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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-02

3 19-GfQ3 20 cad BUYERS: April and May 2~t+d
21G4i sellers. Nav and June. o164d buyers: June enc
July 2lfir3 O. Ga buyers; July and August Ibid
BUYERS August and September 22-6id buyers; septen
her and October 2l-G4a3 22eid buyers October and
November. 3 2l-6fd buyers November ard December.
21-Cld buyers December and January. PLEAD buyers
January and February. 2l-64d buyers.
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RAILROADS.
pEN NSYLvANlA
RAILROADS.
RAILROAD.


RAILROAD.
-' '' Crosses :. ana cOrtissdt Street,, o.-,...
sat- The i.s o time s% s ss sna ssos To-
$50 4. ~ FAST NHfi.-Pullman Buffet psrios ca
New York to Pituourg. Sleeping Car F.'''oSrs w
$50 a Ai glEkENsYIy&Si% LISITEp ~P:S:.
ton earn For csics.o c.ysss To.do cncna.
SsisApa dni Hi1,s SSp Le ST. LOUIS EXPRESS
For Nashville cgia cinennat). Indianapolis Sh''~s~
$50 !. VI. WESTERN ExPREss.-Tor Chicago. S0'
40 'i p. NJ RsorrH%EsrERN ExPREss-ros p.;.-
burg Cleveland Cincinnati Louisville lh' Ah-S''''
7aS Pacific ExrnEas.gSs, P s.ssPsn, '''
Sleeping Sew Tofs . HseSs E.s isSr'y .i ris;s
S''s & rs laI', ron ' AID THE SOUTH
"a 90 81 70 as % 1n.ns se II LIN IN 'n an Po
s s:S 5ssss s :s gDSS b Si So s.
Dlnias Cap. 40 DINING Car 40 DINING csI'' a''
soUTHERN RAiiL%AY....FioreA hIltef,% iis 20 = m
ATr ssf1fy' c sID' ri5 n spss. n
? m k-days Express. 40 a m. and %" D. ~
cdgs 3l SSE 9EI9 EAwAI5P45Sl p s.' =.
5S5J{ Tsissss v:.:ss ran: ~
BUFFET ParIOr Cars. Passenger Coach and 0"h''''''
G4pr p 1890 E.a Ss "s4S ss.y
Grove and Point Pleasant from Vest Iwsn aS m
SUNDAYS $40 a. m $50 D. m Grom pesoro.sss ara
Cortandt streets, 10. M l250 $40. and BIO n
Sundays 4 ron Q "a. r I'LL ,,.r "a
eio 72O 10 $50 $50 20 q so Penns- Linsso'; ~
Dining Carr 1850 dining Car, l9y a %, m rsr,c..
$50, go. $50 40 40 paing Carr 20; 20 "a p n,rs.
Sundays eiO 20 $50 800 $50 d1mit.d 70 20 %
Dining Car e. n. II So 80 Drins Csr, 80 10
Dining Car $50 tpnin. Carr. 05O (DhihS N-'' WV
TsEst pofccs nos 4ei sa 1926 1929 III. .ne 81
Broadway. Actor House Wes, 1weny-',''IrS -,a,S,
Station: and stations % Desbrossos sha Sor,.n.s
Streets, Caurt stree, SEQ fulton Street - Broadway
and Pennsylvania Annex station Brookiyh, ssa'.on III;
Jersey The New York Transfer ConpAnss 80
call for aud check baggage from hotels ana 'ss'peH'
through dectnstion - -.
Telephone '2757 Eighteenth Street, for PsnnsylyAnla
f % Ifl1c III J. r WOOD.
- - c,enersi Manager General Pesrr Agsnts
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ROYAL BLUE LINE.
FOR pHlLADELTHIA BALTINOkb ANO WAaHIN0-

T-,-n loot Z Liberty
Week fav. -. 80 son 1000 ~ 30 Dining Can A. NJ.
loo 81 $500 koysi Blue ianlt--l 90 Din,as ,,srsi
rr car A n 80 = ~ Royal Blue Limited. 600
i n car. 600 NJ. y Is INST Adsltl2nal trains for
p.Ilrfa.rna daNa 81. 300 \ " a-il 4,Oo +soo.
49, 300 a. II sundays 200 N. 40 p ~ =.
Tickets md l1rCI car seats a. o., OF Losr,y ~
way az Gih ~ 81 = i4ih -. i53 East i2sih Sta zls
We, fgs.A 90. 81 Columbus Az. Nv York, Court
ST So Fulton ST.. Brooklyn. o. Brpaq~ey Williams
burg Tho y y Transfer CO. WEI cal for ana cheek
taerars from hotels or residences 90 destination.
.Frlm Liberty 81 only
+T-nw s.r'N Very ~ : p 9 "
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1lrrnrooL cnrroy MARKEr.

t,,s-,,i March p m-Cotton- spot-Fair de-
mand prices steady American middllne sid The saes
- t1e dav were 1900 halta % which 30 bales We're
a. .r,eul.tru and export and included ll3pO bales
msrcan Receipts 20 Ono bales including 20 100 bales
am'ertran Futures opened quiet. with moderate de
nrmud ana closed barely steady. American uiddiihs
4 n c March ig-G4g5 .ooid buyers: March ana AE'"'
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lENIcH VALLEY SYSTEM,

stations 100, Of ves, 2Sd ~ Peas. T r. cortiandt
time from Cortlandt Or Ieshrosses -.
-0,45, 700 A. ". daily for EAsToN and intermsc-
ESQ. $40 a. " daily tor wIL.KEsBARRE. scnAS
NIAGARA FALLS. and the West and principal local
points dini.s-e "a, ara psr;or-csr 10 bsa .
"BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS"
Arrives Buffalo 9:55 p a. Pullman yes,ioSls Day
ia carte Connects Buffalo with through sleepss
.i.:50. / 900 i. N. daily .f2r EAsCoN. MA jcH
':,.5o. 4nO ?. NJ daily. eneep, sund>y. for WILKES
BARRE. PITTsTON. SCRANTON. and principal inter-
Pullman BUFFET Palllr-CGr for NILkESBARRE
1880, 5:IJ i. NJ. sunday only, tog MACcH CHUNK
and iuteeneiiate stations.
.4:5O, $50 /. NJ. daily, except Sunday. for EASTOS
and Intermediate stations.
$3.50. o.2O r. NJ. daily. except Sunday tor EAsToN
and principal intermediate stations 49, $500
FALLS and all points West pullman "leeper yss;sus
tram y Y 70 Gheas s.eepers to ba''Aio and Toronto
p .7,lS. 500 P Il daily stopping only a, SOUTH
PI.AlNFIELn EASTON, BETHLEHEM. MAUCH
cHUNK. sAYRE. GENEVA. ROCHESTER,. BUFFALO.
seep gear passengers carried, 10 bsggass carried
1TIfHCI. GENEVA RocHEsTER Rl'FFHLo STAG.
ARA FALLS. and all points West Pullman sleeper 70
Additional local trains daily except Sunday FOR SOUTH
PLAINFIELD. BOUND BROOK and inte-medl ate points.
Piainaeld only) s3 % ! 20 so ana $50 y "
Tickets and Pullman nodato ms A. ll3 26i Z.3
SEQ Futon . n'S ST. court ST. IS Bway and brooklyn
y Y Transfer CO. viii call 20 and check baggage
from hotel residence through to destination
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tales y -, Sc Lverpo,. cables. SPOT cotton steady
american n o. f ~ .'.'.ou export b'o haies
TOO, bfies '' Naes rne.g'f . O1O fo .es American
i7e44 decline coses $ed futures opened FUZZY
MARI M. 9e January. 2lb Ianusr, Telr,,a,y 32h.
Ma Ja,e 22t 4 I,, I'D $l91b. hprl-May 32o4s
tc6er yc y@2D. Septemder-October 3lHb. o.
eheser-yarnss' Up November December 32lb Man
Eanc 9 4'iet hut steady. cloths moderate de-
To- TIE dlrerer, There only SLOW demand
MES buyers - 10y nominal ~ stsence q
sra ,he5 views spr ne pai',s 81 Xxx d. VIM
eesrs s. lO0Ss lo winter patents S3 7,QS4 sprnf
rive e. agf2 3d. 70 grade 81 5qsi 81 10 ara
noun. S2Q}2 C5 ......RYE FLOUH-
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CENTRAL R. R. or NEW JERSEY.

Anthracite toal urf1
Four tracks Electro Pneuma,ie slgsaA
Stations In New-York foot ~ Liberty ST.
and South Ferry, whitehall - q. -
Leaving time from South Ferry doot Whttenel s,., -
Ave minutes earlier than that given oeio" Tor Aoer" -
'~NS' Trains leave foot OF Liberty 81,
For Easton, Bethlehem Allentown. Aauch cnuns. S:-
Easton). 5:i5 G:So to Eas'on) p ~ sss'sy" ~"
For Wikesbarre. Pltts'on and Scranton. 400 s'io
A. NJ 1890 p. NJ sundays. 4:3O A. NJ -. go, AN
For Reading and Harrisburg 400. - 30 If3 s:iv
1000 1880 Readngl A. ~. l:3D 40 n;O 20 81: 90
di 80 to Reading l. NJ. 100 $50 $3.50 GOO p ~.
For sanbury Lewisburg. and wlisms2ors q, 1900, 40"
'43o a NJ 100 ! 60 80 = ~ p.aII22rr,R, n'sh"
FOR LONG BRANCH. OCEAN GROVE; &oe,
For Rcd Bank Long Branch. Ashury PARK. oces.n
Grove and points south Point Pleasant 400 Peg
only 70 Sea Girt. $50 N0la only % Red ban.) II "
A NJ - only % Red Bank 1910 only 70 ke1 behsl
'y5. 44O 6l5 p NJ sundays stops az in,sr.sken ,os
Nq For Atlantic Hshand,. $50 $50 1870 u; La
40 1888 6i5 r NJ SUNDAYS . 10 A. u, 400 T. NJ
FOR LAKEWOOD.
40 90 ioi5 4 ~ 1913. $40 $40 p N Sum
Fo- LakeSufs, 30 $50 Io:lo A. VI. l|S $40. ga
T VI Sundays .i0.i5 A . "a.
=. - r VI Suriars. 'io.l5 4. " .
For Arsntic CITY vine.and and B-dgeton - 30 A. NJ
r. Wonrou,h Peach seas-gh,. ana Highlands 81
Nsvssnk $50 $50 1870 4. d. -. $40 r. N.
sunfays 30 A. NJ 100 ?
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spo, cotton closed oul with quotations uAchaisea
Y9ang ulaa- quoted a., C0-ltc ana nsGi,ns g..
Nely yea 40 sales % 1881 bales Included 81
es.es % spinre.s and 900 bales delivered On
Ws5ing Ea 'eegralhec 70 ne Ez hang as ioow'
Nooue Gull SIC. sales. 100 bales SAVANNAH qulti az
STEADY 1916. sales Il bales carleton frn, u r.
oc WinHF--u f~m o.. Norfolk firm &c; safes iU'
.a-es. Baltimore nominal &c; Memphis stesdy. ~.
ses 1910 tales augusta quiet ard steady of.c s1,'f
- bales So Louis quiet. l-ldc sales l% oaisa D |
-s'pn quiet buy steady cisc. sales. 1913 bales. Ne"
.ssas ye.y steady g.. sales 100 bales. The eHp''
movement follows
lo.a. to-dav 81, 1924
.hus this 49, n e.. 1851 A go
'.'aI since September .2971.72I C3+Ol3 2h4o-o
49, cps a. Ne9-oreans were oincioly est
las N Nv y 100 tales against 3,sil bales ac'Ih
CO... ssk ana 552s bales last year TO moriows re
sgs.ns were estimated - ~ T. l.V0 bales
Pere-fs =, .t'es last and o2l7 bales lAst year
pa-es 40, - e por,s sid interior points TO-DAY COM
'e zane Gay last week and list year
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.,rac, prices in TIE local marke; to-day

sanio~oree market quiet good AVERAGE santos 1870,
I.csgu &c ~ bags soes $4,000 bags Hamburg -
Co.ss uG1ke, opened :. p.g asne;. at $50 N. net
As DIG higher sales 80 IN bags Havre-Cofee MAJ
le opened steady y franc higher. u unchangec
si5p steady unchanged. closed franc net higher
total sales 1900 bags.
ss1gt-y 80 July -
February - August ............ 81 %
Mach o. September 100
4a} .SDSj Non -n.er Is 90
june - December IS -
Fio-co1es market f,eadv. No Rio $40: Exchange.
"a; receipts DV0 bags cleared f-r the United states
100 bags cleared 10Y Europe 1000 stock 90 600
Tags.
TIE s.a..s..ca. nos.--.- z. ---.z- 10 : --.-
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TIE STATE OF TRADE.

Bal'rore March Flour agL bur hrmer; Western ten.
= IS T Hg H %sst E1's q 1858 's So
bills exports 10 bills sales go bis Wheat q.
asked No rel 74taT5c. receipts. 72is bush
tush. southern wheat by sample 72d 73r AZ on grade
- 4H77. corn dull spot and month. 300 30 &c AIrl
30 430Nc Nav 3sr asked. steamer mixed 37's037h Fl.
yellow corn 3SQ4)c Oats quiet 40 white. BIC No 2
mixed 34c asked reoeipts 1901 bush: stock i2u g22
bush. RYE firm. No nearby. eiI6iisr No Western
% m bss ir M n nusa Iasv silsii " Grain
freEhts steady 70 firm and unchanged sugar s'ns and
gne,.ngea Butter steady ana unc'sngei Egg. hri 20
larre and 81 medium. 1t0uAc. DO - small H-3l2e
Lettuce scarce - % ner bush box oe.o,,,.. -.
Boston March Flour i1i re'e,p,. 80 9,.' tpr.s
g 9dqs5 4 S sPnT eeSr. and srs 81 sS
Cornmeal steady. s9assc per bag 81 ecgti rs per oL
low. Arc. Oats n-m: recepts. 2osi bush. fancy a'1
G40-. 10 . ana No 3. S,g3s-c Al.ieed qulst. bran.
d.irrs So 759sio 20 butter drm: N5rfh,rn 22622-.
Western o. imitation lj1l5'sc ladies lSai'o. lees.
Chicago March The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Wheat No. . Opening Hishe:. -JL;ey.. clo,,lssf
T Jay . ........ p 72ai2% IL nas5is
Corn. No. .:
a. s9s8,3s IL ,.,, ,f$ '''' #.
H 2as .::....: 81 81. 81. 81: ss. .se 81
Mess pork. per Dbl:
H nv .'.:..: ' ss5 &C. &C.. p ssS So S..
Lard. per 100 10
IA y. 81; 81; s.. e: &c: e
short ribs per 100 70:
May ............. 472h +s3 tI2h ga
september 20 DO ooV W"
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THE BoUNTIFUL Rains.

II Y reason of the profuse rains, followed by mild
~ weather California is virtually assured of a
- year of prosperity and her people already feel
the effects OF the assurance. There will now be a
greater energy and activity, because OF a greater
hopefulness in work. and all lines of industry will be-
gin to improve,
During the season of uninterrupted sunshine, when
it seemed that another dry year was before us, and
that our crops would be small some of our Puget
Sound contemporaries condoled with us in words OF
sympathy. At the same time, however, they argued
that their own communities would lose nothing by
our calamity and therefore while they felt
sow in our loss, they showed no signs OF weeping
enough to furnish with irrigation.
One of their most frequent comments on the s1tua-
ten was that as California would have wheat and
very little fruit to export the demand OF the PACING
Ocean countries for such articles would have to to
Washington to obtain supplies, and as consequence
the commerce of the Pacific would center at Puget
Sound ports and San Francisco, despite her wealth.
her population and her energy, would become sub
ordinate as trading center and be known on the
coast chiefly as pleasure resort
Doubtless there was some foundation for the argu-
n,ent The interests OF every commercial city are
largely dependent upon the prosperity of the country
back of it. San Francisco would have lost much by
a drought in the Interior and has therefore valid
reason as any farming district rejoice in the boun-
tful rains that have fallen the State from the
threatened disaster of short crops and our good
friends of Puget Sound from the wear and tear upon
their sympathies
Once more California has shown the world that she
has not only good climate throughout the year, but
also the sort of weather that Is needed to render such
a climate suitable to industry well as to pleasure.
We have had winter Of eysan brightness, and now
we have had the rains needed to nourish ali forms Of
life We shall have wheat enough to supply large
part of the Oriental demand and fruit enough to sup
ply epicures in Washington with something delicious
and luscious when they tire of their water
logged and nildewed stuff
The whole aspect of affairs has been changed during
the week past and almost every prospect frightened
The rains have turned the crisis in favor and
saved the situation. Moreover, there remain two
months of showers before the clouds pass away from
the sky and dry summer days at hand. Within
those months may reasonably expect pro-
pitious weather. The outlook is bright for US,
and to all synpathzing neighbors we return
their kind condolences with thanks having further
Use for them
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NEWS OF FOREIGN NAvIEs.

The annual prize firing competition of
the Japanese navy will be held next
month in Hiroshima Bay. The competitors
comprise $50 gunners chosen from the
squadrons at the several naval ports, and
the guns used will be quick frers of four
and six inch calibers, at distances of from
5000 to 1000 feet at floating targets.
The new British cruiser Niobe, of 1000
tons and 20 knots speed, is in trouble. She
was commissioned last December to re-
neve the Blake in the channel squadron,
but has ever since been prevented from
joining by a series of accidents to her
machinery. On March 1 the engines broke
down again, and her commission trial had
to be postponed for week to make the
necessary repairs.
The Jaguar, a composite gunboat, was
laid down at Dantzig last November. She
has twin screw engines of 1900 horse pow
er to give speed of IL knots, and the YES
sci is 2015 feet length, 295 feet beam
and displaces S95 tons on draught of 9
feet inches. The Jaguar is one of half
a dozen similar gunboats for the German
navy intended for service in China and on
the coast of Africa.
The German Navy Department has in
vited tenders for supplying shipbuilding
material to be delivered at the dockyard
at oteLIln. Inc IlSI 1ncluQeS oak umDer,
castiron, oil, tallow and rope, and offers
from foreigners are not barred. The Brit
ish Government is frequently doing this
kind of business, but 1t looks rather queer
on the part of a high protection Govern
ment to adopt free trade maxims.
The British cruiser Edgar recently lost
one of her smokestacks during a storm.
Less than twenty years ago such an acct
dent would have seriously crippled a
steamship in the navy, and might have
caused her loss, but with the present ap-
planes in the boiler room, the smoke
stacks may be carried away without in
curing serious consequences, so long as
the fans are keeping up their work
The British Admiralty asks for the sun,
Of $14,O00o00 for building a dockyard and
fortress at Wei-Hai-Wei, opposite Port
Arthur, China, which latter place has
been occupied by Russia. This reveals the
purpose of Great Britain to make Wei
Hai-Wei a Gibraltar of the far East a
military and naval base of the first mag
nitude, and indicates the permanent occu-
patton of this part of China by Great
Britain.
France is putting her naval base at
Bizerta into a state of formidable prepa-
ration for offense and defense. Bizerta
lies about thirty-eight miles northwest
from Tunis and railways connect it with
both Tunis and Agiers, enabling a force
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-20
THE RUMoRS ARoUT REED.

Z nth persistency born, perhaps, OF sheer
M lack of ability to invent something new, our
Democratic contemporaries are circulating ru-
mors of Speaker Reeds hostility to the President
and of the Presidents determination to bring about
the election of supporter of the administration to
the Speakership of the next Congress
The known opposition of the Speaker to some OF
the masures advocated during the recent session OF
Congress- affords the only foundation for the rumors.
There is no evidence that the Speaker used the powers
of his office to defeat any bill which the administration
thought important to the welfare of the country,
is there any evidence that the administration backed
anv of the bills which were defeated in committee or
in the House whether by reason OF the Speaker S
antagonism or not.
The war with Spain imposed upon the late Congress
vast amount of work outside the ordinary routine
of legislation. The performance OF that work was
imperative and consequence the consideration OF
the less pressing measures of peace had to be post
poned AS result there has been good deal OF
disappointment and the disappointed people have
assumed that their bills and hopes were defeated be-
cause of the opposition of the Speaker.
Out of the situation there has come desire on the
part Of some of the disconnected members of Con-
gress to elect in the next Congress Speaker whom
thew believe would be more favorable to their bills.
These people have very cunningy sought to create
the impression that the President is their side and
the Philadelphia Record claims to have authority for
the assertion that the about the hostility OF
the administration the Speaker started solely
to test public opinion and determine whether move
rnent to depose him would be popular.
The results Of the test have been sufficient to
vince all intelligent of the firm hold the Speaker
has upon the Republicans of the country The Demo
cratic organs for partisan purposes have done and
doing all in their little way to keep the cir
culating and to stir up discussions over Them but
thus far with but slight effect. The Chicago Inter
Ocean is about the only notable Republican news
paper which has declared against the Speaker, and
that paper under its present management is not the
influential organ it was few years ago.
All these rumors of impending strife over the next
Speakership may be dismissed as idle tales. The Re
publican party is not going to be divided in 1000.
Tom Reed will be duly elected Speaker as soon as
Congress assemblies and the election will be in har-
mony with the policy of the administration and the
sentiment of the people.
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prevailing error as to the of whom was thus Tor
the first time disclosed 1t afterward underscored It's
originality by calling Senator Hoar and other
acknowledged statesmen and jurists who agreed with
him "old women"
At various times it has published for the benefit OF
the rising generation elementary treatises on the best
modes of perpetratng crimes such murder, forgery
embezzlement and burglary. 1t has also furnished
much educational matter illustrating the rise and
progress of prurency. Yesterday it supplied str1k-
ing novelty by turning woman, convicted OF having
poisoned her lovers wife, into Judge. Mrs Minnie
Adams, having been placed her preliminary ex-
animation for murder, the Examiner obtained from
Mrs BotEn an authorized statement to the effect
that she believes Mrs. Adams innocent but con-
sdcrs that police methods against her In
cidentally the sentenced woman who has survived
the ordeal the other is about to undergo re-
fers to her own conviction "a Judicial farce and
informs an expectant community that if she had only
known as much as she does she could have pur-
chased her freedom.
Expansion evidently takes many phases, but we
would be glad learn whether this latest development
is to be classified under the head OF national policy
or of internal policy" Some old fogies among our
citizens might change letter in the last quotation and
call it internal policy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-20
THAT COMPROMISE.

To the Editor: Our public school teach
ers at last seem to be about to receive a
portion Of their November and December
salaries The proposition of the "mer-
chant creditors to allow them TO receive
one-half months salary will be consid-
cred at a meeting of the teachers at the
Girls High School this afternoon. The
teachers will do we'll to accept the olive
branch rendered by the merchants. There
undoubtedly is right on both sides and
mutual understanding in regard to their
differences is wise.
Unquestionably the teachers should re-
ceive pay for the work performed, and
with equal justice the merchants should
receive pay for the goods delivered, and
as there is not money enough for them to
receive pay for their demands in full, they
will show good judgment in coming to-
gether, and each receiving part settle
ment. -,
teachers to obtain their salaries in the tu-
ture it should be remembered that the
old adage "a bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush" is just as true now as
when first uttered; besides a compromise
as offered will in no way affect the l1kelt-
hood of the final receipt of their salaries,
unless it be that 1t will add to that deS1r-
able possibility A TEACHER.
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of so 900 soldiers to be assembled In TWEEN
ty-four hours at Bizerta. The shipyard
is busy constructing pontoons' batteries
are erected and mines being lald IN the
harbor, and large supplies OF coal haVe
been ordered.
Sentence was pronounced on FEBRUARY
1S at Malta on Henry Vella, late coroner
of the ROYAL Malta Militia, civil secretary
to the admiral superintendent ana ollcer
of charge of expense accounts. lie hau
been found guilty of misappropriauon OF
n1b1ic funds and of other offenses, but
his attorney interposed plea OF INSANITY
on behalf of the prisoner. Pending meo-
zeal examination sentence was postponed
and when the medical experts found the
accused to be sane a sentence of thirty
months Imprisonment with nara IdDoE
was pronounced.
The Asama, armored cruiser, built at
EIswfck for the Japanese navy, has been
completed. Her full power trial under nat
ural draught took place on FEBRUARY Q,
when she made 20.37 knots with 13,0OO
horse power during a continuous run OF
six hours Two days later the forced
draught trial gave 22.07 knots with 19,OOO
horse power, the propellers making 1oo
revolutions. The Asama is 4OS feet In
length, GA feet beam and displaces YOU
tons on a draught of "a feet inches, Win
a normal coal supply OF iUU IONS. Inc CoAl-
tract called for speeds of 20 and 2l.Z0
knots under natural and forced draught'
which were realized, although the snip
bottom was rather foul. She is the tWelfth
vessel built at Elswick for the japanese
navy. The armor of the Asama weighs
21O0 tons and consists of a belt of seven
inches Harveyized steel along the water
line-two feet above and five feet below
tapering to 31a inches at the ends. Above
this is another five inches thick. which
reaches beyond the turrets and forms
with the ends a casemate. AS further
protection of the bow torpedo tube there
is a belt extending from the stem
twenty-five feet aft. The main deck
is of two thicknesses of one-half inch
steel and the ammunition tubes are three
inches thick The upper deck is covered
with teak, which is practically the only
woodwork on the ship. The main arna-
ment consists of four eight-inch quick
firers with six-inch Harvey steel housings.
Two of these guns are forward at an ele-
walton Of twenty-five feet and two ait at
a height of twentyfour feet above the
water line Ten six-inch quick-hr1ng guns
are carried in classmates, and four OF the
same caliber on the upper deck behind
shields