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The times., 1899-10-28
THE COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
Trade With South American Coun-
tries the Topic Discussed.

PHILADELPHIA. Oct 27.-Henry NJ.
Peabody, Of Boston, presided at the ses-
sions OF the International Commercial Con-
gress today, which were held in the Phia-
delphia Bourse. The day was devoted to
the countries of South America. Coolidge
S Roberts, delegate from the board OF
trade Of BuenOs Ayres. Argentine Republic.
called attention to the fact that the area
of Argentine is about one-third the size
OF the United States without Alaska. but
that while the population OF the United
States is twenty-f five persons to the square
mile that of his country is only three and
one-half. 1t is capable, he said. of sup
porting a population of at least 100 600 .000
and in view OF the fact that the United
States is so rapidly filling up it is a most
favorable country for immigrants.
Antonio E. DelfinO, Consul General of
Venezuela. said that the area of his coun-
try was about twice that of France. The
annual exports amount to about $40 600 GOO,
so per cent of this being coffee and the re-
mainder gold bars. hides, cocoa and bread
stuffs. The imports are much less than
the exports, but the greater part of them
come from the United States. This Coun-
try is her best customer. The resources
of the country are, as yet, undeveloped.
There are great deposits of minerals and
other natural products, large quantities of
timber. and opportunities for grazing and
agricultural industries.
u. d. Eddy, OF New York. said money
in large combinations. familiarly called
trusts, was to be employed II sue
cess is to be gained in trade with
foreign countries. He mentioned the
iron and steel field. the meat export trade,
and said that the $4,000, 900 worth of
products of petroleum exported would have
gone from Russia had it not been for the
Standard Oil Company. The fact that the
exports of manufactures of cotton had
grown so little was due to the failure of
merchants to combine and cheaper the
price of the product while largely increas-
ing the output He said that if the export
trade was to continue to increase it would
be necessary to effect combinations.
". l. Buchanan, United States Minister
to the Argentine Republic spoke of the
great production of breadstuffs in the
South American countries, and said that
manufactured goods. particularly agricul-
turaI implements. would be the principal
articles sold by the United States in those
countries.
The times., 1899-10-28
THE DAHLGREN's TRIAL.
The Torpedo Boat Develops High
Speed i'm Rough Water.

BATH, Me, Oct 27-The United states
torpedo boat Dahlgren steamed from the
yard of her builders, the Bath Iron Works.
at 7:30 this morning for her official speed
trial at sea. She is required to travel
at a speed of thirty knots an hour under
favorable conditions When Seguin ISL
and was reached it was found a rather
heavy sea was running. long. trouble
some swell rolled from the northeast, but
the builders decided to test the vessels
speed She was accordingly headed for
Portsmouth, n. H., and for two hours went
along at railroad speed. She averaged a
little over thirty knots with 31S revolu-
tions n minute under decidedly unfavorabie
conditions.
The official figures for the run have not
as yet been reported. When the board
makes its report the builders will decide
as TO the advisability of making another
sea run The weather is now getting bad
for high speed runs with small, light boats
at sea- and as the fall and winter advances
the prospect for a fine smooth sea and
a fair day for a speedy run grows less
probable.
The Dahlgren put into Portsmouth at
11:3O a. NJ. as she did not have coal enough
on board to return TO Bath. She has al
ready proven herself TO be the fastest tor
pedo boat in the United States Navy.
The times., 1899-10-28
THE PONCE DISABLED.
4 steamer Loses Her Propeller and
Is TnNred TO Pnrf

SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct 27.-The steam
ship Ponce, of the New York and Porto
Rico Steamship Company's line is docked
at the Gordon wharf. in distress. The
steamship had the misfortune on her first
trip from New York to San Juan TO lose
her propeller, and was brought into port
today as helpless as a scow. The ship was
buneted about by the sea for some time
before friendly ship came along 10 take
her in tow and bring her to Savannah. She
will be here at least three days waiting
Tor new propeller. The Ponce arrived
off Tybee Island last night shortly after
10 o'clock, but her arrival was not report
ed until this morning. 1t was then an
nounced that the ship was at Tybee in dis
tress. Tugs were sent to bring her to Sa-
vannah and she was towed up, getting
here this afternoon shortly after o'clock.
The Ponce left New York on Thursday
afternoon, October 10. at 3 O'Clock, in
command of Capt F. E. Dyer. 1t was her
maiden trip. Everything was going smooth
ly when at $50 o'clock Saturday night,
when 600 miles from New York and out
side the path of the ships, the propeller
OF the vessel dropped into the ocean and
the ship was helpless. Captain Dyer did
the best he could TO steady the vessel.
The ship was in latitude 1920 and longitude
1920 when it was found that she was not
making any progress This is out of the
beaten path and the captain decided to try
to get into some other part Of the At
lantic Ocean. This was hard job. The
passengers were cool and calm but luckily
the ocean was not as calm, as a strong
wind prevailed at the time and this was
Just what the captain wanted. He wished
to get back where there might be a chance
of being picked up.
The ship was without adequate sails and
some had to be improvised. The awnings
were ripped away in a hurry and made into
sails as rapidly as possible. Spars were
made from 3-inch planks, and to aid in
steering the ship as much as possible the
sheet anchors or drags were employed and
other experiments resorted to with favor
able results. With the wind that was
blowing the ship was able to make as
much as five knots under sail. While flying
signals of distress and after the Ponce had
been carried into the track of vessels ply
Ing between the United States and the
West Indies, the Ponce was sighted by the
Dutch steamer PrinZ Frederik Hendrix In
response TO the signal of the Ponce the
Dutch ship came alongside and arrange
ments were made for bringing the Ponce
to Savannah. This was successfully ac-
complished. There are forty passengers on
board the disabled steamer
The times., 1899-10-28
THE COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION.
steps VIII Be Taken at once to Pro-
tect American Interests.

Information has been received at the
state Department confirming the state
ments made to it Thursday by responsible
persons in this country that American in
terssts in the United States Of Colombia are
endangered by the revolutionary outbreak
in that country. The State Department. has
not notified the Navy Department that the
presence of a warship in Colombian waters
is desirable, but will probably do so with
out waiting for further advices. When this
notification has been received by the Secre-
tary of the Navy he viii order the cruiser
Detroit, now al La Guayra Venezuela TO
proceed TO Colon.
Boston and New York capital is invested
heavily in the Cartagena and Nagdalena
railroad in Colombia. which runs from
Cartagena TO CaIabar on the Magdaleua
River Representations have been made
to the State Department that the property
Of this company is likely 10 be destroyed
and traffic on the road interrupted The
Government viii do what il can 10 preven.
damage TO the COmpaEy's interests and VIII
also take active measures 20 prevent the
interruption of traffic across the ISthmus Of
Panama
The times., 1899-10-28
SAMPSON IN PALMYRA.
The Reception OF the ADMIRAL at His
birthplace

PALMYRA. y. Y. Oct. 27-By FAR the
greatest asssmblage thar has ever greeted
any person in the history OF Wayne county
was that which gathered here TODAY 70
welcome Rear Admiral William T. samp-
son upon his return 70 his birthplace. The
admiral arrived here this morning al N q
on the New York Central in the special
palace ear EagIinton which had been
placed az his disposal in Rochester. The
party was escorted from Rochester by
George T. Thomas Post. G. a r. Upon
The arrival OF the train. an admirals salute
was fred from Prospect Hill Battery. which
vas the signal for a general ringing oe
beiiS and footing OF whistles on locomotives
and factories The admiral and his wife
We're escorted 10 carriages where they
awaited the arrival OF the noon train from
the East, which was crowded with people
from Wayne and surrounding counties
The procession started ofT under charge
OF Major Henry p Knowles. marshal OF
the day, platoon OF police leading. follow
ed by the Fifty fourth Regiment Band OF
Rochester. Then came the escort OF Grand
Army posts. followed by Admiral Sampson
and Pliny I. Sexton, president OF the day
At O'Clock IN the afternoon the exercises
OF the day began In the Presbyterian
Church, with an invocation BY the Rev.
Angus II. Cameron. SIR Sexton. as presi-
dent Of the day. then delivered the address
Of welcome Mr.. Sexton was a schoolmafe
Of the admiral. To this speech Admiral
Sampson responded briefly AT the con-
clusiOn OF the response three cheers for
the admiral were called for by Col. Fred.
". Clemon. an old school friend. and were
heartily given.
Addresses we're delivered by Judge
Charles T. Saxton, Archie F. Baxter.
Thomas Carmody OF Penn Yan. and Anson
5. Wood. After these short speeches NIr.
Sexton presented 10 the admiral the flag
which foated over the Capitol IN Wash
ingtOn on the morning in April. 1898 when
Congress adopted the resolutions FOR Cuban
freedoms. which flag Col Fred W Clemou.
Of this village had been able to secure.
This concluded the exercises. Admiral and
Mrs Sampson then held reception.
In the evening the women OF Palmyra
gave a reception for Mrs Sampson in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. II was an
informal affair and lasted until about 10
o'clock. Admiral and Mrs Sampson are
stopping at the home OF Miss Hannah
Sampson. a sister Of the admiral. who
dives in the old Sampson homestead. in
which the admiral was born in 1870. They
will be here over Sunday
The times., 1899-10-28
Kimberley and Mafeking.

1t would appear from the little news we
are able to get from Kimberley that the
Beers have not yet undertaken any very
serious operations against that place. Per
haps on this account a feeling of conf
dence- appears to exist among its defend
ers, which we fear is not altogether JUS
tilted by dominating conditions. 1t is
probable that little if anything of the
events in Natal can be known in the be-
sieged diamond-mining centre, and Mr..
Cecil Rhodes and others shut up there with
him appear to entertain a feeling of con-
tempt for the prowess of their enemy,
which is a very unfortunate thing, as one
of the Oldest of military maxims warns us.
To the outside world the leisurely way in
which the Transvaal forces are handling
their task at Kimberley, would seem to be
accounted for by design to first reduce
Mafeking and, with the commando thus
released, and the prestige Of victory
there, move down on the other position.
They do not show any haste, doubtless be-
cause Kimberley is six hundred and forty
seven miles from the Cape, and Mafeking
is eight hundred and seventy. The pros
pect of re-enforcements for either is not,
therefore, an imminent one,
Mafeking must be said to be in a bad
way. Colonel Baden -Powelrs little force
is hardly in a position to hold out long
if as we suspect. the enemy has brought
up some heavy guns with which to shell
the town from a safe distance. 1t has been
repeatedly claimed that enough men had
reached the place before the attack began
to swell the number of its defenders to
two thousand. Today one despatch asserts
that only the original six hundred are
within Baden -Powells lines. Perhaps there
may be some mistake about the latest
report Even at the best, however, the
British are too weak to stand out forever
against a greatly superior force, in posi-
ton to shell them continually without Of
fering chance for destructive counter-fre.
We are unable to conceive Of any ground
of hope for a successful resistance at
Mafeking until the arrival of relief.
The times., 1899-10-28
A Queer Lawsuit.

A West Virginia man has brought suit
against a fellow-citizen for an offence un-
precedented in the history Of litigation
In spite Of the authority of the late King
Solomon, there are some things new un-
der the sun, and this is one Of them, be
cause they did not have artificial limbs in
Solomons time.
The man who brought the suit has. or
had an artificial leg. He went to sleep in
peace and comfort not long ago. with the
member reposing in its usual place beside
the bed. Before he awoke a man pre-
sented himself at the house and got pos
session of the detached leg by telling the
The times., 1899-10-28
THE sHUBRIcK LAUNCHING.
Richmond Preparing to Entertain
Its Distimguished visitor.

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 27.-The visit here
of President Mckinley and members Of
his Cabinet at the launching of the Shu-
brick on October 81 will be made an un
usually evsntful one. The people of Rich
mond propose TO tender their distinguished
guests royal welcome. All Of the :ocial
leaders will vie with each in welcoming
the visitors.
The last President to visit Richmond was
Mr. Harrison. He and one or two members
of his Cabinet passed through here on their
way back to Washington from a hunting
trip down the James River. This visit was
made during Governor Lees term. Presi-
dent Harrison was met upon his arrival on
his vessel and pressed to accept the hOspi-
tality of some of Richmond's citizens, but
his engagements, it was briefly explained,
precluded accepting this invitation.
The visit of President Mckinley will not
only be one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the launching but it WILL it is be-
lieved, have some bearing upon the efforts
10 make Richmond a shipbuilding centre.
The President and his party will reach
here at II o'clock on the morning of the
31st and viii be driven from Elba station
TO the jefferson Hotel. He will review the
trades parade from the Franklin Street
balcony of that hostelry. The President
viii leave Richmond at o'clock for Wash
ington. The city viii be gaily decorated
before the arrival of its distinguished
guests On Main and Broad Streets this
work of decorating has already begun. The
portraits of President Mckinley are in evil
dence, and before the launching day they
will be seen on almost every business house
here. 1t is probable that the President
will arrange for a public reception. This
may take place in the Capitol, which af-
fords unusual facilities for a great gather
ing.
After the parade and lunch the party
will be driven to the Trigg shipyards,
where a grand stand will be provided for
them. Governor Tyler, General Lee. and
Mayor Taylor will be with the Presidential
The times., 1899-10-28
Phl.icians nnd Opiuna.
lErom tbc Rron.lrn Hcr,ld1

In those rare and positive cases where a habit
Of drug taking has been acquired by q physician
il has usually been initiated by experiments The
doctor wishes 20 know the action OF the drugs
he. administers, and hc ST learn their effect
when he tries them himself Again be Is
often kept at work for hours at stretch he is up
all night he has continual series OF calls and
he is worn out. He therefore takes a stimUlan5
or a sleeping draught, and, the good results ae-
complished by it. he is the more readily disposed
10 seek again when the same occasion Oilers IL
is in this way that not merely the liquor and
morphine habits have been acquired hut the ha' It
Of cocaine using Indeed the continued use %
any drug is a thing 10 guard against.
The times., 1899-10-28
A NEW RAILROAD DEAL.
New Factors Controlling the south
western Railroad Interests.

New Factors Controlling the south
western Railroad Interests.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-An important
change has taken place in the factors Goa
trolling the reorganization OF the Kansas
City Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, which
company was placed in the hands of re-
ceivers last April IL was stated in Wall
Street today that E. II. Hartman is the
head of a syndicate that has been formed
70 underwrite the reorganization. AS a
result the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf
which has been cutter of rates, will be
eliminated as a disturbing element and
the whole Southwestern railroad situation
cleared.
The new syndicate represents various
railroad interests in its compost on. The
Alton. the Illinois Central, and the Union
Pacific roads are represented by Mr. Har-
riman. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas
and the Rockefeller interests. as well as
the interests OF the foreign bOndhClders OF
the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf, are
stated to be represented by James Still
man. while it is understood the Missouri
Pacific and St. Louis Southwestern Gould
interests are also represented in the syn
dicate The effect may be a practical al
lance of the Southwestern railroads.
The times., 1899-10-28
a CROSS ON THE FLAG.
An Episcopal Preacher FavOrs 4
Union of Church and state.

An Episcopal Preacher FavOrs
Union of Church and state.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27.-At the session of
the Missionary Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church yesterday Bishop Tuttle,
of Missouri, introduced a resolution asking
for the expulsion from the House Of Repre-
sentatives of Brigham H Roberts of Utah.
Bishop Whipple, the presiding officer,
ruled the resolution out of order, saying
that the council had met for a specific pur-
pose and could not consider outside mat
ters.
During an argument on another resolu-
tion the Rev. w Mcknight, OF Elmira. "
Y. commented on the advantage the Eng
lish Church has over the American Church
because Of its connection with the Govern
ment and intimated that he would like TO
see the union Of the Church and State in
this country.
y think our flag would look better if il
also had a cross on it," he said.
The report of the American Church Mis-
sionary Society urged larger appropriations
for work in Cuba. The Rev. DR.. Estill
said: IF the island does not become the
property of the United States, which hope
it Will. it certainly Will become part Of the
territory OF Jesus Christ"
The times., 1899-10-28
Inflammation for the millions.

OFrom the Indianapolis News)
We do not yet fully realize what the Spanish
war means. We are not yet come up with the
consequences of it. It means not merely a poll
tical expansion, but a moral and material eX-
pansiou, and commercial expansion and eXten-
sion Of influence that are sure to react on our
life for greater industry and material activity,
and for greater moral force. We are Of more
consequence in the world than were before
that war. and to degree that we have hardly
vet apprehcudcd. We have Hawaii and Porto
Rico on our hands and Cuba, which means more
than either, while we are certain TO dominate
the Philippines and appear in the Far East as the
great Western power, whose influence, both moral
and material, IS certain to be second only to that
OF the British Empire.
The times., 1899-10-28
" ~ 4 II La
WILLIAM A NfLLIN

The trouble has been brewing for some
time. II arises from the fact that Supreme
Lodge some years ago fixed SO as the mini
mum price for initiation The lodges OF
the East find that it is impossible TO get
persons TO join the order at that rate when
many other organizations are receiving
members for 81, s., and S.. Many OF the
Pythian lodges of Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey. New York, and Delaware have been re-
ceiving 50 10 s. from their newly made
members, while a committee OF the lodge
pays the difference, so the books OF the
lodge show that the SO has been paid
Charges growing out OF this way OF do
ing business were made by q man formerly
at the head of the order in this State
Just about the time he made them the
news leaked out that the finance committee
of the Supreme Lodge had approved a
mysterious bill amounting 20 $1,000 After
the payment was made it was learned that
il was for secret service work done for the
order IN Philadelphia
The times., 1899-10-28
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
for His Visit to Rich
mond About Completed.


mond About Completed.
The arrangements for the Presidents
trip to Richmond next Tuesday to attend
the launching of the torpedo boat Shubrick
have been about completed. a special
train will leave Washington about o'clock
in the morning, arriving at Richmond at
II o'clock The party will be larger than
at first contemplated, and almost the en-
tire Cabinet Will attend. 1t was stated last
night that besides the President, the Sec
retary of State the Secretary of the Navy,
the Secretary of War the Secretary Of the
Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary Of Agriculture would be
in the party, and possibly the Attorney
General The Postmaster General viii be
unable TO go. Besides the members of the
Cabinet, number of Army and Navy Of
ficials viii be in the party.
Arrangements will probably be made TO
have the special train bearing the Presi
dent and party stop for ten or fifteen min
utes at Fredericksburg, and the President
may make a short speech from the rear Of
the train.
The times., 1899-10-28
Terms for AEuinnIdo.

tFT0N INE IIIIII'IVITII II-IIIII7T-T
There is no Filipino Government and never has
been one outside the Government Of Spain. To
ask the United States 10 place AguiuaIdo. a rem
egade. an adyenturer, and assassin, in power
and keep him there is q piece OF oI impudence,
the parallel OF which it would be difficult 70 find
in all history Aguinaldo does not represent tile
Philippine Islands lie controls portion of one
tribe.
As for a protectoratc, nonsense! Are We going
10 send armies to Manila to isht Aguinaldo's en-
emies and make ourselves responsible for gov
ernment which we cannot control? What a pretty
mess of foreign complications there would be.
Ii AguinaIdo wants terms he can have them
They are absolute surrender on his part When
he has welded then we can talk about the future.
The times., 1899-10-28
RrotherIx RiynIrr.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser)
From the former capital of the ConfederIcy
there comes last note Of reconciliation in the
building OF torpedo boat for the Navy. Ii
would not be surprising if some Of the people OF
Richmond should have strong feelings, blending
the pathos Of the Lost Cause with the hearty wish
for Southern greatness and prosperity under the
Union. when the Shubrick is launched next Tues
dav. The feeling of rivalry is not gone yet, but
the new generation has il in acceptable form
and the North welcomes it TO free course and
an the success il can win.
The times., 1899-10-28
uhc church in the PhiIippines
(From the Kansas City Star.

ItTOm iHt kaIIsIS tItY oIdtJ
Archbishop Chapclle and all concerned will
md that a necessary step toward the pacidcation
and prosperity OF the Philippines will be the
absolute emancipation of the Catholics Of that
country from an Spanish rule; from any occlcsias-
tical connection with Spain, and the sdministra-
tioa Of the affairs OF the Church according 10
the rules and laws that prevail in the Catholic
Church in the United States, and with the same
understanding OF the relations that exist between
the Church and the state religion and the state
The times., 1899-10-28
ECHOES OF THE YACHT RACES.
The License of the Glen Islands Cap
tain Restored.

NEW YORK, Oct. Pit was announced
today that the revocation of the license of
Allen w Thompson, captain of the steam
boat Glen Island, has been annulled. The
local board of United States steam vessel
inspectors revoked the license of Captain
Thompson upon charges preferred by Capt.
Robley D. Evans. of the Navy, that the
Glen Island had disregarded the reguia-
tions for keeping the course clear for the
international yacht races. Captain Thomp-
son appealed to Washington, and the mat
ter was referred to Captain Starbuck, who
has now signed a decree that Captain
Thompsou's license be returned TO him