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Cash Grain and Proyision.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Flour, steady; No. rye 71@72c; feed
or mixing barley, 52@531ac: fair to choice malt
Ing barley, 5S@66c; faxseed No. l southwestern
$l34. No. northwestern $144; timothy seed.
$3 10@3.30; clover, $9.50@14.25; mess pork per
barrel bar 2a.so@24.s .s5; lard, per 100 pounds.
$l2 521a @12.55 short ribs, sides (loose), $11. 20
@12; short clear sides (boxed). si2371a@I2. So
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances Of wheat and -four were equal
to 200 bushels. Primary receipts 2, ,OO2, :
600 bushels, compared with 2, 600 bushels the
corresponding day year ago. The visible sup
ply of wheat in the United States increased
3, ,136, 900 bushels for the week. The amount of
breadstuffs on ocean passage decreased 232, 600
bushels.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 10
cars corn, $50 cars; oats, 1s2 cars; hogs, II 900
bea
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Beans and Seeds

Local bean handlers report that the rain OF last
week did no appreciable damage to beans
Beans (per ctlD-New bayos. So .60G3 80; pea.
nominal; small white, s4@4 so; large white sS@
S. SoG3 IS; lima, S4 i064.25; red kidneys $3.50
d375; cranberry beans, s3.75@4; Garvanzas.
S3@3 .25; horse beans, s1-75@2-10 10.
Seeds-Brown mustard, 494Hc; yellow mus
tard nominal at 412c; faxseed, 494ac, carload
LOTS canary, 4Ac; alfalfa. 1874 9l7c; rape,
cleaned. 2G2Ac; timothy, &c; hemp, 311@3Ac;
miIlet. ~ @3c per ID.
Dried Peas-Green, $2.75@3 per cti.
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New York Grain Market

1885; exports. 1910 Steady with a fair
trade.
Wheat-Receipts, $4,000; exports 2345O
No. 2 red. - nominal (. o. b. afoat; No. 1
northern Duluth s1.09ls nominal (. o. b. ahoat !;
No. hard winter SLIPS nominal (. o. b.
today. acting steady in face of huge northwest
receipts: owing to the strength of Minneapolis
where there was good demand for cash wheat
Last prices showed 1sc to Ac net rise. Sep
ttember closed at S1.09A; December, SLOTS ;
May, Sl.OSZ
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Visible Grain SuppIy

of grain in the United States Saturday. Sen
tember %. as compiled by the New York prod
uce exchange, was as follows:
Wheat-16, ,460, 600 bushels, increase 3,135 900.
: Corn-2. $3.50. 900 bushels, increase 129 600
= Oats-11 792 900 bushels, increase AL, 600.
Rye-40I 900 bushels. increase AZ. ZOO.
Barley-3. 0l0. 600 bushels. increase ia. 600.
The visible supply of wheat in Canada last
Saturday was $500, 900 bushels an icrease of
2, lis 900 bushels.
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Los Angeles Market.

Los ANGELES. Sept 27--Creamery extra but
Ter reached 20 cents for pound roll. With
an advance OF Pa cents pound today. cream
cry nrsts brought 6Ii2 cents and cooking butter
q cents pound Case count eggs were biz, .
cent above the market quotations All egg prices
remained firm
Receipts on the produce exchange since Friday
were. Eggs. ZIG cases; butter. 80 693 pounds i:
cheese. 4SI pounds: potatoes. 6,63s sacks; onions.
20I sacks: beans. 4J2 sacks; sweet potatoes. 724
sacks; apples. Is T4O boxes.
Eggs-Extra selects, 43c: local ranch candled
frsts. lie; case count 3Sc; eastern fresh, 32d
34c
Butter-C Creamery extra 671ac; creamery 6rst
G5c: cooking butter. 27e.
Cheese-NOrtheTn. fresh. 1Sc; anchor, large.
zoe: anchor. Young America. Gle; hand cheese
anchor brand. 22c eastern singles. 1S1ac: eastern
twins, 19c: eastern cheddars, i9c; eastern long
horn. 1962Oe: eastern daisy. 1962Oe; swiss. inn
ported. 3l632e; swiss domestic. 23c; brick
cream. 1sl 19c; limburger. 1S6l19c: imported
Roguefort. 42e: Edam, $685. size. case of r.
$S.50@9; German breakfast, $1.10 box; Neuf-
chatel. $1.20 box; Sierra. S110 box; Canada
cream. dozen to box. 95c; SehlOsskase. 81 box:
Csmembert. 81 20 box; Oregon cheese, 1Sc.
Beans-No. l pink. IS. 50613. T5; No 1 limas.
81 4O645 90: Lady Washington. s4G4.25; small
whites. $505.2j: blackeyes, S4G4-25; Garvanzas.
81 90: lentils. S7dS.
Potatoes-Shima. 81 30; red. 81 %; sweets. yell
low, local, 81. rs: Diamond 2, S1.S0.
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks firm. Coppers irregular.
Spot and future cotton declined.
Comstock shares generally higher.
Wheat and oats dull. Barley easier.
Hay again in heavy receipt.
Beans reported not damaged by rain.
Dried fruits frm. Raisins weak
Butter, cheese and eggs unchanged
Heavy arrivals of potatoes.
Trading in fresh fruits quiet.
Poultry market dull and easy.
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Comstock Shares Generally Higher
Coldfeld Con. Stock Declined

0s4.0oo; silver certificates outstanding $4s4,-
500 900.
General fund-Standard silver dollars in gen
eral fund.- S. S33 S95; current liabilities. $9S $685.
SIS; working balance In treasury offices, $2S,-
739,015; in banks to credit of treasurer of the
United States. $3S576,657; subsidiary silver
coin, $22 46S, 1871; minor coins, $200I ,lS0; total
balance in general fund. 500, 240 543
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lily MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
Northern Wheat Market
oREGO,

OREGON
PORTLAND, Sept. 27.-Track prices: Club,
Soc; bluestem. 96c; red Russian, s61ac; turkey
red, soc; forty fold, Gle.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA. Sept. 27.-Choice milling: Blue
stem. 97@9S1ac; club and red fife, sec; red
Russian. SIC.
SEATTLE. Sept. 2I.-No milling quotations.
Export-Choice milling buestem, 91@9s1ac:
club. sec; Russian, Sic. Car receipts-Barley,
5 cars; oats, cars; corn. 1 car.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Money on call firm.
2%d3 per cent; closing bid. 21s; ruling rate
and offered at 2H.
Time loans. slightly easier; so days. sY Der
cent; 80 days, per cent; months, Az per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 415@J per cent
Sterling exchange easy. with actual business
in bankers bills at s. 4s425d4 s435 for 60 day
bills and at 81 s610 for demand
Commercial bills. $4.S3Z 64.S4.
Bar silver. 51he.
Mexican dollars 43c-
Bonds-Government. steady; railroad easy.
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COTTON FUTuRES
Ct. Loui. Wool Marked

ST. LOUIS. Sept 27.-Wool-Firm Medium
grades conbing and clothing. 23d3Oc: light
fine. 22627c; heavy fine. 13G21c; tub washed,
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WASHINGTON. Sept 27.-The condition of
the treasury at the beginning of business today
follows:
Trust funds coin. sS63. AS. 500: silver
dollars, $4s4, ,s93, ,o0o silver dollars Of $780, $4
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Iandon wool Sale.

LONDON. Sept. f27.-There were II $40 bales
offered az the wool sales today Competition
was active and prices were hrm- The finest
greasy grades were in sellers favor and home
splnners paid Is 4d for Queensland. 2s 31sd for
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London Closing Stock,
Northern Business

PORTLAND. Sept. 27.s-CIearings, 81, GOO. 147;
balances, S214, ,5T4.
SPOKANE. Sept Chickering's. sslese2; bal
ances. S53, ,755.
TACOMA. sept 27--clearings, sI.l1s. ooo;
balances. SIS, 300.
SEATTLE. Sept 21.-Clearings, So 307 SSS.
balances, S341 400
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Potatoes Coming Forward Heavily
Butter, Cheese and Eggs Rule Firm

PETALUMA. Sept 2T.-The week opened with
prices steady at 421ae, 42c and 4Ic. Conditions
remain unchanged. The recent storm quite
welcome to the farmers Demands are good and
receipts light.
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Meat Market

DRESSED MEATS
SIau1hterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
Betsy @71ac per lb for steers, 511@s1ac
for cows and heifers.
veaI-7M@9c for large and 9@1ohc for
SMUT Mutton--wethers, s@ec; ewes. 7h0sMc per
pound. =,
Dressed Pork (per lb)-11Ql1hc for light
and 9Q9Ac for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock, delivered in San Francisco. gross
weight:
SZe. under 300 lbs &c; second quality, 3Xc;
thin and undesirable steers, 3@3Nc.
No / cows and heifers, 3H @3xc; second
quality, &c; common, thin undesirable cows 2
02hc.
bulls, 1Ec.
Sheep (per ib}-Wethers. No. 1, 4Nc; ewes,
3s.c
Hogs (per lb)-Hard grain fed, Weighing 100
to 140 lbs, &c; 14O to $50 lbs. TIC; $50 to $50
lbs, 63tc; rough, heavy hogs, 5@5Nc; common.
undesirable hogs. 4h@5c
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butter, Cheese and Eges

Business In eggs and dairy produced started
of with fair show OF activity and the market
retained all the hrmness that characterized it at
the close of last week. There change IN
the quotations. there trading of any
consequence under the call the exchange and
there was hardly any surplus stock on hand 1t
the stores in the afternoon. Receipts of eggs
were unusually light being less than 800 cases.
and .some receivers were obliged to buy from
their competitors to fill orders Extra butter
continued to move of freely, and the upper
grades OF cheese met with an average demand.
The only transaction on the exchange sale
of % fancy fiat California cheese at 1511c< a
pound
pounds OF cheese and 452 cases of eggs.
The following are official quotations estab-
lished BY the sales. bids and offers on the door
Of the dairy exchange. Prices In the street
while governed by the exchange quotations. gen
eralIy range from 1ac to &c higher, owing to
the various charges to be>added.
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, 32c per Ia,
firm; do firsts. :sOc. firm; do seconds 2Slec-
firm: No / packing stock. 25c. frm; California
storage extras, 30c, firm.
Cheese-Caforn fancy fats, 151ac per lb.
hrm; do frsts. 15c, Arm: do seconds 141ac.
Arm: fancy Young Americas. 16c, firm: do
nrsts, 15c. frm; fancy Oregon Young Aneri-
cas-. lie. Arm; do fafs. 16c. firm; New York
fancy, 1S1ac. frm-s
Eggs tper dozen cases cluded)-California
fresh extras 43@c. firm: do frsts, 34c. firm :;
do seconds. 3Oc. firm: do thirds. 24c. firm Cali
fornfa storage extras. Sic. steady.
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GRAIN MARKET

Wheat and Other. Grains
Wheat-The different markets of the world
still without feature yesterday and quota
tions showed little change This market was
exception.
New crop-California club. $1.65@1. 72h; So
nora. $1.6561.72h; white Australian, 1880
2.05. Northern wheat-Club, $1.62h V @1.65: Rus
sian red, 81 so; turkey red, $1.70@1. TN; blue
stem. S1.s091S21a per ctl.
FUTURES
10:30 q. n. Session
No quotations
p. M Session.
No quotations
Barley--Although there was sale of choice
feed at $1.311a yesterday this figure was ex
treme, as the market was easier. and 81 30 was
about the top for No. 1. Lower grades were
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed. spot. $3.50 i37h com
mon to fair, s1.3o@1 .3215 per ctl; brewing,
1s771a @1.4o; shipping, $1.4o@1. 421a chevalier,
nominal
FUTURES
1870 q. m.- Session
December-S1. .39A.
2 p. m. Session.
May-s1.42% bid. s1.43la asked
December-$ 81 .39Ia bid. $685. asked.
0ats-Local descriptions are unchanged Texas
red are held at the top quotation, with no sales
reported at it.
Reds for feed, s1.eo@f.7o for good to choice
and 81 5o@1 90 for poor to fair: reds for seed,
81 90G2 10; black So. 1902. 10 asked; gray.
nominal at 81. .60@1.65; white. 81. .6O@1.65: Texas
red, in bulk s2.O3, in sacks $2.10@2 Is per ctl.
corn--Smail round yellow. S1.70@l.7o; white,
yeio% q h large yellow hS trscH
white. 81 go: mixed. 1-62 per ctl
Rye-Western states, $170@1. so per ctl Cali
fornia, neglected.
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STRONG BUYING
OF STEEL STOCKS
Accession of Confidence |.
Shown by Spectators in
rev York Market
Neu York stock List

T. F. Hutton & Co.. $50 California street.
members Of the New York stock exchange, fur
uisb the following list OF bond and stock sales
yesterday:
. - r770CES ITJiqb IT ovv / Bid Ask.
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New york Curb stocks
Boston stock Market

BOSTON. Sept. 2T.-The Boston copper shares
opened generally firm and the morning session
was moderately active. North Butte has been
well taken up to 81, gain of Ia, on the
settlement of the Butte labor troubles. Parrot
Is also n point higher. There has been some
buying OF Boston consolidated. which advanced
the price to l5is. Butte Coalition is also in
clned be strong. The principal issues are
suffering from pront taking. although great
selling has developed. Industrials and rails are
quiet with the exception Of United States oil
and East Boston land, which have been strong
features.
The following list is furnished by f. F. Hut
ton & Co. 490 California street, San Fran
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u,rr ..rrkct n Neyrbv

EIGIN Ill.,. Sept 27.-Market firm. 5
Sales for the week 697 300 pounds.
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euFTts hDIu-
New YORK BOuds

III Cen Ist ref Is seIs
Int Net AVS -. S2L
Int Mer Mar aus n
japan Is .-..... S7&
Do 4l1s $500. 94&
Kan City So LIST IS 74%
u Shor deb ss.la3l 94Z
II & n unified As. e9L
Nj, h e. Tex 1st $500
Do gen 41as =. s0L
MO Pacific Is. -. sl[
\ r of Mex 4Izs. 94%
n Y G gen 315s. 81 L
Do deb As -. e6
lNf,NH & H cv6s. 1923
Nor 4 W LIST con4s 9sZ
Do cr Is .loi u
Nor Pacific Is. .io2G
DO Is -.--.. T4L
10 S Line rfdg 4s. 81
Pa CT 3hs. 1915. 9sz
Pa con IS .IO3is
Reading gen 4s... 99Z
ST l. & $ F fg As. IS
Do gen IS -. S9&
st L S " con IS. 71&
Do LIST gold 4s.. 94%
Se2board A L As. S9Z
So Pacific col As. 92
Do CIV As .I03&
Do LIST ref As. 94&
So Railway IS. .IIOA
Do gen As 49,. S0Is
Union Pacific 4s. .I02 y
Do cv 4s .-...I17ix
Do LIST & ref As. as
1 u s Rubber IS. .10j
u s Steel I'd 5s. 1857
Va Car Chem 5s.. 9sid
Wsbash LIST 5s-.1l3
DO list & ext As. 54M
Western Sld 49,. 64z
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portInn,I Butter Market
ElUin Butter

PORTLAND. Sept. 27.-City and country
creamery extras 36c: fancy, 32@35c; store,
l0@2lc.
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SANTA CRUZ Sept. 27.-Conditions in the egg
market are unchanged. Merchants and commits
sion men offer 41c for all classes and nnarketings
are light Shipments are very small.
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Mining stocks

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francist
stock and exchange board yesterday:
(ynMSTnnKQ
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DRIED FRUITS
Chicago Dairy and Produce Market

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Butter steady: creamer-
ceipts, s,S3S cases; at mark cases included. 1Sc
nrsts. - 2l3c; prime frsts. 24c; cheese, steady
daisies. 1J12 q 15a4c; twins. 14a. 615c: Young
Americas, 15la @15s4e: longhorns 15@15 lac-
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barrels 5-90c; half barrels. 6.05c: 10 10 TINS;
10 tins s15c: 80 ID boxes. $500 Barrels eno @
80 lb bags 1Oc; half barrels 25c, boxes QUO
per 100 lbs more on all grades
The California and Hawaiian sugar renning
company quotes as follows: Granulated pass.
5.45c; .Higrade'' bar. 5-s0c: powdered. o-o9e
dry granulated. 5.45c; coarse dry granuiated.
5.45c; confectioners' A, 5.45c; confectioners'
crystal. 5.55c; cubes, 570c, bricks, o.IUcs exLrt
excelsior A, 5.05c; extra G. 495e: golden 2.
.s5c: yellow ID. 4.75c; H. & e. crystal doni-
and so ID bags Zoe more; half barrels. 25c
more: boxes. Soc more for all grades. Bar in
80 and 40 ID tins. S1.70 more; in 10 10 tins.
81 35 more. Minimum order. carload weight
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Hides. TaIIow. Wool and Hops

Hides-Culls and brands sell about 7Qlc
under quotations Heavy salted steers, 1S1sc,
12c for light: stays. &c: salted kip. 13c; salted
veal, lie; sslted calf 1Sc; dry hides. 2015c; dry
kip, I91tc: dry calf, CSC; dry veal. 23c; sheep
skins. shearlings. 20@40c each; short wool, 500
l5c each: medium. 75e@s1 each: long wool. SD
g1.I5: lambs, 15975c: horsehides, salt, 81 Z5Q
ESQ for large and 81. 1902 for medium. 75@sf
for small and 2595Oc for colts; horsehides, dry,
S242.25 for large and S125@2 for medium. soc
G$1 for small and 25tG50c for colts goatskins.
prime angora, 75e@$1; large hair goats, 25@40cs
medium. 20930c; small, 5@15c; Mexican deer
skins, 37la @3sc: dry salted do. 25027Ac;
picked do. 3O@3213c-
Tallow-No. / rendered. 5@5ae: No. 2. 4a
412c; grease. 202hc-
WooESouthern fall, more or less defective,
I13@sAe; fall lambs. s@10c for southern and
12@15c per ID for northern.
Hops-Prices to growers are 12016c per ID
for 1905. with 20@221se for contracts for new
crop delivery.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK. Sept 27.-Hides-steady.
WoOl-Steady
Petroeum-Steady.
Sugar-Raw. hrm: fair refining. 3. .TS1ac; CEN
trifugal. SO test. 231ac; molasses sugar.
3.4S12c. Refined. steady.
Cofee-Closed quiet. net unchanged to 5 points
lower Sales were reported Of 10000 bags. In
Guiding September at $3.50; December. ). 45c:
March. 5.55c; May. $500: September, 1910.
96Oc Spot coffee, quiet; Rio No. Z. 71tc; Santos
No. 4, s13Gec- Mild, quiet; Cordova, Sls@
Butter-Firm. Creamery specials 31c: ex-
tras. SOC; third to frsts, 25H29c; process. Is
d2Ic; western factory. 22l5 @24c; imitation
creamery, 25Q26e.
Cheese-Steady.
DRIED FRUITS
Evaporated Apples-Steady: fancy. 9%c:
@7c.
Prunes-Quiet; Californis. 21sc to like; Ore
gon. &c to &c.
Aprfcots-Firm; choice. 1O1s a1o1sc; extra
choice. lO9l112c; fancy. 12Q13c.
Peaches-Quiet; choice. 51a d6cs extra
choice. So d6%c: fancy. T0S1ac.
Raisins- Unchanged; loose muscatel 81 a
4l3e; choice to fancy seeded, AZ, d613c; seed
less 3A@513c; London layers. 81. 20d1 .25.
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Condition Of the Treasurv

ds-Government, steady; railroad. easy.
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$25,OOO,0OO A YEAR
CORPORATION
TAXES
ESTIMATES INDICATE HUGE SUM
WILL BE COLLECTED UNDER
NEW RULES.

Washington. Nov. s.-Cerporatien
tax regulations are now complete and
ready for the printer. II has been
great task to meet all the complexities
of the law and expected attacks on
II by the corporations. Latest esti-
mates indicate net revenue from
the corporation tax of approximate
ly s25,ooo,00o annually. and 122.oc0
corporations probably will have to
pay the tax. In a far southwestern
state IL has been found that not more
than 10 per cent of many thousands
Of corporations ever have actually
done business
Improper registration in many cases
Is expected, but the series of penal
ties under the law will apply to all,
even to those who fail to get tn. forms
and regulations. The mailing of the
forms and blanks to every corpora
tion listed In the various districts Is
not required by law and is merely to
assist the corporations. These not
registered should apply Immediately to
collectors.
All returns are required to he in the
collectors hands by March |. then
sent to the internal revenue bureau
here, where the tax will be assessed
and the taxpaying corporations noti-
fled by June !, the tax to be paid
by July l.
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Washington Officials Mum.

Washington, Nov. 2e.-While 10 eX-
press.on of opinion could be obtained
here tonight on the supposed selection
Alsoa claim, 1t is generally understood
the state department will welcome any
move that vii. bring about an ad-
judica tion. The question. So far as
The American government views it, Is
clear and unilistakable, and no fear
is felt that IA unbiased arbitrator.
such As King Edward is known to be,
will, not settle the affair in favor of
the Alsoo claimants.
In the absen., of definite informa-
tion as to the initiative of the sug-
sesti"n that the lnatter be referred to
King Edward. it is believed here that
the first step in that direction was
taken by Brazil. which probabl made
simultaneous suggestions to both
countries.
The report that King Edward had
been consulted on the matter is re-
garded as important, as it is not Ger
tain that the king would willingly as
sume the responsibility, of composing
the differences between the United
states and Chile.
In any event. il is not believed here
that the king would be asked to ar
bttrate the differences or even to act
in capacity of an umpire. but rather
as a friend of both parties To seek
10 bring about an amicabie adjust
ment Of the matter.
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TOWER MUST PAY FORMER TELE-
PHONE OPERATOR s7oo
PER MONTH.
HUMILIATION IS ALLEGED
New York Millionaire's Second Matri-
nnonial Venture Started Under Peeul-
lar ciroumstanees-First Wife and
Son Had Been Found Dead But Brief
While Before.

Poughkeepsie. y. Y. Nov. 26.-The
appellate division Of the supreme court
has affirmed the decision of Supreme
Court Justice Keogh in the action
brought by Mary b. Tower. wife of
Albert +. Tower. Poughkeepsie iron
king" for separation and alimony.
Justice Keogh granted the separation
and allowed Mrs. Tower s700 per
month alimony. An appeal was taken
and the appellate division has upheld
Justice keugh
Mrs. Tower brought action on the
grounds of cruelty and inhuman treat
ment, and alleged that MIR. Tower sub
jected her to great humiliation in Il
cruise on Mr.. Towers yacht. Earl
King, which since has become a gun
boat i'm the Haytien navy.
Mr.. Tower is the owner of the
Poughkeepsie iron works. His wife
formerly Mary Bogard. an operator in
the Poughkeepsie central telephone Of
flee. whom he married soon after his
first wife and a son were found shot
to death in their rooms in the Tower
home, seven years ago.
Mrs. Tower alleged in her complaint
that Mr.. Tower is worth $4,000
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NOBLEMEN SHOT At
IN ROCKEFELLER
RESIDENCE
PERSISTENT HOllANOER DODGES
BULLETS IN EFFORTS TO
SEE OIL MAGNATE.

Cleveland. Nov. a6--In an unsuc-
cessful attempt to gain the ear of John
ID. Rockefeller at Forest Hill. Count de
Vries. nobleman of Amsterdam. Hol-
land. was fired upon twice today be-
fore being elected from the Rocke-
feller mansion. Since Wednesday the
count has been making daily attempts
to see the head of the Standard Oil
company, with the intent to interest
him in project for draining the Zuy-
derZce. on Wednesday and Thursday
De Vries was turned back at the gate.
In huge, rented automobile De
Fries approached the Euclid avenue
entrance to the grounds at high speed
today. The astounded gatekeeper
shouted to him to stop. De Vries
continued through the open gates and
about the winding driveway toward
the house at the top of the hill. He
was fired upon as he neared the house.
Leaving his automobile. he mounted
the steps and entered the door. fol-
lowed by squad of guards. who came
on the run. Before De Nries could
enter Rocxefeller's study, however. he
was collared by the butler and by
Caretaker Knapp and elected.
While the excitement was at its
height. Rockefeller was 100 yards away
on the golf links. unaware of the fail
ure of the ZuyderZee project. Count
de Vries has announced he will make
further attempts to see Rockefeller.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-27
NEW CUSTOM HOUSE
FRAUDS DEVELOP
GiDDINGS ARRESTED FOR AL
LEGGED CHEATING OF GOVERN
MENT IN WEIGHING FIGS.

New York, Nov. ga new series
of alleged customs frauds was brought
to light today with the arrest of
Thomas e. Giddings. customs
weishcr. ON an indictment charging
him with conspiracy to defraud the
government in connection with impor-
tations of figs in 1906. According to
the federal prosecutor. Giddings un-
derweighed two shipments of figs con-
signed to local importers. recording the
weight of the first shipment at 10000
pounds, instead of 10000. and defraud- :
ing the government of the duty on
$500 pounds of figs in the second
shipment.
The indictment against Giddings. il
Is intimated. is the first of a series
which the government hopes to obtain
from the grand jury now in session.
Ten assistant weighers were dropped
by Collector Loeb today. The latter
stated no charges had been preferred
against any of the ten. but that the
good of the service would be sub
served by their dismissal. This makes
a total of So dismissals from the office
of the collector since the sugar fraud
scandal developed.