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New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
THE IRON MARKET.

1ne situation in the iron trade Is thus described
by Rogers, Brown & Co:
me Inc buying movement has gained in volume until
5etILtAe ACTIVITY. The orders placed during the
70 - C5sSt -ujue 70 ., ,0c0 Of Alabama iron
r1SIC 1o - 4oesy TONS OF maeabe pig and very con-
[eiSflD!e Quantities OF Northern coke iron II Is
i'S5Solsss 20 say that prices were az the lowest
@lsIlIticant L1ct, however, was brought out
20 ~ tAs ouyIng Nhile the larger furnace compa-
!iase at very low figures TO relieve the pressJIre
Lue moment the pressue Is relieved their prices
StI-eh up Several thousand tons of offers on Ala
DaIHd H1p We're refused this week prices
were accepted last week and prices demanded %
70 oO cents a ton above the minimum This is in
me OF lhe experience IN forms OF Tnaaufact-
80 GIeq ron aaa sTeeI which touched bottom three
MseAS ago and have since moved upward The
e me tn!ns mas been true in copper the fortunes
OF which generally follow those Of iron.
neither absolute and Anal bottom in pig iron
Itas oeen Feaeheo no one pretends to say Makers
seeralIy believe II has, and buyers are convinced
y las NOT II IS quite certain that bUying at the
Iale o. me last ter days cannot go on two weeks
longer without starting the market upward and IL
IS equally certain that when the market starts
upward there viii be no rush of buying that Eas
pesa Wltnheld 70 get in at exactly the bottom
II has been since last winter.
The export demand continues but is limited by
lie same causes that have restricted IL for the wear
past viz, lack Of cheap ocean freights and Of the
ers - ''0'' us'''eo OS IoFeisn ouy-
An official Of the Maryland Steel Company says:
There is q distinctly better feeling in the iron
and steel trade. In the last two weeks INQUIRIES
nave been frequent The recent cut in srrlicr-
uFal stee! has stimulated buying, although our
tober think the railroads OF the Country will bA
IN the market 10 buy steel rails The Southern
roads viii want for immediate de livery while the
Northern roads viii buy rails for spring delivery.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

LOAN QUOTATIoNs-stock loan quotations
were; Atchison common, 1zal; Atehison preferred
Missouri Pacific, New-York Central American To-
bacco. Manhattan, United States Leather preferred
Delaware and Hudson, Tennessee Coal and Iron and
Louisville and Nashville. /; Peoples Gas, Erie
Northern Pacific preferred, Reading, Rock Island
s. Paul Sugar Refining and Union Pacific. l9l1a
Delaware. Lacka wanna and Western Third Avenue
Northwestern, National Lead preferred. Western
Union and Baltimore and Ohio fiat; Northern Pa
cihc common and Jersey Central, fat 10 u; South
Railway IA: Reading first preferred, l.
PEOPLES GAs.-The hitch IN the deal for the
acquisition OF the Ogden Gas Company by the Peo-
pies Gas Light Company is declared TO have been
brought about for both political and speculative
purposes, and therefore is likely 10 last long.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the new smelter IN
Salt Lake City OF the American Smelting and Re-
hning Company is completed all the Utah business
will be handled there. The other two smelters will
be closed.
NEW MEMBERs-R ". Rathbone, jr George
n Towle and e H. Post were yesterday elected
members OF the New-York Stock Exchange
CARS SENT ABROAD.-The Pressed Steel Car
Company has shipped hundred 10 the
Paris Lyons and Mediterranean Railroad Of France.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
THE TR4DE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Aug. 3 (SpeciaD.-Wheat finally closed
very strong in response to reported sales OF nearly
10000 bushels at the seaboard and 250000 bushels
here. The market gave indication OF having been
pretty well drained Of all surplus offerings u was
believed al the close that great deal OF wheat
has been absorbed here in the last three days by
foreigners and influential spectators Contrary 70
expectations wheat failed 70 hold its own In the
early hours, though oullish news was plentiful
Russla's rye crop was officially reported below the
average in size Other grains were average.
Rains were general not only IN the winter but IN
the spring wheat country Minneapolis reported
sales Of 10000 barrels nou- yesterday. Experts.
900 bushels. Primary receipts ll4eO0o bushels
against 900 bushels last week and $40 900 bushels
last year Local receipts. SIS cars: estimated for
tomorrow as cars Charters. $4,000 bushels at
1i4c 10 Buffalo September opened Tszse, sold be-
tween 73ie and Iisc closing az the top. Corn broke
early because OF further liberal rains In Kansas
and elsewhere in the dry section and because OF
heavy selling By large local holders. There was
slight recovery in symnathy with the closing
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS

Lonoon, aug. 23-The weekly statement Of the
80 80 q England shows tie following changes
40Lsl reserves increased Es3l000, circulation de-
creased E224 o9o bullion increased e 4ssll0 other
securities decreased Z 1900. other deposits de-
creased el-o1 public deposits increased 2 2s2 O0o
notes reserve increased e S04 900 Government Sc
cIfl'es decreased f200 COO The proportion Of the
I~iA o. Engisnes reserve 10 liability is & "a per
osA- Last week II wss $3.50 per cent. Rate Of
elscounr unchanged Al per cent
FSFis Aug. 2--Ths weekly statement Of the
SAHA q France shows the following changes:
Gotes II circulation decreased ss 6Z5,0O0 francs
S-saslEy accounts current increased 10 S50,0 900
scs go!a n hand increased 1920 900 francs. bills
sco lneo oecTessec p 80 900 francs silver in hand
increased 2g750o francs
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
BUYERS AND SELLERS.

The principal buyers and sellers of stocks were
7 & s Wormser and Bell & Co. bought Peoples
Gas Tracey CO. G,0OO bought Southern Pa
clnc; A. a. Housman & Co. sold. Honlgmnn
Brothers bought Peoples Gas. Edsy s. Sons
bought Pennsylvania. J. NJ. Martin & Co bought
Union Pacific. London ana A. A. Housman & Co
sold Halle & stieglitz bought Consolidated Gas
Cooper. Cramp & Beadleston G,0ol) sold Hoop
common. Post Flagg and A. Loeb bought ST.
Louis Southwestern preferred; F. ". SaVln Co
sold ". Bovine and Wasserman Brothers d00O
bought Jersey Central; F. ". savin & Co. Q,5o0
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

mercial, H@H % discount; bank. 81 premium. san
: rFanclseo-sight. Ice; telegraph, 15c Cincinnati
Det"eeh banks. i0c discount; over the counter SOC
pehiuh' boston-Par. Chicago-l5c discount St
l+ouls-ooc discount savaunah-Buying l-isc: sell
lhg' l-ISc premium Chsrleston-Buying par; sell
ing, Ac premium
bANh CLEARTNGs. - New-York Exchanges
VI oe0 oSS' balances. S242a54 Exchanges
sis'eSlA' balances, a.s25.4sl. Baltimore - Ex-
changes, S.4l5sls; balances Sg6ssO. Philadelphia
exchanges, si2.47o.lSs: balances. a.s7o,755.
FOREIGN MONEY NARKET-Cau money in
Lohooh' Egz1z per cent. Open market discount rate
1oI SNORT ois, 3z per cent; for long bills 3lkd39
per cent Berlin discount rate per cent Berlin
-ge e1chahge on London, % marks 47l4 pfennigs Paris
exchange IN London, % francs I7lk centimes Paris
discount rate, 2Ss per cent.
FoREIGN sEcURITIEs.-British consols for
money sS1s for the account, ss14 Spanish Is
crossed al n%. French rentes, 100 francs s2s1 cen
times |@ N9'i
IHE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver, SIC
ieA'can silver dollars. 4s5sc. Bar silver in Lon
,,'lt' 1o1D PREMIUM--In Madrid. 2ss2. Lisbon, 81;
buenos Ayres, lS420; Rome sS
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The outside securities market closed firm. Stand
ard on closed at 53sQ540- against 5ld544 on
Wednesday. Last prices Of other prominent issues
were: Havana Commercial. 50 G91z: preferred 3sG
70; Baking Powder. slQs3; Bay State Gas. 71Fi1s,
Markeen Copper +d6; Amalgamated Copper s98
8912; Interstate OIL 55a5S2; National Salt sqs: pre-
ferred 65967; Amsterdam Gas 1st 6s, 1o55sGIOs1s;
Rubber Goods, Z7g27s4, preferred, 76s7T2; Storage
Power. l4ql6' General Carriage, 6Ss9624; New-York
Transportation. 8Fs3s- General quotations follow:
STOCKS
FURNISHED by Frederic a. Hatch. Sc. so Broad-st3
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

IN ali Sold. A. A Housnan & Co. and F. r
Afnes bought Baltimore and Ohio common: r. Il
thomas & Co and Kssam. Whitney & Co sold
:. L seltg5oerg bought Continental Tobacco. H
.. Holns & Co. sold. T. & s Wormzer and F F
AEes bought Peoples Gas: Rclston & Bass sold
"a Content Co sold Brooklyn Rapid Transit
sale stieslitz bought Baltimore * Ohio. H
Huekerman bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit: R. H
blsseH Co C,000 sold. L & 8 Wornser and
A1eklnley Sherman bought Leather preferred
Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co. and Woerishoerer
CO bought ST. Louis Southwestern common
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
CONSOLIDATED GAS

lie rate Of increase in the population of New
YORK is used as bull argument on Consolidated
GAS, GAS, II Is pointed 70 as meaning q steady growth
~ 'he earnings Of the company, which has a prac.
tcal monopoly OF Lighting both by gas ana eIac
'iIclty' IN the Borough Of Manhattan. The sale OF
I'shts 10 the coupany's new stock have been small
IN other words. the stockholders have for the osr
stock ' 49,
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
MONEY TENDS UPWARD

shortly before the close Of business On the Stock
Exchange yesterday ? per cent was bid for ear
money This was interpreted as perhaps the be-
ginning Of the usual advance in money rates Incl
Gent to the flow OF currency 10 the West and South
TO move the crops
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

HA-LHoAD BONDS-Narket duh. Total sales
amounted IL psr value 70 G2o550o against S722 800
q wednesday. The heaviest dealings were in the
--CAson Issues, Baltimore and Ohio As Central OF
georgia S. Central Pacific As Missouri Kansas
s'-o texas Is 4s. Norfolk and Western IS ST Louis
sAa -Fon Mountain IS, 81. Louis Southwestern lists
&c las' Southern Pacific Is, Union Pacific Is and
/" "abssh deoeRrure Bs
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
NONEY AND E1CHANGE.

MONEY RATEs.-Money on call. 1AGl1z per
sent 4 per cent being the ruling rate. Time
money. per cent for sixty Gays, per cent for
Laree, four and six months railroad collateral
commercial paper 4q5 per cent for three four and
sH months for the best names. and above for
na11es 50 well known.
FOREIGN EXcHANGE.-Market hrm. Actual
Closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD

--9--GDn Aug q ?. m.-Last prices were:
AleniscH, 2. Canadian Pacific, slh; ST Paul lIslL.
----i-ols Central iIs-z Louisville and Nashville.
- Union Pacific preferred, \; NesV-York Central
- E-le. He. Pennsylvania. CA Reading 81.
re ErEt preferred, s47s: Northern Pacific pre-
4e'Iec, -; Grand Trunk. 81. and Anaconda e5s
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
Tuaurial Asennss.


Annual StOckholdsFs' Mee1inE
TIE HOOKING VALLEY RAILWAY co.
once Secretary,
Columbus. 0hic. August I5Jh. Ial0
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN that the annual
~ meeting q stoekaolas-s of EocStag Valley Raj
transaction such other business awc1ly
bstors melting including IRE ra-arton CT a. acts e
beard u directors aid al committees -hs=1s snce t1a
Annual meeting q stockholders. WI oe he'd as
the oce q he Sra1r Building Columbus. oalo-
ou Tuesday. October 2. 1900 A. 70 c'cock A ~
An Amendment % ne regulations vii - slonirted m
ersastng the number @ directors tro ni1e O. % thirteen
leasing 70 ne Hocki-- Valley Railway Company. Tor
period % 81 wears from s1a atcsr January lsol q -
railway ard q the We-isto1
Jackson Belt Railway Company
TIE stock tralsfsr books WI - closed t5s C1cs e
&sssFs J. ? Morgan Co. Ne. e Val Street., Nsg Ner<
city On THeseay, SsgtszassE 4 leoo az scoes p n.
and VIII reopen Wednes1ay Oetoes- 3. 300. a. %
". y COEE. SecrsrkFF.
STANDARD RoPE a -wISE COMPANY
ANNUAL MEETING.
New YORK. Aug 80 Ieo0
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF this Company
viii Be had a. lts pria-ipal osos 6 Bzoad street.
Elisabeth y =. ths ISJh ce Ssp-slbe- - c-ocx
1f ssc-iag three c[rsct0Es <1o6 ecr
such ethsv Business nay properly cone before -
nesting
from close % business August a e opening - eusasss
September lstA. 1890
BY order of JAe Board oe Directors
JOSEPH G. TAYLOR Ssc-s-ary.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

GOVERNMENT REcEIPTs-Custons receipts
reported from Washington, s728 2S5; internal reve
nue. receipts. sSl3449 miscellaneous receipts ST 704
Total receipts for the day. st. 6S9 3S9 expenditures
s20l5GG9 Receipts for month 10 date. 81. rs COS;
expenditures So ,515 COO excess Of expenditures 81
056. .S94 Receipts for the fiscal year 20 date SS7-
4O3 767; expenditures ss5 4g45S excess OF expendi-
lures, ss,o90sss. Receipts OF National bank notes
for redemption. S716,7g7.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES
STOCKS.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
flHGnr1dL-
PITTSBURGH & WESTERN

PREFERRED STOCK
The holders as preferred a Prts5urgh wszs
Ry Co which 8ssR hs-stcfsrs deposited win
The KSICEERBOCKER Trust co. are Asrsav
Notified that the COMMITTEES Eaz-ss ana
iaeuds the tss 5=usal q
sale provided tha. duly assigned = bz-z
within thirty 5ays rom this cate
Hxsd BY the COMMITTEES shau paid a sucz
deposit A FOSTER HIGGINS ChA-zsn.
Aug - 1900. WI 3 RANDALL. Sscy
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
BOSTON STOCKS
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS.

Closing quotations on the Colorado Springs MIN
ing Stock Exchange. furnished BY William ?. Bon
bright & Co. Of Colorado Springs:
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
STOCKS EXTREMELY DULL.
PRICES FAIRLY MAINTAINED.
SIGNS BEGIN TO APPEAR OF HARDEN
ING TENDENCY IN MONEY.

Closing prices yesterday OF the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Wednes-
5syss prices were:
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
THE Federal TREASURY.

Washington, Aug E.-The condition Of the
Treasury. divisions OF issue and redemption at the
beginning Of business to-day follows
RESERVE FUND
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
Citn 6Olels.

HOTEL EA9LlNGT0 ON.
NEW AND AssoLCTELy FIREPRooE.
27tn s.. Wsss. Broadway.
Centre q Shopp--E ard Amusement Dtscr1-r
A few choice co-uss ard ether suites Tor Psrma-
z Il EARLa SON.
Hetsl EaE.iaston
ana
81 James Hotel.
Richaeld Springs. y. =
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

l0-<44eetua4 Sales--! Closing Shares
'OpSh 2aigh!LoV.l Fin BID. Ask sod.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS
GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Harkst firm. FinaI
quotations follow.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

To-days statement Of the Treasury balances in
the general fund. exclusive OF the s15o 600 gold
reserve in the division of redemption, shows:
New-York tribune., 1900-08-24

me situation in the iron trade Is thus described
BY Rogers Brown & Co.
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
DAMAGBIS FEARED
A Series of Explosions Occur
at the Indian Head Prov
ing Grounds.
Believed That Powder Mills
and Other Buildings Are
Destroyed.
FELT FOR TWENTY MILES
Many Windows Rattle and the
Bricks Are Shaken From
Chimneys.
News Cannot Be Had as There
Is No Direct Commu-
nication.

WASHINGTON. Dot. 25.-An explosion
has occurred at the Indian Head prov
ing grounds. A flash of light visible
some distance accompanied the explo.
sion, which was followed by a fire.
The explosion shook the windows of
houses in Alexandria, 10 miles from
Indian Head. There is no direct com.
munication with the proving grounds
by which details can be had. The
grounds are 25 miles down the Poto.
mac river from Washington and many
of the big guns and much of the armor
for the battleships are tested there. 1t
is believed the powder mills and other
buildings were destroyed.
The first shook was felt over radius
of 20 miles. A number of other. explo.
sions followed at recurrent intervals,
Illuminating the surrounding country
and the opposite bank Of the river. At
Quantico, II miles below Indian Head,
one explosion after another was heard
and bricks were shaken from chin.
neys. Forts Hunt and Washington, II
miles north of Indian Head, were
shaken by the explosion. The tug
Triton left the navyyard soon after the
explosion for the proving grounds.
There are several officers and number
of enlisted men and workmen at the
place.
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
ENDED BY MONDAY.

President Mitchell Says the Anthracite
Strike Is Almost Over.
HAzLEToN, Pa, Oct. 24.-President
Mitchell made q statement in speech
at Pottsville that he believed the strike
would be ended by text Monday if all
the operators posted notices guarantee
ing the 10 per cent advance until April
/. The announcement was received
here with much pleasure by the mine
workers and the mine officials. It is
believed that nothing will now inter-
vene to delay the ending of the contest,
which has run more than five weeks.
President Mitchell was asked on his
arrival here from Pottstown on what
he based his belief that the strike would
end with this week, but he declined to
say anything other than the PROPOSE.
ton Of the miners was so fair that he
could see no valid reason why the oper-
ators should not accept.
President Mitchell declined to say
what course would be pursued if one or
more companies refused to guarantee
the payment of the increase. of the
increose until April.
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
YouTsEY FOUND GUILTY.
Jury Fixes the Punishment at Imprlson-
ment for Life.

Jury Fixes the Punishment at Imprlson-
ment for Life.
GEORGETOWN, KY, Oct 22.-"We,
the jury, find this defendant guilty
and fix his punishment at life impris.
onment."
This verdict was returned by the 10
men who were selected to try Henry E.
Youtsey, formerly Governor Taylor's
stenographer, on the charge Of being a
principal in the shooting of Governor
William Goebel.
The vote was unanimous that Yout-
sey was guilty. Then the degree Of
punishment was taken up. On this
question the jury was somewhat di-
vided, but finally agreed on the life
sentence.
Henry Youtsey is the third man to be
found guilty of connection with the
shooting Of Goebel. Caleb Powers,
tried for completely in the case, was
sentenced to life imprisonment, while
James Howard, tried on the charge of
being principal in the shooting, was
sentenced to death.
Later the defense fled motion for
an arrest Of judgment and Judge Can
trill set it for hearing on the second
day Of the February term. Youtsey
was ordered to the Frankfort Jail.
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
NORTH DAKOTA BRIEFS.
Italian laborers engaged in q fre
fight at Fargo.

Italian laborers engaged in free
fight at Fargo.
F. B. Wells of Casselton is the new
president of the Cass County Teachers
association.
Thirteen applicants for druggists
certificates were examined by the phar-
macy board at Fargo.
A threshing engine ran over John
Anderson near Meckinook. His leg
was broken in two places.
Some Of the Western papers say that
the range grass is not as good for fat.
tening pur poses as if it had maturod
earlier.
Judge Dow of Wahpeton has made
ruling that note is not outlawed in
six years, when service cannot be got
ten on the debtor.
Mayor johnson of Fargo has called
meeting of the citizens of his town to
consider what steps should be taken to
properly celebrate the beginning of the
Twentieth century.
A number Of horses in different por.
tions of Stuts,nan county are missing
and it is thought that gang of thieves
are at work. The horses have usually
disappeared at night.
Karl L. Biohler, German living 15
miles north of Harvey, accidentally
shot himself through the hips. He was
trying to see how the gun worked when
it was discharged. Recovery is doubt.
full.
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
STOLE A LARGE SUM
TELLER OF A NEW YORK BANK
SHORT 100000.

Irregularities Covered Long Period but
We're skilfully Observation-Disclosures.
ment of the Defalcation Causes tho
Utmost Excitement in Financial Cir
oles-AIoney Lost in Gambling.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Charles L. Al.
word, Jr., note teller of the First Ma.
tional bank of this city, is a fugitive
and defaulter to the extent of 500, 1000.
The announcement of the defalcation,
which was made during the afternoon,
created the utmost excitement in the
financial districts of the Aity, but the
well known stability Of the First Ma.
tional and a statement issued by the
bank had quieting effect.
Alvord had been with the bank for
20 years and was one of the most
trusted men in the institution. His
stealings extended over long period
but no suspicious Of the truth was
known until 10 days ago when he sent
word that he was Ill at his home. After
he had been away for day or two the
bank put experts at work and some
irregularities were found. As the ex-
perts delved deeper and deeper into
Alvord's books the extent of the rob.
berry began to dawn on the officers Of
the bank until they were overwhelmed
to find that it reached the enormous
figure of 800, 900. Whether that sum
is all that he took is not yet known.
What Alvord did with all the cash is
also a mystery as yet, except that as
usual in such cases it is said that q
large amount Of it went in stock specu-
lation. One story is that he had lost
$4,000 in one deal, but what deal it
was not stated. 1t has been discovered
that during the summer Alvord visited
Saratoga, where he cut great figure,
spending money like prince. He
rented cottage, kept fine stable Of
horses, and, besides playing the races.
is said to have frequented gambling
houses.
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
GLU7ONY

Is more common than we may think, if
we define gluttony as eating beyond the
body's need of sustenance and beyond
the stonach's capacity for digestion and
assimilation of food. That is fair
definition, and it fastens the name glut-
ton on many a person who would resent
the term as an insult. The fact of this
gluttony is marked by its consequences.
The overloaded stomach becomes dis
eased. The popular term for the condi-
ton is vweak /" stomach. The "weak"
stomach fails in furnishing adequate nu-
triton for the body, and soon the "weak.
ness" spreads from the stomach to other
organs.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition: It
enables the perfect assimilation of food,
by which alone the health and strength
of the body is maintained.
uYour medicine helped ME SO much that
cannot praise it too highly" writes MIS- l: e !:
rSotS 6rst dose e' took helped me- cannot forget
how felt when took it; was suffering every
thing with indigestion, and my stomach was so
bloated that 1t seemed as though it must burst.
My husband said he was going for the doctor,
but said if he would get me bottle OF the
Golden Medical Discovery would try that:
had not taken it long when felt relieved, ana
have not had touch OF indigestion or stomach
and less than four bottles cured me: some
people that knew me before began to take the
Golden Medical Discovery tell me that they
also ks say they don't see how can do such large
washings as do now, when had not done
washing for SO long"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets cure biIousueas,
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
WANT LARGER SUBSIDIES.
British Lines Say They Cannot Main: :ain
Their Prestige.

British Lines Say They Cannot Main. .ain
Their Prestige.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 25.-An agitation is
on foot here to persuade the govern.
ment to pay larger mail subsidies to the
Cunard and White Star steamship com.
panies. 1t is recognized that until this
is done the Liverpool lines must be
subordinate to the German in the mat
ter of speed.
The German government pays one of
tho German lines $l,500,OOO yearly,
while the American line receives $780,.
900 from the United States govern
ment. The companies are paid so much
per ounce Of mail, this amounting an.
nually to probably $3.50, 900 each. Their
only hope of recovering their lost
speed prestige lies in an increased sub.
sidy.
It is not likely that the government
will yield while the suggestion of sub.
sidy is unpopular with each of the po.
itical par ties.
The Dickinson press., 1900-10-27
WRECK OF THE MAINE,

General Wood Secures Permission for Its
Removal From Havana Harbor.
L WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The battle.
ship Maine is to be removed from Ha-
vana harbor, as it is considered an OBJ.
struction to navigation. General
Wood, on the recommendation of the
harbor authorities of Havana, considers
that the removal of the obstruction to
navigation has become imperative. It
is sinking deeper and deeper into the
mud of the harbor and the longer the
work is delayed the more difficult it
will be of accomplishment. General
Wood saw the secretary of the navy
and after laying the matter before him
in detail secured the E. ,tary's con-
sent for tho removal of the wreck. The
work will bo undertaken upon General
Woods return to Havana, which will
be within the nexI week.