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New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
CITY LoDGNG-HorsE HER LAST REFrGE.

MRS. CHARLES b BABCOCK. ONCE WEALTHY.
UNABLE TO FIND ANOTHER SHELTER.
Mrs. Jennie Babcock who slept las, night in The
City Lodging House Thrd-ave and Twenty
third-st.. presented appearance that contrasted
strangely with that of the ragged poor around her.
but the experience Of none Of them can be saddor
than hers. she tells it, Mrs. BabcOck Is sixty
wears old and IS still well dressed. but last night
was the third she had spent in the lodging house.
and as she is utterly destitute. she may remain
there many nights more unless friends 90 70 her
assistance.
Mrs Babcock Is the widow Of Charles y. Bah
cock a mel. .hant tailor. who died in December
1873 leaving to her fortune he had made in his
shops at No. n Union Square and No 92G Broad
way Mr.. Babcock was well known in Ncw-York
He was Interested in military affairs. and his widow
saws that he was at one time an officer Of the 1h
Rogiment After MS death Mrs Babcock inter
csted herself in phanthropic work. She gave away
so much Of her money that her friends begged her
10 be more careful. but the advice given when
the greater part OF the money had gone.
To saw. the rest. the advice OF friend she
borght the controlling interest In automatic
clock invented by Detroit man. which tells the
time Of day in all the great cities of the world
announces the days Of the week and month. plays
national airs ana has many other strange features.
Mrs Babcock tried 10 dispose of one Of the clocks
| through Henry 6. M1rqudnd 10 the metropolitan
Museum OF Art. Sh, failed 10 soil IT, and ihen
borrowed S611p from a friend. giving IN" coc K
as security. The woman was unable TO meet The
obligation when it maturcd. and the friend fore
closed.
WIN her last piece Of Pr9rcrty gone Mr. Rab. slc
could She kept on calling ON od-time acquaint-
auccs hoping obtain enough money 10y inter
eeftng them In the clock I'm order To recover at
least part of its value. but she usually failed.
Last Friday night she had no place In which 10
sleep She went 10 the United charities Building.
M Fourth-a,e. and Twenty -second-st, and the
oRcials there sent her 70 Superintendent York OF
tbo CIV Lodging House Nj York became inter
csted In her case and gave her the shelter she 50
sorolV needed. =,
Mrs Bahcock says that she Is cousin Of the
49, Senator carpenter. of Wisconsin. She is an
t.,,at.d . oman. of refined appearance. She WAS
/ entirely - hout money when she went to the Clty
it.1, ,bat she KEEP; her friends In gnoranc" Of her
,'Teesng need. ANA that he can Interest some Of
/ .hnrn N tho case.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
END OF WORK or COMNISsION
JUICE DAY ASSURES TIE PRESIDENT
THAT THE TREATY WILL BE SIGNED
IN 4 FEW DAYS.

Washington. Nov. 21.-Throughout the peace
negotiations, which still pending in rams
the President has expressed confidence that
treaty satisfactory to the United states would
be drafted and signed. From time to time as
surarces OF substantial progress toward that
end have been received from the American Com
miesi0ncrs To-day advices were received by
the President from Judge Day, pre!ident OF the
American Commission. reiterating the assur-
ances he had previously given to the president
Of the carly ana successful conclusion or the
work Of th- Commission.
Judge Day. II is understood. stated positively
that the Spanish Commissioners will formally
accept perhaps tomorrow. the terms OF the
United states and that treaty along the lliies
Of the agreement reached will be drawn ana
signed in a few days.
The dispatch from Judge Day was the frs'
absolutely definite statement in regard 10 inc
conclusion Of the labors Of the Commission 'ha'
has been received and naturally !: Afforded the
President and his advisers considerable sa's-
faction.
II is probable the President will discuss III MS
message TO Congress- which Will he dehN''e"
one week from tomorrow the successful eiior'S
Of the Administration in the negotiation oi ."
peace treaty. although there Is poSs'piilF ''i''
tho treaty itself may not have been signed py
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
PICOUART'S TRIAL GOES Wv.
THE FRENCH CABINET REFUSES To A"@NA
THE DREYFUs DECISION

par,s Nov o1-There a renewal to-uaS
- ,,as,ordav,s conferences between the PreWlei'
NJ Dupuv: the Minister for War, NJ. de r'es
c,nat ard the Minister of Justice, NJ hep'e"
ord members OF both Chambers. regaru'ns '"e
,oouest of the committee Of Senators or the Heil
for q postponement. until after the decis'ot 20
the Court Of Cessation in the DfeyluS """','
of the trial OF Colonel Picquart chargeo WIN
revealing important military documents 10 MS
counsel
As q result Of the conferences it is understood
that NJ. Dupuy. who had promised 70 reier '"e
renuest TO the Cabinet. and to give reP'S w.
da,. uvu decline 70 postpone the Picquart court
martial His decision will be announced III tHe
Chamber Of Deputies tomorrow
rbis afternoon NJ Dupuy had several con-
vorsations With NJ de Freycinet at the oiiiceS
Of the Ministry OF War He Is supposed ~ nav
gone there to inspect certain documents on'S
ohtainable at the War ONCE, in connection
with the Dreyfus case
The Picquart excitement IS growing !" III,
tensitv The signatures to the puonc pIo'..
oeotret Genera Zurlinden's order are now well
up in the thousands. and Include many VI '"'
mos, distinguished names in France. Nine
Mchelet telegraphed asking TO nave h"r mann
added TO the list. "since my husband wouIu
have wished IT." \ public meeting will be hela
to-morrow night under the auspices ot many
members Of the Institute to protest against 'h'
court-martial Despite the Government de-
c,sio, that II cannot interfere with General "ur-
rinden's right to fix the date OF the court
martial there are strong hopes Of some new turn
IN affairs that will result in postponing the 'rla'
until tbe Court Of Cessation has given judgment
in the Drevfus revision proceedingS
\ retired officer now asserts that the Id'e
Iieutenant-Colonel Henry was an old ana lhu-
r,ota friend of Count Esterhazy.
4 duel was fought to-day between NJ Maxine
Drevfus and NJ Lepc, journalist. Neither was
! injured ,
General Zurllnden Military Governor OF PARIS
IN an official note to-day, repudiates the IN
sinuatlon that his decision 10 send Colonel
! Picnuart for trial by court martial was prompt
cd or suggested by President Faure
"Le Soir'' asserts that the Plcquart dossiei
contains new and unanswerabe proofs of the
guilt of Dreyfus'
lie Jour" in n sensational article. declares
that the secret dossier constitutes the only rea
nroof Of Dreyfus's guilt 1t gives details in a
! rircumstantlal manner as TO the documents II
the package. and promises further revelations
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
FIGHT OTER e.. AND .. CANAL.
TWO RAILROADS AFTER THE STATE OF MARY
LANDS INTEREST IN THE WATERWAY.

TWO RAILROADS AFTER THE STATE OF MARY
LANDS INTEREST ~ TIE WATERWAY.
baltimore. Nov o CSpeciaD. There IS going to he
q dght for the possession of the old Chesapeake ana
Onto Canal when the sale Of Maryland's Interest IN
&, ,akes place The Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Wost Virgnia Central will. It IS believed. try 20
,ro,on+ tho Baltimore and ohio from securing II.
rho railroads arc after the canal with the intention
OF draining and using II as Toadbed. II "oud
make the shortest and direct route from cum
borland the srcat shipping place Of the Maryland
soft-coal fields 10 Washington ana Baltimore.
There are scveral tunnels through the mountains on
it, one of which cost over 100000.
John X Cowen, receiver Of the Baltimore and
Ohio is one OF the trustees Of the canal The
property practically in the hands OF the Court a,
this time and no sale can take place unih the
Court so ORDERS Mary.anIs interest IN the canal,
including the original Investment and all others
made from time to time amounts 20 over s2otoloD
or course the State will get back but small part
of the money The West Virginia Central Com
pany backed BY the Pennsylvania Railway. has
been trying to the canal for some years. ana
bills looking 10 that end have passed the General
Assembly from time to time. all OF which nave
proved useless owing TO the hostility OF the Balt-
more and ono and the opposition OF that company
Ia having q connecting iiac from the coal nelds OF
Maryland and West Virginia 70 tidewater.
The renewal of the hSht VIII result IN the state
getting more for It's interest IN" sale VIII nave
10 he ratified hy the Legislature 10 oe elected n'xt
ve1r thus making the canal leading issue In the
rn mart of the will oppose the conversion OF
the waterway into ii railroad
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
WILL ACCEPT UNDER PROTEST.

Paris. Nov. 27-Sehor Montero Rios. president
Of the Spanish Peace Commission, Is 'his even
ing waiting for the reply from the Spanish "oN
ernment. and. unless there is some chanGe III 'iie
situation before noon tomorrow, the reply VIII
he an acceptance under protest. OF the Aihe'i-
can offer Of S2OOO0OOO for the philippines
Even M TO a late hour this evening teleera"h'
have been exchanged between the Spanish 'o'l-
,oise,onors and Madrid but all the Americans
4, q nosjtion 10 speak with authority are con-
WINGED that the foregoing outlines the contents
~ the Spanish reply SenOr Abarzuza expressed
tho opinion this evening that there would be no
braak in the work Of the Commissions.
The MARQUIS De Comas. who is the largest
individual creditor Of Spain, and has been mere
from, tho outset in behalf Of the numerous I'M
norfant enterprises Of which he is the head. also
indicated this evening that Spain had made UP
her mind to yield. He is In very close 'ou'"
with the Spanish Commissioners
Nothing that have done here sald 'he
1Tarouis has made any impression upon '"e
minds OF the American Commissioners. froi"
the very first their intention was TO take the
philippines. and they have never waVered'
There "a no truth in the report. cabled here
from Washington that in the last American
,,,o,,crandun n demand for the Sulu group had
been added to the previous American demand
The original American claim was upon territory
within lines longitudinaliy and latitudinaiiy ue-
fined II embraced the sO-called Suln group
There has been no change since the hrst de-
mand. and. according to the statement OF one
Of the American Commissioners, there VIII pe
no modification Of II.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
LOST IN BOSTON HARBOR.
MANY WRECKS AND A DOZEN OR MORE
DEATHS REPORTED.
ONE OF THE VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE Is THE
GREAT WILSON LINE STEAMER OHIO

ONE OF THE VESSELS DRIVEN ASHORE Is i"H
GREAT WILSON LINE STEAMER OHIO.
poeton Nov. o7-The belief in the safety OF
poeton harbor was rudely shaken By the ter
r,ac llizzard Of last night and this morning,
for its usually placid waters proved anything
but a place of refuge for dozen or more or
the coasting vessels. while ocean steamer.
tho Ohio Of the Wilson Line. was torn from
her mornings and driven on Spectacle Island.
Anchored at Quarantine was the wilson
uner Ohio a great four-masted cargO-boat just
i'm from Uul England She had only small
cargo on hoard and her sides being high out
~ the wafer offered big surface for the wind
rho evif. tide nreven nted the vessel from point
I'M, her nose into the wind. and after "A fierce
battle Of many hours her cables gave way ana
she ran upon the beach Of Spectacle Island
where she now lies high and dry. AS the TIDE
,yos biph when the Otio went ashore the work
Of hauling her off is likely 10 be difficult
Ashore not far from the Ohio Is the schooner
e A White. from Baltimore but she VIII prop-
ably float.
II was further out in the bay that the casual
ties began with the sinking OF at least one II
NOT tyvo coal barges and the loss OF the crew.
The tur Cumberland came In early last evening
with two barges. and one Of them belonging 20
the Consolidated Coal Company. broke away
from the tug and. striking Hunts Ledge SUNK
with all four Of her crew c.,o coal
Another barge. belonging to the Stdpe & va.
Companv. is reported to have sunk on Long
Island Head. and her crew OF four men loI,; 3i,,,
The schooner Abel T.. Rabcock' rom , rntla-
delphia. which came around Cape Goa yes'er
dav and anchored late in the day outside oi
Boston Light, is reported to nave lou'i0''0
with her crew Of seven men.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
PRIVILEGE OBTAINED BY nR. SIhA' D.

.,,. e,.,r,x CONSENTS TO ISSUE TRAVELLING
PERMITS TO FOREIGNERS IN ASIA MINOR.
Constantinople. Nov. 27-The energetic action
81 oscar Straus, the United states Minister
has obtained a concession which the un''ed
Powers had been for eighteen months valny
.ndeavoring to secure. namely. the granting oi
travelling permits to foreigners in the interior
Of Asia Minor. q privilege which the Porte had
for q long time stubbornly refused Inc I'M
mediate incentive 10 the action OF Mr.. Straus
was the Porte's refusal Of permits to American
missionaries.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
,rprcv or THE REINl MERCEDES.

c.,,,,so dc cuba. Nov. 27.-Lieutenant Lucien
,,,,ne ~ the Hist. who some days ago examined
,,o wreck OF the sunkcn cruiser Relna Mercedes
and fo,,nd her with about ono hundred and ten feet
horging over the channel bank. made another eX-
animation yesterday. He found That the "reN"
had moved slightly. and If now In an extremely
,o,,s rositiou \ southwest wind Of any
etrrngth would send The vessel into the chann.'
~ % santiago HarbOr ana completely block ~.
I'1I, ,yhn have gone on board have feIt me
week moving. II work + not started soon ,a1 rne
-, only n Comparatively small amount or 'l'"i L
~, ,,,,,'i1 cicee the valves and pump out the nun.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
TRAIN PLTNGES THROrGR 4 BRIDGE.

r,-., WRECK OK THE SHENANDOAH DIVISION
or, THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN
Roanoke. Va nov. "a northhound fast iTeish,
on the Shenandoah division Of the norfolk ana
Western Railway went through bridge near
Riverside. nfty-seven miles north of Roanoke, TO-
dav Joseph Stevens. fireman. was Instantly k'leu.
David W.ngcr brakeman, was iala"y "J-'Vr anu ~,
- -, No o,oineer was So iousy scaled by
ls.a,,,y e,ea,n The men lived in Roanoke. Inc
bridge was under construction at the time OF the
accident and it is reported that seVeTai OF t'e
bri3ce workers were more or less injured one
suan Of the structure gave way, pIecipi'a'iIs par
Of the train into the water below ois'""1. %
< IT. ,,otr uas loaded with live stock, ana
,, n, tho cars were demolished, killing consld-
erable number of cattle \ wreckins crew wiz.
surgeons was sent from Roanoke TO the scene oI
the accident The dead and injured were oio"e'''
.lf at
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
STORMS Along THE RIVIERA.

eo,.rurpv FRANCE AND NORTHERN ITALY scF-
FER SEVERELY
Paris. Nov 27.-During the laS' '"''''
.a,,,a s,orne increasing in severity. have ragged
.,.s|..aA.,., southern France and Northern
1,a,, Much damage. has been done at Mar
III. Co,ces San Reno and Genoa Along
the RIVIERA seawalIs and seafronts nave SUI
fered especially.
At Genoa the German cruiser Hertha, one VI
tho convoy warships during Emperor "i'''d''
recent trip TO Palestine. broke her n'ooi'"s9
and came into collision with the ltaHah mum
steamer Scilla. both vessels being shgh'E ua'"-
aged
Several other small casualties are repoi 'eu'
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
THE INSTRUCTIONS TO MoNTERo RIOS

SPANISH CABINET AGREED AND THE l'i"l
TO BE SIGNED.
v,sr,a Nov o7-The cabinet has agreed
So .ha i,s,ructions to Senor Montero Rios
r,es,dent Of the Spanish Peace Commission, Tor
to.morrow's joint session at Paris at "hc"
the treaty will he signed.
e impartial" exhorts the Government - re-
fuse with dignity the indemnity America one'S
and 10 protest against Americas appeai u i0''e
with respect 70 the Philippines
"El Correo" denies the reports 'ha' an '''
surrection has broken out in the Suu iS'''''s
Red Book dealing with the 2eaoe
tions Is being prepared a.;
There is a good deal Of oomr mt upo"
patch from Gibraltar annouhc'Is ''' ,~,
there during this month OF I0o Nv"
cannon.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28

4 charming co,ored portrait OF An American
pcautv' adorns the cover OF the Christmas Num-
Der II the Lcis Monthly: the frontispicce OF Pc
lrrs tells the story OF Christmas Day ioi the niue
ores. tXo pax aye devoted To- th" leading Nrtlsts
OF tns season GIand Opera, including PORTRAITS
~ Eame- NorJlra a. Mc.ba. Scmorlch. cave HhdshL
Hr.ma Suzanne Aiams Mart" EngI" Scnuinahh-
U.nk Mantell. Jean dc Reszke. Ernst Van lytk'
paurou and Albert Saleza. ON the news standS 10
dav II YOUR dealer cannot supply you wan =. COPY
he Will take your order and get II for you' II you
III Mn, 20 DO So Price Ccnts-Advt
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
Continued on seVcnth pnGe.

\ reproduction of the original manuscript Of
''rhc Nieht Before ChfistmI-. together WIN a
uortraf nf the author. Clement e. HOore, ana a
picture of the house IN which he was born ana the
poem written ar. feature oi TIE 'hrlstmas
ledger Monthly Fiction Ia this number Is de-
nentfullv presented through Sir Walter Besant $
serial The Oranse Girl" and short stories by
Horace h Fry Jcannr;ic scott Benton. VIII ;.
Giiev and Anna H. Henderson. On the news
glands to-day. Price C,nts.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
FIGHTING THE MAD MJLLlH.

HE HAD CROSSED THE SWAT RIVER AND En-
GAGGED THE IHDO-BRITIsH TROOPS
Slmla Nov G7.-Thc Mad Mullah who with six
hundred men has been threatening to pass the Swat
frontier. has crossed the Swat River. and nghting
has occurred between hts followers ana the Indo-
British forces
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
Government In increasing the

United States Government IN increasing the
Army. says:
Looking 10 immediate needs. Mr.. Ayers es-
innate OF 100000 is below rather than above
the mark. for considerable forces will be re-
quired TO bring the new populations into SUBJ
lection"
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
WILL ACCEPT AMERICAN CONDITIONS

Iorson Nov 2S-The Paris correSl"""'"
"rhe Ti,,oe" sava. 1t may be regaru'n ''
spain will accent the American cohHi"onS ""'
sign the treaty. perhaps even ""H""'
,es, Thus her colonial empire VIII diSdPi
forever and the day IS not far distant W."
the pa,rinonv Of the United states a'0'
10 thcr, under prosperity, from exploring '''
Islands with good administration W." 49,
Increased 10 fourfold the sum to'ai "a
rible war indemnity France pald "eI"
The Madrid correspondent OF Ihe
saws. The Cabinet has concluded 'ha'
vtses, rol,oy is 70 accept the American ''''''
leaving 70 the Spanish Commissioners fuH pow
70 secure the best possible indemnity anu -
place on reco~1 II the American CoHlI'''''
Will permit. q protest against the American 80
terpretat,on Of the protocol as anec'"s -"
Philippines and against the peace CON"
generally.
The decision Of the Cabinet is approved III
political and financial circles. understand
however. that the deliberations OF the Mhs''''
were very protracted. Sehor Sagas'a' H"Ne
Almodovar de RIO and SenOr PuigcerVer h"N
Ggreat difficulty in inducing some OF thcH '"'-
leagues 10 accent the small indemnify tn
doubted,v the situation Is hard and critical ou'
Ministers say Sefor Sagasta is determined 10
confront all opposition until the Cortes Is con-
voked probably "a the end Of December wh'"
be will demand q vote Of confidence virtually
implying approval Of the treaty ana the con-
servatisrn Of his party.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
ESTERHAZY SAILS FOR AMERICA.

Ant,vern Nov. 27.-The "Droits LHommes
.eeerts that Major Count Ferdinand Walsin
,,e,o-hoz,. has sailed for the United States.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
CLEARING OFF SIDEWALKS.

In New-York citizens who went 10 bed cher
ishing a vain hope that the storm would ex-
haust itgelf by morning awoke to find the snow
fall continuing with apparently unabated force.
Gradually. however the skies grew lighter. and
the flakes fell with less frequency and in small. y
numbers. until soon after o'clock they ceased
altogether and thousands IF house doors began
To open and the streets began TO ring 10 the
clang Of myriads Of snow shoVels out for their
first airing Of the season.
According 10 the Weather Bureau. the total
fall Of snow was % inches. II began 10 fall
about II o'clock Saturday morning, and II con-
tiuued for a little more than twenty-five hours
The greater part of the time the storm was ac-
conpaniod by a brisk wind which, while never
amounting to more than half gale. still aug
mented the dscomforts of the visitation. and
piled up the frozen rain in drifts that were re-
snonsble for most Of the delay in travel. Dur
ing the storm the highest velocity reached by
The wind was forty-tow miles an hour at which
rat. It was hovlng through the streets at 10
o'clock Satur lay night.
,r.er the snow had ceased falling. however.
tra wind seemed 10 renew is strength like the
eagles. and at o'clock yesterday afternoon 1t
was boorning along at the rate Of sXty-fOur
miles an hour from the Northwest. which same
,yas considerably more than a gale. and served
70 cause losses that will give boost To the hat
trade this week. II the temperature had been
lower the suffering from the storm would have
been largely increased. The lowest point
reached according To the official figures. was
- degrees As 1t was however the untmely
advent OF real winter caused much suffering
among the poor OF the city who. in common
with the rest Of the town. had neglected 20 pre-
mare themselves for H. No deaths were report
ed in the city as direct result Of the storm.
but several persons suffered from frost bites
and had 70 be taken to the hospitals for treat
ment. The police captains OF the city scented
,h. approach OF danger Saturday night ana
exercised a wise and fathery kindness regard
ing those persons who We're incapacitated for
l,ol,inc after themselves. At all the police STA
tions orders were issued 20 the patroimen Wneh
tbev were turned OUT 10 arrest all persons
who were seen To be so intoxicated as u heeu
care and lock them up FOR the night Inc re-
sult was a harvest OF plain drunks' VINO ous"'
- be thankful that they were not aho"eu "
freeze .n the streets.
clI-EHT MAPPING.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28

Now-Yors to Washington daily, 2.S5 p m Whie- ,-
III rrnntnal South Ferry aad J IN. iO9t ltu- .
nav nr, S,rr"t Exclusive Pullman Equipment lCin'is
90 service un.quDllcd. 80 excess ftreS. ia
trnira aDd quickest time between Ne" -iO'A "''1
N,-,entuptOn.-AGNt
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28
DEPARTMENT CAUGHT MAPPING

The city emerged from the grasp OF the STORM
u.,,h extreme sl,wness With "A singular lack OF
foresight the city government in general ana
the Street Cleaning Department IN particular
allowed themselves 20 he caught mapping. Blds
for the contracts for the removal Of snow were
advertised for only last Friday. and tho result
was that the city found itself without the as
sstance Of contractor TO handle the snow.
The Street Cleaning Department had its entire
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28

MAY NEED AN ARMY ABOVE looVo ME.>'
London Nov. 2s-"The Times In an edHoflH'
this morning IN praise u thv foresight u '"'
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28

no the Christmas Humber Of the Ledger MohlnIy MY
Ng l. Barton Wilson. Mrs. Palmer ana MI vi. ,
H,'d christmas Gifs. with twenty nst"ionS
:."Vy Christina - crvauons ~ corn i.'',,i' I,Io
tirmr. smith VI T.. "Christmas Decorat2hs. . Dy ,
n,e l. Barton Wilson, and Tine Ar OF hen','''5
NJ - h, fho Hand add 10 the vast amount OF
i|fnl and Interesting matter ~ ms N"Hdd"' o''
,r' n,'.,s stands to-day. l.ice Cents'-AD'''
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28

RAGING on THE MAINE COAST TOO.
no,,,s, Mo vov "A northeasterly blizzard
has r,oed T., this section all day. Three vessels
r, onor,od oebore at Fort Point on the FenoD-
scot River twelve miles from BeltaS'. an" J" 10
red shipping has sustained other 4o'S0'
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28

cr.RyEY FLAGS THOUGHT TO HAVf BEEN MIS-
TAKEN FOR THE UNION JACK.
shanghai. Nov. 27.-Thc report received mere
yesterday that the British Admiral had hois'e'
the Union Jack over Ting-hai capnaI oi 'l'
leland Of Chusan ard over several othcr isiailuS
IN the Chusan Archipelago, is not credited Inc
Rri,ish Consulate has received no conhrhailo"
~ the rumor. which probably originated IN ms ms
,altnp the survey marks Of the surNey-s"'P
yVater witch foi the Union JACK
New-York tribune., 1898-11-28

FREEZING OR ROASTING
Those are the common alternatives IN our housss ~
autumn weather The gas radiator or STa''' nov
ever yieids a perfectly controlled ana "s'0c"''s