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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03
MINING STOCKS.

CholOr ........ ........,..-.-... 20
crown EOlnt ............ ........--....... ~
Consolidated California and Virginia. 10
Deadwood ........ 49,. ................ 10
Gould and curry ................, y
Hale and Norcross (all ass is PAID. .
HomeStake ............. ............... 500
Iron Silver ........ Observation-Disclosures. 7S
Mexican ........ ....... .................. -
Ontario ......... ............ ............. $50
O9hir .......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. co
Plymouth ............ ........ ........... 10
Quicksilver ............. .......... ........ $50
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures. so
Sierra Nevada ......... .................. s.
Standard ............ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
Union Consolidated OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
Yellow Jacket ........ .............. ..... Is
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

American Cotton Oil ................. 95t5
Do preferred Observation-Disclosures. 81
American Spirits ......... ............ 1334
Do preferred ......... ................. 3554
American Tobacco ......... .............14S12
Do. preferred ............... .........,l31
Federal Steel ........ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 52A
Do preferred ......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81.
General Electric $500. .........-...-....l IL
sugar ......... ............ ..............1-5 ~
10 preferred ..........--... ..-..--.-'.. INA
Tennessee Coal and 1ron.............. AIS
Western Union ........... ............. 903s
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03
FINANCE AND IRADE.

New York, February 2.-Commercial
Advertisers London financial cable
gram:
There was more business in the mar
kets here to-day and general buoyancy
on the unexpected reduction of the
bank rate from 31a to per cent.
Americans were strong all day and
there was considerable buying here.
The features were Denver issues on the
gold reports, Southern preferred and
Fries. Raphael, the leading arbitra-
geur, offers a dollar call on Fries to
end in March.
New York, February money on
call steady at 21aQ3 per cent; last
loan at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 21a03A per
cent.
Sterling exchange strong, with actual
business in bankers bills at $4S5b0
4.S5A for demand and at S4.S3A@
4.S31A for 60 days; poster rates $4.S4 and
s4S6.
Commercial bills $4S2@4S21b.
liver certificates nominal at 59b0
601sc.
Bar silver 591ac.
Mexican dollars 471sc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03
RAIL way TIME CARD.

AT lrivais and departures OF trains on and
! ps 81 January 50. 1881 Explanation Of
ccs enss Marks: sDaily; fSunday ex-
cepte1. tAonqay excepted. Saturday ex-
T;pse sunday only. Eastern Standard
1.erta.. winch is one hour earlier than
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-03
rdIllS NuIl Dy OeIlUdI TIN
As Follows:

NORTHWEST sYsTEM-cLEVELA e
PITTSBURG DIVISION.
Trains Run Daily, Except Sunday as Fol-
lows:
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EXPRESS COMPANIES.

American ......... ......................l4l
United states OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
WellsFargo ......... ...................l2o
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
A womun'. whim,

She was a woman who made q prac-
tice of being always amiable TO the
clerks In the shops. and there was one
dry goods shop where she had traded
for many yedrs. and the clerks We're
like odd friends. Blu, there were some
business changes. and Il new firm made
Offers to the clerks who had been so
long with the old firm that the woman
had patronized. and they. almost to a
man aud woman. left. The lifelong
patron OF the shop was much incensed
at this. II was not fair or right. she
said. and In fact almost dishonorable.
SO one day when she made first
visit to the new shop one of the old
clerks who knew her well stepped for
ward to speak TO her after the old cor
dial fashion. But. no. this mildest
hammered OF women turned her head
away with cold stare and passed on
without recognition. She could not be
cordial to any one who had acted SO
dishonorably. No explanation is of
fered Of why she herself was in the
new shop. II may have been just out
Of curiosity. or course one can shop
where one pleases.-New York Times.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
Improved pho.pho-ou, Matches.

The recent outcry for form OF luc,-
fer match the manufacture of which
shall De innocuous to the workers has
led to the Introduction OF a new coat
ing composition. which is now. after a
period OF satisfactory trial, being used
exclusively in France. The principal
substance used is combination of
amorphous or red phosphorus with
sulphur-the sesquisulphide of phos-
pnorus. as 1t is called-which has all
the good qualities without the baneful
ones OF the ordinary white phosphor-
US. 1t emits no vapors and can hardly
be regarded as a poison, for dose
which would contain enough phos-
phorus TO coat thousands Of match
heads has no perceptible action upon
an adult human being. The new prod
uct is mixed with chlorate of potash.
powdered glass. etc, in order to give
It the necessary infammable and per-
cussiye qualities. A match made by
the new French formula will strike on
any surface, and one Of its chief rec
concentrations is that the process OF
manufacture is in no sensible degree
altered from that Of former days.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
A Lucky Dit OF Tin.

Telling of n narrow escape from
death which lie had recently ex.
perienced. a railroad switchman said:
II was leaning up against the end Of
that blue box car over there. thinking
Of what l was going to have for dinner
when | thought saw silver dollar
lying in the street about ten feet away
from me.
II knew there was shifter on the
same track. but | thought ii was down
on the wharf AT that time. | hadn't
more than stepped away from the eni
Of that car when the shlfter hunted
into II and drove II ahead about 20
feet. Say. suppose hadn't seen that
silver dollar and started for ii. Where
would | have been now? Yes. man
that Is working around the cars has
got to pay strict attention to business.
"Oh. forgot TO tell you that that
silver dollar was only n round piece OF
tin. but 1t served its purpose just as
well as the real thing could have done.
I'm going to wear II on my watch
chain for II charm. II ought TO be bet
ter than a rabbits foot."-Por,iand
Express.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
weiE ",n. ~. an ,,onder.bi-.

Almost incredible as X may seem.
the largest weight which the govern
ment sssayer employees In making an
analysis Of gold bullion is the infinite
sinai French half gramrte, or about
seven and three-fourths grains troy;
and the balances used in this work are
so sensitive that weight OF one-twen-
tieth Of mllligramme. which is less
than one-thoussndth part OF single
grain. will cause the indicator needle
to defect very sppreciable distance
from the zero point on the graduated
scale marking the equilibrium. These
minute balances are. OF course, in
closed in glass cages provided with
sliding windows to exclude any draft
OF air: the beam is usually made of
aluminium. and the knife edges rest
on jewels: the weights are made OF
gold. silver and aluminium. and are
graduated from the half gramme, which
is arbitrarily denominated "one thou
sand" down to the ten thonsandth de-
gree.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
THE
NEW YORK WORLD.
Thrice-d-week Edition.
Practically a Daily at the
price of a Weekly.

/ The striking and important events Of
The list year have established the over
wheiinling value of The THRIcE-A-
WEEK WORLD To every reader. For an
almost nominal sum it has kept lis sub
ecr,bers informed of the progress of all
our wars. and, moreover. has reported
them as promptly and fully as if it were
n daily. With our interests still ex
tending throughout the world, with our
troops operating in the Philippines, and
the great Presidential campaign. too. at
la"d. It's value is further increased.
The motto of the TuEIcE- \ WEEK
WORLD is improvement, J. strives each
year 10 be better than il was the wear
before and public confidence in 1t is
shown 10y the fac, that it now circulaies
more than twice as many papers every
week as any other newspaper. not n
daily published in Ameiicn.
We oiler this uneqraled newspaper
aud THE CHIfFTAIN together one year
for $500.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
To Uncle Paul kruger.

Keep your powder good and dry Dom Paul;
Never Close your weather eye, Dom Paul
1a~ your rife clean and bright,
Look TO fore and after sight,
They are planning day and night
You will need to watch them all,
Dom Paul, Dom Paul.
Shoot to kill 'em when you shoot. Dom Paul;
They are coming for the loot, Dom Paul;
They'll be gathering you in.
just sure as Elm /. sin.
For they know you have the tin
You must battle FOR it all.
oor Paul, Dom Paul.
Then get out your little gun, Dom Paul.
For you don't know how TO run. Dom PAUL.
Don't discuss about the right
When rattlesnake's in sight.
And his pizcn head shows fight
Don't you DO 4 thing AT all.
Not thing TO him at all.
Oom Paul, Dom Paul Pilot.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
letter, Sal, Rheum and eczema.

The intense itching and smariing in
cidert to these diseases. Is Instantly
allayed hv ;rplying Chainbefisih's Eve
eases hive been permanently cured by
it. IL is equally tiicient for itching
piles ard a iavorite remedy for sore
nil!,les, chapped hands, chiihlains,
frost bit's and chronic sore ewes 25c,s.
per box For sale b, Ikelman Bros.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29

There's niwiy. ii"pe willie there
On. Minute Cough Cure An attack
of pneumonia left nv lungs in bad
shape aud | was near thu. first stages nj
consumption. Gao Minute Cough Cur
Mc!Ienrv. Blsnark. n. d. Gives in
stsnl relief.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29

knd.l Dyspepsia Cuie is a scientific
compound having the endor sement Of
emiqent ply icians and the medical
press. 1t ''diees's What You eat and
positively cures dyspepsia. NJ. A. ke
tron, Bloomingdale. Tenn. saws ii
cured hin, Of indigestion of ten years
siandipg.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
Rcars md Lnmh..

Stubb-One of the world don't
know what the other half is doing.
Penn-!That's because the other half
is doing them.-Chicago News.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29
To The Public:

| have taken charge of the Santa Fe Restau-
rant and intend to conduct it in strictly first
class manner. Will serve meals and lunches
at all hours; also keep on hand Complete
stock Of fresh bread cakes, pies and candies.
Ice cream on Saturdays. | respectfully solicit
the patronage of the public.
Mrs. G.. M. WILSON
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-07-28
Hoss1as IcINIrY.

Smoke the Admiral Dewey,
Bicycles checked at J. p. McKay's.
John Knoertzer spent Sunday in Sag
inaw.
Miss Winnie Griffin was in st. Louis
Wednesday.
j. T. Peters was in Ithaca on business
Tuesday.
Mrs. Nelson visited st. Louis friends
on Wednesday.
Let J. p Mckay check your wheels
the day of the circus.
Mrs. VIM. Schmidt of st. Louis called
on Alma friends on Monday.
Mrs. Theo. Nelson and little daughter
visited friends in Ithaca last Saturday
A full line of Battenberg patterns and
material can be found at Miss Smiths. =
Pres. A. G. Slocum, LII. D. of Kala-
mazoo college was in town on Monday.
L. H. Hayt has hung out a large neatly
painted sign in front of his department
stores.
Misses Sabra Hart and Maud Wilson
of st. Louis called on Alma friends last
Saturday.
p. M. Smith is improving his property
on Superior-st. with the laying of a &C.
ment walk.
Morris Messenger returned from New
York City and other eastern points on
Monday of this week.
The Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros.
combined shows had another advertising
car in town last Saturday.
John Stevenson of Glencoe, Ontario
who has been the guest Of his brother
for some time, returned home last Tues
day.
The b. Y. p. u. cleared $l2 from
their ice cream social Tuesday night
This money will be used in purchasing
new hymnals.
The Owosso Brewing 90. have located
bottling works at Alma with j. X. Hyde
as manager. Their works are located
southwest of the Hotel Arcadia, same
block. They will bottle Owosso keg
and export beer and sell at wholesale.
On Tuesday of this week Sheriff Nc.
Oullough accompanied Father Murrey
the Catholic priest who was declared in
sane, to the asylum at Montreal, Gan
| na,rtv QbariR IIaIl of this nlaca is act.
ing as sheriff during Mr., Mccullough
absence.
Prof. Arnold of Cleveland, Tenn. wa
in Alma last week. Mr.. Arnold is the
husband of the former Miss Carrie Ran
som of this place. They are thinking Of
making their home in Michigan an6
Mr.. Arnold was well pleased will
Alma.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08
BANKS

Correspondents In oil tho principal eitlostn
The United States and Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08

vcraity reported nearly $4,000 raised
for the endowment
The finances Of the institution are
looking more promising, and II the
generous concessions are made by
the holders Of claims. as now seems
probable. the Institution will be prae.
tirally clear OF debt by fail.
The pruHpoeta are good Tor a large
attendance OF students next year.
showing the university bounds 10 re-
eelvu the active support OF the pco-
pie Of Washington
Some efforts were made "a start
the faculty question. but 1t resolved
itself into deferrinE action two weeks
hence. Meantime The committee on
favusy was instructed 20 report ex
nctiY what IL needed 10 meet the
requirements. the innexihie diapoai-
ton Of the board being to keep al
fairs on paying basis
A. tho annual meeting eight or nine
trustees viii be nominated 60 take
tho place of those whose terms ea-
nlre II n likely they viii all be re-.
elected Among the vacancies Will
be that 81 the Rev pr Murlntt. who
expects to leave Tacoma with the
close Of thin Ycar. az hls four years
passionate expires. The trustees viii
hr nominated by the board and oloct-
80 by the conference
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08
TROUBLE FOR
THE CHAPLAIN
Asserted That His Arrest Is
the Result Of Prejudice.

SPOKANE. June sit has just
leaked out here that Chaplain G. q.
hatcman. and who haa recently been
appointed TO duty AZ Fur, spokane
was iast week ordered under arrest
hy Capt. Iiatchelder. u Company
~. % the Twenty fourth Infantry
No particular statements - the sx-
act charges couid be obtained. hut Il
ls thought that the charges against
The fiEhtiaE parspns are the refusal
to obey orders. and assuming auth
GRITTY not vested IN him. ana alna a
violation Of article g 81 the articles
% Nar. whirh says. "Ali crimes not
capital and ali disorder and neglect
which officers and soldiers may b.
guilty - 10 n. prejudice n good
ORDER and military discipline. though
not mentioned IN N. foregoing ar
tiei@s 81 MAJ. are 90 BE- TAKEN coxniH.
ance af BY general or rcEimrutai.
garrison or field officers courtnar-
tiai. according - the nature and Do
gree ef the affeusc. and punished al,
the discretion % such court"
Il IL stated that the whois trouble
has arisen over the fact that the
captain does not want a chaplain al
the fort. and he has done ali In his
power to humtaats Chaplain Bate
man and hsa family T-h- Spokane
pastors have taken the matter ny,
and they have forwarded a set OF
resolutions to Secretary AiEer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08
GRADUATION
EXERCISES
ofthe Academy Of Holy Names
An Elaborate Program.

Next Tuesday evening the grasiua-
ton exercises Of the Academy II
Holy Names will BE- held at the acad-
envy. corner Of seventh avenue south
and jackson street There are four
graduates. and an elaborate program
has been prepared.
The program ls as follows.
Music tpianorl-(a1 ~F'avorita''; thl
ssvais@ Premiere" ...............
A greeting.
song What Say the Clouis7
Essay ..........'Characte ts Power
Miss Sarah Howard.
Music lFdanos1-tal ''Caux0netta"
tb) Les Jsuaes virtuoses.
~ Floral Bouquet ........s Minims
Essay-''Isterature the Mirror 81
Nations Life ............ ....
..... Miss Elizabeth Macdonald
'sDream Of the Shephesdssa, plane
and violin
Class poem--''Sot for Myself Alone
Miss Anna Morris.
Vocal trfo--"The Violet" ....+....+...
Violin quartefts Souvenir de
Haydn .s.s.ss.s.s ..++..... s.s.s+.
Essay Yesterday. Today and To-
morrow .... Miss Ida NJ Wright.
''tfp-to- Date" yiolins and pianos.
ConferrinE Of graduating honors on
Misses Anna Morris. Elizabeth
Macdonald. Sarah Howard and
Ida 81. Wright.
Awarding Of prize medals.
Address. .Rt. Rev. Edward J. O'Dca
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08
HIS DREAM OF DEATH
The Vision Of . Young Man
Came True.

cHfILrcoTHE. O.. June Sword
reached here today from TiaiubridRc
giving details Of the death Of Cray
ton Houseman. a young farm labor
~r. = years ~ age. fEoueefnan's
body waa foursi In Paifa creek on
Sunday morning. and while the ma
iority 81 the people think IL a case u
suicide. there ara others who are In.
clined 60 think u w8a foul play.
The young man had bern paying
attention to n girf named Maggie
Hartman. who was a domestic IN the
family If Postmaster W G. Newell.
some days since HouseuIan had a
dream that two men assaulted him
and threw him into Paint creek. on
Friday night he told some friends he
WIS coming 10 this city 10 get
license to marry. He failed to show
up on Saturday and. remembering
what he had said about hs dream.
Paint crrek was searched and the
body found
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08
Grand Commandery
of TempIars.
HELD N MASONIC HALL. TiC0Ni
Election Of Officers viii Occur To
day -othor General Busi-
ness TO BIO Transacted.

TACOMA. June s The 18th annual
coneiaveof knights Trmplarsof State
Washington IL IN session al Mason
lc hall and ia attendance are NEARLY
go sir Knights from every part ~
the domain.
Tho members OF the brand Cum
mandery. together with several
score Of kniEhta representing va
rioua commandfies as drlsgatra. had
arrived IN tho city On the day and
night % Tuesday. and the conciavg
only awaited the arrival - the Sc
attic commandery. accompanies by
many delegates from the north and
east. 20 bcsin lie lahers
The last contingent arrived on the
FIy.r at 80 yesterday morning
Awaiting them On the dock vas the
tyanh0c cummandery Of Tacoma.
accompanied BY a band. which was
20 a., as an escort 20 the visitors Ca
the headquarters ~ the grand COM
mandcr al the Hotel Tacoma.
From the wharf the procession
moved to the street. facing tho Hotel
Tacoma There on the balcony
awaiting them vas me grand cum
uiauicr and the grand officers 81
his stan. A brief halt and then the
procession reformed Cor it march 10
the halt.
once there. they lost no time In
Er,tiug 80 work. in fact. Il Vas less
than hair an hour before the con-
slave had begun its work.
rhr conciave VAS opened under the
direction % Ivauhpr comma pdary. u
raeoma. and after Organization bad
bsen effected. receas waA taken l.
allow the Sir knights to parfakc q
a substantial lunch. which had been
prepar,-i by the wives aud daugh-
tors ~ the Sir Knights Of Tacoma.
and which VAS served n the large
ante. rpom adjoining the lodge room.
The afternoon session was devoted
10 listening "a the adtfrss Of Grand
Commander plhhls. aud the appoint
meut ~ committees. 70 far as il
now known there VIII be nothing %
unusual Importance brought before
the prrsept cpueiaNe. Today vii
b. devoted 10 the election 90 officers
and the closing On % the past years
business u the grand commAndeey
II IL expected that all the business
will b. finished BY tonight and thr
eoncsave adjourn. Musg % the dele
gates viii ruTnaIn In the city. hos
ever. az the grand chapter % Royal
Areh Masons conysnss in Tacoma
on Friday and Saturday Of this week.
and a maturity OF the Knights arr
Delegates to this meeting.
-.
paratfon for the entertainment Of
me visiting Knights was made. u
being determined 90 include the
delegates 10 the concinve and the
Royal Arch chapter meetings In an
entertainment or entertainments At
tho Close Of the week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08
And SmaCked Its
Lips for More.
Match TRlST Is 4 GouENlNp
u pigests Rivals In Business with
Ease and Despatch last
Competitor Gone.

NEW YORK. June S.-Edwln a.
Gould has surrendered q the hiE
Diamond Match company. which for
several years he has been stubborn
~ hshting. The terms he was able
to force from his competitors are
sufficiently hharst a.. in a measure.
soothe whatever wounded vanity he
may have from defeat. bat the bis
monopoly has mons the less swept
ham from It's path and forecd hlm 10
enlist under rs banners
Mr.. Gould, president - the Ceutiu.
entail Match company. exists no mere
and he - now, o. viii BE- shortly.
simply Edwin Gould. director IN
the Diamond Match company. In al /.
ditton 10 this directorate in the big
Illinois corporation. he also resolves
100000 Tor turning over his thrcc
bis factories to the trust, one Of
these factories is az Pasziac, y. J..
another at ogdeushurg. and stiil an
other. without q pane % glass sTuk-
en- IN IT," at Kankakee. NJ.
All this has been officially agreed
upon. To carry the agreement into
eject a resolution viii span b. sd-
opted By the board Of dir=ctors q
the Diamond Match company. re-
commenting the issue ~ s3epo. go
additional capital stock. one-third 10
80 10 Mr.. Edwin Gould. an equal
amount 10 De used IN sweeping away
or acquiring the properties u either
competitors. and the remaining nli-
lion 10 he offered 70 the shareholders
at par
Thls gives tne Diamond company
practical monopoly q the match
business IN this eouutry II = al
ready a composition In the foreign
markets. and II - making an as
xrersgve campaign % dominate the
match business % the entiFr werid.
wlth the y1.eoa 90 additional stock
II viii have a capital d OVER siteoa.
COO.
u will Be i've years next Scpten-
Der stace Edwin Gould went into the
match business. On september Il.
1884. the articles 81 n rparaiten Of
the Continental Match company
were flied in Trenton with a capital
OF 81. coo coo. Mr. Gould sad ak the
time that the capital stock wouia b.
Increased to Sfe.ooa. coo Il deemed ad.
Vtsabte. and that the eompsny Was
not organized 10 fixht trusts. but 10
make and sell matches. Its reason
for exisfenee vas the ownership % =
patent ard machine which. by NE
aid q three employees. was said 10
b. capabl. Of turning out z3.eaa. 900
matches In day.
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them upon the spanish bank or any
other institution. that congress
would undoubtedly enact some iega-
latlon at ito next session extending
the national banking laws % the
United States over the Island NJ Por=
to Rico, which would place all finans
elal institutions upon the same foot
tax, confer upon them all equal prls
NllcEes and subject them TO the same
scrutiny.
The spanish bank had a monopoly
u issuing circulating notes In the tai
and Of Porto Rico. which extends for
thirteen years longer, II Is not the
Intention Of the government u In
terfcre With that privilege. hut Il will
be terminated aR soon as congress
acts. and Mr. Acuna has been 50 In
formed. All banking institutions In
Porto Rico will avail themselves u
the national banking laws Of the
United States will have the same
privilege OF issuing currency that the
national banks OF this country now
enjoy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-06-08
HE WANTED
A MONOPOLY

WASHINGTON. y. G, June S.
Mr.. Acuns Of San Juan, who was re-
Gently a member q the cabinet Of
Gen. Henry IN Porto Rico had a long
Interview with the president recent
~ In company with Gen. Henry, As
slstaut Secretary Makle1Ohn, Of the
war department. and Mario g. Gel
gil. his interpreter.
Mr. Acuua waits Washington as
the representative Of the Porto Rlcan
branch ~ the Bank u Spain, Of
which ne IS the director. and he ap-
Piled 70 tie president FOR an order
extending the monepoiiss enjoyed by
that Institution under the spnEi N
regime. The president explained 10
him that ouch exclusive coucesaious
were not granted ny our govern
ment for any purpose; that the ex-
ecutiYe had no authority to confer