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THE EMBALMED BEEF.

Washington, February Ill he prepa-
rations for the court of inquiry into
Gen. Miles's charges concerning the char,
aotsr OF the army Eeef, are being pushed
at the War Department with the greatest
expedition. II Is stated at army head
quatters that all the Information Gen.
Miles rad obtained from officers reports
aud other sources ON the character OF the
meat had been transmitted to the war
investigation commission before that
nody adjourned From the commission
t was returned to the VAR Department
and thence will te transmitted 10 the
sourt of inquiry.
Col. George B. Davis, the judge advo-
cate Of the court, was at the War Depart
ment today, making preparations for the
session OF the court and later the day
went to the agricultural department
where the Analysis OF the army meat
wsre made, to look into that end OF the
proceeding With view to determining
now tar the experts of tho department
might aid the court in thoroughly prob
ing the matter uLder consideration.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-13
INTO PORT ARTHUR.

San Francisco February 1l.-Advices
from the Orient state that the Russian
government is pouring troops into Port
Arthur and Talien-Wan on the ground
that the force now garrisoning these
places Is too small in view of the appar-
ent discontent of the inhabitants of Liao
Tung peninsula, who have within the last
two months risen up against the Russians
in thirteen town and districts. No less
than 5000 men have landed at Port
Arthur within "a month and 1t is intended
to add 25, 600 more soon, making full
a rmod corps OF So 900 in addition to the
garrisons Of 5 600 men for Port Arthur
and 500 for fallen Wan.
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foR THE WEEK ENDING Feb. .

FOR THE WEEK ENDING Feb. . 1899.
Last sales fresh snk hallbut at 7e5' q II
for White and gray
Georges halibut at Sc for white aud &C y n
for gray.
LAST sales of Georges Cod from vessei 50 3
Tor large and - % for medium; sank do 81 &"
1 rs
Handiine cod. caught east of Cape Sable. Ms,
50 y cwt fer large ana . 90 iOr medium
Salt Newfoundland herring 3 90 y bbi.
we quote prime Georges COdnsh new y 90
dd 20 for large AMI 90 asa - for small: Bank
al 3 1894 90 Tor large and s3 25asS 20 for
SMALL Dry Bank AZ Z % and 81 10 for large and
= 1894 oOtfor small: Shore at So b2eo 10 for
large and 10 10 10 for small.
Mackerel in jobbing lots at 2sdt3l for
nloaiers: S2ha27 tor Is: s2oa s21 for IS rua-
ming from 800 20 $50 y bbi; no IS. in market
We quote cured cusk 50 o0d4 20 q dt, hake
So 256 = 10; haddock 81 III 3 IS; heavy salt
ed poIlock.at 81 25Potl; and English cured do
" qtl
best nandline homeless Geogs cod 81. for me-
dium 10 iac large. mddles 500 80; boneless
shore do 6n1c; Grand Bank do Cd hsc. cusk.
6a6 iic; haddoek sia d6t. nake at "a a.
q n; Smoked IIalbut. straight strips at
H.. extra thick &c; medium Sc: small at . II
chunks aloe.
smoked salmon Ice y ID: Med herring oai1c
box; tucks zoe: lengthwise lc: Nols at &c:
Bloatrers ooaSi bN. shore do 10; canned
rout 81 90 fresh halibut So 20; salmon so
obtsers 80; clans % American sardines.
quarter oils, 81 80; half oils, So 30; three-ouar-
ter musfards. 81 Ib, spiced So 40.
New nunuiand herring. round at dns so
split 5od4 co v boI for large and 81 1913 20
for medium.
ricked Goldfish 5000 90: haddock s4; hall
but heads So 25.i
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RAILROADS
G;l!EIIIIiIIIILfHgHfE1

On and after MONDAY Oct sd, 1898, trains
win leave as follows;
LEAVE.
For Lewiston ana Auburn, $40 a. m, i.3o.
400 aud eco p 10
For Gorham, Berlin aud Island Pond, $40 a.
M. 1.go aud 600 3. m.
For Montreal and Chicago, $40 a. m. and coo
y. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston aud Auburn. So Ii.30 a
m., B45 and Ga y m
From Island Pond Berlin and Gorham, $40 and
fi.3O a. ~. and $40 y. N.
From Chicago and Montreal. sIO a. m. and
5.b p. IA.
FROM Quebec. $40 a. in
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Montreal Quebec. Toronto AMI Chicago
e.O0p. M.
For Lewiston and Auburn 100 a. m. and OOp m
For Gorham and Berlin, 7.J0a. N. and 600 p. IN.
ARRIVALS
From Island Pond. Berlin Gorham, Montreal
and West $40 a. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn. $40 a. IN.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars Oh Night
trains.
TICKET OFFICE. DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
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MAINE CENTRAL Il. 4.
N ersc- Nov. rs ,sa4


Trains leave Portland as follows:
.1ocam; For BrunswicS Bath EockIapd
augusta, wste,yiils: sks"hssAen; A Lisb9 l. rali.
stephen via vaneeboro and 81. John
$50 a, m. For DAnviile Ja, Mechanic Falls.
ksn ke%sss fes Na,erv sg raI
iSs N; FL Srunsv,ss 70, .,s ara. s:.a augusta
iso q n and K1pre:s tsr s Bath
Lincoln division. Au6usts. wstervfils. Ban
gor; Bar Harbor. Grsenviiis, and Houlton. via
iiopm.. For Mechanic Falls. Rumiora
Falls. Bemis. Danviils JcY Lswiston, LIVER,
set ssf'f philips lips ana RansslsS, Ninihrop. OAKLAND,
Bingham. waterville aud skowhegan.
ru.ls Dwa.r1 "a FL. ssspS. srHsSk Bss. As a
| land, Dover and Foxcroft Greenvile. Bangor
Oldtown and Mattawamkesg;
Falls. Gardiner. Augusta and Watszvfile.
Janca S1S y Mechanic % Fails. Auburn and Lsvis.On.
Brunswick, Bath, Lewiston. Augusta, Water
Vile Bangor. Moosehead Lake, Aroostook
| county via Oldtown. Machas. Eastport and
Calais via Washington X. K. Bar Harbor.
| Bucksport ST. Stephens. ST. Andrews. St John
and Aroostook codnty via Vaneeboro, Halifax
and the Provinces. & IN. saturday night night usi3
| Foxcrot, or beyond Bangor Sleeping cars 70
| st. John
white Mountain Division.
s.4b a. M. For Bridgton. Fabyans, Burlus-
ton. Lancaster. Quebec. St Jolnssbury. sher-
brooke. Montreal Chicago St Paul and Mime
spolis and all points west
1.l5 p. m For sebago Lake. Cornish. Bridg-
ton aud Hiram.
500 =. m. For Cumberland Mills. Sebago
Lake. Bridgton, Fryeburg North Conway. Glen
aud Bartlett.
SUNDAY TRIM.
72oam. Paper tram for Brunswick Au
gusla Waterville and Bangc-.
1890 p. m. Train for brunswick Lewiston.
| Batn Augusta. Waterville and Bangor.
Hoo p. m. Night Express for all points;
sleeping car for It John.
Arrivals In Portland.
| From Bartlett No. Conway and Bridgton. s.13
| a IN. Lewiston an Mechanic Falls. $50 a N. {;
| Watervllle and Augu.ta, S.3j a. m Bangor.
| Augusta and kockland l2.l5 p IN. {; hlngneid-
| Fnllliis Pennington, Bemis. Rumford falls
| Lewiston. l.. 20 D. m; Hiram. Brld1ton ana
| CoVbl.h. 800 u. m: Skowhegan. WAterVllle.
| Augusta Rockland and Bath, $40 p. m; st.
| John Bar Harbor, Ayoostook county, Moose
| mead Lake and Bangor, 5.35 ?. IN. kangeleyJ
| Pennington. .lumford Falls, Lewiston, 5t3 p.
m. Chicago and Montreal ana al White
| Mountain points. $40 D. m.; from Bar Harbor,
| and daily fiom Bangor, Bath and Lewiston l 80
| a m; Halifax ST. john. Bar Harbor. water
| vile aud Augusta. $50 a m. except Mondays.
GEO r. EVANs,y p. & q. NJ.
| f. + BOOTHBY, q. p. s. 1. A.
| Portland. Nov. 22, 1888. nov24au
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.By Teiegraph.)

FEBRUARY II. 1922
NEW YORK Wheat closed hrm at 81 bid foi
Mch TIA bi for May.
Corn closed easy a. sissc for cash 42i4c ior
May.
DfTROIr-wheat quoted AZ 73ifc for casf
White cash Red T3lfc; May 7ec.
ToLEDo-wheat dull; cash at Use; May al
zee; July at 73ssc.
CHlCAGo-wheat closed steady at 739sc tol
May a. W a52ia for July.
orn closed firm at Sc cash and for Feb
37tac asked for May.
Oats closed firm 575sc cash and Feb; 2sis'
for ny.
PORK closed frm at 0 20 cash and for Peb
10 May.
Lard closed firm 90 fer cash and Feb . 70a
n ~ for way.
ST.LuUI wheat closed firm at 74tss easl
aud Feb, 1855 Tor ay Corn closed steady a
34is cash ana Feb; 5lsg35ss May.
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plsus-. somstimss from the entire house.
Political circles are greatly astonished
at Princc Hebert nismsrcks pronounced
believed that this appearance OF the
Prince 10 the ReichstAg foreshadows his
entrance into the field Of diplomacy.
Some express the opinion that he will be
sent TO Washington as be spoke in such
fattering terms Of the Americans and
expressed the hope that the Washington
government win not make too difficult
for Germany the maintainance OF friend
ship between the two nations.
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BOSTON 4 MAINE II. X.
In Effect DC ober 3ri. fsoS
MESTEEN DIXIaInN


Trains leave Portland, Union alton. for
scarboro Crossing. i0.l0 4. iu. go, y. IN. (,
sesrbcro Bonch, I've '"'8t. 'o1 1000 a m,
$50 S;3'. 90, p n o,G orchard,
$50. 5.25, $40 p. N; hsunebu"k. 100. $40
a. III. l2.'o. $50. rs. e.15 -. H.. krnuebunk
port, 100. s.to, q. D.. 49,, $50 5.-j, p. m. |,
Wells Beach, 100. slf0 a. Ia- 80 SIS H. m. /;
Dpvsr. somersworth. 200 so a. H.. 1855
$50. SIS y. m, Boche- or Fsrmineton,
Alton Nay. $40 r. H., f2.st so .. M; Lake
port. Laconia, Weirs, ~ ynfoath. $40 n. M,
i2.35 p. m; Worce-ter gy,a spmersworh and
Rochesterl. 40 a, m, Manchester, Concord
and Moron, 100 a. M. $50 p. IT,; North Ber-
wick. Dover. Ex"ter. Hayeth u, 'awrenes,
Low.ii. boston; t.'5, i1o 20 a M 1898
I2.56. 40, us. p. go. Leave Boston for
Portland, 5.69. 7.30. SO a. M. I.ij. AS, p. III.
Arrive Portpnd. io1o. no. a. M. 1910, 800.
SUNDAY TRAINS,
For scarboro Beaou. Pine Point, Old
Orchard teach, Saco. Biddeforj. ksnne-
bunk, north Berw.Ck Dover, Exeter,
Have hill. Lawrence. lowell, BostsD. l2.5o.
40 y. m. Arrive Boston SIS. s31 y. IN.
Rochester, Farmingtou. Alton Bay 40
Eastern DIVISION.
For Biddeford. Portsmouth. Newbury-
port. Anne bury. salem, Lynn. Bostnn, ZOO
800 a. M. Ia. 6on p. N. Arnve Boston, b.5O
a. M, t2.40 AGO 800 p. N. Lave Boston Tor
Portland, 730 a.u) a. IN. 1880, 7.n1, 7.45 p. III
Arrive Portland. ll4j a. m. 100. 40. l0lo,
t0.45 y. m.
~.NuAI TRAIN.
For Biddefo d. Portsmouth. Newburv.
port. Salem. iNnn, Boston, 200 a. m. 1919
pm. Arrive Boston 5.j7 a. ~. 400 p. IN.
Leave Boston for Portland. 9a1 a. M. 100 p IN.
Arrive Portland. i2.il, 100 p H.
a. DallY eNceft Monday aud stops at North
Berwick ana e. Ter only,
ID. J. J.FLANDEKs, G. s. I. A. Boston
octs dtf
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FARMlNGroN GRADUATES.

Boston, February 1.-THE annual din.
ner and meeting OF the Massachusetts
alumni Of the rarmington Msine) State
Normal school was held at the United
States hotel this afternoon. Miss Mary
K. Townsend presided and 81 eeches were
made by Miss susan x. Tobey, '66, Miss
Moore, '6S. and f y. Stanley of Boston
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Ii|I5;YI
la Effect Oct. 3. is9s.

la Effcci Oct. 3, lS96.
DEPARTURES
$50 A. 81 and iIO 2. NJ. From Union Station
for Poland Mechanic Falls. Buckoeld OAA-
ton. Dixneld and Rumford Fails.
ssOa H. I10 and 5I6 D. m From UAion
Station for Mechanic Falls and interm9diAte
stations
connections at Rumford Falls for All points
on the r. F. & Il. L. K X. including Besuis and
the kangeley Lakes.
r. c. BRADFORD. TIafhc Manager,
Portland. Maine
Z. L. LOVEJOY. superintendent
ie1s dtf Rumford Falls. Mama
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Let no man drop an i'll gotten dollar 10
20 HE pocket and think the pocket unoon
soious of the wrong His very glove shall
ba bible of the bribe that has burned his
hand, and his crayat shall tighten like a
rope about his throat. New York Ledger.
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Portland whoIesaie Market.


fOhA Ftu II.
Breadstuffs very quiet ut firm and unchang-
ed Wheat closed to-day about lc above Sa ur-
days figures. Corn quiet and steady Pro-
visions more ilrmly held. tgg, MINER and prices
in Boston baye en- advanced ON the cold
weather. receipts light, Hutter quiet bu. trite
hrner. Beans have an upward tendency.
The following quotations represent the whole
sale prices for this market;
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- cage AVE s,oes Ma
BY Taleeraph.

CHICAGO. Feb. II. ,599-Cattie
400 ;quet; fancy cattle OOltG I = :ehoice steers
50a . medium at Soa5 10; beef steers
at 65 4 rs; stocker, ana feeders At 3 sue
75 ; cows aud heirs at 3 80 4 90; Western
fed steers ;od5 % Texans 3 5oa5 o.,
Hogs receipts 10000 weaker; far 10 h zee
quoted at 3 s2iaas, 2is packing lots 6ua
3s tu chers at 7ve3 % light 8 60a o. :
pigs 35o3 80.
aheep-recepts 500 unchanged, sheep boe
4 80; lambs a uOa5 90.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
New York stock and money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. IL.

NEW YORK. Feb. IL.
Money on call was steady 2G2ls last loan
2is per cent; prime mercantile paper ga
a3i4 per cent Sterling Exchange strong Win
actual business IN bankers bills at 4s6pa
"a sc for demand. and 4 s3is "a ssls for siH-
ty days; posted rates at SAGA sea. CONNER
cial bills 4 So ~ "a SO.
Silver certificates nominal 59Is a6oia
Bar Silver. .5994
Mexican dollars 47ia.
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STEAMERS.
ALLAN LINE
RATES OF PASSAGE.

RATES OF PASSAGE.
CANIN.
Per Mougolian or Numdan. $50 and $50;
Castllan. SIS. 500 aud so. A reduction OF
per cent IS allOweI on return tickets.
SECOND CABIN
TO Liverpool London or L0udonderrY-SS
single, 5000 Return.
BRACE.
Liverpool, London. Glasgow, Belfast, Lon
doudegry or Qlecu>towa. sZ450 and S255o
Prepaid certihe ttcs "a.
CinIul en- Under Y years, hall lare. Rates 10
or from otaer poluts ou application 10 I. r.
Metiuwln 40 Con sress -, j B. Heating, 81 ~
Exchange 1t or IA. q 4. Allan India ST..
Portland, Me. noviidil
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FIRE INSURANCE
MARINE INSURANCE.

Risks written-isaS, $34 ,074, 10 90; 1897,
3, ,52s, OBJ. 90; increase during 1873. so45,
$500.
Premiums received-lS9s, $50, S32 -
1891, S.7i, 23S, IL; increase during 1898,
SIC, 594 10.
Losses paid-is9s. sl94, 72o. bi; 1881,
Si6s, S>5 49; increase during 1898, S45,s ,s95
%.
Losses incurred 1895 SLY, 5sl. s5; 1897,
81 50, 0S7. 2i: increase during 1888, s5e, 4+
64
Returns have been received at he state
insurance department from all the Leye
Premium or Old Line Insurance compan-
les transaoting business in Maine and
show an increase of nearly three and
three .fourths millions in the insurance in
force during 1898 although the amount of
new insurance written ON the lives of
people in Maine during s9S was nearly
half million less than the amount writ
ten in the state during the previous year
There was also large increase in the
premium income and the losses and
claims paid.
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MEES-
CASIO KAl Steamboat GU,
custom House Wharf, Portland. Ne.

Custom House Wharf, Portland, Ne.
WEE DAY TINE TABLE
Commencing Monday, Jan. 10, 1880.
for / one Z cay Lnnu NJ, ca Is and, 30.
G45 :. 4. NJ, 215 400. 6.l5 r. NJ.
For Trefethen's La ding. Peaks Is aud,
lie aud Great Diamond Islands,
500. a. IN. 2.l5. 400 y. m.
For Pouce's Landing, Long Island. 500.
A. NJ. AIS Z. NJ
c. ". I. COOLING. General Manager.
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Eur1pean Ma kets.

LONDON Feb. II, lS99-Conso closed at
ii1is for money and ma for account.
LIVERPOOL. teb. II. 1899 The Cotton
market closed nrmer spot al 3 i-32d; sales x
900 bales OF which IOUo were for speculation
and export.
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nn.tnn rrnlnoe Mnrk.t.

BOSTON Feb 10 ist9-Tbs rollow,us me
lo-day's uucttt,lus - Provisions, ETC.
FLoUN.
Snring p tent. 4lOaET5
Winter patent ON 40
Clear anu slrA gh 40 1 %.
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= SID & On Hsvre ,i,n. steamer La rourslne. 70


boothbay Harbor, feb il-seh EdIth Z VIVA
,eh. o. Gloueestef, q pt Goodwin, from Browns
b,nk. Win fuli fare OF nsh. arrived hefe 70.
day win loss OF main boom. ioresAil torn ana
land for repairs
o. and for 81 John, NB, with fertilizer. arrived
~ this port b with loss OF sails Ia heA'y
blow. Came near founderlng one TIM.
=, Onithan, FEB IL Sch Three Marys, from
Baltimore ior Portland, was off Pollock RID this
morning with signal Of distress nytug. she was
boarded by Mun0moy Lie crew. but assistance
was refused
hoolhbay llarbor. Feb ii--Sch Crescent. Me
hany. which got ashore NJ the mouth OF Damar.
scotia rlvrf. and now af thls port Is leakin
bndly aud VIII be towed back 70 Boston Tor rc
pairs.
Boston. Feb 1i-rishlng schr Jos Warren, In
ward bound. went ashore at Fort Warren YES
erdap. she was covered with ice. sails iro
zen, AMI uumanageable.
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International Steamship co.


Easipcfi Lube. "a ais, ST. 10 n B. Halifax KS.
and all parts OF New Bruins wick Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
lavorite route 10 Campobello and 81 Andrews.
n h
Schedule OF saliogs for month Of February
ls9a
steamer ST. CrOix will leave Railroad Wharf
Portland, al b 80 p. m. as follows;
Monday, Feb. 9Th; Friday Feb. 10th; Wednes
day Feb. 18th; Monday, Feb. Goth; Friday,
Feb "a H.
Returning. leave s.. John. Passport and
LuOec, NednCSday. Fe5. Ath; Monday, Feb
18Th; friday. Feb. I'm; Wednesday, Fen. 2-d
Monday, teb. 2ft1,
Though tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. &S-freight received UP 70 Ao0
p. m.
For Tickets and staterooms apply at the
Pine Tree Ticket Ofiice Monument Square OF
for other Information, Ut Cohpanys Oihea
Railroad Wharf foot OF state street
j. Il. LISCOMB, Supt.
marlsdu H. P.C. hkhSkS ASeH%
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Portland marKei-cut loaf &c; confectioners
Sc powdered &c: granulated &c; coffee crushed
biac yellow &c.
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"A ARM Il, y EM :
PORT or PORTLAND

SATURDAY. Feb II.
Arrived.
Sen Luis Rabel. McKown. Boothbay. foy
re iairs having en- ashore and damtgel Keel.
Steamer fremont. Thompson. Boston.
steamer Percy V, Howe. Orrs Island, &c
Cleared.
Steamer Enterprise. Race South Bristo. and
BoothOay.
SAILED Steamer Caucoona. and sch T
Blackburn. the latter anchored outside.
SUNDAi Feb -.
Arrived.
Steamer Iona, tBr Cummings, London
mdse 10 X Reford Co.
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Pride il a great thing. Some people are
proud of being proud, and some are proud
of being humble. North
American.
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NARY yUNCILIATUHY.
Copyright, 1899. by the Associated Press

Berlin. February 1.-THE United States
am Oassa ior here. Mr.. Andrew ID. Whits,
has now received detailed instructions
regarding Samoa, both by cable and mail.
no declined TO give their nature but said:
II do not see any reason to change the
opinion have previously expressed that
the difficulties will be entirely adius ed
automatically. My instructions have
not made the task of coming TO an
amicable understanding or difficulty.
have had several conferences with Baron
Won bueiow, during the week about
Samoa and the Philippines and our
cuercial relations. found the German
government very conciliatory.
Mr White utterly disbelieyes the re
ports that Germany has financially sup
ported Aguinaldo and similar stories.
American affairs have occupied large
space IN the German press during the
past week. The events at MBlila have
been followed keenly and the press com
ments are plentiful and varied Gen rnl
ly speaking the papers are rather sympa-
tnetic to the Americans. but fears are ex-
pressed that the task of subduing the Fill
ioinos Will prove harder than the A neri-
cans suppOss
Inc commercial relations between the
United States and Germany have, how.
ever, absorbed chief attention. Inc
rarian press this week abuses the
United Slater.
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Cotton Marke =.
tpy Telegraph.)

FIN IT, lS3H,
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
quieti middllng uplauds at 7-l6; do gull NJ
q Lice; sales - bales.
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IsPEoIAL TO THE PREss.l J

Biddeford, February li.-Relatives of
DR.. John 3. Fogg of this city, who has
b en- IA member of tha staff of hospital
surgeons at Fortress Monroe, today ra-
ceived a despatch announcing his transfer
70 Manila. lie viii sail. next Wednesday,
on the United states transport Relief
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Name Central as Z; S.isis.een.p pss,s. ,s. iie iiic
as cons mtg. .1o4 Joe
gsss, Il sou. .exten'sn.103 loe
Portland q Ogc'g g6s. 1900. list mteio& lce
Portland Water Co.'S a. 1877 .io3 le5
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Ar at Liverpool lith. yirelnlan, Portana via via
Nalentia Bay; Victorian. and CAtalonls, noS'o"
AT AT co lIth. steamer Arab, Portland
sid tn, steamer Campania. New YORK .
Ar nc Liverpool ! lth. steamer scotsihsh' ii'i'
st John Mr. via Halifax. -. pa,,,
Sid fm Southampton lltn, steamer OF Au'
for New York.
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Dninestie Porta.


NEW YORK-Ar1 IN. stm o IDers. Tanner
Rio Janelro Via ST iacis, sch WV Ward. Kei-
aey. Pensacola
CD iOth ship Kenilworth, Taylor. san Fran
cisco.
cld ilh. barone Hiram Emery. Gorhnm. for
Auckland ~; sch Treddie A Higgins. ingalls,.
Ora % iuaa -,
SD llth sch john il Mannpg coal port
BhC Ns.~ iCk Cid Iiln, schs j II nuu'o"'
BALTiMokT. I1'eopi In eoTi tn. frozen in, sens
NA,afinp Van II swan. lieEry Lippso...s, - s,,l
fmnney ,and Addie Charison. al reau, 49, I'm
:, bLl.t - Ar llth, sch Nehster NV
HArnAM-Passed by iith. sch ; Lean,
,nE from Booihbay for Philadelphia, Aso"i"s w
fmeYArd-tiayen TOT anchors and sais'ir < on,,oo,
AheAnte ed. tug Gltf iatof. with barge ho"''"''
/ rom fhlltdciphia Tor Portland. - ,ro,,
Passed North lith, sch Three Marys' "on
! Biltimpfe for Portland.
| Passed south IIth, schs Agnes Mansol' anu
| Gertrude Abbott.
Passed Highland Ligut ! ith. tug Valley Forge
WIN bhrEes Preston, aud OAK hlil. from th'i@'
.FfRNANUlNA-Cld 10th, sch c Gregory
| Hutch nsau. New York.
MoRlLk-Ar 9th. sch Carrie strong. strong
| Havana
NEW ORLEANS cd 10th, baraue Bonny
doom EuEgees, New York.
NEW hANEN-Ar loth. sch Howard Peek
| Hamilton Newport News.
NEW LoNDON-sh 1iih. schs John J Han
son. PhiMde Pima for Boston; G NJ Brainard
| Amboy Tor .aIem
NEWPORT NEWS-Ar 10Th sch Il = Petit
grew Morse Portland, Marguerite. fun ston
ChiG Harold. do.
| Sid 10Th. sch Levi Hart. for New Haven.
| NOBSkA-AnchurrG 10th. sch Cnas Mott
m III. JeWett from Newport News Tor Boston.
| SAN fRANCISCO-Cld 9TH, ship Shenandoah
| Statksy, Port Tawuserd
| ST JOHNS. PR-Ar 5th. transports Chester
| Dann, Cieniuegos S.h, Berlin, wilson, New
| York
VINEYARD HANEN-Ar 9th. sch Lucy 4
| DAVIS. Mckowu. New York for Boston.
| In port IUth. sch Nathan Lawrence. Phlladel
phia or Boston. George Berry Port johnson
| OF do. Charlie WOosev. karltan River for do
| Irving Leslie. and A Plummer, Carterrt OF
do, Geo Brd, Amboy for Salem; Lizzie !
Small Enzabethport for Newburyport: has U
| Iriekey. Merhawken for Portland George
| lover Hoboken for k1ck'aud; Mary Langdpf
and j Lindsay. from Newton Creek Tor bueks
port.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-13
IN SAMOA. TOO,
The Tcutens Arc Msnife.ting Great
Frtendship.

Washington, February iL-rbe sud
den change In the attitude Of the German
government respecting the recent publi-
cations at Samoa, reported In the press
dispatches Is attributed here to the fact
that Ambassador White within the past
day or two has boen able to deliver TO ;he
Herman foreign Office the formal presen-
tation of the American case. While dig
nifed In tone 1t was a good deal more
energetic in remonstfance against the
conduct of the Gsrman officials at Samoa
han MIR. White had before given expires.
sion TO or perhaps had even conceived.
But, as every claim Of our government
has been based upol strict adherence
10 the lines Of the treaty Of Berlin, the
German government has found itself
under the necessity of moving 10 secure
an amendment to that convention 10
the line of its desires, according TO the
usual method of diplomacy. The United
states and british governments doubtless
will give a ready response to any invita-
tjon on the part of the German govern
mont for another conference providing
there is some kind of an understanding
in advance OF the objects 10 bo obtained.
The Portland daily press., 1899-02-13
INSURANCE IN MAINE.
Last Years Business as Revealed by the
Returns.

Augusta, February il.-Returns have
been received from small foreign fire and
marine insurance companies transacting
business in Maine and show that. there
has been large increase In the risks
written, premiums received. losses in
CURED in this state during che year 1898,
as will be seen from the following COM
parative statement:
FIRE INSURANCE
Risks written-lS9S, Sis, 9sl, i20. iS:
1897, sIl3 7I2. 526. "a; increase during 1888,
s5, -6S. 594. IA.
Premiums received-IS9S, 81 ,64a, ,35l. 20
Is97, 81 ,6sa, 7s4 SO; increase during 1898,
: d, 567.3i
CLOSES paid-ls9s, sse3. 476. 40: 1897 1891,
$50 S5; increase during 1898 iSS0i, 1906
Losses incurred-lS9S, 1868. 029. 55; S9i.
s6 i5. 1885 20; increase during 1898, $2S3,
s53 So.