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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-03-18
Ask Exenption.

Providence, r. T., March is. The
taxpayers in public meeting today are
considering the petition of the Forest
dale Manufacturing Co. asking that
the new brick addition to be erected
by the company at Forestdale be ex-
empted from taxation for period Of
ten years.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-03-18
HENS SMASH RECORDS.
Surprising Tales of Prowess From
Ohio Farms.

Lexington. o., March 1s-W. r.
Hainer has a most extraordinary hen.
In appearance she Is most ordinary
but on alternate days she produces
huge eggs, the largest OF which meas
ures 8 by 10 inches in diameter
Her owner claims the specimens he
has are the largest hens eggs in ex-
istence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-03-18
Two Eqas a Day.

Ada, o., March IS. Henry Hooker
has succeeded in propagating a species
of chickens that lays two eggs daily
Noticing that many Of the eggs were
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-03-18

on the persons OF the brokers, who
We're literally overrun with them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-03-18
coNoREssMEN RETuRnIne.
Party That inspected the Big Ditch
Leave for New York.

Washington. March is. The party of
fifty congressman. who sailed for PAM
anna to inspect the work on the Isth-
mian canal on March s, sailed yester-
day from Colon on the return trip.
They will arrive in New York March
2s. They had fine time, being abund-
antly entertained. They took great In
terest In the canal, giving it thorough
survey.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
WONAN'S SUFFRAGE
FIGHT RENEWED
English House of Commons
Listens to Debate
on Bill.

LONDON. March S-Not in years
have such precautions been taken to
prevent disorder in the house Of COM
mons during a debate as were notice
able today when the woman's suffrage
measure. introduced by Mr. Dickinson.
came up.
Extra guards were thrown about the
parliament building today TO bar out
all trOuble-makers. Only such women
as had sworn to preserve order were
admitted TO the galleries. Equally
significant with the precautions to keep
OrGer were the vacant seats IN the
mousse. Scores of members had left
London 10 avoid going on record on
the bill.
Premier Campbell -Bannerman was one
Of the speakers against the bill. This
measure permits women TO vote under
the same property qualifications gov
crninS male suffrage. He is not enam-
ored of the Dickinson bill, because II
would exclude working women from the
franchise and give votes only TO {. small
section Of well-tO-dC women.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
ROUSSEAU'S NAME
P ROBABLY SLATED
FOR CANAL BOARD
Appointment Not Yet
Made by President But
Reasonably Certain.

Although no Official confirmation Of
the report can De had, it appears rea-
sonabIy certain I'm official circles thai
the appointment by the President o.
Civil Engineer Harry II. Rousseau. chief
OF the Bureau OF Yards and Docks o.
the Navy Department, 20 a place on
the Isthmian Canal Commission will be
announced soon. This appointment viii
be made 10 give the Navy Department
civil engineer officer on the commission,
according 10 provision OF the Spooner
law. and IL would mean the forced re
tirement from the commission OF Chief
Engineer Endicott. L. S. y. retired.
who. until recently, held the position 10
which Mr.. RosseaU was promoted a few
months ago.
With the arrival Of Colonel Goethsls
on the istbmus 10 succeed Chairman
Stevens. the commission Viii stand as
Lieut.. Col George w. GoethaIs, chair
man and chief engineer, Mai William
l. Sibert. engineer; Mai David du B.
Gorgas. army medical sanitary officer,
Harry II Rousseau. navy engineer tycJ
10 be appOjntedD. Jackson Smith. IN
charge of labor. former Senator Joseph
e-al legislative adviser.
When asked today II the appointment
OF Mr.. ROsSeau had been made by the
President. Secretary Taft said that 4
had not. but he did not deny that Mr.
Rosseau is under consideration Tor the
position.
ton Of the commission the President
has increased the duties OF Joseph
Bishop. secretary OF the commission. by
placing him in ful charge OF canal at-
fairs in Washington. This vii maze
Mr.. Bishop sort Of acting chairr n
Of chairman of the commission fv n
the Washington end during such time
as Colonel Goethals is on the IsthuUs.
The selection of Civil Engineer RoUs-
seau comes as a marked surprise te Of
fiCialS in both the army and navy. Mr.
Rousseau is one Of the youngest Off
GERS in the navy. and only two months
ago was placed in charge of the Bureau
OF Narks ana Docks over the neads OF
number Of officers his senior
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
SELLING ORDERS
SWAMP MARKET
Earlier Losses Were RecoV-
cred as the Noon Hour
Approached.

NEW YORK, March S--The pressure
was resumed in the stock market at the
opening this morning, the local senti-
ment being unfavorably influenced by
the lower range of London quotations.
The market here started or weak, with
the initial transactions showing losses
OF from Il to IL per cent, the latter
in Great Northern preferred.
II Il. m.-The market was swamped
with selling orders at the opening. and
there was at the same time an absence
OF support around yesterdays closing
quotation. forcing sellers TO make con-
Cessions in order TO do business. and
causing renewed weakness and in
creased fear Of some unknown trouble.
After the first few minutes supporting
orders appeared on the floor from
strong banking and corporation inter
ests, and stocks were taken as offered
until the demand exhausted the press
ing supply and started q sharp upturn.
\ large part OF the early losses were re-
covered. and some issues showed ma
terial gains.
Government bonds unchanged; other
bOnus lower.
Noon-Rcading was the feature Of the
market ali through the forenoon and
was regarded as the market leader by
a number OF the room traders. VINO
swung TO the bull side because Of the
strength shown in this stock after the
first few minutes. The upward move
ment that started at 116lZ continued until
the price touched 122 shortly before
noon.
issues. Price movements were wide and
TaDid.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
THIRD TERM SURE
FOR ROOSEVELT
Martin Says President Must
Garry Out His Own
Policies.

ct looks now as though the peoples
demand that the President accept an
other term would be too strong to be
resisted" said former Representative
Martin Of South Dakota today Mr.
Martin. whose term in Congress closed
last Monday called at the White House
TO say good-by, and before he left the
Office building did little political
prOphcsyinC-
President Roosevelt has given a
moral up-lift TO the business and poll
tics of the nation" continued Mr Mar
tin. and the good effects OF this awak-
cuing VIII be permanent But much re-
mains 10 be done under the Roosevelt
politics. and the people cannot be made
TO believe that anyone can press those
issues as successfully as the President
himself"
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

At a meeting of the directors or the
Commercial Trust Company of PhiIa-
delphia Thomas +. Ryan. of Washing
ton and New York, was elected a mem
Der Of the board.
Wall Street does not like these spec
ulative brainstorms. They are too ex-
citing and exhaustive. and apt to result
in reaction the next day.
The Utah Consolidated Copper Co. has
declared a quarterly dividend OF Sl.25 a
share, and an extra dividend Of . cents
a share. payable April Is.
Washington is not alone in a slow
market Yesterday the first sale of 100
shares Of the stock of the New York and
Harlem Railroad since 1915 was made
on the New York Stock Exchange. The
price being 80. This is a loss Of 35
points from the previous sale
New low records were made yesterday
American Sugar touched a price it had
not seen for three years. Southern
Railway continued in its downward
course, much TO the grief OF its friends
and supporters, with no one at hand 10
save II.
Southern railway shows a big decline
in net earnings for the seven months
ended January 81, although there is a
reasonable gain in the gross. The net
loss was $l,352 293. while the increase IN
expenses and taxes in the same period
was 2,l2l,5lS.
South America continues 10 take gold
from the Bank Of England. It secured
t&62l 900. while the bank was enabled 10
secure but E205,0DO I'm the open market
and 5000 from Paris. II is not prob
able this city will want any gold for
some time.
The net earnings Of the American Car
& Foundry Company for the three
months ended January 81. 1907, amount
ing to S2.3CT2S2. were the largest for any
quarter in the COmpanys history. Only
once before did quarters earnings eX-
eeed the 100000 mark. That was in
the fiscal year of 1892 and the amount
was $2,l52,2tJ.
A leading interest i'm Union PaC'fc.
who is qualified TO speak for Mr.. Harri-
man, says: Il think 10 is perfectly
ridiculous TO say that either f. II. Har-
riman or the Union Pacific railroad pas
anything to do with the market move
ment in Reading, or that the pyrOtech-
MICS in Reading shares is in any sense
based on a change In the control OF that
property, leastwise so far as Mr.. Harri-
man or the Union Pacific railroad are
concerned.
You are perfectly safe in saying that
Mr.. Hartman is buying no railroads
just now
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
CONSTITUTIONAL PARTY
RULES RUSSIAN 0UMA

ST. PETERSBURG. March S.-The
voting on The election Of officers I'm the
lower hours Of the douma today showed
that the Constitutional Democratic ma
lOrity remains solid. Beresiue, a Labor
lte from SaTatOff. and POZndnslIy. an in
dependent member Of the Left. from
KuarkOn. were elected vice presidents,
and TChiIonOm a Constitutional Demo
Crat from Moscow, secretary
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
GOV. SWETTENHAM
AGAIN N TROUBLE
Rebuilding Suggestions Are
Said to Be Un-
welcome.

KINGSTON. Jamaica. March S.-Sir
Alexander Swettenham, whose resigna-
ton as governor Of Jamaica has been
rendered the home government. has
aroused almost as much Of a storm by
suggestions as to the rebuilding of the
city as he did by requesting the Ameri-
can ships to leave after the earthquake
In a speech to the legislative council
Swettenham declared that an ideal
scheme for rebuilding will be to place
the prison insane asylum, and govern
ment building all under one roof.
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Continued from First PagcD
jealous sweetheart PaoiucCi. as being
most deliberate. premeditated. and cold
blOoded He denounced the crime as
murder most foul. and asked for a YER
diet IN the first degree
The defendant throughout the prose
cutOT's argument sat seemingly uncOn-
ceFned. never once lifting his eyes
Since the trial began PaoluCCi has never
uttered a sound and has sat in the court
room with dOwncast eyes. apparently
gazing at something near his feet Now
and then the muscles Of his face would
twitCh convulsively. bat were IT not
for this he might bc taken for a statue
rather than a human being
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
EIGHT BATBTUBs TO a,soo rEOPLE

Pittsburg authorities have taker a
census of the bathtubs in that city. ard
find that there are only eight in the en-
tire Thirty-fOurth ward. That is the
mill district, running west along Carson
street from the Point bridge. where
$500 people live. where 900 men vote. and
where SO school children are compelled
TO grow up without the most ordinary
bathing accommodations.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
THREE YANKEE SHIPJ
TO BE SENT TO FRANCE

II has been decided by the United
States Government TO send three ships
20 the exposition to be held at BOr-
deaUX France. next summer The ships
that are 10 20 have not yet been deSig-
mated by the Navy Department, bat II
is possible that three Cvruisers viii be
dispatched 10 France after participating
I'm the opening of the jamestown Expo
eiriDn
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
AMERICANS IN HAITI
COMPLAIN OF TREATMENT I

Complaints have been received by Sc--
retary Root from American citizens en-
gagged in business in Haiti that they
are being oppressively treated. and
driven out Of the island by the govern
ment of that country, because Of its
policy OF excluding foreign merchants
from participation in Haitian trade.
The Secretary has instructed American
Minister Furniss to inform the govern
ment OF Haiti that this country cannot
permit discrimination against American
citizens
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
LOCAL MENTION.
MIX" Bread Is Eminently Pure.

Everything Is done to maintain the
goodness and purity of Holmes genuine
homemade Mix Bread. II IS the de
licioUs. nutritious product Of the finest
materials Delivered fresh and clean
from oven 10 table. SC Delicious home
made Pies. 20c Holmes Bakery. Ist *,
l. sJs.. phones l.. 1850 d IfII.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

With a distinCtively better feeling eX-
listing in the New York market, brokers
came to the local board today free from
the dread which has oppressed them
for the past two days. In fact, with
some Cf them there was an eXuberance
and jubilation Of spirit indicating a de-
gree Of confidence that was far removed
from the depressed manner which the
recent jolt in prices had caused. For
tunately. this eXUberance did not extend
far enough 10 inaugurate a bull cam
poisn. as the long heads among the
membership do not believe the time is
ripe for any advancement.
The business while generally OF an
investment character. was the smallest
or the week. falling OF 10 nifty shares,
but it showed p'sinly that the bargain
hunters We're on the grounds looking
for snaps. Gas and Mitchell Mining
were among the best. the demand be-
ing strong for both and buyers de-
cidedly IT the majority. Mergenthaler
and Traction suffered most from the
high record In the early part Os the
week. Bonds were in good request and
found ready sale where prices were
considered Iair
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
Free Demonstration.

Come I'm and see how 10 reduce your
gas bills 20 10 30 per cent by Expert
Gregory. c. A. LTUddiman & Co, GIG 18th
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
"The Way of the Cross"
Be IN Style.

a very useful book for Lent 10 cents
cloth cover Noigt's. - 1th ST. NV
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

NOnocacy Valley Corn. sc; Succotash.
60. Vegetables for Soup. 7lac. Tomatoes.
&C. Salmon. Sc. Syrup. loC. Wagner $
Beans. Sc ana Sc. String Beans SC
Pylcs New Method Stores If3S + 81. NV
and New Jersey ave. and X NV.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

Have q National Inverted Gas Light
PVT up save gas G. \. Mul Iiman *
Co, 1904 q ST. NV
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
Manual Of Prayers.

The most complete prayer book in the
Catholic Church. IndOTsed by the Car
dinal. NoiEts. I35 9Th ST. NV
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
WASHINGTON PRICES

Washington Railway and Electric Is.
S2.O"HS4.
G. pItal Traction. GuIl4. 7aIH. 2OaIH
I1Hl4A
Washington Gas. 2Jd59Ia. 2J459la. .5a
59l.. 2JN5yis. 25059lR
Mergenthaler. IOI21la4
Mitchell Mining. lOJn54 tbuyer Coz. 10
N5A (buyer COZ. 5005is. 2505Is.
After call-Capital Traction. 18Ii5. IGG
1H
Washington Railway and Electric IS.
81 ,01gd S4ls. 81. .OOt0s414
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
IS. $3@OHlO1&
Washington Gas, 25059ss. 2J0J9ss.
Mitchell Mining. 1oJN514
Washington Railway and Electric rre-
fCTTed, 5gUS3I2
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
Coal! Coal Coall

Best coal and wood. Lowest prices. r J.
& N c Grace. 4th & + ne Phone L. 90.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra at
Park Hotel Winter Garden. Rathskeller,
-. Y. ave and 18th 81 +. Endres. Prop.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
STOCKS, BONDS, AND MONEY
NEW YORK STOCKS

Quotations furnished by Charles q. Gates
& Co.. Munsey Building: Members New York
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
Pearl kosaries, CSC Up.

voigCs. 725 9Th St NV.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

Southern railway shows a big decline
in net earnings for the seven months
ended January 81, although there is a
reasonable gain in the gross. The net
loss was S1,352,293. while the increase IN
expenses and taxes in the same period
was S2,lyI,JlS.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

The Utah Consolidated Copper Co. has
declared a quarterly dividend OF $l2S a
share, and an extra dividend Of . cents
a share, payable April -.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

New low records We're made yesterday.
American Sugar touched price it had
not seen for three years. Southern
Railway continued in its downward
course. much TO the grief Of its friends
and supporters, with no one at hand to
save Il.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
PA0LUCCI JURY CONVICTS
HIM OF DODGE MURDER

Continued from First PageJ
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

At a meeting of the directors or the
Commercial Trust Company OF Phila-
delphia Thomas + Ryan, of Washing
ton and New York, was elected a mem
Der Of the board.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

Sales 10 noon today. S03, 400
Total sales yesterday. 1,4Ol. COO
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

Wall Street does not like these spec
ulative brainstorms. They are too ex-
citing and exhaustive. and apt to result
I'm reaction the next day.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08

South America continues 10 take gold
from the Bank Of England. 1t secured
Eel 0OO while the bank was enabled 10
secure but G205,010 I'm the open market
and 5000 from Paris. IL is not prob
able this city will want any gold for
some time.
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
BARGAIN HUNTERS
READY TO BUY
Investment Demand and
Favorable News Improve
Local Conditions.
Features of Today's S Market
Most Active Stock.
Greatest Net Loss.

Washington Gas.............-175 shares
The Washington times., 1907-03-08
Total Dealings.

Mergenthaler ................2la points
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
BIG INDOOR MEET TONIGHT
Everything in Readiness for Athletic
 l1rrro..4r 4 Nrn rrn1 .pnr.n,,rne

Everything in Readiness for Athletic
 Events of Naval Reserves.
 Everything is in readines for the fourth annual athletic meet of the Sec ond division naval reserves which takes place in the armory tonight, and with added entries more elaborate prizes and increased attention to detail the games will unquestionably be the finest ever attempted by the battalion.
 The entries include college, scholas- tic and independent athletes. and in every listed. feature there is bound to be the closest competition.
 This year, for the first time, spec ial feature will be added which will be of interest to all local lovers of ath- letic sports. This will be number of events open only to members of local athletic clubs. Entries have been re- ceived from the Nonpariels, Franklins All-New Ravens and Annex clubs. IA relay race will be especially interesting.
 Handsome prizes will be given to all winners of first, second and third places and to each member of a win ming team. Also an engraved cup will be presented to the organization whose team comes in first.
 The Second Regiment band will en- certain with a concert and play for dancing at the close of the games,
 For the first time in the history of battalion athletics the meet is to be con- ducted under the permit of the Ana teur Athletic union and this fact will insure much outside interest in the events.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
TO SEE PRESIDENT.

Head of New Haven Road to Visit
 Roosevelt To-Morrow.
 President Mellen, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, has made an appointment to call on the president at the White House to-mor- row.
 The president received a telegram from MT. Mellen Saturday requesting the interview, and favorable response was sent immediately. MT, Mellen is one of the four railroad presidents for whom J. P. Morgan bespoke an audi ence when he was at the White House a week ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Continued from Second Page.)

author that the company has been pro- during during the present season, and all who have seen the other Jones plays given by the stock will want to see The Masqueraders." Special scenery has been painted for this piece and the costuming will be elaborate.
 The story of the play is extremely in- Iteresting. The climaxes are strong and the situations very logically developed. This play is said by many to be about the best play written by MT. Jones. Grace Franklin Lynop. who first ap- peared with the company last week in Little Lord Fauntleroy" will play the leading role. Lawrence B. McGill is cast in strong part and the support ing characters of the play are taken from among the regular members of the company.
 During the week there will be the usual bargain matinees, with the reg ular souvenir matinees and Friday and Saturday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
WITH THE ROWLERs.

The schedules for individuals in the championship series at Johnson's al- leys will be printed in the Courier to- morrow At the present time Beecher heads the list in this series with an average of 2O1.1. In the Seamless Rub Der company league Raley leads with an average of 164.3. The team in lead ing is the Qualitairs,
 In the Sterling league the East Rocks lead with a percentage of 741. The highest individual honor belongs to Carr.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
MAY HAVE TO CANCEL IT.
First Game Next Saturday and Field

First Game Next Saturday and Field
 Still Covered With Tee.
 There is a great deal of speculation at Yale these days on the baseball ques- tion There is still so much ice on the Yale field that all the practicing so far has been done in the cage. The first home game, the only one before the Easter trip, is scheduled for next Sat urdIay. Owing to the bad condition of the field there Is some doubt being ex- pressed as to whether it can be played. This absence of field practice has also handicapped the team in it's work very much.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
AMATEUR TENNIS CHAMPION.
 SHIPS.
Six Aspirants for the Title Held by Jay
 Gould

Six Aspirants for the Title Held by Jay
 Gould.
 Boston, March 17-The fourteenth annual amateur court tennis champi- onships will be held at the Tennis and Racquet club in this city this week, beginning tomorrow with two matches in the first round. There are six aspir- ants, three from New York and three from this city, for the honor of meet ing Jay Gould, the seventeen-year-old title holder. The contestants this year include two former champions, Joshua Crane, jr., of this city, the winner in 1905, and Charles E. Sands, of New York, the 1906 title holder.
 The matches tomorrow will bring together c. E. Sands, of New York, and J. J. Cairnes, of Boston, in the first contest, while in the second Joshua Crane, jr., of the local club, will meet Austin Potter, also of this city
 On Tuesday the winner of the Sands Cairnes match will play Pierre Loril- lard, jr., of New York, while the win ner of the Potter-Crane contest will play Foxhal P. Keene, also of New York. The finals will take place on Thursday and the challenge match on Saturday.
 MT. Gould has been in this city with his trainer for nearly a week and has become very familiar with the lights and shades of the local court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
THE SPORTING MEN
CHAPTER OAK PARK ANNO OUNCES
 TITO EARLY RACES.

Hartford Will Meet Blues Tonight
 Amateur Tennis Championship Opens
 in Boston-Three Home Games in
 Polo This Week-Yale May Cancel
 First Game on Baseball Schedule
 Jeff DYrherty to Meet Briggs-NavaI
 Reserves Meet Tomorrow Night.
 Hartford, March 17,-Charter oak park announces two early closing races for the Grand Circuit meet, closing on April 16. A new race will be for the Nutmeg purse of $5,OoO for 2:O7 pac- CTS. The Charter Oak purse of $1O0OO, which last year was for 2O9 trotters, will be for 2:1O trotters. Each of these events will be three races of one mile each. with handicap for entrance ac- cording to record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-18
AMERICAN BOWLING TOURNA-
 MENT,
Opened Yesterday at Crescent R
 G+ ToYic

Opened Yesterday at Crescent Rink,
 St. Louis.
 St. Louis, March 17.-Two-men teams, individuals and flve-men teams to-day and tonight held the alleys at the Crescent rink in the annual tournament of the American Bowling congress AL most the entire programme was com posed of St. Louis entries the only out of- town contestants in the two-men ana the individual classes being Chi cago, Kansas City and Bloomigton (Ind) bowlers.
 The Highest score made by two-men teams was that of J. and G. Schmidt, St. Louis, 1,166.