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, too great haste.
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No I'lxtra. Session 1110011311111 to
Deal With Them.
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THE PRESIDENT WATOHFUL
The President Desirous of Feeling His Way
in the New Territory wit‘ 1 Military Au-
thority Uppcrmost. No Currency Reform
Legislation in Ills Programme. I
Washington, D. C., Nov. 16.-—-Persons
in the president’s confidence who have
discussed the subject with him within
a few hours, say that'his mind is now
pretty well settled against the idea of
an extra session of congress in March,
1889.‘
A: the coming short session he ex—
pects to get all the legislation out of‘
the way which is immediately neces-
sa'y, including the appropriation for
carrying the government through the
next fiscal year, and the only thing of
importance which now seems to him
likely to be thrown over is theftreaty
of peace with Spain, which will have
to be ratified by the Senate before be-
cc. -1ing operative.
.11 case that is 1eady by March next,
221 extra session of the Senate alone
ay be called to give it the finishing
t .uches, but the presence of the House
. s far as can be foreseen to- day, will
not be required.
The reasons which impel the presi-
dent to this view may be summed up
in the single statement that he‘f‘does
not care to have Congress on his hands
at the juncture which will then haves,
been reached. The only thing in con-
nection with our new colonial depen-
encies which would call for general
legislation, would be the establishment
of'systems‘of civil government there,
and the president feels that this, is a
matter in which there is danger from
He would rather feel
his way first by keeping the military
authorities uppermost, but under it
building up a modified civil system..
little by little, so that, by the time he
turns the matter over to Cong1 ess he
will be able to recommend the legisla-
tion most desired, and to draw upon
actually existing conditions for illus-
trations with which to enforce. his ar-
guments.
In other words, if Congress finds a.
fairly satisfactory system of govern
ment already in operation in the newly
acquired territory, it will be less likely
to fush into foolish experiments.
MoreOVer, the agricultural interests
of this country are beginning to'wake
up to the idea that their we lfare is
menaced by the addition of all these
agricultural islands, and to put the lat-
ter on a footing of even competit'on
with our domestic industries mig..t be
attended with serious results politi—
call" to ti1 1;- party of the administia-
tion.
Of course. as incidental to this pro—
gramme, we must face the fact that
mere will ‘0;— 11:) currency reform legis—
dation during the present presidential.
term.
It ‘1 as vith the view of bring .g: -1118
subject to the front that the pre si ent
at first considered fay crably‘ the idea
of an extra session next spring.
If the currency question is postponed
to the regular long session, nothing
will be done, for the administration has
no desire to spring the currency ques—
tion upon the country on the eve of a
presidential election.
The theory of the president on this
head is that 'm the time the first regu-
lai session of the ifty— sixth Congress
meets, the country 11111 be in full tide
of prosperity, and that the agitation
of the money question, in View of the
use the Democrats might make of. it,
would be unwise, as liable touriscttlo
business conditions again.
The outlook is not especially encour-
aging to the sound money Democrats
who United \xith the Republicans in
186; but the point has been made plain
to the president that since a great
multitude of these men have gone be 01.
to their full partv "lindence and must
not be counted upon for any 111. 11191
assistance, -he must steer his own
cours according to his best“: Judg-
ment .
'lransati mtic l’mites,
London, lfilli's'ember 1'5.—--At a confer-
ence betv.een representatives of the
Cuna. d Lin}, American Line, li‘ienc'h
Transatlantic Company. North Ge"—
man Lloyds lain-e. Hamletrg-American
Steamship Company, the .lt'ezlierlands
Line, its ”Wilson Line, the Atlantic
Transportation Company and the
Eider-Dempsier, Furness. and White
Star Lines, presided ovei by Mr.
Ismay. it. has been decided that two
outward and :wo homeward “ocean
ac‘ts will be used from January ‘15 to
Au gust 18, and from August 18 to Jan-
uary 15. The regulations ' aid .pteé 1111‘!
be circulated and bores :11: amewe"
that all transatlantic vesseis and N'Wen
foundland fis he1 men will recognize
them. 9
The Fever at the Niantlc Camp.
New Haven, Conn, Nov. iii—State-
Chemist H. E. Smith has made a re—
port 'on the wells at the ‘Niantic camp.
stating that the water contained a_
considerable numbe1 of bacteria, but
they were. of a comparatively inocuous
(haractei.
As the case now stands one expe1t
has attributed the serious ciiit.'l.1r1=3a.‘.r at'
the camp of i'; phoid fever to the wei.s,
while the state expert rejects that
theory.
Emperor William’s Journey.
Valetta, Island of Malta, November
16. —-—The imperial yacht Iii. uhenrmllern,
with the Emporer an Empress of Ger-
many on board, arrived here yesterday.
escorted by the German wax “ship Halli
and the British torpedo boat ,1 estzoy-
c1s Ai dent and Banshee.
The forts and sh inc 9111 ha .305!
Iutes.V\‘iill the Hohensollern.
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‘Hm Industrialb (muniisslmz.
Washington, I~lov.16.-——The govern-
n ent industrial commission has :eaum-
ed its sessions, occupying for the first
time as a commission its new head-
quarters in the Bliss building, facing.
the capitol- ‘
The session was mainly devoted to“
the ryles of procedure.
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HEADING OFF A MAIL COMBINE.
A Scheme to Evade the Tax on Bidu— for:
Contracts.
. Washington, D. C, Nov., lit—The
postoflice department has discovered
the existence of a combine of specula-
tive mail contract bidders looking to
control of the bids and evasion of the
fifty. cent war tax imposed on their
contract bonds. 17': -
Some weks ago the department was
approached with a view to ascertain-
ing its attitude on such organization.
and prompt notice wasvglven that it
would bere garded as illegitimate. Not—
withstanding this, the department au-
thorities have found that a considera-
ble number of these bidders or agents
have got together, formed an arrange-
ment for opening their own bids and
selecting ostensibly the lowest for fli-
ing with the department, suppressing
the others and thus also saving the
revenue accruing to the government
from the la'rge‘number of competitive
bids submitted.
Some idea of the interests involved
may be gained by the fact that under
contracts to be let under the general
advertisement of September 15 last, to
which the organization of these bid-
ders immediately looks, more than two
hundred thousand bids ordinarily
would be submitted for contracts for
carrying mails on routes in Ohio, In-
diana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. The
contracts are to be for four years from
July 1, 1899.
An official warning to bidders gener-
ally has been issued.
Commissioner Porter’s Report.
VVashingtcn, Nov. 16.-——Robert P. Por-
ter, special commissioner for the Uni;
ted States to Cuba, has presented his
report to the president and secretary
of the treasury.
Mr. Porter examined five hundred
witnesses. A complete revision of the
tariff was submitted in the form of a
new bill, which will be examined by
the experts, and if approved will be
l promulgated by'the president and take
effect at the port of Cienfuegos' on De-
cember 1. .
Commissioner Porter says that the
Spanish tariff was made by Spaniards
for Spain in the interests of the Span-
iards. That seems to be the only
principle in it. The value of the im-
ports for 1896 was $61,443,334, with an
average of 63.7 per cent. The largest
item was alimentary substances, $31,-
‘179,289,'cott_on goods following with $5,—
908,202.
It has not been thought advisable to
make radical changes in the adminis-
trative branches nor to change weights
and measures into United States equi-
valents, because the people of Cuba
are accustomed to the metric system.
United States curre’ncy, however, will
be substituted for Spanish pesos. The
tariff imposed reduces all duties about
60 per cent on the old Spanish rates,
and will average fully two- thirds less
than the rates no N enacted. .
More Powerful Than llIcKinley.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 16,—Whites
around reenwood think they are more
powerful than President McKinley. In".
stead of taking a common sense view
of the situation, they think President
~lVicIiiinley, in deciding to abolishh the.
postoffiee at McCormick, has yielded
to them and confessed that the To]-
berts were to blame, and the whites.-
are in the right.
This 13.37.. 1 sad to theg ravest conse-
'quences.
The pies s of South Carolina. '5 aious-
ed, and the Columbia State and
Challeston News and Courier denounce
the reel less mm derers. Both advocate
disfianchising those who rescit to mob
rule.
llIaich Company Has Germ-an Concession.
Akron, Ohio, Nov. 16.—~—Mr. O. C. Bar—
bei, president of the Diamond Match
Company, who recently returned from
Europe, makes the statement that ar-
rangements have been concluded with
the erman imperial government by
IIIIHIIT’S IIOIIIIIII PLAGUE.
I Keeps Thousands Awake' m
and Around the
Norwalks.
Keeps you awake, can ’1. sleep a. wink.
Bad enough to lose your rest. ._.
But it is harder still to bear at work.
by Breeds misery by night, profanity
Know what it is?
The bane of all classes of people——
Itching Piles.
Itch. Itch. Itch.
y ou crazy.
Hard to bear, hard to walk, hard to
sit down. i
Itching,r away in any position, any
time
I Don’t stand it any longer.
There is relief for every ope, prompt
and permanent
Doan’ s Ointment relieves at once.
Doan’ s Ointment cures permanently.
Piles, eczema and all skin disox ders.
Read this case:
Mr. Lewis Snow, of 33 Prospect
street, Webster; Mass. ., says: "There
was a bad case of bleeding piles in my
family, which had resisted ordinary
efforts to cure. We were so favorably
impressed with the results obtained
from using Doan’s Kidney Pillst at we
reasoned if what is claimed for them is
so thoroughly carried out why should
not the re presentations made for Doan’s
Ointment be equally true. We got. a.
box at a drug store and it. stopped the
trouble. We consider both Doan’s
Ointment and Doan’s Kidney Pills val-
uable remedies and have no hesitation
in recommending them."
Just. such emphatic endorsement is
plentiful in Norwalk. Drop into Glen-
dening & Co. ’5 drug store and hear
what. their customers report to them.
Doan’s Ointment for sale by all deal-
ers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster-
Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y.,sole agents
for the U. S. Remember the name
Doan’s and take no substitute.
I The plague of the night.
i
l
. Nearly drives
Pets Travel 111 Baskets.
Not to be deb-erred from carrying
Fido on railroads where dogs are not
allowed, except in baggage cars, the
up-to-date woman has adopted an in-
genious device. Some of the large
stores have been displaying unique
wicker baskets of a pattern and finish
Which immediately attract the-atten-
tion of the shopper. These baskets
are shaped like an ordinary market
basket, though finished a little more
artistically, and are opened at one
end for ventilation, but barred by rat-
tan rails to prevent Fido from escap-
ino'. Madam can carry -her pet on
board a train and, provided the dog or
tabby makes no noise, she is free
from detection.
Other shops are showing bags
for cats, parrot-s, monkey-s and dogs.
These bags come in all sizes, are oil-
cloth lined, and shield the pet from
the conductor’s objecting eyes. Each
end of the satchel has heavy wire
gratings, which admit the air, and
may be instantly covered by canvas
screens in case a railroad official
comes uncomfortably near.~P'hiladel-
phia Press.
Field Glass Thar. Sh'ow‘g'Distances.
The latest improvements in optical
instruments is a gauge attached to a
field glass and a prismatic lens in one
of the barrels to determine the dis-
tance of an object. This is accom-
plished by producing two images of
: the object seen, one superimposed upon
which a mammoth new match factory :
will be erected by the .Diamond com-
pany in the Fatherland.
The plant will be located at Dres—
den.
which the Diamond company has es-
tablished in Europe in the past few
years.
blaria 'Iercsa Cannot be Saved.
Washington, Nov.16.—It would ap-
pear from the report just received by
the navy department that all hope of
saving the Maria Teresa is gone. Cap-
tain McCalla, now at the scene of the
w1eck, says that, in his opinion, it wi; ‘1
be impossible to save the vessel, and
his opinion is indcrsed by Lieutenant
Hobson, Lieutenant Craven and Cap-
tain Chi ttenden of the wrecking com«
pany.
Bits of News.
The war department is informed that
the transport Michigan, with the Fifth
cavalry on board, has arrived at Ponce,
Porto Rico, and that as soon as ready
the vessel will transport the batteries
now at Ponce, destined for service in
Cuba.
The report of General G. N. Liebei,
judge advocate general, for the yeax
ending August 31, shows that there
have been a total of 1,180 courts mar—
tial during the. year.
Judge Showaiter of the United
States circuit court at Chicago has de-
nied the motion ongeyer Bernhard to
appoint a receiver for the National Lin
seed Oil Company. -
Congressman Hager of Iowa announ-
ces that he will intrbduce a bill to ad-
mit Osborne Diegnan, one of the Mer—
rimac crew, to the Naval Academy "i
Annapolis.
President McKinley has promiSed, 1:
possible, to take part in the Masonic
ceremonies to mark hte centennial of
the death of George Washington.
The barge Union, owned by James
Hughes of New York, with 1,200 tons
of coal, sunk while en route from Phil—
adelphia to Boston. 11
The Two Hundred and First red
Two Hundred and Second New YJrk
regimentsvwent. south yesterday from
Camp Meade.
" The Chicago-Virden Coal Company
has practically .acceded to all demands
cfthe striking miners. ’
The W. C. T. U. at St. Paul yester-.
day elected Mrs. Stevens of Maine an
presiden .
This will be the fourth factory;
the other. The prism creates the an-
gle which forms the basis for the
mathematical calculation of the
tance, and the scale contains the so-
lution in advance of the geometrical
problem. 011 the barrels of the glass
are hum-an figures—one of an infant
ryman and the other of a cavalryman
-—with a graduated scale. By ODSC'I'V'
mg the portion of the body against
Which the top of the second image is
projected and consulting the scale the
distance of the object is easily ascer-
tained. Of course the accuracy of. the
test depends upon accurate focusing
of the glasses and careful
ticn.—Jewele1"s \Veekly.
(lis-
Spiced Her‘b Vinegar.
This is a valuable addition to sauces
and salads, and a few drops added to a
mince or hash will give it a piquant
flavour. Put into a clean dry bottle
one tablespoonful of finely—chopped
che1v1l one tablespoonful of tarragon,
also Chopped; one shallot, minced; one
dozen peppercorns; a salt spoonful of
celery-seed, and one clove of garlic;
pour over the herbs and spices half a
pint of the best French vinegar; cork
the bottle tightly and seal it with
wax. In a week or ten days strain the
vinegar through muslin into another
bottle. It should be shaken two or
three times while the herbs are being
steeped in it.
M 1
“This is the bill from ~your oeulist,"
said the collector to Mr. Grimley.
“Just take it back and tell him that
I can’t read it with those glasses he
sold me.”—Detroit Free Press.
Wickwire—Say, I have been carry-
ing these I. O. U."s of yours until they
are almost worn out.
Mudge—Don’t they make a misera-
ble quality of paper nowadays‘l—Cin-
cinn-ati Enquirer. .
600 D .'
H EA LT H:
proceeds from
a good stom-
ach. If the di-
gestiveo guns
are in fine
wor kin g or-
der, sickness
flOSTETTERg
3 ILEBRATED
health can be
regained and
retained by
taking Hostet-
er’s Stomach
Bitters. it.
cures indiges-
tion, constipa-
tion and 'bil-
$5 9 TONIQ -J". " {I
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iousness.
ohserva- =
, libel,
» to survivors and relatives of victims
VOLUNTEERS AT MANILA.
the President to Recommend an Increase
of Regulars to'fake Their Place.
Washington, D. C.,9 Nov. 16.—Great
pressure is being brought upon the
war department to have the volunteer
troops now in the Philippines returned
to this country. Nearly every state
that has troops stationed at Manila
has asked through its governor or rep-
resentatives in Congress that these
troops be sent home.
This pressure comes through the rel-
atives and friends of the volunteers,
and is started by the troops, who have
been writing home.
Some of these letters published in the
state papers at the homes of the en-
listed men have created a. wave of
sympathy for the volunteers.
While they do not recount very great
hardships, except among those who
are ill, they do show that the” life is
very obnoxious and that the duty of
policing the city of Manila and re-
maining inactive is very disagreea-
ble.
It is said at the war department that
there is no way of relieving these
troops from duty in the Philippines at
the present time.
The uncertain conditions that exist
in the island of Luzon make it utterly
impossible to get along with a. smaller
number than are stationed there at
present.
General Otis has been asked by cable
if troops could be spared, and has re-
plied in the negative.
THE ossvsus CASE.
l‘he “Prisoner to Be Informed ’to Prepare
His Defence.
Paris, Nov. 16.—-The court of cassa-
tion has informed the Minister of the
Colonies, M. Gullian, that it has de—
cided that Dreyfus be informed by
telegraph that the revision proceedings
have begun, and that he be instructed
to prepare his defence.
The decision of the court is very sig-
nificant, as it has hitherto been gen-
erally admitted that no innovation
should be introduced in the Dreyfus
proceedings. Questions will now be
drafted and posted to Dreyfus, who
will formulate his replies.
ceived a cable despatch saying that
Dreyfus is in good health.
Kansas Populists Quit.
Topeka, Nov. 16.—Since the result of
the election in Kansas became known
there has been talk among Populism
of a special session of the legislature
to pass more restrictive railroad legis-
lation, to confirm the appointments to
several state boards and to enact other
legislation.
Governor Leedy summoned to his
ofiice last night all Pepi. list state oili-
cials and Populists from every section
of the state to discuss the proposition.
The meeting was secret, but after the
"doors were opened it was announced
that there would be no extra session
and that the Populist administration
would go out of business without at
tempting any extraordinary part y leg-
lslation.
Crew of the Gleuhuntly Saved
London, Nov. lit-The crew of the
abandoned British bark Glenhuntly,
which sailed from New York on March
31, 1898, for Freemantle, Austialia, in
command of Captain Shaw, have been
landed at Simon’s bay, near Cape
Town, South Africa, by the British
warship Thrush.
Captain McIntyre of the British bark
Strathgryfe, on her arrival at Mel—
bourne on November 7, from this city,
reported that the Glenhuntly was
abandoned on June 5, and that the
crew were on the rocky island of’ Tris~
tan d’Acunha, in the South Atlantic
ocean. ‘
lauila Health Report.
Manila, Nov. 16.—Following is the
report of sickness among the troops
for the week just ended: Typhoid fev—
er 124, malarial fever 608, dySentery 953,
diarrhoea 184, all other intestinal trou-
bles 42, gastric fever 19, wounds and
other injuries 79, heat 3, smallpox 39,
including six Spaniards, all other sick-
nesses, 610; total, with Cavite not re-
ported, 1,816_cases, as against 1,894 last
_week.
‘ Theideat Iris were Typhoid feVer 1,
meningitis 2, dysentery 1, pupura hae-
morihagica 1, smallpox 1.
To-day’s Cabinet Meeting.
‘Nashingtcn, D. C., Nov. Iii—Attor-
ney General Griggs and Secretary Bliss
were not present at the cabinet meet-
ing yesterday, having left on the 11
o’clock train with Mr. Dawes, the
comptroller of the currency, to attend
the dinner given last night by the New
York Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting occupied less time than
usual and at its conclusion it was said
that nothing of especial importance
was under discussion.
l’atti to Marry Again.
London, Nov. 16.——The 'Manchester
Guardian says that Mme. Patti, during
an interval in the concert at Albert
Hall, London, last evening, informed
some of her friends of her intention to
marry again.-
The man who will become the prime.
donna's third husband is Baron Ceder-
strom, a Swede, and' the marriage Will
take place in February.
The Mohegan Disaster.
London, Nov. 16.——At the Mansion
, House police court yesterday a. man
named Robin Spurdy was committed
for trial on the charge of circulating a.
contained in a letter addressed
'01 the Mohegan disaster, intimating
that her caotain was bribed to wreck
the vessel.
0
, Freedman Re-elected President,
New York, Nov. 16.—Andrew Freed-
man was re-elected president of the
New York Baseball Club at the annual
meeting of the stockholders in Jersey
City yesterday afternoon. All the oth-
elected.
Twenty, Persons Drowned.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 16.-—-The ice on
the river Cuchona, at Velictusting,
broke yesterday while a. number of
ed.
er officers and directors were also re--.
persons and vehicles were crossing the
stream. Twenty persons were drown- ‘.
a
The Ministry of the Colonies has re- .
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