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LoNDoN Woo1 sALEs

LONDON, May 4.-The offerings at the wool
auction sales to-day were largely merinos and
sold in sellers favor. particularly low me-
dunn crossbreds. which taken principally
to Yorkshire. Greasy merinos showed an ad-
vance OF 1912 per cent, the highest average
reached in many years, and due largely to the
determination of the Continental buyers to
secure this stock Good Hope and Natal woods
were eagerly sought AFTER ana Punta Arenas
in good condition ruled firm, fine selling at Bad
and coarse 12d higher. The majority of this
stock was taken by the Continent. The usual
large attendance was present. and the number
of bales offered numbered Il $50
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Builders Contracts.

Krug & Zimmerman Mailing Company Gown
ers) with Huwe & Hippely (contractors). ar
ming and painting for a new malt kiln house
on W line of Shotwell street. 125 S of Eight
eenth, thence 40 along said street thence w As
thence Is to beginning; s2960
Theodore l.. Trouin (owner) with J. c. Brown
(contractor), architect Charles NJ. Rousseau All
work except brick work, plumbing, timing,
iron crestng cement work, gas fitting, wood
mantels. finishing hardware, door openers and
painting for alterations and additions to a 2
story frame building Z line of Castro
street, 1S6 $ of Eighteenth. 81 by E 125, NJ.
B. 113; Sl075.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

Although there is further decline in Hay
the market is very weak and arrivals continue
heavy Feedstuffs remain about previously
quoted.
BRAN-s15 50@16 80 per ton.
MIDDLINGS-s17 5of2O per ton
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, S22 5OQ23 per
ton; Olcake Meal at the mill. S3lGl31 so; job
bling $32d32 so; Cocoanut Cake, S24@25: Cotton
seed Meal s2Sd3O per tom Cornmeal, s23 50G
81 so; Cracked Corn, s24GD25; Mixed Feed, SIS
HAY-wheat. s12d1s for good to choice and
s10d11 for lower grades: Wheat and Oat. 500
SIP. Oat, $9@11; Barley S799 Alfalfa s6d6 so.
STR AW--2n6l5Oc per bale.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

Eggs showing more tone and store Eggs
are selling at a fractional advance. Cheese con-
tinues weak at unchanged prices Butter is
steady, except with several dealers who are
overstocksd and sells fairly at the quotations.
BUTTER
Creamery-Fancy creamery, 1645Q17c; seconds,
Dairy1Fancy, 15c good to choice. 13@1AAc;
CHEESE-Choice mild new 1Oa1O1bc; old
SIC; Young America, 11d12c; Eastern, iIl5G15c
EGGS-Quoted at 15c for store and 15IaG
l612c Der dozen for ranch; Eastern. nominal.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The Commercial Adj
vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
The markets here were dull and uneasy to-
day. The Transvaal apprehension was re-
vived on vague talk of an ultimatum. I don't
credit the reports.
Americans were heavy all day. Liverpool
liduidatad heavily early. The close was heavy
at bottom prices Tintos were 1875; Anacondas,
1224 Bostons, 9-16.
Silver was quiet and dull There were no
American sales Money was plentiful Thirty
nine thousand pounds sterling gold in bars
was bought by the bank.
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"a minimum. 46; mean. 50.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
The pressure has fallen steadily along the
northern coast. and while there IS no we'll
marked depression and little likelihood Of heavy
rain, the conditions favor light showers with
the clouds soon breaking away along the coast
from Mendocino northward, and possibly light
showers in the northern portion OF California
Friday morning.
The temperature has risen over all the
country west OF the Rocky Mountains, except
along the California coast from san Francisco
southwark to san Diego where probably be-
cause OF fog there has been a slight fall The
temperatures are more nearly normal in Cali
fornia than they have been for some time pre-
vous.
There has been no rainfall in the State during
the past twenty-four hours
Forecast made at san Francisco for so hours
ending midnight May ):
Northern California-Fair Friday, with fog
along the coast in the morning, and also in the
Sacramento Valley; west winds on coast; south
winds inland.
Southern California-Fair Friday; west winds
Nevada-Cloudy Friday
ArizOna-F1ir Friday.
san Francisco and vicinity-Fair Friday
with fog in the morning; warmer. with south
erly changing to westerly winds.
ALEXANDER McADIE. Forecast Official.
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POTATOES ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.

Receipts were 515 boxes Asparagus. 416 boxes
Rhubarb 294 sacks Peas, so sacks Beans and
sos sacks Potatoes.
The weakness In Potatoes and Onions con-
tinues and both are dull.
Asparagus and Rhubarb are doing better un-
der lighter receipts. Green Peas and String
Beans are steady Otherwise there is nothing
new.
POTAToEs-s1 2571 30 per ctl for Early Rose.
81 40Gf1 90 for River Burbanks; Oregon, 81 159
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COMMERCIAL WORLD.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver declined.
Mexican Dollars lower.
Wheat dull and unchanged.
Barley futures advanced.
Oats, Corn and Rye unchanged.
Hay weak and in large receipt.
Feedstuffs unchanged
Beans and Seeds duh
Potatoes and Onions weak.
Vegetables steady to firm.
Poultry dun and weak.
Butter and Cheese about the same.
Eggs doing rather better.
Fruit more or less scarce and firm.
Some damage to Raisins by frost.
Hams active and advancing.
Fair demand for Wool.
Hogs still scarce and firm.
Mutton and Lamb lower.
Beef has a wider range.
Pig Tin and Lead higher.
Sugar firm.
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
For Thursday. May 4.
ThN SQOLA MARKET

On the morning session Of the Bond Exchange
oceanic Steamship advanced to $50, Gas and
Electric to $74 80 and Giant Powder to s72 25
Hawaiian Commercial was point off at s126 So
The other stocks were unchanged.
On the afternoon call the only change worthy
of note was further advance In Giant Powder
to s73
Mining stocks were lower with dull mar
ket The telegram from the pump said: ''Ee-
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POULTRY AND GAME.

There was nothing of Importance new yester-
day There was still little unsold Eastern on
the market, and local stock was dull
POULTRY-Live Turkeys 121kd13c for Cob
blers and 121a613c for Hens: Geese, per pair.
81 50G1 10; Goslings, 50 25G2 so; Ducks; s. 500
so for old and Sos for young; Hens, S4G5;
young Roosters. S7dS so; old Roosters 81 50Q5;
Fryers, s6d6 so; Broilers. 81 50d5 80 for large,
81 50Q3 so for small; Pigeons S262 % per dozen
for old and 50 25d2 so for Squads.
GAME-Hare, 81; Rabbits, 81 % for Cotton
tails and 81 for small
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Office of the United States Lighthouse Inspec-
tor, Twelfth District San Francisco Cal,
May A. 1899.
NOTICE TO MARINERS-POINT PINOS-
CALIFORNIA
The Whistling buoy off Point Pinos, south
side of Monterey Bay Cal, which recently dis
appeared. has been replaced in its old posi-
ton.
This notice affects the List of Beacons and
Buoys, Pacific Coast, 1898" page Is.
BY order of the Lighthouse Board
U, SEBREE, Commander, u. S. N,
Inspector Twelfth Lighthouse District
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information can always be obtained regarding
lights. dangers to navigation and all matters
of interest TO ocean commerce.
The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry
building at the foot of Market street. is holsted
about ten minutes before and dropped at
noon 120th meridian. by telegraphic signal re-
ceived each day from the United States Naval
Observatory Mare Island. Cal.
A notice stating whether the ball was dropped
on time or giving the error, If any, is published
in the morning papers the following day
C. c. CALKINS,
Lieutenant. U. S N. in charge.
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PoRTLAND's BUSINESS.
PORTLAND. Or, May 4-Exchange, s256
40; balances, $40, ,272.
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

OREGON.
PORTLAND Or, May 4.-There is no change
of Importance in the local wheat market
spot ship taken yesterday at 80 shillings
and on this basis exporters We're quoting about
SS cents with some of them venturing 12c to 1c
more for heavy wheat. Valley is easy at
5slzc and blue stem at Gle Two ships for
new crop loading We're chartered yesterday at
33s I'd for November loading.
Foreign wheat shipments for the week end
ing to-day, none
WASHINGTON
TACOMA. Wash, May THE wheat market
is just the same. Receipts are not showing
the improvement anticipated and prices are
unchanged Club, 5Sl2c; blue stem, Size
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NsHssII A10Nttt4NI4S "VIc IVIIVNFS'
Flour, quiet and easy; No spring wheat,
71Q72l2c No. spring wheat 6Eq71lkc; No 2
red 75176c; No. corn. S4c; No. 2 oats, 27A9
27%4c; No. white 3OG31c; No. white, 29l4q
soc; No. rye. 59c; No. barley 95q4Oc; No. /
faXseed. 81 10; prime timothy seed 81 80: mess
pork per barrel. IS 45QS SO; lard per 100 pounds.
s. 0714q5 10; short nib sides, loose. 81 1904 20;
dry salted shoulders, boxed, 4A@42c; short
clear sides, boxed 81 75@4 So; whisky distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, 81 26; sugar, un-
changed
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There is no change way the other
Trade continues very dull.
BEANs-Bayos 81 5OG1 60; Small White, 81
az Is; Large Whites. 81 5oa1 CO.; Pinks, 81 S51
! e5. Reds SO so: Backeye, 4Gl4 10; Buffers
nominal; Limas, 81; Pea, 50 25@2 40; Red Kid
neys 81 4O62 so per ctl.
SEED. Brown Mustard .as,o nominal: on Yellow
2@c per ID: Alfalfa. s1sG94c Rape, 393hc;
Hemp. 4GIAc; Timothy. 4&4G514c.
DRIED PEAS-Niles. 81 1892; Green, 81 100
35 per ctl
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

branch OF the United States photographic
Office, located in the Merchants Exchange. is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of
mariners. without regard to nationality and
free OF expense
Navigators are cordially invited to visit the
office, where complete sets of charts and sail
ing directions of the world are kept hand
Tor comparison and reference. and the latest
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level winze is forty feet below the station
The Bullion and Confidence assessments OF .
and 20 cents per share. respectively, Will be
delinquent in the boards to-day.
The Morning Star Mining Company of Iowa
Hill, Placer County, has declared its 1O1st divi-
dend, at the rate of 81 80 per share.
Mining dividends paid in April were as fol-
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a shade higher at 24Ac. sold off to 24c and
closed at 24G24isc.
July pork opened 2lAc lower at IS TO- advanced
to IS Is declined IS 80, and rallied to IS 621s
at the close Lard and ribs were slow and
easier in sympathy with pork.
The leading futures ranged follows:
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was steady; creameries, 12d16c; dairies,
10Q14c Eggs, steady; fresh. HE Cheese,
weak; creams, 1Oa1l1c.
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CLOSING

LONDON. May 4.-Canadian Pacific, 99Ss
Northern Pacific preferred. 1873: Union Pacific,
S97s; Grand Trunk, rs; bar silver, unchanged
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TIME BALL.

TIME BALL.
Branch photographic Office, U S. N. Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco, Cal,
May 4. 1899.
The time ball the tower of the Ferry
building was dropped at exactly noon to-day
l. e. at noon of the 120th meridian or at
o'clock p m. Greenwich mean time.
c. G. CALKINS.
Lieutenant. U S N. in charge.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT SALES.

NEW YORK. May 4.-The Earl Fruit Conn
pany sold California fruit: Cherries-Black
Tartarian So S71k64 25
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JN. MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Times and Heights of High and Low
Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San
Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
thority OF the Superintendent
the city front (Mission-street wharD about
twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point;
the height Of tide is the same at both places.
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Morning Session.
Board
Afternoon Session.

IN Cdntra Costa water ................. 70 90
so Contra Costa Water ..........''..'... q IZ12
100 Contra Costa Water ............-.-... q %
60 Giant Powder Con ................... 73 90
Iapa PLANTATION Co ................ II so
1og Eaw,aiian Commercial & Sugar. .126 %
iSS IIutcbinson S Co ................. 35 3712
10 Kiauea Sugar Plantation Co ........ 50 so
200 Market Street Railway ............ 62 90
$4,000 North Ry of Cal per cent bonds.113 Is
~I50 paaiIbau s p Co ..................... ~ %
90 Pacfc Gas Imp ..................... 73 %
S0 pacifc Gas Imp ..................... % 90
10 San Francisco Gas Electric Co.. a 90
Is San Francisco Gas & Electric Co... "A 90
ia San Francisco Gas & Electric Co... IA 25
SO 900 S f & S ] bonds. ...............11 .115 90
10 Spring Valley Water. .........,.......1O0 10
Street -
40 Spring Valley Water ...............10O 6212
10 Contra Costa Water .................. AZ 90
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, May 4.-Consols. 11O 5-16; silver,
2s 3-16d: Trenches rentes 1927 1712c; wheat
cargoes off coast, buyers and sellers apart;
cargoes on passage, quiet and steady; cargoes
No ! standard California 30s; cargoes Walla
Walla, 2ss l012d; English country markets,
steady.
LIVERPOOL May 4.-Wheat firm; wheat in
Paris, quiet; -four in Paris, quiet; French
country markets, steady.
COTTON-Uplands 11-32d.
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WEATHER REPORT.

G20th Meridian-Pac!fc Tims)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. p. m.
The following the seasonal rainfalls 10
date as compared with those Of same date last
easnn and rainfau last q Lours
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FRIDAY, MAY 5.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides
the early morning tides given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of the
day in the order of occurrence as to time. The
second time column gives the second tide Of
the day. the third time column the third tide
and the last or right hand column gives the
last tide of the day, except when there are but
three tides, sometimes occur. The heights
given are additions to the soundings on the
United States Coast Survey charts except
when a minus sign - precedes the height,
and then the number given is subtracted from
the depth given by the charts. The plane OF
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LOCAL MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.
WHEAT AND OTHER GRAINS.

WHEATIFutures were a shade weaker in
sympathy with corresponding depreciation at
Chicago That market opened frmer under bet
ter foreign advices and hnfavorable weather for
the growing crop, 1t being wet and cold in the
Northwest, with frost in Iowa Nebraska and
Kansas. The Ohio crop, according to the State
report, is IS. St Louis continued to sell freely
and this with hammerng by the bears, weak
ened the market toward the close.
Spot Wheat-Shipping, 81 O5d1 10: milling,
81 121sq1 Is.
CALL BOARD SALES
Informal Session-9:l5 o'clock-Decemher-
1000 ctls: 81 l4]s; $1,000, 81 IA.
Second Session-December-26 900 ctls, 81 a.
Regular Morning Session-May-20OO ctls,
81 O732. December-40OO, 81 141s.
Afternoon Session-December-4O ctls 81 14IL
BARLEY-The only thing new was an ad-
market dull and unchanged
Feed 81 O212G1 O5; Brewing, 81 071zQ1 125k per
CALL BOARD SALES.
Informal Session-9:15 o'clock-Seller '99 new
-2000 ctls, S775c.
Second session-seller 'ss. new-2ooO ctls,
S7Kc
Regular Morning Session-SelIer 99, new-4OOO
Afternoon Session-seller 80, new.1O, 900 ctls,
SShc; 1900 SS12c; 1900, SS9sc.
OATS-Continue steady under light sales.
Offerings moderate.
Fancy Feed, 81 45Gl 47h per ctl; good to
choice, 81 40d1 45; common, 81 3215q1 37l2; Sur
prise. 81 45q1 so; Gray, 81 35d1 40: Milling,
81 30d1 So
CORN-small yellow has a wide range. ac-
cording to the size of the lot. Other descrip-
tions stand as before.
Small round Yellow, 81 25M1 31R; Eastern
large Yellow. 81 12hG1 10: White. 81 121161 Is;
mixed, 81 O71zql 11A per ctl; California White
nominal.
RYE-971kcls1 per ctl.
BUCKW KWHEAT-NOminal.
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INVESTMENT BOARD.
Morning Session.

Board
20 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co... 70 80
100 Equitable Gaslight .............,..... 90
80 Paauhau S P Co ...........''.'.'...'. az lZ42
25 Hutchinson S P Co ................... % I21a
Is Hutchinson S p Co ................... 80 %
Street
Afternoon Session.
Board
o. THtcbinson s p Co .................. 35 %
40 Hutchinson S p Co ................... 81 371k
20 San Francisco Gas & Electric Co... "A 371s
On San Francisco Gas & Electric Co... "a 80
90 Contra Costa Water .................. y 90
s,50 r. 6 4 per cent bonds ds................114 00
200 Vigorit Powder ............-........... %
az Mutual Electric Light ............... II 90
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
THURSDAY. May A p. m.
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Pierre and Josephine Dupuy to Joseph G.
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
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san FTanClsCO data-MaNlnlum ItIlpeIdIIIIt
"a; minimum &C: mean. 50.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19
Foreign Notes.

The French senate has reelected Emil
Loubet, president.
The late Baron Ferdinand de Roths-
child's bequest Of art treasures to the
British museum Is valued at 300,0 600
pounds.
The admiralty has placed orders for
two battleships of 1900 tons each at
a cost of f1,000,000 with the Thames
iron works.
ent of the London Daily News an In
teresting event is expected In the Rus
sian family next May.
Great preparations are being made
at Brecon, South Wales, for the mar
rage of Nine. Patti Jan. % to Baron
Cederstrom, eldest son of the late
Baron Claos Erdad Cederstrom.
A traveller named Daniel Brunn is
organizing at Copenhagen an expedi-
ton to start during the coming sum
mer in search of traces OF Prof, An
dree in Eastern Greenland.
The French mail steamship Tropic
Bird brings news from Tahiti of the
death at Papeete of Princess Tetua
Mariana, hereditary princess of the isl
ands.
The Paris Figaro was ~confiscated by
the police throughout Germany Sun
day, on account of a caricature which
1T contained, copied from Puck, repre-
sent!ng Emperor William of Germany
in the character Of n "despised ami
NAL"
I'll Diaro de Barcelona urges such n
modification of the customs dues as
would allow Russian petroleum to
compete with American. 1t also in
sists upon the necessity Of lie govern
ment aiding the development of to-
bacco culture in Spain, as otherwise
Spain will have to pay the United
States for the tobacco she consumes.
The death is expected Of tile Bavari-
an premier. Brestinburg, VINO, on Nov.
%, 1870, at Versailles concluded the
treaty by which Bavaria agreed to en-
ter the confederation of Northern
Germany. Immediately followed by the
recognition of King William of Prus-
STA as the head of the new German
empire.
The Socialist annual pilgrimage to
the tomb of Blanqui, in the cemetery
| of Pere la Chaise, Paris, led to riots be-
tween the rival partisans of Henry
Rochefort, editor of the Intransigesan-
tie, and NJ. Juares. editor OF the Social
list Petite Republique. Many We're in
jured, and the police made a number
OF arrests. The wreath intended for
the tomb was trampled upon.
At a crowded meeting of the anti
sugar bounty league, held in London,
a resolution was unanimously adopted
demanding that the British govern
ment should Immediately conclude a
convention with Germany, Austria,
Holland and Belgium to abolish boun'
ties and to guarantee producers secnr
ity in the open British markets against
state-aided competition.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19
MONTANA BRIBERY CHARGES.
Grand Jury Charged, bat Attorneys
Delay Work.

Helera, Mont, Jan. IL. The grand
jury TO investigate the charges OF
bribery made by the joint investigating
committee OF the sixth assembly was
charged by Judge Mcintyre in the Dis
trict court, but owing to a difference OF
opinion between the court and At
torney General Nolan. will probably
not get down to business for a few
days. The legislature instructed the
attorney general, in a resolution intro
duced by the enemies OF w. \. Clark,
to assist County Attorney OConnell III
the Investigation. The county at
torrey does not desire any assistance,
and the court contended that the stat
ute expressly provides that no one but
himself and witnesses may appear be-
fore the grand Jury. The attorney gem
eral Insisted upon a ruling or the ques-
ton and Judge Mcintyre sustained the
position of the county attorney. At
torney General Nolan then issued a
writ Of certiorari, directed against the
lower court, with a view to securing
authority to take part in the investiga-
ton, which was argued in the supreme
court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-01-19
From Washington.

Second Assistant Engineer w. j..
Sedgwick. Of the revenue cutter ser
vice, has been dismissed from govern
ment service by order Of the president
Senator Morgan offered IN amend
ment TO the Indian appropriation Dill
approrriating o. ,333,S4l for the Chefo-
kee Indians. found due them by ac-
counting officers OF the United states.
The senate appropriations committee
has reported the Indian appropriation
bill. 1t contains a provision author
izing Il limited return to the contract
system of Indian schools.
Senator Pettigrew gave notice of an
amendment he will offer TO the sundfy
civil bill extending the fish laws OF
the various states over the forest res
~ervations in the states and making II
the duty OF reservation superintend-
ents to enforce the laws.
Senator Chandler reported from the
senate committee on naval affairs a
bill to restore to their original status
as to promotion officers of the navy
and marine corps who lost numbers by
reason of the advancement of other
y - f'a1tItlpAthA INV -
Gus service during the war with Spain.
Trofiting by the experience of the
receEt war, Secretary Alger has issued
stringent regulations for the sanitary
inspection, each Saturday, of all mill
tary camps, including regimental, brig
ade and division hospitals. A special
medical inspection, also, is ordered on
the last Saturday Of each month.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has offered to
give S250,000 10 erect a building for a
public library for Washington provid-
ed congress would furnish a site and
provide suitable maintenance. not less
than $4,000 per annum. Steps will
be taken at once to secure the needed
legislation.
Senator Teller introduced a bill for
the amendment of the war revenue
act so as to provide for a tax upon the
actual value or selling prices instead
of the nominal value of certain stocks.
Tie bill is intended to relieve the
cheaper mining stocks from what Is
claimed to be an onerous burden upon
them.
The S%ixty-ninth New York regiment
of volunteers viii be mustered out of
the service of the United States in
New York, In accordance with a deci-
sion reached by Secretary Alger. This
action Is taken in response to the re-
quest of the citizens Of New York and
Gov. Roosevelt, who were anxious that
the men should return in a body and
be accorded the honors due them.