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The times., 1899-11-01
CHARGES AGAINST HUNTER.
The Petition of United states Citi-
zens in Central America

zens in Central America
NEW ORLEANS. Oct 31.-The petition
by 431 American citizens, resident in Cen
tral America, addressed to Secretary Hay,
and asking him to remove W. Godfrey
Hunter, United States Minister to Guate-
maia, reached here today. The petitioners
complain that they have been driven to the
verge Of bankruptcy by the failure OF
Minister Hunter to protect them, that they
have been thrown into prison and subjected
to all manner Of humiliation, without Sc
curing from him the slightest relief or even
satisfaction. The failure of Minister
Hunter is attributed TO the relations which
exist between him and the Government of
Guatemala which it is charged make it i'm
possible for any American to secure justice
from him
The petitioners offer to furnish evidence
to Secretary Hay that Minister Hunter is
involved in various Guatemalan schemes,
and that he is UNIT TO represent the United
States there or to protect American cit-
zens. The petition is signed by Americans
from various States in the Union, and it
is alleged that 1t would have re-
ceived 5000 signatures but for in
timidation. The superintendent OF the
railroad TO Porto Barrios. it is de-
clared posted a notice signed by the gov
ernment of the department, announcing
that by order of the President of the Re
public any American employe of the rail-
road signing the petition against Minister
Hunter would be discharged at once. The
superintendent, c. F. Watson, the auditor,
A. G. Greeley, and the master mechanic
and agent at Zacapa were discharged and
left the country because they would not
obey this order. An American agent of
that Government also gave notice that
any American signing the petition against
Mr.. Hunter would be run out of Guatemala.
The times., 1899-11-01
MONEY FOR TIE SAILORS.
a Contribution to Promote Athletics
in the Navy.

4 Contribution TO Promote Athletics
in the Navy.
NEW YORK. Oct. 31.-Rear Admiral
John W Philip. commandant Of the navy
yard at Brooklyn, received a check todaI
for $3.50 from Col Charles H LuscomR
President of the Military Athletic League
The money is a portion OF the prohk
of the military and bicycle tournament
held in Madison Square Garden last winter
Colonel LUscOmb suggested that the money
should be divided equally among the Sail
ors' Rest" the 'iackies. and the marines
and should be used for the encouragement
Of athletics in the Navy. Rear Admiral
Philip. in response to Colonel Luscomb's S
letter. wrote:
THE Iackies' I take to be those on the
receiving ship Vermont only, and the ma
rines' those stationed in the barracks here
Captain Miller. of the Vermont. and Col
oneI Huntington. who commands the ma
rines. will take pleasure in acknowledge
ing your kindness"
The times., 1899-11-01
THE KENTUcKY's SPEED TRIAL
In Heavy Sea the BattIeship Made
Sixteen Knots an Hour.

sixteen NnOtN hh
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Oct. 3t.-The
battleship Kentucky, sister ship of the Kear-
sarge. which had such a successful trial
last month, went out on her builders trial
this morning The start was not made
on time owing to the unfavorabIe weather
conditions. It was s o'clock before Gen
eraI Superintendent Post decided to take
the ship out, and even then the wind was
blowing a stiff gale. At o'clock the Ken
lucky was reported passing Old Point Com
fort and from there she went directly to
try for a speed run and to make the tests
of engines. machinery, and steering gear.
Among those on board during the trip were
General Superintendent Post. Superinten-
dent of Construction Doughty, Superinten-
dent of Machinery RowbOttom, Of the ship
yard. Capt G. NJ. Chester, who will COM
mand the Kentucky when she goes into
commission and Naval Constructor ]. J.
Woodward, in addition to other naval and
shipyard officials. Attorney General Mon
tague of thisgState, was aboard as guest.
The Kentucky rreturned to Hampton
Roads tonight and is anchored below Old
Point Comfort where she will remain for
the night. She went distance of twenty
miles outside of the capes, and under forced
draft made an average of 1874 knots, ac-
cording TO the log, in the face of a wind
that was blowing about fifty miles an hour
and in the heaviest kind of a sea. The
builders were well pleased with her eX-
ceIlent performance under such unfavor-
able conditions. 4a
The steering gear was tested thoroughly
and worked satisfactorily. Hampton Roads
was reached at dark, but the storm was so
great and the sea so heavy that the pilot
deemed it best not to make Newport News
tonight. Captain Harney, of the Old Do
minion Line, pavigsted the ship.
The times., 1899-11-01
An old House.

(From the Grantham tEugland) JournaLJ
On Monday visit was paid by the Jewish His
torical Society OF England TO Lincoln, which IS
racogr;zed az the most interesting city in all
England 10 students OF carly Jewish history in
ms country The old Jews House at the bottom
OF Steeb hin and the house Of Aaron the jew at
he corner Of Christ. Hospital Terrace, both
came i'm Tor close attention and detailed eXamina
tiou As Aaron died in IlSG, the house cannot be
los than 100 wears old, and it is absolutely the
oldest private dwelling house OF stone IN England
and nrobablv in all Europe Aaron Of Lincoln
Was a very distinguished man in his time, being
indeed one Of the Rothschilds Of the period, and
when he died Henry II seized his treasure and
debts The treasure was lost on the way to
Normandy, but for many years after AaToH's
death his debts were collected by special branch
OF the e1chcqueY. TWO trcasurers and two CLERKS
being kept fully employed in keeping the ac-
counts His monetary transactions were thus
obviously on an almost national scale.
The times., 1899-11-01
A cHEcK. FoR NEBRASKA.
Partial Payment for MobiIizinG
Troops for the War.


Troops for the War.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. Ex-Governor
Poynter received a check today from the
National Government 10 the amount of .$14,-
996.S5. This is one Of the payments of the
General Government in reimbursing the
State for its expenses in mobilizing the
National Guard a year ago last spring, at
the breaking out of the Spanish-American
war. The First and Second regiments were
called together at Lincoln and mustered
into the United States service. Most of
the money viii go to the railroads in pay
ment OF transportation. The State pre-
sented bill amounting to $12 433 incurred
in bringing milEiamen to Lincoln and IN
sending others home The General Govern
ment allowed So 963 OF this amount The
remainder of the money paid by the Gov
ernment was for the sustenance of the
troops while in camp in this city.
The times., 1899-11-01
Peppermint From Sewage Farms.

(From the London Telegraph.)
Peppermint is reviving the dropping spirits Of
the depressed agTictAturist. So profitable has
the sutton Urban District Council found its cul-
tivation that it has determined to add two more
acres to the area at present devoted to that fra
grant plant. The body mentioned has paid great
stteutior-more that most local authOrites-t TO
the utilization Of sewage, and peppermint is one
of the products Of the land where this is turned
10 profitable account Last year there were four
acres under cultivation. When the plant is cut
and dried the leaves distilled, and the oil
thus obtained finds ready market. The yield Of
This odorous liquid was 10 pounds, the value of
which amounted El45 l5s. Sd. or c36 S. IOd
per acre Considering all circumstances this re-
saIlt is highly gratifying.
The times., 1899-11-01
HeSSInn Logic.
(From the Indianapolis News

(From the Indianapolis NeWs-)
The Hon Carl Schurz is that imperialism
'.means the ruin OF our free institutiOns.' What
familiar sound that has. The Know othings
were sure that only the prevalence Of their idea
would preserve our free institutions; the ianatcd
anti-Masons were equally positive that our ma
tional salvation depended on them; the pro-savery
men of the South knew the heritage bequcathed
MS OF our fathers would be utterly ruined unless
the peculiar institution" could be preserved,
and so on 10 the end of the chapter. Men that
feeI their convictions strongly always exaggerate
the Importance Of their own particular views :;
they are sure they must be right, and that if
other mems views prevail our common welfare
will be wrecked
The times., 1899-11-01
PORTO RIcAN AGRICULTURE.

Two BOtaniSts to Make study of
the Conditions in the Island.
G. \. Collins and o. F. Cook. hotanists,
have been given a commission by the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture to proceed to Porto Rico
and make a thorough study OF the country
from an agricultural standpoint. II IS the
intention of Secretary Wilson TO recon-
mend to Congress the advisability Of max
ing provision by suitable appropriation
for the establishment of agricultural ex-
pertinent stations in Cuba, Porto Rico, and
the Philippines.
The times., 1899-11-01
Ecnnomies FoIIoy Mar in EngIn..d.

(From the London thronlcleD
One Of the immediate results OF the war ex-
penditure is the cutting down Of work in the
other departments Of state. Economy is already
commencing, and large number of contracts
NOT in hand within the Office 90 the commissioner
OF works have been cancelled during the last week
or two New postotices that were TO have been
built have had to be postponed. and as time
goes on the same policy will probably be extended
To many other branches OF civil administration.
The times., 1899-11-01

1t has been sometimes enormously re-
ported in this country that the Philippine
rebellion against Spain. of which Aguinal-
dos insurrection is a revival, was directed
not against Spanish colonial government as
such, but in its capacity of protector to
the Spanish prizes hood. This is not true
statement Of the case. The natives always
venerated the secular priests and We're in
imical only to the orders of friars. The
latter have been regarded by the Tagals as
their enemies and oppressors for a cen
tury. The expulsion of the friars from
Guam by Governor Leary will serve TO
bring the whole subject to the front. His
action may have been unjustifable, but
whether it was or not it is right that his
full reasons for such a drastic course
should be given to the public. At the same
time it would be interesting TO learn the
truth concerning the same religious ele-
ment in the Otis jurisdiction Why there
should be general hatred of one kind of
Catholic priests and affection for another
in Luzon is a matter that deserves the in
vestigation it is understood Congress will
give ii.
The times., 1899-11-01

A report from General Davis, Governor of
Porto Rico, again calls attention to the dis
graceful fact that the people of this Amer
ican island, having been cut off from their
trade with Spain and Cuba, are shut out
from an American market for their sugar
and tobacco by the Dingley tariff. The
Porto Ricans accepted our flag and rule
gladly and Loyalty The Republican trust
Administration is Furnishing them for the
The times., 1899-11-01
College HorsepIny.

tFrom the Hartford Courant)
The killing OF that freshman at Cornell dur
ing the fooli-hness Of initiation deserves the
condemnation the gricying father gives it and
should be followed up by the State well as
the college authorities There is no nonsense less
excusable than the horsepay Of college initia-
tions When they end in death it Is time foe
them to end altogether. Those responsible tOg
the affair should be held to close account. ThatG
the only way to stop the criminal idiocA.
The times., 1899-11-01

If the Government should think well of
an invitation 10 take over a port and terri
tory on the Chinese mainland. nice occa-
sion and place would be offered TO try
little scientific colonization without any
Otises or Denbys, but by the employment
of trustworthy and intelligent men. There
are plenty of citizens who are familiar with
China and who, besides being trained in
affairs, are honest and not professional pol
iticjans
The times., 1899-11-01
ONE KILLED; THREE MISSING.
The Record of Casualties in the
Ferrybont Collision.

The Record of Casualties in the
Ferryboat Collision.
NEW YORK, Der. 31.-Only one person
is known to have been lost in the wreck
of the Pennsylvania Railroad ferryboat
Chicago, by collision with the Savannah
Line steamship City of Augusta, in the
North River early this morning. Two 9TH
ers are reported missing. There have been
enquiries at police headquarters for third
man, whose friends suppose him TO have
been on the Chicago. The man known 10
have lost his life was John Bryson, Of 433
East Fifteenth Street. He was the driver
of a United States mail wagon, which went
down with the ferryboat. William Broome,
a fireman of the Chicago. is still missing.
and the family Of Alexander Weir, Of
Brooklyn. reported that he had not come
home Mr.. Weir who is a coal dealer OF
Brooklyn, was on the Chicago with John
s. Cohen, of the district attorneys Office
in Brooklyn. Carl McCready. twenty-sev-
en- years old, Of Brooklyn, is the third man
reported missing. His friends told the po-
lice today that ne was on his way home
from Jersey City about midnight and might
have been on the Chicago.
Each captain of the craft in collision
says he signaled the other by whistles. and
each says that he heard no answer. Each
continued on his course until the collision
was unavoidable, suppOsing that his sig
nal would be acted upon by the other. The
weather was clear. Coroner Bausch today
issued warrants for the arrest of both cap
tains, basing the case against them on af-
idavits of the police regarding the death
OF John Bryson. Captain Daggett was ar
rested this afternoon and was released on
$4,000 bail pending the inquest, which viii
be held next Wednesday. Captain Dur
ham. of the ferryboat. was not found to-
night, but il was said that he would be at
the corOner's office tomorrow
Tugs of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and wrecking boats Of the Merritt
Chapman Wrecking Company were at work
today on the sunken ferryboat They will
raise the trucks and mail wagon and ex-
pect to raise the ferryboat What shape
the ferryboat Will be in when brought to
the surface is matter Of conjecture. The
Adams Express truck load OF silver bars
was valued at $40 zoe instead OF $4,000 as
first reported.
The times., 1899-11-01
The origin OF "Tips.''
CFrom the London CIobe.)

Few people know she origin Of she word .tlp-
II comes from the old coffee houses, Of which
believe Oifey's in Heurjett3 street, Ccveut Car
coffee ho,lzes was a box made usually ot bras
with loek sud KEY. It had engraved upon Il the
letters IT l. p (obserye tHe stops between ea,i
racF letter. TO insure prempJHess- C'stlIn-
ers a. tbey passed out dropped a coin n ~
the walters Hence the word tip"
The times., 1899-11-01
EDWARD BERKLnz,s DEATH.
Cornell Trustees Meet TO Take Ac.
tion Upoh 1t.

Cornell Trustees Meet TO Take Ac-
tion UpsH 1t.
ITHACA, n. Y, Oct 31.-The board OF
trustees of Cornell University met today
TO take action regarding the death of Ed
ward Fairfax Berkley, drowned in Seneca
Canal, near Geneva, while undergoing the
initiation ceremonies OF the Kappa Alpha
secret fraternity.
The students held a mass meeting last
night and, ltter somewhat heated dis
cussion. a resolution was finally adopted
empowering the chairman TO appoint com
mittee OK seven to draw up resolutions eX-
pressing sympathy both for the parents of
Berklsy nnd the Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Tie motion also authorized the commit
tee to draw up a resolution, to be sub
rnitted later expressing the sentiment of
The students regarding the drowning Of
PerkleV
The times., 1899-11-01
0nIx ON Ctrcun T.osters.

q TVIE I!EV '-ITI'-EI7''1I l1IFlITV''1
There IS no phase Gi the trust question as it
is now presented 70 the people Of Ohio, that is
not embarrassing q 2he present Republican man
agement Thers bus been attempt to ride two
horses going In opposite directions some
thing thaa kas never been accomplished, except on
the tslOT hills
The times., 1899-11-01
Mhnt a Comnarisoni

CFrom the Philadelphia Record,l
The machine managers shirk the diJcresion a
issues Of good government in the Commonwealth,
as their candidate for State Treasurer skulked
from Filipino bullets in the Liaon campaign
Quavis1n and its fgurehead are well matched
The times., 1899-11-01
rELEaRAPHINe AT SEA.
: Successful Test of the Marconi Sys-
TEN Reported

TEN Reported
The Secretary Of the Navy has received
a despatch from Captain Chadwick. OF the
flagship New York, reportiug a successIui
experiment Monday at sea with Marooni
wireless telegraphy system. captain
Chadwick's despatch is dated Highlands OF
Navesfnk y J.. October 80. and is as
follows
New York anchored 90 eastward ot N4'e-'hA.
holding. communication Massachusetts, raif5'-siN
miles away
The times., 1899-11-01
Favoring the Beers.
Favoring the British.


New York Tribune Springfield Republican.
New York Times. New York World.
New York Journal OF Philadelphia North
Commerce American.
New York Commercial Baltimore American.
Advertiser Baltimore sun.
New York Journal. Baltimore News.
New York Press Hartf I'd Post
Chicago Times-Herald. Boston Post
Brooklyn Eagle. Indianapolis Sentinel.
Richmond Times Detroit Free Press.
indianapolis News. Kansas City Times.
Indianapolis Journal. Columbia State.
Portland Oregonian. Omaha WOTd-Herald.
Nashville American. Charleston News and
Nashville Banner. Courier
Washington Star. St. Louis Republic.
Washington Times. San Francisco Chronicle.
Denver Republican. San Francisco Call.
Kansas City Journal Salt Lake Tribune.
St Louis Globe Demo- Salt Lake Herald.
crst. Flttsourg OSpatch.
Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
Chicago Journal
Denver News
Tacoma Ledger.
Boston Advertiser,
The times., 1899-11-01
The American Press on EngIand's
Mnr.
From the Literary Digest.)

(From the Literary Digest.)
Neither Briton nor Boer. if we may judge
from the attitude OF the press, has yet Won
the complete sympathy of any large pro-
portion of the American people. Many of
statement Of both sides of the case, and of
the papers which do declare for one or the
other, few take very aggressive attitude
The division, too where il does occur does
not seem 10 follow the lines of party cieav-
age. Some might expect our anti-expansion
press 20 feel as much sympathy for the
Boer as for the Filipino, and while this is
indeed the rule. vet the New York Even
ing Post" the Hartford Times the New
Orleans Times Democrat" and .Picayune, -
and the Florida Times Union" all anti
British attempt TO absorb the Transyaal
Republic. while of the expansion press, Oh
the ctrer hand the New York Sun" the
Cleveland Leader" the philadelphia
Ledger the Chicago Evening Post and
Inter Ocean" the Boston Journal" the
Detroit Journal, and the Rochester
POST Express justify the Beers in their
ight for independence. The sympathies OF
some of the other leading dailies may be
seen from the list given below. II will be
seen that aside from the exceptions noted
above, the expansionist papers very gen
orally favor the British, and the anti-ex-
pansionist favor the Beers. Some of the
leading papers have not expressed enough
sympathy with either side 10 find place in
the list.
The times., 1899-11-01
Possibly.
-. H.. ,f.no,.ostor 1rninn \

There s. something more than the hurting of
Otis feelings why the President refuses to put
competent man IN command OF our forces In the
philippines II Is another Of silencing
man who knows too much.
The times., 1899-11-01
Repnration.
(From Puckl

IFrOTU Futh.J
First Politician-will this war on the trusts
amount TO anything3
second Politician-Oh! they may be compelled
10 pay US an indemnity.
The times., 1899-11-01
hnDSl

For President: George Dewey of YER
mont.
For Vice President: John R. Mclean Of
0hin
The times., 1899-11-01

1t was impossible for the Postofice De-
partment yesterday TO accurately deter
mine what mail was on board the Chicago
when she sunk last night, but it is believed
to have been very heavy. All the late mail
fram the departments goes out on the $50
train. which arrives in Jersey City about
midnight so that IL is believed the greater
part OF the department mail for New York
and Northern points. which was mailed
Monday afternoon, was on board the Chi
cago The pouches leaving Washington
we're as follows: Two pouches for New
York city; one pouch 10 be distributed in
New York for other sections; one pouch
for Boston; one pouch for stations between
New York and Boston on the New England
Railroad; one pouch for stations on the
Boston and Providence Railroad, and one
pouch for points along the New York Cen
trail line between New York and Chicago.
Between Washington and New York
number of other pouches were picked up,
so that thirty were on the train when 1t
arrived in Jersey City, besides tnlrty-thFee
sacks of other matter
The department expects 10 recover al
the first class mail in a brief time, and ex
poets to find it in comparatively good con-
1ition 1t will be dried, and the letters
will be forwarded to their destination as
soon as possible. That this is possible has
been recently demonstrated in the case
of the mail rescued from the wreck OF the
transport Morgan City, which was sunk OF
Kobe, Japan The director Of posts at
Manila has reported that all the mail re-
covered has been dried and forwarded to
its proper destination
The Treasury Department lost large
quantity of official mail in the wreck. The
officials could not yesterday make an ac
curate list of the letters lost but an effort
will be made to duplicate all the CORE
spondence. In the mail were lot OF let
tiers from the Office of the Treasurer, con-
tanning drafts. and these. if not recovered
will have 10 be duplicated.
The times., 1899-11-01

we are no longer q remote and provincial
aggregation of rustic communities, We
have expanded,
The times., 1899-11-01
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

The Advertisers Guarantee Company, Of Ckl-
csgo. hereby cer:i6es that 1t has, by its expert
examiners. prCsen and attesed the circulation %
THE TMEs O. Washington D. C. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month OF sep
tember, Is9o %ss 90 20 copies.
TINS is GUARANTEED 10 the advertisers II the
country by a bond Jf $50 90 in the Fidelity ahd
DEPOSIT Compauy c. Maryland, deposited with the
Northwestern Rational Bank Of Chicago
ADNERTISER& GUARANTEE COMPANY,
By J r. MASON. President
The times., 1899-11-01

THE TINES. in al its editions. Morning, Even
ing, and Sunday, win be mailed 10 one address
tor FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
often SIS desired.
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Readers Ct TIE TINES who nay at any time
he unahlE to procure copies Of il at any news
stand % railToaa station, or On railroad trains,
VIII confer favor Jp0n the management by
EeudiEs 10 this Office information Of the fact
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Communications intended FOR publication in
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