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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
THE COTTON MARKETS.


NEW YORK. April l9.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of 3aS
points. old crop months showing the great
est gains in response to cables. while
the new,crop was held back by more favor
able weather in the south Trading was
moderately active aud the market ruled
steady TO firm during the early session.
with the active months about to points
net higher during tie middle of the morn
ing. The south seemed to be buying the
new crop after the opening. and the old
crop was sustained by the expectation of
bullish visible figures on Saturday.
Futures opened steady, April. 9.6S: May
9.I3. June, offered, 9I2; July. 9.75; August.
9I1a9. 20; September. 9.1Sa9.19: October
993; December. 10.0Ia10.f0: January. 1928;
February, l2.2S bid: March, 1875 bid.
The market quite active and firm
late in the forenoon, owing to the further
advance in the English market, southern
buying OF the new crop. bull support and
covering of shorts. Prices at midday were
about o TO 10 points net higher.
Spot quiet; middling uplands, 10; mid
ding gulf. l1.3J
Estimated receipts at the ports today
$4,000 bales. against 10,GS1 last week and
II 500 last year. For the week ~ 900 bales,
against 103U4 last week and 81, So last
year Today's receipts at New Orleans
2.5s2 bales. against 2.6l3 last year. and at
Houston 1..ta0 bales. against 1893 last ear.
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Fined for Causing Collision.

Although employed by Uncle SAM Will
liam ]. Herbert, driver of the army gen.
cal hospital ambulance. found that he must
pay the penalty for violating the District
law governing drivers when he was ar
raigned in the Police Court this morning
on charge Of driving SO as to collide.
Herbert was fined s. by Judge Kimbar for
the offense.
The testimony showed that Herbert was
driving the ambulance along Connecticut
avenue yesterday just behind car When
the car reached M street It stopped, but,
the testimony showed. Herbert tried to
drive past the car and in trying to do so
struck another car with his horses and
wagon. Policeman Lake of the third pre-
cinct reached the scene soon after the col
lisi0n occurred and ordered Herbert to an
swer a charge In the Police Court.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The absence of any market for the street
railway securities was ngain the fea-
ture OF the trading at today's meeting Of
the stock exchange, or, perhaps, in the
lack of any actual trading, 1t would be
more correct to say the feature of any
changes made in the quotations.
The most marked change happened to
Capital Traction stock. which yesterday
after the call. was offered at 1875 with no
bid. Today 100 was bid, but the asking
price did not get below 1861. However, no
interest was displayed in the stock, and
nothing was done. The same thing was
true of the preferred and the common
stocks of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, although in the case OF
the latter the usual market at ~ was
available, but there did not appear to be
much for sale at that figure.
After the call rally was ,de on be-
half Of Capital Traction stock, and while
the principal trader in this stock maintained
the Indifferent attitude of the past few
days, another broker, who was formerly the
principal figure in the company, came out
and made a bid of 135 for 500 shares. which
seemed to check the further offering of
cheap shares and the continued downward
course of the stock. For previous to this
sales of the stock had been made on a
range of from 135 to 134A, one broker
gathering In no less than 100 shares at 10.
The meeting of the bulls and bears on
this stock furnished good deal Of amuse-
ment to the exchange and a mild specie
of excitement.
Somewhat better figures were paid for
Gas stock, and the bid price was on
higher level than has been the case for
several days past. There seemed to be
both buyers and sellers OF the stock at and
about So
Mergenthaler continued on its upward
course without any stock coming out, and
the bid of 21l showed an advance over the
bid Of yesterday of points. The asking
price today was PIG.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Traders National Bank has been called
for next week for the purpose of acting
upon resolution changing the member
ship of the board Of directors from fifteen
to twenty-five.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.
CHICAGO. April 19,-Wheat steady; Jul
795saI92.

CHICAGO, April 19.-Wheat steady; July,
795saI9A.
Corn, steady; July, 41ssa47k
Oats firm; July, 40ls.
Provisions quiet; July pork. 1895; July
lard SO; July ribs. $50.
Later the wheat market became strong
on a good demand and because of crop
damage reports, it being claimed that the
crop in Illinois had Leen injured by frost
The high point FOR July was SO2,. The close
was strong, with July l cent higher at SO1a
The high point for July corn was 4Sls
and prices ruled strong until the close,
which was, for July, 1sass higher at 477sa
As.
Wheat-May. rs; July, s01s.
Corn-May, 471s; July, 477sa4s.
Oats-May, 434sa43a4; July, 4O9s
Pork-May. 15-S71a; July. 15.92Ra15.95
Lard-May, s.62l2; July, s75.
Ribs-May. S.47ls; July, S.622aS.65.
Rye-Cash. caro-
Bariey-CaSh G4a73.
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Closing Quotations.

At the close of the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed in price since
above quotations, there being no change in
balance of the closing prices:
American Locomotive, 63.
American Smelling, 1311s.
Atchison, Top. - Santa Fee. 93.s.
Canadian Pacific, 1147s
Chicago, Mil. and ST. Paul, 1895
Chicago and Northwestern, l522s.
Distilers Securities, 69%..
National Lead, 61s.
Northern Pacific, 1914.
Pennsylvania X. r., ia.
Reading, 1864.
Republic Steel and Iron, pfd. SJa.
S. l.. & San Fran, I'd pfd., 351a
St Louis S. w.. pfd., IS.
Southern Pacific S2Is.
: Union Pacific, 1858.
L. S. Steel, 31I.
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REALTY CONVEYED.
George Hewitt Myers Secures Property
on 18th Street

The three one-story structures known as
Nos. 72S to 1872 18th street northwest, were
today conveyed by L. Kemp Duval, trustee
for Louise Eustin Hitchcock, to George
Hewitt Myers. The consideration is NOM
inal. but Mr.. Myers takes the title subject
to trust for $4,000. and gives two addi-
tional trusts to secure unpaid purchase
money aggregating $50, 6S6.75. of which $2O,-
1885, IS is to be paid by next July and $50. 1900
in two years, when the first trust also ma
lures. Murray A. Cobb and Albert H
Floeckher are named as trustees under the
trust given by Mr. Myers.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, April l9-wHEAT-Strong;
spot. contract, 7Ya4aS0; spot, No. 2 red western
SlaSiA; April. 7s%aso; May S03as0+. steamer
No. red. T+19aT44.; receipts 1910 bushels; ex-
ports, 4,oss bushels; southern on grade. 7419aS0.
GORS-Strong: spot. mixed. J3na53%; No. 2
white. 54%.a55 April. 53isa53A; May. $50. a535ss:
July. J+asa5ih: September, 55l,: steamer mixed
bushels: southern white corn, 53l3a56La: southern
yellow corn, 52a5I.
OATS-Steady; No. 2 white, 40 sales; No. 3
white, 4IlaaIs4; No. mixed, Al asked; receipts,
-. SAT bushels.
choice. so: receipts, 1884 bushels.
HAY-Easy and unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady and unchanged
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Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspecto,
Ashford today as follows:
To H. S. Reside, for one two-story brick
dwelling. at 1880 10th street: architect
George o. Totten; builders, Fissell & Wag
ner; estimated cost, $4,000.
{! To Jennie c. Fassett. to erect one four.
story brick rear addition at 1879 N street
architects. Hornblower MARSHALL; con.
tractors, VIM. p Lipscomb q Co.; estl.
mated cost, $4,000.
To c. H. Miller. for repairs at 228 10tf
street northeast: architect and builder, ]
w. Swanson: estimated cost. $1,000.
To C. G. Hubbard, to rebuild green house
In Woodley lane: estimated cost, 81, 500
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Cruiser Columbia at PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA. April 19.-The cruiser
Columbia arrived at the League Island navy
yard today from Havana, and will be placed
out Of commission. The officers and crew
of the cruiser will be distributed among the
other warships at the yard awaitina a COM
plement of sailors. A recent order of the
Navy Department assigned a number of
vessels to League Island for the purpose of
being overhauled. and the Columbia Is the
first to arrive under the order.
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Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. April 10. - Wheat, spot
steady: No. 2. red western winter, 8s 2Zd. !;
No. California. Is. 3D.; futures quiet; May,
Is. 5I.d.; July. 6s sgd.
Corn. spot firm; American mixed, new,
As. sgd; American mixed, old, IS. futures
steady; May, As. 3D.; July. As. 6std. Septem-
ber As. 6Ad.
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Bryan at Ridgefield,. Conn.

RIDGEFIELD. Conn.,. April 19.-william
J. Bryan came to Ridgefeld today from
Bridgeport with Mr.. Nell and went to the
summer home of John W.. Cox of New
York, an old friend Of Mr.. Bryan There
was informal reception at Mr.. Cox's
home and this afternoon Mr. BRIAN ad-
dressed. a large audience in the own hall.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call, IL O'Clock noonW shinston
Rwy. and Elec. COM, 80 at 39ss, 80 at $685. 80
at 391s. 100 at 1885. 80 at 1914, 80 at 391s, 90
at 40.
Washington Gas. % at 80, / at 50, } at 59la,
10 at 81, % at 80
Union Savings Bank. 10 at 260.
After call-Washington Market Gs $iOO at 1ol
Capital Traction. % at 1851. 25 at 1851. %
at 1885, % ut 1885, 20 at l34. at 1885, 20 at l3444.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As. $1,000 at SO.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone os, 81 600 at
1914.
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Joseph Belts, about seventy years old
was struck by yard engine in the Balti.
more and Ohio yards In Martinsburg, w
Va, and 1t is said that he cannot recover
His left arm was amputated and he Is In.
ternally injured.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. April 19.-American securities
opened quiet today. Erie and United
States Steel common declined Il and y be-
low yesterdays New York closing. Other
shares were unchanged to Y higher
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GLOOMY WESTERN CROP NEWS
spccIal Di.patch % The stnr.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 19-T o preliminary
estimates of the principal movements In
currency during the week indicated net
gain in cash by the banks OF something
less than 100000. In their operations
with the subtreasury alone the banks
gained more than s4SUJ,OOO, but it appears
that transfers of currency 70 the .1terior
have been made this week a fairly large
scale. At the same time. unless the loan ac-
count in tomorrow's bank statement is GO
ing to make repetition of last Saturdays
exhibit. it would appear as If the banks
ought to be able to report a substantial
augmentation OF surpuse reserves.
The prospect for fairly strong bank
statement tomorrow did not, however, ap-
pear to cut any special figure in the days
dealings in securities, and it would, in fact,
be exceedingly difficult to cite what were
the chief influences determining specula-
tive ventures.
The trading in general was little more
than counterpart OF that witnessed yes
terday. The dealings changed their super
fetal tendencies from time to time through
out the business session. but price changes
were at all times limited and without much
significance. Toward midday professional
selling movement made some Roadway
against the market and based chiefly
upon quite sharp rise in wheat and corn
prices.
This was the first day, in fact, that the
gloomy advices respecting crop conditions
which are being received from the west
haye had any reflection in the grain mar
ket.'-
-. London Prices Firm.
Generally firm tendencies prevailed upon
the London Stock Exchange, and american
shares participated in the common strength
but operations here for foreign account
were limited TO few hundred shares of
stocks
A show of relative activity was made by
a fsw stocks which are ordinarily promi-
neRt in that respect
In the railway list the leading features
were Rion and Southern Pacific. Atchson
St. Paul and Reading. but even in these
cases the fluctuations were circumscribed
and Irregular
ANA gamated Copper. American Smclt-
ing land United States Steel common fur
niShed their usual quota TO the transact
tioEs in their department of the market.
There was an utter absence of any real
news or novel gossip relating to the stocks
named or to others. and in fact, the slight
furry in the grain market was about the
sole feature of interest in the days sit
uatiCn
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CURB QUOTATIONS.
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an. manager), members New York stock exchange,
THE FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. April l9-Three per cent rentes,
"a francs for the account. ~
Exchange on London Is francs 21h GEN.
times for checks.
BERLIN, April 19.-Exchange on London.
20 marks As pfennigs for checks
Discount rates: Short bills. per cent:
three months bills. AZ per cent
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Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for re-
demption, $780, 19: government receipts
from internal revenue, $7S5,31S; customs,
Sl2i4, :f53; miscellaneous, $S3,24S; expendi-
lures, 81. 10000.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

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and brokers' 1419 F street, members New
York stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board Of trade
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Bar Silver, QuIet, 3Ur4d per OUNCE.
Money. 119a2 per cent.
The rate OF discount In the open market for short
bills is 3sa3A per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for three
months bills is 3ssaSh per cent
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ARGUING To THEORY
Summing Up Addresses Of
Counsel in Hermann Case.
OPENING FOR PROSECUTION
Views Expressed by Assistant United
States Attorney Adkins.
KNOWLEDGE OF LETTER BOOKS
Initial Presentation for the Defense
Will Probably Be Made by
Attorney Galley.
OPENING FOR PROSECUTION
KNOWLEDGE OF LETTER BOOKS

The summing-up arguments of counsel IN
the trial Of former Representative Binger
Hermann in Criminal Court No. 1 were be-
gun this morning when Assistant United
States Attorney Adkins undertook the in-
tial presentation Of the government case
to the jury. Justice Stafford stated he
would not limit the arguments of either
side, but 1t is understood a total Of fourteen
hours will be required-seven hours by the
defense and seven hours by the govern
ment. The charge of the court will follow,
so that the case will go to the jury prob
ably next Tuesday.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Adkins quoted
extensively from the testimony of wit
nesses. particularly the former commission
ers of the general land Office, who were
called by the defense. He declared the
custom Of maintaining personal letter
books was apparently carried along by
regime, outstripped all his predecessors
letter writer and changed the rule for
handling incoming mail in the Office. so that
every letter from Oregon was diverted to-
the commissioner Office, answered by him,
and the answer copied into the books which
he Is charged with destroying. The books
kept by Senator Carter when he was COM
missioner were used as specific illustra-
ton, Mr.. Adkins saying: You notice they
were marked personal but they were also
marked Commissioner, G. L. O.
Not Personal Property.
Mr.. Hermann's books were not the per-
sonal property of the man who happened
to occupy the Office He never paid one
cent for them. but they came to him from
the stationery room of the department, and
they contained not the letters written by
the defendant as a private individual. but
as commissioner of the general land Office.
WAS he paid 5000 per annum for con-
Quoting his private correspondence and for
supervising the store of his son Schiller"
the assistant United States attorney con-
tinued. 1T is shown many letters were
written by Mr.. Hermann to members of his
family. but tie three men who acted as his
secretary at various times have testified
the outgoing mail reached aver
age of twenty to thirty letters day-and
can you be expected to believe all of this
immense correspondence was purely per-
Sonal? "
Mr.. Adkins also referred to the liberal
use of "franked' envelopes by the defend
ant as indicating the official character of
the contents of the great majority of let
tiers written.
A number of letters introduced in the
case as government exhibits were read in
the course of the argument, and some of
them constituted separate chains of cor
respondence; that is, original letters and
the answers made by Mr.. Hermann.
These originals We're considered Off
cial" Mr. Adkins said, because we find
them filed in the general land Office. Are
we to believe then that the letters received
by Commissioner Hermann were official
and the answers he wrote were purely per-
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Disposed Of Prayers.

The court remained In session yesterday
until after o'clock SO that. the matter
of prayers Of each side for instructions to
the Jury might be determined and the way
cleared for the arguments to begin this
morning. Altogether the defense presented
twenty prayers and the government thir-
teen, some of which were granted and
others refused. but the most important
point determined was the question Of the
definition to be given to the word "fraudu-
lent" Upon that Justice Stafford, expressed
himself as follows:
MY idea is just this: That IL the books
were Of the character described in the
indictment. and were known by the de-
PENDANT to be such, and he destroyed them
intending to destroy them, that then he
destroyed them fraudulently, unless there
was some legal justification or excuse for
their destruction"
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The World Of
Finance and Trade

Opening Prices Carried Little
Significance.
CHANGES WERE LIMITED
Prospects of Fairly Strong Ball.
Statement.
GLOOMY WESTERN CROP NEWS
Some Relative Activity by Few Stocks
Fluctuations Circumscribed
and Irregular.
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knowledge Of Letter Books.

Taking up the question of what knowl-
edge Commissioner Hermann had that the
personal letter books were used for ref
erence, Mr.. Adkins referred to the test-
mony of former Private Secretary Roger
and declared Mr.. Roger said he frequently
asked Mr.. Hermann whether certain clerks
might look into the books.
Again, why did Hermann put upon SO
many jackets Of papers which went down
into the files of the land office the indorse-
sioner?'" queried Mr.. Adkins. WAS not
that in fact a record by which it was in
tended any letter desired might be traced
to the commissioners personal book?"
The assistant United States attorney re-
ferred sarcastically to the system followed
by the defendant in having q large number
Of relatives employed in the land service,
and said Hermann's brother. Washington
Hermann, was made forest supervisor on
condition that part Of the salary of the Of
flee go to discharge debt to the defendant
It was also declared that Hermann's ad-
mission on the stand that Session Clerk
ton of the monthly salary of that Office
was in fact an admission Of violation of
section 1871 of the Revised Statutes, and
that Indictment and conviction on such
a charge would have meant Imprisonment
in the penitentiary and perpetual disbar-
ment from holding office under the govern
ment at the very time he was accepting
appointment to the commissionership of
the general land office.
Speaking Of the question whether the de-
PENDANT knew the letters written at his
dictation were being copied into the per
sonal' books, Mr.. Adkins quoted from Mr.
Hermann's testimony where the statement
was made that he thought every letter
written on the blue letter heads of his pri-
vate office, if copied at all, was copied into
the personal books.
'There alone Hermann forgot himself and
told the truth" Mr.. Adkins declared, be
cause there his testimony agrees with other
witnesses"
Mr.. Adkins argument was still in prog
ress when The Stars report closed, and 1t Is
probable the initial presentation for the de-
fense to be made by Attorney H. Prescott
Galley, will not come before the jury until
Monday.
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Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

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Grain and Provisions Summary.

CHICAGO. April 19.-Provisioni
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
GRAND JURY FINDS
 MANY INDICTMENTS
Charged With Conspiracy in Violating Anti-Lottery Law
SOME ALREADY ARRESTED
Among the Number Under Bond Are Several Milionaires of Prominence In Different Sections of
 the Country.

Mobile. April 13.-The United States grand jury in session here today is- sued twenty-four indictments for alleged conspiracy in violating the anti-lottery law.
 The following have been arrested and have given bond, among them number of mllionaires of New Orleans, Los An geles, Cal, Boston and other places: All bert Baldwin, Sr., president of the New Orleans National bank Chapman Hyams, capitalist; Frank T. Howard, receiver of the New Orleans Water Works and cap italjst: David Hannen Morris of New Cr- leans, Albert Hennen Morris of New Or leans Paul Conrad of New Orleans. Ed ward L. Penace, Lewis S. Graham of New Orleans, Francis x. Fitzpatrick of Bos- ton, Mass, James L. Shaw of Washing ton, D. C.. William P. Johnston, formerly of Cincinnati, now of New Orleans; c. w. Bredow and James Rea of New Or leans, Gen. William l.. Cabell of Dallas, Tex. E. I. Demarest, w. J. Demarest and John M Demarest of New Orleans, Robert K. Thompson of Mobile, Ala, Will liam C. Henderson, formerly living Tn Brooklyn. N r., but now residents oi New Orleans.
 United States District Attorney w. II. Armbrecht says that twenty-four lhdlct- ments were issued but as hunper or them had not been arrested nc uechheu to give their names.
 Five of the number who are indicted are estimated to be worth together S100 ,O00.
 A conference was held in the office of United States District Attorney Arm brecht Friday night lasting until O clock this morning, after which a number of the secret service men left for various parts of the country to keep their eyes on those who are to be arrested.
 Three hours after the indictments were issued by the grand jury yesterday the parties were under arrest and were al- lowed to give bond. Francis x. Fitzpat- rick of Boston pleaded guilty today ana sentence will be passed the fourth Mon- dav in May
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
TISSUE IS HELD
 FOR SHOOTING WIFE
WHILE WIFE IS UNCONSCIOUS HUSBAND REPORTS THAT SHE
 HAD BEEN ASSAULTED BY A
 NEGRO-WIFE WILL NOT TALK.

Houston, Tex, April 13.-While posses were securing the woods in the vicinity of Kirbyville, a small town near this city, in an effort to apprehend a negro who it was alleged by T. TT. Tissue, g. farmer of that place, had criminaHy as saulted and shot his wife, the woman regained consciousness tonight and de- nied the story as told by her husband. She would not state, however, who shot her
 These developments caused suspicion to rest on the womans husband, and an enraged mob took him in hand, but his life was saved through officers prevailing upon the citizens to surrender him to the law He was taken into custody by the officers and placed in Newton county iail