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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-23
COLORADO NEWS.

The graduating class Of the Colo
rado Springs higs school next June
will 1umber 53.
Getting warm in other parts OF the
state being SO In the shade Monday
Mt Greeley and so at Pueblo.
The committee appointed to exam
Inc the eight public school buildings
of Greeley reported them safe SO far
as exits In case of fire.
Herman Pffeifer. mining engineer
who welt from Denver TO Gold6eld
three years ago. is heir to one-sixth
Of an estate in Germany worth more
than sl.000,O00.
William Wagner, a young German
boy who shot and killed Charles King
his partner in the cattle business sew
eral days ago near Grand Junction
was exoneratad by the coroner's jury
which found that he shot in self
defense.
joan CalYery was instantly killed
and Charles Leffler was fatally in
jured in the wreck of a freight train
at Sand creek on the Arkansas Valley
line. fifteen miles from Lamar, Mon
day. Both men were bridge carpen
tcrs. Leffler was taken TO the hospi
tai at La Junta.
Forty-one carloads OF sheep lef
Greeley Monday for market. The!
were sent to Greeley from Loyelaad
Fort Collins. Berthoud and Tlmnath
From Fort Collins % carloads wer
shipped over the Burlington, maxim
a total OF nearly 1900 lambs going d
market from northern Colorado Il
! one day.
William Avery. for seven year
postmaster at Avery. Clear Cree
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-23
TELEGRAPH sRevITiEs.

Kansas Populist leaders think La
Toilette will be the Populist nominee
for president
Vicksburg won the first game from
the Chicago National League team
the score being TO 0.
Baltimore advertised for $4,000. .0OC
In bonds and the issue was over sub
scribed nine Zines. Who says money
is scarce?
A big meeting In Australia bursi
into cheers for the United State
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
ARMOUR BULLS WHEAT.
Current Delivery Rises Well Above
Dollar Mark tn Chicago Pit.

CHICAGO. May 2.-May wheat shorts
were put on the run yesterday. The cur
rent delivery was boosted 3ss cents and
landed safely above the dollar level. final
ly selling at $1O2A. compared with 90x
cents at the close the day before.
j. Ogden Armour owns practically all
the 65OO.000 bushels in Chicago elevators.
and while George Marcy. president Of
any corner is contemplated. it il evil
dent that Armour controls the wheat sit
uation for the time being.
Whatever the cause of the pit con-
gestion. the oId-time Armour tactics In
bull deals were not employed In the pit.
Nevertheless, the market went up, and
at times by hair raising jumps. Trading
was mostly in small lots. scattered ''fives'
and tens but the furry was enough
to excite the entire market.
Deliveries of real grain and provisions
on May contracts yesterday were prob
ably the largest ever made in a single day
in the history of the board of trade. More
than 1900 900 bushels Of grain were going
the rounds before the opening. OF this
total fully $4,000 bushels were corn
livery clerk put 1t. ''by James A. Patten,
tator Of the corn pit
Mr.. Patten had taken and paid for
nearly 100000 bushels of oats and 3d.
100000 bushels of corn since the previous
days close and is still credited with be-
ing long enough in the pit to keep the
market from slipping out from under him.
He and his followers are credited with
cleaning up from $4,000 to 81 900, 900 on
yesterdays delivery.
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THE FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, May 2.-Business on the
stock exchange during the past week was
only moderately active, the settlement
and new issues operating against broad
ening of transactions. The new issues
caused recessions in the standard securi-
ties. consols declining % on the week.
while home rails. especially the deben-
lures, were adversely affected by traffic
shrinkages and the recurrence of the
labor trouble in the north.
Foreigners and kaffirs showed few signs
of life in the week, Paris. which is the
chief support of these markets. having
been more inclined to sell than to buy.
The American section again provided
the most interest, the fluctuations being
wide and occasionally erratic. Business
locally was not so good as last week, but
Wall street afforded good support on crop
news and the prospect OF advances in
freight rates The success of the Penn
sylvania loan helped the market earlier
In the week. but it also created the fear
that other issues soon would be forth.
coming, and later prices sagged
New York. however, raised values dur
Ing Fridays holiday. and today the mar
ket finished firm, with advances of from
i to points on the week. Illinois Central
and St. Paul were exceptions; the former
was and the latter 10 points higher than
last Saturday.
Money was rather easier. but the Bank
OF England got no gold from abroad and
supplies are still being absorbed in Paris
Discounts were therefore maintained
around "a till the end of the week, when
slight weakening occurred with easier
money.
BERLIN. May 2.-Tradng on the bourse
today opened quiet and continued sluggish
throughout.
PARIS. May 2.-There was a better tone
on the bourse today. The private rate of
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FINANCE AND TRADE IN
MARKETS OF THE WORLD

Sterling exchange steady. with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.S69Oa4.S7 for
demand and at 4.S44Oa4.S45O for sixty day
bills. Commercial bills. 4.S4A .S4as. Bar
silver SEX. Mexican dollars. Al. Govern
ment bonds steady. Railroad bonds firm.
The Financier says:
The statement of the associated banks
of New York for the week ending May 2
was complicated by several factors which
were unusual. To begin with, the enor-
nous oversubscription to the Pennsyl-
vania loan Of $4O.OOO.C0O affected the
showing of the banks, and the sale of $25.-
complication. There was wide discrep-
ancy between the statement Of averages
made by the banks and the statement OF
actual condition Saturday.
The statement of averages showed an
increase in surplus reserves of 81, 1858 $50,
while the actual condition indicated a de-
crease in this item of $925,65O, the first
decrease noted in great many weeks.
Taking the statement of actual conditions
as revealing the more correct bank situa-
increased So 564 800. this despite the pay
ments by the banks into the subtreasury
during the week Of three and quarter
million dollars and the continued exports
for the week increased $13,959, 800. which
is out of proportion to the other changes
noted.
There was during the week a further
noteworthy contraction or C1rculat1On,
this item showing a decrease of 81 TIL 800.
The strong position of the banks was in
dictated by the fact that. notwithstanding
all the factors noted, their surplus reserve
is only a million less than one week ago.
Receipts from the interior will be in
creased largely during the next two or
three weeks by the fact that institutions
in the interior are meeting their proper
ton of the call of public deposits by the
Treasury through their New York corre-
spondents.
The summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not re-
porting to the clearing house showed a
heavy increase in loans, amounting to
$14.316, 800. and an increase in net de-
posts of $13, 672. 1OO while specie and le-
gal tenders decreased something like
100000 These changes were the result
of syndicate operations connected with
new loans noted above. The actual
percentage of cash reserves now report
ed by the associated banks is $3.50. the re-
serve of state banks not affiliated with
the clearing house Is p per cent and the
reserve carried by the trust companies is
81 81 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

NEW YORK. May 2.-The statement of
clearing house banks for the week shows
that the banks hold So. $50. 800 more than
the requirements Of the Is Per cent re-
serve rule. This 10 an increase Of $685.
$50 In the proportionate cash reserve as
compared with last week.
The statement follows:
Loans. 81. 100. 400. 200: dec ease. $4,000.
Deposits. 81, PSI. 759. 200: increase. 1885,
400.
Circulation. ;5s,24s. 600; decrease. N.116.-
800.
Legal tenders. ses.747.7oo: increase.
$l.775.1OO
Specie. sos. O45, 600: increase. 100000.
Reserve, $378, TO- 100; increase. IS .OS2. 900.
Reserve required. 14.439. 800; increase.
surplus. seo,s5a, 800: increase. ss.sss. $50.
Ex-United States deposits. $72. 704. $50:
increase. s.. S36, 1915.
The percentage of actual reserve Of the
clearing house banks at the close Of busi-
ness yesterday was $3.50.
The statement Of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York not members
Of tina clearing house shows that these in
stitutions have aggregate deposits Of
1856, 90. 500: total cash on hand. $5S. 7S4, :
500. and loans amounting to $500, l27, 600.
Money on call, nominal.
Time loans, somewhat firmer; sixty
days, 2%a3. and ninety days. 3; six
Prime mercantile paper, laAM per cent.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK. May 2-The metal mar
kets were quiet and practically nominal
In the absence of cables. Tin is reported
rather easy in tone with quotations rang
Ing from $3.50 to 31.6O. Copper appears
to be somewhat unsettled, notwithstand-
Ing reports that certain producers are
holding for higher prices.
Lake Is quoted at 12.62ha12. IS: electro
!yt1c at y 40a12. 62k. and casting at
!22Ja12311 Lead is unchanged at 4.O5a
40. and spelter at 4.6Oa465. Iron was
unchanged.
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Today's Prices at the Highest
Level for the Week.
NOTHING TO EXPLAIN IT
Advances Practically Wiped Out in
the Reaction.
ST. PAUL AGGREss1vENEss
Favorable influence on Market by
News From Europe-Selling to
Take Profts-Bank Reserve.

NEW YORK, May 2.-There was an
active rebound in prices of stocks today
to the highest level of the week for those
which have been most conspicuous in the
movement, which were mostly In the
transcontinental group. The movement
was a continuance of the buoyant rise
in progress when the market closed yes
terday and was equally lacking in special
news developments to explain it. Ad-
vances were practically wiped out in the
final reaction.
The aggressive operations in st. Paul
were resumed from the same sources
that served to impress speculative senti-
ment yesterday. There was marked
strength in Chesapeake and Ohio, which
was also unexplained. The prospect of
the strong bank statement was an in
fuence in upholding prices.
Apparently a favorable Interpretation
was placed on the reconsideration by the
New York city authorities of yesterdays
announced determination to issue $4OOOO,-
900 of revenue bonds. The cause for
this decision was not stated and the an
nouncement was accompanied by the
statement that the municipality was In
need of funds.
A favorable influence in the market
was the confidence expressed by promi-
rope In the good prospects of growing in
terest by European capital in American
investments. There was a decline in the
private discount rate in Paris. and the
London money market had the benefit
of large dividend disbursements. The
local money market was reported some
what firmer. and one of the factors caus-
ing this was the increased demand from
stock commission houses for funds. which
has accompanied the livelier speculation
In stocks.
Sharp Reaction at the Close.
The sharp reaction at the last seemed to
be due, in addition to the selling to take
profits. to some misgivings over the ac
curacy of the favorable forecasts of the
bank stn1ement. The statement. how
ever. disclosed more than the expected
gain in cash and only a nominal loan
expansion. in spite of the important oper-
atoms of. the week, including the Penn
sylvania bond and the Interborough note
subscriptions.
The surplus. reserves of the banks are
established in consequence at over &c.,,
100000. The closing tone was weak and
with most of the earlier advance sacri-
feed.
Bonds were nrm. Total sales, par value.
$2.116,OO0
United States bonds are unchanged on
call for the week.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, May 2.NThe tone of the
dry goods market is getting better. BUTTS
not predicated on more active move
ment at satisfactory prices. Jobbers an
nounced during the day their intention of
onerlng many desirable wash fabrics and
Whlte goods during the coming week.
Linens are lower for fall. Burlaps tend
mgher and stocks here are limited.
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part of buyers over the policy OF the oi8
corporations to maintain the price OF mn
ished products. These two phases OF the
situation tend to still further restrict the
long the period Of curtailed labor activity.
Trade authorities and specialists can no
longer ignore the actual existing conol-
tons in the industrial field which nave
been referred to frequently IN these iet-
ters-comment. by the way. which has
been severely criticised in interested quar-
ters even to the point OF dispute OF the
accuracy of statement. The quarterly re-
port of the steel trust is connrmaton OF
everything unfavorable that has ap.
to the iron trade. It is. Of course:
pleasant and desirable that the best
should be made Of every favorable
symptom. but the disposition to do TINS
should not blind people to recoenition
of the obvious. It Is always best to look
an unfavorable situation squareiy IN the
face. and to avoid self-deception In BUSH
ness affairs. There is nothing In 1t.
y
The subscription abroad to the Penn
sylvania loan momentarily checked the
exploitation Of gold. but the movement
still goes on, though in diminished volume
Reports are current that Mr.. Hartman
has arranged for the hotation OF his i'm
pending $5O,o00OOO Union Pacific loan In
London and Paris. although the loan itself
has not yet been authorised by the stock
holders II this deal has been made
formal announcement thereof Is expected
to be a signal Tor another uproarious bull
jubilee In the New York stock market.
Indifferent to the tumult in stocks. few
old-fashioned and thoughtful souls are
watching with intelligent interest the
progress Of the movement Of the winter
crops and the planting Of the spring crops
They take into account the importance Of
such prosaic things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Financial News Letter
By ". G. NICHOLAS.
II Correspondence of The Star.


NEW YORK, May 2, 1908.
The persistently bearish attitude of a
good many of the stock exchange houses
and of speculative members thereof has
borne gruesome fruit of late. and there
is continually frightening list of fall
ures and suicides. Many traders who
made large fortunes on the declining
markets of last year overstayed the game
and are paying the debt of bad judgment
and stubborn refusal to see anything but
the one side, and that the gloomy one.
They could see no bottom to the depres-
sion, and to their minds the October
panic was merely a way station on the
toboggan slide which was to lead to utter
ruin and the humiliation of values. Con-
sequently they could not believe that the
recovery which set in during November
and continued hregularly ever since was
any more than rally.
Each point up in prices was to them
the elimination of the improvement and
instead of taking minor losses, as tney
might have done on the way up. tney
extended their commitments gieefuilyt
reasoning that the higher they could put
stocks out the greater the profits would
be on the fall which they felt sure was
just ahead. AS quotations continued 10
advance they found themselves deeper In
the hole. and for the last two or three
weeks their condition has grown rap
idly from bad to worse: 1t was 5ocosely
remarked that it was no longer stock
market, but bear hunt.
X
Houses began to be talked about openly
several conspicuous concerns basides the
two that failed. These houses found it
difficult to borrow stocks with which to
make deliveries on short sales. They
were openly Disseminated against. In
such a situation capitalists and conserva
tive brokerage concerns take their stocks
out of the market entirely, preferring to
keep them In their strong boxes and the
banks rather than risk them in loans for
the small percentage of profit there might
be in the transaction. They did not care
to take any chances on having their Sc
curities tied up in failures or lost through
possible crookedness. This created
scarcity of stocks. artificial to a large
extent. but nevertheless scarcity just
the same. Under such conditions the
bears, already alarmed to the verge of
panic, took to cover.
On the sharp advances in the market
not few of them went out through
the roof that is to say, bought in their
stuff with frantic disregard Of prices.
oftentimes seeing margins and past profits
vanish in smoke at the same time. Sew
eral plunging operators who have been
momentarily in the millionaire class by
reason of the successes of last year are
again eating lunches from high stools at
the 1O-cent counters. The descent from
canvasback duck to nickel sandwiches Is
said to have been painful in the extreme,
although. sad to say.their experience tends
to provoke merriment instead of grief on
the part of the obseryant audience in
Wall street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

The condition of the Treasury at the be-
ginning of business yesterday was as fol-
lows: Reserve fund-Gold coin and bull
hon. S1J0O0.0OO. Trust funds, to redeem
outstanding certff1cates-Gold coin. $S47.-
I04, 500; silver dollars. S465. 536 600: silver
dollars of 1890. S.. 10000; total. $1,31S.-
$50 s69 General fund. $16s, 531 $50; de-
posts sin national banks, $2O1 634. 645: in
Philippine treasury So 1866. 421; awaiting
titles, $121, 082, TAG.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

NEW YORK, May 2--Imports of mer-
ehandise and dry goods at the port of
New York for the week ending April %
were valued at $12, 694.S3O.
Imports of specie for the port of New
York for the week ending today were
S2s.0o2 silver and $l12. 1911 gold.
Exports OF specie from the port Of New
York for the week ending today were
: S4,06S. 10s gold. and $sS2,s46 silver.-,
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xsso OF HyattsvilIe, Md, has over half million
dollars loaned on 6rst marriages. II has paid
in 81 yrs. 1891 in dividends; ID now paying on
Investments regularly not less than 41b half
yearly, compounded. Fall paid stock can be With
drawn with dividends In % NOS. II Withdrawn
N. WATERS. Sec. 1884 g NV. sp2s-Sot.o
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The rise in the market. prior to the end
of-the- week slide, has been almost wholly
confined to the railroad department. The
industrials for. the most part did not
share lin the improvement. Even United
States Steel was disappointment. The
underlying trouble with the industrials IL
the weakness OF the metal markets. ac-
companied by growing discnttent on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
NEW YORK IMPORTS.

Total sales for the day, 4lT.sa5 shares.
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PARIS. May 2.-There was better tone
on the bourse today. The private rate OF
discount was 2k per cent, decline of IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
MAKES PLEA FOR THAW
Counsel Seeks to Have Him Placed in
Non-CrimfnaI Hospital.

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Non-Crimfnal Hospital.
EPOUGHKEEPSIE. N. ", June 3.-The
hearing on the motion to have Harry
*. Thaw transferred from the Mat
teawan State Hospital to some other
institution. which was to come be-
fore Supreme Court Justice Morschaus.
er In this city OIL Saturday, has been
postponed for one week, at the re-
quest of District Attorney Jerome, and
With the consent OF counsel for Thaw.
In the meantime Thaw remains In jail
here. still occupying the commodious
room of Sheriff chanler, who Is In
Europe
James G. Graham, counsel for Thaw
has asked Mr.. Jerome to consent to a
commitment to one of the non-criminal
State hospitals, preferabl the one at
N. Y. where, 1t Is believed.
the surroundings would be more con-
duclve to recovery than at Matteawan.
Mr.. Graham contends that Thaw is en-
titled to this much consideration. since
he was acquitted of the charge Of MUIR
der, and Is therefore not criminal
in the sight of the law.
Mr. Jerome insists upon his return
to Matteawan, where there are less
chances for escape. but he Is willing
that the case be adjourned for another
week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
ANC;HARDs LOSES SEAT

Former Governor Not Seated, and So
VIII Not he Made Delegate.
BATON ROUGE La, June ,3.-The
Democratic State Convention met to-
night with II. j. Dupre, Speaker of
the Louisiana House Of Representa-
.tives, as temporary chairman. re-
cess was then taken until about mid
night, during which internal contests
were heard.
In the most important OF these con-
tests Democratic National Committee
man N. G. Blanchard who has Just re-
tired az Governor, lost the seat In the
convention, for which he was contest
ing as a representative of Caddo Par
.lsh. The entire delegation opposing
the former Governors delegation was
seated. The complete defeat for Mr..
blanchard destroyed his chances for
selection as ono OF the delegates at
large to Denver. for which position he
had been considered q prominent cam
dIdate,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
NEGRO BEATS YOUNG WOMAN
Community ts Aroused and Crowd Is
SaascI,lla... for fl,n lIiand ~ 49,.

Community ts Aroused and Crowd Is
Searching for the Fiend.
WOODBURY.. N. j., June 3,--Ariss
Nellie Higgincochan, OF North Wood
bury, was attacked and probably fa-
tally beaten by a negro here tonight
While returning to her home from
Philadelphia.
The young woman, who Is twenty
four years Of age, had alighted from a
trolley car and was walking along a
lane when she was attacked Miss
Higgincochan screamed and TOLL
gate keeper named Valentine went to
her rescue. The negro, to stop her
cries, beat the young woman over TIN.
head, withfa blackjack, He fled. and a
posse was organized and started In
pursuit, The blackjack with which lie
had beaten Miss Hisgincochan was
found on the path where the young
Woman was picked mp unconscious.
Her skullBis believed to be fractured.
The entire community, Is aroused by
the outrage, sJ S |, N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-04
STARVING AT SCHOOL

Hungry Children Faint Mt Desks for
Lack Of Nourishmcnt.
NEW YORK. June 3-Emergency
measures for the relief OF hundreds OF
pupils in East Side schools who have
found to be suffering from lack of
fod have been adopted by the commit
tee of East Side school board mem
bers. organized as a result ofthe se-
rlous conditions which the reports of
school principals in the sections re-
AT a conference late to-day the COM
mlttee decided to arrange for the
speedy opening of two kitchens on
the lower East Side at which the hum
cry children may be fed. Though the
funds for the support of these
Kitchens have been supplied only in
part. the public have been so greatly
stirred by the disclosures Of the
lpitiable plight of children fainting at
their desks from want of sufficient
nouris hment that the committee anti
cipates no trouble In obtaining by sub
.scription all the money needed for the
purpose.
An Investigation has shown that
many of the destitute families have
sent their little tots to school without
having given them food for forty
eight hours