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The Washington times., 1908-05-26
PRODUCE PRICES

large receipts Of fruits and vegetables
continue and quotations are feeling the
effect Strawberries went 10 their lowest
level of the season. and new caBbages
are selling at less than half what they
were a week ago. Live stock has also
taken a drop. Butter, on the other
hand. takes an advance OF cent this
morning, and other dairy products are
firm.
Wholesale prices are:
Eggs-Nearby, fancy, fresh, Va. Ice: near
by. average, l5iac: W. Va, and s. ". Va
Cheese-N. y state. factory. large. old
I55za14cs flats. 1sci small, 14al4izc; sumner,
large, 1ral6c; summer, small. l4aI5c: fair 10
good. l2al3c; Western factory, new choice.
2la121zc, fair 20 good. lie, Virginia, Sc
Butter-CTeamery, fancy, 25az5lzC; Western
frstsi 23iza24lzc; seconds, 2la2zci process,
fancy, 22a25c; fair 10 good. 20a21c: dairy
choice, 1Salsci good, llci store, packed, fresh
l4al5c.
Live PouItry-Chickens, fame, large. lsa
Zoe; winter. Parse spring, aSaS0c: hens,
small per ID, l24ac; large, per h. he, roost-
ers. per b. &c: ducks. spring. large per
b., 10allcs small, Per h., sc: geese. per 10.
saI0c: turkeys, toms, per ID. he: hens. per
h.. l5C; turkeys, thin, l0c: keats, Der H. I0o
Dressed Puultry-Turkeys undravyn hons
per h.. lie; average, undrawn, mixed per
H.. Ice thin, per De- l2ci young toms, l5al6c.
old toms, l4c' chickens spring, large, per
10, Soc spring, small, per ID, 2ssSac; hens,
choice, per d., 13al4c; ROSTERS Der 10, SaSc.
ducks. 12EI3c; geese. per d., 9aI0c
Green Fruit-Apples-YoT Imperial. packed
&. 25a4.50; Ben Davis. packed. 3 25s5. 50.
Wine sap. packed. S2.50a4.00i Albem. PiDDln'
packed. S3.00a4.50; spy, per Dbl, packed s. 25
a3.50; California, navels. per box, s. Zsag Is.
grape fruit, Florida, per box, g. z5a45 30; cram
berries, per boz, S20oa3- 90; per bbl s. 5oaS 50:
strawberries, 5CaI0C ct; pineapples. raT
cpate s. 75a3 90; Florida PEACHES Der crate
S2.00a3 00i oanteiRups, per crate, 50 80; buckle
berries per Ct. l0al5c.
egetabIes-POtatOes, per bu.. 75casI 90. new
Georgia, per Dbl, S3.01a4.00; yams, per bbI
s. .25a4 .: cabbage. new. $. c. 30a5oc;
kale, per bhl. 75caSl; spinach, per bbl So
SI25: lettuce. per bbl., 75caS1 90; onions
bermuda $50: strii beans, green. ne
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

teaching, an almost equally difficult
taFk. Another resource. peculiarly
Chinese, Is to take 10 writing, not only
on pieces Of paper and corners Of desks.
but on the palms OF the hands, IN the
dust, or by gesture IA the air, and by
long practice the Chinese are very
quick at this written gesture language.
This palm-wTiting is CumbrOus, but
fortunately nearly always successful
when educated men come together.
As can easily be seen, this lack or a
general Chinese tongue" or spoken
language, precludes the possibility OF
public speech making. and. indeed leads
to so many mistakes pr possible mis-
understandings laying the speakers
open 10 suspicion Of sedition, that in
China public meetings are usually alto
gether banned o. IN such disfavoF with
the central government that private per
sons do not often care 70 run the risk.
Each Has Its Own Language.
There are eighteen provinces in the
Chinese empire. each with it's own or
several dialects, so that the empire Is
really much like Europe was at the time
of the middle ages. with the Chinese
Emperor as Pope and the land divided
uD in municipalities In Europe We have
Italy, ROumania, Switzerland France.
Spain. Portugal each with a variety Of
Latin, 10 say nothing Of Britain, with
its Gaelic Welsh, and English, and
the Morse languages; while Greece and
Russia still use the original Greek let
tiers that Cadmus is supposed to have
given the PhOenician merchants 10 IA
cilitate their commerce. II there were
no general knowledge OF English,
French or German IN Europe and Amer
lea. but educated officials only had a
speaking knowledge OF Latin and a
writing knowledge OF Greek, this would
fairly represent the state Of China,
which has some 100 dialects. with Pekin
mandarin as the general tongue cor
responding TO Latin, and the Wen-li
corresponding somewhat with our use
Of Greek in learned works.-Review OF
Reviews.
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basket s1.50ai.75; green pas, per basket,
50caSL25; home grown, per Dbl. %2Ooa
SO 90: celery, per crate. &l15a2.15s to
maLoes per crate, g 5Oa325s be6ts- per
bunch 3a5c; rhubaEb. per 100 punches, 81 Goa
2. 90. asparagus, per doz., 50ca&2.00. cucum-
beers. per basket 91Ca91. 70. Florida squash.
per basket, s5caSl76; egg plant. per crate.
s.. 50aS. 90.
Dressed Meass-Calves, fun dressed. saIici
heads of. 12allc. hog dressed calves. 6a7c:
hams. country. sugar cured lZal4Cs hogs
small and neat per CWt.. 7lzas5zc. medium,
7sGC. heavy. 7c-
Live Stock-Cattle. extra, per cwt g .50a
g. -, butcher. per cwt-. s5.G5a5.5 90. cannon.
per cwt-, S2a850 hogs. per cWt., gross. s. 75a
SO. ordinary per cwt-. s. 75a5- co. sheep.
prime, 50 5da4. so lambs. spring. 7lzaslac.
calves, prime per ID. 5a75sc: medium. per h,
Ca6lsC
Grain-wheat choice. 9sasSc: rye. T0a-5c:
cora, shsll-d, white, 72asJc, shelled yellow.
7-as0c- corn. ear. s.. ZaA69. cats West
era. white. No 2. G0a54ci mixed. 5ss62ci hay.
timothy. Western, No. Z, 3I5.50al6.50 West
eTn, No. 3 sI5.00aI5.50: Western mixed.
81 5oa1A 90; bran. SIS. e0a3o.O0s per ton. mid
dllags, SIS Ooa50 % per ton
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c. b. 80. BONDS SOLD.

NEW YORK, May 81. p. Morgan
announces that the Slb,O9e0O Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com
pany 4 per cent general mortgage bonds
have been sold and the subscription
lists have been closed. II is understood
tines the Offering were received.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26
PRICES FOR TODAY ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

Quotations furnished BY y. B. Hubs &
Co., bankers ana brokers' Hibbs Building.
members New York Stock Exchange Wash
inston stock Exchange and Chicago board Of
TEad6l
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QUOTATIONS FOR TODAY
ON WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

Capital Traction'5 per cent. S5J04T2.
Laustou. 35G1O.
United States Trust. l0a97lz; 1Oa97I5.
Union Savings Bank, 10d22O.
After calI-WashingtoH Gas cert. $500
1891.
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, 5OG53N, 5O633%.
Washington Railway As I.O0OQS2Z.
GAS BONDS
The Washington times., 1908-05-26
Chinese Language Is CARRIED
Into Many Different Dialects

tt may surprise some 20 hear that
there is no Chinese Ianguagei There
are Chinese dialects; there is a series
OF Chinese Geographic characters cor
responding in some degree 70 an alpha
bet. but there is, UP to the present, no
general Chinese language that all
Cinnamon can speak and understand.
The nearest approach 10 II IS the Pc
kin mandarin or official
taIk'-Which has spread widely be-
cause the mandarins or government
omCiaIs have first to reside i'm Pckin.
and carry that dialec. from thence to
every district. It is spoken generally,
however. only In Pek-n. and in the
hinterlaud of Shansi and other prov
inces directly behind, and by officials Of
other parts of China in their Yamens
or court houses,
Put twenty Cinnamon in a room to-
gether 10 discuss any important gov
erumentai or commercial brODOsitiOn
aid, unless they all come from the one
district, such as Shanghai or Canton.
or Pekin, or unless they all know Pc
kinese, they cannot understand one an
others speech. The idioms are differ
ent, pronunciation is different intoua-
tion Is different. Even simple greetings.
such as How 10 You dO2' are entirely
different as pronounced in Shanghai
from the way they are said in Pekin.
Are Imperfectly Understood.
In the writer's class of graduate
students in the imDerial college, Pekin,
out Of tWenty-Cno students from various
districts in the first class there were
only five who could speak correct Pc
kinese Others could make. themselves
imperfectly understood, but each spoke
his own dialect. and two were absolute
ly inComprehensirle 20 the rest These
two had therefore to wait until they
had learned English TO speak with the
class. or Ut least until they had learned
Pezinese. which is. without organized
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

very favorable, and the influence there
OF is in favor of higher prices for stocks.
The Metal Exchange marked copper
down again and Amalgamated rose
sharply IN contradiction thereof
The suit against the New, York. New
Haven. and Hartford was the greatest
surprise that Hartman Rockefeller re-
ceived last week. A suit by the Gov
eminent TO recover Southern Pacific
lands Will be another jolt.
Short covering was the reason given
by J. S. Bach & Co. FOR the sharp ad-
vanCes Of yesterday.
II IS said that the American SmeIt-
ing and Refining Company is operating
it's mills to IS per cent OF total capacity
thereof
Washington room traders have made
small kegs Of cash on the upturn in
stocks Most o. them have nailed IN
the heals O. the kegs for the summer
Western Union Telegraph Company's
stock is now held by Is. 600 stockhOlders
It is said that the company has i'm
proved its position so rapidly that an
other cash dividend IS in sight. Good
enough,
For financial accommodation for the
year-over 5Ef1k per cent rates now
prevail
When Hill vas accused in 1901 Of hav-
ing paid TOO much for the Burlington
system, he replied: I'm a few years,
they will be accusing me OF having
stolen the road" The earnings have in
creased 50 fast that the prophecy Of
the nagnate has come true.
Wall Street gOssipers differ on their
views as 10 the future of the market,
but they generally agree that it viii be
-
The Washington times., 1908-05-26
CONGRESS IS HELD
FOR CURRENCY Law
President, Again in Fight,
Determined to Get
Legislation.

President Roosevelt today came ITO
the rescue Of the Republican leaders in
House and Senate who are trying 10
force currency legislation 90 passage.
His influence was thrown into the scale
with more frankness and Openness than
at any time heretofore. 4 spokesman
OF the White House said:
ut IS true thai Congress is being
detained for the purpose * forcing
currency legislation; and Il will be held
just as long as may be necessary to
get results. The President feels that
II is necessary for the good OF the
country. from a business point OF view,
and Of the party in a political way, -
get a bill passed. That doesn't mean
a currency commission measure. but
an emergency currency bill.
The proposal TO combine the PROPOSE
tiOns OF the Aldrich bill with those Of
the Vreeland bill. so that currency may
be issued against the bond securities
prescribed by the former. or tho com
ulercial paper provided in the latter. Is
the one which is IN favor now.
The situation is simply that IL Con
gress does not give assurance that
emergency issues may be made, finan-
Cial interests viii be faced with the
necessity Of financing the business re-
sumption this summer. ana the crop
movement in the fan. There is danger
that the burden would be toe great IN
present conditions
III the money is let out TO finance
business IL general Il viii not be on
hand to move the crops. and that may
cause repetition Of last falIs trouble
Waen crOp-mOving time comes. If the
money is held back all summer, in
order 10 have Il on hand when the crops
are ready 20 move, We will have slack
business all summer Either condition
is bau, and both could be avoided, IL is
believed, by giving the assurance that
IN case OF need emergency issues could
be made"
The Washington times., 1908-05-26
KANSAS PHILOSOPHY.

The people you don't like are always
going your way
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

Japan has been compelled TO vaeate or
buy all Of the Russian banks throughout
Manchuria- seized during the war. and
has lost prestige with the
Chinese.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

Wall Street gOssipers differ on their
views as 10 the future of the market
but they generally agree that it will be
tWO-sided. Really?
The Washington times., 1908-05-26
FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

The prospects for a currency bill are
very favorable, and the influence there
OF is in favor of higher prices for stocks.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

When a man fights IN his mind. he
always comes OUT victorious.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

The Metal Exchange marked copper
down again and Amalgamated rose
sharply IN contradiction thereof.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

4 mans temper IS Ike a fly! II Is
fun grown the moment IL appears.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26
Thinks Law Essential.

Senator Hopkins was at the White
House this morning for the, purpose on
conference with the President about
various matters. When he left. he poke
hopefully, though by no means sonfi-
IDENTIFY Of the prospect for ultimate
agreement. He also believed the prob
able basis Of agreement was the con-
solidated Aldrich-Vreeland bill
Business interest," IN my State. I
know. are getting inslstent that Con-
GFess shall not adjourn without passing
this legislation" he said. Il don't know
how generally that is true in other
states, but assume from what I hear
That IL is d general condition"
senator Stephenson of Wisconsin. also
taAed on the President 20 discuss cur
Fency matters, He has been taking an
dcLl'e part Tor some time IN the effor.
70 secure passage OF legislation. Speak
ing as man who controls immense
business interests, he declared II abso-
IuJeiy necessary that legislation be
The President has been sending for
members again. and trying 20 line them
W IOE the currency measure by putting
sAe case before them in the strongest
Senator Burkett OF Nebraska said that
the Nreeland bill provided for asset r1Ir-
rency pure and simple, and that If ths
Rouse attempted 10 force all OF its pro-
visions on the Senate 1t would be de-
feated
Why, IL that bill became a law he
SAID, you could get money with cats
ana dogs tails tOr security"
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Short covering was the reason given
by J. s. Bach d Co for the sharp ad-
vanCes Of yesterday,
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

II is said that the American SmeIt-
ing and Refining Company is operating
it's mills TO IS per cent Of total capacity
thereof
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

Never I'm our life have We seen a worn-
an take of nCr jacket without dropping
her handkerchief.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

For financial accommodation for the
prevail
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Hold Long Conference.

Messrs- Aldrich and Vreeiand held 4
long conference last evening and TODAY
the House Republican Conferees met
early at Speaker Cannon's Office. Some
lnlmatton Of bad faith has been made
against the Senate conferses by the
House people II Is claimed that yester-
daE the Senate made a proposition on
winch II would agree. but that. when
jLe House COnferees came TO the p0iur
OF accepting, the Senators bacF-d down
ana Increased their demands
Ihis fOrenOOn's session OF the IIousa
conIerees ended with no very optimistic
assurances. The Senate objects 10 the
clearing house as citation plan of fEe
House bill. Senator Aldrich is charged
Win wanting 20 fix up a bill which viii
provide both the 'Aldrich and the Vrae-
Iand plans OF issuing circulation. but
Win wanting 10 50 restrict the C0nE7-
tons under which issues NAV he made
under the Nreeland plan as practically
70 give monopoly OF the issue TO the
big banks which own bonds and want r6
issue against them under the Aldrich
plan.
The question Will not come up in the
House before this evening, and the
probabilities are that IL will not be CON
sidered until tomorrow. Each RepuhIi-
can member, however, found a printed
slip on his desk this morning notifv-
ing him 10 stay in his seat. as the cur
rency Jill might come Up at any mo-
ment. ~
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

There IS some comfort IN the refec-
ton that some men are honest as nat
uraIly as others are dead beats Atche-
son Globe.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

An oId-fashi0ned woman never says a
man had a relapse; she calls Il a set
back
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

Many persons would be bright II they
were not too lazy 20 scour or the rust.
The Washington times., 1908-05-26

Washington room traders have made
small kegs Of cash on the upturn in
stocks Most o. them have nailed up
the heals c. the kegs for the summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-15
Democrats Are NOt Yet
 Settled Or Candidate


 Denver platform will be heartily ap- and injunctions and the guarantee of bank deposits.
 Today and tonight the city of Rochester took on the character and gaiety of & convention city. Arriving delegations were met by brass bands and committees of citizens and there were concerts in all the hotel lobbies and at street cor neds
 The Tammany delegation, many hum dred strong, attracted the greatest atten- ton. The first session of the convention will be held tomorrow at noon, when for mer Justice Morgan O'Brien will deliver his address as temporary chairman After the committees have been named adjourn ment will be taken until some tina Wednesday morning. when Judge Alton B. Parker, the permanent chairman, will deliver his address and the convention will settle down to business.
 Senator McCarren called a caucus of the Kings county delegation following the meeting of the state committee to- night at which it was unanimously de- cided to vote in the convention under the unit rule, and in the event of the unseating of any of the delegation by the committee on credentials to leave the convention in a body.
 A banquet was given at the Hotel Seneca tonight to the editors of demo- cratic newspapers of the state by State Chairman William J. Connors. Richard E. Connell, editor of the Pougskeepsie News-P Press, spoke on "A Polite PreSsn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-15
BIG SENSATION
 MAY CHANGE VOTES

Jackson, Miss, September 14-(Special) A profound political sensation was cre- ated here tonight when J. W. Collier, candidate for Congress against Pat Hen- ry In tomorrow's primary, read a let ter written by former State Senator Ben H. Wells, a prominent attorney of this city, to a friend at Utica, showing. as the Collier forces translate it, deal be- tween Wells and Henry, which they be- lieve will change many votes. Thou sands of circular copies of the letter with comments are being sent over the dis trict.
 The letter is as follows: If Maj. Pat Henry should be nominated in the pri- mary Tuesday next I will be a cand- date to succeed him. I do not think there is any probability that he would be candidate to succeed himself. and have good reason to know that he would not, and for that reason I would like to see him win out. I do not know how you stand in the matter at all, but thought you would probably be inter- ested to know that I will run to suc- ceed him if he is nominated. Under these conditions, of course, I would like to see him win. Your friend.
 BEEN H. WELLS"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-15

Washington, September 14-(Special)- There is no shadow of doubt as to the anxiety of the republican managers re- garding the probable result of Bryan's visit to New Jersey this week. The prep arations for the candidates reception, the evident enthusiasm of democrats of all ranks and everywhere apparent interest of republican voters in the Nebraskan and his campaign utterances are mat ters of gravest concern. It would not matter so much probably if the repub- licans were as thoroughly united as they have heretofore been, or if they were as well supplied with the needful "sinews of war as usual. But it is no secret that the party managers regard with doleful anticipations the factional distur- bances in most of the strong republican counties, and they are unable to make any accurate or dependable calculations upon what is liable to happen to the legislature of national affairs before the eyes of the people.
 They will urge that the country needs saving as usual and that the republi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-15
Republican Vote Is Gut
 DO1vn HedviLy M Maine

Portland, Me, September 1.-The repuN' licans carried Maine today by apout StO. plurality, as against 26,s16 in the last presidential year, and SO64 in 1906. Late tonight returns from 46S out of K19 cities, towns and plantations in the 5pjp.. gave for govUnor: F}@
 Bert M. Fernald of Poland, re- olican, 72117. k#
 Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, democrat, 64,s93
 In 1904 the same places gave 75,33s for Governor Cobb, republican, and 49, ,49s for Davis, democrat. The missing to which are small, four years ago cast 1880 republican votes and 730 democratic. The republicans carried all four congressional districts by about the usual pluralities The legislature will be ~safrfy republican in both branches.
 The yots was fhe heaviest since 1888, running well mp to 140,000. The gains, however, were mainly by the democrats, the party vote increasing more than 13,OO0 over that of 1904, while the republican fell off about 250O. The republican plur- ality is the smallest recorded in a presi- dential year in 25 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-15
BRYAN STIRS UP c. Q. P.
 BY SPEECHES IN EAST

can party and it's candidates are the only ones who may be trusted to do the saving. They will tell the industrial centers how absolutely necessary 1t is to stand pat the tariff, to elect re- publican congressman in order that wages may be kept up to the highest point and that silk mills, the potteries, the leather plants, the cotton and glass fac tories and other leading New Jersey in- dustries shall have proper and ade- quate protection but thousands of idle men and women who have no wage at all though anxious and willing to be em- ployed in any honorable occupation find it impossible to see the beauties of this vaunted system and are listening eagerly to the voice of the Nebraskan. The long period of depression in the industrial cen ters has caused so much sorrow and suffering and kept so many dinner pails empty that his counsel is being weighed with a deal more consideration than 1t received in the other years of his lead ership.
 Ut can't be any worse," is the opinion of thousands who have felt the bangs of hunger and the nip of the cold
 w. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-15
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Page l..

Page 1. Four killed in railroad wreck in Mis- sissippi. Republican contest over governorship is bitter Bryan heartily welcomed in Baltimore Democrats not yet settled on nominee for governor of New York Republicans lose heavily in Maine. Bryan stirs up republicans in the east.
 Page 2. Elihu Root speaks at Saratoga conven- ton. Ensley preparing for opening of schools.
 Page 3. Calhoun Baptists will do missionary work. Large decrease in school census.
 Page 4. Editorial comment.
 Page 5. Great crowd hears independence party leaders speak at Hippodrome. Woodlawn votes on question of anneXa- ton today. Bankers farmers and business men Of Alabama will discuss financing cotton crop in Birmingham today.
 Page 6. Three men killed in wreck near Sam son.
 Page z. Social events. Dolly Dalrymple consults astrologer about independence party. Gossip of New York in early Sep tember.
 Page 8. Bessemer's baby show is big success.
 Page g. Cotton advances several points. Stocks decline in sluggish market. Wheat advances, while corn and oats are lower. |.
 Page 10. Birmingham defeats Little Rock. Detroit drops in pennant race.