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I EXPANSION Leads All Subjects In Public Interest. CANVASS OF NEWSPAPERS SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY FAVOB THE POLICY. THE SOUTH IS AGAINST IT, Bat ths Best of tli Country Shows TJp Strongly Tor Extension of Territory. DIVISION AS TO POLITICS. New Tork.

Dea llSpcIU. Territorial expansion Is ths leading; subject In the minds of American citlcens today. Whether the United State shall extend Its boundaries beyond the Fa-ciflo and far out am on the Islands of the Atlantic aa the result of the war with Spain or shall confine Itself to the limits of its own great continent Is the uppermost questfon of the times. No betterrwde of the general trend of public Ion on this subject can be found than In the "-newspapers of the country. To find out the attitude of the press on the subject of expansion, correspondents of the Herald have canvaeed the leading Journals of all parties In every States.

Opinions of more than five hundred journals have been collected, and, as already stated, only the most Influential newspapers in each State have been taken. Taking the country at large the canvass shows that a very pronounced majority of the newspapers are advocates of the policy of expansion. Taking the country by sections the Inquiry shows that only In the South la the majority found in the anti-expansion column. In the West the majority for expansion more than two to one. In the Middle States twice aa many of leaUirt newspapers favor ernanfclon as oppose It, while in New England the majority, though large, is not so great aa th two other section.

The inquiry gives the standing of the newspapers canvassed in the different ocl! JrviTJf the country aa follows: in the South For expansion, 60: nainst, 64. In the West For expansion, 126; agniusr, 61. In New England For expansion, 61; against, 42. In the Middle States ror expansion, 63; against, 36. Oddly enoush.

every leading newspaper in Florida is found in the expansion column, but this is offset in Georgia, where all the prominent journals are opposed to expansion. Virginia also reports all leading newspapers supporting expansion, wbilo the reverse la found in both North Carolina and South Carolina. Of all the other States, only Utah, Idaho and Rhode Island are unanimous, and In each of these the papers-advocate expansion. New Tork and Pennsylvania each show a majority of two to one for expansion, while Massachusetts is almost evenly divided, 'only at bare majority being for expansion. New Jersey, too.

"only Just gets Into the expansion while Maine just escapes being unanimously opposed to territorial expansion. Taking the politics of the newspapers Into consideration, the inquiry shows that five to one of the leading Republic an Journals are advocates of expansion, while nearly three Influential Demo cratic organs oppose the policy for each one that favors It. Independent news papers of prominence are, In favor of expansion by nearly two to one. ALLEGED LOTTERY AGENTS. Eight Men Placed Under Arrest By Detectives On market Street, Near Twelfth.

Detectives Armstrong and Plamp at 11 o'clock yesterday morning arrested Charles Guentber, John Rose, Cut and Louis Kamraer. Jim McKnlght. Ed Crowley. Will Graham and Alvln Stew- arc The last two are colored. They "are charged wlUi vending lotteries.

Hom keep a cigar store on Market street, near Twelfth. His place was a rendezvous for the others, ami It was there they were all arrested by the detectives. They were lodged In Central polios station. According to the detectives tbs men would sell tickets to lottery players, cross the river to Jeffersonvllie, witness the drawing and then return to Louisville with the money won. When placed under arrest Guenther had Sltf on his person.

It 1-4 also claimed that if several other agents had appeared and turned over their money to him he would have bad nearly $30. It Is claimed that Detectives Armstrong and Plamp have a clear case against each man placed under arrest. KELLER GOES TO NEW YORK. Former. Secretary of John Xinaer fc Bros, Assumes His Duties With I the Continental.

Mr. David A. Keller. Secretary of the Continental Tobacco Company, formerly Secretary and Treasurer of John Flnzer Sc. Bros.

Tobacco Company, baa gone to New Tork to take up his duties with the big tobacco trust. Mr. XV K. Harris, Auditor of the American Tobacco Company, baa been In the city auditing the books of the American Tobacco Company, prior to turning over the plug interests of the American to the Continental, PUT LIFE INTO MEXICO. Americans Have Shown the Lazy Natives Many Things They Never Knew.

Mr. and Mrs. Jose Andonequl, of th Clty of Mexico, were registered at th Wlllard Hotel last night. Mr. Andonequ Is a Spaniard who has been naturalized 5 and Is now a thorough American mrHfc a pronounced admiration for his adopted country.

While" talking- about Mexico, be said his English was not so fluent as It might be, yet, notwithstanding thi. he was able to make himself understood pretty He sald since Americans had gone Into Mexico the country had mads great advancement. Mexicans were very lasy. d'. wnU Americans are always looking for the main chance.

He illustrated this difference In the two people by saying that an Iron mountain bad been staring Mexicans in the face for centuries, and they had never made a cent out of it, while the Americana had gone down there during the last few years and taken many millions of dollars worth of coal and Iron out of the mountain. TOO MANY WIVES. An Ohio Man Arrested Her and Held On a Security Charley Jerome, alias Butler, aliaa Klnr. was arrested on a security warrant at 106 East Chestnut street yesterday afternoon by Detectives Daly and Hickey. It Is believed that Jerome Is wanted In Greenville, on a charge of bigamy.

Jerome, when questioned at the county Jail, admitted that ha had married twice, but the second marriage was the result of a mistake. Jerome's story la that be married a girl In Gallia county, O. She lived with him a few months and left him. Afterward she wrote him that she had secured a divorce, so ha married a seoond time. This time the girl lived In Greenville, O.

Shortly after his second marriage, Jerome says he ascertained that his first wife had not obtained a divorce. He left Ohio and came to Louisville In order to avoid' trouble. Jerome says that unless some one In Greenville haa a grudge against him, he will not be prosecuted if he la taken back to Ohio. GAS STOVE PATENT. Causa of a Suit By a Pittsburg Firm Against Scanlan Jfc of Louisville, A bill of complaint against Scanlan Co.

and Edward Scanlan. President. was filed In the Federal Court yesterday by the Dixon Woods Company, of Pittsburg. Damages are Bought for alleged Infringement of a patent gas stove, and the court is besought to enjoin Scanlan Co. from further use.

of the device in dispute, Scanlan A. Co. la a Louisville mant'e ant stove manufacturing concern. The Dixonr Woods Company claims to. bava the American rights for.

the patent of Thomas William Ballard, of Leyton, which waa granted on December 2k. 180L The complainants say that in March, 1897. they sued Geinrrn St for using an infringement aoiu won their case. They claim that Scanlan St Co. are lnXriugtrtg in a like maimer.

MR. JOINER'S SALE. Nearly Fifty Fainting Disposed of At Prices That Ruled Rather Low. Mr. Harvey Joiner's sale of paintings last night was attended by a large crowd of buyers, but the prices ruled very low.

Helnshelmer Joseph were the auctioneers. The largest sum realized for any one of the paintings waa ITS for No. 17. "The Brook. Mr.

E. McCoun being the purchaser. Other pictures brought prices as follows: No. "Heart of the Woods," $22, Mrs. Jarrls; No.

10. "From Nature." Mr. Strater; No. 14. "Gray Day" Sliver creek, (IS.

CoL B. H. Toung; No. 16, "Fall Day." J27. J.

Buohanaiu No. 18, "Edge of the Woods." Mr. E. MoCoun; No. 25.

"Beeehwoods." Mr. L. W. F. Hart: No.

8. "In the $16, Mrs. Jarvis; No. 43, "Cattle at the Creek." 13. Mr.

F. Hagan. Other pur chasers were B. B. Czapskl, A.

B. Pin ney. Miss MacGregor. Dennis Long Miller. C.

R. Knapp and Mrs. Broaddus. "The Suicide" was not sold. Cuban and Philippine Catholics.

London, Deo. 17. The Rome corre spondent of the Dally Chronicle "In response to the Vatican's Inquiry on the subject. President McKlnley haa sent an assurance that the Catholics in Cuba and the Philippines will enjoy the same liberty as the Catholics In Amer lea, "The Washington Government has also promised the Pope that measure will be taken to prevent provisional governments despoiling convents or seizing ecclesiastical property. The Pope haa sent his warmest thanks to President Mciuniey.

First In Forty-three Years, Charleston, S. C. Deo. 16. John Harper, colored, who killed Sandy Campbell, white, last spring; In Chesterfield county, was hanged at Chesterfield Court-house to-day.

Unusual interest waa taken in his case, aa It waa the first hanging In the county for forty-three years, the last execution being that of a white man for forgery, in 1855. Harper shot at another negro, and killed a white man by accident, Through the efforts of his attorney a respite of thirty days was granted with a view of getting a commutation of sentence, but Gov. EUerb refused to Interfere. Mrs. Ballanger Divorced.

ML Olivet, Dec 16. Special. Judge Kim rough, of the Circuit Court, haa -an ted a divorce to Mrs. Etna Bal langer from her husband, Joseph Ballanger, of Pari Mrs. Ballanger is given the custody of their tnreeyear-oia chiia.

It Is recalled that Mrs. Ballenger Is the young woman who four years ago -a mn unsuccessful attemDta at suicide because her sweetheart married another girl. Aer mis sne went, 10 vi.it at Paris, where she met and mar ried Mr. She alleged cruelty and abandonment. "Badger" Moor Found Guilty.

kw Tork. Dec. 16. William A. E.

Moor, accused of having robbed Martin u.iinn the Droprletor 01 the isew Am sterdam Hotel, on the night of Novem ber 4 last. In the Grenoble Hotel, in a 'badger gam," In which Fayne Moore, 1. j.f.nia nt 1 eiiegea wire, was IQg 1 tjiken nart waa to. night eonvicted by a Jury before Record er GX Belief For Steamships. Washington.

Dec 15. The House Committee on Judiciary to-day ordered favorabi report on a bill to authorize ransportatlon companies to file indem-iity bonds in certain cases. The bill Is jesi gned to relieve steamship and trans portation companies. THE COURIER-JOURNAL. LOUITIiLE.

SATUBDAY IORNINGt DECEMBER 17. 1893. NEW ELECTION LAW Will BE PASSED IN NORTH CAROLINA. Object of the Measure To Disfranchise Negro ea Mr. Daniels' Statement.

Washington. Dec. Special. North Carolina Democrats will try to find a way constitutionally to disfran chise the negro. A new election law will be passed by the Legislature to convene In January, and Democrats of the State are busy trying to frame a constitutional amendment restricting suffrage, after the race claah Incident to the recent election.

Mr. Joaepbus Daniels, National Committeeman from North Carolina, when asked to-day concerning this movement said: There are many advocates of a constitutional amendment making restrictions upon suffrage such aa are Imposed In Louisiana, Misslssippo or South Carolina. Others oppose any constitutional change, believing that in spite of the big solid negro vote a 20,000 in North Carolina) the white will be able to rule in the future. "I have been studying the Cullom Bill, to provide a Government for the territory of It ought to be taken aa the model by the Southern States which are seeking to eliminate the ignorant negro vote. It accomplishes In Hawaii exactly what the re-oent change in the Constitution accomplishes for Louisiana and Mississippi and shows that the distinguished Senator from Illinois does not believe that the Ignorant negroes of Hawaii ought to be allowed to destroy that new territory.

There is more reason why they should not be allowed to govern the South where their rule has always resulted disastrously, whether In North Carolina under Russell, in Virginia under Mahone, or in Kentucky under Bradley. "Senator Cullom In his bill disfranchises nearly all the natives In Hawaii and gives the Government exclusively Into the hands of the whites and a few others. The North Carolina people have recently bad bitter experience or the Incapacity of the negroes to rule." MR. ROACH'S WILL Action Deferred By County Court Until December 28 Estata Tor th Widow. The will of John J.

Roach was offered for probate In tho County Court yesterday, but the titter was passed till Dew cember 58. The will Is dated October 10. M9S. By the first clause, John G. Roach, a son of the deceased liquor dealer, is appointed executor without bond.

The second clause provides that the executor shall hold the. entire estate in trurt for the widow of the testator, Martha P. Roach, and during her life pay her th Income therefrom in such Installments and at such time as ore suitable. At the widows death, it is provided, the estate is to go to the two living children and the five children of the deceased son. William P.

Roach. Mrs. Kate P. Wathen Is to receive one-ninth. John G.

Roach four-ninths, and the five children of William P. Roach the remaining four-ninths, share and share alike. Mr. Roach, who at the time of hia death waa a retired wholesale liquor dealer, left a considerable estate, and was one of the prominent citizen of Louisville. IS NOW A SOLDIER.

Char lea Gross, Wanted Several Tears Ago On a Charge of Highway Bobbery. Charles Gross, a soldier in the United State regular army, was arrested at First and Jefferson streets last night by Corporal James Klnnarney. Gross waa oharged with being drunk and disorderly. On the way to Central police station. Wagon Guard Fred Toung recognised Gross aa a man who waa one wanted In Louisville to answer a charge of highway robbery.

About ten years ago, two men stopped a German on the Fourteenth-street bridge and robbed him of hia money, watch and all his clothes. Then they threatened to throw him Into the river. He begged for his life and they left him on the bridge without any article of do thing-. One of the men escaped the vlgilanc of the police. His companion waa sent to the penitentiary for two years.

Gross admitted last night that he bad been indicted for the crime about three years ago, but when his trial came up the witnesses against him. were dead or missing. WILL MEET WATER COMPANY. Committe of Merchants Wants the Charge For Automatic Sprinklers Don Away With, Messrs. E.

H. Meyer. W. H. May and C.

C. Vog-t. special committe of the Board of Trade to consult the Water Company about the charge of automatio sprinklers, met yesterday vAth representative of the Louisville Cotton Mills, R. A Robinson St Co the Courier-Journal Job Printing Company and others. It was the sense of the meeting that the charge waa unjust and that the Water Company should not make it It was determined to bold a confer ence with the Water Company to-day.

WERE QUIETLY MARRIED. Dr. Harry H. Lewis and Misa Susan Bivera Stokes Have a Surprise For Their Friends. It has been announced that Dr.

Harry H. Lewis and Miss Susan Rivers Stokes were married in Cincinnati on the 12th Inst, which Is news that will surprise the friends of the young people. The groom is a well-known young surgeon. The onue was ionneny vi Eufaula. Ala; She Is the 'sister of Mr.

Banka Stokes, of the Boston Shoe Company, and comes of the Houston and Banks families 01 Virginia. Broke Both Tnhn Mirran. a boilermaker. while repairing a tank for the Standard OU Comnanv at Sixth and streets yes terday, fell from a scaffold to the bot tom of one of the tanks, a aistance 01 eu. on hia feet and suffered a fracture of both ankles.

Dr. Molr waa called to attend him and had him removed to his home, 1410 Twelfth street. Train Smashes a Wagon. James Bollinger, colored, a driver for Henry Harris, was driving his coal cart across the Southern railway tracks at "Woodland street yesterday morning. A freight train ran Into the cart and smashed It and Bollinger was thrown thirty feet away, but escaped with a bad scare.

The mules also escaped injury. BELKNAP THE MAN, SATS LIEUT. CHARLES H. MOB-BOW, OF SOMERSET. Thinks Is Certain To Get the Republican Nomination For.

Governor. First Lieut, Charles H. Morrow, of the Somerset company, son of Judge T. Z. Morrow and nephew of Gov.

Bradley, aays that Lieut. Col. Morris B. Belknap will the next Governor of Kentucky. At tb barracks yesterday afternoon Lieut.

Morrow said: "CoL Belknap will easily seours the nomination, and will be elected hands down. He will be supported by nearly every prominent Republican in the State. -1 know what I am talking about when I say he will the next Governor. CoL Belknap is a splendid man and aa fin a soldier aa there Is In the service. The Goebel law win not affect the vote in the Eleventh district.

If all parts of the State give Belknap the majority that will be given him down our way, he will have votes to throw away." SOME RAIN TO-DAY. It Will Be Just Enough To Make th Day Unpleasant and Necessitate TJmbrellaa. The light sprinkle which caused peopl to scurry home about 8 o'clock last evening will continue through to-day. No heavy rains are expected at any point in the State. The southerly winds of yesterday will also prevail to-day.

Th thermometer never registered higher than 47 degrees yesterday, and fell as low aa 24. the point at which It rested at 7 m. and 7 p.m. The mercury will hover about the figures, to-day again. ASPHALT BIDS TOO HIGH.

Board of Publlo Works Has Awarded the Hydrant Contracts. The Board of Publlo Works de cided to advertise for new bids for asphalt work on East Broadway and West Chestnut street. The last bids were loo high. Th work will be ad vertised to-day and again on December 24." Th bids will be opeea on December 29. Xhis is th third letting of this work.

The Board of Public Works awarded the contracts for Ar. hydrants to Louis A. Mehier, the lowest bidder. The bid wer -opened about ven aays agx. Th followlng'blrth return wer r- ceived at the Health Office yesterday Mr.

and Mrs. Williams, 673 St. Catheris street; girl. Mr. and Mrs.

Cleaver, First and Broad, way; boy. Mr. and Mrs. 8turgeon, 1120 Washington: girl. Mr.

and Mrs. Wheeler, 1033 Story avenue; girt. Mr. and Mrs. 1111 Washington 1 girl.

Mrs and Mrs. Dugan. 193 West Kentucky boy. James and Alice Bell. 1034 Sixteenth; boy.

John and Mary Amnions, ltll West Madl. son; boy. Fannie and John Seibert, 1306 Jacob avenue: girl. Moses and Lena Dewesky, 603 Preston; boy. Charles and Virginia alley, 331s Seoond: boy.

Joseph and Katie Sohm, Eighteenth and Bayleas: girl. Peter and Nell! Healing, 923 East Madison boy. Jane and Wade Clark, 2477 boy and girt. Th following building- permits were Issued yesterday: Mary P. Cares, repair two-story brick dwelling.

430 Kast Gray; ft. J. J. Douglass, repair two-tory. frame dwelling, T21 Preston: 3.

W. Welberdtng, repair frame coal-shed. 766 Center; 110. Jo Tarrux. one-story frame addition to dwelling.

1S15 Floyd: 3250. DIED OF TYPHOID PNEUMONIA. Ghaorg Lucas, a Stereotyper, Passes Away. George Lucas, twenty-one years of age, died at the family residence, 713 Thirteenth street, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. He waa a stereotyper in the employ of the Courier-Journal, and waa a son of Mr.

Frank Lucas, th night engineer at th Courier-Journal building. Th deceased was an active and Industrious young man, and was very popular among his fellow-workmen. He married three months ago. His wlf. formerly Mis Lula Ziegler, survives.

Eight days ago Lucas contracted a severe cold. It developed into typhoid pneumonia. The funeral will take place from St. Patrick' church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Flower Mission Weakly Beport.

thank a friend for S14; Mr, M. Reu. 18.50; a friend, through Mr. Davison, Mr. W.

F. Booker, of Peaslee Gaul, bert two lamps; Mrs. Laander Woof-fork, Century msgsslne; Mr. Arthur Cobb. Mrs, Wlthecspoon, Mrs, Hubert Crane, Mrs.

Smith, Crabbe and Mrs. Po-tilo. okrthlng. (Th donations of toys will be reported after Christina.) Messrs. Jacob Bebuts, Nans 4k Neuaen flowers, and Mr.

Anal Kennedy, two toads of coal. literature and clothing. Mrs. Warner also thanks Mrs. Bennett Young and Mrs.

Ro land Whitney for a bolt of muslin from each for th mother to make into gar ments. The Flower Mission will have a Christ mas tre for poor children on Wednesday. December 28, at 3 o'clock la tb rooms, S3 Second street, Admission to the tree will be only by tickets, which can be had of ladies of the Flower Mission or the room 00 Tuesday, th day before. To avoid tb crush and delay tb tickets will be strictly adhered to this year. Friends who will donate anything to thi day of happiness for these poor children can send their gifts now at any time to the rooms.

S39 Seoond street. Candy, fruit, nuts, toys of any ana au Sanaa will i nou tnamt-fully received. Money for tne tree can oe sent toe treaa. urer. 1031 xurtn avenue.

Tne children that come to th Flower Mission are of th poorest families, nearly all without fathers to DTOVioe ior wem. ana uni one oy in th year is the Joyous on in their iivesu Iresed aous are most eageny wisaea ror, and nothing disappoints a little girl more than to told tin-re are no more. We do hop tbere will toys aad "goodies" enougb for aU. 9 1 1 1 l. I I ORIEP POINTS tJ ABOUT PEOrLE I An Informal reception waa tendered CoL John B.

Caetiemaa by the Loulsvlite Board of Fir Underwriter yesterday afternoon. Th Colonel was loudly applauded as be entered the room. President Danforth de livered the welcome on behalf of th board, and resolutions commendlntr bis splendid servto and tb service of bis regiment in Porto Rico were adopted. He was welcomed back into th board In the heartiest manner possible. When called upon for a speech the Colonel toid his ociate about Porto Rioo, winding up by saying that be bad made a longer report on tb island to the Insurance men than ne bad to any on els sine his Tb members of the board wer fully represented and all shook hands aad congratulated Mrs.

W. Reamer, who is 111 at the Waldorf In New Tork. is improving, and will return home aa soon a her condition is bettor. see-" Mr. and Mrs.

W. T. Rolph will arrive in th city December 24, to spend a week with Mr. aad Mr. H.

W. Rolpto. Ensign Arthur Robinson, of th Monad-nock, returned hom yesterday from San Francisco, where be baa been 111 at th hospital for several weeks with climatic fever cntracted at Manila. He will be at bom for several weeks. Miss Ells Reed Is confined to her home, 2001 First street, with th grip.

Ur. aad Mrs. William K. Sumnerhayse, of Nashville, will spend th holidays with Mrs. Sumnerhayse's daughter, Mrs.

M. Z. Roemei. see Mr. Archibald Quarrier, of New York, is ra the city to spend th holidays with bis mother, and sister, Mrs.

Henrietta Q. Brockenbrough. Mr. edertck Hussey is confined to his home with the grip. Mf.

Walter McBe left this week to spend some time in th South on account of his health. see 1 Miss Margaret Darnall. of Lexington. returned hom Thursday after spending tea aays with Miss Flora Harris. Mr.

Sam Bullock, of Lexington, has com- to Louisville to live. He is con- neotad with th mechanical engineering department of the Louisville and Nash vtu -railroad. Mr. Bullock is the nephew of Mrs. William D.

Reed. Ufss Mary ColdweU, who has been spend Ing several weeks in St. Louis, returned hom Monday. Ed McDowell, of Covington, spent a few days In the city this week. Mr.

Mrs. Holt, of Chicago, nave arrived to spend the Christmas hoU days. with Mrs. Holt's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Hopkins, of West Jefferson street. Mrs. Holt was Miss Daisy Hopkins. Mr. N.

IU Bowie and sister. Miss Ren Bowie, left Thursday for Washington to spend Christmas with their parents. Be fore returning home, January 2, they will visit New York. Capt. Morris GifTord, who returned horns ten days ago from Philadelphia conva lescing from a sever spell of typhoid fever, is again on the sick list.

By Imrru- dantly going out In the inclement weather Monday to see his returning caznpmatea ef the First Kentucky be caught cold, aad is confined to his bed with th grip. Ackerman, one ef the most poWlar young men in Howling- Green, is "VlaUng relative and friends in this city. I The following Kntuckian were regis tered at tb hotels last night: Gait House J. a Taylor. Frankfort: H.

B. Nut-ton, Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. J. D.

Carroll, New Castle; George D. Bold rick. Lebanon: J. W. Jouett, Eminence; Hathaway.

Owensboro. Louisville Mrs. parks and Miss Spark, Nlcholasvtlle; R. T. Holloway, Lexington.

WUlard W. C. McChord. Springfield; Will Lyoo, Campbellavule; H. B.

MoKIroy, Sprtngnetd; C. H. Duty, Mt Sterling; W. R. Lyon and Eugene lUoe, Campbells vllle; James JL Brown and P.

H. Taylor. Liberty; W. Leeter, Frankfort: W. 1m Per.

ter. Glasgow: H. W. Olassoock. Bmita-field: J.

It, Higabaugh, Bonora. FlTtb-a venue Franlc Tuttle, Russell, vule; Mr. and Mrs. G. A.

McDowell, Springfield. Southern Peopl In New Tork. New York, Deo, 1. Special. Louisville Misses Harris, Waldorf.

Bowling Green, Ky. Mrs. P. C. Cherry, Westminster.

Lexington. Ky. P. J. Lamphear, Grand.

NnshviUs J. Bmythson, W. W. CrandaiL Hoffman; 8. Landis, Flfth-avenu.

T. 1C A. NOTES. The Sunday-achool teacher normal elasa will meet as usual this afternoon at 3 o'clock In the assembly-room at th Youag Men's Christian Association. Dr.

Bampey expect a to conduct th class and teach th lesson for December 18, "The Captivity of Judah." Jeremiah 111.. 1-11. To-night at 6 o'clock the members of tb Bible classes will meet for tea, a usual, in the Board of Directors' room. A large- attendance Is expected. For th past two wek tb number haa been To-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock another mass meeting for men will be held la th big gymnasium of th association building.

Fourth and Broadway. The Rev. J. W. Moor, of th Fourth-avenue M.

E. church, will apeak on th topic, "Mustered Out." Twenty-five hundred tickets have been printed and distributed for thi service. Through the kindness of Col. Caatleman, th First regiment band ha been detailed to play at this aervice. Th band will be in charge of Mr.

Charles L. Martin, First Musician. At th Juniors' Bible class next Tuesday afternoon, a prise is to be given every boy who can recite th Ten Commandments from beginning to end. He will have his choice of a three-biaded knife or a pair of gymnasium shoes. Th association is planning for a reception to the Legion boys during holiday week.

The exact date will be announced later. Aa usual, the association will keep open bouse on New Year's Day, Monday. January 2. Plans have already been set 00 foot for an entertainment in th afternoon and another in the evening. Th regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the -Association will take place Tuesday mght, December 30, at 6 o'clock.

A full attendance directors is expected. According to the constitution of tb association, th President haa appointed a Nominating Committe for th new directors to be elected th first Tuesday In January. This committee will report at th next meeting of the board. A large number of copies of Dr. Nourse's lecture, "Why I Am Not an has been sold at the association building.

Only a few of the on hundred copies remain. Those desiring to secure the printed lecture should inquire promptly at th building. At th Bailroad T. M. C.

A. The Rev. D. D. Stafford will apeak Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the men's Gospel meeting.

The Committee of Management of th Railroad Department for 1SW was appointed this week, and is as follows: George W. Weedon. Noble B. Peak, vie chairman; Charles A. Luts.

treasurer; C. J. Ferris, recording secretary; o. W. proctor.

F. C. Loser. L. Bplndl, Georg H.

Buss, Ed J. Wolf, Geo. Wilkes, O. H. Fields.

W. K. PhlUipa. B. A Sageser.

E. Miller. Th danart- ment is closing Ita seventh year since th reorganization, uenerai secretary W. O. Chamberlln, has been with it since that time, as have also a majority of the members.

The department has 216 memoers in good standing. 4-S 1 I 1 ft 1 1 1 1 1 S-t-4 rRIEP NEWS L- OF TUB TOWN. An alarm from box No. 152 at o'clock yesterday afternoon was caused by a blase in an ash barrel In the rear of 226 Seventh street. The internal revenue collections yesterday amounted to 330,498.77, as follows: List, 37.88: beer.

11. 17: whisky. 33.854.71: cigars, 3723.37; tobacco. 34.364.S5; special. 3S.26.

Dan Buck, a negro section band on the L. and N. railroad, was brought in from Springfield. and sent to the City Hospital with his left leg broken. He was injured while at work.

A lamp explosion at th. bouse of Sidney Metcalfe, on Fourth avenue, between and streets, caused tb alarm- of fir from box No. 618 last night. Th dsmags amount to about Hercules Burnett, a railroad employe, ha applied for a decree of voluntary bankruptcy. His debts amount to about 8300, and he has household goods valued at 34e, wmca Claims to exempt.

Leslie Davis, a negro boy, was trying to sell a fins overcoat for tUti among First-street second-hand stores when be waa arrested on a security warrant by Lieut. wickbam and fatrolmaa Oar. It is be lieved that the overcoat is stolen property. George Banks, a negro, was arrested by Lieut. Wlckham and Patrolman Laffey last night on the charge of malicious as- uit with intent to kill.

A few nights ago Banks terribly used up another negro. Joe Lee, with a club at Floyd and Green streets. The D. A. R.

wtll have a candy sal at tb New York store, toy department, be ginning next Monday and lasiing through out th week, for the benefit of the Geo. Rorgers Clark monument. The counter will be supplied w.th beet fresh candle from the factory dally, whtob will be sold at greatly reduced prices. Mia Maggie Summer will have charge of to counter. SIXTY-FOUR DEATHS Shown By Dr.

Allen's Mortality Bo-port For th Fast Week. Dr. M. K. Allen ha completed his mortality report for the week ending December IS It shows a total of sixty-four deaths.

Pneumonia claimed eleven The report in full Is as follows CAUSE OF DEATH. Abscess 1 Heart failure Apoplexy 2i Heotatitia i 1 1 Brain, congestion I Kidneys. Bright's of If disease of 1 Brain, softenlna of Kidneys, infi Bronchitis tlon of 1 Canoer of bladder, li Liver, congestion. Cancer II Lungs, Catarrh li Neurasthenia Consumption Convulsions 1 Nephritis" Sclerosis 11 Old age Diabetes lability, general. Faralyala Kn terms Pneumonia 11 Anaesthesia 1 Fracture ef 1 Tuberculosis 1 Tee thine- 1 Fever, typnoid Oansrene 1 Si Suicide 1 1 Qasu-ltls 1 TOta t64 Still-born Heart disease 1 Heart disease, or-genlo Foreign Female COLOR.

IllColored SnOAL REiaTlONft. Male Whit Single Married 361 Not stated 7 1 .21 NATIVITY. Louisville .211 Germany 7 Other oarta of the England 1 United State ...31 Unknown 1 Ireland 8 AGES. Under 1 year II From 40 to GO years. 6 i-Tora 1 to years, ij Torn 60 10 so years.

7 From 8 to 4 years, lj From to 70 years.li From to 10 years. From 70 to 80 4 From 10 te 20 years 31 From 80 to 80 years. 7 From 20 to years 61 Not stated 3 From 30 to 4(1 years. 10 WARDS, First ward Ninth ward 3 Second ward 2 Tenth ward 8 Third ward 4i Eleventh ward ....14 Fourth ward 8 Twelfth ward 11 City Hospital 1 Other 2 Fifth ward 1 Sixth ward 2 Seventh ward 61 Not stated 2 Eighth ward 4 BIG TEMPERANCE LXBBABT. A Collection of Books and Many Pamphlets Housed In New Tork.

INew York Sua At 3 and 5 West Eighteenth street, in this city. In the rooms of th National Temperance Society, there is th largest collection of book and pamphlets, every one of which is on th subject of temperance and Intemperance in th use of liquor, that can be found In the world. Thes books wer gathered to gether by the late Hon, Jame Black. candidate on the Prohibition ticket In 1873 for President of the United States, and th first candidate that th party ever nominated, Th collection num bers 1,300 bound volumes, besides thousands of pamphlets, and la thi line it a th life work of Mr. Black.

Motf tb books are of a ecleatiflo nature, the research of the enemies- of strong drink, tracing the effect of a drunken father and mother through all th annals of crime and pauperdom for many generationa A few of the volume are well-written stories. advocating the earn cause, with th additional fore of Interesting tb reader In th fate of the good but weak hero. The cas In which thee books are kept la the gift of the President of the society, Mr. Joshua L. Bally.

Free access to thes books of reference bt accorded to all reader and students In the reading-room of- the library. Here such a one can also examine the file of va rious religious and temperance journals. and also more than 2,000 works on th subject of temperance. Mr. Black was born on September 23.

1323. In Lewlsburg. Pa. Ha was seventy years old wnen ne aieo. jjurmg an the year he had been a careful.

In dustrious reader. If any one man can he aaid to be th father of the National Temperance Society, to Mr. Black that honor, belonged, oj win ne leu to tne cause be had woraeo tor so toog a pen. petual souvenir of hie work toes inula. Th Board of Managers or the National Temperance Society settled In these rooms on Eighteenth street in order that temperance people from all over the country, no matter what their religious beliefs raignt oe, couia nere find the congenial companionship of those who love the cause, when on a visit to New Tork.

Death of Sir. Loo. Mrs. Johanna Augusta Loos, fifty- eight years of age, died yesteraay morning at her hom on Garland avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth, She Is survived by two children. tr-m Andrews and Mrs.

Lets. The fun eral will take place at o'clock Monday morning from the residence. I 1 1 111 1 I 1 11 III 11 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 i HISS HUSSEY MAKES HER B3 TO SOCIETY. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tb second debut ball giveo at the Gait House tbi week took place last evening, when Mr. aad Mrs.

Frederick XX Hussey formally Introduced their young daughter. Miss Emily Hussey, to society. It was among th handsome ball ever given-at the Gait House, and brought out a large gathering, Th decorations were in keeping with th holiday season, and consisted, for th most part, of holly, bright with, red ber-ries. laurel, palms and masses of red rosea The walla of the hall were hung with garlands of laurel, which were also draped about the door-f ramee and Dillara in rant of tb dining-room. Great baskets oc terns ana asparagus piumoea nung from all the doorways, and masses of green were artistically arranged about th chandeliers.

The ceiling in the ball-room was canopied in garlands of laurel, which draped the windows and formed aa effective background tor the electrle lights. Tb green of the reception room was relieved by the bunches of deep red roaes which banked the mantel-pieces. Branche of holly decorated tb chandeliers, aad palm and other- tropical plants stood against the windowe and in convenient places about the room. The table in the supper-room wer beautifully decorated with bowls of red roses and candelabra containing red candles. Mrs, Hussey was gowned la black net made over white satin.

The skirt was trimmed with flowers of Jet, and the con. sage was elaborately trimmed, with jet and a bunch of roses fastened to the left shoulder. Mies Hueseys gowa Was white tulle, spangled In silver and made over white chtiton. The skirt was trimmed la pink rosebuds, and the bodice bad reveres of rose petals. They were as silt ed in receiving by MESDAMES.

John Caperton, Thruston Ballard, Allan Houston, Erneec Allla. Samuel Culbertson, A. P. Humphrey. Bland Ballard, Among the guests present were the following: MESSRS AND MESDAMES.

St. John Boyle, Meade Robinson. Ernest Norton. George Norton, Will Kaye, Sam Henning. Jack Woodward.

Austin Ballard, John Marshall, Will Cox, Hector uuianey. Booker Robinson, MISSES. Elsie Yandell, Jane Reed. Elisabeth Kkln. I-ydia cooks.

Inda Helm. Sarah Jarvis. Jennie Undenberger.Kmily Jarvis. Mary Boyle, Btroour Bruce. Mary Grace Chess.

Ada Kalley. Maria Lewis Booker, Douglass wuarrier. Emma Loving, Madge Rutherford, Laura Loving. Marie Thompson. Bessie Parsons.

Sunle Satterwhlte. Bessie Satterwhlte. Florence tfeckiey. Frances Herndon. Helen Bate Floyd.

Mary Hill. Ethel Humphrey, Kathertn Clark, Bessie Wymond. Amelia Cowling, Mittle Cowling. Knrtna Bridges. Annie Bridges, Georgle Wood, Mary Speed, Fannie McDonald, Kthel Par, Eleanor Belknap.

Evelyn Young, Sunshine Persona Marruerite Peters. Margaret Wright, Ida Edwards. Annie. Bertha Cooper, Louise Ihbetson, Minnie ir.liiard. Virginia Davis.

Sue Spears. Nettie Msy Hewetl. Anne Hsldemaa, Virginia Mathews, Vsrten Jabtne, Louise wneat, Emily May, -Jennie Plrtle, -Adsb -Warren, Linda T.e, Jouett Lee, Fella Kline Castlemaa. Alice Caatleman, Elisabeth Leery Carpenter, of California; Ella Cruteher. Lulie Henning.

Carrie Wood, Marr Lee Warren. Nsnnle Hancock, R'ta Robinson. Marcla Robinson. Oolri Robinson, Kstherlne Price, Agatha Bullitt, Marian Phelps. FOUR INSTANTLY KILLED.

Bad Accident On the Pennsylvania Boad In New Jersey. New Tork. Dec 16. A wagon containing eight persons was struck by a train on the Pennsylvania railroad tonight at the AUenwood crossing, a few mile from Manasquan. N.

and four were killed, two fatally Injured and two others seriously injured. The dead are Mrs. Ellen Allen. Bessie Allen, her daughter; Mrs. Alii Alger, Jennie Crammer.

The fatally injured are Davis S. Allen, husband of Mrs. Allen, who was killed; Katie Allen, their daughter. Those who win recover, are Alger, infant child of Mrs. Alger, who was killed; Willi Allen, son of David S.

Allen. Mr. Allen was of th prominent family from which Allenwood takes Its name. He and his family had been to Asbury Park In tb afternoon visiting a relative. Mrs.

Alger. They were driving home, and had reached the crossing, which is within a few hundred feet of the entrance to Mr. Allen's place, when th wagon was struck by th train. ALMOST A More Stormy Scenes In th French Chamber of Deputies. Paris.

Dec 16. A stormy debate took place In th Chamber of Deputie to day on the corruption that characterised th recent election at Narbonne. aaid to hare been practiced by a candidate who waa a protege of the Metln Cabinet. Tb discussion nearly led to- a. min isterial crfana, M.

GuiUaln. Minister for the Co loo lee. and M. Deloncle. Minister for Commerce, both of whom were Identi fied with th Melius Cabinet, threaten ing to resign.

M. Dupuy, tb Premier, after -an interview with th incensed Ministers, succeeded In mollifying them and- the dropped the matter, but the discussion has revealed friction that 1 likely to crop up on a future oc casion. A llO-Tear-Old Joseph McGe. aged 110, of Tpetlaatl. took out a license yesterday to wed Amelia Day, aged fifty.

This will be McGe fourth venture in th matrimonial line. His advanced age Is vouched for by well- known ciUsena of Ypstlantl. He Is a veteran of the war of 1812. the Mexican war and the rivU war. and Is extremely healthy and active.

(Toledo telegram to th Chi cago Inter Ocean. llrdeiiii )) Condensed Milk Has No equal as Infant food. Na INFANT HEAUrTstrrr ff ff FREE on Appucatioml Newvotw CosotsstB Mn.s Caa AMERICA'S RESOURCES. WXJJCB VABTETT OX PRODUCT THAT GIVE 11.6111X1) STATES EXTXRE An Impassable Blockad Would 27o Do Us Any Harm In Regard To Supplies. "So far as things to eat.

drink, to wea and to amuse na go we Americans would get along perfectly well if we were shut, by an impassable blockade, from all th rest of the world." said the statistician. We have no call to go abroad for to bacco. Th world haa to coma to us for that, and, whether in the Connecticut Valley, where tb seed wrapper, indispensable In the manufacture: of cigars. Is grown, or in th naiiv hom of the tobacco plant, or im Tunisians, with plantations on which! -la produced th fragrant aad pot en pertqu, there 1 no tobacco ia any other' bud, save Cuba, to compare with Then in the matter of liquors, distilled or malt, and wines; what hare ws go to aak of other countries We produce more whisky aad better whisky than! any other country in the world; mora, brandy of a fin grade than any other country except France; and as to rum. Medford rum, approved by the wis aa th best and safest liquor to drink, enough Is made la one locality la Massa chusetts to aupply the needs of America) and to load the many vessels sent yearly for the civilising and Christianizing Africa.

Aa for malt liquors, we ha vet breweries enough to supply all our demands and more Our country produce the malting grain and the hop! requisite In pure ales and beers, and -there la practically no limit to the extent to which this production may increased. California. Ohio and west-, era New York vineyards yield pure) wines in great variety, many kinds oloa counterparts of the choice European wine from which they take their, name. California grape Brewers have long produced wines aad brandies in. excess of the American demand and shiploads of wine are sent annually to France, there to be treated, relabelled and returned to America aa French burgundy, claret and Foreign cheeaea of all kinds are reproduced In American dairies so closely that only a connoisseur can distinguish ths native from th Imported article, aad a great variety of other table luxuries are aim- -Uarly duplicated.

"Of wheat and Indian corn It is needless to refer to tne vast surplus which), yearly we send to Europe. Tbe san applies to our exports of cattle, dressed beef and pork. While some oats and barley, poultry, eggs and dairy products sre brought into thi country from Cane- da, our dependence on this source arise simply from tb commercial consideration of cheapness. In the item of fruit have, aa in alt our past, a superabundance. American ice ship sailing; to tb East Indies at a time as far back as forty years ago carried bun- uicua va assava vasj va, -na- packed In every cargo, and now the shipment of apples, aprtoota, nectarine and dried fruit to Europe cuts considers-bie of a flg-ur in our commerce.

"For sugar we at present depend mainly upon Cuba. Porto Rico, Hawaii and tbe Philippines. Were our communication with these Islands to be cut off, a singi year's preparation would be sufficient to so Increase tbe are of cultivation of tbe cane In the Gulf States, of sorghum in all tbe Western and Middle States, and of the sugars, beet in every State, and to establish, plants with all the machinery for grind-1 Ing, boiling, and refining in such num ber as would assure in people 01 this country an unstinted supply. Hai- sin-grapes ana ouve ior picaun are staple California crops, and the cottonseed of tb Southern plantations yields an oil for which every cooking purpose la a substitute for olive oil. "Ot sea Ash an abundance for all ocrr! needs could secured within the three-! mile limit of th coast that is assumed to part of every maritime nation' -domain.

Tea and coffee are the only table luxurie mat wouia oe senousiy missed, and the lack of tbee would be felt by the rich and poor alike. With, tb wide variety in soil, climate and altitude In tbe United States, there is, little doubt that both te and coffee could eventually be grown successfully In quantities sufficient to supply ail the 1 need of the people. But It would re quire time both for tbe natural growth of tbe coffee tree and tb tea plants, and for th acquiring by American planter of th experience sufficient for their successful cultivation and tbe treatment of the harvest. In th meantime, chicory, rasperry leaves and va-. rious other article with which tea and cofle often are adulterated would bav wholly to tuDDlr their place, to the' physical well-being of th oonsoj lers, undoubtedly.

If not to th entire satisfaction of their taste. "For clothe and other textile fabrics we produce an ample supply of wool, with a vast surplus of cotton. For finer fleece material than wool, there are the herds of Angora goats which thrive in California and New Mexico, and may be Increased indefinitely. Of flax and hemp there Is practically no limit to, th possible production In "the United States, should farmers turn their attention to tbe raising of thes textile plar.ts. Our factories are more than sufficient In number for tne manuiaciur 01 every fabric needed for wearing or for domestic use.

Th raw silk which is 1 woven In our 471 factories import, but there is nothing to prevent th rearing of silkworms in many of th i State. "Ostrich feathers we produce in Call- fomia, and egrets' plumes are obtained In the Louisiana bayou and estuaries. Th beauty who would array herself in furs may choose from sable, marten, mink, fisher, ermine, beaver and black or silver fox. all taken by trappers in our Northern forests; or may rest her dainty foot on a rug of wolf or bear or mountain lion skin brought from tbe Rocky Mountains, or a splendid spotted Jaguar skla from Texas or Arizona. She may adorn herself with diamonds from tb easterly slope of th Rockies and th westerly slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges: with opals, topases and beryls from the Rockies; with rubies, sapphires and emeralds from North Carolina and Montana, and turquoises and garnets from New Mexico, and with tourmalines, the finest in tb world, from Maine.

"In the way of minerals we lead th world in th production of Iron and coal. Our copper and lead mines, though as yet worked on a smaller scale, are aa promising, and scarcely have begun to develop our resources of cine, tin. nickel, manganese, aluminium, antimony and platinum. Of gold and silver, for coinage and for ornamental and economlo uses, our mines furnish an Inexhaustible supply. Our forests yield timber for all construction purposes, economic and ornamental, for which wood la required, and with proper attention to timber culture, tb supply for aU time will be unfailing.

Ochre paint are found In thirty-four States of the Union, madder and almost every other vegetable dye may be successfully cultivated, and from coal tar anal In dye In any colors are obtained. Petrol- eum is produced largely la excess of our needs. "We are th greatest machine making and machine-usinsT nation in the world. Out of our owa resource we can make anything that we re-qulr in peace or war. from a child's toy to a battleship, and can raise and organic, arm and provision an army of volunteers In shorter time and more completely than any other nation and maintain It more effectively In the field.

In short, we are th. most independent and resourceful pie that th world na vr we I.