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New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
The Liverpool weekly ,eport. with compar

Exchange tpecial Liverpool cabes-spot cotton
bales Am a Saes sSs eesps S 900 bales Amr
uet Tont higher on near and points higher on dis
tant positions Closed barely STEADY net point lower
B2ni hEns5 s6Id @ sG5d
7s $500 s2d
oeR xND saEAf.irsde in n6ur today was dun
and without feature. Prices were unchanged. We
q 95s5 4o Winter patents IS 6oGS5 s5 spring Gears
s. aogS4 go extIe No WI Tingr - soSa $o extra No
10 good 81 40G$4 20; choice fancy 81 75q$5 BUCK
coRNMEAL steady quoted: dried s. eoSSs TO- as
BAG MEAL o@sd stesdy quoted Fine white and
fges,efn easy quoted Western spring. S19: standard
aa SIS 90 5d gF 90 60 2 sf 9S aSd sd es as sG to a s
So red dog 50 hoEnny chop $50 bulk and S2l 25
IL GRAIN - WHEAT The wheat market to-day was
SeT5o9 aaeT SIi showing I'd net decline The market quickly
recovered this depression, however and for the
% s,Snnor AT the West BrooInhaI estimated that he
had found it % S f to 80 Sushe e making
The total nom slo 600 to s5o goo bushels The
100000 bushels 10 600 600 bushels The esumate toT
seIs larger tisn The previous Interior receipts
FOR the day bushels smaller than the previous
would be lighter at that point next week REGARD,
ing tss Eiss small deeTeSo and possible increase After
lie regular close which unchanged 70 &c net higher
81 l5 for May 81 OH July ana s5z for ssPte@
ber- ,f No IrS bul1tb 81 oe& and No hard Manobs
81 1lGsl lih anoat c~oNLFheIe ~ m was I,i further
from commission house selling and deeine OF @d IN
ing y net There little ehanse en- the curb
May o'clock being quoted at og1ae, me interior it
% eg DHse 10 cora Was quoted at 5sso elevator and
5i1ze. aAoat oATsIDnGer selling nTesosts sure from from
XII was to-day at the West closing near the low
est Gssh E.S 9ats g N 10 !es ss b o' natural white 30 70
&c ID s749Ssiso; clipped white. % 70 ~ 10. 0'sai''
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
LONDON WOOL MARKET.

London Jan 2s-The offerings at the wool auction
sales to-day IL 101 bales Despite this
number trade bid freely The withdrawals 10 date
bales. OF which have been sold
grades owing the slackentng American
demand were only occasionally dearer than the last
sales. Medium and lower. To-
DAYS selection varied good woods being hrm They
and Continental buyers while occasionally
Americans Of superhne by paying Is 4sd for
hafbred scouTeds in good condii Aon sold brskly
Germany Following sales detail: New South
Wales / 400 bales 5&dG2s; greasy. 5d91s.
Queensland bales; secured 1l1zd12s I'd greasy,
5lAd@1s 1sa Victoria 1900 baes secured 1Odq1s 11d
5i@dafs 2ad South Australia. 800 bales:
Is IA greasy 7Adgis lsd. West Australia. 1sO0 bales
greasy. 61aG111sd- New-zeaand 100 bales secured.
adaIs 9lkd; greasy 61zd6ls 21sd Cape OF Good Hone
and Natal bales secured 9dQ1s 10d: greasy. 10
IOIad Buenos Ayres 100 bales: greasy 7%T9d The
the second series amount 10 sSs53 bales in
Ills week were: New Wales. 479S bales; Victoria
G9S; South Australia, 2329 New Zealand 6sS3; Cape
Of Good Hope Natal 3 i45: Singapore. 1885, Mar
seilles. 1874; elsewhere. 4S0
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New-Yorl, January 2S 1905.
recovery coffee continued during
todays half session. The market opened steady at an
advance OF 3ql0 points and while demand
pces gained little more closing steady at net
OF OHl0 points. Sales reported
hags The Initial gain in keeping with continued
AIn european cables and somewhat smaller Brazilian
receipts. coupled with Of 10 the
Santos market, which result from a better
european demand in that market and
IiaIleI receipts next month The buying
20 % more scattering than for the last
"1leh Vas reported as healthy sign indicating rather
out or support. the ground presuma-
~ @ the worst Of the liquidation over; that the
othsh1ng tendency OF receipts but the beginning
Sosoeable railing on, and that the market being
Gown from the top. presented favorable
ollto4luH4ty Tor fresh ventures
A AfSo ooylng Tor European houses that supposed
e eoNelng shorts, and with the European
urn ana lhe TAX OF better demand
santos was considered possible that European trade
letsls We're becoming about repenishing
me suPpes that have been drawn upon quite heavily in
IeI 70 permit or the procrastnatng of
- WITH reference 70 primary early in the
on tie basis of Sssc Rio No z 80 ~ S@O'A'-'-S
follows: - o -0NS4 A'o4@S 10 O@S
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
New-Yorl,. January .

New-York, January 2S. 1908.
BEEVES-Receipts cars. o 152 head; including
for the market, making, with Of cattle
cars on sale. Market quiet and steady. One of
dry sold 81 6OQSS 75 100 1b other
reported Dressed beef steady T9c 10 for ordinary
prime native sides. London Liverpool IN
changed Exports to-day 1882 beeves. 80 sheep
and 800 quarters Of beef
sales G. Curtis sons: cows 1900 70 average at
81 so 3 do. 722 n. a 81 65: do. H. at 81 co.
CALVES Receipts 1lO head, all for sale. No
trading to-day; feeling steady. City veals firm
a 9QI4c per Ib sales Of choice DO up I5c;
country Veals slow except for prime ar
rivals and selling at 74l2ac per 10; frozen do low
&c. t-.. = ;
SHEEP AND I4ANBS-Receipts 10 cars, or 3O68
head. including for the market; making with
car held yesterday. 10 sale Jersey
City and a 60th-st Sheep in light supply and
steady lambs slow but full steady. About cars
expected be carried Sheep sold at S4GSj
per 10: prime stock offered medium to choice
lambs 81 EOGSS culls So 80. Dressed mutton
steady 71zq9l2c per 10: dressed lambs at nq123c.
Sales--NewtOn Co: ISS State lambs, as 10 average
per 100 10: 15 do % h at 81 S0 10 culls 4t ~
so; Is State sheep 12O lb at S4 80: 20 do, 03 10
81.
SIS 2O go do. rs n. at 81 80
Tobn & shannon: 1871 Pennsylvania lambs. So 10, at
81 80; 81 Pennsylvani sheep, 106 rb at So
r. 200 state lambs, Il 10, at 81 75
Kerns Commission Company: 22 Kentucky bucks 170
ID, at $4 25.
car for market No sales reported Feeling 15G2je
lower advices Country dressed hogs weak
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

IJyerpool Jan 2s-CIosIng: WHEAT-Spot steady;
No California Is I'd; futures steady March. 6s lad;
May as I'D; July Is sd. CORN-Sp0t quiet; American
mixed new As I'D: American mixed old. IS Oi9d futures
QUIET; March As sd; May. As 2ad. PEAS-Canadian
steady IS 9itd FTOUR-St Louis fancy winter steady
9d. HOPS in London Pacihe coaso steady. 81 1850
n. BEEF steady; India 66s Sd. PORK
easy: prime mess Western Gls 3D. HAMs0sh9Ft cut;
cut 20 10 80 n 87s Cd rib 10 "a 10 STs; long
clear mddes light 2s to "a 10 Sss long clear middles
heavy 30 40 10 2Is. short hacks 10 70 - n
SOS; clear bellies IA to 10 10. AIS SHOULDERS
IS steady 32s 81. LARD steady; prime Western
IN tierces. 5s Cd American refined In pals SIS BUTTER
nominal CHEESE steady; American nnest white JOS 61
American finest colored I'd. TAILDW-Prfme city
steady 23s; Australian in London easy I'd TURPEN-
TTNE-Sprits steady 3Ss 3D.. ROSIN-Comm0n Arm,
Is 41ad- PBTRoLBUM-Rehned Quiet Cd LNsEED
OIL quiet. l6s 81.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
sHoliday.

CoTToN-The cotton market was quiet but showed
teadiness with final prices representing slight gain for
Ihe cay The factors at work appeared be re-
tLlhess on the part of Southern holders
Ile PROBABILITY OF early end of the Eastern
and appreensons that further insalmens
report would have as little influence market
5h9fsdays instalment The market opened steady
oecnne OF Za4 points IN easier
there was little for sale. and that certain large
wall street shorts had been covering
laIse operator in the Southwest buying
rendered local shorts uneasy. The South
selling little early. and prices gained ground very
slowly. but toward the close rendered by
bultsh from the SPOT situaton
The market was finally firm a net advance of 3d9
points Sales futures estimated at coo
Port receipts for the day small
mates for Monday also light OF
New-Orleans. where the larger figures believed
represent the usual month activity among shippers
This would also explain the private stating
there was better demand for cotton that
ket and experimenting this Information by reporting
that the interior refused sell The statistical
changes continued to reflect little more than the absence
Of offerings while the fact that prices have
evidences the absence Of important demand that the
is moving about the basis Of l1000 0GO
duotion. whatever it may ultimately prove Sentiment
locally seems TO be less bearish the average but
very little disposition that the
Southern holder eventually maintain artificial po-
stion.
The range prices local market to-day
was
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
LIVERPOOL COTTON Market

-iaE,ool. Jan. 2S.-ClosinE: COTTON-Spot ouset;
- points higher American middng fair, 4.l7d;
- mle9ing 3S7d; nddHng 8.75c low middling, 363d;
~ eIe 1850 bales Of which 1000 were for speculation
sAiQr. and included 660O American Receipts 6OoO
- .ac4-1iEg so Ame.1can. Futures opened quiet
titey and closed barely steady; American middng.
= January Sasd January anc February, S53d; Feb
a. s-o March 3Gld March and April. S66c; April
ssss--ss ss06; May and june 3.73ds June and July,
49, iy and August 3Tsd: August and September,
l. . seQernber October 3.s2d: October and NoVsm-
-. eaa1; November and December 3 SAD.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

caI1 MEaALs.Pig iron certificates the Produce
day with closing prices as spa fqet to-
sHoS@Fyi SO % asked March SIS 5o9s16 75 April
I % M IS G 90 May SIC 5OGsl6 80; june SIC 60 asked
Steady but quiet aS
centrifugal common. IL q 13c; fair, 617c good $50
&c; prime 22927o New.orleans, open kettle, 500
ocEAM Rz Gif fapfg sS emaG for steam
Sore1 tans agmt in all Departments and rates We're
and rates lower The available tonnage supply was
Antwerp d Hai aRa Brso oRGGn h dhSSGG snd
Nsweastls nominal Bremen IS Pfgs Hamburg 42A
brisj.b sis3%s9 L9RdS9 g
Virginia to RGtterdem. Hamburg or Copenhagen pri-
ber Guifport and Pensacola to Hamburg m5 9nS sum- sum-
prompt British steamer, 14oO tons, timber. Pensacola
vousy) general cargo to benmark at or
ues uenos GSrss and MonteTideo to three pos G4s
tons quebracho Maod coan9 ssS 10 d sis is
deDSs to or S tons :uEa f26 Sa Sa
wegian steamers, 795 and 1.O15 tons previously.
ship, $4,000 eases of petroleum., hence to Tsngtau
cargo chasong to- es ines S 9 sons ge09Fa
SSS S tons case oil Phadelpha to Havana. at about
mette private terms schooner 2S4 tons lumber Jack
BT1RsEiek to y private terms bark 479
steamer 29S4 tons hemp and sugar PhiiippiBes to
9P % B99st0n 90 lump sum equal to 52s cd
5s7 tons lumber. Gulfport to Rosario. private terms.
oa2 Il oS S9ss 9 sOyS
500 GaTcR at sh sa0S S0d NAY Ms aR at
a 2 at sOS May At se @ 800 Jgy at and O
9TiSss RqSd % PstroIsq% also @
Phadepha 81 s BULK %h q GOis ned do ea sG
Mew-York, sI9lO philadelphia $40 O5; water white,
ha To- 90 I S9S s. 45 m d whe eaSss
5aAasrS RF@s eFuaf ssS % so RS4s y3
25R@25&c: off summer yellow. nominal: prime white,
seed @i'eT ety yeiew rSW ont ~ oz
ray Al g 42c; Calcutta raw. csc LARD OIL. 5S@5sc.
Saturday yielding again to big of hogs Chicago
hsd "a M which the Prss @ S $500 and e
Receipts City 900 and at Omaha 10 600
Guoed S Ness "a sis IS % ag n3i 94 5
short clear $1Sg$15 so BEEF steady; quoted: Mess 80
ness s5asi BEEF Steady fy quoted SIG 2ss48 % so
MEATS Pickled bellies firm au6ted smoking. 73s9
a99inal; gaqtsd eG6l4c Picked hams noninai quoted
West prime SS9@So; city lard steady; quoted SsG65sc;
6S9t95 G16en t. 9aF aa ksgT 8o o3g 0
Sssce citY srS siaaTIne 80 easy quo'eu' Oeo' 0~
RICEGThe market. for rice was steady to lrm with
fooW T 'u Domestic dfnnss ona
head iir e sGod 9E% to a6a6 ho0f orss8 sg
nominal; do Domestic. 27@3%o; Java, 4AQ5%c; Rangoon
sUGAR-Refned moderately active but firm
at unehanged card rates Prices quoted less per
powdered ana fruit powdered 2Sc a enfton eGS
lated 626c Eagle h 10 bags and ID bags
granulated and diamond A. 6.15c; confectioners A. Co.
N6s o No 9n5 5 SSe 40 No 4Gc 4 S96SG Nc 30 o eOE; No
No IL 620c; No 12 515c; No 49, 5.O5c: Nos ii 15
9 XBG po Tas Sugars @ ~e ae
held for higher prices a. rule and for shipment
Of duty paid sugar follows: Centrifugal 96 test
s. test at 4sc a. '''' anu in'iaSSes sugar.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

RAILROAD BONDS.-AIarket strong. Total sales
amounted in par value S5ss5OO against S. 10000
on Friday The heaviest dealings were IN the
Atehison general As. Brooklyn Rapid Transit As,
Central Pacific As Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
railroad As and collateral trust Is. Chicago. Bur
nngton and Quincy Is. Colorado and Southern first
As Erie convertible Is. Kings County Elevated
stamped Is, Mexican Central 42s and FIRST incomes.
Northern Pacific Is, Oregon Short Line As, Reading
general As St Louis and San Francisco refunding
As. ST. Louis Southwestern consolidated q, Union
Pacific first and convertible IS. Wabash debenture
Bs and Western Maryland As. American Tobacco
As and Is Colorado Fuel and Iron certificates Con-
solidated Tobacco IS and United States Steel 6s
vvpra aI cti
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

PACIFIC A LEADING I
ACTIVE FEATURE.
Norest Poins-Bank Statement Makes Favorable ShOuns
IN Cash andR Reserue.

London. 2z63 per cent, Open market discount rats
for short bills 27-l6d22 per cent; long bills "a per
cent. Berlin discount rate. "a per cent Berlin ex-
change London. 20 marks i6 pfenniss- Paris dis
count rate. "a per cent. Paris exchange on London.
% francs Is centtunes.
FOREIGN SECCRITIES - British cOnsOls for
money. S 9-l6 for the account sS916 French
rentes. IS francs 42ss centines.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Jan. %. p. rn.-The market for Auaeri-
can securities was strong and moderately active.
Final prices follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
LESS liza
Bankers posted rates were;

DOMESTIC CHANGE-New-o Orleans - Com
mereIal 25e premiums hank. 81 premium. San
F'rancisco-Sight 71sc; telegraph, l0c. Bost0n-se
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
tations were:
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday of the principal active
securities and net changes from Fridays quo
"a tiops uAra.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MAREET.-NIoney call. per cent.
Time money quoted at per cent for sixty
days $685. per cent fer three four and five months
and SIt per cent for six n0aths Commercial paper
was quoted at Si@@4 per cent for sixty 10 ninety
days. sasGfi4 per cent for four to six months and
AZ per cent for others.
FOREIGN observation-disclosures closed nrm.
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

WEEKLY STOCK CHANGES.
The usual weekly table of price changes tor the
active stocks follows:
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
NEw-YoRK PRICES.

RYE nominal BARLEY-Market dull Feeding was |
Suoed at 4Sac. NewYork. ana mating at 46a52c
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

4 Saturday. Saturday. Net
] jan q. jan IS lchangeS
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

s2UUO LaCka Steel 6s. .IUI I ZOO " q y u
1000 Lac Gas 1st 5s. .109iz 1000 VIA Cent
Total sales OF bonds. $4.593. 500.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

eC-Iee Caples--tto-Co market firm: No 7 Rio
9SZ exchange "A lied receipts 60OO bags; shipments
:or the United States 1000 bags; stock 44s coo has
TeiD IS eo market market firm; good average Santos 5SS6O
CoHse market opened 1sqs pfg higher at 2S0 D m Was
net PIG higher; sales 5000 bags. Havre-Cofee mar
Htt opened quiet = franc higher; at u m advanced Il
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

One q the English service magazines few days
ago said that the British naval authorities were
cepiy concerned IN the working Of their system as
10 engineer officers which is patterned closely after
that u the American navy, as provided in the
Personnel law Of 1893 The magazine which is
The London Engineer" says;
TIE engineer officers are greatly IN demand; the
tnglne-room plan is not in favor. The Joint op-
uonal system viii not work. In times OF
ltect or with stationary navy, II is possible 10
81 On with small staff, but II IS useless 10 main
San a navy which cannot fight. ana no navy can
.snt unless the ships have large numbers OF engl-
.ssis O. board. The killing and woundlng OF the
eAsle-T9om star must be reckoned with: and II
tSsLl hot for "a moment 10 be forgotten that the
nAgls snip Is full Of machinery rom end 70 eld,
which cannot be worked by unframed fighting
..tls- y seems 10 be waste Of time 10 urge upon
- @otlc facts so certain. The Russian navy mas
Plofloed an object lesson OF maximum magnitude;
80 Tor Some reason very difficult 10 explain, no
sl.Acent measures have been taken to supply the
-el absolutely wanted.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
BOND MARKET TRADING.

sEx dividend.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

rrotaI saIas for he week s. 1O2 l29
Total sales in preceding week -ooiISe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-03
cHIcKAsHA, IND. TER, MAY }. 1905
STRIKING CONTRASTS WILL BE SEEN

Striking contrasts will forciby bring to the minds
Of the editors who will come to Oklahoma from every
staeand territory in the union TO attend the annual
convention of the National Editorial association the
wonderful advancement made in this territory. They
will see that in sixteen years Oklahoma has made
greater strides in agriculture in commerce in allnes
Of business in education and in all that goes to make
up civilization than OF the states Of this country
have in a century
Oklahoma has more rural free mail delivery routes,
mileage, has more wealth, possesses better public
school system, more churches and more newspapers
produces larger and diversified corps, and taken
with the Indian territory is larger in point Of size and
greater in population than over half of the states in
the union. Oklahoma alone has less crime, fewer
paupers and less illiterarey than thirds Of the
states of the union
All these things the editors will see when they
come to Oklahoma and they will be more deeply inn
pressed through the skilled use of contrast The news
paper will spend three days at Guthrie in conven
ton, they will visit Enid Ell Reno, Lawton, Chicka-
sha, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, South McAlester Musk
ogee and many other of the prosperous cities and
towns of Oklahoma. They will see well improved
farms they will larger orchards and fruit tracts
than in the states from which they come in short,
they will view all the greatness of this sixteen year
wonder.-Guthrie State Capital,
***
The ANNOUNCEMENT OF the marriage of Miss
Ida Said president of the Bachelor Girls Club of
Carmen, calls to the memory of the editor of the
Grand Republican similar organization at that
place year ago There was a large membership
then he says, "and now there aren't enough girl
bachelors left to constitute quorum. Club organi-
cations seem to have a sure way to cure single
blessedness.-E Ex.
~
THE LITTLE town of Marshall Oklahoma, is said
to be in the clutches Of bootblack trust but one day
last week the bootbacks fell out and began cutting
prices The result was nearly everyone in town was
able to sport polished shoes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-03
FREMONT
JUICE:

Wehave just received a ship
ment of the Famous FIRE.
mont Grape Juice. If you
are moi feeling well and it
seems that the Spring Fever
will get the best of you try
a bottle of this pure infer
mented Grape Juice it will
tone you up. Ii is a very
pleasant drink. Have you
noticed how much better a
great many people Of Chick
asha look since they have
been trading with us? That
shows they get something to
eat. Give us a trial if you
would look we'll and hearty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-03

THE LITTLE town of Marshall Oklahoma is said
to be in the clutches Of bootblack trust but one day
prices The result was nearly everyone in town was
able to sport polished shoes.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-28

The view in French official quarters
Is distinctly favorable to an Anglo.Rus.
sian rapprochement. IL was one OF the
projects OF NJ. Delcasse when Foreign
Minister TO have King Edward visit
Emperor Nicholas as means for fur.
thering the reconciliation of Russia
and Great Britain.
Concerning the proposed German
Russian agreement, strong elements In
both countries favor an accord as q
counterpoise to the Anglo.Japanese al.
lance. The Temps" tonight prints
an authorized interview with Prince
Won Buelow, the German Imperial
Chancellor, at Baden, Baden, openly al.
vocating a German-Russian rapproche.
ment
In connection with French participa,
ton In Russo-German rapprochement
1t can be definitely stated that France
before considering new alignment Of
the powers, intends to await the final
determination Of the controversy with
regard to Morocco, In which country
Germans first interrupted the French
program. Afterward France might
consider German oyertures, but unit
Morocco's future is assured French
bonds of sympathy will continue with
Russia and Great Britain.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-28
new ALIGNMENT OF EUROPEAN
POWERS IS ON THE BOARDS

Paris, October i.-Chancellories here
and throughout Europe are taking the
keenGst interest in the positive and
even probable formation of a new Eu-
ropean alliance consequent upon the
termination of the war and the con-
clusion OF closer Anglo-Japanese al
lance, This has been advanced be-
yond discussion in the newspapers and
has already reached the stage OF dis
Greet diplomatic soundings.
The proposed realignments Of Euro
pean powers are divided into three
main movements-first, British inclina'
ton toward an accord with Russia,
second, a German movement for an al
lance offsetting the Anglo.Japanese al
lance; and third, Russo.German over
lures to induce France to join the lat
ter grouping.
Great Britain's desire for reap
proachment with Russia has brought
about the distinct diplomatic sugges
ton that Great Britain be ready to
give fuller recognition to Russia's pri
vileged position In Southern Turkey
notably at Constantinople and along
the Bo3phorus. Russias ambitions in
that direction have heretofore encoun
tered strong opposition in England.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-10-28

and we made several excursions to the
mainland while we were kept in the
straits. On those occasions we went
armed TO the teeth. It would not have
been safe for one man alone to have
gone about amongst these savages, but
two or three together can hold a Whole
band of these natives at q respectful
distance. We traded tobacco with the
patagonians for otter skins. When VT
did not go ashore they would come TO
us In their canoes and board the Cum.
bal like rats, climbing up the rope
ladders in jily. Upon the occasion
Of one OF the excursions a small band
of the savages seemed bent on some
sort OF mischief They moved to our
rear, as II TO cut off out retreat to the
ship. but a couple Of shots from our
reyolvers, fired in the air, and the sub.
sequent firing OF small sauting can
non with a blank charge from the
Cumbal, in answer to our shots, quick.
ly brought the dusky fellows to their
senses.
I'm making the repairs to the hull
of the ship we used all the beams we
could get from our cargo in snoring
the planking over the cement. When
we ran out of beams we went ashore
and cut trees and used these as poles
with which to hold down the planking,
bracing the tree trunks between the
ironwork of the main deck and the
ships temporary bottom.
Made Iron Braces.
I'VE fashioned iron braces from side
10 side and through the snoring beams
and made the planking and cement as
snug as II II had all been originally
arranged by the ships builders. OF
, course, we went light forward, as the
improyised bottom would not have
, stood the strain OF much weight from
inside, especially with the danger OF
listing always present. Besides, in
case Of break in the planking or ce.
ment, we would not have been able to
get at It had the freight been again
placed in the damaged holds. We
shunted the locomotive and the other
machinery a bit aft where you found
1t today, and here we are, as good as
ever-when the dry dock people get
through with us.
ut was certainly the most tranquil
shipwreck that ever a lot OF grum'
bling sailors went through with