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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-19
THE NEWS AND oBsERv Err THURSDAY MORNING,

80 options--March closed q; May 2j@ ~,
oss 251
Feed Quiet.
Du SHIPPING 49, good to choice
Timothy 9019
us Week state ccinuoa choice,
1894 crog, ~ stl5, 55 a. 3&63. Paalftc
coa q 3 eF1p, sg5 rop s8
selected 4 - 20 Is 29S25, California,
"a lbs. rs .ss ~, dry, $50 los 3.
Ef 4at STEADY He sf@a2 sole, b leaas
~ 10as ..@ aS7y zht3, 60; acllZ
q iet @ III 7oao, q pulled
Cost 81 a,Iv.
eef ST ady Eaadig 40 00alz0J; ex
Jls uss 90 sasf aa12s sl5.501I6 @
ae i58 Oh Gitg extra India pess FL
Ia meets-steadyf pjct'e5 rs 3es 49<G
~ shoulders 45s; Aa'n= SIS q
std Easy, rvrETeFs steam closed 81
s5 5756 asked city =; opt OTIS May SO
nom nal; fia.d stea ~, u 6bs continent
p ~, oou 4.ertCgu $}i5. compound ~
s ID II: old mass s.0r0a10.s
short c ear Sl1.S0G312.51; family $40 501i GO
Butter >teady; western aairy do.
e~eamery 12sas2, do. factory 91121I, Ilg11s
y
Its 80 do cree0sery 10 ~
Ia Cos eadg, large State 6110E
So 4 fancy 6@ lO% part skins 395% tQii
skir3F % ~
Eggs-Fi m state and Pennsylvania
1l14egl VI ise-au1se -; western fresh 1914
40 /; Southern L HrG1 u
fellow @ let ana 81. aay, lily (s' per
package) sM0e3 1918; country packages
Lreel 8MG 3 1915, as to quality.
Petroleum irm. Unite closed 81 40
bid, refined New York 81 O, Eii1sdeiphIa
an1 B4it.more S7.45. do IL nllg ) -.
Gica- Firm domestic fall 20 extra "a
So Japan 3IG9I
Molasses-- to dy; New Orleans cpen ket-
tie good o Oh ice z9az37
Pe4puts Steady fancy licked ~; do.
nestle 3M6l5.
Heights TO liverpool quiet Cotton by
Pig Iron WEEK; Southern FL sea 3 25
North American l.008l5.50.
Copper Steady; brokers II; exchange
Lead-stoady; brokers 50 90, exchange
Tin-Quiet, g raighte tls.so@1s 81, plates
weak
spelt4r- irm; domestic s41s@4. 0
Co ton Seed OILS teady, qui {; fTime
crude q 2115; prirue crude 0 b "a 10 I'll
grades 10000: butter grades 2S: pine
SEE1ulGT yciAtN an NgSO4 VAl SbAuAACB gCAASW
25 prime white 2S429
lt4ee--sopoT hlu ST sdv; No Z, 135L ulio
stead CofGoga 1eMQ9l8
s3nRay--haw firm fair refntns ~;
centrifugal, go-test, 43 10, refined firm
NJ. 6, Al; 10. z. 47-.6, No s, e9s.
70. .. "a: 10. 10, ~. No. Il. 10 rs
~. ~; no ID, ~, No. IA. az Morld 4
~. afancar. A 5; confectionery A 5: cut
leaf : %; crushed 5as; powdered 556 grso
ulatea ~ eafea ~.
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LOAN & TRUST COMPANY,
OF WINSTON. N. c.,
Capital, 5000, 900

Acts as Executor, Administrator,
Guardian, Assignee, Receiver, Deposi
tory of Money in Court, Trustee under
a viii or by appointment of Court and
agent for individuals and corporations.
1t acts as trustee under deed of mort
gage or trusts given by persons on cor
porations.
1t acts as agent in issuing, registering
and transferring stocks, bonds, deten
lures or evidence of debt.
1t acts as Financial Depository for
building and loan associations and
other corporations, thus insuring stock
holders against defalcations.
Tt receives money and pays interest
on time depos is, and does general
banking business.
1t buys and sells securities suitable
for trust funds and the most conserya
tive investors.
1t acts as agent for women in the manage
meDt of their estates, collects income. rents,
etc. and executes trusts for married We
men.
1t acts as Gus odian of wills and consults
as to them and other matters without
charge
1t receives papers to be held in escrow. J.
Correspondence and consultation invited
on the making of wills or any other busI-
ness, and for which no charge will be made.
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LOCAL sTooE EAE99s.
GRAN AID pss Duon ssAhShs

GRAIN ARD PIX .DUCM AAfs XII.
CHICAGO.
Chicago, March 1s.-Wheat had quite
a little boom to-day under the infu-
ence of threatening European political
situation but the confident selling of
the bear contingent proved too much
for the market to stand and May closed
about " above yesterdays final price,
after selling a cent above that figure.
Corn and oats were firm but closed un-
changed. Provisions had an inglori-
Gus slump and closed considerably
lower.
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Sale of Land, &C

On Monday. April goth, 1896, at the court
house door in kaleigh, n. G., will sell at
public outcry the following property:
z. All that tact of land Situate partly in
Wake and partly in Johnston county, on
the N q. X r.. and on the north side of the
Raleigh and 50 ithdeld road. and bounded
on the north by the lands of w. III, McCul-
lers; ON the east by Nathan Il. POOLS land:
on the south by said Raleigh and Smithfield
road on the west by Icana Pools land
2. One twenty-horse power steam engine
of Ames' make
Being the property described in the deed
of mortgage from t.. l. Rand ct al to Geo
y. Moore, registered in book No. llS, a & page
6l5, Registers Office of Wake county; and
in book A No. at page $50, of the Regis.
teris office of Johnston county.
Terms of sale; The land will be sold for
one third cash, residue in two equal in
stallnents, payable respectively and IL
months from day of sale with interest from
day of sale. The personal property will be
sold for cash. Hour Of sale, II N.
Sale made under Judgment of Wake supe.
rior Court in the case of Geo. y Moore VS.
u 4. Rag3 ct al, No 437, summons docket
Wake Supetior Iou {.
F. MORDEcAI, Com'r.
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BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE March IS - so Quiet
38ttnt % s0G1s 0 n spfIDg wheep ga1r
s. g, do. spring @heas strgighis s 80
40.
y feet- &C ive and hi her: s,la sud
March 72A it'd Nv ,C5a@7tM July ,0I
asked. sIesrDer No. req ccaCfc II
wbeas g. sampit 75g75 do on grsde l29
rs.
,ora- Firm; spot March ard April s4al
s4L May M. il 351s o ke3 sCeamer
mixed 321l 32sz; Southern y hite corn 81
G35. do yellow corn 34>s ass.
Jal8 steady; ~, YilIs4 western Ze19
Nc 2 miyea weatera dc 241S
Rye Inactive: Ha y, 50 asked FOR gear
by; 45@s6 for western.
asy--Stesdy, fairy active dem nd
choice Timothy SIG.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-19
THE BEST
SPRING MEDICINE.

isSINMONS LIVER REGULATOR. Don't
FORGET to take it. Now is the time you
need it most to wake up your Liver. A
Sluggish Liver brings on Malaria, Fever
and Ague, Rheumatism, and many other
ills which shatter the constitution and
wreck health. Don't forget the word
REGULATOR. 1t is SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR you want. The word REG
ULATOR distinguishes it from all other
remedies. And, besides this, SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR is a Regulator of the
Liver, keeps it properly at work, that your
system may be kept in good condition.
FOR THE BLOOD take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR. 1t is the best blood
purifier and corrector. Try it and note
the difference. Look for the RED Z
on every package. You wont find it on
any other medicine, and there IS no other
Liver remedy like SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR-th Kingof Liver Remedies.
Be sure you get it.
III. Zeilin s. Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
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And the Price Of Cotton Con
stinues to GO Up.
MANIPULATION A FEATURE
Tobacco Lead the Stock Market
in Activity.
BUT DECLINED / 80 PER CENT
The Directors of the Company IN SEES"
sion All Day But no Action Was
Taken Upon the New
Stock Issue.

New York, March 18.-The cotton
market advanced IA points to-day, fol-
lowing an advance of 405 points at
Liverpool. 1t is claimed that manipu-
lation played leading part in securing
the advance at Liverpool as well as
here. John n Inman bought largely
and was followed by the crowd. There
has been very little resistance to the
advance, the shorts being pretty well
scared and inclined to cover. There
has been some buying for investment
account again to-day on the strength
of the statistical situation. Private
cables are in nearly all cases bullish
and saw that English spinners can be
relied on the support, Manchester
conditions being favorable. The close
was steady at net advance Of 5@13
points. Spot quotations were marked
up nc, but the advance drove buyers
out of the market.
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J.. .. BouSHRLL. Gent Agent
RALEIGH, N. C.

NAANTED--A reliable lady or gentleman
w TO distribute samples and make a
house-to-house canvass for our Vegetable
Toilet Soaps. $40 TO $40 month easily made
Address Crofts g. Reed, SIC to $50 Austin
Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
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NA'H X9H s

Nxw N0sa March 18 CT Spei
cnfton closed Quiet. mid1ling n / nd s
middiiuq CALF 81 safes i4S bales
Fssnress gnsned firm !es .Rsee
Futures closed steady, ssIea 32s, 500 bales
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NAVAL sroREs.

Nc5 vcs. March is ft am + q!
strained. 1a11EncIA 10 good Si.17-EM1.IS
AuTpenaue @ let at 29023L
CaaG asI VI sTch Is = h9sin Eras q.
2l0oQ135
TnFrsess ytfa : I'll IA at g.
WILMINGTON, March 1s-Ro5in FIRM.
atFsts 49,. 8, goa hLrAiupd -- all
it's firm at 25I<G26 Tar firm at 90.
Turpentiue Firm; soft s1.90; virgin
$170
SAVANNA. IA ch is Spirits gfLrpss-fta
firm at @; sales 1875
1Csin firm: vat white S2Z5, wind
glass 81 111S: 5, 90 - s, tl.9i; 4, 81 =.
20 II, Slf5. q 10 30, il, t,.4 .
Al o II. r. "a sias
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Land for Sale.

on Monday, April goth. 1896, at the court
house door in Raleigh, n c., will sell at
public cutlery tractor land in Wake coun.
ty, about 10 miles southeastward of Raleigh,
containing 800 acres, more or less, adjoining
the lands of the late David Lewis, Seth
Jones, taswell Sturdevant, Altman Turner,
Jefferson Smith and others. being tie land
conveyed to John ). Johns by Orran A.
Smith ct al bV deed registered in book No.
3D. at page 81 OF the Registers Office of
Wake county, and described III mortgage
from John s. Johns TO K. b. Dancy, regis
tered in hook No. 81 at page 403, of said Reg
ister's nffics.
Sale made under Judgment of Wake Su.
perior Court in the case of ". l.. Jeffries ct
AIS v. John Johns ct ais. No. GAG S d., min.
utes of February term 1896, page l26.
Terms of safe: 0ne-third cash, residue in
two equal installments, payable respective.
ly ana u months after day of sale with
interest from day Of sale Hour of sale, II m.
g. 4. MORDECAI, Comr.
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Flour Firm; spring patents s. 1aa
8. 5; straights S340M2.55: wintef
95: EXPORT bakers 50 00sa2.25 W.. II
No 3, spring. 61%M62; No. 8, sprinz co.
No. 2 red, $50 65M Corn--No. 3. white
28HM2SM: No. yellow. Oara-Eo. 3,
19N191s; No. Q white 20slG2l 70. 8, white
20m2oz. Rye--No. 2, So. Barley NO. Q,
Flax-saed--No l, 90090x. Prime Timothy
seed s3 30. Pork mess, per biol, 90 45G9. So
Lard--100 lbs. S5221kQ5.2S. Short rib sides
(loosel $5.o0M5.10; ry-saIted shoulders
boxed 45sM4s4; short clear sides Cboxed)
5H05h. WhisEey, distiliers' flushed goods
mar Qa} ion S1 %
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NEW 70 SIX

hEW YoRK Ma,ci IS -FIcur--Staady;
city mill patents $420z4,45; winter patents
1885: city mill clears 4.lE04. %: win
ter straighte 81 rats s360M370, Minnesota
patents S345I3f0 Mir - - - 90
a. 81; spirnQlow grade $2.C0N3. 80; winte
eatEaa sZ.7033.10; wdntel low grade sz.z5
az 90
RE aour dull superfine sS.e0@2. rs;
fancy $2700295
Buckwheat -four Gull: spot s1.20@1 IS.
buckwheat steady ct All.
Corn meal stesdy yellow western cuarsf
rs. city mill dull bTandywine 1870
hye-- Dull: DO. z western 4C9l44 State
delivered 42144
Bariey Eas. western mailing AZ ii so;
feeding 380s40 choice -.
Barley malt STEADY; western S.
WhesS--SIot quiet cut held fl IN, No.
red In sfnfc and elevator -: afioat Il o b
afi at, No Northern 73078A t b. float,
No. hard 651G o b afoat; No. 2 Sorthe; n
- o efi at: cptions-fJo 2 red v arch
7 16l912, closed "a; April clio ed Aav
69X @70 d, close "a June 69s6 070&,
closed fg1 July e9AM70M, closed ugM;
Septe1 Der 69H, closed og1S
Corn Spot quiet but fl Ia No 2 37l a.
IS in elevator; nngraded vel ov- s95s deliv-
-teamer mi ed 37@5716 buttons March
clostd a719 April coRed May 49, Ea335N,
closed 81 June clos d >: July 36Mg36 Is 10,
closed 33H e. tenD ossd 37l
Oats SpOt quiet md firm; No. 2, $50
S55si No. 2, eelivered 2654@2d16 No. 3 24lz
No. Q white ~; No 3 white 25l<, track
white western 20; track white state $50
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-19

U new as, reg 1862 s new as, cou 1864
y SIS, reg IIzz4 q S IS, coupon liz
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I@IUH 70.
Cotton -Msddl.ag qnosa ~
NeES x0-k uuiet, s., = ba es.
Gsarleston firm. ", 176 Dsjes.
Boston qaiet, steady, ~, s,155 bales.
Wilmington ttesny. ~, 156 bates
Philadelphia firm, M, 4 bales
5ayannas- steady, 5-Ig, ,+tJo Da e..
New CrleAle steady, ~, 2,s33 "a es.
Augusta arm ii 10, IS baies
B .aasai4oI1 Lu-inai, 3, - baiea
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-05
TROPIC OIL
For Engines and Cylinders
thai Plantation Engineers calling
10 Sugar Mills

TROPIC Cylinder Oils
a perfect satisfaction.
The TROPC unaduteraed lubrcaor fully
satisfaction the best OH
Cleveland, Ohio
passing
TROPIC certainly
n
We Edward May"
quantity required.
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all, there is another text which l think
more fitting at this time. 1 mean,
Love of Country" He referred to his
travels in Greece and to the way in
which the country is divided and com
pared it geographically with Hawaii.
His speech was a pleasant one, and
was listened to with much attention.
Mr.. Marsden then called upon John
Cassidy. who responded with a song,
Where There's a Will There's a Way"
Remarks were made during the even
ing by Capt. Dodge, Rev. H. w. Peck,
Henry Waterhouse, Jr., Col. J. f. So
per, Ed Towse, Daniel Logan, J. s..
Martin, recitation by J. F. Scott and
a short address. by Capt. Kidwel. THE
evening was most enjOyably spent, the
losing team getting so much pleasure
out of it that they issued another chal-
lenge, which was accepted IMMEDIATE
~ by Capt. Wall, and the dinner will
be eaten some time in January.
There were present Capt. Wall, Col
J. H. Soper, Capt. Kidwell, Ell Damon,
DR.. Emerson, John FarnswOrth, f. c..
Rhoads, Fred Wikander, Rev. Fl. w.
Peck, J. F. Scott, NJ. F. Sanders, H. D.
Johnson, w. T. Monsarrat, F. S. Dodge,
J. S. Martin, D. w. Corbett, A. G. Wall,
]. B. Gibson, w. H. DrummOnd. F. B.
Dat, w. J. Forbes, T. King, Charles
Wall, G. J. Campbell, Harry Water
house, Rev. o. P. Emerson, Joseph
Marsden, Fred Leslie, John Cassidy,
Ed Towse, Daniel Logan and an Adj
vertiser reporter.
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to be the best meal the management
of that well known hosiery has yet
prepared on occasions of this charac-
ter The room and table were neatly
decorated with ferns and evergreens,
and presented very pretty appear
ance
At the conclusion of the meal, Jo-
seph Marsden, officiating as toastmas-
ter, said:
IF my check book is correctly stub
bed this is the fourth dinner / have
assisted in deVouring at the expense
of the losing team, of which l am a
proud member. 1t might be thought
that such affairs in their one-sideed-
ness might become mOnOtOnous. On
the contrary, they grow pleasanter as
the years pile one on top of the other,
and our team remaining in this pO-
sition, shows that we may be relied
upon, and that we are not cratic
He then called on Capt. Wall, who
spoke of the occasion as pleasant one.
The fact that one-half the members
must pay for the dinner makes it none
the less enjoyable for those who have
eaten it. This is the fourth time l have
eaten at the expense of my good friends
at the other end of the table, and
believe L grow younger each time.
THE proficiency of the Sharpshoot-
ers in Matches he said, was entirely
due to the manner in which the teams
had been handled by the former Off
GERS. The press, too, has been factor
in publishing the monthly scores. The
men knew their names were to be in
the newspapers in this connection, and
it was always gratifying to them and
their friends to see good scores set OPP
posite. For this reason, perhaps, they
had gone to the range oftener than
they otherwise would have. An aver
age of SO per cent was something | am
proud of as the record of the Sharp
shooters
COmrade Scott was called upon for
entertainment, and responded by say
ing that he always cheerfully COM
piled with any request made by his
guests, and on this occasion 1 will re-
lieve the monotony by singing Sally
in Our Alley" which he did in a capt.
tai manner.
In response to a call from the toast
master, DR.. N. B. Emerson said:
''One's voice sounds so hollow in this
great hall that if the other hollow had
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-05
New stvIe OF Reporting.

MR.. EDITOR:-The Bulletin of yes
terdav tells of a meeting of the Board
of Education, at which 1 am reported
as having been present. Over half
column is devoted to my remarks, and
of the various degrees of heat and cold
that passed over me from time TO time
during those remarks. Where could
the Bulletin reporter have been?
In regard to the above L wish to
state, through your columns;
Il. That 1 was not present at this
meeting.
-. That no Night School teacher
was present.
SO. That the opinions attributed to
me are not mine.
II. That there is not and never has
been a strike of the teachers of the
Night School J. LIGHTFOOT,
principal Honolulu Night School"
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NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
Honolulu. H. l., Dec. 1, 1896.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
Honolulu, H. l., Dec. 1, 1896.
Holders of Hawaiian Government
Bonds of the following dates and de-
nominations are hereby notified that
on and after maturity of the next cou-
pom, during the months of March and
May of 1897, interest will cease.
The principal of said bonds will be
paid on presentation at the next due
date of the coupon.
ACT OF AUGUST 5, 1882.
Stock U. Bond No. "A, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $4,000.
Stock U. Bond No. rs, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $4,000.
Stock u Bond No. 76, dated Sept. z,
1882, for $4,000.
Stock A Bond No. BAT, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $1,000.
Stock A. Bond No. 348, dated Sept. I,
1882, for $1,000.
Stock A Bond No. $40, dated Sept. l.,
1882, for $1,000.
Stock A. Bond No. $50, dated Sept. 1,
1882, for $1,000
Stock A. Bond No. 361, dated Sept. Z,
1882, for $1,000.
ACT OF SEPT. 27, 1876.
Stock A. Bond No. 327, dated Nov. 1,
1878, for $1,000.
Stock E. Bond No. 249, dated Nov. 1,
1873, for $500.
S. NJ. DAMON,
+ Minister of Finance.
4470-6t 1816-4t
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not already been filled there would
have been trouble" The doctor re
viewed the early days of the organiza-
ton, and humorously alluded to the
way in which it had sustained the
Church. and added that the first Cap
tain. Kidwell, had been such faithful
attendant that he had been known to
sleep and snore at the foot of the pull
nit. He concluded by asking for a
toatst. "To the ladies'" be drunk, lin
the wine that is not here and in the
water that is" and asked that the one
who had recently taken one in his
charge be asked to respond.
Rev o. P. Emerson was the one re
ferred TO. He arose and said that
while the ladies are very dear to US
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-05
GOOD SHOTS Dine
LiGUt. MGLGan'S Company Pay
Annual Forfeit.
CAPTAIN WALLS TEAM LUCKY
For the Fourth Time They
Get Free Dinner.
Thirty Members and Guests Pres
and Songs Sung.

The Sharpshooters Company met at
the Hawaiian Hotel last night for the
purpose of enjoying an annual dinner
as a result of the match shoot between
members of the company. On this oc-
easion the team headed by Capt. Wall
won over that of which Lieut.. Mclean
acted as Captain, so that the Wall clan
ate at the expense of the men who
wore the Mclean tarletan
At o'clock members and guests to
the number of 80 entered the large din
ing room and sat down to what proved
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-05
BY AUTHORITY.
SALE OF LEASE
OF Government Lot No. 9, Esplanade
Honolulu, Oahu.

On Thursday, December 31st, 1896,
at - O'Clock noon at the front entrance
of the Executive Building, will be sold
at Public Auction the Lease of Govern
ment Lot No. 8, Esplanade, Honolulu,
Oahu.
Terms: Lease for 10 years.
Upset Rental: $3.50 per annum, pay
able quarterly in advance.
J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Nov. 80, 1896.
Sale of the above lease has been in
definitely postponed. J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Dec. 3, 1896.
4473-3t
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A Lincolnshire rector, writing in the
London Times, says he has an income
of exactly $1,000 a year, and this year
he has paid 1920 out Of this in rates
and taxes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-05
Population of Japan.

The Official Gazette contains state
ment of the population of Japan at the
close of last year:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-08
An lriGescent Dream.

A number of Chicago gentlemen,
by the purest motives, have Joined in
an appeal to the public asking it to
improve the occasion of Washington's
birthday on the 22d inst. by holding
meetings in all parts of the land and
passing resolutions urging that here
after all differences among the English
speaking races be settled, not by war,
but by arbitration. 1t is their wish
that resolutions embodying the desire
of the American people for peace and
Christianized methods of adjudication
may be forwarded to President Cleve-
land and Queen Victoria. The address
which these gentlemen have issued In
explanation of their purpose is beauti-
full and eloquent. 1t says:
The suddenness with which the POSSIBLE
ity of hostilities broke upon the whole
people of the United States and Great
Britain. wholly Unexpected. profoundly
disturbing, fraught with peril to the en-
iightened character of both nations, 10
civilization. prosperity. property and hu-
man life, is sufficient reason why the peo-
pie of both countries should employ their
strength, not in prepara tions to destroy
elch OtneH, Dut III asSurlfS peace DetNecH
the two nations upon eternal and immova-
BILE foundations. on the 22d OF February
the people of the United states will cele-
brate the birth Of George Washington
Let the people make that day even more
glorious by naugurating q movement Tor
.ementing all the English-speaking people
of the world in peace and fraternal
unity.
With the purpose of this movement
every intelligent man must be in
hearty sympathy It's aim is in tho
highest degree philanthropic and un-
selfish. At the same time. it is the
simple truth to say that an era of war
less arbitration is only an iridescent
dream, the rapt contemplation of which
may give both pleasure and profit, but
the realization of which will never be
seen this side of the millennium. The
spread of education and religion may
in the long run tend to reduce the
number of wars. by misunderstanding
those which have their origin in
sheer bravado or territorial greed.
This at least is open to hope. if not as
than this is quite out of the question.
War is a necessary evil; with certain
qualifications, 1t is even desirable
evil. 1t cleanses the body polite,
tones up the political system, casts out
impurities which propagate in peace
and is, upon occasions, a mighty whole
some thing.
/ At the same time. it should be the
last resort.