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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23
MIR. ROOT ACCEPTS.

Secretary Alger this afternoon ad-
dressed tho following telegram to Mr.
loot. at southampton. upon hearing OF
his acceptance of the war portfolio:
Accept my best congratulations ana
thanks
Secretary Algcr is in xrccirt Of a
great many letters and kilograms from
persons in every station i'm life. all
touching upon his retirement from the
Cabinet. So numerous are they that the
Secretary finds himself physically un-
able to make propert separate respon-
SEES. and has requested tho Associated
Press to convey an Observation-Disclosures
Of his deep appreciation of the senti-
mcntS expressed.
KETCH OF NEW SECRETARY.
Elihu Root was born February II.
1916. az Clinton, oneida county. n Y.
lie Srdduated from Hamilton College
in the class Of 1864 and entered The
New York University Law school. He
was admitted 10 the bar i'm 1857. since
which time he has been in the active
practice of his profession in New York
city. He was United States attorney
for the Southern district of New York
from March. 1852, to July. 1855. He waa
Vice-pres ident of the Association of the
Bar of the city of New York for a
number of years; vice president Of the
New York Grant Monument AsSocia-
ton; nj one time president of the Re
public Club. and is the present presi-
dent of the Union League Club. He
has been trustee Of Hamilton College
since 1859. and has served as president
of the New England Society in the CITY
of New York. He was one Of the most
prominent members of the last New
York state Constitutional Convention.
where he served as chairman of the Ju-
dietary Committee.
ALGER'S RETURN TO MICHIGAN.
Detroit. Mich, July 22-At a largely
attended non-partisan meeting Of lead
ing citizens. held in the Mayors office
TINS afternoon, reception was planned
in honor Of General Ayers return home
rs token of the esteem in which the
secretary of War is held by those who
knew him best.
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23
.ELIHU ROOT
SUCCEEDS ALCER
Senator PIatt, of New York, Lands
His Man.
ALcER rs WELL PLEASED

Announcements of thc Appointment
Made at the War Department nmh
tho EofirinE Secretary Wires
Congratulations Sketch or the
Appointce's Lie itizrns OF VI ella.
Partisan Reception,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23

cisco. According to him Filipino
wounded in battle is in large measure
nsensible TO pain. one man had his
eye torn out by a bullet and his jaw
shattered. When the wound was dress
ed he tore the bandage OFF and TWO or
three days later was breaking n horse
rs If there was no gaping wound in his
head. The doctors cite similar cases.
y bandit named Rias is giving the
soldiers Il great deal of trouble. He
scours the country and murders all who
will not assist him.
SIN MURDERED.
Six native policemen were sent to
confer with him. Five Of them We're
brutally murdered and one returned
more dead than alive TO tell the tale.
Sergeant Jones. OF the Tennessee Reg
iment, is credited with one OF the most
daring exploits of the war. He cap
tured a Filipino flag by making Il soli-
iary charge on a band of insurgents.
vino thought he had a larger force be-
hind him.
$500 IN HOSPITALS.
Manila. via Hong Kong. July o.
Chief Surgeon Woodruff considers that
the increase In the military force In the
Philippines Islands will necessi.ate the
employment of forty additional sur
geors.
Surgeon Woodhull's recommendation
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23
INDIGNATION RUNS HIGH.

Public Indignation runs high ov,
such action. Even some fair-minde
friends OF Senator Martin condemn II
committees action.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23

Resolved, That we congratulate the
country of the passage Of the anti-can-
teen act. which - accurately repre-
senis the viii OF The American people.
It's notification by AttOrncy-GeneraI
Grisgs is viewed with painful .,olicitule
and ever Increasing Indignation and
We hereby pledge congress our hearty
support IN maintaining IL against the
untenabie opinion of a subordinate en-
echtive officer. We heartily endorse
The union Of the temperance forces
sought by the American anti-Saloon
Inlrun
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-23

Secretary Alser this afternoon adj
dressed Tho following telegram 10 Mr.
Root. at Southampton. upon hearing of
his acceptance OF the war portfolio:
Accept my best congratulations ana
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
TRADE OF LADRONES.
Figures Regarding Commercial Re
lations with United States.
They Are Insignificant-Wbat Trade
the Islands Have IL Naturally
Mostly with the Other Pa
ciic Islands

Some indication of the actual trade
of the Ladrone islands, whose CONNER
cial status has been lost sight of in
given in figures included in a recent
report of Chief Frank III. Hitchcock, of
the foreign markets section of the ag-
recultural department, on the trade of
the Philippines. The figures, fragment
tary at best, are mostly combined with
other islands. 1t is shown that the inn
ports into the United States from the
Ladrones and the Caroline islands com
bined in 1897 had a value of $5,O47; in
1887, ten years previously, of $3,s2s, and
in 1889, of $242,4S
The merchandise comprehended in
the last-named figures, however, was
sugar, which probably came originally
from the Philippines. The only avail
able figure as to exports is for 1890,
when \the exports from the United
States into the I.adrones and the Caro-
lines footed up $s,ss4. What trade the
Ladrones have is naturally mostly with
other Pacific islands. Western Austria
liza exported TO Guam in the Ladrones,
S10S.4s4 of domestic merchandise In
1887, and but SIS, 1873 in 1892, and foreign
merchandise fiuctuating from SIS in
1887 to $243 in 1894. The total exports
from western Australia 10 Guam in 1886
were $137, 430 Exports from New South
Wales 10 Guam increased from $50 Of
domestic merchandise in 1889 to $15,145
in 1891, and in 1896 the foreign merchan-
disc exported to Guam was only $40.
Although Victoria's commerce with
the Philippines during 1ss7-97 was ex-
tremely small, exports of considerable
value were sent to Guam. In 1926
the average annual value of the mer-
chandise. foreign and domestic, shipped
from Victoria to Guam reached as high
as Ss6S,2O Domestic merchandise
shipped from Victoria into Guam is
mainly wheat, -four and biscuits. The
total exports to Guam from Queensland
were So, 7s9 in 1889 and $50 in 1890 of
domestic merchandise, and of foreign
merchandise just so in 1892. New Zea-
land does a better business, her ship
ments TO Guam footing up $14,531 in
1893 of domestic merchandise and 500
of foreign merchandise in 1896. This
foreign merchandise in 1895 scored only
So. Oats. wheat, potatoes and lumber
were the principal OF these export
items.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
WAS GIVEN UP.
Three Doctors Said Her Case was
Incurable.

BUT MRS. KENNEDY WAS CURED OF Ola
BETEs AND Is ONE OF THE HAPPIEsI
WOMEN IN THE WORLD.
RoTHBURY, Mich, March 2S.-"After
being told by three different doctors that
my case was incurable," says Mrs. Henry
Kennedy, in written statement of her
remarkable case, II began to use Dodd's
Kindey Pills. ! am now well. My com
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with my back none can tell only those
suffering with the same trouble. May
God bless and prosper those who made
my cure possible, is my prayer, and if
this is read by anyone who is sick with
kidney trouble, let me say to you do not
delay another day, but get these pills at
once. III anyone wishes to write to me
| will tell them what they have done for
me-"
This is only one of the hundreds of
cases of kidney disease in the state of
Michigan that have been cured by the
use of Dodd's Kidney Pills. Their sue
cess is truly wonderful. Each cure is
positive and permanent All forms of
kidney disease yield to this remedy but
to no other.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are sold by Drug
gists at 80 cents box or six boxes for
$3.50. Sent by mail on receipt of price by
Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
EXPOSITION AT LIEGE.
Working and LabOr-saving Ma
chinery Interested.

Consul Winslow, at Liege, informs the
state department that the Liege inter
: national exposition will be held in that
city beginning about May l, 1908, and
continuing six months, under the patron
age of the government of Belgium and
the province and city of Liege. A beau
tiful convenient site has been selected,
covering about 200 acres, partly in the
valley and partly on the hills. The i'm
portance of the manufacturing indus
tries of Belgium especially of the prov
ince of Liege, the consul reports, should
suggest to the manufacturers of wood
working and labor-saving machinery in
the United States the propriety of maxi
ing extensive exhibits of their products
at this exposition.
The promoters of this enterprise are
leading men of Liege and ii is planned
on a more extensive scale than the Ant
werp exposition Of 1894, or the Brussels
exposition of 1897.
Work on the construction of the
buildings will begin early in 1900, at a
cost of several millions of francs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
TO MAKE GATHMANN GUN.
Einhteen-Ipch Weapon Of the Chi
cagOan's Invention VIII he Orr
dered by Ordnance bureau.

The ordnance bureau Of the war de-
partment will Immediately order the
construction of an 1S-inch Gathmann
gun after designs furnished by Louis
Gathmann, Of Chicago.
In the fertilization appropriations
bill, approved by the president March
3, $4,000 was set aside for the con-
struction of this monster, and $4,000
for the purchase of powder and pro-
jectiles to be used In testing ii.
The gun will probably be built in the
Watervliet foundry, Troy, n. Y. where
a 16-inch gun Of the ordinary coast de-
Tense type has been under construction
for two or three years.
George w. and II. b. McMullin. of
Chicago, who have been in Washington
more than two years conducting tests
of the Gathmann gun with the invent
or, have gone to New York, and will
confer with the superintendent Of the
Watervliet gun foundry:
This gun will be the largest ever cast
in this or any other country. 1t is ex-
pected to throw 500 pounds Of gun cot
ton nine miles and will totally ami
hilate a modern battleship al one shot.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
MONUMENT TO poKAGoN.
To lie Erected In Jackson Park al
Chicago In the Near
Future.

The movement to erect IA monume nj
in Chicago to the late Simon Pokagon,
chief of the Pottawatomies, has taken
definite shape. and the monument will
be erected in Jackson park. The in
scription op the pedestal will contain
the words of Pokagon written in his
poem TO Chicago school children: ''The
red man and the white man are broth
ers, and God is the Father of all"
Surmounting the pedestal will be a
superb statue of the regal figures of
Pokagon /. in full chieftain's attire.
The four has reliefs will represent
events in the history of the Indian days
of early Chicago. and will be decided
upon 10y committee of pioneers. The
names of noted Pottawatomie chiefs
who were at the head of bands under
Pokagon will be inscribed upon the
base of the monument
1t is the wish of Chicago pioneers
that one day every autumn be set aside
for Indian study in the schools, and
called Pokagon day, and that the chill
dren may learn from the old people
10 sing the cadences of Indian songs.
The Pokagon Monument associa-
ton numbers among its advisory COM
mittee and patrons leading pioneers
and prominent men and women of the
city. The officers of the association
are to be chosen from among the chill
dren of the various sections of the city
and suburbs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
STOCK OF COUNTERFEITS.
Collection Made by Chief Wi1kie, Of
the secret Service, Soon tn
Be Destroyed

Preparations are being made by
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service, to
destroy S1,221 1906, 9Ss worth of counter
felt coin and bogus notes which have
been accumulated by his bureau at
Washington. OF this amount $1l7,243
represent United States treasury notes,
silver certificates, bank notes, and frac-
tional currency; S10.021 is in imitation of
gold, silver, nickel and copper coin. The
balance of this sum is in imitation of
various other obligations and securi-
ties, including facsimiles of Tennessee
state warrants, Missouri defense bonds,
state bank notes and flash" notes.
When spurious coin and notes, to-
gether with the counterfeiters' outfit,
are captured an inventory is taken Of
them, and they are properly labeled and
boxed until the time arrives for them
to be destroyed. The paper money will
be macerated by the same machinery
which is used in destroying WORKOUT
genuine notes. but the metal will be
sent to a private foundry here and
melted Many counterfeiters are now
serving long terms in the penitentiaries
for making this money.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
LEADS THE WORLD.
American Navy Paid a High Compile
ment by Naval Attache of the
French Embassy.

Lieut.. Faramond, who is TO be the
naval attache at the French embassy in
Washington, pays a high compliment
to our navy, and says: THE American
navy attracted a worldwide attention
within the last year, and this is leading
European countries to send naval at
taches to Washington. Naval science
must draw its conclusions largely from
what the American navy accomplished
during the war with Spain. think it
is universally conceded in Europe that
the American navy made a splendid
record not only in general way, but
in technical matters of naval detail. II
demonstrated the effectiveness of the
rapid-fre gun of medium caliber.
rather than the larger guns. 1t also
seemed to show that the power of a
navy is more in its weapons Of attack
and offense, its capability of giving
blows, rather than in its heavy armor
and capabillity Of resisting blows"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
DESERTER MEETS HIS REWARD
Ex-COrpOrnl }. w. Hayes, of CnIifor-
min, Lies I'm Unnamed
Grave.

Manila, an American newspaper pub
lished at the Philippine capital since
the occupation of the city, in it's issue
of February says: "EX-Corp. John w
Hayes, of company ID, First California
volunteers, a traitor and deserter, has
found his just end. His body now lies
in a trench dug to bury the enemies of
his country who fell in battle, with no
slab at his head and his name will be
forever hated by his own regiment.
Hayes was a member of the old guard
and came with his regiment 10 Manila
Last October he married a Filipino
woman. and two days later deserted to
the insurgent lines. This was the last
his regiment heard or cared to hear
about him until yesterday, when, bury
ing dead insurgents they came across
his dead body, riddled with bullets,
clad in the uniform of first lieutenant
of insurgents. 4 sad feature of the
story is that Hayes was one of the best
men in his company, and slated for pro-
motion. His captain felt his loss keenly
and could only ascribe it to his infatua-
ton for the native woman"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
A CHANGE In POLICY.
Government Will Send Naval Ca
diets to American Colleges
The Course I'm Naval Architecture at
Cornell at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology TO
he Recognized.

II Is now said the government will
recognize the course in naval architect
ure at Cornell and the Massachusetts,
institute of technology by sending
eight cadets under instruction at An
napolis in that branch to those insti-
buttons. Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief
constructor, will make such recon-
mendation to Secretary Long, who is
understood TO be i'm favor of the project.
Some such disposition of the cadets
chosen for service in the corps of con-
structors was proposed year or more
ago. but did not meet with entire APP
proval. Capt. +. NJ. Dickins, of the bu-
rean of navigation, visited the Boston
institution and reported that it would
be better to maintain a special course
in naval architecture at the naval acad-
envy, since II was out of the question
TO send our naval students to foreign
universities. The officials In the navy
department, including the constructors,
believe that quite as satisfactory a
course can be developed at American
universities and technology colleges as
exists dDTOdu. NHtIt oAt
obliged TO take many subjects for which
they have no use.
There was objection on the part of
the French and British institutions TO
receiving any more American students,
and when Rear Admiral Hichborn's
proposition TO recognize the course at
the Massachusetts institute of technol-
ogy was not approved arrangements
were made to establish a department In
naval architecture at Annapolis, enlarg-
ing on the course begun by Constructor
Hobson. Congress failed to make the
necessary provision for the course or
its instructors. and it will now be nee
essary to provide for the young men
elsewhere. AS both Cornell and the Bos-
ton institution have courses in naval
architecture, and as the navy depart
ment has assurances that those courses
will be developed and increased in scope
in accordance with the plans of the au-
thorities, il is now proposed to encour-
age both institutions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
MEXICO NO MORE A REFUGE.
Sweeping Changes I'm Extrsdition
Laws Under Proposed
New Treaty.

The extradition treaty negotiated
between Mexico and the United States
has been signed by Foreign Minister
Mariscal and Ambassador Powell Clay
ton.
The treaty, which is predicated upon
the proposition made by Mexico in
1885, is to have retroactive effect, so as
to cover the cases of fugitives from JUS
tice during the interregnum between
the old and the new treaties. The con-
vention broadens the embezzlement
clause to cover not merely public
moneys, but all defalcations or thefts.
Another clause provides for the deliv-
cry of stolen goods on the demand of
either government.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
NARROWING THE ATLANTIC.
German Ocean Greyhound. the
Deutschland, to Cross I'm
Five Days.

The Germans claim that the steam
ship Deutschland, which the Vulcan
Shipbuilding company is constructing
for the Hamburg-American line, will
exceed all other vessels, both in size and
speed.
The owners object is to accomplish
the distance between the hemispheres
in five days, and TO attain this engines of
about $4,000 indicated horse power will
have to be fitted into the vessel The
cost of building the steamer is esti-
mated at close TO 100000
The Deutschland will carry 500 first
class and 600 second-class passengers,
and crew of 400 officers and men.
She will probably make her first trip
from Hamburg to New York in the
course of next year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29

"Loubet reminds one of Gen.
Grant" writes Theodore Stanton.
"He even resembles Grant somewhat
physically, with his medium height,
thick set, large face and head, which.
set on short neck, moves slowly and
almost heavily. In intellect and tenn
permanent the two men also are much
alike. Loubet is taciturn, simple of
dress, speech and manner. He has great
common sense, but no brilliancy, and
has but few warm friends. He dislikes
show and will restore to the Elysee pal
ace the quiet simplicity of the days of
NJ Grevy."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-03-29
INTO ALASKA'S WILDS.
Another and More Thorough Military
Reconnaissance TO he Made
Into the Territory

Capt. w. II. Abercrombie, of the
United States army, has left Washing
ton on his third military reconnaissance
into Alaska. Capt. E. f. Glenn, who
also has been directed to make a mill
tary reconnaissance into Alaska. will
follow him in a few days. The first
duty enjoined upon these officers is to
proceed to Montana and purchase
range ponies to be used as pack ami
mails. No reindeer will accompany the
expeditions. The two expeditions
named will be the best equipped of any
that have thus far penetrated that col
ossal domain of ice and snow. In adj
dition TO better boats will be the ex-
perience already gained in Alaska by
the explorers themselves.