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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Oils and Lead,

Coal oil-Pearl or astral OIL cases,
2lhc per gallon; water white oil. Iron
barrels, 16c wood barrels, none cocena
oil, cases, 25c: elaine oil. cases, CSC;
extra star, cases. 26c; headlight oil,
17S degrees, cases, 24hc; iron barrels,
1Sc. washington state test burning
oils. except headlight. hc per gallon
higher)
Benzine-sixty-three degrees. cases.
zee; iron barrels, 15hc.
Linseed oii--Pure raw. in barrels.
SIC; genuine kettle-bolled In barrels.
SIC; pure raw OIL, In cases. SIC; genu-
Inc kettle-boiled in cases. soc; lots Of
$50 gallons, 1c less per gallon,
Turpentine-In cases, S5c per gal
len.
Gasoline--Stove gasoline, cases,
2IMc; iron barrels, 1Sc; SO degrees
gasoline, cases, S2c; iron barrels or
drums, 26c.
Lead-strictly pure white lead and
red lead in ton lots. 7%c; bOO-pound
lots, &c., less than 500 pounds, SIC.
Groceries, Provisions, Etc.
sugar-Golden c, 1855; powdered
ss.Sb; patent cube, $3.50; cane, d. G.,
Se.15; fruit sugar, s6.15; beet sugar
ssO5; extra cwt 1Oc; kegs, cwt., 25c;
bpxes. cwt., soc uess Nc per pound, II
Raid for In it days..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
II Was All Good.

Mr.. Jones was very fond Of kind Of
boiled pudding his wife made, 10, says
London Answers. when she had gone
away for an afternoon and evening she
promised that she would leave one Of
the favored puddings In the saucepan
for his evening meal.
We'll" she said on her return. and
how did the pudding 70 down.
'Soo-preme" said Tom. smacking his
lips at the recollection. Twas as good
pudding as you have ever made"
That's good" was the gratified re-
Spouse OF Mrs. Jones. Tin glad you
enjoyed II. What did you do with the
cloth?"
For moment Mr.. Jones solemnly
surveyed her.
"Whatw he said. did II have
cloth onf'
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
The Singing Tree.

The singing tree of farnway Queens
land IL a luxurious shrub, pleasing to
the eye, but dangerous TO the touch.
II grows from two or three inches to
ten or fifteen feet In height and cmits
dlsagrceable odor. A traveller says:
Sometimes while shooting turkeys in
the shrubs | entirely forgot the sting.
Ing tree till was warned qf Its close
proximity by Its smell and have often
found myself in little forest of them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
p.ealiarisiss Of Eyes.

The human eye In perfect condition
In able 10 see objects separately that
are only one minute OF arc apart. Put
two ohIects--as. for instance, two black
circles on white gronndju Just one
Inch apart and then place them at n
aIstnncc Of about 2s8ia feet. Az seen
with the naked eye the apparent space
between the circles will be a minute OF
are, This space Ia plainly the limit OF
detail visible 10 the unassisted human
eye, Now. II might be supposed that mn
insect. having compound eye, would
be able TO see more detail than we can
do-in other words. could separate
small objects closer together. As a
matter Of fact, owing TO the small
aperture OF the lenses composing the
facets OF the eye and the spacing be.
tween the facets, insects see less detail
than we do. pr. q. Iohnstone stoney
calculated that dragon fly cannot see
separately two objects which are plac.
cd less than one degree apart. In 9th
or words, TO such an insect two silver
coins lying on table three inches
apart and viewed from n distance ex-
ceeding fourteen and one-third feet
would appear as single object. Bees
and flies, according 10 the same au-
thority, are still more limited In their
ability 10 see the details OF objects pre-
sentcd TO their eyes. A dy could only
see the two silver coins above describ.
ed separately at distance not exceed
ing about seven feet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Baltimore a Ohio Railroads. New
Through Service.

Effective November 27th, 1904, and
thereafter. q new daily train win be
inaugurated, leaving Grand Central
passenger station. Chicago. at 1o:sO
p. m, for Akron. Cleveland. Youngs.
town. Pittsburg and intermediate
points. connecting at Pittsburg with
'Duquesne Limited" for Philadelphia
and New York. and with train No. 10
for washington. d. c.. and Baltimore.
This train will be equipped with
first- class day coaches, Pullman sleep
ers and dining car service.
On all through tickets stop-over will
be allowed at Washington, Baltimore
and Philadelphia, not to exceed 10 days
at each place.
For further particulars address.
Peter Harvey, General Agent, Room
l, Hobart Bldg, San Francisco.
ID. b. Martin, Manager Passenger
Traffic Baltimore, Md.
b. N, Austin, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05

! was only once stung, and that very
lightly. Its effects are curious. II
leaves no marks, but the pain In mad
denIng. and for months afterward tho
part when touched In tender in rainy
weather or when II gets wet In wash.
ing, etc. have seen a man who treats
ordinary pain lightly roll on the
ground In agony after being stung,
and have known a horse 80 complete
ly mad after getting into grove OF
the trees that he rushed open mouthed
at every ono who approached him and
had to be shot Dogs when stung will
rush about. whining piteousiy, biting
pieces from the affected part"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05

salt--Haies Of 7b-2s. bale t1.bo; bales
OF bO-as. bale $3.50; bales Of 4O-is, bale
$50; bales OF 1b-l0s. bale $3.50; bags
sos. fine, ton, $780, bags so lbs, genu-
Inc Liverpool. ton ti7. bags 90 lbs. N
ground. zoos. tons. 1876; r. 4. v. r.,
20 b-lb. cartons, s2.e5; II. g. v. r., "a
3-lb cartons. s17b; Liverpool lump
ton, ti6.
coffee-Mocha, 2s02sc; Java. fancy,
20. q32e: Java. good. 20Z2ic: Java. or
dinary. 17z20c. Costa Rica, fancy, Is
a20c: Costa Rica. good. Ie0isc; Ar
buckles, 1888 per 100 pounds; Lion.
si6.26.
Wninuts. No. ], soft shell,
1SRc; No. ]. hard shell. fsNc; Chile.
iSc: almonds, 1701sc: filberts. fi915c;
Brazils. Ice: pecans. IsMWibe; hick-
ory. Sc; Virginia peanuts. sQsMc;
Jumbo Virginia peanuts. ec; Japanese
peanuts sh acc; chestnuts. Italian.
lie; chestnuts, eastern. drum, $3.50:
eocoanuts. dozen. o0c.
Rice-1mperiai japan. No. ], s6,37h
No. q N26: Carolina head, &c; broken
head. tc. -
Provisions Hams. 10 Rize, t2Nc:
hams picnic. Dc: bacon. regulars. lie:
bacon. breakfast, H01se; dry salt
sides ioc backs, dry salt. S%c; lard.
kettle rendered. tierced. eEc.
Figs white. pound. 5hGec; black,
6Q7c.
Dates--Goiden, s0-lb. boxes. sd7c:
lib packages. Sc. Fard. i5-lb boxes.
si.40 box.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Produce.

Butter--Fancy creamery. 2S@s7Mc,
dairy. is0iah; cooking. i29i?hc.
Cheese--Young America. itMi5o; (:
Oregon full cream. i3h914c.
Eggs oregon ranch. 2shc: eastern.
eastern. 2t9?sc.
Poultry-Mixed chickens. per pound,
lie; spring. pound. ii6iiMc; hens,
iiaiiMe; geese, sGsmc; turkeys live
i7dfisc: turkeys, dressed, i9I2?hc.
ducks. old. dozen. NQB; spring ducks.
ss07. ...
Honcy--Dark ioMd1ic: amber. 100
lsc: fancy white. ibc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Fruits and Vegetables.

PearH-timf.26.
cranbcrries--Per barrel. til.
Apples Oregon. boeGtL2b. r
Tropical FruIts--Lemons. fancy. 1925
G3So; choice. 1926 per box; oranges.
t22ba $50; bananas, 5a5Mc per
pound: pineapples. saSO0l per dozen.
Potatoes. oregon, 100 pounds o0@
800: tomatoes. California. per crate.
si25; turnIps. per sack. so@7oc; cab
bages, per pound. i&62c: carrots. per
sack, sO@75c; beetS, per dozen lunches
ibc; egg plant. &c per pound Oregon
onions, 100 pounds. s2,Oo92.25: sweet
potatoes, si.25Ql.5O per 100 pounds.
caulinower. per dozen, 7Sc0s1; celery.
,per dozen. 56@65c,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Grain Products. Feed,

Wheat Walla Walla. Sic. Valley.
Sic. blueatem. SIC,
white. t2s; gray. $50
Barley Brewing. $3.50: feed. s2i.50.
Hay Timothy siiai6: clover. $1i
Hi2; cheat. sii9i2.
Millstuffs- Barley. rolled .2a.bo:
mldiIinga. s2tUs5. chop. sisqis; bran
a2o82i; shorts. t23G2b.
Flour--Hard wheat. straight. $3.50
tss: hard wheat patents. it75Q $50:
Valley. ,t,s0dt7S. graham, 81; rye.
sS
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Fresh Meats and Fish,

Fresh Meats--veal, shdSc; pork
6h96hc: beef, 3@6c; mutton, 305c
Flsh-Crabs. per dozen. sizes; Shoal-
water Bay oysters, per sack, 81; oys-
ters, gallon, s2.25; halibut. 7c black
cod. 7c; salmon. steelheads. SMc; her
ring. &c; founders, &c; catfish. &c;
Holsters. per pound, l2hc; silver smelt,
&c; shrimp, 1Oc; perch, &c; sturgeon
7c; Columbia river smelt, &C..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Kansas City-st. Louis

Kansas City-St Louis
Special ...........u .u:1e m e:x D N
North Coast Limited $50 . m T:eo Q N
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express ..........u:6 . m sos , N
Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray's Harbor pOlnts
Take Puget Sound Limited for 0lym-
pia direct
Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan
sas City-St LOUIS Special for polnta
IN South Bend branch.
Double daily train service on Gray'e
Harbor branch.
Four trains daily between Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Wild Game,

wild geese. $3.50; mallard ducks. 81
dta6o; widgcon ducks. s2G2?5. teal
ducks. $3.50. ......
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NORTHERN PACIFIC
fine Card Of Trains

PORTLAND
Leaves AEs1voA
|uget Sound Llmitsd.J:S m s:& . N
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-05
Livestock.

cattle-.2.769Aoo; hogs. ti5O05.5O:
sheep, ss.2Su425.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
HIGH PRICE OF MEAT IN GERMANY
Renewed Agitation to Remove Prohibition
of Importation of Live Cattle.

Reri,a. suly 2O-The price of meat has risen in
Germany from 20 TO 5 per cent in the last six
months so that now prices higher by 80 TO S5 per
cent than in the neighborng Continental states
The prices outside Of Germany usually are 10 to
* naT cent lower. Popular appeals directed by the
10 o. sy1ed meat dealers are being made TO the gov
r6ment both here and in the provinces to raise the
rrobihition against Importation OF live cattle
siT public meetings in this connection were held
=. Cyoiogne last night The Butchers Association
a s perIfn is nlanning a number OF agitation as
sembiages The prices of meat supplied by the re-
oiIeTs today allowing for differences in weights
Ia money were: Filet OF beef ~ cents pound;
boiling beef q cents; pork 312 cehts' veal Ola
The agitation for cheaper meat, by a aabolshlng
the Exclusion laws, at intervals Ihese laws
are based as in the case of American canned meals.
On sanitary grounds But the contenuoh Is con-
tsntl;, ADVANCED that the sanitary regulations are
made unnecessarily severe. IN order 10 Prohiolt
ns+tIe and meat imports in the interest or the Ger
man farmer The "Deutsche Tages1Zeitung,, the me
,,rincoaI agrarian organ, has leadlhg aIllcie ia
peariV every issue affirming that Germany can anu
ought TO raise all the cattle she eShsaieS GO % d anu
10 the bu ehCrs associations 70 ION fn tbs o
ana H. Increased rents. The quesusSSn lot the mo-
naent engages general public atteuAns
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
ASSESSMENTS TOO LOW.
Controller Sends Mayor Result of
Close InUeStigati0n.

When the controversy over the purchase by
private sale of the Montauk Theatre property
in Brooklyn was at it's height, criticism was
directed at the Controllers Office because the
price he had agreed to pay was so largely in
excess of the assessed valuation Of the property.
Replying to the criticisms. Controller Grout de-
clared that in ninety-nine cases out of every
hundred the values placed on property in New
York City by the assessors do not represent
rs per cent Of the market value of the prop
erty.
In support OF that contention the Controller
had an investigation made and yesterday Deputy
Controller Stevenson forwarded TO the Mayor
the full report, made by Charles S. Hervey, the
auditor Of accounts IN the Finance Department.
In his letter to the Mayor. Mr.. Stevenson writes:
The Controller desired me to call your atten-
ton especially to the conclusion reached in the
report herewith, showing that If the 100 per
cent requirement Of the statutes had been com
piled with in the preparation Of the tax rolls
for 19O5 the debt incurring power of the city
would have been increased in excess of $122,000.-
900 above the level actually fixed by the present
assessed valuation.
In his formal report to the Controller Mr..
Hervey goes into minutest details and shows the
result of his examination OF the conveyances OF
40 parcels in Manhattan; 96 parcels in The
Bronx and 2O5 parcels in Brooklyn The result
he shows as follows:
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
KANSAS CITY BANK FAILS.
Holdings of 100000 in DeUim
Paper Brought Disaster.

Kansas city, July 20-The City National Bank
failed to open its doors to-day. The bank held
paper of C. ]. Devlin, of Topeka, for over $780,
600. and the failure is the direct result of the
closing OF the First National Bank of Topeka,
of which Devlin was the principal stockholder
Some time ago the Controller Of the Currency
at Washington instructed the officers of the
city National Bank to repair it's capital This
was done by borrowing from New-York banks
Following the failure of the First National
Bank at Topeka, these banks insisted on repay
ment of their loans. and this caused the officers
of the City National to decide on closing.
The only other bank in Kansas City which
was caught In the failure of the First National
Bank OF Topeka the American National
Bank Of Kansas City. which is said to hold up
ward of 100000 Deviin paper. It was stated
positively to-day by leading banker that the
other Kansas City institutions would not per-
NIT this bank to fail There was no run on
other Kansas City banks.
The City National Bank was organized in
1900. and is of the youngest OF the national
banking institutions IN the city. It's capital is
100000, and It has deposits of s1,476,648 It's
officers are Edward Crebo. president; James
G. Stream, cashier; John Moore, vice-president
and Charles A. Loonis, second vice-president
The last statement of the City National Bank
issued on May 20. 1905, showed the following:
ResOurcesaLoans and discounts. 81 o36545 7o ever
Drafts $3.50 co. United States bonds and premiums S
e37 So cash and sight exchange. S6S5.97 81; total
LiabiIities-Capitai stock sSoooO0 undivided profits
sso71 IS; circulation s210c00i deposits. 476G4s a.
total Sl,eSe 720 l2
The bank was closed under instructions from
the Controller Of the Currency. The Controller
yesterday, 1t is stated. informed the officers of
the bank that 1t must take up 100000 bad
paper Immediately or they would not be per
mtted to open to-day. The bank was examined
last night by a committee Of local bankers who
reported at meeting early to-day that the
affairs of the institution were In such shape that
they would not feel justified in extending as
sistance.
Although the Devlin paper was the chief cause
of the failure, II is stated that the knowledge
that the bank held other bad paper had led to
a gradual withdrawal Of deposits recently. The
majority OF the banks depositors are persons in
medium circumstances. two-thirds of whom live
outside Kansas City.
On the board of directors OF the City National
Bank are Leroy NJ. Baldwin and George c. War
ner, of New York.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
A MORTGAGE TAX RULING.
Receipts Increasing-Most Payments Made
Under Protest

Another ruling to the meaning of one OF tbe
provisions OF the Mortgage Tax law has been re-
ceived by Register Ronner from the State Board
of Tax Commissioners. 1t Is that a mortgage ex-
tension which increases by its terms the amount Sc
cured by the mortgage and also the OF interest
Is subject TO the mortgage tax. Such mortgage Is
therefore considered new one
THE sum OF the mortgages being recorded each
day is growing steadily" said Register Ronner
yesterday, "and consequently the amount received
each day taxes from the recording of new mort
cages is much larger
Deputy Register Sherman said yesterday that In
nearly every in which tax had been placed
mortgage 1t had been paid under protest
ION Wednesday there was offered for record a
81 100000 mortgage" he added. from the New York
Life Insurance Company The tax Of 5000 was
paid under protest" The mortgage was obtained by
the Broadway and New Street Realty Company a
new corporation. from the life insurance company
parcel at the southwest corner OF Broadway
and Exchange Alley. It is the largest mortgage
recorded since the new law went into effect The
premises are No. a to 90 broadway. inclusive A
twenty-five story Office building may be erected on
the site in the, near future No. 50 Broadway is
the Tower Building, the first skyscraper OF steel
construction erected in this city The combined
parcels have a frontage OF 6i.9 feet in Broadway
and OF 1915 feet in Newest
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
PLOT TO SHIP DISEASE.
Steamship Lines Trying to Rush an
Trachoma Cases, Says Doctor.

Since June there has been marked increase
in the number of cases of trachoma among i'm
migrants arriving at Ellis Island From lack of
ropm not all those afflicted can be cared for on
the island, and. accordingly, nearly one-third of
them are sent to the Long Island College Hos
pital.
Dr.. Stoner, chief of the marine hospital corps
of physicians at Ellis Island after visit to the
hospital on Long Island TO inspect the
trachoma cases there, said yesterday that
it seemed TO him that the diseased i'm
migrants were held up abroad and kept until
a favorable opportunity arose to ship them here
in punches. Last month and this most cases
came in groups from Mediterranean ports. He
said that it looked though ii might be con-
certed action on the part of the steamship COM
panies to land such immigrants here.
The first crib for the outer retaining wall Of
the to the Ellis Island hospital was begun
yesterday. This will be for contagious cases.
This extension viii be 500 feet long and 250 feet
wide The contractors have 250 days to COM
plete the work.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
TEHUANTEPEC R. R. NEARLY DONE.
Plans Made for a Twenty-Five Day Line
from New-York to San Francisco.

San Francisco July 2l-The Tehuantepec Rail-
road, from Salina Cruz, the Pacific side, to
Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf Of Mexico, $50 miles, is
about completed. and It is expected that within
twelve months harbor and wharfage for the land
ing OF steamers and the transfer of freight be
finished. The American Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany operating feet OF steamships between
San Francisco Hawaii and New-York through the
Strait Of Magellan. has concluded contract with
the Tehuantepec road for the operation OF con-
meeting steamship lines both the Pacific and At
lentic sides and will use the seven vessels now
operated through the Strait OF Magellan in this
service, in addition 10 two new ships about to be
built.
The company expects to give a service OF twenty
I've days by the new route, as against the thirty
five forty days taken to transport freight
between here and New-York by way Of Panama
and approximately thirty days BY the American
Iail lines
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
BOMB SENT TO BANKER
Clumsy Internal Machine Night
Haze Blinded Opener.

Edward Wassermann, of the firm of Wasser-
mann Brothers. bankers, of No. 42 Broadway
received through the mails yesterday an in
1ernal machine, which. had it been opened as
the sender had intended, might have injured
the opener.
The Internal machine was wrapped In brown
paper and addressed to Mr.. Wassermann per-
sonally The parcel, when opened in the Gus
toners room by the chief clerk. after Mr.. Was
sermann's arrival at the office was found to
contain an oblong box of pasteboard with black
cloth cover. 1t was four and a half inches long
TWO inches deep and two inches wide. At either
end was an opening. from which protruded a.
short bit of string. Written over the opening
were the words Hand camera" while beneath
them were the inscriptions 1T is all in the Iens''
and Pull here" On the box was also written
Thomas Lawson. Boston. Mass"
Picking up the box the clerk tilted one end
and was startled to a black substance re-
sembling gunpowder, run out from the hole
from which the string protruded. The clerk
hastily but carefully laid down the box, and
the customers who had been interested observ-
ers of the opening of the package promptly left
the room. A detective was summoned. who
took the box to the Bureau Of CombustibIes.
Ihere inspector Murray found the inside Of the
pIacK boX partly filed with a handful Of gun
powder and powdered charcoal mixed in about
eQual proportions Eight parlor matches and
q DIT or sandpape- were so arranged that If the
string at either END were to be pulled the
matches would strike the Sandpaper and become
Ignited The whole combination formed a bomb
Of sufficient explosive force to have blinded the
opener had he held it close to his face while
pulling one of the strings.
MI Wassermannn says he cannot imagine who
the sender can be, as he Is not aware that he
mas any enemies and doesn't think he numbers
such a fool among his joke playing friends
Ihe box was mailed at OF the Manhattan
postofice sub-stations and bore one one cent
and two five cent stamps.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-21
FOUNDRY BOND ISSUE OF s8,5oo,ooo

The board Of directors OF the American Steel
Foundries decided 10 issue S50O0O per cent sink
ing fund bonds secured by first lien on its plants
and stocks Of subsidiary companies The bonds
VII be first offered ratabiy 10 the preferred and
common stockholders at 50. A syndicate on COM
mission basis is being formed 20 take the bonds no.
subscribed for by the stockholders Many Of the
stockholders, including directors, are members Of
the syndicate One million dollars VIII be used TO
take up A loan which recently made TO pay a
Part Of the consideration for the Simplex Railway
appliance Company. which cost about s25o0090, and
Which Is earning about $4,000 a month. The pro-
ceeds OF the rest Of the issue will be used 10 pay
Tor plants and additions which have been paid
ior from the working capital. and ~ supply the
A@a1a1y With additional working capital