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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
BULLS AND BEARS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. April 16.-Most Of the
professional operators apparently are in
clined to take the short side of the mar
ket. Ordinarily special attention is not
given to their attitude. but inasmuch as
1t is generally conceded that they are now
responsible for practically all Of the
quotations reported on the tape from
day to day. naturally what they have to
say regarding the market is listened to.
From what was heard in speculative
circles this morning apparently they
are basing their operations to some ex-
tent upon the pessimistic views expressed
by railroad managers and a goodly num-
Der OF interests in the iron and steel
trade. Railroad men. as a class, do not
seem to be much encouraged regarding
the outlook.
Not few Of them say that these con-
ditions. SO far as they are able to dis
Germ them from the volume of traffic Of
fered. are not as good as they were a
few weeks ago. They are particularly
discouraged because business shows such
slight rally1ng power.
"a
Not a few iron and steel men are not
in favor of the policy which has been
in force to maintain prices. They think
that the market for most classes of
products for some little time has been
artificial. much the same as the copper
metal market was when that commodity
was held nominally in the neighborhood
Of % cents. They believe that there
should be no hesitation in reducing prices
moderately. In their judgment this &C.
ton will have to be taken in order tn
bring about a healthy market. The tip
to sell the steel stocks is more general
than any other gossip regarding a single
group Of securities.
In view Of the holidays 1t Is expected
that today's market will not differ ma
terially from that Of yesterday. and 1t
is assumed that the professional opera
tors will be disposed to make moderate
commitments on the short side rather
than to buy stocks on the expectation of
an advance over the holidays. AS a
matter of fact. however the indifference
regarding the market is so pronounced
that it Is by no, means easy to get an
expression Of opinion worthy of special
attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
Greene Out Of Cananea.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico April 16.-Col.
William c. Greene. who is now In Mexico,
says that he has resigned from the direc-
torate of the Greene Cananea companies
in order to devote all his time to the
Greene Gold Silver Company, the Sierra
Madre Land and Lumber Company and
the Sierra Madre and Pacific railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. April 16.-American securi-
ties opened firm and 1sto Y higher today.
Business was restricted.
The market eased later in the session
and New York bought moderately. The
low priced issues were most In demand.
Grand Trunk was weak on the dividend
outlook. The close was firm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16

Closing Quotations.
At the close Of the stock exchange the
following stocks had changed In price
since above quotations. there being no
change in balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, Sta
Am. Beet Sugar Co. IT,
Am. Car and Foundry, 1914.
American Locomotive. 44A.
American Locomotive, ,pfd., 92A.
American Smelling. $685..
American Tob., pfd.. 81.
Atchison, Top. and s. Fe. 1914.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 47ss.
Canadian Pacific. 1851.
Chicago Great Western. 81.
Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul, 11Sas.
Col. & Hooking Coal and Iron, Is.
Consolidated Gas. 11Sb.
Corn Products, 661z.
Delaware & Hudson, 153.
Distillers' Securities. 3O1s
Erie. common. 17b.
Erie, LIST pfd., 34k.
Interboro Metropolitan, 1ON.
Interboro Metropolitan. pfd., 29H.
Mo. Kansas and Tex, CON-, 24s.
Missouri Pacific. 44&.
National Biscuit Co., 50.
New York Air Brake 50.
New York Central. 50.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, S9H.
Railway Steel Spring Co., 30.
Reading. 1851.
Rock Island. com. Is.
S. l.. and San Fran. I'd pfd., 461a.
Southern Pacific. 1878.
Union Pacific. 1884.
L. 8. Rubber. 1914.
u. S. Steel. BAN.
U. s. Steel. pfd.. 99ls
Va. Car. Chem. Com, 1873
Western Union. 50.
BONDS.
Am. Tob s's. 1855.
B. r. T. As. 71k.
Interborough Met. AIS. 9Th.
Union Conver. As, S5b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
TELEGRAPHTC BRIEFS.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 16-W. w
Leighton. who completed his term OF
three years from Allen county. for for
gerry today. left the prison a happy man
He met his aged mother at the railroad
| station. where they took train for To-
ledo. Leighton is a former Lima banker
and was convicted of forging the state
ment of the bank. Leighton is the STEP
son Of Capt. Bowling. a wealthy resident
Of Toledo.
FINDLAY. Ohio, April 1s-Jecob D.
BUSES Of Rawson. aged seventy-six. and
Mrs. Susan Fisher of Lexington, ILL.,, aged
seventy-two. were married at Rawson last
night. Buss is worth SIS, 200 and this IL
his fifth marriage. The woman he welded
was his youthful sweetheart. but a quar-.
rel estranged them. Mrs. Buss came here
to visit and met Buss after long years OF
separation and the old love was rekindled
HELENA, Mont, April 16.-Rt Rev
John H. Carroll, bishop Of Helena, today
announced that the contracts for the con.
struction Of the new 81 600 600 cathedral
and the Catholic high school have been
awarded to a New York firm. Work be.
gan on the high school building today.
LONDON, April licking Edward, who
reached London today from Biarritz. held
privy council at Buckingham palace
this afternoon, when the seals Of ofice
were transferred from the old to the new
cabinet.
NEW YORK. April 16.-Led by Chief
Officer Borch, the entire crew Of the fruit
| steamer Banes deserted today when the
steamer arrived here from Port Antonio
Jamaica. The men claim that they were
not given enough to eat and that the
food with which they were provided was
unpalatable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
Government Receipts.

National bank notes received TODAY for
redemption, s1,491, 4S5. Government re-
ceipts: From internal revenue, 1881 .5S4
customs. $617, 7Os: miscellaneous, $s4,O2S.
Expenditures, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
Will Of Mrs. VIM. A, Cook.

The will of Mrs. Emma P. Cook.
widow Of Col. William A. Cook. was
filed today for probate. The document.
dated April IL. 1908, devises her entire
estate to her daughter. Mary E. Cook.
Attorney r. Golden Donaldson is named
as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
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 Board of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. April 16.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance \of 4a6
points In response to better Liverpool Ca
bles than expected! but there was no ag
Tressive buying. and while there was
some further precipitation in the south
ana a little talk Of lower temperatures
the market eased OF after the opening
under realizing by recent buyers for a
turn During the middle of the morning
business was quiet and prices about net
unchanged.
Futures opened steady: May. 9O2;
July. 9.1o: August. 9o4-9.O6; October.
zoe: December. 900; January. 800:
March. a.12-9.1s.
The market was very quiet during the
late forenoon, announcement of the sus-
pension Of a we'll known firm having no
effect what ever upon the market. which
at midday was about to points net
higher.
Spot. quiet; middling uplands. 1000;
middiing gulf, 1925.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
1900 bales. against 1903 last week
and IL 1872 last year; for the week. $1,000
bales. against 90 $50 last week and SO, 693
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans. 4,I42 bales. against 2, $50 last year.
and at Houston, 1880 bales, against
3I03 last year.
Cotton-Spot closed quiet 10 points low
err: niddling uplands, $50; middling gulf,
1915 no saless
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. April 16.-Closing: Cotton
Spot. quiet; prices points higher;
American middling fair, 6.19; good mid
ding. 5.s3; middling. 5.57: low middling
5.23; good ordinary, 4.79: ordinary ire
visedD. 4.39 The sales of the day were
1000 bales. Of which 500 were for specu-
latiou ana export. and Included 500
American. Receipts, 1000 bales. includ-
ing $500 American. Futures opened firm
and closed steady; American middling e.
o. c. April. 5.141s: April and May. 51O,a !:
May and June, 5.11: June and July, 5.lO]h :
July and August. soy: August and Sep
TENDER, 5.O4; September and October
1884; October and November ABS; No
vember and December. 492h, December
and January. 400: January and Febru-
airy, 491h.
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Fraud Order Against a German Bank

A fraud order has been issued by the
Post Office Department against the
Rheinlaendische Crediet Bank of Arm
helm am Rhein, Germany. 1t is alleged
that the bank is sending circulars
throughout the United States inviting
subscriptions to the Royal Prussian class
lottery
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Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction 5s. $5OOfat 11O1s.
Capital Traction. 20 at 119, at 40.
10 at 74h 1'
Washington Gas. Is at 81, Is at 81, % at 81.
% at 81. Is at 81.
Bell Telephone of Pa, at 80.
~ Mereenthaler Linotype, 10 at 1874 10 at 1871.
Mitchell Mining. 100 at y.
National City Bank. 10 ct 40. 10 at 40.
Union Trust. at lis.
After eaIl-Bell Telephone Of Pa. 3 at e5.
Capital Traction. ) at 1851. at l1S3a.
Lanston Monotype. 100 at 8. 100 at s, 100 at
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c., c.. c. & ST. l.. .
Central Leather. :.
Cent. Leather. pfd .
Chesapeake & Ohio.
Chi. Great Western
Chi. Mil. & st. P.
Chicago & NV.
Col. Fuel & Iron.
Colorado Southern. .
c. & H: c. & I.
Consolidated Gas.
Corn Products. 49,.
Corn Products. pfd.
Delaware & Hudson
Del, Lac. & West. q.
Den. G. Rio Grande.
Distillers' Securities
Erie, common. go.
Erie. LIST pfd. .......
Erie, I'd pfd. .......
General Electric. -.
Great Nor. Ore.
Great Nor, pfd. 80.
Illinois Central. -.
Interboro Met.
InterDoro Met. pfd.
International Paper
X. c. Southern.
X. c. Southern. pfd
Louisville & Nash. .
Mackay Co. IS.
Mackay Co.'s. pfd. i.
Mexican Central.
NJ. X. & T.. com. i.
NJ, K. & r.. pfd.
NJ. S. P. & S. S. NJ.
Missouri Pacific.
National Biscuit Co.
National Lead.
N. Y. Air Brake.
New York Central. !.
n. Y, Chi. & st. l..
n. Y. Ont. & West.
Norfolk & Western.
Northern Pacific.
Pac. Mail Steamship
Pennsylvania RI.
Peoples Gas of Chi.
Pressed Steel Car.
Railway S. s. Co..
Reading ...........
Rep. Iron and Steel
Rep. I. and S., pfd. L.
Rock Island, com. {.
Rock Island. pfd.
Sheffield Steel
S. l.. & s. F..2d pfd
ST. Louis S.W.. pfd.
Southern Pacific.
Southern Pac.. pfd.
Southern Railway.
Southern Rwy., pfd.
Tennessee Copper.
Toll. ST. L. & W..
T.. s. l.. x W., pfd.
Union Pacific. 1890.
Union Pacific. pfd. I.
U. s. Rubber.
U. 8. Rubber. pfd.
U. s. Steel. ........
u. 8. Steel. pfd.
Utah Copper. $500.
Va.-Car. Chem. Co.
Wabash ............
Wabash, pfd. .......
Western Union. 49,.
West. Elec. Man..
Wisconsin Central. |.
Wis. Central. pfd.
Wooden Goods.
Wooden Goods, pfd.
BOZ
Am. Tobacco As. -.
Am. Tobacco IS.
B. r. T. As. ........
Inter. Met. 41zs.
Rock Island As. 80.
u. s. Steel IS.
Union Conver. As.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Quotations furnished by +. +. Hutton & Co.
members New York Stock Exchange; G. Bowie
Chapman, manager. 10, L st. NV.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
NEW THEORY AS TO LAW.
Method That Does Not Seem to Work
as Well as the Old.

Mr. Bryan, being the Democratic
candidate for defeat ratified by the
Republican preference of him in that
capacity, his ideas upon such sub
ject as the currency at this time are
important They seem similar to those
of Mr.. Roosevelt regarding the anti
trust law, that is, that our currency
laws are bad, but that they should be
enforced Thus, in his colloquy with
President Forgan at the Chicago din
ner,as reported in various papers, he
declared that certain National bank Off
Gals ought to be sent to Jail, although,
81 the law had been enforced in New
York during the panic. the panic
would have been great deal worse"
That is the new fashion in legisla-
ton. The old theory used to be that
the laws embodied the best practice of
the commercial community. The new
theory is that the commercial cOmmu-
nifty, at its peril, shall adjust itself to
the happy thoughts of the legislators.
1t is within the record that the new
method does not work as we'll as the
old. In fact, it hardly works at all. AL
most nobody goes to Jail, and almost
no impression Is made upon CONNER
cial practices which are sustained by
public opinion and good merchant Gus
tom. The chief fact is that the law is
brought into disrepute and loses its
sanction as standard of good prac.
tice.
1t is obvious that If in fact the law
was capable Of producing an alteration
of ancient and approved mercantile
practice We should have easy and fire.
quent commercial commissions. We do
not have them, nor will Mr.. Bryan
have more success than Mr.. Roosevelt
in rallying the opinion which counts in
the last analysis to the support of laws
discredited by universal rejection of
them because of { faults of the laws.
rather than because of the vices of the
violators Of the law. The idea Is gain
ing Roadway that the better way of
getting the law obeyed is 70 pass laws
deserving to be obeyed. rather than to
send good men to Jail for breaking
laws incapable of being obeyed with
out disaster.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
CHANGES IN DINeLEY LAW.
Washington Star Sees Action to Fol-
low the Election.

While nothing will be done during
buttons adopted by congress the &C
ton taken is a good thing, declares
the Washington Star. 1t confirms to
the country the attitude of the party
in power on the tariff question. and is
notice to the business world, even In
advance of the deliverances of the two
national conventions, that revision is
at last on the way.
There will be plenty of time after
the campaign closes and before the
new congress meets in extra session
for the collection and classification or
all the data necessary in the premises.
The senate finance committee will be
assisted by experts selected by itself.
while the ways and means committee
will, if it so desires, turn in any avail
able quarter for information needed.
Everything now is plain enough, so
far as the general proposition is con-
cerned The Dingley law, having
served the purposes of it's enactment.
is to be overhauled in the interests OF
fairer adjustment of rates. BY
whom shall the work be done? BY
those who believe in the spirit of the
law and would preserve it in the new
legislation, or by those who opposed
the law when enacted, on the score
that its spirit was bad, and who
would eliminate that spirit from the
economic policy Of the government?
Mr.. Payne says-and speaks for his
party in the statement-that the new
law should be founded on protection.
In a word, the Dingley law must be
brsught up to date. Just as the policy
of protection was followed in framing
a law for the conditions that existed
in 1897, it must be followed in the
framing of a new law to meet the con-
ditions that next year will confront us.
Whether the times are bad or good, a
protective tariff is necessary to the
well being of this country.
On the other hand, the Democratic
contention is that protection as dis
tinct object is an evil. 1t is charac-
terized as the mother OF trusts, AID
the source of all our woes. We should
renounce it by formal declaration, we
are told. and proceed by liberal de-
grees to get rid of it altogether by
legislation. AS rapidly as possible. all
tariff duties should be laid on the low
est lines, and the country brought to
the basis of a tariff for revenue only
What say the people? The vote in
November will turn largely on this
issue
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
Tropical Races Are Shown to Be
Much Longer Lived.

Because in tropical countries more
decayed vegetable matter is found and
in consequence more miasma, the idea
has become popular that only vigorous
health and long life are likely in
northern ATTITUDES where frost now
and then asserts itself. The fact that
humanity natures much earlier in
tropical climes seems to warrant the
conclusion that 1t must necessarily
perish much earlier. DR.. Luigi Sam
bon of Rome attempts to put the pop
ular impression to sleep by an elab-
crate exhibition of statistics.
He doesn't contend that the warm
est climate is the most suitable to a
man, under the conditions of modern
civilization, but he demonstrates Wig
orously against the idea that cold
and variable climate Is the most con-
ducive to the physical and intel
lectual improvement of the human
race. While northern climates may
produce stalwart frames, statistics
show that they do not conduce to Ion
gevity. In proof of his position the
doctor cites the fact that the average
Arab outlives the average Esqulmau
by not less than % years.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
LONGEVITY IN HOT CLIMATES

He shows that the people who live
along the unhealthful coasts of Cen
trail and South America survive the In
habitants of the higher and cooler alti.
tudes Of the interior He shows also
that the Hindus, who often reach
puberty as early as nine years, live
to surprising old age. The inhabi.
tants of the southern countries of
Europe are found to live much longer
than those of the more northern lati.
tude.
To illustrate, in England in a popu-
lation of 100000 there are but 146
centenarims, while In Spain, with
a population of but 100000, there
are 401 centenarians. The probabili-
ties are that the great mortality found
in southern ATTITUDES is found in the
cities. and is therefore not so much
the fault of the climate as of an In.
difference to sanitary laws.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
Good Work on Panama Canal.

The Americans took hold of the
work of building the Panama canal in
the spring of 1904. At first their work
was merely exploratory and expert
mental Then it suffered various de-
lays, practically all the men being
called off for some time in 1905 for
sanitary engineering work. Neverthe-
less, in scarcely four years'-three
years and IL months, down to May l.,
1908, they have excavated a total Of
S5,176,6OS cubic yards, or 43 per cent
Of what 1t took the French more than
% years to excavate. Moreover, and
this is the most significant feature of
the case, Of that amount 1885, ASP
cubic yards were, lifted in these four
months of 1908. That is to say, in
four months our men have done Is
per cent. of what the French did in
27S months-15 per cent. as much
work in only IA per cent. as much
time.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
Imports FaIIinu Fast.

glance at the latest monthly sta.
tistics of the foreign trade of the
United States shows that the sweep
ing changes wrought by general econo-
mics since the panic last fall are still
in full swing. In April, for example,
the imports of merchandise were val
ued at only $S7.4s1. 900 against $780,
$4,000 in the corresponding month of
last year. The decrease of more than
$42, 100000 means a decline of 33 per
cent. 1t far more than Offset the loss
Of s2f.000,0 900 i'm exports and left the
balance of trade on the side of the
American producer and shipper by al
most $46.000,000 instead of less than
SIS, 900, 900 in April, 1907.
This country is still paying old
debts to Europe, still rolling up for
eign credits. still reducing the amour.
of American securities held by oso
world investors. The change Is so
swift and steady that 1t must exert .
great effect upon the future of bust.
ness.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
Compromise Agreement.

The house and senate reached a
compromise agreement by which was
stricken from the pension appropria-
ton bill the house provision to abolish
the Is pension agencies and consoli-
date the entire pension work in one
central agency at Washington. The
compromise leaves In the bill the en-
tire amount of money appropriated
for the conduct of the Is agencies, but
with provision that only so much of
& as is necessary in the opinion OF
the president shall be used. the presi-
dent having the right to abolish such
of the agencies as in his judgment
may be wise.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-06-27
TRIBUTE TO HANNA
LEADER DESERVED WELL OF HIS
COUNTRY.
In Twice Steering the Republican
Party to Victory His Service to
the People Was a Very
Great One.

The addresses at the unwilling of
Mr.. Hanna's statue at Cleveland de-
scribed a worthy and most successful
man. We have not had in our affairs
a politician superior within the same
lines to the leader who twice steered
the Republican party TO victory. I'm
trained in statecraft, unread in politi-
cal history, his life until he neared the
Cougar mark devoted to business pur-
suits, he came upon the scene at a
critical period for his party and for
the country, took charge of his party's
campaign and won the battle. Draw
ing senatorship as reward for his
services, he at once became a leader
also in that field, and inveigled, as it
were, into a discussion in the senate
one day he discovered to his own sur
prise that he possessed talents for de-
bate, and from that hour was account
ed a strong force in the list of the SEN
ate's speakers. The record is as strik-
Ing as unique.
1t is said of some historical person
ages that they died at fortunate time
for their fame. This is the judgment
n Mr. Lincoln's case, and in Mr.. Nc
j.inley's. Is it true also in Mr.. Han
mas case?
Mr.. Hanna aspired to the presiden-
~, and there were leaders in his party
who whetted his appetite for the Of
flee. They thought his time had come
IN 1904, and he was persuaded himself
hat there was a call for him. He be-
gan coquetting with New York influ-
ences, and they began the spreading
of Hanna literature" over the coun-
try.
This, as Mr.. Hanna soon discovered,
was a mistake. Mr.. Roosevelt was the
man of that hour, and in a firm but
friendly way he put the matter up to
Mr.. Hanna, with the result that the
latter retired from the field. Then fol-
lowed, to the general regret, Mr.. Han
mas death.
Had Mr.. Hanna lived would his in
fiuence on public questions have in
creased or diminished during the past
four years? And would he to-day be a
quantity in the contest for the Chicago
nomination? Who may answer these
two questions with confidence? Mr.
Hanna and Mr.. Roosevelt remained
friends to the end. But they differed
in. and about, many things, and the
time since Mr.. Hanna died has been
marked by controversies which would
have strained the relations of the two
men severely.
Mr.. Hanna died, therefore, with the
halo Of his big achievements bright
about his head. The country was still
ringing with his praises His one check
he had gracefully met Had he lived
and received another, his bearing
might not have been so successful. He
might have passed from the scene a
disappointed man, and not unwilling
that the public should know his feel
ings and his party feel his resent
ment.