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Arrangements for Sending Men
to Occupy Cuba.
PLANS ARE UNCHANGED
What the Administration Desires. Gen.
Wood to Stay at Santiago. Voxunteers
who “’ant to Be Relieved from Carri.
son L‘uty. [Reorganization of the Army.
W ashington, Nov. 2. —There. has been
no change in the plans of the war de-
pa1tment respecting the sending of
troops to Cuba.
No date has ever been fixed for the
troops to depart.’ The only thing that
has been determined is that the con-
trol of the island shall pass to the
United States on January .
Attempts to make it appear that the
death of Colonel Waring from yellow
fever has changed the plans of the de-
partment are without basis.
VV' hen General Lee was in Washing-
ton the earliest date he recommended
for sending troops to Cuba was Novem-
ber 15, and he did this with several
reservations, suggesting that only a
small number be sent, and to places
v ‘1ere there was little danger of dis-
c 5e and fever.
With a view to making arrangements
111' the troops, a board of officers was
rent to Cuba to select camp sites and
ascertain what was needed for the
troops.
The principal officers of this board,
Colonels Becker and Lee, have been
ordered to Washington, and their re-
ports will be carefully considered be-
fore any troops are sent to Cuba.
The war department, moreover, does
not wish to have any conflict with the
Spanish troops as to occupation of
towns, and therefore desires to send the
United States troops into Cuba only a
short time before the Spanish troops
leave.
Owing to climatic conditions the Uni-
ted States has not been pressing for
immediate evacuation, requesting only
that reasonable progress should be
made by the Spanish authorities.
A few months ago eneral Wood, in
command of the city of'Santiago, inti-
mated to the secretary of war that he
would like to come home on leave of
absence, but in view of the fact that
General Lawton has turned over the
command of the Department of Santia-
go to General Wood and has been as-
signed to a division command in the
United States, it will be impossible for
General Wood to return to this country
at present.
He has made up his mind to remain
at Santiago, has taken a. house there,
and Mrs. Wood, with their children,
will sail for Santiago a week from to-
day.
' The request of the First Colorado in-
fantry to be returned from Manila. to
the United States .cannot be granted by
the war department. It was said by
officers of the army yesterday that
such requests had been frequent from
soldiers of volunteer organizations who
enlisted to fight, but did not enlist for
gariison duty. The desire. of this reg-
iment to return home was simply the
desire of other volunteers.
Nothing could be done, an officer
said, until Congress met and provided
some kind of a force to take the place
of the volunteers.
The subject of reorganizing the ar-
my with a view to securing an ade—
quate force for the new possessions of
the United States has already received
the serious consideration of the presi—
dent, the secretary of war and others
of the army, and the president will
make recommendations to Congress on
this subject.
It is probable that he will recommend
an increase of the army to something
like one hundred thousand men, at at
least seventy—five thousand.
Burglars at Wailingi’ord,
VVallingford, Nov. 2.——The biggest
robbery which has taken place in this
vicinity for several years occurred here
Tuesday morning.
Burglars, whose work showed that
they were professional cracksmen, en-
tered the house of F. E. Simpson and
stole jewelry valued at about 1,500, $20
in cash, valuable papers, considerable
of the family plate and several dia-
monds.
The burglars evidently knew their
ground. The members of the family
were all away and the burglars escaped
long before the robbery was discover-
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flame is no clue to the ident
thieves.
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Posilnaster Under Arrest.
Concord, N. H., Nov. 2.—Frank E.
Foss, postmaster at Hill, has been ar-
rested upon the charge of embezzling
$0.000. belonging to the government.
lis failure to make ' customary
monthly remittances led to an investi-
gation, and his arrest followed as a re-
suit.
Foss is the owner of a general coun-
try store, and, it is charged, issued
money orders to himself as an individ-
trader and remitter, payable to
harks in various parts of New Eng-
land.
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Cotton Goods Failure.
Providence, Nov. 2.——John H. H. Ma-
son & Sons, cotton goods manufactur-
ers, filed their voluntary petition in
bankruptcy yesterday, with liabilities
of $80,000 and assets of $120,000 in real
estate and personal property and $180,-
000 in accounts.
The partners file individual petitions.
Eugene W. Mason’s liabilities are $330,-
000. with assets of a little over $100,-
000, and John H. Mason’s liabilities am-
ount to $180,000, with assets of about
$110,000.
New Departure iu Insurance.
Toronto, Nov. 2.—Insurance compan-
ies doing life business in Canada haw
agreed hereafter not to accept risks 011
lives of married women unless they ar:
breadwinners of the family.
The object is to lessen the crime a!
murder for insurance.
Ormond « Not Sold.
NEW YORK TROOPS VOTING.
The Two Hundred and Second Regiment
Balloting for Governor To-day.
Camp Meade, Middletown, Pa, Nov.
d.
2.——An election was held in the Two
Hundred and Second New ork‘regi-
ment yesterday for state and district
offices. The Two Hundred and First
will vote to-day and the Two Hundred
and Third on Thursday.
Polls were opened at eight o’clock in
the Two Hundred and Second's camp,
and four inspectors chosen by each
company to conduct the election.
Major G. W. Hobbs, representing the
New York secretary of state, has sup-
plied each company with poll books
and ballots.
the headings that any soldier may re-
quire, although he must paste or write
the names of the candidates.
An official list of all the candidates
has been posted by Major Hobbs in a
conspicuous place in each regimental
camp. After the polls close the ballots
will be sealed and sent to the secretary
of state at Albany.
He will, in turn, transmit them to
the county clerks of the various dis-
tricts represented by the soldiers.
These clerks will send the ballots to
the district inspectors to be included
in the return of the several districts.
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULAT’ICN.‘
An Increase of 84,189,331iDuring the
Mouth of October.
Washington, Nov. 2.-The monthly
circulation statement of the comptrol—
ler of the currency shows that the total
amount of national bank notes in cir-
culation on October 31 was $238,546,281,
an increase for the month of $4,189,331,
and an increase for the year of $9,499,-
916.
The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted to $210,045,458,
an increase for the month of $4,989,393,
and an increase for the year of $6,119,-
776.
The circulation secured by lawful
money aggregated $29, 500, 825, a decrease
for the month of $800,062, and an in-
crease for the year of $3,380,140.
The amount of United States regis-
tered bonds on deposit to secure circu-
lation was $235,618,470, and to secure
public deposits $70,875,100.
Of these amounts $58,544,220 is in the
new three per cent. loan of 1898.
Porto Rican Currency.
Washington, Nov. 2.-—-An important
question which occupied the attention
of the cabinet yesterday was that re-
lating to the currency of the island of
Porto Rico.
Te fluctuating rate of exchange be-
tween the island and the United States
and on the island itself between the
peso and the dollar, has greatly hin~
dered the transaction of business, and
this notwithstanding the fixing of the
ratio at the custom house of two pesos
to one dollar.
Many complaints have been received,
both from Porto Rican business men
and from New York houses engaged
in the trade.
The treasury department has not yet
made any official investigation of the
financial situation in Porto Rico, and
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip, will go
to San Juan on or before November 2’)
to look into the matter.
No definite action was taken yester-
day by "the cabinet toward the settle-
ment of the currency question of the
island further than to refer the whole
question to Secretary Gage for investi-
gation.
1‘0 Entertain Soldiers.
Burlington, Vt., Nov. 2.—Dr. W. Sew-
ard Webb will give a reception to offi—
cers of the Third United States cavalry
at the Shelburne house, Shelburne
Farms, on the afternoon of November
.12.
The governor of Vermont and staff,
and state officers, officeis of the Tw en-
ty- -first United States infantry, at
Plattsburg. N. Y.; officers of the Uni-
ted States army and navy, residing in
Vermont; officers of the First regiment
Vermont volunteer infantry of the war
with Spain; officers of the Vermont
National Guard; representatives_of the.
'Vermont Commandery, Military Order
'street, a bronze tablet in memory
(less and neglected children,
of the Loyal Legion; of the Grand Ar—
my of the Republic; of the Vermont
Societies of Colonial Wars and of the
Sons of the American Revolution have
been invited.
The Unveiling: of a Tablet,
. New York, Nov. 2.—This afternoon at
three o’clock there will be unveiled in
the chapel of the American Female
Guardian Society and Home for the
Friendless, No. 29 East Twenty-ninth
of
the late president of the society, Mrs.
Henry C. Houghton.
The work of the society is for home-
and the
design of the tablet, which is that or
the Good Shepherd, beautifully typifir 5
this.
The d1au mg was made by Albert
Operti, the modelling done by Mr. G.
Moretti and casting at the Roman
Bronze Works under Mr. R. Bertelli.
The whole design was developed un-
der the oversight of Mr. George G.
Rockwood.
Robbed a Bohemian Bunk.
Chicago, Nov. 2.—Lambert Wilt, the
absconding controller of the Burgiau
Savings Bank, Bohemia, with his wife
and aunt, were brought here yesterday
from St. Louis, where they were ar-
rested Monday. ’
They will be detained here as pris-
oners to await instructions from Bohe—
mia.
Wilt, through an interpreter, confes-
sed to having embezzled forty-five
thousand dollars of the bank’s funds.
and expressed relief that he was
through with being a fugitive.
In Wilt's possession was found $5,-
521 and he is said to have considerable
more of the $45,000 which he stole from
the Bohemian Bank on deposit in New
York.
Delay in Occupation of Cuba
Washington, D. C., Nov. 2.—After
San Francisco, Nov. 2.——A telegram '
from the agent of W. O’B; McDonough,
the owner of Ormonde, says that th:
Duke of Westminster's offer of $50,001
thus been declined.
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the meeting of the cabinet yesterday
Secretary Alger made the £0110wing
statement in regard to the military oc-
cupation of Cuba:
“It has been decided not to send
troops to Cuba until the yellow fever in
the island is under control. To send
soldiers there now might result in con-
siderable loss of life. The occupation
will, however, be formally begun on
December 1, and will be completed by
January 1."
The ballots contain all.
revictualment.
Under the new form of government the.
' the hardships of prospectors.
their wealth was derived.
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FRANCE WILL. BACK Down,
WiliQuit Fashoda and the Bahr-el-Ghale
Territory
'London, Nov.
Fisher, one of the junior lords of the
treasury, and member of Parliament
for Fulham, as well as a ministerial
whip, speaking in London last evening
said he had seen dispatches which en-
abled him to assert that the French
government had decided to recall the
Marchand expedition from Fashoda.
In the course of an interview after
the delivery of his speech, Mr. fisher
on being reminded that he had said
he had seen the dispatches justifying
his assertion of the intention of France
to withdraw Marchand, replied that he
did not say that he had read them, re-
marking that he had been misreport-
ed.
There is little doubt, however, that
either purposely or carelessly Mr. Fish-
er allowed the news of the actual fact
to leak out.
The Daily Graphic says this morn-
ing:
”We learn from an official source in
Paris that Captain Baratier bears in—
structions to Major Marchand to re-
turn to Fashoda and then to withdraw
his expedition in the direction of the
Upper Ubangho river, north of the
Congo, evacuating Fashoda, and the
five posts established by him east of.
thef rontier indicated in the Anglo—
German agreement.
“The Egyptian government will be
invited to send troops to accompany
Major Marchand as he retires from the
Bahr—el-Ghazel territory and to reoc—
cupy the posts as they are evacuated '
by the French officers, thus solving the
difficulty concerning Major Marchand’s
Central American Coalition.
San Francisco, Nov. 2.—The steamer
Acapulco, which has arrived here from
South America, brings news of the co-
alition of .three Central American
states, Salvador, Nicaragua and ‘Hon—
duras, which will be conducted under
a. common administration, to be known 1
as the United States of Central Amer- i
1ca.
The inauguration of the new regime
was to have been ushered in yesterday
according to the Acapulco's passen-
gers, and a. grand celebration in honor
of the event was to be held at Amapla,
which is to be the seat of government.
administration passes into the control
of a representative from each of the
republics—Dr. Salvador Callego of
Salvador, Miguel Agnelugarteof Hon-
duras and Dr. Manuel Corrolel Matus
of Nicaragua.
These three will continue in power
until March 4 next, when they will f01 - -
mally elect a president of the United
States of Central America, who will
hold office for four years.
Heavy Shortage in Taxes.
Holyoke, Mass, Nov. 2.—This city's
back tax muddle is slowly but surely i
being cleared up. _
The expert who has been sending out i
circulars to alleged delinquent taxpay—l
ers has received two thousand returns,
.and nearly every person has exhibited l
a receipt.
The amount covered by the receipts 1
exceeds $150,000. All these are marked.
as not paid in the collectors’ books.
The aldermen held an excited meet-
ing last night and passed orders in-
structing the city solicitor to demand
of former Collector Keough and the
sureties on his bonds for 195, 1896 and I
1897 the amount of money committed
to the collectors and not yet paid to l
the city treasurer, and in case of their
failure to pay the amounts, to imme~ ;
diately institute proceedings against '
the bondsmen and the former collec— l
tor.
The city treasurer was ordered to
demand of Mr. Keough all taxes and ‘
interest on taxes due the city for the
last three years, the amount being
$260, 000.
During the last two months the fo1-
mer collectoi has turned in only $30, 000
of this $260,000. I
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New Demand for Spirits.
Peoria, Ii1., Nov. 2.—The internal rev- ,
enue collections for October in the Pe_-' '
oria district amount to over $2,200,000,
which is far above the average at this
season of the year.
The unusual demand is due to the
efforts of this and other governments
to supply themselves with smokeless 1
powder, of which spirits is an impor-
tant component.
The Standard Distilling Company has
just sent a special train of twenty-
three cars of spirits to San Francisco,
consigned'to the Japanese government,
which will use the spirits in the manu-
facture of smokeless powder.
Two more large shipments for Japan
have been ordered for early in Novem—
ber.
Since the war broke out the Peoria
distilleries have sold over four thous-
and borrels of spirits to the United
States government for smokeless pow-
der.
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Frolic Laid Up at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Nov. 2.-—The converted
yacht Frolic, formerly the Hanna yacht
Comanche, now at the Norfolk navy
yard, where she underwent repairs,
was recently assigned to the Illinois
naval reserve as a practice ship.
On October 2 the authorities of the
state of Illinois Were notified that the
vessel was ready to undertake the long
voyage up the coast, the St. Law—
rence river, through the Welland canal
and the great lakes to Chicago.
The crew was to be sent from Chi-
ergo. but for some reason has not yet
arrived.
Yesterday orders were received from
\Vashington to take the Frolic’s stores
out and lay her up for the winter, as
the St. Lawrence is closed by ice.
Brought $45,000 in Nuggets.
Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 2.—J. A.
Johnson and his wife, who went to the.
Klondike in the spring of 1897, arrived
in this city yesterday on their way to
liheir home in Northfield.
They bring home with them $45,000.
most of which is in gold nuggets. They
relate many interestmg experiences of
Mrs. Johnson was instrumental in
locating a claim for her husband in
the original Bonanza Creek diggings,
and it was from this property that
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2.—William Hayes
,, i MONTE CARLO SUICIoes.
Number Not Exaggerated. Witness Tails
1 How One “his Dealt With.
“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
sake, 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 was in Monte Carlo one day when,
in broad daylight, a well dressed man
{walked out of the Casino, sat down on
the steps, and, with a revolver, blew
his brains out. Such incidents aie ap-
parently too common to attract extra-
ordinary attention, and the authori-
ities of the place are always prepared
for them. Almost before thee moke of
the revolver had cleared away a lot of
attendants rushed out. and after cov-
ering the body with sacking, which
,was kept on hand for the purpose, re—
moved it. All trace of the tragedy was
washed away, 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
Ethey were either sightseers or a very
cheap class of gamble1s and bunco
men. You don’t find you1 thoiough-
Ebred 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 1he tables. It was that
suicide, however, which impressed me
more than anything else. I couldn’t
help speculating as to who the poor
Ichap was and how his friends or fam-
ily would account for his disappear-
.ance. That led me to wonder 'how
so many such unfor- tunates were swal-
lowed every year by Monte Carlo,
leaving behind no record of their end.
31 donrt believe that anyone but the au-
thorities of the place know the num-
ber of suicides there, and it would not
be discreet for them to tell."——New
York Sun.
‘ AMERICA ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Much Pleasanter To Live In The Present
Time.
There was not a public library in
ithe United States.
Almost all the 1111115111112 was im-
ported from England.
An old copper mine in Connecticut
'was used as a prison.
There was only one but factor y, and
ithat made cocked hats.
Every gentleman wore a queue and
powdered his haii.
Crockery plates we1e 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 onrthe 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
homiuy 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 11 jail was set upon
by his fellow prisoners and robbed of
everything he bad.
When a man had enough tea he
placed his spoon across his cup to in-
dicate that he wanted no more
Leather breeches, it checked shirt,
'red flanneljacket 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 arouse sleepy contributors.
—New York Tribune.
When 81,000’L05ked Big.
,Divide anything up into pairs and
you magnify it. A certain wise man
took this way to give 1his wife an idea
of how much $1,000 is. She had no
idea of money. Her’ purchases were
enormous. It happened one day that
l her eyes fell upon a magnificent ring,
and she coveted it. It cost $1,000.
But what was $1,000 to her in com-
parison with the ring? or course her
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 price of the ring. He in-
‘. stru'cted his banker to' send her the
$1,000 in small pieces—pennies, dimes,
quarters. In came 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. hun-
dred fold, and was considered at once
an extravagance which she of her own
option abandoned—New Orleans
Times- Democrat.
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