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LOOKING FOR GOLD IMPORTS.
Unusual Saturday Weakening of Sterling
ExchanEe-GOId From InNnnn.

Unusual Saturday Weakening OF Sterling
ExchanEe-Goid From Havana.
most unusual happening for Saturday a
reduction In the posted rates for sterling exchange
led to further talk In Wall street yesterday Of
impending gold imports The decline was at,
ributed both to freer offerings Of cotton bills and
sterling loans due TO the strength Of tho local
money market As a result Of such loans, tho
foreign banking houses have been lenders Of
large amounts In Wall street in the past few days
The reduction in the posted rates brought them
to Si.S2'I and $780,. Actual rates closed
weak, with sight bills 81 S5'4 bid SASO asked
and sxty-day bills 81 81. bid, s. SO asked.
Foreign banking houses yesterday put the
gold importing point in the neighboyhood Of ST. 81
To sI.S4'. for demand exchange, II was stated
by foreign bankers that were II not for the Trans.
yahl situation there would already have been
plenty Of gold arriving here 10 relieve the stringent
Local money market As II ~, however, obstacles
VIII continue 10 be put in the way by the great
European commercial centres TO prevent any loss
OF the metal 10 this country. Nevertheless,
continuation OF high money rates will lend t. fur
ther weakening in the sterling exchange market
toward the gold importing point
:, ON the transport buiord, which arrived from
Havana yesterday, was 81, 100, 900 in French gold
coin, consigned TO the North American Trust
Company oi this city. II will be deposited In the
nlted States Assay Once tomorrow morning,
and as that institution viii allow the trust com
phny Ia draw against the deposit immedi tcly
GOO will be al once available for employment in
the local money market
The cash reserves Of thr banks are now 81 7SS
VIZ unGcT tie legal requirement.
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PARTHKNOS FOR AMERICA.
Henry II. spaulding Proposes q Decidedly
Comprehensive scheme.


Henry r. Spaulding Of this city has announced
a plan for the erection Of a museum on the banks
Of the Hudson that would be To this country what
the Kensington Museum Is 10 England. only
on a greater scale Mr. Spaudng recently re-
turned to this country from Europe lie was
the Illinois State Commissioner al the last Paris
Fair and u member Of many societies For
many years ho was the head OF Tiffany q Co. but
in 1881 and 1882 he made a tour OF Europe de.
veloping the plans which he is now for the first
time making public
George Is. Post, the architect, has prepared
plans for the building. They call for a struc-
ture covering nearly ten acres Of ground with
central dome rising 4Oi feet, which would mako
would be IN the form Of Greek cross, superim
posed on a circle 400 feet in diameter The ex.
IRENE length Of the building would be $40 feet Ac
q granite and marble at some place along he
Hud An immense stone stairway would
reach down 70 quay where, Tarships could an
lively as Donors Hail. the Hall Of Literature
!he Hall Of Religion and the Hall Of Gifts
Stretching from tho west wing TO We river would
reviews Of large bodies Of troops
a statue OF liberty would be one Of the features
lures Of the Presidents Of the I nited States and
the rulers II the different countries in the world
Every nation ON earth would be asked TO con.
be given IN The basement "a the display of models
showing the advancement Of Inventions A big
assembly room for the holding "f worlds con.
crosses would be another feature
90oooo Mr., SpaudnS believes that this can
be- raised by liberal appropriation by Congress
ana by private subscription. IL Is his intention
T. have In the rotunda bronze statues Of The most
liberal giycrs Nj SpnutnG declares that he
mas the written endorsement NJ n number Of pTomi-
nenl men, but Saws that he does not care to make
Their names public at this time
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BIs THEFT or H,rrNrE srAups.
Mutual Lifo Loses s!0,CcO worth Policy
Clerk and stamp Dealer Arrested.

Clerk and stamp Dealer Arrested.
Warwick J. Price head clerk Of the policy dc
partment Of the Mutual l.,fr Insurance Com
pany. was arrested yrrtcrdHy on the charge Of
stealing more than $40 900 worth of revenue
stamps John A. Meade. a stamp dealer ut 23
Liberty street, also arrested for receiving
tho stolen stamps from Price The arrests were
made in Meades store Price confessed that
he stole 81, 900 worth of the stamps but Meade
would make no statement
Price had been in the employ of the insurance
company for two years About three months
ago the company accountants began to miss
revenue stamps Of the denomination Of 81, SIS
and S. The matter was reported To Capt Nc
Clusky. Detective Sullivan and Carey watched
Price On several occasions they followed him
from his ONCE Ia Meades store. On Friday
they marked large number Of the revenue stamps
and yesterday afternoon Detective Carey went Ia
Meade store at the hour when Price usually
went there Detective Sullivan remained at tho
Mutual Offices and followed Price when he went
away at 2 o'clock. The suspected man went
to Meades store and the detectives allcgc they
stamps
On Prices person they found more
stamps. twenty IS stamps and 40 81
stampa In Moadcs store they found
$1,000 worth Of stamps Of tho denomi.
nations Of the stolen ones, all Of which
they believe were stolen by Price Some Of the
conhscated stamps bore the dccoy marks which
the detectives had placed upon them Others
boro no marks At Police Headquarters Price
broke down and wept lie lives at the Grand
Hotel. II Is said that he was married one month
ago. Meade lives at 683 Lafayette avenue,
Brooklyn
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CENTRAL AND Bosroy AND 1LBAxY.
Senator Dsp~w Predicts that the Merger
VIII surely He Accomplished.

beuutOr Depew freUlcu tnat tns merger
VIII surely BE Accomplished.
Senator Depew said yesterday that the merger
Of the Boston and Albany Railroad into the New
York Central system was now sure to be accom-
pshed Influences have been quietly at work
which have reduced 10 a minimum the opposition
that at one time threatened 10 kill the project
The stockholders Of the Boston and Albany meet
at Boston on Nee IL 10 vote upon the matter,
and Mr. Depew said he was convinced that by
that time there will he little II any opposition.
IL was reported in Wall Street yesterday that
there have been some important changes in tho
ownership Of Boston and Albany stock recently
ns q result Of which W. X. Vanderbilt and his
friends are now masters of the situation. Under
the terms Mr.. Vanderbilt proposed on behalf OF
the New York Central Railroad the Boston and
Albany lines, terminals and equipment will come
under the control 81 the Central under a lease
for 900 years The New York Central pays
81, 900 900 in cash 10 the Boston and Albany
and binds itself 10 pay dividends ON tho SOS 600
900 Of stock A. the rate Of per cent a year 1t
was because the earnings Of the company have
apparently recently exceeded IN per cent that
some OF The New England stockholders Of the
Boston and Albany vigorously opposed the pro-
posed lease
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tend for the most part, nat forelands 10 the sea
and places these coast Ia nds broaden into plains
II IL on these forcands that the new subjects 81
the United States, about 4OOO in number, Till
their little farms raising cocoanus vans, sugar
cane and other tropical products. The land III
extremely fertile and the natives gain good
living from the fruits Of the soil and the neigh
boring fisheries with very little eXertion he
climate is 81 hcallhful that white men may live
there and. as in all the Samoan Islands, the in
terror mountain region Is uninhabitcd. All the
natives live along the coasts and seldom venture
Into the mountains. which. with their dense UNI
derbrush, are not easily traversed
From the point Of view Of a hafbot and coaling
sta tion for our Navy, we have the prizc Of Samoa
in Page pagO. which Is far superior 10 the bay OF
Apa. Tho trouble with Apia Ia that II has no
shelter from the terrible hurricanes that sometimes
sweep over those waters II was in one Of these
storms that a nutnbe- Of vessels, including two
American and two GcI man warships, were destroy.
ed on March 10, 1889 But no such tragedy could
bcfall the lnnd.lock bay Of Page Psgo which is
large enough TO accommodate many hundreds Of
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ADUL terra TED FOOD PRODUCTS.
Brewer Tells tho Y. 3. Senate Commute,
Tint Our Beer IL All Right.

Tint Our Beer 10 All Right.
The Senate Special Committee on Adultera tion
Of Food PRODUCTS, lnted States Senator william
Mason. Chairman, met at the Imperial Hotel yes
trrday morning, and continued the in, estg Ii on
which has been carried on for the last six month
In other cities. The adultcraton Of beer Was
taken up yesterday. The Secretary of the Ma
uonal Brewers Association, Gallus Thoman.
testified that the brewers OF this country did not
as a rule adul,erat" beer. Beer brewed after
the English manner was Just as good and whole
some as that made Of hops or malt and cheaper.
Since the Pasteur method Of boiling the beer
10 destroy the germs had been introduced there
was no need Of us.ng sacylic acid. Prof Hart
an English dietlcan also testified
Senator Mason, IN speaking OF the committee 8
work, said:
"Our Investigations up to date have disclosed
a remark able state Of affairs The United States
IL the only civilized country in the world which
does not set n certain standard on its food prod
ucts I'y setting n high standard, az European
nation do We would not only protect the honest
producer and consumer but also increase our
exports For people have faith in our Govern
mcni, and II they know that the food is inspected
and there is plainly marked on each article cx.
n"ily W hat II Is composed OF, they more ready
10 purchase II
"Wc are also attacking adultcrated food that
Is dclrtcriOus 10 health and think that when We
hand In our report next month Congress will rgis-
late on the matter, so that the present condition
OF affairs will I've remedicd
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Col. T. &. Campbell. his brother George
Campbell and +. Van Dyke. a trance medium
OF % West Thirty-nfh street. all OF whom
were accused of swindIing Mr.. and Mrs Hugs
mann OF ~ West Thirty fifth street out OF
$1,000 worth of jswelry by means OF false cI-
tradition papers. wore discharged by Magts-
tratc Hammer in the Jefferson Market court
yesterday at the request OF Lawyer Abraham
Levy. counsel for the Huysmans. Mr. Levy
said q at he had como to tho conclusion that it
would be i'm possible to secure an Indictment
and that he had agreed TO withdraw tho
volved was restored.
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PLAINFIELD n. j.. Nov 1.-THE mystery
about tho disappearance OF William A. Frazee.
the froman employed by the Jersey Central
Railroad, has heen cleared up. and the manIhas
returned to work again. On Saturday night
last he fell of his engine just before the New
ark Ray bridge was reached. ard rolled down
an embankmsnt. whore he remained for some
WnndersT ABOUT until he wa" found bv u" n
Bayonns policeman. The latter sent him to a
hospital. where he remained until he re-
home, hut his folks failed to report the matter
to the railroad officials.
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Two Big falkland, Farm. Sold.

The old Ryder and Iongmser farms In the
Flatlands district in Brooklyn wers sold to the
Westminster rark Improvement Company
yesterday for 100000. The property en-
braces 1873 acres situated between Fast
Twenty-third aud East Thirty-ffth strrats
and between Avenue X and Avenue NJ, with
an extensive frontage on both sides Of Nos,
trnnd avenue. 1t will he improved ana laid
out into =, 100 city lots at once.
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ever at the entrance to is splendid harbor. Pago-
Page. This harbor In about four miles long.
and much OF IL Ia n half mile 10 over a mile wido
and Il pushes far across the island. II In in tho
form u . crescent and a large part OF II Ia thus
completely land locked. 4 great deal OF the
lows toward its upper end, so that vessels Of the
greatest draught could not approach nearer than
a quarter Of a mile 10 the native hamlet Of Pago-
Page at It's upper end. That class Of vessel.
however In not plying In South Pacific waters
10 any large extent lhe water is At least eighteen
the harbOr
Between the SEQ and the mountains thoro e.
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gather the productions OF the island and take them
To sheds and warehouses on the shores OF many
little bays The inter island uaffc Ia carried on
by means Of small cutters and schooners. gener-
ally under fifty tons.
Apin has thus far been tho only port OF entry.
Here all the little trade Of the island has bcsn
centred at last. every article imported sent out
Of the Islands passing through It's customs excep,
in the case " a few ships which have been per
German plantation. Now that the United States
and Germany have come into the possession OF
will become regular port OF coll and tho centre
OF our commercial interests
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A.sembiymnn Lewis Married.

ROCHESTER,. Nov 1.-The marriage OF As
semhlymnn Merton T., LOWS to Mss Julia
Everett Gntes Of Elba. y. y. which took place
last Wednesday Mt Chris. Church in this city,
became public TODAY Mr. Lewis departed Tor
Albany on his wedding trip. and II was report Ell
that he was in that city in connection with his
bill to reueil IN" Horton fpHrrihg law and II
was so nnu0rnc"i in the 4 hany isSpntches
The marriage wac not known outside OF n very
al, rirnIu - ''''
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BAY SHORE, l., l.. Nov. ll,-Charles Soper OF
this place shot a deer on Friday. Tho m nal
was not quite dead when Soper approached IL
70 cut Its throat. just as he stretched the neck
hack the animal gave lew expiring kicks
One OF tho hoofs struck Soper In the right thigh
attended ny Or. j. l.. ilalsey Of Islip and re-
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orr NEW ISLAND.
Tutuiin Is Little but II Has n Fine Harbor
and Adds 1000 to Our Census.

A great many ages ago there was mighty
conyulsion at the bottom Of the Pacific Ocean
and from number Of vents on the floor Of the sea.
an immense mass OF volcanic matter was poured
out and spread around. This outflow Of molten
rock from the interior Of the earth continued TO
pile up on tho sea floor till line OF submarine
mountains had been formed and they grew till
their tops peercd above the waters. This was
the origin Of the island Of Tutuilo, In the Samoan
group which has now come into the possession
Of the United States.
The island must have been most imposing
object long before any human eye could see 1t.
for 10 day the talest summit rises nearly 5000
feet above the SEQ though the island has been
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Mrs. Max TrcemanIs Free.

Clara Freeman. the wife Of Max Freeman
formerly stage manager at the Casino Theatre
was arraigncd 10 the lorkyllc court yesterday
on charge ~ attempting suicide. on Nov |
She wits i0uni win her wrists severely rnt in
her room IN hotel al % West Forty spron
street, she was taEeu To Roosevelt HOSPITAL
an HiterwAri to Bellevue. Il prisoner The
police were IN h!e o. prove that she attempted
TO XII hersel and -he was LLscharged
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THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.

vessels. The United States was the frst 70 secure
aharbor among these islands. its right 10 use Page
Page as n coaling station having been obtained
from the king Of the group. II is only within tho
advantage. Germany emulated our example,
but the best she could obtain was the harbor Of
inferior and not at all comparable. either with
Apia or Pago Pngo.
Between the barrier reef that partly encircles
Tutuila and the coast are comparatively quiet
waters, providing a highway of trade. In this
canal, provided by nature, all intercourse along
and around the shore Is carried on. Small boats
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Tammnny Magistrates soIicitudo for Street,
walkers.

Magistrate Hogan. who sat for tho FIRST tins
In the West Fiity-tourth street court yester-
day. discharged all the women arrested for
soliciting, When two OF them, who had
street station by Charles Simon and Frank
Farrell. were arraigned before him. he said
You have already had to pay for your hail,
Your arrest must leave you good deal out OF
pocket"
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A Prisoner Attempts to Assault n Polio
Justice and Gets the Maximum Sentence

ROCHESTER,, Nov. IL -James Mclaughlin.
attempted to assault Police Justice Charles b.
Ernst In the court room this forenoon.
Mclaughlin had been arrested for attempting
10 steal TWO pairs of slippers from the y-stry OF
the Catholic Cathedral. He fought the officers
At tho time and II to squad OF them to arrest
him lie was Just ~ scrappy when he was
ARA sn-d In court to-day During the proceed
ings he suddenly broke out OF the prisoners
box and ssIing heavy chair. aimed il At
Judge Ernsts head Two court attendants
grabbed him. hut he still fought. Four police
men who were sitting back OF the railing
fight was kept no until all the officers had
piled on, Mclaughlin and pinned him 20 the
floor. When order was restored the Judge.
who WAS unframed. gave the man the mail.
mum sentence. one year in the penitentiary
and 1900 nnc. MCLAUGHLIN had been arrested
numbe Of times before.
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said lie Belonged to the 7th Regiment.

Robert ". Butter. who said he was member
ofthe Seventh Regiment. was arralGned in the
Centre street police court yesterday on tho
charge Of assault and dsorierly conduct
al cigars in Wcinhrrg'S cigar store. ~ Park
row. AMI slapping the proprietnr'I face. Vein
bsrI. whose lace was somewhal swollen sad
that he would not appear against the prisoner.
Butler was then d scharged.
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PENNSYLVANIA Police Get W. t. Ellis.

, william T. Ills. tho Boston promoter. who
was arrested hero OH achsrso Of being mpli-
cnt"h In the larceny Of Si5.OUO from the First
National llauE ~ Washington. Pa, hy means
0f forged pnirr. WINS turned over 10 the
Penn! yNduit authorities vest erday 10y Magis-
trhte Mayo, ~ the Centre street police court
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Septuagenarian Killed by n Fnl

Mrs Margaret Simpson. II years old was
Killed Yesterday morning by falling, down
f HrI a, her 'home 33s DeKa!D avenue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
GET THE MAXIMUM PENALTY.
Two Amherst Bank Robbers Given Five
Years in Waupun.

John Harrington and Edward
Ratigan, the Amherst bank robbers,
were sentenced Monday by Judge
Webb at Stevens Point to five years
each in Waupun. Their attorney
made d motion for new trial, which
was refused. Neither man had any
thing to say in regard to the sentence.
They did not even assert their in
nOcence, but took the conviction
philosophically and good naturedly.
When the subject of a new trial was
mentioned to them Harrington said
he was not looking around for trials;
the officers, he said, were giving him
all the trials he cared for. Both eX-
pressed a desire to be sentenced at
once.
Burns and Kelley, however, do not
look at the situation the same way.
Both expressed a determination to
exert every means to secure a new
trial.
In passing sentence on Harrington
and Ratigan, Judge Webb said he was
sorry that the sentence he was about
to impose was SO short but he was
bound by the statutes which provide
the same sentence whether the offence
be great or small. He said that men
who would plan SO desperate bur-
glary as the Amherst bank robbery, if
detected in the act or afterwards,
would not hesitate to take human life.
The men were taken to states prison
Tuesday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
THIRD ANNUAL SUMMER PARTY.
German Singers viii Picnic at Maennerchor
Park Next SUNDAY,

The coming Sunday, June II, will be
a big day of amusement for the Ger
man residents Of our community, and
for many others who are not German.
The third annual picnic under
auspices of the Grand Rapids Maen-
nerchor sOcietyiS set for that time at
the park near Gehler'S farm. The
usual number of prizes are offered for
a fat mems race, pole climbing, sack
racing and other athletic contests.
There will be a procession to the park
at l p. M, headed by Prof. Hirzy's
band and a bowery dance during
afternoon and evening, HirZy's or
chestra to furnish music for the hop.
Program at the grounds viii be
opened with the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner by the Maennerchor
chorus. An grafton by one Of our
popular speechmakers, and other
numbers of interest are promised.
The experience of past years in giving
this annual picnic has enabled our
German friends to plan for the amuse-
ment of all in better style than ever
and the event is looked forward to
with great anticipations. John Raath,
Joseph Fischer, Charles Kruger and
Albert Zehlke have charge of affairs
as committee on arrangements. HO.
for a good time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
A Pleasing Entertainment,

A pleasing and interesting enter
tainment will be given in the Opera
House on June 20. About 200 children
of S. S. Peter and Paul's school are
practicing diligently to do their parts
we'll
The program, which will be amusing
and instructive, will appear in next
weeks paper.
Young and old are requested to be
present at the Opera House on June
20, in the evening; drills, songs, dia-
logueS, recitatiOns and tableauX, all
the choicest kind, will make the
evening more than pleasant.
Men of all ages, who take an interest
in the country's welfare, must not
fail to be there, as the dialogue,
"When Women Have Their Rights, y
will make them appreciate the wise
rules of our grand republic. Ladies,
do not by any means miss it, you will
get new ideas about housekeeping.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-06-08
Want to Control independent Lines.

The new telephone combine that
recently secured control of the Bell
interests in Wisconsin and Michigan
intends, if possible, to absorb all of
the independent companies in this
state. One of the strongest of these
is the Dane County Telephone COM
pany of Madison, which does most of
the business in that city.
President Glidden of the new COM
binc wrote a letter to j. Crawford
Harper, president of the Madison COM
pany, saying that the combine desired
to purchase his company and asking
that price be tixeG. The letter set
forth the mutual advantages of such a
sale aud intimated that it was the in
teution of the new combine to absorb
all the independent telephone inter
eStS of the state. Mr.. Harper de-
clined to fix a price on his plant.
There are 150 independent Wiscon-
sin companies, the one in the capitol
town having 925 telephones in use.
The combine has not as yet ap-
preached the Wood county plant with
any propositions for purchase and they
are just as far ahead as if they had.
We don't believe that their control
notions will succeed.