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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04
Y1uiNcs AM TRADE
m, FEATURE. or IN. money ana slo

49, m Markets. Vi ~
NEW YORK, June 5.-afonsy on call
rteadj.at II OILY per cent; ilast loan III
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 3Gei
per eeht. Sterling exchange firm. with
actual business In bankers bills mt
81 Ss,i "a s5is for demand and at 81 stis
BtSj.4 fer 90 days. Posted rates 81 $50
tSI. Commercial bills 1883 and 81 S3ts
Silver certificates 59N d60sc. Bar Sill.
yer 59tsc, Mexican dollars 4bhc. W
Professional spectators on the bear
aide were very alert and. active to-day
Attacking iirss one point and then an
other In the liSt and keeping the stock
market decidedly unsettled. In the mai
hour there was q move all along the
line, which effcctucily broke prices,
leaving only n few small net gains IN
some OF the low priced stocks that had
been pushed UP In the, earlier trading.
In all the prominent stocks even Sugar,
which was the leader OF the market,
gains were practically wiped out and In
some cases net losses amount to over
two points. The bear drive was ac-
.companied by considerable beating OF
tom toms md n diffusion OF alarulist
runtors and ostensatlous fears OF the eff
feet OF the senate's vote for the coinage
OF treasury silver. The profit taking In
the recent leaders was pretty well alb
sorbed and It was evident that funds
realized by selling these stocks, instead
OF being taken out OF the market were
simply being diverted Into other stocks
which have not as yet advanced consp!c-i
uously In price. The realizing In the
granSerS and some of the high prleed
epecialtios, however, caused them to
droop somewhat and made them vul-
neraple to attack. London followed the,
New York lead and sold the high priced
stocks and bought some OF the low
priced internationals. The preferred
stocks OF reorganized roads 4 were in
special favor. Union Pacific preferred
and Northern Pacific preferred being
conspicuous examples. Suglr was n
strong sustaining force and rose at ono
time "a points, but saved only the frac-
tion. The local traction stocks were
markedly weak all day. Money contln-,
ues IN super-abundant supply and rates
continue TO decline. New York eX-
change has gone to a sharp premium at
Chicago, indicating \ current of funds
to this centre and the New Yorknbanlts
continue to gain largely also from the.
sub-trclsury. Silver sold to-day at
$3.50. the highest price Of the year. the,
demand coming from Spain.
Bond were strong In. the early deal
inge, burt the speculative Issues yielded
In sympathy with stocks. Total sales
s470o,000.
United States As both OF 1907 and 1925
advanced u per cent, While the IS regu-
lars declined u per cent in the bid price.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were
$4,000 shares. X
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Ryc-So. y I1G,sc. NJ
Barley No. 3 4o6et9c, N
Fllaxsecd--No. ! 81 etise91s q ~
Timothy secd--P Prime s. 10 &, e
Mess pork ,epr bartel. SO 5000 81;
lard per 100 Tbs, 81 oeiL 90 eo;t short ribs
Sides uoose) 81 s5g5 90. dry saited
shoulders boxed 5Q5Ae; short clear
sides (boxed). So 2Si6 So. Y,
dalries llGlss, lst.s
Eggs-steady; tesh s,ic,
NEW YoRK-F'lour receipts sa.ooo
barrels: exports 14,coo barrels: market
quiet but closed strong and higher With
wheat. \ T9f', 81
Wheat, receipts 5es,lco bushels; ex-
ports $500 bushels: spot strong. No. -
red SShc I. o. b. aficat September 4 TO
Is; options strong from start 10 finish.
closing ~ Iasc net higher; No, 2 rcd
July closed at,;i o1ss.
Corn, receipts 7605o bushels. exports
296, 600 bushels; spot steady; No, :. s9s,
Sotsc: options opened steady closed dull
A9 sc net decline: July closed at s7yse.i
Oats, receipts 1890 bushels. exports
2t6,i95 bushels: epot dull; Mo- ,, al tic:l
No, . white 3SiSc: options duh, closing
10 net higher; July closed at soAc,
Cheese easy. d
Tallow steady. cottonseed oil steady.
Rice firm. Moiasses steady.
Coffee. options closed dull, unchanged
toto points lower; GALES 6.2Jo bags
Sugar. raw Arm; refined frms
3 BALT1MoRE-Flour quiet and 5nn-.
changed; receipts i.lo0 barrels: exports.
1880 barrels, Wheat firmer; spot
81 12ili 01 .12&: month $40 asked: July
9thc bid: receipts $1,000 bu.hels. ex-,
ports 1900 bushels. Corn eisy: SPOT,
and month 36% 637c; July 3e7s csc; re-,
ceipts 1i9,7oo bushels; exports ~, 800
bushels. Oats dull and easy: No. 3
white si6s4hc: No. Q mixed s2Gs2isc:l
receipts l1eo0 bushels. Butter steady
and unchanged. Eggs weak and un-
changed. Cheese steady and unchanged.
CINCINNATT-Fiour quiet. Wheat
dull. nominal; No. 3 red 81 o3@1 o5, Corn
dull; No. mixed 39hc. Oats quiet; No.
2 mixed 27@2Sc. Rye dull; No z, 45c.
Lard firmer at Sc o5. Bulkmeats steady
at Sc IL. Bacon firmer at 500. Whisky
steady at 81 %. Butter steady. Sugar
easy. EGGS steady at sc. Cheese
steady, Ia n. q "a. 5g5 u n n
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Bread.tua. ana Pro, ,,lon..

CHICAGO = Higher cables, heavy
buying by shorts and complaints OF
rust from Kansas, advanced wheat
prices to-day. July closed with a gain
OF 2q2Ac, and September 1E91Sc.
Corn is A9Nc lower. Oats are I'M
changed. Pork and lard quiet at &c
and ribs 2EQ5c higher. ss
Strength In wheat early was due to
an opening advance OF from I'd to I'd
at Liverpool. This upwardtendency was
sustained BY reports from Kansas City
Of considerable damage to the Kansas
wheat crop by bugs. rust and overrank
growth.
c tsh wheat everywhere was scarce,
and the bulk Of 1t appeared to be under
Letters control. This, together with
the fact that Letter sold 100000 bushels
cash wheat to British millers yesterday
created a good buying sentiment.
Shorts, who had profit, seemed dis
posed 10 cover and secure 1t, while
other shorts bought to stop further
losses On the bulges, however, new
shorts were quickly created, and this
selling and profit taking by the FORUM
ate longs led to frequent breaks. The
market became strong near the close
OF the session on heavy buying by st.
Louis shorts. Chicago received 80 cars
OF wheat. against 81 cars year ago.
and Duluth receipts were
209 cars, against 3l4 a. year ago.
Atlantic port clearances were equal to
~, 900 bushels in wheat and flour. July
opened A61iGc higher 92993Ec, sold
down to 9lkc, advanced to 9ic. fell of
to 92Ec and rose to Ole at the close.
September began A4%c higher at T9A
G79ssc, declined to 79Ac. up to 1880
79&c. down to 7S7s4T9c. then up to
soSc and eased OF to so14 9SOSsc. asked,
the closing figure. .a
& notwithstanding the strength OF
were considerably Improved, receipts
cessation Of foreign demand, July
opened &c lower at 3SA33Sc, declined
70 S2Sc, then flrmed up to 1875 93SAc.
bid at the close. So !, f
The speculative trade On oats was
light. July started unchanged ut 24%c,
advanced to 24isc, sold as low as Axc,
and reacted to 24Nc, the closing figure.
After an hour, of fairly active trading
provisions became dull. ,Cudahy bought
lard freely. July pork started at 2lec
higher at s1oS7010 90. fell of to $40 S2h
at the start, rose to s1l 10 and declined
TO $40 95 bid ut tho close July lard
opened e1s@5c better at Sc 1906 10.
weakened to SC 12,,s, advanced to Sc 22lls,
then declined to s615, the closing figure.
July ribs began 21sc higher ut IS so;
sold down 70 IS Is, went up to
IS ST,ls, cased of to IS SO95, s2h OF the
close. 5,.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat,
As cars; corn, 1910 cars; oats, $50 cars;
hogs IL, 900 head. -, ~
Tho leading futures ranged Us follows:
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b. T. 4 i. = "a v .
bed. despised. hartied over TO mo as a
InaietEcin-.t- SchaIt. Z Thou
;.aybE.; Not d doubtful otsSer. but a
ls.rufts ALTERNATIVES iltord. y !. ...s.
ACQUIRED OF chief pTleats: They forgot
the dignity OF their place. -.Arnold ]. I
Governor narvsled.A AT q loss to under
stand the forbcaeance with which lie
matalned such sublime sllence. Meyer.
Wont to release. An ill-uslEe.
Tho people could, II they would. release
VIII ye that ! release: PLATE expected
that largo party would declare In
Chrlsts favor. Cook. Let him
be cruciaed; Sad Is the scene which
here meets our eyes: as II IL ever. when
goodness has to protect Itself by the
votes OF the masses,-Bauer. El
Tbs Teachers Qrirer, x
PLATE Is a Conspicuous type OF the
time-seryer. His ruling motive was TO,
keep the place, go. Time-serylng
brought him small reward. He eked
out his official life for few year,; but,
on complaint OF the Jews,t was 'deposed
and exiled. s. Cloud. hooded Pill
atus may not have been the actual
scene OF Pilates suicide. but 1t seems
.atlttlng memorial OF him N. Take
from the galleries of the Old World
the pictures, the themes which are sug-,
Gested by the life OF Jesus, and art
would be Impoverished. The Gospels
still yield Inspiration, as Munkacsy's
Christ Before PLATE" shows. .5.y. ).
Art thou d king? How unlikely! Yet
Jesus wasithe real ruler. Pilates pow,
err then on the. wane. lasted scant
six years longer. Jesus dominion has
lasted twenty centuries. ~. Destiny
Of Hebrew nation trembled in balance
that day. - i 4, z,
l"once to every man comes tho moment,
Vi to decide, ll-a s-9s Es5lf
In the strife Of truth with falsehood, for
the good or evil side" =
The choice was evil. ~. Jesus Is
the tombstone OF individual as well as
national character. Destiny Is fixed
by attitude assumed toward him.
Choice is pressed. Which will ye?"
I u
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The governor: PLATE means ARMED
with javelin." Weak, sceptlcal, cold
cruel, arbitrary; cherished feelings of
contempt for the religion OF Israel. Flo
was, however, a Roman Judge, and
would, until passion was excited, show
Roman respect for law.-Schaff. 81.
Asked him: Jews would not go within
because 1t was Passover time, and they
would be deflled. 60. Thou king
OF Jews: The word that stands In the
original at tho head OF the sentence
as Is PLATE would saw, Thou 30 hum
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04
Metals.

NEW YoRK-A little better feeling
prevailed IN the metal market to-day.
and n slight decrease was noted In de-
mand for tin, spelter and lead. AT the
close pig iron warrants were steadyswtthi
Sc rs bid and Sc IS asked. Lake copper:
quiet with sl1 90 bid and s12i10S asked
Tin firmer with 81 s2hls bid and s14 5S7Isi
asked. Spelter firm with 81 30 bid and
81 40 asked. Lead steady with So TX
bid and 50 S2k asked. The firm3hxing!
the settling price for miners and s1neit-!l
ers quotes lead at 50 GO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04
4 e.lplles ,'Itoh,nE Piles.

'5a sYMPToMS--Mo!sture; intense Itch:
ing and singing: most at night; worse
by scratching. II allowed 20 continue
.tumors form. which often bleed and 5ul-
ccrate, becoming very sore. SWAYNE'S
OINTMENT stops tho Itching and
bleeding, heals liberation. and in most,
cases removes the tumors. At drug
glsts, or by mall. for 60 cents. Dr..
swaYnc s Son. Philadelphia. Refuse
all substitutes. tths&w. s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04

THE Cuban question and political Is
sues sink into insignidcance with tho
man who suffers from piles. What no
most desires, Is relief. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cures piles. Charles
r, Goethe. Market and Twelfth streets:
Chatham Sinclair. Forty-sixth and ia
con streets; A. Z. Scheehlc. No. GOT Main
street; Exley Bros, Penn and Zane
streets: Bowie 6; Co., Bridgeport. Z
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04

ONE MINUTE is not long. yet relief
Is obtained in half that. time by the use
OF One Minute Cough Cure. It pre-
vents consumption and quickly cures
colds. Group bronchitis. pneumonia, ia
grippe and all throat and lung troubles.
Charles r. Goethe. Market and Twelfth
streets: Chatham Sinclair. Forty-sixth
and Jacob streets: A. E. Scheehle. No.
COZ Main street: Exley Bros. Penn and
Zane streets; Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport.
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Roiier,n slx sIours,

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved In six hours by New Great
South American Kidney Cure. It is q
great surprise on account OF Its exceed
Ing promptness in relieving pain in blad-
der, kidneys and back. In male or fe-
male. Relieves retention of water al
most Immediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this Is the remedy. Sold
by r. H. List. druggist. Wheeling. W.
Va. tf&S
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D.. o. Sunday EIenr,tons on Fourth
-. ..-..n--a. NIYI,ioM. L-.--.-.-.

Commencing Sunday. May %, and
every Sunday thereafter. until Scptem-
Der 25, inclusive, the Baltimore C Ohio
Will sell excursion tickets TO and from
all stations between Wheeling and
Grafton, good returning date OF sale, at
one fire for the round trip. with ten
cents added.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

II Ailsr's Foot.Ease. n powder for tho feet.
ysu .ufes painful. swollen, snarting. nor
o iiu s ieet and instantly. akes tho sting out
sS9ainfc,, discovery e' Of tic ago. Aliens
tssv E9so makes tight or new shoes feel
tslin, u y n certain euro for swea ting.
tt.Sans ana hot. tired. aching feet. Try 1t
Iiors.T Sold by all druggists ;nnd ahoo
p,sSs,. G$ mall for 25c In atamps. Trial
- w Roy n \, "a, ruyn (,
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Petroleum.

OIL CITY-Credit balances sec; GER
tlfcates opened and closed OF s611stc5 bid :
sales 1000 barrels cash at s6Esc; ship
ments 1O2,2l5 barrels; runs S5.os5 bar
rnla so. ~ ta9atr5-- "a 4fs,1l gtiitS
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r. T. BOOTH co.
Suite 2o-2i, Auditorium Building, Chicago, Ill.
Home Office. y East 10th ST.. New York.

A Fatal Defect-she-1 can't bear
tandem. He-Why. don't you have
man tagging after you? She-Yes, but
he never catches up.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Reduced Rates via Ohio River II. n.
wheeling TO Cincinnati. O....... 80
Wheeling to Lexington. Ky........ z 60
Wheeling to Louisville, Ky....... 8 90
Wheeling to louisville. KY. second
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3 NEW YoRK--Conditions in the dry
goods market toward the close OF The
week nre better than those prevailing,
at the opening. There Is better tone
in some branches OF the cotton goods
market and the reductions which have,
been made In some lines of staple cots
tons are looked upon as methods used
to induce late trading Of the clearing up
sort. Print cloths show a{steady mar.
ket with very firm tendencies. The
market for wooden goods In all descrip-l
tons Is backward. There Isl scarcely5
any more heavy weight buying and new
styles are not attracting the attention
which sellers believe they deserve. Dress
goods In woolens and mixed weayes are
only fairly active. though the market Isl
well sustained. In staple cottpns there
Is slightly firmer tone in brown goods
noted, though no general advances have
been made. In some lines there have,
been quiet sales OF some ma gnitude. E1-
ira print cloths are bid for wi tn ayidity
at &c. Few spots and no futures can be
bought at this price. Prints continue
the centre OF attraction in cotton goods.
There have been more extensive sales of
staple lines since the recent reductions.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04

CHICAGo-Cattle active and steady
beef steers 81 oOG5. 50; stockers and
feeders 81 1906 co.; cows and heiters So 40
o. Go; Gamers 81 5o@3 IS. Hogs strong
er; fair to. choice 81 1894 %; packers
SO 90G4 121s; butchers "a 0594 20; mixed
81 0O9415; light 50 1904 121ls; pigs 81 500
3 s.. Sheep and lambs. good demand
clipped sheep So 2594 Is: clipped: lambs
50 75@5 60: wooded lambs sssioo9s TO-
spring lambs IS S596 80 per 100 ms. Res
ceipts: cattle $500 head; hogs 5000
head: sheep 1000 head.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle market uns
changed. Hogs dull an lower; prime
heavies 81 s0af IS; best mediums 81 %
o. 80; heavy Workers. 81 2o9+ %; COM
mon to fair Torkers 81 05G4 Is; pigs
50 6593 95; roughs 50 1903 Co. Sheep
steady at unchanged prices. Choice
clipped lambs IS 1906 %; commonsto
good 81 2595 90; spring lambs IS DOCS So;
veal calves Sc 5o97 90.
CINcINNAT1-Hogs dull at s. ESQ
4 20.
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.WHRRLIAG 4 ELW GROVE RAILROAD.

8 fDaily, except Sunday, IF.Ii 80. IZ''Is
&. Sunday church trains will leave Elm,
Grove ut 9:i3 n. M and Wheeling ut 1917
4 p. M n ~! II. E. fWElSGERBER,
E'7t33' .. Il s General Manager. N
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-04
RAILWAY TIME CARD.

Arrival and departure OF trains on and
s,nse Marks; 'paily. daily. except sun,
day: DAILY. except Saturday. Daily, sxsi
sept Mendhy. lSlndAys only. Saturdays
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WORK on THE RED CROSS.

I went on board the State OF Texas
the Red Croas ship now lying in the
harbor at Port Tampa, hoping TO lind
Miss Barton, and learn from her some,
thing OF tho story Of her effort to pro-
vide for tho suffering rcconcentrados.
She was Z absent In Washington, but
from Or. and Mrs. Gardner who were In
charge, and from two nurses on duty on
board, together with Mr.. Henry Mann.
of New York. heard something OF the
story. 5r u. + z X s. rs =
DR.. Gardner Is a veteran OF the civil.
war; was surgeon OF the :Twcnty-fourthl
Kentucky; wounded ut Utoy Creek,
Ga, and is q G.. "A. r.. member. Mr..
Mann IN also a veteran. formerly OF tho
JIfty-nlnth and EiEhty-sceond N. Y.
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3g{a s' JOHN G.. TOMLINSoN,
PASSENGER and Ticket Agent. Wheeling.
NV, Va. q "a 7 ~ 70 ocS q
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~ men VIII the army move p
Taught on transports bya Spanish
~ ~" even II conveyed by a portion OF
wv own, an invading force would be
80 - very hazardous position. LANDED.
~ dependent for supplies on those sent
S''n mis- country. its position would not
y, snpiable II. by any adverse circum-
s ~ the Spanish fleet should even;
WI .m only a month dominate In Cuban
-sIers. When II shall have been badly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-01
KL0PSCH'S RETURN
FROM HAVANA
Relief Work Was Extended 10 2O5, 1000
Reconcentrados.
HE IS SATISFIED WITH HIS WORK
over 400 Cuban Towns succored.
His Difference with Miss Barton.
They Are Not Likely to work
Together Agnin--w Well Treated by
the Spaniards.

Key West, Fla, March 31.-Special
Commissioners Louis Klopsch was on
the steamship Havana, bound for
Tampa last night. He expects to re-
turn to Cuba in about ten days, after
visiting New York and Washington.
He said; Supplies have now reached
4O2 towns in Cuba, and have been dis
tributed to 205,000 reconcentrados. The
work is progressing as favorably as
could be expected. The Province of
Pinar del Rio was attended to yester-
day. The amount of supplies there are
sufficient to stave off starvation for
about ten days. We expect to get more
provisions into that province before the
expiration of the period. SO far as the
Spaniards are concerned, l must say
have never had an unkind word or look
from any of them while engaged in re-
lief work. I do not believe the much
talked of riot in HaN ana is probable.
saw nothing to warrant expectation of
such an event"
Regarding Miss Clara Barton Of the
Red Cross society, Mr.. Klopsch had
little to say for publication, but it can
be asserted that he is not likely to CO.
operate with her further in the distri-
button of supplies. Mr.. Klopsch OBJ
served: "The policy of investigating
first and acting afterward may apply
in some cases, but it does not apply
when you are trying to save thousands
from death by starvation"
A New York business man who ar
rived from Havana last night said: II
went to the province of Pinar del Rio
before relief reached there. All the way
to Consolation del Sur, whenever the
train stopped at a station the recon-
centrados crowded around the cars
begging for food and money. They
We're emaciated and covered with sores.
| don't see how the wretched beings
can live through another season. At
Artemisa the condition of the recon-
centrados was. perhaps, more pitiable
than at any other point on the way TO
the town OF Pinar del Rio. In Havana
found nothing that would warrant an
observer in expecting an anti
American riot"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-01
MEASURING THE EARTH.

The measuring of the earth, which is
now going on, is no simple job. The
width of the ocean can only be ascer-
tanned by astronomical Observable The
observers at Greenwich and at Washing
ton note each night the exact moment
of the rising of certain stars. and then,
by mathematical calculation, turn the
difference in time into distance. This is
corrected and corroborated by other OBJ
servations upon other stars, and by a
series of experiments, which furnish an
average that is approximately accurate.
The difference is seldom more than a
small fraction of q second, and Is at
tributed to atmospheric phenomena. The
Pacific ocean is measured in a similar
manner by joint observations by the Lick
telescope in California and that of the
Imperial university of Japan at Tokyo.
The distance across the United States
is found to be 2625.3 geographical miles
from the lighthouse, six miles north Of
Cape May, New Jersey, to the light
house six miles south of Punta Arenas,
following the 39th parallel of latitude as
closely as possible. This is conceded 10
be about the mean breadth of the coun-
try. A glance at the map will show that
the United States is much wider toward
the north and much narrower toward the
gulf coast. but the 39th parallel is about
as fair an average as can be drawn. The
measurements were mace by triangula-
tion-that is, by taking observation from
fixed landmarks and verifying them by
astronomical tests. The distance across
the continent thus obtained Is 40 feet
longer than that reported by Bessers in
1856, and ninety-eight feet longer than
tat reported by Professor Clark in 1866
II has also been discovered that the ra-
dius Of the equator is twenty-siX and
one-half miles greater than when the
earth was last measured. This is attri-
huted to errors in former calculations and
defective instruments, rather than TO any
material change in the globe.
There has been very great improve
ment in scientific apparatus during the
last few years, both as to accuracy and
convenience. The instruments now used
are so much superior in every respect
to those employed thirty years ago that
more confidence may be placed In the re-
suits of the recent surveys. The officers
of the coast survey are making some In
teresting discoveries in rcsurveving the
coast of the United States. They find,
for example. that Coney Island is a milo
and half to the westward of where Il
was twenty-five years ago-Chicago Rec.
ord