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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Los

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. Los
Angeles Cal, october 49,, 1S96-ro whom
it may concern: Notice is hereby given
that the Southern Pacific (branch line)
r. r. Co. has filed in this office list of
lands situated in the townships described
below, and has applied for patent for
said lands; that the list is open to the pub
lie for inspection and a copy thereof by
descriptive subdivisions has been posted
in a convenient place in this office for the
inspection of all persons interested and
the public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date of this notice protests or contests
against the claim of the company to any
tract or subdivision Within any. section or
part of section described In the list on the
ground that the same is more valuable
for mineral than agricultural purposes, will
be received and noted for report to the
general land office at Washington, DC.
All section 8. township, S., range 4 W., S.
B. M, area $40 acres.
All section 1S, township s., range W..
S B. NJ. area GAO acres.
r.. IL NV. u and NE. a section II. town
ship 5 S., range W., S. B. M, area 24O
s., range W., S. s. NJ. area, ESQ acres:
E. X Ne. ". section 25, township S..
range 4 W., S. B. M, area so acres.
r. J. BOLTON, Register.
ENOCH KNIGHT, Receiver Tu-lot
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Assessment Notice
MATEO

MATEO STREET AND SANTA FE
Avenue Street Car company; principal
place of business Los Angeles City, Cali
fornia.
Notice is hereby given that at meeting
of the directors of said company, held on
the 31st day of October, 1896. an assessment
of ten dollars per share was levied upon
the capital stock of the corporation, pay
able on or before the 10th day of Decem-
ber, 1886, to w. l.. Graves, treasurer, at the
and Spring streets, Los Angeles California.
Any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on the 18th day of De-
cember 1896, will be delinquent and adver-
tised for sale at public auction. and unless
payment is made before; will be sold on
the 4th day of January, 1897, at the office
of the secretary at No. 1874 s. Broadway,
Los Angeles. Cal, to pay the delinquent
assessment. together with the costs of ad
Vertising and expense of sale.
C. A. SUMNER, Secretary.
Office 1874 s. Broadway. Los Angeles, Cal.
nov 10-17-24- dec Is
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Recaints Shinrnants
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Nov. 1G-Cattle-Saes were
on q basis of 35OM375 for common to fair
beef steers with the bulk of the cattle
crossing. the scales at 4.25M475. Stockers
ana feeders were 10 to Is cents lower TODAY
with sales at 2.S5M4.G0; cows and bulls, 1.25
M4.O0: calves. 300I575
HOgs-Sales were at an extreme range of
9.95m3411s for coarse heavy to prime med-
um weights. with the bulk of the transac-
tions at 3.20G3.40.
Sheep-Sales of common to choice flocks
of sheep Were a !. 75a.3 40 and poor to choice
lambs at 3,O0n4.I5 with fancy lambs sale
able around 500.
Stock cars to the number of 23S0 laden
with stock of all kinds arrived at the
stockyards today. This is the largest mum"
ber of cars ever received at the yards in one
day where there was no artificial Interrupt
ton.
The. previous big run was directly after
the big strike. July 90 1890. when the num-
ber reached 1854.
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SEEKING A PARDON.
The Chances Are That Ed L. Baker
Will Soon Be a Free Man.

The San Francisco Call of Sunday, in
it's report of the meeting of the prison
directors, says:
The petition of Edward L. Baker of
Los Angeles for a pardon excited some
little interest. Baker was convicted of
forging a deed and was sentenced to
fourteen years, three OF which have been
served. Before his conviction he was in
the Los Angeles Jail for two years. The
latest development is that he was con-
victed on the perjured testimony of a
man named Hoye, who on his death bed
made full confession that he had told
d lie in testifying against Baker. The
prisoners petition for a pardon is in
dorsed by the Los Angeles city council.
the grand jury and the petit jury which
convicted him, Judge Ross, Stephen M.
White, several men who are and have
been district attorneys. and all the lead
ing citizens of Los Angeles.
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one-story frame dwelling, six rooms, to
cost 1880.
Alta planning Mill company, 422 and
424 South Los Angeles street. repairs to
brick building damaged by fire, to cost
$4,000.
William Van Loeven, 935 Lawerina
street. two-story frame barn with iron
covering to cost $100.
John King, northeast corner Sixth
and Fremont avenue. to move and make
alterations and repairs TO two-story
frame flats, to cost $SS7
r. j. Furrey, 1924 Redwood street,
three-room frame dwelling and shed
addition, to cost $780,
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FOOTBALL MATCH

An interesting game of football was
played between the High school and
Occidental teams at Athletic park yes
terday afternoon, resulting in a score of
20 to in favor of the High school. The
game was rather a rough one and some
very good playing was done on both
Sides Edwards and Ratio did good work
on the Occidental team and Haskins
played good ball for the High school,
One of the most interesting games of
the series is expected next Saturday,
when the Athletic and Whittier teams
will try conclusions on the gridiron at
Athletic park.
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The Days Transactions on the Board OF
Trade.

CHICAGO, Nov 1G.-Receipts of wheat
at Minneapolis and Duluth were 1853 cars
against 931 ON the Monday previous. An
other surprise was the Liverpool cables.
The first accounts received of the Liverpool
market were indicative of firmness. But
later dispatches received five minutes after
the opening advised Id per GENITAL decline.
These. two items were sufficient to create
a decidedly weak feeling ana in half an
hour from the start December which had
opened at from 70 cents. Saturdays. clos :
Ing, down to 1Sh, was struggling to keep
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MONEY OUOTATIONS

NEW PORK Nov 16.-Money on call
easy at S19m4 per cent; last loan, 4: closed.
3ls@4 per cent; prime mercantile paper,
5N6 per cent: sterling exchange. weak with
actual business in bankers bills at 4S51i
for demand and 4.S6is04. .S6st for sixty days =:
posted rates. 4S21sM4.s3h and 4S6G4 Isl !;
commercial bills, 4.SO; silver certificates.
65A.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-Drafts.
sight 5: telegraphic. 10.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-Consols, 11Oh.
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THE CALIFORNIA LIMITED.

On the Santa F'e leaves every Monday
and Thursday, reaching all eastern cities
from 10 to 30 hours quicker than any
other train. Particulars at ticket office,
200 Spring street.
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SILVER BULLION

NEW YORK. Nov. 1O.-Bar silver, 647s.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 16.-Bar silver
CAS-: exican dollars, 511a52.
LONDON. Nov. 16-Bar sivler 247sd
Bullion out of Bank of England, E1O0, 0O0
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LIVERPOOL MARKET.

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 16.-Spot wheat
closed quiet with a poor demands. No. 2
red winter. nominal No. red spring. Is
2d: No. l hard Manitoba. nominal, No. l
California. Is I'd; futures closed weak with
November 2isd lower and other months
2Ad lower; November, IS Id. December
January and February. ,6s 1lhd; March. IS
mixed new, 3s21sd; futures closed dull with
November unchanged and other months
unchanged to Ad lower; November, IS
21Sd: December. 3s 2Nd: January. February
and March. 3s 1s4d. Flour closed firm with
fair demand. freely supplied; st: Louis
fancy winter. 9s Cd. Pacific coast hops at
London, G3 5s.
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BUILDING PERMITS.

The following is list of the building
permits issued by the building superin-
ten m6'ent:
John Steward, west side Twenty-first
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Try our port and sherry wines at rs
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Tele-
phone 800.
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from going below ~. The sudden in
totally unexpected and the opinion was
cline at Liverpool was due to Chicago
manipulation. But other news gave the
bears more legitimate advantage. The
increase over 100000 or 500, 600 bushels. was
found to have increased Loss. 200 bushels.
good many by Were even m looking rs FOR de-
spect caused the price to take another sud-
den plunge. December had meantime re-
covered to Is cents ana II droppe9i, 70 -
ures. The demand for cash wheat was ur-
gent both for export and for milling. The
last hour and fluctuations were violent.
Liverpool at the close quoted a net de-
cline of from 2Ad' to 21ad for the day and
an0 Antwerp of the contnental markets
showed an advance. The Liverpool weak
ness caused December wheat to get down
TO 1lA cents. There was quick rally in
of large cash business; another drop to 77ss
cents followed by final rally to 7Siz cents.
which was the closing price. Corn was dull
and easy. In oats as well as in corn bust
ness was chiefly of local nature. Provis-
ion prices tended but one way and that was
downward. Receipts of hogs were much
larger than expected and started prices
lower.
The leading futures closed as follows:
--,W -Wheat NO o22MzcNsosIyyember' TIA December,
= Corn No. November, 247s; December,
25 May. 2SAM2Sas.
Oats No. 2-November, 1S1a: December.
10: May 221a
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
unchanged; No. aspiring wheat. IN; No 2
spring wheat -: No. red, S5h 0S6i4; No. .
corn. 24% M25: No. 2 oats. 1SstM19: No. 2
white. Gls4G221a; No. white. 1Sa21ia: No 2
rye, Ss: No. barley. nominal: No. 8. 25as7;
No. 4, 25@S0:, No. fiaxseed. 741aG75 prime
also; lard per 100 lbs. 800: short ribs
sides. loose; 5000 $50; dry salted shoulders.
ole ctr
Az: whisky, distillers finished goods. per
gal. lis
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LONDON MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
This was blank day in the stock markets
although the tendency was good except for
believed that a reaction is necessary to
bring in buyers. The dealers here are
awaiting for confirmation of the re-
vival of trade in the United States in the
form of increased railway receipts. Mines
were fiat on steady reaiZations In Paris
The Berlin market was quiet.
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TREASURY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON. Nov 16-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $22S 469, :
1885, gold reserve, $124, ,3S2, ,596.
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VISIBLE GRAIN.

NEW YORk. Noy: l6.IIhe visible sup
compiled by the New York Produce Ex-
change is as follows:
Wheat. 6.95S ,CDo bushels; increase, /, OBS OG0
Corn, is. 195. 900 bushels: decrease, 1893 600
Oats 900 bushels: increase 316GO0.
Rye. 2.70S.0 900 bushels. increase. $1,000.
Barley. 900 bushels: increase, EOS, ,0o0
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COAST STEAMSHIP
I'll
RTIyT--

Steamers leave Redondo and Port Los
Angeles for San Francisco:
Santa Rosa, 2:2O p.m...1 sl725 81 1871
Corona, 2:20 p. ...m......5 IL II ~ 10 ~ u
Leave San Pedro and East San PEDRO for
San Francisco, via Ventura Carpinteria,
santa Barbara, Gaviota, Port Hartford lSan
luis Obispo), Cayucos. San Simeon, Mon
terey and Santa Cruz:
G0pska' TU9s HaS5; S5:sS s;Sp pn Pms Il =
Leave Port Los Angeles at am. and
Redondo at Ii am. for San Diego. Stmr
Corona will also call at Newport (Santa
Anal. Nav nac
Santa Rosa .............i 10 S ~ -
T'he company reserves right TO change
steamers or sailing days.
cars connect with steamers via San Pe.
dro leave S. p. r. r.. (Arcade depot at b:o6
nm. and Terminal Ry. depot at pm.
Cars connect via Redondo leRve santa Ee
depot at $3.50 am, or from Redondo ny.
oepU 1psrs connect Via Port Los Angeles leave
S. p r. r. depot at 1:a5 pm. for stsesners
northbound.
i'es GoopATL. oii5,A.f PERKINS CO.. Gen. Agts-.
San Francisco.
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ROsTON OITOTATIONs
CHICAGO MARKET.

BOSTON, Nov. 16.-Atchison, 1875; Bell
Tel, ..2O6 Burlington. SLY; Mexican Cen
trail, s,
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.
Call Board Prices of Cereals and Ship
mentS Received

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l6.-Wheat clos
ed steady; May. 1635s; December, 1.5s; bar
Ssl. s '''SeO ''s's'' May '''2' De'e'''e''
Corn-Large yellow, s5dS7la.
Bran-California, 14.00a145O
extras, 4.soa5o5; superfne, 4;;25a4 4.5O:, -a,,a
Nas MheatmNe. cboico ~ shipping wheat 152Aa
BarleySFeed, fair to good, Soas21s; choice
DO. s5asSA; brewing; re-, eSas2lk; s6 -, eo ea
seed 1.oO0pil0
Receipts for ,forty-eight. hours-Flomr,
1926; potatoes, sacks. 1868; onions. sacks.
s corn eensals aaas $780, rye eenfas ssS ,s
tons, S.. wool; bales, AZ; mustard seed,
baSss ISL hafs daeksVer asks @ rabsas buds
wheat, sacks, 557 hops, bales. 1882; flaxseed,
sacks. 147 wine, gallons. 100.
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE.
Feed and Observation-Disclosures $4,000
20.50: bran, H.00Gl4.5O; outside brands, 1900
Hay-New crop wheat, S.OOa1O.5O; wheat
and oat. 7O0a1oO0; alfalfa, 5.50q6.50: clover,
6.00dS.00: barley, 500MS.50; stock. 5.00Q6.0Q;
Vegetables s-Potatoes salinss burbank,
5oM75 per GENITAL: Early Rose. 35440; river
Burbanks z5S5 Salinas and bay l Bqp. ap.
Various - Tomatoes. 25@5o green okra.
1885, $685. spri spad sas gs 55
a$oo;' Alameda cucumbers, 25glS;
kay squash loMl25; sgg , dp plant 2iSgsV;
do, 50d65: from other points. 50d1 0o vol
low onions, S0a95; Lima beans 2.Ooa2.10;
pink l.UUMilO; small wnlte, l.dJMl.4U large
Apples-Fancy. 75a1.00 for large boxes;
common, so@60; Bellilower, 50a9o.
d a. spo@ Ds
chest, 6.0O97.00: backberries, 4.00d5OO;
cranberries, 7.5OdS.5O per bbl.; huckleber-
Grapes-Fontainbleu 25935; black. 500
80; mlscat, l5N6O; seedless. 4oa5O tokay,
Figs-Blaek. single layers. s5@5e; do
Peaches@Per box. 1.Oo@125.
Pears, Per box. $500; winter Nelis, 751
1.25.
Citrus fruits-Mexcan lines, S.50G5O0:
California lemons, 1I1.25; do extras, 1.50
a2oO do fancy 2SGaS.oo. oooo oo nina.
apples. 2.50M4.00: Persian dates. 5G5H.
Dried Fruit-Jobbing prices: Apricots.
GanfS S eSoae a fh0ce prm
PeachesDFancy, 6Is; choice, 5la; stand
ar1 5: prime AZ ,peeleda in sahe boxes; 124
s; choice, AZ; standard. 31a: prime, 2kQ3.
Plums-Pitted, AZ; unpltted. 114.
Prunes-Four sizes, 4.
Nectarines-Fancy, 5; choice, Az; stand.
Figs-Choice white. 4: do black. 8; fancy
white. 10-lb. boxes, 65m70.
Raisins, jobbing prices-In sacks or So
b. boxes: Four crown. loose, l5la; three
crown, AZ; two crown, 4: seedless Sui
tanas. 5i&; seedless Muscatesl. 4.
Grapes--In 2O-lb. boxes: Three crown
London layers $l15; clusters. 1a;6o; Dehesa
CLUSTERS 255; imperial clusters SssSs 800 L.,
onds, 22I23; fancy dairy. 2OM21 do sec
onds. 1IMi9 picked. 17M1S: .firkin; 15M17..
Eggs-Store, nominal ranch, 30M371a east
ern, 20G26; duck, 25.
Cheese = Fancy mild new, aT1O: fair
to good, 57dS; young America, 1Oa11; east
ern. 12M13.
Poultry-Live turkey .gobblers, Hale; do
hens. 11112; roosters. old, 3.500400; young.
s25@35O hens. 4OOM5.OO: ducks, old. S.506
400: do young. S5oq4.5 50: geese, per pair,
1250l1.5O: rabbits. 1.25 per doz.; hare. LOO;
white geese. per pair 1.0O@1.50; gray geese,
2.50M3.00: brant. 1.50.
oupes, 25050; nutmeg melons, 20Q40.
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Chatsworth Park-Leayes from and ar
rives at River Station. San Fernando ST..
only.
Sundays excepted. ~ Saturdays and
Sundays excepted. s*"Saturday only.
''''sundaFT FilG fn'fDE INSIDE TRACK.
All s. p. Co.'S trains stop at First st
Except the four San Francisco trains) and
Commercial st. Except the 800 o'clock San
Francisco evening train(. in business CEN
ter of the city saving time ana street car
fares to passengers.
Trains for aea beach points leave River
station 90 minutes earlier than from Ar
I'll TICKET ssis' 'oFFIcEs-No. 22s S. Spring St.,
local; River station. local: First st, local:
Commercial ST.. local: Maud Junction. local
PROPOSALS FOR FORAGE AND
Denver, Colo, November q 1S96-Sealed
proposals in triplicate will be received here
and at office of Quartermaster at each post
below named until IL o'clock am. 120th mer-
idian time December 2, 1885, and then open
ed for furnishing Forage and Straw. at
Forts Grant. Huachuca, sub-post of San
Bayard and Wingate, n. M, Forts Doug
las and Du Chesne. Utah. and Fort Logan.
Colo, during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1897. Proposals for quantities less than
the whole required, or for delivery a points
other than those named, will be entertain
ed. The right is reserved to reject any or
all proposals or any part thereof Inform
alton furnished on application here or at
offices of respective post quartermasters.
Forage and Straw" Z. B. ATWOOD. Ma
jor Chief O. M Nov 3-4-5-6-30 Dec.
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LINES OF TRAVEL

All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom, 324 South Spring street.
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MOUNT LOWE RAILWAY.
TIME CARD
In Effect November 3, 1896.
Cars for Echo Mountain and Alpine Tav-
ern leave Los Angeles via Pasadena and
Los Angeles Electric Railway as follows:
900 am. 1870 am. 300 pm.
Returning. arrive at Los Angeles:
10:4u am. 400 pm, $3.50 pm
Via Los Angeles Terminal Railway, leave
Los Angeles at:
9:30 am. 1920 pm.
Returning, arrive at:
HIS am. 500 pm.
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To Cure q c

To Cure Gold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo QuiEtne Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. CSC.
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DETROT,EJM.

PETROLEUM.
NEW YORK. Nov. 16-Petroleum-Penn
sylvania crude was steady; December clos
ed 120 bid.
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BOND LIST,

NEW YORK. Nov. 16-The following
We're the closing quotations on bonds to-
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CLOSING STOCKS

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The following
are the closing stock quotations.:
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r os ANGELES SAVINGS BANK.
2s0 N. Main St.

230 N. Main St.
3. e. Platter Pres. H. W. Hellman, v. Pres.
w. M. Caswell. Cashier.
Directors-I. w. Hellman, j. e. Platter,
n. W. Hellman. I. W. Hellman. Jr.. W.
NJ. Caswell.
Interest paid on deposits. Money to loan
on frst-class real estate.
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On November 4th New York reports
about $4,000 boxes of LEMONS afloat to ar
rive. This Is not large supply, as the
market east is known to be almost bare of
stock
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The pack of dried fruit in Santa Clara
county is moving to market at an unpre-
cedented rate. Up to a week ago the ship
ments of dried prunes amounted to 81 $685.
$40 pounds. and as estimates of the seasons
pack vary from 5000 600 to sc, 900 900 pounds
ii is evident that large percentage of the
seasons crop has gone forward.
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SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS

SAN FRANCISCO Nov 16-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
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Fancy New York winter apples are quot
ed in New York state at So cents per barrel
and fancy Michigan winter apples in Mich
igan to S5 cents.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-16

Personal pressure can no more be
hooted down,or voted down, or argu-
ed out of existence than can the push
of the wind or the pull of the moon.
If you weigh a ton you will exert a
toms pressure.
There is probably such a thing as
genius, although ninety nine hun
dredths of it is doubtless the name
which lazy people give to results
which others have earned by hard
work in those hours when the lazy
people themselves are either sleeping
or wishing they could gain it without
toiling for it.
There is faculty in almost anybody
to become a genius if only that fac
ulty were Jumped.
We are more likely to find good
destiny by going afoot than by riding.
The world cares very little for ex-
only infnitesimally determined by
them.
The man whose only capital is one
of enthusiasm will be conspicuous for
abundance of torch, at the same time
lacking the timber which the torch
exists primarily to enkindle.
Sowing still antecedes reaping, and
the amount sowed determines pretty
closely the size of the harvest.
Empty barns in October are the
logical sequence of empty burrows in
spring. The young man may as well
understand that there are no gratui
ties in this life, and that success is
never reached tEacross lots.n
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-16
FACTS ABOUT CUBA.

The state in Cuba does not support
a single public library.
In 1894 Spain exacted from Cuba
taxes amounting to S26, 900, 900.
Real estate in Havana has fallen to
one half and one third of it's value.
In the last % years Spain has built
only 139 kilometres of highroads in
Cuba.
Cuba has "a ports, many of them in
labyrinth of keys and sand bars, but
only nineteen lighthouses.
In the Spanish Parliament, consist
ing of $50 Deputies, Cuba never has
more than six and usually only three
members.
Cuba has the right to dispose of p
rs per cent of it's revenues. Spain at
tends to the other 1926 per cent.
Spain pays bounties for sugar pro-
duced in its own land, but levies a
duty of SO 20 on each 100 kilograms of
Cuban sugar sent across the sea.
Before the recent revolution Spain
restricted the right of suffrage to So,
600 native Cubans, out of total ma
tive population of 600, 900, the pro-
portion of per cent.
Spain allows Cuba only S1S2, 900 a
year for public instruction and makes
the University of Havana a source of
profit to the state. Even Hayti pays
more than Cuba for the education of
it's people.
There is a Spanish tax in Cuba on
the introduction of machinery us
ed in the production of sugar, tax
on the railroads for transporting it,
third tax called industrial duty and
fourth on expectation.
Interest on Cuba's debt to Spain,
saddled on the island without its
knowledge, imposes a burden of S9.79
on each inbabitant. Not cent of this
debU-of 500, 900, 900 has been spent in
Cuba to advance the work of i'm
provement and civilization.
These are the salaries paid by Cuba
to some of it's Spanish officials: Gov
ernor General, $780, 900, in addition to
a palace, a country house, servants,
coaches and fund for secret eXpens-
es; Director General of the Treasury,
SIS, 800; Archbishop of Santiago and
Bishop of Havana SIS, 900 each; Com
mander General of the Naval Station,
SIG, 1892; General Legundo Cabo and
President of the Audience, SIS, 900
each: Governor of Havana and Secre-
tary of the General Government, S.
600 each. All these officers also re-
ceive free lodgings and servants.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-16
SPONTANEOUS CANDIDA IES.

To those who are somewhat familiar
with the current of republican poll
tics as thus far developed in the pres
ent campaign, the attempt in some
quarters to make it appear the can
didacy of Speaker William w. Stick
ney is or has been in response to a
sort of a spontaneous uprising of the
Republicans Of the State in order to
give expression to their indignation
at some imaginary ''ring" or ma
chine,'' is simply ridiculous. Speaker
Stickney has just the same, neither
more nor less, right to aspire to the
governorship as any and every other
citizen of Vermont duly qualified
under the law. His friends and sup
porters have neither greater nor less
right to urge his candidacy than the
friends Of any other properly qualifi-
ed citizen.
Speaker Stickney has deserved we'll
of the State and his ambition to reach
higher political station is in all re-
spects laudable. But neither he nor
his friends have any monopoly in
that direction, nor do they represent
in a relative degree more of good
citizenship, of earnest Republicanism,
genuine solicitude for the welfare of
the State, or of any other civic or
personal virtues, than the supporters
of his principal competitor. He came
into the gubernatorial field precisely
as other candidates have announced
their candidatures for the past half
century and more. He presented
himself, or allowed his friends to pre-
sent his name, exactly as has been
done hitherto. This was and is his
unquestioned right, but the same
right is the prerogative of Major
Circuit or anybody and everybody else
competent to fill the requirements OF
the besought position.
So, too, toe attempt to claim the
candidature of the Ludlow aspirant is
a case Of the coffee seeking the man"
while that of Maj .Grout is the reverse
is without the slightest warrant in
fact. The people are as free to make
their choice to-day, will be as free to
make their choice in the respective
city and town caucuses, as though
Speaker Stickney had announced his
purpose to seek the governorship
decade ago. Major Grout had given
voice to his aspirations in his boy
hood, or the names of neither of them
had been heard in connection with
the governorship outside the secluslon
of their respective bed chambers.
The people are urged to "trip up
some fancied arrangements, con