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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
MINERAL STEEL TANGLE.
Stock Exchange Solves It So Far as Trans
actions on the Floor Go.

Secretary George W. Ely OF the New York
Stock Exchange has solved the tanRle that
arose from the iniunctions obtained against
the Federal Steel COMPANY so Tar as the Ia
ner cent. dividend upon the preferred stock OH
the company Is concerned by formulating
ruling that was ndop,ed yesterday by the Ex-
chan yes Committee on Securities. When the
dividend was declared by the com pany's direc-
tors June 20 was fixed as the date Tor the
transfer books to close. and as result, under
the rules OF the EXCHANGE the preferred stock
sold "sX dividend" on that day, IA per cent
being taken Off the market price. StccShold.
ers Of record on June ~ took 1t for grated
that they would receive the dividend BY de-
cision OF Judge Thomas. however the divi-
dend was declared.illegal. though the com
nr s drei.1FT are NOW IN sSins ad IE
last Tuesday, in accordance with the New Jer;
sssy law; bylaw fixing dates for dividend
In case Judge Thomas docs not modify his
order the directors Will be able TO declare
though 1t Ia hoped that the Judge will inodity
his his 2Ider 50 that the per cent Sdt June diVi
MANY ockhoders of record on June 70
have since sold their stock, and since July 10.
Of the stock have had the stock transferred to
their names: The Federal Steel Company
day and tn stockholders Of record on that day
will apparently he entitled. under Judge
Thomas's decision. to receive the dividend
But under the ruling adopted by the Stock
Exchange Com mittes on Securities the stock.
holders Of record on June 26 will get the divi-
dend, to which. as matter Of equity. they are
entitled. The committee rules that the cor
tiiicates OF preferred stock of the comnany
issued s nee July 10 are ne good delivery on
the Exchange unless due bill for the Y per
cent. reduction In price OF JuEe 24 be iseued in
blank for each certificate OF stock by the per
son or persons In whose name the certificate
stands payable when collected from the com:
panyL These due bills shall be deposited
with the Secretary OF the Exchange. who shall
f. In the names of the rersons who are en-:
titled to receive them. and he will stamn and
sign each certificate Of stock to show that the
due bill has been delivered.
No action has yet been taken by the EI-
change authorities regarding the Il per cent.
dividend on the Federal Steel common stock.
pRYment OF which Maa also nnlOlneh.
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The Naval Mllitia's Cruise.

The auxiliary cruiser Prairie, which has
been taking out, in turn, for successive
practice cruises of a week each, the naval
militia of the Atlantic seaboard States, be-
ginning at the South, started yesterday
with the First Battalion and the Rochester
Division Of New York.
The Prairie is n roomy craft sister ship
of the Yankee, OF 6,S72 tons displacement
formerly the FL Norte of the Morgan
steamship line 1t was an excellent plan
of the Navy Department to assign her to
this duty, and tn have it done in so impair
tial and mrthOdical way. The Prairie has
IL main battery of 6-nch rapid-tirc guns, be-
sides n secondary battery of smaller pieces,
and will he employed the entire season in
her work. After the New Workers have had
their cruises she will take on the militia of
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachn-
setts during the latter half of August and
September, and then, if We do not mistake,
go South to conclude the season with the
Louisiana and Florida reserves, to whom
October will be devoted. The Michigan
has been looking after the drill of the naval
militia Of the Lake States.
In the practical instruction thus given to
the auXiliarics the daily routine Of war
vessels forms an important part. The
States have to bear the cost of subsisting
the men, hut they do that for their land
militia in camp while in many other par.
ticuIars there is a saving as compared with
land forces. In the weeks programme
gunnery occupies the most prominent place,
beginning with aiming and pointing drills,
and going on to sub-calbre practice, with
dismounting and mounting the pieces and
explanations OF the mechanism. Landing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
A Kindergarten for Strikers.

To THF EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr. am moved to
ask the Wall street brokers who have lately ap.
plauded the rloous newshoys and messenger boys to
look little further toward the future before watching
with enjoy mrnt their perform What will these
brokers think Of 1t when. ten or fifteen years
from this. or probably much sooner, these same
hoys then grown men Of - or 30. attack trolley
steam cars, or storrhouscs or banks or
brokers Offices tn secure hat they shall then regard
their rights? Yet Just this sort of result will he
the natural outcome Of these deeds Of violence by
these boys II they arr treated many men ~ the
press aud cyru the Magistrates on til" bench seem
inclined 10 treat them.
DO not these men know that even now not only large
cities like New York, but country towns well. are
at the mercy Of gangs of hoodlum boys and youth.
not too small to steal and rob. but regarded too
small or too young and tender to be arrested and
dealt with according to law. From this sea the
increasing contempt for law which is possibly the
most threatening cloud to-day above our country 5
horizon. !. II. l..
July 20,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
Foreign Notes of Real Interest

Efforts are being made in France to secure a fund
for meteorological research by public subscription
few rich corporations have subscribed "a 500
francs already.
Fifty thousand HISTORIANS and 80. 900 Gregorian
Armenans. in the districts where the Armenian mas.
sacres took place, have. according to the Tablet
joined the Roman Catholic Church.
Sir Harry Johnston. the African traveller and
Author, who was recently British Consul General Al
Tuns. has been appointed Commissioner In the
Uganda protectoratc. He is counted on 10 carry
out the English plan OF connecting the Uganda dis
trict with Khartdm.
In time everything seems TO md its way into Lon.
don auction rooms. The sword of honor nr.sentad
to Admiral Lord collingwood by the city Of London
was sold recently for 200 that presepted nv XIV.
erpool Tor $500, the sword surrendered TO him nv
Admiral Nileneuve after Trafalgar for sa1t ana
that worn by Nelson when he WAS a masters mats
for el.355.
Anew development in French duelling ia reported
from the west OF France. A journalist and A nolI.
tcian we're fighting with foils when in lunging thu
latter slipped and thrust his foil into tn. heshv
part OF the thigh Of ore OF the seconds An army
surgeon The duel was stopped at once and n re-
port was drawn up BY the seconds saying that AZ
blood had been drawn honor was satisfied
Marconi in recent experiments on the Fr.noh
cruiser Nlehne succeeded in sending messages by
his wireless system To distance OF forty.two
miles, Ihey were sent from point in the Channel
fourteen miles from Boulogue to the south Fore.
lAnh' which is twenty eight miles from Boulorna.
lie was also Succcssfulin cutting of the messages
from either station The experiments were inter
r"h'ea by his carriage accident at Boulogre.
fonreh Alive" Is the suggestion OF An en,hr-
sNS' haIiah ar"hroogist for novel attraction for
the Paris Exhibition. He would have the fnrur,
'h'a're' temples aud Characteristic buildings repre.
scented a. they were before the eruption OF yesuytn.
street In Pompeii.' with the refreshments and
amuSementS OF the Romans Of the decadcnce would
appeal more to the ParSNns aud their visitor, proh-
ably. '" P'''-
D" tar only a'252 persons have joined the Break
away from Rome" movement in Austria which yea,
o.".e" "I 'he raoid German politicians on account
OF the catholic Church's standing by IA. y.-i,,,.
nal'ohal'tles OF its faith in the empire. OF these
i"'' are eurni!eii in Bohemia. where the CSechs for
inc pFesenl have the upper hand Of the Germans,
49,. .oto IN lower Austria. the province in Witch
Vienna Is. whore the cercals have triad q. r..,-.t
Ana'semiuc violence somswhAa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
a.pTIsrs DRAw A COLON LINE.
Tho Rev. Reuben j. Gaines'H Unpleasant
Experience Mt Richmond, Va.


The Rev. Reuben j. Gaines. pastor OF the
eetbany Baptist tcoloredI Church In Wander
hiIt nyenue. Brooklyn. feels much chnGrined
over the shabby treatment which he and the
other negro delegates received at tho recent
animal convention OF the Young Peoples Bap-
,,st Union OF America. held at Richmond. Va
The feeling, he says, In his own HOOK Is SO
strong over the mntter that they may With
drov from the union and afliate with tho
Christian Endeavor Society. 1t was the
seventh annual convention OF the union
that tho Rev. Mr.. Gaines attended. and
never before. he says. has he witnessed such
marked discrimination against tho represen-
tatives Of his race.
On his first entrance into the convention nail
he was told by the ushers that he would have
10 tole a seat in the place reserved for the coll
ored people under the gallery. and that hs
could not sit with the delegates. He refused.
however. to bulge and retained his seat well
up in the aisle until the close OF the day sss-
sios: He made eCmplaipf rpsT Tsasnt an, .ni
Secretary OF the convention. and was told that
the ushers had received no instructions to
act as they had done. and that as delegate ne
was entitled to a seat on the main floor; AZ
the next session the ushers again tried 70 force
him under the galley aha th as thsm ana
allowed ed to ait win the delseates Of New York
interiered with him. and he was so much DIS.
Gusled that.he did not attend the convention
The negro Bartists OF this country" the
Rev. MIR. Gaines said yesterday, numter
1900 900. but they we're not allowed to be rep
question will come un for discussion at the
national convention OF the nero Baptlets
which Mne1 81 are rondy ad
eating an af1liation with the Christian En-.
deayor Society which knows no color line in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
BRISK TRADE WITH JAMAICA.
Fresh Notes on the Business and Labor
Conditions of the Island.


Eliot A. de Pass Of the firm Of A. s. Lascelles
& Co. OF this city. which has extensive trade
relations with the island OF jamaica has Just
returned from Kingston. He has some inter
estiDg thinGs to say regarding the commercial
prospects OF the island and It's present f1uan-
cial ADVERTISEMENTS. The Jamaicans. he re-
ports. have done an excellent business with
the United States this reason In sugar and
fruita. and with the negotiation OF the pending
reciprocity arrangement this trads.is likely to
increase.
Aside from the fact that the island has sut-
fered greatly from the low prices prevailing
for it's principal products" continued Mr.. de
Pass. lit has also.been embarrassed by the
oneratiols OF an American syndicate which
built considerable extensions to its. railway
syatem and.then -deiaulted on It's debenturs
interest. The earnings Of the line will not be
sufficient to cover this charge for some years
~ ~. oven ha Ina and mas b
bility, for the debentures This means addi-
tional taxation for several years to come. but
the island can stand It.
III. however. the islanders have suffered
from one American syndicate. they have rea-
American concern, tho Boston Fruit COMPANY.
ms company has developed and organized Its
before. BESIDES sstabIishins SPLENDID steam.
ship service and building most attractive
hotel at san Antonlo. thereby leading to an in.
fux Of American visitors In yearly increasing
numbers"
Mr.. de Pass emphatically denies the storie.
OF race antipathy. emanating from the pen OF
one OF the lurid writer's for a yellow journal.
wherein the ultimate determination and mas
sacre Of the whites and the establishment OF
another black republic like Hayti is predicted.
He says that the Jamaica darkv is a peaceful
fellow easily moved by humor or affection. He
is not the most industrious aborer one could
desire, and therein lies the cause for what lit.
tie resentment he shows toward the East In
sary because OF the continuous and unfagging
industry required at harvest times to guard
against the ruin Of crops. Naturally enough.
the negroes but tn. collisions between the
races. Mr.. de Pass asserts. seldom amount to
diyiluaIs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29

The remedy suggested by our correspondent
Is. as facts prove. only temporary The work
ing day has already been extensively reduced
from ten hours to eight. and yet the mum Der OF
the unemployed is as great as 1t was before
Reduce the day to six hours. and the unem-
ployed will for while find employment: but
this employment will enable them TO marry
and beget children. who. as soon as they grow
up will swell the ranks OF the unemployed and
demand a further division OF the work to
be done. Thus the process would go on I'M
til the earth swarmed with human beings liv-
ihk on the fruits Of. say. an hours labor day.
and not lifted much above the condition OF
brutes. Then, too. a famine or pcstlcnce
would find millions of victims. and the volume
OF human misery would be immense.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
PORTALS CAPTAIN BLAMED.
Judgment of tho Court of Inquiry on the
Vessels Loss OF Halifax

HALIFAX. n. s.. July 2S.-The decision OF
Capt. Smith and Capt. Anderson regarding the
loss OF the steamer Porta. from New York to st.
Johns. N. F.. off this harbor on July 10. was de-
livered this morning. They found that the ship
was running at too great speed in the fog that
the Captain was not justified in proceeding on
the course he pursued; that the Captain was
vessel required his presence there and that no
allowance was made for tide or current. For
ms errors and omissions Cant. W. J. Farrell is
Master is suspended for six months The
court. on account Of his promptness I'm getting
that mates certificate be granted 10 him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.
The Last Fiscal Year the Most Remarkable
In Our Commercial History.

from he journal U tOmmercr.
The figures Of the foreign trade OF the United
States for June are Of special interest, because
they complete the record for one Of the most
remarkable fiscal years in our commercial his
tory. The figures for the complete year reveal
an excess Of exports OF merchandise amount
ing to about S507 600 900. as compared with an
excess OF 1904 100000 for tho fiscal year 1898
The difference is largely due to an increased
volume OF imports rather than q reduced vol
umc OF exports. although the latter has been
one Of the elements OF the problem
The striking feature OF the complete returns
for 1890 is the part which exports Of manufac-
tured goods have played in propping UP the
total volume OF exports. Manufacturing cx-
ports have almost doubled within the four
years since 1895. What part they have played
in the total domestic exports appears in the
following table. which gives the total OF all
classes and the two most important classes
separately:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
Calamba.

Gen. HALLS capture OF Calamba has
served the twofold purpose Of worrying
the enemy and keeping our own troops
active and inspirited with q success. The
place itself was we'll worth capturing as it
is trading town Of over 1 900 people, on
Laguna de Bay, about thirty miles south
east Of Manila. 1t has high roads to
Batangas and other points and tele-
graph station. The floods and the swamps
were, as usual, obstacles to the troops,
forcing them to the wadng which forms
such an element in our amphibious Phil
ippine campaigning, but the end was the
invarable one Of victory for our gallant
men.
About n fortnight ago Capt. MCGRATH,
with the army gunboat Napidan, towing
troops in cascoes, landed on the shores Of
Laguna de Bay and dispersed a force Of
the enemy, and now we have similar ex-
petition on larger scale. During the
rainy season we shall be likely to find
other enterprises on this inland sheet OF
water, which lends itself admirably to our
purposes while the roads are no longer
available for land campaigning. A crafty
ing feature Of the Calamba affair was the re-
lease Of some Spanish prisoners, which will
be heard Of with pleasure in Madrid.
These minor operations on the lake may
further serve to give US information for the
decisive campaign next winter and spring.
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EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES.

The agricultural exports Of 1899 still bear
the impress Of the short crops in Europe and
the immense wheat movement OF last year. 1t
Ia possible that this element will somewhat
disappear during the fiscal year which began
on July |, and that the United States will have
to rely more and more in the future upon eX-
ports OF finished goods to maintain their favor
able trade postion
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29

The North american Rerje'r for August is
interesting number. Opening with articles on the
recent Womens Congress, it contains Mr.. John Bar
rctt's essay on the Paramount Power IN the Pacific.
all unsigned account OF the Constitutional Conflict
in Finland. The Case Against Christian Science by
W. A. burlington: article by Sir Charles Dixie.
and Mr. O. Bernard ShAws attack on the Censor
ship OF the Stage in England. besides other contri.
buttons OF timely importance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29
Well Fed stenoGraphers.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuS-Sir' Will you kindly
allow me space in your valuable paper to indorSe
heartily the pressions OF One Of the Honorable
Profession relative to the luncheons Of the down
town business woman. What she saws Ia true in
every respect as can also assert from my own eI-
porence. a STENouRAPHRR-
GEw YoRK, July ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29

l have read somewhere that the Master told
In parable NJ father old.
To hi- sons he said, At my bidding go,"
And the one said Yes the other said "No,"
The one that said " No. after all obeyed;
The one that said Yes" his footste ps d.Iov.d
Which his father pleased. 10 not TO be said
For both the brothers now rsst with III. d..A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-29

PARn-Kiosque No, H. near Grand Hotel. and
Kiosque No. 10. Boulevard des Capucines.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
A WESTMINSTER MARRIAGE.

NEW WESTMINSTER. July IA very
pleasant bicycle party was given last week
by the Misses Harvey OF The Glen" SAP
perton. The party gathered at The Glen
and then mounted their wheels and rode
about nine miles out the Pat, Meadows road.
Here short stop waS made after which
everyone reTountea and rode back 10 the
city. On arriving at The Glen" a light
repas. was served Among those presen,
Were; Mr. and Mrs. Glover. Mr.. and Mrs
Hoilyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Gaynor. Mr. and
Mrs. Cotton. Miss Philips. Mas Armstrong.
Miss Freese, Miss Caroouid. Miss Brown.
Mss Evelsne Brown. Miss Dickinson. Miss
Woods. Miss Turner. Mr.. Roy Mr. Duncan.
Mr.. Mattel. Mr.. Winterbourne. Of Seattle
Mr. W. Dewdney. Mr.. e. Dewdney. Mr..
tins. Mr.. NJ. Mathis Mr.. Davies. Mr.. Hen
derson, Mr.. Mcdonald. Mr.. Bridges, Mr..
Carter and Mr.. Edmonds.
81. Peters Cathedral was gayly decorated
on Thursday morning with an abundance of
beautiful flowers the occasion being the
ter Of u. y. Bourke. deputy warden OF the
British Columbia p~ni;entiary. to Mr.. Jas.
clifford. a well known ernpioye OF the Can
adam Pacific railroad at Vancouver. The
gan ana notwithstanding the early hour
OF the morning the church was filled with
friends and acquaintance of the popular
ycung couple. Mr.. n. Edwards OF Van
couver. supported the groom. while the
Misses Cecilia. Katherine and Qusenie
Eourke. sisters Of the bride acted az brides
maids. The bride were a beautiful cream
silk wedding gown with train and veil
The flgsi bridesmaid. Mics Cecilia Bourke.
was cosfumei in white silk. while the other
t~o hri3esusasGs wore neat pink silk dre&ses
\ very pleasant afternoon tea was given
by the Misses Vera ard Claire C0roould on
Thursday afternoon. Covers were set for
about twenty young people
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

CuTHAfdS July MAX Ste5ert was
here This week securing a charter list fer
a SauS % Hermann lczige-
Mayor Johnson NickegS- 81 Tacosna, WAS
a l~neaaiis visitor this week.
A Eofer ans IL II McssArty, of Port
sarA were la CGshaliS ssls week or min
81. business
Representative Mccoy retarns-a home
this week frsEn a trip Is Spokane AMI
SaTfh yas.nsa. A. Spokane Re attended
TIE f2nerss OF the lake Hen. III. Z. Allen.
sssas-sh<r of ssg~ last &scse A. Yakima
Mr. MeCoy sna FSsesg Supervise SaelsAr
,rae, the Shespgssr ana agsfsostfoned the re-
ssFve.
l. y uarrnon usaae trip - North
Yakima iass week
Ms Marian Cermsn Is visiting Mrs
u w KIRK In Everett
Mrs George Saeafe visited Tacoma
srtess1s tbs aeek.
: q Waite ard family sess ibis week
for Skaxwsy,
Miss iress trTeaaars. 20 TIE Dsiges. Or.
a VISITING CnxAA4as relatives,
'rar mother ard sister az Mr. II. MI
Ter arrived this week 30 spend tie sasss-
sszsT.
Mis- Frank Miller rsegrasss 30 Taleas
shss week after sss4. VITA her daughter.
Mrs jean fkao&os
Iskn Halter started rvsssy for New
NSrk en- Bis escsxis. Mr.. Halter ws8 60
90 Ass eis home 81 Switzerland. rsserrars
IN shoat year.
NJ. ard Mrs NJ Ksrner ans J. A.
Caasl were in Seattle .Ass sfex-
Mrr - r. Msare ard Misc Ns1-se Lcoss-
10 attended iee Casssssaa EnssAvcr eea-