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Positive Orders on the Philippine
:
Question.
COMMISSION IS INSTRUCTED
A Spccin Night Meeting of the Cabinet is
Held. Further Discussion! as to Right. of
Spain to Consider Disposition of Philip-
pines BIust Cease.
Vice-hi1: ton, Nov. 14.—-The cabinet
Told a s. :le session Saturday night
at which instructions, understood to be
of a positive character, bearing on the
Philippine question, were draftcdfor
dispatch to the American commrssxon-
These instructions were
The outccrro of a conference held ear«
lier in the day.
They instruct the
sentatives to admit of no further
cussion as to the right to consider the
disposition of the islands, and state
that on that point the instructions al-
ready sent must stand, the only mat-
ters for discussion being the manner
of giving over the islands.
A. special cabinet meeting was held
earlier in the day to consider a dis-
patch received from Judge Day, in Pa—
ris, in which he informed the president
that the Spanish commissioners had
asked for additional time to prepare
their reply to the proposition submit-
ted by the United States.
Although the president and his ad-
dis-
American repre- -
visers are exceedingly anxious that the 3
negotiations should proceed as rapidly
as possible, the request for additional
time was granted, and the Spanish
commissioners will have until next
Tuesday to prepare their reply.
The meeting, which was called by
the president in the morning, lasted
until one o‘clock. As a cabinet meet-
ing on Saturday is unusual, many re-
ports were afloat as to the urgent and
critical character of the subject consid-
ered.
But the members of the cabinet said
most posi'tively at the close of the ses-
sion that nothing of a critical or dis-
turbing chamcter had developed at
Paris or had been under consideration.
The attitude of the insurgents in the
. Philippines has given the administra-
tion Considerable uneasiness, for it is
feared that if they are allowed to con-
tinue their hostile activity there may
be protests which this government will
be compelled to regard. The difficulty
in the situation is that the insurgents
- are operating at points outside-the is- :
land of Luzon, where the United States
has never been in actual possession and
where it would be difficult to place any
troops to maintain the status quo.
Nevertheless, it is believed to be in-
cumbent on this government to do
3 man: Commander William H. Emory, ~
. than the conning tower showing above
something in this direction, and the ,
military and naval authorities at Ma-
nila will he so advised.
The president has received a personal
message from Judge Day thanking him
for his inquiry as to the judge’s health '
and saying that he was very much im- '
proved.
Fleet to Gather Here.
New York, Nov. 14-.—As soon as the
slight damage to the propeller shaft of
the battleship Texas has been repaired
there will be a fine naval show off
Tompkinsville, where the vessels of the
North Atlantic squadron will assemble
preparatory to sailing in company for
Hampton Roads.
In the fleet will be the cruisers New
York, Brooklyn, Newark and New Or-
leans, and the battleships Indiana,
Massachusetts and Texas.
York will be the flagship.
Every one of these ships will be in
the pink of condition. The battleships
have been provided with new rapid-
fire six-inch guns in place of the old-
fashioned weapons they formerly car-
5 through the conning tower to superin-
The New
5 the Holland first ran for ten minutes
' . § ing in the connimr tower steerin th
ricd. All the ships have been repaint- ' b g e
ed. The Indiana and Massachusetts 5
will probably leave the navy yard in a
few days and join the New York off
’Z'ompkinsville.
Gilli.
The Brooklyn is ready for sea. She
has just taken on 600 tons of coal,
which Captain Cook believes will last
until she arrives at Norfolk. The
Brooklyn still proudly carries two bat-
tis- scars, one at the top of an exhaust
pipe and one on the after smokestack.
Oldest. Actress Dies.
New York, Nov. 14.—Clara Fischer
Macder, who was supposed to be the
oldest living actress,
morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Post, New street, Metuchcn, N. J.
Mrs. Maeder was 87 years old. She
was born in England July 14, 1811, and
at the age of six years made her first
appearance on the stage in England as
a child actress. This was on Decem-
ber 17. 1817. For years she was known
as the child wonder of the English
Fm 1'13
She came to this country in 1827 and
made her first appearance in “A Lot-
tery of Love" at the Park theatre in
,‘(-._:r.' York. She afterward became a
pltmlllneut actress inthis country and
gained great fame in supporting Wal—
lacs. Forrest, 'Brougham, i‘.{[cCready
err} Keene.
r last. appearance on the stage was
when she appeared with Daly‘s
wr‘nmmny in this city. She was then
nearly eighty years old.
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Lord Aberdeen's Successor. S
Quebec, Nov. 14.-——The Earl of Minto.
the new Canadian governor general in
succession to Lord Aberdeen, arrived
here on the steamer Scotsman from
Liverpool, accompanied. by his wife and
kindly and suite. He was met at the
winding stage by Lord Aberdeen and
Sir Vi’lli’rid Laurier, several members
of the cabinet and some of the .provin-
lieutenant governors. The party
9' we to the provincial legislative buil-
-.l.ugs. where the new governor general
, was sworn in.
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Kaiser Returning Incognito.
Beyi-out, Nov. 14.—ThevEmperor and
:Zinpress of Germany sailed from here
six o’clock yesterday morning on
board the Hohenzollern. The imperial
’mrxht will first call at the island of
Rhodes for dispatches and will then
sail for Malta. ,
The emperor will observe the‘strlct-
est incognito throughout his return
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, the. boat sank out of sight.
They are now ready to
3 came to the surface, and turning about
died Saturday i
' the Union Jack and the other the Stars
above the water.
Submarine Omit Given a. Trial
Before Naval Board.
RESULT IS SATISFACTORY
The Strange Vessel Ran Swiftly ‘on the
Surface or Under the Water and Her
Diving Apparatus Worked A’Imirably.
The Boat is Certainly a Wonder in
Naval Construction.
New York, Nov. i4.——With United
States naval officers on board direct-
ing and controlling its movements, the
submarine torpedo boat Holland was
put to an official test in the lower bay
yesterday, before the ‘naval board of
inspectors and survey from Washing-
ton, with a View to the purchase of the
boat by the government.
For the first time the boat was direc-
ted by government officers. and the in-
spection was the first made by all the
members of the board, among whom
was Captain Robley Evans commander
of the Iowa. .
Fighting Bo-b examined the strange
manoeuvres of the wonderful little ves-
sel with a critical eye, and seemed
pleased when the inspection was ended.
for the test was the most successful
that has. yet been made with the Hol-
land. .
She first discharged an eleven-foot
torpedo in the harbor, then put to sea
and went through a remarkable pro-
gramme. diving, plunging under and
out of the water like a porpoise, run-
ning at full speed under the surface,
and reversing swiftly while submerged.
Lieutenant W. J. Sears. inspector of
ordnance in the navy, who arranged
the torpedo test, said the official trial
of the boat had been very successful.
Two large parties accompanied the
Holland. The members of the board
of inspection and survey, with other
naval officers, and the owners of the
Holland, were in one tug: a. second was
reserved for the newspaper men and
artists.
Composing the naval board were
Captain Frederick Rogers, the chair-
Lieutenant Nathan Sargent, recorder,
and Captain Evans.
The Holland lay at the Atlantic
Yacht Club moorings at the foot of
Fifty-ninth streeet, South
where the inspecting party with Mr.
Holland, the owner of the boat, landed.
Several changes had been made in
the torpedo boat since its former trials.
It lay in the water with but little more
the surface. It still bore a steel up-
right. or mast. fore and aft. one flying
and Stripes. ,
Its crew was composed of H. C. D.
Niizdermann, who was with Lieutenant
De Long on his Arctic exploration in
the Jeannette; Matthew Addison, F. C.
Cable and Henry Myers.
When the signal was given to cast
off, at noon. Lieutenant Sargent, who
inspected the boat last spring, and
Chief Engineer Lowe descended
tend the manoeuvres, and work the
boat themselves.
In response to signals from the tug,
the Holland then turned seaward and
ran at cruising position—that is. bare-
ly on the surface—mm through the Nar-
rows and to a point two miles south
of the Orchard Shoal light. '
The sea was almost as calm as a
mill pond. There were no craft cruis-
ing about to‘ make diving dangerous.
In response to signals from the tug.
to the northwest, completely submerg-
ed, only her two little flags showing
Lieutenant Sargent had been stand-
torpedo boat.
At the order to submerge, he quickly
pulled down the cover of the tower and
After run-
ning swiftly to the northwest, she
ran submerged in the opposite direc-
tion.
Her air and water compartments, by
which she. sinks or rises, worked with-
out a hitch and she sank like lead.
This began a series of dives. She ran
swiftly forward and a moment later
her nose dipped into the waves, her
stern tilted into the air, and she dived
like. a duck, her flags disappearing be-
neath the surface.
For three or four minutes nothing
could be seen of her. Three hundred
yards away to the right she suddenly '
rose out of the water and glided over
the surface. There were murmurs of
admiration and approval among the
members of the board. '
Next the Holland made a series of
four dives in quick succession, rising
above and sinking beneath the waves
like a porpoise, and followed this feat
with a. dive in which she completely re-
versed her position.
Priest Attacked With Dynamite.
Scranton,N-ov. ll.—-Because the Rev.
John Orloroskie, pastor of the Duryea.
Polish Catholic Church, refused to ac-
c-cle to the demands of a gang of des-
peradoes and pay them $100, a dastard4
ly attempt was made on his life Satur-
day night. As it was the entire front.
of his home was wrecked with dyna-
mite. Tlhe stoop was shattered, win.-
dow-s broken and the church, about
sixty feet dist-ant, also damaged.
The priest received an anonymous
letter written in Polish about one
month ago which when translated
read as fol-lows: '
“You must pay us $100 in money or
we will murder you and blow up
your house. The money you can
place in a bottle and leave Illt' buried
in the ground right under the corner-
stone of the church. Do not expect a.
second demand.”
Dr. Orloroskie paid no attention to
the demand, and this fearful Work
followed. '
, Guns from Spanish Warships
Norfolk, Va... Nov. 14.—The Ge
steamship Senior, from Santiago,“
guns taken from the Spanish crunufl
Maria Teresa. Vimya. ,and; Quinn“,
and the Colon's safe, arrived here M
urday . .. ' 1"=i-.-I'11-353§Vé
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3 friend of Colonel Roosevelt for
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POSTOFFICES AND POSTMASTERS. .
Annual Report of Fourt Assistant Post.-
‘ master-G eneral.
Washington, Nov..1-l.—~Tlie report of
Mr. Bristow, Fourth Assist-ant
master-General, for the year ending;
June 30, 1898, is a succinct but cmnpre-l
hensive review of the operations of‘
that. branch of the, postal
which corners within his jurisdiction.
and comia.-.l much information of gen-
eral interest concernng postal matters.'
The report shows that at the close
of the fiscal year there were 73,570
n-ostofiices in the United States—3,816
Presid’ental and
The net increase for the fiscal year
was 2,548. The state having the larg-
est number of Presidential
Pennsylvania, with 284; Illinois, 257,
Iowa. 212, and Ohio, 208.
having the greatest number of fourth-
class offices are Pennsylvania, 4,871:
New Yonk, 3,394; Vlirginla, 3,297; Ohio,
3,175; and North Carolina, 2,898. In
compensation Massachusetts heads the
list, showing an average compensation
for her fourth class postmasters of $336
a year, followed by Rhode Island, $319,
and Connecicut, $283.
PEACE REIGNS IN WILMINGTON.
No Further Clash Between “’liitcs and
Blacks’
V’ilmington, N. C., Nov. 14.~—‘Nil-
mington is rapidly settling down to its
normal quietude. There has been no
further Clash between the races. The
new city government is exerting every
effort to reassure the negroes so that
they will resume their labors at the
cotton compresses and the shipping
wharves
The mayor has sent negro messen.
gers through the woods adjacent to the
city to urge hundreds of their race,
who are in hiding, to return to the city
- and assure them that they may come
back to the city with perfect safety.
Many of them, men,wom en and chil-
dren, are reported in a starving condi-
tion.
,The coroner's jury held an inquest
Saturday morning over one of the ne-
groes killed in the riot. The verdict
was that the negro came to his death
at the hands of parties unknown to the
jury. This verdict will apply to all of
those killed. _
The board of aldermen has elected a
new police force of one hundred men.
They will serve for thirty days or lon-
Brooklyn (get, at the discretion of the mayor an
’ ,chief of police.
. Manley,.Negro Editor, Here.
Asbury Park, Nov. 14.——Al Manley.
the colored editor, who fled from Wil-
mington, N. C.,&_\_wnere his newspaper
office was wrecked by a mob has reach-
ed this place. It is believed that the
fugitive came here with another color-
ed man named Butler, and that the two
travelled together as far as New York.
Manley is living with his sister, who is
the wife of the Rev. I. N. Gibbs, pas-
tor of the Colored Methodist church in
West Asbury Park. He is a slender
young fellow of pleasing appearance,
and is intelligent. . ..
Manley left Wilmington two days be-
fore the race riot, and said that he
knew nothing about the events follow-
ing his departure, excepting what he
had read in the newspapers. '
"He was reticent, and left the impres-
sion that he was reserving a complete
story of the exciting events for publi-
cation later on.
Yale vs. Princeton.
Pninceton, N. 5.. Nov. 12.——-Fifteen
thousand persons witnessed the foot-
ball game between Yale and Princeton
on Brokaw field this afetrnoon, which
resulted in a score of 6 to 0 in favor of
play was like this: After the first five
minutes Yale forced the play and got
to Princeton’s lZ-yard line. There she
fumbled the ball, and little P02, quick
as a flash picked it up, eluded :two
Yale backs and ran the length of the
field for a touchdown. That was the
play that spelled victory for Princeton.
Yale kept her foe on the defensive all
the rest of the half. In the next half
Yale started in to get a touchdown
right off, but lost the ball. The fight
waged in midfield till toward the end,
when Princeton forced the pace close
to Yale’s goal line, but could not score
again.
Roosevelt Selects Youngs.
New York, Nov. 14,—William J.
Young's, district attorney of Queens
county, has been selected by Governor-
elect Roosevelt to be his private secre-
tary, and Mr. Youngs will accept the
place. . _
Mr. Youngs been a personal
many
He lives near him in Oyster
has
years.
Bay.
Mr. Youngs accompanuied Colonel
Roosevelt on all his speaking tours
through the state in the campaign hav-
ing entire charge of the train and thf 5
s itinerary.
The salary of the governor’s private
secretary, in total, is $5,000 a. year——
$3,500 as secretary and $1,500 as bill
clerk in the executive chamber.
A New Cunard Liner.
- Boston, Mass, Nov. 14.—‘The new
this port Saturday morning on her
maiden trip across the Atlantic. ‘
She was launched at Newcastle. Eng-.
land, June 6, and was fitted out at that
port for the trade between Liverpool
and Boston. She is a large twin screw
cattle and cargo vessel.
Weather Station at San Juan.
San Juan, Porto I-lico, Nov. 14.‘——A
branch of the West Indian and South
American service of the United States
weatherb ureau is being established
In San Juan. ‘ Dr. M. .W. Harrington is
in charge of this office, his assistant in.
the work is Clyde Lomon, and F'. R.
Randolph is aiding in the establish-
ment of the bureau. '
Li Hung Chang Slielved." EM
Pekin, Nov. Dir-Li lifting Chang has
been ordered to proceed to Tel-Van,
capital of the province of Shan-Tung.
to adopt measures with the viceroy of
Shun-Tung'to prevent future in‘unda-‘f
tions of fheLellmv rI e‘.‘ (Hoang-Ho).
. Thlsennnirh“ ~ rarded as virt-
ually shelving-Prince Ll. ' - '
69,754 f-ou-nth-class. I
pos-tofli'cesl
is New York, with 330, followed by" States
The StatleS' State John Hay as
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:M’MIIIAN T0 ENGLAND;
Page; The Senator From Michigan to Be.
Hey’s Successor.
59m”? ALGER TO TAKE HIS SEAT
Inference Is that Governor Pingree Will
Appoint. Secretary of War for U cexpired
Term. Will Relieve tire Administration
and at the Same Time Protect Algcr’s
Feelings.
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HILLINDTTITESTED‘
W'ashington, D. 0., Nov. 14;—United.
Senator James McMillan of
Michigan is to succeed Secretary of
ambassador to
Great Britain, unless Secretary Alger
and a few of his personal friends have
, been misinformed.
The statement came so directly from
a. gentleman who is in a position to be
advised on the subject that it may be
considered absolutely accurate.
The suggestion of Senator McMillan
for the English mission is not new, as
the subject has been frequently men-
tioned in Michigan politics. and also at
the National Capital since the first re-
port was circulated that Secretary Al-
ger would retire from the McKinley
cabinet.
The statement that Senator McMillan
was willing to relinquish the remain-
der of his term in the Senate to go- to
the court of ‘St. James has never been
directly denied by the president, Secre-
tary Hay or Senator McMillan.
All efforts to obtain an authorized
confirmation of the report have been
equally futile, but. at the same time
those who are closely associated with
Senator McMillan and Secretary Alger
in unguardedmome nts during the last
few weeks have stated without qualifi-
cation that‘the incident is as good as
closed, so far as Senator McMillan’s
appointment by the president is con-
cerned.
Of course the inference is that when
McMillan resigns his seat in the Senate.
Governor Pingree of_Michigan will ap-
point Secretary Alger to fill out the un-
expired term, which lasts until March
3, 1901. .
This is the plan said to have been
agreed upOn between the president,
Secretary Alger, Senator McMillan and
Governor Pingree some time previous
to the recent elections.
The, subject has been kept in the
background pending the campaign, but
the Michigan men are now looking for-
ward to an early culmination of the
project, which will relieve the adminis-
tration of the services of Secretary Al-
ger without inflicting serious wounds
upon his personal pride. A seat in the
United States Senate 'is balm enough to
heal almost any political wound.
Senator McMillan is now rounding
out his second term in the Senate, and
he has no further aspirations in that
direction. ,
The novelty of being one of the rich-
est members of that distinguished body
and in addition being regarded as one
of the ablest and most astute council-
lors in the Republican party, has pas-
sed, and he is said to be willing to go
to the court of St. James during the
remainder of the McKinley administra-
tion.
Secretary Alger has evidently grown
weary of being made the scapegoat for
all the mistakes of the war, and he
would not hesitate to resign his seat at
the cabinet table, with all its multifa-
rious responsibilities and accept a gov-
ernor-given senatorial toga at the
hands of his personal friend, the execu—
tive of the state of Michigan.
lst. New York Ordered Home.
San Francisco, Nov. 14.—The First
regiment of New York volunteer infan-
try, now doing duty at Honolulu, has
been ordered home by the War Depart.
ment. Major General Merriam, oom-
mander of the department, has receiv-
e. dcsnaltch from the department in-
structing him to recall the regiment
immediately.
.This sudden and most unexpected
recall of the New York regiment from
Honolulu is the result of the recom-
mendation made to the W'ar Depart-
ment by General Merriam on Friday.
The last repent received here by the
department commander from Briga-
dier General King showing that the
regiment was .badly off from 8. san-
itarv viewpoint, as many of the men
were ill with-fever, and the disease
seemed to be on the increase.
Troops Ordered to Savannah.
Vi’ashingtmi, D. (3., Nov. 14.~—IVlth a
view to their transfer to duty in Cuba,
fhe following troops, now on their way
, from Porto Rico, have been ordered to
I go into camp at Savannah, Ga:
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teries C and F of the Third artillery,
B of the Fourth artillery and D of the
Fifth artillery: Troop B of the Sec-
ond cavalry and Tree}: H of the Sixth
cavalry.
The Second artillery, with the ex-
ception of two light batteries now at
Hrntsville, has been ordered to Savan-
and attached to General Lee’s
' m'rrps. ,
Nearly all this regiment is now star
' _ ' . tioned in the northeastern states.
Cunard steamship L-ltonia. arrived a: = _'_____
Merrimac Hero Honored.
Stuart, Ia... Nov. l4.-—Osborne Delg-
nan, one of the men of the Merrimac.
arrived here yesterday and was met by
five hundred people, who escorted him
home. Eighteen or twenty girls sur-
rounded him at the depot and attempt-
ed to kiss him, but he pushed all back,
saying that there were handsomer men
in the crowd tahn he.
The municipal authorities presented
Deignan with a. sword and Governor
Shaw and other prominent Iowans
made speeches.
Diegnan ran away from his home
. here years ago. .
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Tin Company Assigns. _
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 14.-Raible
Smith 8: Co.,* manufacturers of tin
plate ware at‘Prest'on and Lampton
streets, filed a deed of assignment on
Saturday in , the _ county , clerk’s office.
Christopher Wright-wasgnamed as as-
slg-njeem :The liabilities and assets are
employs about one hundred people. .
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COPPER RIVER-GOLD FIELDS. ‘”
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, Return of Government Surveyorl.
Seattle, VVash.. Nov. 12.—The steam
schooner Excelsior has arrived here
from Copper river, Alaska, with about.
two hundred passengers, among whom
were Captain W. R. Abercrombie, of
the United States army, and his party
of government surveyors, including F.
C. Schader, geologist; Emil Marlow.
topographer, and nine enlisted men.
The Abercrombie party claims to
have cut a. trail from the Vlades to
Copper river, which does away with
the dangerous trip over the glacier and
shortens the distance sixty miles. Cap-_
tain Abercromble says: A
“Of the three thousand persons who
went into the .Copper river country,’
from nine hundred to eleven hundred
will winter there. Those who came
back either lost their outfits or were
grub staked, tenderfeet, who simply
sat around camp and searched but lit-
tle, if any, for gold.
“There are three placer mine camps
in the interior at Lake Seslota, the To-
nsina and Consina rivers. Coarse pla-
cer gold. has been found at all of them.
Bed rock has not been reached yet on
account of the water.
“W. S. Amy of San Francisco has
discovered a big vein of bituminous
coal west of Teslin lake.”
Accompanying Captain Abercrombie
is the United States Coast and Geo-
detic Survey party, consisting of H. P.
Bitter, E. B. Latham, H. C. Denson
and several others who have been at
work all summer in Copper river delta
procuring complete maps and data. The
delta is about thirty miles wide at its
widest part. ‘
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FATE OF THE MARIA TERESA.
Stores Seized by ’Wreckers. How She Lie!
on Cat Island.
Nassau, New Providence,.Nov. 12.—
Wreckers who have arrived here have
brought with them stores from the
stranded vessel off Cat island, which
establishes beyond a doubt that she is
the Infants. Maria Teresa.
As the ve5sel is looked upon as being
a. derelict, the wreckers claim the right
to seize the stores which can be saved.
They report that the water is up to her
between decks, that she has a list to
starboard, which side is damaged, and
that she is dismasted.
The vessel lies between two reefs,
on a smooth bottom, and has her an-
chor out.
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 12.——The Merritt
Wrecking Company has decided to
send its tug the I. J. Merritt to Cat
island to work on the wreck there. If
the vessel is the Teresa, the Merritts
no doubt will attempt to fulfill their
contract with the government by deliv-
ering the vessel at Norfolk.
If the Vulcan met with no accident
she should now be at the scene of the
wreck. ‘
Train Robbers Caught.
Moorehead, Minn, Nov. 12.—Six of
the men engaged in the hold up of the
Great Northern coast train near Fer—
gus Falls were captured here yesterday
by Chief of Police Murphy.
Four of the men arrived at the Ex-
change Hotel here together and two
others came about an hour later and
inquired for the first four. Each had
.two large revolvers.
Two sets of burglars tools and two
dark lanterns, three sticks of dyna-
mite and four dynamite caps were
found on them. Each man had three
handkerchicfs.
The six men had about $200. They
gave their names as VT. J. Rose. .7. C.
Hall, C. F. Huffman, H. L. Minot, E.
Morris and J. B. Edwards.
None is more than thirty years old,
and all are bright and intelligent in
appearance. Three claim to come from
Missouri.
There seems to be no doubt that they
are the men implicated and they had
agreed to rendezvous at Moorehead.
A number of other robberies, including
that of an elevator at Evansville and
a bank at Battle lake are now credited
to this gang. ;
King Humbert in Danger.
Rome, Nov. 12.—The king and queen
returned to Rome yesterday from Ven-
Ice. As they alighted ”at the station a
coachman was seen following them
and acting suspiciously, whereupon he
was arrested.
London, Nov. 12.——A news agency dis-
patch from Lyons, France, says that
an Anarchist has been arrested there
for trying to kill three policemen who
were engaged in tearing down Anarch-
ist placards.
He confessed that he "was an Anarch-
lst and gave his name as Charles Pel-
Ieyre, a Frenchman.
He had in his possession three re-
volvers and one hundred cartridges,
which were confiscated.
A Valuable Cargo of Furs.
San Francisco, Nov. 12.-—The Russian
barkentine Bering has arrived in this
port with a cargo of seal skins and
furs, one of the largest that has ever
come from the Bering coast.
It is estimated that the value of the
cargo is $1,000,000.
She has 110 packages of bear skins,
273 packages of assorted furs, 619 dry
seal skins and 9,491 salted seal skins.
, The cargo repreSents the results of the
year's catchh of the Copper islands,
and comes to the Russian Sealing
Company.
To Consolidate Tanner-ion.
Chicago, Nov. 12.—An effort is being
made to consolidate the upper leather
tanneriesin the East with the leading
ones in Chicago and Milwaukee.
The largest calfskin tanneries in the
world are located at Milwaukee. '
It is proposed to take twenty-five
tanneries in all; valued at 15,000,000,
and to sell them to an English syndi-
cate.
No options have been secured, but
preliminary figuring is going on, New
York parties having the work in hand.
A Copper Mine on‘ Fire.
Houghton, Mich., .Nov. 12.—The At-
lantic copper mine, feur miles west of
Houghton, is on fire. The two hun-
dred miners at work allrescaped to the
surface when, the fire broke out.
The mouths of the shafts have been
covered with timber and dirt, and the
require. a. few. days or may take sev-
erslweeks- .. . ,. ._ .
, Five, hundredpmloyu are thrown
out are“. _ . ‘. _ '1 4 ; a"
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~Indies yesterday the transport Berlin,
fire: will‘be- smbthered, which may only '
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Member of the Evacuation Cornxnlssloll'i~
_ Aboard. He Predicts a Great Future for.
Porto (Rico. :People Are Law-abiding
and Pleased With American Control. ' J
New York, Nov. 12.-—The United
States cruiser Newark, in command of
Commander Goodrich, and flying the
flag of Rear Admiral Schley, arrived f“-
yesterday from San Juan, Porto Rico,“
and anchored off Tompkinsville, S. I.
She was greeted on her arrival by a
salute from the battleship Texas, in
honor of the Rear Admiral aboard.
The Newark sailed from San Juan
on Sunday, November 6. '
On board with Rear Admiral Schley.
were his staff, composed of Flag Lieu;
tenant James H. Sears, Flag Secretary
B. W. Wells, Jr., and Ensign E. Mc-
Cauley, aide, and Hon. Charles W.
Russell of the department of justice,,;
legal adviser to the Porto Rican evactb
ation commission, who also accompan- {
led the rear admiral when he went tony"
Porto Rico. a
The rear admiral had with him the
report of the commission, consisting of
three bulky parcels, with the documen-,
tary evidence, and estimated to contain
at least sixty thousand words, which
he took with him to Washington last
evening. I
He looked well, and said he felt well!
though tired and in need of rest; the.
tact that had to be exercised in the dis-:1
charge of the work of the commission"
had been a. great strain, and he wanted5
to get away off in the country on a?
farm, where he could be away from all;
care for a. t1me..
He said that the meetings of the com-,
mission with the Spaniards had been”
very harmonious: the instructions that
the American commissioners could not
deviate from were gracefully submitted
to by them, and before the meetings;
ceased the Spaniards had a. very much‘
higher respect for Americans.
The report contains a full statement'
of the finances, the revenues, and ex-l
penditures. the debts, the government|
and other Conditions of Porto Rico and:
its inhabitants. '
Rear Admiral Schley finishes up theI
Work of the commission in conveying'
the report to the president.
Of the other two members, Major
General John R. Brooke remains as}
military governor of Porto Rico, and'
Brigadier General W. _W. Gordon re-
turned home some two Weeks ago.
As Rear- Admiral Schley was oom-
mandant at Porto Rico, he did not
leave before the arrival of Commander
Snow, who reached San Juan by the!
hospital steamer Solace, from New‘
York on Saturday, with several officers.
stores and marines to establish a bar-i
racks, and took immediate command',
of the station.
The rear admiral said that Porto Ri-
co had a great future and advantage
equal with Cuba. ..
The people, he continued, are agreea-
ble, docile and amenable to law, an-
are just now carried away with admi-'
ration for the United States. .
Flag Secretary B. W. Wells, Jr., said
that the Spaniards had almost all left
the island, being mostly in the military
and civil service. The small number
left. he said, were those compelled to
stay by their interests.
The heat was great when the Newark-
left San Juan last Sunday, but the
nights were cool.
He said that the soldiers are now get-
ting acclimated, so that the number of;
sick in the hospitals is growing rapidly,
less. '
The men are gradually being housed
and will soon no longer have to live'
in tents and sleep on the ground.
There arrived. also, from the West'
Captain Wilson, which sailed from
Santiago on November 6. She reached
quarantine at 8 o’clock, and after be-i
ing inspected by the health officer, pro-
ceeded to an anchorage off Bedloe’s is-
land.
The Berlin brought 137 passengem,
consisting of discharged and convales.
cent soldiers, government employee and
six contract female nurses. 1
Among these passengers were Cap-I
tain Justo Garcia, son of General Ca-
lixto Garcia; Major Melendez of the
Cuban army, and Senor Carulla. Cu.
ban diplomat on a mission to the Uni-
ted States.
The Berlin is in charge of Captain
Thomas Swohe, quartermaster. All 0
board the transport are well or conva-
lescent. The convalescents improve
steadily during the voyage to this port.
Four Men Killed.
Hanover, Mass, Nov. 12.-—Fire in th
general store of C. A. Stearns was dis.
covered at 5.30 o’clock yesterday morn.
ing, and soon afterwards a. terrific ex
plosion took place, which blew out th
sides of the building and killed (on
men.
The dead are Michael Robert Sylves
ter, Edgar Adams, C. A. Peterson an.
C. T. Tolman.
More than twelve persons were'injifl-
ed,‘principal among them being 0..
Stearns, the proprietor of the store
who had one arm and one leg ‘0"?an
his shoulderncrushed and was consid
erably bruised about the body.
The Vii-don Mine Trouble.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 12.—A dispatc
to the Post-Dispatch from Virdenj, fi
linois, says that indications pointziito
settlement between the striking mine .
and the Virden Coal Company. . -“
Edward Cahill, president of the 1.11111
érs' Union, has left for Chicago, in re
sponse to a telegram from T. C. L6u..
president of the coal company. '
Consul at Er’zemm Reorganized;
Constantinople, Nov. 12.—-After ef
forts lasting‘three years upon the pa
of the United States legation here, th
United States minister, Oscar S. Strau
has succeeded in obtaining an ind
authorizing the granting of an .."ex
quaturtothe. United States consul ,
Erzerum. , ii
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, Norway and Sweden. I
Cliri'stiania, Nov. ISL—The start)“.
has adopted-a resolution .to introdim
Ipurely‘ Norwegian flag. without, ,
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