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Passed st Helena prev 18th. ship z Hitch
cock, Gates. from Hong Kong for New York.
Crosse. for New York.
Ar at Rotterdam l4th, steamer Rotterdam,
New York.
SID I'm Rotterdam Nov lAth. steamer Staten
dam, New York.
Sid I'm London 18th. steamer Minneapolis,
New York.
Sid I'm Queenstown 10Th, steamer Oceanic,
from Liverpool for New York
AT at Rio JAneiro about 18th inst, harque
Herbert Black, Blanchard. Buenos Ayres.
Ar at Colon Nov IA, steamer Allianca. from
New York.
Sid I'm Halifax, Ms. 10th. barque Hattie @
DIXON, Bfidgewater.
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Portland & BuOihhsy Steamboat Co.

STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves East
Boothbay at a. IN. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Portland. touching at So. Bristol,
Island.
Returning leave Franklin Wharf. Portland, at
o. m. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday for
Squirrel IslandiBoothbay Harbor, Heron Island,
SO. Bristol and East Boothbay.
aug2dtf ALFRED RACE, Manager.
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Chicngo Cattle MARKET.
~ fnierra9n

CHICAGO Nov 10. 19OO-Cattie - REGENTS
q. 500. Including 600 Westerns and 600 Tex
good to prime steers 40@6 SO: poor 10 me
dium 4OG5 so: selected feeders steady 20
led steersly4aS5; Texas grass steers at e
10.
Hogs--reeeipts 2r 600; mixed and butchers at
4 1876 12ts good 10 choice heavy ooao ~;
rounb and heavy at 7O14 50; HIGHT at 7oG
& OF; bulk of sales at 5000 90.
Sneep-receipts 1000; Egood 10 choice weth-
ers al 4 GOA rs: fair to choice mixed 7biG
4O5; Western sheep OOa4 20; native lambs
5od5 $751; Western lambs 00G5 20.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
. N.,. Norh stooh. Money and Grain
murkst Review
NEW yoRK. movie

NEW FORK. Movie
Money on call closed steady at SsA Per eo1''
hast loan 81 ruling rate =.
PRIME mercantile paper at Sfsa 20 per cent
STERLING Exchange steady. win ae.ua' JUS
ness IN bankers biils 4sAas94 es@ss 'o' -.
mand and so7s "a so7s 'or SIXTY days. posiso
rs,e. ~ 4s11sa4 So aud ga S5ls. ,Vn :
mercial bills at soa4 sofa
Bar Silver "a.
silver certificates CA 96H
Mexican dollars SOFA.
Governments steady.
state bonds inactive.
Railr load bonds strong
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Domestic Markess
Bv Telegraph.N

Nov. 16. 1900.
NEW YoRK-Ths Flour marKet-receipts
i4459 bbls; exports 7,1f9 bbls; sales 100
pcKRs market weak, Eal0c lower ON all grades.
Fiour-Winter DTS , ooh3 80 ;wlnier sIraights
2 boa3 GO; AitnnesoLa patents 9oas4 20 win
tel extras 6Od2 90: Minnesota bakers D oO@
5 70 10 low grades 4ba2 60.
Rye steady; No 2 Western SEC fob ahoati
state i've 51aS2c c New York.
Wheat-recelpIs 81, l76 bush; ex ports 81, *70
bu; sales 3,S76,0O0 bus futures. 20O.OUO bush
spot; spot weak No Red at 75bac o anoaI;
No Red at 76s4 elev; No Northern Duluth
Corn receipts 131.1T5 bush; exports b,124
bush: sales 24O, 600 bush futures. $4,000 bus
spot; spot easyi No at ace In elev and 4T1sc
oats-reoep;s $1,000 busn. exporIs 90 bus
sales 900, 900 bush: spot quiet; No 2 at 26e;
No 3 AZ 265sc; No 2 white 20 mo white at
Csc; TRACK mixed western at 20 iata2Iei track
whire Western ~ ~ a SHIce.
Beet steady family 10 5o9sli; mess at s9a
o go
Cut meats auiel; picked hams =.
Lard eas Western steamed 60 Nov closed
7 IS nominal; reiiled quiet; continent AT z 10;
S'A so: com, ound =.
Pork steaay: mess at IL o0al3 %: family at
IS Scale 90; short clear IA o0,GlJ 90.
Butter market is firm; creameries ut ts@
27c; do factory at i3a16hc; June erin at lisa
24c: state dairy 16a26e.
Cheese steady; large Sep fancy at 1o54 small
do l large q, fancy i0iz d1Ota small 1919.
Eggs strongi state and Penn al 22a25; Wes-
tern regular packing 2fa25e; western loss of
suzar-raw nrm; fair refining 37sc bid; Cen
trifugal 80 test 4ssc bid ;Moiasses sugar 3ssc;
refined steady.
CHICAGo-Cash duotaions:s
Flour dun ard easy.
Nheat-No spring-c; No do at 67a
72c: No Req at II b4G74Ac. Corn-No at
39lac: No yellow 301hc. Oats-No ate;
No white 26dd25e: No white 24l4a261ae:
No Rye &c: fair 10 choice mating Barley at
5a,dGOc; No Flaxseed 20; No / n w Flax
seed at II; prime Timothy seed at 1904 20.
Mess Pork 10 5OG1O G21s. Lard at 2oa7 20;
short ribs sides at 90G7 20; dry sailed shout
ders at 5ssG5s4 short clear sides at GOA
700.
Butter active--creamery at 15&2si aairies at
12baG o.
Cheese active 81 1oG11Mc.
Eggs active fresh %.
Flour-rsceipu 1900 bols; swheat $4,000;
bush; corn 22z.OO0 bush: oats 81 900 bush;
rye 5000 bush: barley $4,000 BUSH
5hipments--Flour l2.oOo hpls. wheat 141 900
bush; corn i65, 900 bushi cats 2l2,Oo0 bush
rye 1000 Dusn; barley 16,ooU busa.
DETROIT-wheat quoted at 78c for cash
WniIe; Red T6c; Nov 10, Dec at 7Sci May at
S0s4c.
TOLEDO Wheat hrm-eash and November
75c; Dec 75Ise; May 5ossc.
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PORTLAND Nov. 16.
Breadstuffs rather easy, Wheat closing to-day
lac decline. Corn and Oats weak b un-
IN nged here. Provisions steaoy with Lard "a
higher. Eggs nrmer. Apples tel ding upward;
Iobpers ere ta,ing 81 20 in car lots for Bald
wins, and we anticipate still fu Their rise. Cord
age firm and higher.
The following quotauonsrepre sent the whole :
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BOSTON Nov. 10 ifoo-Tne following were
today's Quotauons OF Flour ana Corni
FLOUR
spring patents 20d5 20
Winter patents 4 COa4 so.
Clear and stralgnL. so 81 20
Corn-sI steamer yellow i&S1Sc.
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HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

win leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily sun
days excepted at 200 p. M, for Long Island,
Little and Great Chebeague, Cliff Island, So.
Harpswell Baley's and Orr's Island.
Return for Portland-Leaye Orr's Island, and
above Landings, 100 a. IN. Arrive Portland.
$50 y. m.
Octidn ISAIAH DANIELS, Gen. Mgr.
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ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
Portland s Yarmouth III. etrIe Ry. Co.

Leave Elm ST., for Underwood Spring. Gas,
745 s.15, s.45 a. m. hourly till 12.45 p. m, half
hourly tin 745 p M. hourly TIL 1916 p. m. For
Yarmouth, at same time, emitting LIS, 245 4.l5,
5.45 and Ills p. IN. trips. Leave Yarmouth, $40,
$40 10 40 a. m. hourly till 1910 p. M, Ito,
2f0 240. a40 40, $40 $40, hourly tilt $40 p. IN.
Leave Underwood Spring for Portland, go 7.1O,
740 sic "A. M. hourly till Ito p. m, half hourly
till no, hourly till 1910 p. IN.
Sundays for Underwood Spring and Yarmouth
from s.15 a. M. half hourly to 945 p. m. Last
ear from Underwood for Portland at 90 p m,
and from Yarmouth 0.1O p. m. oetSdu
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RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabfn-s50OO and up single. Re
turn-si00.O0 and up according TO steamer
and accommodation
second Cabta--s35O0 and upwards single
Retmn-SGG50 and upwards, according TO
steamer.
stcerage-To Liverpool, Derry London,
Queenstown. Belfast and Glasgow, $500
Storage outfit furnished free.
Apply 10 Il. z. MCGOWAN, 40 Congress
street. j. b. HEATING, room T. First National
Bank Building, CHARLtS ASHTON, 947A
Congress streetand Congress Square Hotel, OF
DAVID TORRANCE & CO, Montreal.
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Q sston Markets.
IBy Telegraph

NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-ttay was
steady, I-iB advance; middling upiands 9Ts
DO gull 101se: sales 1897 bales.
GAIN KSTON--The Cotton marSot closed
strong; middlings 6-l8c.
CHARLEST oN-rhe Cotton market to-day
firm; middlings 8 6-I5c.
MKMP4Is--ThA Cotton market to-day closed
steady; middltngs 6-16c.
NEW 0RLEANs-The Cotton market slosed
firm; Iniddlings 5iAcs
MOBILE-Couonmarkes is steadys nIddling
ol4G
SAvANNAH-The Cotton market Closed
steady middIngs esq.,
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The stalmeh aud elegant steamers "G0v.
DINGLEYp and BAY STATE alternately
leave Franklin wharf Portland. and India
wharf, Boston, at 100 p. m. daily. sundays ex-
copied.
These steamers meet every demand OF modern
steamship service In safety. speed, comfort and
luxury Of trayeling.s
Through tickets Tor Providence, Lowell wor-
eester New York, etc.. etc.
]. y. LIscQNR, General Manager.
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
custom House Wharf. Portland, NJ

WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
nae K0NO-


WEEK DAY TINE TABLE.
In Effect Oct. 20. 1900.
For Forest CITY Landing, Peaks Is
land, $50. Gas. SEQ, 1880, a. M. 215. 400. 6l5
D. m.
6.26 p. m.
400 p. m.
Fer Little and Great Diam ond isln nds,
and Trefethens landing, Peaks ISL
and, $50, Gas. 500. 1879 u. H., 2.i5. 0.i5
p. IN.
6I0 TAO, aIo li.4O a. M, 3.25, $50 p. m,
RetuIn-Ieave Great Diamond Island.
6.c5. 1855 9O5. II 80 a. M. 800, 6.35 p. M.
Heturn-Leavo Trefethen's landing,
Peaks ISL q, 800. 7.S0. 800, il.3o a, M, 3l5.
Gao p. M.
For Ponce's Landing. Long Island, SOB.
1890 a. m. 2.15 p. m.
Return--S45, II. 10 a. M, 500 p. m.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City Landing, Peaks
Island, 1880 a. M, 2l5p m.
For Cushing's island. 1879 q. m.
For Little and Great Dia lsnd Inland.
Trefethen's Landing Peaks Island,ahd
Ponce's1 Landing, Long Island, 1890 a.
M, and Ais D. 70.
G. W.T.. COOLING. General Manager.
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The following quotations represent the ray
ing prices In this marketi
Cow and steers. .s...sss.s. ..ou
bulls and stays. ss.stssssOs
Calf Skins-No 1 quality .....s...-.. %
No3 &" 49,. ....6
Nos ...s.............25c each
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lnN IgKE1IIJjls6
I'm Effect Nov. Iefh. 1900.
TRAINS LEAVE UNION STATION. RAIL
NAY SQUARE AS FOLLOWS.

AN0NF A@AAAt
TRAINS LEAVE UNION STATION. RAIL
NAY SQUARE AS FOLLOWS
7.ooa: m. For Brunswick. Lewiston (Lowsn
Bath, hocklant. Augusta, WateFv1lle. skowhs-
gan, belfast, fangor. Bucksport aud Tanceboro
S9n ,,,,.. 9S - John o. stephen, calais),
ss0 a. m. For Danvilis Junction, Rnmford
r s,1 Lewiston, Pennington, kangsey and
ia25 a. N, For Brunswick. Bath. Lewiston.
Gardiner. Augusta. wateryille. Plttsneid.
Baps fatten. Houlton and Caribou via b. &
i3.40 =. NJ. Express for Brunswick. Lisbon
rails. lewiston wa brunswick Augusta, Water
Dor. Washington Co. K. r. Uldiown Greenvills
arn kstahdia Lon Worss.
Bemis. Lewiston. Darlington. Carrabasset..
ha1goiey blnghtm, Watervile. Sk0wbcgan.
:, o pm. For Freeport. Brunswick, Rockisnd,
gan, Belfast. Dover and Foxcroit, Greenylile,
Bangor, Oldt0wn ann Mattawamkeag and TO
$40 p. m. For Brunswick, Bath, No .kiand,
Augusta and Watervilic.
:. 40 .. m. For Danyille Junct on, Mechanic
loo D. m. Night Express for brunswick,
Bath. Lewiston, Augusta, Watervllle. -k0s-
6ssa.: bangor, Moossnead Lake. ,Ar9osiook
Washsni TO 20. II. r.. Vanceboro St Stephen
Ca alsl. So. Andrews, St John and I'll Aroos-
Provinces. Tue train easine Saturdas night
does not connect to Belfast, Dexter. Dover and
foxerot', nor beyond Bangor.
WHITE MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
$50 a. m. For Bridgton. Harri .on. Pa5yans.
Burlington, Lancaster. St John ybury Sner-
BROOKE. Quebec. Montreal. Chicago, ST. Paul
and Minneapolis.
ho5 p. IN. For ssbago Lake, Bridgton. Har-
rison North Conway. Fabyans. Lancaster.
Colebrook aud Beecher Falls
600 D. m. For Sepago Lake. Cornish. Bridg-
ton. Harlan NQFtb CONWAY and HaFtlatt
SUNDAY TRAINS.
TO a. m Paper train for Bangor, bath. and
for Rockland except Ferry Transfer at Bath.
1240 ?. m. For BIunswick lewiston Bath,
Augusta. WatervilIe and Bangor.
ti.e0 y. m. Night Express for all points.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
From Bartlett. No. Conway and Harrison.
a. M; Watervil,e, Augusta aud Roekland, 8.45
q. m; Bangor, augusta and Roeklauc. l2.1b
y. m; Skowhegar, Pennington, Rumford Falls
and Lewiston, Y. 20 p. M; Bseeher Falls. Fab
vans and Bridgi on, 11-b5 p. m; SkOwhegan,
Waterv lie, Augusta and kocklard. $40 p. m;
st. John. st. Stephens. (Ca,ais), Bar Harbor.
Aroostook County, Moosehead Lake and Ban
lord Falls and Lewiston. b.45 y. m, Chicago,
Montreal. Quebec, Fabyans. No. CONWAY,
Brdgt0n 7.55 p. M; Bar Harbor and Bangor.
LIS a m. daiiyj Halifax, St. john, HoultoB, st.
Stephen. Bar Harbor. Bangor. $50 n. m.
SUNDAYS Bangor and Lewiston, 1225 p. MI
Bangor. l % a. M. Halifax. g.. john, Vance
boro and Bangor. $50 a. IN.
GEO. r. EVANS, v. Y. s. G. NJ.
+. *. BooTHBY. @. p. J. A.
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bay; Snow Flake, Edgewater for Richmond !;
Elizabeth M Cook. Amhoy for Calais; Sebago.
Richmond for st john. NIB; ii Tilton. Bangor
for New York.
WHIST sULLIvAN-Sid I1th. sch Georgietta
Peterson, Providence.
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MARINE NJ Ews
roar or roRrLAsp

FRIDAY. Nov. 1e. 1900.
Arrived.
steamer Horaiio Hall, YorkrNew D, "a g
passengers and mdse TO Il Lisc0mb.
Steamer St Croix, Pike. Boston for PASSPORT
and 81 john. NIB -.
srsamer Frank Jones, Bryant Machias via
IS steansr EnIerprise, Race. South Bristol and
Sch ii walton Rice. Gloucester.
Sen Railroad, simmons, Friendship.
Son Hattie 81 Mayo, Murphy. Boston.
Schs Maud s, Sarah Wharf. fleur de Las, aud
Nellie Blye fishing.
Ewe Cleared.
Sch Laura Hall, Rockwell, Dorchester, NIB.
Sch city OF Augusta, Adams. Kennebec and
New York--Chase. Leavttt g. co.
Sen VIM Archer, Rlch' "in'efport-Doten
Sch Catalina, Mcintyre. camden-Paris Flour
ing Co.
sAILED-sohs Alma L A Holmes. City Of
Augusta, and the feet which put In Tor shelter.
FROM our CORRESPONDENCE.
BoOTHBAY HARROR. Nov I6-sld, barge
Falmouth, Windsor. Ms, for New York; schs
Kennebec for DO; Siias McLoon. Roekport for
BOSTON; II p Chase Bath for do: Mary Halves.
Bangor for DO; Break OF Day, fm kockiand for
Nav York; s Smith. do for Boston: Odell,
bangor for do; Chas A Hunt. Mt Desert for do; ;
Z Waterman, Calais for Bristol; Lausa I Ches-
ter. Rockland for do; Fannie Hall. Bangor for
90; Ella May, Rockport for do; Hannah Carl
ton, Bangor for New York; I G French, 90 for
do: Douglass Haynes. Kenuebec for do; Hyena
Bangor for Vineyard Haven: Hnme, Rockland
for New York; ALnie s Reuben, kennebec for
do; r w Whit. do Tor do.
Also sailed, schs Geo Z Ferguson, Lucy Ham
mond Hamburg Belle UNeil. and John Cad
wallader, for New YORK; Nellie Eaton, for New
London; Regina. and Chester Wood, Boston;
Mary Snow, do.
R0CKPORT. Nov I5-Ar. schs Leona Lane,
and Antelope. Wooster, Boston; Pemaquid, DO
Carrie A Buckman. Bueksport
Nov 15-Sld. schs AnEie Sargent, for Boston;
Senator, Bangor.
wIsCAssET. Nov 16--sld. sch Fannie Hodg-
kins, Coffin. Kennebec for Boston.
Camden, Nov 15-Tne new five-masted schr
in the ward of II NJ Bean. Is to be launched next
hath, Nov 5th = The new five-masted schr
in the yard OF the New England 20, Is TO be
launched next Tuesday.
Notice TO Mariners.
OFFICE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTOR,
FIRST DISTRICT.
Portland. Me-. Nov. 10. 1900.
IPenobseot Bay and River. Maine.l
Mark Island Ledge Bell Buoy, red nun
shaped, Is reported adrift.
Ii Will be replaced as soon as practicable.
Bv order the Light House Board.
j. X. GOGSW ELL,
Commander U. =. Navy.
Inspector LIST l.. IL. Dist
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Nov IA, 71mlles North OF Cape Hatteras, sci
York.
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European Markets

European Markets
QBy Telegraphl
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 10. 190o.-The Cotton
market is firm; spot at 1890; sales g.
900 hales.
LONDON. Nov. te. 1900 onsois for money
ana %, for the account 0Sas.
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BOSTON and PHILADELPHIA.

TRI-WEEkLY SAILINGS.
From Boston TuesiaE Thursday SatuIdaL
Fem Philadelphia, MOniaI, "Wednesday
End Friday.
From Central Wharf, Boston, p. m. From
Pine street Wharf Philadelphia, AZ 8 p. M. In
surance effected at office.
Freighfs for the West by the Penn. r. II. and
South fCf sarded by connecting lines.
Passage 600. Round Trip $500
Meals and room included.
Fer freight or passage apply 10 +. p. WING,
Agent. Central Wharf Boston.
Z. b. sampson. Treasurer and General Man
aver, 80 State 81, Riske Building, Boston, Mass.
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Portland vvholssa . marxs,.

DORCHESTER. NIB. schr Laura Hall
81 905 IL oak lumber.
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Boothbay. Nov i6-Sch Smith futile. from
Boston, arrived here to-day for repairs, having
carried away head II foremost
Boston, Nov 16-The attempt TO pump out
schr Myra Weaver to day was failure. and
IL Is now thought her bottom was stove In while
ashore on Handkerchief Shoal. She Is now on
the mud at Leighton's repair yard. A diver
will make ali examination.
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BOSTON stock list.

sales OF stock at the Boston stock Exchsngs;
A,ehison. ...........-. ............... ga s1a.
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Portland Daily Press stock Quotatto ms
Corrected by Swan s Barrssk Bankers. 1855
Middle street
Cochise review., 1900-07-07
OUTING TRIP BY WAGON.
Chicago Student at Princeton Ste pts Out on . Novel vaea-
 ton Trip.

James w. Thorne. of Chicago, a senior in Princeton, left Princeton the other morning fin covered wagon for the far west. He will start on the journey alone, but will be joined later by JoEn C.. Ralston, of Chicago, who graduated last year from Princeton; {; C.. l.. Denny, of Indianapolis. senior in the university, and E. B. Meigs, of Philadelphia, also a senior. The stu. dents are going for a good time and expect to travel in the wagon all sum. mer. They intend to make their first long stop at Yellowstone national park. where several weeks will be spent in hunting wild animals with cameras, with which the expedition is well equippCds The wagon was built es- pccIally for the purpose and will con. stitute living-room, kitchen and bed. room Guns and fishing tackle have been provided in abundance and three dogs will act as mascots and afford amusement. After the stay in Yellow. stone park the party will go to San Francisco.
Cochise review., 1900-07-07
WEDS HIS NURSE.
kenoshR Man. Now Fighting in South Africa, Surprises His
 Friends.

The Kenosha (Wis) friends of Charles J. Spruce, a Kenosha man who is fighting with the British army in South Africa and who was decorated recently with the Victoria cross. were surprised the other morning when the relatives of Spruce in Kenosha received letter from him announcing his mar riage to a young woman of Johannes burg who had recently been a nurse with the British army.
 The story of the wedding was the old romance of the battlefield. Two years ago Spruce was taken i'll and wns sent to the hospital, and fell in love with the young woman who attended him during his illness. In connection with the announcement of his wed. ding Mir. Spruce writes that he win retire from the army in the'near future and go to London for brief visit and then return to Kenosha.
Cochise review., 1900-07-07
REVIEW OF JAPAN'S NAVY.
The Large Fleet Fights . Sham Battle ....r in Attack and
 Defense.

One of the great events of the pres ent year in Japan has passed into his tory. The impressive review of the Japanese fleet by the emperor, while not so imposing as the great English display on the queens jubilee, was in some regards of greater significance, besides being in itself a conspicuous success as picturesque spectacle. The review was preceded by extensive maneuvers of the fleet in the island sea, that scene being substituted for the Corean straits in order to avoid and semblance of design to wound Russian sensibilities.
 As newspaper correspondents were strictly excluded, scarcely any par. ticulars were obtained concerning the various movements of the fleet except that the generaldesi ign was to represent an attack upon and defense of that vast body of water which, in the event of war, would furnish to the empires fleet not only an impregnable haven of refuge, but also point of attack from which, on three different sides it could issue to assail an enemy.
 The maneuvers over, 50 of the war. ships, including the finest of the bat tleships and cruisers, assembled ir Kobe bay, where, with the hills and shores black with spectators, the em. peror reviewed the fleet, which the Japanese now regard with idolatrous pride.
 The financial situation is growing more and more precarious and the em' pire is at present standing on very thin ice. The loaning Japanese banks are. offering rates of interest for Ge' posits. while, significantly enough, the foreign banks are at the same time cutting their rates down B per cent
Cochise review., 1900-07-07
DOING GOOD WORK.
Signal Corps Connecting Entire
 Visayan Group by Wire.
Nearly 2,OOO Miles of Telegraph Wire Already Laid with 10O First-ClaSa Telegraph Omces-FurtheR
 Work Planned.

A new progress map of signal corps telegraph lines and cables in the Phil ippnes, just prepared under the direc- tion of Gen. A. w. Greeley, is of especial interest at this time. It shows not only lhe system as it existed on March 31, but also projected military telegraph lines and cables now in process of con struction.
 Photographic communication between Manila and the south has been entirely dependent upon the English cable to the Visayan Island of Panay, Negros and Cebu. This cable, which was broken by an earthquake on April 14 has not yet been repaired, and the long interruption emphasizes the great mill itary importance of the alternate tel egraph route to the southern islands from Manila, which is now being con. structed by the signal corps. The sys- tenn recommended by Gen. MacArthur has been fully approved by Secretary Root, and will be'pushed to rapid com. pletion. tH''
 It is expected that the entire yisay. ana group will be connected by mili- tary lines before July, and that the , southern system of cables and land lines will be in operation by the end of the rainy season. The extent and mag. nitude of the telegraph and cable oper. ations of the signal corps in the Phil. ippines is hardly realized or known There dfe' 1e0 first-class telegraph of. fees, manned by nearly 900 skilled op. orators, who handle by telegraph on the Island of Luzon alone about BOG, O,00t words each day. In addition. there are about l5o long-distance telephone sta. tions in operation in various parts of the archipelago.
 The work of the signal corps, when completed, will stretch through nearly IA degrees of latitude. Six signal corps cables are now in operation, and in all probability the cables and land lines which were nearly 1000 miles in length on March I will aggregate at present 2,500 miles. While some branches are for strictly military purposes, the most of these lines are permanent structures which will have very important bear. ing in the development of the trade re. lations of the various islands.