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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04

GLovERsvILLE, N. Y, March 3.-winiam III.
Ketchum, one of tho oldest mail carriers In the
city. was arrested this morning for opening let
tiers and purloining their contents. For several
months there have been complaints Of money
lost through tho mails. Inspectors Samuel +.
Kyle ana j. G. Coates. by means of test letters,
succeeded in fastening the crime on Ketchum.
He was searched this morning and tho test lot.
ters found Oh his person. lie was taken to Utica
and arraigned before the United States Com
missioner this evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
Roller suppllo. for tho Cvbnn..

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The State Depart
ment has had notice from the Cuban Central
Relief in New York that there were
shipped 100000 pounds of relief supplies on
March ] from New York to Santiago. 40, OOO
pounds on the Sd to Havana. and to-day lOO.-
900 pounds to Matanzas, and a like number Of
pounds 10 Sagua, In these shipments are 50O,-
ports except Havana. 1t is expected that these
supplies will reach Key West in four or 1--we
days. They will be carried from there by the
Nashville and the Montgomery 10 the several
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
WHERE WOULD MILIrIAMEN RANK,
The Acknowledgement or Tennessee writes to
Warrington for InrormatIon.

Washington for Information.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. March 3.-Adjt.- Gen. Sykes
of the National Guard of this State wrote to the
Secretary of War inquiring what the relation
would be between the United States Govern
ment and the National Guard of the different
States in the event that war should be declared
between this country and any other power"
Gen. Sykes says in his letter that not a dry
goes over now that this Office is mot in receipt
OF letters from parties in the different sections of
this State. asking that they be allowed to raise
volunteer regiments in the event that there
should be any trouble between this country and
satisfaction with the National Guard Of this
State. the organized Guard claiming that they
should have the preference. This information
Is desired that / may intelligently inform the
National Guard in this State of the attitude
they are in"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
The Dolphin to ne Placed In Commission

WASHINGTON. March 3.-The official yacht
Dolpkin will be placed in commission at the
New York Navy Yard three weeks from to-day,
after a winters o%verhauling preparatory to the
work cut out for her this summer. Commander
Lyon will take charge of the ship. with Lieut..
Switzerland as executive. Hcr other officers
will be those attached to her when she went out
OF commission: Soon after returning to active
service the DOLPHIN will be ordered to Washing
tary's orders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
ClsaLmaLers strike Again.

The employed by II. Garewitx,
10 Mercer street, struck for tho second time
yesterday TO enforce the payment of the new
schedule of wages The first strike occurred n
few days ago and was ended by the firm signing
an agreement with the union to pay the new
oy rs agreement, it il alleged. and tho second
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
Capt. Olsen Dla Net Say IL.

Capt. Olsen OF the Norwegian steamship Ber-
gen. which arrived here from Matanzas, Cuba,
on last Sunday, has written to THE sun DENY.
Ing that he Is the authority for statements 10
the effect that Americans were packing IN TO
leave Matanzas when he sallel from that port.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
Twenty Fer Cent. Dividend In The Chestnut
street National Hank,

PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-The clerks at the
suspended Chestnut Street National Bank were
busy to-day making up checks representing n 20
per cent, Dividend on the deposits of those cred
itors. who have proved their claims. These
checks will be forwarded TO Washington To oD-
tain the slgnature OF Comptroller OF the Cur
rency dawes, and upon their return will be dis
belong.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
sUsAN HI1LEN's MISERABLE END.

Drunk and Unoonscious-Left In . Coll Five
Hours Without Medical Attendance.
Susan Hillen, go years old. was picked up
helplessly intoxicated in Brooklyn on wednes-
day morning and taken in a patrol wagon to the
Grant street police station. Although apparently
unconscious. she was allowed to remain in n cell
without any medical attendance for over five
hours. when she was removed to st. Johns Hos
pital, where she died early yesterday morning.
why the woman was allowed to remain so long
in the cell without an ambulance surgeon being
summoned. Tho woman was the widow of a
hotel keeper in Philadelphia. She had been a
hard drinker for twenty years, and a frequent
inmate OF the almshouse, tho penitentiary, and
Blackwell's Island,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
GEN. MERRITT BACK.
We'll Pleased with tho Fortincations or the
Middle South.

Gen. Wesley Merritt. commanding the De.
partment Of the East. returned to his head
quarters at Governors Island yesterday after.
noon. With his aide. Lieut.. Strother. he has
inspected the Notifications and army posts in
the middle South. and he expresses himself as
very we'll pleased with them.
It'll understood that he will make an inspec-
ton of other Southern posts. including Key
make . third to New England and Northern
posts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
TIE BrookIyn Elevated HailrOad Preparing for
the bridge Cohnsotion.

Work was begun yesterday on the changes on
private property between Washington and AID.
ans streets. near Concord, so as to make tho
necessary connections Of the BROOKLYN elevated
road and the bridge. President Ehlman said
that he expected tho Trains would be running
over The bridge about the middle OF June.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
KrIoa BY a central naILoaa rra,u.

Mrs. Mary Hines, so years old. who lived on
the canalooat Bunnell. lying in the South Cove,
Jersey city. was struck by a Central Railroad
train last night at Jersey and Johnson Syenuas
and instSntly killed. The body was removed b
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
Preparing Ammunition for Use.

Boston, March 2.-The American Ordnance
Company at Lynn is turning out a large number
OF 6.inch shells to be loaded at their destination
with gun cotton. The company Is also turning
out projectilcs for /, 2 and 3 pound guns at a
rapid rate. several carloads each week leaving
for storage places designated by the Govern.
ment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
New Practice Ship for tho Annapolis Cadets.

WASHINGTON. March 3.-The Navy Depart
ment has awarded a contract for the construc-
ton of a new practice ship for the Annapolis
naval cadets to the Bath Company. at its bid of
S246. 600. In the competition last summer this
yard underbid all the others. but the depart
ment!found that the appropriation available
fore asked an additional sum this winter. Con-
gress has granted 1t, and the work begins at
once., She will be. completed in about fourteen
sol. which is to be one of tho trimmest craft Of
the new navy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04

MrNNEAPoLIs, March 3.-Forty thousand
pounds OF provisions given by Minneapolis
Wholesale produce men In answer to the call of
York will leave here tomorrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
Underwrlter and CLIsr 90 10 sea Ar.ln.

writer, with the derrick Chief In tow, pGssed
out the Capcs this morning for Havana to as
sist in the wrecking work on the Maine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
another Torpedo Bont Rrndy Tor Launching.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 3.-Workmen Mt tho
Columbian Iron Works have been pushing tho
torpedo boat Mckee. No. 10, to completion with
all the haste possible. and tho little ship of war
will be ready for launching on Saturday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
The Goddess of Fashion

makes Our stores her throne.
Spring Fabrics, Spring Pat
terms, Spring Styles are here
tor Our best Cutters and
Makers to turn into proper
Clothing for Gentlemen.
Economy is here also as the
handmade Of Fashion.
Our statesmen are at your
command to show you the
new ideas, whether you wish
to buy or simply want to look.
Broadway and 18th street
store.
Superb lines Of Topcoats are ready at ali
the stores.
* H1A5GkETT. Broadway,
r. 20 Corner Canal,
w.. Near Chambers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
rho strike A~olr che NnI. n.tsl yv.,,,..,..

The trouble with the Mills Hotel waitresses
was apparently settled yesterday. Chef Ritcnie.
on account Of whose alleged meddlinR with
HEAD w after ShawS affairs the strike occurred.
had been hlled. and that the thirty who did nor
leave were perfectly satisfied with their lot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04

h--l1- Often change the whole as
GbOOU y pect OF life by their prompt,
Ollie healthful action upon the
so stomach,k kidneys. and bowels.
They actually make life worth Living. 25a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04

There arc hve divisions OF the Municipal Court II
the borough of Brooklyn. Three of the Justices arr
schnitzpaf-n. aoetting, and Neu. Charles Conrady q
one OF the court clerks and Herman Gohlinshorst 4
another. In the Coney Island division OF the borough
Of Brooklyn Cornelius Furgueson IL Justice and Jere
miah O'Loary Is clerk.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

was, 'Uh, Tut you forget that one Oil
burns faster than another l had not
forgotten, but had never bothered my
head about the relative burning rate.
Now, what had this to do with Ching
Tao? Much. By reducing the overland
freight rates to the great distributing
centers of foreign goods (e. g., Wei
Hen, Chou Tsun and points farther
south) we actually increase sales and
profits -
The writer, continuing, points out
many reasons why it is desirable that
Kiao Chou bay should be opened to
commerce in substantiation of his claim
that Germany is more interested in Sc
curing the products of this section of
China in a cheap and easy manner than
for any one thing else.
"Vast untouched beds of sheet mica, "
the report says, "lie within so miles of
Kiao Chou bay. The extent of these
mica deposits is as yet unknown, but so
far as have investigated they promise
to handsomely repay those who are for
tunate enough to obtain franchise for
working them. The rolling, sandy hill
locks, under which the mica lies, are
but poor lands for cultivation, and
hence their use for mining purposes de-
tracts nothing from the cereal produc-
ing capacity of the region. The mica
crops out at intervals over some so
square miles and in veins sometimes
ten feet thick. Of course much of it is
discolored by foreign minerals, but
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
Twinkling of the stars.

A discovery of much interest to as
tronomers has been made by Dr. l.. l.
j. See, who is in charge of Lowell OBJ
servatory at Flagstaff, A. T. The cause
of the twinkling of the stars has always
been a mystery. none of the theories ad-
vanced having stood the test of thor
ough investigation. DR.. See has found
the cause to be the presence in the at
mosphere of innumerable little air cur
rents or waves, which dart through the
air and cause a break i'll the light from
the star. The result is that to a behold
er on the earth the star has the familiar
appearance of twinkling. These little
air currents can be distinguished
through the "a inch telescope very
plainly ON nights when this twinkling
is observed most by removing the eye
piece of the instrument
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

mas usually no demand Tor wneaJ
canned goods and the like, but she has
an unlimited capacity for cheap watches
and clocks, and with little adaptation
to her use and financial ability Cor in
ability she could absorb 1000, 900 or
2,000, 900 bikes with ease.
81 am surprised that our bicycle
makers do not see their chance. A
wheel made strong and cheap, without
too many luxuries, such as pneumatic
tires and easy saddles, that could be
sold for $25 or $50, gold, would go like
wildfire over this province. A China
man does not mind the discomfort of a
hard saddle and solid tires. So also
might the Importation of cheap watches
be increased indefinitely by proper
agencies at the coast. These two items
have not to do specially with Ching
Tao, except that all commodities of i'm
port would be cheapened by the reduc-
ton of freight rates, and Ching Tao
would accomplish this.
when we consider the oil business,
the haul from the coast is of great i'm
portance. The great competitor in Shang
tung in this line of trade is not Rus
sian, but the native bean oil. The price
of kerosene is largely regulated in the
interior by the current price of bean oil,
not ounce for ounce, however, for the
frugal Chinese has the question of rela-
tive rate of consumption down to a fine
point. When raised the point that
their figures did not tally. the reply
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
A PHENOMENAL ISLAND.
A Compass Is of No Use Near Bornhohn,
In the Baltic.
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.

u b
In the Baltic.
A most phenomenal island is that Of
Bornhohn, in the Baltic, belonging to
the kingdom of Denmark. It is famous
for it's geological peculiarities, consist
ing as it does almost entirely of mag
netite, and it's magnetic influence is not
only very we'll known to the navigators
of those waters, but also much feared
by them on account of it's influence on
the magnetic needles, which makes the
steering of ship correctly matter of
much difficulty. In fact, this influence
is felt even at distance of miles, and
so palpably that, Oh the island being
sighted by mariners on the Baltic, they
at once discontinue steering their course
by the needle and turn instead to the
well known lighthouses and other holds
to direct their craft.
Between Bornhohn and the mainland
there is also a bank of rock under water
which is very dangerous to navigation,
and because of its being constantly sub
merged vessels have been frequently
wrecked at that point. The peculiar fact
in this case is that the magnetic infiu-
ence of this ore bank is so powerful that
a magnetic needle suspended freely in a
boat over the bank will point down and,
if not disturbed, will remain in per-
fectly perpendicular line. - Scientific
American.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

The Central Underground railway of
London recently placed with the Cen
eral Electric company of Schenectady,
N. Y, an order for 80 electric locomo-
tives, the largest order of its kind ever
given. The tunnel of the London rail-
way is small, and the locomotives will
not be of the large size previously
turned out. They will be of 500 horse
power and will weigh 40 tons each.
They will be able to draw train of five
cars weighing 100 tons at the rate of
10 miles an hour.-New York Tribune
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
THE WATERWAY EAST OF CHICAGO.

what 1 nave seen assures me tnaJ Gnere
are vast quantities Of good commercial
material.
Goal is now being mined in a crude
way north of Ankin city, 200 Ii from
Kiao city. The vein is very thick
eight feet in places-and is soft btu
minous variety. 1t can hardly be called
first class. The mines near Ichowfoo
are more promising in quality. Copper
and iron exist i'll many places within
reach of Ching Tao, but the quality
has not yet been tested on a large scale
The copper of Ankin county (Hoien),
90 miles due west of Kiao Chou city, is
rich and thought to be abundant The
outcroppings reveal small pieces of al
most pure native metal.
''Silver bearing lead galena is very
abundant in central Shangtung Marble
and other building stone exist in large
beds north of Pingtu city and could be
easily handled at Ching Tao. Gold and
silver exist, but these metals do not
count much in commerce Tobacco is
an important product of central Shang-
tung, especially in this country CIV Ell
Hen .''-Washington Post.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
A National Water Highway From
The Mississippi to the Atlantic.

tenn. There has not been very much
cause the railroad in competition with
them have got their rates go low that
they shut the canals out. Suppose that
result followed the building of a great
ship canal from the Mississippi by way
of the great lakes to the Atlantic. If
the canal never carried another pound
of freight it would have accom- lish ed
its purpose.
DO you think the railroads are pre-
pared to stand such reduction as you
suggest is pcssible?"
mot in their present condition. But
the interests of the railroads have got
to give way before the interests of the
people. Where the good of all the
people is concerned we cannot step to
consider how the interests of railroad
stockholders are affected. New inven-
tiOns are constantly making mauufac-
turing cheaper; but we can't stop to
take into account the man who owns
the old machinery, who may be ruined
by the new. Railroad interests would
suffer from the building of a great ship
canal, but there must be IN time re-
organization of railroad properties in
this country Almost every railroad
in the United States is overca pitalized.
The average would probably be SO per
cent. That is, the stO"ks and bonds of
the railroads represent so per cent
more than the actual cost of the road.
In some cases they represent great
deal more than that. This is specially
true of western roads Why? Because
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
GERMANS IN CHINA.
MAY OPEN UNDEvELOPED FIELDS TO
COMMERCE.

Great Wealth Of the Kiao Chou Bay Re-
gion-vast Fields of Mica Great OPP
portunity For America to Supply the
Chinese with Our Bicycles.
United States Consul Fowler of Ming
20, China, under date of Dec. l, has
transmitted to the state department. a
letter from we'll informed source de-
scribing the region adjacent to Kaio
Chou bay, which was occupied by q
German squadron Nov. IA, 1897. The
writer says:
my opinion of the matter is that
Germany is looking further than mere
reprisal or indemnity. She may use this
as the entering wedge which will open
Kiao Chou bay to commerce. AS to the
undeveloped resources of Shangtung,
whose use would be promoted by port
at Ching Tao, l have much to say.
First, however, let me state what con-
slider to be the possible promotion of
the United States commscce by such
move Our chief imports into China to-
day are kerosene oil, clocks, watches,
canned goods, wheat, etc. Sha1Rtung
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

prises, stocks were watered, and values
must be scaled down. Railroads must
be prepared to earn fair return or
their value only.
GAS to the stockholders, I stated
some time ago in congress the belief
that railroad stockholders would be
better protected if the government un-
dertook absolutely the regulation OF
rates. Some people said they thought
that remarkable position to be taken
by q man who had been for so long a
time the solicitor for great railroad.
But said to them that for that very
reason 1 knew whereof [ spoke. The
worst enemy of the stOckf olders of a
railroad today is the traffic manager
Even under pooling and traffic agree
ments he pursues the cut-throat policy
which has proved so ruinous to railroad
properties. His only object is to get
busin ess."
I asked the senator if he did not be-
lieve cities like ST.. Louis would suf-
fer from the diversion of traffic to Chi
cago.
81 think not :" he said. SIT would
simply make the railroads running
east from ST. Louis reduce their rates
to a point where they could hold the
business. It would be little hard on
the railroads, perhaps, but it would not
hurt ST. Louis.
1 asked the senator why the water
route by way of the Mississippi and the
gulf did not keep down rates on export
products.
because the business naturally fol-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

to appropriate Sc 900, 600 or $4,000, 600
for q canal from Hennepin on the
Illinois river to some point west or
northwest of it on the Mississippi; for
the widening of the Illinois river and
for the enlarging of the Illinois and
Michigan canal, which was construct
ed by the state of Illinois in the first
half OF the century. Mr.. Thurstou
wants q canal from the Mississippi riv-
er deep enough and wide enough to &C.
commodate ship of war. He wants
the river and canal channels east of
Hennepin made equally wide aud deep,
and he wants ship canal opened from
Lake Erie to the Atlantic, either by
the widening of the Erie canal or by
the opening of canal to cross Lake
Chaplain on the liue surveyed a year
ago by government commission.
The use of this canal would be the
cheapening of transportation rates on
the farm and range products of the
west to points OF consumption and ex-
port in the east and on the manufac-
lures and imports of the east to the
western states.
"There is no doubt in my mind"
said the senator in conversation with
me few days ago. 'that the govern
ment has got to undertake some day a
scheme OF internal improvements
which will give work to the unemploy-
ed. There is no considerable number
CT men out of work now-tha at is, of those
who want employment-but during
the three years OF depression have no
doubt there was an average of mill
lion men out of employment. Labor
leaders at times estim ated the number
at 2, O0O, 900 and at 3,OOO,O 600. 1 believe
it would have been better for the great
mass of the people if the government
had found employment for these men.
The community bad to support them in
some way. Every idle man is tax on
the man who is working. And lack of
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26

east bound roads accounted for this in
part, but the lakes and canals were
responsio ole for much of it.
The experience of the lake carriers
has shown that water rates can be
cheap.ned greatly by using the largest
carriers. Therefore l say that if the
government undertakes the construc-
tion of canal between the Mississippi
aad the great lakes, it ought to make a
complete job of it by affording a chan
mel which will accommodate the
! largest ships"
do you think this an opportune
time for carrying out such plap?"
asked.
''In view of the condition of our
finances, perhaps not, unless the postal
bank law should be passed. But these
things are not done in a day. They
must be discussed by the people.
What must be done at first is to ap-
propriste the money for complete
estimate of the cost, SO that the people
will have something concrete to con-
sider''
DO you think such canal could
be made proftable?"
81 have no doubt that it could. But
suppose that it did not prove directly
profitable. If we spend $500, 900, 600 on
o waterway sVsLem WHICH Will save
the people of the whole country one
half of what they are paying for trans
portation, it would be a good invest
ment il it never paid directly a cent"
/ suggested that one-half the amount
paid for transportation by the people
of the United States, according TO the
Interstate commerce report, was about
100000, 900.
''Of course 1 don't mean literally
one-half." said the sen ator. Suppose
it saved 10 per cent of the amount.
That would be Is per cent on the
amount invested in the waterways sys-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-26
SAENTOR THURSTON'S PLAN.
1t Is Proposed to Invest Postal
Savings Bank Funds in III
terest Bearing Canal
Bonds.

work creates discomfort, which stirs up
a revolutionary feeling.
1.-The scheme of improvements, 1
think, will take the form of a system
OF waterways which will cheaper
transportation and keep the rates of
the railroads down to reasonable
figure. The canals of New York have
done q wonderful work in the regula-
tion of trsnsporta ion rates
in that state. When the Hennepin
canal project was last discussed, it was
shown that on roads running east from
Chicago in competition with the water
routes the freight rates were only one
half the rates on roads running north
west which had no water competition.
Of course the enormous traffic of the