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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
IRON AND STEEL MARKET
"The Iron Age" says:

tine iron age says.
| Buyers Of iron and steel arc rather
hesitant IN view OF late developments. Ths
government crop report for August ane
due allowance for some betterrnent a., ~
Il was made up, points TO Continued s
servstism In railroad purchases. and VII
the iron market and the securities msrr..ss
are often at variance, the recent coursa :. y
the latter has made consumers can,,e,' ol
il is 10 De said. on the other hand tha. ~.
good many months the steel mills ha Ut
been sending their products dlrectIv 49,,
consumption. That so great a scale oss my
GRAFTON has been supported almost en,rrsi,
on wear and tear demand is no mean ars.
ment against any important recession -
On the whole, prices Of finished prodne,.
are not weaker. but In bars alone are ,Ss,.
frmer. The situation IS one In which
deeper cuts might come II there were 49,,
good contracting for extended delivsrv
As long as consumers buy spariuglv ~.
Will keep price changes within mares,
limits. Structural orders have come chiesy
from the East and central West. Americs
Bridge Company was low bidder on ~, ~
Point Bridge at Pittsburgh-sGO0 IN as
louisville the steel for the Kansas cI,,
terminal station lies between two rars,
companies For the proposed nioict,ss;,
Of steel will be needed. In the sheet ,rsds
nominal prices are still cut 81 10 s. ~.
Shading of the g 70 base price, Plttsb,SvS
for tin plates is both affirmed and dsntM
Standard OIL Company has recently plarsd
a contract in this country for tin nla,ss
for the second half OF the year. ~
placed part OF It's re-export requirerosnts
with Welsh mills. The latter have oIo,sd
lever prices than at beginning OF the vsa,
Sales Of foundry pig iron have increassd
but Southern furnaces have not been s,e'
cessful I'm their efforts TO establish IA a
Birmingham basis for the last quarter IN
Eastern Pennsylvania 10000 70 1900 tons AZ
basic iron have been bought for this yes.
a n dClfVerod
THE Iron Trade Review" says.
A good rate OF activity OF mills with !.
somewhat decreased volume OF new hr.s
ness and continued irre9ularity in prios.
OF numerous finished products charactsriss
the situation. Ability TO borrow nonsy
readily and at low interest rates seems "a
have improved the demand I'm certain AZ.
roctions for some time past. The Uni,sa
States Steel Corporation continues 10 rs.
feet a substantial basis 70 business by n.
operations. During the last two weaks n
has blown in seven blast furnaces and
now has 70 per cent Of it's pig iron capacity
active, with its ingot capacity about Z
per cent engaged. In the face OF lis "a.
creasing blast furnace operations II hss
reduced its pig iron stocks 10000 tons IN
six weeks. Some OF the large independen,
companies report some Improvement. brt
az rule they are not doing as well an tina
Steel Corporation. Rail sales OF the wesk
include 10000 tons to the Oregon Shor
Line. 10000 tons 10 the Wichita Falls Ran.
way and 900 tons TO the Wabash all AZ
which are Bessemer and will be rolled BY
the Illinois Steel Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET. Money on call opI,nwa.
at "a, per cent. highest, "a per cen'; ,ulins
est. 2 per cent; closing. 2h per cent was un.
rate. Zss per cent. Time money empIe
changed with q light demand ana -, for
funds available. Rates. y per rire fy"td days,
az Der cent for four months. ~ per os anr
for five and six months. MercantiIi some
was not quite so plentiful, altnousm nds Of
veil known names were in the ma hsnp sixty
brokers. Rates. 4d4l per cent lot nea4S
and ninety days bills receiVaoie' antbg
per cent for choice four 10 SIX fno"'''0
single names, per cent for others
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. - The forebts,
exchange market opened firm az ss su,' for
cables. 4.ssO56i4 $3.50 for demand sterengs6G;
4s50i4 s36j for sixty-day bills ana t,,cs
s23o for ninety-day bills. Short irah 'is
were quoted at 80 plus l7SS sS1} 20 p.uS .isG
and sixty-day francs at o.2's less a. i,.o ,S
52lh less lis. short relchsmarks az "a. 7,,s
and sixty-day reichsnfarks at "a 5,le1ss 20 Co.
Tho market was shade easier In TONE ~. ~,
the afternoon, though the decline IN M ta'st :
was only slight. Gables were quIo 0tsn 0eio
ss3Oa4 $685.. demand sterling at tSpoIsrh. 81
and sixty-day bills at 4s3lzla' e@oo o ohort
francs held around $50 plus S-6i ana SHUT
reichsmarks ~ l5-l6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
MINING.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London. Aug. 16.-Consols declned 10
,o-dav 10 1884,, then recovered. Cshanlan y
p9"ific ~ to 2ioss. Grand Trunk declined
a point 10 2l,s. ..,.s,. ,,as conclud .
the stock Exchange to-day. There
80 three small failures, principally con-
ucctod with the recent fan IN American
rails. III. onorad stoady a,d
s,nalI fraction higher. A downward move
-, foIIowod. hut the market rallied on
nn,.arinr near the end Of the first hour.
Caradian Pacific was weak exception.
oil lost ~. points before noon. Later
.1rced iintidation due to the failures,
na,,ssd a reaction. and prices fell from one
30 fo,,r noiuts under the lead OF Canadian
p,ctGc During the decline New York and
he continent offered stocks ana there were
minors r,ir OF trouble In Berlin. The closing
was weak. .t. H., hooz
In The other sections trunk line shares
ord Mexican rails were depressed, but
pn,,ish shares finished flrmer on hopes or
4 sot,iement OF the railway dispute through
o. conference going on between the strike
c,,u n,Ittee and the officials of the Board
az Trade. Money was scarcer and discount
rates tiriner
Paris Aug 16.-Three per cent rentes de-
ciinad ~ confines to-day 10 " francs ~
cant,nes Prices closed Irregular on the
BCurse.
RorI,n. Aug l6.-Trading was quiet and
,,,ic.s we're steady on the Boerse to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

In the market for outside securities spe a.
uIation was more active. but geneIag
the expense of values. The treno vi ppi,nes
continued downward, with the declines
more severe In general although the hlen es
priced industrials showing the larger oS 20
were less active. American Topacco
oil 4. JntercontInentaI Rubber over point,
Studebaker I, and preferred III. hous, ad
OIL issues, after early frmness, Teac,,. ,h
The mining list was generally Wehk, 80
~ points tho latter being shown In Butte
Coalition. Inspiration, Glroux. Conso'iEe er-
Cd Greene-Cananea. Braden and Ray -
trail eased of from 4 to 3. Tho rorcuprnaIi
issues showed fair activity al Iracuathv
with the balance of the list. western b.
cifc So and New York. Westchester q , Hv
ton as were down y Detailed opcra''o"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
MEETINGS..
BANKEKs LIFE INsTRANCEy C3MPANf OF

TIE CIIf Ut NV IISnISa-s ~ ths
RGNKERs LIFE INSURANCE COMPANI
or THE CITY or NEW YORK Will be heId
on the twenty nth day OF August, lel |, az
tree O'clock in he afternoon. az the once
Of tho company, No 100 Broadway, Borough
of Manhattan. City. County and State OF Ne"
York, 10. the purpose Of voting upon propo-
,ItIon 70 increase It's capital stock from
s1Oo oO0 consisting OF one thousand shares Oh
he par value OF 500 M each. to S500.0 CON
.istinx of 1--WE thousand shares OF the par
value OF S16n 90 each. ~
mated New York August 9th. 1911
WILBUR s UPPER, President
Attest: s. & RULLENKAMP, Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17

cifc, which had borne the brunt OF the
bear attack, rallied Il of a point to 10Y
which was a net loss Of AS points for
the day. The total sales were WITHIN
haillng distance of the million share
mark. aggregating 96L71J shares the
trading was largely professional.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

The following securities were sold yester-
dsy az auction at the exchange salesroon
by Adrian II. Muller Son:
For account Of executors.
a n0o city of New York 3S per cent
bonds. due DC; obsr, 1916: issued toi
additional water; coupons, ApiH
ana october: accrued interest to be ~.
9, COO oA C1ty o. New York 81 per cent
bond due November, 1911. issued ior
Harlem Bridge: coupons, May ana
SSysmoeF' accrued i,i. me- 9e'4
5000 city Of New York Sa So, per cent
,or streets and park openings; cou
pons. May and November; accrued rs,
interest 70 be charged .;-.......... 'o7s
5000 city OF New YORK % 3a,s per ,ss C'ni
for rerairing streets and avenues
coupons, M6y and November &C o,,l
crued interest 20 be charged ....... Sot
e. ol0 City Il New York 3'1 per cent
bonds due November. 1918; issued
~, new East River bridge; coupons.
MAY and November: accrued interest oe,l
4. 600 CIV Of New YORK 81 per cent
bonds due November. 1927; issued
,or docks. coupons. DAY and Noyen-
Ter. accrued interest - be charged Il
,hsre Green Bay Western Rail
road: per share ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Fi'
For account OF whom II may concern
.i.s24 90 100 interest in second mortgage
OF $4,000 given by Congregation
hbavitb Achim, covering properly
sn~tb side OF Quincy street. $50 feet
west Of Reid avenue, Borough OF no., no
=. b1oos's HHo;t;onai city Bcnk.......... 40
81 shares Empire state surety 19npal5 ~
sloo Kings County E, ,eci' Money in
ierest bearing script. Interest Aprh ITO
-oo and ansr 0c' Great Lakes coal company;
q" per- Sssr sfaT 1'ea ..4e:........'.. 80 90
70 shares Jehs,so .on DS Bspk ........... 1921
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17

ADVERTISEMENTS AND sCBSCRlPIdi 1 sN1
LEU q n.clock y m Advertisements received at
~. ,oi,orir1 branch n77ces az regular once rates
,,,u q o'clock q N viz: 264 Sth ave, g. = cor
.ss =, fse eth ave cor 18TH 81 104 East l4th
:, osT ives, 425 AZ between eth and sth ayes. (;
sss W.., io5,h ct: 1895 I'd ave: 1926 % ave.
rs.y s1.t ~, : 170s let ave, near seth St lof
vast 1csth 81 $50 fremont ave; $50 % ave.
80 ~ American District Telegraph ONCE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT BONDS AND
CAR TRUSTS.
Maturing 1911 %.
Furnished by Swartwout & Appenzollar. No "A
Pine street,


Name Maturity Int vieid
Atlantic Coast Line p c. 10ll'l1... ~, a;
Il n q p AZ c. 9l0-'2I.......... AZ ~
Central OF Georgia Abb p c, 18li-'i7. A.. AZ
Central X r. 81 4p c. 19il-'l7.... AZ AZ
Chesapeake & Ohio p G, lsli-'i7. az az
Chicago & Alton 4-iis-5 c. l911-'10 AZ
Chicago & East III 4is-5 c. l0i1-i7.. A.. AZ
Chicago r & j 4i1-6 D c, 19lI-'l9. Az AZ
Gin Ham 4 Day 49, c, 19ll'20. 90. 81 a.,
Delaware & Hudson q. p c. l922..... AZ ~
Hooking Valley A., p c. i9ll'is6 a.,
Hudson & Manhattan 2 G. bib.
X 1T & IA c. 19ll-'l5....... So az
Kansas city southern "a G. l9li-'l5 az
Lehigh Valley A. c. 19ilf18.... AZ az
Missouri Pacific c. lgll-17,....... 5k az
Mobile q Ohio 80 p c. l9ii-'16.. ~
y Central Lines 5 p e.. lsll'22.. Az a.
Norfolk q Western y r. 19llr18.. az az
Pennsy lyania 3i3-i p c. 19li-'17.. ~ az
- l. & : + 4-4h-5 . c. loli-1T...... 81, a..
do guar & i y e, l0il-'17. az
Scaboard Air Lane a. 3 G. l0li-'iTb ~
Southern R'way 3it-4-iis p g. l9Il-'2l 81 as
Nirginian Railway ) y G. igli-'19...S s.. a..
Wabash Railroad Az . D c. lgli'2i 81 az
Wheeling 4 l. Erie 4h5 c. l9il'22.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17

The followiig were the last actual sales
nrd the clos rg quotations for stocks III
which there we're no transactions yester-
DAY on the New York Stock Exchange:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
NTINTIId NJ ~ TT IVs -.
Bankers nOsted rates follow:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-Boston par
Chicago, l0c premium; New Orleans, con-
mercal SOC discount. bank 81 premium. %.
Louis. 90 discount bid, par asked; W..
Minneapolis, Oc premium; Charleston, p 90 -
Ing par, selling 1-10 per cent premium; ID"
Francisco, sight 2l9 telegraph ..
BANK CLEARINGS. New YORK. ex-
changes 1924. ols2S9. balances; s2S9eS'o; S Sss
ton, exchanges s2sO47.o0l. balances N'Sooi;-
go: Baltimore exchanges s6in,I4s' ,co De- nls
ances si70.6l7; Chicago, exchanges "a; 4o.'o. w.
balances s2,7s3,32l; Philadelphia, exchanges
s25. 053, 4G7. balances s2c5o,0SO. =,
SILVER MARKET.-Commercia par ST.
YER 52h: Mexican silver dollars. 4oc bar
silver In London closed at "a l-l6d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 500 LIS
bon. Z.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-M ex-
change on New York is quoted at 2olls.
FEDERAL TREASURY OPERATIONS;
The latest daily report or the Ie6e, a.
Treasury shows customs receipts, Sl,olo.tos'
internal revenue, including corporation TAX,
81, 4S2. 65l and miscellaneous soo,3ss' nakiHs
a total OF s2S06,6C0 Expenditures on oIui
time were $3,4655S9. For the month 70 uats
ordinary receipts have been sS, 1871, ano
the ordinary expenditures S29 Z9s.s99, tne eh-
cess Of expenditures since August l pelns
s6.lI3.277. For the fiscal year to date ordi.
nary receipts have been J5,Zl,iS, aSdInSt
$50 923 239 in the same time last year Wits
ordinary expenditures have been Siio,1oi'
compared with s9404,4i9 In the corresponds
ing period of 1910, the excess or eXpendl-
lures amounting to s22 2G. 71s. against the
excess Of expenditures OF Sl3,0ol, Ws year
ago Including Panama Canal account ana
public debt account, the excess or all re-
ceipts over expenditures since July !, 1911.
amounts 10 $780,, rs, comparing Win
deficit in the preceding year Of N71N,4S2
sUB-TREASURY TRANSACTIONS
local Sub-Treasury was debtor to the New
York Clearing House yesterday to the
amount of S4(4 737
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
BOSTON CURB STOCKS.

FURNISHED by j. Thomas Reinhardt Ne y
Broad street, New York; No. 81 Devopshirs
street. Boston, and No. iS King street West
Toronto, Canada.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
INDUSTRIAL.

Sales, open. High low "a
~ Am Tobacco. .315 $40 90, ""n
1000 Houston OH 80. ~. va 80 -3,
loo do pref ...... i2l5 t21 80 ~
40 Int Rub 1r Gifts - IA -, -
$500 Manhst Transit 2s 2's - ~
.nO Nays OIL. see. % - - oo1
:05 Standard OIL COZ COZ "" Vsos.
100 Studebaker Co. d0's COS ns ,no
13j Studcbaker pf..l04h ')oSs W. I'll
i4J In Cigar Mfg. 20 IS: o. Oil
300 T. & 1t & HI. IN lv ~ eN
100 do pref 50 ga 90 Q"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
-, bv sgartwout & Appenzellar. No. A
y W NI'',- 81

" N Pine street,
Approx
-, Maturity Bid. Ask Yield
"a Gamer Z p c. April. 1913. 100 looh 40
a. cigar 4 p c. Marcn IS. isi2 gsit lOos $50
nai, - Ohio A.. p c. June, 1918 seis zoos AL
pstb 81 corp q p c, Nov. iniiloot lo'k ia
tbas q ohio AZ c. June. IDA VS. esS 80
Am c, March 10 lols, eg's lU 300
:, II & ID ny 4 pc. July. lvl5, ~ pga t3s
n & II equip AZ y c. July, lgoS;io oa,l To- 435
Denver q a Z d p c, April ~ oor iov 500
t,,nn Dist Elec p c, MAY, l9i2 M,s iD 600
80 n r. q D c. April ;. lplt lp's loI $50
General Motors d p c. oct. IBID eio' m wv. 60
Co. Rubber AZ p c, July. lVlo. Ses vab 5.26
IIudson COS q D C. Feb. lVl3;. ppssn Us go
isck steel S p c. March. lgio ~ ~ ~ 8s5
MINI q 81 l. . p c. Feb islo'' 49, Isl e so 300
AZ X x T 8 p G, May, lsia'''' oossn w. 90
No pac Z o c. June l. lSli o1orf ~ go
" v cent w c March, IBIS 'ss iVVS 4. As
y & Lines. eqts. g No'' ANAL
19il-lp22 -, ,,ooS ihGar y p p's,s
40 Az q c. jan lolI ls-o',,o;' ,ooL ,a,Rg OASIS
~ Y " 4 II g, III ,aIa oS i 90 90 10
southern Ry 3 y .. Feb i" 'asa i0y. ,0yst ~
Tid.water 60 g, June i 20, 100 ,onx t.oi
I'm Tvpewr p c, Jan 10. n ne ,00x ,00D 40
West Ws.,eTn q N pc. Aug. 1918. ION ioik 500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
STOCKS IN OTHER CITIES.
BALTIMORE STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

Furnished by Charles D. Barney & Co.. No .
Broad street, New York and No. l22 ssuh
4th street, Phiadelphia.D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY

DIVIDEND NJ. ~, 100
,,.r,.,,Y dtv,dend OF ONE DOLLAR AND
vIrTY CENTS ($l.50) per share, being the
twentieth dividend on the COMMON car
Nj STOCK of this Company has been de-
.Ia,sd navsble October "a, 1911. TO the bearers
~ DIyIDEND WARRANTS No 20, annexed
"a Certificates representing such stock upon
ny...ntstion and surrender Of such warrants
10 the undersigned Treasurer, at the once Oh
The Company, 100 Broadway. New 1orK.
A. K. VAN DEVENTER' treasurer
New York. August 10 1911. -
N0RFOIK a WESTERN RAILWAY co.
The Board OF Directors has declared quar-
terly dividend OF one per cent. upon the Al
;ustment Preferred stock of the Company.
rayabIe At the Office OF the Company Arcade
Building, Philadelphia, Pa, on and after Au,
rust IS ipl1 20 the Adjustment frelerIeu
stock holders registered at the close OF Dust
ness July 81, 1911. z. u. ALpEN: sscrstary..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
CNhnisb.d by W. y. Coler & Co, No. i3 Ceta
street,
Accrued Interest 10 be added
EEPPY COMPANIES.

.coupons interchangeable. tRegsterei. ;Cou-
mons Unregistered and coupon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
NATIVE STOCKS.

nsSg g Ss ss's SFasss EH ' %
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BOSTON STOCKS.
BID. Asked
- 81

FURNISHED by Charles Head & Co. No II Bred
street New York; 49,.
LAND STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
DIVIDEND NOTICES.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY

: NRI IONFNI pIoOOIf WITT nv
saith 'HB Board OF Directors h-Ye os
psEssssrp eared the fly fourth S 60 sec.
DIVIDEND and three quarters 40 per cent
q, IN. Prst,ued CAPITAL Stock OF the Company payable
Aua 81, 1911 TO Stockholders Of record At the close Of
bu,ln,, Aus. ~, 1911. Transfer books will not be
closed. e. DUBBED 'ie.'Ne"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
COLLATERAL TRUST NOTES.

Rerun. Aug. l6-Trading was quiet and
mics we're steady on the Boerse to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
New stock.
PUBLIC UTILITY SECURITIES

FURNISHED by Williams. Mcconnell AZ Coleman
No. 90 Wall street,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
GOvERNM ENT BONDS

interest TO be added iEN dividend
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22
aridaI clfts worth Million.

Denver.-Florence Sheedy, yVu-sest
daughter of Dennis Sheedy millionaire
mine owner and merchant OF this
place. on Saturday became the bride
of l. Townsend Burden Of New York.
Bishop Joseph Burke Of the diocese
of Missouri, who is related to the
bride. performed the ceremony. No
wedding in Denver in years has at
tracted as much attention as this cere-
mony. The bridal gifts. which came
from all over the world, aggregate in
value 81 100000
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22

Salt Lake City.-Several interesting
pictures of early days in the west are
contained in little booklet which has
just been issued by Walker Brothers
Bankers of. Salt Lake City. They are
reproduced from photographs in the
collection of M. H. Walker, president
of the bank. One shows an ox-train
unloading goods in front of Walkers
Brothers in 1868, when it took six to
seven months to bring merchandise
to Salt Lake from the Missouri river.
Another shows a view looking down
Main street before the foundations OF
the Mormon temple we're completed
Among the others is a picture of the
arrival of the first railroad train in
Salt Lake City, in 1870. They are
printed to show periods of develop
ment in the old bank. which is the
oldest banking institution between the
Missouri RIVER and the Pacific coast
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22
CAUGHT LIKE RATS IN TRAP
Burdened with Ball and Chain, Prison
ers Carried Down to Death When
Bull Pen Collapsed.

Waynesville, n. C.-Four convicts
we're killed, twelve probably fatally in
jured and seventeen guards and con-
victs more or less seriously hurt by
the collapse of the bull-pen in which
they were housed in a mountain pass
in this county Sunday.
The bull-pen was near Waterville,
n c.. in the heart Of the Smoky Noun.
talns. The convicts were all negroes
leased by the state of North Carolina
for work of the rans-Continental rail
road.
The bull-pen was built entirely from
heavy logs and the weight of the roof
caused it to collapse The structure
slide down the mountain side without
warning for sixty-fve feet and not one
of the occupants escaped uninjured.
The fact that every convict was
burdened with ball and chain render
ed the victims helpless and is respon-
sible for the great number of injured
Several of the prisoners displayed
heroism in their efforts to rescue com
rades and immediate applications for
their pardon win be made to the gov
ernor.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22
WOOL BILL PASSED
TWENTY-FIVE REPU BLIcAN
VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS FOR
REDUCTION IN DUTIES.
Estimated That New Measure viii
Reduce Annual Revenue Under
Wooden Schedule of Tariff by
Little More Than 81 ,0oo,o 900. =

Washington.-The house of repre-
sentatives, by vote of POI to 100, on
Tuesday passed the Underwood wool
tariff revision bill, providing for re-
duction of the duty on wool and man
ufactures of wool twenty-five Re-
publicans voted with the Democrats
for the passage of the measure, and
one Democrat. Representative Fran
els of Ohio, voted against it.
Many amendments were offered and
voted down, the only one adopted be-
ing slight change in phraseology.
Almost five hours were spent by the
house in debate under the five-minute
rule.
The bill places a duty of twenty
per cent ad valorem on raw wool I'M
ports as against an average duty of a
little more than forty-four per cent
ad Yalorem under the present law.
On partly manufactured wool and on
products manufactured in whole or in
part from wool the average duty I'M
der the proposed law would be about
42.5 per cent ad valorem as compared
with the present ad valorm duty of
more than 80 per ceiir.
The ways and means committee has
estimated that the bill would reduce
the annual revenue under the wooden
schedule of the tariff by a little more
than S1,OOO,OOO.
The bill prescribes that it shall be
in effect January 1, next, but it is not
believed the bill will pass the senate
at this session.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22

Cincinnati, Ohio.-According to her
statement after learning the news Sat
urday afternoon, Mrs. jeanette Ford
the Woman in the Warmer case, - was
the happiest person connected with the
trial of Edgar Street Cooke OF Chicago
when the jury returned its verdict ac-
quitting him of the theft Of $4,000
from the Big Four railroad. The jury
was unable to find any actual evidence
of Cookies having embezzled money
and the destruction of the cash books
which he kept, had great weight with
the jurors.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22
BANDIT LEAVES CRIMSON TRAIL
Has Defied All Attempts to Capture
Him, Having Killed Three and
Wounded Four.

Idaho Falls, Idaho-Three killed,
four wounded is supposed to be the
sanguinary toll exacted by Hugh
Whitney, the bandit, in his sensa-
tional fight which has taken him
from Monida, Mont, to a point in the
hill country east of Idaho Falls. The
robber has left a crimson trail be-
hind him and has defied all attempts
at capture.
The latest victim according to an
unconfirmed report, is a boy who was
-ruthlessly slain so that the bandit
might obtain food and a fresh horse
This makes three killed, if the report
be true that Whitney slew his pal.
The bandit on Monday shot Ruben
Scott, who volunteered to guard the
Snake river bridge at Menan. and
Deputy Sheriff Obey of Idaho Falls.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-22
Burns and Mcnamara indicted.

Indianapolis-John J. Mcnamara,
secretary-treasurer of the Interna-
tional Association of Structural Steel
and Iron Workers, has been indicted
on a charge of conspiracy to dyna-
mite the structural bridge work of
the Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad
company at Peoria, H. 1t is also
announced that "as William Burns is
under a $4,000 bond from this court
it is permissible to announce that he
has been indicted on a charge of kid
naping John ]. Mcnamara"