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0 THE XEW YORK TIMES. SUNDAY. APRIL, 2. 1899. RESGDI1IG fcr th Stella's CHANNEL DISASTERS A XoUltf Coes Down with Sararal on Board Campania Delayed by Storm.

r- eoCTHAXlPTON. 1. The London and South western Railway Company Stumer Southwestern, which tria sent to earch for boJ of victims of the wreck ha same company steamer Stella, which sank grtr' tunning' on" the Casquet on Thursday afternoon, went ashore las! night. The news of the dWaster to (he Bouth-WMtrni cu received in a din patch from the- Signal Station at Cap Ja Hague, on the coast of Normandy, opposite Aurfgny lUnd, In the aaroa district aa tb Csmjuet ltorka. Th message, said that the vessel vtt sshore srttb at.

bull stove The crew remained on board. The trainer Vera, arrived here at 5 o'clock hl afternoon with the avrvlvora of the -disaster. Tbo quays were thronged, and aa asvon aa tha rang way bad been placed In position theomclals on tha Vera invited all l'nm having relatives or friends among tha survivors to go on board. The scenes thai followed were moat pathetic. The Joy of.

the fortunate one waa veiled In the rreaona of ibe harrowing arlef of thoee who fruiUeaaJp -sennalng -vainly ip-reailng lo tha rescued for newa of tha miss-In. The stories of tha passengers wh'o were aved add little that la new. except the belief that many women and children must have prlhed In the saloon, so sudden waa the Inrush of water. On of the rescued aay that before the Ftella aank she stood with hT bowa perpendicular for a moment, and then.ahot below like an arrow. All who were left on board were pitched rternwanl In a heap, and dis-apteared with the ship.

There 1 nothing new of a definite char acter to-day regarding the victims of tha disaster. Anxious inquiries continue to be made at tha oiflces of the London and rWiuthweatem Rallwa7 Company, but the officials do not possess a Hat of the passengers, and many of the Inquirers are unable to assert definitely that their friends were on board. Aa a rule, tha lnqulrera are only vaguely aware that frlenda had started for the Channel Islands. It la Impossible, therefore, to draw up even an approximate list I tha vlctlmi. THE BULGARIA AT" HAMBURG.

Flaps Displayed In tha City and In tenss Enthusiasm Shown Captain and Craw Receive Decorations. HAMBURG. April L-The Hamburg-American liner Bulgaria, Capt. 8chmidt, was docked here this morning. The Bulgaria put In at St.

Michael's. Azores, on Feb. 24, In distress, having been disabled1 on Jan. .2 while on her voyage New York to this port. She left the A cores on March 23.

after making temporary repairs at St. Michael's. The arrivU of the. Bulgaria was greeted with Intense enthusiasm by the Inhabitants, representatives of Emperor William and the naval and military authorities being at tha pier. Admiral Koeater.

Inspector General of tha German Navy made speech to the crew and distributed decorations, among these being; I ha Cross of a Commander of the Ho-henxollern Family Order. bestowed upon t'ajit. Schmidt by the Kmperor on Feb. a last. The city was decorated with flags In honor cf the Bulgaria, and the members of her crew were escorted to the RathAua (Town Hll and Boerae.

where laudatory speeches wrre delivered. They were afterward entertained st a banquet. In addition to the decoration' of the Ho-hentnllern Family Order. Capt. Schmidt received lS.nW marks as a testimonial, while grants money- were- bestowed upon the eihvr ofneere and tha members of the crew.

TRAMKR DAMAGED IS COLLISION. The- British Vessel Maplemor Collides with the ttaardiaa. AEEXSTOWN. April i. The' British Steamer- Meplemore, Capt.

Campbell, which sailed frbnf Liverpool "yesterday for Norfolk Va. put hack, to this port this evanlng In a slightly damaged condition, having- been In tnlllxlon off Kastnet this morning with the coasting steamer Guardian. The Oaardhtn, which also was damaged, but -not seriously? has arrived here. The col. Im.on occurred In a thick fog.

The repairs aecvssaey fvenab'e the Maplemore to proceed will be completed In Ave days. CAMTAMA BY STORMS. Rryart of Hnrrlenne Mareh 3S Lasting; Talrty-als Hsan. QCEENgTOWN. April l.The Cunard liner Campania.

Capt. Walker, from New Tork onliilarch'is. for arrived hese at 12:47 P. M. to-day.

She reports having. had an unusually severe passage, with continuous gales, and a hurricane on March 2S. during; which day she. only steamed miles. The hnrrlcne latd thirty-six hours.

When about 2i0 riilvs west of the Irish coast tha Campania ran Into a densa fog and had to proceed at reduced speed. It AX A POXTQg SVXK. CoUlded.vritb BrltlHh Steamer aanorera mad Crew Saved. April 1-Tba German Steamer Pontos. from Rose rlo Feb.

24, has been sunk In the, Channel after being In collision, with the British steamer Star of New Zealand, which arrived at London on Feb. 2S from Wellington. New Zealand, and which afterward started -on her outward frouiid voyage. The boats of the StarOf New Zealand were stove in, and she lire-turnlng to Londsn. The Pontos had On board a cargo of cattle, l.tum hp, and a quantity of wheat.

It appears that the Star of New Zealand ran lulu t. it' Poatos during the darkness of early morning, -striking her amidshipa. Twelve svatrten who left the Oerman steamer In a boat were picked up exhausted and bav been landed hre. The Captain and nineteen of tha crew. have been landed at Later a large, trs-Channel ateamer algnalel that she had reaiHied twelve of the crew and six passengers of the Pontos.

Thus all the crew, numbering fifty men. and all the pas-sengersX, the sunken steamer have been THK COLLIER HEATHPOOL LOST. Cleat at! Iba Crew Reported Drwwateal t'r Ftsklasx Sasark Isak. DOVER. England.

April l.The British Steain collier HeathpooU 600 tons, from Sunderland for Bta. Naaalre. France, was ran down and sunk off Beaehy Head at lo 'cluck yesterday evening- by the British steamer Ethelhllda. The Ethelhllda left Buenca Ayrea on Feb. 28 for Antwerp.

Seven of the Heathpool'a crew were saved fcy the Ethel hlMa. ar4 one was picked up 1-y a small vessel and landed here. He says the crew numbered sixteen men. They left bunderland en Thursday, and collided with i he Ethelhllda yesterday evening. The Xeathpool commenced to sink immediately.

1'hd man brought her Jumped Into the wa-tr and clung to a lifeboat until picked up. The Healhpoot was built at Sunderland ta 1 -i. and owned by the Lambton Coilleriea lUmlted) of Sunderland. She was 210 feet Ionic, had feet 3 Inches beam, and was 14 tt-et ti Inches deep. letter In the day toe Ethelhllda wmsslfht-d off lAmgeneaa, proceeding- slowly, and rr, under control, according to tha signal i Sh had canvaa about her bows and i boats were hanging over her sides.

She that she bad been in collision and i. her forepeak waa full of water. She minagwl to put In bere. and landed the rwn nwa saved from the HeathpooL Sbe i eoftmanded by Capt. Harrison.

A fr'rench fishing smack collided wth an i -nown veswl olT her last evening. Six cf fcer tier wvra drowned. -r: srwegiaa Bark AkavwelMaal 4 Seau IONiON April The Norwegian bark r. Nllaeo Houjr. CapC Cnristensen.

f- -n AfaTachicola Feb. 20 for Havre, was rio-l In a waterlorired condition on rci IS. In latitude 51. longitude Vi. Tbo x- rra rrauued.

and. have been laxwlad CJ NEWS OF THE RAILROADS. EZTEOIT TO OVrS RAILWAYS. CaaasaaB CowartI Appelate Cwsaaals-imm Bmr Street Liaea. DETROIT.

April A long etride toward Dt trolt's ownership of the city's street railways was taken this evening, when tha Common Council carried out tna intent of the McLeod law. providing Ivr municipal ownenhlp and operation of Detroit street rallwayi, by adopticr a resolution appointing Gov. Plngree. Carl B. Schmidt, and El-IkKt Q.

Stevenson aa a commission to buy aAd operate the roads for the city. The resoIutUB was adopted by a vote of 21 to 1L Tha members of the commission had prevtouslv announced that tbey would pub-Itciy notify the Council of the terms agreed upon before consummating any purchase. There waa a spirited debate. Every speech In favor of tha immediate of the comraUalon was cheered, and tha Chair tepeatediy tftreau-ned lo order tha loony cleared on account of the disorder. Talks for delay were received by the spectators for the most part la silence.

Gov. Plnaree protested his entire wHUik-ns to submit tBe tri-m at the proper time to the Council and the public He frankly I OKI sDout ti. nes-otiati ns witn lom Jumi-son. manager of the propertied, but said he had no definite terms to disclose now. He said: I'm willing everybody should know that I'm the old cuss that helped push that bill." The Commissioners will furnltth bonds, and begin tbo negotiations at once.

RAILWAY DEAL IJT MAINE. Tha Baaior and Aroostook' Absorbs Iba Plx-ataq a is Lime. BANGOR. April 1. A railroad transaction Involving the liquidation of bonds to the amount of $1,225,000 and the release of the City of Bangor from a bonded debt Of SSV5.0UO.

waa completed to-day. Wben the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad was begun in the City of Bangor loaned Its credit tc the company by Issuing In Its favor municipal bonds to the amount of taking as collateral the bonds of the railroad company. By the sale of the city bonds a good part of the money with which the railroad wsa built was raised By the terms of the new contract with the City of Ban (for the Bangor and Aroostook Company takes up the Bangor end Piscataquis bonds held by the city, and also the In bonds Issued to build the extension to Moosebead Lake, making a total of S1.22..xxt, and giving the Bangor and Aroostook possession of the Bangor and Plscata- TO Bl'Y STREET LIXES. Reported Xew York Combination to Operate In Masanehsutetta. LAWRENCE.

April 1. A movement Is on foot by a New York syndicate, of which J. Plerpont Morgan is raid to be the head, to secure control of a number of the street railroads In Massachusetts. It Is reported that the syndicate has already purchased a controlling Interest In the Lawrence, Lowell and Haverhill Road, and also the street railroad In Brockton, and that negotiations are about closed for a purchase In Gloucester. Mans.

In the purchase of stock In these roads not only a controlling interest is obtained, but all stockholders receive offers for their shares. Another syndicate in which E. P. Shaw. State Treasurer of Massachusetts, Is Interested controls several street railroad lines In the cities In which the New York syndicate has made the( purchases.

Massachusetts Traction ltoad Sold. BOSTON. April. .1. E.

Rollins Morse A Brother, and Tucker, Anthony A brokers of this city, have purchased all the assets of the Norta Shore Traction Company, Including the stock of the Lynn and Boston and Beverly and Danvers Street Railway Company, for S2.73.hi si- The reason for the sale was that the owners of the North Shore Traction Company, which secured Incorporation under New Jersey laws, were discouraged by legislation affecllnp forr-ten corporations ownintr and operating Massachusetts street mads. The capital stock of the Lynn and Boston amounts to 1.2t.-. ail of which was owned oy the North Fhore Traction Company. The ptock of the North Shore Traction Comaany amounts to i.uk.o.. of which is preferred and common stock.

Rnnaor of Sale of Railroad Desjed. KANSAS CTTT, April 1. A rumor that the St. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad was soon to be absorbed by the Kan? as City. Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad and that General Manager Robinson of the first named property would succeed General Manager Robert GlUham of the Gulf system.

Is emphatically denied at the general ofilces of both companies. The St. Joseph snd Grand Island Company held a meeting recently in New York. Mr. Robinson declares the subject of selling the road was not.

discussed. THE ARMY BEEF INQUIRY. Eagan's Beported Knowledge of Chemical Experiment. Tainted Meat Supplied to Sampson's Fleet. WASHINGTON.

April lv-The army, beef court of Inquiry to-day continued the hearing of army medical officers, most of whom, however; said tha they had had little or no experience with the canned meat supplied to the troops and therefore bad made no observation of the effect of the use of It upon the men. In general, these officers considered the refrigerator beef a desirable article of food. Greenleaf W. Simpson of Boston, tbe present contractor for supplying beef on the block in Cuba, and who Is largely Interested In live cattlei stockyards, and refrigerator lines, related his experience in connection with the letting of contracts for supplying beef during the Spanish war. He had been- prepared to put In a bid, and previous to the opening of the bids had had a conference with Gen.

Eagan, who was a personal acquaintance and who had wired for him to come to Washington on the 8th of June. Mr. Simpson said that he had in 1SS7 visited Cuba as a Food Commissioner for the VnUed States for the purpose of Investigating: the supply of cattle In that country. He had Informed the Commissary General that he considered It impossible to use refrigerated beef In Cuba, explaining the conditions and difficulties, and after the first conversation Gen. Eagan bad asked him to remain over another day.

Tbe next morning, when he called, the Commissary General had told him that he must purchase refrigerated beef for Cuba, but he did not Indicate that this position was taken at the Instance of any superior official. He (Mr. Simpson) had not. therefore, put In a bid. Mr.

Simpson also stated that he had had more or less talk with Gen. Eagan and with the agent of Armour ft Co. concerning the use of preservatives. This question was discussed in a general way with CJen. Kaaan, who.

he said, told htm that some investigations were being made in the South In that direction. He had Inferred that the experiment was made both In the interest of the Government and the packers. Mr. Simpson said that since that time he had made a bid which had been accepted for supplying beef on the block to the inland points in Cuba, and that he was now engaged satisfactorily In that work, securing his cattle from Texas, the United States of Colombia, and Venesuela. He also jtated that he had had considerable experience In shipping beef abroad, and that refrigerated beef generally brought about 2 cents per pound less In the London market than the beef from tbe live cattle shipped over.

The witness did not oelieve It possible to keep beef In a good condition out of a refrigerator for twenty-four hours. It would change in appearance In two hours and mold soon afterward. He thought the proper way to supply the troops In Cuba waa to have refrigerator plants in the Island and kill the beef there each day. Lieut. William Conrad of the Twenty-third Infantry, who had charge of the cooking for the mesa on the transport Indiana, said that the refrigerator beef had kept (rood for about two weeks, but that after this It became so badly tainted that many of the men would not use It.

A number of them also objected to the canned roast beef. The Indiana carried fresh food supplies for Admiral Sampson's fleet, but much of them were spoiled by the beef. The odor from the hold was like that from a horse that had been dead for a week or two, and waa no strong that the men would get out of tbe way when the door was opened. Eight thousand pounds were thrown overboard, but the remainder was issued to the fleet, though considerable of It was tainted. Thomas B.

Hendrix. a butcher at Lakeland. who delivered tha refrigerator meat to the commissary oiheers there in July and Aukusc said that tbe beef generally delivered, was la better condition than Oldest Lager Beef Brewery in the United States. iALSsMaf fee Bock Beer Now oa Draught Bottled at the Brewery ivered direct to Families. Pari Atc to 5 i St.

Hew Yort and de the beef uadally received by tbe local butch ers. At lities the beef waa glossy, but It was sound nd fresh. The commissary had rejected thJ enure consignment about three times. On lone occasion he had taken the meat and said it. He had never heard any conversation between lut.

Gampfer. who waa for a ime commissary, and Mr. ilore- house of tl t- Armour Company, nor had he ever seen tnem toother. No chemicals had been used tin the refrigerator beef, he said. He had nevt-r beard the report of their use until yesterklay.

when he had seen It in a newspaper. I Some of the troops preferred the refrigerator beef to the native beef, because the litter was tough. Major William Williams of the New York State troo who was CommlKsary at fonce. said he was familiar with the dis- tri button the beef front the transport Manitoba. nd that he had understood that the beef wab perfectly good.

He had found the canned Ix-ef tasteless, but wholesome. Lieut. Gainpfer was then recalled to re late the particulars of his meeting with Mr. Hendrtit. who had lust tent 1 fled.

Gamp fer said that he had recognised Mr. More house, whom he had met upon leaving the witness staid a few days since, as the Armour agent! who had stated in Lakeland that chemidjnls were used to preserve the meat. He (approached and spoke to Mr. Morehouse, ut tbe latter declared that ne had no recollection of ever having seen him before. The court (then adjourned until 10:30 Mon- day morning, ALGER WT LIKELY TO TESTIFY.

Iaqalrr art Expects to Finish Ile- fore HI Retwrm to Waahlagrtoa. WASHINGTON, April l.The opinion Is expressed hire-that many of the questions put to recent witnesses before the army beef lnqulr Gen. Eagarl and notably to Brig. were intended to draw out evidence thai Secretary Alger was personal ly responslb for the experiment or using canned beef for the troops as an emergency component the ration. Gen.

Eaga Insisted that Secretary Alger lert hlm.wl practically a "free hand," but he also estlfled that all bids were submitted, to tb Secietary before the awards were made, with an Intimation that an Indicated bid Hfi. to bj accepted. Other witnesses said that they understood, from Eagan's sta ements. that while his preference was fo beef on the hoof or beef on the blo he was constrained by superior autho-ity to award the contract to the refrigera tod beef producers and bidders. CoL Davis Recorder of the court of Inquiry said lils afternoon that he had not thought of ai king Secretary Alger to appear as witness He did not think that any of me eviuenceiaireaay obtained required that ine eecretarv oe canea to testify.

Gen. Lavis. one of the members of th raim was of the lame opinion. Gen. Miles had not susKestea calling the Secretary.

If the coun of Inquiry is as expeditious as it hopes tb be. Its work will be completed before the Becretarv of War returns to Washington. I The court hopes to finish In a wee, ine It waa stated at the War Department, expects to be back In ten aays. PARIS'S VISIT TO SANTIAGO. New- Hachetes Sold to Tourists as War Eelics JAn Exchange of Bril liaht Entertainments.

SANTIAGO, March arrival of the American Line utoimcr Tnrl Oim tt.v erick Watkii a. with 430 tourists on board, all of whom wanted carriages and hotel sc-commodatlor. i and wished to obtain relics and louvenlitn of the recent campaign In Cuba, create! a great stir and excitement and proved -A little too much for the capa bilities of th city. There are fcnly thirty hacks In the eltv. each of whldn will accommodate four per sons, and evtn with the help of the Gov ernment am lu lances, which were freely supplied for Ihe occasion, and the few pri vate turnouts In town.

It was tmiw.ihi for more ttuli ao persona at a time tb be accommodat.il. As for the hotels, they were full to ovvrfltwlnff. and all the tourists iept those fortunate enough to have friends on shore, wtle obliged to sleep aboard the snip. I Some Persons, however, did rean'a mMi harvest from the tourists. These were the boys and met about the city who were able to gather uc anvthlho that nl.l hv out stretch of Imbglnation be termed a relic Of tae war.

esv machetea that had recentlr arrived from! the United States, but had been kept in order to giv isalt water for a few days in them a coat of rust, were $. to SIS each, according to sold at from the ahtlltv or the seller as a romancer ItlHtV tlf hum AVrtalUI 1 and the maj. .11 UKI art and maity a wonderful story of the war was narrated to the unsuspecting- vis- If or it iiiuunu mat i.isi macnetes were sold to iimose aDoara the Paris, and to supply th even the mat cutting meat clietes used In the kitchens for were Drougnt into requisition. rv i v. To-day it Is here for any! use.

"Guides to the' battlefields." many! of them young fellows who had never win ther. lufnM i harvest. I Taking It ail around, the passengers of the Paris thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A their honor. KJen.

Ieonard Wood, the Mili tary Govern-, and Mrs. Wood receiving the guests, surrounded by a brilliant and puttering stalT in full dress, -the Governor a Major General. On the following night a dinner, followed by a ball, waa given on the steamer i ine pan every Dooy with lalm to social distinction and the slightest in- amp waa brilliantly llluhtinated with Chinese lanterns recognition viuriwiiir iijrijr oecoraiaa. stuslc mm fllFnl.hi.JI r.w a uuail uai.i ana ins band of the Fifth United States Infantry, an pmn-ni agreea mat ine entertain- ment was a great success. Beef SelseU for Taxes I at Havana.

HAVANA, kprll l.The Swift Company recently Imported 1.500 pounds of refrigerated beef, paling the duties, with the object of selling! the meat to Havana market-men. The Slaughter House Inspectors, however, conftscajed the beef and donated It to the hospitala.l because it had not paid tha slaughter-boute tax. Tbe Swift Company's agent protested to Sen or Lacoste. the Mayor of Havana, of erlng to pay the tax. but his efforts were unavailing and the company wm now sue line city ror tne value of the SaspeaslAn of Cabas.

Mortg-asea. HAVANA. Secretary of April 1. Seller Desvernine. Flrance for Cuba, sails for Washington ok Tuesday In order to confer with Presided McKlnley on the question of Cuban mortgages upon which action has been deferred for one month from this date.

supposedly on me recoromenaation or Sec-The matter calls for speedy vast importance to tbe Cu-and agricultural inm nn retary Alger, action, beinr ban business even the one rtonth's delay causing dissatl. uwrenun. speaks Engtish and will do hi best to get tbe President to act immediately. Cwbaua Aaae lr May Boom ptaaanat. WASHINGTON, April Seftors VHlalon and He via.

thJ representatives' of the Cuban Assembly, who came her In an effort to secure mora Cuban Army funds to bo distributed to the hen disbanded, left Washing- ton to-day for the South, presumably en route tc rfav ana. They exoresaed ihm. selves as disappointed with the result of their visit and stated that, having cabled to Havana the flat t-i umi vi i dp Aaramunrm-the sum Intended for th. lion to Increase army, they wbuld not be surprised at tbe early diasolut disbanding of ii Of the Aaeemblv anl tha Cuban Army. at all Custom rm.

DiffSOB CITY IN WIHTER United States Consul McCook Says It Is Preferable to Summer MANY HAVE MOVED TO ALASKA Tha Latter the Best Poor Han's Mining-Ground With Proper Machinery Would Bo tha Most Valuable. WASHINGTON. April C. McCook. United States Consul at Dawson City, writing under date of Feb.

11. Says: Tbe weather for the past three months has been a pleasant surprise to the people who have spent their first Winter here. The coldest weather we have bad. was between Nov. 8 and 15, the thermometer registering 40 to 50 degrees below aero.

Tbe month of December was Ideal Winter weather, the thermometer then only registering around sero, snd there being no wind, so to speak, the air was as pleasant as in 'Novemberweather the Middle States. In January we had a couple' of weeks of very cold weather, but nothing to be dreaded when one Is warmly clad, with the extremities of the body well protected against frost bites. While there have been a great many cases of frosen limbs, and amputation is sometimes necessary, such cases mostly came from long-continued exposure on particularly cold days, or from exhaustion, or getting the feet wet on stampedes. Stampeding to relocate claims where owners failed to do the necessary representation work, or to some reported locality said to be good, nas very frequent all Winter. The majority of such stampedes, however, proved failures.

For instance. In the nr3t week of January a stsmpede took place from Dawson down the Yukon River, on which some three hundred men and women started at midnight, among whom were some well-known rich mine owners, who would not be expected to go out stampeding unless they had some information of a positive character. Any one who could get a dog or two and a sled and some provisions together started. After traveling all night, a council of war was held by those who were in the secret of the coveted lo-. callty.

Heads were counted, and, -finding there were more camp than there could possibly be claims to stake, the leaders concluded not to go further, but to starve out those who had brought only a few days' provisions along. Many came back to Dawson for more provisions, and started off egaln in the effort to regain their former position. Finally, the leaders made an onward movement up creeks, across divides and hills, and. having- to make new trails in the snow, unfortunately lost the proper direction to the supposed goal. They had.

therefore, to beat a retreat to Dawson, returning footsore and weary, and many with frosted limbs, after a week of fruitless search. There have been, however, soma succsssful relocations of good -claims this Winter, which will pay the possessors handsomely for ail the trouble and hardships they have undergone. "The Winter here, as a whole. In my Judgment. Is preferable to Summer, as traveling over the creeks and traila i much easier.

It Is not an uncommon occurrence for one to travel from fifty to sixty miles In a single day with a couple of dogs, starting at daylight and completing the trip tbe same evening. In Summer one must trav-. erse bog and morass, wade through the streams, and frequently get Into muck up to the waist. In going from here to the dig-- lngs on Dominion and other creeks. The reigbtage of necessary provisions Is much easier.

In Winter, with the assistance of dogs, a couple of which can easily pull from to pounds on a sled. In Summer the load have to be packed on the backs of males or broncos, making; locomotion much more expensive and slower. The sun waa lost sight of In Dawson on Dec. a. dlssppearing from view behind the hills, and not reappearing again until Jan.

On: some of the creeks, some fifteen and twenty miles from here, where the hills rise abruptly from the streams, the sun was lost sight In the first week of November. "TbeMemperature on the creeks Is generally about ten degrees warmer than here, from tbe fact that Dawson is more In the open and Is exposed to draughts of wind. The darkness of Winter days, like the coldness of thlj arctic region, has been very much exaggerated. There has been good daylight from 9 A. M.

to 3 P. of course In offices snd stores lights had to be burned all day. with the exception of a couple of hours at midday. This happily lasted but a couple of weeks; at this date we have daylight from 6:30 in the morning until 5:30 In the evening. In a couple of months we will neve daylight all the time.

The extremely moderate weather for this region has had the effect of reducing the price of wood from to $15 per cord; last year the average price was 0 per cord. This weather has also caused many or the miners to suspend work on the creek claims for a time on account of the water coming into the shafts where tunneling or drifting had to be done. On one claim on Victoria Gulch a spring was struck thst overflowed and flooded all the mines in that vicinity for three-quarter -of a mile. Many people who have bad lays." or leases on claims, and who failed after a couple of months to find sufficient to pay. have quit and gone out over the Ice; a number have turned their faces toward Alaska.

To those who have means to keep them a couple of years. Alaska will be found after all to the poor man's mining country, aa when one finds ground there he gets spfflcient of It twenty seres to warrant his staying. There is a vest extent of placer mining ground In Alaska where a man can ret out, with a pick and shovel, one to four ounces of gold per day. Great fortunes could be reaped by companies who would buy up mining ground already located in Alaska and Introduce modern mining machinery. Fortv-Mile District.

Seventy-Mile District, the Tanana District, near Circle City, and others are open for such enterprise. It takes capital; but capital. If put fn the right districts Ir Alaska, will be amply repaid. I have before me a reliable list of twelve claims prospected In the Seventy-Mile District. Alaska, all averaging; almost three ounces of gold per man per day.

This territory, with modern machinery, would be most valuable." Jaaaary Tesapernlnree at Dawson. The oUowlng Is given as the official record of the January temperatures at Dawson. The temperatures were tsken by the Canadian Commissioner. The minus sign. Indicates below aero and the plus sign above sero: Jll Mini-Vart- Jan.

-4 SSjJan. 15... ,5 Jan. -34 -SI Jan. Jan.

4 55 SliJaa. Jan. 6.r It -32 Jan. I J.a. T.

-U a Jan. 20 Jan. 8S 4 1 an. 22 iijii. i 21 famine V.oa.

WfJsUl Zjf 1 ja. -isii-ai 4 22 111 XX. Roekefeller'a Aeaeaaaaeaf. WHITE PLAINS. N.

April Height. Michael J. Martin, and 3. Hatfield Newman, Assessors of tbe town of Mount Pleasant, tiled exceptions to-day to the report of Winet E. Hoysradt.

the referee who Inquired into the assessment levied on tha property of John D. Rockefeller. The report was Hied oa March lo In Poughkeepsle. and the referee cut the assessment levied on Mr. Rockefeller-a property more than half.

Tb AMTr make thirty-one exceptions to the findings of th referee. IHSDBAI1CE IN ARKANSAS Sixty-three Companies Decide to Suspend OBJECT TO SUITS BROUGHT Attorney General Davis's Position ta Regard to tha Anti-Trust law la Begarded as Unfair. The managers of nearly ail of the sixty-three lire insurance companies authorised to do business In the State of Arkansas' have telegraphed Instructions to their agents In that State to suspend underwriting immediately on account of the suits brought by Attorney General Davis against each of the companies on Friday for violation of the anti-trust law which waa recently enacted by the Legislature In that State. The managers, of the foreign companies affected sre In cable communication with their head officials, and it was stated yesterday thst a possible development In the situation wonld be an agreement on the part of tbe companies, domestic and foreign. to order the pro rata cancellation of all Arkansas business.

'Such action. If agreed upon, would deprive every owner of Insurable property in that State of insurance in five days. The anti-trust law. within the provisions of which the Attorney General acted, prohibits the formation of any pool, trust, agreement, combination, confederation, or understanding in regard to the price or premium to be paid for insuring property against loss or damage by fire, -lightning, storm, cyclone, tornado, or any other kind of policy issued by any corporation, partnership. Individual, or association of persons.

According to the construction placed upon the law by the Attorney General, no Insurance company can legally do business In Arkansas, whether it is connected with an Arkansas rating bureau or not, if In any other State It Is a member of a rating bureau which fixes rates only on the business of that other State. If this construction of the law Is correct. New Tork managers say that the further transaction of business in Arkansas would necessitate a revolution In the present meth- oas oi nre underwriting, wnicn represent the result of the experience of the last two hundred years. Although leading underwriters declined yesterday to be quoted In regard to the outcome, they are not without hope that tha business Interests of the State may compel an amendment of the law In so far as It streets the business of fire insurance before the adjournment Of the present session of the Legislature, which has ben fixed for April 15. LITTLE ROCK.

April 1. Attorney against the Insurance companies brought by him, makes the following statement: uew auiis nave oeen institutea in good faith, whather the law la repealed or not. It Is not only the fire Insurance companies that I am after under the law, but many others. I waited to see whether the Legislature would change the law. and It was not until I saw the temper of the House thflt th nrru.Mwtlnn uot i v.

courts. These suits are to test the law, and the Legislature ought to play hands off. They were brought In downright earnest. a amy w.eru. uiiiiR i iff sj, oiuil.

W9 Will take a tilt at them for each day they have been doinjr business since the act became ass vivmiivu VI I IIC for every day-they have transacted bust uuu i -want io do captious, but if the Insurance companies cannot do business here without belonging to combinations, the sooner they quit the better. I do not think a single syllable of the changed. It is a good law, and I think it ought to stand. It is patterned verv much tfLr th. i ir construction of this law is not right, the seme it.

i nese suns cannot be trieduntil the next term of the Puliiskt Circuit Inn r-f I AAntAmHA vtaahwUh 1 1 1 get the proof." HELENA, April action of Bii7-mre nre insurance companies In withdrawing- from -thl citjr and Vicinity, owing -to the anti-trust law recently passed by the Arkansas Legislature, has caused much tltscnssion In business circles. There is Siio.uuu 'Worth of cotton la the com-presses. another fZMAm worth' of lumber In lumber yards, to say nothing of the ordinary commercial risks, all of which pay more than SlUi.ouu annually to the fire Insurance companies. To change these risks from the regular home agencies, whose rates are entirely satisfactory and place them abroad, in unknown companies, not amenable to the law or the State. Is.

to the minds of the people, unsatisfactory. The business community is especially severe in condemnation of the Legislature for refusing to listen to the protests of the commercial bodies of the State against what they believe to be a hurtful exercise of the legislative PINE nUUFP. April 1. The'firty- been represented here for twenty years iai, wuimi uieir representatives to discontinue business, owing to inability to operate In the State under the Rector antitrust law. Mass meetings sre being called and strong treasure will be brought to bear on the Legislature to modify the law.

MASSACHUSETTS LEAVES DOCK. Repairs to the Keel of the Dattleshlp Have Jteesi Completed. The battleship Massachusetts was taken out of dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Tart yesterday, work of repairing her keel, damaged by the ship's grounding on Diamond Reef, In the harbor, on Dec. 10, having been completed. While no orders have been received as yet ss to the sailing of the Massachusetts, it is believed that she will be sent 8outh to Join Rear Admiral Sampson's squadron some time this week.

It Is thought that an effort may be made by those actively Interested In the reception to De tenaerea to tne cruiser Kaieie-h. to Induce the Navy Department to keep the am uw. v.a mr rival, that she may act as an escort to the Utile cruiser. MAY BE NO BIDS FOK ARMOR. Poaalhllltr that Steel Companies) Will Find anoo a Tow Too Low.

WASHINGTON, April Navy Department has issued the clroulars containing the specifications for the bids -for' the 24.0f tons of armor plate to be purchased under the acts of 1896 and 1810. The price fixed for the 10,000 tons under the former set Is $400, snd the 14,000 tons under the latter. Wuu The first delivery of the $400 armor Is to be In March, 1100, with deliveries at the rate of boO tons per month thereafter. The first of the armor authorised by the latter act is to bo delivered In -October, luol, and subsequent deliveries at the rate of 6uo tona per month. The proposals are to be opened May 81.

Tbe department has not received any Intimation of other bidders besides the Carnegie and Bethlehem Companies, and no assurances that either of theae companies will bid. They may simply notify tne department that they cannot bid under the price limitation set by Congress. ADMTRAT. HOWTSoirS CRUISE. Flaa-shlp Chlca- to Visit t'afreajseat African Porta.

April 1. It has been de- Tided that Rear Admiral Howlson's flagship, tha Chicago, will proceed to the South Atlantic Station in the Mediterranean and Red Seas, and tfcence' around Cape of Good Hope, touching at all the principal ports on the West African coast. The department considers it a good thing to make a display of an American warship occasionally at the unfrequented porta of tne world, and the magnificent cruiser Chicago Is expected to create a deep Impression on the wt coast of Africa. The last American warship which covered this route waa the gunboat Caatino, when sbe was dispatched to Join the South Atlantic Squadron In 14. Rear Admiral Howlson will sail with the Chicago before the end of the month.

Tbe only other ship attached to the South Allan Uo Station la the Wilmlnrton. which la now In-BrsTllian waters The cruise of the Chicago wru require about four months. THE BEVJvNUE CUI'TKB EHaTtBlMtyef Naval Aeadesay Grata- atteo for Thlral Llewteauuaeieav. WASHINGTON. April The Secretary of the Treasury has formulated a set of rules governing tie eligibility of graduates HAVING COMPLETED THEIR SPRING mxcnONS ANNOUNCE SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS IN ALL THEIR DEPARlTiIENTS.

1 Stmt, niseteesiD Strut as Slxfo Jftccse. 1899 OOnSYMCTOIl Columbia Bevel-Gear Chainless Bicycle. a-awnNad dlrectl? Into tha rrank brarkst now buhln or alva. which Inserted la the brack and clamprt In position The gear adjustment, both front and rear have been rnUr li-i 1 1 simplifying th. operation of bringing the gears fmh.

0X0. rof1 ofl-e gr fringing fhe heart, POPE MFQ. 12 WARREN ST. METROPOLITAN BICYCLING CQ 60ib STREET AND BOULEVARD. of the Naval Academy to Third Lieutenancies In the Revenue Cutter Service.

Tha rules stipulate that the candidate shall be a graduate of the six-year course at tbe United States Naval Academy; that he shall file, with his certificate of final sraduatlon. evidence as to his moral character and standing and the occupations pursued and the positions held bv him aince leavlns- tha Naval Service; also, an authenticated state ment or the reason or reasons for his having-left the Naval Service. Kach candidate must undera-o a rlrld examination by a board of -medical officers to cetermtne nis physical ntness for tbe position. The sge of a candidate at the time of such physical examination shall cot exceed thirty years. 'MINNESOTA TE00PS' MUTINY.

Coart of Iaqalry Will laveatlsjate Col. L.eoaaaeasers Conduct. WASHINGTON, April 1. The Acting Secretary of War to-day appointed a court of Inquiry to meet at St. Paul on April 10 to Investigate the case of CoL Harry A.

formerly in command of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. When that regiment was being mustered out at Augusta, recently, a mutiny occurred among the soldiers, which was suppressed with considerable dlSlculty. The offending soldiers were tried by court-martial and sentenced to severe punishment. In passing; upon tbe record of the court-martial. Gen.

S. B. M. Toung rebuked In strong terms the conduct of tbe commissioned officers of the regiment; for having failed In their duty In connection with the mutiny. Gen.

Toung held that the officers of the regiment did not take prompt and efficient measures for the suppression ot the uprising in its Incipient stages, and therefore were to a certain extent responsible for the casualties that resulted. Tbe officers considered that they bad been unfairly treated by Gen. Young, and applied to the War Department for a court of Inquiry In order that their military, records might be cleared. In view of the fact that the regiment haa been mustered out of the military service of the United States, tbe War Department has concluded thst it Is powerless to act in compliance with this request in the case of all the volunteer officers In the regiment. The case of CoL.

Leonbaeuser, bow-ever. Is different from that of tbe other commissioned officers in the regiment. Inasmuch as he la an officer of the regular array, being a Captain in the Twenty-fifth Infantry, and therefore within the jurisdiction of the military authorities, and his request for a court of inquiry was recognized and compiled with. The detail for the court is as follows: Brig. Gen.

A. C. M. Pennington. United States Volunteers, (Colonel Second Artillery;) Lieut.

CoL A. Wagner. Adjutant General's Department, and Major Theodore J. Wlnt, Tenth Cavalry, members, and Lieut. CoL Edward Hunter.

Judge Advocate General's Department. Recorder. The court has been ordered to determine ail the sets In tne case and report Us opinion as to whether the strictures passed upon certain officers of the Fifteenth Minnesota can be held to apply to CoL Leonhaeuser. It is understood that all the officers of the -reariment will be allowed to testify, and thus nave their statements recorded. Movements of aval Vessels.

-WASHINGTON, April 1. The gunboat Castlne. whlqh is on her way to Manila, left Colombo today for Singapore. The minboat Wilmington, which Is making a scientific exploration of tbe Amazon for the pur-pus. of obtaining accuiat.

charts aad samln-tng the flora and fauna, arrived at afanaoa on March 23. Tha Kalelgh sailed from Horta. Azores, for Bermuda 8h. Is due to arrlv. at Bermuda a week from to-day.

There she will coal before proceeding to New Tork, where sh. is ci-pected to arrive about the The ran from Bermuda to New York Is tbrra and one-half and It wtir requite about tnrea or four days for her to eoal. Tba supply steamer CSItle arrived at Manila oa th. 80th ult. The Dolphin -has arrived at Fort Monroe.

Th. Nashville haa sailed from Mayaquea, Puerto Rico, for Glbanu Are of the Btl Meridian. WASHINGTON, April Stehman Forney, for many years connected with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, left Washington to-oay for El Reno, Oklahoma, to resume the Irrportant work of locating the arc of the ninety-eighth meriaian. upon which be was engaged last season. This meridian will he established from the Rio Grande to the Canadian border by the United States.

The Canadian Government contemplates continuing the measurements to the frosen sone. The Mexican Government on the South will continue the same to tbe Pacific Ocean. Propose Defeases oa Hart's lelaaa. WASHINGTON, April 1. Major Adams, in charge of tha engineering works of New York, baa submitted to Gen.

Wilson. Chief of Engineers, an application to have Hart's Island. In Long Island Scdnd. used for purposes of tbe defenses of New York. The matter has been referred by Gen.

Wilson to the Board of Engineers, whk-h has charge of the fortification 'of tbe United States, to report on the feasibility of the proposition and determine if the fortification of this Island Is needful to the defense system of that portion of the coast. The Ckleaco's Steering; Gear. The reconstructed cruiser Chicago, flagship of Rear Admiral Howlson. commanding tha new South Atlantic Squadron, came op to the navy yard from the anchorage at Tompktnsvtlle yesterday. The Board of Inquiry appointed to determine the merits of the controversy as to the efficiency of tbe Chicago's steering gear, has made a complete Inspection of tbe vessel.

The board will convene to-morrow at the navy yard, when a bearing will be riven to the parties to the dispute Naval Constructor bowlee and the otnesrs of tha Chicago. Haw Captain of tko Kavy Tars. Capt Frank Wildes, assigned to reliera Cant. Oaorro W. Sumner as Captain of tha Brooklyn Navy Yard, entered upon- the duties of that post yesterday.

There was-00 eeremony attendant upon the Change of yard Captains. Capt. Wildes simply report, ed to Hear Admiral Philip, the commandant, and was assigned to his duties. L0HD BEVELS TO KE Trrnv, Cosnee to Pay a. short Visit to His Brother.

Ceell Lord Revelstoke, the head of the banking house of Baring Brothers In London, ar-' rived, here yesterday on the Cunard steam, ship Lucanla. He explained that he hi come to this country to pay a short visit' to his brother. Cecil Baring-, who represents the firm of Baring Brothers In this city. John Baring is the second member of" his family to hold the UUe of Baron Revelstoke. It having first been bestowed on his father.

The present Lord Revelstoke about thlr-ty-stx years old. and he Is already a prominent figure In the financial world. He was elected a Director of the Bank of England recently, and shortly after that event a re-' port was cabled to the newspapers of this country that he was to marry the Princess ictoria, daughter of the Prince of Wales. Lord Revelstoke is a graduate of Bion. where he was distinguished for nia athleUS' aa well as bis intellectual qualities.

He was a member of the Eton eight. EHTPB trrXDrNG IN" a-m-prtca. Lswa-o' Increase. Jtote ky- the Bartaa' of Xaylvatlem. 'WASHINGTON.

AprU merchant vessels. Including barges, built In the Unit--ed States and officially numbered by the Bureau of Navigation during the first three-quarters of the fiscal year ended yesterday. number 932. ot 109,71 gross tons, compared with MI. of gross tons, for the corresponding period of 1KS, and 400, of 123.0K5 gross tons, for the cot responding period of 17.

Hslf of the construction for the March quarter was In steeL The total construction for the fiscal yesr will exceed 2S0.0U0 tons and will be the largest annual output since By far the greater part of this construction Is for the coasting trade. steamships for trade with the. West Indies have, however, been built under tha Postal Subsidy act of 189L The construction of other sea-going steamships for the Hawaiian and Puerto Rican trad, haa been bea-un In view of anticipated leglalatlon. Since July twelve merchant vessels have been named by their owners af ter Admiral Dewey, six after Admirsl Sampson, two after Admiral Schley, one for Ensign Worth Bagley. one for Bob Evans, two for Wheeler, snd one for Fltshugh Lee.

Wsr memories are also preserved in the. merchant marine thus far this year by one Maine, three Oregon, two Iowas. two Olymplas. one Rough Rider, snd two Ma-, nllas, and the entrance of a Spanish element Is shown in the names Tres Hernia noe, Buena Ventura. Agaudita.

Maria Dolores, Espresso di Gihara. Pedro. and Ambroeio Bolivar. Held for Pension Fran da lai Ohio. WASHINGTON, April 1.

The Pension Bureau Is informed thst a rran calling him-' self Robert Sherman has been held in de- fault of bait at Toledo, Ohio, for collecting pension money under fhe false represents--tion that he waa an officer of the Cnited' States. He stated that he was a brother-in-law of Gen. Miles and related to tha Sherman family of Ohio. Assistant Treasurer at Boston. BOSTON, April 1.

George A. Marden of Lowell took the oath of office as Assistant -Tieasurer of the United States here to-day. 'Not an An ideal suburban home- Tn: advertisement is only a cufiosity-arouse r. If you are interested yott; will be glad to spend the time to drop us" a postal card for photographs and particulars. 8 WAKEN IMPRO Uwmrtn.

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