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Evening star., 1909-07-13
b. q q. SOUTHERN PLANS.
Control Of Seaboafd Still Regarded
as a Possibility.

BALTIMORE, July 13.-Word from Sa-
vannah that the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Seaboard might unite to give direct
route from this city to the south has at
tracted general attention in business
circles. 1t also developed the fact that
such a plan was at one time under con-
slueration. Soon after the Seaboard went
into receivers hands Baltimore and Ohio
officials discussed the possibility Of having
it reorganized as part of that trunk-line
system. 1t was discussed in New York
with those in control Of the Seaboard
The matter was said to have been
dropped, first because the panic made it
practically impossible for the B. & O. to
have raised satisfactorily the large sum
the Seaboard needed for its rehabilitation
and because of the heavy bonded debt
already the Seaboard which would
have to be taken care Of Whether such
proposition Will be taken up after the
reorganization of the Seaboard would not
be discussed. All those concerned were
willing to say Is that no proposition to this
end is now pending.
Mr.. Harriman's interest in the B. e, O..
is well known. His recent invasion of the
south in the acquisition of the Illinois
Central and Joining it up with his Georgia
roads brings him to the seacoast and
gives an excellent opportunity for uniting
with the Seaboard at several Georgia
points. 1t was this recent move of the
railroad wizard" which gave rise to the
belef that he might have a union of the
B. & Q. and the Seaboard in view.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
GEORGIAN A GREEK WAR HERO
SOLDIER GIVEN A BIG SLICE OF
LAND IN IOWA IN 81.
Innovation in U. S. Land Office Re-
called by Attorneys Work to
Clear Title to Property.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 13-In the
now and then there pops up a tale, a
something which quckens the cookies of
the heart and brings back the DAYS of
sWashbuckling when to have one had to
hold by force and when force was fraught
with fierce fighting.
from Georgia to Iowa is far crv
From 1857 to 1909, from the long ago
to now, Is also far cry. Old Father
Time was halted in his fight today in
the county recorders office by a photo
graphic reproduction of a land patent by
the federal government of 81 to George
Green, who was then of what is now
Sioux City, granting him title to what is
now farm land in Liberty township
Patent Signed by Buchanan.
James Buchanan, President of the
United States, signed, October 80, 1857,
letters of patent which gave to Sylvanus
Gibbons. private in the Georgia militia
companies Of Capts. Crute and Allen,
right to 12O acres of land of what was
then the wilderness of Iowa. Gibbons
afterward assigned the land to Green.
The Congress of 1866 enacted a law
which gave to those fighting for the
states a land bounty. Gibbons fought in
the Creek Indian war and as a reward
received his grant.
He evidently could not foresee that the
land would eventually be of immense
value. for he sold his grant to Green.
To clear title to the property, Alfred
Pizey, an attorney of this city, applied
for the original letters patent and in
return received Photographic copy of
them.
This Is an innovation in the Depart
ment of the Interior, general land Office,
and the first instance of such a transac-
ton In the records of Woodbury. county.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
MARRYING HIS BUSINESS,
Bigamist "John Madison" Says He
Can't Count His Wives.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-Christian
c. johnson, sentenced yesterday at San
Jose to serve seven years in the peniten-
tiary for bigamy, is reported to have con-
fessed that he is the mysterious John
Madison" wanted in many parts of the
country for matrimonial ventures and
systematic swindling of a number of
women under promise of marriage.
He declares that he has been married
to SO many women that he cannot count
them offband.
"In 1906 he says Il quit my busi-
ness of buying horses and from that day
to this time 1 have been making my
living by marrying and making love to
women. getting. their money and then
deserving them.
One of his most amazing feats, accord
ing to his own confession, was making
love to ten women at one time in Port
land. Oregon. While he admits that he
got money from most of them and that his
marriages were part of get-rich-quick
system, Johnson declares that in every
instance he spent the money he received
upon the victim herself.
II am married to only one woman under
the name of John Madison" Johnson de-
clared. Her name was Jones-if / re-
member rightly. / got $1.s0O from her be-
cause she said she loved me. l could
have got $4,000"
Evening star., 1909-07-13

stitions he believes in an evil spirit which
takes possession of one. and he has a
word for spirit and is very uneasy, too.
at hearing it mentioned, for it is said that
If named 1t appears.
With the Yahgan there Is no past. and
from the moment when the heart ceases
to beat there is no future, for there is not
the least scintilla of evidence that he be-
lieves In, any hereafter. When a man dies
'he is gone the Yahgans say. lis no
more" and do all that is possible to blot
out his memory, and for superstitious
reasons it is even great provocation to
mention his name. One OF the most con-
vincing proofs to me Of their disbelief in
futurity is the complete destruction Of all
that belongs to the deceased. II woman.
her fish basket, shell ornaments and fish
lines are thrown into the sea: II a man.
his wigwam and its appurtenances are
soon a smoldering ash heap. At Rio
Douglas even the dogs of the dead In
dams were drowned and their canoes
were split from end to end.
So it Is with the Yahgans-no past, no
future; without chiefs. without gods.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
DECIDEDLY IRREGULAR
Usually Active Shares Show
Reactionary Tendencies.
ROUND ADVANCES SCORED
American Shares Continue Firm in
London Market.
NEW HIGH RECORD FOR STEEL
Illinois Central and Wabash Shares
Strongest Features of the Rail-
way List-Tractions Heavy.
American Shares Continue Firm in
London Market.
NEW HIGH RECORD FOR STEEL
Su.ciai DiSpatcb ia The Star.

Speciai Dispach ia The Star
NEW YORK. July 13.-The volume OF
transactions in the stock market today
was maintained upon about the same
scale of activity of the past few fun
business sessions and the general tone
OF the dealings was decidedly irregular
The advance in prices yesterday resulted
spparently in a material reduction in the
short interest and with the demand from
that source removed a majority of the
usually active shares exhibited reaction
ary tendencies.
Price movements were not, however, in
nuenced by any developments of conse-
uuence in conditions outside of the stock
market itself.
American shares were firm In the Lon
don stock market, but operations here for
foreign account were conducted upon
only a negligible scale. The strongest
features of the railway list were Illinois
Central and the Wabash shares, which
scored round advances without any ac-
tual news or much attendant gossip OF
interest and novelty.
The stocks which have been the leading
features Of the market for an almost in
definite period, such as Union and South
ern Pacific and Reading, were more or
ess reactionary, although not really weak
The local traction issues were also heavy.
Uncertain Tendencies.
In the industrial and miscellaneous
group United States Steel common
achieved the distinction of advancing to
a new high-record figure. but later both
the common and the preferred stocks
shared in the uncertain tendencies of the
general market Amalgamated Copper.
American Smelling and American Loco
motive were heavy. Quite a sharp rally
took place in Mercantile Marine prefer
red
Money market circumstances showed no
material alteration, although the banks
have lost to the subtreasury since last
Friday more than 100000. Sterling ex-
change was somewhat reaetionary, but
fairly large engagements Of gold for ex-
port to South America were announced.
The routine news Of the day, including
such matters as traffic returns, ETC., con-
lained no particular surprises.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON. July 13.-Large receipts. aver
age shipments and firm prices are the
features Of the wool market Consider
able new business is reported at a time
usually characterized by market dullness.
Both domestic and foreign grades figure
in the trading. About 10000 pounds of
Ohio washed delaines sold at 40 cents.
and sales Of 100000 pounds of unwashed
at "a cents are reported.
1t is stated that 100000 pounds Of
Montana wool have changed hands in the
past ten days. the bulk of it selling in
the natural state at 26 cents.
Missouri and Indiana f1eeces are quoted
as follows: In quarter blood. 81 cents;
three.eighths blood. -3a1A. cents.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
JUDGE ADVOCATE CHOSEN.
Maj. Harry Leonard to Act at SUIT
ton Inquiry.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. July 13.-Announce-
ment was made at the Office of Supt
Bowyer of the Naval Academy today
that Maj. Harry Leonard. L. 8. M. c..
would act as the judge advocate of the
second court of inquiry which will try to
straighten out the tangle of conflicting
testimony surrounding the death Of Lieut.
Sutton.
Maj Leonard. it had previously been
understood, would act as the recorder of
the court. AS the prosecuting officer in
the case 1t will devolve upon Maj Leon
ard to summon all witnesses who may be
desired by the court He Is now on duty
at the naval prison at Portsmouth. N H
Neither Williams Owens. the Annapo-
lis chauffeur, who carried the officers in
volved in the affray which resulted in the
death of Sutton. nor Undertaken Taylor,
who prepared the body for burial and
saw the wound, has yet received sum.
mons. AS q general court the second
board. 1t is now stated, will have full
authority to summon civilians as we'll as
naval men.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
People With No Religion.

From Harper'S Magazlne
While from the point Of view of the
anthropologist the Yahgan is both an ami
mist and polydaemonist believing that
spirits enter into and control the phe-
nomena Of nature he has no religion in
the general acceptance of the term. For
here again that weird nature, whose
phenomena he has personified in his i'm
agination, has also by her exigencies
dwarfed his introspection. No word for
God" Creator" or pray" has ever ap-
peared in his language, nor from any ac-
ton. ceremony or custom can belief in
these things be inferred. Among his super
Evening star., 1909-07-13
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, July 13.-The cotton mar
Set reached still higher records this
morning. opening firm at an advance Of
,sl3 points. with October contracts SELL
ing at 1885 and December at 1887, the
highest prices ever commanded by new
,rop months at this period Of the season
turing recent years. There was tremen-
ious realizing around the high levels. and
prices eased OH. with the market during
he middle of the morning very active
and unsettled. some to points above
he closing figures OF yesterday.
Futures opened firm. July. 1866 bid !:
August 1910: October. 1880: November.
l2si: December. 1885: January, 1888;
March. 1884: May, 1884.
While detailed Texas weather reports
showed no more favorable condition,
temperatures at twenty stations ranging
rom 100 TO 1O8 degrees. the market was
rery nervous and unsettled during the
ate forenoon as a result of increasingly
orders were caught on q scaledown
lnder which prices sold off to a net de-
line of SAB points and loss from the
nigh point OF the morning OF about 22a2S
points. There was good buying at the
decline, and after the weaker long inter-
ast had been forced out on the stop or
iers prices rallied few points at mid
Jay
spot quiet: middling uplands, 1910:
nddlins gulf. 1885.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
ECO bales. against $500 last week and
is0S last year. for the week. 10000 bales,
against 1887 last week and 25,5O4 last
rear. Today's receipts at New Orleans,
l.259 bales, against ass last year. and at
Houston 240 bales against 1851 last
rear.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL July 13-Closing: Cot
on-Spot. moderate business done
orices. points higher; American mid
iliBg. fair. I.46; good middling. 10,
niddling. 692; low middling, 6.74; good
ordinary. 66s; ordinary 613. The sales
Of the day were 5000 bales. of which
500 were for speculation and export.
md included 5000 American. Receipts.
1000 bales. including $500 American.
Futures opened steady and closed weak.
July. 6.14h; July and August, 8.74 "
August and September. $50; September
md October. 6.67hs; October and No
sember. 6.65i1; November and Decem-
YER. 8.63h: December and January,
lSSh: January and February,
$685.: February and March. 664
aarch and April. s64: April and May,
i64: May and June, 6.64. June and
fuly. 6,64; July and August, 8.6S.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
A New City a Thousand Years Old
From Harpers Magazine.

Budapest. whose front is circled with
lights like crown, whose hills rise dark
and feathery above the river. whose par
lament buildings run along the bank and
are second to none but Westminster
Budapest, bright, flashing. gay, beautiful.
modern and rich, ardent and executive.
close-built and amalgamative-blende Of
peoples-is the product of only a few dec
ades. and yet at its last exposition II
celebrated it's thousandth birthday. Pest.
to the right Of the river-for the cities are
twin and divided by the Danube-Pest
dates back to 100; and Buda was the
Ofen of the Romans. Buda climbs up the
opposite hill. today magnifcently new. but
sown round with green crumbling walls
that mark the passing OF the original
founders whose painted galleys came up
the Danube from the Black sea. The
civilization. sharply
new and powerful, must for a moment be
brushed aside and the Buda Of medieval
times put In its stead.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition Of the Treasury at the
beginning of business today was us
follows:
Trust funds-Gold coin. $3.50, ,95S, $50
silver dollars. 4s6,293,OO0; silver dol
lars of 1890, s43O7 600: silver certificates
outstanding $4s6 o93. 900.
General fund-Standard silver dollars
in general fund, S. 1854; current liza.
bilities, 94.429,s27 working balance in
Treasury office. $19,3O7 1923; in banks 70
credit OF treasurer of the United
States $61.9OO,414; subsidiary silver
coin, $26. 6.671, AIS: minor coin. $2,51S TO4
total balance in general fund, $11J,-
331,151.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
NEW YORK GRAIN PRICES.

NEW YORK, July 13-Flour-Receipts.
5.613 barrels Sales. 5000 barrels. Barely
teady. with demand quiet. Kansas
iraights, 5.76a60O.
Wheat-Receipts, 27,6OO bushels. Fine
seather over the entire wheat belt this
morning offset steady cables and drought
tews from the Argentine and weakened
'rices half a cent per bushel. September.
-lISsal.lSA; December, 1.f51sal.I6.
Rye-Dull: No. western, 9Os nominal
% b. New York.
Corn--Receipts. %. go bushels.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
LONDON MARKETS.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cabegram to The Star
LONDON, July l3.-There has been no
recovery in the market for investment Sc
curities since the morning. An unfavor-
able influence in the late afternoon was
the disclosure that about half Of the re-
Gently offered Canadian government loan
was not subscribed for by the public and
il left on the hands OF the underwriters
Home rails have a waiting disposition
with prices inclined to droop. The depart
ment for foreign securities was Arm In
spots Mining shares rule heavy. Coppers
closed at lowest points. with Rio Tintos
down q at 74is.
American railway shares had an easier
tone az the oficial close on the curb The
market turned weak with the exception Of
Southern Pacific. The continental bourses
were quiet.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
BALTIMORE GRAIN.
,ial Dispatch to The star.

peciai Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. July l3.-wHEAT-Quiet:
pot contract. i.ls14al. lsA: July. I.IsNai ish:
august. i.1ea1. leh; September, l.Ie asked
teamer No. 2 red. i.14isal.14E: receipts, SSH
ushcis; exports. 10000 bushels: new southern
y sample. l.1Oal.iT; new southern on grade,
I4al.le.
CoRN-Dull spot contract, 7eh. receipts.
40 bushels.
OATS-rnaettled: No. white. ssha5Sl,: No.
white. Sass: No. 2 mixed. 56a56n: receipts.
6l6 bushels.
RYE-0ulet; No. . western export. % asked ;
H. western domestic. 20 asked: receipts. 2,3,o
ushels; exports. ssh bushels.
HAY-Quf&t. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTs--Qulet: steam to Liverpool
or busnel, ljsd july ID August; Cork fof q.
srs. per QuaT61s 4 i9i6- uGwtSsptsaherS
Evening star., 1909-07-13

One transaction which very plainly
marked the shifting of an investment ac-
count occurred when one of the brokers
on the floor sold $500 In Potomac Elec-
first Os at Los and purchased an equal
amount of Potomac Electric Consolidated
Tor second) 5s at 1.031s.
An interesting incident in connection
with the exchange session was the dls-
tribution by Mr.. Paris of Crane. Paris
& Co., Of a schedule showing the quota
tions and investment return of all Sc
curfties listed on the exchange. The
summary was prepared by Eugene +.
Thompson Of the Crane, Paris Com
pany. and it's conclusions are based upon
the prices which obtained for stocks and
bonds as of July 0. This is the first time
such list has been prepared. and the
figures were carefully scanned by all
OF the bankers and brokers.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National Union Insurance
Company Of Washington, D. c.. held yes
terday at the office of the company, the
following board of directors was chosen
Charles B. Bailey. Thomas Bradley,
Floyd E. Davis, John Joy Edison, jr.: AL
bert F. Fox, w. T. Galliher George w.
Linkins. John B. Larner. Owen McCabe,
Charles Mades. Henry Orth, B. F. Saul,
George Spransy, N. L. Sansbury and Gen.
James II. Watmough The board organ
lied with the selection of the following
officers: President. Albert F. Fox; vice
president. Henry Orth; Secretary, Philip
F. Larner. and assistant secretary, Will
liam H. SOmervell.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call, IL o'clock noon-Washing.
ton Rwy. and Flee. 4s. $500 at ssls. $500 at
SSH. 81 900 at s7E.
Potomac Electric Cons. IS. $4,000 at 1osls
81 600 at 1O3M
Potomac Electric Light >5s $1,000 at los,
q 900 at los. $1,000 at 1os, $1,000 at los,
81 900 at 1O8.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., Is at 81,
at 9OA.
Washington Gas. 65 at 77L5. q at 77N. %
at 17h. % at 77s, 25 at IT'S. Is at 77% 10
at 77A.
Riggs National Bank. at $50.
Second National Bank 10 at 1876.
Firemen's insurance. at 1917.
After call-Washington Rwy. and Elec. As,
Evening star., 1909-07-13
Would Bequeath Her Ears.
From the London Chronicle.

Harriet Martineau displayed originality
in the provisions she made at one time
for the disposal Of her remains. James
Payn relates that having consulted Toyn-
bee. the distinguished aurist with regard
to her deafness, "she was 50 pleased with
the interest he took in her case that she
resolved to leave him. by testamentary
beouest, her ears. She announced this
intention in the presence of her medical
man.. Mr.. Shepherd who, to my Infinite
Evening star., 1909-07-13
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Butter steady:
eceipts. 25.3Ol pounds. Creamery third
o first. 2ilaa25ls: process. common to spe-
dal. 16a24; western factory. first 2o,sa2l.
Cheese steady. unchanged: receipts. 49,
a2 pounds.
Eggs frm. unchanged: receipts, 20,e47
Evening star., 1909-07-13
Money at ~ and SO
LOANED On D. c. REAL ESTATE.
Heiskell & McLeran,
no3O.tf l4O3 B ST.

amazement, observed: But. my dear
madam, you can't do that: II will make
your other legacy worthless The fact
was, in the interests of science. Miss
Martineau had already left her head to
the chronological Society. l asked the
doctor how he came to know that On.
he said. she told me SO herself: she has
left flO in her codicil to me for cutting
II on" The doctor. however. died be-
fore his patient, and the Phrenological
Society never received the legacy OF her
head.
Evening star., 1909-07-13

Rev DIR. NJ. F. r. Rice of Baltimore.
superintendent OF the Frederick district.
Baltimore Conference, NJ. e. Church. has
taken up his residence at Allegany Grove
and will be in charge Of the annual camp
meeting which begins Friday.
Evening star., 1909-07-13
FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS, July 13.-Three per cent
rentes. 81 francs so centimes for the
account.
Exchange on London, 25 francs 49,
centimes for checks
BERLIN, July 13.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks 43h pfennigs for
checks. Money. per cent Private
discount rate, 2ss per cent
Evening star., 1909-07-13
Government Securities.
Cant, woodman to Be Major.

In addition to the list OF National
Guard promotions. announced In another
column. Capt Francis J. Woodman will
be promoted to major in the Medical
COYpA
Evening star., 1909-07-13
TALKS TO THE NEGRO LEAGUE
PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE SPEAKS.
Discusses Relation of the Colored
Man to the Business Life
Of Washington.

William F. GUIDE, president of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce, de-
livered an address Oh The Relation OF
the Negro to the Business Life of Wash
ington." at public meeting of the Nesro
Business League of the District of Column
bic, last evening in Zion Baptist Church
The occasion was the installation of the
recently elected officers of the league.
Mr.. Guide pointed out that the negroes
OF Georgia now own 2,22O square miles
OF land. which is more than the area of
the entire state of Delaware, and said he
did not see any reason why the colored
people of Washington should not do pro-
portonately well. He advised the educa-
ton of their children along useful trade
nhes, rather than giving them expensive
courses In high schools and universities.
In concluding he said that Lincolns re-
marx marx to the negroes after the war was,
ilts now up to you boys. 1t is a case
of root HOG or fio
Evening star., 1909-07-13

Mr.. ana Mrs. James Ashby OF Stafford
county, Va. have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter. Miss Vir-
einfa Buchanan Ashby, to Ernest Living
ston Yourtree OF Baltimore
Evening star., 1909-07-13
Names of Other Speakers.

lhomas l.. Jones, w. Sidney Pittman,
president of the league, and w. r..
thompson. master of ceremonies, also
oehVered addresses. Rev. W. ]. Howard
mace the invocation and Rev. w. A.
Ray the benediction.
Inc OBJECT of the league is to promote
M Ile business interests of the negro in the
District and to aid in building up the
negro race in America
The officers installed were: President.
W. sidney Pittman; first vice president,
DahIel freeman; second vice president,
Alexander Underdown: recording secre-
tary. charles Hemans; corresponding sec
retary, George F. Collins; treasurer
Joseph Manning; sergeant-at-arms, John
w. Lewis, and chaplain, DR. j. E. Moor
Evening star., 1909-07-13
The World of Finance and Trade. .
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The lassitude Of midsummer thoroughly
pervaded the local market at the meet
ing today Of the Washington Stock Ex-
change, and none Of the trading added
any perceptible new features to the con-
ditions which have obtained for several
weeks
Evening star., 1909-07-13
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hfbbs & Co. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Trade
Evening star., 1909-07-13

A few blocks of Washington Gas stock,
aggregating 200 shares in all. sold at
prices ranging from 771z to 711s.
Evening star., 1909-07-13

RaT silver, 4uIet, zJF6Q pef OUHce
Money nan per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market fol
.bort hfiie N llSAl sic per cent.
The rate Of discount Ia the open market fol
three. month bills 10 1hal SIZE per cent.