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The age-herald., 1900-03-24
HEAVY TRADING>
 IN STOCK LISTS Efforts to Keep Prices Up Proved
 UnavaIling. MARKET CLOSED DECLINING The Stocks Which Have Been Most Heavily Bought for Past Few Days Were Most Largely
 Sold Yesterday.
MARKET CLOSED DECLINING

New York, March 23.-Prices of stocks made continual but unapailing efforts to stand up under the weight of heavy sales to realize profits, but the majority of in- stances the last prices are below those of last night.
 The whole list was, at one time, higher than last night, and several stocks or groups of stocks made show of aggres- sive, strength. But this seemed to be due largely to manipulation to sustain the list in the interest of those who were selling to take their profits This was notably the case in Baltimore and Ohio preferred, which was pushed up nearly 3 points above last night. While the preferred was thus rising heavy selling continued in the common stock.
 All of those stocks which have been most heavily bought fin the last few days were most largely sold today. Selling orders came not only from the board room traders, but from outside sources, and London re- versed it's position of yesterday. It bought slightly of some stocks, but the balance of transaetions on that account was on the side of sales.
 The sub-treasury has commenced to dis purse the premium on the government bonds deposited for conversion into the new 2s, and as a consequence the losses by the banks for the week or sub-treasury operations are reduced to $1 ,1S7 900, and this is almost offset by receipts of gold from Canada and other points. The shipments to the interior are almost exactly offset by the receipts. The profit taking in gov ernments has tended ito the reduction of loans of the banks but the renewed ac- tivity in stock market has created a de- mand and so no loans. The action of the money market indicates that the banks are well within their limit of legal reserves.
 The bond market was less active than yesterday, and higher in some points with some stocks. Total sales par value, $2,506,- 600; U. s. 2's advanced 1R in the bid price.
 New York, March 23-Money on call finn at 4q5 per cent; last loan at per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 5@512 per cent.
 Sterling exchange irregular, with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S5ss for de- mand and $4S2d4.S21s for 60 days.
 Posted rates, s4.82@4.S21s.
 Commercial bills, $4.aA64.61%.
 Silver certificates, 60A@61Ac.
 Silver bars, 597sc
 Mexican dollars, 47a4c.
 Government bonds, irregular.
 State and railroad bonds, irregular.
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IfyerrooI Cotton Market

Liverpool March 23.@ p. m.-Spot cotton was in moderate demand, with prices cas- Her; American middling, 1o-32d The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of whiok 300 were for speculation and export and in cuded 7,60o American Receipts, i3,00O bales, including 12,9Oo American. Futures opened quiet and closed easy at she de- cline. American middling low middling clause quotations: March, 5.20s; March April 51Sb; April-May, 5.15s; Mey-5une, 5.12G513s; June-July, 5.10b; July-August, 5.0Ss; August-September, 4.6Ss; September October, 441s; October November, 4.91v; November 4.25@4. .26b; December January, 4.236l4. 24b; January-Febraary, 4.22S.
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chlcapo ,shanee

Chicago, March 2S-The wheat market today was early depressed by the enormous Argentine shipments, but reacted later on the big cash business and sympathy with the corn rally, closing firm, May 1sc under yesterday May corn closed 7sc improved and May oats a shade Up. Provisions were strong and active, lending more or less support to the grain pits. May pork closed 17h@2Oc higher, and May lard and May ribs each 10c improved.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Birmingham City Bonds

rrnTts pnd ProSucn Butter-Elgin. 23d25c; dairy, No. 1, 1SQ2Oc; country, 15d16c; cooking, S91Oc. Potatoes-Irsh roc. Lemons, s3.OO0325. Poultry-Hens 254271kc; fries. 15@17c; small. i2d13c; ducks, 20c: geese, 25Q3oc. Eggs, 12Q1215c per dozen. Tomatoes, s3.25 per crate. Spring cabbage, $3.00 per crate. Onions-W7:ite, 1sc; red, 1%c. Apples-$3.59G4.50 per barrel.
 , ccal stapIe Grocerie. Flour-Best patent, si.50; straight, $365; patents s4.1O. Sugar-Granuated s5.50; Y. C., 5Ac. Coffee-Green. 101AQ12c: Arbuckle's pack ages, S12SO; Lyons packages, $11S0. Lard-7B.
 Clear rib sides, 6lsc Molassca Centrifugal. f5d3Sc; sugar house, 20Q35c; Georgia cane S6c. Rice+n 6ihc.
 Corn-Mixed, 51c; white, 52c Pearl meal, S6c. Hay--Choice timothy, s21.OO; No. 1, $l8.25;' clover mixed $1700 Oats-Mixed. 36c; white. 37c; seed, 39c9 4Oc.
 BIan-Mixed. s17.oo; pure wheat. s1soo Cotton seed meal. $22.5o
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ifailv statauna

Galveston-Quiet; middling, 95sc; sales, 4; receipts, 2,106; stock, S9,S23.
 Mobile-Nominal; middling, 93sc; receipts, 993; stock IT ,S96.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling, 914c; sales, 16; receipts, LII; stock, 16SS35.
 Charleston-Firm; middling, 9Isc bid; re- ceipts, 36S: stock, 2S,227.
 Wilmington-Firm middling, 9kc; re- ceipts, 941; stock, 4.240.
 Norfolk-Nominal; middling, 9%c; receipts SIP; stock, 37,665.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 15-16c; re- ceipts 3,366; stock, 6,43o.
 Boston-Steady; middling, 97sc; receipts. net 469; gross, 1,1Z.
 Philadelphia-Quie middling, 101sc; re- ceipts, 100; stock, 1,293. St. Louis-Quiet; midding, 97-16c; receipts, 1,990; stock, 69209.
 Memphis Steady; middlng, g 7-16c; re- ceipts 263; sales, $50; shipments, 1,07S; stock, 75, 018.
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BONDS
Financial


 New York March 23.-The Commercial Advertisers London financial cablegram: The markets here were idle today and the tendency was heavy, striking excep- tion being Americans, which almost mo- nopolized attention London engaged in proft-taking. but the buying was always fighting tlle decline. The market closed at the lowest but operators had secured profits and We're anxious to buy again. Accordingly, when New York came strong in the street there was a scene of consid- erable excitement and extra police were necessary to keep a footpath clear The finish was buoyant. Favorites were Bal timore and Ohio, Atchison, and Norfolk and Western. In the last mentioned it is said a strong pool is buying. Union Pa c..,c and Southern Pacific were weak spots. inc speculative ball is apparently set fairly rolling.
 Tintos spurted 1 to 56 in the dividend. New York sold Anacondas, wcfh fell as to 9h. The bank lost s5O,OO0 gold to the Cape.
 Call money and bills were unchanged. Two-tglird5 of the money due the bank was renewed.
 Final allotments of the war loan are out Applicants up to s4o0 get all they ask Applicants for 9500 and G900 are allotted a4e0. Applicants for s1 300 get B per cent. i; for 94,0O0, get 121z per cent; for e5 900, get 8 per cent. above that amount. 6 per cent. Premium today was 2h per cent.
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Hester,s Cotton Statement

New Orleans, March 23.-Secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement, issued before the close of busi- ness today, shows a decrease in the move ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year dn round figures of 29.0e0 bales, decrease under the same time year before last of 1900 bales and an increase over the same time in 1897 of 5S.009 bales.
 For the twenty three days of March the
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The Cattle Markets

Chicago March 23.-Cattle: Receipts 1000; poor to medium, steady to firm, $40$4.75; selected feeders, steady, $44$4.75; mixed stockers about steady, $3.50Q$3.S5; cows weak, $3d$415; heifers steady, s 10@s4 60: bulls weak, 1Oc lower, $2.60G$4.2O; calves steady, $4d$6 Texas fed steers quotably stronger 8. .SOQ$5; Texas bulls weak, s3@ s3.60.
 Hogs: Receipts, 10000, steady; tomorrow 15,0O0 estimated: left over 1,500. Five to ten cents higher, closing strong Top, $5.25; mixed butchers, $4.9O6$5 .221k; good to choice heavy, s5.O5G$525; rough heavy, $4 .9O@$5; light, $4 S5G$5 .15; bulk of sales, $5. .05@$5. .20
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; sheep and lambs steady to strong. Good to choice wethers, $5. .6Oa$6; fair to choice mixed, $4. 75d$5 60; western sheep, 8. .40@$6; yearlings, $6@$6 50; native lambs, $5.25qS.35; western lambs. 6@$7 .35.
 St. Louis, March 23.-Cattle: Receipts, r. TOO, including 900 Texans. Market steady to strong. Native shipping and export steers, $i .606$5. 75 dressed beef and butch CT steers, $46$490; steers under 1000 lbs, s. .5OG$4. .65; stockers and feeders, $3 .30@$i.- 75; cows and heifers, $2@s4 50; canners, $1. 9 @$2.S5; bulls, $2.60@$4; Texas and Indian steers, 8. .5O1$4.7 cows and heifers, $2 300 s3.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 6,90O Market Sc to 1Oc higher. Top price today the best for seven years. Pigs and lights, $4 .900p$5 .05; packers, $4. 90@$5.10; butchers. $505qs5.2719.
 Sheep. Receipts, 1000. Market strong. Native muttons s5@$5 .S5; lambs, s. 50Q$5. 75; culls and bucks, $4@$5.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans Cotton Market
 New Orleans, March 23.-Cotton sales. 1,S50 ordinary, 3-16c; good ordinary, 11-16c; low middling. 91sc; middling, S3sc; good middling, 9-16c; middling fair, 9 13-16c; receipts, 4,223 stock 367, 1000.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, net, 105,213 exports to Great Britain, 6O,419; ex- ports to France, 26,515: exports to the con- tinent, 72,O94; stock, sos, $50.
 New Orleans, March 23.-Cotton futures steady; March, 9.S1 bid; April, s.31 bid; May, 9.S2@9.33 June, 9.29@9.3O July, 9.29@ 99O; August 9.03@9 04: September. 9.269S. 27; October, 7.SSa7 .S9; November, 7.77@7. 79; De- cember, 7.77a7.7S; January, 7.7Sa7.S0.
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Tennessee Triumph seed potatoes. J. H. McCary Co. 1-23-eod-tt
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Coffee

Coffee futures opened steady. with prices to 10 points lower, ruled weak at a fur ther decline under bearish cables. Trading continued light and of a professional or der closing barely steady at 10 to 20 points
 wer. Sales, 13. 900 bags, including: Ep. s6.65; May, s665d675; June, s6.65: Ju- I s .75; August, s675; September, s6.S01 ~ December, S7.G597.10; January. s7.05. 1al coffee-Rio was barely steady; No. 1r1ice, S1sdS14c and nominal; No. T job o.r- sssd8s4c. Mild was quiet, but easy; 'a' oya, 91ka14c.
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Articles Opened Highest Lowest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: flour was steady; No. 3 spring wheat, e2a64%c; No. red, 6Sc. No. 2 corn, STAG. No. oats, 241A@24asc; No. white, 81sc No. rye' 541k@55c. No. barley, 3Sd42c. No. flax seed and northwestern, $1.65; prime timo- thy seed, $2.35d2.5o. Mess pork, per barrel, $11. 2ea11.S5; lard, per 100 pounds, S6171S@ 625; short rib sides, loose, $62596.5O; dry salted shoulders, boxed 6Ad61Rc; short clear sides, boxed, $640d6,5O Whisky-Dis- tillers' finished goods per gallon, $l41s Sugars-Cut loaf $6.O9; granulated, $54 No. yellow corn, S79s@371ac. Clover, $S.S On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creamery, 19429c; dai- ny, 16@22c. Cheese was firm at 12alSc. Eggs were steady; fresh, 11q12c.
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Treasury Statement

Washington, March 23.-Today's state ment of the treasury balances in the gen eral fund. exclusive of the $l5O, 1000, 900 gold reserve in today's redemption, shows an available cash balance of S159, ,9I9, 600; gold reserve, s99 SIS, ,711-'
The age-herald., 1900-03-24

No. 3S. "Washington and Southwestern Limited" solid vestibuled train, Atlanta to Washington; Pullman sleeping car, Bir- mtngham to New York: also Pullman l- hrarv observation car, Atlanta to New York, making close connection at Atlanta with through sleeper Tor Tampa. Fla. man sleeping cars, Birmingham to Jack sonviile. Fla, via Atlanta; also sleeper At lanta to New York.
 No. U carries Pullman sleeping car. Bir- .oingham to Greenville, Miss.
 F. s. Cannon, Third vice-President and General Manager, Washington, D. c.
 j. M. Culp. Traffic Manager. Washington,
 W. A. Turk. c. P. A.. Washington, D. c.
 C. A. Benscorer. A. c. P. A.. Chatta- nooga, Tenn.
 C. D. Jackson, T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala,
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No. 1 from Macon, Columbus, Albany. etc., 7:S0 p. m.
 No. from Savannah. Macon, Columbus. etc., 1:43 D. m.
 Elegant through s1eepers between Blr- mingham, Columbus. Macon and Savannah on Nos and f.
 Connection at Savannah with superb freight and passenger steamers of the Ocean Steamship company from New York. Boston and the east. To Cuba and West Indies via Central ot Georgia railway By tak-ng the Central of Georgia railway, close connection Is made at Por. Tampa and Miami for Key West and Havana
 For further information apply to
 SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent JACK W. JOHNSON,
 Union Ticket Agent,
 Birmingham, Ala
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Metal Markets

New York, April 23.-All the cables from London were generally unsatisfactory. Copper in the local market for metals was more active and firmer today. The asking rate advanced 9 points at $l6.50Q1675 clos ing frmer at these figures. Tin, however, influenced by a decline of pounds and 10 shillings abroad, ruled weak and decidedly lower again, closing nominal at $50. 70, against $31 5O@31.75, the figures current at yesterdays close Plg iron warrants con tinue quiet. .e-.-
 Lead was unchanged, closing steady at $4.6712@472k asked.
 Spelter ruled quiet. but steady, closing unchanged at s4.50 bid and $4.60 asked.
 Brokers price for lead was $40, and for copper $16.75.
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LOCAL MARKETS

local Cotton Market Good middling, 91sc. Middling, Sc. Strict low middling, sac. T 1x., ,,o;J51ta@ Q1La
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Ala. Great Southern B. R.

Shortest and quickest line to Cincinnati. I.omisviil and the North; also to Shrsve. port, New Orleans ana all points south' west.
 Schedule in effect Nov 19 1899.
Evening journal., 1900-12-01
Trade nE IHE WEEK

Concerning the trade Of the week
r. G. Dun K Co.'s Weekly Review has
this to say:
Commercial failures in November
were $50 in number and Sl2,300,316 in
amount OF liabilities, against 7S2 in
October for S9,072, ,79l, and $50 in No |
vember last year, when liabilities were
only SS.046,SiS. Manufacturing de- /
faults were but 1873 in number and So /
SS3,1S5 IN amount, the bulk of the NOR
tality occurring in trading concerns, OF
which 6i7 failed for S75O6,35S, There !
were forty other commercial failures /
with liabilities of S910,793 Four bank
ing and financial companies defnulted
for SS23 600. At first glance the No
vember statement appears very unsa'-
lsfactory, but it must be remembered
that a few heavy failures In wool and
other textile industries account for al
large share of the reported liabilities.
! Aside from this one branch of trade,
which has. naturally, suffered heavily
from the tardy approach of Winter the
! figures show business TO be on q good
Foundation The value OF classification
/ by branches Of business and separation
of large from small failures Is more
/ apparent In this months statement
than ever before The money market
was easy though borrowers on good
\ railroad stocks found much less diff
] Guilty In securing contracts for three TO
l six months than those who had even
tho better class OF industrial securities
10 offer. Exports of merchandise from
New York for the last week were val
ued at St2 ,95S,1S4, an increase OF nearly
$4,000, 600 over the preceding week. and
! 80 q aaaHN ~ NIs.
same week OF 1899. The four weeks
exports exceed last years by about
per cent. Imports declined to $780,
t 575 for the week. and for four weeks
I are scarcely different from a year ago
Bank clearings at New York for five
DAYS, with less speculation reflected
than In two weeks previous, indicate Z
gain Of 322 per cent over 1888, aud
2i3 per cent over the full week il
e 1855 while at leading cities outside
r New York there is a gain Of 10.4 Pc
4, cent. over 1899 and q loss Of ] per cent
from 1898
Bradstreets commentary is as fol
d lows:
: Unsettled weather and holidays ar
r a drawback to retail and jobbing dis
v tribution in many markets. but tn
4 general situation Is still most salts
! factory one and tho iron and steel
u coal boot and shoe hardware and lum
n hcr trades are conspicuously we'll gitu
N ated. The industrial situation i7 ala
deserving Of note, because Of the -tilb
ing absence of complaint as 10 idle
a ness OF a. 20 peudins or Future labo
/, troubles
~ While the volume Of new orders I
nt crude material continues mcdei1t
y when compared with the enormous eC
,s tivity for some time past business
i iron ana steel is steadier and as
= frula held better II hand
&c The general business situation
Evening journal., 1900-12-01
NM uNnfReo MoplFIcATlON

A dispatch to the Havas Agency from
Pekn says the French minister there,
M. Pichon, is authorized, if all the min
listers are I'm accord. to sign and hand
to the Chinese plenipotentiaries the
propositions adopted by the diplomats
at the Chinese capital though, before
the presentation Of the propositions
they Will probably undergo fresh mod
| ncations.
A dispatch from Pekin announce
that Colonel Yorck commander Of
German column. who inhaled fume
from a stove in his bedroom, died o
Hivaibai.
A French detachment on the from
tier OF Shan-Si. west of Chin-Ting,
preparing to start for Tai-Yuen-Fu' a
operation not calculated 10 encourag
, the court to return to Pel5in.
Evening journal., 1900-12-01
NEWSPAPER OPINION
Favor The Lash


From Philadelphia North American.
In Pennsylvania there is as trong
movement. approved by many magis-
trates, for the enactment of a law pro
viding punishment with the lash for
wife-beaters. Experience has shown
clearly that ordinary forms of punish
ment have no effect upon those british
towards who beat women. They are
incapable OF feeling shame, and there
fore Imprisonment, which involves nc
physical discomfort and but little. il
any, Inconvenience to such creatures, Is
no punishment, and a fine is more
likely to increase the suffering of tho
abused wife and family than TO impress
any lesson upon a drunken husband.
sound whipping is peculiarly appropri
ate IN such cases, and wherever 1t hai
been prescribed tho number Of such OF
lcnses has notably dlminished
The best argument i'm favor OF tia
! lash applied with discretion Is its eHl
cheney as a corrective, ana D9awar
viii mal1c a mistake if she discards
entirely.
Evening journal., 1900-12-01
Social and Personal Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs J. P. Casperson. Of
Clayton, are visiting Mrs. James
Downs, In this city.
Miss Dora Chase has returned from
Ridgely, 1ld.
Mrs. G. A. Phillips, Of Eastcn, Is
listing her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Can
non. at Concord
Mr.. and Mrs j. T. Layheld, Of Will
mington, have been the guests Of Judge
Elijah W. West In cordova, Md.
Miss Carrie Briekley, Of Elkton, is
visiting in the city.
Mrs. Locates and daughter, Matte
OF Clayton, have returned to their home
after a pleasant visit to Mrs. r. B.
Garman. at Tenth and Lincoln avenue
Prospect Park.
Mrs. A. II. Tyson and family. Of viii
mington. are spending the week with
Mrs. J. Frank Challenger, Of Highland
avenue, Chester.
RIr and Mrs Harry Green and
daughter, Of Wilmington, were guests
Of P. H. Brattins family in state
street, Kennett SQUARE Thanksgiving
Day
The wedding Of Frank Paris. Jr and
Miss Mary Allison, which took placs
in Wilmington cn rucz5sg Cysni-g
was stteaied BY the folloW.pg TeSrl,
from pelaTafs county, Pa; ssnue
Evening journal., 1900-12-01

sound and progressive, and the Old
Country is passing into history, leav-
ing 10 its young successor a splendid
heritage of prosperity. Here and
there, as In the WOODEN trade, unfavor-
able spots appear, but they do not
change the general aspect Of things
December is usually a quiet month, ex-
cept in the retail holiday trade, which
is already giving substantial proof of
the existence Of good times. Moreover,
| It is a period of balancing Of books and
taking Of stock and preparation for the
lpayment Of interest and dividends. But
Ian the statistics of domestic and for.
eign trade for November are so favor
able that there is every promise OF like
results during December. Although
foreign exchange is frmer, the balance
of International trade is still heavil,
d in favor of this country. and the recen
p foreign selling OF American stocks ha
by no means liquidated the Europea
p Indebtedness to the United State.
!. Bank clearngs are certain reflection
Of the great volume of trade. Wa
street continues generally bullish, j
(, spite OF the recent reaction. Outsid
p Of the street business men face tn
new year and the new century wit
* great confidence.
Evening journal., 1900-12-01
EXPANSION AND POWER

IL Dr. Mac Arthur, Of Calvary bap-
tist Church. New York, had any ad-
mirers Of tho NebraslSan in his eongre-
cation on Thanksgiving Day they must
have felt decidedly mad and uncom-
Portable. for ne made most bitter and
wei-deseryed attack on, Bryan and
Bryanism sayings
The voluble Nebraskan Populist
stood on a platform which was COM
bination OF lunacies II seemed that
everv species of crank In the country
had his own special plank which he
inserted. Mckinley was not reelected
bv a party vote. Many Democrat.
gave him their support, and this h'
lthoroughly understands and has ac
lxnowledged publicly. Doubtless he VII
hold IL in mind during all the plan
and projects OF his administration u
+ the next four years.
The recent expansion world
movement and Is truly historic, as wa
y the emigration from Scandinavia IN IN
ninth century or the crusades In late
times. and as was the movement {
Amerlcn in the fifteenth century. sa
| Francisco may 9tb bF q hAN''-'
s than New York, and California Decom
the front garden Instead OF the .bac
yard of this country. There is n
"a throne higher to-day than the pres
dental chair in Washington | assef
and challenge intelligent contradictiol
Il that the foremost man In all this worl
lr this Thanksgiving Day is the presidel
g. of the United States.
e, God has given MS a new manuia
"a turing supremacy. The United state
which has long been known as q
d.. worlds farm. has now become u
~ worlds workshop. The construction
~ the Isthmian canal will make the a
IN ministration of Mckinley historic al
e. immortal. This canal will do more I
America than the Suez canal did
~ Europe and Asia. Seward was rig
~ when he spoke of the Pacific as t
theatre OF events In the worlds gre
10 hereafter The dominion OF the Sax
.st In the Pacific Is growing with asto
Ic- ishing rapidity. and they stand for
he highest type OF liberty, civil and
ligious.
Evening journal., 1900-12-01

1897, and the wrecked steamer was TO
have carried him a years supply Of
food and coal. Now no ship can reach
him until next Summer. and the like
iihood is that he viii die from starva-
ton and exposure before that time ar
rives. The poor fellow is, Of course
ignorant Of the fate that has befallen
the relief OF the Lily Of the North
Day after day he will watch for hel
coming until--well, let us hope that h'
will In some manner escape the fat'
which he in ignorance now faces.