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Yellow Fever Breaks
Out at Hampton Hoads.
THREE DEATHS FROM
DISEASE IN ONE DAY.
Newport News, Va, July 30.
There are 30 cases ol what is be
iieved to be genuine yellow fever at
the National Soldiers' Home near
Hampton, and three deaths from the
disease were reported today. There
were eeveral other deaths at the
institution yesterday, but it cannot
be stated tonight that all of them
were caused by yellow fever.
Newport News and Hampton will
quarantine against ihe Soldiers'
Home tomorrow. The government
authorities- at Old Point have
already adopted thia step and no
street cars are allowed to enter the
reservation. Quarantine Officer HOD*
son of this pori went to the Soldiers'
Home tonight and verified the state
ment that there are now 30 cases of
the disease at the home and that
there were three deaths from the
malady today. While no one outside
of the Soldier' Home knew anything
about the existence of the yellow
fever until today it is said that the
disease marje its appearance three
days ago The most rigid quarantine
regulations will be enforced to pre
vent the spread of the malady.
The news bas created great ex
citement in Newport News, Old
Point and Hampton, and the mest
vigorous measures will be resorted
to to prevent its spread. . There are
4,000 old veterans at the home and
several large excursion parties went
through it last week.
The board of health at midnight
issued this order :
"Until further orders a strict quar
antine is hereby declared against
Ol Point, Phoebus, Hampton, New
port News and adjacent country.
iiti cm
DISPENSARY'S JPROFTS.
Columbia, July 30 -The special
legislative committee bas about com
pleted the report of its quarterly
examination of the affairs of the State
dispensary. Yesterday State Chair
man Miles of the board of control
who has been here during the exami
nation of the bocks stated that in
round numbers the profit to the State
during the quarter would amount to
about $30,000, and the profit to the
counties and towns about $34,000
Mr Miles says the board believes
the total profits for the year will show
about $400,000
The American Losses.
Seattle, Wash, July 29-The
Times prints what purports to be a
full list of fatilities in the American
army in the Philippines up to June
2. The liet was furnished by Fred
F. Eitel], a representative of the
Manila Freedom, who claims to have
obtained it -from the records of the
sageon general's office at Manila
The total number of fatalities is
736-23 officers, 699 privates and 12
civilians attached to the army. A
remarkable feature of the record is j
found in the statement that the bum-j
ber of officers killed in battle is ont j
of ali proportion to the number of
privates killed On the other hand, j
fewer officers died from disease pro- j
portionately than privates Out of
the 23 officers, 6 were killed in j
action, 2 were drowned and 5 died j
cf disease Of tbe 699 privates, 294 j
died of wounds received in action ;
9 were killed accidentally ; 23 were j
drowned and 7 committed suicide ;
106 died of typhoid fever ; 89 cf
smallpox ; 47 of dysentery ; 28 of
pneumonia ; 19 of malarial fever, j
and 14 of meningitis. The remainder
l d from varions diseases Of the j
14 deaths among civilians.. 7 were
from smallpox ar.d 3 from gunshot
wounds received in action
Tile Revolution in Santo!
Domingo.
Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, July j
30.-The situation is critical. An !
outbreak is momentarily expected, i
The friends of the government are j
under arms and are ready for action to j
protect property aod preserve the j
peace.
A feeble attempt was made to seize
:he body of Hearted by the assassins
Karnoo Cacere8, Manuel Caeere ,
Horacio. Vasquez and'Domicgo Pichar
do, who are in the cou at ry about Meca
with their followers The burial of I
President Hearieux was conducted with
fitting honor?. Governor Pepin has
assembled troops in Moca, sod the
governor of I>. Vega Real hss 1 000
men. The minister of the treasury bas
arrived at Mooa in hot baste. The
government is taking step; fer the
protection of the bowness of thc coun
try, and expects to cs-rry cut the
contemplated cancellation of the state
bank cotes Io Puerto Plata there ip
an urgent demand that the government
send a sufficient force to Moca to bunt
down the assassins of the country.
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philadelphia, July 29 -A special to
the Pre39 from Dover, Del., says :
"The purchase of 1,200.000 acres of
farming land in Ariz ina wis consum
mated today by J. Edward Addicks. of
Delaware. Mr. Addicks bought the
land from the Santa Fe Railroad. This
streich of agricultural land is so great
that it; occupies the larger par; of
Yavpia County, and represents an area
as Ur^e as i:i 'he cf F>o^*w%re.,,
The Final Sitting
of Peace Delegates.
Announcement of States
That Had Signed Con
vention.
The Hague, July 29-3 p m -
The internatoinal peace conference
met for its final sitting today, when
j it'was announced that 16 States had
signed the arbitration convention, 15
the other two conventions. 17 the
; declaration prohibiting throwing of
j projectiles or explosives from bal
loons, 16 the declaration prohibiting
! the use of expansive bullers.
! A letter was received from the
j Queen of Holiand to the pope, ask
! ing his moral support of the con
\ terence The pope's reply, which
: was read, promised cooperation,
I and recalled the fact that he had
many times performed the function
of arbitrator, and assured her majesty
that in spite of his present abnormal
position the pope would continue to
seek tbe advancement of civilization.
The three conventions dealing with
arbitration the laws and customs of
war and the adoption of the Geneva
convention to naval warfare, were
not signed by Germany, Austria
Hungary, China. England, Italy,
Japan, Luxemburg, Servia, Switzer
land or Turkey. The United States
signed only the arbitration convention,
; and that under reserve. Roumania
also made reservation.
! The three declarations prohibiting
I the throwing of explosives from
balloons, the~ use of asphyxiating
projectiles, of dumdum bullets were
not signed by Germany, Austria
Hungary, China, England, Italy, Ja
pan, Luxemburg, Servia or Switzer
land^ and the United States signed
only the declaration regarding the
throwing of explosives from bal
loons.
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Negro Postmaster Objection
able.
As a result of a resolution passed
by the city council, Senator John L
McLaorin and G. G Thompson, Esq.,
went to Washington tonight to
have a conference with President
McKinley. They will enter a pro
test against the appointment of the
Rev. Joshua E. Wilson, a negro, as
postmaster at Florence.
Senator McLaurin, Congressman
Norton and several citizens talked
the matter over tonight. Mr Mc
Laurin was here at the request of
Mayor Malloy. The citizens of
Florence protest against Wilson,
but violenca is out of the question.
--Florence Correspondent News and
Courier, July 28
! An Officer in Philippines Re
veals the True Situation
San Francisco, July 31.-An officer
of one of the volunteer regiments in
the Philippines "has written the fol
lowing to the Association Press :
Manila, June 27
The arrivai of the rainy season finds
the insurrection as vigorous as it has
been at any time since the outbreak
The insurgent armies are well recruit j
ed, notwithstanding their heavy j
lesses, are not weil iVd and clothed
They have profitted by their five
months of warfare against tho Amer .
icaj tactics and are becomming
better disciplined and more skillful
in the use of their weapons every
day One hundred thousand soldiers
should be here ready for business by
the beginning of the dry season in
November. Garrison could then be
stationed at strategic poiuts
A continuous warfare cannot be !
carried on in this evervating climate |
by the same troops Frequent reliefs j
are necessary. Trooos should net be ?
kept longer than a year. Men from i
northern climate retain their native
vigor for six or eight months after I
their arrival here and then begin to 1
succumb to the various ailments of!
tropical weather. Thi3 is exemplified j
in the case of volunteers and regulars !
who have been in the Philippines j
since last summer The most of
them are saturated with malaria,
many cave rheumatism and ail are
greatiy deliberated They are unfit
for further dnty aod recuperation
seems slow and unsatisfactory As
it is with them so it is likely te be
with their successors The eight
million people will immagine the
United States to have acquired
Mexico against her will and to be
engaged in an attcmt to pu; down au
universal rebellion of Mexicans with
20,000 troops they will have a dupii
cate picture at close range of the sit- j
oatioi. in ihe Philippines with the |
climate of the Philippines is from 10 j
j to 15 degrees more tropical than that ;
I of Mexico
Washington, July 20.-The Pest
: tomorrow will cay : "Gen Miles
! wili ask Sectetaiy Koot for a speedy
I decision as to the relations existing
'. between the general commanding the
army and the secretary of war. lie
is now preparing his side of the case, i
which will be submitted to the new
secretary. The condition which has
existed in the war d partaient since
the campaign in Puerto Rico is
reviewed, showing that Gen Miles
while major general commanding the
army has had little ur no voice in the
management o affairs in the army,
and it is stated that with the iucorn :
ing secretary he hopes the present j
condition wiii change. j
STANDARD BALE
RESOLUTIONS.
FARMERS URGED TO ADOPT
UNIFORM STANDARD FOR
SQUARE PRESSES.
The following resolutions were un
animously adopted at the Cotton Ex
change today, about 25 members
being present,
It was not in favor of the square
baie over the other kind, but to try
and secure uniformity by those who
desire the square bale :
As a packing of square bales of
cotton ha3 been done in boxes of
irregular ize aud much of it is cover
ed with 6ugar sacks and patched
bagging, thereby rendering such
irregularity iu size and covering
unsatisfactory to the trade, we
earnestly recommend to the planters
and gunners of our tributary country
the importance of adopting the 54x24
box, making uniform packages of
square, bales. We also recom
mend the use of two pound bagging
as a covering
"This will give to the trade uni
formity in size ofsquare balea and a
satisfactory covering, and will enable
the producer to get better net results
for their cottan. The cost of change
is small and the benefits to be
d' ived very great -Angosta Chron
icle, July 29.
Paris. July 30.-Two automobiles
today beat the Paris Saint Malo ex
press in a race between the two
cities, a distance of 226 miles, rnak
irg "the best time ever recorded for
an automobile, covering the distance
io 7 hours and 35 minutes The
time of the train was 7 hours and 48
minutes.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 29-The
American Glass company sent out
today circulars announcing an ad
vance of 5 per cent, io the price of
glass, to take effect on August 1
The last advance in prices was made
on June 20, which, including the
present increase, makes the advance
in the price of glass since the open
ing of the. fire about 30 per cent
Prospects for a large fall trade are
said to be good in all parts of the
country, and next month likely will
see unusually small stocks on band.
The wage committee of the Window
Glass Workers' association meets in
this city next week to formulate a
scale for the ensuing year.
The Galveston News thus summa
rizes ore of (be greatest scandals that
bas attached to any federal administra
tion : "Captain Carter, who bad charge
of the government works at Savaooab,
managed to 'knock down-* on the
government to the estimated amnunt of
1,600,000. He was convicted a year
ago and sentenced to dismipsal from the j
army and to an imprisonment cf (he
years in the penitentiary. Tbs record j
of tbs trial has since that time been j
with thu president The captain is cn I
wsitiog order, drawing bis psy ar-d j
doing tching ie the way or hurrying j
he ores ent into a consideration of!
his case E?eu in this trarmes* of I
I
weather bs is taking matters with eli ;
the coolness of a nnn who bas a pull r \
So far Carter bas had a better time j
since bis conviction than he bad before, j
He bas drawn his full pay and done j
what he pleased How much longer j
does the president propose to try public :
patience and insult public opinion in
this matter ?
Ioformation for the Wheat
Growers.
Newberry Voice.
Mr Lem Wise, a progressive j
farmer of No 9 township has an
experience in growing wheat and I
improving land which is worth
recording. Three years ago he sow- j
ed six and one half acres of ordinary I
land in wheat, following the wheat i
with peas He cut the peaa, which
were sown broadcast Ile kept this
up three years The first year he
made 30 bushels of wheat ; the next,
51-J bushels ; the next (this year),
between 75 and 80 bushels fie did
not use any fertilizers-not even
cotton seed. The sowing of the peas
broadcast was all that he did to
increase the productiveness of his
land He kept no account of bis
pea vine hay the first two years, but
the last year his hay brought him i
over $75. It seems to us that this
experience should put farmers to j
thinking
Executive Clemency.
Columbia, July 29.-GOT. McSwee
ney lias commuted thc sentence of:
Js.me* Abrahan:, who was convicted of
murder in Fioreoco County. Abraham
was sentenced to be hanged. His
semence was respired, and today thc [
sentence was changed so that he will j
i -prnd the remainder of his days ir the
penitentiary. Judge Watis. to whom
I the p&p?re were referred, reen mc: end cd
the commutation, and ea id in his letter
1 that be thought justice would be fervrd
by thc change of sentence : that bc !
; regarded Abraham as teing of a lew |
order of intelligence and a d g n r t
He stated that in his opinion Abraham's !
mind was weak, not foolish or idiotic
Abraham was uoder sentence to be
hanged on the 4:h cf August. j
ALGER'S DEFENSE.
Retiring Secretary of War
Answers Accusations in
the Pres3.
A CLEAN FINANCIAL RECORD
Washington, Juiy 31 -One of the
last official acts of Secretary Alger,
who. tomorrow will relinquish hie
portfolio, was to prepare a statement
covering several matters regarding
the conduct of the war which have
been the subject of criticism in the
public press, particularly with refer
ence to the appointment of staff
officers in the volunteer army. The
statement follows :
I ara led to make the following
statements on account of many criti
cisms which have been made by the
public press, and especially on ac
count of a recent article which ap
peared in the London Times contain
ing assertions which have no founda
lion in truth.
At the commenbement of the war i
with Spain, and for several years
prior to that time, the regular army j
consisted of only 25,000 men, with \
the minimum number of officers
prescribed by law. The situation
can be partially appreciated when it
is remembered that within 60 days
from the declaration of war the
strength of the array was increased
to 275,000 men, and everything for
the equipment of this great force,
including clothing, tents, transporta
tions, medical supplies, camps and
camp equippage, and all that pertains
to equip an army for service had to
be manufactured, transported and dis
tributed for use.
From the statement referred to the
public might be led to believe that
the volunteer army was officered by
men selected through political infla
ence by the secretary of war by
special favor and without any regard
to fitness for the duties they were to
perform As is well known, the
volunteer force, wiith the. exception
of three regiments of engineers,
three regiments of cavalry and ten
regiments of immune infantry, was
made up of regiments from the
various states, the officers of which
were all appointed exclusively by the
governors of the resp ctive states
from which the regiments came, and
any officer found unfitted for service
and discharged was replaced by
another in the same manner. The
president had no voice or control in
the matter.
The returns of the volunteer army
show that in August, 1898, there
were 207,244 enlisted men and 8,785
officers in those regiments. This,
with the regular army recruited up
to the war strength, made an aggre
gate force of about 275,000 officers
and men Tne volunteer officers ap
pointed by the president numbered,
ali told, 1,032 Of this number 441 j
vere taken from the regular army
and 591 from civil nie. The scarcity j
of regimental officers in the regular j
service, owing to appointments in
the volunteers, special recruiting and '
mustering details, had so reduced
their number that to Lava taken a
larger number fur set vice with the
volunteers would have seriously
impaired the efficiency o the regular ;
r giments. For a little over a thou
sand appointments made by the presi ;
dent, the number of applications was !
over 25,000, and each application was ;
accompanied by a certificate of abi i- i
ty and in mest instances in the military
service, tither in the regular a my or
a state organization cf the applicant
and not infrequently both. These |
certificates showed that each one was I
as weii qualified for the position he ;
sought and to which he was aopoint- j
ed as could be possible for men in ;
civil life in this country. Of the !
number appointed there were for in
stance 26 major generals, of whom j
19 were taken from the regular army
and seven from civil life Of these
seven all but one were graduates of j
West Point military academy, and all j
bad distinguished themselves in com
maud during the civil war Of briga
dier generals there were 102 appoint
ed, 66 from the regular army and 36
from civil life Those from civil life
had all seen service during the civil
war or on our western frontier, and
all had proved themselves competent j
to command
It has been stated, and repeated j
mar. y times, that the secretary of!
war made these appointments, when
the truth is that very few were made j
upon his recommendation, although
be caused the entire list with the |
recommendations to be compiled and j
pHcH before :he president for bia
selection. I would be only loo giad
to have had the honor to have made
these appointments No better, no ;
more lovat or patriotic set of rne:i as
a whole ever nesved their country,
and their appointments were a credit
not only to the appointing power,
but to thc country tiley served
There were exceptions, but that
could not have been .oreeeen In
every walk of life men are found who
cannot carry out successfully the
work they 'nave undertaken There
were three regiments of cavalry, the
officers of which were appointed by
the secretary of war Col Leonard
Wood, now a brigadier gene:ai and j
commanding the departments at San j
tiago and Puerto Principe, was one I
of these Col. Grigeby and Col
Torrey, both good officers, were the]
ether two. There were three regi
ments of engineers, the colonels of
which were ail graduates of the
military academy, and not only the
officers but the enlisted men were
selected with a view to their special
fitness, and in most instances upon
the recommendations of the colonels
themselves, and ai: proved mest
efficient.
There were also ten regiments of
immune infantry, of whose colonels
eight svere graduates of the military
academy, who were selected for spe
cial fitness to command, and in the
short time these regiments were in
service deveiooed remarkable oro
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ficiency
Criticisms ss to the amounts and
methods cf expenditures which couid
imply the wrong or careless use of
money were also made by the London
Times. This charge is false. So far
as the conduct of the service was
concerned, no person with any know
ledge of the facts can ever charge
truthfully, and no one can ever show
that a dollar misappropriated, stolen
or embezzled out of the hundreds of
millions of dollars that were expend
ed.
The records are an open bock, and
I will be glad to have them rigidly
examined, and ask my successor to
open these accounts to the country
whenever properly called for in order
that ihe entire truth may be known.
R. A Alger.
Secretary of VYar.
Washington, D C., Joly 31.
No Gold Bug Ticket.
Democrats Solid for the
Regular Nominee of the
Party.
Wanhington, July 31.-Republi
can wishes father the story sent out
from Washington, several days ago,
that a movement was on foot to put
another gold democratic presidential
ticket in the field next year. No
such movement hs known among
democrats and no such action is ex
peeled to get the support of any
considerable number of democrats,
because they all know that it is not
being instigated by democrats, but
by republicans, whose only object is
lo draw support away from the
regular democratic ticket A num
ber of democrats who took part in
organizing the Palmer and Buckner
movement, have since acknowledged
their mistake and their regret, and
expressed their intention to stand by
the regular nomination hereafter,
because the democratic party as a
whole stands for most of the things
they believe in Although republi
can money is likely to be freely used
to bring about 6uch a condition,
there is absolutely nothing in sight
at this time to ind cale the nomina
tion of a gold democratic ticket next
year.
There is much shaking and quak
ing in the old Aiger clique in the
war department because ot a rumor,
which seems to have foundation, teat
Secretary Root, who 3 now in Wash
ifigfon, preparatory to being sworn
i:i tomorrow arid taking charge
intends to reorganizo the war depart
mest from bottom to top Certainly
nj other department of government
needs a thorough reorganization mors
than the one over which iir. Root
his been chosen to preside, but the
clique is powerful and Secretary
Root may find himself unable to
overthrow the Amerites If he is
wise, he will get Gen Miles on his
side, by restoring him the authority
of which he was deprived by Aiger.
Attorney Genera! Griggs, before
sroicir cn on his summer vacation,
shattered the hopes of numerous
persons who thought they had every
thing fixed to secure valuable Porto
Rican concessions from the war
department, by rendering opinions
upon three specific concessions-the
rijrht to use the water oower ci the
River Plata, the right to build and
operate a tramway, and the right to
build and control, for all time, piers |
and wharves st Ponce These opio- ;
ions take the ground that that all \
such concessions were the crown I
property of Spain, and sums them ail,
and apparently ail other public con- j
cessions on the island, up as follows : j
"As crown property, they were, by
the treaty ot cession, transferred by
Spain to the United States of Ameri
ca, and are now a part of the public ^
domain of that nation I do not j
know of any right cr power which
the secretary of war or the president
bas to alienate iii perpetuity, any of
the public domain of tho Uni
ted States, except in accordance
with acts of congress, duly passed
with reference thereto/' This is
understood to be a hint to Alger of
the power of the administration to
make trouble for bim and his busi
ness friends, wno aro heavily inter
ested in some Cuban deals, if he
attemps to antagonize the ad minis
Iration.
Representative Griffith, who rep
resents the Indiana district which
sent the late Judge Holman to con
gress for so many yeats, said cf
politics in his State, and he knows :
"Indiana wiii send to the Democratic
National convention a soiiu Biyan
delegation The men who were for
Mr. Bryan and the Chicago platform
in 1896 have not weakened in their
faith regarding either I am one of
those who believe in the indestructi
bility of the principles of democracy,
and though the party may suffer
temporary defeat, it is sure to regain
ascendency, for it represents better
than any other political organization,
the true interests of the people The
predominant issue in 1900 is very
apt to be war upon the trusts, and
upon this the democrats wiil be in
far better position than their oppon
ents. The voters of the country
cannot be deluded by anti trust dec
larations of the republican conven
tion ; they understand that there is
no real antagonism between the lead
ing men of that party and the trusts,
but that cn the contrary, the closest
intimacy exists, seeing that most of
j the influential republicans are thor
oughly identified with combines and
monopolies. We had a great chance
in 1896, and we came very near
success, and we wili have just as
! good a chance in 1900. I see nota
I ing in the uituation that is discour
aging to democrats, but on the con
trary much that betokens a winning;
campaign."
One of the conundrums of the hour
is why the sending of a cablegram to
Gen. Otis, conveying an expression
pf McKinley's confidence iu him,
and satisfaction with all he has done,
including his press censoring, should
have been kept secret for ten days
after it was sent ? Some say that
Mr. McKinley wanted to ascertain
how far public sentiment would go
in supporting the demand for the
recall of Otis, and that if that demand
had been a little stronger, the cable
gram would have been suppressed
entirely. It was evidently kept back
for some purpose. And it wouldn't
have been the first time that official
matters have been made public Qr
suppressed by this administration in
deference to the state of public
o inion.
Atlanta, Ga., July 27.-The Consti
tution bas received a special from its
Covington, Ga , correspondent whioa
says that a mob of 50 masked men
made away with three Mormon elders
who have been proselyting in Jasper
County. The story is to the effect that
the three elders visited the home of
William Cuonard near Newton faotory,
Jasper County, yesterday aod endeavor
ed to persuade Mrs. Cunnard to join
the church. While (bey were at the
Cunnard home, 50 men masked &nd on
horseback cams up and asked the elders
to accompany them. They refused to
do so and while they were parleying
Mr. Cunnard procured a rifle and aided
the mob in taking the Mormone.
Several shots were exchanged and io the
excitement Mrs. Caooard had her jaw
shattered. The mob finally secured
the eiders aod /ode off with them.
Nothing has been seen of them since.
The elders were driven out of two
towns io Jasper County early in the
week.
"A Biblical student in this city,'7
gays the Washington correspondent of
The Chicago Record, "declares that if
I the descriptions of Solomon's Temple
j are accurately given in the Bible and
; by seeuhr authorities, the total value
! of that edifice and its contents'- must;
j have exceeded 50,000,000,000. In
j the first place, thc value of the maie
, rials ip. the rough is estimated at
1312,500.000,000, and the labor as
I 2.000,000.000. According to Viiial
i panels 10.000 men were engaged in
! dressing cedar lamber. SO.000 were
! cn gage-3 io catting stone and 60,GOO,
' 000 in besrbg burdens, fjr z period cf
seven yeats, who, io addition to their
I wsges, received 50 ceo ts a day for feed,
i According o the .-ame authority, whica
; is corroborated bj Josephus, the vessc-b
1 of geld were valued ct 140.000 talents,
which, reiuoed to American monev,
is equal to 2.320.481,015 The
vessels cf siller are calculated at
3,231,715,000, the vestments of tee
priests an 'the robes of the singers ac
10.050,000, and the value of the
trumpets of gold was 10,000,000."
A: the time of the failure of Mr.
Picckney in Charleston a few years
ago the Farmers Mining company went
down io the crash. The court appoint
ed Mr. Wm. E .Huger receiver, and
into bis hands went ail the assets of the
comnany. The company at the tine
was due the State 2,430 85 in royalty
co phosphate rook ; this amount has
been tied up ever since. Yesterday
Attorney G nerai Bellinger stated that
the amount bad at last been paid into
the State treasury.
Lieut. Col. Ernst A. Garlington, the
South Carolinian who has been inspec
tor general, U. S A , is by a recent
order from the war department relieved
of the office of inspector general and
ordered to Manila for duty and inspec
tor general, department of the Pacific
and Eighth Army corps 'The order
sending Col Garhngtoo to Manila is
made because of the desire to increase
thc tfficency of the troops in the field,
his experience specially fitting him fer
the duty to which he has been assigned.
New York, July 26.-The steamship
Oevic brought to this city 250 tons ot
copper coins from India, consigned tc
.he Oxford Copper coopaoy ne
coins will be melted over for refining
purposes, as they were imported as
copper scrap. It is explained that the
coics are worth more as cepper than as
coin- n'l'h the price ot copper standing
at or abol t thc present value of 18 50
(or lake. Thc stalemcnt is made that
when capper btccd at 10 cents there
was a prcD> in coining kr the Indian
government, but co ditions are new
cbarjjieu hy the prices rulicg for ccp
per. I: is said thai the copper coice
of Cnioa ein also be imported and
mewed into copper at a profit.