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DECLINES FOLLOWED Violent Collapse of (lie Market on Wednesday Still felt In Wall Streel. LIQUIDATION RUNS IIS COURSE Quotations of Union Pacific Convert? ible Bonds Take a Peculiar Turn, But There Seems to be a Reason | for It?The Total Sales and Clos? ing Quotations. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, August 8.?The nor veins temper of the speculation as a result of yesterday's violent collapse in prices was clearly enough In evi? dence today and was promptly re? flected In the heavy declines which occurred In the first hour. The re eovery which followed was not accom? panied by any new development and j was due apparently to the fast that| urgent liquidation had run its cottrsi for the time. Conjecture continued| busy over the BOIlrcOs of tho heavy liquidation and its motives. While the identity of the sellers was not dis? closed the motives were not beyond] defining in the money situation and] the futility of the campaign for the advanco of the last few weeks to of feel any distribution <>r stocks, i>-ft I without artificial supporting measures I the market was vulnerable Id attack] and was Incapable of absorbing any sales to take profits. The aggret slvonoss of the hears sufficed It) de? velop this situation and shake the market. Such Is lite general view Of the events Of the week in the Wall | street district. It docs not escape no tlce that quotations for Union Pacific con ver?ble bond certificates which had been pushed up to al.VJVO 02 com? pared with tin1 subscription at 00, nl which they hail boon offered to stock? holders have disappeared from ifte tape In the disorderly market of the past few days. The reversion of *7I ? 000,000 out of 175,000,000 or these bonds to the underwriting syndicate was supposed to be the motive for at tomptlng tn revive speculative Inter? est In securities. Payment of $1;",. onn.oon subscriptions to Southern Pn cific preferred stock on Thursdnv of] next week. The obligations together| may ncconn for some of the pressure to secure resources by stoc'.t morsel i liquidation. The course of the Interior' exchange Is another clear Index of 'lie source of growing pressure. Deposit* at thi suh l reasury were made today of $600. 000 for telegraphic transfer to San! Francisco and $500,000 to Chicago ] Published warnings from Western | bankers are finding their way jhti Wall street at tho same time. lhat| over trading und high prices for la? bor nnd material, uot to speak of ex? travagance in more general exnondl tares have brought about a condition] of Inflated eretlils and given QtYtspCCl [ of a close money market d oing th" fall. With the relief afforded by tie liquidation stocks were able to con tend with the unfavorable factors In | the situation and to maintain tho re? covery. Heilerts from Washington of the Intended criminal prosecution of heads] of offending corporations kept alive the uneasiness over flint subject. The Xew York Central reported a heavy deficit below the dividend re quircmcnt for the half year ending I with .luno ami the Increased dividend | requirement for the quarter cndlltu witli the same dale was hut litt I - more than met by the incrense for that period in the earnings avallabli for the dividend. The market was so| far oversold, however. Hint those oh Stades were overcome oh the recov ery and the market closed ttroiK nnd at net advances or the day. Bonds dull und easy. Total sales j par value $1.212.000, United Sintis 4's advanced quarter per cent on call. To tal stiles stocks today 010,000 share* including: Copper, 90,::a0; Smelting. 53.000; Sugar. 3,500; Tobacco. 900: j A. 6. L\, 1.900; C. & O., 3,700; St. Paul, 25.(100; L. & N., 1,700; N. & W.,| 1.100; Rending, 171,000; Southern Pa? cific; -1:1.900; Southern Kail way, 2.000; Southern Railway, pfd.. -iOQi Union] Paciric, 1S:!,70I); Steel. 101,500; V. C. C. 400; Northern Pacific; 33,000; Sloss Sheffield, 1,000. Adams Express . 1">0 Amalgamated Copper . 78% American Car & Foundry . 40VS American Car & Foundry pfd.. 99% America}) Cm ton Oil . 83% American Cotton Oil pld .85 American Express .210 American Hide &. Leather pfd.. 1.8% American Ice . 00Mi American Linseed Oil pfd. 19 American LocpmoUvo . 65% American Locomotive pfd .105 American Smelling & Rcfng ..10.1% American Smelling ? Rcfg pfd I'M-V, American Sugar Refining .11r?? ^ American Tobacco pfd COrllf .. 80 Anaconda Mining Co.58% Atchlson . 80% Atchlson pfd . 90 Atlantic Coast Lino . 8f>Vi Baltimore & Ohio . 95% Baltimore &. Ohio pld . 8:t Brooklyn Rapid Trnnsit . 51% Canadian Pacific . 171 Central Leather . I?5i Central Leather pfd . 90% Central of New Jersey .175 HAMPTO Chesapeake & Oh|o . 34% Chicago Croat West, i n.II?..';M Chicago At Northwestern .lift Chicago, Mil. & si. Paul .i--1.; Chicago Tormina! * Trans CVi Chicago Tcrininnl & Tunis put 12 G. C., C. & St. Louis. ?;;t Colorado Fuel & lion. 27% Colorado & Soutlicm . 24%| Colorado & Soutlicm 1st i>fii . r>7 Colorado & Southern '.'ml pfd .11 Consolidated this .112 Corn Products . l."<%| Corn Products plil .70 Delaware & 11 lid BOH .L0G% J Delaware. Lucka wall nil & West 40G Denver & Rio u runde. 2?%| Den vor ,\t Itlo Grande pfd _ cs Dlutlllers' Securities . 00% Kile 1st pr.l . ftti% Kile 2nd pfd . 38% Goiioral Electric .i::???/i | (beat Northern pfd .l-<> Illinois Central .136 lulcrborough Metropolitan . 13% liUcrburough Metropolitan pfd 88% luturnatlonal Paper . l'-t international Paper pfd . 72% Internat iniial I'll iii p . 23 International Pump pfd . 73% Iowa Central . 17 Iowa Central pfd . 37 Kansas City Soiilie'Tu . 2u% Kansas Cilv Southern pfd .... fj6 Louisville & Nashville .101 Mexican Central . 211 Minneapolis & SI. Louis . 40 Mill. SI. P. A: StP'il Sie M .... '.Hi Minn.. St. I*. Ji'i mil Si M pfd 130 Missouri Pacific . 7i% Mlssgurl, Kansas A: Texan .... 3l!% .Missouri, Kansas Texas pfd lift National Ll ad . 51% National It. It. of Mexico pfd .. 4il%| New York Central .109% New York Ontario &. Western . Xl'/j Norfolk & Weslcrn . 72 Noriolk ,\- Wicstcrn pfd . 73 North American. liU Northern Pacific.124 Pacific Mall . 2:. Pennsylvania .120% People's Has . Plttsburg, c. C. & St. Louis .. t>7 Pressed Sleel Car . 29% Pressed Steel Car pfd . 88 Pullman Palace Car .158 Reading . 901 Rending 1st pfd . 80 Reading 2nd pfd . "7 Republic Sleel . 24% Republic Steel pfd. 80% Rock Island Co. 201 Kock Island Co. pfd . 4ft Sloss Sheffield .ft" St. Louis & San Kran. 2nd pfd 32% St. Louis Southwestern . 19% St. Louis Southwestern pfd .... 4< Southern Pacific . 8ft%| .Southern Pacific pfd .111% | Southern Hallway . 18% Southern Hallway pfd . til Tennessee Coal ii Iron .110 Texas & Pacific . 28% Toledo, St Louis & West .20 Toledo, St. Louis & West pfd *'i Union Pacific . 132% Union Pacific pr<l . 79 United states Express . !??"? United states Really . 52 United states Rubber. 311 United States Rubber pfd .95% Culled Slates Steel.33% l ulled S!ateH Steel pfd .97% Virginia Carolina Chemical ... 23^ \ Irginlp Carolina Chemical pfd 100 Wabnsll . 12 % Wabiish pfd . 23 Weils Pargo Express .2K0 Wostliighousc Electric .143 Western Union . 77:' Wheeling A Lake Erie . 11% Wisconsin Central . 1">V Wisconsin Central pfd . New York Money Market, NEW YORK. Auk. S.?Money call steady, '.'.'.i it ft; ruling rate 4%: closing bid 3; offered :t%. Time loans firmer; sixty days 5%; 90 days ii; six moutllB 6% <*(? 0%. Prime mercantile paper t! to' <>%; slerllng exchange easy with actual business in bankers' bills 48G.4G for demand and at 4S2.7.'. for (in day bills. Com? mercial bills IS2%. liar silver Ii9%. Mexican dollars 55%. Government I bonds firm; railroad bonds dull and | easy. Baltimore Produce Market. BALTIMORE, MD., Aug. 8.?Flour -dull, unchanged. Wheat- dull, spot contract 87% 'a ss New Southern by sample 80 |<SP 83. Corn?dull, spot 59% <L?> South* I em while corn ;?'"> <fl? 00. Out:: - firm; No. 2 mixed 5ft Qp %. Rye?quiet, unchanged. Butter, eggs, cheese nud sugar, un changed. Char.. M. Schwab's Mcanu for Win? ning a Husband. Learn to cook a perfect meal. Learn to dam. Learn lo sew. Learn to sweep. Learn to wash dishes. Learn to replace shirt buttons. Learil to make beds. Lcnrn to soothe man's troubled ln*ow. Don't cry for n career. .Men do not like brilliant women. Don't adopt n business or profes SlOnal life. Man's love Is won by the quiet homebody who can cook and darn and wash dishes. Don't study (I reek and Lnlln sculpture and music ami Hie higher arts and sciences. A study of domes lie science will Will a husband When everything else fails. Don't cultivate aggressive qualities Gentleness Is the most essential pi all trails in woman. Don't despise cooking, sweeping, sewing ami Hie homely accomplish? ments, They are the proudest nhj woman can boasl. if you would really impress a man. don't talk Ibsen and Maeterlinck or ask him If lie prefers Beethoven tc Hrabms. Tell him. Instead, that yon can broil n beefsteak, make prime coffee and darn socks to perfection. -?New York American. MALE MOSQL Tho gciitt? nian mosquito may easily he distinguished by his whiskers, which rolutlvo, to his size, are largo ami Impressive uppoiidagcs. if you will look on your bed room window early on a summer morning, you nie likely to boo perched Oil the UUtsldo of tho wire screen at leas! two or thrcu mosquitoes of (he iiinscuiine persuasion. It is not a habit of theirs to enter human dwellings simply be? cause they do not bltO. They are not able t<> bite, indeed, being unprovided with the necessary cuttlug ami flood sucking apparatus. Those perched on the outside are merely walling lor the lady mosqul toes to come out of the restaurant, so to speak. One might Imagine them { singing: Here am I waiting on the screen ? Walling on the screen? Waiting ou the screen. And liny of us might reply: ills Wife she nte mo! As n ma I tor of fact, however, the gentleman mosquito cannot sing a note (Ids being another point in Which thi> female of his species has the advantage of him. It is asked For what purpose Is the vocalization of the lady insect intend) dt The answer is that It Is undoubtedly to attract (he mnle. Any notion we may have entertained to the effect that 11 Is meant to delight our own ears with harmonious sounds in the still watches of the night is a mistake. Ears In His Whir.kers. In order that he may hea> and en? joy the sweet song of his mate, the gentleman mosquito is provided with the highly developed whiskers afore? said, which are la reality auditory ap? paratus. Experiments were made not long ago Which pioved that the hairs of these antennae, as scientists call thum, will vibrate sympathetically in response lo certain musical notes, strung with tuning forks. This, it Is believed, Is what happens when u ladv mosquito is in the neighborhood, her song conveying to (lie mnle In the mtitmer described a knowledge of her nearness. A curious fact is that mosquitos ol dlfferoiii species sing in different keys. Thus the much dreaded Ano? pheles, which Is solely responsible foij tho distribution of malaria; pilches' iier voice milch lower than the yellow fever mosquito, Stegomylnj so that the music of tho one is easily distin? guished from that of the oilier. To the disturbed sleeper It Is gratifying, of course, to know just which disease Is threatening him at the moment; but It seems likely that this arrange? ment has an Important usefulness in enabling each gentleman mosquito to recognize the call of the lady of his own species. The song of the mosquito is produc? ed not by her wings, ns used In be Imagined, hut from her throat, it U a true voice. She sings just as a ca? nary bird slugs. Hut even the volume of her voice depends largely upon the species to Which she l."lollgs. Some species of mosquitoes, like those found most plentifully at. Capo May. do very little singing, being "strictly business." Never Has a Square Meal. Among mosquitoes It would seem lo be a misfortune to be of male sex, Inasmuch as the gentleman insect does know what It Is to ket a square meal during his entire lifetime. Iillt it should bo realized that a diet of blood Is not necessary to him, where as It Is something the female cannot got along without. She is obliged to lay eggs, nnd for them she must pro? vide substantial material. H is for i this reason, and not through mere I greed for gore, that she uses her Ian I cct. I The lady mosquito lays upon the surface of still water a boat shaped muss of eggs which weighs sound hing like one fifth as much as her whole body. She must have stuff out of which to make tliom, and the requi? site material Is furnished by a single good sized drop of blood, which some human being or other animal Is ex? pected to supply. When we are bit? ten, therefore, wo have the stitisfue llnn of knowing that we are proyldihy substance out of which a fresh l/rood of mosquitoes will bo hatched. Mosquitoes aro very ancient in? sects. They liav'O been found fossiliz? ed in rocks millions of years ol I I'll eluding one species called Culex dam lUHortlin fgnat of the damned), which was of extraordinary size, in so great a length of time, during which only the females had any use for blood, the long disused biting organs of the males have become mere rudiments; so that the gentleman mosquito of to? day could not possibly perform, even if he so Wished, the difficult surgical operation by which his mate procures a supply of gore. Mo does feed 11)1011 Ilm juices of plants, and Is often found reposing Inside of flowers which afford a sustenance adequate for his purposes, The s<> called bite of a mosquito, however. Is not, properly speaking, 11 bite at all, hut a sting. She is pro vldod with n beak nearly half as long ns her hotly, which contains, neatly packed away, a wonderful little set ol surgical instruments, Inconceivably sharp Those consist of a lance, far filler nnd sharper than the smallest camt/rlo needle, and the capillary blood vessels lying; beneath; so as t< allow the blood to flow freely. In ad dltlon to the slabber and the <;nw< there Is a long grooved tool, down which flow oily drops of pnisnnom fluid from the venom glands, to dilllti the blood ami make It your out rapid ly. The venom glands tire two In hum her; ami In Hie bark on the Insect'i head Is a sort of hull, apparatus. I>\ which Hu- blood Is pumped Uli nut into the Ihmat nnd stomach. If on< walls unill Ihn operation is complete practically all of Hie poison will hi pumped out of the wound, and the bltt JS AND OL! ITO'S HABITS win have merely Iho hpiH'uriinco of ?i small fed puncture, without Itching Mm ir n ship destroys tbo mature while she is engaged in the perform unco, inn only doos inoro or less of (In1 venom remain, Imi tin llttlo saws, euch of which hau forly-two serrn tloiiB, nro likely to bo broken beuenth| the i:kin. remaining in cause uilditlon nl Irritation. He Doesn't Like Gore. It Ik, however, not the lady itmuqiil to who Ik under discussion hue. 1)111| her mate. Certainly It Is a matter congratulation that he in Innocent ol I an uppetitte for gor?-, else wo might| suffer ihuch more seriously Ihnn wi do. II. Ik a harmless existence tlintl he leads? save for the fact Ilm) he la! responsible for the porpetuntlon ol a] pestiferous race?ami inasmuch as he does n"t enter houses, save rarcj) itmll by accident, ho is nut in a direct way" an annoyance. As for mosquitoes in generali Ii is| not to he dented that in one way the have an Important usefulness thai | is to say. In purification ol tlt^mllug water. Their larvae food exclusively upon decaying vcgutuhlo mailer, mull thus act as scavengers, if proof of| tills Is Wanted, place side by nldu twt harrehi of water, one covered with] gauze net. ami the other uncovered Al ter a few days the uncovered barrel I will be found full of "wigglcrs," but] sweet; (lie other will be foill and tensive to the siuqll.?Rent) Dnclio, lit | New York TrlbMne. LID DOWN IN SARATOGA. Not a Gambling House Is Open ln| the Town. Governor Hughes is in Hie Adlron ducks, itiitl, ho far us it is knownI he is giving himself no nioro eoncorn [ about affairs in tills lively village than about tho affairs of any other muuiclpallty In tin- State. Nevcrllio less, (inventor Hughes' methods seem to he extremely popular here. Kvcry gambling-house In Saratoga is ready to tlo busbies, but not one of them is open, and not a soldier ol fortune knows whether the wheels uro gninv to go round or whether.they aren't. In former years there lias been some sort of council of lite powers that were a day or two before Hie rac? ing began to determine wduil should ] be the policy regarding gambling. Thin year there ban been nary a consulta? tion. The general opinion iihont Iho hotels tonight seems to he Unit never again will there be gambling here the obi simon-pure, wide-open Sarato? ga variety. On the other Itnml, Hie general opinion seems to l.v that, he ginning tomorrow. If u man wnilta l?| cavort on the field or the cloth of green, If hi- looks bin d enough mid ls| well enough known at some place, hi may find, he may enter therein mid! listen lo the soft, seductive music whirling spindles and turning wheels and the lisp or the cards as they fall | from the deal box. in oilier words, there may be. und probably will he,I gambling in Saratoga this summer, as| there Is In Albany, under the v shadow of tbo Capitol, anil as there Is and always will be In every larg, city or the Culled States, hut II w ill | be hidden under u rose with expand in gaud impenetrable petals. AI nil) rate, the lid is down toillgOt. It ma\ lie lifted u llttlo tomorrow.?-SaratogaJ Dispatch in New York Sun. Spoiled It. "Did you enjoy the ball game yes? terday?" / "No; tltf? umpire was absolutely fnir in his decisions."?-Detroit l-'ree Press. I Not In His Class. Mistress?I waul n girl for general housework; someone who Is strong and willing and will do everything. Bridget?Do yoss take m'o lor a Taft' ?The Wlisp. I;:: * The Greatest Conve? nience of Modern Times: A GAS IRON. CALL AND SEE IT. Hampton, Va. & & My house lind lot No. 112 Armlstonfl nvdnue, Hampton, Vn. Lot 50x226 fool, u rooms, hot and cold water. Bloc trie lights, i;;ih installed for book? ing and heating. Apply to J. F. ROWE. Wines and Liquors I belong to tho lost ItPio that stray? ed away from Dublin before Hoses sailed on tho Rod Bon. I'm a price butter, l in a money-maker: I'm the one that Holl-i nil straight. Whiskies retail at wbolcsalo prices. Tho fol? lowing high graue lOu WIiUMoh I Sell for Be a ilrlnk: P?hl Jones l'uro Ityo, Bhorwond Bio whiskey, Carroll Springs, pur?, Maryland ltyu Whiskey, Ovcrholt ltyo Whiskey, Park wood Byo Whiskey. All of tho above named Whiskies aro strictly high grade; watch my prices It you dare, boot me If you can, Wulrjkoy In hulk at following prices: Old Nick l'uro Ityo, % pt., 26c; gallon.1-1.00 Leonard's Favorite, % pt, 20c; gallon.3.00 Hunter's Bnltltuoro Rye, % pt., 2Go; gallon . 4.00 Maryland club, Vi pt, 25c; gal? lon .4.00 Paul Jones Pure ltyo, % pt, 20n; gallon.2.75 Star A. Rye, gallon. 2.0Q Mosa Hose, gallon.2.00 Larkwood Pure Rye, gnllou.2.00 Jefferson Pure Ityo, gnllou. 1.75 Kentucky Bourbon, gallon. 1.40 Doublo Slump Qln, gallon.2.00 The following brands of Califor? nia Wihos, Port, Sherry, Ca tawtm, Claret, Blackberry at 25c por qt., per gallon', 7Co. PrldO of North Carolina, 4 years old, gallon. 2.00 Kummoltl, per gallon. 2.00 Carroll Springs, gallon. 2.50 XXXX Baker ltyo, gallon.2.60 N. LEONARD'S Barrel And Bottle House 10 AND 18 MELLfcN ST., Phoebus. Va. TliDnt 280. Gsaiv^_.Tiii'.'.: THE GREAT 1-3 Off Sale Which IS causing lall; over the Virginia Peninsula continues nt Kirsner's CLOTHING STORE I RcmomDcr thai GO 2-3 cents I will buy n dollar's worth now. BJ This reduction in gout's turn ? I lilugs Is a thing to be rcmeni- I ?3 ig? GASH BUYERS' PICNIC! Croat sale commencing today and lasting two weeks. Richmond Furni? ture CO., Nu. 21 W. Qubeil street, will sell nil goods for one font 111 off Of original price. Ali goods new ami up lo-dnto. Wc must make room for out FALL GOODS. Never before has sucli inducements been offered in Hamilton for swell goods. Call ami inspect goods whether you buy or not. Freight paid On out of town sales BICHMOND F URN ITU HE CO. 21 West Queen St. 'Phone 297. (Lindsay's Old Stand.) Continued. LA SALLE AVENUE HOME a \<-iy desirable suburban homo, situate directly on LnSallo avo iiiic at Iii?' Junction of the two cur lines. , Dwelling comparatively new. of two story and ImsoniOlll Willi in well arranged rooms. Kili-Ii eu und dining room In Uisoinout. City waler connections. Largo lot. tu toot limit, running back to an alloy. Prlcu $'jsnn. Terms $llnn i .e.lt. balance easy. The two adjoining Iota can lie bought ut it low rlg?ro, jg'. RIVER FRONT FARM (In account of owners desiring to go west, I um offering Tor sale u very desirable rurih on nig tlnolt Itlvcr within 2 tulles of Hampton. Land lays well and situated on a beautiful river point, anil could ho widl cut Into two tlver In rill B. Twosiory house or S rooms, barns ami out buildings. Kino luwn with large shades troos', Good ulxod orchard, if) acres or tiinhcr. Price $71100. Terms ouo-lhlrd cash, balance easy. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN ALL SECTIONS. ff HOUSES FOR RENTS IN ALL PARTS TOWN i. ' The Phillips-Lackey Co. (INCORPORATED). I REAL ESTATE. RENTS LOANS, INSURANCE. AUCTIONEER. IS Fast Queen Street . HAMPTON, VA. Souvenir Letter Containing id views or the Virginia Peninsula. ' J 1 ONLY 5 CENTS. Send one to your friend. & JSTJj. Schraudt's News Stand 42 West Queen St. - Hampton, Virginia. Wli CAKRY Electric Chandeliers In stock. Conic in and have a look. S. J. Watson's New Store. 10 Quecu St. L'hbuea 100 and 841. Hampton, Va. priceH, for summer delivery. Hy ordering now you get ad- I D vantage of newly mined Coal, 1 just unloaded, as well as lower prices. GoodClkan Coal. All Sizks. 2,240 Las. to tiik T?n. PROMPT DELIVERY ? The Helf ellinger Co., Inc. S 8PHONE, No. 23. O i Foot o! King St. HAMPTON, VA. M HENRY L. SCHMELZ, FRANK W. DARLING, President. VIce-Prealdent. The Bank of Hampton Hampton, Virginia 18 THE OLDEST AND LARGEST IN EITHER HAMPTON OR NEWPORT NEWS. Capital, .... $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits, - $125,000.00 DEP0SIT8 OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS. The only designated Depository In tho State of Virginia In KnBtcrn Virginia. Wo mako loans ou Real Estate?NOT PRO IHUITKD?as are the National Danks. FOUR PER CENT INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS NELSON S. GROOME, - - Cashier.