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The Washington herald., 1908-04-07
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. April 6.-Followiug are the official
prices at the principal commission houses
WHEAT-Spot contract s5lsa9js. spot no. red
Western. 9sEas61z April, sj,zasJa; May ssslss7
steamer No. red. sllsasiA receipts Il lSs bushels
Southern hy sample, s2as2A; Southern on grade,
sZ<as6A.
CoRN-spot mixed. s7s.a6s No white. ssa6sH
April 67sss6s May 6siza657s steamer mixed 6szas8 :
receipts 1897 bushels Southern white corn, 6ilsa
ssh southern yellow ceTn, SASS
RYE-Stock in elevators l45 s65 Bushels; ship
ments from elevators, SOS bushels Nc. Western
rys export SASSY
oATs-Stock in elevators. 5sTs3 bushels: ship
ments from elevators, bushels White No. .
heavy 5ssa59 do, 5s5sa57; de-. No 3 light 5sa56s
No. 9 light 10 medium. 5Tsa5s; do. No. 8 heavy.
Sass: do. No s. medium, light to heavy. 54ass
No. ?. 55isa5si do. No. 3, 5sa54; No. 1. 5iilss2
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished BY Z. r Hutton & Co,
members Of the New York Stock Exchange and the
chicago Board Of Trade. G. Bowie Chipman man.
ager. 1901 street northwest
Chicago, April 6.-Wheat was weak. showing quite
pronounced pressure late. The opening was about
steady on the cables, but the weather conditions
were reported as favorable. and with predictions of
showers ia Nebraska prices began 20 work Of The
visible supply disappointing, showing liberal
increase where a good decrease had been expected
Export demand is also SLOW ard limited 10 a few
scattered lots
Corn was steady most Of the session. selling up in
the afternoon On some covering Of shorts with re
ported light offerings by the country but later re-
acted Cash corn was reported dull although
receipts Of considerably less than last year
and exports show equal falling Of
Oats were moderately active and weaker. There
was a good deal Of selling on favorable eTop and
weather reports, and lack Of support
Provisions were quiet an day. with unimportaut
changes in price Speculation was slow and orera-
tors appear 10 be waiting for further deTeopments
as 10 the spring live hog supply.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago. April 6.-CATTLE-R -Receipts 81 900 head
STEADY to strong. Prime beeTes. 655a7.40; poor "a
medium. Ao0a6Z5; stockers and feeders. 325Ss .
COWS and heifers, 355as25 Gamers, 2lsasso; Tex
ans. 4f0a5.D
H0Gs-Receipis, $500 head SC lower. Light. 500
as 60; Toaghs 5sosss9: mixed 5Slse2s; heavy, s8aa
SIS. pigs. A5ns g.
SHEEP-Recepts. 1900 head; ioal5c lower. Ma.
tive sheep 40aIe0; Western sheer. s.2sasea native
lambs. 6eeaI.75; Western lambs, 6TSase5
New York, April s.-eATrBE- Receipts. 42D bead
Steers firm to ieaisc higher; fat bulls ioc higher.
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Criminal Court No. 2.
Fg-es4.gfst, u4pNApn
Probate COurt.
CHIEF JUSTICE CLAgAUGH

In re Andrew j. Walker ct al. petition for in.
strnctions. Attorneys. Lester & Price
Estate Of John Turner petition for sale of realty
AttorneY, p. ". Frisby
Estate Ct Cecilia \. johnson; order admitting
vii to record Attorney, A. f. Bell
Estate Of Albert A. Wilson; order for reference
to auditor. ATTORNEYS. Hamilton. Colbert YeTkes 4
Hamilton.
Estate Of JulIE Kane; order Of reference to au-
ditor
Estate # sarah D. AfcAiorris: order granting let
tsrs Of administrator; bond 800 Attorney, L. y.
Hopewen
Estate Of Edward whaley; wiz dated March 81.
1903 fled
Estate Of Elizabeth Bond; wiz dated March II,
1873. fled
Estats Ct Mary E. Ferry win dated November
H. ie1 and petition for probate and record & VIII
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Ne. 5os25. Browning & Baines vs. Matthsr r.
Johnston: damages. s3oeoo Attorney r. G. Don
aldsou.
No. a426. Potomac Dredging Company IS. The
National Motor Company; account SG2s2. Atfor-
neys Bfsndenhurg Bandenburg
No. 5ll Frand & Co vs. American Standard
FiFeproafng Company; account. ssss o. Attorneys.
L. A. Jones and q. c. Shinn
No. 50i2s. William a. Hollebaugh ct TX. vs.. I'd
ward Williams. eertioTsd Attorney K. g. BehTend.
No. 5ot29 George f. Adams IS George II. Adams
damages. S coo. Attorney. J. A. Johnson
Ne. 50350. Louis z. Shoemaker, executor, vs.. Dan
iei T. Weeden. administrator; note, $1,000 Attor-
neys, Lambert & Mclean and L. II. Yeatman.
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Quotations furnished By E. + Hutton a Co.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange and the
NeW YORK Cotton Exchange. G. Bowie ChiDman.
manager. 1901 + street northwest
New York. April 6-Cotton opened steady at a
decline Of points. and sold of i3al4 points under
easy cables, good weather in the South, and rumors
that an importing house at Barcelona was IN fnan-
cal difficulties, Trading was moderately active early
and prices were easy under liquidation and bear
pressure. The market at midday was barely steady
at decline Of l0aI2 points.
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CHlEF JUSTICE CLABAUGH

1AtLE dbSAADE ALAhADNH
30. &64 Leighton aud James. trustees. vs..
johnson et al title vested in c1mplainants Attor-
neys, b. F. Leghton-A $. Worthingion.
No. 210ll Washington Loan and Trust Company
IS Johnson ct al. . same. Attorneys same.
No. E56G Burden vs. Burden order referring to
examiner Attorneys, W. c. Balderton-Thomas &
Beller.
No. 2577. NcAlister ct al Vs. Brooke et al re-
fsrred 70 auditor Attome7s Tucker & Kenyon-D.
y. Huston and g. g. Brooke
No 1l3 Bolts Bolts; TIle as to contempt
retrnahle April l9 1903. Attorneys, J.. T. Evcsett
and F. W. 4 Ewing David R7thschild.
No. ali8 Clark VS.. Lewis et a. appearance II
absent defendant ordered. Attoney. ,. A. Burksrt.
No. 26sN siacFariand ct al vs. Peters e a.;
time limited % take testimony. Attorneys. i. II.
Thomas. IS. Patterson and ". J. Lambert
IA re dunacy Paul A. simpson refeued to
auditor
IN rs adoptioa Of Matte Tasor; adoption legal
izcd
SO. Ef5s Brooks 70. Davis; judgment against
d5imdant Attorney T. n. stephens
BE. 26s5i. international Text Book Company vs..
District a Columbia; demurrer sustained and amend
ed hin dismissed; apreal noted. A0orueys A. c.
Bntley-E. II. Thomas.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Regular call. l2 o'clock noon
Washington Railway and Electric g. sIOo0 81 7ss
S000 at 7sA $l0o0 at 7sIz
Washington Railway ard Electric common, 50 at
26r. 50 at &H 50 at 8la 50 at a6ss
Washington Railway and Electric preferred 100 at
49, 70 at I3. 10 at 75 10 az 7SlS 10 at T3K.
Washington Gas, 25 az 6zA . at SIS.
Alergeathsler. I at 1874
Mitchell Mining, 100 at e. 100 at q. 100 at =. 100
al =.
After caH-capital Traction 10 at ~. at n, p
at l22h
MeTgenthaer, AZ Ia5
Following are the closing quotations on yesterdays
local stock exchange
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this ease On motion Of Mr. Attorney General Bona
paFte; argument commenced By SIR Duane E. Fox,
for the appellant.
Adjourned until to-day at z O'Clock. The day call
for Tuesday. April 7. sin be as follows Nos go
Ss' loriginall, 100 III, i9s, l99 al, a2 and gs.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished By T. = Hutton & Co,
members Of the New York Stock Exchange, g. Bowie
Chipman. manager 1901 + street northwest.
Sales 20 noon n.......2 206.50O shares
fetal sales, 295,200 shares
Call money! High, 3 low. ! 1sl close, 2.
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WASHINGTON CATTLE mARkET.

cATTLE-Extra, per cwt. GoOas.5O; butcher, 5ooa
$50 common. co
H0GS-Psr cwt.. gross. sa0s6 80. ordinary usr
ewt.. A75a5e9
sHEEP-Prime. 4Ooas5o: common. 2sa2m.
LAAIBS-Spring. lesiI
CALYEs-Prime. per h., sasss medium. 7a7h;
gEass. aai
COWS Prime, fresh, each. iaeaa5o.a0i common,
S.eease.eai cid and dry, Se0aieA
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Equity Court No. ?.
JUSTICE GOULD.

Assignments Ter today
No no McGowan rs. EiToy- ATTORNEYS. C.. T.
HendleT-E. Burke and Charles Bcndheim.
No Zh Kicnuy IS Kienuy Attorneys, C. F.
Dicas-W T. Ambrose.
Nc G6 Walsh IS Walsh. Attorneys. Chase
RWs-H J. Quinn.
sc. E2 Glory vs. Cl0y. Attorneys, N. F.
Cliuksales-R r. Homer
N. -. Matthews VS.. Walter. Attorneys, Mason
y Ricbar3son-W /. Pollard
Ne e2-SuthsTland vs Sutherland. AttmneyS J.
Med Cauington--I4 = Harlow.
Nc %. Dunn vs. Dunn. Attorneys. ". J. Lam-
bcrt-B -Blaudcrh1Tg Braudenburg.
Nc 26 Trbiy vs. Marphy. Attorney Howard
Bcrd.
Nc. Zs Bgriey IS. Bmiey. Attorneys, James A
Toomey-H T. Quinn
No. go Policy vs. Policy. Attorneys. Cauington-
WekcFt.
Nc. GZ McCny IS Tucker. Attorney g. F.
Williams
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and letters Of administration c t a. Attorney.
Charles Badleg
Estate of India Bel; petitios for probate and
ord Of viii and for letters q administration. A..
torBey, 2. A. Bowen.
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CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGB.
In re Hubbard Heating Company; receiver di-
fected to surrender contract.
In re john n. rrussel adjudication and reference
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cows lealsc higher. steers. 60aA7.es; tops. 7.25i
bulls. ss5a5z5: cows. 2z5a5ea
VES-Receipss S $50 head; g5a39c lower. Yezls.
sooss50: choice lots 7.75as00. tops as few barn
yard snd fed calves 25ess 80 Dressed calves loWer;
eitydresssd fesis 7sa2 per pound country dressed.
7ai0k.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts 0.leo head.
Sheep steady lambs steady. sheep, &ooass9; toTs.
5to; HnshoTa lambs, se0asss; ers 559sa00. clipped
lambs, 6s9a7.5 90; spring lambs. 45es5e0.
H0GS-Rsceipts. $40 head lealso lower. State
and Pennsylvania hogs, s.50as.ss
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THE WASHINGTON HERALD has
the largest morning circulation I'm
the District of Columbia. Remem-
her The Herald when placing legal
advertisements.
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ing live hog supply.
b nunted as fnlInu-s

New York. April s.-WHEAT-Lower; smSll bu
ness. No / Northern Duluth. to arrive LOG: \
red. (. O. b.. 9Siz No. 2 hard. {. o. b.. I.O72
maoaroni. Loo. (. o. b.; No 2 macaroni, g. I
porters took loads.
RYE-SloW: nominal No 2 SIC, (. o. b.
Futures were quoted as follows
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Criminal Court No. I.

%
United States IS Frederick A. Hyde. John A.
Benson, Henry T. Dimmel. and Joost H. Schneider.
violation section $40 Revised Statutes Of the United
States; impsneling inTy Defendants attorneys. A.
8 Worhington i. A. Birney. j. c. Campbell and
r. &. Donaldson.
Criminal Court No. 2.
JUSTICE BARNARD.
United States vs.. Sadie Coleman. grand larceny
verdict guilty
United States vs.. Salvatore Zagams. carnal knoWl-
edge David Rothschiid Withdraws and Paca Oberlm
assigned.
United States vs. Ruth McCracken, conspiracy
order discharging defendant April s
No &91lS Peckham vs.. H0ninR, judgment on
verdict Attorneys, W. G. Baiderston-Tucker 4
Kenyon
No. 1850. Leary vs.. Nolan; same. Attorneys, D.
". o'DonoRhue-LambeFt & Mclean
No. 1896. Lynn ys smith; same. Attorneys. W.
T. Ambrose-Guy Johnson ard +. A. Bowen
No. ls76S. Laukford Dabney; same Attorneys.
". ~ Richardson and J. A. Cobb-C. H. II mans
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Ennifr Sic.
IauanIfs-

30. 21A Ahram q. Frey and EtheIbest B. Frey
to dissolve partnership Attorney Frank Fuller.
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by F. F. Hutton & Co,
members New York Stock Exchange y. Bowie Chip
man. manager lSJl street northwest
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COTTON MARKET.

bid tAsked.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29

The author of this interesting
description OF The last great
rammfng and boarding engage
nenf on the Pacifc-fiiaf be-
tween the "Huascar" and the
"ESmeraIda" In I679-wifnessed
the terrific battle from the beach
at Iquique. The drawing on this
page showing Captain Praf of
the "EsmeraIda" Ieapfng TO fhe
deck of fhe "Huascar" is made
from a sketch by Mr.. BayIey at
the ffnls,
Captain Grau, later vice adj
nDiraf of the Peruvian navy, was
the father of Enrique Grau, the
present Peruvian consul at San
Francisco.
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'ant fighting crew. The Esrnerafds.
which was graceful looking craft Of
the old corvette type, carried 20 guns
40 pounders-but her crew vas pro-
tected only by her bulwarks. Her max
sn1urn speed was 10 knots.
The Huascar, an Iron turrst ship,
with murderous looking ram. carry
ing four so FOUNDER Armstrong guns,
could reel OF her 13 knots. AS pfucky .
little sea fighter as ever carried gun.
she was known along the coast OF
South America as the gladiator OF the
sea. Great activity prevailed aboard
the Esmeralda. Her smart crow had
her stripped like a prize lighter. and
the bos'ns whistle could be heard by
us on the shore piping. Clear ship for
action and Beat to quarters" Her
gun crews were stripped to the bun
and full OF hght. They realized the
fighting ability Of their opponent and
the courage Of her commander.
There was a heavy ground swell roll
ing in from tho southwest, making il
nasty. for gun ighting. The ships were
now about one mile apart. and man
euvering for positions. the tactics Of
the commanders being quite different.
Captain Grau preferred to do his asht-
ing at long range. while Captain Prat
of the Esmeralda realized that hi.
only chance was to effect boardins 8
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pressed upen the tars the'reaifty OF the
impending battle and made the strain
OF lighting blood course sharply
through their veina- Tho log was
hauled aboard. as IQuiqus was new In
sight and the navigating snsos1 bad
ALI his bearings.
The Esmsralda hrst sighted tho
Huasoar rounding tho coast head
land. about two miles distant Tho
sight came a. Z grsas surprise to Cap
tain Prat and his ofnoers. . surprise
which was shared by the gunboat Cow
odonsa anchored close by. They had
certainly been caught mapping. The
captain OF tho Covodonga sighting the
big black ram Independents, Peru's
most powerful ironclad. steering
straight for her with : bone In her
teeth. slipped her cable ana was or
like an olympian racer for safer quar-
tiers. hugging the coast for shallow
water. The Independencia was fast
overhauiing her to ram her Rather
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29
Twenty-Nine Years Ago
Captain Crau IN the Huascar
Defeated Captain Pr0t, in the
Esnler0ldd, Off Iqluique. in One
OF the Most BrilIi0nt Boarding
Fights in History

and ramming being resorted to as in
days of old.
During the month OF May, 1879, the
Chilean feet had succeeded IN estab-
fishing blockade at Iquique, an i'm
portant Peruvian seaport, and had left
the corvette Esmeralda and gunboat
Covodonga there to hold the blockade
while the rest OF tho neet went in
search OF the Peruvian navy. The two
vessels were deemed secure from any
attack on the part OF the Peruvian
navy. as the Peruvian ships were sup
posed to be many hundred miles away
But on the morning OF May II the
ships blockading Iquioue were sud
denly surprised by the appearance Of
two formidable Peruvian ironclads-
Huascar and ndependencia,-round
the promontory under full steam and
bearing down upon them.
For several days the Huascar and
her consort had been keeping q sharp
watch for the Chilean vessels, and
when the lookout reported at dawn
two vessels dead ahead of Iquique,
Captain Miguel Grau OF the Huascar
had no difficulty in Identifying them
through his marine glasses as the
Esmeralda and Covodonga. He i'm
mediately gave orders to signal the
Independencia-to close in on the enemy
at full speed. and remarked to his
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hI0NlMENT TO sCaApTAIM GRAJ
AT @AI.LAO

chief efioer that II would De : srsss
triumph for Peru II thsy could board
and make primes Of the Chilean vss-
sells.
The of1oer replied:
II Captain Arthur Prat is in COM
mand Of the Esnaersida he win 60
down with his ship and Grew sooner
than strike bis oolozA He won't rlip
tho cabls' and clear out to avoid .
light
Captain Prat fully justified the ex-
peotations OF his adversaries through
out fierce and desperate engagement
lasting over two hourA
On board the Huascar the order
was given to 'ciear for action" and
preparations were hastily made for the
approaching conflict; cutlasses, guns
ammunition. every detail was looked
to. The ships surgeon had bandages
antiseptics. instruments and operating
tables laid out in the sick bay, ready
for the wounded, This last display in-
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than surrender or strike his colors, the
commander OF the Covodong ga resolved
to beach his ship, and In carrying out
his intention she Just cleared a blind
reef without damage, The Independent
cia following in her wake to ram her
struck the reef with terrible force and.
tearing open her bottom, stuck hard
and fast and became total wreck be-
fore sundown Tho saucy little gun.
boat. realizing her big opponents
crippled condition as she listed heavily
to port, her guns consequently use
less. raked her decix with her stern
guns. killing two of the crew and
doing serious damage. The Covo-
donga's engineer then opened up her
valves to avoid the vengeance OF the
Huascar. and she was soon travelling
down tho coast and out of sight. after
having decoyed Peru's finest ship to
destruction.
The Huascar remained in the offing
to engage tho Esmeralda- where q bat
tie royal was soon to be waged. The
ships were now two miles apart on
the town OF IquiQue- The lighting odds
against the Esmeralda were over
whelming 1t was a wooden ship pitted
against an ironclad.
But nothing could daunt the cour-
age. Of Captain Prat. He had heart
Of oak. and will Of iron and a gal
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ana secure his opponen<s ahlp - .
prize. knowing that his crew outnum-
bered his rival And . hand 70 hand osn-
test might win him the dAy. H A.
sisted By = hot nrs kspt I'D sy tns
gunnsrs IN ths lighting tops.
with spitsful rear tho Esnsralds
turned loose nsr starboard guns. which
whipped ND ths SEA al about tho HnAs-
car. but By . clever piece sf seaman
ship the Huascar had been put bows
on ana escapsd with emily slight dem
age.
The Huascar ersnsd nzs with one Of
her so Founders nsn a. turrst but
the elevation being toe high. the shot
went whirIins through the Hsmsralda;s
rigging and landed on shorA Again the
Esmeralds replied with hsr sta<hoard
guns. keeping up sharp ana spirited
IRE with better results. Several Of
the shots struck the Peruvian ship. on
her protective belt. and while they
could not penetrate her hull. they shook
her up. The gun crews aboard ths Es-
meraida were working like heroes. blaz-
ing away as fast as the guns could bs
run in and loaded The gunners bodies.
stripped to the bun. were nlacksned
with powder. while tho powder mon
keys got no rest
A we'll directed shot discharged from
Continued On Next Pass
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By E. A. Bayles

T-HE chilean-Peruvian war Of
1873. which was the result of a
quarrel over the nitrate beds in
Peru and Bolivia, was productive
o. one Of the most gallant sea fights
ever fought on the Pacific. boarding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19

even a moderate sized navy is our pos session of the Philippines. Our tremend- ous reserve forces and possibilities are abundantly sufficient to take care of any other situation that may confront us.
 If we were ever to have war with Japan, and l am satisfied l shall never live to see it, the first thing Japan would do would be to swoop down on the Philippines and capture them. Then, Of course national pride would force us to get up a sufficient army and navy and go over and sweep Japan into the sea, and take them back. We might be perfectly willing to give them to Japan, but we would never let anybody take them away from us and keep them
 Recent Filibuster.
 Adverting to the recent democratic fill buster in Congress, Senator Tillman re- marked:
 Tt has at least shown the country that the republicans are besotted in their devotion to the interests, and that the country may expect no relief from them. It has also exposed the antagonism be- tween Roosevelt and his party more strongly than ever, There is little danger of Congress doing any of the things that he wants done. In fact number of senators told me just before 1 left Washington that it was their purpose if DOSSiDle 10 get lnTOuSll llG HSNOoooA9 oP proprlatfon bills and adjourn.
 Why those republicans feel that they are carrying a load on their backs in Roosevelt that they are as anxious to dump overheard as was Sindbad to get rid of his old man of the sea. And they wont be happy until they get rid of hinl. Yes, they feel they will be a lot better off with Talt in the White House If they can ever get him there, but l don't be- lieve they'll do it. Bryan will get more 1 republican votes than could any man in the United States outside the republican party l travelled all over the north and east last summer and talked to hundreds of people, and l know what I'm talking about. I haven't a doubt that Bryan can beat Taft because the people believe that he will do, if he has an opportunity, the things that Roosevelt has only been able to talk about. But if Roosevelt should be nominated I don't see how Bryan can consistently make the race against him, in view of his continued anu persistent indorsement of the President and his policies. It seems to me the most natural thing for Bryan to do would be to support him.
 Naval Investigation.
 Senator Tillman was deeply interested
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

in the naval investigation when illness overlook him. When he left Washington he expected to be able to return within a week or two, and requested Senator Hale to postpone further examination of witnesses until he could return He re- marked upon the fact that the investiga- ton had not as yet been resumed, but said he had heard nothing as to the fu- ture plans for it. He was much inter- ested, he said, in bringing out the facts relating to the Brownson incident in par ticular and the status of the navy per- sonnel in general. If the investigation is resumed, however. at any time within the next two months 1t will have to be done in his absence. He has decided to remain under treatment here for a month after which he will go to Europe for a month or six weeks, resting until his health has entirely returned.
 Asked what he thought would be the outcome of the dispensary row in South Carolina, Senator Tillman replied:
 If you will tell me whether the su- preme court is going to hold that South Carolina is being sued or not, l might be able to tell you more about it. 1 am satisfied if that dspensary fund had been left in the state treasury Judge Pritchard would never have dared touch it. l haven't a doubt that there was a lot of graft mixed up with the removal of it from the treasury, probably for the pur- pose of turning it over to favored banks. But you are going to give me a head ache if you keep me raking up all these old things I have been mixed up in. l must quit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star
 This is the story of "'Ducky" and "Peggy'-the former a duck, the latter a hen. The nature fakers may rejoice over it; the anti-nature fakers may rave. But Mir and Mrs Joel Bennett of 2616 Holmes street, and their daughter Susie and all the neighbors will vouchsafe for the veracity of the tale. They don't try 10 explain it, they only know 1t happened. By way of introduction, be it known that Peggy was a respectable middle-aged Leghorn hen, sole survivor of once numerous and prosperous family. Her age and brilliant achievements in the matter of eggs and offspring had entitled her to immunity from the ax that had de- stroyed all the rest of her kin Now, here's the story:
 It began last spring when Miss Susie brought the duck home wl.n her after a visit in the country. In spite of the fact that he was crippled and misshapen Peggy took a fancy to him from the first meeting, and the two soon became inseparable. Peggy made as much fuss over him as she had ever made over a chick, scratching up slugs for him and pecking him materially every time he tried to take bath in the water ing trough.
 "Ducky" reciprocated the attachment. He followed the hen about wherever she went eating from the same dish with her and wallowing in the same dusty spots. When Peggy new to roost at night the duck crouched as close to her as he could | get on the ground. And on wet days when she stayed inside the chicken house for the sake of her influenza he sacrificed 1 his natural preferences and remained at | her side.
 | The curious affair attracted a great | deal of attention and the story was al- ways told a newcomer into the neighbor- 1 hood.