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The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-16
BOYCOTT A BOOMERANG.
Chinese Merchants Anxious to Renew
 Relations With Japan.

San Francisco, July i5.-The Chinese boycott, according to passengers who arrived yesterday on the Korea, al- though costing Japan an immense sum of money. has turned out to be a boomerang, and, when the Korea left the Far East. the Canton merchants were trying to re-establish old condi- tlons.
 The plans for the boycott were care- fully lald and It's effect was immediate In reducing the volume of Japanese ex- ports into China. It was not until after the machinery had been set In motion that the commercial communi- ty of Canton discovered that, in saving China's face, they were emptying their own pockets.
 The boycott has cost the Japanese steamship lines a great deal but apart from this 1t has only served to put nu- merous Chinese merchants in Japan out of business and wipe out the divi- dends of many commercial houses in Canton. The Canton merchants are lnow trying to make graceful com promise
 l.. A, Bergholtz United States con- Isul-general at Canton, was a passen- ger on tho liner. but would not dis- cuss the boycott. He said the Chm csc government is trying to encourage the use of the Pekingese dialect, the official language of China throughout the country which is different from that spoken in IS of the provinces. He said the adoption of standard lan- guage would do away with maintain ing an army of Interpreters, and would bring the whole country togeth- CT as nothing else would.
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Day Shows General Improvement in
 Speculative Situation.

New York, July 15.-There was no striking new development to account for tho further advance in prices of stocks to-day. Tho buying was based on the general improvement in the speculative situation. Commission houses reported some moderate and scattering increase in orders from miscellaneous sources, but the trans actions remained largely in profess sional hands. The decisive fact stood out prominently, as was the case yes terday that Increased selling pressure was slight as the level of prices was lifted, thus leaving tho way un- obstructed for continuance of the advance. There were occasional set backs which seemed to be due as much to pauses in the bullish opera tions as to any active selling pressure. In United States Steel there was some manifest selling to realize, part of it coming from foreign quarters. This was absorbed with confidence and that stock and the preferred stock made new high record for the year. These stocks constitute an effective leadership for the whole market. A number of industrial stocks, lnclud- ing most of the distinctly Iron and steel industrials, went to the highest prices of the year Amalgamated Copper, National Lead Central Leath- CT and United States Rubber were other examples in the class of indus trials, The railroad list shared in the days strength but offered fewer instances of high record prices. How ever, Union Pacific (allowlng for a dividend deducted), Southern Pacific, Atchison and Canadian Pacific were at the years best prices to-day. The Canadian stock is helped by particu-
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larly favorable reports of wheat crop in its territory and by the rapid development of some of that territory Crop news generally was favorable to-day, as was Indicated by the decline in prices of the grains, Probably part of the underlying strength of railroad stocks Is due to the conviction that a process of read justment of freight rates Is being worked out by the railroads which will result in an Increase of the rev onues derived from their traffic The quick sale of the Delaware and Hud- son bond Issue and the advance In the premium on the new bonds in the market had some helpful Influence A break of four points In Rock Is- land collateral 5s was disturbing element in the later market, in which considerable reaction occurred,
 Bonds were Irregular. Total sales par value s3,696,000,
 United States bonds were unchang- ed on call.
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BOSTON STOCK MAnKnr.

Reported over private wires of Horn blower tG Weeks, members of tho New York and Boston Stock Ex- changes, Frank D. Wetmore, mana rpP
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COTTON MARKET.

Reported over private wire by Hayden. Stone X Co.,, members of New York and Boston Stock and New York Cot ton Exchanges. New Haven branch 33 Center street.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

London, July 15.--Money was easy and abundant and discounts were easy.
 On the stock exchange the settle ment was concluded satisfactorily and beyond investment buying in first class securities, which improved fractional ly, business was slack. Paris reopen ed quiet and sold Kaflirs and foreign CTS moderately.
 Paris, July 15.-Prlces on the bourse to-day were firm.
 Berlin, July 15. - Prices on the whole on the bourse to-day were rath- CT firm and the trading was moder- ate.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-16

Increased activity In stocks during the early part of the afternoon brought the total up to double the amount dealt in during the corres- bonding time Tuesday. In the early part of the last hour there was @ moderate setback, with some ex- treme losses of point from early high figures. This had the appearance of distributive selling by prominent people, who, perhaps thought the rise ~lsad gone far enough for the present. The reacsaap was continued into the last half hour.
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This Bank will be pleased to receive business and personal accounts.
OPPOSE NEW RAILROAD.
Arguments Heard on Building of
 Steam Albany-Buffalo Line.

Albany, July 15,--Final argunentg on the application of the Buffalo, Rochester and Eastern Railroad com pany for authority to construct dou- ble track steam road from Buffalo to Albany were heard to-day by the pub lie service commission ir, the Second district. Lewis E. Carr, counsel for the Delaware and Hudson company, made the principal argument against the application. He argued that no justifyng the conclusion that the road would be profitable enterprise. On the contrary, it did fairly appear it would be insolvent from the start.
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Miscellaneous ::onGs,
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.

sEA dividend.
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The copper metal market continues to provide skeptics with an abund- ance of ammunition. Weakness of the metal has strengthened their ar- guments, but judging from yesterdays experience, it strengthened the market for Amalgamated, which established itself for most of the day well above 70. Of course, 1t may have happened that the bad reports of the metal position were all wrong. but they have been right so often that rhere was ex- cuse for accepting them.
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PAPER MILL SHUT DOWN.
Part of Trust Plant at Franklin, N
 H., to be Idle.

Franklin, N. H., July 15.--About 100 men will be thrown out of work, Saturday by shutdown of a part of the International Paper company's plant here. Notices posted to-day said that Mill B would be closed on Sat urday. The only cause given is de- crease in business. Seventy-hve men are employed at Mill B. The clos ing of the paper will will also necessi- tate the closing down of pulp mill No. 1, where twenty-five men are are employed.
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CLOSING PRICES.

Reported over private wires of Prince & Whitely, members of the New York and Boston Stock Echanges New York office. 52 Broadway, and l5 Center street, New Haven. Conn.
 New York ,July 15
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London traded both ways, but bought probably 15,000 sh0res on bal ance, selling some Steel and buying the Hartman stocks. The London market for Americans has broadened considerably.
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The Union Trust Co.

Al
 Chartered py lne oLate vl Connecticut with authority to act as Executor, Ad- ministrator, Guardian Receiver or Trustee, under win or deed.
 Is legal depository ot money paid ,n- to Court, anu Pupllc trust Funds. acts as Trustee for Municipalities. Corpora t1ons and Indivlauals, and administers Trusts of all kinds. Empowered to act as Registrar of stocks, Sonds or other evidences of indebtedness, manage sinK. ing funds. and do all business such aS is usually done by trust Companies.
 1t also does a general banking ousi- ness, collecting cneeks' ,U. notes. coupons. anoh trust is invested by ltselt and Eent separate and apart rom the gem eral assets of the company
 This Company is by law regularly state of Connecticut.
 HENRY L. HOTCHkISS, President.
 EUGENE 5. BRISTOL, Treasurer.
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landlord class, but there were other
speakers at the meeting who did. The
Tribune describes the gathering as u
socialist meeting of the oldtime redhot
type. There was much gesticula-
tion,' II continued. ION the part of the
orators and fervid condemnation OF
property-holdors and those who were
the possessors OF wealth."
II Mrs. Stokes was In sympathy with
the meeting and Is in sympathy with
the aims OF the dcluded persons to
whom she was talking, would she not
do well to begin the work OF charity
at home? Why not share the Phelps.
Stokes fortune with tho East Siders
and thus put herself and her h5sband
II he holds her views, In the position
that Toltoi put himself and teach by
force OF example? 1t is barely posi-
BILE that, under those circumstances,
the stars and stripes would come to
mean more TO her than her beloved
red flag.
But there Is only mawkish non.
sense in the spirit which moves men
and women to place the country OF
their birth or of their adoption and
In which they expect to spend their
lives. as secondary to an international
system of political thought. If an
American citizen holds that his gov
crnment and It's people rs whole
are less deserving of his loyalty than
some party or propaganda. he Is har-
boring ideas which are inconsistent
with national and patriotic concep-
ton of his citizenship and which con.
tains the seed of trnltorous Inn
pulse.
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Gen. Oliver Hints The Year May
Bring on Conflict.
FEVtR|sH HASTE At FoRnosI
Japan'u "Rush" Work in Pacific in AS.
s'ssant seeretary's Mind aa He
Speaks of appropriation Asked for
to Provide for 100000 Men.

BOSTON, MASS. Jan. 16.-Gen.
Robert Shaw Oliver. Assistant Sec
rotary OF War; in an interview here
at the National Guard convention.
said today that while Japan is at
present Il friendly country, what the
coming year might bring Is another
matter.
"The United States Is preparing for
tho future" he went on. "Thc ten
million appropriation Ia wanted by
the War Department in order to
equip the army with clothing. blan-
ke,s and other material, to be used
In time of war, rs the present equip.
ment Is not up to the standard 1t
VIII furnish war equipment for ESQ.,
900 fighting men. and the appropria-
tion should be on scale of $2,500,-
600 each year for the next four years
Should the bill be passed, we
would he ready to handle quarter
of million men with the material
stored at various parts of the coun-
try"
Army officers here admit the de-
partment is puzzled 10y the feverlsh
haste with which Japan is fortifying
Formosa, and Is equally puzzled by
the significant attitude OF President
Roosevelt.
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Another Minister eelans.

TOKYO. Jan. 16.-Nakashoka, vice
niniste; OF communications, resigned
,oday. He will be succeeded by Mu-
suka.of the railroad bureau
An accurate prediction concerning
he probable life of the Marquis Sal
)njis cabinet Is impossible. The in
ability of the government TO avert. Il
,risis and the resigntions OF the min
sters of finance and communications
lave created u situation approaching
III political ante. Even those best
.nformed are unable to forecast to-
nor.ow's developments with any de-
gee of certainty.
The concensus of opinion is to the
effeot that the present cabinet, either
with double portfolios or possible adj
iitions, will face the new diet. which
after the general elections of the
spring. will open July %.
With an unpopular budget the con-
sultutionalists lack nine votes OF an
actual majority in the lower house.
Reliable authorities think the consti.
tutionalists will refuse TO accept tho
governments financial policy when
the budget Is presented. In the event
the Cabinet will resign, the diet will
be dissolved. and the former budget
Will be continued until another cab
met is formed and new budget
passed.
1t Is believed that the constellation
alists will secure a majority at the
general elections. and that the Cab
met VIII be formed by Marquis Kat
sura. the ex-premier or possibly by
Admiral Baron Gombe. Yamiuoto.
An interesting feature of the stu
alton is the increasing influence of tho
commercial classes in the politics of
Japan, Yoahiro Sakatanl. ev-minis-
ter of finance. is the son -in-law of
baron Shibusawa, who bitterly op-
posed the proposition to increase THE
taxation in common with other
prominent business men, who were
antagonisic to the continued heavy
expenditures on the army.
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Aokl Against immigration.

HONOLULU. Jan. ia local Jap
anese newspaper prints an interview
with Viscount Aobi Japanese Am
bassador to America, In which Wis
count Aoki Is quoted ns follows
II do not approve of manual labor
ers going TO America. They cannot
expect, after Japan's long isolation
to establish themselves in any West
ern country.
Destiny and opportunity are in
Aisia,in Korea and Manchudla."
Viscount Aoki also expressed him
self MS opposed to Japanese seeking
naturalization in America for the rea-
SON that cltIzenships are only needed
by those who contemplated pcrma
ncnt residence
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Fpol. CANT OVER THE RED FLAG.

Mrs J. Phelps Stokes, who with ..er
rich husband, has been an active pro
pagater of socialist doctrine for some
time past, shows how strikingly rhis
political creed in its extreme form
may tnke possession OF the minds of
siir timental enthusiasts by declaring
that she doves the Red Flag more
thNn she does the stars and stripes
"a sentinent which at a meeting in
lNeE York on Sunday evoked 1.-The
widest enthusiasm" She said on this
GnbJect. Il love the stars and stripes:
love the American flag. but much
as ! love 1t. ] love the red flag bet
tor indeed, j could not love the stars
and stripes as much as do, did not
lore the grand red flag better" The
ssanaindsr OF her address. so far as
zpEsars In the NeS York papers.
largely waa an urgent appeal to the
liaf sida tenants not to give up the
SEns against the landlords.
ye do not note that the speaker
attacked the rich. expert the so-called
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We now begin to believe that the
Big Stick is hollow insde.-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch.
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VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS TO MEET
State Committee to be Called To-
gether Latter Part of This Month.


WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 16.-
The public will soon know the choice
nf the Virginia Republicans as be-
tween the various aspirants for the
presidential nomination. Representa-
tivcs Bascom Slemp. chairman OF the
state committee. said today he would
soon issue n call for meeting of the
committee to he held the latter part
of this month, for the purpose of dis.
cussing tho ACCESSIBILITY of making q
fight for some particu'H~ candidate
and also to select the date and place
for the state convention to choose del
egates.
There is little doubt that the com.
mittec will decide that the Republi.
cans of Virginia should work for the
nomination OF Secretary Taft. lie is
the choice Of the administration, and
the dispensers OF federal patronage
still receive inspiration" from the
White House. though President Roose.
welt Will not be candidate again.
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FRIDAY. JANUARY II, 1908.
FORAKER Is a GOOD FIGHTER.

There is not oven the remotcst
possibility of Senator Foraker being
nominated for the presidency on the
Republican ticket, and probably no.
body realizes this fact better than
the Senator himself, but II he cannot
receive the covetcd honor 1t ls very
5 evident that he proposes to have n
great deal to say about who shall get
+ ". Nobody has ever questioned that
sfpSaker was good fighter, and
ne is living mp to his repu.
tation In a manner that will
bring CONSERVATION into the Taft
camp, IL 1t has not already done SO.
He has boldly carried the fight into
the United States Senate and has
through his own personal Of.
forts held up nominations for postmas.
Ssi d = ychsvH We're made solely for
the purpose OF boosting the candidacy
OF TAFT The holding up of these nom
nations incidentally proved In most
conclusive manner that Roosevelt
cannot call that body my Senate
The effort Of Foraker to defeat the
program of Roosevelt and Taft to
sirengthenk the latters candidacy by
dealing outfat plums to four men who
ccntrol votes, received the hearty sup
.port of several Senators who have
Ia the past been regarded as Roose.
yolt men, and the result was some.
thing of a surprise. The result show
cd that the President has PROPOSE
5tion OF considerable magnitude on his
kbande to aid Taft, via Congress. If
3 lie is to nominate the present secre,
tary OF war II will have to be done
by other means than dealing out pc.
iitical pap,
Foraker, however, is not going to
confine his fight against Roosevelt,
Taft q Company to the four walls OF
the United States Senate. He has
made the announcement that he pro.
poses to leave his place in the Senate
Temporarily. and that he will so back
! 10 Ohio to conduct in person ...e fight
against the choice OF delegates favor
able To Taft. No concealment of his
= purpose TO prevent solid Buckeye
delegation for the secretary of war at
the next Republican national conven-
tion has been attempted. Foraker is
out In the open with his battle flag
isysng; and whether he succeeds o.,
fails In his endeavors. lively fight
is undoubtedly ahead in his own state
lone which will doubtless spreaa
throughout much larger area.
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saas la tIas aarRsss,

o II Thacker. Editor and Publisher
u 3. Pugh,. Advertising Manager.
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John Bull doesn't understand the
Japanese but they are giving him a
chance to.-Atlanta Constitution.
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TAg WOES or NE rAAw JURY


The twelve men who are to deter
mino the Fate of Harry X. Thaw GER
family have not pleasant prospect
ahead of them Just how long 1t will
take them to finish their duties is
predetermined. 1t will likely take
some weeks, though there is de-
cided disposition Il, make the trial
now In progress shorter In duration
than the one which took place ycni
ago. During the weeks to come they
will sit for many hours day In u
stuffy court room. Who ever heard
Of court room that was not stuffy!
They will not get much fresh air In
all that time, They win get quite
as little exercise Their habits OF
life by necessity will be changed com
plctely. They will have to listen to
u lot of details concerning the secret
life o. certhln individuals, and that
will not be healthful. 1t is not init
hated here that they will be contain
mated by what they hear, bat they
are likely To be nauseated, Then
they will have TO listen TO Il lot oil
testimony from experts on insanity,
and IL they are not driven insane
themselves in their efforts 10 differ
ontiate between the kinds aud de-
grees of insanity and to determine
tween sanity and insanity, 1t alone
will be proof of their own great men
tai resistance After listening 10 1t
ALL we should not be surprised il,
they came to the conclusion that has
been reached by SOME authorities
that all mankind is insane. only some
OF us are more insane than others
They will be like the man who assert.
ed that While there are all kinds OF
whiskey, yet all whisitey was bad,
only some was worse than others.
And after thcy have been forced
for days and weeks to listen to a
mass of testimony sufficient to con
fuse The most intelligent, after their
nerves have been worn to the raw
by the strain. then they will be lock-
cd UP to deliberate on their verdict,
and they may be kept locked up for
hours without proper rest or change
or exercise, though ii Is not likely
that the custom Of continuous DELHI
Grafton will be enforced. providing
their discussions continue Tor an in
definite period. In the circumstances
one can imagine how capable of calm
discussion and intelligent reasoning
these men may be.
But of course there are compensa-
lions. Though they are separated
from their families and kept from
their business they will be lodged in
4 fine hotel and will get all of the
good things they want to eat. And
they will receive in monetary COM
pensation for their labors and sacri-
fees almost as much per day rs some
earn for driving team of horses or
an Italian digging in ditch.
Is 1t to be wondered at that it was
difficult to get a jury in the Thaw
case? The wonder is that one was
found so quickly. Men would almost
be warranted in lying themselves out
OF such service.
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WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

we now begin to believe that the
Big Stick is hollow inside.-Rich-
mond Times Dispatch
John Bull doesn't understand the
Japanese, but they are giving him a
chance to.-Atlanta Constitution.
Augustus Heinze says his offense
was merely nominal. but it seems 10
have been real money -Pittsburg
Press.
Now that Bryan has nominated
him, the nomination may not look so
good TO Uncle Joc".-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
How about the foundations of the
British Empire with the London
Times in the hands OF the frivolous?
Chicago News.
The great trouble with American
hciresses is that they don't recognize
an object lesson when they see it in
N"N p"fSi'9 NdSililibtol rust,
1t is now said in the prohibition
states that when a man puts his hand
towards his rip pocket friends
swarm around him.-Detroit News.
Baltimore wants to hold a worlds
fair in 1914 on the centennial of the
publication of The Star Spangled
Banner" Have Norfolk and st, Louis
suffered and accumulated experience
in vain?-Chicago News.
Madame Tetrazzini says that she
has been informed that New Workers
are hardest 10 please. The informa-
ton is correct. except as to the things
that New Yorkcrs do.--Philadelphia
Ledger.
Mr.. Oscar l.. Darling, of Amityville.
the father Of % children. who has
just been discovered, should have al
place in the tennis cabinet-New
York Sun.
TAFT and Woodruff, heavyweight
and bantim, the jAll.Yalc ticket;
rah' rRh! rah. But why forget Par
sons?ANew York Evening Sun.
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There is soon to be lot of swear
ing off in New York, but it is not to
be of the kind that usually occurs
at the first year. The rich folks up
there have been told what their per.
sonal taxes are.
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TAFT and Woodruff, heavyweight
and bantim, the All-Yale ticket;
rah' reh! rah. But why forget Par
sons?ANew York Evening Sun.
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Mr. Oscar l.. Darling, of Amityville.
tho father OF % children. who has
just been discovered, should have a
place in the tennis cabinet.-New
York Sun.
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Augustus Heinze says his offense
was merely nominal. but it seems TO
have been real money ittsburg
Press.
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial Rooms. Bell Phone No. IA
&usinegB Office. Bell Phone No. ISL
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Three quarters OF the people of Chi.
cago are suffering from the grip. 1t
ought to be easy for them to talk
about the coming ssechenyi wedding.