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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE cotton
market showed more or less irregularity to-
day, but ruled steadier on the whole with
tho close steady at net advance of 1d11
pc ints. sales were semated at 10000 bales
The market opened steady an advance of
.d9 points in response to higher cables
larger English spot sales and the prospects
for smaller receipts. There was little sup
port, however, and during the first hour the
market weakened under a renewal of local
bear pressure and liquidation. After selling
on to net loss of ! pS points on active old
crop months the market steadied on cover.
ing. The iiquodation OF the last few days
appeared TO have reduced the long inte.-
est considerably. offerings were lighter. and
during the middle session the market ad-
Narced on reports OF steadier Southern spot
1aarkets and come scattering demand for
long account. Al one time prices We're about
SplS points net higher, October showing the
greatest gain on reports Of backwardness in
Etw crop preparations. Late months We're
relatively frm at the close which was lit
lie off from the best Under realizing Both
Interior and port receipts FOR the day We're
light, and exports exceeded ports by about
10000 bales. Spot adylces from the South
were somewhat conflicting, hut on the whole
1Ecicated stcadier holders. and Eastern belt
authorities states that sales OF fertilizer
have been surprisingly small
Receipts at the ports to-day were I9GT7
bales against $500 last week and 2eOie
last year For the week 10000 bales
aEalnst l7S,6so last week and g5S.742 las,
year To-daY's receipts at New orleans
6l3l bales against 1870 last yesr. and a,
Houston 2'Sss bales against 1908 last year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
OHIO PLANTS STARTLING UP.
Muny Large Industries That Have Bccn
Shut Down NeAumc OnerntlOnh

WELLSVILLE, OHIO. February 17.--
Nearly all the Industrial concerns IN
this vicinity have resumed operations.
after having been closed down for a
number of weeks The United states.
pioneer, Pattersons and the McNicol
potteries have resumed. giving employ
ment to over 750 men and women. The
Wellsville plant of the American Sheet
and TIN Plate Company also has re-
sumed, giving work to over 1000 men,
Extra labor liz being employed at the
Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad shop,
and IT Is reported additional freight
runs are TO be posted within fnw
trallic.
Sewer pipe and fire brick plants have
started. and this indnstry gives en-
plloyment 70 nearly 500 men. Esten.
slvr railroad improvements have been
OF lnborerh are TO be put to work al
once. t
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MAKE OWN INVESTIGATION.
Special Agent of British Government
10 Look Into Caldwell Commitment.

LONDON, February little report
who gained considerable notoricty as
a witness during the recent hearing in
London of the Druce case, had been
committed to an asylum in New York
was brought into contact with him
during the famous trial in which he
was one of the central figures. Be-
cause of his testimony the British gov
eminent is endeavoring to have Cald-
of perjury. and 1t is understood rep
resentatives Of the British Home Of
flee will make Independent fnvestiga-
ton of the alleged commitment In New
York. If this agent Is satisfied of the
genuineness OF Callwells insanity the
extradition proceedings against him
will be stopped: otherwise steps will be
taken to have the ruling OF the court
set aside.
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CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET

Richmond. Va, February II. 1908. !.
Report of live stock market for the week
Cattle-Isest steers, 5i.G sic; medium to
good i,sd5 &C.; common to fair. ga g 4Hc. /;
best heifers, 4s95c.; medium to good, ~ g
fac; common to fair. 81 @ &c. Best cows
4a 4Itc.; medium to good, 3,t93ac.; COM
mon to fair. "a 3hc.; bulls, aq &c. Calves.
5G6lsc.; xetra. &c. Cows and calves ssoW
5000 per head. Best sheep, &C.; cosimon 10
fair, "A size: lambs, 5i.@7i.c Best hogs.
4.s565.i0c.; few extra. 5i.c Pigs and
snoat.. 4i+gistc. sows and stays 4Q4hc.
Prospects good for next weeks market.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
FORT OF RICHMOND. FEE. AZ, 100

FORT OF RICHMOND. FEE. NJ. 1908.
ARRIVED.
steamer Berkeley. Shelly. Norfolk. mer-
chundlse and passengers. Old Dominion Line.
steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk. lner-
chandlse and passengers, Old Dominion Line.
SAILED.
Steamer Berkeley, Shelly, Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passengers Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Brandon, Harvey, Norfolk mar
chardise and passengers, Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Mobjack, Graves Norfolk and
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sergers. Virginia Navigation Company.
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Standard OIL Declare. Dividend.

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE di-
.rectors of the Standard OIL Company
to-day declared a quarterly dividend
Of SIS per share. The same amount
was paid in the corresponding quar-
ter last year.
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worh I.e.u,ned In MaIne.

BtDDEFcHD, MAINE, February IT,
The cotton mills 0f the Papperel Man
ufaeturlna Company. IN this city. and
~ HE York Manufacturing Company,
~ shco, wsBt back On full time to-day.
About s,gog cpcratlyca arc affected.
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bates; to France 1926 bales; to the conti-
nont 42,ll1 bales.
Total since September LIST at all ports
Net receipts. 6.sso5il bales; export to Great
Britain, e363,561 bales; to France, 65l.69c
bales; TO the Continent. 2.37s,a94 bales. to
japan. l45.i93 bales; to Mexico, l.e9e bales.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS

CHICAGO February 17.--Wheat prices
declined raoge than &c. to-day, owing to lib
eraI rtaEs2ins By prominent holders. AT the
clasa May delivery showed net loss OF %Qp
~ Garp WAS Gewn 5sc. Oats were unchanc-
90 and provisions a shade higher to y: %
10 6Ner. =
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cH1cAeo. February 1 L. :

CHlCAGO. 7February IE-OaI i1-I. I. J.
,eiIts estimated about $4,000 head. Market
lower. Steers. s4.e5a6.35; cows, SO q 4.75;
he!ters. $500 5.25 bulls, 1925 $50: calves,
$4,000; stockers and feeders, $3.50 q 4T5.
Market sal0c. higher. Choice. heavy ship
ping, S440@4.45; butchers sA.35@4-45: light.
mixed, si.3oGi.35; choice. light, $4.35 40
Pigs, S3.50di.25; bulk of sales. $3.50 4.4o.
Sheep--Receipts estimated abou. $4,000 heal
Market steady. Sheep. s4.e5 q, 5 60; lambs, 50
600; yearlings, $3.50 $40.
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NEW YoRK. February 17.-BEEvEs-

NEW YORK. February 17-BEEyEs--
stays, si.35; cows, s1.75@4oO: bulls. sa.25G
4.30: extra, do. S4.75. Calves-Receipts.
i.tSs head. veals. s59s; choice and extra
bainyard calves. $685. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts, HOG head. Sheep. $3.50 5.25
Guls, S2.75I3.oo; lambs. s717.5o: culls. 50
y,arlinss Sc Hogs-Receipts. 1880 head
Feeling weak; no sales reported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18

CSC. Eggs--Firm: at mark. cases included.
geo 2lc.: tirsts ,1hc.; prime frsts, 22iac.:
extras, e4isc Cheese-Steady at 1850 i2h,c.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
TOO Many Idle Negroes.

Possibly it would not be fair to
charge that the police force of Wash
ington is incompetent. The evidence
is the other way. but certain it is
that there are more violations OF law
in the capital OF the nation. which
should be a model, than In almost any
other city in the country.
There are many idle negroes in
Washington. one-third of the popula-
ton is colored, yet negroes furnish
more than two thirds Of thu criminals.
The demand for a more stringent
vagrancy law Is strengthening. Con.
gress acts very slowly, especially in all
matters pertaining to the District OF
Columbia. Representative Sims, of
Tennessee senior Democratic member
of the Committee ION the District OF
Columbia, insists that the surest way
to put an end to SO much crime here
IL to close the saloons. In this he Is
being supported by q strong pubic
sentiment.
May Provoke an Outbrcak'
Unless something Is done to make life
and property more safe n the Dlsts,c'
OF Columbia, and unless there is as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
STOCK TRADING
WAS DEPRESSED.
bIuch Had Been Hoped from the
Sale OF New York City
Bonds.
CoPPERs UNDER PRESSURE

NEW YORK. February 1T.-Dulness
and depression overhung tile stock
market to-day. The active operations
Witch prompted price declines were
largely at the hands of professionals OF
the room-trading class The senti-
1,ient which prompted their attitude
was, however, quite generally preva-
Tent and was n fair reflection on the
,infavorable Interpretation placed on
iInnediate events in the financial dis
trict and the lack of hopefulness of
early betterment. Much had been hoped
from the successful sale of New York
City bonds as stimulating force on
The securities market. To-day confirm
ed the impression of Saturday that the
event has fallen flat There ware
some special Incidents In the days hap
pcninEs which had a disturbing effect
on speculative sentiment. New force
was givensto the fear of the govern
1nant's prosecution of the Hartman
railroad group by the steps taken
against the Southern Pacific for re-
batting offenses. The copper securities,
including American Smelling, were UNI
der special pressure in connection win
another sharp decline in the price or
oopper. both here and i'll London. ana
American Smelling touched new 10"
level for the year. Gloomy reports were
current of the copper trade OUTLOOK.
The apparent check to the inflow OF
banking funds from the interior evil
uonced by the last two bank state
Irients is arousing some discussion anu
seems TO negative the assumption heid
at one time as to the extent to which
peserves would pile up tn New YORK
after the financial stringency had SUB
Kided The replenishment of the De
ticit in reserves here, the withdrawal OF
government deposits by the United
states Treasury and the rapid rate OF
retirement of national bank notes has
helped to take up the slack as the
return tide flowed in, hut no gold has
gone out in export.
Bonds were irregular. Total sales
par value sS,35?,Ooo.
United States bonds We're unchanged
Oh call.
NEW YORK, February 17.-MoneyI
on call easy. 1oQ2 per cent; ruling
rate, "a: closing bid. ! H.; offered
ut . Time loans strong at per cent.
for sixty days; ninety days and SIN
months 4 l-444 IL.
Prime mercantile paper. 5a6 per
cent. Sterling exchange firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at
s4.s6e5DsiS6So for demand, and at
s4.s275ds4S2S0 for sixty day bills.
Commercial bills s4.Sl 81 to s4.sS.
Bar silver sc Is. ste:;ican dollars
IS IL. Government bonds steady. Rail-
road bonds irregular.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
CRIME CHARGED TO
ARMY Of THE IDLE
Great Number Of Assaults and
Robberies in Washington lib
ably Due to Loafing Negroes.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
Munsey Building.


Washington. u. Co.. Feb IL
On Saturday the twenty-second wo.
man robbed on the streets of Wash
inston by negroes since the 25th day
of last September was relieved of her
pocketbook, the robber making his es-
cape, as in all the preceding twenty
one cases. This robbery, following the
one of Friday evening on Connecticut
Avenue. the most fashionable thor
oughfare in the city, when a young
woman was knocked down and robbed
OF $50. has aroused the public of Wash
ington to the fact that something APP
preaching reign of terror exists in
the national capital in SO far as the
women residents thereof are concerned.
Women are not safe on the streets
after dark. The robbery of Saturday
occurred In broad daylight. The one
of Friday occurred about O'Clock in
the evening, and almost In the direct
rays of an arc light which swings in
front of the British embassy Several
pedestrians heard the screams Of the
young woman and rushed to her re-
lief. Pursuit of the thief resulted in
nothing. The police made one arrest,
but the negro prisoner, though he had
once been convicted of snatching a
woman's pocketbook. proved an alibi
IN this case, and was released.
a Wave of Crime.
OF course. it is very easy to indulge
In much wild talk regarding conditions
In Washington. Exaggeration is easy.
1t is not eXaggeration to say that in
no city of the country. apparently, is
crime committed with such compare
tive frequency and with such good
chances of going unpublished. Not one
of the twenty-five assailants of women
| mentioned above has been apprehended
Early Saturday morning on the
25th of last January Henry w. Reid
of Virginia, who had conducted a
saloon in this city for several years
closed his place of business, on North
Capitol Street, and started to his home
short distance away. In less than
an hour afterwards his body, still
warm, was found lying In front of his
home. Twenty-Five knife wounds ha6
been inflicted, death resulting, appar-
emily, from one which had penetrated
the brain. A bloody oyster knife was
lying near the body. This was the
| only clue.
| Charles Phillips, the colored porter
In Reid's saloon, was taken into Gus
tody, and Is still held but the police
admit there is no evidence against him
and he Will probably be released 1t i:
likely that the mystery will never BIZ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
OFFICIAL RANGE AND SALE OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
By Thomas Branch & Co. Bankers and Brokers
SALES,


.Allis-Clialmers ..........".
Allis-Chaimers, pfd $500"
G7,s50 Amalganiated Copper 80.
American Can ......,.....
25d American Can. pfd........
so Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Car and Foun., pfd
100 American Cotton Oil.....
200 American Locomotive -.
100 Amer. Locomotive, pfd...
1890 American Smelling ......
1850 American Sugar ...........
American Tobacco. com.
American Tobacco. pfd..
$50 Anaconda Copper .........
1909 Atchison ....................
5a1 Atchison. pfd. ............
$40 Atlantic Coast Line. ......
1850 Baltimore and Ohio. ......
1875 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
loo Canadian Pacific ..........
500 Chesapeake and Ohio. :.
Chicago Great Western.
Il, 2aa5 Chi. Mil. ana st. Paul.
CHI. NJ. and st. Paul, pfd
Chicago and Northwest.
Clev., Gin. Chi. and st. l.
40 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
200 Colorado and Southern. ..
Col. and South. list pfd..
200 Col. and South, I'd pfd...
Consolidated Gas ......
900 Delaware and Hudson...
Distillers' Sec. Cor.......
Eric ...................
COO Erie, LIST pfd.............,...
200 Erie. I'd Observation-Disclosures.
800 General Electric ..........
ESQ Great Northern. pfd......
! 400 Great Northern Ore ctfs.
800 Illinois Central ..........
200 Int. Metropolitan .........
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: Cotton futures opened steady and closed

Cotton, quiet; middimg, ll.s5: srosy re-
cents 5s27 bales: stock io7,4Ss baIes
Io,al to-day at all ports--Net recsipts
la,e1s bales export to Great Britain. j '0SG
oa!es' 10 France, l4,s3i bales; 10 the c,rtt
henl 2l;sl2 bales; stock 7aa.as6 bales.
consolidated at all nprts---Net receipt.
as'eeS bales; export to Great Britain, is'sss
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Total sales to-day $4,000 shares.
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

RichmorS. Va. February IL 1905.
SALES AT BOARD.
Virginia. Carolina Chemical pfd.' p Ct
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n1cHMoND GRAIN MARKET.

Richmond. Va, February II. 1905.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS ON CHANGE
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Charles Phillips, the colored porter
In Reid's saloon, was taken into Gus
tody. and Is still held, but the police
admit there is no evidence against him,
and he Will probably be released. 1t is
likely that the mystery will never be
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-12
ANOTHER VERSION .

ANOTHER VERSION.
when seen today in regard to the
proposed enforcement OF the pay
ment of the $1,000 bond in the fail
ure of the Anchor Fence and Man
ufaoturing company to have their
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-12

ture of the testimony the mayor
dismissed the case. Later the woman
and her child were taken to the
infirmary. Only a short time ago
she Joined McCombs and it is said
that they have been living on the
Boulevard.
Knowing that the police vera
looking for him McCombs has been
on the alert and has eluded every
attempt to capture him. The detec-
tive posing as a contractor, went to
the house and asked to see McCombs
stating that he wanted to hire him
McCombs was not there but It was
said he would be there that might
When the officer went there last
night McCombs was there and ready
to be employed. He was placed un.
der arrest. The coup was planned
by j. w. Ulsh, the Humane officer,
and the detective.
McCombs is now confined in the
county Jail to await the action OF
the next grand jury 1t is probable
that the Humane society will make
some arrangement totake care or
the children.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-12
COUNCIL HAS
ANOTHER FIzzLE
Mr.. Setter Had Resolutions
in His Pocket.
WAITED FOR One HOUR
Then the Other Six Decided
to Adjourn.
Special Assessment Ordinances Go
Over Until Monday Evening
The Six were wrothy.

For the second time this week
the city dads attempted to hold
a special meeting and for the sec
ond time II proved a fizzle. DIR. J..
G. Setter, councils premier adyo-
Gator of promptness was responsible
for the failure last evening. The
honorable senior councilman was
not a little censured when for ovec
one hour, six fellow councilmen
sat in ruffled attitude awaiting his
arrival.
The city clerk got in communal
cation with the doctor over the
telephone and was informed that
the absent member would report
In few minutes. Then a conspiracy
was formed and the six council
men locked themselves in the city
engineers Office and instructed q
frightened young elevator boy to
tell doc" when he came that the
meeting had adjourned. 1t was hot
fearfully warm in the little coupe
'fhN"h % ocOi bS D"yti . OllCt. lut
six councilmen puffed and fumed
and not few unkind words werc
expressed on the subject "Doc." But
Doc" didn't show up and after
awhile the six men filed out OF
their pen. President Rauhauser
called the meeting TO order and
a motion to adjourn was entertain
ed with much enthusiasm.
The meeting last evening was to
have been a very important one
Several ordinances calling for spe.
cial assessments were to have been
put through and 1t was almost alb
,solutely necessary that they be pass.
ed upon, last evening.
The presence of Or. Setter was
not essential In considering the
business but the senior member
who Is chairman OF the resolution
committee, had pocketed all OF the
ordinances, making 1t absolutely
impossible for the body to act dur
ing his absence.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-12

Try an al 1, The Mirror Want
Column.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-12
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS

The School Examiners OF Marion county
Ohio will meet for the examination OF
teachers at Central school building, Sat
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-12

Using the pretense that he de-
sired To lhine him TO work at the
new plant OF the Marion Steam
Shovel company, Erie Detective Hos.
letter succeeded in capturing Orville
McCombs, who was indicted by the
grand jury yesterday and whose in
dictment was held sub rosa until
the arrest was made.
McCombs is charged with living in
adultery with Nina Jenkins. The
couple formerly lived in a little
house south OF LaRue. They were
arrested and brought into the may
or's court by Humane Officer Ulsh.
1t developed that the woman and
her two children, by former mar
riage, and one child OF McCombs
had lived in the house and that one
child had been born to the woman
after she had taken up her residence
with AIoCombs. After the trial in the
mayors court the woman gave birth
to another child.
ON account OF the conflicting ma
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-12
AFFIDAVITS
Are FILED
Petition for Divorce Make
Charges.
CLAIM MONEY WAS PAID
And Later Signatures Were
Secured
Minnie Fetter Nellie Johnson Make
Allegations Against Prominent
Attorney.

AS a result of disclosures made
in affldavits filed with w. w. Kline
felter, clerk OF courts, having to do
with the practice and methods OF
Attorney John ID. DeGolley, of the
firm of DeGolley and DeGolley, the
G.. Young.
At the instance OF the county
clerk, Minnie Fetter and Nellie John
son filed afiidavits in which they
declare that they paid the attorney
$40 each, the amount necessary TO
deposit with the clerk when a di-
vorce case is fled to secure the costs
They declare that the attorney also
secured their signatures to a paper
by misrepresentation and that the
paper proved to be a poverty afil-
davit. The law provides that where
the applicant for a divorce is with
out means, the divorce may be filed
without the payment of the 500 to
secure costs. 1t is claimed that 1t is
the practice of the attorney to secure
the deposit money, then a signature
to the povtrty afiidavits blank which
he does not FIJI out until afterward
and when he files the blank, pockets
the $50. In both of the cases where
the plaintiffs mentioned have made
afiidavits that they paid the deposit
to THE attorney he filed poverty affi-
dayits.
The matter was brought TO the
attention OF the prosecuting attor-
ney, John IL. Clark who was unable
to find statute under which the
attorney could be indicted or the
case would have been brought to the
attention OF the grand jury which
yesterday concluded its sessions.
Learning OF the atfidavits and the
part taken by MIR. Klinefelter, At
torney DeGoLley came into the court
room yesterday afternoon and de-
spite the fact that court was in ses-
sion at the time he made verbal
attack on the clerk. 1t Is claimed
that he shook his fists in the face
Of Mr.. Klinefelter, and threatened
him with bodily harm for the part
he had taken, The case has created
a sensation.