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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
Much In I.ittIc.

Landmarks Club in one Of Southern
California's organizations.
4 Rarlin corner two yards long and
two wide was sold for $1,000
Tho state of Georgia may build
union passenger station at Atlanta
Seventy-hve per cent. Of the popula-
ton Of Mauitou, COL, are inyalids.
I. O. Colburn, Of East shrew0ury'
VT. has trapped eighty-three bears.
Marquette OIich) schools contain one
more pupil than they had last year
4 kind of paper is made from seaweed.
which Is so transparent that is may be
used instead OF glass for windows.
Barbed- wire fences are used extensive
ly In South Africa. and most Of the ma
terial is imported from the United
States.
The Methodist Church Extension So
cletv has furnished aid to build canrches
AT the rate OF two day for several
years.
Inc Icelanders Will not burn ash Tor
fteWCcd. because they believe that th'se
who sit about hre will become enem-
les
In the year 1872 10 1871 England lost
"A 0ooOoo OF It's population by emigra-
non. Germany lost 5,OccOOJ between 49,
and 1891
INC historic where's pecan tree. near
New Orleans. never bore fruit AFTER
General PaCkenham was wounded ana
artery ard buried beneath H.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
ImDortant Event.

A special from Washington 10 the
Brooklyn Standardization says:
The launching OF the twenty-slx-knot
torpedo boat Shubrick at Richmond
In the presence OF President Nc
Kinley and most OF his Cabinet and the
leading officials OF the National Govern
ment, as well as the chief citizens Of the
State Of Virginia, Is regarded as an event
OF unusual significance and Importance in
the material development OF the whole
Southern section OF the country. Naval
vessels OF the largest size. including
battleships and cruisers, have been
built In Virginia during the past i've
years, but by Northern men and North
ern capital; but now a new ship-building
industry has arisen at the headwaters
OF the James, where none existed year
ago, and the United States has become
possessed OF an establishment which 10
already building five national vesseiss
and which within a few months will AZ
the keel of a fine armored cruiser. and
which at the same time is situated be-
yond the fear OF foreign assault Dur
ing the early part OF the war with Spain
It was necessary TO hold Schley's squad
ron at Hampton Roads for the protection
OF the unfinished battlesh!ps Kearsarge.
Kentucky and Illinois at Newport News.
and the vast fleet OF other vessels being
converted for hostile purposes ct Nor
folk. At Richmond warships 90 - ouflt
In absolute security
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

interview with the Queen said: you have
many good officers, but only three sons.
Keen them at home" Victoria acted upon
this advice.
The English friends Of Or Donaldson
Smith. the well-kn0wn American explorer
who left Berbers. Oh the SoInat coast.
about two months ago. with the object
of leading an expedition across Soinalt-
land TO Lake Rudolph. and thence 10 the
Nile, are anxious for his safety, as he
has not been heard from.
Or. Boushed, the English bishop OF
Pretoria. who suffered considerably IN
previous years from revolutions In tins
Transvaal, has sent his children 10 place
OF safety but with his wife and one old
servant Is remaining; at his post Inc
bishop Of Grafton and Armdae, young
Australian bishop born in the colony Is
accompanying the Australian contingent
TO South Africa chiDla.n.
The youngest Major in the Brush ar
my is John Campbell, Of the Cameron
Highanders. He Is only twenty
three years younger than any other ma
Tor in the service. Tho two captains
above him were shot at Omdurman. Ma
jor Campbell comes Of long line or sol
diers-his father and grandfather were
both in the Cameron Highlanders. and
three OF the mothers brothers are COM
manding regiments in India.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

4
NEW YORK. Nov. 4-FLOUR-Dull
and tending downward, except for the
| low grades. which held steady owing to
the continued scarcity; Minnesota patent,
RYE FHOUR-steady; good to fair,
~ Bi 3SSTilS FLoUR-stesdy at So
RTUYCKwHEAT-Quiet at close
CORNMEAI-Steady; yellow western,
RYE-Quiet: NO . western. &c.
BARLEY-Quiet; feeding, 4lH445c
"f.s'I ,Y' 'MALT-Dua: western. 550
WHEAT-spot dull but steady: No
red T37kc. Options opened duh and about
unchanged. The market was exception
| ally fiat within a range Of scarcely hc.
| all day The undertone was weak under
| lack Of speculative and export demand.
| The war abroad checked selling. and
| transactions were small. Closed dul az
/ a net decline Of &C.. no. 2 March closed
az 1850: MAY closed at nc; December
CORN-Spot dun and easy; No. . 4O'sc.
Options opened dull at about the closing
prices Of yesterday steadier i.c. ON COW
erng, but again turned easier under
liquidation. and closed dun On a partial
net decline Of &C.; May closed al SSc.;
December closed at 3Atc.
OATs-spot quiet: no. .. 2oHc Options
nominal. no business.
BEEE,-..i.,irnl. family, 'l2a1a; beef
CUT AIEATs-Quiet; picked bellies.
SGa7i.Qs. do. shoulders. So; picked hams,
IS 5000.
IARD-Nominal: western steamed
closed az $3.50; city SJlJ. November
closed nc $3.50 nominal. Refined steady.
PORK-DuH: old mess. S92j0aJO; new
mess. SO: short clear slOJO0l2.JD. tami-
ly. 81 1912.
BUTTER-FirmsT: western creamery
170241ac.. State dairy. 1920
1TG9f5c.: State dairy. 1T023c
CHTcSE-Weak small september fan
FGGS-Steady: state and Pennsylvania.
2102llzc; western fresh, ungraded, ia
1Sc
ETROLEUM-Firm. Refined, New
York. S92j: Philadelphia and Baltimore.
50 %. do. IN bulk. SEQ.
ROSIN-Dull; strained, common TO
good 81 22ih01.2J.
TURPENTINE-Quie az 51HJlkc.
RICE-Quiet: domestic. fair 10 extra,
43sQT+c.; Japan. 4asQJasc. 49,.
CAFBAGE-Quiet; Long Island. S-a3
cOTTON BY sTEAM-To Liverpool,
2Ghc
COTTON-sEED OTL-Quet but steady;
prime crude tanks, 2lQ22c.; butter grades
29c
COFFEE-Optlons opened steady at an
advance Of : points on light local invest
ment. Trading was tame 10 the very
close. but the general trend Of sentiment
continued bullish on light receipts and
frmncss I'm Brazil. European news no
more than met expectations. Selling was
checked by firmness Of local spot mar
ket. Closed steady. 3 points net higher
Sales. 1000 bags including March S545;
April. S545. Spot coffee-Rio firm; No. 7
invoice 6hc. No. iobbing GAc; mild
firm; Cordova- GAd1lAc.; sales quiet;
trade only.
SUGAR-steady: fair refining. 1876. !;
centrifugal 90 test Slice. molasses SUI
gar. 9 alec Refined steady. mould a.
, lice; GRADUATED. 3-l6c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
Men and Women,

The Sits OF John ID f:ockafeller % the
city OF Cleveland Ohio. now amount to
the sum Of Si.Vt.JCo
The crown prince OF Germany Is lid to
strongly resemble his mother and nave
grown taller than his father. whlch the
Emperor does not relish.
The death is announced OF Nine. Char
cot. the widow OF the great physician of
that name. One OF Nine. Charcots
daughters il married t. NJ. "aldeck-
Rousseau. the French premier.
President Kruger has sent seven sons
and grandsous into the Boer army 10
night the English. In addition TO taking
the field himself. Fritz Eioff. his great
grandson. bears the courtesy title OF
lieutenant" In spite of the fact that
he is only four years old.
Il Is said that the Duke Of Connaught
wanted to &c 10 the South African war,
but that General Butler. In his parting
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
MONTGOMERY POLITICS.
Walker Barnett, Who Was Shot by
Lewis Adams, May Die.

CIIRISTIANSBURG, IA. Nov. f-Spec-
ial.-As the election draws near the result
becomes more shrouded IN doubt as both
parties are putting forward every EFFORT
70 get out L fun vote. Inc contest be-
tween CoWan and Einstein Tor the House
4 likely TO be very close; as between cay
tor and Lyle for the Senate, from all
Information obtainable. Clayton VIII un-
doubtedly carry Radford and Montgomery
county by a large majority.
There has been no excitement but lhe
people are beginning 10 get interested
and if the campaign were two weeks
longer. a heavy vote would be poiled' as
both parties are making school-house
speeches all over the county.
A number of citizens OF this county al
tended the launching OF the Shubrick In
Richmond this week, among them being
Captain ]. r. Johnson, Judge w. NJ
Pierce. DR.. W. II. Edmondson, Common
wealth's Attorney r. !. ROOp DIR. J. II.
Thomson. u. q. Flanagan. j. X. john
son. Jr, Of this town. All were highly
pleased with the trip I'm the extreme.
Walker Barnett. who was shot by Lewis
Adams October ID. IS reported much
worse. and the chances for his recovery
are very slight Dr. X. II. Elicit, OF this
place. was called 10 his bedside Tor con-
sutation Wednesday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Nov 4.-coTTON-The
market for cotton opened STEADY IN tone
al a decline OF 2 TO Z points, the latter In
response TO weak cables. though Droht-
taking on n liberal scale served to hasten
the downward course OF values on the
call. With nothing in the way OF news
but the cables TO reassure them. shorts
took advantage OF the reaction 10 cover
extensive commitments in the spring and
lose faith In their position. and bought
the entire dist Investors were soon over
their fright. and sent In q steady stream
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THE TINES RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1899.

week quietly in both cotton and woollen
goods divisions. but with no abatement
OF strength I'm either. Quotations are all
unchanged, but the tendency of prices
is upward still In brown, bleached and
coarse colored cottons. Prints very firm
for all staple lines. Fancy calicoes well
sold up in dark work. Fine printed goods
tending against buyers. NO change IN
ginghams american cotton yarns strong
and frequent Nc. per pound higher.
Worsteds and woollen yarns active and
advancing
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4 ,liscaIculation.

The Father-in-Law Csarcastically)-Isn't
# pretty soon in the day TO borrow money
from me? Why. you've been PACK IRON
your wedding trip only three days.
The Bridegroom know H. SIR put
when we started out | had no idea that
the wedding trip would fall so near the
end OF the month.-Detroit Free Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO Nov. 4-The overwhelming
and apparently inexhaustible supply In
sight. coupled with a stagnant cash de-
mand. depressed wheat again to-day and
December closed a shade lower at 6Shc.
Corn lost 1kc Oats closed a shade lower.
Provisions improved trifle.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omen ELnh nnr CLnsn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
u,r,IOnthe Brain.

II don't want TO go 70 scnool any more
on rainy days" said httle Iommy'
"Why?" asked the mother;
Because l was the cniy ooy there To-
day. and" a, x 49,.
mother, feelingly. al A.
t,ons Of every lesson. STRAY Stories
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 4, 1899.
prANIir MARKETS.

NORFOLK. VA. Nov. 4.-PEANUTS-
Farmers stock-Fancy. 37sQS94c.' strictly
prime, 3Iac; prime. 3Ac; common; -'tgoe,
pound. Spanish, sl.2O per Dnshel. rome
OF market nrm: prices nominal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

Could we with ink the ocean hn'
Was the whole earth oil parchment
made:
Was every single stick a qulli'
Was every man scribe by trade;
To write the Love of GOD alohe'
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor would the scroll contain 'ns wno'e'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05
NAVAL sTOREa

CHARLESTON. S. C.. Nov. 4.-TUR-
PENTINE-Market firm at 4Tc.; sales.
none
ROsIN-FIrm and unchanged; sales,
none.
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4
correspondent says:
Bright balmy and warm weather has
favored the stripping OF tobacco by plant
ers and the delivery. sale and handling
Of the crop. which has been in evidence
i'm large sales on all the markets OF Nir-
einla and the Csrolnas. Money has been
at least temporarily tighter and at higher
rates. but this does not hinder tobacco
trading.
Nearly all brights sold up TO date have
been either FOR export trade or the cigar
cite and smoking trade, and as the com
bine sets prices and controls by its large
purchases the market on such tobaccos,
there is very little huctuatiOn in values
The British markets heavily stocked
with bright leaf tobacco and strips and
manufacturers on the other side are TAX
ing their time about buying. so 1t will be
a long time before shippers will be able
TO close out their last years stocks.
The reports OF a fine ripe dark Virginia
crop are confirmed By samples and some
sales. Opening prices will be rather easy
especially since the exported dsrks 70
England have not found quick sales. or
any great encouragement TO higher
prices, even for the better grades.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

SAVANNAH. GA. Nov. 4-sPIRITs
OF TIrRPENTTNE-Ftrm at 4Il2c. bid;
receipts. 1919 casks; sales, AL casks eA-
ports 81 no casks.
ROSIN-F'irm: receipts, 3.437 barrels;
sales, 2.7S9 barrels: exports, $50 bar
rels Quote-A. b. G, ID, II, 81; r. N.1o;
G.. 81 %: II. $40; I. SlG; X. $3.50; Nj.
Si95 ~ 500; window glass, $40; water
white $3.50.
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WILMINGTON. ". c, Nov. 4-SPIR-
ITS OF RPBNTIND-Steady at Ala
47I5c. receipts. 1893 casks.
ROSIN-F'irm at 95cGs1; receipts, 3IS
barrels
CRUDE TTTRPENTINE-Qu at $50
az So: receipts 43 barrels.
TAR-Steady at $50; receipts, 357 bar
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BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 4-FLOUR-Dul
and lower
WHEAT-Very dull; spot and month
OSa. qi9c. December 7OAG7OiLc South.
ern wheat by sample. C3GGHsc
CCihN-Easy; mixed. SPOT and month
3TisG313sc. November and December. 3GI
Q30iac.: January and February. $685. e
Southern white corn, 35H3Sc., new.
OATS-Firm; No. . white. 3Od3lc.
RYE-Dul; No. 2 nearby. 5TG5Sc.
SUBMISSIONS and unchanged.
CHEESE-Steady and unchanged.
BUTTER-Firm and unchanged
EGGS-Firm and unchanged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

Jan. 49,. 497k 407lk 40j 4oj
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
slow and easy; winter patents, $3.50
$50; straight. S332G335: clears. s. 2OQ
32j; spring specials. SL1O No. 2 spring
tic. no. = red G9G7Oc. No. = corn. 31Ilc. .
No. yellow corn &c No. = oats. 23c !:
No. . white. &c; No. white. 2ii4Q25c.
No. 2 rye. size. No. . barley. 36iaQ42c
No / fiaXseed. new. SIPS Prime timothy
seed. s. 90 Mess pork. per barrel. s. 15l1
500. Lard. per 100 pounds Sj17hq5.20
Short rib sides uoOse). S4S0G525: dry
sailed shoulders (boxed), Sj.7JlJ S7Ih;
short clear sides ibOXcd). S525Gj.3 90
whisky dstilers' finished goods per GAL
Ion. Sl.2i. Butter firm, creamery ia
creams, liEQl2Ac. Eggs strong: fresh.
1Sc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

OF orders. Within the first half hour
night with sentiment in the pit'very bull
is6. The regular news changes reported
light receipts, higher spot markets freez-
ing weather last night over most OF tne
belt, with frost in New Orleans. EufVpe
was a heavy seller from the opening pu.
turned about when II became evident that
the crowd was not materially influenced
by LIverpool's weakness. The South were ge
large buyers throughout the session; me
market closed easy, with prices net 70 .
points lower. having sold lower near the
close under heavy realizing.
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points lower. having sold lower near the
close under heavy realizing.
COTTON-Futures opened steady az me me
January. 100: FEBRUARY, 40. Maren,
73l. April. 7.3o: May, 1856; June f'"o'
July. 7.39; August, 1.S7.
Futures closed easy: November. To-
December. 1926: January, T29. February,
TSI March g7 5$S' april, - My %: s Sep,
tember $50. October. 4.g3.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up
lands. Ole; middling gulf, 1916; sales,
142 bales.
COTTON-Firm middling, GIG; net
receipts, Sc bales: gross, $40 bales; sales,
142 bales: stock. 1OJ.3ij bales; exports TO
Great Britain, 243 bales.
Total to-day and consolidated--Net re-
ceipts. 4O,G37 bales; exports to Great Bri-
tain, IL, no bales; to France H139 bales
10 the Continent, 1928 bales; stock
Total since September 1st-Net receipts,
2Oi1 so bales exports to Great Britain.
5Of. $50 bales; TO France, 22SOSS bales; TO
the Continent, 567,i57 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 4.-CoTToN-
Futures steady: November $50 bid De-
eember eee9S97 T., Ja Iqa,ry g 99sgg S9
7Md711: July, 710Q712. August. 1000
7Oi: September, G7OQ072i October, coo
666.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 4-COTTON-Spot
in moderate demand; prices 1-$2d: higher
American middling, fair, : l5-%2 g0od
middling. "A: middling 4 GIG; low mid
ding. 37s; good ordinary. 3 1l-16; ordio
nary. 81. The sales Of the day were 5000
bales. OF which 500 were for speculation
and. export. and included 400 American.
Receipts 10000 bales, including 800 bales
American.
Futures opened steady and closed barely
steady at the advance. American mid
ding. l. m. e., November 3 62-6443 go.
value: November and December cl-tip
G2-64, buyers; December and January,
C0-64d8 Gl-G4, buyers. January and
February. 3 59-G4a3 eO-6l buyers: Febru-
airy and March. 3 J9-C4. sellers: March
and April. 3 5S-6lQ3 J0-G4 buyers. April
and May. z 5s-G4d3 sQ-C4, sellers: May and
June JS-C4. buyers June and July,
5S~G4. sellers. July and August. 3 G-6ta
1854. buyers; August and September,
8 Jj-G483 JG-Gi, buyers.
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pANyILLE TOBACCO MARKET.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. NOV. 4, 1899.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves, Norfolk
and James river sidlngs merchandise and
passengers, Virginia Navigation Co.
Steamer Albemarle, Glover. Norfolk,
merchandise and passengers Old Do
steamer Yemassee. O'Nel. Philadel-
phia. Pa. merchandise and passengers,
CLYDE Line.
Schooner Clarence a. Holland, carter,
Norfolk. KANT, Chemical Works.
Schooner John ;. Reese, Griffith Tap
pahannock. hickory logs, Virginia and
North Carolina Wood Works.
Barge SWansbOrO. scott, Baltimore,
KANT. Richmond GuanO Works.
Sioop Wild Rose, Forrest, James river
oysters.
Steamer Albemarle. Glover. Norfolk,
merchandise and passengers, Old Do
Schooner I Don't Know, Larkin, Lower
Brandon. coal.
TO SAIL NOVEMBER 9TH.
Steamer Yemassee. O'Neil, Phladel-
phia, Pa. merchandise and passengers,
Clyde Line.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS. NOV. 4. 1899
ARRIVED.
Steamer St. Enoch. New York.
Steamer TroDic. Manchester.
Barge Alabama, Providence
Schooner Nellie ". Craig, Providence.
Schooner Henry Wilmington, Ports
mouth.
Steamer S. J. Murphy. New Haven.
Steamer Glenheld, Galveston.
SAILED.
Steamer Italia, Hamburg.
Steamer Eyandale, London.
Steamer ChckahOminy. London.
Steamer Delecartia- Rotterdam.
Steamer Tergesta, Genoa
Steamer Acme. Amsterdam.
Steamer Glenfield. Bremen.
Schooner Nelson Newbury, Charleston.
PORT BERMUDA HUNDRED NOV. 4.
ARRIVED.
Schooner Annie V Mitchell, Mehaffey,
10 load lumber.
SAILED.
Schooner Emma c. Middleton. Higbee,
loaded, railroad ties. East Newark, n. j.
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TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 4. 1899.
Private sales reported this week were
Filters, 81: smokers. /; Tugs, Z; lear,
wrappers, hogsheads.
Warehouse receipts reported today p
hogsheads; deliveries. Is hogsheads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

NEW YORK DRY GODS MARKET.
NEW YORK. Nov. 4-Market closes the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

Caps tomorrows on
Richmonds women
combination OF elegance an
CHARMING
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Extraordinary Trimmed Hat Sale.

The exclusive Kaufmann's millinery styles
are the favored fashions of the day. That our
prices are right is proven by the continuous
crowd of buyers that throng our Millinery De-
partment.
Ready-to-Wear Hats, in all the late swell shapes; TO
incentive do your buying to-
morrow offer dozen Of regular $50 Hats 81 az
iOr
Ready-tO-Wear Ladies'. Misses and Chidrens Hats.
extremely stylish creations, at SJDs, 81 0s $50 1Sc
zoe. &c. and
Chfdren's and Misses Caps and Tam Oshanters.
school large variety TO choose from, at lOc ~
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enne collections to-day:
The New YORK Commercials RlchmoI

Total ..."...... ............s 1873
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Kaufmann'S Fine FurS.

Dependable and reliable Furs-not trashy
garment in the whole stock Style and quality
at your price-that's why this department CAS-
we'll as the whole store is going to beat all
Examples for Monday:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-05

THE DRAWING ROOM RECEPTIONS
given by
MRS. CABELL AND MISS PACE
will be resumed at the Jefferson on NO
MEMBER 23d. ocS
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/. Quotations nre for bonds maturing In
mt less Chan ten years.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-29
MkRCoUrs CoHEnER.
Wireless Telegraphy Improved Mt
American Hands

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 17.-Bold re-
searches by Professor Reginald Fessen-
den and his assistant. Professor Kitner,
in the electrical laboratory of the
Western University of Pennsylvania,
have resulted in the production of n
receiver for wireless telegraphy that Is
1000 times more sensitive than the So
called "coherer" of the Marconi sys-
tenn.
In speaking of the discovery today
Professor Fessenden said: Although
we have improved the receiver so that
It is 1000 times as sensitive as the
original one, we realize that we have
not yet begun to see the limit. Mar
conf, in his brilliant experiments, has
demonstrated that messages can be
sent over ninety miles. AS our reCeiv-
er is several hundred times more SEN
sitive, it is clear that the messages can
be sent by our method very much far
ther, though just what the limit is |
would not like to say. 1t at least should
be possible to send messages across the
Atlantic with poles less than 200 feet
high The ultimate distance must be
checked by actual experiment before it
becomes a scientific fact in the strict
est sense"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-29

ment lt San Mato0 where General
tawton was Killed Captain Brocken-
ridges wound is not considered dan
eerou4 although tho bullet penetrated
his arm and side
Il is estimated that the Insurgents
numbered 500. and that half of them
were armed with rifles The Amori-
cans numbered 300. but the command
had been much depleted by sickness
Tho wagon train found the roads Inn
passabln and was Obliged To- return.
Tho insurgents rp'reatod 10 the
northeast. leaving six dead They
have other forces near Taytay. This
region although close ~ Manila. has
proved the most difficult from which to
dslodge the enemy. u IS now report
ed that the insurgents intend 90 con
centrate at Santa Cruz. Laguna PROV
ince, and in the district east Of La
guna de Bal.
The American secret service reports
that Apuinaldo has Joined the Mari
quiua force.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-29
SOUTH SEA MAILS.
Bids for Quicker Communication
With Australia.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The Post
master General today signed a call for
bids for furnishing improved mail SER
vice between San Francisco and Sgd
ney, New South Wales, for an optional
term of either five or ten years, begin
ming November l, 1900, under the sub
sidy act of 1891.
The chief significance of the action
is the substitution OF vessels OF Ameri-
can register in the Pacific service, the
enlargement OF the service to seven
teen outward trips per year instead of
fourteen, and an expected saving of
four days in the passage. thus, in con-
nection with expedited railway mail
service, making the shortest route pos
sible between Sydney, New York and
London Bids are to be received until
March 3lst next, must provide for
steamers of the second class, of not less
than 5000 tons, not less than sixteen
knots speed and stops are to he made
at Honolulu, Hawaii, Apia, Samoa, and
such other points as the Postmaster
General may select
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-29
TRADE IN THE ORIENT,

Proposed Commission to Investigate
Conditions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 Senators
Gallinger and Foster both introduced