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The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hfbbs 4 Co..
members Of the New YORK Stock Exchange. Hibbs
Building
New York Aue lo.-The cotton market displayed
q fairly good tone to-day. but 1t was only the
result Of few timorous shorts covering over
Sunday because rains thSatened for the
Eastern belt. In fact, some dosnpours recently
reported have been excessive enough to prcmcte
some buying in the market Perhaps this would
have followed had it not been previously deter
mined that cotton contracts must decline further
before they are worthy Of notice By the highest.
II would even seem il the old crop Of 1900 900
bales is about to assert itself This giant has
recently been inactive and has suffered some dis
respect because spindle capacity and spinnas de-
Inand have practically absorbed ii. It would now
appear that ii was not dead q market influence.
but only sleeping and 1t is counted on to prumote
little more depression in prces before the new
crop comes on the market.
Decided weakness has been shown by the market
during the past week. Contracts. which two weeks
ago were selling at l-0. quoted Saturday
at nearly l4e points lower rnd the equivalent Il
81 psr bale decline.
Receipts from the new crop up to this time have
been inconsidcrabie Deliveries win be late. even
much later than usual. and this fact may enter
largely into the speculative situation fox spot and
October inasmnch contracts for deliveries dur
ing those months though liberal, can hardly be
satisfied from receipts Of new cotton.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Aug. D.-MILL FEED-rnm; trade
quiet. Srring bran, 3.lozZ3 8; standard middlines
2.o: Western red dog. $50; winter wheat bran.
in loopound scks. to arrive. sis; city bran IN
bulk. go.
FLOUR-Dull, but steady for old on SPOT but
weak for new TO arrive with Q large business
doing. Kansas straights. ltoa4D IN scks; sFring
patents. 53oa575 in barrels. spring clea I7os4.
soft wheat, stnights. 4saAss: new Kansas sraights
to arrive, Ai5ai-B: new soft stnights. to arrive.
4.6oaiTo, in barrels.
RYE FLouR-Inactive and unchanged. Choice
brands quoted at 4o6ai.3
CORN MEAL-Fim but dull Kilndried for ex-
port. Looa4o6: coarse meal In hAss l.Sal.9
HAY-Receipts m tons: frm and unchanged
Trade quiet. Quotations arc: For prime timothy
l-3o: No. ], In: No. 2 l5alD: No. ). @ai.o6
STRAW-Receirts. % tors; firm. Supplies scarce
Long rye quoted at &al0
PoRk-Steady. Mes. ls.7hD.3: family. Dooa
A.A
BEEF-Firm- Packet, MsaI'D: family, naa
A8
LARD-ouiet and firm. Western, loss; refined
Continent n6; South American. lilo; refined
Brazilian. in kegs. l27o: oleustearine uxal2; lard
stearine. dull: New York LII.
COFFEE-Lover European. markets than e.
pected. and selling here for account Of European
people, were the bullish factors this morning
Lower Brazil martets were also noted. Initial
Prices here were to u points lower The nes
range was soon II to u points OF. Early sales
were TOO bags. Europe sold and bull interests
bought.
The weather in the coffee belt Of the State Sac
Paulo was fine at all points with maximum tempera-
ture ss and minimum % degrees.
Todays prices were follows:
Hicher. Lowest Todaxss
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

Baltimore. Aug. lo-RYE-stock in elevators, I'M
busheb; shipments from elevators ~ bushelA
Bag lots near ty. to quality. 7bas
oArs-stock in elevators. 3.ez bushels; ship
ments from elevators. s.io4 bushels
HAY-No. l timothy, ZSO; No. 2 . 5aZ3 50;
No. 5. la0OsZl.D: choice light clover mixed q. soa
zoo: No. l mixed N.6a2l 90; No. mixed IT, ooa
1880: No. ] clover. E.ooalsoo: do No. z B5oa
800: meadow gas and very grassy hay B0alaoo;
no-gsde hay. % to kind quality, and condition
l0ooal6oo: packing hay and swale grass MoalaU
MILLFEED-sIrins bran. in 100 pound sacks, per
ton. 3os25.5o: -four to white middifngs in 100
pound sacks, a-ohAoo; Western middlings In 100
pound sacks, per ton. 8.5a2so0; City Mills mid
dlinss. in l0opouDd sacks. per ton. 8.Da90o; City
Mills middnss. white. in oopound sacks, per ton,
aUa&0; City Mills bran. in lWpound Acks per
ton, 3.ooanm
sTRAw-No. l ssr,ieht rye, MmaBo; No. =
STRAIGHT straw. l5.5oal6oo; No. I tangled re
wheat straw. No. 2. 7.5oasD: No. oat straw, eOoa
$50; No oat straw sooas.0.
BUTTER-Creamery, fancy. per H., IN; do
choice. H.. 6az; do, good. per lh. 2ia2s; do,
prints H.. 2ss3o; do. blocks Ga2s; ladies' per ip.'
Za2; Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls ID, lsa2D:
Ohio rolls. lb. ID; West Virginia rolls Der pu,no
70; store packed. per h., 70: Maryland virrinia,
and Pennsylvania dairy prints. per Ib, 70; process
butter. Za6.
EGGS-Maryland, Pennsylrania, and nearby nrsts
loss Oh. %; West Virginia 20; Western frsts loz.
Oh. %; Southern frsts loss on %.
GREEN COFFEE-The market to-day was
steady. No. 7 spot Trio grade). IN
ROASTED C0FFEE-The market was steady.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
BAIrrkoRE. GRAIN.

Baltimore. Nd. Aug. p-wHEAr-ssoeA in
eleyAfors. q. Ia bishels shrments frun eievatofs
0.Gs bushelA With freer receipts the azfisais q
new Southern wheat were meeting with IN active
demand and rricez were steady graded iotA
ssiss q c.rgces on grade at IN for No. red. ~
Tor special bin steamer No . red. IN f0 stock
steamer No. red. Eh for vjected. and m ior
drser rejected and can't uss rjecfed.
Bag lots b. sample, = to quality and condition.
brought z g. @. S. and . per bushei.
contract to-day at the orenins was easier. with
August Th. Spot No.>2 red early wss w and No
Western %. while September sold at m; No.
red, " The market at the closing essier. win
August Gh. Spot No. red wheat was Nh. and
No red Western %. while September sold at
IN and October at seH Settling ricss o6tially
posted: No. 2 red. gh: No red Western. S;
steamer No. Q red, ~
CoRN-stock in elevators. l53.a5 bssheis Ship
menfs from elevators. sos bushels. Bec.use OF
the small receipts trading in Southern corn rs being
held up The market was hrm. Quote: Track yei-
low com for domestic delivery at Hi1aes per
bnshel for car lots on spot. Cob com was un-
changed. with yellow nearby stock selling On
basis Of 4.ysa4.3o rer barrel
Contract to-tiay at the opening was inactive. with
spot mixed com u The market at the closing call
was quiet. with spot mixed com q nominal Set
Ting price officially posted: Contract. q.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
WOMEN BARRED
FROM FUNERAL
Indiana Hermit's Wishes Respected
and Strange Instructions
Are Fulfilled.

Charlottesville. Ind. Aug. 10. Milton X.
H. KirkendalI better known as the Her
NIT OF Indian Creek" died at the Van
dalia Station at Browns Valley few
days ago: Kirkendall lived in a hermit
to that place when he was attacked by
heart failure and died at the station.
The funeral services were unusually
strange and portrayed the many eccen-
tricities of the man, who has lived all
alone for years near Waveland. Several
years ago the hermit called on his old
friend, Frank Kritz, the Waveland fu-
neral director. and made known to him
his wishes In regard to his funeral cere-
monies. Every few months this action
would be repeated. and was continued
until his unexpected death.
His wishes had also been written and
placed In the hands of his trusted friend.
was to follow his body to the silent city
of the dead. He directed that his body
be not covered with an expensive suit OF
clothes but be wrapped in a shroud; that
II be conveyed to Freedom Cemetery in
no pretentious funeral car. but in a light
spring wagon without top of any kind.
and an oak box for his body was to take
the place of an expensive casket
He specified that none but the under
taker and pallbearers to present when
his body was consigned to his last rest
ing place in the most obscure part" of
the graveyard on the hill. He requested
that Mr.. Kritz conduct the services. No
minister or members of any secret order
should be in attendance TO pray or preach
and there was to be no song service.
The only thing he desired was that
.'Thanatopsis'' be read by the funeral
director.
His wishes were all scrupulously ad-
hered to. He provided in his instructions
that John Wilder. of this place, be paid
IS. and for this sum he is to obtain a
favorite bowlder OF the diseased from
the banks of Indian Greek, convey q to
the cemetery and place It at the head of
the grave.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
FIRE RACES IN NEW YORK.
Two Piers Burn with Estimated
Loss of 100000.

New York. Aug. lo.-A fire that started
at noon beneath the New York Central
Railroads freight pier. No. p. in the
North River. at the foot Of Thirty-third
Street to-day. spread with great rapidity.
and within a short time had totally de-
stroyed that pier and communicated to
pier No. 73, another New York Central
property. Three alarms were sent in at
1920
At l2:45 all the available apparatus. in
cluding four fire boats. was on the scene.
BY risking their lives numerous times
the fremen and railroad employees. saved
freight cars standing within the pier
sheds.
Pier. No. II. collapsed when the fire
had eaten into its timbers for half an
hour. II carried four firemen into the
North River. They were rescued by their
The fire was under control at o'clock.
New York Central officials said that their
loss would not exceed 100000.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
RED CROSS IN JAPAN.
1t Is One of Best Organized So-
cletfes in the World.

From the Oriental Review
1t is probably now very generally un-
derstood that the Red Cross Society of
Japan is not only one of the biggest, but
that II is also one Of the best organized
Of the Red Cross societies Of the, world
1t has a membership Of more than 1.50o,
sl5.oo0.OOo. and its annual income is $500,
COO. Well known. too. is 1t that the So
ciety found it possible TO render really
remarkable service In the relief of the
i'll and wounded of the opposing forces
during the Chino-Japanese and Russo
Japanese wars
With the increase of its power and in
iuence in those times. il Immediately be-
gan to extend its activities to relief work
of an International nature. During the
Boxer troubles in North China its hos
pital ships and reserve hospitals took
care of the ill and wounded of the allied
forces. and it easily won the approba-
ton of the powers for the excellence of
its work. In the recent revolutionary
outbreaks in China II sent relief corps to
Hankow, China, and attended to 5000 of
the Ill and wounded. In the absence OF
an effective Red Cross organization in
China. the work done by the japanese
earned the genuine appreciation of the
Chinese people. At the time of the San
Francisco earthquake II contributed 400-
co yen (s20o. .oo0 to the relief fund, and at
the time of the earthquakes IN Italy 44.-
coo Ira 100000
The most remarkable feature Of the ac-
tivities of the Red Cross Society Of Japan.
however. is undoubtedly In its relief
work In time of peace. 1t has local sta
tions or sections all over the country.
and each does an enormous amount Of
relief work in time of stress and trou-
bic. In a way this is keeping I'D the ef-
ficiency of the society's medical star ana
nurses for the more serious business of
war.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
GIRL Is RESCUED
FROM HERMIT
Was Held in Desert Cabin for Three
Years-Tells Story of
Hardships.

San Bernadino. Cal. Aug. l0-After hav-
ing been held captive for three years in
lonely hermit's hut IN the center of
a desert at Kramer. Bessie wyman.
aged twenty-three. told a narrowing tale
to-day Of the experiences she had under
gone At the time of her disappearance
she was a beautiful girl. plump of form.
and red checked. To-day she is a mere
skeleton. with her face showing unmis-
taxable signs of severe treatment. The
case has caused widespread public indig-
nation.
The girls rescue was brought about
through a note which she hastily scrawled
on a piece OF wrapping paper and sent
to her mother, Mrs. Alice Wyman. in
Minneapolis Mrs. Wyman wrote to Chief
of Police Seba stian. Of Los Angeles, in
which she said the girl was held a pris-
oner in Mike O'Malley's cabin in the
Kramer Desert. She described In the
letter the cruelties to which the young
woman said she had been subjected.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Harris, OF
Barstow. went to O'Malleys cabin and
found the girl. half starved and cut of
from all communication with the outside
world. O'Malley guarded her with zeal
Gus care and never left her but once
She eagerly took advantage of the first
opportunity and scrawled the note to her
mother. She waited many days and had
given up all hope of rescue when the
Sheriff appeared.
O'Malley refused to allow the girl TO
take a thing from the cabin and stated
that II she left she must go In her bare
feet. The hermit insisted that she go in
the sparsely clothed way in which she
was dressed when found by Harris, but
o. Sh< srNA Il ,o1A 1Ap
bring forth the clothes which he had
taken from the girl and hid when he
brought her to his cabin. Her mother
Is rushing West to meet her daughter
whom she mourned as dead for three
years.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
MYSTERY IN DEATH.
Police Puzzled by Tragic End of
New York Architect.

New York. Aug. 1o.-Mystery surrounds
the death of a man identified as John
Mcdonald, an architect, Of "a West
Ninety-fourth Street, whose dead body
was picked up to-day In front of the
Manhattan Court apartment house, in
Manhattan Avenue, where he had fallen
from an upper story window.
The police. after learning that McDon-
aid had called upon Mrs. Sarah S. Dayan.
twenty-eight years old. who lives on the
fourth floor of the apartment house. took
her into custody with two companions.
Miss Margaret Lambert, aged twenty, an
artists model. and Miss Margaret Nc
Mn, aged thirty-eight. a stenographer.
Miss Lambert said she heard a noise
after Mcdonald had left Thinking 1t a
burglar, she screamed as loudly as she
could. A pedestrian in the street. who
was nearly struck by the falling body
of Mcdonald, told the police that he
heard a woman's screams just q few
seconds before the body struck the side
walk. Mrs. Dayan first denied knowing
Mcdonald, but later identified him.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
bush MEETING
DRAWING CROWDS
Prohibition and Evangelical Asso-
citation Hold Most Popular
Sessions.
speci.l 10 The w..hingtou Her.ld.

special to he Washington Herald
Purceliville. Va. Aug l0.-The thirty
nth anniversary Of the Prohibition
and Evangelical Association Of Loudoun
County. Va. In session here from August
6 to II. witnessed the most splendid
opening In its entire history.
Statistics prove that the attendance for
the first three days is far In excess Of
that Of former years.
At the beginning of the morning and
afternoon programmes and at, p. m.
each day the Hearon Sisters Concert
Company of New York. Miss Mary
Snerier. soprano soloist. and a member
Of the Orpheus Quartet. Of Washington
d. c.. and Miss Jeannette Killing. elocu-
ZIONIST, Of Chicago. have rendered con-
certs that have been highly pleasing TO
the audience Of the Purcillville Chau-
tauqua.
Tuesday being Sunday school day. the
programme, interspersed by selections by
the assembly talent, was largely made
up of literary numbers from the various
schools of the county.
On Wednesday morning and Thursday
afternoon immense audiences had the
pleasure of listening to two very able
temperance lectures by the Hon. Oliver
W. Stewart. of Chicago. Mr.. Stewart Is
well known and has many friends in the
Purcellville Chautauqua.
On Wednesday afternoon Hon. Stewart
introduced the Hon. J. Frank Hanley,
former Governor OF Indiana. who gave
one of his lectures.
On Thursday morning Gov. Hanly
lectured on the subject Jesus Christ:
Was He Mortal or Is He Divine?"
During the remainder of the Chautau-
qua will be heard such eminent orators
as Col. George w. Balm. of Kentucky:
Rev. Enos Bacon. Of London. England:
Hon. r. z. Byrd. Senator Swanson. and
Congressman Carlin of Virginia The
music will be furnished by the Orpheus
Quartet OF Washington and Parsons
Fourth Regiment Band and Orchestra of
Baltimore, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
RAID PRIZE FIGHT.
Chicago Police Nab One Hundred
Men in Drngnet.

Chicago. Aug. 1o.-The largest number
of men ever captured in a prize fight
raid We're taken early this morning when
the police swooped down on a deserted
factory building in the Woodlawn dis
trict.
More than a hundred men were arrest
ed on charges of attending and carrying
on a prize fight in violation OF the State
laws A number OF men who heard the
onslaught on the doors broke through
the windows and escaped. Most Of them
had waiting motor cars and fed.
Inside the building on platform
around which rose the tiers OF seats
Kid French and William Caldwell
We're hammering at each other. kid
Houston, referee. was among those ar
rested.
Police Sergt Robert Wisman was pass
ing the building, heard noises within.
opened a back window, and peeked
through. Then he summoned help.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

Quotations furnished BY W. B. Hibbs 4 o.,
members Of the Chicago Board Of Trade Hibbs
Building
Chicago Aug. lo-Tbe general belief of the larger
men Of the wheat world Is that values are likely
to sag to lower level with the expected big re
ceipts in the Northwest. Hedging transactions
against the spring wheat crop may be said to Be
in their infancy, only . comparatively small
amount has thus far been placed.
Only 900 bushels cash wheat was sold in Chi
czso to-day. Export BIDS were out Of line in all
Positions. and in some instances IL was reported
that wheat was offered By exporter who bought II
a few weeks ago. The advance In freight rates on
the ocsan from the United States will also prove
drawback for q time.
Wheat closed with net lcsscs of haxc. Corn
was NC higher to haSc lower. Oats was Nc higher
to Aahc lower Close:
wheat-september. TNagS; December. sAses;
May, SA-
aaN.
Oats -sertembz. nSa,lk; December. sasa,eS;
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
EIGHT sLAYERs TO
DIE THIS WEEK
New York State to Make Record
for Wholesale 0ficiaL
Executions.
ONE MAN TO KILL ALL

New York. Aug. ia record for whole
sale Official electrocution in New York
State will have been established next
week when E F. Davis. of Corning. n.
Y. the oficial executioner. snufYs out
the lives of eight murderers condemned
to die by the New York courts Besides
murderers now in the death cells Of Sing
Sing, Auburn. and Clinton prisons who
must shortly pay the death penalty un-
less new trials are ordered by the high
est court of the State.
OF the eight doomed men, all are guilty
of crimes which at the time Of their per-
petration excited wide interest. Five
were implicated in the murder Of Mrs.
Henry Hall, at Yorktown, westchester
County, on November 9. 1911. They are
Italians. who with robbery in view enter
ed her home in the absence OF her hus-
band. One stabbed her to death as she
was being held by the others. The sixth
member of the gang. Santo Zanzo. has
already paid the death penalty; II hav-
ing been established that he actually did
the stabbing. He was executed on July
s last.
These are the Italians who will be
strapped in the electric chair for the
murder of Mrs. Hall: Lorenzo l. Cali.
Nincenzo Coma. Flipio de Marco. Saliva
tore de Marco. and Angel Guista All
are In death cells at Sing Sing prison.
Others Who VIII Die.
The three men who complete the list
Of doomed are:
Joseph Ferrone. also an Italian, who
murdered his wife in New York City on
October q last by cutting her throat.
John W. Collins, coiored. who. on July
I. 1911. shot and killed Policeman Thom-
as Lynch in New York.
John Matuszewski, prisoner who
shot Policeman Charles Schaeffer, Of
Buffalo. on September IL last
According to officials of the State
prison department, little more than an
hour will be necessary to execute seven
of these men. who are at Sing Sing
prison. Matuszewski. who Is awaiting
his end at Auburn prison. will be exc
cuted on another day. as Electrician
Davis, who alone arranges for and con-
ducts the electrocution of the murder
ers IN New York State. will be COM
PEELED to pay a visit to the upstate
prison.
Had ii not been for the thirty-day stay
granted to determine the mental con-
dition of James Williams who killed
James fluffy in Honeoye Falls last Feb
ruary, and who awaits death at Au-
burn prison, the number of men to be
electrocuted would have been nine.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Forty Hurt in Collisfou.

Shamokin. Pa, Aug. 1o.-More than
forty persons were injured in a collision
on the Shamokin and Mount Carmel EIec-
trio Railway early to-day. Car No. II
crashed into car No. Is and both were
shattered.
Each car was carrying over seventy
five passengers when the accident oc-
CURED. Three Of the passengers were
fatally injured: ]. X. Pelskie, Eugene
Sweeney, and Charles Heister.
The collision il believed to have been
due to mistake in reading signals.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Acid in woman. stomach.

Worcester, Aug. 1o.-A glass used by
Mrs. Emma Biller. whose mysterious
death at her home August / is being
investigated. has been found by the no.
lice to contain traces Of acid. The glass
will be sent to Boston for a chemical
analysis of these traces. Indications of
cyanide of potassium have already been
found in the woman's body. A general
alarm has been sent out for Emil BIZ
Ter, her brother-in-law. whom the police
want to question as to his visit to the
house the day she died.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Regulates Girls Letters.
Philadelphis letter to the New Yort Sun.

PhtAdeiphis letter 10 the New forf Sun.
The postal authorities at Washington
have issued instructions to the post.
masters If the large cities throughou,
the country that steps must be taken
to prevent young girls from obtainIns
mail at the general delivery window oi
the post-ofiices In their home cities. Ir
time this order may be extended to ap.
ply not only to girls, but to married
women.
Ja4hes T. Cortelyou. chief postal In
spector here, is. to start the reform In
this district. Hereafter persons apply.
ing at the general delivery window fol
matl will be requested to give their home
address, and in case 1t happens to be
in Philadelphia or the suburbs they will
be asked for their reasons for not re.
ceiting the mail at their homes
THE general delivery window was es.
tabtished as a convenience to the trav.
cling public. and that Is what II will
be IN the future said the inspector
IT Twas not established as an adjunct
to tAe airt or the home-bresker."
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Whole Flock of NriIlionaires.

Tacoma, Aug. 1o.-A million dollars in
gold from new plscer camps in Lower
Yukon and Upper Kaskokwim Valleys
arrived this afternoon on the steamship
Victoria. She brings 2s3 passengers from
Nome and st. Michael, many of whom
are new Alaska millionaires. made so
by the recent discovery OF placer gold.
Many Of the miners have not been out
of the mines for years, and are now
on a sightseeing trip.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Alleged slayer Makes Plea.

Syracuse. n. Y, Aug. 1o-Gordon
Priest, charged with the murder of his
wife. was arraigned before City Judge
Mcconnell at watertown to-day He
pleaded not guilty. District Attorney AL
verson is said to have wrung a confess
sion from Priest. in which he admitted
that while angered over the loss of Q COW
he crushed his wife's head with a hatchet
as she lay asleep with their babe upon
her arm
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Probe Hish Cost Of Beef.

Chicago. Aug. 1o.-Government agents
to-day began an exhaustive study of
conditions in the cattle market here to
determine the reasons for the present
high cost Of cattle and Of beef The
are agents of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor. They
are principally interested in the aileea-
tom Of the Live Stock Exchange that
the supply Of cattle is short and some-
thing must be done to foster the cattle
industry.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Battleship BADLY Crippled.

Newport. r. l., Aug. 1o.-The battleship
Nebraska, which struck a reef near
Point Judith during maneuvers, is badly
damaged A wireless dispatch received
here to-day said that she was pro-
ceeding to Boston under slow speed. .
The great ship is leaking badly and
the Boston Navy Yard has been asked
TO have the dry dock ready to take her
Immediately upon her arrival,