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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-04-27

Kansas City Star Colombia is the
most casual and topsy-turNy country
on the face of the earth in most things.
but it's financial and business dealings
are conductor in real comic opera style.
as l discovered not altogether to my
profit during a five years residence
there.
If you go into shop In one OF the
interior towns and say that you want
to buy pair of blankets. you will be
shown pair worth, perhaps, five do
lars i'm the United States.
How much?" you ask the indolent
mulatta proprietor, who sits rolling a
brown cigarette. apparently careless
whether you buy or not.
"One hundred dollars" he says, calm
ly, glancing at you from the corner OF
his eye to see how much he will have to
come down.
They are not worth more than five. l
could buy them for $4.9S In any store in
New York"
But this is not New York. senior.
There is the transportation of the
goods and the so heavy duty and the
little presents to the project and the all
cade. All these we must add to our
own price"
Your are struck with the justice of
this view. and. as you want blankets
badly and don't like to haggle. You
offer SIS for the pair.
"Carajo. Take them senior! They are
yours." And he jumps up, dropping his
cigarette and displaying easerness for
the first time.
But why did you ask one hundred
dollars? You knew that was altogcthe.
too dear. You knew nobody would
pay it,"
'Rebajo" Is the First Act.
Yes, it WAS dear" the merchant adj
mits, but see how much | have
Knocked off my price! Surely that
ought to content you. 1t is the 'rebajo.'
Everybody here wants the rebajo'--
the reduction on the price first asked.
If / said SIS for the blankets, any CO.
lumbar would expect me to sell them
for 500"
10 show how firmly ingrained is this
custom of the ''rebajo," | will mention
what first happened TO me when l
started to do business in the country.
had n store at Cali. and among the
stock was several bales OF cloth which
l priced at $50 bale. They We're good
value FOR the money, far better and
cheaper than anything else of the kind
in the town. But week after week
passed and | did not sell Il single bale.
People would come and look at them
frequently and ask the price. OF
CouTSN, WIN MY american liilIlIlS,
said $50 and stuck to it. When they
found | would not come down they
would leave the store in anazement
and anger.
AT last Il humble competitor of mine
a Syrian peddler who was doing a
dinky business. came into my store eX
amined the cloth, heard my story, and
said:
But it is good cloth! 1 can sell it.
Give me "a dozen bales at $50 each and
trust me until this evening"
! agreed. as / knew he Mas a man OF
good business reputation. Sure enough
he returned in the evening, paid me
$3.50 and ordered the rest of the bales
But how did you manage to do it?'
/ I asked him. And where does YOU
profit come n?"
1T is the 'rabaio,'" he exclaimed. g.
4 asked $50 apiece for Inc bales and ther
sold them at $40. Everybody wanted Il
buy, thinking it WAS a splendid bar
In
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-04-27

"l,ut why did you ask one hundred
dollars? You knew that was altogcthe.
too dear. You knew nobody would
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

the language they used would include
naval forces as well, cannot be known.
But in any event there was no armis-
tice as to maritime matters, and Jap.
an, which has shown herself watchfuI
in every direction has kept up her vigil
lance on the sea, and some dozen or
more vessels of neutral nations have
been taken as prize of war for carrying
contraband goods to Russia, since the
peace ENJOYS left Portsmouth.
Perhaps it was all part of the care
full, watchful role of Japan. She knows
by experience that she was dealing
with a shifty, tricky antagonist, one
who has never hesitated to break faith.
AS Japan would not listen to the sug-
gestion of an armistice before the
peace ENJOYS met and reached conclu-
sions, because never sure but that Rus
STA might simply be sparring for time,
so she may have been careful to trust
Russia no farther than the Muscovite
A+"Nt own plCbSNJ anu So lGll neTSelII
free to prevent Russia from re-inforc-
ing or re-supplying herself by sea, until
she had irrevocably agreed to the
treaty of peace.
1t is possible that those steamers
captured since the peace ENJOYS finish
ed their work may be treated with some
degree of leniency on account of the
circumstance that peace had been
agreed on, though peace had not actu-
ally been agreed to, before their cap
ture. But under the circumstances this
will be an act of grace o.. the part of
the Japanese government and not an
act of duty. For the war did not end
until today.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16
The War
Ends Today

,r work. has been surprise the
public In instances doubt capture has been surprise to
me vessels themselves or their officers the latter prob
aD uPposg that peace had been accomplished that
was unrestrained
however IS only today that between Russia
n accomplished TACT Up to this morning existed
tween the two countries involving all the technical
except as these modified and limited by the
between Oyama and Lnevch In fact the only HOSTILE
" Oh a or sea- anywhere that there could be
tea or suffered to today has been the
Peace TECHNICALLY was not complete until notifications exchanged
anu a exchange or rather what had been agreed a substitute
Tor an exchange, did not take place today
The treaty provided for the arrangement an armce between
the commanders the field this very promptly arranged
But strangely enough this did provide cessation Of hosie
On the sea- In fact expressly excepted the scope of its
operation Why this done has clear Perhaps
Oyaa and Lnevch held themselves to be only of mill
ay and not OF naval forces and therefore carefully confined their
negotiations to armste for their arms The treaty.
provided only for the arrangement of amsce between
anders OF the military forces the Whether this was
oversight the Of the ENJOYS whether they supposed that
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16
Lawson 49,,
INDICATED


lied Finance The Story Amagamaed than year ago.
he made startling accusations against the big
companies which thoroughly dsbeeved
threw dScredt on his against Standard OIL and the S
tenn OF which he talked much The burden Of his
against the insurance that the funds these
lions manipulated through banks companies
bring handsome glst the mill of their officers
Charged that the of the big
amounting hundreds millions dollars we're at the practical dis
Dosa OF those who the
by which corporations and securities
ground out means of getting the savings Of the people
The Investigations which have been going regard
and and OF
that have been made have large degree
LaWsons assertions That they have fully
all that he promised because Lawson made his
wholesale way describing as the SYSTEM with which the
public the time familiar which did
stand whether does The revelations come
detail and each detail has had educave effect However supr
each detail may have been disclosed investigations
has educated the public succeeding detail of os
surprised the public less Besides that created the i'm
preston that what the Of the insurance
DONG criminal in the first place and place
made out OF nothing,
The disclosures while they have the objection
abene OF the done have anv them are
CRIMINAL though they be and criminal procedure
Of what done not criminal though might made
by legislation and that many other things mpo
preies.
The investigation has also shown that there alchemy nor
black art 1t simply OF getting
sons in transactions where they trustees that the way the
trick was DONE was clear and easily understood when
planned
But for all has right to feel that he has been
INDICATED Very much of what he really said though nearly
which he suggested has been proved Allowing the ro-
ttndy OF his language and stripping every deduction not ex
SS stated and has been shown that he knew pretty
he talking about.
The only trouble from his point view that the Investigations
are more startling than his story, he forgotten in
the more absorbing interest OF the new developments.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

1t took the Japanese about twenty
months to get all their troops into
Manchuria, besides the things they did
there, and it will take them about six
months to get them back again.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

First the police didn't get any con-
victions for gambling. Now they have
convicted a man of gambling though
he was inunocent. 1t is hard to please
the Advertiser. But then it ,snt
necessary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

7. McCants Stewart may have left
America too soon. Minister Powell
has resigned and a negro has been ap-
pointed to succeed him as Minister to
Hayti. Who knows but it might have
been Stewart, if he had been in the
right place?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16
William NeVinS
Armstrong

neither choked eed in its but perennial stream of
good fellowship kindness and expanding good will all who
within his influence.
OF stern missionary stock his character he represented the genial
Eeower qualities of the missionary virtues Yet while recognizing
the limitations of the fathers than he OF
the depth of their character the Importance of their work
While W. n Armstrong lived much of his life away from here Ha
wall his home 1t Hawaii that the attachments his
ture found here that the genial qualities Of his mind and
found.
He had that radiant humor which made him welcome every
home and every board He good company everywhere Nor
with these qualities did he lack depth sincerity The influence of his
public life OF the character 1t sotened apee and
removed btternesses His memory will be pleasant a
Ma.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

1t is hardly likely that the drilling
of few companies of Japanese or
Chinese schoolboys in the manual of
arms will endanger the Republic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

Mark Twain describes Mauritius as a
place where they depend on quarantine
instead of sanitation to preserve the
public health. 1t is an epigram that
ought to be framed and hung in the
office of every board of health in the
country.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

When DR.. Nansen comes as minister
from Norway to America, it will not
be his first visit to America. He came
once before as lecturer, and prob
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

For man who is confident Of ac-
quittal on his trial for bigamy in San
Francisco, George Collins made hard
fight to keep from coming back.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16
CASTLE Z COOKE. LTD.
Commission MerchantsS
Sugar Factors.
AGENTS FOR

IANH4N I . NOIk = =
The Eva Plantation Company, a
The Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd. /
The Kohala Sugar Company. Z
The Waimea Sugar Mill Company.
The Fulton Iron Works, st. Louis, Mo.
The Standard Oil Company.
The George F. Blake Steam Pumps.
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life InsuFl
ance Company Of Boston,
The Aetna Fire Insurance Company Of
Hartford, Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Company OF
London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

When the two other companies of the
10th Infantry get here, maybe a base
ball team can be organized that can
defeat the Chinese Athletic Club.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

The merchants Of Honolulu seems
likely to get a very intricate lesson in
general average and marine insurance
before all the matters connected with
the cargo of the Alameda are settled
up.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

This "Glimpses of Great Men" Series
Shout! not have closed without some
thing lbout our governor.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

The repeated dispatches an
nouncing the capture by the Jap
anese of steamships belonging to
neutral nations, bound for Rus
sian ports, long after the Ports
mouth ENJOYS had completed their
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16
HARRY ARMITAGF

ably got more money for his visit then
than he will for his present one.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

The introduction of fire drill in the
public schools is an excellent move.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

Tom Lawson must experience
some of that satisfaction which the
unsanctihed feel when what they
have said abiut the failings of their
neighbors or those who despiteful-
ly use them, are proven true
When Lawson began his "Fren-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16
W. G. Irwin & Go.
AGENTS FOR THE

Royal Insurance Co., of Liverpool, Eng.
Alliance Assurance Co., Of London, Eng.
Scottish Union & National ms. Co., Of
Edinburg, Scotland.
Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Alliance Insurance Corporation Ltd.
Wilhelma Of Magdeburg General ms.
Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16
Iron Works,
STEAM ENGINES, SUGAR MILLS,
BOILERS, COOLERS, IRON, BRASS
AND LEAD CASTINGS.

Machinery Of Every Description Made
to order. Particular attention paid to
Ships lack hing. Job Work Exc
cuted on Short Notice.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

Want ads in The Star bring quick re-
suits. Three lines three times for rs
cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

William N. Armstrong, news Of
whose death was received by cable
this morning, will be mourned by a
very large number of warm per
sonal friends in Hawaii. He had
no enemies. He was a man, the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-10-16

South and Kawaiahao Streets.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-1ncreased shipments efforts to advance prices of wheat here to- day At the close wheat for May delivery was off @Nc. Oats arc up r. Corn ana provisions are practically unchanged.
 The wheat market had a weak undertone throughout the entire session. Initial quo tations on May were off h E Q $ at Ills to 1.15% @1.15h. Scattered selling by com mission houses and pit traders was the i'm mediate cause Of the opening decline. The chief factor responsible for the selling pres
 price of wheat at Liverpool, The weakness of the English market was in turn said to be due to cheaper Argentine offerings in- dicating an increase in shipments from that country After the first rush of selling had subsided the market here became somewhat firmer The fact that Northwest receipts titles had a tendency to check the general desire to sell. Total primary receipts also were much smaller than on the correspond ing day year ago and this had slightly bulish effect. Following fair buying by the leader of the bulls. pit traders made mod crate purchases resulting in May advancing to 1.15% Q115A. Weakness of cash wheat at all the principal centers, however, had depressing influence on speculative trading and the market soon sagged off again. The ances of wheat and flour were equal to 63.- 900 bushels. Worlds .vtsib'% supply as shown by Bradstreets showed = decrease of 4S2, 900 bushels compared with S29.O00 bush els a year ago. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of 374 cars, against PIP cars last week and 47O cars a year ago. In sympathy with lower prices at Liver pool the corn market was rather easy early
 in the session with considerable selling by commission houses. The continued small movement, however, brought out a fair de- mand from shorts resulting in a firmer un
 dertone during the latter part of the ses- sion. Small estimated receipts for tomor-
 row were late builish factor. May opened hc lower at 44% 944%. sold up to 45 and closed at 44% @44%. Local receipts were 415 cars, none of contract grade.
 A decrease of half a million bushels in To- cal stocks for he week had a strengthening effect on the oats market Trading. was largely of a scalping character. May opened unchanged to Mc lcwer at 30 X o 31, sold up to 31k t@Id closed at 31h g3lA. Local re- ceipts were 120 cara.
 Provisions were dull and a shade easier Continued heavy receipts of hogs caused a weaker opening witt commission houses sell ing freely. steadier tone developed on fair buying by pit traders At the close May pork was off 2h at 12.70. Lard and ribs were each unChanged at 6.s7M and s.72;s.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
NEW ORIEANs sPOT COTTON,

New Orleans, Jan. 17.-There a good demand for spot cotton. but the offerings S were light. Sales. 2,000 baies including 900 to arrive. Quotations unchanged.
 Futures opened steady, the active months being 2 points above last evenings finals h'he market was flooded with selling orders which drove prices down points fin short order. During the first hour of the session March lost points and May and July each. Shippers claim that they can replace their commitments in European cotton cen- Sers cheaper than they can buy the spot cotton and cover them here and save about 90 points by the operation The market closed easier with net losses of points on January, on February and 11@13 points on the other positions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
WALL STREET REVIEW
OF STRENGTH N THE
 STOCK MARKET.
tributlon of Speculative Holdings is Shown--Cuimination of Rise
 in Union Pacific.

New York, Jan. 17.--There were features of strength in todays stock market. but they were varied by soft spots here and the effect of the large distribution of spec uiative holdings which was effected on the opening bulge of the week yesterday. There was decided shrinkage in the volume of dealings along with the hesitating and IT, regular tone which was developed. The seeming continuation of the rise In Union Pacific was of a sentimental effect on the whole list. which showed clearly the want of the stimulating influence which the strength of the stock has exercised for sev-
 The serving of formal notice of the con- testing interests to apply for writ of cer- teriorari to review the opinion in favor of the Northern Securities was understood to have the power of a stay on any distibution of the assets of that company pending the final decision of the United States Supreme the rumors which have been circulated that a compromise, prompt distribution of Northern Securities assets and the compre- hensive readjustme 1t of railroad relations be announced at an early date. Union Pa- cific rose steadily last nights level by the feeling of the demand in the efforts to realize. The weakness of Amalgamated Copper also had a detrimental influence, the more as the price of the metal was further advanced and reports continued per sistent of an intended increase in the rate ot dividend rates Dividend increases and prospects played considerable part Tn tne days market The placing of Chicago St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha on per cent. dividend basis caused rapid rise of 1s points in that stock and removed the hopes of increased disbursements on some other interests. The outside market held its recent large share of attention today. although actively shifted from Northern Securities to International Mercantile Ma rrne. which together with Northern Securi- ties was one of the late creations in the period of wholesale output of new securi- ties which was too late to get through in the preliminary stage in the outside mar ket and make its entry on the Stock Ex- change itself. violent break in the United States shipbuding stocks also brought into renewed notice an old episode in the outside market. Nothing developed to explain either movement. Prices on the Stock Exchange faded away fin the latter part of the day and the closing was weak and generally slightly below last nights level -----.
 Bonds were steady on a good demand: Total sales (par vaIue), s5,115.0oo. United States bonds were all unchanged call.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
 R0s.4 MavAunenf

~ GaIveston--steady; middiing. 1-16; net fecefpts, 5.837: gross receipts. 5,232; sales. 107s: stock. I62.sss.
 New orleans--Firm: middiing. q; net re- ceipts, 7.s32; gross receipts, 1882; sales, B. 900; stock. 401.097.
 Mobile-Steady: middiing. '; net receipts, z6c: gross receipts. z6s: sales. 700; stock. 'ekt,s1s: Great Britain, 6.so1: coastwise, l. a6s.
 Savannah--steady: middling. I: net re- ceipts, 1s3T: gross receipts. 1928: sales. l. sk6e: stock, s6,323; coastwise, 1,443. <, Charleston--Firm: middlfng. 6k net re- ceipts. ls1; gross receipts. 1s1: stock. 2o.- e1z. coastwise. SO.
 Wilmington--Nomnal: net receipts, S01 gross receipts, 301: stock, 4.s49. sl Ncrfolk--Net receipts, 2,437; gross receipts &s437: stock 2s.475. ], BaItimore Nominal; middling. TX; gross receipts, 25o: stock, s.01s. H New York--Quiet; middling. 7.25; net re- ceipts, 15s: gross receipts. 7.s40; sales, 294; < stock. sS.715: continent, 2.72s. ah Boston-Quiet; middling, 7.25: net receipts s Sss: gross receipts. 1.?s5.
 Philadeiphia--ouiet; middling, 7.bo; net receipts, 129: gross receipts. ss1: stock, A.- s ss7.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.

Houston-Qulet; middling. .: net receipts. Loss: gross receipts, 4.oss: shipments, B. 451: sales, 192; stock, 73,499.
 Augusta--steady; middiing. 1-16 net re- eeipts. 2sa: gross receipts. 294; shipments. 1,zo0: sales, 29; stock. 90.349
 Memphis-Steady; mijdling. 2; net re- eeipts, 6s7: gross receipts 1.592: shipments. 4,0sl: sales, 2.500; stock, l25.386.
 St. Louis--steady: middling. q: net TO- 7,7e3: sales 40; stock, 41.165.
 E Cincinnati--Net receipts 51s: gross TO- sceipts. SIS: shipments. 572: stock. 3.524.
 LouisviIle-Firm: middling, 7M.
 Total today-Net receipts. 5,S55; gross re- Seipts. s.54s; shipments, 11,Os7; sales. s,131: stock. 333, ,s2a.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
NEW YORK c0FFER-

New York. Jan 17.-sugar-Raw, firm; refined, firm.
 Coffee futures opened barely steady at a decline of 5Q10 points under liquidation, promoted by larger Brazilian receipts and which was also induced by rather easier European cables. Havre showed luther
 weakness later in the session and with de- mand here limited the selling movement Increased until toward the close the mar ket was active and weak. There a little
 better buying in the last few minutes, at tracted presumably by the decline and the market was finally steady, but at a net
 decline of 1542O points. Sales 122.OUo bags. February, 7.65; March, 775@7S5; April 7,95; May, s.00@s.10; June. SIS, July. S.1b9s 20: September. S.404S. .60; November, s.60; December, s.6OQs7o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
MARKET FOR FUTURES
CONTINUED oUIETNEss IS SHOWN ON
 THE EXCHANGE.
0berations Are Chiefly Confined to the Pro- T fessionals and the Price Fiuctua- tions Are Irregular-Net Losses
 af Closc of Market.

New York. Jan. 1.-The cotton market showed continued Quietness with operations chiefly professional and prices fluctuatins irregularIy. The net change for the day being slight loss The opening was firm ct advance of 465 points in line with firmer cables and continued reports of firm upot markets. There was considerable COW ering following the call; and prices advanced Co . net gain of about 7@e points on the ac- Avs months But at this level scalping longs turned for profits and with demand failing off somewhat the market reacted to net loss of 7@s points. The close was a point or two up from the bottom and steady at q net loss of 4@7 points. Sales futures estimated at 15o, 900 bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-18
TOTAL COTTON MOVEMENT.

Total today at all ports-Net. 2o,6l6; Great Britain. e,742; continent, 2.72S; stocF, 2 eS2, ,635. Consolidated at all ports-Net. 6S.2s4; : Great Britain, 41.s5s; France, 21.177; conti- nent, 6o,sss.
 Total since Sept i at all ports-Net, G. Ba0,ese; Great Britain, 2.313,6 ,665: France. s341ss; continent, 1,s42,ss5: Japan e4.a6s: Mexico 16.59z.