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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
GENERAL MARKET REPORT

NeWNork Ssp' r. lNia
COFFEE-The coffee market shrwef considerable ociF
tc-ipv q increased confidence ne
part The beafishly inclined cernent WIFI. there
also - disposition Nqgfsfe ug Interests Tr"
Eavre and Ham urg cables disaTro'utrg and there
outside speculation 20 help tho ma'ke'. ~
iow prcps however even the most teafish afe
inclined be careful the matter - Increasing Their
short fearing some sharp upturn especially m
~ ne fact fha' the movement Z ne" crp Bra
lillian coffee indicated bT ne daily receipts ~ RIO
and Saatos b. n confirms the claim ~ tho
i.-ge cop estimator Afr opening steady decline
ltl~ further change and closed steady with net
bags. sales Up ~ HOO bagt. arf Tor The entire
session % $50 bags Spot Brazilian coffee ruled quiet
and rorira-Iy unchanged. closing the basis x Csc
I1. invoice tots and go for iohhng parcels
The steamer Manitoba has arrived az New York w..h
Ri0 Steamer G7rrick with 5000 fags.
cleared 81 ntos and Dalecara with 1000 fass.
cleared Rio pieuber 2 Steamer Severn. with 1900
bags c.ea'ed no. and Sirius with 1000 bags.
cleared Bahia September Warehouse de.reri" Or
tie week 81 23a bags q, which - 223 bags
from against 8? 22G bags las week 9 t3
tags year. RIO shipped a. Jnif-f states 57.~N
Europe 5000 bags Santos shipped o. United
- 400 bags and &" Europe 1900 bags Victoria
shipped coffee United States RIO receipts lest week
were 100 bags lOD OOO bags the pres
anc $4,000 last year Santos T"ccpis 22Jo hags
against $4,000 bags last week and 2cf001 bags last
yea- TIE worlds visible supply September
400 $40 bags o9s 0lS bags larger than August
7his froint compares with b7lO-22 bags August
So Oii 81, enb~r last
The q contract prices In the local market today
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
OTHER MAnXErs-gY TELEGRAPH

E.,, Bunsio Sept. e-cs,tie-The orsrnss %er,
On no basis u yesterdays close Cafes were IN ar
dAr1ana moderate sunnlv and steady At YESTERDAY 81
m leo - EXTRA s7as7 % good 10 choice. 81 ''Isl'
sreep and lamb--The trade not satisfactory tlsy
a. hsr n the offerings u 10 loads were the unsaaoe
ot. Il ,estcrdsy and the demand was light Nat I've
lambs choice extra. were cu1taolH az - f'Hs3 w.
GOOD to choice s5Gs5 40 There was only partial GEAR
which consisted q tho picked bunc.es. sheep'
cho,ca ~ ey,-a ve:he-s s; 5OGsl - mixed choice 20
VIA a. o,1slN Hrgs-The o1ertnrs were y losds
r.. demand hogs active anf higher map
ne close ye.,sraay. Havy. 81 o39S4 o, = forksrs
e. casa co. staS, 50 1898 % gra'sers. So sogs3 30
About oil the ~ooi stun was cleaned up
Chicago Sept 8--Trefe ~ cattle today was AIRY
active y, steady prices. CHOICE go. - - ~
,-e'er- 81 iOas1 ss bulls s. 3)Q :. COWS ga nef,5s
e. ~ ra lva-e-r st.-- io1s5 - T"ven- - 5oefS1
Thore wa. r1od demand ~ hogs 7rd prizes iu.d &c
tirte- T,ir 10 c-oI-a e gJCSi rlc;'nC o,s So 20
,rS butchers & S-Qs9 oIls. r'x'd s. GSS '5 Ign
:. c.Rte q. IS e. sts7 20 The Small Supply \ sheep
wa. y.i .atea o. l0, a6yau's r. prices western nut
90 e. sues s4@si .: fe1-v lamhs. s. t'hf5 %
a,,le 80 head horr 1000. sheep. 10000.
,-i-~,~-a.i sept sFogs oust s. eonsi Cattle EASY.
-Ig.i - s@.ep sterty S-GSi Lambs steady - 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston Sept 6CottOn easy. mi3dling. 1-l6o: low
middling l-l6c good ordinary il-i6c: receipts So
baes exports coastvise 2oe! saes. ts;s stock 3ssE
Bsrimose, Sept. Cotton nominal mdiing. &c; low
middlins, 9sc good ordinary, +<c; stock, lao bales
Savannah. sept. Cotton quiet. mddlng. sac; low
middling. l3lCc good ordinary nominal, receipts ZI
bales exports coastwise lbs sales. 81; stock. l0'e
New Orleans. Sept. Cotton quiet; nddins. 5>so:
low middllng Sc; good ordinary. 4sc; receipts 27s
bales exports coastwise 525 sales 1900 stock go 2Ss
Memphis. sept 6.--Co,ton quiet middling. 5hc low
middlng l3lsc: receipts. 30 bales; shipments. 20;
sales. 1875. stock. 1850.
81 Louis. Sept Cotton dull middiinE. 5*c; low
m.d.ling SC good ordinary 4Ae gross receipts. 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
TIE STATE or TRADE.

Boston. Sept 6-FIour-Recepts. 269l oeis; que,
95IS. d. SO t3GSi DO spring
Tears and sraghs s2dss 5o winte- o. SO 2ctsi Corn
nea quiet T5G7Tc per bush 81 1efsl ~ per bb Corn
Rece PIE Il ;p bush. nru. steamer Yellow. oDc 80
- 10 bush. quiet FANCY. o. y
g., ~ . ara " 4 n nc Butter quiet. Northern. 100
Iq, Western Is fiOc: initiation ltujc ladies. 1874 q
ia, Cheese steady. Northern. ~ 9Sc. Western i2Gec
p,r,lo Son, C-Sprtnr wheat-The cash market broke
sharpv under liberal supplies. NJ rthern new closed
al 72c asked Winter wheatNo red. eyc asked through
bireI 10 ? red mixed sni NJ white. SIC. Corn quiet
ana easy 40 yellow 3iAc. ~ Yellow, 3tc; No 80 :
corn 34c No 33igr oats weak, No white % Z.
No 2 white "a: No white 23isc No mixed &c No
mixed o9- Rarlcy-Ma sters looking ~ lower prices
nominal qIotations fancy 4704Sc. choice, 439 4dc;
meiuT 4oG42-: low ms.,ir, s7g3se; - 3'c Eye
wheat 2,,c cora. "a oats &c: barley -4c rye rs
3s,c York. lumber 81 90 10 New YORK
e. s5gsi * 10 A,hanv F,our-Far demand: market easy
patent spring 81 25nsi rs baker sirasnt s2rns
si4s4 ~ nakers clear fpring. 50 2afs3 hO low grace
spr,ne 81 5OGei 80; patent winter SigSi ~ best family
winter s. 75asi. low grade winter s@Ss2 20 Graham
best So ?5ls3 10
chicago sept, e-The leading futures ranged as FOL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool, Sept Q. p m--cottan,.spo-Fair dsm:sc!
prices barely steady American mddng fair, 1l-lodj
midng. o-32d. The sales OF the day were IL 900
bales u which 900 for speculation and export.
ard included LOO American Receipts. 1900 bales In
GLIDING 900 American. Futures opened quiet. with
moderate demand. and closed steady; American mddins
and october o-6iq3 lO-6ii sellers; october and No
vember 7-64d3 SID value: November and December
7-G4i sellers: December and January 7e4d seusrs
January and February. 7o4d sellers; February and
March. 764G3 SID sellers: March and April! 500
9-c4d sellers April and May eS4d buyers: May and
June. lo6id sellers: June and July. lo-6493 l4d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
NAVAL STORES.

e--,,s ,ur-sn,ine continues - hold ralacvely firm
rsi.ion IN the l,cs, rna-ket and - the south ir
7oulrv VS. n1toi aSan today With prices shade hsA
- Porr .sr ard p,ch cuc; ana ABOUT uaehangsc
HTA9~perniars 81 So tar oil. bsls 81 20.
PiTCH-s 81 -
sTirITs Tt'RPESTISE-2'is G3ir -
pDtI~ comma 90 god strained 81 300si 81; F.
g. a. u - e. 81 C5 II. s. 20 T. 3 -. Il, 81 So u,
n s. \ I. 70 y c. s. 40. " ". - -.
STOCK on HAND.
t.
srrts u-pentlns -. p.s
savannah sept 6--snr.,s ,urentne firm, &c; sales.
II hlls receipts. c'2 hr.s it'sn nm sac 40
= sii; G 81 30 II and ! s. 90 *. 81 ~ ~ s. 90
"rsario.,ou sept, 6-Turpen,,ne market firm al &c
70. n firm. unchanged. $3.50, ,, d.
u .T.I a.. receipts - bbs isos!a' mining cong
80. I'm hanged. receipts. AS bbls Crute uTprA'.
arm 81 GsI 60. receipts ~ ohls. Tar hF'' 81 30 bii
r.ra IL blls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

the Carolnas whore The rainfall has been exceptionally
heavy In Louisiana and Texas reports " sneHok anu
damage ~ insects lays numerous than IN me pree
week II .as-namsd state rain Is needt1 ior !de
and the top crop. Cotton Is opening rapdly u
all districts and p king is Trcgressing avorsoy oye me
central and portions but has tfeh retarded DS
portions ~ the Eastern sectors.
range prices In the local market To-Day
Wa as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

ret the shipper
HAY IND sTRA HAy--The market he's hardy re-
gained s feet after the holiday Hn3 fgi pu-c'es'nE
Inclination the weather 10 si decidedly adverse
wholeene business The offerings fr frs ist
iirhi. but there 9 plenty - has IN
treaty with commission nn7 o'rers prices are rn
nrmer the market closed fsf Saturday We
ou0'. Scected prime large -. other
eolsHCFc NJ / ~ @fO- " p nj'c. 10 40 SOC
url lots 2S09o~. clover mixed fui
aoF3sc. STR Aw-Helds i's moderately imrrnvei
needs good quality 70 surporf ~
Receipts reported for three days Hav-Hucson ii'er
Parosd 20 tons Prnnsvivana 100. leiaware. Ia-sa-
wanna and Western 30 Wss SN0rt 100. lShgn Na'rv.
go. Central Rar0at ~ Nea-iersay 40 river boats.
800. total 400 tons. S,ras 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

"A Of
ma rked caution pending definite data resadhs NC
condition OF crop and the sgnlnrance OF ne move
aent which up NE present time has ailcl 10 ?n'uIy
the large crop prognostcaion Sc tofth some nm az"
b. many II not most professional ana non pros-
sonnl st5taticinns and experts IMP Hnut"'"n,
,.nn nc steady prices unchanged 10 poS ap.'' r
ciosns figures Saturday cotton market rurn mac
ev. working within variations ana showing ue-
ci,er apathy part outside specula'ois ~ u'e
close he market quiet. with prices net ul'laseI
- ,orf abo,e Following the opening CAL prccr yic!II
21i nouis but downward moNemtnt MAS thtShru W
~. ot-c a Of yellow fever a. several points
a. ire Nsaisspp valley Some local traders c'Vetei 90
g., - NJ An extension of the disease 20 the dlsdNa 's
rloki,g marketing the crop Numerous MAJ HlH
,rsnhc advces also served 10 check selling commence,
w. re- ind ated unfavorst!e results from climatic Hl.a
,,s. and the encfoachmert ~ Insects sun ahD'he'
80, ~ the mex. Bureau Ieiori. dus SalIIlay
t-.n l,snv traders ella, n that this report Will snow
r1I teferi0raron az compared with conditions eNlse
~ ,'n,,, me volume OF trndrS uoay was unusual
-. s.,c was checked ~ the moderate iloNeH' =.
~. 80, tr connection with current low prices ana nc
buish ayersg, OF cotton crop adViccs foc,hl+y
more Tei"rts fF"w SECTIONS "a
-. ,f..i.si.nI Valley hive btcn more 'WPhtc 80
W H. a, .rr, az damage from excessive iHlH!h.I
referring 70
"a NOR cotton letter. Issued io-phF 'hht 80
P'. a. ~. hat close examination OF ne he-'
,ns The .aci that the Yield ~ o'd2 10 epp" ~
" 49, 4. The appoai Prre OF we H'I's III"
hi ~ ,.e,1d ,cern Justify According - VIC ~.
tfu 1.ar cot.-n suffered SERIOUSLY rom ~ 49,
N'loi - i,s.cts The Eastern poilion OF ~
60, which s~ctous Numerous iepy. ..
tor LII are also received especially IN georgia '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

Cash quotations were follows: Flour steady: no 2
spring wheat 0ic Ne spring wheat as"gSicA NS :
No ? oats. 2oisd2c: No white. 21g25Ac N9 2 white
2.a.anc. No rye 43g43'sc No barley. 3odtecS Ne
nax.e.d SIC Northwest Soc prime timothy seed 81 osa
mess pork per Dbl $ aogss 40 are per 100 10 - Ioa
shoulders boxed 81 5OGsa 10 short clear sdes (boxed
81 51stss 60 sugars cut loaf SOC. granulated. 55sc
ON IN. Produce Exchange to-day the butter market was
steaiy crsameries i3di7c daires i24lSc; eggs arin
fresh. l2Ic .~
family 81 1882 90 Wheat Arm. No red nominal. csc
Corn steady; No mixed, 3lc. Oats Arm; No mixed,
22nc Rye quiet. No 2 +5c Lard lower AZ = Sc Bulk
arm 81 % Butter steady Elgn creamery ac. Ohio
i4Qi!e dairy lie. Sugar steady az l2c.
Philadelphia Sept. 6wheet 2i4c lower; contrac,
grade September 6GQG6%c Corn nrmer; No mixed.
sepTsmber "a g3Se Dat. nsm No Snite Ss'sa2oe
nrm: Western creamery. i9c. DO prints zoe do.
Southern lac Cheese quiet but steady Cotton steady.
Recepts-FIour 5000 bbs 81 600 sacks. wheat ~ 900
bush corn $4,000 bush. oats % 900 bush. Shipments
wheat 1000 bush 1885, 600 bush. II e'o bush
,,Talxht. saSsss 10: clear 81 e5as2 SIS whesi~spo;
lower No red cash elevator CSC track &c September
exc December. 624c bid: MAJ. 6+zc; No hard cash,
63c down TO eoc Corn-Spot easy; No cash 2ec bid;
oa,s-Soot dull No cash 2Osc bid TRACK 22llc: sep
terbe- 2OiaQ pose. December. 2)sc bh May c2TSc bid
No white &c Rran steady. sacked cas-, track. 43c.
Rutter creamery ioQio'sc; dairy. i3GiThe. EGGS
To edo sept. e-wheat lower active No cash and
September 63nc Corn active. slightly higher: No,
mixed. 2sc. oats dun, steady; No mixed 20c Rye
quiet No cash 43sc C.overseed active. steady prime
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.
Liverpool. Sept. Q. s:1 p m.--Exchangs-wheat spot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
Receipts tire ports and interior points to-day. com
red with The same day last week AMI last year:

CoTToN-sp', cotton IN the local market c.osed quiet
With prices uu,hangsG the basis ~ Jsc for miins
upland ard &c foT mldi;ins guf compared with 7isc
and 1ac respectively Total sales ~ gi4 bales
included 5ii bales for consumption and 400 bales
tract SPOT cotton IN southern markets. miitns quoted
officially reported nv special dispatches o Ell
change IS follows New Orieans quiet. a'sc 1000
bales Galveston lee. saes ego bales. Noble
qye'. SIC. Savannah qus SIC sales 81 bales: Charles
t.n quiet re-, Wilmington dull. "'.c Norfolk nominal
5hsr. - ~ 20 sales ~ baes. baltimore nominal
G.; augusta steady 76G5c. sales los baes St Louis
dull a.. 10 lower. ss.es 200 bales. Memph.. quiet
SO. lis lower. sa.es 1875 bales
The export movement thus far this season has been a,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07
Ocean Steamers.

MORTM GERMAN LLOYD.
FAST EXPRESS SERVICE
SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. BREMEN.
Kaiser VIM. der Crosse. Tu.. Sept. l3. 10 A. u
Trave 1u Sept 20. 10 A. Kas W. G Oct. II, An.
Friedrich Sep %, 10 An. Trsv-. .Tu Oct. 49, 10 AN.
Lnhn.. Tu. Oct T. 10 Am X. Friedrich Nov. l. 10 AN.
TWIN SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
SOUTHAMPTON LONDON. BREMEN.
parharossa ............, IN ursfay Sept 4 noon
Koengen Thursday. Sept lo noon
GIBRALTAR NAPLES. GENOA -
Ai!er Sept ~ II a. Ems SEPT "a II 4
Werra sept. II, II a. NJ Kais. W II Oct ]. IL A. ~
OEI.RICHs & CO.. BOWLING GREEN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

GOOD average santos 5000 Uwo db'si. 3GU'0
Iegs. sfafk Hamburg Coffee sei
med a pferninC lower. 10 p. penning net
lrw.r sales u 900 bags Wsyrs-coneo market opened
ed, !, franc lover. u and unchanged At
p r STEADY and unchanged. closed J. franc net lower
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

Ro-Conee market quiet No RIO 7SG2j: exchange
lGd receipts Ho days. - 900 cleared tor the
United states bags cleared for Europe 1900" bags
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET
Liverpool. Sept. O. s:t5 p m.--Exchange-wheat spot
steady; No red Western winter. SIS sgd No red NORTH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

Receipts ~ hreadsurs interior point. IN thousands
last three c;heTf OuO 1m.tteI Flour bbls gran bush
follows Figures for three days..
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To,ai fore IN $4,000
Total foreign and domestic 2.oo+. 900
Current quotations OF domestic woods. in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

TIE receipts OF wool at the port of Nev-York 10
week ending September 8 were as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

For Porto [R2Go.
The s,e,a.ers OF the Red d. Line sailing for
Venezuela following dates. Will call at Porto Kico 70
land mails an
AM s. :. "PHLADEI.PHIA'... Thursday. Sept .
AN s. s. 'NARACAIBO' ........... Saturday sept ~
.5OCLToN BLISS DALLETT,
General Manages. l35 Front st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-07

- MISUNDERSTANDING
Britannia Sept. Z noon Cymrtc.. Oct =, 80 A. n
Majestic sent a. noon Britannia ... Oct. s. noon
Gerranc . Sept q. noon Majestic Oct II neon
Teu,onic Sept Is Germa iic Oct 10 noon
Saloon rates cymrle. s65 up Germanic Britsnnis
SO IN; Teuonc 800 second CABIN. S@2 ~
upwarde Third Cymric Germanc and Britannia
SIS So on Majestic and Teutone. $3.50 Revenue tax
additional -
passage freight end general Information apply To
WHITE STAR LINE.
ps- Va AZ North EIv.r Office Q Broadway n. 7.
The herald., 1898-04-28
TALE OF TWO CITIES

Havana-A deputation from the pro-
duce exchange, reinforced by number
Of wholesalers and importers, waited
upon the captain general, rendering to
him all supplies needed for the army,
and for all who may need food, pro rating
actual cost among purchasers, whether
the government, the retail dealers or con-
sumers; and notifying him Of new reg
ulation of the exchange. providing for
the expulsion of any merchant who shall,
under any pretext, advance the price Of
commodities required by the army or
the people.
St. Louis-When the necessities Of the
government became urgent, the Missouri
mule trust advanced the price $25 per
head. Analysis of the bids sent to WASH
ington disclosed the fact that there was
scarcely a cents difference between the
highest and lowest offer. All bids were
rejected. and there is big slump in the
Missouri mule market.
For verification of these twin items see
our telegraphic news columns this morn
ing.
Must we go to Havana for object les
sons in patriotism, in self-sacrificing de-
votion to flag and home and country?
In common honesty and a decent re-
gard for the eternal fitness of things,
must we yield the palm to our Latin foes?
The herald., 1898-04-28
SILVER sCoRNED

The act repeating the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law of 1890 gave
the secretary of the treasury discretion
ary power to suspend the coinage of the
silver that had been purchased by the
government, and 1t was not long before
the doors of the mints were slammed and
barred against the white metal. Silver
certificates, to an amount equal to the
silver bullion in the vaults, less the
seigniorage, have been issued, and these
notes have been absorbed into the cir
culation of the country.
The seigniorage is the difference be-
tween the price paid for the bullion and
it's coinage value, and congress may at
any time direct that this seigniorage be
coined and the dollars thus produced
used in meeting the ordinary expenses
of the government 1t now amounts to
$42, 900 900, a sum almost sufficient to pay
the extraordinary appropriation made
last month for the national defense, and
publicly conceded there is not sufficient
available funds in the treasury. In
deed, recourse has already been had to
the bank note redemption fund to meet
the drafts upon that appropriation.
That is sacred fund, set aside for the
redemption of the notes of failed ma
tional banks, and the treasury has no
more legal right to divert it to other
uses than has a county treasurer to pay
out the school fund for the construction
of roads and bridges. Until congress
shall make provision for the reimburse
ment of this fund, the security guaran-
teed by the law to the issues of failed
national banks will be impaired to the
extent of the funds borrowed from this
fund.
1t is not likely that any interest will
suffer by this unwarranted diversion,
but the resort to it accentuates the OBJ
stinate determination of the administra-
ton not to give the slightest encourage
ment to the coinage of silver. With this
treasure at hand its employment in
meeting current obligations fully war;
ranted, congress is asked to authorize the
imposition of onerous tax burdens upon
the people. to increase the interest-bear-
The herald., 1898-04-28
THE ICE TRUST

Ice is no longer luxury. 1t is neces-
sity-an article that is in common, every
day use. 1t is especially necessity in
city like Los Angeles, where the cool
ing substance is needed during the
greater part of the year.
Ice for ordinary domestic use costs this
year one cent a pound, an outrageous
price that can be obtained only where
there is combination or trust. AS
shown in an article printed in yester-
days Herald, a combination exists in this
city which has virtually raised the price
Of ice to small consumers 100 per cent.
Last year one-half cent pound was the
ruling price for small quantities.
The combination seeks to excuse its
extortionate charges on the ground that
it lost money at the old price of one-half
cent a pound and because natural ice
ie not obtainable. Neither of these
reasons cuts any ice in the face Of the
facts. Distilled ice is used in most of the
cities of the country, except where north
ern ice is obtainable; and The Herald
ventures the assertion that in none of
them is the prohibitory price Of one cent
a pound charged for either the natural
or the manufactured article.
In Denver, where there is also COM
bination. thirty tickets, each calling for
fifteen pounds of ice, are sold for $2.25,
just half what is charged in Los Angeles.
The price in the Colorado capital Is held
to be about the average price charged in
other cities where manufactured ice is
largely used.
A peculiar feature of the ice trust in
Los Angeles is that a customer cannot
change and take ice of another company
without the permission of the first COM
pany. The second concern will not de-
liver the ice until the first gives its per-
mission.
1t will thus be seen that the people Of
Los Angeles are wholly at the mercy of
the ice trust. 1t would be mighty good
thing if somebody would enter the field
to sell ice at a reasonable figure. The
smaller profit would surely be more than
compensated for by the larger trade that
would be certain to accrue.
The trust evil is poisoning everything
with which the people have to do. The
longer they submit the worse their con-
dition will be.
The herald., 1898-04-28
DON'T GET SCARED

A great deal of concern is being mani
ifested in Los Angeles and other ex-
posed portions of Southern California.
lest a Spanish war vesseh or privateer
should undertake to devastate the coast
and loot the cities. 1t is urged that Gov
ernor Budd or the war department be
called upon to furnish artillery, guns and
ammunition for the defense Of this city.
The actual danger is so remote as to be
hardly worth considering. Uncle Sam
and the governor of California are very
busy just now, and they should not be
bothered with appeals for assistance
based upon such slight contingency.
If we need protection at the present
juncture let us organize to protect our
selves. A company-or regiment if need
be-of home guards will do for Los
Angeles under the existing circum-
stances. The governor has not for
gotten us, and Spanish war vessel or
privateer's force would find it mighty
hard shedding between tide water and
Los Angeles. Let us keep our seats.
The herald., 1898-04-28

essary to keep the government machin-
cry creased in time Of peace, and there
was but SIS, 100000 in the treasury will
which to meet the appropriation of $780,
GOO, 900 for the national defense. To meet
the drafts upon this account 5000, ,0O0t
has been taken from the bank redemption
fund, a resort of questionable legality
as would be the employment of the gold
reserve for the redemption Of the green
backs, and Mr.. Dingley comedies that
"a part of this must be replaced before
the close OF the present calendar year.
In submitting this somewhat humiliat-
ing statement to congress-humiliating
because the same figures had previously
been employed by the same person to ac-
ceptuate the superior wisdom. of the ad-
ministration's economic policies-Mr.
Dingey adroitly said:
The destruction of the United States
battleship Maine in the harbor OF Ha-
vana on the 18th of February last, so
incensed this country that the congress,
a few weeks after, realized the neces-
sity Of taking prompt measures to pre-
pare for any exigency, and by joint
resolution appropriated $5O.OO0 900 for
national defense.
This resort to special pleading but
poorly serves to conceal the fact that the
treasury, even though war were not upon
us, contains no more than a safe working
balance. the surplus over that being no
more than sufficient to meet the monthly
deficit in revenues during the next four
months. In the destruction OF the Maine
the Republican managers find a conven-
lent scapegoat. But for the destruction
Of the Maine, the vaults of the treasury
would be overfiowing with coin OF the
realm, and the economic policies of the
administration would be fully vindi-
Gated!