Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 195, 28 August 1908 — Page 3
THE RICIIMOD PALLADIU3I AN1 SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1908.
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YOUNG COTTON KING : LOSESJILLIOHS Jesse Livermore's Attempt to Corner the Market a Failure.
A SHREWD MANIPULATOR. GOVERNMENT REPORT A3 TO COTTON OUTPUT THIS YEAR LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTLY BREAK.
New York, Aug. 28. Jesse D. Livermore's attempt to make himself the Cotton King were abandoned definitely Thursday when the price of the August option went crashing 3.85 a bale, dragging other options down a dollar or more. Livermore is said to have lost fully two millions of the profits he had plied up In his remarkable campaign. The young man preserves absolute silence, and his brokers refuse to discuss his affairs, but there is evidence that the campaign has ended. With Livermore in this attempt to corner cotton were at first Theodore H. Price and a group of professional traders. Prfce issued circulars telling of the high prices expected, and it seems that Livermore did most of the buying. Cotton was accumulated by the clique in thousand bale lots, until It was reported' that they had among them contracts maturing in October for at least 400,(XX bales, worth $20,000,000. To control the price of actual cotr ton they were compelled to take con
tracts for thousands of bales for Au
gust delivery. Price and others quick
ly decided to get out, and did so at a profit, but Livermore held on. When the government recently announced that the crop would probably be above
13,000,000 bales Livermore began to
eell contracts for delivery of cotton in November, December and March. In
this way he disposed of a largo part of his holdings. Most of his contracts 'are said to have been taken on at an
average of 9c a pound. After loading up, the clique advanc
ed the price to 9.85c, at which figure Livermore's profits on the deal were said to be above $2,000,000. The price broke $1 a bale for several days
end brokers were worried lest Liver
more drag his friends down with him
He weathered the storm and was re
ported to be selling stocks short a3 a
hedge against his losses in cotton.
OTHER CASES FOUND
Three Soldiers in Care of Government Have Leprosy.
tAnLT Utli A PtNSIUN.
Interpreters of Spirit Messages . Say That Taft Will Be Elected
Hot Springs,' Va., Aug. 28. Dream
ers and. interpreters of the political handwriting on the wall have discovered Mr. Taft Up in Haddonfield, N. J., there is a woman of fifty winters, who has been successfully interpreting dreams since she was ten. Here is her dream.
"I saw a huge boat coming up a
narrow stream with crowds of people standing on the shore watching it. The channel was narrow, rocky and very hard to get up. Suddenly some one shouted:
" 'They are making headway. "Almost Instantly the boat cleared the rocks and reached port in safety, and in front of the ship appeared a large Inscription, 'Taft.' " Down in Galveston, Texas, they are
getting messages. One man says: "I have not got the slightest hope for Bryan on account of a message from the spiritual side of life in January, lfX)8, from former President Grant" There were other messages, for he continued: "The spirit message of Benjamin Harrison: 'Don't worry. Texas will receive an abundant cotton crop. Prosperity is In store for you. " Again he went into a trance. "The message through my mouth" he explains for General Grant this time "came in poetry, but I don't remember the exact words. But the meaning was: 'More soldiers need to be for this united country to keep down Wall street and anarchy, and Tart he is going to get it.' '
FLOOD HAS RECEDED
Water Reaches a Height of Forty Feet in Augusta, Georgia.
PROPERTY LOSS IS GREAT. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 28. Flood waters at Augusta are receding. They reached the height of forty feet, probably as high as the flood of 1888. Rain has ceased in the upper valley and there is no danger of further losses. The loss approximates $750,000 to $1,000,000 and consists of damage to stocks of goods and private property, losses on the streets, destruction
of the wagon and railroad bridges across the Savannah river and breaks in the canal banks. There are dependent on the canal for power eight large and small cotton mills. Thousands of mill operatives will be idle for three or four months. The Augusta Railway and Electric company can not run its cars for three days. No power plant is in operation, the telephone lines are not working and the railroads are accepting no passengers. The water service is crippled but intact. The Gas company is impaired but not shut down. There have been ten to fifteen drownings, mostly negro laborers.
WAS IT ANY WONDER THEYALL FLED Polecat Puts Summer Theater On the Blink. Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 28. A pole cat put the Idora Park summer theater on the blink last night. It was just when Flossie Dangerfleld was putting on a song and dance that the audience began to get fidgety. Flossie fled soon. A team of black-face comedians braved the odor for only a minute. It was just as well, for no audience remained.
PERSIAN OFFICIALS FLEE FOR LIVES Revolutionists Are Rapidly Securing Control of the Country. BLOODY BATTLES FOUGHT.
HUNDREDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED KERMAN NOW IN THE HANDS OF REBELS SULTAN LACKS NECESSARY TROOPS.
GREAT MYSTERY MAY JE SOLVED Chicago Subtreasury Employes Are Put Under The Grill.
CLUE HAS BEEN SECURED.
INFORMATION GIVEN THAT ONE OF THE MEN YET CONNECTED WITH THE TREASURY KNOWS OF THEFT OF $173,000.
WbUT he. V(OJLL) DO.
Washington, Aug. 28,-Xlnqulry as to the facilities of the War Department for taking care of the leper, John R. .Early, has developed the fact that a leper is being cared for by the army In the Volunteer Soldiers Home at Milwaukee in the person of Alfred S. O'Gorman, formerly a private in Company O, First Infantry, and another
one at Ft Scrlven, on the Island of
Tybee, off the port of Sanannah, Ga. Early will have to remain in the District of Columbia because of the impossibility of having any railroad or steamship company accept him as a passenger. He will probably get a
pension from the Government for to- ' tal disability, and will thus be able to
support his family in North Carolina, A . 1 . VT 1 .
ai ju pai i. no majr niou feet ail allowance, which may be increased to $72 a month.
Amusements
Cook Stock Co., at the Gennett
Mr. Carl W. Cook, in offering the Carl W. Cook Stock Company to the
patrons of the Gennett theatre this
season wishes to acknowledge his sin
cere appreciation of the most liberal patronage bestowed on the occasion
of his previous visit, and to offer the assurance that his coming engagement
which opens Monday evening will ex
ceed by far any of his former efforts,
Following the usual yearly custom.
ms piays nave Deen rewritten, renewed and reconstructed, many being replaced with new material, and all of them being augmented with newer
matter, timely Ideas and unique ef fects.
In fact, nothing that experience or liberal outlay could suggest, have been
left undone to make the present seas
on of the Carl W. Cook Stock Company
the crowning triumph of Its career.
Its successful record extending far beyond most attractions 6t similar character, can easily be understood, from the fact that Mr. Cook has always fulfilled all promises and by so doing has gained the absolute faith and positive confidence of the- patrons
of the theatricals.
To retain this has been the untiring
aim of Mr. Cook and that he has suc
ceeded in such efforts cannot be gain
said. .That the Cook Stock Company
has been worthy of your patronage in the past is a guarantee of its future excellence. Suffice to say it is now
the best ever."
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palpitation at the heart Digests wha&you
"Pleasant day!" snorted the chronic kicker. "There's another ridiculous expression." "Why so?" demanded the man who had used it "Because no duty could really be pleasant If It's an actual duty." Philadelphia Press.
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Colonel Hayes Had an Answer Ready For General Scott. Of Colonel John C. Hayes, who served with distinction under General Winfleld Scott in the Mexican war, an amusing story is told by T. E. Parish in his "Gold Hunters of California." Hayes, with his command, had been out scouting. On his return he made no report to General Scott, who sent for him. General Scott was a veritable martinet in enforcing military discipline. After Hayes was seated in the commander's headquarters Scott said, "Colonel Hayes, I have received no report of your expedition against the padre." "I did not thluk it worth while," said Hayes. "Every officer of the army is required to make a full report of everything to bis superior officer. Please make your report verbally." f
Hayes began by saying that he struck
the padre's trail on a certain day, rol
lowed it for two days, and on the third
day, while his command was resting at noon and taking their siesta, the old
nadre came down on them. The "boys
gathered themselves together and whip
ped the Mexicans off, killing quite a
number of the padre s command. Ills own loss was insignificant one killed and three wounded. "Surprised you.
eh?" queried Scott. "Yes; we were not
expecting him." "Where were your
pickets ?" "Did not have any."
"What!" shouted General Scott "A colonel in the regular army of the United States go into camp in the heart of the enemy's country and never place a picket on guard? What would you do if surprised when asleep?" "Shoot the first man that waked me up!" was the cool reply.
Teheran, Aug. 28. The latest reports show that the revolution is in full swing in the western and southern parts of Persia. All the tribes in Kurdistan have raised the banner of revolt under the leadership of the Constitutionalists and demand the j immediate convocation of a parliament; otherwise they threaten to declare for independence. The government officers are falling Into the hands of the Insurgents everywhere, and many soldiers have been
killed. The governor of Sultanieh has fled with a small remnant, of loyal troops. The governor's residence was pillaged and burned The uprising in the provinces of Laristan and Kerman, reports of which were received here a few days ago, is rapidly gaining round. The city of
Kerman is entirely in the hands of the revolutionists, the government officials having either fled or submitted. The vice governor has been killed.
The seizure of the city was preceded
by a bloody battle, hundreds having
been killed or wounded.
The insurgent leaders, who Include
Kazim Khan, have organized a temporary government and declared their intention to ignore the central government until the parliament shall be convoked,
The Sultan lacks the necessary
troops for the suppression of the revolts in the different provinces. The
seriousness of the situation is mitigated only by the absence of a strong pretender to the throne around whom the Constitutionalists could gather.
Chicago, Aug. 28. Every employe of the United States subtreasury in the federal building has been subjected to a "sweatbox" examination, and it is believed there has been secured important evidence .that will solve the mystery of the $173,X robbery, for which George W. Fitzgerald, former teller, was arrested Sunday. The examination was conducted by Assistant State's Attorney Popham under the direct orders of Subtreasurer Boldenweck. Information that one of the employes was Implicated in the gigantic theft, was received ear;y in the week by Boldenweck. The examination was conducted with great secrecy, none of the employes being notified in advance that he was to undergo a grilling. One by one they were called into the private office of Boldenweck and introduced to Popham. The prosecutor took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and prepared for a strenuous day.
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LABOR DAY PLANS ARE TO BE DISCUSSED
South Side Improvement sociation to Meet.
As-
The South Side Improvement association will hold its regular business meeting next Tuesday evening. The committee that was appointed at the
last meeting will report and definite arrangements will be made in regard to the program for Labor Day. The committee is composed of Anton Stolle, chairman; Conrad Zwissler,
Fred Miller, Hans Koll, W. A. Johnson, Joseph Scully, Harry Steinbrink
and Edward Stein.
THE PUZZLE TANKAKD.
It Was a Featare of the Screateeath Centarr Tavern. "This is a puzile tankard," said the antiquary. "Try it." The tankard, of peculiar shape, with odd little spouts protruding from It In unexpected places, was made of blue glased ware, and on it waa scratched the stanza: From Mother Earth , I claim my birth: , Tm mad a Joke for ma.nl But now I'm here. Filled with good cheer. Come taste me If you can.
The old man filled the vessel with fair water, and the youth tried to drink from it He could not though, succeed.
To whatever spout he put his Hps the
water refused to flow from that open
lng, flowing from half a dozen other ones instead all over his face and neck.
"That's enough for me," ho said.
"This puzsle tankard," said the antiquary, "dates back to the seventeenth century. Every tavern had one In those
days. The landlord would fill it with ale or sack or beer, and if you could
empty it down your throat you got
your drink for nothing. Otherwise you must stand treat. Many a seventeenth
century laugh these puzzle tankards
must have caused.
"It was, you know, quite impossible,
unaided, to solve a tankard's secret The secret of this tankard of mine is
to place your little finger over the fur
ther spout, your thumb over that one
and your left hand thumb over the
bulb. Now you can drink, you nee,
from the small underspout in comfort. Philadelphia Bulletin.
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