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The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
A YEAR OF SHIpDUILDIKG
Official Figures Show an Increase of
3O,042 Gross Tons Over 1898.
Atlantic and Inland Wards Builders Of Nest
of the New ships Coasts
Small showing Enormous Out.
put of British Yards.

The total number OF vessels built and
officially numbered by the Bureau of Nav
igation during the calendar year just end
ed was 9j4, of 267,642 81 oss tons, as COM
pared with $50 Of 237.6O0 gross tons for the
year 1898
Steam vessels built during 1893 NUMBERED
42l of 160132 gross tons, as compared with
$50 Of 1922 gross tons for 1893. Sail yes
sells numbered 533 Of 107, SO grors tons, as
compared with 4O5 of 81 .99s gross tons for
1895
The increase is almost wholly on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts. where 65S vessels
Of 1883 gross tons We're built as COM
pared with 5SS vessels o.. 5000 gross tons
for 1898
On the Pacific coast ol,ly ia vessels OF
20 ,0S7 gross tons were bUd1, as compared
with 240 of 61,923 gross I Ons for the pre-
vious year This falling q I'm construction
on the Pacific coast, in spite of the fact
that the Alaskan trade next year will be
very large, is due partly to- the belief that
American merchant vesselz; hitherto en-
ployed as transports TO Mani "a viii be re-
leased and enter the coasting trade in the
spring.
Construction on ths lakes comprised 20
vessels, Of 72,O94 gross TONS. Gas compared
with 66 OF 1851 gross tons f0I 1898; on the
Mississippi and Western rivers liz Of .S42
gross tons, as compared with Ill of 14,6O5
gross tons for 1898.
OF steel steam vessels. almos wholly for
the coasting trade. 75.S13 gross tons were
built on the seaboard, and 50,Sjj gross tons
on the Great Lakes, as COM ared with
80 2l9 gross tons Oil the seaboarSi and AZ ,4l0
gross tons on the Great Lakes for 1895.
The construction of 1913 gross tons of
steel steam vessels on the seal1oard is the
largest output of this description in our his
tory. For purposes OF comparison it may
be noted that unofficial figures show that
s., 634 gross tons of steel steamE hips and
another built n ,501 gross tons during the
year Eighteen British shipyards di Ting the
past year launched each over 3stp0 gross
tons Of steel steamships. The total output
for the United Kingdom for the ear has
not been ascertained. but il will eX ceed IA
steamships of 1,363, ,3lS gross tons, practi-
cally all of which were steel, built during
1898
The returns for the first six months of
the fiscal year show the construc ton in
the United States of 527 vessels of 133, ,iS7
gross TONS as compared with 5l1 YES Iels of
l3O,l54 gross tons for the correspond og six
months of the previous fiscal year None
OF the foregoing figures includes u1 rigged
barges and canal boats. Including these
the total documented tonnage built In the
United States during the current fiscal
year bids fair to be somewhat over 300 900
gross tons.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
COL. W. A. ELDERKlN DEAD.
Formerly COmmissary General ON Sstafs
of Gen. Merritt and Gen. Brooke.

MlddletOWn, y. Y. Jan. 1-COl. VIII IAN
Anthony Elderkin, U. S. A, retired, djed
here to-day. aged sixty years. AS asst st
ant commisSary general, he was as one
time connected with the chief COmEnis-
sary department of the lakes on the staff
Of Gen. Merritt and Gen. Brooke. He
was retired two years ago owing to i'll
health. He graduated from West Ion'n
in 1861. He married daughter OF Raw.
p. d. Curley, of Washington, d. c.. end
President Lincoln gave the bride Gwa.s.
Kansas City, Mo, Jan. Mrs. Ml-y
b. Hubbard, widow of Chester Hubba.:e.
is dead at the home of Horace b Jeffri ss.
in Clay County. aged seyenty-six yeats.
She came to Kansas City with her nus
band in 1854 and played a conspicuous
part in the escape in 1854 Of 'iov. Reeder.
Of Kansas, the noted Free Slater
ReedeT, with other Kansas Free StaterS.
had been indicted for high treason, hut
after being hidden by friends in Kansas
City, he was spirited away by the Hub
bards and others. first to Butler. No, then
TO Bloomington. H., and thence 20 Chi
cagO and Detroit.
Mrs. Hubbard's aart was in escaping
with tho Kansas legislative papers and
Reeder's trunk. containing his clothes
and private papers. She sewed the leg
iSlative papers IN her dress.
York, Pa, Jan. George V. MetZel,
founder of the Improved Order of Hep
tasophs, died suddenly ar his home in
StewartstOwn this morning. He was aged
seventy-five years. On December Is he
celebrated his golden wedding Deceased
was a native of Baltimore. hut had re-
sided in this county the past twenty-five
years.
London. Jan. Frank Sheppard OF
the American variety team OF Wood e.
Sheppard. died Sunday night from pneu-
monia. He had been preparing 10 return
10 the United States after two years
visit TO Europe
New York. Jan. Edward Todd. q
weIl-known manufacturer Of gold pens
and pencil cases, is dead al his home in
this city.
New York. Jan. Mrs. Margaret Har-
ris, sixty-seven years Of age. whose home
is in Harrisville. Va. died suddenly of
heart failure to-day at the corner of West
and Barclay streets. She fell 10 the side
walk without warning, and expired in a
few moments. She was the wife OF James
Harris. CT Harrisville, and a sster-in-lay
OF Gen. T. M. Harris, who served In the
civil war under Gen Mcclellan She has
been in This city visiting her children,
and was on the way 10 Hoboken. accom-
panied by her son. 7. @, Harris, student
In the medical department Of the Cnivsr-
sitv Of Pennsylvania, when she was
stricken.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
HIGHER WAGES IN W0OLEN MILLS.
Forty Thousand Employees in New England
Affected by the Increase.

Boston, Jan. IA general advance in
wages went into effect in the great woolen
industry OF New England to-day. Only a
few small concerns have not given their
employees a raise in pay. 1t is estimated
that to-day's advance will directly affect
1900 hands
The general movement was begun by the
American Woolen Company early in De
cember when the directors decided TO
make an advance of 10 per cent.
An increase IN wages also went into ef-
feet to-day In a number OF the yarn mills,
including the plants of the Dexter Yarn
Company, American Yarn Company, and
Green & Daniels Manufacturing Company
of PaWtucket, X. l.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
C0ASTlEG STEAMER OVERDUE.
The George Farwell, a small Vessel with a
Crew of seven. Last Heard of Dec. II,

New York, Jan. 1-Some anxiety is be-
ing telt in regard TO the coasting steamer
George Farwell, from New Orleans via
Port Tampa for New York.
Mr.. Pickett, of the firm of Ray & Flick
EFT, ship-brokers, on South street, father
OF the captain of the, vessel, said to-day
that he received a letter from his son at
Port Royal, S. c., dated December q.
which stated that the Farwell put in there
that day on account Of storm, and in
tended TO sail next day.
A storm was raging at that time which
may have prevented the little steamer
sailing on the day intended, but she must
have left shortly thereafter She carried
a crew of about seven men.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
Need a Peruvian Minister.

Lima, Peru. via Galveston, Tex, Jan. L
The press. reviewing the events Of the
past year and the present situation of
Peru. urged the immediate appointment
Of a PeruYian minister at Washington,
especialiy nog that the United States
government Is an important factor in all
International questions relating 10 the
American continent.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
ITALIAN RIOTERS PARDONED.
Included i'm Hing Humbert's Amnesty
Granted All Public Offenders.

Rome, Jan. liking Humbert yesterday
proclaimed amnesty for all persons con-
victed or charged with crimes against the
public security and the freedom OF labor,
as well as political press offenses.
This implies a pardon for those pun
ished for participating in the riots that
startled Italy during the early part of
the year
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
Negro 10 BE Hanged for Murder.

Special 10 The Post
Petersburg, Va, Jan. deputy Sheriff
Boisseaa, of DinWiddie County called
here tonight for Junius Robinson, a
negro. who is TO be hanged at Dinwiddie
Court House tomorrow. for shooting and
killing W. NJ. Jolly last October. The
murder was a most unprovoked one, and,
threats Of lynching being made Robin
son was brought here for safety, and has
bean here since. Jolly was a prominent
merchant and farmer OF Dinwiddie. He
was killed short distance from his store
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
CHARGED With mATRiClOE.
Savannah Printer Alleged TO Have ChOk ed
His AGED Mother 10 Death.

Savannah, Ga. Jan. Mike Z. Burke.
white, aged forty, a printer, was arrested
last night on a charge of having choked
to death his mother, Della Burke, aged
sixty-six. The man is supposed to have
been drunk.
In tipsy condition he reported to rela-
tives that his mother was dead. a physi-
clan was called. This is a case for the
coroner" he said.
There were scratches on the face and
blue marks of fingers on the throat. Upon
the coroner's order, Burke was arrested.
The man and his mother lived in squalor
in two bare rooms.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
pwi.btL Noody Lefr No win.

Springfield. Mass. Jan. Ia petition was
presented IN the Probate Court here to
cav by v. f. Moody eldest son OF the IaIe
evangelist, Dwight l.. Moody. asking that
ne be appointed administrator OF his
fathers estate The petition VIII be actei
upon tomorrow. when il Is expected tha;
the request viii be granted. Mr.. Moody
left no will
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
p.,rsyIyauja n Railroad Pension RoII.

Philadelphia. Jan. 1.-The system Of
pensioning old employees of the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad Company on the lines east
Of Pittsburg was inaugurated to-day.
About $50 men, who, by reason OF long
service in the eompany's employ, have
become incapacitated for further active
duty, were retired on pensions that aver
age nearly half the wages they received
when at work Thus far nc person hold
fng a position of Importance has been af-
fected hV the pension rule
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
COLD WEATHER FOX HUNTING,
Three HuntsmeH Only ut the Meet-Rey-
nard Caught After Three.hOur Chase.

] optCIdI % Tie fUsI.
Annapolis, Md, Jan. 1.-Prof. n. NJ
Terry, Sydney E. Merriam, and F. E
Cunningham. with the assistance of !
houndm9ster, started a prey fox with q
pack Of ten or twelve hounds to-day
The fox commenced 10 run between Mil
lersvilie and Round Bay.
lie was caught after three-hour chase
near Little Round Bay, and Prof Terry
brought him home 10 be stuffed A large
party, including several ladies', was Il
have been al The meet but the extreme
cold chilled the ardor of all save those
mentioned
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
Eight ~uddem Deaths in n Week.

Charleston, s. c.. Jan L-During the
past week there have been eight sudden
deaths OF young negroes from Bady's Is
land, In the vicinity OF the Central PhOs-
phate Works. Beaufort County. this State
There are suspicious that the whisky
they used was either tampered with or
not chemically pure The eighth man, the
mail carrier OF the company died to-day
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
e.,.r. Mare Active since Eay,bsvuk.

san Diego, Cal. Jan. l.-Charies Tag
CART, who arrived in this city to-day from
the C0cODah country OF Lower California,
raports that the earthquake OF Christmas
Day had a marked effect on the geysers Of
that region, causing them 10 spout Win
rsdoubled force.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
New of Value in Au.triu,

Vienna. Jan. Under the new currency
laws. which went into force to-day
throughout Austria Hungary. the for.n
and kreuzer disappear. The new unit l.
the krone. equaItng half kreuzer. after
the Introduction or the gold standard the
krone viii be yorth 7 franc centimes.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
NAVY TO EQUAL ARMY
rmperOr Determined to Carry
Out His Plans.
pqT,V OF 4 GREATER GERMANY

,-,sFiaIi,Iic Declaration. Mt the Rededs-
-.,isa Of thr Prus-isn Flag- in the Hall
.Ct.tories oTd- that LEFT ~ Deep I'm
.r...iou on The Minds OF Diplomats Pres
ssf-The Principle OF Unity aud IndiVisi-
.Hip OF the FatheriaBd.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
nas.aehu.er,. Murderer to BE Hansed.

BaFng,able. Mass. Jan. l.--Edgln Hay
Snow. charged with the murder OF james
r. WhlttemOHe. az Yarmouth. last Oeio-
Der. ~as arraigned al a special session 0f
Superior Court here to-day. before
= 'ge Higgins lie pleaded guilty and
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02

interesting than they used TO te. They
are filled not With discourses By layIneH
on the subject sf sustihcatio1 ard ssneti-
ffcation. which lay dise0ursss administer
more 10 the facetiors tnan - me sdify-
ing. but with stories OF what God has
done for the soul How everything sua-
denly CHANGED. how the promises became
taisamic In t'rnes OF Iacsrali0u: how he
vas personally nelped Uut. and helped 20.
and helped Cn' Nothing can STAND te-
fore suCh story OF personal rescue, per
sonal transformation. personal lllumita-
ton. The mightiest and most skillfui ar
sument against Christianity collapses un-
der that Ingrammatical but sincere state
meHt The atheistic professor Of natural
philosophy goes down under the story CT
that backwoodsman's conversion.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
Life Is bur a Brief Tale.

TT does not take long to tell all the vi
cissitudes Of life-the gladness and the
griefs, the arrivals and the departures
the successes and the failures, the
victories and the defeats, the UPS
and the downs The longer we live the
shorter the years. We hardly gel over
the bewildering fatigue OF selecdag gifts
for children and friends and see that The
presents get OF in time 10 arrive on the
appropriate day. than We see anoth=r ad-
vancing group OF holidays Autumnal
fruit so sharply chases the summer hsr-
vest, and the snow Of the white bIos-
SONS Of springtime come so soon after the
SHOWS Of winter. II is a remark so often
made that II fails TO make any impress
sion. and the platitude that calls forth
no reply: How rapidly time goes
Every century Is big wheel Of wears
which makes hundred revolutions and
breaks down Every year Is a big wheel
OF months, and makes twelve revolutions
and then ceases. Biologists and theolo-
gians go into Celebrations Of guesses az
TO how long the world will probably last
how long before the volcanic forces vii
explode IL or meteorie stroke desnolish /;
or the cold Of lcng winter freeze out its
ike The night OF 4 weaver'E shuttle, or. &c
David intimates In my text. a story quick
~ told and laughed al and gone and dis
placed by anoIaer story. as tale that is
told
Il have TO say that IL life is 80 short se
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
Coal Famine in Western Germany.

.''! famine prevails IN western Ger
"lt '--iEess concerns AT Dusseldorf
I..UDaea Tor permission 10 deliver
M .'a. .-fs al the mines on Sundays.
, 'D''A German Lloyd Steamship
.i-s has ordered a number or new
-...... .. aEa is raising its ocean feet 10
a.. Eve vessels, the largest number un-
-" we control Of any company ia the
L'oi Tor Training railway experts
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
To wsrthily End n Century.

Through medical science the worlds
longevity may be greatly lmproyeI IN the
future. as 10 has been In the past, but Il
would not be well for people 10
live too long. Some OF them would
through their skill at acquisitiyeness
gather too much. and some rnal-
ti-fnnlionaires would become blllionalres
and trillionsirez. and some one would
after a while pocket a hemisphere No
Death d useful in its financial limitations
ard then all have enough sorrogE and an
n0yanees and sufferings BY the time they
become n0na.enarians or eentenarsans 20
make II desirable 20 quit. Besides that
Il would not be fair 20 long 10 kees 40
many good Old people out OF heaven. - n
population or the fires Of last eonhagra-
ton burn H. That Is all very well. but -
far as the present population Of the earth
II concerned. the world viii last buf H.
tie longer. We begin life with a cry AMI
sud IL With 4 sscan. and the eTy sng
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02

have not much of il to waste. In ali our
engagements 10 O'Clock ought 20 be 10
O'Clock. and O'Clock O'Clock and 8
O clock o'clock. I will not waste your
time, and you must not waste my time.
JUST reproof was that which Mrs. Wash
ington, the wife Of tie first President.
gave James Peals. the great painter. His
daughter says: Ny father .,.d an en-
gasement TO paint a miniature OF Mrs.
Washington in Philadelphia. the general
being then out OF town. lie was obliged
u go 20 her house. and the appointment,
tor a sitting was arranged at ! o'clock IN
the morning
The Washington weekly post., 1900-01-02
Power of a Simple Tale.

Us OIiYer Cromwell, on the anniyers.
airy OF his greatest victory. followed hi.
darling daughter TO the grave, so in IN,
humble st ana most Unpretaading life ther.
has be En a commingling Of gladness anf
g0oT.s. Of triumph and despair. Eothipe
that u avid Garrick eve2 enacted ar DrIrS
Lane 'Thesaer in the way Of tragedy. OF
Char1a5 Matthews ever played in Coyent
Garden in the way OF comedy, exceIlet
things VIII ch on : small scale have beer
seen in fh.e life OF obscure men and Wo.
men. 5lSny profound and learned ser
mon has put the audience 10 sIeep. yhil,
some Ea.n whose phraseOlosy could nor b,
parsed and whose attire Was cut and ft.
ted an q made up by plalnest housewife
has Ia d the s.Ory Of his life in a va,
that melted tie prayer-circie into tea ?,
IS easily as a warm April sun dissolve.
The snow n: the previous night.
oh 20 ;. while we spend our years a.
a tale IN AT is told il j. an interesting
story. u Is the story ~ an Immortal
and thaC makes II interesting He 4
launched on an ocean Of eternal years
IN d yOyagN. that viii never terminate H.
is striking zhe keynote OF an anthem o,
a GiTge tn II will never c1me 10 las last
baF. That j. what sGakgs the devotional
meetings az modern times 80 much mole
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
s1,e72,78e.1e s522, ,5so.5s s2,o24, 12s.s5

$1 2,7S6.16 $522, ,590. .56 $2,024, .95 | Decrease week of 1900, $S51, ,343.79.
 Balances week of 1899, $612,605.21. Difference balances, 0,01465. | Cearings week of 1S9S $1,556, ,330.92
 Clearings week of 1897, $1,217, ,165.44 Clearings week of 1S96 $1,302, 266.23 Clearings week of 1885 $1, 366,515.21.a
 Dividends soon due are:
 American Tin Plate preferred, 1% per l cent, payable January 31; books closed January 10.
 Atchison preferred, 11a per cent, pay | able February l. books closed January | 10.
 American Tobacco preferred, per cent, payable February 1; books closed January 15. | American Tobacco common, 1h per cent payable February 1; books closed January 10. American Car Foundry preferred, 1% per cent, payable February 1; books closed January 10. 4
 American Steel Hoop preferred, 1% per cent, payable January 31; books closed January 20.
 Boston and Maine preferred, per cent, payable March 1; books close February 15.
 Chicago Great Western preferred A, 21a per cent, payable January 31; books closed December 26.
 Central New Jersey, 1A per cent, payable February i; books closed Janu- ary 15.
 Colorado and Southern first preferred, ? per cent, payable February IA; books clCse January 31
 Delaware and Hudson, 1A per cent, payable March 15; books close Febru- ary 2S.
 H. B. Claf1in first preferred, 1A per cent, payable February 1: books closed January 24.
 General Electric preferred, 3A per cent, payable January 31; books closed January 15.
 Canada Southern, 1 per cent. payable February 1; books closed December 30
 Great Northern preferred, 1A per cent, payable February l; books closed January 15.
 Illinois Central, 21a per cent, payable March 1; books close January 3f.
 Louisville and Nashville, per cent, payable February 10; books closed Jan- uary 26.
 JLdke oHoIe, op2 per Ceut., pdydDle January 29; books closed December 30.
 New England Telephone, IF per cent, payable February 15; books close Janu- ary 31.
 Northern Pacific preferred, per cent, payable March 5; books close February | z.
 Northern Pacific common, per cent, payable February 5; books closed Jan uary il.
 National Lead, i per cent, payable | March 5; books close February 15.
 Omahas preferred. 31a per cent, paya be February 20; books close February 3.
 Omaha common, annual dividend 5 | per cent, payable February 20; books close February 8. Pressed Steel Car, 1h per cent, paya- ble February 9; books closed January 20. Pullman Car company, ? per cent, February IS; books close Feb- ruary l.
 Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg, 1A per cent, payable February 15; books close January 31.
 United States Rubber preferred, per cent, payable January 31; books closed January 15.
 United States Rubber common, 1 per cent, payable January 31; books closed January 15.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
WOULD HAVE NO RIVAL AROUND

"I have always believed" the colonel continued, that animals have far more intelligence than they are commonly credited with. l am sure they can talk to one another.
 "A case in point: You see that tur- key gobbler and hen out thereT Let me tell you an actual fact about them. L. M Johnson presented me with very handsome peacock, He was q splendid bird, and the beauty of his plumage was the wonder of the neighborhood.
 one afternoon l saw him struttin5 around and making magnificent dis play of his gorgeous tail feathers. Mrs. Turkey looked on admiringly for while and trotted over to where gobber was quietly mapping under peach tree They were engaged for a mo- ment in earnest conversation.
 "Then MT. Gobbler strengthened him. self up, stifiened up his wings gave strut and spread his tail feathers. Madam gave a contemptuous toss of her head and evidently laughed at him.
 'I could see the fire in the gobbler's eye, and told MT. Boubel, my engineer, who was with me at the time, to look out and we would see some fun, and we did. That gobbler marched straight over to where the peacock was still pi-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29

A HUGE MAP OF NEW YORK CITY.
 One of the most interesting exhibits which will be sent from the United States to Paris will be huge map of New York city. which is now in pro gress of construction under the chief to- geographical engineer of the board of public improvements. It measures twenty eight by twenty-four feet and is on a scale of slv hundred feet to the inch, and includes all the boroughs of the great city and considerable of the adjoining territory Twelve draughts- men are now working On the map in- doors, and there is field force of eight men working outside. The map shows all the trees, parks, piers, ferries and railway lines; displays contour lines and elevations of every point In the city, and more than one thousand square miles of the territory are embraced and all buildings of any importance whatev- er are indicated. In each corner will be pen and ink drawing twelve by eigh- teen inches, showing some notable view of the city, and around the edge are to be smaller sketches of various public buildings. A hard wood platform and bronze brackets and rallings make up the mounting of the map. In connec- tion with it there will be exhibited a copy of relief map in the museum at Albany showing Manhattan Island in 1776 and also two charts of the city as it looked in 1641 and 1900. The four maps will form an opportunity for the study of the city'sl growth during the past three hundred years.-Scientifc Ameri- can.