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The age-herald., 1901-12-04
Money on Call.

Money on Call.
 New York December 3.-Money on call firm at 313Q5 per cent; last loan, AZ per cent; ruling rate, AZ per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 41z@5 per cent; ster- ling exchange weak with actual business in bankers bills at $4S7as@4 STA for de- mand and $4.S414Q4 S49s for sixty days; posted rates, $4.S5 and s4.SS1s; commercial bills. $4S31sQ4S4.
 Bar silver, 54c; Mexican dollars, 43c. Government bonds steady; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
The age-herald., 1901-12-04
Treasury Statement.

Washington December 3.-Today' g statement of the treasury. exclusive of the gold reserve, shows available cash balance, $167 591, ,2O6; gold, $107,510,S16
The age-herald., 1901-12-04

Few York Cotton Futures. By Private Wire to II. D. Cothran G Co
The age-herald., 1901-12-04

Trains marked thus @ run oaiiy. Thua (D daily. except Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10

IT WAS HELD IN THE OPEN AIR AND THE
PREACHER HAD A SIX SHOOTER AT HIS BELT.

IT WAS HELD IN THE OPEN AIR AND THE
PREACHER HAD A sIX- SHOOTER AT HIS BELT.
Wichita Kan, Nov. (SpeciaD-The first church
services were held in the new town of Lawton last
Sunday They were held in the open air. near the
railroad tracks and the people from all sections
Plans are now being made to erect church
building for all denomna tions at this border
element has been without the opportunity OF at
tending church. except at a few of the impromptu
meetings held in tents .
n vas UNIQUE this first church service held on
the border Men and women came carrying guns.
while deputy marshals rode around the tent where
the preacher was camped to keep the rough eie-
ment from running him away. The minister, the
nreached a powerful sermon, with siX-shooter
attached to his belt There is not so much danger
from outlaws Lawton from the hundreds OF
gamblers who seek to keep everything In a Wild
state. =, ,,., -. ,-,.o.
states Marshal Harry Thompson. are numerous In
the new country. there being nifty or more OF them
They are all mounted on good horses and are keep
ing the country In fairly good order or course
there are few gangs of bad men who cannot be
suppressed the moment. 1t Will require SIX
months at least tame the new country thor
onphlv and make it civilized as the surrounding
Indians taking a vital interest
In ha wing the outlaws and gamblers squelcned, ana
saverai Of the warriors have enlisted on the mar
sbaI's staff and helping to rid their former
domain of all bad characters. Several churcnes IN
tents have been established at Anadarko, while one
is running Hobart. The missionaries nave
ment posts but these are far from the white settle
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
SQUADRON A NOTES,

Squadron A will hold a meeting the armOry
next Tuesday night fer the election of mem
bers and other business. Eighty-one members of
the squadron have performed 100 per cent of duty
in the last year. Among these Major o. b.
Bridgman, Captain w. c. Cammann, Captain How
ard G. Badgley, Captain Herbert Barry, Lieuten-
Stowe Phelps, Assistant Surgeon Medwin
Leale Commissary John Stearns, jr.. Lieutenant
NJ de NJ Marsellus Lieutenant L. V. ODonohue
Quartermaster Sergeant John NJ. Galloway. Ord
nance Sergeant F. d. Bovine and Commissary Ser
geant Robert Troescher.
The volunteer signal detail of the squadron has
begun its practice with Wands and small flags, and
is making good progress, For next month the IN
struction will consist OF practice In sending and
receiving small messages in cipher and the of
the cipher code.
Arrangements have been made for those mem
bers of the squadron who interested in hunt
ing become members of the Essex County
Hounds, of Gladstone. n. J.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
TWELFTH REGIMENT NEWS.

Major r C Buck is at present in command OF
the 18th Regiment. Colonel Dyer and Lieutenant
Colonel Judson both being on leave Ihe enhsteo
men OF the regiment all subscribed for n very
handsome cut glass punch bowl as a wedding
present Colonel George r. Dyer. All the non
commissioned officers of the regiment were pres
ent at the wedding in full dress uniform.
Company B. Captain Burr. has received the prize
from the State for making the highest figure or
merit In rife shooting Creedmoor in the Fifth
Brigade It is a solid silver Of beautiful de
sign. The company has qualified at Creedm3or
seven experts and twenty sharps hooters TINS
season, which is the best record In the regiment
Sergeant F. J. Loughn. OF Company Z, VINO
will have charge OF drilling the men to take part
in the musical drill and reception 10 be given by
COMPANY a the November z. In
which a company of the regular army VIII also
take part. desires 1t known that the musical drill
will be given by provisional company Of the resi-
ment, and not wholly by members Of Company {.
There will be details of from every company
In the regiment. -,
Lieutenant H. Lindsey, of Company b. recently
elected. entertained the members OF the company
on last Wednesday night
The Non Commissioned Officers Association has
issued tickets for reception 10 be held at tho
armory December 5. The regmentnl band Is
to furnish the music.
The annual mess dinner of the board Of officers
will be held December next.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
POOR WATER SUPPLIES.
rom Engineering News

While the Minneapolis newspapers have been try
ing arouse public sentiment against the present
foul condition Of the water supply by setting
forth it's geological contents, a Chicago paper
has been belaboring the Health Department Of
that city for it's dilatoriness in showing whether
or not the water supply OF a portion Of Chicago
known Rogers Park is responsible for epf-
denic OF scaret fever in that section OF the city.
Both instances forcible illustrations Of the
ignorance Of the general public regarding the dan
gers to health and life which constantly beset
them An occasional dead sheep in water supply
will create great Indignation in community which
neighbor's sewage. hue and cry over water
supply as an dieSed source or scarlet Fever or
properly guarded milk supply. deficient medi-
inspection of schools, lack of isolation of
patients and disnfection of sickrooms that should
be attacked. The vast amount OF wasted energy
due erroneous ideas concerning the way cpl
denies OF disease spread would, II properly ap-
piled go far toward eradicating many Of the COM
nunicabIe diseases which claim their thou
sands of victims each year.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
SWORD FOR LIEUTENANT BUCK.

Company G. OF the 22d Regiment. has presented
Lieutenant Louis F. Buck L. 5. A. recently ap-
pointed from its ranks with handsome sword and
equipments. The Non-Comnissioned Officers' As
sociation will hold a ball at the armory on Febru-
sry Il At the rcgfmentaI games TO be held at the
arnory on November q, OF the principal com
petitions will be nterscholastic relay race Many
entries have already been received. Company A
will hold dance to morrow night at the armory
Company WIFI hold dance November 19 AT
the armory. and Company will mold dance on
November Is. First Sergeant {. Smith. Of Com
pany I. is to be elected second lieutenant. vice
Reilly elected first lieutenant. The following pro
motions have been made: Sergeant ]. Unger, Com
pany b. to be first sergeant; TO be sergeants, W F
Koch and r. s. Perkins Company A; -. Wolf. L.
n. Kinds and H s. J. Flynn Company b, F. Victor
Company X: to be corporals. A {. trodeneia. Com
pany A A. u. Levien and @. Goodman, Company
G. and L. e. Shine. Company X.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10

going TO fire an exceedingly long range gun anu
then he said: A.. c,,,-. like
by the way. smithy, how does the Squire 'he
those Vantage Town rhymes! s .,o 7-.r,-
.'Iyere, Don't talk Vantage answered the AN an
rnan1yite with some show Of fight. I'VE doht ta'h
about Vantage up at the CLUB 40. -a
Don't mention the Moated Grange en-! .au
marked Mr.. Leary. There was no response ~
But say Snithy." asked the halladist OF drnn r
fusionists, when is the old man goiiie ~ '''p
Devery?" ,. ,,o, -,ore sad
The mention Of Devery brought even mo more saS ref
moss 70 the countenance of Mr. smith tnan t,is
erence to the Moated Grange, for turning o'i HIS
heel. he said 3. ,s ,,o,,r digs at
the Boss but just want to say I've neas sins tuJ 1
on the advertising space on the ele.a.eu ~ hnte el
Ana .o saving MIR Smith walked out OF the e ~
I'D ,,r the Avenue in the direction OF the Demo-
10 6rlb
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
o TEMPOR4. o NORES'
,,,,xt,sE LAMENT OVER THB DEfENERAci 0'
PHYSICIANS

From The Shen Pao - ,at II con-
-, ,,adicine Is a small science YET ym ~ ssvs.
re- ,i,-es OF men. The 'Iso ChuaIl Chu,+;on ~
I4nisss doctor belongs to the thlTG So take his
z.rs In his own family should not I'D an
medScne" Fan Wenkung IN ms 80. sUHlr marked:
anobition to help the world ana 9I.eT ir he a good
sIr I cannot be good statesman ~ ~ age studied
nbrscian Su Hsuankung IN ms ou o,o5 a. nrsscrip-
phs h beaJine art and when he saw Z sUo t.sThs is
tne the heSiS hniaS il with his hand saying .ba Hau
sIsn a xay TO give life to men frbt,I1g-ching ~
dt aLso q We had Chang Yui. Chang 1I NUS =, the
a5d H;,a TO in the Chin dynasty no 80 farnous
rang dynasty Sun Ssumao- All tnesS tntS,nS then
tI,;cians and left some writings pen.iIr p bas de-
siasi how the present race OF oVc.o 20 The igno-
rsnarsted How many OF them trale tr!- o 1ba+ though
geIel ~ tbsr natients quite forgetting Iils @ -be eve
tbaH may deceive men they cannot eSN-s
of the gods -, .bat in the West all physi-
.tans must mass a stringent eAdi m - allowed
riance and art of medicine before lhey a. suffered
70 nractfse Hence their doctors -rt y me very
daatb under the hands of doctors.- S - control
on9inndss Of the entire absence OF IaM win or
Of phvsicians in China, where any .o' csn hang
Uitbout smattering about pulses seS seSS;,,;dTal gov
out his shingle and begin practice er1ns physi-
ornors have tried occasionally 10 exc. :, IN hand.
cians But the government should taSe AM nave cor
Ar nresent the number Of Chinese Wh1 49, trcreas-
fdspce in Western medicine IS sraiI. ' Although
sne esnecially among intelligent hsn s., bsing yet
hosnitais cannot suddenly be called M. In.o asnIrans
herinning should be made by conpei,s ss,asna tions
In t6e medical art to pass reeuiaI <, Aoneratons-
m and ' onIv on receiving diplomas 10 begin ope'N
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
APPLETON TO REVIEW B4TTALTON OF 71sT.

Colonel Appleton, OF the 7th Regiment. has ac-
cepted a review Of the I'd Battalion OF the list
Regiment at the armory Friday evening next
This battalion is composed OF Companies B. f. F.
H and K. commanded by Major J. II. Wells. The
lst Battalion Of the regiment, commanded by Major
". II. Lnson. and consisting OF Companies A, c.
D, G and L will be reviewed at the armory next
Tuesday night by Colonel w: c. Bates Following
each review there will be dance
The following promotions have been made among
the enlisted men of the regiment TO the grades
given: First sergeant. c. Gerhardt. Company f.
quartermaster sergeant, r. c. Hynds Company X
sergeants, Charles G. Gordon and Nelson Harding.
Company y; John H. Miller, Company c. Henry
A. Phillips. Company d; John r McQuade. Com
pany F; Alexander Siebecker Company H: cor
poral. John NJ. Mar Ffnsen. and quartermaster
sergeant, Harres Ii. Ceres. field music Company
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
THE RIVAL RHYMESTERS.
AN INTERESTING TALK OVERHEARD WHEN
--suI;- Ia-AFY Met TOM SMITH.

xs INTERESTING TALK OVERHEARD WHEN
BILL IEARy Met TOM" SMITH
r,s ar III. most picturesque features OF the cam
~a,vn which has just ended in submergns' Tam
a,ar,v Hall was battle OF the ballad writer's In
spite Of the fact that the present age rs regarded
generany painfully prosaic and bereft OF such
s,c.ts as inspired the earlier years OF this nation,
m. les. two weeks Of the campaign IN this city
xay q outpouring Of verse. which. although hard
iy ever rising above the dead level OF doggerei ev-
toenced z decided reaction from prosaic lines Of
Thought.
AS one old ceYnpaigner expressed It: 'This oeluge
of verse makes me think Of the songs OF the
MD Greeks. I never understood before why those
epartans got SO poetical and musical on the bat
;fJeAeid But the way BIZ Lesry and Tommy
Smith have been plastering the town over with
rhymes these last days OF the campaign has con-
,anced me that the warke emotions have
to find their vent IN verse
The verses OF William Leary-who was IN charge
of the Republican County Committee bureau OF
spcakers-vhich certainly destined TO live many
generation. nursery rhy took for their chief
subjects The Squire and the Bully of Spotted
Town" The inspiration for Mr.. Leary's Spotted
Town verses wss furnished by q series OF ballads
which Tom" Smith, secretary # the executive
committee OF Tammany Hail. had pasted up around
the city about Spoilers Town" with Messrs. Low
the evenns before election that Messr. Leary and
smith met in the amen corner" OF the Fifth
Why. heiIo. Bill" said the Tammany litterateur.
ssIEow aSout that Carnegie letter.
Reference the Carnegie letter evidently struck
rather deep. but the author of Spotted Town an
SVered:
Never mind. sraithy: Carnegie knew his busi-
ness he tied that 5000 600 so your Boss couldn't
.Arc you writing that Spotted Town dosgerel?'
7 dent hold anybody else responsible for that
eoggerel' was Mr.. Leary's answer. with em-
pharic pronunciation Of the word "doGgerel.'
But" he added. ~ don't think yor are writing
that Epotter's Town ragtime-"
That's right: didn't write IL. got some one
eiee Why. how did you know it,"
s.I knew you well enough for that, Smfthy, was
the gay the fusion ballad writer answered the in
ouiry Il don't to hurt your feelings by
Going into particulars"
Here Nr Leary hes.tated moment, IL he was
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
THE RETORT AMBIGUOUS.
SPECIMEN HENRY W. UNGER's SARCASM AS
RELATED BY MEMBERS OF THE CLUB"

SPECIMEN OF HENRY W UNGER'S SARCASM. AS
RELATED By MEMBERS OF THE CLUB"
While Asa Bird Gardiner was pursuing the
ignis fatuus of q denomination for District At
torney at the hands of Tammany Hall last
month. he ceased not. neither by day nor by
night, to buttonhole every Democrat he met and
impress upon him the claims of the Iineal de-
scendant of Governor Wouter Van Twiller to a
vindication. So long it not known when
Croker would select for the nominal ton, all
whom Gardiner held up in this manner listened
with what patience they could to his argu-
ments, but when 1t became whispered about
that the ex-District Attorney was to be turned
Down" his victims began to show less respect.
1t is related al the club" that the follow
ing conversation took place at this stage of
Gardeners troubles between himself and Henry
W. Unger who finally secured the Tammany
nomination:
Gardiner (sadlyl-Henry. I heard report to-
day which panied exceedingly. When you
were my trusted assistant in the District At
torney's office 1 never doubted your loyalty for
an instant. Judge. therefore. of my surprise
when I was told to-day that you have been
throwing cold water on my claims for a renom-
nation
mel This is the work OF enemy who IS
trying to stir up bad blood between US
Gardiner (suspiciously)-I told, Henry,
that YOU formed one of crowd in the billiard
District Attorney. and that you-you Henry
whom / trusted. said that anything had done
in office which deserved praise had been done
by assistants.
finger (nettled but cool)-I con indeed clear
nyseIf of that charge. colonel. Nothing easier.
In the first place. never was In CROWD "nefe
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
UNGR4CEFUL MAN.
,-on, The philadelphia Record.

I
Ibid YOU ever watch man taking drink of
,,a ter In public place in a railroad station or on
train where he is aware that many eyes regard
him Watch this time drummer said
..Vnu find II interesting. The man, you see, holds
,he glass In his right nand while he drinks. ana II
is his inability meanwhile to make his unoccupled
iaft hand look graceful that makes the spectacle
worth while One fellow. as he stoops over the cup
IN an elegant attitude, attitude ike tnat OF
hou,ing solves the enigma of what to do with his
ieft hand by putting it in his trouser pocket An
n,hsr holds IL behind his back A third puts the
tbump of 1t in the pocket of his waistcoat. and
fourth swings the hand like pendulum to ana Iro
at his side But all men, do what they will with
their left hand, look awkward and self-consclous
when driking In public. and it is amusing to watcn
them
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
WHERE THEY WE'RE GOING.

THE CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR WERE TO GO AWAY
FOR A REST. But NOT TO THE SAME PLACE
Some one called up John c. Clark, the campaign
secretary Of Seth Low. the telephone the night
NJ the election and asked him where Mr.. Low In
tended to go after the returns were all IN
Some place up in Connecticut" was the answer. :
1T don't make much difference where, because ne
don't want to see anybody up there ~
II wonder If Shepard is going out OF town, came
the voice over the wire. -, or
Guess he is going somewhere, was the @ @a,swel -:
Where is he going?' clicked the metal plate Vi
the telephone receiver. ,, ,,.
Going to Salt River, was Mr. Clark reply
And Central rang off.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
PRIKATE APPEALS TO COLONEL KLINE

Private F. D. Brown OF Company E, 14th Regi-
ment, who is charged with conduct against good
order and military discipline by Captain Bruck-
mann, has been ordered to appear the arrnory
tomorrow night to show cause. If he can. why he
should not be dishonoraby discharged He has
appealed to Colonel Kline for court of inquiry
He will receive a hearing
Company G will celebrate the thirtieth ami
versary Of It's organization January Is next by
ball. An election for major has been ordered for
expected. will receive the torty The members
Of Company D will be entertained at the armory
on November lS
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
ANIMAL INSPECTIONS.

Ofncers of General Roe's staff from this time on
will be busy making the annual inspection of the
local organizations of the Guard. The 1st Signal
Corps. Captain Erlandsen. will parade at its
armory for inspection and muster tomorrow night
and Squadron A. Major Bridgman. will parade next
Tuesday night. at It's arrnory. The first Of the CITY
regiments to come under the of the inspectors
will be 9Th, which is ordered assemble ct the
armory November IS.
The annual inspection and muster of the Cd Rat
terry, which ordered for November H. has heen
postponed until Thursday. December IL
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
LATEST F4CILITIES-
Plain Dealer

From The Cleveland PAIN DeaIeH-
What did her father say! ,.sa--
..He said Get little closer Piea
..1.hat sounded encouraging -. Io,,d -
Yes Then he said, Don't taA 50 yoI eh. That
Afraid somebody else Woui] Hea
commendable III, for Mary, ana - -
wasn't itr Then asked nm n1n,nq Ioi and got 50
scared that said didn't know louab anu the tele-
what, Did you ask him th-ous ,.--
Yes. I did And. by George. the nsnd nE,nd
be the long distance or the "ifee'
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10

Governor Odell has accepted Invitation to re-
view the 18th Regiment on November O. COMPANY
1 has elected Sergeant George r. Hardness sec
ond lieutenant Company l. has organized a fife
and drum corps of twelve members. On November
Is IL will take part in The Confederate Spy 10
be presented in Arion Hall. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
PREVENTION.
From The Washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
TIL take little OF the same-out of the large
black bottle said Colonel Sttlweli, confidentially
I'm taking this for a cold" he added. still more
confdentially.
But you haven't any cold
Il know that But an ounce OF prevention is
worth 4 pound Of cure"
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
EIGHTH REGIMENT ENTERTAINMENTS

Company G, Of the 9Th Regiment will in con-
junction with Pastime Athletic Club hold games
Olympic Athletic Club will hold Joint games az the
armory on December Z.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10

your record was being praised. In the ...o,.
place Ao
Here Unger saw some one beckoninx tn b,r
and, breaking off the conversation abrun+I,.F
walked away. leaving his former chief to srso'
late on whether he had been nsulted to HI.
face not. S
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10

Ii was his family name. while Hung Chang-
meaning vast ornamentation'-was merely q
personal name, or rather the official form OIL
his personal name. He used it when he ao-
dressed the Emperor. and the officials USED II
when speaking to the Emperor of him. other-
wise it was improper for colleagues to use IL III
his presence; 1t also printed on his vlsltlns
cards. His literary name, however. was Shao-
ts'uan, or young spice" and this was the one
by which he was known to his friends, ana os
which he was spoken of in the native press.
He was also a Chung Tang or central hail.
which is the complimentary title Of a grand sec
New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
STORIES OF Ii HUNG CHANG
Continued from page one

the stream of gold that poured INTO MS stioiie
box through this channei. II mas ioie
notorious that one of the methods he e"PioSe"
,,os n imnort large quantities of goods through
his agents without the payment of a cent OF
du.v and then sell the goods at a round hgure TO
his country men.
One of the greatest sources of money setuhs
employed by Ii Hung Chang during the later
wears Of his career Viceroy was as money
lender There is little doubt that he was the
king Of pawnbrokers the world over. HIS loah
offices were scattered far and wide over MS
province and he loaned great sums OF money Oh
MORTGAGES and on pledges of personal property
In a country where no legal rate OF interest 'S
fixed this business has brought enormous re-
turns to Ii Hung Chang.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1901-05-30
Vur|I-EnciTc|iDg Line.
Plans of the Hamburg-Amer
lean Steamship Company.

Albert Ballin, o director OF the Ham
burg American Steamship Company, speak
iEg recently OF the cOmpany's project for
TIE acquisition of steamship lines which will
enable it to grde the globe, said;
"Tbe enterprise is so vast that 1t is diff
fcu't to give a comprehensive idea of it.
I'm sorry the plan has become public, but
since it has I'll admit that the purchase
of the Atlas Line is only part of our
general scheme. and that we are negotiat
ing tor the control of the AtchiSoD, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad. Our company owns
to dal 127 ocean steamships. 1t Is the
largest steamship company in the world.
With the acquisition Of the raildroad TO
transport cur passengers and freight across
rhiS continent cur hue will practically ensir-
Gle tie globe, and We aclI control long dis.
tsnce Shipping.
I'VE viii he able TO transport direct from
Hamhnrg to Hopg Kong over our own lines.
We vii he able to carry European products
to Oriental markets much cheaper than by
;he present method Of transportation. Also
the ASiatc market will be able to get its
products to Europe much cheaper than it has
been able to-"