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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-13
Grain and Provision Summary.
Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, July 13.-CIosing: Wheat
Spot, steady; No. >, red western winter.
IS. I'd: futures. firm; July. is. 17sd.; Sep
TENDER IS. 31.d.: December, is. 5l.d.
Corn-Spot. quiet: Hess dried. IS; old
northern IS. 2l2d. futures, firm, July,
nominal, Decembe-, As. 1112d
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. July 13.-The cotton market
opened steady at unchanged prices to an
advance of three points in response to bet
ter cables than due, but eased off to a net
decline of 5a1 points ON the active months
shortly after the call under renewal of
pressure from the bear clique and liquida-
ton promoted by favorable weather reports
with the exception of heavy rain at Vicks
burg and rather disappointing weekend
figures. A private cable from Liverpool
said that financial confidence of Alexandria
was gone. with the market closed. and ex-
pressed a fear that Liverpool would be used
to square up extensive forward contracts.
This was very confusing to the local trade.
and during the middle of the morning trad
ing was quiet, with fluctuations narrow and
irregular.
Futures opened steady; July, 11Goa11 %:
August. Hiss; September. 11.52; October,
11.75; November, 1l.70: December, HI;
January, 1l.S6; February, 1l.sS6al1 %;
March Il.06: May (offereD. 1905
The market closed steady. with prices
net Ia25 points lower. Estimated receipts
at the ports today. 1880 bales, against
$50 last week and 2S16 last years For
the week. 15.oO0. bales, against 15.so2 last
week and 25.197 last year. Today's re-
ceipts at New Orleans. 472 bales. against
lib last year. and at Houston, 1896 bales
against 1I6 last year.
Futures closed steady. Closing bids:
July. 11.45: August, 1l.36; September. 1la7 :;
Ostober, II So; November. 11.63; December
III: January, Ills. February, 1lSl :;
March. II 81: April. 1872: May. 1l.99.
Spot closed quiet, twenty points lower
Midd!ng uplands. 1888; middling gulf
1910; no sales.
Liverpool Cotton Prices
LIVERPOOL. July Enclosing: Cotton
Spot, quiet; prices four points lower Amer
lean middling fair. SIS; good middling. 7.64 (;
Iniddling. ia: low middling. 6.7s; good or
binary. G,oi. ordinary, A. The sales of the
day were 1900 bales. Of which 400 were
for speculation and export and included
800 American. Receipts, l.0oo bales, in
Guiding 3tO American. Futures opened
quiet and closed steady; July. SIC; July and
August. go; August and September GG4Ia.
September and October. 656: October and
November. 6.iS'2; November and December
6iJ12; December and January, 0.f4. Janu-
AIRY and February. CAB; February and
March. 6.i@la; March and April. 6.IilS: AnriI
and May, G.45I2; May and June. 646Ia
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Today's Government Receipts.

| National bank notes received today for
! redemption, 81 POI .436. Government receipts:
| From internal revenue sI53.032: customs
! 1866, 100: miscellaneous, S135. 034. EXpendi-
| lures. s., 10000.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, July 13.-On the stock ex-
change today Americans opened Irregular
improved to above parity during the SEES
sion on moderate bear covering and closed
steady.
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The World Of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hbbs & Co. bankers
and brokers' 1919 F street. members New
York stock exchange, Washington STOCK
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by E. R Chapman Co &c. B. Chin
man, manager', members New York Stock Ell.
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The Hartman Bogy.

The pronounced strength of Union Pacific
could be attributed to the already men,
toned views as to the character of the find
!ngs of the interstate commerce commits
sion. but otherwise. there was an utter
dearth of news or gossip relating to the
dealings in particular stocks
Little further could be said with regard
to the bank statement than that its show
ing was quite as paradoxical those Of
the past three weeks. The preliminary es-
Inmates had pointed to loss in cash of
about S6po0.OoO. The bank statement re-
ported gain in that item of S4,07oO0O.
The loan account was curtailed to the eX-
tent of $40. SIS. 900. and deposits decreased
s1TsOOoU. Surplus reserves accordingly in
creased Sf.O2o,rO. and now stand at So
$4,000. Surplus reserves last year were S12.-
$4,000. and in the corresponding week Of
two years ago were Si9. $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Iron Market Excited.

The Birmingham iron market has been unusually active, not to say excited this week. Indeed, the activity yesterday was more marked than on any day in many months Large sales were made for deliv cry in the last quarter of the year. and most of the furnace companies are now out of the market.
 While spot iron has been in less demand this month than last, the vigorous buying movement of future delivery metal is almost sure to be followed, it is thought, by renewed clamor for carload lots. Melt CTS were not fully covered, for all the spring months, and 1t Is believed that big spot tonnage will be needed in May.
 Inquiries for 1908 iron are brisk, but selling will hardly begin until about the first of July. We'll informed men in the trade predict a higher level of prices for the first and second quarters than have prevailed for the last half of the current year-S1s.5O to s19 on a No ? foundry basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
MT. Hobson's District Tour

The educational tour of Congressman elect Hobson through the nine coun- ties of the Sixth congressional district will be novel and possiblNinstructiye undertaking. He will start from Tus caloosa on May 5, returning there on May IT, after speaking in Aliceville, Carrollton, Reform, Millport, Kennedy, Vernon, Suligent, Detroit, Hamilton, Winfield, Fayette, Jasper, Livingston, Epes, Eutaw, Greensboro, Northport, and Tuscaloosa.
 MT. Hobson is a good talller himself, and he will be accompanied by men who can discuss matters of interest as experts. These experts gathered by MT. Hobson include Dr. J. A. Bonsteel, bureau of soils; Sam c. Lancaster, office of public roads; William l.. Hall, office of forest products; R. s. Wilson, bureau of plant industry and an expert on the CulllVdIlOn OI COlJUu WlIH dlSO an inspector of the postofflce depart ment, who goes to study in the district rural free delivery routes.
 The party will go prepared to dis cuss before the people of the Sixth Congressional district better school houses, good roads, soil surveys, for estry, cotton culture and rural free delivery, and perhaps a dozen other subjects of general interest.
 MT. Hobson's programme promises to be very beneficial to the people of his district He proposes to explain to them in what manner and to what ex- tent they can utilize government in formation, and he may set an example that other Congressman will feel com pelled to duplicate. The course of the Hobson party will be watched far and near, and the effects of his itinerary will no doubt be studied by men with in and without the Sixth district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26

these primaries delegates to county conventions will be chosen. and the county conventions will name state delegates. In it's general aspect the per formance will be Ake those which have gone before.'
 The careless observer might think the clash between the contending forces is about to take place. when as a matter of fact it will not be pulled off until next year. It is year away at least.
 In the meanwhile, however, the war will go on under the surface. MT. Taft may go to the Philippines, but he will speak several times in Ohio before be goes, and MT. Foraker will stay on the firing line, and the President will work his office for all it is worth in favor of the anti-Foraker combination. While the battle is to be long, it will be bit ter and determined. Each side will fight with desperation, and no com promise will be possible. It will be war to the knife and from the knife to the hilt. No quarter will be asked for and none granted.
 Nor will the war be confined to Ohio. Both sides will hunt for negro delegates, and the chances are that the republicans in nearly every state will become involved in the Ohio strug- gle. It is at any rate the big prelim- mary feature of the coming president ial campaign. It is more than an incl dent. It may prove to be the real battle itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
CLAIMS WOOD WENT
 BEYOND HIS BOUNDS

Washington, April 25-The question whether Gen. Leonard Wood overstepped the bounds of his authority in the mat ter of the courtmartial of Louis E. Brown is involved in a claim made by Brown for salary as a first lieutenant in the volunteer forces of the United States army, which was today submitted to the supreme court of the United States.
 The case grows out of military trial of Brown held at San Luis, In the mili- tary department of Santiago. Cuba, in Mo- vember, 1898, when Brown was called upon to answer to a charge of conduct unbecomng an officer, consisting of gambling with enlisted men. The court martial, consisting of five officers, first returned a verdict of acquittal, but when the result of the inquiry was brought to the attention of General Wood, who was in command of the department he direct ed the reconvening of the court and upon the second trial, and in the absence of Brown, he was found guilty and sen fenced to dismissal from the service.
 General Wood indorsed the second yer dict, and in accordance with his orders the sentence of the court was carried out, Brown, who Is now a resident of Houston Tex, filed claim in the court of claims for compensation for the entire time between date of dismissal and the date of the institution of his suit, amount ing to s6625, and the court allowed $65S, being the amount he would have received from the time of his dismissal until the date of the discharge of the other of ficers and men of his command.
 Both Brown and the government ap- pealed the case to the supreme court.
 Brown attacks the right of General Wood to order a retrial of his case, and also his right to indorse the sentence, claiming that the latter duty devolyed upon the President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Posting Names of Streets.

"I have noticed a modern idea in Gen. tral park, one of the suburban proper ties west of Birmingham, that l think Birmingham would do well to adopt" said a business man of Birmingham yes- terday "At every corner throughout the entire place the name of the street has been placed in the sidewalk, which Is of cement. The name of each of the streets is laid in blue tiling with a white back ground, and it makes a very pretty eff feet besides being of great benefit to the person wishing to know his exact To- cation.
 If Birmingham were to adopt that sys- tenn, there are thousands of people who would not have to ask questions about streets and thousands would not have to answer them.
 ''The signs are placed on each of the four corners at the intersection of two Streets. For instance. at First avenue and Twentieth street there would be two signs at the bank corner, one on First avenue and one on Twentieth street; on the Woodward corner there would be two; two on the saloon corner and two on the Brown Marx corner. The sign marked First Avenue and the sign marker Twentieth Street would meet at right angles"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
KAPPA SIGMAS HAVE
 -FRATERNAL FEAST

--.e annual banquet of the Birming- fraternity was given at the Country club last night and proved a most enjoyable affair. In the absence of Dr. l.. G. Wood son, who had been appointed toastmaster for the evening, R. H. Baugh presided. In addition to a gratifying attendance oI alumni from the Birmingham district the banquet board was graced by active Kappa Sigmas representing the chapters at Auburn and Tuscalooa
 The evening was enlivened by a num- Der of short talks by c. M Edmonds, w. E. Putnam, J. W. Vardaman, s. R. s., w A. Todd, T. H. Aldrich, Jr., J. M. Dill Jr,, and Ben Davis.
 In accordance with the annual custom. officers were elected at the close of the banquet for the ensuing year. w. E. Putnam was elected grand master; R. H. Baugh. grand procurator; Ben Davis, grand treasurer; J. w. Vardaman. grand scribe; R. E. Tidwell. guard. Messrs Baugh, Davis, Putnam and Vardaman were reelected unanimously.
 The guests were: w. E. Putnam, R. H. Baugh. T. H. Aldrich, Jr., Ben Davis, J. M Dill, Jr.. G. M. Edmonds, w. s. anu H. w. Going, Leslie Lodge F. s. Middleton. C. E. Mohns, H. F.. Putnam, R. E. Tidwell, J. w. Vardaman and Pcul Cook of the alumni chapter. The. guests of honor were M. F. Snedecor and N,. A. Todd, who represented Beta chap ter at the University of Alabama, and S. R. Shi, who represented Beta Eta chap ter at Auburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Estimated Levies of ad Tax rate
Two Out of Nine

A Washington special speaks of the congressional immigration commission as the prize junket" of the year. So it may be in some respects, for the commission may go to any country, and it knows no limit in expense money. Uncle Sam foots all bills, and it may go even to Australia.
 The regret is that oply two southern men are included in it's list of nine members, namely Senator Lattimer of South Carolina, and Congressman John l.. Burnett of the Seventh Alabama district. The south is deeply interested in immigration problemsy and it should have had more than two members of the commission, especially when the seven northern members include Sen Rtor Lodge and perhaps six other men hostile to southern cotton mills and other southern industries But Messrs. Latimer and Burnett will travel with their eyes open, and they may report some things that MT. Lodge failed to see altogether.
 The possibilities of good in the com ing tour of the new immigration com mission are very great, and the south looks to its representatives on the com mission to do their best in ascertain ing the immigration situation on both sides of the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
FINLAND's NATIONAL HYMN.

By Carl Ludwig Runeberg. Our land, our land, our fathers land, Where heroes spirits roam! No hills or mounts that proudly stand, Nor valleys touched by magic wand, More loved than our own native loam. Our northland hearth and home Our land is poor, and poor will be To all who seek for gold; No stranger proud her gifts may sec Her nature grand, her spirit free, Yet to her sons her wealth untold, A secret sweet unfold. We love her brooklets, rills and streams, Her lakes so silv'ry bright; Her forest dark through which there
 gleams
 A golden thread of suns bright beams; Her clear blue sky on summers night, And glowing northern light. Here, fathers fought in days of yore- For truth they bled and died; Here sung the ancient bard his lore Of freedoms cause midst cannons roar, On plain and hill and mountain side The tryant's will defied. And could we dwell in paradise. 'Mong gold winged angels throng; And dance on stars in purple skies, Where ne'er are known nor tears nor
 sighs,
 To this, our land, we still would long, To sing our fathers song. Her withered rose shall bloom once moro, Her prayer shall answered be; +- Through de'es Ja mounts her sons adore, Shall ring her joy as ne'er before; A mighty chorus of the rec :, The song of liberty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
FARMERS UNION NOT
 IN WAREHOUSE PLAN.

Atlanta, April 25.-(Special.)-J G. Eu- banks, state business agent of the Farm CTS union, has just returned from Blr- meeting said to have been called by bank CTS and spinners with a view to organ izing a cotton warehouse movement. The announcement was sent out as a result of this meeting that a plan was agreed upon which had the endorsement of the Farmers union and the Southern Cotton association.
 "Nothing could be further from the truth" said MT. Eubanks, speaking of the matter State Business Agent Par ker of Alabama, has already sent out a denial of that report
 "The truth of the matter is we found the meeting all cooked and primed by the Southern Cotton association. The invitation had come from others, evident ly because the Southern Cotton associa- tion feared to take the lead on account of its odorous connection with MT. Hoad- ley of Wall street
 We wish to make 1t plain now that the Farmers union, cannot and will not
 
 sociation as long as it is officered by men as close to Wall street as are some of it's head officers. In evidence of this we have only to call attention to the recent statement of MT Hoadley that he was in almost daily communication with President Harvie Jordan of the associa- tion, who kept him informed as to what was going on.
 '"The Birmingham warehouse movement contemplates cotton exchange for hand ling warehouse receipts. The Farmers union proposes to deal only in spot cot ton and sell direct to the spinner. As soon as we found what was at the bottom of the Birmingham movement, we polite ly withdrew and notified them we could have nothing to do with 1t.
 If the Southern Cotton association only knew it, 1t is working positive injury to the farmers of the south by its con- stant alignment with Wall street and with the spinning interests. We have our own warehouse plans which will be worked out in due time and which we believe will accomplish what we aim at a stable and a fair price for our pro- duct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Mob of Negroes Try to Lynch.

Pittsburg, Kan, April 25,-A mob of ne- groes made an unsuccessful attempt at Corona, Kan, to lynch Joseph Bush, ar- rested last week in Oregon charged with train robbery when the train bearing Bush stopped at that station last night. Bush is believed to be one of the men who robbed the passengers on a Missouri Pacific passenger train the night of March 4, when John Henry, q negro who lives at Corona, was killed. Bush was placed 'n jail here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Ohio is Skirmishinq

The battle in Ohio between the Dick-Foraker machine and the Taft Burton-Longworth combine is not to be short and sweet. It is to be a long, drawn-out affair. The republican state central committee, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, will meet in Columbus Gin the late winter or early spring of next year. It will call state convention and provide for the conduct of primaries nn strict popular voting plan. At
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR E,roin the New York Press.

A girl calls it a romance to see a man in the street who looks like foreign count.
 One great comfort to a widow is to pre- tend that mourning isn't becoming to her when it is.
 If a man matches for the street car fares and loses he looks as if he'd been beaten running for office.
 Half the time a man stays out late just to get the name of a gay rounder whan ha'd much rather be home in bed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Deputy and Prisoner in Court.

An interesting case came up yesterday in the police court when both Deputy Sheriff tillian and a German by the name of Fuquay were on trial charged with affray. By agreement of the attor- neys they were both released on pay ment of the costs. They were arrested by Policeman McCullom several days ago in Fuquay's store I<1llian was trying to collect a license and a difficulty arose. The deputy has the old man in the coun- ty jail, on three other charges, and he Is getting into hard luck all round
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Independent Voting

The people are rushing pell-mell into another presidential struggle. They are selecting favorites, and they are doing this with small relation to party ties. Party government will endure, but party discipline has lost much of it's power over the minds of voters. In many states thousands of men openly boast that they belong to no party that they will act and vote regardless of party platforms or principles.
 The independents have always been with us, but heretofore they have been exceptional. Today independentism is a fad, and great confusion in party lines and party votes may be the out come. At any rate any result becomes possible when many men push aside all party claims. Before wholesale in- dependentism the political prophet stands baffled. He does not know which way the cat will jump.
 The standpatters and the office holders will vote the republican ticket, but no one can tell this year what the other voters will do. It is year of confusion, straight thinking and free action. The party shibboleth has lost its power over the minds of men, and assurance what next years campaign will lead on to,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Won't Call On the President.

New York, April 25.-It was announced that the committee which was appointed by the Central Federated union last Sat- urday to go to Washington and ask Pres ident Roosevelt to retract his statement that Mover. Haywood, and Pettibone were undesirable citizens" had decided not to go. This decision it was added was the result partly of the letter of the President to -ne chairwars..eeS-t .ef the ttse Moyer-haywooo cohlerence of Chicago. nal statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Some Good Peaches.

While the peach crop in this part of the country will be very small, few or chards escaped injury from the recent cold snaps
 Last Sunday I examined peaches in my orchard in St. Clair county, three miles north of Cooks Spring." said Frank Leonard, "and found that they had not suffered in the least from the freezing weather. They were in perfect condition, and l expect to market good crop. My orchard is on the mountain and that is supposed to account for it's escape from the blight of frost and ice.
 My apples were damaged and l will not have more than a third of a crop, and my plums were all killed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
Kills Deputy Sheriff.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 25.-A special to the Record from Texico, N. NJ, says: Deputy Sheriff w. F. Tipton was shot and almost instantly killed about 10 o'clock this morning. The shooting oc- cured in d local saloon. The weapon used was revolver belonging to the de- Byron Parish, constable at Por- tales, was charged with the killing and placed in the hands of the Texas officers and taken to Hereford for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
ALABAMA PRESS

Collinsvlle Courier From the divorce statistics the thought is suggested that a lot of people gather lemons in the gar den of love.
 
 Montgomery Advertiser: They are form ing 'anti-mosqpto leagues in some parts of the country, the object, we suppose, being to bar them from good society.
 Union Springs Herald An exchange re- marks that J. Thomas Hefiin will speak against tuberculosis at Atlantic City In June. Where did Toms opponent come from?
 Mobile Item; Sir George Alexander Cooper of England, who married an American woman with $50, oO0, and IS coming to this country in hopes of get ting the bulk of the $70, ,000 Smith es- tate, must be after the whole barrel, bung, hoops and slaves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-26
COMER STANDS PAT ON
 TAXING FOREIGN MONEY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ID

placed a high tax rate on foreign money lenders. This is not true. The tax as it now stands is from 4 mills to 1% mills, whereas the state tax alone on every other property is 61a mills, not counting county tax of mills; also school, road. bridge and city taxes additional, sum ming up in different localities from F to o6 mills taxes. From this it can be read fly seen that the foreign money lender is by the present revenue law taxed third to one-fifteenth tn tax rate of other properties of the state. Instead of cofh- plsining. I think that the foreign money lender on this basis of mills to 1s4