'1 11 11- 4 11/111“, lNG GAZl’ TTiL “TOLSTOI’S PETS” COME 2.000 Will. Settle 1n the Canadian ' Northwest. SHIP LANDS AT TALIFAX Doukhobors Hold Service and Shout to a God for Sale Arrival from 0234’s Do- main~Grccicd by a Party of Their Re- presentatives in Arthrica, Halifax, N. 8., Jan. 21.--The steam- ship Lake Huron, ith two thousand of the five thousand Russian Quakers, known as Doukhobors, or “'l‘olstOi's pets," who are emigrating to the Cana— dian Northwest, arrived in quarantine Thursday evening. The passengers remained on board last night. This morning they will march ashore at Lawlor’s island quarantine stat-icigand undergo inspection one by one. This afternoon the steamer will re- embark her human freight and proceed to St. John, N. B., where they will land to take the railroad to their filt- ure home. There were ten deaths of infants on the passage from Batoum, Russia. Otherwise the ship and passengers are now and have been throughout remar- kably free fiom contagion of eve1y kind. The Doukhobors were greeted by a parity of their representatives in Amer— ica, notably Russian Prince Hilkoff and Messrs. Elkinton of Philadelphia and Gildey of Dartmouth, Mass. Prince Hilkoff said the French gov— ernment had offered free transportation to the Doukhobors to settle in a French colony. The offer was declined, as the people preferred to settle in Anglo- Saxon dominions, where they would not be subject to conscription. _ When the ship came to an anchbrage in the spacious waters of Halifax har- bor the Doukhobors gazed with inter- est at their surroundings. They were mainly undemonstrative and stolid in appearance. They seemed comforta- ble and showed some pleasure at their safe arrival.- They wear skin garments and caps. Mr. Elkinton of Philadelphia and other Quakers who received them wore the broad-brimmed hats peculiar to their sect. They wept with emotion, and as their boat approached the side of the big steamer they called to the people leaning over the rail: “Wel- come, Doukhobors!” At the head of the gangway the scene was affecting. The immigrants recog~ nized Prince Hilkoff and crowded around him, all eager to hear him speak and to kiss him. The striking feature was the psalm chanting and the solemn services. The chanting began by the passengers themselves as the ship slowly came to anchor. The singing was strong in volume and remarkably plaintive. It was interrupted by the prince’s ad- vent on board, and gave place to ser- vices, conducted by Elkington, who, with streaming eyes and face raised to the blue sky and outstretched arms, seemed deeply moved. This service consisted of prayer and supplication. Everybody uncovered, notwithstanding the chilly atmosphere. The singing of the hymn was then re- sumed. The burden of the chant, as translated from Russian by Prince Hil- koff, was “God is with us. He has brought us through." Only a short stay on the immigrant steamer was permitted. Certain quar- antine officials remained 011 duty last night. _ Few of the Doukhobors can speak English, and a large proportion cannot read or write, owing to the lack of ear- ly advantages. Meat for Philippines Troops. San Francisco, Jan. 21.—-The trans- ports Scandia and lu'organ City, which are soon to' sail for Manila, will carry a large supply of California meat to feed the soldiers stationed in the Phil- ippine islands. On the Morgan City four cans of canned meats have been plac- ed, while forty thousand pounds of frozen beef will be put on board the Scandia ‘to-morrow morning. This is the first shipment of Califor- nia. dressed beef in any considerable quantity sent from here for army ra- tions. The supply has been carried to the islands from New Zealand, and the bulk of it is still supplied from that source. ' The commissary department of this city has been making efforts to bring the trade to this coast. thousand The Nicaragua Canal. Washington, D. C., Jan. 21.--_Edwin F. Cragin and Warner Miller were heard yesterday by the committee on commerce of the House. 5 Mr. Cragin, after explaining the or- ganization of the Grace-Cragin-Eyre syndicate, and its success in securing from Nicaragua a. sweeping canal‘con- , cession at, a. time when the old, con- cession was about to expire, and the American rights terminated, said in closing: “We have saved the situation to America. and we have secured a. most sweeping and clearly defined contract, as nearly perfect as you can make it This was done with no protest from this govexnment or the government of Nicaragua.” The Hungarian Troubles. Budapest, Jan. _ 21.--In the upper house of the Hungarian diet yester- day the motion of Count Szechenyi to present an address to the Emperor Francis Joseph, begging him to exer- cise his constitutional rights in such a manner as to restore as early as pos- sible the constitutional order, was re. jccted by a vote of 99 to .69, after the premier, Baron Banfl‘y, had made a speech in opposition to the proposal. Accident to a Fast Train, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 21.—-The west bound limited express of the Southern Pacific Railroad ran into an engine near Lacosta, twenty miles west of here, at an early hour yesterday mmning Alonzo Miller, fireman, of San Anto- nio, was killed, and Robert Nicholson, the engineer, was fatally injured. 5 None of the passengers sustained any serious 1171111137., , 1' DUN’S WEEKLY REPORT. Greatly Exceed Imports—Gold Continues to Come in. ' New York, Jan. 21.--A new year rare- ly opens brilliantly. Too many traders have to wait for the demand which in the winter comes slowly. But the in- dus strics lesist fairly \\ ell the tendency to unlimited expansion \1. inch some have to meet. Speculation 'in products is gaining but1 little, while in stocks an enormous volume of business results in continu— ally higher prices. In some branches consumption is running beyond the producing capac— ity, but in others it is hindered by doubts about the future supplies and prices of materials. The boot and shoe industry has ship— ped less in quantity of boots and shoes than in any year of the past four, and new orders are still small. Although leather has yielded a little in some grades, it is yet relatively above the prices asked for boots and shoes, al— though far below the current prices 01' hides only a fraction during the past week. The woolen 'manufacture is still waiting, with only a moderate demand for goods as yet. The production is large, and considerably larger than in recent years, but does not nearly ap- proach the capacity of the mills. The cotton manufacture has a large demand for goods, but raw cotton has so rapidly advanced that possible buy— ers apprehend a fall, and there is hesi— tation in the.purcl1ase of staples. Much cotton remains inthe fields yet unpicked owing ,to bad weather, and is deteriorating in quality. The silk manufacture, notwithstanding many threats of interference, and dis— putes about duties, seems to be mak- ing steady progress. The iron and steel manufacture leads all others in the volume of new busi— ness. While production is much the largest ever known, many of the works are withdrawing all quotations or nam- ing prohibitory prices in order to check orders which they cannot fill for months-to come, and do not want to accept at current prices. These conditions favor continuance of the extraordinary foreign trade, which resulted in the greatest balance in favor of this country ever known. January reports thus far indicate a similar excess of exports over imports, and while wheat exports have increas— ed every month since last August, they Expuv (,5 have been in three weeks 15,078,077 bushels, fiour included. from both coasts, against 11,899,952 bushels last year. Corn exports have been quite up to last year’s unprecedented record, am— ounting to 9,509,899 bushels, against 9.~ 270,189 for three weeks of January last year, although prices have declined about half a cent. More gold is coming, $2,250,000 at San Francisco and a little direct from Eu— rope for the Week, and the debt 01‘ other countries to this is rapidly in- creasing. Nobody has explained how it is to be settled, and the decline in European bank. rates appears to indicate a. strong desire to limit the indebtedness. Failures for two weeks of the. year have been $3,623,209, against $4,455,683 last year, $8,407,254 in 1897 and $12,538,- 617 in 1896. LEHlGH COAL-MINE TROUBLES. Operators Using Severe Measures to Checl; Ihc Disturbances. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 21.--The meas~ ures adopted by the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company in regard to the troubles in the lower end of the county since the Lattimer shooting in September, 1897, which culminated on Thursday in decisive action by the company, it is hoped will settle the disturbances. The trouble has been chiefly at the three big collieries at Audenried and Honey Brook, hardly a month passing in which some of the employes, nearlv three thousand in number, did not go on strike, owing to some alleged griev- ance. _ The company was then put to great expense and annoyance. A few days ago it came to the ears; of the'officials that there was likely to be trouble at the Honey Brook minr- over two carpenters who had a griev— ordered ance, and a shut down was before the men could get ready to strike. ‘ On Thursday morning a committee of employes representing the United Mine Workers, waited on Superintend— ent Gomer Jones to learn the intention of the company. Mr. Jones said that the company was heartily disgusted with the actions of the, employes, and had ordered that the works be closed down for an indefinite. period. A further inquiry by the committee elicited the fact thatthe orders came from New York and that the officials at Audenried had been instructed to notify the railroad officials not to bring any cars to Audenried or the Honey Bro’ok breakers. A meeting of the United Mine Work- ers was held Thursday evening, and j the situation was discussed in all its phases. A committee had held a. con- ference with the local officials during the afternoon, and an agreement had been reached. The company agreed to reinstate one of thehcarpenters who had been dis- 'charged and to give the other carpen- ter work of any kind whenever a posi- tion is open. Thetmenagreed to this, and so in- formed the officials, and it is believed that the head'officials will reconsider the order for an indefinite suspension. The officials say that this is the only way to deal with the men, who, en- couraged by their partial success in the Lattimer affair, think they can take any liberties with the company. Payne is Now House Leader. Washington, D. C., Jan. 21. --Speaker Reed put an end to the speculation re— garding the chairmansmp of the ways and means committee yesterday by appointing Mr. Payne, Republican of New York, to the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Dingley. This carries with it ’the floor leader- shipship of the majority. At the same time he filled the va- dancies in the minority representation on the ways and mé'ans and rules com- mittees caused by the retirement 01 Mr. McMillln, by appointing Mr. Rich~ ardson of Tennessee to both places. Mr. Crumpacke of Indians was ap- pointed on the census committee. at Chicago. which have declined. i PATIENT’S QUEER STORY. Robbed (.‘agc’s Bank and Tried in Vain to Kill Himself. Chicago, Jan. 21.--Alfred Jackson. who is lying at the Cook County Hos- pital with a bullet hole in his head. says be robbed the First National Bank of Chicago of fifteen hundred dollars fifteen years ago, was chased by detectives for fifteen months, gave himself up to Lyman J. Gage when Mr. Gage was president of the bank. was pardoned and afterwards tried seven times to kill himself. Jackson is fifty years old andhis home is in Western Springs. He says that he is a safe builder and that he was employed on the First National Bank safes when that institution mov- ed into its new building in-Dearborn street in 1884. There were twelve new safes in the bank, and according to Jackson money was put into some of them by the bank officials before they were ready for use. One day, when Jackson was working on the safes, he looked into one of them and seeing several bundles of paper money, took two, containing $1,500. He became afraid of the disgrace of being found out and told Lyman J. Gage all about it. Mr. Gage told him to return the money. This he could not do, as it was all gone. He told Mr. Gage he ought to send him to the penitentiary, but he refus- ed to do so. _ At last, Jackson says, the disgrace weighed on his mind so hard that he made up his mind to commit suicide. First he tried to contract pneumonia. He soaked two sheets in water, wrap- ped himself up in them, opened his bedioom window and sat there until the sheets froze to his skin. He wait- ed patiently, but failed to get sick. For his next attempt Jackson says he drank a pint of alcohol and then went out and sat on a‘snow bank and prayed that he might catch pneumonia or something just as had. was not answered, he says. _ The third time Jackson says that he mixed a pound of potash in water and drank it. Outside of a. mild attack of sore throat he felt no ill effects. But Jackson did not lose hope. He had heard that people who were nearly starved and who ate heartily died from the eects. Accordingly he went without eating nine days and then sat down to a banquet of fried oysters, Newburgh lobster, dill pickles and ice cream. But the next morning he felt better than ever. The next time he drank eight ounces of horse liniment without any ill effects. As a last resort, on Christmas day. he fired a bullet into his head. It en- tered behind his right ear and pene— t1ated the b1ain slightly. He is get- ting along nicely. He apprars to be in full possession of his faculties and he has puzzled the hospital surgeons, who declme he is a remarkable case. Papal Hill Blocks the Treaty. 1Nashington. D. C., Jan. 21.—fi-The Nic- araguan canal bill still blocks the way of the peace treaty, and Chairman Da- vis seems disposed to give the friends of the canal a chance to pass their measure before cndeavoring to force the fighting in behalf of the peace treaty. The opponents of ratification. under the leadership of Senator Cox-man. are now holding out the hope that if the Senate shall amend the treaty or pass a joint resolution declaring that the Philippfnri-s are not to be held as dependent colonies, the treaty can be ratified promptly. This proposition has been rejected, and the advocates of ratification will make no concessions or agreements in advance. Chairman Davis and those who with him are working for ratification are determined that no action shall be taken which will in advance tie the hands of the administration and ban- dicap the president in his policy of dealing with the newly conquered ter- ritory. (llih' Suppresses a Newspaper. Manila, Jan. 21.-—The newspaper Am- erican has 11-1-11 suppressed by General Otis upon’complaint of the German consul, for publishing an article al- leging that the German residents (11 Manila were giving financial assist- ance to the Filipino cause. La Independencia, the Filipino or- gan, says that President McKinley's appointment of a Philippine commis- sion was made only for the purpose of delay until the arrival of reinforce- ments. when the United States will ratify the American sovereignty over the islands. 21.--A dispatch from Hong Kong to the Exchange Tele— graph Company say 5 that the comman- der— in- chief of the l31itish China squa- dron will leave Hong Kong for Manila on January 211. London. Jan Gen. Engan Not. on Duty. \Vashington, D. C., Jan. 21.--VVhile at the war department yesterday Gen— eral Eagan has not on duty nor in charge of the commissaxy gene1al’ s- of- fice. The charges formulated by Judge Advocate General Liebe1 have not been served upon him. _ Lieutenant Colonel George B. Davis, who is to be the judge advocate of the court, has arrived from West Point. The charges and specifications were placed in his hands 1111i his examina- tion undoubtedly delays their dispatch to General Eagan. Guns for Sandy Hook. Cincinnati, 0., Jan. 21.--Four of the new twalve-inch breech loading rifle coast defence mortars which the Niles Tool lVorks of Hamilton, 0., are mak- ing for the United States government have been shipped to the government loving grounds, Sandy Hook, N. J. The guns are fourteen feet in length, weigh thirty thousand pounds, and thiow a five hundied pound dynamite shell ten mile-.3 .— Strlke at, (‘olou Ctintililltis. Colon, Colombia, Jan. 21.--The strike of the railroad laborers continues. The crews of arriving steamships are oblig— ed to discharge the cargoes, and busi- ness is wholly suspended. The railroad company is determined to resist"- the strikers to the last, and soldiers are guarding the piers to pre— vent the strikers from getting posses— sion of.» them. The situation is very critical.- His prayer NlCARAGUA CANAL BILL. Thu Mar time 9 amp ny’s Representatives llvard. ‘Vashizigton, D. C., Jan. 20.--The Ma- ritime Canal Company, representing 'the o. 'd concession for buildingthe Nic- araguan canal. had a hearing yester- day befme 11m Commerce committee of the House. There was added interest in the hearing in view of the statements be- fore the committee within the last two days by the representatives of the new Panama Canal Company and. by the Cragin—Grace syndicate. The Maritime Company was repre— sented yesterday at the hearing by its president. lliiem Hitchcock: the presi- dr-nt of the cons etiuction company. J. W. Miller. and the solicitor of the com- pany, A. '1‘. Mason. Professor Haupt. one of the Nicara- guan canal commission, was present to present engineering features involved, and \Varner Miller, ex-president of the Maritime Canal Company, was also? present. ' — President Hitchcock opened the hear- ing with an historical review of what had been done, articularly referring to the couzsc of Mr. Blaine, when secre~ tary of state. to protect the interests of the concessions held by the com-- pany. ' He presented four reasons why the Nicairguan route was better than the Panama route. It is through a-health- ier country, is more direct, has a great lake for a fecder, and the abundant rainfall guarantees a steady supply of - ‘ water. A. T. for the concany, noon. Mason of New York, counsel spoke in the afteiu Submarine Boats. Paris, Jan. 20.-—In the hamber of Deputies yesterday M. Paschal Grous— set, Radical Socialist, introduced the question of sub-marine boats, in which vessels. he said, successful experiments had been conducted French naval stronghold in the south. of France. In so doing the deputy pointed out the importance of this matter, which, he alleged. would produce a revolution in naval tactics. He declared that a syndicate of iron manufacturers had for twelve years opposed the construction of' submarine boats, and had tried to prevent the success of the experiments in those vessels. ' Therefore he moved the appointment of a committee to inquire into the question, and asked for urgency on his motion. The minister of marine, M. Lockroy, opposed M. Grousset’s motion on the ground that a committee of the ham- ber of Deputies would be incompetent to deal with the question, which, he said. was in charge of specialists. The trials of the Gustave Zede, he contin- ued, had shown that she possessed the required capabilities, not only for firing torpedoes under water, but for naviga'. bility under water. France, the marine minister also said, was the only power in possession of a practical submarine boat. The Chaxrber rejec ted the motion for urgency bya avote of 357 to 121. 30 Hope for the Paul Jones. Scranton. Miss, Jan. 20.--Lawrence Jones of Louisville and Mayor Tagg an of Indianapolis ha\e arrived here fro-1. (.hadeleur, island on a tug. They were. unable to corfiizn the repo1t that the acht Paul Jones passed there on Jan- 11a1y 6. ‘ \V01d 1eached them, on their arrival of the'finding of a yacht’s telephone and engine. .house on the Breton Beach. The men," on learning the description of the things, then gave up hope. They will go to New Orleans to await neus of the finding of the bodies :11' those \\ ho went down with the ves-- sel. The Paul Jones ieft New Orleans for Pensacola on January 3, and has not been seen or heard of since. There were seven persons on board the yacht, which Mr. Jones lent to a friend for the trip. Britain and the Open Door. London, Jan. 20.—-The annual meet- ing of the British Chambers of Com- merce will be held on March 14. The business which will come before the meeting includes resolutions expressing satisfaction with the government’s pro- tection of British interests in China. urging adherence to the ”open door" policy, and requesting the government to anange with the United States so that British pioduce and manufactur- ing shall not be subjected to a. differ- ential ta1iff in the Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba. A resolution will also be offered urg- ing the gove1 nment to utilize every op- portuni‘ty to co- operate with the Uni- ted States for the benefit of the com- mercial interests of both nations. fl erberti Bismarck’l Plans. 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