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ON CHANGE
Conditions as Shown by Transactions
on Wall Street

NEW YORK, June 1S.-The outside inter-
est on stocks continued alta minimum today
and the buying for London account which
had been feature for several days past,
dropped off. The reactionsts perceived
that the only obstacle in their path was
Whlcn exercised sustaining influence yes
terday. In order to break up this point
OF strength, the bears made vigorous at
tack on Peoples Gas and Sugar The for
mer was sold down to an extreme of 2M
cents and the latter ia. Considerable Peo-
pies Gas stock was dislodged by uncover
ing on stop-loss orders, but the volume of
ports were put in circulation to account
for the decline. The market settled down
INTO condition of dullness after this dis
enlargement, and drifted sluggishy until
the close, which was steady and some
what above the lowest. The declines were
fractional. There were selling orders of
The Changers, on fears that rain would
damage the crops in the west. notwith-
standing the weakness in the wheat mar
ket.
AS the rates for money during the week
have shown only a slight hardening ten
dency, it seems probable that the demand
for subscriptions to the government loan
have been practically offset by the de-
creased use of money in speculation The
prospects for the coming wheat crop have
been eagerly watched in Wall street for
their far-reaching influence upon the gen.
eral prosperity. The critical period of the
crop and some reports of its deterioration
by rain have helped speculation and given
a bearish tinge to the prevailing feeling.
lower prices
United States fours registered advanced
2h, do. coupon, 2N, the old fours W, and
the f1ves u in the bid price.
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me to the western states, and never saw
him again."-Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
The Portuguese as Forwarding Agents

When I landed at the government wharf,
where the lighters are unloaded, looked
about me upon a scene that recalled Stars
burg after the seige. Lorenzo Marquee ap-
peared to have sustained either lombard
ment or an earthquake. Fortunately had
friend with me capable of explaining that
what 1 saw was the result neither of war
nor of providential act of wrath 1t was
simply the Portuguese government acting
as forwarding agent First saw masses
of boxes containing timed provisions from
Chicago-they had been smashed open, and
were scattered about as by the effect of a
well-drected shell. With them lay thou
sands of little rock drills, made also in
America. They were scattered all over the
sand and seemed to have here no more value
than banana peelings. No doubt some min
ers in johannesburg were wondering what
had become of their rock drills.
A step further saw barrlcade Of sacks,
some containing rice. some lime. The lime
was on top of the rice, and could easily
imagine the pleasant taste that would re-
suit from this unholy alliance in this trop-
ical temparture. Then / stumbled upon the
complete outfit for a mine railway-little
cars, little wheels, little rails. little iron
sleepers, along with ipnumerable nuts and
accurately fitted parts that had been care
fully pa cked' in Birmingham or Phladel-
phia. Here they lay all smashed as though
they had been wrecked in railway eolli-
sion.--'White Mans Africa" Poultney
Bigelow.
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sacks. per pound. 5Na6c; evaporated.
fancy, s@ISc; apricots, fancy, &c. choice, GO
Sc; peaches, fancy, unpeeled. safe; pears,
fancy eyaporated. Sa1oc; plums. ,pitted.
shCes s1Sc gc S shSce Ssr p0xsd Sse
choice, sask 7Mgsc; boxes. e@loc; llgs Cal,
black, per lb;. 5a5Ac; California fancy. per
NUTS-Walnuts, Los Angeles. 465c; me-
per shells, 12@13c; hard shell, 1850; pecans,
9gl2c; Glberts, 12a12lkc; Brazils, 1lQl2scc;
pinons, 10q11c: peanuts, eastern. raw, 6h
Me; roa sted, sas,sc; California. raw 415c !;
roa strd. G1sdi7e.
MILLSTUFFS-Flou local mills, $50
per bbl.; Stockton brands, $40; Oregon, 8 q
eastern, 6.25dp7.OO; shorts, ton. local, 23.OO;
rolled barley. per 1OO lbs. L6O; cracked
corn.. per 100 lbs, 1.25: feed meal. per 100
lbs, 1.30; bran, per ton, 21.0O: graham. per
100 lbs, 2.7O.
HAY-Whcat, per ton. 1S.0OQ22 90; barley,
q. o.o0G22. 90; oat, 17.00@2000: alfalfa. baled.
l4.00Q160O; loose, 14G15.
HONEY AND BEESWAX--Honey In
way, e0fn25c per lb.
GRAIN-Wheat. No. 1, 10; No. 2, 1.60;
corn, small yellow. 25; large yellow, 1.29.
barley, common. l.55.
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BuTTDR-Extra loco, sa-ounce .oua,

RuTTER-Extra local .s2-ounce square.
f71s@0oc; fancy creamery porthern, % or
SQUARES doa4sAn; sAS ,,s dairy. a2-oz, ssls4yc.
a042lc.
EGGS-1Shc per dozen.
CAEEsE-Martin New York cheddars,
isa13izc; California half cream, per iib., 1oc
coast fuil cream. per lb., 111sc; California,
Downey or Anchor. per lb., 12lac; 90. Young
America. per lb., 1917; do. BIB. hand, per b..
-PFOULTRY-Per dozen: Hens, 4.0O@5 90
young roosters, 500G5.75; old roosters, s,5O
64.0o broilers, 2.75QS.25; fryers. 3.75@45O
ducks, 5.O0Q5.50; turkeys, alive, per pound
oTATOES-Burbanks, 1.O5Q1O6; new
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per 100 lbs, 9Oc
cabbage, per 100 lbs, 6OQ75c; carrots per 1O(
iean ips Der lb 5oc green, per I5, ias@i5 gar.
lie. 6d7c; onions, L1O01 25; do green per doz
Csc; green peas, 3@4c; turnips. S5c; pars.
nips, 9Oc@1:OQ; cucHmbers, 6o@75c per doz.
2.25; strawberries, COM, 5Qs; fancy, log
I2b; blackberries, 0Q7; loquats, 4@l6; cher.
ries, white, 4o@50; do black, 45950; apricots
per box, so; raspberries, per box, 7GS
box, 4OQ6oc; Logan berries, per box, 5dac
figs, per lb., 80; peaches, per box, 75@1. 90.
KAlslNs-Eancy clusters, zu-lp. boxes,
zoo; 4-crown IL clusters, l:7b; s-erown IL.
H., 1c; s-crown. loose, In sacks. per ID.
seedlings, per lb.. 7MQSc; In boxes. VI
TARD-Rex pure leaf, tierces, Sc: spe-
cial kettle rendered lard, 6stc.
CITRUS FRUITS-Fapcy nayels, 22;
02.5O per box; fancy seedlings, l,25
f.25; green lemons, LOO; grape fruit. per
oqSi qhSkiEssEp j., MEATs-All, usr H.: Bee,
Sc; hind quarters, No 2, 70: Ribs of beef
iOc; veal. 7@71kc; mutton, 71Ac; lamb. So
pork loins, SXc; legs Of pork, SIC; porl
spare ribs, &C: pork tenderloins, l5c.
LIVESTOCK-Per lb.: Beeves, 3@4k
hogs, nc; lambs. per head. lb042.00
sheep. per cwt., 2.5oGs.5o; calves, per h.
'pcuRED MEATs-Rex hams, loAc; pic.
mic hams. SIC; No. 3, SIC; select mild cure
II; fancy breakfast bacon, 11%c; dried beef
15jhc; smoked tongues, Soc; dry salt cleal
bellies, 1920 av.. Shc dry salt clears, 1904
av., 75sc; salt clear backs. TIC.
TALLOW-Per H.. 2h0ah.
WOOL-Nomipal.
HIDES-Dry Gas they run). 14c; do. Zip
11hc; do. calf, 15c; bulls &c; salt steers. <1i6
5lkc; do. stays and bulls. 3xg4c; cows, 81!
G7c; sheepskins, 5q6c: '
BEANS AND DRIED PEAs-Pink, a2sA
s6O: Lima. 2.a5Qa' 50; Lady Washington. = 4
asso' sMa|l oo White sSe$3se Ns ErseGa, nsit
sancos. hoog!SG,; isatil.; kdnIP dd%IPcSsted. 1000
DRIED FRurTEApplsi, syn dried
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Newspapers a Help to the Poor Man

The newspapers are always an unfailing
resort as hopeful source of information
of any demand for labor. A newspaper in
the very early morning, before the city Is
astir, is treasure, for any clue to work
can then be promptly followed up with
some chance of ones being the first to ap-
ply. Papers are to be had In abundance
later in the day in public reading rooms and
about railway stations and hotel corridors,
1t Is, however, the newspaper damp from
the press that Is most valuable to us, and
between us and its possession Is often the
insuperable barrier of its price. The jour
nails which early post their issues upon bull
letn boards are public benefactors ,and
about these boards in the early dawn often
there are groups of men who study closely
the want columns. Walter A. Wyckoh
in Scribner's.
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Prices Never So LOW

The reat estate market in San Francisco
Is thus summarized by the Examiner
Actual sales are light. Inquiry is very
strong The business in sight is considera-
BILE. That is the situation in the real estate
market today On every hand there is con-
fident talk of the future. The belief among
investors that the war will be short Is
general, as is also the feeling that the ac-
quistion of the Hawaiian islands will carry
with it the construction of the Nicaraguan
canal. On these two events the future of
San Francisco rests to considerable ex-
tent.
1t is not saying too much to assert that
In years there has not been so hopeful a
tone to the market as there is now The
opportunity for the investor was never
better, and prices We're never so low.
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Mrs. q. T.. Bray, 723 8. 2sth street, Oma-
ma, Neb.. says: II am daily praising Munyon
for what his remedies have done for our
Mr. A. r.. Brown. Box 141s, Tacoma.
Wash. says: II have used Munyon's
rheumatism, Liver. Kidney, Dyspepsia
bladder and Constipation Cures with en-
tire ,satlsfacti,on. They without doubt
Mr.. L. Anderson. Benicia, Tolnno Co..
Cal, says: "Munyon's Kidney Cure cured
me of severe case Of kidney trouble
Daniel Rodgers. El Reno O. T., says:
"Alunyen has my heartfelt thanks for
curing me OF a severe case of rheumatism,
quickly and permanently"
Mr.. e. G. Hutchinson, 800 y street. sac
ramento Cal. SAYS: "Munyon's Nerve Cure
completely cured my wife Of serious nervous
tr0ube.'
Guide to Health and medical advice ahso.
lutety free. Prof Munyon, 1908 Arch ST.,
Philadelphia.
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Mining Dividends

The Parrot Silver and Copper company
has declared cash dividend of per cent
(SOc) payable July l. This is the first dvi-
dend of the new fiscal year, beginning May
/, though 1t is the third dividend declared
this calendar year, G per cent having been
paid in January and 3 per cent in April
The annual report shows dividends of s2S2,-
4S1 paid during the riscal year and surplus
May 1. 81, ,620, 1893. 1t was stated at the meet
ing that the company's new S500.0O0 smelter
would not be operated this season.
Dividends paid on the 18th were $4,000 by
the Anchoria-Leland mine OF Colorado, and
s24,750 by the War Eagle mine of British
Columbia.
dividends on the 30th, as follows: Calumet
and Hecla, S1,000,000; Osceola $4,000, and
Tamarack, 100000.
The Reward Gold Mining company of
Nevada City, CAL, has declared dividend
Of 2ia cents per share, payable July /.
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Investment Stocks and Bonds

Alaska Packers sold at 93M and Hutch-
inson Plantation at 5Oh at the San Fran
cisco investment board yesterday morning.
At the San Francisco stock and bond
exchange yesterday morning Hawaiian
Commercial sold at 24A to 24as, Hutchinson
Plantation at 5OA, Spring Valley Water at
99h to $685. for the stock and 1902 for the
per cent bonds, and S. +. and N. p. Railway
fives at 1851
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The first half of 1898 seems likely to prove
record maker in. the, matter of railroad
earnings in recent years, says Bradstreet's
Certainly the business being done by the
transportation interests of the country
seems far and away larger than that lately
done during what is regarded generally as
the lean period of the year. While the
percentage of gain shown in, May is slightly
smaller than that reported in recently pre-
cedng months, the aggregate volume of
business done seems to have been fully as
large as that in April, or indeed. in several
other months this year, and the real reason
for smaller gain is probably to be found in
comparisons being made with Pc
riod last year, when railway earn
ings first began to pick up and make
favorable comparisons with preceding years.
The total earnings of 113 roads for the
month Just closed aggregate $44 5O4 ,S52 1877
per cent larger than in May year ago. fol-
lowing gain In May, 1897, over 1896, of so
per cent. this gain in turn following in
creases over corresponding periods of pre-
ceding years
The high price of grain in May and the
heavy consequent movement to market is
reflected in the still heavy gains on the
grangers and central-western lines. Effects
of some of this large grain business at a
period of year when it is usually small may
be traced in the heavy increase shown by
the Pacific roads. The gains on the latter
group. however. are not as large as for some
months past, the quieting down of the
klondike boom having made material diff
ference in their receipts. These roads still
lead in the percentage of gain, however,
with an increase over May year ago of
nearly "a per cent. followed by the grangers
and central western roads with gains of
respectively 1910 and no per cent. 1t is in
teresting to note, however, that the south
western and the southern roads each show
gains in excess of 10 per cent. The we'll
defined tendency toward increased earnings
in nearly all sections Of the country is shown
by the fact that only 16 out of 112 roads report
decreases from May year ago. this being
among the smallest number so reporting for
some time past.
Large Increases for May are reported by
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l1sc per dozen, fancy,
Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, June 1s-Callfornia dried
fruits: Apples. steady; others quiet.
Evaporated Apples-Commen, case per
pound; prime wire tray, 9@9hc; wood dried,
prime 9hc; choice, 91sc; fancy, 10c.
Prunes-40lSiAc.
Apricots-Royal SG10c; Moorpark, ioa1oc.
Peaches-Unpeeled, 5@9c; peeled. l26ll5c,
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IDaIly Statement.)
Elizabeth Shattuck to Sophie Engelke
Lot 3d. blk A, Potter's Woodlawn.
2 yrs, II per cent ......:.............. 81, 80
|. II. Preston ct al. to j. Aerick-Part
lot 3. X. 16, Alhainbra Add. trt,
yr, per cent. t...,..................... 100
b. T.. Pierson ct al. to j. A. Johnson
Lot 4, blk ], Menlo Park sub. No.
2, yrs, II per cent. 100
Minnie A. and w. C. Symondson to
State Nut 3. & L. Ass'n-Lot 9, blk
e, Loomis trt add, yrs, Is per
r, cent :.....:....... LIS
Edwina L. and W. A. Hostetter to
w. w Shanahan-Lots IS, 10 and 20,
blk M. Vawter's Ocean View trt, 3
yrs, 1ola per cent?. ......:........,.. 100
Twelve mortgages under $1,000. ........ 5,42
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 13.57
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London Markets

NEW YORK, June lS.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says
The stock markets here continue lifeless.
There was a further fall in Brazils today.
Americans and Grand Trunks were easier,
but American bonds were firm.
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large increases for May are reported by

Iotal Observation-Disclosures. ...$i ,D1o 1888
The Northern Pacific, it will be seen,
shows the heaviest gain for the month, but
pther Pacific railroads also show large
gains. The st. Paul, the Illinois Central
which has heavy increase in mileage. ac-
counting for some of the gain, the Rock
Island and the Missouri Pacific also report
large increases.
The total earnings of 113 companies for the
five months period ending with May aggre-
gate $2l5, ,54S, on an estimate of 96 800
miles of road. A gain of 152 per cent is
shown over May year ago, that period in
turn showing progressive gains over the
five months period of recently preceding
years. Here, as in the month of May, the
Pacific roads show the largest gain. the in
crease ranging in excess of 80 per cent. The
grangers come next. with gain of 1875 per
cent, and the southwestern and central
western roads follow with increases re-
spectively Of 15S per cent and Is. per cent.
The coal roads, trunk lines and the south
ern roads show gains varying from 65 per
cent to 9.S per cent.
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Kansas City Live Stock

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 1s.-Cattle-
Receipts, 100; market unchanged.
Sheep-Receipts 50O market steady.
lambs, 47546.25; muttons, 3.OO08425,
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Transfers, $1,000 and Over

DAILY Sta atement.)
j.. c. Hiatt ct al. to A. H. Gregg-Part
lot Z, Gum & Hazards sub. of Gull
len trt ................................. 1000
E. r. and l.. e. M. Branerd, w. H.
Gilbert ct al. to +. f. Pierson--Lot
4, blk ], Menlo Park sub. No. a.. 1000
A. j. Bartlett to Emma A. Bartlett
Lot 30, sub. Of Blk 1876, Pomona. $500
Mrs l.. and E. l.. Patterson to J.
Rose-Part lot II, Griffin's add. 1,275
ID. q. Wiltshire ct al. to Anna E.
Brown-Lots 60 and 81. Waverly trt 100
Thirty transfers under s10O0 of which
fifteen were nominal .............., 45oo
Total Observation-Disclosures. S1o OsO
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THE INVESTOR
CONDUCTED sy GEO. A. ooBlNsoN

tai $4,000; f. Holman, pres; e. c. Curtis,
cash.
The American National bank of Lima
Ohio, capital 100000; j. Goldsmith pres. ;
G. Kalb, cash.
The First National bank of Wynnewood
Indian territory, capital $50, 900; II P How
ell. pres; c. Bohnke cash
Corporate Existence of National Bank
Extended-The Greene County National
bank of Carroilton, ILL.,, until June g. 1918,
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Releases, $1,000 and Over

(Da1Iy Statement.)
Lucy A. Beach to r. 8. Long ct AL,
4Ol-3lo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s
Sophie Engelke to 7. Vigus ct AL,
ooo-lvu ....... ........................
G. Heberle to c. e. Fout, 3S1-S5. 1900.
S. T. Garnsey to r. H. Fullaway,
322-19 ..........,....
j A. Althouse to ]. B. Althouse, $685.
olV .......... .....................
Twelve releases under $1,000. ..........
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
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Petroleum
Local Quotations

OIL CITY, Pa, June 1S,-Credit balances.
S5c: certificates, cash closed at SIC; no bids
and no sales.
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Closing Stocks

NEW YORK, June 1S.-The following
are the closing prices on the New York
.tock exchange today:
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Interpretations

Farmers Ditch Irrigating company San
scribed.
Houghton Register company, formed to
manufacture and sell cash registers, etc.,
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OFFICE OF THE HERALD,
Los Angeles, June Is, 1898.
Increased Railway Earnings

Measure your minds height by the
shade IL casts"
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National Bank Changes

The latest bulletin Of the comptroller of
the currency. dated June. 13, 1898, gives the
following among other changes:
National Banks Organized-Thc Grant
Park National bank. Grant Park. ILL.,, capt.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $lS6,9l1 ,975;
gold reserve. $163 673,1
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fork for the week ending today were ST.

~, ,43l,
The gold and silver. movement at New
York for the week ending today was, Ex-
ports: Gold, $11 ,700 silver. $S67 ,065: i'm
ports: Gold, s25, ,416; silver. $19.790.
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Exports and Imports

GAFVEE1 Hf4u 4HFVHI7
NEW YORK, June 1S.-The imports Of
dry goods and general merchandise at New
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Silver Bullio.
CHICAGO MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1s.-Silver bs
57oi Mexican dollars, 46A@4SAc.
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Bond List

NEW YORK, June 1S.-The following
are the closing prices Of bonds on rhe Nae
York stock exchange today:
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Mortgages, $1,000 and Over
DAILY Statemeut.)

Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$12
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-16

against the demagogical attempt of an
outsider, by circulating his misrepre-
sentations throughout Vermont, to
PREJUDICE and prejudice a fair hearing
and decision of the governors propo-
sition, when 1t shall have taken shape
for legislative action.
The Romestead's counter PROPOSE
ton, "exempting from taxation for five
years any man who will purchase and
settle upon now unoccupied farm"
would not for day await executive
favor and legislative sanction if there
were anything practicable in it. The
statistisian of the board of agriculture
says there are no abandoned farms in
Vermont. The people of the State re-
pel the idea. This whole matter of
abandoned farms has been in the court
of public opinion and finally adjudi-
Gated. The Homestedd's "ihrifty young
couple" could not be caught by the bait
of tax exemption to locate on one of
the farms commonly classed as aban-
doned, or unoccupied, or run down.
They could put in their time and labors
to better advantage. These farms are
returning, or ought TO be returned, to
state of nature and robed again with
the forests that should never have been
stripped from their breasts.
If there ia an opportunity anywhere
in the State for the Homestead's plan,
which is neither new nor novel, let it
be accepted as part and parcel of the
proposed new scheme of taxation, plac-
ed under the guardianship of the tax
commissioners and worked out by them
in conjunction with the other, but not
as an independent aud substitute pro.
position.
Governor Smiths proposition is a
blood kinsman of the scheme, through
exemption from local taxation, which
the Legislature long ago legalized for
inviting manufacturing capital into The
State, or for inducing local capital to
invest in manufacturing in the towns
of the State. Whether the kinsman,
also, be given citizenship in the State
is largely question of law and expe-
diency rather than of morality. 1t is a
question for deliberation, not for off
hand decision.
But there should be community of
interests in this State. The interests
of the farmer, the working people, the
"thrifty young couple" and the mil
lionaire are one, and the Legislator
will make laws for all. No class legis-
laton. No arraying of class against
claas
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-16

Washington. Nov. 10. - Commodore
Hichborn, chief of the construction
bureau, reports that on Nov. l the navy
had under construction So vessels, a
larger number than ever undertaken be-
fore. There are eight battleships and
of these the Kearsarge had advanced Il
percent toward completion, while her
sister ship, the Kentucky has a per-
centage of SO; the Illinois is 81 percent,
the Alabama 60 and the Wisconsin so
percent completed, The sheathed cruis-
er Albany, which the United States
bought on the stocks in England, is eX-
actly half finished. The % torpedo boats
contracted for show percentages of COM
pletion ranging from nothing to 80 per-
cent, the latter in the case of the Rowan.
The submarine boat Plunger is advanced
So percent and the training ship Chesa-
peake 80 percent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-16
Regular Army Matters.

In his annual report to the secretary
of war, Major General Mills has no
word of commentator for General
Shafter, who commanded the army in
the operations around Santiago. This
commission to praise Shafter is made
the more conspicuous by generous
tribute to General Merritt for his work
in the Philippines. Very likely Mr..
Scoville, Richard Harding Davis and
other press correspondents note with
approval the discrimination of the COM
mander-in chief.
In the matter Of the size Of the rcgu-
lar army OF the future, General Miles
suggests rule of increase that is ra-
tional and will hardly be antagonized
on the ground that it is excessive. His
idea of the proportion the army should
bear to the whols population is one sol.
der to 1000 people, or onetenth of
one per cent. Ga this subject General
Miles says:
Spasmodic vibration from a weak and in
effective army to one of gigantic proportions
does not seem to be best for the welfare and
safety of the nation, and l think it more
judicious for the government to fix certain
percentage OF trained military men in pro-
portion to the population. The army would
thereby have more healthy growth as the
nation develops, In fact, this system, if
once adopted, would be as p' acticable for a
hundred years as for single decade. The
art of war was never 80 much an exact
science as at the present time. The appli-
ances used in modern warfare are constant
ly changing and are steadily increasing in
effective force, so that it is of the utmost
Importance that the government should
have the most skilled and efficient forces
practicable. L, therefore. renew my former
recommendation that the government au-
thorize enlistments in the army at the rate
of one soldier to every 1000 of the popula-
ton. This would practically continue in
service the same lumber as does the act of
Congress, approved April 20, 1897, author
izing the increase OF the regular army, pro-
vided for, viz, 62,578 men; but, unfortu-
nately, there was a provision in that act
which required the army to be reduced to
its former peace basis; which was entirely
inadequate to the needs and interests of the
government.
Congress can hardly fail TO act favor
ably upon the recommendation of the
commander Of the army.