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LITTLE INTEREST | IN STOCK MARKET The Quotations Were Hardly
 More Than Nominal. VERY FEW SHARES BOUGHT .-2
 - 
 Aggregate Number Sold Fell Below a @.>s Hundred Thousand for the First Time in Several Years t-. on Trading Day
VERY FEW SHARES BOUGHT

< New York, August Explorations were hardly more than nominal in the stock market today. There was not single fea- eture of striking interest in the days trad ing and the aggregate number of shares sold fell below a hundred thousand for the first time in several years in full trading day.
 There was a disposition to disregard the gwealness reflected from London. in spite of the fact that sales for London on ac- count ran up to 5000 shores, which is a large total compared with the recent average, but the declines which resulted here were hardly more than momentary. The variation during the latter part of fhe day was scarcely appreciabe in most of the stocks traded in and the average level of prices show an insignificant change today.
 As to our own money market, the pay ment by the banks to the sub-treasury for the gold bars exported has wiped out their earlier gains from that institution and es- tablished a loss of $23S5, 900. The interior Currency movement however continues largely in favor of New York and with speculation practically stagnant call money fell today to l per cent. There was noth- ing of importance in the bond market. To- stal sales par value, $705,OO0. United States new As declined A in the bid price. f
 New York, August 9-Money on call at QlQ1A; prime mercantile paper, 4d05 per cent.
 Sterling exchange easier at SASS for de- ,nand and at $4.S4A for sixty days.
 Posted rates, $f.S594S5h and $4.S9. i Commercial bills, $4.S31aG4.S.
 Silver certificates, 6112Q62h 4 Bar silver. 61.
 Mexican dollars, 4S1a I Government bonds weak.
 State bonds inactive.
 Railroad bonds irregular. |
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Cotton Letter

Cotton Letter
 Fairchild & Hobson's Cotton Letter to H. D. Cothran & Co.
 New Orleans, August 9.-On a Liverpool report less favorable than expected, fuA lures there being only up when our mar ket opened, New Orleans started today's trading at loss of about points The weather continuing to be the primal fac tor prices advanced under the influence of a wet Texas report, the weather iE that State and along the Gulf coast con- tinuing of a showery character, market gaining about Il points in consequence of this, and shorts covering in anticipation of a bullish bureau report tomorrow. When the inclination to cover had run it's course values were again on the down grade and not only was the early advance lost, but points more. December after selling at .sS, fell back to .SS, where 1t closed. New York and New Orleans anticipate a eondi-
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posters. Now for the information Of the above experts will state so they will know not to tell any more lies, except they do so Wlltully and malcously, that until l com menced to exclusively treat private dlS- eases as speciality l was member of the State Medical Associations: also secretary of the Cullman County Medical Society and one of it's board of censors, or medical eX- aminers. (See Transactions of Medical As sociation of Alabama, 1887, for prooD. will still give special attention to private trou- bles, and also treat at my office patients With any disease they may trust to my care.
 l refer you with permission to First Ma tional Bank, Alabama National Bank, Jeff ferson County Savings Bank and Steiner Bros, Bankers, to my responsibility for my contracts. I cure many patients by mail treatment. Write for prices and terms Ad- dress Dr. Y E. Holloway, 1S0lh Second avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth opposite postoffice.
 Office hours, S:30 a m. to 5:9o p. m. Sun days 10 a. m. to 12 m.
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COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN,

All purchases and sales are made direct on the Exchange for which the order is given.
 1ntyre & Wardwell; Purnell. Hagaman X. Go. New York; Fairchild & Hobson, New Orleans; Ware & Leland. Chicago. " "Iaeferences-First National Bank of Bir- mingham; First National Bank of Rome, Ga.
 TELEPHONE Mo- 1145
 Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the city.
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A SUMMER SAIL OVER SMOOTH SEAS Low Rate Excursion Tickets

To New York, Boston and the East-over- land in luxurious sleeping cars on the per fectly equipped trains of the Central of Georgia Railway to Savannah, thence a delightful sea voyage on the palatial steamships of the Ocean Steamship Con- pany.
 For more detailed information apply to your nearest railroad agent or to Solon Jacobs, Commercial Agent, 2015 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
 6-15-3m. cod.
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Coffee

New York, August 9.-Spot Rio dull; No 7 invoice sac; mild quiet; Cordova nomi- nal
 Futures opened steady with September 10 points up and other months unchanged to points higher on favorable European cables. Turned easier in the absence of public support and reacted to 20 points under realizing and bear pressure accele- rated by full receipts, small warehouse deliveries in this country and slack spot demand. Closed barely steady 5 to 20 points lower. Total sales 39,250 bags, in- cluding September s7.9S@S00; October ST. S5; November $7. 954S.10; December 5000 S.15; March $S.15QS.35 April sS.2o; May s. .2OaS. 40.
 Sugar-Raw firm; fair refining 4Hc bid; centrifugal, 96 test, 13-16c bid; molasses sugar 4c bid; refined firm.
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ton tomorrow of about 80. It Is expected that if the bureau is less than 80 the mar ket will likely go up; while, on the other hand, should it be S2 or better prices are apt to collapse.
 A recount of the holdings at New York resulted in the adding of 13,0OO bales to the stock of that port, making it tonight about 39,000 bales. Houston received " new bales today and Galveston T. Spots are of hardening tendency, but still there is ab- soutely no demand for them of any note. Prices unchanged; middling, 912c.
 We close a few points lower than last night, with our market quiet and steady.
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DIR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young physicians and the lesser lights of the medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to ere ate the impression that they are expert in the treatment of priva e diseases. They delight in tell ins people that doc tors who advertise are quacks and im-
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull. No. spring wheat, 70@71c; No. red, 77%@7SAc. No. ? yellow corn, 40. No. oats, 22@229sc; No. white 241A; No wbte, 23s 4o24l4c. Good feeding barley, S4sAS5c. Fair to choice malting, S6d45c. No. l flax seed, S1.32; No. 1 northwestern, S.32. Prime timothy seed, s. .2oa3 25. Mess pork, per bar rel $11 .700511 75 Lard. per 100 pounds, s675 @6. 77h. Short ribs sides Qoose), S .05Q7 .35 Dry salted shoulders (boXed), 6A@7c. Short clear sides (boxed), $7.6O47 70. Whiskey. basis of high wines, $1. .231a Clover, contract grade, SS.40
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was firm; creamery 15@2Oc; dairy, 14D17c. Cheese firm, 9&Q11c. Eggs firm, 12c. .,I4ij Allss1z
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Chicago Change

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Higher cables, good ex- port engagements, and rains in the north west gave a firm tone to a small wheat market today. September closing at an ad- vance of %@B. Corn was helped by con- tnued hot weather and closed B higher. Provisions declined a little for pork and lard; ribs closed unchanged.
 The leading futures ranged as follows: IIIi.i.s4I I....l.I.tI
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Birmingham City Bonds

Fruits prd Produce Butter-Elgfn, 16@1Sc; dairy, No. 1, 1sO 2oc: country, 10@14c; cooking, none in mar ket
 Irish potatoes. soc per bushel Lemons, s525@5.5o. Poultry-Hens 2592Tkc; fries. 1sQ17c: small. 14616c: ducks. PUG; geese, 25@30c. Eggs, 12@121sc per dozen. Tomatoes 75c per crate. Onions-White 11kc, red 1c. Spring cabbage. 1911kc per pound.
 Local Staple Groceries Flour-Best patent, A5o; straight, $390; patents, $4.50.
 sugar-Granulated $500; Y. C.. 6M@s%c. Coffee-Green, 1oA@12c; Arbuckle's pack ages, $12.so; Lyons packages. s1295 Lard, 7N basis
 Clear ribs sides. 61c. Molasses-Centrifugai. 15@s5c; sugar house, 2CQ35ci GSnrg1a cane, 26c. Rice, 4tse; fancy. 7c. Corn-Mixed 62c. white 63c. Pearl meal $1.02 Hay-Choice timothy, $19.50: No. l. $18; clover mixed. $17.0o. Oats-Mixed. s6c; white, sSc. Bran-Mixed. $170o; pure wheat. s1S.5Q Cotton seed meal s22.oo
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LOOK OUT
FOR CHEAP EXCURSION ON sATUR-
 DAY, AUGUST II, 1900,

FOR CHEAP EXCURSION ON SATUR-
 DAY, AUGUST II, 1900, VIA MOBILE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
 To Chica go and return $2.00
 To St. Louis and return.... 10.00 Tickets will be sold for regular and spe- cial trains leaving New Orleans, Mobile and Montgomery on August Il, 1900. Tickets lim- tied to return leaving destination 15 days after date of sale.
 Through sleepers will be run to both St. Louis and Chicago This excursion will af- ford an excellent opportunity for those de- siring A short vacation. These cities offer to the visitor numerous attractions. witn their beautiful parks, roof gardens, sky scrapers, etc.
 For further information apply to any Mo- bile and Ohio ticket agent.
 c. M. SHEPPARD. c. P. A, s-3-St Mobile, Ala. Advertise fin The Age-Herad.
 A Gentleman's Smoke Texie Ciparsi TeXie CiQar9
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\. D. COTHRAN & GO,

Members of Chicago Board of Trade. Rooms l and 10 Alabama National Bank
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans and Chicago
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Chicken every day at the Albert with 15 and 25 cent meals.
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Financial

New York, August 9.-The Commercial Advertisers financial cablegram says:
 The markets were weak, mainly on ac- count of the lack of business, the prospect of dearer money at the approaching settle ment next Monday and the rather bad news from South Africa. The new exche- quer bonds fell to asc premium on the ap- prehension which Is quite general here, that the successful American bidders for these securities will unload at the first chance for fair profit.
 American stocks were featureless on an Idle market.
 The bank bought 22,00O pounds gold bars. It raised the buying price today one penny to ITS Tod, bars; one half penny to 76s 5d on eagles and half penny on all other foreign coins. The bank returns show that the reserve is down to 17-26i, 900 pounds which is the lowest figure reached since January, 1894. The bank. however, Is ob- faining control of the money market and will probably be able to replenish re- sources.
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Ne.al Markets

New York, August 9.-Tin steadier at $91. .75GD31. .S5. Lake copper quiet at $16.50. Pig iron warrants weak and nominally quoted at s11 .5O Lead dull at s425. Spell ter dull at $4.171A@4. 221a. The brokers price for lead was s4 copper $l6.50.
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COTTON MARKET T
 WAS NOT ACTIVE There Were Very Few New Ac-
 counts Opened. = CONSIDERABLE WINDING UP The South Continued to be Pretty Heavy Seller, and Crop Accounts
 from Private Sources Were
 Generally Bearish
CONSIDERABLE WINDING LII

New York, August 9.-The market for cotton futures was not active so far as opening new accounts was concerned. but a very considerable business was done in the way of winding up old ones This was largely due to the fact that opinions re- gardlng the character of the Government crop report tomorrow have been a good deal mixed and prudence led many of the traders to close their contracts. In this way the market was active. The South, however, continued to be a pretty heavy seller and crop accounts from private sources were generally bearish enough all though later in the session views were disturbed by reports of hot winds in Ar kansas, excessive rains in Texas and drought in the Atlantic States.
 After opening steady at an advance of points to a decline of 1 point following fairly favorable Liverpool cables and some foreign support the market gave way un- der local pressure supplemented by South ern selling orders, which were quite gen erous throughout the session. The open ing advance was lost before noon. Again the market became firmer prices ad- vanced g, all from the lowest on a very active demand from the shorts. Still later prices broke SQ12 points. Throughout the session a nervous feeling prevailed The market was finally barely steady with Au- gust 20 points higher and other months to points higher.
 New York, August 9.-Cotton market quiet. Middling, 13-16c; net receipts, 300; gross receipts, 420; sales, CTS; stock, 3S,5l3; exports to the continent 967
 Mol s,,N- ET. fA Great Britain, 4500; exports to the conti- nent, 967; stock, 102,775 q |
 Consolidated: Net receipts, 2,212; exports to Great Britain, 20,592; exports to the con- tinent 12,226.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 6,t 493177; exports to Great Britain, 2,3l9, ,954, exports to France, 699,S76; exports to the continent, 2,700,095
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BONDS

U. S. 2s, refunding when issued ...... 1031s United States 2s, registered ............ 100
 United States 3s, registered .............1 .109
 United States 3s, coupon ..............1O9
 United States new s. registered .......132
 United States new As, coupon ..........132
 United States old As, registered .......n4A United States old As, coupon ..........14A United States 5s, registered .......... .112A United States 5s, coupon .............. .n2A Virginia Centuries ............ ........... S9
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, La, August 9.-Cotton firm; sales, 45O; ordinary, 3-16; good ordi- nary, 7B; low middling 9; mfddling, 91s good middling, 9A middling fair, 10; re- ceipts, 36l; stock, 32,770.
 Consolidated statement Receipts, net, 2,212; exports to Great Britain, 2,793; con- tinent, 12,226; stock, 102,T5.
 New Orleans, August 9.-Cotton futures quiet and steady; August, 9.36@93S; Septem- Der, S.31@S.32; October 7.9S@7.99 November, 7.90Q7.91; December 7.SS; January, 7S9dD79Os February, 7.91@792; March, 793Q7.95; April, 7.95@7.97; May, 797@7.99.
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Fine, pure tobacco and no flavor make Texie Cigar a magnificent smoke.
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,mliv statenri;

Galveston-Steady; middling, 97s; receipts, 30; stock, 4,495.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, 9A; stock, 4,251.
 Savannah-Nominal; middling, 9as; sales, l. receipts, 56; stock, 7,771.
 Charleston-Quiet; middling, 92s; receipts, 4; stock, 2,005.
 Wilmington-No mddling, 9h; stock, 3,2S3.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 91s; sales, 21; receipts, 97; stock, 2,S07.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 1916; re- ceipts, 100; stock, 3192.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 13-16; receipts, gross, S34. Phiadelphia-Firm; middling, 10 lie; stock, 2,132
 St. Louis-Steady; middling, 91s; receipts, 49; stock, 15,062.
 Memphis-Dull; middling, 9A sales, 125; receipts, 10; shipments, 156 stock S,6i4
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Live Stock Markets

Chicago, August 9.-Cattle: Receipts 10 GOO; steers steady to 10c lower; western rangers steady; butchers stockers steady to slow; natives, best on sale today, one car load at $6; good to prime steers S5.50Gl 6.0O; poor to medium S4. 35; selected feeders $i 15@4 75; mixed stockers S3a3.7 75; cows $2. .90Gl4 50; heifers $2 90Q5.G co; canners $2. .4Ol12. .75; bulls $2. 60Q4. .50 calves $5@6 S5. Texans: Receipts 800. Best sale today fifteen cars at $i.20. Texas fed steers steady at S4 .35Gl5. .20 grass steers s .40Q4.- 35; Texas bulls g. .50dp3. 40.
 Hogs: Receipts 36,00O. Weak to 10dl5c lower. Mixed and butchers $5.15Q5. 40 good to choice heavy $5. .1015. .42A rough heavy $4. .90a5 .05 light $5. .1545. 471a; bulk of sales $4 20d5. 35.
 Sheep: Receipts 11,0OO. Sheep steady and lambs strong to 15c higher. Good to choice wethers s4SOd4 60; fair to choice mixed $3. .75Q425; western sheep $i.15; native lambs s. 5.25@5.6 .65; western $4. .70Q5. 50.
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PLANT SYSTEM.

Effective February 1s. 1900. Pullman sleep ing car service was inaugurated between Savannah. Ga., and Montgomery Ala. on the following schedule: Leave SaesP7ah D. m; arrive Montgomery, 8:18 a m. I; leave Montgomery. 7:45 ?. m; arrive SaSan- nah, 1o;a9 .. m- {
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Treasury Statement

Washington, August 9.-Today's state ment of the treasury balance in the gen. eral fund exclusive of the $150,0OO,00O gold reserve in the division of redemption shows: Available cash balance 47,123, ,4S6; gold SIP, ,451, ,403.
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Murphy & Uompany,s Stock Letter

New York, August 9.-This morning s discouraging news from South Africa ap- peared to cut more figure in the London stock market than did the absence of any advance in the Bank of England's dis count rate. The announcement of the British reverse was followed by a decline of as per cent. in conso1s and in the Amer ican quarter extended from B to F point. Chiefly in sympathy with the tendency of the London market, declines were com mon in the initial dealings here. The London listed stocks showed the greatest decline although the actual dealings here for foreign account were again in very limited volume. A few stocks showed marked strength, Sugar and American Steel and Wire being conspicuously strong. Aside from these dealings in the indus- trials quarter were not on a large scale The local fractions were heavy with marked weakness in Manhattan There was little or nothing in the news of the morning business aside from the announce ment of the reverse to the British forces which appeared to carry any influ. .ence in the dealings.
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LOCAL MARKETS.

ccai Cotton Market Good middling, 9Bc. Middling, Sc. Strict low middling, S7sc. Low middling, S%c.
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Advertise in The Herald.
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No solid vestibued train carries Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Bfr- mngham to Cincinnati and from Birming- ham to New York without change Cafe dining car Attalla, Ala, to Radford, Va. and Cafe dining and observation car Chat tanooga to Cincinnati
 No. carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati also free Re- cining Chair Car Chattanooga to Cincin- natl
 No: Solid vestibuled Train has through Pullman Drawing Room Sleepers, Birming- ham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport
 J. M Culp, Traffic Manager. Washingten. D. c.
 Frank S. Cannon. General Manager Washington. D. c.
 c. A. Wickersnam. Superintendent, Blr- mingham.
 W. A. Turk, c. P. A.. Washington. n. c.
 c. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A, Chatta- nooga.
 R. M. Ellis. T. P. A. Birmingham. Ala.
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OFFIcERs--N. E. Barker. President; Harding Second Vice President: Tom o. Cashier
 D1RECTORs-T. T. Hlilman, D M ert Jemison, Ersklne Ramsay. T. H. Mo E. Barker. F. M. Jackson.
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Schedule In effect August 1, 19t

Three ships a week to Cuba. leave Port Tampa Il D. m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For further information ad- dress B. W. WRENN.
 Pass. Traffic Man, Savannah, Ga. R. L. TODD. Div. Pass. Agent. Montgomery, Ala.
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;. By Private Wire to Murphy & Col
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Central of Georgia Railway
 Thy

r,
 ARRIVALS. No. 1 from Macon. Columbus, Albany, etc., 7:SO p. m
 No from Savannah, Macon, Columbus, elegant through sieepers between BIr. ,,inpham, Columbus. Macon and Savannah on Nos. 3 and L
 connection is made at Savannah with the fast freight and luxurious passenger steom .hips of the Savannah line from and to New York Boston and the East Close connection at Macon with the Dtxie Flyer for all points in Florida and Cuba.
 fullv Illustrated matter, write or apply to SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agt JACK w. JOHNSON,
 Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham. Ala I. C. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agt, 10. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager.
 Savannah, Ga
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Texie cigars! Texie cigars!

Fru-Miz at Nerton's.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, August 9.-Q D. m.)-Spot cot ton small business; prices higher. Ameri- can middling fair 3-32; good middling 5 25-32; middling 55s; low middling 5h; good ordinary 5sl: ordinary 3-16. The sales of the day were 4,OOO bales of which 200 were for speculation and export and included B. 600 American.
 Futures opened steady and closed quiet but steady.
 American middling L. M. C.: August B. 26 sellers: August-September 5.0S sellers; September-O October 4.53@4.54 buyers; Octo- ber- November 4.43 sellers; November-De- cember 4.37GD4.3S sellers; December-Janu- ary 4340D4 .35 sellers; January February 4 432@4 8 selelrs; February-arch 4.alu4 .32 buyers; March-April 4.3O04.a value; April May 4, ,290D4. 30 buyers
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Dry GOOdS
 New York, August s.-No change in the character of business in heavy brown cot tons, demand slow and prices irregular. BIeached cottons steady. Wide sheetings in fair demand. Denims inactive and ir- regular, no movement of any moment in other coarse coIored cottons. Prints stead ily improyeing in demand General stocks here quiet and moderate Print cloths in- active but steady. Silesias colored cam brics and other cotton Things dull and easy to buy. No change in the woolen goods division.
 New York Cotton Futures a By Private Wire to H. D. Cothran 6. Go.
The Princeton union., 1900-04-26
MUST PAY INDEMNITY.

Government Sends Peremptorv Demand
to the Sultan.
New YORK, April 26.-A Herald spe-
cial from Washington says: Instruc-
tions have been cabled to Mr.. Griscom,
American charge d'affaires in Constan-
tinople, directing him to reject the
proposition submitted by the sultan for
settlement of American missionary
claims and to peremptorily demand
payment. The authorities do not con-
ceal their purpose to obtain satisfac-
tion Of the demands this govern
ment has made. They are very much
gratitied that the sultan has at last is
sued an trade permitting reconstruction
Of the American mission at Harpoot and
extension Of Roberts college at Con-
stantinople, but this is not sufficient.
In the interest of future protection for
American citizens, it is stated that the
United States must show Turkey that
it cannot permit the wanton destruc-
tion of American property in foreign
state.
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APPROVE o. THE PLANS.
The Three New Hattleships Will he En-
larged Iowas in Type.

~ sa5
The Three New Rattleships Will Ne En-.
larged Iowas in Type.
WASHINGTON, April 26. The naval
board Of construction has finally ap-
proved the plans for the three battle-
ships authorized by the last congress
ard gave instructions to have the speci-
fcations prepared at once, preliminary
to calling for bids from the shipbuild-
ers. The ships will be enlarged Iowas
in type, with the same rectangular
superstructure and the two turrets, bow
and dstern, on the main deck The turret
guns will be 1211S-inch in caliber like
the Iowa's guns, there will be turret
at each corner Of the superstructure
carrying two 8-inch guns and 10 9.inch
rapid firers will be disposed along the
sides Of the central citadels. The ships
will make 10 knots speed and have a
displacement Of about Is, 500 tons, max
ing these new ships by far the largest
in the United States navy and as big as
the latest type Of British armored
cruisers. AS the constructors are linn
tied by the draught in our shallow har-
bors to little over 25 feet and as rs
feet represents the best beam consistent
with speed it will be necessary to pro-
vide for the weight by giving the ships
more length than the Iowa class and
they will be almost 440 feet long. The
secondary batteries will be made up
largely Of 14-pounders. Altogether the
ships will be more than equal to any
warships of their size in the world e
navieS