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NEW METHOD IN Ex NATION
The Civil Service omInisslOners to Give
Applicants More Definite Information.

The Civil Service minisslOners to Give
Applicants More Definite Information.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-Heretofors the
examinations by the civil rvice commits
sioners have been held without method
When the pressure fo. an examination in a
state became heavy, the com nissioners
would order one held at some place as con-
veni Mt as possible to the greatest number
Of applicants in that particular stat. No
tees would then be sent such appllcan is
that at Ger ain place on a certain day they
were expected to be present and b. exam
ned Under this way Of pro ,eeding, many
applicants were taken by surprise, and
* Md Got in the short time allowed them ar
range TO be present The result was appli-
cants were disappointed; no one could tell
when he filed an application when or
where he would be examnsd: i'll
some states two and three examinat ions
would b. hell in one year, AMI in other
stats one or more. Thus the elgiol. re lis
rs of soms states wer. we'll suppl with
high-graded applicants and tn, registers of
9th + states were constantly defeated. I'm
der the new plan which is now being con-
sidered by the commissioners, schedul, Of
the times and places at wAich examinations
are to b. III will be published, an each
applicant at the time he makes his app!ica
tlon will know that he is making apDlira-
tlon for an examination to be held at Ger
tain place at certain tim. The sch dule
embraces all the stat S, fixing dat at
which examinations will be b Id alnu lily
at certain namad pla 'es in each state The
places selected for examination is will be ar
ranged in routes and examiners will be
assigned to each route.
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CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS DEAD.
An Honored Son Of IA, Illus rio

Al EloHOIcu sun ram 41ys
BosToS, Nov. q. - Charles Francis
Adams, third son of President John Quincy
Adams, died at Sunday morning at lis
residence on Mt Vernon street. He was
born in Poston Aug. 16, 1907, and graduated
from Harvard in 1855. In 1913 he was Il
candidate for vice president on the Free
Soil ticket, headed by Martin Van Buren,.
He served five terms in the Massachus it's
legislature and two terms in the national
congress In 1861 President Lincoln ap-
pointed him minister to England he being
relieved in 1865. He was a member of the
board of arbitrators of the Alabama
claims and in 1876 the Democratic candi-
date for governor of Massachusetts,
NEWPORT, N. H., Nov. T.-Eeven at
tachments, aggregating $ll,000 have been
put on the property of Lucius Lathrop, the
owner of the Diamond mill and several
tenement houses. Mr.. Lathrop has ben
hard pushed for money for some time He
went to Boston last week for financial as
sistance, but failing to secure it, it is
alleged has fled
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WARNING For SEAMEN.
The Signal Services Preparing to Give
Weather Information In Foreign Ports.

"c"UheT lntoTuACiOu IA rOToIBn FOrCss
New York, Nov. A.-According to The
Tribune, the signal service Office in this
city is about to assume an Importance
which it has not heretofore had Lieut.
John p. Finlay has been ordered here in
charge and he will undertake to do for the
ocean what signal service has performed for
the land, For the last ten years simul-
taneous observations have been taken in
this country and England, and large
amount Of valuable data has been collected
This has been the inductive period of the
work, and now comes the deductive. All
storms travel from west to east and thus it
is impossible for Europe to forecast its own
weather except upon information received
from here. Now a captain sailing from a
port of the United States has some idea of
tbe-weather he is likely to encounter for the
first part of his voyage, aJ least as far as
the flags flying from the signal servic. Of
ices at the various ports inform him. But
coming lack from Europe he has no warm
ing, as it is highly important he should
have. The proposition is to take a section Of
the North Atlantic betwe n 40 degrees and
lO degrees west longitude aud 35 degrees and
80 d. grees north latitude and prognostcate
ths weather in that ction. 1t is a section
through which every vessel must pass in go
ing to and from the ports Of France and
England and the United States The char
acter, direction and velocity Of sto"ns
which leave this country on transatlantic
trips and the reports Of incoming vessels
will be digested at the office here and from
the deductions made the probab !ities of the
storm section will be immediately cabl to
British and French seaports. Ar
rangements have been made between
the governments of France, England and
the United Ststes SO that the simultan, Gus
obs rvations will be continued, and the
British and French governments will estab-
lish signal stations at all their principal
ports All merchant ships are 10 be pro-
vided with logs by the signal service her,
in which the captains will enter observa-
tions for the use of the New
York officer. A man from the
Off will board them Immediately on
their arrival and take their observations to
Lieut. Finlav and his subordinates. The
belt between the seventieth Inerid an and
the American coast will be covered by the
sEore signal service offices. Boston, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore will cooperate with
the office here
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THE PRESlD DloGUSTE)

With the Fuss AbouG His Country House
and the District Governments.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-Col. Lamont says
the story about Mr.. Bissell's advice to the
president, to sell his country seat and reor-
ganize the district government is ridicu-
lously false and entirely unfounded. He
says the president has never contemplated
disposing of Red Top, and has no intention
of interfering in district matters. The
president is greatly disgusted with the fuss
occasioned by his real estate purchase and
the talk about his interference in the police
scandal
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SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY.
The Supposed Suicide of the Salem
Striker to be Investigated.

The Supposed Suicide of the Salem
Striker to be Investigated.
SALEM, Mass, Nov. 22.-George A. War;
ren, one of the leaders Of the striking tan
ners, died instantly from pistol wound be-
hind the ear, thought to have been inflicted
by himself. Suspicious have arisen, how
ever, that the death was not a suicide after
all, and thorough investigation will be
made.
There are rumors of threats made by an
inmate of the boarding house of killing
him, and the body lay in such position
that he might have been shot while asleep.
The pistol belonged to another party in tn
house, and was kept in another ROOM
Those who believe in suicide claim that
Warren was discouraged and arose and got
the pistol, and going back shot himself
Officers are now at work on the case.
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AN INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION

To Promote Athletic Sports in New Eng
land Colleges.
Boston, Nov. "a Last evening seventeen
delegates, representing Trinity, Williams,
Bowdoin, Amherst, Brown, Tufts and Dart
mouth colleges, met at the Quincy house
and organized the New England Intercol-
legiate Athletic association. The object of
the association is to promote the interests of
athletic sports in the several colleges, and
put them, if possible, on par with Har-
ward and Yale. Tn So officers were elected:
President, Applegate of Trinity; vice presi-
dents, Abbott of Williams and Wilson of
Bowdoin; secretary, Smith of Amherst;
treasurer, White of Brown. The next meet
in Will be held the second week in May at
Springfield or Hartford.
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a CARD,

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss Of manhood, &C., will send recipe
that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE This great
remedy was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send self-addressed envelope to the
REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d. Nep Pork City.
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PETER CARNEY'S DEATH.

HolyOke Excited Over the Sudden Death
of a Lad.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 24.-Holyoke
is excited over the death of Peter Carney,
aged ., possibly from the effects of a thrash
ing administered by his faith r. 1t seems the
boy got hold of some whiskey Sunday, and
went hom, drunk His father punished
him severely with a lath, SO that some of
the neghbors sought to interfere. The boy
was put to bed and died Monday. The
police were not notified of the case till
yesterday, and the medical examiner will
hold post mortem examination to-day.
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CANADA'S CHINESE POLICY.
A Heavy Tax Laid on Immigrants, In
stead of Barring Them Out.

stead of Barring Them Out.
TORONTO, Ont, Nov. 23-In the course of a
political address at Hamilton Sir John Mac
donald, referring to the Chinese question,
defined the policy of the Dominion as fol-
lows: The Canadian Pacific railroad bting
completed, when the necessity of allowing the
Chimes. into British Columbia is removed
and there has been necessity because suffi
Gent white labor to work ON the railway was
not possible-a stringent law has been passet,
placing a tax on every Chinese immigrant
to Canada. The complete prohibition of
Chinese labor was not adopted because
from the experience both OF California and
Australia, it was found better to impose
poll tax. Moreover to prohibit Chinese en-
tering the country entirely might lead to
serious treaty complications, China proba-
bly, saying to Great Britain: "You will
not allow our people to enter your territory.
therefore we will not permit your traders to
enter our ports"
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Saturday, Nov. go.

Frietag's embroidery factory in Jersey
City was burned. Loss $l50,OO0.
Another effort will be made at the next
meeting OF congress to pass the bankruptcy
bill
Renewed efforts will be made at the meet
ing of congress to have the trade dollars re-
deemed
A scheme is on foot to establish large
colony of colored people in fertile section
of Missouri.
The lighthouse boa rd is informed that the
Bartholai statue of Liberty will probably
be relighted Monday evening.
Two Pullman sleepers on the Grand
Trunk were burned near Kingston, Ont.
The passengers barely escaped with their
lives
A lad of II years gave himself up to the
New York police, saying that he was
thief and wanted to reform. He began his
dishonest career at 10 years of age.
Next Monday, between 10 a. m and p.
M, all postoffices in the United States will
be closed in memory Of the late ex-Presi-
dent Arthur. All the executive depart.
ments at Washington will be closed all
day.
Cultured New York turned out Thursday
night in force to witness the performance
at the Academy of Music of Aristophane's
comedy of "The Acharnians" by th- under
graduates of the University of Penns,l-
vania. The play was given in aid Of
fund for the endowm mt of the dir c-orslnp
of the Am rican Classical S hool at Athens.
1t was tn, first Greek play put befor.
New York audience, and the academy was
nearly full,
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Tuesday, Nov. 23.

The Boston University foot ball eleven de-
ftated the Brown University team at Prov
idence, by a score of 10 to q.
The prize fight between Burke and Demp-
sey at San Francisco was mild affair in
tn rounds; declared draw.
A dispatch from Dublin says that evic-
tion process IS are being served on 500 tenants
on the Castlebar estate of Lord Dillon
The steamer Germanic had fifty-thres
bales of cotton and other cargo damaged
by fire and water on her voyage from New
York to Liverpool.
The Tooth ami versary of the birth of Karl
Won Weber, ths composer, will be observed
on Dec. Is, with operatic perfor dances
throughou. Germany.
Gen. Booth, the head of the Salvation
Army movement in England, is in Boston.
He spoke at the meeting OF the Evangelical
Ministers association.
Carlton Foster & Co., of Oshkosh, Wis.
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FOR LABOR LEGISLATION,

Efforts to Secure an Extra Session of
the 5Oth Congress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-It is given out
by persons who claim to know whereof they
speak, that a strong effort will be made by
labor men to secure an extra session of the
Fiftieth congress, Immediately after the ex-
piration of this congr, IS, on March next
to consider questions affecting labor. 1t is
understood that petitions are being circu-
lated among the laboring men of the coun-
try, calling upon the president for an extra
session, and that the labor advocates in
congress will champion it. The extra ses
sion, it is proposed, shall be devoted to labor
questions exclusively.
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A RAILROAD ROBBED.
THE TREASURER OF THE SOUTH
BOSTON HORSE CAR COMPANY
ACCUSED OF STEALING CASH AND
OVERS UING THE STOCK.

Charged with Endorsement of Over
82OO, 200 - william Reeds Downfall
Caused by Speculations in Stocks
The Company's Capital Stock and Sur
plus Wiped Out.
BOSTON, Nov. 24--William Reed, the
road company, has ben arrested ON the
charge of having embezzled 100000 from
the corporation Of which he was treasurer.
The embezzlement consists of the appropri
alton of perhaps 100000 in cash and an
over issue of 100000 of the company's
stock.
Reed when arrested maintained a very
cool demeanor, and had little to say. He
was arraigned before Judge Forsaith in the
municipal court. The complaint set forth
that on Nov. % Reed embezzled $50. 900
from the South Boston Railroad company.
Inspector Andrew Houghton appeared as
complainant in the case. Reed pleaded not
guilty to the complaint, and, waving ex-
animation, was held in $50, 900 for his ap.
pearance before the December term of the
superior court In default of bail, he was
taken by Inspector Houghton to the Charles
street Jail.
The full amount of the embezzlement was
not set forth in the complaint it being
deemed only necessary to arraign him on an
amount sufficient to hold him for his fur
ther appearance.
An expert has been at work upon the
company's books for a week, and SO far has
discovered that sl0U, 900 has been embezzled
by Mr.. Reed, and that there have been sew
eral over-issues of stock, amounting to 977
shares, worth $4,000 or more Probably
further discoveries of like nature will be
made. The stock of the South Boston rail
road has been quoted at lO4. From present
appearances it would seem as if the CON-
pany has been practically ruined by Mr..
Reeds work. Undoubtedly the capital
stock and the surplus will be entirely wiped
out.
Mr.. Reeds arrest was made on his own
request. He says that he does even desire
legal counsel. He proposes to plead guilty
in the superior court and to begin at once
to serve his sent nee.
Regarding Mr.. Reeds other business re-
lations there is thought to he nothing wrong
He is the treasurer and one of the heaviest
owners of the Mexican Telephone company
'ffa states Fnat his accounts there Are all
right, and the other officers of the company
as yet know nothing to the contrary.
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BLUE LAWS ENFORCED.

Boston Druggists Must Close Their Shops
on Sunday
BosToN, Nov. 20-The druggists OF the
city have been notified by the police that
they will be liable to prosecution if they
keep their stores open on Sunday. An
apothecary may be in his store to put up
prescriptions or sell medicine, only, when
,a.led for, but must keep the store door
locked, opening it only VIII n customers
call The superintendent of police has been
notified of this decision.
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Dartmouth Medical College.

HANOVER, N H., Nov. 4-Dartmouth
medical college has conferred the dsgree of
M. ID. upon ninet ,en graduates Tn. grad
uating exercis were opened with prayer
by President Bartlett, after which DR..
George ID. Towne delivered an address Z
E. Bartlett delivered the valedictory.
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LABOR POLITICS IN BOSTON.
Two Separate Movements-MeetiD t.
Nominate Mayor.

Nominate n Mayor.
BosToN, Nov M.-The following notice
has been issued: A mass meeting of
Knights of Labor and members of trades
unions who are in favor of a labor candi-
date not the candidate of any other party
will be held in Fanueil hall, Friday even
ing, Nov. 26, to take action in regard to the
nomination of an independent labor candi-
date for mayor of Boston. All Knights of
Labor and union men will be obliged to
show their union card at the door, No one
will be admitted unless the card is shown.
A Labor convention is to be held on
Thursday evening at "a Essex street, and
straight labor ticket for the mayoralty and
all the city office will be put in nomination.
1t is understood that a candidate for mayor
other than Mr.. McNeill will be nominated
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NEWSPAPER LAWS.

!. Any person who takes newspaper regularly frsn
the oce-whether directed to his name anothers
whether he has subscribed not he is responsible for
the payment.
a. II person ordersa paper discontinued, he must
pay all arrearages the publisher may continue 10 send
ituntil payment is made, and collect the whole amount
whether the paper is taken from the office not.
3. The Courts have decided that refusing to take
newspapers and periodicals from the post Office,
moving and leaving them uncalled for is Syima Jaeis
evidence Of fraud
e1.6o per year. strictly in advance.
$s.oo will be collected il not paid in advance.
Steam Job Printing at reasonable prices.
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Monday, Nov. 22.


The Capital woolen mills at Sacram mento,
Cal. were burned Loss $4,000; partially
insured.
Surveys are completed for contemp'a a:ed
railroad between Meriden and Wat rnuly,
Conn.
New England granite will probably he
used in the construction of the new national
library building.
An old clergyman in Menifee county,
Kentucky, was recently murdered for vot-
ing the Republican ticket.
John Macpherson, who was arrested in
the Isle of Skye for melting croft rs to
violence, has been liberated.
The belief is growing that the late strike
of the Chicago packers was political move
ON the part of Master Workman Butler
Willie Lyons. in Jail at Dedham, Mass,
on the charge of numbering Mrs. Arlington
at Foxboro, is to b. discharged on account
of lack of evidence.
The chief of police and Lieut. Arnold are
to be removed by the commission rs of the
district of Columbia because of the recent
scandal, SO it is said
At New Bedford, Mass, Cornelius
Murphy was killed by caving in Of a
gravel bank, and James Cavanagh was
probably fatally injured by fau.
From the annual report of Naval Con-
structor Wilson, It appears that the number
OF servic able vessels in the navy has been
reduced to two first rate, ten second rate,
twenty third rate and seven fourth rate
vessels, the latter class including two tor
pedo rams. The Franklin, Wabash, Mime
sofa and New York, all first rate vess Is, are
set down as requiring ext, nsive r>pairs, and
thirte n iron clads require more or less re-
pairs. In addition to these vessels the naval
list comprises thirteen tugs and twelve
wood n selling vessels used for rec living
and training vessels.
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Way They Do 1t in Iowa.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, Nov 4-On COM
plaint of the pharmacy commission, r. D.
Townley of Allerton. was convicted of vio-
lating the liquor law, and fined 500 and
forever debarred from doing business as q
druggist i'm the state
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Expres, War Ended.

New YoRX. Nov. 24-The express war
has been ended hy the restoration of rates.
The agreement was reached at secret
meeting i'm this city. Pr sident Hoey, of
the Adams, says there was not dissenting
voice.
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PROVIDENCE CITY ELECTION.
The Republicans Prevail in the City, as
Usual.

The Republicans Prevail in the City, as
Usual.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Nov. 24-The Repub-
icans have elected Gilbert F. Robbins may
or by 262 majority The other candidates
were Oscar Lapham, DEM, and Henry C.
Clark, Ind and Pro- Mr. Robbins has
acted as mayor since Mr.. Doyle's death.
The Republicans also reelected their city
treasurer, harbor master, overseer of the
poor and alth superintendent. There are
eight Republican and one Dcmocratic al
dermen elected, and tie in ward Five,
There arr - Republican and IL Democratic
councillors elected
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WTRIOL FELL UPON THEM.
Horrible Fate of WOrkmen in u Chem
ical Shop at Troy, N. Y.

1CaI SHOP At Troy, N. Y.
TROY, N. Y, Nov. ia cyclone
crushed the Thompson chemical works on
Green island, seven men being buried in
the ruins. A lead chamber about 100 feet
long, containing oil of vitriol, was over the
men. This chamber parted and the vitriol
fell on the workmen, burning some of them
in shocking manner. Two of the i'm
prisoned men crawled from the ruins Their
faces and backs' were terribly burned.
They plunged into pond near by and were
soon rescued. Four more men escaped
from the ruins and jumped into the water,
from which they were RESCUED.
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Liberty Lit.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23-The electric light
in the torch of the statue of Liberty was
.ut in OPP ration last night under the direc-
tion of the lighthouse board.
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GREAT LOSS ON THE LAKES.

Over Fifty Vessels Sunk or Driven
Ashore.
CHICAGO, Ill Nov. 19.-The record of
marine disasters during the gale is an APP
palling one. Reports up to a late hour
show over fifty vessels sunk or driven
ashore, with the loss of many sailors.
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Henninston Monument Bill Rejected.

MONTPELIER, Vt, Nov. 23-The bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for a monument on the
Bennington uatu field, was rejected in the
Legislature.
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A COWARDCY BLOW.

A Pick-Axe Used on the Back of "a
Portland Man.
PORTLAND. Me-, Nov. %. While Henry
McGinnis was cleaning a carriage, F. der
ick A. Brown sneaked up behind him Ia.
buried the pointed end of a pick-axe five
inches in his back The men had short
time b. fore quarrelel over the possession of
a pair Of boots McGinnis is probably
fatally hurt. Brown was arrested.
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sunday, Nov, FL.

Thirty mine lives were lost in the gal,
last week on the great lakes.
Capt. H. L. Gregg, of Stockton, Ne,
drowned himself in New York harbor
Mpmaneigo MARITIME fell into q slu;ceway
at Haghesdale. r. l., and broke his nSck *
jeff Davis gave lot of land insfsomerss
VILE, KY, to Baptist church, and assisted
at the dedicatory services
The committee of churches at Augusta,
Me, circulated petition asking the city
government to enforce tn. liquor law with
vigor.
Fire at Cincinnati completely destroyed
the fourth, fifth and sixth stories of the
great clothing hous OF Marcus Fecheimer
& Co and Mack, Stader q Co., with loss
of $700,0O0.
Paris is agitated by rumor that Ger
many has Motif d France that an applica-
tion to the chambers for a loan of 2S,tOo0OO
francs for military and naval suppl S,
would be construed by Germany as dec,
laration of war;
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THE NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. Nov. 10.

One thousand bales Of cotton were burned
In Liverpool.
The Long Island oyster beds were dam
aged by the storm.
Gen. Kaulbars and all the Russian con-
suls will leave Bulgaria Friday. Every.
body expects that Russia will occupy the
country.
A dispatch from the City Of Mexico says
that every passenger conductor on the
Mexican Central railway and about twenty
American station agents have been dis
missed They are suspected of pilfering
from the company's funds.