U SUNDAY, JULY I, loofl.
THE MOIININO ASTOIIIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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PORTLAND FJARKETS
Lttest Quotations in the Portland
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PORTLAND, July 7- Th principal
fentiir In Front -street Jobbing biilm-i
the past week wa the greatly Increas
ed" trade In fiMlls ami funcy vegetable.
' The ourth of July holiday wwn has
become reeogiilsed a the time, when the
largest shipping demand U to btr
prrtvil. and wlill dealer In fruit had
arvumlated , Wk In preparation f
soui Inrreaae In ttnl buiiM'. tin hot
weather wn an liiclJ'iit that wiuld not
be foretold. Ai a result, the weather
1 condition coming on tojt of the holiday
ttd created nit unprecedented demand
tliMt txKl tU capaeity tf d'al'-ra to
rulu of all klud were movei! In the
ruih. and price a a rul(wr quit
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, aaimariury HI iwmijjm'i.
Eggiaod Sutter. ;
'.Tlier continue, to be very good
mtrket for all concerned. In the egg
market, prices being firm at 22o, which
1 considered rtatonabla to buyer and
satisfactory to teller. Id tome quarter
half cent la named on top of tli gen
rally accepted figure. Pauch egg are
not coming In sufficiently to meet re
quirement, but the light receipt Jire
being augmented by the Eastern good,
, that tell tide by iMe with tht local eggt.
No Portland storage epg art being with,
drawn, at far m could be learned -
Buttr la firmer, though there art till
very heavy receipt from tuual toureei
of lupply. and tome from quartera newt
to thla trade prevloua to thla year.
Grain, Flour, Feed. '
Wheat-Walla. Walla, 71c j Valley, 73cj
bluestcm, 74ej red, 70e. '
, (Hta-Whlte, grey, 131.
Corn-Whole. tSU.OOj cracked, 127.00
per ton.
Barley Brewing, $2j feed, 123.75 j
rolled, $25f2. .
Bye 1.50 pe? ewt.
Buckwheat 30.00 per ton.
! Flour Hard wheat patent, 14.10 j
airtight, $3.45 j graham, I3.U0 rye. 15.00 1
whole wheal flour, f3.?0f Valley Hour,
13.30 3.63 j Dakota. i3.30(5.60j EatU
em rye, 93-40) Plllsbury, $0.S0j CorvalH,
13.70.
MJIUtaaV-Mlddllog. " 123.00(320.00
chop, $17 j bran. 917(318 thorta, 9180
19. .
Hay-Valley.' timothy. 11JI2.S0
Etetern Oregon, 91817J0j olover, 8.B0
gO.OOi cheat. 97.S03j alfalfa.
Oraln bage Foreign and domettlo, 01
810c
Frodnce, ,'
Butter Country creamery. 18iS20ci
city creamery, 2021lcj dairy, 14(5 15c )
ttora, 1314ci butter fat, 20c.
.Poultry Old rootm, 010ci hena,
12(3 13cj fryer, 10(3 17c j broiler, 14
JU 19c dreased eblckena, 13(2 14cj gt,
,i V lire, B(PiC dreened, llliC turkey,
1 N t uAi... Jk -J t m " . . J I.
iiiiu(.'j uii.hu, lumiiiui iugK
old, 1012cj Spring duckt, lfliaiflcj
plg"ont, per dozen, $1.00(31-23 tqutbe,
$1.75(52. -
Honey Dark, 10lllo; amber, 12
13ei fancy white, 14315c.
Chceie Young America, 13o Oregon
full cream, flat, lll12o.
Egg Freth Oregon ranch, 2122o.
Frulti.
Tropical frultt Banana. Bo per Ibj
pineapple, $4.S05 per dozen lemon,
fancy, $0 choice, $3B.50j lUndard,
$4.50 bos) orange, fancy navel, $4
TIDE TABLE, JULY
JULY, 1906.
Date.
h.m.ft. h.m. jft.
High Water.
Sunday . ;
Mondoy .
Tuesduy 4
" Wednesday , ..
Thunday , ....
Friday .
Saturday .' , .. .
Sunday .... .'. .
'Monday .
Tuesday .....
"Wednesday. , .,
Thursday . ....
' Friday , .......
Saturday . . . . .
Sunday ,
Monday , ......
Tuesday ......
Wednesday . . .
. Thursday
Tlmraday . . .'. ,
Friday ,
Saturday , ....
Sunday. . ......
Monday ,
. Tuesday
Afedncmlay , ,.
F Thuridoy ,
A.M. I P.M.
W'fM 6.118740
8.6
8.0
0.2
0.5
7.0
7.3
7.5
7,7
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.0
8.2
8,4
6.6
8.6
6.8
7.1
7.4
7.6
7.9
8.0
8.2
8.3
8.2
8.2
8,4
21 0:45 6.21 0:35
3 10. -501 0.4110:28!
4
11:48
6.7
11:18
.. 5
12:41
.. 6
0-M
0.7
0.6
0.4
8.0
8.3
1:20
.. 7
0:55!
2:15
8:01
8:47
.. 8
.. 0
..10
1:43
2:32
3:21
4:15
4:32
..11
7
5:13
6:01
6:61
..12
B-,10
6:16
2:47
8:35
6.0
6.3
.,13
..14
..15
6.0
6.7
7:431
8:32
.,10
9:42!
6.8
9:25
..17
10:40
6.0
6.3
10:20
..18j
..10J
..20
..21
..22
11:28
10:5m
12:10
1 1 :30l
12:48
0:00
8.7
8.8
8.7
1:25
0:47
2:03
. .23
1:28
240
..24
2:10
8.51
8:161
. .25'
..2(1
2:55
3:43
8.2
7.7
3: 511
4 1 30
Friday ,
Saturday
Sunday ,
Monday ,
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..27
4:40
7.1
6.(1
6(21
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,1281
6:45
6:13
..2
7 1 001
6.1
7)13
8 1 13
..30
8:22
6.8
4.60) Med. tweet, $3.754.00 box) grape
fruit, $44.50 crtte Htnet, J6o per 100,
Dometlo fruit 8trtwberrle, local
$1.75(22.25 oraU apricot, $1.50(22
eratt petchtt, $11.23 boxj plum, 125
(J1.50 box eherrlet, 73olt1.20 eratef
bulk, 4i30o per lb) gooieberrici, 07e
lb) currant, 8$Do lb) red ratpberrle,
8flj Do per lb) ibganberri-, $1.50(2)1.75
orate. : '
-vyegetablep, '',,..' '
PoUtoet Fancy, old, 40a 63ci ordi
nary, In country, 40(30c) jobter' prkea,
50f C8c mt 100 lbt new, U21Jo per lb,
Cabbag-Per lb H2o) aullflowef,
$1$1.25 per down 1 axparagu. Walla
Walla, $1.50 orate fancy local, 40$40
per dor.cn bunch) parelcy, 25c dozen)
hothouM lettuce, 30c($I.OO bo) hi
25a dozen 1 tplnecb, 3(?5o lb) eucumbora,
local hothouM. 78c($1.00 doteni Cali
fornia. $1.40 box) artichoke. 60o'pr
downj rhubarb, 33o lb) pea, 4(35cj
ban,, 9(3 10c) garlic, lOc'j red pppert,
dry, 20(325c Clille. 20o lb) green oniona,
!21o dozen buncbeti, green' corn, 40c
dozen) cantiloupot, tpecial, H-30(32
pony oraU. $0.30$7 egg plant, 40o lb,
Onlon-Kw California, red, U31Jc
roU, 73c$1.25) beet, $1.60(2) radlal.e
12fl5o" dozen bunche.
Tomatoct tslcan, $2752.23 MImU
Ippl. f22.23; local. 25j lb) Summer
Kuah, $1.23 bos.
FrctB Meat tad Flah. -,
Freth meat Veal, medium, 73 to 100
lb, fli37c) 100 to 130 lb, 43flci ISO to
200 II. Of Sic) 200 lb and over, 34c;
pork, 88J lieavle. 78cj beef, bulla,
3c 1 cow, 4ic(fic tteer. 0l0c) mut
ton, nmllum , 73cj large, S0c)
Spring lamb, 8(3 81e. '
Clatoa Utrdiihcll. per box. $100
rezor clam, $2 per box.
Oynter Sboalwater Bay, per gallon,
$2.00)O)ympla per Hck, $5.00) Eattern
lranplantd. $1.00 per 100,
Flh Crab, per dozen. $UK) Shoal
water Bey oyter. per ack. $400)
oyoter, gallon. $223 j halibut, file) black
cod, 7ej bet, per lb, 20c) herring, 3c j
flounder 6c) catflth., 9c eilver traelt,
7lc) ihrimp, 10c) p-rch. Bo) tturgeon. 9c)
ea trout 12c) black bait, 23c) chlnook
almon, 01q tteelhead. 8cj ahad, 4c,
ugir, aack badi-Oolden C $4.45)
extr C 94.33; powdered. $3.15) patent
cube, $3.30; ' cane, D. O, $3.05) fruit
tugar, $5.05 beet tugtr, $3.83) C. A H.
blet, $4,03) barrel, cwt. IOcj keg, ewt,
23o) boxet, cwt. 6O0 advance over ck
bai (lei la lb tf paid for In 13 day).
Code Mixha 24 (g 28c; Java, fancy,
20(32c) Java, good, 20(3 24c j Jtv, or
dlrury, 17(5 20c ) Coat Rlea, fancy, 1$(3
20c; Coita Rlca good. 12(?18cj Ar
buckkt, 130 per lb; Lion,' 14je per ib;
Columbia coffee I4)c) Salvtdor, Hl(
18e. . "
Bice Imperial Japan, No. 1. $3.95)
Southern, Japan, 51c; broken, 4c; head,
fancy,' 7c head, choIcN 81& - '
Salt-Balet of 73-2. bale. $1.00; bale
of 60-3, bale. 91.00; bale of 40-4. bait,
91.00) bale of 15-10, bale, 91.00; bag,
50c ) fine, ton. 912.00; bag. 60 lb, genu
ine Liverpool, ton, 918 00; big, 60 lb,
1 ground., 100. ton. 90 00; R. 8. V. P
20 0 lb carton, $2.23; R. S. V. P, 24 S lb
carton, $1.75; Liverpool lump, ton,
919.60.
Ben -Small white, 4lc; large white,
31c) pink. Sic ) bayou 4!cj Llmaa, 01c;
Mexican red, 60.
Nutt-Walnut, Xo. 1. toft .hell. 17c j
No. 1 hard thell 10c; Chile, 13cj almond,
1718c) filbert, lflc) Brazil, 18c pe
can, 1313 13c) hickory, 8c) Virginia pea
nut, 6c 1 Jumbo Virginia peanutt, 8c j
Japanese peanutt, 5c j chestnut, Italian,
lie) cocoinut, dozen, 8500c. ;
Olive oil California ,per gnllon, $2.75;
quartt, per cao. dozen, $7.25 pint. 2
do-n, 93-60) 1-pintt 4 dozen, 90.
Flge-Whltt, lb. 67o) black, 67o.
Datei Golden. 60-lb boxe. 7oj Mb
package, 8c) Ferd, 15-lb boxe. 91-40
box.
Candied peel Citron, 10-lb boxei, 25o
lb; 5-lb boxe, 25c) lemon peel, 10-lb
boxei, 13o lb; 5-lb boxes, l5Jo; orange
peel, .10-lb boxea, 15o lb) 5-lb boxes.
JULY, 1906.
Dale. I h.m. ft. h.m. ft.
Low Water. ' A. M. P. M.
SUNDAY 1 2:27 1.8 2:14 2.5
Monday 2 3:35 1.1 3:18 2.9
Tuesday . 31 4:30 0.3 4:20 3.0
Wednesday . .... 4 6:33-0.4 6:18 3.1
Thursdiy . , 5 6:23-1.0 6:15 8.1
Friday . .. 6 7:12-1.3 7:08 3.0
Saturday ....... 7 7:58 -1.3 7:50 3.0
Sunday . 8 8:421-1.2 8:62 2.9
Monday . ........ 0 9:21 -0.7 9i45 2.9
Tuesday . 10 10:10-0.110:42 2.8
Wednesday . ....11 10:63 0.611:36 2.7
Thursday ,, 1211:37 1.3..,;. ....
Friday . .........13 0:33 2.612:23 1.9
Saturday . . 14 1:37 2.4 1:22 2.6
Sunday. ........15 2:40 2.1 2:20 3.1
Monday . .......10 3:30 1.6 3:20 3.4
Tuesday . .......17 4:30 1.1 4:15 3.6
Wednesday . ....IS 6:13 0.6 6:05 3.7
Thursday 19 6:52 0.1 6:43 3.7
Friday 20 6:28-0.3 6:30 3.6
Saturday . 21 7:03-0.5 7:09 3.4
Sunday ...22 7:38-0.0 7:50 3.2
Monday ...23 8:15-0.5 8:30 9.0
Tuesday . .......24 8:60-0.3 9:15 2.7
Wednesday . ,'25 9:30 0.1 9:65 2.5
Thursday . ......2010:10 0.710:48 2.3
Friday 2710:13 1.311i48 2.1
Saturday , 2Hlli48 2.0
Sunday , ,2!i 0:55 1.8 12:45 2,6
Monday 30 2:00 1.4 1:83 8.1
Tuesday , 31 Si22 0,0 3:02 9.3
ProvWon II mi, to tlzt, 14j0) ham,
plpnlo, lOio) bacon, regular, 18cj bacon,
fancy breakfaat 20cj dry talt side, 11oj
backt dry talt, 11 1-40. r i ( ,
, Pickled good Pickled pigs' feet, i
barrel, 93 l-banrelt, 92-76 161b klU,
91.28) pickled tripe, I barreK $3.00) 1
burroll, $2.70 13 lb kit, $1.25) pickled
pigs' tongue, l-bml, 90) 1-Urrels, 93
10-lb kit, 91-60) pickled lamb' tongue,
1 barrel, 99; l-barrels, 95.60) 10-lb kit,
$2.79. ' ... ,
Sausage Portland ham, 18o per lb)
minced ham, 10c) Summer hoiot dry,
171c) bologna, long, 7c ) weinerwurat,
10o) liver, 6fl pork, 9c; blood, 6c; head
cheese, )21c) Iwlogna sausage, link, 60.
Lard Kettle-rendered 1 Tierce, llle
tub, llloj 60s. Hie) 20s, IHcj 10, 12c)
6, I21c) Standard pure, Tierce, lOJcj
tubs 101c) 60s, lOlo 20, lOjci 10, lie)
6, 181o, Compound, Tierces, 7io) tub.
7!i( 60s, 7Je; 10, 80 61, 81&
Canned salmon Columbia River, 1-lb
Ulli, 1.85; 2 lb Ull. $2.60) fancy, Mb
flat, $2.00 1 lb fancy flaU, $155) fancy
Mb ovak $2.75) Alaska talla, pink, 90c;
red, $1.45) nominal, 2a, tall, $2.00,
Cereal food Rolled oatt cream, 90-!b
ack, $7.00; lower grade, $3JI00-6O;
oatmeal, steel cut, 60-lb tacks, $3 bale;
10-lb sacks. $423 per bale; oatmeal
(ground), 60-lb eac.ke, $7.50 per bile) 10
ib aacki. $1 per bale) tplit pet, $4.60
per 1001b ck) 25-lb boxet, 91.25) pearl
barley. $4.75 per 100 lb 25-lb boxe,
9129 per box) paetry flour, 10-lb tack,
$2.60 per bale.
OIL Lead, Etc.
Coal oil Pearl and astral oil eases,
lOo per gallon) water white oil, iron
barrel, 131c wood barrels, 161c; eocene
oil, c s. 211o elaine oil case, 271c;
extra ttar, caac. 221c; headlight oil
otet 21c) Iron barrel, 151c
Benzine Sixty-three degree, ease.
20c j Iron bsrrels, 15c ,
Turpentine In ewes, 89cj in wood
barrel, 83c j In iron barrel, 79c; In 10-
ca lot. 860.
Llnteed oil Raw, 5-barrel lots, 47cj 1-
barrel lot, 48c; In cases, 63c. Bojled, 5
barrel lots. 49c; 1 -barrel lot 50c ) in
caea, 65e.
. Gasoline Stove gasoline, cue, 241c;
Iron barrel, 19c; 88 degree gaeoline,
case. 33c 1 iron barrel or drum. 27c j
72 degree case. 261c; iron barrel. 20cj
engine diatlllata, iron barrel. Be.
Lead Strictly pur white lead and red
lead in ton lota, 7!cj 600 lb lot. 80 lew
than 600 lb. 8Jo. . ,
Win nail praaent bas at 92.60.
Rope Pure Manila, I4c) itandaxd,
13Cf Steal, Ue Isle brand Sisal 10c.
Hop Choice, 1905. Ulbl2e) prime.
lOOllo.
Wool Valley 22(g23c) Eaatern Or-
gon, 18(S22o to ahrlnkage.
Mohair Choice, 2830o.
Tallow Prime, per lb, 3(4e; No. S
and grease, 22c.
Feathers Geete, white, 35 40c j geese.
gray or mixed. 2530cj duck. whit. 18
20c) duck mixed, 1216e.
Caacara tagradsv (Chlttim bark) 21
4e. ' ,
Oregon grape root Per 100 lba, $34.
Beeswax Oood, clean and pure. 21
24o per lb.
Hides Dryj No. 1, 10 lb and up, par
Ib, )819c) kip, No. 1. 1820o accord
ing to size; dry salted bulla and stags,
one-third lest than dry flint; low grades,
23o per Ib lea talted, atcera, 60 lb
and up, 10llc; under 60 lba, steer and
cowa, 910cj atagt and bulls, 7c; kip,
13 to 30 lbs. lOo per lb; veal 10 to 14
lba, He; calf, under 10 lb, ll12c;
green .unsalted. lo per IV leu; sheep
skins, ahearllng No. 1 2530c; abort
wool, No. 1. 4060o each; medium wool,
Nol, 91-252 each) murrain pelts, 10
to 20 per cent leas; horse hides, talted,
$1.002.80, according to tlze; dry, ac
cording to tlze, $11.50; colts, 2550c
each; Angora, wooled, 30c lb 1.50 j goat,
common. 1520o each. ' .
Seed.'
Clover, red. per 100 lbs, $15.50) do
mammoth red, $10.50) do Alsyke, $16.00;
do white, $18.50; alfalfa, $15.00; timothy.
$5.50; English rye, $3.00; Italian rye,
$8.60; Kentucky bluegrast, $15.00;
Bromus Inermis, $13.00;. orchard grasa,
$14.75; red top, $12.00; vetches, $3.50;
field peat, $3.00. ' ' . ,
Building Material.
Lime $1.50 per bbl; Imported cement,
$3.75 per bbl; California cement, $3.50
per bbl; wood fiber plaster, $14 net, per
ton; plaster of Pari, $3 per bbl) plaster
Ing hair, 3o per lb) firebrick, $42.50 per
M; fire clay, $20 per ton; metal lath,
1925e per yard.
Common rough, per M, $13.00; di
mension sizes, $12.00 14.00; sidewalk
and street, $10.00 12.00; atepping,
$30.0032.00; flooring, $15.0032.00;
rustio, $18.0028.0O) celling, $18.00
,28.00) finishing. $18.0028,00) paving
blocks, $14.00 laths, $2.00225; cedar
shingles, $2.10.
An Alarming Situation
frequently reiultt from neglect of clog
(red bowel and torpid liver, until eon
ttipatlon become chronic Thl condi
tion I unknown to those who us Dr.
King New Life Tllli) the best and
gentlest regiJatort of Stomach , tnd
Bowel, Guaranteed by Clmrlet Rogers,
druggist, Price 26o,
A CAPTAIN Iff IHS RANKS,
(Continued from page 3) '
producing more coal now than we eta
market" ,!; - ::-
now to that? I don't nndemUnd.
Tour order book which I looked over
today anowa order a full . montb
ahoad of ahlpmenU, belda many can
Otled orders, countermanded becauao
Dot filled promptly enough to aatlnfy
tie customer. You're superintendent
a well a engineer. I wish you'd try
to clear op tliln poult.. J-
M01i, If simple enough 1 The rail
road people won't furnish us cart
enough. I could ship a hundred car
loads tomorrow If I bad the cars, but I
haven't got 'cm, and I can't get 'em."
"Do you iix-an that you are offering
coal a freight to this railroad and
the road Is refusing Itr
."Yes, that's about It I've asked for
cars and can't get 'em, except a few
each day." '
"Do the other mine along this little
branch railroad hove the same trou
ble r ,
There is only one other mine on
this line." ' i ;
"Well., does it encounter the same
difficulty lnnarketing Its coal 7" '
"Not-et toast not to so great an ex
tent You sec, somebody there Is
standing in with the railroad people-.
I supposo they've had a little block of
stock given to them-the railroad peo
pl, I mean. So the Quentln mines
get all the cars they want and we get
only their leavings."
"Well now, Mr. Davidson, I give
you this order: Set to work at once
and bring out every ton of coal you've
got ready lu the mine. There'll be
cars here to haul It when you get It
ready. Good nl),-bt Mr. Davidson. I'll
talk with you another time about the
other matter. I have a good deal to
do tonight so I can't talk further with
you now." .
Davidson went out after a grudging
"Good night" Duncan did not yet
know or suspect though be was pres
ently to find out that to Davidson,
also, the proprietors of the rival mine
were paying a little trlbuto as a re
ward for silence and for making trouble.-
,
Duncan sat for an hour writing let
ters. One of them was addressed to
the general freight agent of the little
railroad ou wblch the mine was sit
uated. It read as follows:
Within six oar X shall have 100 ear
loads of coal, at th mouth of this mine,
read? for shipment upon orders.' After
that time I shall bare about sixty car
loads ready for shipment each day.
Pleas see to It that aa adequate supply
of ears to more this frelfht are side
tracked, bare on Uis .
Duncan signed that letter with all
needed circumspection. The signature
read: , '
. for th Redwood Coal and Iron com
pany, Oullford Duncan, manaaer and at
torney at law and la (act for th com
pany. ,
That subscription was Intended as
an intimation.
When on the next afternoon the gen
eral freight agent who had several
times met Duncan at Captain Hal
lam's bouse, read the letter his atten
tion was at once attracted, precisely as
Guilford Duncan bad Intended that It
should be, by the elaborate formality
of the signature.
"So Hallam'a got that smart young
man of his at work, ha. her the
freight agent muttered. "Well we'll
te what we can do with him." But
be deliberately waited till 0 o'clock
IUMkt uigut uciuia ixroyvuuJMg). auu
opening the telegraph key at bis el
bow, he called Duncan, and Duncan,
who had learned telegraphing, as he
had learned many other things, as a
part of bis equipment for work,
promptly vent to bis key and answer
ed the call. The general freight agent
spelled out this message:
"Simply Impossible to furnish cars
you ask. Haven't got them." -Duncan
responded:
"The Quentln mine gets all cars need
ed. We demand our share, and I shall
Insist upon the demand."
The reply came: , .
"I tell you we can't do It I'll run
down to your place tomorrow or next
day and explain."
"Don't want explanations," answer
ed Duncan. "I want the cars."
"But we simply can't furnish them.'
"But you simply must"
"What If I refuser
"Then I'll adopt other measures. But
you won't refuse."
"Why not?"
. "Because I know too much," answer
ed Duncau. "I shall send to you by
special messenger ou the train that will
pass here within an hour a letter mak
ing a formal tender of the freight I
make that tender by telegraph now,
and you may as well accept It In that
way. Your road Is a chartered torn
mon carrier. Tour lawyers will advise
you that you cannot -refuse freight
formally tendered to you for carriage
unless you cna show nn actual Inabil
ity. Iu that case you must show that
you are doing your best by nil shippers
alike; that you are treating them with
an equal hand, You perfectly well
know you nre not doing that You
know you have curs In plenty. ' You
know you are deliberately discriminat
ing agnlust this mlno aud lu favor of
its rival. I make formal demand on
behalf of the company I represent for
all cars needed for the shipment of
this freight. If they are not forthcom
ing, as you sny they will not be, I give
notice that I will dump tho coal by the
side of your loading aldo track and
leave It there at your rink. Good
night" And Duncan abut off tho tele
graph liiHtruineiit and devoted himself
to tha pri'puralloii of his loiter of de
mand. It should bo er.pl i'jicd thai the young
man wss not "mating a bioff" in toe
figurative phrase of that time and
eouhtry-whou he telegraphed In this
way to the general freight agent lie
bad bis fact welt In band. Aa soon
as Davidson's intimation had come to
him to the effect that the railroad of
ficials were "standing in" with the j
proprietors of the Quentln mine he had '
telegraphed for Joe Arnold to come to !
blm by a train that would arrive at
mlds'ght Joe Arnold was a detective
of rare gifts ami, incidentally, a re
porter on a Chicago newspaper. Cap
tain Will ilallam often had occasion to
employ Joe and thus Duncan bad come
into acquaintance with the young
man's peculiar abilities for finding out
things. -
To this man, when be came by the
midnight train, Duncan said:
"1 muat know who are the stock
holders In the Qnentln mine, both those
of record and those whose names do
not appear on the stock books. If pos
sible I. must know also what each
stockholder, actually paid for bis
shares. You must hurry. I must have
this Information by noon tomorrow.
You'll need to use money, perhaps,
lie-re's stake for expenses. Come back
on the noon train tomorrow."
And Joe Arnold came back, bringing
with blm quite all the Information that
Guilford Duncan wanted and con
siderably more, for he brought with
blm transcripts of all the correspond
ence that had passed, between the rail
road peopl snd the mine proprietors,
including a dispatch which the general
freight agent bad -sent a little after
midnight that morning to Napoleon
Tandy, saying:
Hallam has got that sharp-youns fel
low Duncan at work, and, as you ar
aware, he knows his business and his
rights. I'm afraid he'll make a formal
proffer of freight and a demand for ears.
I wish you could come here, but of course
you can't o long as you wish your stock
holdings In that mine down there and
your relations with u to be kept secret.
F!?M telesraph any Instruction you
may wlah. ' - , l ".' ' '
That dispatch, of course, had been
sent not from the mines, but from the
general freight agent's office in an
other town. But "there were always
men In those days who were deeply
interested to learn what was going on
among the masters of finance, and one
of these overcorious ones was a cer
tain telegraph operator. It was his
practice to' take off the wires what
ever dispatches there might be passing
between Napper Tandy and the rail
road people.
Thus It came about that Joe Arnold
brought to Guilford Duncan a mass of
accurate and detailed information
which enabled bfm to take the high
band in his telegraphic controversy
with the general freight agent when
that person, lata In the evening, called
blm up on the wire in answer to bis
letter, received the night before. Thus
was Duncan armed cap-a-pie for the
telegraphic controversy. And. thus It
came about that during the next six
days there were a hundred cars shunt
ed to Redwood side tracks,, where they
were rapidly loaded with the coal out
put of the Redwood mine.
(To be continued)
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