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Evening star., 1908-01-14
Microbes on Coins.
Special Cablesram to The Star.

Special CdDIeSram 10 10e StH.
PARIS. January II. - How many mi
crobes may intest the coins We handle
daily? A French savant has counted
them, with the following result The
ordinary base coin with which we tip {
waiter, or pay a tram fare. contains from
800 to IL O0D bacteria; gold pieces har-
Dor from 1900 to $500 microbes, and
silver pieces have only from $50 to 2.l0O
The color also interested him. Some ara
white, and others golden yellow. The
most common species OF microbes found
on coins are staphylococcus. streptococcui
and pyogenes. with now and then col
ony OF tetanus. tuberculosis or cancer mi
crobes. Yet metals. as a rule, he says.
are microbe-killers, as these creatures
never survive long. The reason why
they are so numerous is because their
ranks are continually filled up by new
comers, as the coins pass from hand to
hand. Silver is real antiseptic. as it
kills any microbes which all ght on it in a
very short time. as may be seen from
the figures given. Paper money, OF
course. is the very worst. 1t has no
antiseptic qualities. and microbes simply
revel in bank notes.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
WILL BREAK THE RECORD.
The Next Grand American Handi-
cap Shoot.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, January IA. - Some
idea Of the interest which has grown of
late years in trap shooting may be gath
ehed from the number of applications
for hotel reservations which have already
been received by Secretary Fred Shattuck
Of the Columbus Gun Club from marks
men who desire to participate in the
Grand American handicap shoot which
is to be held under the auspices of that
club next June 1t is said that there
will be at least 500 entries for this shoot
and that it will undoubtedly be the largest
affair OF its kind ever held in this coun-
try This is the greatest Of all annual
trap shooting events held in America.
and was first held at Dexter Park, L. l..
April 5 to I, 1893.
From that date 1t yearly grew in the
east as an event Of Importance and grad
ually spread westward. until 1t was. held
in Kansas City in 1902. when there were
AS entrants. After an existence of
only three years the Columbus Gun Club
was honored with the award of the shoot
by the interstate association
Evening star., 1908-01-14
Transactions Today Present.
ed a Mixed Appearance.
SHORT INTERESTS ACTIVE
New York Central a Feature In
Rapid Advance.
INDUSTRIALS ALSO BUSY
Movement in Amalgamated Copper
Attracted Much Attention-Lon-
don Reported Dull.
SHORT INTERESTS ACTIVI
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK January 14.-Transac ctions
in the stock market today prese nted GU
riously mixed appearance. Those shares
in which the short interest has been NOR
dinateiy extended were aggressively
strong, while other issues which have re-
Gently been the leaders in the dealings
were heavy and irregular New YORK
Central was the feature of the trading In
an extremely rapid advance. the move
ment in that instance being apparently
based altogether upon the publication OF
the successful fotation of the new note
issue Other strong features OF the rail-
way list were Baltimore and Ohio, Atchi-
son. the Hill shares and Norfolk and
Western.
In the industrial quar.1r, .he leading
features were Amalgamated Copper and
American Smelling, and United States
Steel common also exhibited oecldeo
strength. The short interest in the last
named stock is said to be exceptlonaiiy
large and one single firm is reported TO be
lending &c. 600 .hares Of this security Inc
bulk of this short interest has oeen Great
ed on the theory that the statement OF
earnings of the corporation Tor the l. I
quarter of the present .ear will make an
extremely poor showing. and Whlle 'iis
may prove to be the case there are al
ready signs OF betterment in trade con-
ditions and US experience shows there are
possibilities Of very quick recovery IN tle
steel industry In the meantime the state
ment Of earnings for the quarter endeo,
which will be made public TWO weeks
hence. IS awaited with keen interest.
The Movement in Copper.
The movement in Amalgamated Copper
attracted all the more attention inasmuch
as the dividend on the stock will be acted
upon Thursday. 1t is commonly assumed
that some reduction will lie made in the
rate Of dividend on Amalgamated Copper,
but this prospect found very little refiec-
ton in the transactions in the stock.
There was little actual news relating to
the transactions in the industrial shares
apart from the announcement that the
directors. of the United States Cast Iron
Pipe and Foundry Company had deferred
action on the quarterly dividend on the
common stock
The London stock market was dun in
connection with the fortnightly settlement
upon the stock exchange. Only small
interest was disclosed in the American
showed general advances above parity
with New York's closing figures of yes
terday.
Operations here for foreign account
showed a preponderance Of purchases
Money market circumstances showed IN
all directions continuation or the I'M
proving tendencies which have been dis
played for several weeks past. Not only
weyo there much freer offerings of funds
at lower rates. but much less scrutiny
was exercised with regard to the charac-
ter Of the collateral rendered
Evening star., 1908-01-14
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. January 14.-wHEAT-
Dull; spo, contract. lOSa1o3h; No. 2 red west.
ern 105al05h. January. l08a103A: February
lO4a1oiIs; March. lO6al06i.: May. l091a asked ;
steamer No. red. 99lsa997s; receipts. Is. 1853
bushels: exports. 1852 bushels; southern on
grade 991al03A.
No. white 65H new spot mixed 6lh; Janu.
ary 84h: February, 63t.a637s March. 63l1a63%
steamer mixed. 60A receipts. 59.lO5 bushels
new southern white corn. G0sG3l2; new southern
yellow corn 60laa64.
oATS-Steady; No. white. J8iaa57h; No. 8
white 5ia56ia; No. mixed, 5ia5ih; receipts
IL 234 bushels.
RYE-Firm. No. western export. 90 bid; No.
2 western domestic. 9la92, receipts. IL. .095
bushels.
HAY-Steady. unchanged.
GRAIN NFREIGHTS-Trade very Dat unclaimed
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NEW JAPANESE BAYoNET.
Is q More Deadly Weapon Than the
Old

Special Cabiesram to The Star.
TOXIC. January 14-The new japanese
pattern bayonet for the army. orders for
which are about to be placed. Is to be
exactly Ave inches longer than the present
bayonet, which Is one foot In length. With
the new bayonet infantrymen will be af-
forded a thrusting length approximately
OF sixty-one and one-half inches instead
Of fifty-six and one-half inches, as at
present
The new weapon will have a slightly
tapered point and cutting fore edge. At
the back it will have broad, fiat edge,
and between the back and the fore edge
it will be deeply grooved. The cross
guard will on one side have deeply
curved or hooked terminal, which will ia
cilitate the operation Of ''piling arms
Evening star., 1908-01-14
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

= The course OF trading at the meeting Of
the stock exchange today did not indicate
any further change in conditions then
those that have been noted. The improve
ment which has been made In he level Of
prices continued or at least held its own.
while in the case Of some OF the more ac-
tive securities an advance was made.
This was the case with TIE securities OF
the Washington Railway Company. The
4 per cent bonds sold at u. as was the
case yesterday. but the supply at that
figure was exhausted and the bid re-
mained at that level with the asking price
slightly in advance.
The preferred stock sold in q.otation
lots at tx and fractional lot OF ten
shares for an eighth of q point higher.
The bid for a time was m;lntained at
Tx without bringing out any Of the
stock.
In the bond list better figures we're bid
for the telephone bonds and for the cleo
trio light bonds without any result.
was the sale OF 100 shares Of gas stock
for 65. This is the largest lot sold In this
security for months. But little interest
was manifested in the stock while it was
before the board. SO that no bid for 1t
was heard. Tie asking pr.ce was 20. al
though one OF the brokers after the stock
was passed said he would offer 1t for 4.
The fight of the local stockholders Of
the Washington Railway and Electric
COMPANY for control OF the management.
with election of a board of directors as
the first step. has aroused local sentiment
not only in favor OF local directors, but OF
a local man as president. Some Of the
heavier local stockholders are arguing
today that II the local holding Of 10000
out Of 10000 shares means local directors
it ought also to mean a local president
and not merely the local choice between
outside candidates for the presidency
The discussion of presidential candidates
locally has developed strong sentiment
favorable to ex-Commissioner George
Truesdell for this office. 1t IL pointed out
that he has had large practical experience
in local street railway management. is
'Washingtonian. strong in the confidence
and regard OF the local community. and
is not handicapped himself and will not
be the cause Of embarrassment to the
company by reason OF personal or polit-
ical animosities against him In Congress.
Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption, s1.2B2a51 Government re-
ceipts: From internal revenue. &6O2,O ,Oo2
customs. S7O8 3O3; miscellaneous. A43., ,lO9
Expenditures, $2,220.O00.
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. January Il, 1907.
The wheat market rallied about the end
OF the first hour along with corn. May SELL
ing UP to 1855. Later II reacted on SELL
ing brought out by a liberal increase in
the worlds visible supply. The close was
steady with May isa14c higher at l0ia..
The corn market continued strong the
remainder Of the session on good demand
by cash houses. The high point for May
was 60Ts. The close was strong with May
up sc at COS.
Close: wheat-May. 10i&; July, 90;
September 35as.
Corn--May, co.'s; July. 53as; September.
59i.
Oats-May 53ssa33la: May DID, 494a
4o2s: July. 46; July, old. 47la; September,
S9A
Pork-January 1910: May 13.62I2
Lard-January 18TH; May. s12iaas.15.
Ribs--January. 8.95; May, T2I1sa7. 80.
Rye-Cash. SASS
Barley-Cash. s5al.o4.
Timothy-March. AS.
Clover-March, 1925.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
BULLS AND BEARS
Sr<cial Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. January 14.-A conserSa-
tive capitalist, in discussing the recent
sharp advances in the stock market. saio
this morning that undoubtedly the pres
ent upward movement would be followed
BY substantial reactions. but that by IN
vestors the leading dividend-paying issues
must be still regarded as cheap. While
he would not recommend the purchase OF
stocks at the moment speculatively. he
thinks that the best ones can be sateiS
bought for investment. While. as already
indicated. It will undoubtedly be possible
to get them at lower prices little later
on, he believes that there will not be a
big slump in the next few weeks.
X
Apparently not few spectators are
proceeding on the basis of the foregoing
ideas. Some Of them apparently thinK
there will be no reaction in the market
for some time to come. The most con-
servative observers think however. that
a substantial recession is overdue, and
that any one who now buys stocks When
the market is strong will probably nave
to hold them for some little time in order
to sell on profitable basis.
A prominent broker who returned to
his office from the board room shortly
before the close yesterday afternoon,
when steel common was exceptionally
strong. reported that apparently the
short interest in that stock was stupen-
deus. Some months before the recent
panic started 1t was claimed that the
short interest in steel was extremely
large, and in some circles 1t has been
maintained that this interest was still
further increased down to almost the low
est price at which the stock sold.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK January 14.-The cotton
market opened steady at decline of 3ai
points which was just about as due on
the cables. Trading was very quiet. and
after the opening prices rallied to within
a point or two of last nights finals on
some scattered covering. but fresh buying
for long account was restricted by reports
that a strike Is again threatened in Man
chester fear OF renewed Wall street liqui-
dation and apprehensions that warehouse
difficulties in the western belt might force
spot liquidation. On the other hand re-
ceipts were light. spot news seemed bull
against prices, the undertone of the mar
ket appeared steady. although it was felt
that any sign of Wall street liquidation
would lead to local pressure
Futures opened steady: January, 1910:
February, offered lO7s: March, 1886:
April 1898 bid; May. 1921: July. 10. 20:
August. 1852 bid: October offered 1921.
The market was steadier late IN the
morning on covering by room shorts and
a firmer turn in the New Orleans market.
with prices at midday about to 3 points
net higher on active months.
Spot, quiet; T., ddiing uplands. 11.55;
middling gulf, II 50.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
4oGo0 bales against $3.50 last week and
S3 cor last year. For the week, $50 600
bales against 293. .OS1 last week and 34S,-
7sl last year Todays receipts at New
Orleans. 1850 bales. against 1881 last
year. and at Houston. Is 800 bales. against
rs 927 last year
Spot closed quiet. 10 points higher; mid
ding uplands, 11.65; m ddling gulf. 1l.O;
sales, 2lS bales.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL, January l4.-Closing:
Cotton-Spot. dull; prices points lower:
american middling fair. 6.s6: good mid
ding, $50; middling, 6.24; low middling
590 good ordinary. 54S: ordinary. 4.0s
The sales of the day were 5000 bales. o.
which 400 were for speculation and ex-
port, and included 400 American. Re-
ceipts. Il .0b0 bales including 2o,2Oo Amegi-
can. , Futures opened easier and closed
steady; American mddling g. o. c. Janu-
ary. 5.79ls. January and February, 30:
February and March. $50: March and
April. ISL April and May, ISL, May and
June. 5.sl: June and July $50: July and
August. 5.76i2: August and septe mber,
5G8is September and October, J.3I: Octo-
Der and November. 5i7; November and
December 5.i3iz
Evening star., 1908-01-14
Closing Quotations.


At the close Of the stock market the fol
lowing stocks had changed in price sine,
above quotations. there being no chang,
In balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, 53h
American Ice Securities. ia.
American Locomotive, 4lh.
American Smelling. 7SA.
American Sugar. 1894.
Atchison, Topeka and S. Fe, "a
Atchison, Topeka and S. Fe, pfd, s6a
Atlantic Coast Line, "a
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 43Ia.
Canadian Pacific, 1872
G, c.. c. &, St. L., 59l2
Chesapeake & Ohio, 32h.
Chicago, Mil. & ST Paul, 116.
Colorado Fuel & Iron. 21as
Consolidated Gas, 1O5
Corn Products, H.
Corn Products pfd., 65
Denver and Rio Grande, q.
Distillers' Securities, 35
Erie, common. 16N
Great Northern Ore. Us.
Great Northern. pfd., 124.
lnterboro. Metropolitan, ~.
Kansas City Southern. 23X.
Louisville and Nashville, lOl.
Mo-, Kansas and Texas. 27k.
NJ. S. p and S. s. NJ, 93Ia
Missouri Pacific, 45X
National Lead. 40.
New York Air Brake. S9L.
New York Central, 1O2L.
n. Y Ontario and West, 35E.
Norfolk and Western, 6SK.
Northern Pacific. 124
Pacific Mail Steamship. TM.
Pennsylvania r. r., l18A.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, 50.
Pressed Steel Car, @
Reading. 1851.
Republic Steel and Iron. 1Sa.
Republic Steel and Iron, pfd., 71h.
Rock Island. COM, 15S
Sloss- Sheffield Steel, Al
st. Louis S.W. pfd.. 29la
Southern Pacific. 1914.
Southern Railway. 11lz.
Texas Pacific, 2On
Union Pacific. 126ls.
Z. S. Rubber %.
U. S. Steel. 3OA
L. S. Steel. pfd., 95lt
Wabash. 97s.
Wisconsin Central, II.
Wisconsin Central pfd., 42lA.
BONDS
United States Steel IS, 50.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
BIG SUDAN BRIDGE.
British Engineering Firm Gets the
Contract.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. January IA. &C F. Dixon,
managing director Of the Cleveland Bridge
and Engineering Company. presiding at
the annual meeting of the shareholders
in that concern at Darlington this week,
said that recently the firm had been in
trusted by the Sudan government with the
construction OF a combined road and rail-
way bridge over the Blue Nile at Khar-
tum. where the length of waterway to
be cross was no less than 100 feet.
The undertaking represented the most
valuable bridge contract ever placed for
any part Of the African continent They
had already dispatched to khartum a
considerable quantity Of the steel work.
and although their operation would OBJ
viously be retarded during the four
months of the year when the Nile was
in flood. they were arranging to hand over
the bridge to the Sudan government by
the end Of 1909.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
French Miracle Window.

PARIS January IA. - Another alleged
miracle has come to naught The Bishop
of Nancy has been investigating the case
OF the alleged appar.tion at the church
at the village Of Brin, near Nancy, and
the result Of the inquiry is directly against
the idea of any miraculous occurrence.
The ecclesiastical authorities have ascer-
tained on careful examination. that the
interior of the lunette Of the monstrance
is embellished with ornaments in relief
whica throw out shadow when tits placed
near lighted candles. This shadow then
Assumes a form on the glass Of the lunette
which looks like the rather indistinct fea-
lures of a face. That 200 persons who
were In the church at the time were all in
Evening star., 1908-01-14
Genuine Art Find.
Special cablegram to The Star.

Special CableGram TO The Star.
BRUSSELS, January IA remarkable
find is reported from little Flemish VII
lage called WESTMINSTER. in the shape OF
an authentic canvas by Anton Vandyck.
It is a portrait of Vandyck's sister, who
was a nun in the Convent Of Waesmun-
ster. The painting was made in the con-
vent. and had disappeared. Recently
some old stuff remaining from the old
convent was sold by auction and one lot
was sold for cents. 1t was discovered
later that among these materials the
painting was lying nearly intact
Evening star., 1908-01-14
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. January l4.-American Sc
curities opened firm and Il to = higher
today. Prices declined slightly after the
opening. but at noon the market was
steady and u to y above yesterdays New
York closing. Advices from New York
caused depression In the afternoon. but
subsequent buying by dealers there caused
q hrm closing
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Money at : Per Cent
LOANED on D. G. REAL ESTATE.
Heiskell & McLeran,
noaO-tf 1903 81 st

good faith in their impression that there
was really an apparition of the Savior is
not questioned for moment. but after
having made a number of experiments
the diocesan authorities have come to
the conclusion that this was simply an
optical delusion.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
Liverpool Grain Prices

LIVERPOOL. January 14NWhe at-Spot
No. western winter. steady. IS. lid.
Futures steady: March, SIS. I'D: May. as.
1Isd Corn-Spot. firm: prime mixed
American new. Us. 6isd.: prime mixed
american old. IS. It'd: iutures. quiet;
January, 5s- sd; March. IS :ssd.
Evening star., 1908-01-14

BERLIN. January 1i.-Exchange on
London. 20 marks 81 pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. 5 per cent;
three months bills. SIS per cent.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
The World Of
Finance and Tader
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. 1910 F street. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished hy Z. +. Hutton & CO. &c. B. Chip
man mapager, members New York Stock Ex-
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. January 14.-Bullion amount
ing to f260CO was taken into the Bank Of
England on balance today.
American eagles. 76s sd.
PARIS, January 14.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes. 95 francs 52k centimes
for the account. Exchange on London,
25 francs 10 centines for checks.
Evening star., 1908-01-14


Money, per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is 4iaa4M per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three month bills is ~ per cent.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
To the Stockholders of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co.

large Railway
Of Of
stockholders
properties
mand public
%
nanedg S
Woodbury. Blair George III. EIarries
McDernott
Clarence r. Norment George Truesdel
Failure above will
the
w. be
F.
J.. Jr,
B.
S
H..
Evening star., 1908-01-14
WASHINGTON Stock Exchange.

Sales-Resular call, u O'clock noon-W ashng.
ton Rwy. and Elec 4s. 1.00o at q. $1,000 at
81 600 at II.
Capital Traction. 2 at 125.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd, 80 at TIA,
so at 71X so at Tx. 10. at 7fH.
Mersenthaler Linotype, at 1877. at 1877.
After call-Washington Rwy. and Elec. As,
81 100 at II.
washington Gas -. 500 at l0l.
Washington Gas cert. $40 at 102
Potomac Electric Light S. 5000 at 101.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
4eas.ss.a.ssss.s.ss.s, :. ,.....ssua.as.s.a.
The F. III. Smith Co. .
T4o8 N. Y. Ave.

TO
~; e. smith. L. d. Latimer, C. r. Nesbit,.
Evening star., 1908-01-14
Government Receipts.

OUVeIUIUSHC 1ecSS3PeS'
National bank notes received today fol
redemption, 81 362 .951. Government re-
ceipts: From Internal revenue. 46O2, 2,Oc2
customs. S7OS 3O3; miscellaneous. $443., 100
Expenditures, $2220.O00
Evening star., 1908-01-14

Wisconsin Central, pfd., 421a.
BONDS.
United States Steel IS, 50.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-09-26
PITTSBURGER HAS PLAN TO
CHANGE FOUL STRIKE RULE
Would Not Penalize Batters for Balls
Hit Near Foul Lines Back Of
First and Third Bases.

Claiming tina. the foul strike rule
as interpreted today IS interfering
with good batters OF both leagues,
George l.. Moreland, the baseball sta
tistician Of Pittsburg, will appear be-
fore the committee on rules of the
major leagues the coming winter and
submit an amendment to the rule
which, If adopted, he thinks Will
20 far toward improving batting.
His idea is to have a line drawn par.
allel with the foul lines just six feet
outside and a drive which lands be-
tween these two lines shall not be
scored as strike against the bats
man. The second line shall be drawn
only from the first and third bases out
Moreland said in explaining his di.
agram:
The foul strike rule was made for
the purpose OF preventing scientific
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-09-26
WHEN YOU GET RICh,
Only Then Are You Appreciated for
Your True WORTH

Upton Sinclair, the novelist, was
talking about wealth at Lake Pla.
cid
1T IS pleasant to be rich" he said.
Nobody can deny that Many OF the
pleasures of wealth, though, are false
and mistaken ones.
When | was making my living by
the composition Of blood and thun.
der tales for boys-and | could turn
out my 5000 words a day knew a
pale, bent, ink-stained old chap who
wrote love stories.
His stories did not pay; he was
very poor; but an aunt died, and sud.
denly the old fellow found himself a
millionaire.
He saw me one afternoon on Broad
way. He stopped his red car and we
chatted about old times.
And is 1t pleasant to be rich7' |
asked
Yes, 1t is he answered, as he
lighted a Nuelto Abajos and handed
me another And do you know what
Is the pleasantest thing about 1t? You
have an opportunity to make real
friends. friends who can understand
you. You get at last to know people
capable of esteeming you for your own
qualities alone You find sir, that
you are at last appreciated.