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not performed his duty in a reason-ably business-like manner, and shouldhe responsible in full for the excesspaid in principal and interest.

It is needless to claim that the of-fice i- not provided with sufficientclerical aid to perform this simpleduty, with all others, for it is not true.

A Memorable Month.

The month that has just closed hasbeen a memorable epoch in theearth's annual cycle for our nationsince its birth. June 1j,1770, Wash-ington assumed command of thecolonial forces, June 17th of the sameyear the battle of Bunker Hill wasfought. The national Hag was adopt-ed June 14, 1777; June 20, 177'J, thebattle of Stoney Ferry was fought.June lb', 1812, this country declaredwar against England, and June 4,1N42, Congress declared war againstMexico. June 9, 18G1, the battle ofBig Bethel was fought; June 2(5,1802, the famous seven-days' battlebegan; June 3d of the same yearGen. Lee assumed command of theConfederate forces. June 0, 1802, theConfederates surrendered Memphis;June Bth, the same year, the battleof Chattanoga was fought. Ewellcrossed the Potomac June 22, 1803;the battle of Coal Harbor was foughtJune 5, 1804; Grant crossed theCliickahominy June 12th, the sameyear. Petersburg was captured June21, same year, and June 25th was thedate of the awful massacre of Custerand his Seventh cavalry. The Junethat has just passed has added manyliistoric memories for the rising andfuture generations to contemplate.

ADMIRAL DEWEY is a communicantof the Protestant Episcopal church.He has never affiliated with any ofthe political parties believing thatmilitary men, educated by the govern-ment for the preservation of therights of the people, should not med-dle with partisan questions on whichgobd men and undoubted patriotshonestly differ.

THE remains of Capt. Gridley, o*the cruiser Olympia were cremated atHong Kong, by request of his widow.The ceremonies attending this ritewere impressive. The ashes weredeposited in the Hong Kong Englishcemetery, to await an expression ofthe further wishes of relatives.

As an illustration of how the waraffects labor in some of the more ob-scure industries, we note the fbet thatthe cordage factory in Portland, em-ploying directly and indirectly, 75operatives, has closed down for thewant of hemp, obtained mainly fromthe Philippine Islands.

PORTLAND has passed an anti-ex-pectoration ordinance, which goes intoeffect to-day. Three cities on thiscoast have adopted this measure forpromotion of decency, and it is hopedthat so many others will follow theexample that the law may becomegeneral.

STATE warrants still pass at apremium of two per cent, despite thefact that forged warrants are out.Probably the ability shown by holdersto cash spurious warrants at the StateTreasury has had something to do withthis unshaken manfestation of " confi-dence."

COMMODORE Schley's name is pro-nounced as if spelled Sly. So says theBurlington Hawkcye, whose editorclaims to be personally acquaintedwith the Schley family at FrederickCity, Md., where the Commodore was"brought up."

A MEETING of the Democratic StateCommittee is called to meet in Ta-coma on Wednesday, the Gth inst., at11 o'clock A. M., where it is hopedpreliminaries willbe arranged at oncefor calling a State Convention.

A CIRCUS tent was blown down in astorm at Sioux City, lowa, on theevening of the 24th ult., killing threepersons and injuring 33 others, ten ofwhom are in a critical condition.

ACCORDING to the new city directory,which will be issued in a few days,Chicago now has a population of 1,-85)3,000. This is an increase of 05,000over the figures for lf>s)7.

THE United Commercial Travelers,at their late meeting in Columbus,Ohio, elected Clias. W. Bice, SupremeCounsellor.

Corporations which have not paidtheir license tax at this date are sub-ject to a penalty for the delinquency.

A Retrogression.

Tin re an ambition* paper pub-lished in the City of Destiny that r< -

ee;ve> from it»-tupid readers impres-* "Us -bowing the line- in the palmsof tie ir baud-. An attaehe of the? \u25a0lbn tin n gi.r.t!. 'works tut thefuture rart-i i tin pi r.-oii- who sendthese palm iiupn *sion> and tho in-formation i- puhli-ht d for the benefitof e.aeh individual subject.

Away bark in the metlia-val ages,

tie- kiml of *i>rrery was extensivelypi ntaed by ploft?or* ill the seieneoof l'almi.-try, as it wa- called. Nowa moilern delinitioii tif Palmistry runsabout as follows,'? The pretended art

or practice of divining or telling for-tunes by the lines and marks in thepalm of the hand."

No sensible person for a moment re-gard* palnii-trv in any other lightthan as a source of amusement towhile away the tedium of a socialhour, well knowing it is even then amo-t stupid pastime.

Hut, for a wonder, the ambitiouspaper alluded to, makes ? juitc a seriousthing of the matter, since it caters

largely to the idle instincts of itsworse than idle readers, while, ofcourse, it promotes the sale of thepaper.

In last Sunday's issue, there worereports on between forty and fiftypalm impressions, each one hearing(lie name or initial of the bloomingidiot, male or female, who sent it tothe talented seer or slyly dropped itinto tho box arranged to receive thofonder missives of inquiry.

Tho following samples, taken atrandom from last Sunday's list, willhe to show the sublime duplicity ofthis long since effete hut now revivedsy-tem of human nonsense:

' Destruction of tho Whatcom Mill.

'I lir big mill "1 the Bcllingliaiu Hay

i Improvement C». was entirely de-istroyed by lire, Monday morning, be-tween f. and 7 o'clock. The lire origi-nated near tbe boiler room in the dry

! house, and tlre whole structure went

' up in smoke m an incredible shortspace of time. Besides the mill, thesleds and wharves were full of drylumber, valued at $50,00(1, which waslikewise consumed. There were onlyfour men on the premises at the time

| the alarm was given, and they floodedthe interior of the dry house, hut it

seems the tlames passed under the, floor of the dock in several places and] spread rapidly. The local engineswere soon brought into play, but theirbest efforts only resulted in wettingthe edges of the great sen of lhuning

i eonibustihles. Several vessels were| lying at the dock, and they had a nar-

i row escape before they could he pulledjout from the burning structure.

The loss will reach SIOO,OOO with| little, if any, insurance. A policy fori SOO,OOO was under negotiation hut was! delayed too long.

The mill was built in 1890 and cost| $200,000, since which time many im-provements had been made. It wasone of the best millson the coast. TheThe principal stockholders of the Bel-lingham Bay Improvement Co. are I'.]'. Cornwall and Alon/.o Havwnrd ofSan Francisco and I>. 11. Mills of New-York. The mill gave employment to

140 men, and the monthly payrollreached $7,000. Most of the lumbermanufactured went to foreign ports.

The electric light plant which had acapacity of 200 are and several thou-sand incandescent lights, was de-stroyed and the town of Whatcom isin darkness. It is thought that thecompany will rebuild.I>. A. T.?This hand show* intolerance

bigotry and sc Mistiness; perfectly honest,hut very uncharitable. Much money isshown, hut not.a very long life.

Mrs. Mary Thomas This is a goodpalm; cheerful, active und enegetic; fondof company; a good conversationalist;comfortable means anil a fairly long lifearo indicated.

Two British ships left Philadelphiaon the 25th ult., with (5,1)00 tons ofcoal for Dewey's fleet, at the Philip-pines.

A VALUABLE stream of coal oil hasbeen discovered in theChilcoot region,near the scene of the avalanche of lastApril.

THE wrecked steamer Jane Gray issaid to have drifted ashore at Kyo-quot, B. C.

THE LC Roi mine is practically soldto an English syndicate.

War Notes.

A big battle is expected at any mo-ment at Santiago.

Gen. Shafter now has 18,1165 men inhis army of invasion in Cuba.

Lord Salisbury, iu a speech in Lon-don, on the 30th, warns Germany tokeep her finger out of America's pie.

The unusual weather conditions pre-vailing iu Cuba?a long dry interval?-are very favorable to the American in-vaders.

It is reported by Dr. Stanton whois examiner of recruits for the armythat the bicycle unfits men for mili-tary service.

The sieamer Newport, with Gen.Mcrritt on board, sailed from SanFrancisco for the Philippines Wednes-day morning.

Orders were issued Tuesday fromthe War Department for the immedi-ate departure of 9,000 more troops toreinforce Gen. Shafter at Santiago.

The schooner Anipata, of Honduras,was captured by the Vicksburg, Satur-day morning, while trying to get outof the harbor of Havana with 30 wo-men and children and a number ofmen, all refugees, on board.

It is now said that CommodoreWatson's mission is simply to destroySpanish warships, wherever they maygo, and that his first effort will bedirected towards meeting and ex-terminating Camera's squadron.

For the first time in our historyCongress grants distinction to ordinaryseamen. A resolution of the Senatenames the heroes of the Merrimacexpedition and eulogizes their con-duct. It was adopted last Wednesday.

The assurance comes from Washing-ton that the move against Spain is nobluff. A second fleet may be sent andthe Canaries attacked as well as Cadisbombarded. A disposition now seemsto prevail to prosecute the war withenergy and determination.

Itwas fiendish, in these days of acute

feeling, to send out through the pressthe report that the cruiser Brooklynhad been sunk and Commodore Schleyslain. The report is at least not cor-roborated, and silence seems to indi-cate that its originators are consciencestricken.

Gen. Shafter assures the War De-partment that he can take Santiagoin forty-eight hours, but indicates thatthe undertaking may involve consider-able loss. He deprecrates delay as ef-forts are being made by Pando and8,000 troops to enter the city and aidin its defense.

Grant G.-Thisis tbe hand of a rover;always restless, careless and active; braveand fearless. An affair of the heart islikely to cause you much sorrow.

Eunice B.?Yours is a domestic happi-ness, through a prosperous marriage youare very tickle anil a little too easily'in-tlucnced.

H. C. C. 11.?This hand comes from arace of intemperate people. There isstrong will and good judgment indi-cated, which may overcome the ten-dencies. There are indications of braintrouble.

Rose W. W.?Sensible and sweet tem-pered; fairly long life with good health;a broken engagement at 23 causes muchdepression, but happiness later on.

Miss p. K.?This is a good hand, neat,methodical and punctual; thoroughly roliable and can be depended upon; hassuffered much from nervousness andneuralgia.

lierthelda.? A romantic, visionary na-ture; not tnuch will power or mentality;too easily influenced but kind and sweet-tempered. Not a very long life.

Chauson R.?You believe in nothing;fancy you know- everything and distrustyour liest friends. You haye good healthIn early life, but danger of paralysisabout 60.

Mercantile?You wilt make a decidedchange in business at about 32, which willbring success. Your hand indicates anunhappy marriage and separation, witha happy marriage following.

There is no law to restrain foolsfrom plying their chosen calling*, andit is quite probable that no suchstatute will ever l>e enacted. Thisbeing the case, it would seem that theonly hope of progressive society is inan ultimate legislation of such a na-ture that no more fools shall be borninto the world to vex decency andharass thinking people.

Another professor in St. Louis roadsthe destinies of his gullible customersby consulting the stars that were onthe meridian when they were born.He is reported to be surfeited with let-ters containing the "data" as to timeof birth, color of hair, physical tem-perament, etc., of his inquirers, and bythis system of astrological calculationand laborious research lie is coiningmoney from the profits of his nefar-ious calling. But superstition isrampant and long lived.

BEAUTIFULLY SUGGESTIVE.?The Ca-nadians seem to have run wild overthe suggestion of an Anglo-Americanalliance. A short time ago we alludedto the expressions of approval whichthat policy received in several of theleading churches at Toronto and othercities, by entwining of flags and sing-ing of the national songs indiscrimi-nately. Now we have another evi-dence of that spirit in the new postalcard our neighbors over the border areusing. Inthe upper left-hand corner isa vignette of the world with the Amer-ican and English flags unfurled oneither side, beneath which are claspedhands and the motto " One Aim; onegoal." Beneath this, occupying theremainder of the width of the card ap-pears a female figure representing" Columbia" and the American eagleand shield; and by her side " Britannia"with the lion at her feet and holding atridant on her left hand. Beneaththese emblematic figures, suggestiveof unity, peace and love, are the words"Gloria Mundi." Taken as a whole,it is a beautifully expressive way ofmanifesting that feeling of amitywhich now seems to pervade the na-tions boasting a common heritage,speaking the same tongue, and intentupon the same mission of promotingthe cause of humanity.

The attack upon Santiago has beenmaterially delayed by the inability ofthe commissary of subsistance to

keep pace with the army in its ad-vance upon the city. Gen. Shafterit is said willnot begin the attack un-tileach soldier has at least three days'rations in his knapsack.

The Spaniards have found a newuse for mines. It is said that everyroad and by-path leading into Santi-ago has been mined with dynamite bythe Spanish soldiers under Linares,and they expect to anihilate the ad-vance of the American and Cubanarmies when the assault begins.

Four transports, carrying 4,000troops, left San Francisco, Monday, forthe Philippine Islands. The trans-

ports were the Indiana, the City ofPara, the Ohio and the Morgan. The

former steamer is the flagship of Gen.McArthur, who has charge of the ex-

A SPANISH flag was found floatingfrom a new building at Starbuck, inColumbia county, Sunday evening. Itwas hauled down with indignant pre-cipitation and was consigned to flamesfed by coal-oil.

KEPKRSENTATIVE Lewis has been in-vited again this year to speak at Tam-many's Fourth of July celebration inthe famous Wigwam, New York city.

ALLEN D. CHANDLER was nominatedby the State Democratic Convention,at Atlanta, yesterday. Bryan waseulogized in the platform adopted.

CEKVKUA in Spanish is pronouncedas if spelled Ther-ve-ra. In Spain cbefore c or i is given the sound of th asin thin.

THE BATTLESHIP OREGON.The Oregon is 848 foet long and has a displacement of 10,888 tons. She coat

|8,180,000 and steams 15 knots an hour. Her orew consists of 484 men. Four13 inch, oight 8 lucli, four 6 inch and SO smaller gnus compose her armament.

were not mutilated, ns retried. Ad-miral Sampson, in response to an in-quiry of the Navy Department, saysthat it is reported to him that the ap-parent mutilation was probably dueto the effect of small-caliber bullets,fired at short range. In conclusion,be says, " I withdraw tlie charge ofmutilation."

Camara's fleet has met with an ap-parently insurmountable obstructionat Port Said. A dispatch from Cairo,Egypt, says: "Admiral Camara liasasked to be allowed to purchase 10,000tons of coal for the Spanish Heet atPort Said, but the Egyptian govern-ment refuses to permit the ships tocoal in Egyptian waters. Pending de-liberations, which are likely to last along time, tlie licet intends to remainat Port Said."

The opposing forces at Santiago arevery evenly matched. Linares has14,000 men entrenched and behindbarbed wire fences and in block-houses, with Cervera's tleet withinfighting distance, while Shafter has18,000 men aided by 4,000 Cubans.The superior position occupied by theSpanish more than counterbalancesthe excess of numbers of their op-ponenta. It is said that the battle ofChaneellorville demonstrated that oneman behind earthworks or in a rifle-pit is worth more than three men inthe open.

A Madrid correspondent of the Lon-don Times writes, under date of the2otli ult., that the destination of Ad-miral Cainara's tleet is not Manilla,but some port in the Philippines to

to land troops and hold a strong posi-tion. The fleet will then be ready foraction, and if Dewey wants to fight, hewill have to leave Manila bay. Ad-miral Dewey will thus either leave thebay unprotected or divide his fleet.Another reason given for the move-ment is to place the Spanish govern-

ment in possession of partial occupa-tion, so that when the time comes foradjustment of terms of peace theVnit-ed States may not be able to claim ab-solute possession.

Madrid dispatches state that thethreatof this government to attack theSpanish roast does not frighten any.hotly. A member of the cabinet isreported to have safd: " Let themcome; we will receive them as theydeserve." Iu the event, however, of a

determination to carry out the threatwhich they atfect to doubt, the lightsat certain points have been ex-tinguished, torpedoes have been pre-pared and guns mounted.

Adjt. Gen. Corbin la9t Tuesday stat-ed that an order withdrawing the

A Washington dispatch of Monday

says the administration hail fully dc-

terniincd upon carrying the war into jSpain, by sending a squadron to thecoast of the Dons' stronghold and intothe Mediterranean. There seems tohe some ground for the report, for adetail of vessels has been made to con-stitute John C. Watson's Kasternsquadron, and officialorders have beenissued to provision them fur fourmonths. The vessels of the new com-mand embrace the Oregon and tlielowa, lirst-class battleships, the New-ark, protected cruiser, the Yankee, theDixie and tlie Yosemite, auxiliarycruisers, and tin- collier- Cindia, Abar-eiula and Alexander.

! Seiiordel Ma/.0, Spanish Minister atHome, is much discouraged over pros-pects. "S|Miin," he said lately in aninterview is 011 the eve of a catastrophe.The Philippines are lost, Cuba, thoughherooially defended, is at the end ofher resources, and it seems impossibleto continue the war much longer.Our tleet cannot tight with a singleAmerican squadron, l'cace for us,however, would he more disastrousthan war. \Y e can 110 longer ex-pect anything from Europe. Spainhas hut one friend among thepowers, and that is Austria. France,Germany and Russia are only impelledhv self-interest. If we had no coloniesto lose they would not trouble them-selves about us."

Friday morning, the 24ih tilt., fourtroops of the First Cavalry, four troopsof the Tenth Cavalry and eight troopsof Roosevelt's Rough Riders, less than1,000 men in all, dismounted and at-tacked 2,000 Spanish soldiers in thethickets within live miles of Santiago.The Americans heat the enemy backinto the city but lost thirteen men.At least fifty Americans were wounded,including six officers. It is probablethat at least ten in the list of thewounded will die. Twelve deadSpaniards were found in the bushafter the fight, but their loss wasdoubtless far in excess of that. Gen.Young commanded the expedition,and was with the regulars, while .ColWood directed the operations of theRough Riders several miles west. Bothparties struck the Spanish about thesame time, and the fight lasted anhour. The Spaniards opened fire fromthe thickets and had every advantageof numbers and position, but thetroops drove them back from their sta-tion, stormed the blockhouse aroundwhich they made a final stand, andsent them scattering over the moun-tains.

Gen. Mcrriam has issued orders fromhis headquarters at Vancouver, in-forming navigators that submarinemines have been placed in position inconnection with the defense of theColumbia river. Vessels will beallowed to pass through the channelonly during the daylight hours, be-tween 4A. M. and Br. M. Between thehours of 8 P. M. and 4 A. M. vesselsmust not approach within three milesof Fort Stevens. Fishing with seinesor gill nets will not be permitted atany time in or near the main channel.Patrol boats will lie stationed aboveand below the defenses. These boatsare authorized to stop vessels to in-quire into their character or to instructthein how to pass through the minefields. The orders of the patrol boatsmust be strictly obeyed. Sailingvessels and all small vessels drawingthree feet or less can pass safelythrough any part of the channel dur-ing the day time. Steam vessels mustpass at slow speed through a specialchannel, which will be marked bybuoys. No vessels will he allowed toanchor within three miles of the fortwithout special authority. Vessels arewarned that if they disregard theseregulations, they will expose them-selves to serious damage and will beliable to be fired on by the batteries.

Weather Report.

Following is a report of the weatherbureau, district of Washington, U. S.Department of Agriculture, for theweek ending on the 28th ult.:

The greater part of the past weekwas cloudy and cool, with occasionalshowers in the Eastcan section, andfrequent showers in the Western sec-tion, which occurred principally atnight. The showers were quite light,except in the northwest part of theState and greatly hinder work in hay-ing. Considerable heavy grass andclover were lodged, and a portion ofwhat was cut was spoiled or greatlydamaged in curing. During thegreater part of the week southly windsprevailed, which are not good dryingwinds; during the last two days therewere fresh northerly winds which werefavorable.

The weather has been good forpotatoes and root crops, which havegrown excellently. Potatoes aregenerally in bloom. Vegetables re-quiring warm sunshine, such as beans,cucumbers, cabbage, tomatoes, etc.,have done poorly.

The seasonable fruits, that is straw-berries, raspberries and cherries havesuffered from too much moisture; theformer rotting, the latter crAckingopen. Still, some very fine fruit hasbeen marketed.

Oats are growing rankly, and thecrop promises to lie heavy. Hopspraying has liegun.

From the wheat sections reportscontinue to be favorable. The weatherduring the time fall wheat is in thedough is exactly what is most desirableto make plump grain. Harvest willbegin in about ten days. Springwheat is also growing excellently.Early fields are in bloom, and the coolweather is beneficial. Hot, dryingwinds arc all that is dreaded. Somereports mention the need of rain.

Having, both of grass and volunteerwheat, is in progress. Barley is headedout. Vegetables are doing well, ex-cept that beans were nipped by frost.New potatoes are on tlie market.

The bark Columbia arrived in Se-attle, Saturday to take on a cargo of900,000 feet of railroad timbers at theBell MillCompany's dock for the rail-way at Skagway. This is the secondcargo that bus been taken on therefor that place on the large orderrecently received. Three schoonersare expected in next week from SanFrancisco to take on cargoes of lum-ber for the California market. Themill is kept to its utmost capacity inorder to keep up with its ordersAnother schooner will arrive sometime next week to take on the thirdshipment for Skagway.

A. P. PITCH,ATTORNEY*AT-LAW.

IIJKACTICK In All Court* and U. S. Land

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pod ition. This is the third fleet whichhas left the Golden Gate to earrvtroops for support of Admiral Dewey.

It is said that the authorities at

Washington would rather favor thepassage of Camara's sipiadron throughthe canal, as to deny that privilegemight he a precedent which it wouldhe ditUcult to dismiss should theUnited States sometime in i d thatexpeditious method of naval move-

' mcnt.

A dispatch to the Tribune from Portj Said says: " Admiral t'amara hasmade extensive arrangements for coal-ing his ships in the Ked Sea and In-

! dian ocean. Trustworthy informationleads to the belief that the true objec-

j tive point of Camara's tleet is not Ma-i nila, hut Hawaii and finally San Fran-

; cisco."

i It is reported in London that thej Spanish government has at last suc-

; eeeded in purchasing the powerful ar-j mored cruiser O'Higgius from the

! Washington State troops from patrolj duty 011 tlie Pacific coast was under

J consideration l>y the department andwould ultimately go into effect. Ifthere is a further need of troops in thePhilippines beyond those now await-ing transportation to that point theWa-hington troops wi'.l he sent to Ma-nila, but should there he no furthercall for support in the islands the menwillbe sent to Cuba or l'orto itico, ac-cording to the status of the campaign

Captain Sigshee reports that <>n\\ ednesday atteruoon of last week,while ott San Juan, he was attackedhy a Spanish unprotected cruiser andthe Spanish torpedo boat destroyerTerror. The Terror made a dashwhich was awaited hy the St. Paul.The St. Paul hit the Terror threetimes, killing one officer and two menand wounding several others. TheTerror dropped hack under cover ofthe fortifications with difficulty, andwas towed into the harbor in a sink-ing condition, where she is now being

THE FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA,The Olympia, the flagship of the Asiatic squadron, was built in 1891. Hw

displacement is 6,870; horsepower, 17,818; speed, 21.6 knots. She has four 8Inch broechloading rifles, ten 6 inch rapid fire guns, fourteen 0 pound and sir1 pound rapid fire guns and four Gntlings. She is a modern protected cruiser.

Chilian government. She was offeredto the United States f0r56,000,000, faitthat price was considered to be twiceher value. The reported purchase hasbeen denied.

repaired. Later a cruiser and a gun-boat started out but remained underprotection of the forts.

Lieutenant Victor Blue, of the gun-boat Suwance, went ashore on the28th ult., on an investigating trip.He landed west of Morro Castle, andunder the direction of Cuban guides,advanced to a point almost up to theenemy's batteries. At one time iicwas within 400vnrds of a Spanish out-post. He was enabled to locate ac-curately the position of Admiral Cer-vcra's ships. He reports them all inthe harbor with the exception of onetorpedo boat destroyer. They were atanchor nnd showed no signs of activ-ity.

It is proposed to officer the 8,000 or

10,000 negro troops to he mustered into do the country's fighting?or theirshare of it?by colored officers. Anegro regiment in North Carolina hasbeen wholly officered hv negroes andis commanded by a negro Colonel, theonly one of that race holding thatrank in the U. S. armv.

This government did not requestEngland to enforce the neutralitylaws by securing ail order forbiddingCainara's fleet from coaling at Port

Said. Whatever may have been done,if anything was done to influence theprompt action of Egypt, was the resultsimply of a spirit of fairness andrespect for international law.

At Madrid it is thought that the re-fusal to supply coal to the Spanishfleet, at Port Said, Egypt, is due toEnglish influence, and is proof of anAnglo-American intente. The Egyp-tian government courteously but firm-ly informed Admiral Camara thatcompliance with his request would hea violation of the laws of neutrality.

The cliirf efforts of tlie Navy De-partment are just now concentrated intlie.direction of providing an efficientsystem of supplying water, food, fueland ammunition to the blockaders,which is a problem of greatermagnitude than anything in thisline heretofore attempted. The dif-ficulties are considerably augmentedso far as the Porto Kican blockade isconcerned by its distance from thenearest American base, and as theresources of Key West are to l»eseverely taxed in caring for the Cubanblockading tleet, it is proposed to useHampton Uoads as a supply stationfor the Porto Kican operations.

It now turns out that the bodies ofthe four American troops killed in theoutpost at Guantanamo, last week,

AN OPEN LETTER:! To MOTHERS.

WE ARE ASSERTING IN* THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TOTHE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA,'' AND"PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK.

I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,| was the originator of "CASTORIA," the same thai

has borne and does now on every| the fac- simile signature of wrapper.

This is the original "CASTORIA" which has been used inthe homes of the Mothers of America for ever thirty years.

LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it isthe kind you have always bought - on theand has the signature of wrap-per. No one has authority from me to use my name exceptThe Centaur Company, of which Chas. U. Fletcher is President.

Do Not Be Deceived.Do not endanger the life of your child by acceptinga cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you(because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in-gredients of which even he does not know."The Kind You Have Always Bought"

BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF

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TM* CINTAUHtf O V.PANV. 77 MUHRA7STRICT. NiW TORK QITV

(1 BIG KNIFE"Is being used by us now. We have knifed every-thing. It means a big thing to you.

Clothing is Cut Very Deep.Shoes are Cut Very Deep.

Dress Goods are Cut Very Deep.

See our Men's Suits at *1.50, $4.50, $5 50, $0.50, $7.50, $8.50, $0.50, $10.50, $12.50.No such values ever shown any place.

See our Boys' Suits from 4" to 14 years of age, at $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25, $250$2.75, $3.00. You will be surprised.

See what we are selling Shoes at. Think of solid, stylish Shoes at 75 cents and$1 a pair, to tit anybody from a boy to a man, from a girl to the largest ladies' size,all widths, all styles, any weight, lace or button. At $1.25, $l5O, $1.05, $1.75,$1.95, we are beating any and all offers ever made for equal quality goods.

Ladies Capes, Shirts and Shirt Waists at prices for less than it cost to producethem.

Ladies' Wash Fabrics at half price.Ladies' Worsted Dress Goods at half price.Ladies' Parasols, Sash Ribbons, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, etc., are under theknife.Go with the crowds. Everybody is buying at Mottman's because they can do

best at Mottman's.

THE MOTTMAN MERCANTILE CO.

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| J. F. KEARNEY & CO. |t AND DETAIL*^-1 3

| GROCERY. |Keep the largest and.most

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| GROCERIES, CROCKERY §GLASSWARE, FLOUR, 3

| HAYAND FEED 1JE sfrfr- sftfr 111 Qlympia, and sell ithe

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| JUST |A large and complete 3line of Fruit Jars.... 3

POI'LTRY AND ALL KINDS OF FARM PRODI'CE TAKEN INEXCHANGE AT HIGHEST MARKET PRICES. ?«

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*? 1 1 The old reliable "New England Hotel," later Young's *i 1I * j Hotel, now HOTEL lIUGUINS, has been thoroughly rci ? . il

ovated, repaired, improved ami modernized at heavy e* i: II pense by the present owners and is now prepared to entei I ' *

I I tain patrons in eoinfort at lowest prices. If you don't believe I*lTj it come and see for yourself. +!*

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II | afforded free stabling in the two stables that belong to the premises, f!fIfl *

«|*Ifl TUe details of management are under Hie dlrerlloii of If I|| | Wla* Georgia IluKglna. * *

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