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The times., 1898-01-04
CUBAN RELIEF COMMITTEE.
Ii Organizes in New York, Where
DoEations Must Be Sent

IL Organizes in New York, Where
Donations Must Be Sent
TIE State department has orga nized
is committee on Cuban relief in New
YorS by the appointment OF the following
gentlemen, whose acceptance was obtain
ed yesterday by Secretary Sherman: Ste
rhen =. Barton, vice president OF the Red
Cross Society; Charles y. Schieren, ex-
mayor Of Brooklyn, and Dr. Louis Klopseh
editor Of tie Christian Herald. Mr.. Bar
ten IS the nephew Of Miss Clara Barton,
ana was named by her. az Miss Barton
mad beer offered place on the committee.
The department gave out instructions
yesterday afternoon that all supplies should
be forwarded to this New York committee,
whtcA viii attend TO their shipment to Con
sui General Lee in Cuba. Ii is understood
that tEe ward line st "a iners will ta ke the
supplies free of charge.
4 cablegram was received at the de
partment yesterday from Consul General
Lee, iii which he advised Secretary Sher-
man that bla ukets and flour should be
added to the list of things already pub
lshed as being most desiFa bic and aiu
able for the relief OF the Cuban sufferers.
The total amount of money subscrip
tions received at the State Department is
about 81 o90 OF this S5 coo has been
contributed by a person or persons I'M
known 10 The public, but the conjecture
of Tha Times tha- Ii was a sum given by
the President and his Cabinet as a Christ
n as ring, to give impetus to the beney-
ol,nce. has been generally adopted. There
is no way. however. of verifying the report.
The So 900 has been increased by $500
from the citizens of Montana, With a
promise of more, 81 ego promised by the
Christian Herald, and various small sums
:vhich were reported yesterday as follows:
Mrs. r. II. Warter. Was hingtoa. n. C.. $50;
D. c. Irish, Pittsburg. S5; F. S. Bgler.
Elyria, o., S5; cash. Union Springs, y.
z, 81: cash, san Francisco, So; '0ne OF
thern.'' Syracuse. n. Y. 81: ". A. Ford
Columbia. $. c., So; II. Beckman, Calves
ton, Texas, 50; through the oswego Times
$40; as follows: Bart Lynch. SO; A. 5.
Page, $40; F. C. Lalande. S5: F. C. Com
stock, So: l.. Arnes, sr., SO.
The times., 1898-01-04
MIR. spRAGUE MADE PRESIDENT
The New Officers of the Central
Labor Union.

ne New OIiiters OF the central
Labor Union
Mr. Norman c. sprague. of the Print
ing Pressmen's Union, was last evening
elected, by a handsome ma jority, presi-
dent of the Central Labor Union, to succeed
Mr. Milford Spohn, who has been president
of the union since its organization, in
February, 1895.
The new preside mt is a young man, a nd
has been a resident of Washington for
-four years. In a brief speech OF acceptance
he thanked the delegates for the conf
dence repused in him, and assured them
that he would devote his whole endeavor
TO promoting the interest of the workmen
of the District.
Mr. Spohn the retiring president. made an
admirable address, in which ne reviewed
the course of labor since the formation of
the Ceatral Labor Union. When he took
hold of the helm a little over two years
ago, trades-uEionisrn in Washington was
represented by only nine un ions OF the
building crafts. Now it boasts of twenty
five unions, with membership of =
600. which is about 90 per cent of the
organized labor in the District.
The other officers elected were: Vice
president, A J. Keane: secretary, J. j.
Crowley: assistant secretary, j. Al. Kreiter:
treasurer, J. D. Mckay; auditors, j. NJ.
Heisley, William Silver ana John Weber;
sergeaat-a alarms, o. p. Cox.
The times., 1898-01-04
OBITUARY NOTES.

Mr. II. s. EestiaEe- Gac!e Of Or. J. ~
Westlakc. died al !; u. IA. yesterday at No.
515 street uoriawest. AIR. WeAtiake
had been resident of Nifst-nGton oaly
a weea. aad was engaged in furnishing
Il house at the nunier mentioned wneii ie
was taksa with apoo.eay. r. never raj
lied.
Brewer John Arnoid died at Hszleton,
Pa. YESTERDAY after s..urt Illness, aged
sixty-six years. he " ss 4 native OF Ger
many. and caule To THIS cpcntry in 1853.
lie left asout S3500G0 il cash ard real
estate. he Is survived by widow and
eight children.
Ex-Judge Edmund II. Eeurett, dean of
Boston University Law School. died sun
day at the Hotel vendoEue in Boston. after
an Illness of several weeks. lie was born
in Manchester VI, GA April >. 1924. and
was graduated from tn. University of Yer
mont in lS43. He was admitted to the
Vermont bar in l s4T. after ,vhicn he went
to Boston. and was au-nit I'll tJ the Suffolk
bar. He t.Iate his ho in Taunton, Mass.
In 1858 h, was appointed judge Of probate
and insolvency for Bristol county, which
office he held until 1856. From 1865
TO 1867 he was mayor of Taunton. From
L L
ward Law School, II. then became pro-
fessor in the B1stcn University Law School.
and b.ca me dean in S12 holding the office
until his d.ath.
/ Henry l.. Becker of Hespe.ia Mich. died
at Lansing Sunday night ot c0nbir,a-
tiun of ailments, bIougilt on By excessive
training for athletic sports. He was an
gricultural College senior, and the best
athlete in the institution. He etrained hard
but not discretly. -s7
Peter Montz, a railroad engineer. died
at IIagerstown, Nd. Saturday, of softening
of the brain.
Col John Thompson FrieZe died at
Havre de Grace, Md, sunday. He was born
in Port Deposit in S26. ItA was in business
in Havre de Grace nearly all his life,
aud for twenty-siy years was a commits
sioner OF the town. He was also its first
mayor and served as school commissioner
and in tn, House OF Delegates.
william l., Elseffer. a Nellkn civil
engineer. died in New York Sunday He
was born in Red Hook, Dutchess county,
n. Y, about seventy-onet years ago. His
ancestors were among the early settlers of
Dutchess county. Mr.. Elseffer took great
interest in engineering when q 10y on his
fathers farm, and helped survey and build
the Hudson River Railroad. He was after
ward identified with many railroad enter
prises in the West and South. He was
closely connected with ths development of
Central Park: and engineered the draining
of the salt meadows between Jersey City
and Newark. OF late years he was con-
sulting engineer for many railroad com
panies and capitalists. Heieaves widow.
John A. Frazer noted New York artist,
died at his home in thatcity Saturday.
Francis B. Rinhart of Cumberland, Md,
died at that place Saturday, aged twenty
seven.
Sister of Charity Mary Elizabeth Rooney
died at Ernmit sburg Nd, Sunday. She was
field nurse during the war.
The times., 1898-01-04

lars above the heads of Kurtz and
Bushnell and die with them While a
Democratic Senator of gold proclivities
like Brice may be elected instead. one
of Mr.. Brice's trusted lieutenants, who
has been on the ground all the Week.
says that at least eight Democrats
would vote for the former Senator and
these with the Hanna strength would be
sufficient to elect him.
Governor Bushnell comes out IN a
very peppery interview tonight on
George k Nash, chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee, and says it
will not take him two days to accept
the ehairman's resignation as trustee
of one of the State institutions. Later
along he accepted it in a curt note AT
least a half dozen personal encounters
have occurred at the public places and
i'm one instance two leading men reach
ed for their pistols.
The times., 1898-01-04
CANADIAN TRADE.
Imports, Exports and Customs Re.
GENTS of tie Last Fiscal Year.

Imports, Exports and Customs Re.
ceipts of tie Last Fiscal Year.
Montreal. Jan. 3.-The trade and navi-
CATION returns of the Duininion will he
published soon, and will show that during
the fiscal year 1896 90 the total inn
ports entered for consumption We're SILL
294,o20, against imports OF Sl1o,5o1,
S4So In the preceding year The duty
collected amounted to S19.s9I .99T, against
$2O.2l 9 .a37. decrease of 1927 .o4o.
Exports amounted To S123 ,S59 ,S3S, an
increase Of Sl7. .35s ,oS6. The average
rate OF duty IS 1T.s per cent on the total
imports for Consumption and 30 per cent
on the dutiable imports, which is about
the same proportion as last year. Great
Britain still reIuains Canada s hes: Gus
toner. During the year there were eS-
ported - the United States Canadian pro
ducts to the value Of S43, ,99l ,4s5,
against SS4.460 .42S in 1895 '96. Great
Britain took OF our exports S69,533 ,s52.
Yet our exports from the old country We're
only S29.4l2. .lSS, a decrea sc OF s.. .567,-
554 compared with the previous year,
while from the United States we imported
to the value OF SOL .549 ,o41, an fncrea Sc
Of S3.075.o23 over our imports of AmeTi-
can products Of the year before.
The times., 1898-01-04
GEN. HARRlES RECEIVES
He Meets the staff Brigade Officers
Informally.
He Revives a Custom which Should
Be Beneficial to the District
Militia Battalion Drill.

Gen. Harries. comma nding the District
in vogue about eight years ago by re-
ceiving the members Of his staff and
brigade officers in an informal way IN
his headaua rters at the National Guard
rnlory building street The Gus.
tom was once followed by the late Brig
Gen ordway, but was bandoned on ac5
count of the indifference OF the statf
officers in attending. ~
For almost a decade nothing has been
done in this line at all, and Gen. Har-
ries recognizing the splendid he nefts
to be derived from such informal gather
ings, decided during the Christmas holis
days to renew the former custom, hoping
that the staff gswouid again manifest an
interest and attend these meetings Ire:
auentIy. The idea OF Gen. Harries is To
have such an informal gathering or the
staff and brigade officers every MoIt
day evening. On the last Monday evening
of each month the commander and his
staff VIII meet informally and be pleased
TO receive all officers of the line who
may desire TO call upon them.
The meeting last evening was attended,
by almost a full staff, and if the first
meeting OF the year augurs anything, II
means that the plan will meet with much
success
The early hours of the evening were
devoted TO an Informal discussion OF the
needs and the general work of the Dis
trict National Guard and future plans
looking To the general welfare of the
or.sa MIA tion. " hile this informal talk
was going on, the following officers Of
the guard Joined the gathering: Col. NJ. L.
Urell, Lieut. Col. Il. A. 0'Brien; Major
otto G. simonson, Capt. George c. Shaw,
Capt James E. Mock, Lieut.. S. Ii. Jacob
son, Lieut. Anton stepton, Lieut.. Fales,
Lieut.. suclff, Capt. Thomas S. Kins,
Major A Arthur Brooks and Lieut.. Prosise
The general staff officers of the militia
will not be mere ornaments. Gen. Harries
means that all shall have duties TO per
form, which, though not oneTous, by auy
means, will keep them all employed. he
had inaugurated a new idea-that of nav
Ing the members of ms staff report to him
in writing every week all orders received
and duties performed during that week.
This is an innovation, and it is expected
that IL viii he productive of good results.
Daring tie progress OF the staff recep-
ton, the Fifth 6atualion tril was IN
progress in the drill hall under the com
mand of MaioT Otto Simonson. MAJOR
Simonson dropped in on the reception i'm
inediately after the drill was over. He
was assisted in the drill by Adjt. and
Lieut.. Sinls. The drill was witnessed by q
large number of persons, among whom
were a large number of the fair sex. The
companies showed great proficiency III
executing the commands aud especially
was this 50 of the drilling 10y bugle calls.
The meeting, of the candidates for pro
motion which was to have been held last
night in the room OF the Second Battalion
headquarters, for the purpose OF effecting
ain organiza tion foI mutual interest and
welfare, was postponed indefinitely
The times., 1898-01-04
UNpEHTAKERs-
TELEGRAPHIG BREVITIES.

Pittsburg. Jan. 3.-Al the flint glass
factories of the country started up to-
day, two weeks earlier than usual. The
trade is extraordinarily active, and the
prospects extremely bright.
City OF Mexico, Jan. 3.-Judge Francisco
BueIna, president of the supreme court Os
Mexico, is seriously ill at Cutiacan. He
has been on leave of absence since last
October, owing TO ill health.
New York, Jan. 3.-Four people were in-
iured by an explosion of gas in the nil
linery store OF Paul Mus Kalmus, Nos.
13 and IS f-2 Division street. Everyone
in the place was lifted off his feet and
knocked down.
Seattle. Wash, Jan. 3.-The steamer
RosaIie sailed for Alaska last night with
all available passenger and freight space
taken. Thirty-five Canadian mounted
police will ship on the Rosalie at Van
cOuyer for Alaska.
The times., 1898-01-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR MEETING.
The Exec utiye Committee Receives
Various Reports.

The Exeou utiye Committee Receives
Various Reports.
The executive committee OF tie Lis
trict Of Columbia Christian Eudeayor
Union held it's regular monthly meeting
last night in the vestry Of Calvary Baptist
Church. President Grant Leet presided
and Secretary Paul E Sienan recorded
the minutes.
The eport o Treasurer George Il.
Linkins showed balance Of $50 and
in :he special fund of SO.
The report for December of the mis-
sionary committee r.as read by the chair
man of the committee, Miss Ella c. Lyman.
The report outlined the system of vista
ton s1on to be undertaken by the union
committee among the chairmen Of the
missionary Committees OF the various Christ
iati Ende3vor societies. The chairman of
the missionary committee of each society
in the District will be personally called
upon by "A member OF the union committee
and q conference held between tie tNo
upon the work of the society in missionary
directions.
The report OF the good citizenship con-
mittee was presented by Mr., r. Al. Brad
ley. the chairman of the committee. The
report stated that a conference OF the
good citizenship committees Of the Dis
trict had been arranged for Friday even
ing. in tae Fourth Presby terian Church.
The report further stated tnat the com
mittee had addressed a letter OF pro-
test to Hon. John Russell Young. Librarian
of the Library OF Congress, against the
proposed sale of Intoxicating liquors in the
bea utiful Library building. Tine action
of the committee was unanimously rati-
fled and the Secretary instruc ted to
notify the Librarian of Congress CT the
action of the meeting.
The report of the lookout committee
showed the work of intervisitation among
the societies by members of the commit.
tee well under way. The committee
recommended admission of the c. f.
Society of the EbeneZer A. NJ. E. Church.
and on motion this society was admitted
into the union.
The report of the correspondence com
inittee, Miss Anna j. Bell chairman, stated
that the work of the committee was rapidly
enlarging. Eleven young people who have
recently removed from Washin gton to
other cities have been followed to their
new homes by messages fromthis committee
to the correspondence committee in tie
city to which they have removed, that
resulted in an invitation being extended
the new comers to attend the church of
their choice nearest their new home.
After the usual social intermission the
roll of societies was called, representatives
OF forty-eight responding.
Mr. Ralph Wells, of New York, was then
introduced, and spoke upon the topic, .The
Christian Endeavorer in the Bible School,,
The times., 1898-01-04
he Hss EVERETT IN MIND
The Presidents Choice for Com
missioner General at Paris.
NO PLACE FOR A POOR MAN
So Mr.. Mckinley Determines Upon
a Rich Cleveland Friend for the
Honor-The Respective Chances
of Bryan and Paxson-Depart
mental DOings.

: The White. House was a very busy place
up to noon vest erday. Senators and Con-
gressmen called early in view of the
opening OF Congress.
Among the Senators who called and
had talks with the ePresidentwere Afessrs.
Elkins, cnllorn, Gear Allison and Deboe.
The members of the House were Ne ssrs.
Lacey, Curtis and STROBE.
One OF the best remaining gifts a the
disposition OF the President is the place
of Centmissioner General to the Paris
Exposition. 1t is place for which poor
men need not apply unless they can
have their social functions paid FOR by
the Government.
The coming man is said IL be Mr.. Syl-
vester Everett, Of Cleveland. an old friend
Of the President, and is said 10 be one
Of the richest men in the West. The
story is That the President proposes to
pe1nn Mr. Everett to get the place in
an indirect way, There are seven com
n.issioners and the plan suggested is
that these gentlemen shall ele3t or sug-
gest a commissioner general. Whether by
the Presidents s C hoice or by the sur
f:age Of the commissioners, 1T is SAID
that Nh Everett is sure of the place.
The President from all the accounts to
date will not have 50 ca sy time III get
ting through the Senate his nomination
Of J tidge Paxsun to succeed Col. Morrison
on the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The opposition to Judge Paxson has not
decreased since the objections We're first
urged against him. The protests oforgan-
ized labor continue to come in, and Sena-
tor Cullom, of Illinois, still thinks that
his candidate, Mr. Littler. Is the best man
for the place, and that at all events the
position should go to the West. whence
Col. Morrison was appointed.
1t il understood that the President will
shortly appoint Henry D. saylor, OF Penn
svlyania, 20 the post of American consul
at Matanzas. He is being urged for the
place by Congressman Wanger,. of Penn
syivania
matter which esga ged the attention
Of the President was the n0nina ton OF
M Charles Page Bryan minister To
China.
II is said that it has been decided TO
hold up for while the PaXson noinina
ion bat the name OF MT Bryan viii
certainly be sent in this week, notwith-
standing the notice served on the Presi-
dent that Mr.. Bryan will be opposed
jhiefly on I he ground that an experienced
diplomat is needed at this time in China.
1t is expected that the President will
also send in this week the name of his
candidate for commissioner Of the census,
sir. North, of Boston, has been the most
prominently discussed proba bility,
The times., 1898-01-04
TELEGRAPH LINES COMBINE
Western Union and Mexican Fed
erai Eu,er Into a Compact.
Claim That the Arrangement Ex-
Guides Other Companies From
Operating i'm Mexico.

New York, Jan. 3.-An arrangement
has been made between the Mexican
government and the Western Union
Telegraph Company by which all the
telegraph business between Mexico and
the rest of the world shall be handled
by the Mexican Federal telegraph lines
and those of the Western Union Com
8any to the exclusion of all other lines.
BY the terms OF this arrangement all
dispatches are to be transmitted by the
Western Union at Laredo. and FL Paso,
Texas. and from the Mexican Federal
lines be- the cable at Galveston.
General Manager Chandler, OF the
Postal company. WAS asked by re-
portel. what he knew about this ar
raneement. He said he did not under
stand how other lines could be eX-
cifldpd
The times., 1898-01-04
MULTITUDES GET LOWER PAY.
Reductions AggregatinE $4,000
Weekly FAN Upon Mill Hands

Boston. Jan. 3.-The reduction OF
IL 1-2 per cent in the wage of cotton
mill operatives in the mills of FAN
River, Salem, Manchester and other
places throughout New England. re-
Gently decided upon, went into effect
today. The operatives in all the cotton
manufacturing centres named accept
the reduction, for the present at least,
and the business men and manufactur-
ers of Fall River, where a strike was
threatened. are congratulating tilefn-
selves that trade will remain undis-
turbed.
The contemplated reduction in New
Bedford, Lowell, Rhode Island. Con-
necticut and in number IF places, will
take effect about the middle of the
month. When the wages of all The
operatives are lowered about 10000
mill hands will be affected. This Will
mean a loss of at least S75005 weekly
to the wage earners, and Il conseouert
loss to business men in the mill towns.
The growth of the cotton manufactur-
ing industry in the South and the ac-
tive competition resulting are -esoor-
sible for the unsettled condition of the
trade in New England.
The times., 1898-01-04
DANGEROUS corNrERFEIrs.
Five Fraudulent 500 Silver Certif-
icates sent 10 the Treasury

Five Fraudulent 500 silver Certif-
icates Sent 70 the Treasury.
For the next two or three days there
will he a general oveThauhng of reserves
OF silver certificates in every counting
house and Government institution, where
they have bIlis of the 500 denomination.
Five 500 counterfeit silver certificates
Turned up yesterday at the Trea sury De
partment, and the experts Of the Secret
Service Bureau pronounced the bill TO be
the most dangerous counterfeit that has
ever come within their knowledge. The
five certificates were sent on toget her
from the subtreasury at Phila delphia.
The certificate bears the check ., face
plate No. /. back-plate No. 2. The face
of this certificate bears the portrait OF
Monroe. The experts have thus far been
able . discover vara Jions from the genuine
bill only in three particulars. The serial
numbers are not quite like the original, diff
fering information. The seal in the counter
felt is rather lighter in color than the
genuine, and the James Monroe under the
portrait varies in outline slightly from the
genuine.
The times., 1898-01-04
Iate I.Oea1 Happenings.

William II. Langford, a member Of the
crew of the fishing schooner Advocate, was
drowned off Horn Point, Sunday.
In a quarrel over colored woman yes
terday evening at No. 220 Fomeroy street
northwest, Craig smith drew a razor and
slightly cut George Brown Smith was ar
rested.
James Robinson, Eddie johnson, Willie
Willis, and Marshall Brown, all cOlored
boys, We're arrested yester6-.y evening by
Detectives Weldon and Lacey, who suS.
pected then, of larceny.
The times., 1898-01-04
ADMIRAL DEWEY IN CHARGE.
He Succeeds Admiral McNair in
Charge of the Asiatic Squadron

A cablegram To the Navy Department
yesterday announced that Admiral Dewey
had assume q charge of the A static squadron
succeeding A dnniral McNair. Admiral Nc
Nair Is ON the way 10 America, and
will bring With him full information as
10 the murder OF the American sailors by
the Japanese which is now undergoing
judicial investigation by tue government
Of Japan.
The killing OF the men took place some
time In September, but no news OF IT mad
reached the American minister at Toxic
until 1t was cabl ID to him from this country.
So far as the reports or naval officers are
concerned the killing in the two cases was
uniustifiable and brutal.
The times., 1898-01-04
Can Do without Harvey.

The Government, on the investigation OF
experts, TO whom the matter was re-
lerred at the Patent Office. mas decided
that it can face-harden its own arfnor plate
ithout an infringement OF the Harvey
patent. Ii has been demonstrated 10 the
"a atisfact ion of the Government that
lower temperature than that used by
the Harvey people can lie used for that
purpose. a certain heat being the basis
tor The Harvey patent.
The times., 1898-01-04
Our Esteemed Contemporary.

The state Depa rtment began the publ
cation of daily newspaper yesterday.
II bears the awkward title OF advance
sheets of Consular Reports and is in
tended for distribution among American
rchants, manufacturers, shippers and
Others W 10 desire to extend their busi-
ness broad or take advantage of new
business ideas i'll foreign countries.
The times., 1898-01-04
Clothing for the Relief Expedition.

The War Department proposes to equip
the members of its relief expeditions to
the KIondike so far as possible in winter
proof garments, and has selected sheep
skin, with thu pelt To be turned inside. as
the best clothing. The ordinary arctic shoe
win be worn, but an extra German sock
will increase the warmth of the feet OF
the soldiers.
The times., 1898-01-04
SECRETARY AIeer Is i =.

The report published IT, sCretary
Alger's condition is not irii.. is III
accurate. 1t was stated af a. ar De
partment yesterday that the secretary
was getting better and that h-5 condition
yesterday was very much iHlf. 5Ted over
that OF the previous day. At the war
Depaum they expect their chief 90 he
at his office this week If the wes ther
warns up. as 1t bids fair to do.