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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15

lative parties could not be more clearly indicated
 A feature attracting much attention Is the very large buying abroad of what are called American privileges Purchases of calls for American stocks in London prompt the purchase of stocks here as partial security for the sellers of these privileges. But the purchase of these calls, it is pointed out, may be designated as an insurance on the part of the local specu- lative holders who desire to Tighten their holdings during the remaining period of money uncertainty. While call loans were made at lower rates on the stock ex- change today, it is realized in all quar- ters that the period of money uncer- tainty is not yet past. Time loans for short periods continued to command a premium in the shape of c0mmissions which raised the net cost to or per cent.
 The weekly statements of the great for eign banks published today showed no improvement in money conditions abroad. The principal items in the Bank of Eng land statement were the decline in gov ernment deposits of $25,0O000O and the increase in other deposits of sls,000,000, re- flecting last weeks exchequer bonds oper- alton. With a decline of about S4,500,0 ,000 in bullion holdings and only a small loan contraction, the net result is to leave the bank with proportion of only 4o.10 per cent of the reserve of liabilities. Last weeks financial operation has failed, therefore.-~to result in the expected re- cuperation of the banks. It was alsq called on today to furnish $2,250,00O gold for shipment to South America. Also sterling exchange at Paris fell abruptly centimes to the level at which en- gagements of gold in London for Paris shows a profit. Foreign exchange here, however was little affected.
 The present liquidation3 in the Rock Island stocks had a disturbing effect on influence, and the United States Steel stocks showing for the day was a disap- pointment. Attention was kept on the United Mine Workers convention The de- cided break In prices in the last hour was not overcome when the market closed in spite of a few feverish rallies and the closing was active and with losses the rule, and very little if any profit left for the day.
 Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value, $3.115,000. United States 3s and the old and new As declined A per cent on call.
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COTTON MARKET IS MUCH LESS ACTIVE Part of Wednesdays Advance is Lost Under Bear Pressure GINNERS BUY FUTURES The Closing Tone Was Barely Steady, But Prices Were Several Points
 Up From the
 Lowest.

New York, December 14.-The cotton market was less active and lost part of yesterdays advance under a renewal of bear pressure and realizing. The close a barely steady at net decline of 4a7 points. Sales were estimated at 45,O00 bales. The opening was easy at decline of 70iS points, and the loss was quickly increased to a matter of 13d114 points un- der realizing and selling by local pro- fessionals who were encouraged to take the short side for a turn by the lower Liverpool cables and private advices from that market reporting freer southern of ferings and selling by importers.
 At the decline there was covering and renewal of Wall street bull support, while New Orleans which did not break as much as the local market. also sent a few buying orders in this direction, and the demand in the aggregate was suf-
 1cient to cause a rally to practically the closing prices of yesterday toward mid ternoon, however, selling about point under the previous low level, and toward the close fluctuations were irregular with considerable demand coming in on reports that spinners were buying futures in the absence of spot offerings at parity Tn the south. The closing tone was barely steady, but prices were SQ9 points up from the lowest.
 Southern spot markets were unchanged to ls higher receipts at the ports today, S0,674 bales, against 43,109 last week and 57.145 last year. For the week. estimated 275, GOO, against 291 62S last week and 326. 1884 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans, S673, against 17,604 last year, and at Houston s526 against s246 last year.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Firm; middling IFS; net re- ceipts S6S9: gross receipts s6s9, sales 3l7; stock 56,6O4; coastwise 6O43
 New Orleans-=Quiet; middling IFS; net receipts S67S; gross receipts Sb73; sales 75O; stock 302, ,So5.
 Moble-Quiet middling 111k net receipts 492; gross receipts 492; sales 300; stock bO. 497.
 Savannah-Quiet; middling II 5-16; net re- ceipts 6575; gross receipts 6559; sales l50; stock 15S,069; coastwse 3220.
 Charleston-Firm middling II 5-16 net receipts 217; gross receipts 2l7; stock 46. 143.
 mington-Nominal; net receipts lSbb; gross receipts 1sb6 stock 22,S6O.
 Norfolk-Steady; middlipg 11ss net re- ceipts 40S7; gross receipts 40S7; sales 1l30, stock 70.es7; coastwse 5772.
 Baitimore-Nominal middling 11A; gross receipts v.b; stock 1e,659
 New York--Quiet; middling 12; gross re- ceipts 39l4; sales HOO; stock 225,379; Great Britain POI.
 Boston-Quiet; middling 12; net receipts 12s; gross receipts 9015.
 Philadephia--Quiet middling 1925; net receipts 134; gross receipts 1164; stock 4070.
 Miscellaneous-Net receipts 39; gross re- ceipts 39.
 Add Savannah 142 bales to exports to continent this week.
 Total today, at all ports, net 31,674; Great Britain POI; stock l117S,442,
 Consolidated, at all ports, net 210, ,437; Great Britain 154, ,707i France 26,3I3; contl- nent 50,s64; Japan 4274.
 Total since September l, at all ports, net 4560,566; Great Britain 1889, AT; France A8.44s; continent 1.143,299; Japan 19,sls; Mexico 964.
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Ah.rcromble 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

Spot sales at Liverpool were increased to 10.o00 today at an advance of points middling, { 23 but futures were depress- cd by importers selling against spot puf- chases. The closing showing an advance of to points. compared with gen. eral expectations for a rise of about [ points,
 New Orleans opened at a decline Of about points, March 12. 0a. afterward ad- vaneing to F. .16 from which level values receded to 12.O1 for March. The market having no decided tendency. March closed at 12 11G1o .12, against 12.15 yesterday.
 Weather conditions were unfavorabie in the belt generally raining in most sections. with prospects for more tonight. followed by fair weather, except In the Caroinas. where rains are promised to- morrow. As to the movement to market, arrivals are very light. comparatively Receipts at all ports today S1674 last year, 57,001 since last Friday, 2lOSI; one year ago, 2a3,956 There was less doing in spots today, probably on account of the continuance of indictment weather but the market was reported quiet and unchanged and the country was as firm as ever The principal topic of conversa- ton is the forthcoming census report on amount of cotton ginned to December 13, due on the 20th inst.
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Southern Railway Co.
Schedule in Effect JuIy 2s. 1901

ocneouie m Effect July 2a, 1905. Trains leave Birmingham as loIlows: 6;s5 a. m,-No. 3s, for Atlanta, Washing. tons Baltimore Philsdeinhis New York and the East. Pun. man Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Birmingham to New York. Dining car, BIrming. ham to Atlanta.
 c:0 .. m.-No. 19. for MontevaiIo. Ma. plesviils, Selma and way sta. tons. I2;26 p. m,-No. s5. for Columbus. wes, Point. Winona. Greenwood and Creenyilla; also Sheffield and Floisnce and North Ala bama points
 $40 ?. m.-No. 15. for cordova, Oakman. Corona and way stations: also Blossburg
 b:so a. m,-No. 22 for Anniston Hefin ana way stations; also Rome. 0a. s;D ?. m-No. a6. for Atlanta, Charlotte. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond vs.
 s'o0 D pm.-No A Anniston Atlanta ana way stations; also for Jack. sonyiile' and all Florida nolnts also Tailadega. Ala P.flrnar sleeping car Brminxhsrn :" Brunswick. Ga 10 0:20 D. m.--No. X tor Columbus. West Point. winona. Greenwood and Gresnvr,e. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to GreenviIis, i0:36 D. fn.-No. 21. for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Dir- mingnam to Mobile. Il 80 D. m.-No. ss. for Atlanta. Annistop and way stations Pullman Sleeping Car. Birmingham to Atlanta. Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station 3:3o D. m
 For detailed information and sIeeping car reservations andy paasengsr office, Morris Hotel Building. Telephone Ds1 R1ll and SIT Peoples
 2. Y. HARRISON. Dist Pass. Art
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Naval Stores.

Charleston, s. C., December n-Turpen- tine and rosin nothing doing.
 New Orleans. December H.-Naval stores steady; pitch. s2 .25; pine tar, N,75; coal tar, $S5O; rosip per barrel of 2S0 pounds; {; A. B, e, s2 921s: D. 8; E, 8 .021s; P B. 10dg S15.G, 8. .20@3. .2211; H. s3.S5; I, ss.521k; K. N 02ls; M, s4. .5g1s; N, A.9o: WG $5.15; wv, s5 40; turpentlne firm, s31kc
 Savannah. Ga. December M-Turpentine e4c; sales sl7; receipts 11So; shipments. 12O, Resin Arm, sales 1533; receipts 33O0; shipments 4449. Quote: A, B, c, S6; ID, ss. 10: E, @.16; F.. s.2b; c. $s.a; H. s. 45; I. g. .521s; K, s4. o2.l, M, s4,b2ls' N. A.3o; VIC, s5.l6; wv, S5D,
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, December 14-Money on call strong, s@11 per cent; ruling rate, to 71s; closing bid 6; offered at G. Time money strong, sixty. ninety days and six months per cent. A commission was charged on some short time loans, making the net rate to 8 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper 51kM6 per cent; sterling exchange easy5 closing steady with actual business in bankers bills at 4s5 S06D4s5. S5 for demand and at 4s2. 6oQ4S2. 70 for sixty day bills posted rates 4s3m4SSls and 4s6lsai4S7; commercial bills 4s2ls; bar silver e55s; Mexican dollars 50h govern ment bonds weak railroad bonds firm.
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A Metal Market,

New York, December 4.-The tin mar ket was higher in London at ESQ 12s Sd for spot and 979 12s Cd for futures; very firm here; lake and electrolytic 1860d f9; casting. 1s.121anls .62lf. Lead easier in London at G17 2s Cd. but very firm in the local ,market at 5. 5.35G6 10. Spelter un- changed at 92s 15s in London and 6.45m 6 50- locally. Iron unchanged abroad. The local market is firm; No. foundry, north ern, SIS. .750119 35; No. foundry, northern, SIS. .250f1s.s5; No. foundry, southern, SIS 50d1s.7 75; No. foundry, southern, sls@ 1925
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THE LOCAL MARKETS

There were no special features of the local cotton market yesterday. The re- cepts at the congresses continue quite large.
 The produce market is exceedingly ac- tive There was something of conges- ton on Morris avenue yesterday. Poultry and vegetables were In abundant supply, and the demand for everything that cpmes under the head of food was satisfactory. Eggs and poultry were in especially quick demand.
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Live Stock Market.

Chicago, December 14.-Cattle receipts, 5000; firm to 10c higher; steers, A. lom6 4o stockers and feeders s2. 50a3 .sO cows and capners. l.s5Gf4; bulls. B .6OG4; heifers, g 4oa4, 10, calves, B 25G7,75,
 Hog receipts. S0,0o0 firm; shipping and selected 4, 4,s21aM5; mixed and heavy pack ing. A.s5m4. .921h; light grades, A.7b@4.e 90; pigs and roughs. s250d4.7o.
 Sheep receipts. 1900; sheep, S7sgI; lambs, $6le.
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Local Staple Groceries.

sugar-Granulated, 5c; Y. C.. 4Ac.
 Flour-Fancy patent, s5.25; standard patent, s5: straight, s450.
 Coffee-Green, 11@13ci Arbuckle's Porto Rico, $16.05. Meat-Dry salted ribs, Sc; dry salted rib bellies, se; extra clear. 7s4c; hams. fancy, 13c; medium. 12lsc; becon bellies, l1kc: California hams. exc.
 Lard-Leaf, sac. Compound lard, 6c basis.
 Molasses-C Centrifugal, 15435c; sugar house. 40c; Georgia cane, 35c.l
 Beans-Navy, S2.25 per bushel; hand picked Lima, 61sc per pound.
 Grits-92 pounds. s1.6S
 Meal, s1.15.
 Birmingham Macaroni, 6isc pound.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, December 14--Spot cotton in good demand, supply very light. Sales $50 bales, including 100 to arrive and 100 f. O. b. Quotations unchanged; mddling 115s. Unfavorable cables caused the fu- ture market here to open 4 to points lower than yesterdays closing. Operators were apparently not disposed to continue the advance made yesterday consequent ly prices eased off so that by noon they were to Il points lower. January opened II points down at 11.s0, sold up to 1l90. de- clined to 1175 and finally improved to 1l,e6 The fluctuations were numerous but nar- row. The closing was quiet with net losses of 4 to points.
 New Orleans, December 14.-Cotton fu- lures closed steady. December 1176d11.79 January 11Se61187, February 1197@11. g. March 1211@12.12, April 12. 17@1219 May 122sa12.2s, June 12.s4@l2.se, July 128s@ 1239.
 New Orleans, December 14-Spot cotton closed quiet; sales 550; ordinary 9a-16. god ordinary 10as, low middling 11A, middling IFS, good middling 12H, 'middng fair 12 9-16. Receipts S673. stock 302,s05.
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Liverpool Cotton Market.

fair demand; prices points higher Amer ican middling fair. SIS; good middlng, G. 41; midding, s.23; low middling, 6.O7; good
 ordinary, 5.s9; ordinary. 5.73. The sales of the day were 10000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and export and in- cluded S900 American. Receipts 1000 bales no American. Futures opened steady and closed quiet; American middling g. o. C.; December, 612; December-January, 6.12; January February, 6.15; February March, 620; March-April 625; April-May, CPS; May-June, 6.32; June-July. 6.4; July-Au- gust, 6.35; August September 62d; Sep tember-October, 5.99; October-November, 590.
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Cotton Seed oil.

New York. December l4-Cotton seed oil petroleum, rosin, steady; turpentine quiet, 6eik@67c asked
 Memphis, December 14.-cotton seed oil prime crude, 24a24itc; prime summer yell low. 2e54c; prime meal s24; prime cake, $24.
 New Orleans, December 14-cotton seed oil steady; prime refined in barrels, 2sc; prime crude loose 249c.
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Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet; middling IFS; net re- ceipts 9526; gross receipts 9526; shipments SS74 sales 107; stock 108,7 ,723
 Augusta--Quiet; middling II 916; net re- ceipts 1924; gross receipts 1866; shipments 1449; sales 4S5; stock S97l0.
 Memphis Steady; middling Il 3-16; net receipts 3l45; gross receipts 4295; shipments 40S9; sales 5000; stock 136,523.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling IFS; net re- ceipts BIO; gross receipts 3398; shipments 249S; sales 30 stock 32,13l
 Cincinnati-Net receipts 1647; gross re- ceipts 1647 shipments 1S47; stock 16254.
 Louisvile-Firm; midding 11N.
 Total today-Net receipts 16,552; gross receipts 20,232; shipments 1s.757; sales 3822; stock 2S3 66
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, s450 Florida orange, $2.40M2.5o tangerines S3OO@4OO; grape fruit, s350W4OO creamery, 2Sc.
 Apples-Northern grown per barrel. fancy, s4.50 to $550.
 Limes-Per 100, $1.10.
 Bananas-Per bunch. Fancy stock s191.50 bunch.
 Peanuts-tancy. per pound. 6c; No $. 5h@6c.
 Cabbage-2c per pound.
 Potatoes-Irish potatoes. 9Oc9Sl.00. Eggs-Per dozen, case count, 21m2Se. Hens-30M35e; chickens, large. 25@3Oc; medium 2Oc; small 14915c.
 Butter-Fresh, 25q30c; renovated. 23c, creamery, Se.
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Coffee Market.

New York. December 14.-Spot Rio cof- fee quiet; mild quiet.
 Coffee futures opened steady at un- changed prices in sympathy with steady European cables. Europe sent a few buy Ing orders, but demand was light, and with Wall street selling moderately. prices eased off in the afternoon. The close was quiet, net unchanged to points lower; sales. 2775O bags February, 6.35; March. 6. 3506. 40; May 6.50d660; July, 6.7O; Sep tember, 6.S5u6. 90; November, 695.
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Chicago, December 14.-Moderate pur- chases by bull leaders caused firm close in the wheat market today, final quota tions on the May delivery being up ssc. Corn was up is@Ac; oats were unchanged. Provisions show a gain of 21s to 71sc
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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Feed Stuff.

Corn-No. 3 mixed or white, or 8 bushel sacks, roc.
 Oats-No. Z mixed, 4oc; No. white. 42c; white clip. 44c.
 Wheat bran, 80 or 100. s2l, Cotton seed feed meal. $24; prime, s2s Corn chops, sl.20
 Corn hearts, s2o.
 Shorts, 100 pounds, s24 Hulls, sack, 30@35c. Hay-Choice timothy, s1s.0o: No. timo- thy, s165o Johnson grass. sl2; clover. SIS
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Hides and Wool.

G. S. hides, loKadIllc. Dry flint hides. No. 1. 1sc. Dry flint hides, No, 1, Isc. Dry salt hides, No. 1, 17c. Dry salt hides, No. 2, 15@l6c. Clear washed wool, 3S94oc. Unwashed wool, 27Q29c. Sheep skins, 25D75c. Tallow. 44411c.
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the Union station Bir. mingham.
 (Effeefive Novennbar 10 tonr
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Cash quotations were as follows: F9our-Easy. wheat-No. ?, s5@SSc; No. 3, S2qS7c; No. l 2, red SsBc. Corn-No, 2, 451kc; No. yellow. 46hc. Oats--No, 3, 3Os4c; No white, 32%qSS1sc No. white, 301sd32Ac. Rye-No. 2. 66c. Barley-Good feeding, Ssc; fair to choice malting, 42n49c. Flax seed-No. i, ssc; No, 1 northwest ern, $l.04ih Timothy Seed-Prime, sS.30. Mess Pork-Per barrel, $l287ls@1S00. Lard-Per 100 pounds, 7b2hq7b6. Short Ribs Sdes-Loose. s6.S7ik@7.O0. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, H12lk@7.25. Whisky-Basis of high wines, N,3O Clover-Contract grade, Sl2 275@l300. On the produce exchange today the quo tations were as follows: Enthusiastically; creamy 17@2Sac; dairy, 17p20c.
 Eggs-steady; 1s@23c; firsts, 9Oc; prime firsts, 24c; extra. 26c. Cheese-Steady; 11hq1Sc.
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Best on the market Ambrosia Flour.

Don't forget to % to w. R. McVay's. 2l20 Second Aye. for you whisky.
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Dry Goods.

New York, December 14.-Buying was of moderate proportion in the dry goods market today, except where buyers were in need of immediate supplies, which could not as a rule be obtained. The need of more merchandise 10 supply the needs of customers was generally real ized.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, December 4-Today' s treasury balance exclusive of the gold re- serve shows; Ayailable cash balance, $751; S00001; gold, $S7,7O6, 436.
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chicaao Change.

Line common sO1sQsOas; do. preferred nothing doing
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1ueen and Crescent Route.

Centra Of George Railroad. Arrive from Depart to- Savannah ..lo:15 pm Macon 6.43 am savannah ..12:06 pm Savannah q. 400 pm
 seaboaro An Line.
 Arrive from Depart t--- Richmond 9:10 pm Richmond .. 6.35 am Richmond ..1;s0 pm Richmond .. 2:10 pm All trains run by central tlme Trains marked thus O are daily except Sunday.
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DeBardeleben dlvision ........l0 ios Williamson Iron Co. .lO0
 s-Called for redemption January 1. lo6
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sirmi.. ..ahsm a 1 Atlantic Railroad.

Sunday only. All other daily except Sun. day.
 with Eastern Alabama to Pryton. Close connections with Seaboard Air Line al Coal City and Southern railway at Pell City for Birmingham and all eastern points l. F. FLEETWOOD, FELIX A: vOGEL. Superis'~-$--< 0enoral Manager.
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Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

fCorrectsd py J. AA. Csicweu C CS.
 Bell ohonG E4Al
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Loveman C Co.'s Market Letter. After yesterdays rapid rally of A
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clearinos and Exchanqe.

New Orleans. December H.-Clearings, $4, ,243, S70: New York exchange Sl per lou0 premium commercial 75c per 5000 dis count. 1, Memphis. December 14.-Clearings sl,- 193j0O3; balances, $239, ,297.
 Seaboard Air Line. Baltimore, December 14,-Seaboard Air
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Sales. HiCii Low Cloae

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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-16
WILL ASK GUARANTEE.
Japan Would Bind Russia to a Strict
Observance of Treaty.

O0SCtVaTN VI tISotys
Toxic, June 12. = On the ability of
Russia to offer sufficient guarantee
that she will live up to any treaty of
peace arranged hinges Japan's willing
ness to bring the war to an end. This
statement is made on the authority of
one of the best known Japanese states
men, on condition that his identity be
kept unknown.
"Japan wants peace" he said, "but
she will not be made fool of by Rus.
sia. That nation must agree to keep
her hands off the Far East for q long
term of years, and her treaty must con-
tain some clauses which effectively pre-
clude her resuming hostilities when
her army and navy are rehabilittated,
and such clauses must be of such char
acter that they cannot lightly be dis
regarded. Even at the present time,
when her navy has been entirely
wiped off the face of the waters and her
army has been disrupted and placed on
the defensive at all points, we hear
from our secret agents in St. Petersburg
that the advocates of war policy urge
the czar, if he feels that he must SUBJ
scribe to peace terms, to refuse to COM
NIT Russia to any policy of disarming
that would prevent the execution OF
contracts for new warships of all classes
which were made with German and
American firms of shipbuilders.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-16
SWEDISH ANGER RISING.
Norway Accused of Ignoring Rights of
Sweden by Her Action.

Stockholm, June 12.-It is impossi-
BILE to forecast Swedish policy in rela-
ton to the Norwegian rebellion but
signs are lacking of any willing acqui-
escence therein. The king, crown
prince. and many others, official and
unofficial, are disposed to regard the
acts of Christiania as those of rebel
lious cotiere of politicians which can
not be considered as necessarily repre-
senting the will of the Norwegian peo-
pie. However, it is difficult to see
how an official protest can be made,
since nothing short of a successful war
is likely to restore the situation. In
all, responsible men hesitate to COM
mand such course. That this hesita-
tion will survive the heat of parlia-
mentary session may be slightly doubt
full.