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BONDS.
koston rroanoe Marker.

BOSTON. April 8, lS97.-The following are
to-day's quotations of Provisions. etc.:
FLOUR.
Spring patents. A 2Oa4 so.
Spring, clear ana straight 3 4OG4 90.
Winter. clear and straight SOQ4 70,
Winter patents 7O@5 90.
Extra and seconds 90
Fine and SuperS
Jobbing price 25c higher.
MEATS.
Pork, long and short cut, p barrel. IL co.
Pork, light and hwy BACKS $40 7o@l1 so.
Pork. lean lends 13 90.
Tongues pork SIS 90: do beef S23 W Dbl
Beer. picked, 50 00a1 10 90.
Shoulderscorned and fresh 71ac.
shoulders. SMOKED, 3.
Ribs, fresh, 812c.
Ha S. large and small. 9s4 A1Osz
Bacon. 81a @10c.
Pork salt 61ec.
BriSketS, salt 6 IA.
Sausages, 71ac.
Sausage meat. 61a@7c.
Lard. ties. 514 ;pails. 6N @614c; II, 714@7A i.
Beef steers. 51a97M.
Lambs Tao.
HOGS. city dressed. 6s4 GecR fb country, 81.
Turkeys, Northern, young, &c.
Turkeys, Western, 1291Sc-
Chickens, North. fresh. 14016c.
Chickens. Western, l al2c.
Fowls. Northern, 1l0i2c.
Fowls, Western, v9l0c
PRODUCE.
Butter. Northern cream. choice. 22023c.
Butter. crm, Western choice 81 Va @22.
Butter. Dairy. North, best,1S zoe.
Butter, do good, l5917c
Butter. do common. 1lG13.
Butter, INIT crm 1o@17.
Ladlelpacked 1913.
Cheese. Northern choice 12@121s; West choice
1i@1lAc.
Eggs. nennery choice. 1894: East 1oa1o1hc,
Eggs. Mich. choice,i1091o12c.
Western. good 10G1012c.s
Jobs, 1aRjc higher.
Beans. North. small peal 1OM1 l5.
Pea, marrow, S5c@90.
Med. New York and VT 9Oa95c
Beans. vel. eyes, 100i l5;red kld,1 6R1 BE.
Hay-Fancy. $40 90.
Good S14 50a$16 80.
Lower grades S1O0~14
Rye straw-S17 OON1S 90.
Dat straw So0$S 30.
Potatoes-Ar Co Hebrons. choice, bush 3s@4O
Potatoes, choice rose 37a3sc.
sweets, Norfolk " Dbl OOc@O co.
Jersey, O041 25
Apples. Badwins v bl 81 Qsl 25
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VA ayYan ma Passenger
w S1 ~ s"sstOS Service.
s. S. HCANADA" New

1000 Tons, IS intended to sail from Boston as
follows for Queenstown and Liverpool
Saturday, April Oath, at 400 p. IN.
Saturday, May Goth, at 800 a. m.
Saturday, July Sd, at IL m.
Saturday, Aug. 18th, at $50 p, m.
This new twin screw steamer has magnificent ac-
best New York iners and is the largest and fastest
passenger vessel sailing froIl Boston (No live
stock carried.)
Saloon passengers $500 and upwards; according
to location
Second cabin (verv surerior accommodations
$3.50; round passage 1887. Storage passage
$3.50.
For passage, plans, ETC.. apply to local agts., or
JOHN FARLEY IL SONS, Gen. Pass. AgtS. 10S
State street, Boston. feb1ecd3M
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Little Girl Crushed to Death.

Lawrence, Mass, April S.-Mamie
Goldman, the eight year old daughter OF
Mrs. Mary Coleman, a widow, was
crushed to death by dummy shifting
engine on Canal street lae this after
noon. The accident happened nearly i'll
front of the little girls home. She and
two other children were riding on the
front steps of the engine aud in getting
off the Coleman child fell under the
wheels
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MAINE COAST NAVIGATION co
For Ba h. BoOthbay Harbor and
Wfscassett.
err AM rn cnp A~sA
STEA MI Err sALAcIA.

COMMENCING M iNDAY. Oct. 18th. until
" further notice, will leave Franklin Wharf.
days at 100 a. m. Popham Beach $40 a. M,
Bath lib a. M Boothbay Harbor 100 D. m
Arriving at Wiscasset about 8 p. IN.
Returning leave Wiscasset on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at a. NJ Booth
bay Harbor $50 m Bath 1O, Su a. m. Pop
ham Beach 11.3J a. m. Arriving at Portland
about p. m.
Q. G. OLIVER, President.
CHAS. r. LEWIS. Treasurer. a@tadtf
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international Steamship 20.

EaSteori luhsp Calais. StIoha N8., Halia2H.S.
and all parts OF New Brunswick, Nova Sco-
tia, Prince Edward Island, ana Cnpe Bret
on. The favorite route to Canpobeue and
st. Andrews. n. b.
Spring Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Mar. Is. steamer
will leave Portland on Mondays and Thursdays
at D. m.
Returning leave st. John and PASSPORT Tues
day and Thursdays.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination svFreight received up to 400
p. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms, apply st the
Pine Tree Ticket ONCE, Monument Square
or for other information at Company's 0ficA
Railroad Wharf foot of State street
j. i. COYLE. Gen. Map.
ie25dtf a. P. G. HERsEY. Agent.
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HARPS WELL STEAMBOAT co.

On and after Monday, March 18TH the
steamer MERRYCONEAG will leave Port
land Pier, Portland. daily, Sunday excepted.
as follOws
For Long Is. Chebeague, Harpswel1,
Bailey's and Orr's Is. 2.30 p III.
Return for Portland, leave Orr's Island via.
all landings TOO am. Arrive Portland, $50
q. m.
For Cliff Island, Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays leave Portland, 2.30 p. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS, Gent Manager.
oc5t dn
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Sold to Foreign Holders.

Springfield, Ills, April Especial
Master Colby of this city today sold the
st. Louis, Chicago and st. Paul rail
way, known ms the Bluff line, under
foreclosure on mortgage for 81, 500, 900
one bid, that of Thomas Carmichael of
London, Eng, representing the forsign
security holders for $3.50, 600.
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Ottawa, Ont, April Am order in
council was laid before the Senate au-
thorizing continuance of the mod us
viyendi with the United STATES whereby
the fishing vessels of that nationality
are permitted to buy hait. ice and sup.
plies in Canadian harbors upon pay.
ment of license fee of S1-h0 ton
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FINANCIAL AMI COMMERCIAL
quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
(By Telegraph

By Telegraph,
NEW YC RK, April 8.
Money on call easy at 1a9fM; prime mer-
camille paper at 8As@4 per cent. Sterling Ex-
change steady, with actoal business in bank
ers bills at STAG O0o0 or demand. AND
1874 a SO for eo-day bills; posted rates at
4 s61a "a sSHa, CONNER, ial bills at 84s4 q
4 IS. Government Bonds firm. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds easier.
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Retail Grocers .u.

Retail Grocers sugar Rates.
Portland market-cut loaf 8; confectioners at
&c; pulverised &c, powered, 10; graduated
&c; coffee crushed h1ac: yellow 412c
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Domestic Markets..
By Telegraph,

APRIL 3. 1897
NEW YCRK-The Flour market - receints
Id, 213 bbls; sales 900 packages STEADY but
quiet.
flour. uuoJauons-winter wheat low grades
a. q Soa3 26: do fair to fancy at 2504 40:
do patents 55S4 10; Minnesota clear al 8 so
as So: do straight at oOa4 rs: do patents
at O5Q4 20; low esras 30@S Is; city mills
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.

Custom House Wharf, Portland, Me.
in EFFECT Nov. 80, 1896.
For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island at
5.45, $40. 500. A. M, 2.15, $40 P. M.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, IRE
fethen' Landing, Peaks Island, Little and
Great Diamond Islands, 500, A. M. 2.16
P. Nj.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE. m4U
For Forest Citv and Trefethen's Landings,
Peaks Island Little ana Great Diamond
Islands, 800, 10. 80 A. NJ, 2. 10, 4.20 P. NJ.
or Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 1890
A. NJ, 2. 10, A. 20 P. NJ.
For Cushing's Island, 1890 A. NJ, 4. 20 P. M
C. w. T. COOLING. General Manager
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Portland & RunlfOrd Falls nv
In Effect Oct. 5. 1895

In Effect Oct. 5. 1895
DEPARTURES
$50 A. NJ g. LIS I. M. From Union Station
for Poland. Mechanic Fails, Buckfiald. Can
ton. Dix1eld ana Rumtord Falls.
$50 a. M, 1.15 ans STOP, IN. From Union
Station Tor Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
lis D. M train connects Of Runlford Falls
for Bemis and all stations on R. F. and II. L,
r. r.
Through passenger coaches between ljn0l
Station, Portland and RunfOrd Falls.
Through tickets on sale for all points
on L. Il Il. +. K'y.
r. G. BRADFORD. Traffic Mgr.
Portland, Maine
jui12 dit Rurnford Falls. Maine
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European Markets.

LONDON. April 8. 1s97.-Consols closed for
money 1l1A aud 1l11s for account.
LIVERPOOL. April 3. 1897 otton market
drmer, American lniddling at 4d; sales g.
900 bales. including 200 bales for speculation
and export
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Portland, Mt. Desert & Machlas Sfboat Co

Change IN R0ute.
Commencing Friday April the steamer
Frank Jones will leave Portland Tuesdays and
Fridays at IL p. m. for Rockland, Bar Harbor
and Machiasp0rt and intermediate landings
Returning Mondays and Thursdays, leaving
Machlasport at A 90 a. M. arriving in Portland
at IL D. m. GEO. f. EVANS, Gen. Man.
E. E. BOOTHBY, G. j. g. t. A. mar25dtf
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Railroad nece,pts.

Railroad neceipIs.
PORTLAND. April 3.
Receipts by Maine Central R. R.-For Por.
and 1877 cars miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 148 cars.
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Daily Line, Sundays Excepted.
THE NEW AND PALATIAL STEAMERS
BAY STATE AND PORTLAND.
alternately leave FRANKLIN WHARF, Portland,
every evening at Z O'Clock, arriving In season
for connections with earliest trains for points
Through tickets for Providence. Lowell.
Worcester, New York, etc.
Returning, leave INDIA WHARF. Boston.
3very Evening at Z o'clock.
j. F. LIsCOMB. Gen. Agt.
Oct. 1, 1895.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
DOMINION LINE.
Royal Mail Steamers-Liverpool Ser
vice via Londonderry.

From Steamers. From From
Liverpool. Portland Halifax
Feb. 20. Vancouver, Mar. 1S, Mar. 20
Mar. 4, scotsman, Apr. L, Apr. 8
Feb. 20. Labrador, Apr. Is, Apr. IT
Steamers sail on Thursday after arrival OF all
trains due in Portland at noon.
Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown:
Str. Canada from Boston Fri Mar. 10, at
1870 a. m.
SIR Canada from Boston Fri. Apl. %, at
ESQ p. m.
SIR. Canada from Boston Fri. May g. at
$50 a. m.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin. S52.6oto $4,000. Return 800
TO $3.50, according to Steamer and accommo-
cations.
Second Cabin. To Liverpool, London, Lon
donderry and Queenstown. $34 to $4,000
Return, $66.75 to $40, according to Steamer
and accommodations.
steerage. To Liverpool. London. London
derry, Glasgow, Queenstown and Belfast,
$24.50 to $50, according to Steamer.
Apply to j. B. Heating. 81 1-2 Exchange
street, I. p. Mc4owan, 418 Congress street, j.
W. Peterson. Exchange street, or David Tor
rance Co., general agents. 10 Commercial
street.
deco diff
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Print Cloth Market.
FALL RIVER, Mass. April 8, 1s97.-Print
clio his firm at 2 9-l6c.
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Portland WholesaIe Marke
PORTLAND. April

The following are to davs wholesale prices Of
Provisions. Groceries: cIe
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wv AaAOAos Va oSOA iSos
flour.
Superflne &
low grades.3 25G3 80
Spring Wheat baB-
ers.cI ana STA 1504S5
Patent SDrpe
WncaJ... "A 8k45 90
nlch. str gin
roller 1905 90
clear do. 4 75G4 80
louis spgi
roller 1896 90
clear do. A 1894 80
nt'T wheat
patents. b 2bl6b 30
Fish.
lBuying& selling price,
Cou-L ar gA
Shore ....A oOM5oOi
small do. :. l 50R2 70
Pollock =. IL b0a3 O0I
Paddock. Il 7o@2 O0|
AXE. ....I 50@2 O0|
errlng. box
Scaleo S@14c
haekerei. b.
Shore Is s16 00@SlSI
Shore rs S140OMS1o
New large3s. 1OGl~l2I
Produce.
C,pe Gran, bbl4 OO@4 80
Maine 3 5o@S4 90
New YORK
Pea BeanS,l 00@1 O5I
Yellow .lves.1 35NI 40
Cal Pea. ...l 4001 40
Irish Potat's. bus
sS04bc|
sweets. Vinelanl 2 as
Jerseys. SO4z OU
40 Norfolk GIL 30
Onion. sm'I hl 8 66@6 rs
do large. Q 0u@7 90
Bermuda Onions 8 %
chickens 1905
TURKEYS, Wes. I7@lSe
Northern do.
towis,.. ll@14
apples.
Eat ng. 1 26@1 30
Baldwins.. 7ycG1 ,50I
Evap y n 4Aa@o1ael
LemoMA
Messlna 3 OO@3 DOL
Oranges.
California. NavS4@A %
do Seeding 50a3 2h
Valencia. .3 2606o0l
NedrDyssse Q]3l
Eastern EXTRA. G13l
Fresh Western. .O0@12I
Held...... 009
Butter.
creamery. fncy. 20022I
Gilt EuGe trmL. 1920
Choice. -. -. l6@16
Cheese.
n. \. fct'ry13 Q13A
Vermont LIB Dl3M
Sage .....131a @l4
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STOCKS.

Portland Daily Press Stock Quotation.
Corrected by Swan & Barrett Brokers, 1876
Middle street.
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March %. lat SO 40 N, lon SO 20 w, ship st |
FRANCES, VIM, from Baltimore for San Fran |
cisco.
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Manager Leonard at Belfast.

Belfast, April 3.-FrAnk Leonard of
Lynn, the well-known baseball mana
ger, came here today in order to arrange
matters for the local nine in the Maine
State league. Leonard will manage the
nine during the coming season.
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III IN11 4 EA''"
Falmouth FOreside Steamers.
Steamer ALICE will leave Portland Pier for
Cousen's, Littlieohns and Chebeague at TOO
a. m. and D. m.
Returning, leave Chebeague at 8. 80 a. M and
$50 p. ILL., Little1ohn's and Cousen's at $40
a. m. and $40 p. m.
For Falmouth, 100 a. NJ, 90 and s. 10 p. m,
Returning, leave Falmouth at 800 and 300
a, m. 400 p. N. sp2dtf
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES
Sid FIN Halifax Sd, steamer Scotsman from
Portland for Philadelphia.
Sid i'm Halifax 4th, steamer Labrador from
Liverpool for Portland
Sid I'm Moville Apr 2, steamer Monaghan, FIN
Liverpool for Portland.
Ar at Leith Sd, steamer Iona. Portland.
Sid i'm Southampton Apr 3, steamer st Paul.
for New York.
Ar at Montevideo April L. barque Willard
Midget. Colcord New York.
Ar at Pernambuco Apr I'd, barque Herbert
Black, Blanchard, Punta Arena for New York
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The collision case of schr Helen G Moseley
has been settled by the payment of $4,000 by
the owners of Br steamer Highlands which run
down the schooner While on the voyage from
Lisbon TO Valencia.
Boston. Apr 3-Barque Southland Hurlbert,
Capt Southland, from Cienfuegos reports having
been eight days from Nantucket Shoal Light
ship, with heavy gales and rough sea. Took a
norther Mch 20 and was blow off $50 miles.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
SOM S SOUND, April 1-Sld sch Dread.
naught, Allen, New York.
Ar, sch Anna w Barker, Blake Belfast. to
load for New York
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Getting Ready at New Bedford.

New York, April 3.-The Palace Ath-
letio club of this city has offered $4,000
purse for scientific 2O-round match
for points hetwesn Jim Corbett and
Steve O'DonneiI, and Billy Madden has
accepted the offer and signed articles to
box within two months, on behalf of
O'Donnell.
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Foreign Ports.
Passed Plymouth Apr 2, sch Mary Palmer,
Haskell London for Philadelphia.
Ar at Buenos Ayres Mch IL, barque ] H Bow
ers, Pensacola.
Sid I'm P. TT Natal Mch 80 barque 7 Dixon,
Gilkey. Barbados.
AT Port Spain Mch 1S, sch Henry P Mason.
Blair. for Delaware Breakwater.
Ar at Guadalupe Mich 81 sch James A Gar
field. Wood, New Yo k.
Ar at Kingston 18th. schs Abbie q Stubbs,
whitney, Pensacola: Goth. Agnes Grace, Far
ret Mobile via Morant Bay.
Sid 18TH sch Clara Leavitt. Lombord. Black
River. ia.
At Cienfuegos Mich 20, sch Eliza Pendleton.
for Boston.
Spoken.
March % lat 90 Ak N lon az 90 w chin ST
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-06

Aberdeen News, 3: The News is in
formed on good authority that the Mil
waukee railroad continues to haul coal
from Duluth to Glendale, through this
city, for $3.50 per ton, while the rate
charged from Duluth t Aberdeen is
1926 per ton-a difference of 60 cents
per ton in favor of the longer haul. So
far as known nothing has been heard
from the petition forwarded from this
city last fail asking that this wrong lie
rIghted, and tue probabilities are the
entire season, ard perhaps eternity, will
be allowed TO elapse before IL is even
considered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-06
l BITS OF NEWS,

Yale won the annual debate with
Harvard.
G. A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis is
credited with again corne1ing the
wheat market.
The National Live Stock Feeders and
Breeders convention will be held in st.
Paul Jan. II and IL.
Earl H. Kiser broke the 5.mile bicycle
record at Dayton, o., going the dis
lance in 8 Minis, IL secs.
The Minnesota Society Sons of the
Revolution has approved the union
with the Sons of the American Revo-
luton.
Therear IA salmon canneries on
Puget sound, the total output for 1897
being $500, 900 fish, 467,O 900 cases,
bringing in 81, 634, 500.
The Tulane Athletic club of New Or
leans has elected Jim Hall, the we'll
known boxer, general manager and
matchmaker of the club.
Senator Hanna continues to improve
but says that he does not know when
he will be able to be out. His return
to Washington is indefinite.
Ex- United States Marshal Louis Will.
liams, OF Juneau says that rich placer
beds were discovered on Prince William
Sound late in October. The surface
gravel panned out 8 cents to the pan.
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern are said to be in the Union
Pacific's combination, which is deter
mined to crowd Huntington to the
wall, and these properties, it is rumored,
will be consolidated.
The English Sewing Cotton company,
a combination of Is thread concerns, in
opposition to the Coates, was brought
out on Thursday last, with a capital Of
92, $50, 200, ($i3, $50, O00) which was twice
subscribed in Glasgow alone.
The United States steamer Alert is
being prepared for a trip to the Pacific
terminus Ct the Nicaragua canal where
she will be at the disposal Of the United
States commission now investigating
the proposed route of the in~ter-oceanic
canal.
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WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Cold Weather and the Holidays Has Good
Effect on Business.

Cold Weather and the Holidays Has Good
Effect on Business.
New YORK. Dec. 6.-Bradstreets
says: General trade throughout the
country has presented rather more ami
nation owing to colder weather and
the approaching holidays. While
clothing, dry goods, hats, shoes, no.
tons, hardware and fancy groceries
have been in a little better demand
from both jobbers and at retail in the
region tributary to Chicago, st. Louis,
Omaha, St. Joe, St. Paul and Kansas
City, the tendency of business has been
to slacken. This is noticeable in iron
and steel and in further depression in
cotton goods, print cloths having made
a new low record in price. On the Pa.
cific coast the feature of business is the
well maintained export movement from
nearly all ports.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-06

Echoes of the effects of putting the
gold standard into force in Japan are
now being waited across the waters.
Vice Consul Sharp at Hiogo has sent to
the state department some clippings
from papers in Japon relating TO prices
and labor in that country. The
kokurnin Shimbnm ssys the rise in the
price of commodities becomes greater
and greater and greater every day.
Compared with ten years ago, prices
have risen 45 per cent, while wages have
increased 1919 per cent. The high price
of rice has been severe on the poor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-06
AUAlNOI ACllON
Almost Certain Congress- Will
Not Do Anything for Cuba
at Present.
Caucus of the Senate Reveals q
Majority in Favor of Await
ing Events.
Speaker Reed and Mr.. Hit Will
Prevent Action in the
House.

New YORK, Dec. GA special to The
Herald from Washington says:
Prc.Cuban sentiment is strong in
both houses of congress, but the dispo.
sition Of many of the senators and rep
resentatives to delay action pending the
trial by Spain of the new policies of the
Sagasta ministry and the influence of
the administration and of the conser-
vative leaders in both houses, will be
able to prevent any action.
These are the conclusions arrived at
as the result of conversations with
practically all Of the senators and rep.
resentatives who have arrived in Wash.
ington. The men talked with represent
all parties and all shades of opinion and
their statements can be accepted as
fairly indicating the feeling on the
question. Oat of 20 senators seen, IA
are against action of any kind by con-
gress at this time. Six are in favor of
action, but do not believe it is possible
and eight are unreservedly in favor of
immediate action.
Among the members of the house of
representatives seer the proportion of
those in favor of action is rather larger
than among the senator's. This is &C.
counted for in a large measure by the
fact that a majority of those seen are
Democrats and Populists who are op-
posed to the policy of the administra.
ton. 1t must be borne in mind, how.
ever, that the house of representatives
is practically powerless to act in opposi-
ton to the will of the speaker and the
party leaders if they are supported by a
large percentage of the membership.
The speaker and Chairman Hit of
the committee on foreign affairs, are
opposed to action. The Republican
majority of that committee is in accord
with Mr.. Hit, and the speaker, backed
up by this committee can hold any
Cuban resolutions back indefinitely un-
less the pressure for action should be.
come much stronger than it is at the
present time.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-06

New York dispatch, 3: r. G. Dunn &
Co.'S weekly review of trade, in its issue
tomorrow, will say:
The monthly report of failures shows
defaulted liabilities of S1l.6lO,19 in
November, against So. 70O,856 last year.
Tho decrease in nearly all branches of
business shows that payments have been
remarkably good and defaults unusually
small, and other evidences of the state
of business show the same condition.
Other evidences of the state of busl-
ness are convincing, except in specula-
tive lilies. Wages have been voluntarily
advanced for nearly 10000 workers in
woolens and iron.
Stocks are somewhat stronger, having
advancen $1.47 for railways and S1.75
for trusts.
After much hesitation in other branch
es which may be justified, the wooden in
dustry puts itself at the front, virtually
declaring it's ability to face any foreign
competition.
The purchase 8 ofAustralian wool at
Boston have again been large, 2,435,OOO
pounds out of 6,17O,7O0 pounds of all
wool at the three chief markets, against
8,82l, 300 pounds, for the same week last
year.
But other markets are extremely quiet
and Boston is doing the selling at prices
moi. named.
No gain appears in the cotton manu-.
facture and the low price Of cotton still
binders the buying OF goods.
Lower prices than have ever beer
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vExATlOUS.

What wondrous days indeed are these
When science shows q light
On any pathway that you please,
That you may turn arightl
Yet life is filled with terrors new.
The hours grow dull and long.
For everything you care to do,
The doctor says, is wrong.
Who tries to MARBLE is forbid
Lest germs attack his throat.
The dancers prowess must be hid,
Though he may screech a note.
Who dimes in carelessness complete
Is tempted by the throng,
But he who likes to may not eat.
The doctor says it's wrong.
You shun the water, sparkling fair
Lest foes Turk there disguised.
You mustn't breathe unless the air
Has been well analysed.
Thoughtless you turn, as is your won't,
With an affection strong,
To kiss your baby. But you don't.
The doctor S. ) it's wrong.
-Washington Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-06
NEW PARTY ORGANIZATION.

Revolt Against Plat in New York Takes
a Decided Form.
New YORK, Dec. GA conference
was held by what is known as the
Swayne. Brookfield element of the Re-
publican party, at which General
Swayne presided. The attendance was
not large and the meeting was held be.
hind closed doors. After its adjourn.
ment it was announced that a resolu.
ton had been adopted to the effect that
under the existing conditions the only
solution of the situation was the form.
ing of an entirely new Republican or.
%ganization in the city and county of
New York, and that action be taken at
once to carry out this measure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-12-06
Fatal Trolley Collision J..

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 1.-TWO cars
on the Detroit, Birmingham and Pom
tiac Suburban Electric railway collided
at the foot of the Trowbridge hill grade
about midway between Birmingham
and Pontiac, killing three persons and
seriously injuring as many others. One
of the men killed was John Savage,
Superintendent of the road.