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ATLANTIC CITY SEEKS
DEEPER CHANNEL DATA.

ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 16.-Charles O..
Marquette. manage of Hotel Traymorc. is
in Texas on a special mission for the Hotei
Mems Association. This resort wants n
deeper channel into the inlet, and is pre-
pairing TO ask Congress for an appropria-
ton. MIR. Marquette was sent South 70
look over government ~jetties, in order to
sather information as TO which would be
suitable for construction here. He has
found that the Professor Haupt ietty, at
Arkansas Pass, Tex. meets local condi-
tious. and that it can be put In at a reason
able expense.
He met several army officers who are IN
charge of the jetty building there, and they
have furnished him with blue prints and
estimates as 10 cost, which will be collated
and presented to the harbor committee Of
Congress when the PROJECT is brought to
that body's attention.
The 1etty will narrow the channel and
will create a depth of twenty feet OF
water, or just about double the depth now
to be found on the bar at high water.
This will permit vessels of considerable
size to come in, including private yachts.
After the bar is passed ut the mouth of TIE
inlet, nearly two miles from the resort,
the channel deepens and broadens, and On
the inlet there is a magnificent harbor wi !
forty-five feet OF water.
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THE PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Flour-Receipts.
15,5s2; sales. SO; firm but dull
Wheat-Receipts, $1,000; sales, 1,000, 000;
pronounced strength abroad with lighter
Argentine offerings caused excitement IN
wheat circles this morning. Prices jumped
1a cents a bushel on heavy covering Of
shorts and new outside buying. May,
LOO 9-l6Q1. 10; July, 1.03&W1.04A.
Rye-Easy; No. 2 Western, SO I. o. b..
New York.
Corn-Receipts, 1885.
Beef-Steady; family, l5.0o915.50; mess,
l0!50pllW' packet, 2-5oW1S.00.
Pork Steady; mess, l4.15n15.5O.
Lard--Steady; Western prime, S.35GS. 45.
Sugar-Raw, steady; fair refining, 5000
3.35; centrifugal, IS test, sos. Molasses
sugar 3.00d3.05 Refined, steady; crushed,
$50, powdered. 40; graduated, 4.SU.
Petroleum-Firm; refined at all ports,
coffee-ouiet; No. Z Rio, SIS: No. 4 san
los. s.
Mo'asses-Steadv New orleans. SA04s.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Butter-S 'eady
receipts, 1854; creamery specials, 291A; ex-
tras, 2Sls029; thirds to first. 21m2s; held,
seconds to SPECIAL, 22W2S; State dairy, c1m-
mon 70 finest; 2o42s process. common 10
to first, 1920; imitation creamery first,
21022.
Poultry-Dressed. easy; Western chick
ens. 9013; turkeys. 15417; fowls, 9@13
Cheese-Ffrm; receipts, 1.329; State, full
cream. s small. colored n white, fine,
15i5; do, good to prime, i4h@l5s do. late
made, best, 11%eD12; do. common. TO fair,
91sN1ih; SKINS, i01l.
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 6.c2j; state, Penn
50; good 10 choice. 4s14s, brown and
mixed fancy 40; average best, 360ss; nfsi
TO extra first s2@35; Western first, $685.
seconds. 2SQ3l,
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]. CHARTER
VIOLATES
STATUTE
Illinois Judge Scores Com
pany at Fish Hartman
Hearing.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The legal arguments
in the ease of Stuyvesant Fish against Ed
ward H. Hartman. involving the matter OF
voting certain shares of stock at :he posi-
poned annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central Railroad Company
were continued today before Judge Ball in
the Superior Court.
Edgar II. Farrar. counsel for Mr.. Fish'
devoted his attention particularly TO the
Railroad Securities Company of New Jer-
sey, which holds the stock Mr.. Hartman
wants TO vote. Mr.. Farrar urged that the
charter of this corporation contains the
power and germs of monopoly in its worst
form.
1t was not, he said. confined, like the
Northern Securities Company, to the con
troll of two corporations, but spreads its
wings over every State and Territory in
the Union. He contended that such a COR
poration could not come into Illinois and
own and vote stocks in the public service
corporations of this State, since to do so
would be In conflict with the public policy
laws of the State.
Mr.. Farrar had ei~ghty-four law books
on the table near him. and he quoted
literally frem these volumes.
After Judge Farrar had consumed con-
siderable time in reading authorities he
resumed his argument.
LUIS wv poIdlHon, ne salu, can iol
exercise under the statutes of Illinois any
corporate powers or functions unless the
statutes permit a similar body to be or
ganized in the State. The Legislature of
any State may impose any limits it sees
hit so long as they are not in contraVen-
ton of the law"
Judge Farrar then read from the sta
tutes of Illinois, declaring that the char
ter of the Railroad Securities Company
contained provisions contrary to the laws
of the State, and that therefore 1t could
properly exercise corporate functions
in the. State.
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WALL STREET
BIG ADVANCES IN OPENING
DEALINGS.
All the Leading transportation Stocks
Show Substantial Raise in
Prices.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Union Pacific was
advanced ~ in the opening dealings to-
day, ST. Paul IA, Brooklyn Transit lis and
Southern Pacific. Northern Pacific and
American Smelling l, and Reading. PeiN-
svlvania New York Central. American
Sugar and United States Rubber lar2e
fractions. The declines were on a moder-
ate scale but the tone was very nrnl.
II a. m.-There was a further substantial
advance after the openings in which the
standard railroad stocks were the most
prominent. st. Paul and American Ice
gained 2h, Great Northern preferred and
New York Central IA. and pennsylvania
Reading, Atchison, Louisville and Nash
Vile and American Car /. Heavy selling
commenced on Amalgamated Copper after
II had crossed 46, and its resultant decline
soon weakened the general market. other
active specialties were also sold freely. and
by II O'Clock the market had relapsed all
around to about Saturdays closing level.
Noon-Tbe steady selling of An.dlga-
mated Copper and American Smelling was
responsible for the general heaviness. Out
side of those stocks the depression was
not acute. Amalgamated Copper fell 2as,
American Smelling pa, American Tcis-
phone 8, American Cotton Oil and inte.-
bcrough-Metropolitan preferred ia, ard
Reading. Missouri Pacific, Atchlson pre-
ferred. Baltimore and Ohio preferred
~Sloss-Shef1ield Steel andi National Lead !.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and. Omaha
roeferred sold at 1874, q decline of 22h COM
pared with the preceding sale in August.
Noon prices showed some recovery. bonds
We're steady.
1 p. m.-Speculation again became heavy,
but offerings were slight and prices did not
vary much from the noon level.
y q, ~ T1rf.oR crn tfita tad c1nxulN To ~
lower level without any effective' points
of resistance. The decline in American
Smelling reached 3. Anaconda and Ma
tional Lead 1&, Canadian Pacific IL aud
Union Pacific, Louisville and Nashville
and Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste.
Marie /. Large blocks of United States
Steel changed hands at %.
3 p. m. III. market closed steady and
dull. The final hour of the trading saw
a dull recovery running to "a in Ameri-
Smelling and l in Union Pacific and
Reading. NEW York Air Brake fell 3,
and Rock Island preferred 1. Business
contracted materially on the rally.
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PLAN REOPEMING OF
KANSAS CITY BANK.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-W. b. Ridgely,
Comptroller Of the Currency, has made
public n statement bearing on the pro-
posed reorganization of the National Bank
Of Commerce, Of Kansas City, which re-
Gently closed its doors.
Comptroller Ridsely said that he ex-
pressed sympathy with the efforts TO bring
about the r%eopcning Of the NATIONAL Bank
df Commerce at MS early a date as pos
siblc. provided that the capital of the
hark should be completely restored and
largely Increased: that the bank De pro-
,idea with ample cash means at Its "e-
opcrins Ia meet al demands. and that.
furtl er, tsefe should lie such a reorsani2a-
lion Of the board Of directors and officers
n tn bank thar the new board and Of
1icers void be free from I'll : tnsibility
10 thu suspension of the old bank. anl
ane'td 10, on-y ms lie but c mnand such
confidence. both in Kansas City and
Throughout The We.t. that There would be
no doubt of the success of the reorganized
b1uk
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REALTY RECEIVER.
Prudential Has $4,000 Mortgage on
Judges Company.

LONG BRANCH. Dec. 16.-Seventy-four
creditors of the Brighton Realty Com
pany, holding claims for s22t,000. appeared
before Referee IN Bankruptcy Charles Fl
Butcher to settle=on the appointment of a
receiver to wind up the affairs of the con-
Germ Washrr Stevens. Of Long Branch,
was selecteG.
The stockholders asked for an order to
sell the property without delay. Two of
the largest claims are held by John w,
Slocum. trustee. of this city. and the
Prudential Insurance Company, of New
ark, The latter has two mortgages aggre-
eating $4,000. Mr.. Slocum is trustee for
creditors to the amount of $65. 900. The
Brighton Realty Company is the promoter
Of the New Tallahassee Hotel in Ocean
avenue. Judge A. Neisley is president
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MONEY AND

Call money in New York, 4d15 per cent.
New York clearing statement: Exchanges.
$15S, 725, 1887; balances. $7,722. 727: sub-Treas-
ury, debtor for $50. 949. The sub-Treasury
gained 81, $4,000 from the banks Saturday,
and since Friday it has gained so, 205. 900.
Commercial bar silver in New York, SAYS
cents; Mexican dollars, 43A cents; bar
silver in London. 25lsd.; bar gold, IT'S.
load; American eagles, 76s. 6Hd.; pre-
mluns on gold, at Madrid, IL. ia; at Lis
bon, II.
Paris rentes, So francs 221a centimes;
Paris private rate OF discount, 4d4l4 per
cent. exchange on London, % francs 1917
centimes; Berlin private rate of discount.
rs per cent: exchange on London, 20
marks, 52% pigs.
Money on call in London, s1z44 per
cent; rate of discount for short bills.
6961s per cent. three months bills, 5Aw6
per cent. consols for money, 80 11-16d. j;
for account, S2A. The amount of bullion
taken into the Bank of England on ball
ance today was e54,o00.
Foreign exchange market held a steady
tone. Demand sterling was quoted ASSOC
1870; cables, 4S794;S71o; sixty day bills,
4.S0Q4.S0A; short francs, 5.1SA; short
reichmarks, "a 9-16d.
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FIGHT OVER NAME.
Michigan Company Claims New Jersey
Corporation Annoys 1t.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ia decision
- pxracted soon in he case Of the United
State Graphite Company Of Saginaw.
Mich. against the United states Graphite
Company ~ Philadelphia. a New Jersey
corporation. for a permanent injunction to
prevent the use OF the tide by the hitter
concern.
The Michigan company was organized
thirteen years before the other company
adopted the title. and claims that 1t mas
suffered much annoyance and some imam
eial loss because Of the confusion In names.
This. hey say, has been particularly tr'ie
since the philadelphia company went into
the hands Of receivers and certain OF N'
officers wee arrested on conspiracy
charges.
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THE COTTON MARKET.

NBW YORK, Dec. 16.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance Of 16
points to a decline of six points, near
months being relatively firm on the cables
while later months were easy under liaui-
dation. The opening was considered
rather disappointing in view of the firm
ness of the English market. bullish spot
news and bullish predictions as to the
showing of the census report expected on
Friday. but there was active selling by
local bears and liquidation through wire
and commission houses during the early
session. Prices soon sold off to a net loss
of lS@15 points on the active months, and
the market during the middle of the morn
ing was nervous and unsettled with fuc-
tuations irregular.
The market was weak and unsettled late
IN the forenoon under continued stop loss
selling, liquidation and local bear preS-
sure, with prices at midday showing n
net loss of about 1922 points on the active
months.
ntAnfaffn1. a.. - - r.
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SHoMTS TAKES HOLD.
Succeeds FELTON, as President of Chicago
and Alton.

CHICAGO, H.. Dec. 1s-1he resignation
Of 5. NJ. FELTON, as president of the Chi
caeo and Alton Railroad took effect to-
day. T.. p. Shonts, of New York, his
successor, was in the city today, and
spent the day in conference with Mr.. Eel
ton and other officials. MIR. Shonts will
return at once TO New York, where he
will have his office.
George II Roes, viee-presl1elt of the
Alton and the Glover Leaf. who is to be
practically In charge Of both roads, will
take posse ssion this week Of the office
rooms vacated by Mr.. FELTON,, on the ninth
floor Of the Railway Exchange Building.
It is expected hat announcements of
further merging of departments of the
Alton and Clover Leaf will be made within
a short time
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RAILRoApA

Chicago Great Weston, first week in De-
cember, $1i5,S44; .iecsease, s15,4i7. From
July 1, 1854. 1859; decrease, S4O2,C2s.
For October:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, eros
Sz,571,4iS decrease s101, 1913; net S1,OJ6,G III, de-
crease $l5s, St9; surplus s45S, l65, deer, ass
S222,05e- From July l, gross SO, 1863, OBS, in
crease ss12,52 net Ss.692. no, Increase $3.50. :
49,; surplus 81, 5o6,641. increase $4s.
Long Island. gross increase. s5o. sS2: oner-
ating expenses Increases 1915 net de-
crease, 7,1eS. from January l.. gross in
crease, S5l6,599; operating expenses IL
crease, $500, 934: ret devlfts Sc. ss77 244
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PULLMAN RATES INQUIRY.

WASHINGTON, Dee 16.--The Pullman
Palace Car Company is next 70 have the
attention Of the interstate commission
men. with a view to determining the right
Of the company to provide upper berths
and whether its charges are just and rea-
sonable. The sleeping car company, when
asked for an answer, contented Itself with
q general denial and the declaration that
its rates are neither unjust nor discrimi-
nators- 1t also asserted that it is not
amcnable to the interstate commerce laws.
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ALAsKA BANK CLOSES.

3 SEATTLE. Wash. Dec. 16.-The Fair
banks Banking Company Of Fairbanks.
Alaska, was forced 10 suspend Satur-
day because of lack of currency. The
assets Of the bank are said to be
$500. 900 in excess of the liabilities. Ac-
cording to the officers of the i~nstitu-
ton the doors will be opened again in
q few days
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TICKET ~SCALPING'S END.
BIT siness Is Illegal, United States Court
Declares.

CHICAGO. Ill. Dec. 1~6.-Judge Kohlsaat
in thet Uni,ed states Circuit Court
entered the final decree IN the suits
of sixteen railroads against ifty-two ticket
s%calpers in accordance with the recent de-
cision Of the United Stntos Supreme Court,
which held that the business Of railroad
ticket scalping was Illegal.
Attorney Brode Davis, who represented
the railroads in the litigation, declared
that the entering of the final decree trlke
a death blow 10 the business of ticket
s~calping in Chicago.
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CHEERFUL OUTLOOK IN COTTON.

CHARLOTTE, N. q, Dec. IDS. b. Tan
ner, precedent Of the American Cotton
Manufacturers Association, has sent a let
ter to each members Of the association. say
ms that cotton men will not curtail their
productions aud expressing himself as Sec
ing an extremely bright future. He adds
1T seems. now, that confidence Is grad
ually gaining ground and there are really
good reasons for it, ms the trade Of the
was never in better condition.
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$4,000 CARNEGIE GIFT.
Iron Master Proposes to Help Improve
Mercer County Roads.

TRENTON. Dec. 16.--Trenton mem
hers OF the Mercer County Board of
Freeholders have been notified that
Andrew Carnegie proposes to spend
100000 more at Princeton in the inn
provement to the approaches to the
$4,000 bridges which he built across
the lake he gave to Princeton Uni
versity. Mr.. Carnegie bears all of the
expense attached to these improve
ments. and the Freeholders supervise
the work.
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Dividend ORGANIZATIONS.

Baldwin Company, regular Qua 'terly of
IA per cent. on Us preferred stock. r2y-
able Januly Is 70 Stockholders OF record
December 81.
Union Exchange Rark Of New York.
usual semi~al1ual of 5 per cent, payable
January ?; books close December q, reopen
January
American Noqlen COMPANY, lfestar
quarterly Of ZAP eeRf. on its preferred
stock, payable January is, books close De-
cember q, reopsn January
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RECEIVER

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Dec 1s.-rhe
Pere Marquette Railroad passed out Of the
hands Of the receiver today. William
Cotter is president and general manager.
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THE LoNpoN MARKFT.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-American securities
opened steady today. Prices at noon were
= g $ higher than Saturdays New York
eloslne- Trading was quiet and feature
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The Treasury
Department today purchased 100000 ounces
OF silver for delivery at Denver and New
orleans. at 547g psr nne ounce
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CLOSING PRICES.

Following are the quotations of the days
closing prices. bid and asked, as furnished
by Byrne & Mcdonnell, stock brokers, SOC
Broad street. Telephone 615:
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Furnished by Byrne & Mcdonnell. stock
brokers, 500 Broad street. Telephone SIS.
NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

Furnished by Byrnc q Mcdonnell. stock
brokers, SEQ Broad street. Telephone els.
Opening. Closing.
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G SECURITIES,

The appended list of quotations on the
active local securities is furnished by Her
man ]. Egner. room Cos, Prudential build
ln0. Rid A slrad
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The following quotations were furnished
by Post & Flag:
NEW YORK OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The following quotations are furnished
by Van Sehaick & Co.:
Closing Satur- Close TO-
day. day.
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE.
AND NOTES 4,
FOR INVESTORS.

The New York Central Oh the first CT
next month win lay off 10 per cent. Of rs
train and shop employees, which is a larger
reduction than usually takes place in mid
winter.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARxET.

Following are the quotations of the days
prices. as furnished through Byrne a. Nc
DOnuell 500 Broad street:
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-23
HE VIOLATED
 SUICIDE PACT

Portland, Dec. 23-WiIlian Burner, a lOngshoremau well known along the river front, shot himself In front of the Model hotel, 42f North Sixth street, at 6:3O o'clock last night, inalctIng fatal wound, because his wife met him in company with another woman and begged him to return to hie home and family. Burner and his companion,
 Mrs. Maggie De Reign. at the time were on their way to a restraurant where they planned to take farewell dinner, after which, by On agreement entered into between them few hours before he was 10 kill her and take bis
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-23
TWAS BRILLIG, AND THE SITHi
 TOVES."

The controversy begun snd continued oy Ambrose Bierce upon the merits of Mir. SteIiug's poem, "A Wine of wiz,rdry," hss served at least to give the work immediate fame, aud, there fore. ii it does not itself hold the place Mir. Bierce has reserved for it in the literature Of the ages, Mir, Bierce's judgmsn5 win be seen to be the more at fault. Ambrose Bierce is never so much at home as when in the thick of 8 fight. but this is the first time, per haps, that he brought on the cherished condition through the advocacy of any man or anything. Hitherto he has been out against oards and reviewers alike after true Byronic manner. And sbus to the general interest in this controversy, on it's merit, is added that of extreme novelty. "The Uprising of the Peasantry, under which title Mr. Bierce goes out to meet his adversaries in the latest ttlt is peculiarly BIerCetic. ,"Bierce,ic" is not so bad, either).
 There is no intention back of this ref. cuce to join in the uprising of these vell,msauing folk, nor in this disaVowal to say their cause is not good, but only to take the occasion to point out to Mr. Bierco ,ha, be is by no means the first 90 discover that "a poet makes his own definitions 9t his own words, and tba, ~.tis for the rest of us to accept them and see to It that there Is no interier- euce by chat feeble folk, the lsxIco. graphers." This saying is aprOpos of h.s quoting the line:
 Mid pulse of dungeOned torges down
 the stunned,
 Uud1mina,ed Armament.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-23

Mir. Bierce refuses to say what is meant, or even what he ihiDks is meant, by "uudomiuated" here, any more than he "would explain what Shakespeare meant by TO lie in cold OBSTRUCTION and to rot 9'''
 Iswill be remembered bow complete ly one Lewis Carroll relies on the priv iege of the poet to ''siye bis own dea- hilton to his own words" and became nothing less than famous by so doing long before Mir. Sterling was heard of, Mir. carrOll's JABBERWoCKs will, by way ot illustration, serve Os the Alaskan's daily poem.
 The author of these lines guarantees that, read as they should be, with prop CT surroundings and impresslonable au, dieuce, the lamps turned down a bit, and, perhaps, 8 little slow music, these words will be just as blood curdliDg as though they had place in tue lexicon; Twas brilig, and the slithy toves
 Did eyre and gimb!e in the wabe, All mimsy were the borogoVes,
 And the nome rsths outgabe. Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
 The jlws that bite, the claws that
 catch,
 Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
 the frumous Bandersnstchm Ee took his vorpal sword in hand:
 Long time the manxome foe he
 sought
 So rested he by tbe Tumtum tree,
 And stood awhile in thought. And as iu ufiish thought he sto9d,
 The JabberwOck, with eyes of t-Asme, Came whiHilng through the tulgey
 wood,
 And burbled as it came One, two. One, two! And through
 and though
 The yorpsl blade went snicker-snack! He left it dead, and with its head
 Be went gaiumphing back. "Aud hast thou slain the Jabberwock ? Come 10 my arms, my beRmish boy! O irabjous day! Csllooh! Callay!'
 He chorIlsd in his joy. Twas brlllig, and the slithy toyes
 Did eyre and gimbIe in the wsoe; All mimsy were tbe borogOves,
 And the nome raths outgs6e.
 It was not until the sixth round this