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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO February IA big de-
crease III the stock of wheat al Liverpool
tended 10 give an appearance of strength
today to the market here. Less pressure
10 sell Argentine cargoes in England had
similar effect. and so did reports tina,
australian offers We're frmer Apparent
~ the trade ignored figures showing lib
erai world shipments. and !, huge increase
OF The amount of preadstuffs on ocean
passage. Little heed either seemed to De
even 10 slowHeSs of cash demand in the
United states. the lack of Improvement
IN hour business and the favorable crou
outlook Opening prices were "a shade To
ha's higher. May started at S>aS9l,
with the same advance a the market
as Whoie. bur reacted 10 SS..
Seasonable weather and quite free. Of
ierlngS from the country weakened corn.
MAY opened unchanged IL /. off IL IL.
20 i,%. ana dropped To ~.
General selling OH Stop-io>S orders left
oats without support. MAY started !.
To 'sai4 down a. :;1a%lt, 10 81. and de-
oined to r..
Lower hog prices depressed proyi sions
hnt shorts turned buyers and steadied
the market FIRST sales wee To-. easier
10 &c np. with May options at I1s5 10
Is2l. for pork, a.dIi~ Ia 9lai. for lard
ana 4a3. III. fo! ribs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

There was not much activity in the
bond list at today's meeting of the
stock exchange and what was done
would have been Of little consequence
except that the record showed an adj
vance in the figures for gas 5. with
one sale of thousand dollar bond at
HOS. The bid for the bonds remained
on that level with the asking price
an eighth of a point in advance.
A couple Of transactions were re-
corded in the case of Capital Traction
:. but at liz and III. The offer
ing at the close was 111a. lower
level than has been reached in this
security for some time.
There apparently was plenty Of the
preferred stock of the Washington
railway for sale at s7i:. and at one
time j. looked as if ell that was avail
able at that price would be taken as
the bids came in and sales We're re-
corded rapidly. However. the seller
was well supplied and after sale Of
about $50 shares the stock was still
offered at S1l2 The bid at the close
was 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
WANT SCHOOL OFFICIALS
TO GET THEIR LEAVES
Board of Education Hustling to
Have District Appropriation
Law Amended.

Bending every effort to straighten
out the difficulty which has arisen over
the fact that school officials have no
leave of absence under the next appro-
priation law as the bill now stands the
board of education is doing some lively
work today. Capt. James F. Oyster,
president of the board, spent much Of
the day at the Capitol. armed with
books. figures and proposed legisia ton
on the subject. The appropriat ton act
had in it at one time specific provision
for leaves of absence to school off,
Gals but that provision was cut ont.
The bill now reads, concerning this par
ticular feature:
THE provisions Of the act approved
March IL, 1898. amended by the act
approved July {. 1888. regulating leave
OF absence to employees Of the federal
government. are hereby made applicable
to the regular annual employees OF the
government Of the District OF Columbia.
except the police and fire departments
and the public school officers, teachers
and employees
District building officials realize the I'M
portance of getting leave of absence for
school officials. 1t is probable that legis-
iation will be backed heavily from that
quarter
School officials have always considered
themselves District employees entitled to
the regular leave of absence. Police and
hremen have their leaves of absence
under a, special Law granting annual alb
sences from duty.
If the bill is passed without any
change. school teachers will, of course,
get their vacations in the summer
months. bat school officials such as the
superintendent, assistant superintendent
and officers of that class will have to go
without a vacatio Also the trying
question of substitute pay will go UNI
lnended unless the efforts of the board
of education bear legislative fruit with
in very short time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
RAILROAD RATES SUSPENDED.
Commission Acts on Proposed In.
crease on Grain and Seeds.

Advances in freight rates on sra n.
grain products and seeds made by the
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific rail-
way. in common with other interstate
carriers in the west and northwest, today
We're suspended L.: the interstate COM
, mercs commission from March | to July
/, 1911. Several western and northwest
ern railroads recently nled tariffs with
the commission proposing such advances,
and the Suspension of the Rock Island
rates today is in line with the suspension
OF the rates of other roads previously an
nounced
The proposed increases Ware on grain,
grain products and seeds between Chicago
and feoria. H. and various places in
western and northwestern states. 4 de-
termination OF their rea soma bleness p. oba-
bly, will be reached before July !.
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Real Estate Transfers

NO II. HICKMAN STREET SOUTH
FAST-William 4. Thomas ct IN. TO
Mary F. 3. Imirie, lot IL, square i:sS:
$40
NO 10 HICKMAN STREET SOUTH
EAST-Joln Imirie ct uX. to William
A. Thomas. lot 10. square 1876. $40.
AND CLIFTON
STREETS NORTHWEST (The Vic
tor;a)-Edward J. Hannah ct al, trus-
tees, to James j. Keane, lots | and
> block A.: SO. Subject to trust for
s127. 1919 -
NO 1913 10TH STREET NORTHWEST
Alice C. Harrop ct vir. Joseph E., to
Henry Z. and Josephine Kraft, lot
~. square $40: $40.
NO. Sl3 l4TH STREET NORTHWEST
Andrew e. McCreery ct uN. to Frank
lin T. Sanner and William \. Hill.
part lot II. square go: Sil,I0o.
EEHTRST-James j. heane ct uN to
Edward j. Hannah. George III. Zellers
and William J. Mcclure. lots ~ to 20,
square 2357: $500.
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APPEAL BY FARMERS
Ask Senators to Defeat Hitch
c ock Magazine Amendment.
MANY REASONS ARE GIVEN
Proposed Raise in Rates Oh Period
Gals Declared to Be Unconsti-
tutional and Confiscatory.

Special Dispatch 10 Tie Star.
SPRINGFIELp. Mass. February d
An appeal from the farmers of America
was sent 10 each senator -oday BY Her
bert Myrick of Springfield. Mass urging
them not to support the Hitchcock mag
azine amendment The appeal states in
part:
DO not any one OF the following rea-
sons warrant defea ting the Hitchcock
amendment?
Il. 1t is pre-eminentll unconstitutional.
-. Il is wholly unwiSe.
Is; Ii is un-American. involving absolute
censorship over the press-a censorship
alien TO every fundamental OF American
liberty.
II. 1t is utterly confiScatory. tThe tax
upon monthly AMI seni-montnly
magazines would be more than twice tieir
combined net earnings,
D. Its purpose revenue raiser
would be defeated because It would bank
rupt many periodicals and other users of
mails who create much -.rst, t.ird and
fourth class poStage
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Losses Had Been Recovered.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. February 27.-F1our-
Dull and easier. Spring patents, 49Oa
Sis; winter straights. 3.90a4.0O; win
ter patents. 4.20a450; spring clears.
3.s0ai.25: extra No. l winter. 3.25a3.50 !;
extra No. winter, 310a125. Kansas
straights. 4.20a4.35.
Rye-Dull.
Wheat-Liberal worlds shipments
west caused a slightly lower opening
in wheat but the undertone was
steady. owing to better Liverpool
cables than expected and in sympathy
with frmness in outside markets.
May, 95 1-16a95 3-16: July. 81.
Lard-Easier: middle west, 93Oa9.4O,
nominal.
Raw sugar-Firm: muscovado SO
test. 323: centrifugal. sc test 373;
molasses. 50 test, 2.ss. Refined sugar
steady.
Petroleum-Steady.
Spot coffee-Quiet.
Molasses-Steady
Hay-Steady.
Butter-Weak: receipts. 30, packages:
creamery specials. u: extras, - first 3Da
p. seconds 11a19: creamery held specials
2la22: extras, 2..a2Oio; first. 1SaI9: sec
onds. l6i2a11ie: state dairy finest 20: good
TO prime. 2oa2i: common TO fair, liza II:
process specials, 10: extras 49,: first l6la
ali: seconds. 15al6: imitation creamery
first. Halls: factory. current make first
lG12: seconds 1JalJie
cheeSe-Easy: receipts. go boxes: state
whole milk special. 15a1jI2: do. September
duahty, fancy colored. 14l2a15: summer
and fall make, choice. bali: do. late fall
good to prime. 12a12l2: do. winter made
best. lu2a1l: do, common to fair. 9alo
-kirns. 2al2.
Eggs-Firine!; receipts. Post boxes
t:esh gathered selected extras lstaal3i.
d. first. 1Ial1ia: seconds. 15i.a1tl.; do
critics. No !. II: DO No. - l3ali: re-
fiseratnr first, l.: do. seconds, Iial4la
state Pennsylvania and nearby hennerr
white. LAS: do. gathered white a3a21
do. hennery. brown. 1872: do gathered
brown and mixed. 11l.; western gathered,
brown and White, L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27

Noel Winston Barksdale. a director of
the District Bar Association. instructor at
Georgetown Law School and well known
in church and Masonic circles in Wash
! ington. died this morning shortly before
Id o'clock of pneumonia. He had been i'll
about two weeks.
Upon being advised Of his death. the
local courts adjourned in respect to his
memory. Arrangements for his funeral
have not yet been perfected.
Mr.. Barksdale was born at Huntsville,
Tenn. in 1858. and was educated at
Huntsville Academy. He was graduated in
law at the Law School of Georgetown
University in 1891 and since October,
1885, had been associated in the prac-
tice Of the law with Andrew Wilson, un-
der the firm name OF Wilson & Barks-
dale.
Mr.. Barksdale lived for some years at
Dallas, Tex. where he associated
with Judge Barksdale. his fathers broth
er. His father, W. ii. Barksdale, was
a prominent lawyer of Tennessee. but Is,
now dead. His mother resides at Dixon
Springs. Tenn.
Married Minister'S Daughter.
Mr.. Barksdale married Miss Florence
r. Muir, daughter of Rev. J. j. Muir
o1 Iemplc BAPTIST Church, this city,
and his wife and one daughter, eight
years of age, survive him. His brother,
William II. Barksdale. is a clerk in the
War Department. and his sister. Mrs.
r. A. Crenshaw, resides at Falls
Church, Va.
Mr.. Barksdale came to Washngto
in December, 1888, as clerk in the
War Department. but after graduating
in law he went to Chattanooga, Tenn.
Z !, L.
James E. Frazier OF that state. He re-
turned to Washington in 1895 and be-
came associated with Mr.. Wilson short
ly after.
He was a past master of &. B. French
Lodge No. IL, +. \. \. NJ; a member OF
Columbia Royal Arch Chapter No.
il, r. A. NJ, ard an honorary member
of Temple Lodge. No. 81. F. 4. 4. NJ
He was also prominent in the affairs
of the Mems Club of Temple Baptist
Church.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, February 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady at a decline OF
4 points on March. which was influenced
by lower cables than expected, but gen
orally l to , points higher. and sold !.
to points higher right after the call on
a continuation of the covering movement
noted toward the end OF last week, and
buying by Liverpool houses. Private
cables had reported st.addle selling III
Liverpool, SO that the buying by foreign
houses here was supposed to be for that
account, and local traders showed dis
position to sell rather aggressiyely once
oyer-Sunday buying orders had .peen exc
cuted, on the ground that the foreign
demand would be withdrawn after the
close of Liverpool. This caused some IL
regularity during the middle of the morn
ing, in the absence of any important
news, and prices ruled within point or
two of Saturdays finals
Offerings We're very we'll absorbed a
point or two under the closing figures
of last week, however and the market
during the late forenoon turned tirmer
again on covering by some of the early
sellers, with prices at midday showing
net advance Of 2a6 points. Leading
spot interests We're buyers on the advance
and there were rumOrS that a strong
combination Of bullish interests had been
formed TO protect prices. Spot, quiet
middling uplands. 141O. nominal
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
1900 bales, against 12,1S7 last week and
ll,776 last year. For the week. 11O,OND
bales. against 144.S4S last week and S3.5li
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, $751; bales, against 6,NU last year.
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BALTIMORE.


BALTIMORE. AID. February o7-
W heat-F1rn. Spot contract II. spot
No. red western. 3lic: February. 81;
March. 9lis. April. ssis: Nav. s..s
steamer No. , red. 81. Receipts. $50;
bushels; southern on grade 81.
Corn-EaSier. spot contract tat
February. 4sl. March. 4sssa4sia: April
SOL. May. SIS: steamer mixed al
Receipts. 1os,575: exports. 60 900
Oats-Dull: No. :. white 20; asked.
STANDARD white. :,i64 asked: No :. Willie.
3i: asked: receipts, a.s.I bushels
Rye-Firmer; No. western domestic.
sass
Iiay-Steady: NJ. / timothy, al.s,aol o..
No. ] clover mixed, i15sialS..ro
Gram freights-Steady: steam to Liver
pool. per bslshel, I'd March. Cork for
orders, per quarter. .s4isd March
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MRS. BARNEY TO WE'D,
ACCORDING TO RUM0R
Her Engagement to Christian
Hemmick of Washington
Announced by Friends.

Under Washington date line the New
| York Times today says: Letters re-
| ceived by some of her intimate friends
! from Mrs 4. c. Barney, widow of AL
fred Clifford Barney. announce her en-
gagement to Christian Hemmick of
Washington. son of Ronald Hemmick.
| former consul at Geneva.
Mrs Barney is spending the winter
in Paris, but expects to return TO the
United States in the spring. Mr.. Hem
mick is tWenty-siN years old, about
thirty-five years younger than Mrs. Bar
ney. He is planning to sail next week
for Paris, and it is expected that the
wedding will take place there within a
few weeks.
Both Nh. Hemmick and Mrs. Barney
are well known in Washington society.
Mr.. Hemmick has been active in the
younger set. and Mrs. Barney has been
leader in her own circle
Artist of Ability.
she is an artist of considera ability
and her daughter Alice also has won
reputation as sculptor The Barney
studio-home. on Sheridan Circle, is one
of the famous Washington houses. When
occupying it Mrs. Barney has entertain
ed freely. Thele is a roof garden,
where she has given special entertain
ments.
She has taken an active part in anna
teur theatricals for charitable purposes
in Washington, and has directed the per-
Torrance of three plays, of which she
herself was the author. They have all
been produced at one of the leading Wash
ington theaters and were the talk Of
Washington society at the time The
last one The Man from the Moon was
y. esented not long ago. and Mr.. Hem
mick had one of the leading parts.
1t was then that the romance with
Mrs. Barney began.
Declines to Confirm or Deny.
Mr. Hemmick whose city address is
1874 Jefferson place. was reached over
the telephone at that place this morn
ing. He left the telephone when asked
10 confirm or deny the story that he is
engaged to marry Mrs. Barney. Later
at the house. a reporter was told that
Mr.. Hemmick had gone out.
MIR. Hemmick is a young man, active in
amateur theatricals and in humanit a ria n
work. Mrs. Barney has contributed in a
measure to his charitable enterprises
| He is planning to sail abroad. proba bly,
next week, and his destination is to be
| Paris, according to the information sup
| Piled by acquaintance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
Washing ton Stock Exchange.

Salcs.-RcRular call. IL O'Clock noon Washing
ton Gas ~. SlOO AT l0ais.
Washington Gas is 500 at 10. $1,000 at
1i0is
Capital Traction 5S. $1,000 nj ll1's. $500 at
H..
Washington Rwy. and fiec Is $l.d'n al Sji..
Washington Rwy. and Flee. com. al Sc.
20 Washington Rwy and Eiec. opfd.. 10 at 81.
u at 81. = at 81. 20 at s1':. p at s''s'
Washing ton Virginia Ewy. CON-. * at S1l2.
% at 31ls. 80 at 3D..
After ca1l-Washngton Gas is. 81 900 at l1Ois.
Observation-Disclosures Rwy. com.. 30 at 3ll2.
Washington Virginia Rvy. pfd. - at &C.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. February 21.-The Bank OF
England secured the bulk OF the s. O0O, OtD
South African gold offered in the open
market today.
PARIS February 27.-Closins-Three
per cent rentes. 80 francs 30 centimes for
the account. Exchange on London, Ii
francs 2St. centimeS for checks.
BERLIN. February 27.--EXchanse on
London 20 marks 47ia pfenngs for
checks. Money, :;s4 per cent: private dis
count rate 3ls per cent.
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LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, February .7.-American Sc
curities were irregular during the early
trading today. At noon the market was
easy with prices ranging from I. above to
!. below Saturdays New York closing.
New York buying orders appeared later
AMI prices hardened. Tine closing was
steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. February 21.--Iiosine-
Wheat-Spot duh: No. red western win
ter. no stock: futures steady: March, lis
1bsd: May. Is 9asd.
co!u-Spot American mixed new. a.
I'D; American old rs id: futures easy
March - I'D; May. * :;5sd: July. T.
4a.d.
Fiour-Winter patents uuiet. rs Cd
lioPs In London tfccifiC to'so ira,
ii tsa1J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
Chicago Cattle Market.

Cattle-ReceiptS. estime;ed at 1900:
mar ket steady TO 10c highe2: beeves. 5.2Oa
CSC: Teas steers, liza 10: western
steers. i6Ia.5. -; stockers and feeders
SS5a1Sa cows and heifers, 2.65a5.S0;
calves. 1.J0a9.Jh
Iiogs-Rcceipts, estimated at JGUrD;
market duh to loc lower: light 69ta1.2o;
mixed. 6S,a1.1j: heavy. 6.7ea1.l0: rough
d 1naiS1 good 10 choice heavy. 6.Sl,a7. 10;
pigs. ma so bulk of sales 69ja7 10.
Shecp-Reteipts. estimated at 21.Wl;
market slow. steady: native. 3.Ooa4 50
western, ,, 1oaf.I0: yearl:nss. i.1ua5.65
lambs, native. .'.Woa6.1u: western. 5C0a
t. IL,
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Court Issues Injunction.
Celebrates Birthday at Sea.

Joseph D. Yerkes of this city has jus,
completed a trip from Baltimore to Por,
Tampa and return aboard the four
masted schooner Elisha Atkins. Capt
Atkins. which arrived at Baltimore Sat
urday with phosphate rock aboard from,
the Florida port. While al sea February
T. in latitude 2S degrees : minutes north
and longitude So degrees 10 minutes west
Mr. Yerkes celebrated his eighteenth
birthday the Atkins was lowed into
Baltimore by the schooner William IL.
Yerkes, jr.. of this city, named after q
brother of ]. r Ierkes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
Naval Movements.

The Saturn has arrived at San Pedro.
the Maryland at Bremerton. the Pauld-
ing. Drayton. Terry and Roe at Pensa-
cola: the Petrol at Santo Domingo City.
the Patapsco at New York and the Ma
rietta at Portsmouth, y. H.
The Dixie has sailed from Key West
for New York, the Vicksburg from Pana-
ma for Corinto and the Michigan from
Norfolk for Guantanamo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
Arranging for Atlanta Convention.

Managing Director q. Grosvenor Dave
of the Southern Commercial Congress
has gone to Atlanta, Ga, to care for tho
preliminary details of tho third annual
convention of tn" congress, IL be held
there March $, . and 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
No Supreme Court Decisions.

Not single opinion was announced re-
day hy the Supreme Court of the United
states. although this Vas decision day
Such Il failure IS almost unprecedented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
Declines to Confirm or DENY.
Railroad Bonds Oyersubscrihed

LONDON. February 27.--London's share
of S5UO.OG0 of the SlOMO.OO0 issue of
first mortgage ~: per cent gold bonds of
the st. Paul and Kansas City Short Line
Railroad Company oversubscribed
and the subscription closed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27

Office Manila p. L., to home and wait
orders
Chief Boatswan r. j. kenney. to COM
mand the Choctaw.
Chief Boatswain A. Smith. from the
Choctaw to the Hartford.
Machlnist J. C. Parker. from the hide
pendence to the Colorado.
Machinist j. /. Ballinger. from the naval
station, Guam, NJ. l., to home and wat
orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27

Roy Johnson. superintendent Of Wicom
leo county. Md. machinery, died at the
Peninsula General Hospital. Salisbury.
Md. Sunday from burns received Will,
cleaning one Of the steam rollers. Mr..
Johnson was twenty-five years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, February Enclosing ::
Cotton-Spot, moderate business done;
prices :, points higher: American mid
ding fair. SOa; good middling. 30; mid
ding. 5.7S: low midd!ine. 7.3S; good ordi-
nary, H.: ordinary, 6.S7. The sales Of
the day We're 700 bales of which 800
We're for speculation and export, and in
cluded $500 American. Receipts, 1000
bales including 1900 American. Fu-
lures opened steady and closed quiet:
February. tx: February and March,
7.i4la: March and April. 1.34l2: April and
MAY. 7;6l.: May and June, 1.is; June and
July, 1.:i712; July and August, 7.36: .Au-
gust and september. 1.l6l.: September
and October, 6.S4; October and Novem
Der Gill; November and December,
$751;: December and January. 6.6J; Jan
uary and February. 664ia.
The half-yearly recount of the stocks
of cotton here shows a total of 1.2I9,UUO
bales including l,lGsNO American.
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night and probably Tuesday; colder. low
est temperature tonight about 81 degrees;
moderate northwesterly winds
Minimum temperature past twenty
four hours, -: year ago. 81
The disturbance that was over the great
lakes Sunday has moved to the lower ST
Lawrence valley, and it has been attended
by unsettled weather iii the Atlantic states,
the upper Ohio valley and the lake region.
Another disturbance covers the extreme
southwest, and II is causing local rams
in the west gulf states. SHOWS in the
Rocky mountain and plateau regions and
rains In California.
The interior districts of the | nited States
are under the influence OF high baro-
metric pressure in consequence OIL when
there has been a decided fall in tempera-
ture throughout the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys, the lake region and the north
western states
The Indications are that the weather
will be fair tonight and TUESDAY i'll all
districts east OF the Mississippi river, cN-
cent that il vii be unsettled with Prob
ably rain the lower Mississippi valley
tonigh. or Tuesday.
4 general change To colder weather viii
oyerspread the region east OF the MISSES
sippi river during the next thirty-six
hours.
Cold wave warnings are displayed I'm
northern New England and extreme
northern New York.
The winds along the New England coast
will be brisk west and northwest, on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate north
westerly: on the south Atlantic coast
moderate variable: on the east gulf coast
moderate variable. becoming northeaster-
~ over western portioon.
Steamers departing today for European
ports vii have brisk westerly winds and
fair weather To the Grand Banks.