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RESULT OF THE SEAL CONFERENCE
RnEland to he Urged TO Join In IN Agreement
to suspend PelaEic Sealing.

RnElnnd to he Urged to join In IN Agreement
to suspend Pelagic Sealing.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The American. Rus
sian, and Japanese members of tho Behring Sea
Conference have agreed to to their
respective governments that what is known In
diplomacy as an identical note. signed by tho
three nations concerned, be addressed to tho
British Government. urging its adhesion to an
agreement to suspend pelagic sealing for a
period of time to be arranged between all the in
tcrested partiee. Until an answer from Great
Britain is received little can be done by the
conferees of the United States, Russia, and ia
pan. The correspondence in the matter will be
conducted by cable. and 1t is believed that the
position OF Great Britain will be learned very
soon. 1t is likely that tho acquiescence of Great
Britain will result in the negotiation OF n formal
treaty requiring the approval of the Senate. AS
the sealing season will not begin until spring,
there will be ample time for the conclusion OF
the negotiations and the ratification of q treaty.
concluded at the meeting held in the State De-
partment to-day. Future meetings of impor-
tance will depend on the answer in regard to the
proposed agreement. although thero will I'M
the phraseology o the convention into which
the United States, Russia. and Japan are anx-
ious to enter with Great Britain. 1t Is the gen.
eral expectation of the members of the confer
ence that the convention will be drawn and
signed on Monday next.
The conference of the seal experts of tho
United States. Great Britain, and Canada, which
Mr.. ,Macoun, the Canadian expert, reaches
Washington. He Is expected any day.
A reception was given tonight by Gen. John
W. Foster, the President OF the American-Rus
sian-Japanese conference, in honor Of the con-
fereeS,
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Deserved to Aose HIS Bet.
From the Phaadelpnta Record.

Bill Gusts. a clerk In one of the city depart
ments, 10 always on the lookout to make money
by betting on sure things, and this Is the story
of how q sure thing went wrong. On Friday
afternoon Custis, who had just heard of tho
death In Now York of Henry George. went to
see O fellow clerk who was confined To his
house with a cold. This clerk was a real out
and-out sport who always, sticks to his bets,
ity. Custis turned the con versntion upon the po-
litical situation in New York. The other man had
not yet heard of Georges death. "Ill tell
George doesn't get 20, 900 votes" Done" said
the other. and he produced his ten. Mind"
said Gusts, this bet goes. No hedging"
Sure The money was posted, and Custig
went away tickled to death at the thought Of
however, he read in a postscript edition OF an
afternoon paper that Henry George, the son,
had tan en- his fathers place at the head Of the
ticket. Gusts nearly tainted, but he can't crawl
now. and he considers his tenner as good as lost.
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When WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN made
his political foray into this city, thirteen
months ago, In his campaign for the Presi.
dency, he characterized the metropolis as
1.-THE enemy's country" Considering the
dishonest cause he represented and the
character of the Populist hordes that fol.
lowed his standard of anarchy and repudi,
alton, the epithet was a decoration to which
this greatest of American cities nobly
made good her title on election day by
overwhelmingly defeating Organism.
The voting then done was INT of the most
important events in the history of the city
from Its first settlement down to the
present day. 1t proved to the country and
to the European nations that New York
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raB TAxr1C ar noNrapAE.
shs WIN Resain There severe, nara usnsrs
Entering the Canal.

MONTREAL, Quo, Nov. 1.-The JJnited States
gunboat Yantic will have to remain horo for
several days in order to DO liphtened and to
await the result OF an inquiry into the collision
with the Canadian vessel Canadienne. The
agents OF the latter vessel have demanded an
inquiry from tho Harbor Commission. The
representatives Of the State OF Michigan will
not take the vessel over until the affair is
settled.
Tho passage Of tho Yantic through Canadian
waters 10 still being vigorously discussed, and
tho Dominion Government is being attacked
for allowing the vessel to 60 through. Sir
Charles Hilbert Upper, one OF the leaders
Of the Conservative party in Canada and q
member of the late Government. who 10 here,
said to-day that the whole treaty between Great
Britain and tho United States should be over.
hauled. When tho treaty was entered into at
the special request OF the United States, said
Sir Charles Topper. Great Britain was, as she 10
now, the superior. naval powor. while the
United states. as It 10 now W was the most WI:
treaty was entered into that. neither Great
Britain nor the United States should maintain
eighteen-pound gun. on Lake Champlain, one on
Lake Ontario; and not more than two on the
vantage Of the United States Government.
ties. ift6e treaty is only binding on the United
| States on one side OF the border. It 10 only bind.
| ing on tho British Government on this side. and
the Dominion Government can keep all the war
vessels on the lakes 1t cares to. "Of course ]
| would not advocate any such course. but / hope
that the Yantic incident will draw the attention
OF the home Government to the matter, and that
nm understanding will be arrived at regarding
the exact meaning of the treaty. or that the
treaty will be denounced altogether"
ut is not strange" Sir Charles went on, that
tho United States has for many years been reg
ularly ignoring, II not wilfu1ly violating, the
spirit of the treaty. 1t has constructed n mum
Der of powerful war vessels on the lakes ant
called them revenue cruisers. True, they ar,
not armed as warships. but they are powerfully
built. ana nre equipped even with the mount
ings for guns, and for guns very much heavier
than eightecn.pounders. In an hour or two thcl
would he converted into gunboats of a yer,
formidable type, for they are some 900 tons reg
lister.
1.-THE sending Of old naval vessels Of the typ,
of the Yantic to The lakes introduces 9, new
phase Of the question. The Eantic would Gu
but a sorry figure In combat with a modern wa
vessel, but we have no war vessels on the lakes
the only Government vessel we have there beinI
the Petrol, which Is a little vessel under q hun
dred tons burden"
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Almost = Tragedy ON tho Amateur stage.


TTUW ~ CHHTTeSFOH 'tHs " CUuTIeT'
Rock Hill has had more than its share of en-
tertainments this week. On Tuesday night was
presented the pied Piper of Hamelin," az
dramatized by Mr.. J. w. Tillinghast Of Sumter.
The actors were all from Rock Hill, a fact which
added much to the interest felt 10y tho pu lie.
There was ono scene, that came near being en-
censed with their burgomaster for the loss OF
their children. determined TO hang him. Mr.,
Samuel T. Frew was to act the part OF hanger"
As intended. there wero two ropes; one, seen by
the audience, appeared to be doing deadly workS
the other, unseen. was to support the victim
and prevent damage. while keeping up appear
ances.
Unfortunately the self.made Sheriff fastened
swung in the air. A few minutes more would
have ended his swinging forever. The arrange
ment was so effective that he could not even
kick. After SOME moments he was resuscitated.
He declares that II was painless; in fact that
the sensations were rather enjoyable.
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Mas Lew the support or the UnreEistersd ana
"UnciyiliEed ~

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Str: I wonder how
many of the Low supporters are like the nve on my
block2 The windows OF their residences are filled
with Mr.. Lows pictures. but three Of the five have
not registered. one is not naturalized C"not civilized"
10 the way my little daughter. who is campaigning
among her girl friends for Gen. Tracy. innocently ex-
pressed IT.. and the NTH gentleman. q Democrat, will
probably vote for Low. unless he changes his mind,
like many others are doing, and votes for the biggest
man ever nominated for Mayor of New York, Gen.
Benjamin =. Tracy.
One more: Two young ladies during the absence Of
their brother hung Mr.. Lows picture in the two
street windows OF thesr apartment. On his return
the brother stated that he should vote for Gen. Tracy.
A compromise resulted in one window displaying
Tracy's picture and the other Lows. the former rep-
resentinE a vote. the latter representing NO vote.
Nov. /, 1897. Q. W.. p.
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WASHINGTON. Nov. IA number of appoint.
ments in the customs service were announced
to-day at the Treasury Department. Among
them were the staff of assistants to the Col
lector at Sitka. who was not hampered in his
selection by the existence of an eligible list es-
tablished under civil service rules. and his rec
as follows: Willis p. Mcbride. deputy collector
and inspector. !Sitka. 81. 800 per annum; J.
UnRa. $1,000 per annum; Joseph A. Arment..
deputy collector and inspector. Wrangel, 81, 600
per annum; Clarence s. Hannum. deputy col
Joseph f. Floyd. deputy collector and inspect
or. Dyea. "a per day; William Millmore. in
deputy collector and inspector. Sitka, $1,000
per annum.
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Planned 0lA to the Cuspidor.
Nom the Alaska Miner.

NV @''ee" wv
There is a total disregard of the value of the
precious metal in Dawson. Every one has SO
much gold dust that tho sight of big sacks and
cans OF 1t have ceased to attract attention.
For instance" said Mr.. Thompson, you
will see a wooden sack covered with canvas,
about as unlikely a place for riches as q man
would find on csrth, and yet at any time of the
day and night the aggregate wealth of the men
millions.
"Why, ono day / was in a place of this do
%scripti0n and In front of the bar was a long box
filled with sawdust. This sawdust, owing to
frequent approximations from the tobacco chew.
Of these places one day and some boys came
along and said to the proprietor: II you will
give us this old box we will bring you another
was the rejoinder.' The boys Immediately put
q clean one in its place and took away the old
one. ] was so interested to see what they in.
tended to do that I followed them, and to my
surprise they commenced to pan out the saw.
in EOld,
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It represents the top Of the first column
Of the ballot which will be put in your
hands to-day, by the aw precedence being
given to the party which polled the highest
number Of votes for Governor at the last
preceding election for such officer"
The year that the last Governor was elected
was 1896, when the issue of law and order
against Organism convulsed the country.
That same issue is on and uppermost to-day,
and the most decisive blow for or against
either side will be struck in the Empire
State and in the city of the Greater New
York, WALLACE representing the Republi.
can party in the State against PARKER, and
TRACY representing it in the city against
VAN WICK and GEORGE.
This picture Of the ballot shows 10 Just
rs you will receive It, except that the
cross seen here in the circle under the party
emblem will not be on it when II comes
into YOU hands. That cross Is for you to
make. Make no other mark, but make that
cross.
1t will, by It's vote for WILLIAM J. WAL
LACE, help to hold the Empire State for
the just, enlightened, and beneflcent prin.
ciples of the st. Louis platform. 1t will
oAD hCip w OlCCO ohNsAhlN e xhACx
Mayor Of New York, the best candidate
running for the Office. It will also help to
reflect that tried financial officer, AsHBEL
p. FITCH, whose name on the actual ballot
follows that of TRACY, and w. M. K.
OLooTT, District Attorney; and it will help
to elect r. Ross APPLETON, another friend
and representative of American law and Or
der, as President of the Council.
Whether you take this ballot In hand
with confidence, with doubt or with de-
spair of Gen. TRAoY's election, do not fail
to make the mark in the circle.
If Gen. TRACY is beaten, it will DO be-
cause of the ludicrous weakness and folly
Of members of the Republican party who
have listened to the encouragement
preached by the enemy that has worn Low
buttons. Ludicrous as this folly may 6 ,em,
however, it will be no joke IL the candidate
of the st. Louis platform is beaten.
Make your mark, therefore. Vote fol
WALLACE and TRACY.
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l.-Gen. Miles. acting
Secretary of War. has approved the plans OF the
Department of Parks, New York. for u bridge
across tho channel between City Island and Pei
ham Bay Park.
Franklin W. Golfers of Nebraska has been
appointed a special attorney OF the United
States before the Court of Claims.
Thomas p. Smith Of Platlsbnrg, n. y. has
been appointed Supervisor of Indian Schools.
Mr.. Smith has been connected with the Indian
service for many years as agency employee.
agent. and inspec or, and latterly as Assistant
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
Gen. Miles to-day ordered II court.martial to
try Capt. lowering at Fort Sheridan for alleged
brutal treatment OF Private Hammond;
eision of the Court OF Appeals of Virginia, sus-
tanning the State statute regulating charges by
express COMPANIES,
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ROBBED THE TREASURY VAULT.
A Trusted Employee Fined $50 for Stealing
Twenty-eiGht silver Dollars.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 1.-Thomas Martin. an
old employee in the Treasury, was to-day fined
$50 by Judge Bradley for stealing twenty.eight
silver dollars from the Treasury vaults. He had
been in Jail since the theft was committed In
August last. Martin was one of the most trusted
messengers in the Department and had often
before been employed in the count Of cash in the
Treasury. TIL officials were at a loss to ac-
count for his crime. and had he not been caught
in the act they would not have believed him
guilty. His act necessitated an actual count Of
the silver dollars in the Treasury. otherwise
Treasurer Roberts could not be satisfied that all
the money he receipted for was on hand. The
work will occupy the force of counters several
months.
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Georgia Protects tho ,Po.sun.
From the Atlanta Journal.

Mr.. McCook's bill to prevent the hunting on
catching OF opossums between March ] and
Oct. l., was taken up with a favorable report
from the Committee on Agriculture. Hon. Pope
Brown gave his time to the author of tho bill,
but said II was a good measure and he would
vote for 1t.
Mr.. McCook, the 'possum's friend. l. an elderly
gentleman, with the snow OF many winters ON
his hail. He spoke very briefly. and tho bill
went to a vote. The ayes were 100 and the
nays is. and as the result was announced there
was thunderous applause.
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Digging Fish worms He Pound $50. 900.
From the 81. Paul Pioneer press.

CLINTON. Ia. Oct. 2S.-AdOlph Johnson, q 10.
yenr.old boy. while digging fish bait on beaver
island. in the south part OF the city, struck a
uncarthed, proved to BIO an iron box. When
opened the finder was nearly OyerDowered with
the great amount OF wealth he saw. for there
lay gold and paper money amounting to $50, OOO.
1t is not known when or by whom the money
was buried, or IL II was the proceeds OF an express
robbery or belonged to a Swedish n%oblenan who
lived n number OF years on Beaver Island, dying
there two or three years ago.
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PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.

Trouble Between the Line and stan.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 1.-Secretary Long took
action to-day looking to the settlement Of the
lonE.pending trouble between the line and the
stan Of the navy by appointing II board to con.
slider the various propositions that have been
submitted for the disposition of the subject. Tho
board consists of Assistant Secretary Roosevelt,
President; Capts Samson, Crowninshield and
Evans; Observation-Disclosures Wainwright.
Lieut.. Key; Engineer in Chief Melville. Chief
Engineer Ray and Passed Engineer Mcfarland.
giving officers of the Engineer Corps actual
command on ship board. 1t Is probable that the
mitted to Congress with the approval Of the
Navy Department.
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Gen. Tracy's Election Desired.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: Tho friends Of
e1-secretary Tracy are watching with the deepest In.
terest the course of political events In Greater New
York at this time. The Republican candidate enjoys
the reputation here of being a gentleman of the very
highest character. one OF tho most gallant OF soldiers
in the war OF the rebellion. and q most excellent Sec
rotary Of the Navy under Gen. Harrison's Admins
tration. That he may be elected next Tuesday the
Mayor of the Empire City Of the Empire State is the
earnest wish Of Thousands OF Washingtonians and,
particularly, OF ROBERT A. CHURCH.
WARRINGTON. Oct, 80.
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The Arnor Board Opposed to EstablIshinE an
Arnor Plant.

WARRINGTON, Nov. Tho special board con-
siderinR the armor question will not
the establishment OF n liant in the South. or
anywhere else, but will confnc its report TO a
presentation of tho cost of building a factory.
with plans for its construction. A separate re-
port will be prepared upon the observations
made by the board while on its recent southern
tour, In which the resources of that section will
be set forth for supplying steel Of all qualities.
The board is opposed to tho navy's undertaking
to manufacture armor, and II the department
asks Its opinion II will be strongly against the
establishment OF a factory anywhere.
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Increase in Immigration.

WAsHINoToE. Nov. L. The immigration
movement of the first quarter Of the current
fiscal year. as reported by the Bureau Of Stats
tics, shows the arrival OF s. .4l7 persons at the
beaports of the United States in that period. and
of {, 1888 by way OF Canada; In 1896 the arrivals
with 1852, was the largest contributor TO the
movement. Russia was second with G,s03, and
ireland third. with 1857. These countries held
tho sAmo relative p~ositiOns in 1906.
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The ChIHs.s Victims or the Garrison. Wreck.

WAsHISGToN. Nov. Special Deputy Col.
lector John Martin. at Plattsburg. n. y, has ro-
ported TO the Secretary of the Treasury that the
eight Chinsme killed in the wreck at Garri-
sons on Oct. "a were members OF a party en-
route from Malone TO New York, having sue
cesstully eVaded the Exclusion law. seven Of
snoa NV w0f 70, SouhE men, VINO were Sntv yar 10
and on their testimony wero discharged from
arrest by Commissioner Badger al Malone on
OCT. -. That afternoon they started on what
proved 70 DO for eight OF them their final journey.
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Disaster 10 the Peanut Crop.
From, the Wilmington Star.

The peanut crop seems doomed this year. u
by the prolonged dry weather. and now its
the wet weather that l. doing the damage. The
rain found a part OF the crop on the ground,
sunshine enough to dry the peas the result is
that both the vines and the nuts are damaged
from mildew. And even where the peas had
been stacked there, Is some damage from the
rain being carried by the high wind into the in
terror of the stack.
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Virgo MoSss's war Picture,
From the Dahions0a. Ga. Signal.

Virgo Moose has returned TO LumpkIn county
The above picture, Of him was taken soon after
the battle OF C~hickamauga, where he was
feet and lower limbs. That's what makes bis
pants 4 little short and run down ut the heel.
But Virgo got In some deadly work on that
oak tree Tor three days and nights, and dIdn'1
killing In all 763. ~
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u the three ntted with torpsdoes. Tho main
topmast will have a ssmapbore for lonE-dis-
tance signalling. The Campus II ono OF half
q dozen new ships Of her class, three built In the
Government yards and three BY contract
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Rooseyell Comes Homo 20 Vote.

WAsHNGToN. Nov. l.-Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy Roosevelt left Washington tonight
for Oyster Bay, l.. l.. where he will vote for
Judge of the Court OF Appeals Tomorrow. Il.
mediately after voting Mr.. Roosevelt will leave
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Low

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUS-Str: LoAthsomo Low
has now proved himself greedy enough to steal the
pennies from a dead mans eyes. What an imbecile
to give himself away so tailyl What a smaShup of
the ~hysterical hens pet big l DOLL He evidently did
not know It was Low dead. CTvIs.
BROOKLYN. Nov. l.
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Oppo.lt,on to Sunday sIans.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
HOLLAND. Mich. oct. 2s.-The pastors of the several
churches here have started to-day to circulate petit.
lions requesting the Post once Department to stop
the delivery and receiving OF all mail matter ON Sun
dav
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WouLD-BE yOrERs ANSWERED..

Can a man who moved into an election district on
Oct. 4 vote at the coming electionp The Board of
Inspectors having registered him. some OF the I'm.
spectors claim he cannot vote and threaten 10 have
him arrested on election day. &C
He cannot vote. because he hasn't boon thirty days
In the election district.
We wish to vote q split ticket on Tuesday. How
shall we do II and have our votes countedP S1pposs
we wish to vote for a certain candidate Tor Mayor on
another. Comptroller on another. Where do we put
the cross mark? A. T. brEARHe.
Your safest way is to put a cross marx In front OF
each person for whom you wish to vote.
Would . man born Nov. 3. 1870. be entitled to vote
at the coming election on Nov. 2H 81,
Yes; the courts have decided so.
Kindly answer whether q person becoming OF age
on the 8lst OF October could have registered and Be
entitled to vote on election day. EDWIN MACK.
YeSI because he Is OF age before the election.
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y orr frtsnds tpAo Jdror rs tVtth rsdNSsortpts for
publication sStsh to havs rejected articles rsfur~sd,
TIER usssi ~ al cases sspd sidups for that purpoes.
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PAns -Kiosqus Nc. II. near Grand Hotel, and
RESCUE No. 10. Boulevard des capuoinep
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Your safest way is to put q cross marx In front or
each person for whom you wish to vote.