davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The con-
dition of the treasury at the beginning
of business today was as follows:
Trust funds:
Gold coin-$S79, 1853
Silver dollars-$4SS.959 1000
Silver dollars of 1908, 955, 900.
Silver certificates outstanding -
S4S7, $4,000.
General fund:
STANDARD silver dollars in general
fund-$1 ,522 ,139.
Current liabilities-s1O4, O32, S12.
Working balance in treasury offices
-s26,499.393.
In banks to credit Of treasurer OF
the United States-s37,371.
Subsidiary silver coin-$15, 49S,1 1863
Minor coin-$1 oil, 724
Total balance IN general fsnd-
sS2,247,017.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
STOCK MARKET IS
NOT VULNERABLE
ROCK ISLAND EPISODE SERVES
TO TEST STABILITY OF
SPECULATIVE POSITION.
Certain Stocks Show Speculative Ac
tivity But General List Stands
Up Well Under Strain.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The Rock
Island episode in today's stock mar
ket afforded an opportunity to test
the stability of the present speculative
position. The resisting power shown
to the alarming intimations carried by
the sensational gyrations in Rock Is
land stock served as assurance that
the present position is not easily vul-
nerab.e. There was a dread that quiet
liquidation might have been going OF
which would be followed after a GER
tain stage by the withdrawal of sup
port and abandonment of values to
the natural play of forces.
In some stocks there has been a
persistence of speculative activity
since the general market has grown
quiet, and there was hasty unloading
of stocks and sharp break in prices
The general list. however, stood ur
well under the shock and then raj
lied The conclusion is forced that
the heavy tone last week was due
" pause III the ctCtlNlly VI the
speculation for a rise rather than tC
any active pressure to sell stocks
Whatever explanation may lie back
of the Rock Island episode, the move
ment of the stock was extraordinary
rise of 81 IA points in five min
utes in the price of a railroad stock
having a substantial volume and a
IDIx cd III rot &c,
occurrence in stock market history.
When it is is followed in almost as
little time by a complete relapse it
may be said to be almost without
precedent
Attempted explanations of the
movement were widely varied and in
some cases fantastic. Recent heavy
stock operators and the purchases by
them according to their rule of half
the amount required to meet the con-
tract undoubtedly played a part in
the condition.
The conviction grew that a miscar-
riage Of the market management Of
the stock had as much to do as any
thing with the modifying spectacle
of it's performance. That manage
ment has involved lavish outlay of
resources and a very free play of
manipulative forces. Instead of the
usual carefully calculated balance of
such forces today there seemed to
have been a reckless or laundering
upheaval in one direction without the
intended effect on the other side. An
error by a subordinate clerk was one
specious suggestion brought forward
with the confusion left by Christmas
festivities offered to account for it.
This explanation or it's corOllaries
found more general acceptance than
rumors of a struggle for control owing
to the fact of the control lying with
the preferred stock of the company.
Having asserted it's power Of re-
sistance to shock, the stock market
showed title disposition to move up
ward with decision pending the work.
ing out of the year end money mar
ket prob EN-.
Bonds were irregular. Total sa'es,
par value, $4,907.000.
United States bonds were I'M
changed on cal.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

democrats are not entirely disregarded.
But there is one man who has been
conspicuous, by his absence from the
White House, in this connection. That
is the quiet, hard working, currency
reforming. tariff-revising senator from
Rhode Island. Nelson Wilmarth Aid
rich.
While the president is endeavoring
TO organize a working majority in con-
sress in support of his measures, Mel
son w. is quite generally understood to
Re working among his colleagues in
Nelson w. is some as worker 1t has
been mentioned. perhaps by prejudiced
persons, that the unqualified endorse
ment, in the Taft annual message OF
Senator Aldrichs pet aversion. the
postal savings bank measure, may ac-
count for that statesman's antf-ad-
ministration activity.
Nelson W. is a superb organizer, and
it is expected that he will be able to
gather together real opposition to the
Taft measures, if he so desires. That
would cause no end of trouble to the
administration, and might force the
president into an agreement with the
progressive republicans and the dem
ocrats who are almost unanimously in
favor of the proposed corporation con-.
trOI measures
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

more suddenly dropnad -.
Thereby hangs a mystery w 81 S-S.
VI sohiethlng that the governor 80
STOCK exchange will try to sift VI .he
bottom SIT L the
Al the close of todays sessio, =.
governors quickly held y oo,,fa.. ''i'
ana IL was announced that = snoaio,
investigation had been inSt,t,,
Francis j. Games, j. l.. Atterhur,, .1,
Ernest Groesbeck were apnoirtoa INV
conduct the inquiry ~
conservative members arc much
erclsed over-the episode and sumnorr
punishment of the offenders is Az
manded
OFFICERS of the Rock Island disclair,
any responsibility for the movement
AT the offices of Daniel G. Reid who
with w. H. Moore, is the acknowledged
leader of the r )ck Island group il was
said that Mr.. Reid was indisposed To-
day. Another report said that he was
entertaining house party at his coun.
try home near here.
Moore Dfsclaims KNOWLEDGE.
Judge Moore arrived from Chicago
in the afternoon and affirmed what
had been said earlier in the day, that
personally he knew nothing of the ey-
citement until told about it on his ar
rival in New York
Discussing the stock episode, he
said:
Il know nothing of the excitement
have not bought or sold a share of
Rock Island common stock in lnany
months l am only interested in i'm
proving the Rock Is and property. 1t
is conceded by western railroad Off
Gals that we have a strong and con-
sentative company headed by Henry
U. Nudge, president"
So much mystery and confusion sur
rounds the movement that anything
like a clear explanation seems impos-
sible at this time. In the brief SEES
sion of the governors, this afternoon.
several members who figured ia the
buying and selling were called, but no
details were made public.
Brokers Are Reticent.
Those brokers credited with eXecut-
ing the orders declined to throw any
light on the subject. They VIII DC
called to testify later.
Stories purporting to explain the
situation are numerous. one theory
was that an attempt at manlpuiatihs
the stock had miscarried. According
TO this story heavy buying orders
were placed. but through some over
sight the corresponding selling orders
did not appear. The result was, fol-
lowing out this theory, that there was
comparatively little stock for SAFE anu
brokers who had charge or the ouy-
ing orders had to bid the market up u
axacute them. If such were the case
tho orders were destined to be "match
orders" the principal subject OF the re-
cent investigation Of the STOCK eA-
change instituted by Governor hughes
T, tho furry today the rest OF the
list was extremely weak, WIN si"'e
annrehension of another corner.
Todav's operations in Rock lslana
common totalled approximately Zlo'Voo
shares. or more than 20 per cent Vi
tha xcbole The stock fluctuateo De-
tween 40 ga and 81, its top price VI
80 f;rst hour. and closed at 81 a-o. AN
off;cer of the First National BANK Vi
49,. oi+, which has intimate relations
with the Rock Island, expreseeu
belief tonight that the Whole ma.
va it's inception in buying LOT Iu
uonoan interests who are supposeu
taye been short in the stock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
NAV MAKE SECOND REPORT
Copenhagen Univere ~ May " .
"details of Cooks Faxed Reports

COPENHAGEN, Dec. -. ln
snecial committee Cf the Onl'eisrs
&C Conenhagen that investigated III
U,odorick A Cooks polar records Is
now considering whether 1t shali puo
fish a second report, giving 1ur'ne-
details of it's work. If the coinnii'
tee should decide to do So 1t VIII
sne the report about January To-
A member of the commit'ee %
TODAY that some of the details
Cool,s narrative were fabricated anu
that his papers showed he i"u in
calculations furnished by o"P ,soa
Loose. The second report ne auu.t'
would present evidence to that eiie'''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

ill.,
c F. Phillips of Hudson Pay is re
firing from the grocery business ana
beam an arction sale on Tuesday.
NJ. ard Mrs. otto Didion and son
Howell spent Christmas with Mrs
0idion's mother at Penldeton. Miss
Darsv Ireland accomparied them home
. u7a',e a short visit with her aunt.
The Hudson Bay Literary society
net on Friday night to elect officers
or the year. President, John Per-
hall vice president. Oscar Phillips:
eCretary. Ray Pershal; areasUrer,
cecil Holden: critic, Rev. VIM. Gala
"or' s''b-critic. z. Huhiston. After
he business Of the evening was con-
'vded debate was enjoyed by those
resort. The subject was, Resolved.
nat he horse is more beneficial than
= co.. The judges gave the YER
tot il favor Of the negative. Rev.
7ersh2N then gave gicitation and
Feoi' bowman and Ellis Hodgen gave
Gia'cgre.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

Election of officers for A. Fred Sui
" Post No. 3, G. A. r., was held yes
terday and the following officers were
'lccted for the coming year. Com
nander, Daniel H. Hardin; senior
ice c. Knoblock; junior vice, E. w
Surks; quartermaster, H. H. Wolfe:
,fficer of the day, j. w. Sayres; sur
yeon, James Robinson; chaplain, Rich
lrd Hill.
Relief committee. w. Sayres, j
I. Cough, r. G. Large.
Delegates to the department cor
ventiOn-SolOmon Gregory, James
Johnson, John Knox, Louden MCGEE
VI. r. Brown
A'ternates-Captain J. A. Anderson
J. o. Davis, r. G. Large, Richard HILL
Y. w. Searl.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
Gran in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.-Wheat
and barey, firm.
Spot -Wheat-Shipping
S195@2: milling, s1.95. Barley-Feed
1-2615O; brewing. $500
1521-2 Oats-Red, $1.67 -2@180;
white, s1706175; black. s2.25@2.50.
Receipts-F our. or. SKIS, 5,764;
wheat, cts, 5000; barley, ctls., $500;
beans. SKIS, AIS; potatoes, SKIS, $3.50;
middlines. s',s., 10: wool, bis, SO;
'idee, No. 1880.
Nillstuffe-Brau. s2S50030; mid
5lings. S2s 5003750
Hay-Wheat s14119.50: wheat and
oats. s13T17; falfa. s9G12; stock,
S7G10: straw, per bale, 50G75c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
New York City's Debt.

ii th. fetal net Indebtedness Of the
is cities. So per cent is credited tn
Hew York city, which had more than
! tiInea the i-6ebtedne S of any otAcl
city. and IN re than one-half Of the
tctst OF the - largest cities Of The
country The per capita net debt o.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28
PROBE DUE FOR
STOCK MARKET
ACTION OF ROCK ISLAND YES
TERDAY AROUSES IRE OF
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
MANIPULATION SENDS THIS
STOCK SOARING AND THEN
BOTTOM DROPS OUT.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The New
York stock exchange has an investiga-
ton on it's hands. Common stock
of the Rock Island company rose
81 IA points almost Immediately af-
ter the opening today and then. ever
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

r-vton c. a. r. Elects.
nAV~OT. wash, Dec 27-(SpeciaD
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-28

Panan1anianS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
HUNDRED ZELAYANs KILLED
Nicarauguan ReVolutionistsW Win Decis-
i've Victory in important Fight.


Bluefelds, Nicaragua, Oct. "a, (by
Wireless via Colon)-The tug Blanca
which has arrived here from Grey
town, brings news of the first import
ant battle of the revolution Gen.
Chamorro's forces fought an engage
ment on Friday with 1000 of Presi-
dent Zelayas troops at a point below
Boca San Carlos, on the San Juan
River.
The revolutionists won a decisive
victory. 100 of the Government troops
being killed and 800 wounded Gen.
Chamorro's losses were slight The
insurgents captured two Krupp siege
guns and 400 rifles. Gen. Chamorro
is now advancing slowly.
This defeat for President Zelaya
will doubtless have a deterrent effect
on recruiting for the Government
service at Managua, and is likely also
to bring additional reinforcements to
the standards of the insurgents
The steamer Yulu, belonging to the
Emery Company. also has reached
here with the details of the capture
by the revolutionists of Cape Gracias
a Dios This port was easily taken,
not more than five or six men being
killed and a small number wounded.
This gives the revolutionists con
troll OF the entire Atlantic coast
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
WILL SELL DOE MEAT
Montpelier Dealers Will Not Follow
Action of Rutland

Montpelier, Oct. pa canvass of
the meat markets of the city shows
that there is no sentiment here
against selling doe meat, such as eX-
lists in Rutland The general feeling
here seems to be that little would be
gained by a boycott, as there would
be just as many doe shot anyway.
H. o. Kent said that a month
ago he would not have shot a doe or
sold the meat of one, but in view of
that action of the farmers in post
ing their lands, he would now shoot
a doe as quick as a buck and sell the
meat too. The farmers have com
planned of the damage done by deer
and then post their lands to protect
them, and for that reason he had
changed his mind on the subject
r. j. Callahan said he favored
the killing of doe, as far as that
went. but he would handle the meat
anyway. He did not think that boy
colt would effect the number killed
to any extent.
c. c. Holmes said there would be
a weeks open season on buck. doe
men. COWS, calves, and everything
else in the woods and he would sell
doe meat as soon as buck meat. He
did not think that the dealers could
keep down the number killed by re-
fusing to handle the meat
Stone Brothers will handle doe
meat and ask no questions. their
sentiment being similar to those ex-
pressed by other dealers.
The action of the farmers, espec
Tally in Aliddlesex where there are
said TO be over 5000 acres posted
has reused considerable comment
The general sentiment seems TO be
that if they post their land and
have q right to object to the damage
done their crops by deer next sum
mer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
TOOK MESSAGE TO GARCIA
Major Andrew S. Rowan Will Soon
Retire from the Army.

Retire from the Army.
Washington, Oct 26.-It is announc
ed that December 1, after more than
thirty-two years service Mai Andrew
S. Rowan. the man who took the
message TO Garcia will voluntarily
retire from the army.
Major Rowan was a first lieutenant
in the Nineteenth Infantry when his
great opportunity came. Necessity
arising for the dispatching of a trust
worthy messenger to Gen. Calixto
Garcia, in the interior of Cuba, Lieu
tenant Rowan was selected by Gener-
al Miles.
He received instructions to visit
General Garcias camp and ascertain
certain facts regarding the strength
of the Cuban insurgents and the pos
sibility of their cooperating with the
United States forces in case of war.
He made his way to Garcia's camp
disguised at one time as Cuban
and again as a Spaniard Delivering
his message. he started to return,
well aware that if he had been cap
tured he would have been hanged
like Nathan Hale and Major Andre.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

]. Noble Hayes left for .,ew York
Monday evening.
DR.. w. E. Putna~ vas in Hoosick
Falls Monday on business.
Mrs. Mabel Hill Derry, N. H.,
is the guest of her brother, Walter
Aiken of Union street.
Mrs. Robert Sharpe has moved
from South street to the house owned
by James Hurley on Union street.
The advance sale of reserved seats
for The Man on the Box" will start
at the box Office this evening at
o'clock
Sayre Mcleod has sold his team to
Morris Levin. 1t is understood that
Mr. Mcleod will purchase an automo-
bile next summer.
c. S. Estes will move this week
from the tenement over the Evans
news room TO the Clair SOule house
on West Main street.
Mrs William Thompson and daugh-
ter Grace, who wefe called here by
the death of Miss Ellen Guiltinan,
returned to their home in Mechanic
vile Monday evening.
Rev. Philip Schuyler left this morn
ing for Hartford, Conn, where he is
to act as one of the eight delegates
from Vermont at the New England
missionary conference.
Mrs. ]. n. Tenny of Metheuen,
Mass, and Mrs. A. b. Pillsbury of
Derry. n. H., have returned to their
homes, after visit with Mr.. and
Mrs Walter Aiken of School street.
Charles j. McMasters of Rutland
through Noxon & Eisner of Pittsfeld
has entered an appeal in supreme
court against the allowance of the
will of his aunt, Annis jerks, late of
Adams.
A delegation from Miriam
lodge of Rebekahs are planning to
visit the North Adams lodge tomor-
row evening. The invitation for the
visit in North Adams was accepted
at meeting of the lodge few weeks
ago
Leon Boyd, who has for some time
DctH tluplOgeu III the restaurant
business here, has returned to North
Adams and begun work in Rich's
Eagle street market. 1t is his inten.
ton to remove his family to that city
soon.
The Hikers' club new North AID.
ans organization took a hike Sunday
to this village. The party followed
the old military road over Burberry
mountain and report an excellent
trip. They are planning another trip
over the same route for next Sunday.
S. r. Kramer, trainmaster of the
Rutland railroad, was in town Mon
day on business. Beginning yester-
day all orders for train dispatches on
the Chatham division were sent out
from Rutland instead of Chatham as
heretofore
Beginning today the Pittsneld
street railway will run its cars on its
winter schedule on the Cheshire
branch. The cars will run every
hour instead of on the half hour and
will leave the union station in Pitts
field at ten minutes past the hour.
On the Berkshire line the winter
schedule will probably be started No
vember /.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
FOR A NEW COMMANDMENT
Prof. Carver Would Direct it Against
Drink Instead of Blasphemy

Cambridge, Mass, Oct 26.-Some
changes in the Ten Commandments
to make them apply to modern condit-
ions are advocated by Thomas y. Car
yer, Professor of Economics at Har-
ward University.
Prof. Carver in particular wants an
entirely new commandment dealing
with the liquor habit. He would have
it take the place of the commandment
which reads Thou shalt not take
the name of the Lord thy God in
vain"
"The employment of the word God
and like blasphemies as they are ut
tered today have lost their old-time
significance" said Prof. Carver today.
"They are employed many times from
pure force of habit, or an unthinking
utterance of the first sentence that
comes to ones lips and are demon
strative of one who possesses a dwarf
ed vocabulary and a lack of breeding
or good taste.
I'VE see on the other side the in
tense craving for stimulants holding
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
A MERRY CHRISTMAS STAMP

Red Cross To Sell Thirty Million in
Its War on tuberculosis.
Washington, Oct. 26.-Thirty mil
lion 1909 Merry Christmas stamps
have been ordered by the American
Red Cross Society to be sold to raise
funds for the war on tuberculosis.
Thirty million more stamps will be
ordered later and by December Is it
is expected that these S50,O00,0O0 bull
lets will be fired in the national battle
against the White Plague. The 1909
stamp is from the design by Howard
Pyle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
A SPECIALIST SAYS:
"Piles Can't Be Thoroughly Cured by
Outward Treatment"

DR.. ]. S. Leonhardt of Lincoln, Neb.
the celebrated specialist, who has
studied every phase of piles says
piles can't be thoroughly cured by
ointments, nor any other outside treat
ment. The cause is internal, and
needs internal treatment" DR.. Leon
hardt perfected Hem-Roid the first in
ternal pile cure. It. frees circulation
in the lower bowel, and has cured 9S
per cent of cases.
Sold under guarantee at VIM. L. Go
kay's, Price $1.00. DR.. Leonhardt CO.,
Station B, Buffalo, N. Y, prop. Write
for booklet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
NORTH BENNINGTON

John Wolf is confined to the house
by illness.
Miss Katie Bandistil of Bennington
spent Sunday with her cousin Miss
COney Fruitrich On Water street.
Mrs. Joseph Fortier and Mrs. Geo
Harris, who have been spending sew
eral days with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lewis have returned to
their home in Pittsheld, Mass.
Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26

many people who have our lives in
their keeping, and once in the posses
sion of their desires, danger hangs
over our being like the sword over
Damocies Drinking is a hindranee
to any man who is placed in posit-
ion of trust in these times of highly
specialized life
His substitute commandment would
read: Thou shalt not drink to drunk
enness nor bewilder tbyself with
strong drink
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
Tested and Proven.

If people with symptoms of kidney
or bladder trouble could realize their
danger they would without loss of time
commence taking Foley's Kidney Rem
edy. This great remedy stop the pain
and the Irregularities, strengthens
and builds up these organs and there
is no danger of Bright's disease, or
other serious disorder. Do not disre-
gard the early symptoms.-Quinlan' S
Pharmacy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
Bennington People Have Absolute
Proof of Deeds at Home

Proof of Deeds at Home
It's not words, but deeds that prove
true merit
The deeds of Doans Kidney Pills,
For Bennington kidney sufferers.
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony of Ben
nington people who have been cured
to stay cured.
Mrs Oscar Ketchum, 100 Park St,
I Bennington, W., says: my kidneys
were disordered for over six years,
the first symptom of my complaint
being pains in the small of my back
Later on / had difficulty with the kid
ney secretions. | could not sleep well
at night and was annoyed by a feel
ing OF languor and depression. Read
ing of Doan's Kidney Pills. thought
they might be of benefit to me and !
procurerd supply They acted at
once on my kidneys and after | had
| finished the contents of the second
box | was without symptom of back
ache, being able to work around the
house with ease. | am confident that
a better remedy than Doans Kidney
Pills does not exist" Statement
given in December 1909
Tested and Proven.
In a statement given August 3, 1908
Mrs. Ketchum said: II am glad to
have the opportunity of re-endorsing
Doans Kidney Pills. They are
household remedy with me and con-
slider them a most effective kidney
tonic
For sale NV all dealers Price 40
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
NewYork, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan's-and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
NEW YoRK-ATLANTA RUN
Sixty-ore Cars Start on a Good Roads
Tour-For Stock Cars.

New York. Oct. 26.-Sixty-one eau
tomobiles representing thirty-four
different makes We're sent away yes
terday on ten days run to Atlanta,
Ga, as participants in the good
roads tour, promoted by The New
York Herald and Atlanta Journal.
The contest is for trophies aggre-
eating Sl,7O0, and is open to stock
cars selling at from $3.50 to $4,000
and over
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-10-26
NORTH POWNAL

There will be a 20 cent chicken pie
supper at the Congregational church
Friday evening