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15 POST-DISPATCH RECORD OF FINANCES Fl ASSERTS COMPANY ,3 WEDNESDAY-ST. LOUIS POST DTSPATCH-MARCH 25. 1003. re I gi I SOCIETY I WILL PULL APART 111 mmm TRUNKS CHANGED OF FAMOUS SECT DEMAND BRITISH CONSOLS TUMBLING English Banking Interests Are Alarmed at the B-apid Decline of Mr. and Mrs.

C. E. Curby of 343S Hawthorn boulevard celebrated th twenty-fiist anniversary of their weddlnf Monday eren-Ir-g with a dancing pavrty. The drawing room where the host and boateea, aastted by their two sorus. reoeuved their guests was prettily decorated with maaises of southern smllax.

srtudded with hundreds of tiny electric lights and vases of pink carnations and rosea artistically Smllax decorations prevailed In the ballroom, where an orchestra, screened by a bank of palms, played popular aaleotlons for the dancers. Mrs. Curby wore an Imported toilet of pale gray and white lace. The engagement of Miss Florence Bow-man, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

George A. Bowman, to Mr. Gerard Parsoras. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Parsons of Riverside. has been announced. Th wedding; 'will take place in the spring. A pleasant at home was given by Miss Kstelle G. Green of 1902 Semple avenue, Friday evening In honor of h-er birthday.

Among those present were: BEARISH TONE TO WHJ-JSTREET Bull Gossip Is at a Discount, Though Early Prices Change Little, BANKS CONTINUE TO LOSE TO SUB-TREASURY FOR LOCAL STOCKS Prices Generally Maintained and Sales Were Well Distributed. CENTRAL COAL AND COKE HAD GOOD SUPPORT Germania Trust Sold at $235, While Mercantile Trust Was Unchanged at $400 for Twenty-Five-Share Lot. The morning session of the local stock exchange showed a rather more diversified interest this morning than for some time. Stocks that had been dormant for weeks were offered and bid for and the general tone of the session, while not bullish, indicated that there was some outside Interest in the local securities. Germania Trust was In good demand, but the price did not reach over il'ib, at which rigure 6U snares changed hands, The market on Mercantile was un-i changed at $400, which seems to be the accepted price for the present.

Missouri Trust was some firmer, three lots of 2a shares each going at $126,624. Central Coal and Coke had the same support of yesterday and made a gain to $CS. 50, a small advance over yesterday. On the traction group. Transit was fairly active at the price of $27,62 4.

which was the figure which was recorded ror all that sold. the preferred waa 1 well bid for, but only 2a shares came out on liberal bids of $)2. The bonds had plenty of bidders at a shade under the offered price, but scored to the ex-I tent of $2000 at $83,874. mere was consiaeraoie lencmg on mo inactive list, apparently to feel the market, but no trades were consummated. CLOSING DOTATIONS-MOUNT SO SESSION.

I Bid. I Asktid. American Central TruU Colonial Trust Goniinonneaitn Trust Lincoln Trust Mercantile ITuat Missouri Truat Mlaaislppl Valley Truat Germania Trust Title Guaranty Trust Union Trust r'ourtii National Third National At. Louis Transit United Railway yfd do 4a st t-t. Luula Suburban do CVH11 St.

Louis 3.05s Kinloch Tel. Co. tta Lac.ede Gu Light 5s Elee. Ught 5 yt. Loals Brw.

os. Credit Indemnity National Candy 2d pfd N-atlonal Candy Co. com Merrell Drtij Co. pfd fcVnimons Hdw. Co.

1st p(d. Westiughouse Auto, Coupler Mexican Government 5s Adams Mining Co Granite-bimetallic Scantic Gold M. M. Central Coal Coke com do Pfd American Arithmometer 8mall Ho; Mining 60 $167 uO 1 1WIHI 1 3oO 00 254 50 255 50 40J 00 16 50 127 00 450 BO 235 00 235 SO 1 3 OO 3-j4 00 3t4J 00 84o t-O 834 dO S3o 00 27 6:4 27 75 KC I 82 26 83 S74I 84 OO 1)1 00 W7 60 5S 50 loO 124 100 374 lo7 O0 1O0 25 106 00 Mi 00 94 50 04 674 277 00 281 5o 05 00 24 25 26 00 110 00 135 00 4'J 50 61 00 100 25 101 00 SO 60 20 S5 6S 00 RS ro 75 00 77 5 400 00 500 00 40 Belleville Soldier Discovers Mystic Shirt of Dread Filipino Organization. An "outing-outing shirt," th Insignia of the Katlpunan, Soclefy.

was brought back front the Philippines by Corporal William F. Slefert of BeJIertlle. who has recently retufted from three years' servlca with the Eighth Infantry In Luzon. Siefert's company formed part of a re lief expedition that went to the assistance of the Fifteenth infantry at Mavatac. La- runa province, after the massacre of Sept.

15. 1900. He found the shirt in a deserted fortified church at Mavatac. In form and texture the garment reaem-! bles an ordinary balbriggan undershirt. It covered, front and back, with unde cipherable Inscriptions and mystic symbols.

Some of these are Masonic in form, others resemble. In a general way, the devices of oriental highbinders. One or two of the drawings are evidently pictures of patron saints. Many are original and unintelligible. The Filipinos believe that when attired In one of these shirts they are invulnerable to bullets.

The Katlpunan Society Is a high-binder organization of the Filipino Insurrection ists. It is believed to have been organUei by Aguinaldo. Its avowed object the extermination or the complete subjection oi ioreigners in trie fr.i.lppines and tne independence of the islands. Society Incites Native Rebellion. The society is believed to have done more In stirring up tHe rebellion than has any other cause.

Since the first outbreak it has been the backbone of the insurrectors. Its members are recruited from all walks and stations of life, civil and military. It became a and powerful but elusive force. (len. Bell campaign In the province of Lasruna and almost annihilated the military branch and completely broke the strength of the society.

It has never regained its power since his famous campaign. In telling how he rame Intj possession of the charmed shirt, Seibert said: "The Filipinos are very superstitious. If you rlay upon their superstition, particularly the religious phase, you can do anything with them. "Their shirts are made under the direction of the governing bodv of the Ka tip-man Society. They are Fold to the members at a fixed price.

The native then takes the shirt to a priest and has it blessed. So long as he keeps his oath to the society and does nothing detrimental to the church with that shirt on, he is In no danger from bullets, he believes. "I got possession of the shirt after the fight at Mavatac. where we pul'ed battered remnants cf the four companies of the Fifteenth out cf a hole. They hud lost 15 men to each company In their attack on Mavatac that morning and the rest were badly cut up.

"The Filipinos desterted their trenches and retreated up a hi! into a fortified church. A couple of gunboats ran into an arm of the bay and sheil-id them out. at 20; 0 yards. "It was while we were rummaging around In the church that I found this shirt, snd nearly every man In the company tried to steal it from me. All th natives I showed it to said that if I did not give it up something would certainly happen to mo.

"They said that the chances were against my ever gett.ng out of the 'slands alive. Several curio hunters in Manila offered me good prices for It, but I guess I will keep it." Estate Asks a Eyan Portion. In the Probate Court Wednesday the Mercantile Trust for the estate of Joseph H. Earr, asked leave to participate In the distribution of the assets of the John J. Ryan get-rich-ouick concern.

The Barr estate holds a Ryan certinate of deposit for I10CO. FINANCIAL. These Securities. LONDON. March 25.

The chief feature of the transactions on the stock exchange today was the continued selling of consols, which showed a further sharp fall. During the morning consols fell to 90 and even a shade below that figure. There was practically no home support, but the continent kept buying small lots. The possloiiny cf consols being In the eigi.ciea bus creuted consternation, not only among speculators and investors, but In the great banking interests, who for year have written down their consol holdings at Sw. though the market price was cousluer-ably above par, SKi being considered the lowest possible price the securities was likely to go to.

Should conso-s go down to ant remain below Set, every British bank will be obl.ged to reorganize its reserve and get out new balances upon a fresh basis. Such a serious contingency, however. Is scarcely believed possible. A report is current that the government may step In as a buyer of Its own securities, which would immediately restore the national credit. But tiie stilngency in the money market is not expected to be alleviated, for if the Bank cf England eases its conditions the continent, which is a bi? lenrier.

will withdraw loans in order to get more favorable terms elsewhere. There was some slight American buying today In the belief that rock-bottom had tx-en reached. One purchase of $75,00 for an Anglo-American tirm caused a temporary ri-e of H. which, however, was soon obliterated by investors selling. GRAIN MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH iHICACO, March io.

Cass wiieat No. 2 red, 7.1c; Nu. a red, Uiiii2c; No. 2 bard wla.er. 0iX(71r; No.

3 turd winter, twfitTUc; No. 1 northern iricg, 7tU7ic; No. St uortbem spring, No. 3 aTius. ti.S4i.?54e.

tmi-No. 2, No. 8. 38ij No. 2.

No. 3, 30V31V- ti.oAoO. March iiutir liriu; crcAaiite, 1 14fc.4-. Eggs at mark, Ci.e-e a.eaij; twina, 13'4c; dalr.es, ljfeia-, v.iii. ig Aiiieiieas, lSvji.

puuilr; ttteauy; chliaens. Iegil2c CiiiOAiiO, Marca 25. C'tuae: TNTicat: May, "iViI2p; Juiy, 7o'sc; 8S7c. Corn Marcii, 417-ic; May, Juij, 43Vc; 43c. UataMiUK'U.

May, 32'c; Juij, HDc; L.v'wi'2ii.e. I'oi'k-May, July, J17.13; lii.S7'-1. Ijir.l May, U.10; July. Hibs May. Si.

81v4C.S.-i; July, Rye May, 4irV- FlaJi Ctsb norUivevt, $1.13: southwest, May. J1.13. Timothy March, $3. 424. (ilover-Marcb.

$12.2212.30. Barley Cash, 42'it 4c NEW YOF.K. March Wheat Receipts, steaiiy aad juiet all the forenoon, reBeeUng coal aiher and an oversold market candrtlou. M. 77 l-l'Ja77 3-lHc; July, 75 Mi70 9-Hlc.

l'KOKIA, Ytrrb 2f. tVrn ateady: No. 8, SUVjO. Oats dull; No. 2 white, 314c.

Whiaky on il ba.l of tl.3 for goods. KANSAS CITY, Marou 25. "lose: WTwat May, er. til'y-. iah No.

2 hard. 6it4e; No. 8. UV4eJ7-; No. 4.

rejected, No, 2 rei, 71W; No. 3, Corn April, Mer, July. S54C135XC; caah No. 2 mixed, 74w.etV; No. 2 white, SsJfiauc; No.

3. iirtc. Oats No. 2 white, 2 nilxiji, 34e. No.

2. 4.e. Hay Timoliy, pruirie, Ilaiter Creamery, dairy, tlx-. Kc'vs Freeh, IOVjc. Reveiyu of wheat, 53 ca rs.

IJVKKPOOU March 25. Wheat: Spot dull No. 2 red western winter, 6s Id: No. 1 northern sj rlnj, ti 0'id; No. 1 California, tts K'ad.

Futures steedy; May. tt J''-'y, 41. Coin Spot quiet; mind old. 5s 41. Futures quiet; May, 4 lTii; June, 4s llsd; July, 4s 10.

COTTON. IJVF.R'PO'OI.s March 2f. Spot cotton Business moderate; unchanged. Cpiands. 5.

31. Sales, bales. March, March and April. B.21d; April and May. S.iMd; May and Jane, 5.25d; June and July, d.iod; July and 5.2Td; Aufr.

and tet 5 17J; Sc-s-t. and 4.S;d; Oct. and 4.tld; Not. and 4.55d. Futures closed quiet.

WAREHOCSE STATEMENT. TUU fear. Net welpts today 150 Net recelts since Sept. 1 Net shipments today .74 Net salircnta slnco Sept. 1....

Groatf receipt txiay SKK Gross receipts since Spt. Gross Rhipuien'ts today 1.33 Gross shipments since Sept. Stock on bund Last year. 274 100,777 an 153.W2 2.0.V2 l.y73 715.14 Sjieclnl to the Post-Dispatch. LITTLE HOCK, March 25.

Cotton dull. Middling. Receipts, 832; this day last year, 441; since 'Sept. 1. 237, 7S5; this time last year, 221,300.

f71; ruis day last year, TC2. Stock, this day last year, 30,730. TJVFRPOOL, Sfareh 25. Cotton Spot, moderate bii-iness done; prices steady; Americun middling, NF.W YORK, March 25. Cotton fu teres opened atea.ly; May, O.DUc; June, n.78c; July.

9.7.ic; t.40c; SevC, 8.81c; 8.5."; 8.4.-C. LIVESTOCK BY TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO, March 25 Cattle Reeetpta. 24.in, flow 10c lower. G'd to prime steers.

$5ft oor to medium. S3 To atot-kers ami focil-rs. cows, 51 .60.4. heifer, $t2 50iM.5; cannera, buUs. 4.40: cniveo, Texas fed ateera, ll js today.

tomorrow, 1. ft over tt2; Hf.tl."e lower; slow. Mixed and brtcbera, $7 good to choice tieavy $7.65 ronjrti heavv, $7 SortVT 05 liifht, 7.45: liolk of sales. $7 iltecelpts, sheep arwl lamb cteady. Good to eliolce vithers, fair to elKilce mixed, $4.50 wesueru slreep, lamtai.

western lambs. O'tulal vestexdav: Receipts tattle, 6.157; bofrs, et; afteep, 10.2V8. Shipments Cattle, ltPJ; lc i. 31-41: abevp, 34:. SirCTlI ST.

JiWH'll, March 25. Receipts, 8700: nuirkct nijstly wer: natives, te $4.95: Texas and westerns, cowa an.1 hi-lfers, $1.7. 50; bulls, and stag', 4o; yenrhns and calrea. Si '(5 to ato. k.Ts and feeders, $2 4.6.'..

Hogs Keceipts, 6-io: market 1i15c: top, bulk. -to: a'l gradea $7. 15it7.5: k. $7. 15 7.2.".

ceiivy, 7 -1 7 50; mixed and l.i Ucrs, Sheep 43o; sfcadv to 10c i'ir''T; lambs, top, wethers. ewes. $5.75. S.iX?s GITY. March 23.

H-ceipt, lnclnd'Pi l(XK) Texanfk market steady to Pc lower. Nntie steers, Texas iind Indian atrera, $1 Texas cows, tit 8.15: cvs mid 5t: stokers and f-ei'-n. bulls. 5-: calves. $2.

7: seers. we-Hern fr. $1 5. IPiri iv: market IV lower Pnlk of sales. 7 tieay.

42': rsekey. $7. 15iif7.R0: lord 'ma. 7 457.40: $7. yo-km.

J7.Rorf?.7 rtcs. 1.V."'7. She- ttece'rts. SoiO: rrmrk't sttea.ly. Mut'o-s.

rav S.VlTfl; ewes. X. OMAHA. fa-eh SX le-Ttee-Vr. n'aitft slor, 1iV lower.

Vsfte steers. 4 5 SO; eoa-a an1 eannera. ocke-s and fes re We. Ktt" TO; K.tt.t ec t' r.iVJ J1v RAfrr. 'ana'ket tortv- In-vor, "esry.

7 7 iieiit. mi? bnTk s'es, 7.2'V7'T S-eet Tn T': T'el 40; ones. 4-x and x-lf-r'. f' Union PT. M.i-"i 2 I'og tnrknt orened slow.

Playgrounds Society Will Not Co-Operate With Improvement League. The general committee of the Vacation Playirrounds Society will not co-operate with the Civic Improvement League in maintaining playgrounds during the coming summer. This was decided at a meeting of the committee in the First Congregational Church Tuesday afternoon. A majority of the excj lve board made a report favoring the suggestion of tha Civic Improvement League tnat the two organizations cooperate. A minority report against the proposition wa? also presented, and was finally accepted by the general committee on the ground that the plan sugges ed by the Civic Improvement League for cooperation was too vague.

The location of the open air playgrounds has not yet been determined, although several sites have been looked at. Mrs. De Wolf, president of the general committee, presided at its meeting. The other officers ure Mits McCul ough, first vlce-nrejident Mrs. iZ.

T. Clapp, second vice-president; Mrs. Charles Siddy. treasurer; Mrs. Edward Kigas.

secretary. The committee chairmen are Mrs. Ashley D. Sc-ott, finance; Mrs. A.

K. Fls-h. location; Mrs. John V. Iay, instruc ion; Mrs.

Wolf-ner. equipment; Miys Isaacs, excursion; Mrs. John Greene, press; Mrs. Dwight Tredway. Mrs.

K. C. Kurtgo. visiting, and Mrs. F.

A. Morris, auditing. The society requests that contributions of money be sent to Ashley D. Scott of 3M6 Morgan street or Mrs. Charles Siddy of Weiig'er Groves.

Persona wishing to give cloth'ns or toys are asked to communicate with Mrs. De Wolf, the president, of 54o9 Banmer avenue. IMPROVEMENTS COST MUCH Stockholders and ITew Directors of Terminal Company Learn of Cost of Fair Improvements. Stockholders and directors of the Terminal Kailroad Association have elected the following officers: Julius S. Walsh, chairman of the board; W.

S. McChesney, president; C. A. Vinnedge, of tne auditing department of the Indianapolis. Belt oi Terminal secretary; Julius Walsh assis.ant secretary; F.

C. Daab, cashier. Executive committee II. 1. Miller, B.

L. Winchell, C. M. Levey, Russell Harding, W. B.

Fpencer. Directors E. M. Collins, general superintendent of the K. tt elected to fill place until A.

A. Allen, genera! manager of the K. returns; S. M. Fel.on, president Chicago Alton; Russell Hard ing, tnira vice-presirjcnt tacinc; C.

Levey, general manager St. K. N. W. H.

I. Miller, general manager Vandalia; E. F. Osborne, secretary Big Four; E. B.

Pryor, assistant to President Ramsey of the Wabash, whose place he was ected to iill while Mr. Ramsey is absent; G. M. Shrivcr, secretary to President Loree of tna it. O.

ri. B. Sjiencer, general manager Southern: C. G. Warner, second vice-president Missouri I'aclfic; C.

H. Warren assistant to President Leeds of the Rock Island; J. L. Harrahan. vice-president Illinois Central; W.

McCheyney, president Terminal Association: M. H. Smith, president Loutsvl le Xashvllie; B. L. Winchell, vice-president of Following the election of officers, the revised laws wore submitted, which were referred to the executive committee.

The thirteenth annual report was next submitted and approved. Since the lsst meeting of the board the fol owing railroads have become members of tne association: Chicago Alton. Illinois Central. Rock Island, boutnern. Missouri Kansas Tex' as.

St. Louis. Keokuk Northwestern. Manager McChesrey reported to the meet ing that the improvemen and changes under way to prepare for hp.ndling the worlds Fair trarne amounted to $0,703,700. FEDERAL JURY IlCSYOOTH Charges Alvin Koch of Belleville With Sending Objectionable Letter Through Mails.

Alvin Koch, aged 20 years, a resident of Belleville, has been held to the federal grandjury in Springfield on the charge of endine Improper letters throut-h the mails. For several weeks three or four younjj women in Bel.evtue nave Deen annoyed by the receipt of letters of an objec.lonab.e character. When the letters became more frequent complaint was made to 1'ostmasier John Thomas, who reported the matter to the postofnee inspectors and to Sheriff Thompson. The le.ters and evidence secured were turned over to Deputy Sheriff Gus Klamrn and by tending out decoys he soon located the alleged writer. I ostof flee Inspector C.

N. Moors went to Belleville Tuesday and arrested Koch, and at tie preliminary hearing before lnltd States Comm ss onpr Brown rg in Ka" Louis he was bound over to the federal jjraniijury in the sum of $2J. CITY HAS Returns From All the Wards Show That Registration Is Lighter Than Last Year. The registration returns, which were ted Wednesday, show ihat the regls-of this Is considerably Uss than conip.e oi last ye.ir. registration lacks names of be-gi-at that of last yeitr.

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4. 3.1;. 4, S.iy.a 4. 4.4--1 4.UV h. 'i 4.t't 4 7 4 ii.7.Vt 4 i S.iiM 4.2 i i.vu 4.1' 122.41J TREASURES L0ST A CAR Guest of Terminal Hotel Loses Chatelaine Bag Containing ileney and Chain, Mrs.

Marie Porter Howard, a guest of the Terminal Hotel, who Is registered from St. Ixjuis. has reported to the police the loss of a cliUelalne bag. cor.tain'.r.g 142 and a solid gt.M which she valued at lil-O. Sirs.

Howard says she was on a Mrkt street car when she missed the articles. Just as she got on the car. she lavs, sh" waa handling them. How they got out of possession rli Is unac.e to tell, siie was ridlnir from Hrondwjv to the Station when she flt loose links of the chain about her neck. There were only a few lirks.

She Instituted I senrch In the car, but it was of no av.ill. She believes a plckpjcket took her Mrs. Anna M. Breeding Sues Wabash Railroad for Alleged Loss of Apparel. CLAIMS LOSS OF THESE ARTICLES.

1 diamond pin, "cress- WOO I diamond pin. "star" 223 1 black broadcloth skirt 40 1 blue lawn dress 15 1 taa llcea shirt wslst autt 13 1 pink silk waist 8 4 yards hand mad Irish lace 5 1 pair patent leather ahoaa 1 pair patent leather 7 2 colored underskirts 3 2 pair black lac stocking 8 Handkerchiefs 2 Total fSJ Judge McDonald of the St. Louis Circuit Court holds that St. Louis housewives are such good judges of values that ne places them on an equality with expert witnesses. In the opinion of Judge McDonald, a woman who has been purchasing wearinsr apparel for herself and a daughter 18 years old is competent to pass Judgment on their value.

The point waa brought up Wednesday morning in the hearing of a suit for damages In which Mrs. Anna N. Breeding of 4M'J Cook avenue asks payment from the) Wabash Railroad for a part cf her baggage alleged to have been lost last August while en route to South Haven. Mich. Mrs.

Breeding and her daughter. Florence, left their St. Louis home Aug. 1902, to spend several waeks at South Haven hotels. They checked their trunk over the Wabash to Chicago, but when they arrived the trunk was not there.

Mrs. Breeding arranged for Its transfer to the steamer and proceeded on her Journey. Several days after she reached South Haven she received word that the trunk was at the Cock and went to get It. But she was given one which was new and entirely strange to her. Mother and daughter opened the trunk at the dock and took an inventory of tha clothing it contained.

They discovered that the following articles were missing: One diamond pin In tha fcrm of a one diamond star, on blnck broadcloih skirt, one blue lawn dress, one tan linen sh'rtwalwt suit, one pink silk waist, four yards of Irish hand-made lace, two pairs of patent leather shos. two colored urdersklrts. two pairs of black lac) s.ocklngs and several handkerchiefs. Their other apparel was in the new trunk, snd. after taking It to the hotel, they renewed the search, but.

did not find the pnperty. Dam axes to the amount of $S3f, the value of the goods. Is asked. When Mrs. Breeding was questioned as to th value of the lost effects Attorney R.

A. Holland, for tbe Wabash, objected to her on the ground that sh was not an expert. Grant, who Is representing Mrs. Breeding, contended that, as a housewife, she had sufficient experience In purchasing to be a Judge of value, and Judge McDonald sustained this opinion and allowed Mrs Btfedlng to proceed The plaintiff took into court with ier several diamond nlns ah h4 lai-nnH from a jeweler to Illustrate the size anj vi tor ummonns lost. She testified tht the pins were Included In the bapg-tge that they might be presented to Miss Fioier.ce on her ISth birthday, Aug.

14. Both were heirlooms an! were very highly priced by the fanarly. It had been intention of the for several years to give them to daughter whn she became of age, and Ur.alr. .4 A iu uatc invui rrsvi Chicago. The defense cf the Wabash Is tbat the trunk left the do? salon of that road In good condition.

Mrs. Breeding contends that her trunk vajt lost soon after It waa delivered into the hands of the company. FINANCIAL FsrsswisirisiiiviwaiiaaaasMsMj Market Lttr Tr. A.G.Edwards Sons, 410 AND 412 OLIVE STREET. Buy aad tell all listed and valla-teal locks aad bomda.

I.ocal tecnrlUes a specialty. Ealers la QoTrrnment, Municipal, Hailroad, Corporatioa Eonds and otiu feiaonal intern we and eorrespon4 ac Invited. CALIFORNIA eieii r. ii-uat. UUUU Em Francisco.

CaL I I NQ 1 1-1-7 w. OSrs treaa-iry toe to equl? vai-uabla properties Jreiksr wrlta FOTOGRAFS Alex D. Grant, BROKER. Stccks in. IzvXanl 202-202 Commonweetta Trvat Building, ET.

LOUIS. Clahseti MV aWU ItU aUkik. Misses-. Msrgle Drennau. -ladle McGlure.

Mill Nagle. Ana A nderson. Laura Glbfaart. CASTS. Cbarlea Swann, Melville Chaplin, Bd A.

Horan, James Uorau, Ed Mlsse Anna Weiss. Mis Mees, Ella Wright. Viola Wrlgbt, Wanda Dorlag. Messrs. Frank E.

Chapman, Ed Seele, Robert Meet, Ravnor. Robert n. Cone, Jr. The Hisses Alvlna and Bertha Schu-bach have returned from their trip to Chicago. An enjoyable event of the week was the box party given at the Olympic Theater to a rew friends by Mr.

winfora tiarga-dlne In honor of Miss Majorle Louise Lln-demann of New Orleans. Mrs. Margaret E. Grant, who has been visiting in Joplln, has gone to Eureka Springs with Mr. and Mrs.

C. R. Sabln. Miss Hallie Bears of Pine street was the guest of honor at a box party given at the Columbia by tne Koyai time Monday evening. Mrs.

Annie Rpsley departed Monday for Nashville. to visit her son, Mr. James Wooldridge. Mrs. Gus Aronson will tie at nome nun-day evening, March 29, and will entertain In honor of the engagement of her daughter, Bertha, to Mr.

Freed. Mrs. Percy Barnes and her little son, who have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. A.

S. Barnes of Vernon avenue, will return to her home In Chicago Friday. xrr lUwiril rav Ron deoarted last week for Hot Springs, where he will join t.fe mil Mr. and Mrs. Steinwender.

who have been spending the last month at the springs. Among the St. Louis coterie at the Cres cent lio.el. li-urena springs. an rharic.

Flllv. Mrs Joseoh D. Bascom, Mrs. Paul Brown, Mrs. H.

A. Rohler, Miss Eianore Nledrlnghaus, Miss Johnson, Miss Helen Dodd. Rom. to Mr. and Mrs.

William B. Allen at the residence of D. C. Young. 3041 Lucas avenue, a daughter, Sunday, iiarcn WAGES BIRTHS, DEATHS Marriage Licenses.

Th following marrtare license lave been lasne.1 since the last pun-llcstlou of th list la tbe PoBt-Lla-patch Thomas F. Griggs Mamie Holder John II. Boline Lillian W. Stuessel William Wood Katie McCarty Louis Gaot-her Margaret Saner James R. Morebead Mamie F.

Pfalzgraf James Coleman Hat tie Turner E. B. Wagner Frieda Lucke Joseph F. Gamier Katie D. Cooney John F.

Reuter Edna M. Forthmann Herman Sy-low Mrs. Louisa Schulmelster A. J. Thompson Mrs.

LMien Goodbar Jotet-h Esgers Mrs. Flora Z.ha Howell. Ind Howell, Ind 613 Ridge av .1804 N. Newstead av 1616 S. 14th at 1510 Menard ISO Clark 8001 S-'aiena ....610 Angelrodt at 1830 Fallon at .3919 Eaaton av .6222 St.

Louia av 2922 Magnolia av 273S Allen av 23M Rutger a Point, Miss 4 100 A Le av 4153 Lee av ...6233 8. Broadway 8022 Ivory al Grecnvl.le, M.s id 30 Otn at 730 8. 0th st Wedding Kings Gold). Finest uuaiities. 4.0o to i'M.

Merinod Jaccard's, Broadway and Locust. Write for catalogue. Mailed free. Births Becorded. The toi lowing births have been recorded sine Lhe lsat publication of the list la th Post-man ten.

J. and M. Boswell. 4050 Kalrfaa. T.

and E. Carpenter, 7tO glrL II. and 8. Van Hoan, 8421 boy. F.

and I. WaUln, 10tr7 S. 12th; bov. A. arxl 1.

Bhrlner, 4442 Ht. Ferdinand; girl. H. and M. Illge, 2031 Parm; boy.

J. and A. Oow.ey, 4r6T Iee; girl. W. end E.

Adcla, 14JC Newbona; boy. F. and A. Jecklln, 4iH S. Broadway; boy.

T. and I. Bonrne. 1311 Ohio; girl. and Q.

Stierman, 1223 N. 7th; girl. and Barnnt. 1110 N. 8th; hoy.

M. and I. Hotken. 0'Fallon; II. and H.

M.array, 8''40 St. Fardlnand; girl. Burial Permits. Th following burial baan issued ala- the raits have last pabliea- I 'ost-Dlspatch. tion ct the list In th Pi Antonla Vaslllns.

27, Cltv nipltl: pnlmonalls. ThomR Ivln. rS. Cltv Ilcsp'tsl; emphvsenls. rtiris Fshrepkroc.

2, Citv Hospital: carrlnoma. Frank Pinwney. 27. 1114 B-ooklyn; pneumonia. James ivn-ell.

42. 010 N. 12th: pneumonia. Frank nighman, 47, Jefferson Hospital; rhetima- Frsrk II. Shmldt, 4 months, 7t)17 Oberbeck; lann-iils.

N'ellie Corners, 3S. Frankl'n: brotehttls. Michael, 31. .1753 spile 0-7. Jal Kiiby, 38.

and Chaiteohsm; plewro-r--e-morila. Wllllsm n. Witt. 1312 Franklin; blood pol Mir. I e.g.

F-ter. 52, 1SH0 hepatit'. W. II. IT'ji'ke, 40, Grand Hotel: congestion of lungs.

Msry Alllaj, 70, 1011 X. 21st; bemorrtiag of Eiirke. SS, 13 15 gantrrene. Neh. 2.

fnlverstT.v rnerrmonla. nomas J. C.srk, He con scrliVnt. Uichardon. 10, Woshltigtoa; heart J.Keph Foel, 61.

272 X. 14th; d-mnt1a. DEATH IN FTRE A MYSTERY. Verdict In Alberts Case la Indefinite, hut Husband Is Held. Irrjulrv Into the di'h of Mrs.

Oiorg" CharleV Alberts of 1' North TweHtli street resulted Wednesday in a verdiet declaring th rorot Jnry was unable to the cause of death. The ver-d Met st forth the fact that here were no marks of violence en the body. rjeorp-i Char'es who Is In prlon p.t the FV'tir Cour s. wus not released after the returning of the verdict, and be held until the circuit a'torney Investigates the case. Monday evening nt 7 o'clock the r-omo was found to be on fire.

Alberts rin out of the hott'e and to the n-lghlor. wh-i insisted his wife was in the burning hous- he Is said to have given positive assurances she wa not Firemen Wolf and Mueller made their way through tha smoke and found Mr. Albert. She was unconselo'-s and d'ed In he offlce of Dr. R.

J. Harris In BHd ret a f-w minutes after she had been rs'r'ed out of the house. The assertion that she was not In the house and the apparent apathv of Al berta concerning his wife's death led to his arrest. O'BRIEN DEPOSITS FORFEIT. Covers $1000 Up by ntzslmmons for Fight at 156 Founds.

NEW TORK. March It Is announced that Jack Erten has deposited tl'TOO, covering the forfeit posted some time since by "Bob" FIttstmmons for a for the middle-weight of the world, wirh the proviso that th' flgrit be at ISA pounds already has posted tSOOO as a side te.t. but it la thought that he wll not Insist upon tnts being covered If such action wll prevent the ngrit- Proposition to Increase Pennsylvania Stock to $400:000,000 "Was Carried Unanimously at Stockholders' Meeting Held Yesterday. Special to the. NSW YORK, March 25.

The market opened fairly active this moroir.jr with fractional declines on almost every stock on the lifrt. London waa -oxer, with selling: orders In for aoout ltl.OuO shares. Ouririg the early trading the loss a in most caaas regained and in tome Instances prices went up a trine over ytw-terday'a close. Copper waa very weak on the Ftart, selling; oft to and soon back to the opening price of 'A. The Keneral sontiment ail around the room is clearly beariuh.

but the short interest is gotticg so large that some of the operators are to feel that the market may be oversold and that there may be a reaction for a time aa there wad last week. Six per cent money and threatened labor troubles of a serious nature do not tend to inspire confluence, and what few bulls there are place their hope on possibiliiies of an oversold market. At the meeting of the Pennsylvania yes- tfrday to vote on tha increase of the (an-; itai slock from til to Wou.uoo.W), with a large increase iti the bonded in-1 debtedneys, there was 7'l per cent of the -stock represented and the motion to in- crease was carried unanimously. I The London money market is Ef ttinir closer unj operators here are not looking for much, if any, relief from that quarter. The Issuance of a large Transvaal loan and one by the London city council will create a demand for any surplus funds that may be in that market.

The shipment of Jinp.nno In currency, with an increased loss of th- bank's to the sub-treasury, do not tend to inspire hope that Saturday's bank statement will be favorable. In spite of the rumor that Rock Isiand will soon be on the market with another large bond issue, the stock was fairly active this morning, with little fluctuations in rrice during the first half hour. Those well acquainted with Union Pacific affairs say that the forthcoming February statement will be a poor one. but there was little early change In prices from yesterday's close. A combination of Interests that will in-Cluds the Vanderhilt-Morgan-Hockefellur-Casaatt Interests and place New York Central in a position where It will be operated In harmony with the Pennsylvania lines is now talked of, but nothing dertriite has as yet developed.

The opening prices and changes were as follows: Copper 71. decline Smelter, 7V4, decline Atchison. 81. decline Baltimore Ohio, S2, decline Rock Island. 44, decline tfc; Erie common.

35 unchanged; Manhattan, IZH. decline Met ropolitan. unchanged; Missouri pacific, decline New York Central, 135i, decline Pennsylvania, unchanged: Reading, fti, decline St. Paul, ex-div. Zhi per cent, 16H.

unchanged; Southern Pacific, 63,. decline Sugar, l-'IMs. decline Tennessee Coal and Iron. 63. decline Union Pacific, SIS.

advance Wabash preferred, 497,. advance Wabash common, 2a14. unchanged. The close of the first hour showed a ft'irlv active market. with prices but Little changed on the hour's trading.

Thi. was hnroly as expected by the benrs, who seemed to fully look for a continuation of yesterday's decline. Conper and St. Paul appeared to be the weak spots among the specialties, Conper ceding down to TO and St. Paul to 3ii5'4.

The selling of St. Paul is said to be for the Harris-Gates interests. Money was in fair supply at 5 dur'ns the morn'ng. Rock Island continued ste.idv. while New York Central showed some little strength by a fractional grin.

The market now sperms to be In a position where the amount of the hnrt Interest Is the most important factor While the short side of the market hu be-n the p-rfttble position for some ilavs. the comparative strength of t'lhy rather looks though there was good foundation the clam that the short interest Is getting too large. The noon hour showed little aolivltv wifh but little change In values. Svurnr devlopd strength for a time selling to 12C and then declining to 12V i at 1 o'clock. Tha sales to noon were 221.300 shares.

By Associated Press. NEW YORK. March The majority of prominent stocks showed fractional decline on the opening quotations, but there were consnicuous excenrions. notablv Southern J'neltic. Unl-m PkcHc.

Louisville. Wabash preferred an Mexican Central, which made slight gains Ice preferred was up nearly a otnt. There was a decline of 2 in Iowa Central preferred and of 3 In Anaconda. The business was on a small scale Duyinsr bec.imo unite ccnernl wlier, it was perceived that yesterday'slate lioulda-j tton was not renewed, and there were a. number of sharp fract'onal advances 1 Southern I'rt rifle advanced lw and fnion i Pncltic.

Rock Island. New York Central I Pennsylvania. Wabash preferred and Sugar considerate fractions. Heavy selling of St. Paul followed the' rally and It reacted to ms4 -dividend.

a i net loss of Amalgamatetl Cooper lost over a point. Other stocks fell off in svm-Iathv snd the gains were largely reduced or wiped out. Tha loss In Amal-r-mated Conner reiched I I'-i and there were deel'nes of 1 and 2 In Minneapolis. St Paul Sault Ste. Mnrie preferred.

Toledo. St. Louis Ws'e--n fcrre-i, Evansvlllc Te.rre Haute. St. Southwestern preferred.

Rubber Goods preferred and Lead preferred. The market revived when the selling for London fiooorr.t wis completed. Pennsylvania and New York Cntral led the mlv.it"'" wl'h gains of nbovtt a nol-t. on the mil'st ed of virtual control of the latter In the Pennsvlvanbt Interest. 8tel Foundf and Cono'l 1 ted Gas giinod J.

oiei i IM'luiy Investment preferred and Northwest ern 2. Bonds were Jrrcgul ir At noon. New York Money and Exchange. KV VOttK. March 4 M.ieT r-11 s'rndy at pr ut; rtme mercantile fT1 per cent: steritnc Hi-hnni: wfh Niwtne In lip at 4 ST I and at 4.SR,4 for i-A po'tcd r-'c.

4 M'OH S5 iui 4 1 4 i4 H4. s' vfr. 4f.Vc. 'dollar. Oorernrre-'t Pcf.

2. lo7: do coupen, p7V 3i. rrs inri do o'c-on. in: new 4, is.M,: in f.TOn. l.tcv.- o'd 4 do couiwn.

PKiU; 5,, n. leii eooimo, New York Produce. pactae: trwrl' t- riat-r Kn extr. iv w-; c-cai'crv 1 Ci'i-it- c- fn l'tt ith'ii sd--M," 1 ncr inrj v. c- lie.

ifin "1 i het, w. c-n fw. 14' irav fa 3 1' 'C. Bioiss.fc i ii. 4-v pw'-fl, 4tf'" 4nnlntd 4 iu'f 7 Ho.

tir New 0--, 3144V. Nt-W YOP.K. M.aretl ron' try Alive frm: rhl-eii. i'i-, tnrkeja. Uk fowls.

13c. itra cikkeua. $Aal3Vtc; do (owia, IJe; tiukua, lik. tuMaseRr 7 f4 i 2J or' A a LI 1 1 ti tYr-a Hr sl fai 1 11 1 i 'ul Ca B. A.

I MTED STATES OO VkiUSHENT DEPOSITORY. S. E. Cor. Feurtii and Oil.

t.trts, St Louis, Mo. plt'l. S1 Surplus, $1,000,000 ORMAN. prest KDWARD A. IAC8T, Vice-Pr est liaviD soMMEHS.

Kecood Viee-Fnat, 6. A. W. A Cashier. TAN HUMAN.

Asst. Cashier. A. flu NTS SOLICITED ON FAVORABLE TEKVU. HIGHEST INTEREST PAID TIME DEPOSITS.

Letters of Credit Available te All Parts of th World. Foreign Kiihaugr Doaght and Sold. Sole Aqeitt fop th North Gorman Lloyd S. Lino. SHAMROCK M.

W. Portsrfieid. Preaidrr.t cf Porterfiald Whole: Drug and Manager cf tb Wew Ms-I co 1 ahlbit at Wor d'a Fair, Prasdent: J. Oanar, Caah.er Buvar ty Kst'onal Bank, Viea-President and Traaurar: Charles Gatrwsller, Karenu Colisctcr, St. Char.ss, Secretary.

Just received informatics frem th Escrstary of th Company that tha working fare would doubled and tha mln worked with aight and cay ahifta. TV mine ar located Silrer City, Nsw Krziee. Bme.ter, stamp mill and refinery ara all ccmp.et; stamp mill in cpration. The uest dividacd ef 1 per cer.t on th par valu of tha stock will paid April ICtk to lath. In order to get a working fund and ta Irstall pewar drill ia th mine tb Company Vr rlaced a amali blcek ef ths stick on th marKlt at tin per ahar.

I pr cent aa taw ear vali. means 45 rer cent annually rn th mensy aitially invested if ycu bay at tlo. Th 'JchM wl.l cltM in a few days far th a div.dend. and tha atock prcbabiy advaao. BUY SHAMKOCK" KOW OX OUS A3VICX.

T. S. HENDERSON Suite bC-K7 CcT-m-r-Tial Bnlldir.g. Et. Loa'a.

K. TTnlt. 250 at 27.t24-United Railways preferred. 23 at $S2. do 4s.

$2000 at Mercantile Trust. 26 at 400. Jt'ssoriri Trrtst. 1 at $127 and 75 at $120.75. CrminU SO at JU.1.1.

Central Coal and ke, 50 at $68.25, 50 at $43,874 ami 50 at $08.50. National Cjindy 2d preferred, 100 at 100 at 874c and 3o0 at KOUc. ft. Louis Brewing Co. 6s (large), $2000 Laclede Gas Ga, $2i at Klnlocb Te.ephoaa 6, $1000 at $107.

at LIVESTOCK MARKET. National Stockyards. CATTLE 'Receipts, JK. lrade in the native division waa now. A lew sol-a at 55 were leprt-d sieady, but th gtueral run waa ca.led slow to lower.

Ifcere was quite a dex-ent supp.y of butcher atuff, for wuica prices were called ateady to sttong. Stockevs ana le.eAW:a wr in poor aupp.y i.d the demand was good at steady prices. Tiie uutiirn run waa JgtH. lue u-py cons.eieJ uioatij of aieera, wuka btotigat ateuoy prices. Av.

irlcc $4 2) 4 20 4 10 4 00 4 OO 6 O0 4 10 4 t0 4 iM) 4 3 3 40 3 00 69 Texas steers t)3 Texas aiecrs 41 Texas s.eeis 2l Texas steera Bo lexaa ateara 17 native sieera 5 natlve steel's 8 native ateera 4 native siecrs la natit steers 2 native heifers 2 native 2 11a live lie.iers lot loll 1)21 SiO 134 liUO us H43 tt5 6J0 HOGS Receipts, 20t. The recelpta were the fnr seeral weeks and r'u aseiaga was xl in uuainy. me wit'i um fully 15c lower than ycsleruay. and even at decline s.ow. Iie In day moveiueut mid f.t the ciob uil ol arrivals were soid.

snd the t'le ae No. 61.. 22.. 7o. 41..

A. ..174.. Trice. 4. 7 35 7 25 15 00 Ni.

At. 2os Vrica 4o 7 74.. 10. 37.. ..2....

..177... .173. ili'cen Receipts. ir.o- in- was no materia The- ehance to tie trale. good mutton stock s.ii:u readily at steady to trong prices.

The waa much larger than the supply. SALE.1. At. Price. JO 0o i1 5 75 7 l.t 118 aheap Hi sheep 102 120 2S lamiw 60 21 iambs 105 lamb SS 6 H-)OsK OITtTlTMSS TTOKSF5S AND MULlyS Market g-od.

R-cel( 700. Heavy draft to givM Ch. Ice to eura CiMinVs, Ilf4) te 1.160 pounds Fair vm1 Go-nl to choice Coacb boraea and co1- O1.1 1(k 15 Ixi 65 o-c( ii no K5 Farr til 140 00 Clolca to ex'rs loo on H.irsesi tir the South, imii, light drlvcis Fair to o-1 3 45 Co tihotce to extra no co? 70 tiii'hern drlers, larse xf, rnft-2i 00 Kxirt mints. i.v 10 iom ponnn Plain to goou to extra Bnalnes Fa'r to Choice to eitra Saidletw for Sootbern uae Fair to good Choice to extra Fancy galted and N. T.

saddlers Inferior horse Common, small plugs Heavy work pi" 75 oog so 00 100 WKtol2o 00 ICS 00(1150 Ou 75 now ao 00 ::5 00 1J0 tar SO IY V. 40 0K, rto 00 to mi ln wl irrATinxB. broke mnles, 4 to yeara old.) 14 bands, extreme rang" 60 O0-fl 00 (v 14 hand. ba.k of sa.ea 65 (ir4 75 ('-O 14'4 hands, extieaie ra 70 O-JllO 4) i4v hnr.d. bulk of sa'es so "-3 i it; 15 bsn-is.

rarme io oofliO 15 bands, bulk of sales PS (wiili) l.4 bsiHis. re in ranee 154 ii.vr.c.s, biik of sales 15 to lou bauds, eitreae 16 to hands, hulk of 105 0fiia ou luo oik; ITS 135 0ie41 Ot 1 us rrt line of iiota'i-ut in earn ciaa is ci cBlated to represent tbe full rsng from extra. lealcra, boireTer, often elaaslfy sjer latlva bnr-cbes la t.ijis) for bnyers. which some times sell ojnslderablr ahoa th blgit Tha second line of quotation aignlBea bulk of sales and generally represents tb earlen. claaaea a they are soil tb commlasloa mure or leas mixed.

el-red tow er and fair. Vi Av. Trice. A. 70 $7 Vt id TY $7 ro 1 -7 7 71 7 7 45 vrt 7 4 47 fit 7 45 74 2'3 7 SS r-' 7 5J 210 7 80 Cd 11? 7 SO Teiaphon A 7.

BANKERS AND EROKERS. American Express Companj Issues Foreign Exchange. Cable 8c Telegraphic Travelers Cheques and Ietters of Credit Available throughout the wort. 417 FOURTH STREET. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

crFlCaV Vt tvi'iKoia or ii. tab. 24, IMA. wnCRKAg. Hi s.lis.sct-rr preseat anderstgned It ka.

bea msd t. ppsr hst TU k'utttlU og ST. LOU 5." Lnrat4 Is rlty ef at. Ural and Stata ef MisaHaH. hss romilied with ail tbe pTvln of the act of CougiMe to eaaa Xatloual lUaklng Aa.

-tstioos to th. eortorst. ea'steac snd for otiier psirposes. apvovwl iny 1J Hki, as ima4 t7 '-t pprl Af'll IX I'ei2. SOW.

I Wl Vsa B. Elile' f.ttttrellr of th Corrsacy. kerehr r'tif rest Th. Focrth Nations I p.snk t. Lolls.

Irse4 ta tb rltv of St. Loo's, and Stat af kiisan'irt. la to kav sviei-eealoa fur th r-J la Its amend.1 arl lx af ih aaaialy. until rloaa af lattaa aa r.a, HCS. Ia tawtlawfiT wtteew.

ay h4 aad sai rf ofne. ttls 34 th dsy of rebvu.rv 114 CU SI WIIJJ4M airxlKLT. N. 2sS. af La CVtws.

tstaaalos K. SS. CATTLE Market strady SALES. At. PHee.

IS 757 $3 1 'm he-fer 65 8 cows 3 2 1 cow 170 8 JO 1 ecw rY 3 41 1 -Vltrv cut toVl 8 3 it-l-y M' "1 fc e. an7 SO 1 liar ve p-im- snd ca 4'- 2 ive cows ati caive, ea-'h 1W O-i 1 calf ISO 6 50 Domestic Erchance. e-1 d-i' lv 'd 1:1 bang-e K.1wa.-1 A 8 n. Tonl, RMkcrn 410412 Olive a-rn-t. B.d.

Ask-d. ik Ve-v York '(- C'nc'nntl toOHvllle New Orleans 10,. premium 2V premium Par 1c iwerol-im 10 premtnin VV premium 10c premium i pr ti 1.