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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO, April T.--Lght to medium
weight feeders are selling on level with
fat export beeves and some heavy went as
high as s4 Cows at $2.5ofiS.50: prime heif-
ers, S3,60dU3.90. calves, 81. 50fI465 The offer
ings were well taken at So. 30f13.65 for heavy
hogs and choice lots brought 81 so. Med
ium weights went as high AS SO. rs and light
weights at $3.60Nf4.00 Inferior to choice
sheep are now selling at SO. 25d3.75: choice.
$3.50: with westerns and Texans making
UP the great bulk of offerings. Lambs sell
at 81. 15fi4.55 and shorn lambs and sheep sell
at about 30 cents under wooled flocks.
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LOS ANGELES
Represental.. =. aoicsale ana
Retail Dealers, Business
Men ard Firms


ATTO2NEYS-AT-LAW
". II. SHINN, 2o5-e0s Wilson blk, Spring st.
3ARBERS' SUPPLIES AND GRINDERS
sTEINEN d. KIRCHNEii, 1so y. Main st.
BICYCLES
"KEATJNG,' Hawley, King & Co, 30 ". Main
DRUGGISTS-WHOLESA
+. W. BRAUN d. CO.. zO5-ic7 " Main tel. 95A
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
LUDWIG & WAGNER, Mott Market. tel. ESQ.,
GROcERiEs-WhOLEsA
HAAS, BARCCII & co, 80 to 3a5 n. l.. A. st.
HOTELS
ABBOrSF0RD INN cor sth and Hope; tel, ll7s
LAW, COLLECTIONS, HERcANTiLE REP'rs
STANDARD COLLECTION d MERCANTILE
Co. dnc,) 100000, 2li-2i2 Stimson A. G. Brod-
erson, atty.
LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE
BANKERS ALLIANCE OF CAL 2ls Court d
pHOTOuRApH-LANDSc
F. IL. MACDE d CO.. Eli w. First ST.
REAL ESTATE
NORTON & KENNEDY. 1874 =. Brdwy; tel CO..
SADDLES, HARNESS AND SADOLEWARA
J +. MORENO, 22O Also st.
SAFES, SCALES, REFRiOERATORS
CHAs. w. ADAMS. 3s5 n. Main. Tel. 1s47
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOOL COMPANY
CONSTABLE q CoUTTs, 15s N. Los Angeles.
UNDER TAKERS AND EMBALnERs
BOOTH II ROW, 25s s. Main ST. Tel. 1870
MATCHMAKER AND Op1iciAN
@ SToESAk, 81 s. Spring st. bet. 9Th and sth.
WINES AND SPIRITS
]. F. A. LAST, 100 and lSl n. Main ST.
YARN HOUSES
NEW YORK BAZAAR. 14s N. Spring
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8 per cent: prime mercantile paper. 5ia:
sterling exchange dull. with actual bus:
ness in bankers' bills at A.ssla@4.SS34 for
demand and s4.S74 and S4.Slfo sixty days;
posted rates, s4.SsHMis9; commercial bills,
s4.s1s4: bar silver, 67sl silver certificates,
G7% nbSi.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1I.-Drafts,
sight. s: telegraph. 10.
LONDON, April 1I.-Consols, 111%.
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SILVER BT1LJION

NEW YORK, April E.-Bar silver, 67a4
Mexican dollars 54ia.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11.-Bar silver
67fs; Mexican dollars. is4d55i..
LONDON, April 17.-Bar silver, 3ld
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TREASIIRy STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, April I7.-Today's state.
ment OF the condition of the treasur,
shows: Available cash balance, S970, 4is, ,46C
gold reserve, $l27,427,2Yi
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SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.
SAN FRANCICO. April 1.-THE official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
BANK CLEARINGS.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE following
total clearances at the principal cities and
the percentage of increase or decrease, as
compared with the corresponding week last
wear:
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CHICAGO MARKET
The Days Transactions on the Board o
Trnde


CHICAGO, April 17.-There was not,
great deal doing early in wheat, but as the
session advanced the market lightened up
ane oT be dSy Seng E afss
veloped a stronger and higher prices ruled,
May selling to 81 and July to 6Sls. part Of
the advance being maintained. The early
strength was attributable to some extent
to the firm tone Of European advices and
rather unseasonablee weather conditions
In the spring wheat territory the map
showing cool weather In the Northwest
with snow fiurries in the Dakotas and Min
nesota Frosts were also reported in Cali
fornia. Advices from the Red River Val
ley reported seeding delayed. There was
a good deal of July on the market early
elevator interests selling quite freely, the
premium being 1T1,sc. Northwestern re-
in most sections are busy with spring work
and the weather in the winter wheat belt
was favorable. there being rain in Kansas
and Nebraska. and showers and cooler con-
ditions are indicated for the West and
Southwest. but a good deal colder in the
Northwest Considerable business was
started by st. Louis buying and sudden
rise in prices at that point, due, it was
claimed, to crop damage claims by chinch
bugs. Many of the early sellers turned
buyers and the market became very strong.
the top prices being made on this rise
Business in corn was more active than for
some. time. The prices kept within mar
the day of 1sahc. There was more doing
today in tho way of changing. The very
moderate movement, together with the
sailing of the fleet and action of wheat inn
parted a very firm tone to the market. The
chief buying was by st. Louis. there being
considerable July covered. Free covering
by shorts created an active and tirmer
market for oats. Prices ruled 1aMAc high
er at the close. Offerings of provisions were
not very free. while a good general demand
prevailed. mainly credited to the short in
terest. The supply of hoy,s was moderate
and the market higher. and a stronger
feeling prevailed in grain. Under these
circumstances the demand for the longer
deliveries was quite active, with no par
ticular pressure to sell and prices for all
descriptions ruled higher. though the ap-
probation was not fully maintained to the
close
The leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat No. 2-April, 66A; May, 66s4; July
Corn No .2-April, 30; May S01s; July.
31le; September. 325a.
Oats No. 2-May, 20i4; July, 20ss; Septem-
ber. 203,.
Cash quotations We're as follows: Flour
nominal; No. spring wheat. 6614: No. 3
spring wheat 65iaM661a: No. 2 red e9Ssdl
70s4; No. corn. 30ts: No. oats. 20; No. :
white. 20: No. 3 white. 19kM204: No rye,
371a: No. barley. nominal: No. l flaXseed,
Sly; prime timothy seed $3.25: mess pork.
per Dbl, IS. 106iS.15: lard. per 100 lbs. 1850
4.971a short ribs sides 0oosel. sl4004.45:
dry salted shoulders (boxed). 4laMi3s: short
clear sides (boxed), 41aM43s: whisky, distil.
lers finished goods, per gal $1.22.
Rcts Shpmts
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BOSTON QUOTATIONS.

BOSTON, April 17.-Atchison. l6: Be
Telephone. 20iia Burlington, 7sia Mexica
Central, 10; San Diego, TO-
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Chetsworth Park--Leave from and arrive at
River Station. San Fernando street. only
A Sundays excepted s Saturdays and Sundays
only
All SP. Co.'S trains stop at First street (exce7t
the four San Francisco trains) AMI Commercial,
street Except the S:25 san FRANCISCO evening z
train, In the business center OF the city saYin
time and street car fares to passengers
General Passenger Office 22a s. SprinS street.
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LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL. April 17-Spot wheat clos
ed dull with fair demand; No. red win
ter, SIS Sd; No hard Manitoba. SIS I'd. Fu-
lures closed easy l4d lower April, 5s Glad;
ber, 5s I'd. Spot corn closed steady: Ameri-
can mixed new, IS. 1aad. Futures closed
quiet at unchanged prices to I'd higher
April. SIS 11sd; May. 3s I'd; June. 3s; July,
Ss 1ad; August, 3s. Sd; September SIS sgd.
Flour closed steady with moderate de-
mand; st. Louis fancy winter. Is Cd. Pa
cflc coast hops at London 81 15s.
PETROLEUM
NEW YORK, April 17.-Petroleum was
dull United closed at 1872.
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THE LONDON MARKETS,

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Evening
The feature OF the market today was the
rise In consols to 49, Tho bears hoped for
some reference IN the budget to tho sus-
ing Forthcoming there was a rush to cover
and hence the rise. There was a further
sharp rise in home rails. Americans open-
letter out of stocks, then rallied and An
ally closed trifie weaker aeain. Atchison
and Southern We're especially good. Mines
news as to which some grave opinions are
expressed in good quarters. Paris and Ber-
lin markets were firm.
MONEY QUOTATIONS.
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The report of the California Fruit
Growers and Shippers association
shows that this fruit in 1895 was dis
trih,Ited as follows:
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MONEY QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, April J7.--Money on call
easy at FsFs per cent; last loan 8; clcsed
The record-union., 1896-12-06
SANTA FE RECEIVERSHIP.
The Railway Files an Answer In the
Case.

OSKALOOSA CKas.), Dec. 5.-The
Santa Fe receivership case took most
unexpected turn to-day by the railway
filing an answer in the case. The an
swer contains sixteen closely written
typewriter pages and certificates of
the organization of the new company.
and in objection to the proceedings OF
this court, sets up, first, a general de-
nial; second, denies that more than 20
rer cent. of the stock was held by aliens
at the time this suit was brought; third.
that the law was never passed: that il
passed, 1t was a violation of the United
States Constitution. The answer prays
that the case be dismissed. and that
the company recover its losses herein.
The attorneys here think that this ac-
ton indicates that the attorneys of the
road have looked up the law, and have
decided that the court here has juris-
diction, and that Judge Thayer will SO
hold in his decision, which will be rem
dered at Topeka Monday.
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SUPPLIES FOR THE CUBANS.
THREE FRIENDS AND DAUNTLESS
WILL CARRY THEM.
The Owner of the Former Will De.
mand That the Vessels be Es-
corted by U. S. Warship.

JACKSONVILLE Ella }, Dec. 5.-The
Cuban delegate here has received a re-
quest from General Maceo for a large
supply of arms and ammunition and
medicines to be sent to him immedi-
ately.
The Dauntless and the Three Friends
will leave for Cuba at once with the
supplies. No attempt has been made at
secrecy, and the United States Marshal
has been informed that the Three
Friends will carry a cargo of munitions
of war to Cuba.
Mr.. Bans, the owner, goes to Wash
ingtOn at once to inform the Attorney
General that he has contracted to land
a cargo on the coast of Cuba. and will
demand that his vessel be escorted thera
by a United States warship
He insists that under the ruling of
the Supreme Court of the United States
in the Horzan case the carrying of arms
on an unarmed vessel is not violation
of the law. The Dauntless will take on
her cargo of arms at Eau GaIlie. The
Commodore will leave to-day for Cuba
with arms.
Colonel Nunez of the Cuban Junta is
now in Jacksonville directing the move
ments of the expedition.
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SUICIDE AT NEW YORK.
Albert F. Love;oy Ends His Life by
InhaIing Gas.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Albert F. Love-
joy, who was for many years a porter
at the Fifth-avenue Hotel, committed
suicide during the night at his room in
the Putnam House by inhaling gas He
was found dead this morning. He had
made certain of death by stuffiing with
paper the keyhole and seams of the door
in his room, and also fastening the win
dow tightly.
Lovejoy had peculiar history. Dur
ing the quarter of a century that he was
in service at the Fifth-avenue Hotel he
met almost ever prominent politician
in the country. He was an especial friend
of Blaine, Grant and Garfield. When
was detailed as his valet, and he was re-
lieved of all other duties.
The failure of Blaine's election in 1884
broke Lovejoy's heart, and he took to
drink He continued his spree until
couple of years ago, when he was dis
missed from the hotel. Since then he
has done nothing in particular
Lovejoy, while head porter at the
Fifth-avenue, became mine of political
information, and was as well posted as
anyone on the political affairs of the
nation. His position at the hotel was
lucrative one, and he saved consider
able money, but got rid of it speedily
when he began his dissipation.
Lovejoy had no relatives so far as
known, but there is little doubt that his
old-time friends will take charge of the
remains and give them fitting burial
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BURGLAR ARRESTED.
Caught in the Act of Rifling Room in
an Oakland Lodging. House.

OAKLAND, Dec. 5.-John Monroe, a
private citizen, this morning caught a
thief who gave the name of John Tay-
lor and who is, according to his own
confession, era rackajack at his busi-
ness.
Monroe rooms at the Dennison lodg-
ing-house, at Sixteenth street and San
Pablo avenue, and was awakened by
hearing a rustling in his room. He
awoke to see a burglar quietly going
through a pair of trousers. The startled
lodger acted quickly. He jumped out of
bed, grabbed the intruder and held him
until aid came.
At the police station the prisoner was
anxious TO confess He said that he has
been doing hotel and lodging-house
burglaries since last January, and
named seventeen places where he had
tried his hand with success. Accord
ing to his story he worked between )
and o'clock in the morning, and to-
day was his first interruption.
He has given the police a list of the
stolen articles and the pawnshops and
secondhand stores are now undergoing
a raking over by the detectives looking
for "swag."
Taylor is not wholly unknown to the
police, for he was arrested last Decem-
Der and served thirty days for stealing
an umbrella.
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Was Confined in Jail on a Charge Of
Committing Murder.
A Burglar Caught While in the Act of
Robbing a Room in an Oakland
Lodging-House, and Lodged in Jail
Burglars Enter a Fresno Hotel
and Steal a Thousand Dollars
Worth of Sample Clothing Belong
ing to a Chicago Drummer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-Fong All
Get, a Chinese, charged with murder,
hanged himself to the bars of his cell
in the City Prison at an early hour this
morning, and his body now lies at the
Morgue.
He ended his life by fastening his
queue to the steel bars of his cell and
allowing himself to suspend in such a
position that his feet did not touch the
floor.
The prisoner had been confined in cell
No. 21 while he was awaiting the end
ing of his preliminary examination.
This morning Sergeant Bidwen was in
charge of the prison and about 2:lO
o'clock he passed Fong Gets cell and
spoke with the prisoner for moment.
Twenty-Five minutes later the Ser
geant looked in the cell as he passed
down the corridor, and as he did SO he
saw something that startled him.
Fong Get was dangling from the bars
and was in a dying condition. He was
cut down as soon as possible Sand DIR.
Thompson of the Receiving Hospital
was summoned.
Before the doctor could arrive, how
ever, the Chinese was dead. Later in
the morning the body was removed to
the Morgue.
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GREAT ACTIVITY at 4 NAVY YARD.
LEAGUE ISLAND A SCENE OF
UNUSUAL BUSTLE.
Belief That II is Caused by Antici.
pated Trouble With the Gov.
ernment of Spain.

CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-A special from
Philadelphia says:
League Island Navy Yard is a scene
of unusual hustle and activity. All of
the monitors that have been moored in
the back channels are now in the best
possible condition and ready at a few
days notice to go into active service
The stores for all of them are at the
island and they need only to be stocked
to go to sea.
There is a deal of secrecy as TO
what is being done with the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius. Orders have been
given that she must be in readiness to
leave in five days. All her stores are
ready for her. Every particle of her
machinery has been oiled and the men
on board of her have been told to keep
their mouths shut" One of her officers
says that if she has the opportunity she
will surprise the world in the way of
maritime warfare. The Puritan, like
wise. is being arranged so that she will
be ready to sail when orders come.
Every effort is being made to put the
Brooklyn in the best possible shape to
go into active service, and it is known
that a request of this kind came from
the Secretary of the Navy.
What does all this mean?" was
asked an official whose relations with
the Navy Department is such as to give
good effect to his opinion.
Il will tell you plainly" he replied
that we believe there is going to be
trouble with Spain. 1t won't last long,
of course, but every order issued in the
past five months has indicated such an
action. There has never been in the
history of League Island such supply
of stores as are now here 1t includes.
among other things, material that is
seldom thought of in time of peace"
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NEW BICYCLE RECORDS.
Three Coast and Worlds rlade at
San Francisco.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-The third
meet held at the new Velodrome Cycle
Racing Track this afternoon furnished
better days sport than either of the
two previous ones, and the attractive
programme drew a larger crowd. The
men are steadily improving in condi-
ton, and as they are now thoroughly
accustomed to the track, the racing is
faster and devoid of accidents.
Velodrome shield race, one mile, pro-
fessional, standing start, unpaced w.
A. Terrill VS.. w. E. Becker of Mime
apolis, Terrill forfeited. Beckers time
2:21.
Two-thirds of mile, scratch, anna
teur, J. R. Kenna won. H. w. Squires
second, E. F. Russ third. Time
81 80.
wo-thirds of a mile, scratch, pro-
fessional, w. F. Foster won, H. F. Ter
rill second, W. E. Becker third. Time
LIZ Id. Coast record)
mile, record, exhibition, amateur,
George E. Dixon and w. L. Loose.
Time-2:56 3-5 coast record.
One mile exhibition, professional,
paced, Floyd Mcfarland Of San Jose.
Time-1:55 coast record.
Five-mile tandem, exhibition, anna
teur. Dixon and Craft. Time-One
mile, 200; two miles, 4:21 20; three
miles, 6:3S 4-5; four miles, 500; five
miles, 11:09 4-5 (world's record.
One-half mile exhibition, professional,
paced, O. L. Stevens of Ottumwa, Ia.
Time-0:56 Coast record)
Half-mlle handicap, amateur, E. F..
Russ (iW won, J. r. Kenna (Scratch)
second. p. r. Mott (2O) third. Time
1:U9 %
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BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Forty Apprentice Boys Escape From
a Naval Training Station.

NEWPORT CIR. -, Dec. 5.-About
forty APPRENTICES at the Naval Training
Station made a break for liberty this
noon and escaped from the ielana
During the afternoon the marines and
schoolmasters from the training station
prosecuted diligent search. BY night
thirty-five in all had returned to the
station. Some We're found in the city
streets amusing themselves with their
unaccustomed shore liberty, while
others were picked up in the country
near the city limits. AS the number
who escaped is ascertained to have been
forty-seven in all, this leaves an even
dozen still at large. Search for these
will be continued tomorrow, and most
or all will probably be taken, as after
an alarm is given it is not easy TO
leave the island either by road or pub
lie conveyance.
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STRANGE CASE.
A Bean i'm the Ear Causes the Death
of rIan Near Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 5.-The story of
a strange death comes to-day from
Highlands in this county. J. Douglas
McGeoch, 21 years old, an employe on
the ranch owned by William Young,
was playing with other employees on the
farm, swapping beans at each other In
the course of the play a small bean
lodged in McGeoch's ear, and though
it gave him some annoyance at first, it
was not particularly painful. An ef-
fort was made by himself and his fell
low workmen to dislodge the bean, but
it was unsuccessful
On the morning following McGeoch
was suffering such intense pain that he
became insane, and three days later he
died from the effects of the lodgment
of the bean in his ear.
McGeoch came to California from Col
OradO.
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Found Clinging to a Small Hatch Oh
the North Carolina Coast.
A Quarrel Between Two American
Engineers Working on the Exten.
sion of the MiChOchacan and Pacific
Railway, in rlexicO, Results in One
of the rIen Striking With q Pistol
and Killing His FellOW-W Workman.

SAVANNAH, Dec. 5.-The British
ship Straithnairn. Captain Nunlng,
which arrived at this port to-day from
Delaware Breakwater, brought Erick
Stocklasse, a Swedish sailor, who was
picked up Friday clinging to small
hatch floating in the Gulf Stream Off the
coast of North Carolina. He was the
only survivor of the schooner Frank M.
Noyes, Captain Asquin, bound from San
Andreas Island for Baltimore with a
cargo of fruit.
The vessel capsized Wednesday at l
a. m. and all on board were drowned eX-
cept Stocklasse and Arthur Cross OF
Springfield. Mass, who clung to one OF
the vessels matches. Cross became eX-
hausted after being in the water until
Thursday night, and bidding his ship
mate farewell, sank into the sea. The
number of the men in the crew is un-
known.
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BEHRING SEA CLAIMS.
Further Testimony in the Case of the
Schooner Carolina.

VICTORIA B. c., Dec. 5.-In the
Behring Sea Claims Commission to-day
Daniel Warner, shipwright, testified
that the Carolina was worth $500 or
81 1000.
On cross-examination by Dickinson
as to vessels being brought around the
Horn in 1886. Peters raised the objection
that the matter was new, and Warner
said he could not fix dates.
Dickinson said the objection w&s
highly technical, and a somewhat ami
mated debate ensued between senior
counsels for the respective Govern
ments. Finally Judge Putnam said
they had not thought well to lay down
strict rules, and Judge King said the
same, but added that counsel must
keep the case within the limits of
pleadings
Next witness was Captain Sebastian,
who said in 1884 as good a vessel as the
Carolina could not be built for less than
$1,000.
John Clark, Well known as a sealing
man, also gave evidence as to the price
of building schooners in 1891 and 1SY:,
and the commission adjourned until
Monday
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UNCLE SANS new NAVY.
TWO MORE WARSHIPS NEARING
COMPLETION.
The Gunboats Vicksburg and New
port Successfully Launched at
Bath, Elaine.

BATH (Me), Dec. 5-United States
gunboats Vicksburg and Newport were
launched at 12:40 and 1888 .. m, re-
spectively.
Ten thousand people witnessed the
twin launching at the Bath Iron Works
to-day. Miss Addie Trowbridge of
Vicksburg broke the ribbon-covered
champagne bottle on the stern of the
vessel of that name, saying Il christen
thee Vicksburg, and may your history
be as memorable as that of your name
sake"
Miss La Fargo of Newport, grand
daughter of Commodore Perry. broke
the champagne bottle and christened
the boat Newport.
The gunboats are of what is known
as composite construction, the entire
frame of steel, and above the water
each is plated with steel and planked
below The planking is covered with
copper, the advantage of this over the
steel being that the vessel will not need
docking for years, and may make unin-
terrupted cruises of seven or eight
years.
Each boat has three full decks, run
ming the entire length of the vessel.
The length over all is 200 feet and 16S
feet between perpendiculars The beam
between holdings is 35 feet ; inches.
and extreme beam 3S feet. The mean
draft is II feet. and the displacement
l.oDo tons. AS compared with the
Machias and Castine. these new boats
are - feet shorter. four feet wider and
of the same displacement. The rig is
that of barkentine. and the area of
the nine principal sails will be II 800
feet
The armament consists of six four
inch rapid fire breech loading rifles.
four six-pound rapid fire guns and two
one-pounders. The boilers are of the
Scotch type, two in number. with a
working pressure of 16O pounds. The
engines are of the vertical triple ex-
pansion type, with cylinders sixteen
inches twenty-five inches and thirty
SIX inches in diameter, respectively,
and with twenty-four-inch stroke.
Their horsepower is 500, one-half that
of the Machias.
The contract speed is twelve knots.
with no premium for excess. but with
penalty for falling short. but they will
be accepted if they make eleven knots.
The coal capacity is 300 tons. giving
a steaming radius of II 900 knots. But
as the boats are designed to cruise un-
der sail ordinarily. they will not have
to recoal inside of year.
The total cost will be 100000. The
boats will be ready for sea early next
year. Each will carry nine officers. ten
marines and l25 blue jackets. Their
rig will be very heavy. and the boats
will be very heavy under sail In ap-
pearance they are much like steam
yachts Of approved model.