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New York Bond Market

NEW YORK Jan. u.-Unlted States
Government bonds:
2s, reg. 1880, 104ss G105Z
= coup. 1880. 1041kfI105A
3's reg. 1903, 10074dl01&.
Ss coup, 1905. l0lhQ1WA.
IS, small bonds. 1904
IS reg. 1925. 119IkdI211k.
IS coup, 1875, 1901 Q122.
Panama rs reg, 1921.
Philippine Is. 110l2.
STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS
Va. def. 6s. Brown Bros ctfs, "A.
Imperial Japanese, series AZ, s..
American Tobacco As. 64}4.
American Tobacco G's, S9iz.
a, T. & S. +. gen. as. IS.
A, T. & s. +. cvt. SIS, 95B.
r. e Q. 31s's, 81.
B. & 0. gold As. 80.
Central Ca third inc. 33&.
Chesapeake and Ohio ~ s. 100
Delaware and Hudson As, 1854.
Distilling Sec. c. SIS, 81.
Erie rig. rs. I'D.
Erie rig con. as. S51I.
Lake Shore As, 1875. S215.
Lake Shore -, 1881, Sl2s.
louisville and Nashville col. tr. As,
9Ol4-
New York Central 31Es. SsN.
New York Central and st. Louis SIS.
gs1s.
Norfolk and Western con. ( 5. IS.
Norfolk and Western cvt. As, S2%.
North Pacific As. e9%.
Pennsylvania 3iz's, 1912 81
Pennsylvania 31z's, 1918, 90A.
Reading Is. 9Fs.
Southern Pacific rig. As, 90.
Southern Railway SIS, 80
Union Pacific first As, e9&
Union Pacific cvt. As. S6lk.
L. S. Steel S. f. SIS. s..
L. S. Steel reg. IS.
Total sales, 1851, 900
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THE WRONG MAN.

The other day ar MISUNDERSTANDING
gentleman took a seat beside a quiet
man in an Arkansas railway carriage,
says the Rochester Herald, and began
a cOnversat ton.
7 m going up to Little Rock f" he said.
TO get q pardon for q convicted thief
] m not person ally acquainted with the
governor, but he can't afford to refuse
me-"
rs the fellow guilty7'' asked the man.
'Of course he is; but that makes no
difference. His friends have agreed to
give me $500 If 1 get him out, and ths
thermometer is very low when 1 can I
put up good talk. Where are you
tr5lvelng?'
Going to Little Rock"
DO you live there?'
yes"
Perhaps you might be Of some serv-
ice TO me. What business are you in?'
I am the governor"
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PREFERRED POKER TO COURT.

w II. T. Wakefield has recorded the
following story OF United States Judge
Cato In volume of the Kansas His
tOricSl Society reports:
Willie out hunting one cold day in
the winter of 1855 I saw smoke from a
cabin on Coon creek, near Lecompton,
and went up TO warm. The cabin was
not inhabited by d family. but we
found a fire and before II were Judge
Cato and bogus Sheriff Jones, playing
poker-not entirely for fun. Jones said,
VIII you hold court this afternoon,
JGdge?' I don't know" said Cato.
How much money have you got with
Then there viii be no session today. 81
said Cato, for at this rate I cannot
win that SEQ in time TO open court be-
lore 10 o'clock tomorrow It also is
recorded of this Judge that he frequent
" ordered the sheriff to ADJOURN de
cotes-until ii could get a drink.-Ex-
change.
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FINANCIAL GOSSIP

General business conditions are being
ignored in the present rise Of the stock
market. It is a case Of money pure and
simple.
The bears are not content with their
rumors affecting Southern Railway, but
they have taken a whack' at Erie on
the statement that 1t would be rather
hard task for this company 10 fioat
100000 one year notes due April l.
Commercial paper is again finding a
market after the months Of no time
money. ]. IS a very satisfactory condi-
ton Of affairs.
The Bank OF England did not reduce
its rate Of discount on Thursday. II Is
very probable that the great fiscal In
stitution will keep the pressure on until
such time as the gold that came over IN
our emergency begins TO return
J. Pierpont Morgan IS said 70 be econ
servatively optimistic on industrials
Traders generally believe that the
market is entitled to all the recovery II
has had since the beginning Of the new
year.
New York looks upon the traction sit.
uation IN Washington as Of local IN
teTest only.
Bonds were in excellent demand and
the indications are for general re
covery In high grade issues.
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RECEIVERS
ALLOWED BRITISH CLAIM

PiTTS8URG. Jan. u.-UpOn a petit
ton by the Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing COmpany's receivers,
Judge Nathaniel Ewing issued an order
ICiay allowing them 10 exchange q
claim Of 1914, SS2.77 against the British
Westinghouse Electric Company for
shares in the Traction and Powers Secu-
rifles Company. A British concern. equal
at par to the same amount, and inter
est, provided the British Westinghouse
Company secure bona ide subscrip-
tions to q Snnd issue Of 81. 206.5O0
The receivers state that the American
company owns 8, 684, 500 par value of the
first mortgage : per cent debenture stock
In the British Westinghouse Company
out OF an issue OF $500 424
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COTTON RECEIVERS LOSS
IN FIRST HOURS SALES

NEW YORK, Jar. 1.-The cotton mar.
ket was stronger and higher this morn.
ing and recovered all OF the 10 10 1.
points slump Of late yesterday be.
fore the end OF the first hours business
The principal feature Of this rally was
further heavy buying BY plugging Wal
Street operators who have taken very
aggressive buIlish position on stocks
lately and who began buying cotton
heavily early yesterday morning.
This was about the only thing new in
the character Of the trading or position
of the market. Closing; January, SO. Z
d10T4; March, $10.G bid: May, s10s0a
1881; July. S1O8Oa1OS1: August. s1O666
1857; October. S101SQ1026.
The market closed steady.
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EQUALIZATION.

Prof. Brander Matthews, who Is at
least as good a wit as he is reformer,
was overheard once talking with Mr..
Carnegie, says Lippincott's.
= notice, Mr.. Carnegie" he said
that you don't limp
And why should II" asked the phil
anthropist.
Well" slowly answered the profess
sor, maybe they pull them 2Itsrnately.'
Exchange.
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RAILWAY ELECTION
TALKED ON STREET
Activity in Electric Com
Pany Stock Follows Po-
IitiCal RumOrS.
Supporters of Ticket Named
Are Confident of Its
Success.

The feature OF the week on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange was the rapid
progress toward defining the status Of
the directory, and, incidentally, indicat-
ing the president to be elected at the
annual meeting OF the stockholders Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. January IS.
During the week the local interests
agreed upon q ticket, appointed a proxy
committee, ana Started a canvass for
the election OF Atessrs. Blair. McDer-
mott, NoTment, IIarries, Loeb, Trues-
dell, and Thoron. nominating a commit
tee that has the confidence and esteem
Of every financial interest in Washing
ton as a committee u look after the
canvass, 10 receive proxies for the
ticket, and 10 advance the election Of
local management. The Street under
stands that William Loeb, jr., PresI-
dent ROosevelt's secretary, will be elect
ed to the presidency Of tho company.
The stock Of the company has been
moderately active at and around 7I472,
as compared with e2@64 i few weeks
ago. The bonds nave advanced to &c,
against "A. and are in good demand.
Ticket Expected to Win.
It is confidently expected that this
ticket will win; that il VIII defeat all
opposition, and carry with 1t the sup
Port and the hopes OF the stockholders
Of Washington. New York may try TO
hold control, but It is not expected that
they viii be able In view OF the or
ganiZed local support
The election OF the ticket as named
would bring the two Washington trac-
ton companies into pleasant relations.
That it would mean ultimate ConsoH-
dalton is perhaps true but only In the
dim and distant future.
Prominent local interests claim that
the New York parties who have hereto
fore controlled the road are anxious to
hold their power and are moving with
great energy 10 accomplish their pur-
pose.
It is said they are trying TO secure the
withdrawal of the proxies that have
been deposited with the local committee
and are Offering positions for votes.
Would Withdraw Proxies.
II this kind Of a contest il is we'll for
the local shareholders that men Ike
Messrs. Bell, Glover ands Hibbs are
AAttAlAt1A d iAU29 committee lneN nave
the confidence Of Washington, and
should pool the sfun strength Of local
holdings in the road.
In calling for proxies the committee
expressed the belief that it is necessary
TO have Washington interests to a man,
or failure will result.
The delay IN the gas cases has had
the effect OF practically killing all trade
in these erstwhile leaders. The feel
ing is now that IL Will be impossible for
the companies TO carry out their pro-
gram and that the court or Congress
Will block any betterment capitalza-
ticn, II indeed lower prices for gas are
not made
II is probable that So would he a fair
market price for Washington Gas to-
day. with sellers asking 20.
Ncrgcnthaler shares showed some
strength in the late dealings. advanc-
irg to 195 and later to 1s7 with 1e6 the
last price. Capital Traction advanced
t. 1871. but there is very little OF this
stock for sale.
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HOME LIFE OF GFNIuS-

The actor Cbefore breakfast)-where
are the papers, my dear?'
His wife tan actress, absent-nnind-
edly)-C-curse you! They are far be-
yond your reach, thank heavenl And
III die q thousand deaths before you
can wr-T-T-r-ing the secret from-oh-
er-Jack, I mean, the boy forgot to
leave them ,his morning !-Exchange
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Of
divided fol
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Railroad Earnings.

Railroad earnings will be the first to
show the changed conditions. They show
it today, most Of the reporting roads in
dicating loss in earnings. net and gross.
II is a fact that idle cars are cluttering
freight cars, but business is beginning
to pick up; It is a fact that some fac
tories are curtailing their product, but
others are openings their doors and re-
Stunning work.
In a word it is a two-sided game to-
day. where for months it has been one
sided. and that the bear fav0rite
Just at present the bulls have the best
of the game. The bears have had Il
their way heretofore, but conditions
have improved, and they are now under
the lash. which the bulls are applying
with much fevor.
a feature OF the week has been the
action Of the Northern Pacific directors
in refusing to declare the expected 10
per cent extra dividend. For a time
after this announcement was made the
list was weak, but before the close on
that day the conservative opinion that
the action was wise and, in the face Of
possible decreased earnings. the best
thing that could be done.
The activity on the closing days Of
the week extended to stocks that have
not attracted much attention for many
months, even to Erie. Distillers. West
ern Union. Chesapeake and Ohio, and
some of the slow stock For weeks
Atchison has been hanging fire and It
joined in the advance. St Paul and
New York Central. old favorites that
have been slurred into inactivity. finally
recovered sufficiently TO make good
gains.
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CONDITIONS BETTER,
STOCKS MAKE GAIN
ByRING PAST WEEK
lareS Get From Hands
OF Bears, Showing
Strength.
BoomS Blocked by The
DRY of Slow ReCupera-
ton From Panic.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1L-One week ago
We took the position that the time had
come for a change in the tenor and
character of the stock market. Prior
10 that time the market had been back
ing and filling, UnCertain-like. and with
no we'll defined purpose. The financial
status was not such as to give conn
dence to that conservative element that
insisted on waiting for the restoration
of normal conditions before starting thC
movement in the direction of higher
figures.
The bulls themselves were far from
certain Of their positions. and while they
were frequently buyers Of securities
they took their profits on small gains
and were ready 10 get in again on small
breaks.
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Coalers Leaders.

The coalers have been the leaders in
rise, and they have held their position
splendidly, under the leadership OF
Reading, Lackawanna, and Delaware
and Hudson, all Of which advanced
many points.
There seems to be a general belief
that the segregation Of coal roads and
coal properties will not take place
Reading started for par. took some
time getting 10 it, and then jumped
over the mystic mark with strength,
vitality. and reserve force that carried
It to los.
The advances for the week amount to
many points.
The appened table shows the closing
one week ago today. and the close today.
The difference indicates the character
Of the closing gains:
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NEW YORK-STOCKS BONDS, AND MONEY WASHINGTON
New York Stocks

Quotations furnished by Post s. F1agg
members OF New York Stock Exchange. 1881
+ st nWl
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In the bond market IS for Washington
Railway preferred; uOi5 for Capital
Traction SIS: 10Oq1OOss for Chesapeake
and Potomac SIS; and 100 for Columbia
Railroad SIS, represent the last sales.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

The curb market was strong. The
closing quotations on the active leaders
follow
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tate 10 caution investors not to expect
too much They claim that there Will
be more failures and short periods OF
depression. and that in this statement
there is a warning TO business men to
conform to the changed business con-
dItfons
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General business conditions are being
ignored in the present rise of the stock
market. It is case OF money pure and
simple
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18
SCHOOL
SS,'|VARSEfIPs
jim Hill Says II He Had His
Way Would IE') Bull. Build Less
Batlleships and Use the
Money d for. More Aggricu|l-
tural Colleges

Crookston, MINI. Sept. II. --- eff +
had my way would build couple
of waFships less one would be
enough and I would take the So
OO0, 600 which it would cost and with:
1T construct one Thousand schools
of agriculture within the United
States, declared j. J. Hill, at the
dedication of Stephen hall here to-
day. IN
Mr.. Hill stated that with the pres
|ent birth rate the country would not
be able to take care of It's own peo-
Pile, let alone the prospect Of ex-
porting grain to Europe, unless the
farmers studied the science Of ag-
riculture and learned how to raise
more bushels to the acre than they
are able to do at present.
81 believe, we have seen the last
day in the history Of this country, =
| he said, hen wheat was cheap.
Hereafter the No. 1 hard will bring
the 80 cents which 1t is worth at the
present time, and even more, II the
same is cultivated. y ~.
Mr.. Fiji declared crops the past
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18
Says Roosevelt " Droy|e 1.-THE
Standard Oil Go, 0utOf
Republican Party
And That the Democratic
Party Welcomed 1t With
Open Arms

Columbus, o., Sept. 17.Thomas
L. TIisgen, candidate for the Iude-
pendence party for president. and
VIM. r. Hurst, addressed a meeting
at Memorial hall tonight under the
auspices Of the local party. d
Mr.. Hearst read a letter which
he said had been written by John
D. Archbo1d, Of the Standard Oil Co.,
to Senator j. B. Foraker Of Ohio,
referring to legislation pending In
congress and mentioning two en-
] closures Of checks, one for $l5.tCo
and the other for $4,000. Mr..
Hearst said: .5.. 3 y.
We claim that the Republican
party has been for a long time the
beneficiary OF trust corp oratious and
that the Demo ratic party has only
waited the opportunity to share Its
sisters profitable infamy.
1--WE claim that the Democrats are
I today eagerly comp ting with Re-
pub1icans for trust favor. .5. 81,
eve claim that when Theodore
Roosevelt whipped the Standard OIL
company out Of the Republican party
the Democratic party awaited that
convicted criminal with oi.en arms.
I'VE claim that the Democratic
party killed for Mr. Rockefeller the
fatted calf and that there Is more
rejoicing over this one sinner who
has Joined the Demo raticf cause than
over the hundreds of thousands OF
D honest, faithful people who consti
1 tute the Democratic masses. II
II am not here either with empty
assertions, but with legal evidence
and documentary proof. r
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18
BROKE. even /.
Britain and United States
Made a StandOff in Great
Tennis Game


Boston, Miss, Sept 17-While
Great Britain and the United States
broke even in the two matches which
opened the international lawn tennis
play at the Longwood Cricket club
today, the visitors, showed the strong
er team, for M. J. G.. Richie of Lon
don put out Beals C. Wright of Bos-
ton with greater ease than William
IA, Larned of Summit, N. J. defeated
John G. Parks, of Dublin. .s.. S55
Both matches were sttiraight set af
fairs, Richie defeating Wright 6-1
6-ss, 81, and Larned Sovereomeing
Parke,> 6-s,s6-S, rs. y {,
Richie scored ninety points to 81
for Wright, while Learned played liz
strokes to So for Parke. Nearly 5000
spectators saw the two matches.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18

New York, Sept. II For fear that
she might be compelled by her par
ents to marry a titled foreigner, whom
she disliked, was the reason which
Helen Maioney, daughter Of wealthy
Martin Maloney Of Philadelphia, de-
clared impelled her to go through the
marriage ceremony with Arthur Her-
bert Osborne. a young broker OF this
city. This information given out by
Miss Maloney under oath when she
was being examined BY referee in
her application to have the purport-
ed marriage annulled. was cleaned
from papers which were filed in the
court after the final decree finally an
nuiling the marriage was granted to-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18
Gives Reception for 1000.
Oyster Bay b Folks II. at
His Home n
Punch Oh and Ginger Snaps lil ?! Dis i
peRsed With the Ut-
most Abandon
Everybody Is Made TO Feel
at Home and
| They Did

/ Oyster Bay, Sept. IL. President
Roosevelt proved himself an ideal host
this afternoon when he entertained
the natives Of this village at his sum
mer home on Sycamore Hill. Each
one of the 1000 or more persons who
went to see the president was made
to feel that he or she had been es-
pecially honored For each of his
visitors the president had something
OF particular interest to that person
to say. ..;5
When the children finally managed
to push through the crowd, the pre-
sident beamed with pleasure and
patted the youngsters on the back.
The president held the reception
50 that he could renew acquaintance
with his friends and neighbors, and
a simple program had been arrang-
led and wss carried out. Mrs Rpose.
welt. Mrs w. Emlen Roosevelt and
Mrs Reeves Merritt assisted the pre-.
sident in. entertaining the guests
Refreshments consisting Of punch
and ginger snaps were served On the
lawn, and everyone was invited to
make himself perfectly at home.
The surprise Of the day came when
President Roosevelt proved to his
guests that he is a linguist. Forty
members Of the German Saengerbund
had journeyed to Oyster Bay from
Hicksyille to sing for the president
and his guests, but before the sing
ing, the president of the singing so
ciety delivered short speech. He
apologized for having to make hfs
, speech in German, and told Presi
dent Roosevelt that he would have
the speech translated for him, Wher
the president of the singing society
had concluded his speech, the presi
dent arose and very closely trans
lated what the German singer hat
said. 5@ t.,ls.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18
Army Officer Dies From /. Erac-
tured Skull and Never
Gained consciousness
Wright Had Thigh and seV-
efal Ribs Broken But
Will Recover

Washington, D. c., Sept. 17.After
having drawn the attention OF the
world to his aeroplane flights at
Fort Myer, and having established
new world records for heavier-than-
air flying machines, Orville Wright
today met with tragical mishap
while making two-man flight.
The aeroplanist was accompanied
by Lieutenant Thomas B. Selfridge
of the signal corps of the army. Lieu
tenant Selfridge was fatally injured
and died at $40 O'Clock tonight. Mr..
Wright was seriously injured but
is expected to recover.
While the machine was circling the
drill grounds the propeller blade snap
ped off and hitting some other part
of the interior mechanism, caused it
to overturn in the air and fall to the
ground, enveloping the two occupants
in the debris.
Spectators ran across the field to
where the aeroplane had fallen and
assisted in lifting Mr.. Wright and
Lieutenant Selfridge from under the
tangled mass of machinery, ropes
broken wires and shreds OF muslin,
Mr.. Wright was conscious and said:
ooh, hurry and lift the motor. sszTp
/ Lieutenant Selfridge was uncon-
scious and had apparently struck the
ground with great force. His head
was covered with blood and he was
choking when the soldiers extracted
him from under the machine. DR..
Waltes, a New York physician was
the first to reach the spot and rem
dered first aid to the injured men.
When their wounds had been ban
daged and Mr. Wright and Lieut.
enant Selfridge had been taken to the
Fort Myer hospital at the other end
! &c. Continued on Page 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18

Mr.. Bryan attacked Mt. Taft and
his platform generally, but with re-
spect to the revision of the tariff he
inquired why are they in such a hur-
ry? They have had a chance all
this time, and when they. promised
Immediate, revision at once they
knew the patience Of the public was
strained to the point Of breaking
and they say if you Will lust let
us in once more weswilI Immediately
do, what we ought to have done years
ago.
z ''The steel trust today is support
ing the Republican party and the
committee dares not tell
before election the amount of mon
ey it will collect from officials of the
steel trust to help it in its CAM
paign." g4.g ss@ @ y 81
He said the Republican party had
regulated trusts only by being regu-
lated by them. The Democratic
party was opposed to private mo-
nopoly and instead of creating the
trusts and spending time trying to
catch them, tive say prevent d trust
from being organized. s,
President Roosevelt has not pros
ecuted the United States Steel cor
poration, he charged, and there was
no hope that Mr.. Taft would do So.
1T will not, he said. destroy business
to make trusts do business honestly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-09-18
BRYAN THROWS ANOTHER
FIT over TAFT And TEDDY

Harrington, Del, Sept. 17.-speci-
fically mentioning for the first time
the United States Steel corporation
and charging that its officials were
supporting the Republican party in
its campaign in return for immunity
from prosecution, William j.. Bryan
in a speech here today hurled an
other bomb into the camp of the
enemy.
He took occasion to refer to the
corporation fund which it has been
charged has been in Delaware and
denounced those who would sell their
votes. ~ r. g. I'll
Speaking of President Roosevelt's
reference to swollen fortunes, Mr..
Bryan declared that you don't find
that among farmers, laboring men,
merchants, teachers, preachers,
priests or among those. who produce
the nations wealth. You find them
in the hands of Just few people
and those are people who have had
favors and privileges from the gov
eminent, and when Mr., Roosevelt
brings his indictment against these
owners of swollen fortunes he brings
an indictment against the Republi-
can party for 1t is the Republican
party that has permitted abuse Of
government power that has led to
the accumulation of swollen for
tunes.