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THE" MORNIXU ,QKJbJGiU JNIA2S', AT0K1)AY, NU V Kiii tSiiitx 10 -lutig. TO PENSION LABOR American Federation to Pass Upon Unique Resolution. MEN0VER60THEBENEFICIARIES Twenty-one Years ReIdencc, With: a Wage of Less Than ?100O a Year, Will Entitle Laborer to $12 Per Month. NHW ORLEANS, Nov. 14. Another day was devoted by the American Federation of Labor to work preparatory to the actual duties of the convention. Reports of committees and the Introduction of res olutions took up all of the session. 2?o action was taken on any of the resolu tion?. .They were simply received by the presiding olacer, and by him referred to the various committees whose reports up on thm wlli be submitted later to the convention for action. Eighty-seven res olutions were submitted. Many of them related to minor points of organization: to requests that various Arms be placed upon the "unfair list." and to claims of jurisdiction. - Outside of these, the fol lowing were the resolutions of chief in tei5t: "That the United States Government be H3kc-d to return to Porto Rico those peo ple who were Induced to leave that island f for Hawaii 'under promises of better In dustrial condition?.' ' 4JThat any man who shall have reached the age off (0 years, who is a naturalized cltlzf-i. and has lived 21 years In this country, and whose average annual In come has been less than $1000 per annum, be given a life pension of $12 per month. "That the National headquarters be Temovrd from "Washington to Denver." "For the rr-ertaetment of mining laws lor the Indian Territory, particularly for the licencing of mining engineers and hoisting engineers. Ship Subsidy Opposed. "That a protest be made against the ship subsidy bill, 'as It Is calculated to extend over the sea the name monopoly held by I he railroads on land,' and that the Federation encourage th department or a naturalized body of American sea men "That protest be made against the forcible return of deserting seamen from private vessels. No allusion is made to ships of war. "That the Federation protest against the construction of either the Panama or Nicaragua canals, 'as the country must -either acquire more territory, or encroach upon the liberties of the Latin-American states "That the Federation protest against the harsh treatment given labor organiza tions in Porto Rico under the old Spanish laws of the island. "That efforts be made to defeat the anti-scalplng bill now before Congress, dnd all city ordinances enacted against ticket brokers. "That the 3000 employes of the National Bureau of Printing and Engraving bo unionized. Aid to Lctter-Carrlers. "That aid should be extended to the letter-carriers In their effort to secure higher wagec. "For a declaration by the American Federation of Labor that a building de voted to the use of union labor should be erected In every town or 15,000 or moro Inhabitants. "That all demands for Increase In wages tor change In conditions must be first made :to the Central Labor bodies. "For recognition of the principles of In ternational Socialism, and to encourage the study of economic subjects In all or ganizations." At the morning cession (the committee on credentials reported and raised a pro test against the seating of Delegate Cole, of the Sheet Metal Workers. After a long debate the matter was referred back to the credentials committee. The convention then took a recess until I o'clock. Promptly at 2 o'cloclc. President Goni pcrs called for the presentation of reso lutions, and for an hour they came In c stream. Under the rule; of the euera tion, no resolution can be Introduced after the end of the second day, and this after noon was the last chance. When th!. wcrk was finished,, the committee on cre dentials announced itself ready with two more sections of Its report, the first of which was to the eiTect that the protect against the seating of the delegates of the United Brewery Workers was not sustained, and that the dispute over the - r tirg of Delegate Cole, of the Sheet T'etal Workers, had been compromised and that P. J. Downey, the contestant, would act Jointly with Delegate Cole, the vcte b(r.p equally divided between them. Both portions of the report were adopted. The committee on rules submitted Ua re port, and after a long debate over several minor points, adjournment was taken un til 0 o'clock tomorrow morning. aioncy for CUnreli In 2Innlln. ALBANY, Nov.. 14. As a result of an Appeal for' funds by the Methodist mis sionary convention to construct a church for the tifie of a congregation in Manila, $SS00 was raised by subscription In 13 min utes tonight. The question of appropria tions for the detached and East Indian missions was then taken up. and amounts were appropriated as follows: Northwest India, ?26,CO0; Southern India, $21,000; Bombay, 124,500: Bengal, $13,500; Burmah, $5500; Malaysia, ?10S1; Philip pines, $14,000. National Grnnpre Is Flourishing;. LANSING. Mich., Nov. 14. At the first session today of the National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, the reports of the secretary and treasurer, which showed the order to be in good condition, were received. Last year 2C. now Granges wero organized in various states, Michigan leading with 19G. A number of resolutions were referred to the resolutions committee. The rest of the day was spent in sightseeing and in specting the local sugar factories and con ferring the seventh degree on about 500 persons by the National body. Growth of the Cocaine Habit. Chicago Record-Herald. During a sensational trial which was conducted some time ago In London and which hr.d to do with a case of morphia poisoning, there was considerable evidence In the press that the drug habit wao on the Increase. A chemist wrote that this was true In all classes of society, and a'dded: "The professional man chooses morphia, the soldier strychnia and atro pine, the actor uses cocaine dnd women prefer chloral and bromides." The dis cussion subsided for a while, but it has been taken up again, and the use and ef fect of cocaine are specially considered by a physician In a letter to the Westmin ster Gazette.- The writer says, among other thlnrs: "I assert that the habit of using co caine Is increasing, and increasing to an alarming extent: that the end of the co caine habit is either mental or actual death: that Its arrest is so difficult that, although it Is right to try to stop it, it is well-nigh hopeless to expect a cure in a bad case, and I therefore saythat the use of it should be dictated only by ne cessity and that it should be promptly scheduled as a poison." The writer insists that any use of the drug without medical sanction or profes sional supervision is dangerous; that even where it is employed as a. spray for tho hroat, precautions should bo taken agafni the formation of a cocaine habit, "his is because its progress Is so subtle that the point of safety may be passed before there is any realization of tho craving for the drug. 6ne discouraging feature of the campaign for the restric tion of the use of all such dangerous medicines is found in the Inadequacy ol the laws to prevent the sale of poisons. The chemist before quoted points out that many poisons are unscheduled, and also that it is difficult where restrictive laws exist 'to prevent "evasions of them. "Patent medicines containing morphia and strychnia can be bought," he say's. "from any drug store," and even physl-. clans' prescriptions may be employed to circumvent both the physician and the law.. "SCOUTS' FROM THE NAVY Xctt Type of VarsIiip to Be Added 'to Kingr Edward's Fleets. London Telegraph. Another type of warship is about to be added to the fighting squadrons of the empire. Its particular function is re vealed by Its name the Scout. Every year the specialization of war duties in the navy increases. This remark applies equally to officers and men and to the material they control. In the old days all officers received the same training; they were all seadog.-.. and they sailed In Hne-of-battle ships, frigates and sloops. Now navigation gunnery, the torpedo, engineering, electrlolty, wireless telegra phy or signaling claim careful, and to some extent exclusive, study by those who go down to the great waters In the King's ships. It Is realized 'how this tendency Is adding to the long array of ships, with different powers and different dffties. which are Included In His Majesty's fleet? We have now bnttle-shlps of various types, coast-defense ships (eld), armored cruisers, protected cru?sers, unprotected cruisers (old), sloops, gunboats, torpedo-boats, tor pedo ram, torpe 'o gunboats, torpedo-beat destroyers, submarines, dispatch vessels, etc. There Is also a fast-growing-list of aux iliary ships colliers, hospitals, repairing vessel?, torpedo depot ships and distilling ships all specifically fitted for the pecu liar work expected from each kind. The vlast new craft is a child of the Whitehead lorpeuo. a weapon wnlch, when first in troduced had a speed of 7 knots, could travel 3000 yards, had a charge of 67 pounds of. gun cotton, and was uncertain and unreliable. In a quarter of a cen tury It has been gradually developed Into a dependable weapon, which travels 2000 yards after discharge at a ppeed of 30 knots, with a burden of 200 pounds of gun cotton. The gyroscope guides this awe inspiring mother of so many special craft with accuracy. Until the latent develop ment came the "destroyer" was the baby of the family p torpedo ships, but it was too frail for work in open seas away from a base. As the Earl of Selborne has explained: "When destroyers were first 'designed It was not contemplated that they would be frequently used otherwise than as work ing from a fixed base. Experience, how ever, has shown that vessels with greater sca-keeplr.g power aro required for service with fleets, and accordingly the board has decided both materially to strengthen The type of futugc destroyers, and also to create a new clars altogether, to which the name Scout has been given. It Is proposed not to -Initiate a design for this new class at the Admiralty, but to In vite the private shipbuilders of the coun try to give the navy the benefit of their creative Ingenuity by submitting designs to fulfill ceTtaln stated conditions. "It is now announced that from the Clyde, and probably also from the Yar row and Thorndyke shipyards, designs and tenders have been submitted for these new boats. The necessity for a stiff er class of torpedo vessel was re vealed by the investigations of an ad miralty committee which was appointed after the disaster to the Cobra. The new 'scouts' are to be much longer and strong er than any 'destroyers' hitherto built, vessels which will be able to remain at sea in" ordinary weather for more pro tracted periods than cither 'destroyers' or torpedo-boats. It was at first feared that the increase in the size and strength would lead to a great falling off In speed, but there is reason to believe, from the opinions of skilled engineers, that the 'scouts' will have a reliable rate ap proachrng 30 knots an hour. In the esti mates for tho present year only 29.425 has been taken by tho admiralty for the four craft of this type included in the pro gramme of construction, but at Glasgow It is stated that the construction of 10 Is now contemplated. WILY CHINESE SERVANTS Signals of the Disclinrgred to Warn Their Successors. - Straits Budget , It is not an uncommon thing to hear people In the East say that they are still in want of a Chinese cook, while others Mill have numbers of applications directly It Is known that their cook has left The reason fcr this Is easily discovered If the master of the house walks down to the kitchen after Ills cook has been dis charged and takes notice how a saucepan which he found standing "on the ground Is placed. Chinese servants, particularly these from Singapore, when discharged leave signs which the newcomer looks for immediately he enters the kitchen. If the place Is considered a good one. a saucepan will be left on the ground with the lid put on properly. If the lid Is placed In" the saucepan upside down that Is to say, with the handle of the lid inside the saucepan It means that the servant has gone away for a short time only, and that as soon as he csji he intends to return, as the situation s considered a good one. If the lid of the saucepan Is lofr on the grourid near the saucepan, which Is stand ing the right way upt it means the house" is in want of servants. If the lid is put Half way in and half way' out of the saucepan, it means that the place Is a good one, but the master of the house is stingy. Should the. saucepan have still some rico In it and the lid closed properly. It means that the servant Is quite satisfied- with everything concerning the peo ple of the house, but that he is forced to leave on account of debts or other reasons which inconvenienced him. If the master is in the habit of cutting a servant's pay for broken or lost articles or Tor other faults, a mark Is made on the bottom of the saucepan In chalk which will not rub out easily. The Chi nese boy makes his mark behind the pantry or bedroom door, and the water man on the bottom of his tubs. The Hylam Chinese are said to have'"ado'rirri these signs from the Macao Chinese, who- ln me nrst case got the Idea froni the Tamils. EXPLOSION VICTIMS DEAD Four Men Die From Injuries Re ceived liy Bursting: of Boiler. LEBANON." Pa., Nov. 14. Eight persons are now dead as the result of the boiler explosion in a furnace of the American Iron & Steel Company late yesterday. Four additional deaths occurred during the night as follows: James Neis. John Hable, Frank Murray, Simon Pottinger. Many of the Injured are not yet out of danger. Child a Victim of Football. NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Edward Bcd dington. 6 years old. Is dead, aays a "World dispatch xfrom Wllkesbarre, Pa., from Injuries received In a childish foot ball scrimmage on Saturday. He was hurt Internally. Santa Maria Still in Eruption. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 14. A dispatch received by a prominent mercantile firm of this city from its agent at Retalhuleu, Guatemala, states that the volcano of Santa Maria is still in actlvo eruption. STARS PLAY FOR ROYALTY IRVING AXD BOURCIIIER AT SAB RIXGHAM HOUSE. Kins: Edward Turns Ballroom Into a . Tlxcater as Crownlnsr Event to v the Kaiser's Visltv SANDRINGHAM, England.Nov. 14. The theatrical performance given today at' Sandringham House was the 'crown ing event of the German Emperor's visit to England Workmen had been- busy during the past few days with the work of converting the. handsome ballroom Into a bijou theater, and special designs were tpainted for this occasion. Sir Henry Irv ing and his company made a record journey from Belfast, Ireland, where they played Thursday night and to which city they will return, for Saturday's perform ance. Arthur Bouchclr, with his com pany, made a journey under similar con ditions from London. A number of royal carriages were sent to meet the actors at the railway station, where they ar rived at 6 o'clock, and drove immediately to Sandringham House. A hurried re hearsal was then proceeded with, and everything worked so smoothly that the players had time to dine before the open ing of the performance. Those In Attendance. The Invited guests began to assemble at 9:20 o'clock in tho theater, which has ac commodations for 250 persons. In addi tion to the house party, the local clergy, members of the county families and the royal servants were included among the audience. At 9:30 o'clock the strains of the national anthem played by the or chestra announced the coming of the Tving and Queen, the German Emperor and the Prince of Wales, all wearing the insignia of various orders to which they belong and brilliant jewels. The party Included Princess Victoria, Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark, the Mar quis and Marchioness of Lanlowne, the Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry and the Marquis and Marchioness of Or monde. The stage was tasterully deco rated with banks of flowers, while abqve the center of the proscenium the Ger man eagle and the drms of the British royal family were prettily interwoven In the scheme of decoration, and floral de signs representing the .British Hon and the German flag flanked either side of the stage. The programme was in the form of a white card surmounted by a golden crown. Irving In "A Story of Waterloo." The eurtain rose at 10 o'clock on Conan Doyle's one-act drama, "A Story of Water loo," Sir Henry Irving, Lionel Belmofc, Benjamin Webster and Mabel Hackney sustaining the principal parts. The scene within the theater wae of the most bril liant description, and the members of the royal party displayed their appreciation of the acting In a very marked manner. At the end of this piece there was an Interval of a quarter of an hour, but none of the spectators left the theater. Arthur Bouchelr. assisted by Gerald Blron. II. B. Warner and Violet' Van Brugh, presented Leo Trover's play, "Dr. Johnson," the audience against applauding heartily. The curtain was twice ralosd at the conclusion of the performance. King Edward then commanded Sir Henry Irving and Mr. and Mra Bouchelr (Violet Van Brugh) to take supper 'with the royal party. Sir Henry Irving had time to change, from his theatrical costume into evening dress, but the King laughingly in sisted that Bouchelr should attend the cup per still attired In his costume represent ing the corpulent Dr. Johnson. The monarchy were delighted at th'e man ner in which everything had been carried out King Edward said it was one of the finest performances that hod ever been given at Sandringham House. The Ger man Emperor had a long conference with Arthur Bouchelr, in the course of which he spoke of his great Interest In .the theater and how he was Impressed by Its educa tional .influence. He referred to Hcrr von Wildenbruch's play "Harold," which he' believed would prove a success In England when Bouchelr produced it. The Emperor then requested" Bouchelr to send him a copy of the play "Dr. Johnson." During the supper to which the membero of the royal party and a few invited guents sat down a magnificent cold repast was served at a buffet. The King. Queen and the other members of the British royal family, and the German Emperor, after chatting with Sir Henry Irving and Mr. Bouchelr, withdrew, saying that they had spent a delightful evening. WARM FLIXG AT AUSTRIA. German Legislators Called Down for Disorder. BERLIN, Nov. 14. The Reichstag today, by 197 to 78 votes, decided to abandon vot ing by rollcall, and adopted a method of voting by card similar to the practice of the French Chamber of Deputies. Tho Socialists and moderate Radicals, being In a hopeless minority, offered only a listless opposition. For three hours, until the decisive vote was taken, at about S o'clock, the time was spent in monotonous roll calls on minor proposl tlpns. Four bronze cups were carried by servants up and down the aisles. Each cup was attended by an assistant. In these cups the members dropped cards, on which their names were printed, and with "yea" or "nay" or "not voting" also printed on them. Each member marked out two of these designations, leaving one standing as his vote. The Socialists attempted to waste time in pre paring their cards, but after all delays, the vote, which was 191 to 71, on an ob structive motion of the Moderate Rad icals, was announced in 18 minutes, as against 35 minutes for the' old way. It Is calculated that when the members get accustomed to the method. 300 votes will be taken and counted In five minutes. "If any msmbcr doubts the correctness of the count," said President Von Bal lestrom. "he can verify the ballots In the secretary's room." t Herr Spahn, of the Center party, said: "We shall have to adopt a rule to limit debate before our Parliament is as effec tive a working body as that of the United States Congress."' After a subsequent vote by the new process, Herr Singer. Socialist, com plained that members dropped their cards into the cups themselves, Instead of handing them to the secretaries fcr de posit This occasioned a stormy passage, during which, amid Socialist cries of "It is false," "It Is a swindle," President Bal lestrom rang his bell and excitedly ex claimed: "Gentlemen, remember this is the Ger man Reichstag, and not the Austrian Reichsrath." The evening papers ( quote the presi dent's remark, but suppress the words "Austrian Reichsrath." Such an exclam ation from the president of the Reichstag Is considered likely to produce comment in Austria, and may possibly call for an official disclaimer here. v The tariff obstructionists In the Reichs tag have by no means given up the fight, but by tho adoption of the new voting rule, their principal weapon is n.o,w taken out of their hands. XEW SPANISH CABINET. Premier Sngrnxtn Solves a Problem Which He Had Given Up. MADRID, Nov. 14. On leaving tho royal palace this afternoon, Scnor Sagasta con vened a meeting of all fhe members of the late Cabinet and tho Liberal leaders. Those present numbered 22, and, after a deliberation lasting two hours, a unani mous vote of confidence In Senor Sagasta was given. Upon this decision, a Cabinet was formed as follows: The Duke of Almodover, Foreign Min ister; Sencr Plngcerver, Minister of Jus tice; Senor Equlllcr. Minister of iFnanne; Scnor Moret Minister of the Interior; General Wcylr. War Mlnktrr; the Duke of Veragua, Minister of Marine; Count j Romoncs, MInlnster of Public Instruction; Senor Salvador, Minister of Public Works. It Is expected that the King will ap prove the Ministry tomorrow. The Cham ber will assemble Monday, when a stormy debate on the recent Cabinet crisis will probably take place, Seaor Robledo rais ing several personal questions. This forenoon Premier Sagasta de spaired of formrng a Cabinet, and so in formed tho King. At the monarch's ear nest request, he again took up the task and succeeded. Kaiser's Visit Yet Without Result. NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Emperor Will lam's visit to Sandringham Is approach ing Its close without the disclosure of any state secrets, cables tha Tribune's London correspondent The only new fact Is the care with which officials connected with Deiagpa Bay have' been rewarded with decoration.. The visit o the King o Portugal to Windsor will be attended with more formality than has been wit nessed at SaHdringham; a,nd there prob ably will be a revival of Inventions about the approaching annexation of a large district In East Africa. The existence of a secret agreement between Germany and England respecting East Africa 13 not j aouDtca in aipiomauc circles, atnougn the circumstances are not considered op portune for carrying out its provisions. 3 Spain Pnts Down Rebels. MADRID, Nov. 14. Dispatches to the newspapers hero report that the Governor of Tetuan has now succeeded in re-establishing order in the surrounding country. The three British cruisers which were ordered to Tetuan to watch the situation there returned to Gibraltar today. The Kabyle rebels nave released the hostages which they had as prisoners. Torrential Rains in Spain. MADRID, Nov. 14. Torrential nlns have fallen throughout Spain, causing great damage to the 'railroad tracks and to the telegraph system. Many landslides are reported from the Province of Calen cla; bridges have been destroyed and many vlllascs flooded. Spanish Anarchists Arrested. XERES. Nov. 11. The gendarmerie have arrested a number of anarchists on the charge of having been concerned In the recent outbreak in the Spanish lines near Gibraltar. COMPLAINT WELL BASED. How a Virginia Woman Overcame a Domestic Difficulty. Detroit Free Press. "Every time I tell this story," a bright society matron remarked, "somebody ac cuses me of making It up but It is a true story, nevertheless. "Up in the Virginia mountains this Sum mer David and I took a long walk to ex plore the wild country road near our ho tel. Way up on the rough mountain side was a little cabin, and as I hive a most fervent human Interest In the home life of all people remote from cities I proposed that We visit the cabin, with the way farers' usual pretext to ask for a drink of water. "In the one room of the small house were the usual furnishings, a, few chairs, many dogs lying ibout, guns on the wall, a high bed in each corner and a homely table, spread with homely crockery, in the cen ter of the household picture. A plain lit tle woman, worn and aged, .but very neat in calico frock ,and gingham apron, met us at the door and asked us In, while 'one of the rough boys lounging on the porch was dispatched to the spring for fresh water. "Instead of the usual mountaineer's open fireplace, with iron crane and kettles, was a surprising arrangement of a cooking stove, mounted on a kitchen table. My glance reverted to this curious sight so often that our mountain hostess seemed constrained to explain. " Tou-uns ain't used fer seeln' cook stoves fixed up that a-wayr I reckon, she said, apologetically. 'Pap, he' got ther cook stove down in town 'way las' May, and he didn't think 'bout the stovepipe, an he dldn' git 'nuff to reach up to that there hole in th chlmbly, so we-uns jes hlsted the cook stove up on that there table till he. gits time t' go f town an' git some more stovepipe. 'Taln't handy f climb up on a cheer t' cook, an' I wish the land pap'd. hurry hisseif an' 'git t' town arter that there stovepipe. It'd be a heap handler t hev that there cook stove down on th' ground.' "Of course, 'wc-uns' agreed with the good woman that the complaint was well based; but we praised her cleverness and originality in, utilizing the kitchen table. Probably not one woman in 10,000 would have ever suggested that way out of the domestic difficulty." MRS. SAGE DENIED AN AUTO Wife of Xew York Millionaire Lonss for n Horseless Cnrrlnsre. Chicago Chronicle. Mrs. Russell Sage wants air automobile. She wants a big one, big enough to hold a dozen persons. She wants it to be noiseless and comfortable and doesn't mind what its color may be. But Russell Sage thinks this extravagance and so the wife of one of the richest men In the world must do without. Mrs. Sage became interested In auto mobiles several yearn ago. She watched them spin along the drives near the Sage cottage in Lawrence, L. I., and the ap parent ease with which they ran and were controlfed appealed to her. Her in terest changed to longing when Mr. and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower were guests at the ,Sage cottage. "When their visit ended." said Mrs. Sage to a reporter today, "August Bel mont came for Ambassador and Mrs. Tower to tke them to Hempstead. Ho came In a big, roomy automobile, almost as large as a car. The Towers rode away in the big affair and made the trip to Hempstead In forty minutes. "When I saw how easy it all was no dirt, no car smoko, no noise -I realised that the auto was the solution of the su burban residence problem." ' Will you get an auto, Mrs. Sage?" was asked. "No, I think not, but I should like one very very much," said Mrs. Sage, a noto of resignation In her voice. "An auto woulT mean that morning trains would not have to be caught the bane of su burban residents. You sec, Mr. Sage .has to catch the 8 o'clock train every day for New York. "This means that I have to arise early every day and some days I don't like to. An automobile' would allow Mr. Sage to leave for his offlce at any hour, and not necessitate that hcrrld S o'clock schedule. Then, too, It .would be so pleasant to ride about In a big, comfortable automobile." lAght and Air In Cities. Atlantic Magazine. In New York the Importance' of the light and air question Is' now pretty well understood, though It has been egreglously overlooked In several instances; and the result is that large office buildings are at tempted only on especially favorably sites', the majority of which have al ready been pre-empted. The Influence of the Trinity Church yard in effecting real ty valuations Is an interesting, case In point Herels an open green square In the heart of the financial center, which sentiment and tradition have made corf secrated grpund; which the 'wealthy pro prietary corporation refuses to sell at any price, and which, as fat as can now bo seen, will always remain in Its present state. Consequently the office buildings erected on abutting propcrtv are assured of a splendid Supply of light and air for an" Indefinite period. It is fcr this reason that the Empire building, on the south side of Rector street. Is- one of the most successful enterprises in the metropolis; and it Is for this- reason that the old Trinity building at 111 Broadway is re garded as probably the most' valuable building site in th loiver business district AND RAINCOATS That Fit as Well as They Look.... 7r ' PRICE $12.00 to$30.00 BEN ELL ING LEADING CLOTHIER BOSTON BANK IS CLOSED COXTROLIER- APPOIXTS RECEIVER FCR CENTRAL NATIONAL. Prospective Purchasers' Rejection o Assets Responsible for the Failure Depositors Will Lose Nothings BOSTON, Nov. 14. The Central .National Bank, a small institution compared with many other city banks, as predicted last night, did not open its doors today, be cause of an order from the Controller of the Currency, who had placed National Bank Examiner O'Nell over It as tempo rary receiver. Impaired assets are given as the first reason for the failure. The Incident did not produce any flurry In financial circles, as the closing of the bank through liquidation, as the Elliot Bank, was looked for, and such liquida tion; it was supposed, had commenced. The incident which precipitated the fail ure was the rejection of a considerable j portion or uie vjenirai rsariK s assessment by President Burragc, of the EUIof Bank, who was pcrutlnlzlng them preparatory to taking the bank for liquidation. An other portion of the assets was known to have been acceptable, and the action of President Burrage and the Elliot Bank di rectorate In refusing to liquidate the bank Was unexpected. On Wednesday, sales of the Central's stock dropped $15 from par. and vesterday depositors withdrew some thing like 12.000,000. Later In the day the clearlng-houe declined to aid the bank, and certified checks on the bank were re fused acceptance by other banks. Over night preparations were made to place a receiver In charge of the bank, and In fulfillment of this plan, the doors were placarded today. Other Banks Relieve Depository. Many banks came to the relief of the Central's depositors, the National Shaw mut offering to advance 50 per cent of their deposits. Director Moses W. Richardson-, of the bank, tonight said that de positor? probably would be paid in full, and while the stockholders may be called upon for a quick assessment. In the end they will lose nothing. Officers of other banks are of the opinion that the Central's failure will not be noticed In financial circles. The bank was organized In 1S7S, with a capital of JSCO.Wn. its deposits aggregate' J2,7OO,O0O. dtls H. Luke is president, and J. Adams Brown cashier. The Central National Bank never fully recovered from a blow it received 20 years ago, when, with the Pacific Bank, which failed at that time, it was Involved in the collapse of the Lebanon Springs Railroad, In Vermont, The Central Bank then lost C350;000, and an assessment of about 100 per cent was made upon the stockholders, and no dividends were paid for 13 j'ears. A meeting of the stockholders had been called for December 10, to approve a plan for th6 Elliot National Bank to take over the business. President 3urrage's unfa vorable report, however, ended all hope of this 3tep. By the last report to the Controller of the Currency the bank's standing was as follows: Resources Loans and deposits. $3,073.7SG; overdrafts. ?-iO.C25; United States bonds, $150,000: premium ort United States bonds, 116,750: otacks. securities and real estate, 5153,723; due from banks 036,862; exchanges for clearings, 3142,705; specie, ?160,136; legal tender notes. $200,000; redemption fund. $17,750. Liabilities Capital stock, $500,000; surplus rund, 3100.0CO; undivided profits, $129,633; bank notes outstanding, $343,920; bank notes to banks, etc, 5017.721; deposits, 52.705.0S5; United States deposits, 550,000; bilk? payable. 5455,000. STATEMENT BY CONTROLLED. Fallnre of tlie Dank Is Dn'c.to Lossth Sustained. WASHINGTON. Nov. 14. A statement concerning the etching of the Central Na tional Bank, of Boston, issued at the Con- 7 .f f 1 1 " - "T trollcr of the Currency offlce today, recites that the bank was examined September 11 last, and while the examiner's report Bhowed losses equal to surplus and un divided profits then on hand, there was no evidence of ineolvency. Certain condi tions were then Imposed with a view to providing for losses and securing the bank against further loss of Its loans. Later It was determined to place the institution In voluntary liquidation by havlnc another bank In Boston take over Its assets and assume lt deposit liabilities, and it was thought that arrangements to this end were being carried, out until the Acting Corttfoller received a dispatch from Ex aminer O'Nell yesterday that effort to liquidate had" failed. The failure, the state ment says. Is due to losses sustained. There Is no apparent dishonesty on the part of officers of the bank so far as the records of the Controller's office show. Thc Children' Room. The Atlantic. On entering tbc .'children's room the visitor Is Impressed with the air of cheer fulness and rcfinejnent. The diminutive tables and chairs are occupied by quiet readers, while other are choosing: books to take home from a wide range of di verting and instructive literature shelved In low cases about the walls. A bulletin board exhibits pfetures and lists of books relating to the birds of the season, or perhaps to events of current or histori cal Interest. A substantial, printed cata logue of the children's books can usually be purchased for a few cents. The room is decorated with plants or flowers, and the walls are adorned with photographs or other reproductions of works of art, occasionally even with the originals al though few libraries are so fortunate as that in Boston, where the children's -rooms contain the paintings by Howard Pyle illustrating the life of Washington, and thecclllng Is frescoed by the ISngllsh artist, Elliott. In this atmosphere of books and art rich and poor roam at will free to browse or prlvillged to seek the assistance of a cultured and sympathetic attendant. Tho far-reachhig- Influence of books upon child nature 5s hardly realized. In spite of all- that has been written on the subject. My attention Was recently directed -to n boy of 11 who appeared dull and unin terested in anything. In school he was called stupid. One day, through his teach er, the boy got hold- of Mr; Seton-Thomp-son's fascinating "Wild Animals I Have Known." He read the book eagerly, and came to the library for others. So marked a change took place In the boy that his teachers expressed surprise at his sudden access of Interest in lessona, and his mother came to the library for the ex press purpose of telling us of the great hwakening which had come to her boy through books. Popnlcr Taste for Flowers. Philadelphia Record. "Peculiarly enough," remarked the fash ionable florist, "the people who are so ex travagant as to cat fruits and vegetables Only when they are out of season that Is, hot house or Southern products will have nothing to do with flowers out of season, with the exception of roses, violets and carnations. "We have tried a number of experiments, but without success Easter lilies, fcr Instance. We have them for sale this minute, and can have them for any day in the year if we know long enough beforehand, but nobody wants them except at Easter. Well, yes. we do get rid of a few for funerals, but chiefly because the lllietf make a good showing at moderate prices. They're $3 the dozen, and a dozen make' quite a cluster. De spite all our elaboration of living, people arc" still natural enough to like best blos soms In season." Shot in Qnarrel Over Board Bill. MANCHESTER, O., Nov. 14. During a controversy over a board bill today. James Masterson fatally shot M. P. Brlt tingham, proprietor of the Hotel Bratt, and then killed himself. Bulgarian Cabinet Resigns. SOFIA. Bulgaria, Nov. 14. The Cabinet his resigned on account of personal dif ferences. It is" probable that Premier Dancff will form a new Ministry. FOR BIG SHOW AT OSAKA (Continued from First Page.) and improvements in tho Interior ot the build ings, which were gratefully accepted, such as removing unnecessary partitions and additions of skylights, I again called on Minister Chin da for a final audience, and he informed me then that it would be not only difficult, but undiplomatic, to as'.c for a special appropria tion for our Oriental Fair in J9C5. The demand, ho said, on th? part of our merchants and manufacturers for an appro priation of 1.C00.C0O yen ($.0O,000) for the St. Louis Exposition v.-aa very strong, but the Minister of Finance co;ild not see his way clear for more than S0O.0OO yen. and this amount would probably br granted; after con siderable argument, he. suggested and agreed to embody in the- St. Louis bill this clause, "that after tha close ot the Louisiana Pur-, chase Exposition, the- Japanese exhibit should be retained aud re-exhibited, at the Lewis and Clark Exposition, to be held at Portland in 1003. and the expense thereof to be defrayed out of the original appropriation." Hr. Chuida was stationed in San Francisco for many years, and has a very warm spot la heart for the rnclCc Coast; in fact, wher ever I have been in Japan. I found a most friendly feeling for America, possibly because wa are their next-door neighbor, and it is just possible, that they might want to call upon us to lend a friendly hand in ca?e tha Hear or Lion or both concluded to lie down together on tholr islr:id empire, which, perhaps, is not so remotp. after all. Manufacturing exhibits showir.? the homo llfeof these people as well should be secured, not only from Jaran. but China, Corea. Cey lon, Sumatra. Java. Australia. New Zealand, Sandwich and Philippine Islands. These would be worth to corac thousands of miles to see and study. They would inaka the Lewis and Clark Exposition not only unique, but the moat Interesting of all expositions ever held. There la an Increasing demand for our goods, and probably will be for 10 to 13 years to come. After that. Japan will be an erporter of every conceivable article of commerce she 13 capable of manufacturing. Whatever money wo expect to make out cf Japan must be made right now, for soon it will b too late. True, tho small foreign population and probably a few of the wpalthy native class will always consume imported gcods. but the vast majority or the 43.CCO.fiOO of the native Japanese population are intensely loyal, and aro believers in and supporters of all home industries; they will only buy the Imported until the native articles ccmcs Into the mar ket. We need -not fear any considerable influx of Japanese, except for the study of our "ways and mans" for the elevation of their country men. When they emigrate, which they do very reluctantly, they go to Formosa and Corea. whtre the conditions are mors congenial to them. The Japanc3? are a very quiet, gentle and polite people, traits very much to their credit, and very milch to be admired: yet they aro progressive ami aggressive, commercially and politically, and a. nation which will have to be reckoned with by the great powers. Tr.e Fifth Industrial Exposition of Japan Is purely commercial In every feature; opens at Osaka March 3. IDC!, and clones July 31. 1002. According to the rules and regulations, all exhibits must be within the exposition grounds by the 1st day of February. 100.1. and be In place and Installed by the 20th da3 of February, 1&03. It will thus be seen that there is but little time to prepare our exhibits, which should be ready fcr shipment by tho first steamer leaving Portland In January. 1003. Xorwcsj'an Ship Almuiloncd. ST. MICHAJCL. Azores, Nov. 14. The Norwegian ship Tclafon, Captain Thor sen, which left Norfolk, Va., October 21, for Cardiff, "Wales, has been abandoned. Thirteen of her crew were drowned, in cluding all the officers. The survivors were picked up and landed hero by the Steamer War.'icld. Captain Battle, from Savannah, fcr Bremen. At the time the Telafon was abandoned, she was dis masted and In a waterlogged condition. Ex-Connul Under Snr&enn'a Knife. NEV YORK. Nov. 14. Colonel Jamet F. Connelly. ex-United Stat3 Consul at Hloso. Japan, and, now City Clerk of Newark. N. J.. has undergone a, severe surgical operation In thi3 city, and' is pow sld to be out of danger