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Pennsylvania

STATIONS foot of pesbro-s,s and Cortlandt SITS.
500 4. ". FAST MAtL"-pulman Buffet sleeping
600 3. ". FAST Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
1000 4. ". PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED. Pullman
compsr,mcSn, sleeping, Rinins. smosins; and To,. 9s-
Cincinnati. indianapolis. Louisville. st. Louis.
300 y. ~. CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS EXPRESS
ado rs5 G y y z Wt tSHI.TiIlG fS SH'sasS: @ st apS Cleveland.
Chicago. For Toledo. except SATURDAY.
7its =. ". SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESSION Gil.
$500 y. ~. PACIFIC EXPRESS. For Pittsburgh
and Chicago. Connects for Cleveland and Toledo,
wxsHISs.rox AND THE soUTH.
s, $50, 0.An. 1910 Dining Car. II A. NJ. !. 2:lo
Ga20 Congressional Lin. " all parlor and Dining
Cars. $50 Dining car, . Dining. Car . !. NJ.
1913 night. sunday. $40. $3.50. II A, NJ. C3s2o
"CongrrsEonal Lin, =" all Parlor and Dining Carl,
t:3O Dining carr. . dining Car. y =. ~. l2:lo
SOUTHERN RAILWAY" Florida Limited 1910
!. ". week days. Express, 4:3O +. NJ, 1918 night
ATLANTIC COAST LISE.-"Fioridn Special $50 p.
NJ. week days. Express $3.50 A. NJ. aud y +. NJ. daily.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO RAILWAY 7. N. daily.
week days and = T.. NJ. daily.
ATLANTlC ClTl.-Express. 800 = u week days
Long branch. AshIry rsrs ln!eriHken S%nndsysS
$40. $40. and 1850 i. N. sundays, 9i4o A. NJ
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
0;2o. $50. 9. si3O, y. $3.50 10 Pennsylvania imitedl.
1910 Dining Carr, II A. NJ. ~. I. 2:lO, 8. I. 4;30.
1880 Dining Car, . dining Car. O Dining Carp.
$3.50, 10 Limited. 10. u A. NJ. . Dining Car. 4.
43u Dining carr. . Dining Carr. y Dining CARR
1, S,ts' 1 :; !. N, "a IA - nlsh' 100, ,aea, III. and "a,
broadway | Aston House, and foot Of pesbrosses and
Cortlandt SITS I Court street. $50 Fulton 81, %
station, Jersey city. The New York Transfer Com.
pany will call for and check baggage from hotsh
and TGslhenGss Though to destination WON
General Manager. General Pass'r Agent
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CHICAGO, March 4.-Judgo Allen OF the United
States Court at Springfield yesterday entered
an order for tho foreclosure OF n mortgage and
sale OF the Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Rail
by the Central Trust Company and William
Heilman, trustees. There Is a mortgage for
$l, 2s7, 900 on the line extending from Pekin to
NATION to Evansville.
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The principal factor in tho speculation to-day was the
weakness In Liverpool. The decline in that market
WAS attributed to advices sent from this side report.
Ing large sales of fertilizers. Prices here opened lower
and declined in sympathy, the market closing barely
steady NJ about the lowest figures OF the day. Liver.
pool was q free seller here. the South sold. and there
was no disposition here to support that market. stop
orders were reached on the way down. accelerating
the decline. The receipts at the ports and the interior
towns were liberal. the exports were small and the
spot markets were quiet and easier in some instances.
The worst feature In the speculation. however. was
the absence OF outside support. IL Ia stated that Mr..
Hester will give the quantity brought into sight for
the week as 100, 900 bales. but this will include cor
%rections.
CoTrEk-Rio on the spot was duh; No. :, 0i9epsc.
Salpa I ono haua M q IN Ia, shibDel Mt yLpC. The
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ERIE RAILROAD,

Through lralMa lNavr New York, loot 90 NhAmherg
St, rs follows, and nvc inmates earlier from West
esd ST.
O.Dn q. ". -vcstirulr express daily for wAveriy,
I'M lhnghamton, Eilm'ra, Hu1nlo, Bradford, ar
riNos Buralo sou 4, ". Parlur car to ~:rfralo.
Oln y. VI. vcstihul" limited, Fast mail daily.
Z.tD Solid train Tor Chicago, va Chautauqua Lake.
arrives cleveland NJ ifiU \, NJ, Chicago = =. N.
]Slccp"rs 70 Chicago, Cirvriani, aud Cincinnati, Dim
Ing ear.
-.l q. ~. -~Iunaln and Cleveland Ncstibulc ex.
t.')p press. daily, Hrrivis NJ luralo 7tlS A. NJ,
bradford ia A, NJ, lRmrS ;uwn b:bi 4, NJ, Clcve.
land lsl6 4. VI. Sleeper, u liuralu and Cleyeland),
max Ing iIrvct connection for Detroit, Chicago, and
the West.
-, : =. ". pAIIY.-.vis ChautaUqun Lake and
ono Niagara Fa'i-, solid train Ia Chicago. Sleep.
crs 90 iIoncIlsNillr, chi axe, aud Cincinnati. Dining
car.
VICKETs. LOCAL TlHE CARDS y PULLMAN
1 A~CCOMMODArluNS AT ~, llS, 2hi, iUl, aud
V57 broadway, l.7 Bnwery, 1870 East l25th st., aud
81 West l25th 81, 'hanhert aud West Esd ~. ferries.
New York; 3AH and I2d Fulton st., 100 Broadw 70,
Brooklyn; 200 Hudson ST., HObOken, and Jersey City
station. Westcott'p express calls for and checks bag
gage from hotels aud residences to destination.
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financial.
PHILADELPHIA AND READ
ING RAILROAD COMPANY
Improvement Mortgage Bonds,
Due Oct. 1, 1897.
omcc of Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co..

once OF Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co.,
PHILADELPHIA March 4. 1907.
This Company has made an arrangement with
Messrs. DreScl q Co. to extend the Improvement
Mortgage Bonds, issued by the Philadelphia and Read.
ing Railroad Company. maturing october LIST neIt
for a period OF nifty years from April let, 1897, with
interest at the rate Of 4 per cent. per annum. payable
sem. annually, on the nrst days Of october and April
In each year. at the once OF the said Railway Com.
pany. In the City Of Philadelphia. both principal and
interest to be pay abic in gold coin of the United statss.
Of tho present standard Of weight and nneness, with.
out deduction for any taxes imposed by the United
States or the state OF Pennsylvania, under present or
future laws. The lien OF the mortgage now securing
said bonds to continue unimpaircd. and the Reading
Company (he owner Of the capital stock of said Rail.
way Company also TO become responsible for the
payment OF the principal aud interest OF the saii bonds.
The right to extend. as above, has boon reserved to
such OF the present holders rs shall deposit their
bonds for that purpose with DrcSel & Co, Philadel.
phia; J. p. Morgan & O.. New York. o: J. s. Morgan
q CO.. London. on or before April 18th. 1897.
The coupon due April list. 1897 unless previously
collected. will b. cashed at time OF deposit. and at
the same time dcpositors will he paid ci0 In cash on
each OIL 900 bond. being the difference between inter.
eat at the rate OF o per cent. and the rate OF I per cent.
for the poriot from April LIST. 1897. to tho present
date Of maturity OF the bond on October LIST. 1897.
THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILWAY CO.
by W. A. CHURCH. Treasurer.
Philadelphia, New York. and London.
March lth. 1897.
Referring to the above notice OF the Philadelphia
and Reading Railway Company. we arc now ready to
receive at either Of our Offices any OF the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company Improvement Bonds
for extension. and to make the cash payment above
indicated.
We are also prepared TO buy at par and interest nj
the rate Of q per cent. per annum TO October lst.
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Tpst and found.

osT-Betwccn the Mechanics Bank. rs wall st..
hour. OF 10 A. NJ. and ~ noon. Ten Dollars Cash two
Five Dollar Bills The finder will save a poor boy hi,
position II he will return the money TO me. Address
ALFRED u. COOK. box iJI sun onjce.
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Damrosch About $40 ooo Ahead in ct. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, March 4.-St. Louis figures on tho
Wagnerian season In 81. Louis show Dafnrosch
about $4,000, ahead. in spite Of the inference
that he would DO loser.
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Government bonds strong. The Is OF 1925 and
the SIS closed is y cent. higher bid. Railway and
other bonds weak. Tho features were American
Spirits g. Chesapeake and ohio general iias.
Detroit Gas IS, Kansas and Texas DDS. Lexing.
ton Avenue and Pavonia Ferry lists, Reading LIST
preference incomes, San Antonio and Aransas
Denver and Gulf lists, Atchison and Northern
Pacific issues. The moro important not declines
were in A.ehison ~ adj 4, Is. = = cent; to Al
TO 90; Kansas and Texas IDS, y, to 5oi2; Lex.
Northern Pacific prior As, u, to SO, and general
81, Il, 70 5St; Roading ist preference incomes
TO- $50; Southern RAILWAY IS. 70, to son. and
TO 80.
Commercial price of bar silver sIoi in New 1 Yorkk'
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at ooii@
5lisc.
Money on call, lia@la y cent. Time money.
four months. 8 v cent. for six to seven months,
and 3ia y cent. for nine months on good mixed
Stock Exchange collateral. Commercial paper
dull. Prime Endorsed bills receivable are quoted
at 3 y cent, choice and prime single. names at
3i2@i y cent. and good names at 4@iia y cent.
Gold to tho amount OF about 81 ,Ooo,o 600 was
10000, 600.
Sterling exchange was nrp particularly for
discount at London. Business, however. was
light. Continental exchange was dull. Posted
asking rates for sterling, 81 80 for long bills and
Sl.ss for demand. Actual rates are: Long bills.
S4.sotss4, s6ia; sight dr@fts $t;s7a$ s7i4.
nre quoted at 5.lsaa5;lsis for long. and
b.l7Lta5.l 1914 for short; reichsmarks, o. l5-l89
05 i-l6 for long and 954d95ss for short; guild
crs, 40 l.l0ai0is for long and 40hd40 5-l6 for
short.
Domestic exchange on Now York; Boston
3 coats discount, charleston- Buying par;
on; selling, par. New Orleans-Bank. 81 pro.
MUM; commercial, 20 cents discount. San
Franclsco-Sight, 10 cents premium; telegraph.
10 cents premium. ST. Louis-25 cents dis,
count bid, offered at par. C~hicago-7b cents
discount. Cincinnati Between banks, 40 cents
discount; over counter. par.
The Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis Railroad Company has declared u quar-.
tcrly dividend OF IA y cent. on its preferred
stock, payable April !.
The New York and Harlem Railroad Company
has declared a dividend Of . y cent, payable
April !. .
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
COMPANY has declared a quarterly dividend OF
liz y cent. on its preferred stock, payable April
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NEW YORK, February 2Itl, lNp7.
A quarterly dividend Of ONE AND ONE QUARTER
40 PER CENT. on the capital stock NJ this company
VIII he paid at the ONCE Of the company, 81 Cortiandt
81, In this city, on and after Monday. March 10. 1897.
The transfer books viii be closed from the close Of
business to-day until the morning Of Tuesday. March
10Th. 1897.
by order Of tho board OF Managers.
HARLRS A. WALKER Treasurer,
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Barley was dull. New feeding, q64 q &c, cost
i sSa s s5s!s as, :: .t sss :,e' s %s'.l1 sSs sss:f ~. q = w s% sss,.
cos, and oh fre,,sh, :" Buffalo. 6 S0rn-,spott
mixed on private terms. free on board anost, Tor cI.
port No, 2 mixed. new, 1000 at 27c; in elevators
2oac. Futures unchanged. Future sales. 10000
Opening, Highest. Ious',. Closing. MOTT
S Ssy ST. 81 r. g.
oa,s-spos was stronger Sale. 80; 1000 bush. None
asac.; No. : mixed. aiIs2ise.; 80, 3 DO. 2oiac.i
T misss' aei misrsdi i asissg rs &c. Track %ei nike. s3': Soc S ssc. !
track white, 30, 1000 at 29@SOc. Futures were nrm.
Future sales none.
MAJ, Opening H'o@.'', Less.'' c,G't.0' MI;
The wheat market to-day was quiet and featureless.
The fluctuations In prices were frequent but unim.
but in the absence of SUPPORT the improreSens wa:
lost and a small fractional decline followed on local
I LATER rV on. fo Ss''i"s i priSss raiiicd and ad~ansesd i'" The
late cables were hishe, and shorts covered, IL was
turn in tho cretan situation. Before the close
part Of the rise was lost on realizing sales.
the the da we Liverpool issf hr %sci,n s@ps : to ID, S 1st rs shis a aSi
Northwest orsaweste nsr reee, pasS ~srs si i; cars nst against mss l "sm Is.t
week and $40 last year, Chicago reeeiyed to-day 0
i laGcs 'f @a91tn t. i ia T Il. wIs sHa % e iasi ' samma nss
says; Complaints are somewhat more numerous
Nv moro HOslllNt ~ iHJuTtu OF unpTOlnlblnK 'Nil'
dition OF the wheat crop in portions OF Illinois
souri,, but the condition Ia exceptional elsewhere
and with no important change In ths general position.
which favors good results" Corn and oats wero
steady. but neglected, Liverpool advanced I'D. on
corn. Chicago received esi cars OF corn and 2i5 OF
oats the receipts there 70 morrow are estimated at
600 cars and els respectively, chicago, March A.
Roth the grain and provision markets have been dull
and uninteresting to-day. although prices have re.
corded an advance along the whole line, Wheat
opened easy and for a short time acted heavy foreign.
ors, together with New York and st, Louis purtiee.
later became buyers, and as there was not much
wheat pressing for sale. the market gradually
strengthened and subsequently, advanced nearly a
cent per bush. Liverpool closed at unchanged prices
after opening I'D. lower. There were some cable re.
ports from abroad, indicating more trouble In a po-
liticAl way, which had a tendency to make shorts In
this market u little nervous, Otherwise there was
nothing In the way Of news to influence prices either
way, Receipts In the Northwest were largei clear.
ances moderate. The cash market IA dull. The sea.
board reported nye loads worked for export. Corn
clearanccs aggregated over |, 900, 900 bush, OF which
Newport News shipped 100000 bush, In aspeculative
way the market was steady but quiet
FLouR-was nrmer but Inactive. Sales $500 bbls.
Barrels. Sacks.
heceipu -O,olo
Exports ,..,...,.. .'.,'p.vsl 1870
| Spring In bbls. No. 2 extra. ss.bo0sa.7oi No. extra,
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8ailroads.
BALTIMORE 81 OHIO.

Lravc New YORK, loot OF Ilhrrty 81, daily.
CHICAGO 2:OO 4. ". and l2:la night.
PITTSBURGH 1870 eX, sun. 1900 Sun. l2:l5 night.
CINCINNATI, ST, LOUIS, 1000 A. NJ. $500 4. VI.
W~ASHISGTOS, BALTIMORE, 500. 10 Dining car,
ll;30 A. NJ, CDining carr, goo, $3.50 Dining car, 500
dining carr y, NJ, l2il5 night, sunday, lOiOu Din.
INK ear, II 30 A, NJ, Dining car, 2;OO Dining car,
300 Dining carr, l2:l5 night.
SORFOLR. II 80 A.. NJ, daily.
NEW ORLEANS Through sleeper, $3.50 r. NJ. sun,
day goo =. VI,
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light.
Onices: ll8. l72. 28l, 484, ll40 broadway. 81 East
l4th at, 1877 Bowery, New York; 389, S44 Fulton at.
NJ. Baggage Checked from hotel or residence to
destination
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THE METROPOLITAN WEST SIDE ELEVATED
RAILROAD COMPANY lut Chlcagul,

At the request Of the holders OF a large amount OF
the above securities. the undersigned have consented
to act az a Committee for the protection Of their In.
terest and TO prcpsre a plan Of reorganization.
Holders OF Bonds ard Stock are requested to deposit
their holdings with the TRUST COM
PANv or VIEW YORK. "a wall street. or the
LOAN Ann TRUST COMPANY. 90
state st., Boston. under an agreement dated January
80, 1907. Negotiable certificates OF the Trust Com.
pany will be issued for the deposited securities.
Copies Of tho Agreement can he had at the ONCE of
the CENTRAL TRUST ON and after
Tuesday, February 2. 1907.
Dated New York. January 30. 1897.
r. OLCOTT.
G. OAKwAN. Nh'00
SAMUEL THORNE,
ADRIAN H.. JoLISE. Counsel.
- WALLACE. Secretary.
~ Wall atroat
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40 Wall ST.. New YORK. Feb. II, 1897
Tho Directors have this dsy declared a quarterly
dividend Of iwo ~. PER CENT. on the preferred
record at close Of business Feb 81. Transfer books OF
the preferred stock VIII be closed from Feb. ~ to
March 10, both Inclusive. Checks wi be- mailed.
EDWARD {. LEE, Treasurer,
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dividends and Interest.

NEW YORK M HARLEM RAILROAD COMPANY,
~ TREASURER'S OFFICE,
NEW YORK, March 2, 1897.
Tho board OF Directors have this day declared n div.
idend or TWO PER CENT. on the preferred ami com.
mon stock. payable at the once NJ the company on
the lST A OF APRIL next. to stockbolders OF rec.
ord at . O'Clock = NJ. ON the 10th day Of March, 1897.
at which time the transfer hooks win lie closed. to he
%rcoIened at 10 o'clock A. NJ. on the I'd day Of April,
leeI. Y. Wy ROSSlTER. TreaAursr.
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Financial.

TO THE HOLDERS or
FIRST nonreAeE FIVE TER CENT. noNDs
v M or THE CAPITAL STOCK
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PROHIBITION IN xonrH DAxorA.

the Lowor House Decline, to Rcsubnit the
BiI 90 the People.
BISMARCK, N. d., March 4.-The lower house
OF the State Legislature took n final vote on tho
Resubmission bill yesterday and 1t was killed by
a vote OF 36 to "a.
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!. This - the thirty-fourth consecutive quar-
terly dividend paid at tho rate Of 9 y cent.

Railway Gross earnings foS Febsgasry compare
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Electric stock Quotations.

BosTos. March 4.-rhe closing quotations of electric
stocka TODAY Were:
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grfau Stramsrs.

IUNARD LINE TO~LlVERPOOI,VIA QUEENSTOWN,
umbrta. g. March q. : 4. VI. 'Etruria. March 2O.8 30 A. NJ
Aurania. ...M March l8. noon CampAnia. Marrh 27.l Pm.
From Pier 40. North River, foot OF Clarkson ~.
VERNON IL BROWN & . Ger. Agts. I Unwilling Green.
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Oatb-SpOt WIS stronger. safes oE,uUO Dubn. none
for export. No. 2 white. 1000 at 232c,; No. . do
1000 at 22c.; No. 2 white clipped. 24c,; No. . do.
e2lc.; No. 2 mixed. 2lL&2ltc.; No. . do. 2oac.
mixed. delivered. astSSsa3.c.; track mixed. tSoa csc.
track white, 80, 900 al 29SSOc. Futures were nrm
Future sales none.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-07
The ARMOR QUESTION.
Charles Cramp Confers with Aot-
ing Secretary Roosevelt
DECLINES TO UNDERTAKE THE TASK,
Inc Champs viii Furnish Diagonal Ar
NOR Needed to Work in Hull Struc-
tures Of Vessels Now Building,
But No More.

WASHINGTON, Aug 5.-Charles Cramp
OF the ship-building firm of Cramp &
Sons, was at the navy department in
conference with Acting Secretary
Roosevelt and Capt O'NeiIl, chief of
the ordnance bureau, to learn the in
tenton Of the department in the
matter OF procuring armor for the bat
tleships now building. The re-
plles to Secretary Longs invita-
tons to submit proposals for supply
ing such armor as they need for the
ships they are building has been de-
Iayed by the absence from the United
States Of Mr.. Charles Cramp He has
now made answer, and, as was expect
ed, declines to undertake the task.
lie was not averse, however, to un-
dertaking to supply the small
quantity Of diagonal armor, amount
ing to about so tons for each ship, at
the maximum price allowed by con
gress-S30O per ton-his offer to do this
being based on desire to prevent a
possible stoppage Of work on the ships
owing to the lack of this particular
armor, which must be worked into the
hull structure,
Meanwhile the acting secretary is
proceeding to carry out the direction
of congress on the lines laid down by
Secretary Long and he has completed
the personnel of the special board
which is to make an investigation
of the cost of establishing
a government armor plant
As announced, the board will
consist of Commodore Howell, COM
mandant of the League Island navy
yard; Capt. Mccormick, captain of the
Norfolk navy yard; Chief Engineers
Perry from the Monterey; Civil Engi-
neer Menocal, from the New York
navy yard; Lieut.. F., F, Fletcher, from
the torpedo station, with Lieut.. w. |.
Chambers, from the Minneapolis, as re-
corder.
This board will meet Monday next
in the ordnance bureau here for or
ganization and to outline the plan of
work, 1t is not yet even to be con-
jectured how long the inquiry
will last, but frCsn the magni-
tude of the task and the prob
ability that difficulty will be
encountered in securing the informa-
tion as to the cost of plants and cost of
production of armor, the end can not
be reached very much earlier than the
assembling of the next session of con-
gress, to which the result must be re-
ported.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-07
JAPANESE JINGOES.
Strong Anti-Amerlcan Feeling Prevails Ia
Japan.

strong Ahtl-Amerlcdn Feeling Prevails Ia
Japan.
New YORK, Aug. 5.,-Rccent letters
received in this city from Japan state
that a strong anti-Auerican feeling
still exists in that country, and that
Americans are being boycotted
on all sides by Japan. First
the Hawaiian question stirred
up the i'll Telling, which was
afterward heightened by the discus
sion, in the United States congress, on
the tariff, when the proposition was
advanced to tax severely certain Jap
anese goods. The Japanese took this
as a direct affront, and they have not
lost an opportunity since to belittle
Americans and all that pertains to this
country,
James A. Morse, president of the
American Trading Co., who went to
Japan two months ago in the interest
of the Cramps and other companies
here, wrote a week ago that the out
look for American interests in
Japan was not encouraging.
Mr.. Morse expected to secure
the contract for the building of the
last battleship which the japanese gov
ernment ordered constructed. He was
about to close the contract when
negotiations were suddenly stopped
and the contract awarded to an En-
glish firm within q hours.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-07
A CHANGE OF TACTICS.
Turkey Now Anxious to Expedite
Peace Negotiations,
THE EXCHEQUER RUNNING RATHER LOW,
A New Loan Not to be Had at Present,
and This, with Political Consld-
erations, Renders Prompt Set
tlement Advisable.

CoNsTANrINorLE, Aug. 5.--The Turk
ish government officials are now mani
Testing desire to expedite the settle
ment Of the peace negotiations, owing
TO the Strengthened state of the eX-
chequer, rendering it impossible, under
the present circumstances, TO contract
new loan because Of the unhealthy
condition Of the troops in Thessaly,
where many of the soldiers are
dying, and for political reasons, the
attitude Of Bulgaria, Servia and Mon
tencgro being regarded as threaten
ing.
The Turkish minister for foreign
affairs, TewGI Pasha, replying to in
quiries made by the ambassadors of the
powers has expressed ignorance ofthe
destination Of the Turkish fleet which
left the Dardanellcs on Tuesday last,
1t appears however that the warships
are not going to Cretan waters,
which is probably wise decision
upon the part Of the Turkish authori-
ties, as it has been stated that the ad-
mirals in command Of the fleets of the
pswers have decided to oppose, by
force if necessary, the entry of the
Turkish squadron into Cretan waters,
where precautions have already been
taken against such an eventuality by
the dispatch Of foreign warships to
guard the different ports of Crete.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-07
TIN PLATE INDUSTRY.


British Sales Have Fallen on Half Since
the Mckinley Tariff Act Was Passed.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. a.-Consul Par
ker, at Birmingham, has furnished the
department of state with a copy of
report made to the British am
bassador, Sir Julian Pauncefote,
by Hugh J. Obeirne his second
secretary, containing review of the
growth of the tin-plate indu try in the
United States. 1t shows that the tin
plate sales from England have fallen
off one-half since the Mckinley tariff
act was passed, and that American pro-
duction is steadily increasing
1t is claimed by Mr.. OBeirne that
the increase of rates in the present
tariff law over the Wilson law will
give the United States manufacturers
the California markets which were
heretofore supplied from England
Inclosed with Mr.. Parler's report
is an editorial from the Blr-
mingham Daily Post commenting
on the report and reviewing the tin
plate trade since the Mckinley law OF
1890. 1t is claimed that the only mar
lxet England can now obtain in the
United States isby the drawbacks which
the Gamers of export goods receive