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.
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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
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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.
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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;" '
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, 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.
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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. He
was 82 years of age.
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