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New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
CONSOLIDATED GAS MEETING

At the annual meeting OF the stockholders Of tn.
Consolidated Gas Company. held yesterday the
president, Harrison f. Gawtry. stated in his re-
port that the business for the last year had been
unusually large. The -company's sales Of gas
amounted to over 1900 100000 cubic feet The net
receipts were correspondinsly satisfactory No
financial statement given out. The retiring
Board OF Directors was reelected, with the ex-
ception OF Hugh Auchncloss. who was succeeded
by Frank Tflford. The total number of shares
voted at the stockholders meeting OF the Con-
solidated Gas Company 5iS,ess, about II per
cent OF the total capital stock The newly elected
Board Of Directors will meet Friday for organiza-
ton. and It is expected that the present officers
will be reelected.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Jan. p. ?. n1.-The market for American
securities was weak in sympathy with the rest Of
the list. Pennsylvania and Reading issues were
particularly weak. The close was frmer. on sup
port from New-York Last prices follow: Atchison.
~; Canadian Pacific, Soa4; St. Paul. 14s% Illinois
Central 1872; Louisville and Nashville. $50: Union
Pacific preferred 81 New-York Central 1881: Erie.
2s7s; Pennsylvania 74ls; Reading 154: Erie first pre-
ferred e2st: Northern Pacific preferred. 81; Grand
Trunk, Z. and Anaconda. sk.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The outside securities market closed dull and
weak. Bay State Gas was active for time and
about 5000 shares sold down to l. Bessemer was
weak, selling down TO 29s4. Standard OIL declined
to 795, British Columbia to 1711. Disting of Amer
lea preferred o. American Bridge to 49, preferred
to 81, and United Railway bonds to s91. The bank
shares continued dull
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS-Customs receipts
reported from Washington, s6l44s7; internal reve
nue. receipts, 81, 422: miscellaneous receipts, ST..
1885, Total receipts for the day. S996,S46; eXpendi-
lures. 81 $4,000. Receipts for the month TO date.
80 O67 0S1; expenditures $28.07OOO0 excess Of re-
ceipts, s. 997,Os1 Receipts for the fiscal year to
date 1923 943 expenditures sm 164155 excess Of
receipts s22 77Ss Receipts OF National bank notes
for redemption S957.71.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22

20 nc premium. San Francisco-sight, 171zc: tele-
graph, Doc. CincinnaC-Between banks. 12izc TO
l5c premium: the counter, SOC premium. Bos-
ton-Par and &c premium. Chicago-2Oc premium.
Charleston-Buying. par; selling, &c premium
Savannah-Buying. Nc on; selling. par.
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Exchanges
SIs.325.3f2 balances. $685.. .6s5. Philadelphia-Ex
changes. a0S62Ss7; balances. H,4ss,255. Baltimore
Exchanges S2-7l6.650; balances, 1851 4Ss. Boston
Exchanges 81 O456l4; balances. H,6l4,53 Chicago
Exchanges SO, l9s O29: balances. A,HS,2l9.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Call money in
London, 2l1G3 per cent open market, discount rate
for short hills per cent long bills, 4a4s per cent
Berlin discount rate ga per cent for three months
bills and 3 per cent for short bills. Berlin eX-
change on London. 20 marks 45 pfennigs. Paris ex-
change on London. q francs lli2 centimes Paris
discount rate, 2 1915 per cent.
BRITISH SECURITIES. - British consols for
money. 96ls: for the account, 96ls- Spanish As in
London. 707s French rentes, l0l francs 252 cen
times
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 6Sisc; Mexi-
can silver dollars, ACC. Bar silver in London closed
slt y Lied.
Buenos Ayres, lSl-7O Rome. go.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
FERRY COMPANIES.

Bklyn F 1st Con IS. 1913. e.
do stock. .............
Hob r 1st mtg SIS. 1916.
~ Y & z r Ferry Co stock.
do LIST mtg SIS. 1923 .
NY & HF LIST gn mg Sc. ia46
10th & 23d SF LIST mg rs. 1910
Union F of y Y & b IS.
do stock INSTRUMENTATION.
NY a. NJ F 1st mtg SIS, i94s
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
SECOND WEEK EARNINGS.

Railroad earnings received yesterday for the
second week in January showed the following
changes compared with the same time a year
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCES

Closing quotations on the Colorado Springs Min
ing Stock Exchange. furnished by William P. Bon
bright & Co. of Colorado Springs.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington. Jan 1.-THE condition OF the Treas
ury. divisions OF issue and redemption, at the be-
ginning Of business to-day follows:
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES
ACTIVE STOCKS.

oFurnlshed by C f ErothIngham No. %. Broad 81
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
Bay State Gas Co. ......

Bay State Gas Co.
Bing Gas LIST mtg 5s. 1888. /
do stock .................I
Buff G Gas LIST mtg 5s. 1947.
do stock .................I
c Gas co OF N J 1st SIS. 1886.
Con Gas Co of ] G ID c...l
do lst IS. 1904. ...........
Colum Gas Co 1st Is. 1892.
ID G & Z Go LIST Con 5s. 1919
do stock .............I
Ft W Gas Co 1st Is. 1925. /
Grand Rapids G l. Co 6s. ..
do lst 5s. 1918. ...........I
Indianap Gas 1st 6s. 1920.
Lafayette Gas LIST 5s. 1924.
l. & W V Gas LIST 6s, 1925.
do stock
Mad G Il F. Co Ist 6s. 1928.
n f G & c LIST mtg 6s, 1925.
do stock
Ohio & G 1st mtge Is, 1926
do 4 p c new.
Peoples Gas Oswego stock.
do D p c......-.-...-...
Syracuse G 1st mtg IS. 1886
do stock
ST Joseph Gas LIST SIS. 1897 |
do stock -.......--.
ST Paul Gas Con SIS. 1874.
do stock ...........
West G Of Milwaukee 8 p c.
do 1st IS. 1888. .........I
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22

I--Ac.ual sales--i-closinR Share
Opel High Low. Fin. Bid Ask. sold.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

end. tive dollars paid.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
BOSTON STOCKS.

High. Low CIoss.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22

.rzaiisted. fsmAn lots
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22

Int. period. Bid. Asked.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.

200 L s Con Is Cou .10Slz
bOOOO do 2s Coup .l0Sl2
500 do IS Coup. .lO9la
1000 do IS Coup.
1000 Tenn Sett 3s.... 80
900 Ana d q Imp IS. .ll324
10000 Am Cot OIL 4lzs. 90
1900 do -. S9Ss
1000 Ann Ar ist As. So
E-uUun r l. = z A1T
New-York tribune., 1901-01-22
INACTIVE STOCKS.

decrease. tIncrease
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
CHANCE FOR INVESTORS.
Flatterins Report Upon the Property Of the
Chiapas Plantation and Investment Co.

FiatterinS Report Upon the property OF the
Chiapas Plantation and Investment Co.
The report of the committee of busi-
ness men sent to Mexico to investigate
the property of the Chiapas Rubber
Plantation and Investment Company
has just been made public. The docu-
ment is an interesting one and gives
valuable data concerning the enterprise
conducted by the company named.
The property of the company consists
of a plantation of $4,000 acres of the
choicest rubber land of Mexico, upon
which over 100000 vigorous young
rubber trees now thrive. On the PLAN
tation also are numerous mahogany
trees, some of which are of piodigious
growth, thus demonstrating the rich
ness OF the soil. The property is 10.
Gated in the department. of Palenque,
state OF Chiapas, and it is unquestion-
ably adapted to the productions of rub
ber and the growth of hardwood timber
trees of great variety.
The committee of investigation con-
sisted OF Judge Lucien Shaw, Post
Hartley, of Redlands, Call; E. A. Cir
win and G. A. Westenberg. They visit
ed the property during the current
year, and in their report the informa-
tion is vouchsafed that the rubber tree
of the variety known as the Castilloa
Elastica is indigenous to the country
and especially to the lands lying along
k6a xryhi inD kn
erty OF the company has wide 'front.'
age. Under one of these trees l, 467
young rubber plants were counted, all
of which had sprouted from the seed
that had fallen. from the tree during
the present year. The trees bloom
in their fifth year, and may be safely
tapped the year following. Nurseries
have been established for the propa-
CATION of rubber trees. and all are
thriving. A large force of men are
employed in building roads, planting
trees and developing the property.
Managing Director j. W. Ellsworth is
now on the property, and his careful
attention to the affairs of the com pany
has received the Narmest commenda-
G1Uu Vi lu0 ulf0CbOIdb0. LILO CU1uIu4bto0
pronounces the proposition of the Chi
Rpas Rubber Plantation and In yest-
ment Company to produce rubber for
sale by cultivating the trees in large
numbers as feasible and practicable
enterprise. The only trouble thus far
encountered has been the scarcity of
labor, but plans for overcoming this
have Eeen perfected. 1t offers excel
lent returns for the investment of small
capital, and an investment of So. 80 a
month for forty-eight mouths will in
sure fine annual income after six
years. The company has guarantee
stock deposit of 100000 with the
American Bank and Trust company, of
San Francisco, as an evidence of good
faith with investors.
The officers of the company are: L..
q. Bonestell, president; L. s. Sher-
man, first vice-president; George T.
Hawley, second vice-president; Dudley
G. Bates, secretary. The Offices of the
company are rooms 63-64-65, Crocke1
building, San Francisco. Send for
prospectus.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
tkS@ClenCe
b., 40
sEIlyerltiOn|
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Recent Improvements In telephoto
cameras are said to have obviated the
old difficulty which required long ex-
posures, and have rendered it possible
to take pictures with such cameras as
quickly as with those of ordinary con-
struction. The improvement has been
effected by placing tube. containing
positive lens at one end and negative
at the other, in front of the ordinary
lens of the camera.
1t is with some surprise that one
reads in recent report of the director
of the National Observatory at Athens
that, taking area into account, earth
quakes are about twice as frequent in
Greece as they are in Japan. The latter
country has usually been looked upon
as par excellence the land of earth
quakes. 1t would appear that Its earth
quakes are, upon the whole, more Sc
we're than those in Greece, although the
great architectural monuments Of
Greece have suffered much from seismic
disturbances.
The commercial value of tobacco de-
pends not upon its nicotine, but upon
certain compounds, the chemical nature
Of which is said to be wholly unknown,
that impart the flavor or aroma which
consumers like. These compounds diff
fer In quality and quantity in different
grades Of the leaf. There is no apparent
relation between the color or the aroma
and the amount of nicotine. Nicotine
diminishes during the processes of cur
ing, while the flavor and aroma are. de-
veloped. 1t has been suggested that the
latter are due to the action Of bacteria.
Sir Norman Lockyer points out that
the statues and plaques carved in stone
and wood to be seen in Gizeh Museum
prove that the priest-mummifers Of
Memphis, 6,0O0 years ago, had a pro-
found knowledge Of anatomy. Science,
he therefore thinks, Is as old as art, and
they have advanced together. Another
remarkable fact is Ahat the excavations
in Italy have brought to light scores Of
finely finished surgical instruments for
certain operations, which are, In almost
every particular of form, precisely like
those reinyented in modern times and
used by the most advanced surgeons of
to-day.
The hollow bones of birds are fire.
quently cited as beautiful instances of
providential mechanics in building the
strongest and largest possible limb
with the least expenditure of material,
and this is largely true. And yet birds
like ducks, which cleave the air with
the speed of an express train, have the
long bones filed with marrow or satu-
rated with fat, while the numbering
hornbill, that fairly hurtles over the
treetops, has one Of the most complete.
ly pneumatic skeletons imaginable, per
meated with air to the very toe tips
and the ungainly pelican is nearly as
well off. Still it is but fair to say thai
the frigate bird and turkey buzzards
creatures which are most at ease wheI
on the wing, have extremely light an6
hollow bones, but comparing one birt
with another the paramount import
ance of pneumatic skeleton to bird
is not as evident as that of a pneumati,
tire to bicycle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
THE WRONG ENVELOPES.
A Little Mistake that Cost Senator
Chandler Some Uueasiueas.

A Little Mistake that Cost Senator
Chandler Some Uneasiness.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
is known as one of the most exact and
painstaking of men. He rarely makes
mistakes, and has little patience to
spare for those of Others But the willy
and careful Senator was recently guilty
of blunder which cost him much trou-
BILE to rectify. 1t was nothing more or
less than exchanging envelopes upon
two letters written about the same mat
ter. The story as related by his very
dear friends runneth thus:
Once upon time Chandler received
an invitation from Senator Frye to go
up to one of the Maine lakes and enjoy
a spell of hunting and fishing. Politics
would, Of course, come up during the
quiet evenings. Senator Chandler had
other plans, and thereupon he indited
two letters, one to his wife, which ran
to this effect:
my Dear Lucy: have received an
invitation from FryeNto go up with him
into Maine for a hunting and fishing
trip; but l shall not accept. Frye is a
temperance crank and never has any
thing for himself or friends to drink,
and therefore I have got out of the
thing as automatically as can. There
is not much enjoyment under the cir
cumstances."
The letter then ran on to detail other
domestic condolences.
The letter received by Mrs. Chandler
ran merrily along these lines:
"My Dear Frye: received your in
vitation and am very sorry that can
not accept. You know Mrs. Chandler is
very disagreeable about such things,
and so must decline. Some other time,
when can get up good story to justi-
fy the fun"
The first intimation which Senator
Chandler had of his error was an indig-
nant missive from the wife of his bosom
berating him for his ungallant conduct
In holding her up to his friends as a
disagreeable woman.
Senator Frye, fortunately for Chan
dler, held his peace, as he did not know
whether or not the epistle was loaded
and fancied that the contretemps might
be merely one of Chandler's little jokes
which would have an ending disastrous
to Intermediates. The truth Of the mat
ter is that Senator Chandler is just as
much of teetotaler as his confrere
| from Maine, but the other Senators who
| have heard of the affair are chatting
him unmercifully.-Success.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08

European settlers saw New Zealand the
thermal and mineral waters attracted
the natives who had discovered their
curative properties. Mr.. Cadell says
that some sanatoriums have now been
erected here and are. visited by many
New Zealanders and foreigners.
Mount Tarawera, about 5000 feet
high, was supposed to be extinct till
1885. when one winters night 1t sud-
denly awoke. The natives who live
around the shores Of the beautiful lake
Of the same name at the foot of the
volcano told Mr. CadelI that eleven days
before the catastrophe they saw spec
traI canoe floating in the heavens above
the lake. They had never seen any
thing like it before and they believe the
spectacle was forewarning that some
terrible event would occur. Mirages
are sometimes seen In that region. The
canoe may have been merely q phe-
nomenon of this sort or perhaps only
curiously shaped cloud.
The explosion came with scarcely a
moments warning. A tremendous
shock disturbed the entire region and
the ash-coyered summit Of the volcano
was blown into the air to height of
10000 feet, visible for $50 miles. Flam-
ing scoriae and a deluge of ashes fell
In dense showers on the surrounding
district. Many villages were crushed
beneath the weight of dry ashes or
buried under heaps Of mud. Many
places were buried deep under layers of
volcanic dust.
One Of the most regrettable features
of the explosion was the destruction Of
the .'Wonder of Wonders" the famous
mineral spring which filed a crater
about $50 feet In circumference and,
oyerfowing, Its transparent. alabaster-
like margin fell In thin azure sheets
from basin to basin. AS 1t fell the wa
ter, saturated with silica and sulphur
GUS substances, became cooler and grad
ually changed color from the sapphire
tints of the upper basin to turquoise
blue lower down and slightly azure
shade where the waters entered the
lake. These white and pink terraces" !"
as they were called, were among the
most beautiful of sights and few for
eigners going to New Zealand failed to
pay them visit. The terraces were
blotted out beneath heat of scoriae.
Mr.. Cadell brings the interesting news
that here and there these gorgeously
colored rocks are again coming into
view and 1t is evident from his descrip-
ton of the region in its present aspects
that the phenomena of this wonderland
will always continue to rank among the
most remarkable Of natures spectacles.
New York Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
FooLHARpY FEATs
Performed by Laymen in the Cages of
Wild AuimaIs.

Performed by Laymen in the Cages of
Wild Animals.
A few days ago Partisan butcher,
for wager, entered cage in which
three large lions were fnclosed, drank
a bottle Of wine and played a game of
cards with the beasts tanner When
he was about to leave he thrust wine
glass under the nose Of one of the
animals, and, as result, the lion leap
ed upon the man and mangled him
fearfully before the tanner could inter-
fere. The terrible scene was witness
ed by huge audience in menagerie
at a village near Paris.
A pretty Irish girl had queer whim
of this nature during the past summer
She had been asked to become the wife
of young solicitor, and she promised
to give him an answer the next even
ing In the tent of a travelling menagerie
at the conclusion of the performance.
When the would-be benedict arrived
on the scene he was thunderstruck to
see the young lady smiling sweetly at
him behind the bars of cage in which
were two full grown lions. Although
she promised to marry him If he enter
ed the cage he swung round on his
heels and disappeared without word.
Herr Becker of Vienna, an eccentric
man Of considera Bile means, took it into
his head to spend the last few days of
his. life in a cage of lions. When he
knew his end to be near he had his
bed removed into the cage, and in this
queer bedroom he lay for one week.
when he died.
During the visit of a menagerie to
Salem, Mass, last spring a young lad!
of "a made up her mind to enter .
tigers den and. in the presence of tn,
savage beasts, knit scarf for theil
master. The tigers endeavored +,
spring upon her when she entered the
cage, but the tanner beat them back.
Presently they began to toy with the
ball of wool that was used in the max
Ing of the scarf. The plucky young
woman remained in the cage for two
hours. and before she left it she placed
the scarf she had knitted with her own
hands round the tamer's neck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
MI Luck of Peacocks' Feathers.

Il L
There is at least one house in London
where you will as soon see python as
a .peacock's feather. The drawing
room was once decorated with frieze
of them, made into. fans, and from that
moment the Shadow of Death descend
ed on the house. The master of it, his
sister and two sons died In little more
than a year. and then an explosion Of
gas in the hall burned the servant al
most to death. But the malign infiu-
ence of the peacocks' feathers was ex-
hausted, and they perished by their own
act Though the drawing-roo door
was shut, the fiery blast rushed in over
the top of 1t, and, flying round just be-
low the ceiling. burned them all to
ashes. No other damage was done in
the room, and it was some years before
there was another death in the family.
The Onlooker.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
French Society Cultivate Music.

Music in Paris society has undergone
a great change. While formerly on the
programs of sosrees, musicales and
charitable concerts professional names
only appeared, fashionable women now
figure and, SO to speak, crowd out the
artists. Countesses, baronesses and
the bearers of less resounding titles are
beheld, who have studied singing cor.
rectly, are gifted with beautiful voices
and lack neither feeling nor powers of
expression; these have completely dis
placed professional performers. This
is less frequently the case in respect
tos instrumental work-never in truth;
but in regard to singing the situation is
just as described.-Harper's Bazaar.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets In
famed you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing and when it 10 entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the inflamms-
ton can be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out OF ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an infamed
condition of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catsrrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Cstarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, b.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Hall,s Family Pills are the best
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08

cvsrc0zsses the blues, k0-
cause II Is the safegHasx
of Wonaass's health.
II regulates the entire
female 0rganlsns as
nothing else does. Whom
the dragging sensation
and the backacfse 60, the
blues will go aEs0s
Read the letters from
wOssses, appearing In this
uaper-WOs71e8 who have
fyfed IT. and know. There
are a million such women
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08

The recent severe storm that extend
cd all along the coast from Alaska to
Southern California has q number of
wrecked ships to its credit, the last
one being the Alpha, which is report
ed total wreck on the coast of Van
couver island. The loss to shipping in
consequence of these several wrecks
runs into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
Never Missed a Trim.

During the recent heavy storms
along the North Pacific coast, the
steamers of the o. R. & N. company
between Portland and San Francisco
never missed trip, and only twice
were they delayed, and then only a
few hours.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
Most Powerful Gun in the World.

1t is claimed by experts that the new
12-inch gun recently made and tested
for the navy is the most powerful gun
in the world. At trial test it fred a
projectile weighing $50 pounds with a
velocity of f,nearly 2,70o feet per second
Its maximum range is 21 1-5 miles.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08

We now stand at the threshold of the
twentieth century, and the nineteenth is a
thing of the past. 1t will. however, be
known as the century of invention and
discovery, and among some of the greatest
of these, we can truthfully mention Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, the celebrated
remedy for all ailments arising from a
weak or disordered stomach, such as dys-
pepsia. indigestion, fatulency, constipa-
tion and biliousness
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-08
Indian Relic, Manufactured.

Indian relics" are now being
turned out in regular factories, one
of which is located in Wisconsin. The
relic makers have secret process by
which an ancient appearance is inn
parted to bones, pots, arrow heads, etc.