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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-26

GUN POwDER-Per keg, Austin crack
shot, $500: half kegs. 1926; quarter kegs.
1925; champion ducking, quarter kegs,
S225; Dupont and Hazard smokeless, half
kegs. $11.35; quarter kegs, $5.7S: 1-pound
canisters, 500; less rs per cent; Troisdorf
smokeless powder, 1-pound cans. 500; 10
pound cans, soc pound.
SHOT-Drop, $l.GO; B. B. and large. N.75:
chilled $175.
IRON-Market very steady; swede. 5Ac.
NAILS-Cut, $3.50 base; wire. $2-s5 base.
BARBED WIRE-$S.50 per 100 pounds.
Fruits and Nuts.
MELONS $3OOqS,OO per 100. Demand
good.
PEACHES basket carriers, 5000
800
PINEAPPLEs-$1.O Cq1.5 so per standard
crate.
LEMONS-Market steady OF $5O0a550.
NUTs-Almonds. Tarragona. 16c Ivicas,
i6c; walnuts, French nc; Naples, lie; pc
cans, 12c; Brazils. 7c; filberts, l3c; assert
ed nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes. 10c
PEANUTS-Ample stock. fair demand:
market firm; fancy hand-picked, Virginia,
per pound, 41sc; hand-picked, Virginia, ex-
tras, 3t.c; n. G. seed peanuts, &C.
RA1SINS-L. L., $500; imperial cabinets.
$2.25; loose, 50-pound boxes, SQSl5c pound.
Dried and Evaporated Fruits.
APPLES Evaporated, 714@sc; sun dried,
e1ac.
PEACHEs-E vaporated. pealed. l7Ac;
unpealed 919GlOc.
PEARS-Evaporated 12ikc.
R1COTS-Evaporate ted, l5c pound; nee
tarines, 101kc.
Salt, Hides and Wool.
SALT-Demand is fair and the market
steady; carload lots. O-pound burlap
l25-pound burlap sacks, 54iRc 125-pound
cotton sacks, 551ac; 2OO-pound burlap sacks,
SIC
HIDES-Market firm; dry flint, 14c dry
salt 12c green sailed, Size.
WOOL-Nominal; prime Georgia free
of sand burrs and black wool, 1890;
black, l6Q17c; bury, 1Gal2c. Wax, BIC;
tallow, 319c. Deer skins, 2Oc
Cotton Tagging and Ties.
BAGGING-Market firm; jute. 2M
pound SIC; large lots. 9lac; small lots.
z-pound. s24a9c; lA-pound, sA@8hc; sea
island bagging. 121zc.
TIES-Standard 40 pound arrow, large
lots. $40; small lots. $3.50
MISCELLANEOUS.
FIsH-Mackerel, half-barrels No. 1.
$3.50: No. 2. $500: No. 3. $3.50; kts, No !,
$40; No. 2. 1925; No. 3, $50. Goldfish,
1-pound bricks 6l1ol; 2-pound bricks, &c.
Smoked behring's. per box 2Oc. Dutch her
ring. in kegs, Sl.10; new mullets, half bar
rels, $3.50.
YRUP-Market quiet: Georgia and
Florida syrup buying at 2SG3Oc; selling at
32G35c sugar house at 10al5c: selling at
straight goods. 2SG3Oc; sugar house mo-
lasses, 15n20c.
HoNEY-Falr demand; strained, in bar
rels. 55d6Oc gallon.
High wine basis, H.23
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fear reported both from London and on
the continent of approaching stringency
in the money market. This fear was
based on The high rate of interest which
the British treasury was. obliged to pay
on yesterdays allotment of treasury bills
and on the expectation that further war
loans are to be forthcoming. The alb
sence of engagements of gold for export
by Tomorrow steamer, although they
had been counted upon, did not seem to
relieve the market of its apprehension of
future demands from abroad upon the
local money market. The current ease
of call loans is to be attributed as much
to the desire of lenders to keep their
funds in easily accessible shape as 10
any plethora of idle funds seeking en-
ployment, New York bankers are prac-
tically out of the market for mercantile
paper and they continue 10th to put out
funds in time loans for any long period.
Reports of an attempted adjustment of
various matters in dispute between the
New York Central and its employees, the
failure to advance refined sugar as ex-
pected, the still unsettled scale of wages
amongst steel workers and the decrease
ir earnings for ST. Paul for the third week
in July were minor factors in the de
preston.
The bond market was without any fea-
lures of special interest. Total sales, par
value, S1,1200O0.
United States refunding Is (when issued)
advanced 4 and the old As and IS u in
the bid price.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
221 200 shares including Atchison, $50;
Baltimore and Ohio, STE; Metropolitan,
G2S9; Missouri Pacific, $50; Southern Pa
cilic, $500; Union Pacific 10 AGO. American
Steel and Wire, $685.; American Tobac-
co, $4,000; Continental Tobacco, 10000
Brooklyn Transit, 1885; Federal Steel,
$40; Sugar, 24795; United States Leather,
z
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NAVAL STORES.

Wednesday, July Is.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-The turpen-
tine market was firm to-day at a decline
of Y cent, the closing being firm at 4ll5
cents. The decline was on sales of round
lot, the opening sales being 1850 casks.
The closing was firm and unchanged, with
further sales of 100 casks. There was
fair demand, though it was due to de-
cline in the price. Unless there had been
a yielding in the price it is pretty certain
the DAYS business would have been con-
siderably restricted. The days receipts
were 2,O42. sales 1900 and the exports 5iS.
ROSINS-The rosin market was firm
and UNCHANGED to-day. There was fair
demand, and the transactions for the day
were medium. There was no unusual ac-
tivity. The days receipts were 4,702. sales
l. 4O and the exports 1910. The following
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STOCKS AND BONDS.
The Market Suffers Further De-
cline In Prices.

cline In Prices.
New York July 25.-The attempt to take
speculative profits in the market barren
of any real buying demand had its nat
ural result in a further decline of prices
to-day. The reaction which set in yes
terday also encouraged the putting out
of some fresh short lines. But the bears
operations and the spectators on the
long side were apparently well enough
fortified 10 be free from the necessity of
liquidating on rapidly falling market.
The declining tendency Of prices conse-
quently showed abatement as the day
wore on and the closing was fairly steady,
but at fractional net declines as the rule.
There was no evidence Of renewed ma
nipuIatfon for an advance, the one or two
strong spots which were in evidence dur
ing the day appearing TO be due to in
dependent causes American Tobacco was
well bought on the belief that the forth
coming report Will show extraordinary
earnings. Metropolitan Street Railway
was marked up Sia from the low point
without any news TO explain the move
ment There were firm spots also in the
railroad list, notably In Southern Pacific
The Southern Railway preferred But
these did not represent any aggressive
stand against the reaction. The cessation
OF the pressue TO realize aroused a nat
ural expectation that the bulls were
readv 40 resume their efforts for an adj
vance. White This expectation checked
the operauons by the bears, the effort
20 rally prices was not forthcoming.
The condltions in foreign markets were
a depressing influence here, especially the
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OCEAN FREIGHTs.

COTTON-Savannah to Boston, per
bale, 25c; to New York. 2Oc; 10 Philadel-
phla. per bale, Sl0O; to Baltimore. per
bale, 800; via New York-Bremen. SOC
Genoa, 4Sc; Liverpool, zoe; Reval, 6Oc d.
rect, Bremen. 42c.
LUMBER-By Sail-Freights dull: 10
Baltimore and eastward, 1870 to 600 per
NJ. including Portland
LUMBER-By Steam-Savannah to Bal
timore, 80; 10 Philadelphia, $500 10 New
York. $500; to dock. $6.7J; lghtered-to
Boston, TO dock, $500.
NAVAL STORES-The market IS firm;
medium size vessels Rosln--Cork for or
ders, 3s per barrel Of $40 pounds and 3
per cent. primage. Spirits, As 81 per a.
gallons gross and per cent. primage.
Larger vessels, rosin, rs Cd; spirits, As.
Steam, lie per 100 pounds on rosn 2ih
on epirits, Savannah to Boston, and 9kc
on rosin and l9c on spirits to New York.
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DRY GOODS.

New York, July 25.-The market to-day
has not shown any change of moment.
There has been a fair demand for bleach
ed cottons and some makes are firmer, an
occasional ticket being advanced to price
from which IL was reduced Monday.
Brown cottons are dull throughout and
irregular for spot goods No change in
coarse colored goods. Prints dull, I'M
changed. Print cloths firm; mems wear
woolens quiet pending next weeks open
ing. Wooden and worsted dress goods gem
orally slow and easy to buy.
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COTTON.

The cotton market remained firm and
unchanged to-day. The receipts were in
fair volume. Nothing of interest develop
ed in the situation. 1t does not appear
like there will be any further business of
consequence during the season, though it
cannot be told what may be done during
August. AT present however, there is
very light demand for cotton from foreign
sources.
The following We're the official spot quo
tations at the close of the market at
the Cotton Exchange to-day:
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c. of G. cons. ore Nav. As. ..lO2la
IS bid ......... 911alOre. S. l.. 6s... l2Sla
do LIST inc. bid. A lOre s. l.. con.5s 112
do End inc. Read. gen. As q. So
bid ....... e.. e. u r.. G. w. lists. 9Ss
Atch gen. As .101A st. L. & Ir. NJ.
Atch. adjt. as. SS84 con. IS .........110
Can. So. ends 1O7lAiSt l.. 81 S. f.
c. & o. AVS . 999sl gen IS .... ...123
c. & o. IS .l16% St. P, c. & p.
c. & Nv. con.7s 14l1s lists .... e. .116A
c. & Nv. S. F. St p. cons. -. 1861
Deb. 5s ..... 1901. 81. p. c. & p.
Chi. Term. As e. 92la 5s .... .. ..11Sik
Col So. As ..... 1914 SO. Pa. As ...... 70
d. & r. G. 1sts.1O2 So. Ry. IS .....10SM
d. & r. G. As. 97hiS Rope & T. IS. 10
Erie Gen. As 3. 6s1S T. & Pa lists ..11li5
F. w. & d. C. T. & p. ends e. IS
lists ....... .... 7O1zI Tn. Pa. As -. 1851
Gen. Elec. SIS lis Wabash lists ....ll6
la. Cen. lists lib Wabash ends ..1O3A
X. c., p. & G. West Shore Is .1l1h
lists .... o.. %. NJ Wis. Cen. As &C.. ~
l.. & ". Unl4s sS1a Va. Centuries -. 80
New York, July 25.-standard Oil 5S7Q
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FINANCIAL.

MoNBY-The demand keeps fairly up
with the supply
FOREIGN EXCHANGE - Market is
steady. The commercial demand, s5.s57s;
aixty days. SASSY: ninety days, As2h;
francs. Parts and Havre. sixty days.
$40: swiss, sixty days, 52Ts; marks,
sixty days, pa; ninety days, "a.
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TURPENTINE AGAIN DROPS.
PRICE GOES OFF Il CENT, CLOSING
FIRM AT Az CENTS.

contracts Lessons the Demand,
Resins Firm and Unchanged-Cot-
ton quiet and Unchanged--LocaI
and TeIegraphic Markets.
Morning News Office July %.
The feature of the markets again to-day
was the decline in the turpentine market
which went off u cent at the opening.
the closing being firm at Az cents This
wa not a surprise to the trade, who look
Cd for a further falling off in the price.
The fact that practically all July con-
tracts have been covered has lessened the
demand to such an exetnt that the price
has dropped under the effect of it. The
rosin market remained firm and unchang-
ed with sales of fair lot reported. The
cotton market closed quiet and unchanged.
Futures closed from TO 10 points off, due
in a large measure to the favorable crop
reports received from various sections of
the South. There is still considera BILE I'M
certainty as TO the news from China, so
that a great deal depends upon the tenor
of the crop news during the next few days.
which will have much to do with the
movement of prices. The following re-
sumo of the different markets will show
the tone and quotations at the close to-
daV:
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Charleston, S. c.. July %.-Turpenrine
market steady, Ale; sales % casks. Rosin
Arm, sales none; unchanged.
wilmington, N. c., July 25.-spirits tur-
nentine. nothing doing; receipts, IS. Rosin
81 .9OdSl. Is; receipts, 49, Crude turpentine
easier, $50 and $3.50; receipts, IS. Tar
firm. 81 40; receipts, ~.
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Liverpool, July %. 4 p. m.-Cotton; Spot.
united demand: prices hardening; Ameri-
can middllng 3 1880 The sales OF the
nay were 1000 bales of which 400 were for
SPECULATION and export and included $500
american. Receipts, $500 bales, all Amer
ICON
FUTURES opened steady end closed quiet;
american middling. low mlddling clause;
guy $50 value; July-August 5.34 sellers;
nNgust-Se September, Sis buyers; September
',oher, $50 sellers; October November,
h'i sellers; November December. Al buy
vlSi December-January. 4.3s sellers; Janu-
s,F'Feoruary 4.26 sellers; February
,reh' ASA sellers; March-April, 4sS sell
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DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady;
banks are buying at par and selling as
follows: Amount to and including So
10 cents; $40 to $25, Is cents; $25 TO $50. 70
cents; $50 10 800 Is cents; 800 to $780,
Is premium; $500 to $1,000, 90 premium;
$1,000 and over buying at lie discount
and selling at 1-l6 premium.
SECURITIES Quotations generally
nominal. The Central issues are firm, es-
pecially the incomes.
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GdaB 16oVeu&IitS at OtneT ports
Ga1veston-Quiet; middling 91ac; net re-
ceipts, 60; gross, 60; sales, 4; stock, 8 205.
New Orleans-Quiet; middling, 101ac; net
receipts las; gross. 2807; salss 175; stock,
$3.50
Mobile-Nominal; middling SIC; net re-
ceipts, 1856; gross, 1885; stock, 4,423
Charleston-Quiet; middling, sssc; net
receipts, 2S4; gross. 2s4 stock, 3,125
Misunderstanding doing; stock, 3d.
$40
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 1oc; net re-
ceipts, 1,l4e; gross. 1.146; stock, 400.
Daltimore-Norninal; middhng, 1oc; gross
300; stock, 3,482.
New York-Dull; mddling 10hc; gross
400; sales. 1855; stock, 1858.
Boeton-Quiet; middling, 10Hc; net re-
ceipis, T63; gross, 1,4s4.
lphia-Quiet; middling, 1880;
stock, S,145
Daily movements at interior towns
Augusta-Firm; middling, CSC; net re-
cslpts, 9; gross, 8; sales. SS4; stock. 1888
Memphis-Steady; middling, 9s4c net re-
ceipts, IA; gross, IA; stock, 10000.
st. Louis-Quiet; middling $40; gross
SS3; stock 1s,49s
Cincinnatt-Ouiet; middling. 91kc; net re-
ceipts, S1S; gross, S1S; stock, S,21s.
Houston-Quiet; middling, 912c; stock
lib
Louisville--Firm; middling. ssc.
Exports Of Cotton This Day
New Orleans-To the continent 400.
Mobile-Coastwise 1865
Norfolk-Coastwise. 1913
acknowledgements, 100.
New York-To the continent, 1873.
Total foreign exports from all ports this
day-To the continent, 55S.
Total foreign exports from all ports
thus far this week-To Great Britain,
6.034 TO the continent, 4,334.
Total foreign exports since Sept. 1, 1899
TO Great Britain. 2,254,624: to France,
sos, O29; to the continent, 2,e73 1o4.
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MURPHY & CO., INC,

Board OF Trade Building. Savannah
Private leased wires direct to New York.
Chicago and New Orleans.
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.
New York Office, No. 81 Broadway.
Ofices In principal cities throughout the
South. Write for our Market sianual and
book containing instructions for traders
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FLUCTUATIONS IN FUTURES.

New York, July 25.--Cotton futures
opened easy and closed quiet. Prices as
follows:
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New York, July 25.-Money on call 1A@
~ per cent. Prime mercantile paper 4Gp
4s4 per cent. Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at $4S7ss
G4.S7$4 for demand and at $4s324 Q4s37s for
sixty days. Posted rates $4S41aa4S5 and
SsSGASS1a. Commercial bills a. s3q4. S3A.
Mexican dollars, 4Sc; bar silver. 6014c;
silver certificates, 61A662Ac government
bonds, strong state bonds, weak; railroad
bonds irregular.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

Note.-These quotations are revised
daily, and are kept as near as possible
in accord with the prevailing wholesale
prices. Official quotations are not used
when they disagree with the prices whole
salers ask
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U. s. Is ef.reg .lOiA Mo. X. & t.

q. 8. 2s ret .reg.lVfH MO, K. q T.
do % coup. .l0ihI ends e. =. e. e.. 80 /
do rs, reg. 100 NJ, X. g. r. IS. 9lA
do 3s. reg. ..lO9i@ NJ. g. o. A. ... $40
do IS, cou. ..llOh ". Y. G. 1sts.. los
do new Is reg l321s n. j.. c. gen. 5s. l22ik
do new 4s,cou. 1885 No. Pa. IS ..... 66lh
do old 49,. feg.li6 No. Pa. Is ..l035s
do old IS. cou.ll5ts N. ", c. g. st.
do 5s reg. ...llSt L. As .... .. .1O6st
do Is. cou. ..ll4Ss N. & w. con As. 97%
d. OF c. e5s LIB Iore. Nav. lists ..lO9
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DoUBLE DAILY SERVICE
Central h
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Plant System.
of Railways.

of Railways
READ DOWN. 4, 4
[ Is Is Ii NorIh-a nd Sonfhu q
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WEST AND NORTHWEST.

C. T. A. Bull and Liberty P&TA Bull Bryan SITS
f. V.
E. ST L ALLIE A, o MACDONEI.L
Mgr, Asst GenIP Agent
Va Porsm outhV Jackso
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-09-13
NOMINATEs CANDIDATES.
National Party Holds a Convention in
New York--Donelson CATER
~ Named for President.

New York. Sept. 6.-The national
party-the official name of the third
party-met III convention Wednesday
in Carnegie hall. this city. and nomi-
mated candidates fol. president and
vice president of the United States.
A platform was adopted and a title
and emblem chosen. These are the
candidates:
For president Donelson caffery, of
Louisiana. t @%SA&@
For vice president, Archibald Murray
Howe. of Cambridge, Mass.
There were no other candidates for
the positions and the nominations
were received with hearty applause.
The platform adopted says:
1--WE, citizens Of the United States of
America, assembled for the purpose of de-
Tending the wise and conservative princi-
Piles which underlie our government, thus
declare our aims and purposes:
I'VE find the country threatened with al,
Tentative iperils. On one hand is ia public
opinion misled by organized forces of COM
mercialism hat have perverted a war in
tended by the people to be a war of hui
manity into a war of conquest. On the
other hand is a public opinion swayed by
demagogic appeals to fractional and class
passions: the most fatal diseases of a re-
public. We believe that either Of these in
1uences, If unchecked, would ultimately
compass the downfall of our country, but
we also believe that neither represents the
sober conviction of our country men.
Convinced that the extension Of the
jurisdiction of the United States for the
purpose of holding foreign people as CO.
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lonial dependencies is an innovation Ian
gerous to our liberties and ~pugna to
the principles Upon which our government
Is founded, we pledge our efforts through
all constitutional meansNgf rfhi%tE"
First, to procure the Remuneration of all
Imperial or colonial pretensions with re-
gard to foreign countries claimed to have
been acquired through or in consequence
of military or naval operations Of the last
two years.. 6TstiIt8sJHGa,g3 iCf I,{a.
Second, we further pledge our efforts to
secure a single gold standard and a sound
banking system.
Third, to secure a public service based
on merit only. ''~s%saF@5sjt
Fourth, to secure the abolition Of all
~corrupting special privileges, whether I'M
der the guise of subsidies, bounties, unde-
served pensions or trust-breeding tariffs"
It was decided, that the party be
known as the national party and that
its emblem be the statue of liberty on
the capitol dome at Washington.
Springfield, O., Sept. 6.-Seth Ellis,
of Ohio, for president and Samuel T.
Nicholson. of Pennsylvania, for vice
president are the nominees of the ma
tional union reform party, chosen by
referendum. The result of the ballot
ing was announced Wednesday by R..
S. Thompson, of this city, chairman
of the national committee. The count
of the vote was completed at Balti-
more, where A. G. Eichelbarger,
chairman of the canvassing board,
had charge of the work. Ellis re-
ceived 1921 votes; Nicholson, "a; all
others, IS. Thirty states and terri
tories participated in the balloting.
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A REWARD OFFERED.
It VIII BE to Russia's Interest to Sc
cure Withdrawal of Allied
Forces from China. W.

London, Sept. 5.-Accor6ing to
Shanghai advices, Iii Hung Chang
wired the Chinese minister in London,
Sir Chin Shen Lofengluh, as follows:
"Our st. Petersburg minister has per
suaded Russia to leave Picking. You
are useless If you cannot persuade
England" 1t is asserted that Earl
Ii has promised Russia three Man
churian provinces if she the
withdrawal of the allied forces from
Picking and favorable peace terms
from the powers. Both the empress
dowager and Ii Hung Chang are said
to be lavishing money to attain these
objects. /,
The war department received Tues
day a dispatch from Gen. Chaffee.
Although it is undated it bears evil
dence of having been sent at q re-
cent date.
Following is the dispatch:
'Taku no date).-Adjutant General,
Washington: Written report of operations
up to relief of legations will be forwarded
as soon as possible. Present conditions are
that hostilities have practically ceased,
only occasional shots fired from cover.
Small party repairing telegraph line and
foraging. No considerable body Of Chinese
troops (Boxers) discovered here or along
line of communication.
1--WE hear Ii Hung Chang has full power,
but he Is not here. viii United States keep
military force here until terms of peace are
arranged? Now In China, about 5000 effec-
tives. Sixth cavalry, light battery F, Fifth
artillery, batteries Third, Ninth infantry,
Fourteenth infantry, 1000 marines. Think
ample force for United States unless polit-
ical reason. not apparent to me, demands
larger force. Shall take 5000 as basis of my
requirement for supplies. If troops remain
must winter In tents and conical wall tents
be required, one tent ten men. Escort wag-
ons mentioned in-of 18th will be required
Immediately. Have mules for same
shipped. No more pack trains required,
wagon transportation best. Water falling
IN river rapidly, must soon haul supplies
40 miles. Satisfied railroad will not be re-
paired before river freezes.
,U5WI5 s,s.- ~ "CHAFFEE."k
All the transportation and tentage
asked for by Gen. Chaffee has been
anticipated by the department and
has been shipped. Much of it is at
Taku and the balance is due there
very soon. ift SIX, lss@<n4s.
lItais authoritatively stated that
Minister Conger will remain at his
post until further orders. Up to this
time he has expressed no wish to be
relieved, and the state department
holds that since he has passed
through the perilous ordeal of siege;
he is not likely to desire a relief I'M
der the present more favorable con-
ditions.
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FOREIGN 1NTELLIGENcE.

.@.NaE ..Ha
Pending the receipt of news from
Minister Macdonald at Picking Eng
land withholds a reply to the Russian
note. Germans. Austrians and Ital-
ians may stay in Peking when Ameri-
cans withdraw. Russia's policy is said
to have been shaped so as to balk
Germany's plans. Ii Hung Chang has
asked the Chinese government to ap-
point four others to aid him in peace
negotiations.
In Persia Ali Mahomet Bey, who
with a force of rebels sought to usurp
the throne, was defeated in battle and
placed in a dungeon.
Roberts issued a formal proclama-
ton announcing that the Transvaal
will henceforth form a part of her
majesty's dominions.
Gen. Delarey, the Boer commander,
is said to have died of wounds received
at Glands river. II
In a balloon Jacques Faure, of the
Paris Aero club, successfully crossed
the English channel.
In the southern provinces of China
revolution is threatened. Canton is
flooded with ant~i-foreign circulars,
while reform Chinese are seeking the
overthrow of the present government.
Gen. Chaffee reports everything quiet
in Picking, but plans keeping 5000
American soldiers in China through
the winter. A Chinese imperial edict
appoints Ii Hung Chang, Prince
Ching. Yung-Lu and Hsu Tung as
peace commissioners.