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New-York tribune., 1908-07-02

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Il Z % s. Sc; : Sn a9 i@. al do
S. DO q 100 n 3 i2a n at 81
q K aa@s: F. ss s. e ys.l. 1ss rs
s. So a. as Do m "a r. nj s s. s. 5 s. So 20 0u''sF' l
J. Nelson: Is yesis. 14o ~ se 50; SO do 1.s r
thowous 81 So do. $50 n at 50 Is; "a do.
&ndfeE Mullen; vesI:. 100 n at se 7S; DO 1873
g 90 ss s2 s dG al at fed i ea sR ls iso b B. at
81 IS battsrnilEs 1sS 70; st s. $
So o; 2as n IS; do. POS n. 81 % but
B. ". Otis & Co: 81 veals. 14s n. at 81.
Jgdd I'D 90 CO % 80 = ysal: 1876 p at s. So g DO 1ss n
g. a S 8 81 a. ao '?s 15 n 5S' ~ ~ So s 81 thr0wOuts 1873 ~ at
~ at Sc @ do 1os r. at 8 81 @ 81 "a IS go 80 @ t n ia AZ ds s. M
Newton Co IS Virginia calves. 1s3 70. IS so. II
o 0Gn % ea Isl ~ S'als i u N at So o' SO
ss sHFEP RsPd AH1 S1Iu5as 2
.to ssqshsTgs tsrs and le3 for the market ans
n eTsy 5S cg with 9 the exception q - head
the lambs sale to-day been in the pens for
owing 5Es Re ang had and 10 S s in bad. bad Gond
% 1S from me average sales yesterday, but there
& uVsu
TO the scales Common choice sheep sold al So 5lS4
per 100 10; common choice lambs at 81 50Gss 20
ut 911 Ett2c " " ~ 4aiiOs Io"eF
saes-Tobn & shannon: 1Os virginia lambs n N
average at So so 100 n; do. 10 at s. q 15s
co. % 10 at So .: 20 Virginia sheep. 1O2 ro at So
Ne~ton Co. 23f Virginia lambs. 60 ro at ga so.
z6e DO IS n at $6 5o 23s DO 20 n. s6 37s 2s3 do
81 % 200 do Sc 10 at 50 Is; 24e Kentucky DO 60 S az
50 So geo do "A 10. at So co. 24s Virginia Do Sc
10 at Sc a5 30 do, 81 ~ at IS; Virginia sheep es ~
at s.; do. 100 N. at g. IS 10 do % ~ at ss Is:
KENTUCKY DO iS 10 at Sc 90 IL do. 1Os 50 rs;
Mcpherson & Co: 2s5 vIrrinia lambs n at So so;
l5 Kentucky do Il 10 at IS 20: so Kentucky sheep fa
10. at So So
8. Judd & Co. lambs ~ n. a So. ae2 Ken
do. % 10. IS; 2Ss do - 80; 3OT DO
81 10 at 81 5O osl Virginia DO So 10 az SIS 5 "A stats
sheep. 11+ 10 ut 81; do. f13 10 at SO So do Il3 10
at SIS -; 10 10. at So so.
Kerns Commission Company: 1851 Kentucky lambs 50
~ at SO 5O do So -: Maryland DO 80
10 az SO 80; go Virginia DO. II n. 6 *.
Shippers Commission Company: 242 Kentucky lambs
- NJ st So 21T virginia do. 60 10 IS IS Yir
rnia sheep lbs 10 So 30: 2 do. ITO n. at So
i c. Curtis & Son: 10 state sheep 40 70, at 81.
Vermont do % 10. at 81 50
Jeiffe Wright & Co: 5 state sheep. 9s 10 az 81;
do. 70. S.
HOGS-Recepts were 80 $50 head includ-
ing 3Ta head the market. All weights oo6a4e
higher in sympathy with Pttsburg advfcex
New York state sold SO s0GSI per 100 n
Sales-Tobin Shannon; 81 state hogs, lS9 averaxA
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
IRON TRADE CONDITIONS.
The Iron Age" says:


The iron trade is drifting along without any spe-
cizl features. On the whole, the volume of orders
is little larger, and specifications coming in
slightly freely. but little is expected of this
usually the dullest season of the year Buying Of
pig iron is moderate scale. at about the range
have added a further belated moderate tonnage TO
their orders steel bars. but that incident seems
now to be practically closed With the orders
carried over from last year the season business
entered for the agricultural implement makers and
the vehicle builders has been quite satisfactory IN
volume
The IRON Trade Review says:
The first half of the year. which has been one of
the most trying periods Of the iron trade closes
with some encouraging signs. Progress toward re
coFery slowly but surely has been made, and there
Is reason for hoping for its continuance The pros
pect Of avoiding serious labor conflicts is more
favorable. The signing OF the wage scale affect
Ing sheet and tnnlate workers and the failure OF
the unions precpitate a strike the lakes are
among the indications that there is little danger or
disastrous conflicts between labor and capital The
announcement that by the application of the Gay
icy dry blast TO Bessemer practice a much higher
grace y steel has been obtained at the South Chl
ceso " ,tks Of the Illinois Steel Company IS one or
the most important events in the steel business IN
ly in solving vexatious problems relating TO the
manufacture Of rails The pig iron market CON
IlhueS strong. far prices are concerned and a
very fair volume Of business is being transacted
In finished lines the market is, for the most part
very q.iet but there is still fair amount Of con
there is disposition in quarters, particularly
n Chicago. 10 delay placing orders but in the New
York district contracts Of good size have been
coSed i is not expected that the arnounceflleflt
the Equta bic Life Assurance Company will result
10 business early date
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
Surrogates' Notices.

TN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF HON. ARNER G.
i Thomas. q Surrogats OF the County OF New York.
notice hereby given all persons having clalrns
against Matilda A Elder. late OF the County os
York. deceased present the with vouchsrs
thereof the subscribers at their place OF transaet
ing Ofncs OF Duer strong Whitehead.
No. 30 Wall Street IN the Borough OF Manhattan IN
the City OF New York. or before thu 18th day oe
next
Dated York the 3oth day Of January. 1903
ANNIE E MUM ADALINE " E PETERS
ExecuSFces
DUER. STRONG WHITEHEAD. Attorneys for Ex-
ecutrfces so Wall Street. Borough OF Manhas-
tan York City
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
CAR SHORTAGE PUTS MEN TO WORK.

Reading, Penn, July 1.-The demand for box and
refrigerator cars is brisk that the Reading Com
pany is short Of both. To get these cars into ser
vice several hundred men who were temporarily
suspended at the shops here some time ago
have been sent for.
The cement trade is active, and a large number
Of required TO move It. Considerable de-
mand for cars has sprung up in other lines. The
shortage Of late has become acute that orders
were issued 10 the shop people 10 hurry them into
service
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
REPUBLIC STEEL PLANTS CLOSE.
wage Scale Not Renewed-Another Confer
enee with Workers Tuesday.

Youngstown. Ohio, July ALI OF the mill, oper-
ateo by the Republic Iron and Steel Company
throughout the country ceased work at midnight
iast night. when the present wage scale expired.
Inc ofncers OF the company have had one meeting
Win the conference committee of the AmaIgamated
Association. but it was adjourned with nothing ac-
complished. Another conference has been called for
July in Detroit
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
TpusT COMPANY RETURNS.

- -. trust companies IN New York City, as OF
80 - shows q heavy increase in deposits since
a.es ere shown in the more important items
- the june compilation when compared with the
e--,res Of March:
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02

at s. per 10; roughs. Si6 n at 50: do. $50
IS: boar. 40 -. at 81 so.
g 40 hogs l56 70, at VI; roughs. 300
n. S6; stag. 800 70. Al 50
J. p. Nelson: state hogs lol 10 At % so roushx
2sS 10 S. so.
w r. Hume: no 10 at So 20; fs rouxhs.
2ss at So SO. $50 n at So; soars sib -
81
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
Proposals.

DRoPosALs FOR COTTON DUCK.-2spot auarter-
Il masters Office SO Whitehall Street. New York City.
Iuns % igOs-Seaed proposals. in triplicste subject
the conditions, VIII be received here until Seloc
p NJ July IA opened. for furnishing and
delivering the chicago. Philadelphia. New
khaki yards cotton duck. lO-oz. khaki Prefer
articles OF domestic manufacture
conditions OF quality and price dncudng the price OF
foreign productions manufactures the duty thereon)
ba,-@ aCtaI STANDARD samples be speciS-
cstIns blanks FOR proposals and full information
,,rsbad mon application this Office Envelopes
tsining PROPOSALS indorsed Proposals for
I1ct ~ b. opened July H. 1905. Col VIM. s. PAT
TEN Depot Ouarternlaster
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
5oo FuRNAcEMEN RETURN TO WORK.

Tittsburg July Additional furnaces We're pu'
8, blast to-day a the Pittsburg forge ana iron
f,ornpanv giving work to 800 men
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY

% Wall ST., New York, June 80. 1908
Referring to previous notices of
the Erie Railroad Company on the
subject, the undersigned Will, until
further notice, continue to purchase
at par the coupons due July 1st
1905, from Erie Prior Lien and Erie
General Lien Bonds
j. p. MORGAN & co.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
INTERBoRoUGH RAPID TRANSIT.

The Interboroush Rapid Transit Companys
statement TO the Stock Exchange in connection
With the Manhattan Railways application TO list
additional consolidated mortgage bonds shows the
earnings OF the Interborough Rapid Transit for the
rne months ended March 81, 1908, with the
contributed respectively by the Manhattan and
subway divisions. follows:
MANHATTAN DIVISION
July - March 81 1905 1907 1905
c-oss earnings -. SO SEQ n7o SO 3500s1 SO 363.
OPERATING expenses. So 1872 4.105, ,S57
Net earnings ...-. IS s95 s6157s76 SIS PSI, 991
o-be- income ......... So o5e 3o7 235 os4, ,7os
Total income s6 21751s 465, ,I09 s5 542 69s
dividends -. s 1872 sos 5ssaes5 b.e7s.o94
su-rius ......... s574713 sIo75424 s266. .6o4
SUBWAY DIVISION.
March 81
Cess earDngs-.. s. $50 ss5 IS $50 osa s5.o41 57s
Operating expenses 326l.9s1 2.so1915 2,17O,34l
Net ez-rnss....... So oss oo4 sS1s7154 s2s71. .2S7
cfhsr income So, sos 2TO,2HS ~
Total income. 81 ISL so7 So 457 362 s3.17s.e
Interest & 2340204 1.s29110 1.263.31
Surplus .-...... s. 24Ieoa 81 .62s c52 sI,e15.6Ss
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02

COMPARISONS with year ago shows how, not
xftbstanding the enormous increases over March,
.be trust companies have still long way 10 go be-
sore making up the losses sustained in the panic.
Changes shown from June last year were:
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
Cincinnati, indianapolis &
Western Railway Company
Indiana, Deeaiour & Western
Railroad Company
43 Cedar Street, New York City, N. Y

To Holders of the First Refundng Mortgage -Four
Per Cent. Fffty-year Gold Bonds of the Cincinnati
Indianapolis & Western Railway Company and of
the First Mortgage Five Per Cent Forty-year Gold
Bonds of the Indiana. Decatur & Western Rail-
road Company:
Default having made in the payment OF the
interest due July I. 1908. on each series Of
bonds above named the undersigned. request
holders of large of both series OF said bonds
have agreed to act committee for the protection
of the interests of all said bonjhoders
parties to agreement in prepa-
ration Holders OF said bonds requested deposit
positary be named in agreement. All bonds so
the coupon maturing July 1. 1908. subsequent
coupons.
Certificates Of deposit will issued for the bonds
deposited.
Judgment of the COMMITTEES. the interests of
the said bondholders demand immediate concerted
protection and 1t therefore requests
that said bonds be deposited Immediately.
Copies of the deposit agreement may be obtained.
soon is completed. from the deposttarY or
the Secretary the COMMITTEES.
FREDERIC II. ECKER.
THOMAS W. LAMONT.
WI. A. READ.
ALBERT II. WIGGIN.
NEW YORK:
GEO. 4. JOHNSON.
PHILADELPHIA;
c. E. COTTISG.
BOSTON
COMMITTEES.
F y B CLOSE. Secretary.
No. Wall Street New York. n. 7.
STRONG & CADwALADER.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02

GOING AWAY OVER THE FOURTH
wherever you leave order with local aIer
for fhe SUNDAY TRIBUNE As you arrive
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
WE OFFER
$5OO,OOO HUDSON COMPANIES
(McADOO TUNNEL SYSTEM
Six Per Cent Secured Gold Coupon Notes
Due Aug st and August ls
CIRCULAR APPLICATION
Price 98h and Accrued Interest
Harvey Fisk e. Sons
CEDAR ST,
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

The following securities were sold yesterday a'
auction at the Exchange Salesroom by Adrian H.
Muller &. Son.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-08-14

M. E. Schreck, of La Crosse.
claims yield of one of the hybrid
wheats developed at the college, that
exceeds other wheats in his neighbor-
hood. From 55 acres he threshed 1910
sacks Of grain, or "A bushels per acre,
testing 81 pounds to the bushel. Two
years ago this wheat, known as Nc.
So. was supplied to Mr.. Schrack by
the college for experiment.
DR.. Shaw has returned to Pullman
after two months spent on the home
stead on the Umatilla river, near Pen
dleton, Oregon. While absent the
doctor built house and barn. made hay,
and otherwise exhibited his ability as
a rancher, his long experience as a
puller Of molars coming into play wher
he was called upon to extract SAGE
brush from the bosom OF Mother Earth.
He will remain in Pullman a couple
! OF weeks before returning to the ranch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-08-14
PULLMAN AND VICINITY

friends at Spokane.
Prof. Elton Fulmer has returned
from his trip east.
FOR SALE-At N. P. depot, two
steel ranges and casks earthen ware
Roy Neil is taking couple of
weeks vacation at Spokane and Col
Vile.
C 0. Goserud has purchased the
Barbee property, on Methodist hill, for
$500.
Mrs. Taylor and daughter are here
from Pennington, the guests of Mrs.
Ira E. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Dutton re
turned Saturday from few days out
ing at Occur d'Alene
d. B. Putnam was in Garfield
yesterday being one of the spectators
at the Barnum circus.
Mrs. b. NJ. Fulmer, of Gibbons,
Neb., is here visiting her daughter.
Mrs. r. w. Thatcher.
Don't miss the showing of up-to-
date street hats at Smith and Kayler $
millinery store next week.
FOR SALE--About 600 or 700 second
hand grain sacks. Enquire Coverleaf
Dairy. Farmers phone, 406. ct
Pres Bryan and family are again
camping on Pend d'Oreille lake, hav-
ing left Monday to be gone two weeks.
WANTED-Place to do general
homework. Enquire Of C. w. Roberts,
Dexter and Alder SITS, or general de-
livery, city. 1t
The mail boxes for the collection
of mail were erected this week, five of
them being placed in the various parts
of town.
C. W. Reed put in a few days
the early part Of the week at lake
Pend d'Oreille, and visiting his son,
Edgar, at Standpoint, Idaho.
Brick masons are at work remod-
elling the buildings occupied by the
City Shoe Store and Watts Pharmacy
and will add a second story to them.
j. f. Norton, half brother of Karl
Keiske, who was accidentally killed
Monday, arrived in this city Wednes-
day to look after the dead mans per-
sonal effects.
Mrs. Hill, who has been visiting
in this city for some weeks past, has
gone to Kennewick to visit her daught-
er, Mrs. Geo. Hunter. from where she
will return to her home at Seattle.
Invitations have been issued by
Postmaster and Mrs. X. P. Allen for
the marriage of their daughter. Adele
c., to Mr.. H. c. Oliver, of Hoquiam,
Wash, the event to occur on Wednes-
day. August Goth.
Rev. M. H. Marvin and Rev. l..
i. Schooling were at Garfield Wednes-
day attending the meeting of the county
antisaloon league, of which the latter
is president The league endorsed a
number of candidates for various
county Offices.
Sam Saxton heads a party that
left Wednesday for the wilds of Idaho
in quest of elk, bear, and other big
game. Messrs. McCausland and Nc.
Kenzie, last year students at the col.
lege, and gentleman from Denver
Colo, are in the party.
Mrs. A, R. Boyd entertained the
Christian Endeavor society of tn,
Christian church at her home on Sun
nyside Tuesday evening, the event be
ing one of the pleasantest of the sea
son The Boyd home and lawn wer,
prettily hung with japanese lantern
and other decorations, and refresh
ments of cake and ice cream wer
served.
A
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-08-14

/ from seattle.
Attorney Neill was in Johnson
yesterday on legal business.
Henry Buell. is now employed at
the o. r. & n. freight depot.
Beginning Monady, big showing of
street hats at Smith and Kayler's.
M, d. O Connel was down from
Tekoa on business Tues day evening.
A. A. Elmore made a business
| trip to Waitsburg during the week.
FOR SALE Good house and town
lots enquire of E. A. Kruegel. If.
Street hats, the latest styles, on
display Monday at Smith and Kayer's.
Ed Priest returned the first of
the week from a business trip to the
coast.
Prof Thatcher returned last Sat
urday from a business trip to Okla
homa.
Rev. and Mrs. Leo L. Totten of
Oakesdale, visited Pullman friends
yesterday.
N. W. MCGEE is in the city for a
few days, and will 60 to Camas Prairie
next week.
Mrs. c. Lockwood will go to Clark
ston next week to remain for three or
four weeks.
Mrs. J. M. Palmerton has re-
turned from a visit to her sons, Geo,
and Will, at Occur d'Alene.
Harry Price and Oscar Hill, with
their families, returned Tuesday from
an outing at Medical Lake.
-Hulse. the barber, has been max
ing extensive improvements in the in
terror of his shop this week.
Palestine Clark is now employed
in the Corner Drug Store, having re-
Gently removed here from Walla Walla.
WANTED-To buy some mich cows
that are coming fresh soon. Enquire
of Cloverleaf Dairy; phone Farmers
4O6. 2t
Painters are at work on the inter
ior of the public school building gett-
ing it in shape for the opening next
month.
Loose and bundled grain hay for
sale at the Bramel farm. two miles
east of town, or enquire of Mrs.
Bramel.
A marriage license was issued at
Spokane yesterday to E. H. Gulberg,
of Pullman, and Miss E. M. Madison
of Moscow.
M. c. True, who removed to Cal
ifornia year ago, has left the south
ern state and again taken up his resi-
dence in Spokane.
Mrs. Jas. Vestal, who was re-
Gently operated upon at the hospital
for the removal of tumors, returned to
her home at Cotton last Saturday.
But small portion of the Pull
man citizens have yet registered. Re
member that you will have to be reg
istered to vote at the primary election
September 8th.
/ "OhA bibbGII, one Oh tie owners
of the mine at Wild Goose rapids on
Snake river, is in the city, the guest
of w. L. Richey Mr., Gilbert states
that the boat built at Asotin for SER
vice on the upper Snake will be
launched next week. r
M. E. Schreck, of La Crosse.
claims a yield of one of the hybrid
wheats developed at the college, that
exceeds other wheats in his neighbor-
hood. From 55 acres he threshed 1910
sacks Of grain, or "A bushels per acre,
testing 81 pounds to the bushel. Two
years ago this wheat, known as Nc.
So. was supplied to Mr.. schreck by
the college for experiment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-08-14
WASHINGTON NEWS IN BRIEF.

II Is expected that King County
will print a double-column urinary,
ballot nearly four feet long, the big
gest in history
James Bennett, 14-year-old bow
residing near Chehalis, was trampled
last week by bull and it is feared
he cannot survive
The Board of Equalization of Che
| halls county was in session three
days last week and decided. to raise
the assessment of logged-of lands
from 5 to 50 per acre
A. j, Blethen, of the Seattle Times.
has been appointed a member of the
newspaper committee of the National
Democratic committee.
An attempt to wreck the Northern
| Pacific passenger train was made last
week at Sunnyside A section fore
man found huge pile of ties and
railway iron on the track and Tagged
the train
Mrs. Angelina Taylor Grow Myers.
OF Seattle, celebrated her Tooth
birthday anniversary last week
-Four generations We're present at the
family reunion. She is a cousin of
The late Galusha Grow, formerly
Speaker of the House Of Represen-
tatiyes
Mrs. Clara r. Moore, wife OF w
e. Moore, of Kalama, was arrested
at Portland last week charged with
leaving her husband and clipping with
Q. c. linus She was lodged in Jail
in default Of $1,000 bonds. She was
keeping house for linus when ar
rested.
Y Spokane is to have Japanese
baseball team, which will play a
number of games this fall and next
Spring start out on a tour of the
Northwest under the title of the
Spokane japanese" The organizer
I OF the team is Kay Nakagowa, a
graduate Of Washeda university in
Qapan and pitcher of ability.
Twenty hoodlums boarded an in
bound car from American Lake at
South Tacoma last week, mobbed the
conductor and motorman, drove the
passengers off the car, which they
rem into a blind switch and left. af-
Ter ringing up the register full of
fares and making as much noise and
disturbance as possible.
Nine thousand people attended the
annual picnic Of the Northwest
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-07
\ 6ze New Mayor Based On GERroadhursr,s" "Sssccesa5h3 Play THE nAN
 wHOU.

Bennett had been let into the secret next day, and the trio had had three hour talk from which Phelan had emerged with the gleeful air of one who had unexpectedly found $1.OOO bill. Thompson, too, had left that con- ference with look of calm, intense satisfaction that transfgured him.
 Other conversations had followed, one of them in the presence of notary, stenographer and lawyers. The trap at last was ready to be sprung.
 The fnancier for the first time in his nine year close association with the secretary met the younger mans gaze without seeing the latter droop in def erential submission. Now he received back look for look from his former ab- ject slave, and it was his own glance that wavered before that concentrated glare of hate.
 ''Thompsonr' he cried, and his voice bore a world of incredulous reproach. Before him stood the one man on earth in whom Wainwright had ever placed implicit trust; to whom he had confided his gravest business secrets; the man whom he had so shrewdly tested in countless ways and who had proved stanchly incorruptible and loy-