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New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
Ribs:
January ..--..-- 6 81 50 66I $50 6I2
May 30 IGI 10 30
January ........1247 l2 10 l247 1918 Il AZ


a FIo market for pig iron cercates ssa at
1rs No sales sandard foundry Grades are quoted as
H g ssd siss sR sPq MaFS6 asked
Was firm. with pretty good demand. and with moderate
s ag princes 9ss s5s Ggt
tri[gga sSamon I5alee fair lsa2ao good 22a2se;
sYRgPs common 1aal4o fair. i59I7c: good. isS20c;
pFpf 2Ogs saSy o 9g2ss s o.dv T., firm on b.
supplies strength @ of crude and speculative demand Mills
safs lSoo July 49se Refined petroleum was in mod
sgiet gd i,d At recent lent Prices We quote
f @ |hie DDS Soc bulk &c; Phi9delPhla & s1os bulk
59 water " whits New Yok bbIs 1o75c bulk &C.
New York 1890: Philadelphia. is. soc, coTToNsEED
low 5po ssc Size B%eoem6er % ssS5sd Rf'H Isnaay
SSc sS & Febrgary ns 3s1 asee March 39q3as May as@
T 2 s90G nte 9 n seiRer yeGf prime White 4tS
city raw 4Sqt6c out Of town 44G45c Calcutta
PR0yIsIONs-Early weakness followed big receipts
s4sR SHARPLY IN ahs G @ sq5 the IN a With
sP % es2R ss sqs hSqses ana sn4 wr The b best
ss s1.:' -; f. E.:s ss:: IS e:
a9 Sg9ed s Mss 81 'S$s go fsm <isq$S 90 s6or
a$lI family $4qsl9 So racket 81: 59aSls Ind!
RESssEb so D H9Gs-9set & ,d = Quoted: Iaaeons ee $50 n
MEATs-PickIed bellies quiet Quoted smoking Ioa
h9 hans d1 10 ~ as sgsee Il = N so = r. Pd aSy
5Izc; country. LARD-Steady Quoted: Middle
Sc Redaed oY lard @ stsadS uoea @ South f AriS Cos 5e
Continent, $500 Brazil lie Compound firm, Quoted
at 7%sG7nc. STEARINE-Quiet. Quoted. Olec. ~ Csc
CITY lard stear4ne. sc.
kICE-Reports from Southern rice markets Indicate
firm of the markets. with good demand and mod
offerings. The New York market fairly active
about steady unchanged prices Quotations follow
Screenings, 21sG3hc; ordinary. 4F4i1c; fair 50 A84%c
ordinary 5G5hc; prime sac; choice 5ts46l.c;
Japan domestic: bg5}sc: foreign. 57sq6.c; Rangoon
Hassen, 5a5Sc.
cs:A Ts ssns are @ F Ss and se
Of 10 points and discount Of Tor cash.
days: Crystal dominoes. l5c Eagle tablets. TI0C cut
loaf 5Goc: crushed 55Oc mould A. I5C: cubes. 05C:
xxx powdered 95c: Eagle 5-b bags powdered and
Eagle confectioners sranulaed. o3c powdered
powdered powdered Eagle coarse
granulated. 4.e0c: granu-
lated &C. do Bloc. 3iz-Tb bags O5c. 10
bags do. 10 DO 95c: - and 80 do.
&c, Eagle fine standard granulated and diamond A.
SOC; confectionery and No 1, 4.6pc: Nos and ;.
$500; No 4. 500 Nc 5. 445c; No O. SOC No s0c:
II 4o5c No 13 &c: Nos IA 10 and 10 s95c The local
market for quite sn in and duty paid
prices quoted follows: Centrifugal s6 test s5c
muscoyaho test 303 35c, and m0lasses sugar so
test at 3@3o5c. e. o LIGHT estimates the German beet
at below the official estimate II IS
Understood that fairly large volume Of crop Cuba
been sold local during
January 2l9c basil a6 degree This is
duty paid but 1t not alter the duty paid price
OF s5c The London market for beet sugar quiet
and unchanged es Cd for December and 9s 9&d for
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
OTHER MARkETs-eY TELEGRAPH.

Chicago Dec 14-cATTIE Receipts about 500 head head:
81 1ogs4 5o $aass 75 calves 90 West
H6GSReceIpts about market 5 to 25c lower
light 81 15es4 55; mixed and butchers "a 254s4 40:
havv "a aeps3 e5 rough 2odS4 30 pigs, S3 60$4 40
bulk Of sales 4oas4 So about 600. 600
81 so yearIings 60as5 3o lambs SIS 75as6 2o West
ern IS 1885 H. =, ,,. ,oo -.
slew and steady VEALS-Receipts 450 head active and
9c lower al S5so o. HOGS-Recepts. $500 head slow
and soc lower: heavy and mixed s. sogs4 CO. mostly
q o3s4 20. stays s3as3 75; daires 81 5o$4 75 SHEEP
AND IAMBS-Recepts. 1000 head sheep steady; lambs
$7@S7 Is.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

,;,o, rec 1.-THE condition of the Treas
,,r, at the beginning of business to-day was as
follows.
RESERVE FUND.
huIIo fioo'VV",V""
'foiu = eo'n u,,1nDns IN To REDEEM OUTSTANDING GER
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OFFICE OF
The CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

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Excursions.
Business Opportunities.

OWING 10 DEATH MUST SACRIFICE GENERAL
~ country market last years bust-
ness, $4,000 c. E. BAILEY. Brewster. n Z.
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BOSTON CURB STOCKS.
Eunishes J. Thomas Resnhardt No. IS Broad street.
New YORK and No. 10 Exchange Place. tBoston)
eha-ez High l Low Last
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NEW YORK AND OTHER GAS SECURITIES

Asked. Tex dividend.
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TRUST NOTES.

Maturing 1Ss1-22
,i.hed by Sxartwout & Appenzellar. No - Pine SD
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"a Z u y "
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BOSTON STOCKS.

.frisned by y L. Day G. Co.. No. 81 Wall street)
No. =, NJ, Va Dec is Dec. IA
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
ITEMS FROM ABROAD.

Bloemfontein. Nov. 25.-The first min
iStry Of the Orange River Colony under the new
constitution has been formed.
London, Nov 25.-The Central News
states that the Bank Of France has arranged IA
send cunSirnments Of gold 90 New York On the next
two or three steamships sailing from Havre
Lisbon. Nov 25-A decree has beon
issued applying the procedure hitherto governing
anaTchistic crimes 10 political ofenses which ave
made subject 20 special jurisdiction.
Rome, Nov. 25-Lloyd c. GriscoImb the
American Ambassador to Italy returned here 10
day from the United States. where he had been ON
a vacation.
Edinburgh, Nov. John Ayling. sion
son of John Morley. secretary Of state for India
Wls sentenced to-day to ten years penal scrrituee
fer forging the Of his stepGather and several
Edinburgh merchants to documents REPRESENTING
S6s9c5.
Oran. Algeria. Nov. 25.-French troons
have killed thirty MOors and wounded as man,
mere and are shclng Arab villages in the ricinitv
Ct Port Said. in punishment for the ambusbiDg M
rceonnoitering party in gorge some distance
from the town yesterday.
London. Nov. 25.-Gen. Sir Henry Ed
ward Colye died early to-day Of injuries sustained
last night in a collision between his motor cvcle
and an automobile driven by his lifelong friend and
comrade in arms. Gen Sir Henry Seymour Ravlins
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
DEFEATS BRYAN IN DEBATE.
New Yorker Sways Convention on
Evangelical" Question.

William Jennings Bryan was worsted
yesterday in the morning session OF the
y. NJ. c. a. convention. The man who
got the better Of the eloquent Nebraskan
was John r. Mott. Of New York, one OF
the most indefatigabie workers among
college men in the country
For three hours the convention debated
the question of an evangelical basis for
membership. Mr. Bryan was one Of the
speakers. He advocated the retention of
the rule whereby all members in college
associations must be members of some
evangelical" church. Mr. Mott. although
member Of such a church himself.
looked at this question from different
point Of view. and so told the convention.
When the final vote was taken. the
words Of this young Cornell graduate
weighed more with the 200 delegates
than did those OF the famous orator.
Unanimously almost. the convention
voted for the abolition Of this rule
The question as to whether the rule OF
admittance to active membership in all
other associations be changed from that
hitherto prevailing, occupied the atten-
ton Of the convention much of the time
Many speakers appeared on both sides.
and much interest was manifested. In
the report Of the international commit
tee, made some time ago. change was
suggested in this requisite for active
membership
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
PARAGRAPHS BY WIRE.

Boston, Nov. 25.-Upwards Of 500 guests
lncludlng the guYCTnCrs Of the six New England
states and British Ambassador Bryce have been in
uted 20 the dinner which the Boston Scotsrnen Will
give On December p in honCr Of Andrew Carnegie.
Mason City. Iowa, Nov. 25.-Ena Swift
aged fourteen years. Merle Mettler aged eleven
years aud Frank Hartfclled. eighteen years. were
drowned IN Little Greek last night. The two girls
were skating together when the ice broke and thrv
went bneath. Ha-felled lost his life trying 90 res
cle the girls.
. Buffalo. y. Y. Nov. 25.-While driving
from Lake View 10 Angola. John Mulhorn and GINS
Bcgoon lost their way ard drove into Delaware
Creek and were drowned. Their bodies were foupd
to-day. Beth Of the dead men were vel known
about Angola. Mulhem was seventy wars old and
BeguUn nearly fifty.
Newburgh, y. Y. Nov 25-Anotber
Newburgh minister. Rev. Samuel X Piercy. rayior
OF the Union Presbyterian Church. is ont publicly
against ROoseyet's stand on the In God We
Trust motto Il feel it a part Of my Christian
duty. said Mr. Piercy, TO protest against taking
this worthy motto from national coinage"
Chicago, Nov. 25.-''The pay as Won en-
ter system Of collecting street car fares was intro
duced successfully on the Cottage Grove avenue line
Of the Chicago City Railway Company Yesterday
Officials Of the company assert that seYenty-re rar
sons minute were loaded during the rush hours
and that safety was promoted and ovCrcrowding and
iostling reduced
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
CONTINUE CRAWFORD SEARCH
River Again Is Dragged for the
Missing Man.
Disappearance still Mystery. Al
though Suicide Theory Has
Additional support.

The entire course taken by the ferry
boat Lackawanna on last Friday evening.
from the time it LETT the Seventh street
wharf until il reached the landing at
Alexandra. was thoroughly dragged with
graphing hooks attached 20 the police
boats yesterday in hope Of locating the
body Of Lieut.. Crawford. the private sec
retary 10 Admiral Dewey. who is SUD
posed TO have committed suicide by
drowning.
The dragging apparatus was thrown
overheard after the police boats had
passed the United States monitor Puritan.
which is anchored just OF the Arsenal
sea wall. When the landing at the steel
plant pier was reached the entire sur
rounding waters were thoroughly dragged
and every obstacle that was encountered
was brought to the surface for examina-
ton. The boats then made their way 10
the landing at Alexandria, where the
operation Was again repeated.
Many have advanced the theory that
the lieutenant might have jumped over
board when the boat was Just pulling
from the wharf on her upstream course.
and for that reason particular attention
was paid 10 dragging through the water
in tnat vicinity.
Sergt Dean. Of the police boat Wig
liant. stated last night that he had been
told by J. j.. Harrison. an employe oi
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company. of Lieut.. Crawford-s queer ac-
ttOns while aboard the ferryboat on her
downstream trip. The man told Sergt.
Dean that ne was in the boat AT the time.
eu route 10 his home in Alexandria. and
that he noticed man answering the
description Of the missing naval officer.
standing on one OF the decks just outside
of the entrance leading 20 the main
saloon.
The man. he said. appeared 20 be act
,uC IS II under some great mental strain.
and continued 10 walk back and forth
on the deck during the whole trip. The
stranger kept glancing through the glass
doorway leading 10 the saloon. and acted
as If be wanted 10 see whether ne was
being watched.
Harrison told Se:gt. Dean that he
noticed the mans queer actions and COM
mented about the matter 10 an acquaint-
ance who was with him at the time.
When the boat landed AT Alexandria ne
lost trace Of the stranger as the passen-
gers crowded near the gang plank.
At the Crawford residence nothing ad-
diuOnal has been learned concerning the
cause Of Lieut.. CTawfOrd's sudden dis
appearance. The members of the family
all appear 20 be completely mystified
about the case. and according 20 what
has been said by intimate friends. Mrs.
Crawford has as yet made no statement
concerning her belief or theory as 10
her husbands disappearance
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
FUNERAL OF MR.. LEGGE.
Agent of baltimore and Ohio
Railroad PASSES Away.

Funeral services for John Francis
Legge terminal agent Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad at the New Union
Station, who died Sunday evening will be
held from his late residence. y 3 street
northeast. tomorrow morning at g
o'clock Rev. J. NJ. Schick. pastor Of
Grace Reformed Church. of which the
deceased was a member, will oficiate
The remains will be forwarded to Shep-
herdstown W. Va, az o'clock. where
the interment will take place in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Mr.. Legge was in charge OF all the
terminal facilities Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad in this city at the time Of
his death. Shortly after entering the
service Of the railroad Mr. Legge was
married 10 Miss Dora BantZ. OF Fred
erick. Md. who died over twenty years
ago. Four children were born of this
marriage. They are Mrs. Marlie- Schrock
of Aurora. w. Va; Harry Davis Legge
Of West Virginia: Mr. Francis w. Leggc
who Is employed In the Department II
Agriculture. and Clement w. Legge. Of
the Quartermaster Generals Office. War
Department
Several years after the death Of his
first wife Mr.. I.egge married Miss Nellie
Reynolds. Of Shepherdstown. W. Va,
who. with four boys-John Allen. Fred
crick Hughes. Withrow. and kenneth
survives him
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
wife COMES. FOR The BODY
Charles W. Schmidle Ends Life in
Lafayette Park.
Found in Dying Condition by Char
woman on Her Way 90 work.
Note I'm Check Book.

The wife and sister OF Charles ".
Schmidle. OF Clintondale. Ulster County.
y. Y, who committed suicide about /
o'clock yesterday morning by shooting
himself with a revolver in Lafayette
Square. arrived in this city late last night
20 take charge Of the body II is probable
the remains will be taken u the dead
mans home for intermeut
Sehmidle WAS found i'm an unconscious
condition near the Lafayette statue about
4.30 o'clock by Elizabeth Walker. colored.
charwoman in the War Department. who
was on her way 10 work Blood was
flowing from wound in the right temple.
- near his hand lay the weapon with
which he had shot himself
The police Of the Third precinct called
an ambulance from the Emergency Hos
pitaL Schmidle was taken 10 the hospi-
tal. but his condition was such the phvsi-
clans We're unable 10 operate. The bullet
had entered the brain about three inches
above the right ear. The man died about
O'Clock
A check book on on the Brooklyn Trust
Company was found in one Of the pockets
anu hi4 A4AN -ASiAt 'A huE DL lle covers
was written,
My address is c. W. SchmidIe, Ulster
County. Clintondale y. Y. where I nave
a wife and a sister. Mrs. W Michaelis. %
A racing badge was also found among
his effects. and the police say a man
answering Schmidle's description was
seen at the Benning track betting heavily.
He came 20 this city last week And regis
tered at one Of the local hotels Friday
evening he purchased a revolver. and the
following day spent all his time at the
race track He IS said 20 have left his
hotel about Il o'clock Sunday night.
The police authorities informed the
mans wife Of the death, and about >
O'Clock IN the afternoon a reply was re-
ceived saying Mrs. Schmidle and her sis
ter-in-law. Mrs. ". Michaelis. would start
for this city Immediately.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
GIVEN MASONIC BURIAL.
Impressive Rites nj Funeral of de
Robert B. Donaldson

With impressive Masonic ceremonies
the body OF Or. Robert Bruce Donaldson.
who died Friday night at his residence.
1216 Sixteenth street, was laid to rest in
Congressional Cemetery yesterday after
noon
Rev. Frank SewaH conducted the FUN
eral services at the Church Of the New
Jerusalem. Sixteenth and Corcorau
streets. al O'Clock The honorary pail
bearers were Messrs. NJ NJ Parker. J.
NJ IZmaga, Jesse W Lee, Harrison
Dingman James 4. Sample. L. CabeIl
Williamson, William G. Henderson. James
A. WetmOre, Edward SteI Walden.
Thomas NJ. Gale. John Joy Edison. and
Judge Job Barnard.
Messrs. John Fl. Small. jr. LurtIn r
CHM. Walter A Brown, Goodwin Y.
Atlee. Richard b. Nixon. and Henry ).
Merrill We're the active pallbearers.
Dr. Donaldson was widely known IN
social and financial circles. and was one
OF the oldest inhabitants Of Washington.
He is survived by his wife and one son,
Dr. II. 4. Donaldson, OF this city.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
DIES, FACING ARREST
Broker Drinks Poison When
Police Appear at Door.
RUSE OF HIS BROTHER FAILS
Louis StrnuS, Wanted for Forgery.
Ends Life, When His Brother Is
Unable to Persuade Officers TO
Take Him-WOman's Scream Warns
Police, but They Are Too Late.

New York. Nov 25.-Louis Straus. a
mining stock broker. who would have
been indicted tomorrow morning for forg-
cry, committed suicide tonight at his
home. is West Eighty-third street. while
two detectives from the district attor-
ney's Office We're arguing with his brother
1T the door that they were there to ar
rest Louis. The brother insisted that il
was not Louis thcy wanted. but himself
But the detectives told the brother he did
not answer the description Of the man
wanted.
Straus was accused Of having forged
bills Of lading for about &5.Oe0 and nego-
uated them for loans. The complaint on
which The detectives were instructed TO
arrest him was made by William \. Avis
Co, OF - Front street. who charged
that they loaned Straus 5000 on forged
Bill OF lading for $500. Straus had warn
ing that he was being watched and in
danger Of being arrested
Prepared 60 Eynde Arrest.
\ few days ago Straus is said to have
told representative of Avis & Co. that
the police would never get him. al the
same time significantly pointing to his
hip pocket Tonight while the detectives
were at the door OF his home, ne took
cyanide of potassium, which killed him in
very short time,
While the detectives were arguing with
the brother, a woman screamed on the
floor above. The detectives ran up.
Straus was lying on the floor Of the front
nao contained cyanide Of potassium
The detectives sent hurry calls for doc
tors. getting DR.. Leonard G. Weber. OF
Il West Eighty-third street, and DR.. Her
man koenig, who lives in the same street.
Straus died about fifteen minutes after
they got there. Or. Koenig expressed the
opinion that Straus had taken about forty
grains of the poison
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

Prof Wnlilm Pickens. Of Harvard CO.
lege win address Bethd Literary and Historical As
s0ciat0n al Metropolitan A. n 2. Ch9c.i. tonight.
On charge Of assault and carrying con-
ccalod ucapss Henry Greer. c1lcred. was sentenced
IN r-m q enc year and giuc months IN Jail hy
Judge kmbaH yesterday.
William Q. Bradley. division chief in the
oaice Of the audito- Of the State Department. vas
Suddenly stricken with paralysis while al work YES
tsIday morning ard was removed to the Emergency
Hospital
3. il. Warner. Bates Warren. James G.
Hin. and T. Franklin Schneider. rcpre~enfinr A
this CITY in a talk with Capt Jay J. Morrow.
engineer Commissioner. urged that the fire Cscare
law be amended by making an exception Of hye-
proof buildings. COMMISSIONS Morrow said he
wcrld take Up the matter with has colleagues
Application has hegu made to the Com
missioners by the PHILADELPHIA Baltimore and
Washington Railroad fcT permission 10 erect rIat-
form al the intersection Of Virginia and MARYLAND
avenues. and between seventh and Ninth streets
southwest. The platforms 90 serve as a tenn
porary convenience 10 patrons in that neghbCrh0od
The request has not YET byen approved by the Con
missicners.
c. b. Robinson. District veterinarian.
Yesterday filed his annual rrport with the beard a
Commissioners Dr.. Robinson said his ofica had ne
sI'cnded 10 al calls made by the departments 81
the District government and that siCS and lame
animals had been placed under trafmeut He said
when such treatment o5uid not be given where the
animals we're located they had haen removed 10 the
hospital. The report showed that nincty-tHo am
mals bad been sent TO the hospital during tie year
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
YOUNG WOMAN TRIES TO DIE.
Says She Is Lottie Batten. of Nor
folk. and Has studied Nursing.

Philadelphia, Nov. "a young woman
Of refined appe9 rance. who says her namc
is Lottie Batten. and who declares she
comes of prominent family in Norfolk.
Va. made two attempts to end her life
in the Mt. Sinai Hospital this morning
by drinking ether. according TO the ply
sicians there.
Her first attempt was frustrated by a
nurse, they say, and the latter one by one
Of the resident physicians. After the
ether had been pumped from the young
woman she told the doctor that she was
sorry she had attempted suicide
The woman was reticent as TO her fam
lily connections, but admitted that she LETT
her home to come here TO take a nurses
course at a West Philadelphia hospital
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
THIRTEEN DIE IN FIRE.
Most of Victims or New York Tene-
ment Blaze Are Children.

New York, Nov. 25.-Thirteen men.
women. and children were taken out
dead following a hallway fire in an
Italian tenement at 2l2l Second avenue
this morning.
They We're found by the firemen bud-
died together in the front part of the
fourth, or top. floor All OF them had
dropped while making for the fire es-
capes. The doors Of the rooms had been
left open in the hurry Of the tenants 10
escape. The openings were so many flues
through which the flames went swirlinr
Breathing smoke and flames. the tbjr-
teen went down one after another. MANY
Of the dead We're children.
Most Of the bodies, covered with bIan-
kets by the firemen and carried forth
into the street. had been burned so that
they We're almost unrecognizable. This
made identification exceedingly difficult
but two hours after the fire they had All
been identified.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
skull Crushed in Fail.
FIND STORE OF EXPLOSIVES.
Berlin Police Make Discovery in
Home of City Council Member.

Berlin. Nov Sitting over enough
dynamite and suncotton 70 blow Jlp half
Berlin. Herr Kerfhn Socialist member
Of the city council was arrested to-day
with three Russians. said 10 be promi-
nent members OF the s. Petersburg or
ganization.
The police think there Is no doubt the
explosives were 10 have been used i'm
Russia. They included $3.50 dynamite
cartridges huge quantity OF dun
cum' bullets. and appliances Tor blow
ing up buildings and exploding bombs.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
RECEIVES THE CANADIANS.
Ambassador Bryce Acts as Host TO
the Delegation

At the British Embassy yesterday after
noon Ambassador Bryce received the
Canadian delegates TO the Young Mems
Christian Association convention. at a re-
ception given in their honor
The delegates. about sixty in number.
assembled at the Embassy at , o'clock,
and formed in line to be intrdduced to the
Ambassador by Hon. J. a. Macdonald.
Mr. Bryce shook hands with each. as
sisted by Mrs. Bryce. who welcomed the
ladies in the party.
Following the introduction. an informal
luncheon was served. at which Mr. Bryce
made a short speech welcoming the dele
gates. His remarks were chiefly I'm ref
erence to the Y. NJ. G. A. and its moral
influence upon the young men OF this
country and OF Canada.
In response 20 the Ambassadors re-
marks. Hon. J. A. Macdonald said that
Canada was proud 10 have such an able
representative.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
IL WAR SHIPS UNDER WAY.
VIII he Added 10 the Navy when
Completed.

The annual report Of the chief of the
bureau Of Construction and Repair OF
the Navy Department. made public yes
terday. says that on June 30 last there
were in course or construction in the
United States seven battle ships Of an
aggregate trial displacement OF 1900 tons.
two armored cruisers Of a displacement
OF @.o0 tons. three scout cruisers Of a
displacement Of ll.250 tons. and two fleet
colliers OF a displacement Of 25.I70 tons.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-26
Russian Courts-martiaI Begin.

Valid0vOstok. Nov. 25.-The court-mar-
tial began to-day of 1S9 of the sappers
and sailors accused of participation in
the military mutiny Of October % and
the outbreak among seamen of the three
destroyers in the harbOr here the fol-
lowing day II has been reported that
zoe OF the mutineers were shot some time
ago.