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CoMMIssIoNEns' NOTICE.

NOTICE To PRODUCE DEALERS AND PED
DIERS-Notice is hereby given that On the
GlSr DAY OF MARCH. ls99, will expire all Iiccn-
.es issued hy the District of Columbia 10 pro-
ducc dealers and peddlers; all persons engaged in
these avocationS are hereby notified to promptly
renew their licenses in compliance with law.
by order OF the Commissioners, u. c. MATHEW
TRfMBLE, Assessor u. c. mhll-GJeNSu
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Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.

STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND sTREErs
I:50 A. g. WEEK DAYS. PTTTSBURG EN-
PRESS-Parior .nd Dining Cars Harrisburg TO
Pittsbmg-
1850 A N. PENNsYLvASIS LINTTED-Pull-
man Sleeping. Dining, smo.frs. and Ohserya-
ton Cars Harrisburg to Chicago. Cincinnati.
Indianapolis, st. Louis. Cleveland, and Toledo
Buffet Parlor Car 10 Harrisburg
io;So A. NJ. FAST LINE-Pullruan Buffet Parlos
Gar to Harrisburg Buffet Parior Car Harris
burg to Pittsburg
$3.50 p. ". CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS Ex-
PREss-SlcepIng Car Washington to st. oui,.
and Sleeping and Dining Cars Harrisburg to
Indianapolis, st. Louis. Nashville (Nia Clnein-
nat). and Chicago.
s:20 r. " WESTERN EXPREsS-Puiluan Sleep
ing Car to fittsburg and Chicago. Dining Caf
to Chicago.
';2o p. 81 SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS-Pull-
ana Harrisburg to st. Louis. Cleveland. and
Cincinnati Dining Car. Ccnnests for Loui'-
vile ii. Cincinnati
1910 p. ". PACIFIC EXPRESS-Pull:usn sleep
inG Car to Pittsburg.
1850 A. M-For Kane Capandairra Rochester.
anu NIAGARA Falls. daily except Sunday.
1850 A. M-For Eimira and Remove. daily. eS-
sept Sunday. For WilliamspoTt, daiy, $50
- T. M-For williamsport Rochester, Erie.
buffalo and Niagara Falls. daily except Sltur-
eay' with Sleeping Car Washington TO Roches-
i9;tO P M-For Erie. Canadaigua, Rochester.
| Buhalo, and Niagara Falls. daily. Pullman
/ Sleeping Car Washington to Rochester satut-
/ DAYS only
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RAILROADS.
Washington { Great Falls Electric
Railway Co.

Cars will leave Georgetown Union S,ation)
every 30 minutes from $50 TO SEQ a. IN, and
from a. m. to 10 p. m. Returning. leave Cabin
John Bridge every 80 minutes from $50 to s:sC
a. m, and from o u. m. to Il p. m. or ottenel
as traffic demands
F. II. FOWLER, Superintendent.
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DR.. A. H. TAYLOR,

Gold Filings and bridge work speciality, at
the lowest price; amalgarn filing, SOC; full sets
OF teeth on plates. s.; extracting, either BY gas
or local spray. absolutely painless, SOC; with
out, 25c: all work done by experts and guar
antecd the best; open on Sundays from 10 to 3
o'clock ml22-tf-em
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FOR SALE OR RENT-HoUsEs.
TH0S. {. WAGGAMhN.
Real Estate Broker ard Auctioneer.
9f7 Street N. w.
FOR SALE-NORTUEAST.

III IIth ST.. brick. l0r.. bath and a. i. Sc. 900
72O 9th st, brick. ST., bath and q, m H.. 400
S3l St, frame, stories, 5-r............. 800
S29 and 33l eth st. ne, b. h., 1-r; bath and
>, onrr
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CHURCH NOTICES.

MT. ZIoN BAPTIST CHURCH-l3th and d s;s.
ne sunday school, a. m. preaching. II a.
m; communion, 3 p. m; G. T., p m.
and preaching at p IN. The pastor viii ufHcilte
at these hours, assisted at 3 p M. All are in.
vitcd to come. REV. ". j. ROBINSON. Pastor.
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RAILROADS.
Washington, Alexandria
Mount Vernon Railway

From Station, III I-2 st. and Pm. Ave.
In Effect November 4, 1SoS-
For Alexandria week days. $50. 7.0i. X sS5.
500. s:S5. $50. 9:25. 1000. I1:00. HAS a. m
xl2:o5, i2:2O lIi, I;i5. x2;0i. $40. S:25. x3.59
VAS. $50. SOS. x5s20. $50. x8.OG ESQ. T:06.
'1:s5. 500, 900. 1000. IL 20. and II 50 p. m
Sundays, 7:45. o;00. 9:45. 1880: HIS a. m.
2:0O noon. I2I5, 1:s0, 2:I5. 300, 3;g5. $50.
5;l5. 500 Gas. 7:sO. Sis, $500. 1900: u:sO.
and IL 80 p. M
For Mount Vernon. week days. ESQ. 500. 1000.
and ll;00 a. m. 1905 I:li. 2:Oi ESQ. 3;59 ZOO.
and 300 p. m
Sundays. 300 a. m, 12:0o noon. 2:l5. S:I5.
6;f5. and 900 p m
For Arlington and Aqurduct Bridge. week days,
s;OO' $50, 1000, II 90 4. zi2:05. 1890 l:li.
s;oi, z3:25. AIS, SEQ. co., :06, and 500 p. m.
SUNDAYS, 7:i5. 900. 0:I5. iO:3o. and HAS A.
m 1900 noon. 1886. l:3o. 2:l5 500. 3:i5. i:30.
o;l3, 600. Gas, 80. and Sis p. M
TO Payne Street only.
zro Arlington only.
SExpress.
Parcels carried on all trains. Baggage checked.
O. l.. ABBOT. j. CoLyIS.
President. Superintendent
uol-tf
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WANTED-HonMs AND HOARD.
WANTED-IOTS.

/ WISH 10 purchase lot in desirable part Of city.
not sw., for $3.50; pay SO per month. Adj
dress DESIRE, this Office mhl0-3t
l WISH to purchase lot in desirable part of city,
not sw.. for 500; pay SO per month.
address DESIRE. this office. mhl0-3t
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE Complete suburban
home in Maryland; two acres improved; fare
@ cents; will exchange for small city house. Al
dress BON lOj this office. mill 81
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE For house in Wash.
ingtou. farm ct IJO .l,.ys in Maryland, six
miles from Washington; good dwelling. ilrn. o,c.
Address FARMER this office. lnhIp&t
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for milk route, stock
ot groceries and confectionery store. good
location. ilj y. Y. ave. NV. maS-3t-gm
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For Philadelphia, New York. and
the Enst.

Ane
400 p NJ CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED"
daily; all P1rlor Cars. with Dining Car from
baltimore. Regular AZ 700 Dining Carl, 10.
1:50. 300 1000 Dining Carl, and II 90 CDin-
ing Car from Wilmington) A. NJ. Is:l5, 3:l5.
4:20 Dining Car from Baltimore) ESQ 1880,
and II 80 P. NJ. On Sunday. 700 DINING Carl.
i;20, 300. ll:oo. Dining Car from Whining
toni 4. VI, l2:l5, S:l5. 10 Dining Car from
Baitimore): $50. 1000, and l1:50 P. " For
Philadelphia only. Express, l2:l5 p. ~ week
days. POI ard $40 7. NJ daily.
10. Boston. without change. $50 A. NJ week
DAYS. and i:20 P. ". daily.
For Baltimore, 6:20, 100. 720. $50. 500. 1900.
1850 hoo A. "; I2:I5. 12:i5. I2:5s. 2:oi.
3;l5, $3.50 600 L nited), i:aO. 4:ss. $40. 6:l5
$50. 7:20. 1000. 1910, HIS, and I1:50 p. M
On Sundays, 200, T:20. 900. 9:O5, 1850, 1i:Oo
A. NJ, 12:I5, lis. POI. BIS. 3:So 600 Lin
lted), go, $40, 6:l5 $50. 10. 1000. 1910.
and I1:5O P. NJ
For pope's Creek Line. $50 A. NJ. and i:3s P NJ
week days.
For Annapolis. 700. 900 A. NJ. 1e:15 and 5:n
p NJ, daily, except Sunday. Sundays, 300 A.
NJ. and $40 p ~
For Old Point Comfort via boswell and Chess-
peake and Ohio Railway. II:i5 A. NJ. week
days, with through Pullman Buffet Parlor Car.
FLORIDA Special for jacksonville. s.. Ausustine
and Port Tampa, SEQ P " weekdays; Express
for Florida and points on Atlantic Coast Line.
4:So A. NJ. 3:i6 p. " daily; Richmond only.
Richmond and seaboard Air Line. 5:o0 P. NJ
daily. Accommodation for Quantico. 7:i5 A.
Il daily. and I:s5 p. ". week days
Seashore Connections.
For Atlantic City Cvil Delaware River Bridge.
all-rail route), 3:I5. 600 Congressional Linz
ited'D T. NJ daily. via Market Street Wharf;
1000 and 1I:CO A. NJ; l2:I5 p. NJ. week days:
I.50 p. VI. daily.
For Cape May. HOO A. ". weekdays; 1I.5o r.
NJ daily.
Ticket cficez. corner Fifteenth and C streets.
and at the Station, Sixth and b streets. where
orders can be left for the checking OF baggage
to destination from hotels and residences.
Telephone call 1iiI for Pennsylvania Railroad
Cab Service.
]. b. HUTCHINSON, J. r. WOOD,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent
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STEAMBOATS,.
Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Co.

- Eyer. dag in the year for Fortress Monroe.
= Nortolk, Newport News and all points south
- bv the superb. powerful steel palace steam,
- er4 ''Newport News" Norfolk and
Woshirrton'' on the following schedule;
- w,siprton. G:S0 mn Lv Portsmouth. 200 pm
Iy alevan,lr:a I 100 pm Lv. Norfolk. -5;i5 pm
Ar II. Monroe 7:O0 am Lv. TT Monroe.6:i5 pm
Ar Norfolk. 500 am Ar. AleNlrdrla ~ am
a, port;mou.lS:l5 am Ar Washington 7 60 ara
- Tickets ON sale :; SlI Penn ave. and
- o. ticket Office, 6l9 Penn. ave. and corner
- 18th t. and v y. ave, C.. G o. ticket o.
- ices, It 5l3 and lIal Penn ave. and en-
- board steamers.
ap-For further information apply at gen.
erai offices. 9Th ct. WHAT Wash. n T.
Phone 75I.
noeS-tf JNo. CALLAHAN. General Manager.
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SITUATIONS ,vANTED-MALE.

Advertisements under this head
will be Inserted for one cent n word
for each insertion.
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POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON d. C. PoSroFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time.
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupt
ed overland transit. For the week ending March
II the last connecting closes will be made from
this office follows:
Mails for South and Central Amer
ica. West Indies, Etc.
SATrRDAY-cD At 1880 a: m. for NASSAU, N.
p, per steamer from Miami. Fla.
Id At G:20 a. m. for CENTRAL ANERI-
CA Except Costa Rica) AND SOUTH PA
CIFIC PORTS. per $. 9. Allianca. from New
York via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed "Per AIIianca."
Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5
Nails for MEXICO overland close here daily
CUBAN NAILS close here via Port Tampa.
Fla, Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fri.
days at r. IN. %
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at 1n:30 4. m. ~
Trunspmcific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII, per
s 5 Hongkong Maru, from San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 p. N. up to March IL. Id
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per 5. S. Vic
toria from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:2j p.
m up to March I3 (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA (exccpt those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe),
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS, per ; Alameda, from San Fran
cisco close here daily at G:3j p. IN. up to March
Is. I'D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per s. 5. En-
press on India from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:S5 o. m up to March 20. Id
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Trop-
ic Bird, f.om san Francisco, close here daily at
G:35 Z. IN. up TO March 2j. Id
Mails for HAWAII, per s. s. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:3j p. m
up to March 30. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australfa
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS
per s. s. WaFTimoo, from Vancouver, close here
daily at G:35 p. m. after March Is, and up to
March 30. Id
(a) Registered mails close at 10 a. M same
day.
d. Registered malls close at p m. same
| day.
(c) Registered mails close at p. m. same
day.
(d) Registered mails close at p. m previous
day.
10 Registered mails close at p. M previous
day.
d) Registered mails close at C p IN. previous
Saturday.
JAMES P wTLLET Postmaster
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WALL PAPER.

WALL PAPER.
SPRING HAS CONE TO OUR STORE. All the
newest. richest, handsomest styles in Wall
Paper are on display here Stop in and see some
OF the many dainty designs Rooms papered
in finest style, only 81 UP. Fine Painting equally
low +. G. NoLTE, so 9TH st. No BRANCH.
mhstt
ROOMS PAPERED. 81 up; the only paperhanger
In the city giving written guarantee with all
work; samples brought; lowest prices for best
painting; send postal. WIN. V. MAHoHEY. 1880
+ St Sc, Anacostia branch, ll3 Pierce ST.
iaIi-?mo-Su
FlRSr-CLASs paperhanging; rooms sl75 up;
samples brought. W.. f. HUNT, T2s 10th st.
NV. felglmo
ROOMS rAPERED. sl.75 up; work guaranteed.
Il. s. RYNEX. GJ0 II st. feislmo
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SOUTHEAST.

21s " J. ave, brick, li-r. bath: a m. /. 81, 900
iS3 St. brick, store dwelling. , stories. 5000
S05 10th st. frame ? stories, 5r............ 1900
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FOR RENT-FuRNIsHED HOUSES.

FOR SALE Select furniture. complete G-rooms,
northwest complete home; cheap rent. Ad-
drcss CUBA, this office nhll-3t
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FOR RENT-STORES.
FOR RENT-TYPEwRITERs.

FOR Neutrality-suspicious.. at special prices. with
privilege of purchase; ask to the Jewett:
ccme in and do your typewritins; terms mod
crate. NEWMAN'S 6ll eth St. de2g-3mos
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Old DOCTOR WEST,


25 years specialist Private diseases. Consul
tation and medicines tree. Room g.. Pacific
Building. G24 st. NV. mh5-.t
MATRINoNIN.-A refined. educated. worthy.
mddle-lged widow, with To incumbrlncr.
desires correspondence with Il gentleman her
equal. For further particulars address NJ. + T..
Box 600, EIldwin>'ile. y. Y. mhl1-9t
MADAM RErTN. Gard Reader and Clairvoyapt;
2jc and sc. lll7 sth 81 NV mhIi-5t
TESTS AND READINGS Circle at Iolo -th i.
NV, 10y Mr.. and Ms. Noble IN sunday night.
al>a "Wednesday. It
TAKE your burden to saul. Hc'n paw YOU The
biggest prices for cast oil clothing. g23 u
st. nihll-amos
SAUL SAUL, saul. Everybody goes to saul.
g2& d St, with cast of clothing, because lie
pays big prices. mhll-&mos
TEST sEANCE ToNICnT-wonn's Hall. 7at 9th
St NV, at p. m; silver collection. Item
NINE la ROY tells past present, and future:
takes of spells l22Sis F st. NV. mas-2w-em
BETTER be week too soon than moment too
late to get one of our elegant cuStom-Inade
spring suits or an ovcrColt, just little worn. at
i remarkable low price. Call and investigate,
JUSTIrS OLD STAND. 90 st, mh7-7t
NINE DAVIS. born claiyvnyant and card reader,
tells about business; removes spells and evil
Influences; reunites the separated, and gives luck
to all; cures piles and drunkenness. l22S 18th St.
NV mh1 imn
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FOR SALE-Twenty- -four acres of land near Chevy
Chase Lake, Md; $50 per acre. Address
SUBURBAN, this Office. mh93t
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FOUND.
FOR EXCHANGE.

TO EXCHANGE for cily or suburban property, Il
fine farm OF Ia acres in Prince Edw. Co, Va,
large, new dwelling, tenant house, stable,
rilSe house, corn house. ice hoG,c. potato house
barns etc; good water and fruit; convenient to
schools. churches. aud railroads For particulars
address c. \. RHODES, li0j jth st. NV.
mbiOSt
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Fer RENT-sUBURBAN.

FOR RENT-An elegant house. s-room and
Sath. good water; at Lakeland. Md,
eight miles from Washington. on the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad; block from sta
ton; fare about cents trip. ahd only two
blocks SiTom new electric railroad; reat for win
ter So, summer 81. E.. S NEWMAN, 1O06 r
St. or j. @. BONNET, Berwyn. Md. jals-tt
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m IN c. THEO.

Medium and Card Reader Washinstou's most
famous Clairvoyant and Psmist Consult her on
business. love, and family affairs; reunites the
separated; removes spells; causes speedy mar
RACES and gives good luck. Open daily German
spoken; 2jc and SOC. 92g II St NV mh7-.t
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HELP wANTEp-FEMALE.

Advertisements under this head
Will be inserted for one cent word
for each insertion.
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WANTED-SUBURBAN.

WANTED-To rent in a country town or village
within . miles Of Washington. a house,
which need not be new or handsome. but must
be large, with a large garden with some
acres ot land. say 10 to 20; rent must be low.
Address NJ D. this office mhg-3t
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LOST.

LOST sos reward; Thursday evening. Feb.
% at between Arlington Hotel and Column
ba Theatre, pearl and gold bracelet used as a
necklace: souvenir. Return TO CLERK. Arling.
ton Hotel. mh9.Il
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FOR SALE-UOUSES.

FOR SALE $%7.j0 per month no interest for
five years buys Broom house on II st. ne
T. m. l. Address OPPORTU NIFTY, this office.
mhlO3t
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GO csesaSiat' : eniS sS'
Through the Grandest Scenery of
America. All Trains NestibuIed,
Electric Lighted, Steam Heated.
All Meals Served In Dining Cars.
StntiOn sixth md ID Streets.

sthtion sixth nnd Streets.
Schedule in effect Dec. 6. 1905
Has A. NJ. DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY
For Newport News. Norfolk. and Old Point Com
fort (via Pennsylvania II. T.. R., =. & p. and
Richmond). Through Pullman Buffet Parlor Car.
2:20 p. n. DAlLY-Cincinnati and st. Louis
SPeci1l-Solid train for Cincinnati Pullman
Scepers to Cincinnati Lexington, Louisville In
dianspolis, and st. Louis. without change Con-
meets at Covington,ya. for Virginia Hot Springs
Parlor cars Cincinnati TO Chicago.
1l-l0 p. NJ DAILY-F. +. V. I.imited-So!id
train for Cincinnati. Pullman Sieepers to Cincin-
natl, Lexington. and Louisville without change
(open for occupancy at 300 Z. NJ Connection
for Hot Springs. Va, daily. Pullman Sleeping
Car to Virginia Hot Springs. without change,
daily except Sunday. Sleepers Cincinnati TO
Chicago and ST. Louis.
2:20 p. NJ. DAILY-For Gordonsville. Char
lct;csyille. Staunton. and for Richmond. daily es-
cept Sunday.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
offices. 5iS and 1921 Pennsylvania avenue. and
at the station. Telephone call llil for PennsyI-
vania Railroad cab service. II. W. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent
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STORAGE.

STORE your household goods with us; clean,
sep. ate rooms, 7jc TO $50 per load per
month. insurance placed. and money advanced on
goods stored. draws attached. DISTRICT STOR-
ACE co. SIS 9th st. Ew. mhtlir
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WANTED Refined American lady to 20 to Paris
as partner secretary; references exchanged
Apply to PROF. CAMILLE, 1926 II ST NV.
lul1l-9r
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WANTED-AGENTS.

WANTED-Agents for the new Spanish American
War History and Atlas" sold S1 per month";
SIS per week TO good salesmen. DINSMoRE PUB
Co GoI 7th st. NV mhlO-3t
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-03-18
BEATS 1897 HOLLOW
HurIpor Statistics for 1898 Show
Great Increase.

Hurbor Statistics for 1898 Show
Great Increase.
The work of compiling the harbor stat
istics of both Duluth and Superior harbors
as kept by the United States engineer,
Maj c. B. Sears, has been completed for
the season OF 1885, and blue prints showing
the figures have been forwarded 10 Wash
ineton.
The statement shows a great increase
ever the figures for 1897. The receipts for
Duluth were as follows, in tons: Anthra-
cite coal, 210, 1874; biruminous $685. lime
stone 1886; salt, 19,2lS; machinery, lSsD,
10; manufactured iron, 54,659; kerosene
oil, g44; general merchandise, ll92Gl; fish,
71CA; cement and lime, 1856; sand, 2,lI3;
building stone, 1881; logs, 9,45O feet. To-
tai tons, 1,061, 657, values al $1S,3SO,3lo
The shipments were as follows in IONS:
Iron ore, 2,94S412; copper, S,609; flour, 81,
o12; wheat, 1880; other grains, 1885,
structural iron or STEEL 2O3; wool, Sg5'
lumber (lO0O feeD 5SS,O46; shingles ll),
2 734; lath (M, 955; miscellaneous mer-
chandise. 34,G57. Total ions, i,Sll, l6l, val
ued at s5O,622,s77.
The receipts at Superior were in tons:
Anthracite coal, 4S7,029; bituminous coal,
81 243 6i5; limestone, 1851: salt. 1871. ma
chinery, 3,1S2; manufactured iron, G1.94l ;
kerosene OIL 1892; general merchandise,
S., 695: cement and lime 1912; sand, o,6''
building stone, 2i,5O1 logs QO00 feet), s..
IT, Total tons, 1915 1872, valued al $751;
CSC, $40.
The shipments from Superior were us
follows in tons: Iron ore. G1O,92I: copper,
43, 426; -four, 3S2G90; wheat, 1851; other
grains, 3i0, 1856; structural iron or steel,
25S; wool, $3.50; miscellaneous merchan-
disc, 10.1$1: lumber Coco feeU, l3,059; shin
giles, (M), 1861; lath (M), S3l. Total tons,
2, 276, 29l, valued at So, Hiss
The increase in the valuation of the
commerce of 1898 over that Of 1897 was
$24 .09l, $50. During the year the number
of vessels that arrived was 3,ol9 with 4
registered tonnage of 1,014324. and the
number departing. Dol. with 4 register
ed tonnage of 712O, 313. Total arrivals and
departures, 1850; total tonnage, li,l3i,
237.
The number of vessels arriving in 1891
was 1851; their registered tonnage
amounted, in the aggregate 20 6,342 In
tons The number of vessels Departing,
was 1891 and their registered tonnage
amounted TO 6,5O3.147 tons.
The receipts during 1895 amounted in net
tens to o,a19 500, valued at S34.J1S,aJJ The
shipments amounted to iii, iJ2 net tons,
valued at S1lS. 064 ojJ. In the previous Year
the receipts amounted to 2.49o,42U. valued
at SOS. 9;:3 122; and the shipments amounted
10 5,9S2SUi net tons, valued at $>93SS, Vjj.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-03-18
Vast Coal Field.

The largest coal field in the world is in
the Chinese province of Human. Baron
Won Richthofen, who investigated the
mineral wealth Of China, reported that the
whole Of the southeastern part of the
province of Human may be called one
great coal field, coverig in all soma 2l.I00
square miles Over large areas Of this
the coal is of excellent quality. Human
also produces iron, copper, silver, quick
silver, tin, lead. and gold. AS 10 the lat
ter mineral there are siXty-four localities
where gold is to be found, and in some
the mines are ind:spulably rich. The same
minerals are found in Shans, which in
proportion 10 lis area has probably the
largest and most easily workable coal
field of any region in the globe. 49,,
the present rate of consumption the world
could be supplied with GOAL from ShauSi
for 10000 years.-From Tid-B!ts.
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ard Walter Van Brunt. Both Of these
gentlemen are. it is understood, aspiring
10 the management of the new company
1t is not easy to ascertain how success
full they are in The work Of securing sub
scrbers. IT is thought. however, that
they are meeting with some encourage
ment. The company is paying its solicit
tors on commission. For the first 5 sub
scrDers obtained 25 cents each is paid
them. for the next ). so cents, and for all
after that Is cents. This looks like a
pretty good proposition. especially after
tn solicitors has secured 10 names. All
Of the solicitors are not meeting with sue
cess, however, and even with such liberal
terms it is said that all four will not be
at1e to STAY in the field. One of the soil
citors said Yesterday that some of those
he had secured were those of subscribers
to the service of the Duluth telephone sys-
tenn, and others were obtained from per-
sons that had never before subscribed for
a telephone. About tWo-thirds Of his SUBJ
scribers We're business houses and the
rest residences. The solicitors are asking
for five year contracts, but are taking g.
year contracts, and where a 3-year con-
tract cannot be obtained contracts are
made, if possible for one year.
The contract they ask to have signed is
regarded, by many that have seen it, as
being loosely drawn in that there is prac-
tically nothing required of the Evans
company except that telephone service
shall be given. The contract does not re-
quire the company to furnish connection
with any given minimum number Of SUBJ
scribers, nor does it say a service will be
given with West Superior, and as the or
dinance only requires the company to
have subscribers connected up any one
signing one of their contracts would be
obliged to pay the contract price for
service that did not reach more than $50
connections.
A business man that was approached
yesterday by one of the representatives
of the new company insists that there
should be a clause in the contract provid-
ing that no payment should be required
OF subscribers until the person signing
the contract has telephone connection
with at least 500 subscribers in Duluth and
$50 in Superior, "for," said he, t'without
this number of connections would regard
The service dear at any price asked"
One good feature of the contract that
the new company offers is that it agrees
to furnish a metallic circuit service and
as but one instrument is to be on each
line the service ought to be good even
if it is expensive to establish.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-03-18

The Wrong Pig by the Ear.
The statesman was in an agitated
frame of mind.
So was the eNploiter.
Both paced uneasily up and down
the corridors of time.
'What's troubling you?" asked the
statesman.
The eNploiter leaned against the
wall.
'rhe unemployed" he gasped.
The statesman turned pale.
What of them?' he cried.
The expIoiter recovered the use Of
his limbs with mighty effort.
He said:
''Nhat will we do with the unem-
pIoyed?"
The statesman laughed bitterly.
''Hou've got the wrong pig by the
ear he retorted. What will the I'M
employed do with us?'' -Exchange.