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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29

WAY ARE MILLIONS or MEN Why DOES OUR
mucH7 WAY ARE CITIES rHRoNeED
WITH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HUMAN eEinos1 :.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
BALTIMORE STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Van Soha.ck & Co.. No. Wall stree
skedI A.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
Financial Meetings.
CONDITION OF TRADE.
Dunis Review says:

Some t-regularity continues industrial and mer-
csntiIe activity. fundamental factor of strength
Is the steadily multiplying evidence that stocks
sre SO depleted as TO render large and general
resumption of the nations industries fneVltaole ana
report of the leading steel producer for the De-
ceuber quarter OF 1908 proved TO be- on the whole;
orders showing increase of 1880 TONS as com
pared with the September quarter The usual jan
uary luQ in the iron and steel trade mas been
somewhat intensified by the uncertainty as to the
ultimate tendency OF prices but the outlook for a
In textiles. huctuations in the raw material have
nets while the good prices obtained at the London
wool auctions have given additional strength 10
numerous reports OF enlarged industrial activity
At widely scattered points throughout the West
and South. and distributors Of merchandise in all
; lines anticipate slow but steady return to the
normal volnne Of transactions. The fact that this
week, for the first time in many months, the Bank
Of England secured the gold from the Transvaal,
the successful fotation of the Russian loan points
10 easy money in International markets for some
don's foreign trade for 1908 show that exports Of
manufactured goods aggregated s44s. .SS5.222 de-
n many = foegn e maket ERPors ' af
WITH te corrsponnS apSS week el Tea as ie ir
ports showed increase of S569. .s24- Railway
snaiieF than IN IsG7. while bank ciearingsp at New
York showed an increase Of 81 per cent COM
pared with last year. and at other leading cities of
Us per cent.
Bradstreet's says:
Trade IS rather Quieter this week. exceptions
being & few points IN the West. Southwest and
Pacific Northwest, where more is reported doing
by wholesalers and jobberc. at most markets new
demand is still conservative ap indispositon pre-
Nstlfng to buy heavily pending the settlement Of
tariff, crop other uncertainties and the tendency
IS. throughout Of last year to buy in small
.ots for quick shipment Taken whole, business
IN January does not seem to have fully come up TO
expectations. though exceeding the greatly reduced
business in the san-e month a year ago. In retail
trade this IS explained by the prevalence Of un-
reasonably mild weather, and this, too. despite the
general announcements Of cut rate or reduction
sales Lines showing especially quiet conditions
3ust at present are iron and steel in which demand
IS disappointing. despite reports of cuts finished
lines calculated TO enlarge business. In the grain
and -four trades the abnormal position Of the May
wheat deal, which is said to embrace many million
bushels held for account Of few large operators.
has had the effect of checking export trade and
reports still come from the cotton goods line where
demand Is steady, despite recent advances Export
trade In this direction is. however ouieter than
sarlier in the month. Mems wear woollen goods
FOR fall are IN better inquiry. Fertilizers inple-
r1erts snd seeds active as heretofore.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
COBALT PRICES IN TORONTO.

nished and corrected daily by Stewart s Lockwood.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30

Moor oninion on the Consolidated Exchange was
zsct5a51v mixed This impaired much irresularlly
at times to prices. with covering In some Quarters
of the list reflected in relative hrmness wne iLeSl
ruling below the other exchange Careiu! oO
servers. however, believed that the short lntereSl
as a whole had been reduced as a result OF ulo
DAVIS operations- There material contrac-
ton in the volume Of dealings IN the specialtles
compared with recent days. Union Pacinc was
particularly active. and it's high price OF lH:s was
one-eighth of a point under the Stock Exchange,
while its low price OF 1865 was one-eighth above
Readings high OF 1881 compared with lS57s wnhe
its low OF 1924 compared with 1323s- Coppers hgh
of 752 was one-eighth under the other board, while
its low OF 742t oue-eghth above Steel sold as
high as 52s against 52I5. Brooklyn Rapid Transit
high and low OF 70%s and $685. respectively, were
both oue-eighth under the other exchange De-
tailed operations foIlowi
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Outside securities continued to droop under the
lead of the mining shares, which again ran or
fractionally on rather light selling pressure. An
other cut in the price Of the copper metal and
mixed condition of the trade helped the dechne-
The speciaIties eased off in sympathy. although
trading in those issues was light. The feature 10
the dealings was the drive in Goldheld Daisy which
broke 10 cents but recovered almost as quickly
The break it was said, for the purpose OF ac-
c1lnulating stock, and many stop-loss orders were
reached In bonds National Railways or Mexico
411s were up T. St. Louis & San Francisco 9s ana
Chesapeake & Ohio 5s were about unchanged
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
Loncoa. Jsn- g. p. m--The market for Amer
lean securities lower. Final prices follow:
sEx dividend

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Cau money in
Londcn. 21k12% per cent: open market discount
rata for short bills, e. per cent; long bills I-169
ca per cent; Berlin discount rate per cent: Paris
discount rate. 13-16 per cent Paris exchange on
London, 25 francs II centines. Berlin exchange
London, % marks 81 prennigs- Bar gold. rs Sd.
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consols for
money So l-le per cent; fer the account 1914
French rentes. Sc francs 575f csntimes
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
ers' posted rates were as follows:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Boston, Sl1tnc dis
count: Chicago. 15c premium San Francisco, sight
7lac premium telegraph 1Oc premium; New Orleans,
commercial 60c discount, bank 81 premium; Charles
ton buying par, selling 1-l0c premium; st. Louis,
25c premium bid S5c premium asked.
BANK CLEARINGS-New York. exchanges
1862 $780, balances $4,S904o6; Chicago. exchanges
$50 266 balances s. 2613 Baltimore. exchanges
S4.7 ,76S, balances $bl250S.
SILVER MARKET.-S6mmercia bar silver. size.
Mexican silver dollars. 4ic Bar silver in London
closed at 23a4d. unchanged
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 1135, Lisbon, 90.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-Mexican exchange on
New York is quoted at 20l&
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Cus receipts
reported from Washington, 81 26s 437, internal
enue receipts. S7S0 7S9 miscellaneous receipts. S0i-
Os7 Receipts for the day, S2,lSS,29i expenditures
$2514000 Receipts for the month 10 date, S56409lS
expenditures $61 06I. 600. excess of expenditures,
S15.42002T Receipts for tFe fiscal year to date,
$3.50 SS7; expenditures sHS54.475; excess of
penditures S79,690 .sSS.
sUB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
the Clearing House S2.71S542.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following were the last actual sales and the
closing quotations for stocks in which there were
no transactions yesterday the New York Stock
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call opened at
per cent; highest. per cent: lowest ia per
cent: last loan per cent; closing 1sid2 per
ruling rate. per There little demand
for time money, but lenders at the time
showed less eagerness than recently to loan money.
and as a result the market dull. Rates were
2d2It per cent for sixty days 2hQ2l@ per cent for
ninety days. 2& per cent for four months, per
cent for five. six and months, and 2's per
cent for twelve months Most of the Inquiry was
confined to loans extending year
Mercantile paper continued in excellent demand
with light business reported, owing to the small
amount of paper offered Rates 3l404 per cent
for sixty to ninety days. indorsed bills receivable
and for four six months choice single names,
446 per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-The foreign exchange
market opened strong, at an advance of 10 10 %
points 4.S79G14S795 for cables. Assoc 1856 for
demand sterling and 4s5G4.S5l0 for sixty-day bills.
Short francs were quoted at 5.16A plus 1-S2. and
shot reichsmarks at S51s less 132 The market
held firm in the day with quotations on about the
same level as at the opening. Cables were quoted
at 4s790a4S795 demand sterling at 4S60Gl4S765 and
si2ty-day bills at 4S505a4 S55. Short francs held
around 51614Q51614 plus 1-32 and short rechsmarks
951s less 1-32.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30

Total sales for the day. :. -oo- -,
January to January INCLUSIVE A'' 0@es
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

odd lots. tsells cents Per shars
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
Gons for government bonds, compared with
THURSDAYS:
New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
CHICAGO CLOSING STOCKS

. DvrRTISF.NENTS AND SUBSCtIEL esSTsr. Ne.
ne TrSs1ns received al their UpSogn NATL
1874 Broadway between Seth 81 aLJ - are foll0sns
A divert received n.
Srancb orces at regular Office rates unt a. ave- or
% ~, ass StL ave cor zSd St. LOO % nstxss1
10Th 81 fO4 East f4th ST. 20 Nes' 80 Fl ave: -
sex av~s eRs West 18th ST. lOSo 60. g. 81
-. - ns.- 69st 81 f7Os near - saa -
-ast Ia5th St T56 fremont ave- oo0 D"
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
DO NOT LIKE PROPOSED
IMPORT ON TEA
LIpToNS AGENT MAKES OBJ.
JEcTIoNS TO REcoMMEN.
DAT1oNS OF COMMITTEE

BROOKLYN March lS. - Sir
Thomas Liptons representative In
New York, w, A, w, Melville, Is
considerably exercised over the rec.
concentrations Ia the tariff bill as
submitted TO Congress yesterday,
placing a tax OF eight cents q pound
on tea imports from producing count
tries and nine cents on imports from
non.produeing countries, Tea has
become a necessity, Mr.. Melville said,
and had ceased to be . luxury II
the tariff should be imposed as pro-
posed, he thinks that the cost TO con-
sumers viii advance at least 10 cents
a pound. AS a result he predicts that
cheaper tea will be used and that
the consumption will greatly de-
creased.
Tea importers generally declare
that the new schedule will not stand
The National Coffee & Tea Associa-
ton will take immediate steps TO
fight the proposal and their main
argument will be that the burden will
fall on the consumer rather than on
the dealer. The market on all grades
Of teas advanced from to J cents a
pound yesterday,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
CIRCUS poSTpoNEs WAR
Trouble in Central America May BE
All Bosh, Anyway.

SAN FRANCISCO, March lS-
The steamship Acapulco brings news
that the war between Salvador aud
Nicaragua was postponed for one day
in order that the citizens of Aeajutla
might enjoy a circus which was billed
10 play in that town while the Acap-
ulco was anchored in the harhor.
When the vessel first arrived martial
law had been declared and no one
was permitted to land. But the cir
Gus came to town and in less than an
hour the martial law was declared of
so that the passengers might swell
the attendance at the show, Passen.
gers on board the Acapulco report
that the ships OF the two warning
states reported 10 have been engaged
in battles have not been out Of the
harbors where they are stationed,
They scout the idea that there will
be any serious trouble in Central
America. They assert that even in
Central America John Moisant Is not
seriously considered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
CHRISTIAN PEKIN
Chinese Capital Has Dozen OF Temp
les and Churches Of This Faith.

WASHINGTON, March Is
There arc II Or 10 christian churches
or temples in the city OF Pekin, ae.
eording to a census OF the religious
denominations Of that municipality
taken by order Of the Chinese minis
try Of the Interior. The total OF tenn
pies in the city with their inhabitants
as shown by the census is:
Temples 1000; Buddhist priests
1858; Taos priests, 1873; nuns, 10;
students o34; servants 79S' dodgers
ls,44s.
In transmitting the information to
State Department Minister Rockhill
says the number Of Buddhist priests
given does not he thinks, include
about 400 Mongol Lamas Of the
Young Ho Kung and those Of the
Sung Chung Szu OF which there are
about 100, nor does !, take into ae'
count the Mohammedan mosques, OF
which there are about TO- nor the
very numerous ancestral temples.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
PROBE IN LOS ANGELES
Grand Jury Summoned to Enquire
Into city's Affairs

LOS ANGELES, March 49,
Twenty eight citizens of Los Angeles
county will appear in the Superior
Court this morning in response to
summons for grand jury duty. From
this number Judge James hopes to be
able to select 10 men who will consti-
tute the special grand jury ordered
Monday in response to the request OF
District Attorney Fredericks for the
purpose of investigating the condi-
ton of the municipal government.
Judge James prepared his instrue'
tons to the jury yesterday and these
will be handed to the foreman, whose
selection is in the hands Of the court
Immediately after the jury is organ
lied.
While it is not expected the jury
will begin the work Of examining
witnesses, today, everything of a pre-
liminary character will be in readi-
ness for an emergency. The jurors
will begin work in earnest Friday
morning and will hold daily sessions
until the report Of their labors is fled.
A score of persons have been sum
moned as witnesses, Among them is
"A. c. Harper, former mayor, who ar
rived here from Corcoran yesterday.
Edward Kern, former member OF the
board Of public works and former
chief of police, has also been sum
moned. Alfonso Durand an associ-
ate of Nick Oswald, is in the county
jail awaiting call by the grand jury
and is also to have a preliminary
hearing on charge Of attempting to
evade summons. Nick Oswald is
now across the border at Tiajuana,
Mexico, with William Lawrence.
Both men are wanted to testify be-
fore the grand jury.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
NASAL CATARRH.
T. F. Laurin Sells the Great Remedy
That Cured Mrs. Karberg

Here is a very simple yet wholly
sincere statement OF a Michigan
woman, who was cured by using
Hyomei-the no cure no pay remedy
for catarrh, asthma, hay fever, Group,
coughs and colds.
"A bad case OF catarrh was cured
for me by the use Of Hyomei. The
trouble affected my head, nose and
eyes, and was very annoying and dis
agreeable and the cure, from the use
Of Hyomei, was very gratifying
Hyomei has from me strong rec
ommend and endorsement."-Mrs. E.
Karberg, 2l3 Kingsley St, Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, Nov 10, 1908.
Thousands Of just such letters are
in existence, and thousands more
would be but for the desire to avoid
publicity.
II you have catarrh, bestir yourself
and drive 1t out Of your system. Kill
outfit, including inhaler, is only $i00
at T. +. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
HARTMAN LINES CON-
TEMPLATE NOCHANGES
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO
THAT EFFECT GIVEN OUT
BY KRUTTScHNITT,

OGDEN, Utah, March iS.-Julius
Kruttschnitt, director OF maintenance
and operations Of the Hartman sys-
tenn stated today no radical ehal-
lenges were contemplated at this time
in the management Of the Southern
Pacific, o, R. & N, Oregon Short
Line or the Union Pacific. "You may
quote me emphatically on this sub
ject. as l desire this fact to be gem
orally known throughout the territory
as covered by these lines. also add
that the stories recently published re-
garding the rumored changes are
without foundation in fact"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
TAKES HIGH POST.

CHICAGO, March l8.-The Tri-
bune this morning, in a special dis
patch from Washington says:
Charles D. Norton, general agent
of the Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance Company, is to be first assis-
tant secretary of the treasury. Mr.
Norton, it is understood is the per-
sonal selection of Franklin Mac
Veagh, the new secretary of the
treasury and will be MacVeagh's
right hand man. Upon his shoulders
will rest large share Of the respon-
sibility of the work Of the Depart
ment and of the realization of the pol
icies that Mr.. MacVeagh expects to
inaugurate.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
ONE CENT POSTAGE BILL
INTRODUCED
MEASURE OF INTEREST IN.
TRoDUcED IN CONGRESS
ON MAIL ISSUES,

WASHINGTON, March lS-one
cent postage is provided in bill
which Representative Bennett of
New York has introduced, The
measure provides that beginning
January /, 1910, the rate Of postage
on all letters mailed within the Unit
ed States for domestic points includ'
ing drop letters, shall be one cent per
ounce or fraction,
Another bill introduced BY Mr.,
Bennett provides for the consolida-
ton of third and fourth class mail
matters under the title, "Merrehan.
disc" for the establishment of a
parcels post, and for the insurance Of
all mail matter against loss or dam
age.
Under the terms Of this bill the
rate on an eleven pound package of
merchandise would be twenty five
cents with series Of charges for
packages, under that weight On all
unregistered prepaid matter on which
value has not been declared, an in.
demnity up to $40 would be allowed
for actual loss or damage through
the fault Of the postal service On
registered packages on which a value
had been declared and on which the
charges for registration insurance and
postage have been paid, the Post-Of-
fee Department would pay full value
for loss or damage resulting through
the fault of the Department. The
fees for registration and insurance Up
TO $2s would be two cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
MOVING PICTURES"
Essential Films To Detect Black
Hand Artists Needed.

NEW YORK, March 18.--In order
to. carry on the crusade against the
BLACK hand" which has been decided
upon by well to do Italians here,
following the assassination Of Police
Lieutenant Petrosino in Italy, +. G.
Belsito, prominent member Of the
New York Italian colony will go to
Washington today TO confer with the
Italian ambassador with regard to
new legislation in Italy requiring that
be accompanied by photo
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
A R.linious Authors Statement

Rev. Joseph II. Fesperman, Sails
bury, N. c., who is the author Of
several books, writes: For several
years was afflicted with kidney
trouble and last winter | was sud-
denly stricken with a severe pain in
my kidneys and was confined to bed
eight days, unable to get up without
assistance. Ny urine contained thick
sediment and passed same fire.
quently day and night commenc'
ed taking Foley's Kidney Remedy,
and the pain gradually abated and
finally ceased and my urine became
normal. / cheerfully recommend
Foley's Kidney Remedy" 7. +. Lau-
rin, Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
COLLECTING EVIDENCE,

BELLEFONTAINE, o. March
l8-Government secret service agents
are here collecting evidence to be
used in the governments prosecution
of Governor Haskell OF Oklahoma.
II is said the evidence is being Sc
cured from Ohio people whose names
were used in transfer Of town lots in
Muskogee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
ST. PATRICK, PRIEST,
PROPHET, APOSTLE
SYNOPSIS OF Mr.. SHIELDS
FINE ADDRESS AT ST.
MARY'S HALL ON WE'D
NESDAY EVENING.

The Morning Astorian is pleased
10 present to its readers synopsis
IL the very pleasing address delivered
On Wednesday evening last, at St.
Mary's hall in this city. by John Flem-
ing Shields, Of Portland, dealing
with the exalted life and service Of
Treland's patron saint Patrick; and
does it with the real regret that it
has not the full text Of the oration
10 offer. It was most happily receiv-
ed, and the consensus Of opinion
among those who had the good for
time 10 hear 1t, is that it was one Of
the best speeches Of the kind ever
delivered in this city. He spoke, in
part, as follows:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19

graphs Of the holder. Criminal Ital-
ians, il is said, often procure pass
ports by questionable means and
evading the Italian authorities, set
aboard ships and land in New York,
The passports are supposed to give a
fairly accurate description Of the
bearer but il y photograph Is attach
cd, there Is less likelihood OF them be-
ing used by anyone except the right
ml owner.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT

CHICAGO, March l8.-Yosabura
Sugita Of Japan and ~ Sankowsky a
Russian, students at the University Of
Chicago, will cross sabres next week
in a tournament to be held under the
auspices Of the illinois division Of the
Amateur Fencing League. The open
ng bout will take place March "a.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
PROBABLY INSANE.

STANFORD Conn, March iS.-
Charged with sending an objection
able letter to F. w. Carpenter, sec.
retary Of President Taft, John c,
Harvey was arrested today and ex-
amined by a physician as to his
sanity. Harvey came from Idaho
about three years ago. He says he
once published the Cache Valley
News in Preston, Idaho.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
FAMILY FAILING

CHICAGO, March lS-Mrs Maud
Kellar who with Peter Richter, q
farmer, was killed by a train at VIII
low Springs ILL.,, yesterday, was the
third OF her family to die a violent
death within 10 years. Her father
lost his life in railway accident, and
her son was smothered in a gravel
pit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-19
WESTON STILL WALKING.

ALBANY, N. Y, March lS.-Al-
though he encountered bad roads to-
day. due to snow. Weston appeared
in good spirits when he arrived in
Rennsalellaer tonight. He continued
on TO Troy.