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New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
LAKE CARRIERS ASSocIATIoNs ACTION.
TO DO GRAIN sHovELLING AT BUFFALo-wANT
MORE REVENUE CUTTERS TO ENFORCE
NAVIGATION RULES.

Detroit Jan. 1.-THE Grain Shovelling Committee
of the Lake Carriers Association 10 which
referred the handling Of the grain the elevators
in Buffalo for the ensuing year, met to-day and
reappointed Thomas W. Kennedy superintendent of
the shovellng, which viii again be done by the
association itself The subcommittee of four with
Captain Edward Smith, Of Buffalo the head
which took active charge Of the shovelling last
year, also continued in Office for the ensuing
year.
After an executive session lasting hours. the
convention adopted the idea of the Seamen's FEEDER
alton. Members Of this federation, which will be
controlled by the Lake Carriers Association. will
pay a certain small portion Of their wages into
beneficiary fund, from which death and accident
benefits Will be paid TO the sailors their families
The dues Of the association for the coming season
were fixed at three cents ton for vessels of l40O
tons or less, and four cents ton for vessels OF
The Committee on Aids to Navigation 10 which
was referred the request Of the shipmasters'
Citations OF Cleveland and Milwaukee that the rules
gerOus portions Of the Detroit and ST Clair rivers
be amended 10 correspond. in the main, with the
rules governing navigation Of ST Marys River.
ported IN FAVOR OF adhering 10 the present rules
in these channels. They urged, however, that the
United States Government be pettioned to place a
revenue cutter in the rivers that the
rules are ObeYed.
This committee also reported in favor Of -etiton-
ing The Government for two new revenue cutters,
70 cost $4,000 each, one TO patrol the St. Mary's
ItFer and the other the Detroit and ST. Clair
rivers. The report was adopted.
A resolution was adopted by the convention urg-
Ing the passage OF House bill No. IS76. which
lates the OF the water Of Lake Superior bv the
Sault Ste Marie Power Canal Company. Repre-'
sentatNes OF both the canal company and the Lake
equitable to both interests. and the Lake carriers
VIII urge ITS passage by Congress
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
CARNEGIE'S PLANS AT CONNE4UT
DRYDOCKS AND SHIPYARDS NEAR
STEEL TUBE PLANT

Ashtabula, Ohio. Jan. i (SpeoiaD.-"The Conneaut
Evening News is authority for the statement that
Andrew Carnegie will erect at Conneaut Harbor, in
close proximity to the tube works, drydocks
and shipyards. which will employ in the neighbor-
hood OF from two thousand 10 three thousand men
the year around. The is regarded of the
utmost Importance to Conneaut. There are two
reasons given forthe erection Of these plants. One
IS that the Carnegie company undoubtedly wishes
to be independent of the combination which
trolls the shipbuiding plants Of the Lakes, and
other is that with the growth of the harbor at
Conneaut drydock is absolutely necessary for the
repair work which vessels require.
There is no drydock between Cleveland and Buff
falo on Lake Erie When any extensive repairs
to be made, it is found necessary to make a
trip to one of these distant ports. The building OF
these shipyards and drydock would open another
line of strong competition with the great ship
building combination year ago il said that
this move would be made by Mr. Carnegie. II Is
now said that work on the construction of the new
plants will begin in the spring and that plans
already drawn for the plants Such a movement
could naturally be expected follow the building
up Of such gigantic industries those embraced
in Carnegie's big harbor and tube works which are
be
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
REPORT FRoM TAFT CoMnIsS1oy
PROFITABLE FIELDS FOR AMERICAN EN-.
TERPRIsE AND CAPITAL IN THE
PHILIPPINES.

Washington, Jan. IL (SpeciaD. D.-Secreta-v
Root expects to send to Congress tomorrow AN
important and voluminous report Just receives
from the Taft Commission at Manila on tha
varied wealth and resources of the Philippines
with exact statistical data proving beyond doubt
what profitable fields exist in the islands ro
American enterprise and capital to deveIon
Those who have general idea of the contarts
of the report are confident that it will exci,a
widespread interest and go far TO quiet all on
position to the maintenance Of American sov
ereignty. if 1t does not result in a considerable
emigration from this country to the islands
General Macarthur, at the instance of Adm
tant-General Corbin. has put into operation 4.
plan for keeping the Administration more INIT
mately acquainted with happenings in the Phil
ippines by which he is to forward an official
diary to the War Department every two weeks
The first instalment. covering the period frou
November 30 to December 10. has Just arrived
and will be printed in few days 1t presents
day by day complete view of the military and
governmental situation. reported to him from
all parts of the group. and as developing in the
transactions of his office as Governor and COM
manding general. Heretofore reports have only
been made on special subjects generally relat
ing to matters that had been settled by cabIe
months before.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
DEBATE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER
INCIDENTS OF THE DISCUSSION OVER THE LAY

INCIDENTS OF THE DISCUSSION OVER THE Law
OF ASSOCIATIONS.
Paris Jan. 1I.-In the Chamber Of Deputies
to-day the debate on the Law of Associations
was continued. the Deputies listening TO two
long speeches from directly opposite positions.
NJ. Jaques FIou, Deputy for St. Gaudens. rep
resenting the allied Liberal Catholics. pleaded
for liberty and for fidelity to the ideas Of the
old National faith.
NJ Georges TroUillot, Republican, Deputy for
Lons-le-Saulnier. who is the official reporter OF
the measure. spoke for the committee, and
clearly described the limits and object OF the
bill. Hereafter. he explained. all associations.
religious nOn-religious, would be free, and
only when associations attempted TO live as
communities would the special laws be invoked.
In conclusion he eXhOrted the Chamber TO pass
the BILL asserting that the anger which IL had
aroused was, for the most part. artificial
During the speech OF NJ. Trouillot a stranger
in the gallery cried out:
You scoff at the people and the represents
tives of the republic"
An attendant Immediately removed him, but
the incident created a momentary excitement
The disturber proved to be a lawyer who was
at one time student in one OF the Jesuit In
Stitutions.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
PERA SCARED BY 4 SEARCHLIGHr

Constantinople correspondence Of The London Mail
Although the East is the birthplace Of astronomy
the modern Oriental is perhaps more behindbani
than any other people in his knowledge of the
science OF the stars fair idea Of his astronomical
notions may be formed by the following incident:
On Wednesday night comet" was seen in
Pera, and there was much uneasy speculation
about the possibility Of its coming into collision
with the earth and crushing the terrestrial globe
The comet was somewhat erratic in its movements
and although at times il stood still for several
minutes IL moved about rreguaFly, north or south
east or west, with extraordinary agility The only
nNeo point was the extremity of the tail but that
was not visible from all parts of Pera
The unexpected stellar visitor. whose arrival
astronomers so gnomniously failed to predict was
no other than the electric searchlight from the
Russian dispatch boat. which had turned on its
directed them to the sky anu
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
GROVER CLEvELAND's SPEECH.

After the health Of the Queen had been drunk
DIR. Van Dyke introduced Grover Cleveland a
man whose speech whose silence is always on a
solid gold basis" Mr. Cleveland said:
The cordial welcome you extend to is exceed
ingy grateful and comforting for it gives me
grain of satisfaction in the ordeal that confronts
me. l convinced that the OF making an
after dinner speech without distress is me a
saved from complete wretchedness in my efforts in
that direction by the kindness and liberation of
those who good enough to listen to me- |
cannot resent the charge that apt to preach a
occasions of this kind; for am afraid
this accusation is justified 1t has been my lot
to be much the sober side of life and to feel
the pressure of great responsibilities. Besides, l
believe it sometimes happens that of
light hearted gayety creates condition of popular
thought and impulse that may prohtaby be
steaded by sedate suggestions and the expression
of conservative sentment-eVen though il may be
called sermoniZing. At any rate, am quite willing
to take humble place among the sermonizers
in this time OF headlong National heedlessness and
10 invoke the cultivation and saving grace of
tsm that counts the cost but for the of prin-
cple and freedom will disregard the cost that laws
out voyage by chart and compass and follows
chart and compass to the end that loves the IIh-
erty and national happiness which rest upon tried
and sure foundations: that teaches reverence FOR
national traditions and encourages the peonle's
satisfaction with their country's mission II is
had its birth. and which has thus far been the
source Of our Nations safety and strength-tbe
conservatism of justice. of honor. of honesty Of
INDUSTRY. of frugality and of coRtented homes
In this assemblage of those w. know so well tha
~"'"s Va thSse iaiiks the m Is suggested
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
DINNER OF THE TTPOTHETE.
.DnErssEs BY THE REV. H. W ENNIS CHARLES
BATTELL LOOMS AND JOHN KEN
DRICK BANGS

The Typothetae of this city commemorateu tho
birth Of Rentamin Franklin at dinner at the
SAVOY Hotel last night President J. J. Little was
POSTMASTER. The guests of honor were I. l. lie
V;nne Charles Healy. w. L. Brown. C. b SklhheI'
c. B. Looms. the Rev. Howard w. Ennis u h
Matthews. Miles NJ O'Brien. John Kendrick Bangs'
Joseph Howard jr., Andrew Little and John =
Rankin. jr.
The Rev. Howard Wilbur Ennis. OF BrooAiyn'
spoke on Benjamin Franklin George Z.
Matthews president of the United Typothetss or
America was not present but his address on Inc
United Typothetae Of America was read and mucn
appIauded. Charles Batten LoOmis spoke on
TROUBLES Of an Author and John Kendrick Bangs
on '"The Author and the Printer
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
An ENGLISH NEWSPAPER IN BrssJ.

From The London News
The Russian censor has been painting rba Dau,
News again. On the 18th inst. we puhIjsbaS ~
interesting letter from special correspondant
dated Livadia December 10. under the baadings
truth About the Czar-Hopes and Fears al + T.
Her biet OF Frosted oysersThe Czarna and
OF Correspondent The letter extended ~ ,ies @
column and half. The page has come bacL ~ ~ "a
from q friend in Russia with whole
mittes 70 out Our subscriber not even per-
ness not to let him know what he wos ,ai.i ninu-
ms sense OF humor has not deserted him under the
aeprlVation and he has written al the ton - ~,
piack columns Censorial illustration" The cersnr
Sss 9een careful not to touch the telegram from
81 petersburg which followed our snsciai ,cr,n - III
spogeents letter This save from the Official mes
sehger, signed by the Minister of the TnnariaI
court AT Livadia. the Cars ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a ef
an9 thanks Tor popular sympathy In his Illness
brush. "-'h Tic plachins
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
OPERATIONS IN PANAY.
THE SURRENDER OF DELGADo-AFrER
SMALL REBEL BANDS

IOilo. Island of Panay, Jan. 1T.-GeneraI Del
gado. formerly the head of the insurgents in
the island of Panay. has voluntarily surrendered
Since November the insurgent force has been
broken UP into small bands A truce conference
between Delgado and Major Noble. adjutant-
general of the Department of Visayas. resulted
in DelgadO and his staff entering IIoilo and sur
rendering to General Hughes Delgado sent
word to the remnant of his command. number
ing seventy men. that they were to come in and
surrender
The commands of Generals Pulion, Diocno and
Quintin Sala are holding strong positions in the
mountains Of Capiz Province. Battery G. Of the
9th Light Artillery, with four guns and a con-
siderable force Of infantry. are trying 10 dis
lodge them and compel the Filipinos 70 fight an
open engagement
Rear-Admiral Remey and his officers held a
reception this afternoon board the Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
RAILROAD INTERESTS
VANDERBILT DIRECTORS MEET.
CHANGES IN NETWORK AND HARLEM-E V w
RossITER SUCCEEDS c. c. CLARKE-w
S. CRANE. TREASURER.

Meetings of directors of five Of the Vanderbilt
railway lines were held yesterday at the Grand
Central Station for reorganization purposes No
changes made in the directorate or in officials
of the lines, except in the of the New-York
and Harlem Railroad Company. c. c. Clarke re-
signed vce-president and a director of this
company, and Z. V. w. Rossiter was elected to
succeed him in both posts Warren S Crane was
appointed treasurer in place or Mr.. Rossiter
At the Grand Central Station there was a report
the effect that project foot TO refund a
large block of the bonds of certain of the Wander
bit lines. This could be confirmed
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
FEDERAL STEEL PLANS.
FEUEKAL NIEEL PLANS.
THE NEW STRUCTURAL PLANT TO COMPETE
WITH THE CARNEGIE COMPANY

While official statement could be obtained yes
erday in regard TO the report that the Federal
Company was about to issue bonds to the amount
OF SIS 600 Geo to $50 OO0 the story received meas
ure OF confirmation from various interests identified
with the company and II said on good author
ity that the proposition would before the
Executive Committee. 1t is understood that SO Co.,
O0 Of the proceeds OF the bond sale will be retained
by the Federal Steel Company as reimbursement
for 100000 advanced by that company for retiring
bonds of the Illinois Steel Company, and that the
rest OF the money Will be expended in the erection
OF great structural steel plant part Of equip
ment OF the Illinois Steel Company. this new plant
as noted In The Tribune yesterday, to be operated
In direct competition with the Carnegie company.
Federal Steel common opened wide" the first
sales recorded being Of ten thousand shares at Az to
Az The stock subsequently advanced to 1879 and
closed at A. a net decline for the day of IBE per
cent The preferred lost point closing at 69I5
other steel and iron stocks also weak
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
RELIGIOUS TENDENCIES OF THE AGE

The Twilight Club had dinner at the Hotel St
Denis last evening. and the members and guests
spent some hours after the feast discussing the
religious tendencies of the times. General A w
Greedy who of the speakers. expressed his
belief that there had been greater advance
toward a universal brotherhood OF mankind in the
nineteenth century than there had been in all the
other centuries since the birth of Christ The
great freedom of communication between nations
and peoples made possible by steam and the tele-
graph he said, had much to do with the advance of
brotherly feeling throughout the world.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
CHAMBERLAIN FOLLOWS ROSEBERY.
WARNS THE BRITISH PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE
LOSING IN THE RACE WITH AMERICA.

WARNS THE BRITISH PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE
LOSING IN THE RACE WITH AMERICA
London, Jan. 17.-Joseph Chamberlain. as
Chancellor Of Birmingham University, made
speech TO the governors to-day on the need OF
England Of higher educational facilities. He
said no one could read Lord Rosebery's speech
OF yesterday evening delivered at the annual
banquet of the Wolverhampton Chamber OF
Commerce. the subject being The Great Com
merciaI Warfare Being Waged Against Eng
land'O without being impressed with the def
ciencies of England Mr.. Chamberlain alluded
10 the series OF articles published in The Lon
don Times on the superiority OF American
manufacturing appliances and methods, ana 70
Fngland's general commercial position as some
what falling behind. II critical time ne
remarked. -,
Mr. Chamberlain referred approvingly 10 the
fact that with the growth of Individual WeaItn
In the United States had grown sense OF re-
snonsibiIitv the donations amounting in some
cases 10 millions Of pounds sterling
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

The American Society of Civil Engineers. which
has been in session for two days at No. 20 NesL
Fifty-seventh-st., held the final meeting OF me
convention last night. EllwOod Mead, a menoer
OF the society. and expert in charge OF the rri-
CATION investigation being conducted by the United
States Department of Agriculture. described tne
irrigation in use arid regions. To-day some OF
the members will visit the mines Of the Arlington
Copper Company. at Arlington. N j. feSteIuay ,
the members inspected the works OF the DepaIt-
ment OF Docks and Ferries along the East River
and the waterside power station, at Thirty-eiSh1n
ST. East River.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
sorTHERN PACIFIC MEETING TODAY.

A special meeting of the stockholders of the
Southern Pacific Company is to be held to-day for
the purpose of increasing the membership OF the
Board of Directors from eleven to twelve At the
time of the election of Charles NJ Hays to the
presidency, several weeks ago, there was
cancy in the Board of Directors of the men,
bers resigned his place In the Board being taken by
Mr.. Hays. The additional dictatorship to be created
by the stockholders to-day will be filled by the
election of this
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

London. Jan. 1.-THE Earl of Denbigh, presiding
this evening at the banquet Of the Catholic Asso-
clation instead of the Duke of Norfolk, who is Ill
with a cold. proposed The Pope and the Queen"
He said:
We join the two because We regard spiritual
welfare taking precedence of temporal welfare,
but not the less loyal subjects.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

Reunion is island in the Mascarene group.
Indian Ocean, forming a French colony. 1t has
natural port, and its anchOrages are insecure The
island was discovered in 1915 by the Portuguese.
The disaster to the Kaisari may have been due to
The Associated Press from Port Louis, dated jan
uary IA, had swept the island January 12
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
TIME FROM CHICAGO TO NEw-oRLEANs.

TIME fltOM CI1lCAGO ~ NEW-ORLEANS-
Chicago. Jan. T.-From Chicago to New-Oreans
in twenty-five hours and five minutes-this is what
the Illinois Centrals new time schedule calls for
and it means a reduction of forty minutes from the
fastest time made between the two cities in
the past. The distance to New-Oreans is 923 miles
giving the trains running the new schedule an
average Of between forty-ve and forty-seven miles
an hour. exclusive of stops. The from the old
time will be made between Chicago and Memphis
The action of the Illinois Central in reducing the
time between Chicago. Memphis and other points
and New-Orleans is expected to cause other South
ern lines to cut their time in self-defence
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
WHAT J. H. scHIFF's ELECTION MAY MEAN.

Jacob II. Schiff head of the banking house of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., has been elected a director of
the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company. to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles c.
Beaman Mr.. Schiff is a director of the Union Pa
cifc and his election the Denver and Rio Grande
Board is taken by Wall Street as indicating a
further extension of the community of interest
idea in the railroad field.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

st. Petersburg JAN 17.-According TO dispatch
TO the "Novosti' from Irkutsk. on the Angara
thirty miles from the northwest shore OF Lake
Baikal both OF the Lake Baikal Ice breakers are at
present unserviceable In consequence OF injuries
received, and the transportation OF passengers or
months.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
BURIED IN ST. P4UL'S CATHEDRAL.
LAST HoNoRs PAID To THE BISHOP OF
LONDON.

London. Jan. 1.-THE body Of the Right Rev. DR..
Manden Creighton Bishop of London. who died on
January a. was buried in ST. Pauls Cathedral this
morning. The deceased preate is the only Bishop
Of London buried there since John King, whose
body was laid in the cathedral go years
The ceremony, which was profoundly impressive,
was attended by great numbers of prelates of all
denominations, headed by the Archbishop OF can
terhury. who offiCiated at the gravestde. The
Wales and the Duke OF York sent representatives
and floral tributes Several of the Ambassadors.
including the United States Ambassador, Mr..
Choate, were present.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
NEW FURNACE OF AMERICAN STEEL CO.

NEW FURNACE OF AMERICAN STEEL co
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE new blast furnace OF
the American Steel and Wire Company which has
been in course Of construction for the last fourteen
months, was blown in to-day. This is the next
to the largest furnace in Ohio. 1t cost about 81 COO
0.O, and ii has capacity of five hundred tons of
Bessemer pig iron daily. The furnace was lighted
by MISS Marie De Forest. the young daughter of
the district manager of the company TO whom was
presented a gold watch a souvenir by the com
pany. - " ~--'
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18

on the steamer Tunisian. which arrived at Port
land. Me-. on January ID. from Liverpool. were
thirty-three lacemakers bound for Zion City. Act
ing upon advices from the Immigration Bureau at
Washington, Collector Moses refused to allow theS
party TO land until the laid before the
thorites Washington The letter received from
the immigration Bureau stated that II was under
stood these people being brought here by
Dowie and that they had signed contracts to work
in the silk mills at Zion City. The Collector was
cautioned to extra vigilance in examining these
people TO see that their landing did violate the
Allen Contract law The lacemakers came from
Nottingham. Leeds and other English cities.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
EXPLOSION CAUSES TEN DEATHS.

Essen Jan. 17.-An explosion at the K6nig Lud-
wig mine, at Recklinghausen. WeStphalia, has
caused the death of ten persons
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
PRICE NOT RAISED AS YET. TT IS SAID

1t is understood that meeting of representatives
of steel rail manufacturing concerns was held in
this city yesterday, but that no action has vet
been taken toward raising the price of steel rails
from SIG a ton, the present figure II was ra
day. "eu 'o-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
HURRICANE SWEEPS sUEz CANAL.

Port Said JAN IA hurricane has swept over
the Suez Canal Several steamers detained.
The Austrian-Lloyd steamer China is aground and
obstructing navigation.
Subsequently the China fOated. and she has
pl loceeded The canal is clear
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
MAY BUILD A $2OO0.O0O MILL
CARNEGIE COMPANY REPORTED TO HAVE
BEGUN FIGHT IN SHEET STEEL FIELD

1t was reported yesterday that the Carnegie
company had begun its fight against the American
Sheet Steel Company by awarding contracts for
machinery for a thirty mill plant at Duquesne
The plant IL was said, will g. co., and will
be erected under the supervision of j. f. Schwab
general manager of the Duquesne Steel Works 1t
was stated in the report that these mills will work
up the product Of the steel mills which is in
demand by hnishers. and which has to be made into
finished form before IT be marketed
At the office Of the Carnegie Steel COmpany at
No Il Broadway, yesterday no confirmation of the
rumor could be obtained "
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
History In An AIIurins Form.

Hundreds OF big have been sifted In oreer 20
prepare you in interesting form The tribune
''story Of ths Nineteenth Century," Ready to-day -
pamphlet FORM Price IS cents.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
MORE LACEM4KERs COMING OVER.
ANOTHER CONSIGNMENT FOR DOwIE's ZION

Liverpool. Jan. 1.-THE Dominion Line steamer
New England. which sailed for Boston to-day. will
take another party Of lacemakers bound for Zion
City Wis They are understood TO be going out
under the auspices of John Alexander DOwie. the
Zionist leader
New-York tribune., 1901-01-18
DISASTER IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
THE BRITISH STEAMER KAIsARI WRECKED AT
REUNION AND TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.

Port Louis, Mauritius. Jan. 1.-THE British
steamer Kaisari, of 1870 tons. which sailed
from RangoOn on November % for Reunion.
has been wrecked at Reunion. Twenty-Five of
the persons board the vessel. including the
captain, lost their lives