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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01

is as bad as negligence can make it-so
bad that Spanish gentleman told me
mat, were II not for the natural purity
of the air, they would have been all dead
IKE flies long ago. The tide and harbOr
j foul with the accumulation OF 300
years. The administration Is more good
for nothing than In Spain itself
The Moro as forufication is. / am
told, indefensible against modern artil-
lery, presenting too much surface as
target: but ii is all the grander 10 look
at. IL Is fine specimen of the Nau-
ban period and is probably equal to any
demands which viii be made upon II.
The harbor is something like Port Royal
deep lagoon, with a narrow entrance
and long, nataral breakwater between
the lagoon and the ocean. but what at
Port Royal Is a sand spit eight miles
long is at Habana a rocky peninsula,
on which the city itself is built.
DEFENCES OF IIABANA.
The opening from the sea is half
mile wide. On the city side there are
sweep completely the approaches and
the passage itself. The Moro rises OPP
posite at the extreme point OF the en-
trance, and next to It. further in toward
the harbor on the same side, on the
crest and slope OF a range of hills,
stands the old Moro the original castle,
which beat off Drake and divers, sea
generals, and which was captured by
the English IN the last century. The
lines were probably weaker than they are
at present. and less adequately manned.
A monument is erected there to the of
iicers and men who fell in the defence.
The city, as we steamed by, looked
singularly beautiful with its domes and
steeples and marble palaces and the
glimpses OF long boulevards and trees
and handsome mansions and cool arcades.
Inside we found ourselves In a basin OF
perhaps three miles in diameter full of
shipping of all sorts and nationalities.
The water, which outside is as pure as
sapphire. has become filthy with the
pollution OF a dozen generations. The
tide, which even at the spring has rise
and fall OF but Q couple Of feet, is total
ly ineffective TO clear IT, The suns rays
stream down into tho thick, black liquid.
Horrible smells are set loose from Ii
when il Is set In motion by screw or
paddle, and the ships bring up mooring
buoys, lest their anchors should disturb
the compost which Hes at the bottom
Yet We forget the disagreeables i'm the
novelty and striking character OF the
scene A hundred boats were plying 10
and fro among the various vessels WITH
their white sails and white WINS.
Flags of all countries were blowing OFT
AT stern or from masthead; among them,
or course. the Stars and Stripes, Tying
yauntily on some splendid schooner which
stood there like cock upon a dunghili,
that might be his own II hs chose to
crow for it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01

venlent form for the use TO which u IS 90
be NUT IL il is 10 be employed IN making
powder. Il Is dried and stored away -l
pulverized form, but X II is designed
for filing torpedoes. IL must 20 con-
pressed 10 a certain density and mould
ed into the shapes which viii best enc
able II 10 be packed into the tofpelo
heads. These shapes vary according I'd
the design OF the torpedoe5 and tho me-
thod Of packing. Sometimes they arc
disks and sometimes cylinders, nay
squares, or cubes. II uncompresscd and
dry. the glin-cotton would be extremely
light, weighing no more than ordinary
cotton batting, but when made into me
above forms II IS comp ;essed % inc otN-
sity OF an equal amount OK water. TIE
percentage OF moisture remaining ia lN'
, gun-cotton when IL Is packed into to.'
pedoes varies between u and 70 80 sa-'
from explosion, unless detonated, ls
brick OF wet gun-cotton that 10 may 10
placed upon hot Goals. AS the moisture
dries off from the outside the cotton
fakes off and burns up quietly. Pefie1'-
ly dry gun-cotton. when confined IN d
/ strong case, will explode with great N'.
lence II exposed 70 temperature OK
about go degrees Fahrenheit.
Defamation, or the firing OF explosives
by intense shock, is a modern meth1ai
for until thirty years ago tho applcau9H
OF heat was always used 20 bring about
an explosion. 1t has now boon discoVG,a
that defamation produces a moro pOwofl-l
effect than explosion by means or he.L
In decorating the wet guncotton In INC
torpedo heads. the primer OF dry gun
cotton which is used weighs only p0uh1
or thereabout. IL IS placed in contngi
with tho wet mass. which IN Whltehell
torpedo. consists usually OF about =,
pounds. Then, by means Of fuso an1
illuminate OF mercury cap, namo
shot through the disk OF dry guncotion
This explodes instantly. and with u US
entire mass OF the wet cotton. producihs
tremendous results. The question % pro
csely how detonation fakes place-'hAt
IS, how so small an initial explosion en-
suffice to decompose an unlimited quanuty
of high explosives behind it-has capa,l
much argument and many speculauoN'
Bertelot gives as an explanation tna! 'l.s
shock OF the primary explosion commun'-
Gates TO the layer OF molecules IN the iiH-
mediate proximity an enormously aD.f7
force, whereby the molecular oclhc7 I'
shaken 10 pieces and the initial iofpe p
augmented 10 a degree correspon0ins p,
the heat evolved by decomposition. 4 hTH
shock is thereby produced IN the h,As
layer, and the action Is repeated ana ~
propagated until the whole molecular sl'-
TEN Is completely destroyed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
II Might Do.

A city minister, who had recently mar
ried a city-bred lady. was indicted TO a
country charge. Their nearest neighbor.
a farmer, who was also the ruling elder,
arranged TO have supply OF milk sent
to the manse. After a time the minister
and his wife thought they would like a
cow Of their own to occupy the glebe
Before deciding they agreed TO go and
consult with the elder. When MIR. So
and-So was told he said sit was the best
thing they could do" Then the minis
ter's wife said sweetly: You know. Mr.
So-and-So. that we do not require much
milk at tho manse. not having a large
family. and (artlessly) don't you think
that a little calf would be quite srffi-
cient for a year or two.'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
FROUDE. on HABA. a.
Interesting Pen Picture by the Dis
tinguished Historian.
Wilmington Messenger0

Wilmington Messenger)
Historian James Anthony. Froude. who
visited Cuba some years ago. draws a
fine picture Of Habana. He says;
Habana figures much in English naval
history. Drake tried TO take it and
failed. We stormed the forts in 1T40,
and held them and held the city until the
Seven Years war was over. l had
read descriptions Of the place. but thee
had given me no clear conception of what
II would be like, certainly none at all of
what II was like.
Habana is a city of palaces. a city of
streets and plazas. of colonnades and
towers and churches and monasteries.
The Spaniards built as they built in
CASTLE; built with the same material,
the white limestone. which they found
I'm the New World as in the Old The
palaces OF tho mobiles IN Habana, the
residences OF the Governor, the converts,
the cathedral, are reproduction OF
Burgos or Valladoiid. as If by some Alad-
dn's lamp, Castilan city had been
taken up and set down again unaltered
on the shore Of the Caribbean sea.
And they carried with them their laws,
their habits. their institutions, and their
ops. and their inquisition. Even now in
her day of eclipse, when her genius is
clouded by the modern spirit against
Which she fought so long and so despe-
rately, the sons of Spain still build as
they used 10 build and the modern square
and market places. the castles and for
tresses which have risen in and around
the ancient city OF Habana, are con-
structed on the old massive model and
On the same lines.
POLITICAL FUTURE DARK.
The political future is dark; the govern
ment unimaginably corrupt-so corrunt
that change 10 inevitable, though yhnt
change II would be idle to prophssy. The
Americans looked at the island which law
80 temptingly near them, but they were
wise Ia their generation.
Inc magnitude Of Habafia and the fu1-
ness OF life which was going on thsre en-
lreiy surprised me. / had Thought 81
SuDa as decrepit State bankrupt or
Mndnce exhausted by civil wars. and on
Inc edge or social dissolution, and 4 flnd
4 naoana now at least a grand Imposing
sty-a city which might compare WITH
any IN the world. The sanitary condition
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
How Canadn Was Won.

Canada (Which got its name from an
Indian town in the country IS BRUSH -
right OF discovery. John and StDas'I-"
Cabot were thd first naylgators ""o
sighted British North America, and NY
sailed under King Henry tho seFchiD
commission. That was in ifA. Inc eo'sE
they touched was either Labrador oi
Cape Breton. Brother sebastian w
Kings grand pilot. found Hudson's b.y
In 1877. II was not until 1924 tAat tNo
Frenchmen came along. but their pe.A.'
arrival did not prevent them agntins
possession OF the Continent. in ls'f W..
representative, Jacques Cartier t9iH.A'.l
took possession OF Canada or pchhit .'
tho French; and that led 20 toLo..'
France made her FIRST settlement AZ
bee in zoos. and called the country y"
France. In 1893 New France. the French
possession. fought New EnSiaho'
British possession. There has been
transformation since then. New kns'eh,
is now the foreign State; the transnsle'
New France" the British possession
Yet through the first half OF inc els"'
tenth century the positions We're
versed. George Washington himself ~
1854 fought Canadian France Tor "is".
Britain. Tho French struggled long l''
possession OF North America, ana u ". ~.
not until f1Go that they gave up ana l,.s
Canada to settle down 10 progress u"1..
the British fiag. But not Immediately p.
peace. The Fleur de Lys had not g..
home more than fifteen years wnsh ~,
Stars and Stripes arose 20 trouols
Colony. During the Revolution NAH
was true 10 England. Neither lheh' no.
at any subsequent period. did she e's.
fiirt with separation. Not even du.N
the miserable 40s and SOS and US W."
Britons at home were snivelilns az ~
yoke OF Empire did the Bnushers IA
North America once dream OF aeeepu.
the haif-vciled invitation TO CUT ,ne"
selves adrift from the Mother Lanu
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
Colonel Rives on the War.
louisville Dispatch)

Colonel Albert l.. Riyes, OF castle
Hill" Va, father of the GiIted amer
con authoress. "Amelie Rives," now Prin-
cess Trouhetzkoi. spent yesterday IN
T,ouisville. He was a guest at the Gait
House. Colonel Rives is on his way 10
Mobile. for which place he LEFT last eve
,ing over the Illinois Central.
Colonel Rives is one OF the most as
t,neuished civil engineers In the United
states. and it is believed that he mas
been sent TO the gulf on some mission
nv the government. He was Tor nine
,,ears the general manager OF the Panama
railroad Company. and was engaged py
the United States Government severa
wears ago TO make an examination OF the
Nicaragua canal. His work In the lat
ear connection was highly satisfactory
70 the government and II was said when
mckinley became President that ne
would be made chief engineer OF that
work. but for some reason his appoint
ment has been delayed.
Colonel Rives. while here, spoke most
enthusiastically OF the prospects or the
Irnited States, and said HI relt confident
that they would have no trouble In de-
feating Spain. He remarked that our
fortifications were In good shape, ana
our navy far superior to Spain's
Colonel Rives comes OF distlngulshed
family. He lives at castle HILL" the
old Rives place In Albemarle county Va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
She Concurs.

He: have just been reading a curious
book. IT shows that very few men OF
genius live happy with their wives. 1
wonder II that's the reason we don't
seem TO get along any better?
She: IL must be- You have positive
genius for making q fool Of yourself.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01

OF an lows Lady who Was Cured OF
Dyspepsia After Suffering for
T-~~tv.Elva Ye0ra

Twenty-Five Yenrs.
Mrs. Sarah A. skeels, an estimable lady,
residing at Lynnvillc, Jasper county,
Iowa, was for twenty-five years q sunereF
from dyspepsia, and her complete re.
storation to health Is so remarkable tnat
We present the facts in the case Ior
the benefit OF our readers, many or wnom
have doubtless suffered In the same man
ner, and will. therefore. be interested In
learning how all stomach troubles may
be avoided and cured. Mrs. Skeels says:
II used only one package or stuart
Dyspepsia Tablets, and received such
great and unexpected benefit that WISH
to express my sincere gratitude. IN iact'
II has been six months since i TOOK the
medicine and have not had ono parti
Gle of distress or difficulty since. AND
all this In the face OF the fact that the
best doctors I consulted told me my case
was incurable, as L had suffered 1or
twenty-five years. I want half dozen
packages TO distribute among my friends
here, who are very anxious to try TINS
remedy.
Truly yours,
Mrs. SARAH A. sKEELs:.
The reason why Stuarts Dyspepsia TAD
let's are so successful in curing indlges-
ton and stomach trouble. and the reason
why II never disappoints those who need
It and use II, is because nothing is claim
ed for It except what 1t will actually per-
form. 1t Is not a cure-all, and no sucn
claims are made for IL. 1t Is prepared
for the sole purpose of curing dyspepsia
and the various forms Of indigestion.
There Is scarcely a patent medicine
made but what is claimed to cure dyspep-
STA as well as n hundred other troubles,
when, as a matter of fact. remedy 10
cure dyspepsia must be prepared espe-
cially for that, and nothing else; ana
among all the remedies. patent nostrums,
bitters. etc. so extensively advertised
you will find that Stuart's Dyspepsia TAB
lets is the only one advertised as cure
for dyspepsia and nothing else. Tne
remedy is prepared by. the Stuart Com
pany, OF Marshall Mich. and for sale
by all druggists at 20 cents per package.
and II you suffer from any form OF
stomach arrangement or indigestion,
trial will not disappoint you
A little book on stomach troubles mall
ed free Address Stuart Company, Mar
shall, Mich.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01

After very large weeks sales in this department we
have added great many New Waists that are better IN
value than those offered last week Early purchasers will
appreciate what we offer at SPAS and So
1t safe say fuller representations OF the best fash
ions in Ladies and Misses Wash Shirt ass were never
shown We wish you to inspect our specials at 49, So
Csc 81 4S and S19S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
Tailor-Made Suits and Skirts.

The Greatest AttraCtI0n InlS SeaSOH.
Tomorrow we place sale this seasons biggest bar
gains in Stylish Manufactured Suits IN the New Blouse,
FIv Front Eton Blazer and Tight Fitting Shapes lined
throughout with fine taeta silk in all the leading shades
and beyond all question the most remarkable values ever
offered in this city at $3.50, SO, SIS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01

The plant of the New Castle Steel and
Tinplate Company. at New Castle. Pa,
Is in full operation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01

The Citlco furnace. OF the Citico Fur
mace Company. at Chattanooga, Tenn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01
McCaiI's Patterns at 10 and l5C.

NOTICE-Nr. JOIN F. DoNLEAvY, formerly with
Julius Meyers Sons, is with us and will be pleased to
his many friends '5
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-01

glimpse of the grim warships in Hamp-
ton Roads, of the Norfolk navy-yard, the
Newport News ship-yard, etc, etc. The
Committee on Hospitality reported some
days ago that names Of prospective dele
gates were pouring in at about fifty or
sixty day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-08
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Nearly all of the activ-' ity of the wheat market was confined to the first forty-fve minutes trading. There a very evident unwillingness among big and little shorts to leave their contracts uncov- cred over to-morrows election holiday and the demand from this source while it lasted was very potent. The additional support of the market apparently from the uneasiness in England over the political situation as shown by drop of 3-16 in consols. French rentes were also easier. Liverpool by open ing time here had fully recovered the decline 1t started with, and cables brought fair ac- ceptances and inquiries for corn and oats for both the United Kingdom and the Continent. The session preceding a holiday Is always not ably dull and to-day exception. After the early demand had been satisfied the mar ket dropped.
 the worlds shipments and the visible supply was expected to show a large increase These facts had good deal of influence in causing diminution of the demand from those who the noon hour a good part of the early advance had been lost. During the last hour trading was excessively dull but prices held fairly steady, renewed covering by shorts a small scale being sufficient to sustain the market May closed 2sc higher.
 Corn early showed strength mostly through sympathy with wheat, but the subse- quent weakening in wheat and the liberal re- ceipts of had influence enough to cause a gradual decline in the price of the coarser cereal Closed shade higher. The markets corn. When signs of weakness appeared there was rather free offering by receivers. Cash demand limited May closed a shade lower.
 Provisions were almost at a standstill The market firm and was helped by better yard prices and the advance in wheat. What little trading was done was mostly of a
 The leading futures ranged as follows
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch of the United States Photographic Office, located in the Merchants Exchange. is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world are kept on hand for comparison and reference. and the latest information always be obtained regarding lights. dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry building at the foot of Market street, is hotsted about ten minutes before noon and dropped at noon 12Oth meridian. by telegraphic signal re- ceived each day from the United States Signal Observatory, Mare Island, Cal
 A notice stating whether the ball was dropped on time or giving the error, if any, Is published in the morning papers the following day.
 CHAS. P. WEIGH.
 Ensign (retired). U. s. N, in charge.
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DRIED FRUITS, NUTS, RA1s1Ns. ETC.

The association has again advanced the price of Raisins.
 There is a better feeling in Prunes, the Oregon crop is reported almost cleaned up. but the market is still sluggish Other fruits re- main as before. Nuts are firm and Honey is steady.
 DRIED FRUIT-Prunes. 6lk@7c for 4o-5Os S. 5D51ac for 5O-6O's. S9494c for 6O-70s, 3AQ3Ac for 70-SOs, 2%Q3c for S0-90's, 2@2Ac for 90-10O' $ and 1%c for 100-110s Silver Prllnes, 24G5c; Peaches 6171zc for god to choice. 71aQSc for fancy and 1OG121kc for peeled; Apricots. 1Od 12c for Royals and 12G126c for Moorpark; Evaporated Apples. 7AG7lae; sun dried. 4a 4lac; Black Figs, sacks. 2q2l4c; Plums, 415G 6c for pitted and 1q11ac for unpitted; Nee tarines, 61Tc for prime to fancy; Pears. 697c for quarters and Sd9c for halves.
 RAISINS-324c for two-crown. 44e for three crown 5$4c for four-crown, 51z@7c for Seedless Sultanas 44c for SeedIess Muscatels and S1 20 for London Layers; Dried Grapes. 22i 63c.
 NITS-Chestnuts, SGD10c per h. Walnuts, Ca 7c for hardshell, SG9c for softshell; Almonds. @6c for hardshel, 1Sc for softshell, 1s914c for paper-shel; Peanuts, 4d512c for Eastern and 41bc for California; Cocoanuts, si 50G5.
 HoNEY-Comb. 16411c for bright and SG9c for lower grades; water white extracted. 6kd 7c; light amber extracted, 6c; dark, 5q515c per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-08
pEc1DUous AND CITRUS FRUITS.

The market is very uninterestng. Supplies about balance the demand and prices show a1- most no change from day to day
 DECIDUOUS FRUITS
 Strawberries, s2Q4 per chest for large and for small
 Cantaloupes and Nutmegs are nominal
 Huckleberries 5G6c per lb.
 Quinces. 75Q$1 per box.
 Persimmons. 40c in single and 65970c per box in double layers.
 Pomegranates, 5oq75c per small box.
 Cranberries, s7 50QS per barrel for Eastern and S2 25 per box for Coos Bay.
 Ordinary Grapes 25G50c per box: crates sell about 10c higher than boxes; Wine Grapes, s204 25 per ton for Zinfandel and Sl52O for com mon kinds.
 Apples. S5q6oc for common. 759S5c per box for No. and s161 25 for choice.
 Pears, 50QS1 8 per box.
 CITRUS FRUITS = Oranges, s143 per box; Lemons, $1G2 for common and g 500 8 50 for good to choice; Mexican Lines. $40 50; California Lines, 50GS1 per small box: Bananas $1 5oa2 per bunch; PineappIes, SSq5 per dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-08
PROVISIONS.
The market continues slow and unchanged

The market continues slow and unchanged
 CURED MEATS-Bacon, 7l9c per lb for heavy, Sc for light medium, 10c for light. 1O3c for extra light and 1261212c for sugar cured: i: Eastern Sugar Hams. 10c; California Hams, 9@alhc: Mess Beef. s10@10 50 per bbl; extra Mess Beef, S11@11 50; Family Beef, SEQ 12 SO: extra Prime Pork, S10: extra clear S1SD IS 30: mess, s15 50a16; Smoked Beef, 11@12c per h.
 LARD-Eastern tierces. quoted at 51kc per ID for compound and 62GD7c for pure; pails, 7hc California tierces, "A @5c nor lb for compound and Sc for pure; half barrels. 61zc; 10-lb tins,
 CoTToLENE = Tierces, 5H@6lsc: packages less than 300 lbs-1-lb patls 50 in case, S1sc 3-ib paiIs 20 in case Ssse; 5-lb pails i2 in case, sIkc; lO-lb pails, Gin case. .Sssc; 5O-lb tins or 2 in case 77sc; wooden buckets. 20 barrels about 1l0 lbs 7%c
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-08
THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Nov. 7.-The Evening Posts s London financial cablegram says:
 The stock market opened steady here to-day but soon gave way There is an entire lack Of support with no bear account to assist the markets.
 The approaching settlement also checks business. while the unsettled political condi- tion appears to be likely to disturb the mar kets for some time to come. The close was at the lowest.
 Americans. however, were exceptionally good closing at the best. Appearances favor striking out of a somewhat independent course, although a bad political situation and an actual depression would of course. deter operators in that market here
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-08
POULTRY AND GAME.

Two cars of Eastern were put on, selling at So 50G6 for Hens s for old Roostehrs, s5q5 50 for young do SAGA 50 for Fryers, and s4 for Broilers.
 Game was lower all around.
 POULTRY-Dressed Turkeys. 16d2Oc; live Turkeys, 15d16c for Gobblers and 14Q15c for Hens; Geese, per pair. S1 25dl 50; Goslings, N 20 d1 90; Ducks $465 for old and 4IS for young: Hens S4 5OG5 50; Boosters, young. s4 5Od 50; Boosters old, s4G4 50; Fryers. $4; Broilers. 8 50 for large. 8 for small; Pigeons, S1 per dozen for old and s1 5oq1 75 for squabs-
 Quail. s1 50: Mallard. sags 50; Canvasback, s4 si 75G5 25; Small Duck. $f 25G1 50: English snipe. sl '25G1 30; Jack snipe,. si; Gray Geese. g SO: White Geese, St; Brant, s1 50; Honkers, 8; Hare. si; Rabbi4. s1 25Ql 50 for Cottontails and S1 for small.