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New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
CROP ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR.
PRELIMINARY FIGURES PREPARED By THE
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT.

washington Nov. I5.-The preliminary estimate
OF the average yield per acre Of corn in 100" as
published in the forth coming monthly report or the
statistician OF the Department Of Agriculture Is
zss bushels, as compared with an average ylelo OF
Eu bushels in 1899. Of 247 bushels in 1898. and
ten year average Of z1 bushels 1t Is esunated
that a. per cent Of the crop of 1888 was stii
IN the hands Of farmers November !. 1900 as
compared with 90 per cent OF the crop OF 1855 IN
farmers hands on November !. 1889, and 7-zo per
cent OF that Of 1897 in hand November l. 1898
The estimate of the yield per acre Of ouckwneat
IS Is bushels against average yield OF 1000
bushels in 1890 i2s bushels in 1885, and ten year
average of Iss bushels. The average for New
york and Pennsylvania the two States Of prin-
ctpal production. is Il bushels
The estimate Of the yield of potatoes Is eoS push
as AGAINST an average yield of SS6S bushels IN
1893 1918 bushels in 1888, and ten year average
~ "a & bushels The figure On hay is l28 tons.
AGAINST an average yield of l35 tons IN lSSs LOO
tons IN 1885, and Ten year average OF l2S IONS @ ~
nreiu1lnary estimate Of the cotton crop VIII ne
issued early in December.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
BIG HOTEL BURNED DOWN.

Binghamton. y. Y, Nov. Is (speciaD.-The Com
nercal Hotel the largest hosiery of this section
was totally destroyed by fire iE the village Of
Hamden. The building was a wooden structure
and loss OF life among the guests was narrowly
averted IT is supposed that the hre was caused
by overheated laundry apparatus in the basement
When discovered the flames had gained much
neadway. and the guests were aroused with diff
hculty. The means for fighting the flames were
limited. and nothing was saved from the building
Mrs. John CosgroYe. wife of the proprietor was
surrounded by flames in her room and given m
for lost. but was eventually rescued The lose is
estimated 5000 N NO0S 4S
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
REMOVAL or DEWEY ARCH BEGINS

GANG OF MsC PUT TO WORK LAST NIGHT
PEOPLE CARRY AWAY KEEPSAKES
The work OF removing the Dewey Arch and
colonnades was begun late last night A large
gang OF men was engaged in the task. The
foreman in charge Of the work told Tribune
reporter that he expected to have all the colon
nades removed before the morning.
Many persons watched the workmen remov-
ing the colonnades and some of them tried 10
get broken pieces that fell from the colonnades
tc carry home. Several were successful in
gathering souvenirs
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
JOHN ". YERKEs REAPPoINTED.
GIVES UP IDEA OF coNTEsT1NG KENTUCKY
GoVERNoRsHIP AND RESUMES REV
ENUE coLLEcToRsHIP.

Washington. Nov. 15.-John w Yerkes. late Re
publican candidate for Governor OF Kentucky. this
afternoon appointed Collector OF Internal Rev
enue for the With District. He will assume his
duties on November 20
Mr Yerkes. who resigned the office to which he
has been reappointed make his campaign for the
Governorship called on the Commissioner OF IN
terral Revenue to-day He said he had abandoned
all idea Of contesting Governor Beckhams election.
Leslie Combs chairman of the Republican State
Committee Of Kentucky. accompanied Mr.. Serkes.
He resigned his place as pension agent at LOUIS
vile 10 conduct the State campaign. It Is under
stood that he too. will be reappointed
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
WILLIAM BROOKS.

William Brooks who for many years prom-
nent in the building material trade and as
a contractor, died yesterday at his home No.
32S West Forty-sixth-st. His death was due to a
stroke of apopleXy. He had been sick for about a
month. MI Brooks born in 1925 In 1894 he
retired from the firm of William Brooks & Son.
dealers in building material and contractors. For
the last twenty-five years he had been member
Of the Church OF Zion and St. Timothy, in West
Fifty-seVenth-st He leaves three and two
daughters. The funeral will be held at the house
tomorrow night and the burial will be in Green
wood at the convenience of the family
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
DIR. J. DEvILLo MITCHELL.

Binghamton, n. Y, Nov. Is (SpeciaD.-The Rev
Dr. ]. Devillo Mitchell is dead at his home OF pneu-
Tnonia. He was one of the best known ministers in
Northern Pennsylvania and was personal friend
of President Abraham Lincoln. DR.. Mitchell was
born in Philadelphia, January l. 1919. He received
his education at jefferson College and Princeton
Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the
ministry in IS45 In 1893 he had married Miss Al
mira Carpenter. of Philadelphia. He is srI Ived bv
H D. Mitchell. son, OF New-Haven. Conn and
by Mrs. D. J. Beville, sister
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

Forty-four members of the Irish Brigade and
six of the American scouts who fought with the
Beers in the South African arrived here last
evening on the Hamburg american Line steamer
Fuerst Bismarck. They came in the steerage, and
were without money. A few Boer sympat hizers
of this city met them and took them to a hotel
for the night. They were dressed in campaign
uniforms.
They told stories OF Boer prowess. which placed
the burghers in a class with Samson regards
destructive power.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

owvNe to the demand tor space IN
She Sunday SvyhwMe Aduertisers
wiM confer a great taucr SS
sending in tMsH COPY at the
earliest momeNt.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

Albany. Nov IS (SpeciaD.-Senator Raines was
here to-day. visiting State officials. When asked II
he had prepared a State police bill he replied;
No. I have not. although I favor one. The one
presented two years ago was first brought 10 NE,
hut said Senator Ellsworth ought 70 introduce u
I think a State police bill would much improve the
police administration in all cities
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
REPrBL1c4y HEADQUARTERS LEASED.

PERMANENT NATIONAL OFFICES TO BE OPENED
IN WASHINGTON
Washington Nov. 15.-Within two weeks Repuon-
can National headquarters will be opened IN this
city apartments having been selected to-day In the
building at the northeast corner of Vermont-sve
and HIST All Of the furniture OF the Eastern head
quarters at New-York and part or that OF the mi
cago headquarters has been shipped 10 washington
for the use of the National COMMITTEE
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
DRUNKEN NAVAL OFFICER SENTENCED
11FrTENt>y- HouR1eAN. RECOMMENDED FOR
DISMISSAL. REDUCED TWO HUN
DRED NUMBERS.

Washington, Nov. 1s.-Secretary Long has acted
upon the findings Of The court-nardal which con-
,tcted Lieutenant Patrick Hourigan Of intoxcation
at Lisbon The Court sentenced him to dismissal
hut recommended clemency. so Secretary Long has
coumuted the sentence to reduction to the foot OF
the list Of lieutenants in the Navy, amounting 10
the loss of about two hundred numbers.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
TWO LAND PURCHASES.

Iinburn. " Y. Nov. IS (SpecaD-It is reported
that President E. B. Thomas of the Erie Railroad,
has purchased ninety acres of land here. with the
intention of building upon 1t house 10 cost s0Oo
1t is also said that President T c. Dfnning, or
the Allegheny Iron Works. has bought hundred
acres at Ramsey. N J.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
GLASGOW FREE FROM PLAGUE.

washington. Nov. 15.-Surgeon-General Wyman
of the Marine Hospital Service. this morning re-
ceived the following message from Dr. Thomas. al
Glasgow:
Glasgow. November Is.
Wyman. Washington. y. c.:
Port declared free from (plague) November Il
THOMAS.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

as long as he lives He has made some mistakes.
hnt he IS admired and loved by millions
Mr.. Mcclure said he was opposed to the pEoposssa SEQ
ToIicy OF home rule" He &6ded that If the people
Could not take their local affairs political
receiver should be appointed tor the whole State.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Mr.. Coler viii not do for Mayor. When the
respectable portion Of the community three years
ago was fighting for reform Mr.. Coler was one OF
the gang whom we we're nghting. and Is sun ap-
man-preferring regularity to righteousness; be-
sides his announcement of being follower OF
n p Hl and his afhliation with him ought to be
sufficient to secure his condemnation. No real re
form can from substituting Hill-Sheehan
ct al for Croker-Carroll ct al. Personally. Mr..
Coler is an excellent but he is too fond OF bad
company a FRFMONT-LOW REPUBLICAN.
New-York, Nov. Is. 1000.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The reasons which made Seth Tow NV orst
choice Tor Mayor three years ago still exist All
tnat was then said In his favor still be said
and more added For second choice Frederick n
Tappen. president Of the Union League a man Of
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: First choice. Charles 5. Adler. the only
in sight who knows how 10 cut into Tam
manv's own voting strength. and without that no
anti-Tammany candidate he elected. all our
Illusions the contrary Notwithstanding
J. WI
New-York Nov Is 1900
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
ADOLF PICHLER-
BOER ALLIES ARRIVE.

innsbruck Austria. Nov. 15.-Adolf Pichler. p
noet and novelist, is dead.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: First choice. who from the grip OF
vice will strive to this city; who Will drive the
swine that rule il beyond the ken ot Pity,
and failing he woman. Z q )
New-York. Nov. Is. 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: New-York City needs for Mayor first
of all practical business man. Some should
Re nominated who has enemies within the anti
Tammany lines Both Mr. Low and Mr. Coler have
many enemies. all OF whom would support bust
ness man who had never held political Office. Such
a William McCarroH. president Of thc
American Leather Company, of this city, would
unity all the anti-Tammauy forces Not only IL
Mr.. NcCarroII good business man. but he is also,
Christian and charitable in all his works. Let hts
friends speak out E. ". A.
Bro 1klyn Nov. a. 1860.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
Tiffany & CO.
Invitations for Weddings,
Receptions and other
Social Functions.

Tiffany & Co.'S equipment
for steel and copperplate en-
craving and printing is now
at the height of its effective
ness. Their facilities and
working power have never
been under more favorable
conditions than at present.
Orders for invitations to
weddings, receptions. dinners,
teas, etc, will receive prompt
attention.
UNION SQUARE
NEW YORK
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
To the Editor of The Tribune

TO the Editor or The Tribune.
Sir: If you had given three choices my third
choice would have been Charles s. Fairchild or an
other good and capable ant-Tammany Democrat
but not Coler. He has kept on increasing the num-
her of officials and increasing their salaries for
allegiance to Tammany x
w-Brghton, Nov. IL 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
MAYORALTY CAMPAIGN, Tribune Office, NeW-Iork
affairs wide experience and unquestioned integrity
New York, Nov. II, 1880 y. ". K

AFFAIRS wde eXperence and unquestloned lntegrlty.
New-York, Nov. H. 1880. y. ". K.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: 1 inclose ballot. filled in per instructions.
Having read the several communications the
Mayoralty question in your paper of this date
desire 10 suggest amendment 10 the law pro-
posed for enactment by your correspondent at I"
that, in addition deprving all those in Office OF
suffrage. provision should be made TO prevent any
person voting stated election from being
elected to office at said election being appointed
TO any position by any taking Office the
result Of such election. This would eliminate from
taking part in the election not only those in ONCE
and naturally desiring stay, but also the outs
wishing to get in and only those purely urSelAsh
and diSintereSted would participate in This highly
moral and utopian contest. HARLEM
Nov Il 19nn
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir. In inclosing my ballot kindly allow me to
saw that In no case should Mr.. Low or Mr.. Coler
ba' sIlnported by any of the Republican party.
The former il seems to me lacked good back
bone when IL was NEST needed and the latter has
quietly done all that the 1ammany thugs required
Of him save when some picturesque publicity
might come him. E. S.
Brooklyn Nov. 10. 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

BESIDES these 81 general officers, there are
l'o retired colonies. The entire retired list of
approximately $50 officers consists Of 81 gem
erals, LOG colonels, 40 Observation-Disclosures. 131
majors, go captains, "a first lieutenants IS sec
ond lieutenants and 20 chaplains There is no
restriction upon the increase of the retired list.
and every vacancy in the line and staff caused
by retirement IS at once filled by new ap-
Pointment The annual .etired pay is as fol-
lows:
Lieutenant general. $3.50; major general,
S5,625; brigadier- general $4125; colonel So 6o5;
Northumberland. $3.50: major, $3.50; cap
tain. mounted $500, and captain. not mounted.
81 500.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: | presume all readers of The Tribune will
comply with your request. but l wish that some of
them would refrain from objecting TO Mr.. Low for
the that they say he was too good to vote
for Blaine R. F. H.
Brooklyn, Nov. II, 1900.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16

To the Editor Of The Trfbune.
Sir: Bird s. Coler would have been my second
choice but in opinion he has discredited and
weakened himself anti-Tammany candidate
for Mayor by his course in the recent Presidential
campaign, not alone because Of his support Of
any other National issue has place In this local
campaign agaisnt Crokerisu-but If the BRYAN
ticket had been successful it is indisputable that
Croker would have been entrenched stronger than
ever probably permanently. and beyond all efforts
of a Combined opposition TO overthrow him. Mr..
Coler worked 10 accomplish this end by stumping
and voting for Brvan, and it is not his fault that
the efforts he made were in vain To claim that
Mr Cole- was insncere in his support OF Bryan
but did so merely appear regular" does him no
credit. A H. ,.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-16
the following:

Some of the ballots received yesterday We're
inclosed with letters Among the letters were
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-21
soNo RANCE GUNS.
Good Lesrcns Taught Other Nations by
the Boer Artillerymen.

Good Lesr ems fought Other Nations by
the Boer ArtilIerymen.
There is an effort being made In
Of the .Anglo-Boer war to profit, by
constructing ordinance of increased
range. The Beers got their greater
range not by having superior guns.
but by elevating the muzzle, as the
English found on: when the Beers
turned captured English guns upon
them. The English cannon fired az
far as tbs Boer cannon when the mux-
NE was given equal elevation. But
the point remains that the Beers
taught the world that superior range,
no matter how obtained, gives de-
cided practical advantage. In 1888 an
English 9.2-inch gun made record
with a range Of twelve miles. A Krupp
e.l6-irob four yeSrc later made new
record OF twelve hSd half miles. Re
Gently there hes been talk Of Ger
man gun that ranges fifteen mileA
But en- AmerisN& ordnance factory IL
preparing q 12-inch gun. 1t is said.
which is to carry . shell nineteen
miles. Its length Is to be equal TO
forty calibers and the 1,0so-pound
shell is TO have an initial velocity Of
5000 feet second. The difficulty in
obtaining extreme ranges lies largely
with the SIN carriage. Most gun car
riages permit an 12ssArion Of the muz-
sle of but seventeen degrees, whereas
the best possible range of any given
gun requires an elevation of forty-four
degrees. A laryer arc Of elevation IL
the lesson the Boer artillerists have
enforced The drawback of extreme
ranges g the ins c.suracy OF fire. The
Beers produced a great moral effect
upon the British by landing shells at
distances the British batteries could
not cover, but they seldom made hits.
They we're contens to demoralize their
foe by subjecting him to fire he
could not reply to. At Ladysmith, for
example. there were few good shots
It extreme ranges, so that the loss Of
life caused by cannot fire from great
distarces was trifiing. AS the range
increacos the chance OF missing like
wise increases, very small error in
the aim being multiplied more and
more the farther the shot goes. At
nineteen miles Il IL hard to believe
that one shot In thousand would hit
an ohoset no bigger than house.
Baltimore Sun.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-21
Great Britain Should Accept.

London, Dec. 19.-Henry Labou-
chere, discussing the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty in Truth, says: Although the
oretlcaily, we are not masters of the
Suez cana, we are so practically, ow-
ing to our tenure in Egypt and can
hold the Red sea. do not think the
United States senate is wrong in in
sorting the Davis amendment. The
questions are therefore, first, whether
we ought to risk creating ill-feeling
toward us on the part of the United
States, and second, whether we should
not be gamers by the construction of
the canal even II it were in the mill
tary occupation of the United States.
Having answered the first question
In the negative and the second in the
Affirmative. he concludes as follows:
Great Britain would be wise in &C
cepting the amended treaty"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-21
MARRIED WITHOUT COAT.
Dut He Had to Wait Fifty Years for
His Brides Consent.

Dut He Had to Walt Fifty Years for
His Brides Consent.
The whirligig of time that event
ually makes all things even made
1t possible for both Thomas Hartigan
and Susan Thompson to keep their
vows that prevented them for half a
century from marrying, and yet per-
mitted them, only a week ago, to wed
after all. Fifty years ago Thomas
Hartigan, in sort of boyish prank,
declared that he should marry in his
shirt sleeves. His bride, Susan Thomp-
son, went to the church on her we'd
ding day, never thinking that her
lover was serious in what he said.
but when he appeared at the altar
and declared that he should never
marry except in his shirt sleeves, then
she said she would never marry him
II he did not put on a coat. So there
was no wedding. All this happened
in the Cascade valley, near Renva,
Pa. After winning wealth in Cali
fornia Hartigan returned to the Cas-
cade valley three years ago. Susan
thompson was still there. They talk
ed of marrying, but each was still firm
in the declaration in regard to the
shirt sleeves they had made so years
ago. Last summer the shirtwaist man
appeared. Thomas Hartigan decided
that II he wore a shirtwaist at his
wedding he would be fulfilling his VOW
OF marrying In his shirt sleeves to the
letter. Miss Thompson decided that
fashion had given the shirt waist the
dignity of coat. and that she could
marry a man wearing a shirt waist
without breaking her vow mover to
marry Tom Hartigan unless he wore
coat. And so they were married,
and Tom Hartigan wore the most
elaborate shirt waist that the store
keeper In Renova could get in Phila-
delphia. So the male shirtwaist has
not lived In vain.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-12-21
4 5R IL Of DIRT MAY GsE K - y sst7s
TULeL& SHAME CLEAN HOUSE VITA
SAP O. 10

With this proposition accepted means an in
vestment OF not less than $4,000 exclu sive o
stock. We solicit your early consideration OF
this matter. III the same Is accepted we wish
TO start at once that we may be ready for spring
trade.
And we also agree TO furnish the city wi IN
insure the same buildings in favor Of said city
CRAs. ID. SYNEs
L. A. SANDERHooF.
Mayor Osbrrn rel orted that City Assessor
Common Council, that he could not accept the
offic of assessor next year at the salary he was
now getting, and that unless he could gel % D
per year he would not accept OF the same
Mayor Osburn appointed us Committee from
the Council to act In conjunction with the
other committees on public library, Pierpont,
Curry, and Stratton.
Following claims and aecou, Is weqe present.
ed and referred 10 the committee on claims and
accounts.
From Contingent Funds. It. Van Dusen
1856, Owosso Paint g. Wall Paper Cod .65 John
Brooke Il Son 7s3, l. Gould IS o. Dewey
200, John Keagle 1920.
w E Merrill 800. John Ashford sos, Geo Cook
1.50, A j Burke 24.00, Vim Ross 70 90, K 3
Tub5s d.Uo, j King z4.sS M Keyte so.7a, w Ball
O.9O
BAH Street sewer-John Davies s,si 80
Shiawassee. Clinton and elm ST. sewer John @
Lieht Fnrd-owosso Gas Light Go ass
From Highway Fnnd-A W Bomes &264 j
q 4 ffiesese BIS, M Wood Al 20: Jas Helt
la.eo, yas Doyle 1850. o & @ Electric Co $40,
Ball 10 90, Dan Sign 4.So, Com Aiken 2. 70,
X r Marsh 048, A " Holmes IsiSI VIM r
Gabriel ass; A steggail . Is Sniawassee Boiler
From Water Works Fund wadhams OIL s.
Grease Co. 4S.i6, James Walker & Son 1883
argus Pub. CO % 20, o 4 ELECTRIC Co, 8 20
pdns & on 1879. John Brooks & Son 1921, q o
Dewey LOO, Il Haun Las, A Reed 49, G RI BAL
q u.s. II Frain 70, Albert Todd & co. 5e ST. &;
Q Dewey soe, e Ham LIS Wheelock LOO
Pei,ce Fund.z n Ross IA oo aeo,os nr,c,,
5000. Lee II Retain So 90, Fraok Mack 3s 90
Board of Health Fund-wm. Jones LOO
Aid Curtis presented following report, which
was upon motion received and oroered placed
on file.
Owosso. Dec IS 1900.
Dear Sir: Enclose herewith receipt for a15s,
Gnes this day, deposited With city treasurer,
S Seos B. ito Hecaushua.
Owosso, ~ 10 de0o.
Received OF Geo B. MeCaueh n elo5 fines,
TO the credit OF T M. Wiley.
mittee on streets ana sdexsiks be Instr ucted
W build fence along the side Of the embank-
n ent on Main street near the Ann Arbor rail-
xId. svisS presented folio folio Wing report. which
was upon mot5on received and ordered placed
on die
Owosso. Dec 8, 1900.
Hon. Fred Edwards. City Clerk.
OwJsso, Mich
Dear Sir: Band you herewith receipt for
OF People vs. Luckhurst.
Truly yours,
Geo. b. McCauRhna,
Justice Of the Peace.
Owosso. Mich. Dec 5 1900
@. b. McCaugbna, Justice OF the Peace. has
deposited In this bank ei'.35 20 the credit OF + |
N Wiley for CITY Of Owo>sc IN general account |
10 duplicate. ~, Taylor
Cashier C]tz MS Savings Bant. !
Aid Jordsp presented lbe following report /