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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-15

9R9sS haqStato 5ses Are for Lots IN
o'deFs are charged higher. -'--' t''s Oh
75c5iif ndar-b, 5Dassst crate: Texas cl!ngs.
Ast 4Teest0nes N5Gul.7J. Oklahoma ~ e. t ~
tasg: a,Rscoiiartet. and Howell e5a75, DER .-bp
651 Sc n; y, grown l0425c box: Dbl
!. oasifned BBl lots pg75c for snail and ree
q ~; ipi Es-Fiorida smooth c.yenns 81 s5s
stsSai Nv 5WtetS ~; Valencia G5oQ4 on orders an
sSc: Gamsons 7o75c: German pyunes 81 .In nan
e M?ores early concord; and odskes Ives Ives
Caro iI!"Iis dyes. Climax. best. l5gz0c: Ncr-h
q Efa S Sboc 10! 4. on trk on basis ,se5
L.I.lE2s1F;er los 75ca isl''' per box
gaNANAsmSSGotaole at sfd2 a bunch n, ord.r.
NJ S,OCOANC IS-Per 100 Z. trk s25. in a oh
10 CALIFORNIA IS1 DEcIDroUs FRUITs-A, auc-
f f s9eN&1 German primes .is5TiI.So Rnr-
81 50; Bradshaw SIS: feenbrrr9 u !, mainly at
3 @ sSifapes' s%eetwater. $50: Gross prunes
81 :, SfF f9s 8arsifft pears -->
si WNTERMEffi 9Y wag g, s4c9s
from Tl1,y $500; johbins sa10 per leo --'''s
hi I.d oSailoTne- gown early Ohio 55lssc per
NEW, ONIONS = North Missouri red s0assc.
cfloiee large IONsJc: yellow 51G6Jc $500
NEW CABSAGE-per 100 loose, 4oc. On order,
81. 10 per crate. w. VA otoei'
GLGUMBERS-Hone-g grown 5oG75c per bu. box
=. IOMATOES-Home-g grown 40g5lc bu Loose Or
B!5ErS-Hone grown 25G3oc per bu. loose
ETTGCE-Horne- grown 3pl+5c bu boy Chi
cago i.-hbls. 75cGsI ~ SOA- N4-
CAIROTS-HoTe- grown 50I75c hu box
B0-Ho,ne-grown 50d6oc l7-bu. basket
IlRNII'S-B0 lone grown 7JcISi hu box
CELER f,kalamazoo loG15c per bunch; M,ch.-
ssn, spec!dl cases, ,JiN5c. tat sGT6Cc.
ftitIfl,ANT-Hornc- grown igT50c doz
fEPI kRS@It9tn e-gIown S5iii5c IA-5u. basket
, . RIM NJ iBEANS-ttorae.srown 5ol6jc bu. box
,o sssGAsH-Home-grown. 25gioc a bu. boz.
GREEN GREEN coEN-Home-grown sugar 1oG1sc per
per bu. loose. s-''
koHLRABI-Per doz.. 25Ta0c
SP1NAt'H-Per b,i.. loose 25c
~ ~ E p Is, KALT-New per i2-bbL. Sf.7o31.n
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st. Louis Future Prices.
STOCKS OF GRAIN IN STORE
Produce.

Butter-Quota.ions; Creamcry--Extra 1s1sacoc:
firsts l64:1ic. seconds HHi5c. DaIry-E,xtra Inc:
poor to fair l3al5c; grease 4a5c: la1le- packed
extra lGc; frs;s l5c. country packed stock lie;
cOor to fair SIl0c.
Eggs-Current receipts 13iaal5isc. Receipts l.
532 pkgs. local and 80 through: shipments 3.9j5
pkgs.
Cheese-Northern On orders: Twins Ike:
singles ri2c: DAISIES Ike: Y A. 12c: Ionghorns
l2Ihc, Lnburger lOa1vIec: inferior 81 q4c: swiss
lJGil6c; brick 1G1lhc.
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Hides,

Dry hintTTexas ana Indian Territory butcher
~ !bs ana oven at i5c do Clo) fallen AT fii!c.
bars s.9cs u1aer iS lbs at I2.c. native and AZ.
.escti9n-Eo. at liisc. No . at Ire dry-saltted
ec,,tsH az -salted az &c: green slted on
or incurred &c per h. less. part cured T., i.sas
gu. Z. y; &c Horse hides-Green No 1 al 50 Il M
a. do ponies. colts and blues 81 all ir at -
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Totals United States. 81, 9s2. 60. $50
Totals. Canada ...

balance paid in cash.
mot included in totals because Of no COMPARE
son for last year. ~
mot included In totals because containing
other items than cearings
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
st. Louis Clearings $4,000 $50, an
Increase of 14.6 Per Cent

New York. Aug. 1.-THE following ia
BILE. compiled by Bradstreet. shows the
bank clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended August Is. with the percentage
of increase and decrease as COMPARED with
the corresponding week last year:
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81. Louis. Aug 1.-THE following shows the
opening. highest. lowest and closing quotations
on the New York Stock Exchange to-day Cor
reeted daily for Tho Republic by Francis. Bro
& Co. bonds and stocks, iii North Fourth street.
close
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Curb Grain Market.

St. Lous-Whcat lower: Dec. sold at s4Sc. and
that bid; puts SIC to s37sc calls Size; Sept
slhc: puts SOSs Hs07sc; calls S1'sc.
Mlwaukec-Sept. wheat. puts S21s2hc; calls
SSa.c: Dec. puts s2iEIS25sc; calls SIC; Sept corn
puts 522sG52l2c. calls 5a5sc.
La
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-15

Reported by Francis. Bro. & Co. No. IA North
Fourth street. 80
Primo sterling cables 4s555I4 Sss5: check. SEQ
a.. $3.50: 60 days 4S255Qs $40
Commercial sterling, checks 4ss5< ssh: 60 days
As3Aq48A: 80 days 4SlAI 4Si3a
Grain biA <.s3d4 S3L.
Cotton bills LSl% G4S1J.
Bankers Paris cables 6TTIS; checks Slsx. GO
days 2e0S.20 lis. w
, Commercial French francs, checks blSs n
u is Liz: 60 days 5.2eA.
Commsrcial Swiss francs. checks 51sa; 50
days 6NkG5Ih
Commercial Belgian francs checks, g 1875 as 1sss
@6.1e lie: so days b.2l7sd5.22N.
Bankers reichmarks. cables e5 Sis; checks
s5 s-1sds5 1-ss9s54; GO days e4asGs4%.
Commercial reichsmark checks IS i-1sGe5K: 60
days 95isGf@ BIS: 30 days "a sis
days 20 "
Commercial Dutch Euilder,. checks 4eta4 s-ls;
Market steady.
Domestic Exchange.
Reported by Whitaker & Co., exchange brokers'
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-15
Packinr-Hon.e Prices.

Swift &. Co., National Stock Yards will paw to-
day for produce delivered at East ST. Louis or
st. Louis. the following prices:
F.fgs case count.
Eggs, loss of basis
No. fresh packing stock butter...-..........n
No. dressed springs.
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SOUTHERN CATTLE-rhc supply # quaran-
tine cattle was lGht and embraces - ears that
contained Los head. Wtuie last Friday the sup
Ply was IS and e. head and two weeks ago
IS cars and l.,sa head. Steers ple4cmlnateI in
the supply. and Were Of common to good grades.
the latter bringing $3.50. although the bulk "
them were common 10 medium. Cows averaged
common to pretty good In. market was mac
tive and the request tor supplies light and the
trade generally ruled steady steers and she
stock with Thursday. Ne!iuu grades OF steers
sold very mean. and at the close were lyuI5c
lower, with several loads uHsuid. The calf trade
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Mining stock. in New York.
toffered: assessment paid.
Government Rnnds
Bond Sales mt New York.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Aug 14-Sales Of bonds were mad.
here to-day follows:
1900 American Cotton OIL 4ils e37. N eaz.
1900 a. T. & s. +. gen. -is..... esisfp e9ss
I'D S' SS' p q 4 o. prior lien a'ss....-... e2
2G.cJo B. & o. S-W. Div 3i1s 81 Z, SYiS
bo,Oeo 4; &; o. p. l.. E. & w. Va As sc
S.0p Chicago d Alton 3iss............ 73IHGp 735.
bs.oD Chicago & Alton 3s............... 81 a SIH
$1,000 c, b: q G., coll n. PCT n.
.... joint IS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S9iI9 90
.g ggo y. X l. Z Ist ts--:.......-. IS a 1914
10000 C, h /. & p. gen. is..........lO0 a1aSt
1000 c. c.. c. & st. l.. st. L. Div.
$500 es ss Tobacco So: 6 6 az
1900 X c.. Fl. Scott G. Memphis As 79s. d 1874
9' 10y Kansas CITY Southern Ss.-..... 66is9 ssh
ad'vN I@acIede Gas co. 5s..........-... l4
,o'vvgp 1-ake ERIE * western "a bs..... 10
isov9 L. q n unified 4s.;........... ss&T 9S7s
-Sso ~ MeNican central Isl income-. 169s1 Ia.
1000 NJ X. & T LIST 4s................ 81 a 81
acJ Missouri Pacific trust 5s........ I02lI
1900 Northern Pacific prior lien s..1G0l I0lis
5000 Oregon Short Line is............. 30 1isSi
3,Oe1 Oregon Short Line consol 5s..... l09sS
IS 900 St L. & l. NJ. unit. & ref. As S. an SSi.
$500 St Louis Southwestern I'd inc. IS 70sT 1oss
5000 Southern Railway 5s........-... .1I2I5Qill3
GOO Texas & Pacific LIST ..n3i.6Slliy
li6.oo Union Pacific LIST 49,. 9sa GiIO0
fsl 900 Union Pacific 1st con- 4s...... 93i.fi ga,
166. ooe Wabash debenture. Series b.. 5sSsI 81
loo Wisconsin Central gen 4s........ ssh |
Total sales. sS.7l0. 500.
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Will Street Gossip.

Reported by Commercial Advertiser through
Francis, Bro Co. No. 2ls North Fourth
street:
New York. Aug. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were
fairly strong in London, though business
not very active. Arbitrage houses bought 1000
and sold 10000.
Amalgamated Copper-Lewisohn brokers bought
openly, and. in addition. the room heard great
deal OF recent Standard OH buying and in
sde'' predictions OF much higher prices.
Missouri Pacinc-The sharp rise started with
heavy buying by George P Butler & Bro, which
the room accepted as being in the nature of n
declaration of market policy on the part OF tho
Could Rockefeller combination In the pres
ent condition OF sentiment this was enough to
make room shorts cover and to prevent serious
opposition to the rise.
Atchison.The belief prevailed in rome quar-
lation by Mr.. Keene. aimed against the short
interest II said he had discovered that
there was a large short interest and that the
floating supply was smaller than the street be-
Western capitalists had acquired large block
during the slump. The rise In the stock fol.
lowed easily enough
New York Central-There was a widely dis.r,b-
rted bull tip on New York Central before the
opening. but the room did NOT heed 1t until 1t
was seen that there was buying IN the stock
similar to that which put up St Paul and
other stocks As the price advanced there was
considerable covering, as well as traders buy
ing for q turn on the long side. There has
been a large and stubborn short interest in il.
people, who believe that Central should sell a.,
the same price as Pennsylvania -
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Discount rates for call and time loans wer
stealN, between and per cent.
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New York Money Market

New York. Aug Hm.Money on call easy at ~
50 days 4'kd5 per - gent; 30 days, s; six months
Sterling exchange frrner. with actual business
in hankeTs bill bills at 4 $50 for demand and
81 and 4.S6G4.s Sos; commercial bills s2ST5G4 So
Mexican dollars 43iSc. Government bonds steady:
railroad bonds Irregular.
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The Metal Markets.

New York. Aug, li.spot tin was IS lower in
1924, los. and the local market ruled steady
at Is .ioa2S.Joc. Copper was rather Irregular in
London spot there being Is Cd lower a. s5T La
while. futures were IS Cd higher at t5S los
Locally copper continues quiet, but was slightly
higher. Lake is now quoted at IA 125Tl3 &c.
electrolytc at 1850. and casting at IL sSc Lead
was steady and UNCHANGED at l.20c in New York
was unchanged in London at f2G IS. and a little
frmer here. where it closed at &C. Iron closed
bore. Locally iron was quiet; No foundry
Northern is quoted at 81 .50Gls: No. foundry
Northern at l6.Tt01I: No. ] foundry Southern
and No foundry southern soft at SIS 75ai7
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good to choice cows and heifcrs principally Of
the latter. The demand for the best grades OF
heifers this week has been very good. and il IS
safe to say that had there been any available.
prices would have ruled higher. The very hest
grades of cows are stronger. but medium grades
ana Gamers aie slow and are mean sellers as
last week. il few medium heif.rs have bcrn sold
a little better for lack OF good kinds but as a
Whole there is small improvement Fair hgff-:at
hcfcrs are the duIIcst for some times plenty OK
quarantine cattle coming being tho cause of this
and OF the medium grades the half-fat heifers
are not wanted by rackors. and as the stocker
demand is very dull they have L. show very good
quality To md sale through this outlet Fat
bulls are Guotahly STEADY. but sausage aud stock
80 bulls ;><~riow sellers and very mean prices
Values veal calves sharply higher tons
now selling at SG75, against $5.J1 last week
sales Of butcher cattle DURING the week were
based on the following quotations:
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Bar Silver,

New York. Aug. H-Bar silver 55Kc per ounce
AT London 2Shd per ounce.
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Amalgamated Copper-Lewisohn brokers bought
openly. and. in addition. the room heard great
deal OF recent Standard Oh buying and in
sde'' predictions OF much higher prices.
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Reported by Whitaker & Co.. exchange brokers,
800 North Fourth street
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-15

Local Money Market.
transactions II the banIs were IN fair volume
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Chicago Stock Market.
ported by g. II. Walker & Co., s
The Coconino sun., 1903-02-14

 It's erin my way. use . mile age, myself"
 The little Gray Nun recoiled. The dimples frOze in her cheeks and her chin. Her small, well-set head lifted and lifted-Scott, man, do you see how tall the Little Gray Nun is grow ing!
 Thank you-let me pass, please" the Little Gray Nun said, frigidly. And he stood looking after her in stupid surprise. Put his foot in it. had he? By George, she looked as if she had Q job for the conductor this time!
 "I'll try another tack" he nut tered. ''The little thing has got to be befriended somehow, or Bubby or Chubby or Whatever His-Name will have to eat his birthday cake with out any frosting. Never!" He over took her in the waiting-room. beg your pardon" he said; "I don't want to bore you, but if you'd accept the loan of a mileage book-I don't need mine. It's in my-er, that is-I mean-oh, say, you'll take it, won't you?" he burst out, boyishly. The Little Gray Nun was vanquished. The dimples trooped back again.
 But we haven't been introduced, she murmured. "How could I? We don't even know each others names"
 "Sure," he said gloomily. He had not thought of that. But there ought to be a way--let's get the de- pot nanny to do it. Tell her who we are, you know. Mammies are al- ways ready to accommodate"
 The Little Gray Nuns laughing eyes followed his to the comfortable, black face of the fat Aunt Chloe across the room.
 Ut would be fun," she cried, but instantly she was grave and proper again. "If we had mutual friend"
 "The mammy's friend of every bod"
 "But I don't know a soul in this city except Cousin Althea."
 "Jones or-er Pettengill?" the Young man said, eagerly. "I know Joneses and Pettingills to burn."
 The Little Gray Nuns dignity had again come back. She drew away a tiny space. Smith," she said. prim- ly, Cousin Althea Smith. I should go right up to her house if it wasn't for Chubby" He laughed aloud in his relief.
 "Oh, I know Smiths!" he cried. slathers-er, I mean quantities of 'em."
 "I am not aware that you have the honor of knowing my Smith," she responded, crisply. It did not look promising. The Young Man had . mind to give it up. But the Little Gray Nun needed championing, and then there was Chubby - always Chubby. He's the only little nephew I've got in the world," murmured the Little Gray Nun, as if in answer to his thought. And he'll never be six years old again if he lives . hun dred years!"
 Nephew-nephew? Had he heard aright? The Young Man felt the TO- nance of things in his grasp again. If Chubby was a nephew. Heaven bless him!--then what were ob- stacles? A sudden inspiration was born in the Young Man s brain. He motioned toward a seat near by. Wont you sit down?' he said. "And would you mind naming over some of your friends at homew He did not realize that he did not know her own name y,t, or the name of "home."
 At home?-in u'tonwood, you mean? Oh, ,i.ere grandfather and | Uncle Joe and Uncle Sam"
 "Their last names, 1 mean. Brown or Robinson or So-and-so, you know
 "Why. of course. Whal stupid!'' She ran over list oi SUI names rapid. | ly. lie caught at one as at straw.
The Coconino sun., 1903-02-14

used to be Jonathan to my fathers David. De you mind coming over to the central office? Just across the street?"
 Buttonwood was called sp. Then Ar. J. Bradley Scott.
 Hello! That you, Uncle Brad? Know my voice? What? Yes. sir, same old sixpence! Yes, Berlin--last steamer. Dad? He's all right. What? No, not a professorship, unless you've got one up. your sleeve for me-But, Uncle Brad, say! There's young lady here waiting to speak to you. She wants to be introduced to me oh, mean 1 want to be introduced to her, you know. We've got to be in- troduced, and you're the man to do it. She's going to speak now"
 "Hello!" called l..e Little Gray Nun, clearly. Do you Anow me, MT. Scott? Not Dolly? Then I'll never speak to you again--oh, you do know me? We'll, I'm on my way home, you know you haven't seen Chubby to-day, have you? It's his birthday. What? Birthday-six years old. I've got to get home to frost the cake, and I've lost my pocketbook. There's love- ly young m-oh, I mean there's a young man here who wants to lend me his mileage, but we haven't been introduced. It's dreadful scrape, for there's Chubby's cake, you know. What? Both of us stand up here?" She motioned to the Young Man. "Well, we're here. Oh, yes, can hear you-Yes. Yes, he says he can. too"
 They stood there an instant to- gether, while across 27 miles Mr. J. Bradley Scott introduced them. Both faces were grave, but all four eyes were dancing. At the proper time and in the proper way they touched fin- gers and bowed to each other politely. It was over.
 "Now, we're all right" cried the Young Man, briskly. And there's the whistle of our train. We've got to run for it."
 The conductor tore of mileage for two and left them then to the tender mercies of little Dan Cupid. Little scamp! it is amazing the amount of work he can get into 27-mile runi- Ladies' World, New York.
The Coconino sun., 1903-02-14
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. B. w. Evans, Clearwater, Kan, writes: "My husband lay sick for three months; the doctors stated he had quick consumption. We pro- cured bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup and it cured him. That was six years ago, and since then we always kept a bottle in the house. We can not do without it. For coughs and colds, it has no equal" 25c, 5Oc and Sl.OO bottle at Pioneer Drug Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05

like heavy cannonading. coming from the
interior of the earth. The Inhabitants Of
this city were terribly frightened, not know
ing what was coming next.
Santa Maria is one of the important
mountains and volcanoes of Central Amer
lea, being about 1900 feet high 1t was
last in eruption in 1850.
These reports were followed by an erup-
ton of great violence. sending out great
quantities of ashes and cinders that covered
the country for miles around, from a depth
of fourteen to sixteen feet near the vol
cano to a few inches twenty or twenty five
miles away The city of Quesaltenango
which Is at the foot of the mountain was
largely buried under the ashes and cinders
thrown out by the eruption that continued
for weeks. 1t was first reported that at
least 1000 persons had lost their lives, but
the loss of life in a city of about 10000 and
well-populated surrounding country was
really less than 1000 and of the 40 900 who
lived In the city at the time Of the volcano
fully 10000 remain, and business moves on
about as before.
OF late this volcano has shown new life
and the rumblings are very annoying in it's
vicinity 1t throws up volume of ashes
c1nders. rocks and fire to a height of sew
eral hundred feet, and is a great sight at
night. This is the only active volcano in
the northern part Of Central America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
CHAPTER Xxx.
An UNEQUAL Conflict.

Surveying his room carefully In the dim
light of a candle the fool discovered he
stood in a small apartment. with single
of narrow couch. a chair and a massive
wardrobe Unlike the chamber assigned to
Jaccuelne the door was without key or
bolt: a significant fact to the Jester. in view
of the warning he had received. Nor was
it possible to move wardrobe or bed. the
first being too heavy and the last being
screwed to the floor. had the occupant de-
sired to barricade himself from the antic
ipated danger without. number of sus-
picious stains enhanced the gruesome char
acter of the room. and as these appeared to
lead to the wardrobe. the jester carried his
Investigation to a more careful survey of
that imposing piece Of furniture. Opening
the door. although he could not find the
secret of the mechanism. the fool concluded
that the floor of this ponderous wooden re-
ceptacle was a trap through which the body
OF the victim could be secretly lowered
This brief exploration of his surroundings
occupied but few moments. and them
after blowing out the candle and heaping
the clothes together on the bed into some
resemblance of a human figure lying there
the jester drew his sword and softly crept
down the passage toward the stairs. at the
head Of which he paused and listened. lie
could hear the voices and see the shadows
OF the men below. and. with beating heart.
descended Few steps that he might catch
what they were saying. Crouching against
the wall, with bated breath he heard FIRST
the landlords tones.
Well. rogues. what say you to another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
THE ATLANTIC IN OCTOBER.
Forecast by the Naval photographic
Office

The naval photographic Office has made
the following forecast of weather conditions
on the north Atlantic for October:
Along the transatlantic routes fair
weather with fresh winds, will prevail.
From Sandy Hook to the fiftieth meridian
the wind will blow IS per cent of the time
from the western semicircle GA per cent of
the time from the northwest quadrant. be-
tween so and % west GO per cent (3T per
cent from the northwest quadranD, east of
the twentyfifth meridian 6S per cent (35
per cent from the southwest quadrant
Gales. mainly from southwest to north
west. as shown in the subchart, north of 500
most frequent between 15' and 40 west
south Of 30 degrees between So and 80 west
The barometric depressions of the month
are about equally divided between those of
tropical and those of continental origin.
The former are accompanied by northeast
erly gales west of the fiftieth meridian.
Along the American coast from Sandy
Hook to Hatteras the winds are from the
northern semicircle (t3 per cent? and about
equally divided between the two quadrants
From Hatteras to Jacksonville the prevail
Ing direction Is northeast az per cent?.
Over the eastern half of the ocean the
trades are liable to be disturbed by cyclonic
conditions. the center of the system hover
Ing several days in succession between the
Azores and Madeira. During such periods
the wind relations on the usual sailing
are reversed.
Throughout the Caribbean sea and the
West Indies light trades will prevail gen
orally from an easterly direction.
Throughout the twelve-year periOd-1S9O-
190l-twenty-thr West Indian hurricanes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
MAIL ROUTE TO THE YUKON.
Contract Awarded to James Fish of
Valdez.

The Post Office Department has let
contract for the establishment of new
mail route in Alaska for the winter. The
new route is from Valdez. via the mouth of
the Cbistochena river, Chisna. the mouth
of the Delta river. Fairbanks post office,
near where there have been extensive gold
findings, and Cinema to Tanana, at the con-
fluence of the Tanana and Yukon rivers
The length of this route is $50 miles. Two
round trips a month will be made, begin
ming December 1 and continuing until April
80, 1904
The following bids were received: ]. A.
Calkins & Co.. Nome, $500 round trip;
George c. Eelt. Tanana, $500 a round trip;
James Fish, Valdez. $1,oU0 round trip
The contract was awarded to Fish.
This new route, extending from Valdez.
on the south coast of Alaska, to Tanana,
on the Yukon river. will connect with the
route down the Yukon river to ST. Michael
and Nome. The running time one way will
be twenty-five days. If the route is sue
cess the Post Office Department estimates
that the time for mail from Seattle to