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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-27
Domestic Ports

NEW yoRK--Cid 25th. sch Percy Lille.
Miller, Savannah; Merom, Wyman, Phipsburg;
Hamburg. White. Newport kolon. Robbins
Sid 2sth. sch, Joel y Sheppard Brunswick:
Lizzie Cnadwiek. do; Mabel Hooper JACKSON
| vile; y haskell. Fernandina; John SNOW
Ar at City Island Jan &c. steamer Manhattan.
Portland; sch Faith & May. do.
New YORK for RocklAnd; John Douglass. do for
New Bedford; Frank q Rich, do for Port Ia on
and Boston Fannie Flint do Tor L9und pof''
BoSTON-Ar 26th sch Nettie Cushing Gil
bert New York.
AZ 2eth. sch Edw L Warren. Colsou, Belfast.
Ar 2sth. schs Alfred Brabrook. Jacksonville /:
Charlie g. Willie. Rockport; Vcnner. Nor
folk; u Peckham, do; Lewis II Coward; "a l.
timore; bertha Dean. and Sams Dillawqy, New
port; Flora Rogers. Charleston Morris w
Cid 25sh. scns Ellen NJ Colder Pierce, Ciarks
Cove and Norfolk: VIM Herrick. Kelley, for
sid 2bth ship II r Thomas. for New York. In
tow; tug International, with barge Plymouth
for Portland; schs Alice NJ Colburn. baltimore;
Passed Highland Light 25th. sch Aug Hunt.
from Philadelphia for Portland.
Gilmore. New Haven.
sid ASH. sch Annie Henderson. Henderson.
BALTiMoRE-Cld 25tn sch Mary Manning.
DUTCH ISLAND HARBoR Ar 22d, schs
Electa Bailey, from Fail kiyer for Philadelphia;
Ar roth. sch WIN Cobb, Calais for New York.
NEW ORLEANS Ar 26th, barque Benny
Doom, Burgess, Bahia:
cid 10Th sch George Dudley. wilson. New
Ar ssth. sch John Randall Croker. Bo,
ton. to:load for Portland.
VIEWPOINT NEws-Ar 25th. sch Geo Bailey.
Sid 25th. sch Agnes A Manson. Babbitt. for
PAsCAGoULA-cid 25,h, sch Sarah Fuller.
SID 2bih, sch Charles A Campo ell. Stevens. for
Matanzas; Abbie g Stubbs, Kingston.
PENsACOLA-Cld 25th. sch Cassie Bron-
son, Bennett Tsmpieo. ~ 49,
Berwind. Donahoc. santiago,
SCld 25th. bsrque Tillis Baker. Ryder, for Port
Spain.
SID I'm Delaware Breaxwater 25th, sch II q
SAN FRANCISCO oath. ship + Chap
man, Thompson, honolulu and New YORK.
sAyANNAH-sld 26th, sch + Pendteton,
sToNINGToN-Ar 25th sch Emily. Berry.
WfSE Edsfsa .a1 EsS alk 24th sch.
yenner, from Norfolk for Boston; Lewis II
Coward and Henry Peckhain, Baltimore for
Boston; Samuel Dlliaway. Newport News for
Passed 25th, sch p Blackburn. Ross. from
Baltmsre for Portland.
Foreign fortA-
Arat st John. PR, Jan Gath. U 3 transport
Mississippi. New York.
Ar Al Surinam Dec 20, sch sebago. Thompson
NeS York.
cid I'm st Lucia Jan IL, sch Florence. wor-
nell, Macorris.
Ar at Havana Jan 26. bsrque NIneveh. Walls
Newport News.
Ar at Havana Jan 18th. schs Ahble q Cole
Gale. New York; goth. Jessie Lena, DevereauXi
Mobile.
Ar at Bermuda Jan IS, sch Andrew Adams.
Seavey. from Newport News for Cienfuegos.
Sid Jan 20, sch Humarock, Neazie, Tor Sierra
Leone.
AT Bermuda Jan Esd. schs Jos W Hawthorn,
Hofses. from Newport News; Helen Montague,
Adams, from PHILADELPHIA dlsg.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL


BIZ Iee uaDt
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.
Money on call was steady 2is9S; last loan
at , per cent; prime mercantile paper 2is
as per cent. Sterling Exchange hrmer, with
actual business IN bankers bills s4isg
4 SAN for demand. sand 1924 "a SO for SIX
ty days posted rates s3iA "a s5is, CONNER.
cial bills 4 Sc a s2is.
Silver certificates 59ika6o1s.
Bar Silver 69I4.
Mexican dollars Al.
Government bonds steady.
Railroad bonds strong.
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Portland II!lEd;Y!
In Effect Oct. 3, 1898.

In Effect Oct. 3, is0s.
DEPARTURES
$50 A. NJ and Ito p. NJ. From Union Station
for Poland. Mechanic Falls. Buckneld. Can
ton. Dixneld and Rumiord Pals.
$50 a. n. I.l0 and b15 u. m. From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Connections at Rumford Falls for all points
Ga the X. f. & X. L. Il, X. including Bemis and
he Rangeley Lakes.
r. c. BRADFORD. Tiaf1c Manager.
Portland, Maine
Z. L. LOvEJOY. superintendent
lele diff Rumford Falls. Mama
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HARPS WELL STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning Nov. &. 1898. steamer Aucocisco
will leave Portland Pier, Portland. daily, sun
days excepted, at 200 y. m. Tor Long Island.
Little and Great Chebeague Chn Island, south
Harpswel, Bailey sand Orr's Island.
RETURN for Portland. leave Orr's Island, Z. 90
"a. III. via above landings. Arrive Portland $50
a. m. ISAIAH DANIEL, gen. Man.
sep5odu
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Memorsuds

New York. Jan 25-sch VIM Churchill. from
Norfolk for bridgeport. reports. 22d. eollided
with sehr Freddie Henehen. from New YORK fof
Virginia. ana carried away jibboom, bowsprii,
figure head. and headgear. Damage 10 the r III
pot ascertained.
Pascagoula, Jan 25-Tugs have been unable
10 reach the stranded schr Alice Grabree
which went ashore on Petit Boise Island 23d.
" Ind blowing hard.
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pnR1l AND AND nGnENSBuRG Rail WAY.

The adjourned annual meeting ol The stock
holders Of the Portland and OgdenSburg Rail.
way viii be held az the ONCE OF the Mavor of
Portland on Wednesday. the first day OF Fe5ru-
ary 1899 at ten o'clock in the forenoon Tor con-
sideration and action upon the question OF re-
funding the fl ST mortgage six per cent bonds OF
the Portland and ogdeasburg Railroad Company
ianisd2w mo w. DANA. Clerk.
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Arrived.
Steamer Lake Huron. tBr) Evans. Bristol. +,
via st John NB-To Elder. Dempster q Co.
Steamer fremont. Thompson, Boston.
Tug International towing barge Thomaston.
from Philadelphia coal to Peter Nlckerson
Tug Plymouth towing barge Cent RR No /.
from Port Johnson-cCal to Ranaail Il McAllis-
Sch Edw Brlery. Ross, Baltimose-coal to
Sch VIM k Park. Lake, Philadelphia-cOal to
Sen Henry Little, Pierce. BaltimOre-cOal to
Sch Onward. Kailoeh, Boston.
Sch John NJ Fisk, Nut. Boston. with foremost
Sch Z willard. Drinkwater, Lubec via Bort
Clyde, TO load Tor Porto Rico.
Sch Genesta. Scott, st John. NIB. for New
Sch P Emerson. Haley. St John, NIB. for
Sch Haaelwood. Frazier. st jain. NIB, for
Sch Thistle Williams. st John. NIB, for New
soh Lucy, Hooper. Calais for New York,
Sch Clara Jane, Maloney Calais for Green
port, Ct
Sch Ront Byron. Hart. Rockport for Boston.
Sch Belle Bartlett. Miller, Bar Harbor.
Sch Leading Breeze. Pinkham. Bath for Bos-
Sch Louisa Francis. Piersou. Rockiand for
Boston.
Steamship Arab (Br, wills. Liverpool
+ Leyland & Go.
Steamship Aroma. (BD Baxter London
Robt Record Co.
Steamship Horatio Hall. Bragg. New York
j + Liscomb.
Sch Clara Dinsmore. Brown. 'Calais-Doten
Grriu Co.
Sen L & q w Kinds, Calder. Cslais-Paris
FIGURING Co.
Sch Rushliehr. Beals, Jonesport-J II Blake.
sILEDB-steamer Arab.
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.o.,on produoe Market.

Boston Pvoduoe Market.
n BOSTON. Jar. IS lss9-Th Z following are
days quota 49,, Of PROVISIONS. Etc.
FLOUR
snring ateurs 4 i04< rs
Winter. patents. 8 % "a 30
Clear and susighL 3 SOFA 10.
extra aud Seconds vt.
Fine and Supers--
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Chicago Live stock M.rxs'-
iBY Telegrapn.l

CHICAGO, Jan. %. 1s99-Cattle -receip,s
IL 600; good droves active; common ouiet ian an
cy cattle 0O0t6 80; choice steers ouSoe az
medium o ooa5 IS; beef steers at oo94 ~;
stockers and feeders at 5 35dA75 COWS hnn
heifers at 80 90; Western fod steers lug
s 65; Texans 9oa5 20.
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European Markets.

LONDON. Jan. IS, 1s99-Consols closed Mt
iliis for money and Ill $40 for account.
LIVERPOOL Jan. &c, 1899. The Cotton
market IS higher; spot 3 Sled; sales 10000
bales, OF which 1000 were for speculation and
exporI
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RAILROADS.
BOSTON & MAINE II. X.
In Effect October 3rd. 1893
wESTERN DIVISION

In Effect OCiODor sra, lobo-
WESTERN DIVISION.
Trains leave Portland. Union Station. for
scarboro Beach. Pine Point. 100. 1000 M,
Sc $500 III ssa s $40 300 900 Gash isss
' n "a o 80 ssJ .a SO p s s e
port, TOO. 80, a m. i2.3a $50 o.25. p. m;
Wells Beach 100 $40 a; m. go 90 p; m;
$50, SIS p. m. Koohes,er. Pennington.
Alton Bay. 40 a M, 1875, $50 p. mi Lake
port, Lsconia. Weirs. Ply mouth. $40 a. m,
Rochester), 100 .. m; Manchester. Concord
and North, 100 q. m, $50 p. m.; North Ber-
wick. Dover. Exster, Haverh,li. lawrence.
$40. p. m. Arrive Boston, 1.25, lois a m.
1880, 4.i0, IT'S. p. m. Leave Boston for
Portland. $50. 7so $50 a m, i,i5. AIS: p: IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For scsrboro Beach. Pine Point, Old
bunk, North Berwick, Dover. Exeter.
aaverhul, Lawrence, Lowell, Boston. 1855.
$50 p. M Arrive Boston SIS. 80 p M;
Rochester. Pennington, Alton bay $50
y EASTERN DIVISION.
For Biddeford, Portsmouth. Newbury-
port, Aniesbury. salem. Lynn. Boston. 400
.. M. I2{O. 400 9.o5 p. m. Leave Boston for
Portland T.3o. 900 "A. m. 1890, 100, 7.45 p. IN
Arrive Portland. ii.4o a. m. 400 40. to.i5
l0.45 D. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Biddsfo; d. Portsmouth. Newbury-
port. Salem, Lynn, Boston, 200 a. m.. LAS
pm. Arrive Boston 567 a. H.. 400 p. m.
Leave Boston for Portland. 900 a. m, loop, m.
Arrive Portland, 1910, 1880 p. IN.
a. Daily except Monday and stops at North
Berwick and Exeter only.
D. J. FLANDERS. G. P b T. A. Boston.
oct3 dit
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Dr. BmiPs ough Syrup will cure cough
or cold In one day. 1t Is safe and always re-
liable. Price 20 cents bottle.
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STEAMERS.
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House wharf. Portland. Ne.

WEEP DAY TIME TABLE
Commencing Monday. Jan. 10, 1899.
For Forest Guy Land ne. reaks Island. s.S0,
6.45, D. A. NJ. 2i5, 400, B.i5 +. 81.
For Trefcthen's LaudInE. Peaks Island,
Little aud Great diamond Islands,
cas-. 500. a. M. 2t5, 400 ,. M.
For ponce'. Landing, Long Island. 500.
A.. NJ. 2.l5 ".
c. ". I. GoDING. General Manager.
jani4 dtf
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MARRY M G., NELLIE,

And Will buy you such pretty Ring at
Mehenney's. A Thousand solid gold Kings,
Diamonds, GpaLPearls. krsles, Emeralds and
Wedding Rings a specially Largest stock IN
city. MCKINNEY. The Jeweler, Monument
Square. mArzdU
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100 Pounds Boston Linen,
seconds" 35c u pound. Regu-
lar price soc.
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Portland market-cut loaf &c; confectioners
Sc powdered &c; graduated &C. coffee crushed
5iac; yellow &c.
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WRITING PAPER,
For the next few days we
offer the following Bargains i'm
Writing Paper.

500 Pounds fine Wedding fin
ish Paper, 25c "a pound. Kegu-
lar price 35c.
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600 Pounds good Linen Paper
I5c "a pound, 2 pounds for csc.
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100 Pounds Good Crea nm
Paper, Toe a pound. Regular
price soc.
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Portland, Ne, Jan, 2, 20.
CIJR-ICAN REMEDY co.

CUR-ECAN REMEDY co:
Gentlemen-I have suffered for the last
eleven years with rheumatism in my arms
and legs. which has nearly incapacitated
me from my duties as pilot on one OF the
Portland Steam Packet Companyi> steamers.
After using one bottle OF your CUR-lCAN
| received instant relief. | can highly rec
ommend IT TO all. Respectfully yours,
(Signed) GEO. A. THOMPSON.
Quartermaster.
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Hogs-receipts 10000, &c lower; quoted ~
~ 80 pigs 8 2Oa355.
Sneep-recepts IL 100; brisk; lambs quoted
1o"4 SO' sheep at 2 soa< 20.
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75 Pounds Paper, very Thin,
good for foreign cOrrespOn-
denCe.
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Portland Ne. Ian. 1 lSQa

Portland, Me-, Jan, !, 1899.
CUR-ICAN REMEDY co;
Gentleinen-It gives me great pleasure to
write to you. Your Lnimeut relieved me
In about twelve hours OF a bad case of La
Grippe; two applications took away ali
pain in my Chest and Head in the morning
i was as well as ever. Houing others viii
buy and receive the benefit the same as |
did, remain respectfully.
(Signed) l.. Il. BERRY.
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MERRITT DELANO.
Portland. Me. Jan. =, 'ss.

Portland Me, Jan. ., '99.
CUR-ICAN REMEDY &C:
Gentlemen-I have been confined to the
house for the past six weeks with Rheu-
matism. and have had the best physicians of
this city attending me without receiving any
relief. After using your CT Loan few
times 1t has given me instant relief and
highly recommend Ii to all suffering from
rheumatism. | would not be without your
valuable remedy If IL cost me twenty-five
dollars per bottle. Yours respectfully.
(Signed) f. WILLIAMS Optician,
432 Congress Street, Portland, Me.
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Portland & Worcester Line.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER K. i.
Stn,iou Foot Of Profile 81

ON and after Monday. oct. 3. 1895. Passenger
trains will Leave Portland;
For Worcester, Clinton Aver Junction, Nashua,
Mindham and Epping at 7.3o g m and 12So
p. H.
For Manchester, Concord and points North AZ
T.So T. III. and 1880 p. m
For Rochester, Springvale, Alfred, Water.
boro and Saco Rive: &. 100 a u. i2.3o and
For Gorhxm A l-ao and s45 a. H. lisa a0a
$50 anu 60 y. ~.
Junction and Wocd1ords at 71Q as = N,
l2SO 500 $50 ADD go p. Il.
The " ~ D. III. ualn IRON Portland connects
at Aver JUNCTION with "Hoosac Tunnel Route"
Tor lie West and at Union station. Worcester.
Tor Providence and New York, via Providence
Line" ior Norwich and New York. via Nor
vieh Line" with Boston and Albany X K for
the West, and with the New York all rail VIA
springfield"
al 80 D. IN from Rochester at $50 D. M. 1.3o
and 5iS D. m from Gorham at $40. a3o and
1850 a. M. 80. 4.i5, 6.is p. m.
For through tickets Tor all points West and
South apply TO +, r. MeGlLLlCUDDf. TICKET
H. W. DAVIS. Supt
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MAN
Just n Few Lines From Port
land, Me-, Where CUR,ICAN
Has Been Introduced Just
Two Weeks:


CUR-I-CAN REMEDY co;
Gentlemen-Your valuable remedy has
cured me OF Rheumatism in my right arm,
which l was troubled with for ten weeks. |
have bottle and would not be without IT,
/ can recommend II to all my friends. Yours
respectfully.
(Signed) MERRITT DELANO.
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MAINE TOWNS.
items Of Interest Gathered By corrss
pordsnts Of tho Prssa
PowNAI.


Pownal. Jan. "a THE mild weather Of
the past few days has brought what all
dislike to sea- winter rain storm.
should It continue for even few hours
sleighs will have to be entirely given up
Heavy teams have been using wheels for
ing this as being very hard winter for
business. such frequent changes In the
running gear being found necessary.
Hodsden and knight are busily.engaged
saving lumber ut their mill near Pownal
Centre. Beside their crew some come In
each day from the farms In this locality.
MIR. and Mira william Noyes have been
called to Lynn on the sad occasion OF the
funeral Of their on ly grandson, Harris
W. Nevens, son OF Eben and Alice Noyes
Nevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant Newcomb are en-
PERTAINING Charles Perry, wife and son,
from Sandish.
MIR. and Mrs. John I. Lawrence have
recently teen suffering from severe colds.
Capt !. 5. Brown has also been quite
Ill for several days
Mrs. Helen Soule who has been visit.
ing friends in Portland is expected home
In few days.
A social will be given at Mallet hall on
Friday evening, Jan. 9th In charge of
the l.. A. ).
Mr.. s. 5. Latham and Mrs. Hattie
Morey from Gray were recent guests at
MIR. Perez Chapin's.
clifford Porter who has been at work
in salem for several months is now at
home.
Very marked improvement has been
made in the repairs on the house on the
place formerly owned by Mrs. Hiram
Blackstone and recently purchased by
Moses and Hiram Black stone. II Is to be
occupied in the early spring.
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Envelopes at low prices.

$50 Boxes Paper and Envei-
Opes, slightly damaged, lOc.
were 25c, 3jc aud soc.
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MARINE n EWS
FORT OF PORTLAND.

THURSDAY. Jan. 20.
Arrived,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-28
NEW Works. STRIKE AT AN END
Street Car Men Loose In lsrookiyn nnd
Manhattan.

New YORK, July 2f-The street
railway strike In Brooklyn Is ended.
The time schedules Of the various sur.
face railways are PRACTICAL restored
and maintained throughout the city
and suburbs. The strike In Manhnt.
tan borough Is also practically al an
end. Cars are running on regular
schedules and there are 40 longer dis.
turbances Of order.
General Master Workman Parsons
admitted last night that the strike In
Manhattan and Brooklyn were over
when he said, after the Grand Central
palace meeting:
"No more men will be called out 70.
the rsason that IL would be unwise to
ask them to quit work when we have
not sufficient money to give them for
the living expenses Of themselves aud
families"
Muster Workman Pines, who is IN
charge of the strike in brooklyn said:
'This has ceased to be q strike and
has become a political fight
Aside from creased rails and the oc.
c~asional explosion ola torpedo. which
had been placed upon the tracks In
the hope to Brighten new motormen,
nothing hindered the general opera
ton of the roads last night. Tho po.
lice still guard the cars on lines pass
ing through neighborhoods where in
reference might occur.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-28

An organization IL being formed by
Spaniards e Havana. with n view Ia
securing American citizenship.
Supervising Architect Taylor ycster-
day made the formal announcement OF
the selection of the Lloyd-Liun prop
erty as the site for the public building
at Hastings, Neb.
The French reciprocity treaty has
been signed. The opposition to the
treaty continued to the last, but in the
end there was a spirit OF Cancellation
ON both sides. The feeling is general
that the treaty will encourage COM
merce between the two countries.
Assistant Secretary Meiklcjohn has
presented AN invitation To the prcsi-
dent to he present at the reception to
be given to the First Nebraska volun.
tecrs at Lincoln on September -, upon
their return from the Philippines. The
president promised To accept I'm ease
he could make his contemplated west
crn trip.
Secretary Alger returned to Wash
ington yesterday and was In his office
early. Soon after his arrival Assistant
Secretary Meil,lcjohn joined him and
they had u consultation regarding
matters in the department and the
turning ovcr of the department To
Gen. Ayers successor Assistant Sec
rotary M~eiklejohn will be In charge
until MIR. Root qualities on August /.
Secretary Algcr expects TO he absent
in the interval.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn has
had charge of the insular affairs and
he finds upon his return the subject OF
the census of Cuba quite u prominent
matter. II is expected that the men
appointed by General Brooke to begin
the work of taking the census will
come to Washington and receive in
structions. They will be referred &c
Director Merriam, who will have tn,
supervision of the census in Cuba to
such an extent rs IL comes under the
civil authorities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-28
AFFAIRS OF STATE
EVENTS OF INTEREST TO
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Timely Mention of the Do,ngs OF the Ma
tional Congress. Departmental and Ex-
ecutivc OniciaI Actions, and Movements
of Army and Navy.
Thursdny. July 90.

Secretary Algcr yesterday rendered
to the president his resignation of the
wan portfolio. The resignation will
become effective August /, though IL
was rendered lat the pleasure of the
president"
The navy department has received
the first half of an order for 100 ma
chine guns of n new type, the most
powerful in the possession of any gov
eminent. They are one-poundcrs, car
rying an explosive she'll. and can fire
$50 shots "a minute.
The swift auxiliary cruiser ratriota,
of the Spanish navy, formerly the
Hamburg-American liner Colombia,
has been bought back from the Span
ish government by the Hamburg
American Packet company. The YES
sci arrived at Hamburg yesterday for
delivery to the purchasers.
Special Plenipotentiary Hasson, for
the United States, and Secretary and
Charge Tower, for Great Britain, to-
day signed at the state department the
reciprocity treaty made under section
4 of the Dingley trrif act with British
Guiana. The treaties governing ia
maica and Bermuda went over, but the
formal execution is expected to take
place within "a few DAYS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-28
Wednesday, July 20.

Clarence +. Lambert has been ap.
pointed n substitute clerk in the post
Office at kcarncy, Ncb.
Contract for carrying the mail from
Encampment to Battle, Wyo., has been
awarded to II. Tisdale. and from
Washer to Frank, $. d., TO Gardner
Cowles.
IL is stated the president has no IN
tention of relieving General Otis from
the military in the Philippines. He
had Mt one time, IL is stated, seriously
thought Of assigning an officer of high
rank to command the forces in the
field, leaving Otis to perform the adj
ministrative duties of governor-gener-
al, but he has abandoned the idea.
General Wilson, chief of engineers,
has been receiving reports from the
engineer officers upon the fertilization
work accomplished during the last fs-
cal year. The reports show crafty
ing results and cover works upon the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans and Gulf
Of Mexico. The coast defense of the
United States Is now in such q state al
to make the country well protected.
Reports regarding the resignation Of
President Paul Kruger of the Soutf
African republic are conflicting, but
according to the best information III
actual resigned his Office conditional
ly. The volksraad, while maintain
ing It's opposition TO President Kruger
views on the dynamite concession, has
given It's assurance that IL still ha,
the utmost confidence in President
Kruger, and it is believed he has with
drawn his resignation.
The abstract of the condition OF the
national banks of Nebraska, exclusive
Of Omaha and Lincoln, Mt the close of
business on June 30. as reported u
the comptroller of the currency, shows
the average reserve to have been 40 90
per cen against 29.17 per cent on
April =. Loans and discounts in
creased from s14, 074, $50 to S14,3 s7 ,565:
stocks and securities from $~5l5,04s 10
S523 ,6a7; gold coin from S6O4,527 to
$685., 232; total specie from S773, $50 70
1887 1888; lawful money reserve from
Sl.O9i, 4s4 to 81, 272, 922; individual de-
posts from l4,039,0 i4 to &c. $40, POI.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-28
Accused OF Double Murder.

M%uscooEE, Iud. Ter, July 20 -
Deputy United States Marshals Lee
and Rogers have arrived here with
Clay Young. whom they have arrested
as the supposed murderer Of two men
whose bodies were found Friday even
Ing, near Fort Gibson, Ind. Ter. Tho
two murdered men were named Rec
tor and were from Benton county,
Missouri. They were prospecting In
the Indian territory, with a view tc
making II their home. Young is In
Jail.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-28
A Torn,to IN In liam

LAPoRTE, Ind, July 90. "A tornado
IN the eastern portion OF this town
last night wrecked the boot and shoe
store OF Butter worth e. Co. and lev.
eled other buildings to the east Of the
city. II Is feared that the families OF
Jacob Morton and William Steele. on
the Kankakce marsh have been killed.
IL is not known whether they were In
the buildings when the storm struck
them.