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Wool Market at st. LOUIS.

st. Louis, April Wool steady.
Territory and western mediums, 1870
zoe; fine mediums. 16@17c; fine, 10
@15c. .!
, 1908-04-07

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, 1908-04-07

Don't forget the Crystal show to-
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ers sings that pretty song, when Bob
White Whistles in the Meadow"
, 1908-04-07

| am now in the dray business, hav-
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201t2
, 1908-04-07
New York Financial Market.

New York, April Prime mercan-
tile paper, 4k@5A pei cent; money
on call easy, 1k@2 per cent.
, 1908-04-07

WE HAVE several desirable parties
wanting unfinished houses. 1 and
Miller block. Laramie Realty Co.
, 1908-04-07

President Charles Eliot of Harvard
university celebrated his 74th birthday
Friday by taking a bicycle ride. Ia
spite of his age his health is remark.
ably good.
, 1908-04-07

No Grain Market at Chicago.
chicago, April mo grain market
today, owing to election holiday.
, 1908-04-07

WANTED-Position on ranch by
man and wife. Inquire Republican.
d.W-ff
, 1908-04-07

FOR RENT-Four-room furnished
house. Apply sos Fremont st. tt
, 1908-04-07

FOR RENT-Six-room house and
bath. Mrs. Sid Lawrence. 201t6
, 1908-04-07

FOR RENT-Furnished or unfur-
nished house. 101 Fourth st. 200t3
, 1908-04-07

FOR Sales.--future machine. APP
ply to Ralph Hance. colts
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

,,htcogo June 12-Fresh reports of damage to
the crop by wet weather ana !Iise1,I 1900 tbe
strength to-day in the local wheat market the
Jnlv delivery closing at net gain Of &c Corn
was unchanged. Oats were "a hlsher' anu Pi0
visions n shade lower to &c higher go ,
The wheat market was strong all Gay WIN ny .iIo
evcention of brief period near the middle or the
session. when prices declined aoouI Ic ott on
realizing sales News regarding the growing crop
in America was the chief source of strength ana
completely offset the weakness OF foreign mar
kets Crop damage reports to-day were more nu-
noerous than at any time during the last month'
and told of injury the crop in Illinois ana Nls
souri, by wet weather and In the SCUM ~ g.
ouis trade journal confirmed to some extent 'iie
damage news. Leading bulls led IN the puSi
which was quite general an Gay - hi,her at
closed strong July opened "a TO 12c hlgnei, a. a.
$3.50 to S75sc, sold between STAG ana 80 9sG 70
SS1kc. and closed at SSAc ClearanceS oI t Wnr
and -four were equal to I31OO bushels. EApoi =.
for the week as shown by Bradstreets were equal
TO 3O65000 bushels Primary receipts We're oos,-
O0o bushels against 100000 bushels on tne sdIe
dav last wear Minneapolis. Duluth and Chlcaeo
reported receipts 242 against l7 cars last
week and 2S4 year ago. :,
The corn market was firm early in the day IN
sympathy with wheat. but later became easy ne
cause of the weakness of cash corn L1oeraI OF
ferngs from the country depressed prices ne ne
market closed steady. July opened unchahseu u
&c higher at 67Ac to 671Rc. sold up to o13sc.
and then declined to $3.50. The close SCI OF
671.c Local receipts were 339 cars WIN 'i
The feature of the trade in oats was active buy
inc of September by shorts and commission
hnIses The market was generally strong al
though several times prices reacted on reanNiIs I
sales Damage reports were the chlet puilsl pui ~
so I,IIy opened unchanged at 421sc. ad-
yanced TO 4sc and closed at 427sc- Local recelpts
were 106 - ~.
provisions opened strong because of a &C 10 4Vc
advance In live hogs. The greater part or the
strength was lost, however, on selling by longs
and outside packers. At the close july porR vas
ND SC TO s1410 Lard was OH shade' at % - 1a
Pfbs were shade higher at 81 75. -
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 20 30
cars: corn. s25 cars; oats 147 cars: hogs lS'VVo
head
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
BROOKLYN BANK MAY OPEN JULY 1.
International Trust Company Depositors 10
Be Paid in Full.

Unless present plans miscarry the Broohlyh
Bank which is at present in the hands Of receiV-
ers will open for business or about July l. anu
at the same time the depositors OF the suSpeiloeu
International Trust Company, at NO. zVs broao-
WAY which is closely allied with the Brooklyn
Bank paid in full by the latter institution
At a special meeting of the stockholders or the
trust company yesterday a plan was approved py
which all its assets will be turned over 10 the
Brooklyn Bank part of the reorganization
scheme of the latter institution These assets II
is understood amount to some $4,000
s Stanwood Menken, of the firm OF fhlinlf
Feeknan & Menken, who has worked out the plan
of reorganization for the Brooklyn Bank and the
liquidation of the International Trust Company
said:
The stockholders of the International trust Trust
COMPANY are given an option TO purchase STOCK
in the Brooklyn Bank at par in two years: Inc ne
plan is favorably considered by the stockhoIders
of the Brooklyn Bank. and all save ten OF lts
shares have been voted in approval of the scheme
and these it is believed, be obtained Inc
BROOKLYN Bank stockholders and directors late
this afternoon after a meeting unanimously ap-
has been made depository of the shares which,
in furtherance of the plan, must be deposited
a loan of $500, 900 to the Brooklyn Bank mas
been arranged. Where this is to he got or
from whom I am not at liberty to say. Thus with
the funds there, cash and bonds Salable on the
Stock Exchange which equal to cash, there VIII
be in sight ,725000, against joint liaVities over
ject the approval of the court and the banking
lena rfO
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
10 CIT FoUNDRIEs STOCK IN HALF.
Steel Company Stockholders Authorize
Reorganization Plan.

The snecial meeting OF the STOCKHOLDERS OF lhe
American Steel Foundries Company to take acuon
on the financial reorganization OF the company
which has been adjourned from time to time was
1d yesterday in Jersey City and resolution pro-
;a;- tor tbe reduction of the capital stock from
ga eEo ooo TO s17 $4,000 adopted The reor-
.o,;zotio, committed Of which L. II. Gary. chair
80 ~ tbe United States Steel Corporation was
chairman held proxies for l5S'5IZ shares VI INC
,,referred and l409S4 shares of the common sloch
bo,,+ % per cent of the total Outstanding capita
x,oc1, The resolution TO reduce the caplldl "dS
osed nv Eugene Small and Isaac BIuIne' WHO
- ,,roxies for / $50 shares Of preferred stock
l., ranI,- IN a stockholder who raised the quesuoh
r ,ne,satton for the reorga nization cornrnltlee'
1aro carv said there no intention OF 1hahlhs
- cbarge A resolution expressing the appfecia-
tior of the stockholders for the committee W.
..au the more because II had been done siatiS
+bere,,non adopted unanimously ana the Hee''ie
adjourned. ,z. ,o., ,,,,I,-
The reorganization plan has already peeh @ pup-
,,,d =, 5atau IT provides. in brief, that the STOCK
,rl no made 10 represent actual value. WieH 'iIo
- 80 eret submitted to the stockholders last
4-l,or,. n WAS opposed by David Straus' OF 4>e"
Wi, q stakeholder, who obtained a temporary Ia
;,,,ctio, from Vice-Cha nceior Howell III ->
as.raipirs, the stockholders from Vouhs upon ~
-oe,tfon This action was recently dlscol'iiU7N'
-, r,ada ,,estardays meeting possible
,-o,, that reduction in the capital STOCK il"S
= ,,.tor,zed nv the stockholders, 1t is eHpec'eu
=. I:-.iaa,de on the preferred stock, Which hd'o
- ,s,ended for some time, will be shorty re-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
SAY DEAD MAN "BUTTED" INTO FIGHT
Pugilist Arrested for Killing Canadian
Found LYING on Sidewalk.

Joseph Goldman, pugilst. of No 2ol Monroe
street, arrested last night for the killing Of
Albert E. NOVEL;, of Toronto Canada, who was
found lying on the sidewalk in front of No. 2lO
West 9th street early yesterday morning. The po-
lice have statements from Daniel Lavarre. of No.
2l5 West 9th street. and Morris Dorsey, of No A3
West 9th street. negroes. who say the dead man
was in the neghborhood all of Monday night. rep
resenting himself detective looking for crap
shooters.
According to these men Novel; "butted' INTO a
fight going on in 9th street near Seventh avenue
telling the fighters stop, that he was police
man When asked TO show his shield he could not
do so and the two men left off fighting and struck
him repea atedly they say. knocking him to the
sidewalk. so that he was not able TO get up. He
1 IN the street until Patrolman Malcolmson came
s1ong and had him taken the hospital. where he
died later. -
Dorsey told the police he recognized Goldman as
the shorter of the two fighting in the street
4Ia ,ointed him ont Detective Fogarty as ne
oroerged from the Romar Athletic Club at Orcharu
,7 Grand streets last night. Goldman was locked
,,n on a charge of homicide and the negro was
detained as a witness.
The only mark of identification on No"eh was
no+ehook containing the sentence: In case OF
ooi5ent notify my mother, Mrs. H. Novel; NO
1Qs Morse street, Toronto, Canada Telegram
~ ,,,.d from the Chief of Police of Toronto
1+ night SAYING the dead man was undoupteoS
-. U NoweIl and that his brother, william
-, had left Toronto for New York TO claim
bod
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
&. f. KING SURRENDERS.
Released on s95 900 Bail at Boston,
Issues Statement.

Boston June 12-Cardenio F. King. the financial
agent of this city, who for time maintained
extensive offices Boston and New York ana
who left this city last February, appeared sud
denly at police headquarters here to-day, an
nounced his identity to the official duty and sur
rendered himself answer TO an Indictment cnarg-
ing him with the larceny of S25,3SS The fndict-
nlent which is in thirty-one counts, was returned
against him two months after he went away, and
ba sed or evidence of persons who said they had
sent money TO King for him TO buy stock for them
and that the stock had not been delivered.
King came over from New York or the midnight
train last night arriving in this city shortly after
7 o'clock this morning. He walked up from the
South Station TO police headquarters without be-
ing recognized by any one.
King had a conference with his attorney at police
headouarters after which he issued voluminous
typewrltten statement in which he said that he
left Boston February because he had TO do so, as
10 have remained in Boston would have meant
''eher the rladhouse assassination at the hands
of one or the hundred hired thugs who had dogged
nv footsteps nearly six months previous to my
departrre' He said that his financial misfortunes
ha6 been the result of a conspiracy against him
and that he had determined to fight the men who
were responsible for his plight and to rehabtate
his fortunes Throughout the statement King con-
tinualiy refers TO Boston financier, whose name
he does not mention but who is characterized by
him as the master thug.
King was arraigned before Judge Pierce IN the
Srperior Court, late in the afternoon and PLEADED
rot guilty In default of $4,000 bail King was
committed 20 the Charles street jail He was re-
eased from custody at o'clock tonight, bonds for
SIS 600 having been furnished by friends
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
I'LL ON CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
sv krits Of Emergency Law VIII BE
Erso rs Its nueration Is Better Known.

RursH-ick Ca, June n-Charles III. Treat
rrHsd States Treasurer, addressed the Georgia
irksrs' Association to-day on recent financial
-slstion He spoke Of the panic OF last fan
Ii praised the work done by Secretary Cortelyou
T slsy the currency stringency.
The outcome Of the long and protracted efforts
secure this legislation he said. referring 70
he emergency currency law, was the passing
d the Aldrich- -TTeeland bill which not only en-
sTes the kinds Of securities acceptable as the
isis for note issues such as state and municipal
nais but also in a conservative way. provides
II the utilization OF commercial paper guaranteed
the national currency associations This guar
sise should make the Issue Of currency on the
tsss Of commercial paper more than equal to the
'-E first mortgage bond, as tie guarantee behind
represents such great financial ability This
'F feature OF note issues on the basis Of COM
arcial paper had not absorbed the attention OF
e country, except among business and banking
rdes The law is conservative. and at the same
nc enables the experiment 10 be fairly tried with
al hazard. and lis merits viii be proved as its
rt-stion becomes better known
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
NEW U. P. BONDS 0VERsUBsCRIBED.
Their Weakness on Curb, However, Causes
Sharp Break in Stock Market.

Kuhn. Loeb & Co closed the subscription llsl LOT
the new issue OF $4,000 600 per cent Union Pacihc
prior lien and refunding bonds at 90 CLOCK yeS.ei
dav morning and announced that the bonds had
been heavily oversubscribed. The list in LONDON
was closed two days ago
On the curb where the bonds sold few Gays
ago at e7Iz, they touched yesterday morning 80,
fp,,re u point below the subscription price The
total sales for the day sl15Ooo0 and the clos
ing price 9512-
The weakness of the bonds on the curb occa-
stoned much comment and was attributed IN some
quarters to animosites arising from the falure ol
large interests TO obtain participation in the highly
r,,cceesfu1 PENNSYLVANIA bond Offering several
weeks ago 1t was reported in the Street that al
least one large house invited to subscribe Tor
+he Union Pacific bonds, but instead SOLD theih
sLor+ yesterday The decline in the bonds was
a-,o,, the nrincipal causes of the sharp break In
,ta e+oeL market in which Union Pacihc fell 10
742 closing with a net decline of Si4 points. at
49,.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
ERIE STOCKS DECLINE
Bonds Also Feel Bad Effect of
Tuesdays announcement.

Following the announcement of the measures
meet the coupons due in the coming year its
prior lien and general lien bonds the Erie stocks
declined sharply yesterday the common suffering
a net loss of Slz points, the first preferred and
the second preferred S&4. while the bonds were
correspondingly weak, the convertible As. which
closed at 90 on Thursday, closing yesterday at 49
1t had been generally supposed that the financing
in April when s15,0G0oO0 of notes issued, of
which Mr.. Hartman took s5,50o,000, providing for
meeting the s500,0o0 maturing in that month, and
of which syndicate headed by j. P Morgan &
Co. took 100000. the remaining s4,5o000 being re-
served for future issue, had put the company out
OF danger for the future. The announcement
Of its inability meet it's fixed charges and of
the necessity of entering into arrangement
under which the bankers should buy the coupons
the prior lien and general lien bonds aroused re-
newed apprehension to the future OF the road,
which reflected in the selling of its securities
The plan referred to in the announcement OF
Thursday night for funding the coupons on the
general lien and general mortgage bonds for
period sufficient to enable the company to com
plete out of current earnings the improvements
now under way, has not yet been perfected IL is
understood 1t is said TO be probable that it will
take the form of offer to the bondholders 10
sell their coupons regularly at each interest date
subsequently to July l. 1909 to a BANKING mousse
which would secure a prior lien security on Cle
nroperty to the extent of the amount represented
by the coupons. Another report is that the Doho-
holders themselves may receive a prior lien Sc
curity on surrendering coupons as they mature
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
THREE r. r. RATE ORDERS
Commerce Commission Decides I'M
pOrtdnt Points.

washington, June 12-Three important orders re-
saroinE railroad rates were issued to-day by the
interstate Commerce Commission, each relating TO
proposed modification of the requirements of
Rule s6 of the commissions tariff circular No. Is A
The first order in response to request of
the Gulf foreign freight lines in respect the
rates and fares between points in the United
States and points in Cuba The commission
uered that its directions in the Cosmopolitan Ship
ping case should be adhered to- Carriers partci-
rating In export and import traffic between the
United States and Cuba, South America, Central
America and Panama received an extension of time
until July next within which to file and post their
tariffs
On petition of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Company and other transcontnental lines
the commission granted the carriers permission to
make changes in their import and export rates
from and TO foreign countries through the Pacific
Ocean lines three days notice. The carriers
also received extension of time until October
text within which to file with the commission and
post the public their export and import tariffs
The third order extended the time within which
carriers may file with the commission their tariffs
between the United States and Cuba TO October
next.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
The PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

'sa River Mass. June I2.-Sales in the print
II market for the week are estimated at lao-
Pieces. While the volume Of goods disposed
o'es not show rs large a, total as that for the
s''sohg week, there Is fair inquiry at I'M
-dasea prices. Narrow looms are receiving bet
CsA than the wide odds, manufacturers asking
I'senth higher than the quoted prices for the
-, which gives the market a firner under
y ne cUTtailTnent this week is equal TO about
: eshtn q the total production
e Prices are Twenty-eight inch. 81 squares
'sh's; 2 inch. - by 81, 3ls cents; q inch, 81
's'es cents; 5S1z inch "a squares, as cents; ~
-a' by z, Bts cents.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
NOTES OF THE MINES.

- A-as s 4 Neyins, president OF the Cobalt Cen
: 'Nle Yesterday. Il have Just returned from
inspection II our property, and am more
- YIessed with the showing IL is making. Inc
n = Nooat camp looks better than ever before IN
sl''r!' Our concentrstor is now treauns from
8s.,o - seventy tons of ore day ana. WIN thS
~. ~ some inexpensive machinery, We -
s-t.-r % test one hundred tons or more q o6g
o. ieW weeks ] inspected the Bailey piOP
fi.., winch our company has recently leased, ana
n ls.i saturday last made strike AZ NE tbe ~. 10
+ p.l 49, running two thousand ounces 10 tHe ioIl
irss "a D"n sno control more than elgnt huiloI ca
s-sci tle nest innHralIzs.3 property IN tLe taif
Ing lNerty-seVen different mining clal4ls-
- eaoioefs of the Greene Consolidated 1ola
- ~aiS he'd an adjourned special meeting yeste'-
uS az was the case two weeks ago. no
a I ~, vas present. Reading Of the minutes oL
IN i directors meeting revealed the fact ''i'''
Nsse given Colonel Greene contained pro-
nm shss If within twelve months be haa not
3 p5,o pro Operations the lease would oe nliIlleu. n
y srnoles contained further important lnioiila-
sshr r.oAg which was The resignation OF the lol-
syh , = directors: "a. L. u. Stokes, EPees ran ,dI
n h J. Gates and J. T Morrow, and the elec-
st me following as their successors, =. "a
sss p = Goodenopgh. W D. Makepeace aI.d
sie1 ~ ~ year ago certain Of the directors L Le
esss privilege of subscribing for so,etp shaIes
~ Fbs,s.s stock II 81 share. and tnat me .ass
@ ts. equally divided among three, hdH"
/. ~ Transferred 20 their respective names
q u'ah Copper Company is now treating $500
s..- we day. which is averaging Is per cent
- asoFn which the recovery is twenty-three
~ " copper ton. The management. now
4, lN 10 be- showing the cheapest ini'lii'6
@trs, 4e United States or any othef couhti = =
ni-t Operating cost is noW 81 o9 a ton: lncluuI
Stis,-s, milling, smelling. freight sellihs -.
4 .l1atinn of esDenses fTlse ore deposit OF lhe
atr.sf-r Company is Of remarkable ulilt"i mn
a.. Lss per cent VI copper i"f IA'e
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The petitions in bankruptcy filed yesterday with
the clerk of the United States District Court were
as follows:
rlwood T Dixon. No 155 West 1920 street
iosn,on and collector voluntary petition: liabili-
ties So. .s3 81 assets, excepted $3.50 Owes ne Rob
er+ tIiIi No 34S West 52d street. SS.949 ob. on
running account for groceries Dixon was 1or-
merlv in business at No 2746 Eighth avenue:
i ANA @ Rissell retail dealer in mens FURNISH
ings No 522 Coumbus avenue y0l3pgttary pet
include stock S7l3 80. and deposits in bank 81.
Schedules of Jacob Brous. doing business as
"rhe Hub" at No. 2f72 Third avenue, give the
ba,krrnt,s liabilities as s4,639 IS and assets at
81 0O3 81. Included in the latter are stock worth
81 500 and machinery valued at $l,25O
Albert Stickney was appointed receiver for the
Davidson Engraving Company. at No. 1872 White
street with bond of $4,000. The plant Of the al
1eped bankrupt concern against which the petit
toners claims aggregate s11.477, is estimated at
SIS 900; its outstanding accounts and cash on hand
are said 10 be 81 000 and the work in course OF
completion amounts 90 at least $500
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
FIRE AT MORRIS PACKING PLANT.
Match Causes Two Explosions and Loss of
Two Lives-Flood Impedes Firemen.

Kansas City Mo. June 12-Two laborers were
killed two others were seriously injured and prop
erty estimated at between s250,OOO and sS5O.0oo
destroyed by explosions, followed by fire. in
the packing houre of Morris & Co. at Kansas City,
KAN to-day. The explosions ruined the cold
storage building and the fire destroyed the smoke
house and contents. An explosion of gas
resulted when a worker in of the cold storage
departments lighted a match. This followed
by a much more serious explosion of quantity of
ammonia.
The Morris plant is near the channel of the Kaw
River and being in the centre of the flooded dis
trict is in a swift current of water from six to
eight feet deep This condition made the task of
the frenlen most difficult, and it required five
hours to get the flames under control. Fire ap
paratus was transported to the scene after much
delay by fiat
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
co,pr cRITICIsEs COMMISSIONERS.

- handing down opinion refusing 10 ai'i,a
the awards of the three commissioners IN c0,i1e,
's ,oceAdings by which the city seeks 10 &C
hA""ii - CO.. a humping station, Justice Kelly
a. e supreme Court Brooklyn. severely critiolsed cisco
~ YORK of the commissioners ana feleried ui'''
r+ hack for amendment ,s
The land comprises about e.sHt t ei'@ eoa streets
aeIeT -, island Railroad tracks and the projected
lhe H'i4s an6 has been valued in the co1nrlis-
ANelu Ara renort at about $4,000. whereas Justice
Koy declares it is worth much less than @ 'h%' nf the
ne grs %i IN consuming years to complete
n,demnation proceedings Their bill is ior
me c"N-e - hearings and amounts 10 $500
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
,,o moNFv FOR $1,000 CREDITORS.

,,.tor Hume 12-There is no possibility OF pay
~, d,,tdend TO the seventeen thousand creditors
- .be provident Securities and Banking Company
y,ch failed in 1906. according to the report made
- c,nreme Court to-day by the RECEIVERS.
w VA and Alfred s.. Hall. The receivers
I. T. t,'at there is only $500 left and that no
sta'Ea +ta, can be made because the expenses
~ formal notification TO the numerous creditors
0i Ioi m ,.,oe the entire assets. The company
"ou'u .,,s;ress for a time by distributing
did a l.aseG savings banks for deposits
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
s.psToeA SPRINGS STAY VACATED,

nudge Ward in the United States Circuit CoalI alI
Yesterday vacated the temporary restralnlls @ olr
,,a,red bv Stuart Lindsey. of New Jersey % q
,t~,s.r opd hondhoIder, against the Natural
honic Gas Company. of SARATOGA Springs, n -
.,,ornev General Jackson. the Citizens Colili.Vs
=. narge Of the movement 10 restore the safa'osa s'
mineral waters and the presuse oh .is' 1r~ar, n
savings as a national health resort anu
1Ia,hor,, onerating with them
New-York tribune., 1908-06-13
,,n,1v EOR w H. LA1iMERs

aa1rbfa June 12.-,By agreement of all con-
Ia ave bills of indictment charging William
u Latmer, alias Handsome harry WIN I, en-. .to
n Io..,a,t and conspiracy in connection with the
II. 80 the Provident Investment Bureau or
,hts citv. were submitted TO jury in the criminal
-. h.,e today and verdict of not euli'y re-
odad Latimer also alleged TO nave Dee' cor,
.a with the Storey Cotton Company whch
necte" ,'.od II is understood Latimer receives
,rity a'so for information furnished creditors or
i,na ooncerns in bankruptcy proceedings