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.THE LEADING HOUSE OF ASTORIA
SUNDAY DINNER
At Flannigan's Boarding
House.
At lahst whin th cnnry whlstl had
vhlrtlsd II mlnlta ahfter I o'olock, din.
nsr wus reddy; for mors'n hour th
boorder bad talked on all slbjlot frim
lb fight on Bam Wan hill to Human
WW a It par clnt rsdoootlon.
Wo ait at wan talbl at our boordln
bouse. Be tho landlady lo m, as aha;
phat'll ye hnvs, lslg Iv mooton or chick-
nT Oh rlva mo Iho lift to Iv tha right
In Iv tha rooster, art I, n'tho flva ma
tha niahrbla ye, ilia did.
Jim tha eipriw.mnn wbo alta croaa tha
talbla da hot frlm ma, ojwin.d tho menoo
with Cuba, IKrturlik?u, tha Phllitatine
n' tha Hawolghlng Islands. Lata he"
Poortorti koo wan, lets annlx lha I'hll.
Ititlnaa sea rnoth.r; n' phat does Mc
Klnley want an annii fur any wax,
lha ufaaur with a Turkay a;rrn wart
on hla naa n' a hot lauinio In hla
mouth, phat dK ba want It fur ati ha,
tha whlta houta la blf nouh .nIUor-
ln that Mark hu no Unby McKcea, nor
Uaby Iloota.
IxK'a buy (ha Canarlea Tim. tha
mulo tmchnr, wlio can play Annla
Itoonoy, n' UcOlnty. Ilka In a dream,
wanfml to know whrihur Ibt A merlin
AlKla alnt rood rnoucb burrd (or I'. K.
No man winta tha canartra rxrlpt tba
I yaller journali; burrda Iv all rolora flocka
bwhoon am. aa aha. ountlna Dhakrpr.
I trl. J to thanfa tha aubjlct by cal!ln
ft'laoUon to Um Utafaol a' uaaXul ChrlaU
niM prlalnli llnrman Wla baa thli
yaar. but tha whola lot Iv em wua In tha
i annUInf bualneaa; I hey waa In favor Iv
i annUlna any old tiling, trim Cuba to tha
flootlnt' Uljid tba ' uuk had Jut brouaht
In far dlaaerl.
Why do they call tha Bpanyarda DonaT
aaked illke. tba praaaman Iv tha dally
paypur; no wan knew; becauao Uncle Ham
bad to don am for tho wahr InJlmmliy,
aa Mlka.
At thla alalia Iv tha precvdlra, I
Ihoufhc I'd try ma band on puna mea' If
as I. phata aJl thla troublo bctchooa
Bamiaon and Boh ley anywuy act . ij
ya tlvo It up aa L wall ya ata, tBa .
mlraJ waa ambtiloua to maka tbla tha ,
battlo IV tha Iftb parlod (.) by making
4 daab ( ) ahftbar tho Vltcaya. but
8hlry put a Colon (:) ahfter tba Man. COMMISSIONERS NON-COMMITTAL.
Tbareaa: aoma wan hotlerad rata u' tha SOUTHAMPTON. T.m.t Dor. IT.-To In
wlmmln Ivary wan Iv 'era Jumpad on ! tervlawera who beakard the Amertcoji
tha talbla n Ivory blaaaad man turned P commlaalonra here today before
hoaa Inapaotor; talklnf Iv hoao, that re- , 'hey aitited for New Tork. they aald they
minds ma that Herman Wise sells nose
of all color and qualities, n' he sells
'am by th yard, by the box or by the '
pair at rejoored prices. Trooly yours. I
FLANNIOAN.
In Car Iv HERMAN WI8B,
The Reliable Clothier Hatter. ,
P. 8 -liealile Hose, we have a full Una !
Iv sox, neckerchiefs, suspenders, ties, bats '
n' clothing Iv all descriptions. j
THE PARKER HOUSE i
KirBt-CloBH in
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AHTOHIA. UKIC,
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and th proof of liquor
IS IN SAMPLING
That's an argument that's con-cluslv-
demonstration.
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OUR KINSHIP
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i America Not Loved So Much
in England as We Have
Believed.
ALLIANCE IS DESIRABLE
But All the Professed Affection
Comes From tbe English
Newspapers.
COMMISSIONERS KNOW THIS
Thoueht America Was Very Popular!
There, but Have Learned That It
Was for Revenue Only.
LONDON, Dec. IT.-Tbe Amertoan peace
commission sailed this afternoon for
Now Tork on board the American Line
steamahlp 8t Louis from Southampton.
The American c-ommlasloners return to
the United states with their eyes opened
in roara ro an Angio-Amencan under-
utanuirur. They, like a majority of the
Americana, arrived In Europe with the
Idea that sentimental, fraternal love for
America prcvalli-d all over Great Britain.
They ruturned with the knowledge that,
except In public speeches and public
prlnta. America, la almoat as much crlti.
claed here aa on the continent
Drltlah politicians and bualnosa men
rex:nlie the fact than an understanding
or alliance with America la h'ghly desir
able, but lo pretrtid. or many of the newa
papers now do, that It Is baad on klna.
ehtp, la abaurd to anyone In a (Kwltfon
to hear the daily eot'nenLs. both private
and public, of the people of England.
could not dlauea tha terma of the treaty
of peace with Spain. Whltelaw Reld and
Judra Day wera much Intereeted In the
Interview from the Manila correspondent
of tho Aaaoslated Preaa with AdmlrHl
Dewey, but they would d lacuna nelfher
that matrer nor the proteat made by
AironclllJ. tha repreaentatlvo of Agnlnal
do. the Filipino lender.
Judge Day aaJd the treaty of peace
would probably be delivered to President
McKlnley December , but ho added that
It waa Impoaoible to aay whether tt would
bo presented to the preeent aenata or that i
which cornea In oftlce M-trch next ThtK, :
th Judge added la matter which rhe
prealdent will decide. '
TO BE PRESENTED THIS SESSION.
I WASHINGTON. Deo. 17.-The president
will submit th pence treaty to the sen
ate during the present f onion; that much
has bom definitely deti rmlnexl upon. Ttt
text Is still lacking here, ami as the com
missioners hav not thought It proper to
entrust the do;ument to the malls. It
i will not ivnoh Washington before next
I S.itiinlav. Although dtlrous of niacins;
It before the aennto nt the earliest op-
prtuiiity. tli, president will not be able
to ,1,1 o unm n week after Its receipt,
'l,r ,h, r,'n'in 'h- 'ncrcss will bo In
h(,1Jll!fw(w Monnwhlle the treaty will
FEDERATION OF LABOR
DISCUSSES IMPERIALISM.
rresluent Gomper Opposes the Policy of
Expansion Vi litlcs will Not Here
after Be a Union Matter.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 17,-In tho Nation
al Council of Federation today 8amuel
Qompers denounced the efforts of the
Imperialist to Infuse their doctrines Into
that of trade unions. He said:
Thl question Involve the sincerity
of ths labor movement of our country and
trade movemont. It Is right or it is
wrong. We must either declare for union
without frills or follies, or mnke the
admission that it Is wrong. I propose
to call attention to the mask and to tne
face. Tho very men who advocate and
ask you to commit yourself to this move,
ment have In the past done all a man
can uo to disrupt trades unions.'
The debate on social conditions and pro
posed remedies of the so-called evils waa
resumed at the afternoon session. The re.
ult waa th utter rout of tho aoclallata, i
.ii.Nn. uin. v-t t.- . i
of 4 to L Th report of tho sessions !
oommltteo embodying a resolution offered
as ft substitute for the socialist resolu
tions, was then laid before the convention
and adopted by ft vote of 1S07 to 430, th
vote against this substitute representing
the socialists' strength In tho conven
tion. Th resolutions finally adopted are
as follow
"W. are commits int h 1
ment or Introduction of partisan politics, i Kroa8 export t0 Cub-
rellglou differences or race prejudices. I
W. hold It to b the duty of trade, union. GOMEZ SAID TO BE DEAD.
tta to rtudy and dlsouss all questions I " . . w
that have any bearing upon their Indus- I MR10. Dec. 17.-A report has been
trial or political liberty, but w declare ! r-'elved from Havana to the effect that
that tt 1 not within the province of tho I GoneraJ Maxlmt Go""- oommander-ln-Amerlcan
Federation of Labor to deslg. i cnl?f of tno Cuban forces. Is dead,
nate to Which political jiarty a member ! '
hall belong, or for which political party ! 'REPORT NOT CONFIRMED,
he shall Totft." ! HAVANA, Dec. 17. The report that
, ' General Gomes 1 dead, which, according
TERRITORY FALLS TO US
AND WE SHOULD KEEP IT.
The Substance of President McKlnley'
Speech at Savannah Cuba and Porto
Woo Need Proteotlon.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Deo. 17. Th recep
tion of President McKlnley and th mem
bers of his cabinet by the people of Sa
vannah today more than equalled In ho-
pltallty and (omplctennia of arrang"ment
any of thu ,"rrvWua expTlnnc which
huve marki-d the preaWntlal trip in tha
I aouUi. At the bawjuot tvlay In tha Da
Bote hotel Prealdent McKlnley aald:
"If, following lha clear precepte of
duty, territory f alia to ua and tho wI-
rare or an alien people require our guid
ance and protection, who will abrlnk from
ina reeponelblWjr, grave though It may
dot can w leave thoae people, who, by
tba fortune of war and our own acta,
ar helplea and without government, to
cnaoa ana anarchy, arter w have da
atroyed the only government they bare
hadf After deatroylng their government
It la tho duty of tho Amertoan govornmani
to provuo r or tnom a better otto. Bhall
we dletruat ouraalvaaT a bail wo proclaim
in tha world our Inability to give ft kindly
government to oppreaeed peoplaa, wboao
future, by th victories of war, la oon
tided to uaT Wo may wlah it were other,
wlae, but who will queatlon our dutyT
"It la not a question of keeping tba
lalanda to the out, but of leaving them.
Dewey wid Merrltt took Utem aod the
oountry lnatantly and Universally ap
plaudod. Could wo have brought Dewey
away without universal condemnation at
any time, from tho first of May, tho day
of bis brilliant victory, which thrilled the
world with its boldness and heroism?"
FINANCIAL, BITUATION
NEVEtt MORE PROMISING.
Money Bu Bean tba Cheapest Thing In
America for Two Months-8tock
, Very Active.
CHICAOO, Dec. 17.-Tbe Chicago Dally
News says: Tho statement may startle
tha genera public, but in tha financial
world tha report will cauaa do astonish,
ment, although tho situation win bo ul-
fireeedentMl In Mi iMnttinr tilatArv .r
the country. For nearly two months
! money has been tho "Cheapest thing in
, America," as financiers phrase It
Tor a fortnlgbt call loans bava been
made In Wall street as low as per
cent, while sbs-Umo borrowers, with
approved collateral, ar accomodated at
per cent In Chicago. Bond markets
are absolutely bare of flrst-claaa securi
ties yielding siore than Vf, per cent To
day t per cent coupon laauea were bought
on exchangee at 137 and hlsjh grade
stock paying dividends at the rate or
S per cent por annum were quoted at
m.
Chicago and Norfhweatern common waa
an Instance. Firms that make a apeclalty , shows more activity than there waa a
of investment In securities acknowledge tnonth ago.
that the demand for value baa exceeded t Th Is due to the return of so many
the supply three-fold. Bestir, exports , Cuban families. In what would be called
are Increasing rapidly, while Imports are , tb shopping districts of the city, such
decreasing quits as rapidly. -The latest'" Otlpo street, which to the Fifth
figures tell that th export of mercban. j avenue of Havana, nothing Is done. Nev.
dise from this country exceed those of . ertheiess, tbe Spanish shopkeepers are
Great Britain for tho first time In the , complacent They prefer a period of dull-
history of the two countries. The United
State 1a In the unique position of desir
ing to buy American stocks and bonda
that are held abroad. It Is this con
dition that has warranted a foreign gov.
eminent in making tentative overture
for a big loan hero. The borrower Is
supposed to bo Russia.
Ex-Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
today said: -
"Despite the unusual activity in 'all
character of stocks and bonds and in
general business lines, deposits grow In
banks largely beyond the expansion of
loana. There certainly la no present and
but little future prospect of change.
BIO DEALS IN STOCKS.
NEW TORK. Dec 17.-Thl was the
largest week on record for transactions
In stocks and bonda, sales of stocks being
above four and a quarter million shares
and those of bonda nearly HO.000,000.
STEAMSHIP LINE FROM
HA ANA TO NEW ORLEANS.
Reported That the Illinois Central Com
pany Will Put a Fleet of Steamers
on the Run.
tHlt-AUO, Dec. li.-The Chronicle says;
v unm tne next rew aaja it will be de- ; iod of permanent residence. Some of the
oided whether the Southern Pacific Rail- Spanish officers are anxious to secure
way Company, which operates the llor- j tholr discharge and return to Cuba,
gun line, will put on an entirely new fleet ', They have property which they do not
of steamera between New Orleans and j want to sacrifice. It would not do to
Havana, or whether the Illinois Central I Inquire too closely how they became pos
Company will put on a fleet of its own, j sessed of it. That was under the system
to handle the immense business between : by which thoy all profited. As Soain will
tho po,nts named that Is expected after
January 15.
Negotiations have been pending in re.
gard to this enlarged service ever since
the end of tho war, and '.he reopening of
Cuban ports to our commerce. Vice Pres
ident Harahan. of tbe Illinois Central
Company, Is now In New Orleans looking
after the interests that up to September
have beaa confided by his company to
(bo Southern Pad lie officials. The latter
have resumed tholr weekly steamship
sailings from New Orleans to Havana,
which were interrupted by th-a war, but
nothing less than a semi-weekly or trl.
weekly service will satisfy th Illlnoi
Central company a soon as the export
trade to Cuba is again in full swing.
Traffic Manager T. J. Hudson, of tho
I Illinois Central, had a conference In the
east recently with a representative of J
in aoumern racmc company ana re
ceived the assurance of the latter that a
fleet of new vessels would be put on be
tween New Orleans and Havana as soon
" wuu'"i wwrmuwo. ju r.
Hudson say that unlesa this promise was
PWMnPtlJr deemed tho Illinois Central I
would, though reluctant to go Into tha j
steamahlp business, be compelled to put
a fleet of Its own steamers In the service.
Th Inauguration of a first-class line
between New O.loans and Havana Is said
St Louis exports as well as tho rest of
to be of vital Importance to Chicago and
the large exporters of breadstuffs, the
'a"6 forming ft martial share of the
to a dispatch from Madrid, was received
there from Havana, cannot be confirmed
here, though the rumor of his death has
been in circulation tn this city for several
day past
OREGON AT VALPARAISO.
VALPARAISO. Deo. 17.-Th United
State battleship Oregon and Iowa ar
rived her today, enroule to Callao and
Honolulu. ,-.."CC
COMING OF
AMERICANS
Havana Is at the Half-Way
Stage of the Spanish
Evacuation.
THE CITY LOOKS LONELY
Many Spanish Families Have Left
tot Tradesmen Do Not Be
grudge This.
A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
Trade Is Not Bflsk at Present, tut
Merchants Expect Improvement
When New Tariff Takes Effect.
NEW TORK. Deo. 17.-A dispatch to
tha Tribune from Havana, says:
Havana la at tha half-way stag be
tween tha departure of the Spanish troops
and tha coming of the Americana Th
city looks lonesome. It Is not desolate,
because hopefulness and desolation do
not go tog other, and every body la hope
ful of tbe future. Trade la not brisk,
because, except In breadstuffs, there are
nj .'mporuttons. That will be changed
as soon as tha new tariff goes Into effect
In tho retail districts occupied by the
middle classes, a fair amount of business
Is done. A walk through these sections
n r a single reason. The families of
the Spanish officers and officials were
Kod customers, but were not good pay.
The tradesmen dreaded their patronage
and sought to evade It as much as pos
sible. Neither were tbe Cuban good
pay, but credit could not bo refused to
them without fear of th consequences.
The Americans are coming; they are at
the same tlm good customer and good
pay. So th shopkeepers are content
with the present dullness tn trader
The city leeis the departure of so many
Spanish famine in a way. .They helped
to give It life. A few weeks ago It was
almost impossible to rent a house In any
respectable quarter of th city.
Cubans, chiefly provisional men return,
ing from their exile In the United. States
and Europe, had leased them. Now in
rhe suburbs tho number of houses which
are closed and barred give these places
the appearance of a deserted town. They
have been occupied by both military and
civil officials who are returning to Spain.
The deserted appearance will not last
long. American officers whose duties
will keep thera In Havana for some time,
and who have been looking in vain for
homes, will take advantage of the op
portunity aa will a number of business
men from the United States, who are
likely to change a short stav Into a oer.
not have need of a large army in the fu
ture It Is presumed that these officers
will succeed In securing their discharges.
Some of them have Carlist connec
tion and this will be an additional rea
son for enabling them to return to Cuba.
Civilian classes who are going back to
Spain are taking their proper.y with
them or are arranging to have It con
verted Into cash andjforwarded to thm.
They have plucked It to tho last feather
and all of them return.
To assume otherwise would be to as
sume that thty have not' taken ad van.
tage of their opportunities. No Spanish
offlcial. whether he served under the old
regime or under tho regime of autonomy,
cares to be placed In that category.
Whethrr he was In the custom house or
some other branch of tha publlo service
he would consider It a reflection upon
his ability.
The effect of the departure of so many
officers and army camp followers on the
cafes of Havana was a few weeks ago
tha subject of Interesting speculation.
It waa thought most of them would be
compelled to close for lack of patronage.
This will hanpen in some part of the
city, where the barracks were located.
But la the section which Is the center of
social life, the neighborhood of the
Parque Central, tho theater and tho
clubs, this will not be so. The proprietors
have met the new conditions by leasing
their places to "enterprising" Americans,
who are converting th cafes into bar
rooms, with, all the glided attractions
which go with these Institutions In the
states.
The bar rooms have annexes, whore
gambling of all Wnds can bo Indulged In
after tho most approved American
methods. The annexes are, In fact the
main concern. Their managers expect
to do a rushing business. One of th"5
leading backers Is understood to be the
proprietor of the game which Is patron
lsed by wealthy New Ttorker who go
to Long Branch or Saratoga in summer.
The Spanish prjprietors were at first
doubtful about putting their places in
the hands of tho Americana They
thought trouble might arise with the mili
tary authorities after the flag was float
ing from Motto Castle. The were as
sured that all thl had been "arranged.
Th first business of th American mil
itary commander of Havana will be to
how that It has not been "arranged."
When the details of th Spanish sracua.
rlon were first arranged, some anxiety
was felt lest large number of th Htmn.
Ish commercial and Industrial claasos
should also repatriate themselves. Th1
fe.r has not been realised. Whatevsr
doubts the Spanish business men msy
have bad about th security of 11 f and
property under tho new order wer very
quickly dlsalpatsd.
They found th guarantee of th United
State sufficient and they discover that
th transition period Is frnught with lee
dlrturbanoe than m'ght have benu natur
ally expected, in Uw places in th
Interior, wher th 8pan!h wer few la
number, they dread to remain In th
midst of Cuban who show an unrlondlv
T'rtt Soma ar coming to Havana, and
other ar going back to paln.
At Uansanllio tn rratr part of tha
Spanish colony 1 said to b starting for
Mexico. Bui the ar exceptional in.
Unces. A a ruts wherever a Spanish
commercial hone Is closing up It busi
ness that business ha been dependent
on th official system. With th n4
of that system no other course 1 open.
That a vacuum exists In Havana Is ft
patent fact More people ar going out
I ban ar likely uo com in for many
month. Th rottenness of th Spanish
ar.llttary methods could b judged during
tho Insurrection by the great number of
officer who wer always In Havana oa
US duty. Th disproportion to those
Who In any circumstance wer seeing
aotlv serrtc In th field was marked.
Sine th officers have gone th void cre
ated by tholr departure give even a
stronger Impression of their numbers.
They wer literally tho only class of
the population which waa too numerous
to bo counted. Tb void 1 on which
will not b Oiled. Tb American garri
son will be kept out of Havana, Ameri
can officers will not be quartered m the
city and spread over It Ilk a cloud of
locusts.
EV NTS OF THE PAST WEEK
IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL.
Society HaDoeninc Hav Attracted a
Great Deal of Attention-Queen'
Health Is Excellent
CopyrUrhted, 1K8, by Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec 17.-Queen Victoria o
Friday transferred the court from Wind-
or to Osborne, Isle of Wight
The anniversary of the death of th
Prince consort, who died December 14,
1SCI. was scrupulously observed on last
Wednesday. Tbe memorial service at
the Frogmore mausoleum was attended
by the queen, the Prince of Wales, th
Duke and Duchess of Tork, and the en
tire royal family, each on plating a
wreath on Prince Albert's sarcophagus.
The queen is enjoying particularly good
health at present 8he has been busy
buying Christmas gifts, which were taken
to Windsor Castle for her selection.
Her majesty makes it a point, In choos
ing presents, to se that her gifts ar
peculiarly suitable to each of her In.
numerable relative or frienda Th
Prince and Princess of Wales and th
Duke and Duchess of Tork hav been
visiting the store In th west end of
London, and have frequently been seen
gaxlng In storo windows and choosing
Christmas purchase.
Society Is already discussing the spring
drawing rooms. The queen will personally
hold one or two and the other will bo
presided over by the Princess Christian
and the Duchess of Connaught, the Prin
cess of Wales not being available, owing
to th fact that she is In ueep mourning.
Princess Margaret of - Connaught, who
will be 17 years of age ra January, will
be the only royal debutant. Prlnc
Malik Mansur Mini Bhua, second son of
the shah of Persia, a young man about
19 years of age. la coming to Europe in
January. His visit has not aroused par
tioular enthusiasm in view of the ex
periences resulting from previous visits
from Persian royalties. The manners of
Prince Munllk, who Is described as a di
minutive, weakly youth, are, however,
said to be pleisint and he Is fairly cut
tured. ,
There has been a grent deal of talk re
cently of the need of wkWnrend
action to cope with the ravages of Great
Britain's national disease, consumption.
The Prince of Wales has now summoned
a private meeting at Marlborough House
to promote a war aarUnst tuberculosus.
The Marquis of Salisbury and a number
of prominent medical men will take part
In It It Is hoped the outcome will be
something more successful than th
Prince of Wales' wonderful stamp scheme
to assist the London hospitals, which
proved more or less a flajtco, collectors
refusing to touch the stamps, as they
were not available for postage. The last
Issue was thrown almost entirely upon
the hands of the organisers of th
scheme.
It Is announced that Joseph Letter, of
Chicago, the father-in-law of Lord Cur
son of Kedleston, the new viceroy of
India, paid for the Indian outfit of Lord
and Lady Curxon, who started for India
under the happiest auspices and after a
splendid sendoff from their friends.
Lady Curxon enters upon her duties as
vlcerino with a trosseau of unprecedented
magnificence, while Mr. Loiter presented
Lord Curson with three offlcial Durbar
(conference) cloaks of the finest velvet
and gold, in pale blue, ruby and white,
each with a star of India in gold and
diamonds. ' 1
The question waa recently broached of
placing a statue of Washington In West
continued on pag three.)
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
Alum baking powders are the greatest
mrnacrrs to health ot the present day.
SOVM. SWIM POWMS 09., WW VO.
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