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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The Commercial Ad-
vertiser's London financial cablegram says
The markets here active to-day, consid-
ering the settlement. The tone good ex-
cept in Americans.
Africans continue buoyant. dverting atten-
tion from Americans. The latter had a dull
opening under steady pressure of selling or
ders. Jobbers refused to buy. There was
lull in the early afternoon on the exhaustion
OF sales and some preliminary buying before
New Yorks opening, which caused a rally ad-
vancing Union Pacific issues, Ontario and West
ern and Baltimore and Ohio. The close was
feverish, with sagging tendency predominant
ing.
The public made large deliveries at the set
tlement, showing no disposition to lock up
capital, but only to scalp dollar profits. The
general contango rate was about 4; for Atch-
ison preferred ii lighter.
Tintos were 35A Anacondas, ~.
Money was easy There fair American
bidding for gold at us Sad.
CLOSING.
LONDON, Jan. 25.--Canadian Pacific. s7%:
Grand Trunk, 7ss; bar silver weak. 27Izd;
/ Der cent,
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IMPoRTs loF GROCERIES.

Imports OF grocery staples at this port in 1898
were as follows. compared with 1897: Sugar.
265 646 900 pounds valued at 81, 4e7.75s. against
s2s or 500 pounds at 49, ST. 900; coffee 1874. $50
pounds at ST. $50 764. against 1922 600 pounds at
against a. 021 900 pounds at $6sS 5OO tea S132 500
pounds at lO9S 900, against a. 1898 900 pounds at
50 OPS 900
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

ferred, 80 400 Ontario and Western, $50 Rock
Island. 25330 Union Pacific. "a. 500 ST. Paul. $500
Southern Pacific. 200 Union Pacific preferred.
$500 Paper. 200 Tobacco S 400 Steel % 300 Steel
preferred, 2s, 500 Peoples Gas, IA, 165 Brooklyn
Transit, 800 Pacific Mail. 1900 Sugar, 21.-
800 Tennessee Coal and Iron, $3.50 Leather pre-
ferred, %, 800 Rubber, $500 Rubber preferred,
5000 Western Union. 1880 Chicago Great
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON, jan 25.-To-days statement
of the condition of the Treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, 1920. ,s71; gold reserve,
$22e, ,2e5, 79S.
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Wholesale rates from slaughterers to dealers
are as follows:
BEEF-First quality. 7c: second quality. go
6Jkc: third quality, 545lac.
TEAI-Large, 7aSc; small 7Qsc per 10.
MUTTON-Wethers, s@S1zc; Ewes, 7zQSc-
PoRK-Live Hogs, 464ssc for large. 4%@4%o
for medium and 31a@4c for small; stock Hogs.
311c; dressed Hogs, 51s@7c.
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
TIME BALL.

TIME BALL.
Branch Photographic Office, U. S. N, Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco Cal,
January 25 1899.
The time ball on the tower OF the new Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
1. e.. at noon of the 10th meridian, or at 8
o clock p. m. Greenwich mean time.
W. S. HUGHES,
Lieutenant. U. S. N. in charge
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BAY AND RIVER sTEAMERg
FOR U. S. NAVY-YAHD AND VALLEJO.
Steamer "MonticelIo. ,

Steamer Monticello
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Sat, at s:45 a
m, SO $50 p: m; lex. Thurs. night; Fridays
p m and $3.50; Sundays 1920 a. M o. m
Landing and office Mission-st. Dock. Pier No No
2. Telephone, Main 1905. -'o
FARG OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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TREASURE SHIPMENT.

The Nippon Maru took out treasure list OF
$50 6O5 consisting of SOL POS in Mexican dollars,
$500 in gold coin and $67 900 in silver bullion
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was easy; creameries 13q1so; dairies.
uq16c. Eggs, steady; fresh 15c Cheese.
steady. unchanged.
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LAST YEARS ENORMOUS TRADE.

Preliminary statements OF the exports OF pro-
duce staples from the United States in 1888
show an enormous trade In breadstufrs, cotton
and provisions the exports were the largest on
record. The value of the breadstuff exports for
the past two years compares as follows:
$2t3 sos 5oo
FoSS. SVo' 'o''S0o
Last year was the first that the value of this
class of exports ever exceeded $780, 900, 900. The
quantities of -four and wheat exported compare
as follows:
Wheat. Flour.
Bushels. Barrels.
1897. 10S 67l, ,3S2 To- 4S5, ioz
1855 14S 05S. .SS4 1o,olor4O 4Oo
Exports Of corn in 1898 were 2O5, Ss4, ,2s0 bush
els against 1ss, ,0s3, All bushels in 1897 and 1Sl,-
$50 $50 bushels in 1895. Previously for several
years these exports were less than 100000, 900
bushels.
In livestock and provisions the export values
compare follows:
Livestock Provisions.
1897 ....,.... .SS. 1856 el5 139, 490117
81, 800, 900 lo5,s4fool
The exports Of cotton exceeded the best pre-
vious year in quantity, though less in value
than in 1896. The record Of this trade is as
follows
Bales. Value.
1898 l2,52S620
1885. l4o,olf EoEIIu1oo
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

barrels, nc more than barrels, and boxes 1sc
more. No order taken for less than 70 barrels
or its equivalent.
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WEATHER BUREAU.

12oth Meridian-Pacihc Time).
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. %, 1899, p. m.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of same date last
season and rainfall in last twenty-four hours:
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

G TEAMERs WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
" ner First and Brannan streets. l p. m, for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG calling az
Kobe (Hiogo). Nagasah and Shanghai ana
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
India. etc. No cargo received board on day
of sailing
NIPPON MARU............ "Wednesday Ia, ox
AMERICA MARU. Tuesday Feb %
HONGKONG MARU...... Friday March II
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates For
freight and passage apply at company's Office.
al Market street. corner First.
w. B. CURTIS. General Agent
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1000 North Ry OF Cal per cent bonds. 112 90
Afternoon Session.
INVESTMENT BOARD.
Morning Session.

Morning Session
Board
40 Spring Valley Water ...............-.100 50
35 Spring Valley Water 100 3715
80 Market Street Railway ............... 90 %
30 Market Street Railway ............... 59 sly
so Central Light e. Power .......:...-.. 16 Is
800 Equitable Gasight ................... II 90
Afternoon Session.
Board
rs Equitable Gaslight .................... IL 90
$4,000 Y Water per cent bonds, I'd iss 103 rs
$4,000 Contra Costa w per cent bonds los 1212
So Gas & Electric Co............... So rs
so Mutual Electric Co .................. 13 so
100 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar.. SO rs
80 Hawaiian Commercial G. Sugar.. SO S712
40 Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. 60 90
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SUN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetio Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
thority of the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front (Mssion-street WHARF about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height of tide is the at both places.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-The early Liverbool
cables stated that market was making but
little resistance to the advance here yester-
day. and this put something of a damper on
bull enthusiasm at the start In wheat. May
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Iilver lower.
Wheat continues to advance.
Barley firm, but quiet.
Oats, Corn and Rye dull.
Hay shows more steadiness.
Bran and Middlings quieter.
Some changes in Beans.
Hops dull in New York.
Shipment of $50, COS to China.
Potatoes and Onions weak.
Butter and Eggs unchanged.
Poultry and Game weaker.
Apples lower.
Oranges and Lemons unchanged.
Meat market undisturbed.
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, Or. Jan. 25.-Exchanges. 1898,
BOZ; balances, $33, ,925.
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PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 25.-wheat-Walla
Wala. 60c; Valley. 61q62c: Bite Stem. CSC.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. Wash, Jan. 25.-Wheat-C1ub 6oo;
Blue Stem, 63464c
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HIDES. TALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

review of the New York Hop market ap-
pears in the first column.
HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell
about 1c under the quotations. Heavy salted
steers 1Oc; medium, &c; light. S1ec Cowhdes,
sM@9c; Stays, &c; Sailed Kip, &c; Calf, lOc /;
dry Hides. sound. 1bq1519c; Culls and Brands.
l2c; dry Kip and Veal, 15c; dry Calf
lie; Sheepskins shearlings. 1o@30c each; short
Wool, '35G6oc each; medium. 7Oq90c; long Wool.
socqs1 10 each; Horse Hides; salt, 81 75Q2 for
Hides dry, 81 2S91 IS for large and 81 for
TALLow-No 1 rendered. sA@31kc per ~;
No. 2 2I2c: refined 4%@5c; Grease, &c.
WOOL-Spring clips-Southern Mountain. IL
months, 7G9c; San Joaquin and Southern, Z
months, s@9c; Foothir and Northern. free, II
@14c; Foothill and Northern, defective s@11c:
Humboldt and Mendocino, 14@15c; Nevada. 90
lie: Eastern OREGON, 10G12c
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The 0, B, & n, co.

2 O oRTL "A ND
From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m
EADE S12 First Class Including Berthe
HHL So Second Class and Meals
Columbia sails Jan. g. 1S z3 Feb 2
State OF California sails Jan. s, 1S 2S Feb =
Short line to Walla Walla, Spokans, Butts
Helena and all points in the Northwest.
Through tickets to all points East
E. c. WARD. General Agent,
$50 Market street
Superintendent
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wHEAT-Firm

WHEAT-Firm.
CoRN-steady futures steady; March, ss
SID; May, 3s SID.
Wheat futures closed quiet; March. 6s SID;
May, 5s 5ssd.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-Consols, III s-1s; silver,
271ad; French rentes, 1927 25c: wheat cargoes off
coast, nothing doing; cargoes on passage. SELL
ers at advance Cd; English country markets.
steady.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 25.-Wheat, firm; wheat in
Paris. quiet: -four in Paris. quiet French coun-
try markets, steady.
COTTON-Uplands. gid
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Feb. s, and every fifth day thereafter; change
at Seattle to this companys steamers for
AioeEa and q N Ry.; at Tacoma 20 n. P. Ry. !;
at Vancouver TO c. P. Ry.
For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), D. M, jan
after.
CavTcos Port Hartford, (San Luis Obispo),
Gaviota. Santa Barbara; Ventura; en- M aueneme:
Newnort q a m, Jan. II. Is. 20. "A. 2S: Feb.
end every fourth stapg1e d9y 9ny At Port
ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port
Los Angeles and Redondo Uos Angeles). II a.
m Jan a. 1S p. 2S. 80. Feb. 8, and every
fourth day thereafter:
For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay. San Jose del
Cabo Mazatlan. Altata, La Paz. Santa Rosalia
and Guaymas Mex, 10 a. m. jan Il. Feb. ..
Mar 9. Apr. 6.
The company reserves the right to change
without previous notice. steamers, sailing dates
and hours Of sailing.
TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
street (Paiace HoteD.
10 Market St, San Francisco.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-07-13

been seen by tho town. The night boz
fore the opening she retired late, but
woke up from a dream OF being choked
to find her room full OF smoke, All
most Btlned she threw on her wrap,
per and cropping her way to the door,
ran out Into the street crying "FireV' I
The house was q double one and tho
other side was already wrapped In
flames when Miss Jane gave the alarm
and the other tenants, whose careless,
ness had caused the ilre, barely escaped
with their lives.
Poor Miss Jane stood In the street.
wrlnglng her hands In despair while
the cruel flames devoured her pretty
hats and bonnets, as II they were but
delicious morsel, until kind neigh
Dor came and led her home,
The Opening day" had arrived, the
little millinery shop was open, In very
truth, to the public, but there was
nothing but ashes to gaze on. Black
despair, starvation, even the poor
house, stared Jane Dody In the face, asl
sitting by the neighbor's hearth she
wept silently and dared not look Into
the future.
Early In the morning Mr. Hope
heard the news. (
He remembered It was by his advice
that all the mlllner's money was In
vested In that now ruined stock Poor
little womanI What could he do for
herr He could not offer her money or
a home, A homer Why notY He
smiled at the thought and the little
milllner's sweet face sweet though no
longer youthful, appeared to him with
new charm, Hastily leaving his house
he sought and found Miss Jane,
When he asked her to marry him
she said mo" at hrst, for she felt sure
1t was only pity that moved his heart.
But she looked 80 sweet and confused
when she refused him that the dear
old gentleman fell In love with her onl
the spot and succeeded In making him
self, as we'll as her, believe that he had
really loved her long time and had
only awaited a favorable opportunity
Of telling her, SO, having no one to
consult, they were married the very
next day, In spite Of the bride-elect's
protests that the haste was unseemly.
Hayslde had not recovered from tho
excitement caused by the Are when It
had another shock, It occurred when
the Weekly Local published the fol-
lowing itom Married, Thursday, at
10 a, m,, Mr.. Richard Hope and Miss
Jane Dody."
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UNcANNY FIGURES.

There Is something uncanny about
figures. They possess marvellous prop
critics which, though perfectly we'll
known, are nevertheless Incompetent
sible Every one knows that IL you
multiply 81 by 8 or any multiple OF 3
up to 27 the result Is that all three
digits are the same.
All thes strange properties possessed
by figures are recognized phenomena,
which are to be accepted rather than
explained. But when we get to the
rather more involved mathematical
calculations the uncanniness OF fg-|
ures Is further involved. Take, for
instance, the familiar puzzle, which,
is easily explained by the mathemati-
clan, but causes bewilderment to thel
typo in figures.
Two men have 60 oranges each. The
first seels half at two penny and half
at three penny. Let us work out the
sum. Thirty sold at two penny bring
him in Is pence; 30 at three a penny
fetch 10 pence; total, 25 pence. The
second sells all his go at the rate OIL
five for twopence. There are IL setsI
Of five in 60; hence he receives 12 two
pence, or "a pence.
Apparently both men sell at thel
same rate-they do not do so really,
and one receives one penny more than
the other. Verify, there is something
extremely uncanny about figures.
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CHICAGO'S COSTLY PROBLEM.
AbOu, $50. 600 ,OOOsrAy Bo Needed For
the OaaAL

CmOAoo, July II, The cost and
complications of the Chicago drainage
canal 90 utlnue TO grow with each tour
OF inspection or report, Already more
than $50, 100000 Is represented In the
ditch that 10 to mako Lake Michigan
a source Of pure water supply for the
city, aud now at least s5t, 900, 900 more
may have to be put into tho canal
Eminent authorities OF tho Society
OF Western Engineers who have given
tho progress OF the drainage channel
close study feel that tho expenditure
OF SS? 900, 900 upon tho work-the to.
tai expended 10 the date OF opening
OF tho channel only marks tho com
mencement OF the expenditure Of at
least $50, 00C, 0C0 moro by tho gen.
eral government and the state Of
Illinois toward making tho river
and tho channel q complete waterway,
ono which will not create perpetual
damage suits against the sanitary dis.
trlct and will satisfactorily dispose OF
all the water and waste emAnating
from the city OF Chicago and every
community upon the banks Of tho two
streams Of water,
Already tho inland cities south Of
Chicago have begun making tests OF
tho character OF the water In the I'LL.
nols river for the purpose OF making
similar tests after tho drainage chan
mol discharges into II. From tho two
tests they will determine no " impure,
II at all, tho river water Is made by
the sewage discharged from Chicago.
This Is tho sanitary side OF the ques'
tlon.
There Ia also the slide OF determining
how much overflow, II any, the cham
mel will cause In the river, what lands
will DO submerged, what damage will
bo caused, what claims there may be
against tho sanitary district, Issues
such as these, now that the canal 10
almost completed, have brought the
residents Of tho valley and tho sanl.
tary district trustees to point where
mutual agreement and action would
mako tho difficulties vastly easier Of
solution.
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AN IRON FOUNDRY AT SEA.
Tho Usual Luxurles OF Such Work
Ashore Entirely Missing.

Tho Usual LuHurles OF Such Work.
Ashore Entirely Missing.
A foundry at sea had not been heard
Of before the cruise Of the Vulcan, says
the Engineering Magazine. WhateyerI
other kind Of naval repair work had
been executed heretofore on board
ship, that of making large brass and
iron castings had not been attempted
In her facilities for this new line OF
work the Vulcan stands pro-eminentI
and alone. That the unique equipment
for foundry work was successful 49,
more than shown by the fact that thou
sands of pounds OF iron and brass cast-i
ings were made and finished for thel
ships OF the feet The brass furnaces
were kept In almost constant service,I
sometimes running of two heats a.
day, and making 1t necessary to carry
the work far into the night, much toI
the discomfort OF the men, who were
trying to get some sleep and rest be-
fore another days work. In Iron cast
ing not more than one heat was runI
off in day, and that usually about 3
o'clock in the afternoon. For after
filling the molds and dropping bottom,
1t was practically impossible to doi
much more In that part Of the ship till
the next morning. Kipling has sung
for the Scotch engineer and stoker, but
there was no heaven-born genius on
board the Vulcan to treasure up the
memories and scenes incident to drop
ping bottom. The usual luxurles OF
such ashore were entirely missing'
Like the fiery furnace Of old, the heat
seemed seven times more intense than
1t was wont to be ashore.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-07-13
POLES OPPOSE ALLIANCE.
Meet In Chicago aud Declare AgainSI
Any Deal with Great Britain.

Meet in Chicago and Declare Against
Any Deal with GroNt Britain
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Polish rosi-
dents of Chicago, at a meeting here
last night, denounced the Anglo.
American alliance.
In opposition to the promoters OF
the meeting and In favor OF the Anglo
American alliance, John NJ. Sienkie-
wicz made bitter speech, in which
he pleaded with those present to
stand by America and Poland first,
before protesting against alliances
with the English people, who have
always been In sympathy with Po-
land and her cause, He said that
though the Poles as liberty-lovlng
people will always stand ready
to help the Irish people, yet he
claimed that they must first stand by
Poland and her cause, which, In q
way, would be furthcred by ndorsin0
and favoriug Americas alliance with
England. He urged that the reason
for the alliance was the near struggle
of England with Russia, in which
event the Poles would have chance
for liberty, for England and America
joined together would annihilate the
Russian power The Irish people
would, In that event, side with Rus
sia, Poland's enemy, because Russia's
victory over England would mean
freedom to Ireland, The result of his
speech was that when the resolutions
were offered opposing the alliance of
America with England, those present
were about equally divided on the
vote.
Mass meetings for and against the
alliance will be organized all over the
city among the Poles, and resolutions
of protest and Endorsement will be
sent to Washington by the Poles.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-07-13
RUSSIA'S HEIR IS DEAD.
Grand Duke George, Brother to
the Gar, Passes Away.
NEXT IN LINE TO THE THRONE.
HO Was 2s Years OId-sevon Years Ago
Ho Was Nearly AssaSSlnAtsd IN Japan
Tho Cars Only other brother,
Michael, Now Next In Succession,

81. PETERSBURG, July 1.-THE
Grand Duke George, brother OF tho
czar and helr-apparont TO the throne
of Russia, Is dead, lie was 9s years
old.
Duke George was tho second son OF
the late Gear Alexander, aud had been
In delicate health for several years.
Hc was colonel OF the Irlkutsk lnfan.
try regiment No, 90 and an honorary
lieutenant OF the Austrian regiment
OF Uhlans, alexander II, Emperor Of
Russia" No. II. But the grand dukes
career was not to have been q mill
tary, but naval one, His Imperial
Highness being called the "Sailor
Prince of Russia"
Seven years ago the Grand Duke
George started with his brother, the
present czar, for voyage to India
and Eastern Asia--a voyage which
nearly resulted In the assassination
Of the heir TO the Russian throne In
Japan, his imperial hlghness being
saved by his cousin, Prince George OF
Greece.
Tho present czar has three daugh-
ters, but no sons, and the grand duke,
as next Of the male line was heir APP
parent.
Tho czar has one other brother,
Michael, 81 years old, who now be.
comes next In the succession to the
empire
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PlNGREE ATTACKS JUDGES.
DsnounOSS tho MIOhIRan Supreme Oourt
DeoiAIon.

DETROIT, Mich, July ii,-"They arc
set OF old fogIea All their legal
education has been stoeped with cor.
porAtion influence, Besides this, they
were fearful OF coming TO any con.
clusion that would help mo politically.
This ls tho secret OF the whole decls-
Ion. Jim McMillan not only owns
the Michigan legislature, but he owns
the supreme court bench,
Governor Plngreo thus spoke en-
phatIcally concerning tho forces he
alleges worked behind the scenes In
the now celebrated Mcleod decision.
He asserted the result OF the deliber-
ations OF the supreme court judges
was brought about not by an Impair
tlal Weighing OF tho judicial Issues In
tho case, but entirely by political
prejudice and by personal fear Of
dominant members OF the bench that
their pet corporations, tho rail-
roads," might DO threatened II they
should hand down verdict In favor
Of Mr., Plngree's favorlte leglslatl on
municipal ownership OF street rail-
roads,
"Thoy are simply scared that I
might bo benefited politically II tho
decision upheld my policy" continued
the governor "Thoso fellows, you
know, have beon brought up and
trained to look at the corporation side
Of every Issue In which corporation
was even remotely connected. Some
OF them themselves are interested in
corporations They are imprcgnAted
with feeling that they must do moth
ing that to-day or year from to-day
will rebound against great moneyed
interesta One OF thom Is Interested
In gas plant over here,
why, sir, the decision was a dis
grace to the whole legal profession.
II was disgrace to the state OF Mlohi-
gan. All our lawyers are laughing at
II. Everybody is saying that nothing
more could be expected from an old
fogy bench"
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-07-13
A Very Swell Function.

HAVANA, July 1.-THE reception
and ball given by General Ludlow,
the military commander, outshone
every other social function in Havana
in recent years Innumerablo red,
white and blue electric flags and no
end Of sabers, bayonets and rifles ar
tistically grouped made the scene with
in the palace memorable. More than
a thousand guests attended. Music
was furnished by two military bands.
All the foreign consuls were in evil
dence, most OF them wearing glitter
ing orders and many of the women
wore handsome jewels, General Lud-
low gave the function in honor of In
dependence day and the representa-
tive Cubans and Spaniards of Havana
were present.