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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch TO The star
BALTIMORE. Md. July 1O.-Wheat--
Weak: spot contract. 50: spot No. red
western .s4: July. Ss7saS3; August 9Oasa
a0l..; September. ?1a9l1s: steamer No.
red 80: receipts. 97,146 bushels: exports,
2i.oOO bushels. southern by sample, 7oaSS;
southern on grade. S51.aS9I1
Corn-Weak: SPOT contract. 66i4; July.
66i.: August, 6Gi.; receipts, 1o,60S
Oats-Firmer: No. > white, 1l12ao1s&:
standard white. 5lka51i5: No. q white,
Sla51I4; receipts. 1905 bushels.
Rye-Dull
Hay-Firm, unchanged
Grain freights-Firm, unchanged.
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Seizure of Steamer Justified.

BERLIN. July 10.-A news dispatch
from Madrid says:
THE German consul general here finds
that the seizure Of the German steamer
Comma by the Spanish authorities at
Corcubion on the charge that the vessel
was carrying war material for Portuguese
royalists was justified and orders the
confiscation of the cargo OF 154 tons OF
munitions.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL July 1o.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 1 Manitoba, as
Ios4d: No. Manitoba. IS 4a4d; futures
weak: July. 6s 1O,sd; October, Is Dad:
December, 6s aesd
Corn-Spot firm: American mixed, old
mixed. SIS sgd: new American kiln
dried. 5s Sd; futures weak; September,
u ~: December, IS Sad.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
Quotations furnished by w. B. Hibbs q Co..
Mr.. Stanley Back From Pittsburg.

Representative Stanley of Kentucky,
chairman of the steel trust" inquiry
committee. returned today from Pitts
burg, where he conducted a private in
vestigation into the Homestead steel
works and examined matters relating to
the steel business which he expects to
lay before his committee. Mr.. Stanley
said he would call the committee to-
gether in few days.
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Funeral Of Herman Forster.

Funeral services for Herman Forster.
father Of Rudolph Forster assistant Sec
rotary to the President, were held at his
late residence. 213 5th street southeast.
this morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. George
Bradley Fske pastor OF st. Stephens
Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment
was In Rock Greek OemoterXs
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Shaft to Road Car Inventor.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS. June 80, 1911
The monument has been unveiled on the
Place Saint Ferdinand des Ternes to
Leon Serpollet, who invented steam
road car, the prototype of the modern
motor car. His first journey from Paris
to Lyons in 1890 caused a great sensa-
ton. and when he first drove about the
streets of Paris numerous complaints were
nIsde TO the project of police that the
lives OF citizens were being endangered.
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POLTAVA LAUNCHED.
Big Russian War Vessel Is Sister
Shin of Seyastopol.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 1O-The Pol
tava, the second of the four battleships
of the dreadnought type laid down In
June. 1909, was launched at the admi-
rally dock yard today. the anniversary of
the battle Of the Poltava.
The vessel Is of $1,000 tons, and in
dimensions and displacement is the same
as the Sevastopol. which was launched
June % She will carry Il 12-inch guns,
16 4.6-inch guns and smaller artillery.
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Automobiles Collide at Crossing.

An automobile owned and operated
by DR.. Carl Keiser. 1918 10Th street,
and another owned and operated by
Thomas II. Melton OF 1919 II street
northwest, collided at Connecticut ave-
nue. and NJ street northwest this morn
ing. The latter machine was damaged
about SIS. No one was injured.
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Effects of Continued Drought.

OTTAWA. July Discontinued drought
has rendered the forest. country Of the
Ottawa valley as dry as finder, and num-
erous bush fires are reported. The most
serious loss thus far was at Eaganville.
where the conhagratton swept the town.
leaving two-thirds Of It In ashes. The
total loss thus tar from the fires Is IL the
neighborhood Of $500 900.
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BONDS.
FORMER JOCKEY KILLED.
Fatal Shooting Follows Dispute Over
Diamond Stud.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. July 1O.-Thomas
Dolan, twenty-six years old, formerly
jockey. was shot and killed last night by
j. II. Hughes. merchant and planter of
Haynes, Ark. in a room occupied by
Hughes in hotel. The shooting follow ed
a dispute over a diamond stud that
Hughes says he missed.
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Makes Her Second Escape.

Irene Brandau, who walked away from
the Government Hospital for the Insane
several days ago and was recaptured be-
fore she succeeded In reaching the city.
again left the institution this morning
without permission. The police were
asked to make an effort to locate her.
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Establish Boy Scouts in France.
rorei&n corresnnndence of The Sfar

PARIS. June 80. 1911.
The French National Education
League is seeking to establish in
France a corps Of Boy Scouts on the
lines OF those existing in England. 1t
has adopted the principles laid down
In Gen. Baden-Powelfs manual. and ac-
tive propaganda in furtherance of the
scheme 10 to be made throughout
France.
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Untitled Steel Tonnage.

NEW YORK, July 10.-The United
Steel Corporation announced today that
the untitled tonnage on its books June
80 totaled 1851. G5S tons against 3,113,1S7
tons on the books May 81
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Vanderbilt's Reinhart Wins.

PARIS. July 1o-The Pnx des Saules,
run at Saint Cloud today. was won by
". K vanderbilt's Reanhart.
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H.P Baldwin. Sugar Planter, Dead

HONOLULU, July 10.-Henry 2. Bald
win, one Of the largest sugar planters of
the Hawaiian Islands. died Saturday at
his home at the Island OF Maui. Bald
win is understood to have left large
fortune.
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Stories by George Gibbs, Gelett Bur
CESS. Sewell Ford, Alice Morgan ana
Louisa c. Osburnc Haughton in our
next Sunday Magazine.
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Il pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
allied through them.
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STOCKS MARKED UP
General Improvement Follows
Early Rise in London.
CROP NEWS ALSO HELPS
List Benefits by Recession in Prices
of Grain.
MARKET DULL. BUT FIRM
Traders on Both Sides Disposed to
Wait Government Crop
Report.
CROP NEWS ALSO HELPS
MARKET DULL. BUT FIRM

NEW YORK. July 10.--A general inn
provement in stocks resulted from the
opening transactions today. Buying was
brisk and prices were quickly elevated TO
the level established in London before
the opening here Canadian Pacific'S
gain was ga. Union Pacific advanced
Ia. Atchison and Southern Pacific a
point. Northern Pacific and Erie first pre-
ferred, =. and st. Paul. Reading. United
States Steel and Erie common, 3.
Western Maryland was weak. declining a
point the first transaction.
Better Crop Weather.
Reports of better weather in the crop
region were borne out by fall in grain
prices. causing a strong and active stock
market. Representative railroad stocks
were up between 1 and points, with the
Hartman and St. Paul leading.
General Improvement in the stock mar
6et resulted from reports of better crop
conditions received over the week end.
Gains made on the London exchange by
Americans before the opening here were
increased in the early transactions in this
market which preserved a strong tone
through the morning. Much of the buy
ing was in anticipation of a favorable
government crop report late today.
Trading Falls Off.
Toward noon the market became less
active, and traders awaited the crop re-
port and announcement of the monthly
figures from the steel and copper in
dustry before engaging in further opera
tons.
Nirginia-C Carolina Chemical, which re-
manned stationary Saturday, notwith-
standing the publication of an excep-
tionally unfdvorable annual report, be-
came weak today. losg over a point.
Iackawanna jumped IS points, more
than making up Saturdays loss. Bonds
were firm.
While the report of untitled tonnage
by the United States Steel Corpora
tion vas much better than had been
expected. showing an increase of near
ly ESQ, 900 tons. the statement proved
to have been we'll discounted. The price
of United States Steel lowered close to
1.11 the best figure Of the forenoon.
The market generally showed con-
siderable firmness, but was very dull
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Bar Nlyer steady. q 7-lOd per ounce.

Money, l per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills Is 11sa2 per cent.
The OF discount in the open market for
three-monrh bills is 2a2 lie per cent.
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Officials Investigate Phase of
Stokes Shooting.
MAY SUMMON DETECTIVE
Apartment House Superintendent
Sees Police Commissioner.
HEARING RMsUMED TOMORROW
Girls Lawyers Say They Will Make
Charges Against Officer EN-
ployed by Millionaire.

NEW YORK, July 1o-The superintend-
ent or the apartment house where the
shooting Of ". E. d. Stokes by Lillian
Graham and Ethel Conrad occurred was
summoned before Police Commissioner
Waldo today. Tha commissioner is in
terested in the case on account of charges
that some of his men permitted Stokes
private detective to ransack Miss Ora
nam suite and carry away the bundle of
letters while the city detectives were pres
emit The defendants say that the letters
already made public i'm connection with
the case were returned after nine or
more which Stokes wished 10 suppress
had been taken from the collection
The defendants lawyers said that when
the examination was resumed tomorrow
they would begin charges against the
Stokes detective. who admitted OF the
stand that he had carried away the let
tiers Whether the charge would be lar
ceny or the suppression of evidence they
had not decided
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Will Hold Conference.

Magistrate Freschi. who has been con-
Quoting the preliminary earrings in the
case. and District Attorney Whitman
will confer today with a view to deciding
what action ought to be taken regarding
the disappearance of the letters. AT the
close of the examination tomorrow the
magistrate probably will Issue summons
for James Cummings Stokes private
detective. FORMAL proceedings then will
begin to determine whether or not a
crime has been committed.
Cummings swore he found the letters
while the city detectives who acconlpa
MED him in his search OF the girls apart
ments were not looking The superin-
tendent of the apartment house has told
the police commissioner that ali letters
in the apartment were removed by city
officers on the night Stokes was shot,
June 6. Therefore, if Cummings, in
second search, three days later found the
letters produced in evidence as he sWore
in court the commissioner believes. some
one must have planted them there, in
the meantime having removed the eight
or more letters missing.
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with which Lucy seized the box from
his hands.
"A hat Yes!" she exclaimed. Give
1t to me. Yes, I will wear IT."
Primmer was about to burst forth
into rapturous words. when she said:
Nay! Do not speak to me! Leave
me, beg!" and rushed into the house.
Primmer followed her In. bewilder-
ment holding him dumb for once.
Daphne came out OF the door. say
ing:
Well! They're all going crazy
here. can't find any one who will
listen to me at all"
Harry came from his hiding place
and said:
Did you want to see me?'
Yes. Here's your hat. Now. let's
have our supper. Harry"
IT'S no use. Daphne" he told her.
Il can't accept your kind invitation.
You're a couple Of years late with 1t.
I'll pay you any price for the hat,
but"
Daphne came down to him and
| looked at him with amazement.
you don't mean that. Harry. do
your she said. Why. don't talk
about the cost Of the hat It's the
dinner I want"
Lucy again came to the door. She
wanted to find Carolyn and tell her
that she was going home. Now she
saw Harry and the milliner. Daphne
refused to be convinced by Harry's
shaking Of his head, and said
ITO think Of you treating me like
that! After all I've done for you"
"Yes, Miss Darlington. l know"
Harry replied. soberly.
ooh, Harry! How can you be so
cold and cruel?" Daphne asked.
mo" Harry said. decisively. That's
all of the slate now. I'm engaged to
be married to the dearest little girl
in the world. and all this flufang busi-
ness is out for good
'Is that so?" Daphne whipped out,
angrily. Suppose she knew about
that other woman who is hiding IN
your room!"
Lucy gasped. and clutched her
hands together.
For heavens sake. don't talk Sc
loud'" Harry begged.
"Of course General Blazes is good
friend of yours" Daphne sneered
but he might not relish 1t to hear
that his wife,
stop right there!" Harry ordered
"Don,t nretend that YOU don't know
am perfectly innocent in this whole
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so! the General Said. "FlirtneWere your?

thing. You know how l accidentally
ran over her hat this morning. You
know that you, yourself, sent to this
house a duplicate Of that hat. and
that l never met the woman before IN
my life. And you came here to see
her and that was how you happened
to be in that room with her. And you
know that everything l have done.
and all the lies | have told. and all
the suspicious l have endured. have
been because Of my honest effort to
protect her good name"
Still, appearances are against you.
Daphne argued.
Lucy smiled with Joy, however.
Amos Medders strolled out and saw
Lucy.
"Daughter," he said. art thou not
afraid Of catching cold?"
Harry and Daphne turned, almost
guilty.
why, bless my SOUL" Harry said
II didn't see you folks come out"
81 Just come" Lucy told him. And
what art thee getting. Harry"
Hes buying q hat" Daphne said
~Whatf Another hatr Medderi
asked.
"Oh-er-yes. certainly" Harry 70
piled.
And for Lucy?"
1T you will let me give It to her
SIR"
what? Two? Why, Harry. mJ
boy, thee art extravagant"
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he WAS ON THE WHITE LIST
Newcomer Learned Wny' nav'h0
Subscribed, He Never Was Sere'
naded by tho Local Band.

A Frenchman bought house IN tho
country. and had hardly settled there
when the .ocal band called and asked
for his subscription to its funds. He
put his name down for contribution.
which, as he understood, entitled MIN
to be serenaded on Sundays. Sundays
came and went. The band played at
various houses. but never at his.
Finally, the London Telegraph says.
the band called, not to play but to col
lect the donors subscription. He said:
But YOU have never played to me-"
The bandmaster looked surprised.
What does monsieur think OF US!
Does he suppose that If we had played
we should ask him for money? Mon
sieur evidently does not know our
band. Monsieur. having promised q
generous contribution, is on our white
list, that OF the supporters whom we
spare"
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svNoPsIs.

-, sw,fson . s1pssotins o o,,si e
u nSooec III n the country. HIS AUTO
6hsp he ms: .rother machine containing
|S0ehe 4!0-ar.an and q German C0un.,
4 bsaut!iu! hat 10 ruined ana na :,
~ IA cister, Caroline: .ta. PIN
-. 70 play hostess oocIa w,th
y nD ccusin Of Lucys. a n lucy Har-
ID isssnded q Rre nome BY the Count
81 4 trailsd 70 nI n,s '' who demands her
"a M H 49, Of which she says ma
=. euvor.d a. Harry's house. sns ~ ~
boee oenstc 80 last her husband neSr "a
E ssS:cssnsds. Lucy Medoers ,sddan in
49, sf1ive and the count l., another.
c.S room and MT s san,e fancy lying to
HanI ~ .o srom discovering the presHemcre
teep Lac! The millinsr, Daphne DAa
Il Ge ~o&nr oves to be an ole name OF
tpCo9. W." .rr4yes TO trace the missing gu
~. hst and more compncat ,o onr, or.
kcb sphne IL hustled INTO mo ' ia,+er with
sw!sd Sy.,S srs had flrted at one time time
A1nsnos tns hat occasion. She tells him
qvm z" Iva The ring to General B!aAes.
@G ~ ~ ount had also given Mrs. blaaes
snnS,,.ste OF the ring he becomes onw
III excited. Daphne leaves oce snn tII by
e. 'i ss.. s''u Gr. Msdasr discovers the
~ Pho No il Introduced as Harrys Ger Ger
CeQu1 ,,sar General Blazes arrives ano
~ .s s"'IHi Harry OF concealing his w'fe.
s sss. steps out ana the genera n Tears Is
$seundsd Lucy *. S b,sm. w foy t Il Whole
1as oS Tnor INNS hSims.if' but the verdict is re,
.as 49, u SHDti, Harry" HAIRY can vindtcate himself
f svss.i VII ases admits to Harry that ne
SusXsst.1 wifh Daphne, and Mrs. Blazes
g ss1,s ,ns taik. Mrs. Blazes attempts
z sacsrs With the aid Of the Count ana ana
X. Etfsr IL mistaken for a burglar. Inc
1upHosse hat arrives ana Har'S '''
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INK &IUQIk OH
MTIY ID[R[EAMI& y
1N1NZ/ZA77lWO o. ZW R>4y BY
MNl9IIVJNTANW 0I7Dh>QLHRHAW
ijwoNeZTED AyM AXZZP y NZG6T |0

walk. In her hand she carried a hat
box containing the hat she had rushed
to completion 40 q favor to Harry.
That worthy and Count Won F1tz
nudged each other as they saw the
general and the little milliner meet
"General!" said Daphne. dropping
the box and clasping her hands.
"Daphne!" exclaimed the General.
The window above opened slowly and
Mrs. Blazes peeped out upon the tab
leau.
SOL" the General said, bitterly.
Flirting. were you! And with that
scrub Of Dutch count"
"Loafer vat he issi" mumbled the
Count, and Harry clapped his hand
over the Counts mouth in fear OF be-
ing discovered.
ANY woman" said the General
sternly to Daphne, ought to be
ashamed of being seen with him"
Daphne looked about her for some
way OF escape. But the General went
on:
And this ring you gave me! His
ring! His ring that he-Didn't be
give you this very ring?"
NO" Daphne answered. nervously
He didn't give 1t to me, General. He
-he wished 1t on"
We'll! III bet you the scoundrel
doesn't wish 1t on any other woman!
The General tore the offending rims
from his finger and threw it away. II
rolled directly to the Count, who
grasped 1t fervently and whispered tc
Harry:
For diss I forgif him all der rest!
Harry kicked him, as a gentle sig
nal for silence.
I suppose" the General accused
her, you are back here looking fol
him, eh?"
Lucy opened the door and looked
out, evidently wondering where Harry
might have gone She thought h'
would be waiting for her on the lawr
bench. Seeing the General and Daphne
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Tho Passion Play.

The now worldfamous Passion
Play" at Oberammergau is said to
have had its origin. about 1888. in the
deep contrition Of mind born OF q
great pestilence. Certain survivors Of
the plague resolved that ever after
ward, at stated intervals, they would
celebrate the Passion OF Christ" as
a token Of their reverential gratitude.
Beginning on small scale, the play
gradually grew in importance until It
ia now known all over the world, hav-
ing visitors from pretty nearly every
civilized country on earth. While
Oberammergau is still, and will prob
ably remain, the center OF the 1nst1tu.
ton, Passion plays are beginning to
be established in the surrounding re-
gions, notably in Switzerland.
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she drew back, but she heard his ques-
ton about the hat, and Daphne's an
swer
NO" Daphne said, II brought this
hat for Harry Swifton."
Lucy silently came down the steps
and stood in the shadows.
''What?" the General asked. ls
he getting up a hat trust? He must
think a lot OF that little fancee OF
his"
"Oh." Daphne explained carelessly'
ut isn't for her. He told me 1t was
for another woman
Daphne passed the General, nrst
n;cking up the hat box, and tripped
ND the steps and through the open
doorway. The General walked rway.
shaking with laughter and chuckine:
Harry is up to his old tricks
Harry. from his place OF conceal
ment. was about to rush forth and
sneak to Lucy, but this time the
Count restrained him. Lucy stood ana
sighed:
"Oh, Harry!"
Primmer appeared. still Juggling MS
hat box. He almost fell down the
xtens at seeing Lucy alone at last
my time has arrived" he said. &c.
statically. my poor. poor Lucy!
have tried 20 hard to see you alone.
Here! Let me present you this slight
token of my affection-this hat! Wear
It for my sake!"
HI was surprised BY the eageFnssa
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All of EN- Fans.

A man little acquainted with the
stage and it's people went to see the
"Friars' Frolic" and was surprised to
find that the Cohans were Irish. He
was talking to Tom Cavanaugh about
it.
why" said he. 81 understand that
when in town they are regular at
teudants at the church in your parish.
Tom"
Sure" said Tom. They're fans"
Chicago Post.
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Two" Lucy asked.
Il wanted you to have your choice.
Lucy" Harry said
Daphne maliciously opened the boz
and placed the hat on Lucy's head.
From her window Mrs. Blazes
watched the proceeding in abject de-
spair.
Thank you, Miss Darlington.
Harry said. taking control OF the sit
uation. IN let you hear from me to-
morrow"
Good evening ALL" Daphne said.
sweetly. and left.
Mr.. Medders. Harry and Lucy went
in. but Lucy kept Harry back far
enough to squeeze his arm and tell
him he was q dear.