10 '& ibtttte 10 PAGES ramum TWO CENTS. SCRANTOX, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 1897. TWO CENTS rnvato 4 i REJECTION OF BIMETALLISM The Indian Government Refused the Respon sibility. NEGOTIATIONS ALL FAIL The French Government Was Willing. Suggested Further Proposals Divid ing tlio llnrdctf-llcport of United States Commission's Negotiations Discloses Nothing Now -- .Lord Elgin's Letters. Washington, Nov. 10. The ofllclat re port of the correspondence In regard to bimetallic proposals of the United States Monetary commission to the government of Great Britain, together with the report of the proceedings at the conference ot the British premier, the secretary of state for India, the first lord of the treasury and the chan cellor of the exchequer.with the French ambassador and our commissioners, has reached this country. The negotiations fell through, not withstanding the expressed willingness of the French government to open Its mints, owing to the rejection by the British government of the proposition to again open the Indian mints to free colnngo of sliver. None of the other propositions were replied to because that one, the most Important of the concessions requested of Great Britain, .could not bo acceded to. The government of Great Britain, In making her answer, deferred to the wishes of the government of India, to which the proposal was referred, and The reply of the government of In dia, therefore, is the most Important communication In the correspondence. It is a long document, in which the advantages pro and con to India are nrgued, and a strong case from their standpoint is made out in favor of the rejection of the proposal. The distur bance of values In India, with the at tendant paralysis ot trade, at least temporarily, the fall of silver priced In India concurrently with the Increase of gold prices In Kurope and America etc., are advanced; but the most po tent reasons urged against the propo sition is that the burden of failure, If failure should come from the experi ment for the re-establishment of bi metallism by France and the United States, must inevitably fall on India. Both the United States and France, the reply argues, with their supply of gold, could, to a greater or less extent, protect themselves If the experiment did not succeed. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SHY. In other words, the Indian govern ment as a preliminary proposition, de clared that it could not risk the suc cess of the suggested measures. This definite and absolute rejection of the pioposal was fully set forth in the cable reports of the correspondence, but the document contains a reserva tion, which would seem to indicate that If the scope of the proposed expt-il-ment were sufficiently broadened, In dia might be willing at least to recon sider her refusal. That paragraph In Lord Elgin's let ter Is as follows: "We note that the proposals of the governments of France and the United States are subject to the proviso that they are satisfied that they will receive demands for sllvtr. We believe that a limited increase of the quantity of silver used as currency will exercise a very trilling Influenc", if any. in raising the gold price of sti ver, and that the only assistance from other powers which can be of any real value would bo the addition of "other countries to the blmetallo union of France and the United States. If, however, assuiances of really substan tial co-operation should be secured from other countries, we shall bo glad to learn the exact nature of the assur ances, and we shall then consider whether the promised co-operation changes the conditions of the problem or adds materially to the chances of success." SZAPARV PRESIDENT. Uns Been Elected Presiding Ollicur l liiiugnrinn Delegations. Vienna, Nov. 1G. Count Julius Szap nry, has been elected president of the Hungarian delegations. In his speech accepting the post, he laid stress upon the necessity of harmony between the halves of the empire and praised the Drelbund, which lie declared to be "a main stay of peace." In Austria-Hungary, the monarch! exercises his legislative authority, and with the co-opcrutlon and consent of the representative bodies, namely the Eelchsrath, Reichstag and the provin cial parliaments fLandlnge.) The legislation in affairs common to the Rclchsralh and Reichstag is accom plished by mennc of delegations, of which there are two, each consisting of sixty members, of whom twenty aie from each of the upper houses of Aus tria and Hungary and forty from each of the lower houses of Austria and Hungary. Bnv IN A COTTON BALE. Crawled Into tlio Cln Unnoticed by Workmen. Welborn, Fla Nov. 16. At tho cotton- Binning establishment of T. J. Bummerall, near Falling Creek, Mr. Summerall's llttlo 5-year-old boy Tom my managed to get In the preBs un noticed, and was not missed until .the bale had been sewol up and thrown out on the wiyn, ready for shipment. The men cut tho bale of cotton open and found him crushed and dead. POSTAL CONQRESS. Rntlllcntion of tho Recent Trcnty Adopted. "Washington, Nov. 1C The final act on the. part of this government In the ratification of the treaty adopted by the recent universal postal congress was taken today when President Mc Klnley signed the formal convention treaty and Secretary of State Sher man had the government seal affixed. Postmaster General Gary has already signed. The treaty takes effect Jan. 1, 1S99. It modified the convention of the Vienna congress now In force as fol lows : For territorial transit, Including mar itime transit of not more than "00 nautical miles, each country in the line of transit is to be compensated by the country of origin nt the rate of what nmountH In American currency to 18 cents per pound for letters and post cards, and two and one-quarter cents per pound for other articles. This rate Is to be reduced every two years of the six at the rate of five, ten nnd fifteen per cent respectively. For mari time transit, about $1,45 per pound for letters and post enrds, nine cents for other nrticles. This Is to be divided pro rata among countries In transit, with graduated reduction each two years to $1.35, $1.16 and 07 cents re spectively. Transit expenses will be further reduced as payments will be made only on the basis of weights ex changed during lSOfi, though malls in crease in weight about ten per cent, annually. Commemoration postage stamps will not be- recognized In in ternational malls. Postage stamps are to be printed as far as possible by the various countries as follows: Five-cent, In dark blue; two-cent. In ted; one-cent, In green. Natural his tory specimens, except, for commercial use, will be admitted as merchandise samples. letters in care of consuls will be returned to origin free. GFRMANY ALARMSD. Feels the Loss of tlio Patronage of Uncle Snm. Washington, Nov. 10. Consul Mona ghan at Chemnitz, In a report to tho state department on Germany's ex ports to the United States, says: "Germany is alarmed. Exports to the United States are dropping off. Nothing so nlarmlng has appeared in twenty years. America was always the best customer in many lines of manufacturers. In the September quarter of 189S seventeen consul dis tricts sent to the United States goods amounting to $14,4St,414. In the same quarter of 1S97, the same districts sent $7,189,112. The average loss all over tho empire is nearly fifty per cent. In many cases this Indicates much more than mere money losses to our reve nues. It Indicates it diminution In ex ports from this empire duo to the Ding ley hill. The public Is told to put llttlo confidence In newspaper reports even If accurate. Each Issue urges Intelli gent effort to retain the United States' market." METHODIST MISSIONS. Finns in Operation Tor Cancelling tlio 81, .-.(10, OOO. Philadelphia. Nov. 1C The principal work today of tho general committee of the missions ot the Methodist Epis copal church was the consideration ot appropriations for foreign missions. Resolutions were presented by the ways and means committee, commend ing the plan already put in operation for cancelling the $1,500,000 Indebted ness of the missionary committee, and urging the people to make it effective by prompt nnd liberal contributions. Providence. Des Moines, Washington nnd Indianapolis were nominated as cities from which to choose a mooting place for tho coming year. After a close contest Providence was Dually chosen to be tho seat of the next con ference of the committee. COUGHED UP A TOOTH. Curious Cnuso of n Pain of Several Years' Duration. Newark. Del., Nov. 1C David Cul len, aged 70, of Strlkorsvllle, was seized with a coughing spell on Saturday night that lasted thirty minutes, when he coughed up a tooth. Mr. Cullen had complained of puin In the lungs for several years, and a doctor thinks that the tooth caused the trouble. Mr. Cullen cannot tell how the tooth got In the lung. MURDER AND SUICIDE. four Children Arc .Undo Orphans bv Spickler'n Act. dishing, la., Nov. I'i. L. D. Splck ler, a farmer, today shot nnd killed his wife nnd blew out his own brains. The wife was shot In the breast and did not die for several hours. Four children are mnde orphans by the tragfdy. They were the children of the woman by a former husband. Splekler separated from his wife over a year ogo on account of family troub les. LASHES FOR A BICYCLE THIEF Ten Strokes nnd Three .Month in ja the Sentence. Wilmington, Del., Nov. 1C Tho No vember term of county court opened yesterday, witli Chief Justice Lore and Judges Sprunnce nnd Boyco on the bench. W. P. Ulgga was made fore man of tho grand Jury. Seventy applications to sell liquor were Hied. Isaac Cannon, for tho lar ceny of a bicycle, was sentenced to ten lashes and three months in Jail. Frilz Meyer (Juilty. New York, Nov. 10. Tho Jury in tho case of Fritz Meyer, accused of tho mur der of Pollcoman Frederick Smith In the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, brought In a verdict of murder in tho first degree today. Meyer was found guilty after only 25 minutes' deliberation. The crime was committed about two weeks ago. Roy Murdr'.er Exonerated. Carson City. Nov., Nov. 10. Jullin Qulnan, the boy who shot and killed Dis trict Attorney Charles Jones recently, was today exonerated by the grand Jury. Yellow Povrr at Mobile. Mobile, Ala,, Nov 16. Four caiej of yel low fever were reported todtty. Them were no deaths. Four new cases its re. ported at Whistler, EXPERIENCE OF A SHIPWRECKED CREW Sufferings of a Handful of Men Drifting In an Open Boat. RESCUED BY THE BEI.QENLAND Crew of tho Theodore Donli Spend Two Dnys and Two Nights Drifting in a Smnll liont at tho .Mercy of tlio Wuvc--Schoonor Wllllo L. iMnx well Towed Into Port. Philadelphia, Nov, 16. The steam ship Relgenlnnd, which arrived here today from, Liverpool, brought to tho capts the water-logged 'and salllcsa schooner Willie L. Maxwell, together with the vessel's captain nnd crew, all safe nnd well. In addition to these the Uelgenland nlso had on board the ship-wrecked crew of the schooner Theodore Dean, who were picked up nt sea drifting in a small boat at the mercy of the winds and waves. Re fore the Uelgenland had sighted the latter crew, its captain, James Hogdon, had been washed overboard and drowned. The rescued crew of tho Dean were James Rutler, mate, of Tremont. Me.; Frank Milter, the colored cook, of Providence; Thomas Thompson, Marlon Olsen and Christian Olsen, seamen. The- ship-wrecked mariners of the Dean were rescued after having spent two nights and a day in the little boat, during which their sufferings were Intense. Mnte Rutler told the story of the wreck of the Dean nnd the experiences of the men up to the time of the rescue. Tho Theodore Dean left Southamboy on last Friday with a cargo of coal for Norfolk. It was blowing strong and when off Abecon lights she lost her main sail In a par ticularly heavy blow. Saturday at noon, when 15 miles E. N. E. of Bar negat, a plank was torn from her side and she began to 1111 rapidly. In a short time there were four feet of wat er In the hold, nnd nt. 1.30 p. m. Cap tain Hodgdon ordered the small boat lowered and nil hands got aboard, leav ing the doomed vessel to her fate. The crew kept her In sight for an hour, when she was seen to sink from sight. All this time there was a heavy sea running, and the wind was blowing a gale. The little craft with the six souls aboard, was kept on Its keel with the greatest dllllculty, and many times was In immediate danger of capsizing. The men worked hard at the oars. At G.SO o'clock the boat shot up In the air on the crest of a huge wave, and Cap tain Hogdon was swept overboard. The men tried hard to reach him, but were utterly helpless. The same wave that washed the captain to his death tore the oars from the hands of the' men, and they were at the complete mercy of the elements. From that tlmo until the next morning. Sunday, they drifted they know not where. NO SAIL IN SIGHT. Daylight broke and there was not a sail in sight, nor the least sign of a passing steamer. All that day tho boat drifted, and the men, wet nnd cold, were on the point of giving up. but through Sunday night they clung to the boat and on Monday morning at 9 o clock the Relgenland hove In sight, and its lookout saw the signals of the crew nnd brought them safe aboaid and furnished them with dry clothing and nourishment. Captain Hodgdon's home was in Somerville, Mass., nnd he leaves- a widow, two daughters and a son. His daughters recently graduated from the Roston university. Mate Rutler. who has sailed with the captain for over nine years, says this was the first ac cident he over experienced. The place where the crew wus rescued Is 1S7 miles from the Delaware capes, In latitude S9.3G. longitude 71.12. The Theodore Dean was built In 1S64 nt Tottenvllle, N. Y. Her gross ton nage was 319, and her net tonnage 291. The rescued men spoke In high terms of the treatment accorded them by Captain Duxrud and the officers nnd crew of the Relgenland. The schooner Willie L. Maxwell, which was In tow of the steamship when tlio mate and crew of the Dean were rescued, was picked up on Sun day morning off Nnntucket In lati tude 40.23, longitude 6S.25. When the Relgenland sighted her she showed the American ensign, .Union Down. The boat was sent to her and it was learned that the vessel was short of canvass and the captain was Ignorant of his bearings. A lino was made fast nnd Captain Goth nsked the Relgenland to tow him to Sandy Hook. This wns re fused and an offer to tow to the Dela ware capes was mado and accepted. At 10 o'clock Captain Goth felt ho was safe and the lino was cast oft and tho steamship proceeded on Its course. Torch signals were seen from the Max well and the Relgenland returned. Cap tain Goth ngnln wanted to be towed to Sandy Hook, but Captain Duxrud would onlv tow him to tho Delaware capes, and this offer wns finally ac cepted and tho Maxwell arrived there this morning. SH0PLIPTER IN RICH 0ARB. .Mysterious Woman Who Unfiles tho lironklyn Police. Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 18. "Mrs. Alexander," the mysterious shoplifter, and her still more mysterious male friend, Edward Davis, who were ar rested In a Fulton street store In Brook lyn Friday, were arraigned In court yesterday. Mrs. Alexander's gown was a gorgeous tailor-made affair, and her eyes sparkled through a white veil as the heurlng progressed. The hear ing was adjourned until Monday. A detectivo who viewed her thought she was. Mrs. Annlo Colton, of Bloom ington, 111., who Is wanted there to answer a charge or having murdered one of her children n few weeks ago. The general Impression Is that what ever Mrs. Alexander's real name may be, her home Is in Brooklyn. Somo in tlmated that she Is a woman with a pull, and that she will not be convicted when her case is tried Monday next. Ilrturv V.. Dlicyus u .Magician. New York, Nov. 10. In the "Adonis" costume of years ago Henry K. Dlxey to night, for the first tlmo as a magician, appearwl on the stuco of Charles Froh man'a Garden theater before an audience which was largo and generous. F0UQIIT A MAD D0Q. iUits .Mend's Only Weapon Was an Umbrella. Moorestown, N. J., Nov. 1G. Pedes trians on Main strujt were thrown In to consternation this aftjrnoon by the appearances ot u. largo dog with tho rabies. Tho beast snapped and bit at everything that came his way. Men, women and children ran helter-skelter for doorways and other means of es cape. Jii3t as Miss Lydla Meade step ped fiom a store into tho street she came face to face with the dog, nnd without a moment warning he sprang at her throat. Miss Mcado knocked him io on? sldj with, her unbrolla, and for fully ton minutes battled with tho beast, which repeatedly sprang at her, but each time came In contact with the well-directed blows of her unbrella. Finally the dog retreated. Meanwhile citizens arrived with guns, pistols and clubs, and gave chase, and it was only after the dog was riddled with bullets that he succumbed. Miss Meadti'p(, dress was torn In tdireds by the beh'si'.", claws, but beyond the ner vous shock she wis not injured. SITUATION AT ASPEN. Unless Smuggler Pirn I Extinguished tho Region Will lie Abandoned. Aspen, Colo,, Nov. 1C The situation here grows hourly more desperate, and unless the seat of the Smuggler fire is soon reached there Is every reason to believe that the entire district will have to bo temporarily nbandoned. Tills morning every property in Smug gler mountain had to be abandoned on account of gas. Some narrow escapes are reported from the Cowen Haven tunnel. Engineer Irwin, on the Park Regent, was brought out Insensible, and several other men were found wholly or partly unconscious brought out. The exact number of men driven out this morning Is estimated at. 200. This makes a total of about COO now thrown out of work by the gas. Re tween forty and fifty miles of work ings have been abandoned on Smug gler mountain, eight of which are in the Smuggler mine. FRESHMAN INJURED. Auchoncloss, nt Ynlc, Unconscious from n Illow on tho Mend. New ilnlen. Conn., Nov. 1.-The Yale football team was this nfternoon put through one of the stlffest prac tices of the season. The secret prac tice lasted about three-quarters of on hour. The eleven lined up against the college side. They rushed the college side all over the gridiron, scoring eas ily. The open practice lasted half an hour and was one of the best as well as one of the fiercest of the season. The men who played against Harvard worked with great ferocity and showed more aggressiveness than ever before. Auchpncloss, a member of the fresh men squad, was Injured this nfternoon. Ho received a blow on the head and was unconscious for a short period. His injuries, however, are not serious, CHRISTIAN GRAND JI'RY. ICcntiirkiniis .Mnkc Up n Purse lor nn I'nlorliinuto Roy. Cincinnati, O., Nov. IS. The grand jury of Campbell county, Ky., did a queer thing at Newport to day. Tho -nse of Charles W. Shotwell, aged 17 years, was Ivard for house breaking. The boy had been In Jail three months. He was In rags nnd almost barefooted when brough't before the grand Jury. He 'paid his parents died years ago nnd ho was without home or friends. Driven to desperation, ho Joined a:i older person In attempting to break into a house. The other party escaped. Shotwell concealed nothing, and ltla story was corroborated. The Jury re turned no Indictment, but made up a purse for him nnd also procured new clothing and staited tho lad out with promises of leading u better life. COLORADO BANK ASSIGNS. Delta County Institution Suspends RiisIiipss. Detn, Col., Nov. 1C After a pro longed session the directors of the Del ta county bank concluded to suspend business and place the Institution in the hands of nn assignee. The bank has been regarded as one of the sound est on the western slope. An account ant has been put to work on the books, but a statement has not yet been is sued. The capital stock of the bank Is $30, 000, and the deposits are about $32,000. CURSE OP KRIIQER S COUNTRY. Ho Declares Tlinso Who Sow Dis tention It' Worst Enemies. Pretoria, South African Republic, Nov. 10. President Kruger, in proro guing the Volksraad yesterday until February, made a speech at which he said tho dynamite monopoly was not the greatest curso of the country. The greatest harm, ho explained, was done by the persons who were trying to create dissensions among the people of tho states of South Africa. MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION. Report '"'lint tlio Popo Docs Not Ac cept tlio Compromise Confiri"cd. London, Nov. 16. The Dally Chron icle today publishes the decision ot the Popo on the Manitoba school question, confirming the Montreal Star's version plainly setting fortli that he does not accept tho Laurler-Greenway settle ment. Sentence of n Turk. Boston, Novv IB. Joseph A. loslgl, for merly Turkish counsul in this city, who was arrested In Now York last summer chargo with embezzlement ot largo sums from trust funds held by him, and who was recently found guilty in tho Suffolk county superior court, was today eii fenced to servo a term of not more than eighteen nor less than fourteen years In state's prison, with one day solitary con finement and tho rest of tho term at hard labor. Rnilwnv Union Meots. Springfield, III,. Nov. 16. An Important special meeting of the American Railway union will bo hold In Chicago Nov. 22 to attend the legislatures of various state for the purpose of looking after the In terests of members of tho order. It Is expected that 400 delegates will be pres. ent. The headquarters ot the order will bo moved from ColuniTjue, Ou to Chicago. VAN VALKENBURG CASE SETTLED Tlic Matter of Costs SatlsUctorlolly Adjusted. LAST OF THE YVANAMAKER TROUBLE Tho Case of E. A. Van Valkenburg, Charged with Conspiracy, Is Finally Sottled--Costs Aro Increased to $1,510.12-Tho Amount Paid by Attorneys tor the Defense. Pottsvllie, Pa., Nov. 13. Tho case against E. A. Van Valkenburg, charged with conspiracy to bribe Representa tive Weiss to vote for John Wanamak er for United States senator, was not settled yesterday, as had been an nounced. After tho case had been pre sumably disposed of, the previous es timate of costs, on which a settlement had been based, was found to be less than it should have been, consequently a dispute arose and the settlement was declared off. This morning Mr. Van Valkenburg, his counsel and witnesses for the defendant were in court, as was tho district attorney. The latter and a person who is said to represent the one who agreed to pay the bill of costs, were at work on the list. The costs wero at first said to bo about $1,300, but today's examination Increased them to $l,5Hi,12, on which basis the case was olllcially settled by the district attorney. The money Is said to have been handed over to one of tho attorneys of the deftnso by the representative of a prominent state politician and by the attorney turned over to the court ofllclnls. THE INDIAN BORDER, WAR. The Submission of tlio .Maddaldiels Accepted by the British. Simla, Nov. 16, Tho British ofllcials have accepted the submission of the Mnddakhels, on the surrender of tho property and rifles looted at Mnlzar, and on the payment for such property as Is not forthcoming. This tribe nlso has to pay a tine of 10,r00 rupees und to surrender twenty hostages for their future good conduct. Ofllclal dispatches which reached here today from the camp in the Malii an Valley announces that General Kcmpster's brigade, while coming in yesterday evening, was attacked by the enemy in force. The tribesmen were driven off with the assistance of star shells, which illuminated tho scene of the encounter sulnclentlv to ennblo the tribesmen to be seen. The British officers found In the resi dence of Mullar of Said Akbar, shortly before the latter was destroyed, let ters from the Haddni. Mullah, saying: "The Turks have beaten tho Greeks and have seized the approaches to In dia, and, as the British lelnforcements are cut off. now Is the tlmo to strike a blow for Islam." HENRY GEORGE MEMORIAL. Committee Appointed to Receive Subscriptions. New York, Nov. 1C It lias been de termined to. appeal to the public at large for subscriptions to a memorial for Henry George on the broadest grounds of respect for the memory of a man who devoted himself unselfishly to the public good and entirely Irre spective of difference of opinion as to his economic or political views, In the hope that all the various projects which have sprung up in different parts of the country having this purpose in view can be brought Into harmony. The following-named gentlemen, rep resenting all shades of political opin ion, to which other names mav lie added In their discretion, have agreed to serve on a committee for this pur pose: Mayor W. L. Strong, Seth Low, Isl dor Straus, C. T. Chrlstensen, Edward M. Shepard, Thomas G. Sherman, August Lewis, Tom L. Johnson (Cleve land), and William Lloyd Garrison (Roston). George Foster Pea body, of this city, has been appointed treas urer. TWO PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH. .Mis. Tcrrill and Ilor Nephew Victims of tlio Kerosene Lump. Plattpburgh, N. Y.. Nov. 16. Mrs. Terrlll and her nephew, Edward Ma son, were burned to death on a farm a few miles from Peru, this county, last night. Mrs. Terrlll, who was sev enty years old, started to her room to retire at 9 o'clock carrying a keroseno lamp. In somo unexplained way tho lamp was upset. The burning oil fell on her clothing, enveloping her In flames. Her nephew, who was fifty years old, tried to help her, and in his endeavors, his own clothing took fire. When ho had succeeded In putting out the llames, Mrs. Terrlll was un conscious. She died soon after the ar rival of tho neighbors. Mason was so horribly burned that he died a few hours later, SULTAN BOWS TO AUSTRIA. Removes Officers and Salutes Franz Josuph'v I'lng. Vienna, Nov. 16. Tho Turkish gov ernment, In reply to tho demands of Raron De Callce, the Austro-Hungarlan ambassador to the Porte, for tho dis missal of the Vail of Adana in Asia Minor, and of the Mulessarlf of Mer slna, the port of Adanu, for tho recent Indignities offered to the Austrian mer chant, Brazzafolll, agent at Merslua of the Austrian Lloyd Steamship com pany, has agreed to dismiss both offic ials and to salute the Austrian Hag. The incident Is now closed. .Mrs. .McCnsker Indicted. Camden, N. J., Nov. 15. Mrs. Florence .McCtuker, tho wife of Miohacl McCusker, who was shot at Ma home in this city last Tuesday and died the following day, was today held responsible for her hus band's death by the coroner's Jury. Mc Cusker In his rntc-mortem statement ac creed his wife of having shot with In tent to kill, but the woman Insisted ever slnco her arrest that the shooting was accidental, BERING SEA MEETINQ. The Seal Experts Dlnko a Unnnimous Report. Washington, Nov. 16. The Bering sea meeting In which representatives of Great Britain, Cnnnda and the Unit ed States have participated, came to a close tonight. The seal experts mako a unanimous report concerning .the condition of the seal herds and tho dip lomatic representatives of the respec tive governments having an under standing by which they hope nt a lat er date to effect final adjustment not only of the Bering sen. question but of other pending border controversies. For the present, however, no final ac tion was taken as to tho suspension of pelagic sealing. The Canadians urged that other questions be embraced in any plan of settlement and suggest ed an international commission to ac complish this end, This proposition was fully discussed and an agreement reached that the Canadian officials would put their views In writing after returning to Ottawa and submit tiiem to the author ities here. All parties concerned say that the outlook Is favorable to a sat isfactory adjustment. RICHARD CR0KER TALKS. Viuws nn Plan ot Establishing Tam ilian y Clubs. New York, Nov. 10. Richard Croker today when asked what ho thought ot tho plan of establishing Tammany clubs in Kings county, with tho view of having but one Democratic organ ization In Greater New York, said: "I am opposed to the plan. The Kings county and other county organization should be maintained. If an effort Is made to carry out the plan I will do all I can to detent it." The Brooklyn organization, Mr. Cro ker said, would get aYi the patronage it wns entitled to. SEMI-ANNUAL SESSION OF GRAND ENCAMPMENT Three Hundred Representatives ot Pennsylvania Lodges Moot at Odd Fellows' Hull, Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Nov. 16. The semi an nual session of the grand encampment I. O. O. F., of Pennsylvania, being con cluded last night the gratia lodge of the same order held Its semi-annual session today In Odd Fellows' temple. Over three hundred representatives of the lodges in the state were present. Grand Master W. a.iylord Thomas was in the chair, nnd all the officers were in attendance. Tho proceedings occupied the entire day. The lodge decided that each individual lodge is responsible for twenty-live cents dues on April 1 of each year for cacli member on Its 'lntiia In nrmmllnifn with the law for raising funds to maintain orphans homes. Two petitions requesting tho privilege of opening nn employment agency In connection with the order were referred to the board of grand officers with power to act. Twenty-fi-o past guard were ad mitted to membership. Grand Master Thomas In his tenurt said that since the annual session two new lodges hae been Instituted; three r barters surrendered; f.ve Rsheknh lodges in stituted, and four charters surrendered, and four district deputv grand mast ers appointed. Grand Representatives B. E. Wright and F. M. Rea submitted their report of the session cf the sov ereign grand lodge. Tho following nominations were then made: Grand muster, Semuel Mc Keever, of Philadelphia; deputy grand master. Esau Loomls, West Chester; grand warden. B. H. Hart. No. 117; Blchard H. Graham, 463; Robert W. ATcntfrnmrrv. 7Etl: Herman Becked. SS3; James S. Montgomery, 719, Ellas John son, 463; James Bingham. 121; Jonn Gallagher, 114; Alfred W. Ott, 130; George S. Roe, 309; Joseph II. Brown, 270; John Cossnrt, 271; Edwin L. Klt tp 114- t n. i. Addis. 284: Lewis B. Ke'rnas, 100; Benjamin Nusbaum, 271; C. B. D. Richardson, 1:11; William . Shlndlcr. 190; William H. Roe. 530; Edward Zepp. EDO; J. Samuel Eveland, R. r;oni,rrf. rr. iiriiiea. 293: and Henry W. Bailey 14iS. Grand Secretary. James B. Nicholson, P. G., and W. A. Ker shaw, of Chester; grand treasurer, Colonel M Ulcnartis .nucuie, rnuauei phia; grand representatives, W. E. Marsh, Corry: Robert E. Wright, Al lentown; J. P. Hall Jenkins, Norrls town: Charles Chalfant, Danville, and E. I'. Sawyer, Pittsburg. These officers will be voted for In March by the subordinate lodges, and the successful ones will bo installed at the annual meeting In Wllkes-Barre. May 17, 1S98. The Herald's Weather Forecast. New York, Nov. 17. In tho middle states and New England, today, partly cloudy to fair, much colder weather will prevail, preceded by rnln on tho coasts In the morning, with brisk to frefch north westerly winds, IiIkIi on the coasts, fol lowed by freezing temperature. On Thursday, In both of thse sections, clear and slightly colder weather, freMi north westerly and westerly winds will prevail, with freezing, followed by slightly higher temperature in the afternoon. THE NEWS THIS 3I0KNLNU. Weather Indications Today: Fair; Decidedly Colder, Ueneral-Ottlciai Report of tho Mon etary Commission. Van Valltenbtirg Case Officially Set tled. Bufferings of a Shipwrecked Crew. Uemurkublo Indians Off 'Frisco's Coast. State-JNnJtJonal OrAiigo Meting at Harrlsburg. Local Tenth Anniversary of Rev. Dr. iflobluiton's Pukloratu at the Second Presbyterian Church. Roy's Nanow Escape from Death. Editorial. Comment of the Press. Characteristics ot the Average French Jury. Incidents Rocalled by tho Death of a Veteran Engineer. Local Traction Company Siulcted for $3,( Damages. Iocal-8t. John's Church Apparition. Want Mulberry Street Pavo Assess ment Readjusted. Local West Side and Suburban. Lacka,waniuu County Happenings, Whitnoy'a Weekly News Budget. Tho Markets ... THEY WALK ON WATER Remarkable Race of In dians in California Gulf. REPORT OF CONSUL LONG Supposed Fate of Captain Por ter and Party. Thouaht to Ilnvo Been Murdered by tlio Soils Indinns--Au Extra ordlnnrv Itnco of SaTnges Who Look Solely to Physical Develop mont--A Community Whoro Disease Is Almost Entirely Uuknown--Wo men ot Peachy Complexion. Washington, Nov. 1C United StatOB Consul Hugh Long, at NogaloB, Mox., has furnished the stato department particulars of the supposed murder of a party ot Americans headed by Cap tain .Porter, by the Serls Indians on Tiburon island in tho gulf of Califor nia, According to the statement mado to tho Mexican customs ofllcials by Martin Mendez, master of the sloop "Otlla," Captain Porter sailed from San Diego, Cal., with his companions In a small boat, to engage In collect ing shells. They left the port of Guay amas Aug. 9, under special permission from tho Mexican government to ex plore tho shores and islands of tho gulf. Tho consul says the Island of Tiburon Is one of tho largest and most picturesque In tho gulf of California and Is peopled by a most remarkable tribe ot Indinns who are noted for their large size and extraordinary ath letics on land and water. Those who have witnessed their aquatic sports at a respectful distance declare that many of thein can actually walk, or rather run, upon the water with no other as sistance than broad raw hide shoes. They are, writes the consul, expert fishermen and huntsmen, having rigid ideas as to the maintenance ot game preserves on their Island and limiting the killing of game under severe pen alties. They destroy all children in infancy that are malformed or appear to bo lacking In intelligence. In this way tho standard of physical and mental conditions In both sexes Is kept very high. It is currently believed that at one tlmo tho native women were ex terminated to make room for a whiter and superior race of women. Tho nu cleus of this race of higher women was formed from captives made at various times, extending over a sorles of years on land and water. They havo no schools, but each home has a system or physical training. Tho na tives guard their shores day and night, and no man is allowed to penetrate tho island even if he should make a land ing. It is said that no epidemics havo ever prevailed on the bland and dis ease Is scarcely known among this ex traordinary people, so that the men and women aro magnificent in their physical endowment. No man or wo man Is allowed to live beyond the ago of seventy years, no matter how well preserved In body and mind. By care ful selection a largo percentage of the women have a transparent, peachy complexion and deep auburn hair. bicycuTraces. Atlanta, Ga,. Nov. 16. Tho four-cornered raco at tho Coltaoum hero tonight between Eaton, Bald, Cooper nnd Loug hrad was tho closest nnd most exciting raco of tho season. Jay Eaton won by a foul and holds his titlo ot king of tho in door tracks. His win iwas no easy one, and In one heat tho Judges said that ft was a dead heat between Eaton and Loughead, but Longhead was disquali fied on account of a foul and tho heat was awarded to Eaton. In tho heat be tween Bald and Cooper tho track record was mashed r.s was tho world's indoor competition record. Tho time was 1.57 1-0. Summary First heat. Bald vs. Loughead Bald won; time. 2.04 3-5. Second heat, Eaton vs. Cooper Eaton won; time, 2.01 4-5. Third heat. Bald vs. Cooper Coopor won; time, 1.57 1-3. Fourth heat. Eaton vs. Loughead, dead heat Loughead disqualified for fouling; Eaton given heat. Fifth heat, Loughead vs. Cooper Loug head won; time, 2.07 2-5. Sixth heat, Raid v Eaton Bald won; time. 2.05 3-5. This gavo Eaton and Loughead each two heats and Bald and Cooper each one, Two heats were then run to seo who took first and who third money. Seventh heat, Eaton vs. Loughead Eaton won; time, iOS-'i. Eighth heat, Bald s. Cooper Bald won; time, 2.07 3-5. RACES AT WASHINGTON. Washington, Nov. 10. Another largo crowd witnessed tlio races at Bennlngs toJay and saw somo Interesting sport. Tlio track was somewhat slow from re cent rain. Speculation was rapid, though tho talent was successful In picking only two winners. First rase, G', furlongs Red Spider won, Athy second, Tho Manxman third; time, 1.11 4-3. Second race, C furlongs Charagraco won, Prlnctwu India second, Duchess An nette third; time. 1.18 4-5. Third raco, ono tnlle Mohawk Prince won, Summer Sea second, James Monroe third; time, 1.17 2-3. Fourth race, 014 furlongs-Senator Mc Carron won, Mont d'Or second, Hair Pin third; tlmo 1.25. Fifth race, one mile Sally Cllquot won, King T second, Volley third; time, 1.15 2-3. Tvoxington, Ky., Nov. 10. On account oS rain, tho ractu wero postponed till to morrow, Btenmshlp Arrivals. New York, Nov. lC-Salled: Lahn, Bre. men. Cleared: 6t. Paul, Southampton 1 Frlosland, Antwerp; Britannic, Liverpool, Southampton Arrived: Trave, New York: for Bremen, and proceeded, .
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