Filling the Vacant. Race on the
Peace Commission.
SP AIN’S BBQ UBST DEN} Ell
A Request from Spain in: Leave 10 Sen:‘
.3 Fleet to Patrol the i’tzill'puirwn-an-
Eplzal Accommodations Dem for Sick
Soldiers— Officer.) Marked t‘m Benin-I
\Vill
ment - The President inspec—
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I, Camps,
Washington, Sept. 7.———The president‘s
return was celebrated yesterday by a
gathering at the Vihite House of the
few cabinet ofiicers who are in tho
city and the acting heads of those de—
partments which are without their
Cabinet chiefs. Acting Secretary Allen
of the navy department and Acting;
Secretary Moore of the state depart-
ment were among the earliest call-
ers.
One of the subjects before the cabi-
n—et meeting was the withdrawal of
"Associate Judge White of the supreme
‘court from the peace commission, and
the appointment of his successor. It
is understood that the president has
the man already selected and invited,
and is only waiting to hear finally
' from him.
Another subject which demanded the
president’s immediate attention was a
request from the Spanish government
for permission to send a fleet of war—
ships to the Philippine islands to pa—
trol those parts of the coast which are
not under control of the United States,
to hold the troublesome insurgents in
check. It was represented to the pres-
ident that he could permit this on con-
dition that the 51/1335 be confined to
police duty, etc., as the terms of the
protocol limit our occupancy and con—
trol to Manila and its neighborhood,
and recognize even this as only con-
tingently permanent.
The cabinet decided adversely to
Spain's request, although it appears
at a first glance that this refusal on
our part ~would give Spain a. right to
hold us responsible for any outrages
committed by the rebel barbarians.
The president concluded that it would
not, as the Spanish civil authorities on
the islands have the same liberty of
action now as ever, andcan suppress
violence as well to—day as before the
War began.
Arrangements have been made for
hospital accommodations in and near
New York city for seven hundred sick
soldiers, who are expected to arrive
from Porto Rico. This number can
be provided for easily in the city and
government hospitals. The matter is
in general charge of General Gillespie,
commanding the department of the
East, and the details of hospital ar-
rangements will be carried out by Ma—
lor Appel of the medical department.
'A determined effort is being made to
'retire a large number of army officers
who have been on sick leave and who
have taken no part in the hostilities,
These ofllcers naturally object to re-
tirement, and have been securing ex—
tensions of sick leave in the hope that
they will sufficiently regain their health
to be assigned to duty. This practice
was ‘tolerated during the long period
of peace which preceded the Spanish
war, but with the close 'of that war
many officers are deserving of promo-
tion, and Secretary Alger is inclined
to remove the obstacles to thetad-
vancement of those who he thinks have
earned - reward.
Senators Allen and Thurston of Ne-
braska visited the war department yes-
terday to invite the secretary of war to
make a trip to the Omaha. exposition.
The secretary assured the senators he
should enjoy visiting the exposition
above all things, but that circumstan-
tes had forced upon him another“ occu—
pation for his time. He intended, he
said, as soon as certain pressing busi-
ness was off his hands, to go upon a
systematic tour of the military has-
pitals, in order to be able to refute,
from the testimony of his own eyes, the
slanders which a mawkish public sen-
timentality and a malicious, menda-
cious press had combined to circulate.
The president also is going to make
a tour. He will visit a number of the
camps, perhaps all of those still occu-
pied by United States volunteer troops,
and see for himself how the soldiers
are cared for. This is a reason of-
fered fir his making no move toward
an investigation of the war scandals.
Empire Stilt-'5 anuutlon.
‘ Albany, Sept. 7.-—The state board of
equalization, comprising the elective
state officers, the lieutenant governor
and the speaker of the assembly, met
yesterday and adopted the equalization
table for 1898, based on the assessed
valuations of real estate in each 00111.-
.y for 1897.
The assessed value of real and per-
sonal propeity taxable locally for all
purposes in the st." .te for 1397 shows :1
net gain over the assessments of 18 90
of 3391, 25,325, the ir‘ tease in real pro-
perty assessment being over $300,000,-
000.
This enormous increase in the real
assessment throughout the state he-
cessitated a conside1 ab1e change in the
list of percentages, .1p0n which the ta-
ble of equalization is based.
The total assessed value of real pro-
perty in the state is $4,349,801,526, and oi
personal property $548, 809,493.
Compared with the preceding year,
the assessed value of per sonal property
increased about $84 0'10, 000.
The assessed vallzc of real estate in
New York county is “387,066,091, and
of personal property $301,664,741.
Brooklyn Heroes on the \Vay.
, Brooklyn, Sept. T—Brocklyn’s gal~
lant cavalrymen, ‘19 homes of Porto
Rico, are on their way home to meet
he reception B'pok'vn is cage1ly wait-
ng to give to them.
Troop C left Porto
orning at 5 o’clock.
ere SaturdaY-
Rico Saturday
They are due
Majority for An'illundzr Bund.
'fCape Town, Sept. 7.—-—The government
ictory at the polls in Mitenhage prac-
ically ends the elections, which have
e‘sulted in the return to the assembly
1 forty members of the Afrikander
and and 37 Progressives. .
Trials of America's 01111 Yacht Races.
New York, Sept.7.—Al1 the conditions
for the next series of yacht races for
the America’s cup were agreed upon
yesterday at a special meeting held in
the New York Yacht Club house, No.
67 Madison avenue. The meeting was
called at 10.30 o’clock, and at noon ad-
journed until late in the afternoon,-
when the conditions were ratified and
the challenge signed.
The conditions, as drawn up, are £01
ENGLISH- GERMAN BOND
Terms of Agreement Between the
Two Great PoWers.
SOME AFRICAN #QUESTIONS
l Transvaal Shut Oil From the Sea—Brit-
five matches, to be sailed outside 01‘i
Sandy Hook, the .winner of three to
be declared the victor. The course for
the first day will be thirty miles to
windward and leeward and triangular
ten miles to a leg for the second. These.
will be repeated until a sufficient num—
ber of races have been sailed. The
one gun fire will prevail; that is, there
will be no preparatory signal. The
Newport course, which it was hinted;
was desirable to the challenger, the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club, was in no
way discussed.
The races will be sailed next Septem-
ber, and the Shamrock, the cHalleng-
ing craft of Sir Thomas Lipton, will
have to meet either the new boat the
Hereschoffs are to build for J. Pier—
pont Morgan, the Defender or the Vig-
ilant. The Jubilee, which is in the 80-
foot 'class, is out of the question in the
trial races.
Canclia Bornbarded.
Canea, Island of Crete,.Sept. 7.-—Can-
dia is being bombarded.
The British troops, which have been
acting as police since the Greek war,
are fighting the Mussulmans. Riots
are 'in progress and fires have broken
out in various parts of the city.
The Mussulmans started the dis-
turbances. Crowds of them, supposed-
ly,unarmed, assembled in the princi-
pal square of the city to protest against
the favoritism which they allege the
powers are showing to the Christians.
They threaten to burn the houses and
destroy the property of the Christians
unless the state of affairs complained
of is remedied. T? a Turkish governor
offered to help the British.
London, Sept. 7.—The advices from
Canea were received this evening from
a correspondent there. who also ca-
bled that he feared for the safety 01‘
his colleagues at Ccndia, as he was
unable to communicate with them.
The fact that no dispatches were re-
ceived from Candiu after" the bombard-
ment began seems to indicate that the
situation there is serious.
Gray for PeaCc Commissioner,
Washington, Sept. 7.—Senator Gray
of Delaware will in all probability be
the fifth member of the peace commis-
sion, in place of Justice White. This
seems to have been determined yes-
terday. The president sent for Sena-
tor Gray and had a conference with
him, during which he offered the sena-
tor the position. -Mr. Gray said he
vould consider the matter and give a
definite reply to-day It is considered
certain, however, that he will accept.
This will complete ’lie commission. He
is now a 'member of the Candian com-
mission.
Vermont Itepubfiicans Win.
White River J .1ncti on, Vt, Sept. 7.-—-
In the regular biennial Vermont elec—
tion yesterday the Republicans elected
their state ticket, as follows:
Governor—Edward C. Smith, St. Al-
bans.
Lieutenant Governor—Gerry C. Bates
of St. Johnsbury.
Treasurer-J. L. Baoon, Hartford.
Secretary of State-F. A. Howland,
' Montpelier.
Auditor of Accounts—O. M. Barber,
Arlington.
Members of Congress were elected
as follows:
First District—H. Henry Powers,
Morristown.
Second District—“7111mm W. Grout,
Kirby.
The state Senate and House of Rep- .
resentatives will be overwhelmingly
Republican.
ON THE DlAMOND
Games Played Yesterday
At New Y01k:
NewYork.. 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 3 0—17
Brooklyn.... 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 0-—10
Batteries, “farmer and Gettig, Grim
and Yeager. Base hits, New York 21,
Brooklyn 13. Errors, New York 6,
Booklyn 5.
At Boston:
Washington. 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 5—6
Boston.. 330002010—9
xBa-tteries, Dim-zen and Farrel; Klo-
bedanz and Bergen. Base hits, Wash-
ington 7, Boston 10. Errors, K’Vashing-
ton 7, Boston 2.
At Philadelphia:
Baltimore... 2 1 0 2
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0C 0 0—1
Batteries, Maul and Clar' 11 ifinld
and McFarland. Base hits, lialtimors
6, Philadelphia 1. Errors, Baltimme 2.
Philadelphia 2.
Second game:
Baltimore ..... . 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0—5
Philadelphia... 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0—5
Batteries, Mc‘Jamcs and Robinson;
Donohue and McFarland; Base hits,
Baltimore 12, Phil dclnhia 5. / Errors,
Baltimore 6, Philadelphia 2. /
Game called on account of dark-
c..-
00200—7
ness.
At Louisville:
Cleveland... 1 O 0 O 0 0 0 1 1—3
Louisville... 2 0 0 1 1 1 O 0 0—-5
Batteries, Wilson and Crieger; Cun-
ningham and Kittridge. Base hits,
Cleveland 9, Louisville 10. Errors,
Cleveland 1, Louisville 1.
At Cincinnati:
Chicago ..... 0.3 0400001—8
Cincinnati.. 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1—9
Batteries, Callahan and Donohue;
Dwyer and Peitz. Base hits, Chicago
13, Cincinnati 15. Errors, Chicago 1,
Cincinnati 2.
finw The Clubs Stand.
Clubs. V7011. Lost. -P.C.
Boston ................. 74 42 .638
Cincinnati . . . . . . ........ 77 44 .636
Baltimore .. .. . .. 70 43 .619
Cleveland ............... 68 43 .53
Chicago ................ 66 53 .555
New York ............. 64 53 .547 ,
Philadelphia . .. 56 57 .499 j
Pittsburg ........... .. .. 61 62 .436
Louisville .............. 50 70 .417
Brooklyn . 44 67 .396
Washington .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 76 .345
33 88 .273
St. Louis .........
The assessed value of real estate in
King’s county 133570,,107 742, and of per-
sonal property $2 ,592, 134.
, sphere
, and in the eveningt
ish Control of Delagoa Bay-German.
Recognition of English Rights in
E1551" - Territorial Com'pen cation
Granted to Gerlnany—A Rumored
Railway Bargain in China.
London, Sept. 7.-—-Scraps of informa-
tion have leaked out during the last
‘ few days regarding the Anglo- German
agreement, and the main features of
it are as follows:
The first point of agreement is that
Germany and E11gl.:.: u have come to a
complete understanding on all African
questions.
American interests
fected thereby. In February, 1895, Ger—
many, through Baron Marschall and
Count Hatzfeldt, made a formal claim
upon 'Lord Kimberley, then British!
foreign secretary, for the maintenance
of the status quo in South Africa, the
especial object being to protect the
Transvaal from British control.
Germany now withdraws absolutely
from that claim, and leaves Great Bri-
tain a completely free hand in South
Africa....The German and British min-
istries further agree to give a joint
government guarantee of a loan to
Portugal to enable her to meet the
award of the Swiss arbitrators re-
garding the Delagoa Railway.
tration is to decide the amount of com—
pensation due from the Portuguese.
government to the McMurdo conces-
sionaries 0f the Delagoa Railway. .
The concessions. vies being largely
American, the United States and Brit~
ish governments have long been jointly
pressing for this compensation. The
amount of the arbitrator’s award is not
yet known, but the actual announce-
ment has been delayed only until Port-
ugal should be placed in a monetary
position to meet the claim. ‘The An-
glo-German guarantee of a Portuguese
loan now secures this. The Transvaal,
therefore. become-:- an enclave, and
Kruger loses his only chance of an in-
dependent outlet to the sea.
The new Angio- German agreement
further provides the. all steps neces-
sary for England’ 5 acquisition by am-
icable arrangement with Portugal of
part or all of Il..—lo :.> ubique shall re—
ceive the assent of ’ 1many.G—e1man3
also agrees to ret =-_.r.nize the pennac
nenqe of the British occupation of
Egypt when next year England will'
ask Europe for a curtailment of thcl
jurisdiction of ,the mixed tribunals.
As a quid pro quo Germany secures
a settlement of the frontier in Togo-
land. The neutral rme called Dagom-
baland between As‘trzntiland and Togo-'
land isCto be divided, giving Germany
the bulk ofthe zone. The river White
Volta‘is, as far as possible, to become
the dividing line between the Ger-
man and British sections, As a further
quid pro quo the B1 itish ministry agree
to assent, under ce itain conditions, to
the arrangement "-hich the German
emperor expects to make with the sul—
tan during his appze-sching visit to the
Holy Land, and to facilitate German
colonization of Asia Minor.
These are the important features of
the new Anglo— German asrzeement,
some of which must be made public
when the Portuguese ‘loan is an-
nounced. But behind this understand-
ing, of which the public soon will have
official information, there is' believed
to be a secret agreement giving Ger-
many more in the nature of a quid pro
quo.
The statement is published here to-
also at1 eed upon the joint creation of
a railway through ‘118 German sphere
of Shantung in China to thjfBritish
of the Y:..ogtse valley, but
such co-operatlon has long been in the
minds of British ministers.
Coronation “Week in Holland.
Amsterdam, Sept. 7,—To—day is set
apart for histoxical pageants and open
air plays in the pounds at the back
of the State Muse: :11. These celebra-
tions, at which the queen will be pres-
ent, will comprise a procession,
trating three periods of Dutch his-
tory, and introducing famous rulers,
statesmen, painters, authors. and oth-
er national heroes. A reception at the
palace will take place in the afternoon
‘ he princlp 11 quas-
ters of the city will again be visited,
after which the queen will diive to a
great water carnival and display of
fireworks—organized by the province
of North Holland. '
The jewels worn by the young queen
at yesterday' 5 001 onation were part of
those stolen in Brussels on September
9, 1829. Some of them were recovered
by the police of New York a year later
through information which a French—
man named Boumage
Dutch minister at Washington.
President “rack A gain.
Washington, Sept. 7.——The train
bearing the president and Mrs. McKin-
ley and their par;C 1' 1ea1ed thte Penn-
sylvania railroa station at 7.30 a. m.
yesterday. Thou carriage from the
White House met them and the presi-
dent and Mrs.
directly there.
Both expressed themselves as being
greatly pleased with their short out-
ing.
, Czar’s Peace Conference.
Copenhagen, Sept. 7.——The Journal
Politikin says the government has do.-
cided to send delegates to the peace
conference which Russia wishes
assemble at the end of the present year
or early next year.
French Coast Defences.
Paris, Sept. 7.—-Tlie cabinet council
at yesterday’s meeting examined the
matter of imperfections in the shore,
sea and channel defences, and also
discussied the question of improvements
in the fleet.
’ Appoinled Ami-1;; .nn'i. ry Governor.
Paris, Sept. 7.——Ger1eral Borins has
nor of Paris in succession of General
lZurlinden, who has accepted the port-
, folio of, minister of war.
I - C
. —. .-..r ~—--~ m.
are closely af—§
Arbi- '
day that England and Germany have l
illus - :
gave to the,
McKinley were driven '
to:
been appointed acting military gover- 3'
\c GAZETTE »—.< <~, ‘1 c:
0r rgandle Gowns.
Some of the expensive organdio
gowns made by Doucet, Hentenaar,
IWe eeill and other French couturiera
lhave the skirts formed with deep hip
yokes of white or cream colored em-
bro oidbry. The wide flounoe of organdie
Lia shirred to this yoke, and has only
a broad hem and a few tucks at the
bottom. The waist has long. do“
sleeves and a. guimpe of elegant em-
broidery, or sometimes the gulm-pe is
omitted, and 3. Marie Antoinette fichu
is the only decoration on the plain
bodice—this of the organdie trimmed
with frills of the embroidery. The
folds of the fichu cross the front in sur-
plice form, and are tied at the back
iwith long ends that fall nearly to the
Eskirt hem. These ends give a. pretty
lfinish to the back. of the gown, and
ldo not hide the pretty yoke effect of
Ethe dress skirt in front.
' For Sleeping. Cur Wear.
' For summer sleeping car wear noth-
ling is better than a. gown of black
lIndia silk. These are made on the
l model of the Empire night dresses, full-
er, of course, and are finished at the
bottom with a deep hem. A loose grad-
luated ruflie slopes oven the shoulder;
'the sleeves are loose and full. The
3 same garment is converted into a good
appearing room gown by a double
ruche of colored chiffon set around the
low throat, short tabs of lace falling
at each side of the chemisette front.
It the journey is to be across the con-
tinent, it will be wise to have a :simi-
lar gown of flannel, as the tripover
the plains is apt to be very warm,‘
while the mountain rides will be many
, degrees colder.
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C ,Whlte Grenadines.
Very handsome were some cream and
snow-white grenadine gowns at a re-
cent fashionable gathering, that were
made upon colored silk foundations—-
pink and green looking particularly
well as sheath slips. The narrow foot
trimming, set on very full and edged
: with narrow lace, was finished at the
top with tiny knots of ribbon matching
the foundation skirt in color, these
being “spaced.” On another gown was
a gathered two-inch ribbon placed be-C
tween the frill and the overdress, em-
' phasizing the color at the hem. The
wide ribbon ruche is too heavy for
L most of the diaphanous gowns, upon
which it appears.
Little 1‘! 00d Necessary.
It is possible in these days to fit out
. 'a bedroom withthe use of very little
i wood. To the brass bedsteads are now
added brass dressing-tables and cheval
l glasses mounted in brass. Clothes trees
of brass or nickel are also seen; and
towel racks of eitner metal may be
had. The dressing-tables are mounted
in brass and have a glass top, the
drawers being of wood with brass
trimmings. Wicker sofas piled with
zcushions, a wicker table, and a. low
lchair continue the elimination of the
heretofore indispensable woods. ‘
Net 'l‘olletl.
The lace and net toilets prepared
for the gay vacation season before us
I are extremely fascinating in their
dainty beauty. Sometimes the gown is
all lace or all net; again, there .is an
elaborate melange of lace, net, ribbon
ruches and bands of insertion. For ex-
ample, a Doucet gown of satin striped
5 net has both skirt and bodice trimmed
‘with bands of lace entre—deux.’ The
{sleeves are usually of the lace laid
. over chiffon before it is put upo’n the
l silk lining—to give a very delicate ef-
‘fect—and very often the silk is omit-
.ted altogether.
'l‘o Prsveht Dryness at the Scalp.
A little warm glycerino rubbed into
; the scalp with the fingers after the
hair is shaken out counteracts the ten-
.dency to dryness which is common to
; some heads. After such treatment
there should be persistent brushing.
This dryness of the scalp is one of the
most prolific sources of dandruff, and
any treatment that secures some oil to
the hair will have a tendency to miti-
gate the other evil as well. An excel-
lent wash. for the hair is made of rose-
mary tea, to which may be added a lit-
tle whiskey.
Dainty Lavv'n Blouses.
Sheer white lawn blouses will be
very fashionable this summer. They
may be in serpentine form, with long
,ends, or follow the conventional lines
of the blouse, with a fitted back and
deep yoke, formed of alternate rows
of fine linen lace insertion and strips
of embroidered lawn. Other waists for
; morning wear are made of the. French
zephyrs woven on Scotch looms. They‘
come this year in exceedingly pretty
'patterns and colors, and the corded
and tufted zephyrs are first choice.
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For Annenrlc Peopile.
A physician prescribing for an an-
aemic person insisted that thin bread
and. butter should be eaten freely.
This, it was explained, was to secure
the use of a large amount of butter,
as more slices would necessarily be
consumed. It is a dietetic fact that.
good sweet butter spread upon bread
is more digestible than the plain cream
'taken clear. Just as bread seems to
assist milk in its digestion, so it does
butter.
A Pretty .Centre Piece.
A pretty centre-piece recently seen
was made of coarse Brussels net edged
with a very deep scallop done in- green
silk. Above the scallop was a. wreath
pattern of fine green leaves. To work
the pattern, coarse Swiss muslin was
first. basted on under the lace, being
cut. away after it was finished. This-
-is particularly efiective for use on a
polished table.
displayed in one of the big stores is one
of black taffeta, slashed at the aide,
'fVi‘t‘h here and there a bit of burnt or.
THE POCTS E1 FANS
COUL D TALK
tbeyd sing the praises oft
., I ‘ “fine
' WdShlllQ POWdcr
for it removes every par-
ticle of grime or. grease
and. makes them as .01th
as new. ITry it in your
kitchen and prove 11.1,
THE 3. B. WILLIAMS Q0»
WSYONIUIV. CONN.
Cum! 0' untunl- nlm .ll'll. lull. '
E" REE._A cake of
i. the purest and whitest
Clycerine
’lbilet Soap
in every package of
vorine.
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A . Wise Man“ Keep 15
his Home Insured
Against Fire.
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because it keeps them in touch With
the entire purchasing community.
New Direct Fast Line,
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Regular. Passenger Service
BETWEEN—— -
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“ Genoa 18 “ Genoa 17
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