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was still a noticeable number of vacant
seats when regular business began.
President Dix announced, after DR..
Eutchins had concluded the minutes, the
names of deputies selected to serve men,
bers of the joint committee on the increased
responsibilities of the church, as follows:
Rev. DR.. Greer, New York; Rev. DR.. Jones,
central Pennsylvania; Rev. DIR. Mann, west
Missouri; Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan of New
York. Mr.. James J. Goodwin of Connecti-
cut and Mr.. Joseph Packard, jr of Mary
land.
Committees being called for, Rev. DR..
Eear. from the committee on conference.
moved concurrence with the bishops in
their amendments made to proposed article
OF the constitution governing the creation
of new dioceses. The bishops eliminated
from the article, as proposed by the re-
vision co nmittee, the provisions requiring
diocese formed from missionary districts to
be confined to the boundaries of a single
'cese formed from two or more dioceses
must also ne within such boundaries. On a
vote by dioCeses and orders the concur
renee WAS agreed to, the vote being fol-
lows:
Clcrical-51 ayes. noes, l divided. Lay
3S ayes, noes, l divided.
Rev. DIR. Egar also presented a report,
which was referred. moving insistence upon
the adoption OF proposed section of new
article ; of the constitution. providing for
the conservation of bishops for foreign
lands.
TIE committee on conference on article
o. the constitution reported in favor of
adopting the amendment of the bishops
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OUTLOOK IN NEW YORK.
Uncertainty as to Senator PIatt.s De-
signs in the State

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signs in the State.
While the republicans in New York ANNA =
10 be entirely united there is great deal
OF outside speculation as to Just what
Senator Platts designs may be. Among pol
ltlcians Platt is always credited with bav-
ing designs" 1t is very generally believed
that Mr.. Plat did not have anv choica in
the nomination for governor of New York
except between Roosevelt and Black. There
were reasons why the nomination of Black
was regarded as not desirable from Mr.
Platts point of view, but In turning The
nomination over to Roosevelt Mr. Platt had
to entrust his fate as boss of the New
YORK republicans in the hands of man
win an antl-boss record and of anu-Platt
procllv1tles. 1t is very generally believed
tnat Platt cannot run machine in New
YORK state IL Roosevelt is governor Con-
sequently there is great deal of specula-
ton as 10 whether Platt has come to the
conviction that this is not a good year for
bosses, and has resolved to be good and
suspend operations for year two or
whether he expects Roosevelt to be defeat ed
IN ,r me interest OF republican legislature.
The registration in New York has run
Well up this year to where the republicans
like TO have it in the republican districts
In New York, Kings and Queens Counties
ana mas been very heavy in the country
while it has been little light in some of
the democratic districts. But there may be
some significance in the registration in cit
les UP the state.
A few days ago Representative Alexander
sald TO Star reporter that in some of the
cities which he named Roosevelt might be
cut little, and that In the country he
would get very heavy vote. The registra-
ton closing Saturday shows that the falling
on in votes registered up the state was in
Albany, Troy. Utica. Rochester, Syracuse
and Buffalo
The outlook is, however, If Roosevelt is
going to be cut in these cities, that he will
have an almost solid country vote.
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NINE MEN WE'RE DROWNED.
Confirmation of the Loss of SlOOI
ut Cooks Inlet.

Confirmation of the Loss of SlOOp
at Cooks Inlet.
SEATTLE, Wash, October pa Post
Inteligencer special from Sunrise City
Alaska, confirms the loss of a small sloop
and the drowning of nine men near Cook
Inlet last September.
The men drowned were: A. NJ Adams
Bellevue, Pa; - Bonner, Hope Church.
Pa; Carson Payne, Portland, Ore -
thinner, Pittsburg, Pa; - Scott, Scotts-
burg, ILL.,; Frank Robinson, Santa Cruz,
Cal; Chris Johnson, Cook Inlet Alaska:
NJ. Wolcott and son, Oliver Wolcott, New
York.
News has been received here of the death
of John Greaber of Ashland Pa at Rink
Rapids, on the Yukon, from fever con-
tracted at Dawson Greaber was twenty
eight years of age, and before going to
Alaska last year was engaged in the cloth
ing business at Ashland Pa
Copper river advices say that while de-
tachment of Captain Abercrombie's govern
ment surveying party were crossing the
TonSida river their raft became unmanaga-
able and was carried down stream One of
the party, Archer, from San Francisco, was
swept off by overhanging bush and
drowned. All the provisions were swept
away. The party reached Toral in an ex-
hausted condition.
A detachment of Captain Abercrombie's
surveying party, consisting of fourteen
men, under Lieutenant Kelly, u. S. A.. has
arrived here from Cook Inlet on the steam
er Alki.
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MANY GENERALS IN THE CITY.
On Their Way TO the Philadelphia
Jubilee.

An unusually large number of army Off
GERS of high rank are now in this city on
their way to Philadelphia to take part in
the peace jubilee, which begins tomorrow.
Among them are Maj. Gems. Wheeler
Young, Chaffee, keifer and Coppinger ard
Brig. Gems. Davis ard Oates. Gen. Young
and Gen. Davis, who are attached to the
2d Army Corps at Middletown, Pa. have
just returned from Augusta. Ga, and
Greenville. S. C, where they went on busi-
ness relating to the establishment OF the
new camps of the troops of the 20 Corps.
All of the officers named were at the War
Department during the day, in conference
with the Secretary of War and Mai Gen.
Miles in regard to military matters con-
nected with the proposed occupation Of
Cuba.
adelph!a- He left here this afternoon to
join his command in the 9TH Army Corps,
which is now in process of removal from
Jacksonville to Savannah. which has been
selected as its point of embarkation for Cus
ba. Inasmuch as Gen. Keifer is senior to
Maj. Gen. Greene. he will relieve that off,
Ger of command of the 18th Army Corps.
and hold such command until MAJ Gen.
Lee, the regular officer, now at Richmond
Va, in attendance upon his sick wife is
able to resume his military duties The re-
port that Gen. Keifer had applied Cor his
discharge is denied at the War Depart
ment
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NOT A CASE REPORTED
Rapid Decline of Yellow Fever I'm tb.
South.

Inc rapid decline of yellow fever in the
south is shown by the few reports now
reaching the marine hospital service. not A
single new case being reported. and but a
lie" dispatches relating to the fever having
peen sent here in the past forty Eight hours
Inc cold weather is accomplishing all that
was expected. The officials, however. are
adopting all necessary precautionary meas
ures, and Acting Surgeon General Bail
hache said today:
owing to the intimate communication
between Cuba and the United States ii was
Geemed best to order, by direction of the
secretary of the Treasury, that the regula-
tlohs governing the active marine hospital
quarantine stations be amended to continue
all such stations until November IL The
necesslly OF TINS action is obvious, as the
transports are still carrying troops between
Cuba and our ports at home. with the CON
sequent liability of infection being brought
INTO our own ports. By the middle of NEXT
month, however, the disease will have
pFacucalIy disappeared in Cuba Even af-
yer Ihat tlme the inspection of all vessels
az az an quarantine statiOns will be continued
oiiougn merely OF a precautionary nature to
ascertain conditions
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Personal MpntiOu-

Mr.. Clarence w. Dawson, private secre-
tary to the Postmaster General. returned
to the city today. Mr.. Dawson accompanied
the Postmaster General on the latter's cam
paigning tour through the west
Mr.. Joseph Paris. chief of the District
first department. is spending a short yaca-
tion in Philadelphia, the first he has taken
for a number of years
District Commissioner John w. Ross ro-
sumed his duties at The District building
today. after a weeks vacation speut in
New York and Philadelphia
Gen. Wheeler. who has just returned from
visit to his command at Huntsville Ala
says that a squadron of the 10th Cavalry
will leave there in time to arrive in PhiIa-
dalphia tomorrow. Gen. Wheeler will also
go to Philadelphia tomorrow
Sylvin Straus of Richmond, Va, is visit
ing his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Barmgarten. 40 II street.
Mr.. Louis H. Perley has just returned to
the city from an extensive trip in New
York and New England
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DEATHS AT MANILA,
Gen. Otis Reports Condition o
Troops in His Command.

General Otis, commanding the military
forces at Manila, reported to the War De-
partment today that the following deaths
nave occurred since the last report, October
ID: Quartermaster Sergt. William d. Gill
llsple, lst Idaho, gunshot wound. October
1t-Corporal Christopher Rockefeller, 23d
infantry, drowned; Private Jonas b.
Adams, band, 18th Infantry. alcoholism.
october 11-Private George F. Hansen, 1st
Nebraska, typhoid fever. October 2O-Pri
Yates Ira Griffin. 1st Nebraska, typhoid
fever; Charles H. Ruhl, I'd Oregon. menin-
gus. october 21-Corporal William II.
Jones, 1st Idaho, dysentery; Musician
Ihomas F. Fitzgerald, 23d Infantry. diar-
rhoea; Private Sage F. Freestrom. 1st Cali
fornia, pneumonia. October 22-Private
Daniel McElliott, 1st Montana, dysentery.
Date unknown-Sergt. John A. Glover 1st
NebraS ka, pneumonia; Privates Henry A.
Stube, 1st California, dysentery; Frank w.
fucker, 23d Infantry, typhoid fever; Ed
ward S. Fiske, Hospital Corps dysentery;
last four died between Manila and Naga-
saki on transport Rio de Janeiro.
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b. the board of missions of the church, as
III til that time he is responsible only to
Bishop Potter. Rev. Mr.. Taft fiuently
speaks Spanish, and is an earnest and eff
fective clergyman.
The house of bishops has appointed two
Of its members to act upon the committee
10 arrange for meetings of the missionary
council They are Bishop Satterlee and
Bishop Coadjutor Brewster of Connecticut.
Joint Committee.
The bishops elected to the joint committee
on Increased responsibilities of the
church" are: Bishop Doane of Albany,
Bishop Potter and Bishop McLaren of Chi
cago. They will consider the method OF
extending Episcopal missions to Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. reporting
il due time their conclusions to the board
OF mana gers.
y committee of bishops was raised to con-
s.Ger the proposition from the deputies
looking to the selection of a permanent
place for the general conventions. In the
event of the adoption of the plan it is be-
Heved that Washington will be chosen.
There We're added by the bishops to the
commission on the translation of the prayer
book into German the following: Rev Ro-
land E. Grueber, Rev. e. c. Tiffany. d. d. q.
Rev. Johannes Rocksbroh. Rev. John p.
Peter. d. D.. and Mr. Benjamin w Wells
= translation into German was begun and
nearly completed by Rev DIR. Siegmund of
New York, but since his death nOtn4ng has
been done upon it. The commission will
proceed to finish the work.
Bishops Recedc.
The bishops have receded from their ac-
tion against article 3 and today concluded
to adopt 1t as it passed the deputies
The bishop of western New York having
1ied, and the bishops of Kentucky and
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in his eyes. He is not. No one has asked
MIN to- that l know of. l guess there is
no need
When asked what he thought of the reg
lstratlon in New York the senator replied:
The registration is very satisfactory TO
the republicans. There has been a fun
registration IN the republican districts and
what falling off has occurred has been in
Iocaiues lkely TO count against the DEM
ocrats. If the democrats make a gai, of
Two or three congressional districts that
VIII be all they can do Mr.. Roosevelt will
be elected. We are going to carry the
state. Talk about the people getting tired
OF Mr. RooseVelts campaign is all bosh.
Ihere is nothing in it, Possibly in the city
OF New York the people are getting tired
OF war talk. All over the state. however.
there Is the utmost enthusiasm without any
it, 'S i'fNN
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LAST TROOPS SAIL.

Complete Evacuation of Porto Rico
by the Spanish.
The following cablegram was received at
the Navy Department today from Admiral
Schley:
SAN JUAN. October %.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
Evacuation of Porto Rico completed by
sailing of last detachment Of Spanish troops
today
Major General Brooke at Ponce tele-
graphed the Secretary of War last evening
as follows:
General Ortega and the last of the Span
lsh soldiers sailed for Spain this evening"
General Brooke also reported that the
transport Manitoba sailed from Ponce yes
terday with the Sd Wisconsin Infantry, 36
officers and 764 men, 20 other soldiers and 80
other passengers Orders have been given
for the Sd Wisconsin Regiment, on its
arrival at New York, to proceed to its home
rendezvous in Wisconsin. where the men
will be furloughed for sixty days and the
officers placed on waiting orders.
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CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK,
Col. Roosevelt and Judge Van Wyci~
Both Take the Stump.

NEW YORK, October 24.-The republican
ana democratic candidates for governor
are both on the stump today, but at oppo-
site ends of the state. Judge Van Wyck
who spent Sunday in Buffalo. started east
ward today, with the intention of making
addresses at various places en- route to New
York, his first stop being at Rochester,
where he will speak at democratic mass
meeting tonight. He is accompanied by
Elliott Danforth, the nominee for lieuten-
ant governor.
Colonel Roosevelt entered upon a six
uays dash up the state travelling by spe-
clal train. His schedule contemplates from
nine to hfteen short speeches each day. To-
day he will speak fifteen times. bringing IN
al Elnira, and tomorrow his twelfth sched-
uled address of that day will be at RuffaIo
Win Colonel Roosevelt are Chauncev NJ
Depew and Lieutenant Governor Wood
ruff.
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CDR NANCY GUILFORD'S CASE,
Hearing in Masistrate's Court Today
VIII Result in Exfraditian

LONDON, October 24.-"Dr." Nancy Gull
ford the midwife of Bridgeport. Conn, who
is wanted there on the charge of murder in
the second degree, in connection with the
death of Emma Gill, was again brought up
on remand today at Bow street police court
After she had been formally identified by
Detective Cronn the prisoner was rema nded
for fifteen days, in order to give her coun-
sci time to apply for habeas corpus or
to introduce some other defense.
Counsel for the prisoner in the course of
the days proceedings said he wished to
deny the report that his client had admitted
her guilt.
The effect of the magistrates decision to-
day is that the prisoner will be extradited
subject to a delay of fifteen days
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STRIKING MINERS HOPEEII
situation at Pana Regarded as More
FaNOrabIc for Them

PANA, Ill, October 24.-The union
miners claim to feel more buoyant today
thah al any time since the strike was in
ausuratca. one reason is that notices have
oeeh posted IN and around the mines stat
ing that no insurance would be paid" Pit
Boss FRANKLIN resigned today, claiming
'hat ne could not risk his life with the
careless negro miners. Henry Stephens,
the negro who led the riot of three weeks
ago, has ieft for Alabama, stating that
he had enough of Pana. Other negroes ac-
co,npanied him. The militia, it is stated.
VIII leave this week Troop b returning to
Bloomington tomorrow. The negro miners
nave secured "a preacher and organized a
cfurch. a negro school will also be opened
with a negro instructor from Alabama
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CHINESE TO BE EXCLUDED,
immigration Laws Apply to Ha.
wall

The Department of Justice has decided
that the immigration laws of this country
relating to Chinese apply to Hawaii. The
expressed intentions Of Congress on this
subject are quoted by Solicitor General
Richards. who rendered the opinion, show
ing that ii was clearly the wish OF Con-
gress that the laws of the United States
should at oEce apply in Hawaii without
waiting for special laws, as win lie neces-
sary on other subjects.
In accordance with the decision. the
Treasury Department will send an inspector
to Hawaii. and Chinese win be eNcl5.d
except under provisions of the law
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Constitutional Rights Of the
House Of Deputies.
DEPUTIES RESENT BISHOPS ACTION
The Consideration of Canons In
definitely Postponed.
NEW ARTICLE III ADOPTED

1t was announced in the house of bishops
today that the first Protestant Episcopal
clergyman to enter Porto Rico to spread
the Gospel of the American church will
leave New York for his post Wednesday
next.
He is the Rev. Mr.. Taft of ST. Georges
Church, New York city, and he is sent by
the bishop of New York. the Rt. Rev. H.
c. Potter. He will make his headquarters
a. Ponce. and is instructed to care first
for the American sick and wounded in the
hospitals there. and then to minister to
whOsOever desires his services.
No action will he taken toward estab-
fishing a church until directed to do SO
Evening star., 1898-10-24
TOD SLOAN IN BAD ODOR.
Jockeys Recent Utterances Are Of-
fensfNe to English NewsDupers

LONDON, October 2i.-The newspapers.
"hlcE nave hitherto been almost unani-
nous IN their praise of Tod Sloan, the
American jockey. today deEounce his i'm
putation of unfairness upon the part of
the Sandown Park judges. The Sun saws:
The best that can be wished for Sloan
Is that he will promptly carry out his ex-
pressed intention to betake himself with
his followers cut of the country. He has
already received more grace than would
have been extended to other jockeys
Continuing, the Sun recommends tbe
withdrawal of his license and calls Lord
William Beresford's attention to the fact
that, in its opinion, Sloan is unworthy To
ride the Prince of Wales horse in the race
for the Cambridgeshire stakes.
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desired to declare who should vote in the
house of deputies, but who should have
seats we'll On any question the maiori-
ty of the votes of the deputies present shall
suffice, except when otherwise provided for
by constitution or by canons
Rev DR.. Hoffman agreed with both pre-
cedlng speakers, and went further than
either, declaring the refusal of the house
OF bishops to reconsider the amendment in
question was an invasion of the rights of
the house Of deputies.
President Dix Cuts 1t Short.
President Dix, who had been listening to
the increasing frankness of the views of
the speakers with very evident impatience
htre interposed an announcement that he
regarded the entire discussion out of order
he mad been surprised that no one on the
Hcor mad made this point. The question
under consideration was wholly on the mo-
ton to amend the proposed amendment by
striking out the words "convocation of for
eign churches" There was nothing in if
about missionary districts or the subjects
brought into the discussion. He, therefore
directed that attention be conferred strictly
to the matter Under consideration This
ruling OF President Dix caused Rev Dr.
Mcconnell of Louisiana to state that he for
one would be compelled to vote against the
report of the conference committee The
house of deputies should adhere. he de-
clared, to its action of Saturday
Many motions We're made and the house
| got so mixed up that President Dix warned
| 1t that 1t was getting into inextricable con-
| fusion.
Non-Concurrence Agreed On.
A motion was then made that the house
non-concur in the report of the committee.
| Mr. President" inquired deputy, 'is a
| motion to non-concur debatable?"
| Il think so." said DIR. Dix .it has bean
debating very much the same thing for
| the last hour
| Plain sailing was restored by the house
| adopting by viva voce vote the motion
| to non-concur in the report
| Then a motion was made to reconsider the
| action the house took on article | on the
| eleventh day of the session. The chair
| ruled that two-thirds vote would be
| Continued on Third Page)
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Miners Return to Work.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, October PA spe-
cial to the Dispatch from Pomeroy, Ohio,
says: The miners strike. which has ex-
listed since March. is broken and the min
ers organization is disrupted. The Pacific
mine started up today and the men are
scrambling to get in at reduced wages
The SDillman mine at New Haven w
Va, is the only one in the Pomerov bend
now idle. The approaching winter and the
give credit broke the strike
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Cabinet Council Called.
AFTER MISUNDERSTANDING.
Fifteen Armed Indians Go to Arrest
RecnlcitrEnt Chief.

CHICAGO. October 24-A special to the
record from Walker, Mimi, says: 1t has
been learned from reliable sources that fif-
teen Indians, armed with Winchesters and
carrying handouts, have gone after Bug
ahmahge-shg and his son. At the
agency the excitement is great and news
will be anxiously awaited
petition signed by fifteen chiefs and 1S3
braves was sent to Secretary Bliss today,
asking him to use his influence to obtain
permission for them to cut logs during the
coming winter.
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MIR. KENNEDY SELECTED.
Chosen Member of the Industrial
COmmissi

The President has appointed John F.
Kennedy of this city member of the in
dustrlal commission. to take the place of
Nj Sargent, who declined an appoint ment
on the commission. He was formerly pres
loent of the Typographical Union.
The President has also made the follow
ing appolntments Theodore Jessop Armes
or New York, to be assistant paymastar Il,
the navy; Robert Edward Steele of Louisi-
ana to be chaplain in the navy.
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"Wild Bill" Turner Killed.

MIDDLESBORO, KY, October 24-"Wild
Bill Turner, most noted character In
the mountains, was shot and killed by
VIII Coombs last night. Turner kept a.
mconshine saloon on the state line between
Kentucky and Tennessee, and had made a
fortune. He had killed several men. He
is the sixth brother killed, and 10 the last
of the family.
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An UItimatum to the Spanish.

An UItimatum to the Spanish.
1t is expected that at today's meeting of
the peace commission in Paris the Ameri-
can commissioners will deliver to their ad-
versaries something very closely approach
ing an ultmatum.
The President is satisfied at last that the
Spanish commissioners are purposely de-
laying the negotiations. This is the belief
of the American commission also. The
time has now come to cut off all false pleas
and to come directly to the main issue left
open by the protocol, namely, the DISPOSE
ton IF the Philippines Up to this point
the entire time of the commissioners has
been consumed in repeated efforts on the
part of the Spanish commissioners to force
the Cuban debt question upon the attention
of the joint commission against the firm op
position of the American commissioners.
The latter have stated as positively as they
could that under no circumstances will the
United States assume sovereignty over Gu
ba, involving assumption of the Cub III
debt, and the time has now come, when, In
the opinion of the American commission
ers, the Spaniards must be made to under
stand that this answer is final and con-
elusive.
So far the American commissioners. while
preserving firm attitude, have treated
the Spaniards with the utmost courtesy ana
consideration, allowing frequent post StDone-
merits Of the work of the joint commission
to accommodate the SpaniarGs, but now.
probably at today'S meeting. without de-
parting from the1r courteous treatment of
the Spanards, the American commissions
ers will find it incumbent upon them to
speak very plainly to the determination
of the United States government in regard
to this matter of the Cuban debt and Gu
ban sovereignty as enc that is passed over
and beyond recall.
Cabinet Council Called.
MADRID, October pa cabinet council
has unexpectedly assembled to consider, 1t
is annouuced the uueStfopS invoIyel in he
repatriation of the Spanish troops and
communications from the Spanish peace
commission.
1t is believed. however, that the minister
of war. Gen. Corrca has resigned. The
premier Senor Sagasta, does not deny this.
but he says this matter will not be submit
ted to the council.