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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1900, CHEAP NAVALARMOR End of Long Controversy An nounced bythe 'Secretary. AWARBING OF THE BIOS Carnecle and Be.thlehyem .Companies "Will -Snpplr the Tlatv at a Moderate Price. . 1 - .- i WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 Secretary Long today announced the conclusion of the long controversy 'over the price of armor-plate for naval vessels, and an agreement with the. Carnegie and the Bethlehem companies for Krupp armor at 5420 a ton, with the possible addition ot royalty "fees, making the maximum' prlc $465 S2 a ton. The amount of armor In volved Is the largest ever placed at one time by the Government and Is said to equal all the armor purchased by-this Government up to 1896. l coyers the armor for 17 ships now In various stages of construction. Including eight battle ships, six armored cruisers and three pro tected cruisers. The following official statement was given out concerning the agreement: - "73ie Navy Department has come to an agreement with the Carnegie and Beth lehem companies for Krupp armor of the first class, amounting to 34.950 tons, at $430 per ten. The Krupp process involves the Harvey patent, the validity of which is now under consideration by the courts, and it is further agreed that the Gov ernment will assume, in addition, any lia bility for the Krupp process riot exceed ing 6, -or 124 32, a ton for Krupp royalty, and not exceeding the United States li cense fee of $11 20 for Harvey TOyalty. The maximum price to the Government 4s therefore, $466 62 a ton, subject to diminution in case of any reduction In the foregoing royalties. The bid of those companies for this cIsbs of armor was f4W and the price originally asked was $516. -"The Mldvale Company some time ago withdraw Its bid, but they would have been unable, In any event, to. furnish armor In due season for the Maine class of battle-ships A Had it" not Vithdrawn its bid, ItMs probable thai some arrange xnent might have been made for the dis tribution among the three companies of the manufacture of armor other than the Maine class. Its bid, howeer, was pf value In enabling the department to se cure Tthe above large reduction:" Admiral CNell, chief of theBureaUdf Ordnance, said' dr "the result? -The agreemenflB most satlsfe ctory. The terms are reduced not only, to a rea sonable point, but more than reasonably. "We get armor cheaper than any country inthe world." " ' The armor contract covers 'not bnly the 24.950 tons specified in the official state ment, but also some 10000 tonB tjfarmor of the second and third .class, which, has not been in controversy, but has been dependent on he dlspoaa of the, first class armor. The entire amount, approx imately 35,000, tons, is now made available. New specifications have been prepared by the Navy Department, showing In derail the tests, times of delivery, etc. There la some change in tho classification, but in the main features the speclflcattonb are as they were when the last blds,werev jnade." BUREAU OP ORDXAXCE. JftssOperntlona During the Year- Re ported by General Buinnston. "WASHINGTON, NoV. 15. TheTeport of General Bufflngton. chief of thV Bureau of Ordnance, has been made to the Sec retary of. "War. As some. ,of the most In teresting portions of the report, dealing with, disputed points between the Ord nance Bureau and the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications, are contained in ap pendices ishlch havo not yet been made DUbllc, the repprt Is not as Interesting as expected. Among these features is that of field guns, which Is dismissed, with a paragraph stating the facts can be found In an appendix. The Ordnance Bureau Tras About to let the contracts for 20t field guns when the "recommendation of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications was approved, holding up any action for some months. It Is in connection with field ordnance that an agent of the Gov ernment has obtained what he alleges Is the- seoret of the French field gun, and which. It Is proposed, shall be tested by this Government. Another contnrversy is that relating to the disappearing gun carriages, whose further manufacture has - been decided, against by the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications. -General Bufflngton dis cusses the history of this carriage, show ing that It was ordered by the Kndlcott board and the Secretary of War. Gen eral Bufflngton says: "There was it the time no disappear ing carriages known- to the world which satisfied fully the requirements,' and it' Is inferred that the highest military au thority deemed that the disappearing principle was of, such arAraouattaport ance. or so peculiarly desirable, that It must be adopted, and that a suitable car riage would ultimately be forthcoming tor it.. The department la not -toy any means wedded to the disappearing sys tem. It accepted, it from higher author ity as a condition to which it waavre quired to conform, but is ready to take up from the proper authority any o'ther system and devote Its energies to making it successful. It has already prolded the balanced .pillar mounts for five-Inch gun, end Is making similar ones for slx-ln:h fcuns, and -is prepared to take into 'con sideration pedals br pillar mounts for Still larger calibers or carriages on non disappearing barbette types, as seem best." There has been a great deal of discus sion over the so-called pompom guns, one-pounders. They have been used in the South African war, but no official opinion, has bean received regarding them. Two batteries of six-Inch guns each havfl been ordered, and as soon as completed will be sent to the Philippines. Many rapid-fire sea-coast guns are mounting. These consist of five and six inch and 15-pounders. The Driggs-Sea-bury Company has delivered 57 Impound ers and 30 six-pounders, but General Buf flngton says the failure of the company to deliver IB-pounders and carriages un der Its two contracts with the Govern ment has caused serious delay. A sim ilar complaint Is made about the brown segmental wire guns, and attention Is in vited to an appendix for particulars The reports sajs heretofore there has been little use for the mountain guns. but upon requlsitioi from the Philippines all the mountain guns on hand, together with two stx-lnoh gun batteries that were purchased, were sent to Manila. Ther was also a demand for small-caliber ma chine guns and quite a number have been purchased and sent to the Philippines. Contracts have been made for l,151.t)0v pounds of smokeless powder, of which 800000 pounds is for the use of the sen coast guns and mortars It Is believed the difficulties encountered last year have been overcome and the new powder will prove satisfactory. During the last , ear, there were com pleted the following heavy gunst Ten 10 inch rifles. 24 12-inch rifles 3S llnch mor tars, making a total of such heavy guns now ready for our defenses of fS. Wprk on the 16-Inch rifles has, been retarded, be cause a larger furnace was not com' pleted. There have been accepted during the year 6599 armor and deck-piercing projectiles. " ' Out of appropriations of $9.39S,7SS, the bureau has expended $16,240,786. ?Ir. McJClnley'" Xephpw in. NEW YORK, Nov. ISWamea S. Barber. Assistant yayraaster, TJ. S. N., .and. a nephew of Mr. McKlnley, U critically- 111 with typhoid fever at Hong Kong, ac cording to a "World dispatch from "Wash ington, ilr. Barber has been attached to the Don Juan de Austria and bios been In the neighborhood 'of the Philippines since the earjy part of the 'year Hewas a private In an Ohio regiment the "Pres ident's Own" during the Spanlsh-Axaerl-cdn "War. After the troops were mustered" outthe President and Mrs. McKlnley invited him and his cousin, James McKlnley, who served In the same regiment? to make a prolonged Islt at the "White House. Both young gentlemen remained in Wash ington nearly two -months. FOR TWO BI'G FIGHTS. Jeffries $lsrns .Artlples to Meet Rnh 11 n and Sharkey. NEW YORK, Nov. 15 Jim Jeffries to day signed articles of agreement for fights with Gus Ruhlln and Tom Sharkey. Ac cording to the -stipulation, thr bout with Ruhlln Is to Jake place first. The terms of Jeffries' signed agreement were for warded by wire to Ruhlln at Mahanqy City, Pa., and Billy Madden soon after notified his agent in this city that $2500 had been sent to Al Smith in behalf of Ruhlln to cover the champion's money. The Jeffrles-Ruhlln agreement calls for a 25-round contest before the club offering the best Inducements, on or about June 1, 1901, the exact date to be named when the club articles .are signed. Practically, the agreement calls for a fight to a An lsh. Should the contest take place In a state or city legalizing only limited round contests, then at the end of the 25th round, if the referee Is n$t able to ren der a decision, he shall be permitted to extend the contest five rounds at a time Indefinitely until he is able to decide the winner. It the contest takes place In the State of Nevada, the bout shall be to a finish. The contest shall be governed by Marquis of Queerisberry rules, and the men shall be permitted to tight with one hand free, each protecting himself at the breakaway, hut they are to break at the command of the referee. Five-ounce gloves are called for. The winner is to take the entire purse and receipts, priv ileges and other money accruing from the contest. If either man Is beaten between now and the time of the battle, the match can be declared off by the man who regains unbeaten. There is only one condition in the agreement, and that Is Jeffries reserves the right to meet Bob Fitzsimmons. before the matah with Ruh lln; providing this can be arranged on or before April 1, 190L A match with Fitp slmmons.may necessitate a postponement ot the bdutv ' In the signed agreement which Jeffries sent to Tom Sharkey f of' his signature, the fight Is to be on the same terms as the JeffJle's-'Ruhlln contest. The date for the match is set for on or before July 1, 1901. Jeffries reserves' the- right to meet both,Fltzslmm5ns and Rtihlha before the match"wlth him, ptovldlfig the match with Fitzsimmons comes off on or before June 190L. , f The Jeffrles-Ruhlln "bout will probably call for ..postponement of the Jeffries Sharkey contested a later date thafi that mentioned lnihe agreement, 'and. a sec ond postponement would be necessary In case of a bout with Fitzsimmons, unless Jeffries should be defeated. DURHAM GETS TCE "WORST OP IT. Victory for American Horsemen Libel Salt In Sight. LONDON, Nor. 15 The racing calen dar this afternoon announces that the stewards of ihe Jockey Club adjourned without reporting a decision in the case of "Wlshard, the trainer, and Lester Relff, Jockey. Meanwhile, the fact that the lat ter waa riding today Indicates the cor rectness of the Associated Press forecast ot .November 14 that Lord Durham' charge of "pulling" Richard Croker's The Scotchman II at Doncaster would not be sustained. Both the telffa were much In evidence a tho Dbrby November -meetlns today. In tho race for1 the Drake Low selling plate of 250 sovereigns for all ages, Les ter Relff had the mount on G. Cottrill's Orris Root, the winner of the event. He also rode Schernus, which finished first in the race for the Elvaston Castle sell ing plate. The race for the Doveridge stakes of 15 sovereigns each starter, with 150 sover eigns added, was won by Lord Haro wood's Night Shade, ridden by Johnny Rolff. The Relff and Wisharfl case was keenly discussed on tho race course at Derbyi It transpired that further inquiry on the subject was conducted there this after noon, and it is said the matter will be threshed out In the courts as well as In the Jockey Club, lawyers being Instructed to commence an action for libel against Lord Durham, no matter what the de cision of the Jockey Club may be. In the meanwhile, racing men are satisfied the Jockey Oiub will acquit the Americana. ' Races nt Newport. CINCINNATI,' O, Nov. 15. Results' at Newport: Mile arid -B0 yards-Second Hand won, Sa'dle Burhham second, Charlie Shane third: She.' l-535. ' - '""Fitfe ' f'urlc-ngs-i-MO'tqulto won, The BlfcTt"Jew. stfcoh07 'Fairy Prince third; time? 1-fetS. M Mlle'.'knd'a quarter Flag of Truce won, Colbert .second. Gov. Boyd third; time, One mile RoVal Victor won, Cambrian second. Tsotiel third; time, 1:40& Seven furlongs Joe Battle'won. Valdes Wond. Porter B. third; time, 1.294 Six furlongs,' selling Flop won, Nancy Till secohd, Fulminate third; time, 1:14. Race at Aqueduct. NETW YORK, Nov. 15 Three favorites, ono second choice and two outsiders was the recerd for the closing day of the Queens County Jockey Club's Fall meet ing at Aqueduct. Track fast. Results: About seen furlongs Hultzllophotll won. Buffoon second, Spurs third; time, 1.26 2-5. Five and a half furlongs Isla won, Moor second. Sweet Tooth third; time, 1-OS 2-5. Mile and 70 yards Settle Gray won, Bxcelsis second, Lancewood third; time, 1-47 3-5. Mile and 70 j-ards Withers won, Grey Feld second, Alslke third: time. 1:46. Six furlongs, selling Pigeon Post won, Kid second, Lone Fisherman third; time, 1:144-5. Mile and 70 yards Humboldt won, Princeton Girl second, Estalad third; time. 1.47 4-5. Race nt Oakland. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 15 Weather, flno at Oakland; track, poor. Results. Seon furlongs Pat MorrLssej won, Jingle Jingle second, Acrobat third; time, 127H Five and a half furlongs, selling Miss Rowena won, Almoner second, Matt Ho gan third; time, 1 97. Mile and a sixteenth, selling Flush of Gold won, Tappan second. Expedient third; time. 1.4714. Five furlongs Golden Age won, An drattus second, Dedeck third; time, 1.00. Mile and a sixteenth, selling Gold One won. Sir Kingston second, Lena third, time. 1.47$. Slierntan'a "Will rrobnted. MANSFIBLD, O , Nov. M. The will of the late Senator John Sherman was ad mitted to probate today In Judge Brink erhofTs court, and Colonel Myron M. Parker, of Washington, D. C, and Con gressman W. S. Kerr, of Mansfield, were made executors. No bond was required the will having requested that no bond be asked. The Probate Judge stated that he had received no intimation that there would be any contest. Appraisers are to pe appointed later. TO CURE A COLD tS ONE DAY, Take Jjutatlv.e Bromo-Qutnlna Tablets. All iSrt-frrUta refund th mantr If It fails tn i-it lErV?aroTtfs'lrntur U ca each box: 2Rj. AFRAID OF LABOR VOTE UKI&S- MEN IXTERFERE' ""?fcnH STATE LEGISLATION. Industrial 'Commission Informed That Trades Unions Have a Lobby at Albany, N. Y. .WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-r-Thq Indus trial Commission devoted, Jts forenoon session today to hearing testimony from the members of the New York Builders' League, the first witness being J. P. Leo, president of tneleague. One of the wit nesses, Louis Harding, said the labor unions controlled state legislation by means of a blacklist. Mr. Leo's testimony dealt largely with the methods of settling disputes in the .different branches of Thebiildlng trade. , Mr. .Leo said his leagAxehad nevert In "WriOLL GET 41 ' s " , -j-Adapted from "Chicago Journal. THE FABLE-' 0F THE SLUNG DONKEY."' Once upon a Time tUtv was a slx-faot Don&er -with an eight-toot Bray. This Donkey got its, Chewing malnly,fronj Free Trada, States' Rxht, fctfeA Silver, Antl-Expansldn, and such Fodder, and, barrlay lta Bray, wasn't such aB&X ifronKdy, as Donkeys gov "But one .Day, or a little later, the Donkey acquired too touch Pop- Thlses and Anarchist Ragweed, and fell la a Ditch, la spite of its Bray, the Donkey' had a few iViends, and the gath ered at tho Ditch and pondered how they'd get the Critter out. It finally occured to them to Pull It out. The Trouble was the Conservative Friends, Inpludlng Dave Hill. Wm. TVhlt ney, Don Dickinson of Mich, and others, pulled one wayt while the radical friends, includ ing Dick Croker, Altgeld, JimkayJones, ' et aL, pulled the other, with the Result that the Donkey Is now suspended, like Mahomet a Iceboj 'twlxt Heaven ahd the Bad Lands. Moral: In lifting a Donkey, first remove the Thistles and then pull In One Direction. case pf a strike, called in the aid of the State Board of Arbitration, believing the best way to reach at! understanding was to taoet directly a eommltte6 of the strik ers. The state board had been accused, he said, of partiality. Louis Harding, a member of the Board of Managers of the New York Builders' League, speaking of labor legislation, said the labor organizations kept men at Albany during the sessions of the state Legislature, and that members of that body who did not support the measures pressed by these ftpresefftatlvM were marked for opposition at the next elec tion, M "The legislators are afraid tit the labor voter,' he. said, -"and they don't hesitate to say so." , He expressed the opinion that most of the laws enacted In tho state in the past few years had worked inlury to the la boring men themselves. He also assert ed that the high price of labor in New York and the short hours observed were having the effect of driving all classes of work out of the state. Mr. Leo, who returned to the witness stand, said he knew members of the New York State Assembly who had been marked for opposition by labor organiza tions because of their position on labor measures. He said the labor organiza tions were In the habit of keeping a lob by of eight or 10 men In Albany while the Legislature was in session. Population Kentucky and Michigan. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 The popula tion of Kentucky, as officially announced today, Is 2,147,174, against 1.E5S.635 In 1890. This Is an Increase of 2S8.533, or 15 5 per cent. The population In 1880 was 1,648,630, showing an Increase ot 2O0.M5, or 12.7 per cent from 18S0 to 1S90. The population of Michigan Is 2,420,982, against 2.W3.8S9 in 1890. This shows an In crease since 1890 of 327,092, or15 fii per cent. Tho population In 1880 was j.635,937, show ing an increase of 456,952, or 27 9 per cent from 1880 to 1890. 'i, , , , ', as MnOArthnrVs Casualty List. WASHINGTON", Nov. 15 The -War De partment today received the following casualty list f.rom "Manila: Killed November 10. "Sublg, Luzon, Twenty-fifth Infantry, James McCormick. Wounded November 10, Sublg, Luzon, J:. A Price, Twenty-fifth Infantry, shoul der, serious; James S. Cohn. Twenty-fifth Infantry, shoulder, slight; Walker D. Reason, Twenty-fifth Infantry, foot slight; Henry Warfleld, Twenty fifth Infantry, shoulder, serious; October 25. Camlllg. Luzon, Nltith Cavalry; Job McKehzie, back, serious. October 25, Cacusco, Luzon, Thirty-third Infantry, H. S. Johnson, thigh, serious; November 2, Bangued. Luzon, Thirty third Infantry, A. M. Andrews, eye, slight; Captain Charles W. Van Way, chest serious; Corporal William Miller, leg, abo knee, slight; J. B. Clark, neca. slight; Peter S. Comers,, wounded in thigh, serious; William Nickel, scalp, slight Captain Charles W. an Way was a Captain In the Twenty-nrst jvansas voi- unteer Infantry, May 4. 1E9S, to December1 10, 1E&S, and subsequently appointed from the State of Kansas a cj&ptain in mo Thirty-eighth United State Infantry, July 5, 1899, Corbett Signs the Articles. CHICAGO, Nov. 15 Louis M. House man, manager of Tattersalls, today se cured the signature of James J. Corbett to articles of agreement calling for a six round bout between the ex-champlon and James J. Jeffries They will .meet at Tattersalls, Chicago, January 15, for 50 per cent of the gate receipts, the winner to take 75 per cent and the loser 25 per cent The referee has not yet been se lected. Corbett signed the articles' and posted $1000 with Houseman as a forfeit. The articles were forwarded to William A. Brady, manager ot Jeffries, this after noon. Ttto Bnltsi for $100,000 Each. COLORADO SPRINGE. Colo.. Nov, 15. Twe suits for 4100.000 each hae been begun in thp District Court here against Sam Strong, the well-known Cripple Creek mine-owner, by William Lennox and qthers and the 'Strong Gold Mining Company. The complainants allege thai Strong caused the explosion which de stroedthe buildings on the' Strong mine May 34, TS&i, ttfereby greatly injuring the plaintiffs Seen at Goodiicll Observatory. NORTHFTELD. Minn... Nov. 15.-Condl- tlons were favorable last night at Good- sell Observatory for watching the Leo- nlds. During the early morning hours a number of Leonids were observed, to gether with a considerable shower from the constellation Gemini, these last being unexpected. Several -exposures with the camera were made for the purpose of ob taining trails bf the Leonids. There were five dlstln2t -groups' 6f showers, occurring at 2, 3-30, 4, S and 6 o'clock, the last group being the bright shower, lasting until daylight. ' " ' COSTLIEST SAUSAGES MADE Some Made In France That Only Capitalists Can Afford to Eat. n New York Sun. . , "The costliest of all sausages," Bald a man familiar with the trade, "la Lyons sausage, Imported from France. Lyons sausage sells In Paris at 2 francs and more a pound. Here It is sold at 0 cents to.Jl a pound. Lyons sausage Is also pro duced Jn fhl country.. That made here Is even finer than the Imported, but sells heret however, for somewhat less. "Lyons Js rather a large sausage. It isi nut 1111 n the InrrrR ! Y rn. THE DONKEY and It is made of beef and pork. The meats used in making It are of the best, add they are prepared with the greatest care. From the beef all the sinews and and veins are removed, and there ia left only the selected parts of the meat. The beef is chbpped very fine, so fine as to make of It practically a paste. The pork used Is from the back fat of hogs. This is not choppd fine, as the beef 1b but is cut into Irregular shaped pieces, which show in the sausage when it -is cut The spices used in the seasoning are, of course, of the choicest. The Lyona sau sage is hard smoked. "The art of. sausage-making has so im proved in this country that now, aa you can Bay without reservation, the finest sausage produced in 'the world Is made In. the United Statos. This Is true with out exception. The American, Lyons sau sage, for oxample. Is better than the im ported Same American Lyons Is export ed to France and sold there, and some of. that thU3 exported Is reimported and sold here as imported Lyons. "Lyons sausage Is served In the very finest of hotels and restaurants, and It may be found on bills of fare, before the ,soup, served as an appetizer. For that purpose it is very excellent. 1 rancy that Us increasing use In this manner In New York" In recent years is due in great measure to calls for It from Russian vis itors The Russians have always been fond Of Lyons sausage, as they are also cf caviare." Fire In Sfoclcyardn. dHICAGQ, Nov. 15 Screaming with agony and framed with flafaies that belched forth from a second-story window, Thomas. Konetka fought for his life last night on a narrow ledge of Libby, McNeil & Llbby's tank and lard rendering build ing, in .full view of hundreds of specta tors, who were powerless to aid him. Toovflfihtened to -ntftlce that the Jgrohnd was'but 15 fe'er beneath, and deafto the crfes dfrectlng hlin xB jump, he struggled agaliisc the sheets of fire lhat cufled around, him, singed his face, arms and BStfy- . , Finally, wllh clothes ablaze and aa the firemen were putting up a ladder, ' he leaped to the pavement Besides being se riously burned, he was internally Injured from the fait His expected death will make two fa- tJtlitlfiJS dtlA tn th flrA In PnnVlnir Tnttm While hurrying to the scene, James Bree-q land was run over and killed by a freight train of the Pennsylvania road. The fire, which was located in the very heart of the stockyards and endangered millions of dollars' worth of property, was, by hard work, confined to the ren dering building. The loss will nbt reach $56,000. 4. DvriRht L. Moody's Successor. EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass , Nov. 15. Regarding reports that Rev. G. Camp bell Morgan, of the Newcourt Congrega tional Church, of London, had been In vited to come to this country and take charge of the Moody schools, and so far as possible to take up on all lines the VOrk of the late Rev. Dwlght L. Moody, A. P. Fltt, who married Mr. Moody's daughter, said that erroneous reports had been circulated, and that there Is to be no change whatever In the management of the schools. Will R. Moody remains I at the head of the Moody work in every particular. 1 Shorter Creed Wanted. NEW YORK, Nov. 15 The Newark, N. J., Presbytery has taken up the four questions of the General Assembly on reision of the confession of faith. The first second and fourth questions were answered In the negative. In reply to the third inquiry the presbytery ex pressed a preference for a short creed, stating the essentials of the churcn's faith, which may be used as an alterna tive for its present standards by thoss presbyteries desiring to do so. Farm Machinery Plant Burned. CHICAGO. Nov. IB. A special to the Record from Geneva, 111., says: Fire to tally destroyed the plant of the Appte ton Manufacturing Company in this city It started in the paint shop. The loss la $250,000. The company xnanufacturt-l farm machinery. "Tho American Porter" possesses a mellow flavor peculiarly Its own and la 'whether of foreign or domestic prbduc- Don. - uuijK-e any ouier Drew on me marxet. THE STRONG FAILURE MATTER HAS ALREADY GOKE INTO TJKE COURTS. Examination of the Boolca Shotv No Swapoinjr ofjffptcajor Othcr Complications, NEW YORK, Nov. 15 Judge Lacombe, of the United States Circuit Court, today, on application of Eliza T, Griswbld, of Philadelphia, granted a tenfporary- in junction against Mary U. Strong, P. Bradlee Strong, and Albert -R. Shattuck, individually and as executors and trustees of -the will of William L. Strong, Which restrains defendants from parting with dr disposing of certain mortgages, bonds stocks and other securities calmed by the complainant The bill of complaint states that prior to November 2, lSOO, the complainant entrusted to the late William L Strong certain moneys, approximately amounting to $162,000, for the sole purpose of Invest ing the same-for her benefit and account; that Mr. Strong advised her from time to tlme that such Investments were made In good and sufficient mortgages bonds and stocks and other securities. The papers also assert that on the death of Mr Strong the defendants took pos session of 'his estate, including the prop erty owned by the complainant, which, on November 12, they refused to deliver to tho petitioner. The connection of Mr. Strong with the Grlswolds has extended over a long pe riod. He. was one of tho most Intimate friends of the elder Mr. Griswold, now deceased. The suit Is brought by the heirs as Individuals, and not by tho Griswold Worsted Company. It Is thought that this claim will be amicably adjusted and will not come to trial. Major Putnam B. Strong said today his mother owns the house, 12 West Flft seventh street, which, may be worth $175, 000, and that she also has a small income from property left her by her grandfath er. Israel Shelton, a Southern planter. "I know nothing about the report that comes from Philadelphia fixing the lia bilities at $6,000,000. My opinion Is that the liabilities are not so large," he said. "It is untrue that my father worried over his affairs and that worry hastened his death." The doors of the firm did not open this morning. A.. R. Shattuck and P. Brad lee Strong, executors, gave out the fol lowing otatement this afternoon: "Our attention having been called to the fact that Eliza T. Griswold has be gun a suit in the United States Court against the executor of the late William L. Strong to recover certain securities and mortgages, we desire to state that, as executors, on taking, possession of Mr. Strong's property, we found certain securities and mortgages, which were ap parently the property of Mrs. Eliza T. Griswold. We made a list of the same and handed It to Mrs. Griswold, express ing a desire to turn them over to her. Mrs. Griswold has simply commenced suit to get an order of court so as to perfect her ltle to these securities." Edward A, Treat the receiver, later In the fcday, gave out the following state ment: "Mr. Bliss and Mr. Claflln, members of the advisory committee, "stated this aft ernoon that an examination of tho leaso of W. L. iftrong& Co. seems to 'show that the tqta,l amount of notes drawn by C. H. & Ft S. Stptt 'and Indorsed by W. L. Strong & Co. amoufat to $1,060,000 There seems to be no notes of W. L. Strong $ Co. except one note for $7000. We'are. credibly Informed that there was np .swapping of paper, and that there are, no notes drawn by W. L Strong & COTsmd Indorsed by C. H. & F. H. Stott There Is nc mystery or Complication 'in the ,bobkke-eplnV'rOf "the' flrni 6t W. L. BtronVSTCo;" ' A ij I , GRANT- BROS.' FAILURE, Firm for Years Wnsr Insolvent and Did Not Know It. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. The principal development in the failure of Grant Bros, is a statement by Frank, Bergen, of Eliza beth, N.. J, attorney for John K. "Van BIckle, one of the partners of the firm. Mr. Bergen's statement was: "It Is very doubtful if any one can tell what caused the wreck of Grant Bros. I do not think honestly that even the members of the firm can tell what brought the crash, and It Is doubtful if the cause win ever be known. The truth of the matter seems to be that Grant Bros, havo been insolvent for several years without knowing it As near as I could judge from examinations of the books before the assignee took charge of them, the firm was Insolvent when Mr. Van Sickle became a partner. The books are In frightful shape, the expert account ants say, and have not been kept prop erly for years baok. Since my client be came a member of 'the firm they have not been balanced, and they may have to be rewritten before head or tail can be made out of them if, indeed, they can ever be cleared up. "For over a week before the assignee took, charge of the books I had an expert accountant examining them. Ho found numerous erasures, both knife and acid. Aa far as the -expert went he found no less than 19 irregularities." "Was the failure due to a defalcation?" Mr. Berge.n was asked. "SO far as Mr. Van Sickle knows It was not. Certain It Is that he himself did not default He is only too anxious, owing to the silence of hl& partners, to clear this thing, but he does not know the cause of the downfall." "Is Mr. Van Sickle certain that no trust ed clerk or other employe defaulted I" "So far as he knows there was no dis honesty on the part of any one. The firm simply awoke to the fact one morning that no more money was there, and that it was ruined. The rumor of a defal cation, however, Is traceable. About a year ago the firm had a clerk whom It acoused of embezzling. A. lawyer was called in and tho man was charged with tho theft He simply put his pen down on his desk, sat down and said: 'If you think bo, send for the police. I'll sit here and wait for them.' The police were not sent for. That story leaked into Wall street and therefore the rumors." J. Campbell Thompson, an attorney for Mrs. Maria Cox, daughter of the late Edgar E. DUryea, millionaire starch man ufacturer, makes a statement in connec tion with the Grant Bros.' failure to the effect that Duryca,had speculated through the firm and that more than a year ago he decided to change his brokers. In do ing so, Duryea made a demand on Grant Bros, for $100,000 due him, which the firm would not pay. Mr. Thompson says that within the last 60 days one of the, execu tors of the Duryea will made a demand on Grant Bros: for settlement and had not been successful. Frederick Grant, of the firm, says he knows nothing about Dur yea, and that no one of that name has any account on the firm's books. Homes Offered to Boers. CHICAGO, Nov. 15. The Record to morrow will Bayi "That the Indiana counties of Lake, Porter, Stark and Laporte within -the next year or so will become the perma nent trekklhg- grounds of many Trans vaalers and Free Staters seems probable. Owners of lands In the Kankakee Valley are reported to have combined for the purpose of sending agents to South Afri ca and Holland to ettcourage settlement of their lands." Invisible "planet Photographed. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov- 15-Profess'or F. P. Leavenworth photographed the aster old Eros through, the telescope at the State University Observatory last, .even Ing. Considering that the diminutive planet Is said Jo be 34.000,000 -miles away. it was a long shot The' professor said thatthe planet could not be seen with the naked eye or through tho telescope. By a close mathematical "calculation, he ascertained 1L Anft tnraitlnn. a-nt fh f sensitive1 plate caught its likeness, even u itswas Deyoira human ken. . it 1 . POMPEII- AND GiiXVSaTQN , . A Comparison of the Disasters Thai Belell the Tvro Cities. Washington. Post. Pompeii Is believed to have had -rather more than 20,000 Inhabitants. The city stood -on an elevation overlooklns; the sea, the whole of the Bay ot Naples, being to vlew while In the background loomed grim Vesuvius, the destined destroyer. Close by flowed the river Sarno, which was crossed by a bridge. The volcano was supposed to be extinct, and its ides were cultivated all the iway up to the summit Grapes wero largely grown, and wlne-maklng was an Important Industry In tho neighborhood, which likewise pro duced -cabbages famous for their excel lence. It was the city of tho clan of the Pom peys, founded by the Oseans. an ancient Italian tribe, In the sixth century B. C. or earlier, afterward- conquered by the Samnltes, a rival tribe, and e equally absorbed by mighty Rome. The culture of the people was very Greek; they worn shlped various Greek gods and used the Greek names for their weights and meas ures "Being so beautifully situated and having a delightful ollroate. Pompeii was a faiorite resort of wealthy Romans; many of whom had villas there. Cicero had a handsome "cottage," as it would now be called, and the imperial family maintained a palace close by. The -villas were mostly on the high ground back ot the town, toward Vesuvius and facing the sea. SmaU earthquakes wer frequent, but not much was thought of them. On the 5th day of February in the year 63 A. D., there came a tremendous shock, which was a' warning of what was to follow. It threw down a largo part of the city. In cluding the beautiful temples of Jupiter, Apollo and Isls, but most of the damage wa3 repaired by the time of the great catastrophe. The eruption which was- destined to be so memorable began early In the morn ing of February 24. 79 A. D. Spectators looking from a 'great distance saw a mighty cloud spread and overhang the city like a vast and omnous umbrella. There- was still plenty of time to get away In safety, and doubtless a majority of the people did escape before the Im pending volcanic storm began. Judging from the number of skeletons thus far discoered, It seems probable that not more than about 2000 persons actually perished However, a great many who attempted to leave In boats may have lost their lives. Admiral Pliny, with a fleet, was not far away, and letters brought by mounted couriers reached him as early as 1 P. M. that day begging him to come as- quickly as possible with his, ships and help to rescue the people. He set sail immediate ly, and, hrrfvirfg within sight of Vesuvius at nightfall, ran lnta the rain of pumice that wa then falling. It Was' Impossible to make a landing at Pompeii, and so' he disembarked at Stablae, where It 'was hailing cinders at such a rate that during the night he was obliged to leave thb room In which he slept for fear lest the door might be blocked up. On the follow ing morning he died, belftg suffocated by volcanic fumes. Early in the afternoon of February 24 the hall of pumice began to fall upon doomed Pompeii, the pieces averaging about the size of a walnut, together with torrents of rain. It must then have been almost too late for anybody who remained In the city to get away. Repeated shocks of earthquake contributed to the horror of the scene, incidentally dempllshlng the bridge over the Sarno and so shutting off escape In that direction. Meanwhile, riv ,ers of pumlc mixed with-. ?ater. flowed down the slope of Vesuvius, on theotljer fllda -and overwhelmed the neighboring Herculaneum, The pumice fell in Pompeii until the streets of the city were covjered 8 to JO feet deep with it. Its Weight broke in the roofs of many of the houses, and the de struction of lives must have already been frightful. Nevertheless, many of the peo ple still survived, seeking refuge In cellars and other such places or retreat They must have Imagined that there was still hope, when early in the morning of the next day (February 23) there came a great shock and ashes began falling in a con tinuous shower with tho rain. Though day had arrived it grew darker than -ever, if possible, a cloud of frightful blackness settling down over the land, while the lightning and thunder were appalling. Shock followed shock, and the survivors must at last have concluded that their last hour was at hand. Such was in truth the case. The storm or ashes lasted near ly all day long; they drifted in through the wjndows of the houses and suffocated all who remained alive. They covered the city with a sheet of death six to .seven feet thick. Thus was completed the destruction pf Pompeii. If the estimate of fatalities above quoted be fairly correct the loss of life was not more than one-third as great ds during the recent hufricaiie 'at Galveston, whose "terrors may be said to Ijave fairly equaled thoso of this ancient catastrophe, though so different in kinjl. When it was all qver the roofs of many of the houses still emerged above jtbe vJl canjc debris which had overwhelmed the city. tHerculaneum, however, had wholly disappeared under, the, streams of mud, 65 feet deep in spots, .which had flowed over it. This mud, being a sort of natural con crete, soon hardened Into stone, which is today of such solidity as to rnko excava tion work extremely difficult Building: the Cnp Challenger. GLASGOW, Nov. 15. The work of building Sir Thomas Upton's new Amer ica's cup challenger, Shamrock n. has been started in Denny'a yard at Dum barton, within an enclosure. G. L. Wat son, the yacht designer, has laid out the lines of tho frame Work, which will be constructed of nickel steel. The plates probably win' be of bronze. Joe Jefferson's Lecture. PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 15. Joseph Jefferson lectured on 'The Drama" this afternoon at Alexander "Hall before 1S00 students and the townspeople. Mr. Jef ferson answered a number of questions on the drama, presented by the students! Ex-President Cleveland accompanied Mr. Jefferson to the hall and occupied a seat on the rostrum. "Wealthy 3Ian'a Suicide. FORT WAYNE. Ind , Nov. 15. Frank Alderman, a wealthy real estate man, killed himself today. He walked Into a hardware store, purchased a revolver, loaded It and then sent a bullet lpto his bralh. He is thought to have been Insane. He was a prominent Republican politi cian. Tnrnhnll-Henly Weddtnar. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 15. Graeme Tufnbull, a prominent banker of Baltlt more, and Miss Helen Healy, daughter of J. C. Healy, a well-known Cincinnati lawyer, were married at Christ Church, Coronadb, last evening. ' Colbr-Bllndness a ' Common Defect. Newcastle Eng.) Chronicle. Tho defect ot vision commonly known as ""color-blindness" has recently been . Eof Infanta and Children. TbamYou Havaiways Boutf- Bears the icnafciro of Ca)iT&, carefully studied, and various Interesting facta discovered In regxrd to it Appar ently there is every degree of colorVbUnd nesaj there are persons who are unabla to . distinguish any color whataover. though the number of these ia smaUf there are others who confuse certain bright colors; while a smaller section of mankind hesitate only in recognizing deli cate shades. The two colors whioh are most generally confused are red and green, while" color-blind people very rare ly fail to separate yellow and blue. An other Interesting point has been estab lished from careful observation, made la Europe and the United States, that while only 5 per cent of the women of these countries are color-blind, the proportion of men who are so affected is no less than 4 per cent r " " NOT RESTFUL TO THE EYES Green Is Not Calculated to Relieve the Strain Upon the N'er-ies. New York Herald. It seems aa though- cherished notion were no sooner on an apparently firm foundation than seme Inconsiderate Icono clast oomes along and throws thm down. People have for many years supposed that the color grean was restful to hu man e8 and have been referred to tho green grass and cr&en follaire that Na- I ture has been so prodigal with tor tho Denent ot wearied vision. Now, according to a German professor of Berlin, Nature wasn't thinking ot hu man eyes when she made her profuse, ver dant display, and that her color scheme was carried out absolutely regardless of the visual needs of humanity. He sas that green dees not protect the ee. and he denies that It has any beneficial effec whatever. He declares that green paper, green shades, green glasses, greon decorations and green umbrellas are air "a mistake and that by increasing the green light we arc simply provoking a nerveus dis turbance. He says that each of the colors tires a .different set of nerves ot vision and there fore looking at one particular color saves one set ot nerves at the expense of the other. The best method, he says, -is to dim all of the rays ef light .by smoked or gray glasses, Which Test all of the op tic nerves. "Dummy Bidder" Teatlflen. NEW YORK. Nov. 15. In the Gavnor conspiracy case hearing today, William F. McCauley, of Savannah, whq at one time was the secretary ofthe Savannah Dredging Company, was the final wit ness. He admitted that he had been a "dummy bidder" on the contracts, so that the aceuscd could go on the stand and make out that there was competition In the bidding. The. Governments evi dence will be introduced at ,ha nnsU head ing tomorrow. Mian Bnrtpn'a Trip. NEW ORLEANS.. Nov. 15.-Mlss Clara Barton -and party, of the Red Cross ocie-ty- who. have sDent several weeks In Gal- -yeston -managing the distribution of re lief aniens the storm sufferers, reached here ta,day in a special -oar. At -Atlanta, MJas Barton and her staffWlll stop so mo houra'ta look after Rod Cross work there. Mfcfe Barton stood the trip to this city fairly well, though she Is much fatigued as a result of her exciting labors. Linseed Oil Affair. CHICAGO, Nov. 15. Slmultaneoualy wlth the passing of the preferred stock dividend; by the. directors of the Amer ican Linseed Company today, the com pany announced a cut of 10 cents a gallon on oil. In spite of this conjunction of unfavorable factors, there was enough buying of shares to effect a fractional advance This was generally accepted as further proof of the flurry having been manipulative from first to last rous T.'Carit .graittl prior of the supreme council of the Southern Jurisdiction, Scot tish Rlto Maaess, when notified officially today of the death of Grand Commander Caswell, said that Congressman J- P. Richardson, Of Tennessee, would be made the next grand commander. Dnily Treasury Stntcment. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. Today's statement of the Treasury balances In the general fund, exclusive of the $150, 000,000 gold reserve In. the dlvlslpn of re demption, shows: Available cash balances $136,514il3 Gold 84,905,923 Death of Colonel J. E. Potter. KINGSTON. R. I., Nov. 15 -Colonel James E. Potter, Paymaster, U. S. A., (retired) and a 'member of one of Rhode Island's roost distinguished families, la dead at his home at Kingston Hill. 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