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PINGREE TALKING AGAIN..
ALGER'S THE POPULAR CANDIDATE
FOR SENATOR, HE SdYS.

As for Himself, He's Only n Common Shoe
maker, and n the Prcsident Took ANY
Notice OF what He said, why Hos SUR
priHed-Why lie Took Up with AIrcr.
BosToN. Aug. l1.-Hazen s. PinRrce. Gov-
crnor ri Michigan. arrived in Boston to-day
and. according to wont. allowed himself to be
interviewed extensively. He discussed OK
Secretary Ayers chances for the Senate. his
own connection with Algcr and President Me-
Kincys candidacy for denomination. with tho
utmost freedom Commenting on his frcnd-
ship for Alger. he said
Il don't believe that Algcr ever voted for mo
more than once in his life. IL he did then. Ha
has surely never been known asa Pingrce man.
But hate to see man being kicked for the
faults OF others 1t was not his fault that
everything was not Just right in the army. No
man can he held responsible for all of 1t. not
even Mckinley. so when ] saw everybody all
over tho country pitching into Ager and hlam-
ing him for everything. It made mo mad. and
came out for him."
When asked about Ayers prospects for the
Senatorshir he said
Excellent. excellent. year is long tins
to look ahead in politics. but as 1t now stands
Algcr is far in the lead"
Don't you look on Mr.. Mcmillan rs a dam
gerous ornoncntY"
'Um. all Well, don't know. OF course II
the Scnatorship is to be Knocked down to the
highest bidder Mcmillan will he the chosen
one for he is the wealthest man in the Stats
and can buy almost anything he wants. But
let me state right here that IL Senator were
to be elected by tho reorlc OF Michigan Alger
would get moro than two votes for every one
that would go into McMilans basket. II he
didn't would quit politics"
Then AlEcr is a favortc with the people Of
your Statc?" suggested the reporter.
Decidedly yes" said the Governor Look
at the reception accorded him 10y the citizens
of his own town. 1t wns spontaneous. hearty
and sincere and every man outdid himself in
showing the Secretary that Michigan stood by
him and would until the last gun was fired.
Alger is all right. and time will show that he
was more sinncd against than SHINING"
The reporter skcd the Governor II he thought
that the statement which he made to the news
papers some time ago when he came out SO
strongly for Algcr and against McKinlsy had
had any effect on Fastening Ayers retirement
from the War Department. In reply, he said:
Now. | am n common shoemaker and when
/ read in the papers at the time that the Pres-
dent of tho United States had taken notice OF
me-a common shoemaker-bocau | had
come out In favor of his Secretary OF War; ana
was ont OF sorts with that official for this rea-
son. was much surprised. In fact. II that did
have anything to do with it. 1t seems as IL the
President had holittled himself n great deaf.
1t would be pretty small business for the Pres-
dent of the country to take a hand In State
politics where he docs not live"
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AUTOMOBILES As MAIL WAGONS.
Tho Department VIII Not Adopt Thorn for
, the Present. but is willing to Test Them.

WARRINGTON. Aug lit is very unlikely
that tho Post ONCE Department will authorize
the use OF automobiles at any post Office with
In the next two or three months at least. APP
plicatons have come TO the Department from
postmasterS In all parts Of the country. desiring
20 introduce the automobile. and from firms
desiring to furnish them and Offering the use
OF different machines for experimental rur-
poses While the Department mas fund out OF
which IL pays for horse hire and allowances.
which. It is believed. might be diverted to
paving for automobiles. 1t would not go very
tnr at the prices now asked for these machines.
At from $500 to 81 900 for each machine. the
fund would I've quickly exhausted. They might
be rented. however. N the Department could
save money and improve the service by dong
So Yet It Is realized that tho automobile has
not yet passed beyond its experimental stage.
Whether 1t would Withstand the steady work
entailed on the horses and wagons use by the
Department remains to be seen. and while tho
Department IL willing to cooperate with the
manufacturers in testing the value OF the We
hiclrs for postal purposes, il will 60 slow on or
derng them for the use of the Department
So far no official test has been given by the
Department Here and there a manufacturer
has received the permission OF the Depart
ment to make n test OF his vehicle by carrying
q letter carrier around with him in the regu-
lar route OF the carrier and making collections
at the boxes. Such tests have not been
official, however. and much more will be re-
quired before the Department Ia willing to
adopt any particular machine.
The special agent in charge OF the investiGa-
ton into the udvisabity OF using automobiles
has been authorized to make an Indiana man
ufacturer IN offer to use his vehicles in expert
mentng In an Indiana town whore free dcliv-
cry is soon to bo established. and 1t is probable
that the proposition will be- accepted. II tho
machines prove satisfactory they may then he
purchased by the Department and continued
in use. There Is no prospect that any automo-
biles will be placed in the postal service except
in the Indiana town as stated. for quite while
to come.
The Department may. however. give the
manufacturers an opportunity to make expert
ments Of their own. by placing machines in
various cities at the disposal Of letter carriers
for trial trips. What is needed in the line OF
automobiles for this purpose is one which will
permit the carrier to pass in and out Of it with
out difficulty and which is easily managed and
which can be operated at a small cost.
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The barometer over the East (iulf and South A.
an;ie States slightly below nominal yesterday
and the winds over Florida showed II tendency to
blow southwark. which 10 date was the only evidence
yesterday morning of the West Indian hurricane APP
preaching our southern coast. The winds were
light and the weather fair in oil the Gulf States
FAIR weather also prevailed far north as Indiana
and Ohio and all west OF the Mississippi.
showers fell in Michigan. northern New York and
the New England States and II cloudy in the
northern half Of the Middle Atlantic 81 .tes
The temperature higher throughout all the
Central States. the maximums ranging from 90
States.
In this city the day cloudy; humidity ~ q
a. NJ. 100 per cont. for the day tho average
81 per cent wind northeast. average velocity four
teen miles hour: barometer corrected to read 70
sea level at X 4. NJ 20.s6, 3P. NJ. 1857
WARRINGTON FORECAST ron SATURDAY
Tor New England. unsettled weather to-day; Prob
ably showers Sunday: brisk northerly to easterly
winds.
Jersey, The District Of Columbia. DtldVare Maryland
and Virginia, unsettled Weahsr to-day and probably
Sunday; brush northrrlyto rdIierlv tcinds
For Western Pennsylvania and Western New York.
showers and thunderstorms to-day: Sunday gen.
orally fair; brisk southerly shifting to westerly
winds.
The temperature as recorded by the ofhclal Their
momcter. and also by THE SUNS thermometer 10
he street level, is shown in the amer cd table:
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WIVES SWEAR THEY WERE HOME.


DALLAS. Tex. Aug. 1.-THE day at Athens
in the lynching habeas corpus hearings was
taken up with testimony for the defendants to
establish albis The wives OF q number of
the accused men swore that their husbands
were at home on the night OF the Humphries
lynchinGs.
James Patterson. accused Of numbering Com
stable Rhodes in Henderson County on Deem
Der % last. and for the alleged harboring OF
whom 1t ia said three Humphreses were ynched
BY their nrighbors on the night o, May %
came into Athens last night and surrendered
to sheriff Richardson. He denies that I'll.
Humphrieser ever hnrbored or aided him.
He declares he was fully 500 miles away
from the neiGhborhood. w in Indian Ter
Eitory.
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EICLUDED FROu THE MAILS.


WAsHING1oN, Aug. 1l,-An order forbiddinG
the delivery Of all mail matter was to-day is
sued against Isaac L. Walton and the ex-slave
assembly for operating through the mails a
scheme devised to obtain money under false
and fraudulent pretences.
Walton was slave. and is at the head OF an
imaginary organization. having for its object
the collection OF money to bo used to petition
Congress to pass law granting pensions to
former slaves. The first remittance required
OF the members OF this organization was %
cents, and 1t appears that 1881 negroes from
the southern States principally have rcmitted
that amount Although this money was to start
fund for the object above noted. not one cent
OF it can now be accounted for 10y the manager
Of the scheme. Tho "Ex-Slavo Assembly" is
an alleged newspaper published by Walton,
for which he require n subscription price OF
81 per year. which is devoted to the promotion
OF the scheme.
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CLAIMS AGAINST CANADA.
Those OF American Gold Miners Excluded
from Cnnndn Amount to 925, 600. ONO.

WAsHINGToS. Aug. 11.-Former Representa-
tive James Hamilton Lewis. OF the State of
Washington. arrived here Thursday to lay
before tho State Department certain conf
plants Of American miners in British Column
bia. for whom he il acting as counsel. About
5000 OF these men went into the Atlin mining
district some time ago. under invitation OF the
British Columbian law After locating large
number OF claims and developing them into
valuable gold mines. they werc excluded from
Canada by 4 law passed through the British
Columbia Parliament Canadians thcn came
in and took their mines. selling many Of them
for large sums Of money. The Losses OF the
American miners are estimated at about SlO.-
OOOOOO. Other damages to the miners will
probably swell their aggregate claim BY about
S15.OOO.OOO. making $25.OO0.000 in all Mr..
Lewis laid the matter before the State Depart
ment. His proposition is to have tho depart
ment ask Great Britain that these claims be
arbitratcd with other matters pending before
the Joint High Commission.
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c. r. T.. TABOR PARTT.
East Side Lawyer Votes as n Delegate From
tho Pants" Makers Union.

About 200 delegates attended tho second
convention OF the Central Federated Unions
labor political party in Clarendon Hall last
night A motion to make its party State
organization was proposed by Mr. Lon
don. an East side lawyer. who attend
ed the convention as delegate from the
Pants makers Union. Tho motion was de-
fcntcd. and motion instructinG the Committee
on Platform to have n platform ready for next
Thursday was carried While Delegate
Brown Of the tiGarmakers Union was
supporting this motion. he said they
should give the committee time to
Is that to give Tammany Hall a chance?"
asked visitor from the gallery.
A demand was made for the visitors expul-
sion and he was elected 1t was decided that
special committees should be appointed to do
missionary work In the horoughs OF Manhat-
tan. Bronx. Brooklyn. Queens and Richmond to
ind out what the people wanted. Delegate
Prince Of the cigar makers submitted plat
form cmhohying municipal ownership OF gas.
electric light and telegraph and telephone
plants. and OF all means Of transportation. 1t
was referred to the committee on resolutions.
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FORMER HURRICANES,
One in September of Last Year That Was
Destructive to the Barhadocs.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1l.-Spcaking OF the his
tory OF recent West Indian storms. Prof F.. b.
Garrot, Chief of tho Forecast Division OF the
Weather Bureau, said this morning:
"Of the storms between 1879 and 1853. three
originated at Martinique and two approached
the coast An important meteorological event
was the West Indian hurricane Off the Wind
ward Islands. Sept. 10 and /, last year. The
storm was particularly destructive to the Bar
BADGES. S3 persons being killed. $50 injured.
and S23OOOOO property destroyed After the
18th the hurricane centre moved northward
with n marked loss OF strength. and disap.
peqred east Of the Bahamas Sept. H. A Sec
ond storm of tropical origin appeared on the
East Gulf OF Mexico Sept. 20 1t moved north
eastward. over the Bahamas. whore it devel-
opcd almost hurricane violence. causing con-
siderable damage, The Atlantic coast ports
were advised OF the progress and character OF
this storm which was not severely felt in the
United States"
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Major Rockefeller Probably Alive, But
Prisoner.

WASHINGTON, Aug, IA despatch from
Gen. Otis. which indicates that MAJOR Rocke-
Teller of the Ninth Infantry is alive. but in the
bands 81 the enemy. was received at the War
Department to-day. 1t says
From southern Luzon report comes that
American officer held there prisoner. and de-
scrption given indicates Major Rockefeller"
Major Rockefeller was with a battalion OF
his regiment in the vicinity OF Caloocan. and
one night went beyond the picket lines on
personal reconnaissance. Tho next morning
his hat and pockctbook were found. 1t was
believed that no had been killed or taken
prisoner
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ARMY UNIFORM TO COrEh FRAUD.
Charge Made Against an Alleged Young
Officer in Richmond.

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. A young man
claiming to be +. c. Ward. son OF Col. Thomas
Ward OF the United States Army. was
arrested here tonight at the instgation
OF Col Hartz. officer in charge OF the
recruiting station, for obtaining money under
false pretenccs and wearing the uniform OF a
captain in the United States army without au-
thorty. Ward has been at the Jefferson for
several days in full uniform. spending money
freely. To-day he asked Col Hartz 20 loan him
$50, andrcpresentcd that he had an account at
the District National Bank of Washington.
Col. Hartz gave him his own check for the
amount and subsequently learned at the bank
facts which made him believe Ward to be an
impoStOr.
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OUR EXPORT TRADE.
July Exports of Breadstufis, Provisions
Cotton and Mineral Oils.

WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-The statement OF
July expectations OF breadstuffs. provisions.
cotton and mineral oils. issued by the Treas
ury Bureau Of Statistics to-day. shows n larger
total for July. 1899 than that Of any preceding
July. The following are tho July export
figures by the advance statement for these
four articles since 1890:
Exports Of brcadstufs. provisions. mineral
oils and co:tons: July 1890. S33.41O.G2S: July
1891. S30.+2I.nl3 July 1892. S37.429, All
July 1888 S+3.47d.@ol July 1894. 29.O32-
Ws': July 1898. S2o.4+5.3+O; July 1885,. $35.-
III $50: July 1897. S37 .5G+. 100: July 1898.
S37. lS3.72l July 1890. S4o.534.5lG.
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MESSAGE FROM ADMIRAL WATSON.
American Steamer Saturnus Burned by
FiIipinos - San Fernando Bombarded.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE Navy Depart
ment received to-day. In n cipher message
from Rear Admiral Watson. n full report OF the
burning Of the American ship Saturnus by tho
Philippine insurgents. The loss ofthe Saturnus
was reported in press dispatches several DAYS
ago. but Admiral Watson's cable message.
dated to-day. is tho first official information
Of the affair which has reached the Navy De-
partmont. The message 10 "a follows:
On Aug. ?. gunbcat Pampanga. Lieut.
junior grade McNamce. patrollinG Lingayen
Bay. Luzon Island. found the American
steamer Snturnus on the beach at San Fernan-
do. insurgents having robbed cargo. Naval
Cadet Woodward. In n dnGey. occurred hawser
around rudderpost Of the steamer under q
muskctry fire from strong entertainments
Pampanga returned hot fire. but could
not move the steamer. Insurgents
burned vessel. Have sent the Yorktown
to punish pratcal act On August the
Yorktown and Concord and tho Gunboas
Callao and PampanGa entered port OF San Fer
nando and found cntrenchment encirclinE
water front fully manned. Non com batants
were seen thronGing substantial warehouses
on tho north side ot the town. The vessels re-
Trained from firing in that direction. The first
shell from the Yorktown was answered without
delay by field guns and musketry fire. The
vessels shclcd the town forty-nve minutes.
Extent OF damage cannot be ascertained. Pam
panga remained there. The Concord and
Calico are also patroinC Lingayen Bay. Luzon
Island The Yorktown returned to Manila. |
have sent particulars by mail
Climate Manila delightful now no vessel
can be detached oil are needed to prevent I'M
authorized trading"
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WAsHGNGToN, Aug 1.-THE following cable
gram has been received at the War Depart
mont:
MANILA, Aug. ll.-City Para arrived Pri-
vnte Cosley Reed, Co, 4, Twenty fourth. died at
sea. Sheridan sails to-day. OTIS"
The city OF Para sailed from San Francisco
July IL. with COMPANIES Is and d. Fourth cav
airy: headquarters and Companies 4. +. II
and X. Twenty fourth Infantry. and Co. b. En-
Gineer hattalion-;I,i officers and 81 enlisted
men. Gen. S. Schwan. commanding. The
Sheridan will bring back the Minnesota and
Soath Dakota troCps.
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LANCASTER. Pa. Aug. Mrs. Lizzie Faust
OF Ephrata has received letter from her
brother, Private George W. Ment2er. OF Comp
q. First Colorado Volunteers. at Manila, which
is not good reading for nnt-cxpansionists.
Il read in the newspapers sent to me from
home" no says. that there Is II class OF
people in the United States who style them
selves the anti ansionists. who are evidently
Filipino sympathizers and engage in all kinds
OF seditious talk. Let me assure you that their
sentiments are not approved OF the soldiers
who have nothing but contempt for them, and
who hate them worse even than they hate tho
Filipinos. II We had some OF those follows
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WAsHINGToN Aug. 1.-THE War Department
gave out for publication to-day the imports
and exports from the port OF Ponce Porto Rico.
for the month 81 June. 1890 The trade sta.
tistcS of this port have never before been given
10 the puhr, Those published to-day show
that the imports into l'on"" from he United
States are over five times as great as those from
Great Britain, being 81 IL 900 over three times
as great a. the imports from Germany: over
twenty times as great as the imports from
ports from Spain. Tho exports 10 the United
states were $SS,3O3: TO Germany SHIISl I:
@75: Cuba. !S274O; Nova Scotia, Sl7.7Gi !:
Holland, S5,I34; and 10 st. Thomas, 81 $50
Total q imports for June. S23l .S7j; exports,
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Naval Orders.

WAsHISGToN. Aug ll.-These naval orders
were published by the Navy Department to-
day:
Lieut.. ,CpmmanderD Dew. Goldman, to duty At the Ma.
val Academy. Annapolis: IicUt.G " Brown from the
thiadeiphia to navy yard Marc Island Lieut. {. s.
Boukwalter. from tho New York to naval station
Havana Lieut.. i. II. Clark home and waiting or.
ders Lieut., II. W. Jones. from the Helena 10 the
y. Cooper. 70 the baltimore.
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Several Buildings md n Large Amount q
PropertY in StornYe Hnrned.

Property in storage Burned.
DALLAS. Tex. Aug. IA destructive fire
started at OF clock this morning In a business
block on Elm street. The total loss will
approximate 100000. The Guild building. a
nvo-story brick. stono and iron structure
built in 1882 at cost OF $4,000 is ruined
Adjoining buildings destroyed or damaged
will increase the losses on buildings to
Sl2O.OOO.
Two large storage houses belonging to the
Southern Storage Company and the Darrah
Storag" Company. had in their care property
belonging to one hundred or more persons
These individual losses run from 500 to So
600, Donald G. jenkins. editor in chief OF the
Morning N'~s. lost one OF the finest private
libraries in the South.
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Moro Troops Snn for NInniIn.

WASHINGTON. Aug, II. Major Long. super-
intcndcnt OF the army transport service at San
Francisco. has teeGrnphcd the Quartermaster-
Genera! Of the departure for Manila yesterday
OF III" transport Morgan CRY with the follow.
ing men on board; S,15 recruits and officers,
nurses and postal clerks.
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LOST ON AUSTRALIAN COAST
Five Ships Founder During Recent Hur-
ricnne and Passengers Drown.

VANCOUVER. b. c.. Aug. 11.-One hundred
lives were lost during recent hurricane off
the Australian coast. according to advices re-
ceived here by the Miowera day. Five ships
in all foundered at sea or were wrecked The
City Of York. an iron ship Of 1.1G7 tons. went
ashore at Rottnest Island. and is total wreck.
Eleven lives were lost.
The wreck OF the Carlisle Castle was the
worst that occurred on the coast for two years
Thirty-three passengers are missing. and while
many were drowned many more were eaten by
sharks There had been heavy gales for weeks
and the sharks swarmed in from the fishing
banks.
The Augsburg was carrying a cargo Of
horses along the coast. and the stalls were torn
down by tho seas that came in over the deck
A large number of the animals were drowned.
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Miss Walsh Injured Alightlng From n Troll

While alighting from Bayonne trolley ca-
at Union street Jersey City. about A. NJ y,
terday. Miss Mary Walsh. twenty-five years
old OF ~ Atlantic street. fell from the foot
board and struck headforemost on the pave
ment. She became unconscious and was taken
home in a critical condition.
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Secretary Yonncs Improvinr.

ALBANY. Aug. 1.-THE condition OF tho Hon
VIM. ]. Youngs of Oyster Bay. secretary to tho
governor. who is at Ithica suffering from n
slight attack OF typhoid fever. shows improve
ment. Col. Trcadwell. the Governors Military
Secretary. who is in charge at the Executive
chamber here. received word from the family
to-day to the effect that Mr.. Youngs had no
lost consciousness and thnt the attending ply
stefan was satisfied with his condition