wheat market, the May delivery closing at
net loss OF h9kc Corn and oats were
each down <c Provisions were 2M45c.
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.
BALTIMORE. MD, May dashboard
Air Line. common and preferred-Nothing
doing,
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u. s. refunding 2s. registered. .... 1ol
u S refundino 2s coiIpon 10l
u. s. ss registered .................. lo2h
Y. S. as, coupon. 102h
U, s.. Old IA. registered, l0lA
U, s. Old Is, coupon. 1914
u. s. New AZ, registered .. 1874
u s.. New ~. coupon. 1924
American Tobacco 4s............... 7aN
American Tobacco ss. 1861
Atchison general ss......... 9sN
Atchison adjustment ~ tbd). ....... e2h
Atlantic Coast Line As. 95A
Baltimore and Ohio 4s.............. 11oas
Baltimore and Ohio 3hs......... e3A
Brooklyn Rapid TrtS1sit COW. as...... ai&
Central OF Georgia 6s. .......-....... 1O7
Central OF Georgia LIST Inc. (orered). 80
Central OF Georgia and Inc . "A
Central Of Georgia Sd Inc. (orered).. COZ
Chesapeake and Ohio AIS tbidb. i02
Chicago and Alton 35s......... 69K
Chicago. b. and Quincy new 4s..... go.
Chicago, r. !. and Pac. Il. r. 4s.... 7OH
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CHICAGO, May d,-CATTL E--Receipts
about 500 head. Market steady Bceves,
s425@6.4o; COWS. stsgq4.so; heifers, SEQ
steers. s5,a5@6.4o; poor to medium 81, Is a.
$40; stockers and feeders. s2.9oa5l5. Hogs
Receipts about 1900 head, Market &C.
G.55; heavy ss,15 az. so; rough, ssl5S s;ie
pigs, s590@6.Ao; good to choice, heavy,
s6.4o@d50. bulk of sales, sG,450 CTS.
Shccp--Receipts about 1000 head. Market
steady. Native, S4.+o06.S0: western, $44o1
$50; ycarl!ngs S6,75di7,Ga; lambs. $3.50 a.
S60 western, s6,5oGs.7o
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CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS.

Chi. r. T. and Pac. col. So tbid).... 81
c., C.. C. and st. Louis gen. 4s...... 1913
Colorado Industrial 81, series A Odd. So
Colorado Midland is............... 60
Colorado and Southern 4s............. 90a
Cuba Observation-Disclosures. 1929
Denver and Rio Grande 4s........... 9ias
Distillers Securities 5s............... 81
Erie prior lien ISL. 96
Erie General Observation-Disclosures. sl%
Hooking Valley Observation-Disclosures. 10iis
Japan 6s. Observation-Disclosures. 98S
japan es. 2nd series. ............... os7s
Japan AS. certificates. .............. 8ih
Japan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s3as
Japan AS certificates, End series.... 9lh
Louisville and Nash. Unified is....... 1o1A
Manhattan consol gold Is fbid). 49,. 100
Mexican Central As tbidl ............ 81
Mexican Central LIST Inc Odd ....... 22
MINI. and st. Louis As tbid). 81
Missouri. Kansas and Texas 4s....... ssH
Missouri. Kansas and Texas 2nds.... sax
Natl r. r. of Mex. con. IS tbid).... So
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R1CHMoSD pRSDuCE MARKET.

FLOUR-Receip,s moderate; market firm
with better demand. WHEAT-Mnliny
wheat in light receipt and active. CORN
Graded corn In active demand on grade
corn very dull and can only be sold at large
concessions. OATS-Active. RYE-Steady.
HAY-Our market continues Arm at quota
lions. all grades being in active demand.
POTATOES (Old)--Receipts and stock
light; demand limited. New-Rece!pts con-
tine light and market quiet.
APPLEs-Cholce to fancy stock active;
other grades dull. Receipts moderate
EGGS-Receipts increasing; market not
SO firm as It was the early part OF the week,
and is about steady at prices quoted.
BUTTER-Receipts continue light and
market active.
POULTRY-Receipts moderate. Market
about steady at quotations.
VIRGINIA BACON-UnchanGed; active;
REcEIpTs FOR THE wEEK--wheat.
63l5s bushels: corn. 76.o7e bushels; oats
1855 bushels; flour, $3.50 barrels; hay,
$50 tons: m!llfeed 81 tons.
STOCK IN ELEvATOR-Oats, s.s26 BUSH
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Open. High. Low. Close

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Steady. Winter patents $3.25Q3.55;
3.sb: straights s3.15Q3.45; bakers. s3.15@
S.s5. No. 2 spring wheat, s4@s6hc.. No. 3,
&c 9sec.; No. 2 red. sln9s1ac. No. 2 corn.
49Isc.; No. 2 yellow. 50c. No. oats, 4.Ac.
No. 2 white. 45hc.; No. white, 41XGA4c
No. rye. 69c. Fair to choice mailing, 72@
74hc. No. ! naxseed, sl.14: No. north
western. s1.23h. Glover. contract grades.
1925. Short ribs, sides Qoose), ss.37@
SEQ: mess pork. per barrel. s15.7oq15.so;
lard. per 100 pounds. $s.72; short clear
sides (boxed>. ss.750ooo. Whiskey. basis
of high Wines 1929. Butter-Market barely
steady; creameries, 1SQ25c.; diaries. Is q
e3c. Eggs-Firm: at mark, cases includ-
ed. s15ho.: frsts. 49,; prime firsts 16Ac.
Cheese-Steady at 149l5c.
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NEW YORK. May 4.--BEEvEs--Re
,SG7 head; all for slaughterors and exports
crs; nothing doIng;l feeling steady. Calves
Receipts, 22l head. SCommon to prime veals
s5@725. Sheen anS Misunderstanding. a,al6
head. Fair clippet1 lambs, $3.50. Hogs
Receipts, 3,0Sl head state hogs quoted at
s7.l0@725.
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PETERSBURG TOBACCO MARKET.
tReported by Craddock- Jones, virgni,
Richmond, Vn., May 4

Petersburg, Va. May 4. 1907.
Light sales tho past week account OF
unfavorable weather for handling. Market
strong and active on all grades.
The Quotations arc {ollowa:
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARKET.
Richmond. Va, May 1, 1907.
nI,nrr r~.ONS
CATTLE MARKETS..
LIVE STOCK MAREET.
tsales at Union Stock YardsD

Richmond, Va. May 4, 1907.
Report Of live stock market for week end
ing April 29th:
6Gl5Ac.; common TO fair, 4@iHc. best heif-
ers, 5A95hc.; medium to good. 11a@ &c.,
common to fair. 3la6eA,sc.; best cows. 4 %
to fair. 3QsHc,; old, poor cows, 2R2Ac.:
bulls, 3@4Isc.; calves. 6a7tac. cows and
calves, S2oG55.oo per head Best sheep,
G47lac. best hogs, 6lac.: medium to good,
6G6Ac. stays and sows 4k6Db1ac.
Prospects good for all kinds of stock.
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January .........1o,5s 1863 1886 1858
Spot cotton closed steady; middl!ng up
lands. 1i.50; mlddling gulf. ii.75; sales,
none.
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CINCINNATI, o, May oGs-Market
strong Butchers l,nd shippers, s6.6aadp
ss5; common. s5.s1ast5o, cattle-steady,
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January .......,.1o,5s 1863 1886 1858
Spot cotton closed steady: middl!ng up
lands. 1i50; mlddling gulf. ii.75; sales,
none.
Cotton. steady; middling, ff.55: net re-
ceipts 10 sbales; gross, l6 Sbalcs; sales. 163
bales: stock. 15s.7s1 bales.
1.l72 bales; export to Great Britain. s,227
bales; TO the Continent. Att bales; stock.
66s,212 bales.
CONSOLIDATED at all ports-Net receipts.
7.l7e bales; export to Great Britain, e,2a1
bales.
Total since September LIST at all ports
Net receipts. o4lo,5 bales; export to Great
Britain. 34ss.45s bales; 10 France, sss.s97
bales; TO the Continent. 3.1es.iSo bales; to
Japan. 22a,li9 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, May t.-COTToN-
Spots closed easy and unchanged middNnts
llnc. sales were s25 bales on the spot and
7Gll points above tho close yesterday. The
weather may was favorable and TINS
brought about some buying. Later July
broke and fell from l15t to 11.32. without
attracting support. new crops declining IN
thy and on the forecascs OF f0Foraoie
The decline In the new months was due
primarily to Liverpool and the South trans
ferring from the old to the new crop SELL
ing July and buying October. Tho close
was steady. with May and July quoted at
and 8 points. respectively. above the close
yesterday. October IL above and December
IL above.
Cotton. futures closed steady: JsnuaE,
20 bid May. l1.15 bid: June. 1i.l5 bid;
July, 11.4s bid: August. III ahid; septem-
Der, 1884 bid; October, 1919 bid: Novem-
Der, 1903 bid; December. 1857 bid.
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RICHMOND sroose MARKET.
Richmond. Va. May ~ 1907
SALES AT BOARD.

Virginia centurles-soo at saL;
Richmond City Is. R--c.oco at 1of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chemical preferred 8 ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
DISTRIBUTING COAL CARS.
Principle to Be Adopted in Treatment
Of Shippers.

An important decision relating to car dis
terstate commerce commission the opinion
having been rendered by Commissioner
Clark in the cases Of the Ohio railroad
commission against the Hooking Valley
railway and the Wheeling and Lake Erie
railroad The two cases were heard at the
same time and argued together. The basis
Of both complaints was that the defendant
lines unjustly Disseminated against the
owners and operators of coal mines along
their roads in the distribution Of cars.
The commission held that carrier should
give to the owner or lessee Of private cars
the use of such cars; and should also give
to a coal company the foreign railway fuel
cars consigned to 1t; but that such private
and foreign railway fuel cars should in the
distribution Of cars, be counted against the
company to which delivered and such COM
pany should not be given, in addition to
such delivery, share of the system cars
except when the number of private and
foreign railway fuel cars 50 delivered to 1t
Is less than its distrbutive share of the
available cars, including system cars, for
eign railway fuel cars and so-caled private
cars, in which event it should be given only
SO many of the system cars are neces-
sary, when added to the number Of private
and foreign railway guel cars assigned
the total available cars, including system
cars, foreign railway fuel cars and So
called private Gals.
Defendants We're ordered to distribute coal
cars after September 10 next on the forego-
ing basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
rrespondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 81. 10


ROCKVILLE, Md, July 81. 1907
John Foote, twenty-three years of age
who says Cotterville, Ga, Is his home, was
lodged In Jail here yesterday afternoon to
await trial on the charge of the larceny of
a horse and buggy belonging to Herman
Krahling of Washington. krahling and a
friend drove to Chevy Chase Lake last
Sunday evening. When they started to
return to the city they discovered that their
horse and buggy were gone. Foote was ar
rested, 1t is stated. Monday morning while
driving the outfit, and short while there
after the Baltimore authorities received
word from Washington to be on the look
out for the missing team. Sheriff Colt was
notified and yesterday he went to Balti-
more and brought the prisoner back with
him.
While returning from picnic few days
ago Arthur Offutt. Beard OfYutt, Walter
Rodgers, Minor Offutt and James Offutt,
young coored residents of this place. be-
came involved in difficulty while the cleo
trio car which they were passengers
was temporarily disabled near Bethesda,
the result being that they were arrested on
charges of dsorderly conduct The de-
PENDANTS were given hearings before JUS
tice of the Peace Reading here yesterday
and Arthur and Beard Offutt were fined $40
and costs each, the charges against the
others being dismissed.
The first of series of weekend dances
was given Saturday evening at the Mont
gomery Country Club, a large number of
the young folks of Rockville and other
places attending. Some of those present
were Mrs. Richard II. Stokes. Mrs. Henry
Bradley. Dr. and Mrs. George E Lewis
DR.. and Mrs. Reverdy Stewart. Rev and
Mrs. Thomas J. Packard, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Ohio H. w. Talbot Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
A. Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox. Misses
Daisy Hege. Eliza Choate, Marie Jones,
Anna Yearley; virgie Brewer; Helen Pack
Higgins. Genevieve Fields, Elizabeth Mum
70, Rose Armstrong, Miss Brooks, Messrs.
Ralph e. Jones. Julian Whiting: William
F. Prettyman, Edward Green, Edwin 8.
Hege. Charles Nj. Jones. Stephen Quigley,
Arthur Peter Herbert Diamond, j. Abby
Henderson, George Brewer, Roy Warheld.
Darby Bowman. " alter Williams. Leonard
Groomes and Dr. William H. Trail
The annual picnic and festival for the
benefit of ST. Peters Catholic Church at
Olney, was held at Olney yesterday. Rev.
Philip B. Mcclure, pastor of the
church. was in charge Of the arrangements.
assisted by committee composed of
Messrs. Louis Bussard, Walter Cashell, Leo
Cavanaugh. Nicholas Murphy, William
Jones, John Mccarthy and Daniel Rior-
dan. The various tables were looked after
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Leesburg and Vicinity.
special Correspondence Of The Star.

LEESBURG Va, July 81, 1907.
The Bridge Club was entertained yester-
day by Miss Florence Van Devanter at her
home on Market street, Leesburg The
guests Of the club were Misses Isadore and
Ethel Pike of Washington, D. c.: Miss
Lewis Of Georgia, Miss Adelaide Gather Of
North Carolina, Miss Mary Glenn Austin of
Leesburg and Mrs. Heath Brosius Of WASH
ington, D. C. Tho members playing were
Misses Rebecca and Maria Washington
Harrison. Miss Virginia Bouie. Miss Mary
Arthur Fendall. Miss Violet Alexander. Mrs.
Hartley Trundle, Mrs. Robert B. Wildman,
Mrs. w. D. Hempstone. Mrs. Thomas w.
Edwards and Mrs. William A. Metzger.
The top score was made by Miss Gather.
Mrs. Clinton Linsman died at her home
near Mountsville, this county, last Friday,
the late John Haws. Six children survive.
Her remains were inferred at North Fork
Sunday
Miss Katharine Braden Milton Of Wash
ington, D. c., is the guest Of her mother.
Mrs. T. d. Milton, near Hamilton, this
county.
Miss Mabel B. Wilmarth, who has been
visiting friends here, has returned to her
home in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Earles Smith, who have
been visiting at Sprngwood, the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. S. Lutz, near here, have
returned to their home in Washington.
Mr.. Edward F. Conkling Of Washington
was the guest Of friends in Leesburg this
week
Mr.. Barney Clinendinst of Washington
was the weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert N. Harper near here.
Mrs. George N Roberts of Omaha, Neb.,
Is visiting her parents. Judge and Mrs. W.
S. Lewis, at Meadowbrook Farm near here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
PLAN TO RESUME WORK.
Building Trades Make Proposition to
Elks' Hall Committee.

Announcement was made, after a meet
Ing Of the Building Trades Council last
night. that a proposition would be for
warded at once to the building committee
Of the local lodge of Elks to Immediately
unionize the work of construction on the
new Elks' Hall, in H street northwest, and
in consideration of placing the structure
entirely in the hands of union labor in all
the trades the building to be carried to
completion irrespective of any upheaval OF
strike by the trades as result Of the unset
tied conditions now obtaining in the local
labor world.
This statement of fact was commune
Gated to Richard A. O'Brien, chairman of
the Elks' building committee, in his office
in the District building today, but he said
his committee had not received formal mott
fication of the action Of the Building
Trades Council.
Il cannot say what the attitude of the
building committee will be until 1t is seen
in just what terms the letter of the coun-
ell is couched,' said Mr.. O'Brien. 1T
might be Of some interest for me to state
that this is identically the proposition that
was made to the representatives of the
unions at work on our building as much
as four weeks ago." he continued, land at
that time l appealed to them not to call
their men off our building.
Il pointed out the manifest Injustice OF
such action, because there was no uuarre
between the Elks and organized labor, But
the iron workers and possibly one or two
other trades did leave our building for nc
other reason, as l understood it, than thai
there were two non-union plasterers at work
on some building in another part of the
city. Now it would SEEM after taking q
full month to deliberate on the matter the
unions have come around to our way OF
thinking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
Electric Power Company's Report.

1t is shown by the annual report of the
receipts and expenditures Of the Potomac
Electric Power Company submitted to the
Commissioners that there was a cash bal
ance of $40. 1858 June 80. 1907, as against
$527, 989. SO at the end of the previous fiscal
year.
The expenses of operation maintenance,
renewals, alterations, extensions and new
construction during the past year were
81, 1853, 500 20; the gross earnings from oper-
alton, 81, O75, 1850. Bonds We're sold to the
amount of $4,000. and 100000 was re-
ceived from temporary loans. The miscel-
laneous income amounted to $1S24O.72
For interest dividends and taxes, $579-
SO was paid out and $64S,S on ma
turing bonds and certificates of indebted
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
FINAL SERVICES HELD.
Remains Of Mrs. Charles Ridgley Nc
Blair Inferred Today.

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Charles Ridgley McBlair, who died suddenly
last Monday at 2OO9 1 street northwest were
held at 10 O'Clock this morning at her late
residence. The services We're conducted by
Rev. Charles II. Holmead, assistant rector
of st. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church
lnterment was in Congressional cemetery
The pallbearers We're Charles Z. Kemper
Lucan B. Lowry, John Boule Andrew Lips
comb. Col. j. L. Smthmeyer and w. Nc
Dowell.
number of out-of-town relatives at
tended the funeral, among whom were Mrs
j. Badger Brown and MIR. and Mrs. Herbert
G. Loud, all of Baltimore Mrs McBIair
was Miss Florence Parr of Baltimore
daughter of the late D. Preston Parr. A
son. Charles Ridgley McBlair jr.; a brother
d. Preston Parr OF Bedford Va and a
sister, Mrs. j. Badger Brown of Balti-
more survive her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA.
House Passes BILL and Senate and Gov
Smith Will Concur.

ATLANTA, July a1.-At Z o'clock last
night. after ten hours Of debate, the lower
house of the Georgia general assembly, by
vote Of 1s9 to 80. passed the senate bill
prohibiting the manufacture and sale Of
alcoholic beverages in the state after jan
uary 1. 1908.
The bill is drastic in its provisions, and
after the senate concurs in a few amend
ments made by the lower house, 1t will go
to Gov. Hoke Smith for his signature. Gov
Smith has announced that he will sign the
bill. although prohibition means the closing
Of the bar Of the Piedmont Hotel from
which the governor receives a handsome in
come.
All day long the capitol grounds and cor
ridors were thronged by W. c. T. U. men,
bers and other white ribboners interested
in the bill. As soon as the final vote was
taken the great crowd burst into Praise
God, from whom all blessings flow"
Enthusiastic prohibitionists lifted to their
shoulders Seaborn Wright, prohibition lead
er. and marched through the capitol sing
ing Gloria in Excelsis." Under the law
several large distileries will be closed and
also breweries in Atlanta Macon, Au-
gusta. Columbus and Savannah.
The bill will cause loss in revenue state
and municipal, of more than $1,000, 600 a
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
INSTALLED AT SMITHSONIAN.
Bequest Of Henry B. Magruder Placed
In the Historical Collection.

Through the secretary of ,ne Smithsonian
Institution the United States government
has just received and placed among the
historical collections of the National MI
scum the bequest of the late Henry r.
Magruder Of Baltimore. who died several
months ago in Florence, Italy, where he
had lived for many years.
The bequest was made to the United
States for the use of the Smithsonian In
stitution. 1t includes the heavily mounted
gold sword and silver pitcher presented to
the father of Mr.. Henry Magruder, Gen.
John Bankhead Magruder of the Confeder-
ate army, by the states Of Virginia and
Maryland in appreciation of his services.
There Is also included a portrait of Mr..
Magruder's sister in pastel. porcelain
plate with a picture Of Madam Du Barry,
and an oil painting Of 10" An Aztec
cross. a decoration Of Mexico and the d.
ploma accompanying 1t, a part of the do
nation, were the original property Of Mr..
Henry Magruder himself.
The accessions will be exhibited in the
hall Of history, Of which Mr.. A. Howard
Clark Is curator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
ALLEGED DEFECTIVE TUBES.
Naval Officials Do Not Know Which
One Exploded on the Wilmington.

In answer to the district attorney at Pitts
burg, Pa, who is seeking information from
the Navy Department relative to the re-
cent explosion on the gunboat Wilmington,
near Marking, as affording possible evil
dence to be used in the second trial of GER
tain employees of steel tube company on
charges of having furnished defective boiler
tubes to the navy, the department will re-
ply that it has SO far no knowledge Of the
particular tube on the Wilmington which
exploded. AS the boiler contains three sizes
and makes of tubes, that is very impor-
tant point, and pending its determination
the bureau of steam engineering does not
care to commit itself.