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owasco," said Alden with slight sar-

owasco," said Alden with slight sar-
casln
~ am commander of the Owasco, sir, !"
said Schley.
"Since when?'' asked Alden.
An hour ago, sir,'' said Schley.
where is Capt. p"
Locked up in his cabin. sir, drunk. F"
''Who locked him inf'' asked Alden.
~ did first put him under arrest
and then shut him up in his cabin. Then
l took command Of the ship and here 1
am to report for orders. -
Alden was fond of a joke and he was at
first disposed to laugh at the young
mans summary action, but he said:
'Well, the first order I'll give you is
for you to lower that penuant in the gig
go back to your ship, sir, unlock that
cabin door and restore Capt. ITO duty.
Then report to me in writing II the cap
tain s illness still incapacitates him and !
will know what to do. Don't be in too
great hurry to get command of a ship,
Mr.. Schleyi''
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Notice to Mariners.

Notice to Mariners.
OFFICE ON THE LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR,
FIRST DISTRICT,
Portland Me-, April 18, 1887
[St Croix River, Maine.l
Notice Is hereby given that on April 10Th.
the buoys in this river above st Croix River
Lighthouse. were replaced on their stations for
the season Of navigation.
Kennebec River, Maine.1
Motive is also given that on April 16, the
perches In this river below Squirrel Point, were
replaced for the season of navigation.
BY order of the Light House Board,
THOMAS PERRY,
Commanded. U. s. n.
Inspector LIST. l.. III. Dist,
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Cotton Markets.
by Telegraph

APRIL 20, 1898.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day
closed quiet, 81 &c higher; middling uplands at
7-16c;d lido gulf at 11-16c: sales 5000 bales.
CHARLESTON -The Cotton market to-day
was nominal; Nidalng 11-16c.
GALVESTON-Cotto market today was
firm; middling Sac
MEMPHIS-The Cotton market TODAY WAS
firm; middlings sac.
NEW ORLEA NS-The Cotton market to-day
was firm. middllng 1890.
MOBiLE-The Cotton market to-day was
nominal; Middlng SAC.
SAvANNAH--The cotton market to-day was
firm; middling 1876
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RAILROADS.
Eosron & Malne z. r.

Trains leave Union Station. Tor scarbnra
Crossing. 10000. NJ. 5.I5 GO PM scarbo-
70 Reach. Pine Point. 100. 1000 a. NJ. 8 80.
6.lD. go p. m; Old Orchard, saoo Bid
deford, 700. $40 10. 90 Il. M, 12.4'A $50
bio, go p IL. Kennebunk. 100 - a. M,
Y; As, $50. B. Is .6.20p M. Ksnnebi IMPORT.
Wells Beach TOO. $40 a. In. $50 5.55 .. NJ
North Berwick, sosnerswo, tn Dovei s A,06.
7:oo, 900, so a, M m. LAO. $50, 5:15 M;
Pennington, Alton Bay, SAC a. m i2.4b,
$50 p. M; Northern DIV, Lakeport La
sonia. fly'n .,s $40 a. m; 12z5 : M;
Manehsster' G 20 via RR9ckinA sam
Si hs@ssass Sn ns.. ss:i:s
t zfe2o IL Boston 30 @ 1eis "so g.
Ia Ina ~ ~ 2 10 SOC say ss1 ss's S i9T
p. m. Arrive Portland. 1918, HOO B.
H., 1900. 1920, 500. 500 D. Ri
SUNDAY TRAINS.
scarboro Beach. Pine Point. Old "a
seaeh 1855 1885, h 4so ,. kortR Bsr~it
ell HH sesto astt g !. ne. 8 4ae ;. M
rive BOSTON, 1926 a. M. 5.z8, 9.45 p. m. LeaS
Boston for Portland 3. AS a. H., arrive Port
land ITO q. III.
EASTERN DIVISION
For Way. stations, 9 a. M; Biddeforts
Portsmouth, Newburyport, salem, Lynn,
Boston. ROO. 1900 a. H., Si.0U, tel
D. M. Arrive in Boston, 6.57 a. M, 1850.
4.16, 1926 D. M Leave Boston, for
Portland, 80, 800 a. M, 1880, TOO,
p. M Arrive Portland, 11.50 "a. M, 12,i5.
430 1920 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Biddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury-
port, Salem Lynn. Boston. 200 a. M. 100
P. m. Arrive in Boston, 5.57 a. M. 4.l5 p. m.
Leave Boston for Portland, 800 a. m, 100
p. m. Arrive in Portland. 1896 1890
D. NJ
tConnects With Rail Lines for New YORK,
South and West.
fDaiiy except Monday.
SConnects with Sound Lines for New York.
Through tickets to all points for sale at Union
Station.
d. j. FLANDERS. G. P. & 7. A., Boston.
GEO. Il. THOMPSON. Ticket Agent, Port
land.
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NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY April 20.

april ~.
Arrived.
Steamship John Englls, Bragg, New York
passengers and mdse to Coyle.
Steamship St Croix. Allen. st John, NIB, via
Eastport TOR Boston.
Steamer Enterprise, Race South Bristol and
East Boothbay.
Steamer State of Maine. Colby, Boston for
Passport and st John, NIB.
Sch Arthur McArdle, Magee, Philadelphia
coal to Me Cent RR.
Sch Sullivan Sawin, Cobb, Baltimore-coal TO
Electric Light Co.
to s. M RR.
Sch VIM Rice, Maddox. Reimbursement to
Cox A Ward.
heb joe Kelley, Port Liberty for Augusta.
sen Mary Halves, Trip, Boston.
sen Ierrapin, Garnett, Boston.
a. ocn Hattie NJ Mayo. Murphy. Gloucester for
sen Clara q Mabel. Leeman. New Harbor
sen harriet, Calais for Boston.
Sloop Maggie, Wallace, Ashdale.
Cleared.
u, sen Alicia B crosby, Bunker. coal port 8
Winsl0w & Co.
EXCHANGE DISPACHTEs.
Ar at Bristo Goth, steamer Memnon. Portland,
,,I SD I'm Plymouth, <. Apl 10, ship st Francis,
VIM, New York.
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MAINE CENTRAL e. r,
In effect Nov. IA, 1897.

Trains leave PorIland as folloWS:
700 a. m. For Brunswick. Bath. Roekland.
Augusta. Waterville. Skowhegan. Lisbon Falls.
Lewiston via Brunswick, Belfast. Bangor and
$50 4. m. For Danyille Jc. Poland spriugsJ
iston, Winthrop. Oakland. Readfeld. Water
vile, Livermore Falls. Pennington and Phillips
lilo a. m. for Gray, New Gloucester. Dan
11.2o a. m. Expfess for Yarmouth, Free
port, Brunswick, Bath. Augusta. Water
vile. rlgtsfeld:, Bangor. Bueksport Bar
via B. s. A. K. r. for .Houlton, Woodstock.
St Stephen and st. Andrews. via Vanceboro
IL" Lilo .. nun m. Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls.
Bemis, Danville Jc:, Lewiston, Livermore Falls,
Pennington, Kingfield. Carrabasset, Phillips
and Rangeley, Winthrop, Oakland. Bingham
lis D. NJ. For Freeport Brunswick. Au
gnnsta Bath. Boothp9ssy Rockland and and
ville Bangor, Oldtown and MattawamKeag.
$40 D. m For Brunswick. Bath. Lisbon
Fails, Richmond Gardiner. Augusta and
b.i5 p. m For New Gloucester, Danville
Junction poland springs). Mechanic Falls
s loo p m p. Night Express, every night for
vile, Bangor Moosehead Lake, Aroostook
st. SYST Stephen he aiS St Andrews, St John and
AroostooK County via Vanceboro, Halifax and
the Provinces The Saturday night train doeg
not run to Belfast. Dexter. Dover and Foxcroff
or beyond Bangor. Sleeping cars to st. John.
White Mountain Division.
s45 a. m For Bridgton. Fabyans. Burlington
Lancaster Quebec st. Johnsbury, SherbrO0ke,
Montreal, Chicago. st. Paul and Minneapolis
and all points west
$50 p. m. For Sebago Lake. Cornish Fryeburg,
Bridgton North Conway. Fabyans. Lancaster.
LunenDurg, st. Johnsbury. Newport Sher-
brook, Montreal and Toronto.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.2oa M Paper train for Brunswick Au-
glsta, Waterville and Bangor.
Bath. Augusta, Waterville, and Bangor.
loo p. m. Night Express with sleeping cars
for all points.
t ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Montreal Quebec, Fabyans. Bridgton.
1926 a. m. Lewiston and Mechanic Falls, $50
a. m. Watervills and Augusta. S.35 a. m;
Bangor and Augusta daily and week days from
Koekland. 1928 p. m; kingfield. Phillips, Farm
ngton, Bemis Rumford Falls. Lewiston, Il. 80
D. m; Lewiston and way stations 1926 p. m.; st.
Lake and Bangor. 5.45 pm Rangeley. Farming
ton. Rumford Falls, Lewiston, 5.55 p. m.; Chicago
and Montreal and all White Mountain points
$40 p. M; daily from Bar Harbor, Bangor,
Bath and Lewiston, lao a. m. daily; Halifax.
ST. John. BarRarbor, Wateryille and Angus
ia. $50 a. H.. except Mondays.
GEO. It. EVANS. General Manager
+. E. BOOTHBY, G. P. & 7. A
Portland, Nov. IA. 1897. novl2dn
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
{ rotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
new York Stock and Al oney sIarxet.

New York stock and Money Market
by Telegraph
NEW yC RK, April 20.
Money on call was steady 293 per cent;
asst loan 2: prime mercantile paper at 51ag6
or cent. sterling Exchange steady. with actual
business in bankers bills s3A@4 S31a for
demand and 4 1871 "a so for sixty days; post
ed rates at tOg4 s%1s. Comm ercial bills
at 7s5@4 1914.
Silver certificates 569561s.
Bar Silver Sc.
Mexican dollars 45A.
Government Bonds strong
Railroad bonds weak.
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Falmouth and freeport Steamers.

On and after March %, steamers leave Port
land Pier for Mackworth's and Falmouth.
CouSen's, Chebeague and Bustins ISLANDS, So
Freeport and Porlers Landing at 800 p. m.
For Harpswell Center Mondays and Tuesdays
at p. m. Return leave Harpswell Center
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at a. m.
Return-Leave Falmouth, S.45 a. M; leave
Cousen's Island, 7.45 a. M; leave Chebeague,
735 a. m. !; leave Bustin's, 7.15 a. M; leave So.
Freeport 700 a. m. Porter's Landing, 645 a. N.
BENJAMIN M. SEABURY,
Eapril4dtf General Manager.
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STEAMERS.
HARPsWELL sTEAMBOAT co.

co will leave Portland Pax, 5ortIaast daily, Sun.
days. an Bay sa.s, nj ssl)@S.
For Ctals and Cnebeague Islands, Harpsweu,
Bailey's and Orrs Island. $50 p. m.
For Cliff Island, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. 2.3O p. m.
Return for Portland Leave Orr's Island. by
way of above landings, TOO a. IN. Arrive Port
land, $50 a. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS. Gen1 Mgr.
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PORTLAND & WORCESTER.
tDGt
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, L. L.
Sfnainrn ENnf nG PreEnaaA g.

On and after Monday, Oct. 4. 1897. Passenger
trains will Leave Portland:
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver Junction Nashua
Windham and Epping at 1880 a. m. and 1890
For Manchester, Concord and points North at
7.3O a. M and 1890 p. m.
For Rochester, Springvale, Alfred, Water
boro and Saco Ryes at 7.30 a. m. 1890 and
For Gorham at 7.3o and $40 a. NJ, 1880. 800
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills, Westbrook
Junction and Wocdfords at $50, 9.45 a. m,
1890. 800, 5.35 and $40 p. n.
The 1890 p. m. train from Portland connects
at Aver JUNCTION with 'Hoosac Tunnel Route
for the West and at Union Station, Worcester
for Providence and New York, via providence
Line" for. Norwich and New York, via Nor
the West and with the New York all rail via
springfield"
at $50 D. M; from Rochester at $50 q. M, 13o
and 5.52 p. m.; from Gorham at $40, $50 and
1880 a. M, 1.30, AIS, 5.52 p. IN.
For tickets ror all points West and South APP
ply to T. F. McGILLICUDDY. Ticket Agent.
Portlond Me- - .
ie25dd j. W. PETERS. supe p
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Boston Procure. y, 49,.

BOSTON. april 20. l8s8-Tb, followtno ora
to-day's quotations OF Provisions e su,io"ns are
FLOUR,
Spring patents. 5 5O@6 25.
Spring, clearialiu straight. 4 75n5 10
Winter patents. 2Oa5 rs. o w
T Winter. clear and straight, So no so
Fine and Supers
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Chicago Live .,ocr ,I..,,.,

CHICAGO. April2o =:
69 - about steady fancy 3oa5 80; stockers
as 90. ''oo' acolVe; prime oo
sshheeegp11dreceipts e,ooo;s 5o@4 26 lambs dull
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Portland & RumfOrd Falls R'y.
Em Effect Nov. is, 1897.

Em Effect Nov. rs, 1897.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. M. and ITO P. NJ From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls. Buckheld. Can
ton, Dixfeld, Rumford Fails.
$50 q. m. 10 and 5.15 o. m. From Union
Station fol. Mechanic Fails and intermediate
stations.
ITO train makes close connections at Rum
ford Falls for Bemis and all stations on r. f.
& Il. L. i. X.
Through Tickets on Sale.
Il. G. BRADFORD, Traffic Manager,
- Portland. MainC>
E. j.. LOVEJOY, Superintendent,
1e1S du ECnfcrd Falls. Nain{
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domestic Markets.
By Telegraph

April 20, 1898.
NEW YORK-The Flour market-recepts
nacEaoa po 49,; exports 17iel bbls; sales 10000
= riour qqotations-city mills patents at s5@
o. ~. WINTER patents a0@6 20 :city mills clears
as gu ysss 20; winter straits 55@4 5b Mimi
pa a,so. zoGo 90: winter extras 6b@4 10: MINI
3 co. '' ~" g.
Rye strong-No Western e2c: state at 58@
Wheat-receipts 4s,275 bush: exports ,2,-
SU4 push; sales $4,000 bus; futures 4SO. 600
Das spot; spot steady; No Q Red at 11ss 0 D
aioat; no Northern New York i 1888 o
aiioat; NO l hard Duluth =.
Oorn-recelpts 355. ATS bush; exports 2s. o6s
ous; sales 10000 bush; futures ~ 900 bush
spot: spot easy; No 2 at $3.50 0 afloat. :.
Dush sales 10000 bush; futures 100000 gus
spot; spot strong; No 2 at 3lc bid: No at
SoZac; No white 32s2 @33c; No white =;
track white S21s @391ac.
Lbee1 nfmer family =; city exit a, ndla Mess
Lard firm: Western steam
FORK strong; mess -. "
Butter steady; Western creamy 13916e: fac
tory do l3al512c; Elgins 16c: state dairy az l5
LIE ;do crem 1601Sc. y. No.. M
Cheese tirm-large state white at 8N 9s1sc. y
small white 8sl 69c
Eggs steady Estate and Penn at iOH2 UloA c;
western fresh at IL u al11ac.
IalloW steady ;city -; country, packages free
Petroleum dull.
Rosin steady.
Moasses QUIET
Spirits Turppentine barely steady.
Frelghts to Liverpool strong.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations.;
Flour higher CHI export demand.
Wheat-No 5 spring wheat at $50 al Oh W
No2 Red at 0S1at9l 10. CorD-No2 at 81 -
@32c. Oats-No2 at 27@271sc; No white
at 301 031c; No 3 White b 291ac; No rye
at % 1a45bs4 C: No 2 Barley o: b 374a: No l
Flaxseed 271sQl 2S1a Prime Timothy seed
at s21a@2 90; Mess pork 10 40A10 As. Lard
80: short rib sides at 5 1906 40. Dry sailed
meats-shoulders 4s4 g5; short clear sides 8 30
l15 60.
Butter steady; crenlry 13@17c; dairy at lag
l6c. Cheese dull at TAGGING. Eggs firm;
fresh 1O1ac.
Recetpts-F $4,000 bbls; wheat 10000
bus; corn 1874, QUO, bush; oats 3S7 BOO bush;
rye $500 bush barley 10000 bush.
Shipments-Flour $500 bbls; wheat Pas, 200
bush; corn 498, 900 bush; oats $4,000 bush
rye $4,000 bush ;barley 1000 bush.
MINNEAPOLIS-Whea at o.; May
i O21s@l 02A July at 99s4 @991s @, sept at
1878 c: No hard O6; No Northern "a.
MINNEAPOLIS-Flour patents oO4
8 20: second patents 8694 S5; first clears at
4 Uo9@4 20. second clears at 8 o003 20.
TOLEDO-Wheat-No 2 cash 95c; May at
031a bid.
Corn-No mixed at s2Mc.
Oats-No Q mixed 271ac.
Rye-No Q at 56c.
Cloverseed-prime cash -.
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European Markets.

tBy Telegraph.}
LONDON. Apr 20. 1sss.-Consols closed at
1097s for money and ITO 1-l6 for aecountS
LIVERPOOL. April 90, 18es-Cotton market
is higher American middling at 35sd; sales
1900 bales, including 1000 bales for specula.
ton and export.
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BAY STEAMBOAT co.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE

WEEK DAY TIM G TABLE.
Commencing SUNDAY, April 3, 1913
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings,
Peaks Island, Little and Great Diamond
Islands at $50, $40, 500, 1890 a. IN, 2.15, 420
6.10 p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 500 1890
a. NJ. 2.15p. m.
For Cushings Island, GAO, 1890 a. H., 4.20
p. m.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing. CO. 100 9.15,
46 a. m, 3;S4 10y 6;2 % p; M 9. m
3.15, AS, 6.45 p m
Leave Little Diamond, 6.10, IT'S 910 H. 80 a.
M, 3.25 4.35, 6.35 D. m.
Leave Great Diamond, Cos 7.1o. 9.O5, 11.35 a.
M, $50. 40, $40 p. m.
Leave Ponces Landing. Long Island. s.45,
II 10 a. H., 800 p. m.
Leave Cushings Island. 1925, 11.5o a. H., sos
p. nj.
Sunday Time Table.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landing.
Peaks Island, Little and Great Diamond
Islands, 900, 1876 a. n. 2.t5, 4.20 p. m.
For Ponces Landing, Long Island, 1870 a. M,
2.15. 4.20 D. m.
For Cush ng's Island, 1890 a. H., 4,20 p. III.
C. w. I. GODING General Manager.
apr4dtf
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FOR SALE.

FNHE old and well-known Fuller Drug Store.
l. established 1919; has over half million
prescriptions on file; stock is clean. fixtures
frst-class no better location ON the Kennebec
river. Wishing to leave the State we offer
this store at a bargain. Inquire or write,
DEVINE & CHADBOURNE, Druggists. Au,
gusta, Me. ap1seod1w
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Portland and BoOthbay Steamboat Go

WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.
STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves as fol-
lows:
GOING WEST
EAST BOOTHBAY for PORTLAND. Mon
days at 7.15 a. M. touching at
South Bristol, and Boothbay IEarbor,
PEMAQUlD for PORTLAND. Wednesdays
at 500 a. M. touching at above landings
DAMARISCOTTA for PORTLAND, Fridays
at a. M. touching at East Boothbay, South
Bristol ard Boothbay Harbor.
GOING EAST.
Leave PORTLAND at 700 a. m. Tuesdays
for Boothbay HarDor, South Bristol, East
Boothbay and Pemaqud.
Leave Portland Thursdays at a. NJ for.
BooJhbay Harbor, South Bristol, East Booth
bay and DamariScotta.
Leave Portland Saturdays at Z a. m. Tor
Boothbay HarDor, South Bristol ana East
Boothbay.
mar24dtf ALFRED RACE. Manager
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Retail Grocers sugar ratAs.
Portland market-cut loaf 7: CONNECTION { a y
&c pulverised &c. powered, &c; graduated
51a g; coffee crushed Be; yellow A.
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NOTICE.

All persons are forbidden to trust my son Ioyd
W. Purinton ON my account, as l shall claim
none of his wages, or pay any bills contracted
by him after this date.
ALBERT II. PURINTON.
Portland, April 1st, 1898. aplecdimo7
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Hides.

The followin quotations represent the pay
ing prices In this market:
Cow and OK hides. ...............7l " fb
Bulls and stags....,, ......'.'.....;61sc
Ccalf SKINS trimmed, ...1cc
do untrimmed ,............... &c
Lamb skins ,.............. 90 to SOC each
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Railroad Eecs,pts.

Railroad EecstpLs.
PORTLAND, April2O
Bece!nts by Maine Central h. R.-For ror
and, $50 ears miscellaneous merchandise; Tor
connecting roads SO cars.
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Portland vne,ssals MARX =.

PORTLAND. April 20.
Flour continues very strong with Wheat high
er. Corn frmer and Oats steady. Pork and
Lard tending upward. Sugar firm and prices
1-16c higher.
The following are todys' Wholesale prices Of
GrncariAa.
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Memoranda.

Bermuda, April 19-Ship James Drummond
Sleeves, from Hong Kong for New YORK, before
reported ashore, came off without Tightening.
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Imports

Imports
LIVERPOOL. ENG. Steamship Numidian-
900 casks China clay to order.
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,heubarp. rt.7De91 80

Gunpowder--Shet.
blastingkf. IS 2513 so
sporting. A 5O@6I25
prop shot,z6 lbs. Il 20
Buck. Is. RI.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-12
TIE DE LONE LETTER

The sensation Of the week in
Washington has been the giving
TO the public the text OF a letter,
written by the Spanish minister
at Washington to friend in
Cuba. which contained an attack
upon President Mckinley The
minister has acknowledged the
authorship of the letter and
rendered his resignation to his
government The resignation
has been accepted and De LONE
will leave the country at once.
The case is somewhat sim-
liar To the one which &C
Cured during President Cleve.
lands first term when the
English minister to this country
wrote q letter to an Englishman
living III California advising him
how TO vote. In the latter case,
however the letter dealt with
domestic political questions with
which a foreign representa-
tive had no business to meddle
while in the other case the OH
cial has entered into and I'M
called for Arrangement of the
president of this country The
Spanish government is in no
wise TO blame for the writing of
the letter for ii was a personal
letter written to friend and the
incident is Of no Importance to
anyone but De LONE himself.
1t is TO be recognized that a
representative may say what he
chooses in private. If he chooses
TO say harsh things and they are
given publicity then his posi-
ton becomes untcnablc and he
has TO leave.
However if he. lie Lone,
has been so bitter and un-
fair in this matter there
is no question but in OIL
cial matters nc has been com
mensurately biased and his
removal will no doubt have q
clearing effect upon the cloud
that is at present threatening
our relations with Spain
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-12
MATrERs PURLIc.

Spring elections are almost
here and with them comes the
usual commotion incident TO such
affairs.
The elections this spring will
be for a county road commits
sioner, all township officers and
all the village officers. The first
election will be for village Off
GERS and it will occur upon the
second Monday of March. The
other elections will occur the
first Monday in April. We
would have il understood ut the
outset that we have no axe TO
grind in any Of these elections
and what we say is said with a
desire to see the best interests
of the community furthcred and
none other. just a work regard
ing the village, This municipal
ity has had two distinct cpochs in
its history. The first beginning
with its incorporation and con
tinuing TO the advent Of the
Sweeney regime and the second
from the election OF Mr.. Sweeney
TO the present time. During the
first epoch the village was
plunged into a debt Of some
where about $50. 600 OF this
amount S24, 600 was in bonds and
about So, 900 1--WE will be able TO
give exact figures next week.
was i'm orders. A system OF econ
omy was introduced during the
Sweeney regime which has been
followed by his Successors so
that the footing orders have
been reduced TO about 81, 600
worth.
Village orders are scarce today,
comparatively speaking, and il
matters are run carefully for an
other year and the taxes collected
as closely as they were the past
the village will be on a cash basis
ere long.
These are matters that we
would have the people consider
in selecting their officers for the
coming year
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sion OF the financial question in
congress will simply tend TO un.
do the good that has SO far been
done TO our reviving commercial
interests. Itnow remains for the
people TO say by their ballots at
the election next fall whether
they will support the administra-
ton in its attempt to reform the
financial system or not.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-02-12

cross road in the county into the
county system. What we are
in favor of is ultimately TO see
the trunk roads. if we may be
allowed to call them such, roads
that connect villages in the
county. under the county road
system and further that the
people in selecting the commits
sioners have in mind that no
frills are to be put upon roads
that are in good condition but
that the money, if there is any,
be spent in making these roads
we have mentioned passable, and
that each township in the county
be given some return for the
taxes it pays to support the
system.