Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 31, 1898, Page 2

The Hevald--Review, by EB. Kiley. MINNESOTA. ‘GRAND RAPIDS. - A selling race often turns out to be @ racing sell. The man who never failed is unable te appreciate success. =F A good example may be a disease, but i it is seldom contagious: The man who drives a furniture wagon is usually in the van. Paradoxical as it may seem, a cook May get fat while wasting away. There is a big difference between a working man and a working politician. A man often has more respect for his servant than his servant has for the man. An actor makes a hit when he strikes the manager for an increase in sala Some people flatter themselves when they are unable to get others to do it for them. The Ohio man who hanged himself with a towel simply wiped himself out of existence. Whenever you ‘hear a man refer to life as a lottery the chances are he has drawn a blank. It’s positively cruel to keep up the jokes at the expense of the dude when he isn’t capable .of understanding them. A man never fully understands the meaning of court costs until he has been the defendant in a breach of promise suit. The constant duty of every man to his fellow is to ascertain his own pow- ers and special gifts; and to strength- en them for the help of others. the road we are traveling, the y tread of our lives, ‘which de- cides our moral and spiritual quality. The ends which we propose to our- selves are but points in our lives, whose life itself is made up by the means we take to further them. All neglect of these means, all ‘indifference to them, all undue ‘haste to get through them, or to brush them aside as tire- some or unimportant, must therefore be fatal to the value of life and the growth of character. It is “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself un- spotted from the world.”—James i. 27. We know that the word ———trans- lated “religion” means “outward ser- vice.” It does not refer ‘to the man’s belief, but to the way in which it ought to be shown. There-are various forms of worship whereby Christians display their faith, Religious rit- ual has many shapes. These give prominence to one feature or another of our Creed, ac- cording to the mind of the worship- er. St. James does not here trouble himself about these. They may legit mately differ. Whatever they may be, he points to that which should always mark the outcome of our faith, and ‘is “undefiled before Ged and the Father.” The true notes of our out- ward Christian service or observance are “sympathy” and “purity.” These are required by God of all, and they are illustrated by a man’s visitation of widows and fatherless in their af- fliction, and also by a keeping of him- self unspotted from the world. Newspaper correspondents in Berlin report that Denmark is beginning to retaliate upon Germany for the expul- sion of King Christian’s subjects from Northern Schleswig. The aetivity of the Prussian government since these evictions began has been unparalleled. Hundreds of persons—men, women and children of all ages—have been forced to give up their homes and flee over the frontier into the northern peninsu- la. Germany, however, is not imvul- nerable, and the Danes know it. The Danish press is urging the striking of a blow at German trade. Denmark im- ports from Germany goods to the value of not less than $35,000,000 annually, more than half as much as from all the rest of the world. Danes are urged to stop the importation of German manu- ‘actures, and the temper of the peopie is favorable to the proposition. An as- sociation of merchants has been form- esi in Copenhagen, the members of which are pledged to buy nothing that is imported from Germany, The threat is not lost on Germany. Berlin mer- ehants are tremendously stirred up over ‘the prospect of losing so good a customer. Already Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, has received seores of communications—some of them numerously-signed petitions— begging that the persecution of the Schleswig Danes may be forbidden, There is an electric fire in human nature tending to purity, so that among human creatwres there is con- tinually some birth of new heroism. The pity is that we must wonder at it, as we should in finding a pearl in rubbish, No doubt, thowsands of peo- ple never heard of have hearts com- pletely disinterested. It sometimes happens that when a man arrives at home at about 2 a. m., and his wife tells him to go straight upstairs to bed, she is asking the | impossible. 'PITH OF THE NEWS| DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Review of the of the A Comprehensive Important Happenings Past Week Culled From the Tel- exraph Reports—The Notable Events at Home and Abroad That Have Attracted Attention. Criminal Record. Theodore Heine, the artist who earicaturel Emperor William’s trip to the Holy Land, has been sextazced to six months imprisonment for so doing. About -$700 in spurious coin was captured in an Italian tenement house in Scott street, Buffalo. The supposed counterfeiters are under arrest. The grand jury ef Kenton county, Ky., has returned an indictment against Police Judge Edward A, Daily of Covington, charging malfeas- ance and oppression in office. Mrs. Samuel Johnson, near Lehigh, Jowa, attempted her husband’s life by shooting at him. Johnson had desert- ed his wife in Minneapolis and come to Lehigh. His wife learned of his where- ebouts and followed him. Developments at Chicago in the case of Michael Rollinger, charged with murdering and partly cremating his wife, tend to show that he disposed of her in order to get her property and marry another woman. A dispatch received from Albany, N. Y., announces the selection of Benj. J. Shove of Syracuse, as special deputy attorney general to conduct the prose- cution of George W. Aldrich, state commissioner of public works, and Coleman W. Adams, state engineer, for the alleged misappropriation of the canal improvement funds. People Talked About. Grant G. Gillett, the Kansas ab- sconding cattle plunger, has left Mex- ico and gone to South America. Rev. Dr. Daniel Wise is dead at his home in Englewood, N. J. He was born in Portsmouth, Eng. Capt. Charles N. Hawley, retired, died at his home in Wilmington, Del., last night. He was born in Cincinnati and was sixty-five vears old. Col. Charles W. Davis, commander of the Loyal Legion, and one of the best known veterains in Chicago, is dead, from paralysis of the heart. Prof. James Stilwe!] Schanek died at, Princeton, N. J. He was in his eighty-second year, and death came from old age. Col. Thomas Ward Osborn is dead at his home in New York, aged sixty- five years. He won distinction at the battles of Chancellorville and Gettys- burg. Mrs. Anna B. Averell of Chicago has given $50,000 to the Presbyterian hos- pital. She has announced her wish that the money be used as an endow- ment for ten beds. which are to be used for men. Washington Talk. Army officers have been appointed customs collectors in Cuba. The president sent to the senate a long list of rece appointmerts of nasters and arniy appointments. nator Kyle has introduced a terminating the industrial comm 31, 1900, The president will shortly nominate Capt. M. W. Mercer, a veteran in the Indian service, to be Indian agent. in charge of the new Leech Lake reserva: tion in Minnesota. The senate has confirmed these nom- ination W. G. Malin, to be agent for the Indians of the Sac and Fox agency in Iowa; C. Bede, lowa, to be Indian inspector, also a number of army and navy promotions. The president will sabmit the peace treaty to the senate during the pres- ent session; that much has been defi- nitely determined upon. It will not reach Washington before next Satur- day. State department officials state that compensation for the peace commis- sioners is entirely in the hands of the president, and that the story that Judge Day and Whitelaw Reid are each to receive $100,000 is without foundation. Members of the Cuban commission now in Washington called on Chair- man Dingley, of the ways and means committee, and discussed subjects of Cuhan tariff, the general purpose being to secure a better arrangement than now exists, particularly as to the im. portant products of sugar and tobacco. An effort has been made at confer- ences to ascertain the views of house members in regard to an extra session for the purpose of considering the Mc- Cleary bill or a similar measure. Not to exceed 35 per cent of the Republican | members of the present house favored | such a move. Foreign. The prinee of Wales presided at a meeting of eminent scientists con- yened by him to wage war on tuber- | culosis in London. r The London Daily Mail says it cred- its the report that Australia will join with Canada in defraying the cost of a Pacifie cable. A fund has been opened at London to make provision for the widow and children of Harold Frederick, Amen- can correspondent, who are destitute. Maj. Marchand left Fashoda on Dee. | 1i, when the Freneh flag was lowered | and the British” and Egyptian flags | were hoisted.. The French detachment started for the Sobal river. A sensation was caused in Madrid by the discovery in the ante-room of Senor Sagasta’s residence of an in- toxicated soldier from Cuba with a knife. The man was asleep. ‘The St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Daily Mail says: “The kus- sian government has ordered ten new destyoyers for the Pacifie squadron, to be completed within two years.” Western Mining Notes. Evidence of the richness of the new - workings of the ‘Northern Light reached Salt Lake Cit yrecently in a sample of ore running 30 in gold and over 4,000 ounces of silver to the ton. When work was suspended for the winter on the Twin Springs compa- ny’s placer claims on Boise river, Ida., one of the giants was at work in a 15- foot bank that was paying $20 per cu- bie yard. The mines at Venus camp, Pichacho district, San Diego county, California. are proving very valuable under the cyanide treatment. The first monthly clean-up was $29,000, and for last month $35,000, the expenses having been about $12,000. ‘The Jubilee company, at Sonora, Tu- olumne county, California, has uncov- yered a thirty-inch vein carrying lead and asenical sulphides mixed with black carbonate of iron, which assays from $1,200 to $2,000 per ton. Free gold is interspersed all through the quartz, yielding from $300 to. $500 ner ton. The Yellow Aster company of Rands- burg, Kern county, California, has de- clared a dividend of $10,006 for Octo- ber. Recent millings of ore from the Merced mine averaged $144 per ton; from the Beckboard, netted $50 per ton, and from the Butte, ninety tons has cleared up $8,000. A run of twelve tons from the Wedge averaged $100 per ton, General. Kid McCoy makes it very Tiv Joe Goddard and gets the deci the fifth round. By a vote of 8316 out of 10,000 shares the stockholders of the Nation- al Revere Bank of Boston voted to go into voluntary liquidation. jen. Henry, commanding in Porto Rico, has telegraphed the war depart- meut that Sergeant Thomas D. Varley, Company~C, Eleventh infantry, died o* typhoid fever on the 17th inst. J. ¥. MeKenna, owner of the sterm whaler Fearless, presentedya petition in bankruptcy to the United States court at San Francisco, his liabilities being $86,000. ‘The enports of gold during Novem- ‘ber amounted to $5,26,201, and the ex- ports $913,467. The silver imports amounted to $2,258,635 and the ex- ports to $4,023,079. Sir Herbert Murray, “governor of ‘New Foundland, has received a dis- patch from Joseph Chamberlain, im- perial secretary of state for the colo- nies, in London, declining to disallow the Reid railway contract. For the eleven months ended with November, 1898, the exports of the United States amounted to $1,117,681,- 199, exceeding the imports by $537,- 837,646, am increase over the same ne- riod of 1897 of $143,026,115. Judge Scott has assessed! fines, pen- valties and premiums in excess of $30,- | 000 on the officers of the Omaha expo- sition, and disbarred for all time Car- roll Montgomery, attorney for the ex- position company. The United States court of private Jand claims at Santa Fe, N. Mex., has restored to the public domain the ina land grant made in 1845 and claimed by Joel Parker Whitney. It contains 500,000 acres. Gen. Manager Hayes, of the Grand ‘Trunk ‘tem, has recognized the com- wittee of the telegraphers organization by annouricing that General Superin- terdent Quiggan has instructions to discuss the settlement with them. Julius and David Rothschild filed vol- petitions of bankruptcy at New . the former with liabilities of 900 and the latter with liabilities of $116,100. Neither party has any assets. A cablegram from Capt. Baker an- nounees the arriyal of the Oregon and Iowa at Valparaiso, Chile. ‘They will continue northward to Calloa, their orders to Honolulu. remaining un- changed. In the French senate a stormy. dis- | cussion took place over a bill increas- ing the penalties for espionage and treason. ‘There were frequent refer- ences to Dreyfus. Eventually the bill, which provided death for staff officers who are guilty of treason in time of peace, was adopted. Judge Taft, at Cincinnati, has issued an order for the sale of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad company on the claim of the Metropolitan Financial ‘and Industrial company. ‘The sale will be for $1,000,000, subject to mort- gages of $6,000,000, and must be made within three months. Capt. Gen. Castellnnos has informed Brig. Gen. Clous that the evacuation of Hayana would be completed on or be- | fore Jam. 1 next. Fourteen transports | are due to arrive from Spain during the. next ten days. There are 16,000 Spanish troops still in Havana, and its environs, but the last few thousand will embark simultaneously. The American Missionary associa- | tion has appointed one of its secre- | taries, the Rey. A. F. Beard, D. D., i and Lucien M. Warner of Bridgeport, Conn., as a special delegation to visit Porto Rico and investigate concerning | the initiation of religious work' there in behalf of the association, which rep- resents the Congregational churches of the United States. Judge Blodgett, in the second jury session of the superior court at Boston, | directed the jury in the $750,000 action brought by C. W. Norton against Wm. A. Neville, Wm. H. Martin and John Ballard, of California, to return a ver- | dict for the defendants, and the jury did so. Thesuit was to recover d2m- ages in that sum for an alleged breach ‘ of contract by defendants. The North German Gazette, referring | to Senator Mason’s resolution intro- duced in the United States senate, calls attention to the promise of Count Posadowiski-Wehner, secretary of the interior, in the reichstag, that an impe- | Vial law be introduced providing gen- eral regulations for the importation of American meats, which, is is hoped, | weuld avert a possibility of a conflict | on claims upon the part of the United | States, and adds that a law om this subject is in course of preparation, but | has not yet been submitted to the! , bundesrath. i 1 } of favoritism in making appointments. "GEN. MILES WAS | TURNED DOWN} HIS WAR PLAN WAS RISAPPROVED BY ALGER. Adjt. Gen. Corbin Testifies Before the War Investigating Commis- sion—Throws the Responsibility for the Selection of Camp Alger on Gen, Miles—Col. Denby Warns Corbin Against Teo Much Reti- cence—War Was Not Seriously Apprehended by the Department Until It Became a Fact. Washington, Dec. 24. — Adjt. Gen. Corbin was the first witness before the war investigating committee and was rigidly questioned regarding the selection of Camp Alger, Va. He tes- tified that the removal of Camp Alger was directed by the secretary of war himself, and that its original estab- lishment was recommended by Capt. Seaburn, of Gen. Miles’ staff. He, Gen. Corbin, had said at the time it could not be a good camp ground be- cause there was not sufficient range for rifle practice. He had understood from the secretary of war that Gen. Miles kad something to do with its se- lection. He was not certain of Capt. Seaburn’s exact status, but he had un- derstood Capt. Seaburn had been sent by Gen. Miles to make the inspection of the camp site. “Did Gen. Miles protest against or de anything against the selection of the camp?’ he was asked. “Not to my knowledge,” was the an- swer. Gen. Corbin added that he did not know the reasons for discontinuance of the camp. Asked when he first Seriously Apprehended there would be hostilities, Gen. Cor- bin said he might say he did not seri- ously contemplate war until it was a fact, for he had hoped to the last mo- ment that it would be averted. On April 10 the army, for one of its size, was well equipped and thoroughly sup- plied. “Seriously speaking,” said Gen. Cor- bin, “I do not think the war depart- ment contemplated war until it was declared by congress and appropria- tions were thought of, but there were no general appropriations, except so far as the department was able to meet the possibilities that confronted it.2 Col. Denby, who conducted the ex- amination, here suggested to Gen. Corbin that he observed the latter was erutious and reticent, and explained: “It is not our object to’ criticise strat- egy. That is not our business. The strategy of the war may have been right and may have been wrong. But our object is to determine whether the war department acted efficiently.” Gen. Corbin said when Gen. Shaf- ter’s expedition started it took all the transports it was possible to obtain. The supply was not equal to the de- mand. It had been planned to ca about 25,000 troops at that time in- stead of the 17,000 taken. He referred to the letter of Gen. Miles, dated June 24. laying out the plan of campaign of the war. and said it was not approved, Miles Turned Down. “Do you know anything about Gen. Miles’ dispatch of June 24, I think a letter to the secretary of war in which he purposed to have the army march clean through Cuba and take 50,000 prisoners and’ work them and treat them kindly?” “Yes, sir” was the answcr. “That letter was received and did not receive the approyal of the secretary of war.” “You say the proposition made by Gen. Miles to carry on the campaign in the manner which he indicates in that letter was disapproved?” “It was not approved,” replied Gen. Corbin. “I would ask you whether the plan of campaign against Santiago was recommended by Gen. Miles?” “I do not think the recommendations made in the letter of May 27 were ap- proved,” was Gen. Corbin’s reply. He had no suggestions to make based on the experience of this war, but should be afraid to see another war for fear it would not result so well, or with so little loss of life. Gen. Compin was asked how it hap- pened if there was anything wrong at Chickamauga or Camp Alzer that the inspector generals did not report it. He replied that he did not see any of the inspectors’ reports from Chicka- mauga. He knew of no contracts that were influenced by anything not entirely honest and fair to the govern- ment, and that there was no instance. “How do you account,” asked Gen. Dodge, “for all these complaints against the various departments?” “To a want of realization of the se- verities of war.” The commission then adjourned. GRIPPE EPIDEMIC. New York Suffers Severely From the Disease. New York, Dec. 24.—The epidemic of grippe is still in marked evidence. There was one less death from influ- euzia in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx for the statistical day than were reported for the previous day, but on the other hand there was just as many from bronchitis and more from pneumonia. Many of the recent deaths from pneumonia have been indirectly due to the grip. . Postal Treaty Ratified. Washington, Dec. 24. — Ambassador Draper informs the department of state that the Italian chamber of dep- uties ratified the postal treaty It is possible that it will go into effect Jan. , so far as Italy is concerned. Cruelly Murdered. Pocomoke City, Md., Dec. 24.—John E. Turner, a highly respected colored man, Was taken from his home and cruelly murdered. Should the murder- érs be caught lynching will be resorted to. No clue. THE MARKETS, . Latest Quotations From Grain and “Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, Dec. 24. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 64.3-4@65 1-tc; No. 2 North- ern, 63 @ 633-4c. Corn — No. 3 yel- low, 31G311-2c¢; No. 3, 301-2@31c. ! Qats—No. 3 white, 26 1-2@27¢; No. 3, 26@2614¢e Barley and Rye—Sample barley, 836@44¢; No. 2 rye, 49@50c; No. 3 rye, 47 1-2@48e. Duluth, Dec. 24.—Wheat—Cash, No. 1 hard, 66 3-8c; No. 1 Northern, 64 3-8¢; No. 2 Northern, 603-4¢; No. 3 spring, 583-8c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, 67 1-Se; No. 1 Northern, 65 1-Sc; December, No. 1 hard, 663-Sc; No. 1 Northern, 64 3-Sc; May, No. 1 hard, 68 1-8c; No. 1 North- ern, 671-8c. Oats, 28 1-4@28 3-4e; rye, Sle; barley, 36@42c; fiax, to arrive, $1.09 1-27 May, $1.13 1-4; corn, 33 1-2c. Minneapolis, Dec. 24. — Wheat—De- cember opened at 64 1-2¢ and closed at 6412c¢; May opened at 643-4e and closed at 66¢. On track—No, 1 hard, 66c; No. 1, Northern, No, 2 North- ern, 63c¢. Chieago, Dec. 24.—Wheat—No, 2 ret, 67 1-2@70¢; No. 3, 65@ No. 2 hard, 641-2c; No. 3 hard, 63@64c; Northern spring, 66@67: ern spring, 64 1-2@ 68@65 1-2c. Corn- 3, 32e. Oats—-No.- 2. @6 1Ae. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. quiet. Wheat lower; No. 1 Northern, 24. — Flour is 67 1-4¢; No. 2 Northern, 65: steady at 27 1-2@28 No. 1, 54@54 1-4¢; No. ley steady; No. 2, 481 43@048 1-4¢. Chicago, Dec. 24. — Hogs — Light, $3.15@3.40; mixed, §$: heavy, 1543.40; rough, $3. Cattle Oats Rye lower; 1-4¢e, Bar- @49c; sample, 8, $3.90G6; cows and heifers $2@4.75; Texas steers, $3.30@4.55; stockers and feeders, $2.80@4.30. Sheep—Natives, $2.50@4 Westerns, $3@3.15; lambs, $3. South St. Paul, Dec. 24. — Hogs — $2.85@3.27 1-2. Cattle—Cows, $1.75@ 3.50; stockers, $3.15@3.! heifers, $2.50@3; bulls, $2.60@3. Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 24. — Hogs — $3.20@3.30. Cattle — Beeves, $4.35: 4.65; canners, $1.75; cows, ie 35; heif- ers, $3.25@3.40; bulls, 2.7: ce 40; stockers, $4@4.10: yearlings, 4.10; calves, $4.25@4.50. Sheep, $3.50 @. AVOID ALUM BAKING POWDERS Their Use Is Dangerous to Health. Thé condemnation of alum as an un- wholesome ingredient in baking pow- ders by the Government authorities as well as by the Iowa and Minnesota State Boards of Health and physicians generally, has not deterred manufac- turers of such powders from foisting them on the public. Following is a partial list of the condemned alum powders found in the stores in this section: Calumet. Home. Atlas, E5C: Bengal. K. Cc. Cameo. Loyal Chapman’s. Palace. Chicago Yeast. Puritan. Columbia. Perfection. Crown. Primrose, Delicatesse. Reliable. Echo, Snow Ball, Globe. Unrivaled. Grant’s Bon Bcu. White Cross, Gold Medal. White Lily. Government. White Rose. Hatchet, Zipp’s Crystal. Hotel. It is safe to reject all brands sold with a prize. All powders sold at twen- ty-five cents or less a pound are sure to be made of alum. Dr. Wiley, the Government Chemist, in his official ex- amination of baking powders at the World’s Fair, threw out all “alum pow- ders,” classing them as unfit for human food. But the World’s Fair could approve as well as condemn. After the most elaborate tests, it bestowed the highest award for purity, leavening power, keeping qualities and general excel- lence on Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder, WOULD BE MIPRUDENT. Liberal Leaders Oppéke a Dissolu- tion ef the Cortes. London, Dec. 24—The Madrid cor- respondent of the Standard says: Most of the liberal leaders whom Sen- or Sagasta has consulted strongly op- pose a dissolution of the cortes on the ground that it would be imprudent to plunge the country into an electoral agitation undér the existing condi- tions. Senor Rios and others urge that every effort be made to unite the Lib- eral party. Apparently Senor Gama- zos’ party of dissents is relenting and there are better hopes of a full recon- ciliation. CARLIST AGITATION.: A Number of Arrests Made in the Northern Provinces. Madrid, Dec. 24.--The Carlist agita- tion continues in several of the North- ern provinces and a number of agita- tors have been arrested at Morello, province of Castellon de la Plana, owing to Carlist demonstrations. A Carlist has been arrested at Placen- cia, province of Caceres, for distribut- ing arms. The report that Don Carlos has contracted for a loan in England is denied. It is explained that he tried to do so, but failed. Ilicit Still Destroyed. Richmond, Va., Dee. 24. — Radford, Va., reports the return from a raid of a posse of revenue officers on North Carolina moonshiners. Seven stills were destroyed and seven mooushin- ers captured. SAGASTA SICK. He Is Very Feverish and Spanish Securties Fall. Madrid, Dec. 24.—The premier, Sen- or Sagasta, is worse. He is: very fe- verish. His condition caused interior securities to fall from 56.25 to 55.30. England Orders Warships. » London, Dec. 23. — The British ad- miralty, it is reported, has just ordered four warships of shipbuilders on the Clyde. HARRISON IS _ REPRIMANDED HE RAISED THE FLAG WITHOUT & ORDERS, : Maj. Gen. Lee Fermsliy Repri« manded Him and Inxtrueted Hint to Lower the Flag—The United States Commissioners Had Prom~ ised That No Flag Should Be Raised Until Jan. 1—Gen. Lee Rew ceives Orders to Relieve the Dis< \ tress in Havana Without Delay— Effects of the Cruel Reconcentra+ “tion Polley. Havana, Dec. 24.—Maj. Russell Har risen, the provost marsha! who, on Tuesday raised the Stars and Stripes over Fort Atares without orders and in contravention of the promise of the United States evacuation commission- ers that no American flags should be raised in Havana or its suburbs until - Jan. 1, was formally reprimanded ‘by. Maj. Gen. Lee and was iustructed to lower the flag. Lieut. Lee reported a few hours later to headquarters that the flag had been lowered. Neverthe- Jess at the hour of filing this dispatch it is still flying on a tall staff over the famous fort, plainly visible from the harbor and city. Maj. Gen. Lee, having received @ cable dispatch from Gen. Alger say- ing that secretary of war understood that there were thousands of persons starving in Havana, and directing him to feed them “without delay,” imme- diately ordered Lieut. Col. Wood ta distribute rations and to make sys- tematic efforts to feed the helpless without waste. Thére were hundreds in Havana who, while not Actually Starving, are in a deplorable state of weakness and distress, the effect of the cruel re+ concentration policy. Much of the wretchedness is due to the neglected condition of the tenements. Every day or sa the relief distributors come upon dead bodies, terribly emaciated. were found in the suburb yesterday. It is difficult to distinguish between the professional and the really deserving cases, but the committees with local knowledge are able to render excellent service. The Cuban, Col. Arange, with 600 Cuban horsemen, paraded in Jesus del Monte and then marched out again to camp. The United States transport Minme- waska, which left Savannah for Cuba: on Dec. 19 with the Forty-ninth Iowa: regiment, has arrived. The Spanish transports Ciudad del Cadiz and Neus- tria have sailed for Spain with 2,219 men. HONOR TO SCHLEY. Handsome and Costly Sword Pre- sented to the Admiral. Philadelphia, Dec. 24.—Rear Admirat Schley was the recipient of a hand- some and costly sword, scabbard and belt, presented to him in behalf of the people of this city and other cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela- ware, who contributed to a fund es- tablished for the purpose. The cere- mony took place in the Temple Baptist church, and Col. A. K. McClure pre- sided. There was a large audience, and speeches were made by Gov. Hast- ings and Mayor Warwick on behalf of the city. Gov.-elect Stone also spoke in high terms of Admiral Schley and his achievements. Admiral Schley, in accepting gift, thanked the people and said: “Let me hope with you that in God’s providence it may never be drawn without reason, but if it ever should bo so willed that it must it will never be sheathed except in your great honor.” The sword, scabbard and belt repre- sent a cost of $4,200. The blade is of the fine Damascus steel, appropriately en-. granved, and the hilt is elaborately decorated with diamonds and other precious stones. SHANGHAI PROTEST, United States Objects to Extension of French Jurisdition. Peking, Dec. 24.—The United States minister here, Edwin H. Conger, has entered a protest against the proposed extension of French jurisdiction at Shanghai. This, added to the vigor- ous British protest cn the same sub- ject, will undoubtedly stiffen Chinese resistance to the French demand, but, unless the Chinese are sustained, they will: be compelled eventually to yield. OWNED BY THE GREAT NORTHERN vires Gets Possession of the Pacific ‘Coast Steamship Company. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 24.—Positive assurance has been received that the Pacific Coast Steamship company, with all its accessories and ramifica- tions, has passed into the hands of the Great Northern Railway company. . The object of the unexpected business coup is to bring the Great Northern system into the field as a competitor fer California business. John A. Severn’s Suicide. Detroit, Dee. 24. — John A. Severn, superintendent of the D. M. Ferry Seed company, committed suicide at his residence. Mrs. Severn was aroused from her sleep by the shots, and found her husband lying dead on the kitchen floor, with one bullet in his head, another through his heart, and the revolver still clutched in his hand. Poor health was the cause. Will Be a Total Loss. Kingston, Jam., Dec. 24.—The steam. er Andes, of the Atlas. line, went ashore here. The high wind and the heavy seas prevailing will probably cause the Andes to be a total loss it, the tugs fail to pull her off. Seized a Brewery. New York, Dec. 24.—Officers of the internal revenue service seized a plant of the Hower-Urban Brewing company, in Williamsburg for an alleged insuf- ficiency of returns for the output of the brew: ery. Two of Cerero vagabond a ’ ita 2 ~ -), 4 e | fj ‘ { a ft ee ( * »