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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

/ Among the cities to be well rep
resented at the annual tournament OF
the Eastern Ohio Volunteer Firemen' S
Association, which will be opened at
Bellaire to-day, are Coshocton, Sis
tersville, Uhrlchsville, Moundsville,
Warrington, Powhatan, Worcester,
Salem, Salineville, Urbana and New
Martinsville.
The visiting firemen will begin to
arrive this morning, and by noon, it has
been estimated that between three and
four hundred will have reached the
Acity to take part in the three days
Exercises.
4 The programme of the day will be-
On with street parade at noon. The
demonstration will be followed by a
business meeting, at which will be
( PRESENT the officers of the Association
and foremen of the various commit
tees This meeting will be held in
eith(r Turner Hall or City Hall.
TIE street procession will form
promptly at noon on Belmont street,
between City Hall and Turner Hall,
and will move over the principal
streeS going north to Forty eighth
street and returning to Central ave-
niue, est on Central avenue to Union
street, south on Union to Twenty
first, vest on Twenty-first to Bel
mont, FIRTH on Belmont to City Hall
and disand.
The column will consist of three di-
visions, he first to be composed of
The visiting and Bellaire firemen,
with Warrington in first place; the
second to be made up of the various
local LODGE, and the third to consist
OF the blainess men on foot, car
riages, WAGONS, etc. Each division
will be healed by a band Heather
ington's, Haskett's and the Jr. o. U.
A. M. bands having been engaged for
the OCCASION Everybody is urged to
turn out and make the demonstration
a memorable pne.
The two teams making the best
time in the first three races on the
second day will run a hub-and-hub
race on the last day, as previously
Stated. Of thee the team finishing
first will receive SIS, and the next SO.
Other races to be run on the second
day for which prizes are offered are
as follows: Fat mans, prize, fine silk
hat; wheelbarrow prize, 81; sack race,
prize, 81; potato race, prize, So fire.
mems foot race, prize, So; non-Asso-
citation race, first prize, $50, second
prize $25.
On the third and last day the Asso-
citation race will be run, for which two
prizes are offered the first 500, the
second prize, SIS. An entrance fee of
fifty cents will be charged those who
enter the bicycle race. which is also
a feature of the last day. The one to
finish first will get SIS, and the one
finishing second $40.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
BELLAIRE NOTES

DR.. ]. 7. West and wife, of the Fourth
ward, will depart to-day for Montreal,
Canada, on an extended visit to friends.
Miss Annie Nelson has returned home
from weeks delightful stay with
friends at Anderson, Ind.
5000 gallons of stone jars and crooks
to be closed out at ) cents a gallon at
L. Lichtig.
Tom Carol and Charles Dankworth,
who have been at Atlantic CITY for the
past month, are expected home during
the coming week.
A large number of people from this
city will attend the National G. A. R.
Encampment which occurs at Cincin-
natl next week and the railroads will
certainly be taxed to their utmost ca
pacity. spangler Post No. 80. Of this
city. will leave for Cincinnati Monday
on the daylight special at 5:54 a. M,
taEt time. via c. 6 p. This special
f
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
TOURNAMENT NOTES.

In Heatherington' window, from
TO to. 2 o'clock each day of the tour
nament, will be exhibited the 81 900
diamond firemen's premium belt. The
belt makes fine showing indeed
The silver trumpet, the property
OF the Association, that is presented
each year to the company winning the
prize, will also be exhibited at Heath
erington's. The trumpet becomes the
property of the company winning it
three times in succession.
The arrangements committee Isl
composed o. Joseph Jarrett, William
Long, William Order, Henry Fitton,
Edward Alum and James Follen.
j. L. Mccartney, John Poorman. JOS.
Jarrett, Carl Flick, George Day and
William Addison compose the finance
committee.
The stand to be occupied by the
Judges for the races has been erected
on Thirtyfirst street, near Belmont.
Business men generally were max
Ing preparations yesterday to deco
rate.
The Moundsville delegation arrived
yesterday morning, bringing with them
hose cart They will be CHARTERED
at the Exchange
AL the hotels will be thronged with
guests during the next three days.
The judges appointed for the races
are Q. P. Mason and DR.. D. w. Boone.
and the time-keepers will he John
Cow, D. H. Darrah and II. w. Her
mann.
Chief of the Fire Department Kle-
YES and firemen of Wheeling, have
been extended an invitation to be
present at the tournament. Chief
Kleves and number of his men will
likely attend and help to honor the
occasion.
This evening at Turner Hall the
firemen will spend several hours in
dancing To some excellent music. af-
ter which an appetizing luncheon will
be partaken of.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
REGULAR MEETING.

\ The Belmont County Medical Soci-
ely held Their quarterly business meet
Ing IN the parlors Of the Windsor yes
terday afternoon The meeting was
largely attended and was interesting
throughout. DR.. j. NJ. Blackboard pre-
sided. After the transaction of routine
matters two papers were read one by
DR.. ID! w. Boine, on TO Feed or Not
to Feed in Fevers," and the other by
DR.. A. II. Hevetson, of ST Clairsville,
on Lessons Taught From the Advance
OF Therapeutics and Pharmacoogy
During the Last Quarter of a Cen
fury" The reaiing of the papers was
followed by the unanimous adoption of
the following amendment ANY mem
Der after receiving due notice, who
fails to keep up his dues for two con-
secutive years will be dropped" The
meeting then adjourned
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
METAL.

NEW YORK. August S1.-The market
for metals continues to show irrugelarity.
While firm mdertone is noted in some
departments, weakness prevails in others.
Business In spelter and iron was mod
erately active, but sluggieh as regards
other metals. At the close the metal ex-
change called pig iron warrants trmer at
Sc % bid and s. CO asked.
Lake copper unchanged at $12 l. bid and
Tin. weaker at SIS 70 bid and $15 50 asked.
Lead, easy at s. o2ts bid and s. e5 asked.
Spelter firm at 81 u bid and 81 s. asked.
The firm naming the settling price for
leading western miners and shelters
quotes lead at s. 50. or UNCHANGED.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

Barley, No 2, sS045c.
Flaxseed, No. l. sSlzc.
Timothy seed, primes2 524
Mess pork, per barrel IS 70GS %
Lard, per 100 pounds S 10a5 Is.
Short ribs sides, Qoose), $ WQ5 80. !
Dry salted shoulders, boxed 4lzG4Ae
Short clear, sides (boxeG), IS 6o(l5 70.
NEW YORK, August 3f.-Flour, receipts
q, 800 barrelsr exports p, 100 barrels; mar
ket dull and easier on low grades winters,
but steady for higher priced brands.
63, S4S bushels; spot market easy: No 2 red
re f. o. b. af1oat; to arrive 1850 spot,
options opened steady; closed 1sqasc net
lower; May closed at 6l1sc; September
con, receipts 431. 500 bushels: exports
6. pa bushels; spot market steady; No. 2,
S63sc t. o. 3. aoDat: options opened firm !;
TENDER closed at 347sc.
Oats, receipts 800 bushels; exports
3, 355 bushels; spot market steady; No z.
sfs Az anu 90 CESS 'e'ei '-'U .
Hops, steady.
Wool, quiet.
Cheese, quiet.
Rice, firm.
Molass steady.
Cottonseed oil. market dull.
Coffee, options opened steady at un--
changed prices to points higher; closed
quiet, unchanged to points lower. Sales
5000 bags.
Sugar, raw very firm: refined strong.
BALTIMORE, August S1.-Flour, dull
and unchanged; receipts 20, 494 barrels; ex-
ports q, AL barrels.
Wheat easier; spot and month s91s9
bushels: exports 2l6ooo bushels.
$3.50; September s41lssas4asc: receipts 2ss, 700
bushels; spot II 600 bushels.
Oats, steadier: No. 2 white western
&c bid; No, mixed do 24q25c; receipts
100 bushels; exports none.
Butter, steady and unchanged.
Eggs, firm and unchanged
Cheese, steady and unchanged
PHILADELPHIA, August a.-Wheat.
34c lower: contract grade August 500
69Ac: September 69QS914c.
Corn, firm and &c higher; No. August
S4l2A34Ac; September 34l2d34$4c.
oats, steady: No white zs12c; No. do
2IG2712c; No mixed 25d26c
Butter steady: fancy western creamery
19c: do prints 19G20c.
Eggs, steady; fress nearby Ice do west
ern l5Q16c; do southern lie
Cheese, steady.
CINCINNATI, 0. August S1-Flour
dull.
Wheat, quiet: No. 2 red &c.
Corn Gull; No. mixed goo.
Oats, firm: No. . mixed &c.
Rye, steady; No, 46c
Lard, easier at $4 50.
Bulkmeats, easy at s. 60.
Bacon, steady a I s. GO.
Whisky, firm at SIPS.
Butter, steady.
Sugar, steady.
Eggs, firm at 12c.
Cheese, steady.
TOLEDO, O.. August 31-Wheat, act
i've and lower; No. cash 6712c; September
657sc.
Corn. very active ana steady; No. ?
mixed size.
oats, dull and steady; No. 3 mixed 20i2c.
Rye, dull and steady: No. Wash 43l2c.
Cloverseed active and steady; prime
cash SO 20: October 50 7212.
Oil, unchanged.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. August 21zLThe dry goods
market is quiet ii nearly every lire ex-
cept print cloths and those goods which
depend upon that market. Prints are
firm and in some grades have gained
materially. They are helped by the adj
varce in print cloths. 4-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
LINSLY INSTITUTE, whesSIirg, '.

A school for the thorough instruction Of
boys and young men.
Military, Classical, English, Military
department in charge of an officer OF the
United States Navy.
Board of Trustees Hon. a. W Camp
bell. President; A. j. Clarke Esq, Vice
President: r. c. Ralzen, Esq. Treasurer;
John L. Dickey, NJ, D.. Secretary; Aug
ESQ. John J. Jones, Esq, Hon n r.
Whitaker, John = Naylor, Esq. Hon. w.
2. Hubbard. Henry NJ. Russell, Esq, Rev.
Jacob Birmingham. Hon. J. z. SOmmer-
vile. VIM. t. Stitel, ESD,
For further particulars address any
member Of the Board of Trustees. or
JOHN NJ. BIRCH, A. M, Ph D.. Principal
Fall term opens september z, 1885
auglSe&d.b
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

surplus to insure the preferred dividend
was in contemplation. WABASH preferred
continued its upward movement but met
floods Of stock at price OF d and eased
off. Peoples Gas was very largely dealt
in and gained 2ss net. closing at the top
been adjusted The buoyancy of this stock
at the close did not save the balance Of
the list from a sagging tendency. There
were conspicuous movements IN number
of other stocks of less prominence. Man
haitian was a source of weakness all day
and lost 2 points at one time. The an
nouncement of the first gold imports Inn
not check a further decline in sterling
exchange. London discount rates ad-
vanced u per cent to 1&Q1A, but this Is
still -LGf5s per cent below the rates for
the corresponding periods in New YORK
Money rates here were unchanged, but
continued firm, and the outgo of cash
from the banks to the sub-treasury on
In view of the apparent needs OF the
money market the decline IN government
bonds to-day. including the new IS when
issued is somewhat Derplexfng. These
bonds are supposed to be in eager de-
nland by the banks not only to offer as
security for government deposits. thus
relieving the drain of cash into the treas
ury, but also for circulation to meet the
growing interior demand. There were
some large transactions in bonds to-day
and prices were quite firmly held with
few exceptions, notably Atchison issues.
Total sales 81, 74o,0 GOO.
T. S. As, the 5s and the old is regulars
and the IS when issued declined a in the
bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
SS7. 100 shares.
c10Sad hid.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

Trains NOS ]. AM
Cleveland and LnrN
trains daily except SUE
Electric cars betwt
Wheeilng. and Erfd
Ferry and Bellaire
Consult Agents n
as 70 the best roui
to all points. =
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
Tournament OPENS 0-DHY.
IBsllaire Will Be Visited by Firemen
From Eastern Ohio.

STREET PARADE WILL TAKE
PLACE AT NOON AND Be FOL-
LOWED BY A BUSINESS MEETING.
GENERAL TOURNAMENT NOTES
AND OTHER BELLAIRE NEWS OF
S INTEREST.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

Government bonds-Easy.
State bOnds-Dun.
Railroad Nonds-Firm.
Stocks-To-day's stock market was
quite as remarkable for the listlessness
and heaviness of the standard securities
as it was for the animation and strength
of a number of specialties. The grangers,
Union Pacific Atchison preferred. Brook
Ign Transit, Sugar, and most of the rail-
way shares We're semi-stagnant all day
ana most of them closed at small net
losses and with outside fluctuations for
the day of only small fraction. The
great combination of iron and steel COM
panies wos one of nuniIls influences
which caused actiI in a
number of stocks
to be in the comb
all day and the
stocks of the An
Company advance
rumors that it Wi
consolidation. Pc
and sharp gain
& Wheeling ~
the same e.
ern Pact
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
FINANCE IND TRADE.

NEW YORK, August N.-Evening
Posts London financial cablegram:
The chief feature in the stock markets
here to-day was the sudden furry in
the discount rate went to rs per cent.
Americans opened dull and then rallied
on continental buying or Pacific stocks,
notably Central Pacific.
ed weak on heavy Paris selling. but later
Paris bought freely and prices here raj
lied accordingly.
NEW YORK, August 31.-Money on call
steady at 2d2ia per cent; last loan per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper 5s404l2 per cent:
Sterling exchange easier, with actual
business in bankers bills at a S4Gi4 Al4
and 4 $2S, al IS for sixty Gays.
Posted rates 81 S4Gri S..
Commercial bills 81 81.
Silver certificates 5924 G60i5c.
Par silver 1870
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
EDUCATIONAL.

Y ETHEL MILITARY ACADEMY, VA.
- Thirty-second session opens Sept 10.
Patronage from 20 States Has prepared
more soldiers and scholars than any
other private institution in the South.
Illustrated catalogue. Address
r. 4. M'INTY RE, Supt.
jy14tu. thu, sat,rV. Bethel Academy, Va
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01
FAST TIVE
OVER
PENNSYLVANIA SHORT LINE
"PAN HANDLE ROUTE"

LEAVE WHEELING $50 A. NJ, CITY
TIME DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Arrive COLUMBUS 2:I6 o. M
Arrive CINCINNATI Jas % m
Arrive INDIANAPOLIS 1906 o. m
Arrive 81 LOUIS 200 a. m
SOLID NESTIBELE TRAIN.
PF~NSYLVANIA STANDARD
t5ilSz' %Sts;Y99IVANIA DINING CAR
pi-TfNAE CARS FROM WHEELING.
JUNCTION THROUGH WITHOUT
CHANGE.
OTHER TRAINS LEAVE WHEELING.
Far gteubeuyille and Ffstsburg T.o- >
vveek days. for PittsburR AM; -
Eass and for Columbus and t'hi,.s IN =,
- = m week days. for pittsburg IT,
-iSf,,irg Baltimore. Washington- P1tiada;-
MA and New York AZ 3:55 o. m DAN.
for Sfeubenvilie and Denuison al az n
M daily. for FIttsbu-g at D. m wsak
DAYS: for Columbus. Dayton. Cincinnati
Indianapolis and St Louis at g:20 p r,
week DAYS City Time.
PAPLOR CAR TO PITTSBTRl; on 2.s5
D. m. and D. m trains.
Persons contemplating q trip Will fins.
fl profitable In pleasure and conyenfen.sr
TO communicate with the undersigned
who will make all necessary arrange
r1ents for delightful journey Tickets
viii be provided and baggage checked
through to destination
= John q. TOMLTNSOS.
MESSENGER and Ticket Agent WheeIinA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

1ED PURCHASERS FOR 81 (
Leases al Leases. For Ii
Tor Sa5A Cards and Room1 n
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

LORAIN AND
~ WHEELING RAILROAD.
Schedule in effect May 18Th, Asa.
Central STANDARD Time
LORAIN BRANCH.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-09-01

Depart w a. T. y D., Ar~,,,s
Is 50 am CIeve 4 Chtca., ri,nrl.,o ~ ~,
i'll % am Tol & Detroit s,aS,sfl ~ ~ p ~,
"A 20 pm Cleve &. Masstlton ~, "A 81 NM
i'll 90 am Stem a prilIiant Acc l+,i ~ as,s
a ~ pm Steu. q RriIiiant Acc "a =, mn, NM
Evening star., 1898-01-18
SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-A BARGAIN-l1-ROoM HoyJsE.
mod imps.; well Anished; large lot; beautiful
shade trees; near eeectr1c cars; II taken soon a
bargain. CeA orGsddfess POSTMASTER, Tako-
na Park, DO. tai6-0te
Evening star., 1898-01-18
FOR RENT-OFFICES.
FOR RENT-PIANOS.

FOR RENT-NAVAL OFFICER. ABOUT TO
leave on long cruise, will rent splendid fullscalc
piano to careful party for $25 year rather
than pay storage. Please address Box 49, Star
office. ialS-3t
Evening star., 1898-01-18

FOR RENT
1919 18TH ST.; rooms; furnace; modern imp.
JAMES NJ. GREEN,
tal5-St III l4th It
FOR RENT-HoUSE 742 18TH ST. Sc; NEW;
splendid cosy home; ~, b., cellar and stable;
616 NV. 1al5-St
FOR RENTLMODERN GROOM HOME; VERY
desirable location, ~ SQUARES west q Conn.
ave. and 3, 2161 Florida ave-; only $3.50; keys
af z16s. WIN. O. HILL. 1908 Penna. sva.
5a6-1ms
Evening star., 1898-01-18

FOR RENT-Sl4 11TiI ST NV, NEWLY. NICE-
iy furnished front room; large closet; all mod
lmprovements; clesn we'll kept house; suitable
Tor one or two gentlemen; rent moderate.
ia l2-6ta
Evening star., 1898-01-18
FOR RENT-HOUSES,
FURNISHED.

FUR RENT-NEAR BRITISH EMBASSY, FUR
nshed house; very low rent to right party; for
session of Congress or longer. Address BOX 80,
Star Office ia1S-3ts
Evening star., 1898-01-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED - MARCUS NOTES, 637 LOUISIANA
ave, recognized authority on household effects.
says you can get more for furniture carpets &C.
now than any other time. Have you any to sell?
ta1S-f
Evening star., 1898-01-18
WANTED-HOUSES.

WANTED HAVE PU RCIi ASERS FOR HOJ' 'SE.S
for Investment at 81 500 to 81 900, and another
for Residence, about $4,000 must be cheap; send
US particulars II you want to sell. RAI.i'H w
ST. L. GPhOne 2U43i. iaI53t
Evening star., 1898-01-18

FOR RENT-CORNER GROCERY AND PRovI-
sion store; three Stories cellar, furnace; old
stock; no good will to pay for; two floors above
may be rented ffats. bringing the of
store and cellar and stable almost nothing;
locality rapidly improving. with dwellings,
new tenants, good opening for a hustler; corner
OF and LIST SITS. NV; stable free of cost: rent
reduced from $50 to $50 per month. Apply at
SOC 11th st. NV. ja3-1m
Evening star., 1898-01-18
WANTED-ROOMS.

WANTED-A SECOND STORY SOUTH OR EAST
'front.' room, bath on same floor. NV. section
near railroad. by old lady mot an inyaIidt, :,
meals 10 BE- served in room; will pay So Der
NO promptly. Address D. -. Star Office IL S ..
WANTED CIR , FURNISHED ROOMS SIIT-
atle Tor light housekeeping. give particulars and
terms. Box 1O6. Star office iaIsst.
Evening star., 1898-01-18

FOR kENT-FUKNIsHED ROOMS AT THE HO-
tel Majestic. 14th snd Yale NV; single and en-
suite; perfect In sl aDpoinfments The cuisine
10 a Special feature Of the house.
5sSU L. j. MARSHALL Manager
Evening star., 1898-01-18
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-OR RENT-1OO-ACRE FARM; SIX
miles from Navy Yard bridge. Inquire No. 1909
11th st. ja1S-3ts
FOR RENT-ON SHARES-A VALUABLE FARM
l will rent to reliable and experienced Mont
gomery county farmer, Preferred, who comes
well recommended, my Gunston Hall farm
located twenty (20) miles below Washington on
the Potomac river and miles from the g. F.
and p. railroad, consisting OF 315 acres except
Ing, however, the manor house grounds
around it, The farm is in fair state of cultiva-
tion; some timber land; having all the neces-
sary outbuildings; windmill furnishing water;
horse power mill. dairy and COW shed& corn
house hennery piggery; farming implements pnd
machinery; stocked with 20 head Of fine Jersey
cattle and Chester White brood sows; head
Of horses; hay; farm and other Necessary wag-
ons To the right man, having some available
means to carry on this farming business this
Is u very excellent chance. Apply, with refer
ences 10 JOSEPH SPECHT, Gunsron Hall, Va.
ja153t'
FOR RENT-3O-ACRE FARM NEAR BENNING
station; I-room house and outbuilding: grand
chance for chicken raiser or truck farmer See
A. BEHREND. 615 st. NV. ja15-3t
Evening star., 1898-01-18
BOARDING.

ATTENrION-TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE
empoyes-Sicely furnished front rooms and one
large back room; also excellent table boa in
house 222 East Cap ST. iaI7ats
Evening star., 1898-01-18
PERSONAL.

Do fol ENJOY PLEASANT SURPRISES: LET
US call ON you and you will be amazed at The
WONDERFUL rates We Offering for gents ,IIs
caried garments. Drop postal JUSTH'S OID
STAND. GIy ID st. NV i,1s ,r
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION OIIESrIoSS
and answers Send soc to g. W. FLYNN A NJ
IVY BUSINESS COLLEGE
1al-lm' SW COR sTH AND SITS. NV
w. WILLIAMS. AUTHORIZED PRIVATE DETEC
tive agency.-Confidentia communicate promnf
ly attended to: ONCE open all hours: best refs
Established 1880. Supt.. 92O ST. NV de23-fms
The St. Johns herald., 1898-09-10

The Ladrone or Mariana islands, which recently enjoyed their first Fourth of July under the American flag. are a chain of fifteen islands something over a thousand miles east of the Philippines. They comprise an area of about 395 square miles. They are of volcanic formation. The name Ladrones or Islas de las Ladrones, sig nifies the "Islands of the Thieves" and was given them by Portuguese sailors of the ships crew of Magellan on ac- count of the thieving propensitles or the natives. Magellan, who discover cd them in 1521, styled them "Islas de las Velas Latinas," or Islands of the Lateen Sails" They were named Las Marianas" in 1868 in honor of Maria Anna of Austria, widow of King Phil ip ". of Spain. The present popula- ton of the islands, roughly estimated at 5000. is a mixture such as inhabits 1 the Philippines, with the Malay pre- dominating in numbers. The island upon which old Glory has been hoisted is called Guaham, or Guam. It is the largest and southernmost of the group, and contains the only town in the col ony, San Ignacio de Agana, and the fortified harbor of Umata. The islands are very fertile. The climate, though humid, Is salubrious, and the heat is not so great as at the Philippines, be- Ing tempered by the trade winds. So bountiful Is nature that when the Span iards took the territory in 1868 1t was supporting a population estimated at ftom 10000 to 6O,000. The native peo- pie were called by the Spaniards "Cha- morros." They were a branch of the fair Polynesian race. Owing to the superior resources of the islands and to more frequent contact with western influence they are described as the most advanced people of Micronesia. They made a stubborn resistance to Spanish conquest, and as usual in such cases the Spaniards practically wiped them off the earth, although it took longer to exterminate them than 1t did the less robust and efficient peoples of the West India islands, for there were in TAI, after over seventy years of Spanish slaughter, yet 1,S16 of the na- tives alive. The islands have been of considerable interest to scientists. Among the remains of a prehistoric race found there are stone columns, fourteen feet high, surmounted by semi -globular stones nearly six feet in diameter, structures connected with ancient warships, probably. Immense herds of wild cattle formerly rOamed the islands, milk white in color with black ears, and they were cited by Oar win as tending to support the presump- ton that white was the primal color of the genus Bos. Among the distinguish ed travellers who have visited the group was Lord Byron.