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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-21
GRAIN. PnovIsIoNs. ETC.

New York. July D-Flour steadier and
fairly active for spring patents; other
grades quiet. Winter patents $3.65d3s5.
Rye -four good 10 fair, s. O013.2O. Corn meal
dull and easy. Rye weaker No. 2. 62Ac.
Barley weak; feeding, 39Q iOc. Barley malt
quiet
Wneat--Spot easy: No. 2 red 767sc OPP
tons opened steady and thereafter devel-
oped considerable strength Of undertone
and scare OF shorts. Buying motives were
found in hot weather complaints from The
Northwest shrinkage In new wheat arri-
walls at Chicago and talk Of heavy rains in
Kansas; export apathy finally induced real
izing and a decline from TOP, closed easy
a 1hc net advance; July closed, 757sc; Au-
gust 7515c; September, 76lSc.
Corn-spot easy; No. 2. CSC; options
opened steady and after a decline under
fine crop news rallied with wheat finally
Welding to liquidation and closed easy az
1k6IAc net decline; July closed, 37hc; Sep
TENN Der, 375sc; December, size.
Oats-Opdons dull. Beef steady. Cut
meats firm; picked shoulders. Sic; do
hams, 9A010lac. Lard easy; Western steam
ed 570c July 5.67hc nominal; refined
steady. Pork firm. Cotton coed oil firm.
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bid, 81 asked; Graniteville Factory. $50
bid, 155 asked; Langley Factory, 81 bid
1912 asked; Enterprise Factory, common.
30 bid, 80 asked; J. r. King Manufactur-
ing Company 81 bid, 1Ol asked; Sihey
Manufacturing Company. 20 bid 73 asked;
Savannah Brewing Company, lO1 bid. 1927 ?
asked.
New York, July 2O.-Money on can was
steady at 212G4 per cent; the last loan
was at 3ls per cent. Prime mercantile
paper Sl2G4ia per cent Sterling exchange
irregular, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at $AS712d4S7s4 for demand, and
at $4S4l4G4SHs for sixty days; posted
rates S4S5a4.S6 and $ASS04. SS1a; CONNER
Cial bills. S4.SA Silver certificates, 60u6lc
bar silver, 60hc; Mexican dollars, 4Sc
government bonds were irregular; state
inactive.
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Co says OF cotton: "A Disappointing Liv-
erpool and rains along the Atlantic coast
weakened our market at the opening. but
large Wall street buying orders stimulated
prices and the loss was regaiued. Advices
are conflicting New Orleans has been a
large seller IN the market and sent favor
apie telegrams. Dispatches from South
western Georgia report the crop suffering
IRON insects, and in poor condition. Mem
pms dispatches say cotton is too small
With irregular stands and daily deteriora-
ton. On the slackeuing demand here and
the prospect of further rains, prices eased
and the market became dun. During the
afternoon there was considerable pressure
to sell and prices We're driven down some
Z points, but at the close there were good
buyers at the decline, and the market
closed steady"
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DRY GOODS.

New York, July 20.-Dry goods, fair home
demand for brown oottons. but purchases
restricted by short ready supplies. Export
demand keeps up at firm prices. Demand
for bleached cottons fully up 10 recent av-
erage and prices maintained. Some sellers
of bleacned predicting higher prices before
lone. Wide sheeungs firm. More doing in
nine-ounce denims. Other coarse colored
cottons duh and unchanged. Prints are
quiet but steady. Ginghams firm Print
cloths unchanged al Fan River, firmer in
outside markets. Mems wear worsteds
strong. Wooden strong. Dress goods in
steady demand Low grades of the wool
makes advancing.
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Petroleum firm. Rice steady Butter
steady; Western creamery, 15418c; state
dairy, l3h4l7c. CheeHe market firm; large
white, SIC; state dairy 13laqHc. Cheese
market firm; large white, SIC. Eggs
steady, state and Pennsylvania l512c;
Western fresh, AAml5c.
Potatoes quiet; Southern, $l25G201 Cab
bage firm Coffee options opened steady at
unchanged prices; closed steady points
higher 20 points lower; sales, $50. inclnd-
ing August 43js; september 5.40c; spot
coffee. Rio duh and nominal; mid barely
s,cady. Sugar, raw steady, but quiet; re-
fined steady and quiet.
Chicago July 20.F, ars Of rust and light
receipts causcd a raly in wheat to-day.
September closed ct an advance Of nc.
Corn and oats eli sed a shade higher Pork
declined 5d7l.c; lard 2Izc and ribs &c.
The leading fuCures ranged as follows:
Onanlng Highest Lowest Closing.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

The following are the Savannah Board
of Trade quotations:
Bacon-Market is steady; smoked clear
sides, 6%c; dry stated clear sides 6ssci bel
lies, Gee; sugar-cured hams, 12Q12i2c
Lard-Market firm; pure. in ticrces,
tierces. sc; 5o-pound Tins, 5lac
Butter-Market steady; cooking, 16c;
gilt edge, 1Sc; extra diaries, l9c; extra Ell
gins, PIC
Cheese-Market firm; fancy fun cream
cheese. lie; 2O-pound average, 1115c
FIour-Market steady; patent $40;
straight, $420 fancy, $3.50; family $50
Corn-Market steady; white, job lots,
SIC; carload lots, 5lc mixed corn, job lots,
SOC; carload lots, 53c,
Oats-Carload lots, SSc; job lots, 4Oc.
Texas rust proof oats, job lots, 4Sc.
Southern seed rye. S110.
Bran-Job lots Sr2c; carload lots' Sz12c'
SIC: carload lots. soc; Eastern, carloads,
TIC; job lots, &'2c.
Meal-Pearl, per barrel, $2,55; per sack
$40; city meal per sack bolted' $l'oo; wa
ter ground, Sl0 pearl grits' per barrel
81 65; per sack, N'2Z12
Sugar-Eouallty FIi oas. aVaiinan quo-
tatians: Powdered o'9oc; STANDARD gran,
ulated. 5.6oci eupes, c;ogc' ,I - CO..
A. 5.43c, White extra o'Voc; extra - 4'''0'
golden c, Assoc; yellow 4.68c;
Coffee-DulI; Mocha, z4c' Java, %oc' 49,, -
berry, 12c; standard NO l. 1Oc' no = -
No. 3, SIC; NO D. Sc' NO o. o12c' NJ o.
Sc; No. g re. oo-
Onions-Per barrel $5'gV99' e.
Potatoes-Western' $z.oJoz.zo' Norlhern'
demonstrated steady; $3Ooq$'25 box.
Cabbage--Northern, per DatreL SzVVH
go
Dried Fruit-Apples, eVaporated' Sc'
common, 5d5l2c.
Nuts-Almonds, Tarragona, be- lVlcas'
lie; walnuts, French. l0c; Naples llc' pc
cans. &c; Brazils, &c; flberts, lOc' assert
ed nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes loc.
Raisins-L. L., $50; l2-boX, SOC; loose
60-pound boxes, &c pound.
Peanuts-Ample stocks, fair demand
market firm; fancy hand-picked, virginia
per pound, 5la0Gc; hand-picke1, North
Carolina. 4c.
Eggs-Market quiet, fun supply, quota
tiops, country, uncandled, Sc; Western
candled. 1Oc.
po,,ttr,- steady in slow demand and
- - 'l,,,a,.gtocl5od. small 20d25c per
'.ai 80 eron,n 25a2oc per pair: three
pat ' iie'- ,.5,,,,r lO045c ner pair. full
quat . .ei 80 5o5,5-l ner rair
grown I ,,N1,,rei batf-baTreI No + $3.50:
sn- - 6n. ~ se IN. sits No I 81 25:
NO - S,'Vy' ~ eoc Cod6sb 1-nolInd
no. z, Si'w, ~ -,,,nd hricke ec smoked
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SPIRITS STILL AT 40 CENTS.
cooD DEMAND FOR THE REGU-
LAR OFFERINGS.

,asin Firm and Unchanged and in
Good Demand-CottOn steady and
rnchanGed-WhOle Markets
s+.adv-Markets by Telegraph.
savannah. July 20.-The general leading
..,,l-ers were unchanged to-day. The
,-,. of the markets was generally firm.
SHIRTS was in good demand at 40 cents,
ia bids were offered for the entire re-
limits at the price. The rosin market
no. firm. with large sales. Cotton was
s.ss5v with no transactions reported.
The wholesale markets were steady and
generally unchanged. The following re-
s,re of the different markets will show
tbe lone and quotations at the close to-
day.
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FUTURES SEVEN POINTS DOWN.
The Market More Active But Gener-
ally Lower and Irregular.

'A' more ACLANe NTeheT-
ally Lower and Irregular.
New York, July 2O.-The cotton market
was more active to-day, but generally
lower and somewhat irregular. AT the
same time there was considerable cover
las and not but a little investment buying
oy good parties. This was due to less uni
lo'mly favorable crop news and to the
increased sales of spot cotton in the Liv-
'pool market, where the business reach
'' --'O0 bales to-day, giving color to the
1l'lns OF parties who had been cabling
'-.''fagement to hope for a large for
V7N assumption of American cotton.
local bears of the more conserva tive
t iel inclined to even up their deals,
1.l"s mat selling for short account had
oNerdone in the face of persistent
ISp9rts from many important locan-
Inc cotton belt indicating damage
-"'aS, insects and drought
6' market, after opening steady at a
h. ,s oi S05 points, and further declin-
rs i'' points, showed something OF IA
'1H'i as tendency.
h. onward movement was held in check
In. '-hs that the cotton crop in the At
r5 S'"ies had been much benefited by
so,. 't7 The previous night There was
b- ''i"pS on such reports. but the
r.. Us d class showed nisgivings as 10
I blindness Of their potion on the mar
r-r,. owing to almost uniformly bad re-
r--s rom Texas, as we'll as from more
''''S sections of the cotton belt
t5,-''.,.slment buying was well distributed
ak. 7n me day; bur caution was gener-
ne we'd in making new ventures on
t-.r 's side Of the account, pending fur
f.r.--' ""l-'uons from Liverpool as 10 the
s-s. pot demand. The market closed
'f' points net lower
o,-.." York, July 20 noon.-Cotton futures
1.... S,eady a the decline; July. 5.5Sc:
5-5s. a''c; September. 56lc; October.
J...' l'Ee mber 57Sc; December, 5Slc:
ST.. ~ o.s9ci February. 592c: Marca.
ll' w o@c, May, cole.
JgII -l-Ootton futures closed steady;
o5-oi93' 'e, August, 5.5Gc; September. 559c;
5.G. o''-c; November, 576c; December
N5r'L January, 5.S5c; February. 58Sc;
Ns, S '.S-ei April 5.95c; May, $3.50.
steaI,. orleans, July 2O-Cotton. futures
S-a,., July sec bid; August. 5.5la5.53c;
Eoe,,i "f' 9.4iG545c; October. 54445.45c;
553,. I'', o4da5.47c; December, ASIA
J6ie 5g'uu9fy, l5505.57c; February. $3.50
M. "3ich, 5.G3a5G5c.
4ofh' July 2e--Hubbard Bros. &
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THE COTTON CROP.
A. =. Johnston on the situation I'm
Mississippi, Louisiana and Ala


Mississippi, Louisiana and Ala
bama.
Meridian, Miss, July 2O.-Since our let
ter under date of June g. the weather con-
dilions have been nearly perfect; rains
have fallen just when needed, with but
few exceptions in some districts.
The crop made good progress during the
month Of June. and, to some extent. made
up the lateness which was generally ac-
knowledged Since July !. up TO this date.
the weather has continued good, nothing
having interfered with the crop in any
section, except the floods in Texas. To
wat extent this damage viii amount to.
at this writing Is still undetermined, but
Il seems 70 nave totally destroyed the
entire crop In a large area, estimated by
some TO be a loss OF as much as $4,000
bales
REGARDLESS OF the fact that the weather
for he past sixty days has been al that
ccald be desired, and granting perfect
conditions fer The balance OF the season,
Il hardly looks reasonable to expect more
than l0.509,oCJ bales; should the damage
as estimated In Texas be correct. we
would not have over l0l00.O00
DO not overlook the fact that these con-
illusions are based upon perfect weather
conditions hereafter, when length OF
time covers the most critical period the
plant must pass through. Any number OF
adverse circumstances could take place
IN that period which might prove disas-
trous 10 the crop With perfect condl-
lions to follow his date ard with proba-
bihties of only ten and oae-auarter mill
lions, It Is clear enough 10 understand
what might be the results, should a sur
Continued on Sixth Paea
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New York, July 20.-Muskmelons were IN
large accumulation and prices were lower
and irregular many lots being worthless.
Waternelons were in good demand with
occasional sales at a premium.
Muskrnelons, North Carolina and Vir-
einia. per carrier. 50c4S1.l0; per crate. 50c
0S1C0: basket 5Od75c. do Charleston, per
basket. 5Ocd$1O0; crate, 5Ocn$1.50; do Bal
timore, 5QcqSlo0 do per basket, 50cQsl.09;
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NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpentine-The market held
firm, with strong demand at the quota
ton. AT the Board of Trade, at the first
call, the market was bulletined firm at 40
cents, with sales of 81 casks. Al the last
call the market closed firm az 40 cents,
with no sales reported.
Rosn-The steady and strong demand
for rosin continued to-day, and the sales
were said to be heavy. The quotations
were unchanged, and the tone of the mar
ket was firm. At the first call the mar
ket was bulletined firm and unchanged,
with sales of $3.50 barrels. At the last
call the market closed firm and unchang-
ed, with no sales. The following were the
nHinial
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a. So p
~ from Nornwest m
fonn buffet
tin apply to
r. BuH land Bryans streets opposte Pulaski
D. c. T d Sreven Hotels
A D
D T A les Broada streets
o CDONEII G. A. L. A A A, cksonvn
cor ct n Liberty
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COTTON.

The local LalN5 NJ, [eindliieu s1eduy, win
~ u1nsae lionS nc q'ota tioii9 "ele I'LL
changed. futures were re at 1he oec-he.
The ioL""HIe "ele tiiT oIllCiai slol quo
tattoAs' 4l NC u VIC maj net dl 'ie
Cotton EA >,,..-I '0-u''S o.,
Good h'"'-l"s ''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Us
Nid1ms - '''''' '''''''''''' .''''.'' 92s
Low ni"IlI's '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' rs
GOOD ol'''i'i' ''''''''''''''''' "a a.
Ordinary ''''''''''''' o]s
N]fStl ICY $1,000 9H,e1 t, noI, and et,,
9Nl.'' - Az, - ''''u 81
he-7 5 ,;.7 ao[ I.et ,,ear NJ
teoei, W. hsa,..
Receipts ln.s aay gea1 o Tao9 ias' ooo o %
'i,,'a 1aet Year 4Se 80
Same 'le 80 tis io0' o o2o
E@p2f'S, Go" 15 t iSt d 5ilS Jay 5 599
9'osN ~, ~ ear q oo3
sane 10y 5 siocl,., 81 ,,o nor,s '''O1
,',. ,t,is day . *
Iast I-oar zoe
Ike 5..S S S'. ,-I,r before latt 9e9
Receipts past six days '..'......'.'. 1881
Sae Ga a. hefore iost 9'2 29o
80 rsIsin+s Sine semi 1905 9ai 10
lo'"I -, 1910 -3a 5 5co
sae , ,,e car bafore last So5 ooS
go, a. he norris to-dav SO9 59S
STOCK az 'l7 POI - '''''''''' do5' o oS
Soc sdT T 81 eq her @0'--'
l-,~,..e,ny, Steady. r,1iddI{po XIII. eaIae
,,,.'ttool- o s97 ~
~ Criaa9s {. aa5,,. ,,,i5,71,ro sa,>,. ,,o+
t"+s 600 oroes 100, saIos iz0. 80, ~
1ssot5 -''''' S'9e-A'
9Itro o-.,,,i,aI. ,,,i.77,,,,.. 80 4-,-
- -'N' 9'ON''
~ N,...., o,,tot "a ,o.,,,,,,,.
I'm, 'Ta ross I. st @li Oh net IT,
- 60. ,iIi,,
W mo ,oe '1s0'
0'S-n, -, sou e4.,,,.. ,....s5,.,.. e.. -.
->oI ON 21eou9 h I'I o. net re-
r3,;r,r N-o,,ii,,I9 ,71,97i;-'.
400 o7so' sio9s
80 s.+o.7,.. ,,,.7z,,,,o.
~" - S, o ii.AO'il,s g 9-Ioc' "e'
~ Us -0'' e'o''' i'O0O' 0'-'S' 49, S'0cA'
-=I,'1, o..;.4. ..,zz,, c,,-.
80 " NC lIiiU'iliis' O40' net re-
' I,5'5. a. $50, 500 w. ~ .,z,,,
-i'i'H' "a ~ NC nie nII o'-1oc'
$50 - 49, -'-1 o, s'ocA' ''oO3'
i0, az NJ ioI lo"lls
80 'uui'lis' W. me-
5''s' -'' siOs9' -o' SAFES ~ stocA' ~
71..,.,,;- r-,.,... .--,,.,,,.- -,,-.
-, - - uiioElIiis' 20, Het Re
az i'''' o'' 9'''a' o. Saie9' low s'ocA' ~
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20. l- M 8 O34 o. Het re
~ '''' 7'09S' ''-' SAWS f''0'' S'o0iA'
C-iro.,,,,-4; W. IN. ...,,,,,..-. -,.-.
,,o;-,+ 9I5. ', ata. 8 u.s. net
l99a' 10, , 7.oCN' . 10y
7t aoo S' iaia'A''ilii5' . To- o !oc' HS'
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Cash quotations we're as follows Flour
dull and easy; No. 3 spring wheat, G7zU
Toe, No red 7l2in73c; No. 2 corn, 32l2M
3234c; No. 2 yellow corn, S3QS94c; no. 2
oats. Csc; No. white, 271ac; No. white,
25G2GiAc No rye, 53c; No. 2 barley SIZE
dl04c; No. ! flax seed. S1.O0; N. W, $10315;
prime timothy seed, S2.55; mess pork, per
barrel, s905a9l0; lard, per 100 pounds, $5.45
Q547lz. short ribs Sides Qoose) $5.10g5.25;
dry salted shoulders, (boXed), 53sq51ac;
short clear sides, (boxeO, S540g545;
whisky, dlsti.lers' finished goods, per
gallon Sl.26.
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Stock on hand this day ..... 26,145 119.S2S
Stock same day last year M 30,4l3 179 $50
Receipts this day last year. 1,455 5,Sl5
Charleston, July 2O.-Turpentine market
steady at sec; sales, none. Rosin firm;
sales, none; unchanged.
Wilmington, N. c., July 2O.-Spirits tur-
pentne firm at S9l2@40c receipts. l66. Rosin
steady at SOC and Csc; receipts, 7S9. Crude
turpentine firm at $1.35a2.00 and S2.1O; re-
cepts, 113. Tar firm at Sl4O; receipts. 1O7.
New York. July 20.-Rosin firm, $3.50.
Turpentine firm at 431Ac.
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carrier, 5OcQS1.25 do Florida and Georgia.
per crate, j0c@S1OO; do basket, 5Od75c.
Watermelons per carload, Sl00a175; per
100, IS. 00@25.O0
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2 IS
Car vice..
andJa dptTa
and
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deck
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Connections made at terminal points with
all trains Northwest. West and Southwest.
Sleeping cars on all night trains. Par
Tor cars on day trains between savannah
and Atlanta.
For further information and for sched-
ules TO all points beyond our line apply to
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent lU Bull street.
J. G. HALLE, General Passenger Agent
=. II. HINTON Traffic Manager
THEO. y. KLINE, Gen. Superln tendent
JOHN NJ. EGAN, Vice President.
Savannah Ga
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Central Of Georgia Railway.
Schedules Effective June 20. 1892
9Oth Meridian Time.
DEPARTURES
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE
18th meridian or Savannah CITY time

WEEK DAYS-Leave Savannah. $40 a.
m, 1905 a. m, 1856 p. m, SOS p. m. $50 p.
a. m, 500 a. m. LILO a m, 5,5 D. m. 7:4O
p. m. 1910 p m.
Sundays-Leave Savannah, 7:45 a. m.
1000 a. m, 1905 p. M, 1875 p. M, 525 p m.
6;5Q p m, S:S5 p. m. Returning leave
Iybee, 500 a. m. 8:35 a. m, II 10 a. m,
leo p. m. $50 p. m, 7:4O p m 1910 p. m.
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Continued on Sixth Page.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-13
A HALLoWELL RkuNION.

Hallowell, July IA general reunion
OF the sons and daughters o! Hal!owell
took place today 10 connection with the
dedication of a new City hall.
More than 500 former residents re.
sponded In person aud the event was most
enjoyable.
The dedication exercises tnolx place this
afternoon in the new hall, with an order
OF exercises which included prayer by
! Rev. John nj. EoarJman; presentation of
keys by Ben. Tenney; acceptance of the
same by Mayor Georg A. Stafford; poem
OF welcome by Mrs Anna Sargent Hunt
of Augusta; Grafton. "Civic Virtue, -
Professor q. b. Richardson of Dartmouth
college. an v. ingirg Of "Auld Lang
Syne" by tho aud fence
A reception and supper was rendered
the visiting guests this evening at the old
Vaughn residsnce. by MIR. and Mrs.
Benj. Vaughn and NJ. aud Mrs. William
w. Vaughn.
The reunion exercises took place at the
hall this evening, beginning with a re-
ception from TO . o'clock.
The programme for the evening inclutl-
ed addresses Of welcome and other speech
es as follows; 'sHallowell in the olden
days." by Il. b. Merrick of Philadelphia,
and "Hallowel as 1t la today" by
Thomas Leigh, Hallowell; "Hallowell
and It's possibilities Vim. W. Vaughn.
Cambridge, Mass. "Old school days. -
Prof. A. NJ. Thomas, Houlton; Literary
Hallowell-1 Rev. Dr. Butler, president of
Colby university: s'Halloweli in the
war;" Gen. Geo. N. Nye, Nstiek. Mass /;
"Reminiscences Major C. Rowen, Hal
lowell; What should our birthpIa
mean to u.s. Hon. Il. A, Spear, Gardiner
The exercises this afternoon vera
brought to CLOSE by brief but intsra ST.
ing spsech by Governor Powers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-13
/ NAVAL DEMONSTRATION
Germany and England May N AXE
United States Protsetorate Over Guat-
emals Necessary.

New Orleans, July IA passenger on
the steamer Breakwater from Guatemala
says in relation TO the trouble there that
both England and Germany would make
naval demonstration at the two lead
Ing ports of Guatemala. A large amount
OF the government dobt in the form of
bonds issued by the governmsntsof Guate-
mala Is held by English and German in
terests. These bonds have been practical
ly repudiated, and the German and Eng
lish holders have protested vigorously TO
their governments.
-Four warships are said to have been
ordered to Guatemala, two German and
two English. One OF each will prcosed
to Puerto Barrios and one each will be
sent 60 San Jose de Guatemala, which Is
on the Pacific side of the republic.
The point that most interests the Unit
ed States is that II this seizure OF the
custom houses should result in long
holding of these ports In order that
amounts could be collected 1t will be
necessary for protectorate tn be estab-
iished over the republic of Guatemala
while this was going on. In that case
the natural course OF affairs would be to
turn to either Mexico or the United
States for that protectorate. The first
proposition would hardly be probable
because of the bad feeling existing te-
tween Guatemala and the republic of
Mexico over the boundary dispute"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-13
AUBURN SOLDIERs, BEER.

Lewiston, July lathe night-of July
the Auburn police seized ksg partly
filled with beer and number of bottles
of beer OF the Auburn armory fCompan-
les @, III, N, g. Several soldiers were
gathered there drinking and celebrating
with great demonstration.
Today board of inquiry appointed by
AdJutans General Richards is In session
and the officers of the company are ex-
planning matters. The hearing Is private.
Lieutenant Colonel K. f. Smith is
president of the board, the other men,
hers being Captain G. W. Brown of
DoVsr. Captain John Bird of Rocklaud
and Lieut. y. b, W. Weloh OF Portland.
Colonel Kendall was up from Biddeford
this afternoon aud was at the hearing.
The evidences is to be reported to Adju-
tant General Richards. The armory is in
the custody Of the municipal officers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-13
tPATENT LOG MADE TROUBLE.

Halifax. N. s., July 12.-If the story
told to the Associated Press is correct,
and 1T is given on excellent authority,
the steamer Portals patent log, by which
the distance run was recorded, was
largely responsible for her loss On Big
Fish Shoal. Monday night. The log went
wrong and at the time the Portia struck
the rocks Capt. Farrell supposed her to
be ten miles to the Westward Of that
POINT.
"A quarter of an hour after taking
soundings at p. M, the captain went to
dinner in the saloon. At g. 45 he returned
to the bridge, signalled to tho engineers
to stand by the engines. intending to
stop for another sounding. The next in
slant the steamer took the shoal. 1t was
afterwards discovered that the log tailed
TO record the fun distance run. The
Porsia passed extremely close to several
very dangerous lodges before she finally
brought up against Big Fish Shoal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-13
MEETING USELESS.
Com mission WIN Nos
Come Together in August.

Washington. July I2.--No advance has
been made during the past few days to.
wards the arrangement of q modus
vivendi, fixing temporarily the Alaskan
boundary lins. Meanwhile the second
of August draws near and IL will baeorns
necessary for our Cover nment to make
formal arrangement with the British
governments for postponement of the
meeting of the joint high commission.
When the commission adjourned hero last
winter It was under formal order TO
reasonable In Quebec on that date. AS IL
Is now realized that owing to the failure
OF the governments Of tie United States
and Great Britain to settle by direct
negotiation, the Alaskan DO undary ques-
sion' the commission could not proceed
WIN Its work even IL 1t shonld meet
August second, steps must be taken to
Vacate the order. Senator Fairbanke,
president of tho American commission,
has notified Secretary Hay that hs Will
be In Washington within ten DAYS TO re-
port upon his recent visit to Alaska.