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not altogether to the satisfaction Of the
interests. lie has again given pledge
that he will carry out the Roosevelt poll
cies, and that he stands for a~real re-
vision OF the tariff. ON this latter point
he had before made himself plainly UNI
derstood but the reitcration of his views
added emphasis to his position in that
regard.
just what his recommended lions will be
for the amendment of the Sherman law
cannot be known from anything he has
said, but he is clearly giving that matter
his weighty consideration. The much
abused Sherman law is becoming better
recognized every day as an instrument
which may be used to great advantage In
the enforcement of equities in the deal
ings and policies of corporations and the
more 1T is studied the stronger it gets in
most particulars. AS matter of fact, 1t
stands today very much as it came from
the moldng hands of its author, Senator
Edmunds.
Gossip of the wild and woolly kind has
been rather at a discount this week, al
though efforts have been made to revive
several old romances which have done
their turn periodically on the stock eX-
change One of the stories which seems
to be entitled to rather more weight than
ordinary reconcileS Mr.. Hartman and
Mr. Hawley and brings them together III
some sort of a deal, having for its uiti-
mate object Union Pacitic's absorption of
Alton and the annexation of Hawley's To-
ledo, ST Louis and Western system by
New York Central. w. G. NICHOLAS.
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new YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, December 19-The state
ment OF clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold 1905,
700 more than the requirements on the
% per cent reserve rule. This is a de-
crease of $6SS9. 925 in the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last
week.
The statement follows: Loan S1,315.-
9sO.1OO. decrease $685. 67 800: deposits.
1892, 400. decrease $50, $50, 800; circu-
lation. $4661c,1OO, increase s12s, 100; legal
tenders, $79, 900, increase $780,, 800;
specie, s272. 200, decrease S1711s,6OO;
reserve, 500, o37. 500 decrease $16S11, 800;
reserve required. S342 22s, 100 decrease
$9.92131o surplus. $1O,OO9, 100, decrease
$6.SS9.92J.
Ex-Unfted States deposits. s1o.5S3575
decrease $6.616225
Inc percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house banks today was 1922.
The statement OF banks and trust conn
panies of Greater New York not reportine
to the clearing house shows that these i'm
situations have aggregate deposits of
s1,124, $751; 600; total cash on hand. s1Os
69.400. and loans amounting to 81 OF
:;4o GOO. ~A'01''
Close: Prime mercantile paper. 4a41s
actual business in bankers bills at 4.s5a
4.So1O for sixty-day bills and at 4.S7Oba
4.olW for demand. Commercial bills.
4.s4a4a4.Sl7s. Bar silver. 49,. Mexican
dollars. 10. Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds strong.
NEW YORK, December 19.-The Finan.
cier will say:
Inc associated banks of the city of
New YORK made one of the most remark
aoie statements Saturday, covering the
transactions of the previous week, ever
known In their history. The loan item
showed record-breaking decrease OF
S4Sl1l 800 while deposits were contracted
by the enormous sum of $63. 7o5. 600 The
loss IN cash during the week was $685.
400. These unusually large changes were
due primarily to payments made on ac-
count OF the Panama loan. the subtreas-
ury receipts for the week having exceed
ed $11 900, while payments out of the
treasury were less than $34 100000
The loss of actual cash by the banks
for the week exceeded the total surplus
reserve reported for the week previous
and the only thing that saved the re-
serve from extinction was the great de-
crease in deposits, which lessened reserve
requirements by over $4,000, 900. AS a
matter Of fact the reserve on all deposits
decreased only s745.O0O. leaving the pres
ent surplus reserve based on actual con-
ditions at 14,1S4,O25
. The summary Of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not re-
porting to the New York clearing house
showed. as has been the case for two or
three weeks past a heavy increase in
leading items. Loans expanded s16 466, DOC
and deposits $14. sos. 200. while cash in
creased less than $S5OOOO. The clearing
house banks now hold 1872 per cent cash
reserve and the legal reserve OF the state
banks and trust companies is $3.50 pei
cent"
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition OF the Treasury at the
berinning of business yesterday was as
follows
Reserve fund: Gold coin and bullion,
$50. 900 600. Trust funds to redeem out
standing certificates: Gold coin, 1891 ,Uo6. :
500; silver dollars, $4S3,924.OO0: silver dol
lars Of 1890. $4.6o7 600; total, l.3'l 627 500
General fund. $152,474,6s0; deposits in ma
tional banks, $120. 1885, 61: in philippine
treasury S3116.217; awaiting reimburse
ment, $6:,, 1870; current liabilities. $12O,116,-
553.
Yesterdays statement of the Treasury
balances in the general fund exclusive of
a HE cash balance $50, 131 .454: gold coin
and bullion. SIS. $780, 30; gold certificates.
Sci 80 100.
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THE FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, December 19.-For the first
time in many weeks trading on the stock
exchange has been free of adverse for
eign political news; nevertheless business
has been confined principally TO the re-
cepton of and dealings la the attractive
new issues, which, in the case of the Sac
Paulo and South Manchurian loans, were
largely oversubscribed and quickly
reached a premium. These issues dis
tracted attention from the standard secu-
rites, in which business was barely suf-
fcient to maintain values. Consols drop
ped one-quarter on the week, and home
rails continued depressed as the poor traf-
fc returns foreshadOWed substantial re-
auctions on the half-yearly earnings. In
the latter. however, values were steadier
agreement with some of the large COM
panieS.
American securities kept fairly steady
till the Wall street selling movement
Thursday started a reaction. then the
gold shipments and the talk in the
United States of tariff revision. together
with rumors of a rate war, induced con-
tinental offerings which did not find ready
buyers, and today, with the prospect of
poor bank statement in New York, the
market finished easy with the active is
sues about two points lower than last
Saturday.
Money became dearer with the increase
of Christmas demands. and discounts
hardened again on the sharp weakening
of Paris checks on London. foreshadow-
ing another raid on the weeks gold arri-
walls available Monday,
PARIS, December 19.-Prices on the
bourse today were firm. The private rate
of discount was pa per cent an advance
of Il.
BERLIN. December 19-Trading on the
bourse today was quiet. Prices We're
rather firm on yesterdays New York
close
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new YORK DRY. GOODS.

NEW YORK. December 19.-The holi-
day trade in dry goods retail stores in
the metropolitan district was very good
on the last days of the week In the
primary market values were steadier, and
the shipments Of goods were being rushed
out ahead of time by request. principally
of western and southern buyers. Linens
are quiet and firm. Rurlaps were easier
during the week. The Indian mills are
to close for a twelve-day Christmas holi-
day Fine and fancy cottons are moving
quietly for the moment but tho outlook
for after the holiday trade 10 bright.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales. Regular call. IL o'clock noon-Washing-
ton Gas cert. 500 at 1O7.
Washington Twy. and Flee IS 81 600 at S81s
81 600 al SGIs. $1,000 at SG1s. $500 at 81.
l at S4E.
Washington Gas ~ at Co.'S 10 at 30
2O6la. 10 at 2O61a, 10 at 2O6,a. 10 at oO6l1, 10
at 2063s.
Lanston Monotypc. 90 at l2Z.
Greene Cananea. , at 1IL.
National Bank of Washington. 4 at a95.
American Graphcphonc pfd., ~ at 81.
After call-Chpsapeake and Potomac Telephone
IS. 81 900 at 105%.
Capital Traction ] AT 1905.
Ininn Trust. ! aI LIZ
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT CERTIFI
cate No. i: for 10 shares and certificate No. ~
for 20 shares Of the capital stock OF the Con
Eress Hall Hotel Company Of Washington, ID.
G., issued by said company in the pane Of B-
F. Peters have been lost.
All persons are hereby warned against the
negotiation OF said certificates and are. hereby
notified that application has been made to said
company for the Insurance of duplicate IL
said certificate. and that such duplicate will
be issued by said company the 18th day If
January. 1909. THOS. $. PETERS. Admins
traitor Of the Estate of B. +. Peters. deceased.
de1S-2S
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The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York; London.

iatlve Wall street is that from now on
increases OF gross earnings reported by
the railroad companies will become larger
owing to the fact that it was at this time
taSt year that railway earnings began to
ran Off In a particular way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20
NEWS FOR INVESTORS.

1 resigned secretary and treasurer OF the
New York Tribune. which position / held over
twenty years. 10 finance gold property of IN
usual merit. Can furnish engineers reports
showing a 400 presumptiva return yearly. Stock
value many times present selling price. Under
written trustee certificates issued drawing 60
annually with all dividends. Address NATHAN
TEL FUTILE, President, 100 Broadway, New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20

calls on 10 GOO bushels of wheat. no FURTHER
RISK: movement of DC from price makes you
$500: &c. $780, BE-. $500. etc. Write for cir
cular. FREE: EXCHANGE MEM BEERS. THE
STANDARD GRAIN AND STOCK co. 1nc.),
434 Electric bdg.. Cleveland. Ohio. de13-Su. II
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

NEW YORK, December 1?.-Imports
of merchandise and dry goods at tho port
Of New York for the week ending De-
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cember IL were valued at $lS6140oS
Imports of specie were s156,O49 silver
and S4I2..9l gold.
Exports of specie were $SI6 80 silver
and 1908, 100 gold.
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"Pennsy's" Steel Rail Order.

y notable case in point has been Of
course. the long standing difference be-
tween the manufacturers and the rail-
ways over the price of and specifications
for steel rails, but this difficulty has beer
at last adjusted and the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's orders for steel rails
placed during the week will undoubtedly
be- as 1t always has been in the past,
forerunner OF large orders from the rail-
way organize tions.
One very favorable happening of the
week was the decided Improvement in the
condition of winter wheat Beneficial
moisture prevailed over the entire winter
wheat section. and. according to all COM
petent authorities. a universal condition
Of betterment is TO be noted in the case
OF this valuable crop.
Early in the week came the publica ton
OF tire governments total figures in the
grain crops this year which contained
no surprises. But reviewing these figures
and comparing them with those of former
years an interesting deduction that can
not be avoided is the fact that the ay-
greGate volume OF our grain crops holds
now about constant from year to wear
that is to say, it does not ncrease-and
herein. considering the increasing popula-
ton of the country. is the substantial
and continuing reason for a relatively
high price of grain now and for an iudef-
mite time TO come.
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Exchange Has Grown Arrogant.

The stock exchange has grown arrogant,
and has time and again refused justice to
the public when it has been flagrantly
swindling operations made possible only
by the misuse of the machinery of the
exchange. That body. which is nom
incorporated association. lodges many
legal responsibilities by reason of it's
form or non form of organization, al
though on every occasion calling upon the
law for protection and guardianship. Its
rules are framed for the protection of
members against each other, and these
rules discriminate against the public in
almost every case when it comes to
question between members and outsiders.
Members are preferred creditors in cases
Of insolvency on the board. The refusal of
the exchange to correct this evil and to
recognize the rights Of the public where
they come in conflict with the member
ship is one Of the main reasons for the
prejudice existing against Wall street
Probably some method may be devised
by the Hughes committee to remedy this
bald evil. Another thing which can hard
ly fail to be taken up by the committee
will be the evasion of the laws against
overcertifcation Of checks by the banks.
These laws are now nullified by the use
of one-day notes by stock exchange firms,
which are allowed to draw against them
and given twenty-four hours in which to
make good. Without certain virtual over
certifcation or some substitute therefor
speculation OH the exchange in any such
volume as it Is now carried on will be i'm
possible.
The things that Mr.. Taft has been say
ing at the dinners he has attended are
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Stock Market Probe.

The announcement that the governor
OF tie state had appointed n committee to
investigate the methods and practices of
the various stock and commodity eX-
changes was not at all disagreeably re-
ceiyed In the financial district first on
account OF the high character of the menu
beers of the investigating committee APP
point, =, and secondly because it became
known that the sessions OF the commit
tee were TO be held in private. and that
no ripping up expedition was planned
by 1t.
The Christmas trade over the country
thus far has not been perhaps up to the
rosy expectations more or less common
" entert tanned a month ago. but has still
been of good proportions. and from every
prominent business comes the report OF
q steady If still slow Improvement in
trade conditions.
one matter tina; perhaps deserves to be
borne in mind more especially by specu-
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Freedom.

When Sir Richard Gaunt had recovered
from the shock of the discovery and was
able to arrange his thoughts. his first
feelings were those of relief.
His task was over and he was a free
man. What might have proved long
and wearisome search was already
thing Of the past. He could spend his life
as he pleased. and he was the richer by
thirty thousand pounds. 1t was. OF course.
absurd to suppose that man could be
expected to ruin himself and hound him
self to death The spirit of the oath
could not possibly be construed to include
such a ridiculous task as that. The lat
ter part of the business was, of its very
nature. null and void.
Far from being-appalled by the extra
ordinary coincidence, which some men
might have regarded as the judgment of
God, Sir Richard Gaunt chuckled to HIM
self at the narrow escape he had had.
For the past year he had seen good
deal of George Crawshay. and 1T was GER
tainly most fortunate that the man had
died before the completion Of his task.
chance word lightly spoken between
two friends, might have provided the
clue. Gaunt was not a man who talked
much about his past amours. but still
there might have been that chance word,
and then-well, 1t was certain that Craw
shay would have killed him. A man
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VII.
A Serious Comedy.

Sir Richard Gaunt did not return to
London the next day, and when two
weeks had elapsed. and he was still try
ing to adapt himself to an entirely new
method of life, his mother began to hope
that her prayers had been answered, and
Lady Betty congratulated herself on hav-
ing achieved a most creditable victory.
From the very start Lady Betty's femi-
nine intuition grasped the truth. Sir
Richard was making love to her. and
making love in such refined and subtle
manner that 1t almost seemed as though
he wished to conceal it. She imagined it
to be genuine sentiment, and directly she
had arrived at that conclusion she felt It
her duty to respond. She had no mis-
givings about the matter. Here, she said
to herself is man of bad character who
wishes to reform. If l can bring about
this reformation by any means in my
power. I shall have done good work.
She did not ask herself what the end Of
1t all would be.
And so here were two people, each pre-
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He hesitated a moment.
mo. mater" he said, after pause.
Eve got some letters to write and shall
go to bed early
II shall see you in the morning."
"Oh. yes. Of course. Good night
Lady Betty had first come to live at
Gaunt Royal as a child of ten, when Sir
Richards father had been appointed her
guardian. He died five years later. but
Lady Gaunt. who had grown to love the
girl as her own daughter. could not bear
to part from her. and was allowed to con-
tinue the guardianship.
When the girl came Of age she inherited
considerable fortune. but she continued
to live at Gaunt Royal and refused many
offers Of marriage. Lady Gaunt at one
time hoped that she might marry the
eldest SON. but as time went on. and Sir
Richards name was associated with more
than one scandal. the mother stifled her
hopes. and would even have used her in
f1uence to prevent the marriage. If there
had been any chance of it taking place.
AS matter of fact. both Sir Richard
and Henry Gaunt had proposed to the
girl. who had been friend and COM
pan1on of their boyhood. Henry did not
discover that she was a suitable wife for
him until she was twenty-five years OF
age. He was then laying the foundation
of successful business career, and more
than one mother had marked him down
as a proper quarry for the shafts OF their
daughters eyes. He was not in love with
the girl, but he liked her we'll enough,
and she had plenty Of money. Unfortu-
nately for him. however, Lady Betty was
not moved by his businesslike statement
of his regard.
Sir Richards love affair had taken
place at a very much earlier date. 1t mad
commenced when both were mere chill
dren. and had become a matter of ancient
history when Sir Richard had attained
his majority. 1t had never been any
thing more than a boy and girl affair. At
the age Of fifteen the girl had accepted
the boy as her true knight and lover. and
had worn small locket In token OF the
same. At the age of sixteen and a half
she had returned the locket, and that
was the end of 1t.
But tonight, as he sat in the dining
room. with a cigarette between his lips.
it occurred to him that. after all. there
was sonnet hing in this boy and girl affair
which might be used to his advantage.
cherished the memory OF these early ex-
ploits in their craft, in the same way as
an angler will have his first salmon
stuffed and placed in a glass case. Lady
Betty had passed the first bloom OF
youth but she was still a handsome
woman 1t was just possible that life at
Gaunt Royal might provide as good sport
as any to be found in London.
He took a coin from his pocket and.
fiinging it into the air. caught 1t between
his two palms.
Tails. 1 20 back to town." he said to
himself; "heads. stay here for Bit
He lifted up his right hand and saw the
head of the queen. $50 much for you.
Bet" he murmured. as he emptied his
fourth glass of port. And he chuckled
quietly to himself.
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tinued Crawshay. Where is she?"
"She went out directly after the meal.
She has been in all day.
Good. Does your servant usually go
out when you have guests?'
"Ye-es."
II see. Well, when is she likely to re-
turn
''she won't return tonight"
Not return?" quericd Crawshay. DO
you usually"
interrupted Cynthia. and then she COW
cred her face with her hands and sobbed.
We'll. that's excellent continued
Crawshay. There's nothing TO cry
about. Miss Paradine. It's most fortu-
nate. That is to say. If you usually
PHYS sake
well. now. as to the fats continued
Crawshay. els there any one in the hall
a porter. lift boy. any one who would
see Gaunt leave the place."
"Thcrc is no one,
Still more excellent. Of course. there
might lave been some one on the stairs.
some chance passerby. but we must risk
that. Now. do you quite understand what
is going 70 happen?'
IT think So" she said. family.
II am the man who struck Carfax with
the bottle" said Crawshay. II happened
well. at the time 1t did happen. say II
O'Clock. We must be truthful. It was
go to prison without a fight for It.
Gaunt left here at 10 o'clock. That is all
you've got to remember. AS for the rest,
you merely say what actually happened.
/ hope this is all clear to you"
Yes" the girl answered. Yes. it's all
clear. But why are you doing this?''
I've told you. 1 have only few
months to live. 1t doesn't matter to me-
II don't believe you she said. quietly.
'You are not the sort of man to make a
sacrifice for any one. In return for this
Dick is going to do something for you.
What is ito"
you've sized up the situation" Craw-
shay replied. "Gaunt has got to pay
something for this. There is no time now
for explanations. All you've got to do
is to save him.
He rose to his feet and went out into
the hall. The girl followed him.
"Please tell me-" she pleaded.
Not now" he answered. as he put on
his overcoat. 'Sope other time. if 1 get
a chance. If not. Gaunt will tell you
himself"
"And you trust Dick?"
Yes he replied. as he opened the
door Gin this matter I trust him abso-
lutely."
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CHAPTER III-Continued.

fx ]oU chuck me out?" said
~ Lord Carfax. I'D like to
" shee you. Come, Thea, dar-
ling, jush one kiss like you
<vouo mo 1oSb lori, don't
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shouldn't he buy Gaunt Royals?
Buy Gaunt Royal!'' she faltered. MY
dear Dick, are you mad?'
''Oh. no, I'm trying to look at things
In businesslike light. I'm not going to
marry and the estate is in bad way.
1t wants a man Of business like Henry
to manage it,
''Dick!' cried his mother. my dear
Dick; Do you mean to say that YOU
"Oh. let's have no false sentiment about
1t. mater. l know my faults and you
know 'em too. One OF these days this
place will be in the market. Then Henry
will step forward. like the hero of a
melodrama, and he will plank down the
gold. and every one will point to him as
the man who saved his family by honest
work as the man who was not ashamed
to put his back to the wheel. and bare
his arms and all The rest of it. He
might as we'll buy it now and not be sad
died with two properties"
Lady Gwendoen rose to her feet, and
there was hard look on her face.
You will see Williams tomorrow" she
asked. coldly.
ooh. yes" he replied. rising and OPEN
ing the door. II hope 1 haven't vexed
you. mater. but it's as we'll to speak what
is in ones mind
Just as WELL Dick" she replied. gently.
But 1 thought you had some affection
for this place. / am sorry. You liked 1t
we'll enough as boy"
ut was different then" he muttered.
Il wish You would stay here, Dick, and
not go back to London
1T can't be done, I'm afraid" he re-
piled. II feel like fish out of water
here. l can't breathe. If l could afford
1t. I'd have house in town. so that you
could spend the winter there. BY the by.
when is Betty coming back? It's wretch
edly duh for you without her.
"She will be here tomorrow morning.
The Anwyls are driving her over after
breakfast. Shed like to see you before
you CO."
1T doesn't look like *. She left the
day before I arrived"
1T was a long-standing engagement.
But she'll be here by 10 o'clock. Shall I
see you in the drawing room later on.
Dick?"