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Presideatal Electors Must all be Chosen
in State Convention.
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE

AUGUSTA, MAINE, Jan. Is, 1896. J
To the Republicans of Maine:-Prior to Is 92
two Presidential electors at large, correspond
ing to the two United States senators. were
nominated in State convention, and the re-
bers of the United States House of Represen
tatiyes were nominated by the several con
5ressional district conventions.
The passage OF the Australian Ballot law en-
tlrely changed the procedure. Under the law.
All Conventions are portion of our election
system. and this ballot act REQUIRES that candi-
dates to be voted for by the Voters throughout
bya Convention representing no less constit-
uency than the whole state Hence, all the
candidates OF a party for Presidential electors
must be nominated in Sta e Convention, and |
nave therefore included in the call six electors.
j. III. MANLEY, Chairman
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4. p. G. wzsEs aEnvs AND BRAIN TREATMENT

ps. =. G. VESTS NEEvE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
lis sold under positive written guarantee by
authorized agents only, to cure Weak Memory;
Loss of Brain and Nerve Power: Lost Maj hood;
Confidence; Nervousness; Lassitude; all Drains;
Loss of Power of the Generative Organs in either
sex. caused by over -exerton, Youthful Errors, or
which leads to Miso.y J, Consumr .1on, insanity
and Death. By mail 81 a beg; six for SIS; with
written guarantee to cure or refund money.
sample paGkage cansalnng n & flvs days treatment
only sold to each person by mail.
Sold by J. III. Hammond corner Free ana
Center Sts. L. c. Fowler, corner Congress and
Lafayette Sts., and H. P. s. Goold. 531 Con-
gress St, Portland. Me,
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Boston Produce Market.
BOSTON, Jan. 30, l896.-The following are
to-day's quotations of Provisions, etc..
FLOUR.
Sspring patents. Miln.. S5aS4 10.
Spring pat. Wis, 3 1898 80.
Spring, clear anu straight, 1898 CO.
Winter patents, 3 90sa4 10.
Winter. clear and straight, ? 5o(d3 30.
Add 25c to the above for the 1obbing rates.
MEATS.
Pork, long and short cut p barrel. IS 90.
Pork, light and hwy BACKS $12 OO@13 90.
Pork, lean lenos IS 90.
Tongues pork, S15 5n: do beef $19 " Dbl
Beef, corned. SIS 50G11 30.
Shoulders. corned ard fresh 7c.
Shoulders. smoked. TIE.
Ribs, fresh, sac.
Bacon. &c.
Pork. salt 7c
Briskets, salt 2.
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Portland yynolesaie arar.set.

PORTLAND. Jan 80. ls
While dull lness was the chief feature to-day,
values in most instances were firmer, with Flour
attraetia speci attention, owing to a further
rise in Wheat, which closed in Chicago at 6314
for January and 66s4 for May,ruling the high
est for long time. For the bestiWinter Wheat
Flo rs actual sales have been made at A 40, but
en- all grades Of Flour higher prices will be no.
ticed. Corn and Oats firmer and trile better
Burning Oils are off 14c. Molasses &c up on
common and medium, which are rather carce.
Eggs continue easy with liberal rece ipts. Hay
steady ana unchanged
The following are todaY's wholesale prices of
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FINANCIAL Ind COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
New York stock and Money Market.

New York Stock and Money Market.
by TelegraDhl
NEW YORK. Jan. 80.
Money easy at 394 per cent; last loan at
per cent, closing at per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper was quoted at per cent.
Sterling Exchange was firm. with actual
business in bankers bills s7A s712 Tor
6oday bills and 1914 "a Ss1s for demand;
posted rates at SSG54 Sj1a. Commercial bills
6o-days at = s641 "a 81. Government. Bonds
steadier. Railroads higher.
silver at the Board was quiet.
Bar silver 671s
Mexican dollars 3K.
At London to-day bar silver was quoted
3Os4 d U OF and quiet.
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Notice to Mariners.

Steamer Manhattan, Bragg, from New York,
reports the bell buoy in the Slue of Pollock
Rip broken. and only the bottom remaining.
Ia new bell was placed in position 3Oth
Capt Bragg also reports the buoy on northern
point of Stone Horse gone. and also the buoy
OH Handkerchief gone.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31

LIVERPOOL. ENG. Steamship Scotsman
1850 bush beas.66. Is bush corn 1910 bbls APP
pies % do hog castings 25 do pork 274l boXS
Tam and bacon y, ,6o7 boxes cheese % pcgks
butter do sundries 2 do machny 5992mape
blocks 50 deals G91 bds staves 4uo bags oat-
meal l cs lea ther do affects % DO cigar
cites 90 cS canned corn rs organs 1l95 cases
canned meats > logs 1877 200 fbs lard 1914
Sneep 1908 cattle 81 horses
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{ otton arSers
: by Telegraph.l

s,s....as,, IS r. JANUARY 80. 1886.
NEW Y0RK--The Cation market to- ,ayqwa
steady and dull; sales 1890 baes mlddng up
lands at 8A middling gull 8 1Ac. -
NEW oKLEANS-1he Cotton Market to-day
was quiet; middling sc.
CHARLEsToN-The Cotton market to-day
was steady; middling 7s4
SAVANNAH-The Sattoi market to-day
was steady; Middling 7s4c.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet; middlings 77s
MEMPHIs-The Cotton market today was
Quiet; uliuDl ling l5-l &c.
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European Markets.

(By TeIegraph.)
LONDON, Jan. 80 lS96.-Consols 1O77s
for both money and the account
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 80. 1S36.-Cotton market
steady: American mddling 4 19-32d: estimat-
ed sales 10000 bales; speculation and ex
port 1000 bales.
Quotations Winter Wheat 5s S12 d96s9Ad; ;
Spring Wheat 5s S12d@5s 80.
Corn IS 4d.
Pork steady 90 cd.
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Railroad Receipts.

9ORTLAN !. Jan. 80 :.
Receipts by Maine Central R. R.-For Port
land 'S5 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads l o cars.
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Can always be found at the periodica
torres of:
John Chisholm 100 Congress street.
A 4; B 3; Merrill, n ~
N. G. Fessenden, 526 I" e
W. FL. Jewett 504 I"
/. A. Libby. $50 T.
F. 4. yellison, 1856 Congress street.
G. DaSilva. 219 York street.
ID. Beardworth. 81 India street.
2. H. Erskine. 43 Middle street.
j. w. Peterson, 2 Exchange street.
H. G. Todd, Cor. Commercial and Park
W. A. Golden. 76 Exchange street.
Westman Il West. 50 ana 95 Commercial
Bruce Phillips. Commercial street.
w. A. Gillis. 145 Commercial street.
M. H. Hackett. 100 Bracket street.
John q Allen, 3811a Congress street.
pennea& Co. the oF Florist s46 Congress street.
F. L. Brackett. Peaks Island.
+. l.. Littlefeld, l89 Congress street.
II. G. Berry 937 Congress street.
L. IL. Beai, 422 Congress street.
J. M. Go9gins, 221 Spring street;
Mrs. Braley. cor. Spring and Clark streets
J. I. Wyer. 4S Portland Pier.
G. w. Hunt. Custom House Wharf.
John Cox. 23 Monument square,
bennett. the Florist. 563 Congress street.
Also at the new stands in the Falmouth
Preble and United States hotels, and Grand
Trunk and Union Depots. 1t can also be OBJ
"a asd ned of s; CHISHOLM Bros agents on all trains
and & Rochester railroads and OF agents on any
OF the Boston trains.
The PRESS can also be found at the following
places out side the city,
Auburn-J q. Haskell.
Augusta. f. Pierce,
Bath-John O. Shaw.
Berlin Falls, N. H.-C S. Clark.
Biddeford-A. M. Burnham.
W. T. BardSley
Brunswick-F. P. Sfaw
Cumberland Mills-H. G. Starr
Camden-Fred Lewis.
J. H. Gould.
CorniSh-E. l.. Brown
Deering-N. j. Scanion.
Damariscotta-E. w. Dunbar.
Fairheld-E H. Evans.
FreeportWA. VI. Mitchell ~
Ffysbarg-9. FFrysSbaIg-99: !. :, Wssitmore. yWFsisti
Gardiner-Kussell Bros.
Green's Landings. W. Fifeld.
Gorham-L. J. Lermond.
MIS-. N. Leavitt & Son.
Kennebunk-J, Fl: Ous:
Kennebunkport-C. E. Miller.
Livermore False Newman.
Lewiston-Chandler s. Wnship.
Long lsland-Hughey Bros.
Limerick--S. A. Grant.
Mechanic Falls-Merrip & Denning,
North Stratford. N. H.-J. G. Huchtins
NorWay-F. p. Stone.
- A. O. Noyes Co.
Old Orchard-FOgg & bby.
Ricnmond-A. X. Millett.
Rumford Falls-H. L. Elliott
&C. A. Clifford
Rockland-Dunn & Carr.
A. j. Huston.
Sanford-F. FL. Wingate.
Skowhegan-Bixpy q Buck.
South Portland-J. F. Merrlman.
1outh Windham-J. w. Read.
South Paris-A. D. Sturtevant,
South Paris.-F. A. Shurtleff
South Waterboro-G. G. Downs.
Saco--H. B. Hendricks & Co.
r. l.. Preble
South Brstol-N. W. Gamage.
Ihomaston-E. Walsh.
Ninal HaveE-A. B. yinai.
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Matsrville-W. d. Spalding
Westbrook-W. B. B0ethby.
W1nthrop-F. s. jackson
Woodfords-C Chapman Il Wyman
FarmanshFsl Fslles.r4. Hswsra AsnphreN
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31

Portland market-cut loaf co fectloners a
pulverised-c. powered Sc granuiated
ia coffee crushed yellow 41s
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HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co,

Beginning November 5th, steamer Merry
coneag will leave Portland Pier, Portland
daily, sundays excepted:
For Long, and Chebeague Islands,
Harpswell, Bailey's and Urr's islands, 2.OC
p. M. For Cliff Islano, Monday. Wednesday
and Friday 200. p. m.
Return for Portland. Leave Orr's Island
6. n. III. calling at Harpswell and inter
mediate landings. Arrive at Portland 915
IN ISAIAH DANIELS
oof5dtf GenI Manager
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Memoranda.

Sch Augustus Palmer Haskell, from Phila-
delphia or Portsmouth, passed Highland Light
30th with spanker split. She anchored off Long
Point at night.
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NJ IA--RINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
THURSDAY. Jan 80.

THURSDAY, Jan 80.
Arrived
Steamer st Croix, Pike, st John, NIB, via East
port for Boston.
Boston,
:, Sch R Bodwel, Speed Rockland for New
Il Schs Ella M Doughty shorss with $4,000 lbs
3Sscli Geo W Fierce, shore fishing
Cleared.
- Steamship piScotsman, CBr) Maddox, Liverpool.
Dominion Steamship Co.
{, :, Steamship Manhattan, Bragg. New York;
n Sch Clara Dinsmore. Brown. Lubec, started
windy =
Z SAILED-Steamer Scotsman
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31

Steamers sail on Thursday after arrival of
all trains due az Portlsnd AT noon
Rates of passage-First Cabin $50 to $40;
return S1Oo to $I3O. according 10 steamer
and berth.
Second Cabin to Glasgow or Belfast, Liv-
er ool or Londonderry, $4,000 and return
800 90. To London, Bristol or Cardiff $3
additional, or S61 return. Steerage to
Liverpool, Londonderry, London, Belfast,
Queenstown and Glasgow, $24.5O and
SEA. so, according to steamers.
Apply TO a. G. STARR. 2 1-2 Union
Wharf. I. p. MCGOWAN. 4lS Congress
street, ]. W. PET ERs ON. Exchange
street. or DAVID TORRANCE & CO.. Gen
agents. Foot of India street. dac1ldtf
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BOSTON ,rocs xlarkss.

The following were uo-day's euotat, rs OF
stopNs IN Best0nr
aexlean Central as. s....,...,.:.-..... 66a4
AtcAisen. gIopeka u SGalta re R.. 1871
boston g. Name X. 10
do Pfo.
FdlHe ttntFii.
tew York ana New England H..
Union Pacific 6M
American Eeii... 200
American Sugar. common. ..1O8
sugar, pfd ....-....-............. 99sA
Mass, pfd. ........
do eommon......... -. 10
Mexican Central. -............... 9h
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Cleared
sAILED-Steamer Scotsman

r. EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
Ar at Brest Jan oath, sch Nimrod, Witherell
Mobile.
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WiscasseGN & Quebec Railroad Co
On and after Nov, 4th 1895. Trains viii
leave Wiscassett for Albion and way stations
81 8 a. m. and 8. 55 p. M. arriving in China
1900 am. and 6. 56 p. m.
Returning trains leave Albion at6.OO a. m.
and 1915 pm. arriving in Wi5cassett at 9,05
a. m. and q 81 pm.
J. P. TUCKER. Supt.
RICHARD T. RUNDLETT. Gen'l Mgr.
may1S demos
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Foreign forts.

Sid fm Liverpool 29th inst, shin ,Jabez Howes.
Clapp, New York.
At Buenos Ayres Dec 20. baroue Thos God
dard, Cook: to load hides for United States
Jackson, New York
Philadelphia.
ware Breakwater.
At Havana Jan "a, sch Eunice Crocker,
Crocker, for New York.
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Spoken

Jan 27. fifteen miles of Hatteras. sch Hiida,
Hines, from Philadelphia for Savannah.
The Portland daily press., 1896-01-31
CASC0 BAY STEAMBOAT co
CUSTOM HOUSE WHARF. PORTLAND me.

Winter Time Table, in Effect Nov. rs, '95.
Leaves Portland For Forest City Landing,
Peaks Is and, 5.45, $40, 8, a I.. 2. 10 and
6.10 p. m. for Little anG Great Diamond,
Trefethens and Long Island. S.0o,a. m.,
and 2.15, p. M.
nOv25dtf
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Foreign do / 4b0I 30
Yellow Ewes. J 65G1 10
Cal fea. 50G1 70
Irish fotats. bu35@ 70
sweets. Vineland 5 90
do Jersey. "a 80
CnIons-
Native. bbl l 5O@l 75
s pChickens. - 14a15
Tnrkevs, Wes- I4@l5c
North. turkeys 10 Ii
fowls -. Ila13c
Evening star., 1896-11-27
MAY BE A BIG LOSS.

Express Company Clerk MissinG and
an investigation in Progress.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. November 27.-Geo
E. Ross. the missing money clerk for the
Pacific and United States Express compa-
MES. has been located in st. Louis by the
surety company that furnishes his bond.
and is now und der surveillance by them. 1t
is now stated that the express company
officials lad all along known of Ross To-
cation. but have kept it quiet because
there are it Is said, others who are i'm
plioated and who are not yet in custody.
Last Sunday there was handed through
the office over which Ross presided, money
packages containing $4,000. Already
$500 Of this amount is known to be MISS
ing. and the books are still being gone
over. Shortage checks have been coming
in so regullrly since the examna-
tion began, 1T Is said. that TIE officials now
fear the whole $1,000 may never have
reached its destination. The system of
checking is necessarily slow, the pack
ages having been destined for various
points.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
EDUCATORS IN SESSION.
Discussing the College Requirements
for Entrance.

Discussing the College Requirements
for Entrance.
PHILADELPHIA, November G-Some
of the most distinguished educators of this
country, who are In close touch with the
pedagogic thought Of today. were present
today when the Association Of Colleges
and Preparatory Schools of the Middle
States and Maryland assembled in tenth
annual convention in Houston Hall, at the
University of Pennsylvania.
At the morning session Prof. II. Morse
Stephens of Cornell read paper on Shall
Historical Studies Be Necessary Part
of College Entrance Requirements?" and
Prof Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity read a paper on High School Sci
ence Studies as Part of the Preparation
for College,
At the afternoon session a conference on
several important questions on college en-
trance requirements received the attention
OF the delegates. The form decided upon
was that of round table, discussion
Among those VINO participated in the
discussion were President Atherton. Penn
sylvania State College; President Eliot,
Harvard University; Vice Provost Fuller
ton, University Of Pennsylvania; President
Gilman. Johns Hopkins University; Com
missioner of Education Harris; Chancellor
Holland, Western University of Pennsyl-
vania; President McCracken, New York
University; President Patton, Princeton
University: President Raymond. Union
versity: President Warfeld, Lafayette Col
lese; President Whitman, Columbian Uni
versity, and Principal Wood, Pfttsbure
High School.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
CELEBRATION ENDED IN SHOOTING,

Tragedy In n Mining Town Saloon
WILkESBARRE, Pa, November IA
terrible shooting affray by which one per-
son was almost instantly killed and two
others so badly injured that they cannot
recover, occurred at Duryea, small min
ing town three miles north of Pittston, early
this morning.
James Motsli was shot in the abdomen
and died within two minutes. John Belts
was shot through the leg and back. He
cannot recover Another man. who was
carried away by his friends. was shot in
the breast. His injuries are fatal.
The trouble started In a saloon kept by
a Polander. Between twenty and twenty
five Poles were in the place. drinking and
celebrating Thanksgiving day in their own
way, when a fight started. Nearly all the
men were armed with revolvers and the
shooting began at once. 1t did not take
long to clear the saloon, and when the fu-
silade had ended 1t was found that Motsli
was dead and Belts was lying on the floor
fatally shot
The shooting was so general that 1t was
imI ossible to tell who fired the fatal shots.
loon except Motsli and Belts.
1t Is the intention of the authorities TO
arrest every man who escaped from the
place, and by this means they hope to
place the responsibility for the murder.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
GOLD DEM ocRATs
MI. Bynum Tails How Thsy Helped to Elect
KaKinlsy.
He Thinks tAe.4.pu"''oa.. Can Hold
Most OF These by Conserva-
tsye Action.

Ex-Congressman rBynum Of Indiana, who
was prominently identified with the cam
paign Of the gold democrats in the last
election. was tn,the city today. and talk
ed Interestingly to a Star reporter Of the
work done by the sound money democrats
in the election of the Mckinley ticket.
Il think the republicans are willing to
admit" said Mr.. Bynum, that the sound
money democrats held the balance Of pow
er In the election, and that their votes car
ried the day for Mckinley. In my opinion
there were certainly not less than one mill
ion sound money democratic votes cast for
the Mckinley ticket, and the number may
have been a million and half. The votes
cast for Palmer and Buckner did not by
any means represent the strength Of the
sound money movement among the demo-
Gratis. There were a great many democrats
who were 80 much impressed with the
seriousness of the situation that they
would not risk a vote for Palmer and
Buckner, but preferred to clinch the mat
ter by voting for Mckinley outright.
Take, for instance, my own county In
Indiana. 1t gave a majority to Cleveland
Of 1000. This time 1t gave Mckinley 1000
majority. Yet there were only 800 Palmer
and Buckner votes cast. In my own pre-
cinct there were. about Is sound money
democrats to my knowledge. and yet be-
lieve there was only one vote for Palmer
take aEy chances. 1t was q difficult mat
ter to scratch the ticket and in order to
make sure thing Of it they voted for Nc
Kinley outright"
Mr.. Bynum was asked what he thought
would be the future Of those democrats
who voted the republican ticket.
1T is hard to tell at this time." he re-
piled. THE republicans have q glorious
opportunity before them Whether they
will avail themselves of 1t or not l don't
know. By conservative action they can
retain within their party great portion OF
this sound money democratic vote. II they
Will prepare a wise solution of the currency
question. obviate by adequate legislation
the ever-present possibilities of a financial
panic growing out of our financial system
and act conservatively upon the tariff they
will hold them. l am a believer Iii tariff,
not only for revenue but with incidental
protection. For instance. 1 would not raise
my revenue from tea, coffee and sugar, but
from articles that competed with American
labor. l do not. however, believe In pro-
lection merely for protection's sake.
think the republicans will be likely to act
conservatively in this regard.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
Washington Stock Exchange.

tiSn, 10 at 54 10 at S. washington Gas. 4 sn at
District of Columbia Bonds-ao-year fund IS, los iSs
3,a fund S ;o gold d lle bid Water stock
currency, Ill bid. 3.65s, funding. currency, i09E
Miscellaneous Bonds-Metropolitan Ra,,road &c
No R1t DID metropolitan Railroad conv. 6s. III bid
Railroad Gs, 81 bid 95 asked Columbia RaiIToad
6s ~ bid. Washington Gas Company Gs series
B. lls bId. CHESAPEAKE and Potomac Potomac telephone T sn
5s 1o2 bid. American Security and Trust s. F.
A. and o. loo bid washington MarIet dn compan; nt Ss
List, List g. + los 3s bid h,d washington Market
sas s6su Ss 5, los bid Masonic Hall Association 5s
'H Sationai @ Bank stocts.-nank Of wassinr,on .so
bid. Bank Of the Republic. 24O bid Metropoiitan.
2so bid. 800 asked. Central, 20 bid Second, ias
End 5os I'd. ii & asked Tradsrs ic5 asksd sd.
ton Loan and Trust. lis BID. lss asked Amercan ,i
Security an and r,Ist lsS bid las asked Washing
Railroad stocks;Icapial Traction Company, SO
Gas and Electric Light stocks washington N Gas Gaa
g bid. 4 asked; Georsetown Gas, 40 bid. u s.
Insurance siocEs;"F1remens. 80 bid. Franklin.
50 bid Metropolitan, 6a bid. Corcoran, SO bid
Amerean I 10 bid bid NaalSnai tnion S Dig s Gs5man S
asked as; l., Columbia % lIts bid IA asked Riggs. 7N
=,
coin. SA bid, asked Commercial, ~, bid 5Ia
asked. -
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title 1l5
asked Columbia Title, bid. Ga asked. District
Title, 10 asked.
IspnSnf a%% s"s s s bid
GraphoIihone. bid, 81 asked. American ,irapho-
phone. preferred, sla bid. IL asked Pneumatic
Miscellaneous Stocks: - Mergenthaler Linotype,
,Ess i2sh bid. l3oA asked Lanston Monotype. Ga
Falls Ice. 12o bid, 1870 asked. Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat. 100 asked. Lincoln Hall, 80
asked.
sEx. div.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
SENATOR DUBOIS VIEW.

Doubtful of an Attempt to Pass the
Dingiey Bill at the Coming Session.
SALT LAKE. Utah. November 27-Sena-
tor Dubois Of Idaho says In an interview
today that he has no idea that there will
be any attempt to pass the Dingley bill at
this session of Congress; that it is a piece
of legislation that failed at the last session.
and ought to fail at any session. When
asked about the policy of the silver Sena-
tors in the next Congress. he said: They
will hold the balance of power In the Sem
ate, and will no doubt continue their ag-
gressive fight for silver, making all other
issues subordinate to that. No matter
what kind of a tariff we have, there can be
no prosperity except for the few under the
gold standard. One more trial of the re-
publicans will convince the people of this.
In my Judgment, and the silver advocates
Will win tie Congress in '9S and the presi-
dency in 19OO.'
Senator Cannon of Utah leaves for WASH
ington this morning.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
brooklyn. and Petrel. omcer~.

The Navy Department announced the full
detail Of officers Of the cruiser Brooklyn.
which will be turned over to the govern
ment next Tuesday. 1t Is as given in these
dispatches. with the following additions:
Cadets r. I. Curtin. J. H. Roys, G. l.. Lie
per. NJ. S. C.. Ellis. A. E. Kalbach. from
the Newark: Passed Assistant Engineer T.
F. Carter, from the Newark; Assistant En-
gineer A. NJ. Proctor. from the Maine; AS
sistant Engineer J. P. Ryan, from the New
York yard; Boatswain w. l.. Hill from the
League Island yard: Acting Gunner F. r.
Applegate and Carpenter o. H. Warford,
from League Island.
The following named officers are detailed
to the Petrol: Lieut.. Commander e. P.
Wood. from the bureau Of navigation Ito
commando: Lieut.. E. NJ. Hughes. from the
Oregon: Lieut.. B. A. Finke, from the bu-
reau Of ordnance: Lieut.. A. U. Wood, from
steel board; Lieut.. c: P. Plunkett. from
the Saratoga; Passed Engineer r. T. Hall.
from the Texas.
Lieut.. A. Mertz has been ordered to the
Fern as executive: Lieut.. Commander E. S.
Prime ordered to steel inspection duty at
South Bethlehem, Pa.
Evening star., 1896-11-27
Artillery School ut Fort Monroe.

In his annual report to the Secretary of
War Col. r. T. Frank. 1st Artillery. COM
mandant Of the artillery school at Fort
Monroe, Va. ssys that some remarkable
scores were made with the eight-inch B. L..
r. gun during the year The record Of
Battery F. 1st Artillery. shows in a score
of three shots at 5000 yards a mean abso-
lutte deviation of 6.6B yards, with three hits
In the twentyfoot vertical target; that of
Battery E. 4th Artillery. in a score Of three
shots at 5000 yards shows a mean absolute
deviation Of $40 yards. with one hit in the
vertical target. The gun and carriage be-
haved well in this practice. as did also the
twelve-inch b. l.. r. mortar. The latter
was fired at 5000, 1000 and 5000 yards. In
the mortar firing 1t was found that the
vernier for laying OF azimuths Is not suited
to accurate and quick work: the same may
be said Of the gradnations on the index
circle.