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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16

of Saturday says: "A force under Commandant Viljoen from Spitzkop oc- cupied Newcastle Saturday afternoon and it is reported planted their flag over the town hall It is rumored that the Boers have captured a police pa trol of six men at De Jagers Drift on the Buffalo river"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16
SULTAN'S WOMEN NOT DROWNED.
Porte Denies They Were Thrown Into
 ROsphOrus

Constantinople. Oct. 15.-The Porte denies the statement telegraphed from Bucharest last week that the sultan had drowned in the Bosphorus several ladies of the harem for alleged compile ity with members of the young Turk ish party.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16
S0uthin.ton Woman Dies of Burms.

Southington, Oct. 15.--Mrs. Katherine McGrath died to-day from burns re- ceived last night. She dropped a kero- sene lamp and the burning oil set fire to her clothes. She was seventy years of age.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16
Relief of South African Refugees,

London, Oct. 15.-The Prince and Princess of Wales have each subscribed 920O ($1,000) to the new Mansion house fund for the relief of South African ref ugees.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16
Gu,lford Woman str,cken.

Guilford, Conn.,, Oct. 15-Mrs. Oliver Brooks, wife of Representative Brooks, is in a serious condition from a stroke of apoplexy, received Saturday
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-16

London, Oct 16.-The Daily Mails Glencoe camp correspondent under date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
TRADE WITH THE ISLANDS.
CUBA, PORTO RICO AND THE PHILIPPINES
INCREASE THEIR EXPORTS TO THE
UNITED STATES

Washington AprI e-Acting Secretary Of War
Meikleiohn for public alton to-day some In
terestng statistics regarding the trade OF the
United States with the islands Of Cuba, Porto
Rieo and the philippines prefaci them by calling
attention 20 the fact that normal conditions OF
trade have not vet been fully restored between the
islands named. The returns for February snow an
increase OF imports from the islands into this coun
try amounting TO s374,40s and a corresponding In
crease OF exports from the United States to the
islands Of 1898 as as compared with the same month
a year ago.
The trade Of the United states with the Philip
pines Il is said begins TO show the natural growth
due 10 the direction OF the earnest attention OF
American exporters TO the archipelago. While the
exports from United States ports TO the Philippine
Islands for February OF last year only amounted
20 81 s07, the same month this year they are more
than nine times much. being 1889 For the eight
months ended with February rs. 1898. they were
only CPS, while for the corresponding period OF
the present fiscal year they show gain OF nearly
70 per cent. reaching sli7.oH
The direct importatlons from Manila for FEBRUARY
were s277 033 gain OF nearly 80 per cent over tne
same month last year. MOUNTAINEERING the oe-
cline of imports into the United States from the
Philippines in the months of active warfare. the
imports for the eight months preceding March
reached s2sr175 as compared with 1lo2sS Tor
similar period the year before.
Trade with Porto Rico likewise shows an excess
OF imports over exports 10 that island. For the
eight months OF the fiscal year the imports from
Porto Rico 10 the United States gained scooos IN
value over former years being s5S54. against $685.
ss4 OF this gain more than one-half was IN the
yonth Of FEBRUARY, when the. imports OF less
reached si24sls against Ss.lse for 1885.
The frade balance between this country and Porto
Rico Is now in favor OF American exporters as for
the same month the exports were S266l9 or $1,000
in excess of those of 1893 For the eight months OF
the fiscal year the exports amounted TO s1S2ssso a
gain OF X25s developed regardless OF the several
months when the ports or the lsiand "ero cioseo
10 wares and merchandise.
Trade with Cuba has been formerly several times
ss largo as our trade with Porto Rico and the
Philippines combined. and now is already showing
Wonderful gains the older figures a year ago
IN February before the the United States i'm
ported from the island Of Cuba soods valued az
ff0591X while for the same month OF the current
year the figures were s2.Se7.s4o For the period OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
OBITUARY..
MOSES w. DODD.

Moses W. Dodd. who died at his home. No q
West Twelfth-st.. on Saturday the founder OF
the publishing house OF Dodd Mead a. Co. He
was born in Bloomfield. y. j.. on November H. 1913.
After being graduated at Princeton. in 1897. he en-
tered the Theological Seminary at Princeton. but
ill-health. resulting from hard study caused him
to abandon the idea of becoming a clergyman.
Mr.. Dodd's business career began In this city
sixty years ago. when he formed a partnership
with John s. Taylor who at that time one OF
the leading publishers OF theological books Mr..
Dodd entered business life with the same enersy
he had displayed I'm his study at college. Mr.. Tay-
Tor withdrew from the firm in 1910. and for thirty
years thereafter Mr.. Dodds name alone appeared
in the imprint OF the books he published. HIS
place OF business then at the end OF the Brick
Church chapel building, at the junction OF Nassau
ST and Park Row. - -.
In 1856 he moved his business to No. 5S Broad,
way. near spring-st, which was then considered
far uptown Mr. Dodd retired in 1870. and was
succeeded by his son and his nephew, who FORMED
the Arm OF Dodd & Mead. which was changed sew
eral years later to Dodd. Mead Co.
Mr.. Dodd active and prominent memoer
nifty years served as ruling elder in the University
Place Presbyterian Church. The funeral VIII De
held at this church tomorrow morning; When
young man Mr.. Dodd married Miss Rachel hoe a
member Of an old New-York family. Mrs Dood
was an aunt OF Robert Hoe. the book collector
She died two years ago. Five sons survive. Nr,
Dodd They are Frank n and Robert n, OF the
present Arm of publishers: the Rev Ira g. Dodd.
Of Riverdale y. Y: Charles T. and William 90,
Mr.. Dodd had been in comparatively good neai S
I'D to about n week ago His death was caused py
a complication OF diseases
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
IN LOVE WITH A SINGER.
A MAN IN NEW ROCHELLE ANNOYING WE'LL
KNOWN YOUNG WOMEN.

Many women have been frightened and annoyed
I'm New Rochelle by an unknown man who fingers
about the churches and insists on accompanying
them home The man OF late has been devoting
his attention 10 the Misses Sommers. OF ST
GabrieIs Roman Catholic Church. The efforts OF
the pastor, Father Kelner. TO apprehend him nave
been unsuccessful and the matter has been re-
ferred to the police.
Miss Helen Sommsrs is the contralto OF the
choir and is well known in New Rochelle. Recently
the man attended services in the church. and be-
came so infatuated with her voice that he fingered
in the vestibule until she came out and asked per-
mission TO escort her home. Miss Sommers was
with her two sisters She rejected his offer. ana
hurried homeward with them. The man was not
discouraged but followed her and fingered In front
OF her home, No. 30 Washineton-ave until
then the man has been almost regular st'enasnt
at St. Gabrers Church. He Is a German appar-
emily about thirty years old, -
Miss Sommers said yesterday that she r9s seen
him staring ut her as she sang in the cnoir lott.
He smooth shaven wore fairy good clotnes
night he visits the sommers home and rings tho
bell. II man answers the call ne runs away.
attempts TO declare his devotion. but they check
Ills remarks by shutting the door.
On last Wednesday night after choir practice ne
merss arm Her screams brought Mrs. julius
Herold and her son. and when the man saw them
The Young women, who are we'll known in New
Rochelle society have been keeping the affair
quiet dreading the notoriety following the arrest
OF their annoyer but they said yesterday mat
they could not stand the nervous strain any
longer and had reported the matter 10 the police
A man Of the same description has also been
Rochelle. and young women who live IN distant
parts OF the city frightened that they dare
man Is a harmless crank. but are making strenu-
Gus effort TO capture him.
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GOVERNOR on RAPID TRANSIT.
HE WOULD NOT HAVE THE LEGIsLATuRb
LEAVE ITS FATE TO VAN WICK

LEAVE ITS FATE TO VAN WICK
A,banv Apr, Q (speciaD-The NewYork Rapid
Transit bill Will be debated in the Senate on
Wednesday. The public will then have chance 70
learn IL any secret or open opposition 10 II Is 10
be made by the Manhattan Elevated Railway ihe
Tammany Hall leaders even by persons VINO
think Il is not IN the interest Of the city
Hitherto there has been remarkable conceal
ment by the leading members Of the Legislature
OF their opinion OF the measure. Perhaps this reu
cence has been due 10 the fact that the Kappa
Transit Commissioners have been sending up
amendments and therefore the Senators anu
Assemhlymen thought It would be waste OF labor
10 anayze the act before It should reach It's mai
form. Even as late as last Thursday some amend
ments made.
Governor Roosevelt Is DESTROYS that rapid-Uan-
sit bill should be passed and considers the measure
by far the most important now under consieaeIIa-
ton by the LEGISLATURE. He Is personally eXupit-
ing al interest in the bill and has written letleIs
10 prominent persons In New-York In whose !uus
ment he trusts asking their opinion OF II. he es-
pecially welcomes suggestions about the proper
duration Of underground railway franchlse, II
one is be granted: what compensation ougnt ~
be demanded for 1t. and the prospective pronts OF
an enterprise of this nature. -, 49,
Another feature OF the situation In which the
Governor shows interest is that OF the tacucs 70
be adopted If the Legislature passes a bill Should
II adjourn. leaving the act at the mercy or Mayor
Van Wyck. TO kill II he pleases by pocket veto (!
The Governor. apparently would favor having the
LEGISLATURE remain in Albany until Mayor y an
Wyck should pass Judgment on the measure. Ineh
II he should veto It II could probably be passed
lie he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
STATE HISTORIANS REPORT.
NETWORK BATTLE FLAG REcovERED-A CAV
AIRY REGIMENTS CALAMITY.

NEw-YoPK BATTLE FLAG RECONERED-A CAV
AIRY REGIMENTS CALAMITY.
AIhsnv Apru s-The fourth annual report 81
the State Historian proves 10 be more interesting
than any OF its predecessors. large part is de-
voted 10 the work Of New-York regiments in the
recent war with Spain. including brief sketch
q, the po,,cv pursued in securing information and
reports from the different organizations.
A chapter is given TO the manner in which the
coors Of the 1o4th New-York Volunteers (Wads-
worth Guards) in the Civil War have been recov-
cred The regiment lost two sets Of colors one at
Cettvsburg in the hot fight Seminary Ridge. on
Julv 1863 and the other at the Weldon Railroad
before Petersburg August 49, 1854. State Historian
Hastings learned that one Of these flags was In
the custody OF the War Department. in Washing
ton, having been found in Richmond. when the
Union troops took possession in April 1865. Even
the survivors of the regiment were in doubt, how
lost at Gettysburg or the ones lost at the Weldon
Railroad. At the annual reunion OF the regiment,
held at Akron. Erie County; last August, the
lost at Weldon Railroad NOW recovered( will be
presented But by persistent correspondence the
State Historian established the fact that the re-
covered colors were those that were captured by
the Confederates at Gettysburg-where the color
sergeant. Maurice Buckinsham. was mortally
save them. BY special act of Congress the colors
we're restored e Nsw:Yers State and deposited in
The State Historian recommends that Congress
should be requested 10 return to NewYork State
quently found at Richmond
Special praise is given TO the work OF the 9Th
Campaign. General T Mnnford. the confeGerste
cavalry leader. DECLARES that this regiment held
IN command Of the Confederate cavalry and enabisd
General Hooker 70 get TO certain position. The
entitled 10 "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
WILLIAM II. MIDDLETON.

William r. Middleton died yesterday from pneu-
rnonia at his home. at No. SIS Washington-ave..
Brooklyn.
Mr. Middleton was born IN this borough on Janu-
airy Il. 1925 and passed his boyhood here. AT an
early age he became clerk for william NJ Rogers
e. CO. FISH dealers. IN Fulton Market.
In 1852 he founded the fish firm OF Middleton.
Carman & Co The firm became a corporation
about two years ago Mr. Middleton was engaged
in business in Fulton Market for more than ffty
years and able to be at his old stand until
last January.
Mr.. Middleton was member. OF the Lincoln
Club. the Society Of Old Brooklyntes ana the
Uoboken Turtle Club.
He leaves widow. four daughters and two sons.
The funeral will be held at the house al p m;
to morrow, and the burial will be in Greenwood
Cemetery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
PROLONGING TIE SESSION.
LEGISLATURE NOT LIKELY TO ADJOURN TILL
NEXT MONTH.

LEGISLATURE NOT LIKELY TO ADJOURN TILL
NEXT MONTH.
Albany April s-As time passes and the most i'm
portant measures of the session remain unacted
upon the date Of final adjournment OF the Legs
lature grows more remote. To-day no one hopes
for adjournment before May l. and it would not be
surprising If the end postponed until the MID
die Of that month. That this postponement Of the
date Of final adjournment is appreciated by the
members Is manifest in a cessation OF the feverlsn
anxiety of Senators the Of their ndi-
vidual measures, which was a feature OF the early
sessions Of last week On Friday, with a calendar
OF twenty-five pages Of bills awaiting maj acuoh'
the Senate adjourned without protest after a
forty minute session.
Most important Of the bills requiring consdera-
ton by the Mayor of New-York the Amster-
dam-ave bill and the New-York City Police bills.
The first OF these is now In condition 1or maj
passage both houses having accepted the Con-
ference Committee report. and. should there ne
full Senate It is likely 10 be passed on Monday
night This however. is contingency which
causes not a little anxiety 10 Republican leaders
Senator Fetter was III all Of last week and on Fri
day his continued tndehniteIy untii ms
should recover should any one OF The pesdes
after their experience the Biennial Sessions reso,
luton. will not hazard vote on any pohuca'
senator stranahsn has given NOTICE OF motion 70
suspend the ryes t9 pedm ra T tn b on the hrs
opportunity and Il there is tull attengahee N
vii Se uPP o On bs s to be-
sidered and, there ere three OF them there us is
little probability that all can be cleared IRON me
viii require the full limit Of fifteen DAYS allowed
him by the Constitution for their AZ ana
azure at,S before the frst week in May
Meanwh there stu 1 remain bs bn Great al
majority Of them will die there.
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Increased the value OF money and diminished the
value Of everything else. Money the master
and everything else the servant III MT. NC
Kinley then understood the real purpose OF the
gold standard. as | believe he did. VINO c ouIn
think Jefferson capable OF advocating poncs
which. instead OF securing equal and exact Jus,
tce for all, makes money the master ana
everything else the servant. ,
Mr. Carlisle In a speech in 1878 said: Inc
conspIracy to destroy by legislation and other-
wise from three-s seventies to one-haf OF the
metallic money Of the world is the most gigsh-
tic crime OF this or any other age. 1T MI
Carlisle was then right. as | believe ne was. IN
his denuncation of the gold standard. who can
believe Jefferson capable OF being party 10
such crime?
mission TO Europe 10 secure international aid
in getting rid Of the gold standard. and Re
publican Congress appropriated money 10 pay
the expenses of the commission
The Commission failed because OF Engnsh OPP
position and English opposition was due to the
opposition Of English fnanciers Jenersonlan
Democrats must have better reason TOT suo-
hitting to the gold standard than the fact that
the English fnancers favor II as a means for
raising the purchasing power OF their money.
SARCASM AT BELMONTs EXPENSE.
have selected these three questions because
they are important and because your position
,Ipon them has been clearly defined. Your
speeches abound in expressions of confidence on
Mr. Warner sets forth your opposition to the
income tax. and a newspaper item quoted IN
YOUR book gives you credit for drafting that
norton Of the Indianapolis platform which re-
lated TO the retirement OF the greenpacks anu
the substitution Of bank currency
Your prophecy that "a law to prevent wage
carriers and salary -earners from demanding ana
securing payment in gold dollars would not De d
"a tender
the laboring man. I might suggest that pl-
metallism alarms you more than II does the
waee-earners 1t was not the employees who
were frightened at the spectre OF free silver In
1896: neither did the laborng men share your
desire to add to the privileges Of the banks.
On December 90. 1897. year after the cleo
tion the Federation OF Labor adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved That declare ourselves most
positively opposed to the Gage financial bill
recently introduced in Congress by the Sec
Rotary of the Treasury. 1t is a measure
that II adopted as a law. will only the more
firmly rvet the gold standard the people Of
the country and perpetuate its disastrous effects
in every form.
Resolved. That we pronounce the Gage bill
an undisguised effort 10 retire our greenback
currency and all Government paper money with
a view to the substitution Of National bank
notes in their stead. and thus fasten the Ma
tiona bank system for years upon the Ameri-
can people
I am not willing to believe that you are more
interested in the laboring men than they are
in themselves, or that you know better than
they what is good for them. Yours truly.
W. J. BRYAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
C.. F. Y. AND RAPID TRANSIT.
DELEGATES TO ATTEND THE MAss-MEET-
ING TO BE HELD IN COOPER UNION
TOMORROW NIGHT

TOMORROW NIGHT.
Among the visitors 70 the meeting OF the Central
Federated Union in Clarendon Hall yesterday after
noon was Charles sprsgue Smith president Of the
Peoples Institute. who made speech in which he
said that he there to enlist the Central Fed
Grated Union in tie fight against the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company any other corpora ton
getting franchise in perpetuity for the proposed
underground road. Mr.. Smith said that two thou
sand men in mass-meeting in Cooper Union had
protested against the granting of such franchise.
Before leaving the platform Mr.. Smith asked
that the Central Federated Union cooperate with
the Peoples Institute in a mass-meeting to he held
in Cooper Union o-orrow night TO protest against
granting franchises in perpetuity to any corpora
ton. t-oddo,er
The delegates voted in favor OF Mr.. Smiths prop
ostion. and a number OF them Will attend the
meeting.
Letters were read from a number Of Assembly
men and Senators. who had been asked to vote
against the present Rapid Transit bill. Some Of
the letters were satisfactory TO the Union, while
others were non-commttal.
William J. Youngs Governor Roosevelt's sec
rotary wrote that the Governor would be glad to
hear from the Central Federated Union when the
bill came before him.
Assemblyman T. NJ Costello wrote partly as
follows:
The people Of Network are to blame for the
(meanne the Central Federated Union, numbers
250 co people as you soy IT does, you have votes
enough to revolutionize the whole city and elect
men TO come here and carry out your wishes.
Why don't You appeal to your own members I?
They are in duty bound TO listen to you I have
wondered for many years why the people OF New
York, through your representatives at Albany
gave way eli their valuable franchises that should
belong to the city. They will live TO regret IT, as
every year the franchises that are given away Will
become valuable.
The reading OF this letter much applauded
After the reading of the letters. a motion was
made to send committee to this weeks meeting
OF the Railroad Committee OF the Municipal Coun,
ell TO protest against the granting OF rapid transit
franchise 10 any corporation. II was said in sun
port OF the motion that 1--WE years ago the peopla
voted that the city should build and operate the
road.
II vas resolved that oil the Assemblymen and
Senators who vote against the bill now before the
Legislature known as the Employers Liability hill
shall he placed the black list of the Central
Federated Union. and endeavors made TO defeat
them. should they for Office again This
motion made by William A. Perrine OF the
Iron Moulders Union
For the first time since the Central Federated
Union. which formerly the old Central La or
Union. organized. It has a president and A
vice president. William j. OBrien and Samuel
Prince having been elected TO those offices yester-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
CAPTAIN STRICKEN IN A GALE.

The German steamer Burgermeister Petersen.
from stettin. March Is, arrived In port yesterday
afternoon. In a heavy gale on April Captain
Kelterer was stricken with apoplexy. and has been
unconscious ever since On April 4, in latitude
i:50 longitude $40 she passed a large iceberg 800
feet long and $50 feet high
The British steamer North Cambria. which left
Gibraltar on March H. and reached here yesterday
met heavy westerly gales and high seas. On
March the wind shifted 10 east-eoutheast. and
blew with cyclonic fury for twenty-four hours.
The heavy gales smashed her BOBBY matches and
carried away the tarpaulins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
MRS MARTHA osGooD STEVENS.

Baltimore. April (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Martha osgood
Stevens widow Of Samuel Stevens. well known In
New England Is dead here. at the age OF ninety
years. She leaves three sons-Frsncs ?. Stevens.
a prominent member OF the bar OF this city;
Charles F. Stevens. OF Evanston. Ill. and :. A.
Stevens Of Leominster. Mass. She is also survived
by eleven grandchildren and eight great grand
children. Mrs. Stevens was connected with the
Osgood and Fletcher families OF Massachusetts.
distinguished for their services. both civil snd mill
tary. In the War Of the Revolution. She was also
a relative OF Samuel Osgood. the first Postmaster
General under the Administration OF Washington
Her husband. Samuel s Stevens. was connected
with the families OF Generals Stevens and Putnam,
Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-10
FATAL FIGHT IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
ONE KILLED, ANOTHER WILL, PROBABLY p11

ONE KILLED, ANOTHER WILL PROBABLY DIE.
Brunson. S. c.. April s-Last night about 9
o'clock pitched battle with pistols was fought IN
the street by James Preacher Archie Preacher
and Aaron Preacher. brothers. on the one side
and George Ried Mack Ried and James Red.
brothers. and Joseph Connolly. the other AS
a result. George Ried is dead. Mack Ried Is prob
ably fatally wounded. Joseph Connolly is seriously
in the hand. As sequel to the fight Timer New
ton, respected and ORDERLY colored citizen. was
law Of Colonel Lawrence W. Youmans. the largest
planter IN this section and prominent in State
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