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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS

Usually when an upward movement III Uhe
stock market is in progress there ~ genera
realizing on Saturday with resulting u'c'i"e
In prices Such was not the case yesterday
The advance in stocks which had continued
throughout the week was not interrupted iHVie
were comparatively few sales TO take pro"'S'
on the other hand there was large buying LOT
the long account. There was some selilhS vi
securities by London the purpose OF when WAS
TO settle foreign obligations on this side Inc
feeling in London in American securities has
been better and If things keep on as they have
been going it ought not 10 be long before En-
rope is a large buyer Of American securities.
The Granger stocks were again the leaders in
speculation There was considerable covering
OF shorts in these stocks. 1t was conceded 10y
operators that the crop conditions insured very
heavy earnings for the Granger roads during
the fall and winter, and that Notwithstanding
the large advances which had taken place in
the stocks they were stu relatively among the
cheapest on the Stock Exchange list. REPORTS
OF earnings made from month To month show
that they are all earning far above the divi-
dends paid, and there is accordingly posslbll-
ity that the dividends Of some OF the roads VIII
be increased in the not distant future
There was an excellent demand for the North
ern Pacific and Union Pacific issues. The re-
organization OF these properties has placed
their finances in strong position and In the
last few months the roads have shown rapid
growth In their business. dividend will doubt
less be paid on Union Pacific preferred this fall.
Northern Pacific preferred is already a dividend
payer 1t looks as If both Northern Pacific conf
mon and Union Pacific common might come in
for dividends within year or two.
There was considerable manipulation In the
Industrials more particularly in Sugar, Ameri-
can Tobacco. American Spirits and United states
Rubber. Nearly all the Industrial companies
ara quoting increased business
The weekly statement of the associated banks
showed a substantial increase in cash holdings
and an increase in loans of more than Sl,OOO,-
OO0 against an increase in the preceding week
OF nearly SO OOO. 200. Receipts Of currency from
the interior in the week were largely in excess
Of shipments. Operations on bond account with
the Sub Treasury we've heavier than a week
ago. as reflected in loss TO the banks OF only
S2,3321T as against loss in the preceding
week Of over S2302 $50 The result OF all
changes was decrease in surplus reserve of
$2,O11. 40 to $3.50 500 900 against $41,904,4ij
year ago. and Sf3S1J.51; in 1896
Compared with week ago closing prices for
a number of active issues show the following
changes
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STOCKS GAIN IN STRENGTH.
CHANGERS STILL LEADERS.

EXTENSIVE MANIPULATION IN THE
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIAL SHARES.
Closing prices yesterday or the principal "c
tive securities and net changes from fr'uay
quotations were as follows:
STOCKS
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s1ao TAI 900. balances, SS.467,029. Boston-Ex-
changes. sf5.577. 455: balances. 800, 639. Phil
ade,phia-Exchanges S10.44 1896; balances. 81
416932 Baltimore-Exchanges S2'6l' pal
ances, s6636S7
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. - New-Orleans -
Commercial. DC premium; bank, 81 premium.
Observation-Disclosures. par selling. Nc. premium
Gan Frapcisco-Sight. 15c.; telegraph. l'12c.
C,nc,nnati-Oyer counter, SOC premium; be-
tween banks. 25c. discount. Boston-Sc. dis
count Savannah Buying. Lice. discount; sell
ing 75c. per 81 600 premium. Chicago-1oc dis
count
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call rate IN
Iondon II per cent Open market discount
rate. 7-1661h per cent for short and ~: per
cent for long bills. Berlin discount rate. "a
per cent; Paris, 2lS per cent. Paris exchange on
London. % francs 23R centimes. Berlin eX-
change on London. 20 marks Ala pfennings'
EUROPEAN SECURITIES.-Britis consols.
1926 for money and 1101s for the account
French rentes 1O3 francs J7E, centimes for the
account Spanish per cents in London. 42rigf''
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver ooAc''
unchanged Mexican silver dollars. 4o1sc. Bar
silver in London. 211sd. decline OF l-lOd.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid 90; LISBON
1850; Buenos Ayres, 1890; Rome, 1OI30.
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WALL STREET AND EXCHA NGES

OUTSIDE SECURITIES. - Market quiet
Standard oil closed at 402d403ia. Last prices
OF other prominent issues were: Brooklyn Ele-
waited. new stock. 23i@Q24l2; preferred. jG@5s;
Brooklyn City Railroad. 213G214: Glucose
common. 5GqjGA; preferred. 100HMl10N;
Standard Gas. common. 1i0m142 preferred,
157a1G2; Mutual Gas 330a335; New-Amster-
dam Gas common. 31hd319s: preferred. 7Gh@
7Gi3
BANK CLEARINGS-In the Clearing House
returns for July twenty seven cities show losses
the aggregate throughout the United States the
excess reaches 1.3 per cent outside OF New
York the increase is 3.3 per cent. For the week
ending Yesterday the United States show a gain
Of 81 per cent over last year. The increase
over 1896 is 81 per cent. and the excess over
1893 is 10 per cent. outside Of New-York the
gain compared with last year is ~ per cent.
the gain over 1896 is 14.7 per cent. and the de-
crease over 1893 reaches 90 per cent.
STOCK EXCHANGE SEATS.-Wam Il. De
Haven and Robert s Lansburgh have acquired
the Stock Exchange seats OF LOOMS L. White
and the late s. Lansburgh.
COAL PRODUCTION-The official estimate
of the anthracite coal production for July is
100000 tons
HIGH-GRADE RAILROAD BONDS.-Gold
man. Sachs 4 Co. offer to investors a choice Sc
lection Of high-grade railroad bonds. advertised
In another column.
READY FOR BUsINESS.-The North Ameri-
can Trust Company announces that the company
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FOREIGN COMMERCE..

IMPORTS OF MERCHANDISE AT NEW YORK
Week ending Aug. c. 1896 1Ni ISgs
rr,,ooods ......'. 50 2Oio44 SI,2J3.aJ7 Sf0i5 100
t;e;,eraI rncrchandise oO6 t5i 1919 400 G2II 27G
Total for The week 81 aiu l9s S5933 800 IS 2l6 $40
since January $500 oiy IsG 300 32T 57G $50 26i 392 Pa
For tho vvoek ' " s1e0 az s35757o $500 O62
since January - 20 G539 i8 4OI9.iil 90 175 9G9
EXPORTS OF SPECIE
For the week ~ SllslllI slT42G,O ss4G Ol2
since January 49,. - i6T 5O7 $500 5s8 % 800 9}l
Outside SECURITY MARKET.
NETWORK STREET RAILROADS.
BONDS
(Ileportcd by G. |. Hudson Co.. No 80 Wa-st.)
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RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong and &C
tive Total sales amounted in par value to
50 1O5 900 The more important dealings were
in the Atchison issues. Baltimore and Ohio Is
sues, Brooklyn Rapid Transit IS. Central Of
Georgia issues. Chesapeake and Ohio AS, Kan
sas and Texas seconds. Missouri Pacific nrst
c0nsols and trust IS Lake Shore 3l2s. Michigan
Central 3Hs. Northern Pacific general lien Is
and prior lien is, Reading is. San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass As ST. Louis Southwestern Issues.
Union Pacific As Union Pacific. Denver and
Cnls 0rsts. Wabash issues and Wisconsin Cen
fral first receipts
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on CALL " per cent
with exceptions at ~ per cent Time money
2l4 per cert for sixty days, "a per cent for three
months 3 per cent for four months and 563h
per cent for six months Commercial paper
rates were 3AQ4 per cent for the best names
for all periods and above for names not go well
known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market quiet and
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Aug. G. p. m.-Closing-The market
for American securities was firm all day. New
York buying Influenced the advances. The
closing tone firm. Last prices were: Atchi-
son, IA: Canadian Pacific, S6h; st. Paul, 1854
Illinois Central. l10Z; Louisville and Nashville
56H: Mexican Central new As. GGA; NewYork
Central 122h; Erie. II; Pennsylvania. COS;
Reading. 9l4; Erie first preferred. 36% Mexican
ordinary 20 and Grand Trunk 1%
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THE STATEMENT OF

THE STATEMENT ASSOCIATED BANKS
The following
OF
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDs.-sales. $1,000 cou-
pom As Of 1929 at 127s.. and $4,000 IS (when
issued) at 104%@1O47s. Final quotations fol-
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has secured the banking rooms formerly occu-
pied by the Bank OF Spain at Santiago. and Is
fully equipped for business there Tomorrow
morning.
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SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

Actual sa.es -l-C;osinG-i Share
iOpen High Low. Fin. Bid. Ask 500.
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The following shows the relation between the
total reserves and the total deposits on the re-
spective dates:
Aug 6 % Aug = %. q. 'ps
Specie tp2 SlGS
Legal tenders ...... 800 90 1870
Total si33 TOO 100 sl05Go t2cr' 55
Reserve required
against deposits. 1871 2j l0iiso7j $50 90 300
Surplus ......... sl2si5575 sal OO2 1875 So SO Coo
Percentage ....... rs 3i3 800
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
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THE WEEKS BANK CHANGES.

The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and tie total deposits on the re-
spectivc dates:
July 30 Aug q Changes
Spccie .... siGG JOi 100 sI6s go Inc. 81 ts2Wo
Legal tenders e.. GOsiP4co Oo.iG7.@o Dec. G5ico
Total reserve sc7 324 s22, 1855 900 Inc. ss3i 800
against deposits Is5 023 $50 $500 Inc. 3si2s75
Surplus ..... .,icp4a75 $50 $1,000 Dec s2.oli.473
The Clearing House statement for yesterday
was as follows: Exchanges. Sl3O, 1ii.2So; bal
ancos. SS461 900. For the week: Exchanges.
S74l.15S.272 balances. s563;4 9G6 against ex-
changes last week OF SGlij2S 337. and balances
Of $50 372 100
The following the changes for the CORE
spending weeks Of the three preceding years.
1Sa1-IOans increased So. $50 200 cash decreased
SO 921 200 deposits increased S3.lSi,3po. and
surplus reserve decreased Si11SO2J: 1896
Loans decreased 81 i9s 300. cash decreased So
SO 400 deposits decreased S1.si9JO. and sur
plus reserve decreased S39l3o2J: lS9J-IOans
increased 81 Gi9 100 cash decreased 50 1920.
deposits decreased sG27 900. and surplus reserve
decreased 81 .01G 100
The following table shows the bank holdings
on hp dates.
Evening star., 1898-07-20

ionists. They have issued an address to the
public from the office of John De witt
Warner John DefWittt Warner once was a
democratic congrfssman. He still is
democrat and member of the Democratic
Club. which is Croker s1own. In 1896 when
boswell p. FloweHf who then was president
of the club soughf 20 have it repudiate the
nomination OF Bryan, John De Witt War
her was one of the most vigorous in declar-
ing that while he, disagreed with Bryan,
yet ii il came to "a question of having to
vote for Bryan or having to vote for Nc
kinley he would vote Isor Bryan. He was
relieved of embarrassment By a faction in
his party furnishing to him a candidate in
Palmer Mr.. Wafher, ,;Hn the language of
the practical politician, is the chief mixer
in the concoctionGIb by the Citizens
Union. The "ae9fess' WAS not only a vi
ciou3 attack upon Gov aBIack but upon the
republican party. mot bnly was there not
one syllable of criticism of the democratic
party in the document, but there
perversion of history as it was written in
the testimony of the Lexow investigation
One of its paragraphs, praising Tammany
by Inference and Slandering the rural conf
munities. is as follows: IF palmer proof
were needed of how uncaIed for by any
public interest is the legislation proposed
circumstances furnish it here: For almost
a generation the purity of our elections in
New York city, as compared with the rest
of the state, has proved the efficiency of
cur local measures against the election
frauds. For the last twenty-five years 1t
has been outside the city of New York that
the great election scandals of this state
have been found. 1t is in the upper Hud-
son and the southern tier counties that
grow annual crops of bribery scandals; and
from the Yates caucuses, which have long
been notorious, to Troy's carnival of cor
ruption and violence, the most brazen
frauds and the boldest outrages have been
perpetrated outside. of our bounds Such
are the conditions under which, coming
himself from one of the worst SHINING COM
munitIes. our executive summons is with
others of like smirched repute, to put In
leading strings the city of New York, the
good order and general fairness OF whose
elections have been long and ever more
and more just source of pride to her citi-
zenS.
John De Witt Warner, or whatever other
democrat rnasquerading as citizens un-
ionist wrote that paragraph, tried to do his
work well, but overdid it. He wrote too
plainly; and 1t is said that when Croker
over in Vantage, and Hill up in Wolfcrt
Rocst, and Murphy down in Elberon. and
Mclaughlin out at Jamesport read it they,
will probably wish it had not been written
so plainly, because all four of them know
that once an ally discloses itself its value
as a decOy is lost.
Evening star., 1898-07-20
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN,
News Items Gathered West of Rock
Creek.

creek.
The Georgetown and Tenleytown electric
road has discontinued the system in opera
ton last year of running cars on the tracks
of the Glen Echo road from Tenleytown
and permitting the cars Of the Glen Echo
line to run over its own tracks into
Georgetown. Instead, under the direction
of Superintendent Hall, an agreement has
been made whereby the patrons of the
Tenleytown road ride far Somerset
Heights, or West Chevy Chase, as it is
termed by some. about quarter of a mile
beyond the District line, for one fare. They
can then board a Glen Echo car going east
toward Chevy Chase cfr Gle and be sure of
getting a seat. To those who are going
to Glen Echo no extra charge Is made on
the Glen Echo line for the distance be-
circle. IL
William Cline. a young white man about
twenty years Of ageU was arrested last
evening by Policeman bradley and locked
fugitive from Justice The right charge
against the prisoner is housebreaking in
the day time. About 1880 o'clock the
morning of March Z. 1896, Cline. with an
other young map named Howard West,
entered the place of Fred Wetzel. on the
New Cut road. and stole a number of ar
ticles. West was caught, and after trial
was sent to Jail for eight months. Cline
L
ever since, the police OF that city being un-
able to locate him. When recognized last
evening by Policeman Bradley Cline start
ed to run, but after a chase of four or
five squares was ,oyerhauled and arrested.
The members of Mizpah Chapter No. g.
Will give a complimentary lawn party and
fete this evening at the residence of Mrs
w. r. HInt.l on SD street extended, COM
mencing at 8 O'Clock. A meeting of the
chapter was held last evening at which
final arrangements for the event were
made. The entertainment committee con-
sists of Mrs M. L. Hunt and Mrs. Carrie
Bornheim; the lemonade committee of
Miss Lizzie Raeburn Miss Becker and
Miss Hughes: the refresi1ment committee
OF Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Wagner. Mrs. Thrift
Mrs. Powell. Mrs Wise. Miss Hughes,
Mise Grace Hess. Misses Mollie and Mamie
Becker. Miss Louise Cunningham and Miss
Raeburn
Monday afternoon Robert Nelson and
Henry Causiesco, both coiored. the latter
foreman employed by Mr.. William King
IT, the coal dealer on X street near Goth
street. became involved In quarrel over
some work to be performed. The men were
shoveling coal when the dispute arose and
Nelson endeavored to hit his boss Caus-
iesco used his shovel to advantage ard
him insensible. While the injured man
was taken to the hospital the assailant
was arrested by Policeman Pratt and lock
up on charge of assault and battery
rious.
Mr.. and Mrs A NJ Baer and family have
gone to Atlantic City, where they will
spend several weeks.
Last evening, shortly after O'clock an
alarm was turned In for the burning of a
pan or grease at the lunch room of Mr. Fl.
Z. Chick of 1904 32d street. No damage
was done.
Mr.; and Mrs.W. .Nordlinger are at Allan
TIC CRY where they will remain several
weeka.
Evening star., 1898-07-20

His Influence is Supreme Over His
FerOciOus Retinue.

FerOc1Ous Hetlnue.
From the Saturday Review.
Close upon US is a loEg calvacade of men
on mules and On foot, some thirty or forty
in all. l know them from a distance. and
already they have seen me and ara leaving
the track to speak few words to me be-
fore they pass on to the town. The old
Moor with the long gray beard is a sheik
of the mountainesrs, and his authority ex-
tends over his tribe from Tangier almost TO
Ceuta and Tetuan, forty miles and more
away.
Yet his dress in no manner betokens his
influence or rank, for the linen shirt and
brown-hooded '.jejab" that he wears are
common TO all. Perhaps his white turban
is folded little more neatly and is of
greater dimensions than those of the other
elders of the band, for the young men wear
nothing on their closely shaven heads ex-
cept bands of red or blue cloth, or brown
cords of camel's hair. He rides a pack sad
die, as have his ancestors for generations
upon generations, and ov,r the neck of his
sturdy little mule dangle his bare legs, with
their yellow heelless slippers hanging from
bis toes. In the panniers Of his pack one
obtains a glimpse of his carpet and bed
ding, and a belt stuffed full of cartridges
while another mule is laden with a couple
OF sheep. a present for the governor, or
basha, who resides in Tangier. One and all
bear modern rifles. Winchesters and Ram
ingtons. for the most part. and even the
staid old shelk has his own across his
knees. for the ways Of the native author
tiles are treacherous. and mora than once
rumor has spoken of his probable impris-
onment, owing to his growing influence
over the mountaineer tribes. But woe be-
tide the men who should try to arrest the
chief when his band Of trusty followers are
by.
Evening star., 1898-07-20

seekers in the district, II 10 claimed. gives
Jcres the advantage.
Representative Swauson's Prospects.
'.The fifth district, which is composed of
the counties of Carroll. Floyd Franklin.
Grayson, Henry. Patrick and Pittsylvansa
and the cities of Danvile and North Dan
ville is expected to return Claude A. Swan
son, the sitting member, who was beaten
at the late election, but counted in. He
VIII probably win this time because he has
been virtually retained in his seat by the
House. the effect of which is to encourage
the methods in vogue in that part of the
state, and at the same time to discourage
the frit nds of Brown republican. who was
elected in 1896, at which time the returns
showed that Swanson had 14,333 votes
against IL, 1S for his opponent
The sixth district. comprising the coun-
ties of Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Hall
fax, Montgomery and Roanoke. and the
cities of Lynchburg. Radford and Roanoke.
is expected to re-elect Peter ]. Otey, whose
ford, national democrat. AT this election
the republican candidate. J. H Hoge re-
ceived but I4S votes.
Hay and Rixey.
The seventh district with its more than
1900 democratic majority, will doubtless
return Representative Hay, and the eighth
will do likewise with Rixey, who at the
last election had nearly 1000 more votes
than his republican opponent.
THE present member from the ninth dis
trict Mr.. James A. Walker, is a republi-
can, and as the district is usually carried
by that party, and he has been nominated
for another term, there is a strong belief
that he will again be chosen. There is,
however, considerable doubt as to his
ability to pull through, as in 1896 he had
but about LOO majority. and since that
time the ranks of those who want to de-
feat him have, it is said, been largely aug
mented. The district is composed of the
counties of Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Dick
enson, Giles, Lee, Pulaski, Russell. Scott,
Smyth. TaZewell, Washington, Wise and
Wythe, and the city of Bristol At the
last congressional election Mr.. Walker re-
ceived 1907 votes against 1909 votes for
S. W. Williams democrat"
Evening star., 1898-07-20
Volunteer Army Act Interpreted.

A decision has been rendered by the Sec
retary Of War holding that the authority
contained in the volunteer army act for the
acceptance and muster of officers in SER
vice with militia organizations, and not
provided for by law in organizations of the
regular army. or of officers with higher
rank or pay than is allowed to officers of
simiiaS grades in the regular army. applies
only to those who held commissions and
were actually in service with the militia at
the time the members enlisted in the volun-
teer army, and were appointed by govern
ors to similar positions in the volunteer Or
ganizations. Hence upon the promotion,
discharge, resignation or death of any such
officers appointed in excess of the regular
army organization the offices held by them
in the volunteers lapse and cease to exist
Evening star., 1898-07-20
POSTMASTERS' COMMISSIONS.
A Large Number Signed by the Presi-
dent,


President Mckinley today signed the
commissions of the following named post
masters:
Thomas H. Stephens, Gadsden, Ala; VIII
son Hays, Cotton, Cal; Samuel n. Androus.
Pomona, Cal; H. NJ. Strooter, Riverside,
Cal; w. D. Pennycook. Vallejo, Cal ::
Orange W. Richardson. Longmont, Col. /;
Robert L. Williams. Griffin. Ga; James A
Lauder, Carterville, H.; Harry M Martin.
Shelbyville, Ill; William w. Llngle. Paoli.
Ind; Edward Z. Hissem, South Whitley.
Ind: Gerritt Vanden Burg, Alton, Iowa;
Adelbert ]. Weeks, Correctionville. Iowa;
Cornelius L. Roberts, Grinnell Iowa: Da-
vid II. Scott, Griswold Iowa; George A.
Danforth, Hamburg. Iowa; R. A Coates,
City, Ia; William H. Needham, Sigourney,
Ia; Miles NJ. ]. Williams, Eminence, KY;
George J. Kelley. Clinton. La: Wesley W.
Wehrli, Mound City, Me; David ]. Dolson.
Sandcoulee, Mont; Henry L. Hess, Three
Oaks, Mich; Peter L. ROrk, ,Tokamah. Neb. :;
Robert J. Cox. Delaware, Ohio; William
NJ Miller, Dresden. Ohio; A. NJ. Richards,
Hicksville. Ohio; George Hail. Lima. Ohio;
min F. Vaughan. Heppner, Ore; William
B. Curtis, Marshfeld. Ore; Francis l.
Jones. Blossburg. Pa; Thomas p. McFar-
lane. Kingston. Pa; Joseph l. Latimer,
Yerkes, Ogents. Pa. William NJ. McKim.
Oil City. Pa; Frank II. McCully. Osceola
Mills. Pa: William p. Bach, Pottstown.
Pa; Cornelius p. Buckin. Tidioute, Pa;
James A. Stewart Edgemont s. D.: Allen
Smith Elkton, S. D.. William D. Todd.
Northport. Wash; James H. Dunn, SUIT
ton, W. Va: Amos A. Dee West Union,
W. Va: Woodbury. A. Ham. Everett,
Mass: John E. Bosworth Lee, Mass:
Charles ]. Wood, Natick. Mass: John. w.
Fairbanks. Westboro, Mass: William II.
Cosgeshell. Summit. n. j.: Sidney B.
land, Oneonta, n. Y; Warren Logee, Pas
coag. R. l.; James H. Gross. Richford,
Vt; Charles A. Mckinney, Cape Charles,
Va,
Evening star., 1898-07-20
A Frozen Flag.
Sydney Bulletin.

Frcm the Sydney Bulletin.
A simple mountaineering anecdote from
the top of Mt. Egmont. Taranaki, New
Zealand: A party of climbers ascended the
.opmost rock of the sleeping giant, planted
thereon a nins-foot pole and hauled eloft
the union jack.
A fortnight later another party prepared
to shin up the pole and so claim a six-foot
higher record than the first, ascended, and
found that the flag had frozen while blow
ing to the breeZes; there 1t was embedded
In four inches of icicle. the colors standing
out as in a looking glass Not only this
but that icicle extended right down to the
ground. Doubters must not snIgger, for
the party photographed the phenomenon.