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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL Il. r

raius leave Portland as follows:

Traius leave Portland as follows:
ZOO =. m: For Brunswick, Bath Rockland
Augusta, Waterville Skowhegan: Lisbon Falls
Rucksport. HoaIton, Woodstock and St
stephen via Nanceboro and st. John.
$50 a, M. For Danvllle JIG. Mechanic Falls
Readteld. Wateryile. Livermore Fails. Farm
ington and Phillips
1o25 a: m. For Brunswick, Bath. Augusta
Watervilie and Lewiston via Brunswick.
12So D. m. Express for Brunswick. Bath.
Kockiand and all stations on The Knox and
gor, Bar Harbor GreenyilIe. and Houlton. via
1.iopm.. For Mechanic Falls. Rumford
more Falls. Pennington. kingheld. Carrabas-
set Phillips and Rangeley. Winthrop. Oakland.
gusta, waterville. skowhegan. Belfast. Hart.
land, Dover and foxcroft Greenville. Bangor
os1SwH nnd F fSr Batu Lisbon
Falls. Gardiner, Augusta and Wateryille.
h1b p. m. For New Gloucester. Danviile
:, 1i.Oc ?. M, Night Express, every night for
Brunswick. Bath, lewiston. Augusta, Water
Vile Bangor, Moosehead Lake; Aroostook
Calais via Washington k. r., Bar HarboK.
Bucksport st. Stephens. 81. Andrews. st. John
and Aroostook county via Vanceboro. Halifax
does not run to Belfast Dexter. Dover and
foxerot or beyond Bangor. Sleeping ears to
81. JOhn
White Mountain Division.
s.45 a. m. For Bridgton, Fabyans, Burling-
ton, Lancaster. Quebec. St Johnsbury, Sher-
brooke, Montreal. Chicago st. Paul and Mime
apolis and all points west
Las p. m. For Sebago Lake, Cornish, Bridg.
ton and Hiram.
$50 P. m. For Cumberland Mills, Sebsgo
Lake, Bridgton, Fryeburg North Conway. G;.n
and Bartlett
SUNDAY TRIMS.
pansr train fnr Rruus wi An
gusta, Wateryllle and Bangc-.
1870 p. m. Train for Brunswick. Lewiston,
Bath Augusta, Watervlle and Bangor.
HOO p. IN. Night Express for all points;
lee ping car for St John.
Arrivals In Portland.
From Bartlett No. Conway anu Bridgton s.23
a IN. Lewiston an 1 Mechanic Falls $50 q NJ
Waterville and Augu,ta, 1856 a. m. Bangor.
Augusta and Rockland. 1918 p. m.: Kingdeld,
Phillips, + arInlngton, Bemis, Rumford Falls
Lewiston, r. 20 p. m; Hiram, Brldgton and
Cornish. 500 p N: Skowhegan. Watervile.
Augusta, Rockland and Bath, so p m; 81.
John, Bar Harbor. Aroostook County Moose
head Lake and Bangor, $3.50 p IN. I; Rangeley,
Pennington, Rumford Falls, Lewiston, 5.45 y.
m; Chicago and Montreal and all White
Mountain points, $40 D. m. from Bar Harbor,
and daily from Bangor Bath and Lewiston 1.3o
a. M; Halifax. St. John. Bar Harbor, Water
vile and Augusta. $50 a. IN. except Mondays.
GEO. +. EVANS,V.P. & q. Il
+. T. BOOTHBY. e. p & T. A.
Portland. Nov. ~. 1888 novsoa8
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Cottoa Markets.
lBy Ielegraph,)

APRIL Is, 1888,
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
steady. Ice decline: mddling uplands 6Ac;
do gull e n =; sales $50 bales.
ChARLESTON--The Cotton market to-day
closed easy; middhngs 5lsc.
GAIN ESToN-The Cotton market closed
quiet; middlings 5'sc.
MEMHHlS--The Cotton market to-day closed
steady; mddlings 5sac.
NEW ORLEANS-The Cotton market closed
steady; middlmgs lI-16c.
MOBlLE-Cotton market is quiet; middlngs
at B 9-l6c.
sAvANNAH-The Cotton market closed
quiet middlings 5ssc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
International Steamship Go.

eas,pot. Luhsc, Caals. ST. Jo''n N8.. HALIFAX. MS.
and all parts OF New Bruins wick. Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
favorite route TO Campobello and St Andrews.
NIB.
- summer Arrangements. CD
On and alter Monday, April nth, Steamers
will leave Railroad Wharf Portland. on Mon,
day Wednesday and Friday at 5.30 p. m. Return
ing leave st. John. PASSPORT and LuDec same
days
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination v-Freight received up 10 400
D. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument square or
for other Information at Company's Ohisa
Railroad Wharf. foot OF State street
j. r. LISCOMB, Supt.
marisdn Ii. PC. HERSEY AreG'-
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Portla dFrespor & BIu swict Sta b at Co

On and after April is, 1899, steamer
MADELEINE Will leave Portland Pier
For Falmouth, Princes Point, Cousens, Che
beague. Bustin's Island, SO. Freeport and
Porter's Landing go p. m.
Returnin., leave Porter's Landing at 6.45 a.
M, So. Freeport at $50 a. M, Bustin's Island at
7.20 a. M, Chebeague at 7.45, COusens 1855 m,
Princes Point S.l6 a. M. Falmouth $50 am.
Leave Portland Pier for Harpswell Centre
lookout Landing) Tuesdays and Wednesdays
at $50 p. m, Leave Harpswell Centre lookout
Landing, for Portland Wednesdays and Thurs
days at 5.45 a. m.
aprl9 4. A. BAKER, Mgr.
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NEW YORK-Ar 18Th, schs Ida G Southland.
New Orleans; Cora Green, I'm Norfolk; Izetta'
Amboy for FALL River. Henrietta Whitney,
ma McAdam, Calais; Henry May. Portland;
Hat lie " simpson, Philadelphia for Portland;
Edna. Donovan. savannah for Millbridge.
Cid 1Sth,,sh Josephus, Gllkey, Hong Kong;
schs Isaiah Hart Queen, Havana; Jose Ola.
verri. Hewitt Charleston,
Sid 18Th, barque Alice Reed, for Brunswick.
Ar 10Th. schs David Faust, Portland; Carrie
Miles Rockland.
sid I9th, steamers Paris. for Southampton;
Teutonic. for Liverpool.
from PHILADELPHIA for New Redford; c ara. I'm
South Amboy Tor Bookland; Thos Xix. NYork
for do.
Cid 18Th, sch Mary Wellington. for Long
Cove and New York.
Davis, Mt Desert; Herald. kockport: Hattie
Godfrey. Millbrdge,
Sid 9th, steamer Canada, for Liverpool.
RRUNSWICk-Sld 18th. sen NJ A Wiley. for
Ar 18th. sch NJ l. Crosby, New York.
BALTIMoRE-Ar 10th, sch VIM Upset.
BoOTHBAY-Ar 10Th. sch Mary Lynch,
Kennebec for New York.
Sid, schs Annie X Lewis, New York; Daeo-
tab. Boston; Catalina, Rockport Polly Bar
Haroor; Metropolis, do; Native American,
BATH-Ar 10th. sch Abbie Bowker, Boston;
Sid 10Th schs Everett Webster. Philadelphia;
Mary Lynch, and Hope Haynes. New YORK.
BANGOk-Ar 17tn. sch Charles Davenport
HYANNis-sld 18th. schs Sea Bird, Bunker
for Boston; Rather, for Eastport; Telegraph,
for Thomastou; Maggie Todd. tor Maehiasport
MOBILE-Ar l7th, barque Ntnevah, Havana |;
Etna and Jessie Lena do
NORFoLK-Cld 1Stn, sch Helen g M0seley
for Sabine 7. SIS; J Prescott. Crowley, Boston
NEWPORT NEWS.-Ar 18th, sch Jacob s
Winslow, Portland; VIM johnson, do; Clara A
NEW BEDFORD-Ar 18th, sch Annie + Kim
bail, kimOall, Philadelphia; Carrie q Miles. fiji
NEWBURYPoRT-sll 18th, sch Richard S
framing, kennebec.
FORT EADS = Sid 18th. sch Katharine d
Perry, Garfield, New York.
PESSACOLA-Sld 17tn, scn Cassie \ Bron-
PHILADELPHiA-Ar 18th, schs Colin G
Bvker, Rocksort; tug Waitham. with barge
CID 18Th. steamer Atlas, for Bangor towing
barge U 5B fort Portland: schs Z Allen. for
Portland; Alice L Clark, do; Mary falmer,
Perth AMBoY- Ar 18th, sch Emelinc G
SAWYER, smith, New York.
I PORT READING-Ar 18th. sehs Paul Sea-
yey Patersnall, New York; George ID Loud
rRRCO'VpiiDSGfNcE-sld 18Th. Sch j W Belano.
Wilson. Apalaehieols.
SAN FRANCIsCo-sld 18th, ship NJ p Grace
Port Blakely. -,
chip Geo Stetson. Patten. New York:
SALEM--Sid goth, schs Ada Herbert, Provl-
dence for kockport, Trenron. Boston for Calais
Clara Dinsmore, do for Eastport; j Parsons.
New York for Portland; Henry May, Portland
viNEYARilHAyEN- Ar 1874, schs Geo A
Pierre, New York TOR Duxbury II L whltteu.
Sones Sound for New York. LaVolta. i'm Els
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
KAILR DADS.
GRAMMAR! II[lE9HM

On and after MONDAY Oct Sd. 1898, trains
Will leave as follows:
LEAVE.
For Lewiston and Auburn. $40 a, M, $50,
400 and 500 p. IN.
For Gorham Berlin and Island Pond. $40 a.
m, t.3O aud 600 p. IN.
For Montreal and Chicago, $40 a. NJ and 600
y. m.
For Quebec. 600 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn. $40, 1i.30 a.
~, 5.i5 and 90 y. NJ.
From Island Pond, Berlin and Gorham, $40 and
1870 n. m. and 5l5 y. IN.
From Chicago and Montreal, $40 a. IN. and
5.45 p. IN. -.--s9,- -,...
FROM Quebec, $40 H. IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Montreal, Quebec. Toronto and Chicago
zoo p. M.
For Lewiston aud Auburn, :. 30 a. m. and coop. m.
For ornam and Berlin, 1.30 a. m. and 600 p m.
ARRIVALS
From Island Pond. Berlin, Gorham Montreal
and West. 10 q. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn, $40 a. III
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on Night
trains.
TICKET OFFICE. DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
now du
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Portland Wholesale Market.

T VTt t IN ND -fpII o
Flour very strong and held Toe higher on the
advance in Wheat. Reports of serious damage
TO crops sent May TO 75c, and July to 76Asc.
Corn tirmer. Provisions steady and unchanged.
Turpsniine lie lower sugar strong and higher
prices looked for.
The neutrality-suspicious. represent the whole
sale prices for this market;
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
ACTON.

| Acton. April ls,-There is plenty OF
snow here yet, two feet In many places
IN the woods now, and 10 10 neither slsixn-
ing or wheeling. The most OF tne peop'e
John a. 1iarvin has gone to Boston
and Kenneth Babcock, Mrs Garvin's son,
| 10 at his mothers on q visis TOT Few
Mrs. 5. p. Young has gone to Boston
TO visit friends.
Bostop parties are building more sum-
mer houses near east lake.
Schools begin the first OF May. John
Lewis teaches at Riverside, Miss Winnie
Wentworth at Youne's ridge, Miss Moody
of- Limlngton at the village, and Miss
Rutler If Lynn at the brackett school
house.
Harry sanborn Is at work at Sanford.
Eugene Reynolds and Miss Carrie
Deane were married April 10. They have
the best wishes Of a host Of friends.
Frank Hammond Is moving back on
his farm.
Mr.. Barrows of Middleton has moved
on to the Cyrus X. Grant farm.
b. j. Grant has taken Is. G. Jordan's
arm TO carry on this year.
Fife Witham has gone home.
Mrs. Marcia Littletield has been visit
ing friends In town.
Leonard Il. Dame and wife have near
ly recovered from their sickness aud j.
ID Sanborh Is out again.
Roy Marsh is at work for MIG. Cham
berlain.
WINDHAM.
Windham, April 1s-Rev. A. Fitkins
and wife who conducted evangelistio
services In Windham few years ago,
will be at Friends church Sunday, April
ed in the forenoon, and the Free Baptist
church the afternoon and evening.
Miss l.. Collins of Dsering is spending
few weeks with Miss Carrie and Susie
Varney at Windham hill
Mrs. Mary Sprague is visiting friends
in Boston.
Miss Ida j. Webb at present of Boston,
is expected to spend day at her sum-
mer home at Windham Centre this week
to arrange for summer work upon her
place.
Preparation is being made for electric
| lighting at Wipdham Centre.
Mr.. Pason Knight has raised his barn,
| improving it considerably.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
,h cago Live STOCK Marc.
lRv Talanrnnh..

CHICAGO, April 10. observation-disclosures
$500 steady; fancy cattle 1895 10; choice
steers 3oa6 IS medium steers at G5a< S5 /;
beef steers at 90 so; stockers and feeders
at 3 75a5 90; cows and heifers at 40 20 /;
Western fed steers 2oa5 80. Texans at 7oa
30.
Hogs-receipts $4,000; active 3 9213a4 o.;
pigs 35a3 So.
Sheep-receipts 900 active; common sheep
at 8 9uG4 so; lambs ooa5 80.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20

Retail erocer.' sugar Market.

Portland marKet-cut Loaf Tci confectioners
Sc powdered &c: graduated &c; coffee crushed
1ac;ysllow &c.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets.
New York stock and money Market

New York stock and Money Market
" REQ rs,n
NEW YORK. April 10.
Money on call was steady at $50; last loan
at per cent; prime mercantile paper at SIs
e4iper cent Sterling Exchange strong. with
actual business In bankers bills 4soS4
"A 81 for demand.i and 4s4s4 "a SO for six
ty days posted rates at 50 "a s7ls. CONNER
cial bills 4 S414a4 sts4.
Silver certificates 6oa6ois
Bar Silvers691s.
Mexican dollars 47s4
Government bonds strong.
State bonds Inactive.
Railroad bonds strong.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
PORTLAND & RUMFORD FALLS Ry.
sn Effect Oct. 3. ss9S.

DEPARTURES
$50 A. NJ. and ITO P NJ. from Union Station
for Poland Mechanic Falls. Buokneld Can
ton, Dixneld and Rumiord Falls'
$50 a. m. l1O and 5l5 u. m From Union
Station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Connections at Rumford Fails for all points
on the X. +. & IL. l.. Il. Il. including BemiS and
tie Rangeley Lakes.
L. c. BRADFORD. Tiafic Manager
Portland. Maine
E. l.. LOvEJoY. superintendent.
teIs diff Rumiord Falls. Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20

Notice to Mariners.
OFFICE or THE LIGHTHOUSE iNsPEcToR,l
First District,
Portland. Me-, April 10, Sa9l.l
ION Petit Manan Station, Maine.1
Notice is hereby given that Petit Manan Bar
buoy. q black and white perpendicularly strip
ed spar, reported adritt March IA, was replac-
ed Vpril l7tn.
ny order OF the Light House Boarc.
j. X. COGSWELL.
Lieut.. Commander. u S.N.,
Inspector LIST l.. Ii. DIST
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
NEW YORK DIRECT LINE,
NJ aine Steamship Co.
Long Island 5 ound BY Daylight.
TRIPS PER WEEK.

3TRlPS PER WEEK.
FARE ONE WAY ONLY $500.
The steamships Horatio Hall ana Man
haitian alternatively leave Franklin Wharf,
Portland. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
nj d d IN for New York direct Returning, leave
Pier 50, &, r., Tuesdays. Thursdays and satur-
days at p III
These steamers are superbly ntted and fur
nIshed for passenger travel and afford the most
convenient and Comfortable route between
Portland and New York
). F. LIsCOMB. q eneral Agent
THOS NJ BARTLETT. AIT actAdu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20

LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamship Shcikh-1.-
oes casks china clay TO order 40 bdls hides to
II Garland.
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Foreign Ports
sid FIN Cebu prev to Apl is, ship John Curricr
~ Ar al Deiaeoa Bay Apl o, barqus Jas Ncsmiih
Mcleod, Port Blakely.
AT al Honolulu "a fust. bsrqne Edwa May.
= Sid I'm Naples .etn. steamer Kaiser Wilhelm.
for New YORK. 80,
lard, Quick, Tacoma.
Al barbados APP /, sch ID Sawyer, Kelley,
for Porto Rico, to load for North OF Haiteras.
Ar at st Pierre 18th. sch Hattie ~ Barbour.
Erskine. Norfolk.
At Kingston, ia, i2tn. barque Auburndalc.
Leland from New York.
Sid FIN Havana 18th. schs Alice J Crabttee,
Crabtree. and Rebecca Lanldin. Brooks. for
Mobile,
AR at Capso, Ms 14th, sch Lucy J Warren,
Boston for Guysboro.
Ar at 81 John. NIB, 18Th. steamer Monaghan.
Breas, Liverpool.
spoken.
April IL, of Fortune Island, sch Jennie Green
bank, from BaracOa for savannah.
April Is. lat rs rs. Ion 73 Us. barque Onaway,
from Singapore for New York.
April 10, fifteen miles ENE of Hatteras, sch
Alice Mcdonald. IRON New London fer =.
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Boston troduoe Market.
BOSTON April IS lss9-ihs IollowlnR are
to-day 0uotat,ons 81 PROVISIONS etc.
FLOUR
Snrins patents ood475
Winter patents. so so
Clear anu straight 40 20.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
Memoranda.

Boothbay. April 1ath-Sc Mary Lynch
from Kennebec ior New York, has arrived al
this port leaking five hundred strokes per hour.
VIII repair aud proceed.
Sch Junetta, from Machias for Pawtucket,
before reported, Is leaking badly. Her deck.
lead Is being discharged and she will be placed
OH the railway for repairs.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

BEGINNING Feb. 81. 1899. steamer Aucocsco
will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily, sun
days excepted. at $50 y. IN. for Long Island,
Little and Great Chebeague. Cnif Island, south
Harpswell, Bailey'sand Orr's Island
RETURN for Portland. leave Orrs Island. 100
a. IN. via above landings. Arrive Portland 9.3O
u. IN. ISAIAH DANIEL, Gen. Man.
sep3Odf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-20
MARIN r. NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND
WEDNESDAY. April 10.

WEDNESDAY, April 1s.
Arrived
Steamer Sheikh. (Br) JONES, Liverpool
mdse to Y Leyiand q Co.
Steamship Horatlo Han; Br ,sn New fofk-
Steamer state of Maine, Colby, Boston for
Easiport and st John, NIB.
Steamer Bay State. Dennison. Boston. -.
Steamer Enterprise. Race, boothbay via
Sch Lydia NJ. Doering, Swain, Norfolk-coal
W Sch Merom. Kelley. Philadelphia to Me
Sch Hattie simpson, Clancy, Philadelphia
Sc Sch Maj Picknds, Laithwaite, Philadelphia
Sch Nat Palmer, Harding, Philadelpnia--coal
to Me Cent kR.
Sch Nellie +, Huntlcy, Boston. to go on the
blocks for repairs.
Sch Eiverdale. (Br) 81 John. NB-shinges to
Rufus Deeriug q Co.
Cleared.
Sch Alicia Crosby Bunber, Newport News.
j y Winslow Il Co..
Sch Francis Coffin. Hutchins, Boston-Beriin
Mills Co.
Sch Railroad, Simmons. Friendship
Blake.
sAILED-Sch John Hanson.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
ROCKPORT. April 1S-Ar. sch sadie & Lilly,
Wallace Bluehill.
Sid sch Silas McLoon. Morrill,, Boston.
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.
Sid I'm Bristol 10Th. steamer Merrlmec, for
Montreal.
Sid i'm London 18th, steamer Anglican, for
Boston.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-08
SEVERE STORM IN TEXAS.


Rocl<port, Tex, Dec. .. -Reports
from "A number of points ON the gulf in
this section show that the damage to
property and loss of life by the recent
severe storm were much greater than
at first reported A number of small
fishing crafts are missing, together
with their crews. Several thousand
head of sheep and hundreds of head OF
cattle were driven into the gulf by the
storm and drowned. One ranchman.
George A. Brundrett, lost over 5000
head of sheep in this manner. In
Refugio and Arkansas counties there
was terrific fall of hail. More than
700 head of cattle were killed by fall
ing hail in the vicinity of the town OF
Lamar. Large flocks of geese and
ducks were also killed. In fact, every
bird and small animal within the
storms path was killed. One hundred
and sixty dead pelicans were seen on
the bay shore.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-08
TRANSPORT MANAUENsE.
Startling Tale Told of the Vessels CondI
tlOn During the Voyage from san
FraneIsco to Honolulu.

San Francisco, Dec. Arthur Burns,
who was butcher on the transport
Manauense, has returned from Homo.
lulu, where he left the vessel on ac.
count of sickness. Burns tells star
Ting tale of the voyage of the trans
port between this port and Honolulu
lie says that ten men deserted the yes.
sci at Honolulu and but two of the va.
cancies could be filed before the de,
parture OF he vessel from Honolulu
According to Burns the transport
leaked three days after leaving port
and the condensers broke down. The
refrigerating plant collapsed before
the vessel reached Honolulu. Burns
states that the ships carpenter, who
was called into consultation regarding
the condition of the vessel, was one OF
those who deserted at Honolulu. He
states that the hold was so full OF
water that the floor of the lower state
rooms were awash and that he was
compelled to seek berth in the sol.
diers' quarters.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-08
HITCHCOCK'S REPORT
The Secretary of the Interior Sums
Up the Work of the Bureaus.
STATEMENTS REGARDING PENSIONS.
At the Close of the Fiscal Year There Were
001,510 Pensioners-B Biennial Exam
nations of Pensioners Recon-
mended-Arid Region.

Washington, Dec. 2. The annual re.
port of Secretary of the Interior Hitch.
cock, made pablo last night, while
summing up the work in all the bu.
reaus, is of special interest by reason of
its statements regarding pension poll
cies. At the close of the fiscal wear
there were 09l,5l9 pensioners de.
crease of =, 100 during the year The
average annual value of all pensions
was Sl33 ~. The Spanish war proba-
bly, will increase the pension roll during
the coming fiscal year. The secretary
concurs in the recommendation for
legislation provided that no pensions be
granted to commence prior TO the date
of fling the claim: for early revision
and codifcation of the pension laws as
the numerous amendatory laws ana
decisions have made the whole system
labyrinth OF laws and legal opinions
Secretary Hitchcock urges legislation
to definitely construe the act of June
~, 1890 relating to widows pension
Regarding this he says:
In order to more exactly define the words
means OF support. approve the recommends.
tion Of the commissioner Of pensions that thu
u
sionable status be granted to widows whose in.
come, independent of the proceeds Of thei
daily labor, is not in excess OF $50 per annum.
The report also recommends legisla.
tive authority for biennial examina-
tions of pensioners; Legislation prohib.
iting the payment of any compen ,a-
ton whatever to pension attorneys
and agents for any service in connec-
ton with any claim or proceeding
under the pension laws, except as such
as may within certain limits he fixed
by congress, be allowed by the com
missioner of pensions, and paid from
the pension money rs now provided
with respect to ''claims for pensions, "
and for the delivery free of any partly
paid letter or packet addressed to pen
sion agencies.
Secretary Hitchcock made public an
advanced report OF the Maritime
Canal company of Nicaragua. dated
December I next, setting forth that
since the organization of the company
10, lIj shares of the capital stock have
been subscribed for at par, amounting
in the aggregate to the sum of Sl,0li. 800
The report estimates the irrigablt
area of the arid region of the United
States at $4,000, 900 acres capable OF
comfortably supportin under a proper
irrigation system, 100000 900 people
Reasonable expenditures both by tn,
federal and state governments looking
to IA well defined irrigation system ar,
urged Nearly 80 prop o,ed new fores
reserves or additions 70 those already
established are under consideration
The Dawes commission reports tn,
time has not yet arrived for the install
lation of territorial or state govern
ment in the Indian territory, owing
mainly to lack Of uniform land tenures
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-08
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMENTS

"Don." conspicuou dog of Burl-
ington, died last week and was bur-
led with fitting ceremonies.
An Atchison man who WAS selling
out, painted on his window, "Golng
to Kansas City, thank God"
A man dehorned 300 cattle at Edo
RADIO the other day and a small boy
was arrested for hooking some horne.
A Seneca man has Just returned
from San Francisco where ne market
ed 5000 Kansas hens. The mans
name was Henderson.
build handsome residence in Yates
Center and move to town. His name
is Toogood, but this really, is -- tC
be true.
The Hiawatha World says that
Lieutenant Callahan, who is fighting
Metcalf, is a prize fighter and once
knocked out Clint Stout, Horton
pug, in six rounds.
Up at Sabetha they are nothing II
not considerable of hurting each
others feelings and the Tribune refers
to the rock pile gang as "a geological
class looking for specimens"
Life in Kansas Is one continual
round of pleasure. 4 hgout, result.
ing from Thanksgiving has called the
attention OF the public to their feet
and already they are talking of sock
hanging Christmas festivities.
Glass, the defeated fusion candi.
date for sheriff In Anderson county
will contest the election of Moore
who won by two votes. Mr.. Glass IL
evidently made up on the goblet or
der.