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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06
ELECTRICITY FOR [. |. RY.
CHANGE IN THE SPRING.
Ssaft Trains from City to Manhattan
Beach and the Rockawaqs.

About one hundred miles OF the Long Island
Railroad system VIII be operated by electricity
early next spring The result viii be a quicker
and better train service on the Atlantc-ave.. the
Rockaway. the Far Rookaway and the Manhat-
tan Beach divisions Of the railway. This is only
one step n big transformation IN the motive
mower of what is known as the short haul train
service If the road that VIII ultimately make
II possible for q person 10 take a train at the
Pennsylvania station al Thirty-third-st and
sevent have Manhattan and ride without
change Of cars or motive power 70 Manhattan
Beach. Rocka way Beach, Far Rocksway Ar
verne or intermediate points. When this big
Undertaking is IN working order the main pas
senger station of the Long Island Railroad at
Long Island City VIII be practically merely
way station.
For several months the Long Island Railroad
has been building a gigantic power house at
Long Island city. which viii be ready for use
aa-l, next spring II is one Of the largest houses
OF IT'S kind ever built
The electric system for the short haul service
will be the third rail. In recent years this sys-
ten has been so improved that the 1--we !ail can
be laid along the level Of public thoroughfare
without being an ever threatening menace TO
human life. II viii be the south side OF Long
Island which VIII first have this change Of mo-
tive power. The rapid transit service win be IN
a territory that is quickly building up and that
Sc unusually level. As fast as possible the rail
road IS doing away with al the grade crossings
& can.
The subway from the Battery TO the Flatbush-
ave. station OF the railroad is not TO be used. &C
oording 10 present plans. by the Long Island
trains but IL is expected that there wiz be har-
rnony IN schedules that will let one get from the
city Hall out on Long Island with the least pos
eible delay.
The stations benefited by the change TO cleo
Rricity on the Atlantic-sve. lire. between ia
xnaica and FIatbush-ave. VIII include Dunton.
Norris Park. Clarenceville, Woodhaven juno
4ion, woodhaven Union Course, Railroad-ave..
Warwick-st East New-York Nostrand-ave.
and Franklin-ave,; on the Rockaway Beach d.
vision Ozone Park Aqueduct and half dozen
small stations between Aqueduct and Rockaway
Beach: and on the Far Rockaway branch Valley
Stream. Hewlett, woodmere. Cedarhurst, Law
renee, Far Rockaway. Edgemere, stratton-ave
snd Arverne.
Racegoers who attend the opening Of the
Aqueduct season in the spring win probably
have the benefit Of the cleaner and quicker ser
vice
The work oS building subway and elevated
structure on the Atlantic-ave. division, from
the FIatbush-ave. station 70 East New-York.
was begun several years ago Part Of the i'm
proveneut Is completed, and by spring the
tracks VIII be ready for the electric trains. This
change from steam 10 electricity viii be joyously
welcomed by the long suffering property owners
and residents along Atlantic-ave.
The work OF changing the power viii begin
soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06
DYNAMITE CAR AFIRE.
Engineer and Brakeman, When
Others Flee, Put Out Flames.

Counellsvfie. Penn. oct 5.-The bravery OF
Archie McFee, an engineer. and W c Keiffer.
brakeman, Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. in extinguishing blaze in the end OF
q car loaded with ten thousand pounds OF dyna-
mite in the Baltimore and Ohio yards early to-
day probably saved the whole east end OF the
yards. including the shops. roundhouse and
thousands Of cars, from being wrecked. How the
car took fire is mystery. II had been in the
yards only a short time when the end dis
covered ablaze. Trainmen. seeing the large sign
Danger the door. fed in all directions.
McFee and keifer uncOupled their engine from
its train and made flying 10 the burning
car. They put out the fire with buckets Of
water when il had eaten its way almost 10 the
explosive. The act OF the trainmen is described
being one of the bravest ever performed on
the Baltimore and Ohio, and both were compli-
Tnented by the local officials Of the road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06
CLEVELAND AIDS DEAL.
Er-President Helps Ruth's Nurse
Sell Plot.

Ex-PresideEt Cleveland yesterday hgured in
the sale OF four lots at Lawrence and Walcott
aves., Astoria. through Nicaols & Lumrnis. 10
Frank 5. Martyny. lie was not the seller of the
property, but he took as much interest in the
transaction as II he had been the owne-. The
seller was Miss Annie Thompson who is a gov
erness Ia the home Of eX-President Cleveland at
Princeton. =. J. Miss Thompson was the onlv
nurse Ruth. eldest daughter Of Mr.. Cleveland
ever had. Ruth died about a year ago
Aot long ago Mss Thompson decided 10 sell
her plot in Astoria, which she inherited She
tod Mr. Cleveland about her plan and he sent
word 70 Nichols a. Lummis asking them 70 find,
II possible, buyer FOR the property. As a re-
suit Of the transaction Mr.. Cleveland has now
good laea ol The value ol certain Astoria nareels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06

OVER SUNDAY ATLANTIC CITY OUTINGS
pennsylvania Railroad special tours & ma nm ~
oc4Oher Rates, covering transpof t1o.t 81 ..S
Sovs board 5000 and Slloo aecosu - tsUtS
selected. Beach front hotels at sii'V' ]'0 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06

DEWEYs PURE WINES AND GRAPE JUICE
Unequaed for the weak and oyer-workeG.
u Z. Dewey g. Sons Co., l38 Fulton St., y. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06
THE ORIGINAL GIBSON cIRL ILL.

Denver Oct Mrs. Arthur stringer has been
stricken with typhoid fever while visiting here
and Is dangerously 49, Ber husband Is hurrying
from his home IA Canada. As Jobyna Rowland
Mrs. stringer well known in the theatrical
world She was the original Gibson Girl"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06

An experience that every American traveller
should enjoy IS ride on the Empire State Express
81 the New-York CentraL-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06
PORTUGUESE AMBUSHED,
More than ESQ Soldiers Killed By
Cuanhamas in africa.

rssbon. oct 5.-The Minister Of Marine an
,,,,,,ced in the Chamber to-day that detach-
r,ent OF Portuguese troops, belonging 10 a col
,,ron operating in Portuguese West Africa
,vatnst the Cuanhamas. was surprised by the
+-3basr,en while crossing the Cunene River. The
aa.achmert. which numbered 499 officers and
-, lost 254 killed. including Is officers. and
90 wounded
,rro portuguese force included 255 Europeans,
rborn 100 are missing The force was am
bushed at night - -.,,.-,,,.. ~. ....,,,,,o
lhe . Torce of five thousand men TO suppress
tioh SI,anbamas, % and viii dispatch warships TO
lho lho.S4ben the Angola naval division.
81 :. a. oficially announced that Germany will
~ oOo european troops in the held against
- FJereros in German SouthWesL AFRICA VINO
& o.e neighbors OF the CuanhaTnas-
49,. Curene. or Cuneni River. is In Southwest
- II flows into the Atlantic in about latitude
- lees south and forms in the lower part OF its
s.,rsa = the southern boundary Of the portuguese
co."iS iSznatch from Lisbon. IN June last sald mat a
,.t-,a exnedition was about to be sent 10 PoItu-
pus west Africa, in consequence OF tne
guet t4frda OF tho natives Since the revolt OF the
- botb East and West Africa have oeeh showing
Sipps OF characterization ..,,., . -
sTbe colonial Minister tonight received q te'e-
lam from Angola saying that communication
,,-,tb the interior was interrupted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-06

Continued On second page.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Magnificent Distances.

The diocese of iAia waii i'll. in Ru. pert's Land, is one of ma magniiicenS distances. Bishop Loit..Das,. once walked 200 miles 10 .eicl a doe tor for his wife. Many of lie indians walk 25 miles to church. and the bishop has baptized scores of ha- b es which had been carried l5O miles on their mothers backs over hard-frozen snow. Atni.ht the family sleep. wrapped in the deer skins, on branches lad upon the snow.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
MATURE NEVER GIVES UP.V
A Phrase That Is Full of Meaning for the Sick in Either Body
 or Mind.

A Aphrase from a recent magazine article is SO suggestive and SD full of encouragement that it seems worth while to maSe 1t the text for one of our small sermons. says N Omans Home Companion. Tie phrase is: "Nature never gives up." You may with profit say this over carefully and thou.niiui.y and let it's full meaning come to you: Mature never gives up.' Nature is on the side of health, and sanity. ana consequent hapIti ness. Hard as your case may be, the great Mother is fighting thc battle with you. Has disease got into your boies? Nature has mar shaled her forces to corrhat it, and with marvellous strategy has set engines to work which are ell. dcavoring to circumvent the en. emy. Natre is working in con junction with the physician and yourself. That is a thought which ought to cheer you. You have beet imprudent. possibly have dop. and left undone. You have tak-n such ili-care of your God-givfn body that your friends have set you down as hopeless or worse. You have told yourself that tlFre is no hope for you. Ma
 ture has not gwen you up. She
 wnntstou to live and work and be hraltliy and happy and in the event of your cllect of yourself. she is sill tich-iap for you. She has n moral idea in doing this. She just does it. Perhaps you de
 serve t) be given up. Many of us do. r sometimes seems. Bnt Ma ture is blind to that. Of course. shells not all.powerful. She can be overcome. She fails often. Elr ypu will do well to remember thft n every case while there is q sr"rk of life left. she is trying. lft that thought brace you. Buck
 ul. md give Nature some help.
 l should ike to think that we c'ull carry the analogy into the Doril world as well. Do you not tiifve that there are forces as sc- Finyalued which are fighting she fight for good in the souls of fnf? Bad man or woman may h"1 -th"re is exterior pressure to 'N Ec hin or her better. Thcrc is lat; there is eaucation: there are r the societies and institutions VI oSc object is to hcln the down tflcn and the unfortunate. Bn- afe there not other forces, too? )oes not the great Mother of \ ''r's fight continually Tor th. f'.rirual Nealth and sanity of all 'coI'le? Tie thought is comfort. nC. Stimulating. encoura ring. It E the business cf every indi'.i 'rial 0 add all his personal etrs.r,th I" all encounters with cyl. 'h-sic II or spiritual. He can do SC more ieartily and with better faith for uccess if he remembers that ma. ure never gives up."
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
INTERESTING CHILDREN.
Youngsters of Oriental Ministers at Washington Never Heard of Christ
 mas Before Coming Here.

There are in the foreign colony in Washington quite number O. children who never heard Os Christmas until they came to the land of the free, says the Wash inGton Times. Among them are the two sons and the daughter of the Chinese minister, the young stcrs of the Korean legation, and Osman Surcya and Ali Ha d:s. tha black-eyed little sons of Chekih Bey, the Turkish minister. When Wu TingFang was Chinese minis. ter he adopted the American Christmas to the extent that lis young son was allowed to 20 to the white house each Christmas morning with bouquet most as large as himself desiened as a token for the first lady of the land. In the Chinese colony are several children who have been enjoying an American Christmas for some years past. These for tHnate y"un rsters are tie chil- dren of Yins k-,;li, the secretary. interpreter, whose wife is a New England woman.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Exceeded Its Authority

St. Petersburg. Dee .23-The gov ernor of Moscow has officially con demned the resolutions adopted by the town council, advocating.pop- ular control of the government and freedom of the press, as being ques- tions outside of the jurisdiction oi the council to discuss.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Japanese Capture
 More Steamers

Iokio, Dee. 23-Two British steamers. the King Arthur and the Nigretia, were captured while att tempting to leave Port Arthur There were q number of Russian officers and q large amount of con- traband on board.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
NEWS Of The WORLD
Shoot inquiry

Washington D c. Dec. 24-At the Shoot hearing to-day, Apostle John Henry smith testified that there had been no polygamous marriages in the church since the manifesto was issued. Declares church has no interest in politics.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Metropolitan Club Burns

Washington, Dec. 23-The Met ropolitan Club house. the famous home of men prominent in social and official life at the capital. was completely destroyed bv fire yes ;erday. The loss is about $200.0OO.
 Pittsburg, Dec. 23-It is feared that within the next ten days ev- cry manufacturing tablishment in eastern Ohio and western Penn sylvania will have to close down. The drought is the worst in the history of this part of the country. No water is ob,ainable for the fac tories.
 Hongkong, Dec. 23-It is evil dently the intention the Japs to try and crush the Baltic fleet be- fore ii can reach Japanese waters. A powerful fleet of Japanese bat tleships and cruisers is now pro- ceedir2 south. to attack the Russian squadron.
 Tokio, Dec. 26.-Japs captured more important positions of Pig con Bay to-day. Japs drove enc my off tine eminence north of Hou- san Yento and occupied the pos ition at : o'clock.
 Singapore, Dec. 26.-Two Jap auxiliary cruisers are patrolling of this port.
 London, Dec. 26.-A special gen erai meeting of share holders of Grand Trunk By agreed to guar antee an issue of seven and half million of four per cent gold bonds before construction for the Lake Superior branch.
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 27.-It is reported that Grand Duke Vladi- mar has been appointed president of the council of the empire. He has been succeeded as the com mander in chief of the imperial guard by Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholavitch.
 Going to Fairbanks. Every thing must be sold } to 20 per dent of at Kern's.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Add To Russian Navy

St. Petersburg, Dec. 23-The Czar has decided to add greatly to the Russian navy, and has instruct ed the admiralty to proceed with the extensive ship building pro- gram recently mapped out.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

San Francisco. Dec. 23-Jimmv Britt was given the decision over Battling Nelson after a fierce figh, lasting l5 rounds. IL is admitted by all that Nelson would win in a finish fight. Britt was given the decision on points.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Manila, Dec. 26.-The Pulajanes ambushed and killed at Dolores is land, Samar, lieutenant and thir- ty-seven enlisted men of the thirty eighth company of native scouts. Two thousand Puljanes are threat ening the town. The situation is very critical.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Prominent Man Dead

St. Paul, Dec. 23-General Coun- sel Grover, of the Great Northern Railroad, Is dead. He has been sick for about two weeks.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Tokio, Dec. 21.-The greatest preparations are being made throughout Japan to strike a final blow to the Russians in the spring. Re-enforcements are being enlisted from all parts of the country and the popular sentiment is to gain a decisive victory next spring at any cost of men and money.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Report ReCapture
 Of Meter Hill

Of Meter Hill London, Dec. 26.-A despatch f.om St Petersburg says Kuropat- kin telegraphed he has received re- port from Chinese sources that Rus sians recaptured POS Metre hill at Port Arthur with all big guns mounted by Japanese. Japanese legation has no confirmation of this report.
 Paris. Dec. s6.-Inter-Nationa commission North sea incident met this morning. Unanimously elec- ted Baron Von Spaur, of the Aus tro-Hungarian navy fifth member. completing the primary organiza- tion. They adjourned until Janu- ary 9th.
 Tainan, Formosa. Dec. 23-There was disastrous earthquake here on Nov. 9. The town sunk and 1sO houses were wrecked. Sixty four people were killed and many more injured
 Denver. Dec. 24.-The supreme court here adjudged 23 of the dem ocratic judges at the general cleo tion to be guilty of contempt of court. They were given a sentence of six months apiece in jail for vio- lating the courts injunction. Pea body will be seated and the demo- cratic legislature turned over to the republicans.
 Shanghai, Dee. 26.-A squadron of powerful cruisers under admiral kamimura has gone south to the China sea to meet the Russian sec- ond pacific squadron.
 bennington, Ont, Dec. 26.-An oil we'll has been struck here that astonished the oldest operators. The flow is about seventy-iive bar rels a day.
 Wortmans, Dec 2o, noon.-Ma- honey and Gillis is expected here every minute with the body of ex- Mayor Humes and will probably arrive in Valdez tonight. Mail Well up to summit this morning.
 Washington, Dec. 2. - Daisy Letter married Henry Molyneaux Paget Howard, nineteenth earl of suffolk and Berkshire yesterday afternoon at the Letter residence.
 Hanceville, Ala. Dec. 37-Whil. the negroes of town were holding Christmas celebration here, crowd of white miners fired a voi ley into the church. Pastor Cla' and one negro was killed. The ee is great indignation over the affar
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 26.-llel government officials here empht-l lcall! deny the report that hs Baltic fleet has been ordered bek.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Portland, Dec. 27.-There are many charges against Senator Nit chell and Representative Herman of participation in the land frauds. They go before the jury Wednes- day to testify. It is believed that they will both be indicted. Sever al of the persons already convicted will testify against them. Some oi the convicted ones have been offered their freedom for testifying in re- gard to Mitchell and Herman.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

New York, Dec. 26.-The jury in the Nan Patterson ease disa- greed and new jury will have to be drawn.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Winnipeg. Dec. 23.-The whole sale lumbermen from Winnipeg to the coast met yesterday at Calgary and unanimously passed resolu- tions asking parliament to put a duty on L. :. lumber.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Chicago, Dec. 24.-A gang of bell boy thieves organized to steal prop erty of hotel guests has been dis covered by the police.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29
Notice To Creditors

In the matter of the estate of W. L. Iekwell, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the LII, fsigned, G. K. Cunningham wa, dHiy apusiisd ad- ministratOr of the estate of ~. L. oek well deceased, on the z4th day Of o.r.er, 4. b. lsJi by F. C. Drifi-ld, r. : Comm sioncr for the rnga Peninsula Precinct, Dist-i 0f Alas ka. All persons having rlsi,ns ,tin>t the said e>taie are hereby equirei 10 esent Inc same with the proper vouchers ithin -ix III Jntns from the date of thi. iotif to the ul- dersigned administrator al sand lint, [ lga Peninsula Precinct. District of aka.
 In witness whereof l nav. hereiIo set my Asnc and seal Q, c flee thi- 2ItL Isof October. \. D. l.1i
 c. K. Cunningham. Admin ator of the estate of ". l.. koexwell, deeea..
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Little Rock. Ark, Dec. 24-Geo. Monroe Oi \. Y. was given decision over Rommy Gilfeather last night after l5 rounds of very fierce fight ing.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

See the Valdez Real Estate Agen- cy ii you want to rent a house or cabin.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

New York. Dec. 24.-A Paris despatch reached here says: Great interest is caused here by some re- cent government experiments with new cannon, a secret invention It has only caiibre of 9.5 inches, firing a projectile weighing 359 lbs. Three men can operate it. Shell has a velocity of l640 feet per sec ond. Produces q whistling noise heard a mile and a half away. No ship in any navy will be able to withstand it.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Chicago, Dec. 24.-FredJohnson dieo yesterday of hydrophobia. AL though he has never been bitten by q dog. physicians diagnosed the case and declared that the man had contracted rabies because he was constantly fearing hydrophobia.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Going to Fairbanks. Every thing must be sold , to 20 per dent of at kern's.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

London, Dec. 24.-All railroad traffic and shipping is at com plctestands till as result of a great black fog. the worst for many years. Estimated losses in a single day such fog in Lonlon alone ann cunts to three millions.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Tainan, Formosa, Dec. 23-There was q disastrous earthquake here on Nov. 2. The town sunk and loO houses were wrecked. Sixty four people were killed and many more injured.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

From Nalde1 Unalaska and way ports 26th of each .-'onth. connecting at Valdez with :. :. santa Ana
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Singapore, Dec. 26.-Two Jap auxiliary cruisers are patrolling of this port.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

Tokio, Dec. 26.-Japs captured more important positions off Pig con Bay to-day. Japs drove enc my off tine eminence north of Hou- san Yento and occupied the pos ition at | o'clock.
The Alaska prospector., 1904-12-29

bennington, Ont, Dec. 26.-An oil we'll has been struck here that astonished the oldes, operators. The flow is about seventy-five bar rels a day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-12

present conditions, and that the day may
soon come, and probably will come, when
it viii be far less easy than It would
now be to give not only permanenoe
but greater increase to our sales to
Canada.
So far as the general business of our
enterprising friend across the border
is concerned, we regret that she has not
been able to make better showing.
Her aggregate foreign commerce for
the year shows only about / per cent.
increase over the preceding year. This
does not present any serious discourage
ment, but it is less gratifying than
liberal increase would be. Yet in that
particular feature she comes out about
per cent. better than we did ourselves,
inasmuch as comparison Of our aggre-
gate commerce for 1908 and 1904 shows
only an almost imperceptible gain.
Canada's sales to England, chiefly
foodstuffs, fell from $13l ,202, 1921 in 1908
to $117,59l,S78 in 1904. Here again we
are quite on all fours with our neighbor,
except for the fact that our decrease in
export Of foodstuffs was very much
greater than hers. Her sales to France
were slightly increased. Her imports
from Germany were decreased about
one third as result Of the imposition
Of tbs surtax. Her imports for con-
sumption from Great Britain show an
increase Of about $4,000
On the whole Canada has little or no
reason to complain over her last years
business. No country has done much
better. and some countries have done
much worse. Relatively, she has done
better than we have, and very much
better than England. Her home BUSH
ness has been fairly good; she has held
her own In foreign trade as well as other
countries have; her popU ton is showing
a gratifying increase; and on the whole
there can be found nowhere a more
peaceful, oontented and progressive
people than our neighbors the Cana
dams. May they yet be blessed even
moro abundantly.