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OFFER FOR THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
United States Minister Swenson Negotie-
ting for Purchase OF the Islands.

WAsHINGToS. Dec. ?9.-Nesotia,ions have
At last been form ally opened between the
United States and Denmark for the transfer
to this Government Of the Danish West
Indian Islands. Mr.. Swenson. the American
Minister at COPENHAGEN. as had confercn ces
wiCh the Danish Foreign once under general
Instructions to ascertain on what terms Dem
mark Is willing to dispose OF her Vest Ind an
insular possessions and to make treaty II
reasonable pnte can lie arranged 1t is
lcarned that. Mr. Swenson is negotiating on
the basis 81 sa.Jp.OrO. Denmark wants
more money. and to trinR about the desired
result the purchase price nav he increased
by the United states. Mr., Swenson having
discretionary authority to do this.
Denmark. IL is, said, wants 5000 900 for
the islands. but there is not any probability
that tho United States will consent to pay
anything near that. fgure Oflloers who
know the details ~ the negotiations ara
raticrnt on the subject. but II is fair 10 assume
from guarded statements made to-day that
a treaty providing for the tran.fer is in course
OF prepar1tion, only the price and few un-
important details needing to he arranged
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PHILBTN LET'S M'ISTYRE GO.
OrRgH SswbsRs ~ sOr. otRDrNsRs
sftrS 10 NJ RETfRFD
ts Ssrbi~s ana townssnd 10 ne Retained
o" rsrbier usdo s,s,es Assistant Con.
sNItstiou NJ ,hiih,, with Weeordes
GsH Preceded N,In, vreS Resignation.

! Ss Warbler ana Townsend 10 ne Retained
o" rsrbisr Made scs,os Assistant Con.
ssits'icn NJ ,hih,, Win Weeordes
"sH Preceded s.Sn,yreS Resignation.
! The are which has boon suspended over
VI" heads ~ tho now District Attorneys =
stan desccnded Yesterday and Senior Assist
ant District Attorney John Nclntvtc,
who has prosecuted In bis time 600 homicide
casos. resigned. Distrlct Attorney rhIlbin
called the reporters into hi. once and said
MIR Mcintyre has handed In his resi- gnstlon.
and for II" time being. until I SEQ roason
for a change. Mr. lie Barber will net as Senior
Assistant District Attorney. Robert Town
send will continue ns Assistant District Attor-
ney. AZ TO tho other members OF my stan
] have nothing 20 say and will have nothing
to say until have look cd into matters thor
oughly-
Mr.. McIntyre said that his resignation had
boon asked for without explanations and that
he had given II. Hc said:
You know that only two days ago was
assigned to prosecute the three Bellevue
nurses .vho wore held for tho Grand jury
death 81 LoSis R Hill Hltara and ihss also
stsa T. n b.yS nnSf
ciate @ tH mysclt " With hi'v Vernon ii Dayi. in the
practicee Of ciyil law at 2ao Broadway
dlSF dlhsT fsappCia,sd ses S Mf Mslntgrs %ho re-
tired when. District Attorney Oleott sue
ceedcd the late Col Fellows. there has been
considerable friction between Mr.. Mcintyre
Melntl r. had been ASSIGNED by Col G Gardner
which have come into the office, and n,oet OF
the Q cases have been taken BY Mr. Mc1ntyre
into the criminal branch OF the surrems
Sa saassa .ss'Mi nj FssS ga Fhs!s
sultation with Recorder Con and shortly
atterward he announced that q change or
Mr., Mofntyre. like the other members OF the
stan. had agreed among themselves TO remaln
as long as the new District Attorney needed
them.
The sta,smsp. yn.sa. by Mr. +. RhiIb7!na i,7ha to TO
keep Assistants LeBerbicr ard Townsend
was taken to mean that therc would be more
resig gnattons next week. Deputy Assistant
said hSt sG .SsI SsE1 G
believe that hat oRseiily viii not be the only one.
Capt Titus. chief Of the Detective Bureau.
and Commodore Eldridse T Gerry wers
Gio:eted With Mr. Phibin fS. I've hG.Ffs Iafs In
Mr.. Phlbin said that he had eimnly had q
casual call from Capt. Titus. which he had de-
sired for the reason that he wished TO familiar
ize himself With the VARIOUS city de art
inents In order to comprehend better the
workings Of his own ONCE.
col GARDINER REMOVES rAMMASY's RoosTER.
Col Gardiner called at tho District AZ
torney's once yesterday and removed the
remainder Of his private effects. The lost
thing to 60 was a life-sizc rooster In a glass
case which has held the preominept position
on his for re past thfte ysIsrs
on Jan. /, 1898 by the Tammany Hall General
Committee when he won't into orioe.
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william n. Morgan Of Bennington. w.. Asked
70 Fay S1s. 900 70 l1iss Tomlinson.

to Fay S1s.0 900 70 Miss Tomlinson.
BENNINGTON. Vt. Dec. 2e.-Niss Fannie
Tomlinson OF this place has entered sui.
against William R. Morgan. asking $4,000
damages for breach OF promise TO marry her
The defendant is one Of the wc1lthiett men In
town and made his fortune In the gold fields
OF California In is4s. He Is about 70 years
old and has always bsen considered A con-
frmed old bachelor. Miss Tomlinson ls about
IS years old and lives not far from the hand
some residence where Morgan makes his
home with an unmarried brother and sister.
The old pssn certainly has paid marked at
tentioIs to Miss Tomlinson and the neighbors
have seen them driving and walking together
on pleasant afternoons Tor several years. lie
was a frequent caller at the Tomlir son house
Two years AGO she went abroad with Mr..
Morc4n's sister and II is generally supposed
that he paid oil the expenses OF "a three months
TRIP through Europe:
1905. they became engaged and he promised
to marry her. little over year later. Miss
Toni nson declares that the rro Mise was re-
ncwed and on Aug. last. the wedding day
says she made oil tho Necessary preparations.
but whom the day arrived. M Morgan was
not on hand ard she alleges that he mali
ciousv neglected TO apIear and has since err
sistently declined 70 fulrl lis ,part Of the CON
with his sister, Harriet Morgao, he went %
Rutland and on thot day transferred ell his
property 10 his sister.
The suit has made a sensation In town. the
In the state. The dofcndnnt has filed no
narers "a yet lut 'GrnisN I'd the necess.rv
bail, The suit cannot be tried before neAt June
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RsQuiremsnts Of Work by the ssvAsats Here
after-Ths A. II. Degree.


after Tho A. II. Degree.
wELLxsLzr. Mas. Dec. The Aoadsrnie
Council OF Wellesley College has Just COM
pleted a revision Of the college legislation
and the students are beginning to under
stand the new and more difncult rec uirsmsnts
The last previous pamphlet was issued In
1894 and Q comparison between that and
the latest one shows that some Of the most
important legislation has to do with the
curriculum eeta ablished In that year. By
the terms Of tho new curriculum nfty-nins
hours OF work q week comprise the general
college course OF four years. leading to the
degree OF bachelor OF arts. OF these nfty.
nine hours the prescribed division u thAA
twenty hours Tor twsnty-6vs) shall
be as follows: English history. four hours,
English composition. four; mathematics
four: language. four Tor three): natural
science. four Tor threel: philosophy, three,
a second natural science. II not presented
for admission. three; physioogy and hygiene,
one hour Before the degree Of A. b. y
taken six courses
With the adoption Of thess requirements
for the dGsTss ,hs ns adasns SsIs mac:
with credit-in other words she must havs
reached grade distinctly above pere pass-
work, and in at least ons-haf Of the work
taken during her senior year. DarrinS ex-
aminations for the removal Of conditions,
no student will be admitted to examination
in a course which has not been approved
as part Of her schedule during that year
without obtaining permission from the head
OF the derartment concerned and from the
President of the college
Another act OF legislnt! ION which has bspn
OF direct advantage to the college admInis-
tration in the matter. Of punctuality on The
part OF the students has been the esta Dish.
ment OF penalties for delay In returning to
Zee Of 81 is CHARGED for boing late. and In csse
the excuse which the student Iresents for
her tsrdiness Is not deemed sufficient by the
penelty Is established
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COACHNAN SUES ms NASTkR.
Wants SS0.O 900 From Joseph Faulkner for
Alienation OF Has wifs's Ansotisns.

PLAISrIEID. ~ j. Dec. 20 Edmund
Watson, formerly employed as coachman
by Joseph Faulkner OF Dunellcn. has brought
suit against Faulkner through tho law firm
Of Bruce 4 Runvon for $50, 600 for alternating
his wifs's affections Faulkner. who Is re-
ruted to be wealthy. Il the proprietor OF the
Burr Printing House Of New ork Mr. Watson
chare es that W hilo he and his wife wore caring
Tor FaulFner's home at Dunellen the latter
was writing to Nlrg Watson making appoint
mouts and having her meet him in New York
city Finally she left her husband and one
day, Watson says. he got hold Of a bundle Of
compromising letters. which his wife confessed
abe had reccive1 from Faulkner Watson
further deClSres that HIS wife is being sun
norted nv Faulkner The defendant is n
widower and has several married daughters
living In Brooklyn
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TO MAN srBMARIvE BOATS.
Specially Enlisted Crews to Have Charge Of
This Dangerous Work.

WASHINGTON. Dec ?e-The Navy Do
parCment expects that the si, submarine
torpedo boats o. the Holland type. now un-
der construction. will be finished In April
and May. 1t will then be necessary to man
them. and the Bureau Of Navigation is giving
attention TO the question OF securing COM
petent crews. rhers appears to be a con-
currenCe of views among the naval ofi1c.ss
that men VINO enlist for service in the
navy should not be assigned TO such dan ger
Gus work as that OF operating submarine
boats without their consent. and tho Navias-
ton Burean viii recommend that special
service enlistncnts for these vessels oe au-
thori2ed.
4 memorandum explaining the necessity
OF enlistng men especially for this hazardous
work is being prepared BY the Navigation
bureau and 1t VIII he submitted e President
Mckinley by secretary tonq The memoir
andurr eu~posts tnat these man receive
additional pay. Tho Holu nd. nov in service,
las one orlcer. three gunncr's mates, ona
TO run uAr
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CARTER HARRISON UNDERMINED.
Mayer Of Chicago Loses His Hold ON ne Dsme
cratic Party Management.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2e,-Mayor Carter q. Har-
rson virtually lost control OF the Demo
cratic State Committee yesterd day as q result
Of Z coup executed by former Mayor John
p Hopkins who seems to be n line OF suo-
cession as the chairman Of the committee.
The HARRISON -Burk e. Watson. or radical wing
Of the party. sought to convoke the COM
mittee on Jan. 10 or later. The Hopkins
adherents made . fsht for Jan. 7. and the call
was issued yesterday for the latter date.
This move Is accepted by politicians ~
siRnalizins the downfall OF Harrison and tho
radical Bryan element In the party. and the
sscension Of Hopkins as a party leader In the
State. Hopkins is the head OF the gold wing.
Mr.. hopkins secured the consent Of twenty
one out Of thirty-one members OF the new
Democratic State Central Committee TO the
issuance Of the call for Jan. l. This is be-
lievsd TO about represent his strength In the
battle for chairmAnship OF the State Com
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STEEL 1UBE COHBINB.
Concern With . Capital Of $3.50, 900. 900 Said
to Be I'm Process of Formation.

PHILApI LPH1A. Dec 2o-It was said here
to-day that ". W Gibbs and other capitalists
are engaged in efYectirg a combination which
will control the steel tubo industry OF the
United States II will be one Of the most
gigantic concerns in the country and will be-
capitalized at SlS0OCo,o0o. The financial
end OF the proposed coordination is beng
handled by Moore h Schley of New York.
IL il said that the syndicate has secured eX-
elusive license under american patents TO
manufacture .teel tubing by a new English
process. which rcGuces tie cost Of manu-
factuTe rearly SO per cent and almost does
away with the present method OF manu-.
increase the power OF resistance over the
l1r and butt weld from >, 900 TO 5000 pounds
to the square inch,
Mr. Gibbs. with n Representatives Of Moore
4 Sohley was in Pt; t;sburg to-day. and it
IL believed the. went to confer with repre-
sentatlves OF Andrew Carnegie
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NEBRA SkA POPTLTSTS GIVE Up.
win Make No Effort to Prevent Gov. Dietrich
From Taking His Scat.

LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 2a.-Tho Fusion lead
ers to-day announced that they had decided
to abandon the project Of attempting TO pre-
vent Governor-elect Dietrich from taking his
scat next week on the ground that he had
violated the Corrupt Practices act The mat
tor had been referred to a Comrlitteo ~ law
ycrs, amonc them Attorney ,rn"ral Smythe
Their unanimous report wa> that n successful
pro.ccution would ne; retlln Gov. Pcs inter-
bat would make the Republican Lieutenant
Governor chief Executive.
some 81 the Fusion leaders. notably state
Chairman Edmistcr. insisted upon making
an example of Dietrich but Il majority de-
cided to take their hckinr. especially whom
no party advantage could be gained by re-
slsting.
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NANY LOST IN JAPANBsB WRECK.
Training Ship Goss Down wItA l7l omosrs.
Cadets and Sailors.

vIcroRIA, B. c.. Dec. se.-Gysat loss Of nfe
has been occasioned by shipwrecks In Japan.
One Of the shir 20 lost was the japanese tr ainins
ship Tsukishima, In which l2i officers. cadets
and sailors perfshed.
The lost training ship had been long over
due and three wnrships had been searching
for her without avail. when wreoksGe from her
came ashore and Investigation showed that
sho Rad foundered in typhoon in sursa Bay.
going down after striking tho senoiwa rocks.
But one body oame ashore. On being sx-
humed, having been buried as that Of chip
wrecked sailor. 1t was found TO bs Capt
Cstsl moto. commander Of the lost vess /
Eisht-.four officers AID cadets. nineteen
sailors. ten stohers and eight cooks and cabin
boys were lost.
The steamship Inushima foundsred after
striking . rock In Akshi Bay. and Of her crew
Of twenty-thrce but one was rescued. Tho bark
Katokukogawa was wrecked OF Tosa Province
and el yea men perished The ship amiji Maru
was dismas'ed and swamped. Her crew Of
sixteen escaped fter being four days in open
boats without food.
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Public Lectures Under the Dire ction Of Go.
iumbia University.

Columbia University has made arrange
n,cn's for twenty-sM public lectures 10 10
delivered IN vaTipu, parts of the city drr ng
Jdnuary on PTt, .tcr1ture. science md pluca-
ton a follows. -Four lectures on Minir. w
Dr David ] Day Of the United States tieo-
logical Survey nj the American Museum ~
Natural History on Jan ;, ~. 10 and 20 four
lectures on European and Jnran,se O I by
" Is Van lnccas at the Metropolitan Museum
Q! Art on Jan !, u, 10 snd 26 fv. lectures on
brittany AMI Us history. hy Prof Charles
lni9n. on Jan !, :. u.s. 2? and 20 four lee lures
an fiench literature by Prof Adoph tohn
al tohinha niv"rS.'y ON Jan :. -. u aud
i.roi V. Williams jackson at Columbia
T. ! hNersity on jan 4, :. u and ~; two lectures
Jan y, and Dr Hnnns NJ Won kadisoh on
Jan n, both at Columbia tuiversity, and
mlfce Lectures on Recent ENcavt ions. hy
ffoi LOUIS Dyer Of oxford University. Enc
x., ,asd Dates for the latter lectures have not
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c.AMPANIA GOT AUsTRALlAN xALI.
Waited Nearly an Holr for n-0svsrn msuS
Fapss From New Zealand - Is.

Tho Cunarder Campanla. which called
yesterday for Queenstown and liverpool
was held At hcr pier about an hour later than
her schedule time for departure to walt for
2e sacks Of Australian mall. among which
were important documents from New Zsa-
land for the British Government. The mail
came overland from San Francisco. II left
Chicago on . fast train on Friday night and
arrived at tho Grand Central Station q 1880
A. NJ. yesterday. It was hurried down 10
the Cunard pier at the foot OF Gansevoort
street and rushed aboard. IL 10 not un-
usual for fast nners TO wait an hour for the
Australian man. Sometimes the postal Of
hcals. when they cannot persuade the asent
Of an express steamship TO walt. chase her
in a tug and take chances Of getting the mail
aboard a. the big ship steams slowly down
the river.
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CITY PARTY EMBODIMENT.
Rspp N,icans. lse,0l0; Democrats. 3o%,Ael
AC2,IsS, Against s<O,7so Eegfsti ations.

The tabulated returns Of enrolrenis of
vosers al registration in New York county
last fall show that out Of 6-o.77s reglsteisd
voters Ie?,Is7 enrolled There Is an oppor-
tunty for additional er-olIment in May and
June, but on.y q few No.ers have taken I'd
vantage OF this opportunity heretofore. The
enrolment is heaviest in districts whore there
are contests aud liRhtest In districts who're
there Is no classification. Tho Republican
enrolment is Droportionately lighter than the
Democratic. IL the Twenty ninth disirl
3s,S IeDuplicans enrolled. This district r
the home Of President Morris Of the County
Committee. Only 3,7t6 pemocrat!c votes
tnsll rurO.i~d The total enrolment, vote
and rcEistration in New York county IS showt
In this table.
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OPPOSITION ICE CARTS
Appear on the Streets Company Announcss
That II wiz Compete with the leo Trust

The Peoples Cooperative Ice Company,
which was orranzed last summer. put Ms
wagons on the street yesterday for the frst
time. The company announced Yesterday
that IL would begin to do business generally
on Jan. :. and while It declares that It 10
not organized TO iniure any one IL says that
it intends 20 compete with the Ice Trust
Chatlcs j. Fcrrin. Jr.. ia the President Of the
corporation and Edmund 4. Smith IL its
secretary and treasurer Mr.. smith was
OF the knickerhocker h Ice oIppany for twenty
five years The lncorporntois Of the couCefn
are Charles VI Preston, Mr., Itrrin, Postmaster
f. l. Iadinski. Ira Bliss stewart, John King.
Gen Wager Swaync, Edward G. Rc,, Henry
A Rogers and Edwin y. Gibbs The main
offices OF the COM any are at St Broadway
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army and Navy Orders.

wASnISGToS, Dec. :a-lhe~ army orders have
been ISSUED:
An aru,y Rct.lnr Board Z, NEE, at 81 Paul With
the lollovlnc dc,a.f nir Gtn. James T. Wade,
Major r. Henry nay. l. snth Infantry; Capt ANfel
h. lradey, ASSISTANT suifeon. CAPT Frederick Pei
lins F!ghta infantry. and First Lieut. Joseph r.
Traccy. fnh Artillcry Recorder and Second lieut.
Nathsniei r. Chamblss Eighth Infantry. ordered
before IL
The resignation Of Capt william H. Hart, Com
rnissaTy oi subsistence. o! his cotnnssion as First
Lieutenant OF Cavalry, has b.en accepted.
Leave ~ Alsrncc granted First Iient Flcutheros
H. Cooke. Tenth Infantry. for one month addt onal
second ileUL clarence y. Jones, Tenth Infantry,
icn days ,,iensIor Cspt Harry T. Lee, ELEVENTH
Irss sp,r tN
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room ItMBER YEAR AT MovTRYaL.
Exports rcli on 10000. 900 Feet and Price,
Were Higher.

W.sHISCToN. Dec 20 --Advccs sent 20
tie State Department by the United States
Commercial, agent at Stanbridce. ,anadn.
show that the exports Of lumber from Mon
treal. the principal port of Quebec. have
decreased since last year 10y not less than
H.WO,tOr feet Prices Of lumber lave cen
hist 81 and the advance in price has been
tImiy held, the cause being, suCIoscdly,
the destructive fire at Ottawa last hrril
Tho quantity Of lumber exported from Mon
real d"rlng tho season Of 1900 was nenrly
2.7 7,rnO,CDG feet, as against :SG,oo0.0oU feet
last wear
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Bankson -woodford.

wISsrsp. Conn. Dec. 20 Miss Frances
woodford. daughter OF John woodford Of
winsted. and John Balmer Banllson OF Phila-
dephia were married here to-day by tho
Rev Dr. Anderson Of Waterbury The
maid Of honor was Miss Louise Brown of
johnson. Cleveland. md Miss Ethel Bankson
Philadelphia The bridegroom was attended
hy his brother, lloyd Bank son of the | nited
states Navy. Tho ushers were Harry Bslder-
ston Boston; Percy and William and Kembc
Ncla all, Phiadelphia large number of
eiasts from New YORK.. Boston and other
cities we're in attendance
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Daniels waking From His Trance.

WAsHISGToN, Dec, ?o.-GeorRe W. Daniels.
the yoHnc man from Kansas. who has been in
Q cataleptic condition since Wednesday at
the Emergency Hospital. has partially avail
encd and u now able to TAX but very in
cohereutly His mind i very much con
fused, hut the physicians believe that he viii
soon regain possession of all his faculties
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Movements OF Co, ,ernmeut vesscss.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 Tho agship Chicago
has arrived at Montcvdeo. the torpedo boat
Ericsson at League Island. the Ccllic- Cesar
a. Malta. the training ship HARTFORD at La
l,uayra. and the flagship Brooklyn a. avit0
The lrain'rg ship TopekG has sailed fiom
Colombo for hprt Said tho hospital ship
Solace from Hong Kong for Woo suns. tho
p0rt OF Shanghai, and tho collier Saturn
from Chofoo for Woo Sunr
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Dollar Gas IN Br ok,yu,

The price Of Illuminating gas In Brooklyn
for the coming yenr will be q for 900 feet
10 private consumers and 90 cents to the city
Five years ago the city Of BROOKLYN entered
into a contract with the Brooklyn [ mon
GINS Light Company providing for O sliding z
scale OF prices. The price for the first year
was q 20 and five cents was deducted each
year until 81 was reached. The contract will
ex pire Dec q. 1901.
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Public IibraTy Model on View.

The model Of the new public library which
has been constructed under III" direction
Of Cnrrere & Hastings. the architects. Wa,
placed on exhibition in the Governors room
at City Hall Yesterday The model L. flvo
feet long and IT, s'ruct ion took six n onth
every detail Of the building being reproduced
About 6.OO0 ueces were used in making the
model. al of them being cast in plaster of
Paris The model. as Il was set un l. rro-
vided with tentative scheme OF approaches
Many persons took advantage Of the op-
portunfty to sec the model yesterday
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Gigs~Duer Engage nent Annou mood.

The engagement Is announced Of Miss An
Rclicn Duer, q daughter of Mr. Edward Ducr
OF Hnu1hurst Park. Weehawken. y j. to
MIR Iucius Tuckcrman Girgs The brides
mother is granddaughter OF Pres sident
Martin Van BUren An elder sister j. the
wife OF MIR. Clarence II. Mackay OF this city
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Ordered to tho Philippines.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2e-Salllny orders for
tho Annapolis Frolic. Wompatuck and Ps.
cataGua, Hss gned 10 tho Philippines, were
r,anrd by the NAVY Department to-day TO
the commander Of the Annapolis ut For,
NJ u roe The vessels are to sail hence 90
morrow or Monday. The Piscatqqua Joined
i-.4 other vessels IN Hampton Roads o-day
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7ESIAS WIRFIESs TEIEGRAPHY
To BE Submitted to Tests on Naval Vessels BY
tho Government.

wAsHISGToS. Dec. 25.-Nlkola Tesla. the
inventor. has been asked nv Rear Admiral
X b Bradford Chief Of the Bureau c' Luulp-
meHt, TO submit icr trial a wireless telreraphy
system rerfectcd by him Mr. Tesla SAYS
porior TO that Of MarConi. and h1p o.Icrod 10
install 1t o.. naval vnsseis Admiral Frad.
ford in his last annual report commended
that negotiations ne entered l'tp Wit! Mar
conf to secure hia system for American ve.-
sci. Of war. II reasonable rate could DO
"a nod on
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surgeon r. r. Crandall, from the Constellation TO
iemporAIy duty In connection with recruiting, MI
whukec Wis. thcn home walt orders.
surgeon ". a. McClug. from the Indiana 70 New.
port train nc station.
iAe i, de- W hlamer. from the wabash 70 Dureau
OF Nayicaton in Connection with recruiting duty
"a the West
Lieut. T. T. BALDWIN. from the Naval Academy. to
home. yaIt orders
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Ch,caso pi,ekceper. Indicted

CHICAGO. Dec 2o.-The December Grand
Jury concluded its work to-day by returning
twcnty-fvc indictments against keepers of
dives and gambling houses Included in to-
DAYS sweep of the tribunals dragnet were
Frank Hall, who has been attacking prize
lights and Sunday theatre performances,
and + q Csvette. his attorney. Hall and
lavette are prorrietors Of "1he Maze"
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Capt. speuy to Command the New Orleans.

WAsHISGToS. Dec. Capt, g. S Sperry
has been detached from the Naval Examining
Board IN Nashnsto and ordered 20 COM
mnnd the cruiser New Orleans now on the
Asiatic station. lIc will sail from San Fran
cisco on the steamer Of Jan 5