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New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
TRADE IN CHICAGO.


Chicago. April i4-Encouraged by predictions Of
good weather and fattering crop reports from the
Southwest the bears in wheat to-day resumed their
activities on the short side There was also heavy
liquidation by leading houses and much miscel-
laneous selling by The Title fish" all Of which
contributed in bringing about sharp slump in
prices. The close showed losses Of tsc &C.
pared with Thursdays last prices. The coarse
grains weakened with wheat. Corn closed &C to 1.c
lower for May and l4c to &C lower for July dev-
cry. and oats sc 14c lower. Provisions opened
strong. but, reacting. closed unchanged to shade
higher rhal al the previous session The wheat
market open d strong lively buying by commits
sion houses AMI slorls May being from &c to
;zc advance on Thursdays closing figures. but later
the prospects Of rain caused slump and the mar
ket closed &c lower than il did Thursday.
May wheat closed at 7e7sc TO soc sc below
the final hgu.es Thursday. July and September
suffered il about equal degree Delay in agri-
cultural operations becaus. of The weather
over the greater part OF the Western country gave
Mav and July corn WAS higher. Local receipts
were 2el cars, with lsi cars estimated 70! Monday
MAY corn sold at 46c and closed at 46isc' July
closed at 455sc after selling down 49,.
The oat market was active AT the opening. show
iig some Improvement over the closing prices OF
ing by big long house and. with the sofEness %
wheat caused the loss Of the early gains. Local
:eosipts 22o with l5s cars estimated for
The closing price for May oats 32l.c to
$@Stc The highest early in The day was 33sse
ing az size Provisions were slightly higher. The
continued light receipts of hogs and the heay"
shipments Of meats and lard. botn 70" the day and
the week. inspired considerable bus1 enthusiasm
and caused active covering by shorts a, the start
ell such ofFer5rgs cause5 rri,es n Iose
almost all their early advance. Hog receipts
were 1000 head and prices the yards We're &c
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
Lord e Zayhr
Spring Opening
CARPET Department

OUR new lines in Wiltons. Administers. Body
Brussels, Wilton Velvets. &c. the
most extensive have ever placed on exhibition.
comprising number OF exclusive, private designs
and colorings suitable for all grades OF furnishings
AS Special Induccment
on this occasion,
we offer the following standard grades:
10000 Jaasas administers,
regularly sold at sI.S5 & $3.50,
at S5c. & 9713c. per yard
$4,000 yaras BOay Brussels,
regularly sold $3.50.
at sI.I2l. per yard.
5000 yards Milton Vsiavts,
regularly sold $3.50,
at 9712c. per yard
Intending purchasers of Carpets should not
overlook these exceptional bargains.
Broadway and Twentieth ST., Fifth Ave-. Nineteenth St
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Rv Telegraph 70 The Tribune
Fan River Mass. April 14-There has been fair
amount OF trading in the cotton cloth market here
during the week. particularly with the cotton
market closed for day. The total or sales is
estimated AT from 10000 225.OO) pieces. There
has been trading in narrow goods, but the bulk Of
the trading has been coverters styles, wide and
medium wide goods, and the market for them is
strong. The basis OF trading In narrow goods has
been 35sc for regulars and for wide goods, and
Sic for 3Siz-inch. 81 by 64s.
No sale Of regulars at price under 3asc has
heen reported here outside and the price
stili quoted nominal. but the trading is the
bass Of IN eighth OF cent of. The sales were
generally for contracts. with deliveries extend
until the middle of July. There continues a fairly
active demand, generally for scattered small lots Of
odds.
Quotations are as follows: Twenty-eight- inch
e4A6sS Sac. nominal. 32sc asked; 2s-incb
alkc: 27-nch. 5ex5ss &c. SsI7-nch ssx64's SIC: 2s-
tech. fsX72s, Jssc.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
Orders by mail filled the day received
Broadway, Eighth and Ninth SITS.
One Minute from Astor Place Subway Station.

Steamer FL Paso Patton. orleans April o. 70 the
Southern Pacific Company. with mdse Passed in SANDY
II. .0S a IN
steamer Cfty Of Columbus Smith savannah Aprn II.
Sc 90 with passengers and mdse Passed N
Hook at 30
Steamer city Of Washington. curtis. Tampico April
and Nassau II. o James 90 with passen-
gers mails mdse. South Of the Highlands AT 6 90
steamer Harry I.uckrnbach. Dalton. No~roIk April
- 10 TO. with coal. Left Quarantine at i:ea
a
Norfolk to the old Dominion : CO. with passengers
of Highlands 3S p
Steamer Apache, Staples JacEsonvHle Aprh - and
Charleston the t'lydr s 60. with passengers
and nldse South Highlands At 9.i5
Steamer Maverick, Reed. towing barge . co No 81.
from Boston April II. the Standard oil 90. Passed
Quarantine 55 : M
April 49, TO Bennett Walsh 60. IN ballast Was in
collision at Philadelphia with steam lighter came
sandy HOOK n ]. April Il. 40 p m.-wind south.
fresh. cioldv.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
SAILED

steamers Texas panp. for copeniege' Sarnio Cor
Kingston Chesapeake. Baltimore; Sabine"
Key west and Mobile: Maverick -- !roquols. Charles
ton and Iacksonville Parma tBrp Antigua Barbados.
Ieocra-a. Philadelphia Plymouth th"rboure and
Southalu pton IJicana tBrl Queenstown and Liverpool.
Ntunet.rka London Noordiand tltD. Antwerp;
Laurent (Frl Havre: La Goscogne 'Fp. tayre Panama
colon: Nutanzas Havana i~impGsns. Key West and
Galveston Jefferson Norfolk and Newport News;
Memphis Savannah; ri Dorado. New orleans Rugia
KoeniGin I.uss ttier), Gibraltar Naples
ana Genoa Jescric Singapore, Manila Kobe.
Jndraerna Cfr Melbourne. sydney Auckland, etc.
deIuhia San Juan Casilda tbp. Bueros Ayres. Alice
cScr Baracoe; Manuel cava GtaD. Havana and
castle. Havana
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York. Saturday, April IA, 1905
ARRIVED

Steamer SeguTanca, Oakes. Vera Pvogreso
and Havana 10 70 James Ward & Co. 10 pas
Psclre fAust) SarJanovch.
10 ~ . auEsoH. with sugar. Arrived
p
Steamer Ainnca, sukeforth. Colon April :. 20 the
Panama Railroad Steamshp Line. passenger
mails ard Udse Arrived AT the q q m
steatrer Drot tNor]. Evjenth Guantanamo March so
Santiago April and iienfuasus Bacon
Arrived tire Par A. s p m.
Steamer Taunton fNoFi. S0sersen rch
Z. the Planters Co. with cabin nd
fruit. Arrived at the Dar . IA
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

Liverpool. April I4-ArIved steamer Heathno~e CBr),
Phelir, New York for Manchester; sailed steamers
6ampanis ,Br). War;. NeN York Queenstown:
Bowie (Brl, New York PASSED X insadc al
Queenstown April IA 500 mArrivei steamer E,ru-.
tEr, New York for Liverpool p.ncee.c
Plymouth April IA 1:35 nlArrved, steamer St Louis
Jsmison. New YORK for Ch,rbourg and Southampton
proceeded
Hamburg April II Arrived. steamers Hohenfeide Ger
Fedmsnn, New York via Newport News an Norfolk
Pretoria Ger. Sohrotter. New York Via Dover.
sailed, steamer PEInz Eel Fredertch Ger. New
I9Ik lgith eIo steeraSe p2ssengcrsA
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

TRANsPACIFIC MAILS
Close in - Y.
New Zealand. Australia, New Gale ionia
samoa Hawaii and Fiji Islands
Sonona via san Francisco. Apr u. y 80 m
japan China AMI Philip
'Via san F.a-ciscpl-. Apr 81. 1870
Australia FIj Tslands and Ne. Gale
dona ~Manna Cyia Vctora, Apr D. 600 p m
Alameda via Frarcisco}. Apr "a IL 80
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
Proposals.

EORr WOOD, y. Y. H.. FEB. IL. 1906
Sealed proposals in :ripicste for constructing an
Electric Light and Power system wiz he
here until II April 16, 1906 u rtRh,
TO reject all bids Information ap
Pcaton Envelopes containing proposals should in
dorsed Proposals for Electric Light and Power system
Fort Wood. y. Y H" q. G. BURNFI.L Constg O NJ
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MN AZURE ALMANAC.
senrIs. PA s.3Si Mooa l25l Moons age -
HIGH WATER.
NSandr Hoes l22i Gov Island 1910 Hen Gate c:2s
= Nancy Heck tp5 Gov Island 2T Hell Gate
Tne steamers Celtic. s. Paul. Imbrs ana Carparhia
reported yesterday hy WiTeiers expected dock
Gsy about 4 N The Columbia and RIncher were a ~
reported. Tie VIII dock day IN
"a II m. The New Amsterdam ed
bs wireless yes,e-cay al.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
'Brings mail

TODAY
For Ma sails
IroeuIaud Red 500 m 1000 M
II 80 200 IN
.,oiop : y a a II
Santa Jamaica Hamoure Am. 600 $50
rsri1cese Anne NorfoE Dominion 100
MONDAY. AFRII. 10
ra,ob prieht Argentine Sloraan. 800 NJ
N,yfoik I,td ,futon. 300 III
TUESDAY Al Ri. II.
Kaiser e. Bremen. y g l. $50 m fo;oo "A m
Booth. buo nj S-3o "A III
Iller Kits. y & Dem. .lo.so a IN l-'oo III
Flan ira nagua Hamburg Am i ,;o m $40 p m
porsi,rd Newfoundland Red ross a 1900
Cjtv OF Columbus Savannah. Savannah --- 200 p m
ia Norfolk Old Dominion 800 p m
WEDNESDAY. APRIL IS
Ma iestic Liverpool White star go m 1000 m
$50 a II a m
Rotterdam $40 a II 90
Xafdi,ia tnauua $50 a 1900 m
Mafauzas Munson. lz.Vp IN 800 p m
re Camreche ..............-.. 1900 400 m
NToosGeId Iiraztl Observation-Disclosures. 200 40 nj
S-Ires Galveston. Mallory .........-- 300 m
t~,alroe-e New orleans Morgan. f20O
rercrsou Norfolk Oid dominion. 800 m
The Springdale news., 1906-05-18
How 10 Start in Poultry.

First decide for what purpose you are going into the business. If you have thought YOU wart to go into 1t for the dollars there may be IT II, and from some 0f the printed articles you have read formed the idea t..at | k aa easy way to make naHey, al proht no loss. all pleasure H. Worre. all ease with very little work, then you will be so disappointed, that unless you have q great deal of perseverance you will quit in dis gust. Ii you are willing to take small profits and work hard for the first few years you will like ly succeed beyond your eXpecta- tons. Do you want to raise market poultry. or do you want to sell eggs principally. or do you prefer the fancy aLtogetherZ Ii YOU want 10 raise market poul- try decide what breed you prefer. Get few fowls of this ole breed and handle these with the common sense you would Use in any other business. Don't buy more than YOU can we'll eare for. A few chickens well taken care of pay far better than large flock neglected As your stock increases YOU will gain eX- perience, So thatin d year you can manage large flock with more ease than you could the dozen hens at first.
 It IS better that hens be divided i'll small lots. \ dozen hens in a large pen will produce more eggs than twenty-four i'll 1t The chicks and old fowls of uniform size and color will sell better on the market. Be satisfied with small profit and never allow fail- ure=to discourage VOL Make each failure stepping stone to success, aud you will soon find YOU are succeeding with poultry.
The Springdale news., 1906-05-18

come | mothers fully apPreeI- ate their value u the church a> up-buil CTS. the& might at take more pains to do what in them lies to up-bujid. The ehurth it. ,eH max not recognize it's de prndente upon the mothers, by outward tokens. but the mother may know, in spite ot this. her power and her place cannot be eontroverted, and no substitute lau ever do exactly what she can do for the children in setting up standard in church going. It k not onlv the relation . demand and supply that exists. but the character of the supply k iHvoly- ed Reinforcement may come from the homes; but, II thev come with inadequate preparation and appreciation, they will bring comparatively little >trength.
 The church s relation to the mother ought to be naguiHed. Parents Day should now and then emphasize the relation
 If God is spending work upon a christian let him be still and know that It k God.
The Springdale news., 1906-05-18
The Mother as Related to the
 Church.

The actual relation between the mother and church k close ard binding Perhaps al moth CTS do not always realize the truth of this, but that does not effect the fact. The church ean- not do without tie mothers. J's- uatty 1t is bg their cooperation that scholars for tile Sunday school are secured aud are found in their places And its from tHe homes that future church illetil 5ers and pillars are to
The Springdale news., 1906-05-18

A full line Of Chocolates. Taties Peanut and Turkish Nougat Exclusive manufacturers of Persian Loaf All our goods home made
The Springdale news., 1906-05-18
THE BANK OF SPRINGDALE
 Incorporated under the jaws
 CAPITAL STOCK FULLY AID, s50,Ooo

eFsan1ea ,. Christian B A Carl J r Deager c Doi~n. ( X
The Springdale news., 1906-05-18

sh W 4. GRAVES. Ass. e4sh
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06
Express Companies.

@NfANSN
Pacific Express company, principal
office, st. Louis Mo-; head Office in
Oregon. Portland. Agencies in Ore
gon, 80. The report for the year
ending June so, 1904, shows the
following: Railroad lines of COM
pany in Oregon, sac; inland water
lines in Oregon, 221; gross earnings
for year in Oregon, S157,47O.69;
total payment TO transportation
companies in Oregon, railroad, S77.-
642.45; water lines, S1,092.S9, total
payment for salaries and wages to
officers and employees in Oregon,
S4S,76S.41; tax valuation OF prop
erty in Oregon, real property $500,
personal property $4,000.
Wells Fargo & Co., principal Office
New York City; head office in Ore
gon, Portland. Valuation of personal
property at offices in Oregon, $685.
290.71 Value of real estate in Ore
gon, $150,000. Total rail lines in
Oregon over which the company
operates, 95S lilo miles; total
steamer lines in Oregon over which
the company operates, 63 miles; to-
tai stage lines in Oregon over which
the company operates, 93 miles. To-
tai agencies or places OF business in
Oregon including two Joint agencies
122. The gross receipts all sources
for year In Oregon, 1895, ,091.33
Paid to railroad transportation com.
panies in Oregon, S11S.517.59, to
water lines, S516.45. Total pay
ments for salaries and wage to OH
GERS and employees in Oregon. $99.
3O3.6S.
Northern Pacific Express com
pany, principal office, st. Paul; ore
gon office. Portland. Lines ovel
which the company does business by
rail in Oregon. 81; number OF places
of business in oregon. T. Paid foi
salaries and wages TO officers anC
employees in Oregon, s2O,249.2O
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06
Telegraph Lines.


The Western Union telegram
company has 14SS miles OF line in
Oregon and 526S miles OF wire.
Principal ONCE in Oregon. Portland:
manager. VIM. Dumass. It's expenses
In Oregon for the year ending June
80, 1905, for salaries, rent. light fuel
and miscellaneous Office expenses.
stationery and Office supplies,
freisht, carriage and expressage,
$l02,444.96. Expenses for main
tenance. including salaries and ex-
pense of station linemen, general
repair men, material used in main
tenance and repair OF lines. battery.
materials and instruments, s17,-
2SS.S0. General expense pro rata
executive, general superintendent's
and superintendent Office expense
chargeable to lines in Oregon.
s7s59.45 Receipts for messages
originating in Oregon, $S02S9. Num-
ber of Offices in Oregon, June 80.
1906, 13S. Receipts for messages
originating in Oregon, but terminat-
ing outside OF Oregon. and for mes
sages originating outside and ter
minatlng In Oregon. $Ss,S7i
The Postal Telegraph-Cable COM
pany of Oregon, principal Office.
Portland; j. Armand. president.
Whole length OF lines owned and
operated In Oregon, 421 miles; OF
wire I'm Oregon. 1l75. Receipts
from telegraph line out OF the state,
s5S,151.OS; telegraph lines In the
state, S6S92 So; 5. and VI. s5I2.2S;
NJ T.. $S69.777; d. NJ. SS6.6O; tele-
graph lines. cables, S17,3Oi.10; to-
tai. SS4,646.45. Expenses-Sa Salaries.
$40, commissions, $7041.5i;
messengers. $7SS72O; messenger
commissions. s22S.Ol; rents. Ss.-
1SS.49; l.. and F.. s640.7O; +. and
f., s6O19S; stationery. $26.2O; pos.
tage. $SO6.S2; equipment. siG.66;
battery, s475.6O; line repairs. st7..
37452; supply store. s7575.55; su.
perintendent and general Office ex.
pense, si716.90; total. S7O,1d1.5s
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06

liquor license, and the petition was
referred.
Board walks were ordered laid on
North Cottage street. near the
North school to fill gaps.
The third reading of ordinances
providing for compensation for
drivers and for painting telephone
and telegraph poles was deferred un-
I'll Friday.
The following bills were audited
,,I ,.a....a ..-t,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06
Failing
Strength

A weak and exhausted con-
|dition usually follows over
work, too close confinement, or
unusual mental strain. Every
day a certain amount OF vital
ity is consumed, and If not re-
plenished by sleep, rest ana
nourishment, soon wrecks the
nervous system. = The results
are sleeplessness, headache
Indigestion, imperfect circula-
ton, ETC., which affects the
organs OF the body.
Restore your nerve strength
your vitality, with DR.. Miles
Nervine, and your whole sys-
TEN will recuperate. Your
sleep will be sound and re-
ireshing, headaches will dis
appear, and digestion improve.
When began taking DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine l was physically
n a very bad condition. was wesh *
hsep up. / could not eat saficisst 20
ksep up my strength suffered
srsaay from sieeplsssnees and Eos
Nervins soon brought refreshing
Sp. sle.p. snd ! gained rapidly "a strensss ss
entn was fully restored I heSt
.inee taken "a whenever I have Le.s
NE. NE nsed of a nerve tonic. ana ~S"
NA A CLARK. Rockford AnA
pr. MIIss' KervIne Is soId ~ yeur
pru8olst' ~ha ss,iI susranlss that the
nrst bottle via bensnl, n u taiiss ~
- fsfsnd ysvr mensy.
Miles Medical Co. EIkhart. Ind
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06

The following real estate trans
fers have been placed upon record
in the office OF the county recorder.
J, NJ. Brown, et ux., to John p.
Anderson, lot /, block 8,
Browns add TO Woodburn. $1,000
Z. l.. Lacrom. ct ux., 10 G.. w.
Fares, 100 acres, 9 g.,
W, W q ,s.,.s.......s.
Louis Aral to Oswald West.
SAFE acres, s, W, wd l
w. S. Matthews, ct ux., TO II.
A Clark. half of lot II,
Miller's Mil Creek Rural
Home tracts, W d .. 500
4. Adermatt to Abbott of st.
Benedict. W y, sw u, sec
%, IT, SRI e, W d l
NJ. Wall 10 Abbot OF st. Bene-
dict land in sec "a and "a,
IT'S, ...,........ 400
A. Adermatt to Abbot Of ST.
Benedict Sc 4 sec %. It's,
RI e, W d ...........,,.
Oregon California r. r. Co.
TO II. Trinwith, land In sec
20, 3 s, ......... lZo
II. Trinwith 20 Frank o'Neill,
land in sec 30, 8 s, ,r4
e, 40 acres ...,......'. ooV
]. c. and f. A. McFarlane TO
Robt Cole, 56A acres in I 8
s,r3 ", W d ..,........' 4zOV
VIM. NJ. Bousman 10 Chas. w.
Clarno. 42.24 acres In 8,
r3w W d .,.,....'..'' %%VV
Sarah A. Condit, ct ux.' 10
Flora A. McCarty, lots and
4, block 21, Capital Park
add TO Salem. W ......,. 2fo
&c. Condit 10 Flora A. McCar-
thy, lot 8, block 81, Capital
Park add to Salem, " d 20
II. and e. E. Smith 10 Willard
F. Proctor, 1897 acres in
It's, 2 W, W d ,..,.. 1000
Ashel Bush 10 J. T. and NJ. r.
Cooper, lot 10, block H.
Englewood add 10 Salem
" q 49,. .-s. 'f'''''''
]. A. and Jennie Austin to j.
Cook. parts OF lots 3 and s.
block 2, add "B" 70 Wood
burn, " .....''''''''' @VV
Alliance Trust Co. 10 Clara
Scott. land in sec. S2' S.
rs W, W d ....'''''''' SV"V
Mary ]. Crayton 70 J. ~ Ohm
sted, ct ux.. lot T. block o.
North Salem, v d ..'''''' i]'V
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06
ERA OF
PAVING
BEGUN
,ctiOns of State and Court
Street Will Be Paved
With Bithnlithic

citv Council last night begun what
NV be a new era of civic progress.
lsolutions were adopted providing
n the plans and specifications for
N having of Court and State streets
zbm Commercial street to Church
beet with Warren's bithulithic pave
sent. and for assessing the cost to
IN property owners of the adjacent
In estate. Bids will be asked for,
nd II now seems probable that the
vbrk will be done.
The vote on these propositions was
4 nanimous, with the exception of AL
Imam Bayne, who declined to vote,
Ming he did not fully understand
- question.
.The probable cost of the improve
mt on each street is estimated as
blows;
fobable cost ..........$22,912. .66
ess stone block ,..... 1889. .02
balance ..... ...$1S,9S0.64
On motion of Steusloff, the bal
ice due the Emerson Lumber Com
hny for lumber furnished for the
'inamette river bridge was ordered
lid.
Manager Glocker, of the General
bntracting Company. asked for
Eo-thirds of the amount of his bid
the bridge he is building on North
bmmercial street, but as no evidence
the work being done was submit
N, the matter went over until
|ecial meeting Friday night.
Notice was given that the case of
T. Richardson against the city had
bne to the supreme court.
Mr.. Skipton was ordered paid
25 for horse for the fire depart
lent.
The General Contracting Company
ibmitted a bid for a I'LL on North
street at Mill creek
mounting to S4460. and the Capt.
! Improvement Company bid $4S75
he matter will be decided at the
Getting next Friday evening.
The fire alarm system was ordered
itended TO South Salem.
The fire bell and whistle cannot
? connected on the same circuit,
nd on motion OF Low the bell was
rdered changed from the City Hall
the tower.
The matter OF connecting the
late institutions with the fire alarm
stem was referred TO a commit
Se.
/ The street and bridge committee
Nbs ordered to ascertain the cost Of
Baking the extension TO the bridge
D North Commercial street.
The salaries of the city officers
pre- ordered paid for last month.
A resolution was made by Baker
foyiding for a pest house. II was
|ferred TO the committee on health
bd police.
The sum OF $3.50 was ordered paid
Ie Warren Construction Company
the balance due for the South
bmmercial street work.
F. p. Talkington asked for a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06
BUREAU OF STATISTICS

The bureau of labor and statistics
has compiled the following facts and
figures about the telegraph and ex-
press companies doing business In
Oregon:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Marion County Land That Is
Changing Ownership - Prices
That Obtained.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06

Tax valuation of property in Oregon
slOS5.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-06

WEATHER e.. o.. .... ..........
RAIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDA
Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09

few minutes we could again gaze shoreward, where
the uninjured were throngng the shore and crowd
ing the PIERS crying to the shipping to transport
Of course, this more than could witness
unmoved, and orders were given to prepare a
landing party of forty men. The gig, with crew
of thirteen men, showed off at once She had
reached the shore safely and had landed her crew,
leaving only the customary boat keeper in charge,
when attention distracted by hoarse,
omnous murmur arising from knew not where.
Looking shoreward presently, to our horror we saw
vacancy where but a moment before the pier had
been massed with humanity; all swallowed up by
Amid the floating wreckage we saw the gig borne
by irresistible tide toward the battlemented
Moro, the seaman CALAMITY struggling to stem the
current. Finding his efforts vain, and certain
death awaiting him, he laid in his useless and
waved farewell to his shpmates the boat dis
appeared forever the froth and comb of the wave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
m L. G. BILLINGS, u. S. N.

cries. and prayers for mercy rent the air. Over all
this horror the shone peacefully from un-
clouded sky, the sea rippled shoreward as gently
and unsteady as before.
How long did it last? 1 cannot tell No one
seemed to take note of time. 1t horrible
nightmare, dream from which presently were
to awaken But mol The agony and suffering
before were too CHASTITY and vivid to be the
product of mere imagination, conscious or sub
conscious. The shock may have been four or five
minutes in reaching and passing.
We anxiously scanned the for any unusual
appearance, but all smiling and serene
as before. Orders given to prepare for the
worst. Additional anchors were cast, matches were
battened down, guns secured, life lines rove fore
and aft, and for few minutes all was the orderly
confusion of disciplined man-of-war preparing for
action. Many hands make short work, and in a