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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-14

Mr.. Schwab late president of the United
States Steel Company, wrote to Mr.. Frick
another steel magnate, on May is, 1899:
Il know positively that the English pro-
Queer cannot make steel rails at lower
cost than $40. We can sell at this price
and ship abroad 80 as to net us SIC at works
for foreign business. What is true of
rails is equally true Of other steel produc let's.
You know we can make steel rails for less
than $l2 a ton, leaving a nice margin on
foreign business"
Steel rails then sold in this country for s2s
a ton.
Surely il our manufacturers can pay the
cost of transportation OF their products
to Europe and then undersell the manu-
tariff to protect them from European COM
petition.
JUSTICE DEMANDS REVISION.
Justice to our own people calls for a re-
vision of the tariff, so that our home con-
sumers Of the products Of our own manu-
factories and Industries shall be placed
upon an equality with the people who buy
them in other lhnds.
1t Ia claimed that a higher tariff benefits
and protects American workingmen. Stat
istics show that the wages Of workmen in
unprotected trades ana industries have
increased to greater extent than those
in the protected industries
The increase OF wages Is due, not to tariff
party, but largely to the unceasing efforts
OF organized labor.
The American workmen have not been
protected against the cheap labor OF Eu-
rope; that cheap labor has been brought
here.
Tho only restriction upon its importation
has been brought about by the intelligent
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
Paraguay Tea.

There comes from Paraguay to the Journal of Tropical Medicine news of an apparently harmless beverage which is the sole stay and stimulant of the working classes in Paraguay and the Argentine Republic. It is often known as Paraguay tea or mate, and an at tempt made to introduce 1t into this country some years ago failed because as we may guess-there were more potent competitors in the field. It is usually drunk as hot infusion, through a metal tube, but may be taken like tea, with milk and sugar. Workmen take it with them wherever they go and sip 1t occasionally. Wood cutters will work on 1t for five or six hours before break fast, and the writer declares that, taken at night, 1t makes nursing, study or what doctors call might work" real pleasure. Analysis does not explain these results, and lifelong and persistent use appears to have no evil consequences. This would be good substitute for the num- berless patent medicines which supply alcohol to women. or even, in at least one familiar case. cocaine.-London Chronicle.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
GOVERNMENT BEES.
Busy Insects Belonging to the Agrs cultural Department Swarm
 to Market.

Doubtless the only members of the governments gigantic force of em- ployes who goto work before nine o'clock a. m. and continue toiling until sun- down are the Italian bees kept by the de- partment of agriculture. These, the smallest of our domestic animals, are kept by the department for experimental purposes and for stocking it's various substations, says the Washington Post Some time ago these government bees discovered that Center maket was a far better pasture than the flower beds and vegetable gardens of the depart ment, and there they resort every day. to no small discomfort and annoyance ot commission dealers, hucksters, gard ners and restaurant proprietors, whose stock in trade the industrious little in- sects prey upon.
 In some cities the rats and mice are troublesome, and in others crickets, grain insects, and various other bugs prey upon the perishables, but Center market is the only market in the United States where the most serious pest Is the insects which belong to the government. They eat holes in the peaches, poach on the grapes, gather honey from cante- loupes and are the first to find the soft spots In pineapples and bananas. What is more. there are about Center market number of open-air eating booths, to wh.e2 the bees resort in large numbers to ccllect horey from various sweet dishes, particularly apricot, apples. peach, prune and huckleberry pie. The funny part of 1t all is that the commis- sion dealers, fruit handlers and res taurant keepers are afraid to offer any opposition to their intrusion for fear the plucky little insects will resent It.
 Hardly week passes that some one does not get stung by the government bees, who object to rough handling and treatment. With the juice and wax which they collect from apples, melons. peaches, oranges, pineapples, grapes, bananas and pies in the market, they lay up their store of winter honey. The only time the restaurant keepers are able to even up with these little pests is when they have batch of hot pies or bread pudding on hand. They it hap pens occasionally that some oyer-hasty government bee gets his feet scorched. In such cases they hover about the pies until they have cooled off, now and then alighting on the crust to test the tenn. perature of the tempting bait
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
NEGROES SANG AT WORK.
And Entertained French Opera s1ng' CTS in the Streets of New
 Orleans.

The French opera singers were specta- tors of a picturesque street scene night or two ago in the vicinity of the old French opera house, says the New Or leans Times-Democrat. Bourbon street was being paved with asphalt, and the work was being hastened so as to have that portion of the street near the opera house accessible for carriages by the time of the opening of the French op" era season.
 On this account an unusually large force of workmen were engaged, and in order to push the work to an early con- pletion the men worked at night, huge torches being used. In one block, be- tween St. Louis and Toulouse streets. hore than 100 men were working.
 Every one familiar with the negro knows that, in so far as he is able, he sets his work to music. It is fact often marveled at that the negro, when he is singing or chanting in a sort of rhythmic mood, works with more ardor than under different conditions. And If an extra de- mand is made on the negro workman he sings or chants the louder.
 The members of the French opera, or at least many of them. heard for the first time the real melody of the negro voice that night It was that swishful. poetic thing caricatured in the ragtime of the stage, certain subtle, indeflnable some thing which no composer has ever been able to fit to the well-measured octaves of musical arrangements. It was the tuneful, heaving call of the levee. the mellow sunset cry of the cotton fields. The flaring torch, the bustling hither and thither, the heavy fall of the implements of toil--all those things gave exquisite tone to the setting. rsa
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
New variety of Pheasant.

The European pheasant Is being crossed with the Asiatic variety. The result Is a larger bird, much quicker and stronger on the wing. and more prettily marked.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
schoo1a Open nt Nfghf.

Twenty schoolhouses in New York have been opened this fall as recreation centers for the neighborhoods in which tAey are situated.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
Commercial
 Prin ting

Four different grades of Fine Linen and Bond Papers for Letter and Note Heads, ru1ed and unru1ed, all excellent type writer papers. Also Good Grades of Flat papers for Letter and Note Heads. We'll Finished xxx Rag Envelopes and cheaper grades. A complete line of Statements, Bill Heads, Round and Square Cornered Cards, etc.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
Memphis To-

To-
 Amarillo, Houston, Galveston, Cor pus Christi, San Antonio, Kerryille, Brownwood, Brady, San Angelo, Rock port, and all intermediates, $8.O0one way, $13.00 Round trip.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-15
With New Type Faces

And First Class Workmen, we guaran tee our work to De neat and modern Best of all, itsp1eases the customer.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
1oNoPAH MINES.
Grating Under the Bark

It is well known that branches and
buds can be grated not only on the
same but even on different species OF
trees. but few are aware that young
fruit Of certain species can be grated
on woody bOughs called TO nOurish
them. A Duchesse d'AngOuIeme pear.
for example. taken from the native tres
at the time when the young fruit re-
qufred thinning out" was grated on
a year-oId twig OF another tree by the
method known as grating under the
bark" Professor COurtois and VI Du-
voire OF Beauvais describe the process
as follows; The twig. or 0ough, was
cut to a length OF four or five cent?
meters and the bark slit Iengthwise.
The stalk OF the pear was then fat
tened so as to pass under the bark at
the slit and the whole bound with
raphia and gummed with mastic The
loss Of sap on the part OF the fruit
caused in the grating delayed its rip
ening and diminished its size. but the
investigators will continue their expert
ments under different conditions and
with other varieties OF fruits They
would be pleased II other norticultur-
lists would also try the method. II IL
turns out a practical success il viii be
valuab bic. 10 gardeners. because the ex-
cess OF young fruit on some trees. now
lost in thinning out" might be grated
on other trees able 10 nOurish them
London Globe
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
Butter, Cheese and Eggs.

All markets under this head closed the
week easy and quiet. Butter in ample
supply and featUreless. Dealers said that at
about 2Oc the north would take large lines, but
wanted very little at present quotations Re
eeipts from Humboldt are RAPIDLY Increasing
weakness from now on.
The situation in Cheese remains the same.
There is life TO the market.
The Egg market extremely unsettled
yesterday. Some houses, fearing a slump in
quotations next week. let their best ranch go
at 2oc and thus cleared of their floors. Others
were willing TO do this. but could not find the
buye ers. Still others refused 10 make any con-
cessions and reported business at &c, and in
several instances even over this figure. It was
reported that one large house had brought down
from Petaiuma all OF the Eggs IL had bought
for storing during the past week and had
placed them this market for sale. Other
houses reported very steady market for store
Eggs and said that the store goods quoted at
1sc were not store Eggs ar all, but culls,
small, dark-colored and muddy ranch Eggs,
masquerading store Eggs One could get al
most any kind OF a yarn he wanted about the
market yesterday As matter OF fact. there
was not much change in the situation One
thing Certain-there was scarcity OF
Eggs.
Receipts were A.. 300 Ihs Butter, 14s1 cases
Eggs and II 100 lbs Cheese.
BUTTER-Creamery at first hands 22G22lac
for extras 21G2117c for frsts and 1Sd2Oc for
seconds; dairy. 15T20c: store Butter nominal;
cold storage 206121c for etras, 1Sfl1Sc for sec
onds and 1ed1sc for Iadle-packsd-
CHEESE-S1s = acc for good to choice new
9kf1Cc: Eastern. 15G16c; Western. 14G15c
per ID
EGGs-Ranch 19d22c for fair to choice;
store 1S6119c per dozen
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
Dried Fruits, Nuts, ,RaisinS, Honey.

FRUIT-Apricots. 81. a1015c for Royals and
i2c Tor Mocrparks: Eva aporated Apples, 4L0
.6c sun-dried, 3G4l.c; Peaches. 5oTIsc; Pears
SaiI54c; Nectariues, nominal: Figs white
34 &c in boxes: black. 4Ac: Plums. pittsd
y fPRtNEs-1sos r crop. 2Ag2hc for the four
sizes.
RAIsISs-The Association quotes the follow
ing prices: Standard grades. 5O-lb csses-2-
crown Loose Muscatels, SIC per 10;
3-crowu, 5%c: 4-crown size; Ssedless Loose
Muscatels 4Ac: Seedlsss foated. 41sc: 2-crown
Malaga loose. sc; 3-crown Malaga loose. 59sc:
SeedleSs Sultanas unbleached 41ac: Seediess
Thonpsons unbleached. 5l3c- Layers, per 20
Ib box-6-crown Imperial clusters. s.: 5-crowu
Denesa clusters 81 so; 4-crown fancy clusters
81: 3-crown London Layers. 81 35i 2-crown
London Layers 81 %: usual advance for frac-
tionaI boxes and layers Seeded-Fancy f6-oz
cartons, per ID. T4c; fancy l2-Oz cartons. per
package 624c: fancy bulk cartons. per ID re;
choice I6-cz cartons, per ID. T17c. choice I2-oz
cartons per package. 6Ac; choice bulk car
tons per lb. TLac; 16-oz cartons, seeded Seed
lings MuscateIs. per ID. &c: l2-oz cartons.
seeded Seedlings. Muscatels. per 10. 5ltc: bulk
se.s5ed Seedlings. Muscatels, per Ib. 64c
STTS-WaInuts No. I softshell. 13IaG14c;
M . 111&612c: No hardshel, 1Sd13Iac.
No p I1G111ac: Almonds, 1lISc for Nonpa-
refIs 1IIkc for X L. lie for Ne Plus Ultra
and 9Nc for LanguedOc; Peanuts. GGTc for
Eastern. Pecans. 11413c: Cocoanuts. 81 5OG5.
HONEY-Comb. 10Q111=c for white and S15
69Bc for amber: water white extracted SD
SIC: light amber extracted. 4I5644c: dark
BSEEEswAx-2TG2sc per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
STOCK MARKET.
Trading Still Qmet, With Ha-
7uaiiQn Commercial at $50.

The usual Saturday quietude prevailed on
the exchanges The feature OF the day
more pronounced rise IN Hawaiian Commercial.
the stock selling uD to $50. There has been
gradual bHt steady advance in this stock for
the past week OF ten days On the California
Exchange Home OIL declined 70 81 so and Sow
sreign +1c- There was no particular change
in the mining stocks
Sales on the California Exehange last NSsk
were - St4 shares. valued at S19. IA. the lead
ing sales being as follows: Associated on
2309 shares Home. $3.50: Independence. $500:
Lrn. 1etG. OH Citv Petroleum. II. .OC0. Supe-
FfoT 20e0. ClaremOnt and Apollo 500 each
Ex dividend yesterday: Hsnford Oil 81
The output OF the Ophfr mine for the past
week amounted 10 925 mining carloads % ore.
assaytng $50 81 per ton. The yield for the pre-
csdins week was 20T carloads, assaying ST2 O.
per ton.
The yield OF the Consolidated California and
Virginia mine for the past week amounted to
73 mining carloads OF ore. assayf1g $50 73 per
ton
The Horn Silver Mining Company Of Utah
has declared a dividend OF Sc Ter share. pay
able March 81.
An assessment OF 1Oc per share on Hara
Plantation stock was delinquent in the com
psnys office yesterday.
The New Idrfa Quicksilver Mining Company
has declared regular quarterly dividend Of
Ice per share and extra dividend OF 20c. both
payable April 1.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
Potatoes, Onions and Vegetables.

Receipts of river Potatoes were less than
I0C0 cts and the market had a steady tone
particularly for fancy lots. which were readily
ma rketed at the top quotation Oregon Bur
banks ex-steamer met with a steady inquiry
and the best offerings brought an advance New
Potatoes arrived freely and sold rather slowly
at easier rates Yellow Onions were ouiet
with large lines of cid stock offered AT TIE
inside rate. Nevadans were cleaned out 81
first hands.
Receipts Of Asparagus were 652 boxes and
the market opened with buyers and sellers
apart Extra stock was firmly held at the
top rate by most dealers and some even asked
15c per pound but the demand was limited al
this figure and prices soon receded The Puget
Sound steamer took out some moderate shin
ments. but there was quite a quantity unsoId
at the close. which would have met vzfrt,
prompt sale had prices been more reasoaaffe
during the early trade. Receipts of Rhubarb
were 466 boxes and prices had a sharp decline
dealers being anxious to clean up Tomatoes
continued firm with supplies limited and Hot
house Cueumbers were higher hanzes in the
other vegetables were SHIT.
POTATOESABuTbanks from the river sin
Is per ctI: Oregon BurbanI<s 81 15ai 20
per ctI River Reds. S1d1 10 per ctl: small
Oregon Burbanks for seed. 9OcGSl per cti.
Garnet Chiles. $lal 10 per ctl; Early Rose
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
DRIED FRUITS md HOPS.
Ne-v York Markets Still SlOIU
and U'euk.
VA rsports from Nsw York say;

sian reports from New York say.
DRIED FRCTTS-Lhere were no features OF
Krscsl moment aside from the increased
-7-eszness Ia the SPOT Prlne situation. which
rlan The distributing trade Is inclined 20 take
them. Z Is reported that sales making
81 2-tc basis the spot here. although
r-s- IS ncr a general quotation offerings
Eesr ~ 10 orders going out for shipments.
Peaches continue in demand and the market
IS hardening with choice in 25-lb boxes held
60 5 and extra choice al : sc some stand
ard are available az "a E5lzc- There is
GOD demand 1-r small lots q Apricots At the
very 6rU There Is very little interest mani
fes-eL iu California loose Raisins by jObbers.
t-t confident feeling obtains among sellers
t- view Cf the fact that ou-slde stocks are
closely cleaned ~ and the certainty that as
El-arl-l prices VIII be maintained for the
balance cf the season For seeded there IS
-E-eacy demand. but IL involves no quantities
c- any Consequence valencia layers ind
-1-e-a-e outlet ar the quotations An in
s-ess-rE demand for Sul-suas causes a better
higher prices The market for uncieaned Cur
-z--s barrels. while quiet remains Arm
E0PS-AGvtces recelved from the Coast
slowed thar the market was gradually SET
. ITO .hEles prime oregon a. Z4c and IL was
-e---cc1 that holders of HOPS generally were
showing more az q disposition 20 meet buyers
s- The lower basis az values Owing 70 the
--uz-aLly poor trade experienced by brewers
-re Easr Few months they have consumed less
they show less interest IN the market buy
ers- and VIII defer buying additional sup
Uliss % meet their wants for the coming
sumner season No trading vas reported in
ho-1ing about steady on the basis Of last
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
Decidn0us and Citrns Fruits.

Arrivals OF Oranges were small ard stocks
OF all grades were comparatively light. but
aside from limited inquiry for shipment 10
Puget Sound trade very quiet and prices
showed no Improvement The continued rains
in the growing districts interfering with
picking and curtailing shipments. Only three
cars were in sight yesterday for to- morrow :
auction. Fancy Grape Fruit and Lemons were
steady at the maximum quotations while low
grade offerings were plentiful and dull Good
Tangerines firmly held but poor stock
which constituted the bulk OF the limited sup
plies. dragged at unsteady rates. Mexican
Lines and Bananas were plentiful but moved
slowly, as the cool weather restricted trade.
The Apple market was IN good shape and
prices o. all grades showed marked improve
ment Medium priced offerings had the most
call Dealers were still exacting high prices
fer extra fancy stock. supplies OF which were
limited
Several small lots OF LongwoTth Strawberries
were received from Palo Alto and vicinity.
The Berries were mostly green and showed the
effects OF rain and sold slowly at 2CG25c per
basket. The receipts aggregated about two
chests of twenty drawers, each drawer con-
tainlng six small baskets
APPLES -s2a2 25 per box for extra fancy.
81 5O71 80 for ordinary fancy 9ocsiSI % for
choice and 50975c for common
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges x162
uer box for fancy and 5Ocd$t % for standard
I,srrons 81 fT5G2 so Tor f--ry. 81 25fI1 so for
choice and T5cGS1 for standard: Grape Fruit
81 25G2 so: Mexican Lines. S5d5 so per case;
Bananas SIG2 per bunch for Hawaiian and
81 sOG2 % for Central American: PineappIss
S9II3 per dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
Chicago Board of Trade.
Future Gram and Provisions.

CHICAGO. March 20. - Freezing weather
throughout Kansas and far south as okla
AoIna caused an active demand for wheat
wen trading began to-day. There was a rush
ol DOylnY orders from commission hof;ses
shorts and pit traders, but apparently IittIe
wheat was Tor sale The opening quota fions
On July at SSc TO SS SIC showed a gain 81 IA T5
&c 70 sale over yesterdays closing 6e,,re
ne opening figures we're at the high pofnt of
t2e day For a time the market held firm
under the influence OF the bullish news from
the Northwest. The cash situation at Mime
spoiis was reported as strong with a good
demand there for No. 2 red winter wheat as
well As for lower grades. Reports from the
same source told Of good -four sales Toward
the latter part o. the session Sentiment sra
denly changed and extensive liquidation set
IN. The selling was due in part to an i'm
preston that little harm would come 10 the
growing plant as a result ur the sudden
changes IN temperature and partly hecausa ~
a desire aHoLg local scaIDers TO even IN over
Sunca-- OnerlnEs met with little demand spd
IN consequence the market weakened perceDtf-
bly,. July closed at the bottom. with a loss of
50 tte at STAG. After selling between este
and 9ec, Nay closed at 95iac
Purchases of half a million bushels of Nav
and July delivery by the leading bull inter
est were The feature in corn trading Julv
closed at J07s9501ke. a gain Of &c
oats showed great strength during the early
part OF the session. The close was steady
After range Of hd1@c July oats closed ar
5Sd3sise. practically unchanged. Nav oats
closed unchanged.
Provisions we're strong early in svunath,,
with higher prices FOR hogs and on the stren1tb
IN grains There was a fair scattered demand
with July pork &c higher. lard unchanged and
ribs a shade lower.
The leading futures ranged as follows;
Articles Open. High. Low Close
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-27
General Merchandise.

BAGs-Graln Bags. Size spot and 5Ssc June
July: san Quentin IS 40: Wool Bags. S2GsSc :
Fleece Twine. Tl36Sc.
Iinxtcn. 81; Seattle. 50 80: Bryant. So so; Bea-
Yer Hin. SC: Stanford. 81: Roslyn. s.; Gees
81 so; Cumberland. S13 IN bulk and 81 p IN
sacks: Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg. Sl+'
Welsh Anthracite Egg. S13; Welsh LUMP
per ton in bulk ana SIS IN sacks: Rocky Noun
tain descriptions. s11 As per 2oo0 lbs and 81 50
oILSQuotations are for barrels: for cases
aad &c; Linseed. 49c per gallon for boiled and
4Ie for raw: Castor OIL. in cases. No. !. Iec
BAKERS AA. 81 I0G1 l.; Lucol. 45c for boiled
and 43c for raw: China Nut. 6OGT0c per gallon
Cocoanut OIL IN barrels, 5Sc for Csylon and SOC
tor Australian: extra bleached winter Sperm
bieachsd Winter as whaie OF sc. nat 1aiu2Si hsle
OIL Soc extra winter strained Lard OIL. I3e,
No I Neatsfoot OH csc: light Herring OIL
45c; dark Herring OIL. &c., Salmon on 5Sc:
boiled Fish Oil. 4oc; raw Fish OIL. Csc: boiled
Paint OIL Csc raw Paint OIL Sc.
COAL OIL-Water White coal OF. IN bulk
star. 2oibe. Extra star 54rEc: Elaine. 2sIse.
Focene 5siS. Dso5o1izs estgve c;asoIins. in
bulk. l6c: in cases. 22i5c: Benzine IN bulk.
13c: in cases 1910; s6-degres Gasoline IN
hllk. 25c. in cases. 31c
TURPENTINE-S4c per gallon in cases and
fSc IN drums and iron barrels.
RED AND WHITE LEAD-Red Lead. tQ
TIC per ID; White Lead. TGT15 according 70
sUGAR-The Western sugar Retiring Com
pany quotes as follows. per H. in 10O-lb bags;
Cubes. Crushed and Fine Crushed. 269c
Powdered 55Oc: Candy Granulatsd. 5-50c
Dry Granulatsd fine. 5.40c: Dry Granu-
lated coarse 5.4Oc. Fruit Granulatsd. . 40c
Beet GranuIated Gc0-Ib bags Only). $500
Confectioners \ 54Oc: Magnolia A Se:
Extra c. 9Oc: Golden c 4SOc. D.
4.Toc: barrels. IOc more. half barrels 25c more
boxes. SOC more: 5O-lb bags 10c more for al
kinds TabIets-HaIf barrels. 5.90c; boxes.
elise: H & E Crystal DOminos 4Oc per 10
No orders taken for less than seventy i've bar
rels or its eQuivalsnt.