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The Press arid Banner. || =="~" PAET SEOOUD. ^ | USED IRON BAR On His Head But He Refused to Give Up Keys. < 8EATEN BY ROBBERS. He Was Attacked on the Nineteenth Floor v>f a Skyscraper When He Was Alone in the Building?Finally the Robbers Took Pity on What They Thought Was the Old Man's Innocen.se and Left Him. Two burglars, in an effort to get the keys to offices of many brokers and bankers in the Century building, No. 74 Broadway, New York, Wednesday night, beat Richard F. Gray, aged watchman, with an iron bar, and then attempted to chloroform him. The assault occurred on the 19th " **- - Ti.Koro the cries floor or int uuuuiu^, of the old man could not have been heard in the street, and when the only person in the sky sciaper was a cleaner on the first floor. A former employe of one of the banks in the building is suspected. The detectives say that this man after his discharge, became intimate with a professional 3afe breaker. The bank where he is employed is equipped with burglar alarms, and the only safe way to gain entrance into the bank was to get the keys. The detectives say that had the men got into the bank and opened the safe, the robbery would have oclipsed the robbery of the Old Manhattan bank years ago. One elevator in the building is in use all night tor the benefit of the watchman. Some time after midnight Gray had got to the 19th floor when sud Henlv two men sprang at him as he came from an office. One feiiea niuv with an iron bar and the other struck him across the face with a chisel. "Now give up the keys to every -office," one of the men commanded. Blood was flowing over the old man's face and so weak was he from ' pain that he could not rise to his feet. He was game to the core, how ever. There was not a key to an office in the building that was not tucked away In his pocket. "I haven't got a single key," he said. "If you don't believe me, kill me and search me. I don't mind dying. Only make it quick and don't beat hp like this." This speech displeased one of the men and he brought his fist down on . the helpless old watchman's head, and the next instant one thrust the chloroform under his nose. As Gray explained afterward, the chloroform sf?emed to alleviate his pain and give him strength. He struck the vial and knocked it from the man's hand. Then he tried tc "rise, but a blow from the iron bar tsent him to his knees again. "Haven't you got those keys now?' -asked the man. "No. and I never have had them They don't trust the likes of me witl keys to the banks," said Gray. The old man's condition seemed to touch one of the robbers with pity "Say," he said to his companion ""don't beat him any more. He has^ not got the keys. Give the old gu> a handkerchief to tie up his head.' The man then took his companion's handkerchief and bound it about olc Gray's head. The two men ther started for the elevator. Gray got tc Tiis feet and tried to follow them vhen one of them sprang at him and knocked him sprawling. "Now, you try. that, and it will hi your finish. YWi stay here and w( will find the way out," he said, and then sent the elevator shooting tc the ground floor where the two mer Tan to the street, unlocking the safe ty latch on the front door. THREE DROWNED. Boat Txmdcd With Colored Phosphate Hands Turns Over. A small boat loaded with phosphate hands capsized Wednesday morning in the Ashley river, opposite Town Creek, near Charleston throwing the occupants of the boat ' into the water, i hree of them. Capt. Mitchell, Dick Spencer and George Wasp, are missing and are thought to be drowned. Paul Williams and Peter Deveaux were rescued while clinging to the bottom of the overturned boat, by Captain Pinckey. of ' the R. C. Barkley. The men were all of Maryville and colored. / SLEW WIFE AND HIMSELF. Desperate Deed To Prevent Wife Suing For Divorce. At Columbus, Ohio, Fred Butt, a molder, aged 36. went to the home of his wife early Wednesday and, forcing his way into the house, asked "her if she were determined to push her suit for divorce. She said yes, and ne graDoea am, L and tried to force carbolic acid into her mouth, burning the flesh about her lips. W Failing in this, he shot her T and then put a bullet into his own body. Falling to kill himself, he I swallowed an ounce of carbolic acid. AWAITS A PRETEXT. That is What Congressman hod- j son Says About Japan. He Says War Between the United States and the Japs May Be On % Very Soon. In the course of a lecture at Green- _ Ii ville on Thursday evening, Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson, formerly of the United States navy, made the startling declaration that Japan is only awaiting a pretext before declaring war against the United States. He said Japan could land 200.000 veteran troops on the Pacific coast before the United States could prepare effective resistance, and cou'.d t( follow them up with 200,000 more before this government coula dis- ^ patch half as many over our .transcontinental railroads. Japan was prepared for war today, . u- ?u k?+ <-Via TTnitorl States eould uc aaiu, uuv .?? not get on a war footing in months, ? perhaps in a year. Captain Hobson said1 that the dispatch of the battleships to the Pacific may save the situation for the United States, but he feared Japan would J* strike before the fleet ever reached San Francisco. Japan is now trying to find an ev- J5 cuse for a declaration of war, in order to have some of the force of pub- e lie opinion in Europe in her favor. * He cited that the San Francsco in- ? cident as an example, and said that our backdown was a wise piece of g statesmanship, because it prevented a declaration of war, though it was p humiliating to American pride and 1 patriotism. ? He pleaded for a greater navy, which he said would insure the peace d of the world. p _______ s CAME LONG DISTANCE. h Message Canie Twelve Thousand Miles When Picked Up. n f While Morconi experts were testing new receiving cones at the top of the f tower at the station at Port Morien ' last week, an operator was in com- * munication with the wireless station f at Manila. The message received was that the American cruiser Philadel- a phia had arrived. The Marconi people account for the c occurrence by the theory that tho s cone at Manila must have been in * perfect tune with that at Port Morien. c The message from Manila was n "picked up" while being sent to a some other station on -the Pacific or * to a war vessel. The message was | recorded at the time bv^an operato l b in the receiving room at the Marconi station. At the time the experts were px- 1] J perimenting in an effort to receive 13 messages from Ireland. They re- r 1 ceived several messages from the v [ Irish station, and were in the act of c making further tests when the instru, ments recorded the arrival of the " Philadelphia at Maniia. c noanlo cflv that tio ^ I lie .uauuai |<vuj/iv .? - mistake was made and that the mes- 11 1 sage was undoubtedly sent by the * Manila station, -which is about 12.- ' 000 miles distant, and that, as a re- ' " suit, experiments with the stations f ' in the east will shortly b* attempted s ' Port Morien, where the Marconi * , station is located, is the most easterly town in Cape Breton. It is twenty- r ' five miles east of Sydney, Nova Scot- 0 1 ia. r t , STUCK TO HIM. c ' The Kind of Sweetheart That Is i t i Worth Having. ^ The marriage of Miss Clara Cecilia c t Leach and John \V. Maher, which * was solemnized at St. John's church r at Worchester, Mass.. on Thursday morning was the culmination of a ro- c mance out of the ordinary. r -- ? I The bride is one or tne weaiuueiu women of Worcester and prominent Ia , socially. Mr. Maher is prominently'0 connected with the club, lodge audi1 business life of the city. About four years ago he was sent I * to jail because of ascusations of mis- 1 appropriation of funds made against r ' him by the senior member of the 0 > firm with which he was connected. 1 He was released under a new state * law after he had served three and a * ! half vaars of his sentence. His sweetheart steadfastly refused f ' to believe in his guilt and imme! diatelv after his release from prison ;(' arrangements for their wedding were j a made. i . d TOT KILLED BY TKAIX. I d s The Little One Dies in Sight of Its 1 n Mother. i v One morning last week the Georgia t railroad passenger train for Union v ; point, on passing Murrell's station, a t few miles from Athens, Ga.. knocked a little two year old child of Mr. and n Mrs. Lee Anderson from the track, (j fracturing her skull and causing its n death twenty minutes later. j j, The little tot had strayed off from ^ the house, which stands near the track and had started to follow its r father to the field. I, The accident occurred in sight of the frantic mother, who was power- 0 less to save her child. She is pros- e trated with grief. s WILL DO GOOD. he Cotton Conference Will Ben . efit Spinner and Grower. MANGES SUGGESTEt i Packing and Handling Cotton o the Farm and in Transit?Fo Fucking Cotton Foreigners. Recoir mend Use of Heavy Cotton Baggin In Place of Jnte Bagging Which 1 Now Used. That incalculable benefit will fkr ) the South from the conference b( iveen the spinners of Europe, Gres ;ritain and America and the cotto rowers of the South, the concludin ay's session of which was held i tlanta on Wednesday, is the oninio f the leading spinners of Europe an le United States, and the prominei otton growers who participated ,1 tie conference. The bringing of the spinners an rowers face to face to discuss tto etails of growing, packing and ma: etng the great money crop of th outh will result in closer relatior etween producer and consumer, an ach better understands the needs c he other, the personal friendshl ormed tending to remove that di: rust and suspicion with which strai ers usually regard each other. It is believed that the way has bee aved for the establishment of direi rade relations between the grow< nd spinner, and that the day is n< ar distant when the spinner will bu irect from the foreign agent of tl producer in whose rapidly lncreasir ystem of warehouses his cotton wi io otnrpfl and held. Were no other things accomplish* iy the conference ended Wednesda; he South has-been advertised in tt ewspapers of the world as never b< ore. The concluding session of the coi erence on Wednesday was devote o the discussion, and disposition < he various committee reports, tl ollowing being acted upon: Report of committee on growiu nd handling cotton: This report which was adopted, r ommended the careful selection ( eed from well matured bolls of tl ype of cotton desired; the housing < otton for 30 days before ginning i ever ginning it when green or dam; nd the setting of saws shallow i hat the brushes may takke the co on from the saws as fast as ginne o prevent kinks or knapping. That the jute bagging in use I odemned as inviting rough handlic lecause of its course texture, its grei mlk and weight, and its failure 1 etain marks. The use of 10-oun< weight per yard osnaburgs, 40 ii hes wide is recommended. It is also recommended that fa ners put in as rapidly as possible gl ompresses, and that, as the majorii if English spinners prefer the squai iale, the Egyption type of bale, wil en ties, the bales to be 48 inch* ong, 21 inches wide, 500 pounds ! weight, density 35 pounds, be adop d. and that the weight, grade ar taple be marked on both ends of tl >ale. This prevents the shipment of tl ound bale, but expresses the opinic ?f the majority of the foreign spii lers. , The, report of the transportatic ommittee, was debated and adopte It recommends the better warehoi ng of cotton, the stencling of ea( iale so that it may be traced to pr lucer and compressor, the adoptic if a bill of lading from interk oints showing the continuity of tl oute, and a pert bill of lading sigi id by the captain of the ship after r eipt of the cotton on the vessel, tl outing of shipments to Mancheste Cngland, via the Mancnester cana incl the condemning of the practh ?f certain incurance companies i imiting risks on cargoes of cotton. The consideration of the report < he committee on buying and sellir >rought on spirited debate, the r> ?ort favoring the adoption of the re ilution of Congressman Heflin of Al; tama. directing the conference t ake steps to canse the governmen o Great Britain and the TTnltf States to prohibit gambling in cotto ntures. The spinners insisted that e: hanges were necessary to the tran; .ctions of business, and that whi! hey condemned gambling, they ei lorsed the present system of the mi< lleman and spinner, in some ii tances hedging by purchasing fi ures when making contracts for ra material. ? a.?j - j it I ne growers cunienueu inui in fhole system of the exchanges sHlir. en times the amount of cotton mad fas iniquitous, and contributed t he fluctuations of the market. This portion of the report was f ally referred to the several indiv ual organizations for action, whic leans that it will not. be heard froi n international conference for som [me to come?possibly never agait That portion of this committee finnrt recommending that cotton b ought and sold at net weight, an he weight of the bagging, stampe n each bale, and that the grower ducate members to grade and clas [fy cotton, was adopted. WILL BUY DIRECT. That Is One of the Practical Reh suits of the Late Conference of the Cotton , Spinners ( ) and Cotton Growers in Atlanta? ^ Arrangements Perfect. A dispatch from Atlanta says immediate and practical results of the r International Conference of the Cotton Growers and Spinners which closed Wednesday develops! Thursg day in a conference held by the exs ecutive board of the Parniei'3' Educational and Co-operative Union and H. W. Macalister of Manchester, EugEV land, one of the chief experts on spinnable grades of cotton, with the European delegation to the late con? ference. ! g n . The object of the conference was n to perfect and as speedily as possible d to agree upon terms whereby the ' growers of the union could deal direct with the European consumers. ^ It was stated by the union's officers ( ie that already the union had arranged r_ to locate an gent in Englnd; that a [e central agency had been established ls in Memphis and that this office will d notify the European agency of all jj cotton ready for sale. I Mr. Macalister guaranteed that, all s. cotton offered would be.bought. He j. explained, that the cotton offered by the union must conform with the ,n grades sold, and that the baling and compression must be in accordance ;r with the terms adopted by the conference. This was agreed to. This ... will result in a great saving to the i y ie farmer if carried out. \^Ry*MlfSTERroUS^FFAIR 11 ((j Stranger Shoots Mnn on Train and " Then Leaves. ie e- Andrew Green of 618 Manhattan street, New York city, was the victim of a mysterious shooting in the Wa* !d bash railroad yards. 5f He was in the smoker of an east ke bound passenger train, at Detriot, , Mich., on Wednesday night, which lS was being switched to a ferry when a stranger, apparently about 25 years e" old, ran through the car and shot the New York man as he slept in his ie seat. There were only three other passengers in the car and the man who 9* had done the shooting jumped from 50 the train and escaped before the other passengers could realize what had >d occurred. At the hospital it was found that )e the bullet struck Mr. Green in the lS wrist and thigh. The latter wound, while serious is net regared as dan LO gerous. Mr. ureen saia ne Knew ui 3e no enemies and had no suspicion of a~ the identity of his assailant. r- INJURED IX EXPLOSION. In A Spark From a Pipe Fell Into Powre :h der Keg. ?S [n Four persons were badly injured, t- two of them fatally by a powder ex'd plosion in the home of James Johnston, at Maynard, Ohio. The fatally injured are. James Johnston, a miner, burned >n and mangled; Effie Johnson, his a_ daughter, aged six years. Seirously injured: ,n Mrs. James Johnston, burned and d. bruised; Joe Durdusi, an Italian, badly burned. ;h Johnston and Durdusi were filling their powder cans from a keg in the >n former's home, while one of them >r was smoking a pipe. A spark of the ie burning tobacco fell into the keg, ft- causing the explosion, which come_ pletelv wrecked the house. le r, : ,1, The conference also adopted the >e report of the committee on classificain tion which recommends that standard types of classification should be jf adopted either by the United States ig government or by an association of e- delegates frdm the cotton spinners s- growers and exchanges, and that a- classification should be on grade and ko color alone, and not on staple; that ts standard contracts of 50,000 pounds >d h>e adopted instead of 100 bales; that i? i actual tare be allowed, and tht steps l>e taken to eliminate excessive damp ! in cotton, and that the question of s-'claims. as adjusted upder the present ]r> rules of the exchanges, be placed on j- a more equitable basis. 1-1 Each of the organizations composi I ing the conference voted to effect peri-jmanent organization, and. on motion wof Harvie Jordan, president of the j Southern Cotton association, the Sea . ie I Island cotton growers association was , g admitted to membership. 1 lei On motion of Herr Knffler, of j o I Vienna, each organization is to nomi- ( jnate two delegates who will compose ; i-ja committee on permanent organiza- , i-jtion, and these acting in an advisory h i capacity, may hold meeting at such | n j times {is desirable and provide for ] > ? I the holding of further general confer- i i.jence. j s After the adoption of the usual ] e votes of thanks expressing the appre- ] d ciation of the visitors for the court- ] d esies shown them, and reciprocal res- ? s olutions of thanks to the foreign , 5- and visiting spinners, the conference ? adjourned sine die. j LOST OUT WEST. rtie Disappearance of a Young 1 Man From This State CAUSES UNEASINESS And Enquiries Are Being Made Abo at Him by the Lady He Boarded With < 4 ? at Coventry, CalM Where He Was 1 Working for a Concern?Left His Affairs In Good Shape?Friends j Anxious About Him. 1 I ( The Columbia State says a letter has been handed Rev. P. F. Kilgo, pastor of the Washington Street Methodist church, Columbia, con taining news or tne prooaDie disappearance of a former South Caro- 1 iinian. From Coventry, Colorado, ] Mrs. J. H. Jacobs writes to the "minister of a Methodist church, Columbia, South Carolina," and it was thus ; that Mr. Kilgo came into possession of the letter. Mrs. Jacobs writes as follows: "Can you give me any information concerning one iu or around Columbia by name of Stover or Rollings? My reason for writing you concerning this is that a young man, giving his full name as Evan Rollings Stover of South Carolina, came here April 1 and was given a fine position by the Redlands company, who placed ample confidence in him. After coming her, Mr. Stover boarded at my home and won a host of friends who are anxious to learn particulars of his sudden disappearance. tlHe was a model young man and claimed to be the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Stover, who died a few years ago, leaving him a plantation in South Carolina. He decided to come West this spring and things were left in charge of an uncle, Lewis Rollings, whose far^m adjoined his, five miles in the country. "He claimed to be a member of the Methodist church and said his par- 1 ents were buried in a country churchyard. On August 27 he left hereson business for Montrose, Col., and has not been heard of since. He leaves $100 here with the company and several valuable belongings, including a railroad ticket bought from Columbia 1 on March 16, 1907. This was why we thought his home was there. "We feel that this young man must ' be located. If he has people there they should know of his disappear- 1 anc^. Everything here is straight on his side, and foul play is suspected. "We would be glad if you would 1 investigate this thoroughly in the city and country and let us hear from you at an early date. "Can you give me the address of a Dr. Elliott or Mr. Cy. Long, living in Columbia." Dr. Kilgo carried this letter to The State, feeling sure that through its circulation, some trace of the young man might be discovered. Dr. Kilgo ' himself said that he is acquainted with people of the name of Rollings, ? n T on. >VI1U ell C 11Y1U5 KJI nave u*?u la caster county. He knew a Mr. Evan Rollings and thinks that this young man may be a relative of his. .This story seems to indicate a very mysterious disappearance and possibly may be the first Intimation the young man's relatives have had of it. WOMAN VICTIM OF CRIME. Dead Body of a Beautiful Woman Found in New York. With the discovery of a mysterious boat in the case, there remained little doubt that a woman at that time unidentified, whose body was found lying on the New York Central tracks below the West 118th street and Riverside drive, was the victim of a gang that may have killed her at one of,the resorts on the other side of the river from New York. The woman was about thirty years old and of medium height. Her hair was dark brown and unusually heavy. Her face had apparently been pretty the mouth regular, and teeth espee- ; ially good. Her hands were white and without, the appearance of hav- 1 ing done hard work. She was dressed entirely in black with a black shirt waist, black skirt and black shoes and stockings. KK.MEMHEKEI) HIS TRICKS. : ________ l Ix>st Dog Identified bv His Obedience * ] to His Muster's Commands. 1 After a disappearance of over two years, "Pepper." a valuable Llewellyn setter dog belonging to S. L. Kelly, I Df Sioux City, Neb., was recovered trir-Us tausrht it when a nun py. Ed Hagan, a fireman, trained the log for hunting purposes. Incident- , illy he taught "Pepper" a number of i jlever stunts. ' , When the clog disappeared, the f fireman and Mr. Kelly were grieved. \ Nothing was heard of him for two j /ear. I-ast week Mr. Hagan met the aet. following at the heels of two ? hunters with several other dogs, f Waean told the men that the dog was|j lis, but they would not believe him. ] 'Pepper" had recognized his former ^ master and when commanded to do r some of his oid tricks he obeyed- The a nen gave Hagari the dog. ( c -jg GETTING SCARCE. Phosphate Rock is Said to Bo Hard to Get Pet the Price Shows No Marked Increase.?Some Interesting Figures About the Industry. I ' The State says the fertilizer plant 1 )f the Vineinla-Carolina Chemical Dompany in Columbia, which has been shut down all summer on account of a lack of phosphate rock, will probably not be in operation before the first of November. Some needed repairs are now being made an the plant and it will require at least fifteen days to complete them. Several years the State of South Carolina derived a handsome Income from the royalties received from the operation of its phosphate bedk along the coast, but'buslness has decreased In the past 16 years to such an extent that the revenue for the past year is less than one-fourth what it was in 1890. For the years named the State's revenue from this source was as follaws. 1890, $237,149.06; 1891, $169,292.68; 1892, $168,270.25. During .these years the royalty paid the Stute was $1.03 and $1.05 per ton. Between the years 1893 and 1900 Inclusive, when the royalty had been reduced to 50 cents per ton, the figures were afc follows: 1893, $231,393.12; 1894, $57,827.13; 1895, $4,566.70; 1896, $62,631.01^; 1897, $42,373; 1898, $24,264.31; 1899, $7,551; 1906, $8,667. ; > The figures for the years 1901 to 1906, inlclusive, when the royalty had been reduced to 25 cents per ton, as at present, the'revenue was: 1901, $23,108; 1902, $27,291.65; 1903, $16,936.47; 1904, $9,73S.W; 1905, $7,551; 906,$8,667. So, it will be seen that one of the State government's principal sources of revenue 16 years ago has gradually dwindled until it can hardly be considered worth while. Several causes have brought about this condition, chief of which it that large fields of rock have been discovered in Florida, Tennessee an<ji Algeria. Another cause was the efTectfi of the disastrous coast storm of 1893 which almost wiped several of the small towns along the coast off the map, overturned and wrecked the boats and dredges employed in the digging of this phosphate rock, entailing great losses on the mining companies. ! Practically the only phosphate mines in the world operated on an extensive basis were those along the South Carolina Coast, but now both Florida and Tennessee mine more rock than this State. Of the 2,080,957 long tons of phosphate marketed In the United States in 1906 (valued at $8,579,437) Florida produced 1,304,505 long tons, valued at $3,585,578; Tennessee produced 547,677 long tons, valued at $2,147,991, and South Carolina's production was 223,675 long tons, valued at $817,068. Other States, including Arkansas, marketed 5,100 tons, valued at $28,800. The use of phosphate rock is limited to the manufacture of fertilizers and chemicals containing phosphoric acid. A distinction is made in this State between "land" and "river" rock; but the two are the same in origin, the "river" rock being simply "land" rock washed out from the banks and deposited in depressions in the beds of the streams. It is the "river" rock from which the State derives royalties, the "land" rock beine mined by compan les who own the land in fee simple. This river rock is fast becoming exhausted and in a few years the State will probably derive no revenue whatever from it. USED PIN ON PIMPLE And Will Lose His Arm From Blood Poisoning. Lawson Lawrence, of Eatonton, Ga., who entered Mercer University at the recent fall opening to study for the ministry, has had to return home on account of a violent case of blood poisoning, necessitating the amputation of his left arm. Soon after entering Mercer an or ainary pirupie wtucn cieveiopea into a boil, appeared on the young man's arm, and he opened it with a common pin. Inflammation set in, and the amputation of the arm was a last resort to save the young student's life. BURNED HIM TO DE.^TH. Diabolical Peed of Tramp in Revenge for Refusal of Food. At Oquawka because he had been 1 efilled food, a tramp took vengeance < >v beating Mrs. John Hathaway to inconsciousness and then tying her 1 our-year-old sou to a tree and burn- s ng him to death. Citizens are scour- I n? ine coumry lur uic in in vicri |' Mrs. Hathaway lay unconscious for 11 in hour after the assault of the i ramp. The tramp meantime took ier son into the orchard and tied the 1 ad to an apple tree, saturated the ! joy's clothing with oil, set the gar- : nents afire and left. Recovering con- ] iclousness, the mother went in search < >f her child and found him dying. I FOOD FOR FLEET if That Is to Sail from the Atlantic - J to tho Pacific. aaaAiitM ItltAMUUNI NttUtl) To Supply the Fifteen ThoiuandL Officers and Men of the Squadron I* Very Large, and Some of It I* TS Hard to Get?In Round Numbers J It Will Take About Six Million Pounds. Admiral "Bob" Evans' contingent! of nearly 15,000 officers and blue- , jackets will be a bit shy of desert on . 3 the five months' journey train Hamp- :JJj ton Roads to 'Frisco if tome one does i not come forward and offer tp sell!' the navy several thousand cans of} ~?M. peaches. Some 200,000 pounds off V.t green string beans are also wanted.*, / . J Of course, there will be both canned! peaches aud string beans in the fleet's* "I pantry, but the bids which were open~* ! ed at the navy department showed! 0 that bidders were shy about naming: S a price on peaches and beans. Altogether, bids were received onf 1 ^ seventry-three out of seventy-sixL . '/ >* clases as specified by the department! : in its advertisement for vegetables*, fruits and other provisions for the* Pacific cruise. There were several] hundred bids, there being an averages . ^ of eight or ten bids in each class. The* lowest prices, accordingly, appear t<# m be reasonable, although it will re* vtf quire several days to complete thof compilation. i ^ There were six bids to supply 1,-* ?*J?| 200,000 pound of certain grades oft flour, the total prices running from; . 'JJ| $35,000 to $37,000. There were( v j,* eight bidders for the contract of sup-* plying fresh beef each of the big? :M packing houses alleged to be in the* ^ trust putting In a bid. Their propo-* ' sitions were almost identical. They] $ are approximately 1,000,000 pounds of beef required and the total price asked ranged from $70,800 to $87,300. j Altogether more than 6,000,000* . * pounds of provisions of various sorts, not counting 50,000 dozen eggs and an lot of other things that come by the *' gallon, will be necessary to feed the men on the trip consuming nearly & half a year of time, as long as it took. Captain Hawley to drag the dry dock:" Dewey from the Chesapeake Bay to^ <; Manil^i, two years ago this coming winter, there is no fear that Uncle Sam's sailors will go hungry on their long voyage. Aside from what wilf be put aboard at Norfolk fresh vege- i ' < tables, fruits, etc., will be purchased: in the markets of the ports visited eiu route. / Among the items called for in the< specifications are the following: Prunes, pounds 20,000* Canned peaches, pounds .. 475,000: Canned pears, pounds.. .50,0001 Evaporated apples, pounds. 30,000* Evaporated peaches, pounds 30,000 > '/y Canned apricots, pounds .. 225,0001 Pickles, pounds 15,00? ' j Vinegar, gallons 10,000 Evaporated milk, pounds.. 25,000 ? - - - 4- HP AAA, . Condensed miiK, pounas. . Beans, gallons 30,000 Lima beans, pounds 65,000 String beans, pounds.. .. 250,000 Canned beans, pounds . 200,000 Canned corn, pounds.. .. 200,000 , > Canned tomatoes, pounds.. 150,000 Pepper, pounds 8,000 Mustard, pounds 2,000 Salt, pounds 25,000 Rice, pounds..'- 100,000 Raisins, pounds 10,000 Syrup, gallons 5,000 Cocoa, pounds 25,000 Macaroni, pounds 1010001 ' Flour spring wheat, lbs.. 1,200,0001 Corn meal, pounds.. .... 31,0001Oatmeal, pounds 10,000| Vanila and lemon extracts, pounds 500{ Cheese, pounds 20,0001 Catsup, gallons 5,0001 > Saurkrout, pounds 30,0001 Onions, pounds 100,000 Potatoes, pounds 800,0001 / Turkeys, pounds 50,000* Eggs, dozen i .. .50,00? Canned salmon, pounds .80,000 Lard, pounds 150,000 Fresh beef, pounds 1,000,00ft Fresh mutton, pounds. . .. 100,00ft Canned ham, pounds .. . . 50,00ft Salt pork, pounds 150,00ft Corned beef, pounds .. .. 100,00ft Bacon, pounds 50,00ft Smoked hams, pounds . . 500,00ft Pork loins, pounds .? 15,000 Veal, pounds 15,000 Frankfurters, pounds .. .. 10,000 Bologna, pounds 10,000 Pork sausage, pounds.. .. 10,00ft Head cheese, pounds.. .. 5,000 fee. pounds 100,00ft Chipped beef, pounds.. .. 4Ukl)00 Corn starch, pounds. . . . 6.000 Besides these articles, there will be required hundreds of pounds of; shreddedflsh, butter, glucose and fruit delicacies, hops, hominy, mix?d nuts, cotton seed oil, potato chips, rnking powder, baking so.li and tap~ oca. For furnishing flour there were six bidders, whose prices ranged from ?35,765 to !?37,200 for the ontim imount. For furnishing t.000,000" rounds of beef there were eight bid-* Jers, whose prices varied from $70,"* <00 to $87,300.