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New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
AUTUMN HERE AGAIN.
From The Ellsworth CMe) American.

And now comc,h once again the autumn--natC tCTe 5
sombre. melancholy season. Vacation days are
DER and the pretty schoolteacher taEeth down the
worn and seasoned birch with virtuons deternina-
ton in her soul and fire In her eye. the smat boy
hasteneth 10 the schooiyOrd with n dead SNAKE on
n stick with which 90 frighten the little eir' WIN
a pug nose and a freckcd face for whom some SOM,
fav in the unrcvealnd years. hc VIII Wric pOsIiy y
and borrow money 20 buy a diamond ring. Inc
trout streams cmpt.cd and the Land LOCKED sal
mon beakefh himself TO the bottom Of the lade N
,f.nr rcnuncia tion Of ell the human race. ana 70.
tbe mold hunter shou,dercth MS gun ana tramnet n
o,,er ,ill and dale. league ielgue. Win exc tch
,Intirng and patience undated and getteth ia Is
S"cT 81 torn coat and six-ounce pcrtrfge Ald
- ~ ~ne yay md another we are renindtl inat
mis- YEAR of wonders land and sea IS III i'~ se.e
and Withe!eG leaf.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
TIE KAISER ~ EGYPT.
PREPARATIONS MADE BY THE KHEDIVE FOR
HIS ENTERTAINMENT.

4 correspondent at Cairo Of the "Corriere di
Napoll' gives he following interesting phrucu-
lars about the visit OF William II. The Minister
OF Public Works he says. has opened creclt o'
1860 lire for the repair and decoration OF 'hs
Khedive's box and that Of his mother az 'he
Opera House where gala performances are 10
he given on November 90 and y, the operas
beInr "Otello" and La Bohemc." The German
ROYALTIES will stay in Egypt twenty days-two
in Alexandria and six or seven In an excursion
N the First Cataract on the Nile. The khedife
will give 4 grand banquet at the Abdin Palace
IN which will be invited all the diplomatic
agents consuls. the commanders and officers OF
tie army Of occupation and Egyptian Army the
high functonaries Of State. and the members OF
the civil and military households OF The Khe-
dive Another banquet will be offered at the
Palace Of the Koubbeh by the Khedives mother
TO Her Majesty the Empress and her suite. etc
The Emperor means 10 visit the pyramids OF
Cheezeh the Egyptian Museum. and the Bar
rage" During the imperial visit the khedive
will also give his annual ball About November
% the Emperor Will give reception 10 the Min-
isters. diplomatic corps and high functionaries
OF state at the Abdin Palace.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
,.rrrrRs TO THE EDITOR.
oosryELTS sELF-sACRIFIcE.
,,.rsc ~ RrsloNING A HIGH OFFICE AND
y" GOING TO THE WAR

.c,,nss IN nrsioNING HIGH OFFICE AND
y" GOING TO THE WAR
-. Editor OF The Tribune
T" ,,.,v conscientious and intelligent men
~ ..,dor the erroneous impression and are
p''' IA nosltvely to assert that every one who
ca" .,nseIf with governmental affairs does
vi .romo;e private ends These weli-mean-
rns hove not the shadow Of right TO
" .,,, with tina, noble. broad-minded and
f'o A,sate for Governor. Theodore Roose-
yea .,.sr a careful and searching scrutiny OF
VII - they will quickly and irresistibly
Ns .hs ,ust conclusion that he Is one OF the
e'n'' ,,-sacridcing men on Gods footstool.
nO'' 80 mention only one act of this exemplary
ce'" ces.o not thus far sufficiently dwelt upon
eln.h I, oueht to be printed every day dur
,,e campaign in letters OF goid' ana WHICH
ps ..out doubt. shows that the Co'onei OF the
W. p,ders Is as upright as daylight
=, ,be outbreak Of the recent war ne heid the
tent place Of Assistant secretary Oh 'he
ny n.y.. An unscrupulous man acting IN tnat ca
w., q, such a time when large governments
Pa. were earnestly solicited from the Navy
..,,rent would have feathered his own nest
,s-haus amassed an Immense fortune
g.. of the political opponents OF the lHus"i
NV'S .na,date for Governor of the Empire state
0-s successfully gainsay that his resignation
e~ Gu that high Office. leaving loving wife ana
~ orectionate children. organizing direcune ,c ing
fA Saa6inc a fine regiment and rsking ms hIs
anu The battlefield in a tropical climate anu
upon -s,,icken country. was grand act OF hon-
rs .sy unselhshness and patriotism, form only
eTy Ths democratic party In It's platform az
~. I".,,o5 Us record Of consistency in aosuruity
eohuan,tnc a slur upon the sterling integrity Oh
.a"yceIlent soldier, scholar and statesman
ina. n,,N,, rn me in conclusion also 70 state that at
felN rem uhen n sister republic has Its very
sda,,ons nir shaken by its unjust, narrow :
ndsd and ridiculous judicial procedure ana us
NneS unscrupulous and terrorizing nllmtal .
warpe,u, Looms ND in American history Theo-
@ s. 'Rers Roosevelt IV whose beralmindedness and
so's s,sness character command the unGuaee al Sa
sOnddence of every rghtthinkng aoteF Catholic ~ lie
black VI SOL. OPPENHEIMER.
0'Ssw.York. Sept. so. 1898.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.-Sales' eA7,o"o 90
AZ lO5h and $1,000 registered Is Oh l'o' a.
HOS Final quotations follow.

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market dull and STEADY
Of small final changes. The heaviest dealings
were in the Atchison issues Central Georgia
consol 5s. Chicago Terminal As Houston anu
Texas Central As, Kansas City Pittsnurg anu
Gulf firsts Lake Erie and Western first os MIN
n4apolis and st. Louis IS, Kansas and Texas
seconds. Northern Pacific general lien IS ana
nrior IS. Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Is Oregon Short Line income is. Reading
as St Louis and Iron Mountain os Texas ana
pacific seconds. Union Plcifc As Union PacIilc'
Denver and Gulf first receipts, and Wisconsin
Central first receipts.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES-Money on call 2ls per cent
with exceptions at per cent. Time money
3a3h per cent for sixty days TO four months
and 80 per cent for six months. ComHlercla
paper rates were Si4ai per cent TOT the pest
names for all periods, and above Tor names ho'
40 well known. Time money sho"ed us
,inctly easier tendency, loans TOT iour Hlon'"'
being made at 3ie per cent.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market dull anu
steady. Actual closing rates were:
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
THE WAR INVEsTIGATION.

40 'he Editor Of The Tribune.
s'': No wonder President Mckinley God bless
-''"' ionn1 IL hercuean task 10 get men 10 serve
va va committee 70 investigate the workings OF the
"ar department during this Do they not
INV mat HIS Majesty Red Tape" rules supreme
'..e'e ana 'ha, millions OF yards Of that gentleman
- ''n Foaa' loose. ies' nachelly waitin " 70 tie
- Gnu loot those who may w!sh to straigh;en
~ '"s'eh any legitimate business? 1t has been
rs ever since the world began ever since there
,S Oeeh War Department.
- make the present head Chow his poor shou-
D., ,'8st ache) bear all the blame. forcing our
sas -SaN as natter OF simple Justice 70 himself
yv secretary Ager. 10 appoint this committee
-, 'ne'' Position before and during this var such
Acwl'n mat ore or all Of those people so nercoly
World b..i ..i investigation, put together. could OF
rssrnnsHssse Hssse tl!ed u? II they had had the awful
70 o.y ana strain for one snort week Do1Ae
Secret a"o 0ncomplainingly by the President ana
hstsS u taaey would be candidates for an asylum
was ws;,g soIg neen through one war. and knowing II
tvtry ..te mag more than a picnic, they tried py
faly az, a means 10 avert IL, and now, after faith-
hrss, arc ehee-fE!ly bearing the great burden
rts so .pon thenl. Instead OF the peace of Goa,
,so7e!l eeGec ard rObly earned. comes m
34 80 II these shOutefs for the same Wou,d
htsisys neA.,Iey and brains ~ thus consumed "
rore 1o ~ taets i would gave their breath ana %
htv SMn.s credit Enough CT that cry. ana INC
Nor,Ss,1.e of sen.iEental.s,s ard Spanards, but
"'".Ng'on. Oct 6 1895.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Oct. s, . D. m.-American securities
were dull and inactive all day The closing tone
was quiet. but steady. Last prices were Atchi-
son. 1924; Canadian. S6% ST. Paul, lloh; Hi
nois Central. ia; Louisville, 56A; Union Pacific
preferred, 67s; New-York Central lib; Erie Ia;
Pennsylvania. 60; Reading, 8; Erie first pre-
ferred. 35%; Northern Pacific preferred, 49, and
Grand Trunk, ~.
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09

p. ''~S'AD INACCURACIES IN THE BIBLE.
's.a' e.. Editor Of The Tribune.
Ron IN IN Chicago newspaper appears an extract
rer,,. "e Itiosae. giving a remark Of Archbishop
Bill. suing that there are inaccuracies In me
tas Pr 80 giving IS coso point tho message OK
'"si Nathan TO David. VINO had sinned. ana
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
Following are the posted rates OF the ieau'hs
drawers OF foreign exchange:

DoMEsTIC EXCHANGE. - New-Orleans -
Commercial. 81 % discount; bank. SOC. premium
charleston-Buying. sc. discount; selling, par
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
LIGHT DEALINGS IN STOCKS.
PRICES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE

THE WEEKLY BANK sTATEMENT-BONDs
AND MONEY.
Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Fridays
quotations were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09

The following shows the relation between the
total reserve and the total deposits on the re-
spectve dates:
Changes
Specie si36 3i4 400 s142 $50 800 So 53s 200
Lega-tenders j4j4is 500 56J9i 100 Dec. $50. 100
Total $780, $50 200 SiB 4i5JO Inc. &35s6lOO
Reserve required
against deposits 1852 o5o iI11oi,iOo Inc ;loseS
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
THE CUBAN FRUIT TRADES DEATH

Ponce. Porto Rico. Sept. 19, 1898
New-York tribune., 1898-10-09
THE WEEKS BANK CHANGES.

The following table shows the usual compare
tive statement OF bank holdings:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
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Be sure and get our prices before placing
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-04
ED Do General Banking Business.
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of collecting a draft.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
SAVANNAH. GA. SUNDAY. MAY 20. 1898.

the American. with hearty good will. ac,
cepted their explanations.
OF "A very different nature from a moral
lists point of view at the present time
were he dues the American naval officers
fought among themselves The story of
The tirst-pr0bably the only oue-fouEht by
the lamented Somers, who lost his life be-
fore Tripoli, viii serve better than any
other TO show the spirit of the naval otli-
GERS of the day.
As related in the United States Chroni-
Gle, Somers and Decatur, who were init
mate friends, were one day chatting ono
another in the presence of some other
young officers, and in the course of the re
marks Decatur called Somers fool Som
ers, of course, paid no attention to the
epithet, for IL was said In mere play But
the other youngsters, five in number, took
the matter seriously, and the next day
refused to accept Somers invitation to JON
him in a bottle of wine
Somers very greatly astonished. asked
why, and they explained frankly that they
thought he had failed TO show a spirit
proper for a naval officer when he was
called a fool
Immediately SOmers went to Decatur
and related the facts. Decatur said al
once that he would give a dinner at which
he would explain the whole matter. and
place Somers right before his fellow OIL
GERS, but Somers said
They have allowed themselves 10 sus-
pect my courage. l must convince them
that they are mistaken. and my only
course is to fight them all"
Decatur acted as second for Somers de
llverod the five challenges. and II was ar
ranged that Somers should meet them in
succession during the hour. So they gath
cred at a convenient place and Somers fac
ed bis first man. At the word both fired
and Somers missed, but got his own right
arm pierced with the bullet of his antag
onist.
At this Decatur wanted to take his place.
but Somers refused, and stood up and FIR
ed at the second man, using his wounded
arm. Again he missed and again was
himself struck this time in the hip. the
wound bleeding 80 profusely that Somers
was soon TOO weak to stand NeVerthe-
less he insisted on having the third man
come on.
When the third man took his stand
Somers was unable either to stand erect
or TO hold a pistol steadily So Decatur
sat down on Somers' left side. put his
right arm around Somers body until he
could help support the weight of Somers
right arm, and in this position the word
was given. At this shot Somers managed
to wound his antagonist
The whole five were by this time so
much impressed by the pluck and persist
ence Of the young fellow that they made
ample apology for having misjudged him
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29

buttons at the side. concealing a volumi-
nous pocket This skirt is very short and
is of dust color Quartz grey is an eX-
cellent shade for bicycle skirt as 1t pos
itively does not show mud or dust. This
skirt is lined with bright scarlet which
makes it very ornamental on the wheel.
Flashes of scarlet show as the bicyclst
pedals her way along the roads.
You can say what you viii about the
waist to be worn. but after all there is
nothing like the shirt waist A little pack
ct or Eight coat can be tied on the handle
bars to be put on in case of shower or if
a cool breeze spring up. But for regular
cycling nothing viii do except the shirt
waist.
The newest things in bicycle suits are
the dresses in which more attention is
paid to the lining than to the dress ma
terial This is positively true of all the
imported suits, and all those that are now
attracting attention in Central ParksThese
dresses are the very acme of style and are
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29
How Time Is Reekoned In China.


An Interesting popular account of ths
curious and somewhat complicated meth~
cds Of reckoning time in China and OF pre-
dieting events is contributed to the Revua
Scienuhque paris, March 8 by M. Paul
d Enjoy 1t appears that the Chinese
name their years instead of numbering
them. and the names. which are deter-
mined by hume rlcal sequence, are supposed
to have prophetic meaning. Curlously
enough the name of the present year. as
nj. Enjoy shows. corresponds quite well
with the political troubles that threaten
the Chinese empire. We translate below
a large part of the article. Says the
French writer;
THE Chinese century, or cycle, Is come
posed of sixty years; Il Is called Luc-Giaps
which means the six decades In China
the years are not numbered, they have
names These names are formed by means
of combining two words-the first taken
from a series Of ten expressions denotins
inert materials of the earth, and the Sec
ond from a series Of twelve names OF iiv-
ing animals
"rhe century is divided into two distinct
sets of periods, or ten and twelve years
each, respectively. BY an ingenious COM
bination of the two sets of names appro-
pirate 70 these series the names of the in
dvidual years are formed"
The ten terms applied to the years Of the
first series Of periods (giap, at >binh, dinh.
etc) mean respectively "dead-wood,"
glowing "outer fireplace" inner
fireplace" "fallow land" cultivated
land" natural mineral" manufactured
mineral" ordinary water" notable wa
ter" Says the writer;
"As can be seen. the terms are In pairs.
They are arranged on a unique plan of an
titheses so that In reality the dec
ennial period Is composed of five funda-
mental expressions.
These material principles constitute the
five primordial elements according to the
Chinese theory of the terrestrial worlds
wood. fire. earth. mineral, and water"
In the twelve-year period the years are
named for the rat, the OK, the tiger, the
hare etc, which are also the twelve signs
of the Chinese zodiac, and by the combina-
ton of the two names which each year
possesses-one by virtue of Its position in
the ten-year period and one for the twelve
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29

various grades Of achievement, five kinds
of silver medals and three kinds Of bronze
medals. All of these are made at the mint
in Philadelphia. The gold ones are very
handsome. OF all of them. the finest
bears the design of an Indian shooting
a buffalo with a bow and arrow, with the
legend, "First-class Prize Distinguished
Marksman." 1t contains 800 worth Of
gold. However, change has been made
and the medals are not to be made of
precious metals in the future. The rea-
son is simply that the soldier. when hard
up, is tempted TO pawn his hard-ear1ed
decoration of honor.
In the old battles every man fought
with his own weapon. The revolver that
had lain in the wifes bureau drawer I'M
disturbed for a decade. waiting for the
first burglar, played a part along with the
"gun" which had stood In the shed for
hawks. Everything went to the war. The
South had the best marksmen for they
came of a long line of gentlemen sports
men who could shoot.
1t takes an amory almost q year TO
make 5000 rifles. And as fast as the
new ones are made the old weapons for the
regular army are gathered up and put in
storage by the government.
Many of the gentlemen volunteers OF
the New South have begged permission
to carry their own favorite firearms to
Cuba, a permission which has been grant
ed
The calber of the new army rifle IS
30 and that Of the new navy rife is .2S.
This difference Is apt TO make confusion
in ammunition when army aud navy hap
pen to act in concert.
sharpshooters armed with the modern
style viii play a great part in warfare.
The discharge of the new weapon is al
most noiseless, and, smokeless powder be-
ing used, there will be nothing to betray
the location Of a concealed riheman who
pours a continuous fire with murderous
accuracy into the ranks Of the enemy.
The commander in the field sees his off,
GERS and men fall around him without
knowing whence the blow Is struck.
This will be highly confusing to the
veteran who fought the enemy at short
range through powder flash and thick
smoke.
Just here comes in an odd point The
new weapon Is an Improvement In the
direction OF humanity. The bullet tray
els so fast that apparently the body does
not attempt 70 resist IL, and II passes
through flesh or bone without inflictlng
much Of shock, making a small clean
hole and not breaking up the tissues IL
goes through the thinner bones, as the
shoulder-blades. the ribs and breast-bone,
without smashing effect.
10. TO-. Eaaf A.. a~4 80
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29

were not at all tender about the code, but
supported it's teachings with as much fer
vor as did their fighting men folk. The
general spoke of one instance In partcu-
lar which had come under his notice. A
lawsuit was on trial and the cross ezami-
nation of one of the attorneys seemed as
a grievance to the feminine witness who
was on the stand. AS this Southern matron
stepped down she turned to the opposing
counsel who had given her a warm quar-
ter of an hour and said
to him that her husband
would wait upon him as reward
for that days work. Surely enough the
husband took up the pique of his wife and
challenged the attorney. The result was
a, killing for the attorney, who, upon the
conclusion of the duel, went on with the
examination of witnesses without any ev-
idence of having Killed man for the sake
OF his client. 1t must have been interest
ing in those days. Any lawyer who went
into court prepared TO prove case against
an opposing litigant was subject 10 a chal-
lenge and a chance Of being shot up like
a Western town. one Of the generals
dearest friends was an irascible old gem
tleman who CHANGED to insult the whole
Cuban colony Of New Orleans in the time
of the last island instruction In IA pub
lie house he mentioned that it was his
theory that if the Cubans Of the United
States meant half the patriotism they ex-
pressed they would 90 somewhere and buy
some guns instead of doing so much talk
ing from the thoraxes. The remark was
overheard and reported TO the local Cuban
colony, with the result that the critic was
invited by some man whose name ended
GH.ff Ak
The American cheerfully responded ana
shot his man TO death. Whereupon anoth-
er of the Cubans also challenged him, and
the fight occurred with the same sequence.
A third OF the luckless lot took his
chances with the laxative American and
went away from the dueling ground IN n
hearse. Things were growing rather mon
otonous. when a fourth man challenged
the one who had passed criticism. This
fourth Cuban was a handsome young man,
tall distinguished in appearance and
beauty to behold. The Americans friend
was impressed with the air of his prhcl-
pals adversary. and going to his friend
privately he begged him for the sake of
humanity and as a sort Of connoisseur of
corpscs not TO kill this youth.
ale is such a good-looking fellow" the
second pleaded. 1T would be pity 20
waste him."
yes" sald the fighting man, -"but /
have to do It, I've simply got TO kin that
fellow. He Is the only one Of that outfit
who has wanted TO kill me. He has in
duced all the others to fight because they
had precedence over him, and now that IL
u his turn he Is more than ever determin-
ed 10 XIII me. No, the only thing / can 10
10 keep from lighting the whole island Of
cuba Is 70 slay this fellow, and ] shall do
~" He did IL, too, and whether il was
actual reasoning or mere guesswork u Is
a fact that when this young warrior fell
thn rest Of the New Orleans Cubans sem
"a 10 weary, and the man who had criti-
cIged them received 40 more challenges
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-29

ago and last season they were not much
better. But the bicycle styles this year
are all that can be desired. They are
really beautiful creations such as one
would not hesitate to wear anywhere.
In travelling through New England last
fall I was surprised to notice how many
women wore bicycles dresses. on the
cars, an the boat and journeying ly
stage and over land, the bicycle dress
was the rule and the long shirt the ex-
ception. 1t was really refreshing to note
how these New England ladies stepped
on and off the railroad trains without
getting entangled in long skirt. 1t was
delightful to see how easily they handled
their baggage without cumbersome folds
to bother them. After a little practice
with the short skirt one becomes really
graceful, and 1t is safe to say that the
long travelling skirt has been banished
from New England forever.
Would that this might be the rule in
other parts of the country. Ia August
on a steaming hot day what is more re-
lreshing than the sight of a young wom-
an in trim bicycle skirt with natty low
shoes and comfortable blouse waist. And
what is more enjoyable to the young
Woman herself than such travelling
garb?
noticed last week on a train going
TO Lenox. that fashionable Mecca for
wealthy New Workers, young woman in
travelling suit which caught my eye at
once. It was SO eat" The skirt was