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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17
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man better than this, so he marched into the parlor expecting to receive the enthusiastic praises of a true sport, But in this expectation he was doomed to sad disappointment. The young man saw him coming, and saw the gun also, Exit by the door was impossible and the window offered the only hope for escape; so out he jumped with all his might and down the street went flying as fast as his aroused fears for life could make him. The old man gazed on this strange scene with bewilderment, but his daughter had obtained point of vantage where she gloried recklessly in the success of her ingenious con- triving.-From the Indianapolis Jour nal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17
GRAVITY MADE USEFUL

The force of gravity is made to help in starting and stopping trains on the underground railroad in London, and it will soon be similarly used by the H. suburban service at Chicago, where electric traction Is to be substituted for steam. The plan Is to elevate the track at all stations, the grade to be about per cent, which is not a suffi- cient variation from the level to be readily apparent to the passengers, but is estimated to be enough to effect a saving of 33 per cent. in power. The most serious of traction problems Is the inertia of the train. To start the motor and it's train takes more than double the force required to keep the train in motion on ordinary grades or on level ground. For this reason, motors must be much stronger than would otherwise be necessary. By thus grad ing the tracks, the railroad people will utilize, to overcome this obstacle, con- venient force which now largely goes to waste-gravity. The train, standing before the station with brakes set, will be on the summit of per cent. grade. When the conductor gives the signal to start, the man at the lever will take off the brakes, and immediately the force of gravity will set the train mov- ing down the grade. The start will be more prompt than if enormous power were expended in overcoming the iner- tia of the mass. and the speed of the train
 will be accelerated with comparative ly small expenditure of force. At the bottom of the grade, the train will speed along a level track until it ap- breaches another station. Here it will meet rise of per cent. The motor man will throw off the current, and the force of gravity will pull the train back as it runs up the grade, causing
 it, without the least jar, gradually to lose it's speed until, as it tops the rise | and finds itself on the down grade, the l motorman will put on the brakes and stop it in front of the station.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

'Here, hold on there, boys! What are you chasing that child for?" Hes a Spanish symperfizer, that's why" Spanish sympathizer? What do you mean by that?' His ma washes him wid castillo soap-come on, kids!'--- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Getting Ready.-'Pa, is MT. Sprig gins in the mllitia?'' "Yes, my boy" Well, I guess he's getting ready for war; What makes you think sop He was out in the back lot this after noon practicin' running. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ADVERTISING RATES. ,. Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each in- sertion. Five Cents Word for full week (seven times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one in, sertion, S1.20; each subsequent insertion. 4o cents; one. week, $3.20; one month, Slo : one year, $40. .. Obituary Notices, In prose or verse, ID cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar riAges, Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents each. Loca! Notices 15 cents per llne. Yearly advertisers are limited to tneir own immediate business (all matter to be unobiectionable) and their contracts do not incude Wants, To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

The Spanish debt aggregates S1,70s,- 000,000 or about twice as much as ours, while her interest charge is 05,o00,OO0 and her income $160, ,000,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

Her admirer-"Ma I marry your daughter, sir?" Her father-"What do you want to marry for? You don't known when you're we'll off" Her adorer-"No, perhaps not; but I know when you're well of. f.''-Truth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

Charlotte Smith wants to fight Spain, and 1t is expected that as soon as Spain hears about her desire the outlook will be even more peaceful than it is.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

Bean fever is the latest. It has been added to the list of epidemics like hay fever and rose fever by a German doc tor, who has christened his discovery ''Favismus." His cure for the disease is to keep away from beanf1elds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CIrY, 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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FASHION NOTES.
A Hold-Up far Economlste.

Arrangements of transparent mate
 rials over rich foundations are as fash
 ionable as they were year ago, but a
 change in the requirements of such combinations makes them more eXclu- sive than formerly, Their costliness is increased in two ways. The arrange ments are such that rarely may any thing but a choice silk be used in the skirt and hardly ever in the bodice, and a greater addition to the expense lies in the accentuated fineness of the over draping. The fine costume pie tured here was illustrative of this.
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< THE ECARRINGToNP co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
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Traffic through the Suez canal fell of greatly in 1897, the amount being the smallest in fifteen years; 2,9S6 steamers of 7,S9s,9s1 tons register pass ed through, as compared with 3,40s steamers of S,562,237 tons in 1896 and about the same number in 1895.
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F. M D. E. ! ]. \ N. BROWN & co! %,
 Rare I exti1es
P. M. BROWN.
D. s. oAmsLs.

Are shown at this Spring Dress Goods Show See the windows full, ard that is but a hint of the beauty to be seen in the delightful variety within. Every day brings throngs of early buyers. New Haven never saw such handsome fabrics not likely to see them else where, either.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

The Klondike house patented by A. F. Howes of Weymouth, Massachu- setts, is made of aluminium, and when packed for transportation is in three bundles, weighing only one hundred and thirty pounds, including stove and cooking utensils. It is intended to house four persons and is proof.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

Railroad employees in Germany have started a movement for the reform of the manners of railroad officials. They object to the Thigh and mighty airs'' of their superiors. and argue that con- siderate treatment of subordinates should be one of the conditions of hold ing positions of authority. They are entirely right.
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Issued Thursdays, One Dollar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-17

There are a few things that a Ger man investigator can't find out. Pro- lessor Nikolaus Muller, of Berlin, says that the equal parting of the hair be- longs to Jews and Christian Jews of the fourth and fifth centuries, and that such patriarchs and prophets as Abra- ham, Isaac, Jacob Jeremiah and John the Baptist all seem to have had their hair parted in the middle.
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NEW HAVEN, CONN. THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB- LISHED IN CONNECTICUT.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
DRIED FRUIT.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The provision market to-day shook of the lethargy under which 1t has been laboring while foreign markets were on rampage It bull market from start to finish and led all others in point of specu- lative interest. No feature of the phases of the business that are open to public in spection could be discerned to account for the great strength developed. and it must therefore be supposed that something in the internal working of the packing business had not until to-day been quite ready for the move that has it's expression in the provision pit. All the large packers took a hand in the buying. Ar mollr Swift and the Cudahys were said to be the heaviest purchasers. The best business of the session was in lard. As this commodity of 65c is equivalent to g 15 per tierce. To- ward the middle of the session moderate realiz- the close. July pork closed at s1i STA an ad- vance of soc, lard at s6 55. or Csc up, and ribs for July at s6 05, net gain of 45c.
 A steady opening In the Liverpool wheat mar ff T4ade %as fight gay Sesh heas ia5 14c higher to 1hc, lower than yesterday. and for sale below si l4, The greater part of the short interest in July had presumably been forced to cover and n traders fs were generally dis nervousness still characterized the business
 and during the RaT of @ tumbles. Liquidation set In shortly after the opening and from sl i5 July tumbled to sl TO- tempted every recovery. and resulted in the market gradually quieting down around s1 IL; Closing Liverpool cables quoting declines of a4d for May, Ad for July and 21sd for Septem- Der caused fresh decline here. July touched s1 os1A and rallied feebly, closing at s1 1o1e, a net loss of ahc. May. which opened 10c lower at s1 75, recovered to sl So closing 6c net tower Trading in brisk owing to the mi- grafton of scalpers from the wheat pit. The a gain of 1c for the day
 Oats ruled fTm with corn within narrow
 The leading futures ranged follows:
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WEATHER REPORT.
u2oth Meridian-Pacihc Time.)

Q2oth Meridian-Paciic Time)
 SAN FRANCISCO May IT. 1898. D. m. Following the maximum temperatures re- ported to-day from weather bureau stations in California;
 Eureka 52; Fresno, e4; Los Angeles. 80; Red Bluff. 90: Independence S2; San Diego, 70; Sac ramento S6; San Luis Obspo, 70; Yuma, 102. San Francisco temperature: Maximum 56; minimum, 4S; mean, 52 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS. An area of low pressure lies over Arizona, high pressure is moving in Vancouver Island
 The temperature has remained nearly sta tionaTy over the entire country west of the Rocky Mountains. In the great valleys of Cali fornia the temperatures are from 12 to if de- erees above the normal Along the coast the temperatures are normal or below. Light showers are reported at Eureka. 4 thunder storm is reported at Idaho Falls. Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight May F, 1898. fog on the coast in the morning: fresh north westerly wind.
 Southern California-Fair Thursday; fresh westerly wind
 Nevada-CIoudy Thursday Utah-Cloudy Thursday: probably showers cary Thursday morning in northern portion Arizona-Cloudy Thursday. San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Thursday; fresh westerly wind.
 Special report from Mount Tamalpats, taken at p. m.-Clear wind west, 24 miles per
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Hydrographo Office located in the Merchants Exchange. Ia maintained in San Francisco for the benefit oc mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office. where complete sets of charts and sail ing directions of the world kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information can always be obtained regarding lights dangers to navigation and all matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The tmeball top of the building on Tele- graph Hill Is hoisted about ten minutes before noon, and is dropped at noon, 120th meridian by telegraphic signal received each day from the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island. Cal
 notice stating whether the time bali was dropped time giving the error If any. Is published the same day by the afternoon pa pers and by the morning papers the following day. J. T. MCMILLAN.
 Assistant in Charge
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 1.-The acIive demand for stocks and bonds renewed with great vigor and confidence to-day. An enormous volume of business done the Stock Ex- change and prices are substantially higher ali arour1 A large number of the leading stocks show net gains exec ding two points, and great many more have risen one point or over in the price a result of the day s trading. The upward movement was not re- surned until period of hesitation and tn- certainty at the opening, during whi .h pri. es in nearly all cases declined. This heavfness was due to the sharp declines established in London for American quotations before the opening here and to the placing of selling or ders for London account at the opening. There was also well-organized raid against a num- Der of leading industrial stocks. Sugar and Tobacco were conspicuously singled out for this attack, but the bears were in haste to cover their short contracts at the small decline achieved. Evidently many of the large bull operators who had taken the profits yes terday were also anxious to get back and saw an inviting opportunity at the lower level of prices resulting from yesterday declines. The demand for stocks in the first hour was urgent and many blocks of 1000 shares were eagerly bought. By the time the news of the Wall street attitude had reached London that mar ket laced about and sent orders to New York 10 buy Although there was realizing a large scale at different times during the day the recessions in prices were insignificant The and prices at about the top level The 'tiey belief that the termination of the war is near at hand was the impelling motive for the strength Of the market
 A small engagement of gold for export dem onstrates that exchange is still at the gold point.
 The bend market showed quite fully in the activity and strength of the stock market Atcnlson adjustment fours advanced l4 per cent Total sales, s3,4T5. 900.
 Prices of Government bonds were unchanged throughout.
 The total sales Of stocks to-day were 6Os 500 shares, including: Atchison $500. Atchison pre- ferred 49 coo B. and O. 5000 Burlington 26 400 Louisville and Nashville 2s 900. Manhattan s75O. Metropolitan Street Railway 4530, Reading pre- 1efred 4b4U, Missouri Pacific l4. bUO, New York Central TOO. Northern Pacific 1000. Northern Pacific preferred 43 200, Reading 5600. Rock Island 33 200 St. Paul 3,240. Southern preferred $500, Union Pacific preferred 32.2OO Wabash preferred 1900, American Tobacco 4s,5OO. Chi cago Great Western 11.700. Peoples Gas IS. 700. Sugar 47,OOO. Leather preferred TYPO, Western mi
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEAT-There was less excitement yester- day. The range of values at Chicago was lower and the foreign markets also showed easier symptoms. May wheat. however, was scarce and in eager demand at Chicago, and this gave the bulls here an opportunity Ia keep futures up to the previous level and in fact. rather above 1t. There was no change in spot prices.
 Spot Wheat was nominal at the following quotations: Shipping s1 s0dD1 s211; milling s1 S5 Q1 90 per ctl.
 CALL BOARD SALES
 Informal Session-9:15 o'clock = December 900 ctls, si n sooo $1 TX; 5000, sl TX 4o0o Second ession-December-2ooo ctls, s1 7s: 1s.00o s1 7SA: 2ooo. s1 7sA 4O0o.- s1 73iS; 2ooO. si 7Sss; POGO, s1 73%
 Regular morning session = December-ls. COG ctls, $1 74a4 10000, s1 74a; 2ooo, $1 74N 12 o0o. s1 74as.
 Afternoon session = December 32, 900 ctls. s1 75 2ooo s1 75A; 10000. sl 751s; sO00 s1 75ss 5000, $l 751h
 BARLEY-There is an active demand for Brewing at the quotations on local account Feed is weaker. Trading on call Is light Feed. $1 321a91 35 Brewing. s1 40.
 CALL BOARD SALES.
 Informal session-s:l5 o'clock-No sales.
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EXPLANATION.

The arrow flies with the wind The top ng- ures at station indicate minimum temperature for the days; those underneath 1t, If any, the amount of rainfall or of melted snow In inches and hundredths during the last twelve hours: Isobars or solid lines, connect points of equal air pressure; isotherns or dotted lines equal temperature. The word high means nigh by fair weather; low refers to low pres sure and is usually preceded and accompanied by cloudy weather and rains Lows usually first appear on the Washington coast. When the pressure is high In the interior and low along the coast and the isobars extend north and south along the coast. rain Is probable; but when the low is inclosed with isobars of marked curvature, rain south of Oregon is i'm probable. With a high in the vicinity of idaho, and the pressure falling to the Cali fornia coast warmer weather may be expected In summer and colder weather in winter. The reverse of these conditions will produce an e result
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U 5 BOnQS- 4s guar coup. 10915110i5 As quar- reg. .10S11l091s Is guar new. .1221a1231s
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, May 1.-The American Wool and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow: The mar ket Is somewhat paradoxical. the tone being more buoyant than a week ago and the sales somewhat less. The better feeling which Is encountered on all sides is due Irimarily to the appearance in the market of a larger quota of mills than has been the for some time. While prices have not advanced any, the mar ket has improved to the extent that the quo tations are not quite so nominal as they were a week ago.
 The principal inquiry this week has been for medium fleece wools, suitable for Government requirements
 The sales of the week in Boston amount to 654 900 pounds domestic and 413 900 pounds for eign, making total of 1.067, 900 pounds, against a total of 1.12S, 900 pounds for the previous week
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PROVISIONS.

Bacon and Lard have gone up sharply In the East and this market is firm in sympathy. though quotations remain unchanged.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon. S1s@9c per lb for heavy, 91sc for light medium. 10lac for light Eastern sugar cured Hams 1oh@11c; Califor mia Hams. 91s@10c; Mess Beef, $lO 50 per Dbl extra Mess Beef sl1; Family Beef, SIP; Salt Pork. s9; extra prime Pork. $10 extra clear. $l7Q17 50: mess. s15 Smoked Beef. 12Q12ac per ID.
 LARD-Eastern. tierces quoted at Sc per lb Tor compound and 7ac for pure; pals, sMo; and 797Ac for pure; half barrels 7lsc; lo-lo tins. 7Ac: 5-lb tins, SAC.
 less than 300 lbs-1-lb pails, 50 in case s'sc; 3-lb pals 20 in case sssc; 5-lb paiis IF ia in case. SAc 10-lb pails in a case. S1sc; oO-lp tins or 2 in case 7ssc; wooden buckets. 20 lbs net, 7Mc; fancy tubs, 80 lbs net. 7ssc; half barrels, about no lbs. 7hc per lb
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GENERAL MERcHANDIsE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags. nominal; Woo ssags, nominal; San Quentin. s5 30.
 COAL-Wellington. $s per ton; New Weiiins ton ss; Southfeld Wellington, q SO; Seattle ss; Bryant, s6 Coos Bay. S; Wallsend. v 50 Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg ,14; Camel. $l per ton; Rock Springs. Castle Gate and Pleas ant Valley, ss Coke. SIP per ton in bulk ane Sl4 in sacks
 SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refining Com, pany quotes. terms net cash: Cube. Crushed and Fine Crushed, 7c: Powdered, GIG; pr, Granulated. 5Zc; Confectioners' A. 57tc: Mag nolia A. 61tc: Extra c. 5asc; Golden C. EXC Candy Granulated. 6c; California A, 51sc pei ID; half barrels Ac than barrels, and
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. May 11-CATTLE = To-day z trade in cattle was slow, and lower prices pre- vailed for rough Westerns. Strictly choice beeves s5q5 25; common steers. sS s09% 25; Western $3 9oG4 s5; stockers and feeders, 8 90 GA 30; calves, A 75G6 50.
 HOGS-Were strong. Sales were largely at s4 1904 25; heavies. s494 30; medium. 8 ss9 sHEEP-Were in good demand and steady. Poor lots. sSQ3 50: choice. s4 30. Lambs were prime shorn. Spring lambs brought $s 50. Receipts-Cattle, 14.0Oo; hogs. 96.o0o; sheep. 16,000
 Market steady to 5@1oc lower. Native beef steers, s3 s0G4 75; Western steers B 6004 10: cows and heifers sS 75@4 20; stockers and feeders. sS 90a4 S5; calves, sac 6o; bulls and HoGS-Receipts s4oO Market shade higher; heav~ 8 s5@4; mixed. s s5@s s7; bulk of sHEEPwReceipts, 45Oo. Market steady; fair to choice natives, 8 70Gp4 B; do Westerns 8 60 @4 20; lambs. si 25@5 40.
 DENVER.
 DENVER, May u.-CATTLE-Recepts.1 1000. Market active and steady; beef steers, $3 5oq 42; cows s303 s0 feeders, freight paid to river, S4G4 40: stoclkers. freight paid to river, B s@S4 sO bulls and .o stags g 5o@s 30 u~b, packers. B s5a4: mixed, B so@s s5; heavy. 8 75a3 e7.
 sHEEP-Receipts. none. Market unchanged.
 KANSAS CITY.
 KANSAS CITY, May u.-CATTLE-Receipt s0oo market weak to 1ec lower. Native steers. 8 75G5; native cows and heifers, 2 25q4 80; stockers and feeders. $ 10@5 65; bulls, s3d4 70. 10c higher; bulk of sales, B s0@4; heavies B 90 Q4 20; packers, B 75q4 0719; mixed, B 7604 %; lights, s 65@3 90: workers. B S593 90; pigs, SHEEP-Receipts, 2ooo; market firm: lambs, s4Q6; muttons, $394 76.
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To cuLTIvATE A PRETTY INsTEP.

The evilly disposed person who invented spring-hee shoes has thousands of ugly fiat feet for which to render account The nervous strain on the body, caused by the pounding of the heelless shoes on And more than that, 1t is almost impossi- ble to carry the weight on the balls of the feet under such circumstances Of course high heels are equally injurious but a heel of medium height with good width will allow the instep to develop as it should.
 To cultivate the instep to it's proper arch no exercise Is so effective as this. Stretch the foot downward, the toe al ways endeavoring to reach a point just beyond itself.-Katherine E. Junkermann In May Woman's Home Companion.
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

The Hay market continued to show nrm tone, and there was a further falling of in the receipts from outside points. There was no advance in prices however
 Two cars of Wheat came in rom the Sacramento Valley It was good Hay fairly cured. and sold at $20 per ton.
 BRAN-S20 50ll21 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS- -s2S 5oG25 per. ton
 FEEDSTUFFS- Rolled Barley. , szs 1S. per ion $s2@32 50; Cocoanut Cake, s24425; Cottonseed Meal. $2S93o per ton; Cornmeal. sZA oo' track ed Corn, $25.
 Hay-Ex-car in round lotsl-Wheat, sSlg 24 50; Wheat and Oat, s20Q2S 50: Oa1 slegzo; pressed Oat. ;ls92o; Alfalfa, s13@4; Clover. nominal; Timothy, $1691s.
 STRAW-75c6sl 10 per bale.
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LONDON WOOL SALES.

LONDON, May n.-At the Wool auction sales to-day Il, ,3so bales were offered. includ- ing an excellent selection of merinos, which sold quickly. The keenest competition con- tinued. Sales in detail.
 New South Wales, 36oo balesi secured, ehd@ is 51kd greasy, 6&q10d.
 Queensland. 1900 bales; secured, 1s@1s 2hd; greasy 5AQs1ad.
 Victoria 2400 bales; secured, Is 1Nd@1s 61td; South Australia, HOO bales: secured, Is 21ad9 Is 3tzd; greasy, 4MG9d.
 New Zealand, 2so6 bales; secured, s%d9is 4d; greasy, 519GD9d
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

San Francisco Entrance-California-' ofAce of United States Lighthouse Inspector Twelfth District, San Francisco. Cal. May Notice is hereby given that the Mile Rock bell buoy is not sounding. It will be put In order at the earliest date practica6ie This notice affects the List of Beacons and Buoys Pacific Coast. 1897. page IS. By order of the Lighthouse Board
 IARLES F. L. B. DAVIS Major. Corps of Engineers. IT. s. A, Inspector Twelfth Lighthouse District.