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T'a.eity of 820,000 gallons, three lighters. two tags and one barge; also, tv.o barges purchased. Fourteen ships were chartered to June 30. 1838, on the Pacific coast, having a total tonnage of 41,152 and carrying capacity of *>29 oßioers and 13.053 men, with their complete outfit of camp and garrison equipage, arms, ammunition, medical and subsistence stores for a voyage of over 7,000 mile*'. The combined fleets on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts at the close of the fiscal year consisted of sixty-nine vessels of various classes, with a total tonnage of 145,353 tons, and carrying capacity of over 37.W0 men. The total expenditures for fitting up these vessels las far as reported to June 30. 1838) amounted to $186,632. The payments for services of the vessels under charter to June 30. 1838. were as follows: On Atlantic coast and guJf waters, $1,007,952; on Pacific coast, $319,764. "To provide for the transportation of the rick and of the wounded this department purchased from the Maine Steamship Company the steamship John Engles, renamed the Relief, for the sum of $150,000. This ship was fitted up at considerable expense ns a hospital ship, and every appliance provided fpr the care, comfort and treatment f the sick and wounded. The interior of the ship w r a remodeled and provided with an electric plant for lighting and purifying. Bterlizing and laundry plants and two steam launches were also provided. The expenditures for refitting amounted to $136,851. Since the close of the fiscal year the steamship Missouri, used by the medical department of the army as a .hospital transport, has been fitted up for that purpose by the quartcrime tor’s d-par Linen t at an expenditure of $85,854. “Sinc< th • Ist if July. lvo*. there have be'-n chartered on the Atlantic roast four vessel*, namely the steamship Wanderer, the steamship La Grande Duchesne, the steamship Tarpon and the steamship Ute. These vessels were made auxiliary to the fleet of transports for the transportation of troops and supplies to Cuba and Porto Rico end Increased the tonnage to 11 //*9 tons and the carrying capacity to over 35.000 men. “To meet the needs for slight-draft vessels for towing and lighterage at Santiago, two fine ocean tugs were chartered early In July, 1898, the Underwriter and the Gladisfen. There were also chartered for service in the movement of troops and supplies at Montauk, after the return of General Shafter’s army from Cuba, one large steamship for the transportation of sick and wounded, and five small steamers, three barges and two fiatboats. These vessels, since the abandonment of Camp \\ ikon as a camp, have been dispensed with. On the Pacific coast four additional vessels were chartered for the transportation of troops ard supplies to Manila, namely—the City of Rio de Janeiro, the Pennsylvania, the St. Paul and the Tacoma.” There wen also purchased for the service of the army on the Pacific ocean two large, commodious steamships, the Scandia and the Arizona, increasing the total tonpage of the fleet operating on the Pacific o; ean to 61.287 and the carrying capacity to over 20.000 men. The carrying capacity of tha chartered steamships employed in conpeotipn with General Shafter’s army for the Invasion of Cuba was not found adequate. to promptly transport the number of troops, in addition to that army, required for Cuba and Porto Rico, and it therefore became necessary to increase the number of transport vessels with larger carrying capacity for men and animals with bilge ki-els to prevent rolling, and thus make the ships more comfortable for stock. Fourteen ships were purchased at a cost of $5,431,000. *>ther vessels and lighters were purchased, bringing the total cost of vessels up to 56.476.300. The details of the expeditions to Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philippines are given. The cost of transporting Spanish prisoners amounted to $513,860. Army Transport Service. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Secretary Alger lias approved the regulations for the army transport service prepared by the Ludlow board. By these regulations an army transport service is organized as a special branch of the quartermaster’s department. Subject to the supervision of the quartermaster general, the service will be conducted by its own officers. New York and San Francisco are the homo ports for the Atlantic and Pacific traffic, respectively. The personnel of the service will be: General superintendent, assistant to general superintendent, medical superintendent, transport quartermasters, transport surgeon*, marine superintendent, superintending engineer, assistant to superintending engineer, port steward, chief stevedore, army transport agents at oversea ports. It is believed at the department that the new regulations will go a long way towards preventing recurrences of troubles that arose in the hastily improvised transport service in the war with Spain.

OPPOSES EXTRA SESSIOX. 51 r. Cannon Seen .\o Keniton Why Conarena Should 3leet >c*t Sprlna. WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.—Representative Cannon, of Illinois, chairman of the appropriations committee of the House, has arrived, and to-day the subcommittee on deficiencies began consideration of the estimates for the extraordinary' expenses of the army and navy, growing out of the war, and the preparation of a bill covering these deficiencies for the period from Jan. 1. 1839, to July 1, 1599. Mr. Cannon will push the preparation and consideration of the regular appropriation bills us rapidly as possible, but he sees no reason now why any of them should fall and thus necessitate an extra session, He expects that the urgent deficiency and the District of Columbia bills will pass before the holidays and that work on the other regular bills will have progreesed ski far during the recess that they can be brought into the House after the recess as rapidly as that body is ready for them. The committees having Jurisdiction over the bills not prepared by the appropriations committee—agriculture, consular and diplomatic, army an<t navy, etc.— will also get to work immediately after the session begins, Mr. Cannon thinks it useless to attempt to work during the holiday recess. There have been two occasions during the past twenty years when the House refused to adjourn for the customary recess, but on each it wau impossible to keep a quorum of members In town and nothing was accomplished. Both he and Mr. Dingley, chairman of the ways and means committee, share the opinion that to tiy to hold the House here during the recess would be Impracticable and unprofitable. With the enactment of the regular money bills necessary to carry on th governmental machinery at this session of Congress, Mr. Cannon sees no occasion for an extra session, so far ns legislation for our new possessions is concerned. He believes unripe or hasty legislation for the government of the islands would be infinitely worse than military rule. Under military governorship there is perfect elasticity, changes can be made to lit new conditions as fast as they arise. A year's delay before attempting permanent legislation would give ample time for the study and investigation of all the conditions surrounding the government of the islands, both by the military authorities and by commissions which may be provided by Congress. Congress could then. Mr. Cannon says, deal intelligently with the subject. The grand total of the appropriations for the fiscal year ending July 1, 1899. including all the extraordinary war expenses to Jan. 1. but not including the deficiencies for extraordinary expenses from Jan. 1 to July 1, 1899. is $895,231,615. There are no figures, as yet. upon which the appropriations for the coming session of Congresp can le >ased. but Mr. Cannon believes they will Lie considerably below the figures for the last Congress. Hobson Brings Report on the Teresa. WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.—Constructor Hobson arrived in Washington to-day from Dandruff is disease. ) Ayers Hair Vh*or ji [cures the disease r that produces dan- J ; druff. \

Norfolk and came directly to the Navy Department. Ha has just returned from his trip on the Vulcan to Cat island, the scene of the casting awav of the Maria Teresa. He brought with him the report of Captain MeCalla, who was in charge of the expedition sent on the Vulcan to endeavor to save the vessel. The report is merely an elaboration of the history of the journey and its results, already contained in the telegraphic report to the department, and where it touches upon the present condition of the Teresa maJtes the wreck apoear even more hopeless than Captain McCalla’s telegram. This statement was strongly reinforced by Constructor Hobson's report to Acting Secretary Alien to-day. Captain MeCalla resumes his duties as captain of the Norfolk navy yard. Constructor Hohson goes to Annapolis to take up the direction of his course in naval architecture. He was desirous of returning to Santiago and endeavoring to raise the Colon, but the department had made other arrangements. Our Trade with Britain. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Some interesting facts about American commerce with Great Britain are contained in the October statement, “Trade and navigation of the United Kingdom,” just received by the treasury Bureau of Statistics. This shows that despite the small purchases which the people of the United Spates are making from Great Britain, salt's to that country continue to increase. In nearly all of the great classes of goods for which American producers are seeking a market, the October importations into the United Kingdom from the United States were in excess of those in preceding years, while the exports of manufactures from the United Kingdom to the United States were, in most cases, smaller than those of earlier years. Unble to Kuwait May Be Urged. NETVv YORK, Nov. 26.—A special to the World from Washington says: “A cable between the United States and the Hawaiian Islands will undoubtedly be provided for at the forthcoming session of congress. The correspondent is informed by an official close to the President, that in his annual message the President will suggest the advisability of a cable connection between San Francisco and Honolulu. The Bennett Hawaiian cable bill, now pending before the House committee on interstate commerce, is looked upon with considerable favor and the probabilities are that it will be taken up and passed.” General Note*. WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.—T0-day’s statement of the condition of the trea ury shows; Available cash balance, $296,128,188; gold reserve, ?210, 554.731. The postmaster general has appointed W. E Cochran, now postoffice inspector in charge at Denver, to be chief inspector of the Postoffice Department. He succeeds George B. Hammett, of Ohio, who is assigned to service In the field. Representative Faris was one of the White House callers to-day. He also made the rounds of the departments and caught up the loose ends of business for constituents. The War Department and Pension Office commanded the lion’s share of his attention. Judge Advocate General Charles Jewett, now' at Manila, having received an honorable discharge from the army, will start for home in a few days.

NOT ALARMED. (Concluded from First I’uge.) Pasha recently went on a special mission to Livadia with the same object in view, but was unsuccessful. ATHENS, Nov. 26.—The ministers of the four powers interested in the proceedings— Great Britain, France, Russia and Italy—went at noon to-day in royal carriages to the palace and formally announced to King George, in the presence of the royal family of Greece, the appointment of his son. Prince George, to be high’ commissioner of the powers in Crete. The prince later received the congratulations of the ministers. The crowds in the streets cheered the announcement of Prince George’s appointment, w'hich has relieved the popular anxiety w’hicli had arisen on account of the delay in making the announcement. CANEA, Island of Crete, Nov. 26.—During the trial to-day of the murderers of the Tsangaki family, the deposition of a Mussulman was read. It said that at the time of the massacres Edhein Pasha, the Turkish commander, assembled the influential Mussulmans and invited them to massacre all the Christians found in Candia twentyfour hours after the meeting. The Pasha’s remarks were uttered in the presence of Major Churchill, the commander of the gendarmes, who protested strongly and was ordered by Edhem Pasha to leave the room. No Public Celebration. LONDON, Nov. 26.—The recent tragic death of the Empress of Austria overclouds the celebration in that country of the half century of the Emperor’s reign and prevents the earning out of the fevstival features of the programmes. The ceremonies will be confined to the churches, schools and the army, and Vienna will be decorated and illuminate*! only by private citizens. About four thousand civic honors will be conferred on Dec. 2, the anniversary of the proclamation, in 1848, of Francis Joseph as Emperor of Austria after the abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I, and the renunciation of the crown by his father. Among those who will be honored arei all the burgomasters. All the garrisons will attend church and every soldier, including the retired and bronze medal men of each regiment, will select the best officer or private for a decoration. Kitchener Greeted nt Cambridge. LONDON, Nov. 26.—At Cambridge, on Thursday last, General Kitchener was accorded a great reception when ho received the freedom of the borougli and was admitted to the degree of doctor of Jaws, which was the occasion for an outburst of time-honored, rollicking, undergraduate spirit. The Students mustered in great force at the same house, sang patriotic ditties and dangled a life-size effigy of' a Dervish over the balcony in front of the general, who, with the university "big wig.” iad to undergo good-humored chaff. Later, the students celebrated the day with an enormous bonfire in front of Market Hall, the fire being replenished with garden f* nces, tradesmen’s shutters and a recently erected municipal band stand. Inn MaeLaren's View of Americans. LONDON, Nov. 26.—Ian MacLaren, (the Rev. John Watson) lecturing on Friday last, described the typical American as being ■’Tall, sinewy, nervous, eager and seii-eonrt-dent, bright with enormous intellectual possiblities.” He added: "The New York man is the money-ma..er and the Boston man is the book worm. The hum one hears on entering that city is not traffic, but Browning societies in full swing. Philadelphiais a city of old families, where each man knows his neighbor’s grandfather. Chicago is the city of hurry, in a sense, a coarse city, hut one where the navvy may rise to own a splendid art collection.” For Relief of Spaniard*. LONDON, Nov. 26.—The Countess Casa Valencia, wife of the former Spanish ambassador of that name, has written to the newspapers appealing for further funds to be devoted to the relief of the wounded Spanish soldiers and widows of the slain. As generous contributions already received will not suffice to meet the widespread misery existing among this class of unfortunate Spaniards, a three days’ bazaar will be opened at Downshire House on Dec. 1 by the Infanta Eulalia. The proceeds will be devoted to the Spanish fund for the relief of the wounded and the widows. Ail Adiuireryof Sir Edwin Arnold. LONDON, Nov. 26.—Sir Edwin Arnold was overwhelmed and the company was greatly entertained by the excited rhapsodies of an admirer at the Thanksgiving dinner here. A middle-aged lady, seated near the poet, punctured his speech praising America and the Americans with loud cm** of “Magnificent!” “Sublime!" “Oh, the dear man!” When Arnold had finished speaking this lady rushed up. reached across the table, grasped his hands in hers and exclaimed ecstatically: “Dearest Sir Edwdn Arnold, you are heavenly.” ELEVATOR “COMBINE." Manufacturer* of “Lift*” Preparing to Consolidate Their Plant*. CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—The Post to-day says: “Negotiations with a view to combining a number of the elevator manufacturing concerns of the country into one large corporation, which have been pending for several months, have reached a point where it may be said the success of the scheme is practically assured. The consent of all the concerns which it is proposed to include in the deal has been secured, an underwriting syndicate has been formed and the details of the plan have about all been worked out. The cupital stock of the new company will be $11,000,000. The companies represented In the proposed combination control about 90 per cent, of the elevator manufacturers of the country.’

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 189S.

SAYSITWILLBEWARMER PROMTIE OF WEATHER SF,RVTCE THAT WILL BRING JOY TO MAN Y. 0 Gn* Consumers Buy Coal in Anttcipa~ tion of Lower Preanure—Yesterday’s Temperature. ■ The prediction of the weather service that to-day will be “fair and warmer” will bring gladness into many households where the only fuel is natural gas. A similar prediction was made by the weather forecasters on Friday night for yesterday, but it failed to hold good. Local Forecaster Wappenhans awoke yesterday morning in the midst of a roaring blizzard that had been raging since 1 o’clock the night before. At 8 o’clock yesterday morning the thermometer registered 3 degrees above zero. This was the minimum temperature for the day. The highest temperature for the day was 32 degrees. At 7 o’clock last night the thermometer stood at 17 degrees. Business was lively with the retail coal dealers yesterday on account of the sharp change in the weather. Indiana block coal sold readily at $3 a ton and anthracite brought $7 a ton. People were afraid to trust the gas over Sunday, and those who have stoves suitable for coal deemed it best to lay in a supply of fuel. There was much complaint against the gas companies yesterday, although it was stated at the office of the Indianapolis Gas Company that not nearly so many complaints came in yesterday as on Friday. A man who has informed himself on the gas situation said last night; “The whole trouble lies in the facts that the gas companies have too many consumers on their lines. In this city there are 30,000 consumers where should not be more than 16,000. The gas Is not failing in the fields, according to the reports of the gas inspector, and wells are shot every few weeks that gush forth with the all the old-time force. The gas companies have let their mains run down until they are in wretched condition. The gas inspector discovered this and has made a report of the fact. I notice that the Indianapolis Gas Company says that ‘few complaints’ came in yesterday. That does not indicate that people are satisfied with the supply. There are thousands of people in Indianapolis who have gone to the company with complaints until they have grown tired and have come to the conclusion that it is useless to complain.”

FOREC AST FOR SUNDAY. Fair and Warmer Weather Predicted for Indiana. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26—Forecast for twenty-four hours ending Sunday at 11 p. m.: For Ohio—Fair, with colder in northern portion; high northwesterly winds, diminishing in force. For Indiana—Fair and warmer; winds shifting to southerly. For Illinois—Warmer, with increasing cloudiness and snow Sunday afternoon or night; winds shifting to fresh southei'ly. Local Observation Saturday. Bar. Ther. R. H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7 a.m..30.12 6 80 N’west. Clear. 0.04 7p.m..30.39 17 70 N’west. Cloudy. 0.00 Maximum temperature, 31; minimum temperature, 3. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation Nov. 26: Tern. Pie. Normal 37 .12 Mean 17 .04 Departure from normal —2O —.OB Departure from Nov. 1 —l7 —l.ll Departure from Jan. 1 *4Bl *2.56 •Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS. Local Forecast Official. . LEACH IS HARD OF HEARING. Been Through Gus licit and Heard No Complaint of Shortage. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Nov. 26.—State Natural Gas Supervisor J. C. Leach, of this city, came in to-day from a tour of the Indiana gas belt, seeing how the gas stood up in the various plants during the receixt cold spell. He found no shortage anywhere, except at Crawfordsville, Lebation and a few smaller towns. In those places he found the supply inadequate to the demand, due entirely to the fact that the gas was not there, and not from faulty service of the machinery, as is the case In most complaints Taking the field over. Professor Leach is well pleased with the way the cold snap was met. Usually the first touch of winter is the signal for a deluge of complaints from consumers, but, so far this season, the supervisor has not been thus appealed to. “I approve of the suggestion,” said Prof. Leach. ref erring'to the action of the Anderson Gas Company in advising patrons to lay in a supply of wood and coal. “It is a good idea. It is a wise precaution in case of accident. Gas may be ever so plenty and yet. by an accident to the machinery, fires might go out. I expect to have a load of wood or coal hauled to my residence for use In case of emergency and it would be a wise notion for everybody to do this. Though we should not need it for years it is well enough to be on the safe side.” Fort Wayne Is Freezing. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 26.—Early last fall the natural gas company served notice on all manufacturers to prepare to use coal this winter, “as the supply of gas is gradually weakening.” Early this week a per-emptoi-y order was issued prohibiting the use of gas under all boilers, and to-night every factory abandoned gas and will use coal the rest of the winter, and already a stronger flow is noticed in dwellings, but very serious apprehension is felt that the gas may give out entirely should the winter be severe. (in* Pressure Red need. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Nov. 26.—Manufacturing concerns in this city were temporarily cut off to-day by the Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas Company, and the same is true of the factories in Logansport, Peru and Decatur, served by the same company. Officials to-night say that the enormous pull on the lines lias run the pressure down to a point where in winter it is impossible to furnish a uniform supply for manufacturing, and that coal must soon be employed. The field report of the Logansport and Wabash Valley Company to-night shows a. lower pressure than at any time since gas was discovered in Indiana. Large Consumer* Cut Off. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Nov. 26.—A short time ago the Natural Gas Company served notice on the School Board that gas could not be furnished for the school buildings. Today it was announced that the factories, large business blocks and business houses had btten cut off. The company says there is a shortage. Asa suit is now pending to test the gas rates, it is the opinion of some people that the company is attempting to create a prejudice in its favor. Hllnard at Ifw York. NEW YORK. Nov. 26.—The first severe snowstorm of the winter struck New r York and vicinity early this afternoon and increased i:i violence, until to-night it has assumed almost the proportions of a blizzard. Forty miles an hour is the i - ate the wind has l>eeu teai'lng through the city, and on the Long island coast it has reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour. At about 11 o’clock to-night the snow had fallen to a depth of several inches and in some places had drifted as high as five feet. The temperature has gradually falien, until at midnight it was 26 degrees. All of the trolley lines running to the suburbs have been forced jo discontinue service, and the surface lin* in Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs have fui'ed almost as bodly. being forced to abandon their schedules. All of the horse-ear lines are blocked. The elevated railroads have discontinued their regular schedule and are beginning to have trouble. The railroad lines out of the city have as yet not been forced to abandon their regular schedules, but the prospect is that they will have to do so before morning. Storm In New England. BOSTON, Nov. 26.—Unless the northeast snowstorm which began In this city last night and which is general throughout the State and Southern New England, subsdd.-e before morning, it seems it will be a recordbreaker for November. Beginning in this

city at 9 o’clock, the storm rapidly assumed more than ordinary proportions and with a heavy snowfall and a stiff northeasterly gale, by 10 o’clock was rapidly approaching the nature of a blizzard. Near the coast the temperature was Just above freezing so that the snow was damp and sticky, hut in the interior the flakes were finer and the snow drifted badly. Cold Wave In Kentucky. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 26.—The thermometer has been dropping here since 3 o’clock Jhis morning and promises to go to zero to-night. The worst blizzard known in years raged here this morning. It is almost unprecendeuted weather for this time of the year. Pennsylvania Nlautled In White. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26. Over six Inches of snow fell here during the past twelve hours up to midnight to-night, at which time the storm showed signs of abating. Reports from the interior of the State ; re to the effect tiiat snow fell heavily in all sections. STORM ON THE ATLANTIC. Vessels Arriving at Rueenstown Report Encountering liad Weather. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 26.—Incoming ocean steamers to-day report having experienced severe weather for several days past. The German steamer Adria, one of the chartered steamers of the International Navigation Company, from Philadelphia, Nov. 13, for Liverpool, reports passing through a violent gale on Wednesday last, during which she was hove to for twenty hours. All the passengers were kept below and were greatly alarmed by the violent motion of the ship, which rolled terribly. Some injuries were suffered about the deck from the heavy seas which swept over the vessel. The British freight steamer Silverton, from Port Royal, S. C., Nov. 6, for Liverpool, which also arrived here to-day, is terribly damaged by the storm. She lost her boats, had her cabin flooded, and several of her crew were injured. Cause of the Mohegan Disaster. LONDON, Nov. 26.—The Board of Trade Inquiry into the loss of the Atlantic Transport Company's steamer Mohegan, which was wrecked off the Lizard on Oct. 14, was concluded to-day. The judgment of the board’s commission was that the ship was in a good seaworthy condition, and that Captain Griffith was in good health at the time the disaster occurred, the stranding of the vessel being caused by a wrong course being steered alter the Mohegan had passed Eddy stone light. The commission, in addition, expressed admiration for the efforts that had been made to save those on board the steamer. The commission also found that the loss of life vas due to the extinction of the electric lights on the steamer after she went ashore. Stormbound Stenmshlps. NEW YOhiv, Nov. 26.—The only Atlantic passenger liners to leave their wharves today were the Cunarder Lucania and the Atlantic transport steamer Manitou, both of which dropped anchor off Staten island, where they remain. After the storm set in at noon only three steamers arrived in port, two from the West Indies and an Old Dominion line boat from Norfolk. A number of steamers are due, among them the French liner La Touraine. No word can be obtained from Sandy Hook to-night as to what may be seen in the offing, If anything. as shortly after 7 o’clock to-night the wires were down and cut off communication.

Alovcment* of Stfumer*. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 26.—Sailed: Carthagenian, for Philadelphia; Campania, for New York. GENOA, Nov. 26.—Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm 111, from New York. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Nov. 26.—Sailed: Rhineland, for Liverpool. GIBRALTAR, Nov. 26.—Sailed: Auguste Victoria, for New York. QUEENSTOWN. Nov. 26.—Arrived: Umbria. fi’om New York. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 26.—Sailed: St. Louis, for New York. MOVILLE. Nov. 26.—Sailed: State of Nebraska, for Glasgow. ANTWERP. Nov. 26.—Sailed: Aragonia, for Philadelphia. NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Arrived: Etruria, from Liverpool. **AVRE. Nov. 26.—Sailed: La Gascogne, 4 New York. * Piemen, Nov. 2C.—Sailed: Weimar, for New York. RELIGIOUS NOTES. Y. 51. C. A. to Inviilie Porto Rico and Presbyterians Going to Manila. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Frank L. Smith, who had charge of the Young Men’s Christian Association work in the Seventh Army Corps, under Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, and was long stationed at Jacksonville, lias just sailed for Porto Rico for the purpose of undertaking the work of putting association work there upon a permanent footing. He will try to see if associations cannot be formed and provided with permanent buildings in San Juan and Ponce at least. All association work there is to be for the benefit both of enlisted men and the residents of the island. Congregational missionaries stationed in Utah have approached the Presbyterian missionaries there, the most numerous of gentile workers, and together an agreement lias been entered into for united work against Mormons. Presbyterians have decided to send at the earliest possible moment two of their best men to undertake work in the Philippines. In their appeal to the Methodists of America for $20,000,000 the bishops of that denomination explain that they take this action at this time since it is itnpossble for the General Conference to take it, since it does not meet until 1900. The condition laid down by the peace commissioners in Paris that there should be religious freedom in the Caroline islands had its incentive in the American board, the venerable Congregational society having its headquarters in Boston. This Society for the Propagation of the Gospel has officially declined to take part in the forthcoming ecumenical missionary conterence. which is to assemble in New York in April, a year and a half hence. Ihe declination of this, one of the very largest of missionary organizations will have a inarktd. effect upon Episcopalians in this For years the Children s Aid Society, a Christian agency for the care of city waifs, has had the greatest success in finding homes for its wards in the State of Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska. Kansas and lowa. Here farmers treat them better than elsewhere and all but about 8 per cent, become useful moil and women, and give no further trouble to the society. Last year an effort was made to find homes for boys and girls in New York State, but without success. Eastern farmers being insensible for some reason tqine appeals of these deserving children. The society will try Eastern farmers another year, but expects to again be compelled to ask Western ones to come to its assistance. KEELY PAPERS IN DISPUTE. Company Will Try to Obtain His Secrets from Them. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.—A lively legal contest is expected between Mrs. John W. Keely, widow of the inventor of the Keely sound wave motor, and the Keely Motor Company, over the possession of all papers left by the dead man bearing on his mysterious apparatus. Mrs. Keely, recognizing that an effort will be made by the company next Tuesday to take everything calculated to throw light on the unfinished motor, has placed her affairs in the hands of John G. Johnson, the most prominent lawyer in Philadelphia. The company hopes to retain Charles Bi Collier, who knew most of Keely’s secrets. ’Nurses Leave Lexington. LEXINGTON. Ky., Nov, 26.-The John Blair Gibbs hospital is no more as far as Lexington Is concerned. The last remnant of it was removed this afternoon, when the forty-eight nurses, who have been detained because of a number of sick soldiers, left on a special C. & O. train of Pullman sl> epers for Albany, Americus, Oolumbus and Macon, Ga.. where they will be attached to the different hospital*.

PLAGUE SHIP AT SAN JUAN. Yellow-Fever Patleut Taken f:'iim the Mi*lß*lppi to the Lazuretto. SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, Nov. 26.—1 t is asserted generally here that several persons ill with yellow fever have been transferred from the United States transport Mississippi, which arrived here on Wednesday last, to the lazaretto, but the chief surgeon states that only one of the patients is suffering from a genuine attack of yellow fever, the others being ill with malarial fever. Thirty of the first-class passengers of the Mississippi will be transferred to-day from the steamer to San Juan, after thorough fumigation and change of clothing. Some will be sent to their homes and others to the hospital, where they will not be quarantined, but will be closely watched for signs of the fever. The remainder of the passengers will be sent to the lazaretto, where they will undergo observation, and later will be liberated. The ship will be fumigated and her cargo discharged. The chief surgeon considers these methods adequate for the protection of the city from infection, but much adverse criticism of the step taken has been caused among Americans and Porto Ricans. George S. Willits, of Chicago, died this morning from tetanus, following hypodermic injections. Mr. Willits went to the hospital ten days ago. He had been in Porto Rico for three months and was active in business here. He enjoyed great popularity among the Americans. The Colonial Club, of which Mr. Willits was president, will meet to-morrow to adopt resolutions of sympathy and condolence over his death. His body will be sent home by the first steamer. Mr. Keck, the partner of Mr. Willits, will accompany the remains if possible. \o Disturbances in Porto Rico. W ASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The War Department has received a second dispatch from GeVieral Brooke regarding the allegations of disturbances in Porto Rico. It follows: “Reports of disturbances at points mentioned au-e unquestionably false. No disturbances have occurred since N°v. 1. Rumors have been investigated and found false. I am fully advised as to conditions. Now and then someone is murdered as a result of personal quarrels, as is the case in the United States, not by arttted bands. Have all known or alleged leaders of bandits arrested, so far as I can learn, and they will be tried at an early date.” Soldiers from Porto Rleo. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 26.—The United States hospital ship Relief arrived at Old Point Comfort this morning from Porto Rico, bringing its second load of sick soldiers to the new hospital. There were on board 250 patients. Only a few were seriously ill, the majority being convalescents. The Panther Leuves for Snn Juan. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.—The transport Panther sailed from League island navy yard to-day for San Juan, Porto Rico, where she will be the station ship for the United States naval station at that port.

TOM LANSING MAY DIE. Suffering from a Blow Received In His fight with PngiliMt Hoot. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 26.—Tom Lansing, the well-known middle-weight pugilist, who, until a short time ago, assisted in training James J. Corbett, is lying critically ill at his home In this city, as a result of a terrific blow on the back of the head, delivered by Jack Root, in their recent fight in Chicago. Lansing is almost entirely paralyzed and to-day is hardly able to speak. He can move only a few portions of his body. His physician, Dr. Mclntyre, thinks, from what he can learn from Lansing, that the terrific blow he received on the head from Root, and which felled him. causing him to strike his head upon the Hoor with great violence, has caused the formation of a blood clot on the brain. Dr. Mclntyre says the chances of Lansing's recovery are slight. Lansing has been confined to his bed since he returned from Chicago. The Corbett-Sliarkey Fake. NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—The board of directors of the Lenox Athietic Club, under whose auspices the Corbett-Shtrkey fight was held lust Tuesday night, decided today to investigate the various charges growing ou.t of the affair. A meeting of the directors for that purpose has been called for next Monday. Corbett and Sharkey, their managers and seconds, have been invited to attend. The inquiry will be open to the press. Sammy Harris Won. CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—Sammy Harris, of Chicago, was given the decision to-night over Casper Leon, of New York, at the end of a six-round bout in the gymnasium of the Chicago Athletic Club. Harris is a young brother of "Kid” Harris, and to-night was his first fight before a club of importance. Bouts at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.—At the Commercial Club, to-night, George Kirwan and Eddie Connolly fought a twenty-round draw. Eddie Santry knocked out Billy Murphy in the third round of a fifteen-round contest. BUBONIC PLAGUE SCARE. Unwarranted Alarm Over the Death of it Chinese at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.—This city has a plague scare. A few days ago a Chinese died of a disease w hich was said to resemble the bubonic plague. The matter wets reported to the Board of Health, and Chinatown was searched for further cases. None was found. White people employing Chinese servants were warned not to allow their servants to enter Chinatown lor a few days, and policemen were stationed in the Chinese quarter to warn whites to keep out. At the health office to-day, however, it was stated that the suspicious case had turned out to be one of death from nephritis, and there are no reasons for believing that the bubonic plague has entered the city. An autopsy was held to-day on the body of the dead Chinese, and Dr. Spencer, the official bacteriologist of the board, stated to the Associated Press that there were positively no traces of the dreaded piague. The residents of the Chinese quarters are in an excited state over a series of exciting events that have recently occurred among them, and when a certain Chinese died suddenly the report was circulated in Chinatown that he had died of bubonic plague. The recent drowning of thirteen Chinese on a river steamer, and the prevalence of a highbinder war in Chinatown, which has resulted in several murders, has caused the superstitious Chinese to believe that they are pursued by an evil spirit, and they are ready to believe anything. To-day the police were withdrawn from Chinatown, so well satisfied is the Board of Health that the plague rumors are groundless. MAGOWAN SENT TO JAIL. He 1* Said to Have Tried to Hire a Tag to Flee to Cuiiadu. ERIE, Pa., Nov. 26.—When ex-Mayor Magowan, of Trenton, heard that Governor Hastings had granted a requisition returning him to Ohio he tried to hire a tug to taka him to Canada, but could find no owners who would rent a vessel to him. He next offered to buy a tug, but was unable to secure one. When it was learned that Magowan was trying to leave the country ha was arrested and taken before Judge Walling, who sent him to jail. Magowan, Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Wynn’s bail have been continued until next Friday. Mrs. Wynn is in Toronto. DEPOSITORS PAID IN FULL President McMoaei, of the People’s Bank, Has Kept Ills Word. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Nov. 26.—Thomas W. Barlow, receiver of the People’s Bank, has notified the depositors of that institution that the remaining 10 pef cent, due them will be paid on and after Dec. 5, 1898. This payment will close every contested claim against the bank, including the de-

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posits of the city and State. The People’s Bank closed its doors on March 25. after the cashier, John S. Hopkins, had committed suicide. When the bank closed its doors the liabilities were about $1.5(10,000, while the assets were less than a million dollars. At the time of the suspension President MoManes pledged himself to pay the depositors dollar fer dollar, and the announcement of Receiver Barlow shows that he has kept his word. ■ t i SALE OF TROTTERS. Wilton Disposed of for $4,100 and n Muurle Horse for $1,950. NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—The sale of horses by W. B. Fasig & Cos., at Madison-square Garden, to-day, was attended by a goodsized crowd. The best sale of the day was the bay stallion trotter, Wilton, from the stables of Lewis & Albaugh, Circleville, 0., which brought $l,lOO. Horsets bringing SI,OOO or over were: Wilton, 2:1914, by George Wilkes-Alley, to Brook Curry, Lexington, Ky., $4,100; Charley G„ 2:17, by StraderLancie, G. H. Smith, Chillicothe, 0., to William Rockefeller, Tarrytown, N. Y., $1,550; lians McGregor, trotter, by Black Hawk McGregor-June, Vance Nuckles. Cleveland, $1,025; Altie R., trotter, by Patchen WilkesHattie, W. J. H. Hubinger, New Haven, $1,000: Alves, trotter, by Ailerton-Inlaid, owned by C. H. Anthony, Muncie, Ind., J. O. Seannell, New York city, $1,550; Albert Powell, trotter, by Gusto-Vic Monroe, J. H. Hubinger, New Haven, SI,OOO. The total for the day’s sale amounted to $30,015 for sev-enty-seven horses, average $379.19 per head. Imp. Top Gallant Sold for *20.000. LEXINGTON. Ky., Nov. 26.—The feature of this, the closing, day of Easton thoroughbred sales was the purchase of the great stallion imported Top Gallant, sire of Algol and Typhoon 11, for $20,000. There were only two bidders for the horse—Klnzea Stone, of Georgetown, Ky., and W. J. Alexander, of Chicago. Competition was lively, but when Alexander jumped from SIB,OOO to $20,000 Stone declared himself out of itWANT NEW DEPARTMENT. Business Men Desire a Secretary of Commerce and Industries. CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—The National Business Men's League to-day sent to President McKinley a long letter relative to the establishment of a department of commerce and industries. The letter, which is signed by Ferdinand W. Peck, Erskine M. Phelps, A. H. Revelle, John W. Ela. E. G. Keith and the other members of the executive committee of the Business Men’s League, urges favorable action on bills for the establishment of the department, which are now pending in Congress. The letter says in part: “With the expansion of our commercial relations to include many new peoples, living under widely different conditions, there seems to be an open conviction, already growing in the minds of our business men. that tariff questions are getting to be questions of fact for experts rather than of party politics. We submit that, whether these questions are in politics or not, a department of commerce and industries might provide facilities through which competent, nonpartisan experts could make such investigations and reports before legislation on any contemplated changes in the tariff schedule as wou.d enable Congress to take action with comparatively accurate knowledge as to its effects, and thus the wholesale revision of the tariff, so damaging to general business interests, might be avoided.” UNION REFORM PARTY. It Threatens to Put a Presidential Ticket in the Field In 1900. COLUMBUS. 0., Nov. 26,-At a meeting of tho Union Reform party executive committee here to-day steps were taken to form anew national organization. Men from New York. Illinois and Indiana met with the Ohio committee to hold a national convention next March, at which time arrangements are to be made to put a ticket in the field in every State in the Union. The new party is to be a fusion of the Populists, Silver Republicans, Liberal party and Negro Protectionists, ail free silverites. The Union Reform party cast 11,500 votes in this State at the last telection, and is entitled to a place on the ballot without petition. It is now a state organization. EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED. Buggugeinaster and Other People Reported Seriously Injured. WILTON. Conn., Nov. 26.—The Pittsfield express, for New York, on the Danbury & Norwalk division of the New York, New Haven & Hanford Railroad, was wrecked about six miles from Wilton to-day. The baggagemaster and several others were seriously and perhaps fatally injured. The accident was caused by the breaking of an axle and a fiange on the baggage car. Gilbert Challenged by Elliott. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Nov. 26.-J. A. R. Elliott, of Kansas City, to-day issued a challenge to Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, la., to shoot for the Sportsmen's Review trophy for the American live-bird championship. Elliott posted a forfeit. Elliott, is booked to shoot Dr. J. W. Smith lor I<W live birds at St. latuis on Dec. 3. Arrested for Stealing a Mull Pouch. BOSTON. Nov. 26.— William Franklin, a negro, who was formeiiy employed as a brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, haa been arrested here charged with stealing a United States mail pouch from the Fitchburg Railroad. Franklin Is n cripple, having lost both legs in a railroad accident some year* ago.

DESIRES PEACE. (Concluded from First Page.) for the future of Germany’s commercial .Interest.s in the Philippines and Sulu archipelago. “Guarantees,” it says spitefully, “which will hold water even against American interpretations.” In spite of the newspaper comments, tho correspondent of the Associated Press Is informed on good authority that Germany still does not contemplate interference, 'Jrtive or otherwise, with the American claim!-, at least as long as no concerted action is proposed or carried out jointly by the European powers. This statement tallies with assurances given by the Foreign Office here, So far as the United States embassy is concerned. no proposition of any kind has been made by the German government, and before the United States’ ambassador, Mr. Andrew' D. White, left Berlin on his two months’ leave of absence, he came to the conclusion that Germany, under no circumstances, will undertake important steps during his absence. In fact the German press utterances urging Gtto secure special benefits from the United States or during tne peace negotiations are solely an expression of the wishes of part of the German people and they in no wa*r bind the government, which is now more than ever desirous of fostering the gorfll will of America. The Cologne Gazette publishes a tetter from a correspondent of Manila, asserting, “with keen regret,” that half of the United States land and naval forces there Is composed of Germans, and giving a far fflroro flattering picture of American rule at Manila. The Manila correspondent of the Vossisehe Zeitung draws an even more gloomy picture, dwelling upon the alleged prevalence of drunkenness and other excesses among the American troops. The United States embassy has received a flve-hundred-word cipher dispatch from Judge Day, president of the United States commission at Paris, asking for the confidential correspondence of the United States ambassador here, Mr. Andrew D. 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