EiI'IIIIE EEOEP CLAIMED Onr Commissioners Present their Ultimatum to the Spaniards. REPLY TO BE GIVEN FRIDAY A Written Statement Presented at Paris by Our Commissioners. the Debt to be Assumed Only Where It Represents Public Improvements. Paris, Nov. 1.-—The American peace commissioners, each of them carrying a. portfolio containing records and per- sonal memoranda, left their headquar— ters in the Continental Hotel for the meeting with the Spanish commission- ers, at the foreign office, just before two o’clock yesterday afternoon. The president of the Spanish commis- sion, Senor Montero Rios, whose health at one time was so precarious as to threaten an indefinite postponement of the sessions of the commission, had so improved that he was abie toattend the meeting. He arrived at the foreign office in a closed carriage, with his colleagues, just after the Americans. The American commissioners presen— 1 2d a written expression of the purpose of the United States to take the entire group of Philippine islands and to as- sume such proportion of the Philippine debt as has been spent for the benefit of the islands or their inhabitants, in public works, improvements and per- manent betterments.___ It was also set forth that the United States would not assume any part of the Philippine debt which had been in- curred by Spain for the furtherance of military or naval operations to quell insurrections of the natives. After the presentation of the state- ment the session was brief and unev- entful, and an adjournment until Fri— daywas taken, to give the Spaniards time to formulate a reply. Washington, Nov. 1.——The advices from Paris to the effect that the United States peace commissioners have de- manded the cession to the United States of the entire Philippine group is. in line with the instructions that have been issued to the representatives of the United States. Up to a very re-. cent date the United States commissio-i ners had no precise instruction upon :this vital point. » Before they departed from Washing— ton a majority of their number lean- ~ed towards a restriction of the de- ‘mands as to the Philippines. But since then the president has become con— vinced that there is a great popular demand for the annexation to the Uni— ted States of the whole Philippine group, and he is disposed to defer to that sentiment. Besides, there is ground to believe that, in anunofiicial manner, the com- missioners have satisfied -themse1ves that the difficulties in the way of an- nexation, so far as they depend upon the will of the natives, have been very ‘ I much exaggerated. It cannot be learned definitely What I money consideration is to pass with the title to the Philippines. there is reason to believe that even the United States ount exactly. The Klundcke Go‘d Fields. San Francisco, Cal., Nov. .1.—.'I.ce was making on the Yukon and there was thin ice at Dutch Harbor when the steamer Portland, which has arrived here, sailed on October 11. dozen river steamers are stuck on sand bars in the Yukon, and all will proba- bly be held all winter. ' The steamer Dawson City is a total [wreck The Herman and Tacoma are stuck ' in the mud and the other boats are in such perilous positions that when the ice breaks up they may be ground to pieces. All the treasure on the steamer POrt- land was one box of gold dust and hug- gets, consigned to the Alaska Commer- cial Company. Its value was not made known, but it is not believed to exceed ten thou- sand dollars. Several returning miners were on the vessel, but they carried their treasure in the form of drafts, and were reti- cent regarding the amount. New French Cabinet. Paris, Nov. 1,—The new cabinet is constituted as follows: M. Dupuy, premier and minister of the interior. M. Lebret, minister of justice. M. De Freycinet, minister of war. M. Lockroy, ,minister of marine. M. Delcasse, minister of foreign af- fairs. M. Peytral, minister of finance. M. Leygues, minister of public struction. M. Deloncle, minister of commerce. M. Guillain, minister of the colonies. M. Viger, minister of agriculture. M. Krantz, minister of public works. in- A ppointmetns Held ‘Vold. New York, Nov. 1.—Comptroller Co- ler has received from Secretary Mc- Aneny of the Civil Service Reform As- sociation a request that he refuse to issue salary warrants for 930 city em- ployes, appointed since.July 1, under the rules promulgated by the civil ser- vice board on March 5. t is the contention of the Civil SeIr- vice Reform As'sociation that, by im~ plication, the recent decision of the court of appeals holds that all of these appointments are void. Head On Collision. Providence, R. ., Nov. 1.—Two Chalk- ’ stone avenue electric cars met in a. head on collision in Pleasant valley Monday afternoon, the accident result- ing in injury to the motormen that may be fatal in either case, and seri- ous injur yto half a dozen other per- sons. Both the cars were completely wrecked. ’ Emperor's Journey Cut Short. Jerusalem, Nov. 1.—The Emperor and» Empress of Germany are curtailing the visit to the Hely Land. They have abandoned their trip to Jericho, owing to the European complications, and it is also believed that they will not go to Syria. Indeed, g 3 to the attorney general for an opinion. peace commissioners = have not yet been able to fix the am- . I of justice, in past opinions, to the wives E and children of tender years belonging At least a ; 0 inc , his Greater! Furthering the benevolent advice of the Associated Charities in recommending the sick and suffering to use Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy— the , grand cure for disease which Rev. Dr. DeWitt Talmage used and recommends to the people, and concerning which Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher wrote highest praise of its wonderful beneficial effects — Clara Barton”, President of the Red Cross So- ciety, now gives public indorsement of this great remedy which is so perfectly and effectually curing the people from their complaints. Why will people continue to suffer and drag out an unhappy and miserable exis- tence of sickness, pain, weakness and de- bility when there is a remedy sure to cure? Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy is pronounced on every hand and by all classes of people to be the most wonderful cure for disease ever known. It cures where all others fail. Physicians declare Dr. Greene’s Nervura to be beyond doubt the grandest medical diSCOvery of this century, and recommend and prescribe it as the surest of all remedies to restore health and strength, to make the sick well, and to relieve the weakness, debility, pain, anguish and suffering of disease. What higher commendation can this medicine have, what more convincing probf, what more positive assurance that Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy will surely cure than the recom- mendation and indorse’ment of the Presi- dent of' the Red Cross Society, the-world wide known and universally loved and honored, Clara Barton, who has brought relief to thousands of the world’s suffering, whose crowning act of benevolent charity in carrying to stricken Cuba ships laden ‘ . Isemam 0 Dr. __________._...—— raging e MONTE CARLO sulcmss. Number Not Exaggerated. Witness Tells . How One \Vns Dealt With. I “I had always believed,” said a man‘ who had just returned from his first trip abroad, “that the number of sui- cides credited to Monte Carlo every ,year was exaggerated for sensation‘s cake, but I have been there recently, and I am inclined to believe 'the worst. I am convinced from what I saw that because of the precautions of the authorities there, and the univer- sal system of bribery which prevails only a small percentage of the suicides 'due to the gaming table is made ,known. Just let me tell you of one . that I saw myself. I “I was in Monte Carlo one day when, in broad daylight, a well dressed man I walked out of the Casino, sat down on the steps, and, with a revolver, blew 'his brains out. Such incidents are ap« parently too common to attract extra-- ordinary attention, and the authori- ties of the place are always prepared for them. Almost before the smoke of the revolver had cleared away a lot of attendants rushed out. and after cov- ering the body with sacking, which 2 was kept on hand for the purpose, re- with the tender mercies of charity is a matter of history known to all the world. Such is the world famous Clara Barton, President of the Red Cross Society, and her words in praise and recommendation of the wonderful curer of disease, Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy, will be the kindling of new hope to thou- sands upon thousands of those who are sick, out of health, weak, nervous, or who suffer from headaches, rheumatism, neu- ralgia or other painful and distressng dis- ease, kidney complaints, nervous affections or poor and devitalized blood. Clara Barton says : “We have tried Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy and although the remedy has been in our hands but a short time, we judge that the remedy has all of the merits which are claimed for it. We shall still' continue its use, with the ex- pectation that we shall be able to indorse it still more highly. ' CLARA BARTON. i President’of the American National Red Cross, Washington, D. C.” , I If you wish to be made well and strong again, if you wish health to take the place of disease, if you wish to know what it is . to be without pain, weakness, nervous- ness, hum‘Ours, or indeed, any kind of nervous and physical suffering, take Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve remedy. Dr. Greene’s Nervura is not a patent medicine, but the prescription of Dr. Greene, of 35 West 14th St., New York City, the most successful physician in curing diseases, and is, therefore, exactly ‘ and perfectly adapted to cure. Consulta- . tion, examination and advice in regard to any case may be had free at Dr. Greene’s ofiice, either if you call or write. THE CHINESE EXCLUSION LAW. The Question of Admitting \Vives and Elinor Children of Merchants. lVashington, Nov. 1.~—A new question in connection with the Chinese immi- gration laws has just been presented This is as to the application of the laws, as construed by the department to Chinese now rightfully in this coun- try. The question was raised by ex-Rep- ' resentative Baker of Rochester, N. Y., I who has appealed to the treasury de- partment on behalf of a Chinese mer~ chant living in Rochester, and general- - ly known and respected there, who is I now in a position to bring his family , over. I One opinion of the atterney general 1 holds that under section six of the laws of 1884, all“ Chinese persons shall be excluded from entry unless able to pre- sent a certificate such as is required by that law, and a later opinion goes 1 further and. holds that no Chinese per- son is entitled to such a certificate un- less he belongs to one of the classes ex— pressly exempted from exclusion-— namely, merchants, students, or travel— lers for curiosity or pleasure. As the Rochester merchant's family would not come under either of these heads, the opinions combined would, unless modified or explained, seem to exclude them. The treasury authorities feel, how- ever, that the attorney general may rule that the status of wives and mi- nor children should be treated as de- termined by the status of the head of the family, and that it may be possible ' to permit the reunion of the Rochester merchant's family by this construction of the law. . The only thing to be guarded against in such a case is imposition for the , purpose of evading the law. Notable Nuptlals at Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 1.—The marriage of Miss Mabel Gordon and Mr. Row- land Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey, Eng- land, was celebrated at noon yesterday I at Christ church in this city. The bride is the daughter of General W. W. Gordon, Porto Rican commis- sioner, and the bridegroom is the son of Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey. His mother is the daughter of the late 3 Duke of Westminster. !' n He was born in 1859 and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking ‘ his degree of B. A. in 1882. I He was admitted a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1887 and was private secretary to the secretary of war, the 5 Right Hon. Henry Campbell-Banner- man, from 1892 to 1895. The records of the family date back to Sir Piers Leigh, who bore the stand- ard of the Black Prince at Crecy, and ‘ whose son, Sir Peter, was slain at I Agincourt. . Miss Gordon is a social favorite in Savannah. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Hon. the Very Rev. James Leigh, the dean of Here-I ford, assisted by the Rev. Robert White, pastor of Christ church. i I Almost Magic Power. The sea cucumber, one of the curious jelly bodies that inhabit the ocean, can, practically efface itself when in'dan-,. ger by squeezing the water,..out of, its body and forcing itself into anamw, to the naked eye.——New York Journal"; l—-—-’ I crack—so, narroW‘as not to be visible, -, Stoneware l‘rust Formed, Akron, Nov. 1.——The combination con- trolling the production of white, black and salt glazed stoneware in the Uni- ted States is an assured fact. Three meetings recently held in Chi- cago, Cleveland and Akron resulted in a trust being formed along the lines of the nail trust. Twenty-six concerns are interested. The combination, it is stated, was planned by the best legal talent in the country, and it is claimed the trust laws will not be violated. The combination represents about 63 per cent. of the entire production of common stoneware in the United States. . The trust has advanced the market a half cent a gallon and in some in- stances one cent. R. F. Kent of Akron is president, T. C. Robinson of Akron treasurer. and M. H. Linn of Zanesville is its secre- tary. A Smokeless Powder Explosion. South Acton, Mass, Nov. 1.——The powder house of the New York and New England Titanic Smokeless Pow- der Company was r1. emolished by an ex- plosion just before eleven o’clock yes- terday. 7 Twenty men were employed in the building, all of whom escaped unhurt, except three,‘who were slightly injur- I ed in the rush to get out. The cause of the explosion has not been determined, but a few moments . previous to the trouble, the engineer noticed that something appeared to be wrong with the machinery, and he shut off steam and gave the danger signal in time to prevent loss of life. The loss will be $60,000. The building in which the explosion ' occurred was about 150 feet long by 75 feet wide, and one story in height. The structure was almost totally demolish- ed, and the machinery, including the engines and boiler, destroyed. Hold Umbrella Low. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 1.—Two mm Were killed by electricity in the str~ ~ts here yesterday in a peculiar man 1'. A terrific rain and wind storm was p :— vailing. Abraham Stummer was pass- ing under an are light in front of a , store. The steel rod of his raised um- brella came in contact with the light, and the current passed down the frame into the hand of the carrier. Stummer dropped dead and blue flames shot from his hand. The pave« ments and the soles of the man’s shoes Were wet. Wrecked by a. Hurricane. Nassau, N. P., Nov. 1.—The schooner Jennie F. Willey, Captain Bulger, which sailed from Jacksonville on Sep- tember 21 for Long Island Sound, en- countered a hurricane on October 1, during which she was dismantled and her deck load blown off. She drifted, however, and stranded on October 26 at Walker's Cay. The vessel and cargo are a total loss. The crew succeeded in reaching the shore“ and subsequently came to this port. ‘ "I" Panama Bulitond Terminal. . ~'I Colon, Colombia, Nov. 1.—Permissionv has been obtained from the govern- ment by the Panama. Railroad Com- pany to establish terminal facilities at Laboca upon the payment of $400,000 and the granting 011 loan to Colombia of 81,000,000. ~ ‘ '-"-A‘ll thTSii-oces—sful merchants or this Clt! Advertlla in Til-IE GAZfTT‘C. moved it. All trace of the tragedy was ,washed aw'ay, and in less than five minutes there was nothing but the steps to excite suspicion. I have no doubt that the authorities buried the body at their own expense, and that nothing further will be heard of the case. ' “I met a few Americans there, but they were either sightseers or a very cheap class of gamblers and bunco men. You don’t find your thorough. bred American gambler wasting his time at Monte Carlo. It is the hunt- ing ground of the low-down bunco man, and he can make more by tell- ing Americans hard-luck stories than by playing the tables. It was that suicide, however, which impressed me more than anything else. I couldn’t help speculating as to who the poor chap was and how his friends or fam- ily would account for his disappears ance. That led me to wonder how so many such unfortunates were swal- lowed every year by Monte Gar-lo. leaving behind no record of“ their end. I don't believe that anyone but the au- thorities of the place know the num- ber of suicides there, and it would not be discreet for York Sun. AMERICA ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. Much Pleasanter To Live In The Present - Time. There was not a public library in the United States. I Almost all the furniture was im- ported from England. An old copper mine in Connecticut was used as a prison. There was only one but factory, and that made cocked hats. . Every gentleman wore a queue and powdered his hair. ' Crockery plates were objected to be- cause they dulled the knives. Virginia contained a fifth of the whole population of the country. A man who jeered at the preacher or criticised the sermon was fined. A gentleman bowing to a lady al- ways scraped his foot on’the ground. Two stage coaches bore all the travel between New York and Boston. A day laborer considered himself well paid with two shillings a day. The whipping post and pillory were still standing in Boston and New York. Beef, pork, salt fish, potatoes and hominy were the staple diet all the year round. - Buttons were scarCe and expensive, and the trousers were fastened with pegs or laces. - A new arrival in a jail was set upon by his fellow prisoners and robbed of everything he had. When a man had enough tea he placed his spoon across his cup to in- dicate that he wanted no more. Leather breeches, a checked shirt, red flannel jacket and a cocked hat formed the dress of an artisan. 'The‘church collection was taken in a bag at the end of a pole, with a bell attached to amuse sleepy contributors. l—New York Tribune. , __________ I When 81,000'L03lred Big. Divide anything up into pairs and you magnify it. A certain wise man took this way to give Ihis wife an idea of how much $1.000 is. She had no idea of money. Her’ purchases were enormous. It happened one day that her eyes fell upon a magnificent ring, and she coveted it. It cost $1,000. But what was 81,000 to her in com- .parison with the ring? Of‘coursevhet husband consented to the purchase. : What else could a dutiful, affectionate husband do? But 'he tried this meth- ' od of educating his wife concerning the great mice of the ring. He in- structed his banker to send her the $1,000 in small pieces—pennies, dimes, quarters. In‘caxme the money, bagful after bagful. She never had such an idea of $1,000 before. When the money was piled before her it alarmed her; the price of the ring went up a hum dred fold,~ and was considered at once an extravagance which she of her own " option abandoned—New Orleans Times-Democrat. ARE YOU RUN D 0 WE] - is your nerves “on edge”? Do you lay awake nights, tossing about in bed, unable to sleep? Is your ap- petite gone? Does your stomach 'I‘give you trouble ? Is your memory treacherous ? If so you can be cured With . '. . . . . . Neglectpfght; HUSTETTER’S . :51; °. 1.; . s'romcn ‘ BITTERS consumption. Are‘ you losing them to tell ."—New -THE.nvnniNu GAZETTE I .~ . 513133388? ALL THE YEAR . , 898 ., RIGHT f" UBSCRIBIN FORTHE’ .' ' EEKEY EAZETTE AND N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBE BOTH PAPERS § , . Sent to any Ad dreSs FOR . J . " one ‘ 1+ Dollar! lOBDEBSITOGflEITE “ --—x.
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