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Deciduous and Citrus Frnsts

New arrivals Of table grapes were rather light
yesterday but the market we'll supplied
with held over stock, most Of which was rain
damaged and hard to move. There was nothing
N nes ing boxes f{1S 9gStsee over ST. BenO%sT sP
holding four tier fruit at .25 a box Arrivals
OF Strawberries and raspberries we're Al CHESTS,
and sellers were holding out for higher prices.
but sales We're slow. There were no noteworthy
arrivals Of citrus fruits.
Strawberries-Ssd12 per chest for Longworths
and S5dS for the large varieties
Raspberries-SS 10 per chest
Cranberries- .5001050 per barrel
Huekleberries- Zoe per 10.
Apples-$1@I 80 per box for fancy. 75d9oc
for choice and 40@65e for common
Pears-Winter Nellis. 81 2JG1.75 per box;
other varieties. 50cGs1 per box
Slns@T5cS FHaneescsps 8, 3, = pee per boa Sox-
Pomegran ma tes-50665c for small and 75c0
81 Is for large boxes
Persimmons- s1@1.25 per box.
GrapeS-Small boxes and crates 501T5c: In.
boxes. 50cM$1.
Citrus Fruits (per boxl-valencia oranges.
si25GI75 per crate: gfaosfr1it IS eaIs 81
for seedless; lemons. S46l4 so for fancy So 5On
for choice and $1.50Q2 for standard; lines.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas. 75c a s1-T5 per
bunch for Hawaiian and 81 -5063.5O for Central
American; pineapples. seas per Dozen
Dried Fruits, >Raisins. Nuts and Honey
New. York reports firm markets for the leading
dried fruits and a very strong market for raisins.
The situation here is unchanged
FrUits-Evaporated apples. S6l9c: apricots 10
q 12cs mOorpark. 13414c; peaches, So d7I.c:
prunes. 21a 427se. with sc premium for 40s and
no 30s at any price, pitted plums. nominal; hgs
31s@ 41ae; pears. 6i@9l2e; nectarines. 5a6c
New RaisinS-Layers. clusters-6 crown 81 so.
crown. 81. 70; crown. 81 %; ordinary layers
8 crown, 90e; crown. S5e; seeded. Al 05Hc;
seedless sultanss. % d4%c: Thompson's seed
less, 3Ac for upbleached and az 07%e for
bleached; loose muscatel. crown. 4c; crown
31ac; crown, &c. seedless. 202%c.
Nuts-AlmOnds. nonpareils. 145 015c: XXI
14@14@c; plus ultra. 13G1315e: Drake 1O1s
&c; walnuts, 131Ac per Ii for No /
softshells Size for No. . do: dlberts. I2IS01 4c.
pecans. 15@17c; italian ehestnurs. 125ae: Cali
fornia chestnuts. S112c per Ii.
Honey-COmb, 14@15e for water white and
10@12c per Id for amber. extracted 71ac foc
water white and Ga G17c for light amber: old
candied and dark amber, 461f35c per ID.
Beeswax-27l y qS0c per ID for light and 23M
26c for dark.
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nn..ar chee.e nnd Eggs

The situation in the market for eggs ana oairy
produce remained exactly the same rs on INC
preceding days OF the week. except tnat business
assumed more satisfactory proportions az w usus.
on Friday The cheese market remalheu tsly
frm with the irnness extending TO all descrlp
tions and new Oregon fats were &c nlgne. -
lie pound Fresh extra eggs were quotcu ~
J3c a dozen. the market recovering the 17c os
ON Thursday. The feeling in butter was one l % =.
easiness. as many receivers had more st0eA III Sr
hand than they could readily dispose o. A"s
quotations lndisturbed. however
On the exchange 80 cases OF fresh extra sgsS
were sold at 53c Dozen There was NO oiAS'o'
trading in butter or cheese ooeo
Receipts were %. 200 pounds OF butter sV'ooO
pounds of cheese and ]. $50 cases OF eggs.
The following official quotations estao s =
by the sales. bids and offers on the noor OF eno
dairy exchange Prices in the street. wnne svs
erned by the exchange quotations, generaly
from lie to &c higher, owing 10 the 'ahio~'
charges to be added -
Butter-Fresh creamery extras. Nae per 10.
steady; do hrsts. 3O15c. steady; dc seconds. Asc'
steady; California storage extras. Soc, nIn' o.
steady.
Cheese-California fancy fats. 1se per 10
steady: do frsts, 16c, nrm; do seconds. Ia ~
nrm; fancy Young Americas. 1Sc. nrm, 90 sn n1ses'
l6c, nrm; fancy Oregon Young Americas io7sS.
1rm; do hats. lie. firm; California fancy stotdse
nats l6c, drm; do hrsts. 1512c nrm; storage
Young Americas. IKE. firm: New YORK sinsieS'
lSc. nrmi do daisies, 1870. hrm-
Eggs (per dozen. included) )--Cail1o ofnld
fresh extras. 5Sc, steady; do hrsts. 4oe, stea1y
90 seconds 30c. steady; do thirds sc, steauS
California storage extras. Sic. steady
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Wheat Continues It's Slow Advance
Dried Fruits and R0isins Strong

H.: under 900 lbs. 4c; second quality, SAg4e'
third quality. 313c 49, .,,s onalftv
Sc; third quality, 21ac; common tnin'
s0Fs Fat bulls and stays. 1AG2c; half fat or thin
0utis csivesELive weight per ID. 51ze; medium oe'
heavy, 4G413e- .vo,zc- svves
Lambs (per Ib)-This years milk lambs. oe,;ao
Hogs (per lb)-Hard grain fed, elznlns a90 a90
20 1lo ms 6SIe- I4O to 25O lbs. Ia 111sc; 90
10 $50 lbs, 7c; common, undesirable hogs IA
use.
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share added) and Peoples water common was
$5. .50t66.
In the mining STOCKS the Comstocks were quiet
but the tone was generally firm, and severn al
stocks advanced slightly. The southern Nevaaas =
were also inactive. and the only notewortny
change was gain in the merger Oh iz1sc On
the day at 81 171h-
Ihe following oil stocks were ex dlvldeno yes,
terday: Palmer 1c, Caribou 25c, Amalgamateo
81. West Coast preferred 50.
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Bean. ana seed.

Yesterdays arrivals of beans were 5.765 sacks.
making s6.4i7 sacks thus far this week. The
market firm and unchanged
Beans (per etD-Bayos. S5d5-25. pea nom-
inal; small white. 81. .5O014-7 IS: large white. S3m
$50: pink, So 60Q370; red. $6-5O@7; blackeye.
So 90Q4. 10; lima. $4.1564.25: red kidneys. 81 so
G4.T5; cranberry beans. 81 25G4.35: Garvanzas
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Cash Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-Cash quotations were as
| follows: Flour. firm; No rye. 1871 gI4c; feed
or mixing barley, 52Q56c; fair to choice mating
barley 57066c; naxseed. No. l southwestern
S1.66 No. l northwestern, $1.76; timothy seed,
S3.75; clover, $9.50614; mess pork. per barrel
s25. 1924; lard. per 100 pounds s13.15 short
ribs sides loose). S11@11.371z; short clear sides
tboxed), S11@11.25.
GRAIN STATISTICS
Total clearances of wheat and -four were equal
to AS, 900 bushels. Exports for the week. as
shown by Bradstreets. equal TO 5.o3o, 900
bushels Primary receipts were 169 900 bushels
compared with 9S1, 900 bushels the corresponding
day year ago. -
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat. 40
cars corn, 1876 cars; oats, 134 cars; hogs, u,oOO
head.
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Northern Wheat Market

PORTLAND, Nov. -wheat-Traek prices:
Club. 94c: bluestem. S1.0J; red Russian. 92e;
Turkey red, 93c; fortyfold, 95c; Fife. 93c.
TACOMA. Nov. 12-Wheat-B Bluestem, S1-O4
61.05: club, 94@95c; red Russian. 92c-
SEATTLE. Nov. 12.=No milling quotations.
Export wheat-Bluestem. S105; club. 95e; red
Fife 95c; red Russian, 92c.
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Bu,Iion for Rank of England

LONDON, Nov. 12.-Bullion amounting to
1888. goo taken into the Bank of England
today and 10000 was withdrawn for ship
ment to South Africa.
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LOCAL MARKETS
Receipts of Produce November 12
Family Retail Market

Most kinds of summer vegetables still linger
in the market. but supplies are becoming less
plentiful right along and prices steadily
pointing upward. The variety of fruits is beeom-
ing limited but there are plenty of apples,
oranges and grapes to be had at reasonable
rates. Dairy produce and eggs stand exactly the
same as quoted last week.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK. Nov. 12-Money on cal
strong, AZ as per cent; ruling rate and closing
bid 5 per cent. offered Mt 5L
Time loans firm; so days 5M5X per cent,
90 days. per cent; six months Az per cent
Prime mercantile paper: 5@51a per cent.
Sterling exchange ,,s steady. with actual bust
so day bills and at $4.s725 for demand: com
menciaI bills, s4-ssiz "a. .Ssat.
Bar silver. 50atc.
Mexican dollars. 43c.
Government bonds and railroad bonds stendr
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SUMMARY OF
THE MARKETS

New York stocks and coppers about the
same.
Spot and future cotton lower.
Renewed activity in local securities.
Silver and exchange show little change.
Cash wheat gradually advancing.
Barley and oats quiet and steady.
Hay and beans unchanged.
Dried fruits and raisins firm.
Hop prices show revision.
. No variation in provisions.
Eggs and cheese firm. Butter easy.
Potatoes in liberal supply.
Grapes show damage from rain.
Poultry quiet and weak. Game in demand.
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MINNEAPOLIS. Nov 12.-Flax, $1145s.
Corn-No. 9 yellow, 5s4 @5eAe
Oats-No. white. 3Sh 63S&.c
Rye-No. 2. 6SA G69Ac.
Wheat-December Si-O4A May. 81 .o5s,
ern. s1.o6sf @1.0T; No. 2. s1.044 @1.05; No. 3,
$1.O3@1.04.
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Boston Stocks and BONDS

BOSTON. Nov I2.-The Boston copper shares
opened generally lower. bat later developed con
siderable strength under the leadership of
North Butte. which heavy buying advanced
To G13. gain of 2h. While confirmation is
lacking tx is rumored that the crosscut which
intercept the Jessie vein has struck the lode
and found IL rich. other firm features have
been Boston Con. Nevada Con and Greene
Con Lake Copper is showing a reactionary
tendency and has lost point over last night S
close. Cal & Ariz- is also one point lower
on light trading. The general list is inactive,
hut the undertone continues firm. In the in
dustrlal list American Telegraph and United
Fruit are both higher.
There persistent reports of a combination
among the larger producing companies The
heavy buying Of A. c. p. Cole Ryan and Gug-
genheim stocks gives credence to these rumors
Utah Copper has advanced So per share in the
past three days The negotiations for com
munity Of interests among producers are pro-
crossing rapidly and definite action will soon be
announced that viii benefit holders of copper
securities.
AT present the surplus is being absorbed at
the rate Of a million pounds day consumn-
tion now being at the rate of 5000 600 pounds
day Though trade in the wire business at
present is dull and wire mills are producing
only GO per cent of their capacity. there is \
boom on now in sheet and casting copper that
will make large inroads into the surplus
At the present low price of the metal much
sheet copper is going into roofing.
Exports of copper for the week ending No
vember ] s.OS4 tons. against 6.423 last year
The following list is furnished by z. F. Hut
ton & Co. 400 California street, San Fran
cisco, Cal:
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Bank CIearings

NEW YORK, Nov. 12-Branstreet's bank
clearings report for the week ending November
IL shows an aggregate of SO. .599. $50, 900, as
against SO. 544, ,749. 600 last week and SO 569,
093 600 in the corresponding week last year.
The following is lst-of the cities:
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Portland Butter Market
Potatoes. Onions and VegetabIes

PORTLAND. Nov. 12.-Butter-City and
country creamery extras. 36e; fancy, 329Soc;
store, 19421c.
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Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-The condition of
the treasury at the beginning of business today
follows:
Trust funds-Gold coin. ss7a. .s4s. 1863; silver
dollars, $4SS, ,275 900; silver dollars of 1890, S4
OH 600: silver certificates outstanding, SASS 275
O00-- General fund-Staitiard silver dollars in
general fund.- $1.59S. III; current liabilities,
Sill ,663. AL working balance in treasury Offices
SIS 976, 145; in banks to credit of treasurer Of
the United States, s36, ,6ss 094 subsidiary silver
coin. $l6,993, ,2S3; minor coin $1,314,272; total
balance in general fund, $S6, ,935, ,S1S
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MONEY CONDITIONS
DEPR[SS TRADING
Rates for Both Call and Time
Loans Are Hardening in
Wall Street
New York stock List

E. F. Hutton 4 Co, 49o California street,
members Of the New York stock exchange. fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
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LONDON Closing Stock.

Bar siIver--Steady. X34sd per ounce.
MONEYS d41z per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is ~ @4H per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three months bills is AZ "A Gle per cent.
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Egg Market In Nearby Counties

PETALUMA. Nov 12-The week has been one
OF fluctuations in the egg market The best or
1erlng today after the receipt of quotations 1roli
the San Francisco dairy exchange was SIC, and
511ae and sic were other offerings. Conditions
remain unchanged, with the weather warm.
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FISH. PER Pound
Provisions

Prices show no variation, but the market rules
firm.
Cottoiene-One half Dbl. 12&c; 3 half DbIs.
12nc; tierce. 121ac; tierces, 12sse; tierces.
12Lc.
The Western meat company quotes follows:
Hams, 1914 @19e: picnic hams. 14e: California
hams l761Sc; bacon. to lbs % &c; 3 to 10
lbs 221ac. 10 10 Il lbs. 221sc; fancy sugar cured
bacon, 2olSc; extra light bacon. to lbs. 2212e;
salt bacon, 20 10 lbs. 1S15c: 10 to Il lbs 1Sc:
medium bacon s1Tc; light medium bacon. lie.
Lard--Tierces 15c. sos 15Ac. los 15%c, IS
15Kc 3s Ice; compound lard. tierces Toe, jOs
I0Jzc los 1oa4c. 5s 10sc. IS lie; yellow cooking
OIL 63c per gal: white cooking oil. 65c per gal:
salad oil, CSC per gal.
inspected by the government. are 81 per Dbl
higher. Extra family beef. $3.50 per bbl: fam
ily beef s13 per Dbl: extra beef, $12- SO
per bbl; smoked beef. PIC per h.
Pork-Extra prime, In barrels; So; clear, SIS;
mess SGT; pig pork. S32: pigs feet. $3.50 for
half bbls, 40 for % lb kegs and s135 for kits
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Northern Business

SEATTLE: Nov. l2-cIearings. s2,4o5. .os7
balances S25S. .433
TACOMA: Noy. 12.-clearings, s1.oss.121;
balances. S64. .230.
sPoKANE, Nov. 12.-clearings, s7ss,s47.
= PoRTLAND. nov. i2.-clearings, sl,ss4, ,o5s
balances. 1873.
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Meat Market

Slight changes in dressed mutton and lamb win
be noted Otherwise there is change.
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers and butchers are
as follows:
BeefEeia@7lsc per Ib for steers. sass1c for
COWS and heifers-
Mutton--Wefhers. 9610c; ewes, S6S15c per h.
Lamb-101z 611c per ID.
Dressed Pork (per lb)-1161115e for light and
eG915c for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good sound
livestock, delivered In San Francisco, gross
weight:
No. fat steers. over 900 lbs, alive, 4ssc per
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Weekly Trade HevIcw
NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Bradstreets tomorrow
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SALES
11.ao q m J
Mining Stocks
COMSTOCKS

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday
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Loans, Exchange and silver

sNot included in totals because comparisons
q incomplete ftNot included in totals be-
use containing other items than clearings.
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oITIIS DtdIIs. 10 OlL ;
Summer Squash. .lb-G s
Sprouts. per h.. Ga Z
Spinach, : per ID. "a )
Tomatoes, ID "a 4
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\ NOI'II'I.
Cum Ely .S.12 S.25 New Cons 81 90 27.
Glroux Cns. TO- II 10. 25
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The Lamar register., 1909-08-11
CHINAAkD JAPAN
HAVING TROUBLE
FAILURE TO REACH RAILROAD
AGREEMENT MAY LEAD
TO WAR.
JAPAN's FIRM STAND
CHARGES CHINA WITH WiLFuL
DELAY IN CARRYING OUT
TREATY PROVISIONS.

Tokio.-In a communication issued
Saturday, Japan officially notified the
powers of her intention to proceed i'm
Improvement of the Antung-Mukden
Railroad, without the consent of China.
diplomatic negotiations having failed
10 overcome The opposition of that
country to the commencement of work
which Japan believes to be within her
tights, under the treaty of 1905.
The note outlines the entire course
Of negotiations relative to the improve
ment OF the railroad up to this time.
Il declares that throughout the discus
sions China has had recourse to her
wellknown policy of obstruction and
procrastination, has evaded the just
and reasonable demands of Japan and
raised collateral questions regarding
police authority and other matters"
thus delaying settlement.
The question of demonstrating the
existing railroad line from Antung. on
the Yalu river, to Mukden, Manchuria,
by Japan. is attracting great attention
both here and in China. This line was
ouiit " Japan auiih6 thS ""' ''N.-
Russia. After the war treaty was
signed between Japan and China, I'M
der the terms of which Japan was to
be permitted to reconstruct" or
transform" the line, use it for fifteen
years and then turn it over to China.
The distance from Antung to Muk'
den is about 15v miles.
On Sunday the belief was expressed
that the Chinese minister to Japan
has received instructions from Picking
in which the objections of the Chinese
government to the reconstruction OF
the Antung Mukden railroad and Its
conversion into a standard gauge line
are completely withdrawn.
There is no sign of any disturbance
anywhere along the line Of the An
tung- Mukden railroad, reconstruction
of which was begun by the Japanese
government yesterday.
1t is believed that Japan's action in
beginning the work at this time is
taken in full confidence that China
will not have recourse to anything ap-
preaching warlike measures.
The Japanese government believes
the Chinese authorities are fully
aware of the gravity of the conse.
quences that would follow forcible re-
sistance to the Japanese plans.
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PROGRAM FOR
TUNNEL OPENING
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL OPEN THE
HEAooArE OF GREAT GUN.
NIscN TUNNEL.
TO SPEAK AT MBNTR0SE
BATTERY TO SALUTE WITH GUNS
icAPTuaED BY COLORADO
ooYs AT MANILA.

Montrose.-rhe following program
has been completed for the formal
opening of 'Gnnnison tunnel at Mont
rose by President Taft on September
%. one of the days OF the Western
Slope fair:
10 n. m.-Meeting of special trains
from Ouruy, Telluride. Gunnison. Lake
City. Grand Junction, Delta. Hotchkiss.
Paonia, escorted by bands and Com
pany Il. Colorado National Guard.
10: 3O-Parade by visitors represent
ing each city. accompanied by band.
11:0O-Grand exhibition of products
from land under the Gunnison tunnel.
Western Slope fair.
1:3O-Music by band at Elks Park.
2:30-Arrival of special train with
President Taft and other national Off
cials.
3:OO-President escorted to speak
ers' stand at Elks Park.
3:o5-Key of city turned over by
Mayor Allen.
3.l0-Address Of welcome by Hon.
John c. Bell.
3:20-Response by President TAFT.
3:35-Remarks by Hon. +. d. Catlin.
chairman Gunnison tunnel opening
committee.
3:40-Remarks, Governor Shafroth.
A:OO-Trains leave Montrose for the
west portal Gunnison tunnel.
4:30-Salute by batteries from Den
yer. west portal. Cannons will be
those captured by First Colorado regi-
ment from the Spanish at Manila.
4:35-Opening headgate to Gunni.
son tunnel by President Taft.
4:5O-Remarks by l. w. Mcconnell.
consulting engineer.
4:55--Remarks by Senator Horace
T. De Long. Grand Junction.
5:OO-Trains return to Montrose.
5:S0--Presfient Taft escorted to
Western Slope fair and shown prod
ncts OF land under the Gunnison tun.
mol project and mineral exhibits from
the mining camps of the Western
Slope.
6:00-Balloon ascension and para
chute leap at fair grounds.
7:30-Reception to President TAFT
and others.
The rest of the evening will be de,
voted to five-minute speeches by Hon.
A. r. King OF Delta, Arthur p. Davis,
service; Senator John Tobin. secre,
tary of Water Users association.
Judge Nj. S. Bailey. a. l.. Fellows. Con
gresham Taylor and Senator Charles
J. Hughes.
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The new issue of Lincoln pennies
will continue in circulation. despite
the criticism that the initials Of the
designer appear rather conspicuously
on the coins.
President Taft of the United States
and President Diaz OF Mexico are to
meet at FL Paso. Texas. October 18th.
This programme has been arranged as
result of correspondence between
the United States and Mexico.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh announces that the initials of
the designer on the new Lincoln pen
mics are to be removed. Coming will
go on, however, until new dies are pre-
Pared.
Completed figures of the 1909 trade
in 100 principal articles. forming the
imports and exports of the country.
give the first available view of the
trade OF the full fiscal year 1909. They
show a marked advance in imports of
manufacturers material, and consid-
cradle advance in the importation of
certain foodstuffs. but a falling off in
the Importation of finished manufac-
turers.
Admiral Sebree's armored cruiser
squadron of the Pacific fleet. eight
vessels, will be absent from the Unit
ed States on its coming cruise to Ash
attic waters little more than five
months 1t will visit Honolulu. Ad-
smiralty Islands. Manila. where the
yearly target practice will be held. and
the ports of Hongkong, Woo Sing,
Kobe and Yokohama.
The President has approved the sen
tence of dismissal in the case of First
Lieutenant Frank w. Ball. Twenty
first infantry. tried by court martial in
the Philippines on charges of drunk
enness.
Evidence that the country is rapidly
recovering from the effects of the
recent financial depression and that IL
is now on the crest of a great prosper
ity wave is furnished by appeals for
laborers received by the division of in.
formation of the Department of Com.
merce and Labor. particularly from
the West
Thfe Postoffice Department has au-
tlDrized increases of salaries of as.
sistant postmasters from 81 300 to ST.
400 per annum at Fort Collins and
Greeley: from $l,100 to $1,000 at
Montrose. and from $1,000 to 81 300 at
Sheridan. Wyoming.
Representative w. A. Reeder OF
Kansas. reported to the police that he
had been robbed of 500 by a pick.
pocket while moving through the
crowd at the Union station at Wash
ington, where he was waiting to board
train for Seattle, Wash. whence he
will sail for Honolulu and China.