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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-04-29
LANDMARKS GIVING
 WAY TO PROGRESS

the company will be paid back Co toe consumers with interest at the rate of 2o cents on every dollar they hsvc paid m. The ease is soon to 20 to the United States supreme court. where th, consumers have high hopes of a sue. ccssful outcome.
 Laughed to Death.
 A widow i2 years old was ono of a party of friends in tho Bronx the o,h er night. wncn someone cracked an old joke that sent the company into s roar. "I know I shall die laughing if ! don't stop" remarked the widow, but no one took her seriously. Before the mortified guests could realize that Mrs. Farrer was unable to check her laughter, she fell lifcless to the floor.
 One On the Chief.
 Tuxedo Park, just outside of New York. in the weekend home of many of Msnnattan's wcalthiest society leaders. Anyone who pretends to be anybody in Gotham's smart set is either a member of tho exclusive club at Tuxedo or else has s palatial cottage there of his own. But tho community has its laws like other communities and among these is ono limiting the speed of automobiles to ten miles an hour In order that he might catch of fcndcrs, the caief of police purchased motor cycle that was designed to overtake the spcedicst violators. Tho chief took Q few lessons on running the cypye and started out to arrest a few law.dcfying millionaircs. How. over, not being thoroughly familiar with the machine hc touched the wrong lever, which made it dash forth at a terrific pace. lIc was tncn unable to stop the bicycle and ran long way in to the surrounding country before he found tho right lever that shut off the power. When the chief returned he was arrested by one of his own men for exceeding tho speed limit, and was brought into court before Judge Pierre Lorillard, member of ono of New York's oldest and most aristrocratiC families. The Judge conducted n most searching examination, and although tho chief was finally discharged, his dignity had suffered a terrific jolt.
 Money In News.
 That there is money in conducting a newspaper stand in New York wa revealed by tho death of "Old Pop Bronson, who sold papers for twent, years at the corner of Eighth avenue and I36tb street. and who in taat tim' collected . tidy fortune of s25,OOO "Old Pop" was cripple, but hi chcerfulncss and good nature won hin q host of friends who never bought paper of anyone but him.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-04-29
BUSINESS REVIVAL IN BIO BUG
 DISTRICT.
(From Thursdsy's Daily)

iFfOm Tbufsunyh bhhS'
 q. D. Bunch, who arrived here last evening from the camp of the Lion Copper company in the lower Big Bug district, reports a general revival or business activity in the Big Bug, May CT and Copper Mountain districts and along the route of tho proposed trans mission line of the Arizona Power company. The Pocahontas Copper Queen Mining company, the stoddard Copper company and the Copper Queen Gold Mining company have forces of miners at work and large number of men arc employed building a wagon road into the Fossil creek country by the Arizona Power company. He say' that there Is some rivalry between Mayer and Huron over the establish ment of the power eompany's sub sta ton, the residents of both places claim ing their town is most advantageous located for the concern.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-04-29
SULLIVAN WHIPS GARDNER.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 23. -- Mike Sullivan, of Boston, was given decision tonight over Jimmy Gardner, of Lowell, Mass, after twenty-five rounds. The occasion was tne first bat tie in the new Athletic club ht the head of which is Jim Jeffries The latter refereed.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-04-29
Interest In Gas Suit.

New Workers are awai'hg "." sager interest the outcome of tho su'' against the Consolidated Gas company which will force them to supply gas n. so cents a thousand cubic feet instead of tl. While tac suit has been pend
 ing the company has been collecting dollar. but the court ordered that the 20.ccnt difference between that ana tho 30 cents under the new law be put in trust until the courts decided the ouestion. In a little less than two wears since the order was given tho p0.eent difference has amounted to "
 o00 900. which if the case goes agains'
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-04-29

Get copy of the Journal Miner [ Industrial and Mining edition of 0' pages before the supply is exhausted. ''
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
BOUGHT GOLD BRICKS
Russell Sage Often Easy for
ShFeWd Men.
MILLION IN WORTHLESS BONDS
Money Lender Had Open Accounts
Upon Which Executors Expect to
Realize LittIe-AppEaisemen of
Estate .DiscIOses Some Bad Bar
gains-Defaulted State Bonds.

New York, Sept. lit became known
to-day that the executors Of the estate OF
Russell sage found in the Sage safe de-
post vaults beneath the New York Stock
Exchange, IN the Mercantile Safety De-
posit Company. ar 10 Broadway. n the
Office vaults. and. on his stock and bond
register, about S1,g7Io00 par value OF bonds
and 1870 shares Of stock and scrip. which
are practically worthless
In addition there are some open &C
counts" upon which the executors expect
TO realize but little
Included IN the worthless securities are
mining shares, railroad, bank, and trus;
company issues. shares n warehouse con-
Germs. IN grain elevator companies, in In
dustrial concerns and steel companies
Improvement shares, electric railroad IS
sues. land grant scrip, defaulted state
bonds OF Georgia and North Carolina and
defauited town bonds
Much Of this paper came into Mr.. Sage'E
hands early in his career, and al the time
he got them they looked good enough tC
satisfy so astUce a judge OF the value ot
securities as was M Sage.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
MORGAN'S YACHT IS RAMMED
Deckhouse Wrecked and Liner Pas
senger Hurt.
Steamer New Hampshire Kits Cor
safr in Dense East
River Fog.

New York. Sept. 1.-WhIle feeling her
way slowly down stream against the tide
in a thick fog that shrouded the East
River early to-day. the Sound steamboat
New Hampshire. OF the New Bedford
Line. crashed into J. Pierpout Morgan 5
steam yacht Corsair. lying al anchor on
East Twenty-sixth street Both boats
were badly damaged
The big steamboat tmpaled herself fair
" upon the long bowsprit OF the yacht
which ripped through the thin sides Of
the vessel. tearing out the walls OF sew
eral staterooms and finally pUlCpUring
the upper deck N all, Jagged hole
abouc twenty feet long and FIVE feet wide
was opened IN the starDOard side OF the
New Hampshire. 4 half-dozsa passen-
gers were penned in their rooms. and
one Of them, c. 2. Demarest. was fast
ened 10 the deck and ais leg gashed The
resultant excitement was quickly over.
discipline aboard the boat was perfect.
and the crew occupied their emergency
stations and ouieted the passengers w
der direction OF Capt Biboer and his Off
GERS
TIE Co-sair, which had Just come from
a saipyard preparatory 10 receiving 8Ir.
Morgan due here tomorrow from Eu-
rope on the Adriatic, lost part OF her
bows7rit- Her fcreuast went by The
board. and her forward deckhOuse was
wrecked. one Of her crew was knocked
overheard, but was fshed out OF the river
without difficulty.
CIyde Furst. secretary of Teachers
College. was among the passengers, with
his wife and two chLdreu-
The foS was very dense when we
struck the Corsair." said Ny Furstr but
there was nothing al all Ike q panic.
The officers Of the boat behaved well,
and every one saw appeared 10 be cool.
To show how safe the occupants OF the
scaterooms felt. when a tug came along
side and offered TO take OF any who de-
sired 10 be put ashore. only two OF the
cabin passengers avaLed themselves OF
the opportunity
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New Yo-s. sept. L-WHEAT-DuII: irregular. No
l. N1-tbsr1 Dul1th. % arrive. LlJs: No 2 red
z. O.. D.. L15- No. 3 red hard T. o. b. La6sz; Va
]. ua-1r1ri- last hall october. =. T. O. B.
CoRN-S=lrc- ard dan No o. e'e7ator So. Na
. 6 q. D.. 90. r1niral7 No. 2. white, nominal No.
D gelow- E. o. D. r7ui1aL
EYE-Flu- No. O. s8as4i7 & o r.
MILL FEED-S-aa5v. uode-ate demand. sr-ins
z675, city Erz1s 20. in bllk. Western red dog
e5
OaTS-s.ss5T. 10. ?. mixed nsE. 3; new white.
o. arrive Sass
FL0UE-s.ssIy. fair injury s--inz ratsrts. 5 s-a
SEQ. surrE clears. A2a3 G.. winter strzlghts 4l5a
Sc clears 5551fg5; ka--sas s-raigtIs. IL sacks.
s.152f9I; Kansas clears 1s5a4l5-
Rye TE-1Iu5erare inquiry. 4I5af75
CORN NEAIS-Flrn-- small supply Kiln dried f1r
exports -. coarso neal 10 baEz. LsssL75
HAY-Beceiprs 2o5o tons Prime timothy. %;
No T. saszt: No 2 75a-7is; No. 5 65a-0
STzlAW-FI1a; moder1te locuiry. Long re. 81
a9o.
BEEF STEADY; modszts denaud- Family. u.oa
I--5l. racket. I5elal5.5o
PORK-stsady. inactive trade. Ness. Is ooals 50
family. Iscoals 3.
LARD Flrner- Prime Western. To- CITY. 2 IS,
refined continent In25 south American. 10 %: r.
rned Brazilian. kess. l259i city stearine. uisalIs
Chicago. lZL
BUTTER -Recripts. I0ns packages. moderate de-
rraud Crear1e-- extrl Ez- trsss. Zla- state dairy
tubs finest. Z-aE. c0od % prime. Ia-zagli7
EsGS-Receirts. sEb packages, fair demand
Nca--hr white fancy 2a3l; mixed fansy Ia. fresh
Drs-s Zl2- sec11ds. 30a1l'e-
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
T+--s r1o.ed are vaolrsals.l


BUTTER -gre-me-y. fancy Zsacl do, Wests-n
f-s,s "a d.. seconds. Iaazo; process fancy. z1a
=. d.. fair o. god l2a1l. dairy. choice. I7aIs
god. T. stose-r packed. fresh. g.
CHEESE-Nev Y5-k state facory. lsrEs. 3: DO.
small. I5aIsiz; Co.. summer. snail. l2isal3; Viz
EGGS-Nsa--ty fresh. Vagina los oF. 2. aver.
age zsI. West Virginia and Southwest Virginia.
2 Tennessee 70. North Carolina. ls
LIVE FCJLrRl-Ca-cke1s. fancy spring. l5sI7
Le-s I2aIzz -o.z.srs 9. dacks large. :. do. snail
sa5 geese. 5as. J1rLe-s. tons. Te- -, laifs Go.
hens 2ali; do fhir. 2. keats. n
DRESSED PoJLTEN-rurksys hens. undraEn,
Pr IH l5al5- d. average und-avn. lial5 do. thla
lo- tons l3aas clicEeus. sprl1E. large. l6; Do.
snail isa-6. hens. choice. l-1al3. rooscrS @. dUcks
.1lIz- Eeese. sals
DRESSED MEArs-Hazas ooual-y. sugar cured.
I LszlE
vEGETAEL LEs-F0,atocs. hone ETuvu. per n-shel
Ea-5. rev. rer btl -Es2-5. North Caro-ius peT
btL Z5l53J. N1-.1lEs. -5a1-5- sweet r1-atoes pc-
hri @0la25l; y11s pe- 1d-- -s51-l5- cabbage Del
61I L8-azOe. do. Ea-iy Nosk- Fer bsl-. Loeal-25
celery. North Csr1il-a- per crate. 15oa3e9. egg
r,1u-s, Vcr crate 15a-5- ka-e- - bo-. ea15i let
tuce. h-UcE-r uf- basket. 55aLz5; onions. Bsr
---f-. rar r-a-e. ia1sl-1- DO. Narsl-u1 ard VIZ.
zuia- ps- Dbl. Ls--5 t1uzt1es. nearby. Dsr c-zte
{ s5aL11- squash. ~ lt-, 5a-5-
J GREEN FRUITS -C-n-sss. per box ZeaAo0s do
Z Calfl--ia. 1ays-S 51a5o1i Cupc t--i-. 1T h7z
15lazlJ. peaches ue- sL-lz-sel c1-rle-. s5al- %
Co. uc- box. 5ll-5. caltal--lss. per crate. s5a5l
riue1rrles. -5r crate. L5al755 Eucklc1erries, PEI
Quart. S-5- arIlcS uer. pe- to-- ra-p0. O.. pe'
. h-slel 5z-5- p-1-1= re- blslel LEsZl0. va-c-asI
d1s each -ll-Ei ull1apr-ss florida, c-ata. LSLl-'5
I SUNDEIEs-BecsEaI- =. tz-lgE. 8: honey. white
clever -a-. ueE 3 Do. 2in. new. llllZ. EiusenE
rsr D.. 510a515. se1eca- per p. 90 Golden seal
aaE- PIX Boot, I2zi8. MaudrLke. "a: snake Root
-
! DRIED FRCITS-A1p-os. sliced. fancy. 6z-; d.
s5czd bright g. G. eGs. los blacEoerr1-s, = wl1-re
! berries I1- r-srherrles L2al5
I GEAIN-WEeat. S1-tlen. c. EEds. sasfs re
-5asl- c-r- sle-ld uEI-e ssa55. d.. yel1F. sszs5
+ d. sl- i-af-s; cats. western Waite No. :. 6iss5
d. z-zEaL a515o-
( WOOL AND HTDES-WoCl. washed. re- q h--S
Der ID. -5l16. Co.. srr1-red. eree q tu-s pe- %
-a-- DO burr. re- ID. --a-s. Eiies s-ee1 ~ p
e. DO d-y. pe- lb.. salLs sEeeTszlrs. s-eer- ezch
5il-5. Ga- E-1 eaca. -5a55s calfsE1s s-eel. ezca
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Bal-im---- SEPT --F1u5uizs a-s TIE oHzal
rri,ss here t7-zly-
TIE market f-r oats vas lfsless ard trading Is
slack Flour was g15z-. with receipts m15s=z-e-
The r-e uarze- was reported firm. With a fair de-
-saE t-- The H=---r --15as of Wes-e-n-
WHEAT-Fi----- spot c---nc-. sS-saE. No
. red Wes-e-1- g71s5- >er-sud--- 957.as-- Oc-cbe-
Grass D=--ml-r. 9a.l-05- steamer No. rcd.
1saes- rc-ei1-s E.i75 hl-e-s. exports ZOO bur
zis- >-g-Er-- D. sample. slsaHs. SCU-lerl. la
u1s- z=1--
C0RN-DaE Year. ga. January. sl-.. rseel-.s.
1888 bushels southern wL--e c1ra. s-lS5i. South
=-1 -e..1v --r-. s-aL
FLOUB-wm-er extra, 5.s1ass5. do. clear. 3 "a
ace Co.. s-r1i-lr. aa-sLN- do. patent. E55a4-3.
spring clear. -71f-1- do. straight. 5.sn5z5- do
patent. 5-5asaa- City lils' best patent 6Io- d..
hiza--ra5e patent. 500. do. hizh-grads straight.
ass Dr. choice family. AS. do. extra ssaa5 %.
Rye fo-T. u-i-- 90 choice. 4zaf 81. CC-umraL
rar -l5 rhs Lsl1-sn
0AT-s-1cz IN elevator 2r.zI bushels: ship
Esl-s tr1l elevators. .-2 Bushels TIE quota
tons f1r new cats On su-- were: White No 2
.aziz. do. No 8. 7la.a5.. d. No. l. s3lza50.
mixed 10. q 5ll5L'z- do No 3 ssszg
REE-S-r-s III elevators. T-775 bushels. Ther.
re-a 10 saiur1aE.-s from e1rra-rrs
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Seven New Members OF United States
Trust Company.

Trust Company
A. The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the United States Trust
Company, held at noon yesterday. seven
new directors out OF total OF thirty we-e
elected. about $50 stockholders voting.
This change IN the personnel OF the in
stitution was brought about BY the strong
buying OF the stock OF the company by
local and ort-of-town interests. A change
in the directorate does not necessarily
mean a change in the ownership OF the
bank. as one OF the officials Of the in
stituton expressed himself The owner
ship Of the majority Of the stock, it is
said. remains the same
ono OF the new directors Is Richard FL
kins, son Of Senator EIzins. who Is al
ready interested in a chain OF banks and
trust companies. besides his many other
large holdings. Who the new interests
represented n the directorate are was not
made public by the bank
The following thirty directors were
chosen James II. Baker. Walter \.
Brown. James a. CahiII. W. G. Car
ter. II. Bradley Davidson Charles Hall
Davis. Charles A. Douglas. B. L Du-
Ianey. Richard EIkins. George ". Far.s.
Greed n Fulton. ". T. Gauiher. A /.
Hawse. James I. Karrick. Colin II. Liv-
ingstone, r. II. Lynn, Isaac T. Mann, D.
r Audyette. Gerson Nordllnger. Earl A
Norton. Charles G. Pfuger, J. Sprigg
Poole. Oliver J. Sands, Ernest L
Schmidt. Charles ". Semmes. Frederick
c Stevens, L c. Strider, South Trimble,
Charles ". Warden. and J. II. Wood.
The new members are. Elkins. Galliher.
livingstone. Mann. 8Iidyette. Str'5er. and
Wood.
A meeting OF the board for lie purpose
OF choosing its officers for the ensuing
year VIII be held September Il
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Qu0tati7ns furnished hy F. F. Hgtton & Co.
nsIbe-s q the Ner TG-z STOCK E1ela1se and the
Chizso Beard q Trade. C.. Bowie Chiuuan. nan
aE5r. E1I F street u--rhrest.
Ch-=s,. SEPT The short interest "a wheat be-
cane Nervous and there developed quite a r1sA 20
cover shorts particularly i1 the near deliveries and
Trioas rapidly z-TaD1sL s1ruS wheat recsipts were
---hsr 5-slu31---lzs. and clzra-l-i~sly mclz-l-s
buying orders seemed % start a wave Z covering
In al E--Ez-s which hrosgat IN quite l1c o.
SOP c----s. covering as the market --npC1ved-
There zls =oZs buyi-z 4 corn on TIE c7I-il1cd
DR. weather f. the Ezs-sru sections and the cid
weather -1 che Wes-. with predictions q frls- in
,f.1-H51-a- F-i-es rsse1 q q LITTLE toward mid
la-. hT- alrll-7l 11 -ls Su1w report
The opening BE- oats vas l--ie heavy or larger
-ece---s then eIueceL but the market tl--e1
s--1u- on buying l- bun interests and TIE Suor
crop es-iIats q -l5 co. % 80 001g0. showing
s-l-a -el---cl ll-g- Oh 7r1ft--lkirE
TIE --ad- n h1- 1-1d-r-s vas rztAe- guist vi-h
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET

Ba,l-1re. srD- L-FoloEing Ero ths cth1al
r-ios es-sr.ish-5 hy she Frut and Producs As
sr--a-l1--
Prices on Q1ul-r~ today were easio-. and thg-s IS
continued d1-zand f1r y1uuz stock- Buttsr and
sE-s were f-1 and unc-alFed
EUTTER-Crssu-rT. fancy. per y. 2izE2ic; ini-
-E1ic-. 70. -5aec. La-yIa1d. Zcs imitation. PEI
-h. -sz1c- Maryland and PsansslvaHia rolls. p,
l1-zc- s-are-lacEei. ohio. pr b. I5sl51scs Do.
West virginia and Pelzsylvania da.ry prints -
ID, l5-z-
EsTTS-Hflryland ps-Irs-lraril and -sar-hy 9rsts.
rs- 5oz .. Eas-erl SL--e. lIa-5lan5 and VIZ
gina .. western fists >. West Virginia. =
Above quctztic-s are fer wholesale lots only. Job
lots higher
LIVE POULTRT-SurirE cLickcnS. ~ n IS;
old hers pe- b. Heavyweight. L2a-za. ducks. peE
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
DTETRICHsTEIN UNDER ARREST
Actor l. Accused of Challenging n
Major to n Duel

Stamford. Conn. Sept. Leo Dietrich
stein. the playwright and actor. was ar
rested here this morning on q warrant
issued by the Stats Of Connecticut on
complaint of Dr. Frederick Schavoir,
surgeon OF the Connecticut Coast Artf:
.Iery. charging that on August 10 Dietrich
stein challenged Mai. Schavoir to fight a
duel with pistols. The arrest was made
after q Gordon Of police had surrounded
the sctors house all night 20 prevent his
escape.
When the police attempted 20 serve the
warrant last night. Mr.. Dietrichstein took
refuge in his house. Then the police took
up the long vigil Early this morning
Dietrichstein's counsel arrived at the
house in response TO a telephone message.
and. acting on his advise. the actor gave
himself up Margaret Wehrle. his sister
in-lsw. was accepted as surety. in $500.
Dfetrichstein challenged the major after
the latter knocked him down for uncOm-
plimsntary things alleged 70 have been
said Of woman Of the majors aeQuaint-
ance-
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
DUG Up TO Be MUTE WITNESS
Grave of John Rupp Opened AfteA
Eighty Years.
Descendants, IN Dispute Owes
S25.OOO,OOO Estate, seek
BaptismaI Papers.

WHkesbarre. Pa. sept. lin an effort
TO establish their claim 90 an estate OF
Ss5.c00.o00, members Of the Rupp family of
Columbia County. to-day opened the
grave Of John Rupp who was buried n
the Old Reformed Church Cemetery. az
Numida, in Is-S
The d.sinterment was required, owing
to the fact that IN those days. & was
customary to bury the birth and bap~
tismaI certificate in the collins. and thess
were necessary as a means OF proving
the heirs claim 70 the estate.
The papers secured. which are IN .
fair state o. preservation. show that
John Rupp was thirty-elght years Old
when he died and a son OF George Rupp.
whom il Is claimed vas the direct heir
to the property. which IS IN Germany.
and the heirs now claim to have ali the
links in the chain Of evidence necessary
TO prove their claim TO f.
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

feeling sts1d-- DRESSED beef griet. cents higher
CALFE Receipts. 80. market easy Feals 55li
ESQ. cais. 451. dressed calves. I'm 10 I. cent
higher; city dressed vsais. 9ais. c5unt-y dressed
sal1-
SHEEP AND LANBS-Rscsiuts. 4mo. sheer
steady; lsuabs. loai5 lover 81 cars unzolL sheep
3o1as-5o- -srhs. 575a6--5
HOGS-Ec-7iD-s. -f3. r1miul1ly steady.
Chicago. sept l--tATTLE.-FeCeipts 700: ma-
ke- steady Prime heerss 5ela--s5. paor 90 me
dr1u 1-7.a5-0. stocEr-s and feelrr G51z57. cow7
ard hefcrs, 2s5a5.53, caauers. l7=a2--5, Teams
5a5-l
HOCS-Rc-eipts I2ele. market q ccnts lower
Light G1olfs g. ir7urh ez1a5s3- mixed ss1a7. %
hea-v 655a--G0. PIGS sL5a5s3
SHEEP -Rseeipts- g 90: market = cents lower
Native sheep. 2l=af2D; Western sheer. 25'a3 q
native EDbs 5-5oa5.o: Western lambs. s.ssSe1-
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
RAILROAD ISSUES UP
Stocks Of Anthracite Lines
Have Day to Themselves.
ERIE AND READING IN LEAD
Former Makes a New High Record
on Market that Is Active Except
Iected-S- p. Helped by RumOr OF
Hartman Merger Dissolution.

New York, Sept 1.-The manipulation Of
the stock market took smother switch
to-day and metal issuss-American Smelt-
lns and Refining, Aualganated Copper.
Anaconda, and National Lead-Were
neglected, while the stocks OF the An
thracite roads. under TIE leadership Of
ne E-ie and Reading. made vigorous ad-
Falces in response 10 fairly large buying
orders and the circulation OF rumOrs OF
favorable decision et an early date IN the
suit 70 determine the c0nsututioaaIiyy OF
the commodity clause OF the Hepburn
act.
Erie made a new high record and Read
ing came within q small fraction OF
duplicating its high record OF Friday
last
There were also substantial advances
IN Delaware and Hudson and Central Of
Sew Jersey, the expectation being that
the court which heard the arguments
against the consttutonaIiry OF the law
20 compel the roads 70 so out OF the coal
business would next month render a de-
cis.on IN favor Of The companies South
er1 Pacific also made a new high record.
This stock and Union Pacific being helped
by q story 70 the effect that the govern
rnerts suit 20 dissolve the Hartman
merger. on the ground that 81 co1sri-
tUtes a combination in restraint OF trade,
would be dropped fo- lack Of evidence
Report Is Denied.
This report was denied by the Attorney
General. the denial being published IN
the street about half an hour before the
market closed. and q reaction Immediately
ensued aad continued TIL the end Of the
session Al the close most stocks were
lower than yesterdays closing figures. a
good deal OF effort having been expended
on the bull side without producing any
substantial aeC results outside Of a few
issues, Ike Reading. the Erie stocks, and
Illinois Central
Southern Railway vas strong. although
not very active. helped by the statement
OF earnings for July. In which, lorwlth-
standing q decrease OF Ss826-2 IN gross,
there was gain Of sz15-5-5 IN net There
were declines in most OF the active stocks
al the opening. but these recessioas in few
cases exceeded halS g point in the initial
sales. Immediately following the open
ilE The market tended down yya-d. the
lowest levels being reached about the end
Of the first hour.
Toward noon there was a fair rally, then
the market became dull until about the
middle Of the afternoon. when 60 turned
strong and active until this tendency was
checked In the last half hour The politi-
cal outlook was much talked about, and
while little apprehension was felt as q
the result Of Jo-GaE's contest in Vermont
j. was said in some conservative quarters
mat i was about an even chance whether
The Democrats could not elect their can
d-dzIe for governor II Maine OF Sep
-erlhar Il
The Washington herald., 1908-09-02
COTTON MARKET.

Q-c-1-i-us furuisled By 2 F. Hutton & Co. men
bc-s % he NeW YORK STOCK Exchange and fhe New
4ork Cotton Exchange G. Boaie Chipuaan. manage
ISL street 17.thTest
New York Stpr Cotton opened s-aadT a. an
-cFaLce -t Sal points. hut soCl ea@e1 OF 70 at-rt
he closing ls-es of issr night under scattering
llH11a--1ls Business was Gnia- with local mo
tezzlC-1-s awaiting the CIFeuEeuI's c1-d5i5n re-
pclr 90 midday
F1tlres oTeled s-azdy; Se1tezher. Ss5as IS; Octo-
hsr.. SIS, Deceuhs-. So January. SIS Narch
s5laS 81 NAY. s 55 hid
Tie MARKET was ouist ls-e iu The forenoon. With
r-ices ahc7r n POINTS net lover 1lSz before
rri5lE- under scattering lilri5e.s-- ;---- ma
with general business sin awaiting the r1blL
eaten al -le -1Ter--lslt's c--p report
Spot E1iet- midday -u-z-is. $50 u-iddIiuz sui
SIS
E=,1nstei -e-eirts az -te ra-r= today. le0o bales
zAzl-s, J. l5 last wsek and 5..9 Gs- year For the
wc-E l10l9 bales. against -l-ss5 last week and
So last I1ar- To-day receiTrs az New Orieau-
% bales. azair- - last scar ard a. Houston I3EZ
balcs. against u 90 last yea-.