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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
MILLIONS IN APPLES.
One New York Buyer Investing Heavily
in Washington and Ore

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept 20.-Con.
tracts have been closed by Joseph IL.
Steinhardt of the firm of Steinhardt <
Kelly. New York, for more than $780,
900 worth of Washington and Oregon
apples for eastern and European trade,
and he expects to reach the S1,0OO,OO
mark before returning home after look
ing over the orchards in central Idaho
and western Montana. While in Spokane
he bought the entire output of first and
second grades grown in the Meadow
Lake orchards, estimated at 10000
boxes, previous to which he contracted
for 10000 boxes in the Hood river and
Mosier districts in Oregon, buying also
$4,000 boxes from the Dumas orchards
ma Walla Walla, Wash, and $1,000
boxes from the orchards at Garfield,
Wash.
Steinhardt said the prices received by
the growers in the Hood River district
were the highest ever paid for their
fruit. His purchases there aggregated
more than 100000, and he paid as
high as $3.50 box, or , cents a pound
He also paid $3.50 and in several in
stances S2.75 a box for Washington ap,
plies of the first grade
Referring to report from Portland
that he is attempting to corner the apple
supply OF the northwest. Nr. Stelnharlt
said that this rumor probably grew out
of the fact that he is contracting for the
entire output of first and seconds of the
largest orchards in Washington and Ore
gOn.
There is not the least danger" said
Mr.. Stcinhardt, that the growers in
the northwest will overdo the apple in
dustry. They could not do that even by
doubling or trcbling the present orchard
area, The apple crop of the United
States was about G7,OOO0OO barrels in
1896 and in no year since then has it.
amounted to more than 35,OOO,OOO bar
rels. The present crop will not reach
that figure.
THE significance of this is clear.
When it is considered that the popula-
ton of the United States has increased
probably by 20.oOo,000 since 1896. while
the apple production has fallen from
Ga, 100000 to 35,OOO.OOO barrels il can
be readily seen that il is out of question
TO think that the apple growers in Wash
ington. Oregon, Idaho, Montana and
Colorado can oversupply the eyer-increas-
ing market"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
CAR CHAINED FAST FOR DEBT
Pullman Company Then Settles Justice
Court Judgment

MANSFIELD, O.. Sept. 2O.-Failure
on the part OF the Pullman company to
pay any attention to n justice court
Judgment for S2i resulted in a Pullman
car being chained to the track here until
satisfactory arrangements had been
made with the constable for the settle
ment of the claim.
When the engineer of the train threat
ened to connect into the car and pull it
away the officer told him that such a
proceeding would result in his arrest for
contempt of court
Officials of the Pullman company got
into communication with headquarters
and after the car had been detained for
about half an hour arrangements were
made for settlement. the company pay.
ing the full amount of the judgment and
costs. The constable then uufaStcurh
the car and permitted it to proceed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

first wifes cousin and my second cous.
ms first wife's aunt married brothers
named Jones, and they were cousins
to my mothers aunt. Then again, his
grandfather on his mothers side and
my grandfather ON my mothers side
were second cousins, and his step.
mother married my husbands step
father after his father and my mother
died, and his brother Joe and my hus
bands brother Harry married twin
sisters. | amt ever fggered out Just
how close related we are, but I've al
ways looked on him as a sort of cous
in"
Quite right" assented the lawyer,
feebly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
A "Sort of Cousin"

The lawyer eyed the woman In the
witness-box in patient despair. Then,
on the authority of writer in the
Detroit News, he rallied visibly
you say, madam" he began, that
the defendant is sort of relation of
yours. Will you please explain what
you mean by that-just how you are
related to the defendant"
We'll, It's like this replied the wit.
ness. beaming upon the court. "His
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
NO MORE UNLUCKY STAMPS
Fee of Thirteen Cents for Postage Will
Soon Pass Into History

WASHlNGTGON, ID. C., Sept. 20
The days of the l3-cent postage stamp
are numbered. Instead of this demon.
iuation, by some supposed to be uulucky.
the postodice department will issue r.
cent stamp. The l3-cent stamp was de-
ylscd 10 cover the cost of the Scent
registry fee and the 1-cent international
postage rate. The Lucent stamp will
serve this purpose when the registry fee
Is increased from : TO 10 cents on 40
vcmbcr !. Tn" proposed l2-ccnt stamp
will then cover the cost of the new 10
cent registry fee attrH Tire 2-ccut postage
rate in the United States aud for Eng
land and Germany.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

years he was building the cutoff He
Strengthened the Central Pacific Rail.
way by cutting out $50 miles of
curves; knocked out 300 feet of alti.
tudes, or grades; constructed thirty.
six steel bridges across ravines, can.
yons and streams. and dug four tun.
nels two miles long, reducing the time
seven hours on that line.
When Los Angeles needed a port on
the Pacific, where steamships could
connect with his trains, Mr. Hartman
built a great rock wharf, curving far
out into the ocean, to battle success
fully with gigantic waves and afford a
harbor of refuge. He also constructed
a similar and even greater rock wharf
at San Pedro, Cal
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
VETERAN EDITOR DEAD
Benjamin F. Shaw Of Dixon, III, Was
One of First Republicans.

DIXON, H.. Sept. POO benjamin +.
Shaw, VINO died on Saturday, was one of
the delegates to the bloomington couvcn-
ZION which brought into being the Rcpub-
hcan party. Mr.. Shaw went to Dixon in
1901 and had been eIitUr of the Daily
Telegraph since 1871. In 1876 he was
appointed to the state canal commission
aud had served with that body ever
since. lie was one of group of editors
who met in Decatur in 1896 and took
steps leading 10 the foundation of the
kepublican pArtN
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
BLACKS USE DYNAMITE.
Negroes Try Explosive in Store to Gust
Whites from Their Settle
npnt

MUSKOGEE, Ok, Sept 17.-Placard
ing the neighborhood with warnings that
unless the three white men who located
in the strictly negro town Of Taft, Ok.
last week. left town Immediately death
would be their punishment. negroes
Thursday night dynamited the store Of
one Of the whites at that town. The
white merchants declare they will re-
main. Further trouble is expected.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

Are the colors fast In that new tub
suit | bought, Jane?"
That depends on how you look al
it, ma 'am."
What do you mean, Jane?"
We'll, when | went to wash It I'd
call 'em fast the way them colors
ran. Baltimore American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
HATTERs REGAIN UNION LABEL.
Another Step Taken in Adjusting Strike
Difficulties

DANBURY, Conn, Sept 2O.-Ar.
rangements have been perfected for the
restoration Of the union label Of The
United lIatters Of North America to all
the factories in this city, Bethel and
New M,ii2rd' from WI3icI! the label was
the great strike in the hating industry
last January. This action is n step 10.
ward the final adjustment between the
manufacturers here and the union
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
TREAT RESIGNS POST
UNITED STATES TREASURER GIVES
UP HIS OFFICE.
Will Leave in October and No Successor
Has Yet Been Named, So Far
as Known

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. IL
United States Treasurer Charles H.
Treat has resigned from flat office to
take effect in October. No successor
has yet been chosen, so far as known.
Mr.. Treat said his resignation would
take effect ''some time in October" This
means that he will await the appoint.
ment by the President of a successor.
who it is expected will be announced
shortly
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23


summit OF Mauna Loa, 1855 feet high. on
IMINXENNI the Island Of Hawaii, had burst forth with
kkIAS9J all the fury of years gone by. left with
the intention Of reaching the Of
ton, writes Frank Davey, by the difficult route of
albright over the great mountain from the Kona side
The obstacles to be overcome may perhaps be imagined
when l state that Mauna Loa is volcanic mountain
ueary ID, 900 feet high.
1t with great difficulty that I managed to get
horses and mules from the natives who knew the
d ito of the country, for the animals inevitably get
badly knocked about their legs being terribly cut by
the lava. number of gentlemen arrived and expressed
their desire to Join in the expedition The first part
OF the journey was one OF the most delightful rides
had We rode for hours through magnificent trop
ical growths There giant ferns, some of which
must have been thirty forty feet high and three feet
in diameter, groves of guavas, coconuts and other
fruits miles of wild mint and brightcolored flowers,
and orchids of delicate shapes. At dusk
reached the edge of the timber line in drenchng
rain
We resumed our journey at daybreak, over the most
terrible country that be imagined We reached the
summit just as it was getting dark Near the center of
the mountain top an area of about four miles
sinks depth of 1000 feet This is the great
of Makuaweoweo
We found that the outbreak was about 5000
feet further down the mountain side. Walking
the CONCEALED lava began to think that
at any moment liable to drop through to the
most horrible of deaths Underneath one was bottom
less abyss of mud sulphur and rock and to contemplate
birthstone was not at all comfortable. Presently
reached a cone where the lava had piled up to the
height of about 100 feet then bursting SIDE
disappeared into the ground to reappear about quar-
ter OF mile farther down and repeat its action These
averaged 200 feet in height, and passed five
dead" ones. sixth was still smoking, but not
active No. belching forth huge volumes
of and sulphur Boulders that have weighed
a ton were being hurled high into the air as if shot
from a cannon Others followed to meet those coming
down. and they met they burst like explosive shells
scattering molten matter all sides This flowed
down the incline in cascades like water showing red
yellow, blue and all the coors of the rainbow.
1t is impossible to describe the grandeur of the eff
feet knowledge of the force that causing the
display made feel very small indeed Some Of the
elected large horse. and when they
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
Gustavus Gets Seven Years.

OSHKOSH. Wis, Sept 2o-[ Spe-
cial. This morning la circuit court
Harvey Gustavus was sentenced by
Judge Burnell 10 seven years in the
penitentnry AT Naupun upon the charge
If shooting William iIuuke Of the town
IF Fremont on August l. IIunke has
fully recovered from bis injuries.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

am years Old 1t is s
right The
all smile smile The
desks and There
home for hours know there is
big all
VIII big
big as Ma will be done with
feel 90 home Now guess
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
Death OF Frank Farnnhar-

OSHKOSH, Wis. Sept. 17.-ISpe-
cial. Frank Farquhar, for seven years
superintendent Of the Electric railway
in Oshkosh. died Wednesday at his home
in Pottsvile. Pa. of paralysis Of the
spinal cord
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

GEORGE w. WICKERSHAM, at
torncy general of the United States, was
born in Pittsburg, Pa, September 49,
1853. After taking an engineering course
and entered the law department of the
University of Pennsylvania. He gradu-
atcd with the degree of LII. Il. in 1880
He established himself IN Philadelphia
as a lawyer, but went to New York in
1852 and became menu or of the firm
Of Chamberlain, Carter * Hornblower
In 1887 he became partner of Strong d
Cadwalader and was prominent cor
poration lawyer when made attorney
general
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
INDUSTRIAL WORLD.

The full reports from the steel makers
20 the Iron Age show that the August
output of pig iron beat all records, hav-
ing been !, JDl .9Dl gross tons, as com
pared with lilLJ2l tons made in Oc-
tobcr. 1901 Just before the panic. Their
production has risen from daily rate
Of 10000 tons ia January 10 5l,3JI tons
in August
The Iron Trade Review says a number
of stacks will Ice blown in during Sep
tcmber and at Gary one new stack viii
be ready for blowing in each month dur
Hg the remainder of the year. The Gary
stacks will each have q rated capacity Of
1880 tons a month.
The Illinois Steel company reports rail
sales HggTCgutlug 100000 tons, including
$1,000 tons for the Chicago 4 North
Western and 10000 tons for frog ana
switch company,
The New York Journal Of Commerce
reports ag active demand for both fpuu-
dry and forge grades in all districts with
activity especially noted in the Chicago
territory. One of the largest selling in
rcrosts, with offices in all parts of the
country, took contracts during the last
week uggre.atiug 10000 tons, deliveries
running uu to July next year. Other d-I-
.
Il is reported that 10000 toms of spIr-pl-
sisen and alloys have been secured I'M
Germany for shipment to Pennsylvania
consumer, hut details are lacking.
The aggregate sales Of fabricated struc,
Jural steel made in August prove TO have
been much heavier than expected. being
between 10000 aud 200 900 tons. The
American Bridge company contracts ag-
grcgated $1,000 tons. The business now
in sight is not very heavy, but now work
develops constantly, making q fair tom
mage pending.
1t is cited as an interesting fact th.;
4 large Pacific coast 81 ramship interest
has purchased 10000 tons of Chinese
Ipg iron and has already placed con,
| siderable part thereof with melters on
| the Pacific coast for forward delivery
| Domestic prices on bars aud shapes ar.
| reaching level mt Atlantic and gut
| ports. which. with the new rates 81
duty, are very close to the importing
| point,
| The new half,milion dollar furnace q
| the Empire Steel & Iron Co, NJ Catasau
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

seventeen scoops. One soft spot ate up
100000 in rocks before 1t solidlfied;
that is, it cost that amount to blast,
load an dtransport the rocks.
Four miles of solid earth bed consti.
tute the approach to the west end of
the trestle. The top of the cutoff is
sixteen feet wide. The floor of the
trestle makes 1t Invisible from the
trains. 1t is cover Of solid asphalt,
oyerlaid with granite, resting on heavy
beams. The structure is gradeless, and
cost s4,500.00O
Mr.. Hartman was also engaged In
many other tasks during the three
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
Beloit Railway Agent Resigns

BELOIT, Wis. Sept. II -, special
e. A. Howell, agent for the North.
Western road in Beloit for tlirty-hyc
years, has resigned aud his resignation,
has oeen accepted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

new popular wedding song Is en-
titled II | But Knew" HeaYensl
that is why the ceremony goes on; be
cause neither one knows.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

RT-HON. HERBERT HENRY AS.
QUlTH. Englands premier, was born
at Morley, September II. 1852 and was
educated at the City of London
school and Ballio college, Oxford.
He was called to the bar at Lin
coins Inn June, 1876, appointed
II Queens counsel in February,
1890, and elected a member of ParIa-
ment for East Fife in July, 1856, and
again in 1892. Together with the lord
chief justice, then Sir G. Russell. he was
engaged on behalf Of the late Charles
/ farneIl, VI. T., during the parnell COM
mission. In August, 1892, he was NOV
/ err OF the amendment to the Queen :
/ speech which led to the division fatal to
| Lord SaIisbury's government, and when
/ Mr., Gladstone formed his ministry, he
was appointed home secretary and was
sworn to the privy council and placed
| on the ecclesiastical commission. When
sir Henry Campbcll-Bauuerma took
/ Office, Mr.. AsQuith was appointed chan.
cellor of the cXchcquer. He became pre-
mter in 1905, succeeding Mr. Balfour.
DIR. THOMAS j. SUAHAN, rector
OF the Catholic University of America,
and considered one of the most eruditc
members of the Catholic church in Amer
lea, was born in Manchester, n. H.,
September II, 1857 During his early
! boyhood he attended school in Millbury.
Mass. and later he began his theological
studies IN Laval college, Montreal. His
brilliant record there caused him to be
sent to the American college in Rome.
where he took his degree Of Doctor of
Divinity in 1878. He took courses in
history in the Berlin and Paris universe
| Il al.
ordained a priest in Rome i'm 1852, and
after his return to America became con-
nected with the diocese Of Hartford.
Since 1870 DIR. Shahan has been mem
Der OF the faculty of the Catholic uni
ver'ity.
SIR ANDREW NOBLE, who is said
TO he the worlds greatest authority ON
guns and explosives, was born in Gree
mock, Scotland, September Is, 1872. and
received his early education at Ediu-
burgh academy. His mother was an
American woman and his father an OIL
Ger in the British navy. As young
man Sir Andrew was n captain in the
Royal artillery, In 1860 he entered into
partnership with the late Lord Arm
strong in the establishment of a small
factory at EIswick. This factory later
developed into the largest steel works i'm
the world with biz guns and warshpS
MS its speciHltics The ordnance depart
mcut, To which Sir Andrew Noble has
devoted most attention, covers forty
lcrcs ana employs 10000 men Sir An
rev was chiefly instrumental in rcvoIu-
luuizing the science of cannon building
by substituting steel for iron iu the
manufacture of biz guns.
JENS SNERSON WESTENGARD.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

tuesday,, July 1, 1899, reports reached
Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, that the vol
cano of Makuaweoweo, situated at the
summit Of Mauna Loa 1855 feet high, on
the Island of Hawaii, had burst forth with
all the fury of years gone by. l left with
the intention of reaching the scene of &C
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

The Illinois Steel company reports rail
sales aggrcgutiug 100000 tons, including
G3,Ooo tons for the Chicago x North
Western and 10000 tons for a frog ana
switch company
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

The contracts placed for finished prod
ucts this year up to the first of Septem-
Der are estimated at 100000 tons In
addition to l,1ooOoD tons Of rails. sales
have included about 100000 tons of
wire products, 100000 tons Of bars,
over 100000 tons of fabricated steel
and 100000 tons pf plain plates and
shapes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

The new half,mllion dollar furnace of
the Empire Steel & Iron Co ut Catasau-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-23

Business in sheets and tin plate
reached new heights during August, the
American Sheet and Tin Plate company
having entered during the month $4,000
tons more business than during any mid
summer month in its history. The heav-
lest specifications in two years are be-
ing filed toy the car roofing companies
In tin plate some companies are unable
to promise deliveries in less than ten
weeks
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02

cent. preferred shares out'b'd the
farmer for money and the public has
come to regard the shares as absolute
ly secure. The Corn Products Com.
nany listed It's stocks In Chicago re.
Gently and found a brisk market.
Swift & Company's stocks have stead.
ily advanced until tho 7 per cent. pre-.
ferred commands n premium OF s ler
cent.-making the shares net G.67 per
cent. which makes conservative farm
mortgage figures look cheap. The
great allurement Of stocks is, OF
course, a possible increase Of price,
which often adds considerable to the
rate. On wildcat and unlisted snareS
Of problematlcal value the investor
loses, OF course. all that he puts IN.
But the farm mortgage, because OF Its
low rate. Is getting the ''go.by." Tlmes
have changes since the farmer was
ut the mercy OF The man With money
and glad to get the loan at any rate.
Raising the mortgage" Is another in.
cident Of the drama OF American life
which, fortunately. has loA Its dra'
matte. even traglc, clement In real
life. US III
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PEN MATTER is
UP in THE AIR
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY
HAVE TO MAKE THE IN.
vESTlGATION.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. e.
"Up In tho air"
That Is the way the penitentiary
investigation situation may be SUM-
med up since the action OF the
House OF Delegates yesterday morning
in declining to concur with the Sem
ate resolution providing for the up'
lointment Of new committee to In
vestigate the allegations made against
tho management of the State prison.
When the matter was taken up out
OF order In the House, Nugent argued
that the House not concur In tho
action taken by the Senate, but on
the other hand that the old nvestlga-
ton committee 60 to Moundsyille, or
that the board OF public works con-
duct the investigation. There was 4
lively discussion for short time, sew
eral members speaking in defense OF
tho old committee.
It begins to look now as though It
will fall upon the board Of public
works to make the investigation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
ii en- PRODUCTS
( !. !. JUMP IN PRICE
AEN PRODUCTS ADVANCE, SIX
& * y CENTS A DOZEN IN WHOLE
~ ~ SALE MARKET. N

&; PI'rTsDUKG, Feb. 2.--ESg prices
y are r soaring Wholesale values were a'
.incrs ased six cents yesterday, jump
ing from 80 to 80 cents q dozen tn
;fiye-case lots. This Is the largest sIn'
gle jump In the, prices on egEs 1afsntl ilia 4
market for. several years. Thes a. 4
vance Is said to be due to the!sxsrera'e9 11'9
cold weather cutting down the ,prodauuff' 2
/ ton ID the poultry districts. Dealers
cay that storage eggs in local ware
houses have ben exhausted and the
lmarlsat Is now depending. on outside
shipping points for. Its supply. The
.hulk Oil the ess coming in nave been
from; Illinois and Tennessee and ad'
vices yesterday reported a oonsidera'
sbleScurtailment In production IN bota
States.
IS In the live stock sales yesterday at
Hers Island. cattle prices we're from
rs. to 25. cents hundredweieht higher
and hogs sold at an advance ranging
from 25 to Z 40 cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-02
TRAGlC;.S'Tl0R'Yl''S.0|EI:;'II.'I !
''WAITE:SS SSLAI'VIE'f' \
SENDS HER AsDucToR TO spRisss
ON WHEN TOLD SIro. C u 8sss
cAGo JURY. \! AS s3;.S sssS sssS.

CHICAGO. Feb. IA pitlablef fstorys
Of beautiful girl snatched from tho
streets Of Paris, and sent here. re-
suited in the conviction M Henry Lair
charged by the government with pro
noting waite slave" traffic in this
country. Lair was sentenced by Judge
Lands to serve two years In the sgny;s
ernmtnt prison at Learenworth, Kan:S
sas, and to pay $2.50o fine. The next
case to be tried Is that Of Lucieng
DArxaille, LARS supposed wife, who!
was indicted with him on charges ofs
importing French girls to this country
in violation Of the, immigration laws
Jules Dtfour. Of SAlphonse Dufourss
Dufour, forfeited s25 900 cash ball. sfol:
lowing an Indictment for white slave
Ing In Chicago and fled TO " France
where they were recently convicted
In n French court. Il Il u