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public as to the availability OF officers
on tho retired list for active duty in

public as to the availability OF officers
on tho retired list for active duty in
times otwar Section I,ls, OF the re-
yised statutes on this subject provides
aS follows. N, 2 n = = ! 8. n
mo officer on the retired list OF the
navy sholl be employed on active duty
except In time OF war;" 'i1stt3s
Under this section II Is apparent that
u war should break out all officers on
the retired liat competent to ncrve will
pe subject to the orders Of the secretary
OF me navy. Another statute bearing
on this subject Is contained In sections
l,io3 and 1864. as follows:
In time ofwar the President, by and
with tho advice and consent OF the sem
ate. may detail officers on the retired list
Tor the command OF sqnndrons and sin
gle ships. when he believes that the
good OF the service requires that they
shnll be so placed In command In max
Ing said details the President may Sc
lect any officer not below the grade OF
commander and assign him TO the COM
mand OF n squadron with the rank and
title OF flag officer and any officer SO
assigned shall have the same authority
nnd receive the same obedience from
tho commanders OF ships OF his squad
ron holding commissions OF IN older
date than he would be entitled to re-
celvc II his commission was the Oldest"
It thus appears that the President
has power to assign any retired officer
of the navy to duty during the progress
OF war, but that he can only dssign him
to the command OF squadrors or ships
by and with the advice and consent OF
the senate. There are many officers on
the retired list In The full enjoyment Of
health and mental vlgor despite the fact
that they are now slxty-two years OF
age, whose ability and experience
would undoubtedly be OF great ndvan-
tage TO the nation in case II proved nee
cssary to so to war in the defense Of
its honor and dignity. Notable among
these Is Rear Admiral John G. Walker,
recently retired for age, and Is now en-.
gagged on special duty rs president Of
the Nicaragua Canal commission.
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TRENDOF TRADE.
no inda,try OF uraneh o. Ba,lne.s Show.

No oinuustfy or urancn OF Businen SnOWs
Any ns,tristion or iilndranss--Inmsn.
ss Grain E.pori,-AiI Records surpa...d.
NEW YORK, March ll,-R, @. Dun
& Co.'S weekly review OF trade Will say
In It's Issue OF tomorrow: Il
It Is most gratifying that no industry
or branch OF business shows any re-
str!ction or hlndranee. but some have
been rapidly gaining for the past week
ard month. The railways are gaining
even while SPECTATORS are selling their
stocks. and the demand for products
for all the great industries is increase
Ing. More gold Is coming from Europe
than ls needed, $40, ,SeS, 900 having been
ordered during the past week. and
money markets arc nowhere alarmed
or stringent. though reasonably more
cautious. The country rests assured
that Its Industries. almost oil OF It's
business. the foreign demand for Its
products especially, and all Its resources
are beyond the reach OF any foreign
power, and that It's honor and foreign
interests are In safe hands.
lEe BIeltebt Ol tlut lIpuubtT1eS ~ Seutl-
Ing grain forward as II there were no
limit 10 the supply. Wheat exports
have been 417l.497 bushels. -four inclu-
dcd. against ], ,2Gs, III last year from At
lantlc md Pacific ports, and for two
weeks 7,4G2, ,730 bushels, against 3.01G,5i6
last year. Exports OF corn In spite Of
smaller Yield have been 7,706,49i BUSH
els In two weeks, against 1896, 500 last
year, when they far surpassed NIL rec
ords. Wheat declined ~ cents. but
corn did not change during the week.
Theweekiy output Of pig iron was 22s,-
s3S tons February !, but 23i .i30 March l.
and the Increase Of unsold stocks in
February was only 5,S52 tons weekly,
leaving 2a5,592 tons weekly for export
or consumption. against 2lS,457 In jan
uary and 2i5,249 In November, 1895, the
month OF greatest consumption before
this. !
Sales of wool this week have been the
smallest since the week OF greatest
alarm in August 1896. but not because
any mills have stopped work. Cancel
lat!ors are frequent and jobberS have
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THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY
Has Not Eeen Settled DeniaIs From Car
'f5 - ntln and This Country

Has Not Eeen Settled DeniaIs From Can.
& ada and This Country.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March lit
IS said at the state department that the
Ottawa reports that Great Britain and
the United States signed o treaty for
the settlement OF the Alaskan boundary
dispute are incorrect, no treaty having
been signed as yet and the matter still
being q subject OF negotiation. jI
!ssSir Julian Pauncefote. the British am
ibassador, through his secretary, Mr..
sO'Beirne. also authorized complete
and special denial of the reported per-
lection OF n treaty. No convention of
any character he said, had been made,
and the details given were therefore err
roneous. e.
y. OTTAWA, Ont, March 1l.-Atter an
all night session, in which the time OF
the house was occupied in discussion
of the Yukon railway bill, that measure
was read a second time at $50 this
morning, the majority in Its favor being
80 Just before adjourning Sir Charles
.Tupper read a copy OF dispatch tele-
;graphed from here to a New York pa
per and transmitted back TO Ottawa,
stating that the Canadian ministry had
been notified that a conclusion had been
arranged whereby the. Alaskan boun-
dairy dispute had been settled.
N Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the premier, stat
ed that there was not a word OF truth In
the story.
Sir Charles Tupper suggested that the
house should take action TO prevent the
sending out OF false reports TO newspa-
iperS r5f ~ Sit 80 Il lgg- 3. =
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z WASHINGTON. March 1l.-orders
were issued at the war department to-,
day for manning the newly established
fortiflca.ions on the Atlantic coast from
Boston down to Galveston on the gulf.
The orders for the manning OF the new
batteries demand the utmost prompt
ness In their execution and It is expected
that the movements Of the troops to the
various places assigned them will begin
within the next forty-eight hours. In
asmuch as the new Notifications are not
provided with either quarters or bar
racks 1t will be necessary for the troops
ordered for them to go into camp and
live just as they would In case Of active
military operations against an enemy.
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War ClnIna In tho tlonsr.

WASHINGTON, D. C.,March 1.-THE
bill 10 pay the Bowman act claims. 46
OF which are from West Virginia. ag-
gregatlns sl,2Oo,ooo for stores and sup
plies furnished the Union army during
the war was before the house until
o'clock to-day, but beyond completing
the general debate. little progress was
made. or the 500 odd claims In The bill.
all but few come from the south and
dIlatory tactics were resorted to, to
prevent progress with the bill. During
the fillbustcring the house was In an
'uproar. At o'clock p. NJ, after COM
pletlng two pages OF the bill the house
recessed until o'clock for an evening
session to be devoted TO pension leglsla-
ton
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Dutch stock. He was raised on a farm
and educated at the public schools. At
the beginning of the war General Rose
Grams was private citizen. When It.
became evl2ent that military operations
must become necessary to crush the re-
bellion, he offered his services TO- Gem
eral Dennison, OF Ohio. He was cona-S
misioued colonel OF the Twenty third.
Ohio regiment and entered the field, and
within three days was commissioned
brlsadier general.
He took the field In West virginia al,
once. Ills first important action8 was
at Rich Mountain. which he wonS Gem
eral Rosecrans succeeded General Ne;
Clellan In the department OF Oh!o. He
had command OF the national forces and
defeated General John &. Floyd al. CaE-
nifax Ferry, September 10, 1861
thwarting Lees attempt to gain ia
footing In West Virginia. He partiel-
pated in the battle OF Corinth, and ..af-
terward took command OF tho Army sof
the Mississippi. He defeated General!
Sterling Price and pursued him for for
tF miles. He was made commander ot
the Department OF the Cumbcrland,
which position he held from October 81,
1862. to October 10, 1863. ..iii
he commanded IN the battle about
Murfreesborough, one OF the bioodiest5
and most decisive of tho war. He drove
Bragg out OF middle Tennessee insff-S
teen days. General Rosecrans Sc6tn-
manded at the great battle around.
Chattanooga and held Chnttanooga, the
objective point. He was mustered out
OF the volunteer service in January,
1866, and resigned from the army An
1867. tj EE'Il
He was appointed minister; to Mexico
In July, 1865, and held the Office until
June, 1869. He was elected to Congress
from California in 1851, and served3tourl
years, He then settled on .ranchfnedr
RenIondo, LosAngeles county, Cal, and
spent the last years OF his life quietly,
Arrangements arc being made to have
n public funeral for General Rosecraas,
In which all the military bodies OF Giisf
city and section will participate. Asie-s
quest Will be made to have the bod lie;
In state In the city hall until the funeral.
The body Is now In this city. ISs Y
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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Rerol. Break, out In Expectation OF '

Revolt Break, ont In Expectation OF War
Betve.n United States and spain.
LONDON, March u.--Spec!al dis
patches from Shanghai say that there
Is little doubt that the prospect of
trouble between the United States anu
Spain has caused the rebellion in the
Philippine islands to break out again
and has increased the flerceness OF the
insurgents. who. 1t Is declared. have
captured Atarr and Camaraga. import
ant towns connected by railroad With
Manila
It Is further announced that the whole
of the northern provinces hnvc revolt
ed, the Inhabitants have refused TO pay
taxes and they have destroyed the tel
egraph lines. The Insurgents appear
to be well supplied with arms and am
muuition -
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WASHINGTON. D. c.. March 1t.-Se-
nor Luis Polo y Bernabe, the new Span
.sh minister. was seen at tho Spanish
legation to-day by, an Associated Press
reporter and for the first timo since his
arrival conseuted to speak concerning
Spanish affairs, saying:
II am sure that the United States
does not want war, just as ! am sure
that the Spanish government does not
want war and will do everything hon
orable In It's power to avert such ca
iam!ty." st
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Ilosecrans a brigadier general and ul-s
tlpintely gave him command In West
lVlrglriaI after StcC Clellan was called TO
The command or the Army OF the Po-
toniac. ij y
10 the winter OF isei.c2 General Rose
lcfafs took up his headquarters In this
city and occupied what was then known
tes tile p, II. Fitzhugh house on Four
tteentlf Etteet, recently occupied by Mrs.
George Baird. MI Fl,shugi was the,
law partner OF the late chaS ". Rus
sre,l, ard like Mr. Russell, went south
latflthe beginning Of the war. His
house, like tho one now occupied by
the Fort Henry Club, was looked upon
NJ scontraband. and was used for mill.
ltnfy purposesI 3f3
During HIS stay here the General and
ihlssstatf took part in the social life OF
the city, Col, Crawford, OF Fort Sunip-
,fnme, was . fliember Of the stan, as
'tslso was the famous Col. Joe Dorr, who
was provost marshal--a fact that some
people hereabouts etlll remember quite
WILDLY. Both the General and his Pro-
fsoAt were Catholics. buS, all the zane,
they drew the reIns pretty tight on the
late Blshop Whelan OF this diocese.
Matters went SO far that at one time
there was talk that the bishop would
be sent through the lines (He came to
sWheeiing from Richmon6.) Through
the influence OF Archbishop Kendrlck,
of Baltimore, who was loyal man.
and who had great Influence Mt WASH
inston, General Rosecrans was induced
10 let UP on the bishop. Just how the
trouble began or progressed 1t would
be hard to state with accuracy. My
recollection is that at o church festi-
val at Washington hall the bishop or
adered the American flag taken down,
which In those days was an act that
save great otfense and created much
excitement. u
There were two outspokcn Union sis
tiers at the convent here IN those days,
aid they became great favorltes with
the General; :; SO much SO that on the eve
of his fighting The great battle OF Stone
river, In Tennessee. he sent them q spe-
ctas telegram requesting their fervent
prayers for the SUCCESS OF the Union
tcause. This was the kind of patriot
g.Old Rosey" was in the great struggle
and hence those who knew the quality
of his devotion to the cause will az
Ways honor his memory now that he Is
gone. Z
s3S In 1887 ! received letter from Rose
Grams giving me an expression OF his
sense OF the profound Importance of
West VirgiMa's attitude to the Union
cause as represented by the Union
arms IN the military operations OF 1861
and '62. He feltithat West Virginia, by
her loyal position. stood in the breach.
and really turned, at very critical
stage, the fortunes OF the day. He did
not hesitate to say SO In terms Of warm
admiration for her record.
RI The whole country will unite. as It
did at Washington the other day. in
that great vote for national defence, in
honoring the memory OF this sterling
patriot and soldier. H. :.
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ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
olnkcs n Forceful Denial OF Sons. SlIly
Utterances In Regard to tho Attitude OF
the Catholics of this Country.

thc ehthoitct VI thh SoHutTy. w.
CHICAGO, March 1i.-"No true
American Catholic Will talk OF espous-
Ing the cause of Spain against that OF
this country because the former is a.
Catholic nation" said Archbishop Ire
land In an interview here to-day. ITO
do that is to set oneself down as trait
orously inclined to the teachings OF his
religion, as well ns to the country
which 1t Is his boundcr duty TO defend
against all enemies both interHa! MS
well as external"
The words OF the archbishop were In
reply 10 question as to what he
thought OF the advice alleged 10 have
been given by n Catholic priest In New
York state TO his parigh!oners. Arch
bishop Ireland, who wns registered at
the Great Northern, was enroute to his
home In st. Paul from Washrlngton,
where he has been for scveral days.
II Is an Infamous suggestion, no
continued, "nnd II would seem as II It
could only cnRnate from n bitter enc.
my Of the faith. for It II directly op-
posed In every way 10 the spirit and
teachings OF Catholicism" -
IA His attention wns also called 10 q
suggestion which has been the subject:
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'FowDERLY HELD UP
ny the Senate Committee on the Vote OF

BY the Senate Committee on the Vote OF
n Senator Chandler.
& WASHINGTON, D. c.,AIarch 1.-THE
senate committee on immigration has
reported adversely upon the nomination
of Hon. T. Y. Powderly to be commits
'sioner of immigration. Tie nomination
has been held up in committee for sew
5eral weeks on account OF the absence OF
Senator Chandler. He having returned
to Washington the matter was brought
,up,and the vote being taken, Mr.. Chand-
,ler united with the Democratic senator's
to secure an adverse report.
Ssji 1t Is believed that the report will be
made the basis OF animated controversy
In tho senate ~ isns. ~ =
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S PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March u.-In-
formation has been received here of the
death at Rockledsc, Fla, OF Peter C.
sTomson, OF this city. an importer and
manufactures. Mr.. Tomson was seven.
yty-eight years OF age. 1t is said OF him
that he was the only American, since
Stephen Girard, who imported full car
goes Of spices from the East Indies.
He supplied spice grinders In this city,
New York, Cincinnati. Chicago, st.
Louis and other western cities. He was
known all over the country as the orig
.inator OF .Tomson's Coffee Essence"
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WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE
statement was pcrsisscntly, circulated
this afternoon and in some cases the re-
port came from those whose sources OF
Information should be reliable. that the
administration wac In possession OF in
timatlons or Information that the result
Of therlnvestisat!on OF the court Of In
iqulry as to the cause OF the Maine dis.
.astcr would show that the explosion
which destroyed the battlcship came
from some external agency. A cabinet
officer was even quoted rs making this
announcement, and another report had it
that the stenographiG notes of the In
quiry were before Secretary Long.
When the matter was brought to the at
itentionof Secretary Long he pronounced
the statements as false in every particu-
lar. There Is not one word of truth In
them,r he said. mo word has been re-
celved by the President or any. one else
as to what the board OF inquiry will de-
.termine. The rumor was floating about
all afternoon, but 1t Is utterly without
founda tion." - So 3
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Proposed pig Iron Comblnntlon.
CLEVELAND, March ia local r

SbE cLANO, Mlrcn LA local pa-
per says: Parties interested in the
proposed pig iron combination have
been quietly at work for some time past
arranging details until 1t Is now stated
on good authority that the trust Is prac-
ically assured. The chief promoters OF
the trust, according to q local iron pro
ducer. are NJ. A. Hanna, OF this city,
and the Carnegie Company. Of Pitts
burgh. Pickands, Mather 6 Co., OF this
city, have also been actively interested
in the formation Of tho trust. 1t Is pro-
posed to include all the furnaces In Ma
honlng. Shenango, northern Ohio and
Pittsburgh districts. A careful canvass
of all furnace owners In these districts
has been made, and 1t Is reported that
the unanimous sentiment Is in favor OF
a combination" 'tThe plan." said
member OF the firm Of Corrigan & Nc
Kinney to-day, rs to establish CEN
trail selling company and regulate the
output by allotment. BY so doing we
can prevent an overstock Of the mar
kct and keep up prices"
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/ MARINETTE, Wis, March 11.7t
blizzard has been raging for twelve
hours and a foot of snow has fallen.
Levi Moberg. a young man subject to
epilepsy. disappeared last evening and
is supposed to be lost in the storm. His
homo is in the outskirts OF the city and
It Is supposed that he was taken with
a iit and now lies buried in the snow
somewherc. Police and citizens ure
for him to-day in the storm.
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THE EASTERN QUESTION.
England Protest. Asaln.i tho ce..lon q

England Protests Against tho Ccssion OF
Port Arthur 10 Russia.
PEKIN. March 1.-THE British min
lister Sir Claude NJ. Macdonald, visited
the Chinese foreign Office on Tuesday
and lodged strong protest against the
cesslon OF Port Arthur to Russia, say
Ing It would destroy the balance OF
power in China. 4,
The Chinese officials, however, declar-
ed their inability to Withstand the
Russian demands. NJ. Pavlofr. the Rus
sian charge d'affalres. wished the ces-
slons to take place within five days, In
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CLEVELAND. o.. March 1.-the bit
tercst Republican municipal fight waG-
ed In Cleveland for years terminated
last night nt the primary election. In Il
sweeping victory for the McKisson ad-
mlnistration and defeat OF tho alleged
street cailrond candidates for places on
the councllmanic tickets. Tho McKis-
Eoaites captured ten out OF tho eleven
cuuncllmanlc dlslrlcla, 4l55
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A Three Handed EurI.

z HIGG1NSPoRT, Ohio, March 1l.-A
three handed duel occurred here on the
street at 10 O'clock last night in which
Mayor Charles Halfhill, John Donald
and the latter's son were the principals.
The duel was the outcome Of an old
Quarrel and fifteen shots were ex-
changed. Mayor Haifhill and John Don.
aid, VINO Is a wealthy livcryn,an. were
fatally wounded, and Donald's son was
,ahos; iii the head. He may die.
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CLEVELAND, o.,March lion Mon
day the final steps will be taken on the
formation of the Cleveland Brewing and
Mailing Company, to include thirteen
Cleveland breweries and one In San
dusky. The capital will be sl2, ,000.0 900.
The final decision was reached tonight.
The promoter of this enterprise declares
that this Is the first step In plan to
combine all the breweries in the country
In a company with capital stock OF a
billion and half. 4zt+E
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: MR. caMpBsLL's REMINIscENcEsE %
or General Ro,eernn, While ho was sts-
L Z. 80. -t.nnrn In Wheeling. =. hes u "

A representative OF the IntellIseneer
called on Mr.. A. W. Campbell for some
local Information In regard to the carseri
Of General Rosccrnns in West Virginia.;
especially here In Wheeling, at e.tiniel
lie hnd his military headquarters In this
city. At the request OF said rcpresenia-j
tive Mr., Campbell jotted down thesfSl-
lowing rccollcctions Of the deceased
commander: General RosccranS,y stiia7
he, came into this state ut the Very be-
ginning OF the war, He crossed Into
West Virginia ut Parkersburs within
part of fMcClcllan'a "army, OF invasiof.,'S
MS II was called Mt Richmond. the}othart
part crossing In our immediate vicinity
Mt Benwood. His command moved loni
10 Clurlisburg and from thence 10 lBucE-a
hannon. from which point Rosccrdts;
executed the move that cpoped up Cbl.s
PeSt1lm on Rich Mountain and RESULT
cl In the dis.odgemcEt ana retreatoti
the latter out Of that part! OF thtsstfites
+, Into the valley OF the South Bfandh.s
HIS success Ut Rich Mountaln made
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THEWAR.SITUATION.
Hoping for the Best and Prepar-
ed for the Worst,
CONFIDENCE is EXPRESSED
Byoficials OF a Peaceful Outcome
OF All Difficulties
1HA7CoNFRoNT 7HlSCoUNTRY.

I'll. Most Important and, Significant De.
x.lopInents Were In tho pecision of the
Hou.o Naval Committee TO Provide for
Three new Battleships, and the Creation
ofa New Military Department with
headquarters at Atlnnta-T,vo War
ship, for Brazil, HutidinE In England,
VIII Likely bo Added to Oar Nary-Ncw
Spanish ,ilnistsr Says III, Country Does
Not Want War.
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Revised railroad Rates.

NEW YORK, March 11.--Rcvlscd
rates on new iron and steel from Lorain,
Ohio, whcatland and Johnstown. Pa.
and the Bessemer district to various
points in New York, Ohio. Maryland,
West Virginia and Maine have been re-
commended by the managers OF the
Joint Traffic Association; also new rates
on PIG Iron blllets, cast iron pipes, etc.,
from Cleveland, Canal Dover and New
Philadelphia, Ohio, TO New Kens.ngton,
...'
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THE NEW BATTLESHIP# E<ENTUCT<Y.11
the Ksaa.se

evidently failed to Sell as much as they
expected at the advanced prices asked,
but even those would not be possible
had wool cost the millers current mar
ket prices. Little wool can be moved
with q new clip near and heavy. stocks
still In mills without further reduction.
Goods are now lower In qualities less
wetl Known. though unchanged ON
standard grades. Cotton goods have a
large distribution ard prices are gem
orally steady, though In outside DEAL
iESs print cloths are shade lower,
Prints are In better demand.
Failures for the week have been 2lS
in the United States. against 2S6 last
year. and 81 in Cauada, against 81 last
YEAR ---.- ~ = - 4 ----.-