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i'KXING QREGOTNIAtf, MOfDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1900. PASSED QUIET DAY Period of Rest for President Kruger. PARIS POPULACE DEMONSTRATIVE Boer Leader "Will Remain. Several ,2Iore Days in French Capital Programme for Today. PARIS, Nor. 25. Mr. Kruger passed Sunday with his family at the Hotel Scribe, observing Sunday In accordance with the customs of his fatherland. His apartments were closed to visitors, and he remained within them Indulging him self n perfect rest. Although the boule vards were alive to a late hour last night with merry-makers singing songs, the Hotel Scribe was cordoned, and the rev--elert dia not disturb his rest. This morning iound him quite recovered from his fatigue. After an early break fast he conferred with Dr. Leyds. There being no church of his own denomination in Paris, he held a private service In his apartments, surrounded by his entourage. Mr Kruger read a portion of Scripture, and a member of his suite read a sermon. The Boer statesman expressed a desire to hae an organ to assist In the singing, but this could not be obtained. At an early hour free circulation was resumed In the streets about the hotel, whose only guardians, two policemen, jjtooo on either side of the principal en trance. The number of passers-by was not gi eater than the ordinary Sunday crowd. Toward 3 P. M., pedestrians in creased, and along the boulevard came 100 shouting and singing boys. Their ad vent Increased the enthusiasm, which was rapidly worked up, and the streets began to fill Cheers for Mr. Kruger began, and the police Immediately established a cor don about the hotel. Several companies of Republican Guards Quickly arrived. In half an hour the scene resembled that of yesterday. Responding to cries and plaudits. Mr. Kruger came for a mo ment upon the balcony, accompanied by his granddaughters. Again at 6 o'clock the tumult was such that he reappeared, but only for a moment. During the after noon and early evening there was no falling off In the number of spectators. It was 10 o'clock before the people had sufficiently disappeared to permit the cir culation of carriages. Some manifestations of an important character occurred during the afternoon in front of the offices of the Libre Parole and the Intransigoant, but the police quickly dispersed the demonstrators, ar resting some who had uttered anti-British cries. Many cards were left at the Hotel Scribe during the day, among them those of M. Delcasee, Minister of Foreign Af fairs, and other high "officials of the For eign Office Mr. Kruger will spend tomorrow morn ing in conferring with the Boer repre sentatives. The afternoon will be devoted to receiving deputations, and prominent people who have made appointments. No decision, it Is understood, has been reached as to when Mr. Kruger will leave Paris. According to the best Information obtainable this evening, he will remain here until "Wednesday evening or Thurs day morning. It is said that he will go to Holland, not stopping In Belgium, where he may go later on. To Assist Krager's Cause. PARIS. Nov. 26. 8 A. M. The morning papers suggest various ways of assist ing .Mr. Kruger's cause. The Intransl geant contemplates the formation of an international conference of Journalists at the European capitals, with a view of discovering practical ways of helping the Boers. The Republlque is persuaded that If European governments would remind Groat Britain that she signed The Hague convention, good would follow, and that there would be no risk In taking such a step. COMPULSORY ARBITRATION. Principle Unanimously Adopted by Latin-American Congress. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 Dispatches from Madrid, received In official diplo matic quarters here, make the first an nouncement that in the debates before the Latin-American Congress, whose ses sions hae Just been concluded, the prin ciple of a compulsory arbitration, urged by the Peruvian delegates, was approved by almost unanimous vote. Chili only holding out any protest against the action taken. The decision not only favors com pulsory arbitration, in disputes between the American republics, but provides that guarantees shall be given for the faithful performance of the conclusions reached by the arbitration tribunal. Aside from the immediate questions In volved, the decision of the congress is regarded In South American quarters as significant of the alignment of the South ern Republics on the increasing differ ences which have arisen of late and which are threatening to bring about a general crisis. Involving most, if not all, of the South American, countries. Several in cidents have occurred recently Indicating a widespread movement. Peru has been making desperate efforts to regain her provinces of Tacna and Arlca, which are a sort of border hostage held for the last d0 years by Chill. Bolivia Is in volved In the same controversy as when 6he lost her seacoast to Chill, and Is now seeking to save a part of it. The latter question was recently brought to a direct Issue by the presentation of a demand from Chill, generally construed as an ulti matum, requiring Bolivia publicly to ac knowledge by treaty sfte sovereignty of Chili over the seacoast In question. About a month ago Chill adopted the compul sory arbitration, system, under which every male citizen on reaching the age of 19 years must serve as a soldier. This has caused widespread concern In South America, and has led other countries to take steps toward similar military equip ment. Ecuador has declared its purpose of adopting a system like that of Chili and Peru. It now has only 2000 soldiers, and has taken steps to have a general en listment In Its National Guard. But the chief concern has been expressed in Ar gentina &nd Brazil, as It Is the feeling In those countries that the powerful arma meyts of Chili are not required against such enfeebled states as Peru, Bolivia. Ecuador and the other northern repub lics but will be used against Chill's more powerful neighbors in the south. Argentina and Chili are separated by a long boundary line, whleh Is now in dis pute. The boundary frequently has threatened an armed conflict, and each country has been steadily Increasing its armament, land and naval. It is esti mated by one of the prominent observers In "Washington that each country has spent about 5S0.008.000 on armament during the last 1 years. Brazil recently has been Wrought into alignment by a cordial restoration of good feeling with Argen tina. For time they were opposed over a. boundary contest but by the arbitra tion f the United States the award was matte in favor of Brazil, and Argentina has heartily accepted the result The PresUteats of Brazil and Argentina have exchanged visits, and during the stay of President Sallee at Buenos Ayrcs recently oepsldorattoa was given to united action on some of these pending South American controversies The several armies have had the effect of establishing a common basis between BoHvla. Peru Argentina and Brazil. "While there is no suggestion thus far that the united republics would use force against ChlH. yet It is appreciated that the situation may lead to more serious results. The CalHan Army Is, directed by able German officers, the commander being General Koner, a German officer, who was placed at the head of the army about 10 years ago. Some 40 other for eign officers, chiefly German, also occupy leading places on the staff and .lines o .... TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA Roberta' Request Declined on Score of Expense. LONDON, Nov. 26-"We understand," says the Daily Express this morning, "that Lord Roberts recently requested the government to send 20,000 regulars to South Africa to relieve the same number still in the field, but that his request was declined oil the score of expense." After condemning the government's re fusal as 'ruinous economy." the Daily Express goes on to describe' Lord Kitch ener's "drastic plan of operations," "He will endeavor to Isolate the com mandoes," it says, "and to move 'suspect ed Boer families into garrisoned towns. He will clear troublesome districts, con fining the population in laagers, If neces sary, and will take or destroy all food supplies, punish, treachery by death or transportation, raze villages guilty of treasonable acts, and destroy all farms In the vicinity of railway or telegraph cutting." To Meet English War Budget. LONDON, Nov. 25. The Dally Mall, in dorsing an article in its columns this morning from the pen of Frederick Greenwood, founder and flrst editor of the Pall Mall Gazette, advocates meeting the war budget by a tax of from G to 10 per cent on foreign Imports. Venexnela to Sell Germany Island. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Offlclals fa miliar with. South American affairs state that attention is again being given in Venezuela to the project of the transfer of the Island of Curacao, belonging to Dutch Guiana and ling off the coast of Venezuela, to Germany. The island came to notice during the Spanish-American "War, as It was the point chosen by Ad miral Cervera for making a stop when his squadron was en route to Santiago. It is understood that the acquisition has been discussed from time to time in Germany, meeting with consMerabl favor, being considered a transfer which could be made by concession from one Euro pean nation to another. "Whether the principle of the Monroe doctrine would apply to the territory already held by a foreign government is an open ques tion. At present, however, the matter, has not attracted the attention of the Government here, nor is It known that the German authorities are desirous of securing the cession, the discussion being confined to the reports coming from South American quarters near the island In question. The German Government re cently disclaimed any purpose to acquire the Island of Marguerite, off the Vene zuelan coast, and in official German quarters here there is no knowledge of present attention being given tb Curacoa. Demand of Clerical Party in France. BERLIN, Nov. 25. The Centrist or Clerical party demands of the Imperial Government the creation of an Imperial supreme court having the following ju risdiction: First The adjustment of differences be tween the empire and the states of the empire, and also differences between the states themselves. Second The supervision of issues af fecting the responsibility of the Imperial Chancellor and his subordinates before the Reichstag. Third The settlement of controversy regarding accession to the throne in states ot tho empire where the question is not already regulated. Fourth The control of the litigation of citizens against states of the empire re fusing to do them justice. Fifth Tho determination of the ques tlon whether state laws are in conflict in any case with the laws of the empire. Challenged Editor to Fight Duel. HAVANA, Nov. 25 It Is said that Gen eral Rodriguez, Mayor of Havana, has challenged Senor Sanmlguen, editor of La Lucha, to fight a duel. In consequence of an alleged libelous article attacking the Integrity of the Mayor's office. Gen eral Rodriguez has named Senor Alonan as his second. La Lucha publishes a statement today that It had no Intention of attacking the character of the Mayor. Both parties deny that the matter will be carried any further, but the friends of both bay that the denial Is only a ruse to put the police off the scent. British to Build Railroads in Ruasia. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov, 2S.-Private dispatches received here say that com panies have been organized at Kleff with British capital to build railroads from Brlansk and Czernizoff to Kleff and from Kleff to Zlobe. Italian Army Expenditures. ROME, Nov. 23. The Italian Chamber ot Deputies has 'rejected a proposal brought forward by the Socialists to re duce army expenditures 100,000,000 francs and to cut down the army corps from 12 to eight. Military Supplies for Venexnela. CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 25, The Venezuelan Government has received from Germany 10,000 Mauser rifles and 3,000,000 cartridges, t FLOODS IN OHIO VALLEY. Damage to Property Is Considerable No Lives Lost. CINCINNATI, Nov. 25. Floods are re ported all along the Ohio Valley today. In almost the entire valley, It has been rain ing since last Tuesday, and almost con tinuously since Friday. "While no lives are reported lost, the damage to property Is considerable. The Licking River, in Kentucky, is very high, and has caused some damage on the Ohio side by Its waters rushing across the Ohio channel and sweeping the Cincinnati landing. One of the bridges over the Licking connect ing Covington and Newport was swept away. The lumber yards, mills and ship ping generally suffered great loss. On the Ohio side, the Great and Little Miami Rivers are both high, and floods along the tributaries of the Ohio River are re ported everywhere. The Ohio rose eight feet here during the last 24 hours, and is rising more rapidly tonight. Freshet Is "Welcomed. WILLIAM3PORT, Pa., Nov. 25 It has been raining all along the water shed of the west branch of the Susquehanna River for the past 4S hours, and the prospects for a freshet are bright. A freshet is most devoutly hoped for by the lumber men here, as there has been no flood the entire season In which the 100.000,000 feet or so of logs could be floated to the booms here. Reports from Clearfield, the point from which the estimates of the height ot the water are based, showed a three and a half foot rise there and still rising. The prospects are that there will be a 12-foot flood here before the Btorm ceases. Be tween 25,000,000 and 30, 00,000 feet In logs is stranded between this city and Re nova, and the timber is expected to ar rive .here by the middle of this week. All the mills In the city will imme diately start In an effort to saw the logs before a freeze. River at Pittsburg Rapidly Rising. PITTSBURG, Nov. 25. The Ohio River at the dam tonight Is S.4 feet and rapidly rising By tomorrow, 14 feet or more is expected. Five million bushels ot coal will be shipped to Southern points. The Consolidated Coal Company has arranged Tor every boat in the port, 25 In num ber, to go out on the rise, and the boats coming up with the empties will be re turned as rapidly as possible until the 39,000,000 bushels now loaded are on their way south. TOOK HIS FRIEND'S LIFE YOUKG MIKJfHAPOLrS MILLIONAIRE STABBED "TO DEATH. Frank H. Hamilton, a Newspaper THan, Charged "With Deed by Coroner's Jary. y MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 25. Frank H. Hamilton, a newspaper man, is a prisoner at the Central Police Station, charged with murder, as the result of the stabbing to death of Leonard Day, -a-young million aire society man of this city, at the "West Hotel, early 1 this morning. Hamilton, who has been In the custody of detectives since the tragedy, was not formally placed- under arrest until late this even ing, when the Coroner's- Jury returned a verdict holding him responsible for the death of young Day. The tragedy took place in the billiard room of the hotel, at 2 o'clock in the MISS JEAN 4 -S-5ri3 I 2fc'-3-? CSX Jw if fHw11 " (Photograph Copyrighted by L. M. John, Owenboro, Kr.) SHE MARRIED GOVERNOR BECKHAM, OF KENTUCKY, THURSDAY. The wedding of Miss Fuqua to youthful Governor Beckham, of Ken tucky, at Owensboro, Thursday, was a notable and brilliant event. The bride is one of the most beautiful of Kentucky's daughters, and the groom has just been re-elected to the high position which he recently acquired by the acci dent of Governor Goebel's death. He" had been Lieutenant-Governor. The young Governor and his wife are on a wedding tour in a private car. They are going to Florida, and will return in time to be present at the inaugura tion ceremonies. Just after the first of the year. morning, after a quarr over a woman 1 participated in by Hamilton, Day and a number of other prominent men. During the fight, Fred George, a society leader, was badly cut In the right hand. George and Day were In company with C, 8. Force, another society notable, playing pool, when Hamilton and a few of his friends entered. Hamilton and Day be gan quarreling. An effort was made to separate them by several bystanders, and for a few moments quiet was restored Then the trouble broke out anew, and end ed only when Day lay dying on the floor. Hamilton, with whom he had been fight ing, was the first to bend over him and offer aid. but It was too late, for in five minutes the injured man was dead. The men who had taken a hand in the affray at once left the place, but were later found- by the police, who took charge, ot the case. Coroner Nelson, at the request of friends of the prisoner and the dead man, held an inquest this afternoon, when all of the witnesses ot the tragedy testified. None saw the fatal blow struck, but all agreed that Hamilton was the only man with whom Day had been fighting. Ho was well known In society circles. Frank H. Hamilton came to this city last Bnrlnr. and has since been employed as sporting reporter on one of the local papers. He has a wealthy uncle in New York. MORE XF LIMON TRAGEDY. Sheriff Objects to Entire Blame for Cremation of Negro. DENVER, Nov. 25 The Ners will print tomorrow the reply of Sheriff Free man, of Lincoln Cbunty, to the letter of District Attorney McAllister, of Colorado Springs, concerning the prosecution of the persons who burned Preston Porter at the stake near Llmon, Colo., recently for murdering little Louise Frost, of that place. After telling of how he was in fluenced into taking Porter to Llmon by; the assurance of leading citizens of that place that he would not be molested, the letter continues: "The men who took Porter from my custody were citizens of Lincoln County, and personally known to you and to other officials of the district and state. Tho lodging of information against them and their trial for lynching the prisoner would be wholly fruitless, and would Im pose upon the county an enormous ex pense, without any beneficial results whatever. I nave no desire to avoid any responsibility but do not Intend to make any grandstand play: In order to set my self right in the eyes of yourself or Gov ernor Thomas, or those citizens who were pleased to meet in Denver and pass reso- lutlons after the lynching bad taken place. "You certainly know that no jury could be empaneled In Lincoln County, or by change of venue in Douglas County El bert County, Kit Carson County or Tel ler County, which would convict any one under any conceivable charge that might be brought against him of complicity in this lynching. "I do hot justify the cremation,' but I do object to having you and Governor Thomas saddle the blame of this burning Ion me, and I will not Involve Lincoln County In a needless and. fruitless litiga tion against its- own citizens or give ad ditional advertisement to the Btate of Colorado for the sole purpose of making, as it seems to me, political capital for .somebody. I want to add that politics 'cuts no Ice In this affair. "While Lin coln County Is & Republican county, the men who participated in. the lynching were representatives ot all parties. When it comes to administering death to a I brute who first rapes- a child and then stabs and kicks her to -death, i take It that true Americans lose sight of mere politics and remember only that they are fathers and brothers. It s'eems to me that we had better lot this episode rest where it now is." Skeleton of Yotmgr Girl Found. PANA, HL Noy. 2 Much excitement was .occasioned in this, vicinity, today by the finding of a skeleton of a young girl, presumably 12 or 13 years of age, in a well on tihe Brunot farm, fcur miles north of here. In April of last year the dead body of Jane Brunot was found in the same, welL Mrs. Brunot was murdered by two of her nephews, who are now serving life sentences in the Chester Pen itentiary. It is believed that the skele- FUQUA ton found today is that of a young girl who disappeared from her home in In dlana two years ago, during the visit of Mrs. Brunot'a two nephews to that state. GRIEVANCE SETTLED. Pennsylvania Railway Advances Wosci 10 to 25 Per Cent. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Nov. 25. The grievances of the Brotherhood men em ployed by the Lehigh .Valley Railroad have at last, It Is believed, been settled. At the oonferenoe held at Bethlehem Sat urday between the officials of the road and a committee composed of 28 em ployes, representing the Federated Broth erhood, a new wage schedule was agreed updh. ' The brakemen employed on, the freight and coal trains on all branches of the road will receive an Increase of from 10 to--25 per cent In wages. Engineers will also be allowed extra time for housing tneir engines. Heretofore the men have , complained that they have not been, treat j ed fairly in the matter of extra time. Under the new wage schedule, extra time will be paid for. The representatives of , the Brotherhoods from this section Who attended the conference made a report to a largely attended meeting of railroad ers held in this city today. There was considerable discussion over the report The delegates to the conference said all tthe demands asked for had not been granted, but many concessions had been made, and the Committee was satisfied that the agreement reached was a satis factory one, and had so been viewed by the employes. i FAST TRAIN JUMPED TRACK Trro Men Seriously Injured One to Patched Rail. CORNWALL, Cal., Noy. 25. The fast Owl train jumped the track between An tloch and Cornwall this morning. The cause of the accident was a patched rail. This rail was only about five feet long. It flew out and ditched the train. Two colored cooks were the only ones seriously f injured. The cars which left the track are complete wrecks. Engineer Neff was running at terrific speed, trying to make up time, as the train was late. Secular Union Congress Closed. CINCINNATI, Nov. 25. At the morning session of the congress ot the American Secular Union and Free Thought Federa tion letters were read from absent mem bers. Addresses by Mrs. Sherry and Mr. WJlsan, the president-elect, were followed by a general discussion. The Grand Op-era-Hou&e was crowded during1 the after noon at the Ingersoll memorial meeting, when addresses were made by Judge C. B. Waite, of Chicago; Dr. Wllhelmore of Baltimore; Mrs. Josephine K. Henry, of Versailles, Ky.; Clarence S. Darrow, of Chicago; T. R. Wakeraan, of Oregon, and others. The session of three days closed waj College Hall tonight, when addresses were madst by Dr. J. .EL, Roberts, ot Kan sas City; T. B. Wakeman and others. DISCUSSED SUBSIDY BILL FRYE-PAYTTE MEASURE AGAINST XA1TONS "BEST- INTERESTS. Proposed Law Does Not Represent "Wishes of Administration, aa Has Often Been Stated. CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-3derchant marine interests were discussed last night by the Commercial Club at its banquet at the Audltorjum Hotel. The Frye-Payne sub sidy bill, which is expected to be intro duced early In tho next Congress, was criticised by the speakers -aa a measure designed to promote the Interests of a lim ited number of companies. President "W. J. Chalmers presented the subject to tho club with a review of marine statistics illustrative ot the decline of the Ameri can merchant marine. Henry W. Peabody. of Boston, with large Interests in transoceanic trade, who hah been active in efforts to secure re vision of the Frye-Payne bill, analyzed the features of the measure, which he considered detrimental to the general In terests, of the merchant navy. In place of the subsidy bill he urged one framed upon the suggestions of President McKIn ley and Secretary Gage, as made twice to Congress. The bill, he said, was sup posed to represent the wishes of the Ad ministration, but he declared that it was widely divergent from what the President desired. The objection to it, he claimed, aside from the fact that It advanced the interests of the committee on promotion and favored six companies, was that it did not guard the ownership of the ves sels, and insist that they should remain In American hands after thv hoA hin .registered. "This bill Is not In the inter ests of the country at large," he said. "It does not represent the interests of the committee on promotion. ,If it becomes a law there can be no hope for the Ameri can merchant marine for 20 years to come." i i Mr. Peabody advised enactment into -a law of the President's suggestion that a certain number of forelgn-bullt vessels be permitted to come under the American flag and be registered as American vessels upon the .provision that an equal number of tonB be constructed in American ship yards by the companies making the for eign purchases. "If the members of tht. club think well enough of the resolution to Indorse it," ho said, "It may encourage the Administration to recommend it again, as it has twice in the past." Ex-Congressman George E. Adams pro posed the recreation of the merchant ma rine by a consolidation of Its three branch es, by which It would be made possible for shipyards oh the Lakes to compote with shipyards on the coast. The linking ot coastwiso trade with foreign trade, he said, could be made possible by the build ing of the Nicaragua Canal, and the con solidation of International and foreign trade by the construction of a 20-foot canal from the Lakes to the Gulf. ' CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO. Greatest Need Ts Good Roads Land Titles Badly Mixed. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The Commis sioner of the Interior for Porto Rico, Will lam H. Elliott, In his annual report to the Secretary of the Interior, says that most expert manipulation, as well as de tective ingenuity, will be needed to un tangle the mass of cross titles, duplica tion and lapping of grants, and conces sions and unauthorized occupation of pub lic lands that have grown with the cen turies of rule in the interest ot the fa vored few, Tho archives of the Island frero fpund In a disordered condition. Many records of cases never have been closed, and" are mixed with those disposed ofc Rearrangement and classification are necessary p"rlor to investigation. "During tho early history of Porto Rico. Governors and Captains-General held or assumed the right to make grants of land. Grantees appropriated land In excess of their or iginal boundaries and their successors claim ownership. Many grants were abandoned. In numerous Instances in truders took possession. Prior to Ameri can occupation, the Spanish Government ordered a careful listing of real property In each municipality, but either because of the expense, or for political reasons, failed to execute the work. This listing, according to the Commissioner, must be accomplished before the numerous ques tions of ownership can be definitely deter mined. The first great crying need of, Porto Rico, the report says, Is good roads. At the time of the American occupation there was only one really goodVoad, that from Ponce to 'San Juan, and most of the island remains without other means of reaching a market or communication between towns than over dilapidated and dangerous trails, often Impassable for days, as all streams there are torrential. The productiveness of the soil Is so great, and the necessities of existence so Inex pensive, that people can and do live and multiply In the mountain districts but re main forever poor and ignorant. Perma nent roads, it is asserted, would work out the sadly-needed reforms in educa tion. The Commissioner proposes to sug gest to the Legislature that a loan be floated large enough to build the roads at once. The report of the president of the Board of Health of Porto Rico says the number of lepers In the island probably does not exceed 100, and it is confidently believed that the disease can be totally exter minated in a. few years by careful segre gation bf every case as It is discovered. UNTqpD STATES MAIL SERVICE. Annnal Report of Fourth Assistant Foatmaatcr-General. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Fourth As sistant Postmaster-General John L. Brls tow, in his annual report, recommends an amendment to the Interstate commerce law prohibiting telegraph and express companies', or their employes, from aiding or abetting In green goods or lottery swindles, or any scheme carried on part ly by matt and partly by common carrier, and In violation of the postal laws. Other legislation urged is as follows: Authorizing Postofflce Inspectors to take out search-warrants, whenever neces sary, authorizing payment of incidental expenses Incurred by local officers or oth ers In the arrest, detention and keeping of prisoners violating postal laws until transferred to the United States Mar shal's custody; construction of Inspector's lookoUt towers In postottices whenever deemed necessary by tne Postmaster General, and prohibition of loose pouching of circulars, calendars, etc., owing to small pieces of mall matter frequently slipping in large unsealed envelopes in transit There xvere 15.142 aoDolntments of post masters during the past fiscal year, 14,435 being of the fourth class, and 707 being Presidential, an Increase of 538 in all over last year. There also has been an in crease in the number of resignations, es pecially of the fourth-class postmasters. Fewer removals lor irregularities were made than last year. There .were 3500 pestofflces established during the year, an increase qf 6 over last year, and 1912 offices were discontinued, an Increase of 407 over last year, mostly due to rural free delivery, extensions and public highway improvements. A vigorous effort has been made to sup press postdfflces conducted throughout the country for the sole benefit of some cor poration, patent medicine firm or other private institutions, whose- operations de prive the Government of- its legitimate revenues. The company or corporation usually has some one connected with it appointed postmaster; and thus gets the advantage of the cancelations or the salary and allowance of the postofflce. I Theso institutions for some time have de- rived thousands of dollars ot revenue from the Government, which virtually amounted to a discount or commission on their postal business. There were 47 resignations and 45 deatns of Presidential postmasters, and 919 deaths and 8013 resignations or four-class post masters. On June 39 last the number of postofBccs was 76.6SS, as follows: First-class. 194; second, SS2; third. 31S7; fourth, 72,455. The total number of arrests during the-fiscal year for offenses against the postal laws was 1525, Including 119 postmasters; 29 assistant postmasters and 144 postofflce clerks, carriers and other postal employes. Of tho total number arrested, 526 were convicted. SOLDIERS EASILY SECURED. Chief Trouble Is to Keep From Over crowding Refflments. "WASHINGTON. -Nov. 25. In view of the probable call upon the "War Department to make a sudden Increase In the enlisted strength of the Army after the present regular force has been discharged, it is a matter of considerable Interest to see what may be done by the various recruit ing offices toward building up the new regiments, when the number and strength of these Is determined by the nassasre of an Army reorganization bill. It is said at the War Department that for several months past the chief trouble has been to keep from over-Tecrultlng the regular regiments now In the service. In spite of the fact that active war hardlv can be said to exist, even in the Philippines, mere nas Been strong pressure for en listment, and the recruiting officers, it Is said, have "been able to pick and choose men of a high standard ot excellence, owing to the large number of applicants. The department counts with consider able confidence on the re-enlistment of a large number of men whose term of en listment will expire June 30, 1901. At the same time, if the Army reorganization bill provides for a permanent force of 00,000 men. or over, and it is not thought likely that it will fall below this figure, there will be 33,000 'men to enlist be tween the date of the passage of tho bill and the discharge of the present regulars June 39. The chief recruiting officer of the department, Major John son, Bays it is impossible to make any predictions as to the speed with which the recruiting can be carried on, but that it will depend largely upon the num ber of officers that the department can detail for recruiting service. When the Spanish-American "War was officially declared to be ended, and the discharge of the volunteers rendered the recruiting of fresh regiments Imperative, there -were 25,000 new men added to the regular establishment In the space of about six weeks, In spite of the fact that the volunteer officers at that time were recruiting all over the country to fill up the volunteer regiments. The first regi ments enlisted for the regular service were recruited, equipped and drilled and ready for transportation on an average of 44 days, each more than 10 days quicker than the average for the regiments en listed at the beginning of the Spanish "War. AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. Government's New Style of Cable to Manila a Great Sncceas. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Reports ot the Chief Signal Officer from Manila in dicate that the War Department has made an important discovery In connec tion with submarine cable work In trop ical waters. One of the War Department cables that was shipped to Manila and pUt down for inter-Island communication was of the rubber Insulated variety. The English cable experts In the island pre dicted Its speedy destruction by the tere do, a submarine boring worm, which eats everything short of railroad Iron that Is submerge In the water. The English ca ble, with gutta percha Insulation, resists the attacks of this Jnsect for only about?! a year, ana it is necessary to insert v" the cable armor a thick, continuous wrap per to preveht the Wredo from' boring clear through to the conducting wires and short-circuiting the. cable. This cop per protection adds considerably to the expense of the cable, without adding to Its efficiency for telegraphic purposes. It ' seems, however, that the American cable, with Its rubber Insulation, which has been down foe two years, is still in good work ing order. Colonel Allen, Chief Signal Officer In the Islands, has advised Gen eral Grcely that the cable staff of the Signal Service is at present organized on a very effective footing, and will be able to lay any amount of cable which the department may see fit to ship to Ma nila. Unclaimed Effects of Dead Soldiers. WASHINGTON Nov. 25 Unclaimed effects of deceased soldiers "arriving on transports from abroad or now in tho hands of the Depot Quartermaster in Sah Francisco will be sent carefully packed and marked, accompanied by 4 certified list, to the commanding officer at Fort Mason, Cal. The latter officer will designate an officer to take charge of all effects now at that post, and to dispose of them In accordance with In structions embodied in the Army regula tions. President Returns to Washinarton. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. President Mc Klnley, the members of the Cabinet and Secretary Cortelyou, who attended tho Union League banquet In Philadelphia last night, returned to Washington at 7.30 o'clock this morning. AMERICAN JOCKEYS SUCCESS London Papers Comment at Leagtb. on Snbject. LONDON, Nov. 26. Most of tho morn ing papers comment upon the success of the American Jockeys In England. The Times, devoting a column and a half to the subject, says, In part: "Notwlthstan ling some criticism of his ridinjs, there can be no doubt that Lester Reiff is a very fine judge of pace, and handles his horses very well. But he does not always distinguish himself at the fin ish, and In this way he has 16st more races by, a head or a neck than he has won by those margins. "Sltan's total of S2 wins is a most cred itable performance. It is generally agreed that he never rode In better form. It is doubtful whether any other Jockey would have wdn with Lucknow in the Portland plate." The article expresses great approval of the Prince of Wales for retaining H. Jones as his- first Jockey In place of Sloan, but points out that Sloan was the only Jockey in whose case consistent booking would have realized a "profit for the season. The Dally Mall says that RelfTs tri umph constitutes "an unanswerable argu ment against the English style of riding, it not against English methods." Sporting Life thinks that the results ot the season "will furnish food for reflec tion to thos English Jockeys who have been slow to recognize the merits of the style of their rivals." 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