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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
FOOD VESSEL SAILS
ROCkEFELIER'S SHIP LEAVES
NEW YORK FOR BELGIUM.
Supplies VIII Be Distributed to KIM
A'oerts's Subjects by American
Consul.

New York. Nov. 3.--The steamer
Massapequa, carrying 100000 pounds
OF food purchased by the Rockefeller
foundation to check starvation in Bel
GUM left pier number "a, Brooklyn
today. She received clearance papers
Tor rotterdam. Three other ships
loaded with similar cargo and sent
by the foundation will leave in the
near future. Stored in the Massage
qua's spacious hold is 100000 pounds
OF flour. 100000 pounds of rice. 600,-
OeO pounds Of beans and 100, 600 pounds
or bacon. 1t is said that there was
not another sack OF beans left in
town" TIE entire cargo il consigned
to the American consul in Rotterdam.
1t Will be unloaded there and will be
SHIPPED by rail and river to the prin-
cipal Belgian and Dutch towns. From
these centers 1t will be divided again
to the smaller towns and will be hand
led entirely by the Belgian central
committee which has already taken
over the grocery stores in Belgium
as means Of expediting distribution.
To every one who can afford to buy
the food will be sold at cost price.
To those who have lost everything
In the war and have no money the
food will be given free Of charge
What money is realized by actual sale
of food will be sent back to New York
and will be used to once more fill
another relief ship with food.
No representatives of the RoCkefel-
Ter foundation or the Belgian relief
committee will cross the Atlantic
with the Massapequa, it is said. A
special commission headed by Wick
life Rose, director general OF the In
ternational Health commission, will
leave New York the latter part Of this
week on a passenger steamer and will
perhaps arrive on the continent before
the relief ship has reached the port
OF Rotterdam. Given fair weather the
Massapequa should reach Rotterdam
by November IS.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
ROCKEFELLER TO
FEED bELG|ANS
Vast Fortune viii Be Used to
Assist Needy.
FOOD SHIP IS NOW LOADED
Commission VIII Also Go TO Europe
From U. S. to Learn the Best
Way to Extend Assistance
to the Needy.

New York, Nov. 3.-The Rockefeller
Foundation has determined to employ
its immense resources for the reilei OF
noncombatants in the countries al
flicted by the war and stands ready 10
give millions Of dollars II necessary
for the purpose. This was announced
by John d. Rockefeller, Jr, president
of the foundation.
In pursuance of this philanthropy
the foundation will send commission
to Europe in a few days to report hfSt
hand as to how, when and where ala
can be rendered most effectively Az
cost of $4,000 IL already has char
tered a ship and loaded 1t with 4'ooo
tons of provisions for the relief OF the
starving Belgians.
This action Is taken" Mr.. Rookie
Teller says, as natural step In ful-
filing the chartered purposes OF the
foundation namely, TO promote the
well being OF mankind throughout the
world
The ship is the Massapequa, the
largest neutral vessel now In Ne"
York harbor, and It will sail Tuesday
morning direct for Rotterdam with
certification from the British consul al
New York that its cargo is destined
for the use Of Belgian noncombatants
only and should not be delayed In
transit. The supplies are consigned to
the American consul at Rotterdam ana
will be distributed by the Belgian re-
lief commission.
Mr.. Rockefeller has been in com
municatlon with Ambassador Page at
London and made public a cablegram
In which the ambassador describes the
dire need Of the Belgians and says that
1T will require a million dollars
month for seven or eight months 70
prevent starvation
in fact" the ambassador said.
many will starve now before food can
reach them" He added that the Brit
ish government forbids the export OF
food ana Tint none can be bought on
he continent
Mt rusaeIn'af makes clear in his
amour. mcur thlt whatever steps are
taken D. lo foundation in the admin
igtratoA OF uH relief work viii be ABB
solutely neutral" The commission Of
investigation will be headed by Wick.
life Rose, direetorgencral Of the in
ternatonal health commission and will
visit the several countries affected by
the war. The announcement In part
follows:
81 II having become clear that one OF
the most terrible and appalling effects
of the war will fall upon the noncom
batants-those most innocent Of any
part in the cause or the conduct of the
conflict - the Rockefeller Foundation
has determined TO exert itself to the
extent. IL necessary, of millions of dol
lars for the relief OF noncombatants in
the various countries involved.
The cargo will consist or:
Twenty eight thousand FIVE hun
dred barrels OF -four
Fourteen thousand packets 900
pounds EACH OF rice
Three thousand bags 600 pounds
each of beans
"One thousand boxes 900 pounds
each OF bacon"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Wausau-A gigantic mangel wur-c,

Wausau-A gigantic mangel wur-c,.
or COW beet, is on display in this city
being raised by Mrs. George Truche.
The beet is feet tx inches in length
and has leaves foot longer, The dia-
meter is 52 inches.
Sheboygan.--T public schools of
Franklin, this county, are closed for
the second time this fall on account OF
an epidemic Of scarlet fever
Neenah.-Farmer In this section of
the state report that the recent snow
storm. the first Of the season, was
most favorable for blowing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
NAVAL FIGHT OFF ENGLAND
British Warships Believed to Have
Routed German Sub
marine.

London. Nov. "a nava' engage
ment occurred near Dover in the Brit
ish channel in the afternoon. Heavy
firing was heard off the foreland at
Dover. British torpedo boat de
stroyer on patrolling duty, searching
for German submarine known to be
in the vicinity. was seen outside of
Goodwin Sands and the general belief
was that the British vessel had run
upon it's quarry and had either sunk
the enemys submarine or had driven
it off, as the firing ceased as suddenly
as it had commenced The cause Of
the firing could not be definitely as
Certained.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
F|NANC|ERS FREED
ON $4,000 BAIL
Score of New Haven Directors
Indicted by U. S. Jury.
w. ROCKEFELLER is NAMED
Leading Business Men Of the Country
Are Charged With Criminal Con-
spiracy to MonopoIlze In Gov
ernments Case.

New York, Nov. 3.--Criminal indict-
ments involving years imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine were returned
against William Rockefeller, George F.
Baker. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Charles
M. Pratt and 16 other former direc-
tors of the New Haven railroad by
the federal grand jury They are
charged with conspiring 10 monopolize
commerce in connection with the re-
Gently dissolved New Haven combine
Two hours later Messrs. Baker, Led
yard and Pratt were arraigned in the
federal district court, entered pleas Of
not guilty and were released in $4,000
bonds each
George MacCulloch Miller another
of the indicted officials, who is eighty
three years old, appeared through Hoff-
man Miller, his son. and entered a
similar plea
Rockefeller Pleads Illness.
Counsel for William Rockefeller de-
clared his client was i'll, but that
arrangements would be made with
counsel for the government to have
him admitted to bail.
The other defendants, including
Theodore n. Vail, head of the Ameri-
can Telegraph & Telephone company,
most of whom reside in Massachu-
sets and Connecticut, will be surrend-
cred and admitted to bail in this city
Wednesday. The others are: Charles
f. Brooker, William Skinner, d. New
ton Barney. Robert W. Taft, James S.
Elton, James S. Hemingway A. Heaton
Robertson. Frederick F. Brewster,
Henry X. McHarg Edward d. Robbins,
Alexander Cochrane, John L. Billiard,
Thomas de Witt Cuyler, Edward Mil
ligan, Francis T. Maxwell
All of these were former directors
OF the New Haven except Edward D..
Robbins, who was long chief counsel
for the road and close personal
friend of former President Mellen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
SENATOR GOFF COLLAPSES
West Viroinia Candidate, n Years
Old. Falls III While Making Last
Plea for Party.

Clarksburg, w. Va, Nov. 3.-united
States Senator Nathan Goff, aged
of West Virginia. col
lapsed on the stage of local theater
last night while making his closing
speech of the state and congressional
through the state. He was
hurried to his home from here and the
audience was dismissed. Physicians
said his condition was not serious.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
DESERT CAPITAL TO VOTE
Only Two Members Of Cabinet Re-
main in Washington--Wilson
Goes to Princeton Today.

Washington. Nov. with the ex-
ception of Attorney-General Gregory
and Postmaster-General Burleson,
every cabinet officer In Washington
has gone home to vote. President
Wilson and his private secretary, }. p,
Tumulty, Joined the absentees today
when they left for New Jersey to vote
the Democratic ticket straight.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05

New York, Oct 3l-Four hundred
Irishmen. from sixteen to twenty
years old, came over from Queens
town in body on the steamer Cedric,
which reached here II was reported
among the other passengers that they
had left ireland because an Irish labor
leader had convinced them that the
British government was soon to en-
force conscription In Ireland.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05

Vienna, via Amsterdam to London,
Nov. 3.-The following official an
noucement was made public here;
"On the Russian-Turkish frontier
near Trebizond battles have com
menced between Russian and Turkish
trOODs"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
R. w. SEARS LEFT S17,5OO,OOO
Oisposes Of Entire Estate in 1922
Words and Bequeaths All to
Widow.

Waukegan, H., Nov. BIN exactly
1872 words, Richard w. Sears disposed
of his entire estate of 100000 In
his will. probated in county court.
For brevity and conclseness MIR. Sears
will establish a new record. Judge
Charles Cutting Of Chicago represent
ed the interests Of the widow. Mrs.
Anna w. Sears. In his will Mr.. Sears
beQueathed his entire estate, both
personal and real, to his wife whom
he made executrix OF Mr.. Sears es-
tate s14,000,000 was in personal and
S3.500.000 in real estate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
College founder Dlea.

st. Louis, Nov. 3.--Dr. Benjamin
lege, at Russell, KY, and OF St. Louis
seminary, at Jennings, Mo. died here
at the age of ninety-four years. He
was the father Of Ben Blewitt super
intendent of he public schools system
OF St Louis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
HOLDS GERMAN OFFICERS
Teutons Of Gunboat Geier, Now at
Honolulu, Taken Off Liner
Korea at San Francisco.

san Francisco, Nov. 3.-Four Off
GERS OF the German gunboat Geier,
now at Honolulu. were taken off the
liner Korea when it arrived here by
Lieutenant Howard of L. S. cruiser
Cleveland, and will be held as mill
tary prisoners, charged with violat-
ing this country's neutrality by com
ing into this port without guard or
parole
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Alleged Kidnaper Arrested.

Kansas city, Mo, Nov Word
was received here today that Miss
Juda Krausky OF Austin, Texas, nurse
IN the home Of Harry Gerhard, a
wealthy St Louis business man. who
disappeared recently with Gerhard 4
iouryear old daughter, Virginia Lee
was arrested at Muskogee. Okla. The
child was with her
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
NEW PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT
Mexican Peace Convention Appoints
General EulaIIo GuthIerrez to
Succeed General Carranza.

Ell Paso. Tex, Nov. General
Eulalio Guthierrez. commander VI
state troops in San Luis Potosi and
military governor Of that state has
been named provisional president Of
Mexico by the Auguas Calientes con-
reaching here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
ATLANTIC LANES ARE MINED
British Press Bureau Says Germans
Have Placed Explosives In
the Open Sea

London. Nov. 3-The official press
bureau ot the admiralty states that
during the past week the Germans
have scattered mines indiscriminately
In the open sea along the main trade
route between America and Liverpool.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
WELSH WINS; WOLGAST HURT
New York Battle Is Stopped In the
Eighth Round by
Referee

New York, Nov. 3.-Welsh. light
weight champion of the world, won
over AID Wolgast in eight rounds at
Madison Square Garden. Referee Bill
ley Roche stopped the fight in the
eighth round and awarded the deci-
sion to the champion. Wolgast had
broken bone in his right hard in
the fifth round and had fought gamely
through three rounds wen, the ref
cree seeing that he was in no con-
dition to fight. ended the 60
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
KILLED by Stray Bullet.

Superior. Margaret McAndrews. Q
years old, das shot and instantly killed
by stray bullet while walking in a
thickly populated section Of the CITY
VIII Christianson, - years old. who
was shooting pigeons nearby. il held
pending investigation
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Fix War Indemnity.

London. Nov. "a Reuter- telegram
from Berlin by way OF Amsterdam says
that after protracted negotiation the
war indemnity imposed by the Ger
mans upon Brussels has been liked at
S900o00o instead Of s4O.O0O.ooO. AZ
originally hemanded
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Ssenoerbund to Celebrate.

Manitowoc.-P Plans are being made
for the celebration of the seventh an
niversary of the organization of the
Froiersaengerbund. to take place next
April. It Is one Of the Oldest organl-
cations of it's kind in the United
States
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
au,o Race Mechanic Ia Dead

Galesburg, III, Oct. 50.-Fritz Walk
er, wellknown automobile race mech.
anician, died In a hospital here from
injuries received last Thursday. when
Jack Gabels machine turned over here
turing the l00-miie race.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
KILLED In Corn Machine.

bloomington, H.. Oct. 30.-Walter
Engel Of near Washburn was killed
when his clothing became entangled
ia "A corn dump and he was drawn
into the machinery.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Methodist Evangelist Dead.

Beloit.-Dr. Joel A. Smith, noted Ev.
angelist OF Methodist church Is dead
He was for four years missionary in
China. and pastor in several cities be.
fore he became an Evangelist.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Admiral Wlnslow's Body ArrIve.

New York, Oct. 3O.-Two bodies
were brought TO port on the liner
Carothia The bodies were those OF
Admiral Hubert Winslow, who died
In Florence, and Mrs. NJ A. Spencer
Miller. who died IN Naples.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Abolish Bread Line.

London, Nov. 1.-The American
committee on Belgian relief was in
formed on Sunday by the burgomaster
of Limburg that the breadline in his
town had been abandoned owing to
the exhaustion of supplies.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
TURKS WRECK U. s. PROPERTY,
American interests Suffer When
Odessa Is Shellcd.

Washington, Oct 31.-The state
department has received cablegram
from the American consul at Odessa
stating that that city has been BON
barded and that American property
has been destroyed there.
The administration, through Acting
Secretary of State Lansing. called 70
Charge d'Affaires Wilson at fetro-
grad asking a complete report OF the
damage inflicted on American prop
erty at Odessa during the lombard
ment OF the town by Turkish war
ships Wednesday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05

Detroit, Mich, oct 2S.-While four
sisters stood chatting an automobile
plowed through the group. Agnes
Brown died Of "A fractured skull. Two
Of her siBters were hurt Horace New
som Is charged with manslaughter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
u. S. Ships Damaged.

Washington, Oct. 90 With her pro
peller torn loose by heavy sea. the
torpedo boat Jouett imped into the
Portmouth tVa) nayy-yards. The
grounding OF the Paulding in Lynn
haven roads also was reported
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05

Steubenville. O., oct 90 Dohrman
J st. Clair. prominent banker and
wealthiest citizen of this place. IL IA.
tally wounded and Charles Gilmore,
fif,y-five, attorney Is dead as the re
suit OF a shooting affair
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Relulana Get Elrat Relief.

Rotterdam. Nov. 3.-The first out
side relief for the starving peoples OF
Belgium has arrived In that stricken
country Foodstuffs from the steamer
Goblenz. which arrived from England
on Saturday. res~hed Belgium.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Fraud Case Near end.

New York, Oct 29,-The govern.
ment case against j J Farmer, Col.
William J. Hartley and Samuel War
field, charged with defrauding book
lovers out OF sl0,000,000. was closed
here
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Germans Still Hold Osterd.

Amsterdam, via London, Nov. d
A dispatch to the Telegram from
Ostend and Roulers still are in the
hands OF the Germans.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05

Savannah, Ga. Oct. 29.-Cargoes Of
cotton, 300 bales, valued at 1882 .000
were shipped on the Danish steamer
Knud II for Copenhagen and the
Swedish steamer Uller for Gothen-
burg.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
auvino Horses for French Army.

Grand Rapids. Carney, mem
Der OF the firm of Mintz & Carney, liv-
erymen. is reported to have secured a
contract from the French government
to supply that country with horses.
monies and mules for the French army
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
ONE DEAD; THREE MAY DIE.
Joy Ride in Auto May Cost -Four
ives

Lafayette. Ind, Nov. 2.-Clinord
Clark, aged twenty-five, young
newspaper man Of this city, was killed
In an automobile accident here and
Miss Geneyieye Graham Miss Leo
nora Rick1rd and Frank Graham were
probably fatally injured Graham is
chauffeur for local physician, and
took his friends out for joy ride.
He was running at high rate Of
speed and in turning a corner he
struck a high curb, the machine being
wrecked and all the occupants thrown
out
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
LARGE Yield OF pota,o.e

Wausau. Emil Rick of the town of
Easton, Marathon county reports n
yield OF 1875 bushels Of potatoes from
seven and onehalf acres
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
BOER WAR is BROKEN.
Invasion Of Cape Province Stopped
by Colonel Brits.

by Colonel Brits.
Cape Town, South Africa, Oct 81
Colonel Brits, who took the field
against the rebelllous Beers, reports
that the invasion of Cape Province has
finally been broken. The combined
Boer and German forces at South Drift
on tho Orange river were defeated.
General Beyers is reported to have
fed after his command was scattered
Colonel Brts is returning to the
Transvaal, having temporarily trans
ferred his command to Colonel Roys.
ston
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
teiress Gets Divorce.

Reno. New oct. 90 Miriam De
Wore Gilmore, heiress OF the $3.50. 900
estate OF John A. DeVore, has secured
a divorce here from Robert w GIL.
more. a chauffeur, with whom she
eloped several years gao
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
PANAMA CANAL CLOSED AGAIN
Another Landslide Puts Waterway
Out Of Commission Until
Wednesday.

Washington, Nov. g. The Panama
canal has been closed to navigation
by another landslide. Colonel Goe-
.hals hopes to have 1t open again by
Wednesday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Tax Law Fixed.

Wausau tax levy for the com
INK year has been fixed by the city
council The amount is $173.s99b0
which Is s44l less than last year
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
New $40 Counterfeit Bill.

Washington. Oct 30.-A new coun.
terfeit ten dollar bill OF the series OF
1901 has been found The notes bear
the number E7S0,440
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Martial Law in Egypt

Washington. Nov. 3 Martial law
was proclaimed by Great britain
throughout Egypt. An official notifca-
ton by the British charge d'affaires
at Cairo was delivered to American
diplomatic agents there, On orders
from London the communicative hief
OF the British forces took command
OF the general situation with orders
to suppress all outbreaks
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05

Holder, H., oct 3l--The Rev. Ed
ward Coale, prominent western Quak.
er preacher died at his home here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
Alfred Booth Dies In London.

head Of the Booth line steamships,
died here
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-26
MOTHER! is CHILD'S
STOMACH SOUR, SICK?
II tongue Is coated or II cross. fever.
fish, cOnstipated, give "CalifOr.
MIA Syrup of Figs"

Don't scold your fretful, peevish
child. See If tongue is coated; this
is a sure sign its little stomach, liver
and bowels. are clogged with sour
waste I'LL .. ...
When listless pale, fcyerish, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, DOESN'T
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, Indigestion, diarrhoea, give
a teaspoonful of California Syrup OF
Figs" and in few hours all The foul
waste, the sour bile and fermenting
food passes out of the bowels, and you
nave a we'll and playful child again.
Children love this harmless fruit lax
ative," and mothers can rest easy af-
ter giving it, because it never fails
to make their little "insides" clean
and sweet. -.
Keep it handy, Mother! A little CIV
en- today saves a sick child tomorrow,
but get the genuine Ask your drug
gist for a 50-cent bottle of California
Syrup of Figs" which has directions
for babies, children of all ages and for
grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Re-
member, there are counterfeits sold
here, so surely look, and see that
yours is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company" Hand back with
contempt any other fig syrup.-adver-
tlsement.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-26
PROF. HORNE TO MAKE
HIS FUTURE HOME IN
NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.

Prof. Perley L. Horne. former princi-
pal Of Kamehameha school, is located
in North Yakima, Wash, according to
a news article in the North Yakima
Republican, and expects to make his
home there He is quoted as saying:
Il don't think that there has been in
the history of the Islands a year when
the crop conditions were so favorable
as this, so far as yield is concerned.
The sugar cane is taller than | have
ever seen II before, and the pineapple
is in splendid shape The conditions
of the tariff are diseouraging; there is
a good deal of apprehension felt in, re-
gard to conditions after next April
when the free sugar rate goes into eff
feet All the plantations are sitting
tight and waiting for developments;
they are cutting down expenses. refus-
ing to put up new buildings, and are
studying even more economical ways
of producing sugar so as to meet this
effect of the legislation. The feeling
is very strong in the islands that some
consideration ought to be given to
their chief industry. The retail trade