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SUNDAY TIME TABLE.

500. 500. 1000. 1000, HOO a. M, 1920,
2.15. 1918, 345, 4.45. 6.1O. 7.3o pm.
For Cushing's Island, 500; 800; 100 a. NJ,
1920, 2.15, 3. 40. 4.45, 6.1o. 7.3op. m.
For Trefethen's, Evergreen, Little and
Great Diamond and Long Island. 90
500, $50. 1890 a. M, 1915, 200, u. l5.
AGO. $40. 1910. Y so p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island only
For MARINERS Landing. Long Island. $50,
10. so, a. NJ, 200. 1915. 400, 5.15 p. m.
= Not run in stormy or foggy weather.
1 Does not run to Long Island.
Tickets sold over this line to Greenwood Gar
den. Forest City Rink and Pavilion Theatre.
Unavoidable delays excepted and subject to
change without notice.
ily1 GU
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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT
Portland and Booihbay Steamboat Co.
SEASON 1895.
Steamer Enterprise

Will leave East Boothbay every Monday at
7.15 a. m. for Portland. touching at South
Bristol, Heron Island, Boothbay Harbor, and
Squirrel Island.
Every Tuesday leave Franklin Wharf, Port
land, at g. 40 a. m. for Pemaquid. touching at
Squirrel Island Boothbay Harbor. Heron
Island. South Bristol, and East Boothbay.
Every Wednesday leave Pemaquid at 6 a. M
for Portland and above landings
Every Thursday and Friday leave Portland
Harbor; returning leave Boothbay Harbor at I
D. m. touching at Squirrel Island. Passengers
for Heron Island. Christmas Cove, and Pema-
quid take Eastern Steamboat Co.'s boats at
Squirrel Island, after June 26th.)
Every Saturday leave Portland at 6.45 q. m.
for East Boothbay. touching at Squirrel Island.
Bristol
On Thursdays and Fridays excursion tickets
will be sold for $1.00 round trip; Good for day
of date only.
ALFRED RACE. manager.
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All Free.

Those who have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery know it's value, and those who
have not have now the opportunity 60
gist and get Trial bottle, Free Send
your name and address to FL. e. Buck
len & Co., Chicago and get a sample box
of DR.. XII ng's New Life Pills Free, as
well as a copy of Guide to Health and
Household Instructor, Free. All OF
which is guaranteed to do you good and
cost you nothing. Geo. M. Young's Drug
Store, 4S9 Congress street. ii. u. starr,
Westbrook.
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FREEPORT STEAMBOAT co.

COMMENCING June 3oth will leave Port
" land Pier for Falmouth, CouSens', Little
Johns, Great Cheheague and Bustin's Islands
VOLTS Point and Freeport at a25 a. NJ and
500 D. m. RETURNING, leave Freeport at
6.2O a. m. and /. 55 for Portland.
Also will leave Portland for Mare Point at
925. Leave Mare Point at 80 p IN. for Port
land.
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays. Fridays
and Saturdays leave Portland at 800 for Mare
Point, and Mondays, Tuesdays. Wednesdays
Fridays and Saturdays leave Mare Point at 5 40
for Portland.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
Str. Phantom will leave Freeport at 7.3o a.
m. for Portland. touching at Chebeague. Little
Johns, Cousens' and BustinS Islands. Returning
from Portland at 500 pm. Will leave Portland
for Cousens'. Littlejohn's. Chebeague, Bustin's
ing. leave Freeport at 2.30 p. Ia. for Portland
Subject to change without notice.
jlyldtf H. B. SOULE, Manager.
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receipts $4,000; steady; common to extra T
steers at eo9o 80; stockers and feeders ~
"a 90; cows and bulls at 2b!93 70; caves
at 3 25@6 90; Texans at l 9o93 %; western
ranger 2 0004 60.
Hogs-Recepts $4,000: easy and DC lower;
heavy packing and shipping lots at o94 0o;
common to choice mixed at 10G4 % cnolc "
assorted at SOFA 10; light 3on4 foipisS a'
2 SOFA 80.
Sheep-recelpts 10000 steady; Inferior 10
choice at / 30 13 40. lambs at 0O9o ~.
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FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
New York Stock and Money Market.
(By Telegrapll.)

(By Telegraph)
NEW YORK. Aug. %.
Money easy at 60 per cent; last loan
at per cent closing at per cent. Prime mef-
camille paper was auoted at 4aAhs per cent.
Sterling Exchange was very firm. with actual
business In bankers bills at 4 so1s "a 80 Tor
6o-aay bills and s91s a 80 for demand;
post ID rates at 1894 80; Commercial bills.
eo.days at 4 1904 $3.50. Government Bonds
firm Railroads active and higher.
Bar silver 66sl.
Mexican dollars 1914.
Silver at the Board was dull
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BuckIen's Arnica SaIve.

THE BEST SALVE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by Geo.
M. Young, 4S9 Congress ST., Fl. @ Starr,
WestbroOk
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FOREIGN Ports.

Cid at st John. NIB. Aug 2e, schs A Gibson.
Stevens. Rockport: Naomi, Leone. Calais; Sea
Bird. Andrews. Rockland; Essie G. Gilchrist,
Thomaston; Lizzie B, Belyea, Rockport; Fan
sid I'm North Sydney. CD. 26th. sch Eleazer
W Clark, Goodwin Portland.
Cid at St John, NIB, 9th, sch Roy, Phipps'
Rockland.
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International Steamship Go.

EasiDort Lubso. Calais, StJohn, NIB, .FIaIfax.NS.
and all parts OF New Brunswick, Nova SEQ
tia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Bret
on. The IavoriJe route TO CampobellO and
st. Andrews. N. b.
Summer Arrangement.
On and after July 1st and until further
uotice tise steamers of this line leave Rail-
road Wharf. Portland, Wednesday aud
Saturday at p. NJ. Ter Eastpoft. Lubec
and st. John. with the above connections.
port Tuesday and Friday.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
TO destination. aT- Freight received up to 400
p. N.
For Tickets and Staterooms, apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square
or for other Information at Company's once.
Railroad Wharf, foot OF State street
ap29dtf j. 3. COYLE. Gen. M3u.
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MAINE STEAMSHIP co.
NEW YORK DIRECT LINE.

Long island Sound by Delightful
and inyigOrating sea Trip.
The steamships Manhattan and Cottage
City leave Franklin Wharf on Tuesdays, Thurs
daysand Saturdays at 6 p. N, Returning. leave
The elegant steamer fremont leaves Frank
lin Wharf at 6p- IN, August 26.
Returning, leaves Pier SO. E. r., Aug. %
ami % at b. m
Each steamer touches at Cottage City. NJ. ".
IN each direction and are dne In New York and
Portland, evening following saiaag day,
$500; to Cottage City one way $500; rou
trip $500.
j. B. C0yLR, MANAGE
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HarpsWe|I . Steamboat /. Co.
THE a65 ISLAND ROUTE.
TIE VVV IS'hstta00 AHSO -
Beginning June "a. 1895, Steamers will
Leave Portland Pier, Portland.
as follows:

Beginning June "a. 1895, Steamers Will
Leave Portland Pier, Portland.
as follows:
For LONG ISLAND. CHEBEAGUE 1,
HARPSWEEL, BAILEY'S & ORR'S IS: 300.
1920 a. M. 200, 5.10p. m. CLIFF L., 1920
a. M. $40 p. M. HOPE /. 900 q. m, 90 P.
m. LITTLEFIELD'S, CT. CHEBEAGUE l..
1920 a. M. 200, $40 p. m.
RETURN FOR PORTLAND: Leave ORRs
ISLAND, {. 40, HOO a. M. Lao, 400 p. ~.
Lv. BAILEY'S l., 6.05, 1o.45 a, M, 2.05, 3.45
p. m. Lv. so. HARPSWEiL, $40, li.36 a.
M. 2.2O, 425 p. m. Lv. CT. CHEBEAGuE.
6.45, 1850 a. M. 2,45, 4.5O p. m. ~: CLIFF
l.. 40 a. M, $40 p. m. Lv. HOPE !. 1905.
sos D. m. Iy. LITTLE CHEBEAGUE. 7.26
m, 12a5, S25a so 81 p m n Lv. LONG SGr,I l.
PORTLAND SIS q. M, loo. 4.15, 6.oo p. m.
r SUNDAYS. --
Lv. PORTLAND for HARPsWELL and in
termediate landings, 1000, 1o.4o a. M, zoe
p. m.
Return from Harpswell, 100 and SIS p, m.
Daily excursions % miles down the bay.
Roune trip tickets, only soc. Sundays. excur-
sons to Harpswell 35c, other landings Zoe.
ISAIAH DANIELS, Gen'l Manager.
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Portland market-cut loaf at 7c :confectione1s
20 ,pulverized. &C; powdered, &c; granulated,
Sc coffee crushed 51ac; yellow. -@5c.
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PRESUMPSCOT RIVER.
Steamer Santa Maria

viii leave wharf at Cumberland Mills for Pleas
ant Hill Falls via Pride's Bridge on arrival OF
M M and i. AZ p. m Returning in time to connect
with - 80 and 500 p. III. cars for Portland.
Sundays on arrival of cars leaving Preole
street at s. 40 a. M. 10 and 4.lO p: m.
This is a fifteen mile sail on one OF the most
beautiful rivers IN the world. The scenery of
which is not excelled by that OF the SQngo
River. Jly19uu
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Railroad Receipts.
x,Dn,r nTN

RecAipts by Maine Central r. R.-for Port
and, 1856 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 127 cars
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~ r. q. wEsTs NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
. soid under positive written guarantee, by
authorized agents only, to cure Weak Memory;
loss OF Brain and Nerve Power: Lost Marhoodi
confidence; Nervousness; Lassitude; all Drains;
,oss of Power Of the Generatiye Organs in either
,ex. caused by over-exertion, Youthful Errors, Or
Excessive Use Of Tobacco. Opium or Liquor,
which leads to Missy, Consumption, Insanity
md DEATH. BY mail, 81 box; six for SIS; with
written guarantee to cure or refund money.
sample package containing five days treatment,
With full instructions. Is cents. One sample
oniy sold to each person by mail.
Sold by j. H. Hammond. corner Free and
Center SITS. L. C. Fowler, corner Congress and
Lafayette Sts., and H. P. s. Goold, 5S1 Con-
.sress St., Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-29

From Montreal, From New York.
Sandman Aug. II State of California Aug. 81
Laurentian Aug. "a State of Nebraska Sept. IL
Partisan Aug. 81
Monaghan Sept
Cabin passage, Montreal service. $50 and up
wards. Return, 500 and upwards. Second
cabin, $50 Steerage at lowest rate.
Glasgow and New York service, $40 to S65.
Return 1856 to $120.
Passengers holding round trip tickets can go
via one route and return by the other, thus en-
joying the magnificent scenery of the st. Law
renee and tie shortest ocean passage,
Glasgow to Boston direct via Galway and
Derry: Prepaid steerage, SIS; intermediate
1926. Apply to II. &. A. ALLAN, Montreal
or Boston, or AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., SO
Broadway, N. Y, or to GEO. H. STARR. or
T. P. MCGOWAN Portland. may9dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-29
TEAMEBS,
VISITOR -
SHOULD TAKE STEAMER MADELEINE
Most Charming Sail in Caseo Bay.

Steamers leaves westerly side of Port
land Pier every day this week at 9.15
a. m. and 2 p. m. for two hours sail
down the inner bay passing Diamond,
Mackworth, Clapboard, Studivants and
Cousens Islands, affording grand view
of Falmouth, Cumberland and Var
mouth Foresides. This trip also gives a
fine opportunity TO see the War Ships
both going down and coming up the
harbor. Fare for this sail on this fine
steamer for only 25 cents.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

Notice OF Hearing.
NOTICE Eis hereby given that a hearing
" will be given by. the Board Of
Mayor and Aldermen at the -Aldermen's
Room, City Building, on Wednesday,
August 20, 1895, at 7.30 O'Clock p. M, upon
the petition of the Portland Railroad Company
to locate, construct. and operate tracks from
the boundary line between the City Of Deering
and the City of Portland through Washington
street in said City OF Portland with necessary
turnouts and curves'to connect with its track
on the Congress street line at the southerly END
of Washington street in said City.
Also, to locate. construct and operate single
tracks from point connecting with it's present
tracks as now located on Portland street at its
junction with Green street, through Portland
street to ST. John street there to connect with
the tracks as now located at the Junction Of
Portland and ST. John streets with such turn
outs as may be necessary for the operation OF
the same.
Also, to extend its tracks from point on
ST. John street opposite the Union Station,
southerly through st. John street to its termi-
nation with such turnoutS as may be necessary
for the operation of the same.
Portland, August 81, 1895.
EDWIN L. DYER, City Clerk.
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Portlandwholesale Market.

PORTLAND. Aug. %. 1895.
The followlngare uo-day's quotations of Grain
PrnYiSlonS. Produce, eL3.:
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of things shows itself in many ways.
stomach, a little sourness, windy belchings
and heartburn Headaches begin to come
pretty soon after that, and biliousness and
a foul taste in the mouth in the morning.
Chronic constipation is almost inevitable,
and it is probably the most serious trouble
that ever takes hold of man. It's seeming
simplicity is the thing that makes it most
dangerous, because it leads to neglect
Constipation means that the body is hold
ing poisonous, impure matter that should
be gotten rid Of The poison q, is being re-
is being filed with it, Impurity in the.
blood may lead to almost any disease.
There is no telling what may come of it.
Constipation is the start of it all And yet
people are careless about it. It is the most
serious thing in the world, and the easiest
to cure If you go about it right DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Cure
it positively, certainly, infalhbly. Cure it
SO it stays cured. Cure it SO you can stop
taking medicine.
eAnd that is something that no Other
remedy in the world will do.
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The Five Cent Boat
FOR -
PEAKS ISLAND.
STEAMER ELD0RAD0, Capt. John Berry,

will leave the end of Custom House
Wharf for Jones' Landing, Peaks Island,
at 600, 100, $780, 1000, n.0o a. M, 100,
2.3O, 400, 800, 6.15 and $50 p. m.
RETURN-Leave Jones' Landing,
Peaks Island, at 6.25, 1925, S.25, 1870,
II. 30 a. M, 200, 800, 4.30, 8. 80, $40, 1915
p. m., OF at close of entertainment.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
Leave Portland 500, 900, 1000, II. 90
a. M. LOO, 200, 800, 400, 500, 600, 100
Leave Jones' Landing at $50, go,
1890, 1880 a. m, 1.89, 230, $50, 4.30,
$50, $50, 7.50 p. m. jly5dtf
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Chicago Live Stock Market
G3y Telegraph
CHICAGO. Aug. %. 1Se5.-The Cattle mark
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MAINE COAST NAVIGATION co.
The New, Elegant and Fast
STEAMER SALAClAy


nN and after Monday, J uly %, 1897, will
" make DAILY TRIPS as follows: Leave
Franklin wharf al 730 Il. IN, popham beach
$50 a. NJ, squirrel Island lU.l5 a. NJ, arriv-
ing d Boothbay Harhor vt 1915 IA. m. Re-
turning leave Boo hbey Harlor at T. m.,
Squirrel Island 2. p. M. Popha'n Beach
2. As d. M, arriving at Portland about o. 3O p.
M, connecting with Boston and New York
steamers.
Connecting at Squirrel Island daily. ex-
cept sundays, for Christmas Cove. Heron
Island and Pemaquid.
On Wednesdays, steamer will run t.. Round
Pond. leaving Boothbay Ha-hor at ii 4. ms,
Returning leave Round Pond at 1870 =. M.
Close connection at Round Pond with
81 Gamer ''Silver star" Tor Friendship, Port
Clyde and Ruckland.
During the month Of August will make Daily
Excursions at one fare for the round trip viz:
Popham Beach, rs cents; Squirrel Island and
Boothbay Harbor. 81 90. Tickets good for day
of date only.
Will leave Portland on Sundays at s a. m.
jly1Sdtf CHAs. K. LEWIS, Treas.
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ExoHANGE DISPATCHES.

Sid FIN Curacao Aug 20. sch Carrie A Bnck-
nam, earle, Cuba.
In port al Cispata Bay Aug Is: sch, Mabel
Jordan, Balano. from Carthagena. to sail about
Aug 10 for Boston
Al at Manila July 10. ship William G Davis.
Claxton, from Newcastle. NSW. for Delaware
Breakwater.
Sid FIN samarang, July 20. ship st Mark, Dud-
ley, Sourabaya.
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- AND -
FALMOUTH FORESIDE.
Steamer LOUISE

VIII leave Portland IS Pier, for Fal-
mouth Foresde, Princes Point and Yarmouth
ROYAL River, at a. M. a. m. and 6.1o p. H.
Recurring, leave Yarmouth at 10 a. M and
Leave Princes Point at $40 and 1o.4o a. m,
and A. 10 p. m.* ,,
IL. 05 a. M, 4.3o p. m. r. 1,.,. -.
Falmouth Foreside at $50 a. M, 200 and Clio
p Returning Re- leave Yarmouth at 11.15 a. m
"ii Falmouth mo- t Fofeside at 1910 a. M and 4.so
p. m.
The 3 .. m and O'Clock trip week days
and fine go and O'Clock trips Sundays from
Portland gives the public thirty mile sail
along Falmouth, Cumberland ana Yarmouth
Foreside and inp the beautiful Royal River 70
Yarmouth Village. The longest dailyexcursion
in the bay.
-
.Does not stop at Princes Point on Sunday.
Sunday trips win not run in stormy weather.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

GREEN'S LANDING, Aug 27.Ar 25th; schs
Hattie, Eaton. Deer Isle. to load for New York
James A Webster, Paschal, Boston; Paine,
Stinson, do; 27th, str John wise. lowing barge
Margery. to load stone for Boston.
Sid 9th, sch Edward Rich, Paschal Boston.
SOMES SOUND. Aug &c Ar, schs Eliza
Potter. Allen, Portland; A Heaton, Handy.
Salem; Pochasset, Herrick, do.
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MARINE NEW s
PORT of PORTLAND.

Arrived.
Steamship Cottage City, Bennett. New York
passengers and mdse to J Coyle
Steamer New Brunswick, Hillyard, st John,
NIB. via Eastport.
Steamer Bay State. Snowman. Boston.
Sch Holmes Birdsall. BirdsalL Philadelphia,
coal to G I Ry Co.
Sch Lucy Wentworth. Hill. Boston.
Sch Pearl, Webster. fremont.
Sch Gamecock. Robinson. Rockland.
Sch Walter C Hall, Quinn. Lynn.
Sch Exchange, Brewer, Bristol.
Sch Little Sadie, Beals Jonesport
Sch W Earle, Condor, CaSt1ne. gravel TO T.
Hersey.
Sch Commerce, Orcntt, Saco.
Sch John M Fisk. Speed, Boston Tor Kockla nd
with loss of spring stay.
Sch Virginia, Colt, Boston.
Sch Nautilus, Tolman. New York, whiting to
Me Cent RR.
Sch Nellie Burns. 1000 lbs haliput, caught
off Nanticoke.
Cleared.
Steamer New Brunswick, Hilliard, st Jonn.
NIB. via Eastport-J b Coyle.
Sch Mary Palmer, Haskell, Norfolk and re-
turn Wlnslow & Co.
Sch Fl cd Emerson, Blake, BoothDay HarDor
j II Blake.
Sch Louisa Frances, Thorndike, Belfast-Paris
FIGURING Co.
Sch May Queen, Moon, Hancock H Blake
Sch Belle Bartlett, Miller, Bar Harbor-J II
Blake.
SAILED Schs Mary E Palmer. Norfolk;
Clara Leayitt, Somes Sound and new forK.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-30
YANKTONS PROTEST.
South Dakota GObbling Up "a Big
Share of the Reservation.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Agent
]. A. Smith, of the Yankton reserva-
ton in South Dakota, telegraphed the
interior department today that large
number of settlers have squatted on
the reservation, and that they have
been ordered off, but that the order
could not be enforced. Later he sent
the following dispatch:
1.-The state of South Dakota is tax
ing steps to appropriate a large part
of this land for school purposes, in
violation OF the agreement between
the government and the Indians The
Indians protest against this action,
and l concur"
No action has yet been taken on
either of these dispatches. Secretary
Smith said tonight that law and or
der must be enforced at the reserva-
ton at all hazards, and that all as
slYtance found necessary for the pro-
lection of the agency and the Indians
would be given by the department
The land which the state is seeking
to .legislate to its own use is the
most desirable on the reservation, and
the department will take prompt
steps to secure the defeat of the
states plans. The reservation will
soon be opened to settlement, and
proclamation declaring it subject to
entry is now pending the action of
the president.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-30
JAPs TAKE AN ISLAND.
Chinese Forts .Surrender-Thou-
sand Prisoners Captured.


LONDON, March 29-The Times
will tomorrow publish a dispatch
from Pekin, saying that further ex-
element has been caused in that city
by the reports of japanese advances
on Shangai-Kwan and the island of
Formosa, and the attempt to assas-
sipate Ii Hung Chang, at Shimonoseki.
The correspondent learns that Lii
Hung Chang is now able to continue
the peace negotiations, though he still
remains much disturbed by the at
tempt upon his life. The Japanese
officers are very watchful to prevent
any further trouble. 1t is reported in
Pekin that the attack upon Ii Hung
Chang was made by Koyama Rokun-
osuki, in revenge for the execution of
his brother, in Tien Tsin, at the be-
ginning of the war. The war officials
in Pekin hold frequent conferences.
On the whole a settlement of the war
appears dubious. A Hong Kong s.
patch to the Times says that the gen
eral commanding the Chinese forces
on Hescadore islands telgraphed, on
March g. that he had sunk two Jap
anese vessels. Later he telegraphed
that the Japanese had captured two
forts.
A Shanghai dispatch to the Times
says that nine Japanese cruisers and
two gunboats, the squadron being I'M
der the command of Admiral Ito, bonn
barded the forts on Penghui island on
March g. One thousand troops were
landed from five transports, and an
attack was made on the fort which
dominated the others. The Chinese
evacuated the position during the
night and the Japanese entered on the
morning of March "a. The Japanese
then turned the guns on the other
forts, which made no reply. The ma
gazine of one of the western forts ex-
ploded before the position was evacu-
ated by its defenders. Only 1000 pris-
.oners were taken, the other Chinese
being allowed to escape to the junks
off the shore. The Japanese loss was
one killed and twenty-seven wounded.
The victors will leave 5000 men to
guard Penghui island. Provisions for
four months will also be left there
The Japanese have now secured a
southern base for their operations,
and the feet is about to leave, in view
of the peace having been established
on the island.
The British cruisers Leander and
Spartan have arrived at Takow. The
British dispatch vessel Alacrity, with
the admiral on board, left Shanghai
today for Formosa. Nine japanese
war ships which steamed down the
east coast of Formosa passed South
Cape on March 81. A junk was cap
tured by the Japanese, and those on
board were questioned as to the local
ity of British war ships, after which
the junk and its crew were released.
The British consul has advised that
all foreign women and children leave
Formosa. A number have already
gone to Annoy and. Hong Kong. The
black flags in Southern Formosa are
very insolent to the forty whites who
compose the foreign population of that
part of the island.