THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1901.
FOREIGN TRADE OF CUBA
DECREASE IX IMPORTS AXD IN
CREASE IX EXPORTS.
Condition Sho-rrn by a Comparative
Statement of the Commerce
of the Island.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20. A comparative
statement of the commerce of the Island
of Cuba for the 10 months ending1 April
30 1901, and 1900, has been prepared In
the Division of Insular Affairs of the
War Department It shows that the total
value of merchandise Imported during the
10 month ending April 30, 1901, was $51,
412,252. against $59,925,329 for the same
"period of 1900. The total value of mer
chandise exported during the 10 months
ended April SO, 1901, was $49,987,117, agalnBt
$35,404,421 for the same period of 1900, a
decrease of 9.2 in the value of
Imports and an increase of 4L4 in the
value of exports. Gold and silver im
ported during the 10 months amounted to
$992,836, and for the same period of 1900,
$3,299,553.
The value of imports of merchandise
from the several countries respectively,
during the 10 months ended April 30, 1901,
-was as follows:
P. C.
Dec
United States $23,442,353 7
Other North American
countries 2,949.964 6
United Kingdom 7,703,510 22
Germany 2,927,232 51
Prance 2.423.879 IS
Spain 8,093,212 13
Other European coun
tries 1,103,835 4
South America 4,393,123 22
Porto Rico 1,005,553 3
Increase.
The value of exports of merchandise to
the several countries respectively, during
the 10 months ended April 30, 1901, was as
follows:
P. C.
Inc.
United States $34,415,887 29
Other North American
countries 444,818 89
United Kingdom 4,694,446 3S
Germany 3,230,457 216
Prance 1,102.494 38
Spain - 526,726 2S
Other European coun
tries 970,090 91
South America 715,382 45
Porto Rico 3,048 9G
Decrease.
The Imports of merchandise, gold and
silver carried In American vessels in
April 1901. was $2,416,741, in British ves
sels $302,916. The exports carried in
American vessels was $4,837,229, In Brit
ish vessels, $1,919,333, Norwegian, $1,044,
499. ADMIRAL BOWIES' REPORT.
He Recommends That the Havana
Drydoefc Be Sent to Sublgr Bay.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20. The annual
report of Admiral Bowles, Chief of the
Bureau of Construction and Repair, calls
attention to the slow progress in the con
structlon of the ships now building for
the present year, owing to strikes and
delays in the delivery of armor and steel
forgings. He points out that under the
present system for the purchase of armor
the responsibility for delays emanating
from this source rests with the Govern
ment andO'enders It liable to suits for
damages by the ship contractors. The
Construction Bureau, he says, has made
much progress toward the standardiza
tion of ship fittings, which will reduce
the original cost of ships of the Navy
and decrease the expense of their main
tenance. He touches -upon the tests of
flre-proofed wood conducted by his bu
Teau, and says that while the products
of the two processes submitted both pos
sess desirable qualities, neither wholly
commends itself to adoption by the
Navy.
Admiral Bowles strongly recommends
that the floating drydock at Havana, re
cently purchased from, the Spanish Gov
ernment, be sent to the site for the new
naval 6tatlon at Olongapa, Philippine Isl
ands, as soon as the repairs on It are
completed. It is essential, he says, for
the efficiency of the Navy on the Asiatic
station, both from a strategical and eco
nomical standpoint, that the Government
shall be In possession of a drydock In the
Philippines at the earliest possible mo
ment. He says that the dock Just pur
chased can be placed in condition for the
nse of vessels up to 10,000 tons displace
ment within the limit of the sum ap
propriated by Congress for its acquire
ment. Admiral Bowles earnestly recommends
an increase In the number of naval con
structors, which is now limited by law to
40. This number, he says, is entirely In
adequate to the present needs of the
service, and he urges that the limit of
the corps he increased hy Congress to 60.
He says that the efficiency of the navy
yard plants throughout the country is
largely limited by the insufficient num
ber of drydocks and modern buildings for
the equipment of the yards. The navy
yards, however, continue to present a
fruitful field for the application of mod
ern engineering to their mechanical equip
ment, as well as modern methods of or
ganization to the scheme of administra
tion, -which, if properly applied, should
result in greater efficiency in the conduct
of work and great economy in the general
expense, -which is now out of proportion
to the -work done.
Admiral Bowles says that the Con
struction Bureau has been taxed to Its
utmost capacity by the work of design
ing new vessels and supervising vessels
now building, and that these conditions
have been aggravated by a lack of space
in the Navy Department building avail
able for the technical and clerical staff of
the bureau. He records a lack of
draughtsmen possessing the requisite
qualifications, and expresses a desire to
obtain for the bureau more graduates of
technical schools. He attaches much im
portance to the need of an efficient corps
of carpenters In the Navy, as an adjunct
to the corps of naval constructors. The
number of carpenters now afloat, Ad
miral Bowles says. Is barely adequate to
the needs of the service, and the num
ber on shore duty Is entirely inadequate.
He points out that ship employment
means an honorable position on board
ship, adequate pay and instructive em
ployment on shore duty, and he recom
mends that as soon as circumstances will
permit a school for the Instruction OC
carpenters' mates be established.
MARQUIS ITO IN WASHINGTON.
Entertained at Dinner by the Japan
ese Legation.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20. Marquis Ito
arrived in Washington this afternoon. He
was met at the railroad station by Jap
anese Minister Takahira and the entire
legation staff and escorted to the Ar
lington Hotel, -where he will remain dur
ing his stay In this tlty. Tonight the
Marquis was entertained at dinner at
the legation. Only the visiting party,
-which in addition to the Marquis Included
X. Tsudzukl, ex-Vice Minister of For
eign Affairs, S. Tokioka and the members
of the legation staff, were present at
the dinner. Marquis Ito would not be
seen, being Indisposed, but Mr. Tsud
zukl, -who is authorized to speak for him,
said:
"I really cannot say whether Japan
will join with the other nations in regard
to the settlement with China. I know our
country signed the protocol with the
others, but I cannot say just what 11
be done further. It may be necessary
for China to have a new commercial
treat' with Japan. The Marquis cannot
! say what we will want or ask for in this
connection. He has not I am quite sure,
any pronounced views on the question
of a Pacific cable, except he, like all the
rest of the people, -would be pleased to
see a cable laid. Marquis Ito is as much
aleased at the advances this Government
has made in the East as we are, and he
and all of us hope to see further devel
opment 'there on your part."
Tomorrow the Marquis will visit the
State Department and also pay his re
spects to President Roosevelt. In the
evening he -will leave for New Tork and
thence go to New Haven, where he la to
receive the honorary degree of LL. D.
from Yale University. He will leave bp
fore November 1 fos England on his way
home.
M'KIXLEYARCH ASSOCIATION.
Acceptances of Several Vice-Presidents.
WASHINGTON, Oct 20. Commissioner
MacFarland, as president of the William
McKInley National Memorial Arch As
sociation, has received cordial accept
ances of their election as vice-presidents
of the association from Admiral Dewey,
President Eliot of Harvard University;
Chief Justice Fuller, Cardinal Gibbons,
Walter S. Logan, president-general of the
Sons of the American Revolution; Rector
Conaty, of the Catholic University of
America, and Bishop Edwin C Andrews,
of the Methodist Episcopal church, who
was selected by the family to deliver the
address at the funeral of President Mc
Kinley at the Capitol at Washington.
Admiral Dewey wrote: "I will willingly
accept this appointment with high appre-,
elation of the honor shown me."
Rector Conaty wrote: "I accept the ap
pointment and am gratefuKfor the honor.
I fully Indorse the movement and feel
confident of Its succesa. I shall be glad
to do all In my power to promote the In
terests of the association."
PLATT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Talked With Roosevelt Regarding:
Federal Patronage In New York.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. President
Roosevelt will spend a day In Farming
ton, Conn., J he Summer home of his sls
'ter, Mrs. Cowles, before going to New
Haven, where he Is to have the degree
of LL. D. conferred upon him by Yale
University. Accompanied by Secretary
Cortelyou the President will leave Wash
ington tomorrow afternoon, arriving in
Farmington Tuesday morning.
Senator Piatt, of New York, was at the
White House this afternoon and talked
with the President regarding Federal
patronage in the Empire State. It Is said
the situation regarding the principal of
fices, over which there has been con
siderable discussion, remains unchanged.
Tonight Civil Service Commissioner Proc
tor was at the White House.
The President attended religious ser
vices at Grace Reformed Church as usual
this morning.
General Sternberg at Canton.
CANTON, O., Oct 20. Surgeon-General
Sternberg, of Washington, left tonight'
for Columbus on official business. He was
a guest at the McKInley home today. It
is given out that he stopped here merely
as an old friend of the McKlnleys to make
a social call on Mrs. McKInley. She is
said to be "doing nicely." There was no
change in her condition that called for
the presence of Surgeon-General Sternberg
in consultation.
Legation Secretary Resigns.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 20. Henry
J. Lenderlnk, Secretary of the United
States Legation, has resigned the posi
tion .and will soon leave for the United
States.
Removing Senator Davis' Remains.
ST. PAUL, Oct 20. Mrs. C. K. Davis
left tonight for Washington, where she
will hereafter make her home. Previous
to her departure she had the body of her
late husband disinterred, and will take It
to Washington for burial in the National
cemetery. The fact that the Senator's
body Is to be removed from the state
which bad honored him In life was not
known until today, and has caused con
siderable comment It had been pro
posed to erect a mausoleum In one of the
city parks wherein the, body might be
entombed, and a measure looking to this
end was considered by the last State Leg
islature. However, no action had been
taken, ana It is said that Mrs. Davis,
becoming displeased with the delay In
the matter, determined to remove the
remains to Washington for final inter
ment. i
Lectures by Hobson.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct 20. Captain
Richmond P. Hobson addressed an audi
ence of 2000 young men at the First M.
E. Church this afternoon under the aus
pices of the Y. M. C. A. He discussed
the relations of science and scientific
training to the spiritual side of man's na
ture. Tonight at the same church he
lectured on the personnel of the Ameri
can Navy, making prominent Admiral
Philip as an example of the true Chris
tian in the service.
Hay Lands Burning.
DA CROSSE, Wis., Oct. 2v. Late this
afternoon fire was discovered in the hay
lands which surround this city. The
flames are now burning everything before
them, and the firemen are powerless,
owing to the fire being outside the city
limits and beyond water service. It Is
believed the fire was started by tramps.
Upon these lands are stacked thousands
of tons of hay. Although the loss can
not be estimated at present it is thought
it will be large.
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Religion at St. Louis Pair.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 20. All the churches
represented in the St Louis Evangelical
Alliance. Archbishop Kaln, of this Catho
lic diocese, and practically all of the re
ligious societies and interests of the city
have presented a petition to the world's
fair management, asking for the erection
in the world's fair grounds of a suitable
building for the holding of religious meet
ings and for the display of such exhibits
as various religious bodies may desire to
make.
Well-Known Traveling Man Hnrt.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct 20. Michael J.
Hunt one of the best-known traveling
men In the West, met with an accident in
this city last night that will confine him
to a hospital for several weeks. Mr. Hunt
was descending a short flight of stairs
in the Atlas block, when he slipped and
fell to the bottom. When picked up by
his friends he was in an unconscious con
dition, and it -was discovered that his
leg was broken. He was at once taken to
a hospitals
Cave-in In a Mine.
SALT LAKE, Utah., Oct. 20. A cave-m
occurred In one of the drifts of the East
Honerine mine at Stockton, Utah, late
this afternoon, entombing Superintendent
H. G. Button and two miners. Rescuing
parties, by prompt action, succeeded In
rescuing the two miners alive, but could
not reach the spot where Mr. Button was
in time to save him from death by suffo
cation. Found Gas Leak With. Match.
MARIETTA, O., Oct 20. In an explo
sion at the machine shops of Pattln
Bros. & Co. today, D. P. Pattln, one of
the principal owners, was killed and thb
building was completely destroyed, en
tailing a loss of $20,000. Mr. Pattln haa
lighted a match to find a leak of gas and
the explosion followed.
G. A. R. Appointments.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 20. Commander-in-Chief
Ell Torrence, of the G. A. R.,
today gave out the following appoint
ments: Judge-advocate-general, General Henry
M. Duffleld, Detroit
Chief of staff. Major Noel Blakeman,
Mount Vernon, N. Y.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cutting Teeth,
Bis bum and use that old and well-tried remedy,
Mrs, "Wlnsltrx's Soothing: -Syrup, for children
teething It eo6thk6 the child, softens the gums,
alias's ail sain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea.
STRIKE MAY BE AVERTED
PROBABILITY OP A SETTLEnfENT
IN FRENCH COAL FIELDS.
Mean-while the Miners Are Providing
Themselves With Arms and
Ammunition.
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PARIS, Oct. 20. Two meetings. ofMhe
delegates of the Miners' Federation were
held yesterday at St Etienne'withoutany
decislon being reached upon the question
of the threatened strike. Another meet
ing will be held today. Meanwhile the
papers are devoting columns to the situa
tion and generally taking a .gloomy view.
Dispatches from Montceau-les-MInes say
that, while the place fs outwardly quiet,
the feeling is such that a very slight In
cident would be likely to lead to an 'out
break ot violence among -the SOOO miners
in the locality. These are divided into
two factions the "reds," who, favor a
strike, and the "yellows," swno are. op
posed to such a step. The Prefect, who
has forbidden the sale of arms through
out the department, yesterday seized two
cases of muskets at St. Etlenne that were
on their, way to Moutceau-les-Mines --It
is asserted that both factions are already
supplied with guns and revolvers, which
they "have concealed In their homes. One
of the leaders of the "reds" declares that
they not only have Gras muskets, but
also Lebet rifles, ammunition and bayo
nets. The chief element of danger Is the
possible action of some 1200 men whom
the mining company refused to re-engage
after the last strike, and who have been
unemployed since.
Six hundred gendarmes are patrolling
Montceau-les-MInes. The manager of the
company does not leave his office except
in a carriage and, under the escort of
mounted gendarmes armed with revolvers
and 6abers. The leaders of the "reds"
Insist that a strike Is Inevitable, but
many who are in a position to form a
sober opinion believe that a strike will
be averted, or at all events confined to
certain localities
FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
Government Relief Necessary in Five
More Districts.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 5. Acting
under additional Information from the
Governor of the Province of Samara, the
Minister of the Interior has officially pro
claimed famine conditions in five more
districts in this- province namely. Sa
mara district, Bogoiilmlnsk, Navonus
sensk, Nicolaevesk and Stavropol. This
means that the bad harvest has already
made Itself so keenly felt that a special
medical and relief organization is deemed
necessary for these districts. It is likely
that the list will he added to from time
to time during the Winter. The Minister
also published today a detailed report
about the relief given to seven Siberian
districts. Forty thousand rubles were as
signed. The present indications are that
little information about the famine will
be published In Russian papers which is
not given out by the Minister of the In
terior. The papers have been given to
understand that incorrect information or
"colored" articles about the famine will
not be tolerated, and the Russian editors
know when they have been spoken to The
bad harvests in portions of Siberia last
year and this year has had the effect
of turning a part of the tide of Siberian
emigration back toward Russia. Accord
ing to an official source, 77,745 emigrants
and 19,721 men whom the peasant com
munes sent to spy out the land went to
Siberia between January 1 and Septem
ber 17. and 19.788 emiarrnnts nnrl 19 filQ n
voys returned.
In addition to famine, a circumstance
that deters emigration and occasions the
return, of many is thcexhaustlon ofr avail
able farm land. It is a fact that is not
sufficiently understood abroad that por
tions of Siberia are already fully occu
pied. This is true of nearly all good and
conveniently accessible agricultural land
In West Siberia. Recent setters have
been assigned lands distant .from the rail
way or navigable rivers, or have received
forest and marsh lands which it would not
pay them to till under present conditions.
With additional railways, with new mar
kets for West Siberian grain in the East
Siberian, Mongolian and Manchurian min
ing regions, and with better modes of cul
tivating the ground, there will be room for
more settlers In West Siberia, but the
plain truth is that there is little room
for peasants there .now. ,
There seems to be room for another
class. The government has reserved some
land for noblemen, and hag sold consid
erable tracts to titled personages, avow
ing its determination to strengthen tile
noble element in Siberia. The peasants
have transplanted their slipshod methods
of cultivation from Russia to Siberia, so
that this virgin country is also reduced
to chronic want and periodical famines.
The presence of large landowners is re
garded as a .good leaven, agriculturally
and politically.
Servian Parliament Opened.
BELGRADE, Oct. 20. King Alexander
today opened the- new Servian Skupsh
tlna. The speech from the throne
pledged the monarch to uphold the 'new
constitution, expressed gratification at
the correct and friendly relations main
tained by .Servla with foreign states, and
emphasized Servia's "traditional policy
of securing the friendship and confidence
of Russia."
No Russian Intervention.
LONDON, Oct. 21. Referring to the
movements of Professor F. de Maartens,
of the University of St. Petersburg, who
is also a member of the Russian Privy
Council, the Brussels correspondent of the
Standard denies that he has any mission
from the Russian Government bearing
upon the South African situation, and as
serts that- Boer circles in Brussels dis
credit the possibility of Russian Interven
tion. England Annexed a Pacific Island.
LONDON, Oct. -20. The British cruiser
Pylades reports, says a dispatch to the
Dally Mail from Sydney, N. S. W., that
she has annexed Ocean Island, west of
he Gilbert Islands. The -Island, which
has hitherto been a British protectorate,
is rich, in phosphates.
Expelled From Germany.
KIEL, Oct. 20. The Kleler Zeitung an
nounces that 11 residents of the village of
Klobenhand, near the Danish frqhtler,
have been expelled for publicly advocat
ing the reunion of Schleswlg with Den
mark. Papal Nuncio Decorated. . -
BERLINj Oct. 21. Baron vdn Craltshelm
the Bavarian Premier, has presented to
Mgr. Sariibucetti, the papal nuncio at Mu
nich, the Insignia of the Grand Cross of
the Order of the Bavarian Crowp.
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Scouts Surprised a Boer Laager;
PRETORIA, Oct. 20. A force of Cana
dian scouts surprised a Boer laager near
Balmoral. The Boers fled after 'a short
fight The Canadians had two killed and
one officer and two men wounded.
Von Hntxfeldt Returns to London.
BERLIN, Oct. 20; Count von Hatzfeldt
Wildenburg, Germanv Ambassador to
Great Britain, who had been staying for
several days In Cologne owing to Illness,
left today for London.
German Comic Paper Confiscated.
BERLIN, Oct, 20. The current Issue of
SimpllHSlmus, the comic paper was con
fiscated yesterday at Breslau "for an of
fensive cartoon directed against Emperor
William.
Anti-Dueling: Congress.
LEIPSIC, Oct. 20. The Anti-Dueling
Congress, which opened here yesterday,
has appointed a committee, Including
Prince Carl Ltfwenstein, Count Stblberg"
Erbach and Baron Oelsnitz, to take active
measures to foster the agitation against
dueling. At today's session a hope was
expressed that Emperor William would
assist the movement.
Africanders Armed by Boers.
LONDON, Oct. 21. "Mr. Kruger has re
ceived "a report from Mr. Schalkburger
that the greater part of Cape Colony is in
open rebellion," says a dispatch to the
Dally Mail from Brussels, "and that the
Boers have armed 15,000 Africanders with
in the last three months."
Succeeds Justice Murphy.
LONDON, Oct. 'Stf.-George P. Wright,
Solicitor-General for Ireland,' has been
appointed a member of the High Court
of Judicature in successlbn to the late
Justice Murphy. "r
THE ISLAND OF NEGROS.
New American Possession of 'Many
Resources.
WASHINGTON, Oct 15. Prom official
material compiled in the Division of Insu
lar Affairs of the War Department, the
following abstract has been prepared con
cerning the Island of Negros and the local
civil governments established within its
borders. Negros occupies the southeast
ern angle of the Visayan group between
Panay on the northwest and Cebu on the
southeast, being separated from the for
mer by the Straits of Gulmaras and IlD Ilo
at distances from seven to 27 miles, and
from the latter almost its entire length by
Tanon Strait, from three to 26 miles. The
Visayan Sea washes Its shores on the
north, and the Sulu on the south and
southwest '.
A central range extending .from north
to south divides the island into two al
most equal divisions, and practically pre
cludes intercourse between them by land.
Near the Malaspina volcano, 8192 feet
highv about 41 miles south of the northern
coast, a lateral spur trends eastward to
the coa9t. This, with the main range
continuing south, constitutes the boun
dary between the two Negros provinces.
The spurs from these mountains form
large valleys, inhabited only on the west
ern .4ide from Sajotas to Silay, and on
the north and northeast, where the ex
tensive plains are Intersected by rivers ot
good size. Although the country is rug-
"ged,' it is very fertile in the cultivated
part, because of the numerous streams.
Occidental Province, organized April 20,
1901; capital. Bacolod: area, 3112 square
miles; population, 231,512; dependent isl
ands', 14; area, 7 square miles.
Oriental Province Organized April 20,
1901; capital, Dumagueto; area,-1743 square
miles; population, ,140,498; dependent isl
ands, 3; area, 8 square miles.
Total area, 4S55 square miles; total popr
ulatlon, 372,010;, dependent islands, 17; area,
15 square miles. " .
In area, Occidental Negros Is 800 square
miles larger than Delaware, and Oriental
500 square miles larger than Rhode Island.
The combined area of the two provinces
lacks but 135 square miles of the size of
Connecticut. In population, the Occidental
province has the numbers of Montana, and
the Oriental nearly that of Delaware.
Aggregately the population Is but 28,000
less than the State of Vermont. The peo
ple are Visayans along the coast and Pan
ayanos in the mountains, and speak lan
guages known by the same names.
Tha straits on either side of the island
form a protection from the winds of the
ocean. The coasts afford numerous road
steads, and but few bays, the anchor
ages being generally under shelter of the
adjacent islands.
The coast of the Island Is paralleled by
a wagon road or trail, there being very
few communicating with the interior as
all the towns of any consequence are on
the seashore. The only defiles through
the mountain chain are at TIpan, where
the Hog. River, rising on the eastern side,
flows westward into the opening of Gul
maras Strait, and at Hibayo, where a
mountain path crosses to the headwaters
of the Hllabano, and thence by way of
Isabela to the 'Gulmaras Strait, on the
west side at Hinanailan.
The Occidental province has 30 towns,
and upward of 100 villages.' The capital,
Bacolod, a port open for coasting trade,
a telegraph and military station, ilea at
the mouth of the river Lupit, opposite
the junction of Gulmaras and Ilo Ilo Strait.
It has some fine public and private
buildings, and a population of 11,624. The
remaining towns range from 4000 to 9100
Inhabitants. Oriental Negros has 24 towns,
all but one on the coast, and 63 villages,
also on the coast, except four, in the vi
cinity of --Bals, "and five fn the neighbor
hood of Dumaguete.
1 The capital, "Wumaguete, Is a port open
to coasting trade, and a telegraph and
military station immediately south of the
I southern entrance to Tanon Strait It
is connected by road or trail with all
parts of the coast, and has a population
of 14.352, , being the largest town In the
province.
The coasts are exceptionally free from
islands, but six lying off Occidental and
three off Oriental Negros, the aggregate
area being but 15 square miles.
The vegetable products of the Island are
abundant. The chocolate is of the be9t
quality grown In the Visayas. Among the
other crops are sugar cane, coffee, rice,
tobacco, wax, wheat, cotton, hemp, bago,
slbucao, corn, etc. Large numbers of cat
tle, horses, caraboa and hogs are also
raised. The interior having been little
explored, nothing is known of the mineral
wealth which may lie hidden in the
mountain masses.
The forests contain many valuable
woods, the chief of which is teak, one
of the best timbers used in shipbuilding
among the Western' nations. Next to the
agricultural industries are the fisheries.
The products of the waters of the islana
consist of fish, tortoise-shell, sea-cucumbers,
sea shells, etc.
This Islana was occupied among the
first during the Visayan campaign of the
Spring and Summer of 1899. .After the
departmental organization of 1900, the
troop9 were actively engaged in the sup
pression of brigandage, and partlcularly
of the Tullsanes or organized bands of
outlaws and robbers.
The civil government established by the
Philippine Commission is the same as
that provided for other provinces under
the provisional organization act of Febru
ary 6, 1901.
An English Minister of Today.
Spectator.
Everybody has an opinion about every
thing, the number of the well informed
has enormously increased, and the House
of Commons though it knows quite well
that there must be in most cases half a
dozen good alternative plans, of which
the Minister can only adopt one, usually
listens with a sort of chuckle to well
worded descriptions of the other Ave. A
Minister nowadays requires the temper
of an angel, and even when he possesses
one he nas to be patient under a tedium,
"the drip, drip, drip, of dilatory debate,"
among men three-quarters informed,
which is to many a nearly unbearable
form of mental torture. Imagine listen
ing to a sermon of six hours on a text
only too well known, and then think what
Mr. Balfour has to put up with on an
rdtication night, or a night devoted to
the comparative merits of steamers' boil
ers. The demand made on the Intellect
and the knowledge and the temper Is al
most unendurable, and, but that politi
cians train themselves to a kind of self
control akin to that of an expert wlrncsp
Under cross-examination, would produce
nightly explosions sometimes witnessed
in a vestry suspected of too much toler
ance for jobbing. The politician has, in
fact, come to resemble rather an over
worked, -underpaid, and much badgered
professional rather than the .successful
man who 50 years ago was the envy -riot
only of his rivals, but of that whole up
per crust of the nation which was capable
of understanding his achievements.
e
Albert Taepeit, of Dryad, has a freak
on exhibition at Chehalis. It is a small-two-headed
snake. The reptile Is alive
and active. The heads .are perfect, but
one of them seems to show no signs of
life. v
BICENTENNIAL OF YALE
OPENED YESTERDAY WITH RELIG
IOUS EXERCISES.
Ceremonies In Battle Chapel Profes
sor Fisher's Address on Theology
at the University.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 20. Yale Uni
versity began today the celebration of
the 200th anniversary of the founding of
Yale College. The celebration was ush
ered in with religious ceremonies in Battle
Chapel, performed in accordance with
tho devout and reverent traditions of the
good old' N,ew England days when the
little handful of clergymen gathered to
gether and with prayerful supplications
asked divine blessing upon the Institu
tion which they had conceived and
brought forth. The old hymns were sung
and powerful sermons were uttered.
The city had decked itself in Yale's col
ors and presented a splendid spectacle.
Blue' draperies were intertwined with new
cut evergreen, and this general scheme
of color was broken only by the graceful
folds of the Stars and Stripes. The prin
cipal streets had become archways of
blue, adorned at intervals with pictures
of President Roosevelt, who on Wednes
day Is to be Yale's guest.
On the rostrum sat President Arthur
Twining Hadley. At his right was Rev.
Joseph H. Twichell, of Hartford, the
preacher of the bicentennial sermon. To
his left was Thomas G.. Bennett, of the
Yale corporation. 'Next to Dr. Twichell
sat ex-President Timothy Dwight. On
one end was Henry Howland, of New
York; on the other, Rev. Charles Ray
Palmer, both fellows of the university
corporation. All wore the gowns of their
offices. Below in the choir stalls sat a
picked choir of students. The body of
the chapel was occupied in the center
aisle by distinguished delegates and
guests, who wore academy gowns with
hoods of many colors. The seats of the
side aisles were filled with Yale gradu
ates, while the three galleries were re
served for ladles.
The service began at 10:20 A. M. A
chant by the choir was followed -by the
Lord's Prayer. President Hadley read a
lesson from the Scriptures, and after the
"Te Deum," the congregation sang a
psalm. Rev. Joseph Hopkins Twichell, of
Hartford, senior fellow of the corpora
tion, preached the sermon. The closing
hymn was, "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord,"
written by Rev. Timothy Dwight, presi
dent of Yale College from 1795 to 1317.
Then was sung the Doxology; then the
benedlctlon'was pronounced by Rev. Tim
othy Dwight, president of the university
from 1S66 to 1896.
Meanwhile special bicentennial services
were 'held in other churches of the city
and special sermons were preached by
Rev. Newman -Smyth, In the Center
Church; Rev. Joseph Anderson, of Water
bUry, in the United Church; and Rev.-Wal-ter
Wesley Battershall, of Albany, in
Trinity Church. All of these churches
are located on the historic green adjacont
to the college property.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. George
Park Fisher, professor of ecclesiastical
history and dean of the Yale Divinity
School, delivered an address on "Yale Uni
versity in -Its Relations to Theology and
Missions." He said In part:
"As to theology within the precincts of
the university In the last four or five
decades, the period Is too recent to be
reviewed at length on the present occa
sion. It was a period, In all enlightened
countries, of concentration of thought and
inquiry upon the historical foundations or
Christianity, Including the life, the per
son and work of Christ. It has introduced
a new epoch in biblical criticism, which
compels a reconsideration Df the crucial
question of the seat -of authority with
particular reference,to the inspiration and
authority of ,-the Bible. Moreover, the
state of philosophy and new teachings
arid theories of natural science, have called
for a reconstruction of the foundations of
theism. They have necessitated a new for
tifying of the citadel of all religious faith.
"It may be said with propriety that
Yale has been neither Indifferent nor si
lent on these cardinal questions ot world
wide interest. It Is proper to mention that
in the field of apologetics the effort here
has been to deal with the new problems
In a spirit of candor, with mingled fear
lessness and discretion. As to the ques
tions grouped under the head of the
higher criticism, whatever may be judged
of the wisdom or want of wisdom in the
Yale teaching, this at least can be af
firmed, that there has been no evasion of
them and little Inclination on the part
of Yale instructors, ostrich-like, , to hide
their heads in the sand, and on the whole
I venture to say' the usual endeavor ,has
been, as in all previous periods of our
academic history, to unite a genuine lib
erality with a wise and tenable conserva
tism." Tonight the hotels and boarding-houses
are rapidly filling, and new arrivals are
constant. The 'weather is superb and all
day the streets of the .city have been
filled by sightseers. Tomorrow will be
devoted principally to ceremonies of offi
cial welcome.
Roosevelt's Visit to Farmington.
FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 20. Ar
rangements for the visit -of President
Roosevelt to this town next Tuesday In
clude the dedication of a tree which Is
to be planted on the village green by the
townspeople and named the McKInley
Oak. There will be a reception in the
afternoon to the young ladies of a board
ing schbol and 100 other invited guests.
The purpose of the President's coming Is
to visit his sister, the wife of Ccmman
der W. S. Cowles, U. S. N. He Is ex
pected to arrive here at 1:16 P. M. Tues
day by a special train and will be ac
companied by Senators Hawley and Piatt,
Commander Cowles, Secretary ' Cortelyou
and Theodbre Blnghans1. Preparations for
police protection have been made at the
request of Washington officials, 20 con
stables having been detailed for special
duty on that day. Wednesday morning
at 8:10 the President will leave for New
Haven to attend the Yale bicentennial
exercises.
A NEWSPAPER CONSOLIDATION
Announcement by th,e Kansas City
Stnr and Times.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 20. The Star
and Times this morning- says:
'Since the first announcement of the
purchase of the Kansas City Times by
the owner of the Star, certain changes
of detail have been decided upon. The
title of all editions, morning, afternoon
and night, will be the Kansas City Star,
with the name of the Kansas City Times
subjoined In the morning editions. Be
ginning at daylight and continuing after
midnight, the Star, with an Associated
Press franchise and news-gathering ser
vice extending throughout the 24 hours
and with successive staffs of writers and
editors, Will be constantly in position to
give Its readers the news at the earliest
moment. Ordinarily the1 paper will ap
pear at stated Intervals, but extraordinary
hews will find steam up and a hand on
the throttle "for the prompt issuance of
extra editions. In the future, as hereto
fore, no extra editions of the Star will
be put forth without full justification in
the news It carries. No other newspaper
In Kansas City has a 24-hour franchise
of the Associated Press, the supreme or
ganization for the collection and distri
bution of news."
Cotton Shortage at Liverpool.
LONDON, Oct. 20. The shortage on cot
ton at Liverpool is becoming serious.
There are only a few cargoes on the way
and supplies for a fortnight on hand. It
is almost inevitable that a part of the
machinery will be stopped and .that there
i will be a repetition ot the famine of a
year ago, with possibly a strained situ
ation lasting even longer than on that oc
casion. The increasing tendency of Amer-
lean producers to combine for the main
tenance of values is regarded as a very
serious factor, seeing the apparent im
possibility If obtaining substitutes for the
American staple in anything like sufficient
quantities to free the world from the
domination of the Southern States of the
American Union.
WRECK ON LAKE ERIE.
Steamer Foundered and Crew Was
Saved With Dlfflculty.
BUFFALO, Oct. 20. The vessel that
foundered In Saturday morning's gale off
Long Point was the steamer Swallow,
liimber laden, bound from Emerson, Lake
Superior, to Buffalo. The crew of 10 men
were taken off the steamer by her con
sort, the wooden barge Manltou, wi,th
great difficulty. The Northern Pacific
barge Walter Scranton picked up the
Manltou Saturday evening, and towed her
into port tonight. The Swallow and her
tow were off Long Point late Friday night
when the gale was at its height The
wind was square abeam, and the steamer
shipped great quantities of water from
every wave that struck her. At 2 o'clock
Saturday morning the water was three
feet deep in the engine-room, and her
fires were put out Captain Qulnlan di
rected the -men to abandon the vessel.
Signals of distress were given and the
tow line cut. The crew lowered the yawl
and piit off. The Swallow lurched, and
her deckload of lumber came tumbling
down about the yawl, but not enough of
the timber struck the craft to swamp it.
and the men reached the Manltou after a
fierce battle with the waves.
' Lake Steamer Strncic a. Roclr.
DETROIT, OCT. ' 20.--The passenger
steamer City of Cleveland, of the Detroit
and Cleveland line, ran on a rock about
6 o'clock this morning during a heavy
fog just east of Ballard's reef, and stove
a largo hole In -her bottom amidships. The
water rushed In with great force, and the
steamer gradually filled until she rested
on the bottom, with, however, her main
deck still above water. The shock was so
slight that none of the 40 passengers who
were asleep In their berths was awakened,
and there was no alarm. It Is impossible
at present to estimate the damage done
to the vessel.
Allnnce Returned for Coal.
ASTORIA, bet. 20. The steamer Al
liance, which left out for San Francisco
yesterday, returned this afternoon on ac
count of being short of coal. The vessel
has usually stopped in at Coos Bay, and
coaled for the round trip. Leaving here-
yesterday. she had about sufficient fuel to
reacn that port, but running into south
erly gales and a heavy sea, it was found
necessary to return. She will take on
coal here and leave out tomorrow. If the
weather conditions are at all favorable.
Manchester Shipper Floated.
HALIFAX, N. S.. Oct 20. The steamer
Manchester Shipper, which went ashore
on Pietre's Ledge, Low Point, C. B., was
successfully floated off at high water last
night without the aid of tugs. She
steamed up to the government wharf at
North Sydrey this morning. The chief
officer reports that she Is making water
slowly. Tomorrow morning a diver will
be sent down to ascertain the extent of
the damage.
Notice to Mariners.
Notice is given by the lighthouse board
that San Joaquin buoy, a second-class
spar, painted red and numbered 8, near
the turning point to the San Joaquin Riv
er, Su.sun Bay. California, which disap
peared August 6, has been replaced near
its old position. In 17 feet of water, about
5-16 mile S. by E., E. of Van Sickle
Island post light.
Domestic and Foreign Porta.
ASTORIA, Oct 20. Left up at 10 A. M
Frepch bark Eurppe-and British ship
Crown of India. Sailed at 11 A. M. Steam
er Columbia, for San Francisco. Arrived
down at 4:30 P. M. American bark Kate
Davenpoit. Arrived 4 P. M. Steamer Al
liance. Condition of the bar at 4:30 P. M.,
rough. Wind south; weather hazy.
San Francisco, Oct. 20. Arrived Steam
er Welling, from Comox. Sailed Steamer
Rainier, for Seattle: steamer Geo. W. Eld
er, for Astoria; British steamer Wyefleld.
for Tacoma; steamer Westport, for Bear
Harbor; schooner Expansion, for Tacoma;
schooner Ida Schnauer, for Port Gamble;
steamer W. H. Kruger, for Tillamook.
Antwerp, Oct. 20. Arrived Southwark,
from New York.
Liverpool, Oct 20. Arrived Umbria, for
New York.
Moville, Oct 20. Arrived City ' of
Rome, from New York, for Glasgow.
Queenstown, Oct 20. Sailed Campania,
for New York.
Southampton. Oct. 20. Sailed Friesland,
for New York.
New York, Oct. 20. Arrived Ryandam,
from Rotterdam and BouIogne-sur-Mer;
Palatla, from Hamburg and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Gray's Harbor. Arrived October 17 C.
A. Thayer, Muriel, John A.; arrived 18th,
Chas. Wilson, A. J. West, from Orient;
W. F. Wltzemann, Roy Somers.
Tacoma, Oct 20. Arrived Ship Dashing
Wave, from San Francisco. Sailed Bark
Placilla. for Queenstown.
TO, EDUCATE OFFICERS.
Major Sharp Recommends That
Schools Be Reopened.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16. A question haa
been raised by Major A. C. Sharpe, now
Inspector-General of the Department, of
the Colorado, as to whether the officers
of the Armyt and particularly those who
have entered from civil life or through
the volunteer service, cr risen from the
ranks during the past few years, are ade
quately Informed on military subjects to
properly fill the positions to which they
have been assigned. The question Is one
that may well be asked at this time, and
should receive careful consideration at
the hands of the War Department. In
discussing this point, Major Sharpe, In
his annual report, says:
"As a result of my observations, not
only as Inspector-General at the various
posts of this department, but during the
Santiago campaign in Cuba, and subse
quently Porto Rico, I am persuaded- that
the most urgent need of the Army at this
time Is the re-establishment at the earli
est practicable moment of the schools of
application at Port Leavenworth and Fort
Riley. The course of Instruction at these
schools Is valuable even to graduates of
West Point; and to appointees from the
ranko and from civil life It Is absolutely
indispensable.
"The recent increase in the army has
brought into the service, especially In tho
Infantry and cavalry, a large number of
young officers, generally apt and of fair
academic training, but quite ignorant of
the military profession. They are stran
gers to its history, literature, tradition
and customs. These young men, not hav
ing enjoyed the advantages of the West
Point course, and having, in some in
stances. Imbibed erroneous and unprofes
sional ideas of military life during the
recent war, are sadly In need of a sys
tematic course of instruction. It may be.
and probably Is true, that few of them
appreciate this themselves, and are Ignor
ant of their own ignorance. If so, more's
the pity, and the greater the need of put
ting them in a school where they can be
transformed Into valuable officer's. The
need is urgent, because if these young
men are left too long In garrison they
will gradually lose their professional zeal,
form habits not favorable to professional
study; many of them, perhaps, will con
tract marriage and otherwise become so
circumstanced that the Idea of going to
school will be Irksome, and the curricu
lum will be pursued In only a perfunctory
manner.
"The Value of these schools cannot be
too highly estimated, and if the course at
West Point could be so modified as to
allow cadets who expect to enter the in-
Ask Him
Ask your doctor what he
thinks of Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
He knows the formula, so
ask him if there is anything
better for purifying the blood,
strengthening the, digestion,
and building up the nerves.
Follow his advice, whatevei
it may be.
"I have taken Ayer's Sarsaparilli
every spring since 1848. As a blood
purifyingand nerve-strengthening medi
cine It cannot be equalled."
S. T. Jones, Wichita, Kans.
SI. All draulsU. J. C. AYER CO., Lowtll. Mau
fantry and cavalry to elect a course in,
their last year similar to that at Fort
Leavenworth, I am persuaded that the
service would be thereby benefited. The
great majority of the cadets, perhaps
two-thirds of every class, mu9t choose
one or the other of these branches, and
If their first class year could be made to
conform more nearly to that of the second
or senior year at the service schools, they
would be better qualified for their duties
and not have to waste two years in a
po3t-graduate course. They would also
be available as instructors for the service
schools, having pursued practically the
same course In their senior year at the
academy. The spirit of West Point should
pervade the Army, and this spirit can be
Instilled into these young officers at these
service schools, having West Point gradu
ates as preceptors.
"I earnestly recommend that the schools
at Leavenworth and Riley be opened, it
only for a limited number of prills, the
coming- Winter, and their capacity in
creased as rapidly as the exigencies oC
the service will allow. Every young offi
cer who has entered the Army In tho
past three years, either from tho ranks,
the volunteers or from civil life, should bo
sent to these schools as soon as practi
cable. With a class of M0 in attendance,,
it would probably require seven or eight
years to pass all of those now In the sub
altern grade through the course. Mean
while, great emphasis should be laid on
the lyceum work, and special efforts mado
to encourage professional reading and
study.
"The old idea that the Ignoramus, whose
dally professional stint consisted In tak
ing one or two roll calls, or attending an
occasional drill. Is as valuable to the serv
ice as the accomplished soldier, who Is
ever seeking to perfect himself in his
business and qualify himself for higher
responsibilities. Is exploded. If we are to
have officers capable of planning and ex
ecuting, supplying and administering, we
must educate them. The art of war is not
an inspiration." .
ST. LOUIS TO BANISH SMOKE
One Step Talcen Toward Beautifying
the City for the "World's Fair.
New York Times.
St. Louis. The signing ot the smoke
abatement bill Tuesday night by Vice
President Boyce, of the council and Speak
er Cronln, of the house of delegates marks
the first great step taken toward beautify
ing the city for the World's Fair.
The ordinance provides for a chief smoke
Inspector at a salary of $123 per month and
five deputies at 5S2 33. Eugene McQuallan,
one of the most enthusiastic promoters ot
the crusade against smoke, said this morn
ing: "We qan now do jomethlngr tangible In
the matter, and a me'etlng will be held in
side of a week by the Smoke Abatement
Association for further action. The ordi
nance is in accordance with the state law
passed by the Legislature last Winter.
The ordinances cannot go beyond the state
law. The difficulty before was that tho
city, under Its charter. In order to estab
lish a case against a smokemaker. had to
trace the particular smoke and show that
it had annoyed or Injured somebody. Tho
state law conferred the city power to de
clare that the bare emission or dhchargo
of dense smoke Into the air within the cor
porate limits of the City of St. Louis was
a nuisance."
The punishment of an offender is a fine
ot not less than 525 nor more than $100,
and every day when such- smoke is emit
ted will constitute a separate offense.
Charged With Robbery.
MIDDLESBORO, Ky.. Oct. 20. Georgo
Gray was today arrested as principal, and
George Eaton as an accomplice, in the
shooting' and robbery of P. T. Colgan.
paymaster of the Virginia Coal & Coke
Company, last Thursday at Mlddlesboro.
Colgan was robbed while on his way to
the furnaces from the Manufacturers
Bank. Eaton made a partial confession,
implicating three other men and a wo
man. It Is said the woman has fled Into
Harlan County with the money. Eaton
and Gray were placed In jail at Pirte
vilie. Chilean Minister to Central America
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. Oct. 20, via Gal
veston. The Government has received a
dispatch announcing that the Chilean
cruiser Zeeno will arrive In a few days
at Corlnto, Nicaragua, bringing Dr. Calo
Irrazabal. Chilean" Mitt Wtero the Cen
tral American Republics.
Woman Accidentally Shot.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Oct. 20. Mrs.
Garrett Blrkoft wa? shot through the left
hand tonight by the accidental discharge
cf a revolver which she was taking from,
a bureau drawer. Her hand was badly
shattered and powder-burned.
A ChlcnRo Fire.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. The four-story
structure at Ul-ll-t West Fourteenth
street, occupied by Keating. Smith &
Shoemaker, manufacturers ot leather
goods, was destroyed by Are today. Loss
$100,000.
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