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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
REVIEW OF MARKETS
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Stocks, Money, Exchange. Bonds. Grain,
Cotton, Provisions. Etc.
These Are Closing Sales
Each Day.

New York, Nov. s.-The stock market
showed the effect of some unsettlement
s OF ysSstt erd buoyant conviction Of
pace, set yesterday might lind an early
mcnt made their influence felt from the
opening and at one time during the day
brought the advance fairly to stand
the market ut that time was very strik-
ing. and 1t was shown quite conclusively
not particularly nervous over seeing the
rise In prices checked. Eeven- those who
ar are Wiling an, ana anxious to sell out on
to hold at any lower level. a very buoy
ant tendency then developed in the in
the list. Tho localized character of this
strength with the absence OF any spe-
sial News to account for it gave ground
ulation was aiding 1t. The success which
accompanied the manipulation invited
ontsders s aed az he IN that quarter by
as powerful sustaining influence for
the rest of the market. Under cover Of
very heavy scale. Except for sudden
advances in some of the usually inactive
T 1;n,5 stocks the railroad list was dis
tinctly heavy throughout the day. Penn
syivania was marked up at one time to
40 but 1t held there only momentarily
level, but was unable to get back to the
top. Paciiics ard Southwesterns as well
us the STOCKS OF railroads affiliated with
Pennsylvania, which were so conspicuous
In yesterdays upward movement, ali suf-
Tered from realizing. In Missouri Pacific
the net decline at the lowest was a point,
ana In Northern Pacific the extreme de-
cline was rs. On the other hand the
mercurial specialtles. which arc always
favorites with the SPECTATORS. rose buoy
antly on enormous dealings One or two
of them had been below last night
early In the day, notably Sugar, which
broke Tvs at the opening. The late up
YARD movement carried Sugar, Peoples
Gas, Manhattan, Brooklyn Transit Met
ropolitan. Pacific Mail and American To
terday's enormous buying Of Union Pa
cliffs was explained by to-day's declara-
ton OF the extra dividend of one per
cent. on the common stock. The omis-
sion or this dividend in August. when the
regular semi-annual dividend of one per
cent was declared, was considered a
very ominous sign Of the prospect OF cur
tailed earnings for tho railroads. To-
DAY 8 action is accepted as having re-
stored coincidence In the maintenance of
the earning power OF railroads. but 1t did
not save the stock from a sharp reaction
IRREGULAR, Steel and Wire and Pressed
Car showing reactions. while other mem
ocrS or the group were strong. Money
Gontinued In abundant supply and ster-
ing exchange rose further, with the de-
sales of stocks for London account.
The bond market continued active and
nrm Total sales par value, Si,0S5, 0O0
United States S's advanced y. and all
other issues except the 5's a per cent.
on the last call.
The total sales of stocks to-day reach
cd 1.036 200 shares.
$50. ~ ''-a-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
The Cotton Markets.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

LIZ
New York, Nov. S.-Speculation in cot
ton was. decidedly more active to-day.
The market opened at an advance of CO.
10 points and further advanced S@22
points, chiefly on covering, although
there was considerably moro attention
paid to cotton. by the investment class.
better class of cable accounts, the impor-
tant feature of which was the Increased
activity in spinning circles and to sensa-
tonal frost forecasts. The upward move
ment OF prices here was accelerated by
better accounts from New England and
Southern spinning sections. and also from
cotton goods markets. More activity was
also reported In the Southern spot mar
kets. with holders demanding higher
prices. The rally was checked by selling
TO secure profits and moderate solling for
short account. The general characteris-
ties or the local market. however, were
decidedly better. The frost predictions
failed to unnerve shorts, while at the
same time creating many new friends for
the market III speculative circles. The
close was steady with tho net advance
reduced to 1922 points.
opened steady ut the advance; November,
S.9i; December, S.9i; January, S95; Feb
ruary. S.97; March, S.91; April $50: May,
300; June. 900: July, 900; August, S.92.
Cotton futures closed steady; Novem-
Der, 9.o9; December, COS; january, sos;
February. $40: March. Oil; April, Oil;
May. Oil; June. sn; July, oil; August.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up-
lands, 9-16c.; middilng gulf, 13-16c.
sales, none.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

Now York. Nov. S--Flour market dun
and tending lower, with buyers scarce.
easy. Corn meal quiet. Rye steady
Barley quiet Wheat-Spot. easy; No 2
red, 19c Corn-Spot. easy: No. ., 45Ac.
stendy. Cut meats easy: picked bellies.
= A4llc; picked shoulders, 6hc.; picked
hams. 9n9lsc. Lard easy; Western
steamed, S.42ia; November closed $7ij
nominal; refined easy. Pork steady.
Coffee-Rio. easy; No. invoice, Sasc
mild, quiet; Cordova, 9l.0ISAc. Sugar
centrifugal. % test, lSsc.; molasses sugar,
Stsc refined easy. Butter steady: W"s,
tern creamery l6G23c.; state dairy, l5Gp-
10s4c.; small white, l0ltMl1c. Eggs steady;
State and Pennsyivania. 22dlo5e, Western
regular packing, at mark lSlf21c Pea
nuts steady; fancy handpicked i&@5c :
other domestic, &c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

. liverpool, Nov. s, 4 p. m.-Cotton-
S%erea1 mdag fa PTess ea m
ding, 3-16d. The sales of the day were
10000 bales, OF which 500 were for specu-
iation and export and included 5000 bales
American. Receipts 1900 bales, all
american. Futures opened quiet and
closed steady; American middilng: No
yemper, o9@9o.6i seller; November ~ d
December, s 02-6i buyers; December and
january, b 0O-6i sellers; January and
feDruary. s.64 sellers; February and
March, 6IMO2-t sellers; March and
April, COCA sellers; April and May,
1854 sellers; May. and June. 4 5S-6i SELL
July and August. 1854 sellers; August
and September. 50@51-64 sellers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
ilo6-=10t
GALE OF THE OLD DOMINION
- CREOSOTING WORKS.

h LAY ard WId., cSIanesTy q the city q Nor.
day of October. 1900. in the cHaneery suit suit
OF The Citizens Bank, which sues etc.
v. The Old Dominion Creosoting Works
Commissioner will expose to sale at pub
lie anctl9n; at the Norfolk Real Estate
vrsna on Ne ISi MsiS street.
'2lst day Of November, 1900, at IL o'clock
NJ, the If following ,9,r property; ON
PIECE AND PARCEL OF LAND, with
inc ime,u b%mi,dings and improvements thereon.
.anlng. situate. lying and being IN pp the
on the Southern Branch of the Illizabeth
river river containing twenty-five t25). acres.
to-wit. Beginning on the said river at a
stake at the northwest corner of tho
property of George Reid, thence north
along the low water mark of said river
to another stake, thence south say deg.
cas- az, SE and through a cedar tree on
quarter. feet TO IL stone thence south
three degrees west (W) one thousand
line. and thence along his line north s3T
deg. west one thousand and ten one
quarter feet to tho point OF beginning,
and wife to The Old Dominion creosotA.
iHo. w Wy uteu uuteQ July 1St, 1856.
and recorded In Deed Book 1856, page SAL
Of the records of the Clerks office Oh
TIE tie County Court Of Norfolk county,
heretofore heretofore conveyed by the said Tue Old
Rogers, trustee, by deed dated October
said last mentioned deed the above sale
Is expressly made subject.
TERMS OF SALE,-One-third cash
and the balance in two equal install
ments. evidenced by the negotiable notes
of the purchaser. the first payable in six
months, and the last In twelve months
from the day Of sale. each carrying in
terest from tho day-of SALE and contain
ling waiver of the homestead exemp-
ton, and lien retained upon the prop
erty sold as further security until tho
said deferred payments are paid; or the
purchaser may at his election pay tho
entire purchase money in cash. the pur-
chaser 10 be let into possession of the
property as soon as he has complied
with the terms. of sale; but the above
sale Is expressly made subject to the
deed of trust upon the said property to
i. IT, Rogers, trustee, bearing date Oc-
tober LIST, 1895.
w. II. WALES. JR.,
Special Commissioners.
BYRD & BALDWIN BROS.
Auctioneers.
hereby certify that the bond required
BY the above mentioned decree has been
JuN1Us A. COLEMAN,
no4-tds Deputy Clerk.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
choice 25S24c, slower grade syrup. 10000
molasses. Porto Rico. 2263oc % ~
PROVISIONS.

CHOICE <cGkfCs rs@OWeIs kI0ue 9yEuDs 100000 .
molasses. Porto Rico. 2263oc. = = ~
PROVISIONS.
BULK MEATS-Market higher, r,,,
sides, $780,, bellies. Western heavy, sS.aS:
bellies. Western light weight. $500. -
HAMS-Sugar cured. 12Mc. fsTss ~
Z DRY SALTED .JOWLS-S600.
PORK PLATES-$I25.
HAM PORK--New, $1475, s5s, sss,
MESS PORk-S14.00.
g LARD-Pure butchers. .n tierces, 90.
compound. tierces. MS to brand, 6ltc.: 81.
Id. tubs and 6o-ib tins, Nc. more.
WOOL-Unwashed. i5c.: bulky, 20 II
less; washed wool. 25c.; black, l2izc TO isc
H1DES-G. s., f1s; green, 6%: dry ninC
Il; dry salt. nlf; damaged. 2. =
SALT FISH.
! HERRING-New North Carolina cut,
mono: Eastern. barrels; $500; Potomac
gross. none: mullets. So-lb. kegs, 500:
spote. 10o-lb. kegs. S.75: mnckerei. Eood
No. O. $1,000; white fish. new catch, 10o-ib'
kegs none; so-lb. kegs. none; 7o-lb. kegs,
none.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
COTTON sEED OIL.

New York, Nov. Section seed oil was
trine steadier on spot. small sales taxi
ing place at a3lac. All November ship
ments We're quoted ut SIC. Prime crude
barrels, soc nominul prime summer yell
low, 3Slf3Sac.: off summer yellow, SIC :.
prime winter yellow. 3S,Q40c.; prime white,
SIMssc. prime meal, $26.o0.
Now York, Nov. S.-The directors of the
American Cotton Oil Company have de
clared an annual dividend of 3,a per
cent. on the common stock. payable De
cember lst. Last year the rate was per
cent, and in 1888 8 per cent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
BOND MARKET.
New York. Nov. s 1000
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

New York, Nov. S-Money on call
steady at 2lsGl4 per cent; last loan l.
Prime mercantile paper 4sio5A per cent
Sterling exchange firm, with ncutal bus
mand and at 4.s07sd4SO1a for sixty days
POSTED, rates, 4.SlMl.Slls and 4.S5. Com
mercial bills. .4.7oNN1 S0A. Silver certiii.
Gates, 6iei65. Bar silver. 6SiA. Mexican
dollars, 49A. Government bonds strong;
State bonds inactive; railroad bonds
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
AUCTION sAlEs-vUTuRR nays.
BY H. L. Page s. CO., Auctioncers, %
Bank Street


puRsuANT 10 THE FOLLOWING
CLERKS Office OF Norfolk City, Va; and
at the request OF tho creditor. therein
payment Of the debts thereby secured. /
w v sell At PUBLIC auction at the Norfolk
2 g Main n I, street. Norfolk. Va, on S4TuR.
DAY. NOVEMBER II. 1900. OF ~ O'clock
ALI THoshi oBk stTSSiiss LOTS so1T' WITH
me improvements thereon. situated In
sase pals of ,s as lots Nss q a. Is on the
property. recorded In Map Book j, Page
e fon -. Deeds of trust made by J. p. Brit
Briton. dated Oct. !. Isas. and In rec or
IN MI D. c y: 11 A, pages 1888. s4l and si5 Nor
TERMSIone-third cash; balance and
years with per cent. interest. Deeds
or trust TO be drawn and recorded at the
expense of the purchaser .Ss-s -
- GEO. w. DEFY. Trustee.
no7-tds. 1850
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
NAVAL, STORES

Wilmington." n a Nov. S.Turnent,ne
steady at S9lsG4oc. Rosin steady at sf20.
Crude turpentine steady at s1.40l24 40.
Tar firm at S1.55.
market firm at ss1sc. Rosin steady, I'M
Savannah. Ca. Nov s-Turpentine
steady at 40Ac. Rosin firm and unchang-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
C. II. Terrell & Co., Real Estate Auc,
tioneers 4 800,
TRusrEEs' SALE OF pEs1RApLp
!. REsIDDNcE IN HRAMRLgroN.

RESIDENCE IN BRAMRLETON.
BY virtue of q certain deed OF trust to
us as trustees from James l.. Carson
dated June 18th. 1900. duly recorded in
Court of tie o eS 81 Of the
49, 1900 %. B. l2S. B. p. 49lJ. and at the
request of the party therein secured, de.
f2ult having been made. we, the under.
ton at the Norfolk Real Estate and Stock
Exchange. Main street, Norfolk. Va,
1900. At ID oCLocK NJ, ~
the following property, to-wlt; Tho lot
ments thereon, and appurtenances there.
to belonging fronting Is feet on the
extending back between parallel lines,
that are also perpendicular to said Brown
avenue. to depth of 100 feet on It's west
erly line and Is feet on Its. easterly line,
tant along said Brown avenue from the
westerly side of Reeves avenue; being lot
NO. as laid down on a certain plat of
land of the Real Estate Security Com
pany. There Is upon the lot an entirely
new two-story, frame. metal roof. dwell
ing. containing S rooms, with all modern
convenlences.
TERMS :--one-third cash and balance in
two equal instruments Mt and IL months,
respectively, with interest thereon from
the day of sale; the deferred payments
70 pc evidenced by negotiable notes made
by the purchaser, to be secured by deed
drawn, executed. recorded and released
Mt the expense Of the purchaser; or tho
purchaser, at his option, may pay the
whole of the purchase money cash
GEORGE w. GILBERT,
PATRICK HART,
SAMUEL c. PHILLIPS.
hoo-lut Trustees.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
CHICAGO MARKET
Wheat Corn. Oats. Provisions
Lard. Short Ribs. &C.

Chicago, Nov. 8.--Wheat wns dull and
easy most OF the day on cables. but later
steadied on export business, December
closing shade lower. Corn closed &c
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
FOR SALE,

GIG Butte street.
15i st. Paul street.
3u7 Frccmason street.
q dMellingS In tho Moltn Block. Ghente
Three new houses. 2l2. PA aud PIG Ave
nue. A. Atlantic City-a bargain
-Four brick d houses on ST. Pau street.
Store and dwelling ana good business
Moran avenue.
One house on Scott ntreet. $780, co.
Vacant lots In all parts OF the civ
Valuable wa ter front In DrambIeton. m.
Joining n. & W. X. r. Co.
Valuable water front in Portsmouth b.
tween Ferry Dock and Navy Yard
Hardy warehouse, Nivison street
Nos. IS and 20 Pool street
Isl CRANKY street.
tS8 Butte street
100 and Ill Brown ayenuo
90 Queen street.
Sl4 Bank street
log High street
col Park avenue.
100 Butte street
20 York street
422 and i2f Highland avenue
Dwelling 96 Boush street
Dwelling 29i Butte street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
TRUCK MhRKEr.

New York, Nov. .S.-Potatoes quiet Jer-
seys, s1o0al .37is: New York, sl.25al .62iG
Long Island, sl504l.75; Jersey sweets,
81. 50I2.O0.
Cabbage quiet; Long Island. per 100,
81 5OIt2 25
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

changed. Wheat weak; spot and the
month. 71as@711ac.;. Southern by sample,
6Sg12c Corn weak; mixed, spot, old,
43A@435sc.: Southern white and yellow,
dig45c. Oats firmer. No. white, 27@-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
PRICES OF COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
Cotton Oil & Fibre Company.

eed oose.
toni
Cotton Seed IIuns sacked carload
.N
s.no.,x LESS CARLOAD PRIc Es
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.
NORFOLK MARKETS.
GRAIN. HAY AND RICE.

CoRN-White ccrn. 64c.; mixed corn.
51o.
OATS-Nilxed oats Soc; white oats. ssc.
ship stuff. $1,000; briar oats, $500
HAY--No. Timothy hay. per carload
lots. sl5.a0; for ton lots. sl7.Oo; No. 2 one
dollar less than No. l Timothy; mixed
hay, one dollar less than No. i Timothy.
MILLED R1CE--As TO grades. 5IsaCNc
ROUGH RICE-None on the market
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans. Nov Section futures
st t,a.i = November. S.s7@s.S9; December,
S$s$SS March, SaoassSiP' April sSi@s es
May, S.92MS.93; June, S.93IS.95
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
AN-PlLOT.- FRIDAY- NOVEMBER 9 agoo.-TWEIvE PAGES

&c. lower and oats unchanged. Provis-
The le-dins futures ranged as follows:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
PEANUTs AND Peas.

PEANUTS-Market firm: fancy. Sc.
strictly. prime. 22ic.; prime. 22sc; com.
mon. 1%Gp2c.; Spanish, 81 per bushel
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
CoUNTRY PRopUCE

POULTRY-Live. steady; chickens old.
20c.
Eggs-steady at lie. per dozen.
BLTTER,,Gqo country. l2Gl5e.
fancy, l1@lSc.; Virginia country, l4lli6c. /,
good North Carolina, l2Gtl5c.
NORTHERN CABBAGE-Sl.25 0l so per
oNIoNS-S2oo per bag.
POTATOES-N Northern. $3.50 per BAG
FRUITS.
APPLES-Northern apples, s2.Qoao. so
LEMONS-s3.oO per box.
SANANAS-Per bunch. Coo. f3SI5o
COCOANUTS-100 to bag, $3.O0a3. so.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
GROCERIES.


FLOUR = Market advancing; sprlng
wheat. patent, S4,9u; winter wheat, patent.
81 90: Winter wheat. half patent $i,l0; win.
Ter wheat choice straight. Si0v; winter
wheat. family, $685. winter wheat fair TO
good grades OF extra. S370Q3.S0; winter
w MNEIL.MPor bug 100 lbs. ;l.ls; % ib..
va t Notwithstanding; Java. 2SQaoc.; La.
rnnvra. lI1l5c.; choice Rio, lih0ib&c
BRINE. do, iOa4I1c;; FAIR. do. saaiohc..
ROASTED COFFDE----Arlosa, I00-Ib
cases. $3.50; Ariosa. So-ib cases. $3.50;
Ariosa. SG-lb cases. Sl37o; Lion, i0J-ib
cases si2. 80: Lion, 60-lb. cases. $l2 co.
These New York T. o. D. prices subject
10 delivery conditions.
CUEESt.-- Small full cream, &c.
SUGARS-Al sugars having advanced
ten points the following are the prices.
Including this advancei Cubes or pressed
loose in barrels. SO, re either h in hall bar
lated sta1d'%d. loose In barrels. go;
Granulatcd Fine. loose In 1oo-lb. sacks,
GO; Granulated 2-lb. and 5-lb. sacks
packed In barrels. 6,%o. Granulated. Glib:
and bib. papers, packed In cases, 60;
yellow No. 5. very bright. $40; Yellow
No ., nearly as bright. 5.65: Yellow No
10, very good bright. $50; Yellow No. II,
good bright. s.55: Yellow No. ~. fairly
". sSYRuP fS' AND MoLAssEs : Marke,
nrmcr at tho advance; syrup, good to
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
BYRD & BALDWIN BROS.
RENTAL AGENTS. ROOMS ~ AND 20
HADDINGTON BUILDING,
GRANNY STREET.
FOR RENT.

| OFFICES.
Tunstall Bldg.
CRANKY.
2l7 Main Street.
West Building, cor
Main and Church.
Second floor Flat
Iron Square.
Haddington Build
ing, corner CRANKY
St. and City Hall
We.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09

hereby certify that the bond required
by the above mentioned decree has been
duly executed.
JUNIUs A. COLEMAN,
no4-tds Deputy Clerk.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
FIREPROOF PIERS.

The North German Lloyd fire In Hoboken
provoked many questions about the condition of
the piers on Manhattan Island which have never
been satisfactorily answered. The officials here
FASTENED to assure anxious public that no
such fire could ever occur on this side of the
Hudson River But nobody has come forward
to say with any defniteness just why it could
not. and Just how New-York piers were more
irnproof than those the Jersey shore.
The article which publish in to-day's Sun
day Supplement throws some light on the reason
for that indeiniteness. The authors examina-
tion into the condition of some of the leading
steamship piers this side of the river shows
that conditions are not essentially different
from those which obtained at the North Ger
man Lloyd piers. The piers in both places are
wooden pilings. with wooden floors and sheds
largely of wood, in some cases with a mere
covering of corrugated iron. The fire apparatus
appears TO he about the same. Some hydrants
are placed out on piers. and fire alarm signals
are provided. The chief reliance for safety.
however. seems to be placed on watchfuness of
employees and the efficiency of our city Fire De
partmcnt. Nobody will question that efficiency
and there may be reasonable ground for hone
that the force could here get 10 work much more
quickly than could the Hoboken firemen Still
pier fires, if once started, may outstrp the fast
est firemen; they may he inaccessible from
shore, and fireboats may be far away at the
instant when service would be effective 1t
would therefore seem if New-Yor was not
get far advanced in the development of its
pier system that 1t could afford to ignore the
lesson of Hoboken.
There is no reason to question the diligence
Of our officials in doing all they can do TO make
/ our waterfront at once safe and convenient
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
on THE ROAD TO PEKING.

The march to Picking must he made. That we
may ASSUME is settled. 1t should have been
made long ago. But if through haggng and jeal-
ouSes it has been delayed until it is too late for
rescue. il will al least he made for vengeance.
Iimc was when a brigade two would have
accomplished it in few days with little diff
Guilty. Half-savages armed with gongs and bows
and arrows were no match. no matter what
their numbers. for disciplined European troops
with modern firearms. But to-day the Chinese
are as we'll equipped as the Europeans, if not
actually better. and with the imitativeneSs
which is characteristic of them they mas
Jering the use of such weapons with omnous
facility SO not only few hrigades. but several
army corps al the least. will he needed to make
the invasion of less than ninety miles, and the
work is likely TO occupy more weeks than it
once would have taken days.
The present time is moreover unfavOrable
for the advance. It is the rainy season, and in
that country a July rain is deluge, as much as
ten or twelve inches of water falling in single
day. The railroad has been destroyed and the
wagon roads are mere cart tracks. upon which
no constructive work has ever been done. and
thoy arc now 10 doubt mostly under water.
That IS the state of affairs up to Tuug-Ch how.
ten miles from the walls of Picking. Thence
There is a fairly good stone road, which is never
flooded. As for the river. il is now in flood and
nayigable fol boats of shallow dTaught. 1t is
very crooked. doubling upon itself. and it has a
strong current. so that the Chinese boats
quirc a week or more 10 make the trip from
Ticn-TSn to Tung-Chow. distance of sixty-tive
miles. That time might be improved upon by
feet of tugboatS and launches if such could be
secured at Taku. as il probably could. The
weather is intensely hot. the temperature rising
10 100 degrees in the shade and to 100 degrees
in the sun
ON reaching Peling the invading force will
find itself confronted hy walls of masonry fifty
feet nigh nearly fifty feet thick at The top and
nearly hundred feet thick at the base. They
have crenellated parapets and numerous high
towers with innumerabe loopholes These
would make the walls strongly defensihle
against much superior force armed only with
small arms. Heavy artillery is therefore i'm
peratively needed TO batter down the walls.
which ii could soon do. The Tartars regard
those walls with veneration, as impregnable.
and il is probable that when they saw them
crumbling into ruin before European guns they
would be panicstricken and abandon further
resistance. It is. however going to he 4 serious
job to get the guns up there 10 do the work. in
the face Of adverse natural conditions and the
fierce opposition of a population of score Of
millions