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New York Cotton Exchange.
Chicapo Market,

Reported over private wire by H. 0. Fried. man & O., bankers and brokers, 10 Wall street. N. Y., and Polls building, 23 Church street, New Haven. N. A. Tanner, manager local branch.
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FtmaMctal.
Net Result. in stock Market show Losses.

Net Results in Stock Market show Losses.
 New York April 12-The days stock market was listless and the movement of prices exceedingly sluggish. As heaviness was the prevailing tone, however, and the net results are in nearly all cases losses, it is evident that the prevailing sentiment in Wall street is not hopeful. Doubt and un- certainty prevailed in all quarters and reports from foreign bourses indicated the same uncertain feeling in every market in the world as to the outcome to the controversy between the United States and Spain. If the transactions in a few speculative leaders were talk en out of to-day's market the dimen- sions of the trading would appear al- most ludicrously small. Even such speculative favorites as the grangers showed comparative apathy. There was a lively movement in Tobacco which carried the prices up nearly 2 points, the motive being the reported settlement of the controversy in the trade over the plug tobacco business The advance in the prices was also said to be directed against an out standing short interest. There was large buying of the company's scrip all so and resulting rise of 4 per cent. in it's price. Rubber preferred was lifted points on very limited transactions In the railroad list Northwest was the only prominent stock which showed a gain though Rock Island was at one time shade above yesterdays close The declines in Americans in London below the New York parity which re- suited from the early trading were a disappointment to those who bought stocks in New York yesterday. Opening prices here were, however, not as low as the London parity and there was selling in consequence for arbitrage account.
 The market showed slight degree of animation in the first hour on buy
 ing attributed to Washington account. The bull theory was that differences in
 congress would beget delay and that delay added to the chances of peaceful settlement. The volume of the buying was not impressive and it had ceased before noon. For the rest of the day the market was to all intents and pur- poses lifeless and the last sales were for the most part at the lowest of the day Speculation awaits the formula tion by congress of it's intentions on the Cuban question. Both the money and exchange markets were dull and steady to-day at the recent level, but about
 $1, ,s5O,0 GOO additional gold was engaged for import. The movement of curren- cy to the interior was unabated, The bond market was intensely dull and showed slight recoveries in some
 cases from early weakness. Total sales sS0000O.
 United States new As advanced A in
 the bid price. Government bonds oth- erwise were unchanged.
 NEW FORK STOCK MARKET.
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ma, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho. Oregon and Washington.-New York Mail and Express.
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REVENGE OF A SNAKE AND ITS
 MATE

A gentleman riding along a planta- tion path, followed by a negro on a mule, struck a large cottonmouth with his whip lash as it glided across the road. As soon as under cover and out of reach of the whip the snake raised it's head above the bushes, standing almost upright on its tail and glaring at him with flashing eyes, at the same time hissing fiercely and exposing its fangs.
 "Yo, ort'n ter a done dat" Maws Joe exclaimed the negro.
 Why not, Pump?"
 Case dat snecll lay fuh yo" show, an sometime ernother'n hit yo back"
 "Pasaw, Pomp! I don't take any stock in such nonsense. More likely he'll take care to keep out of reach of my whip. Iwish, though, had killed the beasti''
 Dat would "a biner sight wusser. Mays Joe, case de mate would jes' foller tel hit cotcht yo: an when CT powerful quick
 "All nonsense, Pomp! Their isn't any mate or if there is, doesn't know more than other dumb creatures. A man may be hit, of course, but not more often by the mate of snake he has killed than by some other that just happens In striking distance"
 ''Leastways, Maws Joe," urged Pomp, 'yo'd better not happen erlong dis paf any more dis year, 'ceptin' on hoss- back"
 This good advice fell on needless ears. The next afternoon Mays Joe followed the path on foot, probably without any thought of what had occurred the day before, and when passing the spot where he had lashed the snake the day before he was struck at the same in- stant by two cottonmouths, one from each side of the path. He managed to get home, but died soon after.
 The negroes in that neighborhood and many white people, too, are firm believers in the cottonmouths mate and it's vicious intelligence.-Galv News.
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sHIPBU1LDING THE PAST YEAR.

During 1897, exclusive of warships, 591 vessels of 924,3S2 tons and forty six sailing vessels of 2S,104 tons) have been launched in the United Kingdom. The warships launched at both govern ment and private dockyards amount to forty-eight of 9,465 tons displacement. The total output of the United King dom for the year has, therefore, been 639 vessels of 1,047,9 ,951 tons. The out put of the year in the United Kingdom is less than that of 1896 by POT, ,OO0 tons, but 1t is about equal to that of 1895. The warship tonnage in 1897 shows a very considerable decrease (6S,000 tons) from the figures for 1896. The tonnage launched for the British navy is less by 51,000 tons than was the case last year. Of the total output 6SS5S4 steam tons and 27,592 sailing tons, or 716,126 tons in all rather over seventy-five per cent) belong to ports In the United Kingdom. Sales to foreign and colo nial owners for the twelve months end ed November, 1897, reach the large to- tai of 465,O00 tons (359,000 steam 100000 saiD. On the other hand, purchases from foreign and colonial owners dur ing the same period amounted to 6S400 tons (6S,600 steam, 4,S00 saiD. About twenty-five per cent. of the total out put has been built to the order of for eign and colonial shipowners in 1897, as compared with thirty per cent. in 1896 and twenty per cent. in 1895. Papan has this year provided the largest amount of work for British shipbuild- CTS, fourteen vessels of 59,425 tons over six per cent. of the total output) hav- ing been built for that country. Ger many follows with eight vessels of 30,- 507 tons Cover three per cenD. The largest steamers which have been launched in the United Kingdom dur ing the year are the following: Gym ric. 12,340 tons gross; Brasilia, 11,1OO;
 Briton, 1O,24S; Delphic, 7,27S; Rotter- dam, S,200; Monmouth, 1850; Arabia, 1920; Egypt 1912. There have been built abroad during the year 252 steam CTS of 27S443 tons, and 146 sailing ves- sels of 100, ,995 tons, in addition to forty two war vessels of 133,435 tons displace- ment. Among foreign countries the three leading places are held by Ger
 many q40000 tons), United States of America (SzO0O) and France (49,OOO tons). Included in the figures of Ger many are three steamers of more than 12,000 tons each, viz: Kaiser Wilhelm
 der Crosse, 14,349 tons gross; Kaiser Friedrich (approximate) 12,500; Preto- ria (approximate) 12,500. A large war ship tonnage LOGO tons displacement)
 has also been launched In ermany dur ing the year. It appears that, exclud- ing warships, there were 505 vessels of ,013319 tons gross under construction | in the United Kingdom at the close of the quarter ended December 31. 1897 | Of these 4S0 were steam and twenty l five wooden. Warships under con- struction in Great Britain numbered
 ninety-fve, of 312.92O tons, of which l twelve, of S5,690 tons, are being con- structed at Royal dockyards, and eigh- ty-three, of 2s7,2SO tons, at the estab- l lishments of private firms.
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Closing Prices.

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince & Whitely, Bankers and Brokers, 40 Broadway, New York, aud 15 Center st., New Haven Bid Asked
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Atch, Top. X s. Fe gen 4s.... SsA 8S1a Atch., Top. X S. Fe adj. gen 4s.. 5s 5SA Brooklyn Fl. 1st IT. Go. cts 6s. 79 S2 Brooklyn El. list IT. O.. ctfs 6s. .90M .93. Central Ky of N. J E mtg 5s. .. .112H 11As Chic, R. I. & Pacific ext. 5s.. 106as 10Gia Ches. X Ohio gen 41as. ...... TIE IS
 Erie 1st Con prior lien 4s.... S11a SS. Manhattan Ky Con. mtg As. s...... 921a 93h Mo, Kan. S Texas 1st mtg As. S61a ST
 Mo, Kan. X Texas 2d mtg 4s.. 60 COZ Mobile X Ohio gen mtg As. ..... 73s "A
 N. r., Ont. X West. gen mtg As. 97 9S
 N. r.. Sus. & West gen mtg 5s. ST So
 No. Pacific prior gen mtg 4s.... 93 931a No. Pacific gen lien 3s. 50A CO.'S Oregon Short Line Con. 5s. ..... 09A 100 lPhila. & Reading gen mtg 4s.... S0la S1
 Rio Or. X West. 1st mtg 4s... S1 S1h Southern Railway Con. 5s.... 90 90A St Louis & Southw. 1st mtg 5s. 73 70 Texas & Pacific 1st mtg 5s. ...... 991a 100H Union Pacific 4s 4s............ 91K 91h
 Wabash Ky Co list mtg z 5s. :. .107 1071a Wabash Ky Co.,, 2d mtg 5s.... 76 76a
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CAPITAL, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL,
 S100,oOO $1,000, 600. The Union Trust Company,

NEW HAVEN.
 CHARTERED by the State of Connecti- cut with authority to act as Executor, Ad- ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee under will or deed.
 Is a legal depository of money paid into Court and all Public Trust Funds. Acts as trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and Individuals, and administers trusts of all kinds Empowered to act as registrar of stocks, bonds or other evidences of indebt- edness, manage sinking funds, and do all Companies.
 It also does a general Banking business, collecting checks, notes, coupons, and re- ceives deposits. The principal of each Trust Is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Com pany. ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 HENRY L. HoTCHKIss. President.
 EUGENE s. BRISTOL, Treasurer.
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Government Bonds.
OuotatIons of Active Bonds.

Reported by Boody, Mcclellan & Co. Bankers and Brokers. 57 Broadway, New York, and s7 Orange Street. New Haven:
 Aalr rad
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PRINCETON LOSES.

Charlottesville, Va, April 12.--The Princeton ball team lost to the Uni versity of Virginia team here to-day in a hard hitting game. The score was IA to 10 in favor of the University of Virginia.
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Tn the Senate.


 Washington April 12.-For nearly three hours to-day the senate had the Cuban question under discussion. Three resolutions bearing upon the question were introduced, one by MT. MT. Lindsay, directing the contem- plated operations against the Spanish army in Cuba be in concert with Gen. eral Gomez, the supreme command to be vested in the commander of the United States forces to the end that independence of the Cubans be secur- ed; the second by MT. Wilson, directing the president at once to take such steps as will secure to the Cuban peo- pie an independent government, and the third by MT. Allen, declaring the existence of war in Cuba and directing and secure to the people of the island a stable and independent government.
 Following these resolutions speeches were made by MT. Pettus, Mr. Mason and MT. Butler. Judge Pettus present. ed an argument that congress could not authorize the president to make war in the present situation. MT. Mason S speech was largely legal argument in favor of the recognition of the inde- pendence of Cuba and was delivered with characteristic fire and vehemence MT. Butler spoke for the Opposition on the floor of the senate, maintaining that it had thus far upheld the hands of the administration in the present crisis and would continue to do so for q definite and vigorous policy He re- that tha at scented such policy to congress and held that intervention without the rec ognition of independence would simply mean the crushing of the Cuban pat riots. Consideration of the sundry civil bill was resumed, but no progress was made, an extended discussion be-
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ing precipitated over the old question of using steam presses instead of hand presses in the bureau of engrav- ing and printing, which is branch of the treasury department.
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Opening, Highest and Lowest Quotation On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince X Whitely, Brokers, 15 Center street, New Haven, March %, 1898:
 Open. High Low,
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lsltl ELS.

Mr.. w. ]. Nems is at the C'apon
Springs. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Livezey arc So
journng at Blue Mountain. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. john II. Poets, of Balt:-
more. are visiting Mrs. j. l.. Redman.
Mrs. J. n. Clark. who has been so
journins at Variety Springs. has re-
turned home. .0
Misses Virgie and Hilda Sargent, of
Richmond. are visiting Mrs. c. H. Ir,i-
boden in East End.
Mrs. Nj. j. Walters and daughter are
visiting her brother Mr.. II. S. Long. on
Twenty-ninth street.
Mrs. c. r. Bradley and her daughter.
Edna f. Bradley. OF Richmond. are Wis
iting Mrs. f. w. Davies, ON Roanoke
avenue. .- MN
Mrs. Samuel l.. Rusk and children
have gone To their summer home in the
Catskills for the remainder of the sum-
mer. 49,. A..
Miss Mercedes Johnston. who has
been visiting relatives in Ply
mouth. n. c., has returned to the city
and is stopping with her sister. Mrs. j..
II. Christie. on Twenty eighth street.
1t is understood that Il new store
room Will be built at the Shipyard in
near future. The quarters now in U.s..
in the office building are crowded and
not large enough To serve its purpose.
with the increasing amount Of work iii
"
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Police Court.

The following cases We're disposed of
In the Police Court yesterdays
James O'Neil was charged with dis
orderly conduct. The justice thought
the. charge was proven and he assessed
James $; and costs. On the book the
statement is made that this James
We'll is mot the original
ltosa Grey was charged with disor-
derlN conduct; she was fined IS and
costs.
Charles Darlington was called upon
to answer the charge of disorderly con-
duct. He failed to prove his innocence
and His Worship required him to pay
into the citys Golfers the sum of Sc and
costs. Being unable to produce the
cash he was sent to jail
Bob Jack was charged with disorder
ly conduct. This case was dismissed.
Albert Turner and John Scott. two
bootblacks. We're charged with being
not of good fame. The justice required
thHsn both to give bond in the sum of
S25 for their good behavior for six
months.
William Donlev was charged with
having imbibed too freely in the flow
ing bowl. He was fined 50 and costs
Annie Wilson and Susan White (col-
ored}. charged With the larceny of $40
from soldier; dismissed.
Annie Wilson tcolored), not of good
fame: bond of $500 for six months re-
Quircd.
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WHEELER IN COMMAND.
He Succeeds General Young at Mon
N- tauk ..

tduk.
CBy Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Aug 1S.-Genera1
Joseph Wheeler tonight took command
at Camp Wikoff. at Montauk Point,
succeeding General Young.
Ihe event of the day outsd, or ,h,,
arrival of General Wheeler was the dis
charse of the Rough Riders and Colon y
Roosevelt from the detention camp.
ihere was not a suspicion of serious
Illness among the men and all were
much improved by their STAY in fire
camp. Colonel Roosevelt last evening
conferred with Il number OF friends
VINO made no secret that their mission
was political
Colonel Roosevelt today. when asked
what he thought of the political stu
alton. replied that his lips were sealed.
SO far as politics were concerned Nv his
uniform.
Colonel Roosevelt will leave the camp
on Saturday for u four, days visit to
New York
three more transports arl,ievd at
Camp Wikoff tonight The first to get
In was the Mobile. having on board
parts Of the Second Massachusetts a, d
the Second regulars. The Cumanchc,
anchored shortly nfterward and the
third anchored we'll out after dark 1t
is not certain what she is. but 1t is sup
posed she is the Olivette.
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MORE TROOPS LEAVE
Fifth illinois Regiment Off
for Kentucky.
OLDHAM IN The STREAM
Transport Sails This Morning for E'oncc,
Porto Rico. Mrs. Nelson "A. Miles
and Daughter On Board Indiana
Regiment Gocs To-day.
OLDHAM IN THE STREAM
Colonel Culver's regiment, the Fifth
Illinois, left last evening for Lexington,

Colonel Culver's regiment, the Fifth
illinois, left last evening for Lexington,
Ky
1t was expected that the troops would
get away at noon, but there was some
delay in the arrival Of the cars. The
regiment broke camp early in the day,
but the men did not go aboard till late
IN the afternoon. During their stay in
Newport News the soldiers from llli-
nois made many friends, and they re-
celNed hospitable treatment.
The only regiment left In the city is
the l6Oth Indiana, Colonel G. W. Gun
der commanding. These troops will
ieaNe for Lexington some time today.
celSed definite moving orders. and the
men will remain here till orders are
received directing them to go elsewhere.
OLDHAM TO SAIL
The transport OLDHAM, Which has been
TED UP at the wharf for the last two
weeks. cast off her moorinEs last nigh
ana moved out into the stream. The
steamer will sail for Porto Rico TODAY
~ uaybreak. On board the transport
are Mrs. Nelson a. Miles, Miss Minnie
Miles and Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Miles and MISS Miles wifa and
daughter OF General Nelson a. Miles.
accompanied by their friend. Mrs.
Wright arrived in Newpor, News YES
terday afternoon on their way to Porto
t'co to meet the commander Of the
american army and accompany him
nome on his triumphant return from
conquest Of Spanish territory.
The ladies have been extremely anN-
ious 10 go to the United States new
possession i'll the West Indies ever since
General Miles landed there. bur in spi, .
OF the pacific attitude of the Porto
ltlcanS and their welcome recep1iou
tcndercd t" the invading army, it was
thought !n'practic;tble and unwise for
Them to 3ttenl)t tn
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| ton. but practically washed his hands
of the fighting. \ Madrid dispatch
constructs this as insubordina .ion and
the Gazette will now publish an order
to Supercede him.
1T is rumored that confidential in
structions have been given to his sue
| cessor to resist to the utmost. hoping
to gain the worlds admiration and.
possibly assistance in securing Il favor
able termination"
"A telegram arrived Sunday ordering
| the Americans to proceed Immediately
| To eNtremities. whereupon General Mer-
rift and Admiral Dewey issued an ulti-
matum. allowing forty-eight hours for
the removal Of non-combatants, but
declaring that they would begin the
bombardment earlier If the Spaniards
made an attack. The governor replied
| immediately thanking the American
ment. but saying they We're useless
because he was surrounded with rebels
and had no place of refuge for the great
number of sick and wounded and wo-
men and children.
The governor thereupon consulted
the consuls. begging them to use their
| influence with the Americans to get
| them to grant him time and facilities
for the removal OF the refugees and
suggesting the use OF the American
troop ships. but he was unwilling to al
low them food from Manila. He seem
| ed Indifferent to the fate of the 100. 600
| natives.
| The British consul made a powerful
appeal to the governor to surrender
| clarifying the hernlsm hitherto shown
by the Spanish. but demonstrating the
| hopetesSncsS Of further resistance The
| other coISuls endorsed his appeal with
| the exception OF the German consul
who said that as military officer he
should hesitate to assert that the Span
iartis had done enough yet.
| The rebels made a final effort to
I NJ rif1
The Americans are preparing to act
! To avoid trouble in entering the town.
| There has been slight fighting for four
days. and it is reported that twenty
Americans We're killed and sixty woun-
ded. This fighting is purely prelimi-
nary.
In consequence of the American u!-
timatum the governor ordered the ar
ti!lery to cease Smelling the enemy's
trenches and he suspended an officer Il I
MaIate for disobeying his orders. There
Is still little firing al night.
"A Spanish commercial deputation
today waited upon the governor and
| begged him to surrender. saying other
wise they would be utterly ruined.
The civil members of the council OF
war favor a surrender. but the military
members do not care to endorse such
Il request.
"Oticers tell me they realize the flu
| t:iity of resisting the Americans, who.
with their superior guns, can keep at
long range. and kill everybody. without
loss 10 themselves with probably a doz-
| en- shells.
The British consul promptly arrang-
ed Tor four launches. under white flag
to remove British subjects. and also
for one launch for the Chinese. Swarms
| OF Spanish and native half caste wu-
men and children are begging to be
/ provided. with means of escape.
| 1t is believed that the American
| EunnerS have been ordered tn snare the
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MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
(RN Talanranh

LONDON. Aug. l9.-The Daily MATHS
Vienna correspondent says:
"a serious ministerial crisis has aris-
eli. The I'remdenblatt the organ Of
Count Goluchowski the Austrian min
lister Of foreign affairs. published an Of
fetal communicate today. whereupon
the ministry Of che interior, over which
Count Won ThuH Hohcnstein presides.
issued a note to all the papers disavow-
ing the Frcmdenbatt's communicate. II
appears hat Count Goluchowsk res;s 9
Count Won Thun'S domestic policy on
the ground that it will destroy the Aus
o-German alliance and throw Austria
into the hands of the Russians and
thus cause a crisis Of deep import tc
the foreign policy
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CONFERENCE AS TO cUBANs.
Estrada Palma Talks With Government
Officials.

Estrada Palma Talks With Government
Officials.
WASHINGTON. Aug. lS.-There have
been conferences between Estrada
Palma and other representatives OF the
Cubans with officials Of the United
States government relative to the Gu
bans and what would be done with
them. Mr.. Palma was advised that the
United States would not consider the
question of compensation Of the Cuban
troops because there was no power IN
the government to do so even II there
was an inclination. He was told that
the best thing the Cubans could 40 was
to advise the men in arms to disband.
retire to their homes and engage IN
peaceful pursuits. That the members
Of the Cuban junta recognize that this
is the only thing to be
done is shown by the fact
tina emissaries have already been
dispatched to Cuba with a view OF
carrying out the desires of the United
States government. These emissaries
will try to persuade the Cuban leaders
that resistance to United States au-
thority would result only in further
disaster and distress to Cuba.
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AT WORK on The Shed.

The, shed at the outer end of the new
Old Dominion pier is rapidly nearing
completion The sides and top have
been boarded in and the work Of lay.
ing off the inside is about to be COM
menced. M m-a5
This shed takes up nearly the whole
of the outer extremity of the pier and
will be used to house freight and accom-
odate passengers waiting for boats.
There will also be Il ticket office in the
building .'=-
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Saloon Kob,,e,I Last Night.

Mr.. John II. Blassenhams saloon 1T
the corner of Warwick avenue ana
Twcnty-eighth street, was robbed last
night or $l31.l1 between I! and 10 o'clock.
1t seems that Mr. Blassenham had the
money behind the counter in a box and
was called into the pool room on bus
ness. When he returned he discover, q
that the box containing the money had
been stolen There is no clue to the
theft