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The Doctor has had 13 years practical ex-
perience in the art of correcting defective
eyesight. No fancy prices for special ground
lenses.
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FORGOT HIS RHEUMATISM.

hIr. morgan Drops his Clutches and Runs
Downstairs to Help aliHs CoIsou.
Miss Rose Colson has been q member of tho
household Of Charles V. Morgan of New Ro-
chelle for thirty years. Latterly she has taken
personal care of both Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan.
both Of whom are invalids. Last Wednesday
night Miss Colson returned to the house at 10
O'Clock. In passing from the kitchen into the
dining room she tripped and fell heavily to the
floor. dislocating her hip.
She was overcome with pain and remained
unconscious for some time. Then she called for
help and pounded the floor with her fists, in an
endeavor TO awaken Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan. who
Unable to make them hear she crawled through
tho house to the foot OF the front stairs and
again attempted TO awaken them BY pounding
there h 'lpless until o o'clock in the morning.
Then Mrs; Morgan awakened her husband. tell
Ing him that she heard groans. He grabbed his
crutches and hobbled to the head OF the stairway.
When he saw. Miss Colson lying helpless on
the floor below the effect OF his rheumatism. as
sometimes happens In such cases, disappeared.
and, dropping his crutches. he ran downstairs
and picked up Miss Colson. whom he helped
70 a couch. Not until a physician arrived did
Mr.; Morgan feel any disabling effects OF his
malady. Then he was compelled to resort
again to his crutches. Miss ColsOn was taken to
the New Rochelle Hospital. Her hip was set
and she will recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
CUBAN MEMORIAL MEETING,
D~stnncourt Nganduiry. Ju.t Out or . spa nish
Prison. Makes n speech.

Betnncourt Manduley. Ju.t Out or . spa nish
Prison. Makcs q speech.
Last night the Cubans In this city held at
Chickering Hall their meeting in commemora-
tion Of tho twenty-sixth anniversary Of the
assassination Of the students Of the University
Of Havana by the Spanish volunteers Of that
city. Shortly before the meeting was opened
DR.. Henry Lincoln do Zayas. President of the
Club Oscar Primellss. which called the meeting,
received from Washington the following COM
munication from Senator Morgan of Alabama:
"DEAR SIR: I am not in physical condition,
from a recent sickness, to attend the meeting to
which you 30 cordially invite me. Otherwise
I would join you In your honorable work.
although ! prefer to speak on public topics at
my desk in the Senate. But the safety of
tho lives OF non-combatant people in Cuba
appeals to all honorable men in SO direct
and mandatory terms that l could not be
state my opinions. lido not feel that we are
free from Just censure suffering the enormities
inflicted on the people Of Cuba. which we would
the truth. known to all men, that open. public
war is fragrant In that island. I do not wish to
share the burden Of that national iniquity. 1t
At eight o'ciock tho hall was Crowded and DR..
Lincoln de Zayas opened the meeting and in
%troduced the orators; Speeches were made by
Senores Ortiz Fajardo. Betancourt Man
court Manduley. who arrived in. New York
a few days ago from a Spanish prison.
into which he was thrown shortly after
ovation. When he said that autonomy and
all tho alleged mild policy OF Spain are but ex-
OF the fear Of the CastiIian lion before
the American eagle" the audience cheered him
for several minutes with extraordinary en-
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'sanitary Csuarusns Grow W-srss-saany D..,n.
FIRES, Starvation.

lnnnttaVy Csnditiena Grow Worpe-nHnny ne,tn.
fren stnrvntisn.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The public. health
reports for the week ended to-day, issued BY tho
Marine Hospital Service, contain Official notice
OF tho discontlnuanco Of yellow fever public
bulletins by the Louisiana State Board Of
Health and Of the removal of all house ouarap.
tines In New Orleans. The end Of tho yellow
fever at Pensacola, Fla. 10 also announced; also
tho remova Of all guarantees In Alabama.
Florida %oficisls still require the disinfection Of
merchandise from New Orleans and Mobile.
The dislnfecting station at Atlanta has been dis
continued.
DR.. Brunnor's weekly report from Havana is
again Encouraging Sanitary conditions grow
worse, and the death rate is Increasing. Entire
disregard Of personal cleanliness becomes more
apparent every day. and the supply OF fresh
A food stufis arc now beyond the reach of
the poor. and this condition OF affairs 10 demon
sirStsd in ,s the I m05Ssslit 2, table In this report.
tion, as stated there. 10 but one-tenth Of tho
actual number Of deaths occurring from that
t iSH'f time O tSss Il this . c on miS u q s az SistS cont at
snrIss tG 9s S1is sftS Sn TIlf The SeSo SS%ins wi. wIptsr and
menace to the health of tho United States. The
people, as q whole, now present every evidence
Of bad physical cone itions. The anemio com
ebject indifference to their bad sanitary environ.
ments doubly insures their mortality.
81 eotimate that there are about 800 cases of
yellow fever In this city and In Regla. There
were twenty.four deaths from that cause during
the week, and but two OF that number occurred
among the civilians. the others In military hos.
pitfalls. The deaths from enteric. malariai. and
tho so-cal!ed pernicious, fcvers show q marked
from intestinal diseases are about one.third OF
the total deaths, but nearly half Of those occur.
and simple. Your attention 10 invited to tho
total deaths and annual ratio per 1000. I
would also state that this total is only npproxi.
per cent. of the occurring Deaths
The number of deaths for the week & Is 600. an
annual ratio OF 1888 to the thousand. Six
deaths were reported from starvation.
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A. million of suffering women cry with
uplifted hands for some relief from the
pains and tortures of diseases peculiar to
their SEX. A million more suffer in silence
rather than subject themselves to the alb.
horrent n humiliating examinations and
local treatment SO uniformly insisted upon
by physicians.
The saddest thought of all Is that all
this agony of body and mind is absolutely
unnecessary
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of child birth. Taken during the expectan.
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danger at the time Of parturition.
Miss L~.auretta McNees, of Reno Up, o. Box 7aJ),
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iets' I know OF a lady in the family way who
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her tfrst baby. This was her second baby. She
thinks 1t a grand medicine So do :"
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Dr. rterce's Pellets. Mild, harmless, yet sure
no other Dill can compare with then
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
FRoMME's BEEFsTEAk BANQUET.
a Great GatharipG or Tammnny Politicians
Mar. Frommo Crowned Reersteak Chempien.

A Great Gathering or Politicians
Mr. Fr'""' Crowned ne'f'''"h Champion.
The "beefsteak banquet" that Register.elect
Isaac Fromme rave last night TO the Gazabo
Club of Mnyor.eleot Van wyck's district at tho
Grand Central Palace was unique In many re-
spects. Beefsteak. in the Hrst place. PLAYED
things that were served to those who
had brought their appe.ites with thom. In the
feast '' than 'a ever " attended slsd' any r''-s strais at ous
"beefstoak" or any other kind of " din.
ner. In the third place. Mr.. Fromme for
the second time within three weeks was
c.owhea a. inc cnAnpion cater :, oeet'
steak IN tho metropolis. AS Mr.. Fromme
the fourth uniaue feature Of the banou.t ho.
comes apparent.
-, The S. dinner was served away ", up ,1,t on tho roof M Of
Fromms aaSsd to IN. ]nar,,san sucoss, 81 :, Nv
omn; ~ ptose ,ua !" .na.. hatt"" he .ho
pink teas of the Seth Low worshippers. He
he said, of showing the difference. Register.
elect Frommc is conspicuously short of stature,
but he wasn't the star last night in this par.
ticular, because Deputy Sheriff Mulvaney, bet
ter ,sm known . IS Little 40 s M]Sl; . f wss there; y yi 'inh his
Tammany makeup. ~
Ex.Assemblyman Billy Hornridge superin-
!9psSe 81 o!cS Soooln af Il 'h Res aisnaG!se ofi S,sed TS by
steak was served in little juicy oblong sections,
nesting between slices Of white bread. Chops
were the quail. Beer flowed necessarily
while these things were served. Tom Bradley,
down das s9 10 9 dls"ass U qasil wi1h joe f@ "seh ,Swn, s sss
Mark Hanna Of Poverty Hollow" At
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IN CUBA.
n,005 American CitiSens In Need-Resumptton
or Agricultural Operations.

1.0Og American Citisens In Need-Resumptton
or Agricultural Operations.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-According to o report
received by Secretary Sherman from Consul
General Lee 1907 citizens Of the United States
arc In need Of charitable assistance In Cuba. or
these $50 are In Havana province, 253 In Ma
tanzas province. and the rest in other places.
The $4,000 drawn by Gen. Lee when SO many
Americans were suffering In the island last
summer has been expo, ded. and he has drawn
$4,000 additional. leaving $4,000 of the
$50. 900 appropriated to relieve distressed citi-
zens Of the United States. The suffering has
increased so much in, the past month hat
Americans alone. Gen.. Weyler's concentration
order Ia believed by Gen. Leeto be the cause OF
the general condition Of distress. and tho good
effect OF Its revocation by Captain.G General
Blanco has not had time to develop
operations in Cuba has been received OF the
State Department from Pulaski Hyatt, United
States Consul at Santiago.
1t 10 semi-ofhcially announced" says Mr..
Hyatt, that Captain General Blanco will allow
all planters OF Cuba to grind their cane and pro-
coed with plantation work. It isf further repre-
sented that all thrills on cattle will be.removed
and every necessary step In sugar making facili-
tated. for large numbers Of bulls or oxen are in
despensible to, haul cane. The cattle Of this
OF for beef that we are practically without
cattle. / have seen representatives of several
plantations from the southern part Of the island
who claim to have bulls enough to proceed with
their crops at this time, Should the planters OF
will be needed. Southern cattle are preferred.
and Texas cattle growers can doubtless fnd here
q ready and prosperous market"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
MILKING THE INSURANCE COW.
Kansas RIcNaIl'a Examiner Was Busy In New
York city Inst week.

York city Inst week.
Ex-Judge Foote of Topeka. representing In
Burance Commissioners Webb McSall Of Kansas,
has finished an examination of the Glens Falls In.
surance Company of this State. which the COM
pany's officers declare is Of no value and was
wholly uncalled for. This is the examiner who
talked politics for a few hours with the officers
of tho Fire Association of Philadelphia while
thumbing tho pages Of tho company's policy
registers and put in a bill for 1857, which was
paid about a month ago. Last week the Judge
was examining tho Commercial Union Assur-
ance Company. whose offices are at SO William
street, this city. In view Of the charge he made
In Philadelphia. insurance men are wondering
what Manager Sewell will be asked to contrib
has also been asked II the Judges dinner on
ms et the flesh Of g Kansas jack rabbit; ,,
upon by the insurance fraternity as a raid to
get money out Of the insurance companies, and
fear that II they refuse 10 allow the so.caiiedd
examination to be made, McNall will cause
them more trouble and expense In connection
with their Kansas business than they suffer on
account of the examination.
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 27.-The foreign FIRE and
Ire insurance companies doing business in
Kansas arc to be required by Stale Superin.
tendent McNall to give a detailed statement of
their losses In Kansas, something never before
asked In this State.
The fire which McNall is sendipR
out to-day. and which will be Of interest to tho
many New York companies doing business here.
account Of the policy. the name of the assured
and Post Of1ce address, the rate of loss, the
amount of the policy, the amount of the claim
why any loss has not been paid. and the reasons
for contesting claims In the courts. The life
companies, In addition to similar requirements.
VIII have to mako a complete report of their
tontine business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
OBITUARY..

Squire" George w. Ingraham died on his
farm in Armenia. Duchess county. on Nov. 20.
in tho eiRhty'dfth year Of ~ life. Squire"
Ingraham was tho originator VI the law which
gives q married woman the right to hold reaI
and personal property independent Of her
husband. which measure It took him eight
years to got passed. He was a farmer, lawyer
and philosopher. He was employed as an
engineer and surveyor In tho construction
of the New York and Harlem Railroad.
At the age of 20 years no conceived the idea of
reducing weather indications to q scientific
basis. and. after giving the subject close study.
reduced his deductions to writing and sent them
to Washington by the member of Congress from
his district. This formed the basis of the pres
emit Government Weather Bureau. Squire"
ingraham. was born and spent his life In the
he filled tho office of Justice Of the Peace.
Former United States Commissioners Henry s,
Bellows Of BF 9klyn died on Friday, night at his
hoG 9 sls ,Hti s SCI, street, In his $50 year He
stalwart Republican, then becoming a liberal
Republican In 1872. and winding up as an un.
pointment as United States Commissioner by
PRESIDENT Cleveland In his final term, Nj; Bel
Dartment. He leaves We a SON and dsush me@.'n D''
-Winslow Shearman OF Busti. N. Y, husband
Of Mrs. Sherman. and father OF Mrs. Davis.
tbsIr g So%. murdered w5iIs cd % SSost three years ago IN
"Wednesday night OF he,rt disease. He was
the shock caused by the discovery that his wife
and daughter had been killed. The murderer
Is still unknown.
John NJ, Burr: Postmaster at Burville,. Tor.
of Burville. and owned all the place, as well as
the Fret National Bank OF Winsted and a
thirty second degree Mason.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
NEITHER WOULD CARRY IT.:
% hIP. and Mrs. Montgomery Quarrel in the
Street About q satcheI.

- ~ obu mrs. montgomery Quarrel in the
Street About . satcheI.
Because Mr.. and Mrs. George EdRarton
Montgomery had a dispute as to who should
carry q largo satchel, they were both in the JET.
ferson Market Police Court yesterday, the
husband a prisoner. and the wife to intercede
for him. The pair were found at Sixth avenue
and Twelfth street late ON the night before.
They were quarrelling, and both had walked
away from the satchel, leaving 1t on the side
Now. George" the woman said, you lust
trot back and get that satchel. Even II you're
willing to leave ~, 900 worth Of manuscript
that way. I'm not willing you should, 30 60
II won't" replied he. I'm tired of hugRing
snGse blamed papers around; Garry 'em your
eelt II you want 'em carried"
after vainly trying to patch matters up, found
u necessary to take Montgomery and the
satchel away. in the patrol wagon. The wo-
man appeared at the Mercer street police sta.
ton at a late hour and tried to explain. Il
Was or no use, and yesterday she went TO the
court, where she found her husband and the
yaLse. she told Magistrate Mott that she and
her husband had come In from the country and
were looking for q boarding place. Her husband
had been sick, she said. He was fined $3, and
the Two, LETT court together. The interior of
the satchel was not examined at the station
house,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
GOING HOME TO LAPIAYD.
Arctic Dweilers Who Were Brought Over Il
Tench AIaaknns TO Use Reindeer.

Arctic DwelIers who Wore brought Over 70
Teach Alaaknnu to Use Reindeer.
On board the steamer Norge of tho Thing.
valla line, which left Hoboken for Christian
sand, Norway, yesterday afternoon. was q little
band of fourteen ~Laplanders, who arc return
ing home after having spent four years in Alas
ka. The party included Peri A. Rist. so years
old. an ex-District Governor of Lapland; Sam
uel ]. Kerni, wife. two children. and a four
months old infant: Aslak Somly. wife, and two
children, and Mathis A. Ezra, wife. and two
children. These Laplanders,. with twenty.
seven :others, were Drought to this country In
the summer Of 1898 by the United States Gov.
eminent to, teach the Alaskans how to Strain
reindeer to haul slcds.
They went direct to northern Alaska, where
the remainder OF the company still are. Rist,
who acted as chief, said that he and those who
were with him were going horne on n visit and
would return to Alaska next summer. Tho
members OF the party were all attired in their
native costume and were quarterei in one
cabin amidshipi They were In the are Of Gen
The, Norge will stop at Christiansand and
part of Norway. from which place the lap
landers will travel overland on sleds to their
homes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
BACK FROM MonRo CASTLE.
DF. Frank AEranopte. . Native or This City
Arrives rrom Cuba.

DR.. Frank AEranepte. . Native or This City.
Arrives rrom Cuba.
DIR. Frank Agramonte, q native of New York
and a Cuban patriot, arrived here yesterday on
the steamer Santiago from Santiago do Cuba.
His family has been conspicuous in the wars of
Cuba against Spain. Ignacio Agramonte was
the great Cuban hero of the last ten years
war. DR.. Enrique Agrsmonte. now living in
this city, was the first patriot to fire his rife in
tho field against tho Spanish troops of Gen.
Balnaceda shortly after Oct, 10, 1868. when
the former Cuban uprising took place.
Frank Agramonte, following, his, family ira
ditions, landed In Cuba with the brothers
Maceo in October, 1895. They were surround.
ed by far superior Spanish forces and owed
their escape to the GOODNESS and heroism Of An.
tonic Maceo. who led q desperate charge on the
days later Frank Agramonte was taken prison.
cuba until Noy: l3, when he was released as
endured awful priyations and hardshlps in his
dungeon. He could obtain decent food only at
great expense.
Vas giving NJ all hope of liberty" he
said, when / was released thanks TO the Of
forts that Spain is now making to appease the
the Spanish crimes in Cuba"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
THREAT.
nr Autonomy Is Not on = Liberal BASIS He Will
Got Out.

HAVANA, via Key West, Nov. 27.-Gen. Blanco
eahled to Madrid yesterday that II autonomy
was not going to BIO as liberal as had boon
promised. no would Immediately tender his
resignation.
The town OF Santa Maria del Rosario, Havana
province has been raided by Col. Aranguren. A
large booty was secured by the insurgents and
a spanish Lieutenant and Ave soldiers were
A commission of several autonomists who
tried to approich the camp OF the insurRcnt
leader In this province, Juan Delga.o, were
received yesterday by Delgado with several
Soleys. which put them and their escort OF
carried instructions from Gen. Gonzales Par
Delgado. "
TIE Union Constitutional party here ia hold.
ing threatening meetings Against the Govern.
The InsurEent Gen. jose Maria Rodriguez Ia
a9atn In Havana province from Pinar del Rio
WITH 1000 mens
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HAVANA sLAUG nTEk HOUSE.
Discovery or Pecuiafisns There Amounting to
O5, 900 . Day.

HAVANA, Nov. 27.-A sensation was caused
here this afternoon by the sudden appearance in
the City Hall rooms of a magistrate. followed by
several clerks and o notary public, to take pos
session OF all the books and documents OF tho
municipality referring to the Havana slaughter
house. Though many OF tho city Councillors
desired to resist, after a few words were OK.
changed between the Mayor and the magistrate
The municipality surrendered the books and
IN
i Is said that the Major and many Councillors
will be tried for the Docu]stions discovered in
the slaughter house by some cattle owners. The
sun OF S5 900 q day 10 the profit made by the
The American citizen. Pedro Hernandez
Monies. arrested 10 Guines; Havana province,
An official despatch from Madrid, in answer
to inquiries from the Autonomists. says that
laws. The Local eSambern In caSa VIII m aastn
the, tariffs on the basis OF the protection of
mutual Cuban and Spanish in~teresfs. American
than will be levied on Spanish goods.
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FIVE POISONED, ONE DEAD.
An Alleged Plot to Collect Lilo IasHranoO ,.
Means or Arsenio In Csmee.

Means or Araenio In Csneo.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 27.-George Taylor. ono Of i've
persons poisoned last Monday died to-day and
the police have arrested a man and two women
on suspicion that they were concerned in causing
his death. The prisoners are Thomas Shackle-
ford, Mary Long and Nettie Taylor.
Taylor and his wife separated several weeks
ago. He married another woman. and went to
live at 1905 Pine street. Meanwhile Shackle-
ford became his successor at his old home.
shackleford also visited Taylor at tho latter's
pew abode.
On Monday. 1t 10 alleged. ShHckleford put ar.
senic into o pot of coffee which was drunk by
Taylor, Matte Jackso Mary Jones, Mary Har-
ris; and Mollic Adams. Mrs. Taylor No. I has a
policy on her dead husbands life for 81. 100 In a
Memphis insurance company. The police say
that Shackleford poisoned Taylor at the instiga-
ton Of the ~latter's first wife. A post-mortem
examination will be made.
Mary Long is the woman who spcceeded Tay.
lor's frst wife In his affections. She refused to
drink the poisoned coffee. All the parties to
the AFFAIR arc colorod.
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mr.. walter Hurns's yuusrai.
spsetaI Gable Dsspafoh to The Sun.

SpeeIaI Gable DeIpdFoh 10 TIE SUE.
LONDON. Nov. 27.-The funeral OF Walter
Burns, the senior resident partner OF the bank
ing house OF J. 8. Morgan g. Co., the London
branch OF ]. p. Morgan & Co. of New York, who
81. Georges Church. Hanover square. this lore
noon. The mourners were Mr.. Burns's son
Among those PRESENT. ,erpTnT we're Meff LORD y R SSI aSfa.
Lord .ReyelstOke. United States Ambassador
Hay; Mrs.. Burns. widow of the deceased banker,
prominent Lohdon and American mercantile
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
John usraan ns.eham's VIII.

CHICAGO. Nov. 27.-John BerdRn Ketcham's
will was filed this afternoon. Tho widow. Mrs.
Minnie Wallace WSlkup Ketcham, says in her
petition that the estate left by her husband is
worth $685.. 900. of which goo, 900 is In per-
sonal property. She gets most OF II. Keteham's
legal heirs WIN contest the WILL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
Child Dies or uuras M, sterlsusIs Received.

Lizzie Brono. 4years old. of TAI East Eleventh
street. was carried Into Willard Parker Hos
pital yesterday afternoon, suffering with burns
about her body, of which she died later in Belle
Vue.
ceivsd tho burns. but it is supposed that she
wal playing In tho street and that her dress was
tEnited BY sparks from o bondEOs