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STOCKS Influenced By a Report ()teel Trust Earnings Show-ini Uis Income, But Market Halted and Price Movements Irregular. Iriiw Increasing Business Ae mitt Inspires General Coafl-rff-nre Trading. 7Sf F'J! IKEB. I L'T -The strong under-: in the stock market the face of heavy -was explained to-day arninti for the first yr made public. The treei i pleased had they been larger figures were a 'i The figures also show ement in business from orders were 3.542.5U5 compared with 3.765.343 i it many dead orders were t-e beginning of this year r'-cOriied there are for real .9 mi so much that the has announced an in 'Ve f-f shapes, bars and plates.

first sign of a recovery since it'- some weeks arc Ir- ftel Trust have been buy-r for about three weeks with and this aciion on their rt ne Kfiirm puoiic. ri ronnection with reports of a sections the country r). rheerful picture for Wall The only doubt that the hanks will find It id- as liberal witn money ror that business is really be-f nt Safety In this direction lies fv trat rhe people who are doing are also In control of the making it easy for, them-v help the little brothers of marching proudly in this t.i "ir-i Harriman Needs the Gold. rs a me from Turkey to the A hs been reached In t- ihrf.n.-. To-day's news In-c the.

worst is over. One more i.a fw the gold reserves of the jnioii. hcd. Harriman will g-t a- k' ile needs it in his i-ris :irrer.t in AVall street can it is a cheap explanation of tviyins; of storks to say that ft- run the Standard Oil are taking i thai ancient explanation seems a present case. Commission l.ave no stocks of tmpor--1 Pacific.

Southern Pa- are scarce. It will not r- i the New York Central-i i yarns, however mai lie to give exact dates and itapi.r Transit and a dlstln- i-. ian of Brooklyn received a in the market when the i.iss.-.l the law for a five cent fare t-y i.ies l.anfl. The shares broke three fi. the hiRii fliture.

but recovered 'i' dose. Insiders are not ai.o'ii the law. because It was so they say. In case they l.c-it. to tare a five cent fare 1 T.

only Objection they ever vi i "lit fare was that, owing; to ed t-onilition of territory inney Island and Brooklyn the -an empty one way. The last two years t- r-T. population has been such as t- all alone the line and nt fare profitable. But there even jet that the five cent into effe-t. for Governor i hi opinion on it.

in R.x-k Island continue to j. vi.ti. After selllns; off sllnrhtly ares came bark quickly on and closed at gains for i 1 re is no doubt that a dividend "ti Island preferred this j4t a ich ofn. iaily denied. Business Revival Apparent.

comparatively steady. i- an.1 on the inside market. was in fairly sjood demand three eighths of a cent a.lvanrp In silver is attract ive th- silver mining stocks be- ie to trade conditions that I' continued Improvement a i sustained advance trie metal. In Ixindon con- in the day. but all espei-ially Americans.

tho sell miscellaneous ar- traveling salesmen say that in the Held are sending r.lera. This is true especially ihe btiKiness Increasing In tiie distance from New V.J, say they have permlt- k- to run low and now And i. crowing active. As their i.i. l.are they are compelled In many lines of trade '-'i pa.t we-k have caused the railway list were an.l Atchison.

it linen-sling feature of the a a further drop In the T- -i -r buKion. which, following tiie i.iiaiice the meral. attracted '-B-ee of attention than has been to the movement. transactions, aside from fluctuations of Brooklyn "-r ti.ere was no movement of KT.e, st.ce to be noticed. Aside prii changes in any as a rule, confined to i Th volume of business facing away In ac- tin: rxi.uiite.l early In the day.

stocks. B17.1KI shares. vetsr.lay. Vl. IS! a week 1 111 a year ago.

hords to-day were 1 4.WW.- FACTS AND FANCIES. '-c quarterly dividends of 14 the preferred stork and of 'i tne common stock were lay by tiie Directors of the Meel Corporation. are unchanged from the prevl- -r Trie preferred Is payable the common June G'ue Company has de- common dividend of 2 May 1 to stock of record A of the Mines Company of a lecl.l-d to pay dividends on hereafter quarterly. Instead of The next lend will be declared In May in July, but the rate of pay-: not bc-n definitely decided upon. OFFER FROM HARSIMN.

x. j. April H. 10 acres of land on the "r- be, this state and New Tork. r'- tlovemor Fort that he will acres of his holdings providing get possession of a balance tract of about 1" 11,000 acres In that hirh New Jersey desires to ac- a park.

The balance of the land Brd principally by the Hood and Him. etat.es. LEAVES HTJTTON. to res mortars. New York.

April 2T. John D. Richell, for E' F- Coa branch Broadway, will give tip the nrokersee business on May 1 to take np the ncr.Cy of the Universal Box" Machine r.pany of this city. Mr. Richell will short trip to Europe for res prior actively assuming his aew duties.

THEY BLAME PATTEN. York. April 27. The Journeymen rers and Confectioners' I trier rational uon has Issued anofflcl! denunciation 1a because of hla deal- heat market and blaming Mm suffer! nar1 rs thu bak" ar NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS. tHy Domlntefe A Domlnick.

Banker, and Brok WWaJnot street. Simwl B. STOCK H. Op i i y-! IMIUIialiMr. 1 1st.

TZ 13-1 SS Ni Am. Cotton OIL. nm. kVkT i. So ill Am.

8u(ar 1132? 1st Too pr.f..i rJ Am Wool 1 nnJ I 5Ht 44' 44' i2 lavu Mrooklyn IV T. TTS' 7. W4 ''iiitX 7' 10 Iju 10 Chic. 17ilM, Colo, rfl A Ir. Ms.

37 coio. troi 4 at STi' Uo id Hiv Ccn. Om 13H.MH 1M lWtV lSou' Corn Prod 22,. 2aJ aJ' Do Dref 1 H4 i. il KM 1X aTlt, 3'7! 7fc' II fS SOU Lien.

Kio lir. bl I i i iiiio Do 1st pref 4ai4 no 4 pref S2 Ot. North, pref lHH3SHa 143 '1S1 I Ice Securities .1 40 I 3u', Me" i1oo flltnoi. Central. 144J l7V Interboro 15S 1M, 1M "24''' r.

1 4-" UJOil Do pref 84'. 24W J4S I4't Int. Paper I VI Do pref i inu t-ump as as 7t Io pref. 1 1 1 iiCaZ' Iowa I Do Drf I AMU. 1 nx 1 Kan.

Cltjr Sou.) 45S: 44VI 4.1 43 1 Do rref I 72W- 1 T-ti' o1 13 lanvl K. 1 43S 4.W 424 43V, 4.IS.: Do pref 1 73S 73tk' 73. Mexican 2-Sl 24 S4' S4Wil Mo. Pacitl'- 1 1 7J 14 2too Nat. Cnameli's Nar.

Lead foi TSi S70c 3 TM 4MHI Do pref I04 .114 N. Y. Ontral. 13" '11 Nor. a w.

fclS Nor. Pacific 143 Nor. HIS 2 "IS KI (c; I4.I11 int. a 4t 41 1 4Hj 4fci 4SH Pennsylvanla 13fv 1W 33V1-Vsi 47UO P.C.C.C.9l. hi V2 HI 1H 01, People's llo4'115'llriS 115J lno Pressed 37 1 37S i tr Rail.

Springs. 3i 1 30, I luo Do pref I Reading 143V143 73" ruiiuwn 1 1 1 Do 1st pref Kt 7oil Repub. I. A Do giref Rock Island Do pref Rubber 24: 24' 23 23'. 77: 77, 24 TOO loo ZW! Z4' rertj 7f lj 70 I 32 S3 Do pref St.

Paul 14V14 14 14MV140 6t AS T. 2 p.l 42 43 42, 43 42 IOO ROTTEN Grain By Distillation Found To Make as Good Spirits as the Best Grain, Says Straight-Whisky Witness. special aisrATra to tbb snorisxa. Washington. April 27.

The straight-whisky men are having; their innings this week In the Investigation by the Solicitor-General as to "What Is whisky?" A mass of evidence was submitted to-day which was designed to controvert the contention of the rectifiers and rectifying distillers, which were presented last week; The stralght-whlsky people are revealing some of the secrets of the rectifying business. Just aa the rectifiers disclosed some of the inside facts of their At to-days hearing, for example, B. T. MUlett. of Louisville, stated that the manufac turers of spirits used damaged grain THE ENQUIRER, CINCINNATI, WEDNESDAY, SB, their goods, thereby provoking Wick the nest to the four winds the while nk-M.

Hough, one of the attorney, for the rec- a terrific el. ter with her bill after the tifiers. into an insinuation that he nao maae 1 a failure of operating a rectifying plant at I t-h h- had used poor grain- Dr. liev, me wivrminrni ciiriiiii-i, 1 is a constant attendant at the hearing,) acted aa a sort of prompter for the straight- I whisky advocates, frequently becoming en tangled in a spirited exchange with the attorneys for the rectifiers. Dr.

Wiley will go on the stsnd some time during the week and testify in support of his rulings. "When I was running a rectifying plant at Vlncennes." said MUlett. In the co'irse of his testimony, "we were in the habit of pur-, chasing condemned grain. As far as I waa able to determine we could make aa good spirits from poor grain as from the best the market afforded. The only ain-rrence was In the yield, the better grain producing more spirits.

One lot we purchased was so rotten that the health authorities compelled us to throw It away before we had used all of It. We could not burn It. it was so wet and rotten, and the only way we could get rid of it was by burying it." ANTI-FUTURE BILL Almost Unnanimously Reported To the Illinois Legislature. Spnngflelii 111.. April 27.

With only one dissenting rote the Judiciary ommiiiee 01 the Lower House to-day reported favorably the bill which prohibits all deals In futures, particularly In foodstuffs, and makes It a felony to sell commodities. Including petroleum, grsln. foodstuff, storks or bonds, unless the seller is the actual owner of the commodity. The bill bars any Board of Trade or Stock Exchange from permitting such sales on its premises, and provides for punishment of telegraph or telephone companies transmitting messages in aid of such sales. It had been declared that enforcement of the measure would "put the Chicago Board of Trade out of business." but aulmhs against the board waa denied.

One section of the bill prohibits cornering or attempt ing to corner the market on grain or enumerated commodities. WRINGER COMPANY. Has "Wrung- the Coin From Lentz To Soma Purpose. srSClAL DISTATCB TO TBB BXQCTBSB. Columbus.

Ohio. Apll 27. Former Congressman John J. Lents to-day filed a petition in bankruptcy In the United States Court. Hxing his liabilities at eS7.000.

His assets consist mostly of obligations due him. aggregating about J0.Out. In a statement given out by his attorneys Mr. Lents "aim. that he 1.

not seeking to be released rrom personal obligations, and cites his struggle for the past 17 year, to trought about ty inveswne company. Tne V- vfr the late Governor ueonj, a Tod B. Galloway, private secretary to former Governor debts of the company amounting to about tlOOOOO. Mr. Lents is still paying them, and 'he found that conditions were becom ing Intolerable THE COPPER HANDBOOK.

edition of the Coprer Handbook. Just issued by the author. or-sce J. Stevens, of Houghton Mich, ta octavo volume or but by slight Increases in the width an? height of the printed matter on each paae. together with a reduction in the lead-m but without using- a naller face type each page carries one third I.

nav edition. ter than formerly. h.ir with only 1.500 paes. JJ" more matter than the preceding; edition, which had 1.228 pages. The principal chapter of the book.

to detailed description, of the popper mines of the globe, haa 1.1 its. than 0.767 copper mines and copper companies. In all parts of the world, eo-n-parlng with 4.B27 listed in the preceding edition. This long chapter, which "as unr-rised In Volume owing to fire, accident and lllneaa, has been completely r-wrtuen. even the obituaries of tbe companies having been Improved by uie addition of neat verbal tombstones.

WILL EHXARQE PULTiT. trw-iAX Msrarrn to tbb Bxwriwss. Hamilton. Ohio. A7.ril Advance Bag Company, of Its present 1 etuil' 'J "read way.

New Tork. Cincinnati ofBes J. toward. Manaaer.) STOCKS. IOp-aiUibl Lowlcrae.O mr iSales.

1)11 tAHii at. A 8. Do pref Southern Do pref Sotithera Pac. Teaaa Pad IV. To.

Ry. a St. L. Do pref Tens. I'Uh Copper Coon Pacific Do pref ln.

Ba. as P. Do pref K. 6a 7 2' 3f 9il! rfc 7300 1 MHWl 67 B7 oKi. IirS lliS 111 11 IteHK SOU 12 Ml 12 1 av 41 I 41 rii'Yio'vi 47 47S 47 47iii 4.V; I WI 1 13 I 12 I 13 12 i 14 73 1 U.

-aat Pipe 'r i 1 I- L. S. Steel Co. 1 631 521 53 8IT. P5 Do pref IIMVILV 114 37W Wahaak 1 1x14 11, Do pref 4M i 4l 47' 471,.

4 W. Tel I soli' li! Ml rt Elae.f I MV, rt 5Ma 4Wi tvv' 4n Mn "7 Va. 4i 4T: i 47 Total aales 623.0 abarea. Closing: Quotations. STOCKS.

I Bid Ask. STOCKS. I Bid, Ask. All. Chalm.1 18 1 15l Do Mi 86 4S a Il3 l3e U-, K.

A T-, 43il 48 li Do pref 73 74 79 7 Mex. central. 24S, 2' 4ti' fio I 7 Do I Amal. Copp.j Am. Can Do pref Am.

C. F. Jo Co? lia :11 I Nat. 7I B7 Am. Oil Do 1H 104W Am.

Wo. centiml'liS 12K Do pref 11131, 114 I North Pac. 1143s. 143V ym. ti, American 2 ea Flo Tef 1IA1 tlt5.

On! A 4H 411 Am. Jl32, MalL.j 2e, pi. vovto: ruiiman MM lie. Am. Wool.

4 85 Do prf A S.L. 91' 1. Araconoa 4ft 1 4.M 1 1 People's 11 Ati-hlaon l4! iresa. 31 37Vi Do pref ilm Do pref listv. At.

oast irov xprinas 3 a 113 113 lo pref Biscuit 104 MMSa lo pref ,12 12j i Brook T-l 7r- 7V Can. Pacific. 175, nt. 2S 2' lo pref lioi Reading 14V14 1M 1st prer, HO vz Do 2d prer. Island Do pref.

Rubber 28. SO 7 70 32 I 33 at 'J .4 Do 1st pref 104 104 Paul 14 m. a Alton. i Do pref C. Gt.

West. Do pref. B. A N'rthw. 73 rl L.aH.r 2p.

4'-' 43 0 I I Do pref ViiZ 57 17 73 I 75 37 as South. 2hi. 2 r.r. Jo pref I 7'' coi. f.

a Col Sou South -ac. A3 K3V Tex. Pacific! X3. 33 Do 1st pref, HI 81 Do 2d Ml Sou Tol Ry. a I-! 12 12 T.

a SlKt P2 Cons. l.ta 13 Do rrfl iV Tenn. Copperi 41 41 i frt nj i. Distillers 37' SH Del. Ik Hud.

lSl 1R3 rxi. a iQSo D. A Rio CS Alt. 1 fan opper.l Pacific. IJO -'r In.

B. P. 17V J3 Do pref. 74 I 75 S. Cast P.

2H4l 31 Do pref 74 7 Steel Co 53! In pref ,114 115 Do 7li, 87 ETie 3) i 1st pref! 4 4S Do 2d pref I It7l Gen. Electric! 167 lo Gt. North, pf'143 143 Ot.N.Ors ctf.J SMii OH Hock O. I 3 Ic, Securltiesl 38 4" III. Central.

Inter. 1HI 134 Do pref I 4.1 Int. Mer Ma.l 7 Wabash IH; 1 Ix prer 1 4S 4S W. V. West.

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24 Int. 12 I 12U Do pre: I S3 I P. S. illS ll Int. 3M 3W.

TALK OF THE TOWN. The home-building program of the Stork family at the Zoo. which began a few days ago, and on which the lord and master of the house had spent considerable time and thought, was rudely and vulgarly Interrupted yesterday by Mrs. Stork, who precipitated a common ordinary family quarrel, to the great amusement of their neighbors. I'p to date the residents at the Zoo have been very orderly, and none of the proverbial animal scraps have taken place until now.

The male stork accumulated a large quantity of string, sheep's wool, sticks and bits of cloth, from where goodness knows. These he began to assemble Tuesday morning with sudden energy In the form of a nest, according to the crude ideas of domestic architecture common to this species of birds. He finished the oest about noon, and while he was at work his mate looked on from a distance, but took no part. When the nest was completed the male called his mate to his side and the two held a consultation. Then the female walked forward on her funny stilts and looked the nest over.

She oidn't like It, and when the women folks don't like the place their hue-band provides for them there Is nothing to do but move. The female stork took prompt action. She jumped upon the stump and with a few "well directed" kicks, scattered oiu JTl For the rest of the day the two did not epcak- TTTHnMITNT UlU 111 J-i 11 1 For Insurance Company in Case of Disputed Claim of Fire Loss Alter Adjustment. rSCIAI. DiarATTB TO TBB BXUt'lSSB.

Columbus. Ohio. April IfT. The Supreme Ccurt reversed the decision, at Its session to-day. of the Royal Insurance Company against T.

G. Rles. on error to the Circuit Court or Wood County, thus holding for the plaintiff, the insurance company. It Is an other rase of deciding between the insured and the insurer aa to the losses caused by a fire. Rie.

got a ludgment In the lower Courts In the amount of 1.336. which was reduced by the Circuit Court to 11.010. The adjusters believed that tne amount of property damaged waa 1.. The company claimed that by the agreement In the policy It was liable for Just thst proportion of loss as the face, of the policy would besr to the amount of insurance held in other companies, and as Rles held other policies they tendered the insured I333 .14. This was excepted to and the suit followed.

The Court In its syllabus says: "1. Where In a policy of Insurance It Is made a condition- precedent that in case of disagreement as to tbe amount of loss is shall be determined by appraisement, the insured may bring suit upon the policy. averring in his petition the performance of all conditions on his part, and when the In surer pleads In his answer the disagreement and the determination or tne amount or appraisement, and the provisions of the DOlk-v as to concurrent insurance, inn amount the plaintiff may recover 1. limited to a proportionate amount of the loss de termined, and he cannot recover a larger amount unless- the appraisement la void or lj set aside. If It is void he may plead its invalidity in his reply, but If it la only voidable be should In hla petition unite a cause of action to set It aside.

Tne provision In a standard fire Insure ance policy that 'In the event of disagree ment as to the amount or loss tne same snail as above provided. De aacertaineo oy two competent and disinterested appraisers. the Insured and this company eacn select ing one. and the two so chosen enau nrst select a competent and disinterested um pire: the appraisers together shall tnen estimate and appraise the loss. staUng separately sound value and damage, and.

falling to agree, shall' submit their differences to the umpire: and 'the award in writing of any two shall determine the amount of such loss; the parties thereto shall pay respectively seieciea oy mem and shall bear equally all expenses of the appraiser and is a provision for an appraisement and not for an arbitration, and such submission ia not to be Judged by the strict rules applicable to arbitration and asraxd. and where the appraisers and umpire have before them a list ot the property destroyed, and the Insured's statement In detail in respect to his loss. It Is not ground for setting aside, the appraisement that they refuse to hear Judgment reversed. Crew. pear.

Davis and Shauca. JJ concur. BXCETVEll FOB. MACHHTES. mwcal maTATCB TO TI Dayton.

Ohio, Apr Brown today appointed Charles TschudI receiver of the TschudI at McBarren Machine Com-nanv after hearing the different parties Interested In the litigation. Mr. Tschndl was formerly Preetdent of the company and wU now take charge of affair, under direction of ihe Court. Later, upon the hearing of various parties. Judge Brown arlTl dSrld.

oa the best policy to pursue In disentangling the concern. PH03TE WAS. ENDED. srvriAi. wsraTcn is a asoiissa.

Tk7o Ky. April dl to-nls-ht ended the telephone war tot hi. city by passing the first reading of the ordinance' maximum r. 1- ARGUuEdTS Are Made By Both' Sides In L. jnd 1adoct Hearing Before the U.

S. Addresses ia Favor of and Against Proposition Made. Three Weeks' Time Te Preseit Briefs and The. CeUiel Rosseil Will Make His Report Eight piers are causing; the controversy between the city and business organisations or. one side and the I and N.

Railroad Company on the other, and now the United States Government has been called In to help settle whether or not the company shall be permitted to occupy the Public Landing by a portion of its viaduct In course of construction to connect Its terminals between Plum and Vine streets and the Newport bridge. A hearing in detail was had yesterday in the offices of United States Engineer Colonel William trosscII'. The arguments were really upon the petl tlon of the various organisations to have the War Department revoke the permit which It gave some time ago to the road to build the viaduct practically inside of whit Is known as the harbor line, an imaginary line which is supposed to represent the ex tent of the river's banks. In view of the permit granted by the War Department the road started to construct Its viaduct, but when It came to building the piers on the Public Landing the various business organisations raised a strenuous objection and the City Council was ap pealed to, with the result that the 8uperlr Court of this city granted an injunction to prevent the road completing that portion of the work, and this has been uphelusby the Ohio Supreme Court. It la the contention of these organisations that the road ought nod be given the use of public property for private or quasi-public purposes, but that the company ought to purchase its own right of way over private property, while this Is one reason given ior tne opposition to the present Plans, an other is that they will interfere with navl gaiion interests, and that this Interference will be more detrimental in the future than It Is at preesnt.

not only because the city is growing rapidly but more especially because the Federal Government is contem plating the expenditure of upward of for the purpose of establishing a nine-foot stage all year round on the Ohio, which Is one of the most Important navigable streams in the world. An All Bay Session. The hearing before Colonel Russell began at 10 a. m. and continued till almost 6 p.

with only about half an hour Intermission ror luncheon about 2 o'clock. The opening statements were made toy Attorney Ellis G. Klnkead and Colonel Brent Arnold. of tne L. and N.

on behalf of the road. They contended that If the present plan, be interfered with it will prove a calamity to shipping Interests In this city. 'There is not the least likelihood, they sard, that the viaduct as proposed will interfere with or be menace to "navigation, and. furthermore. they argued that not so long ago many of those who are now opposing the improvement were In favor of It.

They were willing to admit that It la-tit possibly interfere with navigation interests somewhat when the river reached a stage of 55 feet or over, but that this would, be of no consequence, because river traffic would be tied up, anyhow, then. General Ryan and B. W. Campbell, of the PeVklna Campbell Company. Director, of the Louisville and Cincinnati Packet Company, also spoke In favor of the viaduct, and sustained the contention that no Interference could take place under the approved plans until the stream reached a 53-foot stage, and that, as sttated, naviga tion would then become practically aus- ircvTiuo pended.

J. M. Blair. President of the Blair Brick Company, waa another who favored the road project, but upon being ques nnr.n Mn, ones- tloned by J. J.

Hooker, it developed that Blair leases from the railroad company. John Ankenbauer. commission merchant. of Front street, also spoke In favor of the structure as proposed, while Chief Engineer Courtnery. of the railroad, produced pen and ink drawings of the elevations to show that objectlgns raised are not borne out by the facta.

Are Not Obstructionists. Colonel Robert H. West opened the case for the objectors. He said that neither the railroad nor the public should get an impression that the Individuals and organisations opposing the viaduct Intend to block such a valuable Improvement "as this will surely be. but that the city should not be compelled to give up a valuable strip of property to any corporation.

He then Introduced E. E. Williamson. Secretsry of the Receivers and Shippers' Association, who at once presented a transcript of the proceedings before the City Council, which refused permlslson to make the grant, and he then told of the Injunction proceedings In the Courts. He said that those who are opposing the plans are not obstructlonista.

J. J. Castelllnl, representing the Clncln nati branch of the National League of Commission Merchants, made a short statement. opposing- the vlsduct under the present plans. He waa followed by J.

J. Hooter on behalf of the Receivers and Shippers' Association. nees Men's Club, showed that out of a vore of about 541 only 6U voted in favor of tne L. and N. viaduct under the present plans.

Colonel Vance. President of the Ohio Val ley ITTver Improvement Association, made a very interesting address, upholding ine contention against the present viaduct. Arthur L. Behymer. aa a member of tbe Terminal Committee of the Federated Im nrovement Associations, was also on hand In opooeltlon to the present plans.

After several more representatives from other or B-aniaatlons had made statements Attorney Klnkead made the closing argument on be half of the road. He maintained that the Government has no Jurisdiction In the mat ter unless It can be shown that the viaduct Interferes with navigation, and this cannot be shown, as it will be fully SOO feet beyond the lowest navigable stage of water. He said that surely only eight piers, placed far enough apart admit of the heaviest 4nd larcest wagona going to and rrom wnarvea, could not be held to Interfere with and that the statutes Intended tnat the United States Government, througn Its Wsr Department, should only take cog nlsance If it can be shown that such Inter ference Is real. He cites a number of de cisions In support of bis argument. Mr.

Williamson closed the arguments on behalf of the opposition, and he advanced further facts In support of his opening statement as to why the War Department ought to Interfere, especially aa the permit issaed by It grants the railroad the privilege to build the viaduct beyond the harbor line. which Is not usually granted to others. Colonel Roanell gave each aide three weeks' further time In which to submit brie fa, after which he will take the matter under advise ment and make a report. "wIIX VISIT T.ATTDISO. The Council Committee oa Steam Rail roads will Thursday morning; visit the Pub lic Landing, for the purpose of- looking over the proposed route of tbe L.

and N. elevated tracks. GAS MEETING TO-DAY. sraciAi. MsraTca to tbb aaoenwa.

Huntington. W. 27. There was sneclal meeting of the Directors of the Columbia Gas and Electric Company at their headquarters In this city to-day. A nam bar of Clnetnnatlans were present.

The meeting; was of a routine nature and noth- ng of Interest to the public was transacted. There will be a meeting of the Directors of the Cincinnati Gas Transportation Company here to-morrow. Norman G. Kenan ar rived this evening to be present at the NEW TZLALT7 ETHVICE. Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Effective Msv 1. we will Inaugurate a new train to Butler- ivy- les in Cincinnati dailv at 8:38 a. io-irt street slur ion. arrivina- at it.r et ro rn 1 I I 1 WEATHER Conditions at Various Point 1b tie United State. The fotlowtag table shows the state of the weather at the place mentioned, aa reported by the Weather Bureau at o'clock last night, ninetieth meridian time: a3 ill 1 Fi.ce OasaavaTsosu AMIeae Atlaata Halifoor Bismarck 'Buffalo Cairo Cal.arr Charlotte Chattanooga Crieyenne Cfelcaso Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Corpus Chrlatl -Davenport Denver Dod.s Dubuque Duluth El Paso Galveston Grand Raptda Havra Helena Huron Indlanapolia JacksoBllle Kansas city 7 E.

0 KTear ml si W. .4. I I. Tr. Cloudy 50 54 i t.

0 1 40 4 W. Cloudy N. Clear 4 se I E. Cloudy fg 72 8. W.

.24 IRmin es E. .1 Pt an S2 N. W. jPt.CTdy 44 5 'N. W.

Tr. (Clear S2 N. W. .82 I Oa 42 eu N. .02 Cloudy 51 5S N.

W. .04 riear 7 E. Tr. iCIoudy 48 52 N. W.

ICIear 84 71 W. 53 4 8 (Clear 44 50 N. W. ICIear 82 84 W. 0 Clear 82 82 S.

W.l 0 Clear 74 78 S.E. -02 I Rain 42 48 W. ICIear 44 62 E. Tr. Rln 50 50 X.

W. .02 ICIoudy 4 62 8. ICIoudy 6-t 82 N. .18 Clear 78 84 'S. W.

Cloudy na E. ICleir Ptc-dy OjPt-edy 54 SO IS. W- (Cloudy 7 80 I N. (Pt.C-djr 2 72 IN. yf- en 'Clear 78 N.BT ICIot-dy To 74 A'.

-48 ICIoudy 9 78 dr 72 82 8. .12 Cloudy 46 62 EE. 82 84 3. 04 Rain 6 58 S.E. (Pt.C'dy eg E.

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Clew 54 58 i S.E. I -10 C'oudy Lander ttle Reck laHllsvllle Memphis Montgomery Kashrlll New Orleans New Tork Norfolk North Platte Oklahoma Omaha Palestine Parkersbur. Philadelphia Pittsburg Pueblo Qu'Appelle Rapid City Ft. Loula St. Paul San Antonio Santa Fa SbreTeport Springfield.

111. Springfield. Mo. Vtrksburg Washington FRANCHISE Favored By Merchants Think Elevated and Snbway Would Bring Many Buyers Tt the Cin-einnati Markets. Ranid transit.

roads and subways 'n othae cities and the effect they would have on the business and social life of On clnnatl. had the call as subjects of discus slon In offices, hotels, and on the street yesterday. The application by tne tsouin western Ohio Traction Company for a Iran chlse for an elevated and subway road from the downtown district to Norwood and the East End was not unexpected. It having been announced several times that It would be made In the near future, but still the fact' that It was made, and that rapid tranalt into and out. of the city, and the bringing into the city of lnterurban roads.

were really probabilities, seemed to but prise almost everyone. The unanimous sentiment expressed oy proprietors of large retail stores and busi ness men generally was that the carrying out of the plana outlined in the proposed franchise ordinance, and by President Bleekman of the Southwestern- Ohio Trac tions Company, would be the biggest and best thing for Cln'cinnatl since the building of Hthe Cincinnati Southern road. The tl feet would be as great, and come sooner than In the building of the Southern, it was declared by some, as it would make terri tory tributary to Cincinnati containing as many buyers ss were reached by the South ern when it was built. Coupled with the general approval were a number of objections, and some, while stating that they heartily favored the pro ject, expressed doubt regarding Its ever be ing carried out successfully. One objection to the Norwood part of the line was that factories and people have been moving from Cincinnati to Norwood under existing conditions, and that If the time between I.K 1 I I.

cut from 55 minutes down to 15 minutes r.ctort-a rv' will move outside-the Cincinnati corpora tion lines. One of the dairy farmers attending the meeting at the Dennlson yesterday said: "We have Just heard about the new road to be built into Cincinnati, and if It Is built you will see more of us and- of our stuff. It takes so long to get Into and out of the city, and the shipping facilities are so fa from what they might be, that you don't have near the trade with Clermont, Clinton Brown and a dosen other counties as should come to Cincinnati. If tbey will give quick time, and good acoommodatlona at this end. we could ship in more and ship It In better, and a -lot more garden stuff.

Doubt was expressed regarding the posi tion which the Cincinnati Traction Com pany officials would take on the question, and by a number it was predicted that they would oppose the passing of the ordinance by the City Council. Others were as positive that the Traction company would sot oppose the ordinance, as it provide, omy for line, to the east and northeast, while the lnterurban lines In which Mr. Schoepf and hla friend, are interested are those to the west and northwest. -President Bleek man. of the Southwestern Ohio Tractions Company, last evening said: "President Schoepf, of- the Cincinnati Traction Company, stated publicly at a meeting of the Business Men's Club about two weeks ago that he would not oppoe an elevated read to bring In the lnterurban traction lines which we propose to serve.

We have taken film at his word, and as we do not step on his toe In ur way there is no reason for any conflict between the two companies. In fact, the Cincinnati Traction Company. President Schoepf haa stated, would be glad to get rid of the In- terurbana. as at present they Interfere with tils local travel, the cars are large and con ditlons being such that they are a nuisance on the streets." Mr. Bhoepf Is In the East on traction business and will not return.

waa stated at his office, for a week or IO days. ONLY TWO Of 13 Applicants' For Cirltemshlp Ap peared Certi flea tea Canceled. Naturalization matter, were disposed of yesterday morning In the United States District Court. There were IS petitioners on the list who had asked for their final certificates but only two of them showed up. They are George Frederick Buck and Bern- hard Helnrlcn Flpp.

natives of Germany. Four cases were dismissed. The others were absent. Special Assistant Federal Attorney 3. Herbert Cole made application to have final certificates of naturalisation canceled aa follows: Peter Christ os of this city, born In Greece, who waa admitted to cltlsenship on October 20.

1005. by the Ptobate Court or Hamilton County. It ia charged that at tin time Chrlatos secured his final paper be was over 18 years of age. and had not lived In this country 'or two years. In violation of the naturalisation laws.

Andrew Frederic kson of this City, a native of Sweden, who was admitted to citizenship by tbe local Federal District Court on June 34. 1907. It la alleged that his petition and the names of bis witnesses were not posted according to law for a period of SO days before his certificate was granted. He is given SO days In which to answer. George Christ oa.

a oattve of Greece, who was admitted to citizenship on October 20. the Probate Court of Hamilton County. It is alleged that he was over. 18 years at the time of hla application, and that he bad not resided la this Country for two years prior thereto. Louis Chrlatos, a native of Greece, on the same charge as the preceding.

The three Chris Loses are brothers, and were admitted together. They admitted the atat amenta to be true, and their certificates srere accordingly canceled. 170T STJTFicinrr mccr. Police Judge Bode yesterday dismissed Fred Clark, a striking stove foundry man. whe waa charged with assaulting Arthur Simmons, alieajed to have taken the place of a striker at tbe Resor foundry.

Judge Bode declared that if be found that, a man has been assaulted because he Is trying -to1 mke an honest and if the prof of ra "It Is nnsltlie. he will give -I mn:" penalty. I- e-. BUSINESS Of the Steel Corporation Better Than Expected During First Quarter of Year, And Its Books Now Hold So Many Orders That Prices Have Been Advanced. srscLAX.

maraTCB to tbb bs-qvtbkb, New York. April 27 Judge Gary to-day refused to discuss the Pittsburg dispatches which stated that the Carnegie Steel Com' pany had advanced its prices because of the large sales during tbe past three weeks. The price quoted t. o. b.

Pittsburg are stated to. be SI 15 for bars. $1 25 for plate and shapes: Quoted f. 0. b.

Chicago, the prices are gl SO for bars and gt 40 for piatea and shapes. These prices are a till gl a ton under the level quoted late In Febru ary when the United States Steel Corpora tion, through Chairman Gary, first, an nounced that there waa an open market for steeL It Is said that officials or the Carnegie Company did not confer with the officials or the Independent companies previous to their action, and that they were actuated purely by the fact that the com pany's books are comfortably filled for some time ahead with orders for the com modifies mentioned. The quarterly statement of the United States 8teel Corporation showing net earn ings of was far better In this re spect than the trade had been led to ex pert and seemed to warrant the suggestion mads in these dispatches of last "Saturday that there was an effort to give out statement which could be commented upon as "better than expected." This is not a re flection on the accuracy of the official figures, but Is an Inference naturally to be drawn from a comparison of the actual figures with those figures given out In th predictions of Interests very close to the United States Steel management. Much dissatisfaction waa expressed with the fact that the unfilled order on nan as ot March 31 showed an actual railing off or over 160,000 tons by comparison witn December 81. Steel business has been very active or late, and there haa been so much comment on this fact that the trade was prepared to wltneaa a liberal increase in the tonnage of orders on hand.

The failure of this Item to show an Increase as of March SI, by comparison with December 31, can be readily and reasonably explained by the fact that the Important business done so far this year has come to book dur ing the past six weeks. For 60. days foi lowing the drastic cutting in prices by the independents late last year barely any new business developed and It was not until some time after the open warfare in the steel trade developed that real activity be gan to appear. Consequently It Is to be pre sumed that the Steel Corporation to-day has on hand unfilled orders considerable In ex cess of those on the books March 31. Lur lng last week alone orders for over 400,000 tons were booked In the country, and the total new business of the month of March in certain lines of steel products was the largest done since the month of July, WOT.

Thus It appears it is hardly fair to judge the present status or the steel trade by the item or unfilled orders on hand as on March 31 In view or the fact that only during the last month or the quarter was there even tair activity In the steel business. A favorable feature of the statement ia sued to-day Is found In the increase in the amount charged off to depreciation and re serve funds. g3.403.66rt thus belne- charred off. a against $1,771,227 in the same quarter a year ago. when the net en mines were exnaner uian tnose reported to- aay.

tne increase in net earnings by com panson with the corresponding Quarter last year is slightly more than 25 per cent, while tne increase In the charges to depreciation ana reserve funds exceeds 60 per cent. tne minds of people who ex pressed an opinion after studying the Quar terly statement of tne Steel Company today, the increase In the orders on hand during the first quarter or the year was mucn more thsn offset, if It was not com pletely eliminates, by the action of the Car negie Steel Corporatiortv In advancing its prices on certain steel commodities. This the first recovery In steel prices which has developed since the price cutting began and It is accepted by some of the wise men in the steel business as a very excel lent sign, if not a conclusive proof, that bottom prices ror steel products have been made on the recent decline. It ia now estimated that the total con tracts in structural steel alone during the month of April will exceed 200,000 tons Bids have recently been sent in on 75,000 tens of new business. There is speculation already as to the showing the Copper Producers' Associa tion's figures for April will make when they are published May 10.

Estimates are made that there will be an actual reduction in tne amount or the available stocks aa a result of the April operations. N. E. Ap- plebaum. President of the New York Metal Selling Company, eatlmatea that the export deliveries this month will amount to 12,000, 000 lbs more than in March.

The domestic deliveries cannot be accurately gauged, but they give good promise to slightly exceed hose of March, which would mean that the April showing will be much more fa vorable than that of March. The other Item, yiat of production, promises not to show ny important increases over Aiarcn, it does not actually show a decrease. BIG INCREASE IN IMPORTS. New York. April 27.

The customs re ceipts at this port for the expired portion or the fiscal year of-lUOS-OW showed a marked Increase over the duties collected during the corresponding period or the fiscal year or 1007-08. During the 249 working days elapsed so far the duties collected sggregate tST.332, as against $161,847.33 collected dur ing the same 249 days or 1007-08. During he same period or 1906-07 the receipts were 185.528.20rt. The revival in the Import trade, the cus toms officers declare, began Immediately after the national election. STEEL PLANT X0 BESTJME.

arsciAL DisraTca to tbb sorraB. Cambridge. Ohio. April 27. District Man ager C.

A. Robinson, of the United States Steel Corporation, to-day announced that the Guernsey works of this city would sume operation on May IO, employing 400 men at the beginning. This plant has been idle since October 5. 1907. CONTRACT AWARDED.

srsciAL nisrATca to tbb SKQcnua. itol Commission this afternoon awarded the contract for grading- of tbe Capitol grounds nd construction of road way a to Henry L. Balke, of Louisville. There were five bidders, the others being Henry Bickel. of Louisville; James J.

Do lan and William Luts a of Lexington, and R. F. Scruggs, of Frankfort. The contract was let on the percentage basis, the esti mate of Balke being $22,731 25. on which he will be paid 10 per cent.

Blckel's bid was $26,627: Dolan'a. Lut s. $26,277. and Scrugga's, $25,180. Blckel's bid attached 10 per cent, Dolaa's 33 per cent.

Lute's 8 per cent and Scruggs'. 12H per cent. TO ATTEND CONVENTION. Frankfort. April 27.

President John Glenn, of toe local Retail Grocers' Association, to-day received a letter from the President of the Business Men's Club of Cincinnati premising to come over to Frank fort on the date that the Cincinnati. Cov ington and Newport merchants attend the convention of tbe State Retail Grocers' Association, and make a talk to the merchants of Kentucky. According- to the Pres. ident of the Cincinnati organlsatioai there will be a special tralnload of people from city come to Frankfort on 'Cincinnati Day." SALES OF EONDS. araciAi.

oistatcs re tbb K-cqciaaa. Decatur. Ind April 27. The Harris Trust and Savings Bank, et Chicago secured the $12,000 per cent eevei-aBd-one-half- year average city building bonds this even ing, their bid being giiu. The Council of Oakley sold to At Mayer last nirht Williams avenue Improvement bonds in the amount of $8C1 94.

hese bonds bear per cert Interest and a 'e of from one to ten years. The 1 A- Vver. ti; rr-m- r- Don't judge these by fVi zzx ti other $3.00 hoes. For only csetJnjjr at least $5.00 can pare with Beacon Shoes. UNION MADE in We in the world.

in great economies, give vou value eaual com These other are Every pair made by Goodyear welt, hand-sewed process. You can set Beacon Shoes, in new 1909 styles, at the following dealers in Ohio: CTNCIITNATI AIbers. 1114 Main St, near Hunt Geo V. Burnett. New Richmond Vi'hi E.

Dohaa. 5-6t7 Central Ave. B. Falkenstein, Knowlton's Corner, Cumminsville Fanger 4- Rampe, 141-142 E. Pearl St near Broadway Ben J.

Finke, St. Bernard Clem Foope, Eighth and Carr Sta. Joa. Fluejfeman. 1546 Harrison Ave.

A. B. Ifelletnann, 112-114 Elder St Findlay Market John A. Kordloh, Evsnston George Quebe, 2458 Eastern Ave. John Schwarz.

718 E. McMillan St, W. Walnut Hills J. B. Stuntcbeck, S537 Warsaw Price Hill John Tischbein, $145 West Eighth St, near State Ave.

Valley Shoe Store, Elmwood Place Wellen's, Central Ave. and Kindle Brighton; Linn and Berts Sta Wieck 02J Monmouth Newport. Aug. W. Wode.

(SIS Woodbnra Ave E. Walnut Hills B. H. Zurline, 180 Chase Cum-minsville B. Henof, Covington, Ky.

Weick Newport, Ky. CLEVELAND Bell Eros, 1406 Woodland I Berger 6412 Detroit Ave. i. V. Krejci.

SS0 West g6th. St. D. Price, 10515 Superior N. E.

F. Dura, 7616 Central S. E. S. Hodous, 6492 Broadway, E.

Suhadolink, 6107 St. Clair AveN.E. H. J. Wilson, 1031 1 St.

Clair Ave Wolf Broa, 10108 Cedar Ave. Zwicrlein Shoe 1880 West 25th St. COLTJMBUS M. Ahmiler, 149 East Main St Ansparh 979 W. Broad St L.

A. Gooding. 626-849 N. High St Geo. W.

Hackenberg, 10S lit. Vernon Ave. S. Eppstein, 927 Mt Vernon Ave. Akron L.

G. Federman Albany Geo. B. Spring Alliance Waltz a- Kmsey Andover Gibbs St Cleland Ashland -Ed. L.

Reaser Ashtabula L. Friedman Athens J. B. Rose Barberton Weisberger at Feldmaa Barnesville J. W.

Cassells Beach Citjr O. W. Schott Belleville Wm. Lindley Bellevue Henry Oebm Berea Percy Newbrand' Blissfield J. L.

Fabian Bowrrstown Wm. B. Perm's Sons Bluffton Wise Clothing Shoe Co. Bridgeport Zerah Sham Cadut The Wagoner McFaddea Co. Caldwell Friedman Bros, Camden W.

H. Douelaa Canal Winchester Phill Weber Canton Harry H. Weiss NOTICE TO DEALERS Write sales plan. Over two thousand dealers are the best shoe values sold to-day. Wm HOYT 5HOg Manchester, Ti.

REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING. Through a deal closed yesterday, the Ca hlll-Holters Company, at the northeast corner of Ninth and Sycamore streets, is enabled to Increase its plant twice its present size and capacity. Under the terms of the transaction the shoe company is to secure immediate possession of the seven-story building at the northwest cor ner of Ninth street and Cheapside. This building is being vacated by the Bettmann-Jolinson Company, of Sycamore street, which used It as an annex, but last week secured additional apace north of Its present quarters on Sycamore street, last used by the American Cigar Company. The Cahlll-Holters Company secures a five-years lease and haa also arranged for extension of Its lease upon the Syca more-street corner property.

This latter move will also enable the Taylor-Poole Company, a subtenant, to renew its lease. it is said. The space about to be occupiad by the Cahlll-Holters Company is 75 by 150 feet, the latter being the frontage on Ninth street The corner property is owned by the Swift estate. Sketches for something new In the way or an apartment building are being made by Architect C. M.

Foster, who has been commissioned by several investors to pre pare the preliminary drawings. This Improvement Is to be built In one of the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, possibly Norwood. It is to be 300 feet long. -The property is owned by one of the Interested persons, who Is said to have agreed to convey Its title to a which already haa perfected a working organisation. In the event of the estimates coming within a stipulated sum.

the project will be carried out. The building is to have an average depth of 50 feet and will be three stories high. On.esch floor there 111 be twelve apartments of four rooms and a bath each. Leaving out the latter. this means a to al of 144 rooms.

If bui.t as planned, the apartment will be the largest of Its kind In the Middle West It will be modern In every respect. xx- A sixeeen-roem duplex buKding ot vitri fied tile exterior ia to be built on the west side of Delta avenue, near Columbia ave nue, according to plans being drawn by Architect Andrew R. James, who expect, to receive estimates in about week. The Improvement has been or dered by Florence Cholmondeley. It will be two and one half stories and will be divided into two apartment, of eight rooms to a suite.

The Price HIU Builders' Exchange has signed contracts to build an eight-room St. LOUis flat building for Bernard F. Hlggina, on Sulre avenue. Price- Hill; also a five-room house for Moses Hirschberg. on Fifth avenue, and a five-room house for J.

J. Dew an. on Fifth avenue. It Is now finish ing a five-room house for K. J.

Kotte, on Evers -street. Price Hill. Two newly completed adjoining homes on Bogart avenue. near Forest avenue. Avondale.

were sold yesterday by Theo dore Mayer a the sellers being Mc-Clennan Bros. The eight-room modern brick at No. 3557 Bogart avenue was bought by Mrs. Nannie Augur, the con sideration being payment '-being made in cash. The adjoining dwelling.

Kj. SA61. waa bought by Mrs- Mary E. Mt Cuen. the purchase price being the same.

Estimates are being received by Archi tects Bauamith a Brainle for an eight- duplex residence for O. H. PohL who expects to build on the. south side ef Erie avenue, near Madison road, Hyde Park. A dwelling of the same type as tbe fore going has been planned by Architect G.

W. Orach's office for Mrs. J. Kennedy oa Burns avenue. Wyoming.

It will be of brick, 10 roams, and dimensions 30 by 80 feet, Broker R. B. Cadwalader has leased No. 2202 Auburn avenue. Mt.

Auburn, to Margaret A- McFarfsnd. and No. 3M7 Hack-berry street. Walnut HI 11a. to Allin J.

Martin. The newly completed eight-room-, brick' residence of Smith a Heitnseyer the east side ef Floral avenue, between William and Ehanmoore avenues. South Norwood, has been sold through Brokers Gilchrist Thompson to S. Stewart The consideration was tl. mi's were yefer.lay issued -1 Beacon styles are new and exclusive-c-orieinated this- sea- ion.

Beacon Shoes fit neatly yet comfortably. And they are long-wearing, with lasting shaoeliness. are Qualities seldom combined shoes, even at twice the price. the largest makers of S3. 00 shoes This immense oroduction.

resulting great advantages, enables us to to nearly twice what vou nav. Chillicothe Hermann Bros. Columbiana Jefferys Broa. Conneaut Benjamin Hawkins Conneaut Harbor Morris Keldstela Coshocton Walker a- Lawrence Covington T. A.

Worlcy Son Crestline Henry Johnson Dalton Peter Kurgea Dayton H. Panrar TV3nce The Harley Shoe Store Delaware E. R. Greiner Delphoa Mittcr a- Gaier Eaton E. O.

Lock wood Elmwood Place A. H. Vonderheide F.lyria Thomaa Grey Findlay The Risaer Shoe Co, Fredricktown D. M. Brumbarh.

Fort Recovery Weiler Bros. Sc Long Glouster Clark Shoe Co. Greenfield S. J. Kaufman Greenwich The De Witt Shoe Co.

Hillsboro Moore A Hulitt 1 ronton Whitwcll Shoe Co. Jackson Cavett tt Jones Kings Mills R. F. Simontoa LaRufc Noyes At Davis Leetonia Hephner Bros. Lima The Michael Clothing St Shoe Cow Logan Steinman Wellman Marion Charles M.

I.andon Middleport J. M. Rathburn Sons Co. Middletown J. E.

Stewart Milledgerille Acton Bros. Millorsburt J. F. Hudson at Son Mineral City Sol Ackerman Mt Gilead -Morrow County Shoe Cow Mt Sterling -T. S.

Caldwell Mt Vernon Silas Parr Napoleon Geo. H. Korte Nelaonville T. J. Davis Nevarre G.

A. Sisterhen Newark G. A. Ball 4 Son New Comerstown T. E.

Neighbor A CoJ New Hampshire Harry S. Chapman, New Richmond Geo. W. Burnett Norwalk The C. F.

Jackson Co. Orrville Karl Ludwig Oberlln Bchr Boot Shop Painsville Abrsrason. Rottenberg Co. Pataakala Courtier Webb Co. Peebles Frank T.

Davis Portsmouth Chaa. Weber Ravenna F. E. Burdette Richwood The Robinson Wilkins Cow Rinman H. Weisberger Roekford J.

Burgess Brow. Salem J. S. Town send Sandusky J. L.

Rieger Scio Custer Shoe Store Somerset John Gallin Springfield Routzahn A Wright Springville VV. A. Stanbro St Clairsville The Pletcher Cow wanton Chas. Fels Toledo M. M.

Brackney Troy C. W. Folk ITrbana W. E. Brown Urichsville Taggart A Treadway Utica James A Lake Versailles Nicknl Broa.

Wapakonerta Chas. Kahn A Co. Warren R. Hart Washington C. H.

Craig Bros. Wellington The Wells Company Wellston J. G. Spira West Alexander Glander A Rinehart West Jefferson M. Kuehner ft Sons West Milton H.

M. Lair A Sons Woodsfield Rouse A Smith os at once for exclusive territorv and now have aeencies. Beacon Shoca That why they are the best sellers. building on the west side of Maplewood avenue, between McMillan and Kinsey streets, to cost Henry P. Lange for a two-and-one-half-story brick dwelling on Hawthorne avenue, between Phillips and Bassett road, to cost William Ft.

Graul for a two-and-one-half-story brick dwelling on Middleton avenue, between Resor and Wood, to cost MEN AND MATTERS. Stuart Evans, of the Pettifoone Brothers' Manufacturing Company, returned yesterday from a ten weeks' trip through the West. He reported that business Is booming in the West, and saw no evidence of hard times in the section west of the Mississippi River. "Crops will be good all over the West, and the farmers will have lots of money to spend this fall," he said. "Ev-ery where I went the towns were busy, and everybody sees a roseate future In the business world.

People out West would laugh if you talk hard times to them, for all lines of business are picking up and everybody seems to have money. They showed that they had money by the way they are giving orders ror goods or all kinds." Visitors on Change yesterday were Clif J. Dils. of Aurora. Ind.

H. A. McCoy, Lexington. T. Snodgrass.

Pittsburg: R. H. Cunningham. Columbus. Ohio; B.

M. Ren-lck, Paris, T. F. Gilmore, Chicago. George Koehler, Vice President of Rudolph Kleybolte Company, has returned from an extended trip through the West, visiting the leading cities on the Pacific Coast Financial conditions have greatly Improved In the past few months.

He returned sooner than expected, on account of the company's removal to its new offices In the Fourth National Bank Building Thursday. The Advertisers' Club met at the Munro last night and Indorsed the proposed bond issue or ror municipal tjetter-ments. The club also listened to a talk on Yellowstone Park, illustrated with stereop-ticon views, by George T. Foyes. Dr.

Thomas P. Hart, who was to have talked on "Good Old Cincinnati." waa unable to be present New members admitted were Charles W. Stump. Robert Henshaw. Chas.

Schell, John E. A. Mlttendorf, John J. Hemsath and W. Hi Schmidlapp.

The Cincinnati Central Drug Clerks' Association will hold its regular monthly meeting to-morrow evening att 226 Broadway. Non-members will be given a reception by the officers. BANKERS OF GROUP TWO Will Have Important Session at Celiaa To-llorrew. SrsCIAt. DISPATCB TO TBB SSQCIBZB.

Cellna, Ohio, April 27. Several hundred bankers of Northwestern Ohio, members of Group 2 or the Ohio Bankers' Association, are expected In this city Thursday morning to attend the annual meeting of the association, which comprises 14 counties In this section or the state. Two sessions will be held, the first opening st 11 a. with a welcome address by Mayor P. E.

Kenney, responded to by Hon. N. E. Matthews. President or the Putnam County Banking Company or Ottawa.

The afternoon session will be addressed by Lucius Teter, Chairman of the Postal Savings Bank Committee of tbe American Bankers' Association, and President of the Chicago Savings Bank and Trust Company, of Chicago. William P. 8hearer. Cashier of the First National Bank of Zanesvllle. and a member of the Council or Administration or the Ohio Barikeijs' Association, and George P.

Jones. Cashier or the'Flrst National Bank of Findlay. The meeting wtll close witn the election of officers and a ride on Lake Mercer and other trips under tbe direction of the local bankers. BIO SETTLING BASIN. sFBCtAi.

DisrATca to tbb bsouibsb. -Louisville. April 27. The Beard of Waterworks of the city of Louisville will within the next frw days advertise ror proposals ror the construction of a coagulant tank, where the' water wll lbe allowed to subside until some of the mud and other foreign substances settle to the ground. The basin will hold 17,000,000 gallons or water asd wlU cost $100,0001 PROMISES CHEAPER GAS.

treciAL prapATra to tbb oria. Indianapolis. April 27. The Indian apolis Gas announced this after noon that tt will reduce tne price ot gas ana will meet local competition, but does not what the price will be. 4 1 It i 4 i -1 7 i 3 i.