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THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER: TUESDAY. MARCH I, 1898. THE DECISION REACHED BY THE COURT AS TO CAUSE OF DISASTER TO THE MAINE. the VowelSotto lt Raised Spain to be 1 old to do So if She Wants it Out of the WayTli Court to go to K-y U't-st-OiM- i tls Look in;; up Precedent aa to SpKlu'a Liability p-tratious for Mobilizing TroopH senator Proctor .Sails for Mavai.a "Wash ins ton, February 20. In spite of the stories that come from unofficial .sources in Havana as to sensational developments in connection with the work of the divers in the Maine's hull, the administration remains firm in its .statement that there is no credible evidence one way or the other as to the cause of the disaster, and holds to its purpose to await the conclusion of the investigation now making by ih ,urt of inquiry. This position ua.s . ..pha sised at today's cabinet meeting. TVople who looked for some startling announcement were disappointed as the members, without reservation, frankly admitted that the subject of the loss of the Maine had been discussed, but :said that the government had received no information from Havana since yesterday and had no intention of changing its policy until there was something fir substance to warrant it. The .Spanish legation was equally in the dark as to any of the discoveries reported from sources that are not cit ed. Secretary L-ong has been under a heavy and almost. constant strain ever since he was awakened in the muddle ,f the itight a week ago last Tuesday by the news of the loss of the Maine, and now that matters are, at least, for the time being, in a quiet state he has goto- away for a few days rest, leaving Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to man age the' department. The latter has 'been h'roug'hly advised at evey stej) of the secretary's policy of treatment of the Maine affair o that there is not likely to be any change in that re-sjH-et causi d by the temporary assump t.ion of the duties of secretary by Mr. Qioosevv'It.. Ju.s'i before the department closed he had word of the saULlng of the cruiser Montgomery from Tampa for Key West. Up to that time the vessel had 'been given no orders so that the date of her departure for Havana, if .she is 'to go at all, is conjectural. The thip went to Tampa instead of Key West on her return from Son Domingo In order to facilitate the speedy return to his duties in Washington of Captain .'rowninshield, the Chief of the naviga tion bureau, who saved a full day by the movement. The Castine, the second of the United States warships, on the South Atlan tic station, arrived today from Iiarba does, has joined the Cincinnati. It may be that the Castine will go to Marti nique or be decked as she is in need of cbvtning after her tropical service. s i:a i ici i rx( ; fo it pkeced knts AS TO DEMANDING INDEMNITY. Since so much depends upon the re port of the court of inquiry, it may be interesting to note that so far, Secre tary Dong himself does not know When t expect tilts important document, up to this time having heard nohing from any of he members on this point. He rather expected that the court, which has complete power to work on ifs own lines, would wind up is work at Ha vana before leaving, so as to avoid the necessity for a return trip. Una mem !ber of the cabinet had a more refinite opinion 'on the sulbject, expecting the receipt of the report about the middle of next week. There ds reason to Lei. eve that, meantime, and to pre pare for the reception of a report that would sihow the disaster to be other than the result of an accident, some of the officials of the administration have ibeen looking up the su'bject of indem nities, so as to lay the foundation of a case, in the event it should be decided to resort to that method of settlement. There are a larger number prec edents which will aid the authorities in shaping their action in this direction -when the facts are fully -established. While none of the cases show the fear ful loss of life sustained iby the Maine explosion, yet they include many in stances in wihich the United States "has adopted energetic measures to redress the killing of American citizens in for eign countries. In a general way, these methods of redress have included de mands for indemnity, proclamations excluding warships of the offending na tion from our harbors, display of force, non-intercourse, withdrawal of our .minister, reprisal, and blockade. Some of these steps DOUDEdi VERY CLOSE LY ON WAIi, although they are re trarded as the movements just prelimi nary to actual hostilities and as mean ing that force will follow if reparation is not made. CASES IN POINT. The case of the Water Witch is con sidered to be the most analogous to that of the Maine, should it be estab lished that the Maine disaster was not the result of an accident. The Water WitV'h was a United States ship en gaged in 1S."5 in surveying the entrance to one of the rivers of Paraguay. With out warning and by orders of Presi dent Lopez, of Paraguay-, a force of troops opened fire on the Water Witch, killing the man ttt the helra. and wounding others. Intense feeling was aroused in the United States when the news became known. The president -reported the facts to congress, and in his -message asked authority to make a demonstration of force which would ensure suitable redress. In response to this. congress authorized him to use such force as is necessarily" to secure ample reparation. Accordingly an armed tleet was hastily assembled on a scale which was regarded as re markable for those days. The expedi tion included nineteen armed ships, twenty five heavy guns and 2.500 sail ors and marines. Accompanying thu formidable outfit were civilian pleni potentiaries prepared to make the de mands of this government, and then force them 'by calling on the armed ships. The expedition made a formid able showing in South American waters, and President Lopez's govern ment was awed into complete subjec tion by -its presence. The American commissioners and naval officers were received at Ascunsion with mueh hon or, and vvery reparation within the power of the republic was given. Tais ancluded an abject apology, a sweeping disavowal, and $10,000 for the sufferers from the outrage. As the republic was -willing to grant full raparation, the naval expedition did not exc-t the force it was prepared in case a rc?,usal had b-een offered. When the f acts'N?f the expedition were reported to the Amer ican congress, the president stated ttt.it the dispatches of this formidable naval fleet had had a salutary influence throughout the world, and had con vinced foreign nations that the United States would protect the lives of Us citizens with all the force at its com mand. Displays of the force were resorted to ' "by the United 'States in 1852 against Japan, and in 1858 against Java. In the case of Japan American sailors had been severely handled in Japanese ports, and the native courts failed to give adequate redress. A naval expe dition -was sent to Japanese waters, and this had the effect of securing the -fullest apology and also an agreement by which every protection, was guar anteei to American citizens and prop erty in Japan. In the case of Java the secretary sent a large naval force to the waters of Java to demand that th native trial courts should give the fulll est protection to Americans. The ex pedition was successful in it3 purpose, and all the assurances desired were given. The principal of money indemnity for the killing of foreigners has been recognized in several recent cases in the United States. One of these was the killing of Italians at New Orleans by a mob. In that ease, while the United States denied the responsibility of the federal government for the act of a mob, yet indemnity was paid out of the federal treasury as a matter of international comity and equity. Similar action was taken in indemni fying China for her subjects killed at Iiock Springs. President Buchanan adopted the pro cedure of reprisal in This is a measure just short of war. Mexico was charged at that time with assent ing to spoliation along the United States 'border. President Buchanan asked congress for authority to send a military force to secure indemnity as diplomatic negotiations had failed to bring redress from 'Mexico. This course was adopted 'by congress and the pre parations for the military reprisals oon brought about a satisfactory ad justment. DENIAL OF EXISTENCE OF SUB MARINE MINES. In view, of the widely published re ports that the -harbor of Havana con tains a system of submarine mines, a statement around which was centred the chief public interest in connection with the disaster to the battleship Maine, Senor du Bosc, Spanish charge d'affaires at Washington, tonight made to the Associated Press the following statement which, coming from such au thority, may be considered a,s an offi cial denial: "I wish to state on my own official knowledge that no mine exists inside or outside of Havana hanbor, nor is there any submarine defense of any kind. The report is so absolutely false and rediculous that it could only have originated in the minds of those persons anxious to incite the evil pas sions of iborh nations for their own miserable ends. I consider the very suggestion of such a thing an insult to Spain." THE TERROR WAITING ORDERS. Norfolk, Va February 25. The monitor Terror remains at anchor in Hampton Roads. The men are being ;held aboard her and she is constantly under steam, expecting orders to leave every minute. It is said that ammuni tion has been shipped to Fort Wash ington from the Fort Monroe arsenal. New York, February 25. The Mail and Express this evening prints the following, dated Havana today: "The United States "naval board of inquiry continued today taking -the testimony of the divers who have been working in the wreck of the Maine. Those who were sent here from the battleship Iowa, and the curiser New York were examined. While, of course, the members of the court will not talk for publication, I am informed, on the highest authority, that the evidence of Diver Morgan as to the condition of the IMaiTie shows almost beyond the possibility of a doubt, in the opinion of my informant, that the Maine was blown up by an outside agency. Fur thermore, Morgan's report was veri fied by the other American divers who descended today. 'All the testimony of the civilian witnesses of the disaster was taken yesterday. 'A DECISION REACHED. The court will finish its work here to morrow and proceed at once to Key West to take the testimony of the sur vivors there. It has also been decided not to return to Havana, all the in formation as to the cause of the dis aster obtainable here having been se cured. It is believed that a decision has been practically reached. The wit nesses yet to be examined will hardly change the verdict. THE COURT HAS DECIDED AGAINST ANY ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE RUINED BATTLESHIP. THE MEMBERS ARE CONVINCED THAT IT WOULD BE USELESS, AS SHE COULD NEVER BE KEPT AFLOAT, AND THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES HERE WILL BE INFORMED THAT IF THEY WISH THE WRECK RE MOVED FROM THE HARBOR THEY MUST ATTEND TO THE WORK THEMSELVES. This reeision gives a better idea of the terrible havoc wrought in the Maine than columns of description could do. The Merritt Wrecking Com pany, it was anoumced today, wanted $2,000,000 to raise the wreck. The com pany's representatives made this de mand after viewing the condition of the ship. The wreckers today turned their attention to salving the great guns. These, at least, can 1e recover ed in sufficiently good condition to war rant the effort. 'BODIES RECOVERED. Twenty unknown bodies of the crew were recovered from the wreck by the divers at noon today. The bodies were frightfully burned and mangled and it may be impossible to identify some of them. Holzer, who made such a brave fight, died in the hospital today. All the wounded will leave here Sunday on the Bache for Key West. The physicians consider it safe to move them now. DEPARTURE OF THE VIZCAYA. 'New Y'ork. February 25. The Span ish cruiser Vizcaya got under way Tutf s Pills Cure AH Liver Mis. Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or der by the occasional use of Tutt s Liver Pills. They reg ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. For sick headache, malaria, bil iousness, constipation and kin tired diseases, an ab solute cure TUTT' Sjblver PI LL c-: from her anchorage off TompkinsvlIIe at 1:2-1 o'clock p. m. today and proceed ed down the bay, passing quarantine at 1:37 o'clock p. m., bound for Ha vana. The navy-yard tug Nina, on guard off Tompkinsville, was saluted by the cruiser with three blasts of the whistle, which the tug returned. The Nina and the police lat Patrol ac companied the cruiser down the bay. The national standard of Spain floated at half-mast from a small R-aff on the main mast cf the cruiser. The Vizcaya did not salute the forts at the narrows as she passed out. It is said at the of fice of the Spanish consul general that the Vizcaya will proceed to Havana without stopping en route. THE WAR CRY POPULAR IN SPAIN London, February 2.".. According to a special dispatch from Madrid. re ports received there from the United States to the effect that public opinion in the latter country is becoming more excited owing to the impression tnat the loss of the Maine is nor due to an ac- j cident, are '"restricting popular feeling here (in Madrid) and the opinion is increasing in ministerial circles that the worst must be expected." Continuing, the special dispatch pays: "The government has no choice j if the United States adopts a threaten ! ing attitude, for the prospect of war is popular with all parties, and the more excitable newspapers are already urging the government to take meas ures to enable Spain to strike the first and decisive blow." PREPARATIONS TO LAND TROOPS IN HAVANA. Tampa. Fla., February 25. Although the officials of the company have not so stated publicly, pretty much every body here understands that the Plant system has completed arrangements for the transportation of troops and munitions of war to Havana on short notice. All of their ships have been placed in condition for emergencies. Should war be declared it is said that they have perfected plans to land a large body of troops in Havana within thirty-six hours after their arrival at this place. Troops can be transported from Washington and New Y'ork to this port in from twenty-four to thir ty hours. The company has also made arrangements, it is understood, to land promptly men and arms at Key West and all strategic points on the coasts of Florida and at 'Mobile. COAL FOR NAVAL STATIONS. Pittsburg, February 25. The Post tomorrow will say: "It was learned today in Pittsburg, through an officer of one of the largest coal corporations doing business in this district that the navy department had closed contracts with the incorporated firm of Castner, Curran & Bullitt, of Philadelphia, for the delivery at Key West, Sand Keys, Dry Torgugas, Savannah, Charleston and Fort Monroe of 250.000 tons of Po cahontas coal, and with the Rhodes and Biedler Coal Company, of Cleve land for the delivery of 50,000 tons of the Goshen coal of that company. The stipulations cf the contracts just placed are that the 'coal so ordered shall be delivered at the designated coaling stations as soon as dt is pos sible to do so and that the utmost se crecy be observed about the matter. In carrying out these contracts the rail roads play a most prominent part, and for the purpose of moving everything as expeditously as possible, President 'M. E. Ingalls, of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad; Receiver Oscar G. IMur ray, of the Baltimore and Ohio, and General Manager L. F. "Toree, of the Pennsylvania, went to Washington last week and consulted with Secretary Long, of the navy, and Assistant Sec retary George D. . Meikeljohn, of the war department, on the matter. Con tracts and all arrangements for the rapid handling and shipping of the caol were made and the government, it is understood, agreed to pay a bonus to both the coal miners and the railroads if the 300,000 tons were delievered with in a specified time. Norfolk, Va., February 25. The ru mor that the government is securing from railway companies estimates of their capacity for moving troops and munitions of war between Atlantic and gulf ports and the interior is officially denied by Vice President St. John, of the Seaboard Air Line, whose road was mentioned in the reports. 'Mr. St. John said today that he is ignorant of any such move on the part of the war de partment and as to contracts for mov ing troops, he had heard nothing of them. THE MAINE SLOWLY SINKING. Havana, February 25. The wreck of the Maine is slowly but surely sinking into the mud. Before the hull could be raised it woud be necessary to re move the guns and deck debris. For lack of proper appliances practically nothing in this line has been accom plished. The cloudy weather and rain made the work of the divers unsatisfactory today and very little was done. It is said that a hole has been made by the divers in one of the forward hatches, and it is hoped that a number of bodies will be recovered. The court of inquiry sat longer than usual today, the six divers being examined more in detail than heretofore. The time of departure of the 'Mangrove with the court for Key West has not been determined. Cap tain Sampson said today that it was doubtful whether his vessel would sail tomorrow; that all depended on the de velopments of the -testimony. The Spanish cruiser Alfonse XII has been towed to a buoy further within the harbor to make room for the cruis er Vizcaya whicfh is expected here to morrow or the next day from the north. At the afternoon session of the court of inquiry, the examination of divers was continued. A civilian, whose tes timony is said to be of some impor tance, was also examined. The name of the witness and all the particulars of his evidence are withheld. Late today the paymaster's safe, with $22,500 . and his papers, was taken from the wreck. Be yond this no statement is made as to the value and nature of the contents, but ,a large quantity of water ran out when the safe was raised above the surface. The complaint is still made that the electric lamps are of little use to divers, as the light is faint and uncer tain, and to hold them takes one of the diver's hands. So far as reports made public go, the workmen on the tug Right Arm, with the assistance of the naval divers, are laboring hara to re cover the boding under the hatch, which led to the fire room platforms. Shoring with timbers was necessary and the divers had to wait for the lum ber today. The Havana papers print long ex tracts from the American dalies, but, of course, only of delayed news. All ihe Americans are anxiously awaiting ,! the arrival of tomorrow's mall. Consul General Lee says he has re ceived no news of importance from the state department today nor been noti fied to exoect the arrival of any one of I prominence. It is believed here that if any American of national reputation comes to Havana now it will be to study the situation for himself an J no: as an official commissioner. At G o'clock this evening when this xJispatch is sent Holzer is still sleeping under the influence of an op:ate. He is no worse than he was this morning, but is very low. Including him. there are six wounded left here, five of whom are reasonably certain of recovery. Some difficulty may arise in removing them : Ihe United States, for ail have been exposed to eouragious fevers and the quarantine laws forbid their being taken direct to Key West. The reg ulations were disregarded in the case of th first lot taktn there on the Oli vette the day after the explosion, but only b-eause of the extreme exigencies of the vase. SENATOR PROCTOR SAILS FOR HAVANA. Key West. Fla., February 25. Sena tor Proctor is among the Mascotte's passengers. Before sailing f..r Havana he was shown a dispatch published here, saying that there is considerable excitement at Havana over his expect ed visit. He read it, laughed and said, "Absurd:" In reply to a request for a detailed statement regarding his visit Senator Proctor said: "It's all simple and straight as day. I'vebeen to Ha vana several times before and have many friends there. I've been fishing several days in Florida with Colonel Parker, a business man of Washing ton and a friend of mine, and we have decide! to go ever to Havana." The correspondent of the Associated Press suggested that some people might think Havana strange place to go for fish just now. Senator Proctor laugh ingly replied: "To tell the truth, we are just going over there to see what's goina: on, to ibe where the 'excitement is. There is not a bit of political sig nificance about it. I may stay in Ha vana a day or a week. I have not the remotest idea how long." Commander Clifford H. West, chief of Admiral Sicard's staff, also sailed on the Mascotte. When asked the pur pose of his visit to Havana he replied: "I cannot say anything for publica tion." . Rear Admiral Sicard is still in charge of the fleet, which, -with the exception of the New Y'ork and Iowa remain at this harbor. The admiral said tonight that he expected to be better soon. He- looks much improved. When ask ed with reference to the expected arriv al tomorrow of the court of inquiry. Rear Admiral Sicard said: "I have re ceived no notification of its coming. When it does come it will probably sit in the United States court house build ing here." The admiral expects the Marblehead and the Detroit on Sunday, but says the fleet will not be brought in a body to his harbor. THE VESUVIUS GOES TO SEA. Jacksonville, Fla., February 25. The United States dynamite cruiser Ve suvius, Captain Pillsbury, went to sea today. Her destination is unknown. STATE PRESS. If Governor Russell has done this thing- if he endeacored to hire Pob Hancock to assault editor Daniels, he should be made to resign by stress of public indig-nation and withering con tempt. But first let the proofs be forthcoming, Mr. Hancock. Goldsboro Argus. It seems that Chairman Jones and Chairman Butler have about arranged for fusion of democrats and populists on, the national issues in the vXext pres idential campaign. "Whether this ar rangement will be ratified by the states remains to be seen and will depend upon certain contingencies. There is one thing- certain, and it is this: If Chairman Butler's party fuses with the republicans aguin on local issues in 'North Carolina, there is no sense in North Carolina democrats having anything- to do with any kind of national fusion with the populists. Clinton Democrat. When we consider that 'criminal sta tis'tics sihow that of the number of convicts that serve out their terms in the penitentiary and are discharged GO per cent, of them commit crime again and are returned, the argument that the penitentiary is at all reformatory in character fails to the ground. And the necessity of a reformatory where our judges can place the amateur and youthful class comes to the front. Had North Carolina a place of this kind this II year old boy, convicted of larceny, might be sent to it with the hope he would return home not only prepared by the learning of some trade to guin an independent living-, but so reformed he might make a useful, good citizen. "Washington Messenger. It is strange, mighty strange, that all the petitions of all the lawyers of no one knows how many North Carolina towns, and all the letters of no one knows how many judges, cannot bring a -speedy and favorable report from the sub-committee in favor of the confir mation of the nomination of H. G. Ewart to succeed Judge Dick. Judge Ewart freely admits that he is a jurist as well as an ermine trailer, and the office stands vacant then why this de lay? The fact is that if Marion Butle is in earnest Ewart's nomination never will be confirmed; he is not judicial timber, and only the most severe self repression and study and hard work could ever make a man more than a fairly g-ood judge. Asheville Citizen. . Mt. Airy News: The revival at Main Street Church, conducted by the Quak ers, is a glorious meeting- and seems to grow in inUrst. The passenger train arriving here Wednesday nignt, struck a pole that had been placed across the rails at the far end of Lo vell's creek bridge. Fortunately the train was moving rapidly -nd the pilot knocked the obstruction to one side. MOTHER'S I takes mrrisd women through the whole period of pregnancy in safety and corn- i fort It is used externally arid it relaxes ; 1 the muscles so that there is no dis- comfort. It prevents ana relieves I morning sickness, headache and rising I breasts, shortens labor and preserves i the mothers girl- ish form. J Si a bottle et ; druggists. 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Families were then quartered in the prison a most unseemly sight. Now there is a business-like air about things, and save for a lack of neatness in the rear enclosure and the dangerous old log stables, it is difficult to find fault with the appear ance. Thursday afternoon your cor respondent spent a couple of house in the prison. It is a quiet place and the few convicts now quartered there seem almost lot amidst the vast building's. "While- chatting: with "Warden Russell a. rattle of wheels is heard and a sheriff ad two convicts are driven under the arch of the portal. The convicts, ne gro men, shamble in and stand awarkwardly while the commitment papers are examined. They are in sharp contrast with a veteran convict who stands near and who, in fact, opened the door for them. The vet eran, well set up, has in comparison the air of a soldier long- used to barrack iife, while the new arrivals have all the ungainlines.' of recruits. The sheriff gets his receipt and slips off the handcuffs. "Behave yourselves, boys," says he, in farewell, and the last arrivals are marched into the basement of one of the great tiers of , ells, u he barler takes jxissession of them. Off go their hair and moustach es, off go old clothes, which a veteran convict, handling- gingerly and holding far from him, carries to the engine room to be thrown into the fire. Next the new comers go into a hot bath and then are given a treatment of mer curial ointment, to rid them of any souvenirs of their jail life. The last process is the donning of new clothes from head to foot, and there they stand, cleaner than ever before and in the 6tripes. They smile, even the young er one grins, and he a murderer, who gets fifteen yeans. But the objective point of the visit is the new shirt factory. It is the last of several prison enterprises. Years ago, say twenty, there used to be a large shoe factory. Later, there were some making of cells for jails, of plug tobacco, of horse collars and of shoes again. But the Knights of LaMr, once so powerful in this district that they electeJd a congressman, but now not even a memory, stopped manufactures in the prison by scaring officials on po litical grounds. The shirt factory is in the chapel, in the east wing. It is well lighted and spacious and lofty. In each of its two departments are twenty eight sewing machines, operated by a steam engine specially put up. The beginnig is in a small way and only fifteen convicts are at work. They are making negligee shirts, colored, with collars and. cuffs attached, and Mr. Hall, who is the representative of the New York contractors, ays the convicts are learning as quickly as any men he ever saw. One tiny con vict, a pale-faced white youth of 15 years, attracts attention. He is found to be Clay McCartney, of Asheville, who murderejl a young playmate at Asheville. He operates a machine which cuts and makes button holes with wonderful celerity and neatness, but just now he is sewing on buttons. After a while the shirts will be launder ed in the penitentiary. ut for the pres ent Hilderbrand & Co. ship them to New York. Instructors are scattered here and there amid the whirring ma chines. Observing that only male convicts are employed at the machines the ques tion was asked if women would not be employed. In reply it was said: "Mott probably not. Some of them are at work in the garden, and some in the laundry, and do you know that they are better field hands than men, save as to ploughing." Superintendent Hall says that in a litte while 100 dozen shirts a day will le made. The peni tentiary gets 24 cents a dozen for mak ing them. Leaving the shirt factory a stop is made in two of the cell 'blocks. The cells rise in tiers, five stories high, each cell in a mass of masonry, with, as a J ! For Infants and Children. U . The Kind You Have toys Bought Bears tlie , fcismarare a 0 r.f -P : e c: t sunn Have lAlways ) W k1 M m V3 Ail MAI life Ik casing over all. th- brick building which jHNple see from the outside. Just now white-washers lire at work and all the iron work is being painted .i glossy black. The whites have .me ti,r of cells, the negroes another. They are never mixed. The garden is the last place visited, nnd on the way to it Warden Russell says that it is going to ! one of the finest In the statf "thanks to old Master." This is the universal prison name for (Jardner Ronton, who wa brought here from one of the convu t farms on the Roanoke. Warden Rus sell says he does not see how the old garden, of barely four acres, sufficed, and adds: "Now we have forty aeres and will try to feed all our prjs-uiersj therefrom. There will be ten acres in Irish potatMs, a like amount in corn and ieas and alo in sweet jtatoen. Brickmaking has always lxen the chief industry at the penitentiary. This) year more ought to done in that line than ever, so great Is the. demand in Raleigh for brick. All those made in the prison last year have li-n Hold here. F. A. OLIS. SPUING WORK WILT j SOON ni-yjIN ON ROTH FA KM AND OARDKN AND FARM 101 JS AND HOr.SHHOLDFltS WILL NF.I'.D A LI KINDS OF AfJRK'l'LTFKA It AND ;ardi:n implfmfnts and ih:ai,- KItS WILL IX) WF.LL TO lOK AT ((I'll HK'.H ;itADF STOCK FOR WHICH VF Allll QUOTING I'KK'W THAT YOIT WOULD FAY FOR INFE RIOR COODS KISIJWHLRK. OCR OOODS AND FRK'FS A KM RFVoND COMI'FTITION, QUALITY CON.SIDKR KD. OUR Peninsular Steel Range TS STILL WITHOUT A I'Fl'R. CALL AND SKi: THEM. IT WILL ISK A PLEASURE FOR US TO SHOW THEM. WE CARRY THE MOST VARIED LINM IN COOK I NO AND 1 1 E ATI NO STOVES TO RE FOUND IN THE CITY. AT I'RICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. J. H7. IJDECHISOI, ORTO.S ItllLUIMr. Flour. - Flour. JQQ Barrels Flour all grades. 2000 1Jshels Corn- Rarrels DUss Triumph Potatoes. gQ Barrels Houlton Hot-e Route. Barrels Early Itose Potatoes. Barrels Early Ohio i'otatocf. 120. 122 ami 124 North Water Street. ELY'S CREAM BALM U a poMtlverare. Apply into the uottrils. It is quickly absorbed. M rent at VmzzislM or by mail ; samples 10c by man. ELY. BROTHERS, M Warreo St.. Sew York CUj .'As A) ? l