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ls50-Pecos expedition, Texas. April 6to Aug
II. 1859
1859 Antelope Hills expedition. Texas. June
10 to Sept. "a. 1859
1859 Bear River expedition, Utah. June i2
TO oct Is, 1889.
lsso-John Brown raid. Harper's Ferry, Va,
October and December, 1850. Brown seized the
| nlted States armory, where he was attacked py
local militia under Col. Baylor. Subsequently he
reiterated to the engine house, atterward known as
John Browns Fort where he held out from
Monday, oct. II, until Tuesday morning, OCT
Is. Col. Robert +, lee had arrived the night pe,
fore from Washington with ~ marines ana :
cannon, and Brown was soon overcome He was
surrounded by 800 mllitiamen and irregulars:
HIS total force was y men.lI whites anu o
negroes. All were killed but four. Brown was
hanged Dec 2, 1859, at Cha rlestown, Va, ABOUT
twenty mllitiamen and citizens were killed ana
wounded.
1850 lS6O--Cortinas troubles along Rio Grande
River.
ls6O-Kiowa and Comanche expedition, Indian
Territory, May s to Oct II, 1850 ,.
ls6O-Catson Valley expedition, Utah May IL
" $50 ls6l'~Navajo expedition, New Mexico,
Sept. ~ 1869. 10 Feb. "a, 1861. ,o,,
iSdi ls6o-Mar Of Secession, April Nv, lsol,
to Aug. 20, 1868; Actual h%ostllties began at tot'
Sumter Apul ~, 1851, and ceased with the On
fetlerate surrender in Texas May 20, 1860. Inc
Cyll War was officially declared Ia have ended
Aug. 20, 1866
and Dakota. The Sioux killed upward OF 1000
settlers In Minnesota. They were pursued by
Gen. Sibley and Sully. with about 5000 men,
scattering in Dakota, The 9peyetio9s against
made prisoners. and 80 Of the murdeIets were
hanged, after n fair trial. ia 1868 the Minnesota
Sioux were removed 20 Dakota.
1868 1863 War against the CherenneS, Arapa
hoes, kIuwas and Comanche li!dians IN hahshS'
NrhrasEa. Colorado and Indian Territory.
ls,.i- lS6s- Indian war IN southern Oregon and
'"I iS"b 1865 fenian raid, New York aud Cana.
dian border disturbances.
1867 1871 Campaign against lipnn, klowa,
kictapoo and CumGnche Indians, and Mexican
1868 1869 Canadian River eN pedltion Indian
T.rr,ory and New Mexico, Nov. 3, 1868. 10 Feb.
IA. l56g
ISL Yellowstone expedition, Aug. % to Oct
1871 Fenien troubles, Dakota and Mani
,ob, horder. September and October, 1871.
ISTo 1874 AiUloc Campsign, Nov. 28, 1872,
IN Inn. 1874 The Nuluc band Of Can't Jack
held on, against ali efforts Tor nearly a year.
Gen. Wheaton and ten. Gillem, with incon-
Conference April II, 1873, Gen. +. X. S. Candy
and ir Thomas were murdered in cold blood,
and the war was resumed Gen. JEFF. c. DAVIS
and stubborn resistance jack and iIrpe Other
is7a The rest Of the band was moved to the
Indian Territory.
iS7s Yellowstone expedition, Dakota, June
a,ouc, 4 1874
'W s37titls75 Campaign against Kiowas, Chey
Aug l. 1874, 10 Feb 49, 1875.
1874 Sioux expedition, Wyoming and Ne
brasta Feb is IA Aug i9' 1874
1874 Black Hills eNpedition, Dakota, June
20 20 Aug. so, 1874.
is74-Big Horn expedition, Wyoming, Aug.
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WEBBING GIFTS 4 SPECIALITY.

Wyoming. September and October, 1885.
1890 1891 Sioux Indian disturbances in South
Dakoia, November, 1890, 10 January, 1891.
1891 1893 Garcia troubles, Mexican border
disturbances.
1892 Miners disturbances in Idaho, July 10
November, 1892.
1894 Industrial Army, C~ommonwealers. Cox.
eyites and labor disturbances
1894 Railroad, Pullman and labor strikes,
from Illinois TO the Pacific coast, June to August,
1894.
1895 Bannock Indian troubles, July and Au'
gust, 1891.
1898 81 Spanish Cuban waI.
ls9s-Lecch Lake and PIllager Indian trouble,
October,
1893 1899 - Philippine war (still in progress).
Our Indian wars are apparently n thing Of the
past, but the - ord shows that they were going
on pretty cons u ntlv for 100 years.
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LAKEWOOD. Jan. 27-The variou golf events
Of the day had the patronage OF about half a
hundred golfers. both clubs drawing larger
crowds than at any time this season with the
exception Of tournament week. The morning
Was cold and the cutting wind made play IN.
comfortable. but the latter dropped away after
lunch and sunshine and made conditions de-
liGhtiui. The Coli Club bulletinsd thirteen
cards In the mems handicap Of the morning.
there being four " thdrawals. Fred p. Kim bal |,
Lakewood ]. Moller. Jr.. Apawamis. and W,
BurlinR Cocks. Nassau. won the best gross and
frst and second net tropics In the oriar
named. The scores follow:
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"Mystsrious" Billy Smith Returns 70 His
Old Manager.

Hereafter Mysterious" Billy Smiths affairs
in the ring will be attended to by Billy Roacho
instead Of Tom O'Rourke. The transfer OF
managers was ma 'e amicably A. the Broad
first man to take hold OF smith when h : pow.
ers as a puRilist began to wane a FEW years
ago. and. bv clever. handling and engineering
Roachs h!onght him to tn" top ranks. Al the
O'Rourke,. Roache sad yeatarhay:
II consider smith achampion and will match
him against either Tommy Ryan. 'Ruhe'
smtt!h, - -, great form now and | think he is
capable OF beating any OF the las poundsrs, /
VIII, post a forfeit next week 10 match him
against any ono In his class"
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Rigid Rules for College Amateurs.

An important meeting Of the representatives
OF different coleg" faculties was held at Co.
lumbta University yesterday to determine upon
auhliorn SET 81 rules 10 govern undrrgradu.
John +. kamp OF Columbia. Munro OF Brown
Hollis Of Harvard. Fine Of Pr incston, Dennis az
Co,ne ana Garland ofths University Of Penn.
The pnrnose OF this com mittee IL primarily
70 sralicalr "sary talnt Of professionalism.
ann a lorna set Q rules 10 being draitcj Tor
TINS purpose. The 80 OF elig biIity rulas
sdopted BY Columbia. printed In The Sun Iast
regulations. WV "e"
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Arrived-SArURDAY. Jan. 81.
SIS 81. Cuthbort. Pugh. Antwerp. Jan. 4.
SIS Nontauk, Thompson, SMYRNA, Dec. r.
Ss Maiiana Fraser. BARBADOS, Jan. II.
Ss Dean Hamilton. Surinsm, Jan. I.
"a La Grande Duchesse, Hanlon, savannah,
IAN. -,
s. III Rio. Mason, New Orleans, Jar. ~.
~ %lroIuois. Kemble. Jacksonville Jan. "a.
IS Chsttshoochee, Lewis. Boston. Jan. 2d,
IS II. r. Dimock, Baker, Boston, Jan. %.
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the women, warmly clad 10 sweaters. ,hatless
loved the sport. Prizes we're offered Tor best
gross and nrst and second net scores. Miss
Florence G.. Suydam Of Dyker Meadow. who
Bsltusroi, played from scratch and turned in
a splendid 95. Mrs. Russell and Frank VI.
Freeman were winners OF the other prizes.
Mr., anil Mrs. I. X. Shattuck failed TO return
a card, but all others follow.
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Utk /.
Columbia Defeats Brown-Umpire Morti.
mer Removed.

Columbia Defeats Brown Umpire MOrti-
mer Removed.
y The teams Of Columbia and Brown universe
ties played a hockey game last night at the st.
Nicholas rink Columbia winning by I goals to
.. That there was such a difference
between the two scores was due
TO Umpire Mortimers rulings. At ono
time Browns players threatened to quit
unless another umpire Was substituted. They
gained their point and Mortimer hal TO 90.
Soon after the game began Brown made an
attack on the Columbia goal. Bates
shot and the puck hit the goal post
and bounded outside. Pevear got the
puck and placed it fairly between the
posts. The men 81 each team started to go to
their positions. when to every ones aston ish-
ment, Mortimer declared II was no goal. Those
who wpr. near the posts told him he was mis-
taken. This made him angry, and he said that
"a he had rendered his decision It went. Column.
bia pu cEly scored I goals and then Brown rail-
lied and. scored twice before the end OF the
first half.
During the intermisston the Brown men
wanted IN know WHY the first goal had not
been allowed. Mortimer brusluely rerllei
that because he hal ruled II not a goal. Then
the second half began. but soon Mortimer was
removed In this half Columbia scored three
NJ IT, 49,
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large party also played in mixed foursomes
At the Country Club, Nine pairs were entered.
The largest thus lar this season, and the course
was very AZ. Prizes were offered the pairs
making best net and hest gross s"ores, the
winners being Mrs. L.. X. Walker and I w.
Pasrsall and Miss Bowers and James PARK.
The order OF the cards was:
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MARINE INTE LTGENCF.

MINIATURE ALMASAC-rHls DAY.
Sun rises 90 1913 sun sets .5:13 Moon rises .5:o5
HIGH WAFER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. 45s Gov. I'd $50 Hell Gate .. 1923
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BUsBY CUP

take. handican OF the Bon Air Golf Club vas
played to-day. and won by Bishop Alexander.
The lowest net score was made by T. MALTA
Nassau Club, Brooklyn who tied at 20. They
defeated II. II. Cummln. the Southern amateur
champion. whose net score was 81. Twenty
four cards were turned In.
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eided this morning. G. H. Cory played a fine
game and. won the Presidents cur, beating W.
b. Davis BY 5 NJ. and 4 to pay, For tn" Con-
nsdy. 5 up and 3to play. aud In the fnconsol-
ables D., Kennedy beat W, Gordon Brown, l
up. The handicap cup resulted a. follows:
n. Maddock. So; r. O. Groen. ~; u. suydam,
IS; G. B. Cory, 80; DR.. Kennedy %: q. r. Kennedy,
90; ". II. Dsyis, 81; II M Forest, 10; J s,nnott,
pS: Q. II. Loring. Jr. VA; C.. @. Sinnott, "; y. r.
Drake 100; l. +. Brigham. i0a; q u johnson. io7,
C.. ". MAcquoid, 100; A, y Kennedy. IO3; ". Cor
don, Brown lo7 and r. c. West. l2l.
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Owing to the sudden change in the Weather
and the strong wind there was a light attend
Ance at the Laur,nce Harbor Country Ciub
Yesterday. whsrsthe first " the series OF handi-
caps WAS Played TOR the Raritan cur. which IL
was John N. Ward. with Mortimer NJ. Singer
second and II. p. Yellapagus third. The scores
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Millinrrg and 1%rsssmakina.

IL FURs redyed. rcmodelled, repaired; Latest
n styles, moderate prices. specially, seslskin,
Persian. BARKER'S. III West 3gth st
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Personal Notiers.

A YOUNG CHRISTIAN MAN of experience. has
n wife and children cultured, afectio ate. de-
voted tamil, 3 girls youngest II years. boy I needs
at one slO.OOO IT, invest in business tNhole.aIs
groce RES. $4,000, and 81. OOOt invest In q bt autifnt
home in Cir ensbnro, y. c., desirC. some Kind lady
or pc son, yOung or old. who would love an IDEAL
home, e. furnish him this amount of funds at once.
aud to make his or her home forl fe with III amtlyi
have their care, sympathy and love. Write fully, 10
j. {. LINDLEY. Greensboro, Nc.
NAVAJO INDIAN BLANKETS. Rugs and Curios.
~ CAPT RIGGS, Al University place. block west
of WAnamakers, oity.
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ARRIVED OFT,
SAILED rRoa FOREIGN PORT

Sc Bowie. from New York. al Liverpool.
So British Queen, from New York, at Antwerp.
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In the afternoon 4 IN 'xed fou-some handicap
secured sixteen entries. evenly divided. and
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Proposals.
3Marhinrry.

MOTORS, DYNhMOs.. ENGINES, all kinds
sold and installed. uCk delivery, complete plants;
wiring. P. /. HOAG, II John 1t, phone 323s Cor%
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lost and found.
500 REWARD.

Will be paid for return OF trunk an contents to
F.K W. 1884 Broadway, or inrormat'n eadinsto
recovery; Improperly delivered j,rtsu ably with
theatrical baggage from la ~ iye room I DOT of West
I'D ST., Sunday, November ~, 1879. Describeta 40
4o-inch, grcenish o. olive color, two straps; name
painted on end Mrs. Geo. +. Wiltshire"
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oTbE u b''Wus -
a.. Wolf t2l, Ever, Pevesr, Bates. Roteree-J Fen.
wick, n. Y. A. @. U~mpirss-Rannsy, n. \. A. c, A.,
L. Mortimer. 8, 81 s. u, and Lichtsnstein. Time
Twenty minute halves.
Tho first hockey game In the interschola attic
tournament was piayei In the afternoon ut the
St Nicholas rink. between teams of berkeley
ant Dris er schools. Berkeley won by 4 goals
to nothing.
CAMBRIDGE. Jan. 27-The hockey gam
which was 10 have been played between Har-
ward AMI lae on Sol ier.' Field this after
noon, was called on by Manager Strong OF
Yale. who telegraphsd that his team would he
unable to play. As the notification, was sent
late last night IL was found impossible to ar
range another game, There was great disap-
polntment over fale's failure TO appear rs
considerable preparation had been made for
the game.
MosTcLAIR. Jan. 2I;1,The New York High
School hockey team visited Verona Lake this
afternoon and met the .Montclnir High School
team. In the first hall. the .Montclhirs made
Ave goals. In the second half Montclair made
two goals and won the game. Z too. The
shooting Of the MOntclairs was poor. but the
team work waa excellent. The visitor. lacked
team work AMI this, coupled with the fact that
II WAS the New Workers. first game this sea-
son, led 10 their defeat.
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financial.

\LILL sell q block of AHA mn nx sto'k q. ~ cta
w ashare. ANITA IA Broad st., Newark.
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Downtown School

OF II wALwORrH 1NSrITuI ST~EynGRAPHf
y TYpEWnlrINGl BulLplNGi
EVENING SESSION. FEpY IT'D. OFFICE II
NOW OpEN APPLY AT ONCE OR SEND FOR CIR
fITIARS
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Prices always ! less than elsewhere, Sometimes the redu'
ton is even more; here is a time when it is a whole LOT NOR
Are you interested in prices2 Read on!
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PLATES
AT HALF
REAL VALUE
OR LESS

one-haIf, or less, than their real value, or What tley Oru
would sell for. Here is an opportunity for advantageous
buying which ordinarily we cannot offer. The entire lot
arranged in three groups, as follows:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-05
Lost Jewels Worth $40. 900.

Denver. Col, March 2S.-It has lust
become known here that Mrs. Frances
NJ. Wolcott, who was divorced from
Senator f. o. Wolcott in the district
court March Is. was robbed of $40
600 of diamonds and jewelry while in
Paris. Mrs. Wolcott took her Jewels
with her to Paris in a specially con
structed portmanteau, which she car
ried wherever she went. One day on
a shopping tour she left the port
manteau in a carriage and she never
again saw either the jewels or the
vehicle.
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500 Reward 800

The readers OF this paper will be pleas.
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and Mat is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known to the medical
paternity. Catarrh being a constitution
Al disease, requires, a constitutional
treatment. Halls C3tarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sy>.
tenn, thereby DESTROYING the foundation
or the disease, and giving the patien,
strength oy building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work
Inc proprietors have so much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars tor any case thar i,
tails 10 cure. Send tor list of testimon.
iais Address F. J. CHENEY s. Co
Toledo, Q. ~Sold by druggis t7sc'
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Ex-Sheriff F. Y. Jones Dead.

Lebanon, Mo-, March 2S.-Frank
Y. Jones, ex-Sheriff of Laclede coun-
ty, died at his home, two miles east
of Lebanon, to-day after an illness OF
one week.
Mr.. Jones was one of the most pop
ular men in the county. He was
elected sheriff twice and the last time
he beat his opponent more than two
to one While he was sheriff he exc
cuted the notorious Wilson Howard,
the Kentucky desperate, whose trial
and conviction took place here. a
change of venue having been taken
from Maries county. where he killed a
deaf mute by the name of Michaels.
Sheriff Jones also captured Sam
Wilson. the lone train robber. who
held up Missouri Pacific. Mr.. Jones
is the son of Capt. William Jones.
who was prominent i'll Missouri dur
ing the civil war. He Is also a
brother of T. Hodge Jones. ex-rppre-
sentative OF Stone and Laclede
counties.
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IOe Bailey Hopeful.

Dallas, Tex, March 22.-Congre s.
man Joseph w. Bailey arrived il
Dallas this afternoon from Washing
ION. He stated that he had receive
reports from every section of til
state, which made him confident that
he will succeed Horace Chiffon as
United States senator from Texas.
Mr.. Bailey will tomorrow evening
leave for Cameron to open the sena-
torial campaign Saturday.
He said to the Republic correspond
INT this evening ''Things took favor
able for the democrats in the presi-
Dental election. The prospects are
decidedly brighter than they were
four years ago. The republicans have
made so many mistakes during Mr.
Mckinley's administration that
cannot see how the people cannot
fail to rebuke the party next Novem-
ber The Porto Rican policy CT tt e
republicans alone should be sufficient
to defeat them"
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NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.
Judge Shelton Proposes to Guard
Against Lmallpox.

Macon. Mo, March 2S.-Judge
Shelton to-day issued the following
proclamation regarding the April
term OF the Shelby county circuit
court
ITO the officers, attorneys, jurors, ct
al, who may be interested in the
April term of the Shelby county
Circuit court:
''No one, whether grand or petty
Juror. litigant, witness or spectator,
from any of the smallpox infected To-
calities of Shelby county, will be al
lowed to enter Shelbyville during the
approaching term of court, and you
may put the responsibility for such
notice on me. | don't care to take
any chances in the matter, nor should
the people of your county be exposed
to such danger
This order may result in continu-
ing a portion of the business on the
docket. but if it does it will have to
go. | will be with you the 2nd of
April. \. NJ. SHELTON,
Judge Second Circuit.
The affected districts are Lentner
and Jefferson townships. Lentner is
on the Burlington road and several
important cases are from that vicin-
ity. The order will result in curtail-
ing about half of the docket. Small
pox was introduced into Shelby coun-
ty several weeks ago by party who
was a guest at a prominent wedding.
At the time he had the disease in its
incipient stage and didn't realize the
seriousness of his malady. There
have been no deaths and the disease
is reported to be in an exceedingly
mild form. The yellow flag has been
run up at the infected homes and
stringent quarantine measures
adopted.
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Should keep Away From Japan.

Washington, March 2S.-Consul
General Goewey at Yokohama had
transmitted to the state department
a copy of his reply to inquiries from
Americans as to opportunities for
employment in Japan. He recon-
mends that Americans shall not come
to that coutry seeking employment,
as each year finds an increasing num-
Der of young Japanese, who have
been educated abroad, coming homo,
and the natural policy in official cir
cles is to discharge foreigners az fast
as their places can be filled by the lie
turning natives.
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4 MlLLl0N-D0LLAR FEE.
Attorney DilI's Retainer for Bringing
Carnegie and Frick Together.

Washington. ID. C. March 25.-Jas.
b. Dill. the New York attorney. who
has brought harmony and tranquil
rela tions between Andrew Carnegie
and II {. Frick. the iron kings. will
now rank as one of the most wonder
full corporation attorneys of the
country. Mr.. DiIl's fee i'm bringing
peace 10 two strong-willed men and
arranging the details and legal work
for the Incorporation of this the
greatest iron combine in the world.
will be- an even 81 900. 900.
Mr. Dill, when II very young man.
was a reporter ON the Chicago Tri-
bune and now has business conuec-
tions i'm st. Louis. His residence il
at East Orange. y. J.. and his home
= one of the most hospitable in the
east His Office i in Pine street
New York and l. under the name of
Dill, Bomie-ler & Baldwin. During
the past five years the firm has han
died some of the largest corporation
interest of the country
Mr.. Dill has never sought political
preferment, although he could have
been a congressman from his home
state. He has. on occasions. been
chairman OF prominent political co.,
ventions- Mr.. Dill is well known in
Washington.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-04-05
GEN. WHEELER'L on GUAM.
Result of His Observations and I'm
pressions of the Island.

pressions of the Island.
Washington, March 2S.-Genera
Wheeler has submitted TO the navy
department report upon his obser
vations and impressions OF the island
OF Guam.
He saws the area of the island II
about $50 square miles, OF which one
haH is susceptible Of cultivation, al
though only about | per cent ls now
anler cultivation. The population
IL Fixed at 5000 souls, nearly all OF
whom reside in the towns. The soil
IL very firtile and fruits and staples
are produced in quantity, the cocoa
nut trees especially having an APP
3esrance OF thrift and bearing power
superior to any seen before in the
tropics. The dugdug and other
oread-fruit trees grow TO enormous
sa. on the island; deer and wild
goats are found i'll abundance. Fly
mg foxes are numerous and form one
of the principal staples OF food. Cen
apedes, wasps, large spiders and a
agerses of small scorpion are com
Roa- but their bite or sting is not
dangerous. There are no tarantu-
las and no snakes.
The principal, and, in fact, the only
industry of any consequence in Guam
$ The production and expectation of
crops, the product in England selling
sDs $95 a ton. The towns Of the is
lind are very neat and complete,
coed portion of them being built OF
stoSse, and the rest of nipa and bam-
boo The roads, with "a few excep-
7ioaas> become very bad in the wet
season, but as all the towns are on
ahe coast, travel is always available.
Diese is very little money OH the
s3saDd and wages are low.
The temperature is mild and much
aoO]er than that of the Philippines,
although the inha bitants declare the
seast in August and September is al
most suffocating
The rainfall is very heavy and dry
lays are few. Monsoons are felt with
violence for three months of the wear.
but hurricanes are comparatively
Hrs.
Earthquakes are tolerably fire.
9uent. 1t has been stated that i'm
the southwest part of Guam leprosy
was prevalent, but there are few
traces of this dread disease now, al
Enough one or two persons were en-
sountered who had the appearance
of lepers.
The people are very friendly and,
As Il Whole, have regularfeatures and
erect forms.
TO the drinking water on the is
and in attributed great amount of
sickness among others than natives,
and plant for distilling water has
been erected at Agana, the principal
town. Agana has about 6,4OO in
snbitants, and is described a. being
<scsan, well-kept little city.