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V- i I u. i.i, i THE JEWS IN AMERICA Papers and Discussions at the Annual Meeting of Their Historical Society. MANY STATES REPRESENTED President Straus, la Bis Annual Ad 'tfress, Gives Soma Interesting Tradition of Early Amerl-' I can Periods. Several Important facta and additions to th history Of th Jewish people, both la thl and other countries, were brought out at the sixth annual meeting" of the Americas Jewish Historical Society, which held Us first day's session' yesterday In the assembly rooms of the Tempi Emanu-El. Fifth Avenu and Forty-third Street.

Two sessions wer held. In the morning- and afternoon, and the third and last will take place this morning-. Many States were represented, and the rooms were well filled, the number being Increased at the afternoon session. Among those present from out of town were Prof. Charles Gross of Harvard University, Men-des Cohen of Baltimore, Simon V.

Rosen- dais of Albany, Julius F. Sachse of Philadelphia, Simon. Wolf of Washington, D. Dr. Herbert Friedenwald of the Library of Congress, Washington; Dr.

A. Friedenwald of Baltimore, Dr. Cyrus Adler of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington, and Na- Jthanlel Levin of Charleston. 8.

C. There were also present Prof. Richard J. II. Gott-hell of Colombia University, and ex-Judge Charles P.

Daly of "New York, the latter making a short address. President Oscar S. Straus. -after congrat-. alaUng the society on the material progress mad during- the last year, Introduced th first speaker, Simon Wolf, who read a paper giving, a biographical sketch of Commodore Uriah P.

Levy. Mr. Wolf presented In connection with his sketch a copy Of th original defense mad by Commodore Lry when brought before a court of Inquiry at Washington during th civil war. The document was found in the archives of ths Ksvy Department after lying forgotten fo. over thirty years.

Even the report of th inquiry, Mr. Wolf said, could not be found on the records. Mr. character- uvi the document as the moat able and convincing defense of the Jewish position' in the community that toe had ever read. Dlscasslo Relisrtosjs Liberty.

Th next speaker. Max J. Kohler of New York, spoke on Phases In the History of Religious Liberty In America, with Special Reference tofae Jews." A warm discussion followed Mr. Kohlers statement that the estaia'ehmeat of religious liberty in America was largely due to President James WoIf cUes an argument to thecontrary that It as President Madison who signed the recall ol Manuel M. Vftr' who wm Consul General at Tunis in "PcUl mission to Algiers, on the sole ground of his being a Jew.

Assemblyman N. Taylor Phillips was of the opinion that Noah was, for other reasons, disiasttful to the Government at Tunis, but that his religion was chosen as the moat plausible ground for oomplaint. Mr. 8traua was of the same otuiuon. -j Julius F.

Sachse read a paver brimful of interest on" Jacob Philadelphia-Mystic and Physicist." showing how the famous metaphysician, born of humble parents in lTUU, at a time when the Jews had no opportunity for advancement, too the name of bis native city and made a world-wide repa-tion by sheer pluck and the carrying out of a purpose. boJr after o'clock. President Straus called the afternoon session to order and delivered his annual address. He said in part: Two weeks of my stay abroad were PMd in Spain, that land whose history Is "uffertn? for thechll-' iV1- Tnf are, on'y fsr faint traces of the once learned, prosperous, and her ther one SJtTJ their, names, borne by families. 2" whom in the vicissitudes of their 5T lt even the trace of their origin.

While In Madrid I had the meeting her distinguished pub- who In 18.3 waa President of Spain during the brief period of the uu" aiotlsg from C(f He then quoted several passages from a book by Sefior Castelar on" The History of the Discovery of America." giving some legends of th habitation of North America Jews before the time of Columbus extract from tienor Caaxelar'a tpk quoted by Mr. Straus: The Jewish writers draw great advantage for Israel from the books and charts tending to throw light on the dark snu and mysterious continents. Menasseh. Ben Is- Tribes led into captivity by Salmanasar In the reign of King Hosea while encamping I 00 the banks of the Euphrates, unanimously resolved to go beyond the seas to remote regions for the better observance of their law free from all idolatry. And therefore when they entered th narrowest part of the Assyrian river the Lord worked for them wonders -and wrought miracles, even arresting the flow of the river, so that they might cross over In safety and go Into regions which the rabbinical writers believe to correspond with Mexico and Peru.

Another philosopher. Genebrardo, who in the sixteenth century was the author of a rabbinical written to facilitate an advantageous study of Hebrew literature, commenting en the Journey of the Ten Tribes, states that the land of Arsaveth where the prophet locates the reunion of the Ten Tribes Is really further Tartary. and that froir. Tartary they went to Greenland, and that from Greenland they in- tended to cross Davis Straits to Labrador, which Is the land of he says, anrl whlrh la r.nlv flflu c.ur, uiBi.ui -i from And the rabbis are not alone satisfied with their Ksdras as reveal-. Ing America, but claim it was also revealed In the words of Isaiah, (chapter which state how the Ood of Israel called not only the people of Assyria.

Egypt, and Ethiopia his chosen race, but also those of the islands of the And the rabbis add to all this, to confirm the secular and very ancient establishment of the Israelites In the New the story of a Portuguese Jew, named Arahon Levi, alias Montesinos who certified to having traveled on mule-back through the plateaus and mountains of the Andes, met there some native muleteers, who related to him how thy unhappily had inflicted on 4 a very holy people in America the same misfortunes they were themselves now compelled to suffer at the hands of the Span-lards. Monteainos wished to see: the people Of whom the muleteers thus 'poke, and they, discovering that he wan an Israelite, conducted him for a period of eight days along a broad and deep river to a place on its banks known to them. There they stopped, and. unfurling a cotton' flag, slg- naied with It. whereupon could be seen Similar answering signals, announcing the arrival of a woman and three men who recited the fourth verse.

Chapter I v. of Deuteronomy, whereupon they marched up the river and there came four more with the same song on their lips, and with the same general characteristics, all of which Indicated that there existed a Hebrew tribe in that region, and. though the traveler had, through hi companions, given every indication of good faith, they declined to have Clover relations with him. but withdrew within their defined limits, because, per-2ps, fit a suspicion of religious antagonism, ouch i are some of the radiant, wild, and confused stories that are everywhere current the New World." Je-wa Active a Coloniser. Continuing his address.

Mr. Straus said: During the sixteenth and seventeenth Centuries. Spain, of all States since the fall th Roman Empire, was successful In extending her dominion by colonization, and least successful-in permanently attach- ng such colonies to herself. The reason lor this lies In the fact that her main pur- In planting colonies was to replete the home Treasury at every cost, regardless of th welfare of her subjects. The farther off colonies were from Spain the more they were expected to- yield to the Torre del Oro, (Tower of Oold.) which still stands In Seville on the banks of the In Columbus's time this tower la fald to have been the depot for treasures sought by the fleets from the -New World.

Jews have been specially active as reiunisera. not because ol Innate restless- fes nor-because of a commercial spirit, nut because in countries where they have suirered moat from restrictions and persecution, thT hay bMa jMMf the first to avail of this avenue of escape from tyranny 1 nd go to th remotest unsettled portions sf the world to enjoy liberties denied to iv.t, TtV Jw n1 commerce nTt Utni.c?n.t,n,iny oclated In foreign not th Jaws ln -roh for new hlgh-tw. because commerce iTi 'J1 'nr by natural laws U.lr by sandal laws, followed th path of least restriction. Early Days 1st Caracas. Aa Interesting contribution to American Jswlsh history during th present year was th publication of a monograph by th Rev.

Joseph M. Coroos, minister of th Congregation Mlkveh Israel In Curacao, giv-n a synopsis of th history of th Jews of Curacao from their settlement to th Corcos Is at present. I imJ ed- In this country on a visit, and ltrust he will be present at our meetings, settlement was begun ln 1650. sixteen years after Curacao became a Dutch province, when twelve Jewish families arrived ther from Holland, and four years later It was augmented by refugees from Brastl wnen the Portuguese retook the country rrom the Dutch and expelled the Jews. Mr.

forces states this community grew In number, influence, and importance, and to this of their direct descendants are still In Curacao holding distinguished positions ln the Island. In the year 1M th community formed a congregation which they named Mlkveh (The Hop of Israel.) which congregation still prospers, and of which he is the rsbbl. The author states tn 1683 about ninety Israelites left the island and set sail for America. Some of these families settled st Newport, among whom were Hasan Ishaack de Abraham Touro, the father of the philanthropist. Judah Touro.

In the same year a number of Curacaon Jews, mostly those of Italian origin, emigrated to enezuela. They had originally come from Leghorn to Cayenne under a permission granted tn l5t to David Cohen Naasl by the West India Company. But after the wAr with Portugal, the Jews were subjected to harassing restrictions or expelled, so they emigrated to Curacao, and from there as stated, they went to Tucacas. In Venezuela, where they formed a congregation known as Santa N. Taylor Phillips followed Mr.

Straus with a paper on ''The Site of the First 8ynagoeue in New-York." written by Albion Morris Dyer. He showed that there was a Jewish synagogue ln MU1 Street, this city, as early as ltt82, and that the advent of the Jews Into this country was probably much earlier than the accepted date. 16M. Ex-Judge Daly, who Is the author of The History of the Jews ln North America," WS tneJ? cUed upon for a few remarks. The Rev.

Dr. H. Perelra Mendes read rrom some interesting document! relating to th. congregations ln North America, nd Notes on Jacob Henry and the Grata amily" by Judge Sulzberger of Phlladel- hla. who could not be present, were read the Secretary, Cyrus Adler.

All of the officers were re-elected at a business meeting, at the close of the afternoon session. Last evening the society was entertained given by Mr. and Mrs. Straus tnelr home. 27 West Seventy-fourth Direct FAMILY SHOT AT CAMDEN.

After Woaadlmsx Fellows Dasgerssdr and Mrs. Fellows and Hep Son Slightly, the Boarder Killed Himself. CAMDEN, N. Dec Johnson, aged twenty-two years, to-night attempted to murder Ernest and Mrs. Fellows and their thirteen-year-old son Frank by shooting them at their home, 226 Erie Street.

danirerously wounded Fellows and Inflicted a slight wound in the boy's thigh and a Sf? Mr- Fellows. Johnson then shot himself, dying Instantly. came here from Richmond, about five and boarded with the Fellows family, to whom he was related. He fell In arrears for his boird. and last n-pht, tt Is wf 2T3er1 from the house.

Tolidght while the family was at supper he came for trn but Js told he couM not have tofj.50 board- toUn; i -THen drew a pistol and fired at Fel-close to the spinal column. Mrs. Fellows tne yard- Johnson foj-lowed and fired, the shot glancing along her side. He next turned on the boy. who wis w.1!01" h'P- "hot Elm in the thigh.

wllntr pother shot Fellows, which himselT turned the weapon against MISSING WITH $14,500. Soathera Express Company Theft at' Brnaswlck, Ga Caased a Baalc te Close. BRUNSWICK. Dec H. Ma-bry, the local agent of the Southern Express Company, has disappeared, and which was ln -his charge, is missing.

The money was in two packages, one of which was consigned yesterday by the vannah to th Merchants and Traders' Bank of this city. This latter bank closed its doors to-day and.lt It iug- atJf Pka had been delivered the bank might have kept la operation longer, although It already had beta decided to wind It up soon. Mabry was last seen at 5 o'clock this morning. His servant met him coming out of hla home st that hour. HI wife was asleep at the time, and when she awoke she found a note from her husband confess-ins he efP" company's Inspector would find a shortage to-day In auditing the books amounting to 15uo.

and that rather than face the disgrace he hud decided 52 Jeave the country. He also confessed that he had taken the ten-thousand-dollar package Intended for the bank. And added that he would kill himself if captured. The city Is greatly excited over the affair and large rewards will be offered for Ma-bry's arrest. He had been held In the highest esteem here and occupied a prominent place in business and commercial circles The closing of the Merchants and Traders' Bank, although It may have been hastened by the failure to receive money this morning, was due to a decline in Ita business that had gone on for a long time.

Some monthB ago there was a plan to put the bank In the hands of a receiver and ever since the depositors have been withdrawing, and the bank has been losing outside business to such an extent that It finally was determined to close. Dr Maddox Is President and Mr. A. H. Lane Vice President of the bank.

A proposition has been made by the Directors to raise sufficient cash to pay off all 'depositors. The capital stock of. the bunk is DR. MEYER'S NEW ANAESTHETIC CHICAGO, Dec 2. In this eity, as well as ln New York, physicians are deeply interested in a new anaesthetic Introduced ln the United States by Dr.

Willy Meyer of New York, and recommended by him and others in place of chloroform. The flrBt trial of the new anaesthetic in Chicago is to be made at the county hospital. Dr. Thomas A. Davis, one of the moMt prominent surgeons In the city, and a member of the staff of the county institution, promises that the new product shall be employed there, and says he believes it will do much toward making surgical -operations less perilous to the patients.

STEAMER SOLEDAD SUNK. HAVANA. Dec. 2 The American steamer Soledad, Capt. Panier, which cleared from Mobile, on Dec.

2U, with cattle for Krlnckerhoff of Matanzas, struck on Punta Guanas, the reef off the port of Matanzas, and sank soon afterwftrd. The Captain, his wife, and the sixteen men composing the crew of the Soledad were waved, and are being cared for by United States Consul Brice. No lives were lost. CLAIMED BT CITY AND RAILWAY CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec.

2. In a few days a great legal battle will commence before the Court of Common Pleas here The cae is that of the City of Cleveland against the Iake tfhore. Big Four. Pennsylvania, and Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad Companies, and involves the title to millions of dollars' worth of property on the lake front. The railroad tracks originally ran along close to the svaters edge, but for years the companies have been filling In the lake until large tracts of land have been created.

This ground is now claimed by the city. The Xew Jersey Teaehera. TRENTON. Dec. 29- Th forty-third annual meeting of th New Jersey Stat Teachers' Association closed at noon to-day.

The expected contest over the election of officers did not take place. Franklin Thorn's name for President was not pressed by Miss Allen's forces, a compromise having been effected. The officers reported by the Nominating Committee were elected without opposition. They are as follows: President-Henry B. Maxson of Plain field; Vic PresidentMrs.

Georgia B. Crater. Newark; Treasurer Henry K. Harris, Bayonne; Retirement Fund Trustees Miss Elizabeth A. Allen.

Hoboken; 8. Manes. Camden. Resolutions wers adopted favoring th Retirement Fund. THIS yORK TIMES.

THURSDAY. DECEifriRR MIXEH BOROUGH ACCOUNTS A Specikl Tax May Be Laid to Pay Off Brooklyn's 55,000000 Deficit 1 TAX ARREARS IN A MUDDLE Invezti Atlon of the Accounts) of XUch- mond knd Qana Still In Pna controller Fitch Says In dictments Key Besult. The so that, ln the union which Is to result In th i Greater New York. Brooklyn wlU figure as a brid not only doweriess but actually nth a deficit, has been troubling the officii is of that municipality for several weeks, a id their distress wss aggravated yesterday by the publication of a statement to Controller-elect Coler that an extra tax would have to be laid to square this accoi nt. Th cor dog Controller of th greater city waa quot aa saying: The deficiency will have to met.

and It will be to the advantage of ie taxpayers of Brooklyn to settle It soon. I small tax levy for the purpose next yeai would not prove burdensome, but If the xns iter is allowed to remain for another yea th tax levy for Brooklyn will be very high In comection with this. It was alleged that the discrepancy ln the accounts of Kings County now amounted to 19,000,000. The fact of the matter, as shown by th report ol the expert who examined the Brooklyn accounts, is that there is an accumulate! deficit on the book of the county, amoui ting ln round figures to $5,000,000, which wi have to be paid off before the accounts the present City of Brooklyn can be closed. When ie flv expert accountants, headed by C.

W. Hasklns and Daniel C. Tate, who went to ork in August last to disentangle the accou its of Kings County for Controller Fitch, st pped work on Nov. 15 at the command of the Controller, they had not completed their task, but they had gone far enough tc discover a shortage in the County Treasury of $5,000,000. This extended back for many years, and Included shortages of about $1( 0.000 each on the part of a Tax Collector an I a Receiver of Arrears of Taxes back in i he eighties, as well as the more recent difalcatlon of County Treasurer Adams.

Appr prlattoaa Were Exceeded. The ite was made up chiefly, however, of amour ts expended for sewer and street Improverr euts and other public works ln excess of tli appropriations made for those purposes. In the ordinary course of county financier! ig, these deficits would have been provided tor ln the budget of th succeeding year, but ln Kings County nothing of this kln was done. Instead, the annual deficits nd the several Individual official defalcate ns were carried on the books from year to ar as a suspense account." This stat of i iffalrs might hay gone on indefinitely, experts say, had not the necessity of i balancing of the books preliminary to i onsolidatlon brought th shortage to light. Those most familiar with the situation said yesterday that Mr.

Coler was right, am I that the only way th debt could be dlschixged was by the levying of a special ti on the property of ths of Brook yn. Anothe- discrepancy ln the accounts of the City of Brooklyn, which Is considered by some experts more serious still, was that dlscovere A In the records of the Department of Arrears of Taxes, to which little public at entlon has been attracted. A difference of $5,000,000 was found there between tie books of the Controller, which called for $8,000,000 at rears, and those of the Reciver of Arrears of Taxes, which called fo only There were found ln the office of the latter some fifty small ledgers, giving the arrears by wards and streets and blocks. These had not been balanced) with the general account, ana it was Impossible for the accountants who made th examination to form any Idea of the amount actually ln arrears. The straightening of this entanglement is another tr lubleaome problem to which the new Con roller will nave to address himself.

At Work fa Richmond susd Queens. At the! same time that the examination of the Meal finances of Kings was begun. similar committees of experts were set to work on the books of Richmond and Queens Counties! Neither of these committees has yet madS its report, and the work is still being prisecuted. In Richmond. Thomas P.

Ryan, J.lM. McNamara, and John P. Madden wer intrusted with the examination. as uim air. njnn a omce ln this city yesterday that the task had not yet been completed, and that Mr.

Ryan waa on State ti Island at the time, working on the coun accounts. The Oteens County Investigation wa h- gun by Jbhn M. Mooney, Duncan Maclnnes. Orlando E. Shlpman, Arnold Davidson, and James Yalden.

The work waa susoended on Nov. 15,1 but afterward resumed, with C. W. Hasltins and Daniel C. Tate in place of Messrs.

Yalden and avldson. It was stated yesterday that no shortages or deficits had been discovered ln Queens, though many Irregularities and discrepancies in the accounts of the various towns which are to be lncor Krated in the Greater New York had been brought to light. Here, as in Kings, riuch trouble Is predicted for the new adi ninlstration in adjusting the accounts Dr arrears of taxes. As only a portion of the county Is to be annexed, it Is polnte 1 out that every paper ln the Arrears of Taxes Department will have to be searched! to see whether It Is to be trans ferred the new city or remain ln the Queens ounty Court House. controller itch was asked yesterday about thfe progress of the Investigation Into the accounts of the counties outsitie of New York which are to be Included ln he comino- consolidation.

He said: The Investigation Is proceeding as ran. Idly as lrcumstances will permit. Since It began me expert accountants have been laid off ind others put on. and still others reassign -d. Reports are being received from these ex erts daily, but there Is no prospect that th examination will be completed during ly term." Mr.

Pll oh added that the reports of the experts wc re being forwarded to a committee of lawy rs appointed by the Corporation Counsel, who are studying their legal aspect. Is possible that Indictments may result f-om this investigation." the Controller laid, "for which reason It Is. of course, out of the question to make the re ports of (the experts public at this time." kiuIed by a mob IN IOWA. Ie County Men Avenue the Bali llrollera' Kealeet of Their Father. OTTUMWA.

Iowa. Dec. 29. At Pleasant Hidge Tbwnship. County, ln the south eastern I part of the State, "Abe" Balm was shot and killed ln an encounter between a mob and tbe three Balm brothers.

It has bet-h charged that the Balm boys ill- treat ea aneir agea rather. who lived near by in abject poverty. A few days ago he uieu. it i is saia, oi starvation. The refusal of the sons to succor him or even toi go to hla funeral or pay the ex penses, (although they are well-to-do, vn- gerea tne neignbors, and last night twenty maskedl men went to the sons' house and knockedl for admission.

When the brothers saw tn moo tney locked the front ioor. sad. arming-- themselves. Went out bv back dofcr and opened fire. Three men wfro nurt, notie mortally.

The tire was returned and Abe Balm fell faulty wounded. The moo went away. Heforl Abe died this momlnir he namea Severn men wnom he said he tecov- nixed. Ills brothers got warrants, but tney have noi yet been able to have them served. The cointy ts much excited over the af fair, ens tne two Balm boys sar they will a tense Iheir brother themselves If the law uoes noi uu iitur Left a 'Hospital PHILADELPHIA, Dee.

29. -By th will of Mrs. "Henrietta, R. Fales-Baker, $2,000,000 is bequeathed to the Pennsylvania pltal. Ttie wilt wss probated to-day.

and the beq lest la made contingent upon th death ol the son and daughter of the testatrix wit lout issue. The estate is estimated at ov Other institutions to whom hequests are made are the Pennsylvania useum and School of Industrial Art and th Zoological Gardens. AMERICANS VISIT GOHEZ Senor Madrigal and Mr.Scovel Said to Have Carried Him a Mes- sage, from the President. BOTH SENTENCED AND SPARED The Envoys Well Received by th Cu baa Leader When It Wu. Learned that Thty Came from the, American Government.

A VAN Dec 29. Many friends of fUfinr Cknalejas and Mr. Sylvester Scovel a. ror. respondent, went to ths railroad station today to meet them and were disappointed at their non-arrival.

They are confidently ex-' pected to-morrow. News ha arrived here aheadof them this evening that Mr. Scovel Is backfrom the field after having presented President McKinley's letter to Gen. Maximo Gomes. The rumor that Mr.

Scovel had been sentenced todeath appears to hsve been well founded. The Insurgent scouts sent word to Gen. Gomex's camp that two Americana. Sefior Madrigal and Mr. Scovel.

were on their way Vto the headquarters to Induce Gen. Gomes to surrender. Gen. Gomes, nt both be court-martialed on the- spoC but on learning that they were special, envoys from Secretary Sherman, acting Under orders of President Mc-Klnley. he instructed that they be released, and agreed tosmeet them.

Sefior Madrigal (United States Consul at "Plained to Gen. Gomes that President McKlnley, in accordance with a prohiise to Spain to use his friendly influence with the Insurgents to bring the Sar.JfLn e.nd. had selected him eftor Madrigal) and Mr. Scovel to carry out ths mission. He then presented Secretary Sherman's letter to Gen.

Gomes. The latter had thesame translated for him. and gave orders that the Commissioners should be treated with aU consideration. He fixed an appointment for the following day, promising during the interval to confer with th Cuban Government with reference to the action to be taken. Th? fallowing morning Gen.

Gomes assured Sefior Madrigal and Mr. Scovel that he was much pleased with the Interest Bhown by the American Government ln the welfare of the Island of Cuba, and that he would reply to President McKlnley through the representative of the Cuban Government at Washington, as he (Gen. Gomez) was not allowed to correspond directly with foreign powers. It is understood that Senor Canalejas Is returning to Havana for good, having given up bis proposed visit to Bastern Cuba. CUBA TO EXPORT TOBACCO.

Advleea from Tampa Received In Washing-ton Say the Busbars; Will Be Raised Blaaeo's House Rule Policy. WASHINGTON, Dec 29. Assistant Secretary Howell to-day received a telegram from Collector McFarland at Tampa stating that he was advised that the embargo on the exportation of tobacco from Havana, Cuba, would be raised within the next twenty-four hours. CUBA'S HEW GOVER.VMETVT. HAVANA, Dec 29.

Captain General Blanco has Issued a decree announcing th lines upon which th horn rule government is established. The Governor General and Executive assume charge of foreign affairs, war, and the navy, and. with five autonomics! Secretaries of Supreme Justice and Interior, (Finance, Public Instruction, Public Works. Posts and Telegraphs, and Agriculture and Commerce.) with the President of this Council, constitute the responsible government. The new officials will take the oath of office at 0 A.

M. on Jan. 1. and will immediately assume charge of their offices. CLEVELAND VERSl'S MeKISLEY, MADRID.

Dec. 29. In regard to the criticisms of th Government's Inaction, it Is pointed out ln Ministerial circles that the Spanish Cabinet has invariably protested against the attempts of the United States to Intervene in Cuba," that President McKinley's message, however Incorrect," did not adopt the com minatory tone of President Cleveland's, that the weakness of Sefior Canovas in yielding to the demands of the United States ln the Competitor, Alllanca, and Mora affairs Increased the difficulties of Sefior Sagasta In combating similar demands, and that, anynow, a return to the policy of Sefior Canovas, who. It is alleged, eent 20U.000 troops to Cuba and expended two milliards without result. Is impossible.

M. PATEXOTRE I. MADRID. MADRID. Dec 29.

The Queen Regent today received M. Jules PatenOtre. tbe new French Ambassador to Spain, with great ceremony, seated on the throne -and surrounded by the members of the Cabinet and the dignitaries of her Court. The Palace Guard rendered military honors. M.

PatenOtre, when presenting his credentials, read an address enlarging upon the sympathy between the, two countries and upon the good wishes of President Faure for the happiness of the royal family and the greatness of Spain. The Queen Regent replied In a similar strain. PALM A O.V RELIEF MEASURES. Tomas Estrada Palma. Chief of the Cuban Junta, said yesterday ln regard to the proclamation issued by President McKlnley on Christmas Eve.

calling upon the American people to aid ln relieving the distress of the concentradoes in the Cuban cities: In the first place the fact must be borne In nlnd by the American, people that the Spanish Government has accepted intervention. The granting of the orficlal request made by President McKlnley that the American people be permitted to relieve the suffering of the hundreds of thousands of concentradoes proves that Spain accepts the official intervention of the American Government. As the Administration believes that peace In Cuba can be restored only by political intervention. It cannot reject the favorable opportunity that thus presents Itself to intervene for the purpose of endinx the war ln Cuba. The deplorable condition of the concentradoes has been caused by tbe cruel warfare waged by Spain, and the Government finding itself unable to relieve the situation has applied to the United States for aid.

President McKlnley must see that there Is no chance for peace ln Cuba without intervention, and living up to his word, as given In his previous messages, must Intervene, and Spain cannot rationally and consistently reject such intervention. If the American people are willing to help the concentradoes they shifuld send no money. That would go to feed the greedy maws of the Spanish merchants and help Spain to continue Its warfare. Food, clothing, and the like, but no money that would be the best plan to follow out. Money will benefit the Spanish only.

Blanco has accepted the American proposition aa a way out of a difficult position. He knows that it would require millions of dollars to permanently relieve the concentradoes under the present conditions. The only way to relieve the concentradoes and In fact all Cubans is to stop this distress by the introduction of peace and Independence. That Is the. only efficacious Spain la willing that Americans should aid the concentradoes by the present plan because It will relieve Spain a calamity that it has brourht about.

Spain is trying to shake off the Ignominy of Weylerism ln Cuba, but it cannot succeed. It is necessary that the world should know the results of that work ln Cuba, and the world is learning fast." Montana Sends SOO tn Csbs. WASHINGTON. Dec 29. Secretary Sherman to-night received a telegTstn from Th Anaconda Standard directing him to draw on the National Park Bank of New York City for $.

the amount subscribed In the State of Montana through that -paper for relief of suffering Cubans. Th dispatch added that a second remittance would be ready on Jan. 1. Weyler Ilgst4 All Alone. LONDON, Dec.

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12 CORTLANDT ST. This is th only store where yoa can bay fine hats in the height of fashion at their real value. No middlemen's profit and no royalty for a name. A new style Derby for th Holidays. 1.90 to 2.90; Opera Hats, 4.i0; Silk Hats, S.90.

4.80. MEN'S SHOES. 4.BO AMI B.OO SHOES -AT S.T. Newest lasts, extension sales, hand welt. Winter Russet and Enamel.

THE SINGERLY BANK FAILURES. Earle and Cook's Voluntary LlaaJdsv tlon Plan Finds Many Approvers ln Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 29. Depositors and shareholders of the Chestnut Street National Bank and the Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund Company contlnu to sign agreements declaring- their approval of the plan for the voluntary liquidation of the affairs of th two institutions devised by Messrs. Earl a and Cook, th assignees of the trust company.

Quite a number of depositors called at the bank to-day and signified their willingness to accept the plan. Deputy Controller of th Currency Coffin says that the signatures of more than th two-thirds of th shareholders required by law before a bank can go Into voluntary liquidation hav already been secured. As a result of a conference to-day between Assignees Earle and Cook, Bank Examiner Hardt, Deputy Controller Coffin, and President Slngerly, a committee of the bank Presidents was selected to consider sny amendments which may be offered by deposltofk to th plan of liquidation presented a few days ago by Messrs. Earle and Cook. The committee of Bank Presidents chosen Is as follows, and each of the gentlemen has expressed his willingness to serve: B.

B. Comegys of the Philadelphia Phlller or the First National Bank. Samuel R. Shipley of the Provident Life and Trust Company, William F. H.rri,tyof Equitable Trust Company! and N.

W. Ayer of the Merchants' National Bank. This committee will look sfter th Interests of depositors, and consider all amendments to the plan which may be submitted. NEW JERSEY ELECTION LAW. Committee Revision Reesasands that Voter Be Compelled to Rea-lster In Person.

ELIZABETH, N. Dec. 29. The commission appointed by Oov. Griggs to revis the election law has decided to recommend to the Legislature that registration by affidavit be no longer permitted, and that citizens desirous of exercising the right of suffrage shall do so only after personal registration.

The commission received many suggestions for changes in the general lection law of 1876 and its supplements. The proposition to revise the sunset feature waa dismissed on the ground that it would be a detriment to rather than an Improvement of the present system. It was held that It would tend to disfranchise thousands of citizens in the suburban as well as ln the city districts. In the former, many of the voters are business men engaged in New York and Philadelphia, who Journey daily to their homes in this State, and seldom reach home before sunset. The blanket ballot was regarded as complicated and inferior to the ballot now in vogue.

It was decided to recommend that th terms of the members of the County Boards of Elections be made two years. Instead of one year, and that the terms be so arranged that two members, one of each political party, shall retire each year. SALVATION ABUT SUIT. Man t'sed na Horrible Exaatnle Wants SS.OOO Dnmnajea. SIOUX CITT, Iowa, Dec.

29. Salvation Army Captain William Slnnock offended Henry Woolsey recently by using blm to point a moral and adorn a tale." He said Woolsey was a man of bad character, and urged hla followers to act as little like him as possible if they wished to enter Into th kingdom of heaven. Such as least Is Woolseys allegation, and such the basis of a fl ve-thou Hand-dollar slander suit he began to-day against Capt. Slnnock and the Salvation Army jointly. Woolsey once was a Salvationist, but resigned because ha could tm agree with his superior omcers.

Inapeeted the Pa The new building of mortal Clinic, in Henry was inspected yesterday and hundreds of persons Interested in the profession of medicine. Th building Is said to be tbe largest and best equipped of its kind ln this country. It will be opened next Tuerday, and will be accessible orjy to the students who have heretofore attended rtinlc at the Long Island College Hospital. The memorial Is to the late Henry D. Pol-hemus, who for many years wss the Kegeot of the Long Island City College.

It Is it rift of his widow. Den't Want God In the Constitution. CLEVELAND. Dec 29. At to-day session of the National Spiritual Association several' speeches were made In opposition to the Introduction of the name of the Dlety Into the Constitution of the United States, ai financial aid was promised to th bureau that has been established at Washington to work in line with these declarations.

C. H. Byrne Has Relapse. C. H.

Byrne, President of th Brooklyn Baseball Club. had a relapse last evening at his home. 10T West Eleventh Street. Th slight Improvement of th day before, which permitted him to tak some solid food, disappeared and lapsed Into unconsciousness. Fan Dead la Bed.

Frank H. Howe, an Insurance agent, for ty years old. who for twe months has occupied a furnished room at 123 East Sixty second Street, was found desd In bed thr last evening. Hs Is supposed to have died xrom ntart oissas. 1 trV mi HHj ihewns Cllnle, kha PolhWmus S'e- iraeeet.

Brooklyn. lafet-'nlsht by FIRE IMPERILED KLONDIKE Two Severe Conflagrations Threat ened to Destroy the Famous Mining Camp In November. BIG OUTPUT FOR NEXT SEASON One Estimate Says It 'Will Be TUteen or Twenty XilUoasv Another Zifht -Itimoii Claim Fifty Xlles About Dawson. BAN FRANCISCO. Deo.

According to nws received her from Dawson City, under dat of Nov. 23, th Klondike mining camp has twice been ln danger of destruction by Are. On Nov. 23 two Front Street log houses wer destroyed by On of them waa used as a lodging nous on on floor and as a church on the other. Th' lodgings contained food and outfit for ten men and nothing was saved.

Steps hav been taken to rHv th destitute. The fire was caused by th overturning of a lighted candle, fire' from a similar cans on Nov. 23 burned th opera, hovs and two saloons to th ground. Th snow on th roofs saved the rest of Front Street from destruction. larg quantity of provisions and liquors, valued at $40,000, was destroyed.

1 CAXADIAX LAWS HARD OX MIXERS. A Csssalssln Sent Ottawa Coa at Tnelr Sever Tense, DAWSOJf CITT, Now 25. Th miners here have commissioned tare man to go Immediately to Ottawa and present a petition to th Canadian authorities reciting the res-. sons why the new mining law ar unjustly severe. The petition IS th result of several conferences of committees composed of the moat Intelligent citizens and aliens of the Klondike, OTTAWA, Ontario.

29. Th deputation off Klondike miners. wlU be received by th Minister of Customs on Wednesday next. Th delegation -wires that they met Major Walsh and party encamped at Salmon River, where they will hav to remain untn next March. There Is said to be no possibility of an advance before then.

At the Urn th thermometer registered 72 degrees below zero. The delegates also wire reassuring newt tne situation at Dawson. They nay lat rll of fandtt passing for this Winter. A considerable number of th miners mad their way down tbe Tukon to where food supplies wer obtainable from th stranded steamers. The mounted police then mad such a disposition of th pro-yjgns remaining at Dawson City ss will enable i all hands to pull through th Winter comfortably enough as regards food.

MAXT WAIT TO FILE CLAIMS. esnssnennnnni 1 The Land Staked Oat for Radian at Fifty Mile frana Dawsa. SEATTLE, Washington, Dec, 29. E. Bar-rlngton, one of the passengers on the steamer Aikl.

speaking of the rush to file claims i In th Klondlk district, said: "For some time before I left, the Commissioner's offlc was unabl to accommo-dat th miners, and th men stood la lln for days with th mercury 40 degrees below aero In order to flls claims. Ths biggest sensation ln the way' of a strike was No. 43 on Hunker Creek. It paid $45 to th pan. If It had not been for th exodus to Fort Tukon 100 claims would hav been worked on Eldorado, and Hunker Creeks this Winter.

T. H. MaUory bellevts th output next season will between fifteen and twenty millions whUe J. J. McKay estimates It at eight millions.

8. W. Foot said a great many people went past Uawson City In boats with the floating ice, unable to make a landing. Many people are living la tents at Dawson, though the temperature Is away below zero. Good strikes hav been mad on Lucky Creek, a tributary of All Gold.

Sulphur Creek Is also turning out fine. "On the way." he continued, encountered good weather nearly ail th time. left Dawson NovJ 2L Part of th way we threw off our coats and went in shirt sleeves and bare hands. It was only IS degrees below zero then. At th Chllkoot summit encountered a fearful snowstorm and wer.

lost for a time. It lasted alt th way from th head of Llnderman to th summit. On man went ahead with a stick, poking tt into the snow to And th hard path to walk on. "Beef and mutton at Dawson Is being sold at $1 to per sack, while bacon and beans brought fl to IJ2Z per pound. Ther was plenty of sugar at HO cent per pound.

The claim ar all taken wtthin a radius of forty-flv to fifty miles of Dawson." J. D. Barhes says th Alsska Commercial-Company and the North American Transportation and Trading rCompany hav declined to receive anyvmore gold for safekeeping, sa thelr-safes ar full. SIFTOX SOT AXXIOf ABOUT FOOD. Caaadlaa Minister Does Hot Talalc ast Expedition Caa Bench Dawaonu WASHINGTON, Dec 29.

Clifford Slfton. the Canadian Minister of th Interior, accompanied by Assistant Secretary Meikle-john. called upon Attorney General Mc Kenna and Secretary of th Treasury Gag this afternoon. In ths cours of Mr. Slfton visit to both these Cabinet officers the question of getting supplies Into the Klondike was discussed.

Mr. Slfton, in a general way, expressed the opinion that the Canadian Government would be glad to render any aid ln Its power to this Government ln getting a relief expedition Into the Klondike, hut expressed the opinion to both Mr. McKenna and Mr. Gage that there was not likely to be great suffering smong the miners In the vicinity of Dawson City for lack of food. This opinion he.

expressed- upon the Information In th possession of the Canadian Government. He did think, however, that there might be sever suffering on account of th excessive cold, as a large proportion of those' who rushed Into the mining region last Summer were inaccllmated. Moreover, Mr. Slfton is not sanguine that a relief expedition such as this Government contemplstes would get through. The Canadian Government, with all ths facilities ln its possession, has not yet been able to get ln twenty-fir tons or provisions dispatched some time ago.

He pictured In a gloomy way the Immense difficulties in driving reindeer through ths narrow defiles and passes over the snow and ice. Mr. Slfton. In his talk with Secretary Gage, also referred briefly to the questida of duties on miners' supplies, but nothing significant wss said on each side, as far as could be learned. TRAIX9 TO THE KLONDIKE.

Saow and leo Engl a Censpnny Offers to Cmrrr the Relief. WASHINGTON. Dec 8. Rosenfeld, general manager of the company controlling the newly devised snow and ice nglnes. to-dsy submitted a proposition to th Secretary of War for the transportation of ISO tons of Government supplies from the head of Lynn Canal to Dawson City at 23 cents per pound of weight.

All arms, sccoutrements, and rations of the army detachment not exceeding fifty tons are to carried free both ways. Th scheme contemplates sending the trains over one of these three routes, the Dalton rout from Haines's Mission, the Chllkoot rout from Dyes, or th Whit Pass from Ska-guay. TROOPS MAT KXTKR Alt ADA. British Goverasseat Will Lot Then Go with the Reltf EUpealtlsu 1 WASHINGTON, Doc. 20.

-Sir Julian Pauncefote, tn British Ambassador, sent an official communication to-day to th Secretary of State announcing that the British Government will permit th detachment of th United State Army accompanying th Government relief expedition to cross Bruit territory ln making th trip. Th de-taeVment will be aooompanled by a representative of th Canadian Government as aa escort while passing over British soil. How it is Treated nn; Cured by the Nev Method. Asthma Is usually known as parocytms of 4 5' iaetla from a fw Sour -fraJ coming en at Intervals, to be -t "r.Z,to urln whlcS the patient brrihm with eoaaparaitv The attack return asal at rvgar Intervals, or provoked espor te enM. Samp air, avvvre nortm, cm swnul motions, lui-tntr th attack the (Mptrauoe to lasorvd.

with wbessias, reiatt eoegh. af4 threatening suffocation. Treatment, and Cure. There im probacy die-ease of the re-ptratory or ana vhk-k submit eo ly to TO hi EI aa the Auetraiien Ury-Atr Traatsseat a Asthma, a few mnaaents' ef th Inhaler stvln immediate relief In the tn.t ever taste, while. Its dally awe fBvsrta'y ir.

Is ehroolc cases a few dfop of "HTOMM" placed eo a piece of cleaa fleaeet and emired te the sight rob will prevent aa attack and insure a rood Blaht's rest to th patient, ewtae the Ua- while he sites. "HYOAlEr' CURES BY INHALATION sad ssch diseases as Catarrh. Catarrhal Deaf-aeea, and Bronchitis always give immediate relief aad a permanent our. Cough aad CM cannot exist where It I seed. To take HIO m.i require will eel the part the m-tteat: there la a waiting for hoar la an office, a car far te be paid, or snonthir payments to snake.

Yoa caa treat yoarselt la your home, at your work, la church, or at th theatre. Erery Bottle Is Qturuteti CcL'rrs or money nfiraiei. Hroaaei Inhaler Oatflt. Oa Extra bottles Hyoearl." ftOc HyoSMt Bala, a woaderfi; heeler. 24c Sold by drnggist or sent by r--i' Th Story Hyuniea saailed fro.

FREE TREATMENT by local phystcUa with Hyemel give daDy at th office, za East aota between the hours of a A. M. aad tr. tSandays excepted.) THE R. T.

BOOTH S3 East SOta Street, Xew Tarlc SALOONS IN AND OUT OF 1Q'HL Their Praertla la th DlsUaetlvely Raral Districts-as Oasaa-araa i.wltla.taa Cities. ALBANT, Deo. 29. In answer te numerous letters and Inquiries asking for statistics showing the proportion of saloons to each 1,000 Inhabitants tn the distinctively rural districts of the State, as compared wih th Commissioner Lyman has had the following table of averages prepared Avsrar for th whole State, S.S. Avarar for th whole State, not tnclsdmg the ties, a.g.

-Average for the 41 cities In the State. Avars for cities of" th first class. 4.M. Averac for cities of th second rises, 4. Averaa for cities of the third class, Averaa for cities paying $300.

4. Averag for cities paying $350, 4. ft. vera- for cities paying gaoo, 4.S. Highest Loo Island City, S.L v.

Lowest Jamestown, In the State at large there Is one saloon to every 283 Inhabitants, whli la th State outside of the cities ther is on saloon to every 357 Inhabitants. Under th provisions of the Raines law over one-fourth of all th township of th Stat ar absolutely allowing no liquor to be sold even on a physician's prescription, while nearly 60 per cent, have already done away with saloons, although ln many such towns they hav provided for the convenience of travelers by allowing liquor to be sold at hotels. The City of New Tork receives more from th liquor tsx law than It gives. It really receives e44.M7.77 more benefit from the Stat treasury than tt pays cash into th Btat treasury. During th year ending Bept 80, 16W7, the City of New Tork pail Into the general funds of th State, $1.

exx-la revenue, and on th basis of th equalisation table for 1SWT prepared by the Btat Board of Assessors it received in rebated Stat taxation du to the State excise revenue. the) coixBcnoar os liquor, taxes. OSIelals Respoasibl for RUhsaona ana Qaeea Coaatlee, ALiBANT, N. Dec 29. In respons to a query from Excise Commissioner Lyman aa to who ar th proper persona authorised to collect liquor taxes on and' after Jan.

1. 1808. la that portion of the territory of the new municipality, (known as Greater New Tork comprising all of Rtch-enond County and a portion of Queen County, Attorney 'General Hancock, has written an opinion to the effect that after that data the Controller of New York City will collect the liquor taxes in Richmond County, but that the taxes In Queens County wm oe couecieu oy tn uounty Treasurer or that countv. aa onlv Dart of It portion of New York City through th for- mation vi greater city. SWINDLER REED DISAPPEARS.

Bellevea Ho Baa Left the Bay Porfeltlasr SlaVBOO at Ball. WORCESTER. Dec 29. To-day was. the dat set for th 'hearing tn Gardner.

Mass ln th cas of the alleged bunko steerer and gold-brick swindler John Reed, on th charge of having obtained $2,300 from Charles R. Brown oy fraud. Reed did not appear, and the eranlon of the officers concerned ln the case la that he nss lert tn stat for good and that will forfeit th fl8.SU which ha been put up ln cash to ball him In the several courts ln which he has been arraigned th last few days on charges of swindling. ARMOUR OLEOXARQARnrS SUITS. Origin of the Proposition to Make a Settlesaeat for SZOrOOO.

ALBANT. Dec 29. Agricultural Commissioner Wletlng who has been attacked tor entertaining a proposition to settle th Armour oleomargarine cults for 920,000, mad public correspondence this morning which Indicates that the pro position to settle the suits cam from Agricultural Commissioner Schraub, who has been acting as counsel for th State ln the case. To this proposition Commissioner WWttnr replied by letter that although was not a lawyer, did not think tt waa good -policy to settle a million-dollar claim for 92U.OHO. In this letter he said was net familiar with th details of th suits, ss they had been Instituted by Mr.

Schraub when was-Agricultural Commissioner. Inasmuch aa th proposition to settle had to be approved by the Governor and Attorney General, he waa of th opinion that they, as excellent lawyers, would decide for the best interests of th Btat. To this Mr. Schraub replied, urging stronrly th acceptance of the cours previously suggested by him. 1 don't Mr.

WIeting said today. whether the suits ill be settled as Will Sao Pasha's Sureties- COLLEGE POINT. Dec 29. Treasurer Francis R. Clair of this village last evening, at a special meeting of the Village Trustees, reported that the accounts of the Wster Superintendent, Charles Puchs.

ar 92.18.13 snort. Th Trustee passed a resolution to bring an action against tbe sureties to raak good th deficit. Puchs's bondsmen ar Anton Rausch. Vim. Una STeJe, and Philip Lebkuecher.

all of College Point. They declare they cannot bo held responsible for th shortage, aa th board remove 1 Puchs from otttc without th formality of making any Investigation lulo his accounts 7 Cel. lasersoU's Xw Lee tare. Robert O. Ingersoll will give his Thank giving Sermon for the first time Sunday night, at th Herald Square Theatr.

I4 Q. bII'm Wbf eoughstidtsTea le Is DUII oangerous a Sect km at- Cough Syrup dTSe? via cure jos For sal errrvbr, ccl.