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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-12
DRY GOODs MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE dry goods
market for the day showed little change
from the conditions OF the past week. Cot
ton goods arc firm and scarce. Mems wear
for spring is not selling freely. The dis
position to sell spring goods OF all kinds
Is noted with the exception of hosiery, or
which large orders are being placed. A
further advance Is promised on staple hos
iory. The export trade is very dull. Ad-
vancas on the Innings are notod. Cottot
yarns have advanced sharply again in thl:
market. u N -. ~. -. =. 800. IS
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GOOD TOBACCO IN
Yesterdays BREAKS

Tho leaf tobacco breaks yesterday wore as
large as tho warehousemen had expected.
tho total sales being 10000 pounds of gool
stock. from Wrappers that sold as high us
sac down to lillers that sold as low us SO
to S. There were very few low grade
goods in tho offerings. This is favorable
tobucco weather, and II tho stock is In the
country the deliveries for to-day's breaks
will be equally as large as yesterday, II not
larger. Tho sales this morning Will run as
follows: First at Shelburnes, second NJ
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STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN, COTTON
OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
BY Thomas Branch & Bankers and Brokers'
sALEs:

300 Atlantic Coast Line, com
$500 American Shelters, CON,
$500 Amalgainntcd Copper
200 Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Carand roun., pfd
100 American Cotton OHM,
American Tobacco. pfd..
American Can ...........
800 American Can. pfd. ~.
1900 Amer. Locomotive, com.
Amer. Locomotive, pfd...
500 American Sugar .........
$500 A., T. and s. Fc, conn.,.
A., r. and s. re. pfd. ~.
$500 Baltimore and Ohio.
7,lO Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
l,0O Canadian Pacific .........
200 chesapeake and Ohio. 49,.
1850 Chi, Mil. and st. Paul. i.
2,3o0 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
500 Colorado South, com.....
Colorado South. 1st pfd.
100 Colorado South, I'd pfd..
Ii. Clcv., Gin. Chi. ana st. L
200 solidutcd Gas ........
1900 Delaware and Hudson...
Del. Lack. nnd Western.
$500 Eric, com.............
100 Erie, 1st pfd.. ............,..
400 Erie. I'd pfd................
800 General Electric .........
1850 Great Northern, pfd. 800.
$500 Great Northern Orc Gifts.
200 Illinois Central ...........
1850 Louisville and Nashville
Manhattan ................
Metro. Street Railwsy...
100 Mexican Central ..........
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. June 11.-Sunshine and sum-
NOR temperatures over the creator portion
Of the wheat growing sec lions OF this coun-
try and Canada brought out liberal sales OF
wheat in tho local market to-day land
in all deliveries. At tho closc tho Septem-
Dor option was down 2,a 2Ac Corn was
off EQAc. Oats showed a not loss OF TX @
lNc. Provisions were 10 q 22hc. lower.
Oman Filth Inv Close
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NEW YORK, June 11.-Money on
call steady; 2621-2 ruling. 21-4;
closing bid, 2; offered at alp. Time
loans. stroger; co days. 33-4@4 per
cent. and 80 days. 4; six months,
4 3-4@5 per cent. Close: Prime mer-
camille paper, 5@512. Sterling. ex-
change. steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at s4.87@4.S705 for
demand. and at s4.S37O@s4.S375 for 60
day bills. Posted rates. S4S4 20 @s4.SS.
Commercial bills, SA.S31-2. Bar silver,
661-2 Mexican dollars 81 SIS.
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The receipts of country produce on Cary
Street yesterday were fairly good. and not
sale men had satisfactory business Tho in
quiry was active. and supply and demand
kept so near together there were no ma
teral changes In tho price list. Eggs cons
tinue stlT at former quotations. SprtI1s
chickens undor heavy receipts wero q shnd q
lower. With this exception figures remain
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h PERSONALS 81 AND BRIEFS, a

on Monday for Beverly, w, Va, to at
tend a missionary conference, She will
be gone fduring the week.
has I'I been Spending some weeks !" in in
passed through Richmond
yesterday on her way back home; Size
was the guest of friends While here
Miss Meadows and Miss Keiunl, OF
this city, and the Misses Hinton Sof
Hinton, VIVA, are guests Of Miss Lila
Ives, III Norfolk.
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Open. High. Low. Close.

CHsH HUUtHtUHs wGTo fOI10Ws: T10Uf-
Wonl and 21c. lower. No, . spring whea:.
osc.Gs1 .olM; No. 3, s4c. Islol No . rcd.
DIX @94c No. 2 corn. 53c.; No, 2 yellow.
sake. No. . oats 42Mc. No. 2 white.
1870 i5c.: No. 3 white. 4?hM4ic No 2
ryo soc. Fair to choice maltins 72@76c.
Flaxseea-No northwestern, sl,31: prime
timothy soea. s4,75 Glover, contract grades,
Slb2' Short ribs, sides (oosc), 1897 70
S62; moss pork per barrel. S15.00Fp1 600 +;
lard. por 100 pounds, SIS 10: short clear sid 81
| iboxodp. $s75>9,00 Whiskoy, basis OF high
wines. sl.Sl, Butter-NIarkot firm: cream
cries. 17MM23c.; dn!rics. 1702lc. Eggs
Easy; at mark, cases included. 4 4c; firsts.
l5lEc primo Nrsts liEc. Checso-Easy at
Ll24 1870,
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Mitchell Well Known

Mitchell is Well known In Fulton
and In the city. having at one time
been q member of the fire department.
Hc was appointed on December 9, 1901,
with the rank Of grade b, as a member
of Engine Company No. 8, to MI the
vacancy left by William Hill. Captain
G. M. Rogers was then In commknd of
that company. He was made station
man at Company Z, two years slater,
with the same rank he had previously
held, this time serving under Captain
w. B. Shaw. A year ago he was raised
to grade a, but was shortly#after APP
pointed as driver Of the combination
chemical engine. Mitchell was first
taken III In March, and was given a
furlough. He returned to work in
April, but resigned suddenly one morn
Ing short time afterwards. He gave
as reason for his resignation thai lie
wished to accept a position elsewhere.
TT Is understood that he contemplated
going into the grocery business at No.
500 Louisiana Street.
Hansford M. Mitchell. a brother of
the Injured man, is a we'll known tpo-
llceman. and another brother, Edward
r. Mitchc\, Is a frcman.
Too Ill to. Wed.
The case In which Mitchell figured
with Miss Mcnamara, and which Is
said to have caused considerable COM
ment at the time, was his failure ia
appear at the church on the day set
for his wedding to the young lady
named. The Rev. Father NIcIleef frey
who was to have performed tho Ger
emony, together with the bride- to be
and the guests, assembled, 81 but they
waited In vain for the cX pected bride.
groom, Later. word was scnt tina,
Mitchell had been taken suddenly II
and had to take his bed. Miss NcNam.
ara was a caller at his home during
| his Illness 60
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Cotton. steady; middling, 1925; gross re-
coipts. $500 bales; stock. 176.494 bales
Total to-day at oil ports-Not receipts
4,s47 bales; export to tho Continent 77G
bnos; stock, 429.584 bales.
Consolidated at oil ports-Net receipts
1868 bales; export to Great Britain, $3.50
bales; to tho Continent 1869 bales.
Total since September LIST ut all ports
Not receipts. e,6S5.567 bales; export to Great
Britain, 3.662.476 bales; to Franco. SSl,12s
bales; to tho Continent, 3,2S7,9s1 bales; to
Japan, 235,404 bales.
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Natl r. II. OF Mox. con. As (offered).. SO
Now York Central Eon. sIas.......... 92M
Now Jersey ContRal gotl 5s........X.. 124A
Northern Pacific Observation-Disclosures. l6oss
Northern Pnclfc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 7oA
Norfolk and Western con. Is (bid).... 95A
Oregon Short Limo rounding As (bid) IS
porns u vnnins conv. 3 H.s........... .ssh
Roacling General s4s (bid) ............. 96N
ST. Il. and Iron Noun. con. IS (bid).. 1904
st. IL. and san Fran. fg. As (bid) ~. T9A
: $ss; zSss +;
Southern Paclfo LIST is, cortlhcates.., sou
Ss$!sss as9 Hf Fsss i Il! e's j;
Union Pacific 4a.,.................. 1919
United states stce End IS .......... 95%
Iyaba sh lists 8(bidJ 1Oa
western Nd. a. 74M
WISCONSIN, Central As tbid). .......... s5 I,
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
PEANUT MARKET

(Reported by Rodgers. McCaoe & Co.,
PETERSBURG, Va. June 11.-PEAEUTs:
spanish-Market firm ut s1.3S]a per bushcl.
Virginias-Market firm Mt 4h24sc. for
fancy stock: machine picked, so 31c.; she'll
ing stock, 2k q &c.
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KELLY's CASE CONTINUED
II AT REQUEST OF POLICE

At tho request, OF Bicycle Policeman Kol-
lam and Detective Wiltshire the case OF
white man, charged with being suspicious
character, was post poned when brought
before Judge crutchheld yesterday morning
In court. li! t3 4 3dS sg rs
Kelly. or Johnson. Is suspected OF being
tmpllca tod In N robbery OH which the Alex
andriasandB Rlchlnond police authorities arc
now work Ing vs. I'LL. ls8s q N ~ VIZ Efs
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CLOSING BOND. QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, 3. and Quincy now 4s....... 93A
Chicago, 4, |. and Pacific r. II. 4a.... 6ta
chicago, H. !. and Pac. col So (bid).. SAY
e.. c., c. and st. Louis gon. As (bid). 0Sh
Colorado Industrial 5s, series A......s 5sh
Colorado Midland Observation-Disclosures. 8S
Colorado and Southern As. ........... 50
Cuba 5s........ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1921
Distillers' Securities 5s............... S1M
Eric prior lion As (bd) .............. "a
Eric Goneral Observation-Disclosures. 81
Hooking Valley 4Hs. 103ik
Japan Is (bid). Observation-Disclosures. 9sA
japan 6s, end series. ................ 9S7S
Japan AVS. certificates. .............. 91X
Japan is (bd).s.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sax
Japan ikss certificates, End series. -. 81 3
louisville and Nash Unified As (bid). 99H
Mexican Central As. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. So
| Mexican Central LIST Inc. (otfered) 49,. 21A
! MINI. and ST., Louis As (bid) ........ 81
Missouri, Kansas and Texas $751;. 954
Missouri, Kan. and Tex ends tbld).. S3,s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-12
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. JUNE II. 1907

Steamer Brandon. Harvey, Norfolk, NOR
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Pocahontns, Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers. Virginia Navigation Com pany.
Schooner Early Bird, White. Have dc
Grace. fish, John Adams.
Schooner William II. Michael, Evans. Rap.
ilan. Nd, fish. a. c. Young Company. M
Schooner George II. Bunker, SImpltlns,
Cone River. fish, "A. C. Young Company,
Schooner Pros ton Lowis, Justice. crlsned
Nd. fish. Robert NJ, Smith Company.
Steamer Saratoga, Sewoll's Point. passon
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SAILED

Steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk. ,ner-
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion Line.
steamer Hampton Roads. Tunnel. Norfolk
merchandise and passenger, Virginia Navl.
cation Company.
Steamer Saratoga, ,Sewell's Point, passen.
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BALTIMORE. STOCK MARKET
BALTIMORE, MD. june 11,-seaboard
Air Line. common and preferred Nothing
doing.
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Daily Court Record
IIuxtihRs Court,

Richard Robinson. William Harris
and Walter Jones, indicted for house,
breaking, were each separately tried,
convicted and given two years at hard
labor on the roads.
Samuel J. Carter, tried by jury and
convicted Of assault and battery, was
given sixty days in JAIL
f In the case OF Isaiah Reed, indicted
for HOUSEKEEPING. the jury reported
"a verdict of mot guilty"
Law ana Equity Court.
DEGREES entered yesterday-Lewis
enters Executors and others vs..
'Farmvile and 5Powhatan Railroad
Company. distributing over $4,000. a
part of the fund in the cause to the
credit Of the court.
William Robinson VS.. Rosa Robinson
for a divorce.
Observation-Disclosures and Shepperson
VS.. Q. G. schoheld. for 5000.
Case set for to-day-C. e. Ready VS.
Joseph Johnston, for S166,33.
Circuit Court.
In this court yesterday four prison.
ers in the penitenttary were arralgne &c
for inquiry into their sanity, informa.
ernor. and by him communicated tc
the court. in the usual FORM that there
was doubt as to their sanity The foul
prisoners were examined, the testimon.
| heard. and they were adjudged luna
tics, and ordered committed to an asy
lum The men committed arc Ernes
| Coffee, Alex. Banks and George NC
Graw, negroes, and Joe White, a white
| prisoner. ~
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u. S. rcfundlng 2s, registered. 1850. 10.
U. S. refunding 2s, coupon. 10.
U. S. So. registered. ................. 1o2
u. S. So, coupon. ........... 1902
u. S. Old As. registered. .........t.. 10,
Y. s. Old Is, COUPON. ...,.......... 10'
U. s. New As, Registered ............ 12
u. 8. New As. coupon. ............... II!
American Tobacco As................. Z
American Tobacco 6s. 1O
Atchison general 4s...... ........... Q
Atchison Adjustment As (offered) $500. @
Atlantic Coast Limo A.. ...... O
baltimore and Ohio As. ........... 90
Baltimore and Ohio 31ss. ........... .
Brooklyn Rapid Transit conv. As. 8
Central of Georgia 5s......~........ 10
Central OF Georgia LIST Inc. (offercd)... s.
Central of Georgia end 1nc...t....... &c
Central OF Georgia Sd Inc. <oftcred)... IS
Chesapeake and Ohio AIS tbid)...... 10
Chicago and Alton S,ss (offered) ..... 81
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When seen at her home last night
by reporter, Mrs. Mitchell said that
there was no truth In the story that
Williams love affair with Miss Cath
arine Mcnamara had any bearing at
all on the case. TT was illness that
kept William from going to- the
church on the date set for his mar
rying Miss Mcnamara said Mrs.
Mitchell. Whether or not the engage
,ment was broken off after this / can
not say for sure, but the fact that Miss
Mcnamara visited my son during his
illness afterwards. and that they have,
been on friendly terms ever since would
appear to disprovc any such assertion.
1T Is simply that his health gave way
and that he was evidently unable to-
stand the mental strain Of being un,
able to work and keep up. that preycd
on his mind This, in my opinion. is the
sole reason for his action in attempting
Sllfciden t,NEg35l5. IslslEsS's
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HELOCAL MARKETS
PRODUCE MARKET rs

stonewall. third at shockoo and fourth at
Cronshaw's.
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The Valentine Museum,

TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS.
5 Omen daily from o "A. NJ. to Is n. N. Ad-
mission 26 cents, free on ssat prd ay- 4 s}
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

Richmond. Va. Va. juno II. 1907.
SALES AT BOARD.
Carolina Chemical Co. pfd., p.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-12

October .....11.75 11.92 HI I1.S5
November .......11.75 11.77 11.75 1l.76
December .......1l.76 11.90 iii 1l.S2
January ..........11.9l 11.99 11.SO 1872
February ........1l.S4 1884 11.S4 11.34
March ..........11.96 1905 11..A 12.O1
Spot cotton closed steady; middling up
lands, 1926 middlng gulf. 1850; sales.
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HEALTH being POOR
SEEKS /: 4 !. TO E|::|ND. LIFE
William Mitchell, iWcll-Known
Fulton Man, Makes Attempt
to Commit Suicide.
BULLET 3 u. IN LEF1 BREAST
Chances from Rib and Picrccs
LungMan May Re
cover. Il
u IN LlEFT BREAST

Tho VlrEinia Hospital authorities
stated early this morning that there
was little doubt but that william NJ.
Mitchell, the former member or the
Richmond Fire Department., ana a we'll
known resident OF Seventh Street, Ful-
ton, who attempted to commit suicide
yesterday morning, because Of de-
slaAndency over failing health. would
recover.
Mitchell, who is thirty-one years OF
age, and lives with his stepmotfer at
No. 1916 Seventh street, has boon IN
very, poor health for some time and It
Is asserted that brooding over his con-
dition was tho cause OF his action.
About 4:30 o'clock ycst<stay morning,
Mrs. Mitchell heard her stepson walk
Ing about his room, but Knowing that
he was often troubled with Insomnia,
thought nothing OF 1t until she heard
two shots, and then n noise like a fall
ing Of q heavy boNy followed by
ygroans issuing from the room In which
her son slept. She Immediately ran
to the room, and on opening tho door
found Mitchell lying across q couch in
a pool OF blood and with the smoking
arevolver--n .32-calitre 1--WE Appointing
Just within reach of his hand where It
had fallen after the shooting. q
Wound Not Necessarily Fatal.
DIR. William II. Williamson was sum-
moned, and realizing the condition OF
the injured may. hurriedly called the
Virginia Hospital ambulance and then
did what he could for the man. Az
the hospital 1t was found that tho
bullet had entered the left breast Just
above the seventh rib, and that 1t had
glanced off. the bono and pierced the
left lung. The lcaden pellet was taken
from the left scnpula in the back. Both
DIR. Marvin Nuckols and DR.. Williams
son, who assisted the former In per-
forming the operation, say that the
mans escape from death was little
short Of miraculous. and that though
the wound is dangerous one. 1t is
not necessarily fatal.N The other bull
let fired went wide of It's mark. strik-
ing the floor several feet from the
r
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RICHMOND GRAIN MARI.ET.

Richmond, Va, June II. 19t
QUOTATIONS
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The Usual Sequel Of panic..

Referring to the persistency of pres
ent bear arguments that there is dan
railroads. Thomas Gibson, in circu-
lar just issued, points out that this
argument, SO far as stock prices are
concerned. is not borne out by history
Tables arc presented. showing that IN
the last three periods. OF depression stock
dividends fell OFF. and that they recov-
cred materially while the retrenchment
was In progress. In 1884 the average
OF low. prices of stocks was estab-
In October. 1885. the average had re-
covered As per cent in the face of a
halt in earnings and material re-
duction in dividends. From the low
or 1893. which was reached in July
there was an average advance in the
following year OF 1870 per cent. The
average advance in 1904 from the en-
IRENE depression of 1903 was 1880 pei
advance IN stock prices in 1885 took
place In the face of reduction in divi-
Gends paid by ten representative rail-
reads from S93.203.S35s in 1885 to ST.
612,lo5 in 1855. Dividends In the next
SIS in 1898 to ss3,47s.66 in 1891, while
stock prices were advancing. The de-
preston Of 1903 did not result in re-
duced dividends, the amount paid In
1904 the same roads paid s221,o41 ,o49
in dividends. Mr.. Gibson adds
Several interesting things will be
observed In these tables. the tw0
principal points being that neither
earnings nor dividends shrinks So
much in panic periods as is popular
~ supposed and that the stock mar
ket advances while the actual recess
sion and curtailment Is under way
The concrete object sought Is to show
that under our present circumstances
We may expect an Improvement in Sc
'curity prices, even If our worst fears
in regard to earnings and dividend;
are realized This view is supported
not only by analogy but by logic The
logical cause Is tie appreciation and
discountlng of trouble by the men who
make prices far In advance of the
appearance OF such troubles. Even
the tyro at speculation Will acknowl-
Street discount everything. but when
We stand face to face with the falling
t g, Of earnings. the closing Of mills.
oeiverships and q thousand rumors. II
is pretty hard to apply the doctrines
Which we accept so readily In caImer
moments. The great basic truth is
there. however. even though 1t be con-
turted to our freghtenod vision or
buried from sight beneath a. mass of
LIDO not think there is any
ono thing so important to the specu-
elator or investor as an Intelligent as
similntion and u thorough appreciation
OF this matter OF nnteriority In secur-
iity prices."--Walls Street Summary.
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duct" in the capture and destruc-
ton OF the Spanish fleet under Adj
miral Ccrvera. July Sd Admiral
Sampson had autographed the Sec
rotary of the Navy that the fleet
under my command offers as
Fourth of July present tho destruc-
ton OF the whole OF Cervera's fleet"
Senator Hale. OF Maine. comments
ing on the Pcttlgrew resolution In
the Senate. July 9Th. said: II have
no doubt Admiral sampson will give
the credit to all the Officers and
men that are entitled to It, That
Commodore Schley'g conduct was
most admirable, brave and gallant,
there is no doubt. and there Is credit
enough and glory enough to care
for everybody"
July 9Th. Commodore Schley as
the ranking officer of the American
fleet on the day OF battle from $3.50
A. NJ. until 1870 p. NJ. submitted
carefully prepared report to Admiral
sampson. the commander In chief OF
the Omitted Stateg naval forces In
Cuban waters. In this report Com
modore Schley detailed the move
ments of the various ships OF the
fleet until l1J p. NJ, July I'd. He
also submitted the names OF such
officers as were entitled to honor
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UNION COUNCIL MEETS.
Grand Rally Held ard omcer. for Next

Grand Rally Held and Officers for Next
Year Elected.
Union Council. No. 81, ROYAL Area
mum. one OF the oldest and most pro-
Eressive in the Jurisdiction of the
United States and Canada. held a tine
meeting Tuesday night. NiEe candi-
dates were elected to take the degreo.
five Of whom were Initiated by the
councils degree team" in a most I'm
presstve manner. The councils new
regalta was worn by the officers for
the first time. and the effect was very
pleasing.
This council Will have open house.
from $3.50 until midnight on the 3ist
instant. when an attractive musical
and literary program will be presented
and refreshments served.
The following officers for the en-
suing year were elected. Supreme
Orator F. T. McFaden occupying the
regents chair:
FRS. Representative. F. L. Butler:
First Alternate. r. f. Winfree:s Second
Representative. E. S. Simpson: Second
Alternate. VIM. n. Curry: Regent j.
". Moore: Vice-Regent. Jas. r. Fox:
Orator. Oscar E. Parrish; Past Regent.
r. E. Winfree: Secretary. r. r. Butler;
Collector, John Sloan; Treasurer. a. X.
Vest; Chaplain, VIM. NJ. Bickers. Jr:
Guide, Jno. R. Wells: Warden, ". r..
Gale: Sentry Geo. L. Trainum. w. l..
smith. O. r. Kelley. w. S. Banking
ship, trustees.
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our GREATEST WASTE.

In letter from the president of a
prominent fire insurance company OF
the North to citizen of Richmond
the Statement. is made that the value
of property destroyed by fire in the
United States during the past five years
Is not less than $3.50 100000. and that
the loss per 600 of value is nearly
IN the civilized countries of the world,
In other words, 81 600, 900, 900 of wealth
has been wiped out in five years which
might have been saved had proper pre-
caution been taken.
That is fair sample of our waste
fnlncss In this land of plenty We are
reckless in the use Of our natural re.
sources, and it seems to give us no
concern that our losses by fire are six
times as great as they are in Europe.
We appear TO think that it makes no
difference how much property is lost,
provided 1t Is insured. But while the
individual owner may recover from an
insurance company, every dollars
worth OF property consumed by fire Is
dead loss 70 the country as a whole
and In one way or another 1t is felt.
he Insurance man from whom we
have quoted remarks further that the
fires in Chicago and San Francisc,
were each followed by panic, and tina,
following conflagration in New York
City panic greater than either that
OF 1873 or 1907 would be certain.
This is not meant to be fire alarm
srticle. but it is meant to give warning
New York is now considering a revised
building code, which, If adopted, viii
ieduce the fire risk, and every other
city should take notice. Prevention IL
i better than Insurance,