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THE PRIZES.
near Admiral Sampsop's share MA,
Amount to S1J0.0OO.


Amount to S150,0OO.
Especial Dispatch to The Post and New York
Herald. Copyright, 1925 by James Gordon
Bennett.)
Key West, Fla. May 23.-,Edward X.
Jones OF New York special counsel for the
United States, in the prosecution of the
prizes cases estimated that the six primer
pal vessels captured by SIMPSONS squad
ron-the Buena Ventura, Miguel Jover,
Catalina, Panama, Guido and Pedro--with
their cargoes will be worth 81 800, 900. Half
OF this will go to the government and the
remainder will be distributed among the
captors Admiral SIMPSONS Share probably
amounting 20 $50 900.
Argument in the prize cases took place
today District Attorney Stripping and Mr.
Jones appeared for the government, Officers
of the vessels claim that heir vessels and
cargoes are exempt from seizure under the
fourth paragraph OF the presidents
proclamation. permitting vessels in United
States ports at he declaration of war to
depart with their cargoes
Judge Locke took the papers in the case
Of the Buena Ventura, but reserved his de-
CisiOn.
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here, and through The reports OF regular
army officers who have recently made re-
GEM oisances In the island 1t is now deii-
hitciy known that little or no assistance
ficm the vauntcd "asmies OF liberation
nee. be expected. On the contrary, the
latest Information, which is of undGuhtsd
tn stworthiness. indicates concnsNely that
had so small n force as az first contemplated
been landed in Cuba thu rapid concentra-
ton of Spanish troops against IL would have
caused it's speedy retreat or resulted in an
Inhalation
This radical disilluson of those euthusl-
asts who predicted Spanish abandonment
of Cuba at the first evidence OF a ,ureat-
oning attitude on the part OF the United
States in par, al least, accounts for the
precautions and delays which are now APP
parent In the preparations for invasion.
The numcrican strength OF the advance
guard Is now placed at nearly 10000, that
| the assertion that no movement will occur
until that number are equipped and ready
| to respond instantly TO any call for rein
! forcements which may be inperatively de-
handed
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THE RUFF Ai.O


inter to ~ Cruiser.
New York, May 2S,A dispatch to the
Tribune from Newport News, Va, says:
The auxiliary cruiser Buffalo. formerly the
FL Cid of the Morgan line and later the
Nictheroy of the Brazilian navy will arrive
at the shipyard either Wednesday night or
Thursday morning The officials OF the
Newport News shipyard have Just received
notice TO this effect. II Is expected her re-
pairs may be delayed ia case she encounters
rough weather.
When tho Buffalo arrives she will be
stripped and converted from dynamite
cruiser into an auxiliary cruiser, The navy
department has finally decided that the
Nesuvius can do all Of the dynamite work
! necessary and that he Buffalo can render
better service with "a battery of twelve five
! inch guns. In addition TO this main bat
| terry. the Buffalo Will carry secondary
| battery of ten 6-pounders, Two 2-inch rapid
| FIRE rifles aud several Calling guns.
The armament OF the Buffalo VIII be
| much more powerful than that Of her sis
| ter ships, the Dixie, the Yosemite, the
| Yankee and the Prairie. asshc is already
armored and her decks are protected with
greater strength than tho decks OF those
| shins
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NOMINATIONS.
Lnrge Number ~ Consular officers
ia lie Fitted.

Washington, May 23,The president sent
these nominations to the senate
state-William Woodyliae. Rock Hi.
District of Columbia, now envoy eXtraor.
binary and minister plonipotentiary and
consul general. TO be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentary to Greece,
Roumana and Servia Rounsvelle Wildman,
OF California, now consul ut Hong Kong,
TO be consul general at Hong Kong, China,
George +. Lincoln. of Connecticut now
consul at Antwerp, to be consul general
at Antwerp, Belgium, Edward ID. WINSTON
OF Illinois, now consul at Stockholm TO DO
consul general AT Stockholm. Sweden
Oliver j. -. Hughes, of Connecticut now
consul at Sonneberg, TO be consul al Co
berg. Germany. Henry II Morgan OF
Louisiana. now consul ut Bergen to be
consul at Aaran, Switzerland; George H.
Jackson, OF Connecticut now consul
at Cognac. TO be consul at LaRochelle,
France, Edmond 2. Broadericl, of
Illinois, now consul at Furth. to be consul
at Solien, Germany tall of the above TO take
effect July /, 1889 Richard T. Greener OF
New York. recently confirmed as consul at
Bombay to be consul at Vladivostock Rus
STA; Herbert j. Janerman OF Colorado. to be
second secretary Of the embassy al St Pc
tersburg Russia: Rufus a Lane of cali
fornia, to be secretary Of the legation at
Nicaragua. Costa Rlca and Salvador.
Charles NJ Crun of Ohio. to be consul at
Pretoria. South African Republic; nominal
ton OF Mr. Marcum as consul at Tahiti
withdrawn: Victor r, Nels on Of Ca!ifornla
to be consul at Bergen. Norway.
Navy Thomay Ley1cr OF pennsylyania
and Ralph Thompson Of California. TO be as
sistant surgeons in the navy.
Judicial. Henry Terrell United States
attorney for the We stern district OF Tex ag,
Treasury James II. Jones 70 be collector
OF revenues al Memphis.
War Henry +. IIoyt Of Minnesota 10 be
chief surgeon with rank of major: nominal
tlnn OF Heary f. White OF Minnesota for the
above position withdrwan.
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ENGLAND's GREAT ACTOR.
Sir Henry Irving Pays u High Trib-
ute To This Country.

Sir Henry Irving Pays II High Trib-
ute TO This Country.
New York. May ga World dispatch
from London says:
Sir Henry Irving made a Characteristic
ally GRAPHICAL contribution to the Anglo
American alliance discussion. Replying to
a toast to his health proposed by Andrew
Carnegie at the annual dinner for the news
paper press fund, Mr.. Irving said
1T is an added pleasure TO me that the
proposer of this toast should in his own
person typify Nation which l love; a
Nation in which for many years past l
have been the recipient of many courtesies
and innumerable kindness; Nation whose
welfare is as dear to us as ours; Nation
kin with us in blood. in feeling and in
all that makes for the highest good OF
man"
This declaration was received by the
highly representative company of journal
lists, artists and politicians with much en-
thusasm,
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In Favor Of the government.

washington, May 3d.. Two private land
grant cases were decided in tho United
states supreme court .oday, one involving
the cain OF II. r. Hay to the Chavez grant
OF 10000 acres Of land IL New Mexico ami
the other the claim OF Earl y. Coo to a
grant In Arizona. In both cases the De
eison was in favor Of the government. the
court of private land Claims being affirmed
Ia tie New Mexico coas and reversed III
the Arizona case
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throw of the Dynasty Is Now
Very Near at Hand.
OF BREAD WILL BE THE CAIJSE
prices Are Advanced in Madrid the Fret
BLOW Will Be Given-Country Stripped
of Grain BY Spectators.

mas ntver ben so near the throne as now
and whose partisans grow eaily mere nu-
merous and pawerful.
VIII 1t be a republic or new mon
arcly?
NO one can predict. but what can be said
is that the movement against the queen
regent has reilly started, and that serious
complications will probably arise before
long. Every one declares them; everyone
fears them, and only miracle can pre-
vent them
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STRIKE AT CLEVELAND.
Core Manufacturers Demand Twen-
t.-fiye Cent Advance.

Cleveland, May 2S.-1ne core manutac'-
trers of this city declared a general strlHe
today TO enforce demand for an increase
of % cents day. As a result OF the s'rlhe
many toundries and industrial plants are
hadlv crinpled. The Walker Manufacture
ing company. the Variety Iron Works com
pany, the Fulton, foundry, the OTIS steer
company and the Cleveland shin Pudding
company conceded the demand of the men
and work was resumed in those establish
r1s
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81. raul. ainn.. May 2s.-The grand Jury
having returned five indictments against
Kim for alleged frauds in disposing of time
checks to the value OF 100000, James
southall appeared in the district court to-
day and pleaded not guilty. Bail was fixed
at $500. which he has not yet furnished.
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wb,Ier, Probably snfr.

San Francisco, May 28.--The EXamlheF
says The reported loss of five whailns YES
sells in the Arctic is given little credenee
among mariners. The reason Of this Is that
vessels in the vicinity of Point Barrow are
safe until Me Yce begins to break up wh'ch
usually occurs about June !.
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NO wARsHIPs SEEN.
Haytian Gunbont Found Sone About
Mole ST. NichOIns.

(Copyright, 1898. by Associated PressI
Kingston, Jamaica. May %. No war
ships were seen in the neighborhood OF
Mole st. Nicholas or elsewhere by the
Haytian gunbcat Crete Apierot, when ar
rived today from Port au Prince
The Crete Apierot brought NINE, simon
Sam wife of the president Of the Hayden
Republic. who is going to Paris.
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NO CHANGE At MARTINIQUE.
alicante and the Destroyer Terror
Are stu in Port.

Copyrighted, 1898, Associated Press.>
St Pierre. Martinique, May 25.--7 p. M
There has been no change in the situation
hkere today. The hospital ship Alicante
lies at her new mornings and the departure
of the torpedo boat destroyer Terror is still
deferred.
Reports continue current that Admiral
Cerveras squadron will return here TO coal,
but they are without confirmation.
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=. "a The Post and New York
w rlsocyr,ehted, 1895, by James Cor
pns.')
Nav 2s.-The situation in Spain
ors serious than it is generally
pIack clouds are gathering over
,,,r and in spite of all that will
will be attempted, it Will be
a avoid the storm which will
,srrible effect and sweep away
in It's path.
i,ast Is the impression which |
a after stopping here nearly a
after numerous conversations
placed personages belonging to
the government and parliament
tradesmen, middle class people
uses.
great question which will cause
tionary movement of which |
\ Of is bread-the bread question
led to sanguinary conflicts in
In the provinces. Taking ad-
the difference in exchange, the
Belgian corn factors have
Ill the wheat in Spain, which
4 exported, reelizing considera-
and when the cortes urg entity
nj fcrbidding the export of &C.
a toe late. The stock of corn
had already crossed the frontier,
ein without food for her own
therefore, became neL.sssry ~
bbrcad at ruinous prices to meet
needs, and the exchange made
.ds lose the considerable sums
been gained by the French and
beculators, hence the rise in
Y bread and the general discon-
provinces and the sanguinary
ions, In Madrid the rise has
de itself Nit, Because the mayor
indemnity the bankers out OF
pal funds; but the credits al
this purpose are not large
hen they are expended the Mad
: will also be obliged to raise
Il happen then is what Is most
oyernment circles. 1t is cert p
mat the queen regent does not
sympathy among the people.
ied Tor several things, the chief
no that she too frequently fol-
u'lce OF her mother. the Arch
austria, when a difficulty
'tat she too ostentatiously sur
VII with cardinals and bishops
sovereign masters at court.
'ay IN regard to this that they
81 VI one hand by the Austrian
% the other by the vatican.
70 Tue war, the people do not
'Aie the opinion of the queen
'oss OF Cuba and Porto Rico
'lhppines would cause the Span
70 rejoice, Let the Americans
ouoa and the Philippines. 1t
ne Greatest good they could do
ought to have been given to
~ war; That is what have
OHee' but two hundred times
"u'hs of Spanish people, and
eu mat an immense majority
now.
MS 10 end? In government eli
convection that Europe will
~ ms Is the sole hone which
e'p them up. Senior Mamazo
mat such Intervention is no,
~ upon for, he says, the Eu-
eert does not exist.
De the savior? VIII it be
"er' whose atrocities in Cuba
''s'ed the discontents, who hail
streets with cries of Long live
Senior salmeron,
\ Don Carlos. who was al,
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Washington, May 20. Justice Iiarland or
the supreme court and United States Cir
cult Judge Taft we're before the house com
mittee on judiciary today advocating an
additional judge for the Sixth circuit, con-
sisting Of Michigan. Ohio. Kentucky and
Tcnneesee
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The New York
Herald
Service.

One special feature of the New York Her.
AIDS service which The PosT has secured is that
for the past fifty years the HeraM has had
special correspondent in every port of the world
to supply shipping news, and in this particular
has had no successful competitor. These cor
respondents will supply all news of interest con.
corning our merchant marine and such naval
information as may be brought to foreign ports
by the commanders of merchant vessels
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F OREGON AT KEY WEST.
|" Soaling; Will Join SIMPSONS Fleet Soon
as Possible.

me fost and Herald Copyright 1883 ny
May 2sThere uneasness about the oae'hp
- SAFE at Key a against time Tor nearly lfvo'
uae Rear Admiral SIMPSONS has reached the
and after bunkersswl be ready Tor sea
= ner part in task of destroying spankh fleet
the printed first edition from Inc
erspondent which could not be told IN uasht
The herald., 1898-02-10
ON CHANGE
Conditions Shown by the Dealings on
Wall Street

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.--The most notable
feature of the stock market today was the
strong rally in the last fifteen minutes
Of trading. After o'clock the bears start
ed raid, apparently with an aggressive
determination to shake out weakly mar
gined holdings and to reach stop-loss or
ders. They seemed to be succeeding ad-
mirably in forcing down prices, declines
the list, but the appearance of support at
the low level started a covering movement
which became rush, and the closing was
very much like rout of the bears.
The Cuban situation discouraged aggres-
sive tactics on the part of the bulls, the
professional traders being disposed to re-
alize all day. Great Northern preferred
was conspicuous for a reaction of nearly
points from its recent remarkable ad-
vance. Money continued to rule below
1k per cent for call loans and there were
reports of large loans for year at 3h per
cent. The withdrawal of the 10 per cent
installment of the governments deposited
Union Pacific payment was reflected on the
credit balance at the clearing house for
the sub-treasury of $6S210O. The sub
treasury has been having a daily debit
balance at the clearing house of $500 900
or upwards for some time past. The pie
thora of money was not perceptibly re-
lieved by the operation. Bonds showed n
reactionary tendency, in sympathy with
stocks, but prices for bonds for the most
part held firm. Total sales, $4, 4,23O 900.
United States old fours, coupon. and
the new fours, registered, were Il lower
bid,
The herald., 1898-02-10
THE PoLYCHRoME BIBLE
Revised and in Colors, the New Ver-
sion Is Now Ready

The first volume in English of the Poly
chrome Bible prepared by eminent Bib
lical scholars of Europe and America
and edited with the assistance of Prof
Horace Howard Furness, by Prof. Pau
Haupt of the Johns Hopkins university
has just been issued. The volume is the
seventh in the complete Bible and is &
translation of the book of Judges, by the
Rev. DR.. G. F. Moore, professor in And
over Theological seminary, Andover
Mass.
The book was printed on the Lord
Baltimore" press of the Friedenwald
company of this city, and is published by
Dodd, Mead & Co of New York, James
Clarke & Co. of London and Deutsche
Verflagsanstatt of Stuttgart.
The polychrome feature has already
been fully explained in the News. 1t is
this which will bring DIR. Haupt's work
under a more severe fire of criticism
than any other. BY the use of a varied
colored background, there is presented
the time when the various passages were
written.
The device was invented by Prof.
Haupt expressly for the work, and ex-
ception will be taken only because stud
ents of the Bible cannot all agree to be-
lieve that certain passages and perhaps
whole chapters must be separated from
their contents, thus making some books
of the Bible heterogeneous collections of
dates and authors, instead of the con-
secutive narratives they have been here
tofore considered. 1t is higher criti-
cism for which the generality of the min
istry is not prepared.
In regard to the new translation. the
advance sheets have brought forth
warm praise for the present volume and
those to follow.
The wording of the King James ed-
tion was fitted to the period of nearly 800
years ago, and it is claimed wonderful
advancement has been made since in
language and in the domain of Biblical
scholarship. The new Bible will be of
literary beauty and power, and it is not
only intended to be clearly intelligible
but has claims as literary master
piece.
OF great value to the reader of the
Polychrome Bible will be found the notes
which are copiously given in explanation
of each verse. Those on the book of
Judges take up as much space in the vol
ume as the translation ITSELF The illus
trations accompanying the notes also &c
far toward bringing the scenes of old
vividly before the imag agination.-Balti-
more News.
The herald., 1898-02-10
ART OF HOG DRIVING
One Man Tickled the Porker's Nose
With Pine Brush

The difficulty of driving single hog
was well Illustrated at the foot of Ninth
street the other afternoon at about train
time. Some men were driving a herd of
swine to Amherst, and as they ap-
preached the bridge one of the animals
became obstreperous and bolted toward
the city, becoming Thereby separated
from the rest of the drove.
The three or four men, assisted by vol
unteers, placing themselves between the
city and the rebellious hog in a semi
circle, while one of their number ad-
vanced cautiously and began to tickle
the hogs nose with a pine brush. This
would make the animal turn round, and
each time he did so he would move a
few steps toward the bridge and the
rest of the drove. The maneuvers were
watched with great deal of interest by
large crowd of spectators, and when
finally the wayward one returned to the
bosom of the drove very audible mur-
mur of admiration went up from the
crowd.-Lynchburg News.
The herald., 1898-02-10
DIR. JOHN HALLS CALAMITY
His Shoulders a Watershed in the
Crowded Stage

One afternoon two winters ago, while
it was raining heavily, DR.. Hall got into
Fifth-avenue stage in which the writer
sat The weather was dark and dismal
and the old stage leaked like a-welI,
like nothing but like an old Fifth avenue
stage could leak DR.. Hall sought a dry
spot, and, after saying "good afternoon
to the writer, lapsed into sort of self
communion. AS the stage rumbled and
jolted down Fifth avenue, one woman
after another entered, until all the seats
were occupied; DR.. Hall having moved
several times in the meatime. A mo-
ment later two women entered the stage
together. They were exceedingly wet,
and looked tired and discounted. The
only other man in the stage besides DR..
Hall at once arose and allowed one of
the women to take his seat. DIR. Hall
felt his position, and, speaking to the
woman left standing, said:
Madam, would vacate my seat that
you might occupy it, were it not for the
fact that / cannot stand upright in the
stage. Were to do so my head would
go through the roof. You can appreciate
my predicament. l must either sit down
or get out. But I am not entirely selfish
in the matter, As you can see, I have
The herald., 1898-02-10
CHICAGO MARKET
Prices and Prospects of the Trade in
Cereals

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-The early market for
wheat was rather coloress. May opened
at shade under yesterdays closing price,
first trades being made at 961slD96Ac, but
the market was steady and held for q
while at these figures. Then 1t slowly ad-
vanced to 965sQ9G%. The early news, if
anything. favored a decline. Early Liver
pool cables showed about I'D. advance,
hardly full response to yesterdays ad-
vance here. There was well defined ru-
NOR in circulation that sharp up turn
was part of the Letter program for the
session, and this undoubtedly kept many
would-be sellers aloof. The market set
tied back to about the level of the open
ing prices. then gradually gathered
strength, with the trade much larger and
more general. New York put today's ex-
port business at 25 loads May reached
SIC about half an hour from the close
There it remained for few minutes, and
then suddenly the market collapsed. Dur
ing the advance there had been heavy
selling from some source. This was easily
taken care of for a time, but finally the
crowd turned tail and selling orders came
In flood, breaking the market in the
last fifteen minutes of the session from
81 to 957sG06. The heavy liquidation was
credited by some to Letter or Cudahy, and
by others to the st. Louis interests. May
closed weak and nervous at 957s@96.
Corn ruled moderately active and firm
most of the session, the market being es-
pecially active toward the close. May
closed a shade higher.
Oats were moderately active. May closed
a shade lower.
Provisions were very active, and new
high records were made for the year. Pack
ers were good buyers on soft spots, and
shorts covered freely AT the close May
pork was TIC higher, May lard &c high
er, and May ribs nc higher
The herald., 1898-02-10

oo. small white, 1.sOa20o: green field peas.
s00a3.25: black-eyed BEANS 3.00aS.5O; gar
vencos, 4.Ooa4.5o; lentils. imported. 7.OO0
500: lentils, California. s5od4O0.
NUTS-Walnuts, Los Angeles. 6@7; me-
dunn soft, 7Q8; soft-shell, Los Nietos,
fancy. Z. Almonds: soft-shell, 8;
paper shell, 10; hard-shell. 4a5; pecans,
io6f12: filberts, 11h@12; Brazls, 11@l2; PIN
ons. i1p12; peanuts. Eastern, raw, 5AaQQ6lh;
roasted, sdSh; California. raw. 4Q6;
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, sun dried.
sacks, per lb., 6; boxes, =; evaporated
fancy, SQ9; apricots. fancy, s; choice, "a
M: peaches, fancy, unpeeled, g.; pears
fancy evaporated, S010 plums, pitted,
choice, sos; prunes, choice, boxed, Taos
sack, Q; dates. 6Q61k; silver prunes, choice
sack, 71k@S: boxes. 9@l0; figs, California
vhite. per 10, sac; California black, per ib
udslh; California fancy, per ID, 71k0S; i'm
ported Smyrna. 12k@15.
LIVESTOCK-Per 10: Beeves, 2N@3N;
hogs, 31k03%: lambs per head. 20092 50
sheep, per cwt.. 2.5OQ375; calves. per 10
ckG4.
76s; per lb.; strained, 4Q5; beeswax, zoo
70 per lb.
DRESSED IMEATS-All per pound; beef
6h0D7; hind quarters No. l, S1A; hind guar
ters, No. ., 71a; ribs of beef, 10; veal, 7Q8
mutton, Z: lambs, 8; pork 6Q9.
TALLOW-Per lb., 2Q31s.
WOOI-Nominal.
The herald., 1898-02-10
WIDOW BY GASFIXTURATION
Annals of Lady Who Saw a Gent
man Carve Another Lady

She was a witness in Minetta-lane
stabbing case that was being tried in
the general sessions before Recorder
Goff.
"And did you see what happened that
night?" asked Assistant District Attor-
ney Hennesssy.
do you mean when TIL tall gen'map
cut de lady wifi his razor?"
Yes" said Mr.. Hennesy. Describe
how it happened"
why, he just carved her wifi one
carve" answered the big negress.
say something to him?"
Say somethin'!" exclaimed the wit
ness. "Say somethin! How kin a lady
talk when her girglin' vein is cut? Why
you speak like yer were brought up in
de backwoods.'
Where were you brought up?" asked
counsel
"In Jackson's alley" answered the wit
ness. II was borned, married and buried
ma husband there
$50 you are widow?"
Eyes, I'm a widow. An I'm not a
snoozin round for another man either
One fool were nuff for me, tell yer"
WAS the man you married fool?'
asked Mr.. Hennessy.
Look a-heah, lawyer don't you think
man what goes OF and gasfixturates
hisself Is q fool?"