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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-23

All men may be liars. but all liars
aren't men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-23

Know yourself. There are too many
others who know a good thing when
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-23

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 9Th day of April, A. D. 1910,
in the city of Rock Island, Ill, an cleo
ton will be held for the following Of
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-23
THE ARGUS.

BY THE }. W. POTTER CO.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-08-12

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
HALLEY'S COMET
W|LLD0N NO HARM
English Scientists Busy Discus
sing Visitor in the
Heavens.
AN ENeRossING EME
All Agree That No Danger Is
Imminent From It's Gaseous
Tail.
AN EXERCISING THEME
peclal Gable to The Times D,spa.ch.l

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.l
London, April 30.-Halley's comet is
the engrossing theme of the European
world of astronomy. 1t is the subject
and mathematicians. and 1t figures in
newspapers and periodicals here and
on the continent, the main contention
being as to its substance. dimension
the human eye in It's full glory.
DR.. II. II. Turner. Savillian professor
Of astronomy at Oxford. fears that
England will not be given the finest
view, which must be left to those on
the sunny side of the world He as.
sures us there is no need for alarm
Though poisonous gases may be pres
ent in the comet they are in a state
or extreme tenuity. say hundred.
these gases do happend to mingle with
the higher reaches of our atmosphere.
they may take years to reach the bot.
tom of 1t.
Professor A. C. D Crommeltn. OF
Greenwich Observatory. estimates the
tails length at 100000 miles, and
says 1t has been shortening for $50
years
Sir Robert Ball. referring to tho
May is, writes:
las the tail of the comet is direc.cs
away from the sun. 1t follows that
the tail Of the. comet will on this
peh' stSdldi oSCdSlOu DC SlTeCCneQ out
In the direction of the earth This
raises the question whether the tail
Of the comet will extend as far as
the earth"
Dispcls Anxiety.
He hastens to dispel any anxiety
as to the possibilities of a collision:
THE head of the comet follows one
track through the heavens and the
is. therefore, an impossibility of CON
tact between the two When the head
OF the comet comes nearest to the
earth its distance will be about $4,000
miles. The tail then stretches our
ly pass through 1t. 1t will be inter
lightest haze which ever flowed in the
summer sky is as castiron compared
with the tenuity OF the comets tail.
! speak from experience. l spent an
hour or two in comets tail in 1851.
1t was lovely midsummer Sunday
evening. when worthy clergyman
assembled the pulpit to preach SER
mon This is unusual gloom" said
he. I must have a pair of candles on
my desk.
1.-THE next day he read in the papers
a remarkable coincidence. The Garth
had actually passed through the tail
of comet during the hour OF evening
service. The clergyman concluded that
the comets tail had caused the gloom.
The total injury suffered by the earth
owing to the sweep 1t received from
the tail OF the comet of 1861, was the
cost of this pair of candles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
NEW YORK pRoDrcE MAKkEr.

New York. April 3o-Flour-Duli and about
steady. Spring patents, s52595.55: winter
patents, s5.I5 a $50. Rye Flour and Corn
meal-ouiet. Wheat-IrrcSular; No. red.
si.i4 nominal. c. 4. T.: No northern. si.l7t.
nominal. T. o. b.. opening navigation. OPP
t!ons closed at AfSc. decline. May, sl.i5:
July, sLleS.; September. ti.Gsi,. Corn-Steady.
Steamer, s5isc.. and No. t. Soc. both nom
iaai, elevator. export basis. Options closed
unchanged May. Sc: July. Ike; Septem-
Der. IoSc Oats-steady: mixed. nominal
Options closed nominal.
Beef and Lard-Firm. Tallow-DulI. Pc
sroleum and Trrpentine-s,eady. Rosin-
Quiet. Rice-Quet. Molasses-Steady. sugar
Raw, steady: refined. quiet. Conee-Futures
closed steady at net decline OF 1910
points Spot quiet: Rio, No. :. SEC; Santos.
No. 4. sic. mild, quiet; Cordova, s,s G12t.c
Butter-Barel ysteady and unchanged. Eggs
Steady: state, Pennsylvania and nearby,
gathered. white. 23l 2iisc. cheese--steady
and unchanged. Potatoes-Steady; Bermuda,
new. per barrel, ssdi.25. Cabbages-Steady;
Couthern. per crate. sed3. Peanuts and
Freights-Unchanged
Cottonseed oil was steady 10 shade high
er on light offerings, covering of May shorts
and with the advance in cotton and lard
Tho close was generally 1a7 points higher.
with sales of 1900 barrels. May. 7.ssq7'o;
July. 77ilI.1s: October 7.3e dG3i; December,
6.3sg6,sS: prime crude, nominal prime sum
mer yellow. 7.7od7s5: primo winter yellow.
7.soSs4s: prime summer white, s.0ons.4a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
clearing.Hou.n Statement.

Now York. April So.-Thc statement OF
clearing. house banks for the week shows
that tho banks hold $s17l,i5o more than tho
requirements OF tho % per cent. reserve
rule. This is decrease OF ss,2H,7oo in the
proportionate cash reserve as compared with
last week The statement follows:
Loans. 1,2l7, $3.50: increase, s3i7,sW.
Deposits s1,l94, 1850; decrease, so.90a.Tdo.
Circulation, sis.1so.coo; decrease, Siii7oO.
Legal tenders. ss9.i4i,so0; increase, sla5s.ioo.
Specie. $23s.3io.too: decrease. si2,s79,Sc0.
Reserve, s3oe, 4so.6oo; decrease, si,f0iC0
Reserve required. $2es,ssel5o; decrease, So
Surplus. ss7n.15o: decrease, ss24tf6.
Ex-United states deposits ;LTs,45o: de-
crease, ss.232.05o.
The percentage OF actual reserve OF tho
clearing house banks to-day was 25.3'.
The statement OF banks and trust COM
parties OF Greater New York not reporting
to the clearing house shows:
Loans, $1.lss. ,9oo: increase, s9.ss2.9oo.
Specie. sl2s. 351 300: Increase, si.e07.so.
Legal tenders. t2i.1s3,5No; increase, $4,000.
Total deposits. s1,255,l7a9oo; increase. sls,-
6os. 200.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
IN JopB1NG CIRCLES.
From All Quarters Come Reports of
Good Rusiness for Week Just Closed.


Good business for Week Just Closed.
The long looked for and In some
circles the long-Wished for, dull spring
time" has not come to the Richmond
jobbers.
In all lines the wholesalers report
continued active business. Inded, they
say they never had better spring bus
mess. The shoe dealers, the dry goods
men and the hat sellers, to say Moth
ing of the millinery stores and the no.
ton houses. all agree that never be-
fore were there so many filling-in or
ders for spring and summer goods that
the retailers who make Richmond their
marketing place were afraid to buy
when months ago they We're making
their big orders for spring and sum-
mer goods. In addition to this the
travelling men representing these
houses on the road and who are TAX
ing orders for fall goods. are sending
much larger orders than the same men
sent in from the same territory
year ago.
good week and the druggists report
no complaint of business.
The wholesale grocers are doing a
record breaking spring business, and
so are the produce dealers. Meat deal
ers and packers report very active
trade for the season. Altogether the
tobbers of the city are In fine humor
and rejoicing in good business all
around.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
GUNS FOR CUBAN ARMY
Latest Model Springfield Muskets Re
Gently Purchased.

LATEST Model Spr1nSHc1u HUsRets Itc-
Gently Purchased.
Cuban army and Rural Guard are to
be armed with the best rife in the
world. in the opinion of United States
ordnance experts, namely the latest
model OF the Springfield musket, which
is now issued to the American army.
Major Eduardo Lores, who is the
commander of the Cuban Rural Guard
has Just completed the purchase of
the uskets. Five thousand are In
tended for the Rural Guard and 5000
for, the Cuban army The new mus
kets will cost the Cubans SIS each,
making a total purchase of $l50,000.
The ammunition will have to be pur-
chased in open market.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

Chicago. Ill. April so.-Cattle-Receipts ts-
timated at 800 head. Market steady. Beeves,
s5.70as.i0: Texas steers. 7og6.25; Western
steers, s5a&so; stockers and feeders. $3.50 @
s.75 cows and heifers S2.soGi.50: calves,
ss.75Gs.0 Hogs-Receipts estimated at 5,cc0
head. Market steady Light, SOS q s.o5
mixed. 1926 1850: heavy. $925 $3.50: rough.
ss.25 1910: good TO choice heavy, ss.4oGt $50;
pigs. ss.so99i5: bulk of sales. 1915 q a.tS.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 500 head. Mar
ket steady. Native. si.50as.25: western, $50
SIS: yearlings. s7.c5Gs.50; lambs. native.
sI.T5Gs75: western ssGe.S5.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
Delnnnd m Increasc.

Providence. +. l., April 30--SiNteen
building laborers, all union
men, informed the contractors whe
they finished their weeks work to-
day that they would not return on
Monday unless they receive an advance
in WAGES. The contractors have not
acted on the demand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

sheep, 30 head: hogs. 1913 head.
Best steers. &c: few al iac.. medium to
good, sasSc.; common to fair. 595%c.; best
heifers. SIC; medium TO good. Oh q &C.,; best
cows. &C.; medium to good. 4IiG5%c.; COM
mon to fair. 3is q 4Sc.: bulls, 4h45Nc. Cows
and calves. sc5Q66oo per head. Calves. SO
&c.: extra, SIC; best fall lambs. SIC: me-
dunn to good. 7Q7hc.; best sheep. TIC;
common to fair. tasc.: spring lambs, 100
l2c.; best hogs, 81 q sic: medium to good.
So q s1.c.; pigs, sows and stays, s9Shc.
Prospects good for present prices.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

Cotton. quiet; middi.ng. ISIS: stock. csl.ss5
bales.
$3.50 bales: export 10 Great Britain. 1856
bales; TO France, 4.sts bales; TO the CONT
nent, 15 bales: stock, 55o,eos bales.
Consolidated at all ports-Eet receipts.
e,'5s bales; export to Great Britain. 1855
bales; to France. 4,s4s bales; to tho Contl-
nent. is5 bales.
Total since September at all ports-Net
receipts. 61sl,oe5 bales; export to Great
Britain, i.sss,G73 bales; to France, sa3iis
bales: 70 tho Continent. 2,3i5312 bales to
japan. 1874 bacs; to Mexico, 1883 baes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
COTTON MARKETS.

New York. April sO.-The cotton market
was comparatively quiet to-day, but an ear
~ reactionary tendency, due TO disappont-
ing cables. was offset by a demand for
the near months from the people who took
cotton yesterday. and prices ruled gener-
ally steady, closing steady. net points
higher to . points lower. The opening was
steady at an advance OF 4 points on May,
but generally las points lower on realizing
for over tho weekend and In response to
the showing OF Liverpool, where prices
were 3dp4 points lower when duo to como
about points higher. But while weather
reports were considered favorable. prellm-
mary estimates OF acreage showing an In
crease of only 80 per cent We're somewhat
and with leading New Orleans bulls buying
May and July, the entire list soon hrmed,
UP. May advanced to l4.S and July to
1853. or 7Gl2 points net higher, and the
closing 1igures of last night. The close was
shade off from the best under scattering
liquidation. but the undertone was steady
and on comparatively moderate reactions
there was show of strong support from
the bull leaders, one OF whom bid 14.sl for
10000 bales OF May In the late trading, A
prominent English statlstlclan estimates
actual consumption by Great Britain and
the Continent at 10000 bales per week dur
ing March, compared with 10000 bales for
the same time last year. All sorts OF SEN
satlonal talk Is current regarding the sit
.uation in tho local market, and 1t Is being
GAINED by some tHat .'lo julia are st'l'
long OF May and that they also hold a
large number OF contracts for delivery In
July, when 1t is said that the suppoly
available for shipment to New York Will
be much smaller than at present,
Receipts at the ports to-day were 6,759
bales against 1917 last week and 14,74 last
year. FOR tho week 10000 bales against 6s-.
lv6 last week and 1855 lass year. To-day's
recelpts at New Orleans 2Soa bales against
$50 last year and at Houston LILO bales
against o,0i3 last year.
cotton futures opened and closed steady:
Open High. Low, Close.
May ,...,.,,...,,,.......l4T5 l4S7 l4,75 1850
June ..,..,,,,.,...,..... .,., 80, iS..,s lhn
July 1850 l4.6s 14,59 1855
August !. +, Los 14.10 l403s l4.0s
September \. II. !, !. 1901 1915 1895 lsl1
October /. I, 4. NJ 1858 1888 1856
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

LOGS since December 81. 1909. :1o.4o.
This is a new low level for the year
1t is expected that the high call
money rates OF the past two days VIII
attract lot of cash from tho In
terror next week, and that the In
hux will be felt at the beginning Of
the week
1t is Understood that all prepare
lions had been made by j. 2. Morgan
d Co. to take up the Hooking Valley.
preferred, shares, which was stop-nS
temporarily ~ the Ohio decision az
fecting the Chesapeake and Ohio-Lako
Shore Hooking Valley michigan and
kanawha deals. The calling of loans
In connection with these preparations
was felt in the money market yester-
day and Thursday.
On the Curb.
Stocks on the curb were weak and
active to-day. new low figures being
made in many issues. Chino Copper
broke to 10 IA and Butte Coalition
went as low as 20. Consolidated Ari-
IONA was strong at 2. Greene Canena
sold at 3-s, and Ray Consolidated at
II IL. In nearly all stocks final bids
were under the lowest sales. Nevada
Consolidated has applied for listing on
the New York Stock Exchange. That
and international Rubber will leave
the curb shortly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York, April so-Dry goods for cotton
goods department was little more active
during the day in the primary division
where converters and printers are showing
more interest. Linens steady. Burlaps
quiet. Yarns steady, but quiet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
NAVAL STORES.

Wilmington. n. C. April so.-spirits Tur-
p casks. Rosn-Stcady at
sS75; receipts 50 barrels. Tar--Firm at So;
receipts 90 barrels. Crude Turpentine--Firm
at s3@450 and $685. receipts 20 barrels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

Eleven-IninH Game mt West Point,
West Point, N, Y, April 30,--Colum-
bia defeated the West Pointers to-
day in the eleventh inning by score
of to |. In the eleventh the New
Workers. hunched three hits, and aided
by "a passed ball. scored three runs,
The Cadets Werlt out In oGClar. " "A y I'd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. APRIL 80, 1910.
ARRIVED

PORT OF RICHMOND. APRIL 80, 1910.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk. mer-
chaniIse and passengers, Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Pocahontas. Graves. Norfolk and
James River landings, merchandise and pas.
sengers Virginia Navigation Company.
steamer Aurora Furman. Petersburg and
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers. Phillips Line.
gnia- Carolina Chemical Company
Barge stanton, Rostrup Baltimore, coal,
S. II. Halves & Co.
SAILED.
Steamer Brandon. Harvey. Norfolk, mer-
chandisc and passengers, Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Aurora. Furman, Petersburg and
James River landings. merchandise and pas
sengers. Phillips Line.
Barge WissahIckon, Ryan, bermuda Hun
dred. light.
& Treasury Statement.
Washington, D. c., April so--The condi-
ton OF the Treasury ut the beginning OF
business to-day was AZ follows
Trust Funds
Gold coin. SS5l, lso, s69
silver dollars OF 1880. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
silver certificates outstanding. 4So, 79S, 900
General Fund.
Standard silver dollars In general
funr -,Ol,oS5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

New York, April o.-Beeves-Receipss 1.l:s
head. Nothing doing in live cattle. Mar
ket nominally steady. Calves-Receipts 3i3
head. Dressed calves steady and quiet.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts 1856 head. Sheep
and LambS-Recsipts 1855 head. Sheep
nominal Common and medium clipped
lambs. s7.50as.25; medium wooded do. $500.
Hogs-Recc!pts l,479 head. Market nominal
ly Arm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York
SALES:

100 Amer. Agri. Chem. Co...
lO Allis-Chalmcrs ..........
200 Allis- Chalmers. pfd. ......
5,O Amalgamatcd Copper -.
70 American Can ...........
20 American Can, pfd.
700 Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Car and E'oun., pfd
4W American Cotton OIl.....
200 American Locomotive -.
Amer. Locomotive, pfd...
200 American Malt, 5pfd......
1880 American Smelling $50.
800 American eet Sugar.......
700 American Sugar ...........
2,1W Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co..
IL American Tobacco, com.
100 American Tobacco, pfd..
LOO Anaconda Copper NAM.
900 Atchison .................
600 Atlantic Coast Llne.....
a. G. l.. of Connecticut.
Loco Baltimore and Ohio.....
lao Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
300 Canadian Pacific .........
2,sW Central Leather .........
4,0D Chesapeake and Ohio. -.
800 Q. and o. Rights. ........
800 Chicago Great Western.
Chi. Great West, pfd....
100 Chi. Mil. and st. Paul.
800 Chicago and Northwest.
90 Clev, Gin, Chi. and st. l.
600 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
$50 Colorado and Southern.
go Col. and South, LIST pfd..
$3.50 Consolidated Gas .........
@ Cruclblo Steel, Gomez.
$50 Crucible Steel, pfd........
200 Delaware and Hudson.
900 Den. and Rio Gran, com.
Den. and Rio Gran. pfd.
Distillers' Sec. Cor. 80.
80 ERIE ......................
go Erie, list pfd. ................
Fed. Min. and SIN, pfd..
100 General Electric ..........
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, ILL.,. April ao.-Hessian flies and
ehnch bugs held tho imagination of whea,
SPECTATORS late in the session to-day and
the Southwest and stories that foreigners
had been liberal sellers in the Chicago mar
kct. Prices after an early declined closed
firm at shade to isg &c. advance. Corn
finished y TO i.GAc. higher; oats unchang-
ed to fsGltc. lower, and provisions log &c.
higher.
Tho leading futures ranged as follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
8 CO.
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
1907 Z. Main Street.

Members New York Stock Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange, Chicago
Board Of Trade. Orders executed for
investment or on margin on all exchanges
Private wires to New York. Chicago and
New Orleans. N M s}383
Il q. Z ZEE RQDEN. Mana Ger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

Quotations for Understanding bonds are
at price. to which interest must be add
ed. Income bonds and certificates of indebt-
cdness are flat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

New York. April so.-Money on call
nominal: time loans steady: sixty and
ninety days, 3-i94 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper. 1895 per cent
Sterling exchange steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at s4.s4iOG
s4st5o for sixiy-day bills. and at
s4sI65 for demand. Commercial bills.
Si.s3 ID "a 4.s4 IL. Bar silver. "a Ia.
Mexican dollars, "A.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond. Va. April 80. Is

1tIC!IIlIUHu' ' d. stFI1I oV' 1s1V.
Brishts-Unchanged Quiet. but firm Fair
receipts. Dark Tobacco-Recepts continue
light and market firm at prices quoted Sum
curcd-Recep,s moderate. Market firm and
active at quotations for all sound stock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01

Current tt5,55i,15o
WORKING balance In Treasury officer 23,eis.1H
In banks to credit OF Treasurer OF
the United statos.................. g;.aaJ, s3t |
Subsidiary silver coln................. 2i,5207t |
Minor coin. Observation-Disclosures. 11576O3 |
Total balance In general fund..... s29o Cs7