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After the closing Of the upPllsmentsry TrSnsstiantia
main open until within Ten Minutes OF the hour Of
MAILS FOR South AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
THURsDAY.-At $50 A. NJ: for PORT ANTONIO. per
steamer from Philadelphia; at 8 A. y. for Der.
S MHGAi Per a stdf'cnSsfP1Rp T cRaeias. at pei 10 . 4; N. sGP
Ardanrose detters for Belize, Guatemala. and
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per Yucatan,D' At 1880 A. N. for HAITI;
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thence by steamer. close at this office daily at $50
p. NJ. Mails for Miquelon. by rail to Boston and
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daily at 200 A. NJ. for forwarding by steamers
sailing (Mondays and Thursdsysl from Port Tam.
pa. Fla. Malls for Mexico City. overland. unless
specially addressed for despatch by steamer.
close at this ONCE daily at 2:30 A. NJ. and ESQ
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vious day. :.
TR~ANs-PACIFIC MAILS. ''
Mails for Hawaii. per steamship Australia from San
Francisco). close here daily UP TO May l2 at $3.50
p. u. Mails for China and Japan. per steamship
China from San Francisco. close here daily up to
May Ia at $50 P. VI. Mails for China and Japan,
per steamship Olympia from Tacoma. close
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Francisco. close here daily up TO May i22 at 7:SO
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ship Aorangi from Vancouver. close here daily
after May i22 and up TO June ! at $50 p. VI.
Trans-Pacihc mails are forwarded to port OF sailing
daily and the schedule of closing Is arranged on the
presumption OF their uninterrupted overland transit
tRegtstered mail closes ut 8 p. N. previous day.
CHARLES W. DAYTON. Postmaster.
Post once. New York. n. Y. May IL. 1897.
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Government bonds armer. The As, of 1925
closed ,isa4 Y cent. higher bid. Railway and
were Brooklyn Union Gas SIS, Chesapeake and
Ohio general 4i2s. Canada Southern IDS, Kansas
paciiic consois, !. n Kansas and Texas eds. Lake
cihc bonds. Atchison and Northern Pacific is
sues, The more important net advances were in
ada southern Eds, y, to 1904; Lake Shore lsts,
r. .; 70 lllls; Reading general, As, 4, to slh,
The noteworthy declines were In Chesapeake
and Ohio general 4las. \ v cont, to 73ia; Kansas
Padne consols. t Ia \. 70 7I%; Kansas and
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Opening. Highest. Lowest. CLOSING. Night.
~ ~ ss. e rs rs US ssssS ..

The news in wheat to-day was bulllsh and prices adj
vanced sharply early In the day. The cables were
from California and France we're bullish. the Illinois
state report was unfAvorable and shorts covered.
was Offset by the preponderance OF bullish crop news:
acres seeded last fell. l,228. 900 have been plouEhed
up, leaving only $4,000 acres to be harvested. The
oondiaoA OF lie standing grain y 81 y cent
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baIlsy-Wrs arm. New feeding. esiac, cost and
Rye-Was steadier. State, locale. No. 9 Western.
e7'4c., cost and freight to Bunalo. Gorn-spot was
SOC, In store; No: e do, In elevator, 8oAg 30 ac.
Futures advanced lsc. to &c. but lost this and closed
~ follows:
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oAts-Spot was nrm. No. 2 white, 27l2c.; No. 8 do,
gAA@2oc.; No. 2 white clipped, csc; No. o do, 27c.;
No. 2 mixed, 23c.; No. 8 do. gee; rejected mixed.
q hci rejected white. 24c,; No, g mixed delivered.
2a92oc.; track mixed. 23925c.; track white, 2op
llac. Futures advanced lac. to &c, but reacted and
closed unchanged to isc. lower. Future sales 10000
bush, as follows:
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After the closing OF the Supplementary Transatlantic
Mails named above, additional supplementary
mails are opened on the piers OF the American,
English, French, and German steamers. and re-
main open until within Ten Minutes OF the hour Of
The times., 1897-06-17
International Obligations.

We do not suppose that there is much
use in appealing TO Administration Sena
tors on grounds of international obIiga
tions or docency. They are peculiarly
sensitive to obligations which they assume
are imposed upon this country because
Columbus discovered America. and because
some OF their masters are interested in
Spanish bonds and Cuban sugar estates;
and so they bitterly oppose so simple and
proper thing as the recognition of Cuban
belligerency. But, when it comes to vio-
lating the plain letter OF treaty with the
poor little republic of Hawaii it is quite a
different matter. They, or many OF them
at least, are readyto do that in a minute
Yet these same Senators know that we
treaty except in accordance with it's terms
and provisions, without flying in the
face of the law OF nations. 1t matters
not in what way the oowardly purpose
might be accomplished, whether by forci-
BILE 6enounc2ment Or by the indirection
proposed in the tariff bill, the action would
be equally infamous. The treaty was to
run seven years absolutely, land further.
until the expiration oftwelve months after
either OF the contracting powers shall give
notice TO the other CT its wish to terminate
tie same There is no escape from the
sacred duty imposed by the text Of the
instrument to which we as n nation sol
emnly have subscribed.
Are the interests Of the Sugar Trust so
much more Important than National honor.
not to speak of national interests, that the
latter must he sacrificed to subserve the
former? Senators who are trying to
destroy the Hawaiian treaty are aware
that such a thing at once would throw
the trade of the islands to Canada; would
force Hawaii TO establish reciprocal COM
merciaI relations with some other cuin-
suzerain. They are upon mott ce that
such Il change, especially if it resulted
from violation of international law on
our part, would quickly lead to the
SEIZURE OF the islands by England, Ger
many or Japan.
While the treaty remains intact. it is
not likely that other governments would
venture TO interfere; but let that drop q, d
we would soon see Hawaii gobbled up by
son o one OF them If annex ation .,ver is
to come, the authorities ought to 60 ut
it and setue the matter now. II It is
not to be, and Messrs. Hanna and Have
meyer propose 10 sell out the national
The times., 1897-06-17

Whatever may be the Administration
view in the matter, the duty of the Sen
ate is TO sanction the Hawaiian annexation
and more decided the action, the smaller
viii be the chance of complications with
foreign governments
Already Japan has presented questions
In the nature of protest, and may pro-
test formally now that the treaty is regu-
larry before the Senate for ratiflcatio
II there should appear to be much opposi-
tion i, is very likely that G reat Brita in and
Germany may attempt 10 increase it by
a pretense of hostility.
As to the treaty itself, we do not see
In what respect it can be found objection
able ny any American interest. Matters In
the country locally viii remain in statu
quo until new laws are provided by the
Congress Coolie immigration viii be stop
ped Hawaiian Chinese will not be per-
mitted to move elsewhere in the United
States. We get all the rich national lands
and improvements, and assume only
small public debt of $4,000, 900. The
President has a veto power over the
acts Of the local government IT is an
excellent bargain for US, and It VIII be
shameful If the Senate does not promptly
close IL
The times., 1897-06-17
stake and honor in the premises. the sooner
we know it the better.
Summing the colored Brother.

The ''best business elemunts" at the
East have joined in protesting against the
confirmation Of the New Jersey colored
schoolmaster whom President Mckinley
has ieonored with nomination to be mi u
lister to the negro republic OF Haiti.
a number OF firms and corporations In
terested In America trade with the
island will labor with the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to the end
that the nomination may he turned down.
The result of this effort Will he watched
with interest
From any Republican standpoint, the
movement is m outrage upon the colored
people of the country. who regularly have
supported Republican platforms and poll
to the suDyersion of national interests
and decent cover nment generally. AS
coparceners In the universal game OF
grab. the ceiored element is entitled TO
its share Of the plunder, upon every con-
sideration connected with the honor sup
posed to subsist between influences like
that of Mr.. Hanna and the campaign credt
tors. The Haitian mission always has
been Republican plum for the colored
voter and why should notst be continued as
such7
1t lis claimed, OF ocursR, that the policy
OF sending Iii y-trained ooiored men as min
listers to the negro state has led to a loss
OF trade, and imposed the necessity upon
American merchants OF transacting their
business with Haiti through foreign
agencies What OF that? The whole
course and purpose of Republican trust
aud monopoly government is TO destroy
commerce with all foreign countries
Even IL 1t were not so. 1T would be difficult
for this Administration to ignore the claims
Of the calored people TO the position so long
their right by party prescription. But, un-
der present conditions, when lis VIGOROUSLY
the object to suppress foreign trade. there
is no earthly reason why a schoolmaster
could not represent the United States IT
the capital Of another nation as well as
anybody else. The eolored voters should |
see to 1t that their party rights are not
invaded.
The times., 1897-06-17
Pessimism ard Patriotism.

so the President says it was Cleveland
and not Wanamaker whom he had In
mind when he made his Philadelphia
speech, and. incide ntaIly. uttered some
remarks on the difference between pes
sinism and patriotism
The Presidential correction OF a popu-
lar relief that il was the exp ostmaster-
General who was alluded to may be
comfort to the latter, but its only public
effect viii he to mystify people as to
what really was working in the Executive
mentality
The speech of Grover Cleveland in New
York certainly was redolent Of pessimism,
but 1t was confined to the kind of pessimism
that saw only disaster to the gold and
bond syndicates and other cUntributory
dominating elements common to both
Administrations in case the Cleveland
standards nd policies should be de-
9arted from by Mr.. Mckinley A Against such
pessimism, Cleyeland's successor IS with
ont excuse for prntest; while it must
be said that he equally is blameless as to
any departure from the basic principles
of Clevelandsm
The same gold and bond ring. the same
trust and monopoly combination, and the
same Spanish cabaI that owned and die
tated every act Of the Cleveland Admins
tration. elected, own and control the pres
ent one, and the Congress of the United
States to boot
The pessimisIn of Grover Cleveland only
was intended TO apply in the event that
the hold Of the powers referred TO should
be broken. Then that pessimism has moth
mgin it to which Mr.. Mckinley consistently
ca3 object. Why he should use it in an
argument, TO compare it with some other
particular brand CT Republican patriot
ISM the first indication OF which we
have yet TO see, passes comprehension.
THERE'S ground for the suspicion that the
President is being kept 'incommunieado''
TO such an extent that really he does not
know what Is going OH, or that the people
OF the United States are reluctantly COM
ing much beyond continuation Of the one
that went into history on the fourth OF
March last ami "a the curses and eXecrRtions
OF ell patriotic men and women in America
The times., 1897-06-17

forcing the obnoxious tariff bill upon the
country, that they may be paid back their
Mckinley campaign contributions and en-
riched out of the toll and misery of the
masses American commerce is t0 he de-
stroyed, but not altogether. That portion
OF it In which the beneficaries OF the
Hanna-Havemeyer trust tariff bill are in
terested will flourish. Backed by pro-
hibitive taxes oil imported goods, the PRO
tected'' Tnonopoiists will be able to exact
what prices they want In American mar
kets, and invade those of foreign countries
with their manufactured goods. even il
they have to do SO for q while at q
loss, Their excessive profits at horie VIII
repay that, and more.
The kind OF American commerce that is
doomed to estruction is the commerce with
which the poor grain and cotton farmers
are concerned. Their products are what
will have to bear the brunt OF European
retaliation, and sustain the disaster OF ,ad
ditionaIly depressed prices abroad, and,
hence, at home.
But that consideration does not mar The
pleasures OF the prospect to the trusts and
Inonopolies, nor to the gold and bond
syndicatcs in alliance with them. They
only are interested in the advent of INC
Kinley prosperity OF which the advance
agent" was placed iii power by their money
As all men know, or ought to, MCKINLEY
prosperity" was neither calculated nor
designed to reach the common rabble.
When it is successful in showering mill ions
on the robber syndicates, trusts and
monopolies, it viii have served every
purpose ii was intended to accomplish
And the people! What OF the people?
Why, everybody remembers what the late
William H Vanderbilt once said on that
subject
The times., 1897-06-17
CONFERENCE WITH CALHOUN.
The Commissioners Sees Mckinley
and Talks About Cuba.

President Mckinley is stiil gathering in
formation about Cuba, and yesterday he
had long talk with W ] Calhoun, his
Commissioner in the Ruiz case.
There Is q growing conviction among lead
ing men of the Administration that Spain
nay offer a solution of the Cuban problem
that VIII he satisfactory TO both the United
states and the insurgents Indications that
something Of this sort may he expected are
already apparent. The reforms which the
Madrid government shows a Willingness TO
provide, viii, of course, be viewed with
suspicion by this country and 10y Cuba on
account Of violated promises In the past.
There is reason for the belief that Spain
is willing to allow Cuban independence
to be gained if the insurgents will abide
by the reforms, and that the Spanish
troops viii be withdrawn and the Cubans
allowed to form a government, with a
militia organization to protect the island,
against hostile invasion, as evidence of
Spanish good faith.
The step TO independence would be
short, and Spain would be in q position
to claim that Cuba had set an example
which Canada might follow without danger
OF hostllities with Great Britain.
The times., 1897-06-17
Mr.. Wilson'S Opinion.
% the Editor of The Times.

40 tIlS Oh Hines.
Although the Colorado mountebank is In
a most absurd position with his junketing
silver commission. he is TRYING to OUTAGE
ridicule. Think OF IT, This commission is
working up sentiment in a people OF
whose language, history and business char
acter they know nothing, nd in favor of a
policy depending upon science OF whose
very elementary principles the head of
the conmi%r ju knows thing.
Then it f. in a country which Woleott
himself has often alluded to as already
binetallst. heart and soul, and cor
resrondtngly prosperous
But new factor has entered into the
question. Japan is to adopt a gold
standard, but wilIcoin silver at 32 13 to I
whether in unlimited quantities or not We
are not told Now. if we Were To go TO
unlimited coinage, giving an ounce of gold
for only sixteen ounces of silver, while
Japan would demand 32 1-3, it needs no
ghost to tell US that our bid would take
the cake or the silver Japan's surplus
silver, and possibly more, would lie e,l-
changed for our gold at Is to 1, and the
proceeds placed to Japanese credit in Eng
land
Finance is a new study to wolcott, 81
though he was called Finance Ed at
school, because be bet the stake (and lost
when he was stakeholder In ball game
The country ought not to be put to the
expense OF teaching him, If 1t should turn
out that he desires to learn, but the whole
commission ought 10 be recalled as mis-
take POSEY S. WILSON.
The times., 1897-06-17
Reaping the Whirlwind.

Mr.. James B. Eustis, former ambassador
20 France. was intervie wed the other day
10y New York journal He said that last
year the French nation ''prayed for the
election OF Mckinley, and they got it
And they have got all they want of it.
They would be Only too glad to exchange
Mckinley and McKinIeys Administration
for Mr. Bryan, or almost anyone else.
From one end OF France TO the other
they are heartily tired OF McKinle yism
already"
Continuing, Mr.. Eustis SAID that "all
Europe is UP in arms against the pro-
posed tariff bill 1t is bound to lead to
retaliation on the part of European ma
tions that will ultimately cripple the COM
merce of the United States"
The view expressed by this distinguished
diplomat is entirely correct in theory:
pnd nobody better knows that it is so
than the trusts and monopolies who are
The times., 1897-06-17
BRUTAL TRAMP HELD FOR TRIAL.
Charged with Unnatural Grimes
Upon kidnapped Boys.

Confined in the county jail at Cumber-
land, Nd, awaiting the acton OF the
grand jury, is a buriy tramp, who gave
his name as Frank Myers, and his resi-
dence as Washington. He is charged
with having committed a crime against
nature upon Luther Sykes, the fourteen
year-old son of Reuben Sykes, private
watchman, living at No. 1918 V street
northwest, in this city Sykes is the
boy who, with George Tucker, another
fourteen-year-old lad, who lives with his
parents at No. 1870 New Jersey avenue
northwest, was kidnapped by two tramps
and taken to Cumberland in a box car
last Sunday. Another small boy named
Charlie Byington, who had also been
abducted. was in the car.
UIun reaciiing Cumberland the rIlen com
PEELED the lads TO beg for them and sub
mitted them 10 such shocking crueities
that at last they Informed the police,
and the kidnarpers were arrested The
PARENTS OF the hoys Were communicated
with and Tuesday night Mr. Tucker,
father OF one of tie lads, aud "a clerk In
the Sixth Auditors office, left for Cunber-
land to bring the boys home Mr.. Tucker
returned early yesterday morning, bring
ing with him the third 10y, Charlie Eying
ton. who lives with his widowed nssther at
No 102 Third street southwest.
According TO the statements ofthe boys.
short time after the freight tram had
started, Myers took unnatural liberties with
the Sykes boy. An attempt was also
made upon one OF the other boys, but they
succeeded in fighting off the brute Myers
then told the boys thatif they toI d any one
he would kill them.
The second tramp, who gave his name as
Taggart, was released, as the boys stated
that he had nothing to do with the cut
RACES upon them. Mr.. Tucker stated last
night that he should not prosecute the
men for abduction, as he was satisfied to
get his boy home safely. Myers. how
ever, will be held upon the charge Of
criminal assault
The times., 1897-06-17
AFTER BUCKET-SHOP KEEPERS.
New York Grand Jury Files Indict-
meBts Against Eight Men.

ments Against Eight Men.
New York, June 16.-The grand 5ury
filed indictments today against eight men
who are alleged TO be involved in the
keeping OF BUCKET shops. Twenty Officers
swooped down and raided Morr!sons es-
tabIishment, at No. 81 Broadway. and
the offices OF z. l. Stevens. at No. 81
New street, known as the Equitable Gem
mission Company" At the Broad way ad
dress, in Rooms 9, and 10, three men
books The safes and desks in the office
were ransseked, and all the books, papers
and tallysheets found were loaded into
the patrol wagon and taken to police
headquarters.
A t 81 New street the alleged proprietor
OF this place. Edw ard L. Stevens, was taken
into custody. All the prisoners were re-
leased on bail to appear for trial
In speaking of the raids, Ser-t. Wade,
who was in charge OF the police who made
the raids, said:
Chief Conltn is determined to get rid Of
these bucket shops, which are nothing Z more
than common gambling houses They ac-
cept orders in the guse of margins which
are really bets, against rluctuatiJn Of the
market, receiving small amounts, N some
instances as low as 81 We hope to get
a conviction In these cases, as CHEF Con-
lin has been very careful in gathering evi-
dence against them''
The times., 1897-06-17
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Degrees Conferred Upon a Large
Number of Graduates.

University of Virginia, Va June 10
The commencement exercises OF the un:--
versity have now drawn to a close. To-
night the diplomats and degrees weIe con
ferred in the chapel. There are fifty grad
uates in medicine, nineteen in law, SIX
in engineering, while eight received the
celebrated high standard master of arts
urcree ana seventeen that Of bachelor of
arts.
During Mr.. Bryan's visit here ne was
elected an honorary member pf the Society
of the Alumni OF the university. lie has
presented to the university a handsome
sum, the interest of which is to he used
to purchase medal each year to be
awarded to the writer of the best essay
on the subject of civil government
The times., 1897-06-17
The Antitrust Overthrow.

AS maker of history this extra session
of the Senate-thc House being only nomi-
naliy in session is a wonder On Tuesday
Senator Pettigrew's amendment exempt
ing commodities controlled by trusts from
customs duties was laid on the table by
vote OF 80 to 80
That about finishes the deal If there is
anything else the Sugar Trust or any other
trust wants, it only will be necessary for
it to appear at the bargain counter. inquire
the price and have the stuff weighed out.
The times., 1897-06-17
THROWN INTO THE RIVER.
A Newspaper Mans Narrow Escap,
From DrON ming.

Mr.. William W Richardson, we'll kno wn
newspaper man, met with a serious ac-
eident on the river late Tuesday night,
which came near costing him his life. In
company with several friends Mr. Richard
son was enjoy ing yachting trip down ne
river. The gentlemen Were about TO re tire
for the night, when Mr. Richardson went
upon the deck to adjust one OF the sails,
and while doing so, one OF the booms
swung around and struck him a heavy
blow upon the chest, which caused Bm
to lose his balance, and fall overheard
Mr. Richardson was unable to swim and
called for help. DR.. E. o. Girard. one Of
those ON board, leared into the water
and swan to his assistance When he
reached Tire struggling man they were at
least 30 feet from the boat, which had
heen driven from them by the wind. 1t
was with some difficulty that the physi-
clan managed to reach the yacht again,
and in short time both were safe on
board. The accident occurred q short
distance below Marshall Hall, and the
party returned to the city yesterday.