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Supplies Stolen From Commis
sary Department at 'Frisco.
THE LOSSES ARB HEAVY
Will (tcua Into llusdrtdi ol Tbouuodi ol
Italian Second-Hand Dealer Arrtiltd
- Shatter Say There li no
Sbortaie.
KAN FRANCisco j1)n,. y -r,,
Shaft. r mid I-t --I Mans. Iruq,,., tor.
general of the ili ar!m-tit of California,
and ili' f- d -r.il grand Jury, an- Invn-
tiicming many rep rm rf fiaud --mi-niltt'-l
in th" i itutiilHiiry branch .if the
army wrvlce .n 'his city. T!ia: t .
reports m to b.'u'd n something
more utiti'.iifit;al tluin ldl- runi rr. U
i-vldi in 1 J .up foll.nMnK 'In
arr''t of 1.iiU Al.rani and Son. dal. r.i
Iti KfiTi 1-M.ind (lolluiiK ''apliiJri S'-y-niotir.
of :h" I M-al iP-t.i Mv for !. c :od
today:
"1'hf Kov-rnn"tit hiin uni,ti'-ilon.ilily
tM-i-ti rolli-d for a iic tinn- paM. and
I b"ll-vc th" amount of ii-,. -utain-1
uill p-a.-h into t,i- hundr.'dx of
tlioiinandK of cldilarx "
Major 'SiTi'T.il Shufl-r s;i!d ll In ad-iiiltt-d
itia! :hfiK of rtothttig h-iv.-
I n K"ig on H- i'laim-d iht-n- a
no nh'Tt iK" In any il' partmi tit, how.
i-vi-r.
MI'i ll I'lO d'URTY ltK VKRKIV
l.irK' yu tntltlin of Nti.T Ooodj. I)in-rovr-d
in a War-houji'.
SAN KKAN't'IS-X. Jun- 12.-For
month pat thf varionx Morm at..ui
th.' i-iiv huvc lnwti rxhltiitlnK flKnn:
"i lovnniM iit (ioinIm f,,r sal" H'T-."
and a lv. r:i-iii.-!i:n hav tn- n i rowd M
in'o th- ita Iv n'-WMpajH-rx. Ttiif morn
Idk th- follow i:i(f ailvi-rtix-iivn: ap-i-i-ii
r'l
Wan:.-! l'i m.-n to w.'.ir K vf ru
in, in Mh... . J a piUr-Sr. Miwarl St."
I nt"o-'. i ( -i i n.-i m Maim a ikI u num.
Ii. r of I m-.iI .!;. . ! UfS li"ff.m oii'.- day
IK' an ln . Ik.i ' i .n u hi. h r.filir, In
tin arr.-i -f Ahrun and li'!. sm.
iikc. f .r l.uyuiK and si-IIiiik Kovrn-
IIWIl! Hllll
Tin-.-.- : k waK'n load of k'o 'ds ha.
. ink' n :o ili.. hall of Jumm.'.- .im I
In i-vrrv lnt :).. th.- ni'-ti from wti .in
: li y N.-i I i.ivi- .i. 1 i : 1 1 lmyliiK
:li' k'oo.H fr.i:u Al.r.im and Son I;
if al ' that .''"i.oo" pounds of
irr.iln ha v' i n m: 'h'li.
ThN .if: M-ioon ("aplain S-yin nir
st .1 -il .Im; oy.. -him. 'lit oill.'.'iK had di-t'ovi-r-l
l.irr- ipi uititws ..f K'mmIs "t,.l-
ii from th.- isovtrnni'-nt Th'1 K""l
vvri' .-: M'.'d In a war-lions.' Mmth of
M.uk' t xtr -' t.
rHAitt;i:i with kmi!i:.zi-i:mknt
A:iothtr 1 ti : 1 1 1 t i i Arny (itlh .-r in 1!-
gr:u Sirim r Ask-d to C.rant
Ani;i'St v.
MANILA, Inn.- r.V J.-utrtiant M--n.
ry T. Mi!ch'll. I'orty-tlrst n-RinvMit.
has lwi'n arr.'st..l and will h.' trh'd
lv ii.urtni.ut lal .n a ihar,' of 'nih,z
r.li'm.'iit at H.umI r of puhlii funds
tli'iirral SumiiT has ri-cilvid In for.
matl.m from t'.illl -s. a notorious! Insur
K'iit h'ad.-r In Uikumh province, that
unl''s th'" KfirT.il ajm's to th' Fili
pinos' t'rnis, which lnlu,i.' th-' Kratit
of ain:ios:y to th- iiMior.'iits. Tall
l.'S will not MiiTi'iidiT. and lu'p.iiatlons
on tin1 .'uhl'vt ar.' he consi ! -nvl a:
an ''lid.
TO UK VIi'K COMMnixiKK.
lMllv
of I'ornwall Will riol-.ihly SlU'
f.-.-.l KIiik Kdward.
Ni:V YORK. Jim.- 12-Th.' Tiih
uni''s I. mi, Ion i-nvspon.!'iit says.
Th.' Duk.' of Cornwall will pf.'lvihlv
h' ilfi't.'d vii'i'-ioiiinio.lor,' df tlv Roy
al Yacht s'luadiiin. The kinw Inis Ivcn
I'ompclli'd to resign th. mmodorivhip
and the nomination f the duke to the
second olllci" would N- a graceful n-c-otriltlon
of his royal hitrhncv" enthu
siasm for yachting.
It !s undi'istood that Sir Thomas Lip
toii has resolved aaln to seek election
t this very exclusive club and the
kiim' hlmselr will he liis sponsor. Sir
Thomas' r.'ject iop. last year was a poor
reward for his plucky attempt to win
the America's cup and did no; reflect
credit upon th'" squadron.
TIIK VKXTl'ItK A Sl'iVKSS.
Chii'aKo Coniiany Satl.-tled With Its
Steamship Lino to (Treat Britain.
NEW YORK. June 12 A sp.dal to
the Trlhuno Trom Montreal suya:
Warren F. Furdy, managvr of the
Northwestern Steamship Company Of
ChlcflKO, who Is In town, Bays that the
company Is satisfied wifh Us Venture
In having ships plylnjr directly between
Chicago and Giat Britain by way of
the St. law re.ne route.
There la $1,000,000 Invested In the four
xl.-ain -i i alr -ady runiiliiK and two
inoie nr.- to onsinici"i Imtti'diate.
Ij'. Mr. I'urdy i.iyH he Is a:ls(o wnh
ih" .inn mil iH'tit of tin- Ionriloii
Koviiiiin.'iit 'Inn i- Ik fourteen f'"l
..f clou- w.i;.'r in lh'- SI. IiwreiH"
anal Is well foiiaded. as on th- v'y
uw of the N'ortblovui rthlch has Jiihi
.oii" throiiijii h- lo'ld the tap" himi-' l'
an I found u inl'ilrnum d"ilh of more
iha:i four:. -ii '.-et.
Mr. I'urdy pr"dl'li that oth'-r '"hlia
Xi rthlivlriK llrma will follow the lead
H"t by Ihm i-oniia:iy and x- ts to "
half ii doz-ii different lln'H plylntr di
rect heii.Ti chlcaK" arid ICurop.
Tli' i" Is. In IiIk oplni.i. an anlorilshlriK
future befor the Si. Ijiwr"ni-- waterway.
I'i:ci,in;:d si'f n) ti:i:m
Mt JuIIum Wash Ch.w n Pn-xid.-iit of
'i"oiif"i' w i Cotivli Aluriin.i"
MOW Y"RK. June 1.' -At ih- an
mill ni"'ti:iK f th" rK'-town ' -.ri -vi'iu
Aliiinna , my! a WanhuiKl'n
iecla! to the World. Mr. W.ishinirion
I'.'i' i.li'lK, of N'-w J'Ts-v. decline to
H'-rve i second t' rrn as president and
Mrs. Juliui ''. Wash, of St I.oiiih. was
uiianun iu'Iv elected
Til" ith'T oltlc'lp ,.i.c;m1 Hen- fift.-n
Viee-tlpKidellts 111 f.illllW:
Mrs. Rusk. -II Marr:on. Mis Brxk
h olst CiiMltuT. of N'-w York; Miss Mar-rl-t
Monrc. of ''hicaijo: Mrs. J. It
Moian. of I r i r : M:m H-l-n Al.n -II.
of Haltiin op-; Mois Fannie Casey M"T
iran. of Sav ninth: Mrs. Mvri Krp'X
Snimt", of NVv Ui leans; frs S'an. y
I.in a Jo)in.'n. .,f St. Lmis; Mr- A'h ?
laid- Tar.."V Morrison, of St. !ujs.
Vis Susie Randall, of Philadelphia;
Mks Mir- r,itt'rsoti. of S:. Ix.uis:
Mrs. Aunt Foo'.e Stewart, wife of Sen
ator St-wart, rf N.-ala: Mrs. Jennl"
Wal ets lielarnar, of lialtlnior.-. Mrs
Mary M. Carr, of New M ex ';. and
Mrs. Ill.itiche Ilutl r Aim, of U.iston.
dautflil'-r of the late R.-nJatnln Hull. r.
The r"eor.!!nif secretary Is Mrs. Al
len T. K.-lly. of New York.
LIKKS TUB PMIUPTINFS.
Men In R.'Kiilar R-frim'-nts Ord-r".!
I! in.e War.', to Remain.
WASHINGTON. June 12 Adjutant.
iiiieral I'orbin has received th" follow.
Inn crili'.'Kram from 'Sen-ral Ma.-Arthur
at Manila:
"A lai tf- numi.-r of men in th r. g.
ill if ,-. ..vi,,. n., l..w.. I , . It. . 1 1
' i n i - i'-. '-i i.f .lie i. 1 1 o
Stat.- wish to remain h'T". Authority
Is reipiested 'o Iransf-r those .bs.rab!"
t th- reisiments .vmainltiR "
C- n.-r.il I'oib n Kraii'.vl rhe au:horityj
r !Uet"d.
NAVAI. l;oAKI To MBKT
WASHINGTON. Jun- 12. --A lm'tal
I'cw. y lias cill- l - :i- of the j;en-
ral boar I ,.f i.. navy a; Newport the
lacer ,.-irt of this m .nth. This b"ard
l as charije of (j.-tv r.cl iU' s:i..tis of p q.
cy and .if iriv.il str.it and their as
S' ti lilii'v at N uvp r; w ill be In ccntifc
tl "i wi;h t!i.. strairvti probl-ms before
the naval war c-i!ei; 'phis year the
pr .bl"tns ar,' of more than usual In-t'-res;
and tli.y will be given a practi
cal trial by the pre.' nee of ships of the
North Atlantic squ d"oii.
MASONS KI,!T OFFICERS.
PORTLAND. June 12 The election
of officers of the grand lode, A. F. and
A. M., of Oregon, this afternoon, re
sulted .is foil i.vs: W. E. Grace, of Ba
ker, grand masfr; W. F. Rutzer, of
Raker, deputy grand naster; S. M.
Yoran. of Hu.-jene, .enlor grand war
den; This. Cray, ,,f Portland, junior
eran I ward-n: F. H. Alliston, of Port
land, grand treasurer; Jas. F. Robin
son. f Eug-'ne, prand secretary.
MASONS AT TACOMA.
TACOMA. June 12-Th" prand lodec
of Masons to.l.iv i ,. owl.l. t.,.l i,., . I
lution adopt",! two years apo recogniz
init ncKro Mus-mry. Another attempt
was made t let down the bars on the
liquor question so that the Masons
could enga. n th" salmm business,
lint it was almost unanimously voted
down.
NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
MINNEAPOLIS. June 12-lmtsirian;
tialHc arrangements for handling p.is
se'ig'r busiti'ss on the Pac.lic coast
have been made by the Northern Fa
citie and Canadian Pacific, roads. By
its terms, the North-rn Paoitlc secures
through servl.v to Victoria, R. C. and
the Caudian Pa.-illc Is Permitted to
run Its trains) into Seattle.
HEAD PHYSICIANS ELECTEP.
ST. PA PL. une 12.-The Woodm, n of
the World today elected head Physi
cians for the carious states, Including
the following: Idaho. W. A. Adair;
Mos.-ow; Washington, F. C. Miller. Ta
oonu; Oregon, Hamilton Meade, Port
land; Montana. S. L. Lenrd.
The proposition to admit cities of over
200.000 Into the order was voted down.
BASERsVIJj SCORES.
SEATTLE. June 12 Portland, 8; Be.
attle. 6.
TACOMA. June 12. Taeoma, 2; Spo
kane, 0.
CARRIED BY A
SMALL MAJORITY
Cuban Constitutional Convention
Adopts Platt Amendment.
THE VOTE STOOD 16 TO II
kewlutlop lo Adopt Wn Carried Without
Dltcuiiloo, With Becoroineidatioa That
It Be Made n Appendix to Ibe
Coai'ltutioa.
HAVANA Jun- l2.Th" Cuban on
sti utin.il i on , Tit ;..n today ai-c-pted
Ih" I'lat: amendment by a vot" of IB
to II.
Th" ret-ilution : adopt was carried
without dis -us-si'ni.
Immediately .if.-r the op-nlng of the
session. Sen. rs Ta:nayo, Villu''ndas
and 'iu'-sa 1 1, oristl'u'inif a majority
of th- ornuii't' -e on r- latlons, sub
mi. tl as a subs-;tu'.- fi,r th.. commit-t--'s
f 'rni'-r r'-.rt 'h- Platt amend
tio i)' as hi.-s- ) by . o:.nres, pecom
mendiriK that it b tnad- an appendix
to th" constitution.
TUB NBA'S IN W.s;iINfTN.
Adop'.ion ..f pla-t Aindm-nt Caused
''.neral fJra'.ifi'-ation.
WASHINGTON. June U'.-Th" n'S
of th: adoptio.i of the Piatt amnd
rrent by th" Cuban constitutional con
vention was p: .'ly-l with general
gi'itiflcation her".
N 'W that Cubans have d-monstrated
their goo- faith in the I'nited States
It is expected tha: a fatrly sized
evacuation of he island will follow,
contingent only upn the establishment
of a stable governm-nt in the island.
Jus: to what "xt-nt the L'nited ?:ates
wdl require tri-:i. al evidence of this
fact is not definitely kn iwn, but offi
cials here think that such steps should
be taken by th" Cubans as will demon
s;rate th-ir ability to maintain order
and peace. . that th interrsts of the
people, native and for-;gn. shall te
adequately pr d -c;.-1. One cabinet of
ficer, ir. sp-ak'.ng. "Xp'essed the opin
ion that if all oth'-r requirements ar
net our wi'hdniwal .nichi b- accom
plished duri.'iic th" summer, and that
Cuban in lepvtul 'tu e niiith: be rea.iy by
next autumn.
MRS. RmTHAS MISSION
H-lieve 1 That Sh- Is in F,ne!and :n the
Interests of Pea, ".
NEW YoRK. Jun" 12 Peace in
South Africa, savs the London corres
pondent "f th" Tnbu'i". is still a cuckoo
sng. although the cuckoos come from
many quarters The most effective
peace maker is probably the wife of
the comander-in-chief who has con
cealed her work in London and battled
the most enterprises newsgathers.
While there is no authentic informa
tion, it is generally believed that she
has delivered to Iird MUner or to Mr.
Chamberlain some message from Gen
eral Botha and other Boer leaders and
that Mr. Kruger has also been con
sulted. South Africa rumors respecting
an exchange of cable comunlcatlons
between the Boer leaders and Mr. Kru
ger are less creditable.
The surrender of a small commando
at Pietersburg is encouraging the opti
mists to hope that the end is close
at hand. The judgmnt of the more ex
perienced South Africans is that the
war will drag along for several months
and that the only result of premature
peace negotiations will be the renewal
of Boer agitation in England.
THE ORE'.rON AT FRISCO.
SAN FliAN MSCO. June 12.-Thc
battleship Oregon arrived late this af
t'rnoui troin the orient Preparations
had been :na le to make the home com
ing of the 'anions yssH a memorable
one. but they were anticipated by the
arr'.vil of the vessel twenty-four hours
earlier than was expe-t l.
P.CSINKSS MEN !N SESSION.
CLFVELVND. O.. Jim-.' 12.-RusinVs
nun from all s.tl ns of the country,
repr s -ating a:i aggregate capital of
l.'OO.O'irt.tloo. Wl.V jip'sent :'day at the
opening session of the annual conven
tion of "lie National Association of
Credit Men.
' LEADING INDl'STRIKS ACTIVE.
Outlook Bright-r Thau a: Any Tune
Since Bcgmnig of the Year.
NEW YORK, June 12-The Imdn
special to the Trihune says:
The leading industries of this coun
try are, with one or two exceptions,
m.ire active now than they have b,en
since the beginning of the year. Ship
builders appear to be fully employed,
and Glasgow boats have achieved suc
cess in obtaining a large contract for
steel tubes for South America In the
fee of the competition of some l'nlte.1
States llrrrM.
In th- t"Xiil" industry rh" outlook Is.
how -yer, not v.-ry brlnht. Readers of
th" Mail, lns,-ilr'-d by the articles In
'h i' paper on th- subject of ih" Amer.
if an trade Inv isl in of flr-at Britain,
are allowed to K've vnt to tneir views
in itH c liiiTini. Some of the'n aver
that th- Invasion Is a myth, others sav
that ;hj Americans do not pin- a fair
mine and a small .ninrity Insist thai
th" inva-sion I in many r-spects a
Hesrinif.
T'. KXPI)DH UYNAMITK.
Three T.ns -o p. Set Off by Mayor
Mtrshall at Nw York.
NKW YORK. June 12 -Thr -e and
one-half vons of dynamite ar tj be
expl.Mled uncl'-r the Narrows between
Fort Hamilton and For; Wadsworth.
The dyntmite was uef n torpdoes
during the Spanish war as a def"nse
to the harbor.
Afl"r the war Major H. H. Adam",
of th" engineer corps, insfad of ex
pl'sling the torpedoes extracted the
chant". and stored the dynamite. Ma
jor W. t. Mar.4htll has advertf-.-d It
for sale, hut there, have been no bids
for It. Major Marshall has there de
cided to s'.nk, the dynamite in jasks of
Narrows. KWtrlc connections are to be
Narrows. Electric connetions are to be
made with the forts and th dynamke
will be exploded by the touch of a key.
n Major Manhall seta off his "200
pounds of dynamite fltaten Island fish
ermen expert lo get a wonderful caprh.
SPECIAL SESSION ADJOl'RNED.
Washington Legislature Passes New
Capital Punishment Law.
OLTMPIA. Wash., June 12.-The
special session of ihe Wa-thington leg
islature adjourned tonight after passing
the new capital punishment law and
passing thr.e bills vetoed by Governor
Rogers, subieuOii; to he adjournment
of the regilar session last winter.
These three d'.IIs were the Gunder
son school book bill, which abolishes
Btate uniformity of text books and es
tablishes a system 3f county adoption:
the bill exempting vessels registered
In this state from taxation, and th?
bill amending ;he state printing law.
A bill was also passed striking out
all reference to women commissioners
in the Pan-American exposition passed
at the last session.
FINANCIAL AID PROMISED.
IOiidon Engineers Cables Assistance to
Striking Machinists.
NEW YORK. Jun 12.-Th" H"ral 1
tomorrow will say of ihe machinists'
strike and the National Metal Trades
; Association's recent action:
"At the headquarters of rhe striking
machinists in th'.s city yesterday a
cable dispatch was received from the
Amalgamated Society of Engineers in
London, promisl lg financial aid. This
society is the strongest trades union in
the world and Is :aid to have over $$,
iK'O.OoO in its treasury. The American
Federation of Labor will tax its two
million members ten cents each for the
striking machinists."
EI'TCHERS ON STRIKE,
Over a Thousand Journeyman In San
Francisco Shops Go Out.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 12. A strike
of the Journeymen butchers went into
effect at 10 o'clock this morning, and
at noon the strike committee made a
statement that about 1100 had left their
employment. The question at isue is
the displaying of union cards by re
tail butchers.
Members of the union declined to
patronize houses which failed to hang
out a union card.
THE NEWS CONFIRMED .
WASHINGTON, Jun- 12. Acting Adjutant-General
Ward has receive I a
c.ilile message from General MacAuhur
giving official confirmation of the re
cent serious engagement with insur
gents near Lipa. Luzon. The message
is as follows:
'Morning June in Captain Willi.i n H.
Wilhelin. Twenty-Firs' Infantry en
countered a large f. tce near Lipa.
Lieutenant Walt, r H. Lee. corps , f en
gineers, and Captain Ant or, Springer,
jr.. Firs; Infan'ry. were kill M. Captain
A'illiam W'lhelm and First Jy ut' i' in!
Chan's H. Rems-'v. Twenty-Fir,t in
fantry, were s ri'Usl. wounl'l. Four
enlisted men w,re. woundel. The In
surgents were l:s"r"l."
AMERICANS IN THE LEAD.
LONDON. June 12. The internation
al clay bird trap shooting natch which
begun estrday wa. resumed today.
The match closed for the day with the
following totals-: Americans, S77; llrit
Ish, 794.
IMPERIAL POTENTATE ELECTED
KANSAS CITY. June 12 The Shrlr.
ers of North America today elected
Philip C. ST.sffer, of Philadelphia. Im
perial potentate and chose San Fran
cisco as the next place of meeting.
THE SPEEDIEST
OF HER CLASS
Battleship Illinois Breaks World's
Record in Speed Trial.
AVERAGE SPEED 17.31 KNOTS
Futeit Warihlp J Her Slit A float -Do-
icribcd Circle of Three Hafttfre
Virdi Id Three Mlootci aod
Tei Seconds.
BOSTON. June 12,-The battleship Il
linois made an average of 17.31 knot
per hour, on ier speed trial of tt knots
today, breaking all records for Amer
ican battleships and the world's record
for battleships of her slxe.
With the proud distinction of being
the fastest battlestilp In America and
the speediest of her class In the world,
the new sea fighter Illinois, came to
anchor In President's Koads tonight
after a most successful trial. Not on
ly did she demonstrate that she was
faster than any warship of her slie
afloat, but she proved her ability to
turn upon the enemy with extraordin
ary quickness by describing a com-,
plete clrclf within 300 yarjjj or jcci
more than twice her length ki threo
minutes and ten seconds, while plough
ing through the sea at full BPel.
Steadiness and reserve power char
acterized th; performance of the ohlp
throughout the entire teat
THUNDERSTORM IN CHICAOO. "
Miny Buildings Destroyed and Base
ments Flocked.
CHICAGO. June 12. Th mercury to
day reached 8S degrees and the hu
midity was 90. Seven heat prostrations
were reported.
A thunderstorm tonight carried de
structlon In Its path. Several buildings
were struck by lightning and the down
town basements flooded. Bartholomew
Episcopal church, valued at $21,000 wa
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground.
DOING VERY NICELY.
Pr Rixey Says Mrs. M.Kinly Is Stead
ily Improving.
WASHINGTON. June 12 Dr. Rlxey
on leaving the White House tonight,
after his usual late call, said:
"Mrs. McKinley is getting along very
nicely. Her Improvement continues
steadily. The hea; Is not affecting her
materially."
CONVENTION ADJOURNS.
NEW YORK. June 12.-The Metal
Trades Association convention today
adjourned, and the affairs of the asso
ciatiDi with regird to the machinists'
strike are in hands of the finance and
strike committees. The convention de
cided to make no lefinite declaration
as to the length of a day's work, leav
ing the question to a settlement lo
cally. FIRST SAIL TRIAL.
BOSTON. June 12. The first of the
ser es of sail trials of the yacht Inde
pendence was finished today and the
big S0-f.ter will not go out again un
til some changes have been made to
corn vt a few slight defects brought
out during the five days of sailing.
ANOTHER EXPLOSION.
WEST NEWTON. Pa June 12. An
other ex.il is!. in t,Hk place In the Port
Royal mines at 4 o'clock this afternoon
in No. 2 shaft. It sent, up a whirl
wind of oil, dust an I smoke and prov
ed conclusively that gus is still active
in the mines.
CONVENTION IN VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND. Va., June 12.-The Vir
ginia cons'itu'io lal convention met to
il iv. It was dei'l led that no oath
slmul I b" taken. The decision of the
body was Influenced by the fact thai
to take the oath of otllce mltch. com
mit It In dealing with suffrage Ishui-s.
FINED FOR CONTEMPT.
LONDON. June 12 Henry Iibouch
re was lined and nmtst In the
King's bench court today for contempt
of court In commenting on a raw which
was at th" I'm" still sub Judlcae.
MRS. POTHA AT BRUSSELS.
BRUSSELS. Jun U-Mr. BUna.
wlf of Comiiin lanl General Uoiha.
arrived here today.
SILVER MARKET.
NEW YORK, Jun ll-8llver, 14.
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