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New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New-Yofk. October -. 1896.
ErANS AND PEAS-Therc Il SIN quiet trade pass
ting In domestic marrow beans. and prices more
than steady Medium continue and held quite
orn, steady. with stocks selling pretty well
Ryrrs are showing considerable interest In choice old
red Kidney and there quite strong feeling Most
holders are asking advance late prices but
w. hear of sales above 81 40 Considerable
busincs. California lima al 81 30. peas
steady quote; Beans domestic. marrow 1896 choice.
30 1885, 81 50; do medium, 1895 81 81 do
is.j 81 O do pea. 1895 1896 81 25 white kidney.
81 .jasi DO red kidney, is6. 81 5oqsl co do 1895
81 90 no yellow 81 25. do lma. California, 81 10.
green peas 1896. lbls, '71e. do bags. 72,a75c. DO
Scotch bbls s7i1c, DO bags, Sc
BT,TTER--The smaller proportion Of strictly fancy
fresh creamery holding the price OF such fairly steady
b, the demand very moderate Where slight defects
hsvor etc. shown the price has 10 be
and frcer Offering and rather dull
June IL less
IN Holders II strictly fancy well kept
not inclined shade much. hut sons lie
made nearly ell other qualities Nothing new re
earding dairy butter More fancy half tubs could
soif and the feeling rrm Fnkin-
quiet Western psekngs without quotable change
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
rMpRovEMEXT, ~ RTn ERlT cATA Az q EASTERN D'-
NEW YORK STATE CANALS-NOTlCE To

Contractorsoflce of the Snperinendent Of Public
+ esSss sap,: be ,s. g. g.
prrinendent yT lent Of Pubic wors At once Albany \
y until Monday November End l.ae at u ocoeI noon noon
LqSF No. LAX 20. ~, ,-n ., .on,r.c, NAV
be 'a ssea fTd@ s daie df p6ca,on attic " Of this
S @ G S 5e q wprSs ia Albany s r.
at the oicS Of Thomas wheeer Assistant PER- c nj
4. O. Lay. Assistant superintendent of Public Works in
'IsPs''T the selection Of Genens
vi 1 j. il s. s '1 lie Ts @ss s' 5is
p'E, sse s sTs sIy TSr rs @ 9 arise in to the
curacy OF the cement tests provided in the speTica-
rquir maj said shall Be repeated in the pcs
employed by him to enable him to settle the questions
The Superintendent of Public Works viii require that
all prices which shai be ssreed upon between the con-
as and work furnished and done ana for which prices
apr Spr@ys or IN G oS S1 HG s 'S Of sm Ill %
pits and spoil banks proposed 70 be appropriaed
Ssa .. By he Sa II Pbe worRs %
tt be ,afsn "g hf therefom Or deposited thereon
h de- N y & of al At a ana es all aSd Ser at w9 @ % mq
q speed shall be satisfactory to the superntendent
laws Of 1896
The Superintendent Of Public Works viii employ in
prosecution Of the said work and the orders nd require
tractor ard said inspectors be furnished every
needed or required facility for The inspection of all mater
This notice will be publicly exhibited at the letting Of
any contract which may be executed by the Supern-
fanlen Public Works for said work, and shall have
the same binding effect as any other part PORTION
thereof.
Every proposal FOR said work must he accompanied by
draft certified check good banking
tltion of Of New York ibany issued by a
national bank in sooi credit within the state
nayabo sight to the Superintendent OF Works
FOR the amount expressed below required be de
posted with bid for the proposed work The
deposit with bid for the same Will be So 75o; and will he
Of % wk d SI e Of y bd G% f "D
oution 500 go the Of bond .or the
faithful performance Of OF
tract S3 800 All proposals fo the above must
addressed the Superintendent OF Public Al
bany. ~ v and be endorsed on envelope ''pro-
posal Improvement the Erie canal from Lock
No - to Lock No ~ The right Is reject
any al! bids.
GEO W. AI.DRIDGE
Suncrintc ndent Of Public
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29

NEW YORK STATE CANALS-NoiloH ~
once q the snps,intenae"' ,st OF f'0
fryan to chapter and S.Hss Sssp'sy sy 'as sss
aws 2a ensen s S"rS Of Pbc %os at Absny
" until Monday November "a ,svo si al from Lock No
dsy as 10 Tor 1 sse Ho %p1Sve"e"' 1s OF the Ere
seen from the date publication Of this neee 70 bs hs
ss@ for h Of fssn fYb q wSTs ia lSsn
occ Of Thomas Wheeler Assstan, sna AZ the oce Of
r. O. Lay Assistant Superintendent OF PUBIC "''"' ~
'IREo,'InEMENTs- the selection Of cements to Do
The said work those ,hsS safacory s .a
ags w 9s the sissn ,sss toG Sa% for by the
In Sass % s any cnen asGn ess na % provdcd
mis- work the m Sr in the
nr 'h' the gpeSision experts smpeyssa by
hin to Spss s to sfS Pubic s' viii
prices which shall be agreed upon between f and
work furnished and or which no prices are hHea %
in the s9"ns rt seson sea Se and extent Of ali a1d
spoil banks proposed TO be sppropriaed nnd m nv
present e Tia Of Pubic Works resident
rineer shall direct that materials shall be taken
The delivery a materials and all Other I'll rSn T9r. s,ns ot
speed as shall satisfactory TO the SupernsandeM zen en- % %
Public Works, contemplated by chapter ''' OF the
The Of Public Works will VII. emrloy Soy IN S
Of the said work and the 9rhsrs b ana
and said inspectors must furnished with every needed or
required facility for he inspection OF all ma'era's ANU
This notice will be publicly exhibited at the letting ot
s,id work and will attached 10 and become part o
contract he executed by the SUPERINTENDENT
m Phc Works said work and shall have the same
hirdinp enor other part or portion thereof
Every proposal for said work must be accompanied p
dra or certified check good banking insttuo
of the ctv ~ New-York Albany issued by na.ioha
o .,ae ia nix in good within the state payable az
.,oht ,o the Supernt endent nj Public WORKS tnr ine
amount expressed required 10 be deposited WIZ
The amount of deposit WIN plh
for tho same he $1,000; and viii be retained as
completion ~ the work t.e
amoun, bond required on execution oI e.
bond for the fathful perurnldnce
,on,rsrt on ezecution of contract. 500 600 All pro-
uoars FOR the be addressed n me up
nfenden NJ Public Works ALBANY y. y. and nus' ue
on envelope Proposal for the improveert OF ne
Eric Canal from Lock IL 10 Lock NO 10 1ne r'sh'
" ''''' " '' ~ GEO ". ALDR1DtiE.
SUPERINTENDENT ~ Public Works
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
rROPEAN PRODUCE MARKETS.

Liverpool. oct. -. 3tj y. m.-fieef-Extra India
nrm ~ 1ls. prime mess hrm N ios Pork Prime moss
Western fin" firm q, ~. Cd. 40 medium arm at i0a
Hams shot cut. about III NJ ut Racon-
Cumher rsnd about ~ ~ ~. 3~: short rib
about 20 10 - H.. firm 3n, long clear mid1ics light
about ~ n ~ ~ nrm AT als. long clear mddcs
heavy, about W ~ ~ 10. nm AZ 3Os short clear
dies. heavy, about ~ ~ n. III clear
bellies about J.? 20 II 10. firm 3os I'D. shoulders
About \? TO IL ~ steady al 26s Lard Prime Western
spot steady st s.ls ~. che"sc-Amerlcan nnosi white
firm 1rs. d. colored irm 5Os TslloW city
st-adS at .fs. coifonSsed oil Liverpool
lie. Spir.ts y tufpcntins firm 2i. Ilosn oninon
firm AZ ~, Wheat NO rel winter. stock. 40 |
Northern spring dul ~ Us 53i. coin--Mxrd Western
spot drN ~ as p. October, nominal. November steady
3s I'D; December steady - "a flour-st Louis
f,ncy winter dun So pi Hops London -Pacihc coast
hTln al Coss,us
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
loubIir Notices.

draft certified check upon some good banking inst
national ,r state bank in good credit within IN S w
payable at sight the Superintendent OF Puhc
Tor the amount expressed below as reoured ~ n"ss.
posted with bid for the proposed work The smo,n-
deposit With bid for the same vii be 81 go; and vii, ~
retained a part OF the security until .he cont.s, os
OF work. the amount gf labor bond required on e,s
faithful performance Of contract on execution ~ .ns
tract Si65OO All proposals Tor the above uork
addressed the Superntendept ~ Public Works =,
bsny ". Y. and must be endorsed on envelope "pra
posai for the Improvement of the Erie from Lcs
No % 70 Lock No. ~ Ine right Is reserved reject
any all BIDS ~
GEO W. ALDRTDCE
Superintendent of Public Works
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
f1ublir Notices.

IMPEOvEMENT OF ERIE cAMAL EASTERN ~
" VIsION--CONTRACr no. I>,~,.rrru, On
NEW YORK STATE CANALS-NOTlCE 10
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29

Receipts Of breadsrffs interior points, N thousands
last three ciphers WOM omitted Flour barrels grain
bushels, as follows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
ON THE WESTERN SLOPE.
Reported Yesterday That De Lamar
Had Bought the Daisies.

1t was current yesterday that Cap
tain De Lamar had purchased the
Daisy group, adjoining the Omaha mine
on the western slope, in the Camp
Floyd district, and that it was the in
tention of the captain to develop this
property in a most thorough manner.
The Herald was unable to verify the
report; but there is good reason to be-
heve that it is true, as De Lamar is
we'll pleased with the showing on the
west dip. as is shown from the fact
that within the past few DAYS he has
made 100 locations in that locality. and
1t is understood that his agents a few
Gays ago took samples of ore from the
Daisies that assayed $24 in gold to the
ton.
M. 5. Walker, accompanied by Frank
Rlppeto, the expert miner, was out on
the dip the first of the week, and The
Herald is informed that they were we'll
pleased with the developments that
nave been made in that portion of
the district. and especially so in the
La Clgale mine where, it is stated, one
OF them stuck pick into what was
believed to be the foot-wall of the
vein, and it went in up to the eye in
pay ore.
Camp Floyd promises to be a red
hot camp this winter if the discoveries
on the west dip hold out, as it is be-
lleVed they will, and there is no doubt
but that this will prove to be the great
est gold producing district in the world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29

New York, Dec 2S.-A Times special
from Key West. Fla, says:
Passengers from Cuba who arrived
here last night state that. Havana of
nclals are jubilant over the news of a
Spanish success reported at CIaao, a
small town few miles north of Pinar
del Rio City. A detachment from the
Lone Star company of Texas sharp
shooters, numbering but 10 rren. were
corralled by two Spanish squadrons
belonging TO General Melquizo's COM
mand and cut to pieces, they refus-
ing, 10 man to surrender, even with
such odds against them.
The report states that early Thurs
day morning. the Cuban band was OBJ
served near the city and two squad
rons were sent out after them. After
running fight, the Texans were
chased into bottle" having but one
opening. The Texans, seeing this. re-
treated to the further end and forth
fed behind some big boulders. The
Spanish troopers dismounted hastily
and surrounding them, poured in a
| flre from all directions. The brave
Texans replied, and the fight waged
for over five hours. BY this time six
were killed and four wounded, while
% Spaniards had been killed and ten
or more wounded. A flag of truce was
sent in and their. surrender demanded,
but, remembering the fate of all who
surrendered to the Spanish forces. they
refused with one accord to lay down
their. arms, crying I'VE remember
Maceo."
This Infatuated the Spaniards. and
they fought with renewed fierceness.
twice they charged up to the front,
put the rapid fire of the brave little
band drove them back. By getting on
high ridge back of the Texans posi-
ton, the Spaniards were enabled to
pour In fire that killed all but two
OF the defenders, before their new
danger could be avoided Even then
these two bravely kept up the fight,
and held off the enemy for an hour
longer. AT that time, worn out with
thirst, feeble from their continued
fight, and exhausted with blood flow
ing from a dozen wounds, they were
cut to pieces as the Spaniards finally
dashed up. AS they fell, feeble shouts
of Viva Cuba libre'' filled the air. to
die out under the merciless sabres of
the Spaniards The bodies of the
brave men were left a prey to the
buzzards. while the Spaniards were
buried on the field, 20 wounded men
being taken into Pinar del Rio
Cubans here mourn the brave men
who gave their lives to Cuba's- free
dom. General Riviera has ordered
that their names be called at roll call
for the next month as mark of
honor.
Several attacks were made on the
suburbs at Havana Saturday night at
different points by the insurgent
guerrillaS. not over four miles from
the palace and for two hours the fir /
ing was constant. Ten houses were I
burned by the insurgents, and thew
captured a lieutenant and five soldiers. /
The insurgent loss was thought to 4
be over ten men. Additional soldiers /
were sent to the outDosts last night. /
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
THE RAGGED TOP MINES.
Great Excitement In Wyoming Over
Gold Discoveries.

Sundance, Wvo.. Dec. 2S.-Much ex-
citement exists at Ragged Top, near
this place. over the recent discover
les of gold. Fitzpatrick Brothers and
Collins Of New Castle have made a
strike in their properties which has de-
ternined this wealthy firm to COM
mence at once the work of erecting a
reduction plant, either at Spearfish. s.
D., or Sand Creek. The firm. which
is one of the largest railroad contract
ing concerns in the west and which
own millions of dollars worth of coal
lands in northern Wyoming, will also
build line of railroad from SDearfish
to the gold mines in the Ragged Top
district and also to rich and undevel-
oped coal fields near this place.
Apropos of the boom which has
struck Ragged Top town is being
established which will be called Bal
moral. Buildings are going up with
rapidity which makes the eyes of even
old-timers open in establishment The
town is already filling up with all
classes of people and promises to be
one of the liveliest camps in the west
before spring.
Lander, Wvo., Dec. PA $2OO. 900
mining deal was consImmated here to-
day. The purchasers were Omaha and
Chicago capitalists and the property is
located in the Miners Delight district
near here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
THE LITTLE WONDER.
McKellar's Amalgamator to Be In
stalled on the Colorado River.

McKellar's Amalgamator to Be In
stalled on the Colorado River.
Angus Mcclellan, the inventor of the
gold tamalgamator that has been
named the Little Wonder" mention
of which has been made iii these col
umns, has returned from trip into the
Colorado river country, where he has
been for the purpose OF finding gold
placer grounds on which to operate his
machine, and The Herald is informed
that about IS miles below Green River
ne found just what he was looking for,
and that within a few days he will
leave for these diggings with one of
his machines. which is to be followed
by several others as soon as a trial
run has been made.
The bar secured by Mr.. Mcclellan, it
is stated, will carry rs cents in gold to
the cubic ward and the gravel can be
easily handled.
A number Of prominent Salt Lakers
are backing Mr.. Mcclellan in this enter
prise, and it is understood that before
long a company will be incorporated
by them for the purpose of manufac-
turing the machine on a large scale
and putting it on the market, besides
which the company viii engage in the
gold recovery business.
Tests made SO far with the Little
Wonder have proven very satisfactory,
and there is every reason to believe
that it will make a record for itself on
the gold bars of the Colorado river.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
OUR GOOD OFFICES.
They Are Closed So Far as the Ven
ezuelan Boundary Dispute Is Con-
cerned.

Washington. Dec. 2S-The interna-
tional incident of the Venezuela boun-
dairy dispute is considered closed as far
as the United States is concerned, and
all further negotiations for its adiu-
dication lie wholly with the two mar
ties to the controversy, Venezuela and
Great Britain. This explanation comes
from the state department. where it
is further stated that with the ac-
ceptance by the Venezuelan executive
three weeks ago of the heads for the
proposed treaty of arbitration as
signed by Sir Julian Pauncefote and
Mr. Olney on Nov. u, the friendly in
PREVENTION of the United States had
been completed and the only addi
tional acts of the United States in the
matter will be the publication of evil
dence and reports collected by the
Venezuelan high commission and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29

eventual reference to the United States
supreme court of the concurrent re-
quest or the two countries for ap-
polntment of two jurists as members
OF the tribunal as provided by the
treaty As the Venezuelan congress,
Wnicn must pass upon this treaty, has
oeen called to meet in extra session
on Feb /, instead of waiting until its
constitutional meeting day, Feb 20, it
Il presumed that Mr.. Andrade and the
British ambassador will complete the
details OF the convention directly in
orGer that it may reach Caracas with
IN month. Such negotiation is
thought to be devoid of any great i'm
portance as the heads of the treaty
nave already been disposed of and only
certain well-defined formulas OF intro
duction are wanting
At noon today Secretary Olney drove
TO the British embassy and had long
conference With Sir Julian. presume
ably with reference to the treaty.
Senior Andrade, the Venezuelan min
lster who arrived from Venezuela last
night, also met Sir Julian Pauncefote
at the British embassy this afternoon.
and discussed the few remaining de-
tails relating to the treaty. The
venezuelan government is very desir-
Gus that citizen of that country
should be placed on the board of ar
bitration, and it is we'll known that
Senior Andrade cherishes the hope that
this may be done. though his wishes
are not likely to be gratified. It was
the belief in Caracas that this consid-
Grafton would not be shown in Vene-
zuela, and this formed the basis of
some of the opposition to its approval
The treaty itself simply provides that
two justices of the United States SUI
preme court and two members of the
British supreme court shall select the
board and that in the event of their
failure to agree, King Oscar of Swe-
den, shall nominate the fifth umpire
The time and place of the meeting
have been left blank in the treaty TO be
agreed upon by Sir Julian and Senior
Andrade- 1t may be stated that these
meetings viii not be held either in
Venezuela, the United States or in
British territory. Neutral ground, sat
isfactory to both countries, will be Sc
lected and it is not improbable that
for a variety of reasons Paris or
Brussels may be chosen.
1t may be ten or twelve DAYS before
the protocol will be signed The
treaty provides that Sir Julian and
Senior Andrade may sign for their re-
spective governments. but Sir Julian
cannot do this until he receives for
NAL instructions from Great Britain,
and it is understood that these have
not been mailed
Senior Andrade, on the other hand. is
said to have brought this authority
with him to Washington, but he will
defer action until Sir Julian can act
conformity with him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29

the time occupied by rival methods.
No deleterious products, such as caus-
tic potash, are formed and, consequent
ly. no loss of time or material is en-
tailed by weakening the cyanide solu-
ton. Time is also saved by the neces-
sity of oxygenation being abolished.
The precipitation of the gold is. secured
almost instantaneously by using zinc
fume dust" which is added through a
precipitation cone, and kept constant
ly agitated in the solution. 1t is found
that but slight quantity of the zinc
dust is dissolved, and consequently no
great loss of cyanide by deterioration
is thus caused, nor is there much loss
of gold by rehabilitation" in smelling
afterwards, as in the case where zinc
shines are largely present. In 10 to "a
hours the bromO-cyanide process will
precipitate practically all the gold out
of the material, which by the other
processes would require three or four
days for extraction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
JAPS in FORMOSA.
ALMOST AS BAD AS SPANISH IN
CUBA.
Chinese Maltreated, Graves Desc
Grated and Women Ravished-All
in a Time of Nominal Peace.

San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-A correspon-
dent of the Japan Mail reiterates state
ments made by eye-witnesses and pub
lished in detail some weeks ago con-
corning the operations of the japanese
troops in Formosa. Thirty villages at
the lowest estimate have been de-
stroyed. and eye witnesses to the atroc-
tiles place the number at not less
than 20. Many towns were destroyed
ever in the rebellion. Proceeding, the
correspondent says: Regarding the
% caught pretty much at random,
dragged to see their graves dug, and
then ruthlessly butchered, / have the
story from an eye witness, who is
ready TO bear witness if need be- AS
to Chinese preparing food for Japanese
and then being butchered, it is true.
AS to the project of Hunnim issuing
a proclamation to bring back the peo-
pie, and when they did return, being
saw and read the proclamation in
question and the slaughtering took
place on the two days following.
L myself have seen the Chinese mall
treated. [ myself have seen graves
deSecrated. Women who were violated
came here and to one of our lady
bore witness to the fact
Since the Japanese arrived in FormOsa
/ have several times Travelled from
Chang VIVA on the north to Tang
Kong or the south, and in the villages
I have heard dozens of stories to the
same effect. If all these things have
been done in a time of war, one would
have little or nothing to say, but they
were done in time of nominal peace"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
CALL OF UNLISTED STOCKS.
Name of Stock.
ON THE COLORADO RIVER.
Renewed Activity on the Gold Bars
of This Picturesque Stream.

l.. NJ Chafin. who is the owner OF
the Moqui bar on the Colorado. not far
from the ground owned by the Cali
fornia Bar. people, is in the city with a
retort of gold valued at about $500, Be
ing the result of a two-week's run with
four men and team.
MIR. Chaffin reports that there is re-
newed activity along the river and
that during the present winter large
amount of the yellow metal viii be re-
covered along its shores. On his own
ground Mr. Chaffin is working a small
gold saver. patterned after Mitchell's
amalgamator, and with this ne is do
ing some very efficient work. notwith-
standing the fact that he has TO move
the gravel a distance of 200 feet from
the bar to the mill and that the water
for the operation of the plant has to
be pumped by hand
During the past few months, accord
ing to Mr. Chaffin, some very rich finds
have been made on the river, and he is
confident that within another year the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-29
THE MITCHELL AMALGAMAToR.
Giving Good Satisfaction at the Key
stone Mill in Nevada.

A short time ago Hon. Allen G..
Campbell of this city sent one of Mitch
ellis Acme Flour Gold Amalgamators
to the keystone mill in Lincoln county,
New, near the California line the in
tention being to install the plant behind
the batteries so as to save what gold
went out in the tailings. In this ca
pacity the plant worked so satisfactor-
lily that a change was made; the ANAL
gamation plates were taken out of the
mill and the amalgamator put in its
place, so that the gold is all run
through this machine. and Sam God
be, who has charge of the mill, writes
that in this capacity the amalgamator
is giving excellent satisfaction and
that with it they are doing Sithout
plates altogether.
The Mitchell amalgamator has been
tried in almost every phase of mining,
but this is the first time that it has
been given first place in a gold mill,
and as the experiment was attended
with so much success, this will give
u wide field for the operators of this
new gold saver.
1t is the intention of the owners of
this machine to introduce it all over
this western country during the COM
ing -'ear and in many ways it viii
prove of value TO mill men.