davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times., 1898-07-28
Russian Crop Prospects

Again there seems to be a prospect of
shortage in Russian grain production this
year, fact which will not be without
some tendency to bolster farm prices of
wheat in this country. The situation in
Russia IS 50 serious hat an embargo upon
certain crops is being agitated. The
American consul at Moscow, Mr.. Thomas
Smith, under date of June 2, wrote 10 the
State Department that a Russian civil
engineer, in a recent lecture on the
scarcity of grain, urged that measures
should be taken to avoid distress. He
suggested the prohibition of the export
OF grain, hay and straw, as in 1891. Strict
measures are more Indispensable at the
present time than in that year, in the first
place, because the principal grain-bearing
provinces have had a poor harvest. and,
second, on account of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war
From data collected it appears that
West Europe has now but a small supply
OF grain in stock, which may last only
about Z month.
The government, in 1891, continued the
lecturer, made an expenditure in aiding
the distressed districts of $685. G00, 900, and
| also made an extra allowance of 30, 900 0Ol
| to construct public works and highways.
for the sole purpose of giving employ
ment to the workmen. He added tfas a
proposition should be made to the gov
I ernment to adopt similar measures in this
| crisis. Roads are needed all over Rus
! sia to enable farmers TO bring their grain
/ 10 the railways. In this way thousands
would be given employment.
The times., 1898-07-28

had been made at another point he was
greatly surprised and was obliged TO re-
wise his plans materially.
Gen. Brooke. at Newport News, was in
structed TO sail wiki Ills 5000 troops for
Fajardo. When he saw the positive
statements IN the newspapers that Guani-
ca had been chosen he telegraphed TO Sec
retary Alger for further instructions.
Secretary Alger replied that the reports
printed in the newspapers that Guanica
had been chosen for the landing place
We're erroneous.
Gen. Ernst's brigade of 5000 troops.
which left Charleston. S. c., at about the
same time Gen. Miles left Santiago,
started for Fajardo, under positive in
structions from Secretary Alger.
The statement was made at the War
Department yesterday that Gen. Miles
had sent out the auxiliary cruiser Dixie
from Guanica 10 intercept the Ernst ex-
pedition and prevent IL from going TO Fa-
tardo.
Secretary AIger on Tuesday afternoon
learned for the first time from Gen.
aHes's cablegram that the first expedi-
tion was at Guanica-a fact that several
newspaper writer's had known for four
days.
The explanation OF this deception on
common gossip now al the War Depart
ment.
The friends of Gen. Miles speak of his
coup" as laughable in the extreme, and
commend him for the adroitness with
which he made IL so complete a success
Secretary Of War Alger was seen last
night by a Times reporter but declined
TO discuss the matter in any form what
ever.
The times., 1898-07-28
PRICES ADVANCE ON CHANGE.
Strength OF II Market Due to Peace
Negotiations

New York, July 27-Apparently nothing
was accomplished at the meeting of the
powers that be in the anthracite coal
and to common expectation, the public
was not even treated to the usual plat
ftudes in regard TO harmonious proceed
ings and the like. On the contrary, the
proceedings seem to have been entirely
lacking in harmony and to have been
given up TO rather bitter recrimination, in
which the Lackawanna company was,
broadly speaking, ranged on the one side
with Delaware and Hudson and the
smaller companies on the ether.
As was eInineUtly fitting in the circum-
stances, the support of the Lackawanna
at yesterdays meeting was the vice pres
ident, Mr.. Holden, who probably knows
more about Iyackawannas coal business
than anyone else connected with the
company. He could tel, If he cared to-,
why the Northwestern Fuel Company re-
duced its rates on Scranton coal Is cents
a ton three weeks ago and advanced
them 81 a ton on Monday. In fact, the
name of Holden is very thoroughly iden-
tilted with the Lackawannas coal busi-
ness rather more so, indeed, than the
name of Oliphant is with that of Della
ware and Hudson.
Yesterdays noteworthy advance in the
stock market was renewed at the opening
of business this morning. Prices ad-
vanced rapidly in che forenoon, and the
trading was more animated than it has
been in many weeks. The strength of the
market was, OF course, chiefly the result
of the announcement at Washington that
the Spanish Government had at lasi- for
mally opened negotiations for peace.
That this had been done was not gener-
ally known in Wall Street until after the
close yesterday.
Spanish As and American stocks ad-
vanced smartly in London at the opening
on the prospects for peace, but on bal
ance the transactions in this market for
foreign account were not upon an exten-
sive scale. With the course of the day the
market showed the effects of the elimi-
nation of the short account, and the
course of prices disclosed the still con-
tracted limits of the market
Sharp reactions, notably in Sugar Re-
fining, indicated the first technical cir
cumstances, while rapid declines in the
standard stocks showed that the profes-
sional traders are still disposed to realize
accrued profits on all favorable develop
ments. Doubtless also the conviction that
the negotiations for peace will be con-
Quoted slowly and with difficulty damp
ened the early enthusiasm
Trading was active throughout the mar
ket and interest was well distributed
The market closed irregular as com
pared wiki yesterdays final figures, bu;
the majority of the stocks were lower. a
very large business was done in the bond
market, and the dealings in the new Gov
ernment 3s was noticeable.
The times., 1898-07-28
RAIN PREVENTS THE RACE.
The Moran-MichneI Race Indefinite
Iy Postponed

The Michael-Moran ten-mile paced
match and the other cycling events on
the program for last night at the Park
Cycle Track on the CONDUIT road were
indefinitely postponed on account of the
heavy downpour of rain and the conse-
quent sloppiness of the track. Neverthe-
less. all the star riders including a half
a hundred principals Of the Jimmy Mi
chael Cycling Company, put in an ap
pearance at the track and were ready for
the great event a small audience had
also gathered. although ii was not eX-
pected by the management that anyone
would venture out TO the track. At 8
O'Clock, as here was no immediate pros
pect of the rain stopping, the an
nouncement was made that the event
would be indefinitely postponed. 1t was
at first hoped that the two adversaries
could try conclusions on Friday evening,
but Manager ShafeT cannot make ar
rangementS for another visit to the capi-
tai within three weeks, and probably not
until next February, so ii is doubtful if
the race will be run at all in the immed-
The times., 1898-07-28
WAS MIR. ALGER MIsLEADP
Rumors That Miles Deceived Him
as to the Landing PIace

A curious and most anomalous state OF
affairs with regard TO the plans of the
Porto Rican expedition is apparent 20
everyone in the War Department Gen.
Miles made his arrangements last week
to send his command to Guanica. This
fact was known TO several members of his
expedition. Secretary Alger, notwith-
standing this, believed until Tuesday af-
ternoon. when he received Gen. Miles $
cab!egram from Guanica, that Fajardo
was to be the landing place. He made
the statement positively 10 newspaper
men and army officers.
The facts as they have been published
heretofore as they developed are these:
Gen. Miles was in consultation with
several members OF the Porto Rcan
revolutionary party and Others familiar
with the island, for some weeks prior 10
his leaving Santiago and even before he
left Washington He learned from Por-
TO Rican insurgent officers everything that
would be useful to him in mis- campaign.
The question OF roads 10 San Juan and of
suitable landing places was thoroughly
c5nyassed 10y HIM Last week ne decided
10 make Guanica. in the southern coast
Of be is,and, his landing place
rs was knUwn TO members OF his par
A., but the idea was conveyed TO the
Secretary OF War. either by direct state
ment or by racit admission. that Fa-
jardo had been chosen.
The War Department made all its prep
arations. before and for three days aft
er Gen. Miles had started on the assump-
ton that the landing was TO De made al
this latter point. Fajardo is sixty miles
distant from Guanica, on the eastern
end Of the island.
The War Department had made exten-
sive preparations, and Gen. Greely. Of
the signal service was instructed 10 per-
feet arrangements for direcc cable COM
munication with Fajardo. When he
learned Tuesday night that the landing
The times., 1898-07-28
THE HEALTH REPORT.
There Were ia Deaths During
Last Week

Last Week
The deaths recorded at the Health De-
parrment during last week numbered ia
as against 10 in the week previous. or
the decedents G3 were white and 81 col
ored. The annual dea-h rate was 2L1 per
thousand Of the whole population, that
for the whites being III and for the col
ored 2e9
'Of the zymotic class Of diseases there
were five fatal cases Of typhoid fever. one
Of diphtheria. one of measles and fifteen
of diarrheal complaints. As compared
with last week there was decline OF one
IN morality from diseases Of the nervous
system. Of five in those Of the heart, and
two in those of the kidneys.
Al the Close. OF last report there were
= cases Of diphtheria in quarantine Dur
ing the week Z new cases were reported
and were discharged by recovery, leav-
ing 26 cases still under observation in II
premises.
OF scarlet fever there were 80 cases
under observation at the close Of last re-
port. Four new cases developed during
the week and II were discharged from
quarantine, leaving q cases placarded in
= premises.
The times., 1898-07-28
He Suv Forty Icebcrps

The new British steamer Mascomo of
the Mennonite Steamship Company, ar
rived in New York harbor on Tuesday
from Sunderland fresh from the dock
yards. Capt. jenkins reported that he
passed about forty icebergs, some very
large. between longitude 46 and latitude
$3.50 and latitude IS and longitude 80. One
OF the bergs had a lofty pinnacle upon
which was seen a keg Of Heurich's s
Maerzen Beer. Heurich's can be had
everywhere. II Is sold at all leading
hotels and restaurants and by the Arling-
ton Bottling Co
The times., 1898-07-28
WHEAT MARKET BEARISH.
Cable Advices From Liverpool and
Antwerp Exceedingly Weak.

Chicago, July 27.-Cables from Liver
pool and Antwerp were exceedingly
weak. Liverpool was off almost 2d and
Antwerp off equal to sc a bushel on some
futures So far as the news was con-
cerned, this seemed TO be the only thing
at hand to explain a decidedly bearish
tone.
Early the cash market showed some
steadiness. a little covering OF July put
that future from 60 10 Il 1-4c, but closed
at 7Oc The deferred futures closed S-4c
under Tuesday. September opened at 65c,
sold between 65 is and 81 lie and closed
at 64 1-2G64 5-Sc.
New York reported some business for
export Primary receipts were $4,000
bushels. compared with 5000 bushels
last year. Sea.board clearances were
| 10000 bushels.
Northwestern wheat advices were bear
ish.
The times., 1898-07-28
Fought in the street

Edward jackson and Bernard Collins
had a hight in front of the Lawrence II0-
tel last night AT about 1880 o'clock. Col
hns struck Jackson, it is claimed without
proyocation and a general mix-up ensued.
Policeman LYDIA arrested both the partici-
pants and they were escorted 10 No. /
station house by a large crowd who had
been interested spectators 10 the fight.
Jackson was released on five dollars col
lateral and Collins was locked up, charged
with an affray.
The times., 1898-07-28

Our baby has been continually troubled
with colic ard cholera infantum since his
birth, ana all that we could do for him
did not seem 10 give more than tempo
rary relief. until we tried Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Since giving that remedy he has not been
troubled. We want TO give you this tes-
timonial as an evidence of our gratitude,
not that you need 1t TO advertise your
meritqrious remedy.-G. NJ. Law. Keo-
kuk, Iowa. For sale by Henry Evans.
wholesale and retail druggists, 93s z
Street northwest, and Connecticut Ave-
nue. and Street northwest, and i42S
Maryland Avenue northeast
The times., 1898-07-28
GOLD FROM THE YUKON.
Over S2,OOO,OOO Brought by the
Returning Miners

Seattle, Wash, July 27.-This afternoon
the steamship Humboldt arrived from
ST. Michaels with l05 passengers from
Dawson and a large amount of dust The
purser OF the vessel stated that the total
OF gold and drafts IS about S2,3o0,0)O.
The heaviest individual owner OF the
gold is John Erickson, who is credited
with $3.50, Geo; Anton Stauder, who is inter-
The times., 1898-07-28
MIR. GnII ImproNfng-

by two fox TERROR dogs last Thursday,
is improving, and it is expected that he
will be out again in a few days Mr..
Gall was administering an antidote 10
the two dogs that had been poisoned
and they bit his hands, infiicting severe
injuries. The dogs were thoroughbred
and considered very valuable. The police
will make an investigation of the poison
in
The times., 1898-07-28
DECLINES TO RUN.
Prof. Redrath VIII Not Accept n
RenOmination

Terre Haute. Ind, July 27.-Professor
John Clark Redpath, historian and editor
of the Arena, prevented his denomination
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Fifth District today by writing a letter
Democrats and all the Populists wanted
him to make a second race against Con-
gressman Faris.
Samuel Hamill will be the candidate
against his former law partner.
The times., 1898-07-28
Mrs McCuIIocb buried

Mrs. Susan McCulIoch, who died at the
residence of her son-in-law, Mr.. John B.
Yale, at Sparkhill, n. Y, July 25 was
buried from Rock Creek Church yester-
day afternoon at o'clock, The deceased
was widow of the late Hugh McCulloch
She was eighty-one years of age and had
many close friends.
The times., 1898-07-28

ested in the Clarence Berry claim, brings
( out s2010O0, while others have sacks of
from two 10 fifty thousand.
j. d. Thaggard, of Seattle who went in
over the Skaguay trail last August, is
among the most fortunate of the re-
turned miners having s54. 600 in dust.
The times., 1898-07-28
Excursion TO Chautauqua vi
q d

August 5. Tickets good for return until
September 8. Rate SO for round trip.
Apply to T. & o. r. r. ticket offices for
fun particulars. jy27 81, ,au35
The times., 1898-07-28

The coal stocks were comparatively
neglected yesterday, while the remainder
of the market was active. This is a diff
ferent condition OF things from that of
the last or preceding week The apparent
reason for the change of front is that
the meeting of, the presidents of the
anthracite companies on Tuesday had no
results. 1t is stated that the output of
The times., 1898-07-28

The market yesterday was fairly salts
factory to the bulls IN the early morn
ing trading there was a sharp advance all
over the list and more and better buying
than for many days. London quotations
were higher on the American shares and
the arbitrage brokers did more than they
have for a week or more The shorts flew
10 cover quickly and added TO the infiu-
ence of the hong buying. But this salts
factory condition of things did not last
through the day. In the afternoon there
was a slump from the best prices OF the
morning. Realizing sales were plentiful.
The pressure TO sell by the new buyers
was not urgent. but there was little fur
ther demand. 1t seems probable that the
street realized much more quickly than
was expected that Spain's peace PROPOSE
ton might not be all that it seemed on
the surface. The prospect for the market
today is a thing that it would not be well
TO talk of much in advance. There Is ev-
erv evidence now that the street mas
awakened somewhat from its lethargy
and that there win be more activity for
the remainder of the week. But this does
not answer the question as to how the
market Will go. Peace is in the air, even
If 1t NAV be some distance away. And
peace is what the street has been longing
for. 1t is probable that the majority OF
the traders will expect good prices today.
The times., 1898-07-28

Sales-Wash. Loan and Trust. 7Gl2s IL
Capital Traction, 5@73 1-2; 5eG73 is. Mer-
genthaler Linotype, lOq17S; 1OG17s 1-2; 1Og
179. Amer. Graphophone, 4OQ13 Is.
GOVERNMENT BONOS
The times., 1898-07-28
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by w b. Hibbs s. Co
members OF the New York Stock Exchange,
l42G + Street.
,,..- tIt-L -, o.
The times., 1898-07-28

Your credit is good at Lansburghis Fur
niture House, 18th and F SITS. oc3-tf
The times., 1898-07-28

of1 nm Drink and Drug Inebriatea res
1uU,uuu stored by the Kelley Cure. Au-
thorized Institutes, Dos st. NV,
Washington, D. c.; l4ls Madison Ave, Baltimore,
Nd, and Greelsboro. n. O. Write conhdentially.
ie7-u
The times., 1898-07-28

There was a report in the street that
Mr. Thomas had been electeda president
of the Sugar Trust in place of Mr. Have
never. The report was officially denied
at the offices of the company during the
day. 1t was perhaps this rumor that
caused a serious decline in Sugar 1t
was conspicuously weak all day. after
the first few moments, and had much to
do with the drop in the remainder of the
market There is a belief quite general
in the market that the recent bull move
ment in the stock was only campaign
against the shorts.
The times., 1898-07-28

Brooklyn Rapid Transit reports that its
earnings are $1,000 day larger than they
were a year ago at this time. The in
crease for the month to date has been
$7O,00o.
The times., 1898-07-28

All the officials of the Illinois steel
Company recently visited the plant of the
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company, in Ten
nessee and Alabama, on tour of in
spection. 1t is rumored that this visit
was the forerunner of a consolidation of
Tennessee Coal & Iron with the Illinois
Steel and Minnesota Iron companies.
The times., 1898-07-28

London seems to consider that the peace
proposal of Spain virtually ends the war.
1t is possible, OF course, Shat Lombard
Street knows more of the situation than
is contained in the facts given out mere.
and even more than President Mckinley
himself is aware of The undercurrents
at the European capitals may be more
convincing than the actual proposal. 1t is
possible. too, THAI London is mistaken
and win change its mind today and sell
the American securities. London has OF
ten been known to be wrong.
The times., 1898-07-28
90 cents
washington stock Exchange.

coal for the month of August viii be
smaller, however.
The times., 1898-07-28
Hecht & Company.
You can see how we
have cut the shirt waists.

You can see that such prices as
we are asking now are prohtless.
We have had an elegant shirt
waist season. We have sold twice
as many waists as last season and
now we want to end up the season
right, and besides we are compelled
to move them out of the way OF
the builders.
These two lots go on sale tomor-
row
The times., 1898-07-28

SI.25 baltimore and Return win
b. o.
Saturday and Sunday, July 80 and 81,
good for return until following Monday
Tickets good on all trains. jy27-5t
The times., 1898-07-28
Chicago Grain ana Provision Market

Corrected daily by w. b. Hiobs & CO.,
members of the New YORK Stock Exchange,
The times., 1898-07-28
Loans Of SlO =; ;.s. iSsiI55 5SsaE.s 55.s s.
National Mortgage [ oan Co..
625 r St. y. w

s PER CENT INvEsTMENT-Di, fdends payable
July and January; thorough Investigation in
rited; money in hand 10 loan; straight or in
nth 81 NV fe25-Imo-em
The times., 1898-07-28
Money TO Loan on

MONEY TO LOAN at the Iowest rates OF inteI est
improved and uninproyed property in ths
District Of Columbia; delay beyond exam
ination OF title. WALTER Il. ACKER 7O4 l4th
st. fe3-tf
Arizona republican., 1898-07-16

Ia party last night in honor of her little son, it being his eighth birth day. The little folks had very pleasant time.
 The last night at the theater at Phoenix will be crowded with south side people tomorrow night, as 9 large number will take advantage of the last opportunity of enjoying this theatrical troupe which has really won the good feelings of all this side of the river
 Yesterday the trustees filled out the list of teachers for lne Mesa schools. They are: J. D. Loper seventh grade; Abell Armstrong, sixth grade; Oris Holdren, Miss Elizabeth England. Miss Nettie Norris, not assigned to grades yet; Mrs. J. D. Luper, second grade, and Miss Blanche Newell. first grade. The teachers, with MT Loper at their head, are trying hard to ob- tain a large school library and will undoubtedly succeed, as $40 is at hand to begin on.
 The two Miss Hannas of Tempe were in Mesa yesterday visiting their many friends.
Arizona republican., 1898-07-16
NEVER SAW A BIG CITY.
A Scotch Woman Who Came Here by
 Way of Hudson's Bay.

''There is living in my town" said Louis Mckenzie of Moorhead, Minn., "an old lady with the most remarkable experience I have yet heard of. She is the mother-in-law of our leading ho- tel keeper, Colonel H. A. Burns The remarkable thing about her is that, all though she was born in Scotland near Perth, she has lived nearly all her life on the North American continent. and she has never seen New York, Chica- go, or, indeed, any part of the United States except the northern portion of Minnesota. She has not seen even our twin cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis Oh, no, she isn't blind, and she is as bright and as observing as the keen est boy or girl you ever saw. She is, in fact. a most charming old lady, we'll educated and great reader.
 She came in 1883, when a child of 10, with her father, Captain Allen Rae, through Hudson's bay, to Fort Garry, where Winnipeg now stands. They passed through the straits in July, and the ice was so bad they lay three weeks without seeing open water. There were two ships there, and the la dies walked back and forth on the ice to attend dinner parties. When the
Arizona republican., 1898-07-16
HE WAS SICARD'S SON.

This story is told in Portland:
 A young man was walking down Customhouse wharf the other morning and met middle aged gentleman con- ing up. The young man asked the eld- CT where he would take a boat for the Badger.
 What do you want with the Badg err" grufly asked the old man.
 Whats that to you?" replied the younger.
 T am Commodore Snow of the Badg- CT, sir," said the older man.
 And I,'' replied the younger, "am Ensign Sicard, and I am ordered to the Badger"
 "The deuce you are," said Captain Snow, land so you are the son of my old friend, the admiral. Come along with me, sir, I'll show you the Badg- CTS boat. ."-Boston Post.