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WARD LINE THE NEW YORK & CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. POPULAR ROUTE TO CUBA, NASSAU, MEXICO FINEST AND LARGEST STEAMSHIPS SAILING FROM NEW YORK TO OTHER THAN EUROPEAN PORTS. HOLDERS OF THE RECORD BETWEEN HAVANA AND NEW YORK -- 1,240 MILES IN 61 HOURS. FOUR SAILINGS EACH WEEK BETWEEN NEW YORK and HAVANA. WEEKLY SERVICE TO GUANTANAMO, SANTIAGO, MANZANILLO AND CIENFUEGOS, CUBA, PROGRESO, VERA CRUZ AND TAMPICO, MEXICO. SEMI-MONTHLY SAILINGS TO Nassau, N. P. Bahamas. . LOW RATES OF FREIGHT AND PASSAGE. SEND FOR OUR SCHEDULES, RATES AND DESCRIPTIVE MASTER. James E. Ward & Co. GENERAL AGENTS 90 Wall Street, NEW YORK. AMERICAN LINE ciersourc SOUTHAMPTON Sailing From New York Every Saturday at 9:80 a. m. St. Louis St. Paul (11,629 tons) (11,629 tons) New York Philadelphia (10,798 tons) (10,786 tons) Special Express Train from Plymouth and Southampton to London and between Gherbourg and Paris. RED STAR LINE ""astwene CALLING AT DOVER FOR LONDON AND PARIS. Sailing Every Saturday at 10:30 a. m. Finland Kroonland (12,760 tons) (12,760 tons) Vaderland Zeeland (12,017 tons) (11,905 tons) One of the Shortest Routes to LONDON, PARIS, BELGIUM, HoL- LAND, GERMANY, THE RHINE, SWITZERLAND and ITALY. ; 9 Broadway, New York. Broad and S$ Sts., Philadelphi toe Building: $4 State Street, Boston. PIERS: 14& 15 NORTH 1806 F St., N. W , Washington, De 219 St. Charles St., New Orleans 90-96 Dearborn St., Chicago. Century Building 'St., Louis. RIVER, FOOT OF FUL- Guarant Building, &., Minneapolis. 21 Post St., San Francisco. 875 Robert St., St; Paul: 41 King St., East Toronto. 17 St. Sacrament St.. Montreal. TON ST., NEW YORK, United Fruit Co's Steamship Lines CARRYING FAST UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN MAILS. First-Class Passenger Service to Jamaica Weekly Sailings from BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA and BALTINORE Fare One Way, $40.00------Round Trip, $75.00 For full information apply to DIVISION PASSENGER AGENT At either port. Katzenstein's Self- Acting Nletal Packing For PISTON RODS, VALVE STEMS, etc. of every description for Steam Engines, Pumps, etc., etc. Adopted and in use by the principal Iron Works and Steamship Companies in this and foreign countries. FLEXIBLE TUBULAR METALLIC PACKING, for slip-joints on Steam Pipes, and for Hydraulic Pressure; also METAL GASKETS for all kinds of flanges and joints. For full particulars and reference,address L. KATZENSTEIN & CO. GENERAL MACHINISTS, BRASS FINISHERS, ENGINEERS' SUPPLIES. 358 West street, New York. BOSTON STEAMSHIP CO. ""SHAWMUT"' ""TREMONT"' "LYRA" Japan, South Ghina and Manila Steamship Line Operated in connection with the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railway Gompanies. Monthly Passenger and Freight Service from Tacoma and Seattle, Washington. New Twin-screw American Steamships of _ 10,000 tons register. Exceptionally large staterooms, all outside. OWING TO THE GREAT SIZE OF THE SHIPS, AND THE IMMENSE CARGOES CARRIED IT HAS NEVER BEEN NECESSARY TO USE RACKS ON THE DINING TABLES. Rates at any office of NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY, f GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, CHICAGO, BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILWAY, THOMAS COOK & SONS, Tourists Agents. A. WINSOR, PREs. '"F. WATERHOUSE, AGENT, Boston, Mass. Seattle, Wash.