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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-28
Number 50.
BLOCKADE CONTINUES PERFECT.
The Daring Porter Lands Brave Crey
on Cuban Soil.

The Daring Porter Lands Brave Crew,
on Cuban Soil
The peaceful blockade continues, and
deeds of heroism are being performed by
the American Navy. Here is one. The
torpedo boat Porter, which is as fleet as
an express train, has daredevil crew,
and an intrepid commander. Lieutenant
John G. Fremont is the commanders
name. He is son of the famous 'Path.
finder," and ''chip of the old block"
Under the darkness of last night Lieuten-
ant Fremont with the Porter made land,
ing on the north coast of Cuba with a
small force in search OF information. He
did not meet any Spanish troops, but was
ready to fight them if he had met them.
He had got the information, and reported
at length to Acting Vice.Admiral Samp-
son on boart the flagship New York.
Captured by the Little Tender Mangrove.
Key West, Fla, April 26.-The. light
house tender Mangrove, the baby of the
navy, pulled proudly into Key West har.
Dor to-day with the richest prize of the war
thus far, a vessel four times her size trail.
ing in her wake. The captive was the
Panama. Capt Quevedo, big trans
Atlantic liner and an auxiliary cruiser o.
the Spanish navy, which had been plying
oflate between New York and Havana,
She had twenty-nine passengers including
three women. one Frenchman and one
Mexican, and crew of seventy-two.
As the Panama carried two twelve
Founders, she could easily have annihilat-
ed the Mangrove, and as the latter came
into the harbor with her prize she was
saluted with rousing cheers from every
craft.
The Mangrove under Lieut.. Com.
William Ii. Everett, who came down
from the photographic office few weeks
ago to take charge of her, was along the
Cuban coast shortly before > o'clock last
evening, about twenty miles north Of
Havana, when she sighted the Panama.
The only other ship OF the fleet in sigh,
was the battleship Indiana, three miles
to the rear
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-28
Confiagration at Bernice.

Special to News ITEM.
Bernice, April 27.--The Culm Screen
Braker at this place was totally destroyed
by fire this morning at 3 o'clock when
first discovered. The angry flames defed
interference and all attempts to save the
structure availed nothing. The loss is
most severely felt as over fifteen men will
be thrown out Of employment by it's de-
struction. The damage will aggregate
$4,000 and is understood to be without
insurance. The origin of the fire is un-
known. There are doubts entertained as
to whether it will be rebuilt very soon.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-28
PROMPT AND EMPHATIC RESPONSES.
The Old Keystone State Leads the War
Procession.

The Old Keystone State Leads the War
| Procession.
Washington, April 26.-At the close
OF Office hours to-day Adjt. Gen. Corbin
had received dispatches from the COVER.
nors of nearly every State and Territory,
in response to Secretary Alger's call for
information as to the troops the States
and Territories would be expected to
furnish. The tenor of the Secretary's
report Shows there is no mistaking the
patriotism of the people ofthe country in
the present emergency. On every hand
there was expressed willingness to come
to the aid Of the government far in excess
OF the demand.
THE DECLARATION OF wAR.
Washington, April 25.-Following is
the bill declaring war against Spain:
A bill declaring that war exists be.
tween the United States of America and
the Kingdom of Spain.
Be it enacted, etc.
First, That war be and the same is
hereby declared to exist, and that war
has existed since 2lst day of April, A. d.
1893, including said day between the
United States of America and the King
dom Of Spain.
Second, That the President of the
United States be, and he hereby is direct.
ed and empowered to use the entire land
and naval forces of the United States, and
10 call into the actual service the Unit.
ed States the militia of the several States
to such extent as may be necessary to
carry this act into effect.
THE BIG PRIZES CAPTURED.
Rear Admiral Sampson has closed the
ports of Cardenas, Mariel and Matanzas
in addition to Havana. His war ships
have captured two new prizes; the Miguel
joiner, merchantman, worth 100000
and the Spanish transatlantic liner Cata-
lima, worth Sl,500,000. This maket six
prizes in all, the others being the Buena
Ventura, the Tedro, the Mathilde and a
fishing smack. Spanish Transatlantic
steamer Catalina, captured twelve miles
from Havana by the cruiser Detroit She
is AIS feet long, is S50l tone and Is worth
$l,500000. The United States gunboat
Helena captured the Spanish steamship
Miguel Jover early Saturday morning.
The lovers cargo is composed of cotton
and slaves. The prize is estimated to
value 100000, her cargo alone being
worth Sl5O,0OO. The fatal value of the
prizes captured amounts to over 100000
The report that Moro Castle fired on
the fleet came from the fact that shots
were fred on newspaper tug which lost
her Bearings at night and got too close to
land. Spain yesterday issued an official
decree recognizing the state Of war and
announcing that she would fit out private
ers, but that she would give American
ships so days to get out OF her harbors.
In some parts OF Cuba the Spanish sold
iers have started to burn the towns. A
new fort is to be built at the entranse to
Chesapeake Bay for the further protec-
ton OF Washington.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17

Men and women doctor their troubles
so often without benefit. that they get
discouraged and skepticaI In most
such cases serious mistakes are made
in doctoring and in not knowing what
our trouble is or what makes us sick.
The unmistakable evidences of kidney
trouble are pain or dull ache In the
back, too frequent desire to pass water,
scanty supply. smarting irritation. As
kidney disease advances the face looks
sallow or pale. puffs or dark circles UNI
der the eyes, feet swell and sometimes
the heart acts badly. Should further
evidence be needed to find out the
cause of sickness. then set urine aside
for twenty-four hours; If there is a
sediment or sitting il is also convlne-
ing proof that our kidneys and bladder
need doctoring. 4 fact often over
looked. is that women suffer as much
from kidney and bladder trouble as
men do.
DR.. Kiimer's Swamp Root is the dis
covery of the eminent physician and
scientist and is not recommended for
everything. but will be found Just what
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Neu ynrk Produce.

New York. Feb. 1G.-Developments in
wheat late this afternoon were of a some
what sensational character. After fight
ing the hardening tendency all day the
local crowd was finally cornered ana
forced to pay sharp advance in the last
10 minutes of the session, jumping prices
d l5masc TO 995sc for May with a subse-
quent rise to 81 o0le on the curb. Attend
ing this bulge was the news to-day that
wheat in Chicago had been elevated to
1.04a.
Neither cables nor home crop news had
any material iNfiuence upon the day $
market The Havana disaster was with
out effect, although naturally creating a
profound impression on change. Coarse
grains were much stronger. particularly
corn, which advanced about lc bushel.
Export interest was retarded by the SEN
sational advance. July wheat showed
particular strength on covering, ana
closed 2a4c higher than last night while
February and March closed 17sm2c higher,
May closing officially at 1c advance.
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THE WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record of Commercial and
Financial Proceedings.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest of Exchange News-Mining Stocks,
Metal Quotations-Wool Prices and
Movements-Grain and Pro-
duce-Review of Trade.

New York Feb. 16.-Trading was re-
markably feverish on the stock exchange
to-day and all interest centered in the
disaster to the Maine in Havana harbor
and possible international consequences.
lit cannot be said that the various phases
of the speculation during the day repre-
sented any change of opinion as to the
very grave possibilities with which the
disaster is pregnant.
The occasional checks to the downward
course of prices We're rather the results
of questions in the minds of large opera
tors as to their ability to hold the mar
ket or the best way in which TO effect
the liuuidation of their holdings. Twice
during the day very powerful support was
Forthcoming in the market to check the
decline and to combat the successive
raids of the bears. That there was very
large short selling during the day was
evident from the strength of the rallies
caused by the covering of shorts when
the turning point at the low level was
reached This was particularly noticeable
in some of the greatest fayoriteS OF re-
cent speculation, which have been pushed
to prices hardly warranted by their in
trinsic value.
The knowledge possessed by the bears
of very heavy speculative holdings in
those stocks, covered by light margins
gave them confidence in fierceiy selling
them down. The support of the bulls no
sooner effected a check to the decline
than realizing offers began to come out.
How far the speculative holdings for a
rise were liquidated to-day remains to
be seen. II is sufficiently evident, however,
that as soon as this liquidation can be
concluded prices of securities will be left
for the time being to their natural level.
Stocks which have been free from the
recent manipulation for a rise were COM
paratively firm, and the so-called klon-
dixie group, notably Oregon Short Line,
was even aggressively strong, rising at
one time six points. This was on reports
of the large traffic opening up for Alaska
Great Northern preferred gained two
points and Denver preferred also rallied
to last nights level before the close 9th
erwise the weakness of stocks was only
a question of degree. Net gains of two
points and upwards are very numerous
all through the list.
Bonds were heavy in sympathy with
stocks, but declines were not severe
and the market was not so active as that
for stocks. Total sales, 81 100. 600. Y. 5. old
As registered, new As registered and the
SIS registered we're IL lower bid and the
new As coupon Il lower.
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Boston Wool.

Boston Feb. 1.-THE mills which con-
sumo TO- 900, 900 pounds or more of wool
a year are all out of the market and
the small concerns very naturally could
not make demand sufficient to keep
the volume of transactions at the figures
which were reported few weeks ago.
The mills are now busy grinding up ante
tariff wool, in order. as one manufactures
says. TO save the interest on 1t. In other
words. the mills are showing fair proht
on their goods to-day because they are
making them from free wool. Some of
them have already obtained three months
orders and some have got enough to keep
them running until the end of August.
On a market as dull as the present, II
is. of course, impossible 10 maintain the
prices all along the line. The sales of the
week amount to Loss. 200 pounds domestic
and s6S 80 pounds foreign, making to-
tai of 2.674. $50 pounds against total OF
3 III, 600 pounds for the previous week.
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The market opened dull and there was
not much doing In the early part of the
week. Later good consumptiye demand
sprang up both for home trade and ex-
port. evidently stimulated by the fact
that consumers 10 longer find themselves
able to supply their wants in lake at lie.
First hands refused 10 go on at that
price and we have to-day to quote llac.
but only limited quantities are obtaina-
BILE at that figure. Other sorts have not
advanced in the same proportion al
though rather large business has been
doing, and we have to quote electroiytie
In cakes, wire bars and ingots at 103sc.
and catholics at 10ssml0aic. In casting cop
per hardly any business takes place, and
must be quoted at 10tac. In copper shares
large transactions take place from day
to day at the advanced figures.
The foreign market has been Influenced
by the advance here. and while the open
ing was only at G4g Is ida E49 Is. the clos
ing quotations are the highest. $40 Is Cd
a G49 los for spot and 949 j2s 6dM $40 los
for three months prompt. 1t is reported
that transactions in consumers copper
have been large at gradually hardening
prices and we quote for refined and man
ufactured English tough. f5l 15sa G52
best selected. .e52 lisa E53; strong sheets
$50 los: India sheets, E57 los, yellow met
AL 5-16d.
1t is stated officially that the Calumet
4 Hec1a company has advanced Its price
for lake copper TO 1iAc.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
SHEARING BY MACHINES
Clark Brothers Will Put in q
Plant This Spring.
SHEEP WINTERED POORLY
Mr. Clark Is of the Opinion That the
Machine Shearing Had Nothing to
to Do With 1t - 1t Has
Many Advantages.

Great Falls, Feb 16.-The article re-
Gently published in the Standard IN
which it was stated that some of the
wool growers of Northern Montana be-
leved that the shearing of sheep by the
machines had a tendency to retard the
growth of their wool has provoked ex-
tended discussion among the fraternity,
and the sheepmen seem to be taking
sides Some are strongly in favor of
the machines and some are strongly
opposed to their use. To obtain the
views of one of the largest firms in the
business in the state, the Standard
man approached the Clark brothers,
both of whom are in the city tonight,
Walter S. Clark and his wife having
driven down from Bynum, and =. Per
cy Clark having just returned from
his Eastern trip. They stated that
they had practically made up their
minds TO put in a machine plant at
their ranch this spring. The machines
and power would cost about $4,000 in
round numbers, and they figured that
they would pay for themselves the first
season by the pound or pound and
half of wool which they saved from
each fleece.
Mr. Clark, in speaking of the report
that machine sheared sheep were not
doing well, said: 1T is fact that
sheep have wintered very poorly in
this part of the state. They seem to
be strong but very poor, but | do not
think that the shearing had much to
do with 1T, unless, perhaps, in the case
of II. FL Nelson's sheep, when they
were sheared altogether too late in the
season. Wool is like the hair on a
mans face; so much of it will grow in
the course of a year and no more. II
you cut 1t off at regular times and care
for the sheared sheep they will grow
another crop, and very likely the
shearing has a stimulating effect on the
growth. | noticed last year that some
of our sheep on which the fleece had
been growing two years had only about
half a pound more to the fleece than
they would have grown in a single
year They were sheared by hand and
very badly the wool being cut off ir-
regularly. Two weeks after shearing
they looked like sheep which had been
well sheafed, and in six weeks one
could not say that there were any
places on them which had been clipped
closer than others. That shows that
it takes but a short time for the fleece
TO even itself up. the short hair grow
ing faster than the long until it is all
of the same length. 1t had occurred to
me that machine sheared sheep might
blister in a hot sun, but sheep
sheared equally close by hand
have never done it. and there is moth
ing to lead me to think there is any
thing unusual in the machine method.
II has one advantage, and that is that
the company supplies all Of the shear
ers. and that does away with much
trouble. At any rate many of the big
gest wool growers in the state are 60
ing to try them this spring, and | think
we shall experiment with them our
selves"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
ILLEGAL FENCING.
Enforcement of the Law Will Fife ct Both
the Stockmen and Farmers.

Great Falls, Feb. IA gentleman
who owns large tracts of land in Teton
county is in the city tonight and states
that the trouble over the illegal fenc-
ing of government land there all arises
from the fact that in Teton and al
most every other agricultural and
grazing county of the state ranchers
and others interested have taken up
small tracts of land and then fenced in
10 times as much. One. who recently
made complaint that the movement
was directed against the small ranch
ers, the gentleman states, has about
800 acres of his own, but about 5000
acres fenced. the balance, of course, be-
longing to Uncle Sam. He is only one
of many in the same predicament. The
illegal fencing has been going on for
years, and it was all right until some
one raised an objection to it, Then
all had to pull up their fences or take
the consequences. The order is just
as hard on the large stoclSman who
does not own the land he has fenced in
as it is upon the small rancher, and
possibly it is somewhat harder in
many instances. as il will cost a large
sum to take down the fences.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
A PECULIAR CASE.
| Mrs. George Cron Must Prove Her Right
to the Notes.

Great Falls, Feb. ia peculiar case
was argued in the district court this
morning IL began three years ago, in
1885, with the death of James Maher at
Neihart. His estate consisted of about
$500 in cash and $500 in notes. The lat
ter were in the possession of the North
western National bank for collection.
Mrs. George Croft of this city was a
daughter of Maher, and after his death
she went TO the bank and tried 10 get
the notes, alleging that they were real
~ hers, the proceeds of the sale OF
some of her property, but she had
turned them over TO her father for coll
lection. The bank naturally refused to
surrender them until a proper showing
of ownership WAS made. Thefeupon
Mrs. Croft filed a petition for letters OF
administration on ner fathers estate,
and in her inventory of property In
eluded the notes and money. She was
rlade administrator of the estate. and
in that manner obtained possession ol
the notes. Recently the court ordered
her to file a statement Of the settle
ment of the estate and then she Mas
forced to put in a petition asking leavs
to amend her first inventory of hei
fathers property by emitting the men.
tiGn Of the notes. The other heirs flee
demurrer to this action. and this was
argued to-day. The court oyerruled tn,
demurrer and gave the other heirs un
til the 25th of February to answer thu
petition.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
Financial cablegram

New York Feb 16.-The Evening Posts
London financial cabiegram says: The
stock markets here We're dun to-day
Americans were fiat on the disaster to
the battIeship Maine. The disposition
here is to regard the matter as lamen-
table accident, but it is feared that the
United States may think otherwise. Any
how it is recognized that the disaster
may serve as a temporarily fresh incen-
tive to the jingo party, and for this rea-
son the market, after a small rally.
closed Mt the worst.
The incident has revealed one fact at
least namely, that the bull account here
is much larger than had been supposed.
Amsterdam has joined in selling. AT the
same time there has also been buying of
a distinctly good kind. Grand Trunk and
Canadian Pacific were sympatheucally
fiat Copper was strong, statistics show
ing a gain out of the small supplies.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-17
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Produce.

Chicago Feb 16.-Trouble for shorts in
wheat was indicated on the curb before
the regular opening. May was bid up to
81 0s on rumors of large engagements OF
wheat for shipment to Lisbon and talk OF
a reduction of the Portugal grain duty.
The bullish feeling was greatly increased
by interviews regarding the European
situation by a prominent Chicago trader
who has been travelling through Europe,
in which he confirmed the reports of an
almost unprecedented small stock and
sand that Europe was dependent on the
United States for her supplies.
Opening prices for May wheat ranged
from 9es4c to 81 compared with yester-
days close of aaSsm999c. There was per-
feet rush of shorts for cover at once, but,
as was the case yesterday, almost no
wheat was offered for sale. Inside of ID
minutes bids had been raised TO M.o11a.
This was above call price, and for the
first time wheat came on the market in
considerable quantities, mostly offerings
against these privileges Though every
thing offered was taken. prices sagged off
to 81 .001a and the excitement which had
been intense died down to a certain ex-
tent
1t was evident that the trade was con-
siderably alarmed over the apparently un-
shaleable hold Joseph Letter has on May
wheat. and official announcement that
he has contracted for the moving of l $780,
600 bushels of his wheat to the seaboard
with the promised movement of 10000 900
bushels more served To increase the anx-
iety of shorts to get out. This. in fact.
seemed TO be the only factor in the trad
ing.
Apparently no attention will be paid
to the blowing up Of the battleship
Maine and the usual news was coloriess.
Liverpool was Asdbsd higher at the close.
The days clearances and exports amount
| ed to 300 600 For some time the market
| fuctuated neryously on a narrow amount
of trading, but about noon 1t commenced
| to advance again, and on this advance
| outsiders made their influence felt. Trad
| ers who have been heavy sellers here
| against purchasers in New York were
| forced to unstraddle. Northwest shorts
| also came into the market and helped
| to make things interesting. About half
| an hour from the close July. N.ach for
! some time past has been comparatively
neglected, jumped into sudden activity.
| IT had previously been tagging at around
/ S67sc. but heavy buying sent prices flying.
| Most of the offerings were taken by the
Letter brokers.
/ At the close July had advanced 10 s91.c.
/ May, in the meantime, had been bid up
/ to 81 03tk and was bringing s1.03A when
| the closing bell sounded. On the curb
/ after the regular session 1t sold as high
/ as 81 05la
There will be another big trade in corn
and the market was strong. sympathy
with wheat and heavy demand from the
shorts sent prices up sharply.
Oats were fairly active and Irregular
/ though averaging strong.
1 Provisions were active. Heavy receipts
| of hogs gave the market a weak start
but the heavy advance In grain. the de-
| mand. especially for shorts, increased
| and prices gradually rallied.