at r ’/. ' ‘1... I": ’5‘ L. -. " , 11.11. as. o-aan ’r . there is serious. (III) GLORY IN HAVANA Guban and American Flags Plung to the Breeze. 'GREAT REJOIGIIIG CAUSED An Order of Captain-General Cnsncllanos Permitting It. Gen. Ludlow Watching A the Temper of the Populada. Havana, Dec. 28,—The citizens of Ha- vana read in their morning papers yes- terday an order from Captain General (L‘astellanos permitting the display of Cuban and American flags inside the lines of Spanish jurisdiction, and the THE WAR INVESTIGATION. flow of the Inquiry by the N. lelx: of January. Washington, D. 0., Dec. 23,—There were but three members of the war induiry commission at its offices yes- terday, and after a. short informal dis- cuss-ion the regular session was defer- red until to—day. The Swift Beef Company of Chicago has forwarded to the commission a communication taking exception to the Possible _ reflections m:;de by General Miles on I expeditionary forces in the war. the character of the beef furnished the The communication is not made public. and will not be until it -is brought officially ' before the commission. Stars and Stripes and the Cuban flag - are floating over many buildings in the heart of the city and in streets where the. Spanish soldiers still keep guard. The only buildings excepted in the or- dcr arc the government offices. Ha- vana, therefore, is now bright with color and fire crackers are being ex- ploded in the streets and on the plazas. Fear of the Spaniards disappeared with the appearance of this order, for out came thousands 0: flags secretly made. by the women of the households or ciandestinely purchased from ad- venturous peddlers. lobert A. Scott, eX-city treasurer of Jacksonville, Fla., succeeded in getting a small cargo of flags dnto Havana costing about four cents have been sel- ling for about $1 eacn. The order of Captain General Cas- tellanos was issued after a. conference- with General Ludlow, and it was fol- lowed by an order Closing the cafes at 10 p. m. ‘ General Ludlow rode around the city late in the evening watching the tem- per of the people in the streets. Fourteen people were wounded yes— terday by persons who fired different. kinds of weapons in the streets. Major General John R. Brooke, mili— tary governor of Cuba, arrived here from the United States yesterday mor- ning. Washington, D. 0., Dec. 28.--Th'1 navy department has been informed of the arrival of the Clastine at Ha- rana. . ,, Iiinva'ian Authorities Disagree. San Francisco, Dec. 28.—The steamer China, from the Orient and Honolulu, brings the following: advices from the latter place, under date of December 19: Chief Justice Judd has decided that Chinese who secured permits previous to annexation may land at this port. The question was brought before the supreme court on a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioners were recently refused a landing by Special Agent Brown of the treasury department. Special Agent J. K. Brown expres- sed himself as follows: “I am an administrative officer; my. instructions are explicit and impera— tive. They are the instructions of a department of the executive branch of the government. YVhet‘ner the reso— lutions will be modified when the de— cision is made known at Washington, I cannot tell. But I cannot assume that they will be, and until they are I shall follow those I have.” The Cabinet Meeting. Washington, D. 0., Dec. 28.—The meeting of the cabinet lasted two hours yesterday morning, but little business of importance was 'transact- cl. ' Parts of the peace treaty, which was handed to the president on Saturday, were read at the meeting and commen- ted upon favorably. There was an in— formal discussion in regard to the proposed formal taking possession of Cuba on January 1. The president reported that the forthcoming civil service order was mt yet quite complete and that the selection of volunteer regiments for muster out was proceeding rapidly. A Greek Brigand, New York, Dec. 28.—Michael Fer— rando, a Greek. who is charged with having decoyed the Greek sailor, Eico- las Zeutzouble of 382 Water street, Manhattan, to his room at 139 East Thirteenth street, last Thursday, and there beat him into inSensibility and robbed him, was yesterday morning in the. Yorkville r-olice court identified as Soteros de Sarantos, a Greek brigand, for whom the Greek government has offered a reward of five thousand trams for his arprehension, dead or alive. Sheriff Loses $750. New Brunswick, N. J., Dec. 28.-—-It was said here yesterday, notwithstan- ding determined efforts to keep it quiet that a sneak thief had committed a ‘iobbery in the Middlesex county jail here. The victim was the sheriff, G. J. Lit- terst. His apartments were entered and the thief stole $750. The first known of the theft by the sheriff was when he found twu hun— dred dollars on the stairs leading to his room. ' Norfolk Names Postmaster. Winsted, Conn., Dec. 28.—Norfolk’s spirited fight for postmaster is ended. The Republican voters of that town elected L. J. Curtis, a merchant, post- master by a majority of twenty-four. J. N. Cowles, who was second in the race, had a lead of 26 over A. P. At- Wood. Curtiss represented his town in the last legislature. Civil 17:“- in Bolivia. Ilma, Peru, Dec. 28.——Advices from Bolivia say that the aspect of affairs Young men belong— ing to the best families are joining either side, the banks have lost nearly all their clerks and civil war is inevi- table. 0 The Grip at. Scranton. Scranton, Pa., Dec. 28.——It is esti- mated that half of the population of Scranton is suffering from thegrip. The steam and electric railways are seriously hampered thereby. most of theft" e‘mployes'being ill. .. The exception also taken to that fea— ture of. General Miles's testimony by Commissary General Eagan will be taken up by the commission when it has its :ei-zt full session, and General Eagan may be recalled to testify. This - question of the character of beef sup- . ply may possibly open up a rather ‘ prolonged inquiry. ' pects to something unexpected should however, the commission ex~ close its regular sessions be- fore the. middle of January and possi- bly finish up its work entirely by Feb- ruary 1, so as to submit its report to Unless develop, Congress about that time. This is barring a possible broad investigation as to the beef issue. General Humphreys, the depot quar- ter-master in charge at Tampa during the time covered by the complaints against that department there, has . been summoned from Havana but will not reach here now until the first week . , of January,. several weeks ago and flags originally , Death of an Author. New York, Dec. 28.--Mrs. Isabel Al- lerdice Mailer, author of “Bab‘s Bab- ble,” and known also as a. writer under the nom de plume of “Ruth Ashmore," died at her residence, No. 475 Fourth avenue, at 2.45 o'clock yesterday morn- ing from pneumonia, Mrs. Mullen was a member of the 'old Sloan family of Hartford county, Md. Her ancestors lived for five gen- erations in Baltimore, where, thirty- six years ago she was born. When 16 years old she married William T. Mallon, a well to do young man of Baltimore, and they soon went abroad. ‘Her travels proved of inestlmable val- ue to her as a Writer. Sixteen years ago her husband died, and Mrs. Mal- lon was obliged to support herself by newspaper work. Under the name or Ruth Ashmore she wrote a series of letters entitled "Side Talks with Girls," for the La- dies’ Home Journal. To Command Shammck, London, Dec. 28.—Capta-in Archie Hogarth, former commander of the Isolde, has been selected 'to command the American cup challenger Sham— rock. He sayS that the design of the new boat is perfect, and that she has been specially designed to meet American racing conditions. The yacht Isolde. which he commanded, is a twenty-rat— ' er, built by the Herreshoffs, which be- longed to the late Baron von Zedwitz of the imperial German Yacht Club, and during the regatta of the Royal .- Albert Yacht Club off South Sea, near ‘ Portsmouth, on August 18, 1896, she “ came in collision with Meteor, Emperor : Vv’illriam’s yacht, sweeping those on board into the sea. Baron von Zed— i ‘ wi'tz lost his life. ' the firm of Robert Bonner’s Sons. Proprietor of N. Y. Ledger Dies. New York, Dec. 28.——Andrew Allen Bonner, the eldest son of Robert Bon- ner, proprietor of the New York Led- ger, died yesterday of pneumonia at his residence, 21 East Sixty—fourth street. - Mr. Bonner, who had been ill only ten days, was the senior member of In , 1887 the New York Ledger was given by its founder, Robert Bonner, to his three sons, and they have ever since conducted the paper. Mr. Bonner's stud farm was at Sea- bright, N. J., and was a model of its kind. He leaves a widow and three children. They will inherit a large fortune. Iloilo Evacuated. Madrid Dec. 28.—Genez;a1 Rios tele- graphs from Iloilo that he has made a. delivery of the city to the local gov- ernor and the foreign consuls, leav- ing the Spanish subjects under the protection of the German consul. The troops and war material were embarked for Manila without the least disturbance. Senor Puigcerver, minister of finance declares that the finance department has all of the funds necessary to meet every exjwnse involved in the repatri- ation of the Spanish troops. Anglo-Fro all School ()lobod. Paris, Dec. SS.--The Med’iaeval Uni- versity at Azay le Rideau, in the pro- vince of Touraine, which was designed to bring French and English youths together for mutual improvement and a. better understanding of each other’s ways, has been closed owing to the criticisms of the jingo local press and the fact that the priests raised a row about the “contaminating influence of English thought and manners." To Stay at Calla . . Washington, Dec. 28.—-Orders have been cabled by the navy department to Captain Barker of the Oregon, the senior and commanding ofl‘lcer of the fleet of battleships and supply vessels at Callao, to remain at that port until January 10‘. It was impossible to order the yes-r sels to Manila without being a breach of the spirit of the agreement between the United States and Spain providing for the suspension of hostilities. Gilt froln Senator Frye. Lewiston, Me., Dec. 28.——Mrs. w.‘I-I. \Vhi'te, daughter of Senator Frye, has received a telegram from Mr. Frye at W'ashing'ton directing her to present one thousand dollars to the Central Maine General Hospital, Lewiston, as “a peace offering and Christmas gift,” in'memory of Emmie Frye, his daugh- ter. To Look Af er Agriculture. Chicago, Dec. 28.—-Commi'ssioner Gen- eral Peck has appointed Mr. Charles . P.ichards Dodge of New York director of agriculture of the American exhibit , at the Paris exposition, _ ISENAAAAQAAILLDEAD‘ Patriarch of the Senate-Has Fatal Attack of Pneumonia. NEARLY 89 YEARSWOF AGE He Was a Great Favorite with Ilia Constit uents and ‘Coueagues and -. “'35 Still Vigorous at the Last Session of Congre; 8. Washington, Dec. 28.—Justin S. Mor- rill, the senior senator from Vermont, died at 1.25 o’clock this morning in the 89th year of his age, after an illness of less than a week. With him when the end came were his sieter-in-law, Miss. Louise Swan, his son James, Benjamin Durfee, for u. long time' associated with the senator in the finance committee work at the Capitol, and Colonel S. E. Chamber- lain, an intimate friend. The senator never recovered from the unconscious state into which he lapsed early in the day, and his death was calm and peaceful. The immediate cause of death was pneumonia, which developed from an attack of grip contracted about a. week ago. The venerable senator was con- fined to his home but seven days. Despite his advanced age, he attend- ed his senatorial duties faithfully, and regularly went. to the Capitol. About tar days ago the weather here was cold, raw and foggy, and his physi- cian thinks that exposure to its rigors brought on the attack of grip. --.., Lure Congress adjourned for the Christmas holidays the senator was unable to leave his residence. He grew no better as the days went on. his low vitality, due to advanced age, being unable to resist the disease. On Christmas night it developed into pneumonia, and from that time until the end he sank steadily. The senator has been for some years the patriarch of the Senate, and has held a warm place in the affections of his colleagues. He enjoyed the fullest confidence of his constituents, who, notwithstanding his years, re-elected him in 1896 for a fifth consecutive term, which will not expire until March 3, 1903. It has been his annual custom f0, several years to make a. formal address on some topic of live interest to the Senate, and this has been listened to with attention by his colleagues, who have regarded the speeches as remarkable in view of the age of their author. The last address was delivered a week or more before the Christmas holida adjournment, the subject being the need of a building for the use of the United States supreme court and u-._/ :2; ”other courts. Its deliverance showed few signs of lessened vitality, and at its conclusion the honor was done the senator of an unanimous passage of the resolutions on which he spoke. Senator Morrill was born in Straf— ford, Vt., April 14, 1810. In early life he was a merchant, and later an agri- culturalist. He was elected to the House of Representatives in the Thir- ty—fourth Congress. and for four suc- ceeding terms. Then he was trans- ferred to the Senate as a Union Repub— lican, taking his seat March 3, 1867. Since that time his service had been continuous, and he has the record of the longest unbroken term of service in the history of the Senate. He has taken an important part in the legis- lation of the last thlrty years, espec- ially on commercial and financial ques- tions, his position on a question of the finance committee giving him a lead- ing part in all measures relating to the tariff, banking and currency. They Defy Unions. . Marlboro, Mass, Dec. 28.—The pro- prietors of the eight shoe factories in this city, involved in the strike of shoe workers have begun a united attempt to end the strike and to conduct their establishments without the interfer- ence of the unions. The campaign of the manufacturers was opened yesterday after several weeks shut down, when the factory of J. A. Frye & Co., which employs, when running in full, about four hundred hands, was started. _ All the cutters went to work and it was estimated that 100 hands were working. Admiral Sampson Ill. Washington. D. 0., Dec. 28.——-Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson, who arrived in this city yesterday, is confined to his room at the Arlington with a se- vere cold. Acting upon the advice of his physi- cian, Surgeon Presley M. Rixley, of the navy, the admiral declined to see cal- lers and spent the day quietly in his room. His condition is in no sense alarming, and it is expected that he will have entirely recovered from his indisposi- tion within a few days. ' (‘oup D‘etat in France. London, Dec. 28.--Special dispatches from Paris. say that in view of the daily preparations 'for a coup d’etat the revolutionary Socialists havo or- ganized a vigilance committee in each district, charged with the observation and detection of the anti-Republican movement. Counter preparations are. also being made. - Officers of the higher ranks in the army are said to have’ been sounded on the subject of a coup d’etat, but the results were disheartening. Badger Gain-z to the Pacific Norfolk, Va, Dec. 28.-—The United States auxiliary cruiser Badger has arrived at the Norfolk navy yard from League island. She is to be equipped here for a on also to the Pacific coast. It is very :robable that she will be used as a station ship on the Pacific and ply between the Mare island navy yard and the Lawaiian islands. ’ SENATOR ou'Av' CONFIIDENT. ’ Caucus toNominatc United States SenaJ 7 tor \‘S’lll be He :l on January 3. ' Philadelphia, Dec. 28.—Senator Quay put in a busy day'in this city yester- day. His apartments at the Hotel Stratford were beseiged by visitors and the senator, wth his son Richard, tagk- ' ed state politics with his callers. They found time to consult with their lawyers in relation to the con- Spiracy charges against them and ex- State Treasurer Haywood. Chairman Elkin of the Republican state committee also was in the city, and he assisted the Beaver politician in receiving visitors. State Senator Durham, Magistrate Harrison, Select Councilman Edward W. Patton, Judge Harry White, Repre- sentative McClellan Hirsh, State Sen- ators Vare,. Scott and Brown and oth- er local members of the legislature fa- vorable to the senator’s re-election, paid their respects to their chief. All expressed themselves in the most confident manner that his return to the Senate was practically assured. In fact, so great is the confidence of Sena- tor uay’s friends in his prospective success that they have made arrange- ments for having the Republican leg.- islative caucus for the nomination of the candidate for senator held at Har- risburg on the evening of January 3, the day of the organization of the leg— islature. . Senator Quay will leave the city for W'ashington to-morrow afternoon. Be- fore his departure he probably will meet and talk over the situation with State Senator Chris Magee of Pitts— burg. I Senator Quay will be on the battle— ground at Harrisburg on Sunday even- mg. AGUINALDO FLEES FOR LIFE. The Situation Among the Philippine Insur- gents Considered Sex ions. Manila, Dec. 28.——It is rumored that Aguinaldo has fled to an inaccessible region back of Cavite, with a. few foi— lowers, fearing assassination. This report, however, is denied, but his sudden change of base is not ex- plained. It is reported that Aguinaldo refus— ed to release the prisoners, although the cabinet decided to accede to the re- quest of General Otis for their re- lease. The situ-abion here, so far as the in- surgents are concerned, is serious. The selection of a. new. cabinet has been entrusted to a Filipino named Madini, a. rampant irreconcilable of unknown antecedents and a bitter opponent of Aguinaldo, especially on the question of the Spanish prisoners. A steamer which has arrived here from Samar reports that the insurg- ents have been in possession of Calba- yon since December 11. Business there is said to be entirely suspended, and all the Spaniards of the vicinity have sought refuge in- the house of a man named Scott, an Am- erican. The insurgents threatened to attack the refugees, but refrained from doing can soldiers were on their way to the scene. One Spaniard, however, was shot, and another was pluckily rescued by Scott, who rode fifteen miles and de- manded the man’s release in the face of an armed mob of insurgents, who have been looting the Visayan stores and houses. the leaders of the insur- gents being unable to control them. All the efforts made to induce the Vi- sayans to join in the revolution have been fruitless. “ A Two “reeks Sleep. Perham, Me, Dec.,g8.-——Sadie Wright, the young school girl who fell asleep at her desk in the school room two weeks ago and has been sleeping ever since, awoke yesterday as suddenly as she dozed off into slumber. When the girl was brought home from the school room physicians tried every means known to medical science to rouse her from her nap. An electric battery was applied, but it only succeeded in rousing her to semi-wakefulness while the current was on. When it was shut off. the girl would be fast asleep again. She remained in this condition until yesterday, when she suddenly opened her eyes and called her mother. girl told her mother that when she was in school one day she felt awfully tired and she could not keep her eyes open. She remembers no more'about the affair. Gen. Garcia’s Daughter Dead. Thomasville, Ga., Dec. 28.—-Miss Mer~ cedes Garcia, daughter of the late Calixtc Garcia, the Cuban leader, died at the Piny Woods Hotel in this city last .cveniug of consumptioh. Mrs. Garcia and'her two daughters arrived here the day General Garcia died in ’Washington, and. while at dinner, received intelligence of his death. The contents of the telegram were never revealed to Miss vMercedes, who was at that time failing rapidly. All the members of the Garcia family at present in this country’were at the bedside of Miss Mercedes when the end came. The body will be embalmcd and ta- ken to Cuba on the United States stea- mer Dolphin, which the United States has designated to convey the remains of General Garcia back to his native country. Greene Will Not Accept. Oyster Bay. L. 1., Dec. 28 —Ceneral Francis V. Greene Will not accept the appointment of superintendent of pub- lic-works. ‘ Colonel Roosevelt received a disputch from him at midnight in which the general briefly stated his determination not to accept the place; . Colonel Roosevelt was much dism- pointed when he received the dispatch, as he believed that after the confer- ence yesterday there was good reason for thinking General Greene would ac- cept Mr. Aldrirdge‘s'place. The , J Southern England Swept by a Violent Storm. ‘ CHANNEL TRAFFIC STOPS finch Damage Done Along the .‘Thames. The City of London Stonu Swept and Great Destruction of Property and Life Reported. , London, Dec. 28.--A terrific galehas been raging along the south coast and seas of exceptional height are running: before the wind in the channel. The French packets were unable to make a. landing at Dover yesterday, and the passengers and mails from France were consequently landed at Folke- stone. The steamboat service between Dov- er and Calais has been suspended. The Ostend boats crossed the channel, but were unable to land at Dover. The crew of a wrecked schooner was res- cued by the Campbell'town lifeboat yes- terday morning. A number of other wrecks are re- ported. An exciting scene was witnessed yesterday at Broadstairs. A four—mas- ted ship showing distress signals was seen drifting inshore. A rowboat with a. pilot on board attempted to reach her, but was swamped. ‘ The crew of the boat were rescued by a French fishing smack. Then a lifeboat attempted to reach » the four-master, but was unable to do so. Finally tug boats succeeded in get- taing near enough to her to get a tow line aboard and she was towed out of danger. A dispatch to Lloyds, from Little- hampton, Sussex, says that a steam- ship with two masts, a yellow funnel with a black top, is riding four miles southeast of the harbor, and has sig— nalled for assistance. A gale of great violence prevailed in London yesterday, doing much dam- age to property. - An extraordinary scene was presen- ted along the lower Thames, v.‘here the gale was the most severe since 1873. -Hundreds of men were employed in recovering bales, boxes, casks and ar- ticles of every description, which had been blown from the wharves and sent adrift. Many rowboats, barges and other small craft broke from their moorings and were carried away. Some of these were recovered, but four barges were swept out to sea and lost. The general damage done by the storm is very great. Twelve men are missing, and it is reported that they have been drowned. Mother and Chidren Drown. Alexandria Bay, N. Y., Dec. 28.—The three children of Charles Hagerman were playing on the ice off the north shore of Wells island in the St. Law- rence river when they all fell in and were drowned. . Mrs. Hagerman. who endeavored to 1.1011111“ 1' To be» Entertai- ed with His Family of rescue the children, was also drown-. ed. . Three Children Perish in Morris Canal. Phillipsburg, N. J., Dec. 28.——Grover, aged twelve; Lucy, aged eight, and Pearl, aged six years, children" of Dewitt Geary, a Delaware, Lackawan- na and Western Railroad engineer, were drowned in the Morris canal at Port Colden, near Washington, this county, Monday afternoon. Bryan in Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 28.—-The Democratic congressmen from Illinois, several'pro- miinent state and local Democraticilea- ders and Colonel W. J. Bryan held a protracted meeting here yesterday. Colonel Bryan left at night for Lin- coln, Neb. Stock Feeders Fail. Abilene, Kan.‘; Dec. 28.—Word has reached here that the Catlin brothers, bankers and extensive stock feeders of Miltonvale, have failed, with lia- bilities that will run from $300,000 to $500,000. BITS OF ‘N EWS. Ex-Governor John P. Cochran of Del- aware has just died in Middletown, in that state. Governor Black has refnsed to par- don Rensselaer county's defaulting treasurer, Morrison. Three hundred American flags were floated over the school houses of Porto Rico Christmas day. The Sherman opera house at New- ark, N. J., was destroyed by fire ' at three o’cloCk Tuesday morning. The United Mine Workers of North America will hold their convention in Pittsburg the second Tuesday in Jan- nary. While rabbit hunting on Tuesday » last Jacob Stewart accidentally’shot_ and killed his brother, near Schaelen- berg, N. J. The judges of the New York court of general sessions sitting in the new criminal court building, will appear in gowns of black silk on and after Jan- uary 3. William A. E. Moore, convicted of working the badger game on Martin Mahon in New York city, has been sentenced to nineteen years' hard la- bor at Sing Sing. .Six prisoners escaped from the Mich- igan state House of Correction Tues- day night. They were all convales— cents and confined in the hospital. They cut their way through a partition wall to the knitting shop adjoining and scaled the wall. Pleasant memories of the late Ham- ilton Fish, Jr., were perpetuated am- ong the members of Troop I, Roose- velt’s Rough Riders, by Christmas gifes which were presented to them by Mrs. Hamilton Fish, the mother of young’ Fishtwho was killed in the charge of the Rough Riders at Las G-uasimas on June 24. The gifes were silver mounted knives, inscribed on one side “Las Guasimas, June 24, 1898,?“ and on__ the other side “Souvenir of Hamilton, Fish to his comrades ~in Troop I,‘ R. R. 'R.” 1 ‘ catamaran 'R'OC'SEV ELI... .. 7 , 'hi-s .i by Gov ll; ck Albany, N. _‘1’., Dec. 23.——Arrange- ments have been completed fer —the advent in Albany ~of ‘ GOVernor-elect Roosevelt and his family and the in- auguration ceremonies. Colonel Recsevelt will arrive Friday afternoon. He will go with hisfamily direct to the executive mansion, where he will be entertained at a family din- ner by “Governor and Mrs. Black. There will be no guests outside of the two families, unless it bathe private secretaries, Colonel William E. Grif- fith and Colonel William J. Youngs. Secretary of State Palmer will ad- Roosevelt Sunday noon at the execu- ceremony to be repeated at thetinaug- uration ceremonies the next day. ‘ Sunday afternoon at four o’clock the. governor will attend all Saints’ cathe- dral, where Troop A is to listen to its chaplain. The inauguration ceremonies will take place in the assembly chamber Monday, being so timed that the oath of office will be admfliistered at noon. Secretary of State Palmer will be the presiding officer, Bishop Doane will of- fer prayer and then Governor Black will make an address. The oath of office will be adminis- tered and then Governor Rooseveltwill make his inaugural address. Following the inaugural ceremonies the governor will hold a general re- ception in the executive chamber. HANNA’S SUBSIDY BILL. __$ - - ‘- Author Feels Confident that. the Senate . Will Pass tho’Measure. Cleveland, .Ohio, Dec. 28.—Senator Hanna believes that his bill for the protection of the American ,merchant marine will be passed during the pres- ent session of Congress. . The majority of the senators, Mr. Hanna. states, feel favorably toward the measure, and he has reason to be- lieve that the House of Representa- tives will pass the bill. The bill was introduced in the Senate last week by Mr. Hanna, and in brief provides that subsidies shall be paid to certain freight carrying vessels built in America. “I think the merchant marine inter- given protection as well as the steel interests, for instance,” said Senator Hanna. “Here we are exporting steel to all parts of the world, and especially to England, simply because we have giv- en that industry protection. Several generations ago the American mer- chant marine would compare favora- bly with the commerce carrying ves- , sels of the other countnies of the world, but latterly we have been dropping behind until at present only six per cent. of the American freight is carried In American bottoms. “The cause for this condition lies largely in the fact that England, Ger- many- and France and other European countries have protected their marri- time interests by granting the vessel companies subsidies. The only natu- ral thing for us to do if we wish to build up our maritime interests is to do the same thing.” Stock Exchange Record Brok -. New York, Dec. 28.--Dealings in the first hour of business on the Stock Ex- change yesterday morning were on an almost unprecedented scale of ac- tivity. An enormous mass of buying orders had accumulated in the hands of commission brokerage firms over the Christmas holidays. When the chairman rapped for the trading to begin on the flodr, the scores of waiting brokers at the trad- Ing posts, who were loaded with orders to be executed, looked to the unin'iated observers in the visitors’ gallery like so many shouting maniacs. At the close of the day’s business it was announced that the record of the year for the total number of shares sold on the exchange had been broken. The total sales of stock for the day amounted to about 950,840 shares. German Ambassador Returns. \Vashington, D. 0., Dec. 28.—The Ger- man ambassador, Dr. Von Holleben, has returned to 'Washington after an extended absence, during which he held several important conferences with the authorities at Berlin relative to American affairs. The ambassador denied himself to all callers yesterday. It is expected, however, that his with the state department, and per- tive to a number of current questions in which both countries are interest- ed. Alma mal French Duel. Paris, Dec. 28.——The duel With Swords which was fought at Puteaux Monday between M. Lepic, one of the editors of .Les Droits de l’Homme. and Max Re- gis, the anti-Scmite mayor of Algiers, 'ith Ll‘le result that after six rounds Neuilly' at three o’clock yesterday af- ternoon. M. Lepic was wounded in the abdo- men and Regis received a slight punc- ture from his adversary's sword. A Fatal Joke, Riverhead, L. 1., Dec. 28.—-Kar1 Kin- dler, an aged blacksmith of this vil- lage, has just died from inhaling coal gas. The old man lived alone in rooms adjoining his shop, and on Friday morning someone, for a. joke, stuffed the draft was completely out off. The next morning Kindler was found in an unconscious state and he died later, though everything possible. was done for him. ~ Burglar ’5 Big Haul. Baltimore, Dec. 28.1-The dry goods store of Henry Vl’essels at Hamburg and Charles streets, this city, was en- tered by burglars last night and rob- ‘» minister the oath 01' office to Colonel ' tive mansion as a. mere formality, the ests of the United States should be‘ return will soon bring about exchanges . haps directly with the president, rela- ' ’— . ”An“. =.. .. _.-....—.—-—— . i ’.» both combatants were exhausted, but _ neither was wounded, was renewed at ’ the chimney hole full of rags so that 1» , bed of money and checks aggregating : '._’$7.0°°- . ‘ .. . '
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