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Closing Quotations.
At the close of the stock market thu
following stocks had changed in price
since above quotations. there being nc
change in balance of the closing prices:
RAILROADS.
Atch., Top. & 8. Fe., COM, 1O9k
Chesapeake & Ohio. 79z.
Denver & Rio Grande, CON-, JOL
Erie. conn.,, 33ss.
Great Northern, pfd., LAG.
Illinois Central, 147A.
Interboro Met, COM. 16L.
Mo, Kansas & Texas, conn.,, 47i4
Mo-. Kansas 4 Texas, pfd.. 73Ia
New York Central and Hud. r., 13O5s
Norfolk and Western, 9OA
Pitts, Cinn.. Chicago and ST. L., 02h.
Reading. CON-, 15SB.
Rock Island, CON-, 32a4
Rock Island. pfd.. Il.
st. Louis and s. W.. pfd.. GSI.
Southern Pacific, CON-, 122s.
Southern Pacific. pfd., 1o51s.
Southern Railway, CON-, ::Oa4.
Southern Railway, pfd.. 69Ss.
Third Avenue, 81.
Union Pacific, CON-, 1895.
Wabash. pfd., STA.
Wisconsin Central. CON-. 90
INDUSTRIALS.
Amalgamated Copper, S3i4
Am. Beet Sugar. CON-. ;;Sas.
Am. Can. COM, 13ss.
Am. Can, pfd., S2i2.
Am. Cotton Oil, CON-. CO.'S
Am. Locomotive, COM, 51h.
Am. Smelling and Ref, COM, 9ias.
Am. Smelling and Ref, pfd., 10.
Am. Tel and Tel, 140
Am. Tobacco, pfd.. 1914.
Am. WOODEN. conn.,. 36ls.
Am. Woolen. pfd., 105.
Anaconda Copper, SOS.
Central Leather, COM, 29s4.
Central Leather. pfd., 1885.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, CON-, 41a4.
Consolidated Gas. N. Y, 144$.
Distillers' Securities, 39A.
Great Northern Ore, TN.
International Steam Pump, AIS.
New York Air Brake, SSA.
Pacific Mail Steamship, 295s.
Peoples Gas Of Chicago. 115&.
Pullman Company, 19O7s
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and l., CON-. 81
L. s. States Cast Iron Pipe. com, 3Il4
L. s. Realty and Imp, CON-. 81.
L. S. Rubber, CON-, 39l5.
L. S. Steel. CON-, J9A.
Western Union Tel. 77A.
West. Elec. Man., S37s.
BONDS.
Amer. Tobacco As, SO3a.
Inter. Metro. AIS, 20.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, May 19-India council bills
were allotted today at Is ) 15-16d.
PARIS. May 19.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, 81 francs 72h centimes for
the account. Exchange on London, Is
francs 16 centimes for checks.
BERLIN. May 19.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks A pfennigs for checks.
Money. per cent. Private discount rate,
2ls per cent.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May 19-The cotton
market opened steady, at an advance Of
TO points in response to higher cables
than expected, but eased off during the
early session under liquidation. local bear
pressure and southern selling as a re-
suit of more favorable crop conditions
After easing off to a net decline of about
1a2 points the market steadied on per-
sistent support from leading bulls, who
seemed willing to accumulate almost
any amount of cotton around the market
prices, and during the middle of the
morning. ruled about net unchanged to
= points higher.
The weather map showed further
light rains in the southwest but bulls
argued that too much moisture was
noted III eastern and western sections
OF the belt, and that the map was con-
sequently about stand-off
July 1895; August 1920; October
1877. December, 1880: January, 1915;
March, 1915.
The market was firmer later in the
forenoon on continued bull support and
covering by early sellers Prices at mid
day were Il point or two off from the
tor. but still held net gain of about
Ga9 points.
Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands.
11.65; middling gulf, 11.90.
Estimated receipts at the ports TODAY
$4,000 bales, against 1880 last week,
and 1,241 last year. For the week S.
and I.2f1 last year. For the week, S5,-
53,-2S last year. TOday'S receipts at
New Orleans. 9,13a bales, against 1856
last year. and at Houston. 961 bales.
against 4S2 last year
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AmaIgamated Copper. .................... Say
Bar silver, steady. 81 3- lid per ounce.
Money. Il per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is ! 6-16 per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
t11ee.month bills L. ! 6.la=pes, sentx
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The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET,

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs 6 Co.. bank
ers and brokers, Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
Trade
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Madame-Oh, doctor, owe you my life,
The doctor-But, there is my bill also,
hadame.-Le Rire,
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Government Securities.
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by r. +. Hutton & Co
members New York Stock Exchange. Thomas r.
Hume. manager, 1901 st. NV.
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. May 19.-Closing-Cotton :
Spet, in good demand. but business only
moderate: prices two points lower: Amer
lean middlins fair. G.39; good middling.
sos: middlins, 5.s:;; low middling, $50:
good ordinary, 'o.3G: ordinary, 3.O1. The
sales OF the day were 1900 bales, of
which 800 were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 11,4O0 American. Re-
ceipts-None.
FUTURES opened steady and closed
steady. May, J.14: May-June ga: June
Jtiy. 5.iJi:: July-August, 5.S01a: August
september, 51Tl@ September Octover
6.iis: October-November. 5.I4; Novem-
bcr-December. 80: December-January.
'.a21s: January February, 3.12ia Febru-
sry-Marcl, o.'3: MarchApril. 80;
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29A 29A 29A 29A
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41A 41A Ala 41A
1S9 191 1S9 ISL
43s 43& 43& 433a
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these classes being specialists whose

these classes being specialists whose
places it would be difficult to fill quickly.
An appeal to Washington has been pro-
posed. Such an appeal can be successful
only on the basis of a reliable pledge OF
the workers to accept the federal find
ings final. The United States govern
ment cannot intervene on it's own initia-
tive in such cases. Its officers have al
ready rendered their services as media
tors and have failed to work out a settle
ment. The interstate commerce COM
mission has no direct jurisdiction, nor
has the President any power in the prem
ises In the case of the great anthracite
coal strike President Roosevelt organized
an arbitration without warrant OF law.
his success in that enterprise being due
to the fact that public sentiment was
aroused to q pitch of desperate determ-
nation Both sides feared that If they
did not yield to a friendly adjustment
under federal auspices more drastic
measures would be adopted to prevent
widespread catastrophe.
Ii is impossible to interfere with the
operations of the railroad lines in this
country today without seriously menac-
ing the welfare of great numbers of peo-
pie. The relations between the corpora
tons and the workers are not of a
strictly private character. The transpor-
tation lines are public utilities, and the
laws should be so framed as to prevent
by automatic processes of adjustment
any suspension of work through a failure
on the part of the directly interested
parties to agree to the terms OF employ
ment
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Snow and the Years Avera9e

The goose-bone prophets have for some
time been predicting a hard winter. point
ing TO all kinds of natural signs in sup
port of their gloomy forecasts Judging
from the way the season starts in this
vicinity, these long-rangers are likely to
he indicated. More snow has fallen in
Washington during the past few days
than has been experienced this early in
The winter for some years. New York
has already had one of its heavy block
aiding SHOWS. costing an immense sum of
money for the clearing of the streets. and
been seriously impeded.
During the summer and autumn the
eastern part of the country suffered seri-
"usly from deficiency in precipitation.
The lack in rainfall amounted to several
inches by the LIST of December. 1t is pos
sible that the annual mean will be main
lained by means of the snowfall of win
ser If that is to be the case Washing
ton will suffer severely during these next
TWO months. 1t will require an almost
constant covering of the ground to make
good the lack of summer and autumn
rain. I'm view of such experiences as that
of 1899. when the city was held in the
grip of a fierce blizzard for days, with
widespread suffering. 1T is to be hoped
That the law of averages will not operate
spasmodically. If Washington must have
the snow it will prefer it well distributed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-29
Length of the Session.

Mr.. Clark of Missouri predicts short
session of Congress. He expects ad-
journment about May ]. Presumably he
will assist his friends the enemy to hurry
things along. Will he prove prophet?
Adjournment on the day mentioned
would mean a do-nothing session, with
only the appropriation bills enacted.
Trusts and railroads, and all other prob
lens on the republican card would be
passed up to the next Congress. For
postponement at this session would re-
suit in that There would not be time
enough to handle them at the short ses-
sion
That would be good thing for MIR.
Clarks party. 1t would be the very rec
ord for use in next years congressional
campaigns. Very eloquently would the
democratic spellbinders dwell upon the
shortcomings OF the opposition. After
winning the presidency and Congress
with a platform promising legislation on
a number of important lines, it was here
presenting sum total achievement with
only the tariff touched, and that in so
unsatisfactory a fashion as to have
caused fierce family row. Did the
country desire its business attended to?
- ~, lcl THE SOleTS COIHIIllSSioh d dCho-
cratic House, and follow that action up
with a democratic President, and, as
soon as possible. a democratic Senate.
Mr.. Clark favors economy. and declares
against a ship subsidy. But he will vote
for river and harbor bill. OF the two
propositions the latter is the better poll
tics. AS matters stand. there are more
votes in it. The word subsidy is not
popular. and ships are known only along
the seashore. But rivers and interior har-
bors are our everyday acquaintance.
and with us and of us all the year round
Bread cast on those waters returns
promptly. You can't lose it,
While Mr.. Clark and his friends would
benefit by a do-nothing session, it might
not he the best policy for them to assist
too conspicuously in such a program. If
the republicans show disposition to
neglect their duty and run away, the
democrats should endeavor to bar the
door and keep everybody in and at work
until the task is completed. The minority
leader should remind the majority leader
every day of the things the responsible
party has promised to do and should do.
Let us reserve all points about adjourn
ment day. When the extra session be-
gan last March, May IS. we were told
would see the end. Then June ID was
substituted. The end did not come I'M
til August. So now. Unless the repub-
licans are Indifferent about the future
and they do not so appear-August 1 is
a safer guess than May 1 for going away
day. The Presidents special messages
will show the amount OF work that Con-
Gress should do before knocking off.
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The Revolver Abuse.
IN the CHICAGO Record Herald


Some statistics from Kansas City tend
to add another bit of evidence to that al
ready accumulated in favor of rigorous
suppression of the "gun-toting'' habit.
Missouri is one OF the states which have
recently passed stringent laws to reduce
the abuse, the Missouri method being to
declare the carrying of concealed weapons
a felony This law took effect in August,
and for the four months since then the
number of homicides in Kansas City has
been eleven, as against eighteen in the
similar period of the preceding year.
This is not proof that it is good thing
to prohibit the pistol habit. 1t is just one
more hint, but considering the neglect
which has been the fate of other hints of
the same kind it is all the more needed.
Strangely enough. in the south, where a
local sense of honor attaches to exploits
with revolvers. the legislatures are now
most active to suppress their use. while
in the north, where the revolver is theo-
retically good for the honest citizens de-
Tense, bnt actually good for little. except
the criminals aggression, the laws are
comparatively weak.
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Box Office Triumphant.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Sir Charles Wyndham tells us roundly
that "a national theater cannot be made
success either in this country or in
England for some time to come" be-
cause factors and actresses great and
proficient enough to play in such a the
alter can make far better arrangements
through individuals, and are better of
for SO DOING This utterance Of one Of
the most distinguished members of the
English speaking stage of today fairly
may be taken as representative. The
light this judgment throws upon the
spirit and ideals of the players is not
very fiattering. 1t is true the laborer
is worthy of his hire, but many of us
are old-fashioned enough to cling to the
notion that in certain high matters,
among which we would fain include the
fine art of acting, the decisive factor in
success is not the dollar. And one turns
with something Of relief from the sat
isf1ed practically of this laureled artist
to consider the case Of a certain modest
engineer, who, on the salary of an army
colonel, if we are not mistaken. Is achiev-
ing one Of the great feats Of our day.
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Sidewalks Should Be Cleaned.

There is much dereliction of duty some
where In the administration or there
would not be SO much snow on the pave
ments. The laws in respect to cleaning
off snow are explicit. The property owner
or tenant is allowed a few hours grace
after a snowfall, and IL by that time he
has not opened a passageway he is liable
to a fine. The police are supposed to at
tend to this matter. They are required to
report delinquencies and warrants or
summonses are then sent to offenders
and hearings are held before magistrates
We have not heard of a single person
being fined for derelction of duty in this
respect, although violators of the law
must amount to many thousands. and the
pedestrians have been put to much incon-
venience. The truth Is we are entirely
too lenient in this as in other matters.
1t is a discredit to the city and the cause
of great hardship to many. There is no
good reason why all pavements in front
of residences in the built-up districts
should not have been cleaned by noon
on Sunday.
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The Switchmen's Strike.

For some weeks several railroads in
the northwest, centering at st. Paul, have
been handicapped in their operations by
strike of switchmen, whose demands
included large increase in wages and a
shortening of hours. The railroad COM
Panies maintained at the outset that to
accede to these demands would involve
a prohibitive expense. and suggested an
arbitration or adjustment. The men re-
jected this suggestion. insisted upon their
terms and finally walked out After a
few days of serious blockade, which
threatened to impose the severest suffer
ings upon great multitude of people,
the railroads managed to fill the places
of the striking switchmen sufficiently to
necessities of life. Since then efforts
have been made by the governor OF the
state to effect a settlement. but his en-
beavers appear to have been In vain
The strikers refused to consider any
terms that were not predicated upon the
wholesale restoration of all to their for
me- places. The railroads insisted that
they should retain the efficient men en-
gagged to fill the places of the strikers,
giving the latter unemployment as va
cancies occurred. On this rock the ne
cotiations split, just as peace has been
prevented in similar cases scores of times
before.
a general strike of all the railroad
operatives affiliated with the Federation
of Labor is now threatened. These fed
Grafton operatives include the switchmen,
teiegraphers. boiler makers. machinists,
freight handlers. clerks and shop work
ers. The engineers. conductors. firemen
and trainmen are not affiliated with the
federation. general strike under fed
GRAFTON auspices would chiefly affect the
railroads through the desertion of the
tsIeSTaohers and the machinists. both OF
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Reform of the Stock Exchange
from the New York World.

From the New York World.
The Rock Island furry brings further
disrepute upon the New York Stock Elk
change. II lit was due to deliberate
manipulation it shows how easily reck-
less gamblers can seize control of the
machinery for evil ends. II 1t was the
result OF accident, as many charitably
try to explain. it only makes Wall streets
methods of doing business appear the
more ridiculous. In either case the pub
lie sees once more for itself that 1t is
without protection, and that as gamblers
paradise the stock exchange offers I'M
paralleled opportunities. Either theory
reflects upon the sincerity of Wall street
in pretending that legitimate investment
and honest dealing are it's first care.
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900.

Go ahead old Nineteen Nine
Send the snowdrifts down the line!
Spread your clouds across the sky,
Let your frosty arrows fly,
Pinch our ears and numb our toes,
Redden each obtrusive nose,
Set US shivering as you will,
With the north winds clustering chill.
Go to it
And get through it!
Let the climate quite exhaust
All it's store of wind and frost,
So that when young Nineteen Ten
Greets us, earth may smile again!
Like some garrulous old scold
You will shout until you've told
To the last your tedious tale.
We must wait and let you wall.
Go to it
And get through it!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-29
Hearst and McLaurin.

1t is stated that had Mr.. Hearst been
nominated for President in 1904 the late
Senator McLaurin would have been his
associate on the ticket Would that ticket
have proved stronger than did the ticket
of Parker and Davis? 1t could not easily
have proved weaker. Mr.. Hearst would
have failed in some quarters where Judge
Parker succeeded. and succeeded in
other quarters where Judge Parker
failed. AS for Mr.. McLaurin he would
have carried his own state-a thing that
Mr.. Davis found 1t impossible to do
though Mississippi would have voted for
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Too Enterprising,

1.-The old custom of hanging up the chill
drens stockings on Christmas eve has al
most disappeared"
Yes answered Mr.. Bliggins: my
youngsters are too progressive in their
ideas for me to keep up with them. They
wanted to sit up all night and wait for
Santa Claus"
$50 as to wish him a merry Christmas?'
mo. They have been reading about
train robbers and thought it would be
good idea to hold up the sleigh"
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How It Might Be Arranged.

IF / were a king" said the weary
manager, I'D have theater of my own
and have the first man who asked for a
pass hanged
Good idea," replied the treasurer. I'm
that case We could truthfully say, free
list entirely suspended
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-29

SO far as the people who paid to hear
MIN lecture are concerned, DIR. Cook need
have no fear about returning Americans
are TOO game to ask for their money back:
besides. 1t was pretty good show.
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Impaired Dignity.

"Why is a man never a hero to his
valet?"
Probably because his valet sees him
in the slippers. smoking cap and lounging
jacket that he got for Christmas
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anybody bearing the democratic banner.
But the Mississippian could not have
carried West Virginia.
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The Time for Flying.

When snow and slush come into sight
And roads are in sorry state,
All, then you envy Mr.. Wright
And wish that you could aviate!
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Overzealous.

THAT speaker tries to be accurate.
Eyes," answered Senator Sorghum. "He
really overexerts himself After saying
there is little more to be said on this
subject he will talk for an hour to prove
it,
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The snowstorm served to remind MANY
people who have been devoting sympathy
to arctic explorers that they have from
bleS of their own.
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Happy New Year is now depended
on by the janitor to. clean up any. tips
that Merry Christmas" failed to produce.
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1t is estimated that J. Hamilton Lewis
has split at least three pairs of kid gloves
applauding the administrations Mica
raguan policy.
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1t is remarkable to note how many top
les of Importance have developed without
eicdting any emphatic expressions of
opinion from Mr. Bryan
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1t is difficult to see how a pugilist pre-
vents his literary labors from interfering
with his professional training.
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Suffragettes who insist on standing I'D
in a street car in order to show their in
dependence have not put in an appear-
ance
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Congress may be kept too busy investi-
eating controversies to develop any Sc
rious alterations within itself.
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Estimates of his financial holdings
make it appear that Zelaya trified with
a very prosperous business.
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New England Spirit.

From the, Springfield Union.
One thing we New Englanders like
about us is our all-around superiority to
the people of the rest of this great and
GLORIOUS country.
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The whisky decision should not tempt
manufactured butter to try to ring in as
merely another grade of the real article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-29

Thanks to enterprising arrangements.
base ball interest claims all seasons for
it's own.
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Standard OH Of course expects no con-
from the judges it has helped
to make famous.
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Tammany has had its reverses, but there
Is no hope that it will reorganize as a
chess and checker club.
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Plenty of Reformers.

From the New York Tribune.
II foot ball Is not reformed 1t will not
be for lack Of reforme~>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-29

The Brokaw case is another argument
in favor OF divorce cases with unpublished
details
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-15
TINES REvENGES
BY Harold Carter.

The Jews of the Judengasse had
good reason to dread the accession 10
power OF Count Robert. Harold ms
father. had treated them shabbily
enough. requisitioning taxes and ben
evidences. and racing them or pulling
the teeth OF such as failed 10 meet his
expectations; but II the father had
chastised them with whips the young
heir smote them with scorpions. Pos
sessing a full half county In hef, with
the right OF high. low, and middle
justice. he was 10 be feared; nor was
there any appeal from his whim.
Woe betide the scion Of this unhap'
by race who should excite his cupidity.
Or, were any found in forest lands, or
even espied by the young count as he
rode hawking. his back was Redeemed
with lashes from the new rulers rid
ing crop. What made the lot OF these
people the more intolerable was that
Count Robert was merely the late
rulers adopted heir, taken. none knew
whence. and brought into the castle
in infancy by his mother. long dead
A harsh. scornful fanatic. his whole
aim to lead a body Of Crusaders to re-
cover the Holy Places, Count Robert