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union SHIPPING.

Returns Show Satisfactory
, Borne 'Trade Conditions.

FOREIGN TRADE TOENAGE SMALL.

 

 

 

Our Vessel. Curry Less Than Nine
Per Cent of the Exports and Im-
ports, and Our Seugolng Steam
Tonnage I: Shockingly Small.

\YASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The an-
nual report of Mr. Chamberlain. the com-
missioner of navigation, shows that
American shipping industries shared in
the general prosperity of the country
during the past fiscal year. The returns
disclose more satisfactory conditions
than those of any former year in the
bureau’s history.

The total documented tonnage on June
30, 1899, comprised 22.728 vessels of
4,864,238 gross tons, which is the largest
since 1865. The tonnage operating un-
der our coasting laws, 21,397 vessels of
4,015,992 gross tons, is the largest in our
history and greater than the coasting ton-
nage of any other nation. Our steam
tonnage, 2,476,011 tons, for the first time
exceeds the tonnage of all other craft.
Ir the rest of the world steam tonnage
11 years ago exceeded sail tonnage. Our
1:- nnage registered for foreign trade re-
‘s- ains small, and last year American vcs-
rels carried a fraction less than 9 per
rent of our exports and imports, the
smallestpercentage in our history.

W'ithin the past 20 years the United
States in seagoing steam tonnage has
dropped from the second place next to
Great Britain to the fourth position, be-
low Germany and France. and if steam-
ships in foreign trade alone are consid-

. ered below Norway and Spain and only

slightly ahead of Japan. The report rc-
views briefly the legislation of other na—
tions in behalf of their merchant ship-
ping, showing that last year European
nations and Japan expended over $26,-
000,000 to promote it in various forms.
while the United States spent only
$998,211. On their steamship lines to
China and J apan foreign nations expend-

ed‘ about. $5,000,000, while for the same'

purpose the United States expended less
than $49000. The establishment of two
or more fast American steamship lines
on: the Pacific coast to Connect with Asia
will furnish the capitals of western Eu—
rope with closer mail and passenger con-
nections by from three to five days than
is. now possible by the heavily subsidized
British, German and French steamship
lines through the Suez canal.

' The reasons which impel other nations
to develop their merchant shipping, says
Mr. Chamberlain, apply with equal force
to. the United States. Among them are.
first. the relations of the. navy to the mer-
chant marine as an element of national
defense; second, relations of a merchant
marine to insular territory; third, its rela—
tions to' new markets in Asia, Africa,
Australia and South America; fourth, the
necessity for the best ocean mail facili-
ties under the flag; fifth, the relations of
the merchant marine t0 exports and im'
ports and the value of the carrying trade
and finally the promoting of shipbuilding
and contributory industries. By various
nu_-_t_ho.ds of computation the annual value
or the 'ocean ca rryiii‘g trsze (if the ”United
States is estimated at about $175,000.-
000. including passenger ‘and immigrant
fares and payments for ocean mails to
and from the United States.

During the decade ending 1898 our
shipyards produced only 213,000 gross
tons of Ocean steamships. while in the
same period German yards turned out
850,000 gross tons and British yards
9,080,000 gross tons. The difference in
the cost of construction and operation of
American and'British vessels is consider--
ed in some detail.

It is also pointed out that of the 362
stemnships of H knots or over now in ex-
istence in the world over 80 per cent are
receiving in one form or another assist—
anee from the governments to which they
belong aggregating upward of $20,000,‘
000.

An Earthquake. l'roof Palace.

CHICAGO. . Nov. lid—Chicago engi-
neers are designing the earthquake proof
steel palace for the crown prince of Ja-
pan which is to mark the advent of
American steel construction in the mika-
dn‘s land. and the imperial government
has appropriated 313.000.000 for its erec-
tion. Foundations are being laid with a
View to rearing the framework in Febru-
ary. Around the skeleton of beams and
bars will be built a house of granite and
marble expected to eclipse in beauty of
il‘wign anything the orient has ever
known. The palace vill adjoin the royal
home of the mikado in Tokyo, and it will
spread to cxtren‘xe dimensions of 270 by
400 feet, rising to a height of 00 feet.
The architm-tural plans partake of the
French renaissance.

Sulzer After ,the Leadership.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.—Representativc
Williaanulzer of New York, who is in

' lihicago in connection wiih the meeting

of the executive committee of the na-
tional Democratic committee, today said!
“Ya-s. I am a candidate for the Demo-
cratic leadership of the nexthouse of
ccpresentatives, and my friends think
my chances of securing the honor arc
very good. I would not be a candidate
if ihcy did not believe my selection would
slrcngihcu our party in the east
help n; to carry the doubtful states of
New York and New Jersey in the nex
presidential contest".
'Dendly Conl Gus.

HARBONDALE. Pa.. Nov. 20.—Onc
rhild dead, three other children dying and
the father, mother and .anothcr child seri-
ausly ill is the result of coal gas escaping
from a furnace Saturday night at the
home of John Moran, who lives on the
south side. Neighbors of the Morans
grew apprehensive yesterday when the
family did-not appear, and their front
door was broken open. The entire fami-

' ijv of seven was found on an‘_ upper floor ,

in an unconscious condition.

 

New I). K. E. Chapter.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.——The na-
tional convention of Delta Kappa Epsi-
lon college fraternity held last week at
Amherst college granted a charter for a

. chapter of the fraternity at the Univer-

sity of Pennsylvania. Only three new
:hapters, of this fraternity have been
granted in 15 years. '

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Mrs. Carter Improving.
COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 20.——Mrs. Les-
HeHCarter, who has been ill with quinsy
at, the Great Southern hotel. in this city,

..ls improving but slowly,“ and her physi- -

cianfinow‘ says it is imperisible to tell

» wh n she will be able to resume her role '
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AANY PEARLS SM UGGLED.

tesn Thousand Gems Seized at the
New York Custom House.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—-—Ten thousam
pearls of all sizes, some imitation and
some genuine gems, Were taken to th:
custom house yesterday and spread on!
In Collector Bidwell’s office. Today the]
will be taken to the appraiser's stores

 

. where the government experts-will pas:

upon their value. The pearls were seized
by Special Treasury. Agent Theobalc
from Francis Bock, a dealer in jewel:
and gems of Providence. Bock arrivec
on the French liner Bretagne, butpreced
ing him had come a cable message to tilt
customs officials telling that the Provi
deuce man had pearls of great price it
his possession. To the inspector Bocl
declared he had nothing dutiable.

In Bock’s trunk were three pairs Oi
worn shoes tied together, heel and toe
and wrapped compactly in newspapers
Inside each pair of shoes were many
packages of half pearls. There were
two quarts of the gems altogether

'They were of all sizes, and until the ex

.perts examine them it will not be known
what are genuine and what are imitation

‘These half pearls are used extensively
in the manufacture of jewelry, and the
imitation article is expensive. Both the
true and the false are dutiable.

When the officers had secured all the
pearls from Bock’s trunk, they examined
his wearing apparel. In the inside pocket
of his topcoat they found a package
containing 40 beautiful specimens. In

'the tail pocket of his cutaway coat was
, ,another package, and there were more in

othq‘ peekets. The customs officials are
inclined to think that the pearls found on
Beck’s person are the genuine article and

that the others are possibly imitations. A

rough estimate of the value of the entire

. seizure is $50,000.

The Kentucky Muddle.

FRANKFORT, Ky., Nov. 21.—The
Democratic state campaign committee

concedes that Taylor has a majority or
the face of the returns, but bases :1 hope
of the election of the Democratic ticket

. on throwing out the vote of Louisville on

account of the interference of Governor
Bradley’s soldiers and Johnson and K110)
counties, where tissue ballots were used
The Kentucky election law plainly pro-
vides for a secret ballot, and the Ilepub
licans admit that they are not as \vcl.
fortified in the defense of their interests
in Johnson and Knox county cases as
might be, but do not credit to any extent
the. Democratic claim regarding Louis
ville. locbel managers announce they
will not take an appeal from the decision
of Judge Jones at Glasgow. where 1,193
majority of Nelson county votes, errone-
ously certified for \V. P. Taylor, were 01"
(lei-ed counted for \V. S. Taylor. In this
state of the case the‘vote’ of Jefferson,
Knox and Johnson must be wiped out to
give Goebel a majority.
Roosevelt at Yale.

NEI‘V HAVEN, Nov. 21.——The address
of Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New
York to the Yale students last night had

an intensely interesting and dramatic
ending. Governor Roosevelt had for

nearly an hour been speaking to the stu-
dents informally of what is needed to
purify the civic life of the nation, using

as his text the Yale spirit as shown in-

the memorable football contest of last
Saturday and landing the grit and in-
tense persistence of the Yale eleven,

‘ when at the close of the singing of a

Yale song he asked President Hadley to
invite the varsity eleven to meet him.
The great student throng. which had
cheered itself all but hoarse with enthrr
siasm, remained in the hall and applaud-
ed as one after the other of the players
came up.

Say Miners’ Strike May End.

IVILKESBARRE, Pa., Nov. 21.——Tbe
rumor of a settlement of the miners‘
strike at N anticoke has again been reviv-
ed. W'hcn the Susquehanna Coal com-
pany officials refused to grant certain de-
mands made by their employees three
months ago. 3,800 men and boys laid
down their tools and quit work. This
big army of toilers has been idle ever
since. - It is now said that both sides are
weary of the struggle, particularly the
strikers, some of whom are beginning to
feel the pangs of hunger. and that a com-
promise will be agreed upon. '

 

The Moliuenx Trial.

NEW' YORK. Nov. 2i.—Thrce more
jurors to try Roland B. Moliucux, who is
accused of the murder of Kate J. Adams
on Dec. 28 last. were selected yesterday,
making in all seven jurors thus far found.
Mr. Osborne. for the prosecution. and
Bartow \I'eeks. for the defense. stated
after court adjourned that they believed
the full conmlcmcnt of jurors Would be
selected this week and a good start made
in the hearing of the trial.

 

No Mixed Sunday School.

CORDIELI‘L Gil... Nov. 21,—Notico was
served on a Mr. Anderson at Listonia.
near here. Sunday that he must give up a
Sunday school which he had started in
which there are both white and negro
children in attendance. Listonia is a
colony of northern settlers on the Gems
gia and Alabama road about seven miles
from Cordele. Mr. Anderson is one of
the settlers and some time ago started his
“mixed" school.

 

 

Hobart Holding His Own.

PATERSON, N. J.. Nov. 21.—\'ice
President Hobart passed a more favora-
ble day yesterday than his condition in
the early morning indicated. He became
more cheerful during the afternoon, hav-
ing been refreshed by a few hours’ sleep,
but his appetite did not improve. Hobart
Tuttle, the vice president's brother-in-
law, said last night that the patient was
holding his own.

 

 

. New Railway Chartered.

JEFFERSON City, Mo., Nov. 21.—
The Minneapolis, Little Rock and Gulf
railroad has been chartered by the sec-
retary of state. Its capital stock is
$2,250,000. The road will be built from
Bowling..Green, Pike county, crossing the
Missouri river at Hermann, in Gaseo-
nade county, to W’ est Plains, in Howell
county, :1 distance of 225 miles.

 

Senator Edmund: Ill.

MACON, Nov. 21.-—Ex-Senator George
F. Edmunds of Vermont, who is here as
leading counsel for the Southern railway
in an injunction suit in the United States
coul't...:l$; confined to his room with an at-
tack oll-bronchitis. His condition is not
regarded as Serious.

 

01a Legislator Dead. -.
LEIVISTON, Me" Nov. 21.—A special

all-om Fort Kent to The J ournal announc-.

ed the death _of Major William Dickey of
that place. He was 89 years of age and
mm served 33 terms, or ‘66 year's, con-
tinuously in the legislature.

 

nailing NEAR IMUS

Filipinos 'In Cavite Province
Again Become Warlike.

 

 

nominal urns Dunn.

Town Had Been Deserted Four Day-
Betore—Genernl Wheeler Will Not
Return to Congress—New Fill-
plno Capital at Bengaet.

I MANILA, Nov. 21.——'There has been a

revival of insurgent activity Iouth of'

Manila, particularly in Cavite province.
At Imus Sunday the Filipinos'fired a
smoothbore cannon. but this was soOn
silenced by the American artillery.

In the course of the morning Major
Cowles, with a battalion of the Fourth
infantry and two guns, scattered the ene-
my from the districts around Imus and in
the direction of Perez das Marinas. The
Americans could‘not pursue the retreat-
ing insurgents because their ammunition
was exhausted. The Filipinos were un-
der the command of General Mariano
Trias.

Spies report that the insurgents are
coming into Cavite province from Calam-
ba, in Laguna province, and the other
southerly provinces. The insurgents have
smoothbores and two modern cannon.

Firing was in progress yesterday after-
noon, and it is reported that there are
more insurgents in the vicinity 0f Imus
than ever before. " _

Two columns, one from Imus and the
other from Bacoor, converged on the Za-
pote bridge, where they found a deserted
Filipino camp.

Two troops of the Fourth cavalry,
four companies of theI‘ourth infantry
and two guns of Captain Riley's battery
proceeded to Annaboo, south of Imus,
and came upon the enemy intrenched at
that point. They scattered the Filipinos.
but as the latter were subsequently re-
enforced the Americans returned to
Imus under fire, seven of our men being
wounded. Our scouts found 15 dead in-
surgents at Annnboo.

Only fragmentary reports reach Ma-
nila of the operations north. which, when
the story is known. will prove to have
been the most remarkable campaigning
the Philippine war has known. General
Lawton’s division is spreading thinly
over the territory beyond San Jose, where
the telegraph ends. General Young’s
two regiments of cavalry are continuing
their rapid sweep in the. new towns, and
the infantry is being shoved forward to
hold the towns the cavalry takes, all in a
country whose natural difficulties are in-
creased indescribably by tropical rains,
making rivers of creeks and swamps of
fields.

Among the scraps of news obtainable
are stories of the significant hardships
the American army is meeting with. It
is reported, for instance, that General
Lawton narrowly escaped drowning while
for-ding a river when Lieutenant Luna
and two privates were lost.

Admiral \Vntson has received an addi-
tional credible report that Lieutenant J.
C. Gillmorc and five of the captured sail-
ors of the United States gunboat York~
town were at Tarlac Nov. 1. Lieutenant
Gillmorc was living in .3 Filipino gener-
al’s house. ‘

Tho United States cruiser Baltimore
has started for Linguyen, and the Amer-
ican admiral purposes to send another
ship to Natiguin if the gunboat Helena.
which is overdue, has not returned to
Lingayen. '

General Bates is now on board the
Yorktown. bound on a month's trip to
Balabac and Borneo. to observe the
methods followed by the British in the
government of the Mohammedans.

leneral MacArthur‘s reconnaissance
entered Dagupan yesterday afternoon.
The Americans found that no insurgents
had been there for four days. The Thin
ty-third infantry was probably in Dagn-
pan Sunday, leaving last night. No in
surgents have been seen anywhere near
the railroad, and it is believed that the
only armed force of any size is in the-

mouutains of the province of Zambales.‘

to the west. although 'there. are reports of
insurgents concentrating at San Miguel
de Camilang (or Camiling). west of Pa~
niqne, and at Mangatarom (or Mangala-
ron). west of Bayambang.

Tlencral MacArthur is prepared for the
attack, his forces being disposed between
Bamban. province of anlac, and Dagn-
pan. The '.l‘\velfth infantry, a battalion
of the Seventeenth infantry and two
troops of cavalry are with (fleueral Mac-
Arthur below I'lagnpan.

General “'hceler has decided not to re-
turn for congress. lie is writing a letter
to President McKinley. with a request
that it be forwarle to the house of rep—
resentatives. In the course of an inter-
view with a correspondent he said:

"Congress if it occupies the first day of
the session in passing a resolution de-
claring in unmistakable forms that the
sovereignty of the I'nited States. is to be
maintained in the Philippines. thus dis-
pelling Aguinaldo’s delusion that the anti-
imperialists can assist him. will be per-
forming a sacred duty. Such a resolution
would save the lives of many American
soldiers and of thousands of deluded Fili-
pinos. would avert famine. suffering and
desolation from these islands and would
render unnecessary the expenditure of
hundreds of millions of dollars."

The people of Cotta Bato. on the south-
Western coast of the island of Mindanao,
desir‘ the establishment of American
government there and have addressed a
petition to General Otis asking him to
send troops. In relating how they had
appealed to the datoh to protect them
against the attempts of Aguinaldo's om-
cials to collect excessive taxes they say
ln the petition that the datoh, "having a

.compassion for our sufferings and in the

interests of peace.” publicly beheaded
half a dozen of these officials.

Thirty insurgents. under a major, es-
caped from Bayambang about ten min-
utes before the Americans entered. Oth—
ers, it is said, threw their guns into the
river and are now there in the role of
amigos. _Many Spanish prisoners. cs-
caped from the Filipinos. are at Bayam-
bang, among them the former governors
of the provinces of Tali-lac and Zambales.
There is also quite a large colony of
former insurgent ofiicers collected at that
point, including Major Oritz, who acted
as interpreter for the Filipino commis-
sion headed by General Alejandrino,
which visited Manila in Septenjbvr,
Oritz has donned the amigo clothing and
announces that he has abandoned the in-
surrection. . l

The Spaniards say that, the new insur—
gent capital is Bengaet and that the
American. prisoners are at Camitiu. They
"eport havingseeu Lieutenant Gillmorc

ud his party in the north.

MISSING MAN RETURNS.

”tex- an Absence of Thirty Years He
Finds Wife Married to Another.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.—After
In absence of 30 years James Edwards,
whose home is now in Denver, returned
to this city and discovered that his wife
had been divorced from him and married
to another man. Thirty-five years ago
. Edwards married Miss Belle Hickman of
this city, whose parents were wealthy.
. Edwards was in poor circumstances, and
his wife’s mother opposed the marriage.

The couple lived together for five years,
but at the end of that'time Mrs. Hick-
' man is alleged to have brought about a
separation. Edwards went to New York
and, stowing himself away on a sailing
ship, succeeded in reaching San Francis-
co. From there he went into the interior
and secured work in the mines. By prac-
ticing economy be accumulated some
money and eventually established him-
self in a lucrative business in Denver.

Edwards says be repeatedly .wrote to
his wife in this city, butlnever received
an answer, and since his return it has
transpired that she failed to get the let-
ters. Not hearing from her husband for
15 years, Mrs. Edwards advertised and
received a letter from Denver informing
her that a man answering her'husband’s
description had been killed by a fall from
his horSe. Mrs. Edwards, not certain
that her husband was dead, secured a di-
vorce and remarried.

Edwards succeeded in meeting his for-
mer wife upon his return here. There
‘were explanations all around. and he
bade her farewell and went back to Den-
ver.‘ .

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The transport Logan sailed from New
York for Manila.

The trial of Squire Tankard for mur-
der was begun in Bufialo.

Secretary Long denied the reports that
he intended to resign from the cabinet.

About $100,000 has been received by
the New York Dewey arch committee.

The United States supreme court ad-
journed for the usual Thanksgiving re-
cess of two weeks. _

Two steamers arriving at Norfolk re-
ported that ten vessels were sighted
ashore in the strait of Magellan. p

State Banking Commissioner Brieden-
thal has warned bankers that an organ-
ized gang of bank robbers is abroad in
Kansas. .

The Franco-Chinese frontier of Kwang-
Chao-W‘an has been delimited so that
France secures two islands commanding
the entrance of the bay.

 

 

Buys Cuban Railroad and Mine.

SANTIAGO, Cuba, Nov. 21.——Rumors
current for several Weeks culminated yes-
terday in the definite admission by ofii-
eials of the Satanillo and Moroto railroad
and the Ponupo mine that both proper-
ties had been sold to the Carnegie com--
pany. Ponupo mine is considered one of
the richest manganese mines in the
world. It has a practically unlimited de»
posit of ore assaying at 65 per Cent. The
railroad, which holds a Spanish construc-

tion concession to Manzanillo and Guan-'

tanamo, is now a paying property 50
_miles into the interior. Mr. Carnegie’s
representatives have been active in the
district for a mouth and have secured op-
tions on many valuable iron and man-
ganese deposits along the route of the
proposed railroad extensions.

Mrs. Bumberger Indicted.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21,—The grand jury
has returned true bills against Mrs. Hen~
rietta Bamberger, the midwife, who was
arrested last week, as follows: Murder in
the first degree—An unnamed infant in
the month of May, 1895; indictment on
three counts, covering death by drown-
lng, burning and death in an unknown
way. Manslaughter in the first degree—
Mary Holtcamp, died Feb. 13, 1896; Ida
Zimmerman, died March 3, 1896; Lydia
Bressert. died Sept. 10, 1897; Wilhelmina
Spoeri, died July 1, 1898. All are said to
have died as the result of operations and
poison. Circuit Attorney Eggers stated
that he was also in possession of infor-
mation about other missing persons,
which he will investigate.

 

Congressmun’s Leg Amputated.

ELMIRA, N. Y., Nov. 21.—Congress-
man Charles Gillet of Addison submitted
yesterday to the amputation of his right
leg at the ankle, Dr. .Roswell Park of
Buffalo, assisted by Drs. Ainsworth and
Brown, performing the operation, from
which Mr. Gillet rallied finely ‘and will
ultimately recover. He was run over by
I horse when a child and his right foot
injured. It did not trouble him until
about three months ago, when a fever
sore developed in the heel, necessitating
an operation and scraping of the bone.
He has since been confined to his resi-
ience, with no improvement in his con-
dition. ‘

Postmaster-s Appointed.

W'ASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—The fol-
lowing fourth class postmasters have
been appointed: New York—Elwood,
Clinton Benjamin: Hartland, L. T. Wil-
7011: Port Ewan, Frances A. Carpenter;
Verplanck, Margaret G. Fisher; Zurich,
Edward C. Mitchell. Pennsylvania—
Baoba, Harry Smith: Branchton, Laura
Webb; Buttercup. G. M. Graham; En-
tlerville. Mary E. Miller; Field’s Station,
Asher “’illiams; Lake Cary, John H.
Jones. . .

 

 

Naval Movements.
VVASHING'.‘ON. Nov. 21.-—-The Ad-
.Ims has sailed from Port Angeles for San
Francisco and. the Lancaster from Port
ovarance to St. Lucia. The Dupont and
Winslow have sailed from Newport for
New York and the Piscataqua from
Portsmouth for Boston. The monitor
Puritan has arrived at Annapolis. The
Brooklyn sailed yesterday from Aden, at
the mouth of the Red sea, for Colombo,

Ceylon. en route for Manila. '

 

The Humboldt Accident.

SIOUX FALLS. Nov. 21.—The dead
and wounded from the railroad accident
near Humboldt have been brought to this
city. The six. dead men are now in the
city morgue. and the four seriously, in-
jured are at the city hospital. Two of
those in the hospital are in a precarious
condition, and one ofthem at least will
probably die. . “

 

Rolling Mill Started.

CUMBERLAND. Md, Nov, 21.—The
Cumberland Rolling mill, which once em-
ployed 800 men. but has been idle for
several years. has been started up by the
Potomac Steel company, lessees. The
company spent nearly $4,000 putting the
mills in‘ order and will employ about 400
men. . ' - ,

“feather Prolmbilities, . _
Fair todayi fresh northu‘eswrly.winds.

 

becoming variable; warmer and probably
lrain tomorrow. . . . .

 

PLAGUE IN NEW YORK

OEcial Reports Show There.
Is No Need. .ForAlarm.

NEGATIVE RESULTS WITH GERMS.

\

The Health Department Has Taken
the Utmost Preeautlou and 1-
Fully Competent to Deal
With the Case In Hand.‘

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—-—Acting Health
Officer Sanford has received the follow~
ing statement from Dr. Charles D. Fitz-
patrick, who is making a bacteriological
and microscopical diagnosis of the sus
pected cases of plague which'arrfved on'
the steamer J. W. Taylor from Brazil:

“Sir—In pursuance of your orders I
made two visits to. the two suspected
cases of bubonic plague in order to make
a personal examination and secure the
material necessary for bacteriological
and microscopical diagnosis. The results
of the bacteriological and microscopical
examination are up to the present time
negative. The pus and blood do not show
the presence of any living bacteria. Cer-
tain forms, however, were present in the
microscopical preparations of the hu-
bonic pus which closely resemble the ba-
cillus of the plague and its involution
forms. The presence of these forms and
the absence of other bacteria tend to
confirm the chemical diagnosis, but are
not positive, because a positive bacterio-
logical diagnosis requires the demonstra-
tion of the characteristic and living ba-
cillus of the plague.”

Mr. Sanford, after receiving Dr. Fitz-
patrick’s report, issued the following:

“In view of the many unofficial and un-
authorizedwreports now in circulation in
regard to the cases of bubonic plague on
the steamship J. W. Taylor, I deem it
advisable to make a simple statement of
the facts. The'ship arrived on the 18th
inst, and the captain reported one death
at sea and two cases of sickness on board
at the time, which were diagnosed by
Deputy Health Officer Dr. L’Hommcdieu
as bubonic plague. After receiving. his
report I made a therough examination"
and found his diagnosis correct. 1 dc-
cided that the ship should be held indefi—
nitely for a most thorough disinfection
and that the crew should be held during
the period of incubation of the disease.
The clinical diagnosis, owing to the late
stage of the disease, is only partially con-
firmed by the bacteriologist, as the re-
port of Dr. Fitzpatrick will show. This
department is fully equipped with every
modern appliance for disinfection and
the prevention of the sprcad of the dis-
ease and is fully competent to meet this
emergency. There need not be the least
anxiety as to the result. as neither the
ship nor the crew will be allowed to leave
this station until every precaution has
been taken and the full. incubation pe-
riod has expired.”

 

 

 

Football Dangerous.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 21.—After spending
several days investigating the death of
John Allen. right tackle of the football
team of the Christian Brothers’ college,
who was injured on Nov. 11 in a game
with the St. Louis university eleven, the
coroner’s jury has returned the following
verdict: “We, the jury, find-that the
game was played strictly according to
Rugby rules, but we believe the game is
dangerous and should be prohibited. Ver-
dict, accident.”

A Receiver Asked For.

LIMA, 0., Nov. 21.——E. H. Horton &
Co., New York bankers, filed a petition
in the courts at Defiance. asking that a
receiver be appointed for the Columbus,
Lima and Milwaukee railroad. They al-
lege that they loaned the road $42,000,
which is past due, that the road is not
completed, by reason of which it cannot
pay, and allege that it is impossible to
bond the property.

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A Fever Epidemic.

GREENSBORO, N. C., Nov. 21.—-An ep-
idemic of typhoid fever has broken out at
the State Normal and Industrial college
here, making it necessary to close the
school until J an. 1. There are now
more than 80 of the young lady students
confined to their beds by sickness. Twc
have died, Miss Dean of Wilson, N. C.,
and Miss Caldwell of Davidson college.

 

' Bones In Fire Ruins.
VVAGONER, I. T., Nov. 21.—The
bones of a man and woman have been
found in the ruins of the St. Charles ho-
tel, which, with six other buildings, was
destroyed by fire Saturday night. The
remains of the man have been identified
as those of James M. Chatwell, a Fort
Smith traveling salesman. Those of the
woman have not yet been identified.

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Many Cal-goes of Steel. -
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21,—The;
first of a fleet of 35 vessels which will:
carry from this port to Sydney. Cape}
Breton, upward of 125,000 tons of struc-?
tural steel, coke ovens. etc.. has arrived
here. The cargo is consigned to the Whit-l
ney syndicate of Sydney, Cape Breton,;
and was purchased in the western part,
of this state. .

He Feared Insanity.

UTICA. N. Y.. Nov. 21.—Samuel Y.
Lane, aged 70, agent for the Westcott~
Express company in Utica, ex-city treas-
urer, cx-aldcrman and ex-assessor, com-
mitted suicide by shooting at his home
yesterday. He was ill and fearful of be-
coming insane as a result of an uncom-
monly severe attack of the grip two;
years ago. ' ‘v

 

 

To ‘Release Wurdner Prisoners.

BOISE CITY, Nov. l21.—Governox;"
Steuenberg and Auditor Sinclair hav
left for north Idaho. It is probable the;
will release all prisoners still held there.
The men against whom the strongest

cases had been prepared escaped at the

time of the outbreak. and those re1nain-;.;
ing in custody have been held on ininor':_ .;

charges. , ‘ .

 

 

Mamet lnventlg‘ating Com’ ”ea;

NETV YORK, Nov. 21.—TH¢,,M§_Z€I¢
Committee will resume its hearingsl'pnf
Monday next, and, excepting for Thank.
giving day, there will be no further lid-'-

‘journr‘nents‘ until the committee hassling, ,.'

ished its work. Authority for this stj tel
ment was given at the ofiice of Frrnk
Moss, counsel toithe committee. 1‘

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l
Navy Yard Employees Dropped.
BOSTON, NOV. 21.-One hundrediem-
ployees of the construction department
of the Charlestown navy yard have ’been
discharged owing to_a lack of to (13.5“
the disposal of the navy departure t,

 

OUR INDIAN WARDS. -_,,,

Commissioner Jone- Predicts t!
Ohllteratlon of Trlbnl Lines.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The a,
final report of. the commissioner of I .-
dlan affairs, W'illiam A. Jones, besid ‘-
revrewing the progress of afiairs in r:
branches of the service, urges mo ..
schools, more systematic methods, stuc',

of individual ‘traits and consideration
subsequent environment in outlining stu =
ies in the Indian schools. The enti :
educational system of the Indian ofii(
he says, is predicated upon the fin»-
abolishment ofthe' anomalous Indian r1 «-
crvation system.

There are now 20,522 boys and girls
attendance on the various Indian scho<
out of anenrollment of over 25,000, t:
Indian population from which these an.
taken being 181,000. While the papal:
tion has remained stationary, there h ..
been such a steady increase’in the nun.
ber of Indians being educated as to w: ‘
rant the opinion that the next quart‘
century will witness not a diminution ~.,
the Indian population, but an,~extingnis .
ment of Indian tribes. '

One discouraging factor, however,
disclosed by the unsatisfactory results
the past nine years’ trial of coeducati .
of the Indians with the whites in t “
public schools.
sults of this coeducation are not con
mensurate with the expenditure; that t '
idea theoretically is an admirable exp»
dient for breaking down prejudices a: -
civilizing the Indian, but the figur 4
show it is not an unqualified success.

The full blood, who needs such contat :
most, is rarely secured, and the groun- ,
work at least of Indian education mi: 4
be laid under the government’s auspicv
and control. Stronger measures for for
ing the attendance on Indian schools a.
urged. There are 2,562 employees in t
Indian service, and the policy is to er
ploy Indians in every position to whi'
they are adapted by nature and educ-
tion.

 

DR. STORRS RESIGNS.

 

Pastor of a Brooklyn Church F4
Fifty-three Years.

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Great surpri
was caused at the morning service of t
Church of the Pilgrims, in Brooklyn, y(
terday by the announcement that t3 x
Rev. Dr. Richard S. Storrs, the venei
ble pastor of the church, would resig
Dr. Storrs has been in poor health tl'
fall and has been unable to‘ attend to t'.
duties of the church for some weel-
His place in the pulpit has been occupix '
by visiting clergymen, and it devolvr
upon Dr. Edward B. (Joe of the boron; ‘
of Manhattan, the sou-in—law of 13
Storm, to read a formal letter of resign '
tion from the pastor.

The fact that Dr. Storrs had been .
poor health had rather prepared his cc
gregation for some such announcemer
In spite of this the letter came as
shock.

Dr. Storrs has been the sole pastor . '
the Church of the Pilgrims since its i .
corporation, 53 years ago. In all th -
time he has carried on the work of t .
church unassisted by any associate av "
until a few years ago has enjoyed t
best of health. Since the death of 1
wife, over two years ago, Dr. Storrs h'-
never been the same man. At that fix
it was his desire to send in his resign
tion, but a feeling that there was st ‘1
need for him influenced his decision ‘
remain.

As to the future relations of Dr. Stu] ~
to the Church of the Pilgrims, nothing
definite can now be stated. A meetisr
of the church has been called for M(
day, Nov. 27, at which action will
taken. It is probable that the congreg
tion will ask Dr. Storrs to continue l '.~
connection with the church as its [3:158 1
emeritus.

 

Boer Sympathizers In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.——A mass meeti
under the auspices of a number of lo.
Irish societies was held in Central Mu."
hall to express sympathy for the Bo
in their present war with England. 1.
dresses were made by ex-Congressn‘.
Foster. John F. Finerty, D. M. Kit"
and others. A letter of sympathy w -
the objects of the meeting was read tr l‘“
Senator Mason of Illinois. All of
speakers took the stand that Englr'
was attempting to grab the land of '
Boers and denounced her roundly for
actions in this and other wars in wh
she had been engaged. Resolutions
sympathy with the objects of the meet
were passed. ‘

 

The Colombian Revolution.

British steamer Atrato, from Barranc .
in Tuesday and Colon Friday, repor1
widespread revolutionary
Colombia and a grave outlook. The g
:‘rnment is recruiting an army by
pressment under martial law and is b
ing forced loans in Colon, Barranqu . »
Panama and Cartagena, where the -
lombians have been taxed $25 each, a
per cent interest, with the alternatiV‘
$100 fine or enlistment. Foreigners *' :
excluded. but commercial houses in C ‘

loan of $100,000 at 12 per cent.

 

CHICAGO, Nov. _
says: “It is probable that the Cth‘
Burlington and Quincy will build at

nectiou there with the Southern Pa l -
The proposed extension is not to be t ,

Neb., to Hartville, where there are l 4 .
and valuable iron deposits, and th -e .
due west. 50 miles north of Cheyt
\Vy.. to Ogden.” .

 

\Vildcat Bunker Sentenced.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 20.-—LO0Dfll

-' [mbodein formerly of Fort “lei'th,.':«
who two months ago was found gull .
conducting a “wildcat” bank in this ‘y

aas been formally sentenced to ten.) . -
imprisonment in the state penitentia .
Jefferson City. .
well known in Texas. He _had 1:
time engaged in numerous big fini».
‘écllemes in the southwest.

 

 
 
 
 
 

" Life Lost In a. Fire.
i WAGONER, I. 'r.. Nov. 20.—'r1~- ~.
ChaiiTes hotel and six other buil’e N.
‘e'=’lieen destroyed by fire. The '

Mild with guests, and there
a e"-al narrow escapes. One gm .-
Fort Smith traveling man named V

 

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aide. wasburned to death. Two 0
James unknown, are missmg. .,

 

Askew Carnegie Plant.
\VAUIQEGAN, Ills., Nov. 20 - . ..
:arding the purchase of 2,000 acx “
land on tlié lake shore north of here
TIOl't is current that the Carnegie c
.13: is to erect great iron. works then ~ in,
build a new town. Nothing defini} '- -;
ie ascertained as to the truth of tin-s:

 

 

 

The report says the i..- . i“?

 

 

 

 

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 20.—-". ~

movement 'l' "

and Panama are subjected to a fox '

New Transcontlnental Line. “.3
20.-—The Tril -; .

tension to Ogden. Utah, and make

Denver west, but is to run from Alli: .. v. 5 ~'

 

Imboden’s family