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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
LOCAL. SECURITIES
DULL, BUT FIRM
Inauguration Week, With
Unfavorable Weather,
Restricts Business.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ATTRACT INVESTORS
Washington Railway Stocks and
Bonds Are Most Active
FavoriteS.

Inaugural ceremonies. unfavora BILE
weather and lack of information from
New York, because of wire troubles
have contributed to making the week
on the local stock exchange decidedly
dull and TO a greater or lesser extent
uninteresting
A moderate volume OF business was
transacted in the leading public utiIi-
ties, but otherwise there was nothing
doing to call for special comment.
investors continue to take the shares
OF me Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, both common and pre-
ferred, 500 shares being transferred
during the week. The common stock
showed no change, opening and clos
ing at 1875, but the preferred rose to 90
from an opening at S914. Only a few
shares of Traction stock were sold not
enough to indicate an actual market,
but they were at a point advance.
Washington Gas.
Naturally the movement in Washing
ton Gas attracted some attention There
are ruInors on the street Of an intent to
increase the dividend or in some wav
make a distribution TO the stockholders,
but in view of the temper Of Congress
III AtS 1oSL ScSSlOIly II WOulO seem tldt
10 make this move would but invite
legislation for cheaper gas.
Some one was buying the stock The
higher prices rather indicate that il
was inside support, because In the I'M
settled condition OF affairs IL is not
natu al that investors should seek TO
acquire II. The first sales were at 69s.
sold 10 60, then rallied to Il, where It
closed Any permanent upward move
ment is hardly probable.
Mergenthaler Weak.
MergenthaIer closed the week with a
break Of 2A points from the opening
and a slight recovery. Local quota
lions on this stock depend upon other
markets. Lanston on the contrary has
been very steady, the market taking
$50 shares with an advance OF an eighth
and a firm close.
Miscellaneous movement light and
prices showed little change, other than
a slight advance in United States Trust
shares, and sales of GraphOphOne com
mon at 24d10 the first OF the year
In the bond list. Railway as rose \.
and Traction 5's dropped off like frac-
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
BIG COAL COMPANY
UNDER A RECEIVER
Steel Trust Blamed For
Troubles of 100000
Dering Corporation.

CHICAGO. March THE Dering Coal
Company Of Delaware, a 100000 cor
poration which operates mines valued
at 100000 in Illinois and Indiana, and
has further assets OF s1,075.OC0, has been
placed In the hands Of William g Nib
lack, vice president OF the Chicago
Title and Trust Company. as receiver
by Judge Kohlsaat in the circuit court
While the general Offices are in Chi
cage. preparations for ancillary re
ceiverships were maze in jurisdictions
where the company has property
The petition was filed by the Witt
Mercantile Company. which mas a claim
for $2,92AO6. and Jackson x. Dering.
owner Of $4,000 stock The company's
embarrassment is attributed 70 troubles
with the United States steel Corpora
ton and to the recent financial depres-
sion
While r =. Hammond president Of
the company, fled an answer to the
petition admitting the company 10 be
IN such financial straits as 10 make a
recetvership necessary, il was declared
the coal company was solvent but that
It was being pressed by creditors TO
whom 1t owes 100000. Il was stated,
however, that the company would be I'M
able to meet its bonded Indebtedness.
-tf4A1A9LAAtE u ~t--rttt N lElfIESL Que IN
April and a required deposit of 10000
on a sinking fund provided in a trust
deed filed with the Federal Trust and
Savings Bank as security under q s.
coo 900 bond issue
The cOmPany's mines are: Three in
NermiliOn county, Ind, three In Yer
million county Ill: two I'm Franklin
county, Ill; one leased property in Yer
million county, Ind, all in operation
ana one in VigO county Ind; nov being
operated The properties. fl is declared,
cover 1905 acres and the yearly output
is 2s500O00 tons Of coal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
OUTLOOK FAVORS
Patients CORNER

CHICAGO, March will James A.
Patten reap success or a whirlwind fail
ure in his great May wheat corner2
This is a question that is uppermOst on
the board Of trade, that is being dis
cussed wherever business men meet,
the topic OF the clubs and cafes.
And the answer, Judging from the
present feeling in grain circles, is that
ne VIII win; that he has planned well,
and counted on the worlds demand. the
shortage OF crops, and the reduced ViSi-
bic supply. as we'll as the empty bins Of
the aSTlCulturiSts.
This latter question is a problem on
which opinion differs. The Department
OF Agriculture Will make public its eSti-
mates Of wheat in farmers bins to-
morrow.
Next to Record.
Patten and his friends have more
wheat on hand and more futures bought
than any one Of the famous wSuld-b
coTnerers Of the cereal in the long and
exciting history Of the wheat pit Of
this city, with the exception Of Harper.
OF Cincinnati, who held at the time Of
his blOW-up 100000 bushels of actual
wheat and 100000 bushels OF futures.
Harper tried the Samson act Main
strength will not hold the wheat market
Is the doctrine of Patten. He believes
In conditions. and his great play is
made on shortage-and the. inability,
presumably. OF the shorts 10 make de-
liveTies on their futures
Old-time $, who recall the fate Of
Billy Lyons corner. Of the famous corn
corner Of Jack Sturges. and the sub
sequent continuation OF the play until
the Cook County National Bank and
Sturges quit business at one and the
same time; those who were at IL a dec
ade ago, when Letter, jr.. tried his hand
at merchandising, as his father was
pleased to call II; those who reTnen Der
the logged persistence of P. d. Armour,
in defying nature and keeping open the
straits into Lake Michigan by the use
OF tugs. that he might bring great
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Cargoes OF wheat 10 Chicago 10 aid in
breaking wheat corner-these are the
COubteTS.
It was this same P. d. Armour who.
caught in Jack CUdahy's corner. that
borrowed all the available funds in Chi
cago banks and broke Cudahy
Old-tlmeTS who recall John W Gates
1895 corner. and fifteen TO eighteen
points loss on the bushel, doubt Patterns
success.
Ogden ResourcefuI
J. Ogden Armour is one Of those who
are trying TO break through Patterns
corner. Resourceful. perhaps not as
much so as the senior Armour. but stIu
not without the ability to put ND a
strenuous fight, he has contracted for a
great amount Of wheat at Port Arthur
and Fort William on the Canadian side
of Lake SUPERIOR and If the price of
the cereal continues 20 advance. this
wheat may find its way 20 Chicago
and Patten-
Patten buys the wheat, locks AWAY
the receipts, and does not attempt to
manipulate the speculative market-he
leaves that 70 the people who are fight
ing him. Therein lies his strength
Letter played the game both wavs 3n-
lost Patten plays il one wav and viii
likely WIN, but the aftermath, market
ing the cash wheat, Will reduce the
profits materially.
The wheat crop OF 1893 and the i'm
perative demands Of the world for bread
will determine the finaf outcome OF the
Patten play.
Friday Of the past week wheat broke
quite severely, but yesterday il rallied
on Western and local buying, on the
theory that Patten had not made any
settlements with shorts nor sold any
cash wheat The story of the decline
carried with il a rnmOr to the effect
that Patten had settled a 100000 busheI
contract with ShearsOn- HammiI. but
Patten denied il. and the shorts also
admitted that they had not run TO cover.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
CAPE COD ICE
CROP FAILURE

BUZZARDS BAY. Mass. March T.
The people Of Cape Cod have given up
all hope Of being able TO cut enough
ice on their own lakes and ponds to
fiji their ice houses. and many are
making arrangements TO purchase their
supplies elsewhere
Already more than 100 carloads have
been imported
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
DIR. FISK ELGIN-

Expert treatment OF private diseases. acute
and chTonics both sexes: all consultations con-
hdential; medicine furnished; prices moder-
ate; hours. 81. "a. 1888 PA. ave. Phone NJ 1919
ia7-tk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
DEPOSITORS
WILL GET DIVIDEND

TOLEDO. Ohio. March a dividend
OF ID per cent, which has been tied up in
the hands Of Assignee G.. F. NJ. Niles.
OF the Dorr Street Bank, since January
13, will be paid to depOsitors at once.
Attorneys for Niles and for the de-
positoTs entered an agreement TO that
effect today. Practically $1,000 viii he
returned in this dividend, which IS the
first the called bank will pay. Between
500 and 600 will benefit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
WHEAT BRINGS $3.50.

EASTON, Md, March 7.-George NJ.
Wilson purchased from Preston 3.
Spring 2OOc bushels OF choice red winter
wheat, FOR which he paid sl.30 per bush
el This surpasses all previous prices
paid for Maryland wheat for at least
twenty wears
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
Apathy LikelY to Prevail.

AS 10 the immediate future OF the
stock market the chances are greatly IL
favor Of a continuation Of the present
unusually dull condition, with huctua-
tions within small range. unless some
influence Of A positive character de-
velops that will cause changes Of q
radical character.
Otherwise apathy will continue to at
tend the market. with the professional
element scalping now and then. and
the public opt Of the market entirely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
STEEL MILL RESUMES.

WHEELING, w. va, March =
By the resumption or the Aetna Stand
ard Mil OF the Steel trust at Bridge
port tomorrow, 400 men viii return to
work The mill has been idle for months
Preparations are being made for a re
sumption In full in a short time. This
means the employment of 1000 men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07
FULL TIME AT BEVERLY.

BEVERLY. Mass. March Tt was
announced today that the plant OF the
United Shoe Machinery Company, in
this city. would be started on full time
tomorrow. For about q year the plant
has been running nine hours day. and
one hour a day will be added. About
2 GOO hands are employed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-07

NEW YORK PRICES OF THE WEEK

Of
prices also
or the years sand to
The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-15
BODY REMAINS
 UNIDENTIFIED IS THOUGHT TO BE THE BODY OF MISS AMELIA ST. JEAN, OF
 FALL RIVER.
Several are Suspected of the Murder and Arrests Will Soon Follow.
 Nothing But Torso is Found.

Tiverton, R. l., Oct 14.-The ab. sence of tle head of the body which has been found scattered through the Tiyertcn countryside is still hamper. ing the efforts of the police to identify the victim of the gruesome mutila. ton
 If the body proges to be that of Miss Amelia st. Jean, of Fall River, the police of that city stated tonight that arrests will be made. At late hour the Fall River police were ques. tioning two men, one of whom is known to have kept company with Miss St Jean.
 Even as yesterday, tae minds of the officials tended almost certainly to a Scutn Scituate young woman as the victim, so today and tonight they leaned strongly toward the belief that the body was that of Miss St. Jean.
 And supports to their theory were rot wanting. Most important. prob. ably, was the Identification of clot.. ing contained in a bundle found in Mount Hope Bay as being that worn by Miss St Jean on Friday The Identification was made by Mrs. Eva Lamerieux. of Fall River. who stated that the hat. shoes and stockings and underclothing which it contained, had been borrowed from her by her niece, Miss St Jean on Friday morning.
 The papers are the same as those found covering the limbs, which have been found wrapped about the cloth ing
 An attempt of Joseph St Jean, the father of the missing girl, to identify tine body here as that of his daughter, was without success.
 Although expressing the belief that the body was that of his daughter, he was still unable to find any identify ing marks upon it.
 Mrs Sarah Grinneli. of Fall River, viewed the dismembered body today and the believed the corpse was that of her stepdaughter. Jula. who had been missing for some time. Because of the womans excited condition the authorities tcok little stock in tnls identification
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RESURRECTION
 IN NICARAGUA NINETEEN OF THE GOVERNMENT TROOPS WERE KILLED BY
 THE REBELS.
United States Will Send War Ships to the Scene to Protect Her In
 terests If It Is Necessary

Washington, Oct. 14- From the for, eign office at Managna, Nicaragua, message came today to Minister Espinosa at Washington. officially ad. yising him of the uprising in that country The ldispatcn was devoid of any detail
 It declared however, the interior of the country was quiet.
 The state department had no news from Nicaragua today. The situa. ton thereby being watched closely by the government with the inten. tion, if necessary, of sending Amerl. can war vessels to the localities of trouble on both the Atlantic an Pacific for the protection of American interests that may be jeopardized
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LAWsHE WILL RESIGN.

Washington, Oct Discouraged in his search in the dry climate Of the southwest. Third Assistant Post master General Lawshe announced to- day to the heads of the bureaus in his division that he intended to re. sign. The written resignation, it is understood will be forwarded to the president tomorrow, but President Taft was notified today of Mir Law. she's decision.
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TRAIN SERVICE RE-sTARTEo.

New Orleans Oct. f4.--Trains of the Louisville & Nashville railipad were run out of and into New Orleans to. night over the regular tracks of the line for the first time since the hurri. cane of September 20
 Following the destruction of the roadbed the trains of the Louisville & Nashville haFe used the tracks of the New Orleans & Northeastern rail rcsd into and put Of the city.
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x-Batted for Camnitz
 xx-Baated for Philippe.
 Summary;
 Two base hits, Wagner, Crawford Delehanty, Schmidt, Cobb MuIlin. Hits off Willis, : in innings. off Camnitz. in one; off Philippe. in 1.
 Stolen bases, Miller, Bush, D. Jones. Double plays. Byrne to Abstein. Schmidt. Bush: Schmidt to Moriarity Left on bases. Detroit 9: Pittsbure ,.
 Bases on balls. off Mullen, l. off Willis 1 off Camnitz l.
 Hit by pitcher, by Willis I; Bush. Struck out. by Mullin }: Willis, I; Philippe l.
 Time, 200.
 umpires--Evans. KIem. Johnstonc and O'Longhlin.
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crack tha tcould be heard far outside the grounds and it went far into the crowd for a certain home run had 1t not been for the ground rules whic4 cut it yo a two-bagger. D. Jones scored and Bush went to third on the hit, but the inning ended when Craw- ford flied to Leach.
 There was no more scoring until the sensational ninth
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FIRE IN TEXAS.

Fire At Nederland, Texas, at ? a. nj this morning destroyed almost one entire business block. MT. w. L. Radican, of this city, who owns prop erty in the same block estimates his loss at about $75o00. The fire origin
 ated from some unknown cause in the rear of Bell Bros. general store. whisla consisted of a heavy stock of general merchandise. The adjoining
The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-15
Nineteen Are Killed.

Colon, Oct. ifA dispatch re. ceived aere by wireless telegraph flom Bluefields. Nicaragua. says Gen eral Chamirc, rebel leader marched on Greentown and attacked and de- ieated the government troops. l9 being killed.
 General Juan Estrada Is reported to be marching on Cape Gracias where 2,e0O government troops have been concentrated to oppose him.
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TAFT ACCEPTS RESIGNATION WIRES HIS ACCEPTANCE TO SEC. RETARy CARPENTER TO BE
 CONVEYED TO CRANE. Crane Declares He Is Glad That He Is Out of the Diplomatic Service
 Now Since He Has Seen
 the Inside of It.

Washington, D. C., Oct. 14.--All doubt as to what action the president would take with respect to the reslg. nation of Charles R. Crane, minister designate to China, was dispelled by the Geceipt this morning of a dis patch from President Taft addressed to his secretary, MT Carpenter, di recting him to convey to MT. Crane announcement of the fact that the resignation had been accepted.
 The telegram was dated Prescott Arizona. October 13 and reads
 Convey to Mir Crane following communication:
 "I concur in the letter under date of October --, which the secretary of state has addressed to you, anu greatly regret hat he circumstances found to exist by him make it neces. say for me to accept your resigna tion
 tSigued.) TAFT"
 Following the receipt of the presi 1ent's message. through Secretary Carpenter MT. Crane issued the fol lowing statement:
 T am greatly relieved by the presi dents decision There hss been not a moment since learned the atti. tude of the department Of state, when I have not contemplated the possi bilisy of continuance of my off. cial relations with the deepest sepug. nance
 Nevertheless l have felt that my obligation to the president was to permit him to decide the issue. have appreciated fully what would be involved in a decision by him that should continue
 T have realized also gihe impossi bility of his securing complete in formation at this time He has chosen to base his decision upon the cir cumstances found by the secretary of stale.
 T accepted the Chinese commission at his request and solely because of assurances, that could be and would b. permitted to be of service to the country in conservative work of the greatest importance to it and of the greatest interest to me.
 Tt has been made perfectly clear thfh conditions here were not and are not such as to make this possible. To demonstrate this has involved a peisonsl humiliation such as no re- srscdng man who is drafted into the public service should be called on to endure, but am grateful indeed that l have had the test of official con- fidence and support here, rather than in China. and now rather than at some read crisis involving the honor, CT the interest of the nation.
 T think l should state at this time that unil l arrlv here las Sunday had never seen the newspaper article which is made the excuse for my re. call, nor had heard that such an article had been published and at my interview with the secretary of state. il was not shown to me I accepted the decision and its correctness then given to me and assumed full respoa. sibility for my connection witn 1t. purely incidental as that connection was"
 Mir Crane will leave at 3 o'clock over the Pennsylvania for New York
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block and the WOodmen of the World building had a very narrow escape, the later catching fine twice, but was saved through the heroic efrorts of tn citizens bucket brigade MT. Radican was promptly notified of the fire
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PARIS TO HONOR TERRIER.

Paris, Oct. H.-The municipal c5un. ell decided to name a street in Paris after Ferrer and to assume the ex. penses of educating two of his grand children.
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tcontinued on Page Eignt.)
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Washington, Oct. 14.-Forecast for Arksnsas. Fair Friday and Saturday: colder Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-26
OPENING AND CLOSING OP MAIL S

Northern mAiIs, week days, close at 8 Aba.
N. and 10 40 8. M, and 40, 8 10
and l05O D. m. Open at 800 q. M,
re- 90 m. and 5 90 .. m. On Sundays Northern
mails close at 46 O. m, l 40, and z Is
p. N.
al 10 40 9. M, 30 and 10 10 o. m. Open
st 800 q. m. and 90 p. m.
Southern mails, via r, T. q P. B. r
closs o. 8 IS and II 40 o. M, and $50, 2 90
and 10 o. D. m. Open at 8 and Q 30 q. m,
and 10 10 p. 10.
Manassas Division mails close al IS a. %
and 8 30 D. m. Open at IL m. and 10 is D. N.
Bluemont Branch, Southern Railway, mail
close 81 IS a. m, and 20 D. n. Open
at 100 a. m and 90 D. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 40 ?;
m. 6nd 015 p, N. Open at 800 q. "a. and
40p.
Washington mails Close Ct SO
and snS !, 10 - 20 a. m; on. and :, SO 90 No. r.,
IL 90 N. and 90 p. m. and 30 p. NJ;
Office Houn-Open ct 800 a. m Oi""
Sunday HOus-opsn ct OOch m. GlOs
at 10 90 q. N.
Carrier schedale-C Collection made On Ia;
side routes--6 Is and 10 90 .. N. and W ara
3 80 .. m. Flu route-6l 10 g. m and ~ p:
"a. Sunday Collection 40 p. m. CARRIER
window open Sunday 200 .. m. and closs
y D % made sWG "a 10 ,. n. and
All mail should Be IN The ctscs t.n raina1ss
before our indicated hns for slCsiSg
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-26
Where Nature Cooks the Food.

In certain parts Of New Zealand both
native and white women use the natu-
raj hot springs to do their cooking. In
the Rotorua region. 1t matters not
whether the cook wishes to roast a
piece of meat, boil potatoes or steam
pudding, all she has to do Is to step
out Of doors and place the cooking
utensil in a steam hole. The cover is
then put on, and a piece Of coarse
sacking over the whole completes the
operation. In a short time dinner is
ready. at Whakarewarewa the entire
earth just beneath the surface is q
mass Of boiling springs. Millions Of
gallons of hot water hiss and steam,
sending vapors skyward in great white
clouds. Strike the ground almost any
where with a stick and the hole thus
formed fills with hot water. Hot wa
ter for baths, the weeks washing and
for the ordinary purposes OF the house
hold is always on hand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-26
sixtssntb Century Meals.

Judging from a passage In Harri-
sons Description OF Britain" break
fast eating IN the sixteenth century
was held to denote effeminacy. Here
tofore," he writes, there hath been
more time spent In eating and drink
ing than commonly is 10 these days.
for, whereas Of old we had breakfasts
In the forenoon, beverages or nunion
after dinner and thereto reare suppers
when It was time to go to rest, now
these old repasts, thanked be Gods, are
verie well left, and ech one Except
here and there some young hungrie
stomach that cannot fast till dinner
time) contenteth himself with dinner
and supper onlie. . The nobil'
lite, centric and students ordinarllie 60
to dinner at II before noon and to sup
per at 5 or between and 6 at after
noon. The merchants dine and sup sell
dom before u at noon and 6 at night,
especialie IN London. The husband
men dine also at high noon and sup at
z or s, but out Of the tearme In our
universities the scholars dine at TO-"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-26
AIexien6ria 6Gzefte.
FRIDAY EVENING. NOV. %. 1909.
A Purist.

A Purist.
Most persons believe stevenson
verses for children may. without cor
rection or amendment, safely be placed
in the hands of the impressionabie
youngster without corrupting either
his morals or his English. But there
are some who think otherwise, says an
exchange.
Little Alice's mother, having taught
the child to say. thine to rise" In
which "the birdie with yellow bnP'
figures, the child announced that she
meant to recite 1t to her teacher.
"Well, and what did Miss Prim say
TO the birdie with q yellow billT"
asked Alice's mother when the little
girl returned from school.
"She says it is quite pretty thought
But this is the way she makes me say
1t now, mamma;
"a birdie with a yellow bill
Hoped upon the window sill.
Cooked his shining eye and said.
Are you not ashamed, you sleepyheadr v
"But that was not the way the birdie
said it, Alice" the mother remon
strated.
mo, mamma; l know. But teacher
says it isn't good English to say
Amt you 'shamed, you sleepyheadY "