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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-04
LIBEL ON THE PRESIDENT.
Colorado Preacher Charged With the
Offense

DENVER. May 4-Federal officers have
arrested the Rev. Ira d. Williams. a
preacher of Ilff. Col. on the charge of
having sent through the mail libelOus and
defamatory matter rejecting on the Presi-
dent of the United States.
The matter upon which the complaint is
based is letter sent through the post
Office at Cheyenne in 1905.
At his preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Hinsdale. Mr.. Will
iiams pleaded mot guilty. to the charge
preferred. He acknowledged the letter as
one that he had written and mailed. but
denied having made the paster or having
seen it before it was presented to him by
the inspector for identification. In this he
was corroborated by the postmaster at
llin, who also testified.
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Fish Resigns From M. p. Directory.

NEW YORK. May 4.-Stuyvesant Fish
today rendered his resignation as men,
Der, of the board Of directors and of the
executive committee of the Missouri Pa
citic Railway Company. The reason as
signed was that Mr.. Fish was unable, be-
cause Of press of other duties. to give the
attention to Missouri Pacific that he
though his duty demanded.
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Course of Market Uncertain.
THE COTTON MARKETS.

: NEW YORK. May 4.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 14a24
points. and during the early session sold
20 to % points net higher on the sensa-
fional advance in Liverpool. the big Eng
:ish spot sales, reports of important bull
support and covering by near month
shorts. Nearby shorts were very nervous.
and while the market reacted slightly
otter the first few minutes prices were
within or 3 points of the best during
the middle of the morning.
Futures opened firm. May. $50 to S.6b;
June. S.6S bid: July S.T1 to $50: August,
&.72; October, $50: December S.62; Janu-
AIRY. S.G4; March. S.67.s
The market continued active late in the
forenoon. and while prices reacted slight
ly after showing a net gain of 2Sa41
points, they were within or ) points
of the best at midday. The forecast for
cold weather in the western belt was one
of the sustaining factors.
Spot quiet: middling uplands. 1910; mid
ding gulf. 1866
= Estimated receipts at the ports today
$500 bales, against 9,763 last week and
bales. against 57.a9J last week. and IS S32
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans. 100 bales, against 1874 last year.
and at Houston. 1;:,4O bales. against 1876
last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. May 4.-Closing: Cotton
Spot, good business done: prices II
points higher; American middling fair.
600: good middling. 5.73; middling. SAT !:
low middling, 513; good ordinary. 4.69:
ordinary. 40. The sales Of the day were
$1,000 bales. of which 1900 were for
speculation and export, and included IA 200
American. Receipts. 1000 bales. includ-
ing 1900 American. Futures opened and
closed firm: American middling e. o. c.,
May. 3.11: May-June. oil: June-July,
5.O914; July-August. SOC: August Septem-
Der. .4.91; September October 4.86; Octo-
ber-November. 4.IS: November december
Ats: Overwhelmingly. 4.74; January
February, Alb: February March, 4.73Ia;
March-April 4141s
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS May 4.-Clos ng: Three per cent
rentes, 96 francs 30 centimes for the ac-
count.
Exchange on London, % francs 12la
confines for checks.
BERLIN. May 4.-EXchanSe on London,
70 marks 4:,lh pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills 412 per cent !;
three months bills As per cent.
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Philosophy.

From :he Norfolk virginian-PiIot.
Mission Agent-Well. kid. hear you've
gone broke again.
Newsboy-Yep! Chuc-a-luc and hiIo
done me up.
O. Mission Agent-Surely. now YOU see
the error OF your ways.
Newsboy-Dunno. Had lots of fun. you
see. Better to have tossed and lost than
never to have tossed at all.
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Frequent Sudden Fluctuations
Marked Movements. q
ONLY TECHNICAL REASONS.
Heavy Selling for Foreign Account
in London.
DECLINE AT THE OPENING
A1fernafin0 Rallies and Reactions
DECLINE AT THE OPENING
Alternating Rallies and Reactions
Followed-Commodity Markets
Generally Strong.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 4.-Most experienced
observers of stock market conditions
would probably concur in the statement
that there should have been more definite
explanations than were Obtainable for
the frequent sudden and contrary f1uc-
,t,Iatfons in 'today's stock market. AS a.
matter Of fact. however. except in the
eases of those persons to whom technical
reasons are quite satisfactory, in &C
counting for price changes in the market.
there was little or nothing to be adduced
as accounting directly for the days trans
actions.
At the outset of the trading. to be sure,
a mild influence was exerted by the fair
ly severe depression in the London
market. The tendencies of the latter
were caused. according to the early
.cabled advices. by heavy selling for
foreign account and by uneasness ex-
cited by the increasing seriousness of the
situation on the Afghan frontier. Foreign
houses were also sellers of securities here
upon larger scale than for a long time.
The local market. however. quickly re-
covered from this opening decline. but
before the close of the first hour the rally
gave way again to downward reaction.
which carried prices to the lowest levels
to be as il1usory as those which had pre-
eeded il, and indeed subsequent changes
during the progress of the business ses-
sion were of the same uncertain charac-
ter.
Course of Market Uncertain.
Consequently. it would seem that no
great degree of significance could be at
tached to the days transactions as
whole that Is, SO far as they might be
tnken as throwing any light upon the fu-
eofe course of the market. The COM
mbdity markets were generally strong
and there was much interest expressed in
and comment upon the small margin of
difference in the prices for wheat and
corn options.
:, Transacttons in bonds were upon a re-
duced scale and exhibite~ again the ir-
regular tendGncies which developed in
that department toward the close of last
week.
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Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $1440,O13. Government re-
ceipts: From internal revenue. S1.047. 40;
customs. S725.524: miscellaneous, $500.
Expenditures. 50 10000.
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81. PETERSBURG. May IA ferry
boat on the river pnieper capszed YES.
terday near Rykhoff. in the governments
Of Mohileff and 10 persons were drown
ed as a result. The boat was filled with
peasants and their wives and children
returning from church. 1t was over
crowded and became unmanageable in
midstream.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SaIes.-Regular call IL O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction rs. 81 900 at III.
Washington Gas. - at 69ls. q at 6ga
After call-Capital Traction 5s. 81 900 at Ill,
$500 at Ill. 81. 600 at III. 81 900 at Ill.
Capital Traction. ~ ut 12lh. :, at 122.
Washington Rwy. and Flee. pfd., 80 ut S14t,
10 at Sl3, 10 at Sl5s.
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So. INvESTMENT-THE HYATTSvfLLE BLDG
Asso. OF Hyattsyille. Nd. has half million
dollars loaned on first mortgages. II has paid
in q yrs 1897 in dividends: Is now paying on
investments regularly not less than 49e half
yearly. compounded. Full paid stock can he with
drawn with dividends in 81 mos. IL Withdrawn
before maturity 40 int. allowed. Inf. address r.
N. WATERS. Sec. 1881 c NV. APPS 30t.e
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The World Of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Beard Oh
Trade .t
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Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, May 4.-ClOsing: Wheat
Spot. firm; No. 2 red western winter. Is
31sd; No. l California. Is 6hd; futures
steady; May. IS 4asd; July. as 61ad: Sep
tember. IS lad COrn-Spot, firm: new
American. kiln dried. 5s 1Od; old .Ameri-
can mixed. is lid: futures quiet; May Is
led. Flour-Wnter patents quiet 29s 3D.
Hops in London Pacific COAST, quiet, 91
1Osa e. 0s.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Quotations furnished by f. f. Hutton & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange; G. Bowie
Cbipman, manager 1.O1 4 st NV
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. May 4.-Wheat today opened
strong and trading was active An adj
vance of Id at Liverpool brought out
liberal buying order from commission
houses. July opened q to q higher. at
1914 to 9OA, and sold at sos. July corn
opened 1saA to sake higher, at 64k to
GAN, and for a time held within that
range.
July oats opened ssah to ka% higher. at
ATS to AN. and sold at 47M
July provisions opened weak: pork of
Ja1O. at 13.3Oal3321s; lard, 21ac lower, at
S.4212, and ribs. &c lower, at 717k.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
] THE SPORTING WORLD
The RiaItO

clubs indicates that the rule will be changed or there
will be revolt among the minors
This protection business by the major leagues is 9
ssSd ess Se Se0n major a league Clubs There Is little or
SaseSs san'q All the they derive the right
sey s ossr s easSe oSS q wsS
the Of o the Ss e big
take look over the minor leagues & for a9d Oe and If
he St does not report he is ouawed minor league
S6 it to Is oSaws 'ai sso
drawn
Joe Williams, who meets Kid curley in ten-round
s IS ne
place with Charlie Anslinger recently at Maud Junction
Down east he amounted to something scrapper and
h Sa to Bss zaSw Bill has
like lots of fighting, even If the boys are NOT
Ss p we Bill is sood fellow and deserves the
the fans in his new enterprise
Jimmy Driscor has the eastern fight critics crazy
he has overlooked the efee section He Is under
cover In Philadelphia and preparing to come on to the
winter campaign 1t is hinted in the eastern
lte and hs ha w eane for Los Angeles
the business and is few who speciality
of Knockout victories Baron Long and Tom McCarey
figuring upon his services next month
Tom Jones who occasionally gets his name in print
by reason of business relations with the lucky Ke-
coal miner and more frequently because of the
anOer roHh @ day at
waukee when the fight clubs of that city fatty refused
ne talk OF matching Papke with Hugo Kelly The
promoters very properly advised him come of it,
or move told them they "must Papke
$4,000 there would be no hght They very promptly
informed there would be fight just Baron
Long did Some day, time. somewhere, Jones will
get The remedy that is being applied to his
nut surely will have its effect BY his unreasonable
demands" and "chesy" conduct he has topped Papke
h Of Now papke will s6
percentage basis, with small bonus as the cham
pion's bit thrown in, he will go back the mines
With Los Angeles Milwaukee and San Francisco clubs
him, upon the percentage basis Papke
is up against it. 1t is amusing how valuable"
fighter becomes after winning important battle The
average fighter could not $25 week without the
Of his ring record they strut around the
country posing notables when they nothing
than freaks and "insist" and demand fortunes a
few moments work in the ring They unwilling to.
take chance with the club that supplies them
bread and butter and 1t Is because many
past have been foolish acquiesce in these
unreasonable demands that the fighters make them Times
changing, however and the fighter these days must
the they get instead of forcing promoters
dig their private bank make deficits
caused by foolish guarantees.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
Gathered by
A Staff Of Experts
Gossip of
By Jay Davidson

4 LTHoUGH owing to the great class of horses that
will for the various stakes at Santa Anita next
attractive it is probable that the speed handicap viii
the real drawing card Of the psr @ ino
Big Chief and other stars of the merop0an d cTcq
Ing fast track prevails. I miss 'my guess Also II
worlds record Is not hung up Tor the oisance ~
furlcngs, everybody will be disappointed
Talking about class-what difference win be next
season compared with past of racing on the
coast a stake race is announced, everybody VINO
@ the Setweep afa win
tereste of the GLASS Of King James Uncle
as good win be among the eigibles Racing VIII
Facing ASSOCIATION undoubtedly win enjoy greater
pery than the southern promoters ever knew since the
witness classy racing of the patrons Of the
metropolitan circuit see.
One of greatest shooting held in South
srn % Is On ~ he vnc The eOfag famous az
of Texas champions world with shotgun rifle and
fancy trick shooting Topperwen is considered
the M obar m ne with %
shotgun revolver They have been giving exhibitions
from Texas to Los Angeles due to arrive this
morning Harry H9y well known @ In coast shooting Ing. cir
Los Angeles.
Several local fight fans will this
evening for San Bernardno to attend the Howard Baker,
tonight This bout Is scheduled to go twenty rounds.
hustlng walopng fighter that the advantage in
weight will make Baker get and go some to outpoint
him. he feels capable of turning the trick Two
imnaries will precede the main event. Tommy Walsh
will go this morning and referee the main event.
San Berdoo referee handling the prems.
Phil Chinn will return to Los Angeles for the winter,
bringing materially stronger string than that which
he raced Santa Anita However Pretension
Madeline Musgrave and others that sweed his total
winnings in the thousands last will be
in the lot Musgrave will with the stable of
One of the chief questions that will up before
the national baseball commission for adjustment the
annual meeting in November will be the drafting rule
famous No. SO, which has raised q
about the heads of the major the
month Already several minor league clubs have regis
tered vigorous kicks with the commission the unfair
and inequitable operation the rule 1t charged
that the rule adopted without the ii the
minor leagues solely for the benefit the
and the disadvantage of the minors. This rule forces
a player purchased by minor league from
other to within three days, making the null
and void otherwise and leaving the player subject
from the selling club 1t practically prohibits league
clubs from making purchases conditioned the player
reporting at the end of the
and Howard purchased from Cedar Rapids by Berry.
The tone of letters published recently
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
CUBS LEAD IN
PENNANT RACE
ONE POINT AHEAD OF GIANTS,
WHO BREAK EVEN
BREsNAHAN AND DOOM COLLIDE
IN FIFTH
Both Men Sustain Injuries Which Put
Them Out of Game-New York
Easy for Philadelphia In
Second Game
rBy Associated Press1


NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-By splitting
double-header with Philadelphia to-
day while Chicago and Pittsburg were
winning in the west, New York relin-
quished first place In the pennant race
and Chicago now leads by a single
point, with Pittsburg a close third. In
the first game the locals had Ma hew-
son in the box, and as they batted Nc
Quillen to good effect McGraw's team
won handily by to 2. Bresnahan and
Doom collided at the plate in the fifth
inning and both had to retire from the
game, Bresnahan suffering from a
sprained ankle and Doom being pain
fully but not seriously spiked.
In the second game Doom was back
behind the bat and played all through
the contest, but Bresnahan had to give
up In the opening inning after reach
ing first base on tumble. Wilson ran
for him and Needham took his place
behind the bat. Donlin, who injured
his leg yesterday, was unable to play
today and the absence of these two
crippled the home team badly The
visitors found Crandall very easy In
the sixth inning and added FIVE runs to
their score before the side was retired
Then Taylor went in to the pitchers
box for New York and held Murrays S
men to three hits and one run during
the remainder of the game. Score:
First game:
Philadelphia 2, hits 8, errors 8.
New York g. hits Z, errors /.
Batteries-McQuillen Doom and Jack
litsch; Mathewson, Bresnahan and
Needham.
Second game:
Philadelphia Z, hits II, errors 1.
New York l. hits 3, errors 0.
Batteries-Covalvesk and Doom;
Crandall, Taylor and Bresnahan and
Needham. Unpires, KLEIN and john
stone.
PITTSBURG, Sept. 29.-Pittsburg won
both games from st. Louis here today.
| Scores:
First game:
Pittsburg Z. hits 10. errors 0.
st. Louis 0, hits /. errors s.
Batteries-Camnitz and Gibson; Hig-
ginbotham and Bliss.
| Second game:
Pittsburg 8, hits Z. errors 8.
st. Louis 8. hits 8, errors 2.
| Batteries-Maddox, Willis and Glib
son; Rhoades, Sallee, Fromme and
Bliss. Umpire, ODay.
BOSTON, Sept. 2s.-Boston won the
second game of the series from Brook
lyn today, to 2. Score:
Boston s, hits 8, errors 0.
! Brooklyn 2, hits 8, errors 8.
Observation-Disclosures and Graham;
Bell and Farmer. Umpire, Emslie.
| CINCINNATI, Sept. 29.-Cincinnati
| could not bunch hits on Brown. Chi
cago coupled hits with passes Tinker 6
home run following base on balls. CIV
ing the visitors their start. Score:
Cincinnati 2, hits 9, errors 2.
| Chicago 6, hits 8, errors /.
Batteries-Ewing, Savidge and Schlei;
Brown and King. Umpires, Owen and
Rigler.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
JEFF MAY REFEREE
BURNS-JOHNSON GO

Jeffries received a cablegram last
night from Australia asking him to
name his fee and conditions upon which
he would referee the Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson finish fight in December.
jeff Immediately cabled back that he
would perform the job for $4,000 and
expenses.
When it is considered that he will
have to be away from home three
months, all the time on the ocean, In
making the round trip. his price is not
a steep one, and it Is probable that 1t
will be accepted, as the Antipodeans
want to take look at the big fellow,
anyway.
The cablegram is considered abso-
lutely confirmatory of the story that
Burns and Johnson are matched. and
the date--in Observation-Disclosures that
Burns is going to train a bit for this
scrap. Johnson is on the ocean now,
bound for Australia, but will not ar
rive there before the middle of Novem-
Der. He will have ample time in which
to train II he RECEIVERS from seasickness
in time,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
ANGELS BEGIN
WITH VICTORY
NOSE OUT SEALS IN LOOSELY
PLAYED GAME
RRlsWALTER TWlRLs IN HIS
USUAL GOOD FORM
Henley Also Effective After Second
Inning, but Champions Had
Scored Sufficient Number
Of Runs TO Win

The Angels opened up the last lap
in the Coast league pennant race with
victory yesterday at the Chutes by
defeating the Seals 8 to In a game
featured by excellent battery work
and numerous fielding errors on both
sides. Andy Briswalter the real find
of the season, was on the mound for
the Angels and although he was
touched up for four runs he gave the
visitors only that many hits and only
In three innings did the Seal batters
find him at all.
Briswalter famed seven Seals and
gave four bases on balls, while Hem
ley also famed seven and allowed no
free passes. 1t might have been a
pitchers battle with ordinary fielding
support, but neither finger could brag
on the work of the men behind him.
Zeider was the only Seal to make a
misplay and he piled up a quartet.
Delmas and Easterly contributed the
only misplays for the Angels.
Following is the official score and
summary:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
OUTSIDER is FIRST
IN BIG PACING STAKE
Eph clnders Surprises Grand Circuit
Patrons by Annexing $4,000 Event
at CoIumbus--Favorite
Gets Two Heats
[By Associated press.l

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. 29.-Eph
Cinders, selling at Sc in pools OF $110,
dealt the hackers of Jerry B. stun
ing surprise when he won the Kings
stake, an event for 2:06 PAGERS, and the
feature of the first program of the Sec
ond weeks grand circuit racing here.
Summary:
Kings stakes, 2:o6 PAGERS. in s. purse 5000
-Eph Cinders won the first and fifth heats In
o6k, 2:05%. Jerry B. won the third and
fourth heats in 2:O7h. 2:O5%. Major Mallow
wof, the second heat in 2:07A.
2:13 class trotting 3 In g. purse s1200-De-
r1arest won three straight heats In 2:11k, 2:12.
2:1S class, pacing, in 5, purse s12O0-Dr.
Bonney won the third, fourth and fifth heats
in 2.09h, 2:1OA, 2:13ik. The Prince won the
first and second heats In 2:1l%, 210k.
2:19 class, trotting, in 8. first division;
rurse $500 tunanished) won the first
and second heats in 2:11A. 2:11&.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
AouEpucT RESULTS

AQUEDUCT, N. z. Sept 29.-Resuits:
First race, furlongs 2-year-olds. handicap
Bird of Flight won, Obdurate second, Uncle
Jim third time III.
Second race, 6h furlongs-Sanguine won,
Saracainessa second. Queen Marguerite third;
time 1923 2-5.
Third race. mile, handicap-Live Wire won.
Tony Bonero second, Fort Johnston third; time
1:42 3-5.
Fourth race. the Woodmere. furlongs-Ben
Ban won. Whip Top second. Star Gowan third;
time 1920.
Fifth race, 8 furlongs--George W. Leboit won,
Dan de Noyles second. Eschan third; time l:l7.
Sixth race, / miie-Shadow Glance won.
Chaplet second. Tennis third; time 14o.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
OFFERS OWEN MORAN
FIGHT WITH WOLGAST

Baron Long last night telegraphed to
Owen Moran to ascertain If he would
come to Los Angeles and fight Wolgast
next month. He intends keeping his
promise to match the winner of the
scrap last night with Driscoll, Moran
or Attell. and since Wolgast made such
an excellent showing he Is more than
ever anxious to have the match.
Moran probably will make decent
terms with Long, as there is nothing
else In sight for him for a few weeks.
and the fans probably will have an op-
portunity of witnessing another good
scrap at Vernon inside of few weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
RESULTS AT LOUISVILLE

LoUISvILLE. KY. Sept 29.-Results:
First race, 9 furlongs-Aichemist won.
Buffoon second. Elisium third; time lis As.
Second race, ! 1-16 miles-Hostile Hyphen
won, Margaret I. second. Wasakie third; time
1:46 1-5.
Third race 6 furlongs-Honest won. Hanni-
bal second, Topsy Robinson third; time
l:1f 3-6.
Fourth race, mile and 70 yards-Lady Mar
tha won, Cymbal second, zienap third; time
1876.
Fifth race, furlongs--Lady Anne won,
Apache second, Heine third; time 1:13 s-5
Sixth race. IL miles-John ID. Mcmillan won,
Belleview second. Livolini third; time 2:0S 4-5