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The Washington times., 1904-10-22
GorERNllENT RoNps
RAILHoAD BONDS

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Net ST. r. r. s., CeIt. Indebt 1000
Net. r. H. Cert. indebtedness B.. lJ4 ID
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Wash. RS & EleC. Co. 4s........ els
The Washington times., 1904-10-22

Traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio
showed marked Improvement in Septem-
ber and the outlook for heavy gross
receipts for the next twelve months Is
extremely promising. The Increase iu
gross In September amounted TO s206s
while ia net earnings there was am in
crease of Slu8, 69S. Railroad net earnings
throughout the country have evidently
turned the corner, and from now on
Improvement may De looked for.
The Washington times., 1904-10-22

National safe Deposit & Trust. I5s5a 40
IS azHlIa-Lou Loan a. IrLsr-.-..... 23T z973z
American Security O. Irlst..-s... zZ3 $50
Union Truss q .--T-ge-.--r...--. Zoe 10
" as-llust-u savings bauS---..-.s 100 900.
non. .-L-u.. u-.--- ---------- IL II
The Washington times., 1904-10-22

Wash. Gas Co., ser. A, g. fO8 ,...
IS ash Gas To- ser D. lz-.-sa.sa TOO sees
IS zshlust-u Cas- ceFt--.-ssrr..-s. 1908 Gee,
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U. s. Eiec. Light Cert. Ind. 6s... TO- see.
Chsz- & Pct. Tel CO. 5s.-.-....-. lOl4 los
wash. AaIFeJ Co., Ist 6s.....-... no 90.
Potomac Elec. Power 5s..... lU4 los
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
COUNTRY HIDES

Early last week the market seemed to give
to the on OF oa
inn at: outside quotations, ana, in fact, were
not urgent sellers at the asking prices. Condi-
lions turnout the west are somewhat abnormal
on account Of excessive competition between the
local dealers. The struggle for the few hides
obtainable has led to prices being paid at the
points that ARE fully Of hs
for supremacy is being watched with inta@5<as.
The sharp advance on all descriptions. Of nlues
values here that assists in stifening the market,
and has ALREADY caused inquiry from oGaTa
s to Yield to- hs
demand of tanners for lower prices.
No. steers, free of brands and grubs, 60 lbs
During y' the past week tie market was cleaned
up on long-haired hides and mixed lots on the
No. l COWS, free of brands and grubs, so lbs
for prompt at ioA No sAs Which tn
small cars were secured at 1oc and &C., but it
is supposed they mixed nix hair
prices with nothing to offer. A sample order
ed for es %G COWS contrue
the market is steady at SIC fat for country col
lections. Western packer stock is firm at 1oc
No. buffs, free Of brands and grubs, 40 to
Ss ade IN NJ position a and
buyer reportea having Obtained about four cars
Of mixed hair hides last week at above prices.
At all events these transactions cannot be duplt-
Gated; in fact 9Ac is bid and refused for No. 2
hides, while nothing less than 10A @9Ac would
be considered in regular way, and offerings are
limited on that basis. We are informed that
hides have sold in Minneapolis at 1Oc and &c
there and that the same figures have been OBJ
tanned at Iowa points. The Strength of the mar
ket seemingly lies in the scarcity Of available
stock as tonners prefer to work in sparingly
rather than pay prevailing rates.
No. 1 extremes, Is to 40 lbs, sold to an ex-
tent of two cars of western hides at 10Ac; No.
2. 9Ac,. but Ohio hides are worth 101ac to
Bulls are slightly easier on account of lack of
buyers large nearby tanning concern is re-
ported tc have obtained little over two cars in
all at SAc and INC. ,
No. kips. Is to IS lbs, are scarce and wanted,
but prices vary with quality. Mixed westerns
probably would not bring over 11hc, but better
stock commands buyers at 11Mc, while straight
veals have sold at 12c. - -. go :
No. 1 calfskns, s to Is lbs, are again f1rne1
on account Of the advance in foreign Stock Deal
ers in city skins are holding at 14c and we un.
| derstand outside points are asking 13& @t4c
while tanners are endeavoring to buy at 13kc
but SO, far have been unable to make the de-
Chicago g city skins was sold at supposed price
ls%e; e. Deaeons continue to sell .eadily at 7oe
and 9oe altho in some instances a tride higher
IL IL asked: The skunk season is about over, and
| AMI packers at 65@70c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
TENDENCY FOR BETTER
BRADsTREET'S NOTES GENERAL BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT.

BRADsTREET's NOTES GENERAL BUSINESS
New York. Sept. I7.IBradstreet's Of today
Sa' While there are diverse movements in do,
Whole is for Improvement along conservative
IL the stock :+r marfSt possibly
pdSsnce Of lt the fail season With cooler
to the agricultural interests. despite the heavy
shortage in the wheat yield are all elements
The he's feeling in many lines is that as the
season advances and the corn crop situation situation
pairing pari better with fall business year ago
ina h p aa as Of g aMy Earnings
heavy traffic roads already reporting a ing
The kilograms to Bradstreet's indicate a fair
EXPANSION In western trade tho BUYING from the
IS brisIer at nearly all Pacific coast points.
tho San Francisco Wholesale trade Is rather rather
are best from the section east of the Mississippi
hs east e1ng trade in r1 dry goods has
shoes noted but shipments, as whole for
the year, are per cent behind a year ago. De-
season adj s as yet tho good Bust
ness is doing. Higher prices for spring wheat
of the raw material which is firmly held with
an upward tendency the statistical position being
The, iron and steel industry. likewise betrays
ssupon tho q nssg not mills an
furnaces are numerous but against this are to be
noted Of leading harveSttng con,
prices of finished steel have brought forth little
new business at the east. but plates and struc-
Wheat, including -four, exports for the week
Year, asS IN and & IN isoi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

Sioux City stockyards. Sioux City, Iowa. Sept.
1.-THE run of cattle the past week foots up
head over the previous six days. The atocker
and feeder trade opened up the week with good
etye for sss and prices 10
weight feeders taking the most of the gain. Deal
ers bought literally, Tuesday arrived with lii.
for cattle was light and dealers found themselves
with large number Of cattle on hand and no
and lower, conditions became worse as the week
advanced and values were generally considered
Wbe wo
h 6s ha aa se 5sa oad for
good steers sold at s. IS, With the common
to fair steers at $2'5o@s.2o Yearlings were IN
the best y s2ons w ef yeasgs as
Stock heifers were also in limited supply, but the
wn sb to t taxi Ct the gn
buyers We're III the trade this week and the deal
ers find themselves with large number Of cat
prospects are not bright for a brisk market the
coming week, especially If receipts should be at
all liberal.
| The market. on killers has been very salts
factory. Butcher stock comprised the big share
Of the weeks marketing and the packers and
vanced 10 to Is cents. over. last weeks closing
5s$ssrs sinss TN ssId s5s sSs
| AoAI S"ou
Ing the Larger share of the supply sold az
from 81 to 80. Very little steer stuff was o,
sale and the offerings were entirely of range
and native grass cattle. The rangers sold al
$3.50 to So. 49, and native grass steers changed
| hands at $3.50 to 1915.
Hogs-Ihe marketing of hogs at, at this ) p odo
or 800 less than last week. The market ha:
shown gradual tendency upward altho pack
/ crs have been bearish good shipping demand
at this point has forced values up to gr ca
extent, and taking the heavy weights OF tn
hogs arriving. prices compare favorably VII VII
selling from $5.45 to $5.e5. the market close
the week fully Is cents higher than the clos
| Of last. Weights each day have been the heav
lest of the season and the weeks average is 26*
pounds which was five pounds heavier than tn
previous week; More hogs are needed at tt tn ii
Receipts 2G6 cottlet 1000 hogs, 49, ~ ~
248 lbs, $5.5O: 81, 200 lbs, $500.
Cattle Steady. Sales; IT, bseves, 1.1so lbs
$40; beeves, 1,40o lbs, $3.50; 10 COWS ant
heifers 800 lbs, s225; 10 cows and heifers; 9s(
$780, eoWs and s he lb a. u.s.
o4s lbs, ss; 70 steeksrs, i. lao lbs. $40; L.,
$3.50; s yearlings, $40 lbs, So.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
CATTLE IN THE SOUTH
PROSPECT FOR MATERIAL GROWTH IN y



PRODUCTION.
With the elimination of the free range the
production of beef. economically and profitab1y
to the farmer, must resolve itself into contest
of conditions-cOnditlons as between the south
and other sections Of the country. In such
contest many natural advantages with the
southern country, stockraisers are gen
orally admitting, and observed results are
proving to the satisfaction of homeseekers look
ing for farm locations. They find, as every
recognized authority asserts that all the choc-
est grasses and forage crops for stock grown
In this country can be raised in greatest abun-
dance. Never failing springs and running
streams of clear, .Ture water everywhere abound.
The climate is mild and the winters short, there
by avoiding long and expensive feeding and
recurring much less feed to keep stock in good
condition than in sny of the stockraisng states
Of the west. 1t is a historical fact that the
largest acreage yield of that has been re-
ported came from the uplands of South Caro-
lima. l35 bushels. and Colbert county. Alabama
near Sheffield. the Tennessee river, where
227 bushels We're gathered from single acre
In a field under ordinary culture. For quality.
variety and quantity of hay. no. other section
can equal the one under consideration. Vir-
ginia is the natural home of orchard grass, the
king Of grasses for pasturing livestock: and
this grass also grows to great perfection in
portions of North Carolina and Tennessee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
DINING ON THE CURB LINE
New York Bohemian Restaurant Apes
the BouIevards.
New York Press,

/
A restaurant in Second avenue, for
years one of the so-called Bohemian
resorts of the city, has approached
nearer than ever to the borderland Of
boulevardism this summer. From an
open-air balcony filled with patrons
dining to placing tables on the side
walk was but a step, and the proprie-
tor took it. 1t was tried the first time
as a makeshift, the second time as
an experiment and the third time as
a permanency unless the police should
interfere. The sidewalk tables were
taken first thing by early corners and
were bespoken for the rest Of the
evening by those who preferred to
wait for them rather than take seats
inside. Encouraged by his success,
the proprietor put four tables at the
outer edge Of the sidewalk, on the
curb line. They were promptly taken,
in spite of the fact that one of them
was squarely up against an automo-
bile belonging to one of the balcony
diners. Dining in the open is by no
means an uncommon hot-weather
sight on the East Side, but a pretense
is always made of shielding the guests
by a row of ported shrubs or a lattice
screen. The absence Of these in the
restaurant referred to attracted some
attention from the native born passer-
by, but the foreigners took the inno-
walton quite as a matter of course. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17

Some of the f1inasy garments sold
in Partisan stores are made of such
poor material that hand sewing is
necessary. The girls who do this get
only 80 to 40 cents for twelve, four
teen or more hours of work.
Personal injury suits amounting to ssS,
666,952 against the city of Chicago are
now pending. mostly for damages arising
from accidents caused by poor sidewalks.
An authority on the subject declares
that many cases Of defective eyesight are
caused by wearing tight collars, which
interfere with the circulation Of blood
to the head .sgs
The three important wheat states
Of Australia produce 35,00O,000 bush
els. The yield to each acre in New
South Wales is 1915 bushels, in South
Australia 60 bushels and III West
Australia 4.6 bushels.
It Is said that a fly makes 400 strokes
a second with its wings, and it has been
proven that by the use of the nicrophone
yeu can hear fly walk.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
SPANKED WOULD-BE BRIDE
Father Objected to the Man His
Girl Had Chosen.


Because he attempted to administer
an old-fashioned spanking to his r.
year-old daughter, who made con-
tract to marry the man of her choice
without her fathers consent, Alec
Varcilucci Of 72O South Schell street,
finds himself bound over for trial on
the charge of assault and battery.
The father, in former days, was ac-
custorned to chastise his daughter.
Elizabeth, for soiling her dresses and
pilfering jam. When she became en-
gagged to youth Of whom he did not
approve he attempted to take the same
course. Spurning the paternal slip
per, the young woman, in the offended
dignity of her % years. had her father
arrested. Magistrate Smith decided
that the father should have used per-
suasion instead of force to break the
engagement, and held him under $500
bail for court.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
GENERAL PRODUCE

p. Official gu quotations Of the Minneapolis
sspt u r% to L &c.,
BTnsRheeeipts YESTERDAYS so54s pounds
daries, rsts isc dairies seconds, 11He rem
e1s ase s RssdnE s s2ce eahded
doz. cases included, 17c;. fresh current receipts.
Of 80 doz $27o; seconds per of 20 80
do7 $$45 checks per case Of 80 doz, s2.7o
or as Choice Sc twins or daS fair to s sood
Sc;t twins or or fats old; fancy, &c; twins or
81 @ec;, Young Americas. fancy in QUALITY and
REGULAR in style, 11c;, Young Americas, choice
bTeE No. s. sdS&c; mburs serh No. no. L. II Ia
1l1ze; iimbnrger. 10 2 s@l5c; primost, No No
&c. pnos No. 0e Swss }ancy No
1aaS @l4e; Swiss choice 12@1Sc: Swiss. fancy
1 cGocn MAXI ELL aec SWiss fancy block &c., SWISS
sD IIyh 'i P9GLTkYr 12s; hens. 1ec
&c. prngs b S9gnE broe 9a
DRESSED MEATs-veal, fancy, ID. nc; fair
mutton, fancy, 51z acc; lambs, milk, fancy, Sc;
thin, 5@6c; hogs, 5@5hc.
FIsH-Pickerel. sc; bullheads. &c; crappies,
6@61ac: pike, 7@sc; suntish, perch, small crap
CABBAGE-New, large crates, s125; per ton,
$3.50.
ONIONS-Dry, per 100 lbs, 90c@$1.
DRIED PEAs-Fancy, yellow. per bu, 81 go;
medium, $1.20; green, fancy, $780, medium,
$1.15; marrowfat, 50.
PIGEoNs--Tame, live, young or old, doz, 75c;
dead, doz, soc; SQUADS, nesters, fancy selected,
live or dead, doz. 75c; small, poor and thin un-
salabe.
| BEANs-Quotations include sacks. Fancy navy,
per b. =; &c choice navy, $40; medium. hand
mixed and dirty, 65@75c; brown, fancy, 1918;
brown, fair to good. SO; Lima, California, pei
aAPPLEs-Fancy varieties, s2.5o@a; Wealthy,
$25o@2.75; cooking, bril- 1928; crabapples.
Transcendents,. fancy. Blu, $1.25 common bu, %
M75c.
ORANGEs-Late valenclas. all sizes, s4@4 so
LEMON-California, fancy. as to size. Sd. %;
choice, 81; Messnas, $s.5o@4; verdilis, 3oOs,
H6SE St Ext fancy white. lib sections 12c:
fancy white, lib sections lie: choice white. Lib
sections. &c; amber, 10c; goldenrod 1oc; extract.
VEST COAST FRUITsNCaiifornia 'Si peaches Oh;
per box. 75@9oc; plums, per crate. 90c6$1
fancy Bartlett pears; per box, $3.50; grapes
| GRAPES-Concords basket 20c.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS each. .l5@2Oc; can
taloaps crate r 55e; Roc ky Nord, crate $3.50
SWEET oTAToEs-virginias, brl, $780, Jcr
BANANAs-Jumbo lunches, s3@a.25: larg.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., string bu, 75c
| beans, wax, bu, 75c; beets, bu, 5oc carrots, bu
soc; corn: gree~, doz, s@1oc: cucumbers, doz
25c; cauliaower. d3z, 75c@s1: egg plant, doz
mint, doz 4oc; onions, doz punches, 15@2oc
! parsley, doz. 25c; rutabagas, bu. 35c radishes
dox bchss a. ssas doz
coo; watereress, doa, 9oc; garlic, 16@12c
| celery, 250l 30c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN
BOTH WILL SHOW UP AT THE INTERNA.
TIONAL EXPOSITION.

BOTH WILL SHOW UP AT THE INTERNA-
TIONAL EXPOSITION.
Expert grain samplers appointed by the Chi
cago Board Of Trade. will pass upon samples Of
seeds and grain to be exhibited at the Interna-
tional Livestock exposition. says, the Daily Dror
ers' Journal. The National Grain Dealers asso-
citation will award liberal prizes for the best
samples. This is an appropriate combination.
livestock and grain 70 hand in hand for the sue
cess. Of the agriculturists of this country One
is dependent in great measure the other.
Maintaining the fertility Of the soil by the care
of live stock the farm Is essential to sue
cessful grain growing is the use of good grain
in the production of the best classes Of ANNA Is
for market. An exhibition of the best thu
country affords III both grain and livestock at
this years international should Insure the at
tendance of every progressive farmer and feeder
- CATTLE wHARvEs EXTENSION.
.Gloster Armstrong, New York representative
of the Manchester Ship Canal company, has
been advised that at q recent meeting of the
markets committee of the Manchester cor
poration, they decided to extend the cattle lair
ages at the Foreign Animals wharves Mode
Wheel Manchester, giving increased capacity
of 900 head, and that the work will be put
in hand at once.
This addition to the Manchester lairages will
prevent all danger of ships being delayed when
unloading.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
CORN CROP IS DOING WELL
FROST HAS NOT INJURED THE
FORT DODGE STAND AND THE
WEATHER rs FAVORABLE.
Specials to The Journal.

Specials to The Journal.
Fort Dodge, Iowa, Sept. 1.-THE past
twenty-four hours have done much to
brighten the prospects and strengthen
the hopes for full crop Of corn in this
section of the state. Escaping without
injury, the recent cool weather, the crop
ing. There is a general feeling Of Sc.
curity among farmers and business
men.
Wesley, Iowa, Sept. 17.-There has
been only the slightest kind Of a frost
here and none whatever to damage corn
turnout the northern port Of Iowa. ~
has done slight damage to corn, but the
indications are that the crop will be
as good or better than year ago
Threshing is in progress and the yielt
continues to be large. Wheat, oats anc
barley are better than for many years
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
FARMERS AsToN1sHED
w. r. Galloway Found Them Happily
SURPRISED in North Dakota.

w. R.. Galloway, general passenger
agent of the 500 line, returned this
morning from trip out along the line
in North Dakota. He says that thresh-
ing is in full swing and that much to
the astonishment Of the farmers the
yields are running from two to four
expected, while the quality averages
one grade better.
This is good news! for all concerned.
The promise of business over the 500
line is such that he fears it's equip
ment may not prove equal to the de-
mand. q ,.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
THE CORN CROP
A BIG YIELD IF No ERosrs COME BEFORE

Il 0A' AA'1D Il Ger 'GoA' JUNE BEE oAA
Crop Exert snoT the
@ the crop S
there is killing frost before Oct. 1. Ae
Taken as q whole. the rate Of yield will
% Roa ai5 a0aoe ere SS Of
portion as kiliins frost is experisneed in the
His report says deficient, stand in Iowa
vas vas offset offset by heavy caring. but the crop is
aTng slowly It VIII need betwesn tRo and and
three weeks to mature IS per cent of the crop.
poso 93a as Of owa sopb ba s in
part Of the crop is already safe. but the yield
Is s and FaHEins from small
in eastern valleys and moderate percentage in
abandoned Husking will be disappointing and
will show state not much above 12o. 900 bush
Of $4,000. 600. originally on present acreage.
Missouri promises three fourths yield, with in
5 sna in and aanser f1D frost Gro north }n h
to two weeks yet: Crop central and southern
5s in pnSts 9s d ra with o few go, late
extra good and for whole makes fair average
and needs two weeks protection from frost.
Australia has more places of worship in
proportion to her population than any
other one country.
Operated by an expert the gatling gun
is capable of firing from 5000 to 5000
shots a minute.
The normal heart beats about seventy
| times minute, and throws two ounces
Of blood at each contraction.
At the close Of the last calendar year
the United States had exported $1,457,
565785 worth of goods, leading the world
Saving deposits in Chicago banks have
| passed the 500, 100000 mark. In the last
! year they have increased more than $22,.
. 900, 900. -.~- - 5--- ~
4 The value of the cotton crop will surely
amount to 100000, 900 next year, If moth
Ing untoward happens and the increase
| keeps on at the present rate.
| The milk of the rubber tree contains
IS per cent of water and A per cent Of
rubber. --.-
There are 2e,6Oo French in Great Britain
and Ireland more than three-fourths Of
the number being in London. The bust
ness most followed among these is cook
cry. . ~, g. t
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
riday Sent 10 .

ErlCeS &c nlGner. RecelplS very lSut Qudllty
fair. Prices range from $3.50 to $3.50; bulk.
So. 60 to SO Today's prices 15c to zoe higher
than last Saturday and 40c to 45c higher than
Sept l. Good TO choice light and medium weight
hogs are quotable from 1915 to S5.S5; fair light
mixed and good heaytes from So 60 to S.. TO and
common heavy and common mixed and rough
packing sows from $50 to So. Sales:
Hogs-26, 1877 lbs S.: so; 62, 1873 lbs $50;
90, 233 lbs. $50; 81. 182 lbs, $50; ST. 221
lbs $3.50; 50: 234 lbs, $5.65; 81. 254 lbs, $3.50;
40 253 lbs, $3.50.
Roughs--7 328 lbs s5.35; 4, 412 lbs. s5.15.
CATTLE--Receipts moderate. Arrivals mostly
westerns. Market unchanged from Friday. West
ern killing cattle quoted higher than week
ago Natives steady Bulls and veal calves
steady at last weeks closing. Good stock and
feeding cattle steady. Common to fair light
stockers 10 to 15c lower than last week. Mich
cows and springers unchanged
Butcher Steers--3. 1036 lbs, $780, 6, 1,16S
lbs 1885; 3, 1883 lbs, So: 1, 1,03o lbs, $2.75.
Butcher Cows and Hefers--34, 1,020 lbs,
So. 20 6, 976 lbs, $2.75; g. 1901 lbs, $2.75; g.
800 lbs, S2.65; 3, LIB lbs, $3.50; I, eo7 lbs,
NO. 2: 900 lbs, 1925.
Cutters and Ca Canners-1, $40 lbs, 81; H. 925
Butcher Bulls, 1900 lbs, S2.45: 1, 1900 lbs
$40; !, 1,4 40 lbs, 1922; stag 1920 lbs,
Veal Calves--s, 1l3 lbs, SIS; /. $50 lbs, $3.50;
/, 1870 lbs 81: 5, 1913 lbs, So.
Stock Feeding Steers-11, 912 lbs, $3.50; s,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
FOR BEATING A WOMAN j
st. Paul Man. Arrested for Brutality
and Robbery. g

A man describing himself as Harry
Farrell of St. Paul, was arrested this
afternoon for .brutally beating. and rob-
bling May White, an inmate Of house,
at 225 Second street S.
The man, according to the story told
by the woman when she had regained
consciousness, went to the house, where
he had visited several times, locked the
door, tore out the telephone SO the POI
lice could not be notified, beat the
woman into insensibility, and stole $50
from her. Then he jumped thru q win
dow and drove off in buggy. PATROL
in few minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-17
MOURN FATTY" BARKER
latest, Biggest and Best-Natured
Tugboat Captain Is Dead.


Tugboat Captain Is Dead.
The latest, biggest and best
natured tugboat captain In the world
died at his home, 239 Union street,
Brooklyn, yesterday. He was Cap-
tain Edgar Barker, of the William j.
McCaldin, for twenty years in the en-
ploy of the McCaldln Brothers COM
pany.
Captain Barker weighed 372
pounds, and was known as Captain
Fatty by nearly all the British mass
ter mariners that entered this port.
He had towed to sea more British
tonnage, it is said, than any twenty
other shippers. His smile and cheer
full welcome were looked forward to
by the captains who knew him.
Skipper Barker had a record as a
lifesaver. He once hauled the Ameri-
can ship William H. Macy from the
sands off Sandy Hook. He was active
in fitting out Cuban filibustering ex-
petitions. He leaves a widow and six
children.