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The Washington times., 1908-02-09
TRADE CONTINUES
DULL At CHANGE
Washington Issues Have
Lost Less Than in Other
Markets.

It was a case Of the same old dull
ness. tie same limited volume Of trade,
and concessions In prices being neces-
sary to make sales
one thing must be said in favor Of
the local Inarket-it is much better in
comparison with its Importance than
any other stock market. II has sus-
tanned a relatively smaller depreciation,
and It Is in much better shape for a
rally. were the conditions favorable to
stock speculation or investment. They
are favorable Tor neither, and the only
thing that brokers and commission
houses may congratulate themselves on
rs the fact that the numerous holders
of local utilities have confidence in them,
and therefore do not need 10 Hquidate
The week has been marked by some
little trading IN Washington Gas-around
90 and 20. The situation IS unchanged.
The fight against the doubling Of cap
ItalIzatiou is sim on-and the people,
fight Tor lower rates has not been aban-
dgund.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
THE CURB MARKET

MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
U. S. Steel 5's......... IS IS STA {
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
New York Bond Market

2's reg. 1890, 1O37sd1041z.
SIS coup. 1880. 1O37sd104lz
3's reg 1903. 1908 a1OlIz.
3's coup. 1905 1002t410l12.
Is small bonds, 1G01+.
As reg. 1926, 11Sq12l
Panama IS reg. 103.
STOCK EXCHANGE BOND TRANSACTIONS
japanese first AIS, S91R.
Japanese St Louis loan As, 1914.
American Tobacco SIS, 10l.
Nm,,i an TOnacCO IS, 63.
B. & 0. SIS, 90.
b. K O. sold As, 100.
Central Ca con 3 8, loo.
G. & O. SIS 111is.
c. & Alton 31Es, s..
Del. & Hudson cvt- as, &c.
Distil. Sec. %.
Erie con, IS, So,
Erie gen as, g.
Erie P. Coal As, q.
Lake Shore As. 1881. 90is.
Lake Shore 31z's 81.
y. Y. c. @z's, 50.
North Pacific, 1001a-
\. & W. con. Is. 9512.
y. & W. Cvt. Is, So.
Pennsylvania f6s, 1884
Pennsylvania SIS, 1915. So
S. A L. As. Sc.
Reading gen As. a.
South Pacific rgh. As. &c.
South Pacific col As. 81 3-5.
Union Pacific first As, 397s.
Union Pacific cvt. As. S5Iz.
L. S. Steel S. F. SIS. SIS.
Va. Iron c. & c SIS, Sc
Total sales. sf,308, 900. against 81 $40. 900
yesterday. S2.0I5,00O a week ago, and
$4,000 a year ago.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
COTTON MARKET DULL;
CABLES DISAPPOINTING

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Today's cotton
market was very duh and devoid of any
new features. Liverpool cables were
very disappointing, especially in small
spot business, and so are the adVices
from Fall River and the weekend sta
tistics This caused some scattering
selling. and a decline of ( to Z points
from last nights closing in the early
trading, with March going down 10 TO- %:
May, l1.02; July, 1068, and October tc
lG1S- The bull clique distributed SufH-
Cient buying orders, however. to absorb
further offerings, and prices closed
steady at a net advance of about TO
points from last nights closing on
this support. Spot markets ruled duh
and unchanged.
Closing prices; March, 11.G36i1. 04;
Nay, l10u12; July, 10.TSd1079; Oc-
Lober. 1O0901010-
The market closed steady.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
STOCKS, BONDS, MONEY, AND GRAIN
New York Stocks

tQuotations furnished by Post & Flags,
members Of New York Stock Exchange. losi
4 St nW.l
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
Capital Traction Report.

During the week the Capital Traction
Company filed its report with Congress
for the year 1907. and the showing was
good as 70 earnings ana maintenance,
the property being kept up In good
shape.
Ii IS nothing more than natural that
a few parties should want to dispose
of a little stock now and then, but TO
90 II lower prices must be accepted.
This is a bargain age in investments,
as it is in everything else, and tie man
with money 20 invest values K very
highly.
In this way Capital Traction shares
have declined from 40 10 11g. and there
they closed
The preferred shares Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company were
more quiet than tSey have been for
some time. The final quotation was 632s
bid. with the stock held at about 6f&t
This is a loss of nearly 10 points since
the election Of the directors. less than
a month ago. The business Of the COM
pauy IS said to be satisfactory. but It
is 5ust the case OF the man who must
sell taking the best bid offered or with
drawing his order
The common stock Of the company
sold ora the Exchange yesterday at 2Z5A.
with y the last previous sale and 30
the preceding transaction. Looking for
"a reason fails TO develop a cause. It's
just the neglected conditions Of invest
meEEE. That is all
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
FOR BIG PAINT COMPANY

CHICAGO, Feb S.-FederaI Judge
Reathea today appointed William c..
Niblack and William Shell receivers for
the Heath & MilHgan Paint Conp1 nv.
Il Inillion-dOllar corporation and the CID
est of the big paint companies in the
country. The application was made by
the Standard VaTnish Company. the
First National Bank, and the Corn Elk
change National Bank, with claims ag-
gregating $4,000
They charge the paint company has
been insOlvent since January "a.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09
Other Issues Dull.

The rest OF the market aside from the
occasional sale Of a few hundred shares
OF Mitchell Mining involving q smaller
number Of dollars-an odd lot OF bank
shares or FIRE insurance stocks, Is alb
normally dull.
In the bond market there has been
q fair volume Of business in the Eecuri-
ties Of the two traction companies at
100 for Capital Traction - and Is TO
77ts for Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company As
The duIlness is oVerpOWering. Day
BIZ day the Stock Exchange meets,
makes quotations. and adjOuTns. The
volume Of trade is not likely 20 improve.
The times are ont Of joint for stock
speculation and the best that is ahead
Is probably more weeks OF the same
general character.
The Washington times., 1908-02-09

Quotations furnished by z. F. Hutton
& Co, members New York Stock Elk
change, 13u T street northwest:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
Measles Deadly Disease.

More deaths result from measles
than from scarlet fever in Iowa"
says DR.. Louis A. Thomas, secretary
of the state board of health, land as
many deaths result from it as from
some of the other more dreaded dis
eases.
Complaint has been made that
the board of health has been too
stringent in requiring restrictions TO
be placed over cases of measles, but
the reason ought to be obvious when
1t is known that the mortality from
that disease is so great"
During the first five and a half
months of the year there were 4.191
cases of measles in Iowa or just 40
per cent Of all of the cases OF infec.
| tious diseases reported to the state
board of health. The total was TO-
39S.
Following were the number OF
cases of each disease reported to the
board for the first five and half
months of the year, according to the
report made public by the state board
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
Faces 1898, 500 Fine.

Faces $898,500 Fine.
Des Moines.-The Western Union
Telegraph company of New York has
been made the defendant in a suit
for $89S,500 brought against it by the
state Of Iowa for alleged violation of
corporations.
The petition filed by Attorney Gen.
eral II. w. Byers and Assistant At
torney General Cosson, consists Of
two counts. The first for 100000 for
failure to pay the customary fee on
and the second for s7S9,500 repre-
sents the penalty fixed by the law for
each day the company has been doing
business in the state in violation Of
the state law.
AS grounds for the first count Of
100000 the state alleges that the
Western Union Telegraph company
is incorporated with a capital stock
of s100,000,000. The company began
to do business in Iowa in September,
1886 and did not at that time or any
time thereafter pretend to comply
with the state laws regarding the
operation of foreign corporations
within the state, is the allegation.
In the first place, the state claims,
the Western Union failed to pay TO
the secretary of the state the $25 fee
for the first $4,000 of the capitai
CT Of hn nd o1I
tional fee of 81 for every $1,000 of
the authorized capital stock in excess
of 10000.
For this alleged failure on the part
of the Western Union the state de-
mands 100000 which, it claims, re-
presents the filing fee of 100000
900 corporation.
The $79S,500 asked by the state in
the second count of the petition
represents the sum total of the pen
atty provided by law for the viola
ton of the foreign corporation law,
which provides that every foreign cor
poration shall file its articles of in
corporation with the secretary of
state, accompanied with a copy of re-
solutions passed by the board of
directors of the corporation asking
for a permit to do business in the
state. The failure to make this fill
ing makes the corporation liable to a
fine of 500 for each day it does bust
ness in the state.
The Western Union began the
operation of it's wires in Iowa in Sep
TENDER, 1886, and up to date has
operated 1885 days. The penalty of
500 a day for each of these 1885
days makes the total due the state
$759.500.
The state in it's petition declares
that it served notice upon the state
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, L. w. Ainsworth or
| Des Moines that the filing fee had
never been paid and the company had
been operating since 1886 without any
authority or permit, and demanding
payment. But, it is claimed by the
state, the telegraph company has
made no move to settle, and has even
refused to comply with the demand.
The million dollar suit against the
company was then instituted by the
state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
PERSONAL.

Charles E. Brown, 35 years of age,
an attorney of Danville, ILL.,, prominent
socially and professionally, was ar
rested by secret service agents on the
charge of counterfeiting. An elaborate
outfit was found in the cellar of his
residence.
Jamej S. Sherman, Republican vice
presidential candidate, announced that
he would retire from the Republican
congressional committee, of which he
is chairman.
Thomas E. Watson was formally
notified Of his nomination for presi-
dent by the Populists of the United
States at mass meeting in Atlanta,
Ga.
Gov. Sanders of Louisiana decided
to appoint permanent state board
of arbitration to handle labor trou-
bles.
William l.. Wilson, who embezzled
more than $4,000 of the funds of the
United States Home Protectors Fra
ternity of Port Huron, Mich, was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary.
The president accepted the resig-
nation Of Judge William Lochren,
Judge of the United States court for
the district of Minnesota at st. Paul,
and appointed NJ. d. Purdy, assistant
to the attorney general, to the va,
cancy.
Charged with disorderly conduct in
nasquerading for nine years as man,
sIrs. August Sieb, SO years old. OF
New York, was sentenced to the work
house for five days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Elaborate plans were made for July
IS in Cincinnati, when w. II. Taft
will be formally notified of his nomi-
nation for president by the Republi-
ADS.
Robert Roman tried to hold up fast
r.c:l train on the Great Northern road
in Idaho, but was shot by the conduc-
tor and captured.
The will of Grover Cleveland, pro-
hated at Princeton, did not disclose the
Size of the estate, nearly all of which
was left to Mrs. Cleveland.
The roof of an unfinished house in
st. Petersburg collapsed, ten workmen
being killed and 40 injured
Loot valued at $4,000 was secured
by safeblowers, who drilled their way
through a 20-inch brick wall into the
Offices of the Diamond Point Pen com
pany in New York.
A fire that threatened to sweep over
much of Coney Island burned several
hotels and other structures, the loss
being $150,000.
Three military prisoners serving
from " to 212 years for desertion, es
capped from the prison at Fort Hamil
ton by saving off some of the bars.
Count Boni de Castellane, whose
former wife was married in London
to Prince Helie de Sagan, the counts
cousin, has opened what promises tc
be a sensational legal battle for the
possession of his three children, the
offspring of his marriage with Mis-:
Anna Gould.
Emil Sandoza, a well-known stock
man of Pine Creek, Neb., was killed
by F. E. Newman, a hired man on ;
neighboring ranch.
The printers strike started in thu
job Offices of Hartford, Conn, Septem
Der IA, 1905, was ended because tn
strike benefits ceased.
The fisheries question between tn
United States and Canada will be sui
mitted to The Hague tribunal.
One man was killed, a woman fata
Nv injured and damage amounting t
$50 900 was done at Monongahela, Pa
when a boiler in the waterworks plan
exploded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
~S~~N~SNCN~SSNNOINOS ~IN-CCSNOOCO
|NEWSN0TES.
FOR THE
BUSY MAN
Most Important Happen.
ings of the World
Told in Brief.
CONVENTION NOTES.

The Democratic national convention
at Denver concluded its labor by the
nomination of John Worth Kern of In
diana for vice-president. The nomina.
ton was made by acclarsation
Charles A. Towne, Archibald Mcneil
and Clark Howell, whose names had
been presented, withdrew before a
ballot was reached.
Mr.. Taft and Chairman Hitchcock
and Treasurer Sheldon of the Repub-
lican national committee declared that
publicity of campaign funds would be
observed strictly by the Republicans.
For the third time, William Jen'
nings Bryan was nominated for the
presidency by the Democrats. Only
one ballot was needed in the Denver
convention to reach this result, which
came after a day and night of tumultu'
Gus enthusiasm and wild disorder
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota and Judge
Gray of Delaware also were put In
nomination. Before balloting the con
vention unanimously adopted the plat
form.
Two sessions were held the second
day of the Democratic national conven-
ton, but little was accomplished. In
the afternoon there was remarkable
Bryan demonstration, the cheering
lasting one hour and 10 minutes. In
the evening, after several speeches,
the credentials COMMITTEES reported,
unseating eight of the Guffey Pennsyl-
vania delegates. A minority report
was made and after an acrimonious de-
bate was rejected by vote OF Glib to
3S7. The majority report was adopted
by viva voce vote.
The second days session OF the
Democratic National convention at
Denver was presided over by Con-
gresham II. d. Clayton of Alabama,
the permanent chairman, who dellv-
cred an able address. The committee
on platform, with Gov. Haskell OF
Oklahoma as chairman, heard argu-
ments in favor of many planks and an
nounced that it could not report until
the third day The committee on Gre
dentials heard contests from five
states and the District of Columbia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
Sioux City Bank Holds Sack.

The famous Brown bank failure at
Sheldon was brought into public at
tention after years quiet by the
decision of the supreme court, which
refused to name the Peoples Savings
bank of Sioux City as one of the pre-
ferred creditors of the defunct insti-
tuition. The Peoples bank held GER
tificates of deposit in the Sheldon
bank to the amount of $4,000 which
was to have been used for the trans
action of business. The claim was
that it was a trust fund and therefore
the bank had priority claim in the
settlement of the affairs of the Shell
don concern. The court held that the
Sheldon bank also had some funds in
the Sioux City concern and that they
should be set off against each other
and that the claims should be given
no preference in settlement. A large
number of similar claims held by
other creditors also were settled in
the same way, none of them being de-
clared preferred creditors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
Judge Bishop Suddenly Passes.

Judge Bishop Suddenly Passes.
Judge Charles A. Bishop of the SUI
preme court died suddenly at Water
loo on the 9th. He was standing in.
the lobby of the new Hotel Ellis, cap
versing with friends, when the sum-
mons came. In the middle of sem
tence he Strengthened suddenly, gasp
ed, and tottering, fell into the arms
of those near him.
He was carried to couch at once
and physicians who happened to be-
death had preceded, instantly and
painlessly.
Judge Bishop was at Waterloo to
attend the meeting of the state bar
association. At the time of his death
he was waiting with friends to go
into the annual banquet of the or
ganization which was to have been
attended by several hundred attor-
neys and other prominent men. On
account of his death the banquet
was abandoned and the sessions Of
the convention will be curtailed.
Mrs. Bishop and the little six-year-
old daughter and Mrs. Matthew Smith
Mr.. Smith is a brother of the wife
of Judge Bishops son-are visiting at
the summer home of Mrs. Bishops
parents, the Lyman home at a viii
lage north of Los Angeles and which
is off railroad and difficult of ac-
cass.
When Judge Josiah Given of Polk
county was appointed supreme Judge
by Gov. Larrabee in March, 1889, Mr..
Bishop was appointed district Judge
in this district to fill the vacancy.
He was not reelected, however, in
1890 on account of the democratic
landslide of that year, and resumed
the practice of the law in this city.
In 1897 he was again appointed dis
trict judge in Polk county, by Gov.
Francis M. Drake and the following
year was elected to the full term Of
four years. He resigned from the
bench, however, on March 3, 1902, to
resume the practice as a member of
the firm of Bishop, Dowell e Par
IRISH.
In June of the same year. 1902,
Judge C. M. Waterman of the SUI
preme bench resigned to give his at
tention to the practice at Davenport,
with Joe r. Lane. Gov. Albert B.
Cummins at once appointed Judge
Bishop to fill the vacancy and in 1902
he was elected to fill out the short
term and in 1903 was elected for the
full term, which ends Jan. /, 1911, on
account of the extension of year Of
the term because Of the adoption of
the biennial elections amendment.
He was a candidate for the repub-
lican nomination for supreme judge
in 1901 but because of the candidacy
of Mr.. Cummins for governor, both
| residing in Des Moines, he gave way
in that year and at last did not go
| into the race.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

Every now and then the suggestion
Is made that the words of Dixie" be
changed. In reply to a recent sugges
ton along that line the Rochester
Chronicle says: Don't mutilate Dix
ie. 1t means much. 1t is part OF
our history" while the New York Her
aid calls it a "soulstirring southern
melody" and says: Already ii is as
much the nations possession as
America. Let it alone" Such com
ment, says the Baltimore Ameri
can. as this shows how very
close TO one another the nO-ti
and south have become.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

1t will be news to most persons that
drunkenness can be superinduced by
absorbing too much water-that is
leaving fire water" out of considera
ton. But learned professor, in lee
ture in Chicago. declared that many
men and women drink too much wa
ter and are victims of that form of in
toxication." However, the statement
is not likely to convince anybody thai
the prohibition movement is really &
liquor crusade in disguise.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

Canada is not combining its energies
TO constructing canals, though doing
big line of business in that direction.
Railroad development is going on rap
idly. In addition TO the transconti
mental roads in operation or in contem,
plation construction is pushed north,
ward. One of the important projects
is the road up to Hudson bay, and
which will open a great territory. The
scheme will involve large outlay, but
that will not scare the Canadians il
they can convince themselves tina
the enterprise will pay ultimately. al
il undoubtedly will.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

After October l it will only cost two
cents for an American to write let
ter to England and vice versa. But
there are a good many on each side
who have no transatlantic correspond,
ents, and they will be inclined to re,
gard the reduction obviously.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
Police Fees Drop OFF.

Police Fees Drop OFF.
Unless the deficiency is made up in
some other way the city council will
face the situation of having nearly
$4,000 less than estimated in the
general fund at the end Of the year,
owing to the doing away of fines for
denizens of the red light district
Police court fees have dropped off
more than one-third since the new ad-
ministration went into Office. 1t is
estimated that the total amount Of
revenue derived from police court
fees this year will be nearly 100000
less than last year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

A cat in a New York suburb went
mad the other day and attacked a
young woman who fed it a piece OF
pie. This is where animals have the
advantage of human beings. A man
In similar circumstances would be
obliged to suppress his feelings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

A Boston medical scientist has dis
covered in Boston girl with six dis
tinct personalities. This may be rare
for Boston, says the Baltimore Amer
lean, but other places are entirely IA
miliar with the phenomenon of WON
an who is never the same thing twice
In fact, continual changing is regard
ed in these places as long-conceded
privilege of the sex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

1t is essential to note that penny
postage between Great Britain and
This country means two penny pos
tage between this country and Great
Britain. In other words the Ameri-
canized penny, so called, is a good
deal of a misnomer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
Reporters Want More Money.

More money for their work is what
the members Of the Iowa Shorthand
Reporters association are after. And
the legislative committee of the asso-
citation was specifically instructed as
its commission to do all in it's power
at the next general assembly to get
laws passed increasing the wages Of
court reporters. In the first place,
the court reporters want the law
changed so that $4,000 year will be
the minimum salary. The minimum
at present is $1,000 And they want
the per diem fee of a court reporter
to be increased from Sc to $40.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

An incandescent lamp in its green
shade will, when turned upward to
ward the ceiling, spread a soft and
pleasantly diffused light, plenty strong
enough for a room where no one is
reading. When the lamp is so used no
shadows are cast.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

The police chiefs in convention are
asking that the officer of the law be
10 longer made the subject of jokes
and funny pictures. That is reason
able request. 1t is now up to the po-
lice to stop being funny.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
On Vaudeville Stage.

At salary OF $50 per week Mrs.
Frank SherIliffe, wife Of the notorious
diamond rob1er, and the woman who
was aiken with Owen ball, arrested
by the detectives last wFra for par,
the country. More than that the
ticipation with Shercliffe in train
robbery at Minneapolis, has been en-
gagged to appear in moving picture
and vaudeville theaters throughout
manager gave Mrs. Shercliffe carte
blanche to the dress goods, millinery
and lingerie counters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

Noting the recent events in the re-
spective scandalo of France and Ger.
many, Harden, who is to get a new
trial, should take precautions against
the day when the military and court
party, finding all other measures in
effective, will begin shooting at him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

The New Zealand parliament is to
adjourn on the occasion of the visit
Of the American feet and will appro-
pirate $4,000 to pay the expenses of
entertaining the visitors. This is
friendship that bears the real brand
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

In consequence of Lahore literary
society announcing a lecture, Man
the Index of Creation" the city author
tiles sent 20 armed constables down
to the lecture hall, which only held So
people.