, 1900-12-18
JEWS WILL ORGANIZE A REGI-
MENT OF THE NATION.
Al GUARD.
Dominican Monks Return to France
Because the Climate Of New York
is Too Severe-Five More Vic.
Tins Of the Normal School Fire at
Dunkirk-A Tragedy.

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in the United States. which they hope
to have admitted in due course of time
as a constituent part of the National
guard of the state of New York. More
than 1,5OO Jews have signed the ros-
ter and pledged themselves as recruits
for the regiment.
Governor Roosevelt has indorsed the
movement, as have several other state
Off cials.
A letter was addressed recently to
Adjutant General Hoffman explaining
the plans and asking if the regiment
would be admitted to the National
guard. A%djutant General Hoffman in
his reply expressed himself as favor
ably impressed with the proposition.
but said the state was so poor that if
a body Of 1000 men applied for equip
ment the granting of it would be out of
the question.
A proposition to form companies on
the basis of n~ationalities represented
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Europe was voted down.
Monks Return to France.
Because they were not able to en-,
dure the climate of Westchester coun-
ty, the French Dominican monks, who
have had a church and monastery at
Sherman park for the last six years.
have raturno6 m Erapca failing THAR
students for the priesthood with them.
The community at Sherman park. in.
Guiding priests and novices, numbered
about fifty. Now there are only half
a dozen of the fathers left, and they
are engaged in parish work only.
The French Dominicans and their
climate before they came here in 1894.
and the change was trying on them,
especially to young novices. These
youths came from Lyons, France. and
in that mild climate had no difficulty in
living up to the strict rules Of the
Dominicans. But here it was noticed
tAot bot1 TIC pllCStS allu AoNlteo ue-
gan to decline.
The French Dominicans came here
to escape the unfriendliness which ex.
lists against the Catholic orders in
France. In 1880 the Dominican fathers
OF the province of Lyons and their
novices were expelled from France.
They first went to Switzerland, then
to Holland, and finally to Jerusalem.
From Jerusalem they came to this
country in 1894.
v~indieation Of MoT',e Doctrine.
The decision of Il Swiss govern
ment, acting as a board of arbitration
In the Franco-Brazilian boundary dis
pute, In the estimation of Prof. John
Bassett Moore, is a vindication of the
Monroe doctrine.
Prof. Moore is considered an author
ity on international law. being an in
structor in that branch in Columbia
university. Prof. Moore recites the
history Of the disputed territory from
l1676 down to 1894, when the discovery
OF gold and subsequent disputes cul-
minated in the acceptance Of a plan Of
arbitration. The treaty of arbitration
was signed in 1897 at Rio de Janeiro.
The treaty Of Utrecht, signed IT'S
by both France and Portugal, gave to
the latter all territory between the
Amazon and the River Yapoc or Vim.
cent Pinson.
In the arbitration session Brazil con
tended that the Oyapoc (Yapoc) river
should be be considered the boundary.
France. on the other hand. claimed the
Araway, and the arbitrator were au.
thorized to designate as the Yapoc, or
Vincent Pinson Of the treaty Of Ut.
recht. either the Oyapoc, the Araway
or any intervening stream.
The decision of the Swiss govern
ment upholds the contention of Brazil
that the Oyapoc was the original boun.
Diary line.
That France gains not an inch of
territory, although her representatives
were confident Of a more extensive
domain. is, in the opinion of Prot.
Moore, a v%indication Of the Monroe
doctrine, inasmuch as Brazil may be
said to have stood for the American
cause.
Shot by Side Of His chiId's Cradle.
James McMullen Of Brooklyn. while
standing beside the cradle Of his child
In his own house, was shot and fatally
wounded early this morning by De-
tective Timothy Desmond OF the Fifth
avenue station. McMullen was taken
to the Norwegian hospital, where it is
said he cannot live. Desmond is held
without bail.
Detective Desmond lives almost op-
posite the McMullen home. He left
the station shortly after midnight,
saying he was going home.
McMullen had been visiting friends
in Manhattan. According to Mrs. Nc.
Mullen's statement, he was in the act
of unlocking his front door when Des.
mond appeared and asked him what
he was doing there.
Il belong here" said McMullen.
Il believe you are a thief" Desmond
u said to have replied.
Tho detective followed him to his
departments. where the argument was