Show TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS I Jerry Simpson expresses the opinion that the Democratic campaign in 190 will I be aniexpansion and antitrust with the money question a subordinate third The Otis Steel company of Cleveland I wi advance the wages of about 6 of its employees 5 per cent commencing May 12 The increase is made voluntarily on the part of the company The St Louis grand jun returned indictments in-dictments against State Boiler Inspector Charles Price and H P Phlper member of the board of examiners for stationary engineers for receiving illegal fees Boiler Inspector Price is president of this board The lledway Mass Savings banks vault was blown open by burglars From the fact that a second fuse applied for the purpose of forcing open the strong box had not been lighted it is thought the men were frightened away by the noIse of the explosion The lower house of the Illinois leisla ture passed the senate bill for the Incorporation in-corporation of the pawners societies The bill limits dividends to 6 per cent per annum Pawnbrokers in ChIcago have I been operating under an ordinance authorizing them to collect 36 per cent per annum The committee on fellowships of the Americanschool al Athens announces the appointment of Miss Harriet A Jod at present a student in Athens to the Agnes Hoppin memorial fellowship for the year 189190 This fellowship is open to women rcuates of all American colleges col-leges l and includes 100 a year By a practically unanimous vote of the stockholders the National Rank of Commerce Com-merce St Louis increased its capitalization capitaliza-tion from 3tOO to 5000 The National Na-tional Bank of Commerce of New York Is the only bank in America larger than the Bank of Commerce The New York concern is capitalized at 50000 but has half a million moro surplus |