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ms. The projected arrangement

negotiations. The projected ARRANGEMENT
may be retroactive as regards territory-in
other words, districts now controlled, for
instance. may change hands in return for
otl er privileges. France apparently has ex-
hibited the greatest opposition TO this plan
so far. but assurances have been received
from Russia, and her apparent willingness
to enter into an agreement with the United
States as the leading factor has given rise
to the belief that France is not necessarily
a stumbling block, for If Russia entered
into the agreement, France, IL Is asserted
is almost bound to follow render herself
powerless in the far East.
1t Is understood that the United States,
Great Britain and Japan have already ar
rived at a perfect understanding. Germany's
decision was greatly influenced by the En-
peror, who had frequent conferences on
this far Eastern problem while in England
with Joseph II. Cnoate, the United States
ambassador. AT the Queens banquet, Mr..
Choate conversed at length with the En-
peror and, it is said, chiefly confined himself
to the question of China. 1t is scarcely
probable that any official or semi-official
reference will be made to this important
undercurrent which progresses publicly un-
der the guise of merely giving assurances
to- the United States. until it has assumed
such shape that no hitch is possible In
the event of the failure of negotiations
through the refusal OF Russia or Germany,
it is likely the world will never know how
near the great powers came to settling the
greatest problem of the century. The Trans
vaal war becomes q matter of momentary
interest compared with the tremendous pos
sibiiities dependent on these exertions which
are now occupying the diploma, IS of Europe.
So far the private nature of the Emperor's
visit TO England has prevented it attract
ing much public attention, though any num-
Der OF rumors are current anent its diplo-
matte result. That il will seriously affect,
If not decide the Chinese go.iations men-
toned seems highly proba BILE, while Ii is more
than Likely that 1t will be followed by fur
ther British-German agreements regarding
Nigeria, which topic Mr.. Chamberlain
doubtless discussed during his audience
1t Is said that the Queen has promised
to visit her grandson at Potsdam in the
spring, after staying at the Italian Riviera.
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FULL OF PERPLExITIEs.
Situation I'm south Africa Not Encour-
aging 10 the British.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The position In Natal
remains full of perplexities. which the CEN
sorship has increased Although a division
and a half have now reached Durham. that
place is practically powerless. unless sup
piled with cavalry and artillery. and until
these arrive the situation will undoubtedly
remain grave With three beleaguered gar
r:sons in Natal, beside Kimberley ana
Mafeking, and no signs of succor In the tms
mediate future. 1t is no wonder that the
outlook is regarded as distinctly glomy to-
night, and that the most possible Is made
of General Methuen's success such as 10
was. That battle decided nothing, and IL
seems certain that many experts are of
the opinion that the story Of the return OF
the pursuing cavalry without getting I'm
touch with the retreating Beers. indicates
that the cavalry discovered In time that IL
&c had gone on IL would soon have been
on the Pretoria race course with its COM
rades of the Hussars. II will not surprise
any one greatly IL the Beers are shortly
again discovered In an intrenched position
near the spot from which General Methuen
has just evicted them. From no other point
can even a sembIance of success be re-
ported. Mafeking is apparently In worse
plight than the Britishers have hitherto
cared 10 admit and IL is difficult to see how
1t can be relieved for some time to come.
While the official dispatch from Boer head
laager outside Ladysmith. dated Nov. o.
showed that the town was still flying the
union jack on Friday. the cheerful tone or
the message and the evident anticipation or
the speedy reduction OF Ladysmith Is not
calculated to cheer anxious relatives. The
reported silence OF the British guns also
again arouses fears OF shortness OF am
munition, and the fact that the Beers have
just placed in position another siege gun
shows that they have not yet done their
worst. The arrival OF the German officers
some Of whom. il is understood. gained large
experience In reducing fortified towns In
1s7o-71, is calculated TO lead TO a change OF
tactics which will add 10 the suspense OF
the sorely tried garrison.
The situation In the northern portion OF
Cape Colony is about as unsatisfactory as
It can be. Beers are turning UP in all direc-
tions. A Cape Town dispatch received at a
late hour tonight reports that the enemy
has blown up railway bridge between Ros-
mead Junction and Middieburg with the
object OF preventing an advance from Port
Elizabeth. This was effected by a small
cammanoo which. IL Is said. remains in the
neighborhood. The effect OF blowing up this
which was recently reoccupied by the Brit
ish. and must delay the advance Of the
troops just arrived al Port Elizabeth
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PATERSON IN MOURNING.
Details of the Private and Public Fu-
neral Services.

PATERSON, N. j., Nov. 25.-The city
wore its most sombre garb to-day in mourn
Ing All the mills, big business houses and
stores were closed. The principal buildings.
banks and factories looked gloom in draper
les of black and purple. On every hand
were signs of grief for the loss of New Jer-
sey's statesman.
Out of Difference TO the wishes of Mrs
Hobart, there were no visitors this morning
to Carroll Hall, except the immediate rela-
tives of the families The body of the Vice
President rested in its cas- ket of oak on the
catafalque in the library. His right hand
rested lightly on his breast, and held a
bunch of violets placed there by his widow.
On the coffin was a bunch Of Gala lilies. a
sheaf of palm and some smlax and roses.
Around the room were many fioral tributes.
conspicuous among them being several
pieces from the White House conservatory.
The coffin lid bore the inscription:
1Sii-Garret A. Hobart-l&9."
The services at the house were brief and
simple. They were held in the library.
which was banked with flowers sent by
friends of the dead Vice President Mrs.
Hobart, with her son Garret A. Hobart, tr..
sat near the head OF the casket while near
her were grouped the President and his Cab
ilet, judges of the Supreme Court, the hon
orary pallbearers and the immediate friends
Of the family and the family servants. The
Rev. David d. Magic offered the prayer
and read a passage OF Scripture. The Presi-
dent, Cabinet and Supreme Court judges
and those present took a last LOOK at the
face OF the dead. the casket was closed and
all that was mortal of Vice President Ho-
bart was carried out 10 the hearse by men,
bers OF the Senate police.
After the house services the body in
closed in an oaken casket with silver orna-
ments and almost hidden with flowers, was
taken from the house. and the President and
his party went TO the Church of the Re-
deemer. about two blocks from Carroll Han.
An immense crowd was In the vicinity Of
the church. The casket was carried by eight
members OF the Capitol police in uniform,
under command of A. r. Garden.
There were never gathered in New Jersey.
and seldom in any part of the United States,
so many mourners Of emlnence In the Nation.
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Large Force Of Beers Near Highlands
Station and Another Northward of
the Mooi River Camp.
GEN. METHUEN'S WOUNDED
NEARLY 100 ARRIVE AT ORANGE
RIVER FROM THE BELMONT FIELD.
Boer Sharpshooters Now Unable 70
Distinguish British Ofncers from
Men I'm the Ranks.

PRETORIA, Nov. 25.-An ofiicial dispatch
from the Boer head laager. outside Lady.
smith, dated Friday. Nov. ~ says: The
garrison at Ladysmith was strangely quiet
yesterday. The cannonade to-day hardly
evoked a response. The balloon no longer
scars The third big cannon. which the
Beers have baptized Suzerainty, was placed
I'm position to-day. The German officers ar
rived last night The Boer generals think
they will encompass the fall OF Ladysmith
at the end Of this week. There was q ter
rife thunderstorm last night -Four Beers
guarding a cannon were seriously Struck
MOOI RIVER, Natal, Nov. 2.-A recon-
noissance in force in the direction OF High
lands Station has discovered big force OF
Beers, with guns. The Beers shelled. and
the British guns replied. The scouts also
reported another strong force to the north
west of the camp. The British guns have
returned to camp. and the infantry has f2l-
len back. The mounted infantry is sttll out
ORANGE RIVER, Cape Colony, Nov. ~
$50 D. MIN all l07 wounded. including sew
eral Beers, have arrived here from Belmont
One Of the Beers, a boy seventeen years OF
age, was compelled to take up arms with
his father. who is prisoner. A wounded
Boer said that ten men were selected from
each Boer section to pick on the British
officers. But, he added, on the advance or
the British force the Boer marksmen were
bewildered, as IL Was impossible to distin-
guish the officers. who wore the same dress
as the men. The marksmen we're also un-
able to make out the sergeants and other
noncommissioned officers. whose stripes had
been removed.
LONDON, Nov. pa special dispatch
from Durham, dated Friday. Nov. "a, says
the Times of Natal has received news by
way of Delagoa bay that both Mafeking
and Kimberley have been relieved. This is
not only improbable. but IL is discredited by
a special dispatch from Cape Town. which
states that General Methuen is in hello
graphic communication with Kimberley,
which indicates the relieving force pushed
forward after the battle at Belmont. IL
this be true, stirring news may be expected
shortly, as the Beers are .u force at Mod
der river and Spytfontein.
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English Yachts Ready for Columbia.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The next yachting
season promises to be the best in many
years. 1t is now definitely said that the
Valkyrie III will be recommissiond by her
prospective new owner, to whom Lord
Dunraven is arranging to sell her. Lord
Dunraven, by the way, was anxious to rep
resent London daily in South Africa, but
his physician forbid it, and a younger earl
has represented the Daily Telegraph in Af-
rica. Mr.. Charles Day Roses new boat,
Distant Shore, is bigger and more comfort
ably fitted than any racer on this side Of
the Atlantic, though similar in lines to the
Columbia. When the Columbia comes over
here, If she does make the trip, she will
find the Shamrock, Distant Shore, taikyrie
III, Meteor III and Britannia ready to con-
test against her in behalf of europe. Cap
tain Hogarth is quoted as saying that un-
der English weather conultions the Sham
rock would give the Columbia a much
harder tussle.
Mrs. Goelet's Nahma is being repaired
and altered on the Clyde and is fitting out
for a. Mediterranean cruise.
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The kaiser Leaves Windsor.

WINDSOR, England. Nov. 25.-Thousands
of people lined the route from the castle to
the station TO bid farewell to the Emperor
and Empress of Germany on the occasion
of their departure for. Sandringham to visit
the Princess of Wales. There was an afiec-
tionate parting at the castle between the
Queen and her imperial visitors.
LONDON. Nov. 25-The Princess Of
Wales and the Duke OF York met the EN-
peror and Empress OF Germany at Wolfer-
ton station, and they Immediately drove to
Sandringham. The most elaborate precau-
tions were taken TO guard the route from
the station TO Sandringham, distance of
three miles. Policemen were stationed at
every yard.
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SCANDAL AT A RETREAT.
Old Woman Reported to Have Been
Beaten and Robbed by Attendants.

LONDON, Nov. Pa scandal has arisen
over the Old Age Retreat, Malakoff, near
Paris. founded by an ex-Franciscan monk.
Many wealthy old ladies were sent there
and are said to have been beaten, tortured
and robbed. Even murder is now alleged
10 have been committed. One woman,
eighty-five years of age, Is said to have
been induced by an attendant twenty-five
years old to give up 10000 francs, and was
then forced to marry him. Several of the
residents were found dead. as if accidental
ly, and padded cells were discovered in the
building by a magistrate. who is thoroughly
investigating the institution. Two of the
attendants have been imprisoned.
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Anti-semites Were I'm the Plot.

PARIS, Nov. 25.-The Senate. sitting as
high court, heard witnesses to-day in ref
ereace 10 the Royalist arrangements for
Royal uprising in February last. One wit
ness deposed that NJ. Guerin's secretary
told him the Anti-Semite League was ready
to march, and that carts filled with arms
and ammunition would follow the demon
strators. Several of the witnesses, how
ever. made contradictory statements, which
provoked protests from the accused.
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whose nominal population is fifty thou
sand. the remainder having fed to the
swamps. Captain Rowland reinstalled in
office the local authorities OF Aguinaldo's
government, all Of whom took the oath of
allegiance.
The Third Cavalry had one man killed
and three wounded in the fight at Santo
Tomas.
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Eiuht Deaths on n Tran,port

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25.-The United
States transport Sherman arrived from the
Philippines to-day. after a quick trip the
vessel occupying but twenty-five days on
the voyage fom Manila. There were eight
cen cabin passengers and 19I discharged
and sick men on board. or tfs sick. eight
Continued ON Second! Pngel
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v,cw. of Jamc. Brxce

LONDON, Nov. 5.-The speech OF James
Bryce, NJ p. this week at Aberdeen when
the electors passed a vote OF confidence in
him, has been the cause OF much comment
He presented the Liberal case with great
fairness Speaking in a statesmaniike man.
lContinued ON second Page.l
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GOING OVER To THE ENEMY.
Cape Colony Dutch Eniisting In the
Free State Army.

LONDON. Nov. Is. - The gravest news
from South Africa to-day comes from the
northern part OF Cape Colony. where. it IL
now evident, numbers or Dutch farmers
have risen and joined the invading Free
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BRADY HAS THE REPORT.
The Building Inspector Peruses an
UnWeIcOme Document.

The Harries report on the condition of
local public school buildings was yesterday
referred by District Engineer Beach TO
John B. Brady, District Inspector of Build
ings. Mr.. Brady will read the document
and then make a personal visit to the
buildings which are enumerated as being
faulty In construction. He will then begin
the preparation of his report on the sub
ject and submit the same TO the District
Commissioners.
When seen last evening Mr. Brady said
he was not desirous of committing himself
on the subject until he had acted officially
upon the report. He said he would make
his report full and complete, however, and
that he would reply to every allegation
made.
He expects to be ready to report to the
District Commissioners about next Satur-
day, although he may possibly be prepared
to do SO earlier Nothing more will be
done by the Commissioners until Inspector
Brady has handed them his report as the
matter will be technically out of their
hands until that time.
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DIRECTOR MERRIAM RETURNS.
C. l.. Powers and w. c. Hunt Appoint-
ed Census Statisticians.


ed Census Statisticians.
Director Merriam, of the Census Bureau,
assumed charge of his office again yester-
day after an absence of two weeks in ST.
Paul. The first official act he did was to
make two important appointments. C. L.
Powers, of Minnesota, was appointed chief
statistician of agriculture, and William c.
C. Hunt, OF Massachusetts, was named as
statistician of population. Mr.. Hunt had
charge OF this division of the work of the
Eleventh Census and at the present time is
a statistical expert in the Department of
Labor
Mr.. Powers was at one time a candidate
for the position of Director of the Census.
and had the entire support of the Mime
sofa delegation. When he learned that
Mr.. Merriam was being considered he
promptly withdrew his name He is an
expert statistician on agriculture, and is
the present secretary OF the Minnesota bu-
reau OF labor. Both the appointments made
yesterday are considered 10 be valuable
acquisitions to the force.
Hundreds of applications are being filed
| each day with Chief Clerk Childs, although
1t has been repeatedly announced by him
that the appointments that were to be made
| previous TO June, 1900, had already been
practically decided upon.
Several hundred letters were awaiting
Director Merriam when he arrived at his
once. ana these, together with calls from
politicians of prominence who desired
places for their constituents, kept him busy
The times., 1899-03-26
ORDERED TO EXPLORE ALASKA
The Duties of Military Expedition
Just Organized,

A military expedition for exploring pur-
poses in Alaska has been organized by the
War Department and is to be known as
Cooks Inlet exploring expedition. 1t will
consist of Capt Edwin F. Glenn. Twenty
filthy Infantry. commanding; Lieut.. H. G..
Learnard, Lieut.. J. C. Castner, Lieut.
Ralph r. Van Deman, one acting assistant
surgeon, one commissary sergeant, Sergt.
William Yanert, and one sergeant. one cor
poral, eleven enlisted men, of whom five
shall be cooks, and two priyates of the
Hospital Corps, fully equipped and sup
piled to November 30, 1899.
1t will proceed to Tyoonok, Cooks Inlet,
Alaska, on or about the 18th proy., and
| there establish camp and depot. The ex-
pedition will disembarl en- route a small
detachment at Portage Bay, Prince VIII
liam Sound, Alaska, to explore, survey,
establish. and mark the trail from that
point to the camp now located at the head
Of Knik Arm. From the permanent camp
at Tyoonok, Alaska, detachments will be
sent to explore the country to the north
| ward via the Matanuska, Sushitna, Yedno.
and Kuskokyim rivers, for the most direct
and practicable route from tide water to
| the crossings of the Tanana River, and
| from these crossings northward to the mill
| tary posts established on the Yukon River,
at Rampant and Circle City. One detach-
ment will explore the west bank of Cook S
Inlet from open tide water to the head OF
| navigation of the Sushitna River for the
| most practicable overland trail.
| The district of exploration for this ex-
| pedition will be by the routes indicated
| and bounded on the north and west by
| the Yukon and Koyukuk rivers and on
4 the east by the Copper River.
| This expedition will cover as much ter
ritory as possible and will collect and in
| corporate in the reports all information
| that may be valuable to the development
| of the country explored regarding topo-
graphical features, available routes of
F.! travel, feasible routes for railroad con-
! structiop. appropriate and available sites
| for military reservations. adaptability for
| agriculture and stock raising, mineral re-
| sources, timber, fuel food products, and
| the stock best suited for food and trans
portation purposes; the number, location,
| and condition of the natives of the terri
| tory explored. Maps and photographs will
accompany all reports.
| The routes traversed by this expedition
will be definitely located and properly
marked in order that they may be known
| and used rs routes Of travel by the public
| The commanding officer OF the expedition
is authorized to employ the necessary In
| dians, natives OF Alaska, for duty with
the expedition as guides. for such periods
OF time as may be necessary.
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NO POWER TO GRANT
CABLE CONCESSIONS
Secretary Alger's Authority
Defined by MI. Griggs.
A Lengthy Opinion Handed Down
by the Attorney General.
Legal Status of the War Department
in Dealing With Cubn's


Attorney General Griggs rendered an ad-
verse decision yesterday on the power of
the Secretary of War to grant permission
to the Commercial Cable Company to es-
tablish cable communications between
Cuba and Porto Rico and the United
States. The Attorney General holds that
while the Secretary OF War has the power
to grant the right to land the cable in
either of the West Indian Islands, the per-
mission to ground the cable on United
States soil must be obtained from the
State Department. He therefore advises
the Secretary that 1t would be inexpedient
to grant permission to the applicant in this
case to land its cable on the soil Of Cuba.
His decision in full is as follows:
THE views of this department upon the
| subject of landing foreign submarine ca
bles upon the territory of the United
States are fully expressed in the opinion
of the Solicitor General, acting as At
torney General, under date of January Is,
| 1885, to which you are respectfully re-
ferred. The substance of this opinion is
| that the grounding of a cable upon the soil
| of the United States, with the intention OF
| connecting our territory with foreign ter
ritory by that means is matter which is
under the sovereign control OF this Gov
| ernment, such control to be exercised by
| Congress- provided it legislates upon the
subject, and In the absence of such legts-
| lation to be regulated and controlled by
| the executive department of the Govern
| ment.
| Congress having failed to take jurisdic-
| tion and pass any statutes governing the
| subject, the matter has heretofore been
regulated by Executive permission, revoca-
BILE either at the will of the President OF
| by subsequent legislation by Congress.
$50 far as the application of the Com
mercial Cable Company for leave to land
it's cable In the United States is concerned
the matter is properly, under the practice
heretofore established, within the juris-
diction and control Of the Department oi
State. acting for the President. So far as
| the landing of cable in the Island OF
Cuba is concerned. the subject is under
the control of the War Department, by
reason OF the fact that the United States is
exercising in the Island of Cuba admins
| tration under the law Of Selligerent right
| its occupancy being of military nature
and merely temporary.
| In all instances heretofore where appli-
| cation has been made to this Government
exercising the temporary control and gov
ernment OF the Island Of Cuba. for grants
or concessions which usually flow from the
depository of sovereign powers, the execu-
tive departments have taken the ground
that under the circumstances by which the
United States came into the temporary ad-
ministration OF affairs in Cuba. and In
| view OF the fact that II is the declared
purpose of the United States, when sta
BILE government shall have been there es-
tablished. to retire from the island and
leave the government thereof to the in
! habitants, 1t would be inexpedient to grant
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hid. for Navy Yard work.

Building No. AZ, in the Boston navy yard.
is to be reconstructed. The main shop is
TO have glass top. This is where the
products OF the machine shops are assem-
bled. The following are the bids received
at the Navy Department.;
m a crxsa MasI'0n, ns,.S o. GsaSs Waeane nshop
Root, OF Boston, one bid, ss2, ,253 Conners Bros,
Of Boston, machine shop, So, ,l23 crystal palace,
s5I, ,ssl. William II. Keys. of Boston. machine
shop, 81. $50; crystal palace, $55, $50. F.'G. Co
burn & Co., of Boston, machine shop. s2l. .e2l
crystal palace. s5l,750. Woodbury. q Leighton,
Of Boston machine shop. s22 500; crystal palace.
$500. Norcross Bros, of Boston, machine shop,
0,5is; crystal palace, $5S,50A.