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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.
BUTTER-steady and unchanged.

BUTTER-Steady and unchanged
CREAAERY-Fancy, q 21t1221zc; seconds, zoe 2 h.
DAIRY-Fancy, zoe p ID: good TO choice, 17ia0
19c; lower grades, l21a@16c q b.
PIcKLED-l5@l7c p ID.
EIRRIN-14@16c p 10.
CHEESE Prices have not changed for some
time Choice mild new, s1a@9c y ID: common
20 good Old case; Cream Cheddar 10@l1c; Young
America, 90lOc: Western, 1O@l1c: Eastern, 110
13c p ib.
EGG--Nothing Market quiet Oregon,
14ln16c q dozen; Eastern, 15M19c for fair to
choice and 2Oc for fancy: store Eggs, 15@16c for
ordinary and 17@20c for good; ranch Eggs 25C1
SOC; cold-storage, 1S@20c. Duck Eggs. 1S@2Oc.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST MFAMSHIP COMPANY

GTEAMERs WILL SAIL FROM k4za-
- broadway wharf, San Francisco, AZ -zszEz2E%
follows:
For Mary Island, Loring, wrangel, Juneau XII.
lisnoo aud Sitka (Alaska), at A. N, Sept. IL 26.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. C.), Port Town.
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and
New W atcom (Bellingham Bay. Wash.), A. N.
Sept l. 6, IL, 10, 21, 26, and every fifth day there
after, connecting at Vancouver with the c. P. R
r., at Tacoma with n. P. r. r., at Seattle with q.
n. Ry., at Port Townsend with Alaska steamers.
For Eureka, Arcaia and Fields Landing (Hum-
heldt Bay) str. Pomona NJ, Sept. z, 6, 10, IA,
IL, %, 26, 80. and every fourth day thereafter.
For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos,
Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota Santa
Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro East SaG
Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 A. II.
Sept. T. 3, IL, Is, 20, "a, 49, and every fourth
oay thereafter.
For san Diego. stopping only at Port Harrord
(San Luis Obispo), santa Barbara, Port Los An.
gelss, Redondo CLOS Angelesl and Newport, IL
a. NJ Sept, 2. d, 10, Ia, 1S, 70 26, so and every
fourth day thereafter
For Epseuada, San Jose del Cabo. NJ Mazatlan La
Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10
A. n. 25th of each month
Ticket office, Palace Hotel, New Montgomery
street
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'1 AgentA
10 Market st.. San Francisco.
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Hay AND FEEDsTUFFs.

BRAN-sI2 5Oo12 80 for the best and sl1 5o@
IL 2 for outside brands
MIDDLINGS-$l p ton for lower grades and
S16G1S p ton for the best
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, sl4 5O@I5: Oil
cake Meal at the mill, S2l p ton; iobbing, $22;
clipped Oats. 9712cd$I Us p ctl.
HAN-Receipts continue moderate and the mar
ket rules steady. Wheat. $7@9; Wheat and Oat. Sc
as SO: Cat. S5@1: Barley. $6@I; river Barley
81 5O@5; Alfalfa, S5 50@6 30 Tor second anc
81 5O95 for first cutting; compressed $699; STOCK,
$4G5 Clover, 6G7 80 p ton
SIRA W-aQM35c q hale
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL
LIVERPOOL. ENG. Sept. 26.-rhe spot market
IS higher at ss szd. Careoes firm at 2ss 41sd, az.
rived.
FUTURES.
The Prodnce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for 20 2 Red Winter: sep
tember 5s Sd; October, 5s 81; November, 5s Cd;
December. 5s g14d: January, 5s 91s
SECURITIES.
LONDON. ENs., Sept. 2S.-consols. 1O914;
silver, 80 o-l6d: French kentes, lO1f S7Aac.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

PoULTRY-The market is depressed. owing to
the liberal receipts from the East Considerable
stock was left OH hand at the close
Live Turkeys quotable at 13@14c p n for
Gobblers 12@13c for hens: young Turkeys. so
lSc Geese, q pair, $l@1 %; Goslings, 81 $50
SO; Ducks S3sd4 for old and $4@5 for young;
Hens. $46D5: BOOSTERS. Young, $4@4 so = doz; do
DID, S4e94 so: Fryers, S2 1903; Broilers, 81 5O@
for large and $2@2 so for small; Pigeons
81 rs . dozen for young and 81 81 for old.
- A
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Provisions.
Quotations rem ain unchanged.

Quotations rem ain unchanged.
CURED MEATs-Bacon, 615c p n for heavy,
712c 2 h for lgh5 medium, S@915c y ID
for light lo@11c for extra light and 12c for sugar
cured; Eastern sugar-cured Hams 1215Gl3c;
California Hams, 1o@11c p 10; Mess Beef $7@S:
extra mess do, SO 5099: family do $1O@1I: extra
prime Pork, SS@S so; extra clear SIS 2 bbl;
mess, 81 5o9l2 2 bDl; Smoked Beef, 10c ID.
IARD-Eastern tierces is quoted at 414c p 10
for compound and b14c 1or pure; pals, &c p ID:
California tierces, 41se for compound and 51ac tor
pure; ha.f-bbls, 6s4c; lU-ib tins, 614c; do g. b.
61hc b.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in half -bbls and GAO
"a "A Ii 70 n,
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BEANS AND SEED.

BEANs-Beyond the activity in large Whites
there no brisk movement. Bayos 95c@Sl Is;
Small Whites, S5c@$1 10 2 ctl; Pea. s5c@
81 Is p ctl: Large Whites, co@e71sc p ctl; PINK
rs O. sc 2 ctl Reds, S10l 10 r ctl; Black eve
81 25; Red Kidney, $lGI 10; Limas, 81 6O@
l o; Buffers, 81 25@l 40.
SEEDS-Brown Mustard, 81 5062 66: Yellow
Mustard. 81 4O0l 80: Flax, ST. 25; Canary, 2IA
g2$4c = n; Alfalfa, nominal; Rape, 21ac; Hemp,
DRfED PEAs-s1 1o@l 40 p cu for Niles and
81 250a1 81 for Green.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Prices show no further change Wholesale rates
for dressed stock from slaughterers follows:
BEEF-First quality 5aJ 12c second do 4@
41y2c: third DO. 31ac p b.
VEAL-Large. 4QD5c; small, 5@6c p ID
MUTTON-Wethers, 5951ac; Ewes, 412@oc
q h.
LAMB-b1o161Rc q fb
PoRK-Live Hogs 21a925sc p n for large and
2s4c for small and medium; dressed do, 4!4@41ac
e h
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IMPORTS OF GROCERIES,.

Imports Of staple groceries at Ibis NOR. s,r ,,o
hrst eight months of 1896 were rs foloSrs oo.n S.
pared with the same time in 1895: Sugar an
ss9SSS ss9H0 ~ os against 245o7so0o ms; Coffee, g.
S00 ~ ns, agsihst 1870 800 MS; Rice, 80 277-
Ms, against :, 800 600 ms S' ia O'<oz'VoV
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange. Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at ~. Prime mercantile pa
per, 7@9Z Ear silver. 656sc. Mexican dollars
5Im5g14c. Sterling Exchange is steady, with ua
business IA bankers bills at s4 9115D4 S1s4
TOR sixty Gays, and - S4@4 S414 for demand
81 sO1Aa4 sl14. Government bonds higher. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds strong Silver at the
board was steady.
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ExcHANGk AN3 BULLION.
PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT AND OTaER GRAIN

WHEAT-The Ellisland takes for Cork so. Sol
ctls, valued SS5, 1876; HOLLYWOOD, for Hull. 92-
2S4 ctls at S96,9CO.
The market was easier yesterday, but not quot
ably lower. though futures fell of. NO. l. 81 OF IN
@l 0ss4 p ctl choice, ST 10: lower grades. CSC
@$1 %; extra choice Tor milling, 81 1O@l 1l1A
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL sFssIoN-9:15 o'ciock-December-
1000 ctls 81 1904 1000. 81 1875; 1000, 81 II /;
10000, 81 ll1s. May-4OeO, 81 IA; 1000, 81 l41a /;
2OU0, 81 141s.
skcoND SESSION December 10000 ctls
81 lOs4; 6OOU, 81 1855; 4000 81 1O1a: 2O0O.
81 1O14; 10 600, 81 1D3s. May-z0OO. 81 1853:
1000, 81 1879; 1000 81 1885; 10000, 81 1914.
RESULAR MORNING ~EssIoS- D-cem ber-SUO1
cts, > 10; 2O0O 81 l0i4 5000, ST. l0La 5000
81 lO5s; 22,oOO, 81 1OS4. Muy-6Oo0, $ 1885,
20G0, 81 J. l33A.
BARLEY-No further change. We quote Feed
5T1296Z12c p ctl; choice bright, 65@6614c;
Brewing. 12129S0c 2 ctl; Chevalier, 90l9$l Tor
NO !.
CALL BOARD SALES
INFORMAL SEssIoN-9:l5 o'cock-No sales
SECOND SEsSIoS-No sales.
REGULAR MORNING SESSION Decem ber-2OOO
cls 1850: 1000, 2U00, 741sc.
OATS-Steady and unchanged. Black, for feed,
70@sOc 2 ctl: Milling, S719G921Sc: fancy feed.
9212@95c - ctl: good to choice. S5G92l2c; COM
mon 20 taIr 759S0c; Gray, S5@S71ac; Surprise
95c@$1 0215.
CoRN-Is eadier in sympathy with Wheat, but
no higher Large Yellow, S0@S2!5c; Small Round
do, soc r ctl: White 75@Suc.
RYE-65@70c 2 ctL
"a n at oil
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SUMMARY OF THE MAkkErs.

Silver unchanged.
Bank Clearings lose 55ay.
Wheat futures lower.
Corn rather steadier.
Other Cereals unchanged.
Hay and Feedstuffs as before.
Nothing newin Beans
Po atoes weaker. Onions firmer.
Vegetables IN large supply.
Butter, Cheese and Eggs steady.
Poultry market depressed.
Dried Fruit advancing.
Fresh Fruit about the same.
Wine Grapes steady.
Provisions as before.
No change in Meats.
Watermeions advanced.
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEELOCk g ~,

w WIILLL~OON - UT
a Leidesdorn St, Tel. Main 1854
BRANCH oFFIcE -
623 Market St., Palace Hotel Tel. Main oozo.
PURDY s. ATKINSON Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market quo
tations Reference 1st National Bank, y. +.
CHICAGO. PRIVATE WIRE NEW Eohk-
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BANK CLEARINGs.

Local bank elearings last week were $lI, ,4os,5ls
sgalnst S12144,i56 for the same week in 1895
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
ROYAL MAIL SWAMI PlGKEr G0HplEI

KOIAL MAIL MEAN PACKET COMPANY.
GTEAMERS LEAVE ASPINWAId, -
= fortnightly for the West Indies and %lsS7aa
Sonshampt69qb;, pic b,Cnfsg callHg en- route at Cerbourg
Through bills of lading, in Connection with ths
Pacific Mail 5 s. Co., issued for freight and treas.
ure to direct ports IN England and Germany.
Cherbourg, Southampton. First class 1856: third
class, $97 so For further particulars apply to
PARROTT 81 Co. Agents
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OCEAN STEAMERS.
Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
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BOARD SALES.

Following we're the sales In the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday: =
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THE O. r. g. N. CO.

DISPATCH FAST STEAMED TO
PoRTIAND
From spear-street Wharf, at 10 A. n
n a E($12 First-class Including
A1OL 90 Second-cIass berth q meals
SCHEDULE OF sAILINGs:
sept To- 70, OcC. D. 10
State OF California. -. sept 20, 80, Oct. 10, 20
Through tickets and through baggage to all
Eastern points. Rates and folders upon appica-
F.F. CoNNOR. General Agent
$50 NJ arlset street.
0ooDALLt PERKINS q CO.. Superintendents
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RAILROAD rnAvEx.,

SOUTaERN PACIFIC CO1EPANE-
tPACIFiC sVSrEN.)
Trains leave and ;src sIue 10 arrive aG
SAN FRANCISCO.
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sun, MOON AND TIDE.
e. E COAST ASD GEoDETIC SURVEY TTnr1
BULLETIN PUBLIsHED BY OFFICIAL
AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
SUNDAY. September ~.
sun rises. sos Moon rises.. S44PS
Sun sets... 5.5S Moon sets. .....
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NorE-In the above exposition OF the tide, the
early morning tides are given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides of the day in the
order OF occurrence as to time. The second ttma
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives the last tide OF the day except
when there are but three tides, as Sometimes
occurs. The heights given are additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts except when minus sign (-) precedes the
height, and then the number given is subtractivo
from the depth given by the charts.
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GOLD MINING ExCHAyG :.
STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

SATURDAY, Sept. 26-iO:50A A. NJ
UNITED STATES BONDS.
Bid. AskedI Bid Aeked
o s As coup. .IC6 10 As reg. 1O7M
DO issue1l6A
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CREEK ROUTE FERRY.
From SAN FRANeISG0-Foot Of Market Street (Slp 81
"715 900 HOGAN. 4l:of $500 t3:ee
400 ) 1900 *e:ooPM.
From 0AELAED-Foot Of Broadway 900 500
10:oOAM. 1880 1i:oo 1900 $500 1900
N5:QaP.M.
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STEAMER IDEsTTNAr1oN sATLs. PIER.
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A for Morning T for Afternoon
Sundays excepted. Saturdays only.
Sundays only.
~ Monday Trhu--da- ~-,ri g. any Inv ,ights only
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acter, anything like self-conscious pictur-
esqueness. 1t is pleasant to have the Oh
ject of our regard unconscious of himself.
He had way of ignoring, while observ-
ing automatically all accessories, which
reminded us that his soul was ever
awake, and waiting to be made free of
earthly things and common ideas. Dur
ing our European life he frequently
wore soft brown felt hat and a brown
talma of finest broadcloth, whose Greek
like folds and double-decked effect were
artistic, but did not tempt him to pose or
remember his material self. He was RS
forgetful of his appearance as an Irish
man of the tue quality, who may have
heard something about his coat or his
hair, but has let slip from his mind what
it was, and cares not, so long as the
song of his comrades is tender and the
laughter generous. In some such down
right way. was convinced. my father
regarded the beauty and stateliness which
were his, and for which he had been
praised all through his existence He
forgot himself in high aims, which are
greater than things seen. no matter how
ii ne soeyer.
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Probably Congress has done all that 1t
can Go toward putting an end to the Ar
menian massacres, by adopting a resolu-
lion calling ON the signatory powers
TO stop their continuance. Active inter-
ference by us is out of the question. In
the first place it would be unwise to at
tempt il if we had the means to effec-
lively interfere with. We should proba-
bly, emoroi. ourselves in a quarrel with
the European powers and very likely in
the end accomplish nothing for the Ar
menians. In the second place we have
not the means We could not get ship
to Gonstantinople if the Porte objected
even If the presence Of one there would
do any good. The signatory powers could
undoubtedly stop the massacres if they
could agree. They have the troops and
ships to do it with. Jealousy of one an
other and fear that, one will get an ad-
vantage paralyze them, and while this
state of things exists the massacres are
likely to continue. Onr appeal to them
may not do any good. but it is the only
method open to US which promises any
thing at all
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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
MAINE STATE PRESS.


DAILY Din advance) So per year; So for six
months; S1.5o quarter; SO cents month
The DAILY is delivered every morning by
carrier anywhere within the city limits and at
Woodfords without extra charge
DAILY Not in advance. invariably at til
rate OF 81 year.
MAINE STATE PRESS. CWeekly) published
every Thursday 81 per year; 81 for six months ;
81 cents a quarter 70 cents for trial subscrip-
ton of six weeks
Persons wishing TO leave town for long or
short periods may have the addresses of their
papers changed as often as desired.
Advertising Rates.
IN DAILY. PRESS $3.50 per square. first
week. rs cents per week after. Three inser-
lions or less, Sl.oo per square. Every other
day advertisements, one third less than these
ates.
Half square advertisements s1.0o per week
frstweek; half price each succeeding week.
"a Square" is space OF the width of col
umn and one inch long.
s5ecta5 Notices. on first page, one-thlrd ad-
ditional
.As.,tsements and AUCTION Sales. $500 per
SQUARE each week. Three insertions or less,
S1.5o per square.
leading Notices in nonparleI type and
classed with other paid notices, 10 cents per
line each insertion.
Pure Reading Notices in reading matter type,
Is cents per line each insertion.
Wants, To Let, For Sale and similar adver-
tisements 25 cents per week in advance. for
40 words Or less. no display. Displayed adver-
tisements under these headlines, and all adver-
isenentS not paid! lin advance Twill be
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of 0rimes' or even crime as serious as
larceny they would approve similar
methods for it's detection. But how was
it with regard to the method adopted by
the complainant in this libel case TO Sc
cure indictments against certain druggists
in this town? nd that command APP
provalp Certainly the Judges character
ization of it as performance" which
shouldybe ventilated" did not indicate
that it met his approval. On the con-
trary his language clearly expressed con-
tempt for it. The county attorneys
prompt denial that he had suggested the
employment of any such method did not
indicate that he approved of it-rather the
contrary The defendants attorneys
met his condemnation. And the opinion
of the judge, county attorney and coun-
sci was undoubtedly the opinion of the
great majority of the people who heard
the testimony in the court room OF read
it in the newspapers. Indeed it was gen
orally looked upon as rather discreditable.
And yet more can he said in favor of the
necessity of employing such methods for
detecting ana oonvicting liquor sellers
than in the case of almost any other kind
of offenders. The purchaser of liquor to
use is never complainant. On the
contrary he screens the offender, so that
direct testimony of actual sale must al
most always come, if it comes at all,
from some one who mas purchased It for
the purpose of complaining. So also with
"spotters." 1t is almost impossible to
detect and lconviot a certain class of
liquor sellers without the assistance of
these people. But whenever it is called in
public opinion cries out against it. All
these things go to confirm what we said
the other day that liquor selling, unless
it be of the grnssest kind, does not in the
opinion of the mass of the community, in
the opinion of men who are strongly
opposed to it even, involve enough of
moral turpitude to justify the pursuit
of it by methods that are employed to
ferret olt other offenses never character
lied as the gigantic crime of crimes, :"
such as larceny and various kinds of
petty swindlinR. But liquor selling does
| infinitely more harm to the community
than offences of these descriptions, and
everybody so acknowledges. Yet there
is tolerance of 1t that we do not find in
the case of these other crimes. The
reason is, perhaps, that considerable
portion of the public coaniyes at it by
becoming purchasers, directly or indi-
rectly. 1t is question therefore whether
if We put forth more effort to make
liquor drinking, not merely at the bar
of the saloon, but at the elegant banquet
and in private, more disreputable. and
did not conf1ne our attention so closely
to liquor selling, we should not succeed
better in putting down the latter. Com
paratively few men will engage in a
business which is regarded SO disrep-
ut BILE that their fellowmen will give
them the cold shoulder on account OF
their being engaged in it,
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How far people in general arc from re-
garding liquor selling as the gigantic
erime.of crimes that it is frequently set
put to be in addresses and essays of ex.
treme prohibitionists, was shown in the
libel suit that has been Cd trial in the
Supreme Court for the past few days.
The employment of decoy letters, and of
detectives to gain the confidence
of persons suspected of most of the
crimes recognized by the statutes is
not only allowed but ap-
proved. Suspected criminals are very
often melted to commit a crime for the
purpose of furnishing evidence that they
have committed it before, without the
propriety of the method being questioned.
The post Office detective when he sus-
poets the presence of a thief among the
employees of the office tempts him by put
ting money where he thinks he can steal
it without being found out, and this
method is regarded as justified by the
end in view. Now if people regarded
selling of liquor as the Gigantic crime
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found secret in the War Department.
In addition to the batteries on Sandy
Hook it must also be borne in mind that
there are also batteries at Forts Wads-
worth and Hamilton. These are not
powerful batteries, to be sure, but they
would do good service before they were
silenced. In addition to these harbor de-
lenses, the channel would be filled with
sunken vessels, which would prove very
obstructive to the ships of an invading
fleet. Of course all the damage done to
the city would be in the lower part. Sup
posing the city were destroyed up TO Ca
nal street, everything would be serene
above that Z"
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COULDN'T TAKE NEW YORK.
The Metropolis Has Little to Fear from a
Foreign Fleet.
New York Sum-

NA'OW L Yin OAi.J
A Sun reporter took his way to the
Army building a day or two ago. The
questions he had to ask were inspired,
not SO much by anxiety as by a ouriosi-
ty to know whether Printing House
Square might calmly, and with safety,
receive and give out news in the event
of a bombardment, or whether the
Square had better move up town and get
its news by wire from the battery. The
reporter followed the procession, and in
due time found himself in the private
office of an officer Of engineers, to whom
he explained who he was and his busi-
ness
There won't be any bombardment, y
the officer said, ''and if there was we
needn't any Ut us worry much about
it,"
Then he proceeded to make a very
guarded statement about the distance
the ships Of a foreign power would have
to be from the city in order tha5 their
guns might do damage to it's property.
In tie first place, said the officer,
it must be borne in mind that the dis
tance gun will carry depends upon the
elevation OF the gun. No naval COM
sight a gun on shipboard at creator
angle than fifteen degrees. Many COM
nanders will not elevate the gun higher
than twelve degrees. The reason for
this is that the recoil of a gun at a high
er elevation than twelve or fifteen de-
grees would do great damage. The gun
carriage would be broken, the electric
apparatus would be destroyed, and about
everything breakable on board would be
smashed. On land, where there is no
danger from the recoil, tho angle of ele-
walton may be higher. but even on land
the greatest angle at which a gun has
been sighted was in England during the
queens jubilee. At that time gun,
sighted Mt an angle of forty-five degrees,
carried twelve miles, Now, if the maxi
mum elevation on shipbOard be fifteen
degrees the maximum carrying distance
of the largest guns would be about six
miles. Therefore vessels sent to lombard
the city would have to he stationed in
the Narrows, between Forts Wadsworth
and Hamilton. Their, if they opened
file, the shells they dropped about, here
and there woald be quite likely to in
capaoitate for further service whatever
they struck.
1t must be remembered, though, that
before any vessel could get near Fort
Wadsworth or Fort Hamilton 1t would
have to pass the defenses at Sand Hook
and over the sub marine mines in that
vicinity. just at present the chances of
foreign fleet passing Sand Hook are not
bad. When the defenses are COMPLETED,
however, I'd rather be up in balloon
without compass than on a ship that
tried to pass those defenses. just WI ere
those mines are located is kept pro-
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Mr. Thomas G. Platt's statement is not
calculated to promote that harmony
among the New York Republicans which
it is very necessary should exist for the
Republican candidate for the Presidency
to get the electoral vote of the Empire
State next fall. 1t will surely widen the
breach which is already pretty wide. Yet
Mr.. Platt can not be very much blamed for
making it. He had been the target of the
abuse Of a lot of factions in the party,
rot one whit purer or cleaner than his
faction, for the simple reason that his
faction was the most numerous. The raid
upon him has had no better motivesEthan
to GUST him from prominence in the
party and substitute somebody else,
probably no more scrupulous or less
d1ctatorial than he. Of course the pur-
suit OF him has been made in the name
of reform, but it will require good deal
more than their own protestations
to make people believe that
Whitelaw Reid or MilholIand have any
more Of the true reform spirit in them
than does Thomas c. Platt. To the out
slider the row in New York among the
Republicans seem as devoid of merits as
Ireland is OF snakes-and there is gen.
eral feeling that if some political earth
quake or even an earthquake of som g
other kind should swallow up the whole
crowd of warning leaders in that state it
would be distinct gain to the Repub-
lican party of the state and the nation.