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JkjMi f? feHn Ii Stedttj FBtBji aium ma\ Speculative Attention Fixed Psrtlcu? larft/ Upon Stock, of the Big Divi-j dend Paying Oroup?Union Pacific Reaches High Pdint of Year. (By Associated Press). NEW YORK. Oct. lt.?Operations for 'he riae wer? resumed in the stock market today. but on a sorue what Umlud scale and In a restricted Held. Speculative attention reverted again to the group of high priced div idend paying railroad, slocks. There wan at the same time a renewal of various rumors of intended projects Involving these properties. The ru? mor most heard today w*as that point? ing to an Intended extra dividend dis? bursement on Northern Pacific. It was urRed In favor of the view that the amount was to be 10 per cent.,' but the difference between the North? ern Pacific stock and certificates for the new stock was kept at about 10 points. I The foreign political situation waa called better but the effect of this on foreign markets was very moder? ate. London was more affected by the persistent continental demand tor gold but this was due to the subsi? dence of war news. The London ex? change rate at Parts, however, reach? ed a full centime advance from yes? terday's usual low point. Thin had an effect on the chances of gold so- ! ing from -N?w York to Paris on the trianxular operation, although the for? eign exchange market here showed an early tendency to advance. A good effect was produced by the statement from President McCrea of the Penn? sylvania that h's company would soon place order.- for rails and equipment or about the usual scale. I'nion Pa- ? ciflc sold at IBS 7-8, which was the bl?hest price touched previously this year, on September St. The strength and tone of the market was main? tained to the closing. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value. $4fi0.fi00. United States bonds were unchatiRCd on call. Total sales today, 4X3,(60 shares, inelmlins: Sugar, 6tt0; Tobac? co, 600; Atlantic Coast Line. 1,100; Chesapeake & Ohio, 5.200; Louisville & Nashville. 2.300; Norfolk A Wes? tern. 200; Northern Pacific. 52,700;' tteadlBK. 61.500; Southern Purine. 39.-1 "??0; Sloss-Sheffield. 500; Southern! Railway. 4.900; Southern Railway! pfd.. 4.'h)0; Tennessee Copper. 20,100; Union Pacific, 12.700; United States) Steel. 44.800; Virginia-Carolina Chem-' leal, 700 Virginia-Carolina Chemical pfd., 1.200. Amalgamated Copjier. 76% American Car & Foundry _ 40% American Car A Foundry, pfd 4 101% American Cotton Oil . 35% American Hide A Leather, pM 23% American Ice Securities. 24% American IJn.se d.,_ 10% American locomotive . 49*4 American Locomotive, pfd _ 104 American Smelting A Rerng .. 88% Amer. Smelting & Ref'ng. pfd.. 104% American Sugar Refining .?... 132% American Tobacco, pfd . 93% American Woolen . 21% Anaconda Mining Ca. 44% Atrhiaoa. 91 Atchison, pfd . 95 Atlantic Coast Line. 91 Baltimore A Ohio . 98 Baltimore A- Ohio, pfd . 87 Brooklyn Rapid Transit . 491% Canadian Pacific . 175% Central Leather . 24% Central Leather, pfd . 95% Central of New Jersey ...... 2?t Chesapeake * Ohio. 43% Chicago Great Western. 7 Chicago * North Western _ 161% Chicago. Mil. A St. Paul . 13?% C. C C. 4b St. Louis . 51% Colorado Fuel A Iron. 25% Colorado A Southern . 42% Colorado A Southern. 1st pfd ??% & THErK I I i Try ? ? I. J. Pal I Colorado * 8outhem 2nd pfd .. r,:> Consolidated Oas .146% Corn Product* . 17% Delaware & Hudson.167% Denver ft Rio rande. 28% Denver * Rio Grande, pfd .. 68 I Distillers' Securities . 30 I Brie . 31 [Brie. 1st pfd. 43% Erie. 2nd pfd. 3f?% General Electric .,144% Great Northern, pfd .133 Great Northern Ore Ctfs . 59 Illinois Central.13?% | Interborough-Me4 . 10 Interborough-Met., pfd . 30 International Paper . 9%| International Paper, pfd . St International Pump . 29% | Iowa Central . 26 Kansas City Southern . 28% | Kansas City Southern, pfd _ 61 Louisville ft Nsshvillo.107% I Minneapolis 4V. Si. Louis .. .. 37%| Minn., St. P. ft Sault St. M. .. 123 Missouri Pacific. 5?% Missouri. Kansas ft Texas .. 30% Missouri. Kaunas ft Texas, pfd 64% National Lead . 83 New York Central .194% N. Y.. Ontario a Western ... 40% Norfolk ft Western. 74% North American . 65% Northern Pacific .145% Pacific Mall . 24% Pennsylvania .124% People's Gss . 95% Pittsburgh C. C. A St. Louis.. 77 Pressed Steel Car. 32% | Pullman Palace Car .162 Railway Ste I Spring. 37% | Reading .131% Republic Steel . 22% Republic Steel; pfd. 78% Rock Island Co. 19% Rock Island Co. pfd . 47% St. Louis A San Fran. 2nd pfd 29% St. Ia>uI8 Southwestern .. - 18% St. Louis Southwestern, pfd .. 48% Sloss Sheffield Steel ft Iron .. 63% Southern Pacific.105% Southern Pacific, pfd .118% Southern Railway. 22% Southern Railway pfd . 54% Tennessee Copper. 45% Texas ft Pacific. 25% Toledo. St. 1>ouU ft West. ... 30% Toledo. St. I/>uls ft West, pfd 57% Union Pacific .'..168% Union Pacific, pfd . 87 United States Rubber . 34 United States Rubber. 1st pfd 99% | United States Steel . 4V United States Steel, pfd -109% j Utah Copper. 41T Virginia Carolina Chemical .. 31% Virginia Carolina Chemical, pfd 109% Wabaah. 12% Wir bash, pfd . 27% Westiughouaa Electric . 81% Western Union ... 59% Wheeling ft I>ake Erie . 8% Wisconsin Central.,. 26% Standard OH.61.1 New York Money Market (By Associated Press/ NEW YORK. Oct. 29? Money on cell steady 1% a 1%; miing rate 1% closing bid 1%; offered at 1%. Time loans firm and dull; 60 da/* 2% to 3 pen cent and 90 days 3% to 3% per cent; six months 3% to 3% per cent. Close: Prime mercantile paper 4 to 4% per cent; Sterling ex? change steady with actual business In bankers bills at 484.90 a 485 for 60 day bills and at 486.55 for demand. Commercial bills 484% a 484%. Bar silver 51%. Mexican dol.ars 45. Baltimore Produce Markets. (Ry Associated Press). BALTIMORE. MD.. Oct. 20.?Flour ?dull unchanged. WHEAT?Firm; spot contract 101% a %; Southern on grade 98 a 101. CORN?Easier; spot mixed; No. 3 white. Southern white com 82 a 88. OATS?Dull; No. 2 mixed 51 a %. RYE?Steady; No. 2 Western ex? port 83 n %. BUTTER?Steady; fancy Imitation 22 a 23; do creamery 29 a 30; do ladle 20 a 21; store packed 16 s 17. EGGS?Steady 27 a 28. CHEESE?Quiet; new large 13%: do flats 13%; do small 14. SUGAR?Firm, coarse granulated 520; fine 520. Fere *n' Aft People will nat look forward to poa- j tertty. who never will look backward to their ancestry ?Edmund Bnrke. 0UNT VERNON iTetOMrni, KAUTY Mtf UMPucrnr. Heca far y?w aaxt Hft Tom* otsfy at tLMER'S SONS I FROM SMALL TOWNS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOL? LARS TAKEN ANNUALLY. THROUGH MAIL-ORDER SYSTEM Views of a Banker on the Situation During the Recent Monetsry Stringency Well Worthy of Consideration. The president of s bank at Minne? apolis, during the recent financial stringency, called attention to one source of financial drain upon the country towns which should be taken Into consideration, and a remedy ap? plied. "In this remarkable situation.^' he said, "when everybody Is prosperous and there Is not euoujth currency to go round, it 1* imporUiut that every dollar possible should be kept at hoaie until the banking business is again on a cash basis. In the cities this Is be? ing dune with a good deal of success, and the clearing house certificates and cashier's checks prevent a serious embarrassment. Hut out in the coun? try, where there are no clearing bouses, every dollar hoarded or sent away from home counts double. "At this time the patronsgo of the foreign catalogue eiousea Is a fsctor that ought to be considered seriously. By their own reports two of these catalogue houses, which deal In almost every commodity of use to the home or farm, do a business of $90jD00,000 a year. This Is $300,000 for each of the sis business days of the week. This money comes largely-out of the coun? try towns. These catalogue houses do not sell to people in the cities where they are located. It is from the farm-1 era snd residents of towns of less than 5.000 population that 95 per cent, of their business comes and at least a third of It Is from the northwest. And remember, too. that tnere are other j catalogue houses, and that the com-1 bined business done by them is at i least $200,000,000 annually. "I am Informed that all through the state of Minnesota this competition of the foreign catalogue houses has been j very seriously felt by the merchants 1 of small towns, to such an extent that, some have been driven out of business entirely. I "If this hss been the case during the great prosperity of recent years, I when money was circulated freely, what must the effect bo now when the currency is needed at home? Money spent with the local merchant Is dis- - bursed in the locality, at least the j profits of his business are, but money aent away is lost from local circula- , tlon. "Without going Into the home-trade question it seems plain to me that, those who buy from a foreign cata-1 logue house at this time are directly injuring themselves, for this question . of keeping money In home circulation Involves people of sll conditions." Ideas for Market Days. That the "market day" idea is be? coming decidedly popular In the coun-' try is indicated by tbe fact that the merchants of dozens of western towns have adopted the plan lately. Re? ports from these places, which have been giving the "market day" plan a trial, indicate that It is giving satis? faction to dealers and to their patrons. Like any other innovation! the success of the establishment of a j market day depends almost entirely upon the interest which it evokes snd' the sustained energy that is em- i ployed In giving it a distinctive value, to producers. The merchants will get out of tbe plsn no more nor less than they put into It. If the arrangements made afford the assurance that pa? trons will find Improved facilities fori tbe disposal of their products it is cer? tain to prore a drawing feature. If it is employed simply as a plan for drawing a r.-ovd of farmers to town to spend UstR money. It is equally certain that tbe ultimate result will be unsatisfactory, if not seriously detrimental to future business rela? tions. It Is good policy not to go into a scheme of this kind until satisfied that conditions are right for its suc? cess, snd once mrdertaken. to push It for all It is worth. Make it worth while for customers to come from a distance for tbe day. so that they will be ready to assist In the perpetuation of tbe plan. A great deal depends oa "starting right." and. once having pop? ularized tbe idea to keen tri sustained enthjatssm by providing Improve! facilities for caring for tae tecreaxed trade which It oevelors. Sbxaanrai Msr.nrrs are not liko etsfaeu ?Ts s bad thins to have two su tm nt - one fcr b"St as. I one for sseg *-? Wear yomr best mun*n a'I ih? tu? Thev suffer r.wre by h 'ng rat awm* than by constant usj. If von ke?? ?cur hart ei an oi r? f-r c*-rnnuy ti?y arm fit you III. and eoer vlattor WH sea pact they were not on for him S-cmd b.'st cloth?? mar he worn at bocie but not m c;?' he?t manners. To whom la It worth wM> to be rowrtcoua If aot to tbe people r*j love bert??ttotae ?"bat IrtMwenft F:ed Receptacle*. At a tree at iasr'r4pal r-eeeVa'krrt h? Oaeaaa. Cat. in ?h., a a aarbe*we was riven to mark the a Kent of an eler trie rail ws.v < of", r was aerv.-?J fro* an am awMaag :5a gallons, or (.aot casw. Wane were conked in a v? boMing 2*3 rallcua Heavy lencsits ef FeefTjrc. In the batons en? ?) a? aw wheat fi<?er 'a:o :b* tatted rrwfe were 7? oev <er,t tt tie tat | sap;' fa 19SS ;ie tarfrtrts were X% i?r - and 9a France rj rse par rent ?<i -t a l r ? ? ? i [ONE LAWYER MURDERED AND ANOTHER IS MISSING (Continued from Firn Page.) killing Rankln, a vote was taken re? garding the disposition to be made of Taylor. During the diapute Taylor made a dash and jumped into the bayou, starting to swim across It. A number of shuts were fired at him and In tbe eonfusion Powell slipped away. Reward for Murderers. " MEMPHIS. TENS'.. Oct. 20.?Gover nor Patterson today offered a reward of $10.000 for the arrest of tbe per I son or persons guilty of tbe murder of Judge Taylor and Captain Rankm at Reel Foot Lake. Governor Patterson was at Coving ton when news of the murder was received and Immediately cancelled his engagement to speak there today. The governor has been informed ?that not only were Judge Taylor and Captain Rankin murdered, but also a surveyor, who was with the lawyers. Is missing ano may have met a simi? lar fate. Governor Will Investigate. HUMBOLDT, TKNN.. Oct. 20.? Governor M. R. Patterson arrived here this afternoon and held consul? tation with citizens of Trenton who came down to meet him. Governor Patterson announced that he had of? fered a $10.000 reward, and would vlalt the scene In i>erson. He left at 10 o'clock today for Union City and will spend the day there. Judge Joseph E. Jones adjourned court this afternoon and has called a special ses? sion of court at Union City. He announces that he will have tbe grand jury empannelled at once to investigate the case. Soldiers to Scene. NASHVILLE, TKNN.. Oct. 20.? One hundred militiamen under com? mand of Colonel W. C. Tatom, left tonight for Reel Foot Lake. Cuba and Tigers Play. (By Associated Press). TERRA HAUTE, IND., Oct. 20.? Before a large crowd today the Chicago National League baseball1 club defeated the Detroit American League team club 7 to 1 at Cen? tral League Park. Before the game an tlegant silver service was given to Pitcher Morde cai Brown, of the Chicago team, by the citizens of Terre Haute, his home city. Tyros Cobb, of D-troit carried off the batting honor, with four singles in four times up. Score: Detroit _ 000 10 00 00?1 ? 3 Chicago .. ..11 1 1030 Ox?7 12 1 Batteries?Mullin, Willete and Thomas; Brown Overall and Mar? shall. Text from Brother Dickey. "It's one thing ter talk 'bout bavin' de patience er Job. an' another ter suff.-r de misery dat made Job bowl fer a hurricane ter blow him ter nuthln'!"?Atlanta Constitution. SEALED PROPOSAL. PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE. OF fice of Depot Quartermaster, New? port New*, Va., October 20. 1908. Sealed proposals, in triplicate, will be received at this Depot until 11:00 A. M. November 20, 1908. and then opened for furnishing and delivering f. o. b- cars. Pier 4, Newport News. Va.. 1,000 tons of oats aad 1.400 tons of hay. The right is reserved to re? ject or accept any or all proposals or any part thereof. Specifications, blanks for proposals sad fall informa? tion will be furnished upon applica? tion to this office. F. A. GRANT. Captain Quartermaster u. S. A., De? pot Quartermaster. 10-21. 22. 23. 24-18. 19?ht. SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. By virtue or a deed of trust aaade by Annie F. I zaell sad G. T. Uszell. her husband, to Thomas Tabb. Trus? tee, bearing date oa the 7th day of November. isoo. aad duly recorded in Deed Book No. 17. page 4M. Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of Newport Newa. Virginia (the under? signed having been substituted la the place aad stead of Thomas Tabb. Trustee deceas-d. by order of the Corporation rourt of the City of New? port News. Va . on September 14. 1808). at the request of the bolder of the bond* thereto secured will he sold at 12 o'clock. Noon, on Saturday, the Jtth de7 of Octet nr. l?OS, to front of tbe premises oa Tweaty-flfth street. Newport News si] that eer taia lot or parcel of land. Wtth the improvements thereon, located to the City of V-sport News. Virginia, and known and designated oat S certain map (and an <xtewatoa> thereof at? tached), entitle* Map of Part of the City of Newport Mews, VlrgJala." made by E E McLean, CWl staffln?'r. a copv of the said map being tied la the Ork s oaVe of the Oty of New pert News on February. 20. ISM. by the lot No Thirtv-owe .21? to Block No Fifty-nine ??4 which asM ka la located htweea Washington as* LaFayette (bow Hunting torn jit.-.,.-, oa Twewty-aeth street, and bounded on tbe North by Twenty fifth street oa the stoat hy the tot ?t -; oa ih? We?t by the tot of Kseton aad on the Booth by the tot of Ocese. Terms ? On*tblrd to ewak: soe ? bird la six months, aad ooe-tbtrd to twelve montbt. trom date, tilsaoea? by aetotiahi. notes eeesred by seed of treat. de*d 'o ho drawn aad reotwd ?d at expense nf pairhoist FLOTD HU4W Ba\ iaia.ii ^MltniMJI You Couldn't Be Found ANY OTHER WAY the man concluded to advertise for yon. He had hoped yon wonld happen to come around and see him of yonr own accord?or, that somebody wonld tell y?n abont what he has to sell to yon?or, that necessity wonld drive yon to search for him. But, yon didn't come; yon didn't '-happen" to hear or to see. His message for yon wasn't delivered. His offer?the offer that was really more to your liking and to yonr interest than any yon've had for months ?is at last, as it should have been at first, pnt into the form of an ad, and awaits yon in these columns. Yon'll know it when yon see it?take a look for it today WANTED. WANTED?1.000 PEOPLE TO CALL, at Dr. Henley's Dental office, 2609 Washington avenue and get esti? mates on dental work, free ol charge. 10-20-6t. WANTED?SODA BOY AT KIMBER LEY'S, Old Point, Must give refer? ences. 10-21-2L WANTED?NURSE FOR INFANT? references required. CAPTAIN LANDERS, 79 "North, Fort Monroe. 10-18-3L WANTED?COUPLE TO OCCUPY small Flat suitable for light house? keeping, furnlahed or unfurnished, also gentlemen roomers. 3200 West Ave. 10-13-tl WANTED?TO BUT, IsU OR Ex? change, farnllnre and stoves. CL W. LEWIS, 2602 Huntington avenue, FOR RENT. FOR RENT?FURNISHED HOUSE, ? 117 Thirty-first St. 10-18-3L FOR RENT?FRONT ROOM, WITH alcove; all conveniences. 3114 West avenue. io-i6-6t. FOR RENT?TWO DESIRABLE Of* ?can In Schmels Building. Light, Apply 8CHMML2 BROTHAUtS. FOR ?AUL LOTS FOR SALE OR LEASE IN ALL, pnrta of that dty. Call and and nrtoaa^OLP^ PMCfOOM^anfJsav Want-advertise?and torn an annoy? ance Into an incident when a uaefn. employee goes over to your competi? tor. LOST. LOST ?FOX TERRIER PUPPY, four months old; white, with brown spots. Reward if returned to 112 Twenty-ninth street. lS-iS-SL STOVES AND STOVE REPAIRS cheap at HERMAN'S. Black Ravta Stove Biackiene. 51b caa 4*c. 34O0 Huntington avenue 9-26-tf. QUICK AB A PLASH. MEAT AB~A pla. everything good to eat. TssSTS aa! DELMONT LUNCH ROOM, ?eat to Schmels Bros Baak. ROW ABOUT THOSE OLD PILLS)? WW can eaOert theai. Guarantee to collect or ao thai >a. OEO C. BLXND. Row* L OatssM Dost wait aatn mt'antty art we ran to make a shnaahsg trip Read COMMISSIONER'S SALE. Pursuant to decree entered is the cause or Anna Malone, et als. vs. Rob? ert Perry, et als. in the Corporation Court, September 14th, 1908, as Spec? ial Commissioner. > will sell, subject to approval of Court, at public auction, at 12 o'clock noon, Thursday, October ?22nd, 1908, Lot Number Ten (10), in Block Number Eleven (11), Map of Part or tfie City or Newport News, ol record in the Clerk's Office of the Corporation Court of said Cily, in Plat Book 1, page 3, the said lot hav? ing upon it, two frame houses. Terms of sale one-third cash, balance in six and twelve months; title reserved. J. A. MASS IE. Special Commissioner. This is to certify that the bond re? quired in the above decree of J. A. Massie Special Commissioner, has been given with security approved by me, and filed. Given under my hand this 8th day of October, 1908. D. G. SMITH, Clerk By R. E. Marable, D. C. 10-11-lOt.l NOTICE. Sealed bida will be received by the city of Newport Newa until noon, Monday. November 2nd, 1908, for sup? plying and supplying and netting curb? ing, both granite and concrete curb and gutter, and for grading and pav? ing and for curbing, grading and pav? ing such of the streets of the said city as the council may select from those shown on plana adopted by or? dinance, approved September 30, 1908. If any difference in the price, bid on each street separately. | Bida are asked for paving with sheet asphalt, bitnlithic. block asphalt, vitrified brick, granitoid concrete block pavement and macadam. I Sand and concrete foundations, time j of completion and precentage of cow-1 tract price retained, considered. Com? plete information may be had from plana which may he seen, and instruc? tions to bidders, form of proposals and specifications, which may be ob? tained oa application to the city en? gineer. All bida shall he addressed to the < committee oa highways and sewers, and delivered to the city clerk he i fore noon of said date. The council reserves the right to 'reject any and all bida. GEORGS E VIA. Chairman of Committee ' FLO TD A. HCDGIN3. City Clerk, j 10-J-lm. UNDERTAKERS. J. HUGH CAFFEE ffTJXKRAL DIRECTOR AND EM bwlmer Office Thooes, Bell sad Cfta. No. L SjSasaawBj San Ma ?I 1-SMt W. E. SOUSE DR. H. H. ADAIR [Offloe Csffees Livery BUble, Nsv 1. Entortaitimont Mteft Sctiaai Aoasusbiy Man. FRIDAY, OCT. 23, If a. TS. IS CENTS. 4 WONDERLAND 1 2703 Wuhioglon In. Q Entire New Motion Picture Program Today. TODAY "For His Sister's Sake." "Naughty Little Princess." "Two Broken Hearts.'' leu Pictures Tomorrow 5c 5c ? i s Where you always see the very latest and best that is to be seen in High-Class MOTION PICTURES! CHANGE OF PROGRAM DAILY Today Only Chase & Camea High Rollers of -Eccentric Com? edy, Singers, Takers and Dancers ?and,? Jack Wbaafter Blacfc Face Comedian. Admission, Adults, 10c; CH dren. Sc. ? Ball Thiatrt Wednesday, October 21. ? Home of High Claas Amuse? ments. ~ No 11resoms waiting. Pictures Brightest and Best. Will Oi*-n Matinee. Z to ?? Night. 7 to 11. Special Feature. "The Heart of A Gypsy Girt." Air esc lien I drama by Pat he Frere. "Result of Eating Horse Flesh" A comedy par excellence?a man imagine* himself a horse and cut. np many comical ea pw?. -The Fake Doctor " (rood comedy?and others. AH new?all rood. RememNer? Mat tore today. Z to C. Good music 5c? Wave*" R?laa 14* Sc? A pbetagrapbic piste coupled with a telescope discovered rti'rtos of