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BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Excitement In the House by Miscon-
strued Remark of Baliour.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-In the Commons to-
day Balfour spoke at length in favor of
extending debate on the Queens address.
Gladstone objected to the manner in
which the extension of debate was intro
duced without previous notice. Balfour
replied with spirit that he not only had
given notice, but also debated the uues-
ton last evening when the right honor
able gentleman opposite was more agree
ably occupied.
This slur had an unexpected effect on
the House. The Liberal and Irish mem
bers answ cred it with cries of Shame ~
and jeers, which completely drowned the
opposition cheers.
When Gladstone rose to answer he was
trembling with Indignation. In a voice
shaken with anger he Numbered out:
with due regard to the circumstances
and time, L endeavor to serve the House
to the best OF my ability. Loud and pro-
longed cheers.l The right honorable
member from East Manchester would
have shown better taste, would have bet
ter fulfilled the duties of the position
which he occupied if he shared reference
to my agreeable occupation"
Repeated cheers followed Gladstone's
words, and amid enthusiasm Balfour rose
unnoticed to speak. Before he had
spoken a dozen audible words the Irish
members drowned his voice again with
yells, and shouts of "Ohl oh Coward ~
Withdraw! withdraw"
Amid renewed confusion Balfour made
himself heard sufficiently to inform the
House that he had not intended to hurt
the feelings of the Prime Minister; in
fact, the right honorable gentleman was
the last person in the House whom he
would willingly offend.
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Overheard.
Special to the RrcoRp-uNror.


VIsALIA, Feb. 1O.-The high water to-
day washed away several bridges across
the st. John and Kaweah Rivers. The
Cain and Encina orchards are flooded,
doing great damage. The lands of the
Mineral King Fruit Company, three miles
northeast of town, are covered with
water. Numerous headgates of bitches
were washed away. The Nisalia levee
has broken in several places, but the city
is safe from inundation, without another
rise OF water occurs.
Reports from along the Tulare River
state that all bridges across the stream
are washed away. Travel between this
city and Exeter, on the east side of the
railroad station, is closed by high water.
The damages to the bridges alone will
cost the county $4,000 to SO, 600. The en-
tire damage in the county will probably
reach $4,000.
WATER RECEDING AT STOCKTON.
STOCKTON, Feb. 10.-The water in and
about the city reached the high-water
mark at midnight, when the southwest
ern part of the city was flooded. In some
OF the blocks the water was eight feet deep
and many residences had two feet on the
first floor. The danger was, at l A. NJ,
when the break occurred in the levee on
the Moss tract. 1t was seventy-tive feet
wide on the San Joaquin side. At = A. NJ.
the water had fallen four inches and at
noon to-day it is rapidly receding. The
cellars in the business houses are flooded,
but no great damage has been sustained
III the city.
KERN RIVER BREAKS ITS BANKS.
BAKERsFIELD, Feb. 10.-Kern River
continued to rise until about midnight,
when it broke its banks and caused con-
siderable damage and excitement. The
water spread out about two miles wide,
submerging the railroad, the northern
and western part of Bakersfield, and
many farms below. 1t did not reach the
business part of town. 1t is impossible
to tell at the present what amount OF
damage is done as the country is impas-
sable. A freight train of forty cars is
ditched between the depot and railroad
bridge. but it cannot be got at yet, nor
can the bridge or headgates of the numer-
GUS canals. The water is subSidipg.
From appearances the river has taken
the old course it ran before the flood of
1868.
HEAVY RAINS IN THE SOUTH.
SAN BERNARDINo. Feb. 10.-The heav-
est rainstorm of the season prevailed here
for twenty-four hours. up to s o'clock
last night, when it ceased. The fall was
2l2 inches, making $50 for the season,
with three times the amount in the noun
tains. The streams are running full, but
no serious damage is reported.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. l0.-The rain is over
and we are having fine, sunny weather.
The fall for the season is 3.24 inches.
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Special to the REcoRD-Ux1ox.

special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
DENVER Coli, Feb. 1O.-Reports from
southern Colorado tell of the continue
ton of the blockade of railroads by snow,
which in many districts is still falling.
Snow-slides are numerous, and one near
Sllverton this morning made considera-
bic damage. a, stage coach was swept
over the side of a mountain near Ouray,
but the passengers escaped. In Western
Colorado the storm was the heaviest ever
experienced. y slide near Breckenridge
to-day killed two men and injured four
others, a snow-plow on the South Park
road being swept from the track. Near
Crested Butte two Italian laborers were
lost in the slide this afternoon. The pas
senger train from Monarch to Salida, due
this afternoon, had not arrived up to a
late hour this evening.
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DYNAMITE CRUISER vEsUvrUs.
Test of Her Pneumatic Guns Resumed
at Port Royal, 5. c.

IeSU OF der rheumatic Guns Resumed
at Port Royal, 5. c.
PORT ROYAL Is. Co., Feb. 10.-The dy-
Mantle cruiser Vesuvius resumed the test
of her pneumatic guns to-day. The first
shot fell fifty yards short of the target,
but exactly in line with the buoy which
marked the two thousand yard range.
The second shot fell but ten feet short.
The third fell trifie short, but practically
on the buoy line. The fourth fell
on the buoy line, but the fifth and last
fell so close to the target that the spray
thrown up by the projectile obscured the
target. An instant later an explosion was
heard, ard the water behind the target
was disturbed. AS far as could be seen
the last shell was the only one exploded,
but the members of the board say they
heard the fourth. After the third shot the
guncotton primers were replaced by gun
powder primers, the supposition being
that guncotton failed to detonate the
pOwder
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RIoToUs STRIKERS.
Trouble Over an Electric Car Strike
at Wheeling, w. Va.

WHEELING CIV. Ya.), Feb. 1O.-The
electric car strike to-day caused two riots
between strikers and men in charge of
the barns in South Wheeling. Two men
were seriously and one of them probably
fatally hurt. William Newton, chief
electrician of the company, Henry Her
man and William Tucker, foremen of the
barns, are the injured men. News of the
trouble created great excitement in the
city all day. Further trouble is looked
for. The Mayor has called on the State
authorities, as the police seem to be I'M
able to keep order. The strike seems
broken tonight, as number of strikers
applied for their old positions.
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She Knew.

A new instance, borrowed from TT6-
Bits, of the danger incident to leading
questions: The minister's wife was la
boring with a delinquent member of the
village industrial school.
Eliza Jane" she said, 81 am sorry to
hear from your teacher that you are not
diligent at your needlework. Don't you
know who it is that finds work for idle
hands to do?"
"Yes'm," answered Eliza Jane, anx-
ious to propitiate; ''yes'm, you do.''
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Mexican Reyolutionist Cases

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 10.-A Picayune's
special from San Antonio says: Six wit
nesses from Mexico, who are to testify
against Francis Benavides in the extradi-
ton case on trial before United States
Commissioner Pry, arrived this morning.
Three of them were captured by Benvides
and his revolutionary forces and brought
to the United States as prisoners. The first
of these witnesses, Gomaz Martinez, told
his story to-day.
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SERIOUS DANGER AT BUFFALO
ACCIDENTS ON THE RAIL.
One Man Killed and Nine Injured /


One Man Killed and Nine Injured in
the Lehigh Valley.
WILKEsBARRE pa, Feb. 10.-An
empty engine on the Lehigh Valley COL
lided with a gravel train near Fairview
this afternoon, killing one man, Michael
% Malley, and injuring nine others, one
it is thought fatally.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT.
PETosKEY (Mich.), Feb. 10.-The Grand
Rapids and Indiana passenger train ran
into stalled freight, killing Henry
Barlston, agent of the Star Clothing
House, Grand Rapids, and Brakeman
Whiting, and badly injuring Conductor
Chamberlain.
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A SHIP WITHOUT A CREW.
The War Between Union and Non.
Union Sailors at Tacoma.

The War Between Union and Nom
Union Sailors at Tacoma.
TACOMA (Wash.), Feb. l0.-The war be-
tween the union and non-union sailors
continues. The barkentine j. L. Stan
ford. from San Francisco. which arrived
here yesterday to load lumber, was
boarded last evening by committee
from the Sailors and Stevedores' Union,
who informed the nom union crew to
leave the vessel or they would be thrown
overheard. The crew waited until this
morning, when on account of the threats
they left. Captain Johnson declares that
he will get non-union crew TO take the
vessel to Australia.
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HIGH WATER AT TRENTON.
THE RIVER RISES SEVEN FEET IN
TWO HOURS TINE.
Part OF me City at Present Submerged.
With Fears Entertained for
Worse State of Affairs.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1ox.


TRENTON N. j., Feb. 10.-The ice
which has closed the Delaware River for
six week broke at Lambertville IS miles
above here at noon and at once started on
rush down the stream. At Perriwig
bar of ice formed jam, and the back
water therefrom flooded parts of South
Trenton. The river rose seven feet in
two hours during the afternoon. Toward
dusk it went down about foot, but later
began to rise again, and there is now
every indication OF flood more severe
than that of 1882, when several parts of
the city were submerged and much dam
age done.
Fair street, which is on the river front
in South Trenton, is under water already,
and the people are padding about the
street in boats. The flood was antici-
pated for weeks, and such preparations
were made for its occurrence that the
damage to property will be kept down.
Assanpink Creek, which runs through
the city, is also high, and by tomorrow
the water may overrun its banks and put
out many furnace fires, as well as flood
dwelling houses and cellars.
Reports from Morrisville and other
Pennsylvania villages along the river,
both above and below Trenton, are to the
effect that the water has begun to over
run them.
SERIOUS DANGER AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO IN. ", Feb. 10.-There is
serious danger OF flood in South Buffalo.
The cellars are full of water. sidewalks
submerged, and street-car tracks for
some distance rendered useless for traffic
Residents of the flooded district sat up
most of last night i'll fear of their homes
being swept away. Considerable damage
has been done, and more is apprehended.
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BALLoTING FOR SENATORS.
No Election in Montana, North Da-
Sota and Wyoming.

NO Election In Montana, North Da-
isota and Wyoming.
HELENA tMont.), Feb. 10.-In accord
ance with caucus action most of the Re-
publicans voted for Lee Mantle for Sem
ator. The result was: Clark 25, Mantle
q, Dixon IL, Sanders 8, Couch l.
BISMARCK On. d., Feb. 10.-There were
three ballots for United States Senator to-
day. The Democrats and Populists gave
Rosch 80 on one ballot and Benton 40 on
another. The highest Republican vote
was 81 for Miller. There was no result.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.), Feb. 10.-The bal
lot for United States Senator resulted as
follows: Van Vanter (Rep.) y, Miller
10, New Z, others scattering. Speaker
Tadball (Pop.) voted for J. G. THOMPSON
Dem.), saying there was no hope in elect
ing Populist. Another ballot brought
Van Vanter's vote down to 10 and
Thompson's up to IL.
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Smith VIII Fight Dixon.

New YORK, Feb. 1O.-SolIy Smith, the
Pacific Coast pugilist, will be George
Dixon's next adversary. The money was
put up by O'Rourke in Dixon's behalf to-
day and covered by a check from the
sporting editor of San Francisco paper
in behalf of Smith for match at lis
pounds, 5000 side, in August or Sep
tember. The articles of agreement will
be signed by O'Rourke and forwarded to
San Francisco for the Smith party to
sion.
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Bird Langnishes in Ial1-

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1O.-R. A. Bird, .he
Russ Lumber Company's employee, &C.
cused of embezzling 500, and who was
brought back from Los Angeles last
night, was brought into Justice Dudley's
court this morning and faced another
charge of embezzleing $500. The time set
for trial was vacated and set for Saturday
morning. His bondsmen surrendered
him and Bird was taken to the County
Jail
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San Jose train this morning at the Frank
hn-street crossing. The two men were
on a wagon, and attempted to cross the
track Immediately after the Alameda
train had passed. The San Jose train
was coming the other way and struck the
wagon with full force. Sapiro died an
hour after his removal to the hospital.
The horses were unhurt.
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SALT LAKEIrEs HAPPY.
Money Raised for a Big copper Refinery
Plant Bonus.

Plant Bonus.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 10.-This city
to-day completed the raising of 100000
in money and 100 acres of land as bonus
for the copper refinery proposed to be
erected by Messrs. Posey and Green.
The proposition is to construct plant to
cost $500, 900. and employ not less than 800
skilled men. 1t is understood that the
bonus brings the refinery here. as this
city had until to-day to put up the re-
CURED inducements. The business men
were all deeply interested, and they
worked hard to meet the proposition,
and they are jubilant tonight. Butte,
Omaha, Chicago, and other points were
ompeting for the plant.
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oregon Fayors Free Coinage.

SALEM orr, Feb. 10.-The Senate this
afternoon passed concurrent resolution
asking oregon's representative in Con-
gress to labor to secure the free coinage of
silver. The vote by which the Senate
adopted memorial to Congress for the
issuance ofs5o, 100000 fractional currency
as legal tender was reconsidered to-day
and the memorial defeated.
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An Ex-ConsuI's House Burglarized.

SAN Francisco, Feb. lot has just
developed that last Wednesday evening,
while the family were at dinner, thieves
entered the house of Camilo Mar
tin, ex-Spanish Consul here, and
going to Mrs. Martins room, carried off
jewelry and other valuables worth sew
eral thousand dollars. One diamond
brooch, worth $4,000 was taken. There
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This apology was received on all sides
with prolonged cheers, which turned to
laughter as Balfour added that the right
honorable to whose more agreeable oc-
cupation he referred was not the Prime
Minister, but one of his colleagues.
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Sudden Death.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 1O.-Thomas B.
Brown, aged A years, a lawyer of promi-
hence and at one time District Attorney
of Los Angeles County, dropped dead at
his residence this morning. Heart fail
ure was the cause.
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The Owner Found.

CHICAGO, Feb. lot was discovered
this morning that the satchel found IN
this city yesterday containing bank
book showing large deposits belonged to
L. l.. Pierce OF Milwaukee. 1t was
stolen on sleeping car between Chicago
and Milwaukee.
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OVERLOOKED LANDS.
Great Damage by the Floods
Reported in Tulare County.
THE HIGH WATER ABOUT STOCKTON
FAST RECEDING.

The Kern River Overfiows Its Banks,
Submerging a Portion of Bakers
field and Many Farms Below-The
War Between Union and Nom MON
Sailors at Tacoma Continues-A
Non-Union Crew Leaves a Barken-
tine Under Threats of Being Thrown
ot.1
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knocked out in Six seconds.

BUFFALO, Feb. 10.-In fight between
Maxey Haugh and Tommy Kelly, the
"Harlem Spider" for an $500 purse, the
latter was knocked out in six rounds.
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ANNEXATION QUESTION.
Important Developments in the
Matter at Washington.
THE COMMISSIONERS FROM THE
ISLANDS HOPEFUL

Another Conference With the Secre-
tary of State-Arrangement Made
for Their Reception by the Presi-
dent To-Day-The Troubles In
Hawaii Discussed by the Cabinet
No Action Yet Taken as to the
Course Pursued by Minister
Stevens.
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STORMS IN COLORADO.
Worst Ever Experienced in the
Western Portion of the State.
FOUR MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL
INJURED BY SNOWSLIDBS

The Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA
Has Brought Suit TO Escheat the
Lands of the Economy Society,"
Thirty-Four Burned and Charred
Bodies Taken From the Ruins of
the Dover Insane Asylum Fire.
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Fatal Crossine Acci6a,, :

OAKLAND, Feb. 1c.-J. Sapiro. junk
man, was fatally, and Antonio J. Careo,
companion, was seriously injured by the
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Rolknnp Elected congressmnn.

IONA Mich, Feb. 1O.-A recanvass of
the returns from Ionia County results III
the election of Belknap to Congress by
plurality of IL.
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New Supreme Court COMMISSIONS

->eW supreme Court COMMISSIONER.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 1O.-Judge Niles
Searls, ex-Chief Justice Of the State Su-
preme Court, has been appointed Com
missioner of the Supreme Court, vice
Foote, resigned.
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Chile,s Exhibits for One Morld,s Fai,

VANCOUVER, Feb. 10.-N. H. Norris,
Chilian Consul here, received word that
the CHILEAN steamer Imperiale leaves Val
paraiso shortly for San Francisco with
exhibits for the Worlds Fair.
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SYMPATHY FOR De LESSEPS.
The Sentence of the Court Consid.
cred Especially Severe.
PITY EXPRESSED FOR THE UNFOR-
TUNATE ENGINEER.

"Figaro" Demands the Pardon of the
Man Who Has Been One of the
Glories of France-A Financial Cri-
sis Imminent In Nicnragua-A Mis-
construed Remark by Balfour Gre
ates Excitement in the British
House of Commons.
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Judge Hastings SERIOUSLY nl.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-Judge S. C.
Hastings is so critically i'll at his resi-
dence in this city that no hope is ex-
pressed of his recovery.
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neavv Loss bv Fire in a Texan Town.

GAINESVILLE (Tex.). Feb. 1O.-An-
other incendiary fire last night destroyed
about all that was left by that of Tuesday
night. The loss is $4,000, making total
in both fires of 100000.
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FINANCIAL CRISIS IMMINENT.
The Bank of Nicaragua Closing Several
of Its AGENCIES

The Bank of Nicaragua Closing Several
of Its Agencies.
MANAGUA, Feb. 10.-A financial crisis
is Imminent in this Republic. With
reference to this trouble, EJ Commerce. of
Leona says: For reasons yet unknown,
the Bank of Nicaragua has closed its
agencies at Rivas, Nasaya and Chinen-
olga, and will also shortly close its
branches in Greytown and Mataculpa
and go into liquidation, refunding to the
shareholders their capital" The same
paper also is responsible for the state
ment that as soon as the agencies We're
closed the exchange of notes ceased, occa-
sioning serious loss to holders, who were
compelled to dispose of them at dis
count to brokers.
College Burned by Mob.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 10. - The
United States Legation here has learned
that Moslem mob burned the Ameri-
can Girls College in Marsovan because
the director, DR.. Herrick, was believed
to be the instigator of offensive political
agitation. Political placards had been
posted on the walls of the college, but DR..
Herrick explained to the Governor that
that this was done without his consent.
The Governor was either unable or I'M
willing to protect the college, for he made
no effort to defend it against the mob.
An Important Ruling.
PARIS, Feb. 10.-The Tribunal of the
Seine delivered decision in the suit of
Madame Zborowski, formerly Madame
de Steurs, wife of the Dutch Minister to
France, who secured a divorce in South
Dakota and married Zborowski, and who
asked the court for the custody of his
child, under the South Dakota decree.
The court refused to grant the petition or
to consider the merits of the case, on the
ground that foreign diplomatic repre-
sentatives were not amenable to French
law.
Serious Blow to the Canadian Pacific.
OTTAWA (Ont.), Feb. 10.-The United
States Treasury agent at Smiths Falls,
Ont, was withdrawn yesterday, and
ordered to report at Washington. This is
the first serious blow aimed at the privil-
eyes enjoyed by the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
Yellow Fever Increasing.
VALPARAISO, Feb. 10.-News from
Santos shows the fever is increasing.
Eighty-eight deaths were reported yes
terday.
Twelve Deaths From Cholera.
MARsEILLEs, Feb. 1O.-Twelve deaths
= H.
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Yellow Fever. Increasinr.

VALPARAISO, Feb. 10.-News from
Santos shows the fever is increasing.
Eighty-eight deaths were reported yes
terday.
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Twelve Deaths From Cholera.

MARsEILLEs, Feb. 1O.-Twelve deaths
of the cholaric complaint, prevalent in
this city, were reported to-day.
Frostburg mining journal., 1893-09-16
Improvement.

The effect of the enormous majority
in the House for the repeal of the
Silver Purchase Act was felt i'm
mediately in an Improvement in husi-
ness throughout the country. Every
one then assumed that the Senate
would act promptly. in accordance
with the expressed wish of two-thirds
of our people, and pass the repeal. 1t
is to be hoped it will do so, and not
spend precious time in such useless
talk as that of Senators Peifer and
Stewart. The good effect of repeal
extended to European investors.
Large capitalists in London, who had
suspended negotiations for the pur-
chase of several million dollars of
bonds, when the question Of this coun-
try getting down on to the silver basis
frightened so many and drove so much
money from us, write us from London,
under date of 30th August. that "thc
vote in the House Of Representatives
on the silver bill has made an import
ant change here in American matters
and we are now ready to take up the
negotiation"
Others wrote Just before the vote:
There is plenty of money here ready to go
into American securities just as soon as yo't
settle the S}rcr qteSttOn.'
Any great delay on the part Of the
Senate may chill this rising confidence
and set us back notwithstanding
and Mining J0Wn0l.
Frostburg mining journal., 1893-09-16
COUNTY NEWS.
The Coal Trade.

Shipments of coal from the mines of
the Georges Creek coal region were
in long tons
For week ending Sept. 8, l893..,... 6S,o29
e year to same date. te...............2, 1872, 936
Increase compared with last year.. 252, 757
The latest news from the markets is
CLEANED as follows:
The general demand for soft coal during
the past week has been better than for some
time. In addition, we hear Of quite a num-
Der of orders from the shOal water ports,
which cannot be reached in winter and hence
must get their supplies without delay.
The lower ports are shipping more coal than
usual and comparatively, more than the New
York harbor shipping ports. Ocean freight
rates have advanced.
Cars are still in poor supply, and transpor-
tation is slow. The Baltimore & Ohio rail
road is basing great expectations on very
large pier which it is building at Canton,
opposite Philadelphia. This will bring the
Baltimore Il Ohio into direct competition
with the Pennsylvania railroad, on the
latter's own territory. The longer haul ofthe
Baltimore Il Ohio still leaves this road at a
disadvantage as compared with its more en-
terprsing rival, the Pennsylvania. The re-
ducton in mining of which we spoke in our
last ISSUE has ceased; producers are rather
increasing their output to meet the demand
Engineering and Mining JouInm.
Frostburg mining journal., 1893-09-16
GENERAL ITEMS.

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PERSONS VINO are alralo 0L llG cp"l-
Pe'''i9ii VI NY" '''1't" "a. No"' ,, Nl'l nc
mlned IN tue Cnlted states Woulu oe
relieved at reading the Halifax, On. s. }
He3uM. An effort is being made in
Ontario to have tba In+y ON coal
o1,'1i. ~ 90 :, ~ , Ne .,+;I,o. tl,a
aofo@ateo III .'he nope VI 2c'tiHS ~ lh7
bltumlnous coal from the united states
at even a less rate than now prevails.
We ouo+e from an editorial i'm the
rofn,,ad to tha follo,,ir,r,o,.o- 20