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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
New York,

New York, July 6.-The cotton market
was fairly active but irregular opening
with near months sac points higher and
the more remote deliveries 203 points
higher. The advance was due to cables
which averaged better than expected. On
Saturday the Liverpool cotton market
lost 2-64d and was quiet. On Monday il
regained half of the loss and this morn
ing when our market opened after a three
day holiday. much to the surprise of trade
Liverpool was 1-64d higher than the
closing figure of Friday. having picked
up points over night. During the holt.
days the crop news, while conflicting,
possibly had bullsh average up to this
morning, some rains having been report
ed in Alabama and portions of the At
lantic states, while Texas reported parch.
ed hot winds and high temperature.
Under those conditions our market open
ed higher, but soon commenced to sell
off under DISPOSITION to realize. Ac-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Lake Erie Regatta.

Put-In-Bay, o., July A number Of
the yachts in the interlake feet have al
ready arrived here to take part in the re-
gatta, which begins on Tuesday morning
All the yachtsmen are praying for cooler
weather and good wind. A distressing
accident occurred last night which caused
the pennant Of every yacht to be displayed
coming down from Toledo, Victor Salten-
stall was lost overheard and drowned. The
regatta is expected to be II SUGGEST every
rpsDpct
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

johnson of IT. Louis, president of the
Woman's Suffrage association of Mis-
souri,. and one Of the best known mem
bers of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union in the west. She il highly
connected socially and is woman Of
large wealth.
Early in June Mrs. Johnson's pet collie
was bitten by dog which had rabies
and two days afterwards was seized with
commissions. While trying to administer.
the hand. She came to the institute te.
see what they thought Of the wounds.
as recently they began to give her trouble.
Mrs. Johnsnn Is going to Connecticut on,
n visit. and if the wound, which has beer
cauterized, does not heal she probably
will return TO the institute for treatment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
liverpool.

Liverpool, July Cotton--Spot, fair
demand, prices higher; American mid
ding fair, 4 21-32d good middling, 4
Csc; American middling. 4 Id; low
middling, 4 I'D: good ordinary, 400d; or
binary, 3 1850.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales,
of which 800 were for speculation and
export and included 5000 American. Re
ceipts, 5000 bales, including 200 Ameri-
can.
Futures opened quiet with fair de-
mand and closed quiet at the advance.
American middling. July. 4.12@4. 13d
buyers; July-August, 4.10d buyers; Au-
gust-September, 4.07M4.0Sd buyers; Sep
tember-October. 4.O1M4.02d; October
November. 3.61d buyers; November-De-
cember, 3.5S03.59d buyers; December
January, 3.57d buyers: January-Feb-
ruary, 3.57d buyers; February-March,
3.57M35Sd buyers; March-April $3.50
3.59d; April May, 3.59M3.60d sellers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
miscellaneous

Rice-Extra fancy b. COG re;
choice, S 1-2@6c; fair, --29Sc.
manila, 6@6 1-4c: ,ton, 1O410 1-2c.
Salt-Liverpoo' -oarse, 9Oc4$l. 90; fine
S1.OOMl. 10; b. .ls, 28-10s, $2.65; CO.'S.
$2.75; 1908 300. :.
Starch '..andard goods: Pearl, In 40
pound xes, &c; Royal Gloss, bulk,
Sc; Nickel, 100 packages per box,
S2.75; cornstarch, 1 3-4@6c per ID, 20 and
40 ID bo6.s.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Big Pacing Events.

Chicago, July 4.-Star Pointer, Joe
Patchen and Frank Agan have been en-
tered in the 5000 free for all pace race
to take place at Washington park Satur-
day, July "a. The club has also arrang-
ed a special for John X. Gentry and
panied by running mates, the cOnsidera-
ton being purse of $4,000 and an extra
$1,000 to either or both of them If they
beat two minutes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Sugar and M0yasses.

New Orleans, July G.-Sugar-Quiet.
Open kettle. 2 1-lM4 1-Sc: centrifugal
granulated, 3-lM4 1-sc; whites, 3 1916
M3 Use.
Enthusiastically. centrifugal. 4M9c.
New York. July .-Sugar-Refned--
Firm. mould "a" &c; standard "a y
4 5-Sc; confectioners "a" 5-Sc: cut
loaf, ) 3-Sc; crushed, ; 3-Sc; powdered,
sc: graduated. 3-4c; cubes. DC.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

trade is row fairly good, and the week
closed with strong undertone. Most Of
the machinery is now well engaged, and
many looms and spindles which have been
idle for some months have started again.
On the other hand, the German spinning
trade is much less buOyant than 1t has
been for some months past, while the mar
kets ccntering at Rouen may be described
as steady. but nothing more.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
TINANCIAL
New York Finances.

New York, July 6.-Clearings, $S2,.
318,1S2; balances, Sc, 1G1 $40.
Money on call easy at 1@1 IL per
cent; last loan, IA per cent; closed,
IA per cent; prime mercantile paper,
3d4 per cent; sterling exchange, steady,
with actual business. in bankers bills at
3-464.S6 for sixty days; posted rates,
S4.S6 1-2@4.S7 IL and S4.SS@4.8S IL;
commercial bills, S4.S5; silver certificates,
60 1890 ~; bar silver, Goo; Mexican
dollars, 47c.
Government bonds, steady; state bonds,
dull: railroad bonds, weak.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
II Was Not Thorn.

Quebec, July 4.-The police of this city
who have been on the lookout for man
named Duncan who sailed from Montreal
on the steamer State of California, bound
for Liverpool, say the man is Montreal
man, who does not resemble Thorn,
wanted in New York in connection with
the Culdensuppe murder. in any way.
The police did not arrest him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Indu.trIaI school Dedicnted.

Alexandria, w. Va. July with APP
proprate exercises the John May in
dustrial school was dedicated here today
The school Is intended for the benefit Of
the coiored people and will be opened in
September. Letters of regret. at not be-
ing able to attend were read from Capt
J. v. Davis, Hon. John G.. Jones Of Ohii
cago; Senator Cullom, Senator William
H. Chandler and from Secretary Porter.
en- behalf Of President MCKINLEY
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Girl Took CnrboIic Acid.

Galveston, Tex, July 4.-(Special.)- -
Nellie Dean, aged 10, took two ounces
of carbolic acid tonight and died in about
an hour No cause except meloncholia is
in Kansas City, Kas., but she has lived
here about three years.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

oxen at $1.5O@3,5O; Texas and Indian
steers, $2:75@4.00; cows and heifers,
Hogs Receipts, 10000 head; ship
ments, 5000 head. Market strong and
active. Light, $340G3.50; mixed, 1925
@3.45; heavy, $33503.5O.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments,
400 head. Market steady; natives $3.50
@3;75; Texans, $500; lambs, $1,000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
The Negro McGrew Captured.

Paris, Tex. July 4.-(Special.) Pitts
McGrew the negro who is charged with,
killing his wife and wounding his mother
and father-in-law last night, was arrested
this morning about 3 O'clock by Deputy
United States Marshal Minor at Tall
hini, l. r.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

lott of johnson City, the man celebrated
for deputiZng one lawyer to whip an
other during Il session of his court, will
eventually be called in to settle one of
these noted cases, which is now on trial
for the third time this year.
Several parties have been out to the
Llan0 on fishing excursions and report
having had extraordinary good luck here
Of late fishing in that stream.
Judge Cooley was in attendance upon
the Federal court at San Antonio last
week.
Several drummers were with us the
past few days, and report business good.
Although needing rain Mt present, u
large wheat crop and good corn has al
ready been made. Cotton is in good
shape, and everything looks prosperous
for the county.
Mr. G. n. Mayford moved several
hundred head of cattle out west a few
days ago, expecting to place them on the
market
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
New Orleans.

New Orleans, July 6.-Cotton-Quie
sales, 1850 bales. Ordinary, 9 7-16c
good midding, Sc; middling fair 8 7-16c
receipts, net, 271 bales; gross, 314 bales
stock, 36,616 bales.
July, 7.52c bid; August. 7.1S@7 zoe
September 6.9Od6.91c; October, 6.75@
6.76c; November, 6.77@6.7S; December,
6.S006.S1c; January, 6.S406.S6; Febru-
airy, 6.S1@6S9c; March, 6.91@693c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Tbree Thou..nd visitors.

Galveston, Tex, July 4.-(Special.)-
Tire thousand excursionists came in to-
day to spend the Fourth. There were no
special attractions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Fruits ana Nuts.

Bananas-Per bunch, packed for ship
nent, $1.50@2O0.
| Lemons-Messina and Palermo. choice,
s3.00@3.5O.
Nuts-Drazil, &c per pound: filberts,
Sicily, lie; Naples, IL 1-2c; walnuts, IL
612c: peanuts, 500 lie; almonds. Tara
COMA, 12@l3c per pound. in sacks; pecans,
7 1-2@S 1-2c.
California navels, $1,000
3.25; California seedlings, $2.4OI02.6O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

Their selling of English rails, while the
news from Constantinople also adversely
affected all the stock markets which were
Improbable. Americans were lifeless.
The Paris and Berlin markets were
steady.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
brakeman Remanded without Bail

Texarkana. Ark, July 5.-(Special) -
Frank j. Barkman. the officer who killed
Deputy Marshal o. d. Perry on last
Tuesday. stood his examining trial before
District Judge Talbot at Boston, the
county seat of Bowie county, today. and
was remanded TO Jail without BAIL The
judge further ordered that Barkman be
removed to Red River county, there to he
jailed for safe keeping.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
st. Louis.

st. Louis, July -Cattle-Receipts,
5000 head; shipments, 1000 head. Market
steady for natives, easier for Texans.
Good to best beeves, $45OG5.00; dressed
beef and butcher steers, $4.00t64.65; bulk
of sales, $4.20@4.50; steers under 1000
pounds, $3.5OG4.40; bulk, $3.75@4. 20;
stockers and feeders. -$2.50M4.25; bulk,
So. 2j04.00; cows and heifers, Sf.75@
4.25; bulk, $2.25G4.00 bulls, stays and
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Mem YORK.

New York, July 6. -Wheat-Receipts,
109,625 bushels; exports, 64,3S7 bushels.
Spot, firm. Options opened stronger on
foreign buying and higher cables, ruled
firm all day with corn advancing sharp
ly in the last hour, and closing 3-4M1 lac
net higher; No. 2 red, July, IA 11-16c@
10 1-2c; closed, IS Ice: September,
40 5-16M70 7-Sc; closed, 20 7-Sc.
II cents.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Wire and Nails.

Barbed Wire Glidden, gal, $2.70 per
100 lbs; painted wire. $40; Baker per-
feet, $3.50.
Wire Nails-Rate, 1925 per key; ad-
yances. 1Od. 12d and 16d. Sc; Sd and Cd,
Axe. ID. Tic
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
sugar ana MOIasscs.

Molasses-Centrifuga1, faiy. 16@17c;
prime, 19@22c; choice, open kettle, none
in market.
Sugar-Quotations are for, small lots,
special prices given on carload orders;
standard, graduated, 1-4@5 1-2c; Ger
man graduated, in sacks, DC; cubes,
3 1906 3-4c; powdered, 5 $500 l-2c;
yellowclarified, fancy, 4 1-204 3-4c;
choice, 4 Lee.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Following are the receipts and ship
ments of the principal articles today:

u. c Produce Exchange today the
butter market was firm; creamery, 12@
14c; dairy, 9612c.
Cheese-Dull at 7R@SHc.
Eggs-Steady; fresh. Sc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Mrs. RInir pend.

Jackson, Mich, July AIRS. Sarah
Loiiisa Blair, widow of the great war gov
crnor. Austin Blair. died last night.
aged 73
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Grain ana Hay.

Bran-75c.
Chopped corn-S5@90c per 100 pounds,
Corn-36@40c, sacked.
Oats-White, 2S@30c:
Hay-Prairie, $S.0O@9.00 per tor It.
tom, So 0O@13.50.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
st. Louis.

st. Louis, July 6.-Cotton-S Steady
Middling, Z 3-4c. Sales not reported; re-
ceipts, 1854 bales shipments, 1854 bales
stock, 4,439 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Distinruished Pasteur Patient.

New York, July A distinguished pa
tent was at the Pasteur institute for a
few hours today. She is Mrs. Addie NJ.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

Beef and Hogs-Beeves, grass fed. per
pound gross, 3-4@3c; cows, in good
condition. 2@2 lac; calves, 2 1-2c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
Posts CabIegram.

New York, July 6.-The Evening
Posts London cablegrap. The strike
among engineers here has caused fur
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
A0|ke| Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.

Owing to the holiday, the local market
was bare of items yesterday. There was
practically nothing doing and there are
but few changes to note in quotations.
All quotations IRE wno1esage:
Axle Greape-Golden, 60@70c Ter coz
en-; Apex, Toe, Alleton. Toe; castor oil,
90 1-2@65c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, per keg, $500;
blasting powder, $l.60 per keg, agents
price price; d drop sq shot per sack. $125G1.3o;
Bacon-Short clear, 5 1895 8-4c;
e ore. kt9, S4@Sc; dry salt, 5q6e;
6 3-4c. Hams, 9@9 I-2c.
Sc; 5O-pound cans. lac higher than
tlerces; 10-pound cans. 3-4c higher; s.
pound cans, 7-Sc higher; 3-pound cans,
Baking Powder-Bon- Bon, 20 ouncts,
Prices, S4.75 per dozen: Royal, $50
per dozen
Canned Frlit---Per dozen: Strawber-
ries,. $1.00@1.10; pineapples, standard,
800; eyeless and coreless, $1.60
Q1.75; seconds. 9O@95c; pears. standard,
00c@$1.00; Clipper Bartlett pears, q
pound, $1.00@1 .05; 3-pound, S1.6001. SO;
peaches. standard. 2-pound, $4,000; Sec
onds, 2-pound, I0c; 3-pOund. standard,
S1.25@1.60; 3-pound pie peaches. 75c;
blackberries, 65@70c: :3-pound. standard
apples, 75G680c.
Flour-High patent, per barrel, 4.15;
half patent, $4.55@4.60; straight, family,
S4.2504.50.
California Canned Fruits-Standard
goods 2 1-2-pound cans: Peaches, $1.5O
giles per dozen; apricots, $1.35@1 40;
pears, $1.50@1 65; egg plums, $1:35@
1.45; green cages, 81 .40@1 80; nectarines,
S1.35@1 so; grapes, $1.35@1. 45; white
cherries, $250@2.f0: black cherries,
Candy~Plain stick, Cos 1-2c; wrap
ped, 7@7 IL; fancy mixed in pals, 6
1-2@8c.
Canned vegetables-Marrowfat peas,
90c@$1O0; Lima beans, 80c@$1 90;
string beans, 65@75c; corn, 60c@$1. %:
tomatoes, 2-p0und, 70075c; 3-pound, 9O
l95c; red kidney beans. 2-pound, 90c.
Coffee-Rio and Cordova, fair, Ito
IL lie; prime, 9@10 1-2c; choice, IL II
ID edo coffee eds E xX&2 basis foo-pOund
cases, $11.5O; Arbuckle's, 100-pound
cases, $11.50; in 30-pound cases,
$3.50; Mocha and Java blend, 26c.
Scotch oats, per case, S1.S5G2.OO.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
COTTON.
Galveston

Galveston.
Galveston, July 6.-Holiday; stock
5000 bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08

Beans-CalifoYni small white, 2 1-2@
Lima, 3@3 1-4c; hlack-eyed peas, 3-4
34c per pound; Bayou, pink, 2 34@3c;
03c.
Cabbage-Home raised, &c per pound.
Cheese-New York full "-aam, l4015c;
western, lie.
Eggs-Per dozen, 5 1906 1-2c.
Potatoes-New Irish potatoes, Coo per
bushel.
Poultry-Chickens, per dozen. hens,
$2.40@2.50; large fryers. $2.5Ot13;O 90;
broilers, S2.2502.h0. according to size;
turkey hens, $50O@6.00: turkey gobblers,
S9.00@11.0O; ducks, $2.5O@2OO; geese,
$4,00014.5O.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17
THE COMING CONGRESS
WILL he KEPT VERY BUSY NY
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Long aud Acrimonious Debates Are
Likely on civil Service, Fi-
nnncc, Cuba and Hawaii.

Washington, November 16. - Tho an
preaching session Of congress will be busy
one, and is likely to continue all summer.
Under the head OF foreign relations Cuba
and Hawaii Will occupy much of the time.
The attacks that are to be made on the
civil service law viii develop long and ac-
rimonicrs debates in both houses. The
finonciai question will also be- discussed
The railroad Iooling bill and the anti
scalpcrs bill will come forward again, and
so viii the immigration question. The
bankruptcy bill rs to be fought over once
more, and there will be protrtcred debates
on the important appropriation bills. rivers
and harbors, naval, etc.
There are twenty cicLtlcn cases to be de-
cided by the house. One is from Louisiana,
that against General Meyer, but he has the
honor OF two contestants. Roman and Ga
zin. There is one from Mississippi, Cornc-
Illus J. Jones against r. c. Catchings. Ala
bama has four cases. as follows: Third
district. Conner against Clayton; Fourth,
Aldrich against Plowman; Fifth. Goodwin
against Brewer; Ninth. Grove against I'm
derwood- The committees are ready for
business. having been appointed in the
house at the extra session. Thousands of
calls were INTRODUCED then which will
come up at the regular session. The ap-
preparation committee are already at work
on their bills.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17

latc Senator lsaam q, Harris, but which
were postponed twice on account OF the
nrererce of yel,ow fever. first in the
StWh and then IN Memphis. viii be held
IN this CITY on next Sunday night,
Cattle Quarantine.
Kansas City Star
some weeks ago large number OF
Texas cattle Infested with fever ticks
were dipped at tho Fort Worth stock
Yards These cattle were then Skinned
North with proper precautions, and were
scattered abosr. undor various conditions
out always where close watch could be
Kept for any signs OF Texas fever IN ami.
mas brought IN contact with them So
far no eonsagion has been reported.
Though Il Is too early yet 10 say the
scheme In an absolute success. This can
not I've, said mntsl the experts of the
unlted states government are so far sat
sntu as To recommend u suspension OF
d ns sps sa,s, quarantine IN favor Of all
nh. prospect that the plan may warp
vu, vi riSht has aroused great interest
ny lts psslbie srects upon the cattle mar
Nes; That result ,wouli be highly belle-
n sSnni as = would greatly increase the
CIV therefore, IS more Interested in ;h,s
trvrcstNn than any other cattle ma rket
lor shert IL always 4 liberal demas,l ~
Soca prces for these kinds Of oaf,is' ana
n ss shn anpN, asder existing conditions, can
. Inc nrst practical cattle man n, suc,as,
,i.. ,lvk az she probable means OF infec.
ne NJ. great mill.on-acrc King ramon ~ ~
southwest Icxas. He suggested 70 the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17

late Jerry Rusk, then secretary OF NO.
rieulipre, the possib lily OF removing the
uck bN dipping. and thus DESTROYING tho
vehicle OF the disease The Department
OF agriculture first undertook 10 prove
mat the tick was the only means ~ in
feStson, ari by a, series OF exper,ments II
determined to the satisfaction OF eyperts
nrst, that when the Northern cattle were
plases IN contact with Southern tlck IN
, ,ss. eautle they took the fewer; second,
wss'i Southern cattle free from ,icSs did
no, get the fever, third, that Northern
SaWle which did not come In contact WITH
srnthern mex infected cattle. but ha1
, uvns from southern cattle placed upon
,,neni. did take the fever. THIS put The
Dame on the tick TO the sa,,isfa action ~
, III who had followed these esxperinscrss
nme ncNt question which presented itself
WAS how 80 dls;Wy the tick.
NM ntsoerg had Previously been dip
.nem q hce a;id mango He had ais, No.
.tceu tnat tina TICKS were Killed IN I've
same DIPPING. As soon as II WAS de,,SsS
NJ s.'ss tne ueh was the source OF the fever
lie pst TO snh 70 up the tick infected cat
me iirst vaN for dipping catfis w'as I,,l,,
AZ IN. Ming ranch in 1887, and IN lSal sha
Tlar.n,ht OF agriculture sent DIR v ~
ss>otSasru 70 utilize the plant An an ..sfor,
y, W uha dip which would kill the fever
FiLslly came tho experiment. =, ~,
Woru,, where q lot OF infected "a ts,e ,vsrs
Ta,npcu On tank OF water on ton OF wn,cs
, nvSssc SIX inches OF certain pe;role,tm
wer's s.. awo aipplngs, three DAYS apart
sno cattle were shipped to Kansss SsisN
S Svas wyoming, Colorado, Cklahoma. Ne
vsaSAx ana some kept IN Texas ma ~,
We w@re put with Northern cattic Ths Ia a.
- A~'e - yet shown no sisns OF fever
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17
CUBAN WATERS EASY.


The uch-discussed Silver Heels. which
left New York pier Saturday night two
weeks ago, landed on an island in the
Atlantic and unloaded her cargo. From
there Cuban warship gathered UP the
cargo In five leads and took it to Cuba
The Silver Heels violated no law, as it
transferred its cargo in midocean and had
on board no armed men, Even so IT had
great trouble getting away from our coast.
oh the other hand, the Cuban warship
iouhu II very easy to make five expedi-
lions from Cuba after the cargo.
Inc Atlantic squadron has been busy NJ
a 1a.e with It's annual military manoeuvres
hese are, however, over. and the cruisers
diw ssai ing south and north to guard the
inherent seaportS of the United States
Inc Columbia and Massachusetts, have
peeh most active in this work and will
sontinue TO do good duty. A few DAYS apo
me Vesuvius, which was last seen off Kew
west. disappeared. 1t is undoubtedly now
IN the Gun Of Mexico on the lookout for
hlibusters '"' ioi
Spain has sixty warships off Cuba but
with these sixty has succeeded in eanfnr;,r
only one fihbuster This was n mera sa,is
ooat' the Competitor which, at the time
OF us capture, was befogged. All the othsrs
have passed the Spanish cordon v Ttners
trouble oN WITHOUT
Inc uhted States now claims that Sn.i,
snouid protect the Cuban waters for itsais
II SPAIN VIII spend 81, OO0. 900 during tha
next Twelve month in keeping the coast ~
Suoa iree from the landing OF hlibuster,na
eAPeuitions, II will then be said tn ba,,s
Done It's part. As matters now sand snai..
Is compelling the United States TO snsnd oil
the money. 'Psnu All
ihe New York and the Iowa ora 49,.
70 san for Havana. These two m.sn;s
cent steamships are going rbsr. ~
request OF American citizens In tia. .ne
VINO are alarmed at the serious .t., aA'a:
aHairs, and demand the nrota,,,os vi
them from their own country Tho uue
80 heavily armed. and as warshins on WI" m.i
siohs OF war. 1t will be their businss ..'s -
ne peacefully off Havana. unless ca,,a ~
zens. VI american citi-
The United States goyernmsn. ..
nant at the suspicious cast ms, mug
Spain, and may demand an anoinan ~ oy
retary Long feels this. for he msds Syc-
this statement ae PUBIC
The navy has maintained
watars ons tne coast especially in Soutbora
sraa,ss, "nere hiibnsters have shown ths
has sa acuVity' The treasury department,
tro, A a,. set OF revenue cutters nm M
nar, uu.y' ana Doth the treasury and A.
rar ,run. OF Justice have been in cons,a az,
and o,hn Win collectors, marshall
~ioio ,,a lot the purpose of prevents
N"ia'iohs OF the neutrality laws" us
c. S. Russell.