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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
. ~ his week year aso. s IN lSs. - In ~. and
Sc ~ 1855

hrsdst7cets financial review tomorrow WI SAY:
MA. attention IS psld a. This period b. the
speculative world - corn crop cordtioos snd prcs-
petiA Tie nsws besrtns cu the xnhse-t az present
has tcea NV0Nee. though drouih And hot what's
i4 the western poyticn of the clrn heit have fur
Hlsaod material for stories q a total loss Ct TIRE
'np @ that secttan Thls was the eccascu Tor
ne sslins 81 the Stranger sioets during the week
The thiut>e troubles also continued TO look very
l-aee, tAoaEh at The BEGINNING q the veek the
disposition IN London and thu ether forosn nnan.
GEL e.ufars was % look On the absence oS news
from ftking as a good. rather than bad stgn
Aordous sales o American stccks were rarity coun.
'srtaluced IS renewed rutchsses. and II was uosed
that all 4 the foreign offerings have bscn very we'll
taken In Fact, the market though uArrcw ard az
umos a very dun one. has shown underlying
strtnftk and this activity was In connection w,sh
re advances Of several prominent trading stosts,
like Iaten Fadfc RAltmcfs 4 Ohio common. INF
ucs Central NoTfolk 4 Western aud Sugar In
The cRse 81 the 6rst two mentioned. gains we're hss
81 reports Of favorable action IN copnertion with
diviienls. thc expectation bsirE that both stochs
wruld he placed Per cen, hasis
Tie dlsrgsiton q the stree, is 70 take q more
cheerful yow ~ railroad dividend prcsrects
The h,ud market is hsre 81 of~ings ana M sere
cases pfIcr3 for favoSiJs moderately high Issues
have fully recovered the amount of their July cou-
pors ia the past fortnight
Hank tieariugs.
The following table compiled rs Brads,roct Shows
the hank desftnss o. all principal cities f~ the
week ended July T. with the percentage 81 inevvass
and decrease A. compared with the corresponding
week last year.
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NOT GOLD, But GALENA.
Character of the Ore Changes in the
Golden Wedge.

The SLOGAN Dril states that several
hundred dollars worth of work is being
done on the Golden Wedge group. Lemon
creek, owned by Mr.. J. NJ. NJ Bercdum
and partners. The property obtained con-
siderable notoriety in the pest through
the operations Of the ORC Mining and
Smelling Company. This concern had the
property under bond and did a lot of work
built a wagon road from Kootensy lake.
laid out a townsite and sold lots. and
revert back to the original owner
Instead Of Il gold proposition IL is turn
ing into wet ore property. There are a
number OF leads on the group and on one
OF these, with an iron Gaping, men are
at present working. II is showing an inch
or two of solid galena, with mineral scat
tered through eighteen inches of quartz.
This ledge crosses the free gold vein de-
veloped by the ORC people II is improv-
ing steadily with work
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The cost Of concentrating sulDhidc ores
varies at each mine and Is dependent
upon the character OF the ore. quantity
treated per stamp or otherwise method
Of concentration. and 10 a great extent
upon the percentage Of sulphtde mineral
occurring In the ore An average cost
would he difficult 70 obtain. and Nav'n (.
hecn gotten would signify nothing in any
particular case.
The new metal "c6nper steel" is At
tracing some attention. as II Possesses
high resistance and can b. forged IKE
iron. In the process Of its manufacture
zinc or "A zinc alloy Ia employed for retain
ing a certain proportion % iron. nickel
or chromium IA the form Of oxide. ani
reducing and incorporating II in state
81 me division Ia the presence Of furnace
gases.
The relative age ~ ancient river chan
nels IL usually determined ly their pasi.
ton and often ny The character 81 tho
volcanic cap. Unless the course 0f tha
channels interscct. u IL not aIvyavs posi-
bic 20 determine the relative age r'su-
ally the channels w1ich have cut ~ the
greatest depth are the latest. but there
are exceptions TO this.
>
Peroxide ~ hydrogen ia mere power
ful anilsepttc than hichicride - mercury
and VII kesp Cor months without dcter-
ioratlon In properly stoppcred bottles.
.
Suphide ~ gold has ne vet never been
isolated from ans - tha ores ard lta -
istence IN nature is matter af doubt
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INTERESTING fIGuRES WHICH SHOW THE ENORMOUS
BUSINESS DONE BY PUGET SOUND PORTS IN
COMPARISON WITH THAT or OTHER COAST PORTS

N May 1899 the Pacific
foreign
of iS1A In May 1900 the visited by sail
sells
The gain of
there rad 3
I
this Southern
asgregaing Ts1 this
ci ~ tons
behind Puget for
of Of
tons IN The sound
= q
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The Pedro situated on the railroad. four
miles from Kimberley. II. C., is making
good showing. At the surface. when
work was commenced. there was a very
fine ore. and now. at a depth Of sixteen
feet. there is ledge, four feet wide. one
half OF which is reported 10 average sfi
per ton IN all values--thirty-s ounces
silver. s. In gold and the balance in lead
and copper. The remaining two feet is
nearly as good. and there is but little
do,Sht that the whole thing win ship at
nroNf
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II is stated at Olalla. in the Okanogau
district. that almost daily specimens OF
rock are being brought into camp from
Keremeos creek, where numbers OF claims
have been located during the past week
or two, and there are several parties of
From this place to the head waters Of the
creek. and even further north. tho coun+
try for about three miles in Width appears
rich In copper. Hence the men of Kere-
meos hope 10 see some copper mines on
their creek In the carly flIfnre
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SAN FRANCISCO.
SterltpE Exchange.

SAN FRANCISCO. Juiy IS STERLING on Iondcn-
Sixty days. s. 2i4 sight StE.
EinanctnI
Silver bars 6sr; Mexican dollars, etsl9c, Drafts
sight. i0c; telegraph. l.4c.
e. % g
FOREIGN.
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WARRINGTON, Juiy ~ ToAays statement ~
fls fYessuv balance Va The seasrzi mad sxrl,sire
- ue fiiav0oo sold reserve Ia tbs division q re-
Acmrtta, EheRsf
AfAhle dNb balance .,r..,..s4....,,. .Esa 50 sai
tfEM .-...... ss.......4t. ........-... 70 ga xH
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NEW YORK July G-Thc Commercial Aaver-
tiser's London financial cahsgTSn says.
The markets here wsee exceptionally IDLE today.
% aatnefG by the dispatches trum CHINA. PreN
Nerp moi much Affected The tcAasttou az sic
Berlin hank minimum DISCOUNT rats tfem "a 70 Ter
cent steadicd toe market Nme.1Au setAritics
moved within q nAfroW rsucc without fcatura
The hank LOST E70oe sold to China The
cement combination recently mentioned IN these
dispatches formally announced today. IL has
capital Of Is 900 go.
Closing Quotations,
LONDON. Jaly 70 At ,ais0n. NJ. Canadian Pa
cifc. 81; unuu Pacific prvilro,d - northern Pa.
cihc preferred, y; Snad Trurk "a; Anaconda.
Rar silver STEADY. 500 rct o.mcs.
Money-ib Ter ccat.
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Tirs. preferred ... si sgssr ...,... ne
second preferred 3 irtf.rt3 .-.. ..--..-ll1
:, Louis Southwest o. r-ar. Cls' IS ifra tS2
Preferred ..-. ,..... s.. UrtsJ Sfatls Leather Il
- fesi poe. ...-,.. ias Preferred -..... es
Preferred -.-- ...-...t5l Eufgb states Ruetel q
s.. Pau q Omaha lie Preferred .... --.-.- ~
southern Pae1e .... O Weston Jaion ...... ~
S-ataefn Railway o.. Ijs E.rssac Iron s steel rs
t'rtitfrct ,....- sd. irelstTea .-.. -
Texas a facidc ...-.. lis TX dividend
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TELEPHONE sssrEM EsTE~pEp.
New Line. WIN cover IA Part os
Okasogau Geunty.

Special Diapatch 20 tho post-IRtoliigeucer.
NpSStANhf ". G.. july 1.-THE Coz
lumhia Telephone ard Telegraph COM
rany. ~ this city. which already has 4
i1nE~dietaDce system extending from
NflRHn on she cart ia Camp Mckinney
"a the wosf. IN thia province. and ~
Washington 20 sr9kane. Republic aud
Bal-isr, "a row building an extension 10
r1vrr the whole northern part - Dksn-
oRau county.
The extension is being made in the
name ~ the SPOKANE pkanOKan Tsie-
fAano and Telegraph COMPANY. a sub
pialrrV gsrfsa ration.
starting Rt Holsier the center II the
MyFrs creek mining district one mile
fhr~fsh Cheeaw ard Aoie0n. 90 Gro, on
fhf tkHnrgaa river. distance - eight
cen miles From there Il alt rAan
frslar 70 Golden. ~ the east aide u
That f4pG 20 f.1pmls. The center Il the
IAlrutr ,nH4atatn distrtct. ud theme "a
fiHT7r 'nnconaily ana Riverside, in one
h% Hen. aHA ~ ffrrwftrf 'hF head ~
rfhrF iirfrtitsYs
rba cnlunihia 90 completion ~ the
FtsH5H nra nelson Telephone Company
U- fefe a}fe - The line. and - iha IN.
art T+i, ahnsH Company IN WaahinKtsn.
mo HasT has fuit lsegdlns IN spokane
f- usaei the latter r1WpAny 90 raAkss
r.tar'f.an wifh u ia mat city
THE ssof,hscstrrn Commercial Com
tnqf nfIt raf rs tnf sizes nlfklp Centennial
srI she vista he dispatched fof Nome i
Pa July ~
rVEsfAHsEs for hsaaaehsn xt..
WHziaskl. tls Thefry.
EfuY r.ne.. Jafy's htrfastbae ~ II
FIoct ssws'er as Second av~ua,
rH 5uNNao% chranl- disease 500.
.afs 81 aes-r rnan alafs
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NEW MACHINERY ORDERED.
Owners of the Mother Lode Make
New Arrangements.
LARGEST IN THE BOUNDARY.

Outlay on the Property Has Reach
ed Total of More Than 5000. 900
and Probably VIII Touch $780,
900 Before the End of the Year
Development Underground Ex-
ceeds Forty-Two Hundred Feet.
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Closing Quotations.
THE ATE or lnADE.


NEW NORK July l3-R e. Dun * Go 8 weekly
rUView OF trade viii say tomorrow
II the great increase Ia failures 20 500. 5la - ga
the first half CT 1870 against sie 90 gu las, year
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certificates. 6iiaealc BAR silver elc, Mexican dol
lars lstc
6orernnn, bonds. steady state bonds inactive
Railroad bonds. irregular
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Inc hFgtiHE AiSt sdFs.
further advance in the price for demand stcr-
ports n Wall street The hd price Tor demand
bills. - ~ brought the rate above international
parity. and within range ~ engagements II con5i-
tons abroad should become sufficiently urgent 20
Justify the allowance q iutetest In transit ono
toreiEn exchange house said that todays market
looked Ike shipment next week h thr pTeseft
tendency toward higher rates shonid BE maintained
actually hsurinE on shipment BY next weeks
steamer. prominent h0nsc ssid t was TOO carly
TO predict where the gold would 20 IN case a shin
ment should be negotiated Higher money prevail.
ed IN England and discount was easier IN Berlin
Psris II IS believed viii got some metal ty next
Ihursday's steamer n negotiations 20 through M
gold has been shipped from here ta Eurrte since
York having been 81 81 ooo most n which s. s09 noa
went 70 Germany Berlin A. ,hst time ia dnan
cial straits, its money market ruling ~ 81 per cent
and It's exchange London hsvine fallen consider
ably- The market has cRsed since then a. in.isg's
reduction OF J per cent IN the imperial Bank -
Germsnys official rate shcWs Hut Paris exchange
on London which IN June stood az y francs ia
confines 20 the pound sterling about the usual
point when gold comes 20 France from London. has
subsequently, fallen centimes further, and ii IS
esttrrsted that triangular oreration the serv
low Paris rate would Offset the low point Il New
York exchange, as the special Inducements offered
by Berlin did last month The last sold shipment 20
Germany was arranged with sterling at 81 SD or se
above tcdays rate.
Money and Exchange.
Money on call u per cent Prime mercantile
paper Sia44 per cent. Sterling exchange Arm with
actual business in bankers bills A. 81 ssS for de-
mand and at 81 SD for sixty days Posted rates
81 sSe4.s7t. Commercial bills. SiSltas sSs Silver
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THE ssefth4cefern Commercial Com
tapf eft rafss taf steamship Centennial.
ar5 she w.l fe dispatched fot Nome i
frs tu.Y a.
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urEatAssEs for hsasachsa Miss
20 HEtEaki 1913 cherry.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-06-07
WileyS.

The farmers are about done
chopping cotton. Those that have
always finished in May, fiovhed
in June this year. aus
Mr.. Sanford, who lives oil Nv.
NJ. Frey's place, has the fever.
Mr.. VIII Turner has built a
large barn at the Shanty crossing
for the purpose Of packing fruit.
1t is So feet wide and 60 feet long.
Show us an intelligent family
of boys and girls and / will show
you a family where newspapers are
plenty. Nobody who has been
without these silent, private tu-
tors can know their educating
power. How important it is then
to secure those which tend only to
good. l am talking of the Mari
eta Journal. 1t is a paper that
makes home pleasant, cheerful
and chatty.
Born to Mr.. Tom Benton, twins,
a boy and girl. BEuIAH.
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Moon.

Master Forrest Daniel, of this
place had the misfortune of hav-
ing his right arm broken last Sat-
urday afternoon. Drs. Kemp and
Reed were sent for and dressed
the wounds. He is thought to be
getting along very well now.
Mrs. Matte Baggett and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. J. w. Bagget, of
Douglavsille, are visiting the fam
lily of Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Sorrells,
Of this place, and other relatives.
Mrs. Willie Billiard had the
misfortune of having a fine miIch
COW struck and killed by lightning
last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Morris, of
Llthia Springs, visited relatives
and friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
Master Tom Moore, of Kirk S
Chapel, is visiting relatives here
for a while.
Rev. D. G. Wright delivered a
very interesting sermon to a small
congregation at Mt. Lebanon Sat-
urday, Owing to the inclemency Of
the weather. Sunday, Rev. Adams
failed to fill his appointment.
SCHOOL GIRL,
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Deering Mowers
have ball bearings and
run as easy as a bicy>
Gle.
KenneSaW.

Miss Lillian Tanner, of Atlanta,
spent last week with her grand
father, Mr.. Richard Granting.
Mr.. James Gault, of Oakland,
is visiting his son, DR.. Gault.
Mr.. John Greer and family, of
Austell, are visiting his father,
Mr.. Ben Greer.
Married, Sunday, June 30, Mr..
Steve Crowder to Miss Vealie
Wgley.
Died, Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens,
on June I'd. The remains were
buried in Acworth Cemetery, Sun
day.
Mrs. Mary Brinson will teach a
few weeks school at the Academy
during Prof. Stokeley's vacation.
Mr.. John Brown, of Acworth, is
painting Mr.. E G. Hills house.
Messrs. Bate and Barber have
had their house painted by Mr.. H.
]. Owen.
The entertainment of Prof.
Stokeley's school was quite a sue
cess last Wednesday night. All
those taking part did we'll.
Gypsy.
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COUNTY NEWS
BY CORRESPONDENTS,
From other Towns and Lo-
Calities.
WORK OF NEWS-FINDERS,
All Points OF the County Represented.
Rural News Fresh and Spark
ling for Perusal.
WORK OF NEWS FINDERS.
Lost Mountain.

A very heavy rain fell here last
Tuesday week, and in some places
the hail did much damage to the
crops. Among those who suffered
most were H. L. Scott, John Mo-
hon, Homer Lewis and Mr.. Starr.
We are having plenty of rain
and the grass is getting under
good Roadway and it seems We will
have to call out some extra forces
to conquer it.
The farmers here are badly be-
hind with work. A good deal of
cotton hasn't been chopped.
Mr.. S. P. McElreath, Of Car
tersville, visited his fathers fam
lily Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Will Jackson. of Dalton,
spent several days with his parents
here last week.
Messrs. Dan and Alex McDou-
gal, of Atlanta, are here to spend
some time recuperating their
health.
A number of citizens met here
Saturday afternoon and adopted
the following program for the 7th
Georgia reunion to meet here the
Dist of July: Address of We'll
come, Rholie Ward: Recitation,
1.-THE Confederate Note," Miss Ida
Lewis; The Soldiers Dream"
Preston McElreath; Address on
the part of the Daughters of the
Confederacy, Col. Walter NOEL
reath. There will be an address
by Governor Gambler and others.
Music will be furnished by Sor-
rel's band. All Confederate SOL
diers and families are especially
invited.
Mr.. H. H. Green, our weather
bureau observer, informs us the
mean temperature for May was
69.3; the rainfall was 3.07 inches.
Some people don't seem to care
how many sink just so they swim.
Someone has said, "We promote
our own happiness IN the exact
proportion we contribute to the
happiness of others" If this be
true there must be some that have
but very little happiness.
ALLEN.
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OCtaVia.

The farming interests is blessed
with fine rains.
Rev. Ragsdale, the pastor of
New Salem church will preach at
Due West the first Sunday night
of July.
Mrs. Barbara Scott visited Ce-
dartown last week to assist her
sister, Mrs. Mollie McCurdy, to
nurse an infant, which afterwards
died.
A tenent house on Mr.. C. Keith g
farm was burned one night last
week. The fire came near burn
ing John Green and family before
they could be aroused from sleep.
/ met with the old soldiers and
citizens at Lost Mountain last
Saturday evening TO perfect ar
engagements for the reunion of the
Seventh Georgia Regiment on the
21st of July next. The meeting
was called to appoint committees,
knowing that anything the people
undertake around about the noun
tain is always happy success.
We selected young man, w. P.
Wards son, Rolly, to make the
Welcome address. He is a young
man who has attained a good coun.
try education, coupled with q
large store of good native intelli.
gence. We expect something nice
and original and well delivered
We invite the editors of the Jour.
nal. SYLvEeTERe.
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Remember that TIE Marietta JoURsAL
Office viii duplicate Atlanta Job printing
tyle cuslnity sEd price
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Deering Binders are
lightest and best.
Hardage.

Mr.. James Hardage and Miss
Mamie McMillen, of Largo, Fla,
are visiting friends and relatives
at this place.
Mr.. Will Stanley, of Rome, Ca,
visited home folks last Sunday.
Mr.. ;. w. James, who has been
seriously i'll, is out again.
Rev. Ragsdale preached two
very interesting sermons at New
Salem last Saturday and Sunday.
CARNATIoN.
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|. B. MERRITT, n. D.,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
MARIETTA, GA. ofGce east side pablo square
two doors from Court House, over Mr.. Frank
Rogers store. 0fiee hours: 8 10 10 q. m., 2 TO 4
P. N, to p. N. All calls promptly attended.
Your patronage solicited.
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Smyrna.

Crops are looking we'll in this
section and the recent rains have
added much to their beauty and
growth. I think our farmers are
fairly we'll satisfied with the pros
poets for good crop year.
MARRIED.-On Sunday, May 27,
Miss Bertha Turner and Mr.. Her
bert Hill were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. Mr.. Bob
Manner, justice of the peace, per-
formed the ceremony. A large
number of friends of the contract
ing parties were present and wit
messed the welding of the bands
which made "two souls with but
single thought, two hearts which
beat as one." Accept our con-
CALCULATIONS.
Rev. W. NJ. Dyer, of Kingston,
Ca, will fill the pulpit at Sardis
Baptist church next Saturday and
Sunday, July 9th and 10th.
Mr.. John Ray and family have
moved back to Smyrna to spend
the summer.
Mr.. George Mizell, one of At
lanta's many promising young
men, was among the guest to our
town last Sunday.
Miss Barton, the charming
daughter of Capt. z. T. Terrell,
who has been attending the Gaines
vile Seminary, is home on vaca-
ton.
1 had the pleasure of meeting
"Amor" last Saturday night while
in Marietta attending a business
and social gathering, found him
leaning on door. casing destroy
ing a sandwich and a glass of lem
onade. His cheerful voice and
kind words were, highly appreci-
ated. Would be glad to see you
often, "Amor."
Mrs. Fredonia Stephens, son
and daughter have moved back to
sold smyrna, occupying her
handsome residence on Terrell
avenue.
Mr.. George Moore, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, spent Sunday with
relatives in our burg.
Rev. Mr.. Simmons filled his
regular appointment at the Meth
odist church last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Rusk will conduct
services at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday. Everybody invited
come out and hear him.
Smyrna wants a new depot, the
little two by four waiting room
we now have is disgrace. 1t is
so small Matt Ruff has to go out
side whenever he shifts his quid of
tobacco from one side of his mouth
to the other. 1t seems to me the
freight and passenger business at
this point warrants better accom-
modations.
A carload of peach crates was
unloaded at this point for the
Gober orchard last Thursday.
Census Enumeration P. NJ. Rice
has begun taking the census for
this district. CRITIC.
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Wood, Cloth and Metal
lie Burial Cases,
AND ROBES.

calls promptly attended to. Thanking
our patrons for past favors and asking
Continuance of same, we are yours truly,
Marietta, Ga. L. BLACK & SON.
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An anti-tobacconist may even
urge a charming widow to give up
the weed.
The meaner a man tries to be
the less he enjoys it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29
BRISTOW STILL SLASHING.
Continues to Cut Salaries and to Lop
Off Heads at Havana

Havana, May z9.-General Wood re-
ceiVed today a report from the auditors
who have been investigating the treas
ury and the customs departments. The
auditors say that they have not finished
their work, but believe that everything
so far as they have gone is satisfactory.
At all events, the method of keeping
the books is perfect and does not pre-
sent any difficulty to the examiner. The
auditors are not Havana employees, but
have been brought especially from the
United States because of their record
as experts. Although the investiga-
ton has not been completed. much graf
ification is felt by the officials at the
provisional report
It is believed that scandal does not
touch any other branch of the service
than the postal
The postal department investigation
is proceeding. Reeves, as soon as his
services are no longer required, will be
removed to jail or placed under bail.
This may take place almost immedi-
ately.
Acting Director General Bristow is
still endeaVoring to reduce expenses in
the postal department. Today he is
sued an order cutting down salaries in
the Havana local office, the pay of the
postmaster being reduced from $4,000 to
SO 500, that of his assistant from s., 600
to 1880, and that of ten other employees
by amounts ranging from 5000 to $400.
Mr.. Bristow says he is fixing the sal
aries at figures slightly above those paid
in the United States because of the alb
normal conditions existing here.
Seven clerkships have also been abol-
ished, making a reduction of another
sc, 500 In the order Mr.. Bristow says
that additional reductions can De made
| in the local Office without detriment-