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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. February 15-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady. March. 14.7s; May.
1887; July. 1895; August, 14os: Septem-
Der. 13.25a13.30: October, 1880; Novem-
her, 12.vs; December. 1888.
The market opened steady at unchanS-
ed prices. to a decline Of 2 points, and
during the first few minutes sold to
s points net lower on the active months
under overnight selling orders. and re-
ports OF a smaller spot business In Liver
pool. Spot interests bought the near
position on the ecline, and the market
steadied up on It's support and arbi-
TRACE buying. with prices during the
middle of the morning ruling about net
unchanged TO points higher.
The market was very quiet during the
late forenoon. with fluctuations very mar
row and with prices at midday holding
about net unchanged to points higher.
Spot quiet: mI~dling uplands. 1916:
middling gulf. 1910
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
ZOO bales. against 1918 last week. and
ISL last year For the week $1,000
BALES. agains. STD last week and h2, 40
asst year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, 3.O41 bales, against 6 225 last year.
and at Houston, 1850 bales, against TO-.
80 last year.
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DEFY GUY FAWKES|
British SoIons Meet to Or
qanize New Parliament.
SESSION TODAY WAS BRIEF
Rt. Hon. James William Lowther
Reelected Speaker Of the
House of Commons.

LONDON, February 15.-The third par
lament of King Edward assembled this
afternoon. The ceremony was OF the
simplest character. all the royal pag-
eantry connected with the state opening
being postponed to February Il and the
interim devoted to the swearing in Of
members and the clearing away. II pos
sible, Of the difficulties confronting the
government These latter are due not
only to the divergent interests actuating
the various parties which constitute the
coalition majority, but as we'll to the d.
visions within the parties themselves over
the best means of graphing with the
great issues brought about in the recent
appeal to the country.
Not for many years has such intense
interest attached to the opening Of the
legislature, and seldom have the prob
lens involving the success or failure OF
the government threatened to be so diff
cult Of solution even to the most capable
OF the members of parliament.
a Confused situation.
The result of the recent elections is SO
confused that even the stanchest press
supporters Of the government admit that
proof that the government will have
majority to act drastically upon the domi-
nant issues can be established only after
The house of commons has settled down
% work and the nationalists and labor
ties show their hands in the course OF
The debate upon the speech from the
throne.
The proceedings today were brief. The
time-honored custom of searching the
FAULTS under the two houses, as has been
done on every similar occasion since the
discovery of the Guy Fawkes plot, wa
observed, and then the members of the
louse of commons returned to the house
Tor organization.
The lower chamber reelected Righ.
Ion. James William Lowther, member
lor the Penrith division OF Cumberland,
speaker, and forthwith the swearing In
If its members was commenced. The
house was in session one hour when ad
,ournment was taken.
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CALL MONEY.
NEW ELEMENT PRODUCED.
Declared to Be Five Thousand Time,
Rarer Than Radium.

Special Cablesfam to The Star.
BERLIN, February 16-In an address
at the Academy OF Sciences last night
Prof. Lipmann announced that Nine.
Cure. who, with her husband, the late
Prof. Curie. discovered radiunl. has been
successful in research work In connec-
ton with poionium, an element which is
described as 5000 times rarer than radium.
She has succeeded In obtaining tenth Of
milligram Of the new element. She
states that it possesses a radioactivity
superior to radium. AS against this. how
ever. radium conserves its energy for an
indefinite period, whereas polonium dis
appears rapidly. During Nine. Curies ex-
periments, which covered a period OF 40
days, the quantity OF polonium which she
used diminished by 30 per cent
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PROHIBITION IN HAWAII.
Residents of Islands Opposed to Con-
gressional Measure.

HONOLULU, February 15.-The con-
gressional measure providing for prohi-
bition in the Hawaiian islands is op-
posed by the Honolulu Chamber Of Com
merce. the Merchants Association and
the Bar Association. on the ground that
1t is unwarranted federal interference
with a local matter. but 10 supported by
Union.
Twenty-four women's organisations
have petitioned Congress to extend them
the privilege of voting at the plebiscite
on the prohibition question proposed by
the Senate committee on Pacific Islands
The wives OF Gov. Frear and Chief
Justice Dole. Is well as other prominent
women OF the island, are taking part in
the movement
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UNITE FOR STANDARD.
City Officials to Meet and Consider
Paving Specifications.

CHICAGO. H.. February 15.-Mayor F..
A. Busse has appointed q committee o:
nineteen men to lay plans for the frs,
national convention Of city officials and
engineers for the purpose OF standards.
ing paving specifications. The conven-
ton is to be held here from February p
to %. Probably forty cities will be rem
resented at the gathering. Among the
cities to be represented are PittsburS,
Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, Wilmington,
Del; Green Bay. Wis: Minneapolis, St.
paul. New Orleans, Kansas City, Dayton.
Des Moines. Newark. n. j., and Nash.
Vile, Tenn.
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Banking Houses Cheerful.

Although bond business on the stock
exchange is more or less reflective Of
the dealings in stocks. banking house
sentiment over the situation Of bonds
is becoming increasingly cheerful. Ac-
cording to the statements made in bond
circles, 1t is very likely that the recent
depression of foreign exchange here ex-
hibits as much as anything else the in
fiuence of European purchases OF bonds
rather than OF stocks. \ movement in
the stock exchange bond department
today which was provocative of curl
osity was the sharp rise in the Atlantic
coast Line collateral obligations secur-
ed by Louisville and NaSnsll.e slOck.
Foreign exchange for the first time in
\ week or more manifested rising ten
s.eacles. The Danns nave gaineu s2-.ul,-
400 cash from the subtreaSury. but an
improving situation was not indicated
nv the course of call money, the rates
~ which were rather 1rmer than they
have been of late.
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WHOLE ROAD TIED UP.
Railways One Train Stalled j,
Snowbank in Pennsylvania.

NEW WILMINGTON. Pa. February
16-All the motive power and roll
ing stock OF the Sharpsville railroad, run
ming between this place and Gharpsville,
10 stalled in the snow and all train serv-
Ice has been suspended. The railroads
equipment consists Of one train and this
with the two engines has run into a snow
drift five miles from here So tightly
wedged is the train that 1t cannot back
out. and shovelers have been put to work
to extricate the rolling stock SO that the
run can be finished tomorrow.
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BAILEY ON INCOME TAX.
Declares Fate Of Proposed Amend
ment Rests With South Carolina.

COLUMBIA. 8. c., February 15.-Sena-
tor Bailey Of Texas, speaking before the
members OF the general assembly OF
South Carolina last night, on the pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution with
reference to the income tax. declared that
the fate OF the proposed amendment lay
with the South Carolina legislature. 1t
was his opinion that the only means to
raise the necessary revenue for the gov
eminent provided the tariff was decreased
under a future democratic administra-
ton would be the income tax. The work
ing Of a federal income tax was explain
ed. A federal income tax, In his opinion,
would tax according to wealth and not
populace.
Absentee landlords, the republican party
and unjust riches we're scored by the
Texas senator.
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MARTINEZ A FUGITIVE.
Former Nicaraguan Secretary o.
Treasury Arrives in Costa RIGA.

NEW ORLEANS, February ia
-pecial from Port Limon. c. R.. says:
"Senor Don Ernesto Martinez. ex-secre-
tary Of the treasury Of Nicaragua. has
arrived fugitive in this country. He
assured the reporters that all his acts as
chief of the treasury were sanctioned by
congress.
He fed because he was informed that
a very heavy tax had been levied on him. >
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Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, February ia dispatch from
Vienna to the Echo de Paris says Abdul
Hamid, the deposed Sultan Of Turkey,
who is a prisoner in a villa at Salonica,
has become insane. He refuses to eat or
drink and IL reported to be dying.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, February ia slight soften
ing in the price Of cheaper grades is
noted in the local wool market, but fine
woods still hold firm. Transactions are
along narrow lines and transfers are
confined to odd lots.
Trading is confined to few lines of
Ohio fieeces and some left over terri
tory staple.
Eastern bidders look upon the asking
price In the west for the 1910 clip as al
nost prohibitive.
Ohio washed de,aine is held at soc to
.Oc, and quarter blood at Soc, while ter
citory staple is offered at 73c to Toe
Clean
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WARN ALL N|CARAGUANS
BOTH SIDES TOLD NOT TO HARM
AMERICANS.
Our Citizens Believed to Be in Dan.
ger From Fighting Around the
City Of Matagalpa.

The State Department has received a
telegram from Rear Admiral KimbaH, at
Corinto, Nicaragua, stating in effect tnat
President Madriz had communicated to
him the text of his (Madriz's orders t,
his military commanders In the vicinit,
Of Matagalpa and elsewhere, directing
hat the persons and property of Ameri-
cans living within their jurisdiction must
oe fully respected.
The admiral further states that he has
sent to Gen. Chamorro Of the revo.u-
lionary forces a message identical with
che one he had sent Madriz, which was
n substance that the United States gov
-rnment looked to him for the full pro-
lection of Americans in the territory COW
cred by his operations.
The State Department received a dis.
patch from the United States consulate
At Managua stating that Consul O.ivares
nad gone to Matagalpa to investigate the
reported lawlessness in that vicinity
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. February 15.-Closing:
, 'otton-Spot in fair demand: prices 0
points lower: --merican middling fair.
s64; good middling. s.26: middling, $40;
'ow middling. 500: good ordinary, TIA:
ordinary, 40 The sales Of the day were
1000 bales. of which 800 were for specu-
alton and export, and included 1880
American Receipts. 1900 bales. inciud-
ng 900 American.
Futures opened easier and closed steady
february, $50; February-March. 18TH;
Iune. 7.so; June-July. 77711; July-August,
,721z; August September. 7.4O1a; Septem-
eer-October, 6.993z; October-November,
ss1; Observation-Disclosures, 6.73; Decem-
oer-January, $40: January-Fcbruary.
isn; February-March, 06e.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablesram to The Star.
LONDON. February 15.-There was a
generally cheerful tone in the stock ex-
change markets of the late session. While
there is a quieter movement of specula-
ton, a good investment demand is noted.
Domestic Issues had the firmest tone.
Japanese, Russian and Peruvian issues
were heavy. Mining shares were hard.
especially Rhodesians. Grand Trunk
shares showed strength. On the curb
Americans turned somewhat weak. Rio
Tintos were of u net, at 78ss. The con-
ttnental bourses were steady.
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LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOl

LIVERPOOL, February 15.-C1osdng:
Wheat-Spot dull; No. red western win
ter, no stock: futures steady; March, 8s
13sd: May, IS I'D; July. 20 11Ad.
Corn-Spot steady; new American mixed
northern, Sc ED: old American mixed.
IS SID; futures quiet; March. 5s 6Md.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. February 15.-Wheat
Quiet: spot. contract 1.26; spot, No. 2
ed western. 1861; May, 1.20A; nominal.
steamer, No. red, 1.10A; receipts, 40, 1872
bushels; exports, 1923 bushels; southern
IN grade, 1.19ka1.28.
Corn-Ffrmer: spot, contract, 6sha6Sss I;
February, 6S1xa8Ses: March, 69aa69N
May. 71Aa72; steamer mixed 6615a68ls
eceipts, ,6O bushels: exports, 124.8S6
,ushels.
Oats-Firm: No. white, 5311a54: No. 8
white, 521ha531k; No. ? mixed, 52a521s;
eceipts, 1904 bushels.
Rye-Steady: No. western. domestic.
,0a90; receipts, 1867 bushels.
Hay-Firm; unchanged. Grain freishts
.rrn, unchanged.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, February 1j-Wheat prices
advanced In the early trading today,
opening y to &c higher and keeping gem
orally close to the high levels through the
nrst hour. Stronger markets abroad and
dtsinclination Of the longs to lessen their
holding contributed to the firmness
Fluctuations were practically within the
opening range, which for May was 1928
to 1924. the other futures following q
similar course. At the start May was .
TO ssc higher than final figures yesterday
Corn opened a shade to sac higher in
sympathy with the firmness in the wheat
pit. and through the first hour held close
% the opening figures. Stocks are ac-
sumulating rapidly but some traders.
however: look for smaller arrivals before
ong ana therefore cling to the bull side
Opening figures for May were 81 to 67li
In the oats Dit a fair demand headed
y elevator interests. kept prices in line
with wheat and corn. the start being
rom a shade to Il higher. In the first
hour prices sagged generally shade, and
rested slightly below the opening figures
1t the outset May held at 47h to ATS,
Is to 4 higher.
Provisions dropped off at the start
losing from to 20 of yesterdays ad /,
vance. lard leading in the decline. In
the first hour an Increased demand gave
support and the figures crept up toward
the high levels. Pork made the most
rapid recovery and quickly went up to
$50 for May. yesterdays closing figures.
where 1t rested. Opening figures for the
May products were: Pork, 23.40 to 1880,
to Is lower: lard, 1850 to 1880, 10 to
20 lower. and ribs, 1925 to 1222h, 10 to
l21s lower than yesterdays close.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, February 15.-Flour-
49,, hall Wit Ho3 frodn
spring patents, 5.45a5.75: winter straights,
j.35a5.45; winter patents. 5.50a6.00; spring
clears. 4.5Oa4S5; winter. extra, No. I, 4.6u
A4.9O; winter extra. No. 2. 4.40a4.55; Kan
sas straights, 5.OOa5:15. Receipts, A.
% barrels.
Rye-Dull; No. . western, s9k nomi-
lal fob. New York.
Wheat-Except for slight setbacks un-
der realizing, wheat was firm this morn
crop damage reports. scattered buying
oy commission houses and light offer
ings. May. 1.2O14a1 .2Oss; July, LILA
III TIC. Receipts. $500 bushels.
Corn-Receipts, $4,000 bushels.
Beef-Firm; mess, 13.O0a13.5O; family,
i7.OOa1750; beef hams. 24.OOa28.00.
Pork-Firm; mess, A.5Oa25OU; family,
26OOa26.50: short clear. A.75a26.5O.
Lard-strong; middle west. 1295a13.o5.
Raw sugar-Firm: Muscovado. 80 test.
susar, 50 test. $50 Refined quiet.
crushed. 5s5; granulated. SIS: pow
dered, 5.25.
Petroleum-Steady; refined, barrels. 100.
Coffee-Spot quiet: No. Rio, u-16a
So: No. 4 Santos. 9a9h.
Molasses-steady: New Orleans open
kettle. 32a42.
Butter-Firm; receipts, 9,494 frkins:
creamery specials. 90: extras. -; third to
first, 25a271a.
Cheese-Firm, unchanged: receipts, 1887
boxes.
Eggs-Steady at the decline: receipts.
2O.41O cases. State. Pennsylvania and
nearby hennery. brown and mixed fancy.
27a2S: do. gathered brown, fair to prime,
26a27; western firsts, 2511; seconds, %.
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Battle at Matagalpa.

MANAGUA. Nicaragua. via Galveston,
Tex, February 15.-Lives OF scores of
Americans are endangered as the forces
of President Madriz, under command of
sen. Lara, continued the bombardm ent
which began Sunday at Matagalpa, where
Gen. Chamorro, commanding the insur.
gent army, is making a last stand in de-
.ense Of the city.
Raising a flag Of truce to give the
Americans and other non-combatants
who have been given six hours within
which to evacuate, an opportunity to
leave the city. Gen. Lara has heavy field
,uns parked on the hills and will resume
the bombardment some time during the
night.
Acting on advices received from Score
tary OF State Knox, Rear Admiral KIM
ball has served notice on President Mad
ris that he personally will be held re-
sponsible for the life and property "
Americans who are now in Matagalpa
In his reply President Madriz said that
he would be guided by International law
and would, SO far as was in his power,
respect the ultimatum.
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Treasury Statement.

u nFAnlnE
II business today was a. followU:
TRUST FUNDS.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

BERLIN, February 15.-Exchanse on
London, 20 marks Al pfennigs for checks
Money, per cent.
Private rate of discount. 3 per cent
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1900 Troops in the City.

Intrenched In tho city are 1900 troops
Of the revolutionary army. while the at
lacking forces under command Of Gen.
Lara are estimated at 5000.
Instead OF deserving NIatagalpa, the
Americans, according to reports received
here, are preparing to assist Gen. Cha
MORO in the defense of the city.
In q fight in one Of the principal streets
yesterday afternoon with a coachman,
Lieut. Constantine Saenz, twenty years
old. who commanded the firing squad
when the two Americans, Messrs. Groce
and Cannon were put to death, was In
stantly killed. The coachman overpow-
cred Lieut.. Saenz and used the officers
own revolver to kill him.
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bar silver quiet I'd per Ounces
Money. lalA per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills Is ~ per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
three month bills Is ~ per cent.
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Potash Bill to Committee.

BERLIN. February 15.-The potash ball,
providing for a government monopoly In
the production and sale OF potash. was
referred to a special committee in the
reichstag today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15

PARIS. February 15.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes. esf s5c for the account
Exchange on London, 25f, 19c for
checks.
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TO TEST THE CHARGE
Continued from First Page.)

man." interjected Attorney Brandeis,
please also summon Special Agent Frank
L. Spalding from Cheyenne and W. w.
Barr from Seattle"
Order to Claws Successor.
Mr.. vertrees also read into the record
part Of the letter from Schwartz to Spe-
cial Agent James NJ. Sheridan, putting the
latter in charge of the Alaska coal cases
in place of CLAWS. The letter was dated
July q, 1902 and said in part:
Every report received from Mr.. CLAWS
in this case concludes with some state
ment or observation as to what future
and further investigation will develop and
leaves the report in q status which pre-
cludes this Office from taking any action;
and he has been advised from time to
time 1t Is the purpose and intention OF
this Office that there shall be full and
complete investigation and advice prior
to the final action upon these entries
Notwithstanding Mr.. CLAWS statement,
the record shows that he had at his DIS
posal the entire field force, and he also
the entire field force of the department
for report in these cases at a certain
time. He has failed. however, and the re-
port cannot be made. You have been
placed in charge Of the Cunningham
group OF Alaska coal cases for the ex-
Investigation speedily, and thereafter t.
conduct the hearings upon which the
government will endeav0r to cancel tn
claims. Enough OF the record has been
recited to advise you that / expect this
result to be accompl she'd"
CLAWS said he received copy OF this
letter before Mr.. Sheridan received the
original
At this point the luncheon recess was
ordered.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by Z. f. Hutton L Co..
Caverly, manager. 1901 F street northwest.
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Serves as Offset.

An interview with President Huehitt of
the Chicago and Northwestern. In which
he averred that he had not seen any
cancellation OF orders in the west, al
though he admitted that severe winter
weather had materially affected busi-
ness, was rather an Offset to the con-
trary observations reported by President
Earling OF the st. Paul last week.
The resumption OF hearings in the gov
ernment's suit against the Union Pacific
merger was not reflected marketwise, nor
did 1t arouse much interest. The declara-
ton of the quarterly dividend on Stand
ard Oil stock was made at the same rate
as In the corresponding period last year,
a circumstance from which Wall street
is at liberty to make whatever inference
ii pleases- A matter of which the sig
nifcance Is not necessarily obvious at this
time was brought to notice during the
day In the report that there has been a
heavy purchase of London calls on u S.
Steel for settlements toward the end of
the year at prices not much below the
high levels from which the stock recently
declined.
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General Strength Of Leaders.

After somewhat irregular opening
this morning general strength developed
under the influence leadership of Read
ing, Union Pacific and United States
Steel. but thereafter the list was rather
reactsonary until well into the afternoon
There were no particular features of the
price movement. except Canadian Pa
cIfic, which was unusually heavy. It's
course was supposed to reflect some dis
appointment over the fact that In yes
terday's declaration of dividend the di.
rectors did not increase the distribution
The transactions in the days market
represented almost exclusively the opera
tons of professionals, including the trad
ing element in the commission houses
Investment buying appears to have
dropped on since the market rallied from
the low prices of last week.
There was little or nothing in the news
today calculated to influence stock mar
ket business one way or the other. At
forney General Wickersham's defense of
the federal charters bill attracted some
curious attention, although it was re-
sarded as rather superfiuous, since Pres
ident Taft. had practically releEated this
measure TO the distant and fndefinite
future.