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dividends aud 5uttrssr.


MEHGENTHALEh LlNnTIPE COMPANY.
NEW YORK. June IL, 1898.
At = meeting OF the Board Of Directors held this
day a regular quarterly div .dend OF two and a half
per cent and an extra dividend Of two and . half per
cent. were declared, payable June so. 1903. to the
stockholders Of record on Saturday, June IS, 1898.
at l O'Clock 7. NJ.
The transfer books will close on Saturday. June 10.
1898, at O'Clock =. 81. and reopen on Friday, July i.
FREDK J. WARRINGTON. Treasurer.
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Lehiqh Valley System.

Stations foot of West Esd st. Penn. r. r.. oortlHndt
or DesbrosBes St.
Indicates time from West 23d st. other figures show
time from Cortlandt or DesbroSses st.
"0tlO. Oi.O A. NJ. daily Sunday 'o:&b. 2 A. NJ
1850. si2O A. Nj. daily FOR wILREsBARRE.
week days.. ITHACA. GENEVA. RocR.
and principal local points; dining car ana chair car 70
"III5O. 1900 noon. daily. except Sunday.
"BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS"
Arrives Buralo $3.50 =. n. Pullman yestibule Day
Coaches and Parlor Cars. Dining Car Service. Meals
a la Carte. Connects at Buffalo with through Sleep
.IS.sO; 100 Pm; daily for EAsToN. nAUcH
wn.RHssBHkRE. r H S SSi' sc fsSs9S suI snd pr 1Gr
In coal regions. Pullman Buffet Parlor Car for
$3.50. SiaO p. N. daily. except Sunday. for
EAsToN and intermediate stations. Chair car to
.%.So. Sis P. ~. sunday only, for MAUcH
$3.50. OiIO r. N. daily. except sunday. fog
EAsIoS and principal lnteTmediate stations;
FALLS. and all points West. Pullman sleeper vosti.
5ule train N. Y to Chicago. sleeperS to Buffalo and
'siEO. 800 P. NJ. daily, except SUNDAY. stopping
only At SOUTH PLAINfIELD. EASToN. BETHLE-
TER. BATAVIA BUFFALO, and TORONTO. Pullman
sleeper for Bunalo. None but sleeping car passengers
carried n SSsEsES carried: = VIII vvsp,ppv
ITHACA. ENEvA ROCHESTER,. BUFFALo, NJ.
AGARA FALLS. aud all points West. Pullman Sleep
Additional local trains daily, except sunday, for
soCTH PLAlNFlELD. BOUND BROOK. and interme-
5000 ana $3.50 i. u.
278. S65. 844 aud 1919 BroadwSy. 81 Esst an A.:
lo0 4. l25th St, 1877 Bowery, n. y; $50 Futon ct, I
Court ct. vs. b,way' and hr9oklyn Annex. Brooklyn.
from hotel or residence through to destination.
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York and Boston All Rail,

From Grand Central Station.
Leave. BY way OF Due.
g;O4 A. NJ, Springfield aud Worcester. $3.50 r. NJ.
1890 A. NJ, THEW London and Providence, 300 7. NJ.
1908 A. NJ, New LOndOn ami Providence, 4:2G r, ".
l2 NJ, Springfield and Worcester, $40 T.. M,
$500 =. NJ, Air Line and n, r. X, r., 500 y. M,
l;O2 y. NJ, New London and Providence. ZOO r. NJ.
500 J.. NJ, 'SeW London and Providence, 500 +. NJ,
400 +. NJ, springfield and Worcester. 1000 y, N.
$500 y. NJ, 'New London aud Providence, lliOOP Z. N.
1880 Y. NJ. springfield and Worcester. blb A, III.
1900 +. ~ 'EeW London aud Providence, b:25 A, n.
sRuus daily. including Sunday,
ttBHy state Limited; all pAFloT cArSi fare a.. in.
GLIDING pArlor car seat.
t1iT Lins Lmitedi arrives and departs from Park
square Station. Boston. Return service same hour
and W same route.
Through pArloT and slespiaE ears By each train.
OIL kAPeTkAD. 0OA- PaOs. ANO1a
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TUESDAY. June 14.-GRAIN-Wheat-Spot was
easier but fairly active. Tho sales were 1884,
600 BUSH. including $780, 900 No. l Northern
spring. on private terms; 10000 do. at 91c., for
export; 10000 ungrRded spring. on private
terms delivered; 1.OOO No. 2 red at 9oc.. in ele-
vator; and 1000 do. late last night at csc.
Rumors of largo sales for export 1T the close.
but not confirmed. Free on board afoat: No. 2
rcd, 93@95c.; No. l Northern spring. Duluth.
94lsc. Minneapolis received to-day 1o9, 900
BUSH, against %. O10 last year; Duluth 59,4s3.
against as. 1925; Chicago $500. against 81. 900;
Milwaukee $3.50. against 80, 800; st. Louis
9.S4l. against 5000; Toledo 4.407, against TO-.
O93; Detroit 1888. against l.777; Kansas City
2.400. against $4,000. Futures advanced lac.
to 4c.. but lost this and declined lsc. to lc.. then
rallied and closed lac. to CSC. higher, except
b.Al5. 600 bush, az follows:
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'oIAisAies OF railway bonds CpAr vGluSl. 0l.sOT.OoO.
RAnRoAD AND OTHER sHAREs.
oRsA' HiOh- Loo -cIoSIMV-
ssLsH tAG. est. SSL BtA. Asked.
90 AdS Ex,lol lolhloI 100 lo2
Si4eO AnsR.lseSlSob lS7S lseb 1884
$3.50 Ansh. I4S lAb lAt IAS IAt
80 AAHHO 40 30 0Tb 09b 90
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VSsstera Unios TeIsGraph COnpAHy.

DIVIDEND NO. ll9.
The Board OF Directors have declared . quarterly
dividend OF ONE n ONE, al PER CENT.
upon the capital stock OF this company. payable At
the once OF the Treasurer on and after the 18th day
OF July next to AhAreholdens OF record 1t the Close OF
the transfer books on the goth day Of June inst
The transfer books will be closed ~ B o'clock on
the afternoon Of June Goth inst, and FoopohSd on
A. \ BKKWEh.
AOtLna EGsAslEOA
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the A. G. Of 1907 4, and the -. Of 1925 closed
IL y cent higher bid. Railway bonds Irregular.
The features were Baltimore and Ohio =.
orsnohi Drookiyn FESpid yT Jp e S ~ II n.pTsr
Sgtr I ian 'Kns, s0r' rsr.s adsl Ore.
SS1Ly n aSrs; nsnsas a = T.1ss paeiSo
2ds Union Pacific Is, Union pNeinS, 9onysr
ana Gull ISIS T. = MisSSnsin ceh Tha r nas,
Snp ~ ~ net d snn Nsrs IN Atchison Sennrai
mpprsenL net osSdihes noIG N yDSnnnfSh ksnS.It
a. ' Csnt'ro VIZ; DrYohLyn a InapMt % 7aa.
a., ~ w vo VIZ a anS tEcnnsssssri r ,ien i.ts 10 q 70 - III:
Oregon IMPROVEMENT Is, a. /. D., III, to 90. and
cent, TO 6o7s. The noteworthy advances were
in Baltimore and Ohio r. branch, 2 Rcent, to
oIdc 3ds' 10 10 Ssa: Wnbrsh 1StS. 10. to 1904,
and eds, 4, to IS, and Wisconsin Central lists.
t. r, y y cent, to 41iQ.
In bank stocks h., 10 >. shares 9SD. Of l Ninth ii ' S.n At V &c;
Sommerola price OF oar SIVSr y Wv ~" oIsnS'
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at Ibi<c.
Money on call, k9li3 cent. lime MONEY rs
9HotSe az 2 senI: Ior siNty SeyS;[ 'S enSS ar
! cent. for eight months on good mixed Stock
scccptances and prime sineio names at 3lo@IN
cent: other names, 4a4la y cent.
S,sr,ing sIoh.rn. W.. ouiot and o,o..d nth
dull and weaker. Posted asking rates for ster-
ling are: Sixty days, 1896, and sight, "a. S6l9.
Actual rates are: Long BILLS, S4.s3S@S4s4;
sight drafts, $4.S5L@S4. S5lo, and cable trans
fcrs. 81. S5ia@$4. 1854. Francs are quoted at
5~.217sa5.21L for long and b.2oa6.l9ss for
short: roichsmarks,9 "a 9.18@9A ll.l8 for long
and 95 l.l6a85 sic for short; %guilders. l08
40 l-l6 Tor long and 40 for short.
Domestic exchange on Now York: BOSTON
ssl Hi%s' i PF SFsmiam. ossSsEalSssnsnHSIh-lfBSay11pInas;. PP:iiEjj
discount; selling, lie premium. New Or.
loanB-BRnk, 81 premium; commercial, 25 cents
"a5 c,Nts nrHHmii u IN 01 TnbsSs pTo"9n cent, pre.
MUM. incinnnti-Rstwe en hanks 40 centa nro-
MUM. and over cOuntpr 40 CAnfl uranium.
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u RAEERoADs
STATIONS foot of West twenty third street ana
1-The leaving time from DesbEoSscs and ooEslandt
Streets is ten minutes later than that given below fog
7Iso 4: !: FAST MAIL:-Pgllmnn su1fG s,, rSs,oS
to 4S cS Ms% JON No TO eo assiSSf e pi Sass 5 Car r''''00fs
$40 4. y. EAST pAgSEyTE I i1s 4IMFT And 0syilmSI
ssrvation Cara: For Chicago. Cleveland. Toledo.
,s GiaS1 FL 2 II. le ehfoSGo 1;I H6u 81 !. EoS Sfi LG2iP r
$50 nrof F. st n. ME Ss1f fiTS EXPR2s enifssG; c 81; eGaI.
.s 4aiHsgG n. FS5 TPlfSS i sTfiPs f E&pfEss.-por p.....
TAO p M. PAoiFIC XPTREs;s."fo Piitsburg and
s. Sa5'f =: s c0 MHin ff G EHeREss' etPSRt sSaq BSssi
Sleeping Car New York to Altoona, East Liberty,
Pittnburg. and points West, daily except Sunday.
M%AsT.XG!oS AND THE SOUTH;
Can A: NJ I2:bo. 1850 (s:2O :Consressiona Linz"
q 1p.a p15fG Ga ana s RiSl z! a Gai l2;:c t;n EAR iR.n san dsy,' $40 TO-
SS;2o. 1850 Dining Cars 4. u. @:ao congressionSi
fsS lRHiI&SA9.-.Exprs;s. Ii:so +. NJ. Ia:ou
ATEsANFic COAST L~1NE.-E1preD,, $50 A. NJ. ana
F ~! I OHIO RAILwAY.-4:soP P; NJ. daily.
FOR OLD POINT COMFORT and N~oRFoLK.-7:5o
Ian N Tss cf aay. Hna 5 +. NJ F. n N; 1at dsy. pe.bros.es
and Cortlandt sta. 2:loP. M; Through vestibuled
Train; BUFFET Psrlor Cars. Passenger Coach. ana
GAPE MAY ;-ia:SoP P. N. week days
ocean Grove. and Point Pleasant from West
Twenty.third Street Station). $3.50, ll;60 A. NJ,
2:2o. 8:2O. 1850. has P. NJ. Sundays. $50 A. NJ,
$3.50 /. N: Qrom Desbrosses aud Cortlandt streets.
9:lO A. NJ, 1910. 2:80, 8:4O, $40, IL 80 P. NJ,
Sundays, 9:45 A. NJ, 6:l5 =. NJ.
ron PHILADELPHIA.
6:l0. 7:20, 1850. 500, $3.50. $3.50 (9:5O Ponna. Linn
itedl. 1850 Dining Carp. 1880 Dining Carr. ll:5o
A. M. 1880, 1850. 2:b0. $3.50. 1920, 1890 Dining
Carr. 400 Dining Carr, $3.50 Dining Carl. TAO.
500 I: N. 1905 night. SUNDAYS; e;i0. $50. 800.
M. 1850 Dining Carr. $3.50. 1:2O dining Carl. 1850
Dining, Car. 900 Dining Carr, 7:4O. 500 p. NJ,
Ticket oficSs Nos. 46l. VA. 1895. 1928. III. and 261
Broadway; l Aston House; West Twenty-third
Street Station; and stations foot OF Desbrosses and
CortIandt Streets; 4COurt Street, $50 Fulton Street,
9s Broadway, and PennsylyaniA Annex Station.
Brooklyn; Station, Jersey City. Tho New York
Transfer Company will call for ana check baggage
from hotels and residences through to destination.
Telephone 1874 Eighteenth Street for Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Cab Service.
J. Il. HUTCHINSON, j. WOOD,
General Manager. General PaSs'r Agent.
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The shipments from Augusta to-day were 100
bales; Memphis. 06P st. Louis, i.s57iC Cincinnati. sl7i
and Houston, 2Bl bales. Tho port receipts were
t,7os bales. against o,7pe last week. suo laat year.
and s.o2e in 1896; thus far this week $500 bales.
against IL, 9S0 thus far last week. The exports from
the ports Appropriated $4,000 bnles: New Orleans
declined 2 points. Futures here opened unchanged to
y points lower, rallied and recovered most OF the loss
on this crop months. while the next crop advanced !
TO 3 points, later the whole list reacted and closed
steady At a decline of 0 TO z points on this crop and !
TO- on the next. The sales were Cp.l0O bales. The
future trading Wna an folloWR,
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Available caah balance,

AVUTTHUTU UUTu UHTTuVt,
including gold reserve .oIse. 4os. oe7 olse. ese. 400
Money in London &@l y cent. Rate Of dis
count in open market for both short and three
months bills, las9ll2 v cent Amount of bullion
gone into the Bank OF England to-day. R61. 900.
Paris advices quote 3 y cents at 1o3 francs 9th
centimes. Exchange on London % francs 25
confines.
Asiel & Co. announce that they are prepared
to purchase Unitod States new 8 q cent. bonds
Mt 1Ol and accrued interest, bonds to be Dolly
cred to them as soon as received by tho sub
scrlbers from the Government.
The sales of mining stocks at the Now York
Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Exchange
fo-dRV ware an follnwa.
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BarlPy-WAs lifeless. New feeding, soc. cost and
freight to Buffalo. Rye-Was dull. No. g Western,
S2ao2lac. free on board anoat. ~Corn-spot vas dull:
mixed at 3ssc, FREQ on board Afoat for export,
and 5000 yellow At $50. delivered. No. 2 mixed. in
elevator. 807sc. Futures advanced lac. to hc.. loSt 1t,
and declined &c, to hc.. but rallied and closed uu.
changed to isc. higher. Future saleS 3o5, 900 bush.
a. folluMB:
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s~traiEhts, stss0eBi patents. SBseS. 80. .Feed-wss.
quiet but steady, Western, spring. in lO0.n, smkh,
9iss9s2i4eoi 500 ibs, sisetIF' winter in bulk.
c~orTos-spot cotton here was unchanged. with
sales of 6e0 bales for export, MlddlinR. uplandh,
0e.l0c., against z ll.ldc. last year; New Orleans and
our, 0 1890, against 2 1870. last year. The
southern spot markets were generally. quiet, and
steady, but Augusta advanced l.lGc. New Orleans
sold 100 bales, Norfolk 2ss, and Sc. Louis 81 bales.
LIVERPOOL was unchanged on the spot, with sales OF
5000 baleHi futures there declined y TO l point, clos
ing barely steady. In MAnchester Earns were In. buy
ers' fhvorj cloths movsd slowly. The receipts AZ the
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ERIE RAILROAD.

Through trains leave New York, foot Of Chambers
e.. as follows. and nve minutes earlier from West
ono 4. M.-yeStIbuled Express daily for BinR.
c'OO hamton. Wayerly. Eimira. Buffalo. Bradford,
ARRIVES BunAlo > i. NJ. Parlur car TO Buffalo.
D.0n y. M.-Vestibuled limitod-Fast mall daily.
SsOO Solid train for Chicago. arrives Cleveland
IitO a. NJ, Chicago . i. N. blcrpers to Chicago,
Cleveland and Cincinnati. Dining car.
7.1(l q. M'.-Bnnalo and Cleveland yestibuled EK-
hradt 9rd 7iiI 4 N. jamestown 900 A. A.. Cleve.
lana l2'aO =. NJ. tsleepeTs TO Buffalo and Cleveland).
making direct connection for Detroit, Chicago, aud
the West. Cafe Library Car.
S.1h - h.-SOlid train to Chicago. SIeeperS to
ing Car. N"
TICKETs. LOCAL TINE CARDS. AND PULLMAN
at III, ll3, 2Bl. 4Ol, and
V2a nroAiwAy, l97 Bowery, 100 Fast l25ll St, and
k'd west l3oth st., Chambers and West 2ad st. fer
rle.. Jew York 1913 and $40 Fulton St, o. broadway.
bFoOklyni 200 Hudson ~, HOhOken, ind jersey CIV
station, New York Transfer 60, calls for aud checks
baggago from hotels and resIdenoes to doEtlnnEe..
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BALTIMORE & OHIO R.

Leaves New York, Whitehall Terminal sout5 feTTy
and foot OF Liberty street.
DAILY. Except sunday. Sundays.
night, -" :" fN'V
fITTsBURG. $3.50 A. NJ. 1880 NJ. u.hpu
'lEiio nigh! iiaO A. n. trains from Liberty 1t. oniyl
SiNShNS AL 81; LOUIS. $1,000 A. NJ, $3.50 p. III.
IiaSo a: n tDinerl, : 1901 NJ, 'ii4b Diner, 1880
NORFOLK. also 81. NSH~
NEW ORLEANS, 'Ai55 =. N. dhrouEh Sleeperl
mtIAinh are Illuminated with PlBtEch Light
UmeeAi LIZ l12. 2ol, ADt, 1854 B~roAdway, ~ Ear
hstH ~, lSt boweTy, New York 800, 8AG fultoa a.
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD CO.
IN SHORT ROUTE TO LONDON AND CONTINENT.
FAST EXPRESS
K.Friedricn. Juno 2 Bpm X. w. D. O., July 8. 9P. N.
TrRve, Tu June 90. 10 AN Lain, Tu.. July IL. loan.
OELRICHS ( CO. z bowling Green.
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OED DOMINION N

BEHV ..
Delightful tours to Old Point Comfor Norfolk,
Newport News. Petersburg. ~ortsmouth Primers
Point. Richmond. Virginia Beach. Va, and Washing.
ton. D, C. Freight and passenger steamers sail from
Pier 20, North River. every week day, except Satur-
day. at 3 p. M. and saturday at 4 F. NJ.
". l. Vice. Prea't and Trafnc MIR.
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END.

Total sales. 1000 shares
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NAME CD.

Steamships Horatio Hall (New)and Manhattan leave
Pier SO. East River. foot OF Market ST.. tuesdays
Thursdays. and Saturdays at 3 p. NJ. Steamers fitted
with every modern improvement for comfort and
convenience OF tourists.
Onices, 278 Broadway and 222 South st..
II. HALL General Agent.
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Oats-spot WAS In fair demand and easier. The sales
were 1000 bush. including 90. 900 heavy white
clipped at $3.50. FREQ on board anoat for export.
No 2 mixed, 1000 at 294c.i No. ? do. 2Slac.; No. 2.
white. $40. No. o do, 3lc.; track white. 1000 at
BlG3Tc. Futures declined &c. Future sales 5000
bush. as follOWsi
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Kew York Stock EEchAnEo-saloa jane IL.
UNITED srArEs N State BONDS cN 81. ooos).
go Tenn Set ss
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-01

urally q robust man, but that stomach
trouble, together with rheumatism, which
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my comrades would have been conducting
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remains, had not CHANGED 20 read Of and
taken Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People"
There are several others In the home
who are taking these pills and are receiv-
ing great benefit" RICHARD DUNN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
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HKxRY GBsoS, Notary Public.
Sergeant Dunn is perfectly willing that
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case, provided stamp is enclosed for reply.
All the elements necessary TO give new
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from mental worry, overwcrk or excuses
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NO WOMAN Is EXEMPT.

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however, endured in the belief that 4
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trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itseh VIII
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old before their time.
The foundation Of woman's health Il
q perfectly normal and regular par
formance of natures function The
statement we print from Miss GER
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The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
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for sometime past has had sole charge
Of the correspondence department Of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during q single year.
All suffering women are invited to
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-10-01

Commodore Philip has protested TO
the secretary Of the navy against his
own promotion because Il Is made at
the expense OF his comrades and
friends. who, he believes, have per-
formed their duty quite as bravely and
ably as he. He cannot decline the
promotion, for IL he did 50 it would be
equivalent to a resignation from the
service.
For this reason Captain Philip does
not decline the life reward offered him
for extraordinary bravery" but he
frankly and respectfully calls the at
tention OF the secretary OF the navy to
the injustice suffered by his fellow Of
ficers when he and others are lifted
over their heads He also points out
in hts. letter that brave and worthy
men who did not happen to be in the
battles Of Santiago and Manila have
actually been punished by the effort
to reward those who had the good for
tune to be on the fleets engaged. Com
modore Watson, for example; Commo-
dore Remey and one or two other off,
Gers, are set back from three to five
numbers, and every promotion down to
the ensign affects several worthy and
efficient men just as II they had been
tried by court martial and sentenced
to be degraded in the service.
No reply has been received to Com
modore Philips letter, but 1t is hoped
that this frank and conscientious pre-
sentatien Of the case from a man
whom no one viii accuse OF either envy
or buncombe will suggest to the Presi-
dent the propriety OF adopting some
other means Of rewarding bravery and
good service.
There Is a good deal Of humbug
about these promotions, anyhow, par
tcularly in the higher grades OF the ser
vice. After the battle Of Manila the
President advanced all the captains OF
Dewey's feet five numbers. This set
them above most Of the officers OF
SIMPSONS and Schley's fleets. Then
after the battle Of Santiago the latter
were advanced In a similar manner,
which put them back in their old places
and actually degraded Dewey's officers,
while men Of corresponding rank who
were not so fortunate as to have an
opportunity TO distinguish themselves,
but were quite as worthy and willing,
suffered In both cases.
- "NNA1 DC NCAy DCNACA a. Jul
government should adopt the reward
system that prevails in the European
navies. and when an officer has dis
tinguished himself give him some tan
gible recognition. The usual custom Is
to confer a decoration which carries
with II an annuity for life from $500
to $1,000 year. This would be appre-
ciated by our naval officers, because
the most OF them are men of small
means and dependent almost entirely
upon their pay; or Congress might pass
an act authorizing them to draw full
pay after retirement, which would be
a blessing in their old age.
Naval authorities who have been fig.
uring up the pecuniary advantages OF
the promotions thus far find that Adj
miral Dewey will be just $3.50 better on
Sampson and Schley will receive about
$500 more from the paymaster dur
ing the rest Of their lives and Cap
tain Wilde Of Dewey's squadron has
improved his financial status by exact
ly $34.-Chicago Record.
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. Russia Orders TORPEDO Boats.

In addition to its recent orders for
war vessels given to the shipyards at
Kiel and Stettin, Russia has ordered
from the Elbing works four torpedo
boat destroyers and a first-class pro-
tected cruiser Of twenty-five knots
speed and 1900 indicated horse power.
Of so great speed, the swiftest vessel
Of the class in her majesty's navy, the
Terrible, only obtaining pa knots on
its trial. The British navy, however.
has four cruisers the Blake, the Blen-
helm, the Powerful and the Terrible
OF greater indicated horsepower.