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solved the problem. It may be remarked that
the new ensineering work here referred to deals
only with the surface water which comes from
q rainstorrn and not the contents Of the sewers
Already other means Of dsposng of the latter
exist.
II was recognized as soon as the general idea
Of getting rid Of the storm water was taken up
that one canal, or rather. a canal at one grade
would not afford a sufficient fall TO carry OF the
water II was therefore decided TO cut the canal
M into sections all Of them having slight fai
TO he sure but the beginning Of the second sec
ton starting at a higher level than the end OF
,ho fire, In ord that the first should empty
into the second powerful pump was provided
which lifted the water from the one leNel " 'iio
other This plan has been followed at eight
stations altogether, some OF the PuHh'"S Qua
tions being at the junction of adjacent dlVlsiohs
of the main canal, and some OF them lhth6
water from a branch into the trunk 10 secure
the right sort of grades 1t has been necessary 10
buiId m the bed Of the canal here and there
like a toboggan slide, and In other places to ex-
cavate. Thus enough slant was obtained 10 IN
duce the water to flow out TO Lakes Bor8he anu
POntChartrain.
Not the least interesting feature Of the scheme
is the use OF electric power for driving the
nu,nns Such a system makes it possible to col
lcct all the steam engines and dynamos Al Il
single point The power is distributed by wires
TO the various points OF consumption. THIS ar
rangement is more economical than the cStab-
lishment Of several steam plants. one At each
pumping station
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-26

Osborne Buckingham Palace. and more par
ticuarly at Windsor. during the slXty-three
years that she has occupied the throne or Great
Britain To those who are aware OF the eXlst-
ence Of this volume of autographs, the visit pad
last week by Emperor William to his venerable
grandmother appeals. perhaps, the more strong
" because they know that ne, well as ms
consort. will not have been permitted to leave
the historic castle on the banks of the Thames
without having once more inscribed their names
and the date Of their sojourn in that Dook'
which. more, perhaps than any other thlng
comprised in so small compass. SHOWS inc
march Of time and the progress OF history lor
a perusal Of the volume serves 10 demonstrate
above everything else the extent 10 which Eng
lands sovereign has outlived her contempt
raries It calls forth memories of dynasties that
have been overthrow and Of kingdoms that
have disappearcd and seems to evoke the spec
tres Of a great throng of rulers ana OF celc-
brated statesmen all now in their graves not
a few Of whom have met with terrible deaths
at the hands Of assasSlnS
The visits paid 10y foreign rulers and by for
eion statesmen to Her Majesty possess iar more
irnnortaucc than one might be disposed to ac-
cord in them at first sight For the stay AT
yvi,deor ~ nearly every continental monarch
has nc.n followed by political cons qu noes. The
course Of history. indeed. may be- said to have
been largely influenced by these visits "hlch '"e
ou.on receives from her brother ana sister SOY
ereigns. and it is this that renders htr doom oi
autographs. in which by the way. are comprised
number Of American signatures 80 exception
ally Interesting.
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BILL0rNG FoR THE LADIES' GALLERY.
7 P. O'Connor in VI. A. p.

/ p. OCOnnor in VI. \. p
Whenever a session Of Parliament rs about 70
open number OF wise legislators take time by
'he i0reiOck and secure places for their friends
weeks beforehand Those who POSTPONE making
heir requests till the last moment are disap-
pointed The LADIES' Gallery I'm the House OF
commons consists Of two sections thirds
VI are gwen over to the members or the
house one-thrd. separated by heavy parti-
aM from the other, is in the hands OF the
SPEAKER wife. or. if hc has not wife, in charge
u Inc lady who is acting as the head Of his
-ouseh0d. The other portion of the gallery is
sven over 10 the members Of the House. the
lp!caliOns for these seats which are some
9ry or so in number. are. Of course, much more
numerous than The seats. and accordingly, there
aas 10 be a ballot
When | first entered .he House of Commons
as ballot used 10 take place every sitting just
q Inc end Of prayers and in public. The mem
- put MS name on piece OF paper INTO DON
az then the Scrge dnt-at-ATmS. with one or two
MS attendants used to take the names out,
80 80 lhe successful ones were entered in book.
4us used 10 be one Of the most enjoyable mo-
-shs Of the sitting. The spirit Of sChOOlbOy-
SHueSs' which is in every Englshman, used TO
assert Itself, and cheers. laughter irOniCdl
.ynpments, all kinds Of EXPLANATIONS and run
Ing comments used 10 accompany the reading
9l' OF the names. For instance. if a member
"eie particularly lucky in the ballot, and won
No or three weeks in succession there would
.ss d loud chorus Of shocked Obs. and Abs"
aIa sometimes a humorous cry OF Shame.
naNe'' OF course. If a member were n well
~-O"h man there would be some appropriate
|mnent. But the old system has disappeared
.th lot Of the old usagcs which were in
sehce when first entered the House. Ballot
-s ior the Ladies Gallery no longer takes place
s we open and amid The tumutuOus scenes |
a. described. box is placed in one OF the
,slVn l0bbies. you put your name on a form
St4ted FOR the purpose; and then. at a certain
""' ue box - Withdrawn, IN private the Dep
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4 NEAT BIT or ENGINEERING

An ingenious project has been devised in New
Orleans. and partly carried into execution AS Is
we'll known large part Of that city is so little
above the water level Of the Mississippi and
Lake Borgne that II L. difficult to secure good
drainage. Indeed. some portions OF the city are
really below those levels, Now. a good deal of
difficulty has been experienced in the past in
coaxing water to run I'D hill. But 1t be
done 1t has been done And New Orleans has
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uty Assistant Sergeant-at-Ar draws the bal
lot, and then the names posted in q book,
and you get. If you are successful. a printed
card telling you
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A UNIQUE VOLUME. THE SIGNATURES OF WHICH
CONSTITUTE THE Mu.EsroNEx5 OF SIXTY
YEARS OF HISTORY RULING sovKR-
EIGNs WHO HAVE VISITED

Among the most valued treasures Of a per
sonal character belonging tn Queen Victoria Is
an autograph book, on the pages Of which are
signed the names OF all those distinguished per-
sonages who have been her guests at Balmoral,
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VICTORIA'S CEMETERY"

THE ROYAL FAMILYs NAME FOR THE
QUEENS AUTOGRAPH BOOK
The morning news., 1899-12-13
LOPEZ WANTS TO NEGOTIATE.
view He Takes of the InsurrectiOn
in the Philippines,

New York. Dec. 12-"The Philippine
question from Filipino point of view"
is the subject of an article which will ap-
pear in to-norrow's Independent by Sixto
Lopez, late secretary of the Filipino Com
mission to Washington.
The article embodies an appeal and pro-
test, not before published, addressed last
January by the Filipino representatives in
this country to President Mckinley. The
letter is in part as follows:
II ventured Qn former letter. to call
your attention TO the fact that In the
present strained position at Manila the i'm
petuous action of a Filipino or the over
zeal of an American soldier might create
a condition resulting In grievous loss of
life, and for this reason particularly urg-
ed upon you the necessity of early and
frank communication between the two re-
publics of the two countries. The condi-
tons have not essentially changed
since the writing of my former letter,
and the urgency then pointed out, I re-
spectfully submit, still exists, even to
an accentuated degree. There are at the
present time, as we are informed approx
imately 10000 troops in the city of Ma
Mia and vicinity, controlling a population
of 100000. A number of war vessels are
anchored in the harbor. Despite the ex-
istence of this enormous force more troops
are being transported and Others are un-
der orders to proceed to the Philippines
The public prints inform US that an at
tack on the Philippine Islands is contem-
plated; that the islands are to be taken in
detail, the smaller ones first and the larger
ones blockaded, so that they may not as
sist those first attacked.
1T is naturally the impression Of nv
government and people that these Warlike
preparations indicate existing or imme-
date military operations in the Orient and
they readily conceive that il must be con-
templated that such operati are 10 be
levelled at the existing government of the
Philippine Islands.
Il am sure you will appreciate, in view
of the circumstances I have detailed, the
quieting and reassuriug effect upon the
minds of my countrymen to result from
disclaimer upon the part of the Ameri-
can government of any intention to attack
their liberties.
The reasonable prayer contained in the
above quolation,' says Senor Lopez, has
reeer been granted. The letter itself, with
several other letters and memorials were
never accorded the courtesy of even a
formal Acknowledgement of receipt
Although l am doing everything in my
power to bring about peace says Senior
Lopez in concluding his article, II could
not and would not counsel our people to
surrender Internationally
why not negotiate? If negotiations fail
ii will then be time enough for war;
The morning news., 1899-12-13

SAID MOLINEux WROTE 1T.
Expert KinsIey Testiaes ms 20 Writ
Ing on Poison Package.

Ing ON Poison Package.
New York, Dec. 12.-To-day's session IN
the trial OF Roland -, Mollneux was de-
voted entirely to the examination of VIII
liam ]. Kinsley. the handwriting expert.
The proceedings were devoid OF public
interest, the scene in the court room re-
sembling the class room OF business coll
lege, Expert Kinsley, with his large sheets
of paper and crayon pencils corresponding
to the instructor In penmanship, the ju-
rors, Photographic albums and specimens
of writing In hand carefully followed, re-
sembling nothing so much as a class of
pupils
The expert explained even the most
minute details, an entire hour being spent
upon the word please"
The important portion OF the testimony
of Expert Kinsley may be summed up by
the statement that he testified that after
examining thousands OF specimens OF
handwriting, including samples from every
member and every employe Of the Knick-
erbocker Athletic Club, he became con-
viuced that one person wrote the so-called
Barnet" and Cornish" letters thar the
same man wrote the address on the poison
package, and that man was Roland B.
MOlineux.
The morning news., 1899-12-13
ROBERTS SUBMITS MS BRIEF.
Many Gcntiles Were Present to Op-
pose His Being seated,

Washington. Dec. 12-The Roberts In
vestigating Committee resumed its session
az 10 O'Clock to-day, but, contrary 70 AK
pectation, the early hours were behinl
closed doors.
This, 1t was explained, was 10 re mil
the committee to receive and discuss re-
ports on procedure, form OF subpoena, etc.
Meantime Mr.. Roberts himself. ard quite
a gathering Of Mormons and Gentes,
stood outside the committee door awaiting
admission.
Mr.. Roberts looked careworn. His Sec
rotary was with him, and two others sail
TO be of his faith. He was prepared to
continue his argument on the demurrer Of
the right Of the committee to Try him. The
Gentle delegation was more numerous. in
Guiding the white-haired Rev. DR.. Iiff,
Mr Schroeder, to whom Roberts lnterpos-
ed rather sensational objection on Satur-
day and the others who have come from
Utah to direct the proceedings againgt
him
The committee remained in private ses-
sion unt.l neon, when an adjournms nj was
taken until 10 O'clock tomorrow, when The
actual hearing of witnesses win begin.
Chairman Tayler Of Ohio, stated that the
former hearings had developed that MIR.
Roberts decliued to appear a = a witness.
issue and bringing the matter 10 a focus.
Now the commil tee was prepared for the
first tine TO hear witnesses and those who
appeared tomorrow would BE- heard OIL
though there would be no subpoenas Is
sued al present.
Mr.. Taye er added that the hearings here
did not mean that the committee would
not go to Utah. II was sincerely anxious
10 escape the trip, he said, and Il was prob
able that some means would be found TO
avoid IT,
Mf. Roberts saw Mr.. Tayfer as soon as
the committee adjourned and submitted
his brief on the demurrer against he au-
thoriiy of the committee. He a so asked II
II was definitely understood he would be
admitted to all hearings when testimony
or argument was heard, and Mr.. Tayler
assured him I'm the affirmative.
Mr. Roberts brief is a lengthy legal ar
gument against the rights of the commit
tee He urges that the constitution gives
protection against trial without due process
of law; also against taking properly such
as the salary Of an Office, without due D. o.
cess of law
The morning news., 1899-12-13
GOV. TAYLOR WAS SWORN IN.
VIII Endeavor to Have GoebeI EIec-
ton Law Repealed.

tIOn LhW Hepeuled.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. 12.-Willlam S.
Taylor was inaugurated as Governor at
noon to-day.
The crowd was much smaller than In
past years due to the weather, which, up
to last night, was rainy, followed to-day
by a December blizzard.
The inaugural ceremonies were simple.
Retiring Gov. Bradley, in the course OF
his speech said that he hoped the Goebel
election law, which had brought so much
turmoil to the state, would be wiped from
the statute books. Gov-eiect Taylor, in
his inaugural address, said:
'The verdict rendered by the people last
November, was the mandate of the people
in favor of civil liberty. 1t was the tri-
umph of the people over a merciless, re-
morseless partisan machine, erected to en-
slave them"
He said one of the chief aims OF his
administration would be to secure the
repeal of the election law. The oath of
Office was administered to Gov, Taylor at
noon by Chief Justice Hazerigg
The lately defeated Democratic candi-
dates for state Office began serving notices
of contests to-day against the Republi-
can candidates, who were given certif-
Gates of election last week. Several have
been served.
A reception and ball were held tonight
in honor of Gov. Taylor Regardless of
party ahiliation, Kentucky society wa
represented. For hours people passed be-
fore the next executive, and the bitterness
of the campaign appeared to have been
forgotten.
The reception preceded the ball The
ball room was the scene of one Of the
most brilliant spectacles ever Witnessed in
the Kentucky capital.
The morning news., 1899-12-13

GREAT DISASTER TO CERANI.
Reported Earthquake Killed 5000
People on That Island.

People on That Island.
San Francisco. Dec. 12-The disaster
that overlook the island Of Ceram on the
End Of last month cost the people OF that
district immense loss of life and property.
The steamship American Maru, which
arrived yesterday from the Orient, brought
advices from Ceram and reports that 5000
people were destroyed on that island alone
when the dreadful earthquake of Novem-
Der shock the japanese coast and agitated
the islands adjacent to the empire.
On the night Of the End, the people of
Ceram were awakened by a terrific shock
of earthquake that seemed to work from
north and south. Every ono fed from his
house into the public square.
A few hours later IT was reported that
the water was rising in the bay of Ambo-
MIA The sea came forward in the shape of
a huge tidal wave and forced the water
into the bay entrance. 1t came up fifty
feet over the low lands.
At Pauholy and Samasoeroa, on the
bay, the waves swept over the tops of
trees thirty feet high. Out of nearly 1,S00
inhabitants only forty escaped.
The whole coast for miles was trans
formed into a huge mud puddle. Corpses
were everywhere Broken trees and por-
tions Of houses were buried In the ooze.
EVERY lew TOuS were great HlDufluS OF
stones and boulders that had been washed
up from the sea, changing the entire to-
Biography of the country.
The exact number killed along the coast
will never be known, as the corpses are
IN many cases yards under the new
ground.
AT Hatoeisa, out Of 500 people. 100 were
killed and forty wounded. The balance
escaped TO the hills, where the shock OF
earthquake was first felt.
The morning news., 1899-12-13
SHORT RATI0NS AT MAFEKING.
ROERs SMELLING THE TOWN WITH
INCREASED EFFECT.

Sundays SOrtie Mt Ladysmith Is Re-
garded as Brilliant Piece OF
WOrlx-LittIc Is Said, However.
About the Defeat Of Gatacre-His
LOsl in Men Captured Was Greater
Than First RepOrted-BOers Fear
British BayOnets.
London, Dec. 1S. 4:45 a. m.-With the ex-
ception of Sundays sortie at Ladysmith,
which the morning papers are unani-
nous in regarding as brilliant piece of
work, there are no further advices from
the seat of war
A war office dispatch reports that Ma
feking was safe up TO Dec. 4, but that the
Beers had been Smelling the town since
Nov q with increased effect. Rations
had been considerably reduced, meat by
half a pound and bread a quarter of a
pound in view of a probable long siege.
Water, however, was stin plentiful.
The Beers fear the British bayonets.
This is illustrated in the full accounts now
arriving of previous sorties. It seems that
in Sir Archibald Hunters sally from Lady
smith to capture the Boer guns, the Brit
ish did not carry bayonets. Whey they
were storming the hill the Beers, sudden
" aroused from sleep, rushed to the edge
and opened an indiscrimihate fire upon
them But just before the British secured
a footing on the top of the hill some one
among them shouted Fix bayonets and
give them cold STEEL At this the Beers
turned and fled into the darkness.
Little mention is made in the war office
dispatches OF horses, but it is understood
that the losses in this respect have been
exceedingly heavy. Among the officers
alone from 20 to 30 per cent of their
mounts have been shot under them, the
Boer tactics being to shoot first at an Off
GERS horse and then at the rider when
dismounted.
Gen. Gatacres disaster at Stormberg is
credited to a lack of knowledge of the
country, but according to the Daily Tele-
graph, when the war began there were
no official maps available at Cape Town.
and therefore, it is probable that Gen.
Gatacre is still without them.
The morning news., 1899-12-13
BOSTON WENT REPUBLICAN.
But the Board of Aldermen stiII Re-
mains Democratic.


Boston, Dec. 12.-After a spirited cam
paign the Republicans won a great Victory
in the municipal elections to-day, Thomas
II. Hart defeating Congressman Pat
rick A. Collins, the Democratic nominee
for Mayor, by 1904 votes
The total vote was. Hart, 1906; Collins,
Democrat, 3S,761. The Democrats, how
ever, still control both branches Of the
city government the board of aldermen
by a somewhat Increased majority. The
Board stands eight Democrats and five Re-
publicans.
The city, as usual, voted for license.
The Republican victory was IN a great
measure due to "the knihng' Of Mr.. Col
lins by the supporters Of John r. Murphy,
who were severely disappointed at their
favorite's defeat in caucus
A remarkably heavy Republican vote
also materially assisted in overcoming the
Democratic plurality OF 1900 in the last
city election for Mayor in 1897, and the 6.001
at the state election in November.
Al a late hour the returns indicated the
election of John n. Duane. Democrat.
street comm ssioner over Edward w.
Presho, Republican, by a small plurality.
At that time Il also Looked as IL the
votes had favored the e'ght-hour law for
city employees.
The Democrats succeeded In e,ecirg sew
en- Of he eight memters Of the school COM
mittee.
The morning news., 1899-12-13
INSURGENTS ARE SCATTERED.
Gen. Otis Looks for little Further
Organized Resistance.

washington, Dec. 12.-The war depart
ment has received the following cahlesram
from Ger. Otis, descriptive Of The military
situation in Luzcn:
manila, Dec. 12.-In Buacan province
the insurgents have been scattered and
driven east TO the mountains. Our casual
ties I'm that section in the last few days
were ten. The insurgent casualties in kill
ed, wounded. ard prisoners aggregate 100.
Considerable insurgent p-oDerty. with rec
ords, arms and ammunitions have been
captured. Our troops are now in the noun
tains In pursuit The insurgents have been
driven from subig bay and the marines
now occupy a naval station there. Our
column moving west from Tarlac IS now
on the west coast OF Luzon, where Il mas
been supplied. IL encountered flttie resist
anae. "A column ~ now moving wegt and
The morning news., 1899-12-13
ANOTHER MAIL sWINDLER.
Confessed He Had Crown wealthy
by His Operations.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Walter T. Heber ar
rested here to-day, charged with. using
the mails for fraudulent purposes, con-
fessed before United States Commissioner
Humphrey that he had grown wealthy
through his swindling operations.
PostofIice Inspector Stuart has received
scores of complaints, mostly from women,
which indicate that Heber operated
through the mails in every part of the
country. He advertised extensively, Of
fering to send 800 samples Of silk and 9TH
er articles upon receipt of % cents. As
an extra inducement he guaranteed to re-
produce, in oil, photographs sent him by
customers.
When arrested, numerous photographs
we're found, and his mail, on the day Of
his capture, contained nearly $500 in sums
from 25 cents to 81.
Among the aliases under which he oper-
ated were the following: A. T. Burnie,
F. L. Tolman, George F. True, L. Fau-
man and Hayden The authorities be-
lieve Heber is also an assumed name.