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TO hear the official guides appeal TO Safdou for
Information ON disputed Typographical points
For instance. Sardou maintains that RObespicrre q
house Is standing at the present time, that u Is
in the Rue ST. Honorc, and that postcrity has
been deceived by The fact that another story has
written book and proved his point.
=. "Sardous method Of writing -Riays Is unique
lic goes about II In mathematical way ~
first, he selects no Characters no scene no nus
tOriral setting. All he starts with Is climax
and he does not even assign his pcrsonages names
Gus husband. il the wife N and her her lover lie
twists these letteE around until he gets the great
scene for which he has been manTuyring, and
then he fills out the other characters and the other
scenes. Alter the plot has thus been constructed
he looks about for some historical setting lie
is profound historical student, and usually
has no difficulty in finding period into which
his plot tits naturally Then he fills II all out.
and IN short time, for he works at rapid pace,
ltobcspicrc was written. 1t was sent across
the Channel to us act by act And with II came
the designs Tor the scenery and for the costumes,
and eycn In many cases Tor the stage properties
required. SardOu even sent us n plan Tor n me.
chaniCal contrivance 10 assist the ghosts, in the
ghost scene. from the stage but this was one Of
remark that SardOu has never seen tho play per.
formed. We tried tn get him To leave Paris for
this purnosc By, he could mot be rersuadcd ri,
subject. he is n very easy man ~ work with. lie
Is always oyen To suggestion: and presents the
unusual sight Of a playwright who doesn't mind
being cut My father always found him willing
Ia cut out whole speeches and, in one case whole
act ~ originally written, 'Robcspierrc' did
not end with the convention scene, as II does now
there WAS another act which gave n historical
account Of his death. But with this act tho
play was To, long even though there were
not other OF cctions Sardou wrote with the
French idea Of a four-hour play In mind. when
We only wanted three. After the situation was
explained 10 him he was perfectly willing To cut
the play We occasionally differed, il Is true.
as To the parts TO be cut He was anxious that
what he called Ia logfque should remain intact
Coupe: Ia rhetorfque: ne COUP; pas IdIo0iQue'
he would cry. But am afraid that a great
lehl nI la lnnidne has h.en cut ncYcfl helcka
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LOOKING FOR GOLD IMPORTS.
Unusual Saturday Weakening OF Sterling
ExchRnge-GOId From Hnxnnn.

Unusual Saturday weakening of Sterling
ExchanEe-Goid From Havana.
most unusual happening for a Saturday, a
reduction In the posted rates for sterling exchange
led To further talk In Wall street yesterday Of
impending gold imports The decline was at
tributcd both to freer offerings Of cotton bills and
sterling loans due 10 the strength Of tho local
money market As result Of such loans the
foreign banking houses have been lenders of
large amounts in Wall street in the past lew days
The reduction in the posted rates brought them
to Sis2', and $780,, Actual rates closed
weak. with sight bills 81 49, bid, e48O ash ed,
and sixty day bills 81 Sl'. bid. 81. Sc asked
Foreign banking houses yesterday put tho
gold importing point in the neighbovhood Of S. 81
To sISli9 for demand exchange 1t was stated
by foreign bankers that were II not for the Trans.
vaal situation there would already have been
plenty OF gold arriving here to relieve the stringent
Local money market As il IL, however obstacles
Will continue 10 be put in the way by the great
European commercial centres 10 prevent any loss
of the metal TO this country Nevertheless n
continuation Of high money rates will tend To- fur
theT Weakening IN the sterling exchange market
toward the gold importing point
On the TRANSPORT buiurd, which arrived from
Havana yesterday, was 81, 100 900 in French gold
coin, consigned TO the North American Trust
Company of this city, II will be deposited In the
United States Assay. Once tomorrow morning,
and as that institution viii allow the trust com.
p6ny Ia draw against the deposit Immediately
600 will bc at once available for employ enl in
the local money market.
The cash reserves Of the banks are now 81, 78S
w under tie legal requirement.
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PARTHKNOS FOR AMERICA.
Henry Il. Spaulding Proposes q Decidedly
Comprehensive scheme.

Henry Il Spaulding OF this city has announced
plan for the erection Of museum on the banks
Of the Hudson that would be ~ this country what
the kensington Museum is 10 England only
on a greater scale. Mr. Spaulding recently TO
turned 10 this country from Europe He was
the Illinois State Commissioner al the last Paris
Fair and u a member Of many societies For
many years he was the head OF Tiffany q Co, but
in 1881 and 1882 he made tour Of Europe de.
yeloping the plans which he is now for the first
time making public
George b. Post, the architect. has prepared
plans for the building They call for a struc-
ture covering nearly ten acres Of ground with
central ZEN dome rising aoi feet, which would mako
would be III the form OF Greek cross superm.
posed on a, circle 400 feet in diameter The ex-
cordng TO the plans the building would be erected
Of granite and marble al some place along the
Hudson, An immense stone stairway would
reach down 10 quay where warships could an
Choir he four wings would be known respec
lively as Donors Hail. the Hall Of Literature
the Hall Of Religion and the Hall of Gifts
stretching from tho west wing 10 the river would
be a broad esplanade which could be used Tor
reviews Of large bodies Of troops
-, statue Of liberty would be one Of the features
lures Of the Presidents Of the United States and
the rulers 81 the different countries in the world
Every nation on earth would be asked 10 con.
tribute its best 10 the museum and space would
be given IN The basement Ia the display of models
showing the advancement Of Inventions 4 big
crosses would be another feature
he plans call for an expenditure o. fully $50.
600 900. Mr., Spauldng believes that this can
and by private subscription II is his Intention
T. have In the rotunda bronze statues 81 the most
liberal giycrs Mr. Spnuding declares that he
mas the written endorsement NJ n number Of promi-
nent men but says that he does not care TO make
their names public at this time
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tend for the most part, fiat forelands To the sea-
and in places these coast la nds broaden into plains
II IL on these forclands that the new subjects 81
the United States, about 1OOO in number. Till
cane and other tropical products The land is
extremely fertile and the natives gain good
living from tho fruits of tho soil and the neigh
boring fisheries with very little eNertion. he
climate is 81 hcalthful that white men may live
there and as in all the Samoan Islands, the in
terror mountain region IL uninhabitcd All the
natives live along the coasts and seldom venture
into the mountains which with their dense UNI
derbrush, are not easily traversed
From the point Of view Of a harbot and coaling
station for our Navy we have the prize of Samoa
in Page Pago. which Is far superior 10 the bay Of
Apa. Tho trouble with Apia is that it has no
shelter from the terrible hurricanes that sometimes
sweep over those waters. II was in one Of these
storms that a nuflbe- Of vessels, including two
Ame lean and two Ger m IN warships were destroy
ed on March 10 1889 But no such tragedy could
bcfall the handbook bay OF Page Pago which In
large enough TO accommodate many hundreds Of
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CENTRAL AVID Bosrov AND ILBAxY
Senator Dsp~w Predicts that the Merger
VIII surely he Accomplished.

VIII surely BE Accomplished.
Senator pepew said yesterday that tho merger
Of the Boston and Albany Railroad into the New
York Central system was now To be accom-
plished Influences have been quietly at work
which have reduced to a minimum the opposition
that at one time threatened 10 kin the project
The stockholders Of the Boston and Albany meet
at Boston on Dec. IL 10 vote upon the matter,
and Mr.. Depew said he was convinced that by
that time there will I've little II any opposition.
IL was reported in Wall Street yesterday that
there have been some important changes in tho
ownership Of Boston and Albany stock recently,
"a q result OF which W. X. Vanderbilt nni his
friends are now masters of the situation. Under
the terms Mr.. Vanderbilt proposed on behalf OF
the New York Central Railroad the Boston and
Albany lines, terminals and equipment will come
under the control oi the Central under a lease
for 900 years, The New York Central pays
81, 600 900 in cash 20 the Boston and Albany
and binds itself 10 pay dividends ON the sos 900
600 Of stock AZ the rate Of per cent year II
was because the earnings Of the company have
apparently recently exceeded 10 per cent that
some Of tho New England stockholders Of the
Boston and Albany vigorously opposed the pro-
ppSed lease
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ADUL TERA TED FOOD PRODUCTS.
Brewer Tells tho U. 3. Senate Committed
Tint Our Beer Ii All RIGHT.

Brewer Tells the Y. 3. Senate Committee
That Our Beer 10 All Right.
The Senate Special Committee on Adul iteration
Of Food Products United States Senator william
Mason. Chairman, met at the Imperial Hotel yes
tcrday morning, and continued the inv estg a on
which has been carried on for the last six months
In other cities The adultcration Of beer was
taken up yesterday The Secretary of the Ma
uonal Brewers Association, Galus Thoman,
testified that the brewers OF this country did not
as q rule. adulteratn beer. Beer brewed after
the English manner was Just as good and whole
some as that made OF hops or malt and cheaper
Since the Pasteur method OF boiling tho beer
TO destroy the germs had been introduced there
was no need Of Using salicylic acid. Prof Hart
an English dietlcian. also testified
Senator Mason, IN speaking OF the committee
work, said
"Our investigation up to date have disclosed
a remark able state of affairs The United States
is the only civilized country in the world which
does moi set a certain standard or It's food pr"d'
ucts liy setting n high standard, az European
nation in, we would not only protect the honest
producer and consumer, but also increase our
exports For people have faith in our Govern
mcnt, and II they know that the food Is inspectcd
and there is plainly marked on each article OK.
ncily what II Is composed OF, they are more ready
10 purchase II
we are also attacking adulteratrd food that
Is dcrtcrious 10 health, and think that when We
hand In our report next month Congress win rgis-
late on the matter so that the present condition
OF affairs will I've remedcd
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France Fell from His Engine,

rLAISrIELD. n. j.. Nov. 1.-THE mystery
about the disappearance OF William A. Frazee.
the froman employed by the Jersey Central
Railroad, has heen cleared up. and the manhas
returned TO work again, On Saturday night
last he fel of his engine just before III. New
ark Ray bridge was reached. ard rolled down
an embankmsnt. whore he remained for some
wanderei about until he was found by u" a
Bayonns policeman. The latter sent him TO a
hospital. where he remained until he re-
covered from his injurias. He was then sent
home. hut his folks failed to report tho matter
to the railroad officials.
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A BOY BILLIARD WONDER.
WILLIE HOPPE, AGED III, LOOKED
on As THE tONING CHAMPION


Maurice DAILY ana o,nhr rro,es. ., rInS-
ers surprised by HI" skill mt the Dame
Began as an Infant Phenomenon
:. Dc, s,,,s of, HI. Achievements
NJ f"o' ',,,,,o,',e
you went among any group OF billiard players
In this city and told them tina, Ave years from
-. Ia ~ "a ,,,,,ld he tho cham,iop billiard
now iad OF 10 "o''u pe VIZ ', ,,
player OF the world they would DC APT 10 laugh
at you and ask you to produce your phenomenon.
We, M lrss an authority than Maurice DAILY be.
,e' no Tess an "u'iO''' ''"' i, D.'
lieves this TO be true. AT all the championship
games between Slosson and Schaefer last week.
'a'' "o'''' o'u Nv" ' -
pied corner seat In all u 'he'r auu'ences
the two giants Of billiards had no more exacling
WV. ," a' vi VIZ, ,ha a 20, 70 onn,.,,d
every play. and ne was among the hrs' 10 app'auu
a successful carom sufficient masse or well.
eAe'ueo open no'c Sn". " "o m nov -, ~
pnsed some oil inc wen known ioi'owers Vi INC
game prcsen, had they known that in this boy
'',, "ouIu ~" ',,, ui ,, Nv ,,u,..I
hisname Is MilI'e Hoppe ana u n''haru players
arc born certainly genius for the gam, Is pos
ts Wy WI, o os :, ,oo ,'u,,..s,',. A., T..
minute than 30 out OF 100 biliiardists can do In
Ave- He is equally good at all styles Of the game
p'sns ~ anu 10 ,,," JUN
OF s'raigh' railbiihards win s'ead'hess anu
oeo.n,1,s,,,,s u, enoS;ah IS ,.msrn.his IN his
, W So, i''s "'' 20 no..
even years oil ne ne mas ptush'd OH, every cheI'
Al, n,Iy f.ols bims.If a,fc in asserting thu, a,
w. ' 80 80 ' -. AZ -
10 Hoppe VIII outcihss any man IN 'he "of'o
at the game.
v,u,. H.. L =, co.,.uon
WINE hoppe was oofh AZ '"'h"a"on
the Hudson and was II years old on Oct.
-. 49,. -. ~. - -. ~, H.. ,,,a, Iii.
io'h '.''c va VII" W muse Wv ''"'e wv, 'op''
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ORR NEW ISLAND.
Tutuiia IL Little but II Has Fine Harbor
and Adds 1000 to Our Census.

A great many ages ago there was a mighty
conyulsion at the bottom Of the Pacific Ocean
and from number Of vents on the floor OF the sea.
an immense mass OF volcanic matter was poured
out and spread around. This outflow Of molten
rock from the interior Of the earth continued TO
pile up on tho sea floor till a line Of submarine
mountains had been formed and they grew till
their tops peercd above the waters. This was
the origin Of the island Of Tutuila, In the Samoan
group which has now come into the possession
OF the United States.
The island must have been most imposing
object long before any human eye could sec it,
for 10 day the tallest summit rises nearly 5000
feet above the SEQ though the island has been
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TUTUlLA ISLAND.

gather the productions OF the island and take than
10 sheds and warehouses on the shores OF many
little bays The intel. island trafhc Ia carried on
by means Of small cutters and schooners, gener-
ally under fifty tons.
Apin has thus far been tho only port Of entry
Here all the little trade Of the island has been
centred al last, every article imported sent out
Of the islands passing through It's customs except
in the Gaze Of few ships which have been per
German plantation. Now that the United States
and Germany have come into the Possession Of
the whole archipelago, IL may 30 that Pago Pago
will become regular port OF call and tho centre
Of our commercial interests.
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Col. T. c. Campbsii Discharged.

Col. T. c. Campbell. his brother George
Campbell and +. Van Dyke. a trance medium
OF % West Thirty-nfth street. all OF whom
were accused of swndIinG Mr.. and Mrs Hugs
mann OF ~ West Thirty fifth street out OF
200 worth Of jswelry by means OF false cI-
tradition papers. wore discharged by Magis-
tratc Flammrr In the Jefferson Market court
yesterday at the request OF Lawyer Abraham
Levy. counsel for the Huysmans. Mr. Levy
said q at he had come to tho conclusion that il
would be I'm possible to secure an Indictment
and that he Ind agreed 10 withdraw tho
charges on condition that the property in
volvod was restored.
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ever at the entrance to its splendid hnrbor. Pago-
Page This harbor Ia about four miles long,
and much Of Il Ia a half mile TO over mile wido
and II pushes far across the island. II is in tho
form u . crescent and q large part OF y H. thus
completely land locked. 4 great deal OF the
lows toward its upper end so that vessels OF the
greatest draught could not approach nearer than
a quarter Of a mile to the native hamlet Of Phgo-
Pago at It's upper end. That class Of vessel,
however. is not plying 10 South Pacific waters
10 any large extent he water Is at least eighteen
the harbor.
Between the SEQ and the mountains thoro sx-
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The old Ryder and LonGmsier farms In the
Flatnnds district in Brooklyn vera sold to the
Westminster rark improvement Company
yesterday for 100000 The property en-
Twenty-third and East Thirty-ffth strrats
and between Avenue X and Avenue NJ, with
an extensive frontage on both sides OF Nos
trand avenue 1t will he improved and laid
out into =, 100 city lots at once.
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Tammany Magistrates soIicitudo for Street,
walkers,

Magistrate Hogan. who sat for tho FIRST tins
In tho West Fifty-tourth street court yestsr-
day. discharged all the women arrested for
soliciting. When two Of them, who had
been baird out Mt the W"st Thirty-seyenth
street station by Charles Simon and Frank
Farrell. were arraigned before him. he said
You have already had to pay for your hail,
Your arrest must leave you good deal out Of
pocket"
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THE SAMOAN ISLANDS.

vessels. The United States WAS the frst " secure
harbor among these islands. its right 10 use Page
Pago as n coaling station having been obtained
from the king Of the group. II Is only within tho
advantage. Germany emulated our example,
but the best she could obtain was the harbor Of
inferior and not at all comparable. either with
Apia or Pago PaRo.
Between the barrier reef that partly encircles
Tutula and the coast arc comparatively quiet
waters providing a highway Of trade In this
canal, provided by nature, all intercourse along
and around the shore Is carried on Small boats
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AssambiymAn Lewis Married.

ROCHESTER,. Nov. 1.-The marriage OF As.
semhlymnn Merton l., LOWS 10 Mss Julia
Everett GnteS Of Elba. n y which took place
last Wednesday nj Christ Church in this civ
became public TODAY Mr. Lewis Departed Tor
Albany on his wedding trip. and It was reported
that he was in that city in connection with his
bill to reuail tho Horton fpRrrhS law and IL
was so nnunrnrai in the 4 hany dsspatches
The marriage wus not known outside OF a very
all pirpln wv
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Clara Freeman, the wife Of Max Freeman.
formerly stage manager at the Casino Theatre,
was orraiEncd 10 the Yorkv,lc court yesterday
on charge 81 attempting suicide ON Nov. |
She wits ionnd WIN her wriStS severely cut IN
street. She was taEru To Roos await Hosptai
an ni'erwAri to Bellevue. u prisoner The
police were IN he 10 prove that she attem pted
10 kill herself aud she was discharged
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BAY SHORE, l.. l.. Nov. ll.-Charles Soper OF
this place ohot deer on Friday. Tho m nal
was not quite dead when Soper approached IL
10 cut Its throat Just as he stretched the eek
hack the animal gave "A few expiring kicks
One OF tho hoofs struck sopeT In the right thigh
attended ny DR. j. J.. Ilalsey Of lsip. and re-
lnoy cd 10 his home,
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Robert " Butter. who said he was member
ofthe Seventh Regiment. was arraigned in the
Centre street police court yesterday on tho
charge Of assault and dsorlerly conduct
Of cigars in Wcnhrrgs cigar store. ~ Park
row. AMI slappng the proprletnr'H face Vein
ber.. whose lace was somewhat swollen, sa I'd
that he would not appear against the prisoner
Butler was then discharged.
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FoUGnr THE POLICE IN COURT
A Prisoner Attempts to Assault n Police
Justiec md Gets the VI Animnm Sentence.

ROCHESTER, Nov. IL -James Mclaughlin.
attempted to assault Police Justice Charles b.
Ernst In the court room this forenoon.
Mclaughlin had been arrested for attempting
10 s,e8l two pairs Of slippers from the y-stry 81
the Catholic Cathedral. He fought the officers
At tho time and II took squad OF them to arrest
him. lie was Just ~ scrappy when he was
ARA snrd In court to-day. During the proceed :
ings he suddenly broke out OF the prisoner
box and s"iling n heavy chair. aimed il at
Judge Ernst's head. Two court attendants
grabbed him. but he still fought. Four police
men who were sitting back OF the railing
fight was kept NJ until all the officers had
piled on Mclaughlin and pinned him 70 the
floor. When order was restored the Judge.
who WAS unframed. gave the man the maxi
mum sentence. one year in the penitentiary
and $500 nnc, AcLnughlin had been arrested
a lumber Of times before.
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P.nn,ylvanin Police Get W. Il. Ellis.

william 4, Ills. tho Boston promoter. who
was arrested here OIL nrhsrsG Of being lnpi.
crt"d in the larceny Of Si5OUO from the First
National liauk ~ WushlEgon Pa hy means
~ forged pnirr. was turned over 10 the
Penn. yiNLui authorities Yesterday by Magis-
trate Mayo. ~ the Centre street police court,
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ssptuag-nsrian Killed by n Fail,

Mrs, Margaret Simpson. n years old. was
killed yesterday morning by falling down
fEi San,rt at her home. 33s Deka!b avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-01
AMERICAN TROOPS ATTACK
THE BRIGANDS OF CEBU
PHILIPPINE PORTS TO BE
CLOSED TO COMMERCE

31.-A believed, effective
probably General Rear
will be
Washington
months that the in
outside the
the traffic The recent
in Hghdraft
captured followed by great
fibung
interdcton of nsugent sup
From the
insisted that the only sure means OF
the
and this has just been followed by for
mali that effect
opinion as 10
officers Of War Navy
questioned
of would foreign
belgeency OF insurgents
blockade its
the in the
of existed
of their
0f
be confident conference
with plan which when
fectuay the possessed by
n OF outside aid
proposed a the difficulty that order
ports Manila, outside
declaration of blockade
rz
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-01
REVOLT OF
JIMENES IS
SUCCESSFUL
President Figuereo Of
San Domingo Gives
Up the Fight and
Resigns.
Council OF Ministers
VIII Assume the
Government Until
the Elections.
Special Dlspatea to The Call.

X ANTO DOMINGO, Aug. 31.-Presi-
dent Figuereo has resigned. The
Ministers viii continue at the
~ head of their departments until a
provisional government is formed,
after which the elections for President
and Vice President will occur. The city
is quiet to-day, but business is at a
standstill.
The Dominican guntOat Restauracion
is ashore on the rocks at the entrance
TO the harbor of Macoris. She proba-
bly, will prove a total Joss.
The United States cruiser New Or
leans and the French cruiser Cecille are
still in port.
PUERTO PLATA. Aug 31-Presi-
dent Figuereo yielded his executive au-
thority to his council of Ministers al
u noon to-day. Official notice of the
change in administration has been re-
ceived from the capital by General I'M
bert, who is the provisional Governor
OF this city by direction of the revolu-
tionary committee. With the fall OF
Figuereo the revolutionists are victori-
Gus.