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New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
"ABSENT TREATBEN7' WAS EPiEC1I' L.
No., ~. Nfases ,huso.ts Medical Journal.

man of the Christian Silence faith fractured
his fouur Under Christian Science il Il uiIl',Hi ,i
n. course. but Of course. there was conslderape
shortening. Some months later woman ca''tu
AT his place Of business 20 sell him pook. III
tho course of conversation he icatec ms cN-
ncro,re hcn.oauinC tho fact that the one-tme
injured limb was so short that he walked WIN
much difficulty. She expressed much sympa-
thy. but assured him that JLst as Christiah
science had mended the bore just 50 could IL
lcncthen IT, She Informed him that she under
stood and could give him one treatment then'
and after that give him what were called ap-
sent treatments" THIS she did, and departed.
A fortnight late the man believed his leg was
really a little longer. After another week he
was sure IT vas. A week later IT was sthl
longer, and soon afterward il was as long as
Tho other and later etill il was 1ger than the
uninjurcd limb. At last accounts the leg was
getting too long; the absent treatment was
stin going on and the whereabouts OF the
woman could not be ascertained.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
HEREDITARY.

From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Does your husband ever say anything about
his mothers cooking?'
mo; but he gays things about my cooking
that his father used TO say about his mothers
cooking"
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
UNANIMOUS.

From The Chicago Tribune.
AT any rate" said Uncle Allen Sparks,
when the Government builds a first class
cruiser and calls II the Milwaukee the senti-
mcnt az TO the proper fluid TO use at the christ
eDinc VIII be practically unanimous'
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
ROADS BANDED TOGETHER.
WHY TIE JOINT TRAFFIC. ASSOCIATION
WAS FORMED.
TALK OF AGIThTING A POOLING LAW-TDF IN
FlUENCE OF TIE ASSOCIATION ON
RAILROAD RATES
RAILROAD RATES.

TAJLROAD RATES.
II has been contended by many students OF
the financial and physical conditions OF ma
tion that the railroads are the great baromete
Of country's prosperity. Tat IS especiAH'
true Of this country, where there IS such al
enormous railroad mileage When tlmes hre
good the railroads prosper. Big crops mean
an increased tonnage. Plenty OF money means
Increased passenger traffic. Mills running full
time. business houses nlling big orders and
mines putting out the full capacity mean In
creased shipments. When stagnation comes
crops faIi mines dose. mills run on short time,
business houses have slack orders and crops
81. short The railroads arc The first TO feei H.
Such a time came back in 1899, 1894, 1880 ana
into 1906 Roads hogan 10 lose, waver ana
finally tumble into :Ee hands OF receivers IL
was a desperate hsht for existence. Hoads
that were either ~ bankruptcy. or on the verge
of 1t. not bcng able to pay dividends, were
struggling 10 pay ev.n running expenses
Eycrythinp That cano to them as they had nc
dividends to show. vas sheer gam, and they
started In upon system of ra;c-cutt.ng that
raraIy2ed t1afic Thoy Nould take freight for
almost anything IN order TO get money to pay
running expenses. The stronger roads hat had
been paying di,idcnds had to meet this cut
lle for business rates won't TO the winds anG
railroads were rapidly approac hing condition
of chaotic hrcsponslhlity 1t was While TINS
condition was most acut, th:t some Of the most
nblo railroad managers ana fDanoiers IN the
country came together y conference to see II
an underst anding roCld not be cached by the
roads that would pat a stop 10 the runous
ratc-cUttirG. place rates upon n substantial, u
lower OASIS ana pun N'"p - " io'' VIM
80 ,to o,,,oro,,.a ,,.u -. ,orr,.tior a. the
..
JOINT TiafIc Assocat'"'', "ih'h u! Il oet'sloi'
Uf the supreme Court Of fhc Gnitcd states " "a
,a.t u.ek doclorcd ia hc or,r:tl1c jl,cal!N
oIt';ANIIATlON ~ Till ASS y IATION
Tho Joint yr:tNi. AsSo, ION was i'ihia..A
o,~,,i.ed ,.,e,,l,, % 1Su- .h, rr,, u,crt y &
-. e oc.r.c-
"''' h'ic p''''.''' '' az" ''' al 80 " m
m.Et lec&Iuc c4ettIV. co.. lamar! J. iN'A' Ih'
sbreudcsi raiirnad laVvcIs in the country la
h,roa >or da,,s ,oel. an1 r,onthe i,non the
p'''N ''i "'' ana ~ .
Terms or aSr"'hc'| HNeiS laI'o"" man VI
standing in the country was called INTO confer
en.c and the articles were revised changed,
, $1,000, -, l., ,o. ool,, altar
t"i'e over ana eidpo'"'eu' "Di" IL wa '"'' W
the deepest labor The agreement was finally
reached that IN the judgment OF all would stand
before thc courte Tie history Of its struggle
., -, c., ,o;,;a &c VOL
helolc Ire courts WIN 'hc "'i"' u'N'9'o" - w"
known To Melville +. Ingalls, president Of the
.Pir F,rr " and also of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, is given the largest amount Of credit for
Nn' "si d. az ""' w Wv , - -
'ioS' ~ ui"" e' ''I -, -.
N'o", a. "0 ..', -, ,-..o,,,.o -
.,"'eu eN'' W. .'..',cao. ~ .ho
'.''1-,it .'e e', ro..t l., no ,roon.,le &C
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
A WHIST CRANK.

From The Indianapolis Journal.
'Did you ever see such crank or whist as
that Mrs Punk"
Never Why when Gabriel pays his las'
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
THE ADRIANCE LIBRARY
A SPLENDID GIFT TO THE CITY OF
pOUGHkEEpSIE.


In .be Adriance Memorial Library tbe city
Of Pouehkeepsie has Just received sp'en-
did gift The great white marble build
ng which stands little away from the
business centre OF the town, has been
erected by the children Of the late John
p and Mary J. r. Adriance, in memory OF
their father and mother, who were for many
years identified with PouShkeepsie and It's IN
terests. The library stands on a terrace several
feet above the street level, and is approached
BY half dozen stone steps and a stone plat
form. The most striking feature Of the front
which is 1U.; feet wide. Is the centre poruco.
adorned with Cor.nthian columns and with fine
anlpposjs Of bronze. The wings containing the
large reading rooms AZ each side OF this centre
portico project eight feet beyond il, thus giving
them tho appearance OF payilions. The general
style Of The building Is shat Of the French
Renaissance over the entrance and windows
are Gne.y carved raneis, and upon the entab-
lature arc the words "AGr.ance Memorial Ii
brary"
TIE MAIN HALL.
Inside the decorators art has been layishee
generously upon the main hall. which is the
fnes, part Of The building. 1t Is IN the form
Of a cross, the main portion extending from
the vest iDule back 10 the bOOkrstack IN the
rear, while The two arms ,eaG 10 reading rooms
in the north and south wings over the inter
section is the dome. This adopted chefly
interior decoration and is not especially
imposing when viewed from the outside In
the daytime the light falls softly from the
windows IN the dome and al night rows OF
electric lights make a brilliant illumination.
The entire hall IS paved with varicGated marble
and wanscoted with mottled brown mar BILE,
which carried across the east side of the quad
ranglc under the dome forms the counter at
which the delivery OF books is made. On each
side Of the entrance haI arc bronze memorial
tablets 70 the late Mr. and Mrs Adriance
ROOM FOR EXPANSION.
Besides the two principal reading rooms there
is room for general reference and reading.
room 70 be devoted TO ohildren's use. The book
stack in the is sufficiently large TO nccom-
modate many more books than the Poughkeep
Sic Public Library now contains. The building
is entirely freproof, the only woodwork being
and the bookcases, which are OF highly finished
Guartered oak. Charles +. Rose, an architect
who began his work in Poughkeepsie, but who
has been established In this city for many yearA
is the designer Of the library.
The sons and daughter OF the Adrance fam
lily who have given the memorial are l. Rey-
nolds Adrance John L. Adriance, Mrs. Slas
A. Adriance and Francis H. Adriance.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30

trump shc'l get hight M and show him wherc
he made great nnstake IN not play In6 IL Ho'h-
er"
New-York tribune., 1898-10-30
THE ADMINISTRATIVE E0Dy.

ri, administrative power Of the organization
was vested IN three boards. These were Board
OF Control Board OF Managers and Board
of Arbitration. The ,e!dents Of the companies
forming The association constituted the Board
Of Control The Board Of Managers consisted
OF nine members appointed from the general
rnaEacere oC tho vaIiou- systems IN The organi-
cation IN this Board was vested the authority TO
appoint a commissioner Tie Board Of Arbltra-
ton was composed Of three disnterested per
sone to whom all appeals were made a. TO All
ouest ions including G!ferentials.
The boards as constituted organized ana De
gan vigorous warfare against rate-cu''ihs'
since the original organization there have beeh
seyeral changes IN the association The la'e
George b. Roberts Of the Pennsylvania system
was chairman OF the Board OF Control but upon
his death Chauncey M. Depew was eIec'eu u
that post The chairman of the BoaId OF Man
ayers is ii j Hayden. second Wce-lFesioen' u
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
New York Stock Market.

New York, June wall street to-
day interpreted Commodore Schley's
engagement at Santiago as a success
for the United States forces. Even the
rather meagre details OF h affair and
the counter claims coming through
Spanish sources did not greatly dis
turb this conviction. Prices
upward at the opening and a furious
activity developed-the buying de-
mand. But it must be remembered
that there has been quite a large VOL
ume of buying recently in anticipation
of a naval victory. There was enor-
nous proit-taking during the day,
which was most marked in Rock Is
land and Peoples Gas, but was also
heavy in many other leading stocks.
There was a very pronounced under
tone of strength all through the list
and it was sufficient TO sustain fairly
we'll the p~rofit-taking in the stocks
which have recently, in their turn, sus-
tanned the list. london was a buyer
in the New York market n there
was a large commission house demand
Rates for money continued to show a
declining tendency and foreign ex-
change weakened in sympathy with
the ease Of money in London. The
strong factors in the situation had
ITeeE play IN bonus IMAM IN stoChs diiu
were not hampered by speculative
realizing.
The demand was very active and in
cluded all classes of securities, the
cheapness Of money encouraging the
placing Of funds in we'll secured NOR
tages. There was very large individ-
ual transactions in many issues and
prices advanced throughout extensive
active list. Total sales were 5,225. 900
United States 3's and the old As reg
istered advanced y and the old As cou-
pom, the new As and the SIS &c in the
bid price. There were sales Of the
new As coupon at 1922, a gain Of AZ
| over the last sale.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
The Cnban Forces

Philadelphia June 1.-The crew and
Passengers Of the British steamer Bel
vtdere, which was wrecked on the night
OF May 18th on the coast of Cuba
cape Maysi, wer brought to this city
today on the Norwegian fruit steam r
Kong Erode. Among the rescued pas
sengers were Domingo NJ. Capote. vice
president Of the Cuban republic. who
hears important dispatches TO the Gu
Dan tunta in this country. He refused
to state the nature OF the dispatches.
The vice president said that the Gu
ban army Is now in the best Of condt-
tfon for effective cooperation with the
American navy. He stated that the
Cubans are armed with Remington and
Mauser rifles, most OF which nave been
captured from the Spaniards. The Gu
ban army, no wever. was short Of am
munitiOn, but IL was accustomed TO
fight with little ammunition, he said.
and il vii fight anyho~.
DR.. apo said that at present there
are 10, 900 Cuban soldiers IN the province
OF Santiago under the command OF
Genera caiixto Garcia AS TO the
numbe Of Spanish soldiers IN the city
he could not say. but. thought there
about 1900 concentrated there.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
COAST SIGNAL SERVICE.
yste IN Complete from a to Mexico
Connected by Telegraph With tin
Navy DEPARTMENT.

Washington, May 31.-The following
notice to mariners vas issued today:
Headquarters Coast Signal Service,
Washington, D. c., May 81, 1898.
Notice is given hat this service has
now in operation a system Of signal
stations extending from West Quoddy
Head, Me-, to the Mexican border, all
connected by wire with the navy de-
partment. 1t also has the co-opera-
ton of the lighthouse service, life
saving service and weather bureau.
Vessels passing any of the stations Of
the above services are requested to
signal by international cod any news
it may have Of sighting suspicious
craft or fleets at sea. Any cautionary
news such as the knowledge Of an en-
envy in these waters will be communi-
Gated to passing vessels that come
within signal distance. A list of the
stations of this service will be furnish
ed on application, but they are at all
prominent points on the coast and
may be known by the following dis
tinguishing signal hoisted on a ninety
Zoe signal mast, viz:
Quiet days-Six foot drumshape.
Breezy days-International letter
"P."
Night-Lanterns white red, white in
a vertical hoist.
Most Of the prominent lighthouses,
as we'll as the life-saving stations,
have telephone connection with the
coast signal stations, and are equip
ped with h international code, flags
and book.
All correspondence relating to this
service should be addressed to the su-
p~erintendent of the coast signal SER
vice , navy department, Washington,
D.. G..
(Signed) JOHN r. BARTLETT.
Superintendent.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
CarranZa,s Lost Letter.

Montreal, May 31.-The investigation
into the charge against Detective KEEL
lert of having stolen a letter from the
room of Lieutenant Carranza was
commenced this morning. Carranza
was the only person examined. He
repeated the story of how the letter
was stolen. The examining magistrate
refused to allow the question as to the
contents of the letter or to whom it
was addresses. But CarranZa stated
that it was addressed to a relative,
and added that his letters were habit
ually opened in transmission through
the mails. He testified that he was
here simply as a tourist. He failed to
identify Kellert as the man he saw in
the house about the time the letter
was stolen.
Senior du Bose acted as interpreter.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
To Run a Hospital Train.
W. ShingtOn POSt.)

With the consent of Secretary Alger
Surgeon General Sternberg has taken
the initiatory steps for securing a hos
pital train for the transportation of
the invalided troops from the front.
This train is to consist Of ten tourist
sleepers and one dining car, and is to
be in charge of a corps Of medical Off
GERS and attendants. By using all the
berths available, there will be accom-
modations for 400 men. The latter will
be taken from Tampa o. Miami, Fla,
as the conditions warrant, for trans
p%ortation to the nearest available hos
pital, according to their condition.
Four general hospitals are now
ready for the reception of the sick,
viz: Key West, Fort Mcpherson, Ca,
Fort Thomas, KY, n Fort Myer, Va.
They are capable of caring for 1900
men. The hospital ship Relief will
accompany the troops embarked for
the West Indies ready to return at any
time with sick and wounded to the
United States.
A report received from the surgeon
general from the physician in charge
at Key West reports that last week
there were in the hospital at that
place seventy-fve men from the navy
and one from the army.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03

Copyright by Associated Press.)
Buenos Ayres, June 1.-The govern
ment of Paraguay has informed the
United States onsul at Asuncion, MIR.
j. n. Ruffin, who had protested against
the continued presence of the Spanish
torpedo gunboat Temerario in TARA
guayan waters, hat permission had
been granted the Temerario, which is
disabled, to remain at Asuncion, under
the protection Paraguay's neutrality
until the close of the war between the
United States and Spain.
La Nacional publishes a dispatch
from Madrid saying yesterday CTues-
day. afternoon the Spanish armored
cruiser Cristobal Colon put out from
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba to an
swer the fire of the American squadron
and that after %inflicting damage upon
an auxiliary cruiser, she returned TO
the harbOr.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull; No. ? yellow corn, Sh4c: No. ; spring
No, 2 red, s1.1o: No. 2 corn, S3L-c: No. ?
oats. 25Ac: No. , white. 2sLc: Nc. 3
white, 2sl.c: mess pork. Per bbl.. Sll-l5T
11;9; lard. per 100 lbs: ss.12i4qsl5 Is; short
shoulders. boxed. S.OOa5.G: short clear
sides, boxed.
New York. June Flour weak 10 to lSc
lower to sell; demand very light: Mime
sofa patents $6.25G6.7
W1heat-Spot weak: No = red STAG. OPP
tons opened irregular. but fairly steady
on better cables than expected. Subse-
qTent events, however, were weak and
demoralized under heavy long and short
selling based on fine crop prospects. No.
> red, July S.N0kd1.OS. closed at sl.ooh:
September So 3-l6ds7c, closed At sac;
December S11@GS4l3c.
Corn-Spot weak: No. 2 3SL.c. Options
opened firm on cables and unfavorable
crop news. but was later by the
break in wheat and closed AISc net
lower. July 3Sd3Sa4c. CLOSED at CSC: Sep
TENDER 3S&G3sSc. closed at 3s2.c; De-
cember 3Shd4 0c, closed at $9hc.
Oats-Spot DUH; No. ? 32h.c. Options
opened duh and easy. closing unchanged.
July closed at SOC.
Pork-Quiet.
Eggs-Firm: state and Pennsylvania
1112c; western fresh 1014Il0Ac; southern
lie.
Potatoes-ouiet; New York s2.0a215;
new 81. 75G3.50.
Cotton Seed Oil-Qutet; prime rude 21G
DC; do yellow 2lx PC.
P~etroleum-Dull.
Rice-Quiet.
MolaSSeS-Steady.
Cabbage-Quiet; southern JoMI3c.
COffee-OptiOnS opened steady with
prices unchanged TO D points lower and
further easei off under local selling and
absence of buyers: bears encouraged by
sluggish and weak condition of European
markets as we'll as continued liberal re-
ceiptS at Brazil; advanced sharply IN the
afternoon on report that Rio rate OF eX-
change had jumped UP II to z 7-l6d; closed
| firm and unchanged to 10 points higher;
| sales Is, 800 bags, including June at $3.50
SIS; July at S.S0d5.S5. Spot cofee-Rio
steady; No. Z invoice SIC: jobbing &c;
| mild steady; Cordova Skd15l&c.
| Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining 34c;
| centrifugal sc test, 4 5-16c refined firm.
NAVAL STORES.
New York-Rosin steady. Turpentint
| easy.
Savannah-Spirits turpentine closed
firm at DC: sales 996 casks at 26lzc and
200 at 26c: receipts 2.035. Rosin firm anc
unchanged; sales 3,406; receipts 4,O4.
Observation-Disclosures market quiet a
26c; sales none. Rosin firm; sales none
A B C CSC; D 81 90; f 800; F $40; c
81. 20; H s1.35; 1 $1.4O K $40; NJ $1.45; \
$1.5; w G s1.60; w w $1.7O.
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Thes Marvellous Times FOretOId.

Dorchester PoSt-ExpreSs.)
A Harvard student has unearthed and
reprinted in a Boston paper a few lines
from Dryden'S poem, "Annus Mirabilis,
which describe with remarkable felicity
the present condition of our war with
Spain. These are the lines:
Already We have conquered half the war
And the less dangerous part is left be-
hind
Our trouble now is but to make them
dare,
And not so great to v~anQuiSh as to find.
The very fact that this verse was writ
ten by a poet who was born as far back
as 1881 is another Illustration of the Oft
recorded truth that history repeats itself.
1t is interesting to note that Dryden is
also the author of a line which was often
quoted when the United States reached a
decision to wage war against ~Spain-"be-
ware the fury of a patient man."
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
The ResIomel's Cargo Condemned

Key est, June lin the United States
circuit court today Judge Locke order
ed the condemnation of the cargo Of
2.40O tons of zoe on the British steam
er Restormel captured off Santiago har-
Dor on May q, while trying to enter
presumably to deliver coal foT the
Spanish fleet. The caS Of the steamer
Will come UP tomorrow.
Judge Locke also ordered an inveSti-
CATION OF the charges made by naval
cadet Needham L.. Jones against the
deputy marShals and prize commission
ers in charge of the prizes and required
Commodore Remey to appoint a naval
officer to De present at the hearing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
PILES! PILES! PILES!

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the tu-
mors, allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. Dr.
Williams Pile Ointment is prepared
only for Piles and Itching Of the private
parts, and nothing else. Every DO is
guaranteed. Sold by druggists, sent by
mail for soc and s1.N per box. Will
liams Manufacturing Company, pro-
prietors, Cleveland, O.
Sold by John H. Hardin.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
The Fertilizer Tax Valid.

Washington, May 31.-The United
States supreme court today decided the
case of the Patapsco Guano Company
VS.. the Board of Agriculture Of North
Carolina. The case involved the valid
ity of the North Carolina law providing
for the inspection of fertilizers and
sought to enjoin the collection of the
charge for such inspection. The opin-
ion was rendered by Chief Justice
Fuller and sustained the law, affirming
the opinion of the circuit our of the
eastern district Of North Carolina.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
Nominated and Confirmed

Washington, June 1.-The president
sent to the senate the following nomi-
. nations: PoStmaSterS:-South Caro-
lina-George 1 Cunningham, Charles
ton: Emily E. WhittemOre, Sumter.
North Carolina-Jones w. Shuford,
Hickory.
The senate today confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations:
Military-Brigadier generals, james
r.. Waities, of Texas, Nelson Cole, OF
Missouri, and William C.. Oates, of Ala
bama.
Commissary of subsistence, with rank
Of captain-Charles Ellet Cabell, Of
Virginia.
Chief surgeon, with rank OF major
Frank s. Bourns, of Georgia.
Additional paymasters-George E.
Pickett, of Virginia; Charles Albert
GmyIie, of Virginia; Otto Becker, Of
Georgia.
NaYai-David Bell Kerr, of Virginia,
assistant surgeon.
A we'll bread sandwich makes both
ends meat in the middle,