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REVOLUTION IN MLNICn
A Band OF InsurGents scizcs n Custom
House and Picks Up Many Recruits.

Ell PAso. Tex, Nov. 1.-THE city OF Mexico
is in the greatest excitement. and tho military
and civil authorities arc nrminG citizens with
all the weapons obtainable. The cause OF the
excitemen emit is due to information received by
tho military commander ami commander
OF the frontier customs guards that the
city and particularly tho Custom House
will be attacked by the revoutionists
a detachment Of whom captured the Custom
House at Las Palmas. ninety miles west OF
here. on last Tuesday. Tho revolutionists
several days ago. issued n rronunclamento
against the Mexican Government and distrib-
utcd it along the border and to the south.
This fact became known to the Government
but no attention was paid to the matter until
the attack and capture OF the Custom House
at Las Palmas which was mplete surprise.
The authorities have information that the rev.
olutionists are now on their way to Juarez
from Palmas, and are about 600 strong while
small parties IRE continually Joining them
from tho mountains to the south and west.
The fighting force ut Junrez consists Of
three cavalry troops. sixty-fve mounted Gus
toms guards. and something over three hum
dred deputy policemen all under the command
Of Col. Zuberkerski OF the Eleventh Regiment
OF cavalry.
MATAMoRAs, Mex. Nov. ia great sensa-
ton has been created here by the telegraph,
announcement from the city OF Mexico that
Gen. Juan G. Cortena one OF the revolutionary
leaders OF Mexico. has been arrested and I'm
prisoned In the San Juan dc Ul!oA prison by
order Of President Diaz for attempting to in
cite another revolution.
This city is Gen. Cortenas old home Twenty
five years ago he was tho most feared man in
Mexico.
He ruled the Rio Grande border country
from Laredo to the mouth OF the river. and
was In the revolutionary business as a means
OF gaining profitable livelihood. His ex-
plots during the American civil war cost the
United States Government many thousands Of
dollars
When President Daz's revolution ended In
success Gen. Cortena was summoned to the
city of Mexico. where he has been kept in sur
veillance by President Diaz to prevent him
from melting other revolutions. lie has made
his home in the capital. where he has received
pension sufficient Tor him to live in good
style.
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4 MONARCHY FOR BRhZIL.
Tho InsurEent. Decide to Raise the I'm
periEl Flag.


LONDON. Nov. 13.The Times says It has
learned from private sources that the leaders
Of the Brazilian rebellion conferred on Tues
day and decided to hoist the imperial 'nG
They intend to direct their efforts. says the
Times to restoring the monarchy. This policy
was first announced by Admiral Mello. and
was well received by tho other rebel ofIlcera
BRUSSELS Nov. 1.-THE MdSDenddnce beige
says It has perfcctr Trustworthy advlccs to
the effect that Vice President Peixoto has
formed plan to break tho insure ent power
completely at the end OF This month. Tho ves-
sells which he has bought abroad are to he con-
centrated ut Rio de Janeiro in such u manner
as to block Admiral Atello's fleet In the bay
and with the aid OF the forts forcs tho insur-
gents to surrender.
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] I

A little over half century ago the McKano
family came from County Antrim, Ireland, and
settled al Sheepshead Bay within easy walk
ing distance OF nravescnd. There was old
John McKauc. the chiefs father who died
year or so ago and Mrs Mckane. still alive.
and he" md hearty. at tho old home IN
Shocpshead Bay: yonn. John, and In the
natural course uf events after him SIX BROTH
ers Robert. TheoGore. James William.
George. and Isaac. Al hut Isaac are alive.
The McKane+. parents and children, spread
ovcr sheet shcnd Bay to Gruvescnd. and for
years tnnt section Of Long Island has been
known aS MrkRnevl!c Old John Mchans
farmed \ little and kept store, Young John ana
his brothers helrej on the farm. and all were
thrifty and careful as II they had been the
Holland Dutchrran OF Kirft's famous old days.
Young John earned his first money picking
Strawberries at fifty cents week, and later
his father appointed him to a carpenter and
builder, Larry in the war days young McKans
branchcd out for himself and started the
Sheepshead Flaming Mill llo did an enor.
mouse business. and in later days he built all
the stables and grand stands OF the Coney
Island Jockey Club. Brighton Beach Racing
Association. and brooklyn Jockey Club. situ-
ted at Gravesend. Furthermore. you can now
hardly go rod. either In Gravesend. Sheeps-
head Bay or anywhere thereabouts now
adays that an admirer Of Chief McKane will
not stop and say; The Chief built that house
and took ii mortgage on it," Phut is the story
all the way through Chief McKane has prac-
tically built up Grayesend. and some idea OF
the magnitude OF his operations can be
gathered from the fact that his annual in
come from rents from buildings In the town Is
$4,000. His fortune is estimated at s50o0O0.
He practically gave up the business OF builder
several years ago. handing 1t over to his
brothers. some OF whom are masons and con-
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A Man Who Had Taken Poison Ru-hes In,
wrec.s Things and Dies.


wild-eyed man rushed excitedly into the
office Of Dr. W. A. Robinson OF 112 East l2Sth
street at o'clock yesterday afternoon. I've
taken poison: I've taken poison" he shouted
when he caught sight o! tho Doctor.
sit down." said tho Doctor. What have
you taken 10 quiet and III prepare some
medicine Tor you
The man obeyed. but in moment he was on
his feet again. He ran wildly about the Office
colllding with table and knocking off lot of
bottles that smashed on the floor. He swept
made a rush at the Doctor 1t was the Doc
tors turn now to be excited. He ran out OF
tho house and down to the police station in
There's a crazy man in my office sm ASKING
everything in T." he told Sergeant Hurlbpt.
policemen around TO the office and the Doctor
ran ahead to show them the way, They opened
the door expecting to have battle with
iunatic Instead the stranger lay face down.
ward across u bro ken vase IN 'front.' OF the
heater; He had broken some OF the iron work
OF the heater in falling and tho vase had cut n
cash in his wrist lie was breathing heavily.
Tho air was heavy with the odor Of carboIic
nein An an6nance Mas Was bens nut the
Just as he died woman. bare headed and
breathess ran INTO me ss IJe tb ahn thrownE
on G"T y Wien she
realized that he was dead she i3inted.,
yea ns o dsa Of ' iG Intt 5sh street lie had
been conductor on the Third avenue surface
road, but WAS discharged, Before the election
he worked Tor u timo on the subway. Since
election day no has teen out OF work and
On Saturday he detcrmiped to stop drinking
and kent his resolution. nc was nervous and
in lis best clothes about 3: 80 o'clock and Went
ont. His wife discovered his absence and
because OF his condition started in search of
him.
and ran IN Tier" h" ne emp s1ine rarholic
the bottle with him, lie must have drunk the
poison in the street in his delirnm. The Me-
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THE pOPE'S ENEMIES.
Leo XIII. Urges the Faithful to Fight the
Foes OF the Church.

LoNDoS. Nov. 1.-the Rome correspondent
ofthe Central News say $ that the Pope received
on Suturday an important deputatiou OF Cath
Ollie rotLh!ea. Eoplying to their address he
strongly denounced the enemies OF tho Church
lie cNhorted his audience to stand firmly
united beneath their sacred tag and fight the
foes OF tho Church vigorously. without fearing
their power or audaciiy The faithful might
lie assured that the sccptres OF Crsarism and
the swords Of their prosecutors would fall
harmless at the feet 0! the Iapacy.
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ayGxREn Ar TINE ADMINISTRATIONS.
This Caused tho ]. ndslife. COngressmnn
Hunter oil Illinois says.

CINCINNATI. Nov. l.. Congressman at-LarGe
A. ]. Hunter DEM Of Illinois, on his way
home from the yrg, campaign. was here
to-day. and said:
"sevonty-nve per cent. Of the causes OF tho
Democratic disaster WAS duo to the Admins
tration. Five thousand OF my Ieorle have
heen in Washington. and. receiving no satis-
faction at all went home angry nj leveand.
The Presidents rule that Eepubli leans shall
hold over four years rom the dale OF conllrma-
but eight and nine months ditional. has
been hotly denounced Never before have
terness toward the President. This is espe-
eially the case With memRers from the South.
with the landslide. j regard Democratic CON
domination OF the Administration as the prime
cause OF Republican success. which, In pro-
portion. even overshadows our triumph Of last
fall Democrats stayed at home"
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Comments or the Foreign Pr...,

LONDON. Now 13.-The Ne,Os says of seere-
tary Greshams report OH Hawaii:
1T is astonishing what self-control the
American Government shows In refusing to
annex Hawaii which could be had for the ask
ing. and would supply want OF Americas
growing commerce.
mir. Harrison did his best to pledge his sue
cessor to annexation. but yainly; 1t y an ex-
ample to all of us. and especially to the war
riors In Matabele Land. who announce light
heartedly that they have gone there to stay"
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Sure TO PRoVoKE BLooDsHED.

Consui-General Wilder Says n the Queen 10
RESTORED She Win be Deposed Again.
SAN Francisco. Nov. 12.-Great interest 10
taken hero In the new turn in Hawaiian af-
fairs. az many Of the largest sugar planters
and merchants of Hawaii were originally from
California. and make San Fran cisco their head
quarters during portion ~ every year. 10
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Gravesend occupies the most southerly part
Of Kings county. Much OF this town at one
time consisted Of salt marsh. not more than
one.third boinG under cultivation. The sur
face is generally level. but near the seashore
there are some ridges Of sandhills. Coney ISL
and. which covers the town on the ocean. is
about five miles long and ono mile wlde The
central part Of Grayesend Is about ten miles
from New York city. The town was settled by
English emgrants from Massachusetts as
early as 1G4U. &hoyave 1t the name OF Graves
end. they having sailed from the place OF that
name in England on their departure for Amer
lea. In 1915 that famous Dutch Director Gem
eraL Wilhelm kIeft. the boss Of Fort Amsterdam.
New Netherlands. gave the town Of Gravesend
patent. In other words. he made it town.
and in his patent he must have had a misty
idea that an Irish lad from Antrim named Nc
Kane or Mccain or McKain would begin to
toddle about the town in 1910. and in later life
to sway it's destnies. The famous old Dutch
man. in his patent. said that he spoke for tho
high and mighty lords OF tho United Belgio
provinces. his Highness Frederick Hendrick.
by the grace OF God Prince OF Orange and the
right honorable lords OF the West India COM
rany He then proceeds to tell how the town
is to be ruled. and for a hide bound. rock
ribbed patent Chief McKaue himself couldn't
have done better. For instance kieft
says in his patent that the patentees.
their associates, heirs. and successors shall
have full power and authority to enjoy the free
liberty OF conscience according to the custom
and manner of Holland without EloIestation or
disturbance from any magistrate or mags-
trates or any other ecclesiastical minister that
may pretend jurisdiction over them. and they
also were to erect body polite and civil COM
binatior anon. themselves and further on.
Kieft says that the settlers ma y have full power
and authority to elect certain officer among
themselves to execute the place OF a scout
Chief MckGnc's first place In the town was
that OF u constable or scout and one OF the
earliest OF the towns scouts or constabes
could give Mckane points on ruling the baili-
wick. 1t is recorded that on Jan. l. lG+3 Nc
Kane's predecessor of25O yeRrs ago cony.cteda
soldier at Gruvesend Of having left his station
while on guard. and punished him by compel-
ling him to sit upon q wooden horse during q
parade with pitcher in one hand and drawn
sword in the other to show that he liked beer
better than his duty. and that his courage was
always in proportion to the quantity OF beer he
consumed. Chief McKano is 81 years old. He
never took drink of liquor or beer wine in
his life he never smoked or chewed, and he 10
as familiar with the records OF the town and
the measures of his predecessors AS with the
workings Of his own household.
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THE EXACT HILE-PRICE CLEARING
SIIE
or Fine Winter Clothing at Vogsi Brothsrs',
Broadway and ThirIi first Street, OnIy.

On account OF their great oyerproduction
they have marked mems fine winter suits.
$40. now sold for SO; mems suits. 500. now
sold for 81; mems suits. s25. now sold for
S12 so; mems elegant winter overcoats. $50.
now sold for so; meas oyercoAts. S25, now
sold for SD so Thousands OF suits and over
coats OF the finest grades expressly manuiac-
tured for this season. too numerous to describe
children's suits and oyercoats at half price
Make no mistake. This ENORMOUS clearing
Brothers mammoth new store. Open even
inga-Adp.
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A Personal Study ofthe Auto
crat of Gravesend.
QUALITIES THAT MADE HIM BOSS.
How He Got Rich, and Why His
Neighbors Like Him.

The American Beeinning. OF the Nick ,ne.--
John VI, Busine.s-Hi. Rond 10 $50, 600
Yenr-wifo and Chiidrcn-The Gooa
Methodist and Faithful Sunday school
Tcncher-Pooh. bah - Political Hn,tie--
Power Over the votc-whnt ni- Minis er
Says of Him aud Of the un,Iny High
links In the Coney Island Howery-The
Chiei's Taste In Eioau-nce - The six
Si"mese Polling Places Of GrAvesend.
Whether his name is McKane or McCain or
McKain. or whether Mr.. Justice Joseph F. Bar.
nard Of Poughkcersio sends him to Jail for
contempt OF the Supreme Court OF tho Imperial
State or not his neiGhbors in Gravesend. Long
Island and his friends in that stormy baili-
wick will still speak OF him Ms the Hon. John
Young Mckane His cronies will still fondly
regard him as Chief Mckane. their old friend.
who has recently had syntactcal and rhetorical
epithets by the yard flung at him. and about
whom the people from the Rockies to the
Goldfish grounds are asking questions. He
has become n national character. Although
for years he has graspcd the hand OF
Presidents and Governors and United States
Senator's ana has had congressman and State
Senators and Assemhlymen await his con-
venience and although he has ruled the an-
cient town OF Gravesend after his own fashion.
he has been comparatively little known outs
side OF New York State. Now that 100000
people have been made familiar with fact
known in Gravesend for n quarter Of cen-
fury. that he can cast the vote Of that con-
stituency as he would fling n penny to beg
gar. he has become far different character.
Whether he sits in a jail or remains in his own
household at Sheepshead Bay. or is at his old
stamping ground. the Town Hall OF Graves
end, It will still be said OF him where Mo.
Gregor sits. there Is tho head Of the table"
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CansAya Ls Ieiiia - In All
aspects the best preparation OF CAlisaya-Ada
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the respect of decent people and their
nomination was direct challenge to the
respectable elements of society. The
ring believed that the spiri of loyalty to
party was so str ng among the New
York Democrats that anybody who got
the nomination could be forced through.
They judged the party by the elements
in it with which they were accustomed
to assoo2te, and it is to be said to the
credit of that party that they judged it
wronsfully. Familia lar with and in
different to the spectacle of smirched
men in office as they have been for years,
there seems to have been enough OF
virtue left to resist the pollution of the
the highest court in the state by the
elevation thereto of thief. Tho ring
has been taught that there is a length
from which even the loyalty of a Nes
York Democrat will not go
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the East, will rest for a while in Santa
Barbara, having given up her plan of
staying at San Diego. When she has
recovered from the fatigue of the overland
journey, she will go to San Francisco.
She has not been in that city since she
visited it with Gen. Grant in 1879 on their
return from their celebrated trip
around the world.
The City of Hamilton, Ontario, is the
first in Canada to erect monument to
Sir John A. Macdonald. 1t is of bronze,
feet 8 inches in height, and stands on
granite pedestal II feet high. 1t is the
work of George c. Wade, London sculp-
tor. On shield it bears the former
Premier's name and the inscription !:
!" A Canadian statesman who valued
British institutions as true basis of the
strength. and prosperity OF the Dolnin-
it.:l.n
Prof. Elliot Coues of the Smithsonian
Institution, who has crossed the conti-
nent during the last few months, has
recently been in Tacoma and Seattle. He
followed as far as practicable the trail
of Lewis and Clark's expedition across
the Rocky Mountains in 1304-6, and. ac-
companied by Mrs. Coues, made horse
these first white explorers of the North
west, whose narratives he has recently
expanded and republished, DR.. Coues
says: The fame Of Lewis and Clark is q
living fame The bronco buster, the mule
skinner, and The cow puncher have all
heard of them. There is no valley where
they didn't winter. There fame is so
living that all these people know lots that
isn't SO about the explorers. These
Lewis and Clark myths are as dense as
the fogs which overhang Ia o ma" DR..
Coues lecssrcd before the Ac ,demy Of
Science in Tacoma last Wednesday,
Francis Orsier, Cincinnati merchant
who is lying at the point of death in that
city, is Frenchman with romantic
story. He was well-known journalist
in France 40 years ago, but got into
trouble with the government and was
forced to come to this country as an exile.
He Tough through the war in the Union
army and then started in business in
Cincinnati.
Permission has been granted Mrs.
Arthur Davis to pursue graduate courses
in mathematics, astronomy and physics
at John Hopkins university, for the de-
gree of dotor of philosophy. Mrs. Davis
graduated from Colum bian university in
Washington. She married her cIassmate,
Arthur Powell Davis a nephew of Major
Powell of the geological survey. Before
her marriage she was employed in The
Nautical Almanac Office, having passed
an examination that reused the enthus.
iasm of the board of examiners Mrs.
Davis has three children, with whom she
will probably live in Baltimore, her
husband being engaged in the geological
survey in California.
Governor Peter Turney Of Tennessee,
although 70 years old is still fond OF
hunting fox and deer and has pack OF
hounds at his home called "Wolfe's
Craig" in the southeastern part of the
state. He follows the hounds on horse
back and can stand as much riding,
except when attacked with the rheuma-
tism, as any one.
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Prof. Angelo Heilprin President of the
Philadelphia Geographical Club, de.
livered the annual address at It's last
meeting, his subject being the past and
future of geographical exploration. W.
Woodville Rockhill, Robert f. Peary,. and
Emin Pasha, he said, have done the most
distinctive work of the past year. Rock
hill and Peary are honorary members of
the club, and have received the gold medal
of the Rockhill Royal Geographical
Society of London, the eighth awarded
by the society to American travellers in
sixty-three years.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, who has gone to
California to pass the winter, that she
may escape the rigors of the climate OF
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THE PRESS.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 8.
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY.
ProClaxaaation
BY THE PRESIDENT.

-
While the American people should every day
remember with praise and thanksgiving the
divine goodness and mercy which have followed
them since their beginning as nation, it is nit
ting that one day in each year should be espe-
cidlly devoted to the contemplation of the bless
ing we have received from the hand of God,
and to the grateful acknowledgment of his low
ing kindness
Therefore I, Grover Cleveland, President of
the United States do hereby designate and set
apart Thursday, the 30th day of the present
month of November, as day OF Thanksgiving
and praise, to be kept and observed by all the
people of our land.
On that day let us forego our ordinary work
and employments and assemble IN our usual
places of worship, where we may recall all that
God has done for us, and where from grateful
hearts our united tribute OF praise and song
may reach the throne of grace.
Let the reunion of kindred and the social
meeting of friends lend cheer and enjoyment to
the day. and let generous gifts of charity for the
relief Of the poor and needy prove the sincerity
of our thanksgiving.
Witness my hand and the seal of the United
States, which have caused to be hereto
affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, on the
third day of November in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety three, and of the Independence OF
the United States the one hundred and
eighteenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President:
WALTER @. GRESHAM.
Secretary of State.
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The defeat of Maynard for judge of the
court of appeals and the overthrow of
the Brooklyn ring are results which
ought to bring rejoicing to al honest
men without distinction of party. Indeed
pasty lines were very largely ignored in
both these contests. The Republicans
could not without direct aid from the
Democl ats have defeated Body at all, and
without the same aid much of the impress
siveness of Maynard's overthrow would
have been lost. Both of these men by
their conduct had forfeited all claim to