Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 26, 1898, Page 2

It en bri 1e @ — In iddl hia? ised “Ww The Bevald--Beview. By E. Kiley. MINNESOTA, EVENTS OF THE PAST WEDK IN A GRAND RAPIDS - CONDENSED FORM. “The clozk model has a trying situa- tion, A General Resume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week From All Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal Truth never dodges, no matter who throws mud at it. Ungrammatically speaking the plural of baby must be twins. By Busy People. Sunday is the golden clasp that binds the volumes of the week. Washington Talk. Filipinos will send a memorial to President MeKinley. Secretary Alger has ordered the en- tire army armed with Krag-Jorgen- sens. It is reported that the administra- tion may agree to accept only a part of the Philippines. The First regiment of New York volunteer infantry, now doing duty at Honolulu, has been ordered home by the war department as a result of the recommendation of Gen. Merri- am. : Judge William H. Taft, of the Unit- ed States circuit court of appeals, president, and W. C. Herron, secre- tary of the Cincinnati Civil Service so- ciety, have forwarded to President Mckinley a protest against the pro- posed contraction of the civil service merit system which rumor says is about to take place. A committe of prominent Masons, accompanied by Senator Daniel of Vir- ginia and Assistant Secretary Allen, of the navy department, called at the White House recently and invited the president to take part in the ceremo- nies which will mark the centennial of the death of George Washington. The There is nothing like an earthquake for opening up new fields. There is no fool like an old fool who tries to act like a young fool. A good thing ceases to be a good thing when we get too much of it. It is easier for some girls to win ad- mirers than it is to capture a husband. A sharp tongue is more essential to the modern prize-fighter than a strong arm. Every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds, A baseball player isn’t necessarily in- sane just because he gets “off his base” occasionally, A man never realizes how very dear a girl is to him until he acquires the right to pay her bills. The man deserving the name is one whose thoughts and exertions are for others rather than for himself. A ring around the moon is a sign of rain, and a plain ring around a wom- an’s finger indicates more reign. An exchange says there are fifty president assured the committee that he was in full sympathy with the pro- ject, and, if nothing occurred to pre- vent, he would gladly take part in the services as the committee might wish. Aceidental Happenings. A furious fire wiped out fully a third of the business portion of Canonsburg, Pa., two of the principal hotels, many dwellings and did damage estimated at $150,000. The approximate insur- ance is $50,000. The bodies of six Chinese have been taken from the wreck of the Stockton steamer J. D. Peters by the Whitelaw Wrecking company, and five more are supposed to be on the vessel which lies on the mud flats at Saucelito, near San Francisco. The British steamer Bede of London from Norfolk for Hamburg, grounded off Mittelruecken, at the mouth of the River Elbe, and has broken in two. Tugs and lighters are attending the wreck, Jockey Sherland, in the third race at Nashville, Tenn., was riding Red Monk and, in an attempt to pull up and get out of the way of a horse crossing his track, he was run into by two horses, thrown to the ground and trampled so badly that death resulted. thousand muscles in an elephant’s trunk. It was evidently packed by a woman. A St. Louis druggist placed a jar of calamus root in his show window labeled “Sweet flag of my country,” but the natives failed to see the point. In all fields of effort, whether intel- lectual, moral or mechanical, as faculty grows, consciousness of insufficiency grows with it. The farther we get up the hill the more we see how far it is to the horizon. The modern tendency toward com- dination of capital in all lines of trade must be checked, and this can only be done by strict and effective statutes. That such laws will be evaded, as the anti-trust act of congress has been un- til the present time, is to be expected. When laws which will stand the test of the courts are enacted the next duty will be to elect officers and judges who Criminal Record. Lieut. Graham, of the Fifth infan- try, was wounded by a stray bullet will enforce them. Street sweepings to the estimated amount of three million tons are col- from a Cuban mob. Private Gaston, Bighth Illinois (col- ored), in prison at Santiago for assault, was released by the warden, who mis- toox him for another man. He is still lected every year in the cities of the United States. Most of this material is either used for “filling” or thrown away; but the department of agricul- ture learns that in some places farm- ers secure the sweepings for fertilizing purposes, and that the farmers in such cases, with few exceptions, report ex- cellent results. Since the disposition of such refuse is sometimes a serious problem, the fact seems to be worth consideration on the part of town and country alike, One of our worst faults, as a people, is a persistent disregard of the truth that to prevent waste in all such ways is to increase wealth, at large. Fred Oland, ten years old, shot and killed Andy Modemiller, aged five. Sam Jackson, colored, an adult, is sus- pected of being an accomplice, and may be lynched at Muncie, Ind. On the yacht Chispa, at Saucalto, Cal., Nick Berg was probably fatally wounded by Ike Elk. It appears that Berg’s infatuation for Elk’s wife was the cause of the shooting. Vice Chancellor Reed has decided that ex-Mayor Frank McGowan, as president of the Trenton (N. J.) Rub- ber company, overdrew his account in that concern $150,000. He holds Al- Jen McGowan and William P. Hayes, x directors of the company, responsible Ten pulpits in Chicago are without |! for $16,990.07 and $3,600, respectively, a pastor. Not ten little pulpits which | Of these overdrafts. overlook squalid alleys, or unpeopled A negro giving the name of George suburbs, but ten great, big pulpits at | W. Broan, who arrived at Norfolk, which the wealth and power and cul-{ Va., from Wilmington, N. C., was at- ture of half the city is supposed to | tacked and badly beaten in the post- kneel. Why are they vacant? Are | Office yesterday afternoon by several there no preachers? Has the mortal- | Yous men, who, it is said took him ity among the army chaplains absorb- aa be wey, fhe (ea who was ed the surplus of devoted clergy? Or Raid Xe Ba i pease AE rie tees is it impossible to find ministers wao Sieben ode tage's ys od will take up the arduous duties of a Another ‘unsuccessful, attempt. .was ity pariah toe th i made by Attorney General Monnett of iy, DTM e small reward of | Ohio to have F. B. Squire, secretary of five or eight thousand dollars a year? | the standard Oil company, and his at- Why must ten church organizations torney, Virgil P. Kline, certified to the stand paralyzed and unused for an in- supreme court for contempt, for refus- definite period? Why must a million | al to answer certain questions in the or two dollars invested in those ten | investigation of the Standard Oil com- cnurch properties lie idle, moth eaten, pany, unemployed? We do not know, but we can guess. We guess that it is be- cause ten preachers cannot be found who can please the ten varieties of taste which seeks to rule the average church parish, The time has come when spiritual gifts are of the least consideration in selecting a candidate for ministerial service. The questions asked are: Is he eloquent? Is he af- fable? Is he liberal? Will he offend? Will he draw? Will he wear? How does he stand on the silver question? Would he in any way offend our bankers, etc., etc.? Oh, pity the poor preacher who must run the gauntlet of the congrega- tional inquisition! People Talked About. Mrs. William F. Havemeyer died at her home in New York of pleurisy. Col. James Giliss, assistant quarter- master general, U. 8. A., died sudden- ly at Governor's island. Senator Albert Dauphin is dead at Amiens, France. He was born in 1827 | and was for a time minister of finance in 1886 in the Goblet cabinet. William Hyckley Gross, archbishop of Oregon, Roman Catholic church, died at St. Joseph’s hospital in Balti- more, of heart disease. Jan.es Richardson, the largest cotton planter in the world, died suddenly of nee cares near his residence at noit, Miss, At a Wisconsin fair the superinten- Rev. Sai A . muel Colierd Bartlett, for- dent of the Farmers’ Institutes held merly president of Dartmouth eliege: three short institute sessions, taking | died at his home at Hanover, N. H., of the prize-winning animals ag texts, | acute indigestion, after a little over a and telling the reason which each | Week’s duration. “point” was a defect of merit. This , , Virginia Dreher, the well known ac- was because the managers thought the | tres, died at Phoenix, Ariz., where she farmers were after instruction as well _ hes cane ey a eh iperh ites Boe wee & as amusement, and would gladly listen some tine: vaiehia gent 2 Bee at pile to a man who could tell them how to ol. Enoch ‘Totten, a prominent law- improve their stock. The experiment yer, is dead in Washington, aged sixty- succeeded, and we commend it to other two. He wwaws born in Ohio, but associations, It seems to fill a long- removed to Wisconsin early in life. felt want that a horse-trot fails to sup- He served with distinction in the ply. Fifth Wisconsin during the Civil War. a more trouble, Blanco hastens the evacuation of the province of Puerto Principe. Spaniards have at last accepted Jan, 1 as the date for the evacuation of Cuba. Lord Minto, the new governor-gener- al of Canada, arrived at Ottawa, Ont., recently, where he received an euthu- siastic reception, The Voloute at Paris says Emperor William has sounded the French gov’ ernment about visiting French waters, but it is denied that a fleet has been or. dered to meet the emperor. Trouble is brewing among natives of Swat valley, India, where the notorious “Mad Fakir,” at the head of 600 men, is preparing to attack the Nawab of Dir and create a rising against British rule. Otherwise. A plate trust with $50,000,000 cap!- tal is said to be forming at Chicago. Typhoid is rampant among the sol- diers at Honolulu. The National Live Stock association convenes at Denver Jan. 24. Senator Stewart of Nevada tele- graphs that he will have a two-thirds majority in the legislature. The defeat of Senator Turpie of Indiana is a decisive victory for the Nicaraguan canal people. The naval architects and marine engineers are holding their sixth gen- eral meeting at New York. It is understood that negotiations to revive the steel rail pool are under way at Pittsburg. Zine is $36 per ton and $40 is an- ticipated this week. The highest price ever reached before was $34. In Plymouth church, Brooklyn, a movement was inaugurated to pro- vide employment for Cubans. Independent strawboard plants will consolidate against the American Strawboard company. William Bryan, plumber, New York, has filed a voluntary petition in bank- ruptey with liabilities of $138,000 and no assets. Through the efforts of Gen. Joseph Wheeler over 100 colleges will grant free tuition to two or more young Cubans. An order has been issued in the United States court at Chicago for the sale of the Metropolitan Elevated rail- road at an upset price of $6,000,000. The directors of the Revere National bank of Boston have voted to place the institution in liquidation on Dec. 19. The orden publizo force, cavalry and infantry regiments, have been dis- banded at Havana after a part pay- ment of arrears had been made. A dispatch has been received an- nouncing that the hospital ship Scan- dia has sailed from Manila for San Francisco with about seventy sick sol- diers, All the potent interests in the tin plate industry are now getting to- gether in the formation of the com- bination which is to be capitalized at $20,000,000. It is rumored that Senator McMillan of Michigan will succeed Secretary Hay as ambassador to Great Britain, and that Secretary Alger will succeed him in the senate. Receiver Oscar G. Murray, of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, denies that there was a disagreement with James J. Hill over the successor to W. M. Green as general manager. Window glass factories, with a ca- pacity of about 1,100 pots, started work at Pittsburg and nearly 10,000 men and boys are earning their first money for over six months. There is much comment over the conduct of President Orr, of the New York chamber of commerce, at the banquet Tuesday night in toasting the queen before the president. All white officers of the Sixth Vir- ginia have resigned except Lieut. Col. Croxton and Lieutenants Heath and Richardson. The lieutenants are on special duty and not in command of negro soldiers. The transport Ohio left Honolulu for Manila on the 7th, the Indiana on the Sth and the Zealandia om the 11th, Typhoid fever broke out on the Ari- zona just as she was to sail for Ma- nila. The engagement ‘is announced at Fort Worth, Tex., af Miss Fannie Hal- bert Mills, daughter of United States Senator Roger Q: Mills, to First Lieut. George Richards, United States Marine corps. The torpedo boat Davis, which sus- tained an accident on her trial trip by which seven men were killed, will be given another trial at Portland, Or. The Farragut, in her trial at San Fran- cisco, fell below speed. The Buckeye Tobacco works, former- ly Chase, Isherwood & Co., of Toledo, Ohio, the cldest tobacco firm in Ohio, has closed permanently and retired from business. The proprietors have been unable to meet the competition of the trust and preferred to close solvent. ‘The supreme court has affirmed the judgment of the supreme court of Washington, enjoining the city of Walla Walla from _ building water- works, on the ground that this violated a stipulation by which the water fran- chise was given to a private company. The miners employed in the vicinity of Silverton, B. C., have rounded up all the Chinese laborers in the various camps and shipped them out of the district. The Mongolians are expect- ed to return to China by the next steamer. Senators 0. H. Platt of Connecticut and J. K. Jones of Arkansas, compos- ing a majority of a subcommittee of the senate committee on finance, are in New York for the purpose of invésti- gating the methods of administering the internal revenue and customs laws. Tne bill providing for a treaty com- mission was lost in the Cherokee sen- ate by a tie vote. The Cherokees will now be governed by the Curtis bill. By the terms of the bill the tribes were given their choice of treating with the Dawes commission or accepting the provisions of the Curtis bill. N- ELEVEN. FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT NEAR JERSEY CITY. . s A Suburban Train Dashes Into a Killing Eleven and Injuring Four—Ralils Were Darkened by Clouds of Gang of Workingmen, Smoke, Storm and Fog—Five Men Have Miraculous Escapes — The Meadows and Track Looked Like a Battlefield Covered With Bodies —The Blood, Track Was Drenched in New York, Novy. 20.—In the gloom of smoke, storm and fog that darkened the rails of the Pennsylyania railway early yesterday morning between Jer- sey City and Harrison a belated sub- urban train dashed into a gang of workingmen, killing eleven and injur- ing four. Five others had remarkable escapes. All the victims lived in Jer- sey City. The accident happened about two and a half miles west of Jersey City, just beyond the Hacken- sack river bridge. At that point there are four tracks, two devoted to passen- ger and two to freight traffic. At the north are the shops and tracks of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad. Foreman Quirk too kout a gang of nineteen men to repair track No. 4—the west-bound freight track— at that place. Quirk saw that the fog Might Mean Danger, so he sent ahead two men to give warning of approaching trains. The : — The United States navy will soon possess more than a sprinkling of foreign-built war- ships. Admiral Dewey has informed the navy department that he has con- tracted with a Hongkong firm .of wreckers to raise three of the Spanish war vessels sunk in the battle last May day. The cost of raising the ships and putting them in thorough repair will be $50,000. The vessels to be raised are gunboats of large type, and in the opition of Constructor Hich- born, they will be the very best craft for the protection of United States interests in the Philippines and along the Asiatic coast. They are the sister ships Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon and Don Juan de Austria. Besides these vessels there is already in the United States navy the New Or- leans, the Albany, the ‘Topeka, the Manley, the Somers, the Alvarado, the Trite and Sandoval, all of foreign build, some captured and some pur- tured during the last war. The work of raising the three Spanish vessels in Manila bay is to be conducted under the supervision of Naval Constructor Cappes. WE FEED THEM. Heavy Demand for Corn and Wheat in South Africa, Washington, Noy. 20.—A heavy and continued demand exists for corn and also for American corn meal in South Africa, according to United States Consul General Stowe at Cape Town, who has made a special report to the state department on the subject of American trade in that section of the world. The corn is quoted at $3.52 per hundred pounds in Cape Town and $4.44 in Johannesburg, and supplies do not satisfy the demand. The corn meal is quoted at $4.13 per 196 pounds, Large importations have recently ar- rived from America and Montevideo. wm | EXTRA SESSION Mr. Stowe says there is also an enor- mous demand for samp, a new article of imported food stuff, which is win- ning the market even to the detriment of corn. Owing to the fall in wheat flour has been reduced 12.1e per hun- dred pounds. Australian and Cali- fornia wheat is offered at $4.44 to $5.10 per hundred pounds, and every passenger tracks were kept busy with *incoming trains, and the smoke and steam from these helped to make the atmosphere more dense. Suddenly at about 8:30 there was a shout: “Train on No. 4.” It was an_ east-bound freight train that came behind slowly, leaving behind it a heavy pall of smoke. The men who were scattered along the track jumped out of the way. Almost all of them jumped over to track No. 1, the east-bound passen- ger track. The heavy smoke envel- oped them and the men, many of them new hands on the road, shivered with fright, for they could not see, and could scarcely see the approaching trains that followed the freight. Sud- denly there was a rumble of wheels and the shriek of a whistle. The Mill stone local, delayed by fog, was com- ing along at the rate of forty miles an hour. One man was struck and thrown thirty feet away, Mangled and Bleeding. On went the train. Engineer Van Nostrand had scarcely noticed the man’s body flying through the air when the engine struck ancther man, then it plowed into the mass of cow- ering men who stood huddled together on the track. “It was an awful sight,” said the engineer, later. “There was a mass of legs, heads and arms flying through the air. I was drenched with blood. I knew that something terrible had happened and pulled the air brakes as hard as possible.” steamer from America brings large quantities. SPARRING TO CEASE. American Ultimatum Will Soon Be Presented to the Syaniards, Paris, Nov. 20.—The United States commissioners devoted yesterday, as they did the day before, to formulating their next presentation for the consid- eration of the Spanish commissioners. While the Americans are reticent as to their intentions, it may be said without reserve that the occasion is near upon which the exact peace terms acceptable to the American commis- sioners will be laid before the Span- jards with a time limit for their ac- ceptance. As previously indicated in these dispatches, the American com- missioners will not involve the United States in any obligation to the credit- ors of Spain in any shape or form. In other words, the Americans will not guarantee any of the Spanish bonds, even though Spain may have mort- gaged as security the revenues of ter- ritory to be taken by the United States. TO STUDY PORTO RICO. When the train came to a standstill the passengers rushed out. The track was covered with blood. The mead- ows and track looked like a battlefield Assistant Secretary Vanderlip Will Look the Island Over. Washington, Nov. 20.—Assistant Sec- covered with bodies. The shrieks of the dying drowned the ‘cries of the horrified passengers. Women fainted and men turned away with horror. Of the nineteen men nine were dead and six wounded. Some one _ telephoned quickly to Jersey City. Many of the bodies, still writhing in mortal agony, were placed on the train and borne to the city. Two of the wounded died on the way. <A relief train brought back the others. BAD RAILROAD WRECK. Twenty-Two Men Were More or Less Seriously Injured. Wilton, Iowa, Nov. 20.—Twenty-two men were more or less injured in two railroad wrecks near here during a heavy fog. In a head-end freight col- lision on the Rock Island at Moscow, Brakeman John Donahue was fatally hurt, Brakemen Marshall and Miller each had a leg broken. Three other trainmen were seriously injured. Don- ahue did not long survive. Just after the Moscow accident a construction train which left here to clear the wreck, was struck by the fast mail train. The crew of the mail train failed to see the signal displayed at Wilton to stop. The constructicn train had on board about twenty men, in- eluding section men and citizens of Wilton, going to the scene of the Mos- cow wreck. Of this number seventeen were more or less seriously injured, but none were killed. The fireman of the fast mail was badly injured by jumping. Conductor Robert was bad- ly crushed. The othevs injured in- clude William McIntyre, leg broken, and Frank Anken, leg and arm broken. ITS SERVICE OVER. St. Paul, Noy. 20.—The Fourteenth Minnesota volunteers is no more. Yes- terday the men were paid what Uncle Sam owed them and were mustered out of the service of the United States. The pay roll amounted to over $90,- 000, the men receiving an average of $60 each, The most of the men have departed for their homes. The Duluth companies were taken home on a spe- cial train provided by the city, almost all the men availing themselves of the chance of free transportation, Col, Bryan’s Health, Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 20,—Col. William J. Bryan’s health does not mend as rapidly as he hoped it would and he has been granted an additional ten days’ leave. He complains of lack of usual strength and vigor. : nthe Charged With Murder. Lexington, Ky., Nov. 20. — Dennis Smith, colored, was arrested, charged with the murder of Jupiter Lewis, an old and respected negro. Smith denies his guilt, but the evidence against him is strong. retary Vanderlip sails this evening for Porto Rico to familiarize himself with the financial conditions of the island, its possibilities of revenue and its re- quirements and expenditures. One of the most difficult problems which pre- sents itself for solution in connection with the change of sovereignty is that of the currency. It is the assistant secretary's intention to give special at- tention to this subject with a view of speedy action on the part of the treas- ury department. His first port will be San Juan, and after looking into con- ditions there he will go overland to Ponce, probably visiting Mayaguez to look into the affairs of the branch bank there. He expects to return to Washington in about a month, when he will render his report. TOPEKA GOES TO HAVANA, Cruiser Under Orders to Sail at Once. Philadelphia, Novy. 20. — It was re- ported at League Island navy yard that orders had been received from Washington for the cruiser Topeka to leave for Havana to-day. It was also reported that orders were received for the auxiliary cruiser Panther to leave for Porto Rico within a few days. She is now being loaded with supplies and will take a crew from the receiving ship Richmond as soon as officers are assigned to command her. Work is being pushed on the water boat Are- thusa, which has been ordered to Ma- nila to join Admiral Dewey, and she is expected to sail in about a week. CLEVELAND AFLOAT, He Takes a Trip to Key West and Santiago. New York, Nov. 20.—On the yacht Oneida, Capt. Robley D. Evans, Gro- ver Cleveland and their host, E. C. Benedict, the banker, are sailing to the south. They left Indian harbor be fore noon Thursday, bound for New- port News, Key West, Santiago and Ponce on a two months’ cruise. Capt, Evans will take the party to the ma- rine battlefield where Cervera’s fleet was destroyed. Mr. Cleveland has taken fishing takle and expects to eatch big tarpon in Florida waters. Mr. Benedict will look out for business opportunities in our new territory. Another Surprise for William. Berlin, Noy. 20.—The news that Em- peror William is to return home by a round-about route without touching at Vienna or Berlin has created a sensa- tion in political circles, and is an indi- eation that relations are strained be- tween Germany and Austria. Murdered by Robbers. Milton, Ill., Nov. 20.—George S. Har- rison, a prominent resident of Upper Alton, was murdered while returning from one of his farms. It is presumed robbery was intended. "OF CONGRESS MAY CONSIDER A CURRENCY RE FORM BILL. { National Republican Committeeman Henry C. Payne Says a Special sesa% sion of Congress May Be Called Next March to Consider, Among Other Things, What Is Known as the McCleary Bill—Strong Move-= ment on Foot for the Passage of a Bill Making Desirable Reforms in the Currency. 4 o Milwaukee, Noy. 18.—There is likelR to be an extra session of congress next March for the purpose of considering, among other questions, what is know as the McCleary bill, a monetary meas- ure. This much was gleaned from H. C. Payne, national Republican commit- teeman, after a conference with H. H. Hanna of Indianapolis, chairman of the National Sound Money League. In regard to the matter Mr. Payne said: “Mr. Hanna came here to consult me on the line of action to be taken in the movement to bring about the passage of a bill for currency reform. There is no doubt that steps will be taken to bring about currency reform, and it is expected that a special session of con- gress, to open on March 4 next, will be held. The currency bill will be in- eluded in the call in all probability. The plan is to take up what is known as the McCleary bill. It is intended also to keep up the work in behalf of sound money through the league or ganization.” re, TO RAISE CAMPAIGN FUNDS, 4 Coin Harvey Explains His Plans< Popular Subscription. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 18. — W. H. Harvey, author of “Coin’s Financia’ School,” delivered an address here un- der the auspices of the Ohio Valley, Bimetallic League. Mr. Harvey ap« peared in his official capacity as gen- eral manager of the ways and means committee of the Democratic commit- tee. The object of his address was to explain the plan recently devised for collecting money to be used for defray- ing expenses of the next presidential campaign. The scheme in brief is to raise a fund by popular subscription, Those who are in favor of a bimetallic system of money for the United States sign promissory notes in which they, agree to pay $1 per month to the ways and means committee until Oct. 1, 1900. This money can only be dis- bursed by the direction of James K. Jones, William J. Stone, John P. Alt« geld, William V. Allen and Henry M. Teller. A large and enthusiastic au- dience greeted Mr, Harvey. CURFEW VETOED. The Mayor of St. Louis Says It Is Sumptuary Legislation. St. Louis, Noy. 18. — Mayor Zeigen- heim has vetoed the curfew bill passed by the city council at the instigation , of Col. Hoagland, well known all over the country as the friend of the street waifs. In part the mayor says in his veto message: “This bill. partakes of the character of sumptuary legislation, which has been generally distasteful for centuries, and to which, in common with thousands of good citizens, I am, on principle, opposed. It is a step backward to the middle ages, and is_ opposed to the spirit and policy of our free institutions, in which it attempts to abridge the personal liberties of the citizen.” GOOD RIDDANCE. Spanish Mutineers Shipped Home and Havan Is Again Quiet. Havana (via Key West, Fla.), Nov. 18.—With the departure of the greater number of the orden publico for Spain, one of the principal elements of disor- der is removed from the city. Their -rompt removal from the island was a step hardly contemplated by the mua- tineers, and has checked for the mo- ment any immediate action on the part of the other regiments. The govern- ment apparently believes that the trou- ble has been averted in the meantime and that the danger of an uprising of any moment has passed. The city is still policed by soldiers and municipal guards. \ WHO WILL BE KING? Question Now Agitating the People of Samoa, San Francisco, Noy. 18.—The steam- er Moana, which has just arrived from the Antipodes and Honolulu, brings the following Samoan news to the As- sociated Press: The question of a king is exercising the minds of Sa- moans to an almost unprecedented ex- tent, and candidates for the thankless office are as thick as autumn leaves, but there are but two logical candi- dates. The chiefs representing the whole of the Samoan people are now considering who shall finally be thrust forward to guide the destinies of the people. Entertained by the President. Washington, Noy. 18.—The president and Mrs. McKinley entertained at din- ner the joint high commissioners on the part of Great Britain and the United States. The dinner was the most elaborate social function at the White House for many months. The rooms throughout the first floor of the executive mansion were beautifully decorated with plants and cut flowers. Fastest in the Navy. Newport, R. I., Nov. 18.—The torpedo boat Dupont exceeded the best torpedo boat speed yet developed in the United States, proving her to be the fastest boat in the United States navy. Dur- ing torpedo practice in Narrigansett bay her starboard engine made 401 revolutions per minute and the pag? engine 403, with only two of her three boilers in use. This demonstrated a speed of over thirty knots. Her con tract speed was twenty-seven and one- half knots for three boilers. as, 29