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-The eleven laundries under 1 Cincinnati, .ng a combination to raise indictment to-day and each was fined prices plead ust also agreed to dissolve $50 and costs against the laundry proprieand the indi tors were nolied The indictments were returned more than a year ago. Pittsburg, Feb. 13.-The Standard Oil Company announced an advance of 5 cents in three grades of oil to-day as follows: North Lima, 99: South Lima. 94. and Indiana, 94. Pennsylvania remains unchanged. Cincinnati, Feb. 13.-Following the appointment of a receiver for the Laning Printing Company at Norwalk yesterday, Howard Barney was appointed receiver for the Robert Clarke Company here to-day on application of J. F. Laning, the principal stockholder. The Robert Clarke Company was in the courts a few years ago and then obecame the property of the Laning company. but retained its name. The assets are said to be $130.000 and liabilities $45,000. Norfolk, Va., Feb. 3.-The Woodstock Iron Works of Norfolk. incorporated in Virginia for the conduct of a general foundry business, was organized here to-day with a capital of $500,000. The company will operate in Anniston, Ala. as an auxiliary to the present Woodstock foundries and iron works J. N. Barr. former irresident of the Seabcard Air Line Railway, is president. San Francisco. Feb. 13.-The report of the fire insurance business for 1907 on the Pacific Coast shows the total amount of the policies written to be $1,233,229,613 on which premiums to the amount of $25,963,447 were paid. The losses for the year amount to $6,682,652 or 25.7 per cent of the premiums. In California considered separately the rate of loss was less, being 20.9 per cent. Seattle Feb. 13.-At a conference between atarneys for the Great Northern and Northern PaciEc railreads. Northwest lumbermen and the business interests yesterday a tentative compromise of the rate question was reached by the railroads offering to haul lumber at the old rates, leaving it optional with the carriers whether or not the shippers shall be required to put up bonds to guarantee the payment of the new rate in case the railroads get a favorable decision from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Chardon. Ohio, Feb. 13.-The Circuit Court today set aside the conviction of R. N. Ford, recently found guilty of unlawfully using funds of the private bank of Ford Bros. at Burton, which failed a few years ago for over one million dollars. Pittsburg. Feb. 13.-Arguments in the equity suit brought by Thomas Rinaker, receiver of the defunct Enterprise National Bank, against former State Treasurer Frank G. Harris, of Pennsylvania, for the recovery of $20,000. were begun to-day in the United States District Court. Cincinnati, Feb. 13.-The threatened cut on railway wages was considered at an important conference of the various executive heads of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in this city this afternoon. This cut was recently announced on the Queen & Crescent system and is said to be impending on other unes. Chicago, Feb 13.-A warrant charging A. C. Tisdelle. a former banker of this city, with receiving deposits after his bank was insolvent was sworn out to-day by Henry W. Lackey, an attorney. Tisdelle conducted a private bank which closed its doors on Jan. 22. Pittsburg, Feb. 13.-The People's Bank at Cali fornia, Penn., which has been in the hands of a receiver for two months reopened for business today. When the bank closed there was e shortage of $83,000. The directors and stockholders made this good. Keene, N. H., Feb. 13.-The chair factory of Dunn & Salisbury. which has been running on a reduced schedule for some time, resumed operations in full to-day. Northampton Mass. Feb. 13.-The Mount Tom mill. operated by the Connecticut Valley Lumber Company, shut down to-day, on account, it is said. of a lack of orders. About a hundred and thirty-five hands are affected.
