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The times., 1898-08-03
LUMBER lFoR PORTO RICO.
Seven Hundred Thousand Feet Have
9one south.

Conc south.
baltimore, Aug 2-The firm OF Dill &
Eoehle, lumbeY merchants. has just com
pleted the delivery to the American Gov
ernment of large order OF lumber want
ed by the Government for quick shipment
to Porto Rico. Fhg Humber is to be used
in building bridgese landing stages or pom
toons necessary for the military acquisi-
ton of that island. Seven hundred thous-
and feet were cut by the mills at Jack
sohViiie into exact sizes. so that 1t might
De put together by ordinary labor upon
arrival at Porto Rico The lumber was
taken last Saturday from Jacksonville
on chartered steamer six hundred ne
gro laborers and fifty white foremen sail
ed with the cargo. which was in charge of
capt g. l.. Scott, of the Sixth Cavalry.
Ihe hiling of this contract was under
the personal supervision of Mr. Lewis
! Dill, member of the firm and president of
the Lumber Exchange. who has been in
Jacksonville for several weeks for that
purpose Mr.. Dill returned to Baltimore
Yesterday In speaking OF the prospective
trade conditions with the Spanish islands
he said
large quantities of building lumber to go
TO Cuba Immediately upon the cessation
or hoStilities. Already inquiries are COM
ing IN from Santiago, and one order for
lumber for 500 houses was received last
week. The bulk of the business, how
ever, Is expected to come from Havana
and its vicinity. In addition to the trade
of supplying building lumber to the ISL
ands, the securing and bringing to this
country in turn the native hardwoods,
which are more or less abundant. notably
mahogany, is an important feature to be
considered in relation to our reciprocal
trade relations.
me prospects are good for valuable
business opportunities with the islands in
all branches of trade, and Baltimore and
other Southern ports are making prepara-
tons TO profit by the demand for our
products which is sure to follow the end
ing of the war. Take Cuba, for instance,
which has been devastated by the opera
uons of war for the past three years,
Business men who have been running
over there recently tell me that the ag
ricultural sections are In Il condition of
devastation, there hardly being a farm
where the buildings have not been put to
the torch either by the insurgents or the
Spanish troops. When peace comes Cuba
will need our lumber and farming uten-
sils. our breadstuffS and our practical
business men, mechanics and farmers to
help the country to regain agricultural
supremacy, just as much so as IL will
need the fostering hand of this Govern
ment to see that stable government
for the Island of Cuba is established on a
solid basis"
The times., 1898-08-03
OFFICIAL MADE A DON.
Cable Error Transforms Collector
Donaldson Into .Dou A1dOon.v

New York, Aug. 2.-There was much
amusement in the custom house yesterday
over queer mistake in a cable dispatch
from Cuba, which has transferred zeal
Gus American. who has been helping col
lect Uncle Sans customs for years, into
Spanish grandee.
Walter A. Donaldson. of the naval Off
GERS department, went to Santiago on the
Philadelphia last week TO become collector
of the port there. A dispatch in one of
yesterdays papers said that Don AL
doom" the new collector there. was 10 be
a passenger back on the steamship.
Naval Officer Gurley protested that if
the papers were going to make Spaniards
out of the men who go down there so
quickly he would object to the sending of
any more from this custom house.
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Contesting for Congress.

Hagerstown Nd. Aug. 2-The name Of
Mr.. Charles A Little. of Hagerstown.
was prominently mentioned today for the
Democratic congressional nomination
from the sixth district He is now major
OF the First Regiment, stationed at Fort
Monroe. He was for four years States
attorney for Washington county His
friends are booming him with consider
able vigor and if he can be induced 70
enter the fight he will doubtless give ex-
State Treasurer Spencer c. Jones 4
Montgomery county. who is about the
only other person mentioned by the Dem
Ocrats a lively hustle
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Ernest Griffin Commits Suicide.

Petersburg, Va, Aug 2.-Mr. Ernest
Griffin, aged about thirty years. a son of
Capt. John c. Griffin. of this city, shot
and killed himself yesterday afternoon at
the residence of his brother. Mr.. Thad-
deus Griffin. Mr.. Griffin had been in very
bad health for some years. suffering from
throat trouble. Yesterday his suffering
was greater than usual, and to his sister
Mrs W. T. Townes, who called to see
him. he remarked that his suffering was
more than he could stand. Mr. Griffin was
one Of the best known men in Peterburg,
and before his health began 10 fail him
he was a leader in society circles here
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Association of the Deaf.

Baltimore, Aug. 2-The third conven-
tion of the Maryland Association of the
Deaf met this morning at the hall of the
Baltimore Society for the Deaf, Madison,
near Calvert Street, and will continue
until Friday next Photographs of the
members were taken in front of the
hall after the regular session, at which
were discussed the best methods for the
education of the deaf.
Tomorrow an excursion will be given
to Annapolis, under the auspices of the
Baltimore society. Thursday the society
VIII hold a picnic in Druid Hill Park and
on Friday. after the regular business. a
banquet will be held at Hotel Lexington.
The committee in charge includes A. G..
Buxon. H. F. Remy J. A. Branfiick,
William McElroy. James H Mooney, P.
c. Boss. ]. E. Fowbie Harry ]. GIL and
F. c. Lurmann
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Collecting Geological Specimens.

Cumberland, Md, Aug. 2.-Mr. George
Roeder, local geo'ogist of considerable
repute, and Professors George NJ Per-
dew, of Cumberland. and Patrick
O'Rourke, of Frostburg, have returned
from a geological excursion along the
South Branch and in the sand pockets in
the West Virginia cut. Mr. Roeder spent
the whole of his vacation last week, in
geological investigation and added some
valuable specimens, especially fossils. to
his already large collection. The fossils
were mostly secured from the sand pock-
cts in the West Virginia cut From
one pocket alone over seven hundred
specimens have been taken an unusually
large number.
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THE CAROLINA CENTRAL.
Plnn for the REIMBURSEMENT of th.
Debt Ia Annrorad

4. DeDt iS approved.
Baltimore, August "A plan for the re-
| adjustment of the debt OF the Carolina
Central Railroad, in which Baltimore
| capitalists are interested. has been recon-
nended by a special committee named
for the purpose and approved by a large
majority of the bondholders. This COM
mittee. composed of Messrs. Joseph s..
/ Stout, chairman. Andrew Onderdonk,
| William H. Blackford. Charles d. Fisher
| first, second and third bondholders
Messrs. Stout. Onderdonk and Matthews
! are of New York and Messrs Blackford
and Fisher of Baltimoaa.
| The plan provides for an issue of 5000. :
900 OF per cent nfty-year first-mortgage
gold bonds. $500,000 of preferred stock
| and $500. 900 of common stock. These
new securities win be distributed as fol-
lows:
TO the holders of the 81. .Oe0, 900 per
cent bonds. wilmington to Shelby in
Guiding certificates for back interest, 81
600 in per cent bonds.
To the holders OF the ss50.000 first mort
gage s per cent bonds, including back
interest certificates or coupons (Shelby
$275. 900.
To the 81. 500 O0) second mortgage bonds.
sl50.CGO in per cent bonds. Si09.0aJ in
preferred stock
To the holders OF, the 81, ,2O0. 900 common
stock. like amount in new common
stock
To the guaranty companies. for the
guarantee of the new common stock.
100000.
Principal and interest OF the new mort
gage is guaranteed by the Raleigh ani
CASTOR Railroad Company and the Sea-
board and Roanoke Railroad Company
The Carolina Central Railroad which has
273 miles of track, is part Of the Seaboard
Air Line system. The plan agreed upon
is considered permanent adjustment or
the financial affairs of the Carolina Cen
trail satisfactory to all interests. The
bonded debt is reduced from s. 000.O00 TO
81 COZ. coo and the financial strength of the
company increased
The times., 1898-08-03
New Islands for Uncle Sam

Seattle, Aug. 2-in anneXing the Ha-
waiian group the United States gathered
in two islands of which she had no knowI-
edge
Hawaii it appears, has been doing a
little annexing on her own account. Mail
advices from Honolulu state that on the
day that news of the anneXing by the
United States was received in Honolulu
an expedition, undertaken in the name OF
the Hawaiian republic, departed on a L
50O-mile voyage to annex two islands TO
the Hawaiian group.
The islands in question are Boyer and
Morell, about 100 miles apart and noted
in the latest charts as Position doubt
full Either may prove valuable for guano
beds or cable landings.
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Monument to Francis Scott Kew

Frederick. Nd. August 2.-The granite
base for the Francis Scott Key statue.
which is announced to be unveiled Au-
gust 9, arrived last night over the Penn
sylvania Railroad. The stones weigh
thirty-eight tons. They were shipped
from st. Stephens. n. B.. July Is. Isaac
Galloway, of Brooklyn, who has the con-
tract for erecting the monument, COM
menced to unload the stones as soon as
they arrived and convey them to the
cemetery. He says he Will work day and
night with a large force in order to have
It completed for the unveiling. Several
electric arc lights will be placed in the
cemetery to enable the men to work at
night.
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BANKRUPT BANK OF SPAIN.
The Government Il Told to Look To
Other Sources for Loans

The Government l. Told to Look to
Other Sources for Loans
New York, Aug. 2.-Up 10 July 90 the
money lent by the Bank Of Spain 10 the
Spanish Treasury for war purposes was
y5S, 800 600, distributed as follows: $50, AGO.
900 on five per cent Cuban bonds; Si8,-
200,0 ,099 on custom house certificates; SS2.-
600, 600 on the stamped paper, tobacco and
other taxes. and Sl9, ,00o,0Oo on four per
cent internal bonds
The Bank Of Spain, according to FL
Liberal, Of Madrid, has informed the min
lister Of finance that while willing to
facilitate as far as possible the procure
ment Of such money necessary for the
expenses Of the war. IL would be wise TO
try to obtain it from other sources and
through different proceedings, in order
not further to load the banks loan ac-
count"
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JUMPED FROM A WINDOW.
Wealthy Scotehman Kills Himself
at n New York Hotel.

New York, Aug. 2-George Tod. guest
at the Hotel Majestic, fell or threw him
self from the window of his roogn on the
tenth floor of the building this morning.
He was instantly killed The police be-
lieve 1t q case of suicide Tod was a
wealthy ScotchmFan, an invalid. and had
Travelled many years in vain effort to
improve his health He arrived at the
hotel last night accompanied by male
nurse. During the night the nurse fell
asleep. II is believed that Mr. Tod
opened the window and jumped out.
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wHITE-sMITH FIGHT A DRAW
However. Tommy OUtpcinted the
Californian and Was Fouled.

New York, Aug. 2.-According to Refe-
rec Bowen, Tommy White. of Chicago,
and SolIy Smith. of Los Angeles, fought
a draw at the Greater New York Athletic
Club. Coney Island, last night, but ac-
cording to the majority of the 1000 spec
tators White was entitled to the verdict,
in view of the fact that he out-pointed
Smith on most of the rounds. had him
groggy in the twenty-third. and was also
deliberately fouled-
There was no end of grumbling over
the ruling. and White was cheered all
the way to the street after the battle.
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Rich klnndike HnuIs

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 2-on the steamer
Discovery, which has arrived from Alas
ka, was c. L. Downey, of Seattle, who
had about $4,000 in dust.
C. Ward, who has s125, 200, is the owner
Of a claim on Bonanza Creek. He was
formerly a member of the mounted po-
lice His home is in Nova Scotia
c. NJ. Johnson, who, comes from Rose
burg. Ore, has sS0.0e0 the amount he re-
ceived for his claim on Hunker Greek.
Most OF the arrivals were traders, who
went in early this Spring with small
outfits, which they disposed of at a
good profit 1t is predicted that about
five hundred of the traders will soon
be on their way out after new stocks.
The times., 1898-08-03
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Meeting of the City Republican
Committee to Select Delegates

Alexandria. Va, Aug. "A meeting OF
the city Republican committee was held
at the Braddock Hotel tonight Joseph
L. Crupper, chairman, presided, and Nor
folk kerby acted secretary It was
determined to hold ward meetings on
Monday night next, to elect delegations
to a city convention to be held on August
12th when delegates to the district con-
gressional convention TO be held in Alex
andria on the 31st inst
The police are chasing persons who are
conducting business in this city without
the proper license. This morning Police
man Young arrested w. ii. Toney,
Washington broom manufacturer, who
had been doing business in Alexandria
without having secured the proper papers,
When taken before the Mayor, Toney
protested that he had only been taking
orders, and had not attempted to sell
goods, except by sample He was
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COAL FOR PORTO RICO.
Three SchOOners Are Chartered 10
Load for the Southern Isle.

Baltimore, Aug 2.-Three schooners
have been chartered to load for Porto
Rico. the charter being worded so as to
provide that 1t shall be "a safe port for
the delivery of the coal for which arti-
Gle all have been chartered from this
port The schooners Warren Adams and
Bertram \. White have been taken for
Porto Rico with the above proviso. The
Ella L. Davenport has been chartered 10
deliver her coal at Guanica. the port first
taken by Gen. Miles for the landing OF his
troops.
"A fleet has already sailed for Fernan-
dina with coal for transports, for which
port the schooner S. G. Hart sailed yes
terday afternoon. The schooner Star of
the Sea will lead today for the same port.
although chartered for Port Tampa. As
the schooners Mary Z. II. G. Dow, King
Philip and Morris w Child and the S. c.
Hart were taken for Port Tampa. but had
destination changed to Fernandina, Il is
likely the Star of the Sea will also be
ordered 10 Fernandina.
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Beer Served by Tube.

New York, Aug Frank Novotny, a
Long Island City saloonkeeper, was held
by Justice Healy yesterday for violating
the Raines law. A butchers shop is next
to Novotny's saloon, and on Sunday he
connected his ice box with tube which he
ran through the partition into the butch
er's shop. Detective Kelly noticed that
many pitchers and cans were being taken
to the butchers shop and found that
beer was being supplied by means of the
tube from the saloon. Then he arrested
the sa!oonkeeper
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The Rev. w. B. Costley. of Stockbridge,
Ca, while attending to his pastoral duties
at Ellenwood. that State. was attacked
by cholera morbus. He says: "By chance
/ happened to get hold of a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, and l think it was the
means of saving my life. It relieved me
at once For sale by Henry Evans,
wholesale and retail druggist, 93S F Street
northwest, and Connecticut Avenue and
Street northwest, and 1923 Maryland
Avenue northeast.
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Assaulted and Robbed.

Parkersburg. W. Va. Aug. 2-Mrs.
James Kirk, of Springfield. s D.. arrived
here on the midnight train last night, and
while searching for the residence OF David
Mair, was accosted by an unknown man.
who volunteered his services to find the
place. The man led the lady to a lonely
spot and assaulted her. beat her into un-
consciousness. robbed her of her purse.
containing $1O0. The woman was found
by Iaborers this morning and is in a
pitiabIe condition. Her assailant is still
a large.
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PITNFY WOULD BE GOVERNOR.
He VIII Decline denomination for
ConmreSs

Paterson, n. J., Aug. Am authorized
statement has been made public. in which
ii is announced that Congressman Pitney.
of the Fourth district, will not be a can
didate for reelection to Congress. In
view of Mr.. Pitney's open ayowal of his
candidacy for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination. his declinatiOn to serve
another congressional term is taken TO
mean that from this time on TO the Re
publican convention he will be actively
in the field in the race for governor.
The times., 1898-08-03
Fam of a Water To,ver.

Dallas. Texas. August "A water tank
on top of tower just being finished for
the protection to the drug house of ]. w.
Crowdus & Co. fell yesterday afternoon
The tank had been filled to its capacity
of about loo barrels 1t crashed through
the ajoining roof and into basement 100
feet below. William Pierce fell with tho
tank. He will recover. The damage is
$50, ,0G0
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LONDON STOCK MARKET.
Cheerful Tone in Dealings After th'
Holiday Recess.

holiday business was renewed very
quietly on the London Stock Exchange
today. The cable dispatches, however,
reported a cheerful tone evident in the
dealings with securities showing dis
position to advance. At the continental
bourses the same conditions also applied
The reported convalescenee of the young
King of Spain and the assumption that
preliminaries of peace are about 10 be es-
tablished between the United States and
Spain strengthened Spanish / per cent
bonds. which sold at 50 81 in the open
dealings.
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Increase for Glass workers.

Atlantic City, August 2.-The executive
committee of the Green Glass Bottle
Manufacturers of the United States and
Canada and the representatives of the
Green Glass Bottle Blowers. who have
been in session here a week trying to fix
on wage scale, have amicably ended their
sessions. The scale remains the same,
a request for an increase being met by
the manufacturers with the statement
that German competition based on low
The times., 1898-08-03
Street railway for Petcrsbur~

Petersburg. Va, Aug. 2.-The city coun-
ell at its meeting last night adopted an
ordinance giving the Piedmont Traction
Company, of Charlottesville, Va, the
privilege to construct and operate a
street electric railway on certain streets
in this city. Under the ordinance the
company is to begin the construction of
the railway within six months from the
date of the passage of the ordinance.
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Prairie voynger necome. Insan.

Chicago, August 2.-H. NJ. Johnson,
aged sixty-two. was taken from a prai-
rie schooner last night shortly after his
arrival in the city and placed in a pad
ded cell. Johnson had just completed a
wagon trip from Santa Barbara, Cal, and
the long and lonely ride had unsettled
his mind
The times., 1898-08-03
JEALOUSY OF CUBAN LEADERS
Eagerness for Office May Produce
Conflicts With Americans.


New York, Aug. 2-The correspondent
of the Herald. writing from Santiago.
July 25. says:
The strict censorship exercised here by
the military authorities prevents this
dispatch from passing over the cable. No
news concerning the movement of troops.
the health conditions. or the attidue of
the Cubans toward the United States
Administration in this city is allowed to
pass the censor
The restriction in regard to the move
ments of troops is reasonable enough.
but the other two prohibitions are scarce
ly Justified by the explanation officially
given out 1t is held that. there being so
many Spanish soldiers prisoners in the
city. with barely sufficient American
forces to guard them it would be most
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suggesting a Cnmp site.

Fredericksburg, Va, Aug. 2.-Mayor A.
p. Rowe, of this city has written to Adjt.
Gen. Corbin, at Washington, requesting
him to come here or send a representa-
tive to examine into the advantages of
Stafford Heights. opposite this city,
where the Federal army was eamped for
several months during the civil war This
letter was written in consequence of the
rumor that Camp Alger is to be moved
The times., 1898-08-03
Pastoral Changes.

Frederick City. Nd, Aug. 2.-Rev. Fa-
-ther F. X. Coleman, former pastor of St.
Johns Catholic Church, Frederick City.
who has been stationed in Jamaica. has
been reappointed pastor of st Johns par
ish here, and will take charge this week.
Rev. A. ]. Coppens. whom he succeeds,
has been appointed pastor of Woodstock
parish. in Howard county.
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unhannx Excursionists.

Cumberland. Nd, Aug. 2.-Sabbath
laws will not allow the sale of soda water
in Cumberland on Sunday. Hundreds of
excursionists besiesed the druggists in
the town Sunday last. but were unable
to obtain the summer beverage.
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DIED

TURNER -Suddanly. Tuesday August 2. 1s9s,
at 2.S5 a. m. BESSIE Y, aged seventeen yea-s
Beloved daughter OF Edward ". and Luey A. Tur-
ner.
Funeral viii take place from family residence.
211O 9th 81. NV, Thursday August T. 1Sss. II 2:S0
p. m Services az Lincoln Memorial COnsTsg1-
tional Church, corner iIth and stS NV.
Friends and relatives respectfully invited 10 at
tend Item
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICE-We will sell you life
insurance and guarantee the premiums
to be less every year. The policies will
contain guarantees for their sale for
cash, or their pledge for loans. after two
% years. We viii negotiate a limited
amount Of insurance, Up 10 $4,000 on the
hVe5-Of persons who have made applica-
ton 10 other companies and been dec tned
T. d. HADDAWAY. 5I9 Fourteenth Street
northwest. or P o. Box SO. apl7-tf
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The Hon. w. A. Jones Renominated

Richmond, Va. Aug. 2-W. A Jones
was, for the fifth time, nominated for
Congress today by the Democrats of the
Northern Neck and Eastern Shore coun-
fies.
The times., 1898-08-03
Woman Shot by n burglar.

Louisville, KY. August 2-Clara
Loesch, aged nineteen, was shot and kill
ed last night by a burglar who she dis
covered in her room at Parkland. a sub
urb of this city,
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Henri BOurassn Made Secretary of
the Canadian Commission
Ottawa. Ont, Aug. 2.-Mr. Henri Bour-
assa, member of the Dominion parlia-
ment, for La Belle. Que, has been offered
by the Canadian commissioners. the posi-
tion of secretary to the approaching in
ternational conference at Quebec. and has
accepted the post. II is also understood
that the nomination has received the ap-
proval OF the British representative,
Baron Herscheu.
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UNDERTAkERS.
AUCTION SALES.

TO WHOM 1T NAY CONCERN-This Is 10 give
notice that on THURSDAY, AUGUST 4 Is9s.
at p NJ, at the offiee Of Thomas J. Owen Auc-
tioneer No. 913 F 81 NV, Washington ID. c..
We viii sell al public auction cn account Of default
IN the payment OF assessments. the interests
OF Augustus Burgdorf. Joseph Forrest and J. B.
MaTbury in 3l2 acres Of land, situated in the
YansyiIIe District, Prince George Co.. state of
Maryland at MUirkirk. the B. * .. r. r.
now known as Lafayette PARK. All parties inter-
ested IN the Declarations Of Trust IN the above
property viii please take notice
Terms cash.
GEORGE B. WEIGH.
Trustee
SAMUEL ]. SHEDD.
trustee
THOMAS j. OWEN, Auctioneer. iySO-dSsds-em
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Or. Henry's Blood Tea.

Positive cure for Malaria and Bilious
Fevers.