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EXCITEMENT IN MADRID
The Fall Of Victoria de las Tunas
Causes Mach Anxiety.
WEYLER'S RECALL DEMANDED
The Prime Minister Calls for a
FHiI ExpIanation FROM the CAP
tain General, and the Latter Re-
plies by Affirming Bis Ability 10
RecapLure the Town.

Madrid, Sept. l0.-Great excitement pre-
walls here over the capture OF the town
81 Victoria de las Tunas in The provinces or
Santiago de Cuba. An the new wspa pers con.
denn Capt. General Heyler, and dema nd
his removal.
The impa rcial has an editorial on the sub
5ect that recalls the circumstance of the
removal of Capt. General Joveiar from the
command OF the Spanish army in Cuba in
1876 because Uf a similar disaster A
cabinet meeting was held tonight at which
il was decided 10 act vigorously in Cuba
and 10 be preparec 10 send re- endorsements
at once If it should be necessary.
THE public Is very angry and Joins with
the newspapers in demanding the recall OF
weFier. Gen Azcerraga, the prime min
lister, cabled to weyler, demanding full
eNI'lanGtion- At the cabinet council held
tonight, Weyler's ieply was read. He
affirmed bis ability 10 recapture the town
without auch effort. Notwithst znCliiig
tlle optimistic tone adopted by the captain
general I:Tere as much anxiety throughout
Spain regarding the condition of eTfeirs
in Cuba.
The belief prevails that the insurgents
Will constitute their government at VIC
tcria de las TuHas, with the view TO OBJ
tainng a recognition OF their belliscrency
by the United States. Senor Casullano,
minister OF the colonies, has decided TO
eXpediate the application or the Cuban
reforms. The law providing for the elec
ton OF Cuban administrative council viii
be promulgated Immediately, and the eiec-
tions VIII be held on November 10, under
= statue that is now being framed. 1t is
felt that victoria de las Tunas must be
recaptured, because. being fortified place,
its capbure and possession by the rebels
fulfill one OF the necessary conditions
precedent 70 the recognition OF the in
surgents as belligerents by the Govern.
nsent at Washington.
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Robhed a Messeneer BOZ.

William king was arrested last night
by Detective Helan and locked up in No.
4 station, upon suspicion Of having film.
ilafsaned messenger boy out OF a hand
some diamond ring The boy vas given
the gem % deliver to d young lady, and
"hile en route met man, supposed to be
King who took the package from him and
upon bis returning a. tie messenger four,
that he had nothing but the box, and re
ported his loss 10 police headquarters.
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occur at any time.
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
September I close promptly at this OF
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PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German
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many, and specially address ell printed mat
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ailing from New York an Wednesdays,
the German steamers OF Thursdays, and
the Cunard French and German steamers
on Saturdays, take printed matter, etc.,
for ell Countries for which they are adj
verttsed TO carry mails
Mails for South aud Central Amer.
lea, West Indies, &c.
Mails for Newfoundland by rail to Halt
fax and thence via steamer, close HeT edaiIy,
Except Sunday, at 1905 p, n, and on
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Mails for hiquelOn, by rail TO Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily ae
MaiiS for Cuba fexcept those for Santiago
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III for forwarding VIA steamers sailing
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SIaiis for Mexico. overland (except thoss
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Friday, close here daily at no a m-(d)
Transpacific Malls.
Mails for China, Japan ami Hawaii, per
5. 5 Gaelic, from san Francisco, close
here daily up TO $50 p. m, September
15-td3
Mails for Australia iexcept those for
West Australia, which are forwarded via
Europel, New Zealand Hawaii, FIJI and
samoan Islands, per $; s. MariPosa. from
San Francisco, close here daily up to
6 80 ID. Tn.. September l0.fG9
Mails for ustralia texCept West Aus
traHi ,, New Zealand, Hawaii, Eli Islands,
per S. S. WarTifuoo, from Vancouver, clos Q
here daily after September 10, up to
6 80 d. m, September I3. ~
Mails for China and japan, per $ s.
up to $50 p. M, September 19.(d)
Nails for the Society lsidn,Is, per ship
TTOpiC Bird, from san + TadsuScO -. - here
daily, up to $50 p m, September 2+(dl
Mails for Hawaii, per s. $ Australia,
| from San Francisco. close here daily up 70
$50 p. m, September 29.td)
TRANS tAtIEIC MAILS are fOrw arded
ule OF closing is arranged on the preSump-
ton of their uninterrupted overland tran
| sit.
jal Registered mails close at 10 "a m.
fbi Registered mails close at 1 p. m.
| lci Begistered mails close at 6 p m.
| same day.
(dl Registered mails close at 6 p. m.
/ previous day.
| {e} Registered mails close at 1 D. m.
! Tuesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES p. WILLETT,
| Postmaster
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So a Month
To Be Cured of
Any Disease.
w alker
To Be Cured of
Amy Disease. . .
l4li Penna. Ave. Adj. wiHard's Hotel,
HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME

Ii you have tried doctors without benefit
90 not give up, but try this Oldest and most
experienced specialist in Washington. He
courts diseases pronounced incurable by
oGhefs. All diseases OF the nervous sys-
ten, all diseases OF the stomach, liver and
bowels, all diseases OF the genito-u mary sys-
teIn. LOST VITALITY Y RESTORED.
Daily office hours 10 To 3. Monday y,
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday till
p. M, Sundays 10 to-l2.
s8- CONSULTATION FREE. as
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$500 10 PhiIadesphia and Return
via Pennsylvania Railroad, fastest time
finest equipment Grand excursion nexi
Sunday sea-9t
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$500 10 Philadelphia and Return
via Pennsylvania Railroad, finest track.
finest trains. Excursion Sunday next.
se3- -3t
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The Miners Convention.

ColuIGbus, Ohio. Sept. I0--The national
c0nN ention Cf the United Mine Workers
continued fts session today, considering
the basis on which the strike is to be
settled. No settlement was announced
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Sl.00 Washington to Baltimore
and reJuEn, next Sunday, via PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Tickets good on all trains.
Ee93t
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SI.OO TO Baltimore and Return via
II. & o.
For all trains Sunday, September 12
se7- 6t-em
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Baltimore and Return via b. d O.
For all trains Saturday and Sundag :, valid
Tor return until Monday, SI25 for tie
round trip. se7- -6t-em
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$500 Washington TO Philadelphia
snd return via Pennsylvania Railroad. the
greatest OF al railroads. matchiess service
Great EXCLUSION next Sunday. seS-3L
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S2.e0 to Philadelphia aud Return
via Pennsylvania Railroad, the lea ding rail-
road OF the country finest trains. Special
excursion next Sunday. se9-2t
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500 Washington to Philadelphia
and return via Pennsylvania Railroasi--roct
bailast-steei rafis-fleet locomotives bean
tifui trains Grand excursion next Sun
day se9-3t
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Lansburgh
18Th and F SITS.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

LEGAL NOTICE All claims against the
Vim. Washington must be presented with
In ten days OF date Address q. this Of
nce. seS-7t
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$500 Atlantic City via B. & o.
Royal Blue line, fastest, finest and
safest trains in America. ,se9-3 EN-
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$500 to Philadelphia and Return
via Pennsylvania Railroad, the most pop
uiar route Special excursion next Sun
day. se9-3t
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no &C a Cold in enc nar

Take Laxa tive Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the Hlonsy ii it fails to
cure. &c se2-If
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$2.90 to Philadelphia and Return
next Sunday via Pennsylvania Railroad.
the finest railroad in America. SneciaJ
excursion next Sunday. se9 ar
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B. q o. Shortest.
Royal Blue best service to Atlantic CITY
and return, $500. se9-3t-em
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The Principal was formerly Of
FICIAL COURT aud LEGISLATIVE f
STENOG GRAPHER, as well as Pub
lie Accountant. The 10th ANIMAL
Catalogue, showing unpa ralleie1
Dumber OF graduates in positions,
is free TO all. The studies embrace
Shorthand, Typewriting, RoolxiSee.s-
ing, Penmanship and all branches
of business.
The times., 1897-09-11
THE BONES NOT IDENTIFIED
Laurel Mystery Becomes Deeper
and Darker Each Day.
MAY BE BODY OF M. A. G. Cliff

His Mother Net Sorry if 1t Proves
So Wife Ide0tifies Clothing Eonnd
in the Woods, aud Believes the
Body Gifts DoctOrs Not Ger
tain as to Sex.
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INsVRANcF sTATEaiENTs.

SEMI ANNUAL STATEMENT as of June
June 30. 1897, MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE CO., of New York, 45, AT and 49
Cedar street, New York:
ASSETS.
Stocks and bonds (market
valuel ............... ss32, ,O67 so
Premiums in course of coiiec-
tion Observation-Disclosures. 76,so0 81
Cash in bank and office...-.. 66,1H7 93
Accrued interest ...-....-...- 6,415 rs
$7So,45I 90
LIABILITIES.
Cash capital ................. S225, 900 90
Resery Tor unearned premiums 299,397 OF
Reserve for losses. s.............. 1886 34
All other liabilities ...,. 5,967 al
Net surplus .............,..... 179,49I 90
$7SO,451 SO
Losses paid since organization over
Sc, 100000 90.
R.. A LOEWENTHAL, President.
AARON CARTER, Vice President.
WILLIAM A. FRANCIS, Secretary
II. W. EADIE, Assistant Secretary.
ROSENBERG CO., 5o4 st. NV, Agents
for the District Of Columbia SELL ct
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So cents

for soc worth of shirt.
100 dozen colored stiff
bosom shirts in the newest
and nobbiest fall plaids and
stripes-are on sale at 5Sc.
Fast colors-strong mus
lin-splIt newfoundland as
good fitting and well made
as any dollar shirt you ever
wore.
One pair of reversible link
cuffs with each shirt.
CSC. for a new lot or soc. fall
Necllwesg IN puff teck-fOur in hand
and string shapes.
Half price for Mo ther's Friend Shirt
Waists.
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MARRIED.

AHLENFELD D-DEEBLE-CARL All
LENFELD, of Chicago H., and Miss
ALICE E. DEEBLE, or Washington, nj
Baltimore, Nc, September 9. 1897. Item
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USpERrAkERs
j. WILLIAM LEE.
UNDERTA AKER,
332 Pa. Ave. N w.
First-class service. phone. 1885.
The times., 1897-09-11

An S8. so Chrffonier
for S5.65 today and
Monday.
We can't promise it
an hour longer.
If you think, as z0e
knoz0, that it is a bar
gain, you will come
early today.
Cash or credit, as you
desire.
1t has three large and
two small drawers, also
hat box. 1t is of poll
ished oak. 1t is a good
Chjffouier.
See for yourself.
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occur at any time
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
September II close promptly at this OF
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"a CONSULTATION FREE. -aa
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
unnhDn Dill easy TO take, easy to buy
Nuuu , EllIS easy to operate. 25c.
Fish with Legs Found in Colorado.

Much CONSERVATION and still more
wonder was created in the State House
yesterday morning by the discovery in
the Office of Mrs. Martha A. Shute,
Secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture, of an axolotl, or fish with legs,
which had become metamorphosed in
to a salamander. All kinds of theories
to account for its presence there were
broached during the day. OF these
theories the strangest appears to be the
most tenable. This is that the evolut-
ed axolotl was taken up by evapora.
tion from a mountain lake near the
City of Mexico, where its species is
abundant, to come to earth again in
Denver with Thursday afternoons alb.
normally heavy rainfall. Yesterday
morning, when Janitor Smith opened
the windows in order to air the office
against the arrival of Mrs. Shute, he
beheld an object on the sill outside
which caused him to spring back in
horror. Squatted on the sill was O
hideous, dirty-hued green and yellow
reptile, about ten inches in length,
with head like that of bulldog, ar
enormous mouth, wide open, six web
footed paws and tail that tapered to
a lash and was curled at the end.-
Denver Republican.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
An Old Garden.

Time and again we get letters from
people who are fond of their gardens
aud who write that for some reason or
other the garden is losing its former
productiveness.
The soil seems very rich and black,
and they put on the stable manure
heavily, but while there is great
growth there is not the productiveness
III vegetables of many sorts that there
formerly was. Peas that the cata-
logues put down as dwarf grow to n
tall stature, but fail utterly to give
the crop that is to be expected The
radishes run to large tops and the
squashes to vines, and they want to
know what to do TO remedy this state
of affairs and get better crops out of
the garden.
Most Of these people are engaged in
other work and are not farmers, but
they take pride in having fine vege-
table gardens. They know nothing
about the chemistry of the soil and Of
fertilizers, not near as much as the in
telligent farmers of to-day have
learned, aud they imagine that the
only way is to pile on more manure,
aud they ask how much more should
they put on to make the crops.
These same people would not be at
all surprised if person who persist
emily ate nothing but sweetmeats
should get the dyspepsia from the i'll
balanced ration he was feeding upon.
Even some farmers, who can talk in
telligently about their farm crops aud
their fertilization, are just as badly at
sea when it comes TO the garden.
1t took long time for the market
gm leners about the great cities to
learn that soils need rotation of man
ures as well as rotation of crops. The
late Peter Henderson tells of the way
in which he aud other gardeners looked
askance at the use of commercial fer
tllizers In the growing of garden
crops, aud assumed that the closely
cropped gardens near the city could be
run only with stable manure, and that
the man who attempted to get along
without stable manure was ignorant OF
the first principle of the gardeners
art.
We remember, too, how Nh. Hend
erson in his off-haud way ridiculed tn,
idea that special formulas would b,
better adapted for certain crops, ant
insisted that fairly complete manur,
was as good for one crop as another
He was disposed to denounce as EN-
piricism the practice getting into yogu,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21

Did the ruiuous effects of intemperance
pertain only to the physical nature It would
be sufficiently sad but the blighting powers
stop not here. To trust, to revere, to pray,
to aspire to be patriotic, benevolent, chi
valrie, to love home and children and fell
low mcn-all these pure and noble emotions
are movements of the soul And there is
not one OF them which the lust of intemper-
ance does not war against. Maddening
liquor devours the citizens patriotism
The stars and the stripes signify nothing to
him; the National songs cease to stir his
spirits. Intoxication destroys all sense OF
truthfulness. No reliance is placed on the
word OF an intoxicated individual. Pre-
varication, pretence, all falsehood, not
only in reference to the appetite which en-.
chains, but for the sake Of its qualification
who has not seen much OF this? Kindly
instincts are blunted sensibiities Of sympa-
thy and affection will dry up, and the suf-
ferings of others, even the familv's destitu-
tion VIII make no controlling impression.
Whatever beneyolence of native disposi-
tion may have been enthroned becomes en-
crusted, overlaid. buried. Appearances
and appeals which otherwise could have
reached the heart meet no response This
ruling passion destroys self-respect and all
sense OF personal honor, driving the being
whithersoever it will, bringing him to the
lowest practices and sinking him to the
lowest condition.
IntoXication obliterates, or at least puts
aside, family affection and slays the inner
most citadel Of nature, until there is ceas-
ing of tenderness and considerateness as a
helpmeet or kindness or affectionateness
or dutifulness as q child
Onlyt frequent are the cases where the
want, the sickness and suffering of an in
temperate mans family make not the slight
est impression on his callous heart. That
part OF his nature seems deadened
Shakespeare describes drunkenness, a
devil put in the mouth. 1t inlames all
other passions, stirs up strife and anger, ex-
cites pugnacity. breeds fights and brawls,
and It is the direct occasion Of many a
homicide. Profanity seems to go naturally
with 1t, even though in sober intervals the
poor drunkard is not given to swearing.
How easily, too, it links on with obscene
speech, and with the practices of impurity.
But even though all this brood of vice should
not follow every instance, the practice is
sure to foster areadiness for low and wicked
associations.
Drunkenness hardeps tho individual
against the appeals and claims of the Cos
pel.-Sacred Heart Review.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
Ii or Farms in Practice.

1t is not generally known, perhaps,
that the Salvation Army has, in Contra
Costa county, not very far from Oak
land, q 325-acre farm maintained for
discharged convicts. Fifteen ex-con.
victs are now laboring ON this farm,
and they have plowed 1875 acres, have
pruned fruit trees and vines and have
poisoned 10000 squirrels. 1t is said
in the official report that the men are
working faithfully. At Cotati, in Son
oma county, the Salvation Army is
maintaining thirty men, who are chop
ping wood, which will be offered for
sale next year, and a farm colony is
about to be started. These efforts to
solve the problem of the unemployed
by giving permanent employment oc-
cupy plane higher than the mere Civ
ing of temporary employment, like the
boulevard work in San Francisco, COM
mendable as that is in its way.-Oak.
land (Cal. Enquirer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
One of Drinks Slaves.

The fact that things are not always
what they seem, is well illustrated by the
false freedom which many assert in refls-
ing to bind themselves to course of action
however noble or praiseworthy, which
would limit their own desires or passions.
The following true incident is to the point:
Joel b. was at one time one of the most
prominent and respected citizens of q town
in New York State. He had been eminently
successful In business and was financially
interested in the leading industries of his
community. He had however, become
addicted to the use of liquors to excess,
and when on "spree" would spend large
sums of money recklessly. This continued
until his resources were so diminished that
he was obliged to appeal to a brother for
assistance. This was promised on the con-
dition that he sign the pledge,
A few days later he was talking of his
affairs to another man.
Sign the pledge?" he exclaimed. "Egad,
I'll not do it. I'll be free man."
Some time later one of the friends OF his
earlier days CHANGED to drive into II neigh
boring town. As he stopped at the hotel
the hostler came forward with tottering
steps to take his team. He could scarcely
believes his eyes, for that poor wretch was
none other than Joel b.
In few years he had ruined not only
himself, but his family, and died a poor,
degraded sot-one of that vast army OF So
900 souls which annually goes down to the
drunkard's grave.
No one would be slave So it behooves
each to ''stand fast, therefore, in the
liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,
and be not entangled again with the yoke
of bondage"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
Just Like Wings,

louis Pierre Mouillard, French
resident of Cairo, has invented a flying
machine, comprising an aeroplane of
concave surfaces, attached to the body
of the aviator and arranged to permit
movement of the planes in horizontal
direction only with reference to the
body of the aviator, the apparatus de-
pending for support solely upon wind
pressure, and not upon any downward
thrust upon the air, either by tapping
wings or revolving propeller wheels.
To n breastplate, provided with an
artificial sternum, are hinged wings,
each on a vertical axis, so rs to be
capable of forward or backward motion,
the wing frames of aluminium tubing
being covered with silk or other suit
able fabric. When the planes are
thrust forward the aerodrome rises;
when they are pulled back it descends.
The wings are controlled by a spring,
upon which, the inventor says, ''the
life of the aviator depends" and which
must be strong enough to hold the two
wings with their edges on straight
line at speed of twenty-five miles an
hour. The aeroplane can glide upon
the air by fall from height suf-
ficient to procure q speed which shall
cause the air to support the apparatus,
or, by skillful utilization of the force
of the wind, which must blow at least
ten miles an hour. The weight of the
apparatus should not exceed fifty-five
pounds, and it is intended to sail with
winds varying between ten and twenty
five miles an hour.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
Intricate Humanity.

The human body is an epitome in
nature of all mechanics, all hydraulics,
all architecture, all machinery of
every kind. There are moro than 80
mechanical movements known to
mechanics to-day, and all of these
are but notifications of those found
in the human body. Here are found
all the bars, levers, joints, pulleys,
pumps, pipes, wheels and axles, ball
and socket movements, beams,
girders, trusses, buffers, arches, col
umns, cables and supports known to
science. At every point mans best
mechanical work can be shown to be
tut adaptations of processes of the
human body, a revelation of first
principles used in nature. Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
Weapons of Ofense,

The natives in the Buchergani dis
trict of Bengal have been deprived of
their guns, and since then they have
resorted to the native bamboo in their
hunt for defensive weapons. They
hollow out the bamboo, load it with
an ounce or two of native powder and
handful of iron slugs and touch it
off in the immediate neighborhood of
the offending person. Another way is
to employ the bamboo as a fork with
cobra pinned to the far end. An ap-
plication of the cobra is all that is
necessary to the sleeping body of an
enemy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-07-21
EngIand,s Food snppIY.

An address on '"The Food Supply in
Case of War, was delivered recently
by Stanley Machin, before a meeting
of the London Chamber of Commerce,
which was held at Botolph House,
Eastcheap, says the London Times, in
which he stated that ''in 1856 the acre.
age under cultivation of wheat in the
United Kingdom was 4,213, Col acres,
capable of producing in an average
season nearly 10000, 900 quarters, or
four-fifths of the total consumption of
the country at that time. The acreage
decreased in 1866 to 3. 3.649, ,584. in 1876
to 3,114,55 in 1886 to 1856, 451,
while last year only 1893, 957 acres
were under cultivation for wheat,
which might be expected to produce
between ., 1000, 600 and 5000, 600 quar-
ters, or less than a quarter of what was
now consumed.
If this country were at war with
France and Russia, one of the first
acts of the enemy would be to declare
coal and wheat contraband of war.
Estimating our consumption of wheat
to be nearly 600, 600 quarters a week,
and allowing for existing stocks, we
should require 10000, 600 quarters to
carry us over the time between now
and the ingathering of the next har-
vest. In the event of the United States
and Russia joining hands against this
country we should be confronted by
the two powers who between them
controlled IS per cent. of the total corn
supplies required by importing coun.
tries throughout the civilized world
and in the event of these powers jointly
prohibiting the export of wheat, he did
not hesitate to say that starvation
would compel this country to sue fol
an unconditional peace within three
months without a gun being fired.