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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
Car Checker Shot.

Drawing back his lantern to strike
holdup man who had ordered him
to throw up his hands, Car Checker
Williams of the n. p, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by bandit
at Pasco last night, according to word
brought to the city this morning, says
the Walla Walla Bulletin. Williams
was engaged in checking up the cars
in the yard in checking up the cars
highwayman.
The command to elevate his hands
served to arouse Williams combative-
ness and as he drew back to hit the
man the latter fired, the bullet pene-
trating Williams lung.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
BIG MONTANA WOOL
GROWING FIRM RETIREs

Lewiston, Mont, Oct 2S.-The sale
of nearly 10000 head of sheep here
this week by Waite. Elliott and Peck
to Yellowstone and Fergus parties,
marks the retirement of another big
Montana wool growing firm which
for many years has figured in the
business. The firm viii winter 1000
lambs and dispose of them next
spring
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
NORTHWESTERN FRUITMEN
WILL MEET IN PORTLAND.

Portland, ore, Oct. 2S.-The annu-
al convention of the Northwestern
Fruitgrowers Association. represent
ing Montana, Idaho, Washington,
Utah. oregon and British Columbia,
will meet in Portland the first week
in December in conjunction with the
annual meeting OF the Oregon State
Horticultural society.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
YOUNG MEN CONTINUE TO
GIVE SKIN FOR FRIEND.

Santa Rosa, Cal.-Phil r 7mond,
the young Santa Rosa fireman, who
was scalded in a train wreck at No
VITO many weeks ago, underwent an
other skin-grafting operation this
morning. Another delegation Of
friends from Santa Rosa and Petalu-
ma went to san Rafael to furnish the
skin-grafts required, making the to-
tai about 250 that have done so.
About 100 inches of skin We're
transferred to the young mans leg to-
day. SsTI
Some friends have submitted to
two operations for the removal of
skn-grafts.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28

Ventura, Cal, Oct. 2S.-J. F. Kief-
for of Santa Paula is dead and James
Hatcher of Ford Rivas, both forest
rangers, is suffering from severe
burns as the result of being caught
in a pocket of a canyon by fire they
made. Kieffor was living with an in
valid son in tent The men started
the fire in the brush and it burned so
fast they could not escape.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
RIFLED MAILS TO
PAY OLD DEBTS

Bellingham, Wash, oct. est is
believed that a. w. Headley, the mail
carrier who confessed to rifling the
mails in Bellingham, did so to lift a
heavy debt which has been burden
ing him for years, part Of which
was created to relieve the sufferings
OF his first wife. He has been making
heavy monthly payments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
BITTER POLITICAL FIGHT
BEING WAGED IN CUBA,

Havana, Cuba, Oct. 2S.-The fight
between the liberal and conservative
parties for supremacy throughout the
island is becoming more bitter and
has resulted in the charges that the
liberals stole private property along
the route of their campaign excur-
sions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
SECOND OF ILL-FATED
HUNTERS IS FOUND.

Tacoma, Oct 2S.-Bloodhounds late
yesterday found the body of Fred w.
Kloeber, missing since October 10, in
the mountains, lying face downward,
half a mile from where the body of
Julius Kumel, his companion, was
found Sunday The position of the
body indicates that he had stumbled
over a log and that his head struck
a tree breaking his neck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
Moves 10 Times: Asks Divorce.

Because she was forced to change
her home 80 times in her married life,
Mrs. Jennie f. V. Jarrett today asked
a divorce from James f. Jarrett. says
a Fort Wayne, Ind, special. The
couple were married in 1891. Mrs.
Jarrett said the family had been eject
ed from 16 houses for nonpayment OF
rent and had moved out of others to
avoid process.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
SALEM MAN
Is SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Salem, Oct. 2S.-A. L. Brown, chief
engineer of the Salem Water compa-
ny. ana a prominent h2-'-,-- man,
was run over by a frightened team
CT Main street today and seriously
injured. Brown was on his bicycle
ana was unable to get out of ,he way.
His skull was fractured and an arm
and leg broken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
Taft Mon ErantiC.

Portland, Oct. 2S.-Frantic endeav-
ors We're made here to raise funds fol
the use of the Taft managers in New
York, Ohio and Indiana. Dr. Henry
Coe, with headquarters in the Port
land hotel, has requested the biggest
houses in Portland to give contribu-
tions. He asked two for $500 each.
1t is unknown how much he collect
ed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
OUTRAGEOUS FRATERNITY IMITATION

Los Angeles. Oct. 9S.-Beariug the
initials * D." burned SO deeply in
to their foreheads that it is feared
they are marked for life. Edgar Lusk
and Frank Ritchie today admitted
they had been branded during their
initiation into the Kappa Delta fra
ternity Thursday night. Their pa
rents are investigating.
The boys were taken together to
the home Of Chester Crank. one OF the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28

members of the fraternity where they
left their valuables then they went to
West Lake park where they were
ducked and given dry clothing. Next
they weer taken 70 haunt
ed house where they were handcuff-
ed and had their legs bound with
wire and it was there the branding
operation occurred. They had to
borrow car fare from n stranger to
get home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
COUGARS MAKING RAID
ON ROSEBURG SHEEP

Roseburg Oct 2S.-Cougars are
making raid on a band of sheep be-
longing To Leander Mathews. They
have killed IL Several of these ami
mails and black bear have been seen
in this vicinity this fall
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28

The trial of Binger Hermann. in
dicted in connection with the oregon
land frauds, has been again postponed
and this time Indefinitely, or at least
until the attorneys In the case come
together at some definite time and de-
eide upon a date FOR trial.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
AGED MAN AND HIS son
SENTENCED FOR SWINDIE.

Benson F. Bidwell, 70 years old.
and his son, Charles, were sentenced
to a term of from one to 10 years in
the penitentiary today by Judge
Laughlin of Chicago. They were
charged with making hundreds Of dol
lars by means of a swindling ma
chine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT
METED TO CHICKEN THIEF

Los Angeles, Oct. 2S.-With his
skull fractured, Casper Benson is
thought to be dying as the result of a
beating and being tied to a tree by
neighbors who found him in a chicken
coop last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
Escancd Conyict Caugilt.

Tacoma, oct. 2S.-Frank Brown,
who escaped from the Salem peniten-
tiary two months ago by swimming
the Willamette river amid a rain Of
bullets. was captured here today by,
Deputy Sheriff Desmond.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
ROY Kills nrotIlcr

At Gate City. Wash, Saturday. r.
A. Patton, aged 19, was shot and in
slantly killed by his younger brother
William, after a quarrel 1t is claim
ed the shooting was accidental, hut
the boy has been arrested.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28

st. Petersburg, Oct. Eff Maxim
Gorky again visits New York he will
bring with him his sure enough"
wife. The marriage was secret one,
and it was several weeks before the
fact leaked out that Gorky was mar
ried to Nine Anderiff the former wife
of the noted author, Leonidas Andre
III.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28

New York, oct 2S.-Bryan left
this morning on his up state GAM
paign, whore he will follow Taft's
trail.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
BRYAN 8 SPECIAL
IN AN ACCIDENT
Train Backs Into Crowd of a
Thousand PeopIe-Some
Are Injured.
BRYAN'S APPEARANCE ON
PLATFORM RESTORES ORDER

Nebraskan Says lie Believes Demo-
Gratis Will Garry New York, Indi-
ana, Ohio, Kentucky and Rhode
Island-Denounccs Roosevelt for
Campaign Activity Declaring Office
Belongs TO the People and That
President Cannot Dictate His Sue
CeSs0r
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28

J. w. Sewers, well known sheep
man of Malta, Mont, perished in a
snowstorm Wednesday. His dead body
was found Thursday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
OIInl,n in Illinois.

Cairo, H., Oct. 2S.--A severe earth
quake was felt here last night. 1t
lasted five seconds but no damage is
reported.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
.SCR|BER IS ONCE
MORE ARRESTED
La Grande Bank WreCker Was
Turned Over by BOndSmen
Yesterday
WILL BE TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY BY U. S. MARSHAL

Surety Becomes Afraid the EmbeZzler
and Forger Would Not Stay Held
for $4,000 When Amount of
Shortage Is So Much Greater
Case Dismissed in Justice Court
Reported That Shortage Will Ex-
ceed ,OOO-Street Rumor Of
Romance i'm Connection With Fall
ure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28
DEC|s|l<l!!l!S5 !5..
s.aacONSTRUED
Local Lawyers Say Supreme
Court Decision Wont Affect
PendIetOn.
MEDEORDS CHARTER
FROM LEGISLATION

Only Cities May Now Amend Charters
and Municipal Measures Do Not
Supcrscde State Criminal Laws
Medford Secured Special Charter
Before Constitutional Amendment
Was Passcd-Echo Of Former Leg
islatlvc Fight I'm Which Senator
Pierce Was Leader.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-28

After you have read
the ads in today's East
Oregonian, yau are
ready to go shopping.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New YORK. May lS-sUGAR-L0ndon reported the
market for beet sugar sd lower. with May and June
Quotsd AZ lis I'D At New gork the market vas
steady, bat quiet and unchanged, with dutg-paid
prices quoted as follows: Centrifugal. % test. sSs
sluscoysdo s. test. sS5s and aaolasses sugar. 50
test. ssL Business IN rennee sugar was moderate,
vih the undertons Of he market steady and prices
unchanged,
NAVAL sTOREs-A dull market sas noted for
rosin. with Common TO good stTained shade lower
tar was m0dera:e and the quoted price shade
ioweT a. 7sas.o0 for oil barrels TIE New YORK
market fer spirits turpcntins vas quiet and IN
changed with Is asked for mGchinSmade barrels,
and at Savannah the maTEst vas hm and un
ohugad AZ fs1.
MIL FEED-Flrm: moderate demand Spring
bran ID Ieapound SACKS % arrive. q l5sS.0o; mid
dlinss 8oos855; city bIan, in bulk, goo; Western
red dog 70 arrive 500. winter wheat bran. IN le9
pound Sacks, &55.
oATs-Dan and fat No white S.; No {
white. 81; No. mixed. S.
FLoUR-Insctiye and unchanged. Spring patents.
41a5s5; spring clears tfa4.7o; winter stTaights,
51ass0; winter clear. 457s4.sS; kansas. in sacks
patents. soas5A; stEaights, 4s9aAso; clears. Aela
40
RYE FLoUR-stsady; Hade quiet We quote
aaz5Is
C0RNMEAL-s -stssdy; light supply Kiu-asied
for expert 3s5. ooarse meal In bsss Llsai-0
HAY-Recelpts. 10 tons. STEADY: trade inactive
fitas ltls'44-ss At's 4'p = --s'--S--i 80 = N''
No s. -
sTRAW-FIzn; light supply. Long rye. sass
BEEF-Steady; demand inactive. Family. s5oa
n0a: packet H50al5ol
PORK-steady and quiet. Mess. H-7sais 3; fam
ly l6 5aI7.5
TALLOW-slov and unchanged ost. in hoz-
heads, 81.
LARD-U Unchanged. Prime Western, 60s city
seaaS 25. redned continent, SO. south American
9eo; refined Brazilian, kegs i0s5: cits stearine. 10:
Oleastearine, nominal; New YoTk. Il; ChioagO III
BUTTBR-Rscsipts s. 652 packages Steady. CIesm-
s1y, extra. 2is; frsts, Dssal State daiEy, tubs
finest, q = good 70 choice. iss@.
EG6s-Recsipts 1887 CASES Steady. Nearby
white. fancy gssazl; nearby mixed, fancy, ssissso
Western extra hrsss. lsalSA. Western hrsts Iizl7iz
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. May ls.-Foiioning arc the official
prices today
RYE-Stook in elevators, E.723 bushels shipments
from elevators. 80 bushels No Western rye. ek-
port 9ea9l
BAKLEY-stoek in elevators. 7A bushels.
OATS-Stock in elevators. I$.921 bushels; ship
ments from elevators, 5.7s bushels. White. No. 2
heavy 5sisa60; do, No. g light to medium, 5Sisa59
DO. No 5. heavy ss5sa59 DO. No. 3 medium, S111a
5s do, No. s. light S1a57; do, No. 4, light to
heavy SASSY mixed, No. 9 5slsa57; do. No. 3. s.
ass: do. No. { 57a5S.
MILL FEED-Spfing bran. as to weight tbulkl
0-pouni sacks. q 5oaB00; do. l00pound sacks
Eoaas50. Western middlings. in lS1-poand sacks
B0a City Mills bran, in iW-poand sacks. sS5oa
$50; City Mills middIings in ieapound sacks. q %
s2So0
FLOUR-winter extra. 400aL2o do. clear. Asa
80: do. straight. A45sss0; do. patent. 4s9a4ss
spring clear fsa4ee; DO. straight, s0os5.s1; do
patent 5ssa5e5; Cisy Nils best patent. $50; do
high-sIade patent $50, straight 81; Co.. choice
family 49, extra. Llea4se. Rye aoaT medlun to
choice. 4s5aAa.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
New York.
Eew Orleans.
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
= - are wholesale.l }


Butter prices from the West were 3c lover last
night and SCI the pFioe a that commodity SO much
lower fer the week on the wholesale market. Bust
ness vas fairly bFisk Ia AL lines yesterday, and
with rather large arrivals there was a tendency
downward In the prices uf several lines Of produce
though tie ofac5al quotations were not materially
changed. The weather Is the finest for the growth
q green vegetables. berries. and early fruits and
the prospect Is for large arrivals from this time on
with general tandsnoy 10 cheapness
BUTTER-CTCameTy fancy Aaziis do. Western
frsts. 22i4aL3A DO. seconds 8au process fancy.
2isa22; do fair 20 good laA: dairy choice. I7aIS;
good, Is. oTe-packed, fresh. lial5
CHEESE-AiaTket firm and active on all kinds.
New York State factory. large. lslsai4; CO. small
old l4ai4l4 do sumner, small lZissl3; Virginia To-
E6Gs-Near-by fresh Virginia loss of. l5il: aver
age Is; West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, l51s
Tennessee. l5ls: North Carolina. Is; duck, Is.
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens. fancy lsa20: winter,
22s5; spring 2ea50 hens u: roosters. 7; ducks
large loalI; do small g. geese sal9; turkeys TOMS
per H.. Is; DO. hens. Is: Co. thin. 10; keats 10
DRESSED P0ULTRY-TuTkeys. hens, undrawa
pr ID. Il do, sTeFage undrawn. Is do thin
loaI2; tens Aal6; chickens spring, large, 80 small
a30: hens. choice l3li. roosters. Sa9 ducks. 12sl3
geese. sale
DRESSED MEATs-Hams. country. sugar cured.
i2aii.
VEGETABLES-Potatoes per 5ushel. TOas0: Ne
Cormack 6Oa65; sweet potatoes per bbl.. 400a500 0;
yams. 3Soa4.os asparagus. per est, Ao0as00; cab
baRe P7r cwt, soss5s celery Florida, psF crate Zo0
a25o; cucambers, Florida per crate sOa209 lettuce,
Florida per basket LEaL75; onions Bermuda,
per crate, iT5a20o Ohio, par bushs Saeo; peppers,
Florida per carrier zOIa3G5, string beans green
Der basket s00a30e; tomatoes, Florida, fancy, per
crate 2oea3e5. peas PER basket, l.ezi.25; rhubarb
per dozen punches I5sZ5 radishes per lo0 Local g.
GREEN FRUITs--Apples. York imperial Per bbI
lsoas 90: Ben Davis l5ea2s0; Wine Sap. l5oa30o;
Albemarle Pippin s.ooi faney table fruit. s00ss
Spy, 2Ooa325; oranges. Florida, bright, per box
225; do, russets. rs; California nsvels. 2ga2 So
grape fruit Florida. per box 3.50a4e0 cTanberFies
Der box, 20oa350 so., per barrel. 5.o0aso0.
DRIES-Beeswax. g; tallow, 4: honey. white
clover lib. new. Is: do. 2-lb- new. Dal2: ginseng
Ter ID. b00s6o0; Seneca. per ID, 80; Golden SEAL
soaa5: Pink l2ali Mandrake. 2as; Snake Root, IS.
GRAIN-Whsat. Southern grade. siasS: rye.
75aS0; corn sheed white soss5; do. yellow soas5
d. car, 325sh0o cats, Western white, No. 2 6la
e5; do, mixed, 5sa60.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
FORCES CORN UP TO rs CENTS
James &. Patten squeezes J. Ogden
Armour in Grain Deal.
MaLy shorts Try to Find Grain 20
Cover, and Prices Are Con-
sequentIy showed Up.

Chicago, May 1s-May corn reached q
record breaking price to-day on the board
Of trade. when James A. Patten. IN a
spectacular deal. squeezed J. ogden Ar
mour and forced the price 10 Is cents.
Millions of dollars are said to have been
lost by Armour in his efforts 10 break the
Patten corner and cover his shortage.
J. Brandt Walker, who recently won
many millions in Wall street, was also
said TO have been a heavy loser
The shorts. Of whom Armour end Wal
ker are the heaviest, with thousands Of
others caught IN the corner. tried TO find
grain to-day 10 make up their delinGuen-
cies. Patten not only held the market
firm at the opening, but as the scramble
to buy grain came, forced the price to Is
cents
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, May B-CATTLE-Receipts 900.
Steers ID cents lower steers 6E5a6 so bulls. Ao0a
SO COWS. 250as.5o Dressed beef. slow and lower
at 9i4all per pound
cALyEs-Receipis, $50. veals, sos75 cents lower.
All sold Common 70 choice veals. 50oaT0o; gen
eral top 675 battermilk 3.5oaA0o. Dressed calves
lower; city dressed yeals s1tall country dressed.
Tsasiz.
SHEEP AND LA9fBS-ReCtipts, 800. Sheep
dun; lambs 3 cents lover; spring lambs, % cents
lower; cars unsold. Wooled lambs. !. . per 100
Ibs clipped lambs. 575asso; spring lambs, s25a
eco; clipped sheep, 250s53 few head, $50
HOG+Rceeipts Is 993. Market lever. state or
Pennsylvania hogs. 5.7aa600
Chicago May CATTLE Receipts, 9oa, Mar
ket steady; 10 cents lower. Prime besyes 600a7.oo
poor 20 Medium. t65a5g9 stocSers and feeders, e
a535; cows and he.fars 33oa36l Gamers. 22ja3 %
Texans I i0lL6e
HoGs-Recsipts. a.W0. Market cents higher.
Light. 5aosss9 rough, 5l5a6S; mixed, 529as. %
heavy 5ssa550 rigs. A40a5.l5
sHEEP-Receipts Sa0o- Market, 5a3 cents
lower. Native sheep. s75a575; Western sheep. SS5a
565 Western and native lambs. Al5a5.B
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
.-slor: nominal. ID. 2. 81. t .. B.
PRODUCE MARKET

baltimore May ls-FolloWing are the Official prices
at the PRINCIPAL commission houses:
BUTTER-Crsamery. fancy, per h., a imitation,
Isals Maryland ard Pennsylvania rolls, i5al6 store
packed Ohio lssl5; do, West Virginia. l4ai5 Mary
land Virginia and Penns5 lyania day prints, Bale
LIVE POULTRY-Winter chickens. lbs and an-
der. Goa25. spring IL and ~ lbs, %; do. old
hens lsi1; ducks, puddle, 9aloi do, young, musoTy
and mOngrel, Sale.
EGGs-MaTyland and Pennsylgania, FISH per
doz lSis
POTAT0ES-Old, nearby. prime, per bushei, Ga
IS; Western Maryland and Pennsylvania, 75sso; Po-
ttsnac and Delaware. per bbl.. S5oai.00
GREEN FRUITS AND YEGETABLES-Apples
New YORK assorted. bbl, L75a30o Aspsrsgus
Charleston per dozen. green. 15Oa2Go; do. Norfolk
l. 50az %; do Eastern Shore, Nd. cultivated. L50a
90: do Wild 75al6. Beets Florida. crate. 0ea
10 cabbage. North Carolina, Per crate, new,
Local 15 Celery. Florida per standard crate. ga
80 Cucumbers. Florida, per basket, Le0aI&.
Grape fruit Florida, per box. 25oa3.50. Lettuce.
North Carolina. pcT basket. 5aloa do. Norfolk,
pcr 4 b-bhl basket 5oal00 Onions Bermuda per
box. lssalf0 OFanges Florida. box as to size
i.75a2 O. Peas North Carolina, per basket Goal o.
Wax beans Charleston, psr basket, i5aaz o.
Squash. Florida per basket. lO0al0 straWberries
Norfolk Per quart. salli do, Eastern Shore, Mary
land and Virginia. sali tomatoes, Florida. per
carrier. fancy 50a2 IS; do fair TO good l50a2 90
Pineapgles. per crate 25oaS0. Spring onions. per
100 bucles, s0a0.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished By Z. T. Hutton & Co.
members Of the New YORK Stock Exchange and The
Chicago Board Of Trade. G. Bowie Chipman nan
ager, 1901 street northwest.
Chicago, Mas R-TTade vas fairiy active in wheat
this morning at lover prices on ihe cables and the
weather reports The pressure was not pronounced
however and later. the DECREASE E the visible,
rally IN the cables and some erop complaints from
tha Southwest and also the Central West there was
sn advance s good portion Of which vas lost before
the close.
Corn advanced reports Of unfavogable weather
and DELAYED planting but the expectation Ct more
fsvorsbls weather conditions through the West re-
sulacd in considerable selling. While the short IN
eres5 did not appear 70 be vey large. claim Is made
that the recent advance has eliminated quite large
short interest
Oats were quiet With prices showing easier tone.
due to favorable weather coRditioEs. Receipts
larger and the inspection az Chicago quite good
Provisions were very quiet most Of the day. with
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York May lS-Money on call az the stock
exchange to-day opened at IA per cent highest. IA
lowest, i closing "a Most Of the losns at IL
Der cent.
Time money opened the week in fairly active de
mand. The largest business done was Ia the six
months maturity. Rates PAN per cent for
sixty days Tor ninety days. 81 for four months,
g5 for five months. and Si5a3A foT six months
Mercantile paper Of the high grades met with
ready absorption. There was a Moderate amount Of
such material Rates, fa5 per cent for sixty to
ninety days. indorsed bills receivable and choice
single names 44a5 for four TO siI months ind0Tsed
bills receivable and choice NAMES and ~ for Others.
The sterling market to-day. spite Of the gold
Port engagements advanced % points. Rates for
actual business closed as follows Sixty days As5i5
aA80: demand. 4S729: cables As1s5a4s750. Com
meICial bills were 4.s33sa45ff4.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E. F. Hutton & Co.
members q TIE Nes YORK STOCK Exchange and ths
New YoFs Cotton Exchange, G. Bowie Chipnan,
manager. 1901 F street northvest
New York, May l8.-0n firm cables the cotton mar
ket opened frm % II points Up with trading
active and large. There was aggressive buying by
the converted bears, who have row become big bulls.
AZ 80 points advance TIE weathsr over sunday Ia
parts. Of the belt somewhat unfsToTah!e. there
being more rains reported Liverpool continues very
bullisn and private cables claim that the market IS
badly oyerbought The trade here IS locking fof a
bullish goyeTnB.snt report on June , With favor
able weather which IS likeiy We pgeis! 70 XII cot
ton on all hard spots
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
Nfar fsnre to par neht..

Civil service employees in the service of
the government VIII be required 70 pay
their debts, If the National Association
Of Retail Grocers can induce President
Roosevelt to issue an order 10 that effect.
John A. Green, secretary, ana a commit
tee representing the association called
on the President yesterday to talk the
matter ever. Rfr. Roosevelt did not COM
nit himself on the subject, but asked the
delegation to submit their views In
writing.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-19
Evans win BE ON BOARD.

Rear Admiral Robley D, Evans. for
mer eonn3ander-in-chief Of. the Atlantic
battle ship feet, win be ordered BY Sec
retary Of the Navy Metealf to duty as a
member of the General Board of the
Navy. in order to utilize his long ex-
perienee Of the recent cruise around South
America in advising the Secretary Of the
Navy on matters of naval policy. he
viii be placed on the retired list on Au-
gust Is next. His retirement, however.
win not prevent him from serving on
ehe General Board.