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THOUSAND RINGS

To select from. Diamonds, Opals, Peal
kubys and all other precious stones. Engage
stent and Wedding Rings . speciality. Larges
mock in the city. nckENNEY. the Jeweel
Monument SQUARE. marchl9du
The times., 1899-10-18
THE MAYA EXPEDITION.
The Mexican Fleet Reported Sailing
Up the Pondo.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 1.-THE steamer
Breakwater, from Belize, British Hon
1uras, announces that the Mexican expedi-
ton for the suhjrgation of the Maya In
dians, of Yueatan. who have always re-
sisted Mexican authority. had gathered at
the mouth OF the Pordo River when the
Breakwater left Belize and has probably
sailed up that stream The expedition is
composed of twenty-fcur light draft steel
protected harges and gunboats constructed
during the past summer at New Orleans.
and armed and equipped at that city.
After three quarters of a century of war
fare with the Mayas the Mexican Govern
ment has concluded to adopt the plan pur-
sued by the Americans in the country
around Manila. Yucatan has a number of
rivers penetrating the country, but they
are very shallow. To meet this emergency
steel barges Of very light draft were con-
structed in New Orleans. These will en-
able the Mexican soldiers to police the
country without risk or danger. and it is
thought will bring the Mayas 10 terms.
The expedition up the Pondo will take
only couple Of weeks, but the complete
subjugation of the country will occupy
some months. The steel baFges win prob
ably be kept in the country for some time
to overawe the natives and do police duty
The times., 1899-10-18
Treatment of Soldiers.

lFrOm the Cincinnati Enquirer,J
The people Of the United states are proud of
their soldiers. and sympsthizc with them in the
sacrifices they have made and the ungenerous
treatment they have bad at the hands Of their
Government; but they will not stand being lee
tured even by major generals General Merritt
is credited with the observation: knowing the
Philippine question as ! do. the Administration
IS right in everything Il has done up 10 the
present time Whatever General Merritt or
any other msn-soldier or ciyilian-may say, the
Administration has not been universally right in
its treatment Of the Philippine question. On the
contrary, it has generally been wrong We be
lieye in the right Of free speech for army and
navy officers, we'll for other people, but if
General Merritt had told the truth, and said that
the Administration was wrong. steps would prob
ably have been taken TO cashier him, at least
to establish contemplate prejudice against him,
such as exists against Admiral Schley in the
Navy DcnaFfmauf
The times., 1899-10-18
PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.
The Changes Made by the Retirement
of General Shaffer.

The retirement of Brigadfer General
Chatter has caused several promotions In
the Regular Army In compliance with a
telegram from the President, the War De-
partment yesterday announced the ap-
pointment of the following colonels to be
brigadier generals: Col. A C. NJ Pen
uington, Second Artillery: Col Royal T.
Frank. First Artillery Col. Louis H Car
penter. Fifth Cavalry; Col. Samuel Oven
shine. Twenty third Infantry; Col Danie.
W Burke, Seventeenth Infantry
The coloneIs rank as brigadier generals in
the order named. and viii be retired
within few days, except. possibly, Gen
eral Burke, the junior on the list. who VIII
probably hold the position until the Presi-
dent returns TO Washington, and his sue
csssor can be agreed upon The choice
of General Burke's successor is said to lie
between General Lawton and General Mac
Arthur. both briSadier generals Of vOiun-
teeFs, now in the Philippines. General
Lagton is a colonel in the Regular Army
and General Macarthur a lieutenant colo
nell 1t is thought however, that General
Lawtoa viii succeed General Burke. and
General Macarthur viii be named TO sue
ceed Brig. Gen Thomas L. Anderson. who
retires the latter part OF January.
The H. sutsnant cosouels who VIII succeed
the eOlonels made brigadier generals ara
as fellows. Lieut. Col William Haskins. CT
the Second Artillery, 10 be colonel OF the
the Second Artillery. vice Pennington. p-o-
noted Lieut. Col Wallace p Randolph.
Of the Third Artillery to be colonel of the
First Artillery. vice Frank. promoted;
/ Lieut. Col William A. Rafferty,, OF the
Second Cavalry. to be colonel OF the fifth
| Cavalry, vice Carpenter. promoted; Lieut.
/ Col. George ". Davis, Of the Fourseentb
| Infantry, to be colonel Of the TWeRty-thIrd
Infantry, vice Ovenshine. promoted Colo
mel Davis is a brigadier general OF FoiuD
teers. and is now in command OF the mill.
tary department OF Porto RieoJ; Lieut.
Col. Jacob H. Smith. Of the Twelfth In
fantry. to be colonel Of the Seventeenth
Infantry, vice Burke, promoted Colonel
Smith is now in command OF the Twelfth
Infantry in the Philippines. and his new
command. the Seventeenth Infantry. IS
also en- duty in that c0untry1-
The times., 1899-10-18
Watching Earth Tremors.


The Importance Of accurately recording s1bter-
ranean movements and trcrnors emphasized
by Sir Archibald Gieke in his presidential address
before the Geological Section In Hiany diree-
tisns as he poiEtcd cut. the want OF accurate
numerical data is a serious hindrance of the
progress OF geological science. The researches Of
Professor George Darwin have shown hOw con-
slant are the minute bur measurable tremors to
which the crust of the Garth is subject DO these
phenomena indicate displacements Of the crust
and if 50, are the effects cumulative the
face Of the land? Again the disturbances
which traverse mountain chains due TO COnIin-
uation of the same operation which at tIrst gave
birth to the mountains! should these trernOTs be
regarded as symptoms Of growth collapse. and
are they accompanied with even the slightest
amount OF elayigion or depFrssions These ques-
tors are probably susceptible OF more or less
definite answer and by taking accurate Measure
menss over long periods OF time should be
able 70 determine whether great mountain chains
are still growing or S;bsiding. Another point On
which more systematic data are required is the
change that the waves and tides bring about on
the coast line and which even in our own island
are very considerable The Importance this
point has been brought by the council before the
lords OF the admiralty. who have promised that
the coast guards throughout the country shall he
instructed 10 make observations Of simple char
acter on any changes in the coast line and report
accordingly.
The times., 1899-10-18
ROBERT BoNNER's WILL.
Objections Filed to It's Execution by
Two Grandchildren.


Two Grandchildren.
NEW YORK, Oct 17.-Objeetionz to the
probate of the will of Robert Bonner have
been filed in the Surrogate's Court by Da-
vid Mcclure. as special guardian of the
testator's grandchildren. Robert Allen
Bonner and Lawrence Kip Bonner, chill
dren of Andrew Allen Bonner. a deceased
son of the testator. The children reside
with their mother, Jeanette F. Bonner,
at II East Sixty-fourth Street Besides
technical objections TO the execution OF
the will, it is alleged by the special guard
ian that the restatOr was of unsound mind
at the time Of the execution of the WILL
and that the instrument was obtained as
the result Of undue Influence 1t is not
stated who exerted the undue influence.
Under the will his city and country
houses and stables went to his sons and
daughter. and the residue of his estate
was to be divided into four parts. One
part was to &C to Mrs. Forbes and one
to each CT his sons. The remaining part
was put in trust, the income to be ap-
piled to the maintenance of the infant
contestants until they come OF age In
the event of the death of either of the
grandchildren. before reaching his major
ity, his share was to be distributed ameng &
his two uneleS and aunt This provision
is displeasing to their mother. who, in the
event OF the death of both before attain
ing majority would have control Of none
of the estate. The grandchildren. on COM
ing OF age, were TO get the principal.
In view of these objections to the pro-
bate, Robert Edward Bonner. as executor.
moved before Surrogate Fitzgerald today
for the appointment of a temporary ad-
ministrator of the estate. In the petition
the value of the estate is put at s720 900,
an estimate below what the estate has
been supposed to be worth
The times., 1899-10-18

is in such an institution that the alleged
evils of eo-education are least to be feared.
The men and women who study there are
mature and most of them have more or
less definite purpose in life, which Is not
likely to include extraneous attachments
Of the sentimental order. Statistics show
that few marriages take place between
fellow-students in any educational instltu-
ton. compared with those which come to
pass between persons associated in what
is ordinarily called society" Comrade-
ship in the classroom is not generally con-
ducive to affeetionate illusions.
AS for the argument that the professor
who lectures to women suffers loss Of force
and originality, that simply shows that
Prof. Wendell does not know much about
women as students. There is nothing
which the average college girl dislikes
worse than being talked down TO. She
wants above all to be treated, in the class
room. exactly as if she were man.
she does not want the pills of knowl-
edge sugar coated She wants to earn
her diploma honestly. There are ex-
eeptions to this rule, but they are
not worth considering, any more than the
gilded youth who shirks his lectures for
a French novel. If professor becomes
weak and iiowery in his lectures to women
students, it is his own fault; they do not
demand any such decentralization, nor do
they like it.
The times., 1899-10-18

titled to wear uniforms who attend court
ceremonies Similar measures are about to
be adopted az Berlin, Copenhagen, The
Hague, and Brussels. The American table
d'hote walters dress is doomed.
One would think that, since our diplo-
matte people are to be compelled TO wear
the court dress of other nations, In de-
fault OF one OF their own, it is about time
to provide an American diplomatic uni
form. We do not find any danger to our
institutions in the gorgeous full dress of an
admiral or major general. The Declara-
ton Of Independence has not gone into
the waste basket because Justices Of the
Supreme Court are gowned, and even the
policeman uses his night stick with quite as
much vigor in a blue coat with brass but
tons as he would if he were arrayed in the
more democratic way OF brown sack, pink
striped shirt, and plaid trousers.
We have outgrown our proVineialism suf-
fieieutly to uniform soldiers, sailors. judges,
railway porters, guards, and brakemen. Let
US finish the job and provide decent and
fitting costume of our own for our diplo-
matists and consuls
The times., 1899-10-18
WRECKED IN zAPADNI BAY.
The Former FiIfbuster ship Lauradn
Meets Disaster

SEATTLE. Wash. Oct. 1.-THE revenue
cutter Corwin brings the news OF the wreck
OF the steamer Laurada in Zapadni Bay.
st. George Island. one of the Aleuts an
group. The vessel left Seattle on Septem
Der IL, bound for Cape Nome. with gen.
eral cargo OF provisions, lumber. coal. cat
tie and sheep valued at sfz5 000 She also
had passenger list OF thirteen men. six
women, and crew of forty. She left this
port heavily overloaded and encountered
rough seas from the second day, compelling
her to stop at MetIakatli, Alaska, where
the deck load Of coal and $4,000 feet of
lumber were discharged TO ease the vessel
Reaching Dutch Harbor safely after a
stormy passage, she sailed for Cape Nome.
A leak forward was discovered, which con-
tinued TO increase to such au extent as to
be beyond the capacity of the pumps
Finding the ship rapidly sinking the cap
tain concluded to make for the nearest
harbor, on Sea Island, 20 miles from
Dutch Harbor. running the ship ashore
on the shelving beach OF Zapadni Bay on
September 80. The stokeTs were wading
in water up TO their waists, and the fires
were extinguished in the CRATES. TIE pas
seugers were all landed safely and housed
at the fish warehouses OF the Alaska Com
merc:a1 Company. Cattle and provisions
in abundance were also landed from the
stranded vessel. and the passengers were
made as comfortable as possible
The revenue cutter Corwin, on the morn
ing of October ,, while on her way to Seat
tie with thirty stranded miners. sighted
-I.s masts of the Laurada with distress sig
mails flying. and went TO the relief OF the
wrecked ship. She transferred all but the
first mate, who was left in charge OF the
wreck. On the afternoon OF October the
cutter landed the shipwrecked crew and
passengers of the Laurada at Dutch Har-
bor, where they found comfortable quar-
ters Captain White and several of the
Laurada's officers returned on the Corwin
and relief expedition will be sent from
here as soon as possible. The vessel was
under charter TO Sampson Lane and others
of Seattle. for the Cape Nome trade, and
had made several very successful trips.
Her career has been quite eventful, espe
cfally in Cuban waters. where. previous to
the war with Spain. she was engaged in
carrying supplies to Cuban insurgents
She was brought around the Horn over a
year ego by the Boston and Alaska TIans-
portation Company. to run between Seat
tie and St. Miehaels. and had che-kered
career here until chartered by Sampson
1t is thought the cargo may be partially
saved. and an effort will be made to save
the vessel
The times., 1899-10-18
IN THE LAKE DEPARTMENT.
General Audersea's Report Of the
Condition of Garrisons.

Condition of Garrfsons.
The annual report of Brig. Gen
Thomas VI. Anderson. OF the Department
of the Lakes, was made public by the Sec
retary OF War yesterday. General AadeF-
son says he does n0t regard Columbus Bar
racks. Ohio. as well adapted for a large
permanent garrison. The grounds are Of
limited area and the garrison cannot well
shelter more than 500 soldiers On the
other hand. Fort Sheridan Is 10 good con
diticn and too extensive for a small gar
rison- At present It is occupied by one
light battery OF artillery, and Il will be
impossible for this command to keep this
large post in perfect police. Fort Thomas
is in satisfactory condition. but like
Fcrt Sheridan no provision has been nads
for competent messing.
General Anderson reports that the
Thirtieth and Thirty-frst Infantry organ
lied at Fort Thomas have q very salts
factory personnel He remarks that be-
cause CT the continual changes in stations
OF officers and troops no lyceum work has
been accomplished and for the same reason
1t was found impracticable to have schools
at any OF the posts General Anderson
transmits the reports Of his stan officers.
Lieut.. Col j. NJ J. Sauna the inspector
general reports the discipline OF the regu-
lar troops excellent. but crfticises the con-
duct or the volunteers, whom he says pre-
sented a slouchy appearance. were careless
In military proprieties. and in some in
stances were involved in drunken bravls
Lieut. T. NJ Anderson. Ir. ordnance Of
ncer OF the department. reports that the
loss and injury TO ordnance stores IN the
hands OF troops during the Cuban campaign
was considerable. ewing TO climate eonli-
tions and the exigsneies OF the service. Tn
servicsable stores were turned into arsen-
ais and replaced by new or ssrviceabIs
stores
Lieut. R. H. Allen. inspector OF small
arms practice. states that target practice
will be conducted 50 far as may be prac-
tieable with the means at hand Fort
Wayne having no target range tract OF
land had TO be rented for this purpose.
The times., 1899-10-18
ADMIRAL scHLEY's REQUEST.
The Appointments of w. III. Sears as
Flag Lieutenant Asked.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Oct. 17.-Rear
Admiral schIey has asked the Navy De-
partment to assign Lieutehaft Commander
W. H. Sears, the navigator OF the battle
ship Kearsarge, to his staff as flag lieu
tenant of the South Atlantic station, and
it is expected here that orders detaching
the latter from the Kearsarge win be re-
ceived from the Navy Department in
few days, as the Chicago, with Admiral
SchIey aboard, is expected TO sail from
New York on October %. Lieutenant Com
mander Sears has been here for several
months watching the progress on the ship
on which he was given an important posi-
tion. He went out on both trial trips
He is delighted to know that there is a
probability of his being with his old COM
mander in southern waters, and will glad
ly be relieved when the orders come. Lieu
tenant Commander Sears was Sehley's flag
lieutenant during the Spanish war. He
was commended by his commander for
bravery at the engagement Of Santiago.
The times., 1899-10-18
Politics and Religion.
tFrom the Kansas CITY Star. }

u faIl.l5 FIfy sotaI-J
A correspondent wishes the Star to call the
attention of Missouri Christians 10 the United
Christian" party which has sprung up in Iowa
and has nominated a State ticket, and suggests
the propriety of a similar movement in Missouri.
The Star" deems it duty to the general public
10 state that there two parties which can
never be made success in this coastry-one is
the United Christian party and the other is
the '-Urited Anti-christian party" No political
party making a speciality OF protesting religion,
and no party making it business to oppose
religion or any form of it. can rise in the
United States to the proportions OF moderate
grease spot. There is more general desire in
the country for limited Christian party than
there is for United Jewish party, or the Con
solidAtcd Mohanilasdans. o. the aggregated Eudd-
hista
The times., 1899-10-18
II the Kaiser Has Nerve.

(From the Rochester Post -Express.)
The only direct German interest in the main
te1anee Of the Orange Free State and the Trans
yaal rises out of the fact that Germany has a
large tract of territory in South Africa, on the
west coast, Just north of Cape Colony and west
Of Bechuanaland; and it is natural to desire not
TO have Great Britain grow stronger at the ex-
pcnse of possible allies. But such mere
jealousy would justify interference, and Germany
is MT much disposed 20 go to out Of sheer
chivalry and for the protection OF the Beers.
Yet a great game is opening up for Germany,
outside of South Africa; and ii the Emperor has
the nerve to play it, he may take step in adj
vance even greater than that made by his grand
father when the Empire was reorganized. Queen
Wilhelmina, of Holland is in Berlin, and no
doubt she is doing whatever lies in her power
in the cause OF the Beers. She is nineteen years
of age and needs husband; and the heir to the
kingdom Of Prussia and the Empire of Germany
is a boy of seventeen. The difference of two
years is on the wrong side. but it is . small diff
ference and why should there not be marriage
arranged2
The times., 1899-10-18
Pref. wendeII,s Protest.

Some time ago Prof. Barrett Wendell, of
Harvard made plea for the dissertation
Of Radcliffe College from the university
proper. He referred with horror to the
fact that no less than sixty-three of the
courses for the coming academic year
were open TO women and men alike, and
seemed to think that the virility of Har-
ward was endangered by such a condition
Of things. He believes that the professors
Of the university are demoraIized and en-
feebled by leeturIng to women, the COM
batiyeness OF the masculine mind being
necessary to preserve the tone OF the lee
turer; and ascribes the alleged degenera-
ton Of Harvard professors and the lack Of
yigor shown by clergymen to the presence
CT large numbers OF women in the audience.
Prof Wendell himself is chiefly known as
writer Of pretty English. but he does not
hold himself ur as a horrible example.
This pathetic plea seems not to have ex-
cited any very great sympathy. Two Bos-
ton papers and one or two in other cities
have made unmerciful fun Of IL, and for
the most part it has been ignored. The
world viii probably go on Just as usual.
and women win continue TO be educated,
no matter what this Harvard professor
thinks about it.
/ He argues that women have colleges to
which men are not admitted, and that L. en-
should have a like privilege. But it should
I be remembered that these colleges We're
established at time when women were
not allowed to enter mems colleges, and
+ that in ali probability yassar, Smith. aud
I Wellesley owe their existence TO this fact
I In the West. where nearly all higher in
stituiions of learning are co-educational,
the separate school for women has. like
that for men, been almost unknown. This
+ is not matter OF sentiment; it is busf-
ness. The plain facts OF the case are that
4 il costs a great deal OF money 10 establish
I a school in which higher mathematics. ad-
1 vanced biology, and the languages can be
properly taught, and that it is the highest
economy to give the advantages of this
school to as many pupils as possible. If
there must be two schools. one for women
and ono for men. manifestly both must
suffer Generally the womens institution.
being the smaller, suffers most, for there
are not as many women as men able or
desirous to take the higher course. This
/ IS unfair, because there may be as much
real talent and capacity for usefulness
/ among the half-dozen women as among
\ any haIf-dozen Of the men. and il. in ad-
dlrlon to the natural disadvantages Of pro-
/ fessioaal women. they must struggle with
the dIfhculties Incident 10 imperfect equip
meat. not only viii their careers suffer.
/ but their usefulness viii be impaired. A
College or university OF the highest class
should have an immense library. a fine
! laboratory. and the most thorough and able
! professors who can be found; and too
much money cannot be spent IL securing
such an equipment. 1t Is this gaiveI sity
4 above sll others. then. which shouli be
open TO women as vel. as 10 men; aud 1t
The times., 1899-10-18
Chance for neIIieose Americans.

tFrom the Chicago fimes-Hersld.)
despatch from BiHghamton, r. Y, informs
that a Bocr-American named ]. EIdredge Pur-
cell is raising regiment there for service against
the British in the TransvaaI This Mr. Purcell
is said 10 be Ghieagoan, and Chicago is also
the home CT four other americans who are
in the recruiting business for their ''0om'' Paul.
Their commandant is P. 0'Donnell, and he is as
sisted by Field Cornets William KeIlar, j. Van
Sehsack, and William Van Dixie.
1t should be said that the Holland Society of
this city, whose sympathies are with the Trans
vaaI, disclams connection with these warriors,
and puts very prcper limitation upon its ac.
tivites It viii express its sentiments concerning
the war, as it has a perfect right to do but will
not encourage breach of intentional law which
would keep Government busy hunting
down flibusters.
Probably also it will recc gnize the fact that
there anything more ineongruous than
this proposed enlistment under foreign flag
while the American flag is a target for rebel bul-
let's. Ii any American experiences an uncon-
troilable military ardor at this time it is not
necessary that he should expend it in any fsr-
eign service. All he has TO do is to fight for his
own cOHatry-