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New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses bought
about 10000 shares on balance In this market the
prncipaI purchases being of Union Pacific and
United States Steel common. American stocks in
London showed mproy ement in price. especially
in the trading for the new account. but closed
rather easier ON the curb The general market
in London was inactive but firm. Consols ad-
ranced 3-16 per cent 10 SfHs-
DIVIDENDS DECLARED directors Of the
American Locomotive Company have declared the
regular quarterly dividends of ia per cent on the
preferred stock. payable ON April y. and Ia per
cent the common stock, payable ON May "
The directors of the Electric Storage Battery COM
papv have declared quarterly dividends of per
cent each The preferred and common stocks.
both payable on April / The previous decara-
lions three months ago on both the preferred and
common were Ia per cent The regular quarterly
dividend of H., per cent has been declared on the
preferred stock of the American Chicle Company.
pa yable April l. The directors of the Standard
Milling Company have declared the regular semi
annual dividend OF lte per cent the preferred
stock payable April H. The directors of the
Garfield National Bank have declared the regular
quarterly dividend OF per cent payable ON April
l. The regular quarterly dividend Of . per cent
has been declared on the stock ot the Liberty Ma
tional Bank. payable on April I
REFINED SUGARS HIGHER various
hners ri sugar. except the Federal Sugar Refining
('ompany have made another advance of 10 points
In prices o a basis ~ 80 pound less
per cent. for standard granulated. The Federars
quotation is 80 cents. less l per cent.
IRON AND STEEL CONDITIONS Iron
Age says:
There has been Ealt the volume of
business placed during the last ten days and the
imDrov ement which has been gradual and quite
steady since the beginning of the year has
been maintained The cruX Of the situation lies In
the restricted demands from the railroads. which
in ordinary times consume about 30 per of
the production. and that buying IN turn depends
upon the ability ut the railroads To finance their
requirements In some instances the burden of
that financing hats been shifted to the builders of
equipment, course which has i:s limitations,
While the locomotive builders have taken
very good orders during the last week, the car
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Closing prices of active bonds dealt III Win
STOCK MARKET OPERATIONS.

-,, +,- market moved irreguarly yester-
day. declining in the early tradlis anu AM ,o
ering ground in the afternoon. the ao'ahce
coming pronounced in the last hour ana i I,iia'
nrices showing as rule net gains. Inc sei7
of the morning was in large measure prom
taking induced by the feeling that 'he ~o>
of the last few days had been so rapu aS ~
make reaction about due; and with the pun
licatiou of the Presidents message, Which WAS
on the lines predicted in the Street, there was
further realization by traders actlhs Oh 'iie % =,
policv of selling when the good news Is Out
The message was well received. as a conVerVa-
tive anl thoughtfully conceived document ana
tho good immersion created by its tone was an
influence in the revival of market streng'h 'oW
ard the close. There were no changes IN the
rates for call or time money although there
were well-defined rumors OF another can pH the
Secretary Of the Treasury for the return OF
special government deposits at an early DAY.
London was buyer of stocks on balance, out the
transactions represented merely arbitrage oper-
ations The greatest gains yesterday were
made in speciaties, American Locomotive. for
example advancing even points and
closing at the top, and Westinghouse scoring
a net advance of "a points on the prospects OF
adjustment of the company's difficulties at an
early day. Consolidated Gas was once more
conspcuously strong, gaining az points on
buying based upon the expectation OF decision
favorable to the companys contention in the
action before the Supreme Court Of the United
States. There heavy profit taking in the
active railway stocks. which have recently had
substantial an advance. and these issues
showed at the end of the day only fractional net
gains. with here and there small net declines
New York Central, the annual report of which
showed final surplus for 1907 of less than
S100pto. and the January statement of which
showed a decrease in net of S166ilS heavy
during the session. but rallied 8 from its low
and closed only X under Tuesday.
The of the market is still builish and
the advance may be carried beyond the consid-
cradle height to which ii has already attained.
with of course occasional recessions caused by
the taking of profits, the indications are in
Creasing of the awakening of public interest.
That conditions Yet warrant a genuine bull
market. however. cannot be considered the fact:
and the probabilities that before long there
will be relapse into duIness with a saggins
tendency in prices. for, although the stock mar
ket'S movement precedeS the manifesto ton of a
change for either the or the better in
general business conditions throughout the
country. it should be borne in mind that b,,si-
ness while not in the state of deep depression
in which it at the beginning of the wear is
making recovery far from ra pid, a is natural
in view of the severity of the panic and can
hardly be expected to show decided improve
ment in advance of the ascertainment of definite
information to the crop outlook and until
the political situation shall begin to take shane
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builders have very Httle I'm sight and nc s~r,
builders on the lakes dFe now prScucaiN %. -
work This means a slack demand for plates A'
shapes.
The Iron Trade Review says:
Projected building operations. prlnc.paLE "a p. =
East reflect improved financial cou1itlo1s' ss -
only a portion cf the plate and structuraI m to -.
tnat is bei.s.S H@urcd develops ui" Cruz .-..br
active capacity these sincS viii d. ccnslls-f - a
Increased. These projects are ind'1d't' 4. I'll
marked revival in building operations. W" w. b.
indirectly affect many ot the finished iH.eS srd
creased activity Is noted In sheets. li'Pa - rl..s
wire products The American Sheet ara ~ ~, lis
i'orlpanv is operating. eighty three Vt ITS w ,
and 40 per cent Of its tinpidte cdpatlS a75,a.s
pared with Il per cent week ago i"7 - tsis
booked BY the leading wire interest tlIS - = -hst
month Is only about 10 per cent less 80 Pal
closed during the same period a wear ts.r -sn-
s1les include 24.0ao tons for the New ic.--rsay,
trail placed with the Idckawanna Steel 'yrnis-
and 9200 tons purchased BY the Cdnd' OO'
sion
SECURITIES LISTED The following - sf
have been added 70 the Stock ENchahss "a
81 500 900 fiyst mortgage per cent | t'' ISsl--
sinking fund coupon bonds OF 1885, OF - ue E,asl-
pine Railway Company. Sisoo.oeo ad1.C' ..srn ~
ern Railway Company of Minnesota N"'- bonds
vision nrSt mortgage nft$-Near I Per l.or,psny.
Of 1855 of the Great Northern FS1iiNay VcSsnrrsl
SsS: 900 additional preferred stock 't 'ne JFlatd
Leather Company. S53 700 additional ,5 h, 81
ulortsage bonds OF 1880. interest rcdueSu S
per cent OF the Chicago. ST Paul , Niln t5l,onsl
Omaha Railway Company and S'V.''',VV Rsilwsy
preferred stock Oi the Great NvI'''''"
Company
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STOCKS CLOSE HIGHER.
IMPROVEMENT FOLLOWS DECLINE IN THE E4RLY
TR4DING
Voume of Business SmaSp pecaies Strong Presidents
Message.

silver dollars &c Ear silver in London closed at
23I I'd; decline. 1-I6d.
GOLD PREMIUM-In Madrid, 1895; Lisbon,
11.15.
MEXICAN ENCHANGE-M Mexican exchange on
New York is quoted 90.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS-Cust receipts
reported from Washington 1860, 160 internal reve
nue. receipts sGS1 200 miscellaneous receipts, SOL
los Receipts for the day 81, 703 1S9; expenditures
s2.ooo000. Receipts for the month date $685.
5So,519; expenditures s43 $50 O00 of expendi-
lures. sS.2i9.421 Receipts for the year date
$3.50. o3390; expenditures SiS6, ,092,59S. OF
expenditures. 35.S40.20S
SCB-TREASURY.-Th Sub Treasury was debt
or to the Clearing House 81 l,311,2SI
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-Ex dividend

FOREIGN MONEY MARkET.-Cali money in
London %. per cent: open market discount rate
for short bills 2@4d21s per cent: long bills ~ per
cent Berlin discount rate. -, cent. Paris dis
count rate. - per cent. Paris exchange on Lon
don - francs II centimes Bar gold us 9'4d.
Rerlin exchange on London 20 marks 42L pfennigs.
FOREIGN SECI- RiTIES.-R consols for
money. 81 81 per cert; for the account. Sg"s.
French feutes. % francs 80 centimes-
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE

MONEY MARhET--Money call opened AT .
per cent: highest : per cent lowest IA per cent.
closing, lSaei2 per cent: last loan Der cent. mi
Ing rate. per cent. Time money was uarIanpel
Local institutions Were moderate lenders but de-
liiand WAS not keen Rates, 3N3l. per cent for
sixty days 81. u3'2 per cent for ninety days 3s,04
per cent for four months. 4I4 per cent for five ana
six months and > per cent foI one wear Nercap-
tie paper quite plentiful There was rnodar
ate absorption OF the high grades. but demand
lacked breadth. Rates, 51@G6 per for sixty
and ninety days lndoTsed bills receivable 5IaIf
Der cent for choice four 10 six months single
.lames and 6l2 Ter cent for others
FOREIGN ENCHANGE.-The foreign exchange
market opened steady with a trhe lower at
1861 6635 1or cables. 48595d Ss05 for demand
sterling and 1851 for siNtyday bills Short francs
were quoted al DO. less Lie and short reichs-
marks at 9-isNAJis plus l-32 The market roIIia,I
after the opening demand sterling advancing 10
4S61o, but sagged off again in the afternoon
Gables quoted ut $4,000 $3.50. demand st.~
ling al iS6n s6OJ and sixty bills at 4 s3iL
Short francs were 5.l57s less 36i and short rechs
marks 80 3-l6, the latter being particularly firm
bankers posted as follows.
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DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Bost 1I6I I0c dis
count Chicago, 3Oc premium; st. Louis SOC dis
count San Francisco. sight 7i.c premium tee-
graph Zoe premium; New Orleans commercial 25eD
JOc discount bank 81 premium, Cincinnati 1oc
premium; Savannah buying 3l6c discount. selling
par.
BANK fiEARlNGS.-NeW York. exchanges
s22S.355l2i, balances s7301. .954 Baltimore ex-
changes SO, i43,Se5 balances s519.07: Chicago ex-
changes s3s. la1 s1i. balances s25I3.54l; Boston
Exchanges $50 80. balances 34s Philsdel-
phia exchanges sli.7ej.seo. balances sI,ls7 00i
SLY Err MARkET.-Bar silver. 55i%c. MsAicsa
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Tie following shows yesterday CLOSING auo'"
.,,s fr government bonds. compared with Tues
days:
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Ion New York New York

London Marcn 81 p. m.-The market for
American securities was slightly lower tlnal
prices follow:
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NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
FURNISHED by Eyer Co. No. 81 Wall street,
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7155:a Total sales Tor the day. 'unlisteG
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,I-CyELAHI. CINCINNATI. CHICAGO & ST LOUIS
20

Grand Central station. Y. Y. Mar. % 1905
The Board directors tis Company declared
ZlEl6cII Of Oo-E AND PER CENT
o. TIE fre.er,ed raPitai stock. payable
8IcsSre j. p Morgan d York Dill .rpl l,aS
stockholders u o'clock ! 81 on Friday
March 9Th. ly0>
CHARLES +. cox Treasurer
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DfCsdend Notices
Chatham National Bank

1iSIH
: cC@-teT. dividend - fpI- this been
cela-od rs tbe Board Il Directors
-Trl Is 1877. stockholders @: record close
f-sHeSs March 21l. l.UN Transfer books will closed
t-pm March c1s; Mascn 51st inclusive.
". II. STRAWN. Cashier.
Nev yora Marc aOth. 1905
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GARFIELD N.TFoNAI RANK
IHE ArtI IIis0N. T0PEKA AND SANTA FL RAIL


TUE FOURTH NATIONAL. BANK or THE CITY OF
4 Ne% hork. New York, MaTcA Il. 1855. Tie
lo@rc of Directors he this cay declared quarterly
Cittatnc OF INo PER CENT. pay alb after
AFr5l lst proNno. The close ~ ;
a u 1His date. reopeninE ApEll
CHARLES II PATTERSON Cashier
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

,tsrchanceable +Coupon. tRegistered
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Really ASSOCIATES.

March -3rd, 1913
BDa.d of Directors has this day declared a SEMI
ANNUAL. DIVIDEND or THREE PER CENT Of
ebe April l5ih. i:ts stockholders Of
Tec8d the close q business II Nj Saturday.
9TH. HENRY A. FREY. Treasurer.
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seisadenG Dollars i.er share viii be Isid
TedneedsK. Arrtl ~ OF
TIE clcse OF bssiness q Thu! sdsA- March 10 1905
aLcou % Meeting. the ua2sfer books
v T. csosed flo Friday March 20 10 Tuesday. March
81. 1900 b9th days inlludeo - n
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To the Public:

Pursuant to an order Of the Supreme %
rary receivership. and with the approval ane
Knickerbocker Trust Company viii reopen
March 10Th 1908, at noon
The new money paid in by the stockho
to the plan for resumption. place the Gompah
the full confidence of its patrons Inc io'i'
pany's condition at the opening OF p">i"e'S
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
PLEA only A RUSE
GUARDIAN OF WHITES SLAYER
TESTiFIEs IN PROCEEDINGS.
THAWS EARLY HISTORY DETAILED
Prisoner Told Dr., Baker at Matteawan
He Was Rational When He
Fired the Shot.

P~oughkccpsic, y. Y.-Dr. Amos
T. Baker. Harry *. Thaw's guar
dian at Mattcawan, armed with "A
diary detailing the daily actions OF the
prisoner, was called at the opening OF
the morning session Of Thaw's habcas
corpus hearing Friday. II there Is
anything that will prevent Thaw from
leaving the mad house 1t Is the tcsti-
lnony Of DR.. Baker.
Il made several examinations Of Mr..
Thaw. and kept notes Of what ! oh.
served" began Or, Baker. "He de-
tailed to me the hereditary traces Of
insanity In his family and said that he
had suffered from what was called st.
vitu3 dance"
The physician repeated Thaw'a ear
~ history, which included his school
days.
what did be say about an attack
OF d~cncntia H. Monte CarlO?" the ply
aician wa@ asked.
"Hc said all his physicians had tes-
tilted he was crazy, but he really was
not" was tn" reply.
About tho DcyUnShirc Nursing
Home In I.onIon?" "He said his ex.
ports at the trial had called his illness
maniac d"pT"s I've insanity, but 1t vas
only typhoid fever"
what about 20 tons OF ice being
placed In the rOom?" "He said that,
while It was not the custom In Eng
land at the time to cool roDms with
Ice, III" method had since been adopt
cd. In answer to my queries about
his use OF tobacco. he told me he
smoked about ten cigarettes and three
cigars each day from the age OF IS.
He declared that he used alcohol In
moderation"
about this trial and the verdict OF
the Jury. h" said he knew he never
was Insane and his lawyers were Of
the same opinion. but the plea Of In.
sanity was the only way to save him
from conviction OF murder I'm the first
degree.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
Hepburn EiHbuster,

WashingtOn-The senate Monday
held "A short legislative session, nearly
half Of which was consumed by Sena-
tor Hepburn in u flibusterlng speech
against a conference report on "A bill
to increase hOInc3tcadB on non-irriga.
Bile lands from 100 to 800 acres. which,
he declared, would apply to the rich
est farm lands of Idaho. After pro-
cecding for an hour, the objection.
able report was withdrawn.
The conference report on the legis.
lativc, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was reported by the sem
ate. Senator Bulkclcy OF Connect
cut spoke In favor OF passing his bill
to authorize the president to re.enlist
the negro soldiers Of the Twenty .fifth
infantry, and declared. II possible, he
would secure action on it during the
present session.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
news OF CONGRESS
ooiNcs OF PEOPLES RePREsEM-
TATivEs At WASHINGTON.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Concise Report Of Measures Intro
dueed and What Action 10
Taken on Them.
Last Supply Measure Passed.

Washington-The passage by the
house Monday Of the general defclcn.
cy appropriation bill, carrying an
appropriation OF $l7,3Gs,5 72, marked
the completion by that body OF the
last of the great supply measures OF
tho government. The bill was put
through under suspension Of the rules.
with no time allowance for general
debate. Several measures were passed
by unanimous consent, including a
joint resolution providing for the pay.
mcnt OF an annuity for life OF $l25 a
month each to the widows Of Sur
geons James Carroll and Jesse La.
zear. United States army, in recogni.
ton of their discoveries In conncc.
ton with the transmission OF yellow
fever by mosquitoes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
LETTER SCORES PRESIDENT.
MissIve Causes Lively Debate at the
Socialist Convention.

Chicago, Ill.-An open letter adj
dressed to President Roosevelt 80.
ycrcly scoring the president for his al
legged disparaging remarks about So.
cialists In his last message to con
gross caused a lively debate Wedncs-
day at the Socialist national cOnven.
ton. The letter was submitted by G..
a. Hoehn Of st. Louis. Mo. who asked
that 1t be adopted by the convention
and that a copy of 1t be mailed to
President Roosevelt.
The trouble was precipltatcd By
Chairman John SpargU Of the commit.
tee orr esolutiOns, who, In making his
report On the resolutions presented to
the committee, tried 4 omit the read.
Ing or the letter assailing the presi
dent, with the explanation that the
committee had Instructed him not to
20 to the trouble Of reading the docu-
mcnt owing to the "prcpOsterOus
statements" contained in II. Several
delegates Immediately objected to this
procedure, protesting against the right
OF the chairman OF the resolutions
committee To decide for them the char.
acter OF any document they had never
heard read. After "A spirited discus.
sion a motion that the letter be read
was carried amid great enthusiasm. a
long debate followed the reading OF
the letter.
The Socialist national convention
will nominate Eugene V. Debs OF
Girard, kas.. for president. Dcbs'
friends placed the Issue squarcly up
to the leading delegates and Informed
them that II any attempt was made to
sldctrack Dcbs because Of his absence
from the convention they would take
the floor and explain why the Eastern
delegates wanted the nomination sent
to Massachusetts, New York or Ohio.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
Lonely Sunday for Thaw.

Poughkeepsie. " Y.-Harry X.
Thaw spent a lonely Sunday In
tho county jail here, after the appar.
ent collapse OF his fight for freedom
from Matteawan asylum Saturday.
The few startling minutes that he
spent on the witness stand upon the
unexpected call Of District Attorney
Jerome were sufficient to undo all the
structure OF testimony that his coun.
gel had raised by the help Of their
a~lienists In support Of his plea that
he IL now sane.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
Preparinu TO Adjourn.

WaahingtOl-Thc work Of cleaning
up legislation In the house prepare
tory to adjournment May % proceeded
at a rapid pace Friday. with only a
short time allowed for debate, both
the military academy appropriation
bill and the omnibus public building
bills were passed, leaving Of the sup.
ply bills only the general deficiency
blu to be considered. This probably
win be taken upon Monday. In addi-
ton. S25 private pension bills were
put through. A bitter and sensational
Ohio by his colleague. Gen. Sherwood,
was a feature Of the days proceed.
ingg.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21

WashiDgton-The Vrecland cur
rency bill. agreed upon by the Re-
publican caucus, was Thursday put
through the house under a special
rule by a vote OF 1874 to l45. Fifteen
so-called insurgents OF the majority
party voted with the Democrats, who
rent on record solldly against tho
measure.
Tho closing moments of the debate
we're replcte with excitement and
Republican enthusiasm caused by tho
refusal Of the great majority OF the
Democrats to go on record for tho
Williams bill, which had been offered
by Mr.. Kahn OF California. as a sub
gtitute for the Vreeland bill. In ac-
cordance with a welllaid plan Of the
majority leaders to ascertain where
the Democrats stood on the PROPOSE.
ton. which, It was claimed by several.
"a supported by Mr.. Bryan. Ninety
three Democrats voted present"
which aroused the Republicans to a
high state Of hilarity at the expense
OF the minority. Only a handful OF
Democrats had the temerity to vote
aye or no" The action Of Mr..
Kahn was due to the refusal Of Mr..
Williams to present his bill al q sub.
stitute. which under the ruls, he Was
specifically authorized TO do.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
Eighteen Months for Emtezzler.

San Francisco, Call. Dalzell
Brown, former vice president and gen
eral manager Of the California Safe
Deposit and Trust Co, who pleaded
guilty 10 Il charge OF enlightenment
and was sentenced to Is months i'm.
prisOnment In the state pcnitcntiary
ut San Quentin, was sent across the
bay Wednesday morning In charge OF
Deputy Sheriff Haggerty. lie will i'm.
mediately begin 10 serve his sentence.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21

After ali. John Hay did write Tho
Tread winners" a novel that had con-
siderable vogue 26 years ago. II was
published anonymously before the au-
thor had made n reputation as M Of
the greatest secretaries OF state the
country ever had. and tho secret was
kept. although suspected. until at last.
states the Youths Companion, Mrs.
Hay has consented that the credit
which belonged 10 her dead husband
shall be- given to him In an account
II the book Ia "A Manual OF American
Literature" recently published.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21

Here IL another indication that busi.
ness ~ improving nj home and abroad.
Tho commercial papers announce that
room on vessels has been engaged for
shipping $50 900 ton Of pig iron from
Alabama furnaces To Mediterranean
ports. This means not only that there
II a growing demand In the old world,
but that IN supplying tine requirements
American producers will have a fair
market and will be enabled to give en-.
plOymcnt 10 more American labor.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
Former Congressman IL Dead.

F%reeport, lll.-Rormer Congress
man IIoratio G.. Burchard, W
years old. died here Thursday. He
went to congress In 1869 and served
10 years, most OF the time as a mem
Der OF the ways and a committee.
In 1879 he was appointed director OF
United States mints and served hve
years.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
Senate Substitutes Aldrieh Bill.

Washington-Thc Vrccland curren.
cy bill, which was passed by the
house Thursday, was delivered to the
senate Friday and al once sent to the
committee on finance. Senator Aid.
rich promptly made a report from the
committee, substituting the Aldrlch
bill In an amended form for the house
and In that form 1t was
passed by the senate. This action
threw the bill into conference and an
effort viii be made TO reach an agree
mcnt at an early day.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
Negro Murders White wife.

LDgansport, Ind.-Gcorge Hall, Il
negro. Wednesday night shot and
killed his wife, a white woman, a
the home Of her mother. He then
shot himself, and 1t is thought the
wound will prove fatal. Domestic
trouble IL supposed to have been the
cause.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21

Commenting on the danger OF trust.
Ing women to ri motor ears. an
Ohio mayor suggests that tho only
proper machine for a woman to run Is
tho sewing machine. We shonld be
more willing to confne our to
these useful contrivancc8 II they had
electric motors to drive them. II
would be well n some OF the power
spent In driving automobiles were APP
piled to necessary domestic engines.
which In many homes overtax the feet
that push the treadies.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-21
French Raid Moors.

Casa Blapca--General DAmade,
ut the head Of three columns,
Tuesday conducted u raid on
tribes living In the Mdraka region. He
RACED their crops and destroyed sew
eral camps. Tho French had SIX men
wounded,