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FOUR CHEATED DEATH.
Narrow Escape in a Runaway Near
Rosslyn.

BY almost a miracle four children of
Peter Campbell manager of the Columbia
Oil Company at Rosslyn. Va, and Miss
McSorley Of Philadelphia. who was being
driven with them in a buggy by the eldest
boy. Joseph, this morning, escaped death
and serious injury.
The children. two boys and two girls,
ranging in age from seven to thirteen
years, were on their way to school, when
one Of several cavalry horses which
were being exercised by soldiers from
Fort Myer. in charge of Sergt. Young.
took fright and ran away. soaring the
horse attached to the buggy. SO that he
also ran away. The buggy was smashed
almost to atoms, the horse badly injured
and the harness demolished. yet the &C.
cupants escaped without injury.
The runaway occurred In front OF Mr..
Fuckers house on the Ballston road not
far from the Alexandria county court
house. The runaway horse was caught
by the soldiers and Sergt. Young took
charge of the children and sent them in
q passing laundry wagon to their father
at Rosslyn.
mo one." said Mr.. Campbell, sis to
blame. The affair was rather an I'M
avoidable accident, and SerSt. Young
was very good. but the marvel is how my
children and Miss McSorley escaped death
or severe injury"
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The Irish Bro9ue.

Letter to the Editor Of the New York Sun.
The Irish brogue Is an interesting sub
ject and some Of your correspondents deal
with 1t in a way to suggest many lines OF
study. The whole subject still awaits a
competent scholar to take It up In all its
aspects. Leaving out the parts Of Ulster
where the Fardowns speak Lowland
Scotch, each county Of Ireland has its own
style Of the brogue. Most actors and
many writer's ignore this distinction and
create an artificial brogue that never was
heard in common speech.
The Irish brogue. SO called. is not native
Irish, so far at least as pronunciation
goes. The illiterate and many of the edu-
that were first presented to the Irish by
the west OF England men who settled In
Ireland in the fifteenth and subsequent
centuries, from whom the Irish got their
first knowledge of English The native
Irish speech is Gaelic. Originally English
was foreign speech to the Irish. who
used to hear 1t only whenever they went
into the towns established by the English.
and then they put on" English (or
as a brogue (brogO, which is Gaelic for q
shoe, something to put on. BY the way.
the Irish" brogue is spoken all over
The sound Of :.or' cor "oy'D as that in
"eye" dong '1'D prevails in several old
English dialects where there has been no
Irish influence. The common man Of
'b'y" for boy and bile for boil. -
and the same sound Is familiar among ma
tive Americans north, south, east and
west.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, September 16.-The cot
ton market opened steady at decline or
4a6 points. owing to disappointing cables.
less favorable reports from Manchester
and a favorable weather map. Bears
were not aggressive. however, and after
the opening the market steadied up to
about last nights prices on covering.
Prices during the middle of the morning
were about to points net lower, with
trading quiet.
Rumors that a prominent local author
ity would issue a bulish report on the
crop before the end of the week. and talk
that the tropical storm had turned and
was again heading for the belt, were
probably factors during the late fore
noon. when the cotton market ruled very
steady and about to points net higher.
Spot quiet: middling uplands. $40; mid
ding gulf, e6J.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
80 OOO bales. against 81 ,491 last week and
q. OBS last year
For the week 100, 900 bales. against 49,
$50 last week and 150,S62 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans, 4,O2S bales.
against 1,764 last year. and at Houston,
IL 533 bales against 4,99S last year.
NEW YORK, September 16.-Cotton flu
lures opened steady. October, S.S4; De
cember S6i: January, S.3J; March, $50;
May. $50; June. S.6I; July so.
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Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher
EGGS. - Nearby fresh Vrrg IA. "a;
west Virginia and southwest Virginia,
%: Tennessee. 81.
BUTTER. - Creamery. fancy. 25a28.
Process. fancy. 21a22: fair to good. 19a
20. Store-packed. fresh. 15a16.
CHEESE. - New York state factory,
new. large. 13a14.
POULTRY.-Chickens spring. per h.,
15a16: hens. per h.. 12H; ROSTERS.
per h.. g.; keats. per lb.. 10; turkeys.
hens. per h.. 15a16; turkeys. toms. per
ID. 10: ducks. per h., o.
DRESSED POULTRY.-Hens. choice.
per h.. IA; ROSTERS. per h.. 8: chickens.
per h.. 15a16; ducks, per h., Sa12.
VEGETABLES. - Potatoes. per bbl..
No /. 2.25a2.75; potatoes. No. 2. per
Dbl. 1.00a1.75: sweet potatoes. per Dbl.
1.25a1.75; yams. per Dbl, 1.25; cucum-
bers. per basket, 1.00a1.5o: onions. per
bage. per Dbl. 1.ooa1.75; eggplant. per
Dbl, LOO; per doz.. 3Oa5O: squash, per
Dbl, rs; snap beans, per basket, 30a4O;
per bbl., 75a1.25; new beets. per bunch.
2a3; lettuce. per basket. 50a1.0O: toma-
toes. per box. 50a75: radishes. per 100
celery. per bunch. 40a5O.
GREEN FRUITS. Apples. per Dbl.
1.OOa1.5 so: per double-headed DBL. LISA
800; oranges. Cal. per box 3.0Oa4 80;
grape fruit, per crate. 30Oa5.O0; pine
apples Fla, per crate. 20Oa2.75; peach
es. per crate, 1.00a2 90: plums. per bas-
ket 2Oa35; cantaloupes. per crate. 75a
100: cantaloupes. Colo. per crate. 2.50a
2.75; watermelons.. each, 15a40; pears,
per bbl.. 2.O0a4OO; per basket. 50a1.25:
grapes. per basket, 1Oa12; damsons. per
basket. 30a40.
No 1. 13.5Oa14O0: No. 2. 12.oOa12.5O;
mixed. 11.OOa12.OO Straw, rye. bundle.
14.OOa14.5O; rye. machine thrash. 9.00a
1000: wheat. 6.OOa650; oat straw. per
ton. SOOa9.0O.
SEEDS. Alsike. per bu.. s.50a10.OO;
clover. per bu., 6.50a7.50; timothy. per
bu., 1.S5a2.15.
500: medium. per cwt.. 4.ooa4.5o: ordi-
nary, per cwt., 2OOa3.OO. Hogs. per
cwt.. gross. 6.75a7O0. Sheep. per h.. 3a
3h spring lambs choice. per h.. 5M
medium. per h., s. Calves. choice. per
h.. 8; medium. per h., 7has; calves.
grass, per h., 4ka5.
BEEF CuTS.-Ribs. No. !. per h.. IA;
No. 2. -; No. 3. 10. Rounds. No. 1. per
h.. 10: No. 2. o: No. 8. Z. Loins. No. 1,
per h.. IA; No. 2. IL; No. 3. 10. Chucks,
No. 1. per h.. 8: No. 2. Z: No. 3. 8.
WOOL AND HIDES.-Wool. washed.
free Of burrs. per lb.. oSa25; unwashed.
per h.. 2Oa21. Hides, green. .'er h., 8;
dry. per h.. 10a12. Sheepskins, green.
each, 5Oa75: dry. each. 25a6O. Calfskins.
green, each, 1.25a1.4O. Dry flint hides.
per h.. 12a13: dry sailed hides. per h..
1Oa12.
GRAIN.-Wheat. per bu.. S4a93. Corn,
shelled, new, per bu.. 35a9O: ear, 4.15a
4.4O. Oats, western white. No. 9. per
bu.. 63a6s; mixed. 62a64. Bran. per ton,
2s00a30.0O. Middlings. per ton. 30.0Oa
$500.
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MURRAY BANK MONITOR PLAN
SCHEME TO KEEP TAB ON BAD
FINANCIERS.
Controller Will Call Meeting to Pro.
mote Cooperation Of Clearing
Houses With Examiners.

Lawrence o. Murray. controller OF the
currency. desires to bring about close
cooperation between his office. bank ex-
aminers and various clearing house asso-
Citations Of the United States.
In a few days he will ask the clearing
house associations Of the country to send
a committee to Washington to consult
with him and the bank examiners in the
large cities. in order that a plan may be
worked out to bring about such co-opera-
ton.
In speaking of the plan today the con-
troller said:
THE banks Join together for mutual
benefit in a clearing house association and
assume certain mutual obligations. Now.
it seems to me that in the interest Of
sound banking these clearing house asso-
our examiners of the existence of any
cause for alarm In any particular bank
making up that clearing house associa-
ton.
If bank which is a member Of a clear
ing house association is indulging In prac-
tees which are not considered good bank
ing, and the examiner of this office dis
covers such practices, 1t seems to me the
clearing house ought to know 1t prompt
ly, because, in case of trouble, the asso-
citation usually assumes the burden OF
either carrying the bank through the
stress or else liquidating 1t outright.
1T therefore, seems to me to be In the
interest of good administration for this
Office to promptly give such information
to the clearing house in view Of the fact
that they sometimes shoulder very
heavy burden.
ION the other hand, the clearing house
associations in the large cities have their
own examiners. or course, II their exam
liners find conditions which are not known
to this office. the controller should be
promptly informed. / want 1t to be
close and mutual cooperation in the in
terests of careful and conservative bank
ing methods.
II have not fully worked out the plan.
but at the time of the conference ! Will
submit one for discussion.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The newly listed issue-Sfraw HatS-al-
most dropped out Of the market at the
local stock exchange at today's regular
noon session. None were offered and
there was no bidding, so that the intend
ed concerted action Of the bears-to smash
everything in the way of a straw hat
bond or stock that made its appearance
on the floor-had nothing on which to
feed. One member did come in with his
blond locks waving in the breezes. but
no amount Of chafhng could compel him
to admit the soft impeachment that he
had secreted his hossy lid under the
front steps before entering the stock ex-
change.
In the midst of the session, on w. b.
appointed, consisting Of Messrs. Hibbs
and Williams. to search members OF the
gallery to see II any straw hats had sur
reptitiously found their way into the ex-
change. Only one, an old staser, which
had been carefully cherished by its fnan-
cially embarrassed owner, was FOUND put
1t escaped by the judicious use OF q pair
Of extra long legs.
News of the nomination by the demo-
cratic convention at Rochester OF Lewis
S. Chanler as candidate for governor was
variously received in local financial cir
cles. There were varying opinions con-
corning the strength of the republican and
democratic tickets In New York, and sev-
eral wagers. mounting into the hundreds
of dollars, were laid that Chanler would
beat Hughes.
Trading in the stocks and bonds in the
various local transportation companies
was the feature Of today's session of the
stock exchange. City and Suburban IS
sold at 1O1, Columbia railroad S. at 1O4.
Washington railway As at S21s, Capita.
Traction stock at 12Y. Washington railway
preferred at 84N and SAN and Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company
stock at 270.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.
Woman the Tougher Sex.
the Kansas City Journal


Although men, as they run, are perhaps
muscularly stronger than women, their
inability to withstand the elements and
their reliance upon clothes place them
considerably below the so-called weaker
six in the matter of unclothed toughness
Women wear clothes for ornament; men
use them as pro- Elective covering a
group OF men marooned clothesless on
an island In the temperate zone might
be expected to die of in a month from
draughts and colds and rheumatism
The health of women similarly placed
would suffer little from the enforced ex-
posture. The fact appears to be. there
fore. that In everything but muscles-in
vitality, ruggedness. character, DISPOSE
tion, brain power, etc woman is the
tougher not the weaker sex.
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Thought Controls Weather.

From the Nautilus.
I certainly do believe we can govern
even "the elements"-the weather-by
thought power I believe weather is a re-
Election Of the moods of the race, and that
as we and our moods evolve the weather
changes to match. And I believe it is
quite possible for your mental treatment
or mine to stem the world tide and change
the weather. just as one mans thought
sometimes stems the thought tide of a
mob and changes its course.
Why not? This is a fluid world made
up of thought in motion. All its cur
rents are set by thought. your thought
and mine and every mans. Why then
cannot air currents and thought currents
be stemmed by more thought from you
and from me? They can be! Nothing Is
impossible to him who believes and keeps
on trying. This sounds like a creed on
weather. 1t Is I've nothing beyond Co
incidences" and faith to prove 1t by. But
faith is the substance CT things not seen. y
and the not-seen things ara the really real
ones. The man Who governs his thoughts
speaks peace to the weather waves.
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IN RECEIVERS HANDS AGAIN
ACTION AFFECTING WHEELING
AND LAKE ERIE.
Central Trust Company Of New York
Begins Foreclosure Proceedings
in Interest Of Bondholders.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. September 10
Under a new action for receivership B.
A. Worthington again was appointed re-
ceiver Of the Wheeling and Lake Erie
Railway Company by Judge "ayler in
the United States circuit court here to-
day. Mr.. Worthington was appointed re-
ceiver Of the company originally few
months ago in the proceedings begun
by the National Car Wheel Company.
The Central Trust Company Of New
York yesterday began foreclosure pro-
ceedings in the interests of the bond
holders. 1t Is said. Later 1t is under
stood the two suits may be merged. 1t
is intimated by those familiar with the
situation that the suit of the Central
Trust Company may take precedence
over the original suit.
1t Is further intimated that the new
suit will result in the property of the
wheeling and Lake Erie company pass
ing out of the control OF the Gould In
terests and into the Hartman Rookie
Teller group Of railway flnanciers.
Took Up Notes.
This theory is based upon the fact
that Messrs. Hartman and Rockefeller
took up the $s.OOO.OOO in notes Of the
company which fell due Augut 1 last.
These notes were secured by q $4,000
600 bond issue. a part Of the general
authorized collateral bond issue Of $780,.
100000.
1t Is said that these bonds now are
held by the Rockefeller in
terests and were negotiated through
the Central Trust Company. and that, by
virtue of the new court action, the con-
troll of the railway will pass to the Har-
riman Rockefeller group.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie road is
an important link in the Wabash sys-
TEN.
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Government Securities.
THE LONDON MARKET.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. September 16.-American rail-
way shares at the close Of the official ses-
sion were the only exception to dull and
heavy market Domestic shares had failed
to rally and gilt-edged securities and
home rails were neglected.
On the curb Americans under profess
sional operations rose Y to " per cent.
with the Hartman issues leading. Grand
Trunks were down u to ! per cent and
international issues were lower by smaller
fractions. Peruvian issues were unfa-
vorably affected by Paris selling on re-
ported postponement of debenture issues
Kaffirs had a heavy tone. Weakness in
De Beers was due to statements that the
company was selling stones to q diamond
syndicate at further reduction. They lost
q net, closing at 13. Rio Tintos at 6SN
ended q full point below yesterdays close.
The continental bourses closed weak.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
snecial sspatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. September l8.-WHEAT..
Firmer; spot contract. LOON a1.0l; spot No.
October. 1915 .6lh; December. 1;OsNal :o3h;
steamer No: red o s5Nsss: receipts: H's &c
sample. s4a37; southern on grade. 97Xal COZ. -.
C6RN-Easier year 30. esN asked January IS
bushels; southern white corn. s21ias3.
OATS-DulI: No. 2 white, 53a53h; No. 3
white, 52a52A; No. mixed, 6lhaa52; receipts,
RYE-Strong and higher: No. 2 western ex-
port SO bid; No. 2 western domestic. 81 bid;
receipts, 1918 bushels.
HAY-Steady. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull, unchanged.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.
Quotations furnished by e. F. Hutton & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange; G. Bowie
,bIpnoD nspoUor IAN 7, N
The Way to Treat Men.
From the Ladies' Field.

That there are many horrid men and
much evil in the world nobody can deny.
Unfortunately, that there are also many
horrid women is equally true. On the
other hand, the average man is not a
monster. but dear. and when he goes
through the theatrical farce Of kneeling
to US. instead of giving him "a hint with
the toe OF our boot" II we are wise we
would give him q nice kiss.
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Railways Continue Their
Downward Drift.
VARIOUS CAUSES ASSIGNED
Uneasiness as to Outcome of Presi-
Dental Election.
EFFECT IS FELT ABROAD
Money Market Is Firm-New York
Central Has Temporary
Squirt.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO TIE Star.
NEW YORK, September 16.-There was
a generally weak opening in this morn
ings stock market, and after Limited
rally under the lead of Union and SOUTH
ern Pacific and Reading. the whole hst
including the stocks mentioned, turned
downward again.
In some respects the market was close
counterpart of that of yesterday. IN
creased uneasiness with regard to the
outcome of the presidential campaign
might, perhaps, be named as the chief IN
fuence in the dealings, and American
stocks suffered in the London market for
the same reason.
Foreign houses were sellers here during
the morning upon a fairly large scale.
Another factor in the declining tendency
of prices was the renewal of pronounced
weakness in Northern Pacific, Great
Northern preferred and the Great Nortn-
ern ore certificates. Most of the discussion
with regard to the movements In these
although reports were current that the es-
tate of a deceased capitalist VINO was
largely interested in the Hill shares was
In process of liquidation.
Railways Drift Downward.
There we're few exceptions Of any con-
sequence, however to the downward
drift of the railway list. and indeed OF
the market at large. Weak features IN
the first named department, aside from
those mentioned. were Baltimore and
Ohio. Atchison and st. Paul.
The total traction shares were dull bu,
also heavy, and the industrial ana mis-
cellaneous issues showed long list OF
substantial losses. Gases In point were
American Locomotive. American snel.lns
Pressed Steel car and Westinghouse Elec-
trio. United States Steel common was
also under effective pressure.
So far as the dealings in the industrial
shares were concerned. coed deal OF
stress was laid today upon the certainty
of a revision of the tariff next spring. IT.
Respective of the outcome OF the presi-
Dental election.
The generally uneasy and apprehensive
feelings that accompanied the day trans
sistent rumors in circulation rejecting
upon the standing of several stock ex-
change houses, although such rumors are
usual phenomena in times OF correspond
ing market settlement.
Further transfers of currency TO the
south and west were accompanied by nrm
tendencies in the days money market,
and sterling exchange continued strong
The banks have lost in their transactions
with the subtreasury I'D TO TINS morning
more than 81 100000
So far as actual news is concerned tnere
was very little relating to the marker
at large or particular stocks, except that
of a routine character, including SUCH
matters as statements of earnings and
dividend declarations Included In the
latter was the declaration of the I'M
usually early dividend on New York Cen
trail.
The announcement led to temporary
squirt in New York Central stock. but the
latter later Joined in the general GOWN
ward drift of prices.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. September 16.-At the open
ing today wheat advanced on higher
cables and reported export sales. reacted,
but rallied again on speculative pur-
chases. December, q97s.
Corn irregular; December declined to
671sa67H.
December oats declined to 49A on selling
by cash houses.
Provisions were quiet and easy Lard
and ribs ranged from 21a to TIC lower
while January pork opened 21s lower to
2a higher.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. September 16.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot strong; No red western
winter. IS SID: No California, SIS 11ad :;
futures firm; September, as SID; Decem-
Der, as. sgd; March. as 12.d.
Corn-Spot steady: American mixed IS
I'd: futures quiet; October. IS esd.
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LIVERPOOL Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. September 16.-Cotton-
Spot in limited demand; prices twelve
points lower; American middling fair
sos; good middling. 5.57; middling. 5.37;
low middling. 5.13: good ordinary. 4.53;
ordinary, Alb. The sales of the day were
5000 bales. of which 500 were for specu-
lation and export and included 400
American. Receipts none. Futures
opened steady and closed steady: Sep
tember 800: Observation-Disclosures .S2; Oc-
tober-November, 4.76: November-Decem-
Der, Alb: December-January, All; Janu-
ary-February, 4.7O1a; February March,
any; March-April. Alb; April May, Ala !;
May-June, 475: June-July. 4.751a; July
August, 4.7512.
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An over-Dressed Drama.
ational Review

From the National REVIEW.
It is only in the last nifty years that
the true purpose of the theater, the de-
cent Interpretation OF the drama. has
been utterly obscured. Today carpenters,
costumers and wigmakers throw humble
playwright into the shade.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-City and
Suburban IS, 8, 900 at 1O1. $1,000 at l0l.
Columbia r. r. IS. $500 at lOa.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As, s., 900 at s2h
Capital Traction, at l28h, 1 at l2Sh. at
1856.
Washington Rwy and Elcc. pfd., 10 at s4A.
2 at san. 1 at SAN.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat, at 270
Firemen's Insurance, Is at 1874
Potomac Fire Insurance. 4 at g.
After call-LanstOn Monotype, Is at ll&.
Washington Gas Is. 500 at 1861, 500 at
f0Sk
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stockyard Quotations.

Quotations from Bennng stockyard: 100 cat.
tie on sale; best &c. medium butchers steers.
4a4Lic: cows. 2a3hc; hogs, GNa7c; best calves,
Sc: lambs. 5a63tc; sheep. Ga3hsc.